The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
SENT TO PENITENIIARY
ANOTHER BATCH ARE SENT TO
THE ROADS.
TRUE BILL AGAINST ALEXANDER ALLEN
He Will be Tied fur Murder in the Second De-
gree. Lawyers Must be in Court Room
When their Css ar,
Gated.

Wake Superior court convened again
yesterday morning, Judge G. III. Brown
presiding. Soon after court met case
was called and the defendants lawyer
was absent and the sheriff had to send
for him. Judge Brown thereupon turned
to Clerk Register and said Mr.. Clerk |
now give notice through you, and in
struct you to have it published by the
press of the city that members of the
bar will not he sent for in future when
cases are called in which they appear.
They must lie in the court room ready
when the case is called
The important case of the days was the
concluding one. 1t was that of Alonzo
Hinton, colored, for the killing of Lucien
Bryant on October Dist, 1898. He was
found guilty of manslaughter and not of
murder in the second degree as charged
in the bill of indictment He was SEN
fenced to four years at hard labor i'll
the penitentiary.
Hinton was a negro who worked for
Mr.. Willard Mial, who lives about thir-
teen miles in the country, east of Raj
eigh. He worked there two or three
years packing cotton at Mr.. Mails press.
The testimony showed that the two
men got into difficulty and that Hin
ton struck Bryant with a club. The club
was produced in court and weighs 51a
pounds. 1t was also shown that Bryant
had a knife when he was struck
Cicero Cheek, colored, charge resisting
an officer. Trial by jury. Verdict gull
ty. Judgment So days ON roads. Check
has served term in the State prison
and was indicted last summer for carry
ing pistol.
Roberta Hodges, colored, charge lar
ceny and receiving. Trial by jury. Yer
diet guilty. Judgment eight months in
work house. Roberta stole some cloth
ing from the residence of Major Grimes
on North Wilmington street.
Gus Lee, colored, charge larceny and
receiving. Trial by jury. Verdict guilty
Judgment twelve months on the roads.
Annie Richardson, colored, charge lar
ceny and receiving. Trial by jury. YER
dict not guilty. The defendant was dis
charged.
Andrew Rowland, colored, charge with
assault with Il deadly weapon. Trial by
jury. Verdict guilty. Judgment sus-
pended on payment of costs.
VIII Jackson, colored charge assault
with deadly weapon. Pleads guilty.
Judgment suspended on payment OF
costs.
Mary e. Jackson, colored, charge prac-
Using profession without license. Called
and failed. Judgment nisi, sci. ia. and
capias.
Mary is the negro conjured who faxed
so many negroes.
Effie Green, colored, charge a. and b
Trial by jury. Verdict not guilty. De
PENDANT discharged.
Il. ID. Clark, white, seduction. Con-
tinued to March term, 1899.
Z. ID. Clark, white. bastardy, con-
tinued TO March term, 1899
Joseph Aston, colored, charge, failing
to provide adequate support for wife and
children. Guilty, 80 days on the roads.
Late in the afternoon yesterday the
grand jury returned a true bill against
Alex. Allen, the negro who killed his
wife, at their home in Watson's field, a
short time since, for murder in the sec.
ond degree. The evidence was not suffi
Gent to, bring in an Indictment for muir
der in the first degree.