Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-19
HEARD IN RALEIGH
George Gould Purchases Shooting
Rights ia tiny seven Tracts OF
I.nnd-New Chair Factory MT High
Point. Cases in which Cost. arc
Not A,lowod-rr school Tor
coIorcd Nurses.

Raleigh, N. c., Nov. 1S.-The end Of
the Fortune matter may not be yet
Those discharges in bankruptcy which
he signed when they should have been
signed by Judge Purnell may cause him
trouble even beyond that of losing his
Office.
The United States statute prescribe
an exceedingly severe penalty for off,
cial carelessness OF this kind.
There are some thirty OF these dis
charges granted by Fortune, and they
are not worth the paper they are
printed on. a full investigation i'll re-
gard to the facts i'll each case is now
being made, in order that such steps
as are proper may be taken TO remedy
the defect.
In two cases so far the papers have
been found defective from the very be-
ginning, viz: Jefferson ID. Ray, of Hall
fax. ana Lawrence Il Edwards, OF
Scotland Neck. In these cases Fortune
fills out and signs the order of refer
ence I'm the Judges absence and on the
very same day fills out and signs the
"adjudica ton of bankruptcy" which is
by order of the judge of the district
and under seal. In other words. there
are two papers in the same case, dated
tho same day. one seating forth that
ing that he is present and transacting
official business.
There arc some other interesting
documents bearing on Fortunes dis
missai that. as Horace Greeley used to
say. would make mighty interesting
reading"
GEORGE GOULD'S PURCHASE.
a dispatch from Greensboro says: at
has been made IL matter of record here
to-day that Mr.. George Gould, or New
York City, has leased the shooting
rights in fifty-threc separate tracts OF
land in Randolph county. l understand
That his shooting preserves adioin those
OF Pierre Lorlllard. Jr., who has had II
hunting lodge in Randolph for several
years"
y NEW CHAIR FACTORY.
The High Point Chair Company. of
High Point, was granted articles of in
corporation by the Secretary of State
yesterday. The amount OF capital stock
Is $4,000 and the incorpOrators are t. ].
Ingram Benz. Best. Joseph Best and
Shcrrod &c Baker. of IIie. Point.
COSTS NOT ALLOWABLE.
Attorney General Walser yesterday
gave an important opinion in the mat
Ter OF costs in cases before the grand
jury. The opinion was given In rcp.y
to letter from w. w. Barber. OF
Wilkesboro. 1t is as follows:
In reply to your letter of October
30. requesting an opinion relative to
costs in certain cases, I will say that
only in instances specified in the Code,
section 739 are witnesses entitled to
One-half their lawful fees AS costs arc
matters entirely of statutory regulation
III this State and as 1 am not aware of
any statutes whereby witnesses arc al
lowed half fees, where the grand jury
Ignores the bill, either i'm cases OF n
Dresentment or warrant upnn which the
Dill is sent and ignored by the grand
jury, l am OF the opinion that such
costs are not properly alowable."
TO TRAIN COLORED NURSES.
a special from Winston says: "In
speaking to-day of the proposition made
by Il. j. Reynolds to donate 5000 for
the establishment Of hospital and
nurse training school in connection with
Slater Institute, President Atkins said:
i consider the offer remarkable in every
respect. SO far MS know it is the most
liberal contribution that has been made
Tor such purpose by n Southern white
man. 1t means that the colored people
OF North Carolina are among their
friends 1t means that these friends are
ready to help the coiored people along
all lines that make for their permanent
Improvement individually and for their
greater usefulness as members of the
nody polite. Liberal and public spir-
TIED white citizens in Winston-Salcm
nave already subscribed $1,000 towards
the amount on which Mr.. REYNOLDS
proposal is based'"