The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-02
Observation-Disclosures
Democrats Win i'm Supe-
riOr Court.
THE PEHIYENrIARY BOARD

nsaACS
Inssfsuaon-Day nesuirea se Make
Fall Monthly Repsvss-ssmc - Rsis
Appeiusees Turned Dows-ssssTSes
a~dueed-whne man with S~naEpex
Especial TO The M~essenger.)
Raleigh. y. c., April ss-As o as
| argument ended before Judge Brown
AT chambers he,e today In the aSricui-
! tural board suit. ths Judge said: This
is simply a question OF law and he
| court has been favored with a moro
extended argument than was expected
| The lou wishes IT pad time 10 give
| the matter thorough examination. but
| since this is not court OF last re-
sort IL would hardly be proper TO take
| time from the jury cases now pending.
! That Il has been the unhsputed usage
| OF the legislature for the last twenty
| years TO elect = somewhat OF a argu-
| ment in favor OF the plaintiff and the
| court Will grams the prayer OF the petit
] TONERS and order the mandamus AK
I ed to prevent the old mber OF the
| board from interference with the new
4 ones"
The defendants appealed to. the SUI
| 9 RENE court and the bond was placed
AZ SIS. The following judgment was
la sued: BY consent OF both plaintif
an q defendants the said cause Is heard
us on pleadings. no issues OF fact being
i raj sed thereby, The court being OF
opf Mon upon facts stated in the COM
n1as mt and admitted by the answer
rhsss the plaintiffs and each and every
,f.s of them are members OF the board
cf. "a yriculture. duty elected and quail
feds hereupon IL is adjudged that tho
paains ifs are duly elected and qualified
rremh ers OF the board OF Agriculture
and "a ltitled to all the powers and
enroIun lents pertaining TO the office and
TO para icipate with the defendants In
th,.s exs rcise of the duties and powers
aid fur .ctions imposed upon and vest
| ed in II he board OF agriculture: hat a
writ ISIS ue from the superior court or
| Wake I o the defendants, commanding
them to permit the plaintiff 10 have
/ possessi on Jointly with said defendants
n acc .ess to the apartments, books,
records, documents and effects belong
ing to o r pertaining TO the department
Of agric' ilsure and board OF agriculture,
and ais } to admit said plaintiffs to
| participt Ute in the affairs. duties and
powers pertaining to SAID board; that
l the plain tifs recover Of the defendants
their. cos Is in this action.
1t Is ex pected the case will be argued
before the supreme court Tomorrow.
4 Tonight. there was a call on the peni-
| Tertiary for blood hounds and these
were sent to Wilson at 2 o'clock to-
night. The telegram said that the
murderers Of Turnage. who was killed
in a stores in Pitt county had been To-
Gated in al great swamp. There vdlI be
a lively chase tomorrow. no doubt.
The first white case of smallpox de-
veloped today A white Lad living half
a mile northeast Of the city has IL He
had been watched for several days as
a suspect.
The number of federal prisoners in
the peniteitnary today Is $50. OF these
65 are employed; in bricRmaklng. The
terms of % state n Z federal prison.
ers expire in May.
The session Of the penitenzary
hoard today was executive. Much work
was done There was entire
The board cal3ed in Captain Day this
evening and read the minutes OF It's
work 1t dropped Richard Tillery as
general manager Of farms, although
Tfllery asked for no salary, but de-
alined 70 accept any pay for his work.
saying he had gone in to help Day The
position Of deputy warden was abol-
lsn4d. A Of seven is to pre-
pare rules and regulations for govern
! ment OF the. panitentiary. The rules
1 are to be so prepared as to protect the
Il States interests. The executive COM
mittee is to- meet monthly ana then
superintendent Day is 70 submit his re-
Ipnrt, covering all departments and all
!! expenses apd purchases, together with
/ all products and properly sold. These
monthly reports are to be printed n
sent to the directors. tDay said this
was an admirable arrangenentD The
committee Ia given power to purchase
b shirt factory plant IL # thinks
hest.
Three conviets fron the Northamp-
ton farm were before che directors n
charges Of cruelty or neglect or both
were made. Investigation was ordered
by the executive committee and Su-
h perinterfdent Day said he would dis
charge any official who malsrested or
that some Of the United States prison.
ers had been very unruly and had
arranged a meeting and that Ave
Of them had been whipped. They had
boasted that they could nor b. w-rtp-
ped, but they are dnder the same regu-
~lations as state ~convicts. whipping
did a world OF good. Ths rfngIeaders
We're given frons three TO eighteen
lashes.
the board made a general reduction
OF employees salaries-Warden SIS to-
&c., clerk $s5 to $50; farm Supervisors
TO $50. overseer3 81. 80; day guards SIS;
tha purchasing agent and general man
ager OF the central prison from s125 10.
900. AL empdoyes are given board
n washing. All appointments run
from n month 10 another and ap-
pointees are subject 10 removal at viii.
DR.. X NJ. Ferguson is appointed ply
stefan at the Caledonia and the TIllery
farms. The matter OF the manufacture
} Lot mattresses by convicts is left TO the
COMMITTEE.
Guilford county applied, under h
act Of 1899. for twenty-five coHetvts-
iThey were refused, as there are none
to spare.
II was decided to purchase Caledonia
farm C.290 acres) for s64,125 and the
Anson farm t2,211 acres) for $50. SIS.
Days appointments OK the following
farm supervisors were confirmed: Il. c..
Shearin, c. ~. Christin, c. J.. Rham
and j. s. McIver.
The auuofntmeut OF = n Aranda1a -