The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-29
WAKE SUPERIOR COURT ENDS.
The Docket Completed Yesterday and
the JuIies Dismissed.

Wake Superior court will adjourn TO-
day after a short session. The docket
was completed yesterday and court will
meet this morning only for the purpose of
signing the minutes, making one or two
orders, taking SOME bonds and the like
The grand and petit juiies were dis.
charged yesterday and mo moreN cases
will he tried at this term. Only two
cases We're tried yesterday, and i'm both
of those yefdicts of not guilty were rem
dered They were:
Robert Walker. charged with stealing
wlniskey from Suits warehouse in New
Light township. About 500 gallons of
whiskey were stolen. The trial consuan-
ed most of the day and resulted in an ac-
quittal Of Walker.
Leah Hockaday. charged with SANDER
ing another negro woman. Verdict not
guilty.
Henry Davis. convicted OF robbing
Horizons store wAs sentenced To two
years on the roads. He appealed to the
Supreme court.
Much business has been discharged by
the court in very short time. ms
means that mach money has been saved
TO the county, for running a CRIMINAL
court is nm expensive business. For tlas
saving the people of Wake are greatly
indebted to Judge Moore and Solicitor
pou and Deputy Clerk Register and Sher.
if Page. Than these four there are no
better court officials in the State.
The most remarkable thing about this
term OF the court is that the grand jury
has found true bill in every case and
the petit jury had not until yesterday
failed to convict in n single instance.
The road gang. or workhouse crowd,
has been augmented as follows:
Marcus Perry, s months.
Kate Martin, s months.
Walter Guy, (white), 10 months, lar
ceny.
Julia O'Rouke, II months; larceny.
Thomas Price, 3 months; carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Charlie Lassiter, months; larceny.
Robert Register, y months: larceny.
Robert Stewart, 2 years; criminal as
sault.
Bryant Pope, (white), 8 months; as
sault.
James Boylan, months; SANDER.
Will Mitchell, years; larceny.
Maude Wilson, q months; larceny.
Luke Williams, 10 months; perjury.
Mollie Spence, 3 months; assault.
Edmund Lewis, 3 months; ARRAY.
Sherron Rogers, 10 months; larceny.
Alex. Ray, II months; larceny.
Archie Campbell, { white), 4 months,
| for carrying concealed weapons.
Frank Burch, years, for house
breaking.
Frank Collins, 3 years, for perjury.
Will Finch, 10 months for larceny.
Henry Davis, years; robbery.
| The grand jury made it's report and
was discharged for the term. In the
| course of this report they say:
1--WE have visited and inspected the
camp at which those sentenced TO the
public roads sleep. and the county home.
| We find both in good condition and the
latter particularly well kept. We have
inspected the jail and find it clean aud III
good sanitary condition.
1--WE commend tie improvements
around the court house, and SPECIAL
| thanks are due to Mr.. Julius Lewis"
The grand jury asked that Il. NJ
! Womble be paraoned from the works
house. He is confined to his bed with
an incurable disease. He was sentenced
! to the roads for two years, on March
| 2Sth. 1893.
| All but two sections of the county
roads are reported as in good condition.