The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-29
CONSPIRACY is CHARGED
SOME RARE AND RACY TEST
MONY Is EXPECTED.
NEGRO CHARGED WITH RAPE CAUGHT
One Of the Most Horrible Assaults on Four
Year-0Id G ri in States Annals.
Mr.. Shoots S5,OO0,00O
Contract.

Durham, Y. c., August 2S.-(Special)
Rufus Scoggins and James Parker,
two young men of East Durham, are 10
be tried before Squire d. G. Gunter,
in this city, ON tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock, on a warrant charging
them with conspiracy. They We're 10
have been tried before Squire w. A.
Avent, at East Durham, this morn
ing, but the case was postponed until
tomorrow morning and moved before
Squire Gunter. The young men are
supposed to be the ones who kidnapped
Dallas Scoggins, while he was on his
way from one room Of the house to an
other to be married to Matte Creel. The
warrants reads as follows: Rufus
Scoggins, James Parker, conspiracy. Did
unlawfully, wiflfully and feloniously
stop a marriage ceremony by violently
snatching the groom, Dallas Scoggins,
from the side of the woalld-be bride,
Matte Creel, and forcibly carrying him
away. This being done as the couple
was marching on to be united in we'd
lock-. Some rare and racy testimony
is expected to be brought out at the
trial
Durham Superior court, for the trial
of criminal cases, will be held next
week.
Rev. J. w. Wellons, pastor OF the
Christian church, who returned last
Friday from Randolph county, is sick
TIN this account he was unable to hold
services at his church on Sunday
John Jeffreys, the man who was hurt
by the O. and G. train last Friday
night, is getting along nicely and will
recover.
Andy McAdams, colored. who was
brought here Saturday afternoon by
Chief of Police Foushee, of Graham,
is boy about fifteen years OF age. The
crime for which he stands charged.
namely. rape upon the four-year-old
daughter of Thomas Faucette, near Haw
River, was committed late last Tues
day evening. The matter was kept
very quiet, and only a few people out
side of the neighborhood of where the
crime was committed knew of it. The
little girl has suffered greatly. She
has been under the care of Il physician
since Tuesday night and it is thought
will recover. As soon as possible after
the brute had committed the black deed.
the little girl went to her mother and
told her what had occurred. A physician
was at once summoned, and Immediately
afterward the arrest OF the negro boy
followed. McAdams does not deny
committing the crime for which he
stands charged. He seems not to real
ize how grave an offense it is.
Mr.. Edgar *. Smoot, son of Mr..
w. III. Snoot, of Durham, has secured
five million dollar government con-
tract in Mexico. 1t is for the construc-
ton of harbor works at Manzanillo. on
the Pacific east, and consists OF
breakwater to shelter the port from the
west, the direction from which rolls in
the whole sweep of the Pacific ocean;
wall or dixie parallel to the seashore;
the deepening of the harbor 10 eight and
a half meters by dredges; a canal to in
troduce and circulate fresh sea water
in the northern part of the Cuyutlan
lagoon, and dixie to separate this part
from the salt deposits in the southern
part of the lagoon; the drainage of the
San Pedfito lagoon by a canal; wharyes
at such points as the government may
designate; and such additional minor
works as may be agreed upon or found
to be necessary hereafter. The whole
work is to be completed within four
years from the time the contract is
started upon. The exact amount of
Mr.. Smoot's contract is $5,732, 760. Mr..
Smoot has had much experience in har-
Dor works, his last contract having been
at Galveston. Texas. He is men,
Der Of the American Society Of Civil
Engineers, and possesses the fullest
confidence of the Mexican government.
Lee Harris and Jerry Herndon, two
colored conyicts, who made their escape
from the Durham county work-louse
few days ago, have been captured in
Chatham county and are in jail at
Pittsboro.