The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-26
Correspondence of the Messenger.)

CORRESPONDENCE OF the messenger
Fayetteville, y. c., October %.
Judge Stevens, of Asheville, opened
criminal court here this morning in the
absence of Judge Moore, whose feeble
health prevented his undertaking it's
duo duties. Two or three impor-
tant cases will probably come up for
trial: Louis Council. whom Sheriff
Burns carried to the Wake county Jail
between two suns, on account OF the
danger of mob law, to be arraigned for
a criminal assault on Mrs. West, now
very i'll after child birth; Thomas Fort,
the recent subject of many newspaper
notices, to be tried for the alleged GRIM
inal assault on Mrs. James Driver, the
death of whom, a day or two ago, may
possibly place the defedant under the
charge of murder; John Council, self
confessed as the burglar OF several
dwellings, with his accomplice queen
Ivy, a white woman of bad character
who received his stolen goods; George
Marsh, for criminal assault on a col
ored woman
The GOODNESS and daring of the negro
Alex. Gilmore, an escaped convict, has
no parallel outside of some of the deeds
of the Lowry gang thirty years ago.
Well known as he is here, he made his
way deliberately through the streetsof
1.-THE city Saturday morning, carrying a
kalise and other packages. Sheriff
and his deputies started in put
but could track him no fartha
115an Idaho, a few miles distant, wna'
- part of his plumber vas found in tn.
house of a negro. Robert Bryant L,
consisted of new dry goods, evidence %
a recent robbery somewhere.
a DIR. z. L. Andrews and a party OF nj!
%La+ T-n n EVT2 n C
an ~ex-convict, was in the vicinity o
vanhoe started out with the determi
nation of hunting him down, and ha'
the good fortune of catching hin
asleep in the woods. Evans had a load
ed Evolve in each hand proving tina
he was prepared to make good his Vaun
that he would never be taken alive. II
was carried to jail, ana VIII De trleu IL
stealing a watch.
AT a festival on the east side of tn
Cape Fear river on Saturday night
negro named Mcmillan received despe1
ate pistol shot wound during a figf
with another negro James W1lllam
Mcmillan was brought to FayetteVli
and placed under treatment of DR..
". Mcneil. but his recovery is dOub
full, as his limbs are completely pars
lyzed from his injuries.
Hon. Charles r. Thomas. democrat
candidate for Ongress in this dlstrlc
will speak at Hope Mills this eVenln
and at HOIt-MOrgan village in the cas-
ern suburbs of the city tomorrow ii
address here was very well receive
being an able arraignment OF 1mperla
ism and the trusts.
The republican commit
for this district, at its meeting al Dul
on Saturday, nominated Mr.. A IL u
comb, of this city, for congress y
SIocomb has just returned from T.
1~. md hac not Vet nlhflclV EXPIRES
ed himself as to the committees actlC
Mr.. H. L. Cook, after a stirring cal
paign through part of his district
presidential elector, is at nome Tor
week to take are of his professor
duties in court. Mr.. Isaac a. Murcl
SON sub-electOr. has been doing sple
did service in Cumberland coun
/ which his party will hold n CRATE
1 remembrance.
Malcolm Mcneil. the negro W
EZitE the aid of a can-opener. mace
Sii delivery for himself. Fort and /
wells the other night, was injured
some way very seriously IN making
escape. He was seen the next day
Rockfsh township with his leg ba
lacerated.
Mr.. A. Mcdowell. president of
Carolina Telephone and TeleSr;
~ Company. which has for a long q
baar giving Fayetteville very effici
service. Was 4 CA
purpose of submitting proposals
1ong-distance telephone connections
towns both north ana south OF US.
William Clark. a son OF al
Isaac w. Clark. was thrown from
bfcvcle while riding on Green str
and had his arm broken
Mr.. S. w. Tillinghast died at
home in this city at S o'clock yester
morning. aged 81 years He was
merly city tax collector. and was an
swerving democrat. whose work "a
poIIs was a powerful factor in the
tories of the party in. this county
funeral services take place at t oc
this afternoon from St. Johns Epl
nal church, of which deceased Va
member.
Late Saturday evening message
received at the headquarters or Sh
Burns from Major j. w. McLauc
OF Raeford, in the extreme Yves
mart of the county. asking that the
oner be sent to that place without
Law, and DIR. John D. MacFae set OF
once. The Messengers correspond
most diligent inquiries have been
10 elicit only the fact that the w
negro fight and a homicide, but
friends of the parties "a so far
the facts pretty we'll concealed
Mr.. William Whitfield. we'll known
much esteemed in this city, broth'
Mrs. a. B. Williams, is very Ill a
home in Bladen county.
DR.. H. w. Lilly has returned fr'
business trip to New York city
Mr.. and Mrs. George b; Elliot
here on a visit to Hon and Mrs.
Green. at Tokay vineyard.
ENFIELD Notes.
- $40 OF The MeSSen