The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
THE CRIMINAL LIBEL CASE
Against Certain Populfsts Now on
Trial at Warsaw GOIdsb3ro Per-
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Correspondence Of the M~essenger.)
Goldsboro, ". c., September 1.
The libel sui wherein George E.
Butler, George H. Johnson, J.. d. But
Ter, C. ]. Williams, D. NJ. kornegay.
J. F. Westbrook, F. VI. White, ]. E.
Fowler, Walter Moore, L. X Taylor.
J. H. Packer, Giles Hall, c. E. Shipp,
Marion Cooper, H. j. Cooper and j..
H. Parker are rhe defendants is now
in progress before Justice James F.
Woodland at Warsaw. Parties just
from there report a tremendous crowd
of populistS n democrats gathered
from Sampson and Duplin counties,
and while there is no excitement, in
terest is great. There exists strained
relations n a little mistake made on
either side would p~recipitate trouble
with serious results. The attorneys
Tor the defendants will make a deter
mined effort 10 stop the proceedings
in the magistrates court, but as the
justice has no final jurisdiction in the
action II is quite likely the matter
will be sent up TO the supreme court
which conyenes at kenansville in a
few days. The final outcome of the
affair is watched here with consider
able interest.
Some days ago l reported the serious
illness of LOu Lane, the 10-year-old
daughter of Mr.. w. /. Lane, of this
city. Today, L chronicle with sadness
OF heart her death. The sad event oc-
CURED at 2:20 o'clock this morning.
Bernice King. of Clinton, returned
home this evening. having spent d day
or two in me city visiting relatives n
friends.
Eli Epstein rises this morning to re-
mark that Mrs. Epstein and himself
were delighted with their brief stay
at the Seashore hotel, Ocean View.
Mrs. 5. w. EdTnundson, after a
pleasant visit to her son, Evangelist
John 7. Edmundson and family. at
Littleton, has returned to the city.
There were only six deaths in the
city during the month of August as
follows: One white infant, one white
adult, two colOred children and twu
colored adults.
The mayors docket during August.
and it is remembered this was the
election month, shows there were but
twenty cases.
Last night Waterman John Z. Stan
ley at the Atlantic and North Carroll
ma freight yards discovered two negro
boys in box cars. The larger one of
the two a broke into a cor of
merchandise, the smaller n was
liz lMO udu DIOhcu lHlO d CdT OIL
empty. The smaller boy was captured
but the larger n escaped even the
flying bullets from Watchman STAN
ley's pistol.
Misses Beaulah and Ola Fordham,
accompanied by D.. o. Farrior and
wife left today on a brief visit to Jones
county.
from Boston.
There was quite an exciting time in
a certain ack room last night when
two young bloodS came to blows. The
bulk of the crowd flew to the open air
lest they might get into court as wit
nesses, but enogh remained behind to
hold the combatantS apart a distance
sufficiently great to witness what they
might have done had they got togeth-
er. The affair was a case if submits
sion this morning.
D. W. Perry, of Durham. was in town
this morning.
G.. d. Baxter left this evening for
Boston. Mr.. Baxter has filled for some
months the position of superintendent
of the Goldesboro Electric Light and
Power Company, and by his manly
bearing has made many friends here.
This plant is now the property of the
Goldsboro Illuminating and Tranction
Company, acquired by recent purchase
and is owned and operated by home
people elllESIy. MI. JOIiu lOTlcH WHO
has filled a position with the old COM
pany is promoted to the position of SUI
perintendent-a just recognition of
his experience and a~daptability. The
new company starts out under very
favorable conditions and VIII make
decided improvements TO the plant.
Colon Blount. OF Warsaw, visited the
city today.
V. a. Royal. of Sampson county,
passed through for Grifton, where he
will begin a protracted meeting.
E,jtors King, of Kings Weekly and
Whichari. Gf The Greenville Reflector,
passed Ihcoug. en- route home from
a meeting Of tbs Press Association.
Maurice w. Luicke, ot The Weekly
Cratic, Nashville, en- iou.a from
Wrightsville, home, spent a sLort while
here today. He dropped in to see your
correspondent and spoke in pleasant
terms of his visit.