The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-09
C0NFESSES NINE BURGLARIES
Councils Remarkable Story-End of
an Eventful Life-The Farmers Not
Complainfng-The Busy Oil Mills. etc

W. 1HS
Fayetteville, n. c.. October ).
John Council. whose arrest was noted
yesterday, was tried in the afternoon
before Mayor w. S. Cook, and made
a clean breast of his criminal career,
which embraces the burglary of no less
than eight residences, besides the
breaking into Miss Mary Smiths store
and the MarSh-Highsmith Sanitarium.
He gave a detailed and circumstantial
story of his entrance into the residences
of Colonel John A. Robertson, the
Misses Mallett, Mrs. Hunter G.. Smith,
Miss Maggie O'Hanlon, Mrs. Della
Lutterloh, Mrs. Dye, Mrs. Small and
I. w. Broadfoot. His accomplice was
a disreputable white woman, known as
Queen" Ivy, with whom he lived, and
in whose keeping many of the stolen
articles We're found, the remainder Of
the property being in the possession
OF Council himself 1t was thought that
a small negro, Orrie Hagans, would be
implicated, but the evidence was not
deemed sufficient to hold him. When
the trial takes place, ii should be borne
in mind that this man, an occasional
employe about the market house, en-
tered the homes Of sleeping people, in
most defenseless women, armed
with a butcher knife, which he left be-
hind in his flight from Broadfoot's
dwelling, and which was found by Cap
tain Flowers. The last named officer
observes credit for his important cap
turS. rs he and Sergeant Benton have
bs0 working night and day for weeks,
to be rewarded by the fortunate result
OF their laborS.
Devid Watkins, generally known as
Monk Julian the funeral services
over whose remains took place yes
teradY. waS a remarkable man and
bod ~
Cape Fear fisherman of CampbelltoWn,
whose lives We're full of toll and vicis-
STUDIES, an alert stern. reSoiute set
of men Watkins served during the war
in the famous Bloody Fifth" North
Carolina infantry.
In 1867, while Fayetteville was under
martial law, Colonel Cogswell, of the
federal army, being commandant of
the post, a mulatto, Joseph Beebe.
charged with an attempt at criminal
assault. was surrounded by a moo on
Market square, and killed by a pistol
shot. Watkins, with two others, was
tried for this offense before a military
commission in Raleigh, and condemn
ed to fifteen years imprisonment In
Fort Macon, President Johnson par
doning them after a confinement Of
about a year. When these men, Justly
regarded as the defenders OF woman's
honor, returned home, they We're met
at the steamers wharf by a large con-
course of citizens, and were escorted
by a PROCESSION, Sunday though il was.
to the front of the Fayetteville hotel.
where from the secon story balcony.
j.. H. Myrover greeted them in an ad-
dress of welcome in behalf of the town.
Mr.. H. Z. Cobb, of Robson county,
informs the city editor of The Fay
etteville Observer hat from one acre
of sweet potatoes he has realized ST..
which &c rofhnr h4ftn- 4- ---
even at 1917 cents. In fact, despite
short crops, the farmers are making
no complaint. Their cotton and cot
ton seed are Just SO much gold, while
their farm productS-peas, potatoes.
forage, bacon, etc.-all command high
prices.
The Fayetteville Cotton Seed Oil Mil
Company has now one of the most COM
plete and Well equipped establishments
in the state, with the most improved
machinery, and all the appliances for
doing the best of work. Major Jas. K.
Williams is president and NJ. 4 z.
Alexander manager, and the NIL! ia
running at its full capacity night and
day.
This correspondent has been informed
that the Fayetteville Ice Company de-
signs greatly charging its plant, hav-
ing purchased valuable adjoining prop
erty for the purpose.
AT the meeting of the county execu-
tive committee yesterday, Mr.. H. L.
Cook, chairman poll-holders for the
senatorial primary We're appointed for
the voting places throughout the coun-
~.
Yesterday Mr.. j. w. Ingoid, manager
OF the ~dispensary, turned over 81, 200
to the town and county-s600 to each
profits for two months
Fayetteville presbytery, Of which
Rev. p. r. Low, OF Lumber Bridge. is
stated clerk, is now in session at Phil
adelphus church, Robson county
The writer regrets much 10 state
that the condition OF Colonel j. a.
Pemberton is very critical. and hat
there are but slender hopes OF his re-
covery.
Mrs. H. W. Lilly is spending a few
weeks at her ather's home at College
Park, Md.
News of the death. at Greensboro. OF
Captain W. c. Dodson, conductor on
the Southern railway, was received
here with much sorrow. He leaves one
child and a young widow, who. as Miss
Eva Allen, was one of the most beauti-
! full girls EVER reared IN Fayetteville.