The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-22

the regular docket ase were tried
and disposed of as follows:
David vestal, Columbus, retailing;
plead guilty as on information and
bill waived.
w. B. Hunter, Robson, retailing;
capias ordered and case continued.
Bradley Herring, Columbus, retail
ing: defendant submitted and judg-
ment suspended defendant having
been in Jail sixty days.
John Reeves, Cumberland, retailing;
not guilty.
w. DougaId Williford, Cumberland:
retailing: not guilty.
w. r. Brewington Cumberland; re-
failing; guilty; sentence deferred.
The grand jury returned the follow
ing true bills:
For retailing-W. r. Brewington,
Jos. James, Lou Edwards.
For illicit distilling-John Skipper.
John Spinks, Henry Best.
The following witnesses were called
during the session OF court and failed
to answer: Charles NJ. West, Ira
Holmes, Ed. McKoy, and Bill Gilmore.
In the case against l.. r. Mayo, Of
Washington lin which he is charged
with contempt in that he efused to
deliver the stock of goods which he
purchased from Hoyt and Mitchell
(who Subsequently became bankruptcy
over 10 the uepuly OHltcO oIdlcS lid -
shall, a number OF and u
ter a~ffidavits were presented to the
judge and he announced to the attor-
neys that he would take the case I'M
der Amusement and if he should deem
it necessary to have argument he
would notify them later, otherwise
he would decide the case on the mer-
it's Of the evidence which he has be-
fore him. AS stated yesterday Col. w.
B. Rodman and James E. Warren,
Esq. of Washington, n. c., and r. O.
Burton, Esq, of Raleigh, are here as
council for Mr.. Mayo, the defendant.
The circumstances which gave rise TO
the charge Of contempt are familiar to
Messenger readers having been pub
lished in yesterdays paper.
The docket for to-day'S session OF
the district court will be made up of
cases from Brunswick, Sampson, Pen
der. Baden, and Moore counties. The
recess of the court yesterday was until
9 o'clock this morning.
A POST-OFFICE ENLIGHTENMENT
CASE.
Judge Simonton arrived yesterday
afternoon from Charleston and will
during to-day sit in judgment on a
case in which the embezzlement of ST.
1913 money order funds is charged
against William E. Black, eX-pOstmas-
lcI dl SdIllldSt, N1OOlC SouI1Iy
The embeZZlement is charged to
have been committed on or o Oc-
tober 1st, 1892, and h case was insti-
tuted in May 1895 at Raleigh. During
the time that the case has been pend
ing it a been moved first to Green's
borO and then to Wilmington. Coun-
sci for the defendant are Bynum and
on the ground that the bill of indict-
ment is not properly made and the al
legations insufficient in law.
CASES IN ADMIRALTY.
Bynum of Greensboro, and Sewell and
Burns of Carthage.
1t is understood hat counsel for the
defendant will make a motion wher
the case is called that it be dismissed
AS previously noted several cases in
admiralty will be heard by Judge Pur-
nell during this term of the court, an
other is added to the list. 1t is that
of the Board of Commissioners OF
Navigation for the port of Wilmington
VS.. the schooner Carrie l.. Tyler in
which claims for forfeitures are made
on the ground that the vessel has re.
peatedly entered this port without n
gaging a pilot. A forfeiture of $40 fol
each offence of this character is pro.
vided by law. The complaint alleges
three offences of this character during
1899.