The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02
THE UNITED STATES COURT
Day of the Fall Term-A Num-
Der OF Trivial Cases tor Violation of
Revenue Laws Disposed of Yesterday.
The York Case to be Tried Today

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District u met yesterday morning
at $50 O'Clock. His Honor Judge
Thomas r. Purnell presiding.
Besides United States District At
torney Claude NJ. Bernard. who arrived
on Monday, Assistant Attorney Oscar
J. Spears came in yesterday and is as
sisting in the prosecution.
The following young lawyers were
sworn in and admitted to practice in
this court: William J. Bellamy, Esq,
of Wilmington; John Gilchrist McCor-
mack. Esq. of Maxton. and Thomas w.
Alexander, of Charlotte.
The court disposed OF the following
cases:
United States VS.. Angus McGougan,
retailing liquor without license, order
for alias capias and continued
United States vs.. Vaul Gall, retailing
liquor without license. order for alias
capias and continued.
United States VS.. Sallie Mag Chavis.
retailing, order for alias capias and
continued.
United States VS.. Chavis. retailing,
order for alias capias and continued.
Lawrence Roper, retailing, defendant
dead, case abated.
John Spinks, retailing, and Henry
Best, surety. Defendant Best called
and failed. Judgment nisi, sci ia and
capias issued.
Lawrence Roper, retailing, and W. II.
Neal, surety. Defendant Roper dead
and case abated.
H. F. Thames, diStilling, defendant
| called and failed. Judgment niSi, sci
IA and capias issued.
G.. M. Taylor, two cases, violation in
| ternal revenue law, called and failed.
Judgment nisi, sci ia and capias issued.
| Witnesses recognized.
Dock Beatty, retailing, order for alias
| capiaS n continued.
James Robson, retailing, order for
alias capiaS and continued.
Isom Jones, retailing. verdict guilty,
sentenced to so days in imprisonment
and fined 800 and costs.
Mag Murray, retailing, valves bill
and pleads guilty. Sixty days in jail
and fined 500 and costs.
Isom Jones, defendant, and D.. A. a
terson surety, sci ia, forfeited recog-
~nizance. Sci "a dismissed on answer
filed.
Ed. P. McEachern, retailing, called
and failed, judgment nisi, sci IA and
capias issued.
Francis Locklear, retailing, called
and failed, order for capias and con-
tinued.
Sarah Jones, retailing. called and
failed, order for capias and continued.
Flora Oxendine. retailing, mol pressed
with leave.
H. G. Grady and Kinsey Mcintyre,
removing n ~concealing spirits, con-
tinued IN motion of government attor-
ney, on proposition of compromise.
United States VS.. seven barrels OF
whiskey, ETC., libel of information, same
entry a. in above case.
Malvin Spearman, retailing, pleaded
4 NJ I'll Tn~, - I'll
Thomas Hopkins, retailing, order fol-
alias capias and continued.
Charles Mclean, retailing, not guilty
Talmage Merritt, distilling, order fol
capias for J.. G. Lewis a witness.
Silas Norris, order for capias for J
G.. Lewis, a witness. case continued.
Thomas Hopkins, dfendant, and
Sandy A. Thomas, surety, sci ia, de-
faulting defendan By consent, judg-
ment absolute for amount of bond, de-
PENDANT to be discharged on payment
of cost of sci ia.
E. p. McEachern, defendant, and M
L. McRae, surety. sci IA defaulting de-
PENDANT, judgment absolute according
to sci IA for 5000 and COSTS.
Neill Prince, Illicit diStilling, pleaded
bguilty. Sentenced to four months in
Jail, 800 fine and costs.
John Freeman. retailing, verdict
guilty.
Charles Butler, retailing, pleaded
guilty, Judgment suspended. Defend
ant discharged, it appearing that u
has been in Jail three months.
Noah Mobiles, retailing, plead guilty,
judgment -four months in Jail, 500 fine
and costs.
T. Morgan Turrentine, violation war
revenue act. Defendant plead guilty as
on information filed. Paid costs and
penalty of fifty per cent. additional to
tax.
Henry 7. Hall, retailing, judgment
suspended on payment of costs.
Frank Afford, retailing, defendant
discharged.
Andrew Johnson retailing verdict
guilty, and prayer for judgment con-
tinued. Defendant discharged.
The grand jury returned the follow
ing true bills for retailing: Eliza Low
cry, Charles Butler. John Freeman,
Charles Mclean. Luke Revels. alias
Luther Hawley, Noah Not Caroline
Butler. Not a true bill against
Pharoah Hall, II. K. Buie, of Cumber-
and county.
A true bill was found against NAL
colin McNeil1, of Cumberland county.
for illicit distilling.
The court at 6 p. m. look a recess till
$50 o'clock this morning.
The indictment in the case of J. L.
York, charging him with fraudulent
use of the mails. was handed to the
grand jury yesterday and the case
will be heard today
Judge Thomas H. Sutton. of Fayette-
vile, who is to defend Mr.. York, ar
! rived in the city yesterday.
Last night Messrs. w. D.. McAdoo
and r. Percy Gray, of Greensboro, ar
rived in the City as witnesses in the
case. There are already here as wit
nesses Postmaster A. L. McCaskill and
Messrs. J. NJ. GODDARD, Capt. r. A.
Switzerland, r. Mcmillan and Ralph
Jessup and others of Fayetteville.
Colonel A. II. Slocumb, OF Fayette-
Vile, arrived in the city last night and
will also probably be a witness.
Pursuant to adjournment for recess
tuesday evening the United States
District court met Yesterday at Q.2l