The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-27

have done the act charged, wilfully;
that he was required by law to get
eidence, IL in doubt, as TO h appli-
cant's age. and hat there Were three
men just turned q years.
CHIEF WITNESS ARRESTED.
The defendant, F. d. Williams, was
called by the court and swoIe that he
had an honest doubt as to the ages o.
the applicants and therefore refused
to register them. The court thereupon
decided to dismiss the defendant and
closed the trial. There was wild
cheering and great excitement
The negro Asberry Wells was ar
rested during the trial and taken to
Kenansyille for a hearing to-morTow."
LETTER FROM W. j. BONEY.
Mr.. G.. j. Boney received a letter
last night from his brother, w. ]. Be-
ney, at Wallace, extracts from which
are very interesting a shedding light
upon the trial and incidents at Rose
HILL Mr.. Boney says:
Upon the assembling of the court,
Mallard wanted to adjourn to a pri-
vate house, and have the trial in Sc
cret, but the democrats Gin perfect in
dignation) said a long N-o-o-o-o, and
the court then appealed to the Cred
ShirtS) democrats, for protection,
which was cheerfully granted and the
trail proceeded, both sides armed but
all quiet. Isn't it a wonderful bluff
hat the Butler, Holton gang and their
henchmen are having to arrest a dem
ocratic registrar for a bluff and when
his preliminary trial comes off ask
the democrats (nearly all in red shirts
and armed to their teeth. all carrying
small arms and many of them Win
chesters and breech-1oaders) to pro-
tect the court. Butler came to War
saw Saturday evening, but was in a
caucus with the gang on Sunday even
ing in Raleigh, so l guess his stay in
Duplin and Sampson was very short.
With things in the shape they are I
am very much in hopes of an acquittal
for Dick Williams. Eph. Boney and
three boys, Leslie and Gus. Hall, Will
lie Murphy, L. 3. Carr, Jodie Brooks,
Charlie Johnson, Will. Clements, DR..
Graham, oh, I can't name them all,
nearly every democrat went and all
but two or three had on red shirts.
Fifteen came from Burgaw. So the
red shirts of Duplin seem to have the
situation well in hand to-day at Rose
Hill, and will be at Kenansville at
least 1000 strong on Thursday 26th, to
escort Aycock.
IF n fusion gang get up trouble
at Rose Hill and the red shirts in
charge OF and guarding the court
against bodily harm it will complicate
matters very much and make more
voters for the amendment. However.
our speculationS cannot all mature
and I hope the latter will not come,
but that the day may close ~peaceably
and / am sure We will gain votes by it
anyway all over the state, for the pa
pers will copy it in every ranch and
hamlet in North Carolina.
-Four lawyers appear for Dick Will
liams, j. o. Carr, J. w. Hinsdale, ]. T.
Bland and H. D. Williams"
STIRRING TIMES ABOUT CHIN
QUAPIN.
The vicinity of Chinquapin seems to
be very much stirred up as the follow
ing letter from Messrs. A. R.. and B..
Sloan, of that place, received yeSter-
day by Mr.. E. D. Sloan, of this city,
will abundantly indicate. The letter is
as follows:
"It is no longer a joke that things
are getting red hot politically speak
ing in this township as we'll as u
neighbor townships. 1t is naturally a
fact that a very large per cent. Of the
negroes have not registered.
The populists after having register
ed made several attempts to register
again under a different oath, also
using their greatest influence without
the least effect) to register the ne
groes.
1.-THE black-hearted scamps always
go in squads. They went to Bob's
house several times and demanded that
they hould be registered again under
a new oath (Which I know nothing
about but suppose it is a piece of But
ler's machinery. Bob talked to them
as though he had an army at his COM
mand.
RED SHIRTS AS REGULATORS.
Last Saturday We had the biggest
picnic, etc, in the history of Chinque-
pin. Very enthusiastic speech by B.
F. Aycock. The most important fea-
ture of the occasion was the red shirt
crowd, Of these about forty We're
mounted Oh horses.
The red shirts paraded the town
from C~hinqualln to Lanier'S school
house. They first made a flying trip
to Lanier'S school house to see that
h registrar was not being intimi-
dated as heretofore, and left orders
that if such should occur to let them
know at once. About IL o'clock Bob
deemed it necessary to send for the
peace committee (red shirts) which he
did, and in a very short space of time
they were on the spot well equipped
for any emergency.
Az saw AN iS6hOSS o1io toPSs
ten minutes to leave the grounds and
they spared no time in doing it. I
imagine they feel like a set of sheep
killing dogs.
AN OVATION TO AYCOCK.
You can imagine the yell of this
red shirt crowd. We met Aycock in
front of our store. Horses all standing
in a line, each man saluted the next
governor as he passed by, then by
two'S they escorted him to the speak
ers' ground where we were Joined by a
large crowd to witness the occasion.
Aycock acknowledged that he was
stumped or rather surprised when he
saw the enthusiasm of the crowd, It
was so much greater than he expected
to see.
mo doubt you will be a little uneasy
about some OF US for the fear of some
out of place" movement which such
excitement is liable to lead to, but
Notwithstanding our heroism, etc, we
are very cautious as to what we do
lest We make ourselves subjects for in