Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-27
NORTH CAROLINA
NEWS BUDGET.
Proposition to Amend Rules of
the Supreme Court.
LICENSES TO PRACTICE LAW.
Further Particulars of tho Tragedy of Wit
liamston A Gang of Negro Boy Thi,v,-
Broken up Railroad Work in Edgc-
comb County Improvements to be
Madc on the seaboard Air Limo System
An omcial Document From Havana
Admitted to Record Other News.

Raleigh. N. c., Sept. 26-The SUI
preme Court has now under considcra-
ton the question of whether they shall
amend their rules SO as to require u
two years course of study for license
to practice.
resolution memorlializing it to
make such amendment to their rules
was yesterday introduced in the court
by Judge Shepherd and Mr.. L. III. Bus
bee. The court took the matter under
consideration, and will. during the ses-
sion, overrue or sustain the motion.
just as in any other procedure.
THE WILLIAMSON TRAGEDY.
Further particulars were received
here yesterday in regard to the tragedy
at Williamson on last Saturday night.
Young Bennett, who did the shooting,
was the son of ex-Rcgister of Deeds
Bennett. of the county. Young Bennett
and Miss Moore had been engaged 10
marry for about three years. Bennett
went to Norfolk a month ago and re-
turned to Williamson Saturday morn
ing. He went around to see Miss Moore
and during their interview had q fall
ing out and Bennett left. In the after
noon Miss Moore went to the home OF
married sister and remained until after
tea, Mr.. Hobbs accompanying hel
reached home the shooting occurred.
GANG BROKEN UP.
Yesterday was another busy day In
the Wake County Superior Court now
In session. The cases tried were all OF
petty criminal sort, and none were
of any very great moment.
The ones of most interest to Raleigh
ties were the cases against the negro
boys who were charged with breaking
into the residence Of MIR. Ed. G. Smith.
on Halifax street and stealing certain
articles from it. The boys were all un-
der fourteen years Of age, and belonged
to Juvenile thief gang, and seem to
have acquired or inherited considerable
proficiency in the art. Their names are
John Mitchell. Dempsey Leach, Bud
Allen and Floyd O'Neal. When ar
raigned before the court they plead
guilty. 1t seemed hard to infiict any
punishment upon children of that age,
but the judge decided that they had
showed so hardened and depraved
spirit that they should not be lightly
dealt with Dempsey Leach, the leader
OF the gang, and from whom Ii gets its
name, was sentenced to two years on
the roads. John Mitchell was given
three years, which is to be reduced to
two as soon as he tells where certain
stolen articles are hidden. In the case OF
Floyd O'Neal. who is only nine years
old, judgment was suspended upon his
mothers promising to take him to Nor
folk.
RAILROAD WORKS.
Mr.. j. G. Lashley, who had been In
Edgecombe county managing the con-
victs that were building the railroad
from Tarboro to Snow Hin. was in the
city yesterday on the way to his home
In Cary. Mr.. Lashley expects to re-
turn to Edgecombe in about thirty days
to resume work on the railroad. His
convicts will be employed for a month
in gathering crops on the State farm.
S. A. l.. INIPROVENl EMF
a Ht.4 ..--sx-
to ballast all the new parts OF its sys-
tenn with granite, which 1t will take
from the quarries mt Greystone. 1t has
put in a 250 ton crusher there and has
large force quarrying stone. 1t will
continue the work of ballasting until
the whole line is fixed.
AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.
The oath of Office administered to
Jose Eugenio Mary, an administrators
of oaths in Havana, for North Caro-
tary of States office. 1t is signed by
Felipe Saneheur of Havana. and the
seal contains these words: "Juzcardo
de la instancia y del-Dist. del Oeste
Havana"
PENITENTIARY PROSPEROUS.
Chairman Travis. of the Penitentiary
Board, says all of the appropriations
for the prison for 1889 and 1900 will be
used. This is 100000 in ALL He says
further, that the end of this year there
will be for sale something like 100000
or $4,000 worth of farm products, be-
sides supply of corn and provisions
for next year, and that with proper
management the penitentiary should
no longer be burden to the State
The electric plant. just put in. cost
$4,000. 1t furnishes 1000 lights and
power to run all the machinery in the
prison.
EXPORT SWEET POTATOES.
Representative d. NJ. Nesbit, OF the
United States Agricultural Depart
ment, arrived here to-day to confer
with planters regarding the shipment
of sweet potatoes to foreign countries
He says that there are none grown in
Europe except on the coast of the Med
iterranean Sea. and those grown there
are of an inferior quality. He arrang-
ed for a shipment from the Eastern
Shore OF Virginia. He thinks that
trade of considerable proportions can
be built up If the growers Will take
hold of the project
CONNECTS ESCAPE.
A dispatch from Goldsboro, received
late last night. says:
Seven county cOnvctS escaped last
night from the guard house at FIRE.
mont, demolishing the building.