The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-05
THE MAYORS COURT
Only Three Cases Were Tried
Yesterday.
The Mayors Seance SHINY Attended. frances
Shackleford Thinks Herself in Danger;
Wants Police Protection.

Fourth of July delinquents were not
so plentiful in the Mayors court yes
terday as is commonly the case on
the Fourth. Only three cases were
tried during the day.
Mayor Powell's little seance opened
up with a case against Albert Blake
and G. w. Stevens, for disorderly con-
duct The evidence was to the effect
that the two had got into a dispute
over business transaction, and that
in the alteration ''cuss words" were
used by Blake. Three witnesses testi-
fed to this fact
Blake exclaimed: II amt swore or
cussed in eighteen years"
But Mr.. Blake's thoughts were not
of himself, his soul was filled with
pity for the poor witnesses and he
cried: "Jesus said no man who swore
false against his neighbors could en-
ter the kingdom of heaven, and [ am
certainly sorry for these witnesses who
said l cussed."
Mayor Powell then fined both Blake
and Stevens 1925, which they arrang-
ed to pay.
The next case was against d. w.
Grady. 1t was caused by domestic
infelicty. and the kind services of a
police officer had been required to
bring about anything like harmony in
the Grady household. Grady was fin
ed 1928.
The matinee closed with a hearing
from Tom Mitchiner, who was drunk
in the market. He was fined $4.25.
Yesterday afternoon a negro woman
came in the Mayors office and asked
for Mayor Powell. On being told that
he was not in. she turned to Chief
Mullins and said: BOSS, | don't know
what to do. Use a lone woman and
by myself. / don't want to bother
nobody. But somebody jest won't let
me alone. Somebody has been trying
to break in my house for the past
three weeks"
Il don't see what we can do more
than has been DONE" said the chief.
1--WE have set watch for your house.
Policemen pass there at any time of
night and are instructed to keep a
sharp lookout, but they haven't been
able to find anybody, or see anything
suspicious"
The woman insisted she was in dan
ger. Boss" said she, Il don't want
to be killed just because somebody
makes me out a liar. Somebody has
tried to break in my house three times
in the last three weeks. | haven't had
any sleep hardly in all that time. l.
am afraid to sleep at night, and
haven't time to sleep in the day time"
''Who do you think wants to hurt
you?" asked the chief.
''Who but my own husband, Charles
''Shacklefoot," replied the woman
lie said before he left that he wanted
to see me two minutes and/he would
be willing to give himself Fup to the
sheriff.
"Your husband hasn't been here for
seven years." said Chief.
''Yes he has she said. Gle has
tried to get into my house and kill
me. And | don't see why he ought
to want to kill me. OF course, when
he was here he used to cuff me about
some. but | always had him up in the
Mayors court and he paid for it, and
that was iust<a matter tween me and
him.
She left still insisting that she was
in danger from her husband.
Charles Shackleford is a negro who
killed another negro and fled the
country about seven years ago. For
some time past this woman has insist
ed that her husband was back and
wanted to kill her. She evidently be-
lieves what she says.
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