The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-23
THE MARTIN EMBEZZLEMENT
Investigating Committee to Report To-
day-"Drummers'' and "PeddIers''
Distinguished by Attorney General.
Messenger
Raleigh, n. c., April Is. 1891.

NNiS ~ ~ <ApIl To- 1871
The Legislative committee Investigate
ing h institution books in the state
treasury will tomorrow make a verbal
report to the governor, in which it will
say that while Martin stole from five
institutions at Raleigh he refunded his
stealings to all save the penitentiary,
and that the thefts of penitentiary
funds aggregate s17.773. His first theft
was in October. 1896. His largest was
S2,1O0 in November 1899. He once
changed the books to the amour OF
$4,000, but this was to cover several
thefts. The chairman of the commit
tee says Martin appears to have told
the truth as to the character of his
stealings. Martin really did not know
the real amount He liz at first So, 800,
but that was merely because that sum
was suggested by the ~penitentiary au-
thorities as their loss.
Captain S. A. Ashe is appointed chief
marshal of the confederate memorial
day exercises here May 10th. The adj
dress will be delivered, by Major Ora
ham Dawes, of New Bern. On the
ming of May 10th the veterans Of
the soldiers home will be decorated
with crosses of honor by the Daughters
of the Confederacy, the ceremony TAX
inc place at the home.
Richard H. Battle, of Raleigh, will
deliver the annual address before the
law class of the state university May
It'll.
Many persons left here today for
WinSton-Salem to attend the grand
educational conference, which is by far
the most notable gathering ever known
in this state. Among those who wenC
were Governor Aycock, General Toon,
Auditor Dixon. DR.. George 7. Winston,
DR.. Charles F. Meserve, Professor w.
L. Poteat, Rev. DR.. Pittinger, Josephus
Daniels, Professor Kestler and j. G.
Coddell.
The attorney general today gave ali
opinion to the state treasurer regard
ing the taxing of drummerS; in other
words. whether they are peddlers. He
holds that they are not ~peddlers unless
they sell the identical goods they
show.
Governor Aycock tells me one Of the
great needs in this state is school
houses of such a type as to arouse local
pride. He said: IF l had a million
dollars l could spend it p~rofitably for
this purpose" He has public educa-
ton. h education of all the people,
deep at nedTI, money Is neeueu, not
only for the pay of teachers but for
better school houses.
Up to this date there have been 81
bankruptcy cases filed here, and Off
Gals say this is rather more than half
the whole number filed in the eastern
district. 1t is not a fourth the number
originally expected.
The san Jose scale is spreading il
the state. Apple trees utterly destroy
ed by it were received today from Ala
nance county the state entomologist
sending them. The scale is now in d
number of sections. The ignorance and
apathy of the general public Is the
great obstacle to success in stamping
it out.
\ convict arrived at the penitentiary
today from Pitt county, to serve thirty
years for burglary.
1t is frankly stated by n of the
leading members of the executive COM
mittee of the Auditorium Company
here that the auditorium will never be
built until the site chosen is changed,
as it is Objectionable to most OF the
subscribers and certainly so to the gem
eral public.
Negroes are already leaving here for
the north. One of those Interested in
| the movement was asked abou 1t to-
day and replied: THE movement VIII
be even larger than it was last year.
when you know yer 800 left Raleigh.
| The movement is of domestic servant
| mainly. They are in great request
| that is good ones. OF those who lett
last year only about o~ne-fourth re-
turned.