The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08
THE SUPERIOR COURT
JOHN \. POTTER TRIED FOR SHOOTING
POLICEMAN CHADWICK.
He Pleaded entity and Was SentencedI
to a Term OF Twelve Months-JohnI
Wallace Wants to Submit to Murder
I'm the Second Desree-H. Hauser toI
be Tried Today

Pursuant to recess on Monday even
ing the superior court met yesterday
at 10 q. m, his honor Judge Oliver H
Allen presiding and Solicitor Rodolph
Duffy prosecuting
During the days session principal
case disposed of was that OF the state
against John r. Potter, a white man,
charged with assault and battery with
a deadly weapon, the defendant hav-
ing on the Goth Of September last re-
sisted and shot policeman E. R. Chad
wick in the southern part of the city.
Potter pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to II months in the state penl-
tertiary and assigned to the county
commissioners to be worked on the pub
lie roads of New Hanover COUNTY. He
also pleaded guilty of carrying a con-
cealed deadly weapon n judgment
was suspended as to that charge. Pot
ter also submitted on another charge
Of assault and battery with a deadly
i'm the head with a brick. For the lat
ter offence he was sentenced TO 80 days
ON the roads. the term to begin at the
eADlIdlISlI ia 1llo
The court disposed of other cases
Yesterday as follows:
William Brown, cOlored, assault with
a deadly Weapon, verdict of guilty OF
simple assault. Sentenced to 80 lays
on the public roads.
Moses King. colored, larceny, OF
whiskey, verdict of guilty with recon-
mendation to the mercy of the court.
Sentenced to four months in the peni-
l. .-I nrc;rnn1 70 thn nnIInfU
commissioners to be worked on he
public roads,.
William Brown, colored, assault and
battery with a deadly weapon, verdict
o guilty.
William Brown, colored, assault and
battery nth a deadly weapOn, verdict
of simple assault. Judgment Suspended.
Mr.. Martin, colored, carrying con-
cealad Weapon, defendant submitted
and was sentenced to 80 days on the
public roads.
William Ferguson, colored. assault
with a deadly weapon, verdict guilty.
Sentenced to 60 days on the public
roads.
Jim Ford, assault with a deadly
weapon, verdict guilty. Sentenced tol
60 days on the county roads, to be dis
charged upon payment of the costs.
Bert Green, colored, assault with al
deadly weapon, verdict guilty. SEM
fenced to so days on the public roads.
Lawrence Crawford, colored, larceny
of chickens, verdict guilty.
The court at $50 p. m. o a recessl
till this morning at $50 o'clock.
The case against H. Hause1, charged
with setting fire to his store, was set
for today. State fire commissioner J.l
r. Young, Of Raleigh, arrived here last
night to be present at the trial.
Owing to the fact that this is only
a weeks session of the court and theI
docket is crowded, 1t is not believed
that the court will have time to try theI
case against John Wallace, colored,I
charged with the murder of William
Dudley, colored. The counsel Of Wall
lace, Messrs. John H. Gore and Robert
Ruark, have proposed to Solicitor
Duffy to allow Wallace to plead guilty.
to murder in the second degree. ThereI
is some strong evidence against Wall
lace but it is difficult to get at the wit
nesses, as one of them is interested inI
shielding the accused. The SOLICITOR
has under consideration whether to ac-I
cept the plea offered by Wallace's cOun-|
Sci or to go into a trial with the hopeI
of convicting the accused of murder inI
the first degree. He will carefully con
slider the chances of conviction beforet
he comes to a conclusion about theI
matter, as he desires to do his full dutyi
and if possible satisfy public sentiment
the matter. |