The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-03
THE SUPERIOR COURT
The BURGLARY CASES AGAIN BEFORE
THE GRAND JURY.
True Bill rs To J. 4. Tyner-Hec-
tor Mclaughlin Held and VIII 10
Tried for HIS Life-Other Cases Dr.
posed Of-Tne Grand Jury Makes It's
Report and Court Adtourns

Report and Court Adiourns
Pursuant to adjournment on Friday
evening the superior court met yester-
day morning at $50 a. m. His Honor
Judge Oliver II. Allen presiding.
]. H Waters. colored. was tried for
assault with = deadly Weapon and q
verdict for simple assault was render
ed. he was sentenced to 30 days on the
public roads A verdict Of not guilty
was rendered as TO the same defendant
ON a charge OF carrying q concealed
deadly weapon.
In the case OF fase p~retense against
Henry Green. colored. the defendant
failed to appear and he and his bonds
men. the Hon. John D.. Bellamy were
called out as having forfeited his bond-
Henry Pudrie. coiored. vas tried for
assault with a deadly weapon and q
verdict OF simple assault was rendered.
Judgment was suspended on payment
Of the costs. defendant being allowed
TO go on a bond OF IS till the e term.
The grand jury came In and reported
as TO the indictment OF j. E Tyner
and Hector Mclaughlin, two young
white men charged with burglary for
entering n robbing the room OF Mr.
Henry Litgen one night In October.
Not a true bill' was returned as to
Tyner and q true bill" as TO McIaugh-
lin. At the previous term the grand
jury returned a true bill'' against both
but the point was raised that the
grand jury Of that term was Illegal. the
point being raised that one OF its mem
bers had n suit pending and at issue
in court This being the cas- Solicitor
Duffy sent the bill before this grand
Jury. with the result as above Men
toned. Tyner was at dinner In his cell
when he was informed that he could
go free. He was so surprised aud re-
joiced that he jumped up and left with
out finishing his meal. Mclaughlin
was held in jail without bail ana will
be tried for his life at the next term.
He was one of the ember OF COM
pany X, Wilmington Light Infantry
which went into the volunteer service
of the United States In the war with
| Spain in 1898. He will be defended by
r. G. Grady, Esq, and c. ID. Weeks.
Esq. by appointment OF the court.
Martha Clark. the negro woman who
stole jewelry from Mr.. william KONG
was tried and convicted. She was oen-
fenced to four months Imprisonment in
jail. with leave to the county commits
sioners to hire her out
Thomas Groom, who had been recog-
nized for the costs under conviction OF
assault with a deadly weapon. failed to
appear and forfeited his recognizance-
Oscar Mills. a young white man was
convicted of forgery in two cases, and
was sentenced to four months impris-
oninent in Jail for each offence.
A mol pros was entered as to Joe Lee
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon
The grand jury having finished UP
l ifS work for the farm cthn,iffaI the
following report and was discharged:
Wilmington. n. c.. November 30.
To the Hon. O. H. Allen, Judge Supe-
rior Court:
We. your grand jury. have endeavor-
ed to carry out your Instructions. On
account of the recent term held, have
had little business before us. and many
Of these cases of a very trivial nature.
We feel that these should be settled
in the magistrate courts, without prose-
cution and so much cost to the county
We have had twenty bill OF inilct-
ment presented to us. seventeen of
which we found TO be true n three
not true bills.
We wish TO a your Honor for
kindness and courtesy shown, for i'm
Partially in presiding and dispatch OF
business.
We visited the jail which we found
to be we'll kept, clean and well heated.
We find that there is no provision
made for the care of the unfortunate
insane. and as the state institutions
are SO crowded, that often IL IL neces-
sary to confine them here for months.
before admission can be had, we feel
that duty and humanity demands that
we make provision for their care. while
so detained. From experience a In the
last few months we learn hat these
unfortunates AVE inflicted much injury
on themselves on account of improper
facilities for their care. a pitiful exam
pie of this having been presented to US
in the case of Wiley Flowers. whom we
ound in Jail. We are informed that
there have been three similar cases in
the last six months. We recommend
that two padded cells be built at the
Jail for the care OF detained insane.
Respectfully submitted.
NJ. NJ. PARKER.
/ Foreman.
i The petit jurors were discharged IT
3:15 p. IN. and after disposing Of severnI
trivial matters. the court finished up
it's business and adjourned.
Judge Allen and Solicitor Duffy will
leave today for Kenansville. wnere the
superior court of Duplin councv will
convene tomorrow.