The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-13
HIS WOUNDS FATAL
The Negro Shot at kinston
Cannot Recover.
Edward Applewhite Goes 10 the Penitentiary
For Three Years. Maggie Thompson
Wanted For Burglary
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Goldsboro N. C.. September I2.-Yes-
terday and today the attention OF tue
court has been centered in the actloh OIL
the State VS.. .Pearsall and Matzno, the
shovel, nitchfork and nose-biting affair
mentioned some days ago. me outcome
is mistrial and the matter comes up
for re-hearing at the next term Oh
court. And the action of the state VS..
Jacob Hittleman. on charge
of selling whiskey to minor.
Defendant Hittleman made most IN
teresting witness, and try as he would
Solicitor Almistead Jones failed to rat
tie him. Hittleman was represented by
Allen and Dortch and Col Isaac r.
Dortch. The jury rendered verdict OF
not guilty after deliberation of fif-
teen minutes.
In the action of the State VS.. Edward
Applewhite, the young negro who was
found some few months ago in the home
of Mr.. Ed. Sauls, of near Eureka, q
somewhat sensational report being sent
out at the time an agreement was
reached by attorneys and the negro
given a three year torn in tlc D-ni-
tertiary.
Information just received from Kin
ston is that the negro porter, Dave
Mitchell who was shot at +rinston on
Sunday night, is wccsc AID ca.-.,o1 re-
cover.
j. d. Aaron of Mt. Olive, IS to.ay
entertaining number of his friends at
"OwPs Nest Retreat in spread OF
barbecue
Maggie Thompson, the negro woman
who has Just escaped tho pen in male
attire, is none other than Goldsboro S
Alice Coglel who is wanted here on
several charges, among them one fol-
burglarizing the home of Mr.. Henry
Lee, the night after she escaped from
the county jail house dressed as man
Prof. l.. p. Giddens and wife. after q
pleasant visit to the family of Mr.. l.
d. Gibbons, left for Greensboro, Ala.
their home today.
Odd Fellows of this city will on Tues
day evening next, at the Home, enter
tain the inmates in a sumptuous way
The lodges of Fremont and Mt. Olive
have been invited to participate in the
festivities and will no doubt be there
All Odd Fellows in the city, their wives
and families are expected to be present
The splendid home of Mr.. j. S. West
brook, described some weeks ago In
my communication from Faison, has
been bought, the snug sum of $4,000 be-
ing the purchase price. Mr.. Westbrool
will remove to his farm at Wallace
where he is having erected modern
home. This property about twenty
years ago cost perhaps not exceeding
$1,000. Since then Mr.. Westbrook has
reared a large family, giving them
/, splendid educational advantages, i'm.
proved the property to it's present value
and purchased several other desirable
tracts. All the while the liberality OF
Mr.. Westbrook and his excellent wife
to the church and to charity that has
been remarkable, yet they so gave their
right hand knew not what the left hand
had done.
There is to the northwest of Faisor
natural park of great beauty, the
property of Col. i. r. Faison, which il
is hoped will some day be given the ar
tistic touch of the landscape gardner.
Prof. II. " Wilson. of the Univer-
sity, who was at Beaufort all summer
passed through returning today.