The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-21

Lyon, Of Elizabethtown, was in attend
ance.
The attorneys in attendance were
hessrs. Marsden Bellanly. Herbert Nc
Clammy, E. K. Bryan. Robert Ruark.
John H. Gore. A. j. Marshall, 3. G.
Empie, and George L. Peschau, of Will
mington; Colonel John D. Kerr. Of Clin-
ton, and Messrs. f. d. Guthrie. F.. II.
Cranmer. and r. w. Davis. of South
port.
Judge Robinson delivered an able and
spicy charge to the grand jury, n 81
cases on the criminal dccket were dis
posed OF up TO yesterday. Som of the
cases were tried but most of them were
submissions.
A white man named Williamson alias
Eance, was tried and convicted OF
STEALING an ox and was sentenced to
three years in the ~penitentiary. He
lad no lawyer.
Frank Age, a negro, who about two
months ago, robbed DR.. Henry in
Brunswick county. about IL miles from
Wilmington, was convicted and SEN
fenced to h ~penitentIary for 5 years.
DR.. Henry had closed I'D his store one
night and vas about to start home with
his keys in one hand. a lantern in the
other and a small o containing So to
81 under his arm. The negro stepped
III to him and pretended to want DR..
Henry to go back into the store to get
some meat. AS DIR. Henri started to
unlock the door. the negro seized the
box of money and in the struggle he
threw that gentleman down and made
off with the box and Its contents. The
prisoner was ably defended by Robert
Ruark. Esq. put the negro was posi-
lively identified by DR.. Henry and his
daughter and there was no escape for
him. He was sentenced to 3 wears in
the p~enitentiary.
j. l.. Hewett. a young white a
was convicted of selling liquor without
license and was sentenced to five
months labor on the public roads OF
New Hanover county.
Williamson alias Nance and Frank
Age were tried Monday afternoon, and
r. JULIE puL bdth Ia I'LL AHOJ oNNN0
outrageously that afternoon and Mon
day night, cursing the tailor, using very
obscene language. knocking out win
dow Danes and breaking uD things
within their reach. They used very oh
scene language to ladies passing along
the streets. yelling at them through the
grated windows of the Jail and swear
n~o;nct ayarUhnIv whn
was a witness or had ANYTHING to do
with their conviction. The white man
originated the deviltry n found the
negro a willing tool. Among other
things said by the white man was that
he hoped Judge Robinson would wake
I'D in hell before his term expires. Dur
ing their incarceration these two GRIM
inals have tried several times to break
out. and in view of their outrageous
conduct after being sentenced. Judge
Robinson a them brought n court
again yesterday and increased their
sentences. He reproved them in vigor-
Gus terms and changed their sentences
to Z years each. i ME
The grand jury came into court in a
body and returned a true bill against
Louis Myers. colored. charged with
murder. in setting fire to n burning a
colored woman to death at Phoenix a
few weeks ago. He was represented bV
Messrs. Marsden Bellamy and Herbert
McClammv who made a motion to have
the case removed to New Hanover
q. county, submitting an affidavit that
owing to prejudice the prisoner could
not get a fair trial in Brunswick coun-
ty. Solicitor Lyon opposed the motion
and Judge Robinson refused to remove
the case. 1t was continued to the Sep
tember term
The civil docket was called yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock. Robert Ruark.
of counsel for the plaintiffs in the Green
swamp case of the New jersey Land
and Lumber Company VS.. r. w. Glib
son, Hall & Pearsall n others. made
a motion to remove the case to some
other county on the ground that there
are so many parties at interest residing
in the county and prejudice is so strong
that a fair and impartial trial cannot
be a in the county. Messrs. RuarE
and E. X. Bryan spoke in favor If the
motion, and it was opposed by Colonel
John D. Kerr and John II. Gore repre-
senting the defendants. Judge Robin,
~son allowed the motion and removed
the case to ePnder county.
In the case OF Holden VS.. Holden, fol
partition, there was a'lively contest be
tween Robert Ruark and John II. Gore
but the case was continued to the mex
term.
All other cases were also continued
including another suit by Francis Nj
Moore VS.. the Navassa a Compan
for 81, 600 damages to his rice crop IL
1900 on account of fumes from the acl'
plant of the factory. This case wa
continued pending the outcome OF tn,
former suit now in the supreme court
The Guano Company appealed agalhs
a verdict of IS, $50 awarded to Mr.. Moor
for damage to his 1899 crop.
Practically Starving.