The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
THE SUPERIOR COURT
1T CONVENED YESTERDAY TO TRY
CRIMINAL CASES.
Bert Green Gets q Term of Twelve
Months-Seyeral. Convfcts Sentence
ed to thu Roads-True Bill For
Murder-Hcctor MCLAUGHLIN to be
Tried For His Life Today.

The superior court Of New Hanover
county convened yesterday AT IN d. IN.
His Honor Judge E. w. Timberlake, Of
Louisburg, presiding. 1t will be a two
weeks term for the trial of criminal
causes. Solicitor Rcdolph Duffy is
prosecuting and the officers of the court
in attendance are Sheriff F. H. Sted-
man and Colonel John D. Taylor, clerk.
The following were drawn and en-
~pannelled as the grand jury for the
term: Alex n. Hall, NJ. w. Lockhart,
Sam Bordeaux, r. r. Stone, John B.
King. w. A Spencer. w. H.. Borden,
John S. Piver. j. P. Walton, G.. w. Britt.
C. H. Dollar, John T. Smith. r. T. Pick
EFT, w. A. MCGOWAN, Luther c. Sutton,
]. G. Stewart. 7. K. Curtis and E. n.
Edens.
A. NJ. Hall was appointed foreman of
the grand jury, and Charles NJ. Harris
as officer of the same.
The court ordered a special venire of
100 men for the trial of Hector Nc
Lauchlin, the young white man who is
TO be tried for his life on an indio06ent
for burglary in entering the room or
Mr.. Henry Litgen in October last. The
case was set for this morning. c.. D.
Weeks Esq, an6 r. G.. Grady, Esq,
will defend the accused man by ap-
pointment of the court.
During yesterday the court disposed
of cases as follows:
Katie Brooks, perjury, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to one year in the
county Jail, with leave to the county
commissioners to hire her out.
Jeff Baldwin. colored, larceny, mol
pressed with leave.
Tom Rouse, assault and battery with
a deadly weapon. verdict guilty; twelve
months on the county loads.
Mary Jane Albert, coiored, larceny,
verdict guilty, foul months On the
county roads. On an other indictment
for larceny Judgment was suspended.
Benny Richards assault with a dead
ly weapon, verdict guilty. sentenced to
six months on the county roads. On a
charge of carrying a concealed weapon
judgment was suspended.
William Holly. Frank Andrews and
Benjamin Jones, gambling, verdict
guilty, sentence reserved.
Samuel Blossom, allowing stock to
run at large. verdict guilty. defendant
excepted.
John Winders, allowing stock to run
at large, verdict guilty. defendant ex-
cepted.
E.. F. Kitson, charged with violating
city OTul1dICG, VeTulCl HOl guilty. luG
ordinance not having been passed in a
regular n
Daniel Washington, colored, larceny,
pleaded guilty, sentenced to 4 months
on the county roads.
Amanda colored. indecent
exposure, verdict guilty, sentenced to
4 months on the county roads,, not to
be worked in any group or in a chain
gang.
ToI- TJ,,,-f ~ IL Dh;1Dot 10f,E~
business as Stevedores without license
Hurst was discharged and as to Phil
pot judgment was suspended on pay
ment of the costs.
c. w. %Sandersen, doing business as
a stevedore without license, verdict
guilty, judgment suspended.
Charles Harrington, resisting an Of
ficer in the discharge of his duty, YER
dict guilty, sentenced to s months on
the roads. Inc verdict of guilty was
rendered against the same defendant
for assault with a deadly weapon and
he was sentenced to 4 months on the
county roads, to be served at the exp1-
ration of the first sentence.
Levy Lane, assault and battery with
4 deadly a verdict guilty, sem
fenced to 6 months On the county roads.
Judgment was suspended in another
case.
Bert Green, colored, charged with
forcible trespass, pleaded guilty and
sentenced to II months on the county
roads.
Walter Silvey. white, forcible tress-
pass, called and failed. bono of $3.50 to
be forfeited unless defendant appears
in court with a reasonable xcu
The grand jury came into court and
returned a true bill against Grattan
| Pearce, colored. charged with the muir
der of Tom King.