The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-29
HICKS GOES TO SAIL.
Unable to Furnish the Five Hundred Dollars
Bond Required


Durham, N. c., June 28.-J r. Hicks,
the travelling man, who was arrested
here on the charge of obtaining money
under false pretense, was tried before
Mayor M. f. McCown today. and bound
over to the Superior Court under a bond
of $500. He was unable to give bond,
and went to Jail. T. II. Scoggins testi-
fed that Hicks called on him on the
10Th Of May, and wanted an order from
him. He had previously sold him a lot
of wines, that time representing the
Italian Swiss Colony, of New York and
San Francisco. Mr.. Scoggins was sup
piled and did not purchase on the &C.
casion of the latter visit. On the goth
of May Hicks went to Scoggins and told
him that he had some of his children
with him and desired to purchase some
clothing for them at the Sneed- Mark
ham Pearson Company's. Mr.. Seoggins
did not have the money to spare just
then, but endorsed a draft for Hicks on
Jashua Lockwood, of Keystone, w. Va,
and on this endorsement the firm let
Hicks have the clothing. Mr.. Scoggins
was told by Hicks that he was still with
the Italian-Swiss Colony, and on the
strength of that, Mr.. $ ggns scotched
for him. The draft JuIne back from
West Virginia and Mr.. Scoggins had it
to pay. Reports of similar transactions
on the part of Hicks are coming in from
various places. A message from A. C..
Zollicoffer, Il prominent attorney of Well
don, gives the names of a number Of
persons that have been swindled by
Hicks. Mr.. Zollcoffer stated that a
longer list would follow.
The Dutchvlle union meeting con-
vered this morning at Ross Primitive
Baptist church, three miles cast OF Dur
ham. Elder G. b. Powell preached the
Introductory sermon. Elder w. \. Simp-
kins, who is attending the meeting,
preached at the residence of j. j. Hall,
il East Durham tonight. Elder p. W..
Willard, of High Point, is to preach in
the Primitive Baptist church in this
city tomorrow night. The crowd in
attendance tomorrow will be very large.
as numbers from Durham will be present
DR. J. c. Kilgo is to preach at Asbury
Park, n. j., tomorrow. The sermon
will be one of the series previous to the
dedication of DR.. Waddletons new
church. Bishop Malieu is TO preach the
dcdicatory sermon on Sunday, July 9Th.
J. S. Burch, of the Burch- German Co.,
has returned from a trip through
Orange. Person. Caswcll and Durham
counties. He says there is no cause for
farmers in the sections that he visited
grumblng, for he never saw pretticr
crops in his life than at this season.
Mrs. Lucy a. Cuninggim of Green's
boro, will address the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of Main Street church
Sunday afternoon at 1870 o'clock. she
will speak on foreign missionary work.
The funeral services of Mrs. Henrietta
Bridgers, who died at her home in East
Durham Friday of pneumonia, were held
from her residence this afternoon at l
burying ground.
Christian and Wcather's excursion re-
turned from Norfolk last night about II
o'clock. About thirty miles this side of
Norfolk an accident to the engine caused
a delay, and further on the train ran
into a handcar. causing still longer
delay.
The Durham baseball team will start
in on the last half of the season greatly
strengthened. Four new players will be
added Monday. Just who of the present
team will be released is not known
Mayor NJ f. McCown and Chief of PO-
lice j. A. Woodall. are both back at
has been spending awhile at Chase City,
Va, and the latter has been on a short
pleasure trip to Norfolk.