The evening Republican., 1902-09-23
CONSPIRACY CASES
SUDDENLY DROPPED,
Montyaloo A. Cole An Important Wit
ness Against Sheriff Mcdaniel,
Mayor Boyd and Two Ex-War-
dens Failed to Appear.


ander B. Cooper and John H. Rod
ney.
The jury in tho case OF Jesse X.
Jones. charged with criminal NAL
practice, failed 10 reach an agree
mcnL during the afternoon and re.
ma!ned out al night.
Walter II. Hayes was granted an
extension until Thursday in bringing
in returns in the case Of Ii. Content
& Company VS.. j. Edward Addicks.
At 525 O'clock the jury in the
case OF Care Brown. colorcd, accused
Of stealing clothes. the property OF
Frank Dennis came into the court
room with a verdict Of not guilty.
A new jury was empane!ed ana
sworn for the purpose Of tryin g the
case Of william Eoygs William ear.
nest, Edward Blackburn, George
Ryan, Edward llu,s, Clarence IIuss
and William Gross, charged with
breaking into the Wilmington The.
alre. l.. Irving Handy and John w.
Brady represented the defendants,
and Deputy Attomcy-Gcneral Rob.
crt Richards conducted the prosecu-
tiOn. The case against RYAN aud
Cross was "o1'e pressed owing to
their tender ages.
After The testimony was heard the
the court took a recess until 10
O'Clock this morning
The case against William Boggs,
William Ernest Edward Blackburn.
Edward IiusS and Clarance Huss
charged with breaking into the
Academy Of Music was resumed in
the Court of General Sessions this
morning. All the testimony in the
case was heard yesterday afternoon.
After Court was commenced,
Attorney-General Ward on behalf
of the state, made his prayers
in which he asked til" court to
charge the jury to bring in avrrlirt
of gnilty i'll the ease of William
Bprgs as he had admitted on oath
that he was guilty The boys were
represented by l.. |. Handyand John
W. Brady. Each side was given half
au hour to address the jury.
The charge IN the ca q Of the five
boys charged with breaking into the
Academy Of Music wa, made by CHief
Justice Lore After being Out for
about Aalf an hour the jury returned
with verdict of guilty, uul owing
20 their tender ayes recon n1nlel
them to the mercy Ut the court. Mr..
Handy made an application to the
court that the Buys be prObate1.
The judges with Attorney General
Ward and Mr. Hlulg re'Ir2l to the
courts private par!Or to confer on
the matter, 1t was announced af.
ter the conference that the boys
would be problteJ, AMI commended
tC the care Of their parenls
Samue! II. AdIms application tor
the release Ut Frank Hyrns, who bus
been in the county wolkhouse since
the MA? term for the non support OF
his wl, and child. Burhs at the
May term Vas plt under a 500 bend,
and being unable to furnish the bond
was sent TO the wOrkhouse. The ap.
plicatlpn IS said to have been male
at the request Of his wife.
After icing out for twenty-five
hours the jury i'll the case Of Jesse
Jones, charged with abortion return
ed to the court at II o'clock and
stated they were unable 10 agree.
Chief Justice Lore. asked th,
Jurors how many thought they could
agree II sent out again anl every
Juror said they would be unable to
agree. The jury WAS then dis
charged, The case however will
be tried BY another jury atthis term
1t is understood that there was no
change whatever in the vote Of the
jury during the entire time it was
out
When the jury first went ont
eleven We're for conviction and one
for arIultal and 1t remained that
way until discharged by Chief jus
ticr Lore.
bIllitIl \, w IlktT NDUilStl IbI flID
M;taS~iu indicted for rape made an
appllratiOn that III" prisoner be re
leased ON bail on the ground that
thtr" is no oyer rand Terminal Court
at this term and therefore the case
can not hc tried until the November
term The court announced that
argument would be heard on Satur-
day morning.
Irwin King, col0rel. was placed
on trial On the charge Of assaul,lng
Alfred Smith at Newport on the
night Of August 30th.
The prisoner was represented by
Daniel q. Hastings. Til" jury rcni.
cred Il verdict Of not guilty."
j., Tn" prisoner was held however,
as their still remains a charge Of
riot against him.
Thomas Ili2ley was granted nat
uIaliZatiOn papers.