The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-08
SMUGGLEO IN ARMS.
The Prisoners at Greensboro
Aroused Suspicious
An Attempt That Might OTHERWISE Have Re-
suited in Bloodshed, The Worth Case.
A Cunning Thief.
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Greensboro, N. c., July IA drummer
here Saturday, representing a Richmond
house. took a nap in the afternoon, and
sent his pants by the hall boy to be
pressed and cleaned. He thought he
took everything out of the pockets, but
he didn't for he never could find his
wallet, which had more than forty dol
lars in it, Enquiry at the tailors and
of the boy failed to show any signs of
the lost article 1t was learned that Il
workman at Cartland's tailor shop saw
the hall boy Saturday with a pair of
pants, and as he turned the corner,
something dropped out of the pocket,
and he called the boys attention to it.
without noticing what it was The boy
picked it up and put it in his pocket. In
spite of this no tangible evidence could
be found against the boy. Last night
Chief Scott, who was anxious to get the
matter straight before the drummer left
this morning, arrested the negro and
searched him. Nothing was found. He
made him strip, and some suspicious
wiggling the negro did with his pants az
he pulled them off caused the lynx eyed
officer to search closely, with the result
that he found the drummers wallet PIN
ned closely to the inside of the pants,
Just above the stocking rim. Twenty dol
lars was gone. but two ten dollar bills
remained, one of the bills and the wallet
being easily identified by the drummer.
The chief will have that other twenty
dollars before night, it may be we'll
banked on. The thief is in Jail.
Messrs B. F. Long, James H. Pou
and other attorneys for the defendants,
made motion this morning before
United States District Judge Boyd for
judgment in their favor in accordance
with the mandate of the Supreme Court
of the United States in the case of the
receivership of the Worth Manufacturing
Company, decided in favor of the Manu-
featuring Company sometime ago.
The motion is resisted by Col. Staples,
ono of the attorneys for the Bingham
heirs who brought the suit and his
grounds for delay in passing judgment,
is to give the plaintiffs time to lodge
a motion for a certiorari, and let it be
heard, in the original clause, so That IN
appeal can be taken from the Circuit
courts decision. The motion for judg-
ment will be heard by Judge Boyd to-
morrow at II o'clock.
Col. Bingham, of Louisville; Mr.. Hal
Worth, president of the Worth Manufac-
turing Company, and a great many other
stockholders went up to Worthwhile,
where meeting is being held today to
arrange the transfer of the properties
from the receiver back to the Worth
Manufacturing Company. 1t is probable
that this meeting will be adjourned over
to Greensboro and held here tomorrow
after Judge Boyd renders his decision in
the motion to be heard at IL o'clock.
There came near being a wholesale Jail
breaking with probable murder yesterday
evening. The inmates complained that
they wanted an extra supply of ice, and
told the jailor that they would pay for
it if he would send after. and let them
have it, He accommodated them, but
when the ice was brought, instead of
opening the cell door, he gave the ice
through the grating slot. He had his
suspicious. This morning an examination
was made of the cells, and in them were
found weapons of every description cx-
cept cannon. Even beer bottles had
been filled with water and tightly sealed
to prevent their breaking when welded
as bludgeons.
There were several knives, pistols, old
iron bars and other articles of war fare