The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19

hanover COUnyt NET yesterday at 9.0O
a. m. His Honor Judge Bryan pre-
siding.
Messrs. w. II. Northrop, Jr., and
Robert II. NorthIop, against whom
John H. Gore, Esq, TOOK out a bench
warrant for their assaults on him last
Monday at Front and Princess streets,
were in court with their counsel, Mars
den Bellamy, ESD, ana ~ex-Judge E. K.
Bryan. After several unimportant
matter has been disposed of, Mr..
Bellamy arose anG addressing the court
aid that waving no right but denying
all the allegations in the warrant ex-
cept as to the matter of simple assault,
he desired to waive examination for
his clients. He wanted to say in this
connection that MS clients courted a
full and thorough examination into
their motives and acts in assaulting
Mr.. Gore.
Mr.. Gore sat by Solicitor Rodolph
Duffy and y. 4. Mclean, Esq, of
IumbertOn, who got here Wednesday
afternoon in response to Il telegram
from Mr.. Gore asking him to come here
10 appear for him in this matter. He
wished to know If The defendants would
be ready for trial at his term. He
understood that The court had finished
all its business except his matter, and
it was not the purpose to detain the
court unless the defendants were ready
for trial. He stated hat the grand
jury was out considering the bill of in
dictment against The Messrs. Northrop
and it would probably take them some
time to report their finding.
Mr.. Bethany replied hat it depended
On whether the witnesses could be had
whether his clients would be ready for
trial at this term. The matter had Just
been SPRUNG and the difficulty of sum-
moning the witnesses might place mat
ters in such shape that they could not
go to trial.
udg Bryan then that the
case would be continued to the next
term of the court, until which time the
defendants would be required to give
bond for their appearance. He asked
what bond the prosecution deemed nee
eSSary.
Mr.. Mclean answered that the de-
PENDANTS ought 10 give a bond of 5000
each.
Mr.. Bellamy replied that there was
no objection to giving bond, that they
could give Il bond of $500 or $1,000 if
necessary, but ne did not want them
TO be put TO the OF giving
$1,000 ~AAN NAASAA AACOAN NAiC - l4lb
jury find a true bill, be put to the an
noyance of arrest and giving another
bond.
Solicitor Duffy said that no addition
al bond would be required should the
grand jury find d true bill.
Mr.. Mclean than said if there was no
objection the bonds would be mad
$500.
THAT will be perfectly satisfactory
said Mr.. Bethany. The defendants then
CAV bond in the Sum of $500 each for
their appearance at the term of the
court which November Srd.
Messrs- Marsden and ohm D. Bellamy
are the SuretieS.
The defendants were then discharged
and after they had gone the grand
jury returned true bills on the indict-
ments for assault and battery and con
Spiracy TO commit assault.
OTHER MATTERS.
The jury which remained out all night
in the case of Bill Moore, colored,
charged with stealing a sack of flour
from the Atlantic Coast Line freight
warehouse, came into court and returned
a verdict of guilty with recommended
ton to mercy. He was sentenced to
serve six months on the public roads.
John Grady, colored. convicted of as
Sau1t with a deadly weapon, was SEN
fenced to serve 60 days on the public
roads at the expiration of a term which
he is now serving
THE GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
The grand july having finished it's
business 70 rthe term, made its report
and was discharged. The court ad-
journed sine die b noon.
To the Honorable Judge Henry E.
Bryan, of the Superior COurt of New
Hanover County. Wilmington, n. G.
Honorable Sir. The term of the Su-
perior Court ending August, 1902, the
grand jury selected performed the
duties imposed upOn them, beg to sub
nit the following reports:
There has been presented to us "a In
dictments and we have found % true
bills and two bills not true.
We lave beea considerably delayed
in u work by Inc non-attendance of
witnesses. We recommend that wit
nesses who are subpoenaed before the
grand Jury should be impressed with
the fact hat there immediate atten-
dance is desired.
We visited the county Jail and found
the building neatly kept and in good
order. The prisoners are well cared
for and fed a~ccN-ding to the require
ments of the law. We, however, recon-
mend that the county commissioners
ave h interior wall of the Jail white
washed and SUCH metal work as may
be in need of same, be ~repainted.
We carefully inspected the county
court house and as a whole we found
it in excellent order and we'll kept, with
the exception that the janitor has been
somewhat slack in his attention to
keeping the usued parts of the base
ment properly CLEANED. We find that
there is considerable paper, excelsior
and other combustible matter careless
ly strewn in some parts of the building,
and especially do we call the courts
attention to the untidy appearance OF
the floors in the two vaults, the same
being covered with expectoration.
In h register of deeds vault, the
tax book of 1876 was careleSsly strewn
on the floor. If this book is OF any
value, we recommend that it be prop
erly bound and cared for. A number
of other books were found loosely piled
in one OF the basement rooms and we
aagin recommend if these books are of
any value that shelves be provided for
the same and that they be cared for
properly. There are some few Incl
dental repairs. such as the fitting of