The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
RALEIGH NEWS.
Dewey Nay Have Had Partner Tn
HIS Commission
Making PrOGresS-COnvicts Have
Started Work on c. f. & y. Rail-
way Extension.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, 6 Sth

biSiSh, august Sln.
Governor Aycock goes to Greensboro
Monday to review the Third regiment
ana VIII leave there direct for VIII
rnlngton, where he will attend the re-
union of the survivors of the famous
Fort Fisher. He has never been dow
the Cape Fear and expects much
pleasure from his visit.
There is more and more talk daT1v-
about Tom Dewey's thefts and flight
from New Bern. It has been said for
a day or two that probably some oth-
people We're involved. Yesterday
bank man here had news of the II
den departure Of one man from that
pace and today he stated that news
had been received here tina there was
IN the defunct bank quite a lot OF
worthless paper bearing the name or
a New Bern lawyer. He further stated
that he had been told Dewey had re-
marked he would never be captured
The $4,000 reward which the thoroughly
angry stakeholder of the bank now
offer will stir up hot pursuit. The
opinion grows that the a~bsconder is IL.
canada. 1t will be very hard to get
nm eXtradited if he is there, for mere
eTlbezZlement, but he can be eXtradit-
ed If he took any special deposit in the
b9nk or made way with any securities
placed there for safe keeping.
Speaking today about d%efaulters a.
Very observant as we'll as gallant gem
tlsman here said he had been reading
the papers very closely for the past
forty years and nae never seen a case
mentioned where a woman had de-
fauIted and abscOnded, though OF
course there are thousands in positions
OF trust, who daily handle large SUMS
of money.
Colonel W. 3. Rodman, the state
agent for swamp lands. was here to-
day. He said that but little is now
beng done in the sale of these lands.
Ills business here today was with the
neW code. He says very fair progress
IS being made on it by eX-Judge Wo-
mack, n. Y. Gulley and himself and
that they will no doubt be ready to
publish il within the time required by
Jaw which is by November 10, of next
year.
The granting of a re-hearing by the
supreme court Of the case of SeaweD
against the SeabOard Air Line widely
known as the egg-thrOWing case, at
the next term will reopen that very
Interesting II novel suit, which ha.
been so widely commented upon by the
press Of the state and country.
A charter is granted to the order OF
the Children Of Israel, a colored benev-
oicnt society of Elizabeth City.
The y. G. Farmers Protective Asso-
citation is called to meet at Rocky
Mount August q, by John S. Cunning
ham its president.
The petition for a vote on the ques-
ton Of a d~ispensary has beeen FLED
with the aldermen here.
Much has been attracted to,
the case OF the white man James NJ
bishop, charged with improper con-
duct to his u year old step-daughter.
The child has confessed that h was
rjade to tell a lie against Bishop
When the hearing ended and Bishor,
walked out Of court he kissed his wife
and his little girl who a made so
horrible charge against him, the
charge haXe been made at the iAst1-
cation Of the girls grandmother. There
may be proceedings against the latter
The fifty convicts have completed the
grading Of the Raleigh and Cape Fear
River railway 70 Ellington and today
this force was turned over to the Cape
Fear and Northern Railway to grade
It's extension to Dunn. The work Il.
expected to be finished in thirty days