The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-27
COUNSEL IN THE CASE.
Prominent Will Appear In
the Defence and Prosecution OF
Ernest HaywOOd-FfEht on Exten-
sion of RaIeiGn's Limits-TTO Con-
victs from Forsyth.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. n. c., February %.

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cases will be heard by the United
States supreme court. A motion has
been made to advance these cases. At
terney General Gilmer said that if the
cases are advanced that the hearing
would probably be at the sam time as
the hearing of the South Dakota hond
suit cases against this STATE, that is
April 18th.
Representative Watts, of Iredell, the
iLtroducer of the Watts liquor regula-
ton bill is greatly delighted at it's
passage through the legislature. and
remarked last night and again today
that it was a grand measure and meant
a great deal to North Carolina.
On Monday, as stated by this corre-
Spendent, a telegram was sent Solicit
tor Walter Z. Daniel at Weldon in or
der to secure him as an attorney for
the prosecution of Ernest HAYWOOD.
Up TO today he had not replied. At
torney Herbert Norris. of the Raleigh
bar after having been very undecided
yesterday as to whether he would ap-
pear for the prosecution, last night
concluded that he would do so, and
was in conference with job E. Wood
ard until > o'clock his morning. 1t is
said he Will be the only local counsel
IN the case. DOnnell Gillian, state
senator from EdgecOmbe, and Angus
tus w. Graham, representative from
Greenyille nave been secured for the
prosecution. and there will be other
outside counsel. as already stated by
M. Woodland.
There will be no doubt a lively fight
on the Raleigh extension matter When
the people come to vote upon it. Tharn
Is no doubt hat the bill will pass the
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try 10 make all the showing they can
at the election, but the advocates of
extension say they are confident of
winning.
Among today's arrivals were H. D..
Chatham, Elkin; J. L. Nelson. Lenoir;
]. r. Erwin, j. NJ. Burnhardt, J.. A.
Crisp. Lanoir: Thomas F. Huffan.
Hickory; A. w. Mclean, A. o. Meal
lister. Lumberton; Geo. Harriss, S. F.
Craig, Z. G. Parmele, Wilmington; O..
+. NimOckS, Fayetteville.
Grand Secretary B.. H. WOOdell, OF
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, goes
to Weldon tomorrow to reinstate Wei
Con Lodge, No. 1, which was the first
oRe organized in North Carolina.
State superintendent Joyner today
received an amusing letter from a man
named Hurt, who in conclusion. an
ACunces that he is "a philosopher of
books.
To-Day the sheriff of Forsyth brought
two cOnYictS to the pe~nitentiary. One
OF these is a notable criminal, AleXam-
der Stevenson. He and his brother
killed a man and threw the body into
a well. A day Or two later his brother
was found dead in his room, laudu-
mum having caused the death. While
some persons thought it was a case of
suicide. most believed that the brother
now in the penitentiary gave him the
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ness of the crime. Stevenson. the con-
Wet. killed a woman in Stokes county
about a dozen years ago. and was ac-
quilted, though it is said his guilt was
clear. The verdict of the jury made
the Judge SO indignant that he told the
jury that if he had the power he wOuld
give each member of it 20 years in the
p~enitentiary. He made an order at
once that not one of these jurors should
ever sit on a jury again in the coun-
ty, and had their names stricken from
the jury lists.
The other convict brought from
Forsyth is a negro, Hubbard Terrell.
charged with attempted felOnious as
sault, OIL Il street near a church. His
attempts had been frequent, and his
intended victim who had been armed.
fired at him several times.
Revenue officers nae q raid last
night near Sanford. and captured an
Illicit distillery. There were three Of
the moonshiners, all Of whom Will be
arrested.
Governor Aycock is asked by Adiu-
tant General H. c. Corbin. L. S. Army.
To detail n or more officers from the !
National Guard of this state to serve |
as aides on General COrbin's staff at
the opening of the ST. Louis EXPOSE |
ton.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bats, of the SEN !
ate says that Senator Cathey has
pneumonia at his boarding house here. |
The cadet battalion of the AgricuI-
turai and Mechanical College paraded
through the city this afternoon, end |
ing with q dress parade at the east
side OF the capitol square il Compli-
ment to the legislature.
Senator Glenn's bill No. 943 amends
chapter 81 laws, 1892 regarding license
of Insurance agents by adding after
word licensed" these words; Pro
ided hat any such company having |
assets invested in bonds of the state |
Or Of any county, city or town OF his
state. or in any property situated in
this state. and taxable therein.
amounting TO thTee-fOurths of it's total
assets shall only be charged for each |
license 80 cents.
Senate bill 93< by Pharr is 10 incnr- !
porate Guaranty Life Insurance and
Investment Company OF Charlotte. D !
: TompkinS anu others stockholders, |
to begin business with $50,0 Gee capital |
ana authorized to increase capital to |
two millions: TO GO life, accident. Tia
bility. health Insurance and all
branches
Chief Counsel Pou, speaking OF the
killing OF Ludlow skinner. said he
thought matters were now in a very
different shape from what they SEEM
Ell TO the general public to be OF Sat
urlay and Sunday. and added that
Ernest HaywOod'S attorneys had said
they would not make any further
statement until that made in court. lie
added that his side had more III |
three witnesses Who would swear TO a
fight between the two men. On the
other hand your correspondent WAS
assured that another witness OF the
whole occurrence had been found who
would tell his story ut the trial and
Would say that Skinner was shot just
as he walked out of the ~pOstoffice and
lear the edge OF the sidewalk, without
a word or I blow being passed. a
near relative of Haywood said to q
friend that Haywood had d bruise on