The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-19
THREE YEARS IS
GATHERS TERM
Another Trial if Deputy
Daughtry Dies
PLEA OF MORPHINE,
The Sampson Desperate and His Pal
Sentenced for Breaking Rural
Mail Boxes But the Shooting
and Resisting Officers
Is i'm the Balance.

ance TO arrest Dy Cniled states REVENUE
officers, resulted in the wcunding of both
Deputy A. L. Surles and 2. G. E. Daugh-
ty in Sampson county on Wednesday, was
yesterday tried before Judge Purnell in
the Federal Court.
The trial was not for resisting officers
or for shooting them, but for destroying
United States mail boxes on a rural
route. In this Gautier and John a.
Daughtry had engaged. The latter had
been tried a few days ago and convicted.
Yesterday he was sentenced TO one years
Imprisonment
Gautier entered plea OF guilty as 70
destroying mail boxes He was represent
ed by Mr.. Z. w Kerr, of Sampson coun-
IL. who, in addressing the court, said that
tiautier desired him to state that when he
shot at the officers he had Just been
aroused by hearing their voices as they
talked to his wife. He saw the gun one
han and heard a man ask his wife:
Where is Gautier::" that at this, think
ing they were robbers and would murder
him. lie jumped from bed with his pistol
and shot.
His condition. as he had Mr. Kerr tel
i. was a nervous one. He was suffering
non infiammatory rheumatism and his
left foot gave him great pain, being
swollen enormously. To relieve his pain
he had taken morphine and was in a
dazed condition when he shot.
Gautier, who is about fifty-fve years
old, was in court. He IS a fuil-sized.
.;arfl-iooking man, with much gray in his
hair. His left foot was wrapped in bag
giny and looked huge. He made no state
ment. and his attorney entered plea OF
guilty "a TO destroying mail boxes. The
sentence was three years in the prison IN
Atlanta. Ga.
Gautier will be kept here until there is
something definite as TO 3. E. G.. Daugh-
try's condition, the man shot in the stom-
ach, who Is at his home near Sampson
county. and whose condition is reported
as being serious Ii Daughtry dies then
Gautier viii be tried here in the Federal
Court for murder, otherwise he will be
taken to Atlanta, as the greater crime OF
destroying mail boxes VIII outweigh the
matter o. resisting an officer.
Gautier is reported to be a parricide.
His father was killed thirty years ago,
and Gautier disappeared for years. When
he returned he was not prosecuted. He
% known as desperate man and many
crimes are charged TO HIN. He was
brought to Raleigh Wednesday night by
United States Deputy Marshal A. l..
Surles. OF Harnett county, Deputy Sheriff
Mends, Postoffice Inspector Davis ana
United States District Attorney Spears
Tie was wanted here first on the charge
of destroying mail boxes, but did not ap-
pear, and Deputy Surles was sent alter
him. Suries had Deputy z. E. G. Daugh-
try. of Sampson, 20 so tn Gautier 5
house. where Surles was shot in the arm
ard Daughtry in the stomach.
II regard TO the shooting. Deputy
Sar.eS. whose wound in the arm is q
sight one. as well as that in his side. and
WHO returned to MS home yesterday. gives
an account Of the shooting. After telling
az having Deputy Daughtry go with him.
sx.s:
we reached Gautier's place about 10
O'Clock Tuesday night A dim light was
burning in the house | Knocked and
Gautier's wife opened the door and in
vited US in I had shotgun and Daugh-
try had a pistol After VIC entered the
room Daughtry leaned over the fire place
trying to fan a blaze to give more light.
I was standing with my side towards the
red and asked the woman where her hus-
band was. She replied. ON the bed
Almost that instant Gautier fired from
the bed and shot me in the arm. l turned
10 him and his second shot struck me in
the breast. Daughtry sprang from the
hearth and fired his pistol at Gautier to
save ne. Gautier then shot twice and one
bullet hit Daughtry in the abdomen. By
that time We were upon him and /
knocked him over, where he had risen.
with the but of my gun. The woman also
attacked u. but we finally secured
Gautier and almost dragged him 10
Daughtry's house. less than a mile away
and kent him there all night Daughtry
was exhausted and went TO bed. There
WAS phone In the house and Mrs.
Daughtry summoned a doctor from Dunn,
ard he came and dressed our wounds
Mr.. Kerr stated yesterday that Gauticr
said that he always slept with pistol
and hctchct at his bed Daughtry, whom
Gautier shot. was standing his bond
When Gautier shot, both SuFies and
Daughiry rushed IN on him, Gauiier still
using IN ehfash:onea 81 calibrc Coltss.
THE DAY IN COURT.
The following business was disposed of
Gurirg the day in the Federal court:
u. ). Gallagher. Dock Rayaor and Claud
Basrcr. removing and concealing: defend
a,'t plrats guilty; judgment reserved.
Howell GarrIs OF Johnston county. re-
tsiling pl~a guilty; judgment reserved.
J.. Il Holmes. Geo. ". Jones. r. 4. Nc
Iamb AID Howell Garris. of Johnston
county: J. II. Holmes and R. ~ McLand
rleaas guilty; judgment reserved. case
not pressed as TO Jones ard Garris.
C. s Powell. of Johnston county. remov-
ing AID concealing n,eads guilty: judy
nent reserved.
Charles Z. ..ansi.n, OF Wake county
illiri, dis:iiiing; defendant pleads guilty
judgment sixty days in jail and TO pay d
enc II sic0 and costs. Judgment suspend
81. this defendant having been a matcria
witness in the interest OF the United
States.
Jesse caudelI, of Franklin county, re