The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
Yesterday a Busy Third
Day in the Superior
Court
PORTER GUILTY
Young Nan Found Guilty of the
DeSpicabie Crime of Seduction.
Number of Negro Skin" PLAYERS
Convicted and Sentenced to the
ROad>-Many Other Cases Tried
and Convictions in All.

Yesterday in the superior court was
again marked by the rapid dispatch Of
business. The most important case
tried and one of much interest was
against the u white nan Ernest
Porter charged with seduction. The
hours Of the afternoon session and was
Of especial moment to the people of Del
gado, as the u woman, Miss Evelina
Mason, whom Porter was alleged to
have seduced, is a resident of that
place. She lives there with her par
ents. The Ease was a hard fought one
by counsel, Herbert McClammy, ESQ.,
assisting Solicitor Rodolph Duffy in the
prosecution in his usual able manner
and Walter P. Gafford, Esq, splendid
ly defending the accused.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty
and the convicted felon will be SEN
fenced today.
The facts developed on trial that Por-
ter had won the affections of the young
Mason woman and induced her to ac-
company him to Mt. Olive, where he
was supposed to marry her. He did
not fulfill the promise, but seduced his
innocent victim and kept her away from
her home until her father went after
her. At the time, though unknown
then, Porter was a married man. He
says he originally came from Goldsborc.
OTHER CASES YESTERDAY.
The following other cases were dispos-
ed of during yesterdays session.:
Ernest BlOunt, assault with a deadly
weapon, plead guilty and sentenced to.
six months on roads
| Ed James, assault with @ deadly
eapon plead guilty and judgment sus-
| pended upon payment of costs.
| Leroy Jackson, assault with a lead
ly weapon, plead guilty and sentenced
to two months on roads.
Ernest Mcdonald, larceny. plead.
guilty and judgment suspended.
Geo. Haynes, carrying c~onceaI"I
weapon, plead guilty and fined S. an
costs.
John Bell, larceny, sentenced to IL
months On roads.
John Bell, larceny sentenced to six
month on roads, to be served at the
expiration of other sentence.
John H. Davis, assault and battery,
| sentenced TO fifteen months on roads.
Bob Stevenson and Castor Evans,
alias Castor Nixon, gambling, former
sentenced to nine months on roads and
| judgment reserved as to latter.
Romeo Knox, larceny. plead guilty
and judgment suspended.
Robert BOlden, carrying concealed
weapon. guilty, but judgment reserved.
Mamie Garfield, carrying concealed
weapon, guilty, but judgment reserved.
John Turner, assault with a deadly
weapon, sentenced to six months on
roads.
John Pugh, damage to personal prop
erty, guilty, but judgment suspended.
John Pugh, assault with a deadly
weapon, sentenced to four months on
roads.
Henry Blocker, John H. Waters,
Frank James and Herman Granger,
rambling, all guilty. First two SEN
fenced to two months each on roads
and last two to four months each.
William, larceny, plead guilty and
judgment suspended.
Alex Utley, larceny, guilty, but judg-
ment not pronounced.
Emanuel Williams, carrying conceal
ed weapon plead guilty and judgment
suspended.
Emanuel Williams, carrying conceal
ed weapon, sentenced to four months
on roads.
DULY SWORN IN.
Thos E. Brown, Esq, the third sue
cessfu1 Wilmington law applicant before
the supreme court, appeared in court
and was presented by J. o. Carr, Esq,
He was accepted and duly sworn in.
Court will meet this morning at 1886
o'clock.