The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-09
THE COURT.
Judge PeebIes Here for His First
Time on the Bench-Two Negroes
Sent to the ten

county convened yesterday morning at
10 o'clock for the trial of criminal cases.
Judge R.. B.. PEBBLES. of Northampton,
presided and this was his first court
since election. The officers O. the court
in attendance were Solicitor Rodolph
Duffy, Sheriff F. H. Stedman, n Colo
mel John D. Taylor, clerk.
Solicitor Duffy exhibited his commls.
sion as solicitor for the Fifth Judicis
district, signed by Governor Aycock,
and he was duly sworn in by the clerk
The sheriff returned the jurors sum-
moned for the week, and Of those sum-
moned the following were excused: w.
w. Holiday. F. H. Fechtig. Jeremiah
B.. Smith, j. R.. Kenly, D. O'Connor.
Forney B. LeGwin, P. H.. Walsh.
The following grand jury was empan-
elled for the term: Dewitt c. Love,
foreman. George Darden. w. R.. Smith,
James A. Wilson, H. E. Bonitz. Jesse
W. Rivenbark. Lloyd w. Moore. Ike c..
Loftin. John j. Furlong, J. o. Powers,
w. H. burlington, Levi w. Mcmillan,
z. L. Smith. J. S. Branch. John J. Blair,
H. B. Taylor, Liston Larkins. S. w.
Aman.
The court took up and disposed Of the
following cases:
Thomas Lane, colored, assault with
q deadly weapon, fined S. and the costs.
Toe Sampson. carrying corc"aled
weapon and assault with a { ably
a fined S. and the costs in the
first case and judgment suspended in
the latter.
T. r. Costin, two cases for assault
and battery with a deadly weapon. and
one case for carrying q concealed dead
ly weapon: fined SO and the costs N
one case. and Judgment suspended on
payment of tire uosts. Hs to he other
cases
J. L. McComsen, assault with a dead
ly weapon, defendant submitted and
judgment was suspended on payment
OF the costs.
Ben Jones, colored, n case for sell
ling liquor to minor, three cases for sell
ing liquor on Sunday and one case for
selling liquor without license: fined $50
and the costs in the first case and judg-
ment suspended upon payment Of the
cost in the other cases.
Eugene Pugh, colored, larceny, mol
pressed with leave, upon a certificate
from the superior court.
Henry Lloyd, colored, assault with
a deadly weapon and carrying a con-
cealed weapon. Verdict Of not guilty
as to the first case and defendant found
guilty and fined S. and the costs in the
second case
George Newburry, colored. assault
with a deadly weapon, verdict guilty
and defendant sentenced to 80 days on
the public roads
Galloway Williams, colored, larceny
of a horse and buggy from 3. c. Moore
verdict guilty and defendant sentenced
t o five years in the state p~enitentiary.
Esau Capias, larceny, verdict guilt,
and defendant sentenced to one year In
the pe%nitentiary.
George Stone, colored, larceny, yer
dict guilty, sentenced to Jour months OF
the public roads.
Sadie Carter, colored, cruelty to an
finals, verdict guilty, fined a penny and
the costs.
Martha Ward, colored, larceny, yer.
dict guilty; sentenced to four months Il
jail with leave to the commissioners II
hire her out.
John Mitchell, colored, larceny, de
PENDANT submitted. and judgment was
reserved.
Fletcher Flowers, larceny, defendant
submitted and judgment was reserved.
The court at $50 p. m. took a recess: