The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
Federal Court Exceeds
Records in Convictions
Total Terms of Imprisonment if Added
Together would Make One Term
of Thiriy-one Years, One
Month.

tiCSeu the ViolatOrS OF liquor laws Were
made to cough up the cash N large
amounts, severe fern of punishment
Col. Harry Skinner, the District After
ney, has been most diligent in lis work
ard mas secured q very large number oil
convictions as the result of earnest WORK.
A summary of the work done shows
total convictions at this court fclty-seven,
total fines $500; Imprisonment if added
one to- another would make total of
thirty-one years and one month. This
classes OF crimes have been those relating
to violations of the Postal Laws Pensions,
Crimes againt Justice, such as perjury.
irtimidatons of witnesses, forgery and
the usual violations of the internal reve-
nue. laws ard in some cases very aggrava-
led.
The following summary shows that the
record OF the present Federal Court sur
passes that OF any previous court, with
respect to the number of convictions in
cases stubbornly contested before the jury
as well as to the aggregate of fines i'm
posed and the length of sentences of I'M
prisonnent
The calendar of the Federal Court now
expiring is as follows:
Johnnie Marsh, distilling and retailing;
verdict, guilty; judgment, months ann
s1e0 line.
Edward Mills, retailing; verdict guilty
co days and 500 fine.
George Atwater, embezzling mail mat
ter. verdict guilty; judgment, years
prison Atlanta.
Columbus Walker, verdict guilty; judy
ment, 80 days and s1O0 fine.
Fl. c. Perry, failing to obliterate stamps;
verdict, guilty; fine $500 and imprisonment
l year, at Atlanta.
Thomas Boone, perjury; verdict, guilty:
Judgment IS months IT, S. prison, at At
lanta.
John Deloatch. retailing; verdict, gull
ty; judgment, so days and 500 fine.
Sam Martirdale, Illicit d;sti.ling; iudg-
ment co days and 500 fine.
Wiley Manor, retailing; Judgment, 4
months and 500 fine.
Simon Mobley, retailing and illicit dis
tilling; verdict. guilty; judgment, GO days
and Sf00 fine.
Amy Branch, retailing; verdict guilty;
Judgment, months and 500 fine.
James Troler, retailing; verdict, guilty;
judgment 4 months and 500.
Puger ing, retailing; verdict, guilty;
judgment, so days and 800.
Sam Allen, retailing; verdict, guilty;
judgment, 60 days and 500.
Charles E. Mangum, retailing and illicit
distill:ng; verdict, guilty; so days and
800. $500
Charles w. Allen, removing and con
cealing; verdict, guilty; judgment, 80
days and $500.
George overly, counterfeiting; verdict
guilty; U. S. Reformatory Is months.
Ivan Robertson, retailing; verdict, gull
ty; judgment, 80 days and $780,
j. L. Ray, retailing and illicit dis
tiIling; verdict, guilty; judgment, 1 year
and l month at Atlanta and fine 500
Mack Mason, retailing and distilling;
verdict, guilty; judgment, 80 days and
$1GO fine.
Lloyd Emerson, retailing; verdict, gull
ty; Judgment. so days and 500.
Richard Hall, forgery; verdict, guilty;
judgment. 8 years in U. S. Reformatory.
Willy Hicks, retailing; verdict, uilty;
80 days and $500.
William Predy, retailing; verdict, gull
ty; 60 days and 800.
John Alien, retailing; verdict, guilty;
judgment, 80 days and 500.
Hubert Raynor, retailing tobacco; YER
diet, guilty; judgment, 6 months ard slice.
Mack Bissett, retailing; verdict, gull
ty; judgment, 80 days and 800.
Simon IOTCleE, NeTUlCt, guilty, JUG
ment, 3 months and 500.
Branson Boykin removing and conceal
ing; verdict, guilty; judgment, 80 days
and $500.
NJ. B. Williams, 1859 R. S. making op-
portunity; months and $1,000.
Jesse Lewis, retailing; verdict, guilty;
CO days and $500.
Joshua Clark, illicit distilling verdict
guilty; judgment, months and 500.
D. n. Jeffreys, distilling; verdict, gull
ty; Judgment; year and $500.
J. H. Holmes, distiiling; verdict, guilty;
judgment, 6 months and $500.
John A. Daughtry and w. A. Gawtier
destroying mail boxes: verdict, guilty;
judgments 1 year for Daughtry; 8 years
.or Gawtier.
G. T. Morgan and John Dempsey, dis
tiling; verdict, guilty: judgment, 3
months and $1,000.
Alison and Leroy Capehart, removing
ard concealing; compromise with the In
ternal Revenue Commissioner, $1,000 and
cost.
Lee Smith, retailing; verdict, guilty;
Judgment, 6 months and 500.
T. ]. Callager. Deck Raynor and Gas.
Raypor. removing and concealing; YER
dict. guilty; judgment, months and $500
each
c. s. Powell, removing and coEcealirg;
verdict, guilty; judgment, months and
fine $1,000.
Richard Jeffreys, retailing; verdict,
guilty; judgment, 80 days and S10O.
Davis Bryant, distilling; verdict, gull
ty; judgment, months and $1o'
Adolphus Jeffreys, retailing; verdict,
guilty; Judgment, 80 days and 500.
Jesse S. Lewis, retailing and distiliing
Judgment, 60 days and 500.
w. O'Neill, making opportunity; gull
ty; prayer for judgment contended.
r. G. and Henry Gates, falling to OBJ
literate stamps; verdict, guilty; PRAYER
fcr judgment continued.
Jesse Caudell, guilty; prayer for juea-
Eeat continued
J. P. Wilson, retailing; verdict, guilty;
Judgment, 80 days and S100.