The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-22
NORTH CAROLINA.

fhis morning from Harrisburg empty
handed. He had a requisition for VIE
ingram, cOlOred, charged with murder. !
Mr. Scott found the Governor absent
he arrived Saturday Afternoon
and ne did not return until yesterday.
when the requisition from Governor
AycOek was placed before him. In
has married a woman in Harris
burg since he went there and she has
some money. The first thing she did
was to employ u lawyer, but after he
looked into the case and ascertainei
that Ingram had acknowledged he was
n man wanted he retired. Then sha
employed another and he stuck but did
no good. Every point made b. n IL
was overruled by the Governor. Then
after he had retired and Mr.. Scott
thought he had his man. the governor
made q point and sustained himself in
ais ruling. He said that requisition, TO
Oe effective. must be placed on a bill
of Indictment found, or sufficient rea-
Son given why no bill had been found.
Ingram ran away Immediately after the
shooting and no bill was ever sent. MI
Scott was unable to combat the point
made by the governor and SO he cam"
ack empty handed.
AGheyilIe Citizen: DIT. Jay Will be
tried again at the criminal term Of the
superior court which nVen in Feb
ruary. unless he submits at such time.
This is the statement authorized by
Judge Z. r.. Jones, who presided at the
term at which Jay was tried and sen
fenced to 20 years imprisonment for the
murder of one child. Judge Jones tod
he sheriff not to take Jay from here
o the penitentiary until further orders.
Judge Jones said last night to The Cit
zen Mat ne would not consent for Jay
20 leave here with the indictments u
Gainst him for the murder of the re-
manning two children still pending.
He said these indictments should BE
disposed Of by no. pressing or sub
mission. The submission could not
nave been made at the last term Of the
-1ourt because II would have been lie
EsLI. The trial by which Jay was con
victed extended beyond the term by
virtue of a statute. Judge Jones a
that ne had suggested hat Jay be
submitted and sentence suspended.
If his attorneys ask for u trial they
will get it." said Judge Jones. So Jay
viii remain IN jail until February
t-TGelSDpIO 1ELtSItIli- ne Il S4-
forcement which the Audubon Society
IS securing for game laws promises 10
DO much towards the breaking up Of
-he practice of shipping game from the
state IN violation of the law. Another
Tot Of partridges was seized last night
IN the depot express office and as i
result Game Warden Weatherly VII.
give somebody a chance today to have
III 80. nj las +hon tho usual cost
LAST night after Nj. T. Gilbert Pearson
mad settled down quietly by his fire for
an evening of quiet home study ne
was called TO the door to receive a spec
nal delivery letter. The letter told OF
\ package which the game warden
might find if he went to the deDor-
Hr Pearson hunted up Mr.. Weatherlv
and the two posted 10 the depot They
searched for the package described 1T
rhe letter. but they failed to fine IL
AS they were inspecting the last Few
packages submitted to their attention
hey found a barrel which rewarded
their efforts though it was not the par
sicular package they were looking Tor
They found eggs at the bottom OF tie
barrel and rabbits on top! In the MD
d, die, ezugly hidden away were IL par
tridges. The barrel was being shipped
from winston to Richmond
Durham Herald. Yesterday after
moon there was a fire in the picker
ruon OF the Golden Belt Manufacture
ing mpany EdgemOnt. which auSed
damage of about $1,000 to $500 Ihl
sire was stopped with the use or the
,=actcry hose. the city department no.
hafra- called upon. 1t was about i've
-,.cInck when the fire flashed up. Cot
s.on was being torn up by the machine
.,sed for that purpose. when the teeth
II the machine struck Il nail ana tht
ire ensued. There We're between ihII-
sv-five and forty bales OF loose cotio-
n the room and in less time thah /
-,Ees to tell how it all happened III.
-,,om VA filled with flames, bars'j
irving time for those IN the room 4,
,-scape. The alarm was quickly give
md water was soon playing on the llte
he pressure being furnished by the I"I'
4,rv engines. 1t did not take long L
rat the blaze uuIer control but N IN
~ra,ntine the cotton in the room, c
most Of il. was burned or ruined. III
narhfne was also damaged The ios
: covered by insurance"
-Tasrouia Gazette: \ watermel .
r-as placnd in the Williams Furnltif
show window yesterday an
~,rtracted quite a good deal Of a~ttent-o'
4 was procured b. Mr.. NJ. \. Rutedg'
veu known farmer and melon IA Sc
Il Worth. who was in the city yes'e'
NV II is of the late Paris green Va
-tety ana ooks tempting 10 the pas
-erby-
Monroe Journal: : number Of b2s
and q few gray rairsl h~ereabouts II
continually playing At fox huntn
several foxes have been import.
rom Missouri. turned loose and cauSA
The old hunters turn up their nos.
and say this i NJ hunting At all II
sast fox was turned loose re a1te
noon. and among the t~horougnor
s41nters who wen, out 10 see !; cauG'
vas Nr. Red Buck Bryant OF the Cht
aotte Observer. Red Buck Is a Netel>
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