The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-16
GOT $4,000 DAMAGES.
Prominent Lawyer Thinks Railroad
Lost by Removal to Federal Court.

Especial to the News and Observer
Greensboro, n. :, April 15.-Federa
Court adjourned last night until April
25th, when the criminal docket will De
aGain taken up. The only civil case
trlcd was the suit of $4,000 brought by
negro, Reuben Robbins, fireman OF the
Southern Railway Company, who was
injured in escaping a wreck on the road
nea: Falls Church in Virginia last year
Seeing that his train was being run into
by an approaching one, ne jumped, and
sustained serious and permanent lnJu-
RES. After two days trial the jury
took the case yesterday afternoon, and
in a few hours returned verdict IN Ia
vor of the plaintiff for $4,000 1t is UNI
dtrstood that no appeal WIIl be taken IN
this case. This case was one OF. the
many, which has been removed from the
State Court to the Federal Court on al
fiGavit of the railroad company that II
could not get Il fair trial IN Gulnord
COT nty court on account of local preJu-
dice against the company. prominent
lawyer here in speaking OF it last night
said, that if it had been tried IN the SUI
peror Court plaintiff would have gotten
about ST. 500 and the railroad would have
Immediately claimed that it was because
| of prejudice, and would have appealed
the case. Another case. that of Conductor
Somers, who is cuing for $4,000 damages
against the railroad, for the loss OF both
arms in a wreck at Benaja last year,
ha5 been continued. This WIS also re-
moved by the railroad from the State
t. the Federal Court on the ground OF
local prejudice.
The speech Of Mr.. C. w. Tillett In the
Robbins case has been the subject Of
such comment hcra as very fine Ell
fort.
Rev. J. P. Rogers, who has been con-
ducting the revival at Centenary Metho-
dist Church in South Greensboro for sew
e7al night, is meeting with great success
At last nights services fifteen converts
presented themselves for membership IN
the church, and many more penitents
surrounded the altar.
w. l. Young president and treasurer
for the Etowah mills, soon to be built at
Pomona, on the line Of the street railway
running to Lindley Park, left last night
for Boston to place the order for ma
chnery for the mill.
Tie Greensboro mill is incorporated
under the laws Of Delware, with CAPT
ttJtZatlOn or S1,OOO,CuO. Han OF tnlS sum
will! be expended in the equipment and
building of the Etowah mill here. and
active work in constructing the build
ings will begin NEXT week.
Yesterday at a negro baseball game
George Wicker, co!ored, was an inter
csted spectator Floyd Cole, another
darkey, noticed the neck OF bottle pro-
truding from Wicker's pocket. He asked
for Il drink Wicker kindly pulled the
bottle. and toll Cole to help himself.
no" said Cole, mot here in public.
Step to orc side, hold your coat out,
an | kin git er drink widout DC ladies
seeing it" Wicker stepped aside, held
his coat tail out as a blind, while Cole,
stopped under ana enjoyed his drink in
secure privacy. Later Wicker found that
h, had been robbed of his pocket book,
which contained SIT. He had Cole ar
rcsled last night and found the pocket
beck. but S15 of his money was gone.
Cole hasn't gone anywhere, as ne cannot
&C. out of Jail to &C.