The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-20
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INGRAM IS INDICTED
The Man Pennypacker Re :
fuses to Yield.
A Funny Incident in the Court Room.
Why Juror Was Excused. e.
fects of Getting Into Wet
Town.
Especial to News and observer)

ISUeClal TO NEWS anu ODSclNSlJ
Greensboro. N. c., Jan. 19.-Judge
Cooke did not arrive to open court on
tine yesterday, but came in on the Raj
eign noon train, and went Immediately
10 The court house, where grand jury
was empanelled, a short and comprehen-
sive charge given and an adjournment
taken for dinner Mr. w. o. Donnell,
Jr., of Oak Ridge, was selected as fore
! man OF the grand jury. There is only one
capital case on the docket to be tried,
that OF AlonZo Barringer, indicted Tor
killing negro at High Point. His case
win probably be taken up Thursday, a
specia! venire summoned for that day. His
lawyers are Col. j. a. Barringer and
Judge w. r. Bynum, Jr. There are 135
cases on the docket, most of them being
trivial
Ssveral cases were tried in the after
rtoon. One little yellow negro was up ac-
cu.ed for stealing n razor. He didn't have
a lawyer, but plead not guilty.
TO protect him, the judge asked the
Jury If there was any man on it VINO
knew anything to the prejudice OF the de-
PENDANT to hold up his hand One gen
tlenian held up his hand, and on being
asked what it was, said it wasn't any
thing much He only saw the officer
when he pulled the stolen razor out OF the
defendants pocket. He was excused,
but the new jury convicted the darkey ia
three minutes after the evidence was
given.
Last November, James Williamson, OF
High Point, and a man named Sarvln,
were caught in Cleggs Hotel with a
quantity of clothing and trinklets stolen
from guests rooms in the hotel. Sarvln
was circus man and had decked himself
in three suits of clothes belonging to Mr..
Isaac, Prosser Williamson had only a
few trinklets, which Mr. Clegg testified
were of little value. The circus man
jumped his bond and Williamson was al
lowed by the solicitor to plead guilty OF
trespass The evidence was that he was
a very expert furniture mill operative
of good character, came to this wet town,
got drunk. and got In bad company and
didnSs know what he was doing. Judge
Cooke fined him $25 and costs, saying II
was q very serious offense, but under a
plea OF trespass he could not send him
TO the penitentiary.
The grand jury came in and presented
d bill of indictment for murder in the
first degree against Will Ingram, VINO is
now in Pittsburg, Pa. Governor Penny
packer had refused to honor the requisi-
ti5n because the alleged murder was COM
mitted three years ago, and no satiSfac-
tory reason had been given why bill
OF indictment mad not been found. An of
ficar Will be -aat to Pittsburg this week
with new papers based on this bill OF in
dictment-
The four boxes Oh cartridges seized by
Game Warden Weatherly at the express
&C sere Saturday was the biggest haul
yet made at one time. There were AS
birds In the egg crates.e All the boxes
and the regulation layer of eggs on top.
Evidences now are that the little shipper
has be- -rred out of the business and
the big wholesale produce dealers are VIC
lating the law. taking chances because
of the immense profit The boxes Satur,
day night were all shipped from Raleigh,
although one OF them had a printed tag
tackled on the box, purporting to come
from a large Mount Airy wholesale pro-
duce firm. The other three boxes simply
had Il blank tag tackled with the address
written in pencil to a Washington City
dealer The handwriting was identical
with that of the reputed Mount Airy
firm. These blanks were taken off the
boxes. disclosing on the inner side the
printed business and shipping tag of a
well known wholesale produce dealer.
TINS shipment alone, which perhaps co
him not over $50 IN cash or trade. would
have netted him IN Washington at least
eco.
r,nro are several new schemes develop
ing for eluding the vigilance of the game
wardens NJ various shipping points, but
this violation of the law is going to be a
very serious matter yet for some of these
notorious >violators who know better, and
who little understand the strong senti-
ment behind the laws enacted to prevent
the destruction of the breed OF game
birds.