The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-31
THELAST STRAW
PUT ON THE LOAD
Judge PurneII Issues Rule on Mr.. josephus Daniels
For Contempt of Court Because of
Sundays Editorials.

mitted to the court for approval, l
was so mad that 1 dashed my paper
on the floor with an oath, although
am not usually profane man.
The above is only one example of
what people were saying yesterday.
Its the worst thing / ever heard OF. !"
"A damnable outrage Nothing but
a piece of high-handed tyranny" "The
old story of little brief authority"
"a bit of medieval, inquisitorial tyr
amy He's barked up the wrong
tree" 81 hope Mr.. Daniels won't re-
tract one word.' 81 thought Sunday s
editorial was mild considering what
the thing deserved" Such We're the
remarks heard on all sides yesterday.
Right on top of the rule issued on
Mr.. Daniels came an order from Judge
Purnell making V. E. McBee core
ceiver with Thomas d .Meares.
When this was heard upon the
street more than one gentleman re-
marked: THAT looks as if Judge Pur-
nell was back of that conspiracy gang,
sure enough
The following is the order appoint
ing McBee co-receiver with Meares:
Upon consideration it is hereby or
dered that Vardrey +. McBee be ap-
pointed a co-Receiver with Thomas ID.
Meares, and that he have all the
rights, powers and privileges, and is
a.
prescribed in the said order appoint
ing Thomas ID. Meares Receiver, of
date 2Sth day of May, 1904, and that
a joint and several bond be given by
thousand dollars and that where the
word Receiver is used in the said or
der it shall apply to both Receivers. ;"
Rule on Mr.. Daniels.
The following is the text of the or
der serving the rule on Mr.. Daniels
United States of America-Eastern
District of North Carolina. In the
Circuit Court, in Equity. April Term
1904.
John r. Cuyler, in behalf of himself
1~fd other stockholders of the At
lantic and North Carolina Railroad
Company, complainant, against the
Atlantic and North Carolina Rail-
road Company, defendant.
"The attention of the court being
called to an editorial and certain
squibs published in the News and OBJ
server, a daily newspaper published
in the city of Raleigh, in the district
aforesaid, on Sunday May 29, 1904
(and to divers other articles publish
an in caiI InSanhnC
Daniels. editor and proprietor, a copy
of which newspaper is hereto attached,
tho said publication being in the pres
ence of the court or so near thereto,
that it was and is calculated and in
tended to bring this court into diSre-
pute, destroy the confidence of the
people Of said district in it's DEGREES,
orders, judgments and other writs,
hence destroy its usefulness, the same
being q contempt of the court and the
courts OF the United States.
..It is ordered that rule issue as
follows.
THE President of the United States
to Josephus Daniels:
You are hereby cited and admOn-
ished to appear before the circuit
court of the United States within and
for the eastern district of North Car
olina, now sitting on the 31st day of
May, 1904, at 10 O'Clock a. IN. and
show cause, if any you have, why you,
the said Josephus Daniels, should not
be attached for contempt of court in
writing and publishing the article on
the editorial page of the News and
Observer of May 90, 1904, hereto at
tached and for series Of issues of
said newspaper heretofore published.
1T is ordered that the marshal of
this district make legal service and
due return of this rule instante'
THOMAS II. PURNELL,
~. S. Judge Presiding