The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-06
GIVES BOND TODAY
Superior Court Adjourns for the Term,
After Disposing of a Compare
lively Light Criminal Docket.
A Divorce Granted and Some
Routine Work in Civil
Cases. BIackley Not
i'm Jail.

J. B. Blackley, the horse-trader who
has been on trial for several days on
a charge of embezzling $4,500 from
j. M. Meadow, of Agricola, Kansas.
was convicted in Wake Superior court
yesterday and sentenced by Judge Fer
guson to a term of five years on the
county roads.
Blackley took an appeal and bond
was fixed at $4,000. the amount of
money which he is convicted of hav-
ing misappropriated. He had not
given bond last ~ht and was de-
tanned in the custody of the sheriff.
According to the statement of Col. j.
G. L.. Harris, of counsel for the defense.
the bond will be given today by two
friends who will reach here from
Franklinton on a morning train. They
were expected at seven o'clock last
evening but failed to arrive. 1t is un-
derstood that BlackleY did not go to
Jail last night, Sheriff Page consenting
to keep him in custody outside of
actual prison.
The charge against Blackley is that
in selling horses and mules for Mr..
Meadow on a stated commission he
applied $4,000 of the amount received
as proceeds of the sales to his own
purposes. The defense was that he
was not an agent but partner OF
Meadow, which the latter strongly de-
MED.
Blackley, who comes from Franklin
ton county. was arrested months ago
in Raleigh. where he is we'll known in
certain quarters. The case has been
time and again continued and an effort
was made by the defense at this time
to still further postpone the trial. but
without success.
The matter has occupied the time of
he court for two days. full argument
being made by the solicitor and
Messrs Argo and Shaffer for the
prosecution and F. S. Spruill, of Louis
burg, and Messrs. Harris and Ryan.
of Raleigh. fo~ the defense.
The jury. after a brief charge from
the court took the case shortly after
two o'clock and were out for only one
hour before returning with their ver-
dict.
Blackley is a small, alert looking
man of possibly forty-five years of
age, ell-dressed and neat in appear
ance and with little of the criminal
in his look. He seemed to take the
verdict philosophically. spending the
late afternoon in the sheriffs office
reading a paper.
A newspaper reporter who entered
and. not seeking Blackley. asked Jail
er Parham whether he had run any,
body in caused the lately convicted
man to drop his paper and sit UP with
a half-startled air which he instantly
subdued.
Other Court Work.
Oother cases disposed of yesterday
were
Alice Stewart VS.. Girls Stewart. ver-
diet and judgment granting absolute
divorce on ground of abandonment.
c. w. Barrett VS.. A. w. Graham.
Judgment by default and inquiry.
Ala Ann Prince by her next friend.
ETC., VS.. Alonzo Prince, ct al, order
making A. ]. Blalock. party defend
ant.
j. e. Latham & Co., in behalf Of
themselves and other creditors of the
Juanita Cotton mills VS.. Juanita Cot
ton mills, order making H. w. jack
son, trustee, a party defendant. anu
order making Holt-Granite Co. par
ty plaintiff.
The court adjourned for the term.
Only Two AcQuittals.
The term of court just ended was
a busy one and there was much work
done, Solicitor Armistead Jones being
kept steadily at work.
Eighty cases were disposed of. ana
of these there were only two acouit-
tails. This is good record for the
solicitor.