Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-03-17
IN THE Tolls OF THE LAW.
MCBEE CARRIED TO RALEIGH
A PRISONER.
To Be On Trial Before Chief Justice
Clark On Warrant Sworn Out
By Attorney General Gilmer
In Behalf of the People
of the State.

The State of North Carolina has
through its Attorney General made
an unexpected move in the A. & N.
q. r. r. case, yesterday.
Thus far the State has been stand
ing on the defensive in it's efforts to
protect the property of the State and
the private stockholders. Yesterday
it assumed the offensive and pro-
ceeded to take active steps against
the men who are in the combine to
grab the A. and N. G. Railroad.
Attorney General r. D. Gilmer,
after comforting with Governor Ay-
cock and Mr.. w. G.. Munroe, of
Goldsboro, attorney of the A. and N.
c. R. r., and having fully investi-
gated the matter, swore out an affi-
davit before Chief Justice Walter
Clark, alleging in it that X. s.
Finch and v. E. McBee, 'sdid fraudu-
lently, maliciously, feloniously and
unlawfully conspire, combine, unite,
confederate and agree among them
selves by wrongful, unlawful and
indirect means to injure, dam
age and impoverish the property of
the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad Company" further saying
that the conduct of McBee and Finch
is such as to damage the State, to
the evil example of all others in like
manner offending.
This affidavit having been made
before Chief Justice Clark by Attor-
ney General Gilmer the Chief Justice
issued a bench warrant for the ar
rest of McBee and Finch, returnable
before him this morning at IL
a'clock. The warrant was to the
sheriff of Craven county, James w.
Biddle, and was taken to Newbern
yesterday by w. G. Munroe, Esq.
The warrant of arrest was served
on Receiver McBee in Newbern yes
terday, and he reached the city last
night. He did not look as jubilant
as when he left the city to take
charge of the A. and N. C. r. r., as
its receiver. He was brought to
Raleigh by Sheriff Biddle, returning
as prisoner under the bench war
rant issued for him.
On arriving at their hotel Sheriff
Biddle and his prisoner immed-
lately left for their rooms. Mr..
Clark started, but returned in a mo-
ment.
els Judge Robinson here?" he
asked the clerk. Being told that he
was he asked to be shown to w. S.
Obs room and then departed.
But hardly to sleep for awhile.
Being asked about coming to Ra-
leigh, he said he was coming on
other business, and just happened to
come on the same train with the
sheriff and McBee. Yet it can be
figured out that he and w. S. OBJ.
confabulated deep and long before
the beds tempted them.
K. S. Finch is not in the State, or
is not known to be in the State. 1t
is understood to be the purpose OF
Governor Aycock to issue requisi-
ton for him, and to have him stand
trial on the same charge of conspir-
acy as Captain McBee.
It is the purpose of Governor Ay-
cock and the Attorney General in
these proceedings to probe to the
bottom the matter of the action of
McBee and Finch in regard to the
A. and n. G. Railroad. The trial
before Chief Justice Clark is expect
ed to bring out many facts kept hid.
den from the public.
1t is understood that there have
been subpoenaed for the trial this
many: Mr.. Ed. Chambers Smith
whose stock in the A. and N. G.
Railroad is said to be the ones or
| which Finch operated to grab ths