The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-06
LIQUOR CASES IN COURT.
Lawyer ScOreS a drag Net
Statute-A Welcome New Conner
Transfer of Real Estate.
Especial to The Messenger.)


Fayetteville, September 1.-The most
interesting matter which has come UP
in Cumberland Superior court at this
term was the liquor selling case Of
Taylor yesterday. the defendants ceun-
sci being Colonel c.. w. Broadfoot,
Messrs. Rose & Rose and J. w. Bolton.
Solicitor Lyon was assisted in the pros
ecution by Messrs. Q. X. Nfmocks, A.
A. Sinclair and Hall & Billiard. The
defendant pleaded guilty in five cases,
and Colonel Broadfoot prayed the court
not to pronounce judgment, eXCoriatinS
the inquintorial methods by which the
evidence had been procured, which, he
declared, would shame a star cham
ber," N denOuncing the ways of the
magistrates court where the matter
had been going on. Vigorous replies
were made by Messrs. Sinclair, MINI
ocks, Hall and Bullard. At the after
noon session character witnesses were
introduced. after which Judge Brown
imposed a fine Of 500 on one case, and
suspended judgment in the others, add
ing that he would recommend the next
judge to imprison the defendant, should
he be guilty of again selling liquor.
Amos a guarantee that the new
Coleman cotton mill will be. built at
once, estimated to cost 81, 600. 900, is the
fact that Mr.. wv. D. Mcneil, general
manager of the Aragon Southern Cot
ton Mills Company of georgia. n of
the largest in the country, is comins,
here to live. having engaged the resi-
dence on Haymount of DR.. Judd who
vacated it when he purchased the beau
tiful Williams homestead, West
Lawn" Mr.. Mcneil is a Fayetteville
man, was for a long time superinten-
dent of the large cotton factory at
Whitmire, s. c., and is one of the best
equipped mill men in the South. He is
a self-made man, whose life has been
full of hard work. and he deserves all
the success he has attained.
Mr.. F. III. Cotton, protector of the
Lafayette Hosiery Mills of this city.
has bought the valuable dwelling and
property, on Haymount of Rev. DR.. Il.
G.. Hill, of Floral College. and will
make extensive improvements on the
handsome dwelling and grounds.
Mrs. wv. L. Holt n son Walter have
returned from Hillsboro, the latter
having nearly recovered from the sick
ness which delayed their coming home.
Mrs. j. L. Sutton, of Wilmington, has
been paying a visit to her mother, Mrs.
j. /. Autry. at Clement.
Professor Canady, a graduate or
Wake Forest College, has taken the
Clement High school for the ensuing
year.
Mrs. N. T. Maxwell and children, of
ATLANTA, Ga. have been visiting Mr..
III. Maxell in the eastern part of the
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Rogers, of Dur
ham have been spending two or three
weeks with relatives at Cedar Greek.
Miss Tenn MCLAUGHLIN, of the stan
of nurses of the Highsmith hospital,
who has been of special service as nurse
of Miss Helen Slocumb until her con-
valescence, left today to nurse a pa
tent at Manchester, on the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad.
William Mcneil, negro, was tried in
Superior court today for the murder
of another negro, and was sentenced to
80 DAYS in the p~enitentiary. the full linn
it Of the law. the solicitor contending
for only murder in second degree
McNeill and his victim Dougalo
Monroe, another negro, were at a
church gathering in Seventy-FirsI
township, where both were drinking
and they Quarreled at the well about
drawing the bucket.