The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
AP:'PE::'A||I'..L!. OF
MURDERER.
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Defense Makes Motion to Quash
Indictment Oh Ground 81 Al
legged Unjust Discrin nation.
COAST LINE NE: TAXES k: APPEAL F' I: Al
Wants Ruling North Carolina
Corporation Commission Re-
vcrsed by Supreme Court.
COAST LINE TAKES APPEAL |: ! Y !.

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RALEIGH, NJ. q, Feb. 18.-'rfis morn
&ine in the Supreme Court the appeal Of
state vs.. Daniels. from Jones county,
was called for argument. Daniels Is tho
negro who murdered tho late Tnrnifold9
Simmons, father OF United States Senator
Simmons. He was convicted Of murder In
tho first degree ii, he lower court and
sentenced to DO hanged December 18th.
Tho appeal. as argued to-day. Is on g.
motion BY the defense to qiash tho bill
Of Indictment, on the ground that the
county commissioners OF Jones discrtni-2
mated against negroes lnf drawing the
fury. Attorney General Gilmer argued
forMthe state, aud there was no counsel
contra. a negro lawyer. j. y, r. o liara,l
made up the case on appeal for the
prisoner. X rs
Judge THOMAS r. purnell, Of tile East
Aern North Carolina district. has been
designa ted as one OF the, circuit Judges
to sit with the United States Court OF
Appeals at Richmond during the May
term. The other circuit judge to sit with
him will be Judge 7. J. Norris OF
Maryland
There was conference last night be-
tween Governor Aycock and the president
ard directors Of the Atlantic and North
\ Carolina Railroad regarding the proposal
Through Captain McBee to lease the prop
Ferty. Governor Aycock stated afterwards
that he will announce his decision within
tho next day or two. It Is not believed
that the road will be leased. although
the proposition now in hand is by odds
the best ever made to the State. I
A trDr r yrvA =
/. Tho Atlantic Coast Line to-day filed,
through James II. Pou, as counsel, notice
OF appeal to tho Superior Court from tho
recent order OF the commission In the.
matter OF the Selma connection. A 5000
appeal bond was filed.
!, Mr.. Percy r., Albright. OF the North
Carolina Car Service ASS ociation to-day
sold his 'handsome Hillsboro residence to
tMr. Thomas S. Fuller 1t Is understood
that Mr.. Albright will move to Whining
ton March 1st to become assistant to
General Manager KeEly.
William Jennings Bryans subject for
his lecture here February ood Will DO
Tho Value OF an Ideal.
p PARDON GRANTED.
9 Governor Aycock this morning granted
a pardon to Manerva Strickland white
woman in Surry county. who has served
ter years of a fifteen year sentence for
killing a little girl. Her daughter, Laura
Bell, has Just completed a ten year SEN
ence for her connection with tho same
crime. and the pardon is in order to turn
the rnother out Of the prison at tho Same
time the daughter goes out
The Secretary OF State charters the
]. B. Mathis Shoe Company, Of Green's
boro, to do q general manufacturing ard
wholesale shoe business w. B. Devlin
and H. Dunbar are the other incorpora-
tors. Tho capital Is 100000 authorized
ana $lb 600 subscribed.
n Another charter Is to the Patterson
Company also Of Greensboro, wholesale
merchants and jobbers. The capital Is
$50 900. and the Incorporators are J. w.
Scott. J. w. Patterson and others.