The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-07
VISIT TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
Incidents on the Washington Trip.
Related by Attorney General Gil
mer-Jones on Trial-Dm I'm
Charge of A. & n. c. Road.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, y. c., June 2.
1t was expected that hearing of the
lcontempt case of E. w. Kerr and others
under sentence by Judge PEBBLES would
he heard before the Supreme court this
morning, but Judge PEBBLES had some
business to attend to, and at his re-
Iquest it was postponed until 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. He has as his attor-
Ineys in the matter Argo and Day. A
evening and early this morning to
appear in this case, among these the
three men under sentence, in charge OF
deputy a. H. Mcleod, Jr.; a score or
more Of witnesses. and n. A. Mclean,
lStephen Mcintyre, ]. D. Mccormick,
z. +. Lee and r. c. Lawrence of the
bar of Robson county
Arrangements were perfected this
morning for taking the contempt case
OF Josephus Daniels before Judge
tPritchard of the United States Circuit
lcourt. There is a very quiet confidence
lin Judge P~ritchard's action in the mat
tier. on the part OF the friends of Edi-
tor Daniels.
State Auditor Dixon went to Marion
to-day to make an educational address.
A telegram from Guion to the Cow
lernor regarding the ousting Of the re-
I~ceivers Of the Atlantic and North Car
Iolina railway: Full and complete
possession taken, with constructive
force only, Dill in actual and complete
control"
President H. 3. Warner, Of the North
lCarolina Press Association announces
that he will bring the arrest and fine OF
Josephus Daniels specially to the at
ltention of the National Editorial Asso-
lciation.
Charles C. Jones, charged with post
loffice robbery and selling stolen post
lage stamps is on trial in the Federal
lcourt. Postmaster Hutson, of Apex,
lswore he believed Jones was the man
who broke into the postoffice there.
John S. Cunningham is here from
New York. He visited Judge Parker
and spent the day with the latter on
his farm at Esopus. Cunningham Is
president of the Tobacco Growers AS
lsociation and he says tobacco looks
very well. planting is about finished.
The Agricultural Department will
next week issue it's first crop bulletin
for this yea 1t is said that about two
thirds Of the returns on which this
will be based are in hand. Much inter-
lest attaches to what it will say about
l1AAC OoNNO1 SAOP
o correspondent had a very inter-
testing talk with Attorney General Gill
mer about the visit Of himself, ex-Gov-
ernor Jarvis and James H. Pou to
Washington to see Chief Justice Fuller
and obtain the order of supersedious in
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
way receivership matter. These gen.
tlemen went to the home of the chief
Justice and when they asked him when
lit would be convenient for him to hear
the matter he asked if they could not
have it heard then and there. Of course
they were delighted and the hearing
had in his parlor, finally becoming
Iquite unofficial. This was on Monday
land he old them to come to the cour
room at the capitol, Tuesday at II
O'clock. They were there in ample
time and out came a clerk with the
much desired order, telling them with
a smile, that it was exactly what they
WANTED. All went to the clerks office
land there it was read. Governor Jar
Wis said Lets get out in the air and
read it," and so they went out on the
igreat portico which overlooked Penn
I~sylvania Avenue and the beauties OF
Washington and in the midst of that
splendid scene, h paper which meant
so much was re-read.
This morning at 4:30 o'clock, Attor-
lney General Gilmer arrived here and
brought the official order from the
Ichief justice. They found him to be a
most charming gentleman, courteous
land c~onsiderate in the highest degree.