The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-05
]. |. Godfrey Swears it
was Conspiracy, Extor-
tion and BlackmaiI.
HARRIS GIVES BOND.
Efforts to Find H. P. DortCh and c. C.
Jones Fail in GOIdsboro---T
Here Before Judge Brown
On Fifteenth of Feb
ruarV.

The matter of the Godfrey stolen bonds
case took another turn yesterday.
Three bench warrants were issued, these
for the arrest of c. C. Jones, Of Colds
boro, H. p. Dortch, Jr., lately OF Raj
eigh, and Col. j. c. l.. Harris OF Raleigh,
the member of the Wake County Bar,
through whom the stolen bonds were re
turned to Mr.. Godfrey for $1,000.
The only one of these in Wake county
was Col. Harris He learned that bench
warrants had been issued and at once
went to Sheriff Page and gave bond iii
the sum of $500, Dr. j. r. Rogers going
on the justified bond not waiting to have
the warrant served on him and the ar
rest made.
The bench warrants were sent to
Goldsboro to be served upon Jones and
Dortcn ana to place them under arrest,
but neither of the parties could be found.
1t is learned from Goldsboro that C. C.
Jones has disposed of his pool room there,
and that after drawing out the money he
had on deposit in the two banks lett for
parts unknown.
MI H. p. Dortch, Jr., was not to be
found either in Wayne or Wake. After
IL
in the Agricultural, Depar tment here he
left for Atlanta with the hope of getting
work with the survey party on the ex-
tension of the Seaboard Air Line road
from Atlanta TO Birmingham, and failing
in this, it is said it was his purpose to
seek position al ST. Louis in connection
with the exposition. 1t is known that he
did not see Mr.. Lewis, son of the late
General Lewis, of Goldsboro, of the sur
vey party and did not obtain employment
at Atlanta, and it is said he went on 10
St Louis. There is also report that he
spoke of joining his uncle i'll China.
Besides the bench warrants issued there
were also subpoenas issued for a number
Of parties as witnesses in the case, which
is set to be heard at Chambers before
Judge Geo. II. Brown on the 18th of Feb
ruary. The parties subpoenaed are State
Treasurer B. r. Lacy, who is expected to
give testimony concerning the coupons
on the bonds, MI Joseph G. Brown, pres
ident of the Citizens National Bank, the
institution through which the succeeding
coupons were paid; Mr.. Henry E. Lltch-
ford, the cashier of the same bank; Mr..
w. E. Snow, whom it is said was ap-
preached in some matters regarding the
bonds; r. w Pace, of Wilmington, con-
cerned in the alleged reference OF
"Staunton' to C. c. Jones; Henry Nc
Zee, and w ]. Blow, of Goldsboro, re-
ported to have been witnesses TO the
transaction between Jones and "Staun-
tom" w. e. Murchison. of Jonesboro
the attorney of Mr.. ]. L. Godfrey, and
Mr. J. L. Godfrey, from whom the bonds
were stolen.
Mr.. Godfrey was here on Monday of
this week, and in person received $500
from Jones, the payment being made
through Messrs. Pou & Fuller for Jones.
Previously during the session Of the
court after the matter had been taken
cogniZance of by the court, Messrs. Har-
ris and Dortch had each returned $3.50 to
Mr.. Godfrey, thus replacing the $1,000 he
had paid Col. Harris for the return to
him of the stolen bonds.
Solicitor Armistead Jones, who had
been investigating the records in the case
and the evidence taken before the grand
ii1rv had a conference with Mr.. Godfrey
while he was in Raleigh on Monday, and
As the result of this Mr. Godfrey signed
coruplaint. setting forth that from
Knowledge and belief it was his informa-
tion that Jones, Dortch and Harris,
knowing the bonds to be stolen, had en-
tered into a conspiracy and had used ex-
tortion and blackmail TO get $1,000 in
cash from him for his bonds.
Upon this complaint being made Solic-
itor Jones sent to Judge Geo. II. Brown,
ot Washington, the forms for bench war
rants for Jones, Dortch and Harris, it
having been stated by Judge Brown that
he would issue these on the request of the
solicitor. These bench warrants for the
arrest of the parties named were received
here Wednesday evening, being made for
| both Wayne and Wake county, and one
| set being placed with Sheriff Page of this
countv the other set was sent to Colds
| boro 70 the sheriff of Wayne, the sub
noenas for out of town parties being sent
to the sheriffs of the various counties.
THE COMPLAINT.
The complaint on which the bench war
r.ots we're issued is as follows:
North Carolina
Wake County.
J. l.. Godfrey being duly sworn deposes