The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-22
BOND CASE.
Superior Court I'm Session-BOnd
Election on Thursday.
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Especial to The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. n. C. Aapril1s-Superior
court convened in this city this morning
with his honor, Judge Brown presiding
and Solicitor Armistead Jones at his
post representing the commonwealth.
After the charge of Judge Brown to b
grand jury. which was listened to with
legal information OF Importance. the
petty continued from the last
term of court. The first case to come
before the grand jury was the Godfrey
bond case Quite a number of promi-
nent witnesses are here to testify.
Court adjourned at II O'Clock until ?
O'Clock this afternoon
When the court met for the after
noon session, there was an unusually
large crowd present as spectators. 1t
had been rumored that the case
would come up and that the appear
ance of visiting counsel in the city
was taken to lean that the case
would be called early. The specta-
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three minor cases were disposed of,
and the solicitor called h case of
the state against c. c. Jones Mr..
Jones answered, as did the witnesses
for the state. Mr.. Godfrey, who lost
the bonds; Mr.. Henry Mckee. who
saw Mr.. Jones a a stranger some
honey one night in the Hotel Ken
non, in this city, and Mr.. W. J. Blow;
who was witness TO the same trans
action. were the only witnesses on
the stand.
Mr.. Godfrey said that his safe was
blown open on the night Of the 26th
of November, 1902, and that he lost
money, jewelry. insurance policies
and two $1,000 state bonds. He said
he got the bonds bac last year by
paying money to Colonel Harris and
to Messrs. Pou and Fuller. He did
not get back the 81, 500 in money and
the other articles in the safe. This
is about the substance OF his teSti-
mony, which is about the same as
that offered at the trial in Raleigh.
Messrs. Blow and Mckee only
stated thai they saw Jones pay some
| money to a stranger in h Hotel
Kennon. and h a some papers were
| transferred
At the conclusion OF the evidence,
| the solicitor STATED that the state
| would rest and counsel for Jones
| made the same statement Mr.. Jones
is represented by Messrs. Pot and
| Fuller, of Raleigh; Messrs. Dortch
and Barham, Mr.. I. F. Dortch and
| Judge w. s. .. B. Robinson. OF this
| city. Mr.. Pot asked that the defen-
dant be discharged, and after the So
| licitor made a short statement, the
| Judge stated that he would ear more
of the argument, and decide il the
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| Pou and Robinson for the defendant
| made speeches before the jury, as did
| Solicitor Jones. At the conclusion
| of the solicitors speech, his honor,
| Judge Brown. adjourned court until
$40 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Professor J. A. Bolden, superinten'
| dent OF the Broomer Hig school, IL
Wilkes county. which was destroyed
by fire last january. is in the soliciting
and for the purpose Of rebuilding th1
property. He has been f~avorably re
ceived and met with a generous re
spose in many Of the owns in the stat'
which he has visited, and 1t is to d.
hoped that the people Of Goldsboro vii
not be remiSs in extending a helping
hand to the children of the mountaii
county,, who so much need their phil
anthropy. He will be here for severa
days.
The promenade concert to be give
in the Banner Warehouse on WedneS
day night by the Citizens military BAN
promises to be one of the most uniqu
and successful events of the season
st. Stephens Guild. Co. D. Goldsbor
Rifles, Ruffin Lodge K. OF P, n tn
Eclipse Fire company will unite wit
the band in making every moment o
/ the evening replete with pleasure.
Will Harris. a negro who was II
Jail here awaiting court this week t
answer to the charge OF bigamy. sue
ceeded i'll making his escape fror'
on Saturday evening by craWl1n
through a stove fue. He formerl.
worked for Mr.. T. c. Bryan as a Time
and was accused of taking a quantit,
I of tin and tools.
Goldsboro is now on the eve of
bond election to help build a railroa
from here to Seven Springs. The cleo
ton in this township will take plac
tomorrow and the election in the ad
jning two townships through which tn
road will run will take place on Thurs
day. Goldsboro township has bee
asked to vote S25, 900 in bonds and :.
other townships ST., 500 together.
Good for Children.
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