The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-03

STILL IN CUSTODY
THE EDITOR WAITS
Crowds Visit Him & Mes
sages Pour in.
SOME LIVE EVENTS
From Far and Near Comes Common
dation Of His Manly Course While
the News that He is About to
Obtain that for Which He Has
Fought is Hailed With
Delight.

Still liz Custody in room rs at the
Marlborough House, known hereafter
in the history of these stirring times
as "cell No. 2S,' is the condition in
which sunrise this morning linds Edi-
tor Josephus Daniels.
The events Of yesterday were char
acteristic and fresh delegations were
constantly in the room bringing news
of that which took place in the Fed
eral court when Federal Judge Pur-
nell with i'll grace put his head into
the yoke made by Chief Justice Fuller,
and not because he believed it was
law, but simply in Difference 20 ms
superior officer. AS 1urist Judge
Purnell evidently ranks himself above
the Chief Justice of the United States.
And delegations came too to near
the news from Washington. AS The
various events there transpired these
were wired to Raleigh and every hour
held some fresh feature of the active
fight. When finally there cane i wire
message telling that Judge Pritchard
has granted the writ and would come
to Raleigh today to hear it there was
a general expression of qualification
at the news.
The most prominent men of the city
and State We're again visitors TO Ed
tor Daniels yesterday, With words OF
good cheer. More flowers came Also
some from a distance, and all accom-
panied with warm hearted greetings.
Comment after comment was made on
what all true men regard as the most
outrageous action of Judge Purneli
i'm his despotic, arbitrary and Iyrannl-
cal actor. in summarily bringing be-
fore MIN and imposing heavy fine
on Editor Daniels
Rooms 81 and % on either 81 lie of
Mr.. Daniels have also become prison
cells. IN them are the prisoners,
Messrs Kerr Carroll and Souther-
land, held for contempt by Judge
PEBBLES. friend said to Nh. Daniels
that he ought to object to their Delng
so near MIN, as there were degrees IN
criminality as in society ana that ne
ought not to be associated with men
said to be merely guilty of contempt
before a Superior court, as he was
i'm custody OH charge of contempt 20
a Federal Judge, whose ofder camc
as a. message fron2 the president OIL
the United States. There now. 1t
was just sixteen years ago that L oc-
cupied room % in the Marlborough,
said Mr.. Daniels yesterday, "the room
which my friends now designate rs
cecil No. 2S" / boarded in the hotel
then. and came to use this room on 4
momentouS OCCASION.
Inquiry revealed that this was just
before Mr. Daniels was married, SO
the memory of room No. rs is :
pies SAINT one to him, and it always VIII
be. fer now there is added to past re-
membranes those incidents which
have been made memorable this week
bv the thousands of friends who nave
given him every token of their TREND
ship and esteem.
One of the first business men In North
Carolina. who has amassed a large
fortune by good business Judgment
writes,
.sRemoved from the channels OF ac-
tive news circulation l am only TINS
morning informed of the sensational
happenings of the past few days.
There have been times when L
thought you were extreme in your
condemnation of men and policies that
dId not meet your approval. still there
has never been time when to stop
the right to express opinions, or criti-
cjze public officials would not have
worked vastly more of harm than
would the most unjust criticism of
men or measures. / have read with
great care the editorial for which you
are adjuged to be in contempt and to
save my life Oay:nan as | ann L fail
to see where the contempt comes in.