The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-31
Another Negro Arraigned
for His Life.
CHILDRESS ACQUITTED
Cow Ground Glass Case Occupied
Large Part Of Yesterday in Su-
perior Court. Ichn KeIIy's
Case Again Con-
tinued.

Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock the
grand jury of Wake Superior Court be-
gan the examination OF witnesses in the
McBee-Finch conspiracy case. The bill of
Indictment was presented by Solicitor Ar
mistead Jones yesterday morning, and the
witnesses were summoned at once. Among
them were Mr.. Ed Chambers Smith, from
whom the forty-seven shares of stock in
the A. & n. c. Railroad were bought for
note for $4,000, secured by the stock it.
self: Col John w. Hinsdale, one Of the
attorneys for Capt. McBee, and Mr..
Finch; Mr.. E, c. Duncan, who was ap-
preached by McBee and urged to sell him
some stock, and to whom McBee said he
wanted to buy 100 shares for $4,000;
Manager Egerton, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, here, and Manager
Crews, of the Postal Telegraph Company,
in this city. The grand jury did not com
plete it's work on the case yesterday after
noon, but will probably do so this morn
ing, wnen it is expected that bill will be
returned.
In the Superior Court yesterday after
noon the negro George Mcneil was ar
raigned to be tried for his life, the grand
jury having returned a true bill for Grim
lnal assault upon a respectable colored
married woman near the southeastern
limits of the city several months ago. Nc
NELL is reported to be partially insane at
times. He was unable to employ counsel,
and Judge Brown assigned Messrs. Thos.
S. Fuller and T. Murray Allen to defend
him, and ordered a special yenire OF sixty
jurors for Friday morning, at which time
the trial is set to begin.
ACQUITTED OF CRUELTY.
Thos. w. Childress was acquitted by
the jury last night of the charge of cruelty
TO animals. This case occupied almost
the entire afternoon, and went to the jury
as court adjourned. In about two hours
the verdict was rendered to the deputy
clerk. 1t was a case of long standing
The evidence showed that nearly two
years ago, while Childress was living
next to r. L. Johnson, on the asylum road
a few miles from Raleigh, he complained
that Johnsons COW got out of the latters
pasture and ate his peas growing in
patch adjoining the pasture OF Johnson.
Finally Johnson's son discovered near
where the cows got out of the pasture
box of chopped feed or ship stuff on Chill
dress side of the path. There were peas
and pea hulls in the box, too, and mixed
up with the whole was quantity OF brok-
and crushed glass of different sizes,
looking like broken bottles and lamp
chimneys Soon after this heifer be-
longing to johnson was taken SICK its
side began to SWELL and finally an open
sore appeared on its stomach, from which
its feed would drop. Finally the suffering
animal was killed, and broken glass was
found in its stomach.
Col. j. c. l.. Harris and Mr.. s. G.. Ryan
appeared for Childress, and Solicitor Jones
prosecuted. Childress had removed to
Statesvlle and had to be brought here for
trial.
OTHER CASES.
The case of the colored hack driver
John Kelly, who is accused of slashing the
throat OF Will Mangum, a young white
man from Durham, during the May Car
nival here last May, was again continued,
this time until the September term of
court, on account of the illness of one of
the principal witnesses.
ne case dgtlQSt y. u. BIackley, the
Franklnton man charged with embezze-
ment in trading mules, was also continued
once more until the September term by
mutual consent
There was another case against a woman
for selling liquor, but it was mol pressed
the States only witness having written to
the attorneys for the defense that he was
too drunk to know what took place
Er;x ,1loo
ing concealed weapon and got s. and
costs.
Washington High, charged with assault
with a deadly weapon, was tried, found
guilty of simple assault and fined one
penny and costs.
judgment was reserved in the case of.
Rufus Terrell for assault with a deadly
weapon upon H. P. Gill, deputy sheriff.
The case against Fannie Younger for
larceny was mol pressed on account of alb
sence Of States witnesses