The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
CHARGED WITH B1GAMY.
GoIdsboro Negro Put Undel $500
Bond-New Council j. O. q. A. 81.
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Especial to The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, ~. c.. March S0.-Justice
Hugh Murphey had a case OF bigamy
in his court today. The defendant vas
a negro named Will Harris. who had
formerly worked in this city as a tin
ner. While here he wandered out IN
the country and married a daughter OF
Ed Foust, a respectable farmer who
lives in the Saulston section Of The
county. Besides possessing the conf
dence of his neighbors OF both races.
Foust has accumulated some property
and Harris was anxious to secure the
hand of his daughter. After they were
married a few weeks. Harris took his
wife to his old home in New Bern.
Harris wife wrote to her father Of the
abuse which Harris had heaped upon
her and the old man went to New Bern
to Investigated Old man Foust had 10
break in the BUS to get to his daugh-
ter and was arrested. During the trial
and Investigation it was learned that
Harris had another wife in New Bern.
After coming a home. Foust had
Harris arrested for bigamy. He vas
brought TO this city and tried and sent
TO Jail because he could not give a $500
bond.
The Elite Dramatic Club OF our sis
ter town of Kinston will present the
pleasing drama Because T Love You
in the Messenger opera house In this
city On the night of the 5th of April.
The play has been presented twice IN
Kinston n Zach time to a crowde1
house. The club which will present The
play has been in existence for some
time n each member is thoroughly
competent to handle the roles which
they will assume. The people Of Colds
boro will gladly welcome their coming
and will give them the large audience
which they so richly deserve.
a "a a IN No. 32f. an extra
freight going north last night. jumped
the track about two miles north of this
city and delayed the outgoing and in
coming passenger trains for three
hours or more. The accident occurred
on the Coast Line. After leaving this
city the train had not gotten under full
speed which prevented serious damage
from being done.
The initiatory team of this city head
ed by Mayor George E. Hood, repre-
sentative to the National Council, left
today for Fremont to inst itute a new
council of the Junior Order of United
/ American Mechanics in hat town to-
night. The team left here at noon and
began work this afternoon at 4 O'Clock
so as to be able to return home to-
| night on the $40 train from Norfolk.
| Goldsboro Fire Company No. 1, will
| give their fifth annual Easter ball and
banquet next Monday night in the
armory of the Goldsboro rifles. These
| occasions are events of real pleasure
for those who participate in them and
| usually large crowds attend. The
| company takes this means to saise
funds TO defray Incidental expenses and
| keep the organization together. They
deserve a liberal patronage. The vol
unteer firemen gets no c~ompensatio
for the dangerous work which he has
to perform. The only incentive for him
to do his duty is the approval of well
lone from the public and when they
ask for recognition in a modest man
| ner the public should be lavish in their
| patronage.