The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-03
ARE HERE IN FORCE
Judge PEBBLES and the
Men He Jailed
At Eleven This Morning the Contempt
Case On Habeas Corpus With So
briefly as an Issue Will Be Heard
by the Supreme Court

There is a mighty trend of visitors
TO Raleigh from the southeastern sec
ton of the State. Sampson ana KOBE
son counties lead the list while Duplll
is also represented. >,
Northampton, from the up tnere
section is also represented, Tor Ju 4Se
r b. PEBBLES is here. He is present
tn see what takes place in the hearing
of the habeas corpus case in W9lch
MessrS. L. w. Kerr and L. {. SOuthef-
land. of Clinton, and &. /. Carroll, Oh
Warsaw are seeking release from MS
sentence which sends them to Jail ana
mulcts them of $3.50 apiece.
The hearing of the case is set Iol
eleven o'clock this morning III the ru-
preme Court room before the clIIe
bench. The writ was sued out on al
fdayit of Capt. John Duckett O"f lre
Associate Justice II. G.. Conner, who
has requested all the other Justices g
sit with him. The trial which Is &c
ensue will be a memorable one.
IT comes about, it will be remem-
bered. because Messrs. Kerr, 'ouLhGf-
land and Carroll made aifidaVitS Iii ne
case of Judge PEBBLES aSaihSI ,le
eleven lawyers of the RopcSoli pII i iol
CONTEMPT. These afiidaVits SAID Judge
PEBBLES at specified times and places
was ntoxicated-grossly intoxicated
and the Judge has secured af1luaVits
which saws that this was not SO. me
filing of the afidaVits declaring ne
was drunk he held as direct contempt
and then he sentenced to jail ana 10
pay up the cash.
sheriff Mcleod, of Robson, was in
etructed TO gather in the three makers
Of atfidavits. He did so and this morn
ing he has them in Raleigh after haV-
ing them in custody in Lumberton.
With them are their special counsel
ALI the Robson lawyers charged with
contempt a big delegation of witness
es and a large number of friends.
Congressman Charles r. Thomas OF
New Bern, is here. he is speclal
friend of Hon. e. w. Kerr, of Clinton,
and will represent him and the others
today. Besides Mr.. Thomas there are
also here of the counsel for the Ie-
spondents, Mr.. c. w. Tillett of Char
lotte: j. ID. Shaw, Jr., of Laurlnburg
u. l.. Spence, of Carthage; II. Med.
Robinson of Fayetteville; John u.
Shaw. of Fayetteville; Congressman u.
b. Patterson, of MaXtOn, and Mr. {.
NJ. Busbee, of Raleigh. Mr.. j. O.
Carr, of Wilmington, represents MT.
c. f. Carroll, as special counsel.
Judge PEBBLES will have counsel
present before the Supreme Court this
morning to resist the issuance of an
order to release the prisoners. lie
stated last night that he would be rep
resented by w. II. Day, of Raleigh,
and Col II. NJ. Argo, of Raleigh. The
question of Judge PEBBLES sobriety or
lack of sobriety is question in the
trial
The prisoners arrived at 1:15 this
morning with Sheriff Mcleod. On 9TH
err trains during the afternoon and
night there came to Raleigh the fol-
lowing witnesses and friends of the
men: Messrs. f. r. Cooper John r.
Fowler, ]. d. Kerr, M. J. Hobb, J. I.
Williamson, A. d. Williamson, Hay
wood Benton, F. w. Crumpler, j. l..
Barefoot O. J. Peterson, all of Samp-
son: H. H. McLendon. of Wadesboro;
j. H. Fonville. w. l.. Hill; j. w. Hill,
H. c. Owens, r. l.. Best, j. p. Wilson
and A. III. Herring, all of Warsaw,
while others are ell route.