The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-05
BOYD IS INDIGNANT
Says all Have Equal
Standing in Court.
The New Telephone Company Putting
in Experimental Wires. Two 0p-
eratiyes Make Trouble on
Street Car.

Especial 70 The News and Observer
Greensboro, N. c., April 4-The regu-
lar April term of the United States Court
orened here at eleven o'clock this morn
ing IN his charge to the grand jury
Judge Boyd took occasion to allude to re-
ports which had been circulated TO the
effect that Republican lawyers pracucing
before the court stood in better favor
than Democratic. He was severe In his
characterization of the SANDER declaring
that every attorney who praoticed before
him, would stamp the rumor as the
hasest OF shyster-awyer SANDERS; he also
said that there was not shadow of eX-
cuse for the charge that the Juries were
partisan, alluding to the fact, that ii any
thing, the jury rolls ever since he had
been on the bench, would show that as
many Democrats as Republicans, and OF
ten more had been drawn, and that the
jury drawings, so far as he had observed,
were absolutely without regari to the poll
tics of the persons selected. But few
lawyers from distance have arrived. as
the more important cases will not be
taken up before tomorrow. District At
tcrney Holton and Assistant District At
torney Price are present. The first case
tried was from Randolph, Mr.. y. V.
Sapp, of ASHORE defending. The case
has not yet been finished.
The Bell Telephone subscribers have
not yet ceased their patronage of the com
pany's phones. The committee Of citizens
have advised that they continue to use
them until April 18th, when General SUI
| cut &c n
| from his European trip, and it is hoped
he will withdraw the notice OF Increased
rates. Representatives of the Chicago
Automatic Telephone Company are here
to-day putting in experimental wires, to
show the operation of their system which
| >locs not require the presence OF any one
at Central" the whole method of an
swering and sending calls being automatic.
1t is expected to have the wires in such
shape tomorrow that the practical value
| of the new service can be demonstrated.
The purpose of the citizens committee is
! to thoroughly examine every one or the
latest improvements, before beginning
new telephone service here. There IS.
| however, a very strong determination to
have hut one system, provided the Bell
Company continues to show a disposition
|
| Rev. Dr. Egbertg Smith, pastor of the
| First Presbyterian Church, after
month absence in Baltimorc, returned
Saturday night. -
| The Democratic County Executive Com
mttee in session this morning, set Satur-
day, April Goth, as the time for holding
the Guilford County Democratic Conven-
ton to select delegates to the Sptc and
Congressional Conventions, and Wednes-
day, April 2nd, as the date for the town
| ship primaries.
Because Frank Robinson, foreman of
the Greensboro Transfer Company, repri-
manded Amos Johnson, negro driver
last night Tor nistrcatment Of a horse,
the latter hurled a rock at Robinson,
striking him on the head and causing
serious wound Johnson is in Jail, await
ing a hsaring, as well as the outcome Of
Robinson's iairries.
William Thgpcn and William Riley, two
white operatives at Proximity Mills. tank
cd up on liquor Saturday night, and go
ing home on the street cars, not only re
fused TO pay fare, but were so Doisterous
and profanc Conductor Frazier attempted
to put them off the car They violently
resisted, attacking the conductor, and re-
curing the assistance OF the motorman
and two passengers to eject them Both
men have been arrested and placed under
bonds for their appearance for trial to-
morrow.
Three white hobos, named Maudc, An
ME and Fred Cant, were lodged IN the
city jail this morning as vagrants and
nUisances. The party is ali OF family,
being a husband wife and mother-ln-laW.
For some time they have been camping
in the vicinity of the coal chute. Last
night they celebrated Easter by all get
ting drunk The mother-in-law and daugh
ter-in-laW had n rough and tumble fight
the son and husband was SOBER enough to
navigate sufficient to hold up railroad
man, and demand a ticket TO DanVlile,
saying he had TO get away from such low
down company When arrested this
morning the women had apparently made
NJ, but were drunk. while the man had
become reconcled enough TO their com
pany to get full drunk, from mortuica
tior, perhaps, and had the advantage 81 a
nice ride 20 the pclice station
Mrs. n. w. Battle has sulilciehtly
recovered from a stroke OF paralysis to
be removed to-day from the hospital toI
her home on West Washington Street
General Cullen A. Battle, father OF DIR.
Battle. is now quite sick at his SOM
horne. and The greatest sympathy IS tell
here for the beloved pastor Of the FIRST
Baptist Church, in the Affections which
have recently bcfallen members OF his
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