The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-21

lation, and his getting tripped this
last time created no little sensation
here.
This morning as a witness, Westly
gave his evidence in ordinary Ian
guage 1t was when Solicitor Brooks
began to cross-examine. him that he
brought into play his fool niggerish-
ness" which convulsed the jury, the
spectators, and even the austere court. |
with laughter. The solicitor gotl
enough before Westly rot fairly started
and it took his own lawyer. the sher-
if and two deputies to "shoo him
off, the stand before silence was re-
stored. \
In reply to the solicitors question,
Wesley said:
Il am often convinced to the flumi-
Mostly of the jurisdiction of Winston,
since the legislature done distinguish
ed all the lumernosities of Green's
boro. l goes to Winston where the
lights are all shining and gifts my
hypcrbOllicum dram and fetcheS hit
into this jurisdiction, and when the
supperlertive disabilities of the fleen
Observation-Disclosures into my incompat-
terbility of pramberlating around like
ought. the lccrfied petroleum of
the police, consanguinerrateS me to
the city hospitaities on q board slat-
terratuS they calls bed. My invari-
bilitv of going out of the invaribility
to Winston. is to watch out for the
, confluences Of tho clock with the
jurisdiction Of the train schedule, and
ingennerilly precumptiates myself to
Fetch the train at a crossing to eX-
cane the exceedingly embarrassing
audacity of my friends. who finding /
am going on u departure to the city
of shining lights from this where they
have been put out, interpolate my ir-
reliability into accommodating them
by fetching them back a part of my
own superiority. For this cogency /
slip off incinnerally, but there is not
so much lubernosity in the cOnElOm-
mcrationS of the niggers in this town,
but what they gifts on to my style and
| ob0osterates to their audacity by a
heterogeneous compliance as was the
case with the gentleman who has just
clucidated the animosty of the law
/, TO tho judge Solicitor Brooks had
made a speech on SAC law of the case
before Wesley took the stand) AS
this point tho witness was told to
stand aside. He was just beginning
to talk tHt
After Judge Shaw decided that Wes-
ley was guilty, as he was being led
back to Jail he remarked 1.-THE SUI
perfluities of the jurisdiction and con-
vergance of the fiumerosities seems
to have arrived together" Wesley
might have intended contempt of
court, but nobody who knows him
looks at it that way
The General Association of the col
ored Congregational churches of
North Carolina, and Sunday School
Convention will meet With the First
Congregational~47. church here today
There is q large attendance. The ses-
sion will continue until the night of
the gath.
In the arrest and bail proceedings
taken out Saturday night by Scott
Sparger d Co. against j. M. Fisher
the name of Mr.. J. w. Cole was in
cluded Later it was ascertained that
Mr. Cole was in no wise connected
with the Greensboro Grocery Store
at the time of, or since the transac-
ton and his name was eraced from
the papers. Mr. Cole and his many
friends were greatly surprised at the
report of MS being sued, and the case
as to him was withdrawn voluntarily.
Federal Conrt
At 1880 o'clock TODAY the case of
simmons Hardware Company and
other creditors against r. II. Hardin,
A. l.. Combs and T.. l.. Davis, of North
Wilkcsboro. asking that they be de-
clared bankrupts was called before
Judge Boyd. A great many lawyers
were present and all the defendants.
The following attorneys appear in the
case: for the creditors, King and Kim
ban and G.. S. Bradshaw, of Green's
boro; T. j. Finly and j. r. Hendren,
of Wilkesboro, and Manly and Hen
dren. of Winston Representing the
defendants were, w. w. Barber, j.
w. Mcneil and r. n. Hackett, of
Wilkesboro; Adams and Bynum, of
Greensboro. Plaintiffs asked to amend
complaint by alleging as on condition
al act of bankruptcy on the part of
Harding copy of chattel mortgages
registered in Wilkes county for 49,,
900, given to J. w. Hasty on the stock
of hardware. The mortgage bears
date of April, 1904. but was not re-
corded until September 9Th, 1905.
few days before the proceedings were
begun. Judge Boyd allowed the
amendment and gave the defendants
further time, if they desired to answer.
They asked until $3.50 o'clock and
court adjourned until that hour.
Upon reasSembling of court the de-
PENDANTS, through counsel, read their
answers denying the charges of the
creditors and asked that facts be tried
by a jury. Judge Boyd certified the
case up to court and it will be tried
by jury dl SoIle udy during the &c
tober term. The plaintiff creditors
were required to give an indemnifying
bond of twelve thousand dollars. j.
r. Hendren, of Elkin, was appointed
temporary receiver to take charge of
the stocks of goods, they being deiv-
cred to his custody out of the hands
of the marshal. Hendren gave a bond
of six thousand dollars and will take
possession tomorrow. In their answer
the defendants claimed heavy damages
from plaintiffs for false charges, stop
ping their trade and injuring their
financial standing.
Upon objection of defendants the
appointment of J. F. Hendren as re-
ceiver. in Wilkesboro bankruptcy case
was withdrawn and j. w. Fry, presi-
dent of the Greensboro Loan and Trust
Company, was appointed.