The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-31

Monday in April.
Unlawful selling of Liquor.
Judge Neal yesterday issued from
the bench a subpoena summoning AL
len Young, of Youngsville, Franklin
county, before the grand jury, to give
evidence concerning how and where
and from whom he purchased some
whiskey in that town several days ago.
Youngsville is prohibition town. 1t
all developed out of two cases against
Eugene Thompson, of Wake Forest,
for an assault and resisting an officer.
Last Saturday night Thompson, mill
hand, went into the commissary store
of mill there, very drunk and after
cursing everybody in the establish
ment, when elected threw weight at
the proprietor and threatened to cut
any who interfered, and when the
chief of police arrested him, offered to
club him.
Judge Neal asked Thompson where
he got the whiskey. The young man
could not at first refresh his memory
sufficiently, but when he caught the
eye of the judge he hesitated no lon
ger and gave the information that he
secured it from Allen Young in
Youngsville, The judge then issued the
subpoena for Young, and it should
have been served yesterday afternoon
by Chief of Police w w. Bobbttt of
Wake Forest, in whose hands it was
put.
If anything can be done regarding
the great illicit inflow of liquor into
Wake Forest and the nearby prohi-
bition territory, Judge Neal is determ-
ined to do it. Witnesses on the stand
stated that it was common at Wake
Forest, and seemed readily obtainable
from easily accessible places, and it
seems, that, except in the Federal
courts no prosecutions have been made
at Wake Forest or Youngsville, for
the unlawful sale of whiskey.
The character of Thompson was
proved to be bad and he has been in
court several times. On both charges
he plead guilty and was sentenced to
twelve months on the roads for re-
sisting the officer. Judgment was sus
pended in the other case.
Other Cases.
Among the other cases disposed of
yesterday was none of general public
interest. A list of them, and the Ver-
diets and sentences, if any, are as fol-
lows:
Dallas Terrell, plead guilty to lar
ceny and receiving, and was sentenced
to five months on the roads
Henry Underwood was found guilty
fenced to twelve months on the roads
He plead guilty to false pretense, but
judgment was suspended in this case.
Jim Lewis plead guilty to the lar
ceny of money from Mrs. Holden, of
Wake Forest, and was sentenced to
twelve months on the roads
John Lee charged with larceny and
receiving, by leave of court, entered a
plea of nolo contendere, and judgment
was suspended, the defendant having
been in jail since last October.
Ruffin Taylor was found guilty of
larceny and receiving. and was sem
fenced to six months on the roads.
Dave Ogburn plead guilty to an as
sault with deadly weapon, and was
sentenced to the roads for twelve
months. He plead guilty to the charge
of carrying a concealed weapon, but
judgment was suspended in this case.
Robert Thomas plead guilty to lar
ceny and receiving, and was sentenced
to two years on the road.
The grand jury found true bill of
false pretense against John King, but
the jury returned verdict of mot
guilty. and the prisoner was dis
charged.
Charlie Spruill and Currie Robertson
plead guilty of an affray, but as they
had been in Jail several weeks, the
Judge promised TO let them off with
costs in the case, if they could induce
some one to pay them. They are
strong, healthy young negroes, and
some farmer in need of labor can get
them bound out" if they want to
hire them and pay the costs in the
cases.