The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-05
Raleigh. n. c., November %.

III dIi interview Win united States
District Attorney Harry Skinner re-
II re the term of the federal district
. Ii cor 10 begin here, he said tina.
the docket was very heavy and that
it would occupy the court until about
Christmas. There are a number of
p%ostoftce cases, some robberies, come
for embezzlement and others for OPEN
ing latters. There are a few counter
feiting cases, but none of marked i'm
portance. The moonshining docket is
very heavy indeed. When the ques-
mOonskining was increasing his re-
ply was that it certainly was, If detec-
ton and prosecution are an index.
When asked what would be the most
interesting case on the docket he said
that the one against Deputy Revenue
Collectors Downing and Stancill would
be, If that came up at the term. These
Two officers are indicted in DuDlin
county, on the charge of shooting and
killing ii moonshiner. Last Saturday
the grand jury there returned a true
bill against them. The case will Of
course be transferred to the federal
court. In this court it will be the
duty Of the attorney general to defend
and OF the state solicitor, Armissead
Jones, Esq, to prosecute. Some weeks
ago, directly after the man was killed
Revenue Agent+Chapman went to Dup
lin and made AN investigation. His
report was of course sent to Revenue
Commissioner Yerkes, and it will be
MADE public at the trial of the men
who are thus charged with murder.
Last night was a notable occasion
sOr the Junior Order of United Amer
lean Mechanics, no less than $40 Nom
bers from six lodges in this county
being present, and 81 candidates being
1nitiatod. among them being Governor.
Glenn, Major Johnson, President
Brown Of the Citizens National Bank.
and other we'll known citizens. Mem
oers o. the order report that the at
fair was very enjoyable indeed. Ci;yt
Editor Willis G. Briggs, Of the Ra-
leigh Evening Times, presided at The
meeting, which was followed By al
banquet. One of the features was al
speech by Governor Glenn, who made
a plea for the Bible in every public
school house, and said he would ask
the legislature to see that the Bible
was placed in every school. The gov
ernor declared that no person was fit
to teach in a school who would not
read in it a chapter from the Bible and
offer prayer. All the state officers ere
now members of this order. Next
Sunday evening Rev. DR.. Alfred II.
Moment will preach a special sermon
to the order in the Presbyterian
church. !
State Treasurer Lacy says hat al!
the sheriffs from whom taxes are due
have paid UP and that none are be-
midland. 1t is learned in the audit
tors office that a very excellent show
Ing, financially, will be made by the
state this year. Next year the show
ing will be even better.
On Fiday there will be a hearing,
If Solicitor Armistead Jones gets here
in time, and If certain witnesses for
the state can be on hand, in the mats
ter of Bob Li1eston. the fakir whos
together with Harry Clark is in Jail
On the charge of murder in the first
degree, for the shooting of Charles
G. Smith of Petersburg in the Unions
passenger station here the day after
the last state fair ended. It was at
first stated by an attorney for Lileston
that no effort would be made to pro-
cure bail under habeas corpus proceed;
ings, but application has been made
to Justice Walker in habeas corpus
proceedings, and he sets the nearing
for ten o'clock Friday morning. 1t Is
asserted by attorneys for these niea
that the charge against them is really
moi murder, but manslaughter. There
i, - ~aHOrE ~ r n ooC0 rananflv fr1nH INT
the English courts, almost exactly
similar to this in which both men
we're sent to prison for long terms. asI
it was known that n or the oL6ert
had killed a man, though 1t was not
definitely known which of the twal
had done the deed. A good deal or
evidence has been taken in this 1iuchi
talked of case already, though It. Isl
limited that a lot of it has never beeus
yet developed.
A rural free delivery mail route is es-s
tablished from Parlead. with Eugene
p Brooks, as carrier. The Increase
in the number of routes during me,
last half of the present year has not
been As large as expected.
Thanksgiving Day will be a very JOY
full one here at some OF the state
institutions, at least, and at all q boun-I
tiful dinner will be served and there
will be a holiday at he p~enitentia1y'
and at the schools. At the soldiers
home there will be special exercises
and the lis veterans viii have plen-
ty of turkey and other good things.
All OF the state officers will be here
except one. Governor Glenn will at
tend church in the morning. N In
the evening will deliver an address at
fuckers Grove Sunday school. about
three miles west of Raleigh. The gov
ernor manifests the deepest interest
at all times in the Sunday school work.
He has a large class of young men In
the Sunday school Of the First Pres-
byterian church. When he came nee
as governor he offered his services foE
this work and they were gratefully ac-
cepted. He says that nothing gives hun