The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-26
TIE wRIsKEY FRAUDS CASES.
The Federal Court viii Take Them
Up at the Term Opening the
First Monday i'm April.
Especial to News and Observer

Greensboro y. c., March 25.-Uni-
ted States District Attorney Holton is
here today looking into cases which
will stand for trial at the next term
of the Federal court which meets IN
Greensboro the first Monday in April
next Monday week.
The three most important cases to
be tried are the indictments against
Revenue Gauger Mebane for alleged
conspiracy with Sprinkle and Angle to
defraud the government. against "A. o..
Starbuck storekeeper, accused of
affixing false jurat to government
returns in connection with the same
cases
A gauger named Davis who was
convicted of completely in the same
alleged frauds, is now serving term
in the peniteptiary at Atlanta, while
Young, Sprinkle q Angle, the distil-
lers and rectifyers who were convict
ed and given sentences, are out on
bail, awaiting the result of an appeal
to the United States Supreme Court.
The principal case to be tried is one
against John L. Casper, indicted for
defrauding the government in the
conduct Of a big whiskey business at
Winston a year or two ago. great
many witnesses are being subpoenaed
in this case. 1t will be taken up on
Wednesday of the first week, and If
il is tried, the probabilities are, it Will
consume at least a week. Judge Boyd
announced this morning that on
Thursday of the first week at 2:3O
O'Clock, D. m, cases on the Circuit
Court civil docket will be called for
the purpose of arranging a calendar
of cases to be tried. The sessions of
the court will be held for the first
time in the new court room of the
annex recently completed to the Fed
eral building here. For the past two
years, court has been held in the coun-
ty court house, while the old build
ing was undergoing enlargement and
improvement.
Thanks to Fairbanks.
Appropos of the recent visit of VICE
President Fairbanks to Greensboro
and the hospitable entertainment
given him, Mr.. John n Wilson yes
terday, recalled most important in
cident, which had been forgotten in
all the maneouvres incident to getting
him here, and was not known of or
referred to by any of the speakers at
the banquet or called to the vice-presi-
dents attention while he was here. Mr..
Wilson says that as a member OF
committee sent from Greensboro to
aid Congressman Kitchin in getting
an appropriation TO enlarge the gov
eminent building, he remembers that
the House Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds had cut out the SEN
ate item carrying $4,000 for the en-
largemept Of the building, and it
looked like it was goner. That Sena-
tor Fairbanks, who was chairman of
the Senate Committee on Buildings
and Grounds, was appealed to by Sena-
tor Pritchard, Congressman Kitchin
and Judge Boyd to have the item re-
inStated. That Chairman Fairbanks
personally interested himself in the
matter prevailed on Chairman Mer-
Ger, of the House Committee, who was
himself favorable to the measure to
call the committee together again, and
the item was placed back in the APP
preparation bin and became law, and
here today as a result is one of the
best government postoffices and court
buildings in the South.
decree confirming proposition
of composition with the creditors OF
w L. Long & Co., of Hickory, was
signed by Judge Boyd this morning
and the case of bankruptcy entered
against the firm was dismissed. The
composition is for forty cents on\ the
dollar.
Mr. ]. C. Murehison, manager of
the Greensboro Furniture Company,
has resigned his position TO accept an
offer from the Atlantic Coast Line to
portation department. He will make
his headquarters in Wilmington, and
will move his family there from here
April first He will be succeeded in
the furniture corporation by Mr.. c. +.
Holton, one of the principal stock
holders
There is to be a great missionary
meeting at the First Baptist church
here tomorrow and DR. Battle, the
acfS fofe - ha I1a has
meeting in the history of the church.
Rev. DR.. r.. ]. Willngham, the for
eign mission secretary of the Southern
Baptist convention, arrived on the
noon train, and will conduct the SER
vices. beginning at IL o'clock.
The Reuben Rink Decorativ Com
pany, has been awarded the contract
by the Merchants and Manufacturers
Club, of this city, to fresco. decorate
and beautify the new club rooms oc-
cupying the entire second floor of the
new City National Bank building. The
work is to cost $500.
New families are constantly moving
to the city and county from Northern
and Western States. The latest arrival
is Mr.. M H. Dibble and family OIL
Bradford, Pa. He has purchased a
farm in the county and a home in
the city where his family resides
The superintendent of Public In
struction has provided for the placing
of six additional rural school libraries
in Guilford county.
The formal opening of st. Pauls
Methodist church will take place to-
morrow at IL o'clock. The dedicatory
sermon will be preached by Rev. 4.
NJ. Johnson, president of the North
Carolina Conference.
To Enlarge Chowan Baptist Female
Institute