The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-15
ADAMS WILL ply DEATH PENALTY
Governor Decides Not to Interfere in
theCase.
New Bids for Construction of the Ma
sonic Teinple-Ihe Eavesdroppins
CASINO Important Complaints Be
fore the Corporation Commission.
Revenue Officers Active-ImUcnse
Crowds Expected at the State Fair.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, \. c., Sept, ., 1905.

IdielSu, ~ U.s. sept -, 1voc-
Governor Glenn today decided not to
further interfere in the case of Will
Adams, the negro convicted Of mur-
dering the negro woman and w Of
her three children, in this county. The
governor respited him once. The gal
lows has been erected and the enclos-
ure prepared for some time in rear of
the Jail. 1t was at first expected that
he would be hanged inside the Jail, but
the space was too limited. The crime
was a very horrible one and the effort
made by counsel for Adams has been
to show that some one else committed
it. Adams, who has been in Jail many
months, has always declared that he
would not die OF the gallows. He beg
Sed everybody for money, wanting this
to pay lawyers to see the governor in
his behalf. He even asked the clergy
men for money when they went TO see
him.
The Pantego & Bellhaven Real Es-
tate and Investment Company is given
authority to increase its capital stock
from S12,5OO TO SO, OOO.
Secretary John c. Drewry of the
Grand Lodge of MasonS was inter
viewed today regarding the Masonic
Temple here, and said the Building
Committee would meet Monday at
Selma, to open bids for the building.
When the bids were opened before it
was found that the lowest one was
$4,000, while the grand lodge only de-
sires to eXpend 100000 on the build
ing. There has been a modification of
the plans by which only half the build
ings, namely the three lower floors will
be made fire-prOOf. The building will
be six stories in height, though really,
since two are double stories. The
bidders will make estimates for a
building with and without roof garden.
The general appearance of the build
ing will be in accordance with the ac-
cepted plan, which has already been
illustrated.
Secretary Lacy says there will be a
new lodge of Masons at Norwood,
Stanley county, the necessary papers
having been forwarded.
A letter received here today from a
Raleigh mar in Texas speaks of the
ANSl - q ~ 81 4AS NAAN ~ WV
days in Central Texas the temperature
remarkable dryness Of the air made
life bearable. =
THE GOVERNORS NEW ENGLAND
TRIP.
Governor Glenn spoke today about a
newspaper criticism of his visit to New
Egnland, the trip being referred to as
in aid Of a private enterprise. The
governor remarked, very strongly, that
the only enterprise he was aiding in
going there and making the series of
talks to the people at great gatherings,
was to let that section of the United
States know of North Cardinals re-
sources, ~undeveloped and developed
wealth, climate and people. He will
strike a very clear and high note on
these subjects and what he says and
does will no doubt attract many per-
sons here, of the very class Which
North Carolina desires so much.
The August bulletin of the State
Board of Health, reports diphtheria in
- counties, typhoid fever in As, there
being many cases in Cleveland, Samp-
son and Yadkin. Malarial fever in 20,
small poX in IA, but with a quite small
total. The bulletin contains a very in
teresting article on yellow fever.
Harllee Mccall, an instructor at the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
here last year, becomes instructor at
a new graded school at Troy, Mont
gomery county.
THE THOMAS DEWEY CASES.
Attorney General Gilmer is prepar-
ing his briefs in the Dewey cases,
which come up next Tuesday from
Craven county, these being the notable
ones in which ex-Cashier Tom Dewey,
of the defunct Merchants Bank fig
ured. In one case the defendants
counsel applied to the solicitor for a
bill of particulars. He replied by stat
ing that the only information he could
give was contained in the books Of the
banks, which Dewey and mis- counsel
had already examined. Dewey then APP
piled to the court for such a bill, and
the judge in his discretion declined to
grant it and upon this refusal Dewey
appealed. In the second case, he de-
PENDANT was tried before Judge Jones
last July, and moved to continue the
case, for that the appeal being taken
from the judges refusal to grant the
bill of particulars, had taken the case
to the supreme court and therefore the
superior court did not have jurisdlc-
ton.
The attorney general is also prepar-
ing his brief in a very singular case
which has been referred to passingly,
this being for eavesdropping, coming
up from PITT county. The allegation is
that the defendant at night turned the
blinds of a window of a dwelling,
peeped in, and listened to q converse
ton. The judge stated in the court
below that the bill did not set forth
that it was an indictable offense, and
from this ruling the solicitor appealed
1t is suggested that the common law
offence of eavesdropping is not COM
plete without repeating the CONVERSE
ton heard to the neighborhood, TO the
detriment of the eayesdroper, who Is
the man whose conversation is over
heard.
No very imnorfaut complaints have