The news & observer., 1905-10-12
GEN. BRYAN DEAD
Known as the Red Fox
of Trap Hill.
The News Reaches Greensboro About
the Time Federal Conrt Takes
a Recess. Last Cases Dis
posed Of.
Especial to News and Observer }

O'Clock until october Z4ln. Judge
Boyd notified the jurors to return on
that day. Many of the smaller cases
untried had been continued when the
case against Samuels was taken up,
as that case was expected to consume
the entire week. Assistant District
Attorney Price disposed of a few jury
cases yesterday, and this morning,
when defendants were anxious to try
judgment passed in the following
cases:
VIM. Clapp, blockading, Guilford
county, three months in Jail. two hum
dred dollars fine.
VIM. Einfree and William Clark. or
Kernersville, retailing. Defendants
having paid special tax and fifty per
cent. penalty were discharged upon
payment of costs.
j. L. Andrews, of Alamance. remov-
ing, three months in Jail. three nun
dred dollars fine.
Ewell Pippy. of Surry, retailing. one
months in Jail, two hundred dollars
fine
G. f. Boulding, of Surry, retailing,
one month in jail. one hundred dollars
fine
j. A. Reed. of Winston, retailing.
two months in iail.
Reed plead hard to escape a jail
sentence, said he was Ga years old, a
good many of the witnesses who testi
fled against him had not paid for the
liquor he sold them and that about
three weeks ago Il drunken fellow
whom he ordered out of his STONE
emptied a load of shot into him and
his son. he catching seventy-five of
the shot in his side and his back.
Judge Boyd told him that a short jail
sentence would do him good, since
there were excellent physicians in
Greensboro who would attend TO his
case if his wounds troubled him still.
Reed then plead to be sent to Winston
jail where he could be near his
"clothes.' He said he liked the ar
rangements of the Greensboro Jail very
well. but he would feel more at home
in Winston. Judge Boyd said it had
been reported that the Winston jailer
allowed Federal prisoners too many
social privileges and it might retard
the healing Of the wounds to be walk
ing around the streets of Winston, so
he would let him remain in Green's
boro Jail
An order was given for the. drawing
of a new jury for January Court.
when the revenue cases are to be tried.
Mr. A. c. Bryan, one of the in
dicted revenue officers, received a tel
egram this morning just before the
departure of the train he was to re-
turn to WilkesborO on, stating that his
brother. General j. @. A. Bryan, of
Trap Hill, n. c., Wilkes county. had
just died.
General Bryan was about rs yeays
of age and ever since the war had
been one of the leaders of the Repub-
licans and one of the most influential
men in Wilkes He represented it in
the legislature many times. being q
member of the house the last time.
two years ago He was known as the
Red Fox" of Trap Hill, and had
many notable campaigns with DR..
Tyre York, a neighbor and for years a
received his title as a recruiting Off
Ger in the Union Army during the war
of the Southern COnfederacy, and was
active then and during the restoration
period in aiding the North against the
South. He has held several positions
in the Revenue Service in the county.
The Red Fox was a geniol good
natured hosDitable man and held his
friends with bonds of steel, while given
credit for excellent traits by his bitter
est political and personal foes.
An escaped convict from the peni-
tentiary, Charles Mobly, was captured
last night by Deputy Sheriff Geo.
Crutchfield asleep in a barn. Mobly
gave his name as Brooks in an effort
to make the officer think he was not
the escaped convict. The warden of
the State prison was notified of the
arrest. His term was nearly served
out when he escaped and when he
finishes it the Guilford authorities will
get him back here to stand trial for
retailing, which is charged against
him in several caSoS
kilograms received here state that
u. V. Taylor and Wife, and Miss Ella
Parrish. of New York, has reached
New York on their return from an
European trip. Mr.. Taylor has some
business matters 10 attend to in New
York and when this is done, which
will be in few days, he and Mrs.
Taylor will return to Greensbor
The six-months-old child of Mr.. S.
f. Campbell died last night at nine
O'Clock at the family residence on
Fifth avenue. The infants mother
mother died just two months ago yes
erday
There was a heavy rain, long need
ed, here this morning. About noon
the clouds partially rolled away and
the great crowds thronged the street
cars and railroad trains running to the
fair grounds. The laying of the dust
"00 q Iou-oClu IoI lle street
sprinklers in the city and at the fair
grounds had been unable to do it.
Mr.. w. F. Alderman has given a
contract for the enlargement and i'm
provement of his dwelling on West
Market street.
Contractor ]. T. Hunt has been noti-
fled by the trustees of Greensboro Fe-
male College to get ready to begin the
completion of the work on the col
lege building.
The Carolina Real Estate and I'M
provement Company today sold
block of G5 lots in their new suburban
town east of Piedmont Heights.