The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-13
HE sHO' DID RUN.
A Bit of HumOr Injected Into the
Federal Court Proceedings.
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Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, n. c., April 12.-Much
of yesterday afternoon was taken up
in the trial of Junius Shore, of Yad-
kin, on the charge of aiding distillers
to defraud the government storekeep
er and gauger.
Judge Boyd declared that if Shore
had been man of even average sense
he would put him in the penitentiary,
but in consideration of the custom
heretofore obtaining for many such
officers to just let the distillers run
the whole business, and of Shores
evident want of Intelligence, he would
simply imprison him for six months
and fine him one thousand dollars.
Another storekeeper and gauger
from Yadkin named Edward Dobbins,
indicted for the same Offense of con-
spring with distillers to defraud the
government was called. Dobbins had
stampeded. He had been attending
court manfully all the time and was
present when Shores case was under
discussion. While Judge Boyd was
saying what he would shorely do for
Shore had he had enough sense to be
a storekeeper right, Dobbins, who pro-
fesses to be a most sensible man, re-
marked to a deputy: Use sho' skeert.
Pears like / feels like l want to run"
Nothing was thought of this until half
an hour afterwards when Dobbins'
case called and it developed that he
had shorely run. His bond of five
hundred dollars was forfeited, but 1t
is said it will be no trouble to find
him at his home in Yadlkin any time
after court is over.
This morning Judge Boyd an
nounced that q special term of the
Circuit court would be held here be-
ginnig Tuesday, April 26, for the trial
of civil causes. Most of the morning
session was consumed in the trial of
VIII Cody, of Randolph, charged with
Illicit distilling. The jury is still out.
1t is thought that the criminal docket
will be finished and that court will
adjourn tomorrow.
Messrs. w. r. Carter, of Mt Airy,
and Judge d. Tucker Brooke, of Nor
folk, representing the Mt. Airy and
Eastern Railway and Lumber Com
pany and the Mt. Airy Construction
and Manufacturing Company, ap-|
peared before Judge Boyd in the Fed
eral court this morning and secured
an order OF substitution of receiv-
ers for the concerns, which have been
in litigation or liquidation for some
time. In the order Mr.. e. M. WiIey
was made receiver in place of Mr..
w. M. Tunis by consent.
The Tunis Lumber Company which
has been largely interested in these
corporations as stockholders and
creditors, have sold out their entire
interests to r. M. Wiley and associates
who with the Southern Railway, it is
said now control the business and as
sets of the two corporations, together
with their liabilities. It is said that
as soon as all matters are finally ad-
justed the two corporations will be
merged and the great development of
the section so auspiciously begun, but
retarded by the receivership, will now
be resumed with renewed zeal. Judge
Boyd referred the statement of the ac-
count and the allowance to be made
to w. M. Tunis, receiver, to Col w.
S. Thompson, president of the City
National Bank.
Mr.. e. ]. Justice has brought a suit
in the Federal court here for the fore
closure of an $4,000 mortgage on the
Buck Greek Lumber Company of Nc
Dowell county. Mr. Justice appears as
the attorney for the creditors, who are
Pennsylvania capitalists. Judge Boyd
has named Judge w. p. Bynum, Jr.,
as trustee of the property pending lit
igation.
Monticello school district yesterday
voted a special school tax by large
majority There will be eleven more
such elections in the county between
now and June first. There are now
twenty seven special school tax, count
ing districts, and thirteen public
graded and high schools in Guilford.