Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

RALEIGH, y. c.. April IL. 1903
The suggestion that Pres dent Roosevet
may appoint Cyrus B. Watson of winston
as district attorney in western North Car
DINA has raised considerable comment IN
political circles among both democrats and
republicans. The policy of President
Roose welt is we'll known to be that of plac-
ing the best men in office, and in some in
stances regardless of politics. Watson has
ever been one of the stalwarts of North
State democracy. and has twice led the
party in crucial times. The incident re-
calls an event that occurred at meeting
OF the democratic executive committee in
Raleigh during the last legislature, which
has never been published.
Mr.. Watson opposed vigorously the party
policy outlined there and attacked In
venOmous words one of the foremost party
leaders and prophesied the defeat of the
party at the next election The gentle
man attacked answered that Mr.. watson
had not used this opprobrious language Tor
merly when Mr.. Watson was seeking OIL
flee. and his policy had favored watson.
There was a moment of silence, when
member arose and dramatically exclaimed:
Judas betrayed Jesus Christ with KISS.
The gentleman himself started to reply, out
United States Senator f. NJ. Simmons hur-
riediy got to his feet and endeavored TO
pour on oil by expressing his gratlhcation
at the fact that the evenings session mad
been so harmonious" and that nothing
been said that the republicans are trying
to secure Watson to their ranks.
Gov. Glenn has been strongly criticised
for visiting Washington city in behalf of
one of his former clients, the wealthy
WnstOn-Salem distiller, j. L. Caspar. who
plead guilty to two indictments of defraud-
ing the government out of large sums OF
money in conducting his business. Judge
data ,-r,afr, aI To. md n
the penitentiary. and his lawyer, Clement
Manly of Winston. a former law partner
of Glenn, 'phoned the governor that the
only thing that would save Caspar from
the penitentiary would be for him to go
to Washington and see Commissioner
Yerkes. and prevail upon him to let the
case be compromised by the payment of
fine by Caspar. The governor went, and
the result was that Yerkes yielded and
Caspar was allowed to pay fine of $4,000.
Supreme Court Decision.
The supreme court this week decided that
the possession of more than one quart of
whisky in Union county shall be prima
facie evidence of intent to sell. The point
involved was the construction of an act
passed by the general assembly of 1903.
The case was the state against Barrett.
tine defendant having been arrested on the
road, having al the time five or six gallons
of whisky in his buggy. The evidence was
simply as to this fact on the part of the
state. the defendant offering no evidence.
The case of the state against Thomas j.
White and Chalmers White, from Rowan
county, was argued before the supreme
court. The charge against the two young
men Is that of the murder OF Russell Sher-
rell for the alleged seduction of the niece
of the White brothers. The defendants
We're convicted of murder in the second de-
gree and their attorneys filed an appeal.
They claim that the trial judge erred in
suppressing certain evidence. The homi-
eide occurred near Salisbury September II.
1903. at the home of the murdered mans
mother
This week marked the finality in the cele-
brated South Dakota bond suit, and the
bonds on Friday were returned to North
Carolina by the clerk of the United States
supreme Court, and the attorney general
of this state delivered them to the state
treasurer in the presence of the governor.
The treasurer on the same day issued a no
tice of the sale of $3.50, coo per cent cou-
pom bonds, $50 to be issued at $1,000 each.
This bond issue is authorized by the leg