The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-15
.BLACKLEY MAKES
E|CAT. in COURTS |: ! ! ! { | S
Argument in Case 1T We'll ell
L Known Man Sentenced to Five We
Years on County Roads.
GOVERNOR AT 8 GARD MEETING Il:
North Carolina Executive Att,GxS -
ious 10 Falniliarize Himself
IA With 5Work 81 Institutions.
Especial Ia The Tlmcs.Dispatch.)


(Specinl II To The TIn,cs.Dispatch) si#S,
RALEIGH, N. Co. Mar. u h.! - Boa I'd
NJ Directors Of the state Institution for
Y the Blind held an annual meeting last
d hight and reorganized for the year BY
IL tie election Of Joseph T.. Pogne, chair
man, to succeed George Allen, retired.
4$The meeting was signalized by the pres.
IT, ence Of Governor Glenn, who attended by
NJ special lnvitationFof the board. The Gov
y amor gave expression to the hope that
boards OF directors of other state lnsti-
buttons In all parts Of the state VIII
# invite 5htm@tc attend their meetings from
time to time as he Is anxl q meet meet
" the member personally. mllarze him-.
self with tho workings Of 1.-The institu-
tions and be Of as much assistance as
III possible &c them III III III
decree has been issued fl,r the final
Observation-Disclosures the funds from the sale
n III the Wilmington Street Railway. Loni
II nanN two years ago the order being
& from Judge PuineI in the Federal Court
~ to- u. n W. Davis. of Wilmington. as tris
%t tee in the case of Morton Trust Company,
fof New York, rs. the Wilmington Street
Railway Company. The road wac sold
4 for 40 600 The greatcry part Of the
amount has already been distributed.
Supreme Court Cases. z.
! 1t was decided iii the Supreme Court
NJ to- day toE defer the arguments of the
+ appeal from Wake County Court in the
y case OF State. vs.. Tom Adams. colored,
fswho is under sentence to be hanged for
tile murder of II n egro W oman and her
child d few miles from Raleigh. the pest
Il ppncment helng OH account OF the Sfal-zz
ure of tho trial Judge TO make up the
2t,:ise B on, appeal in time. 54{' 5t at3
5ss4 An interestin Ecasc argued to day was
that Of the State ngainst B,ackley, the
defendant being IA well nown ci tizen. OF
l1ouisburg. who is under sentence to serve.
Il five years on the Wake county roads for
$embezzlenlent OF $4,000 froms Meadow &
II CO.. OF Kansas city Blackley contends
that when he sold several car loads OF
mules In Raleigh, he was 4. partner and
mot an ag ent OF Meadow, therefore the
charge OF embezzlement5 will not apply.
4 In the Federal court here George -.
westroy. Of Springhope has been de-
h clared a bankrupt and the case rel erred t,t
( by Judg e F'urnell to James Il. Gaskill,;
Of fTarboro The assets are $3.50 and
the liabilities 81, 150
The lfe- size bust portraits OF three OF
the earlier grand masters OF the. North
Carolina Grand Lodge of Afasons. paint
ed In oil by Jacques Busbee. the we'll.
known artist of this city, have just been
\ nun g OIL tnc Walls Oh Ellle HAL u LIS 81 att
= lodge here. They are Wm. RS LAWS,
1792-1799: Samuel Johnston, 17S7-17SS-8
y 17s9-1T91 Hutchins Burton. S25-1S27.
X They were painted by order Of the grand
lodge. s5t
State Of Public Health.
8 State Treasurer Lacy has returned
{. from Wilmington where he delivered an
nddres before#the ~ NJ, G. a. Sunday
n The February number of tho North Car.
4 DINA Booklet published nnder4thc aus
pieces OF the North Carolina Daughters of
tho Revolution Is just issued. 1t is
devoted tofa highly instructive paper ny
Judge James c.; AlacRac, OF the State
University on The Highland Scotch Set
4 tlement In North Carolina N
The February issue OF the bulletin Of
y North Carolina oIsard OF Health Is de-
voted largely u the report OF the eighty
cases of5typhoid;'fever at the Baptist Or
B phanage Mt brownsville last fall. The
+ summary of diseases in tho State show
small poX reported in 81 countless ty-
phoid fever on 90. dlptheria IL Is, meas
K les in rs counties, Tho death rate In
< tho State shows las for white people
\ and 24.2 for colored.
5gjf5A charter Is issued for tho Lucas Tclc-
\ phone Company OF Albemnrle. capital
4 1000, J. Z, Love, incorporation.
Tho charter Of the MclIwln -Chbson
4 Lumber Company, of Ashcvlle, Is amend
ed so that tho name of the company is
changed TO the Melvin Company and
4 tho capital Is Increased from 100000 TO
= $4,000,