The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-29
THE CAPIAs FOR KING.
state of Affairs Strongly Criticise'
..Rich'' Haul of Confederate
NOney-Bad Usage OF Mr.
(snecial to News and Observer)

(Special to News and Observer
Greensboro. n. c., Sept. 2S.-ln this
correspondence yesterday statement
made by a prominent Republican that
no capias had been issued from the
Federal court for the arrest of Col
lector Duncan's Office deputy KING
\ s'higher up official against Whom
an indictment was found at the states
vile court in April, 1904, was pub
Iished. An investigation in the clerk s
office shows that a capias was issued
for King. but was never served. The
endorsement on ii is to the effect that
this capias is not served as the de-
fendont does not live in this sectlon.
arom this it would naturally appear
that a defendant who lives East or
Greensboro or i'm the Eastern Judlclai
District is not amenable to arrest on
N indictment found in the Western
District for an alleged \offense COM
mtted there. 1t is known, however,
that men indicted by grand juries OF
This district have been brought here
for trial from distant States. There
IS Mr. Starky Hare. indicted here a
hort time ago. who lives in savannah,
Ca. or in Hamlet belonging to the
Eastern District. There was no diff
Guilty in getting at him: 1t being
suggested that possibly Mr.. King could
not be found, it was again asserted
that no capias had been sent where
he was Known to be first an officer of
the collectors office at Raleigh and
next a postmaster at Windsor. in
BERTHE county. Whether just or not,
the criticisms being made of the pro-
ceedings in the cases of Mebane. star
buck and King. are not confined to
those behind the scenes. No doubt
if District Attorney Holton could be
seen he would be able to give a lucid
and satisfactory explanation of al
legged favoritism to Collector Duncan's
subordinates and strenuity towards
Collector Harl<ins' men.
r. M. Spoon is out fifty dollars and
is looking for one r. NJ Allen who,
he states, defrauded him out of that
amount.
Allen sold teas, spices, soaps etc.
He tot orders for these goods and, on
their arrival would deliver them. On
several occasions he got Mr.. Spoon,
with whom he boarded. to advance the
money to get the goods out of the
express office. In every case he paid
the money back, and would at the
same time make a payment to Mr..
Spoon on his board. So Mr.. Spoon
came to regard him as being honest.
and when a few days ago, Allen said
he needed SAT 10 get somewhat
large order out of the express office,
Mr.. Spoon didn't hesitate moment,
but at once advanced him the money.
1t was the last he saw of Allen. He
waited day or two and then took
out a warrant for embeZzlement but
whether Allen can ever be found so
that the warrant can be served is
another question
The Carolina Construction Company
has purchasd of Sellars Quick Real
Estate Exchange a block of lots front
ing the Southern railway at Spring
street crossing, and will improve the
property at once.
The Proximity Mercantile Company
is doubling it's store capacity by the
erection of another building adjoin-
ing the original store.
Members of the Gate City Guards
are engaged now in securing the con-
sent of their employers for them TO
get off and go with their company to
Raleigh on the day that President
Roosevelt is due there. Unless thirty