The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-16
TRIAL Of POWELL
SHO|W|SBAD RECORD .|:|.D|:|.
Evidence Shows Him Guilty Of
Crimes in Three
States.
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Governors Old Residence Is Be
Used for High
School.
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RALEIGH, N. C., June Isl. B..
Powell. Of Norfolk, completed his testl-
mony in his own defense to-day In his
trial in the Federal court for fraudulent
use OF the mafls9g himself
to be the, firm Of Iones,o& Powell, Rn-
leigh, and securing argst orders for. goods
on the commercial ia ting of the old firm
of that name that did business hero at
that time three years ago.
He was on the stand altogether six
hours, and was subjected to rigid
cross examination. He claimed that he
was employed by JIG. Jones to carry
on the business at s25 per week, and
that he had not seen Jones since the
trouble started. s
He insisted that his business was per-
.fectly legitimate and would have panned
out all right II the Federal officers had
not interfered. The ross-examInation
drew out the fact that Powell had rented
the postoffice box III Raleigh two weeks
before the date he claims that j. c..
Jones employed him to conduct the Jones
g. Powell business, and that the box was
rented in the name of Jones & Powell;
that he has carried on similar fraudulent
business In South Norfolk, Snnittfie!d and
other places in Virginia and North Car
DINA; that he was declared bankrupt
at Norfolk in 1898, and has not been dis
charged !: that he killed a man in Ken
lucky, was arrested for criminal assault
on a woman in Virginia, and had run
away with a girl from Smithfield and
been lodged in jail in Loudenburg, Va,
in connection with the same offense.
lit is expected that the case will go
to the jury sometime Tomorrow morn
Ing and the general impression is that
they will not be long in arriving at a
verdict Of guilty.
NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
For the new high school department
that is to be added to the Raleigh public
graded school system, Professor Hugh
Morson. for many years principal Of the
Raleigh Male Academy, has been elected
principal; Mr.. G. w. Keble. Miss L. A.
Pool. Miss Ada Womble and Miss Daisy
Waltz. assistants. A part of the Cen
tennial School building will be used for
the high school. This was for many
years the site OF tho residence Of the
Governors of the State.
The Corporation Commission announce
that the Seaboard Air Line has agreed
to erect handsome new passenger sta
ton ut Monroe. Citizens OF the place
had filed n complaint and petition with
the commission. The Seaboard also adj
wise the commission That they will prob
ably in the near future provide a new
station at Laurinburg, Robeson county.
ROOSEVELT POSTERS.
The management OF the State fair are
negotiating for a. great quantity of
poster portraits of President Roosevelt
to advertise the fair In connection with
the Presidents visit to the fair October
10Th. They have iiadoptcd resolutions
calling on all colleges and public insti-
tutions In the state toHmake this date
n holiday, SO all can come to Raleigh
and hear the address by the President
III the fair grounds
Governor Glenn is expected to return
from his trip into the western part OF
tho State Saturday.