The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-14
CASE AGAINST WHITES ARGUED.
RUSSELL SHERRILL-S SLAYERS
WANT A NEW TRIAL.
Notice in a New York Paper Concern
ing North Carolina Bond-Chart-
ers by the State-Visitofs 10 Appo-
mattox Return - Other Raleigh
News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, N c., April IL.
In the Supreme court this morning
the noted murder case of State vs..
T. and J. Chalmers White was arg.Ied
on appeal from the Rowan superior
court. This is the case in which the
prisoners were found guilty of murder
in the second degree and sentenced TO
six years each in the penitentiary fer
killing Russell Sheriff.. whom :hey
charged with running their niece, Miss
Annie White. The arguments for the
state were by Attorney General K. ,.
Gilmer and l.. II. Clement, while the
arguments for the appellants were by
United States Senator Overman, State
Senator r. l.. Wright and Judge w. J.
Montgomery Of Concord. The killing
was &. the home or Russell SherrIll's
mother, sixteen miles west of Salisbury
on September II, 1908.
Interest is being manifested herr in
a four inch double column advertise
ment that appeared in the New York
Sun of Sunday regarding the Nol*h
Carolina Special Tax bonds that we've
outlawed by the state years ago. The
advertisement is signed by John G..
Carlisle, Jefferson NJ. Levy, Henry II.
Melville and l.. E. Whicher as commit
tee. And the advertisement is to the
effect that arrangements have been
made for the negotiation and collac-
ton of these bonds the holders are re-
quested to deposit their securities with
the United States Trust Company, OF
New York before April 18th. Some
think there is a mistake and that tne
advertisement is really intended to cali
for the bonds of the South Dako.l
judgment class. If SO they have failed
completely t o describe the bonds tnev
really want. Those called for are
worthless, at least SO far as any action
that North Carolina has taken is con
cerned.
Dr.. l. NICK. Pittinger, as pastor OF
the Church of the Good Shepherd an
nouuces that it is the determination
to finish the $4,000 church on Hills
boro street by October 1907, so tEat
a number of the most noted Episcopal
ministers Of the country can come here
from the General convention that
meets in Richmond at that time and
take part in the conservation ceremo-
MES.
In the United States circuit court
here today, Judge Purnell issued a
final decree in the case of the South
ern Railway VS.. the Greensboro Ice and
Coal Company and the North Carolina
Corporation in which he enjoins the
commission from interfering further
with the Southern in matters of that
kind, and declaring the car loads OF
coal Cyer which the suit developed, was
Interstate commerce, the corporation
commission, therefore having no ~
rzsdictiou over it. The commission will
appeal to the United States Supreme
nrt.
Mr.: w. II. Balm, until rscently clerk
in the office of the state auditor, has
gone to- Boyton, Va, to assume the
management of a large lumber plant.
The Appomattox Club Of negroes
here yesterday celebrated tie surcen-
der of the Confederate forceso with a
parade, barbecue and OratiOna- the lat
ter by George l. Lane.
Gene1al Manager III. B. Spencer, 6.
H. Acksat, fourth vice president; II.
Baker, assistant general superin,el-
dent, were members of a party OF
Southern RAILWAY officials who passed
through .RAleigh this morning ere route
south on a tour OF inspection OF the
road, having started from H7naers
Point Monday.
The first North Carolina crop bulle-
Sin of the season vas issued this morn
ing by Secsibn DIRECTOR Won Hermann
giving a complete review of Tia Gil
matte conditions the past winter and
present crop conditions. 1t sayR the
planting of corn and peanuts will pro-
caed actively THIS week. Some corn
being already up Tobacco PLANS are
small but looking well. Truck is doing
we'll. ShipnDsnts Of lettuce amos rad
ishes are increasing rapidly. Straw
berries are al little late being checked
by the cold. The strawberry weeN1f is
doing considerable damage from 9ounI
Olive to WILMINGTON. Fruit trees ar
I'M full bloom i'm the west.
The Greensboro Railway and Light
Company of Greensboro was chaTterad
this morning with $4,000 capital, au-
thorized for tine purpose Of purchasing
constructing and operating strest rail
Ways and light plants. F. R. William
son, of Pennington, N. j., R. H Gam
we'll, of Greensboro; w. M. Wherry
Jr., and w. A. Morgan of New YORK
and W. w. Gamwell, of Greensboro
are subscribers TO $1,000 stock.
Another charter was to the digt
Point Ice and Fuel Company of Hig.
Point, the purpose being the operation
of ice plants, dealing in, fuel and do
ing 4 general electric lighting business
There is ST, 600 capital subscribed, an,
s125,o00 authorized, the ssockholds ::
being Charles Behre and w G. Burle
of Atlanta and Wescott Robertson o
High Point.
Governor Glenn and party returnat
this morning from Apponattox wnev
he participated yesterday m the unves
ing ceremonies of the North Caro!ln
monument. He expresses himself y
delighted with the cordial receptDE
that was rendered the North Carosin
ians by the Virginians The sentiment
expressed by Governor Montague o
| Virginia and others Of the speaker
I from that state were eSDecially graft