The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09
WANTS THOSE PRISONERS.
Jailer Hammer Would Explain Matters
to NIiilikan, But Millilan Says
Bring the Prisoners.
Especial to News and Observer.)


left on an early train this morning
with explicit instructions to bring the
Federal prisoners confined in the jail
there to Greensboro to serve the re-
mainder of their sentences in the Gull
ford Jail, the deputy being instructed
to bring them on the noon train.
When the train arrived, instead of the
deputy and the prisoners, Jailer Han
ner stepped off the train and imme-
diately sought an interview with the
United States marshal
AS to what occurred between him
and the iailer nothing is known, eX-
cept that message has been sent
the deputy at Winston to bring the
prisoners on this evenings train. One
of them, whose term expires in day
or two will be allowed to remain.
AS to the liberty allowed one of
the prisoners, Mr.. Hammer seems to
have had very good grounds to sup
pose that his privileges were advised
ly permitted. He says that he wrote
letter to Postmaster Reynolds,
stating the case of an old negro man
who was in Jail, and who was decrepit
and needed baby some fresh air and
exercise, and asked him how about
letting him out a little at the time;
that Mr.. Reynolds, after some delay,
gave him to understand that he had
seen Judge Boyd about it, and the
judge said he had no power to grant
such a privilege, the matter being en-
tirely out of his jurisdiction, but that
he supposed if the old man was very
bad off for fresh air, there might not
be any particular harm in letting him
stretch himself some. Upon this
nebulouS, but as he took it, good au-
thority, the jailer says he let the dar-
key go about some outside, but he al
ways slept in the Jail.
None of the other prisoners were
allowed to go out except white man
whose term expires in few days, and
he was allowed to go up town a few
times, but he always promised to come
back and did come back every time,
dutifully slept in the Jail every night
and never abused the confidence re-
posed in him. This man, Frank
White, had been sentenced for run
ming blind tiger in WaughtOwn, was
a close neighbor of both Mr.. Rey-
nolds and District Attorney Holton;
had behaved himself we'll, needed the
open air treatment and had nearly
served out his term of Imprisonment.
Jailer Hammer was perfectly frank in
his statements, and seemed to feel
very keenly the implied neglect of
duty which the action of the marshal
seemed to bring. Asked as to why
the deputy did not bring the prison
ers this morning, as ordered, he said
that after a conference of the deputy
marshal himself, District Attorney
Holton and Postmaster Reynolds, they
took the responsibility, knowing all
the circumstances to advise the depu-
ty to wait until the jailer could him
self run down to Greensboro and have
d personal conference with Marshal
Millikan, hoping to have the order
withdrawn and the reflection on the
management of the jail removed
By everybody else but the court au-
thorities, the whole matter here has
been treated as a joke, a good natured
one. it is true. on the District Attorney,
who is such a terror to evil doors. and
the involvement of Judge Boyd and
Postmaster REYNOLDS in the proceed
ingS, makes the laugh but grow loud
er.
After giving his ultimatum to the
Forsyth jailer, Marshal Milikan had
some pretty high pressure brought to
bear to get him to relent, but he stood
srm
The fact that he had been firm i'm
the Wilkesboro and Davidson county
cases, caused him to be the firmer in
his refusal to grant amnesty in the
name of Postmaster Reynolds and
District Attorney Holton. There is no
doubt that he will be criticized now,
but it would have been wiser under
the circumstances had he yielded.
The immense wholesale and retail
hardware stores of the OdeIl Hard
ware Company are closed today, while
the proprietors and all their employees
numbering nearly one hundred, are
off in the country having good old
fashioned barbecue and picnic given
complimentary to the force by the
genial and energetic owners of the
business.
TO Attend Friends Meeting.
A great many people went out, de-
spite the rain, to Guilford College this
morning to attend the opening services
of the Friends Yearly Meeting. which
began at Guilford College, instead of
High Point. The college is but few
miles from the terminus of the street
car line at Lindley Park, and a hack
line is run from the city to the col
lege, on hour schedules.
The attendance all through the week
from here will be large, but the
closing services next Sunday will
nearly cause a depopuation of the
city, as it will be accessible by private
conveyance, street cars and railroad
Transportation.
Mr.. w. p. Turner of the Greensboro
Patriot, will leave Wednesday for
toronto, Canada, to attend as delegate
the annual meeting of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union.
United States District Judge Boyd
has received from Col. Kenan, notiti-
cation of his appointment as one of the
representatives of the North Carolina
state Bar Association to the meeting
of the American Bar Association to
be held at Naragansett Pier, August
20, "a. % and will accept the honor
by attending. The other representa-
tiveS from the State are Superior
Court Judge Charles w. Cook and Su-
preme Court Judge Plat Walker
James r. Sheppard merchant of
Winston, filed, through his attorneys
Watson, Buxton and Watson, a volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy today.
The matter was referred to Referee
in bankruptcy, Alexander, of Winston.
The assets are stated to be 1925, with
liabilities of 1920.
Mr., Edgar Haughton, of Jones
county, member of the State Board of
Charities, and Miss Daisey benson, of
Raleigh, secretary of the board, spent
the morning here, going to Winston
at noon to attend a meeting of the
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