The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
MAY BE TRIED FOR MURDER.
Arrest OF Negroes i'm Western Cum
berland-Regret at Death Of Mr..
Whitehead-The Vexed Question
of the Public Roads-Hands Going
SOuth-News I'm Brief.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. N. c., February TT
morning Deputy Sheriff D. D. Andrews
brought in -four negroes Of the western
part of the county, charged with par
ticipation in the killing Of Abe Dol
liver 1t a negro festival near Raeford
a short time since. an account of
which appeared in The Messenger.
They are John Watson. Allie watson,
G.. Mcpherson and Frazier, and they
were arraigned before Magistrate over
by and committed to Jail. Dolliver, just
before he died. state that Alex. era
ham. who made his escape, fired the
fatal shot. But it was in evidence thai
these men went to the festival with
their guns. that they were quarrelsone
and disorderly, and that more han n
shot was fired.
Much regret is expressed here at the
death. in Wilmington last Sunday, Of
Mr.. w. A. Whitehead. He was no
stranger in Fayetteville. and had many
friends among the older people. He
lived for many years on Haymount, in
the residence now occupied by Presid-
ing Elder J. B. Hurley, and conducted
a large grocery business on the south
west corner of Market Square and Gill
lespie street. His fa~ther-in-law. Mr..
Grant. was associated with him and
was indeed his chief salesman, and
q very efficient one. His partner in the
business here was the late lamented
Hall MnKnv of Wilmington.
The correspondent, in a recent news
letter to The Messenger, inadvertently
gave the wrong date for the February
civil term of Cumberland Superior
court, which has criminal jurisdiction
to try Walter Partridge. It conve1es
on Monday, goth instant, Judge Fer
guson on the bench, and C.. C. Lyon
solicitor.
The press of the state is commend
ing the action of Governor Glenn in
sending a special message to the legis-
lature, recommending the passage OF
an act giving the criminal Jurisdiction
to the above court. The correspondent
has no disposition to discredit Govern
or Glenn. but credit should be given to
whom it is due. Immediately after
the alleged commission of the crime
by Partridge, Colonel G.. w. Broadfoot,
dean of the Fayetteville bar, suggested
the passage Of this very act-and the
day before Governor Glenn sent in his
special message he and Mr.. E. A. Poe,
chairman Of the county commissioners,
telegraphed to Senator sinclair to rush
such an act through both houses Of
his Legislature at once.
The attitude of some Democrats in
the legislature towards the Watts law
reminds one of the ma who went
out hunting n saw in the under
growth a moving object. but could
not tell whether it was a calf or q
deer. SO he fred to miss if it was
a calf, and to hit if it was a deer.
Certain members in both Houses may
make the application for themselves.
The committee appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce appeared be-
fore the board Of county commission
ers yesterday to see if, by confer
ence, the two bodies could not get
together on some road law which
would be satisfactory to all classes
of the people. but nothing was ac-
complished. The direct tax bill. sent
up to the legislature by the commits
%sioners, will probably become a law.
Whether the proposed $4,000 bond
issue is a good measure or not any,
one who knows anything o the
sentiment in the county realizes that
an election on the matter would be
expense n labor lost, for it would
be voted down. Besides, a eonser-
vative estimate shows that there are
over $50 miles of main highways in
the county to construct and keep UP,
which. at the low cost of only $500 a
mile, would require an outlay Of over
$50, 600; and the $4,000 bonds, if
placed in cash in the hands of the
county authorities, would build only
4 little over half of these roads-and
then the resources would De exhaust
ed with mart of the county left out
in the cold.
A labor agent has been here for
some time, and the correspondent
learns hat he made contracts with
a number of negroes to go to Georgia
to work cotton and turpentine. This
is a serious matter, for b is al
ready so scarce that Cumberland
farmers are greatly impeded in their
work.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
at the residence on Maiden Lane of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Thomson, a
pretty marriage took place, uniting
their youngest daughter, Miss Nellie
i, Thomson, to Mr.. B. E. Dillahunt,
Rev. I. w. Hughes, rector of st.
Johns Episcopal church, performing
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Dilla-