The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-03
THE COURT OPENS
Old Nick Williams Case
May be Called Today.
The Cases Against the DistiIIers and
Revenue Men May Not be Taken Up
Until thursday. Mr.. AycOck
Being Absent. "
Especial TO News and observer.D


Greensboro, Oct. 2.-The regular
October term of the United States Dis
trict Court opened here this morning
to last two weeks. Judge Boyd charg7
ed the jury about noon. ii being that
hour before they were selected and
empannelled.
There are So cases on the criminal
docket. some of these cases however,
embrace the names of as many as II
individuals. notably one of the indict-
ments found at the special term
against officers and distillers for con-
spiracy to defraud the Government of
revenue.
The bills OF indictment sent before
the grand jury At present relate to
parties who have been bound over by
United States Commissioners. 1t is
said also that bills will be sent against
the sheriffs and jailors of Wilkes. Da-
wilson and Forsyth counties. for al
lowing Federal prisoners undue liber-
ties and freedom while In their jails.
| In his charge to the grand jury this
morning Judge Boyd told them that
while many ja;lers might think Fed
/ eral prisoner a superior kind of a be-
! ing, he was in law not q bit better
| than an ordinary State or county pTiS-
oner. and was sentenced to Jail for
| punishment and jailers who allowed
| them to pay social calls. to sleep as
guests i'm their homes or TO have priv
| ileges not granted TO all other pris-
oners. We're guilty OF an escape" and
should be held amenable to the law.
Among the visiting lawyers so far
| i'm attendance are noted j. +. Grogan
and w. NJ. Hendren and J. T. Ben
bow, of Winston; q. T. Walser. Lex
ington: j. T. Britton. Asheboro; ]. w.
NJ, ~.
! Shook Asheville.
Collector Harkins. of Asheville. also
arrived and was present during the
charge of Judge Boyd.
Orde" of Calling Cases.
The first work OF the District At
torney after courtsnlet this afternoon
what cases are ready fo4s trial. II is
now understood that the cases against
the distillers and revenue officers
against whom indictments We're found
Qt the last special session of the grand
jury. will not be called until Thurs
day morning. This course will be talk
en- il is thought out of Difference tO
Ey- Governor Aycock, who is one Of
the counsel for defendants. and who
is compelled TO appear before the
supreme Court Tuesday and Wednes-
day to argue the kilgo-GattiS case, he
being of counsel for Kilgo The Dis
trict Attorney said he would be ready
To begin the trial of eases before court
adjourned tonight. 1t is expected
that the case against the Old NICK
Williams Distilling Company will be
called the first thing Tuesday morn
ing. This is the case in which y
Glenn Williams is indicted. and which
gave rise to a sensation at Charlotte
court. by having the members of the
grand jury up for contempt of court
for relating the transactions before
whom the original bill was found. Il
is said that another new bill will be
sent before this grand jury to amend
defects in the second Charlotte bill
If So this case will probably go owe,
, until another term. Some of the big
gest lawyers in the State appear fol
Williams. and every inch of ground
will be fought before the evidence
stage is ever reached.
Lieutenant Governor Winston spen
last night here, leaving this morning
for Winston Salem, on the part of tn,
State. at the unveiling ceremonie
there Tuesday of the Confederat,
= Monument. Owing to previous en-
/ gagements il was imposs. bic for Gov
= ernCr Glenn TO be present, and tn,
4 State will be handsomely represented
I by Governor Winston, who will mak'
J handsome Introductory or accep
' tory. Ts?e principal address will b'
I made by Col. A. NJ. Waddell, Mayo
: of Wilmington.
t The congregation Of the Holmes
D notified Band" raised S525 yesterda.
= to finish paying for the large churcl
they have recently erected in Soutl
: Greensboro.
= Mr. ]. E Latham, head of the cot
f ton brokerage firm of Latham anC
4 Company. has purchased Of Miss Vir
5 ginia Brown the handsome residence
I on North Elm street known as tn
e Daniel White place and will resid
E there in the future.
: Death of Capt. Guthrie.
{ Capt. W. L. Guthrie, one of tn
! Southern Railways younger conduc
0 tors, and son of Captain c. B. Guthrie
: conductor on the Greensboro-W Wilkes
boro road. died at the residence o
: his parents here at l O'Clock thi
e morning, aged &c years. The funera
: services will be held at the residenc
: tomorrow at 10 o'clock Rev. c. E
4 Hodgin officiating and the intermen
4 will be at Green Hill Cemetery.
n Members Of the order of Railwa,
{ Conductors and of the South Sid
: Hose Company will act as pall-bear
: ers CAPTAIN Guthrie had been sicl
: for some time. suffering from lunj
n trouble. His death is deeply lamentet
: for he was a fine character and al
+ excellent railroad oinclai