The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-22
NORTH CAROLINA
LYNCHING CASES
The Supreme Court Overrules the
Motion for a Change OF
Venue.
CASES REVERSED
The Corporation Commission
Cuts Down Freight
Rates.

iNp'ci.la 10y southern Bell Ieiephoue.l
RALEIGH. n. c.. November 2i-The
Supreme Court Of North Carolina re-
verses the lower court i'm state against
Neiss. OF Union county. SO that IL will
be necessary now for Zoke Lewis 10
stand trial in Union county for partlci-
patton in the lynchlng OF j. T. johnson.
al "adesDoro. y. c.. ia May. lSS
In the trial below. the Judge allowed
the motion by defendants counsel TO
squash tho Indictment. and again that
as the lynching was in Arson county the
lndic tmcnt could not Doe brought i'm Union
county, and also that no associate Ina eou-
sriracy was mentioned. nor known 70 the
jury This loophole was sought % Dee
made by the cutting up OF the original
aet against lynching laws OF lse3 into
sections scattered through 1906 revisal.
Tho supreme Court holds that the force
and effect OF the chapter is not Inn
paired 10y being split up into sections un-
der proper heads in the revisal
Ihat the authority 70 try the case In
Union county was ample. and that IL
AS in error 20 squash the bill in the
former trial. on either count. In another
case ueclded.-the Commissioners OF Sa-
lem. against the Wachova Loan and
Trust Company. OF Forsyth county-the
Supr me Court sQuRrely rcvcTses Bedmau
against Phitty. o. IN. North Carolina Re-
ports The court held that. under the
North Carolina Constitution. an act ~ the
commissioners authorizing the issuance
80 bonds. was not valid. in cases where
the Journal of the House. or state show
Cd merely a dash or dot as indicating mo
vote against the bill
Tn the Forsyth case the court holds
mat The skeleton note merely indicates
there was unanimous vote. and no
names 20 he recorded in the negative
Tho Corporation Commission issued an
ordtr to-day. effective December Est. re-
ducing tho freight rate on apples cab
bage. potatoes. onions. hects and other
vegetables on an The roads ~ the South
ern Railway. This Will enable Char
lotte. Salisbury. Greensboro. Rnleigh.
Goldshoro and other points. especial
j. in the eastern part OF sne
state. 20 get apples and vegetables from
Western Carolina comparison ~ Old
ana now rates Tor several points viii
indicate the general reduction. Shipping
from Wayncsvllc the changes nre- To
Asheyiile- old rate. 10. new rate 80 cents.
Saisbury-old. =. new. 20. Greensboro
old. 81. now. -. Raleirh-old. 35. new. p,
Goldshoro-old. %. new. -. Charlotte
old. &c. new. - All other points are re-
duccd in the same proportion.
There Is general qualification expressed
here az the decision 81 state Superlnten-
dent Of Public Instruction not 20 resign
that Office TO take the presidency OF the
State Normal and Industrial College az
Greensboro. HIS fellow State officers
in the Capitol are especially grauded
that Dee SIS 70 remain. Ju fact a number
az them have been urging him for some
time not 10 consider such change. as
States educational interests. az so sue
cessfuuy iuaugurated by him. were not
iu such shape as yet 20 admit of his re-
urcment without serious setback.