The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
Two Murder Cases Tried and
Another to Come Up
Charges Against Frank Moore Ind
Frank Burch OF Killing Night
Waterman Strickland TO be Tried.
Fine Work Of President Moore Of
the Cotton Association-Death OF
William f.. Foster-Other Raleigh
News Notes.
MESSENGER Bureau.

The corner lot bounded by Hargett
and salisbury Is o o to undergo a
decided change. 4 three story building
complete in its equipments will be
erected on the corner BIZ John Brown
and his son Fab Brown, and the ad-
Joining lots on either side will be sold
ar auction Tuesday OF next week. The
ground is reckoned among the most
valuable in Raleigh. covering a stretch
of 210 feet on Hargett and la0 feet on
Salisbury street.
Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court
Nitruyius Register. yesterday killed n
hawk. in his back yard here In Ra-
leigh. The bird measured IS inches
from tip 10 tip of its wings. 1t swoop-
ed for a chick that was tended by its
mother. when the hen attacked il and
broke one leg. after which the pest
was readily caught and killed. 1t is
an unusual thing for such visitors to
appear in the city.
The close of the first week of Wake
county superior court for the trial of
criminal cases has resulted in the %
viction of a second negro for murder.
this time that Of Garfield Williams
whose assault upon Charlie Burch, an
other negro, resulted in death. at the
house of a negro woman in what is
known as THE Bowery,' a place of
disrepute and ill-fame in Raleigh. The
sentence in this case will follow the
finding of the jury as. ~manslaughter.
Ben Williams, the negro on whose
life the jury considered for so many
hours has not yet been sentenced by
Judge Council. Although Judge Coun-
Gil has served on the North Carolina
bench for six years. this will be his
first sentence to death. having tried
more than half a hundred such capital
cases. The court will tomorrow take
UP he cases against Frank Moore, a
young White man and Frank Burch.
alias Bunk Burch. who are charged
with the murder of Night Waterman
Strickland. employed by the Standard
Oil Company. which plant was at the
same time destroyed by fire. the mat
ter involving incendiarism as we'll. The
case will present many sides of interest
owing to some of the original testi-
non and the seeming desire of an
alleged eye witness, who started a
rather sensational line of evidence
several months e
The case was sent up by Justice
Reid September !. 1905, and was con-
tinued for want of a bill to January
again. February. then TO this present.
term. The special venire for a jury
includes 100 men and there have been
more than 40 witnesses summoned,
about Is of them his morning.
The grand jury made its report,
commencing county officials and the
care of the county property, but rec
ommending changes and improvements
in the Wake county court house to in
clude the installation of a down-to-
date heating plant and the addition
Of vaul facilities for the papers of
the register of deeds.
All the reports from G. 9. Moore,
president of the North Carolina divis-
ion of the Southern Cotton Association,
breathe a spirit of fervor and direct
ness that attest the wisdom of that
body in the choice of such a man. In
a written expression Mr.. Moore says:
In the places where I ave visited,
county organization has been perfect
ed. executive committees and the cleo
ton of organizers. AS usual these
are Of the progressive men of the coun-
ties. men who do things for themselves.
their church. school. roads and other
things. It is most gratifying to find
the business men more alert to our
organizing movement. Every court
house holds in its audience bankers
merchants and professional men"
Mr.. Moore has sent letters 10 presi-
dents OF all cotton states to ask the
following questions: Are farmers SELL
ing pledged cotton?: have you organ
lied township clubs?: will you reduce
acreage?" Within a few days President
Moore will address letters to the farm
ers Of North Carolina, and Will therein
publish such letters from all these
respective states. This shows q deter
mined spirit of keeping abreast with
the cotton situation, and there will
then b. demonstrated ability by Mr..
MoOre coupled with state and farmer
pride. The following dates are an
nounced by the president for a part
Of this week: April ). Mt. Holly, 2 p.
m. Lowell 100 D. m. same day: Gas
tonia. S. at 2 p. m. and Besserner same
evening at 7:30: Dallas April z. II
noon. Mr.. Moore will be in Raleigh
from April 9. to. Is. to attend 10 office
matters here. and Saturday. April IL.
will by special requesr deliver on adj
dress TO the negro farmers of Meek
lenburg county. at Bid3!e Destitute in
Charlotte.
Insurance Commissioner Young last
night mailed out from the North Car
DINA office 1000 agents licenses in
addition to 500 of the same little Of
fetal papers TO general and special
agents. This is somewhat Of an indi-
cation as 10 the development and ac-
tivity in insurance circles within the
state.
William E. Foster. whose serious i'll
ness has been noted as occasioned by
softening of the brain. died at his home
in Raleigh Sunday afternoon. at the
age of 63 years. Mr.. Foster was a
devoted member Of the Episcopal
church. Mr.. Foster entered Princeton
at the age of Il, but went 10 war at
the outbreaking of hostilities between
the states. He was engaged in the
First North Carolina cavalry and serv-
ed v~aliantly. For several years he
was q vestryman in the church Of the
Good Shepherd. Raleigh. and was also
Sunday school superintendent in that
church. The funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon and the in
terment will be in lakewood cemetery
In this city.
Another series Of special. or revival.
services was begun today In Raleigh,
at the Tabernacle church by Rev. A.