The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-16
Interesting Question to be Consid-
cred by Supreme Court
Sudden Death of Mrs. William III
Hood. Who Survived Her Husband
Only Nine Weeks-A Faithful
Negro-MoraI Progress of the Estate
of Wilkes'-Other Raleigh News
Notes.
Messenger Bureau.

Sundays ago, dropped dead Sunday at
The home Of her brother Pascal Griffin,
In Raleigh. 1t will be recalled that
Hoo died simultaneously with the
woman Violet Page in a house of i'll
1epute which was kept by an aged
negro woman, at which the bodies of
n two were found by the Raleigh
police. MIS-. Hood leaves two chill
drcn in addition to other relatives
nero. The children are in tender hands
at au o!rhanage in the city. Mrs.
Hood was out as Usual yesterday and
although her condition was not CON
5idered critical at all she had long
been an invalid, a sufferer with con-
sumption Death came with shock
ing ~suddenness yesterday morning
when after having announced her in
tenion to attend church services she
fell over dead in the front ward of her
Brothers home.
The CoI:Cn farmers of this section
are sticFing pins right along in the
staple chart. A special meeting Hill
be held in Raleigh tonight when the
Cotton growers of Wake county will
take Steps . perfect the local organ
iz11iOn with Il view 10 holding aud
handling their product.
3. The supreme court will this week
consider the question of the character
of police justice Jurisdiction in the
Case Of the state VS.. Baskerville, from
Aiake Cour:ty. A woman bearing the
name was tried and convicted by a
magistrate for the violation of a city
ordinance, that applying to abusive
language aid cursing. This trial was
before a justice of the peace, who
o jurisdiction which was sustained
by the superior court of Wake coun-
ty. Dfendant's councsel contended
that the Justice of the peace had no
such jurisdiction for the reason that
such was vested only in the police
Justice of the city of Raleigh. The su-
preme court will pass on the co1sti-
nationality of such a claim of the act
creating o Police justice court which
confers IN exclusive original juris.2ic-
ton to try all violations or city or
dinances.
1t will be remembered that in the
case of the state VS.. Lytlei n Asheville,
In EunCOmbe county, the jurisdiction
OF the police judgship was also involv-
ed, because of the same contention for
OACltSIFC JOI 4ou1SIIOA W hCdd IL
determine all offenses and misdemean-
ors consisting of violations of ordi-
nance of the said city. The court
was asked to pass upon this matter,
but as it was not in the record it de-
clined. The Baskerville case presents
point, which will be eagerly followed
by the l. yers of the state especially
in Efsaiei"iI and Asheville.
tR. u. w. Connor, who is so CLOSELY
identified with the educational inter
ests and matters throughout the state
HAS Just returned from Vance county,
where he addressed the people, togeth-
.er with Superintendent J.. c. Kittreil,
: regarding the schools of b a county
and the issuance of a special tax. n
commenting on the general appear
ance of the surrounding country as
an index to betterment in all social
ways, Mr.. Connor said to your CORE
e. spondent: 'fIn that short stretch of
only eight miles from Henderson to
EPSON, where l spoke, | saw more
: clean looking, carefully kept two story
houses that were painted and show
cd thrift and industrious care than IN
any stretch through which my work
has called me, and I have Deer over
much of the state. This sounds we'll
from a section from which the state
has come to expect much in develop
'ment and ethical gains.
AS an eXemplification of Tennyson S
Brook" with its wordy notion that Il
go on forever" there is about the OF
flee of Governor Glenn a fitting n III
the person of Joseph J.. Brann, Jr.,
whose specific duties are ranged with
in the walls of the executive Offices.
D-,-, 10 n INorron county, naOT0 WIN
has stood his test and has made 5ood
in the measuring up of forces. He vas
,oorn in good old Warren Al years ago.
and has for many years lived in Ra-
leigh. where he enjoys the associa-
ton with his wife and three children,
all of whom are high in the respect
and regard Of the people OF the capi-
ssai city. As a ,eCorG breaker in >sr-
vice and p~unctuality it may be posi-
lively stated that Joe has stood 10
the scratch. With the coming of July
10 OF this wear this man wilt nave
passed his ninth year OF such service
in the governors office, and without
the loss of q single day from the per-
Torrance of his duties, either by sick
ness or any other cause whatever.
The fact that he has been retained
through other changes incident to me
affairs of the Office is a sufficient
a~vouchment Of Brann's character dn
stable qualiti IS. There :. about The
man an intellectual ability that Is
not known but will at an early day
have recognition for along with his
eo@her qualities and qualifications this
scolored mar of the honored department
OF state is developing true talent as q
'versifier of no mean talent and char
acter. Brann is a son from parentaga
that gave him seven brothers and two
sisters. OF the latter success u &
goodly life has come to them. One
brother was killed by the Indians in a
western skirmish, 4 is in the regular
Bpited States army. quartered in Ma
xnila, two are Pullman porrerS, another