The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-14
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Raleigh, \. c., August 1.-THE gov
ernor declined 10 pardon c: D. Whitley
convicted in Stanly county OF seduc-
ton under promise of marriage. Gov
ernor says regarding this case: The
judge said If the jury believed the
prosecutrix, the Indictment was eight.
but could under defendants testimony
have acquitted him OF seduction: that
according TO his own statements he was
guilty Of fornication and adultery. As
the prosecutrix is defendants cousin
and he had sought her in her fathers
house, he felt the crime was sraver
than an ordinary case of adultery ana
50 sentenced Whitley TO three years on
roads. The judge did right. From
evidence before me | am almost alb
solutely certain the defendant seduced
another woman about the same time
There is nothing in his character TO
commend him to clemency. The sheriff
will execute the sentence"
Recently the Blackwell Durham To-
bacco company, of Durham obtained
charter from this state it being found
that no company of that name held a
charter. Two of the stockholders are
brothers Of the late William T. Black
well, the founder of the business This
was the first step in a great and nCtab'e
suit by this company against the Black
we'll Durham Tobacco company, char
tered by the state of New Jersey and
owned and operated by the American
Tobacco company. The suit is now
brought. The Durham company also
secured copyright 10 the name "Bul.
Durham. The American Tobacco COM
pany this afternoon applied for leave
to dOmesticate in North Carolina the
Blackwell Durham Tobacco company,
Of New Jersey. The secretary Of state
saying there is already a North Caro-
lima corporation of that name refers
the matter to the attorney general.
Governor Glenn gave out the follow
ing statement in the notable case Of
the state against George W. Samue!
and John ". Hasty, from Wilkes coun-
ty: defendants were convicted or as
sault and battery with deadly weapon.
in which serious damage was done.
These were the facts as found by judge
and jury. Editor Deal, Of the wilkes
boro Chronicle. wrote an article In his
paper charging Samuel with being In
collusion with violators Of the revenue
laws. Samuel demanded his informant.
and on Deal refusing 10 give name
Samuel attacked Deal and badly beat
him Samuel is a large and strong
man, Deal small and weak one While
Samuel had Deal down beating him.
Hasty drew a pistol and kept back
people from pulling Samuel of unit
he had beaten Deal almost into uncon-
sclousness. Afterwards Samuel was
tried and convicted In the federal court
for offense similar 10 the charges made
BIZ Deal. The defendants had n fair
trial, an impartial jury convicted them
and a kind and just judge sentenced
Samuel 10 the county jail for three
months and Hasty for six months NJ
one denies the defendants guilt The
only point made before was the SEN
tence was excessive, and Should be
changed 10 a reasonable fine. | don'r
think q governor should change he
sentnc OF courts (unless the ciCdge
himself asks IT'D for being excessive.
unless he clearly sees injustice done.
In this case big man beat little one
for simply writing an article which
vas true Another big man stood b.
and kept people from taking the biz
man of OF the small one. until he was
almost unconscious and seriously hurt.
Is three and six months excessive pun
ishment7 | think not The trial judge
does not recommed commutation.
Samuel and Hasty were themselves OF
ficers OF the law and should not have
violated l. | cannot therefore Inter
fere. and the sheriff Of wilkes must
execute the sentence OF court
The penitentiary authorities an
nounce the escape Of John Campbell.
white. aged fifteen. having defo-m
left hand from the state farm in Hall
fax county, srntenoed from Sur-y coun-
ty last April for five years for oo-
structing a railroad track.