The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12
SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION
Not Guilty. Brought in-FIremcn
Enjey an Oyster Roast.
Especial to The Messenger,

Kinston. ~. c.. January 1.-THE
jury this morning in the case of State
vs.. sydney Grimes. and others. for
gambling. returned a verdict of not
guilty. and when the defendants were
called into court. it was found that
Sydney had taken leave of absence"
His guilty conscience evidently antici-
pated that the Jury would return a
verdict OF guilty. and he is not to be
found. 10 be informed of his acquittal
This case recalled TO many a case sew
eral years ago in which a white man
was being tried for stealing a sheep.
The jury. after being out sometime.
brought in a verdict OF mot guilty"
The judge asked il the defendant was
in court TO receive the verdict and in
vestigation revealed the fact that he
had run away. His honor turned To
the jury and remarked. drily. Gentle
men of the jury. the defendant evil
IDENTIFY knows more about who stole
that sheep Than you do" The defen-
liant was captured in a swamp. where
he a taken refuge. and informed Of
his innocence.
A most enjoyable affair was an ':oys-
ter roast" last night given to Caswell
Fire Company. No. | at the electric
power house Several barrels Of oys-
tN' "a kiiC i4SSA StICCt dudIItN Udu nSeE
ordered and We're thoroughly enjoyed
by the boys. The feast was doubly
enjoyed owing to the strenuous fight
ing the boys had engaged in az the
burning of Alderman Crisp's residence
a few minutes before. Pesides the fire.
men. several of the c1ry's officials were
present, and eniuved the occasion 20
the utmost.
A case in superior court. which has
.ttro al - cr--ao+ In0I ~c ottantT4. &c
that of Dupree VS. Knights Of Har-
n1ony, n that perplexing case has
occupied the attention of the court
nearly all day. The case concerns the
finding of the proper beneficiary to
whom the Knights of Harmony shall
pay the death benefit Of one. Charles
Phillips, a member of the order who
died a year or two Mr.. Philips.
single and of no immediate family,
Joined the Knights of Harmony and
made Mr.. w. A. LaRoque, whom Mr..
Phillips owed money. the beneficiary
in case Of his death Later he paid
Mr.. LaRoque and o up his certifi-
cate. He then had the certificate
name Miss Grady as beneficiary. She
insuring in the lodge and making Phil
lips beneficiary in return. She got
married and changed her certificate to
her husband, Mr.. Asa Hawkins, and
Mr.. Phillips again changed his, max
ing Mrs. Furney Dupree Beneficiary,
who was the person named on the GER
tlhcate when Mr.. Phillips died. All
o. these changes We're made without
omplHing with the law of the order
recurring certain things to be done
when h beneficiary of the policy is
changed. n furthermore the laws Of
the order allow no one but relatives or
d~ependants to be made benefciaries in
death benefits, and none of the partirs
named were either. There is an az ea
sister of the deceased in the COZ NV
nome. and her interests are r>.pre-
sented by counsel. The Knigh 70 ~
Harmony is not contesting tt a nav
ment Of the policy but simpI =. ,ants
the court to say to whom II ~ r'nney,
be paid, and this partie ,,Iar nnac,
ton seems a hard nut to cr ack