The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-27
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER
Governor Takes Action on Appeals
Made to Him
Wake County Teachers Association to
Mect-E1ection for Special School
Tax i'm MaxtOn-TriaI of Ben VIII
Hams Set for Today.
Raleigh, N. c., February %.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, n. c., February %.
The state charters the Wall-Huske
Hardware c~ompany,of Winston-Salem,
with J. d. Wall, n. w. uske, s1d W.
Richmond, as incorporators, and an
authorized capital stock Of 500, 900.
Ben Williams, the negro who shot
Alex Clark, in Raleigh Monday after
noon. and who was brought back 20
the city yesterday, will be tried before
Police Justice Badger tomorrow morn
ing. He was to have been called I'D
this morning, but by reason of the alb
of City Attorney Snow, it was
decided to have the hearing tomorrow.
There are indications that Williams
has been wanted in other quarters as
well.
Governor Glenn will assist in the
Washington celebration tonight at
Wake Forest college.
The day marking the birth of the
firts president is being generally OBJ
served by closed banks, and the Offices
OF all the departments of state.
The executive committee of the
North Carolina Bankers association
me in Raleigh today to arrange time
and place for their next session Chas.
N Evans, cashier Of the Southern Nat
ional Bank, of Wilmington, is presi-
dent.
Is. Dixon Armstrong, assistant Sec
rotary of the Southern Cotton associa-
ton is In Raleigh, and is comforting
with the officers of the North Carolina
division Of the association concerning
h visit which President Harvie Jor-
dan will pay to this section. The dates
being March 2 and ). President Moore
of the state association is absent in
the eastern part of the state, but will
be in close touch all the time with
everything through Chairman H. q.
Dockery of the executive committee.
Wake county teachers association
will meet for three days March Is, Is,
and IL. The sessions, all except one,
will be held in the hall of the house
of representatives. County uperin-
tendent q. V. Judd has the matter in
hand. There will be present a num-
Der of men and women prominent in
b educational work among them DR..
Charles D.. McIver, DR.. c. A. NTH,
Professor Moses Mr.. C. L. Coon and
frOfeSSOr r.. L.. Middleton. ,
Judge Thomas r. Purcell issued a
restraining order in the matter of the
Metropolitan Trust company, and the
Guaranty Trust company, both of New
York, versus the uffolk and Carolina
Railway company. The order disal!ow-
ing first named road to cross the tracks
% fthe Norfolk and Southern at Roper.
Another order Was also issued in the
-~-4 &c H. T TT D~~1- a@-a
.pany versus the Roanoke Railroad and
Lumber company, overruling a motion
to remove the cause to the court ut
Elizabeth City.
Governor Glenn announced his ac-
tion regarding certain appeals recent
" made to him for changes of SEN
kence and for pardons. Jessie Mitchell,
a negro man of BERTHE county, who
was eeonvicted for the murder of his
wife, and who had ben respited. will
be hung February "a, since the COVER
nor finds nothing to stay execution.
It will be- recalled that Mitchell also
tried to burn the body of his wife at
ter he had committed the crime.
While it is true the negro's mind is
Of a. low order, the judge and solicit
tor do not recommend communication
ITO life Imprisonment, as they are OF
the opinion he was fully conscious Of
the degrees f his crime. Gilmer Van
noy, from Wilkes county. convicted Of
incest, is also refused. This case, ac-
cording to the records, was n of the
most horrible ever brought to the at
tention of the governor.
G.. . Davis of Johnson county plead
guilty of the larceny of a bale of cot
ton. The governor not thinking his
sentence excessive, application for re-
lief is dec,ed.
w. D. Ellison, now serving on the
roads under a sentence Tor larceny,
is denied pardon. Ellison went into
the trunk of a companion and stole
properties from him. AS the sentence |
seems not excessive there will be no
interference. This is the same man
on Wake county gang, who is suppos- !
ed to have been plotting escape some
days ago.
John taubs. Charles Pope, Gillespie
Long and A. J. Arnett, of Sampson
county were sentenced to eight years
for attempted murder. They have al
ready served about three years OF this
.~sntence, and pardon is recommended
by the judge and the solicitor s we'll
as the private prosecuting attorney.
Tt was also agreed by the state that
they should have credit if they provid-
evidence against the principa. de-
PENDANT. The governor pardons condi-
Gionaay-with good behavior.
The state department of education. iS
notified that an election for a special
school tax has been successfully held
in Robson county, in Maxton district