The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-09-27
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| Raleigh, n. c., September 25-Jt
was Clerk Henry Clay Brown or ,ha
corporation commission who disoov-
cred at Washington. in the Southern
railways books the record OF the
vouchers covering payments OF sc 900
| to President John c. Dreyry OF tho
Ralergh Evening Times Company.
This Is the matter which Is now so
| much talked about here The Timcs
published an extra this afternoon
| In which a statement. signed by the
secretary and treasurer, and publisher
George b. Crater is made. saying the
statement that he had said the Even
| ing Times had received none OF the
mOltey was a malicious falsehood
He added that he was prepared 10
swear that Mr. Drewry had never
used cent OF any money paid To the
Evening Times. the ViSitOr-Press Pub
fishing Company, or to himself as the
president OF the latter company for
himself in any manner politically or
otherwise. and that not a cent Of It
went to Mr.. Drewry for the latter's
individual use in any way
Among today's visitors was ex-Gov-
lsrnor d. l. Russell who In the su-
preme court argued the case, which
comes up from New Hanover involv-
ing the cOnstitutIonality OF the act OF
the last legislature which. To a large
degree, restored the old piIotage law.
The merchants OF Wilmington, the eX-
governor said, were fighting the new
den upon the commerce Of the port
/ Governor Glenn offers n reward OF
$500 each for NJ. F. Minshew, aged A.
tyears, and l.. l.. Savage. aged 81 years.
who are charged with going, on the
might Of August II. - the tobacco
barn Of Ellis Merritt. cOlOraG. and
while he was at work there. creeping
lup behind him and almost entirely
blowing off his mead using shot
lgun. The sheriff urged the governor
Ito offer a liberal reward for these
linen who have probably fed TO Vir-
ginia.
1t was published today in telegram
from Washington that Chief Justice
Clark, OF this state, had In a special
article in The Independent, Magazine,
declared the United States supreme
court TO be an unconstitutional body
Judge Clark said to Your correspon'
lden+ that he had written no article
for the Independent, but that wha'
Twas sent out from Washington was
merely quotations from IN address
which. eighteen months ago, he hac
delivered ar the University OF Penn
lsvlvania: that this had been publish
led in a great many papers &c th'
lcountrv and had been widely distrl
lhuted in pamphlet fom directly atte
Its delivery.
. The Seaboard Air Line today re
. lceived five new high powered pas5en
Ger engines without Gide-valve gears
; Tbirtv more freight engines of yer,
=. lLeavy type are 20 arrive.
= A pardon is granted Drury Streetei
: twlio last year was convicted Of az
isau,t with deadly weapon and sen
Itenced 10 eighteen months on the pull
lie roads in Richmond county. Tn
: Igovernor says ii Is a serious assauI
land that the man ought not 10 D
= hardened. but for the fact that sine
u Ibis confinement consumption mas u
= yeIoped that two reputable physician
, certify that he will die If connhed
W kept on the chaingang a7d that III on
p levent he Is doomed ii eaiy Death pa
q don is granted for this reason anu h~
70 on account OF the feeling that his pun
y ishment is excessive.