The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16

a WITH OF l2DeAs COIpuS WHICH, WI "
presented to Judge Charles NJ. Cook,
of Franklinton tomorrow II will real
ly be a trial of the merits of h case,
the court here allowed dispositions
to be presented showing Strange asd
heart trouble ard gave the state an op-
portunity to controvert these at a ;Tiai
in September. As no bail Is allOwsd
for murder in the first degree the re-
suit of the habeas corpus, If adverse
to the RowIands, will be a judioiel
verdict of guilty.
The Rowlands will not be tried for
til the September term of court, the
order to this effect vas made this
morning by Judge Long. after he had
listened TO argument for more than an
hour by the counsel for the prosecu-
ton and defense. He ruled last even
ing that he would admit certain depo-
sitiOns from other states by the de-
tense in event the triaI came up
at this term of court, but that
the whole question of trial a. this term
he would leave TO the solicitor, grant
ing his tine if he felt he required ii
to counteTact the depositions in ques-
tior tending 10 prove that Strange
died Of heart disease, being subject to
it. The solicitor asked for tine this
morning and il was on this account
that the continuance was ordered.
In the midst of the discussion of
the issue the court directed that the
two prisoners, Dr.. Rowland and his
wife, be brought from the Jail as the
order could not be made without their
presence. This was done. The pris-
Oners had scarcely more than taken
seats when a remarkable proceeding
took place. w. l.. Watson of
Sci for the prisoners, arose and adj
dressed the court with the statement
that he was informed that there was
d newspaper correspondent and a pho
tOgrapher in the court room attempt
ing to get snap shots of the court
scenes and especially of the ROwlands,
his clients objecting seriously 10 any
likeness Of themselves being publish
ed at all. He asked the court to di-
rect the photographer and the press
correspondent employing him to take
no such pictures. The correspondent
at once stepped around into the bar
facing the judge and stated he was
the correspondent to whom the at
torney referred to and ~ at he did
have a photographer to take the pic
lures and in doing so he was not de-
parting at all from the practice of
newspapers and newspaper c~orrespon-
dents the country over, these illustra-
tons being recognized as legitimate
features of metropolitan journalism.
S. G. Ryan counsel for the defense
declared that while it did seem thai
this method of illustration was in vo-
que in some parts Of the country, rep
resentatives Of the press going about
to photograph all manner of things,
good and evil, but mostly evil, it was
the wish of himself and those asso-
, ciated with him to keep the practice
out of Wake county.
Judge Long, addressing the CORE
spondent, stated that in view of the
objection Of Rowland's as court Of
ficers to the taking of the photo
graphs he would, out of Difference q
them, direct that they be not taken
The correspondent expressed his de-
1iro To on1f0rvo +o 10 --ichrc 1f The
court and retired.
After the prisoners had been return
ed to the jail Mr.. Watson a~2in ap-
peared before the court and stated
that he was informed as the prison
ers passed across the Bridge of Signs
from the court room to The pail ne
same photographer had taken n snal
shot of the prisoners from an adjoin.
ing building and he desired that he
and the correspondent be attached fDl
contempt.
Judge Long passed the matter Over
with the statement that he did no
care to take such action, hut if The
counsel desired TO make a fight abou
the pictures, then they knew VIVA
course they might pursue.
In order to place before the public
precisely the position of the council
of state regarding the act of the las
Legislature for convicts to be furnished
to several railroads proposed to be con
~structed in several parts of the STATE
Governor Glenn makes public a lette
he has addressed to the promoters o
each Of the railroads.&c. Elkin ant
Allegheny: Rockingham and Caswell
Transcontinental and the Mattamus
keet. The letter follows.
"The general assembly at it's las
session granted to your road a Ger
tain number of convicts 10 be furnish