The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
Supreme Court Examines Appli'
Cants for License as Attorneys
Case of Jonathan Observation-Disclosures
From Corporations Pouring In
Condition of Negro Wounded While
Attempting to Enter Residence.
Raleigh, y. c, august 20

/ ldklnS lalISQ 10 pass JSIciF <AAAo 40N'-A
applying. in past years some apPh-
| cants nave entered as many as three
| examinations before they got through.
Attorney General Gilmer will be
! here in TWO or three weeks, il is eX
pected His health has very cOnSld-
| erably improved during his summer
vacation which was spent at his home,
near Waynesville. Assistant Attorney
General Clement is here and tomorrow
appears for the state in the notable
abduction case in which the aged
Harrison, Of PerQuimans county, wa3
convicted Of the abduction and death
Of nine-year old Kenneth Beas,ey. The
application is for a new triaf and the
defense filed 81 exceptions. The attOr-
neyS for the defense, eX-GOvernOrs
Jarvis and Aycock, T. F. Aydlett and
J. Z. 3. Ehringhaus, are all hre and
they appear to feel confident that a
new trial will be granted. The state,
on the other hand, thinks it has a
very strong case.
News reached here today OF the
death at his home, Rocky Mount, Of
Congressman Benjamin H. Bum.
He was a captain in the confederate
service and served three terms in
congress He was quite wealthy and
was largely interested in Edgecombe
and Nash counties.
n State Auditor Dixon says that since
|sle gave notice that corporations not
EfepOrting by September 1st would he
|made to pay the penalty. returns are
seouring in, at the rate of 100 day.
<ever 99es~corporations have failed to
make report out of a total of 5000 He
says that number Of these, however.
had dissolved while others had not vet
begun business. vet all were carried on
his books
A charter is granted the Kings
Mountain Farmers Warehouse COM
pany to store and make advances on
farm products, capital stock $25 900. 3.
G. Logan and others stockholders.
Another OF the numerous insrance
agencies is chartered. this being the
Elkin Realty and Insurance company.
capital stock $4,000, +. F. Hendren
an dothers stockholders.
Rev Sylvester Belts, who is at the
head of the prohibition movement here
says that it has been decided that the
election on the question of dispensary
or prohibition be held the Monday af-
ter Christman, that is December 29th
Your correspondent had a talk with
Secretary Jack Miller of the Raleigh
Prohibition League, who said that the
reason that the ex-bar keepers here
Wer working for prohibition was that
they hoped it would be failure and
that they would get the saloons back
again, but that there was no danger
of this and that he was willing to bet
S1OO that there wouldn't be a saloon
in Raleigh in a dozen years to come.
Mr.. Belts said that it was decided to
have the election on Monday so that
on Sunday before there could be a tre-
closing day of work for pro-
hlDluonists; that Governor Glenn
would be asked to speak; that Rev
Len. G. Broughton had promised to be
back here and speak that day and that
would be held in many church
eS and at other points 50 as to make it
Z rousing day.
Today a negro about 80 years old,
names Frank Carney, was brought in
from New light township where last
night he was shot twice while trying
to enter the residence of Sam Wood
leif. The wounds are made by rife
bullets, one MASKING the hip bone and
the other injuring the arm. It is found
that the negro is also crazy; that he
mas been twice sent to the roads; and
tat he escaped the last time. He does
not even know his own name and is
IN the habit of going TO any ones house
IN order to get fed. It would certain
ly seem that the county and state
would provide better for such an unfor-
tunate creature. A county official said
that his condition was pitiful and that
1t is a wonder that he was nit killei
before. He was brought here to Jail
but the city physician at once had
him transferred to st. Agnes hospital
His wound is a dangerous one. When
he was asked his name all he could
reply was ELIAS He had evidently
tried to enter the house to get food
as he is said to be entirely harness In
every way.
A number of the officials of the Sea-
board Air Line were here today con-
ferring with employees in regard to
Improvement of the road.