The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-29
URGED TO GRANT
PARDON T0ARTHUR
Plea to Governor Glenn in Behalf
of Man Said to Have Been
Wrongly Convicted.
Especial to The Times plspateh ]

ternoon in the case OF J. NJ Arthur. a
weli-known citizen OF Dover, Craven
county. under sentence of five years In
the penitentiary on the charge of at
tempted criminal assault upon a we'll
known woman of that neighborhood.
a. l.. Ward and w. D. McIver. of New
bern, appeared as counsel for Arthur,
and with them was large delegation
of citizens. all urging the pardon. The
supreme Court very recently decided
the appeal In the case affirming the
lower court SO that Arthur must begin
the sentence April 9Th unless pardon
is granted.
The allegation is that Arthur Is a
victim of the woman's reYengful ami
mostly. There is letter from her
saying that she thinks Arthur has sur
fered enough. and asking that he be
pardoned. Petitioners al insist that he
is innocent The Governor will pass
on the case next week.
Cha mblccs Found Not Guilty.
After being out all night the jury in
the Chamblee case came into Wake
Superior Court this morning and re-
turned verdict of not guilty. This Is
the case In which the three Chamblee
brothers. Tom, Seymore and Lawrence.
We're accused of forcibly entering the
home of Lonnie High, colored. firing at
him twice, and wounding his wife
with a shotgun. numerous shot having
nit her face and others penetrated n
quilt she held in front of her and buried
themselves In the head of the bed in
which she was. The young men de-
MED the charge. and the negroes posi-
lively identified them. The young men
are well-known farmers. There were
-FOUR of the brothers alleged to have
oeen IN the trespass party. hui: one Of
them has died since the Indictment.
Want Company Returned.
Contendins delegations from Lun-
Der Bridge and Parkton. Robson coun-
ty. were here to-day before Governor
Glenn relative to the headquarters of
Company L. Second Regiment. For a
long while Lumber Bridge has been the
headquarters. There developed much
COMPLAINT as to the unsafe condition
of the armory there and Captain J. M.
Malloy. without notice." moved the
armory to Parkton. where he insisted
that there was more safe armorv
Lumber Bridge is now seeking to have
Governor Glenn. as commander in chief
of the North Carolina National Guard.
make an order for the return of the
headquarters to Lumber Bridge They
promise to give ample bond fer the
safety OF the company equipment and
TO as speedily as possible provide q
new and adequate armory at rea-
sonable rental Governor Glenn, after
hearing the two delegations, gave
notice that he would make an order
next Thursday. In the meantime he
wants the Lumber Bridge people to
make some binding stipulation as to
the protection of the company prop
erty and as to providing new armory
in the event he orders the company
back to that place
Charter Granted.
The Secretary of State charters the
Western Carolina Lumber Company of
Swannanoa, Buncombe county, capital
$4,000 authorized. and $4,000 sub
scribe1 by Regenald Rowland. H. A.
cogsins, John Morrow: for general
lumber milling business
G. III. Mebsne. of the State Depart-
ment OF Agriculture, returned to-,,ay
from Alamance county. where ne took
part iii campaign that Is being car
ried on by County Superintendent If
Schools w. s. Long for three new local
tax districts. He says Alamance Schools
are developing admirably.
The Raleigh Alumni ISOLATION Of
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
gave delightful supper last night ut
the Cafn Giersch. A feature Of I'M
usual interest was the presence of the
first initiate of tire fraternity at the
State university, Capt. ]. M Fleming.
he having organized the chap
ter there in 1868 His reminis-
iceneAs OF the university We're most in.
iterestlng The last initiate OF the fra
'ternitY was also present. IN the person
.of Mr., Robinson. of Elizabeth City.
Among those present were A. 3. An
.dreWs, Jr., a, l., Cox, Graham An
3dreWs, Stedman Thompson. r. d. w.
connor. Clarence a. Shore, John IT.
lAndrsws, Francis Cox, VIII Pace.