The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-14
THREE TO ATLANTA
Five Conissi0ners Who Did Not
Comply With Order OF Judge Re-
moved From Office-Hearing OF
Suit fn Equity OF New Jersey and
North Carolina Lumber Company
ys. Gardner-Lacy Lumber Company
Yesterday Proceedings on Court

/ posed OF and those remaining are
( largely Of a minor ani unimportant
nature. so il is very probable thss ad
/ iournment for the term Will be taken
! Ey noon today.
All the cases tried yesterday we're
like those OF precs euing Gays larg u
: for alleged violations OF the liquor
/ laws and where the defendants. re
I found guilty Judge PurneIl pas. Ell
more Of his heavy sent n es. Of which
hc gave warning du.irg his ch rye
to the grand jury on Tuesday last
! a hard fought case occupying about
two hours OF the courts time yester-
! day was that against JACK G cen. CO.
cred, Of Robson county. charged with
retailing without license. and the jury
after considering the case for more
| than an hour returned verdict %
| not guilty.
Reuben Smith, colOred. who was
| found guilty at Thursdays session 0
court of retailing wiz on. Ii en- e. wa
| brought into court yesterday for j.dg
! IL ~, GAAAd 4IC "ctN StltcLCCu ~ eel I
term of one year in the Atlanta pen
! itentiary
| LOvett LOcklear, another Cef ndaDt
who was tried and conv cted On Thurs
! day Of retailing without license. as
! also brought into cOHrt t, receive his
sentence. He was sentenced to IS
months in the penitentia~y at A;lanlz.
George Mcneil Of Robes n, char
ed with retailing without license, die
not resist the charge but thr ugh his
counsel, former Congressman G. B
Patterson he plead tat Le had al
ready been tried on the i3ent cal
charge in the superior court of Scot
land county, and convicted benz n
fenced to six months the ro3d, Of
ion county; that at the time Of :he
sentence he had a crop to harvest
and he was allowed to give b nd so
he could attend 20 this VOL! :rEd :.s
would return at ;hC neAt tern Of Set
land court to begin serving his cent
ence' This exnan ttion W uIl uTCba-
bly, have satisfied TIL court md Nc
Neill most Likely would have escap d
sentence but fo'lN Wig the dtemelt
of his attorney the district attorney
arose and Informed his honor tLat it
had been brought to his attentio
that McNeill had attempted to intimi.
date witness. Witnesses were cal e
t" substantiate the charge and Dun.
can McGill, colored, was called to tes-
tify. He stated that on Thursday
night in this city McNeill appeared
with two men at the place where lie
was boarding and they grabbed him
then threatened and coaxed the witness
not to testify against McNeill Other
witnesses testified IN the case. ana
Judge Purnell remarked that it was
serious matter, the intimidation or
witnesses getting to be of too frequent
occurrence.
Mr.. Patterson agreed with his no
but he thought if Men i'll d d anyt ing
it was all in fun and that he lad n,
reason for intimi1atioDg a W tn ss as
he knew he was going to submit
Judge Purnell tn stated that if this
intimidation matter had not arisen
that he would have bowed in defer
enCe to the state court sentence but
now he would have to sentence he de
fendant to a year in the prison in
Atlanta
This case ended IN a sensational
manner and no man was more sur
prised or dumbfound5d than was tie
accused.
A case against Sandy Graham of
RObeson for retailing was continued
as was also similar case acains'
August MeEachern of Scot
land.
A verdict of not G-,ilty was returned
against Mack McE4Charn colo ed. Of
Robson. charged with re aling.
THE CIRCUIT COURT
In the afternoon Judge Purnell h ard
argument of interested counsal in the
suit in equity entitled New Jersey and
North Carolina Lumber Company vs.
Gardner Lacy Lumber Company. Tli5
is a suit involving the pos ess o. Ct
valuable swamp timber lands and his
honor. after hearing the argument Of
counsel, announced that he would re-
serve his decision
The plaintiff was represented by
Meares and Ruark, while counsel for
the defendant was Hon. John D. Bel
lamy and Rountree & Carr.
C COMMISSIONERS REMOVED FROM
OFFICE
In accordance with an order OF The
c. S. Court dated Nav 3. 1906, w ich
stipulated that all United States Com
missioners are requested TO re ort a.
each term OF court ell warrants in he
hands OF deputy marshals not eZecut-
ed or returned TO them teh following
who failed TO comply with the Cr3e-
were removed from office BY order O.