The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-29
MARRIED WOMAN Fl H
FOR SERIOUS OFFENCE

MOST UNSAVORY AND SEN
SATIONAL.
Defendant Took an Appeal ard Hus-
band Went on Bond-Farmers Have
Tobacco.
Especial to News and Observer.)
Rocky Mount, June 26.-At the
morning session Of Recorders court
today there was unearthed a proceed
ing that was a disgrace and a pitia-
bic condition. Mrs. Annie Deans, the
wife of Mr.. sam Deans, was yester-
day arrested upon a warrant sworn
out by the ~neighbors near her home,
which is located near South Rocky
Mount, and the charge was that of
a violation Of the city ordinance, No.
ease came to the attention of the
police on Yesterday when it was
learned that this woman had been the
direct cause Of trouble in the families
of several in her n~eighborhoOd and
that she had come near causing a
separation III one instance.
This morning the case was heard
before Recorder Thorne and there
were about forty witnesses summoned
to appear in the case and establish
the character of this Coun-
sci had been employed by her hus-
band, who declared that he knew
nothing of the proceeding, and that
he did not believe the charges against
her. After a lengthy hearing which
1oo+1J ~ n,,r pnanr5nr hnrn q
ruled that the woman was guilty and
his verdict was a fine of fifty dollars.
Her counsel gave notice Of an appeal
and her bond was settled at one hum
dred dollars. Her bond was given by
her husband. who is an employe of
the Atlantic Coast Line at their shops
at South Rocky Mount. and it is I'M
dertood that the present plans are
to carry the case through to the
higher courts.
Farmers Housing Tobacco.
A housing of tobacco in several
parts if the county is reported today
by the farms and the curing will
beg n in arnes within the next sew
eral days. The armers have been
kept busy for the past week and a
half following the rainy spell, and
with the farm supply merchants in
this section the smallest sales within
Illo past SeNtIdI loi1lI ooOh
those of this week. All of the arm
ers are staying at home and farm
work is going on at q great rate. Ihe
number of people from h rural sec
tons who We're ir the city Ia was
the smallest Of any Saturday within
the last several months.
Negro Killed by Train.
While at work Thursday afternoon
as a brakeman on the log train Of the
Hitch umb Company on their road
from HeartSeaSe to Temperance Hall
in Fdgecombe county,, Gus Robertson,
colored. was run over by this train
and instantly killed. The negro was
in the act Of u~ncouDling cars while
the train was moving and he stumbled
and fe!l and four log airs Of the
train ran across his body, killing him
instantly. The negrO's death was
caused by his own carelessness ana
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he was killed in a direct violation Of
rule Of the which states
that cars shall be uncoupled only
while standing.
Friends in the city will be glad TO
learn of an Improvement IN the con
dition Of Mr.. Bruce &. SnuSgs' the
Wilmington young man who was oeen
quite sick in the Atlantic Coast Line
hosnital at South Rocky Noun It
is expected thai he will be able 70
leave the hospital within the next
several days if there is no relapse.
Mr.. T. J. Moore, rural letter car
rier for route No. 3 from this city, has
been quite sick at his home IN inns
city for the past several days. Dur
inc his illness his route is being sup
piled by Mr.. G. G. Cooley.