Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-21
Will be Tfiedf0F
Murder Monday
Solicitor Jones Asks For ver-
dict Of Second Degree
In Case Against B.
]. BOWden.
Busy Session OF Court Monday
Judge Lyon disposed OF a Large Mum
Der OF Cases. Resolutions Upon
Death OF Swift Galloway
TO be Read Kext III
Monday. az
Busy Session OF Court Monday

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Monday. az So.
The first days session of the present
| term of court was noted for the mum Der
of cases disposed of. The Wheels OF
Justice turned rapidly with the fol-
lowing results:
The most important case at this
| term of court and one that has already
created much interest is that against
b. j. Bowden, for the homicide of Ira
w. Hatch at Dudley. This case has
been set for next Monday, and Solici-
tor Jones announced yesterday in open
court that he would not ask for a YER
dict of murder in the fr1t degree, but
for a verdict of murder in the second
degree.
The grand jury found a true bill
against B. J. Bowden as follows:
"That B. J. Bowden late of the coun-
ty of Wayne, Jon the 1st day otJanuary,
1909, with force and arms at and in
the county aforesaid. feloniously, will
fully and of his malice and atore-
thought did kill and murder Ira w.
Hatch, against the form of the statute
in such case made and provided, and
against the peace and dignity of the
State.~
A. D. Napier, disorderIy conduct,
continued.
A. D. Napier, r. J, and w. G. O'Berry
sci ia, to be discharged upon payment
costs.
Henry woodard, assault, mol pros
with leave.
S. v. Renfrow. larceny, confined.
Robert Smith, larceny, continued.
Sam Thompson, C. c. W., no9 pros
with leave.
Georgia Watson, retailing without a
license, continued.
! Pet Allen. a. d. W., continued. *
Add Watson, affray, continued.
Braswell Stricklan and Quinn Hicks j.,
afray. plead guilty.
Victor Brown, larceny. bill changed
to forcible trespass. Pleads guilty.
Judgement suspended.
w. r. Crews, assault, defense valves
bill and pleads guilty.
Joseph J. Langston, assault, twelve
months on roads.
Thomas Miller, larceny four mon this
ON roads.
Elam Johnson, assault, not guilty.
Fred Smith and carney King, affray.
Smith months on roans. King nsD
Fred Smith, c. vs.. ;e.,.p1eaai guilty..
Judgment suspended upon. paymeat
of costs.
w. ). White, G. c., W., So and costs.
Oscar Arts, a. d. w., $40 and costs.
Daniel Jacobs andMatthew Mozinge,.
affray. Each $40 and costs.
David Pearce, a. d. W., pleads guilty.
Judgment suspended upon payment
of costs.
Perry Parks, assault. not guilty.
Perry Parks, c. Ca WIS., $40 and costs.
G. G. Teaugue,. ,chaUg-
ed to trespass. Defendant pleads guilty.
Judgment suspendedi upon payment
costs.
Wyatt Atkinson, G. G. W.. $40 and
cost.
Walter Faison, assault. defendant
pleads guilty.
The Memorial Meeting of the Bar OF
Goldsboro to the hate Capt. Swift Gal
loway, one time solicitor of this dis
trict, will be held at noon on Monday
next, when the committee appointed
at previous meeting to draught suit
able resolutions will make their re-
gort.
The second days session of court
was devoted to the criminal docket.
The following cases were disposed OF
since the last report:
Major Benton, C. CIV, continued.
Major Benton, a. d. W., continued
Thomas Ormond, bigamy judgment
suspended upon payment Of costs
Annie Rayner, retailing without IL
/ cense, continued.
/ Andrew Watson, lar ency of bale
of cotton from J. n. Wooten, which
he sold to J. Exunl & Co., Of Ia.
Grange, plead guilty and was sen
fenced to IL months on the roads.
Walter Faison and Oliver Badger
ARRAY, former pleads guilty. Latter
was found not guilty.
Walter Faison, assault, guilty.
Will Roe. a. d. W., guilty, judgmen
suspended.
| Will Roe, c. c. W., guilty. fined 81
and costs.
The grand jury visited the Coun
ty Home, the jail, the convict caml
land offices Of the Clerk and Register
of Deeds today.