The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-19

charged -- Renew Recommends
tions That the Wake Court House
Be Enlarged and That School Com
mitteen,en Who Drin Liquor to
Excess Be Removed From St!loo!
Boards.
On q promise to leave the State
Olive Bryant, a negreSs, another flag
rant vioIator of the law, escape the
teeth of justice in Wake SU.erior
Court. A good radiance NJ doubt,
but the question might be asked
whether it is the proper thing to un-
load criminals on other tates.
There were four cases against this
woman in court yesterday for selling
Whiskey, sen up by the Raleigh Po-
lice Justice. She pleaded guilty to
the charges and upon the representa-
tions to the solicitor that she and her
husband would leave the State, judg-
unent was suspended by Judge Cooke
upon h payment of costs.
This woman Is the wife OF Henry
Bryant, the noted hicken thief and
aiin IlSti ottti dlOI, WHO lOE the llTSL
offense served a term in the peniten-
tary. A peculiar circumstance which
happened in his case was thai after
a pardon had been secured for him
from Governor Glenn 1t was learned
that he had escaped the week before.
Later Bryant was in d railway wreck
and lost both legs. 1t was while in
thus amputated condition that he went
into the blind tiger business, He was
nabbed by the city critics., sent
on to court, convicted and sentenced
TO the roads for a year, but by some
hook or crook, owing no doubt to his
legless condition, he only served
three Onths
When Henry was sent to the roads
his wife took up the business Of dis
penSing booze on the sly and prose
cuted it quite vigorously, but the city
officers soon spotted and convicted her
IN fOur cases. When arrested she had
a quantity Of booze hidden in a hole
under the floor and was sitting in a
chair directly owe the booze.
The Bryant woman had no doubt
heard how Bertha Brown had escaped
the teeth of the law and concluded to
use the same method which proved SO
Successful in that case.
There was another blind tiger case
IN court yesterday. This was against
y ~ WV III. oS1lt dJ ~ tie
Police Justice of Raleigh. This went
to the jury and resulted In a mis-
rial, the jury standing II to l for
acquital, it was said.
Will Finch, colored, was the witness
in this case and his character was
hammered pretty severely by counsel
for defense. The majority of the
jury eened to have ignored the other
part Of the evidence which went to
suhstantiate the testimony of the wit
ness and that was the sc half pint
bottles Of o which were seized
al SWinton's when he was arrested.
It would appear that a whole brick
hou.e would have to fall on some juries
to wake them up. This was a case
worked up by Policeman Denny who
gave the witness 80 cents to buy the
liquor The case will probably be re-
tried this week
Other cases disposed Of yesterday:
Robert Thompson, charged with
assault with deadly weapon. Verdict
guilty. Judgment 80 days on the
roads.
Robert Tom1inson, chared with
carrying a concealed weapon; guilty.
judgment suspended.
John Jones, charged with selling
whiskey. Called and failed.
Jerry Holman, charged with lar
ceny and receiving. Pleaded guilty.
Judgment reserved. demanded to
custody of sheriff.
Frank Wyche, charged with carry
Ing a concealed Weapon. Pleaded
guilty. Judgment so days on h
roads.
No judgment has as yet been passed
on the three train rockers, William
Eolder, June Gunter and Oscar
Baugh.
Grand Jury's Report.
Ihe grand jury completed it's work
yesterday and were DISCHARGED with
the thanks Of the court.
1he only two features Of special in
tereSt WAYS the renewal Of former
recommendations that the courthouse
De enlarged at once, and that schoo,