The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13

Railway and Judge Connor Is
Engaged in Hearing the Read
ing of Dispositions in the Mat
ter Of Their Ownership, Gen
uineness, Etc.-NeW Hotel for
Wilmington, and Other Matters
Wilmington, Feb. S.-Judse II. g.
Common. Of the United States Circuit
Court for the Eastern District os
North Carolina. has been engaged III
Wilmington for two days hearing the
reading of dispositions taken in Paris
and Cuba in the ease Of the nlted
States government against the Allan
TIC Coast Line railroad Company. IN
NolElnS a number Of diamonds said
to have been lost in u wreck follow
ed by fire 1T Iucstmt, Wilson county,
something over seven years ago.
Dispositions aken in Paris We're for
the most part those of members and
employees OF two firms in that city,
which made shipments Of diamonds
on April s, 1904, consigning them to
two different firms in Havana. Cuba.
The firms We're Koussellon Bros. &
Company, who shipped on that date
q lol u uldIIlol1US, valued ~ oo,uUU
francs, to Srs. Garcia Corugado &
Sabrine, Of Havana, Cuba tn be
turned over by the latter firm to
travelling agent Of the former, and
Stetten x Company, who consigned a
| lot of diamonds valued at 11,9S6.90
francs 10 Messrs. Juan Marti Fuste,
Havana. Both shipments We're sup
posed To have been routed via New
YORK and I" have been in the mail
car which was destroyed following
a wreck OF a Coast Line passenger
| train at Lucama. according to one
of the dispositions ioussellnan Bros.
| 4 Company received the insurance
| on the gems on July II. 1904.
1t viii be the contention of the
| tense, probably, that even if dla-
mondS were found in the ashes after
| the wreck, that the government can
not prove that they We're the lot or
| lots shipped from Paris on April 9Th
The Coast Line Will also proba hlv
contend that if there were diamonds
IN the car. no one connected with the
road knew of it. The government is
| Suelng the railroad for he amount Of
| the diamonds on the ground that the
| carrier did not take the proper steps
70 recover or care for the gems after
the tire. The case is unique one
/ Never before III legal history, SD far
liar action, and the outcome of this
one Will probably attract wide at
tenuon. The amount involved is in
the nelghborhood Of 10000 rs the
estimated value Of the gems which
the government viii contend were in
) the ear that was burned. one of the
government attorneys said that the
government has evidence that 80 dia
mondS were recovered by different
: y
5 only ten less than the total number of
the TWO shipments. Many points OF
law are involved IN the case, which
promises to be in the courts for d
}, long time Yet
: New Hotel for Wilmington.
, Nllmlngtonians are delighted over
( the possibility that Mr. ]. +. Sanders
) Of Greensboro. and Mr.. ". G. PETTY
: OF Charlotte, two Of the best known
and most successful hotel men in the
. State, Will erect and operate q new
and modern hotel in this city. Mr.
sanders is IN the city today looking
z over the situation and he Will likely
I OBTAIN options on several pieces OF
I property before he returns. He has
q q chain OF hotels in North Carolina
! Besides the Huffines Ut Greensboro
7 he is interested in the Stonewan a.
o Charlotte, Lafayette at Fayetteville
y a hotel at Lexington and one a
g Henderson. Mr.. Sanders thinks tina
g there is a fine opening here for an
/ other splendid commercial hotel ant
1. it it is Very likely that he and hi
i associates viii establish one hero
I, Basketball: Miss Cynthia Rountra,
e Recovering
The basket ball team Of Donalaso,
Military Academy, Of Fayetteyilla !
here for series Of three games ~,
local teams Last night the yis,+a.
were defeated by the Y NJ Z,
ia Juniors by score Of 40 to "a ana -
night they are centendine with ~
Wilmington High School team. To To
he morrow night the visitors win No.,
team Of the Boys Brigade p'''
The continued Improvement II -