The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-25
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Jackson, Aug. 23.-"The King of
France marched up the hill and then
marched down again" The PEBBLES
Brown contempt proceedings at Jack
son. Saturday, had more the appear
ance of a dog-fall han anything else.
The two Browns, George w. and
Charles A., brothers, EDITORS, n pub
fishers of the GoldsbOrO Weekly Re-
cord, say they have no personal grie-
vance against Judge PEBBLES. They
are peaceable men and are not spoil
ing for a fight, however, they have
got mixed up in this affair and pro-
pose to see it out.
They claim that Judge PEBBLES was
indiscreet while holding court at Colds
boro and did some things that is I'M
becoming in a Judge of the Superior
Court of North Carolina. They pub
hshed these things in their paper
result, the judge took notice of it and
cited them to appear before him at his
home town in Jackson and show aus
why they should not be punished for
contempt of court.
They came to Jackson Saturday
morning accompanied by their coun-
sci, former Judge w. S. OBJ. Robin
son who was on the Superior COu-t
bench during the fusion days in North
Carolina.
Small Crowd Present.
After Sheriff Joyner had opened the
court at 1890 o'clock Saturday morn
Ing the game was on. 1t was not
regular court week at Jackson, and
the crowd in the courtroom was small,
not more than fifty people being pres
ent at the inquisition if such it might
be called.
Judge Robinson opened the ball by
springing an affidavit on Judge
PEBBLES, together with a number OF
decisions backing up the affidavit, one
of them being that of Judge PEBBLES
W rendition which stopped the
wheels of the court for awhile until
Judge PEBBLES could get his bear
insS.
The affidavit which the defendants
counsel presented which has already
been printed but will bear repetition
was as follows: Charles A. Brown
and George w. Brown the comtemnor!
named in a rule to show cause en-
utied as above and issued by r. b
~feebies, Judge, requiring them to b.
ana appear before him on Saturday
september 22d, at Jackson, move t
uiSfniss the proceedings as for con
tempt entitled as above and to dis
'hdfSe the aforesaid rule as to then
ior mat thes aid rule was no. base,
upon afldavit setting forth the matte
upon which they were cited to appea
vi the cause of contempt as to which
oney were required by said rule t
snow cause.
onlShed) ALLEN d ROBINSON,
Attorneys for the Contemnors.
70 back up this affidavit judy
hoolhson quoted from several dc
,Hlons OF the Supreme Court of Mort
aroma, one of them being a case j
sampson county where Judge PEBBLE
nln.seIi had held the man to be I
.oh,'mpt, but was afterwards resevs
Wy the Supreme Court.
'udge PEBBLES wanted a little tim
w. l"ok over these decisions and too
'eCeSs until two o'clock calling tw
" me young members Of the locs
Ia Messrs. +. II. Harris and w. H.
nufgwyn to assist him in comparin
80 decisions. with. the. preser
Postponed For a NORTH.
, , ulnner the court reconvene
M 'uuSe PEBBLES refused to di
fnil@tne proceeding and issued tt
r.fn"hs order: Motion to dismi.
I'M, ,eu ana rule is amended hy>sweal
cen, :" me rule. The respondents e,
anu reserve their exceptions. tt
ana nudehts move for a cGntinuant
dav ,ne motion is granted and Mo,
for nep'ember 2Sth, is agreed upt
ne next hearing"
tha, t,uough Judge Robinson insiste
nj We hearing on the .Sth be he
Noh' Judge PEBBLES would d