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INDIA AND THE MINT.
For some tune there have been
. ramors that India would open its
! jgints to silver, which was one of the
concessions tnat nmgiana woaia
make to the bimetallists of: that
oonntry. wnen tne uruisn ministry
promised to ive our bimetallic com
mission an answer early in October
as to what E.igland wou'd do about
the international monetary congress,
It was thought that the ministry
fished to have more definite infor
mation as t o the seutimiat of the
India G jveniinent before an answer
'las framed. O.i this side little has
been known as to the views of the
India Government, but the following
fhich appearei in the European edi
tion of the New York Herald last
Wednesday and re-appared in the
Sew York edition, throws some light
on that question :
"Tne Herald is informed from a trust-
for-.ir s ikcc thit tie answer which tbc
idiaa G jv :ra m ;at bis forwarded to
UeBriiiib Cibi let, declioi ig to reopen
in mints nude' an agreement with
; Frmceand ta - U need States, is causing
nnideraole ditfi juliy ia E igtish G
eromeat circles.
At..- r . . the Caoiaet it disia
c!in:d to override the opinion ot its la
dun alv K' oa a question which on a- .
cipail arf : s l idia. oat several mem
b;rs of tn : Coiaet teelinat tne Govern-
: os a:, ii too lar z ;nrn ttea not so mu ;a
vis a v,! other Governments as v s a-ViS
llsige oomOer of its ovn supporters
to the policy of an international settle
mput of the currency question to with
draw. A. the : r s;nt moment it it im
humble to lrre tell the outcome of the
difiereoces o! opinion, bat the resigaa
tion of a: lean two inflj-ntial Cabinet
Ministers is not improoable.
"Meanwhile, it is interesting to know
that the refusal of Iadia is bated on her
objic.ion lo the ratio of fifteen and a
ball to one Indian statesmen foresee
toe greatest difficulties arising oat of a
sadden i j 3jp .n the price of stiver to
wa.wQica it 13 feued. woald revolu
tions: the commercial relations ant
lead to tbe ruia ot tbi many merchants
engiged in a trade with Asia, "Oa a
bans more nearly corresponding w;th
'th:pres;n: price of siiver .'or instance,
oatbebiss o! 15ji. per ounce for tit
era the stiadard-I ldia would imme
diately opea hf mruts. Perhaps tbe
English Cjouaret vn ki to negotiate on
ia:h lines 'before finely rrjicting Sena
tor Wolcott's proDOsals."
If this be correct it contains sev
eral important statements, one of
which is that the British Govern
ment is confronted by perplexing
embarrassments, in onseqaence of
having made pledges which it does
not feel at liberty to disregard, al
though great pressure is being
brought to bear to secure this.
Great meetings have been heli in
the manufacturing cistnc s to re
mind the Government of us pledges
aid to urge their talfilment as nec
essary to the prosperity of E iglish
industries. Tns House of Gommms
is committed to bimetallism by reso
lution adop.ed by a Urge majority,
and the Ministry by, promises made.
That is the situation in England,
and that situation divides the min
'strynow, some insisting upon car
rying out the pledge as far as en
deavoring to form some plan in con
cert jwith the United States and
France for the oinage of silver, while
others yielding to the protests from
the goldflisnomjtallists are opposed
to talcing any action favorable to sil-
vr. The uneasiness shown by
tne gold monometallists, the fran
tlc utterances by their London or
gans, and the nervousness ot the mln
islry show conclusively that the
bimetallic sentiment in England is
!trng enough to command attention
and a respectful hearing. It has
Jrown and become very assertive
w'thin ths pist few years, and the
decline in the price of silver' hasn't
weakened it one iota. . '
This quoted extract from tHer
the lodk Government is op
Posed to opening the flfttnti on the
of 15i which was probably tbe
ratio before the mints were closed,
0t,t is favorable to opening them
Dpo5j ritio approximating the pres
ttijprice of silver bullion. The rea
ooiven for the unwillingness to
open them at the ratio stated is that
''would so enhance the price of sll
eras to work great hardship to
"erchaats and others who had based
heir transactions and made con
tracts on the present value of silver.
There are two admissions in this,
Qd both Important ones. They de
dine to open the mints at the old
raUo because that would enhance the
P"cepf silver, which It undoubtedly
Would, increasing its value about
forty cents an ounce. Doesn't this
80PPort the contention of the free
?er advocates in this country who
VOL. XXVIII.
have instated thatth rtn. t .w.
vrvniii jg, LUC
mints of the United States to silver
at a ratio of 16 to 1 would enhance
the price of silver and give it the
u,,Bl Te.' Aad doesu't it answer
e opponents of free silver who de
nied this, and denied that value could
be given to anything by legislative
nat? The advocates of free silver
nave argaed that with the opening of
our mints at a ratio of 16 to 1 would
put stiver bullion ud to Jkl 2ft an
ounce, what it was before the mints
were closed against silver, and now
tne India Government declines tn
open the India mints because it
would ran the prici ot silver up to
the value ot the coin.
There Is reason for that view there
as there is tor the views that are held
by the friends of silver in this coun
try, for no man having silver in
India would take less for it than he
could make out of it by having it
coined, aud so no man in this coun
try who had silver would take less
for it than he could get for it in the
iorm of coin from the mint. That is
sncha self-evt ent proposition that
it seems strange that any sensible
person would doubt it or dispute it.
With open mints the production of
stiver wouldn't have a particle of in
fluence in decreasing tha price, any
more than the increase in the pro
duction of gold has no effect In de
creasing the value of gold. Close
the mints against it and its price
would depreciate at once, just as the
price of silver did when our mints
were closed against it, and did again
later when tbe India mints were
closed. Here, then, we have from
the India Government the important
admission that the opening of the
mints would enhancs the value of
silver, an admission of whica the
gold monometallists will, douotlesa,
be frequently reminled ia the future,
when they assert that the value of
silver cannot be enhanced by Iegls
la tion.
Another important statement is
that the I ad tan Government would
willingly open the mints on some
ratio based on the present pries of
silver. This ts an admtssioa from
an official source that there is need
for more silver money in India and
that the country would be benefitted
by it, which is by legitimate infer
ence a confession that the country
has been injured by the. closing of
the mints. These afe a few note
worthy poi n ts in. the above extract
which, as a whole, furnishes a pretty
good silver argument.
MINOR MENTION.
The New York Sun having been
asked by a reader w aether it is a
Democratic or Republican paper,
enlightens the enquirer oy answering
that it is, ot course, a Republican
paper, a fact which that reader
should have ban abis to discover a
long time ago without asking any
questions, that is it he be a "Con
stant Reader," as he signs himself.
In giving its reasoas why it shucked
its Democratic disguise, which it
wore so long, and came out as a
champion ot the Republican ma
chine, tbe Sun says .-
"Tbe Democratic p irty of 1897 it tbe
Deaaoccatic party of Cnicago and of the
Bryan campiign. It is tne oaly potent
and effi : en; or$ in z ition now wearing
the aims of Democracy. Ic represents
those principles, those tendencies and
those purposes ia contemporaneous
A n eric an policies which the Sun abhort.
We have accordingly repudiated itt
platform and opposed itt candidate!;
and we are splitting no hairs over the
venerated name itself.
' Tnere is no room for warm blood and
no field for serious effort in the very
small company of former Democrat!
who ia co-operation with a larger num
ber ot Magmumps and idolaters, are
maintaining tne preteace ot Democracy
at the best fl ig under which to attack the
Democracy of the citadel. This is the
party of individual pride and personal
coaatort rather than that of defiaite par
pose or truly coatwitive asefalaess. It
counts for prectoas little ia the situation,
and that little counts for bid, because It
it a ditorganizing infl aence wherever it
sbowt itself, and a discouraging, depress
ing tort of cone :rn, anyway. However,
'mott of the favorite notions and declared
principles of the so-called National Dem
ocrats are as remote from, any practical
relation to the dutiet and issues now ap
pealing to American patriotism as are
tbe doctrines ot esoteric tbeosopby."
The Sun is not consistent with it
self or its previous history, for while
the editor of the Sun has been a pro
tectionist and tbe Sun itself an advo
cate for a tariff for revenue only it
has for years pretended to support
the Democratic party, while stabbing
its candidates. It has never before
proclaimed itself a Republican paper,
although it abhorred some of the dec
larations ot the party platform. But,
this aside, it grasps in the above
extract, the true inwardness of the
so called National Democracy, for
the existence of which there is no
decent excuse, and which exists only
because those who profess to belong
to it lack the candor ani nerve to
go bodily over to the Republican
party as the bright luminary, the
Sun, did.
That was a very Gormanlike
letter which Senator Gorman wrote
to Mr. Abell, of the Baltimore Sun,
who is fighting what he calls the
"machine." As an inducement to
the Sun and to leave it without fur
ther excuse to kick against the "ma
chine," Mr. Gorman offers to relin
quish the leadership of the party and
sTAO asv am - r .
vv cycu su tar as to promise not
to be a candidate to succeed himself
in the Senate provided it be shown
mat tnis would be necessary to the
success of the party.' It may be in
cidentally remarked that whilst this
ts apparently a very patriotic prodo
sition it was perfectly sate, for it ha j
a stout string hitched to it on which
Mr. Gorman bad a prettv tieht jrrirs
It would be exceedingly difficult for
Mr. Abell, or any of his factioa, to
convince Mr. Gorman, or any of his
faction, that Mr.Gormao's candidacy
would in any way jeopardize the
success of the party in that State.
i nere are a good many Democrats
in Maryland, and perhaps a majority
of them, who have for years bjen
uoaer tne impression that without
Gorman they wouldn't have much of
a party as far as leadership
goes, ana consequently they have
practically turned it manage
ment over to him, and the majority
of them seem to be pretty welPsatls
fied with it. We are not a very ar
dent admirer of Mr. Gorman, for we
regard him more as a shrewd, re
sourceful politicau, adroit manager
ot men, and able parliamentary strat
egist than as a statesman, but we
haven't many statesmen these days.
and men like Gorman are very use
ful men for a party to have in the
Congress of the United States, al
though they may sometimes take
the bit in the teeth and kick
out of the traces as Gorman did on
certain features of the W Hson tariff
bill. This and some other objections,
coupled with Gorman's endorsement
of the Chicago platform in the last
election gave the Sun its excuse for
kicking against him and the " ma
chine." But there is a cood chance
to redeem the State from Republi
can rnle now, and tbe Sun's loyalty
to tbe Democratic party ought to
overshadow its hostility to Gorman.
we have a very high esteem for
Hoo. Horace Boies, of Iowa, whom
we regard as a very candid, sincere
and honest man and politician, but
he says a good deal, and writes a
good deal, and in our estimation is
putting himself in some very absurd
positions now. Some time ago he
abandoned tbe free silver issue on
which he didn't think the party could
make a successful fight. Then he
was talking as a politician who was
looking more to the future than to
the past. He contends further that
the Chicago platform is not binding
upon Democrats now and that
loyalty to tbe party does not demand
adherence to that platform forever.
Forever" is a very long time
and party platforms are not
likely to reach so far but the
Chicago platform is binding until the
party in its wisdom, tn a duly consti
tuted convention, decides to change
it, or until the issues involved are
finally settled, and cease to be issnes.
But Mr. Boles is wrong, if he has been
correctly quoted, in saying that the
last election settled the silver ques
tion, as far as 16 to 1 is concerned,
that "majorities role," &c, and that
to refuse to recognize this would be
to go on until one or the other of the
parties is totally annihilated. If Mr.
Boies be right in this one election
would settle everything and the
defeated party might as well dis
band. We have been fighting the
tariff question for thirty years, and
Mr. Boies, an original Republican, is
now with the Democrats on that. If
he believes, as he is reported, that
the last election settled the 16 to 1
question, why does he kick against
the protective tariff? Didn't the last
election also settle that ?
The world had lost sight of ex-
United States Senator Jones, of
Florida, until the announcement
came a day or two ago that he bad
ust died in an insane asylum in De
troit, Mich. He was at one time re
garded as one of the ablest mem
bers of the Senate, but in 1885 be
came infatuated with a wealthy
young woman of Detroit, became
demented and followed her to that
city, where he spent all the money
he had in sending her costly
bunches of flowers, without ever
being able to see her. He lived at
the lunch counter for some time,
until he was finally sent to the
asylum, where he died.
George Washington Murray, col
ored, ex -Congressman of South Car
olina, has invented a tricycle agri
cultural machine, which it is claimed
will do the work of a half dozen or
more different kinds of machines.
In fact it wijl do with its several at
tachments anything in the way of
farm work, from plowing the ground,
planting the seed and cultivating the
crop to harvesting, it one-nait
claimed for it be true It Is a daisy,
and George Washington stands not
only a fair chance of becoming
fa-
mous but rich.
Mrs. Sheldon, of Philadelphia, is
after Brewer Mcllvaine, who be
came a widower, and wooed and won
her within a month after his wife's
death, and now she wants $100,000 of
bis hoarded wealth because he flew
his agreement. Judging from tbe
size of the damages claimed it must
have been a serious case with tbe
widow.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22,
at Louise Michel, the French
anarchistess, who threatens to come
to this country and raise old Harry
gets in she will have to come in dis
guise or sneak in the back way
Mr. Fowderly, Commissioner of Im
migration, says she shan't come in.
The ex-husband of Amelte Rives.
Mr. John Armstrong Chanler, is in a
lunatic asylum. One of his halluci
nations is that he is the reincarna
tion of Napoleon Bonaparte.
A LIVELY RACKET.
Two Colorad Man Fell to Blows Setterd?
-One Dslirrrjd Them witft Hit Sfis,
the Other Ued a C aipidcr.
m i ...
mere was a lively racket yesterday
about 1 o'clock between two colored
men at one of the ttoret on Water
street. One of the men wat a time
Keeper on tbe wharf, nsmed Nelson
Jackson; the other, Anthony Brown, dit
outed Jackson's record and claimed that
he bad been cheated ont of a half hour's
time. He twore several oaths and made
to many hottile demonstrations that
Jackton thought it tbe part of safety to
striae before be wat ttruck himself. Ac
cordingly he landed a blow on bis an
tagonist's person that downed him.
Brown tprang up with a heavy iron cus
pidor in hit hand, and then it wat the
other man that wat dropped.
umcer Joseph Sharpe arretted Brown
and upon bis failure to give bond he was
committed to jail.
TWO OF A KIND.
And a Discard Perhajs In the Naar Ftttur.
Greensboro Telegram.
Mr. Ed. Albright, Wilmiugtoa't can
didate for postmaster, was in the city
this morning in close consultation with
Greensboro's candidate, Mr. B. C. Sharp.
iney were consulting, advisina and svm.
pathizing. it ia laid. Mr Sharris said to
have already gotten the oostal laws and
regulations and is well posted for anv
contingency that may arise.
Mr. Albriebt has not vet lnverff.H tn
that extent, but he b 33 gotten all the
pointt from Greensooro's man and aft
helacks nowisjserqg appointed.
vVhy, bless your aoal, Hoaef, whit
do yoa mean bv styling Mr. Alhrioht
"Wilmington's candu?" Diri ni
think we had only oaa candidate for
Pottmaater? Have yon never heard of
oar neighbor in law Gee Zee French,
and of Dr.- Semper Paratns Wrieht ?
Star
WOULD CHANGE JTS NAME-
Tbe Profwtant Bpttaoptl Church to Be Tm
Charoh ia the Fatote.
Milwaukee, Wis , October 15 The
rotestant Episcopal Church of America
ill be known in the future simply as Tbe
Church, if the movement formally inaug
urated in tbe meeting of tbe Milwaukee
Diocesan Council to day is taken no bv
tbe dioceses generally throughout the
country, at tbe clergymen and laymen
hrmly believe it will.
In amending tbe constitution of the
diocese, the words "The Protestant
Episcopal Church' were stricken out
and 'The Cburch" inserted in their
ttead. It is stated that tblt change hat
been under discussion for tome time in
different dioceses, but tbe Milwaukee
Uiocese it tbe first, according to one of
tbe lay delegates, to take action in the
matter. Tbe amendment to the consti
tution was adoDted without discussion.
baving been considered at the council
meeting in Madison last year, when it
was decided to pat it to a vote at this
meeting.
Scalded by Steam.
Henry Neal, a colored engineer on
the F. 6V F , was painfully scalded about
10 o'clock last Friday night by tbe
bursting of a tteam pipe. Tbe boat was
lying near Mr. W. H. French's landing,
near Reeky Point. One of Mr. French's
wagons wat procured and tbe injured
man wat brought to the city, arriving
here early yesterday morning. He was
taken to the Marine Hospital for treat
ment. Beleusd and Olaared for Liverpool.
The British steamship Anaces, that
wat placed under a libel Friday by a col
ored employe injured while helping load
her with cotton from the Wilmington
Compress, was released yesterday on a
bond for J 3.000. She cleared for Liver
pool with 7,800 bales, 3,089.413 pounds
of cotton, from J. H. Sloan.
VERDICT .OF NOT GUILTY.
THE PERRY-JOHNSON MURDER TRIAL
AT CLINTON.
Tbe Cae Hard Fought on Both Bides
Court Home Fnokad with Bpsotators
Defendants Congratulated TJnan
Their Acqnt ai.
Special Star Telegram.
Clinton, October 16. The trial of
A. J. J. Perry and C L. Perry, of Bladen
county, for the killing of Steven John
son, colored, at Elizabetbtown last De
cember, ended here to-night.
The entire day was consumed by ar
gument of counsel. F. R. Cooper, D. B.
Sutton, J. D. Kerr, H. E. Faison and C.
B. Aycock spoke for the defence, and J.
E. Fowler. C. M. McLean and acting So
licitor G. E. Butler for the prosecution.
The speechet were all able, and the case
wat hard fought on both tidet.
The jury was charged by Judge Allen
at 6 o'clock. At 9 o'clock it was an
nounced that a verdict had been reached.
The court bouse wat packed with
interested aad anxious spectators when
the prisoners were asked to stand op
aad look upon tbe jury and tbe jury
upon them. Tbe venerable spokesman
of the jury btoke the suspense of the
moment when asked to declare the ver
dict by saying, "Not Guilty I " A great
shout of approval arose spontaneously
from the great throng. Judge Alien or
dered the sheriff to arrest any person
indulging in this disorder, but no offen
der could be identified.
Mitt Addie Perry, titter of the de
fendants, bat been in constant attend
ance upon the trial. A large number of
Clinton ladies have been present with
her. The defendants were surrounded
by friends, and congratulated upon their
acquittal.
THE CRIMINAL COURT.
u-iorge jjhnson uonvlettd ct Criminal
Asstnlt Up -n Btr:h Brewinttorf
Will bi Santccosd T:-5a; A
Hittarj c( tne Cue,
Yesterday afternoon in the Criminal
Court Geo. Johnaon, colored, was ad
judged guilty of felonious assault, and
nder tbe laws of North Carolina he must
taller death at the penalty for the com
m s ion -ot inch a horrible crime.
When Court convened in tne morn
ing at 9 30 o'clock tbe evidence for tbe
defence was resumed. Geo. Tohason,
tbe accused, was placed upon the tsand
ana aeaied his guilt. Several other
witnesses were next introduced, and then
the defence closed itt case aad argument
was commenced. Attorney William
Augustus Moore, colored, opened for
the defence, and was followed bv Sollci
tor M. C. Richardson tor the State. At
torney Daniel W. Evans, colored, then
cl&n.t.for tbe eteace. and attorney Geo
H. White, colored, closed tor the State.
Upon tbe conclusion of attorney White's
speech Court, at 1.10 o'clock, took a re
cess until 2 45 o'clock.
At the appointed hour the afternoon
session was called to order, and Judge
Sutton proceeded to deliver the charge
to tbe jury. At 3.85 o'clock Judge Sut
ton concluded and the fate of Tohnson
was left in the hands of twelve nf him
countrymen. The jury was only absent
from the court room ten minutes, and
then returned and rendered a verdict of
guilty.
Johnson listened to the rendering of
the verdict calmly and showed no tignt
of its effect, although during tbe entire
trial of the case yesterday he wore a
look of dejection, and during the argu
ment by counsel sat with his head rest
ing oa his hands aad staring at the floor;
yet occasionally, as his counsel scored a
good point or the State's couasei made
tome scornful rem ark a 00 at him, he
would looferjpT
Judge Sutton announced that he
would tentence the convicted man at 10
o'clock thit morning and ordered the
sheriff to have Johnson in court at that
time.
THE STORY OF THE CRIME.
The following is a story of tbe crime
committed by Johnson at alleged and
proven by the State, viz :
Ua tbe morninc of Julv 9Rri last I on
Berta Brewineton. a colored mri ahnnr
18 years old and who lives a mile anrf a
quarter from Clinton, Sampson county,
N. C., came to Wilmington on an excur
sion in COmDanv With several nf her re.
latives. While walking around the citv
she met George Johnson, and he pre
vailed upon her to take a ride on the
train to Meares' Bluff, where he re
sided and kept store. During the early
part of tbe evening of tbe tame day Lou
oerta and obnson started to return tn
the city on foot. While thev were re
turning Jobnaon Dulled a otstnl. in rest.
ened her and, regardless of her en
treaties, criminally assaulted her several
timet by force, until at iatt she screamed
tor help, aad Henry Speers, colored,
who was retnrnlnc to hi home at
the worka of Messrs. Powers & Gibbs,
came to tbe rescue. Johnson threatened
Speers with the pistol, but Henry Boy
kin, colored, night watebman at Metsrs.
Powers & Gibbs'. about that time came
up and Jo.bnson walked off, firing hit
pistol at the party, but not bitting any
one. Speers took the Brewington girl to
his house and then came to the city and
and obtained a warrant for Johnson's
arrest from Justice R. H. Bunting. Tbe
warrant was placed in Deputy Sheriff J.
P. Fiynn's hands to be served. At 1
o'clock on tbe morning of July 84th,
about four hours after the commission
of the crime, Deputy Fi van accompanied
by a party of coloied men from the fac
tory of Messrs. Powers & Gibbs, went to
Meares' Bluff, and found Johnson in bis
house asleep Johnson at first showed
resistance, but Deputy Flynn over
powered him and brought him to the
city and committed him to jail. The
accused was tried by Justice Bunting at
18 30 in tbe afternoon and was sent back
to jail without being allowed the
privilege of giving bail, according
to the law governing cases of this nature
to be tried at a term of tbe Criminal
Court then in setsion. A true bill was
soon found by tbe grand j dry and John
son was arraigned and pleaded not guil
ty, and the case was then continued un
til the present term of court.
THE JURY IN THE CASE.
The jury that sat in Johnson's case
was certainly an intelligent one, and one
of the best that has been in the court
house for trial of a criminal action in
years past. Eleven white men and one
colored man constituted the jury (as
told in the Star of yesterday )
The penalty for the commission of
criminal assault in North Carolina is
death, which will follow in Johnton't
case unless the Governor commutes the
sentence, or a new trial is obtained
(which is not likely) and the defendant
acquitted.
Death of Mr. Walter L. Tate.
The dangerous disease, stone cutter's
contumption, with which Mr. Walter L.
Yates has been suffering for some time,
brought his life to an end yesterday
morning at 10.80 o'clock at his residence,
815 Harnett street. He had only been
confined to hit room for a month, but he
had apt been able to discharge the du
ties of his calling since early last Jan
uary, the last work that he did being on
the new lodge at Oakdale cemetery,
where to-dav, his Iabort forever ended
oa this earth, he will be laid to reat.
Mr. Yates was a stone cutter by trade,
and had been in the employ of Messrs.
HTAyTgeker & Bro. for a number of
years. He was a member of the Stone
cutters Union and of Bladen Street
Methodist church. A torrowing wife
and five children, his mother, one sister
and one brother, Mr. Jno. T. Yates, sur
vive the deceased.
The funeral will be conducted at 10
o'clock, this morning from the residence,
thence to Oakdale cemetery.
Firs at Mazton.
The Star regrets to learn that the
wood-working department of the Max
ton Manufacturing Co. was destroyed by
fire Friday afternoon. Mr. J. C. McCat
kill was the principal owner, aad the lots
is estimated at $5,000 to 36,000, without
a dollar of insurance. It is stated that
the foundry department wat saved. Mr.
McCaskili is one of the mott prominent
and popular citizena of Maxtoa aad has
many friends ia Wilmington who sym
pathize with him and with the town of
Maxton in the serions loss they have
sustained.
1897.
JOHNSON SENTENCED
TO BE HANGED NOVEMBER 25TH
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Tao Pr aonsr Br(aad Bo Ea-tsoa When
Jadgmsnt Was Pronoanoed Othf r
Prjoaediom n tha CiiaiiBal Conrt
Ths Grind Jarj'a B-pirt.
Geo. Johnson, the negro convicted of
telonious assault Friday, in the Criminal
Court, was yesterday morning sentenced
by Judge Sutton fej be hanged on Thurs
day, the 85th of next month (Thanks
giving uav), between tbe hoars of 10
o'clock in the morning and 8 o'clock in
tbe afternoon.
By 9 80 o'clock yesterday morning the
court room wis crowded with both
black and white people, the former, how
ever, in the majority, brought there
tbrough curiosity to hear the death sen
tence pronounced on Johnson.
The convicted man arrived ia Court
shortly before 10 o'clock, the time ao-
pointed for the reassembling of Court,
and took hit seat calmly in the pris
oner's box, paying no heed to tbe large
crowd which stood staring at him.
At 10.10 o'clock, when Judge Sutton,
accompanied by th ecourt stenographer,
arrived, the room was packed almost to
suffocation. Alter the grand iarv hrl
filed their report and been discharged,
Solicitor Richardson arose and an
nounced to the Court that Geo. John-
son, convicted of felonious assault, was
present; that he ( obnson) had been
given a fair trial by an intelligent jury ot
nis countrymen, and that it wat now his
(the solicitor's) nnpleasant duty to nrav
the judgment of tbe Court.
Johnson was commanded to stand ud
and slowly but calmly he responded.
and Judge Sutton then pronounced the
sentence of the Court in the case as
f ollows, viz: -
"The jury baving convicted you of
one of the highest crimes known to the
law, the most painful duty of my life
now devolves upon me.
"By your conduct you have forfeited
your life to the law which the jury by
their verdict say yoa have violated.
"I have endeavored to give you a fair
and impartial trial, and did hope that
tome way of escape might be found for.
you from the fearful coaseauence ot
your crime, but tbe evidence was so di
rect, conclusive and overwhelming that
there was but one course for the jury to
follow and leave bat tbe one remaining
duty for me now to perform.
"The judgment okthe Court is that
the prisoner, George Job c son, be now
remanded to tbe custody of the sheriff
ot New Hanover county, N. C, and by
him safely kept until Tburaday, the 85th
day of November, 1897, and tbat on that
day, between the hours of 10 in the fore
noon and 8 in the afternoon, the said
sneriff of New Hanover county, N. C,
will, at such place of execution as may
be appointed by law, hang the said Geo
Johnson by the neck until he is dead; and
may God have mercy on your soul."
Johnson remained immovable, and
showed no signs of nervousness until
Judge Sutton pronounced the last sen
tence, "and may God have mercy on
your soul." when his, lips parted as if to
allow some utterance, but they quickly
closed again and Johnson resumed hit
seat and his stoical 'appearance. After
tome of tbe crowd had cleared out of
tbe court room, the coademned man, in
custody of deputy sheriffs Guion and
Fonviile, was carried back to Jail.
grand Jury report..-- -
The grand jnry submitted report as
follows:
Hon. T. H. Sutton, udofthe Criminal
Court :
The grand jury for this October, 1897.
term of tbe court, respectfully submit :
Tbat they have considered forty-six
bills, of which thirty-one were found to
be true, twelve not true, aad three were
coatinaed or aot acted upon for want of
witnesses who were called but failed to
answer. Three presentments were made.
Tbe public institutions under the care
of the county were visited by commit
tees from the grand jury as directed by
your Honor. The jail by the foreman
and accommittee, and the county
borne bv four other members. As a re
sult of the examination, we found the jail
clean and well ventilated; food substan
tial, consisting of corn bread and salt
meat, and well cooked, Tbe meals are
served only once a day, in the morning,
but in quantity it is a daily allowance.
The prisoners make no complaint ex
cept as to the sameness ot diet. We
recommend that a change in the food
be made at least twice a week, and
we would suggest broth, coffee or soup.
The prisoners were examined privately
at to the treatment accorded them by
the jailor, and they spoke well of him.
The number of prisoners, at the time of
our vitit, in jail were twenty-four
twenty malet and four femalea, all of
whom are colored bat oae male, who is
an imbecile and ia confined for safe
keeping. We were informed by the
jailor that hit parents intend to
take him home aad care for him;
otherwise, we think he thould
be provided for at tbe hoapital. The
tick are promptly attended by tne
county phyticiao. The interior walls of
the jail need scraping and white wash
ing; they are very much discolored and
we think tbe work should be done at
once, as a matter of sanitation. The
blankets are much worn, apparently
from excessive use, and Should be re
placed, which the county commission
ers will soon have done. The jailor
seems to be attentive to bis duties, and
we are satisfied that he is kind and hu
mane. We learn from the chairman of the
county commissioners, who has cour
teously afforded every facility to the
grand jury in pursuit of information as
to county matters, that nine prisoners,
whom the commissioners were author
ized to hire out for costs, were hired to
the penitentiary farm at Castle Hayne.
Two were returned on account of sick
ness and oae was returned on tbe 18th
inst,. to be rehired to personal friends
of the family and new papers of obliga
tion entered into. The prisoners to hired
are 'set ving out" sentences ranging from
four to eight months, and were let to tbe
parties, who for tbe shortest time would
take them and pay the court costs.
Those not hired are required to be
kept at hard labor. We further learn
tbat it is made a condition precedent,
and it stipulated in every contract, that
tbe prisoners are to be well housed and
to be well fed. and to be daily viaited by
a physician. The grand jury would rec
ommend, however, that the plan of hir
ing out prisoners be abolished, and in
lien thereof the males be pat to work
apoa tbe public roads.
NO. 51
: 1 '
Appended herewith is the report of
the committee which visited the county
home, viz: We visited the county borne
and?found it in an unclean condition.
The wards for the colored are in an un
healthy condition. Some of the inmates
claim to be lousy and sbow signs of it;
they claim they have not got cloihing to
change so at to keep clean. Tbe bed
ding it ic sufficient to keep the inmates
warm, one cripple man having an old
pad for a bed acd a corn sack filled with
grass for hit heading.
We think the home is in ah un
healthy condition and should be kept
cleaner. The range is out of order and
is of no service, and tbe stove is not in
good order, tothe kitchen cannot be kept
clean. We find tbe pumps out ot order
and the washing places for the in
mates are not in use. We
recommend that tbe home be put in
good healthy condition and kept to,
Tbe heater for tbe home is out of order
and is of no service to the inmates. We
recommend that the county physician be
instructed to visit the county home twice
a week, or oftener if necessary. We find
thirty inmates fifteen males acd fifteen
females. We find the home in bad Con
ditioa; tbe inmates state that t bey have
a plenty to eat of wholesome food, but
we think the sick ought to have some
nourishment.
We find tbat the business before the
grand jury is greatly impeded by the
failure Of witnesses tn 9Mr nh.n
called by the officer, and we believe tbat
it entails additional expense apoa tbe
county bv tbe loss of time occasioned
thereby; we would therefore earnestly
recommend tbat tome action be taken to
rectuy tnis binderanceto public busicess.
neipectiuuy submitted,
J. Alws Waejcer, Foreman.
Judge Sutton complimented the iarv
oa their diligent and efficient labor ia
the discharge of their duty and upon the
work accomplished, and thanked them
on behalf of the Court. He alto assured
the jury that tbe matter referred to in
the concluding part ot their report
would be attended to, and whenever a
witnesa' failed to respond he or the
would be fined. A copy of the report
was ordered sent to the county commis
sioners
CASES DISPOSED Of YESTERDAY.
Mary Jane Battle, colored, charged
with an affray, submitted and judgment
was suspended upon payment of costs.
Rena Pearsall, colored, charged with
an affray; submitted and judgment wat
suspended upon piyment of costs.
Joe Johnson, colored, charged with
larceny; found not guilty.
Henry Wright, colored, charged with
larceny; found not guilty.
Rena Davis, colored, charged with
larceny; case continued.
Court at 4 80 o'clock adjourned sine
die.
SAMPoON SUPcR.OR COURT.
Tho Fe(ry Mtvlav Cae on Trial-Alex.
Ctilmore, tba Cambtrlaad Canst Oat
law, Shot and Badly Wonnded.
.Special Star Telegram.
Clinton, October 14 The Perrv
murder case, from Bladen county, was
called at noon to-day. The afternoon
was consumed in selecting a jury, which
is composed entirely of white men, , and
is accounted as intelligent a iiiro aa ever
sat on a case in Sampson county. The
defendants, A. J. J Perry and C. L.
Perry, will be placed on trial to
morrow morning at 9 o'clock.
Tne Drosecution is renreaenterl ho
George E. Butler, acting solicitor.
and A. M. McLtan and J. E. Fowler;
the defence by C C. Lyon, R. S White,
D. B. Sutton, C. B. Aycock, H. E Fai
son, J. D Kerr and Cooper & Oates.
There is a large attendance of interested
spectators.
Alex. Gllmore. the CumherlanH
county outlaw, was shot to pieces near
lupoid, this cnnntir nlaht hfnr la.. k
Constable Kelly and a posse of deputies
woo attempted to arrest bim. Seven
loads of duck-shot were fired at bim anH
nearly all took effect. Gilmore escaped
into the swamp, but persont who have
since teen him renort that he ia ton
badly wounded to live. He aayt be will
not be taken alive.
Cbangei in tbe Naval Stores Sltrket.
The naval stores market showed some
changea yesterday. There has been noth
ing doing in spiritt turpentine for the
last day or so, and what buainets wat
tranaacted vesterdav aboveri that the
high prices of last week could not be
maintained, toe quotations yesterday
being only 88 and 27 cents per gallon.
An unnatural activity in the market put
up the price of tar from $1 35 to $150.
It will probably fall to its former price
in a few days.
SAMPSON SUPERIORj COURT.
Ferry Mardar Trial irauoaanta of Coun
sel The Case Will P?bbly Oa to
tbe Jury To-day.
Special Star Telerram.
Clinton, N. C. October 15. All
the evidence in the Perry murder case
(from Bladen county) was heard to-day.
A large number of witnesses was intro
duced by both tbe prosecution and the
defence. Each contradicted the other
in material pointt. At 4 o'clock the evi
dence wat all in acd argument wat be
gun by C C. Lyon tor tbe defence, whn
tpoke for an hour and a half. The
court at tbe conclusion of Mr. Lyon's
argument adjourned until to morrow
mornlog, when tbe sneakies? will be re.
turned. There will be three soeecbes
for the prosecution and four for the rie.
fence. The case will go to the inrv to
morrow evening.
GREATER NEW YORK.
The World'j FoU of BXa;o-altr Preferences
Van: Wyek in the Lead.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York. October 16. The World
has completed its poll of tbe mayoralty
preferences of Greater New York votert,
having obtained 170,458 billots. Of
these Van Wyck, Tammany, hat, f9,580;
Seth Low, Citizjat' U iioa, 40 017; Hen
ry George, Jefferson Democrat. 84 087 ;
Gen. Tracy, Repabl can. 87,780; Patrick
Gleason, Independent, 9 044.
10-oay was the fourth and last dav of
registration.
The total registration of Greater Mem
York it 570.749. The total reviatration
in New York citv ia asu ana .
compared with 880 619 latt year. The
registration in Brooklyn it 804,503. Tbe
toiai in xsvo wat 2U7.87S.
The registration ot Loop- T.lanrl ritw
is 8 573. The total last year was 8.431.
Tbe regiatration on Statan Talanri ia
18.676. thit it 1.500 more than latt year.
The registration is onlv a fen thnnaanri
less tban last year.
At Salem, Va.. ytsterdav. the Kaaev
block of buildings, uve m number, was
des roved by fire. The less is 8 000
Origin of fire unknown.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKMM POWDER 00., NEW YORK.
LUETGERT MURDER TRIAL.
J ad ire Vtnom, Chief Coaasel for tbe Da
fence, CoDoladaa His Argument The
Ctse Will I"r b .bly Oo to the
Jury Tnseday.
Bv Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Chicago, October 16. The last word
la defence of Adolpb L Luetgert has
been spoken. Former Judge Vincent.
chief counsel for the defence in the
great murder trial, closed his address to
the jury this afternoon. At he bowed
to tbe jury and took his teat, an out
burst ot applause shook the court room.
The jurymen stood up and the court
bailiffs sbouted in vain for order. Sev
eral hysterical ladies were escorted fiom
the room. Judge Tuthill ordered the
jury to its room and delivered himself
very forcibly on what he called a dis
graceful scene.
This was the latt dav of the eight
weeks during which the trial has been
in progress, and Judge Vincent, after
again reviewing the evidence of tbe
bone experts and severely arraigning
tbe wiineases for the Slate, tome of
whom heittyled "mechanics," referred in
a touching manner to the associations
formed Curing the trial.
"And now, gentlemen of the jury,"
he said in conclusion, "the moving
hands upon the dial of yonder clock
warn me that the usual hour of adjourn
ment has arrived. I must cease plead
ing and leave the case in your hands. I
bavefougbt tbe fight and kept tbe faith
to the very best of my ability. What I
have done has been done with an abi
ding conviction that it was right. For
two months we have been closely asso
ciated in the trial of one of tbe greatest
cases of the day. Soon we must sepa
rate to go our several ways arid take up
our different lines of duty. Bat before I
leave vou. 1 desire to thank you on be
half of my client, my associate and my
self for the c ose attention yoa have
paid to this trial. And now, gentlemen,
after all has been said against Luetgert,
which has been swept away by tbe clear
tunlight of truth, would it not be like
thooting an old messmate in the back to
find a verdict of guilty against him?" I
A hush fell over the court room at
these words. Turning again to the jury,
Judge Vincent concluded; "He has lost
bis liberty, he has lost his name, he has
lost his fortune, h?" has lost his wife.
Will he lese his life?"
After order had been restored court
was adjourned until Monday, - when
State's Attorney Dsneen wilt close for
tbe prosecution.
Judge Tuthill will probably deliver his
charge to tbe jury on Tuesday, when the
case will go to the jury.
Betting in tbe Chicago pool rooms is
sixty to torty tbat Luetgert will be ac
quitted SUSPECTED FILIBUSTER.
Sohooner Donna T. Bwggs Sailed Yesterday -from
Leei, Delawaie.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Lewes, October 16. The schooner
Donna T. Briggs, which arrived here
several days ago with a cargo of coal .
from Norfolk for the Delaware Fertilizer
Company, sailed seaward thit morning,
and it was said that Norfolk was
her destination, and tbat she would
go to that port to take on a
cargo of shells. The vettel it under
suspicion of having carried a cargo of
ammunition to the Cuban insurgent
army, in conjunction with tbe tug
Somers b. Smith, from Punta Gorda,
Fla The schooner wat boarded here
on Tburaday by United States Deputy
rnarsnai Sharp hut tbe reault of hit in
vestigation and bit interview with the
captain has not been disclosed. Nothing;
contraband, however, wat found on
board the vetsel here.
FATAL SHOOTING.
A Ooaatablsacd a N ;Rr K-Ued at Poewre
vllle, Oaergla.
By .Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Macon, Gt., October 16 Yesterday
afternoon constable William Limeiba,
of Powersville, went to the home of
Bartley Ames, a negro, to levy on his
property to satisfy a debt. When the
officer at rived the negroe't wife told him
her husband would not allow him to lew
on the property. The officer accom
panied by Rigsby, went to nail up a crib
of corn whereupon tbe negro shot and
Kilted L meroa. Kigsby then shot the
negro who ran fifty yards and fell dead.
Agreat crowd of negroes gathered and
ariot was narrowly ave rted.
COTTON SHIP AFIRE.
Brtti ih St tamer Id u r at Charlsaton With Cargo
for Bremen.
Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Charleston. S. C. October 19
Fire was discovered in hold No 8 of the
British steamshin Id.r m.nicrhr Th.
vessel barf been cleared with 13.000
bales upland cotton for Bremen. She
was to have tailed in the morning. Tbe
nre nat oeen connnea to one compart
ment, wh:ch contains only 8,000 bales.
i
WARM WIRELETb
Savannah hja eatahliaheH a nn..
tiae against Montgomery, Ala.
Edward Linfftrv. the hnnhanrl nf I. in
Lanenrv. the nrtreaa rllerl i. ti
lor the insane at Chester, Eng., to which
he was recently committed by a magis
trate, having been found wandering in a
ucipnets conuitiou to tnat vicinity.
W. I. Bryan bat offered a laroe mm
of money to Ewing College, Benton,
III , to be known at the Mary Elizabeth
tsryan prize fund. The income is to be
nted annually during commencement
week in caah prizes for the best essays
On the science Of government Mr.
Bryan't mother was a student at Ewing
Cpllege.
CONSUMPTION
TO THE EDITOR : I have an absolute Cure for
CONSUMPTION and all Bronchial, Throat and
Lung Troubles, and all conditions of Wasting
Away. By ita timely use thousands of apparent
ly hopeleas cases have been permanently cured.
will
upon receipt of Express and Post office adJress.
Always sincerely yours, e ;
T.'A. SLOCUM.M.C, 183 Pearl St., New York.
Whan writing the Doctor, please mention this papas.
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