Brought Here to Jail – Mr. C.W. DUNN, deputy sheriff of Halifax county, arrested Issac SPRUILL, colored, Tuesday on a warrant issued by his wife, charging him with abandonment. SPRUILL had been teaching school near Trenton. He ran away to Halifax county, where he was arrested. Deputy Sheriff DUNN brought SPRUILL to Kinston Wednesday evening and lodged him in the county jail. He will be tried before Chas. DUNN today. (page 2)
Source: Daily Free Press (Kinston, NC). 7 April 1898. page 2.
Charley HICKMAN was arrested in Shoal Creek Township for assault with deadly weapons and other charges Saturday. He was brought to town and put in jail Sunday by deputies Hugh SNEED and Quince DAVIDSON.
Source: Cherokee Scout (Murphy, NC). 23 June 1896. Available at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
Sheriff HODGES left on yesterday for Raleigh, with two prisoners for the penitentiary: They were as follows: Isaac HASSELL, white, manslaughter; 3 years. John GRIMES, colored, larceny; 1 year.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 12 June 1884.
Our neighborhood has been visited by a thief. On Saturday morning last Mrs. PAUL, a widow lady, living alone with two small children and endeavoring to make a comfortable living, had her smoke house unlocked and a barrel containing 50 gallons of wine and a barrel of pork was taken out, and the door was locked again, the thief thinking, no doubt, that it would be sometime before the things were missed, but it was found out immediately, and the horse and cart was tracked right to the stable from which he was taken, and belonged to the father of the young man who perpetrated the theft.
A general search being made by several men, a portion of the wine was found in a trunk belonging to a negro woman, who being arrested, and taken before Dr. STILLEY, confessed the whole of it and told where the barrel of wine was, and it was readily found and taken back to the owner. The thief, being present at the trial, heard the evidence against him, but before they could have him arrested he ran away, and cannot be found, and well he did, for I think the penitentiary is too good a place for such a person.
To show how keen he was, he employed another man to go to this widow’s house and carry an accordion to play until late, and so give him the chance to take the things out without being heard. This much he confessed to the negro woman to whom he gave a portion of the wine, and told her if she told it he would kill her. She is now in Washington waiting to be tried. The young man, though gone, will not dare return home, as he will surely be arrested. I omit his name.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 5 June 1884.
Mr. C.W. TAYLOE, who has a horse stolen from his stables, on his farm, one mile from town, about ten days ago, learned that the horse and thief were both detained in New-Berne. He went over a few days ago, recovered his horse, and Court being in session at the time, had the thief prosecuted, convicted and sent up for ten years. He was a very mean negro from Halifax county, and was an expert in horse and cow stealing.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 5 June 1884.
Winston-Salem – Rowan CRAVER and his son, Millard, farmers, who reside near Clemmons, were given a hearing before a magistrate and held for superior court on charge of dealing in whiskey.
Sheriff FLYNN and other officers found several gallons buried in a field near the father’s home and in addition located a spot where an illicit plant has been in operation. The bond of the old man was fixed at $750 and the son’s at $500, which they gave.
Source: Pender Chronicle (Burgaw, NC); 13 May 1920.
J.W. PIERCY vs. Festus SHERROD & Dan’l BUXTON
The two colored boys who were arrested on Thursday last for breaking into the residence of Mr. J.E. DAVENPORT were taken before Justice ARMISTEAD at 9 o’clock Thursday night for trial.
Mr. S.B. SPRUILL appeared for BUXTON, SHERROD had no counsel. After several witnesses were examined, the court could not find sufficient evidence against BUXTON to convict, so he, BUXTON, was discharged. SHERROD was taken to jail to await the next term of the Superior Court.
From the evidence it seems that SHERROD entered the house and on coming out saw BUXTON watching, and invited him to take part in the bigtime, he, SHERROD, was going to have on the money, giving BUXTON six dollars to start with. The pair went to a store and purchased shoes, dry goods, &c. and seemed to be having a good time, when Mr. PIERCY came upon the scene. The amount of money taken was between thirty-five and forty dollars, the amount recovered after the arrest was about ten dollars, including the goods which they had purchased.
Source: Roanoke Beacon, 25 July 1890, pg 3. Available online at digitalnc.org.
Police TUCKER as a detective, works up a case and secures stolen goods. A few weeks ago the dry goods store of Mr. W.C. AYERS was broken into and some goods taken therefrom. Police TUCKER was notified and has kept a watch out for them. He spotted the man and as a friend, called at the house where the stolen goods, and upon questioning the man gained a confession of the crime. Not having an officer with him, Mr. AYERS took his goods and came home, leaving the man to escape. As there has been no warrant issued for the arrest of the guilty party we withold his name, but will say that as he lived in the country, it was out of Mr. TUCKER’s power to make the arrest, or he would have brought this man to justice.
Editorial note: There is a correction to this article in the July 25, 1890 issue.
Source: Roanoke Beacon, 11 July 1890, pg 3. Available online at digitalnc.org.
Mr. ADAMS, who was implicated in the murder of Josiah COX at Blount’s Creek, Beaufort county about two years ago, was lodged in Beaufort county jail a few days ago, having been captured by a Mississippi sheriff and transported 950 miles.
It will be remembered that FRAISER, who did the shooting, was lynched by a masked mob. NEWTON was tried as accessory and sentenced to hard labor in State prison for seven years and ADAMS now awaits his trial upon the charge of murder.
Mr. ADAMS is represented by Mess. REDMAN, SMITH, and ALEXANDER, while Solicitor BLOUNT and Mess. SIMMONS and WARREN represent the State.
Source: Roanoke Beacon, 23 May 1890, pg 3. Available online at digitalnc.org.
Several burglaries have lately been committed in Franklin county, in this State, the perpetrators of which have not yet been discovered. The principal sufferer is Thomas LANIER, Esq., who has had his premises robbed of a considerable sum of money, and most of his papers of value, such as bonds, notes, &c. We trust the villian or villains will shortly be discovered.
Source: Raleigh Register & North Carolina Weekly Advertiser, March 16, 1802.