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Show Hedger and Gamer Appear in City Court Don Heder and R. Garner appeared before Judge D. R. Roberta of tho city court this morning on a chargo of stealing pulled wool. Hedger ploadcd not guilty while Garner pleaded guilty. Inquiry disclosed the fact, say tho police, that Garner had pulled wool from tho carcasses of a number of sheop, which ho claims had boon abandoned. The sheep were In a field near tho sugar factory in Wilson, It was stated. Garner claimed that the sheep had been dead for at least threo weeks and that certain portions of tho hido had been removed. Judge Roberts continued tho caso until Wednesday when the plaintiffs will appear to give their side of tho case. Garner stated that after he had finished fin-ished the work of pulling the wool from the dead carcasses of tho sheen that a hired man had demanded him to give up the wool. This he refused to do, he stated. Ho said the value of the wool amounted to $10.50. oo |