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. tol prvrtpiaulo tor M. wading p. l MT ' fc, ',! wiv' ... - 4 - - - , , . TiTiMin'P i nmn itp nun fl i u a LUUIlUU u nHU BEEN One Cause of Loss of Over 1.600 Lives is Found in Failure to Provide Binoculars for Men in Crow's Nest of Titanic With Which the Iceberg Could Have Been Seen and Avoided In Time on That-Of eadU Night CANADIAN OFFICER DE CLARES TITANIC'S SEA MEN DID NOT HANDLE LIFE BOATS RIGHT Third Officer Pittman of the Ti tanic Pressed to Tell of Horror of Screams and Moans of An- guish When His Drifting Boat With Room For More Did Not Go Back For the Struggle in the Sea Shuddered and Begged Not to Be Asked Such Questions But Has to Go On and Tell of the Horrors of the Night There Were Luxuries of All Kinds on the Titanic But No Spy Glasses, Not Enough Life Boats and Seamen Not Drilled Ismay and Franklin Want to Go Back to New York But Senate Com mittee Says No The Kodak Fiends Are Routed From the Solemn Inquiry. (By the Associated Preaa aiington. ril ."3. Like the rtiiiti horo 1iik nail that cost a monarch his kingdom the failure to provide binoculars or spyglasses for the lookouts on the Titanic was one catie of that ships loss and with it, the los of more than i.Ooo lives Two witneaaca ixfore the Senate lnveatliMtlmr Commlltee todny agreed on Ihla. They were Trederlck Fleet, :i lookom on the liner, and Major Arthur fiodfrey feuhen. Canadian manufacturer and yachtainan, who wan uniont the rencued paaaengera. Kleet acknowledged that If he had been aided In hta obaervillona by a cood siaaa he nrobably could have anlcd the berg Into which the sMp 1 rnahed In time lo hnvr warned the brl(i.:e lo avuld II Major I'euchen alo leatllicd lo the mucn greater mnriv r,l lalon nfforded bv blnwu ira ind. aa a vachtamnn. aald he believed the presence of the l-energ mlcht hae been detected In time to escape the collision had the lookout men been so equipped. It was mad to appear that the blame for be in a: without glaawes did not real with th lookout again Kleet aald they had .skerl for them at Houthumpton and were told there was none for them "ne lue. In a pinch, would have oncJ In the row's nest. M11 'or l eiichen criticised In statin-.' the la' k of experienced sfallora on board the Tltnnlr. He aald that when Uje cull to quarters was unded not enougb of the crew responded to un dertake the work required In lowering and lllllnr the boats. Furthermore be salrl. no drills had baen held from the lime the ship left Houthamplon. Hltlioiiuh It ' ruitomirv to hold tich .trills eery Hundav Herbert .1. F'lttma,n. Ihlrfl officer of Ihe Tl'anl. . told of his failure to tuin back the life bout In which h and hla iweaengers were Idly drifting, to attemit tbc rewue of othera when the Tttarlc went down. Shuddering at the recollection, he aald the cries for help made ' one long, continuous moan." The pa seen -tcia instated that lo go hack to aid would mean their destruction. h Mid. so that after starting in (be direction of the creari he rescinded his order and watted for the dawn. Twice ha begved to be spared a re cital or the facta, but Senator Hmlth prewweJ him. Tha Import unit lea and activities of B squad of photographer today ao aronaed Senator Smith thai ha Indig tianllr ordered them all excluded from the chamber. ' "This IncnMry la official and sol emn." he aald In explanation, "aad there will be no hlpnodromlna mr cnfnmrrriaUBlQjr of K. I will not par mlt It." An amateur ahotographer managed to slip paal the gpard latar. but waa summarily r-Jawfca) whan he aought ta get a ana tha. aoent. J. Bruce lamay. dlrertse of tha In ternational Merrmnuaf .Xatin aad Vie rTaatdent P. A. U. Fraaklln. of tha Whita mar Uaa. argwaxly raqoaa d the rommltta to perwilt thera to rettirw to NW Tarw. la executlea naataa at tka reaaw af Ihe hearing tha raeaaiHtea dweUaad lo aUow either ta kaar WaaaUara Mill fea waa a Inager naadsd. Mr. rawtAT waa to Mw baa rewUd ta tha wltneaa ehalr taday, hwt aaar recalled toinarraw. thaaarh that ! keea determla. It taws, ta rail rmon wtlneaaea anttl all tha naa M awaw a-arw. ym awaaannV ' tea aha) Vrt4ew ta wrtar aaas tan ktaataaaa aefora H anlll tha TV Uitte rarrwliady ses i t fartltaT. Waahlnarre. Ik f. afeU tt MaJe reoebe. at Tarawta. Caaaaa. aa awr ass tha THahkv wha waa aw. awd Wr apoa4) aa-fkar Uahtalfcer. ta eaaa na ml tha Hfa baata. WaaKUd Ht ail tew f hta frteavaa GL ASSES he was traveling lost their liv rn in I hp Wreck. Henator Hmlth aaked Major fVu- hen lo tell the won- of the i"age. telling of the accident and whether there' was any fir aboard. "There ni. . -enllon of Are," aid Peach.- "and we wt U. pleased with the trip until the crash ' After II o'ick I aent to ni atate , room. I acarcely im undrpnd a hen I frit x shock I thought merely that , a Uric wirt had aim. k the ahlp "I put on ntv coat and went up on deck I met a friend who aald 'we have struck an Iceberg ' So we went up on deck and aaw the iceberg from I the forepart of the ahlp. 8onie tee had i fallen four or fir feel Inside the rail. I "After a few nilnutee I went lo 1 other friend and aald It waa not ! serious Klfteen mlnutea later 1 met ! Chas. i Maya, of the Orand Trunk Pacific. I asked him 'hae you seen , the Iceberg?' he aald 'no.' Then 1 took him up and showed him. Than I noticed the boat waa Hating I aald I to Mr. Ilayat She la listing, ahe nouid not do that He said h. i . UVII 1 nTtllUa., 1 II in INNII ! I sTHHK. , H hurl Root) dtl of ronfldnc. and ! aald No matter what we have atruck ahe Is good for eight or ten hours ' "I went back to the cabin deck and met men and women earning up and looking very serious I met my friend Heattle and aaked him what was the matter Heattle aald to me the order la for the life boat a It ta aerloua' "I couldn't believe It at Aral, but went to my cabin and changed to some heavy clothe The wltneaa said when hgot on ; deck the bow ts were being prepared ' for lowerlne on the port aide "The woman came forward one by ont, many accompanied by their hua 'janas "They would only allow woman. Men had to stand back. Tha aarond offloer Mood there and tha order was enforced. Ne anew aaaaengara sat In that boat." "Did yon aaa any ma a attampt to get In.'" wake Senator Smith. "No. The lMt wis safety lowered There were about It or ST persona In It Then w turned to the next boat I waa surprtaed that the sailors were not at their post aa they ahould hare bean I have aeen lira drllkt and the actlona of the Bailors did ot Impress me. "They seemed to be abort of Bailors around tha life boats where I waa When I came on deck first It aeemed to me that about 1M atoker came up with their gnanv Back and crowd ed the deck. "One of the officers. a splendid man. dmx e these men right off the deck He drove them like sheep "When we got to the next boat a uuartarmaater and sailor ware put la and the boat waa then tilled with woman We called ont for more wo men and some would not leave their husbands." Ms lor I'euchen said he had got Into the life boat by sliding down a , deck Captain Hmlth. rope ijom i o- kw"1 miiiui. . he said, had told him to break out a wnldow and get Into the boat that wav. but the Ma lor did not think that feasible. Krfward to Pkrw t p Kau-rlrara. Major I'euchen aald that In the life boat, the quartermaster In charge made a woman row while he held the tiller, ateerlna for a light, which the major declared did not exist so far as he could see. Tha quartermaa ter refused to turn about and attempt to pick up survivors, said the wltneaa "Then we began to hear signs f the breaking up of tha Titanic. W heard a sort of call for help after the whist le then a rumbling sound. I think the Titanic s lights were still on Then there was an explosion. then another. Then the light went i out and then those dreadful rrlea. It i frightfully affected all the women In j our boat a At Arat It waa horrible to listen to It. Mat the sounds grew fainter and fainter. I think we were about five eighth of a mile away." He did not are the v ease I sink, but hla theory waa that tha explosions . were above . water, caused by the heavy pressure when the haat started ' lo dive dowa bt the hand. "How many exptoatoai were there'"" asked fteaator ftanith. "About the, hut I waa excited "I ltd you see tha captala after ha told row ta go below and at through tha window Into tha UfehaatT ' 'No. I aerer aaw Man after that " "Did raa see bins hatara the acci dent?" "I think I aaw hlan a ha at T e'clork la ana of tha. cwmpaajr'a - wars." "Pa aa think ha wwa attaatlv ta hla duty?" "Tea. I da - Ma lor Paachan aald tha Ufa boat he was la wss Bupadtad with avarv tklng reaurred. Baaa aa rh isals ha heard were n4 swnVWattj aajaasd with food. Whew ha mt an th pat hla ba aaaalaad arral M kaata aad fawad ta than sesadlafTsta. hard lark and water. "IHd the wssssa raw tha aaa fa" "Tea and Ihev nr. yry a4wry aaaut rt. taa. TWy wwrkad with a will. rne kelaed ana warUl gas) ao raava III from tha award) arara'aad waa farced ta rssss." "Do ran kaaw who thaa . waaaca Malar Pawrnew natd Mlaa A. K. t art ast. A at an taaaaa, law dan; Mm Wait Clark, at tata Aareke; Mra, Lea R enrtk. " "-tl W. Va.: Mra. Cavsaasan. Sa-w Tark, Mr. WaMar liaa MtanWaaatla, ' and Mvaa4 Mra. O. B. Baa-ahaaa. rw. rar. aree assand nttsaan M tM kwat, rxjii' V A Malar e as nan naad tha !two Members of titanics crew place $M$mJ tik' M 1 ffjX mil -I V&ti - '4siy- vU:-.... ; r : 2 y ; lvyffiC) whi mfcvj iVWaa: UX.MMa pengera were not awakened. Il aajd no alarm was sounded. Two young women, he said whose state room was cloae to tint of t'ol John Jacoh Aalor, were iiw-ikeried by Mis Astor. who led them on ilei k "IMd you ae- Mi lamay tha.t night?" asked Seiiatoi Smith I think 1 did He waa standing on the port side on the boat de u about an hour after we struck. did not see him again until he came aboard the I'arpathla." Tne major aaid there waa still room In some koala which left from tha portalde and he could not under stand why snore men were not taken n7. Neither cnnld he understand I ! why Ufa belts had nut kept bodies ' afloat lotijer 1 1 "Tha Carpathla steamed all around I j tha eeewe of the wreck und wdld not j I see Single bodv." the nr said "It aeema strange to me us I ahould i think the life iMiala would have held I , bodies up dead or stive for four or ' j five hour " He aald he waa certainthat one1 I could have lived In the 1 water more , 1 than an hour. 1 "Deveral who were on the upturn- 1 I ad beat and were rescued and who ; had their feet In the water." he aald. j "kept themselves slhV by clutching aarh other Their feet were frosen " Meters I senatora aaked If Ihe fact I that there waa no general alarm 1 aounded after the collision might ac- : count for the fault of many women ; I to appear on the decka In time for ! the life boats. He thought that prob- j able. Major Peuchen told the committee ' he thought that. If the lookouts on, the Titanic had had glasses, the ship .K, k ..v.i ." . V, - 1 n-i.,. vol. ,.u .ith' rieei ih. ii,. out who was In your life host?" ask ed Honator Mmlth "Tea I naked him what occurred. Ha aald he rang three bells and then aignalled to Ihe bridge He said he did not get Immediate reply from the bridge, and I heard afterward that the bridge officer was not required to ' make a reply. "The quartermaster asked Fleet In I the life boat If he knew who was on the bridge when he aignalled. and Kleet aald he did not know "K'rom what vou observed waa there proper discipline on the part of the crew In loading the life boat?" "Those of the crew that I saw working In lowering and filling the boats could not have been better, but they ware too few. The men had had no practice, the wftneaa aald. the 'man of the rrew had told him Major Peuchen read a statement in order to make clear hi poult Ion. a follow: ; "I no not criticise Captain Hmlth. I.ut I do criticise the policy and meth od pursued by the company for I feel ure that In this rate caution would . have averted a terrible ralamlty. have been given credit for aeelng many thing absolutely untrue and I i wish to state that I have not aald any 1 personal or unkind thing about Cap ! tain Smith ' H'ontlnoed on Page Six.) rOR A. R. Jl'HTKT. Hla t a a siai Kow In fcsMt rr IVtr taaa. Charlotte. N (' . April XI. W. r. Hardin, who la menacing Ihe rani palan of A. H. Justice of thla rtty for the nomination for Corporation Commissioner. I now In the eaatara part of tha Mats In the latere nf Mr. J Bailee's randldarj ' Ha will vtw Kasetch. Wllaon. Tarkara. Kln atoa. Uoldahoro. New Bara, Rdenlon, aad other pla-a Mr. Hardlaa? la nrctna that not anly Mr. Juat Ira's expertenrv aad rharao tar IN hlaa far tha pool t la now Mid ut lion. Pranklln UrNallU hat that Ha la eatltVad la lb afAca karauas Char lotta and thla. tb nveat Intnwrxant sec-tlaei cwmanarrlally and ladaatrtal. Ir ta Uaa atata, hara aaver rat beoaj reariesafd ao tha CWaaratV phoxx wrme aw t , . .TMiVR!t Moiscxr. naxtan, O!. Aanr 11 After drtr tai hla wife and tea rhlldraa ant af hb) . tM anliaa Irani bare, t. da. tr "aaa haahad hrmaatf p M h bajildlnt ad at it aura, bwm hMf hrsaawtf ta aWth.- Tha bawaa wwa trani lr rawriM aaa Id raaah BLAME FOR TRAGEDY ON WHITE STAR LINE OFFICIALS AND OFFICERS OF THE BOAT. New York. April "3 -John Thompnon, a nremHti. nhil Thomas WhltHry. a first ;.. ri fKfWRrtt. hu cvt-apiMj frmn thf vr kel Tltunl . are iintltntR In St. VLnarem hoHpiiHl WhitfH"y In muITc rlnjr frinn rrnKti nd l tr .mI frel, u'nd 'ThoiTiptXeTi hu hrt-ktn .unit In Hprtiklntt f th.Hr exprWrwii thy llr Ih- r pnnnlMlhv fr h H iiJtil 'n thf niti nairf nit-n) of ih White Hta i lm- uml n the fiff1-rn in ihatK- " 1 1 iwi Ivtt I Ion f thf rfHnt liner f liitiiinun llrr th;u lup pftl vu nwtinlHliu'd from the herlnisinx f lit- n1 of thf TltHiih ' fat.il nuirw- thai nhf wui uptftlfd uniformly a ,. tHenly-pevf n i"Mnt i.-iik . miltl l. .irnl thnt nht whb mrtiiK iti the utrnoKl captti lt nf h-r fntntn wtun ?li- iippcH off Iim late on thf h Im-tk John ThniiNon it fort iw fdrn olt1 hihI IihIIii from IJxerpool Krom Qunfimto i. out.' hf mhl ' m 1 1 l hi fireim-n h.i'1 been talkinn f (he ordTR if had t ht- hi up im It r I an we poAmoh could. Wt t to niHke hh ( 1 1 i U ii titrMtf as ponMlM'. thf order run and e ff.- to h-ni all recorda on ordera ( urto Irotn i hi f nKltmerlnic didn't liHVt- 1 1 it- t" talk about where I husf ortltrt i miii no Rpd i f 1 1 no v. 1 1 n i t-r for any of n (ir mn ' preaaurf I i-tm Ho- tune w left yn.. rmt'iwn until ahork vti n.v-r ..-.i-i.d to rtrnkf from mhi four t" hit Ion r 1 1 in w-1 w fill tif Iota tn! - f . . . i r day w f hri il t" i. k i pliiK up ' H- mMkliiK ih.i up ') ihfii ' Thorn pwip h-lp finally lft Ho hip on collapfiihl to.n' with tin- U" i '''M Minfiin to tt I n - ..t -thf wy wat-i luii ih others w r pl r.t i who iin w hipp'-il "w-rboard f mm i hi Htup lower h lif.- I- "n.iltv reai htl t h- ut pi(i h w tit t h t 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 h' wild, hot h Ih iiu n ern,tloii (. t -it H' fn. he atwrlJ In hIu given to ih l u tno tnl((t- f th pi-n. n-. not kriA ih- ii.une if flthrr .f t h lookout they hail it'Of .;o k home on thf I plaint r.fttren minui' ) f"r the Ttli.rih utrm k t .IiiiI'' k oil ih It !!( that hi- fancied hr "Twli h afwr fh.it t h lookout tald h waa ahead I 1 r-incmhfi itp - dlxnant ihrii t.- ittnllon wan pitld 'No wondft Hoii mi iiiiMKH noi Bennett will t.. Hie n. ene of the Ins In the k,i. CARRAWAY COMES BACK TO WORK IN NEW BERN Had Embenled $130,000 From National Bank and After Five Yeari in Atlanta Prison is to Work for 1 Local Tinning Con- cem. IH).. i" : New ll. 1 11 Csrrsa a ' ii bexxlerl I I "" , w - ml ' itiaerver I 1 V,rll 31 J. It. II 1 . I'Srs Ro em v hil.- h.' was eniilu efl as telh'r r 'h New H. n hih) Ii of ll .-..i.. ! waa seni. n' .-'I '" prison at ttl.iniM. fll w 1 " in 1 n-tunisd homa to- night ha imc paroled. I'lrrixi 1 1 rt " miner apertacular career In this When hla abort- a waa ili"'re.i no .,na rouia read the entries nao iii"i ire Dane s , books. Nn honesty wss unquaattonad before Ih. sh..rtae was dlarovered, and he had 'he funds of number of Inatltatlons m ' harae. Thaa war loot, it Is understood that ha will ba amprnred h l'M ' tlnatna; conoara aad will s t in ihe rauaHty of book keeper. THRFF 1 TIIK (tilOWkX. (waMe Ae tnpwtal 1" ' and Obaanrar.) .Waehlnannn. I ' . April IS Tha Roosevelt puhllHtr hureaa tamla-ht'i atalement .-onlalned Ih follawln;: "Aftr havtnt prevlotratjr art red that Haaufnrt and Chowan coantlaax Nartb Carallna. had nnanlmoaat barlntM tteeer dwieealaa to tha Mat ronrea lloM for Colonel Hooasveif, Emm T. Walaer. rtialrmaa of tha North Ck ra il aa Jlaoasvelt nraanlsatiwa), aaait tha iahwweM - WIwTtW t . tt,i ,ttt baadaaavrtara thla artamaont er aw)aM ewantr last meted tManl aaawatr ladaf fr HsaMralt. Orawtaf thai thfse i men 1 fn.t -r Thi-r. i Hrri Ink WHS f.lll t he l li- nioiMent l ilt I f I) ml ;ik ilnriiiK thiil whnle Hun .ii eitrfh j-h. tinixl hiiw h-tn I l.i ii ni ll s i l .i I life hi.t, Im Hlld ti.-.nlli IM..I.-.I IhHl ll ;ilik im i. iiii.ii rii.in x..iiiii in In m.l.iml Wlulclev l lop. u lill h.-lHi to "'I "IH "f III. Ini.lt! "i" !( lu-.uil i, . ..n- Im. ih.' .1 t lt. w .i rmiiKS I III' V III! li.li.Mli WIhi Will. I. ,IUI ll. li.'llcieTI "i-li ami Ii. hhiiI I I ll. III ll '.II. "f I h. II, U I I, h (l.i'l .'M.i I.. I I., I ir, I iftii'fT iwra mil. I W hll.-le M unlit, k I hul h l...r - warrifil Mr n . n t hhhIp i.iii th w . l.fheir t-rn I hi.-f i .r ! in t hf m mild nwn-ii yft .h. n Hr.ldenl pi. k-il up - -i miifi Mai kay I boill.'s Muni CONFERENCE WILL BE STARTED TODAY Meditation of Difference Between Engineers and Eastern Rail- roads Expected to Result. Now V, nrk. A,lll I'l Mediation of s Iiiwmii Ihr Hr.'th.r lliotlir KllKltlers linil rallinails. a hl. h hm . I hi' illlT'ii'ii lllHllI llf yi, Ihi- KHatrn threaten!. i -ir me on nrtv lira ..1 f hl. Hjii ami muth of ih. i i. x..-. i,.,i , r friln lh of Ur . oiifrr.-ii' . . oinniliii... ..r , ..i. m mattiftt trip I hear ilrMiinif nt Ittn. Nnlliinal Harrlt of I ) nianers i.i.Ih Ii, ajtreum i t the April term ,""f"r '" has I ' , ill I ,i,., ....rt Inthl. Hty.;KJ"r:rJ7'"'r''"m",i-l''','r ' K- 'i Martin .1 Kim m of ih. i 1.11..1 1..... 1 oriimer "iirt. nnHrilliu Ii l''e While the miii-r ,,f th i,.ilr...i'l. 1., Ihe letter nf Mesara .lll 11ml K11.0.0 did not deflnltelv n e i m.'ili .ii.t. tne opinion is extr.'se.i i.v I lie r n "lll'i M sirieer that In the .ml hie he reasilt onimiaeiona.r Nni in n Interview (lien out sft.r lie I11..I r, reived the railroads n.r also In dlrated that he .-onstil.e-eil ihi me dlatlon waa Intended tonlsht In all quarters Ihe opinion waa iirrwil that the poseihlllti of a strike whl h yaaxarday spiieared lmniln'nt. Is In rreaatnalT remote On a aerlea of onfren ee hegln-nln- tomorrow will depend either def tnlta aettlement of the dlapuie or the arrangement of a plan of arliltration. Mr. Nelll annoiin.d tnnlaht that he will confer with the railroad manager tomorrow morning snd If poarthle meat the engineers Ister In the day. Judaw Knapp anawerln In word re retrad from Waahlnatnn will leave lhat rtty tomorrow to take part In the nanUatlop hen The derision of Ihe rsllvay man tarn to roafer with Measr Knapp and Netll Waa rearhed after a ronfer- aa praeilrally all day ofll Of tha railway Involved a ten IK ardtiiiwn i lap aat it la and era) aad that 4 hey approted nf tha bttwir t Um raTrjnenl rrpnunUe THEODORE ADDSTO HIS ANANIAS CLUB Representative Gardner of Massachusetts Statement He Says is False TAKES THE BACK TRACK AS TO TAFT FOR LORIMER The ali.rj Aaxii Thjal He : ccr Kaid II. Hul Ttial While Tafl Ha wce Agalnal hirlinrr Ho "Haa Heard oliflkllng IU ixI. since Then" and Mr Know Taft'a " nltuuV Has SatMfcrd lrtic." iBv Hie AlWO'''"'"' l l'" ' New ..il, April IS Tweo-j dore :ooe..l in a stalemrnl glen out loinahi at Ihe headijuarters of the aov ell commitlee deaiina with his telatinna with Itepresentatlve tiaidiiei of MaaBHchuaetIa in the mat ter of the attitude f I'rrsidmt Taft toward Senator lirlnier denira thut h. iharaeii thsl Senal.., Uirimer had I'r. aidenl Taft's a?eitati' e and support "Mr Gardner' staienieni i false, siva the Colonel, and alii hearing from a telegram he etit to Mi Gard ner idda ' I kliojv lhat oritin.lH a tear and n loiartei ago. or therealxnita. Mr Tift was .'tHlnat l.orllnrr I hate bear. I (oliflictina report aa lo what bis attitude h. sin' e l"in but 1 knoM lhat that attitude hja satisfied Mr. I.01 imer. as la shown b Mr. lillniera action In eatnestlv and cordlnllx supporllng .Mr Tafl and bv the a tioti .f nil th most prominent Taft leaders in the Penate in support - InK Mr. Iortmer lonel t!oseeli further denies Gardner s accusation th.it he Mr Gardn "s.ippresi-d Ihe 'e;orts of Herbert Knot .Hmlih. t ommiasloner of 'or - porntion with regard to Ihe llai I eater Traat A ittn that he tvr i made "e.rptonB In Inafttutina r- eedlnaa aaratnat favorite truata of mine "The t. ne ut wal a ptippreaned pa per of unv k if.d about the Marveater Trual. nor far aa I am aware, whom an other trual. during my ad mtntHtmtiori.' declare Ihe Colon!, find he nnote confirmatory telrgranta on the jot. ief from Mr. Pmtth and former Attorney General Bonaparte. TOBACCO DECREE Th xfnafa Ha Passed Cum- mins Bill to Allow Dissolu tion Plan to Be Tested in Supreme Court ahintoni 1 1 I . til -,i Without a rlmrntinp voir ilir Srn .ilr Iir iiard the ( tmiintii hill irovninn t'tir in ;i)iral to thr t titled St.ilrv iiir'iiif ( otirt fruin llir 1 OImi v ii irtit ilt-. rrr of llic I'iiiU'iI Stales i iritiii i ourt for the Mitilhcrti (hiriil of Nov N ork I'rojMim-nik of the hill maintain thai thr iliwihitmn plan adopted h Vinrrii an approv d Ii illl.liill liir fctlrt t .t 1 1 . r . otnpani il 1 mint - it ! a 1 111 luinr : ail' rourt Mill jtl- (llSNOItltlOt onK ,1 tl ir trtiM .tlx the attorney m-nrt.il I111.1 an il t r j 1 1 1 1 . otilli ( aro urtli ( aroliiu Mitiflit to l nt t i fne and protrM at;am-l the defer Inn ihe i ourt rrftivrd them i ihiv privilrjjr ( tter i onrt pimrdttre hail larcit fiiiind to lie alticlrv oiMitietilN of the te orainal ton m lirtnr tinik up llir niallrr with etllrc. with the result lhat InlU were inlrixliKrd in the llouc and Srtiatr authorizing an appeal to the Mtprcmr rtiurl nllltiiMiK IN MMKIt. Mr It. M. Km Kkeeted t oas , PsMa Hafexy lo UN Va hi iiat of lieniki of Hrown. tmrj Mr. (IreenslMirn. April Jl -The rlty commissioners at their recnlar maet -In thla afternoon, elortad M. M. Itee. as Commtsaloner. of PnbtWr Hafety to fill tha vara wry on tha commission, rawaed by tha death at Commissioner Brawn, There were only two ballots east the flrat a'". X-Maywr (Stafford reeeiveo uue ran Baa Kaaa ana Vote (in tha aarond ballot Raa) received both vote. Tha aoaltlan pay IX.ia per annum, and wwa aaawh aaat after Mr. Rao a wall a a. lifted tot tha poeittoa. hartaat baaa an afTWr aaaer in my Kwrwraasawt tor Iwea- y yra ear ajwa Treara ba ansa chief d palleas, Bsxav Beaaa asertad - nnra aaw. ha in thla -. a e ri Bbarrm, - Ha la a man )wa aenaa aad, aah naalap pssgktl. W- y a dltweawr In Barer! f tha rtty bank. CAN APPEAL FROM ATTEMPTEDTO GETWEAPOfi MIENS Detectives Declare Friends of the Clan .Tried to Smuggle Pistols to Prisoners Whili in Hillsville Jail Y ' . i TRIAL IS NOW SET FOR APRIL THIRTIETH) Wythovtllc Haa Bceai Dcctdew as M Ptaor of Trtae I-acb f Ms Defeavli ant Itcadetl Not (inltt Tbtrm WOt tm Be a Cbaace of Yajwe loanaH Ofieabr Morad Ttaat At. tactiancal ProcwtaJtiaja of 81dM A Icti'a Property Be I By the Aaaoclatad Praam) ' Hillavllle. Va . April II. Daaparaia, tut futile sttempta wera mada lata to da. according to tha datacUvaa hara,' to smuggle weapon to ali mmra of the Allen clan In JaJI. Ettrltaa- la the day they had plaaded not gulltr to Indictment charglnf thcot WtUi five murders In Carroll coanty caH houae. on March 14th, and thai Mala were et for April t at WrtbavlUa, la an agljarant county. Tha prlaonara will be taken thera during tha night and strict precaution will ba takaa Murine their transfer from hera. aa jthe day's development showed that the Aliens had mada friend, wh i might attempt a rucua. "n the pretenae of being convicted vt ealev Hmlth attracted attention around tne jail and waa locked up. In 1 n altercation with detective H. Hi a. Kmlth drew a dagger, but tha . detective knocked him tinroneclaua. i ""inn is aaiti 10 lie a friend of lh All.-ns, and hi plan Is said to hav lieen to get Into a cell adjacent to Kloyd Allen to enmmunlrate with him lailrr In the day. at the point of hla rifle, detective K. C. Payne dreva J. c and HaMd Htrlokland from th vlidnlty of the Jail. The two brothers, who hitherto have been under auapl rlnn of aiding Btdna Allen and Wtslejr Kdwarda, still at Isrse In the moun tains, were charged by Payn with loitering In front of the Jail and set Ing threateningly. Counsel for the Aliens were appeal ed to by the Mtrlckland hoyi, on of them declaring that I'gyn had (rin k him The attorneys sought out Judge Walter ll HI a plea who v tailed the Jail snd secured I'syne'l version of tbe affair The Judge told Payna not to relax hla vigil. ince In guardln I he prisoners. In Ihe court pro. eedlnas early to day ii whs decided that the bullat aiarred rourthnuae of Carroll county i would not he the scene of tha Allan trial Attorneys for th six member. of the Allen clan thought the lead punctured walls and chairs would ba prejudicial reminders to a Jury of tha ' tragedy of March 14 when the Judg. the prosecutor, the sheriff and Juror ; and a bystander were killed. Tha application of the defanaa for a hang of venue as not appoaad by the prosecution snd Judg (Kaplan granted II. To all Indictment tha Ma dafaadV unts pleaded not guilty Their attar. ' neys announced a aeveranra of tha, ? i aera snd the Commonwealth will try I'l.n.l Allen first and probably hta aona. Claude and Victor, next, than his nephews Fiiel Allan, Sldna Kd wards and llyrd Marlon. Towards the rlose of the day's pra- eedings reference waa aoada ta fkdna Allen, who with hla napnaw, Waatay I Kdwards. Is still being hunted M tha mountains by detective. I'. Ogleahy. of Btiatol, of cou sel for the prisoners, moved that at lai hnieni of Hldns Alien' property ba ! dismissed aa had been done with th other defendants. The proaecatlon imiulred how Mr. Ogleaby had baan arifi ted to act fnr Hldna Allan, aad IS 10 : if he had communicated with th lat ter about the aubject. The attorney implied thai he wag acting for Bldnn I Allen, at th direction f Mra. Bids I Allen The rourt reserved daotaton. ! ' The court proceeding draw a ptc 1 lureaoue crowd af ntouatalneare. - Judae Waller Hla plea tat la tha gam : chair In which Judge Thornton U Ma sale met hla death. Behind the rail detective, a six ahooter hung; tnspicuously on hi hip. Among; ihe six prisoner, aa well aa yartoos strategic point In the small court room, armed picket were stationed. As the crowd filed Into th room Iketectlve Tom Felt, assisted by Hherlff Kdwarda. searched all far concealed weapon. Hume who had ridden I from the mountains aa- (, pressed aurptiae at the unusual pro ceedings, but precaution waa got lacking. A cordon of armed deputise '. guarded the six prlaonara aa they ware. ' brought to th court room. Floyd Allen, with an In lured knee, bad ta ba carried, but the other five dfnd- ants BtrodbHifnwIy to the court ho ... Hi marked contrast to the morning af March 1 4. when they galloped lata ; town and defied the atw. As Clerk liexter Goad read th By -Indictments, charging Ova warder. , the tx defendant listened lndltfere. -entlv snd snswered In manotan. "Not anlltv." Rmlndra of Iba court bous tragedy wera numerates on tha wwrred chair aad tbe walla, . t'lerk Ooad and rToyd Alloa mat far tha first lima Mae thalr Ptl dwel ontslit the rourt bona af March It, -which left a red arar an Ih faro af Ooad and two balleta In fmyd A' lea' hne. A, ctssrk Os la na aa rote read the aaag lad art wera t th ace a m tba taMsrt rwaea waa af grim ii rtl- wewat for tha tnaoevr ef a bM Nrw ravadMnd dog that )- at aranna sssw ma aoe-a ni taw aa.Matnrn. rlmry awrrared the prtseaer. ad Anally traawaed h'.i fa peawp biath, - " ' hat a weanaa ar a asara ttenl.l lb trial, thwagh wMity aera t aa aa aUcM ttsM axaa) (, ttsi na saa and aradVat - - A. " haw Ta. - V I '
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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April 24, 1912, edition 1
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