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THE MECKLENBURG
CO, RESOLU HONS
ENDORSED
State Cotton Growers' Association
Will Enaorse Resolutions of
Mecklenburg's Association.
Names Prominent Mecklenburg
Citizens at State Convention.
White and Black Prisoners Chain
ed Together According to Re
port., Young Criminals Treated
as Hardened Ones. Condition
of Insane.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Jan. 3. Anions the most
prominent citizens of the State here
attending the State Convention of the
North Carolina Cotton Growers' Asso
ciation tonight are S. B. Alexander, C.
C. Moore, M. A. Watkins, W. A. Grier,
of Charlotte; J. A. Brown, I. Leanon,
ot Chadbourn; J. A. McKinnon, E. F.
McRae, of Maxton; R. W. Swinmore,
of Red Springs; L. D. rvIcKinnon, of
Laurinburg; J. A. Shaw, of Maxton; J.
McX. Smith, Allen McLean, of Laurin
burg ; E. L. Daughtridge, of Rocky
Mount; Hector McLean, of Laurinburg.
Resolutions by the Mecklenburg con
vention will most probably be en
dorsed. That there are twenty county con
vict camps in North Carolina in which
the white and black prisoners are con
fined in the same room and sleep in
the same apartment, blacks and wrhites
even being chained together in many
instances is a sensational statement
made in the annual report of the State
board of Charities adopted at a meet
ing here today ready for transmission
to Governor Glenn. It treats in detail
all the charitable and penal institu
tions in the State making many recom
mendations as to needed legislation
and other matters for the Governor's
consideration. As to convict camps the
board declares that if they are to re
main under the jurisdiction of the
counties they should be subjected to
regulation and inspection by the same
State board. There are S90 convicts in
these camps.
Treating the situation as to the care
of the insane the rsporl states that
there were Nov. 3rd' 2,029 patients in
the three State hospitals and further
more that two-thirds of the. patients
in the hospital at Raleigh and 97 per
cent of those in the hospital at Mor
ganton are chronic, thus choking the
institutions with incurables instead of
receiving patients in the early stages
of insanity when cures might be ef
fected. The report urges that the State
should care for all their insane. They
find that private hospitals charge from
SGOO to $1,500 for each patient while
in the State Hospitals the pay pa
tients pay only the per capita cost,
hence many of these pay patients, if
excluded from the State Hospital,
would not be able to meet the heavier
cost in private hospitals. They find 17
full pay and 150 part pay patients in
the Morganton hospital and 12 in full
and three in part at the Raleigh hos
pital. No pay patients in the Goldsboro
Hospital.
Treating the State penitentiary the
report says for the fiscal year closing
November Sth last, there were 655 con
victs in the penitentiary, 130 being ad
mitted during the year. Six were under
13 and 41 under 21 years old, thesa
being, the report states, treated just
ns the hardened criminals and receiv
ing no special instructions. The re
ceipts of the orison were' shown to be
for the year $160,960 and the disburse
ments $148,717, leaving a balance of
$12,242. But of the disbursements $45,
748 was naid for North Carolina bonds
and the prison holds $104,000 of these
bonds. Besides the sale of the cotton
and the peanut crops were not counted
in these receipts.
The box of North Carolina relics pre
sented by Col. Jno. D. Whitdord of
New Bern to the State as a New Year's
gift, was received by the Secretary of
filllT
PUERTO PUSH
Advices State That Troops of Mor
ales Made Desperate Attack on
City. Fought all Day. Many
Killed and WoundedPrepare
for Another Attack.
By Associated Press. .
Cape Haytien, Hayti, Jan. 3. Advices
Teceived here early this morning from
Puerto Plata, on the northern coast of
Santo Domingo, gay that the troops of
the fugitive President, Morales, under
command of General Demetrio Rodri
guez, attacked Puereto Plata at 10
o'clock yesterday morning.
The fighting, which was severe, last
ed until 5 o'clock in the evening, when
the besieging force retired. A num
ber of men were killed or wounded on
both sides in the engagement during
which bayonets and swords were prin
cipally used. The forces of General
Rodriguez, which are massed outside
Puerto Plata, were when these advices
were forwarded, preparing for another
attack on the palace. ,
te today and they are being arrang-
n tne Hau ot History by Col. F.
a' ds. Among the most valuable are
the old "Tryon Bell," from the palace
of Colonial Governor Tryon, a brick
from the walls of the palace, a box of
charcoal found in Fort Raleigh when
the foundation was laid for the monu
ment there some years ago. Also a
large number of old papers and pho
tographs, many- of them of . historic
value. There is a photograph showing
the spot in New Bern where the first
printing press was ever set up in North
Carolina.
A very amusing feature about the
collection of photographs is that
among them was found a picture
large cabinet size of "Annie, the Fa
mous New York Singer," as it was la
beled. Miss Annie makes an unusually
bright and handsome picture costum
ed as she is in perfect fitting opera
tights and blouse. Miss Annie will not
be given a place in the hall of His
tory as her presence in the collection
is believed by the Secretary of State
to be purely an accident. "
The Secretary of State is notified of
the dissolution by mutual consent of
the Crabtree Drug Co!, of Sanford. W.
A. Crabtree, president.
Mrs. Howell Cobb, wife of the- nro-
prietor of the Yarborough Hotel, fell
from a chair wThile standing in it to ad
just a picture on the wall and broke
her arm.
At a meeting of the Presiding Elders
of the North Carolina Conference held
here it was decided to push the work
of missions and with this end in view
special missionary meetings will be
held in every district of the conference
within the next two months.
M'CURDY AND SON RESIGNED.
Resigned as Trustees to Mutual Life
Board of Trustees Accept Resigna
tion. By Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 3. Richard A. Mc
Curdy, former president of the Mutu
al Life Insurance Company and his
son, Robert A. McCurdy, have resign
ed as trustees of uac company. The
resignations were accepted by the
Board of Trustees. This office was the
last one remaining to either the form
er president or his son in the company.
II FEDERAL COURT
AT GREENSBORO
Government was Allowed to Con
solidate Bills Found at Char
lotte and Greensboro. Trial of
Cases to Begin To-morrow.
Davis Pled Guilt)1.
Special to The News.
Greensboro, N. C, Jan. 3. In the
Federal Court for the trial of indict
ments against revenue officers and dis
tillers for conspiracy to defraud the
government, the government was al
lowed to consolidate the bills found at
Charlotte with the Greensboro cases,
over the objection of the defendants.
The trial of the cases begins Thurs
day. Ex-Governor Aycock, for the de
fendants, was arguing the motion to
quash the bills of indictment when
the court recessed to 3 o'clock. S. C.
Davis, ex-revenue officer, through the
counsel cf Thomas S. Rollins pleaded
guilty of filing false vouchers. Sen
tence was deferred until the termina
tion of other cases.
COTTON QUOTATIONS.
Injunction Sought to Prevent Odell
Grain and Commission Co. From Get
ting Quotations.
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, Jan. 3. The New York
Cotton Exchange today filed applica
tion with the United States Circiut
Court here for an- injunction to pre
vent the receipt and use of New York
Cotton Exchange quotations by the
Odell Grain and Commisison Com
pany of Cincinnati. The Odell Com
pany is declared to be receiving the
benefit of quotations without com
plying with the contract of require
ments. The suit is out of the growth
of a previous litigation whereby Odell
sought to prevent the stopping of quo
taoins attempted by the telegraph com
pany handling them.
WILL DEPEW FALL?
Resolution Introduced Demanding
Resignation of Chauncey Depew.
By Associated Press.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 3 Senator
Brackett soon after the Legislature
convened today introduced a resolu
tion demanding the resignation of
Chauncey Depew .' as United States
Senator on acount of Depew's relations
with the Equitable Insurance Society
as disclosed before the investigating
committee.
"Kissed Out of Existence."
After several Senators eulogied De
pew and protested against referring
the resolution to any committee,
Brackett said he was willing it should
be nut over but he did not want to be
"kissed out existence." He subse
quently withdrew tlie resolution.
ECHO OF CAUCUS.
Bill Introduced Aimed at Judge Bayn
ter and His Manager.
By Associated Press . . . , , -Frankfort,
K?V Jan. 3. An echo of
last night's Democratic Senatorial cau
cus was the introduction of a bill in
the upper brancn of the asembly in
tended to prohibit Appelate Judges
and Circuit Judges from taking active
part in polities. It was aimed at Judge
Baynter and John M. Lassing, of
Boone county! his most active mana
TO CELEBRATE THE
ANNIVERSARY OE
"REnUiJY"
Workmen's Counsel and Other Or
ganizations in Secret Session
Since Last Night. May Turn
Jan. 22nd Into Dav of National
Mourning Over "Martyrs."
ction will Undoubtedly Precipi
tate Trouble and Bloodshed.
Admiral, Rojestvensky's Sensa
tional Account of His Tactics in
Battle With Japs.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 3. General
meetings of the Workmen's Counsel and
delegates of the Proletariat organiza
tions have been in session secretly
since last nighty perfecting their fu
ture programmes'. All thus far known
is that they are planning to turn anni
versary January 22 ("Red Sunday"
when the most serious rioting in St.
Petersburg occurred) Into a day of na
tional mourning during which it is
planned to make demonstrations in the
memory of the "martyrs." AH shops,
factories and theatres will be closed
and the street car railroad service will
be stopped.
Requiem masses will be celebrated
and procession, in which the workmen
will wear crepe on their sleeves, will
march through the streets. No papers
will be allowed to appear except with
black borders. It is proposed to make
a gigantic, peaceful, manifestation, but
i fthey attempt to carry it out, leaders
fully understand it is sure to precipi
tate bloodshed on a large scale.
From Admiral Rojestvensky's ac
count of his tactics in the battle of the
Sea of Japan published in Novoe
Vremya today the reader is almost
convinced that the Russian commander
out manoeuvered Admiral Togo at
every point and was himself the real
victor.
The remarkable allegation was made
that the British were held in readiness
to destroy the Russian fleet if the bat
tle of Japan had gone in Russian's
favor made by Admiral Rojestvensky
in the letteij published in Novol Vre
mya with the permission of the min
ister of Marine. Referring to the "abso
lute secrecy of Admiral Togo in re
gard to the disposition of his forces
Rojestvensky declares that "This was
unknown even to the Admiral of the
British fleet allied with the -Japanese
who concentrated his forces at Wei
haiwei, in expectation of receiving an
order to annihilate the Russian fleet
if this final object of Great Britain wras
beyond power of Japanese."
The letter has aroused considerable
sensation in ' diplomatic circles, all
more so as it was published with the
permission of the . Minister of Marine
and no doubt it is entertained that it
will be made subject to diplomatic
representations to Great Britain.
Many Are Executed.
Moscow, Jan. 3-.- -According to stor
ies in circulation here the number , of
summary executions of the revolu
tionists is large. Mr. Smith, an Eng
lishman and proprietor of the machine
works here, which were accidentally
burned yesterday, says he personally
witnesses a number of executionists.
When the "Drujina" (revolutionary)
garrison of the sugar factory surren
dered the officer in command of the
regular troops after a few brief ques
tions picked out the victims who were
marched 20 paces in front of the firing
squad, received a volley, and dropped
without a struggle. It generally stat
ed that the victims were handed over
to the firing squad with the command,
"Take them to the river," which was
tantamount to a sentence and warrant
for their execution.
NOTED HOUSE BILL.
No Effort to Be Made to Pass Bill Over
Governor's Veto.
By Associated Press.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 3. Governor
Vardaman returned - with his veto
house bill which the last session of' the
Legislature passed, legalizing in Mis
sissippi the merger of the two rail
roads the Mobile and Ohio and the
Southern. It is understood that no ef
fort will be made to have the bill
passed over the Governor's vote.
JOHN A. M'CALL RESIGNED.
Resignation Was Accepted Alexander
C. Orr Immediately Elected Presi
dent of New York Life.
By Associated Press. " .
New York, Jan. 3. John A. McCall
resigned the presidency of the New
York Life Insurance Company. The
resignation was accepted by the board
of .trustees, and Alexander C Orr was
promptly elected president.
NO APPLICATION MADE.
President Might Not Be Able to Inter
vene Were Such Applications Made.
By Associated Press. - -
Washington, Jan. 3. No application
has been made to the President in be
half of James .Howard, convicted in
Kentucky for the murder of Governor
Goebel, and sentenced to life imprison
ment and it is said at the White" House
were such an application . made the
President would have no authority to
intervene in the matter. "i - ,
The stockholders of the Crowell
Sanatorium Company will hold an im
portant meeting at the sanatorium this
evening at 8 o'clock.
NORMAL STUDENTS RETURN
Train Crowded With School Girls and
Boys Federal Court Beniris To
. day. : ".,'-- ; ; .? -,
Special to The News.
Greensboro, N. C. January 3.
The trains were all late last night
and all were crowded. Those from
Raleigh and the East were filled with
students returning to the Normal and
Industrial College, the Greensboro Fe
male College, and ; the several boys'
High Schools in the county : at Oak
Ridge and Guilford-College. Another
crowded ' train was on with special
coaches from Winston-Salem contain
ing not only Normal students, but any
quantity of Wilkes county people, who
are witnesses or defendants in the
trials which are to begin today in the
Federal courts against several ex-revenue
officers, who are indicted for al
leged conspiracy with distillers to de
fraud the Government of revenue.
Distrist Attorney Holton was re-in-forced
yesterday by the arrival of the
two Government agents, McAdams
and Wright, who worked up the evi
dence in Wilkes county last summer.
With these and special solicitor of the
Department of Justice, A - .B. Hayes,
who arrived from Washington early
in the morning, the cases were being
carefully dissected and prepared. Mr.
Holton says he will be ready for the
trial this morning on one and all the
cases. .
In the offices of Judge W. P. Bynum
Jr., he, ex-Judge Adams. ex-Governor
Aycock and Hon. C. B. Watson, were
equally busy conferring over the cases
f cr the defendants. Two of the most
prominent of these, E. L. Davis and
Abram Bryan ara dangerously ill at
their homes.
HORRIBLE; ACCIDENT.
Little Five Year Old Boy Shot Three
Year Old Sister. Not Expected to
Live.
Special to The News.
Shelby, Jan. 3. A most distressing
and horrible accident occurred yester
day afternoon at 1 o'clock in which
Almera Hamrick, the little three-year
daughter of Mrs. B. Ed. Hamrick. was'
shot by her little brother, Edgar Ham
rick, and fatally wounded. Little Edgar
Hamrick, five years old, had a 38 pistol,
when it was accidentally discharged
and the ball took effect in the little
girl's face just below the "eye and the
ball ranged downward going through
her tongue, coming out under her jaw.
She bled profusely from the wound,
and is being kept alive now only by
the use of oxygen. She can not live
through the night. The mother, who is
the widow of the late Cant. B. Ed.
Hamrick, Shelby's former chief of po
lice, who was ruthlessly murdered a
year and a half ago, is completely
overcome with: sjr'isf, and the entire
community sympathizes with her in
this second sore bereavement which
she has had to endure. The little boy
is almost frantic with grief on ac
count of the accident. The pistol, which
he had, formerly belonged to his
father.
New Trainmaster.
A circular issued by the Southern
Railway announces the. appointment
of C. K. Miller- former chief dispatch
er on the Washington-, division with
headquarters ?t Alexandria as the
trainmaster on the Greensboro-Wilkes-boro
and Sanford-Mt. - Airy branches,
with headquarters at Greensboro, suc
ceeding W. C. Coapman, resigned.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE CR EMATORY
During the Past 12 Months 113
Horses and 38 Mules Were
Cremated, a Large Number of
Other Animals were Reduced
to Ashes,
Mr. N.A.Barnhart, superintendent of
the crematory, has prepared his annual
report, which will be read with inter
est. ,
During the last 12 months there has
been cremated 113 horses, 38 mules,,
54 cows, 224 hogs, 2 goats, 313 dogs,
411 cats, 2,095 chickens, 38 ducks, 30
turkeys, 44 rabbits, 4 o'possums, 69
boxes of fish, 12 barrels of meat, 8
geese, 15 barrels of vegetables, 11,497
barcels of night soil and 4,710 loads of
trash.
One item in the above report shows
up very badly and needs explanation.
One would think that the death rate
among the horses and mules of Char
lotte has been alarming during the
past 12 months. The explanation is
that about 30Jiead of horses and mules
were burned "alive in the conflagration
that almost totally destroyed the
stables of J. C. Cochrane & Bro. and
T. B. Hoover, last October.
It will alsa be noted that the death
rate among the chickens far -exceeds
that of any previous year. It must be
be- borne in mind that a large number
of these fowls come to Charlotte : dead
in coops and in wagons.
The condition of the' crematory is
first class and Mr. Barnhart has done
his work of burning in good shape.
The crematory is a great institution
and Charlotte could not get ; along
without it. - N
MR. VAN LANDINGHAM INJURED.
Struck byan Electric Car This After
noon.
Mr. John Van Landingham
was
struck by an electric car at the corner
of College and Trade streets, this
afternoon " and' was painfully, if not
seriously injured. He was taken to his
home on East Avenue.
HORRIBLE DEATH
ENGINEER LUCAS
III JIG WRECK
Serious Wieck of Freight Train
Near Depot at Fair Forest this
Morning. Big Engine Turned
Over on Engineer. Half Dozen
Cars Piled High.
Fireman Disappeared, Probably
Through Fright. No Trains
Can Pass Before Night. Broken
Rail Thought to be Cause of
Wreck.
Special to The News.
Spartanburg, S. C, Jan. 3. Engineer
James Lucas, of Greenville, was killed
this morning at 8.30 at Fair Forest
and the fireman has disappeared as
the result of a serious freight wreck
at the north end of the switch near the
depot which the train was approaching
At about 20 miles an hour.
The heavy engine turned over on the
engineer, who is still pinned beneath
the heavy locomtive dead, while a der
rick is at work with a wrecking crew
on the wreck which involved the en
gine and half a dozen cars which are
piled high on the track. No trains can
pass before tonight.
No. 37 and 39 are being operated via
Columbia and Alston. It is believed
the fireman ran away through fright
when the wreck occurred. A broken
rail is given as the cause of the acci
dent. ENGINEER LUCAS KILLED.
Went Down With His Engine at Fair
Forest.
Engineer J. A. Lucas, one of the old
est, as well as one of the most popu
lar engineers on the Charlotte divis
ion of the Southern, was killed in a
wreck near Fair Forest this morning
at 9 o'clock.
The engine, tender and eleven
freight cars were smashed into kind
ling wood and the track was badly
damaged for a short distance. - ' '
The train that came to grief was
"Extra No. 538," that , was made up
at Spartanburg this morning and : its
destination was Greenville. At the
switch, a few hundred yards to the
North of station, the engine left the
the track, turned over on one side and
following it were 11 heavily loaded
freight and coal cars, -which were not
only derailed, but"" were very badly
damaged. , '
Engineer Lucas remained at his post
and went down with his engine. His
mangled body was found underneath
the great machine that had crushed
the life out of him.
One of two of the trainmen ' were
slightly bruised, but the injuries are
not considered serious.
The train was in charge of Con
ductor Clapp and Engineer Lucas. Fair
Forest is only a, few miles south of
Spartanburg, therefore it had only
been running a short time.
The cause of the accident is not
known here. '
On account of the accident, train No.
39 was detoured at Spartanburg, going
around by Columbia and from there
over the Columbia and Greenville to
Greenville. No. 37, the Southern's ves
tibule, took the same circuitious route.
The statement was given out this
afternoon that : the track would be
cleared in time this evening, so as
not to delay any of the evening trains.
Engineer Lucas was married and
leaves a wife and several children at
Greenville.
NO PROPOSAL RECEIVED.
Lord Mayor Has Not Received Vir
ginia's Proposal Regarding London's
Poor.
By Associated Press.
London, Jan. 3. Lord Mayor Morgan
has not received Virginia's announced
proposal through the Commissioner of
Agriculture of Virginia to establish
40,000 of London's poor on land in
that State. Pending the receipt of the
full details of the proposal, Wm. J.
Soulsby, Secretary to the Lord Mayor,
said he coi'.ld not discuss its accep
tance. Any offer, he pointed out, must
largely hinge on financial arrange
ments. DENIES RESIGNATION.
AuRH8tus C. Paine Says there is Abso
lutely IiV Truth in the Report.
New York, Jan. 3. A report that
John A. McCall resigned as president of
The New York Life Insurance Company
at a meeting of the trustees of the
company last Saturday was denied to
day by Augustus C. Paine, a member
of the committee recently appointed to
go over the company's affairs.
Mr. Paine stated that the report was
absolutely untrue and added that the
trustees did not meet Saturday. It has
been said that the meeting was a secret
one, and that the trustees had pledged
themselves to keep the matter of the
resignation secret until the annual re
port of the company came out tomorr
row. Change of Name.
Mr. R. H. Jacobs has changed the
name of his barber shop from the Parr
lor to the Buford Barber shop. This
of course was done ; with the consent
of C. E. Hooper & Co., the proprietors
of the Buford.
Mr. Jacobs has recently installed ele
gant bath tubs and now has his own
system, of hot . water heating.
Cotton Receipts.
The receipts of cotton at the city
platform today amounted to one bale
at 114 cents. On the same day last
year the receipts amounted to 6 bales
at 6 cents,
SALISBURY SEAVS JfOTES.
Banquet to Be Given Pastor Gets Call
l' Another Hotel in Prospect. .
Special to The News.
Salisbury; N. C, Jan. ' 3. Tomorrow
night at the Central hotel the members
of the volunteer fire department will
be tensdered a sumptuous banquet. The
members of the police 'force'. will also
be present. The banquet is given by
popular subscription and was inaugu
rated hv Mayor Boydn.
Rev. Wm. H. Rich, pastor of the First
Baptist church of this city, has received
a call to the pastorate of the Baptist
church at Morganton. AH Salisburyians
hope he will not accept. -
Dr. J. Steven Brown of this city is
suffering from bloodpoison in his left
hand, the result 'of, a pen sticking in
his hand several days ago.
Salisbury will have another hotel
about March 1st. The Johnston Block,
which was designed for a hotel, has
been leased by a party and will be
thrown open at an early date. This
building is situated on Main street,
opposite the court house.
The annual exhibit by the Piedmont
Poultry show ' began here today and
many fine birds are on exhibition. May
or Boyden will tonight deliver and ad
dress of welcome to the exhibitors,
who number possibly a hundred or
more. The show will last four days.
KILLED ACCIDENTALLY.
Henry Ritch Meets Death Near Oxford
While Hunting.
Oxford, Jan. 3. The- funeral of
young Henry Ritch,, the 15-year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ritch, who
who was instantly killed in the
woods south of this city Saturday by
the accidental discharge of a shotgun,
was held from the residence of Mrs.
John Alexander yesterday morning.
The only witness to the tragedy re
sulting in the young man's death was
a negro servant in the employ of the
Ritch family. The negro was sent to
the woods to cut some fuel, and was
accompained by Henry Ritch, who took
along his shotgun with a view to
bringing back some game for dinner.
The negro says the gun was accidental
ly discharged while the- young man
was in the act of sitting down on a
stump. The ball took effect in the heart
and death was instantaneous.
There was at one time some talk of
holding the negro amenable for the
tragedy, but. there was no evidence
to justify any charge against him, and
the coroner's jury completely vindicat
ed him, their verdict being that the
deceased met his death by accident.
Young Caddell who is (Charged
With Stealing Money From a
Woman Declares .He is a Mor
phine and Cocaine Fiend and
Has Been for Five Years.
J. W. Caddell, a young man who says
his home is in Durham, was arraigned
in the Recorder's court thi?' norning
charged with the larceny of $70, the
property of Viola Fleming, a woman
of the Tenderloin district.
It was alleged that Caddell took the
money from the woman one day last
week. He left Charlotte, went to
Greensboro, where he telegraphed $45
of the amount to the woman. As soon
as the telegram was received Chief
Irwin wrote to the authorities at
Greensboro giving a description of the
young man. He was located on Elm
street and Sergenat Farrington went
to Greensboro yesterday morning and
returned last night with his prisoner.
In the Recorder's court this morning
Caddell did not deny that he took the
money, but said the amount was only
$65. He stated that he had already
refunded $45 of this amount and tuat
he had written the woman that he
would replace the balance just as soon
as he could get it together.
By way of excusing himself Caddell
told the Court that for the past five
years he had been addicted to the mor
pnine, cocaine and cigarette habit;
that his powers of resistaece had been
weakened and that the temptation to
steal the money was so great that he
fell. ;-
He also stated that he was ashamed
of his deed in a few minutes after
wards, but as he had taken it he did
not dare to come back and face the
woman from whom he" ad stolen.
Viola Fleming produced a letter
that Caddell had written her. It was
mailed in Charlotte, but the boy says
he wrote it when in Greensboro. Cad
dell applied the most endearing names
to the woman and said that he hoped
she would not think hard of him for
taking the money. He also wrote that
he would go from Greensboro to At
lanta. After hearing all the evidence Act
ing Recorder Hilton "bound Caddell
over in a' $200 bond for his appearance
at the next term of the Criminal Court.
Failing to give bond, the boy went to
jail.
Before he was taken to the county
jail,' The News' man had a talk with
Caddell. He said that he was from
Durham and his people were good peo
ple; that he had been a slave to mor
phine, cocaine and cigarettes for the
past five years and to these three in
fluences he attributed his downfall.
The only other case before the court
this morning was a charge against
Sandy : White, .colored,' for selling
whiskey. Owing to the absence of one
or two important witnesses the case
was continued.
Mrs. McManus Operated On.
Mrs. Emiline McManus, of. Union
county, was brought ; to Charlotte this
morning and is now a patient at St.
Peter's Hospital. She was operated
on this afternoon at -4 o'clock; Dr. -J.
B. Eubanks and her son-in-law, Mr.
W. D. Hasty, both of -Union county,
accompanied Mrs. McManus to Char
lotte. . -
ATTRIBUTES - HIS -DOWN
FALL TO DRUGS
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In his Message to the New York
Legislature Governor Higgins
Urged the Passing of the Most
Drastic Insurance Law Possi
ble. "The Eyes of the Whole World
are Turned Towards New York"
he Said. Other Features of
, His Message. Up to Legisla
ture. By Associated Press. j
Albany, Jan. 3. The legislature has
convened. In his messase. Governor
Higgins urged a drastic insurance law.
"Eyes of the whole world," he said "are
turned towards New York and if this
legislature does not produce an insur
ance law which ' shall be drastic but
practicable, radical but sane; in
spirit, which shall be courageous but
not hysterical.' it will fail to meet the
expectations of those who have confi
dence in the ability of the popular gov
ernment to solve its own problems as
they arise.
"The future effective action by Con
gress or the Federal Government is not
probable and the possibility of such ac
tion should not retard for an instant
the work of the State."
He added it was not to be assumed
that the other corporations dealing in
indemnity and investment contracts
have been blameless, and utters a worJ
of caution regarding assessment associ
ations, accident insurance companies,
co-operative fire insurance companies
and the like.
James W. Wadsworth, Jr., was elect
ed speaker of the Assembly receiving
the entire Republican vote.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Aged Negro Woman Barely Escapes
Burning to Death.
intiyico v jut;, jau. o. iiin j v jeai ci-
day morning while Austin Goodwin,
an ; aged ,hsard-working negro,- who
lives in a cottage on Mrs. N. E. Good
win's place with his children and help
less wife, was out attending to the
stock oh - the place a fire broke out
in the house. A negro passing by heard
the wife's screams, rushed in and only
saved her life by dragging her out
through a small window in the rear.
A minute more and she would have
been burned. The aged couple lost
everything they possessed together
with $40 in cash, the proceeds of a
bale of cotton that Austin had sold
only a few days since.
In a negro quarter near the depot
last night the negro cook for the
gang on the Southern received at
close range a load of bird shot in the
back, so close that some of the wads
lodged in the flesho The shot was
slightly glancing, or it would have been
fatal. In the melee a negro woman was
struck on the bead with a brick. The
negro, Tom Chapman, who did the
shooting, made his escape. The whole
affair is so mixed up that officers are
unable to get heads or tails. .
COLUMBIA BOY KILLED.
Little John Henry Lilly Accidentally
- Shot by Another Boy at Clay Pigeon
Shoot. ,
Manning, Jan. 3. At a big raffle and
clay pigeon shoot, four miles - from
town, yesterday John Henry Lilly, 8
y ear-old son of J. S. W. Lilly, of Co
lumbia, , was killed by the accidental
discharge of a small rifle in the hands
of Clarence Izman, another small boy.
The ball entered the neck and broke
the bone.
Mr. Lilly and family were visiting
friends in Clarendon.
Testimony in Court Martial Pro
ceedings Closed This Morning.
Court Took Case This After
noon. OtherCases to be Tried
After Decatur Case.
By Associated Press.
Annapolis, Jan. 3. The testimony
for the prosecution and the denfence
closed this morning in the court-martial
. proceedings against Midshipman
Stephen Decatur, - Jr., charged with
hazing Fourth Classman Isaac N. Mc
Crary and Gaylord Church.
At ;; the request . of Judge Advocate
and counsel for the defence the court
took a recess until this afternoon, when
the arguments will be concluded. ,The
case will be' given the court this, after
noon.'' . "v.;. ''. f" ',
The case of Midshipman Worth W.
Foster, cf .: New Albany, Ind., will be
taken up tomorrow and that of P. B.
Marzoni, of Pensacola, as soon as the
Foster, case is . concluded. Both are
first class men and are charged with
hazing Midshipman Chester S. Roberts
of Joilet, 111.' "
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CASE OF DECATUR
WENT TO COURT