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APPOINTED AGiEHTS
Appointment by Secretary Metcalf
o Two North Carolinians as
Special Agents to Investigate
Markets for Cotton Products of
U. S. ;s Announced.
Messrs, W. Graham Clark of
Jonesboro, N. C, and William
Whittam, Jr., of Charlotte ai e
Appointees. Reports to be
Transmitted to Congress.
Bv Aceociated Press.
Washington, July 16. Secretary
Metcaii announced the appointment o
two special agents to investigate the
markets lor cotton products of the
United States.
The appointees are: W. Graham
Clark, general manager of the Eugenia
Mfg. Co.. of Jonesville, N. C; and
William Whittam Jr. of Charlotte, edi
tor of the American Cotton Manufact
urer. Both men are generally endorsed by
the cotton manufacturers and growers
throughout the East and South.
Mr. Clark is a son of Chief Justice
Clark, of the North Carolina Supreme
Court; a graduate of Cornell as me
chanical engineer, and has worked his
way up in the cotton business from
the bottom to the position he now
holds.
Mr. Whittam has for many years
been recognized as a cotton expert.
The appointments wrere made anz
the authority contained in the legisla
tive appropriation bill recently passed
by Congress. . ,
Messrs. Clark and Whittam will
make the investigations and report to
Secretary Metcalf. The secretary will j
transmit the reports to Congress.
DEATH OF WM, BOLAN, JR..
Popular Young Son of Mr. Wm. Bo
lair Died Instantly Yestftrday After
noon Cadet T. H.' Brevard Injured
by Train.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, July 1G. Not in a great
while have the people of Raleigh
been so shocked as , at the news of
the death of William Bolan, Jr., the
21-year-old son of Mr. William Bolan,
of this city, at the Atlantic Hotel,
Morehead, yesterday afternoon.
He had left Raleigh the day before
with a gay party of young friends in
the best of healtn and spirits ap
parently. The young man had been in the
sound during the morning and was
dressed for an afternoon dip, waiting
in the room on the third floor for the
party to gather. He had eaten very
heartily at dinner.
He was seen to gasp repeatedly
and before any one could reach, him
he pitched out backwards to the
ground. It is believed that he -was
aead before his body reached the
ground. '
Accute indigestion is thought to
have effected a naturally weak heart
and caused instant death.
His remains were brought here and
the funeral was conducted at 6 o'clock
this evening.
Cadet T. H. Brevard, of the A. and
-M. College, was slightly injured last
night in Pullen Park, near the college
being struck by a Southern passen:
ger train from Keysville.' He and
Cadet Irely- were walking on the
tracks at the point where the Sea
hoard, Southern tracks are parellel.
He stepped from the Seaboard to the
Southern to avoid the Seaboard fast
train. He did not realize that the
Keysville train was approaching Otf
the Southern. The baggage clerk on
the Seaboard shouted warning as his
train passed. Young Irely jumped off
in time but Brevard was struck and
rolled off the to the side of the track.
His leg was badly broken, a shoulder
dislocated and severe bruises were
liiflicu.d. He will recover. He is
from Buncomb county, his guardian
bng A. F. P. King, mayor of Hen
derson ville. ' --
30,SPECIAL TRAINS.
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Will Carry Elks to Great Reunion at
Denver.
By associated Press.
Denver, July 16. Havoc was
rought by rains Saturday night and
Sunday to tho elabroate street dec
orations provided in honor of the Elks'
reunion which opens this' evening; but
the weather cleared and ' the damage
was repaired during the day!" Thirty
special trains are scheduled to arrive
before night.
ASHORE AT GULL SHOAL.
Crew of Grounded Schooner Were
Rescued bv Life Saving Crew.
tfy Associated Press.
Washington. July 16. The schoon
er Matilda D. Borda, coal laden from
New York for Savannah, went ashore
at Gull Shoal, ' North Carolina - coast,
the crew of eight were landed by a
hie saving crew. -
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WILLI AM WHITTAM, JR.
WAR , NOT DECLARED.
Republic Invaded Whole Country to
Defense.
By Associated Press.
New York, July 16. Th Associat
ed Press received the following tele
gram from the President of the Re
public of Honduras:
"Tegocigalapa, Honduras, July Hi.
Honduras has not declared war. Gua
telma without justification or reason
has invaded the territory of this Re
public and the whole country has
come to the national defense.
("Signed.)
"MANUEL. BONILLA."
Mr. Scofieid Chosen. .
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 16. John C.
Ssofield, chief ' clerk of the War De
partment, has been designated as the
aavisory member of the government
board for the Jamestown Exposition
and will have the supervision of the
war department work.
WOULD ARBITRATE
ALL DiFFIGULTIES
Report States that Honduras is
Now Willing to Disarm and
Submit its Grievances to Arbi
tration when Guatemala and
Salvadore Agree to do So.
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 16. Honduras is
willing to disarm and submit its
grievances to arbitration as soon as
Guatemala and Salvador agree to do
likewise.
Mr.. Merry, the American minister
to Salvador, advised the State depart
ment that he is still negotiating with
the Salvadoran authorities trying to
get them to agree to disarm and
meet the Guatemalan envoys in Wash
ington,, or elsewhere, to arrange for
the settlement of the difficulties.
SENTENCE CONFIRMED.
Sentence of Five Years' Imprison
ment for Henry Lear Confirmed.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 16 The Unit
ed States Court of Appeals affirmed
the sentence of five years imprison
ment for Henry Lear, former presi
dent of the Doylestown, Pa., National
bank for abstracting its funds. George
P. Brock,. former cashier and brother-in-law
of Lear was also convicted and
appeal is pending.
TRIAL OF ICE MEN.
Verdict of Not Guilty of Criminal In
tent to Defraud.
By Associated Press. - ;
Jacksonville, Fla:, July 16. The trial
of several ice dealers on the charge of
combining to raise the price o fice
resulting in the veridct of not guilty of
criminal intent to defraud. The ver
dict was reached after one of the hard
est legal fights in the history of the
place. ,
DEATH AT SALISBURY.
Mr. Morgan, a Well-Known Citizen,
Dropped Dead To-day at Noon.
Special to The News.
;bury . , July Mr RJ
Morcan. a weu-Kiiowu ,
bury dropped dead at his home at
noon'todayf He was forty-three years
of age. . .
For Simmons 'and Hackett.
Sf JulTl6.-The Caldweii
Lenoir, N. C, July it. t L
county Democratic wckett
Loir met this noon endorsing Hackett
vrirSmWtton. It had
been reported that he was considering
joining the .Republican ranks A full
county ticket was also nominated.
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HAVING A HARD TIME.
Republican Member of Legislature
Has Many Troubles.
Special The News.
Greensboro, July 16. The Republi
can member of the Legislature from
Swam county, Mr. Patterson, has cer
tainly had a hard time of it since he
was asked to resign as United States
Deputy Collector two short years ago.
His Republican constituents prompt
ly vindicated him from being allowed
to "resign" as deputy collector by
sending him to the Legislature where
he made a good representative for
them and made friends among his col
leagues of the House, regardless of
politics. The federal court indicted
Patterson for rendering false and
fraudulent accounts of expenses to the
government, and also for alleged
conspiracy wilh the distillers . to de
fraud the government. He was tried
here last winter on the expense ac
count, Governor Aycock, Mr. Watson,
Judge Bynum and other big legal
lights making terrible efforts to have
him acquitted but the jury found him
guilty. Sentence was not passed, Judge
Boyd saying he would await the re
sults of the other trials before doing
so in ' any of the numerous cases
against other officers. ; So Mr. Patter
son will have to come back next Sep
tember and when he gets here to see
what Judge Boyd wall do with him,
he will be pestered with a capias from
Mayor Murphy for carrying a connceal
ed weapon. In the convention hall
Tuesday Mr. Patterson came near
having a fight with a brother delegate
from Swain because he wanted to vote
for an Adams motion, while the Swain
delegation had been instructed to vote
for Harris or Blackburn for chairman.
Policemen interfered and took from
Mr. Patterson a first-class shooting
iron, which he had attempted to draw
on his brother Republican.. Taken from
the hall: Mr. Patterson put up $25 for
his appearance before the mayor the
next day and went back to the conven
tion. His pistol was given to the ho
tel clerk and was placed in his baggage
"unbeknownst" to him. ' Next day he
forfeited his $25 and will be re-arrested
when he returns in September.
HARTJE' DIVORCE CASE.
Taking of Testmony Postponed Until
Tomorrow.
Bv Associated Press.
"Pittsburg, Pa., July 16. The taking
of testimony in the Hartje' divorce
case was again postponed until tomor
row, the counsel for Mr. Hartje' hav
ing reouested a continuance for an
other day to allow experts for the de
fense time to examine mandine let
ters. - -
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MOTHER
HARRY
THAW MAKES VISIT
For the First: Time Since the
Shooting of Stanford Wh"'te by
Harry Thaw his Mother Saw
Him 16-day in Tombs Prison.
A Tender Meeting-
By Associated Press.
New York, July 16. Mrs. William
Thaw, "paid , a .visit to her son Harry
Thaw in the Tombs. She was proceed
ed by Thaw's wife but' later upon 'as
certaining that Mrs. William TmaWhrad
not yet visited f he ' Tombs, declared
that she desired her husband's mother
to have first opportunity of seeing the
prisoner. t '
His mother reached the prison at
noon. The police had difficulty in mak
ing a line to permit Mrs. Thaw to pass
into the prison. '
Mrs. Thaw was met at the door by
the prison warden who told her in an
apologetic way that it would be neces
sary to comply - with the prison rules
that all visitors must be searched.
Mr. Lloyd Ross has gone to Morgan
ton to visit relatives and friends.
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IS THE SPOKESMAN
FOR FIVE SUSPECTS
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In an Interview with the News
Man the Negro Suspected of the
Lyerly Murder Declares that he
Knew Nothing of the Crime
Until Saturday Morning.
The Other Four Suspects Declare
their Innocence, not One of
the Five has Ever Made Any
Statement that Could be Con
strued as Confession.
The five negroes who are suspected
of being implicated in the murder of
the Lyerly family, were brought to
Charlotte Saturday night by Sheriff
Julian of Rowan county. The names
of the negroes are: Mitchell Graham,
George Irwin, John Gillespie, Jack Dil
lingham and Henry Gillespie.
Sheriff Julian, on his arrival at the
county jail turned the prisoners over
to Deputy Sheriff E. Cr. Johnston who
at once put them behind the bars.
All five of the negroes were fright
ened in an inch of their lives. All
the way from Salisbury to Charlotte
they were trembling and crouching
beneath the car seats or fear some
one would do them harm. The trip
to this city was made without incident,
though Sheriff Julian thought he would
encounter trouble at the station in
Salisbury. He managed to get the
prisoners on the "blind" side of the
cars and got them aboard the second
class . car without any one knowing i
of their presence.
Yesterday afternoon a News man
went to the county jail and had a
long conversation with, the five pris
oners. All, with the exception of
Mitchell Graham, declined to talk
very much. Graham, however, was
very conversant and seemed both
willing and eager to tell his side of
the story.
He declares that be knew nothing
of the wholesale murder of the Lyerly
family until a Mr. Barber informed
him of the crime about 5 o'clock Sat
urday morning. He says that he was
in bed at his home wyen Mr. Barber
passed along the road and yelled for
him. He went to the door of his
house and Mr. Baroer asked him if
he had heard what had happened down
at old man Lyerly's home. He told
him he had not and then Mr.; Barber
told him of the - horrible crime that
had been committed during the night.
Graham says that he was startled
and hardly knew what to say or think.
He dressed' as-- quickiy as possible
and went down to the -Lyerly home,
which is a. distance of about three
quarters of - a mile from his house.
He was standing out in the yard talk
ing with one or two other negroes
about the affair when he was arrested.
John Gillespie and Henry Gillespie,
step-sons of Mitchell Graham, were
plowing in a field about two miles
from the Lyerly home when an officer
arrested them. Both of these boys
are bright mulattoes and have rather
good faces. They, of course, declare
they know nothing of the crime ana
claim that they can establish the fact
that they remained at their home from
8 o'clock Friday night until 5 o'clock
Saturday morning.
Jack Dillingham, another one of the
five is a rather squatty negro and much
darker than either of the Gillespie
boys. He has piercing black eyes and
there is something about his appear
ance that denotes meanness. There is
nothing, however, . in the evidence, so
-far accumulated, that will directly
connect Dillingham with the crime.
It is known, however, that Dillingham
is very intimate with Mitchell Graham
and this fact may mitigate against
hinu
George Irwin, the fifth negro now in
the county jail here will not speak of
the-crime at all. He seems to be per
fectly satisfied- to listen to the story
that : Mitchell Graham tells. He, of
course, denies that he 'is in any way
implicated in- the crime. He is a
black, swarthy negro and there is noth
ing attractive about him.
It is not known uow long the five
negroes will remain in : the Mecklen
burg jail. Some think that - the best
policy would be for Rowan county to
have them transferred to the State
penitentiary at Raleigh. There they
would be ' perfectly safe while ' here
there is a doubt as-to their safety.
SPECIAL TERM OF. COURT.
Governor Glenn Orders a Special Term
of Court for Trial of Lyerly Murder
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Special to The News.
Salisbury, July-16. Governor Glenn
today ordered a" special term of the
Rowan superior court for the purpose
of trying the murderers of the Lyerly
family. The court, is ordered to begin
July thirtieth.
Judge Long to Preside.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, July . 16. CoL Arrington,
private secretary to Governor Glenn,
today issued an order for a special term
Rowan coiirt for the trial of the ne
groes tinder arrest for the murder of
Isaac Lyerly and family at Barber's
Junction. . . ' ' - t
The order is at the request, of Sher
iff Julian and many citizens of the
county, 7 and in compliance . with in
structions from Governor Glenn, now
with his family v.-at Atlantic 3ity
His Satanic Majesty "Just have a seat on that brimstone until I can think
N of a punishment severe enough for you!'.
ANOTHER CONVENTION
Commercial Law League of America
: to Meet In Asheville July 30.
Special to The. News.
Asheville, July 16. One of the most
important conventions in Asheville
during the year will be that of the
Commercial Law League of America,
which convenes at the. Battery Park
hotel in this city Monday July 30, to
remain in session until Tuesday Aug
ust 2. Delegates from every State in
the union will be in attendance, and
those closely identified ,with the asso
ciation during the last few years are
looking forward to the greatest gather
ing ever held in the history of the
organization.
The program for the Asheville con
vention contains many interesting fea
tures. Prominent among those who will
be in attendance are: Governor Blanch
ard of Louisiana Governor Glenn of
North Carolina, Hen John Temple
Graves of Atlanta, Ga.; Hon John G.
Gray of Seattle' Wash., and Hon. F. L.
Siddons of Washington, D. C, ex-presi
dent of the league. President Charles
Wentworth Carr of the Law league,
(and Secretary Charles L. Purves arean(j preached a beautiful sermon.
urging all members to attend this meet-
ing. '- -
it is estimated tnat tuny but) dele -
cllco aliu 1 11 c: n lauiiiico win aiiuu. tuc
convention, and the people of Asheville
are making extra preparations for their
accomodation. Among the important
addresses to be delivered here in the
convention will be those : of Judge
Jeter C. Pritchard of the United States
Court, of Asheville; and Hon. John G.
Gray of Seattle. Wash. -
The present officers of the league are
George Wentworth Carr of Philadel
phia, president; H. G. W. DinklespeiL
of San Francisco., first vice-president;
Charles H. Fowler of New Haven,
Conn, second vice-president; George
M. Napier of Atlanta, third vice-president;
William G. Hart of New Orleans,
treasurer, Herbert E. Bradley of Chicago,-
recording secretary and Charles L.
Purves, secretary.
MAN AND WIFE FOUND DEAD
Both had Throats Cut and Pistol
Wound in Head.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., July 16 Edward F.
Kloss and wife who conducted a small
millinery store at 231 North Avenue,
were found dead in their rooms above
the store. The throats of both bad been
cut, and blood was spattered on the
floor and furnitures In addition to the
wounds in the throats, both had been'
shot through the head. A revolver was
found on the bed by the body of Kloss
and it is believed by the police that
he committed the crime.
SOCIAL.
Misses Fannie Austin, of -Monroe
and Corinne Wolfe, of the city, leave
this evening for Hiddenite to spend
several days. . .
Three , Men were Killed Outright
and 20 Injured in Explosion
Which Distroyed Powder Mill
of the Atlantic Dynamite Com
pany To-day.
By Associated Press.
Ashland; Wis., July 16. The powder
mill of the Atlantic Dynamite Compa
ny blew jap Hilling three.; men: Twen
ty bthers. were injuredH'
. j. L. Pierce of Wilmington, general
superintendent of the; powder mill and
two workmen were killed.
The neutralizing plant was destroyed.
'There were 25 buildings in the group.
Men Ordered to Work.
By Associated Press.
Columbus; Ohio, July 16. The
nr-ii J T nnoMtnTO thfi OtllO
mi?eLkreJL
and the men were ordered to work,
It fis stated the miners were given
some advantage over the agreement of
June and - the
some points.
operators conceeded
THREE WERE KILLED
THE VICTIMS BURIED.
Hundreds of Persons Attend Funeral
of the Murdered Members of the
Lyerly Family Four Buried in One
Grave.
Special to The News.
Barbers Junction, July 16. The fu
neral services and interment of the
murdered members of the Lyerly fam
ily took place yesterday morning at
11 o clock at Unity Presbyterian
church, about two miles from the Lyer
ly home. ' Mr, Isaac Lyerly, his wife,
their little daughter Alice and son
Johnnie were all buried in one- grave.
The Lyerly family were all members
of this church as were their ances
tors. Early yesterday morning notwith
standing the inclemency of the weath
er, hundreds of persons from all over
the counties of Rowan, Forsyth and
Iredell began to assemble at the old
ancestral home of the Lyerly family.
Up to ten o'clock more than a thou
sand persons were gathered together
and by the time the funeral proces
sion reached the church graveyard
the number had been swelled to two
thousand or more. The Rev. Mr.
, Snense conducted the funeral services
Many - beautiful floral offerings - were
brought and sent from the nearby
) towns
JUDGE R, B, PEEBLES
TO CHARLOTTE
He Tells the Lawyers That they
Must Treat Witnesses .Fairly
and that Corporations Must be
Given the Same Rights as In
dividuals, The Court Record.
The. July term of Mecklenburg Superior-
Court for the trial of civil
cases .; convened this morning at 10
o'clock, Judge R. a. Peebles, of Jack
son, presiding
This is the first time . that Judge
Peebles has presided over a Meck
lenburg court. He has many friends
among the members of the Charlotte
bar and all were glad to ' welcome
himf
After the court was organized Judge
Peebles addressed the bar. He said
as it was his first visit to Mecklen
burg county in the capacity of judge
he wished to give the members of the
bar his ideas in regard to the trial of
certain kinds of cases. He said he
thought that corporations had just as
much right to be treated fairly In the
court as individuals and that he would
attempt to see that fairness and jus
tice was meted out to them.
He also stated that the court would
not allow any witness to be unduly
criticised and that no lawyer at the
bar could practice such -tactics. It
he found that a lawyer mistreated a
witness or. a party to a suit, improp:
erly, he would set aside the verdict
in the case, if was .. rendered for the
party whom the lawyer making such
improper statement represented. It
a verdict was rendered adversely lie
said it was his rule to let such ver
dict stand.
In the case of the Queen City
Printing - Company against the South
ern - Bell Telephone Company, a non
suit with appeal was taken. In the
case of L. L. Taylor against the O. L.
Barringer Company, a continuance by
consent was taken. The same was
true of the case of W. S. Gray against
CD. Whiley; Craig and Wilson
i against -G. D. Whitley; W. G. Gray
against G. D. Whitley. In the case
of Louise McBeth against the O. " JU.
Barringer Company a nbn suit , was,
taken. , "
The first case for trial was that of
Agnes Todd administratrix against
the Charlotte Cotton Mill. This , is a
case wherein f 1U,000 damages is
asked for on account of the death or
the husband of the party who has en
tered the suit. Mrs. Todd is repre
sented by Mr. Crawford D. Bennett
and - the Charlotte Cotton Mills by
Mr. A; rB. Justice.
Hon: C M. Efird, wife, and daughter,
Miss Lucile Efird, of Lexington, is. c.
are visiting Mrs, Efird's sister, Mrs
W. B. Gooding at No. 406. West Trade
street. .
BAR
The Trial of the Alleged Lynchers
of J. V. Johnson at Wadesboro
Began To-day at Monroe with
Judge Shaw Presiding. Town
is Crowded.
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Grand Jury was fleeted. Judge
Shaw Makes Strong Charge to
the Jury. Says Justice and
Fairness Shall Mark Trial.
His Charge. ' ."
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opeciai to ine xews.
, Monroe, July 16. Monroe is full of
orderly men. About 100 came last even
ing. Every train is bringing hundreds
to the scene of the trial of the Anson
county alleged lynchers, of J. V. John
son, on the evening of May 28.
The court convened at 10:30, Judge
T. J. Shaw presiding.
The court room was packed with
men. Few women were present. Order
and quiet reigned. The town is in a
continuous motion. The streets are
crowded. Vehicles and horses in the
East Monroe woods are camping in
great number. Anson county visitors
and witnesses are coming in all shapes.
The Grand Jury is drawn. Judge
Shaw's charge to them was groat. Two
Grand Jurymen had formed opinions
and expressed the same, stating the
lynchers ought to be acquitted. They
stood aside these. Several were suffer
ing from nervousness. Others were ex
cused, being sick with certificates!
Judge Shaw declares there will be or
der. He placed an officer at each door
and one in the gallery.
" The talk to the Grand Jury was in
plain terms. First he said a Grand
Juryman should be a man of good
common sense; otherwise, should
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be an honest man; should have the
courage of his convictions, not looking
for consequences. It is a hardship for
the innocent man to be charged with
crime. He must employ a lawyer, em
ploy counsel, leave his business, home
and bring his neighbor also. You-stand
as a bulwark to see that no innocent
man Cs convicted. The guilty man
ought to feel towards the court that
he would be convicted, not hoping for
a mistake in the order of court which
would favor him, and release, nor ex
pect his fellows to purge themselves to
save him. Innocent men ought to ex
pect a vindication. When such is the
state we may expect a most perfect
law system. The guilty if allowed to
go free feels at liberty to act further
along the same line, and to lead a
life of lawlessness. . Also their associ
ates are encouraged to act likewise.
"There are three classes of citizens.
First, the law-abiding, the largest or
all classes, composed of good citizens
who conform their lives to the law.
Second, the class who evade because
they fear to violate the law. Third, -the
men who defy the law deliberate
ly." -
"Crime has two elements. .First,
criminal act forbidden by law. Sec-'
ond, criminal intent to do that against
the law."
Judge Shaw then recited the law of
perjury and explained in detail what
is meant by conspiracy. He said that
each conspirator was responsible for
the acts of every other conspirator:
Judge Shaw said that his mission to
Monroe was to see to it that justice
was done. He said that his court
would not let a victim be punished
unjustly. ' If the State furnishes evi
dence sufficient, the defendants will be
punished; if not they will be freed.
He' said that any one who would
listen to popular clamor or be" in
fluenced thereby, that one would be
guilty -of moral perjury. The law
states whoever participated in this
mob is guilty of murder in the 'first
degree. Concluding Judge Shaw said,
"God helping me I am going to take
my part of the responsibility of this
upon the Grand Jury. After this
court is over, God helping me, my
skirts shall be clear. The responsi
bility or the miscarriage of justice
shall not be thrust upon the court."
"If approached by persons on this
subject, report the matter to me and
I can assure you that such man will
not talk for many days to another on
the court: square!"
"I understand that there are letters
In the pockets of men now ready to
be "mailed to you. If you receive same,
turn tnem over to me. i want to see
what influences tney are trying to
bring to bear upon you." - - ; -uv" :'
Ttio flranrl Tnrv ia rfm nnspri of rptl-....
resentati ve : men ; of th;ei jCQjmtyC ,,Mr. . J. -,
A Marsh of rMarshvUle-,,' is, foreman.
One juryman was;, excjjs.edJ, because .of : n
an , attack, of , indigestion. The rand Ut
Jury, has, retired ,p& jjthe court, .is now . .
hearing petty jail cases. , '.i
DEMURRER SUSTAINED.
Judge Sustains Demurrer of Thomas
Taggart and Other Defendants.
By Associated Press.
Paloi. Ind.: July 16. Judge Bus-
kirk sustained the demurrer of Thos.
Taggart and the other defendants,
which means that the receiver will
not be appointed for French Lick
Hotel at this time. Attorney General
Miller immediately gave notice of an
appeal to the State Supreme Court.
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