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I inly 4- 1927 KggY AND HIS BUSSES--^ m. 3 , i MW -lf JPSkii < 3 i ■ 9m j ■r 11 V ft & - ■ ■ jXUi ■ 11 • E/. ;Sf ••" < « slrjMvrl lj? r -:: Jaaßff ■ ■F e' %. VVI *~v i h feoufe-. \. C sgg|P^v3 Bjsey’s hopes of coming back and defeating Jqek K r fight July 21 depends, much on his handling, ■on fius Wilson, his trainer, shown with him, and ■.Flynn, his handler, shown in inset. _j Ir simmer supply now and save § ft i/ 2 ON EACH PAIR SLIPPERS AT Is Clean Sweep Shoe Sale 1 ■na! Values on Xcw and Authentic Styles. All 8 ■othing- reserved. Last week of sale. R I. Moser Shoe Store 1 fcoxc«xx?oooooooooooooooooooooooocxx>ooo B » * h * K 1 * +*+.**'■*—. > I TUESDAY—STORE CLOSED MONDAY SALE I OF I IMPORTED I MADEIRA LINENS I AND I ORIENTAL RUGS I $25,000.00 STOCK I RUGS I , ' Oriental Rugs I Persian Rugs I Turkish Rugs I and ■ Chinese Rugs I "AT POPULAR PRICES ISHER’S I the SMARTEST ALWAYS ■. * [rdwareJ PHONE NO. 30 i|| I deliver QUICK !|i j°“ r *W« Ire LESS on Real I Hardware !j! hand Wadsworth Co. | l I * *l*l Reliable Hardware ” Broadus Miller Shot Down By Lone Pursuer Near Linville Morgan lon. July 3.—Today saw the end of the long hunt for Broadus Miller, negro slayer of 15-year-old Gladys Kincaid. Probably to make < sure that the quest was finally over } and that the negro had paid with I his own life the penalty for his crime | as well as to satisfy an evidently morbid euriousity, a large crowd was permitted to view his dead body on the steps of the Burke county jail 1 this afternoon. Miller was killed this morning about 10 o’clock near Linville Falls station I by Commodore Burleson, young Mor gnnton man, who had been a member lof the searching party almost con stantly since the day following the horrible crime, now almost two weeks ago. The trail that mbs established over a week ago, leading up through the mountainous section between liurke and Caldwell counties proved to be the correct one and after the negro had been shot his condition showed the effects of the long chase — his clothing ragged and torn, his shoes worn so that his l’eet had been bound with old rags. His wife, who has been in jail since the tragedy that so shocked the state as well rrs this community, was brought from an adjoining county, where she was taken for safe keep ing. to identify the body. This she did w ithout hesitancy. In other ways lie had been identified and so there is no doubt but that the right negro has been found. Now that he is dead officers ns well as citizens are breathing a sigh of relief. Mr. Burleson’s own statement, quoted elsewhere in full in nil As sociated I’ress report, bore facts of a most dramatic story. A young man born in the mountains, his father’s home oeing about seven miles from the scene where this morning he made himself a hero, he has hardly rested since the hunt was concentrated in the mountains. When a message came early this morning that a case at Ashford, near Linville Falls, had been broken into last night and that Broad us Miller was the suspected burglar, . he happened to be in Morganton, but left at an early hour in company , with Foils Duckworth, of the Burke s Road commission, and others for Ash-. 7 ford. Still others joined them near ( Linville Falls, possibly 50 in the par a ty, and tracking the fugitive from C the case they came upon him in a ( little patch of woods near Linville 9 Falls station f The negro, when surprised, was 5 seated on a boulder. He raised his ? gun, a 12-gauge shotgun, and called C “halt.” Burleson fired at him with 9 his pistol and the negro returned fire, f It is said that the tree behind which | Burleson darted when the negro fired, 9 was shattered by the load of the shot, f Burleson shot six times before the | negro crumpled up and groaned. He 9 waV dead when the searchers reached f the spot. His gun was empty, his shot at Burleson being his last Afcall. ; In his pocket was a piece of bread, evidently stolen from the Ashford case. Sheriff Halliburton, of Burke coun ty, was en route to Ashford and ar rived soon after the killing. The sheriff of McDowell county had been a member of the searching party. The body was brought immediately to Morganton for identification, ar riving shotly after noon. While it lay in the courthouse, hundreds filed in to view- the unsightly spectacle. Finally the crowd grew to such pro portions that the corpse was removed to the jail. So insistent, however, was the demand that it be displayed that it was placed on a board on the steps of the jail, an alley roped off and by actual count more than 6,000 filed by. The court square and streets were crowded, hundreds of cars com ing from nearby towns. Among those who looked at the body of the negro, was Mrs. Mary Jane Kincaid, mother of his victim. Two men stood at the end of the line as the crowd passed by and took a collection for Mrs. Kincaid the slain girl being her main support. It is said that the fund amounted to over SSOO. While Burleson was making a formal statement to Pardon Commis sioner Bridges to be reported to Gov ernor McLean an officer came to say that the crowd on the court square was demanding to see Burleson. The statement was interrupted and Bur leson stood for hours on the portico of the jail above the body of Broadus Miller while the crowd viewed the hero of the hour, aud the object of their hate. It was altogether a quiet, orderly crowd, considering the circumstances and the size of the gathering. . Except for the voice of Charlie Luther Ward, wfio exhorted those in line not to forget the girl’s mother, there was no unusual noise. It was a never to be forgotten scene. The holiday spirit of the crowd was tem i pered by the horror of the negro’s | crime and the relief brought by the i knowledge of his death. The hope i expressed often that he would be kill [ ed before being arrested had been l realized. ! To forestall any outbreak of feeling [ which might result if the body was allied to remain here over night, [ officers thought it wise to ship the I corpse to another county, and it was [ sent away on a late afternoon train [ to a destination not announced. 1 Miller’s wife, accompanied by two officers, was sent to her home in Ashe [ ville. i Tonight Morganton is quiet and l ready to enjoy a peaceful fourth. [ 'Gladys Kincaid Was found, attacked I and her skull crushed, lying in a woods 1 on the edge of the city the night of \ June 21. She died early the morning J of June 22. | The search, started when the girl ? was found, became intensive as word l of her death spread. A crowd of ' 2,500 men, some of them negroes, took i to the field > Day and night the search continued. [ There was no let-up at any time and I every possible clue was followed, i After two days, during which open as | sertiohs were made that the negro i would be lynched if caught and officers [ were warned not to resist if the crowd i sought to get the negro, Governor I Angus W. McLean ordered out two ! companies of national guardsmen. A i third company was held in reserve. # . » " U - ' - THE CONCORD TIMES. The soldiers, directed by the peace officers were rushed from place to place in trucks as the search waxed and w,ane<f. A report that the negro I had been seen or that his trail had been struck caused the soldiers to be I sent hurriedly to the scene in trucks. Wild rumors and reports filled the air. A picture said to be that of the negro was found and hundreds of copies were printed. Scores of negroes were arrested and held pend ing investigation. Even up to last mght when a negro was arrested at Cornelius, near Charlotte, suspects were being held. Negroes here asserted that the pic ture was not that of. Miller but of j another negro. A negro held at New ton was tentatively identified as the slayer although he strenuously denied it, and finally officers moved him to an unnamed jail, fearing for his safe ty if he ramained in the adjoining county. ' j After seven hectic days the crowd of men, tired and worn with their long search, dwindled. The mob spirit that at times was apparent died down and the troops were returned to their bases. Several times during the past week posses had taken up trails only to lose them or find they led nowhere and it was generally believed the negro had made his way out of the county. Completing his investigation, Com mander Bridges got the following statement of facts and affidavits from Commodore Burleson : “Mr. Commodore Burleson, first be ing duly sworn, deposes and says that he is a resident of Burke"'county, city of Morganton, that he is an ex-officer of the city of Morganton and that he received information that the negro, Broadus Miller, was in the vieinity of Ashford, N. C., and in consequence of such information, he together with Mr. Fon.3 Duckworth, chairman of the Burke county road commission, and other citizens of Morgantoh, con ducted a search for the negro, Broadus Miller, who had been previously de clared a fugitive from justice, and while searching for the negro about 10.80 a. m„ one half a mile above Linville Falls, almost opposite Linville Falls station and the postoffice, he saw the negro, pointing a single bar rel 12-gauge shot gun at the said deponent, who said ‘halt.’ The de ponent then leveled his pistol at thfr negro and backed toward the st unity and started shooting in the direction of the negro, the negro returning thej tire, shooting one load of the 12-gauge] shot gun in the direction of this de ponent. the deponent shot six times at the negro and on the: sixth shot the negro groaned and fell, the de ponent then called to those who were assisting in the search, who were within 100 yards of where the shoot ing took place, and when the negro was found the 12-gauge shot gun was by the negro’s side with an empty in the gun. Rags were tied around the left foot of the negro, a piece ot, bread was found in his pocket and the body was immediately rushed to Morganton and turned over to the officials of Burke county.” Missed “Abrogate” And Lost TJhe Prize. Dean Lucas, of Congress, Ohio, won the third annual spelling contest held in Washington Thursady night under the auspices of 17 newspapers in various sections of the country. Thirteen girls and four boys, ranging ing age from 10 to 15 years partici pated. Ralph Keenan, of Woukon, lowa,, who spelled “abrogate” “abregate” was second, and Minerva Ressler, of Lan caster, Pa., was third. The two boys were both 13 years of age, and the girl was 12. It took three hours of spelling to develop a winner. Young Lucas,- sent to Washington by the Beacon Journal, won SI,OOO in gold. Keenan, winner of regional contests held under the au spices of the Des Moines Register, received SSOO, and the RessiVr girl,, entered by the Lancaster New Era, $250. Modern Bargain Hunter. Bargain-Hunting Woman to Ticket Agent—What time does the next train leave for the city? Ticket Agent—At 3:45, madam. Bargain Hunter—Make it 3 :15 and I’ll take it. Judge Honeycutt: Look, Mr. Broom the circus has come to town; there’s one of the clowns. Mr. Broom: Oh, hugh, judge. That’s not a clown, that’s just Frontis Helms. More Long Distance Flights Being Planned; Aviation Takes New Impetus Washington, July ,4. —When time determines the final place the airplane is to occupy in the life of man, the historian of the air must turn away ' from one of his brightest chapters, ! to the succession of achievements that J American fliers have performed in the last six weeks. Air officials of the government re gard the recent long distance flights as marking an epoch in the history of transportation development, and it is predicted freely that these ac complishments will give an impetus that will spur man forward to com plete conquest of the air. Within less that 48 hours of the time Commander Richard E. Byrd marked the third recent spanning of the Atlantic by air, Secretary Wilbur announced that he was considering the advisability of a flight by naval planes around the equator of the earth, while the commander himself made known his plans for a flight next winter to barren regions of the South Pple. Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary Warner, in charge of naval air activi ties, said today that the safety of na val aviation had increased 100 per cent in the last four years, and in a resume of flying records indicated that naval fliers, were on the threshold of greater achievements. It was recalled in aviation circles today that the combined hops of Lind- A Living Death ... as??^?***** m mm—mmmmmmmmammmmmmmmm m Mrs. Clara Drummond, of Fresno, Cal., is a real sleeping beauty. Gas poisoning robbed ber of her consciousness about three months ago, but auto matic functions of her body proceed normally. Unconscious, Girl Lives 1 Three Tenths Fresno, it.i. (i-i-n Special) Doctors are seeking lo play the part of the handsome prince of the fairy tale to awaken a real sleeping beauty. For exactly that Is Mrs. Clare Drummond, twenty-one. Beautiful Indeed, and unawakening. For almost three months now she i has slept. All efforts of medical science to awaken her have been ty yain. On April 4 she was found In a gas filled room of her home here. She was taken to a private sanitarium where she recovered physically. But taever did she recover consciousness. She has since been transferred to the county hospital. Great special ists have attempted to bring back her mind, but to no avail. " Doctors believe that the gas pot* | Boning killed the brain cells that i control consciousness. If this is ! true, it is doubtful If the girl will ever “live’* again. Meanwhile, other brain cells controlling breathing, dfri . gestlon, circulation of the blood and ether operations of the bod/ fuaf> tion normally. .<» l Missippi Levees. j When were the first Mississippi river levees built? It is not a matter or record when the first levees were built along the Mississippi river. Such levees have been constructed since early in the 18th century. At first individuals built levees to protect their own land and property in time of flood. Later local authorities, counties and states, aided in the work. In 1879 congress created the Mississippi River Com mission The first appropriation for improving the river was vote in 1880. i j Since that time more than $80,000,- i: 000 has been expended by the federal j government in improving navigation i and protecting adjacent lands from , | floods. bergh, Chamberlin and Levine, Hait land and Hegenberger and Byrd total led slightly more than 13,300 miles, or more than one-half of the earth’s circumference. This distance was covered in four hops, partly under : the most unfavorable weather condi- , tions, and marked a decided step for ward since the ’round the.world flight by army planes nearly three years ago. The army planes in 1924 were from | March 17 to September 28 in circum- ( navigating the globe. The trip re quired 79 stops and much time was lost in waiting for favorable weather. The now progressing national air reliability tour is regarded by air officials here as another step forward in aerial development and the turning over by the postoffice department July 1, of the western section of the trans continental air mail to private enter prises, also is looked upon as demon sti’ating the practicability of commer cial flying. Mr Wilbur in making his announce ment today regarding a possible | equator flight, failed to disclose who had recommended the navy world flight, but he did say he was consider ing the proposal, although entirely tentatively. He believes such a flight j would have greater scientific possi i bilities than Byrd's prospective polar j hop. SURVIVOR OF BATTLE CALLS CUSTER SUICIDE TALES “BUNK” Washington, July 4. — (A>) —The con troversy over the manner of Major General George A. Custer's death in the battle of Little Big Horn 51 years ago raises no question in the min of Brigadier General Edward S. God frey, retired. General Godfrey, who lives at •Cookstown, X. J., took part in the battle as a first lieutenant of K troop with Captain F. W. Benteen's bat talion, which went to the rescue of Major Marcus A. Reno’s detachment. He is a famouu Indian fighter in his own right, and is widely recognized as an authority on the historic en gagement. He was master of cere monies at the fiftieth anniversary re enactment of the battle in Montana FUKD AIK FLIVVER UN 4,000-MILE TOUR” I -—-*■■ * ''l ■ A Ford-built air flivver, revealed for the first time, it accompanying other commercial planes on the 4,000-mile annual “reliability tour’! which is touching J. 4 States and 24 cities. Photo shows the monoplane and Edsel and Henry !Ford, with Edward Warner, Assistant Secre tary of war for Aviation, watahing it <ak« off. - LOOK HERE! WILL YOU? GOODYEAR TIRES 4 AT GIVE AWAY PRICES 30x3 Pathfinder at *DtJ«UD 30x3*4 Pathfinder ... $6.65 30x3 */£ Oversize A. W. Cord d*A QC at *DtJ 't/iJ 29x4.40 Balloon d*Q QC at iDOt«/eJ | 29x4.40 A. W. Balloon ::: $10.95 BUY NOW THESE PRICES WILL NOT LAST LONG i . Yorkefi? Wadsworth Co. L; ; . '■ Union and Church Streets The Old Reliable Hardware Store 1 TIES AND TRIBUNE PORT IDS. ALWAYS GET RESULTS_ t ■ ■'% in .Tune Inst year. Writing in the Cavalry Journal, he describes as “bunk” the statements re cently published that Cueter, finding hinu<elf the only survivor of his de tachment, took his own life. "Some of the statements of these ‘suicide mongers’ sound 'like camp gossip or rumors that are bandied about and then accepted by some cred ulous persons as facts," he i?ays. “In a book which. I think, is entitled ‘The North American Indian,’ the author made a statement to the effect that ‘lndians never scalped a suicide.’ Since then some of these sensational writers have used that statement as a basis for their dramatic stories.” Questioning Chief Gall, one of the Indian leaders in the battle, as to "" A...C1-~ rt * ~ 'T ■. ■. IZ > PAGE THREE the reason Custer was not scalped. General Godfrey says the famous Sioux told him he "did not know, unless it was becaus he (Custer) was the Big Chief and that they respect ed his rank and his bravery.” Godfrey, himself, under orders from Major Reno to help identify the dead on Cust«*r Hill after the battle, recalls that "the first, body I was taken to was that of General Custer." "I examined it carefully," he re lates. "There were two bullet woundfl, one in the left breast and the other' in the left temple, either of which, it seemed to me. would have been fatal.- There was surprisingly little blood on. his person from either wound; ther<» were no powder marks on his person nor any signs of mutilation.” „ i - --- 4
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