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Aliwllw WUI FM Oar Col- MM • Ulitky to Onr IMC B»mm *r Martia Conaty. VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 83 Sentence Bazemore to Die January 26 Found Guilty in Snow Hill Court for Killing Boy ' Notice of Appeal to the Supreme Court Is Made George Frank Baxemore was found guilty of first degree murder by a Green County jury last Wednesday when he went on trial in Snow Hill lor his life. He was charged with the murder of Gordon Yelverton, a young boy of this place, on November 6th. Judge A. M. Stack sentenced the negro to die in the State's electric chair on' Wednesday, January 26, be tween the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. Sheriff Raspberry, of Greene County, carried Bazemore to Raleigh Thursday and delivered him to the warden of the State prison who con fined him in a cell on "death row" to await the day of his execution. John Frizselle, attorney for Basemore, gave notice of appeal to the supreme court. It is not yet known whether or not he will perfect his appeal. Drawing a jury from a venire of 100 men, the court started the case at noon last Wednesday; at 3.30 the evidence was all in, and the case was given to the jury soon afterwards. After deliberating for almost an hour " the cerdict of first degree murder waf returned. The first witness called in the case war the coroner of Greene County, ( who held the inquest over the dead boy*a body. The wound was describ ed by him, he stating that death re- 1 suited from a shot in the back of the boy's head. J. C. Gurkin, of this place, was the next witness to take the stand. He stated that he had seen Bazemore . and jug near the truck when it was being loaded the day before the mur der took place. Bob Richmond, an aged colored man, also of this place, took the stand next. It wax learned that Bazemore asked him on the af ternoon of the day before the murdei 'there Yelverton was, that Bazemore wanted to know because he said he was going to Wilson with him. Johnson Gardner, night watchman at the Roanoke Warehouse here, tes tified that Bazemore came to the ware house at 1 o'clock and left at 4 o'- clock on the morning Af the murder. Night Policeman J. C. Cook* stated Miat he had seen Bazemore hanging eround trucks loaded with tobacco on several occasions, and that he had seen him leave with the truckers. Mr. H. L Meador, local warehouse man, told the court that Bazemore was not at his warehouse after 4 o'- clock on the morning of the murder. The evidence up to this point clear ly showed that Bazemore left here ' with the boy, and when evidence was a heard from the various sources in Greenville and Farmville, the guilt > was very pointed. ' Mr. J. A. Hardee, of Greenville, tes tified that Yelverton and Bazemore had stopped at his store and ate sar dines in the early morning of the day of the killing. Then Mr. Smith, who runs a filling station near the scene of the murder saw Yelverton and Baxemore as they pawed in the track. A few minutes later he saw Baze n ore return with the same truck lead ,of tobacco and alone. Mr. Smith's •evidence was verified when a colored man testified on the stand. Bazemore identified by these two men as 4he same who had gone by first with (Continued on back page) STRANrJ THEATRE! J if * SATURDAY v "The Girl From Rocky Point" 1 —with— , Ora Carewe , and an all-star Cast 1 Also Comedy i Always a Good Show j - I d THE ENTERPRISE Many See Man Scale City Hall Climbs Flag: Pole While It Sways From Side to Side Mr. Geo. P. Polley, a "human fly", of Marblehe«d, Mass., amused a large crowd here Wednesday evening when he climbed to the top of the city hall. He thrilled the spectators when he stood on his head on the cornice and also as he wended his way along the edge of the building. When he reached the top of the building and examined the base of the high flag pole, most of-tlie people said he had done enough. Yet he did not stop, but proceeded to climb the pole while it swayed and swung from side to side. Many of the spectators agreed that it looked dangerous; . ome said it looked foolish; and others said it looked both foolish and dan gerous. ' Mr. Polley also amused a large au -1 dience at the theatre last night with his tricks of magic, most of them en- I tirely new, and regarded as the most difficult ever seen in this section. Mr. Polley is the first real "human fly" to perform here, and his climb ing was well received by the large crowd. He Was to have climbed the flty Nl mh 'i** "'gfc+, 'th* crowd wat: too small to warrant the j task. However, he announced that h« would return Saturday and scale the walls of the courthouse at 4 o'- clock. Christmas Services at Baptist Church Sunday "Wc have seen His Star" will be the Scripture text for the sermon at the Memorial Baptist Church Sunday ■ morning »t 11 o'clock Sunday afternoon at twilight, which is 6 o'clock, this church will hold its White Gift Christmas Service. All preparations have been completed. The general public in and out of town is invited and a great audience of p«ople is expected. - - This twilight service will close the usy's activities, there being no preach ing service in the church at the usual evening hour. The people will be free to attend the other church services of the town or to employ their time as they see fit. ' There will be no mid-week service | next week on Wednesday evening, the only service during the week will be the Christmas Tree Services on Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. On the Sunday immediately fol lowing Christmas, there will be only cm: preaching service in the church, and that will commence promptly at 10:80 o'clock, a unified church serv ice of the Sunday school and church' audiences. Kiwanians Have (iood Meeting Wednesday , The Kiwanis Club had m fine meet- ( ing Wednesday, perhaps the best at- ( tendance since the club was organized. After the general business meeting, the program was placed in the hands | of Rev. C. H. Dickey, who presented ( a resolution authorizing the Kiwani ans to join the Woman's Club and the chamber of commerce in a library campaign. The resolution was passed by an unanimous vote. Mr. Dickey called for short talks fr»m F. J. Margolis, Robert L. Co burn, Clayton Moore, Judge M. V.! b&rnhill, and Solicitor Donnell Gil ham. All of them not only made pleasing talks, but they were full of the spirit of love and religion. Geo. P. Polley, the magician, was introduced and performed a few feats that were a wonder to all present.. I Methodist Program For the Next Week Sunday school, 9.46 a. m. Preaching, 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Intermediate Epworth League, 2 p. in- Junior Epworth League, 240 p. m. Preaching at Holly Springs at ,3.00 p. m. Woman's Missionary Society meets Monday at 8 p. m. with Mrs. W. C. Liverman. Senior Epworth League, Monday at 7.86 p. m. - Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7.81 p. m. - *'* —' Mrs. J. W. Micelle and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Griffin of route two were business visitors here last Wednes- Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 17,1926 Pugh Is Found Guilty Second 1 Degree Murder r I Gets Sentence Varying v From Seven To Ten Years J. M. Pugh was sentenced last t Wedensday to the State's prison for not less than seven years and not more than ten years by Judge M. V. Barnhill for having killed Beaman Silverthorne last October. The jury ( took the case Wednesday morning i and after two hours' delibeiation ro , turned the verdict, "guilty of second , degree murder". The solicitor did not , ask for a first degree verdict, and the , jury having the right in the case to , return either a second degree verdict , or charge Pugh with manslaughter, , leiurned the greater of the two. Counsel for the defendant gave , notice of appeal and if the case goes to the Supreme court, Pugh may ap , ply for bond pending the outcome of his appeal He was carried to Raleigh je.'terday by Sheriff Roebuck. Late Tuesday afternoon the counsel for the defense placed several wit nesses on the stand, and evidence of a limiliar nature as that given earlier by other defense witnesses was con -1 tinued. Speeches were made by mem ber* of the bar on both sides the case, and on Wednesday morning after the ; rebuttals, the case was given the jury. It is understood that an error was, made in the trial when' several jurors i 1 were allowed to remoin in the oox I who had -expressed their views re -1 gurding the murder before the trial was commenced. Stockings Are Sent To Disabled Soldiers Twenty-one Chri truss stockings were shipped yesterday by the Wom uns club to the disabled soldiers at Oteen. The stocksings were prepared by members of the Woman's club •here. Packed with fruits, candies, tobaccos and a testament, the *U>ck lngs will be delivered to the un , fortunate soldiers at Oteen on Christ ; rnns day. A large number of magazines and books in addition to the stockings were sent by the Club. Clubs "all over the State are send , ing these little gifts to those who i were unfortunate in tho battles of the World War. Jailed When He Makes Threats to Kill ! Thurston Hariison, a 17-year-old , boy of the Bear Grass section was | jailed here late Wednesday night af- | ter he had threatened to kill several , people at the home of Mr. Hyman | Cowing, near Bear Grass. Deputy Sheriff, S. H. Grimes was , called and he' brought young Hardi-1 son here and placed him in jail where 5 he remained until yesterday when he k was released under a hundred dollar bond. The young man would not allow 1 a car to be moveJ from the Cowing t home and he held his pistol ready to i back his statements. His actions 1 r caused neighbors to notify the county! 1 effieers. f [THRILLS HUNDREDS WHEN HE C'LJMBS CITY HALL FLAG I'OLEI George r. Volley, of Marblehead, Mabs., "human fly" thrilled a large crowd here Wedne day when he scal ed the walls of the City Hall. Mr. Policy's life often depends on the shor. fingers, for ho often swings his body from high buildings with nothing but his Anger? holding to a pinch of a roof. He has climed buildings all over the country, hia moat apectacular feat taking pU«!e when he went up the walls of Boston's City Hall blindfolded. He will climb a corner of the courthouse here tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock. "T" [The Enterprise Sunday School Lesson in Brief Dec. 19.—"Samuel the j | Just Judge". Samuel 7:13- I-!!_!!: (Having written these lessons, with out a single omission, for the year 1&26« 1 have decided not to continue for 1927. It is a great privilege to in some way assist so many people in this county, but a multiplicity of duties, ever enlarging, causes me to take this action for the coming year. 1 sincerely hope that some other, man or woman may canfiue to get out these comments; for there is a great place for them among all the people. If I have helped any Sunday School pupils and teachers t|iis year, I amj grateful, beyond expression, for that opportunity. And it may be that 1 shall resume this writing again, ut u later day. Wishing for my reuders a glad, good Christmas, as well as for Mr. \V. C. Manning who has been so kind to publish these lessons, I shall write the lesson for next we«k and my con nection with this column shall cease, at leat temporarily.—C. H. D,)' Samuel, the Just Judge, is the title iof the lesson for Sunday. "Just judges", is what we need today. Kx- I'resident Tuft says that the udminis j trution of criminal justice is about to I luil in this country. Just judges, just j jurors, and people wlio will not per jure themselves is a crying need. Jus tice is the very thing muny people do not wunt; and often it is defeat ed in high places. We must so educate ! morally,""that,the great muss of poo-;' pie will demand juMtice and support it It is not surprising that Samuel 1 , mov for himself this title of the just | judge. He hud a wonderful mother be hind it, and a long coarse of minister ing before the Lord, and he never for got either.> The people had great con- 1 fidence in/ him, and he judged them i as long a* he lived. j \ -It maylbe said that u judge in { i those days,\and in the.sense employ- I cd here, was""eonsidfijlibly different I from the functiftn of our judges in i this, duy. Samuel was not only u i Judge to the people, but he was their . defender, their prophet, their states- ] man—in his day ut least, we might I say of him as we do of George Wash- I ington that he was the father of his i country—its protector, its greatest I patriot and its mightiest man. It's a great tribute to any man 1 when he is asked to pray with or for j any cause. The people had such high £ confidence in their thut they even called on him to carry their \ cases up to- God when a mere judge v could net handle them. God, then, was j the la t Court of Appeal. Apd Sam-, . ue! seemed to have both the confidence i of the people and accetis to this Su- I preme Court in the Heavens. i "Under his bannsr- .tUt people nat- | urally wrought victories. Schools Close Today; To Reopen January 3 ■ The jyaded school closed today for J l.hi Christmas holidays and will re- J open Monday, January 3. The sev trul teachers will leave this after noon and tomorrow for their homes t to spend the vacation with their I; families, Tobacco Sales Report Up To December lsl Third From Top, Local Market Averages $28.46 The November report of tobacct sales and prices has been given oul by the Department of Agriculture Wilson, of course, leads in sales foi the month, selling twenty millior pounds; but not in price, her aver age being $28.13. Greenville comes second in pounds wilh thirteen milli£r pounds sold. She ul:;o stands .eeond in price with an average, of $30.03. Farmville led In prices, selling almbst four million I'ounds at 30.16. Kinston is third in j the number of pounds sold with nine | million at 26.22. Rocky Mount fourth I with even and u half million pounds at 27.24. The next is Farmville; and then comes Goldsboro anil William ston with one and three quarter mil lion pounds each. The Goldsboro price was only $23.13, while William ! ston average was $28.46. Robersonville old 825,288 pounds at $27.81; Washington 894,424 pounds at $29.62; Ahosk'e 651,184 at $27.53; latboro, 1,019,970 pounds ut $25.41. Only three markets were higher In prices than Williamston in November, I'm mville, Greenville, and Washing ton. Perhaps tl\e three higher mar ket-, all of which were struck by a rain during the dry period, had a bet ter crop than the other sections not I -o fortunate. The Windsor market is -net listed for November. Wallace sold less than a third of a million pounds at $21.09, the lowest in the eastern belt. Town Team Defeats Rocky Mount "Y", 34-24 One of the best .basketball games of Hie sea on wus witnessed here last night by a large crowd of spectators when the local town team met the htrung Kocky Mount Y. M. C. A. quint i' the Hrick Warehouse. Time after time the crowd poured forth its yells v. hen members of both teams would m.,ke spectacular plays. Many long and difficult shots were made, and the pas ing of both teams was good for the greater part of the game. For the -greater part of the period there wars only a small margin lead held by the locals, but in the last half Kocky Mount was checked while the locals carried their score upward, the game ending with 34 for Williamston and 24 for the visitors. • Dick Cherry did most noticeable work for the locals and his playing was well received. He scored 15 points while Britt followed with 10 .or the locals. Yelverton was the mainstay for the visitors, and he led both teams in individual Coring by accounting for 20 of his team's 24 points. Fort Bragg was to have come, but for some reason unexplained changed its mind. The manager of the town team- hern wsf fortmratr to gßt ™thr "Y" team here last night. JAMgSVILLE DEFEATS BETHEL in LARGE SCORE WEDNESDAY The Jit ill" -vi I It? basket eers. defeated those of the liethel school at liethel la t Wednesday night by u one-sided .- core of 43 to 15. Plotters of Robbery t Get Light Sentences 'Juniors Enjoy Oyster Feast 11 Install New Set of Of ir| ficers at Special n l r— Meeting At a special meeting held* lust a Tuesday night in the hall of the H D. ,e I'eele building, the Martirf Council of n the Junior OrdSr of United American n Mechanics, intsalled its officers elect n l at a recent meeting, n For the coming year the following e olliccrs entered upon their duties: h Councilor, J. Marshall Rogerson; s | vice councilor, T. Marvin Hritton; re ii cording secretary, Julian H. Harrell; - treasurer, J. I). W'oolard; financial - secretary, John A. Ward; assistant 0 recording, secretary, Joe (J. Corey; i- conductor, Leroy Savage; warden, C. 11. Harrison; chaplin, Henry D, Har s rison; inside sentinel, George C. Jen r kins; outside sentinel, W. S. Bailey. ; Applications for eight new members . j were presented at the meeting. « 1 After the installation of officers the ', mcmber.-i retired below and partook - of steamed oysters, pickles, arid crack - ors, • | ' t Kveretts Woodmen Knjoy Oyster Supper i The regular meeting of Camp No.' 1,1 1 .>042, Everett*, held Monday night December 13, wa"s very much en- j joyed mill everyone complimciitfed Mr. C. ,1!. liedtiick and Mayo l'eel i I for being such excellent cook- when ' ii, came to preparing the oysters. About twenty live of the members of ■ the camp were present together with six visitors, five from Hear Grass and one from Karmville. . The officers .electad for the year 1!'27 are as follows; Mr 11. L. Koe j buck, councilor, A. 1,. Jackson, advia- J ory councilor; W. 1,. Ausbom, bank er; I'aul liailey, clerk; Ilenjamin I'. [ I'Oggett, watchman; J. H. Hland, sen try; 11. O. Daniel, escort ami Mayo r j Peel chief foster. Those elected to serve on the Hoard of Tru; tee are | j V. G. Taylor, one year; J. W. Cherry, | two years and J. Arthur Wynn, three I j years. j- ' ■ ■ . The next meeting will be Monday | *! night, December .27, at which time I i there will be one candidate to be in-j I I'lnted." It is iirobable that j will be present for initiation. A good | ' | time is promised together with fun '>>• that right.—- Reported. i ( oaches of (bounty Teams Meet Here The coaches of practically all the high school basketball teams met | here yesterday afternoon in the school | liuilding to make arrangements for n county basketball tournament. No rules and regulations were made at the meeting* yesterday but a special committee for that purpose y/as appointed. This committee will •'raw up the rules for the tournament at a meeting to be held within the j next few days. WiJI (limb Corner of Courthouse Saturday George P. Polley, the "human fly" vil lelim one of corners of the court will climb one of the corners of the » courthouse tomorrow afternoon at 4 o\ The work of u human fly is the most daring of all the things that men' undertake, and Mr. Polley is no ex ception to the rule. MOW TELEPHONE MAS'AGEIC TAKICS IIP WORK HEHE Mi-. James It. Stanley took up the duties of local munagor of the. Caro- , lina Telephone and Teelgrapii com pany here last Wednesday at which , time the duties were turned over to him by J. W. Manning. Mr. Stanley has been connected with the Carolina company for some ' f Time, havihgworked in Tsrßoro Fori the. past several month; . Mr. Manning wil be interested in the Williamston j telephone company.' .Sunday Services at Episcopal Church 1 Rev. C. O. Pardo, Rector' (Fourth Sunday in Advent) 8:00 a. m.—Holy Communion. 10:00 a. m.~Sunday morning. 1 11:00 a. m.—Morning prayer and sermon. - 1 3:30 p. m.—Holy Trinity Mission. ' 7:30 p. m,—Evening prayer and 1 sermon. Secertary N. G. Bartlett of Kinston ( was a business visitor here last Tues- • day. i > i Watch the LabCi On Yo«r Paper; It Carrie* the Date Your Subscription Expires. ESTABLISHED 1898 Two Years on : Roads Given Three of Gang | Grady VV. Morris Goes Back to His Home * In Oriental , Percy Woodard, Clinton K. Morris, . Phillip Worthington, and Grady VV. Morris all plead y in superior ' court here Wednesday, when they were called to answer the charge of | conspiring arid plotting to rob the Farmers & Merchants Bank in Wil- I liamston and the Planters & Mer : chants Bank in Kveretts in the lat ter part of October. C. K. Morris was turned over to authorities from the State pri.on to complete a 5-year sentence given him I in the Craven County court in Janu ary, 1!)23, of which term he had on ly served 0 months when he escaped from the Caledonia Farm, i'erey was sentenced to j the Hocky Mount road district roads for the term of two years, u> be pa - ruled at the end of ix montlis if he ' | makes a good prisoner and stays out of the State, except that he may visit |ti is mother in Pamlico County. 1 hillip Worthington was also sen : tenceil to the Rocky Mount road dis j trict roads for the term of' 2 years, , to be paroled at the end of six months lil he makes a satisfactory prisoner, i and leaves and remains out of the State of North Carolina. t.rady VV. Morris was al.-o sen tenced tor two years, which was sus pended so long us he does not violate Bliy( of the laws of North Carolina. He wa- released and taken home by his mother, who .Jives in Oriental. - This was one of the most interest ing cases that has appeared on the Martin court docket for muny years. Conceived and born int the minds of Percy Woodard and Phjllip WorthinK ton, the jdea came to them,-while 4 they were lounging around New York pool rooms to come to eastern North Car i cJintt to go into the bank robbing bus ' i.iess. Woodard wrote to a local man j from- Connecticut, stating that he had Lome gdatf-prupositions to offer. As j soon as this letter was received, it wus turned over to one, of the ofti-• j of the town, who advised the ri ciprent of the letter to seek further | information; and in a few days Wood ard and Worthington drove down | from New York in a car they then 1 stated was stolen. After divulging'their plans they left for Norfolk, where they said they | had tools and an expert —blower," j and would return, in a few days. When they reached Norfolk, however, they f■ himt ttTnr-tfirtr-tJtaWef," evidently C. K. Morris, was in jail. They then" wrote that they would be in William si on 19. Woodard and Worthington return ed just as they had stated they would. From their arrival on Tuesday night until I) o'clock the county and town officers Were in con stant touch with every move they made. But from that time until Sun day morning they guve Jhe officers the slip, except Percy Woodward, who returned here Thursday night with >u man unknown to the officers. These fvo.' spent the night at the Atlantic Hotel, leaving early Friday morning for Norfolk. Early Sunday morning the foul men reappeared. C. K Morris went on to New Bern, and the other* three hid at the old Whitley mill site up the river., They were all arretted in Kays' Cafe Sunday evening except Clinton, who was taken into custody Monday. Orflfly Morris was with them on Sunday. While they made denial that they were going to rob a bank, both C. K. and Grady Morris told in their, writ ten confessions. that Woodard and —l Worthington had told them they planned to do so. C. K. Morris stated that they had first told him so near Windsor as they were coming to Williamston on the Sunday theywere er res ted that they planned to "stick up" the bank at Everettst He daimed that he then refused to go further with them and left them. Grady' Morris sated that he first heard he bank mentioned Sunday, when he found two pistols in the car. He asked about them and was told they had ttiem to hold Up a bank with. " *r After the arrests, all talked freely, and being separated they told enough on each other to convict them all, even if there had been no other testi mony except their own statements.
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