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LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1911.
VOL. XXX-NO. 28
C05TI5T10J BEGINS TODAY.
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CALD WIU, IS DEAD.
THE BSD Of BEATTIE.
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II AJD ABOUT LEXHGT0H.
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nWS FROM XTEBIWHIBE.'
HUBDEB AT THOMASYTLLE. .
C. L. Irerhart l'enaa Dead in th
. Weed Shot Threagh the Head
B C Leonard in JalL .
- The body of Charles Lee Ererhart,
of Thomasvllle, m found In the
woods Monday; hear Cedar Lodge, tke
country place of Mr. Frank H. Fleer,
by some 110811 bora who were out
hunting. Everhart had been shot
from behind with a double-barreled
shot-gun -at short ranee. The load
had crashed through his skull and
torn away his teeth and nose; death,
of course was Instantaneous.
The dead man la said to have had
over one hundred dollars on his per
son when he was laat seen, but no
sign of the money was found on the
body, unless the fact that the victim's
pockets had been turned wrong side
out may be considered such. Robbery
and murder was written plainly over
the whole scene. , '
Everhart had been missing since
Saturday, and since Sunday morning
a large posse of men had been scour
ing the country for him; ' His body
wss found in a thicket, and from the
trail of blood that led to it. It was ev-
Ident that he had been murdered and
his body dragged Into the bushes.
Robert C Leonard, his first cousin,
was the last man seen with him, and
he was arrested Monday night, and
brought here for safe-keeping. 1 The
two men had started to a shooting
match at Mr. Bob Black's, several
miles south of town, and Everhart
never arrived. Leonard . states that
they "proceeded together as far
Workman's store, on the Fish Ferry
road, and there Everhart Invited him
to go up to the edge of the woods
. where he had some liquor conoealed,
and have a drink. They had . both
been drinking before-, and were 'pret
ty well under the influence of Intoxi
cants by this time. They started for
the woods, but Everhart turned back
to get one John Wilson, and never re
turned; Leonard, after waiting for
some, time, proceeded to the shooting-
match and never saw Everhart again,
Several witnesses testify that he men
tioned Everhart'a absence more than
once, saying that he wished that he
would Jme 'on, as he wanted to use
his gun. - '
Leonard was arrested at his home
Monday night - by Officers May and
Petree, and brought to Lexington In
R. L. Lambeth's automobile, arriving
here about midnight . According to
custom the prisoner was searched be
fore being put Into a cell, and - his
watch and pocketbook, ;' containing
about two dollars, taken 'from him.
But the coroner was not satisfied with
this, and suggested that he be search
-i again, more thoroughly; this time
Mr. Johnson the Jailer, and Officer
Petree searched him to the skin, and
Inside his took, Jammed down into the
' top of his shoe, they found a roll Of
greenbacks containing t about 162.
When an explanation was demanded,
Leonard said that he had been robbed
once, and that ever since he had been
in the -habit of carrying his money in
his shoe.
A story comes from Tbomaaville to
the effect that when Leonard arrived
at the shooting-matoh there was
fresh blood on his face! when he
washed It off no sign of Injury ap
peared. There is no scratch or wound
of any hmd apparent on ms race now,
, Everhart and Leonard were first
couxlns, and when Leonard first went
' to Thomasvllle he boarded at . the
'home of the dead man's father. The
prisoner says that the murdered man
always seemed more like a brother
than a cousin, toward him; that they
had the kindliest feelings toward one
another; that he. knew Everhart had
had a dram, but supposed that he was
nerfectly able to take care of himself,
and that If he had had affy other idea
he would have gone back after him.
Messrs. E. E. Racer and McCrary
it McCrary have taken charge of
the defense. '. '
Everhart, the dead man,: was a son
of Mr. Ed L. Everhart, of Midway
township. His mother Is dead. , He
leaves a widow but no children.
Leonard la a son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Leonard-. who live near Wei
come, and are well and favorably
known in all parts of the county. He
married a daughter of Mr. Frank Ev-
.h.rf -ma it, twn Ahllnr.n lAnn.
ard has been in very had health for
.- several months and had been unable
to do active work for some time. -
At the inquest held at Thomasvllle
. yesterday afternoon the coroner's Jury
. returned the following verdict: "We,
the coroner's Jury, find by the evi
dence given at the Inquest, . that
Charles Lee Everhart came to his
death by a gunshot wound : inflicted
by one Bob Leonard." . .,'
A reporter called on Leonard at the
lall here yesterday morning. He Is
- a slightly-built man of medium
height, with the pasty faoe of a chron-
- 1o hookworm victim; his eyes sre
large, light and rather vacant; his
gnarled, knotted hands are blacken
ed by the oak stain mat marts tne
workmen In chair factories. He seem
ed restless and ill at ease, but anx
ious to have his stde of the case put
. before the public; as the interview
proceeded, he unconsciously gripped
the heavy stel bars with both hands
and pressed his face close against
them, as be reiterated his statement
- rain and stain, that he had never
seen Everhart after leaving bhn at
Workman's store.
"Feeling" pretty good this 'mora
lngr sal Mr. Harvey Johnson, ths
jailer, ss he entered.
"No, sir, not much," snswered the
..i.a. with fiitnt am lie. "I wish
I was with my kids" he added simply.
Perhaos If the truth were known,
those oak-stained hands ought to be
dred red with the blooa or their own
. er's kinsman, but nevertheless any
one who vimts the Jail cannot but leej
a twinge of sympathy Tor the yonn
husband and father behind the bars.
'' EarWae snl ft.ool'rf S"akn,
A big "sho-.-'Ing trnV-y Is s'lnnnn
1 to t " i I nfe on l I : h ba
; v tfce ! ...rn I ... y A :t to-
r t, f f t.ri..--ue w'.'.l b
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frogrsai for Big Babqaet at Hotel
March To-KIght-Mn Gee. L.
Hackney Toast-Master.
The Indications are now that there
will be aixty or more salesman and
visitors here for the first annual con
vention of the Lexington Furniture
Manufacturers' salesmen. The con
vention opens today at 1:00 o'clock
with a meeting at the Iroquois Club,
when Mr. J. Raymond McCrary will
deliver the address-of welcome. - Mr.
W. Beaumont, of Memphis, Tenn,
will respond for ths visitors. .
The afternoon will be taken np
with a visit to the furniture factories
snd show rooms and nothing will be
left undone to give the visitors a good
time. - ; - ,
There will be a business session at
00 o'clock and at 8:89 tonight there
will be spread one of Manager Buggs
wonderful banquets. The toast-master
Is Mr. George L. Hackney, of the
Lexington , Chair Company and the
following Is the list of toasts which
he has prepared and the speakers who
will respond to them:
Lexington Advantage Hon. J. R.
McCrary. .' -... '-
B. F. O. E. D, F. Conrad, Elk Fur
niture Co. " i
In Dixie Plant I Take My Stand
W. H. Walker, Dixie Furniture Co.
The Prettiest Bird n Lexington
W. F. Sparger, Peacock Couch ft Fur
niture Co. '
Another Bird of Plumage I J.
Peacock, Lexington upholstery Co.
The New Baby Geo. w. Montcas-
tle. Lexington Chair Co.
The Advantaged of an understand
ing F. 8. Lambeth. Manufacturer,
W. A. Fewell. Salesman. -
How to Sell Pool ft Combination
rrT V. Ttorlntar.
The Price of Success Henry Kos-
endale. - !. '
Our Opinion of the Lexington Lines
J. U Spencer,- B. W. Beaumont, O.
B. Lipscomb , and others.
The convention win end tomorrow
with a final meeting at noon, me
morning session will be taken up with
business. Territory wiu db uaigueu
to the various salesmen and contracts
will be made for 1912.
Mrs. M. C pnsenserry Dead. ,
Mrs! Mary C. Dusenberry. of Con
cord, died suddenly at the Whitehead-
Stokef sanatorium at Salisbury Fri
day night.- She bad been suffering
from periodic heart trouble for some
time and had been in the sanatorium
for - several weeks. Apparently she
was Improving in health rapidly, but
the end -came -with unexpected sudr
A.nnttia.'.? .' '. ''.v .. i . '.j.
The burial took place here Sunday
and funeral services were held at, the
Episcopal.,-church. The fallowing
were the pall-bearefs: Messrs. O. W.
Moritcastle, C. A. Hunt. Jr., H. B.
Varner, T. E. McCrary, W. E. Holt
Jr., John T. Lowe. With the body,
which came on 36. were several
prominent., citizens of.' Concord who
acted as honorary pan oearers.
Among the out-of-town people here
for the funeral Werer: Messrs. w. u.
Means; J. U CrowelU Frank Smith and
L. Smith. M Concord, Col. and Mrs.
Al Fsirbrother, of Greensboro, Mr.
Rose, Jklr. and Mrs. Gowaa Dusenber
ry and Mr. Gowan Dusenberry Jr.,
of Concord, Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Daniel,
of Denton. Mr. J. W. Daniel and Miss
Minnie Daniel, of High Rock and Dr.
H. C. Daniel, of Salisbury. . : -
Mrs. Dusenberry was VI years oin
and was born and reared in Healing
Bnrlnrs township. Davidson county.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Mary Cameron. She married H. B.
Dusenberry shortly after the war and
lived in Lexington. For several years
she was postmistress here and though
she left Lexington in 1575, snortiy
after the death of her husband, she
never lost Interest in .Lexington and
In Lexington people. . She moved to
Concord In 1875 and resided there
until her death. She Is survived by
one eon, Mr. Gowan Dusenberry, pres
ident of the Gowan Medical Company,
of -Durham..
Concerning her the Concord Tri
bune of Saturday had the following:
For a number of years during her
residence here Mrs. Dusenberry con
ducted a hotel, being manager : of
both the old Si James and the St
Cloud and by her marked business
ability and - courteous treatment of
every one, won a place of high regard
with the traveling public in every
section. .: - .-' r.v ;:
Mrs. Dusenberry was a woman of
high culture and attainments and In
her home life she was gentle, kind
and considerate, possessing a nature
that took delight in doing things for
the happiness and comfort of others.
She wss a life long member ot tne
Episcopal church and slnoe her resi
dence here held her membership at
All Saints church. Her church and
home were twin objects of her love
snd affections and to the former she
was equally as devotedly attached as
to the latter. Seldom did she ever
miss a service and always responded
to the needs ot her church in every
way with a readiness and cheerful
ness that made-value to it both as a
member and an.example of inestima
ble value. .V, -: ,; '
-;' Small Fire Thursday. '
The house of Savannah Goes, a col
ored woman who lived on Plnnlx
street, wss burned to the ground
Thursday afternoon. About two-thirds
of her household furnishings, valued
at $150 waa saved. The fire is thought
to have originated from a spark on
the roof; It was valued at (600 with
400 Insurance.
The If. C Conferee.
The North Carolina Conference
which met last wek at Klnston was
a very lntrt!ng gathering. Illshop
loss pronided. Among the appoint
mortts of Interest to the people of this
nwtlon may be notd the fullowlng:
I IS. T '"ispson to Hay Btreet church
i vi- ; J. B. liurley to Centen-
srr.
1
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a l I
i ministers
are. w
Ir. Samael L. Smith Tktlai of Patav
fal Aeddent-Jr. Bacaaaaa
Performed Operatiea. .
Wednesday evening Samuel L.
Smith, a young white man of Tack
ertown was brought to Lexington on
the Southbound and turned over- to
Dr. E. J. Buchanan for treatment His
right foot was found to be horribly
crushed and mangled and an -operas
uoa waa necessary. Though suffer
ing terribly, the young man kept his
nerve and stood the operation well.
tie lert it ne Known that ae was a
member of the Tackertown Camp of
tne Modern Woodmen of America- and
the local members of that order came
to his aid In a hurry. Messrs. W. F.
Tussey and N.'A. Beck, of the Lex
ington camp, have been especially at
tentive to the injured man.
The accident occurred at Tucker
town. . Mr. Smith was walking along
the tracks as the train was pulling in
to the station, going in the same .di
rection as the train. A cinder struck
him in the eye, blinding him for - a
moment and he stumbled' and fell.
His right foot slipped under the
grinding wheels and was crushed off.
A number of friends ran to the young
man a assistance and he was picked
up. His leg was bound tightly and
a cot waa secured. He was then
placed In a baggage car and brought
to Lexington.
After the operation he was carried
to Central Hotel, where he Is being
cared tor. He hopes to be able to re
turn to his home in Tuckertown in a
few days. ,v :,,.,.-.. . v
The Had Printer and the Merry Con
Tict.
Mr. Charles Noell, at one 'time t
very prominent citizen ot this city,
has taken up his residence at Ral
igh. Deputy Sheriff . Fred Sink
saw him safely to his new home last
week. It so happened that a certain
mad prtnterman, forever nameless in
these columns, was on the same train,
journeying down toward the wilds of
Burlington. Our unfortunate fellow-
citizen waa In a wondrous merry
mood, considering the -fact that he
faced fifteen years 'of labor, for the
good of his state a sentence, by the
way, that it almost broke the judge s
heart to impose, because that was all
the law would allow. The ex-whlte
slaver talked Incessantly to his at
tentive escort, and the printer heard
and. meditated In silence.
"In five years I'll write you from
Spain", confided the convict to the
officer. .
The printer brooded. . '.
"This is my third trip W 'Raleli
guess it's three times and out." -.
The printer woke from his revery,
No. Charley," he said , reflectively,
shifting his cigar to the northwest
corner of his mouth, "no, Charley, for
you it's three times and in.
And golden silence settled down to
lay. .. . ..- .. , ,
'Big Livery Deal.
A business deal of more than or
dinary Interest was put through last
week when Messrs. E, I. Bugg, S. W.
Finch, J. B. Hayworth and W- F.
Thomason purchased the livery busi
ness ot J. F..Hedrick. The business
will be incorporated and run under
the name of the Hotel March Livery
Company-' i Mr. .Hedrlck has been in
the livery business here for. several
years and has prospered at It He
has accumulated : so : many di
verse business Interests that he
finds it necessary to turn some ot them
adrift and he starts the process by
getting out ot the livery business. He
will hereafter devote himself to run
ning his farm and selling farm ma
chinery. He will be assisted in the
maohinery business by bis son, Mr.
Harvey Hedrick, who has been with
him in the livery business. ..The new
livery concern will probably operate
at Mr. Hedrlck's old stand, but this
has not been definitely determined
They may use the stables on Third
avenue, where Hayworth ft McMillan
bave been doing business, . , ,
The Ghosts of Abbott's Creek.
Dr. J. C. Leonard will deliver, his
usual Thanksgiving lecture tomorrow
night on "The Ghosts of Abbott i
Creek." The subject of the lecture
will be tne legends : and - irauiuons
connected with the time Lord Corn
wallls crossed the stream at what Is
now. known as Crott's Bridge. The
folk tales of the neighborhood say
that he burled a considerable sum of
money In the bed ot the little creek
and .that the spot Is guarded -to this
day by unseen sentinels. Also he will
tell the story of Old Sorrel, the war-
horse of Stonewall Jackson. : No ad
mission fee will be charged and every
one will be welcomed) an offering
will be taken ae the conclusion of the
lecture for the Nazareth, .. Orphans
Home, at Crescent N. C. . V-.v,:,
- The M. P. Conference, -v.-
The North 'Carolina Methodist
Protestant Conference closed a very
Interesting and profitable session at
Henderson Monday eight. Tot na
ture of the closing dsy was an appeal
to the congress of the United States
tn nasa a national prohibition law
The following eoDoidtmenta will be
of Interest to many readers ot, The
tMsnatch: '
Albemarle. A. H. Bryan; Asbeboro.
T. M. Johnson; Concord, A. A. und-
lev. Davidson. J. W. Hulln; Denton.
D. A. Braswells Forsyth. T. W. Wil
liams: Greensboro. T. - O. Oghurn
Guilford. T. A. Plyler; High Point A.
n. Dixon: Mocksvtlle. B. A. Hignnu
Randleman. J. O. O'Brien; Randolph,
w r Laislter: Baxanabaw. O. - W,
Holmes: SUnlv. O. F. Reynolds
Thomasvllle. Edward Suits; TJwhar-
rie. Joel Trogden; Whynot J. H.
Btoeve', Winston, 8. W. Taylor; rt
Winston. 8. N. Needham; ..Yadkin
College, IL L. Powell.
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Chas. R. Thomas, the well-known
Thomasvllle drurfst Is prepared to
oi-t. t'' r ' ..c !h bis famo"S I
murine bun.. for 191. Eee I i
la a.,c -er t .aain.
Spirit ef the Gnat Jearnallst Has
Takea IU right-XerU Car.
elina Beans.
Mr.' Joseph Pearson CaldwelL for
nineteen years' editor of the Char-
totte Observer, died Wednesday mora-l'"
ing at ue noma of bis friend Dr.'10
John McCampbell,' superintendent of.
the state hospital at Vorgantoa. He
nad been HI sine March 8, 1909,
when he suffered a stroke ot paraly
sis in his office at .Charlotte, and his
death was not a surprise. To his
mends the news . or his death came
rather as a relief, since for a long
time absolutely no hope had " been
held out by the attending physicians,
and the sick nun was suffering in
tensely. ... l.
Mr. Caldwell's -body .waa laid to
rest in Oakwood cemetery at 8tates
vllle. his boyhood ' home. Thursday.
Friends from far. and near gathered
to pay me last tribute or. respect to
North Carolina's illustrious son. Men
notable in all the walks -of life pourr
en into matesvuie on every train; a
special from Charlotte . brought 75.
The casket burled ander a .veritable
wilderness of flowers, rested before
the altar in . the first Praahvteriaii
church until- the hour for the funer
al; it might be said that J. P. Cald
well lay In state for a constant stream
ot friends passed by for a last look
at nis lace...-, .':y
At lour o'oiook tne funeral was
conducted by Rev. C. E.' Raynal, pas
tor oi the . church; 'Rev. Dr. P. R.
Law of Charlotte, editor ot the Pres
byterian Standard, made the opening
prayer; short talks were made by
Rev.. Plato. Durham, presiding elder
or the Winston District of the Meth
odist church, and Mr- Archibald John
son, of Thomasvllle, editor of Charity
and unuaren, , oetn ot whom were
close personal friends of Mr. Cald
well. A short "bat impressive. ser
vice at tne grave tended the funeral
The following, sketch of Mr. Cald
well's life Is taken from the Charlotte
Observer, of the, morning after his
death: - vi- .1.:
Joseph Pearson Caldwell was a son
oi tne late Hon. Joseph Pearson Cald
well and Amanda McCulloufch Cald
Well and was bora In States vllle, Ire
dell county, juneiis, 1853. The early
years Of his Ufa Were spent in his na
tive village, where he was educated
by his slBter, Miss Janle A. Caldwell.
He also at, times attended a night
scnooi. . t ' ;
At 14 years of age Mr. Caldwell.
then nothing more, than a lad, went
to work as a printer in the office of
the Iredell Express, a weekly news
paper, wnose Bame..: was ' ishanged
'Uhoaiy ; after th jft-niw
cam Soon after' this, Mr. Charles R.
Jones located in StatesviHe and es
tablished the States vllle Intelligen
cer.- Mr. Caldwell was offered a po
sition on this paper at S6 a week with
raise of SI s week, which be ac
cepted. . It was while setting type In
this office that he tried out his prent
lee hand, -offering his service at nights
to do a little writing in the local de
partment :
After working for several years in
the office of the StatesviHe Intelli
gencer, Mr. Caldwell decided to pay
Visit to Charlotte. He came down
to one of the old Carolina, fairs and
while here paid a -visit to all' of the
newspaper offices in the city. Drop
ping hi at the office of the old Char
lotte Observer, Mr. Caldwell met Mr.
Johnson - Jones, the -editor at that
time, i Mr. Jones questioned Mr. Cald
well as to what line of work' he was
engaged In and on being told that
he worked In a newspaper office, of
fered him $35 a month to become Its
local editor. This 'tender was accept
ed. Mr. Caldwell moving to Char
lotte' In November, . 1872. " Many of
the older ; i residents will remember
Mr.1 Jones, who is now residing In
Los Angeles, CaL i : i ,
v GOES TO RALEIGH.
A few months after the arrival of
Mr. Caldwell in Charlotte to work on
the' Charlotte Observer, Mr. Jones, of
the . StatesviHe 1 Intelligencer, came
down and purchased the Observer.
The two worked together until 1875,
when Mr. Caldwell was seized with
rheumatism and returned to States
viHe, remaining In bed six weeks.
While In bed, Mr. Caldwell received
an offer from Mr. William, H. Bern
ard, editor- of the Wilmington Star,
at 820 a week and was about to ac
cept It when he was offered a better
position in Charlotte. After working
here about a year he was offered f 1,
000 a year and the position ot city
editor of the Raleigh News. He went
there and lived about a year. When
he left he recommended Mr. J. 4
notr Chambers of StatesviHe to suc
ceed him ss city editor. Mr. Cham
bers came to Charlotte and ras con
nected with the paper for some time.
Soon after this Mr. F. Brevard Mo
Dowel I purchased a halt Interest' in
the Observer and Mr. Caldwell
sent tor and offered 11,100 to serve
as assistant editorial writer. He
accepted, returned to Charlotte and
waa wedded to Miss Margaret Spratt
Surviving as the result of this mar
riage are three children, namely, Mrs.
D. H. McCullougb of Empire, Panama,
Mrs. Julian H. Taliaferro , ' ot New
York and Mr. Frank M. Caldwell of
Charlotte, Miss Janle1 A. Caldwell,
Mr. Caldwell's sister, also survives.'
BUYS 8TATE8VILLK LANDMARK.
In 1880 Mr. Caldwell purchased the
StatesviHe Landmark and went there
to edit It From the beginning the
paper was a success and Mr. Cald
well often said that those years lived
In StatesviHe were the happiest of
his life.
The Charlotte Observer went to the
bad financially and waa suspended.
The Evening Chronicle waa then es
tablished and on February 1, 1892, It
was purchased by Messrs. J. P. Cald
well and D. A. Tompkins. Its name
was chsnged to The Charlotte Dally
Observer. Mr. Caldwell became edi
tor snd general manager and ooo
tinned la active control of the paper
..,i ..i,.w. in M.n h i ir
v i,n- Hvin In fttatoavttU Mr.
Ci ' lwell was elected n- -or of the
ton. He served In tis cfi ' r
four years. In 1SSB or U- ha t. t
Bfeameng Wife ' Xarderer dees ts
Death Qaletly-H Makes Fall
Coafessioa ef His Crime.
Henry Clay Beattle, Jr., went to
his death Friday morning at 7:19. He
strong to ths very end and went
nis a earn witn a smile on nis race.
Apparently he did not fear the end
and even helped the attendants fasten
the straps to his body.
Beattle, from the beginning, affect
ed an iron nerve. He delighted to
pose in the eyes of the world as a
hero. He seemed to take Inordinate
delight In being applauded as a man
of Iron nerve and Spartan fortitude.
Even after his confession, which wss
made November 9,' be kept up the
pose. It is alleged that even his old,
broken father did not know of the
confession until after his death, Fri
day, as tne worm saw it Beattle died
without making a confession, game to
the last
Thursday night which was his last
on earth, Beattle slept well and it
was necessary for bis guards to
arouse him from his slumbers Just ss
the light of dawn began to creep into
the grim passageways of the prison,
Holding1 a little prayerbook which
was given him by his spiritual advis
er, Rev. Mr. Fix, the condemned man
walked' to the death chamber between
the ministers and guards. Even the
sudden flash of electrical globes fail
ed to have any visible effect on him
and he walked to the chair with aJ
faint smile and almost an air of in
difference. He calmly shook hands
with the ministers, murmured a few
words of prayer and stepped into the
death ' chair. The powerful switch
that held back the death dealing cur
rent was raised and quick as a flash
the body ot Henry Clay Beattle, Jr.,
grew tense and suddenly crumbled.
The attending physician raised his
hand' which was a silent signal that
the condemned man had paid the law's
toll for the murder of his young wife.
- Four hours after Henry Beattle's
death Rev. Dr. J. J. Fix, one of the
young man's spiritual advisers, made
public Beattle's confession, which-had
been made to Dr. Fix and other min
isters on November 9. The confes
sion reads as follows:
"I, Henry Clay Beattle, Jr., desirous
of standing right before God and
man, do on this the 24th day of. No
vember, 1911, confess my guilt -of the
crime charged against me. Much that
was published concerning the details
was- not true, but the awful fact with
out harrowing circumstances re
mains. For this action, I am truly
sorry and believing that I am at peace
with God and man and will soon pass
made.
(SlgnedJ
Henry Clay Beattle, Jr.'
This
confession came as a great
relief to Governor Mann, who refused
to commute Beattle's sentence or to
grant him. a respite, and to the jury
of farmers who found him guilty. He
was convicted on circumstantial evi
dence alone and if the confession had
not been made there would always
have been some who would have
doubted Beattle's guilt . ... ,
Fighting In Tripoli Grows Fiercer.
The Italians In Tripoli have again
taken the offensive, after having had
all they could do for , the past few
weeks to keep the Turks out of the
city itself. The Italian front is be
ing extended and the plan is to drive
the Turks from the oasis immediate
ly south of the city. If this were done
they ..would have nothing but the Sa
hara to tall back on, and organized
resistance to the Italian occupation
ot Tripoli would be practically ended.
The tales of atrocities committed
by the Italian soldiers have been con
firmed so strongly that there is no
longer any doubt that they are true.
The world has for so many years been
hearing of barbarities practiced by
the Turks that the general feeling is
that the Trlpolitans are getting no
more than their Just deserts. .
' Stephenson Whitewashed.
It is reported In Washington that
the senatorial committee that has been
Investigating the election of Isaac
Stephenson to the United States sen
ate from Wisconsin, will report short
ly after the assembling of congress
that they ' discovered no evidence ot
vote-buying, notwithstanding the fact
that Stephenson spent over $100,000
in his campaign. All" the country1 is
morally certain ot Stephenson's guilt
but the senate committee refuses
to convict and there is no way for
ths people to reach him. . It la anoth
er strong argument tor direct election
of senators by the people. . , ,
I Bams' Witnesses Threatened.
William J. Burns, the detective
through whose efforts the McNamara
brothers were arrested charged with
blowing up the Los Angeles Times
building some months ago, stated In
a -speech recently that some of his
witnesses had been threatened witn
death In case they testified against
the McNamarss. It baa been neces
sary to conceal some of the prosecu
tion's witnesses to protect them irom
bodily harm. i Mr. Burns'- also de
nounced Mr. Samuel Gompers, pros!
dent ot the American Federation ot
Labor, for an article Mr. Gompers
wrote for ths Appeal to Reason, in
which he suggested that Messrs. Mor-
an. Guggenheim, Otis and Burns
should be removed from off the earth,
"If they get me," he said with feel
Line, "there will be somebody else to
take up tne worn ana tuouuu. iue
flrht for the protection ot society, 1
have a consciousness of having per
formed my full duty with the observ
ance of an absolute regard at all
times for the rights of every indivi
dual affected and prompted only by
a desire to see that justice is done.'
became a member ot the board ot
directors of the 8tate Inaane Asylum.
In 189t Mr. Caldwell was elected
delegate to the natlrmM democratic
pnnvntlon and Wns cl rmea Of he
- T-orth Carolina d. i. Mr. Cald-
nil's swid r arr .
, " He . WIi.'nis of
iJi one t. . 1,
wss to
rtrlotte who
survives.
Feneaal Mention HevemenU at tiM
People Small Itsau sf la- --;-.
terest
Mr. John Bower spent Monday in
Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McCrary spent
Thursday night in Thomasvllle.
Miss Ola Horner spent the week
end at her home In High Point
Rev. Thomas Carrkk, of High Point
was a visitor to Lexington Monday.
Miss Julia Wilson, of Winston-Sa
lem, spent Thursday with friends In
the city.
Mrs. James Adderton , spent some
time with home-folks at Matthews
last week.
Mn C A. Hanns anent last week
in Charlotte as the guests of Mrs. w.
W. Overman. .
Mrs. S. W. Finch returned last week
from a visit to Mrs. Fred Springs
at Charlotte.
JnAaa M.rtln. of the Thomasvllle
Recorder's court, spent Sunday after
noon in the city. ,
Mrs. Kemp Alexander, of Ashebc-
ro, Is visiting at the borne of Mr. and
Mrs. J. F, Deaderick. -
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Robertson went
to Burlington Saturday. Mrs. Rob
ertson wlU spend some time with rel
atives in that city.
Mr. John M. Harkey, who has been
111 for several months, does not Im
prove. His condition for the past
week has been very serious. '
Dr. and Mrs. Sinclair, of Asheville,
will arrive in Lexington this after
noon to spend Thanksgiving as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Boger,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mendenhall, and
daughter, Dorothy, and Messrs. Cliff
Thompson and W. F. Welborn, are
attending the Lowe-Lindsay wedding
at Madison today.
Mr.' H. B. Varner .returned Friday
from Richmond where he had been
attending the sessions of the - Road
Congress of the American Association
for Highway Improvement .- x
Mrs. A. W. Plyler is expected to ar
rive in the city from Charlotte today.
Mr. and Mrs. Plyler will at once oc
cupy the parsonage which has been
repaired and refurbished against their
coming. ; .. ; ; ;
Miss Maude Kendall, who has spent
the past week in Asheville, will re
turn to Lexington today. She win be
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Kendau. -of Asheville, who will spend
Thanksgiving With Mr. and Mr, w-
Boger. Miss Kendall will remain
in the city for some time.' r
Miss Vera Lee Price, who was re
cently called to her home in West
Virginia by the death of her mother,
has returned to take up her work in
the graded school here. During the
three years of her residence here Miss
Price has made - a host of friends
whose sympathy will go out to her in
her sad bereavement
Friends of Mr. J. T. Thomason
were much alarmed by the reports
coming here last week that he had
fallen from a building in Sumter, S.
C, where lie has, been working for
Mr. W. L. Harbin, and was seriously
injured. A later mesage contained
the information that "there were no
bones broken." Mr. Thomason was
able to come home and is "up and
about," apparently as well as ever,
except for a little soreness. His in
juries were received on account of a
fall from a wagon.
Caesar Cene Will Give Thanksgiving
'". Turkeys,
In keeping with a custom well es
tablished by Caesar Cone he will on
next Thursday give a delicious tur
key to each of the families connected
with his mills. The remembrance by
Mr. Cone every Thanksgiving is one
ot his many kind offices during the
year in behalf of those who work tor
him.
Between 1,000 and 1,500 turkeys
will be required to go the rounds and
the cost wlU be -approximately 15
cents per pound, the sum total run
ning uo to $2,000 or 3,uou. These
turkeys so tar as possible will be pur
chased at home, Mr. Cone being a
believer at all times in keeping money
in circulation at borne. Greensboro
News. .
- Kindergarten Association.
Miss Meta Elolse Beall, of Greens
boro, state seceretary for North Car
olina of the Southern Kindergarten
Association, asks The Dispatch
Dubllsh the following notice:
A State Kindergarten Association
will be formed during the Teachers'
Assembly In Raleigh, Nov. 29th, Dec.
2nd. Such an organization will do
much to further the growth of the
kindergarten movement throughout
North Carolina.
Every kindergarten teacher of the
state Is urged to lend her hearty co-
o Deration In this matter and to at
tend the Teachers' Assembly m ttai-
' " The Ornhais Remembered.
W.i.n Will W HoHanlaw- went to
Conference he took with him to tne
depot at Lenoir a full wagon load of
canned fruit a donation from - the
.nnrf tuinnle of Hanson's chaoel and
community to the Methodist orphan
age at Winston-Salem. He said that
there waa much more prepared, but
be was nnaoie to nam iu iruiy w
was a magnificent gift from those
Muni, .ml nn. (bat . will - be
highly appreciated by the manage
ment ss well as tne inmates or we
asylum. Watauga Democrat
: Baslaess Xews Holes, -
Fred Thompson complains that be
has too many Ladles' Sweaters on
hand for his peace ot mind, and to
relieve the burden be has simp
knocked ths prices ot thmn all
nieces. It may pay to investigate.
Carreat Events la The United States
and ths Werld at Large Briefly
, Set Forth. .
Plans tor the inauguration of Gov
ernor-elect J. B. McCreary were per- '
fected at a meeting held by the com
mittee in charge of the exercises at'
the home ot Senator McCreary - In
Richmond recently.
Gen. Joseph M, Duncan command
er ot the Department of Texas, made
personal investigation of the Mex-
lean filibustering situation at Laredo '
last week, and stationed troops of.
cavalry at Laredo and Brownsville.
Former Senator Aldrlch mMi-mmaI -
the American Bankers' Association
in session at New Orleans, explaining
in detail the revised nlan adonted bv '
the National Monetary Commission
for the reform of the monetary sys
tem of the United States.
The will of H. V. Newcomb, form
er resident of Louisville and president .
of the L. ft N. railroad, made no pro
vision for his wife and son, settle
ment having been previously made.
The bulk of his estate -was left in
trust tor his nurse, Jeanne La Foe.,
Several smaller bequests were made.
The German Foreign Minister Von
Kiderlln-Waechter, made . an official
report to the Reichstag a few days
ago- on the Anglo-German relations
as affected by the Moroccan dispute
with France. The report showed that
the language used on both sides was -so
sharp that a peaceful outcome of
the affair was- considered fortunate.
The annual report of the hospitals
ot New York issued recently shows
that the hospitals gave to the poor of
New York 1,235,524 days of free ser
vice during the past twelve months.
New York churches gave to - assist
this Work $116,000.45 hospitals are In
this association and' their expenses
annually exceed their Incomes from
paying patients, $1,500,000.
President Gompers and other labor -
leaders In the American Federation '
of Labor may continue to. associate
with Andrew Carnegie, August Bel
mont and other so-called "enemies of
organized labor" as members of the
National Civic Federation. a the la
bor convention defeated the . resolu
tion "respectfully, requesting" its ot- 1
fleers to -resign from the civic federa
tion. - -'- ,
Thursday evening about 8:30, while
Mr. James Barker, son of M. T. Bark- '
er, grocer, of High Point, waa driving
his father's dray,' the team was - run i
into and pretty badly injured by Mr. E.
Jacob MsatteMle -en West-- Broad -
street near the Brlggs' residence. The
horsey which is quite valuable one
had a leg broken and the wagon-was.:
dragged about 25 feet Young Barker
saved his life by jumping out-r ,
Barnett P. Moore, a prosperous and
nromlnent farmer of , Rockinsrham
county met a tragic death Wednesday
morning while returning from, town.
where he had marketed a load of tobacco.-
The team of mules which Mr.
Moore was driving became frightened '
and ran away. The farmer in his ef-
ions 10 cneca tne maaneneo animate
was thrown from the wagon, the wag
on passing over his body, and inflict--ing
injuries from which he died with
in a tew hours. Mr. Moore was the 1
father of a large family, f- "
Two empty wood wagons were re
sponsible for serious lnlury inflicted
upon Walter Webb, the 8-year-old son
of Walter A. Webb of Forsyth, Thurs
day; It seems that the two wagons
were passing down a street In . that .
place when the first of the two wag- .
ons struck ths child and knocked him
down and the other wagon passed ov
er the little body. . Neither , ot the
drivers of the wagons stopped to In
quire as to the child's injuries but
continued at a reckless speed on down
the street ' It Is not known how se
riously the little fellow is Injured as
yet though his face was badly lacer- -ated.
:
A true bill has been returned by
the grand Jury of Gaston county
against Chief of Police Christy 8. Ha-
ger, of Bessemer City, who shot E. E.
Lockman, ot that town Sunday after
noon, Lockman dying from the ef
fects of the wound Monday evening in
the Charlotte Sanitarium. He was said '
to have been drunk at the time and
was alleged to have been interfering
with the officer In the attempt to make
an arrest Chief Hager was allowed
bail by Judge Adams In the sum of
$2,500, which he promptly , executed
. 1 t.L 1) Un k..
resigned his position as chief of po
itea. -. - -x--A-'6aP
The promnt action of the operator in
the switch tower at the crossing ot
the Coast JJne and Norfolk Southern
tracks on thsV outskirts of Wilson.
Thursday morning saved the Norfolk
Southern train for Raleigh, due there
at 6:05, and probably a number - ot
lives. By throwing his derail on the.
Coast Line train the engine ot that
train went off the track about the
time the engineer, Tamper, one ot the
oldest men In the Coast Line services
applied the emergency brakes, i or
tunately the engine and tender only
left the tracks and the passengers re
ceived a slight shaking up and the
other train was saved.
Pickpockets got In a good day's
work at the South port celebration and
It Is Intimated that probably several
hundred persons were relieved of va
rious sums during the day. Besl,; s
R. T. Cox, Who was relieved of nearly
$20 before the train left Wllminr ,u.
the following are among t e
touched at Bouthport later in the f y:
W. I. Worth, $n0 dln'-tid scarf i n;
Frtltor Thonms W. "'i. or - e
Wilmington Morning linr, r it
containing small e"'"t I T
end valuable pspm ; I
'if the old V iim'i : :
J. E. G. r-own, S ;
, i $3 H r i
n. v, . ,i, i it