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BECKER PUIS HIS
FIGHT FOB APPEAL
Convicted of Gambler's Mur
der, Loses None of His
Iron Nerve
COUNSEL EXPECTS - REVERSAL
Police Lieutenant Confers With Mc
Intyre Appeal on Ground That
Verdict Wat Against the
Weight of Evidence.
New York, Oct. 25. Police Ueut.
Charles Becker spent bis hours in the
Tombs today planning liis fight to an
nnl the verdict of the jury which con
victed him 'last night of the murder
of the gambler, Herman Rosenthal.
Becker has lost none of the iron
nerve which bore him through the
trial and the ordeal of hearing himself
condemned as guilty, if his appearance
and every action today count for any
thing. - He awoke refreshed from a
sound sleep and after a hearty break
fast summoned - his chief attorney,
John P. Mclntyre.
The two . conferred for .more than
an hour and .'later Mr. Mclntyre an
nounced that immediate notice of ap
peal from the verdict would be filed.
Without this appeal Becker, who is
due to be sentenced next Wednesday,
would if the usual procedure were fol
lowed, take his , seat in the electric
chair the first week; in December. The
filing of the-notlce, however, will act
asa stay and it ia not impossible that
manymohths .will elapse before the
ultimate fate of the convicted police
officer is determined. In a recent case
two years passed before the appeal for
a first degree murder was settled.'..
"I don't mind saying tbat we . ex
pect v a reversal," decker's-' attorney
announced, cThe appeal . will ; be on
the ground ' that . the verdict was
against, the weight of evidence; that
the justice's charge was of a nature
to in jure; the. chances of the defend-
ant; npc :tWsticeVYa11UTt
that Sanr Seheppsl was-Jin accomplice
in the nnirder and upon the error - of
law in the refusal of the justice to al
low testimony by the defense to go
in the recbrd."
Becker's wife visited'him this after--noon,
and, according to prison attend
ants, the meeting -marked the one mo
ment since the prisoner was indicted,
when he seemjed on the verge . of
breaking down.- When after an hour's
call Mrs. Becker emerged from the
prison gate it could be seen that she
had been weeping.
Either "Whitey" Lewis or "Lefty
Louie" will be the next of the seven
men indicted for the murder to be
placed on trial, District Attorney Whit
man announced tonight. The date fix
ed is 'November 7th. Meanwhile Jack
Rose, "Bridgie" Webber, Harry Val
lon and Sam Schepps, the four inform
ers, will be kept in the West Side
prison.
Schepps, whose attitude toward his
incarceration thus fat has been one of
complete docility, .today protested to
the district attorney that he bad been
in jail long enough, and his counsel
hinted that he would take legal action
to obtain his client's release.
Schepps is due to be arraigned Mon
dav on the vagrancy charge under
which he was confined and it was re
ported tonight . thafT the district attor
ney would ask that lie be held under
523,000 bail. Rose also is anxious for
his release.
"What these informers want now
is not bail," said District , Attorney
Whitman tonight, "but extra iron
doors on their cells so they'll feel
safe."
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL WON
Wilmington Football Team Defeated
Washington, N. C, Yesterday
A message received -here last night
by a member of the High School Ath
letic Association brought the pleasing
information that the Wilmington High
School football team defeated the
Washington High. School eleven on the
grounds of the latter yesterday after
noon by a score of C to 0. The tele
gram did not contain any particulars
of the game, but as the score indicates
it was a close contest and was doubt
less hard fought on both side's. The
boys return" to the city at noon today.
Next Saturday the -High School boys
will play Donaldson Military Academy
at Fayetteville, then go to Greensboro
for a game with the Greensboro High
School team on Monday. On Novem
ber 11th the Greensboro team comes
here for a game. A number of other
games are to be played during the sea
son, f-
WALLACE AND TEACH EY.
Interesting Game That Was Not Play
ed Between School Teams.
(Special Stari Correspondence.)
Wallace, N. Cj Oct. 25. The base
ball teams of the graded school here
and the Teachey High School, crossed
bats on the local, diamond this after
noon in what promised to-be a very
interesting ganfe; but in the third to
ning, f rof. Shawr of Teachey, called
bis team off because 'John Lamb, of
the Wallace team, slugged too hard at
the balls and he was afraid his atch-
TOtfe ,a .tmiV with the. bau me-
umpire called the game 9 to i m fa-1
vor of Wallace. '. .'".;.,, v,,;. r
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THFJifORIES
No Fighting Along Line from
Kirk Killisseh to
Adrianople
UHDECIBED AS TO ATTACK
Not Known Yt if They Will Try a
Siege or Assault Swift Progress
of the War Intervention
s Now Being. Talked.
London, Oct. 23. After a four days
heavy battle the Bulgarians are rest
ing. There .wers no reports of fight
ing' today along the line -from Kirk
Kilisseh to Adrianople. The Bulgar
ians have not yet decided whether
they will attempt to capture Adrian
ople by. assault or to starve out its
garrison by siege. The full extent of
the Turkish disaster at Kirk Kilisseh
is still unknown, but it is almost cer
tain that the bulk of 4he garrison
there effected a retre-t before the
town fell into the hands of the Bulga
rians. The early capture of Kirk Kilisseh
was a, great surprise, even to Bulga
rian staff officers and their allies, and
the, swift progress of the war was un-
exfefeted. by Europe generally. It haa
beM only nine days since Turkey de
clared war and yet events have march
ed to the point where the possibility
of ' intervention by the powers already
is talked of.
Much interest centers in the nature
of the alliance of the Balkan States.
It Is said on good authority that one
of th? provisions of thai alliance is
that no one State shall conclude peace
without the others agreeing to do sp.
T Next tar importance, -..to ;the opera
tions" in Thrace is - the struggle - be
tween the Servians and the Turks in
:Coik&tani&o4
pie aSflast admits "the fcuccess of the
Servian army. The Servians, yesteiv
day captured two towns, vuchltrin
and Gilan, on ; the road between Mit-
rovitza'and Yranya. '
The Montenegrins are pressing their
attack on Scutari. It is reported that
the Turkish garrison et Scutari has
retired to the heights of Sadrina,
south of the town. This action is in
terpreted as a preparation tcr evacu
ate Scutari.
The "Greeks are continuing their
northward march, and today occupied
Kosani, about 12 miles northwest of
the town of Servia.
. Situation is Unchanged.
Sofiia, Oct. 25. The situation be
fore Adrianople is unchanged. In the
fighting at Yuruk, the Turks are re
ported to have lost about 300 men
killed and- 500 takem prisoners, and in
addition to have had taken from them
three quick-firing guns and 12 ammu
nition wagons.
At Kird Chali, 40 miles west of Mus
tapha Pasha, the Bulgarians seized a
depot containing 1,000,000 cartridges,
40 cases of shells and. large stores of
food.
In the Razlog district the Bulgar
ians are masters of th& upper reaches
of the Mesta river. In this district,
near Mahomia, a . Turkish infantry
regiment hzs been annihilated and a
battalion of Turkish regulars and ir
regulars is surrounded in the town by
Bulgarian troops.
The News From Constantinople.
Constantinople, Oct. 25 The Sul.
tan todjy had an audience of the
Minister of War and the,.Minister of
Works on the occasion of their de
parture for the front. The departure
of the foreign military attaches for
thg seat of war again has been post
poned, this time to next Monday.
Trcmway service in Constantinople
has been suspended and all the horses
have been requisitioned for' war pur
poses. It is still maintained that the re
ported capture of Kirk Kilisseh by the
Bulgarians is fictitious; that. commun
ication with the city is still workng
regularly and the Turkish troops ore
holdings all their 'positions between
Kirk Kilisseh and Adrianople.
An admission . of a Servian success
at KumanOva reached here today in a
dispatch from Saloniki, which said
that the Servian army operating in
that region had succeeded in regain
ing their lost ground.
A; dispatch xfrom Adrianople, timed
3 o'clock, says that all is tranquil,
and ssys no firing has taken' place
since yesterday. .
Pathetic scenes-are being witnessed
at Constantinople .railroTVi station f
when daily, there is an influx of aged
refugees and children - from frontier
villages. Four thousand refugees
from Adrianople and Kirk Kilisseh ar
rived today.
Plans of Balkan Alliance
London; Oct. 25. The final attack
by the Bulgarians on Kirk Kilesseh
lasted 30 hours, according to a spe
cial dispatch from Slara Zagora. It
culminated in a bayonet charge, after
which the Turks retreated to the east
In -the-direction i of- a column, of Bul
garian troops advancing from the Vi
tara road. Another special dispatch
says the Bulgarians were repulsed
when they attacked Maras at the Junc
tion of the rivers Maritza and Arda,
opposite Adrianople. JThe losses - or
. (Continued on Page Eight) "sSv ,;
Is Your Name
COL ROOSEVELT IS GUARDED
Receives Number of Threatening Let-
ters.and Stranger Tries to Force
His Way in the House Will
Speak Wednesday.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Oct. 25. Oh ac
count of arnumber of threatening let
ters received by Col. Roosevelt and
the presence in Oyster Bay of a
tsarnger who attempted N today to
make his way to the colonel's house,
steps were taken tonight to guard the
ItfefMhe President A- tentative
decision was reached to engage one
or two A'eh to protect Col. Rosevelt
during the remainder of the campaign
and : for -a time thereafter if the colo
nel has .not recovered sufficiently by
election day to be able to defend him
self. . -i
ColJloosevelt's condition continued
to improve today and his physiciaus
said he would be able to speak at the
Madison" Square Garden meeting- in
New York on Wednesday night if no
unforeseen complications arise. But
they Baid that he would be unable to
do any further campaigning.
The man who attempted to see Col.
Roosevelt arrived in Oyster Bay this
afternoon and set out on foot for Saga
more Hill. He was met at the door
by the colonel's secretary and insisted
that he must see the ex-President, al
though told that no visitors were be
ing received. He was a tall, well dress
ed man with a flowing black mustache
and a sombrero which gave him the
appearance of &. Westerner. He would
give no reason for asking to see the
colonel, but persisted in his demands
until he was cut off sharply and told
to leave Sagamore Hill. He then ask
ed to see Mrs. Roosevelt. The colo
nel's secretary finally persudaded him
that it was useless and he went away.
There was nothing about the man's
manner to suggest that he would at
tempt violence and he was described
by those who saw him as being appar
ently harmless.
The stranger returned to the village
and wrote a long, rambling letter to
Col. Roosevelt. Then he disappeared
and no trace of him could be found in
Oyster .Bay tonight, and it was not
known whether he had left.
The recent attempt on Col. Roose
velt's life was said by Ir. Geo. Faller.
of Oyster Bay, one of the colonel's
physicians, to have stirred up cranks
and to be responsible for the letters
which CoL Roosevelt has received
since his return to Oyster Bay. The
colonel's" physicians wish to have him
get put of doors as soon as possible,
believing that he will be benefitted
greatly by doing so, but they are, un
willing -to risk- the chance of another
To Frank Tyre, United States mar
shal., in West Virginia, the guarding
of CoL Roosevelt will be entrusted if
his services can be secured.
Mr. Tyree is an old secret service
man, who was a member of President
Roosevelt's personal guard. If he is
unable to 'come to Oyster Bay private
detectives probably will be engaged..
' LOCAL TUGS MISSING.
Fear Felt for Safety of Gladiator and
Arjjonauta, of Wilmington.
Norfolk, Va., Oct. 25. It Is reported
In marine circles that the tugs Gladia
tor and Argonauta. of Wilmington, N.
C, are being sought for at sea by-two
revenue cutters. The tugs are report
ed several days overdue and are be
lieved to have been caught in the
northeast' gale that swept the Carolina
coast last. Sunday and" Monday. They
were last seen off Frying Pan Shoals,
but ifothing has been heard from them
in several days. , - ' '.
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DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN FUND
Statement Filed Shows Contributions
Total $67864 Expenditures
Amount to $562,682.21.--Principal
Contributors.
Washington, Oct. 25. Contributions
to the Presidential campaign ; fund of
the Democratic party tfils year totaled
$678,364, according to the sworn state
ment of Treasurer Rplla C. Wells, of
St. Louis, filed with the ;chief clerk of
the House of Representatives. 1 Expen
ditures aggregate$582.ilfftelnd
ing $120,000 sent to? Chicago from the
headquarters at New York, and there
are outstanding obligations of $55,149.
The Republican statement of con
tributions will be filed tomorrow, the
last day under the law.
The Progressive party filed its state
ment yesterday, showing contributions
of $304,244, expenditures of $292,341,
and outstanding obligations amounting
to $41,341.
All told, 53,303 contributions were
received by Mr. Wells, and of these
52,246 were for amounts of $100 or
less. Governor Wilson, the candidate,
gave 500.
Herman Ridder, of New York, as
treasurer of the National Committee,
turned over $28,825 as the surplus of
the Baltimore Convention. Judge J.
W. Gerarrd, of New OTork, was the
largest individual contributor . with
$13,000. Charles R. Crane, of Chi
cago, and Jacob H. Schiff, of New
York, each contributed $10,000 in two
payments of $5,000 each. Samuel -Un-termyer,
of New York, gave $10,000,
as did Frederick C. Penfield, of Ger
mantown, Pa., and Henry Goldman
and Henry Morganthau, of New York.
Among those who contributed $5,000
(Continued on Page Eight.)
O UT LINKS
The Clapp Committee will recess to
day till after the election, after hear
ing the testimony of Senator Bever
idge. ' According to estimates of Postmas
ter General Hitchcock, $283,086,760
will be required for the support of the
Postal Service next year.
The situation before Adrianople was
unchanged yesterday. The Bulgarians
followed up the capture of Kirk Kil
lisseh with some minor victories.
The statement of contributions and
expenditures of the Democratic Na
tional Committee as filed with the
chief clerk of the House yesterday
shows contributions of $678,364 and
expenditures of $562,682.21.
Former Police Lieut. Becker, al
though convicted of the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, lost none of his
iron nerve yesterday, and conferred
with his counsel in regard to taking
an appeal.
Owing to numerous threatening let
ters and the presence of a stranger at
Oyster Bay, who tried to force his way
in to Col. Roosevelt's home yesterday,
it was decided to guard the ex-President
during the remainder of-the cam
paign. Herbert S. Hockin, secretary of the
Iron Workers, and one of the defend
ants, in the "dynamite- conspiracy
case, gave the government' informa
tion on his fellow defendants, accord
ing to the testimony of witnesses yes
terday. The United States government may
send a large force to Cuba to preserve
order during the election, as. severe
rioting has already begun -to tafce
place and it is feared there will, be a
serious revolutionary movement start
ed by the vanquished party after the
election. .. . ' ..
New-York markets: -Money on call
strong, 5 to 6 1-4 per centT ruling, rate
5 1-2; closing bid 4 1-2; offered at 5
Spot cotton closed quiet Four steady.
Wheat firm'; No. 2 red 1.07 elevator
and 1.06 1-2 Lab-fafloat, Corn Jinn.
59 1-2. Turpentine steady tvmaehine
barrels 43, Rosin steady. ; :-.-!-.-.t .
-Courtesy Aslieville Citizen.
EXPENSES OF THEIR CAMPAIGN
Senatorial Candidates in North Caro
lina File Detailed Statements of
What They Have Spent
Items of Three.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Kaieigh, N. C., Oct. 25. Senator
M. Simmpnsi Governor W. W. Kitchin
and. Chief Justice Walter Clark, can
didates for the United States Senate,
in the strenuous campaign now pend
ing, maae pumic tonight their cam
tne united states statute and Sena
Simmons gave out an additional state
ment showing his total expenses, that
Include stationery, telegrams, tele
phones, postage, letter writing, print
ing, others than newspapers, and per
sonal traveling expenses, none of
which are required to be reported un
der the statute.
Senator Simmons' total expenses re
quired to be reported under the sta
tute amounted to $5,788. Governor
Kitchin's total expenses reported un
der the statute amounted to $5,458,
and Judge Clark's expenses under the
statute amounted to $1,420.
Senator Simmpns is the only candi
date who reDorts additional expenses
not required to be reported, the bther
two candidates saying that the agree
ment did not include public expenses
other than those reported to Washing
ton, and they, therefore, made no ef
fort to gather these items. The addi
tional-expenses of Senator Simmons
for -postage, printing other, than news
papers, traveling expenses and other
items, amounted to $6,037V bringing
his entire expenses for the'entire cam
paign. up to $11,825. Senator Simmons
paid for newspaper advertising $2,341.
Of this the News and Obsener receiv
ed 51,572 ; unariotte Ubserver, ?2S4&;
Greensboro News ' and Gazette News,
$69. Governor Kitchin's report shows
$1,600 paid for newspaper advertising
of which the News and Observer re
ceived $751; Charlotte Observer $466;
and Greensboro News $18. "Judge
Clark's statement shows $571 paid for
newspaper, advertising, the News and
Observer receiving $113; Charlotte Ob
server $93. The News, Charlotte, $40,
and Greensboro News, $3.
Bruce Craven received $375 salary
and expenses. Others who received
much smaller amounts for campaign
work expenses are F. D. Hackett, W.
A. Nicholson. J. M.. Sharp, C. O. Mc
Michael. H. S. Ward. D. M. Clark, J. P.
W. Glidewell, E. R. Pace. Senator
Simmons reports $2,416 contributed by
friends toward his campaign expenses,
giving, the names of the contributors.
Governor Kitchin reports $592 contrib
uted by friends toward his campaign
Judge Clark reports that no contribu
tions have been made toward his cam
paign expenses.
Corovoda, Alaska, Oct. 25. The Kat
mai volcano, which caused great dam
age on the Alaskan peninsula and ad
jacent islands last June is believed
to be in violent eruption again, the
mail steamer Dora having reported by
wireless today- that -she is anchored
off Whale Island, unable to proceed
further westward on her voyage to
Dutch Harbor, because of darkness
caused by falling volcanic ashes.
SPLENDID GAINS BEING
MADE
z
Owing to the fact that a
goodly number of public-spirited;
men have agreed to take
care of the larger subscrip
tions to the Wilson Fund, pro
vided the $10,000 is raised, the
committee of one hundred
only heeds, td secure now the
following subscriptions: -v
Men ; r Each
.16 to contribute ...... $50.00"
34 to -contribute . 10.00
162 to contribute . ... . . 2.00
500to contribute . V. . . . LOG,
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HOC! SQUEALED,"
TESTIFY
Say Iron Workers' Secretary
Double-Crossed Fellow
Defendants
DIDN'T WANT TO BE ONLY ONE
Offered to Give Information to Fed
eral Grand Jury but Was Sent
To the District Attorney
Warned the Witness
Indianapolis, Oct. 25. Herbert S.
Hockin, a defendant in .the "dynamite
conspiracy' trial, who succeeded John
J.'McNamara, the dynamiter, as sec
retary of the Iron Workers, Union,
was identified by four witnesses to
day as having given information to
the government against his 44 fellow
defendants. -
Walter Drew, of New York, counsel
for the National Erectors Association,
testified that" Hoakin had said: . "I
know they've got me, but I don't want
to be the only one."
The witness said that during the
sessions last Winter of the Federal
grand jury, which returned indict
ments, Hockm offered to give infor-
mation, but was turned away with the
remark "Go to the district attornev
and make a clean breast of it. He is
the i only person with authority to
LjjiaKe promises."
iiocttin came to me several times
arid told me my life was in danger,"
said Mr. Drew. ;'He told me fellows
on the Pacific coast,- naming Olaf
Tveitmoe and Ed. Nockels, were af
ter me and that I had better look out
for a fellow named John Stevens, of
Chicago. He said he would warn me
later when I might .expect danger."
' "Another time he came to my room
at a club and in the. presence of J.
F. Foster, a detective, arranged to let
us have the key of ,the iron workers'
FOUR MEN
office so we might put' in: "a telephone V .
aTcwhlcTi wr woMdnbe- abreStf ttatriyterti
all .times to record whats..Presid'ent
'Frank M. Ryan and others said about
the dynamiting. At first-. Hockin
said, 'you know I've got t too much
brains to get mixed up with McNa
mara,' but when I replied, no you
haven't any brains, but only a low,
cunning sneak, and we've got the
goods on you,' he weakened."'
Mr. Drew related that a strike had
been declared, by the Iron Workers
Union in 1905 and explosions on work
of" members of the Erectors Associa
tion began soon after that time.
Senator J. W. Kern, for the de
fense asked, "aren't one of the mem
bers of the Erectors Association a sub
sidiary of the United States Steel Cor
poration?"
"I believe it is," said' Mr. Drew.
Hockin is the man who Ortie E.
McManigal said put him in the dyna-l
mating business and who engineered
many of the jobs Blown up by McMan
igal and James McNamara. He is also
accused, by the government of having
double-crossed the union officials.
Thomas F. Markey, a photographer.
testified he saw Hockin visit the grand
jury room with bundles of papers and
later saw him in the Iron Workers' of
fice when detectives visited it to se
cure photographs of letters. The wit
ness said Hockin on one occasion had
said, "I've got to get away from here
before any one sees me."
Charles L. Schmidt, a deputy Unit
ed States marshal, also said Hockin
had visited the Federal building wifh
papers. -
Guy Caldwell, an elevator boy, iden
tified Hockin as having visited Drew's
room.
When attorneys objected to a re
quest that. Hockin stand up Judge A.
B. Anderson said: "Stand up Hockin.
It's absurd to ask a jury to try a
case without knowing whether the de
fendant-is present."
Hockin then stood up.
G. T. Washburn, of Chicago, testi
fied about installing the telephone de
vice in the Iron Workers' headquar
i.rs. He said it was done before day
Ui$ht last December, himself and the
detective walking through the office
building barefooted so as not to make
any noise. He said the door Was un
locked by Detective Foster.
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To Wilmington's Traveling Men :
Today has been set apart by the Finance Committee of the Wilson
Marshall Fund, for the Traveling Men to contribute to the success of
Wilmington's great effort to raise $10)00 to further the - candidacy of
WOODROW WILSON. It is a well known fact that our "Knights of the
Grip" are progressive, and in sympathy with any forward movement
that is calculated to "boost" Wilmington. Any of the following members
of the Finance Committee will be glad to accept your contributions to
day: - ; ' .
,L. W. MOORE,
J. W. SIMPSON, .
T rTTTS E. HALL,
JOHN R. MURCHISON,"
W. W. LOVE,
JOHN R. HANBY,
D. H. HOWES, JR.
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All contributions will be acknowledged through the local papers and
promptly forwarded to. National Democratic Committee, New York.
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STEADILY
TO GOAL
Wilson Campaign Contribu-?
Hons Coming Along
Very Satisfactorily
ROOSTER TO CROW FOR WILSON
A Specimen of Wood row Wilson's Own,
Handiwork On Display at De
Rossett's Traveling i Mento -Help
Boys and Girls j
Althought the total of yesterday's
contributions to the Wilson fund is
a little less than $100 as shown by
the list appended, several of the" teams
did not report last night and several
substantial amounts were added to
what is known as the "conditional
subscription list," making the goal all
the more easily attained when the gen
eral public have done all ; that they
can and a certain amount is reached.'
These conditional subscriptions wifl
soon begin to fall due as the team
contributions grow higheand higher
and the task is now easy.- as . may. be
evidenced from the tabulation of . the
men and amounts needed,": published
eisewnere an today's paper. It. will, be
seen that all the big amounts needed
have - disaDDeared from the. list and
even "the number of dollar? contribu
tions have been cut in half., jit nqw re
mains for the teams to, iteep "up" the
work, put just a little morel ginger in
the contest and the goal will be reach
ed. The work of these teams thus far
has devolved largely upon t,wo or. three
members of each team. They feel that
it is now : time all team members
were awakening to a sense of their
civic responsibility in ' this movement
and it is hoped that they mill; get busy
today. '-- ' - 1 ' - r . ;
"Cock to Crow for Wilson"
The committee at work for cam."
the handiwork undoubtedly of; Gover
nor wooarow. Wilson mmselr while be
was a resident of Wilmington with his
venerable father, . Dr. Wilson, .for . so
long pastor or tne-irirst 'resDyterian
church here. Among the contempo
raries of the Wilson . boys James.
Woodrow. and Joseph . R. -at that
time, was ex-Mayor, now Chief of. Po
lice, John J. Fowler. ...In those,' days"
Mr. Fowler owned a highlyrprlzed Po-.
lish silver and goldcrested cock which
unluckily one day went the way , ot
all other good cocks and the proud,
young owner was distressed nigh un
to death. The Wilson brothers, or one,
of them at least, in those days had
achieved something of a reputation as
a taxidermist and they were besought
by young Fowler to preserve at least
the pristine beauty of the much-cher-;
ished cock. The fowl was sent oyer to
the Wilson home in Wilmington and
a few days brought it forth stuffed t
the "queen's taste," figuratively speak
ing, of course, and mounted upon a'
pedestal of wood in all its pristine
beauty. For manyyears the mounted
cock occupied a prominent place in
the Fowler homestead in Wilmington
but with the passing of years, it fell
into decay and was at last consigned
to the plunder room in the attic. Only
last year when Governor Wilson loom
ed large as a Presidential candidate
did an interest again attach to the
rooster and he was promptly brought
out. Mr. Fowler in making a gener
ous contribution to the Wilson cam
paign fund mentioned the incident of
the stuffed cock to a member of the"
committee soliciting subscriptions and
although he did not know to which of
the Wilson boys' handicraft the crea
tion was due, the matter was at once
taken up with Assistant Secretary
Walker Vick, at Democratic headquar
ters, and he secured a statement from
Governor Wilson's brother, Mr, Jo
seph R. Wilson, to the effect that he
had never practiced the gentle art of
taxidermy; therefore the "offense . as
charged" was fixed irrevocably on the
next President himself. At the re
quest of the committee in charge of
camDaien for subscriptions in Wil-
mington the cock was turned over to
Mr. W. W. King, Jr., or tne soiomon
stores, in this city, and after being
renovated somewhat,, the gentleman
is now presented to the Wilmington
public as an example of one of the
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H. E. BONITZ,
J. V. GRAINGER, .
J. L. SPRUNT,
.L..D.LATTA,
JOS. W. LITTLE,
E. A. METTS,
B. O. STONE,
C. C. LOUGHLIN,
GEORGE HONNET, JR.
FORGING
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