M0RL TROOPS ORDEREDDERm LIEUTEHATS
NO COMMUNICATION WITH PERSHING
50?D? SITUATION FATHER GLOOMY
HUH CAVALRY TO
MOVE TO BORDER
In Response to Bequest of Funston
and Pershing for "Ade
quate Force.
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TO PROTECT LONG LINES
Genrrol Funston Ask War Department
to Send More Troops Into Mexico,
to Strengthen the Lines of ; '.
Communication.
Washington, March 21.- While act
ing Secretary Polk, of the State Depart
ment, and Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican
ambassador designate, were conferring
during the day over the terms of the
protocol proposed by General Carran
za, to govern the joint pursuit of Villa,
the War Department was ordering: ad
ditional troops to the border in re
sponse to a request from General Fun
ston. Mr. Arredondo conferred' at
length with Mr. Polk . after President
Wilson and his nahinet had decided tn
accept the proposal-for a protocol.. Lat
er it was said that the terms, of the pro
posed convention virtually had . been
agreed upon, and that it . was . quite
probable it would be in .force within a,
few days. . " - J ', :'. , .- '.' -.?
It is understood that-it is proposed to
have the agreement cover " such ques
tions as how many American troops
' shall enter Mexico, how far ; into- .the
? country they shall penetrate, methods
of co-operation and' the ..useOf rally .
Ts'formint&r;?
ine state Department today sent to
- Consul General Rodgrers at . Queretaro
for presentation to the' de f acto . goV
ernment the Information asked for in
regard to the request of the United
States for permission to use the rail
way from El Paso to Caeas Grandes for
the shipment of supplies to the Amer
ican expeditionary 1 forces. : It was
pointed out that the United States . had
no intention of shipping; troops over the
line and that the request was made
solely for supplies. - . -1 - - ,
Searing Villa Says Pershing. .
General Pershing:, leading; the Amer
ican expeditionary forces in Mexico,' re
ported, to the War Department today
that he had reached a point near Villa
and his outlaws. It was made clear in
the dispatch that General; Pershing; be
lieved the troops of the de facto gov
ernment were co-operating; in the ban
dit hunt and that it is quite' possible
- Villa may be trapped. ' . '
Officials continued to assert today
that all dispatches to the War.,. and
State departments told of co-operation
between the American and Carransa
forces and of erenerallv favnra"h1 fn.
ditions in the interior of Mexico and
aiong the border. Concerning: unofficial
dispatches picturing a verys different
situation, Secretary Baker said that
while the situation was fraught with
many possibilities, so far there" had
been no unfavorable developments: One
of General Pershing's reports tonight
said the attitude of the natives contin
ues friendly. Mr. Baker, in referring to
this, explained that the department had
, no information to indicate that a single
hostile gun has been fired against or by
, the American troops since they entered
Mexico.
ASK THAT MORE TROOPS BE ' , v
SENT INTO MEXICO TO AID
San Antonio, Texas, March '2L Gen
ial Funston today asked the War De
partment for more troops to Te sent
into Mexico in pursuit of Francisco
nia. The request was made 'at the
suggestion of General Pershing, com
mander of the expedition, who urged
"at another regiment be sent to him;
- his message to the War Department
general Funston asked for what he
termed an "adequate force."
It was announced at General Fun
s on s headquarters that the Fifth cav
of which one squadron is at Fort
wjer, Virginian another at Fort Leav
enworth. Kas.,v and the third at Fort
Sheridan, Wyo, would be brought, to
ine border at once and sent forward
?ng General Pershing's line of com
munication to Casas Grandes. ; Whether
"e had asked for other, troops General
'Unston WOUld not nav Tlifl nniv r-o
snn ; . -
erivpn fm. A . 1 1 m ; 1 I
fr-K ss rorce known to be consld
fi.t. ly,more than 4,000, was that his
tl i operations had become so ex
uded that his main line of Communl
ation and the subsidiary lines were in
ntl of strengthening. -, -
thB ly a Precautionary move," was
in! General Funston answered all
Declines to Answer. 4
Vl2 1 r.. J tm a 1 , ' a. - m
He
n,. . ' "oivcu 11. me movtmeni i
frf" iroPs of the de facto, government
on, garrisons from the - interior to
Wrp 0n the borler and. reported ..fall-two-
the CArranza troops; in one or
tin 1.nstances to show active co-opera-,n
in the pursuit of Villa had any
J'"g to do with his decision to ask for
swer Blrength' but ne declined to an-
mrlne uneasiness was displayed for, a
ton at dePartment , headquarters
tuay when it was Veported that the
at Hg4raph wires between Casas Grandes
border had been cut, but-an
ivav report stating that the -line cut
l.ari .a "bu"er" line General -Pershing
J laid, and that It had been broken
. 'dentally Dy some of the American
e-s crossing it, allayed apprehension.
It
not believed here: that General
Continued 'on Page Three.) '
ELESS IS DOWtl
I.VIRES ARE GUT
Expeditionary Force Cut Off From
. Communication With the -:
United States.
EIGHT MILES WIRE GONE
If Wireless ..Station is Not Repaired
Soon. It, Will be Necessary to Use
Mounted Couriers to. Carry
DispatchesHorses Suffer.
, Columbus, N. M., March 21. - Com
munication between the United States
and General Pershing's , punitive expe
dition in Northern Chihuahua was at a
standstill tonight, it was officially an-,
nounced from military . headquarters
here. It was asserted that the army
wireless station at Casas. Grandes fail
ed shortly before 6 o'clock, the only re
maining line of communication Into
Mexico being by an army field telegraph
wire which has been practically useless
tor several days because it has - been
cut in a number of places between Co
lumbus and its terminus, 30 miles south
of the border. .-
. Jf the break in the wireless is not
repaired ? shortly, t was said it would
be necessary to depend on " mounted
couriers to carry dispatches. .
Major- W. R. : Sample, commandant
here, announced that' it was discovered
today, that the field telegraph line had
been -Cut in 28 plac'es.eight miles pf
wire being carried away in one place.
He pointed utj however; that 4t .was
waststruBg long the; tT6h.d at- the
alda of the roadway ?. that' some of -the
breaks had been caused -by the passing
of trucks over. them. Ke asserted -also
that previously "the wireless , station
here had -experienced some k difficulty
in operating at night because it used
the 8am e wave links as the large sta
tions at Arlington,' Va.,r San Francisco
and Panama. . i-r - .
. That horses and mules with the Am
erican expeditionary force in Mexico
are suffering from' heat was indicated
In reports received at the military base
here tonight, irom veterinarians with
the expedition. These asserted that 12
mules were missing and requested that
a consignment-of horse clippers be sent
by motor-train at once to be. used In
releiving f the animals.
. r; ;
FAILURE OF WIRELESS NOT
REGARDED .AS SIGNIFICANT
f San Antonio, Tex., March 21. - Fail
are of the field wireless at Casas Gran
des was not regarded at General Funs
ton's headquarters as significant, as it
has been "In troulle" a large part of
the time for several days, and officers
were inclined to believe that this interruption-was
due,, like others, to' at
mospheric x conditions and the weak
ness of the wireless set. J
The wires between Casas Grandes and
Guarei are' east of General Pershlngs
line of ' communication and were not
used by him for transmission. The
field wire or buzzer that was interrupt
ed south of Columbus, was used only
for communication by those i near ' the
American border, General Pershirtg de
pending entirely upon his wireless.
RAILROAD HEADS OPPOSE
"SPACE PLAN" FOR PAYING
Trtunbull and Johnson Appear Before
Senate Postoff Ice Committee. '.;
. . i Z.' r ; ;
Washington;1 March ; 21. Frank
Trumbull, chairman of the executive
board of the Chesapeake & Ohio' rail
road, and .L. E. Johnson,, president of
the Norfolk & western, appeared De
fore the Senate Postoff ice committee
today in opposition -to the "space plan"
of paying for mail transportation. -'
"The railroads '- have,? accepted"" the
principle of regulation,", said Mr. Trum
bull. -.-V' v " . :' 'Q' -r ";'' '
The Inter-State ; Commerce Commis
sion regulates the freight and express
but with a sort of locomotor ataxia, the
leg representing mall transportation is
permitted to drag Jaehlnd, unregulated."
.-Mr. '.Trumbull added that the Postof
fice , Department was simply a large
shipper and .that .congress naa never
entertained the thought of permitting
any other shipper to fix his own rates I
in whole-or in part.
' Mr. Johnson? said he did" not think
the government should place itself in
a h position . different from any other
shipper except In time of war; r
"Isn't the Inter-State Commerce Com
mission, a? part of .the. government?"
asked Senator TownsendV .'
"Tes,; but I' am filling that this arm
of the . government, should decide what
th- rat es - on government , business
should be on the : same basis it decides
the rates on ' the oustness 01 citizens, -..
responded -Mr.'-J ohnSon.
' . ' COtE TOUNCEB DEAD. .
Famous Outlaw of Border Days Who
' Became Devout Churchman.
- Less, Summit, ; Mo.' March 21. Cole
Totinger famous outlaw of border days,
but - ot late . years a -devout . .church at
tendant and peaceful citizen, 5 died at
his home here : tonight after a Unger
tng illness. He was 12 years old. arid
unmarried.- - (,,;r',v y j-1
11
AD
NO LESSENING OF
TENSION ON BORDER
Serious Disaffection Among' Car-
.ranza Troops, is Believ-
' ed to Exist.
WIRES CUT BY BANDITS ?
American Military Authorities Consider
Situation Alone Border Far From
, Satisfactory Grave Fears
: , ' Felt at El Paso.
El Paso, Texas, Itfarch 21. Mexican
officials at Juarez practically conceded
tonight that the cutting" of the tele
phone and telegraph . wires- "between
Juares and Casas Grandes was the re
sult of a raid by Villa forces on the
Mexican Northwestern railroad. The
extent of the raid and the amount of
damage: done were not learned.
- n he absence; of any news from
eUher General Pershing ', or. General
Gavira, there .was nothing left but
conjecture' as to the result of the fight
ing between Villa .and the Carranza
forces, . said to have occurred near
Namiquipa. There was a strong belief
that "Villa wasv not possibly involved
in whatever fighting had occurred. It
seemed reasonably certain . that the
bandit; chief coul dnot , have : been at
Namiquipa and at the various places
af which he was located in. advices to
General Gaviraduring the- last 'week. -
If it is true that. .Villa, had clasfced
at Namiquipa with Carranza troops in
a 'general? battlen wKic he hai been
defeated, ' it Dears ? Trta-hiv .nrnhahi
vvjtu. w wiHttw, w i in wie American' col
umns. The advance guard of the Amer
icans' was? reported at Eirvalleyester
day, .ortiy 5 jinues from v Namiquipa.
It is not believed,. however.'-that Villa
would! risk an open fight with General
Pershing's troops i but: would ' split his
men into small parties andr indulge in
Jiia. favorite gjierrina. tactics. ;.c
r Tension on the Border. 1
' " In spite "of-- reassuring : reports from
Washington, there was.no lessening to
day in . the tension along " the J border
nor weakening In the .freely expressed
belief that - there was ; serious - disaf
fection' among the Carranza troops. The
proposed - protocol between .the -American
government' and Carranza ; did not
alter this opinion.
It was declared thati, the -first-chiefs
actions - by no means . reflected ' the at
titude or ... wishes of all .the;. Mexican
people and that large numbers of troops
under, his command .had been ; former
adherents of Villa and other factional
chiefs who still had strong claims on
their sympathies. "
Other developments tonight indicat
ed that the American military author
ities here consider the situation -along
the'; border far from satisfactory. On
the - advice of Captain Moses, com
mander of the - cavalry ; troops at Fa
bens, 30 miles east of here, Dr. Charles
R.' Ricker, the Mexican officer, with
the1 troops, .sent his wJfe and family,
to El Paso. ,They. were followed by
flve other American women residents,
including the two-school teachers wj
closed ; the local schools. Captain
Moaes said, however, that he had 'ex
perienced no trouble and did . not an
ticipate any, but he did not believe
scantily -1 populated - points .along the
border were good.places for women and
children" at the -present time.
. Roundlna- Up Mexicans.
Texas rangers and the cavalry patrols
have commenced a round up of Mexi
cans along the frontier-who are sus
pected of being jVilla partisans and of
being engaged, in the smuggling of
ammunitions across the Rio. Grande, a
practice .that , is admittedly going on.
Seven of these men were sent into El
Paso today .from eastern frontier vil
lages and flve have ' been arrested at
Ysleta 12 miles, east of. here. At the
latter , place the civilian rsidents say
a plotVof ship rapid firing; guns across
the border was discoveTedi but the au
thorities 'refused to make ; any state
ment as to whether. ; guns . had been
seized or had reachedMexico
In-.the meantime, "the situation in
Sanbra becomes increasingly serious,
due, to the action of Military Governor
Calles, fc who ig. said to . have entered
upon? a campaign to drive from the
state all persons connected in any way
with the IScientificos or old Diaz party.
,v Grmvet Fear Felt.v
' The? era vest fears are felt, as to the
possible effect of his actions on Ameri
cons and other foreign Interests. His
commahd that the LaColorado mining
company? of New ; YorH re-Mjpen Its
mines' at! Hermoslllo has been followed
by ! announcement that a decree wa
about' to be Issued cancelling all con
cessions granted in , the Huerta and
Villa regimes. ' :
. This decree -.will affect . many mining
companies, public utilltiew corporations
and - other ; concerns ."Which . Americans
and other foreigners either cohtrol or
are linterested in, ' 'At the same .time
he has ordered Jail r the Catholic cler
gy from the state. ;.One of his recent
pr oclamati onsV couche d 5 in . fiery. . Ian -guage,
called upon the- people to "ex
terminate the breed of Cientlficos."
which h ' declared were responsible for
the Impoverishment, of the; people and
all the evils which" have- overtaken
MeXiCO. . . :. - s. :t:'- .
Interesting sidelights" th: how r , the
American soldiers ' are ; faring 'in Mexi
co, are reaching here . through members
of the expeditionary; force : . who Vare
sent back, from 1 the front as couriers.
They - say - there .'is considerable suffer-Ing-on'aceouht
f -the. intense; heat of
(Continued on Tg To) '
But Three Days' Rations Between
Them and Starvation in Des- '
ert Foothills.
ONE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
Two of Eight Aeroplanes Which
Started Sunday Separated
From the Six. '
Columbus, N.' M., - March ? 21. Two
lieutenants of the first- aero -squadron
are lost somewhere in the desert foot
hills of the Sierra Madre with but
three days' rations and, two small can
teens of water between them and star
vation, It , was officially made known
at military headquarters here tonight
Army officers do not. credit reports in
Columbus that the two-lieutenants may
have fallen-victims, of snipers.
Radios to Major W.-.R. Sample, com
mandant : here, received today from
Capt. B. D. Foulois, at Casas Grande's,
commanding the aero corps, reported
that Lieutenant Robert II. Willis, 26
years old, - who was ? appointed from
South Carolina, and Lieutenant Edgar
S. Gorrell, 24 years old, of Maryland,
who left here' last Sunday afternoon
each on an armV aeroplane, had failed
to . arrive at 'the advanced base and
that no reports of the missing men or
their biplanes had been ..received. )
.. Immediately instruptions-Vere ; Issued
to drivers i of ;' every " moior Struck leav -
in - ghere' to watch tori traces i; of : the
missing men and, thei planes. If is be
lieved' also "'that" s6mf. of . the' six ae
roplanes whlc : harrived safely:' Casas
Grandes are v being : einployed in the
' The eight plan'eMfcd' f rom here
. - V M tl-W ..... VUM
me uasaa: urajrqes vaiiey'to jojn the
expeditionary forces. Neither ' of the
men 'was accompanied by a. mechani
cian or by ' an obseryer; ; and shortly
after the flight began the two' planes
were detached from-the others. Noth
ing has been heard : from celther since.
Much Concern 1 Admitted.
, Tonight army men admitted that with
the ' two fliers 4$ hours overdue at
Casas Grandes there is much concern
rfor their safety.' It was pointed out,
however, that the delay does not-indicate
necessarily that the aviators
have met with-serious troubles. Mem
bers of the aero corps cling to the
hope that . they may have encountered
engine difficulties and been forced- to
land for repairs, in some unfrequented
region. ' . ' ' . .. . " ' ' ' "
- It was pointed out that landing in
the rocky region over which they "were
to fly, the ' planes might have, been
wrecked and that the two officers may
now be struggling -to make their way
to 'some -settlement.
Reports- reaching here indicate that
the1 civilian scouts accompanying' the
punitive expedition were leading" small
detachments of cavalry into the wildest
parts' of the district in .the search' for
the two lieutenants! Army men t here
said tonight that efforts would ... be
made to expedite the search since the
men carried only food enough for , a
few-days " and that both this and their
water supply may have been - lost if
their machines were wrecked. .Consid
erable; .hope, was vbased on rthe fact
that both men- are athletes . and are
well . able to -care for themselves in
emergencies. Both officers took, part
in t the -recent flight . of ..army ; planes
from Fort 'Sill, Oklahoma. . . .. "
CHARGES MADE IN
GIGANTIC FRAUD CASE
Collusion Between Internal Reve
nue Agents and Manufacturers.
Chara-es Brought by-Cigar and Cls;ar
' ette Manufacturers Ninety TVar-
Arrested . Already. -: '--
New York, March 21. -Charges of col
lusion between agents of the. Internal
Revenue, Department and manufactur.
ers of cigars and cigarettes" who are
alleged to have' been evading, the, law,
haTve been brought to the attention-of
government officials, it became kwoww
tonight, in, connection: w
sale arrests . here of ; manuf actu.rers. Ac
cused of misusing or failing .ta .use .Ln-v
ternal reve nue ; ' stampa. Government
officers who aTevconducting- 'the; 'crf
sade ; admitted that . such- charges iwere
being ; Investigated,
'.' Ninety ; warrants had been issued! up
to tOhlghV for alleged violators of , the
internal revenu'e laws-1 and "rtorty-seven:
personar had; been arrested.? Each of the
accused .was .held. in. 91,500. bail for the
Federal . grand.; Jury .' ':..; . 4- :
JfTp charges ofr coUusion ;hay ; come
principally .from Ithe ; acpused manufac
turers, some : of . whom are' saidsto have
declared they had i-been paying from
$1 to 410 r..a,': week" to" revenue agents
fqr "protection" - again? Prosecuti9nU
. , . cials of .the . Pepartment of In
ternal Revenue, ' and .for the - Depart
- -ConttUe4 0tf psura Teicr T
l - - -f
I SAte whMAN FROM DEATH CHAIR MURDERS HIS FDUft
lilliiiilPlI
'.. But a tke Governor , of the State of North Caroiina,J It, I uot m Jadment
that the majesty Of the law demands that this woman shall be put to death.
I cannot contemplate with approval, that this woman, unworthy and blackened
by sin though 'she be, shall be shrouded in the cerements of death, drassed
along .-the fatal corridor: and-bound in the chair of death. - The spy has In- all
countries been punished with death. 'Germany, executed the woman spy; Eng
land did not. The action of the military governor of Belgium was condemned
by the conscience of the world. The killing Of ,, Jthls woman, would send a
shiver through North Carolina. Humanity does not apply to woman the in
exorable law that it does to mam This may arise -from misconceived senti
mentality. It may arise 'from the, deep instincts of the race.?. .
MmxTmEmAMsxQtemiG
Governor Commutes Sentences of
jprMonmentTh Against Putting Woman to
; Death May be Based Upon ' ' Deep Instincts of the Race '
Sharp Note of Protest Received Against Interference.
' . (Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh. N. C, March 21. Great
numbers t of ' telegrams I are coming to
Governor Craig from people arid'organ
izations In and out of the State express
ing gratification his having saved
the woman, Ida Ball Warren, from the
electric chair forthe humanitarian rea
son rthat she is a jwoman, the Governor
expressing thejhope that the sentiment
against electrocuting a woman . is a
"deep" and holy Instinct of the race."
However, one sharp protest "that is
especially notable has cqme to, the Gov-J
ernor ; fr6"m' Winston-Salem, the home
town of .the j woman., It is a 'telegram
signed by Rev:- J. C.t Styers, "and reads:
"I am sorry to learn that your back
bone was too weak to support' the de
cision of , the' couns' - ;
. In making , formal- announcement of
the commutation of the death sentence
of Mrs.. Ida" Ball Warren and . Sam P.
Christy, sentenced . to be electrocuted
for the murder, of -the husband '.'of. the
woman' ' at -Winston-Salem, , GqvernOr
Craig said:' - - ' ',
The Governor's Reasons.
"Sentence" commuted to life imprison
ment 'March. 21, 1915; the defendants,
Ida Ball Warren and Samuel P. Christy,
will t not suffer death ; according to the
judgment of the .court, but ... instead
thereof will be confined in the . State's
prison during: the , terms of, their natur
al : lives to .. be kept in. strict confine
ment and, at hard labor. ." . -
' ''Reasons: .The people, of North.-Carolina
In their constitution declare:, 'The
Governor shall have power to, grant re
prieves., commutations .and s pardons- af -
a- : .11 AM r .
fer conviction for all offenses .(except
in aseSiOf impeachment) ..upon- such
conditions as he may.thinK proper, sud
ject. o such, regulations as may be prC
vided by law 'relative' to the manner of
applying for pardons The po.w er to
pardon or . to? cOmnrute thus conferred
upon -the -Governor -has no ilimitation
but his -own conception of duty. It is
the highest and most, sacred trust vest
ed by law. It must" be exe'retsed in just
and humanfe regard for the condemned
and the rights, and Welfare 'of, society.,
- ."When a petition for pardon or com
mutation is placed before the. Governor
he must act. - He cannot avoid the re
sponsibility. His action is in the or
derly .process of. the administration 6t
justice, ? provided ; in the ;- constitution.
His, Judgment js the final decree of the
pepple and .the law. pronounced by the
ultimate tribunal. , : ': -
.'There is no escape from the conclu
sion that this woman; .Ida Ball- Warren,
is' guilty of murder, deliberate and pre
meditated, ; conceived, and executed .in
determined wickedness. 5 The verdict of
the jury is fully sustained by the evi
dence;" the; Sentence of the1 court is fix
ed by, the; statute. ' t
"But as, the. Governor" of the State of
North Carolina,: it is not' my judgment
that" the majesty of the law demands
that this woman shall be put to death.
T. cannot: contemplate with - approval
that" this ' woman, unworthy, and black
ened : by1- sin though shO be, shall be
shrouded.'" In the .cerements , pf , death,
dragged f along the 'fatal corridor and
bounr InVthe chaif "or deattt.T The spy
J- " - ' 1 ' - v ' - ,
..v.n..-..x-..;.:..
i
f As
Mrs. Warren- and Christy to Life
has in all countries been punished with
death. Germany executed the woman
spy ; England -did not. a The - action of
the military ' -governor Of Belgium was
condemned by 'the conscience of the
world. The killing' of this woman would
send a' shiver through North Carolina,
Humanity does nbr apply to woman the
inexorable law - that it- does to man.
This may arise from-misconceived sen
timentality, lt'may arise from thedeep
instincts of jthe race
. - "The participation of Christy in this
murder makes more" difficult the ques
tion presented to-me.- He,- too, is guilty
He bought the chloroform with which
she drugged- her husband. Either Chris
ty- or StonestreeV her son-in-law, twist
ed a cord, tightly around-the-husband's
-neck 'to make sure that he could nevei
awake from the deadly sleep. The
body was" placed ina-trunk, Christy
and Stonestreet- hauled - it away and
tnrew- it, weighted with irons, - in a
deep hole of Muddy creek. The-woman
conceived the design and was the di
recting -and dominating - personality of
-this tragedy. Since life has been spar
ed to her; Christy, too, must escape
death..:."1 . .- . ..
; "This i action is in; accord with my
conception of. the just and humane ad
ministration; of .the law. -v It Us, recom
mended by many, of mr; strongest, wis
est and best people.-- Many: good men
do not approve-of any.tcomm,utation Of
the judgment, of the cpurt. -The respon
sibillty of the decision: 'rests, with me.'
History off the.; Case.-,;
Mrs. Warren and Christy -were con
victed of the. murder 1 of ' G. J . War
rffi, in, Winston-Salem,.-July. 18, 1914,
and-the State- Supreme; Court Upheld
the . finding. Ah attempt ta. scarry the
case , to . the United States Supreme
court failed. . Final petition ' for com-
y ..- ... .-. . . "
mutation of their, sentences was' made
to the Governor at .a .hearing yester
day. . , .. - yJ':- -1 "
Because of,its many unusual features
the case attracted' wide' attention :Mrs.
Warren and Christy, '.were living' to
gether as "Mr. and -Mrs.- Kearhs" in
Grand Saline,- Texas,.,when Warren ap
peared in 1912 and for a time lived
with 'them- as a-.boarder.' Christy T was
a railroad man and a. short time later
on returning from .; a.- runhe : found the
woman and ; Warren had fled and taken
all his savings. -. v . ; ;
. The ' two i came ,to '.. North; Carolina
where they ; were married. Christy lo
cated ..them. :. about: a year . later ; and
made 'unsuccessful attempts, to recover
hia money, o In his confession, after the
murder Christy said the Woman on one
of ' his visits i told . him'; Warren 'was
mistreating her .and then; .endeavored
to induce , him .to .kill : her . husband. !
.After several, plots had been proposed
and, discarded" Christy, said he . purchas
ed a bottle j of- chloroform -' and deliv
ered it f to A Clifford Stonestreet, Mrs.
Warren'js son-i n-law, who in turn gave
it to, heroine understanding; being; the
woman was - to - chloroform . Warren
while he , slept- On.the morning of the
murder, - Christy, said y Stonestreet in
formed hlmlW'arren jWasldead and that
night Christy, called; for. the. trunk-into
which the-bodyjiad,been Jplaced and af
ter;v weighting -It. .with- iron, dumped, it
into a- ereek; where 'ft-iWasii found five
weeks later The. QOdyf was not iden
tifled until some time later when rela
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CHILDREN IN BED
AND KILLS HIMSELF
Only Wife is Left of Family, of D.
G. Patterson, of Greensboro, i
Well Connected.
RE-LOADED TO SHOOT SELF
Horrible Tragedy Enacted Just
Before Daylight by Man -Supposed
Insane.
Greensboro, N. C, March 21. With ,
all of his four children dead or dying "
from wounds he had inflicted, Daniel G. "
Patterson, formerly a yard foreman
for the Southern Railway here, - this
morning at 4 o'clock placed a pistol to '
his own head' and fired two shots that ,
instantly ended his life. Of the family
of six that last night lay down to
sleep, only the wife today lives to tell
the story of the horrible tragedy enact- ,
ed in her home at 634 Broad avenue 1
early this morning..: Despondency be- '
cause of loss . of position and a buei- '
ness failure at Hopewell, Va., recently
are ascribed as the reasons for the hor
rible tragedy. .
The Patterson family consisted of D.
G. Patterson, the husband and father
four children - Of the folid wing ages:
Louise, 16; Gordon and Frances, twins.
8; Cowles, 7, and Mrs. Patterson, - who
was the second wife and not the moth- -
er of the children. The mother was( a
sister of the second Mrs. Patterson.
Both Mr. and Mrs.1 Patterson are mem
bers of splendid families. Patterson
was a brother of Dr. Patterson; of Lib
erty, and distantly related to Dr. J. W. "
Long, of this city, a noted surgeon
His wives, sisters, were-nieces of the -lkte
Col. C. H. Cowles, ' for many years m '
clerk of the; United States court a( "
Statesvyie and prominent in politics.
- tei9P-i was , hativef, JUberty l(.
arra for many years he was yard fore
man ior the Southern hallway Comp'a '
ny here , and drew ' a salary of $125 v a .
month; - Several months ago he lost" this
position.' After some little time spent
in a vain effort to get another place', he
went to Hopewell, "Va., the magic city, ,
and lost his savings in .the restaurant '
business. He returned to the city and .
led his wife to believe that he was
again in the employ of the railway.
Yesterday, being railroad" pay day, he
had no excuse he could give his wife
for-not having money, and this and his
financial troubles drove him to commit
the deed, it is believed. He was about .-f
50 years of age and had always been a
devoted husband and father.
Patterson Left a Will.
The wretched man left a will, which
provided that his body and the bodies
of such children as' died should be bur
ied at Liberty, Randolph county, his
old home; that plain cement slabs
should be placed at the. heads of "their .
graves, but that these markers- should J
bear no inscription. It further provid
ed that if any of hla cnildren "surviv
ed," they should receive whatever
property-he had and the proceeds from
his. insurance. He appointed as ' the
guardian for the survivors his brother, ;
Dr. R. D. Patterson, of Liberty. ,
The' condition of Patterson yesterday
arid last, evening, was cheerful, accord
ing to his .wife, and she had no reason
to anticipate a tragedy, in the home. He
had helped the children in the evening ,
with their, school lessons, and had jok
ed and chatted with all members of his
family. During the night one of the
children had suffered from toothache,
and the father and mother were awake :
with .it : occasionally. Husband . and
wife slept on the first floor of the home;
Louise and Cowles In a front room Up- ,
stairs, and Gordon and Frances in an
other upstairs room.. i
Patterson arose early - this morning -
and left his' wife In bed. He evidently
obtained his pistol - and, went first .to
the room occupied by the older daugh- k
ter and the younger boy; for these '
children were found dead .lying in their
bed, as though thtey were asleep. Death, - .
for them was -instantaneous. -. The other
two children" were prooably aroused by
the shots in the .front room.. When they
were found neither, was dead, though
Frances died In a feW-minutes after a
jDhysiCian arrived. Gordon lived sever
er . a r -ot.
of these children were found on- Uie' , .
floor and Gordon - was writhing in a.
pool of bloodr i h : ; . -
-The Wife's Story
1 The twlfS "was mroused by the shots
upstairs, though she was not sure they,
were in: ner nouao. tone uaiue uiii iniu , - .
the. hall... and metVher husband coming '
down-; the :stairway With the pistol ,in
nls nana., ene enaeavorea to get mm 10
give the. weapon to her. He, tld' 'her
that he would-not harm a hair of her
head, bu. con tinned to reload the weap-,
on. ;. She ran ; from' the house to obtain
assistance from-, neighbors, : but 'almost
by the ' time she .was outside she heard
the reports or the gun. , weignDors wno
came in found him -dead, and two .child- -v:
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THE DAY IN CONGRESS
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i-Met at 11 o'clock, t - - "
Posfofflce committee ieard protests;
from railroads against changing sys
tem Of rail Way tmall pay. 1 ' x
,c Passed 58 to 2S Senator Tillman's. dUI '
appropriating $11,000,000 for acquis!
tlon of a government armor plate fac
tOrySOrii; "; -V'.;-;."
Adjourned at 7:03 P, M. to noon Wed
hesday. , . ': -.".-' -- ' .-;';
- i. -'; 1: - HOUSE .-,' -, . ' "
, I Met at 11- o'clock. - . :;.:- 'I
General, debate .on . the- army j bill wa r
continued.1-,,-, r-. - ' : - - 1
aval, committee continued , hearings, ,
- - Adjourned at :3&P. ..M tp, 11, A. H,
Wednesday.! . . - - .
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