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was imam; V ': i I ' xi.l-TI.irMy n,l i . 'i'la-iMj.-iii'.l to lUt .; : His JlotUt r-in-I.aw fcaw h of lilni and Had to Call in ; ' Ofikrrs and Have liim J-n-Ml l lo Ki-cp Him From : inning Ills Wife and Others lie lust! Avkav With Madre Ixnard i n.l Married Her Several Mouths After He Met Her The Ceremony Performed, Near Pineville The Couple Lived at Charleston, Ashe vUle, Clmuauooga and Charlotte. Mrs. Charlie Leonard, mother of Sirs. Madge Powers, who waa killed here last Friday night, spent yester day in the city. She came in Sunday afternoon and was met at the station by eeveral friends of her daughter and carried to a boarding house on Church street. Mrs. Leohard Is a quiet, modest, plucky-looking little woman, with clear, soft eye '.. and broad . chin. She ;. bore , up . under the fearful strain that has own on her for the last three days and was able to-talk to the newspaper report era of tie. recent tragedy. 6he was at her home In Chattanooga, Tenn., ivhen" aha received a telegram giving the sad news of the terrible death of her daughter. ' ' THE STOUT OP THE GIRL. .Mre. Leonard received an Observer nan in ihe parlor of the home where Bhe is domiciled. When asked to tell kit that she -would about Mrs. Powers ahe ibegan: "Well, Margie, as we ' knew her, was born in Ashevllle 24 years ago the 20th of last June. 6he , was beautiful,' bright, attract' v child with (rood manners and fi'ie a sense.. We sent her to a private school taught by the Misses Sawyer two maiden ladies of Ashevllle, and bur to the graded Bchool. Miaf jrtuno overtook us when she was 18 nd r.e had to go to work. For a year the was employed by the owners of the 5 and 10 cent store at Ashevllle. Quit 's ting this position she took e business course, studying bookkeeping1 and : stenography. About the time the completed this -course we moved to Xhaltanooga. where we lived until we - came to Charlotte. Margie secured work with the Southern Grain ,'om jany and after working for the man ager at Chattanooga she wnt to At lanta for him. She was at the last named place three month, stopping at the Kimball Hou.se. ' MOVED TO CHARLOTTE. " "On the 28th of January, 1900. we moved to charlotte and kept house on South Church street. We had ' fceett here about three months when Margie met Harry, who, at that time, waa a "handsome boy with pleasant manners. I knew nothing of his peo ple. ,8oon after he starred to going with tny girl he came In one Thurs day night and asked me if he might have her. 1 had noticed once or twice that he was drinking. There fore, when he explained his .mission I told him that he could not marry Margie for he was dissipated; know ing that my daughter would not stand for that sort of behavior and I did not believe they would get on together. The following Sunday, on the 8th of June, I think, they ran away and married near Pinevllle. I didn't know where the child was, but when she failed to come home as usual I called Louise Henderson, a girt with whom she asuoclsted occasionally, and inquired as to her whereabouts. "Monday Harry came to tell me of ' the marriage. He handed me a pa per1 raying;; AHere Is the certificate of our marriage, and I mapped it out of his hand and "would not look at it. , ."Oh, nowil wish that I had taken it and kentjt!" Hera. Mrs. 'Leonard showed signs of 1 breaking down. he threw up hor hands as if In horror at the thought, but, after a few seconds, let them fall quietly to her knes. THE MARRIED OAREF.R BEG1KS. "Did you ever see It any more?" asked trie reporter. "No. That was the only glimpse I had of It." "What became of the young eouile then?" ;, ."Tney famp around to see me on Tuesday. I was disposed to have nothing to do with them, but my . hiwband said that it was fojlixh i . , treat them that way, and wo wel comed them to the home. Th(,y ? rent to keeping house on West Trade street." '"Ton mean above a slore "n West ..Trade?" "Yes. I knew nothing of their neighbors or their fitmrters, for we left here in August, for Ashevllle Soon after we went away Harry got Into trouble over a game of cards and truck a young man by the name of " Xvls over the face. The affair creat . d considerable excitement, n.i the hit man wore glasses and was right badly nurt. The officers were after Harry: tie ran away, went to Charleston and was there at the time of the expos!- tlon. Margie Joined him. Mrs - Laura Powers, his mother,- visited them there, and she and Margie did - tiot get on well. Captain Ahrens vent there to ae them. He was , good to Margie and she liked him. X1ARRY THREATENS VIOLENCE. ' ' "In November, two yfjars after they t were married, they came to Ashevllle ; to live. Harry was drinking and gambling. He came In one night, when under the Influence of whlnkey. "- end made trouble for us. He and " Margie were In their room when I heard her scream. I ran up and Harry slapped me. He looked as If he were crazy. He ot bis rajor and i said that he would clean out the ranch. I called a policeman to quiet ' hlro. No booner had the officer de , parted th.n he roue up, sw:ured Vila 1 raaorand threatened us again. Oaptaln :.- Jordan, chief of pollfe, came and took him, to the station, where he remain ed until his wife took him out. "He came in and begged our par don. He wa always sorry for such misbehavior. " ? After this experience Margie told ; me of a spree that he went nn In Charleston. She had to Jump through a window to save herself, "We moved from Ashevllle to Chat tanooga in March. Harry and Margie accompanied ns ana nai rooms next , , to tw In our home. One night I heard ' Margie cry out. U&rry was on an other tear and threatening to kill everybody r. Jn sight. Mr. Leonard, who was a powerful man at that time, Tan In to protect Margta. Harry abused him and was caught and held In rattjrn,, - Officers were summoned and Harry was sent to JalL .Margie - took him out. "He stayed out one night In 10,6. . He was craiy drunk and seemed to f fee- In deep t. trouble, , 'Margie -, was Nearly wild afcont him.- He and Law renoe -Watnscote, an Ashevllle boy, ' were running together. After acting , queerly for several days Harry came in. packed up and left. mH would , not tell Margie what waa the mat ter. Cut, after ho "was gone, several Topl called up end said that he had helped Wafnseote to pass som j worth less check. This matter was adjust- A MEMORABLE DAT. On ot tha 3y w rmmbay with r 'nature, aa Kelt aa with profit to our hruHK th rn un which w trcam jr"ilntI with Pr, KlDK't Nw Uf 1 illx. ...tha vaMen tturillr that cur Jcn'1afhe and ttlliouanna and cp tti lowfm nsnt, . ai au oru tiorea , I iiakuy k::tuuxs ni.ru: to livi:. "That w.ts the l;ut -ne saw f Harry and ir,,i In our home. Tht-y returned to ciiurlotte and lived here up to the time of tin? sad affair of Friday night. Having learned that Margie was ill I came on here on the 21st of June and spent two weeKS. The doctors told Margie that she would have to undergo an operation for some sort of internal growth, but they did not think that she was in anv condition to go to the hospital, When I left here 16 -day ago she waa preparing for the operation." "Was your daughter dissipated,?" If she was I did not know It, She never drank any at my home. I saw Harry try to make her drink once." "When she came back to you from Atlanta fas she all right?" "Yea.1 She was but 15 years old, Those for whom she worked -were very fond of her. Sha was smart and full of life. ' ' , , "Margie was a nervous girl. She had 6t. Vitus' dance when young. Re cently she had gained mucn nesn. Her weight, as a general nun-, about 140 pounds, but she weighed 200 when I waa here some time s. "Harry was very Jealous of Mar gie. I heard him tell her not to sit near the window that opened out on the street at Ashevllle lest some man gaxe at her. He said that when men saw good looking women they could not -keep tneir eyes uu j. -Mrs. Leonard was born in Ashevllle, She wa Goodlake or uooann. daughter of an Engiisnman. on five children living. A This story of Harry Powers proves tha theory of temporary Insanity caus- a k v,oav 1rtnkinir.V When full Of whiskey he -was Irresponsible and had a homicidal mama. FOIt A CONFERENCE CtaTHE. Several Allleil Kellgloaa Organliatlons of th South Combine to iiuy r" Near Aslievlllc and Equip it For Holding Confewncce Mr. t. C. Abbott Secretary awl Treasurer. A movement which 13 of lutereet to muny people U an effort being put forth to Durchase a trac. of 950 acres of land lying 16 miles east of Ashv vlKc and one and a nai: nuies irom Black Mountain, to bo twsd 3 a placo for conventions of religious or ganizations. To this end an asiocia tion has been formed and chartered by the State with the name, "The Blue Ridge Association for Christian Con ferences and Training." It mevflag ed by a board of director, whosn ex ocutlve beard is as follows: Messrs. J. 'W. Fisher. Newport, Tenn.: presi dent: J. D. Mutphy. of Achevllle, vice prcsidont; F. C, Abbott, of cuariotto, secretary and treasurer; ana vr. a. u. Phillies, of Richmona; w. v. wsam- erford. student oecretary of the South t C. A. Rowland, secretary or tne my men's movement In the Southern Prcbyterlan Church. It is proposed to eroct oa this place 500 or 600 people, an .admlnli.trd.tion an assembly hall with t. capacity of bull-ling, a dining hall and so forth. T';o movement la under the auspices an3 control of the Yovng Men"s Chris tian Association, the Young Women's Christian Association, the young people's nilKHionr.iy movement and tp laymen's Tr.issto'nory mov.-mont all of the South. Here also the conventions of the city associations may be held. The work propoaod few Cays as th option soon cxplrcn. which 14,000 mu:;t be raised within can be done for about 130,000. o' Much interest is being manifested and soma money Is In hand.' Western North Cc.roilna Is becom ing more each year the Mecca of re ligious conventions. This cuxmor the-o was 367 delegates present at the Southern student conference, and r.i dear the Influence of the meeting 28 wero Induced to make a definite de cision In favor of doing foreign mis sionary work and 12 decided to cntr the ministry. It Is desired thit there may be built up hero in this section '' country what shall bo to tho South what Norlhfleld. Mans., la to the East and Lakn Geneva in to the Northwest. Mr. Roby C. Day, a re cent graduate of the University, Is In the city In the Interest of this enter prises. Tho pro-poricd locution of the eon fersnco centre of tho Kiuth !r !de:l. Near Its western boundary ttirve. FU.t creek, which Is ono branch of the flwinnar.no, river. Its eastern boun dary Is the top of the Blue llldge mountain?, nearly 4.000 fret Mgli. Tho Influence of such an institution will be trvaluable in training ,'jlllrus workers. COSSEY-HA I LES. Surprie Marriage in Sugar Creek Yesterday Morning Young Couple Wed at Homo of Rev. H, M. Prew. ly. Leaving For Hldilcnlte Yent4r lay Afternuoii. ' At the home of Rev. II. M. Pressly, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Sugar Creek. Miss Hattle Cossoy, of Steele Creek, and Mr. A. U. Hallos, of Charlotte, were married yesterday morning. It was a surprise affair, Mr. PresRly officiating. There was no parental objection, but there had beei no announcement of the mar rings, the parente of the bride knowing nothing of it until aftervvRwlH. The groom drove to the home of the bride and took her to the minister's resl d nt-ti. Yesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Halle left on tho Taylorsvtlle train for Hlddenlte, where they will spend several days. Mr. Ballet 1a employed by the Ca tawba Power Company, being a line man. He Is a young man of good character. Mrs. Bailes Is tho popu lar and pretty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Cossey. They have num erous friends who will be interested to learn of their marriage. Jamestown Exposition Special Begin ning Next Sunday Morning. Beginning next Sunday, August 4th. the Southern Railway will oper ate section numbers 87 and 3fs, to bo known as the Jitncstovn Exposition special, between Atlanta, Ga nnd Norfolk, Va,, via Danville. This train will handle on combined bag gage car and coach, one divided coach, one Puilmc.n sleeping car be tween Atlanta and Nfirfolft f.nd f the presjent New Orleans.Norfolk sleep ing car, which at this time Is handled on Nos. 37 and 88. There will also bo a dining car between Atlanta end Dinviiii-. Present train numbers 8 and 4 on the Norfolk division between uanvme nfl Norfolk will be abolish ed and the now train will, run on the same schedule. CnoffrNphy of a Ifotrl'.Mcnn. "Dear m ." re marked a inil t a. hotal dinlna; table yesterday. "Wa hajre tha whole world'a renourcos ub Ject to our call. Here at tho beirln- nlng are offerinl -potato, , French' frlwl: beana, Bor.ton baked. IVntiMor capon. Kei.tarky corn cuatard, Wcit- crn Doer, nna, th climax. It capped with Venetian lea cream." thb rmsT ntQuismp of beatjtt. Th flrrt renullt of batity I a clear cmplalon. Orlno Twatlv Frutt Syrup clear ft fallow iblothl omplxlon aa it tiinult th livr and bowela. and tht eye bw-oma briuht and clear. Xou ow It to ysur frienla to take It It your complexion la bad. Orlno Lasarlva Fruit Syrup not nautaat or aripa and la jry plaaant to lak. Rafuaa aubatl tutta B. it Jordan A Co. , , - v- . v r v; . .i J r !( , . , it ,!;: , t !..-,; 'i'i.at t! 1 U ere i,:..-,va 1 1-u Some of U.e nurses -at local hos pitals are too Indifferent about giv if.g out news concerning patients. Saturday night at 2:30 o'clock sev eral persons were anxious to know If Jlarry Powers were still living. One of the party called to "Central" and asked her to give him the Pr?sby- renan Hospital number. Central said: "We have been instructed not to give anybody No. 334 to-night." Powers was dead at that time. Several weeks ago a poor woman died at the same hespital one night and wag turned over to the under takers. No one at the hospital could give anything but her Surname. The address of her husband, who lived n the city, was not known. The body was put in a basket made for euch emergencies, and carried to the un dertaking establishment to await t.ie arrival of the widowed husband, who had to call th hospital to find that his wife ihad died several hours be fore. ,'v , ' -',.: ; :, ., .... i.,;-.; The patrons of fa hospital ara not treated right. The telephones are put in there for the use of those in terested in patients. The Observer and other city . : papers print , the monthly statements ior the "hospital free of charge. Reporter n their eagerness to print the latest news of the condition of patents In whreh public is interested are often rebuffed when they calL for legitimate news. Thousands ; of sympathetic rpeopl were anxious to know the condition of Barry.- Powers Sunday, moratas. The Observer tried to learn th lat est. The bars were up. Th tele phone glrla were advised to tut ev. erybody off. Thia was not the case when the Charlotte hospitals were struggling to get along. - There Is something wrong some where. The public is entitled to more consideration. : . New Mill at Monbo, Catawba County. The Turner. Mills Company, of Statesvllle. hai been Organized for the purpose of erecting a cotton mill at Monbo, In Catawba county. Of the. capital stock, $12S,000 haa already been subscribed. The leading spirits In tho movement are Ex-Lieut Gov ernor W. D. Turner, .J. C. Steefe, W. W. Turner, and associates. The pro posed mill will be placed on the east side of the Catawba fiver where a new town will likely be built. There is one mill already. In Monbo, that.of the Monbo Manufacturing Company. A meeting' of theP stockholders will likely be held soon for the purpose of electing officer. The artistic Stieff Piano Universally recog nized as the standard of value and excel lence. Its tone rivals in purity and beauty na ture's higjiest musical standard the culti vated human voice. Its singing quality reaches the heart and its durability is un questioned. Not one thing but a thousand contribute to this perfection. A piano for artist and beginner alike. Chas M. Stieff Manufacturer of the Piano with the sweet tone. 5 West Trade St., CHARLOTTE, N. C. C. H. WILMOTH, Manager. KEEP COpL BY SLEEPING ON A RED GROSS FELT MATTRESS Dallghtful i tha play of Childran la th rast ana comfort Bed Croas Sanitary Felt Mattreas. It haa a araootn, even, surface, conformlnir to the body's form, inaurlng comfortable reat. 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