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f V " SUBSCRIPTION PlilCE: C3.00 VUl YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. G, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1907 price five ::::. DEATII OF UK. 1VL MUKPIIY LONG AND USEFUL CAREER ENDSJ Superintendent of the State Hospital at Morganton Succumbs to a Want ing lllnos of More Than a - Year's Duration Board or Directors Ad join ns For mi Hour In Respect to iris Mentor' Funeral Will Take l'lacj llils Afternoon Tbe Deceas ed Survived by a Widow and Four Children Was T59 Years Old 1 and Had Nearly Completed His Twenty ' Fourth Year at the Head of Insti .. tutlon Sketch of a Useful, Noblo Lifc. ' ... Special to The Obnervcr. ilorganton, Sept. 11. His wife and four children afhls becteldaVDr. P. L. Murphy died after a Wasting sickness at 11:80 o'clock to-day. On the;2Sd of October he wouid nave teen 69 : 5 years of age and had, the 'lived until ' January next would have "completed ' his' twenty-fourth year . as superin tendent of the ' State Hospital there, . hawing been its first end only super-i ' Intendent. Hie fboard of directors, which -was in session at the time, ad- Journed for an hour and the State flag on the centre (building of the hoa , . " ipiit'al is haW-masted": . The grief .' throughout th institution and In Mor fanton is gerieral. The funeral will - take iplacet;4 o'clock to-morrow, V (Thursday) afternoon and. In accord ance with Dr. Murphy's wishes, the interment will to on the ront grounds 1 of the hospital.', " ' ! " SKETCH OF A USEFUL LIFE. . The new of the death, of Dr.' Mur- ;,! phy did not come as a surprise to his (many friends ner and etsewher In the state, for ever sine last ' winter, when he returned from i Baltimore, where he went for treatment, Wis real condition was known to hosts of ' his ' acquatntancea throughout -ih state. It was Just a. question of vitality and ' time." The fearful disease ,,' that had fallen upon him could not be stayed ' or even checked. ;: Up to a month ago Dr. Murphy was able to be up and albout the floor, on which he lived, at the hospital, tout fee was '.very weak - and grew more so , from" day to day. Four or SVe days ago the became so 111 -: that he could not leave the "bed and this was the ibeglnnlngrof the end. Before tSSe. summons came a number of the most Intimate (friends of the ' ' f ami ly from various oectlonBf of the j ,N-' ETUCUbV 5.V.VA. W. -MA V a w. ' -.fcf ;rr w the (bedside when dissolution came. ' Mr. ' J. P. Caldwell, of this cdty, 4aft . here last night' and ajrrtved to time to - sav farewell to the distinguished ' alienist " ' A number of. Morgantonl : o people were with the family at the ' , end. ;7. - ' 1 '- DR. MCRPHTa AJlCESTOBS. -'"Dr. Patrick Livingston Murphy was Of 'October,-, 1848. He came of r strong, sturdy Scotch- stogie, tola great grandfather being Patrick Murphy, of Arran, Scotland; and his grandmother, '. on his father's side, Mary Bailey, : daughter of David BaUey, wihose wife was Maw Williamson, whose father ' oaroe to this country (from Scotland, j Dr. Murphy was a son of Patrick Mur phy and his wife, who was EllafA. , Falson, ; of ' Sampson county. His i .. father was a snan of fine sense, nore than ordinary buslwees lability, and f: great force or hftractw. He was - a large slave owner and L exunvulated j i ; much property. The ; Falsons' were - upright arid thrifty, and a iproud and .-. Independent .people.", , BOTKOOD DAYS SPENT IN 8AMP- . ' ' SON. : . , The childhood and boyhood days of "' Dr. Murphy were spemt In Santtpson oouuty, near the town of Clinton, Where he attended he village schoals. r "Wihen not 4n school he was on - ithe . ' farm, doing all sorts of work,. He ; was not & robust child, (but the labor that he did In the fields and around - the eawmili made him -sUrong. Dur ' Ing the ilast two years of the dvll war fee attended the famous Bingham - ' SchooU first at The Oaks and then at Mebane;- The. cadets of that mstitu tlon, among them Dr. Murphy, served one day In the war; when General fitoneman, toward the closed of the ' ' ' war; snade his tald'from .Greensboro to Salisbury they were ordered out to meet hint, At the close of that ... great fraternal conflict Dr. Murphy i !' and a number of schoofanates walked from Mebane to their various homes, ' ' getting food and ahelter wherever they could find It. v - .After the war Dr.' Murphy went to ' Hllls'boro, where he entered the school y ; of (Colonel Tew, and completed his i? V preparatory work. ' (H went from ' .. there (o Charlottesville, where he at- endd the .University if '.Virginia,, hut " , ." did not graduate. In 1S71 he grad- . uated in medicine from the University ' of Maryland. Having secured his de gree Dr. Mrtrphy returned o North Carolina and began the practice of Ms profession In hl$ na-tlve county. ' From 1 Clinton he went to Wilmington, where , he lived and practiced for several years.. t . , , , '..-i In October, 1878, Dr. Murphy was , married to Miss Bettle Waddell Bum , gardner, of Augusta county, Virginia, , and ghort'y fiter was elected assists! t physician to the Western State Hos fritel of Vlpfllnlfl..e Pauon. whre he remained until 1882. It was;dur Ing his frhort serrtce- at thk .1nltu- im that he bgah to onake his repu tation as an.allenist and phj-slclan, ' '.b' Dr." Murphy was called back ' to " ' North Carolloa to taike charge of the . State Hospital at Morgantsn, That , , was twenty-tour years ago. The hos . pltal at Jttorganton was founded through the superb efforts of Hon. -Joseph C MDls and Ool. 8. M..D. Tate, of Burke, who succeeded In get- ting an appropriation of 875,000 In the att of Incorporation. The main , , . buildlm? and south wing of that ibulld 1 1ng were finished tau 1882 i and ' the board of directors. met" and : elected Dr. Murphy as the superintendent. ; This, waft the beginning of the great hospital at 'Morganton. . ' Dr. Murphy ge his life to It and at the dosa of his career he leaves a monument that ... Is finer than gold and more enduring than brae. ' , , ,,, The hospital had 'aocommodatlons for 150 patients, hut In 1896 the num ber cared r there had 1ncrea.wd to 700 and o-day there are more than 1.000. The splendid bulldlng. the beautiful, well-kept grounds and the fine farm at the Morganton hospital ' make It one of th greatest institu tions of the kind !n the world. In every quarter of th 800 ' s-r"' " of "lanl, every nookand 'earner of "tie t-u'lldings. and every detail of the hos pital's affairs the fine- sensa of Dr. Murphy is manifest. He was a mas ter of little details and the plant over which he presided ifor two and a haJf decades, bears his imprint. TUTU MAN AS HE LIVED. In .addition to.heir.g an eminent alienWt and a learned physician Dr. Murphy ,was a man of - rare . good sense. He had what is called com tnon sense, the rarert sense of all. He loved his fHow man and was blg hearted, courageous and strong. He stood for She best in life. ' His days and nights wei-e devoted to his work, his patients, his : family and his friends. Every iumTortun-te at Mor ganton knew and loved him. . As he went aibout the wards ho had a kind word for every one. In hearing dli fanc5t and hev Jollied and teased all, much to their delight. He knew the employes of the place and they told him of their trials and troubles and he was a friend to all. He kept track of very horse, and cow, and hog and other live things that (belonged' to the hospital The dogs about the place were fond of him. When the plow man we at forth to' break the Jand he Knew cne Kind ox point me was going to 'use. Nothing escaped his watchful eye or was .beneath his notice. His Ideas were original and he was always ready to back his Judgment toy a trial of any new method that h believed would-' heap his patients. He was a leader. , , " : Dr. Murphy (gave his life - to his work. . His labors as superintendent of .the State Hospital shortened his days, f "He slaved for the Institution, which' he developed. HE WAS KIND AND CONSIDERATE f As husband and father Dr. Murphy was kind and gentle. He was devoted to his wife and children and proud of his kith' and- kin. ; At ih'a close of the day he liked to have his loved ones aibout him f or a quiet chai -cn th lawn or in the library. " He liked to listen whlla others talked, tout was wlways ready to say friendly; words, Those close to Dr. Murphy- can un derstand why he made ; such a bril liant success out of the State Hos pital, for they knew him to he ca pable, willing, industrious,, painstak ing and thoroughly Interestied In Ws labors. . Making the grounds as per fect as man could i was Just as much a part of his work as was looking in to the history of ,a patient of the in stitution. He turned f his hand ) to everything, but he made those ' di rectly responsible feel that It was all their work and not his. His assist ants inVMbed enthusiasm from him and took their , work seriously. Dr. Murphy knew his .patients ajid their connections. Jle never forgot a man or woman who had been there. He kept In touch with those who were re leased and went home. DR. MURPHY'S FAMILY Dr. Murphy la survived toy his wld--ow, (Ms. Bettte . Bumgardner Mur phy; a daughter" Miss V-Mailnda McCorMe Murphy, end three ' sons, Messrs-; Wltara -.leandr4ame; BTimgardnefv andRobert; r Living ston Murphy, all at whom Are grown, and one sister, Mrs. Chartes Williams, of Wallace; Duiplln county, and num bers of relatives in Sampson and Duplin counties, f He was one of ten children, ibut aill save- himself and Mrs. WUMaims died "before he hecaime tu. - . - . - rt; THE LAST ILLNESS. More than a year ago Dr. Murphy broke down. Be had toeen complain ing of not feeling well for some time, when on the 86 th of last .ASeptember, he went to Baltimore to consult . a specialist After an examination an operation seemed a necessity, but on making the Incision the physicians de cided that it was no use for they could not heap the patient. Dr. Murphy was .brought home where he linger. ed.4Uvtn yesterday". He was hopeful for a time,; ut within the last fw weeks he realized his condition and talked about it in a sensible way. He felt that the, end ywas near and. told his relatives and friends so. Being unable to digest anybhing he iWtcrally starved to .death. : His body wasted until ihe.was a mere shadow of his fpnrner self. ' . -,.,.1 . In his (boyhood days Dr. Murphy liked onechanics and learned to do al most anything with tools and during the last months of his "existence his knowledge of the carpenter's . trade oame as a (boon for he passed the time making small ' things with his kit of tools. , Not until a week ago did he lay aside his little saw , and hammer. . - - --k j i In tihe death of Dr. Murphy the State has lost one of its imost; valu able led tlsens, one of its imost - noble characters and one 'of Its most like able men. At the age. of 58, when he should have (been to his prime, he died an old man. worn out . But he will never he forgotten for the State Hospital at Morganton will stand as long as North Carolina lives. Within the shttrt space of 24 years Dr. Mar hy (Converted a barren mountain-side Into a magnificent' institution. ' famed far and near- for the originality, the force and the character of Its superin tendent. '" , , , . THREE NEW BUILDINGS. " Directors of State Hospital In Session - at Morpsnton Ask For Aopronria " (Ion of More Than $100,000 Reso- lutions .Regarding Dr, Murphy's ; Death A Successor to Be Elected ' . October M, a-' . 1 -, Speciat.to. Ths 'obsemrUM.:rf Morganton, Sept 11. The board of directors of the State Hospital met to--day.-Those present were: J. P, Cald--well, - resident? Messrs. C. H. Arm field, A. A, Shuforat J. W. McMinn, J. G. Hall, A. E Tate, J. P. Sawyer and I. L Davis. It was directed that a charter be taken out for the training school fon nurses before the Secretary of State. The hospital commission was asked for an appropriation for three buildings; for men to accommo date a total of 100 patients on the col ony plan; tor a building on the grounds for 100 men, and a building for 100 women. The need of the insti tution for these -enlargements Is -very great as at the meeting of the execu tive co'mmlttee yesterday many appli cations for aamisslon, especially in be half of males, were rejected. The sums asked for these three buildings will aggregate perhaps 1110,000. . , The report of the acting superin tendent Dr. John McCampbell, show ed excellent conditions In all respects and that the death rate for this quar ter was unusually low. During the progress of the meeting the death of Dr. P..L. Murphy, the superintendent, ,? wag t - announced. Messrs. , Sawyer and Armfleld were ap pointed a committee to prepare, resolu tions expressive of the sentiment of the board concerning this deplorable HAWAIIAN TRIP A SUCCESS -. ,. ! SEC. STRAUS BACK AT CAPITAL ' Ucad of Department of Commerro! and lJibor Much Pleased With 1 , Workings of Department Outside f Notable Welcome Accorded Him ' at Honolulu Added to By Presence or lleprcentauve and Sirs. Mtho- las ljongivortli Perrctarj' Dellvrrs Several Notable Addresses Promis ing Islanders Relief From Existing : urievances Greatest ? hhortcotntng j is Insuulrient Conununlcation Vltn jiiainiana .nucs uuoa tiijcpecieu to Result . From Trip. Washington, Sept. 11. Secretary Oscar L. Straus, of the Department of Commerce and labor, to-night returned to Washington after ait ex tended visit to various cities along the Pacific coast and to Honolulu, where he went to gather information bearing on the work ot his depart ment .-,,-' , The visit "of Secretary Straus to the Pacific coast, Including the Hawaiian Islands, has been a most enjoyable one, and Is likely to leal 'to practical results. . A firm believer In the Idea that .. the . vast interests entrusted to his safekeeping could not be entirely administrated from his desk in Wash ington, the Secretary determined to make a personal inspection of the workings of the Department away from th capital, and to become per sonally acquainted with s the various officials having supervision. - He ac cordingly planned a trip along the Canadian border to Vancouver; . . and thence south through Seattle and Portland to San Frapclsco, with Hon olulu as the ultimate destination. He returned to Washington to-day, and talked freely -about his experiences especially those in the Hawaiian Is lands. -Whea he arrived at Honolulu the Islanders -were rout in force to greet him and his party. ;. They were taken to the,. hotel In automobiles, the route being lined on both sides by the people, who were enthusiastic In vthelr demonstration. ; The pres ence of Representative arid Mrs. Nlch olas Longworth added to the .warmth or the demonstration. At the hotel delegations from the, board, of trade, merchants' exchange,-Chinese, Japan ese and other . societies greeted the Secretary, extended Invitations to din ners and made requests for speeches. SEVERAL NOTABLE ADDRESSES. Secretary Straus made several nota ble addresses while at .Honolulu one at a banquet given in his honor by Mr. Hatch, and at a dinner given by the Honolulu chamber of; com merce, the policy of the government in relatlori to the. Islands was touch ed upon, On the, latter occasion one of the largest and most representative bodies ot business men ever gathere4 in Honolulu assembled to present the commercial needs of the islands. L. A. Thurston, speaking In behalf of the merchants and planters, described certain commercial disadvantages re sulting from annexation, laying par ticular stress upon, the, necessity for a modification of the coastwise" ship ping laws : aoDlylmr t , the : islands. which penaUa the ,, carrying , of paa-I sengers ana ireignr Between tne ter ritory, and the mainland' of th Unit ed States in other than American; botv torn. Owing to ; the v InfreqaenCy with which vessels of that description stop at Honolulu, Mr. Thurston de clared that-large quantities of fruit rot upon the wharves while awaiting shipment, and that-the same lack of transportation facilities acts as a pe culiar hardship upon residents of the territory ; who were . of ten, obliged, as a result of illness or pressing financial matters, to leave for the United States on a vessel of foreign registry and thereby incur the fine of 1200 which our navigation laws impose. J EDEN OFyTHE PACIFIC. ' '' Replying to this address Secretary Straus assured the Islanders that he 4-would endeavor to have existing griev ances remeaiea, and concluded his address by saying: T have knowledge and experience of the fact that one of the greatest shortcomings In the way of the pro gress of the islands Is. that there Is not sufficient communication between them and the mainland. This you must hava, and you ought to have, and speaking individually - and offi cially, I promise you that I shall do everything within my power to assist In, getting ; the shipping facilities that you need. I have seen much of the world. 1 am- familiar . with those places which are the favored lands for tourists., and mv elrht ilavi' ilv here has convinced me Hhat there isf no jana on ine ract or the earth, con sidering climate and population, and considering beauty and attractiveness of scenery and charms of hospitality, which offers so much to the tourist, either in health or pleasure.as this Eden Of the Pacific." , . . . , These declarations were enthusi astically applauded, and upon con cluding the Secretary was generously cheered. BARES VIEWS TO, REPORTERS. On another occasion the Secretary was waited upon by a delegation of Japanese editors, representing the four Japanese" newspapers of Hono lulu, who called to ascertain his vlewi regarding Japanese matters In the territory and as to his policy with reference to Japanese - Immigration, particularly If he believed that the event and on motion a recess of on hour was taken. - - . . v. Upon ra-assembllng of the board the committee presented the following pa per which mas unanimously adopted, ordered spread on the minutes and, to be published.- : -While, the directors knew of the condition of Dr. Murphy and of his long and hopeless fight with death, still the shock is too great for us at this hour to realise the loss North Carolina harsustaJned so tar as of the man and his work. - -. , "Resolved, That by the death' of pf. Murphy this hospital has lost the man to whose ability; .fidelity and work It pre-eminent position chiefly due; that the Insane of the Stat have lost their best friend;; that tho State ha lost a son whose abilities and achieve ments have shed luster upon her name: that fcta fafnllv tnmt ; v,. fbest of husbands and fathers.' - ' -Resolved, That death cannot taks away the results of this man's 'life. These are continual and the blcesipgs of God to future generations. , "His memory lives though the man may die, ' ' fi:-:- 'f- ' That lingers' bright and loving: r' ' . Jimt like a star Inst from the sky, Whose ray survives its ruin." . ; It was resolved'vupon motion that the hoard of directors In a body at tend the funeral exercises to-morrow. After consideration of the subject it was resolved upon motion that the board, meet In special session October 3d for the purpose of electing a super intendent. In , view of tht - circum stances of the occasion and there be ing no business demanding urgent at tention, the board adjourned until 1H date last mentioned. preponderance of Japaneso in Hawaii was mimical to the- future welfare of the islands. In reply the Secretary said: ,". - "' "An ideal condition for the futurj welfare of these Islands .would be that there should not "bee too great a preponderance of any one rice, but . that ' an -equilibrium be main tained. I would impress upon you, ana upon each of the several race here, to have , a care not to exploit these islands and their resources for the benefit, of the country from which they camel but to act in the spirli of the government under which tuey live; ' of loyalty to the interests i tho Islands which afford such happy anil Ideal homes for them and for their children." These remarks, which were ' re ported in all of the newspapers American, Japanese and Chinese met with an enthusiastic reception. One of s the most interesting din ners tendered to the Secretary was given by W. R. Castle, an old school mate, who graduated from Columbia University wi,h Mr. Straus in the law class of 73. The guests included the leading educators of the IsUntls, who entertainingly described the public school system of Hawaii ' and the progress made by its foremoU in stitutions. " ' . - , TENDERED PUBLIC RECEPTION. In the r red-draped throne room of the Palace,- long closed to social af fairs, the Governor and Mrs. Carter tendered a public, reception to Secre tary and Mrs. Straus and Representa tive - and ; Mrs. ' Longworth.; The grounds were brightly illuminated, by myriads ot vari-colored Incandescent lights, under which, to the music of the Royal Hawaiian Band, thousands of citizens congregated while the re ception was In progress. ' " - Unfortunately the limited time at his disposal prevented the Secretary from visiting the various islands of the .Hawaiian group, but his party were afforded opportunity of seeing all that there is In Oahu, the Island upon which Honolulu Is situated. When the Secretary left Honolulu a large crowd was assembled on the dock to witness the departure. Sec retary Straus stood on the deck of the steamer, decked with wreaths of flowers, the last token of friendship bestowed by the warm-hearted : is- ! landers, who cheered vociferously as the steamer moved from the harbor, The last sound that reached the steamer from the shore was "Aloha Nul," the Hawaiian farewell greet ing and expression of regard and esteem. ... , , . OHIO STATE DAY." Celebration One of the Greatest Fea tures in the Exposition's History Former Attorney General Harmon Orator of the Day. .Norfolk, Va., Sept. 11. The cele bration to-day ojt "Ohio State Day" at the Jamestown Exposition was one of the greatest features In the Expo sition's entire history. There were hundreds of visitors from the. Buck eye State, including Governor Harris, with' Judson Harmon, . of Cincinnati, former Attorney General of the Unit ed Stataa.sraVHf of the Jay.v ; v The lorm8CtaicerctyeBwere hel J In the anditorlamr Addresses ofl wel come wera dellvsred by .Governor Swanson tor the State of Vlrglnil, and Lieutenant-Governor Ellyson, of Vir ginia, on behalf of the Exposition, rep- tn..Amfrlvi TMwantA, nAn,a( 13 ft n r a tive of Ohio, who was unavoidably" out of - tho city, and President Tucker, who was sick. . Governor Harris re sponded. Braxten W, Campbell, president of the Ohio Jamestown commission, presided. Governor Hlg gins, of Rhode Island, and the entire Rhode Island delegation, whK'h par ticipated In that State's celebration yesterday, were present. Music was furnished by the Mexican Military National Band, which rendered Amer ican and other airs. "Orle of the principal musical fea tures was an original ode by Miss Anne Pratt Worth lngton, great-granddaughter of Governor Thomas worth Ington, the first United States Senator from Ohio, whose home, "Adena," has been reproduced as Ohio's State building at the Exposition. 'Following the exercises at the audi torium the Ohio party tendered an official dinner at the Swiss village. -. This afternoon's feature was a .mil itary parade. , ;.: -,.!;' I The Ohio building was opened from l'tc4 p. m. for a public reception. The official State reception by Gover nor and Mrs. Harris took place from 8 to 10 p. m.-"- " ' FIFTH DISTRICT POLmCS.' Live Pleeo of Gossip From Old Hurry Tho County Iut In Fifth .' District So As to Rend a Man From . It to Congress Will Come Out as . Dark Horse at Convention.. Special , to The Observer, , ' . ' I , Morganton, Sept. ll.--A gentleman whose home was formerly in the fifth district was here a few days ago and let go a live piece of political "gossip regarding the moves of the politicians down that way. As is known, Surry county was, u pto the mtiag of the last Legislature Mn the eighth dis trict, but 'was traosfered to the fifth1 In order,- It was stated, . to make th eighth surely Democratic. This man states that the real motive behind the transfer was to get a Surry man In that district and' end him to Con gress next-year. The recent election of Mr. Chatham to the State chair manship and the bringing out of Professor Holt to divide , Oulllford county with Mr. Brooks, is - all a part of the game that is being worked OA th political chess board of ths flft hdistrlct and at the physiologi cal' 'moment ths Surry . man will be sprung on the oonventlon and ths delegates will try to be stampeded to rhlm. Such a thing happened at Winston-Salem some six years ago when Mr. E. IV Jones was nominated for Judge, who was not eve na candi date before - ths convention, and it is believed that tho trick can be turned again. Mr. Frs dHoffman, who has been III to rths past month, was able to b-4 down street' yesterday . and will leave in a few days for ths Uni versity, where : he Is a senior . this year. - .. v.-"?. v.' . mn ' I win ii i I, Ill mi --P: CoL IUbert L Flemming Dead. ' Washington, Sept 11. Col. Robert I. Flemming, one of Washington's widely known citizens, died to-day at hi suburban home, "Oak View," Cleveland Park, of Bright' disease. He was IS year old, a native of Virginia, and ssrved during ths civil war as member ot th Richmond Fayette Artillery and an officer in Lee's army. Soon after the war he came to Washington, lis bought "Oak View" after Its occupancy as a rammer residence toy President Gov ernor Cleveland. . Colonel Flemming Is survived by a wife and a daugh ter, Madame Cores, wife of th mln Jtr fronj Nlearsgtia, and a son, Robert V. Flcmmlng.'.n. .. .T; . COSpUCTOB'S -IB AGIO M XECK BROKEN BY CAR WHEELS Close on tlie Deatli or Capt. J. W. Joy ner, of Mooresvliie, .Conies a Ter rible Tale of Ills Marital Relations a hough Having u Wire, He Was Engugexi, It Is haicl, to Yoimg liNdy Irving Near Cliarlotto and W as to Kkipe to the W est With lie Had Attempted to Cut Mrs. Joy ner's Throat W rote Her He Would lAe With Her no Slore In Spite of His UnfultAfulncss Wire Is Over : come With Grief Over Husband's Tragic Death. Special to Th. Observer. - - Winston-Salem, Sept. II. Conduc tor J. W Joyner, of local freight No. 169, was instantly killed In an acci dent on the yards at Mooresville this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The crew, of the. '..train; wa' engaged doing some shifting at the time of the accident and Captain Joyner was clinging to the side of a car ; when he was struck by a telegraph pole. He was knocked loose and fell under his train and his Ufa was crushed out The body was shipped to Charlotte where it will be prepared tor burial by J. M. Harry A Co. The wife. of. the deceased left here this afternoon for Charlotte ac companied by Captain Whjte. Many persons who were Intimately acquainted with MK and Mrs. J. W. Joyner and were cognizant of the' re cent troubles that have arisen between them express thy belief that the sud den death of Mr, Joyner was a kind act of Providence. They go even far ther than that and ay it is really a blessing in disguise to the widow. It has been known for two week to in timate friends of the couple that (heir married life was not as happy as It should have been or as it appeared up on the surface. Aboat ten days ago Mrs. Joyner was to meet her husband at Mooresville and spend the' night with him there. She was to leave Winston-Salem on the train leaving here at 2:15 o'clock but instead left on the S o'clock train. When she arrived at Mooresville she found that her husband was not there, having gone down to Charlotte on the first train after flnaing out that his wife was not en the, train. He thought that she had decided not to .come. While in Mooresville, so it is stated, Mrs, Joyner learned 'that Mr. Joyner had been going to see a young lady In Charlotte quite frequently; in fact, spending almost every other night in Charlotte. She learned the name of the young lady and left on the next train for Charlotte to investigate. She learned from the lips of the young lady that she was engaged to be married to Mr. Joyner on the loth of September, having .promised to for sake father, mother and home for him. T' father and brother of the wronged young woman were highly in dignant, and it was ail that they-could do. toref raJUw-trom. dealing w.ltl) (ho mah who had only a few days before been the idol of thnr daughter end sister. They ,. took the most sensible course, however, and forbade "Mr. Joy net's ever making another shadow In their doorway and wrote him several sharp letters. TOLD OF COURTSHIP. The young lady, whose name Is Miss Bright McCord, daughter of Mr. P. M. McUof k who lives Just outside of Charlotte on the Mooresville division of the Southern, told Mrs. Joyner all about her courtship and intended marriage to Mr. Joyner, so it Is stated. She said that sha and Mr. Joyner were to be married on the 10th of Septem ber and go West. Mr. Joyner was. to quit the southern and take asimllir po sition with a Western railroad. The parents of the young lady had given their consent to the marriage, It Is said, but it 1 not known whether Mr. Joyner intended to carry out the obll-M gatlons or'was Just trying the affec tions ot the young, lady. He had stated to a number of friends here that he expected to railroad in the Weet after September. ATTEMPTED TO CUT THROAT. Mrs. Joyner returned to Waston- Ralem. As soon as she saw her hue band" she told him of her knowledgo of his scheme. She consulted a local lawyer as to what was the (best course to pursue, but hs preferred not to bring suit as It would bring her too much in the UmelVght, and being a woman of refinement' and culture she had natural distaste to publicity such as would bo attendant upon a suit, Just what took place (between the two when the subject -was men tioned is not known, ot course; but It was learned last night from author itative sources that Mrs, Joyner made the etatement that her husband at tempted to out her throat with a ra zor Sunday morning a week ago for going to Charlotte and making an in vestigation of tho report Miss Mc Cord wrote to Mrs. Joyner on the tOfh of August as did also the father and brother of the young woman, Sha declared, .it is learned, that her love had turned to hat and she had noth ing but utter contempt for th man she. had' njwMMwMF wsKwed. h v as serted her Innocence of any knowl edge of Mr. Joyner' wife when she received the attention of - the- con-. ductor. A Joint letter was received at th same time from Messrs. p. M. Mo Cord and ;W.. M. 'McOord, father and brother respectively,, of ...th young t, LETTER FROM HUSBAND. Tuesday night Mra. Joyner spent in MooresvlUe, while Mr. Joyner spent ths night here. Bh went down to have her teeth-worked on. yt 18 tt ed he told her it h was going to MooresvilUe he preferred that she go when he was not there, Mrs. Joyner returned to th city yesterday after noon and Mr, Joyner Jeft yesterday morning on hi regular run "to Mooresville. When Mrs. Joyner' ar rived hers she found a letter written by Mr. Joyner, In which hs; stated that h would never llv with her again but that h. would continue to support her. Sha was telling of the letter, to a friend when a railroad man cam up and Informed her of j the sudden and very unexpected death of her husband. She was overwhelmed with grief notwithstanding all , the trouble that he had made for her. Mrs, Joyner afterwards stated that when she gave the conductor her ticket from Mooresville Winston ItMewi She felt a. If that would b the last ticket h would ever, use with Mr. Joyner' nam signed , to It, She had a feeling of some ere at calamity, she knew not what. When Mrs. Joy ner left this evening she did not know wher th funeral of Mr,- Joy ner would ts conducted, fthe woyl 1 await. Instruction from his people. - ."..There was a rumor iate in the af ternoon, alter the aetails of the fam ily trouples had been made public, to Cue efteet that Mr. Joynsr committed suTclae, but this theory I not tvecept t4 .by railroad men who knew aim, - The funeral of Mr. Joyner will be preached at Elm wood Cemuter thU afternoon at :15 o'ciocij Uy R'V. il. H. Hulten, after which tl.n iitenncnt wll. 'be In this cemetery. A TRUSTED M-X SHOHT. Chief Clerk to State Taz Collector - of Ilrst Louisiana District a De faulter in a Largo Sum The Clerk - is Missing. ' New OHoamC gfpt. H. A defalca tton in State tax collections wiuua the police to-night atmouncerd amo-umteu to at least 107,000 and ilgu acn $200,000 was discovered to-aay on the iooiu oi Ohanes ii. Letteu, chief elerk, to John fttzpatrick, Btato tax collector of th fir&t district iu New Oiileana Air, Fltzpatrick, who .was formerly mayor of New Orleans, ha announced tnat he will (make good whatever the shortage itiay be. LeUenwho la ii year old, for 19 year had 'been one of the most trust ed men in the department Up to, to-' night the .police had not been able to gee a trace of what waa din wklt the nvteslJig money. M r, JTltzpatrick after examining the bocks isald the ehort age appeared to have l:gun four years ago and to have been, hidden by using delinquent taxes and the current year taxes to cover up the deficit of the previous year. Four days ago ; Mr. Fitzpatrick called for the Anal state ment ot the 1808 taxes earlier than his chief clerk had .prepared to make It Lenten worked with Mr. Fitzpat rlk two days helping prepare this statement and yesterday suddenly left the office under plea that he must se a doctor. Mr. Fitzpatrick found that Letten had not gone to the doctor and immediately opened the chief clerk's dewk, the revelation following. The police have not yet secured any clues to the missing man's (whereabouts.. NEW TURN TO RATE QUESTION. State of Georgia Will Attack Validity : of Fourteenth Amendment and Hold That Defendants Have Noth ing to Po With Enforcement Of Ho duced Hates. Atlanta. Oa.,' Sept 11. The ; State of Georgia .will attack the validity of the fourteenth amendment to the con stitution of the United Slates in 'the pending railroad rate litigation that has been instituted in both the State and Federal courts. The Stat will also make the point that the defend ants In th a eults have nothing to do with the enforcement of the reduced passenger rates. The two Issues will be ..raUed through demurrers now be ing prepared. , The Central of Georgia Railroad's mrk to prevent the enforcement of the new rte is set for nearlng Septom ibec 16th before Judge Newman or seme other United tttates Judge and that nt tlve Atlanta &West Point has tteen set for the same date In the Ful ton county Superior Court. .Although- questioned hy many the validity of the fourteenth amendment has never heen attacked In court. In the pending" rate litigation the ' rail roads seek protection of the Federal government under the fourteenth amendment, alleging Oat the order of the Georgia railroad commission Is confiscatory ibecftuwi it dnles . them equal rights under the law. ASK THAT RECEIVKR BE NAMI3). Two Petitions Hied Agalimt North tlcorrla Electric Company First Is Refund and Second Will Be Heard at Monroe. ; Atlanta, Oa., Spt. 11. Two peti tions seeking to put the North Geor gia Electric Company in the hands of a receiver wer filed n the United States Court to-day. The first, an application for the appointment of a receiver, alleging the company to he insolven t was made toy - John A. Nes- .bit, of Xenla, O.. and was denied by Judge Shelby, who held that the re paration was simply the payment of a note and should ho determined In a tcourt of law. The other- suit was a petition for involuntary bankruptcy and will be heard by Refers Walker, ot Monroe, Ga. The allegation Is made that the de fendant Tom pany owes more than a (million dollars and that it has prac tically ceased all efforts to develop its watw-power. ,"";";;:. -."', The North Georgia Electrlo Com pany has Just completed a 80,000-horse-power plant at OalnesviTle, Ga., end a steel tower power line to At lanta. It 1s stated that there are outstand ing 850,000 ot bonds. , WALKING BOSS KILLED. A Man Employed on Pigeon River Rolhvay Wioot Bosa Wlto Ilomon. stratrd "With Him For Los flog. Specll to The Observer. , - . " . Aslwsvilil, fiept. 11. A message re ceived her to-day from Canton teJla of ths killing, at Yandle Bros.',, camp No, J on t'h construction of tho pig. eon River Railway, from Canton to Suniburst, of a-walkin f hoM - nick named ''Blavkle,' "Th , message etat ed that the bos was killed by George Bhelton, an .mploye of the works. It fet alleged that the boss was riding along In his carriage and met Shea ton; that he asked SheMon why he wasn't at work; that words followed when Shelton drew Oils pistol and shot itne 'Doss nv times, klUirut him in stantly. It Is said that the dead (body lay In th road for several hours bcrore it was removed. FREIGHT THAIN DERATED. Ball Turns Over anil About . Twenty , Cars Leave the Track No On Hurt, Upeelai ta:Th Qbtwr.sSrr', s': Burlington, Sept -11. Several cars of an extra- westbound freight train, pulled by ngln No. 728. were derail ed this evening about 5: JO o'clock one half mil this side of Haw River. Th wreck was caused by a rail turning ovr. Very little damage was done. Th engine did nt lstve the track this time Just how many cars are off over hor otherwise suJTered Injury. Nu one was hurt, and it Is thought that th car will be lifted to the track in a few hours and t raffle will be iniw. rupted but little. R Is not known at this Urn Just how many cars are oft th track but It s reported that there ar s many twenty. No. 138, pas eenifer train gMng west will doubtUss be delayed for ahort while. 'i ' . EOAD'S TESTIMONY AIL I MUCH IXTEIIEST IN NEW Examination or Southern F.a Hooks Begins Next W'cUn . Hard Buttle ExiMclei a-i . W hat State Attornc.ys Will !; 1 , -inittcd to See iuinlii.r 3ia-;. Will Most Likely Determine Imp. r tant Qnestion )vcrnr (ilciui. I t .Route to Atlantic City, Eipri --. -, ConlUlence In Outcome or (.;. - . lechiring Railroad Has Lost In . Own Caxe. . v. Observer, Bureau, , 1417 G Street, N. Washington, Sept 11. The Southern Railway having com pleted its testimony before Standins Master Montgomery In the rate hear ing, the. next move is the examination of thecorapany's books by counsel for the State. This will begin next Wed nesday pt the Southern's office in Washington. This examination prom ises to be the most interesting of the hearing and It is expected that some very hard battles will be fought over what things the lawers for the Stat are going to ba permitted to see. Judge Montgomery says . that onl; those things whkh are pertinent to the case can be examined. Mr. Justice, of State's counsel, wants U Know who is to decide what is pertl- nent and he asked Judge Montgom ery, but as Mr. Justlc now puts IV he has not yet received a satisfactory answer. It can be reasonably assumed, how ever, that the standing master will ba ; the ona who will determine this im portant question. WHAT THE STATE ASKED. The State's counsel asked for per mission to take the Southern's books and with an expert accountant look over them, but the standing master refused to permit this and order that th complainant produce before him at the office of the comptroller of the road all books, papers, documents, etc., pertinent to and bearing upon the issues raised in this proceeding, ' to be opened and inspected under -the supervision ot th standing maa- The State's counsel expect to find oa these books several things which ave been the object ot great' curiosity, among them being the money expend ed to influence legislation, if any, . including the fees of attorneys,' both real ones and quasi ones. The State's ,. counsel claim that there have been a number of lawyers in the State who have been drawing large salaries, but whose duties "have been performed only during the sessions ot the Leg- ' Mature. j GOVERNOR GLENN CONFIDENT. All the attorneys In the case ar leaving to-night and In th morning for their homes to return next Wed neoday. ' Governor Glenn arrived In Wash ington this morning on his way to Atlantic City, where he goes for a rest, He is tired, he says. While "; here he had an informal conference) with the attorneys for the State, dur ing whkh they told th Governor th status et the situation. - '- "From reports to hand " at " this time," said the Governor after th conference. "I hav every reason to be satisfied with the showing ths State has mads and have no fears what ever as to the outcome so far as we ar concerned. We ar going to win most assuredly. The 1 1-4-cent rate Is right and it will be so proven. As I see It," continued the Governor, "the railroad "company has lost Its own vase, The showing th company Itself ha made so far demonstrates that they can welt afford to put th 8 1-8-cent rate Into effect. When our witnesses go upon the stand wa shall prove conclusively that th vol ume of the business is Increasing In the Ktate of North Carolina with wonderful regularity and th 'hard luck' tales, such as the railway com- MAM.. m n n,mr 1.11... ...Iff V.. .....!. dlsproven. At the proper time our experts will go upon the stand and show In Just what way the railroad company li handling the trafflo and demonstrate that the new rat law Is not a hardship." The Governor says he is completely broken down and must go to Atlantic City, He says the Governor of North Carolina probably ha mora to do than the Governor of any other State. This is why he 1 broken down. CHILD BADLY BURNED. , - Cerhohc Acid Sear Baby's Face and Hands Fc Lire Thre More Rob- ber Arrested In Mountain Oty, Special' te. The 'Observer, . ..in. Ashevllle, Settt 11. A dtstressmir acci dent befell a 4-yeer-eJd child ef Pstroi mnn and Mrs, H. P. Jonea of AshvtUa lute yeatetdsy afternoon. The child was playing In the street when It picked u a bottle half filled with earboUo add I hat had been cnrelesely thrown away. The acid Was spilled on the child's hands and face. It screamed with atony and ran to its mothsr who, realising th dan- ?er of th child nibbing Its eyes, aaujht he little one's hands and held them un til a physician arrived. It was found that the ehiid was aerloeslr burned and that it will be scarred lor lite, Th hurts, : however, will hot hav a fatal termina tion. I i Th nolle hav arrested three mn who,: tliey r prrauled. are connected with the many . robberies hereabout. They have confessed to, suveral ot th house-breaking. Kach of the men ha been held In tl .004 bond. The polio ar satisfied that they will shortly hav tin der arrest others who, It is believed, ar rullty of eomplioltv in - the robherlea Since the polico got actlv th robberies hav diminished, - 1LWGED HIMSELF IS BARX. A Law Suit Too Much For Rand Bod enltaiuer, Wlio Iits Out Ul Own Light In the Night Time. Special to The Observer, -High Point. -Kept. U.-Som tlm last night at Abbott's Creek, nine miles from' this place, Rand Bodenharner. a white mart 85 year ot age, got out j)f bed. went to a barn on the lot and hanged himself from one of the Joists. He retired last night as usual and was not missed until this owning, wen his on foand him cold In, death. The reason -given for his rash 'act Is that he was involved in a law suit about a horse. II leave a wife and five children. The funeral services oc cur to-morrow, attended by Wallbursr Junior Order of which the deceased was a member.; ,'; ' Stuart Lecture is Next Tuesday Sight special to The Observer, ' ', High Point, .Si'pt. 11. In g'vir -out a news item to. the r-Te-w. U A.' Falls, pp. or ot .""u;h ' -i Street M. n, vChunh, stated i' it Evanelit Georifiy ftuart wmil i l - here Tuesday nlsrht, which tho r i -inferred was last night. It f hav been the ' night of P ;it:' . r 1 17th, one week . later, , when . evangelist will ardour hen ii t i graded scaocl uditurlu'.n.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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