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& V J li;i)AV, SOVEMBEtt 2, 180?. IV MIAIIF WILLIAMS O.V TILE Some days ago we made ft citation from a magazine article by Hon. John iiiarp Williams, of Mississippi, in which he said that the complexity of the American problem growing out of the fact that we have ;- with us white, black, red and yellow races as parts of our population auggesta : that ''it' would be well that Ue men thlnlf more, that good men pray more, and that all men talk less and curse less.? The article, appeared in The Metro politan Magazine for November and there is much of wisdom In It, as can be believed when the name of Its au thor is mentioned. We quote: 'When we find a good 'jieuro we must eneourag him to slay good and to grow better, We are doing too little of that. The old adage, "Give a dor a had name and . you have made a bed dog,' is a good one. Indiscriminate cursing of th whole negro race, good and bad alike included. In an exemplification of the attune. I have frequently thought how hard it was for a good negro, especially curing campaign times, to stay good or grow bettor when he could nt foma r Witnlrt sound of a white speaker's voice without hearing hi whole race Indiscrim inately reviled without mention of him b an exception, even in the neighbor hood where he as known to be one. Whatever else in, or is not, a notation of this vexed problem, this habit Is not. Justice goes hand In hand with power, or elo power become tyranny. To ev ery white man I would nay In the words of Shakespeare: It 1 excellent to have a giant's strength, but It is tyrannous to use it like a giant' irrationally. ,Wt tmut and we will maintain the suprem acy of the white man's law. fven though sometimes the letter and form of that law fii unfortunately violated In orclrr to maintain the upremacy of lt spirit. We will maintain in perpetuity the In tegrity of the race and of Its rlvillxiition. To doubt that we can do Uiat, when the Governors, iherllTn, Judges and law makers ere of our race and elected by tin is tc doubt our own capa ;lty l r self government" ' That la good doctrine and all white men should take It to heart. And here is more: "Jrt us have racial peace without any Interference from the outside, and we jan hope from the natural evolution of things for a solu:n of thi cr-at jivb lem, as of most others Clod rule this world, und not the devil. Things go right Jn the long run, and not wron. I am an optlmlHt, and not a pesmlst Kem ember what Jefferson said in his first inaugural address, when he said that we are-and I hops he told the truth -'enlightened by a fcenlgn religion, professed, Indeed, an I i ractlced in variom forms, yet all of them Including hornty, truth temperance, gralitudo and the love of man, acknowledging iind adoring nn overruling Providence, which bv all its - umiiimih proved umi it delights In the happireng of man here and his great er happiness hereafter.' ' All of which is worthy of prayerful consideration. A mKFEHEXCE IX MEW We real that Carl Schurz, in his , personal remlniscencfs, tells (.f a con- versatlon between General Sherman ,"and himself regarding' the conduct of Sherman's troops in the South In the civ war and 'quotes the latter as ,,ou taice tne best let of young menall church members, if yotf pleat-a,fld put them into an army and let them Invad a the enemy's country and live upon it for any length of fimc, nnd they will gradually lose all discipline and self-restraint to a degree far beyond the control of dls- clpline. It always has been so and always will be ho. When a fair minded man, who knows something . about war, examines the conduct of my trps, under th circumstances, he will not be surprised with what th,ey did. but he will he Hiirprlsed that It was no worse." This Is the nearest approach to an apology for the atrocl- tie committed 'by Sherman's nrmy on Ita march to the sea that we have ever read, snd how feeble and ln ,; consequential are the excuses given for them by the commanding officer in thus shown up by The Richmond , JCewa-OLeader: "YH: General Ixe led his army into tho - hoBtilei country of f-rnnsvtvuiila, and brought it tnk; ond In llx progress hardy an apple was stolen or a feme : rail removed along the line of miwli. It is entirely pUile that an army of , church members under a man like Hher inen might dwnerat" into n horde of devnatattan ard plunder. It Is nW pos sible thet an army of men very far from holng church membora, under a gmrnl : like Lee, might be marched hundreds of Bailee through it hrwtl!.' country and not . i dollar of private property lie Htoln. not a building burnnd, a woman Insulted or a home Invaded." There need be no excitement on account of the announcement that suit will be brought against the State for the payment of the reconstruction toonds which were long ago solemnly , repudiated, xnese bonds ret on a fcasls very different from those on which South Dakota suod and got judgment. The latter were issued by an honest Legislature and the State received value for them not par, not their worth, but value. The re construction bonds were notoriously fraudulent and the proceeds from their, sale were stolen or otherwise . mUapiiUcdwhence their repudiation when the people of North Carolina came, again to their own. The courts will never give Judgment 'against the State upon them. , At; 1U. annual meeting the other , day the New York Credit Men's As- eorlatlon heard .with marked favor a suggestion that such debtors as are unable t2r an honorable dls charge Jn bankruptcy he enrolled in a , "catalogue of dishonor." This is carrying into' the commercial . world proper the principle,, of . Statesville's Cad Debt Collection Agency, People who wilfully shirk their obligations seem to be getting into bad odor these days. .. ; Not In many moons have we run afoul f so fine a piece f , unconscious humor as this from ' an editorial Jn The Danville tltegUder: ? '"We v have luard all kinds of' reports regarding the people not supporting Mr. Bryan. Th people have just begun to know Mm aad for that reason they want to nov hfm better and then they will i"vt Mm i Uiis quotaiion. : undav . . :v.i Uc a.l. rs of The Cbm-rver will f.nd to-morrow's Issue an uno-ually a r-; bi lious edition, replete with timely arti cles auj special features of more than passing .interest, -Notable among these Is the first of the signed articles from the scene of Secretary of War Taft's visitations in the Orient. This article is from the pen of ' Mr. Robert II. Murray, special correspondent of The Observer and The Philadelphia North American with the Taft party, while the accompanying Illustrations are by Mr. Bobert Lee Dunn, photographer with the party. Mr. A." It. Parkhurst. Jr.. formerly managing editor of The Greensboro Industrial News, now editor of The PJainneld, X. J., Courier-News,' has written for Sunday's Issue an article descriptive of the magnificent estate of Air. James B. Duke, In Somerset county, New Jersey, known as .the "Duke Farms." . It will be attractive ly Illustrated, ;. ; t"' The third in' the series of splen. dldly ! Illustrated articles on "Up-to-date football and How to Play If will appear Efunday, and khe current topic treated of "The Forward Pass." These timely articles on the great game are attracting wide attention and universal interest among lovers of this strenuous, sport. ; . - Another interesting announcement is the Inauguration of a new serial from tho pen of a North Carolinian Mr. William Thomas Wilson, a mem ber of the Winston bar.' The story is entitled "For the Love of Lady Margaret," and la a tale concerning the lost colony of Roanoke. The story has been passed upon and approved by three competent literary person ages and The Observer commends it to its readers as worth while. 1 will run several months, air. Dooley is with us again and treats a timely topic "Fi-nance and Public Confidence." The final article In the "What Med icine Knows To-Day" series is on a subject of interest to mothers chol era Infantum. Prof. Eric Doolittle, astronomer of the University of Pennsylvania, maps out "The Heavens in November" in a manner that will appeal to the ama teur star-gaaer, while the new youth's page, which was inaugurated a few weeks ago, Is proving one of the pa per's most attractive features. There is to be a number of shorter articles all bright, all timely and all worth while. Subscribers will miss much tf they fail to read Sifnday's issue thoroughly. OTHERS' "THAN JOXAII. Tho New York Evening Post says that "whenever liberal preachers have their little tilt with the Bible, It is Jonah who Js the first to go over board, so to speak." It refers to a recent Sunday night sermon of Rev. Charles F. Akcd, Mr. Rockefeller's new pastor,' who began y saying: "I do not believe one word ?f the. Book of Jonah as history." "BaV.c'Sntin uph The Evening Post, "whj must they alway begin with Jonah? Ezeklel saw ylslon far ,tra.nger than -what happened to Jonah; and Joshua's In terference with the course of the, ce lestial bodies gives to credulity as sharp a shock. The explanation seems to be that Jonah committed the capi tal error of making himself ridicu lous. There Is something grandiose in causing sun and moon to stand still, or grasping the vision of a sys tem of animated, Interlocked wheels, rolling simultaneously In every direc tion. But not even o. prophet can hope to be swallowed iby a fish wlth- mt stirring us to laughter." Jt may be, as i said, that In the case of the liberal preachers, Jonah Is first to go overboard! but he Is not everybody's first point of attack. Rev. Samuel P. Jones used to say that whenever a man's faith first begins to. flag he wants to know Who was Cain's wife. That Is the truth. Cain comes a long time before Jonah and he Is the gen tleman who Is pitched upon first, but Jonah undoubtedly affords more ma terial for controversy, 1ecause he Is more spectacular and more Interest- ing. Some plutocratic gibes are being poked at the , Bryan dinner in Wash ington -because It cost $3 a plate. Where, the public is being asked with assumed, regret, are those good old dollar dinners now? ',tve feel called upon to put in a defence for tho col onel and hl hosts. Everything hav ing soared In cost during recent years, why should dollar dinners be any ex ception? It costs, every man heavily to get his logs under a table these days. The plutocrats merely show their desperation when they report to such methods. . Says The Philadelphia Press, a Re. publican paper: "Were the PemoerMKS tiftrty'On one side or on the other it n Ight be wrong yet hav a great opportar Ity for nation al lettdership. But the party Is not wilted. It is divided as nevir before. Henrst hss drawn off. Kite vote Bryan holds another. A few cnnso'vallv men still 4a Ik of the old principle ef - the party, Here snd there some hennit In a newspap!" nK' still tsiks of the "Demo, erstie pat ty' n if it were some tangible; definite, orpantiatlon w'i a policy and firlnclnles. Horn old-timers still boom he eld ddbboleths Ilka bittern hv the wlidemets, Bet no one listens.".,. This Is hard to take, ' . ; The' Washington Jlerald acknowl edges Usclf faomedhat surprised that so level-beaded a newspaper as The Richmond Tlmes-DlspaUh shnuM sub scribe .without Qu?tl6n, to the theory set up by a London" physician, that the prpttlest women ore" invariably th stupidest," .The dictum won' A at all. ' i( " , Julleil Tor FiuMdng' Worthless Notes. - Wahoo, Neb.,' ;?ov.j. 1, Two men, who give their .names' as Axel John son and Thomas O'Brien, are In Jail here charged with pIng at - the Merchants and Planters' Bank of Sa ve nnhCa.umer.ous,siiialLnaSji alkged to be worthless. ,. . . .,. , ciii:i Y I o I THE llOAItr) VP S.UT.TY Promotion I'u'.U to the 1M of As sistant C'Mcf T. M. Chrlstrtibnry Vote of TlinnUs (.iven Cl.H t W. S. Orr, .Who J las II -Id Two johs at Once and '".Made Good" on liotli -Resignation of City Electrician As , bury. Accepted and Mr. F. E. Rob inson Chosen as' Acting Electrician Temporarily -A License Revoked, "About four months ago, Mr. May or, this board elected the chief of the fire department, Mr, W. S. Orr, to ssrve as chief of the police depart ment temporarily, as long as deemed necessary. He has rendered us effi cient and valuable service. In the meantime the assistant chief has per formed the duties of his office In a way which, Judging from expressions of opinion by the Individual members of the board, has been entirely satis factory to this , body. I therefore move that, with a vote of sincere thanks to the chief of the fire depart ment for his 'services, he be permit ted to return to his own department, and that Assistant Chief . T. M, Chris ten bury be elected chief of the police of the City of Charlotte." , , , ' ASSISTANT MADE CHIEF. -i In these words Capt W, R. Robert son, chairman of the police commit tee of tha board of public safety, placed In nomination last night the new chief of police. . . The combined motion and nomination passed unani mously. A motion whith followed to make the salary, at present . $100 a month, passed also, , . ' This action, taken at the .monthly meeting of the board last night, came not as a surprise, for it was a fere- gone conclusion, , The office of as sistant chief of police was a new one createa ior me occasion, tne odjcci being to" test him 'who is now chief and see whether or not he was fitted for the position which the board had tn mind for him. He has made an excellent impression on the people and. on the, patrolmen. .vHe Is a man of experience, of few words, but of Judgment and decisive action. He has been on tne Charlotte force about four years and has seen several years of service In the United States army. The meeting last night was presid ed over by Mayor T. 8. Franklin. Those present were Messrs. Wolfe, BlaWily, Stewart, Oates, Col A. L. Smith, and Capt W. R. Robertson. Those absent were Rev. George A. Page and Mr. J. O. Walker. MONTH'S FIRE LOSS 1893. Colonel Smith read the report for the fire department for the month, of October, it had answered 12 alarms. 7 'from boxes and S by telephones. It hud run 123 blocks. One of the buildings was brick, the other 11 frame. The total value at risk was ID2.630, the total hrfWance at risk, $36,750. The Insured loss was $403. The uninsured loss was $490, the total loss being therefore $893. Captain Robertson read the police report, which showed that 227 cases were tried in the recorder's court, 18 dismissed, 8 continued, 3 appealed, 68 bound over, and 140 convictions re corded. The total tines were $1, 471.80, the total costs, $827.70, mak Ing $2,099.60. The city treasury gets $1,878.10. The galarles of the police department amount to$i,7&0, so that the department was more than self- sustaining during this month, so far as salaries are concerned Captain Robertson stated that the committee thought it better for the ollice of assistant chief to remain va- raft for awhile at least, although to properly police the suburbs a larger force of men is deswaDie and may d secured later. ACTING " ELECTRICIAN CHOSEN, Under the head of the department ofelectrical Inspection, Captain Rob ertson made the report for Mr. Walk er, It was moved that the resigna tion of City Electrician O. F. Asbury be accepted ana Mr. F, E. Robinson, who has been deputy electrician, be elected acting electrician for one month at a salary of $75 a month. This was carried. It was moved and carried that the 'license of Electrician carneu tnat me license oi lectncan ayncs be revoked until he pays his license fees for the past three months. The question of heavy limbs which overhang wires of heavy voltage and which, in case of sleet or wlnd-slormj are liable to break the wires and en-(InnK'-r the lives of pedestrian puss-Kl'-d the board for awhile. It was brought up by the new electrician. A motion was finally passed to the ef fect that, the proper authorities fhould look Into the matter with a view to having tjie trees trimmed. Thus th matter was passed on. In the absence of Chairman Page, City Treasurer Wearn read a report showlngthe balancing of vnrlous de- pnrtments for the past six months. For the police department the total rc(lpts amounted to $R. 010.27, and the disbursements $14,391.4S. For the fire department the disbursements were $11,277.76, and tne receipts wall. WANTED. A BUILDING IN SPECTOR.' "What about a building Inspector?" wus one of the knottiest problems which came up and was never defi nitely settled. The law calls for f-ueh nn official, but the board has never been given an appropriation f pay hlw salary, tho aldermen having de layed action to see what taxes will be available for the city. - The various members of the board are being be sieged with queries by the citizens, who want to build and do not know to whom to apply for permission, It Is probable that an arrangement will j pe made wnereny me city engineer' may exercise the functions of this of-j ncf In addition to his other dutl The matter of takers end alleged In decent exposures out at the Fair rame In for some discussion. The ehelrman of the noii committee I said that no instructions had been; given the police by him other than I those given formerly mat the law was to b enforced to the letter, and i his - conception was and Is that nil i instructions to the police are. to cornel through the police committee of the board of public safety. He -thought, however, that the police had a vngne Idea that unless spaclflclolly Instruct ed so to do. they were not 6 bother the fakirs on the grounds. Thua ended the meeting- of the board of publlo safetythe most hnr monlous, nrobably,; of all the city boards. - ' ' - - 5.., .. i , i 1 '. Mnn Who JVddled mfhtn-n lilquor to Face Judge Boyd, (.orci al to The Olwirver, Winston -Salem, Nov. t. 'Bud Mar tin, colored, who wag arrested some time ago f by Deputy Marshal O. A. Carroll on tho charge of concealing and retailing splrltou liquors, and wh gave bond for appearance at a preliminary hearing, was tried Wed nesday before United States Commls Sloner M.' V, Mabe, at Jewell, Stokes county. Martin was bound Over to the April term of Federal Court at Greens boro, his bond being , fixed at $100, Which he gave, 1 t i , ; It is alleged that Martin haulfd the whiskey for the Smlthtown blockaders and retailed among the' people In a radius L,lLaUka il.tba,mlUilowa settlement, , . , '. . , I'tt . if .t . . . . v I " A 1 iiiaiu'ial Sutresfi loo. The benefit concert given lut nU' t at the Sc-lwyn Hotel by Mrs. Richard Burmei.ster, assisted by iMiss y Oates, Alias Helen . Wade and ulr. Harry Aebury, was a decided success in every respect. A crowded .house, delightful music and excellent collec tions marked the occasion. Mrs. Bur melster, -who is well known in Char lotte, proved herself an exceedingly fine pianist, for a lady. The only thing she probably lacks Is physical power. Her rendition of the four pre ludes, the "Nocturne In C Sharp Minor and the "Waltz In A Flat" by Chopin was truly artistic. 6he fcaa a fine singing touch and her pedal work la perfect '-;-. Miss Helen Wade sang two songs, "Come to the Garden, Love,", by Sal ter, and "Spring Song," by jienschel. She evidently pleased the audience, for she was generously . applauded, Mr. Harry AsbSry did himself proud with v the unusually able interpreta tion of the "Pastorale HongiMdse,' by Doppler. 'Miss May Oates . aang - a modern and very pretty composition, No. 3 from the ("Indian Love Cyrics," by Amy Woodforde-Finden : and an other littl affaJr entitled, 5 "Lovers' Litany." Misstate lias a very aweet and ;true contralto. Her diction ft clear andi' distinct and her tone for mation bears witness of a good teach er. A little more temperament would make Miss Oates a great singer. From; a financial standpoint - the concert was a decided success also, as it brought $8$ to the worthy cause, THE TABLES AltE TURNED, Bines Defeat .Whites at Basketball and Seruinoles Win Frotn Clterokeos A Game To-Day. ', A large crowd witnessed the double-header game of basketball at the Young Men's Christian Association .last njght. ' The Blues feel wHlte and the Whites feel blue, since the Blue team succeeded In turning the tables on their opponents to the tune of 49 to 33. Both teams were Jn excel lent playing trim, and neither one of them could boast of superior playing, as they were about evenly matched. Behrena, of the Bines, proved the star attraction of the game making 27 points out of the 49 scored, thus winning the game for the Blues, In the total score for the three games the Whites li&ve 105 points and the Blues 104, The Semlnoles defeated the Chero kees last night by the score of 17 to 13.' The trophy cup series will begin November ICth. In the class B league this morning at 11 o'clock the Leopards play the Panthers.. Distinguished Anfomoblllsts Here. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Archbold, of New York, arrived in the city yester day afternoon and spent last night at the SolWyn. They will leave In their 80-horse power Pachard this morning for Aalieville, where they will spend the winter. Their route from the North was by way of the Valley of Virginia to Staunton, across to Lynch burg and on to Charlotte, via Dan ville. The trip to Aasheville will be by way of, Spartanburg, 8. C. Mr. Archbold is one of the distinguished members of the Archbold family which le so prominently identified with the Standard Oil interests in New York. He is from "No. 9 ; Broad way." . ' , VARIETTf OF grATE CITY NEWf4 ' ' " ' i "r k 3Ir. Burton Cralsre, of Soiinbnnr. An poinfiKl Stnndlmr , Master In a Suit . invoivintr SBti.ooo worth of Timber -iilIfohl Alumni of University at a Banquet Train Dispatcher Jtmes Kecover tmm in Health and Re. nnmrn HJs "Wor. Special to The Observer. Greensboro, Nov. 1 In , United mates v court this morning Judge James E. Boyd appointed Mr. Burton Cralge, of Salisbury, as special mas ter to, tok, teUmony In the case of the Broad River Lumber Company V3. J. Mlddleby, Jr.. a suit In which $80. 000 worth of timber in western North Carolina is Involved. f r. . Mr. Held C, Jones, who has been at his, home at Tnomasvllle for a year or more on account pr poor health, Jtas recovered and resumed his posi tion here this morning as train dis patcher n the telegraph office of the Southern Railway. A dance M'lll be given In the assem bly hall af the Benbow next Tuesday night by a number of young men, compllmontary to visiting young la dles.?, Chairman G. S. Bradshaw, of the hoard of governors of the centennial celebration committee,, called the board to a meeting to-night in the rooms f the chamber of commerce to consider plans for the celebration. Mrs. h'W". B. Rtreeter entertained In charming fashion at the Gulldford BenboW yesterday nftorno4n compli mentary to Mrs. Dalton, of.Wlnston fialenvr Bridge was played and Mrs. Streeter served delicious refreshments after several exciting games had been played,' . The , affair was exceedingly unique, the decorations and refresh ments being appropriate to jf Hallo we'en.':.: i"- : The I Guilford County University Alumni Association rave its annunl banquet to-night In tho dining room of the MoAdoo Hotel. The affair was at tended by ladles as well as gentlemen smd everybody enjoyed It. Mr. A. M. Scales discharged the duties of toast master In a graceful style and happy responses to toasts were made as f.l- lows; "RaM.tr. viem u.,'vrignt; "The tTnlverslty -ft- Criticism," Mr. David P. Stern; "The University 'Man in the State.' Mr. W. 11. Swift. Ad dresses i-were also, rnade by Mr. E, D. HroHdhurst. President. J. J, Fonst, of the fitste Normal' College, and .: Dr. Hubert Ar Roysten- of Raleigh. --The reports from the University were made ny ur, j. k. wraoa". - t Mr. J.. W Stone, of Kernersvllle, whose wife died there this week, will move to,Greensbor livt With his son, Mrv J, MW Stone; Stokes County' First Fair to U Held . .: . Next Week.;;;:.v . Ppfdsl to "' Tht'.. ObeeW;.::' -ZT$) V ' Wlnston-Salen.Nov.': 1. Deputy Marshal O. A.J Carroll, Vho-was at King yesterday stated to your corres pendent last nigh that the - Stokes county people were making every ef fort to make the county's first lair, which will be held at King next Tues day snd Wednesday, a signal snece In every way. Tho leading oltlsens pf the county are deeply Interested in the movement and are lending every possible aid to mako the fair a credit tp the count;', ' ' ' , rrtsoner Commits Suicide. Savannah, Oa.. Nov. L-TheoJore Kosltch, a Russian, who killed a feN fow countryman at Stateshoro,, Bul lock county, and was yesterday , sen tsnced to the .penitentiary for , life, committed suicide ; in a cell to-day, according to 'a special front States boro to the Savannah ,-preas .,-.' When sentenced he aald ha woulj rather Jle than .to go to the penitentiary. He hung himself, with a corl taken from t tammock in his cell. . . t t; la ; i l- : y y.-cncH t t 1. - I '-i-riiay yk'.tn- i I ly l;i.-.inee of 1 icrce tv . ah 1 a twvvn Oj?jK)si"5 Ati 'i'i ' ".r., Mewart ami Sir. JlrMJi. i tiot 3 J end Talked riaiu Talk- .Mcrs. 2f t'all and Klrkpatrick lixchansre t'onipliincnts, lloth Thanking the I-ord Hint They Were - Not like liuch Otiicr II jams' Bond 9700. Notable in the number of fierce conflicts in which the lawyers engaged was the trial yesterday morning be fore Recorder Smith of C. , W, Hyama, charged with stealing a lot of law book from local attorneys and sell ing them to CoL J. W. Hinsdale, of Raleigh. The defendant was adjudged guilty In six counts and sent to the Superior Court under bonds aggregat ing $700.- He was represented by Messrs. McNinch . and Kirkpatrlck. and the prosecuting witnesses employ ed Mr. J. P. McCall as the one suit able and able to cope with the situa tion. ,-' :.: i . V" , ,:'";n.-' ' fi; ,.'-;',.- ! The- hearing' failed to attract any large crowd,, and except for the presence of so many lawyers, the court scene would have been barely normal. There were present. Messrs.; McNinch, Kirkpatrlck, Spence, Justice, Hawkins, Shannorrhouse. Redd, D. B. Smith, Mo Call, and Stewart,, when the trial be gan and most of .them remained un til the last word .was said. A num ber of them were prosecuting witness es, having alleged -a loss of books at the hands of the defendant."1 i- The episodes which' marked : the trial were numerous, i There were su perior Instances f repartee,7 dynamic blasts of legal lingo, and interchanging moments of silence and wild laughing, seldom heard in the sacred precincts of the city court. Ludicrous and al most ridiculous was the testimony and conduct of Mr., Plummer Stewart on the stand, who occupied the position with great ability, but who was evi dently in his glory as he sat under the cross-examination of Col. T. L, Kirk patrlck. Mr. Stewart was unshake abl in his evidence. He was. in ths first place, certain that Hyams was the man who stole the books from his library, because he had been in his offices a number of times, and acted queerly when in his presence. He said he would have had Hyams arrest, ed sooner but for the fact that evi- Sence against him was not In proper hape. He identified five books which were returned to him through Colonel Hinsdale, who purchased them from Hyams. Mr. etewart's name was on the fly-leaf and certain annotations which were made 1 his ; own hand writing was a means of Identification. COLONEL HINSDALE TESTIFIES. By far the.; most important witness in the trial was Col. J. W. Hinsdale, of Raleigh, who for some years past has (been collecting certain books to make out complete sets of North Car olina reports. His evidence was to !the effect that he had purchased- number of books from Hyams. and they were placed , in evidence and identified as having belonged to local lawyers. The witness also produced several letters written to.3iimJy Hy ams. in which he wrote various phrases to indicate his condition. "I am sick and need the money" said one. "I was put o much trouble and expense in securing this copy," was another. The letters were written on Mr. J. F. Newell's stationery. There was a number of references In these letters which, made strong evidence for the state In wrapping around Hy ams the chain of conviction. Qf the books bought by Colonel Hinsdale from Hyams, five were Identified as belonging to Mr. Plummer Stewart and to him returned; Mr. C. D. Ben nett lost one and recovered it from the same source; Mr. J. B. Spence lost about 28, and recovered a majority of them; Mr. T. A. Adams lost one, Mr. Hawkins three, these all having testi fied to their losses and identified the books by annotations and names. A FIERY INCIDENT. ' Whan Colonel Hinsdale was under cross-examination by Mr. McNinch there was one of the most sensational Incidents of the entire sitting. Mr. McNinch asked the witness if he had ever had any transactions with a fel low by the name of M. M. Smith, of Raleigh, which was answered affirma tively. "Do you know that he has been charged with. stealing books and receiving stolen goods, knowing that they were stolen?" asked Mr. Mc Ninch, and Mr. McCall hurriedly arose and objected to any such question. Both attorneys argued the point. Mt. McNinch contended that he had a right to show, If he could, that any other man with whom the witness had business transactions was a crook, for purposes of defense. The court held that he couldn't, and about that time Colonel Hinsdale made an" off-hand statement, in connection with the point. "That settles It," chirped the bunch of lawyers who sat around Mr. Mc Call. Mr. McNinch got mighty mad. "Ad dress your remarks, gentlemen, to your attorney end allow me to manage my own case." Mr. Stewart arose and addressed the court first and then Mr. McNinch. "I was speaking to my attorney, Mr. McNinch," he ' said In flaming tones. ' - "Yes," retorted Mr. McNinch, "and you were talking loud enough to let mn hear you, and talking for my ben efit. I will thank you to keep your mouth shut." Mr. Bennett arose : and explained himself good-naturedly, saying that when he remarked "that settles It," he meant nothing at all, except to say that the question Mr. McNinch asked about the man. Smith, was not compe tent: only for purposes of Impeaching Colonel Hlnsdal. It was not so much what the -lawyers- eald, as the way they looked that gave the Incident a smell of ths sensational. All this was over and the court wielded his magic hand and exclaimed "gentlemen, gen tlemen," and tho case proceeded, ; TWO OTHERS EXCHANGE COM- The State rested with the evidence of Colonel Hlnriale and the defense waived examination, reducing the situ ation to a mere matter or neciaing the defendant's, bond; Mr. McNinch spoke first, asking for a light bond in view of the. fact that a man of Hyams con dition deserved commiseration. Mr. McCall answered him. by saying that Hyams was no ordinary thief, ' that the evidence tended to brand him as a systematic: rogue, whose presence was much desired t the Superior Court. He asked for a $200 bond in each of the six cases. Colonel Kirkpatrlck came next and his' exordium said: -.."1 am not . like my brother, Mc Call." . "Our looks aro not alike, Colonel," said Mr, McCall butting In. ' , "No, and I thank God they are not," retorted the colonel, "And our minds and our snuls are not alike," he con tinued, adding Ore to his speech. ' "And I thank the Lord for that," Mr. McCall replied, and there was an uproar among the lawyers, who heard the . brilliant tilt between the snot- $ty.'T.'3Vl-iV ' ' ' i The court held Hyams under a $100 bond in five cases, and a $200 bond in the sixth Indictment : " -t Mr. J. P. ' Parker, of McAdenvIlle, was a Charlotte visitor yesterday. , M.e-Robert McDowelL, otJ3avidson, was a visitor . in the city, yesterday. if ' n e and a sweller line for 25c to 75c. is hard to-find ' outside our furnisbing department. Bat Wings, . Gubs, Windsors, Tecks, Bows, Four-in-Hands, v V VV WVMU VVVW Collars Pure linen JL&H brand, large variety of shapes f .. , - ' ' . ' ' ' - f - ; ..... ..... ..... ...... .,15c., or 2 for 25c. , Pure Cotton Collars, saine mafce 'and shapes, - ; Sox Here's one of 'the best assortments in Charlotte,; from .... . , ..; ..10c to $1.75' Toe-proof, six pairs f or . t , . . ... $1.50 , . 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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