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6 rnrE bill against gkegorvs. lav Crerory and Ilia Mother Indict cd p the Murder of Zeko Oreg on- tuier1or Court in Session Judge Webb Charw- Grand Jury Cases Disposed of I'esterda jr. From 10 - o'clock In the morning till near f last evening Superior Court worked busily at the county's crim inal docket. Judgo Jamea I Webb of Shelby, railed court to ord:r promptly on time and there were lew minutes lot. The grand Jury nvaa given a clear and understands! charge by his- honor. The various klnda of Crimea against t.'m Common wealth were outlined and differen tiated. The law against aelling cigar ettes to boy of immature age, said the Judge, la being violated and iis violators should be dealt with Indis criminately, i The violations of the law against IV THE CTTY POLICE COCftT. I Willie Wade Kont Vp ruder $20o Uond Tom Tanner Appeals jproni Conviction on Vagrancy Charge , jegro fined xr Cursing Coixluc- ; tor. Willie Wade, the colored boy who was charged with discharging a fire arm b&turday afternoon in the Bel mont neighborhood, was sent up to court in default of 1200 bond by the city recorder yesterday . morning. Two cases were made against him, for carrying a concealed weapon and. for assault with deadly weapon. Tom Tanner, white, was charged with vagrancy. Evidence to the effect that Tanner was Innocent of addiction to the habit of labor was given by po licemen. Kvidence to the contrary was given by hi wife and a 'young woman who boards at his home.- -His-better half said that he works when ever the obtalnment of remunerative employment lies for him within the oiling whiskey and the other forms! rang ot thlnjft pOBglble and that h. f spirituous liquors were gone Into at soma length. The drug stores must be bound by the letter of the law In the filling of Ibfgjr prescriptions and the same applies to the physicians who Issue the prescriptions. The care of the poor and the sick at the county home, as well as tho has supported her according to the ob- ligatfon passed upon him by the mar riage bond. L'pon the defendant a fine of $1S and costs was JmpoHeiLiiyahc-jUiliclai officer In chargo of the trial. .Inten tion to appeal to a court of more'ex- , tended Jurisdiction was given expres- keeplng of the Jail and cnaingang ion by the defendant and a bond of camps in a sanitary and healthful. 1 40 for his appearance at this condition was not neglected by Judsi term of Superior 'ourt was required. Webb. In few words, but decisive and Impressive, h urged upon tho members of the grand Jury their in cumbent duty to make, careful Inves tigation and fearless reports on these rratters. Tho grand Jury having retired, the docket was attacked with vigor. Ivvy The trial of Marshall Robinson colored, charged with disorderly con duct on A street car, speaking In a disrespectful manner to the conductor or something similar, was not unin teresting. The defendant's story wa to the effect that a negro woman had FER$OXAJU been carried beyond her destination day on business, The llovemewta of at Number of Peo ple, Visitors and Others.. Mr. Frank Sawyer is spending some time In Birmingham. Ala., on business. Mr. H. E. Brlggs. of Raleigh, was reg istered smong the guests at theSelwyn yesterday. Mr. u. w . rticnois, or naniora. conn, was a guest at the Southern Manufac turers' dub yesterday. Mr. J. D. Elliott, of Hickory, wes reg istered among the guests at the Central yesterday. Among tho vlKltors In the city yester day were Rev. George H. Belk. of Albe marle, and Kev. . H. Atkinson, or Mon roe. They were the guests of Mr. W. II. lielk, at the Central. Mr. Btitt Matthews, of Monroe, spent yesterday in -the city. Mr. c. 11. M. TulUurt. or North Wilkes- xro. was registered among the guests at tne central yei.raay. air. i. v. Fry. of Morrlstown. Tenn.. whs a Charlotte yesterday. Mr. j. h. Patrick, of Hickory, spent yesterday In the city on business. Mr. R. U. Klake. or 8n sburv. was a ('tmrlotie visitor yesterday. Mr. W. A hcott, of Greensboro, deouty 8talo tnsurunce commissioner, spent yes terday In the city on business. Mr. Ij. m. Bowman, of Shelby, was a Charlotte visitor yesterday. Kx-congressman H. Martin, or Polkton. was a guest at the Central yesterday. Mr. J. P. Whltaker. ef Raleigh, spent yesterday In the city. Mr. K. A. K el lam. a roromlneot travel ing man of Baltimore, was a visitor in tne cny yesteraay. Mr. J. c. LMVison. or oreensDoro. spent yesterday In the city. Mr. trunk L). tiarvln. or Newton, wss registered among the guests at the Bu- OTa yesterday. Col. C. H. Gattle. traveling passenger 11 sent of the Seaboard with heudquarters In RaleiKh. l expected in the city to- J MARTIN PAYS COSTS. Ha gar. a white man charged with Faturaay night 'and the car was rung arrying concealed weapons, was fin-j forward Just as her foot touched the ed $10 and the costs. Mr. XV. T. Ley, ' ground. Tho matter was remarked who was arraigned for an assault, uPn bV two negroes who occupied the oh his wife, was dismissed on pay-,"r '' th Incident became a sub f thA on.i. h n,t Mm T.'v'J't of heated discussion between the raving become reconciled outsid court. Iteece Hucks, charged with an assault, was fined 125 and costs. Kdward King, charged with stealing, was let go free on payment of costs, the warrant being changed to tres pags. The case of Kphrlam Falls, rharged with forcible trespass, was dismissed on tho payment of costs. The fame disposition was made ( of the cases wherein Ed Cox and Reece Ilucks wen chnrged with assault. A sentence of eight months on the rhalngnng was borne oft by the no- negroes and Conductor John Wlngate. The latter alleged that Robinson swore and brought him to town under arret-t "If this defendant was a white man." exclaimed his attorney heated ly, "nothing would ever have been .passed heard of this case. The reason he, van arrested U. the fact that he was a negro." Tho defendant . was fined $5 and costs. Selwyn Reld, the colored hoy who was charged with an assault on a colored girl with a board, was dis- torious noo Alexander. lie rhsricd with the costs, it appearing rnargea wun rewuinjr liquor nmx. tnHl hoth wero arrrted with boards, was given a sen keep hi in busy separate cases and tnce which will while. Tho grand Jury jvsterda.v aftcrnojn returned a truo hill for murder (gainst Dave Gregory and his moth er, Lula Gregory, for the murder of Keke Gregory, the father of the man and the htixl.and of the woman In the ense. Tho enso uas set for trial nxt Monday afternoon nt 2:30 o'clock. This Is the case of the bru tal killing of the olu mnn several weeks ago at Ms home near David son. The pair has since been con fined to the county' Jail. The old wo man Is exceedingly aged, being per haps 70. Ieplte the unsem'lv westhor fur traveling a large number of Country people was In the city jesterdty to mtend court. There was hardly a minute from opening to close that the court room was not packed to suf focation, even' standing room being occupied. It's the human Interest feature, whether a blind tigpr or some lesser criminal, r-h a a murderer. Is on trial, that makes the multitude nare agape. . 1 Arthur Blanchard and Willie Free man, young white bors, were charged with trespass. Theue In company with several others had btillt a fire on tho fair grounds. All the others es caped but these two, who were dis mlssodon payment of tho costs. School Mtspcitdcd tr tho MeUMUi. Owing to tho illness of tho prin cipal, Mr. J. '. Bland, who was com plied by reasosj of it to ret ire, from teaching, the school nt Cochrane Academy has been closed for t lie sea son. The commit ten found Itself un able to obtain a satisfactory substi tute and so It was decided to discon tinue tho school for thu rest of the pcason and devote th" money which would be expended In its operation to h . liquidation of the debt on th" rho"ol bulldlnsr. Two members of the committee, Messrs. B. A. Hus tarre and R. J. Harkey, were in the city yesterday with reference to the matter and the other member, Mr. W. It. Hood, was here last week In re gard to It. All parties regretted the necessity for closing the school, but under the circumstances it Is thought vthat the best thing possible has been looe, 1 ' A Comparatively Heavy Fall of Know. The heaviest snow of the winter fell yesterday morning. The city awoke o find the ground covered perceptibly, with flakes still falling In profusion. The children trudged to school In what was a reminder of the old-time Knows, which linger In the minds of the grown-ups. Many a bad hour was spent by anxious mammas, and ften would those telephones havr Jingled, had they been installed, with Inquiries as to the wetiwss or the dry ness of lltllt Johnny's feet. There whs a more or less steady falling of snow nd rain throughout the day. The atmosphere was decidedly dam: and 4he day was not as pleasant as it might have been. The snow melted rspidly l:i the afternoon, rain and mud taking its t!acc. rHInYTKKI.l IIOMK MISSIONS. 1'Iic Work 'flint Is Ilclng; AcconiplIli - r-1 Within Hie; Hound of the Meck lenburg Presbytery A tiUiiipsn of tlic Futnrc. The month of 1'ebruary Is the month set aside by Mecklenburg Presbytery for tho special considera tion of the cau.10 of Tresbyterlal Home Missions, and Rev. George H. Atkinson, chairman, of the Home mission committee (of (the I'l-esby-tery, has sent out to fhe members of th. churches In the Presbytery a letter. In which Is given much In torertlna: Information regarding the work and Its needs., The letter al"i contains an earnest appeal for a lib eral support of this cause, Merklen hurg I'resbytery being assessed $-,ti0 this year. The four counties of Mecklenburg'. Anson, Utanley and Union are em bracej In this Presbytery. In which there Is a total of 50 churches, 19 ministers, and 7.078 members. Most of the home mission territory lies In the last thre,count!cs named, as on ly two points In Mecklenburg county receive aid from the home mission committee, these being at Belmont arid Bethel and Cornelius; i-tho churches at both of theso polnlw are now looking for pastors, and but 1800 Is appropriated to the two points. There are two groups of home mis sion territory In Ktanly county and these receive $1,100; In Anson coun ty there Is ono group, to which $3fi0 is given, and In Union county $600 is appropriated to the two groups there. At the spring meeting of Presbytery last year, the chairman of tho home) Mr. J. E. Johnson left yesterday for a trip of several days in, the eastern part of the Slcte. , Prof. E. K. Randolph, of Lenoir, and Mr. Oscar Randolph, of the senior class of the University, are spending several days in the county with their father. Mr. J. It. Koss returned to tne city yesterday from Rock Hill. H. C. wuere he spent Sunday addressing a mass meeting of the Church people of that town In connection with the Uynien'i Missionary Movement. Rev. c. y. Liove. or rew lor mair. through the city yesterday en route from New Hope. H. C. to Htats- vllle, where he wtll visit Ills parents. Mr. Willis I. Henderson le yesterday morning for a 10-days' trip to Florida. Mr. F. r. Alexander left on a similar mission Sunday night. . 'ol. J. F. Newell has returned from Cubarrus county, where h spent several weeks. Mr. Newell's many friends will be glad to learn that he has entlrel recovered from his recent attack of grip. Mr. J. R. Harris, of Raleigh, was reg istered smong the guests at the Central yesterdav. Mr. J. T. Barnes, of High rolnt, was a harlotte visitor yesterday. Mr. J. II. Ciithey. of Spartanburg. 8. C. was a gust In the clly last night. 1 Mr. T. C. Watson, of Winston-Salem, was registered among the guests at the Central yesterday. Mr. R. R. Haynes. of Cliffslde, was a visitor In the city last night. Mr. K. .1 llolton. who has beer visiting bis sisters In this city, has returned to his home In Charleston, b. C. Mr. Walter C t'roker returned last night from Forest Cttw where be spent a few days with friends; Young Man Wlto f-Iiot Plxtol Twice In lruc .Store, Friday Night Has an Kasy lime of If Court Held That ... Nwearuijr 0 Party-el toi at Tended io Excuse the Act. ' After being twice tried in one day on the charge of an assault with a deadly weapon. F. H. Martin, who on laat Friday night Jlred two pistol sho;s in the direction of J. X. Hun ter in Atkinson's drug store, was dis missed In Superior Court yesterday afternoon on the payment of the costs jn the case. The defendant sub mitted to the charge, merely offering evidence to prove that the firing of the pistol was in some degTee Justi fiable. . iMr. Hunter, -who was logically the prosecuting witness In the case was present at the morning trial, but was prevented by illneri from attendance on the afternoon, seance. He stated before the trial In the recorder's tsourt had more . than . bun, that he had no desire to prosecute the mat ter, but the machinery of the law had already been set in motron, the offense having, as matter of acS taken place in so public a place that the law couM not but take cogni sance of it. Mr. Hunter testified that he went Into the st3re Friday night and afeked for some wine. Mr. Mirtiu declined to give It to him be causey he had not a physician's pre scription. " This precipitated a quar rel and the shooting, thoue'.ivwheth er or not the latter was directej at him or done merely to frighten him, the witness could not say. Other witnesses were examined, the evidence showlnr that Hunter had used to th defendant, woras calcu lated to bring on a tlht. The at torney for tho defendant csked tht the warrant be changed ta charge an sffr.iy and that the urns offense be charged aealnst the other party, but the recorder decllnel to 6 this The cas wss taken un yesterday afternoon In gnnerlor Court, some whet unexpectedly to the reneral public. Here evidence wss Introduc ed to show tht there had been bro yncstlrm for the shmtlng. te words nse.1. at least one of them, beler what Jude Webb termed a "flTbting word." Judgment was suspended on he payments of the costs. fjT-irvtrpTVf vr TVt.T.AWS SAVF.D. E. P. Loper. of Marllla, N. ..sayi: "I am a carpenter and have had many fevere cuts healed by Bucklena Arnica Salve. It has saved me suffering snd dollars. It. is by far the best healing salve I have ever found." Heals burns, sores, ulcers, fever sores, eciema and piles, i 5c at all druggists- ft 1 8- ; 1 s ' ' ' 'I ' Food for thought Food for, work " . Food for brain yiieeda piscuit The most nourishing of all wheat foods. cm In dust tight. moisture proof packages. Neper sold in bulk. V NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Have You Vsed ClinchOcld Coal? Life Scitcnce For Snntx-lilng , Purse, "How does this strUe you?"' ajk ed a Citizen reading a mornln paper. This Is a dispatch from Birming ham, Ala.: 'Frank Howard, a negro, who knocked dpwn Miss Llttcrest and snatched her pocketbook, goes to the coal mines for life, as decided by the Jury In his case.' . Of ceurse the hentence 1s too severe and out of all proportion to the offense, but It shows that the offense In other dates Is evidently regarded m more serious than In this city where the number of esses seems. largely on the In crease." ',"".: Many Telephones Ont of tScrvlce. For the past' 10 days practically all of the 'phones In Dilworth have been out of order by reason of the heavy sleet which occurred about the first of the month. A few were repaired vesterday and the re. will be In ser. vice within a very few days. The Inconvenience to those accustomed to the use of the telephone has been great but relief is In slfiht. KIRK'S ELEGANT SILVERWARE Established Ninety. Years. mission committee was authorised to : Made and sold otily at 108 and "Y and E" Stands For Simpler Filing Systems. Genuine Shannon Arch and Letter Filing Sys tems, Card. Indexes, Commercial Report Document, Legal Blank and Check Filing Sys tems. Biggest line of Filing Cabinets on the market; Pound & Mcore Co. Commercial Stationers. Ks. clnslve .Agents Vawmati A Erbe Mfg. Co. 229 S. Tryoit St. 'Phone 40. Mur- Coroncr's Jury Fixes (iullt on dcrcr. Out through the ruin, the sleet and th! snnv rov Cororcr W. A. tlres liam to Ne wells yesterduy morning nd there hel-l an lni.-iot over the mutilated remains of the negro, Dave Jx-wls. r-'ix good men and true sum tnoned by him. t-wlt, Messrs. ft. B. frr. J. I). Blackwelder. W. C. Owens. Iwis Jterron. J. (. Alexander and Victor Orr. returned n verdict to the -e ffect ,-t hat-4io-ca nits 4 -thit -4Uoit h-- at the hands of Henry McKlwgin, asthc. name Is spelled at Ncwells. Nothing further has been discover ed of the whereabouts of the negro vho i "much'y" vanted. Iiorrow a sufficient amount of money ! from the banks to "keep the pastors 1 who are looking after tho home mls- slon territory promptly paid. This' he. has done, anj the workers have been paid, and the collections re ceived from the churches this month will py off the bank notes. It la probable that a church and manse will be built at Cornelius In the near future, a church and manse at New London also, and a manse at Marsha vllle. During the pres ent preshyterlal year a manse has been built at Matthews, Nand the church houses at Jleulah, Kalem, Polk ten and Locust have been reno vated. ' All of the work of the home mis sion committee Is being carried on In very satisfactory manner, and the report that will be made at the eprlng meeting of Presbytery In Huntersvllle In April will show ad vancement along all lines, an.l excel lent work being done. , linltlmore (St.. Fast, 108 Baltimore, Md Mns. r. c. Aiuurrr urirr. Congresuan Webb Pauses Through. Hon. E. Yates Webb, Representa tive from this district In the national House of Representatives, passed through the city yesterday, being en route from his home at Bhelby to Washington. He left last nlxht for the latter place. Mr. Webb believes that the Democrats have a fine chance to elect a Democratic House this fall and chi-rishc the hopey of a .Democratic President. Libraries at County Kuiierfntendent's Office. j The books which are to make up or at least go into the recently voted li braries for the communities at Ebe nexer school, in district No. 2, Hharon township, and district No. 4, in Mal lard Creek townBhlp, have arrived and are at the office of the county superintendent. , A weak Htomach, means weak 8!m ch nerves, tdway. And this la also tru f til Heart snd Kl'invys. It a pity hat' sick ones continue to drug ttir twrmarb er stimulate the Heart and KMneys. Th weak nerve, not tlie or lam tiieniwtvw. n"l tlJs liflp. This fiolalns why Dr. Hlioop Ilitor tlv ts. snd is promptlv lirlplng to many tick en-. It goes Oire-t to the aif 1,1 J,m ditesw. Tet lljls "uUi. ir.d sec Muilea's Pharmacy; Ponulnr Charlotte-Lady Slliw on Ice mill Itndly Cms Ilcrrm A source of Danger. , Mrs. S. C. Abbott suffered a very painful accident lute yesterday after-) noon In front of The Little-Long Com pany's West .Trr.do street store when she slipped on the Ice-covered walk and fell heavily upon the spiked-guard which -protect--th heavy, plate glass windows. Her right arm wss badly cut and she sustained bruises anJ a shock which she wilt not get over for; some little time. Hevertal people who .ere standing nearby when the accident happened, rushed Up and Mrs. Abbott was forthwith carried to the hospital for attention. A physl sian sewed up the wound and she re turned to her homo in piedmont Park. Mrs. Abbott's" many friends wtll sympathize with her In her misfor tune. The place where the accident occurred Is a peculiarly treacherous one. several others having slipped there during the course of the day but without serious mishap. Th sharp spikes on the Iron railing about the window are liable to prove dan gerous especially In times of such snows as were experienced yesterday. ; The artistic Mr. Clctn Dow d. Better Yesterday. Mr. Clem Dowd rallied early last night In a way which astonished physicians and friends. - As a result of this It was stated that his re covery was not a thing absolutely Impossible. His friends' trust that tho Improvement will prove per manezit. Stieff Piano A tissue builder, flesh producer, brings health and happiness Into the systmn. That's what Ho!iitera Rocky Mountain Tea has done for millions. 'Twill do the name or you. tic. Tea or Tablet. 1. it." Jordan I Si Co. v 13 used exclusively in homes where art and musical refinement are cultivated. to the high est degree. Only ar tistic standard sold di rect from factory to home. Chas: M. Stieff H.aufacturer - tb ArtUtka Etleff, khan and Stieff fee If -Player Pianos. Southern Warcrobm: 5 West Trade St., CHARLOTTE. N. 0. C.H. WILMOTH, Mgr. Eighty per cent. Of the garments that are sold in this store don't require any alter ations. Speaks pretty well for the system by which our garments are made -and for our assort ment, doesn't it! A point to remember when you are consider ing where to buy your next suit of clothes. The Tate-Brown ; Company. . T0-XH;HT AT 8:3l Tlie Largest Organisation Traveling HcINTYRE and HEATH The creator of big screams In Klaw A Erlanger s gigantic Musical Comody Novelty THE HAM TEEE Exactly as done la New York. An all-star cast. The most wonderful alnging and dancing chorus of gins and boys ever seen. ' Seats now selling at Ilawley's. Prices........ .$L50, 1.0d, Tic., iocl IfsyEasy to get clothes well and stylishly made If you go to tha right tailor. .'.Tou take no chances In leav- Q32.50 Q32.SO Napoleoil IVlahogany Beds Only $32.50. Bureaus, Washstands and Chevala and Toilet Tables to ' , - - - I- " match at sacrifice prices during this special reduction sale. Colonial' Mahogany Furniture is a good Investment. Buy now, while you can save one quarterto one-half In th price, f Every day this month will furnish soma one a rare bargain. Ing your orders with us. SLITS OVERCOATS Tailored to Taste $20.00 to $50.0O. r lAMNISSi a Hi! 1 jllB'l Roller Top, Rat Top i s-- ronnmnr . 5 Parker-Gardner Co. Attractive Nail will always make a good impression on the visitor, and as the first Im pression is usually tha lasting one, it is important that you furnish your hall comfortably and attractive ly. We ar in position to assist you along this line and will be glad to have you call and see what ws can show you In NEW HALL FTJRNI- PORTIERS AND HALL ttjpeT RCGS. Golden Oak Hall Racks $7.50 to $85.00. Weathered or Early English Oak Racks $12.60 io $75.00. ' Hall Chairs to match $1.60 to $16.00. Portlers, all the latest styles and colors, at $1.76 to $25.00 (per pair. Let us make yoa prices on furnishing your hs,l) complete . vyt guarantee satisfaction or money refunded. , . W. T. McCOY The Home Furnisher. , Mid-Winter Musical Festival . . in the Auditorium Metropolitan Grand Cdncert Company. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 8:30 p.m., Gems from the Operas. Thursday, Feb. 13, '3 p. m., Gems from the Ballads. Thursday, Feb. 13, 8:30 p. m., Gems from the Oratorios. . Get Ticket at Jordan's. OUR MOST Willi ARGUH Typewriter.! is the price wc put on high-gradet goods. - A Duty You Owe Yourself is to examine bur stock and our prices before you i Sfnn? Rarrino-pr fn Office Outfitters. LlSOIil spend a penny for furniture. We can not only ' save you money, but can supply you with the article you want. ' Come in and let U3 prove this statement. I Furniture Coiiipariy.
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