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f ; ejbnterorise is anions the uerv nest aavertisins mediums in Piedmont JVorth Caroiinam.it ronrho ho mmmmmmmm mm? ir "f.-s J LJ UY 1 r jfao. H.'V- - r v. J . HIGH POINT, GTJII4FOBD $OTJNTY, N, C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18. 1906. No. 49 IP Ml hi M 1 1 it; iii ' f ..1 WHommLE One of the most horrible Crimea in the history of the country tii com mitted early this morning at Barber' Junction, nine miles from Salisbury. Five'' people 'were f murdered, .Isaac Lyerly, h wife' , and three . childern and after this horrible deed the home wm set on fire hoping to burn alive two older daughters who were sleep ing upstairs and blqt out traces of crime. The most intense excitement; prevails throughout that section. Stem have stopped their work and on 'horse back and afoot with guns are follow ing the lead of the officers to get some clue to the awful crime. Bobbery was the motive and the only way to account for the murders of the small children was that the murderers tried , to do away with all means of Identification. - The following special was received at the Enterprise early this morning: b Salisbury. N. C., July 14. Enterprise, High Point: " About 2 o'clock this morning un known person entered the home . of Isaac Lyerly, white, near Barber's Junction, nine miles from Salisbury, and murdered X , IgAAO-MBIILY, "; ' r ItJBS. LYERLY Us wife, JANIE, JOBJiNiE AMD BABY ALICE, three children. The two older daughters, sleeping upstairs emelledsmoke and rushed down to find all killed and the house on fire. They carried the bodies, out and extinguished the flames, and no tified the oelgbors. A club was used. Lyerly ,waa a wealthy farmer, and robbery was eupposed to be the motive. Blood hounds, officers, hundreds of citizens are searching the county but no clue 'has been found. The excitement is it,: Several arrests of negroes have been made. t f Another Account. d..w Tiirwttnn. N. C. July 14. fipectoL One of the most horrible tragedies in the history of this coun try was committed near, this station this morning, between the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock. An unknown person or persons entered the house of ( Mr, Ike Lyerly; . Vwell I, known farmer, while its occupants were asleep, kill- 4 In Mr. Lyerir. W the youngest children' named, suaie, Johnnie and thelx Infant baby Alloc, ; . n.u i. v otirtti X from f three ' to i twel! year ; ; -V. i j;J: T y the parwts and ' he ree children ; keeping to the front room on the first , floor,, there ( belng- two " elder ; 'daughters aieeplng upsulrs who rere " unmolested ani'were awakened by the smoke and flame from beiow, the criminals having set fire to the house. The two giris descending the tlrs, to ' where their father ; and ; mother a;,; were oa eaohlng the iower zoom a , molt horrible and ' appalling sene H', met' their 'gase; The lather,- mother and three children iuil In thefar beds , ' la .cold v .tdeath, thel heads k befai 'crnshed, aid : teeesadly disfigured Through courageous efforts the two elder daughters (Mary and Addle; ages 18 and r 16, respectively, managed to ' carry the dead bodies from" the house ' 'and extinguished the flames, whereup on they ran to the next neighbor, Mr. ' W. P. Barber and told the awful story ' of tie tragedy. There tz'-.g mo offl- ' i ft ft tv,3 r' rt.-"n. it.: that hour was notified, and who promptly dispatched the news to the Sheriff at Saliebury, who started at once to the scene of the killing -with Mood ! hounds' and a posse of armed men. Bloodhounds were also sent from Winaton-Salem to assist In ap prehending the criminals, tt is un known whether the' deed was com mitted by a white or negro. Mr. Lyerly being a most 'highly re-, epected oHlcen and well known and has not at any time caused any one trouble. STrom all accounts It would seem thai some heavy instrument or club, possibly brass knuoks were sued in committing the fiendish work. Great excitement prevails through out the county and the sheriff with a posse of armed men and bloodhounds scouring the country and making ev ery effort to Jiunt down the criminal and bring him to justice. 60 far there is no clue as to who committed the crime or his whereabouts. A Late Beport. A phone message to the Enterprise at 4 o'clock this afternoon give the information that, the sheriff and his party are still out for suspects. Two or three negroes are already In Jail at Salisbury : arrested on suspicion. One of .them has just served a term in the penitentiary for killing a man. The officers are hard at - work and giving out little information. The baby, Shlld'of, Mr... Lyerly was hbt klMed -outright - but will . not live through the day. . The crime, has shocked the people to that extent that they are not trying to do anything else but apprehend the guilty parltes. . 'When the sheriff arrived at the scene In the early morning the news of the terrible affair had spread and the scene was indescribable. The hundreds of people coming with him from Salisbury were joined by hun dreds along the route and by the time they, reached the 'house there was a regular army of excited and indig nant people. They had only one ob ject in view, run down the demon. With all of the excitement, there was a cool determination to bring about the capture. When the negroes were arrested on suspicion there was no demonstration nothing ' until eome positive proof could be had, the cir cumstances leading up to which seem ed to be in the possession of the offl cere. One of the negroes arrested is Just from the pen for killing a man and there I some evidence that he had a grudge against Mr. Lyerly. The others worked for the murdered man and It is rumored that they had made threats. These negroes were lodged safely la Jail, but the officers are still engaged In scouring the country. At this hour there is no fear of a lynching as the officers have not made (public the evidence, on which the arrests were made. ' v , , t A representative of the Enterprise was . in Salisbury'", yesterday ' and learned many additional facts con cerning the murder at Gar bar's Junc tion of the Lyerly family and the at tempt to get the negroes out of the jail there. ' It ' is said that there were at least 4,000 people 'around the jail and in the crowd at least 800 yards of rope; ' The crowd had no leader apparently,. Every ; one who went' there to take any part Was a leader. All they wanted was a chance at the ngero brutes who bad commit ted one of tbe most fiendish crimes la the Wetory of the State. This demon stration did not take place until the evidence. o fthe negroes' ; guilt was cohclusive. ' Saturday afternoon' the' negro hoy had .confessed to what he knew and told of the piot He direct ed the officers to the weapons and the lamp. The bloody axes were found at the places mentioned -and nearby was 'the lamp, in the bushes, which the woman held while the bloody work was going' on. The fcloody clothes f twere b'i The ashes er 1 tv.e i i t- tons from the clothes also found the place mentioned by the boy. lamp was carried to (Salisbury . exhibited in a window, around wl there was a crowd all day Sum The axes were In the possession ' of the sheriff. Old man Gillespie tr. to wash 'the blood from the axe used but did not succeed altogethl The boy after his confess to wias taken out to the convict camp, not fr safe keeping exactly but to get h out of the way of the curious. With this conclusive evidence it Is not a matter of surprise that the cid- sens oi.lqpwan county determined to i . . ... . '. maxeiABjpK worx 01 tne muroerers. The mob i was composed of peoplt from all' the surrounding country not only from (Rowan but from ad JOInliiK counties. Nothing but tha quiet, rapid movements of Sheriff Jul-' lan eaved the negroes that night. The; men are In jail at Charlotte where they will not be molested If there is a speedy trial. The Funeral. , The burial services were held yes terday at Unity Church, nine lies from Salisbury and were attended by hun dreds of people from the surrounding country. Scores of people went from Salisbury. The four were burled in -one grave. The remaining children who are making their home with ie latives in the neighborhood were at the funeral. There were probably thousand people in attendance. The services were conducted by Rev. 6pence of the Presbyterian church. , : Negroes in Charlotte Jail. , The Charlotte Observer this morn ing gives the following about the ne- goes npw in jail: An Observer man went to the county jail yesterday and saw the negro men who are. charged with th murder of the Lyerlys at Barbers Junction last Friday night Nease Gillespie, or Mich Graham, is a tall yellow negro, with muddy eyes and kinky hair. He weighs about 174 pounds and is muscular, well-built and strong. His face wore a hunted, frightened appearance yesterday and seemed as meek as a lamb. His hands are horny and hard from labor. Nease is the negro who, it is alleged, lead In the butchery at the Lyerly home. Some believe that he did the work single handed and alone. It Is possible that he did. There existed evidence of but six licks. To a casual observer, who saw the house, the dead bodies and the disorder gen erally. It seems probable that one man killed the four persons. Here is the theory that Is advanced 'along that line:.. A (powerful negro, like Nease, could have entered the first floor sleeping room of the Lyerlys from the hall door, lifted his axe and dealt Mr. Isaac Lyerly the. blow on the forehead; Mr. Lyerly, being a large, healthy man, could have risen after the lick fallen forward to th foot of the bed on his face and re celved the second lick on tbe back of the head. From the way the body lay, the death-dealing weapon could have been used as described. In the the meantime, flittle Johnnie, who was Bleeping with his father, could have been getting up.;. One. blow on the top of the head with the blade of the axe dispatched . hint. By this time Mrs. Lyerly was up and preparing to leave her bed, when the assassin wheeled, almost in his tracks and drove this axe to the eye in her head. She fell back on her elde, but was given a parting blow on the temple, just above the ear. - Little Alice, who lay as if she bad adept through it aM, was struck a crushing Wow with the pole of the axe. , . - ' , A half dosen licks, swift and cer tain, could have done the work. The only trouble with, this plan would have been the lack of - light The night being dark, the murderer could 1 not have seen .without a lamp. It was generally believed Saturday that Nease Gillespie used the axe, while a pal held the light , , If the confession of Henry Gilles pie, a young eon Of Nease, is true sev eral negroes took part in the crime. Jack' DelUngham, who' the neigh bors of the Lyerly believe to be an accomplice of Nease Js a small, light -colored negro; with bright eyes and clean face. He appears to be about 30 years of age., He was very un easy yesterday,' " v " s "'' George Erwin, John Gillespie' and Henry Lee are young 'negroes. They ere -the. sort of .darkies that wear Mr. Powers at Themasville. In the Observer's account of the successful meeting of the orphanage, July 5th, we notice the following re ference to the speech of Rev. O. Powers, pastor First Baptist church of this city. At 11 o'clock the literary address of the occasion was delivered by Rev. O. L. Powers, of High Point, and more beautiful, chaste, uplifting and ennobling address has not been heard here during the history of this great institution.- His theme was "The Realization of a Dream," and he held the tremendous audience spell bound from start to" finish. He spoke with out manuscript or even notes and in a clear, well-rounded voice pictured this dream of life in such magnetic way that he drew U hearts to him, even the little children could under stand and appreciate M. This man, who is fittingly named Powers, is cer tainly a rising young man of power, and not only the Baptist denomrna tton but all Christians should delight to honor him. The church at Hiith Point should count itself fortunate in having such a pastor. Accused Man Suicides. LANCASTER, Pa., July 13. Spe clal. Leonardo Delle Ca, accused of murder, committed suicide in jail here this morning by hanging. The stockholders of Southern Car Company had their annual meeting last night and after going over the affairs thoroughly it was decided to Increase the capital stock to (150,000 and the subscription books will be Open at once. The Increase is demanded by t large increase in business of the com pany and the necessity for the en largement of the plant . The com pany has made a splendid showing and now have orders Ibooked as far ahead as "1907. This is one of the best plants in the South and has a great future before it The manage ment Is perfect in its system and the Stockholders-: were gratified at the splendid showing the company has made during the past year. The out put of this company stands first among the trade wherever known. The following official announce ment relative to proposals for site for postffloce will :be ol interest to all. It was received this morning. Advertisement for Federal Building site. Treasury 'Department, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D. C, July 12. Proposals will be received to be opened at 2 o'clock p. m., August 22, 1906, for the sale to the United States of a suitable site, centrally and con veniently located, for the Federal building to be erected in High Point, N. C. A corner lot, approximating 120x130 feet, is required. Eaoh pro posal must be accompanied by a dia gram of the land, showing the widths of the adjacent streets and alleys, the grades and the character of founda tions obtainable, etc. Any Improve ments on the land must be removed by 4he vendor within thirty days af ter 'written notice, and the vendor shall pay elll expenses connected with furnishing evidence of title and deeds of conveyance. The right to reject any proposal is reserved. (Each pro posal must be sealed', marked "Pro posal for Federal building site at High Point, N. C." and mailed to the secretary of the treasury (supervising architect), Washington, D. C. L. M. Shaw, Secretary. The New Depot. The Enterprise went down this mornlng'and had a talk with the con tractor about the new depot which seems to be a slow proposition. He said that there would not likely be any more long delays as all the ma terial they had to wait on was in sight. wrlstbands of leather. None of them seem to be of a high order of in telligence. The wives of Gillespie and Del Ing ham were left at Salisbury. , .' Saturday , those who gathered at the Lyerly home were orderly and conservative. There were but few Indulged in jrash talk. If the ne groes had not been taken to Salis bury when they . were, before the thing out of the ordinary might have happened l, ' , , The Lyerlys live in a good Scotch- Irish community. The farmers are men of sense and education. MB. BRYAN-TALKS. Makes Himself Understood on Mat ters on Which He Has Been Quoted. London, July 12. William J. Bryan having had the opportunity of reading American newspapers, consented to day to discuss eome of the questions which have been raised since he has again become prominent as a Presi dential possibility. He said: "I notice that I am described as a conservative and "In order that there may be no misunderstanding on that subject premit me to say that in one sense I, always have been a conserva tive. The Democratic politics are con servative in that they embody old principles applied to new conditions. There was nothing new in principle In either of the platforms on which I stood. We were accused of attacking property when in fact the Democratic party is the defender of property be cause it endeavors to draw tihe line between honest accumulation by hon est methods on the one side and pre datory wealth and immoral methods on the other. It is to the interest of ev ery honest man that dishonesty ehould be exposed and punished; otherwise the deserving are apt to suffer for the undeserving. If, however, by the word conservative they mean that I have changed my position on any pub lic question or moderated my opposi tion to corporate aggrandizement they have a surprise awaiting them. I am more radical than I was in 1896 and! have nothing to withdraw on econom ic questions which have been under discussion. The only question we discussed in 1896 upon which there has been any apparent change is the eilver ques tion. We contended for more money and urged the free coinage of silver as the only means then in sight of se curing It. The Increased production of gold has brought In (part the benefit we expected to secure from the res toration of silver. The, per capita volume of money In the United States is almost five per cent, greater now than it was in 1896, and the benefits brought by this increase,, hava mot only , vindicated the quantitative theory of money but have proven the benefits of the larger amount of- mon ey. No advocate o fthe gold standard can claim the triumph of his logic. "I believe in bl-metalllsm and I be lieve that the restoration of silver would bring still further prosperity, besides restoring par in exchange be tween gold and eilver using countries but I recognize, as do all other bimet- allists whom I have met abroad, that the unexpected and unprecedented in crease in gold production has for the present removed the silver question as an issue. While the money question has waned in importance, other questions have been forging to the front and to those questions we must apply the same principles we applied to the money question, and seek to secure the greatest good to the greatest num ber by legislation which conforms to the doctrine of equal rights for all and special privileges to nqpe. On the new questions many will act with us who ,were against us on the money question, for notwithstand ing the discussion of that question, millions did not understand it and were frightened Into opposition. We cannot expect the support of any one who is interested In taking advantage of the people either through trusts or through any othter illegitimate form of business. Our efforts ehould be to distinguish between those corpora tions which are legitimate and those aggregations of wealth which are or ganized for purposes of public plund er and appeal for support to those only who are willing to have the gov ernment protect each person In the enjoyment of his own earnings. Welcome All True Friends. "The newspapers have been trying to create friction between what they call 'old friende' and 'new friends' in politics. Those are friends who are working towards a common end, and each campaign brings eo eome extent a new alignment In 1896 the party lost many Democrats and was recruited by a great many who had been Republicans up to that time and we welcomed them. In 1900 some came back who were against us in 1896, and we did not shut the door against them. I have no idea that the party will require tickets of ad mission' in the coming campaign. Ueually parties are so anxious to se cure recruite that past differences are not emphasised If there is a sincere agreement on present issues. . I do not . know that we can find a better plan than the Bible plan, which ad mits the eleventh hour comer to a place' In the vineyard, and to .share the reward with , those Who began earlier. I think this Is sound politics as well a esound religion provided the new recruit comes to work and not to interfere with the other labor ers. But of course, when an over seer has to be selected experience cannot be left out of consideration." Running from Warrant. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 13. Spe cial. John D. Rockefeller will not re turn to Forest Hill his estate here this season. This decision' follows the lseuance of a warrant charging him with violation of anti-trust law. Dr. Blggar, his Cleveland friend, has made this statement to Rockefeller's associates. The Southern's New Steel Car. WASHINGTON, July 13. Special. The Sottthtern Railway has Just put into service what is said to be the first steel passenger car for general use on any road. It is said the car could not be telescoped and is non combustible. ..Dreyfus Measures Approved. PARIS, July 13. The army com mission to which Dreyfus and Pic quart promotion measures were re ferred met this afternoon and unan imously approved them. The commis sion consists Of members of parlia ment appointed to consider all ques tions relating to the army. Senator Newlahds injured. SAN FRANCISCO, Juiy 13. Spe cial. United States Senator New lands of Nevada is suffering from a broken collar bone the result of be ing thrown from a horse near San Mato. He had a narrow escape from death. Last year a large silver loving cup was offered as a prize to the fire com pany in the State making the 'most progress during the twelve . months. It was difficult to decide the matter at the meeting at Asheville yester day, High Point and Statesvilie being -xilose contostantfcJt Is left the executive committee after reyiewlng the reports of both towns the award wll be made. The High Point boys were compli mented by the press as making the best appearance of any company in attendance which Is a high compli ment. High Point did not take the horses this year and therefore did not enter the races. Another Outbreak. ST. PETERSBURG, July 13. Spe cial. After several months compar ative quiet there was a demonstra tion of working men at the Russian capital this morning. A crowd con sisting of several hundred workmen and sympathizers met in Newsky Prospect and started to march toward the winter palace carrying red flags singing revolutionary songs. The police shortly after the line began to move ordered the marchers to dis perse. The workmen refused to obey the order, however, and the police charged the crowd. When order was restored two workmen had been kill ed and many injured. The remaind er of the marchers scattered in all directions. President on Picnic. OYSTER BAY, July 13. Special President Roosevelt and family are enjoying a basket picnic today at Eat on's Neck Sound. If the weather con tinues fair will continue their frolic. At 10 a. m. in two row boats, the President rowing one and Teddy, Jr., the other, with a hamper of lunch, fishing tackle, base balls and bats, with target rifles they left Sagamore and mean to enjoy the day. Don't forget the big sale at Moffltt's commencing Saturday, July 21. The largest sale in the history of the business will begin at Moffltt's Saturday, July 21, and will last for only ten days. Bargains! Bargains! Such a vast display of bargains have aever been shown in High Point as will be on display at Mofflt's big sale. Free! Free! A handsome pair of Queen Quality Shoes will be given away to the person holding the cor- responding number to the ' one we hold, issued from, our cash register at the end of this ten days sale. Look up Moffltt's ad. They have change . In this issue advertising the biggest sale in the history of tha busi ness. Bargains of every description 1 will be found at this sale. : , t i1, A:' V ' ( . i "'1 i 'j', t
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