VOL. VII NO 234
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBEfi 9, 1902.
12 PAGES,
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A Novelty in
Children 's
Stockings
The three weak points abojt
l1(15 are the knee, toe and heel,
l-'vory mother knows this well
buys children's stockings.
This new hose is made in such
a manner that the knee, toe and
i, ,1 -will out-wear any other
AN INCIDENT IIS REGISTRAR FISHER'S LIFE;
HOW COLLECTOR HARKINS FOUGHT I2MEN
WHHHHKHHHiHr
portion.
Hade of Irish
Linen
There is no doubt that tough
jiish Linen out-wears cotton.
Thp linen in these stockings en-
ire lea 'the knee for 4 or 5 inches
and is spliced into the heel and
toe. We are selling this new
line at 25c, which is very cheap,
and to the first lady calling for
this stocking Monday morning
we will present a pair free.
SUMNER'S
James Fisher a Leader of
the Crowd of Desperadoes
That Tried to Kill the
Then Deputy Collector,
Many Years Ago.
3
BATTLE WAS A
BLOODY ONE IN
THE kOUNTAINS
IN HO OTHER
Line is such strict attention de
manded as in the compounding
of prescriptions. In order to
avoid the disastrous result en
tailed by carelessness we em
ploy none (but ths most reliable
clerks. If we compound your
medicines for your, you can rely
upon this accuracy.
Pfafflin's Drug Store
and
Corner
Patton avenue
Church street.
of Polk county, iwho were akin to New
man1 by marriage.
Officers Harkins and Merrell proceed
ed on their search for Newman, and
came across him early one morning
while he was grinding an axe under
"the crib shed at his father's home in
Polk county.1
On seeing the officers approaching
on horseback, Newman dropped his axe
and scaled a high fence ini an attempt
to escape. Deputy Harkins hurriedly
dismounted, gave chase and caught
Newman after a hard pursuit and des
perate struggle. Newman was put on
a horse behind Deputy Harkins and a
start was made for Mr. Garrison's
place, about seven miles away, where
the officers intended to breakfast.
Before the officers, with their pris
oner, could get away from the scene
of the capture, three or four women
ran from the house and sounded an
alarm with screams and calls. Trouble
was in store for the revenue men, as
they immediately suspected, knowing
perfectly the methods of notifying accomplices.
With their prisoner, the officers
reached Garrison's home and were eat
ing breakfast, when a crowd of armed
men were seen standing near and sit
ting on a fence not far from the house.
The officers got up from the table and
they have fought, single-handed, twelve, nt to he door' where deputy Har-
kins, parhmp in hand mnrtA ,thia nn-
t j.j uu t n.i j ' 1
mtsu a,t wire mine wiuu wur uuueis iu
their bodies and the blood streaming
from wounds caused by glance shots.
yet Collector H. S. Harkins of Ashe-
ville is one
peculiar
the recent happenings inK the election
(frauds in Polk county involves one of
its principal' character.
Between .the years 1876 and 1878, at
which time Collector H. S. Harkins of
Asheville was a deputy United States
marshal in the wild parts of this
mountain section, the blockade distil
ler pursued his illegal trade more dar
ingly than now. The revenue officers
were (fewer and the law not so feared
by the reckles and desperate moon
shiners. This all combined to make the
work of a revenue officer a game
deadly chance.
About the year 1876 Collector Har
A Tale That is of Timely
Interest as an Event in the
Life of the Man Charged
With Vote Stealing at the
Tryon Precinct.
Few men live to tell the tale that
m ATTEMPT TO STEAL
The following story bears
and timely interest since
- A COLD
WEATHER
QUICK HEATING
STOVE
THE
Cole Heater
mouflcement, knowing 'what hie audi
ence had come for: "The first man
that puts his foot on this side of the
fence will get killed."
Mr. Garrison then stepped on the
porch and asked -the assembly to. dis
perse. They stayed, however, until
Deputies Merrell and Harkins had fin
ished their meal, one officer eatfng
while the other guarded the door.
A counsel among the hunters of thee
revenue officers seemed to result in
the decision that their enemy might be
better killed at another 'time and killing
was their evident intention, as well as
their usual proceeding:
Mr. Garrison went on Newman's
bond for his apearance in the next
(few days for a (trial before a commis
sioner in Henderson county.
The two officers later in the day took
a circuitous route through the coun
try, bound for United States Commis
sioner Thorn's home, where 'they ar
rived safely in time to spend the
kins was ordered to join Deputy United j night.
States Marshal Elbert Merrell at hist The next day the two officers, accom
home near Asheville for the purpose of ; panied by Commissioner Thorn, set out
canturine one Walker Newman of ; for the Blue House, in Henderson
fought his Way out and made his es
cape. Mr. Harkins struggled to his
feet, grasped his three-shooter and
fired the first two shots quickly, one
of which struck Washington Fwher in
the shoulder. With mare deliberation
tfye; pistol was aimed at James Fisher
and. fired. Fisher fell with a bullet 5
hisstoffiaeh. i
hope now seemed gone. Harkins
hurled'the pistol with great. force at
Wftshitogton, Fisher, who was hit a ter
rifltbkw on the. cheek in hie effort to
dodge the heavy weapon. '
' during this procedure the cracki lg
of tfhe guns and pistols, the yelling of
themen and the groans of the wound
ed made a s tiring scene. After throw
ing away his weapon, Mr. Harkins
spied a three-cornered piece of timber
lying on the ground. Grasping it with
both hands, he brandished it right and
left, downing every man in its way. He
was being pelted with bullets, some of
which penetrated his thjck chinchilla
overcoat and entered his body.
After .the ammuniton Cf the .desper
adoes was exhausted, the sharp edged,
three cornered club wa master- nf opr .
emonies and -the mnh nil cWgta of Lower Fork No. 2 in Burke county.
the exceotion. nf Washing m whlch was strongly republican had been
who continue thP haHte tv,0 made by the board of county- canvas
j.jwn men uuwHss ctxia r wixn ugly
vrounds on their bodies.
Deputy Sheriff Rhodes of Polk coun
(Continued on page four)
SENATORIAL ELECTION
Sensational Scene in the Court Room at Morganton ;An
Honest Count Forced and Judge Avery Defeated by
Major Connally.
Special to the Gazette. and J. T. Avery. The meeting of the
Morgaraton, N. C, Nov. 8. An ugly board was adjourned till two o'clock at
Performance occurred in the court the instance of Judge Avery that he
house here today in connection with the might have further time to prepare his
most outrageous steal attempted by the opposition to the proposed count,
democrats in Burke county in the Many of the best citizens of McDowell
couniting of the vbte for the state sena- determined to see all of Major Con
tors. It included the exposure of an naily's vote counted, -with almost the
attempt at barefaced fraud. The ex- . court house full of people here met to
posure .was so ruinously hurtful that see the outcome. Major Connally w&s
d'emocraits were forced to give in, in represented by Sinclair and Morgan of
consequence of the clamor of almost Marion and J. T. Perkins and S. J.
the .whole decent citizenship of the Brvin of Morganton and Judge Avery
community at the proposed outrage. by has colleague, J. j; Justice and X
.Late in the afternoon Thursday news'.T. Avery.
came to Marion that a steal of the Whil Mr tih.
entire senatorial vote in the precinct 1 th nam. r -7L-SI
count of ConnaJly's vote and all hie
vote in this precinct, Intimating that
Major Connolly's opposition wanted o
effect the election of Judge Avery ovr
of
Spartanburg, S. C; MerrelJ had made
one previous attempt to take Newman.
but was held at bay toy a Winchester
and failed to get his man.
was an extensive dealer in illicit j
whiskey which was made in the sec
tion known as "the dark corner of
Polk county" and sold at his Spartan
burg saloon. This "mountain dew"
was distilled principally by the Fishers
Flemish Oak plate Racks, a nice line
just in. '
BULBS.
French Mammoth Freasia mixed J Io
nian Hyacinths and Darwin Tulips, for
sale at J. H. Law's, 35 Patton avenue.
ELECTIOiCONTEST
IN THIS DISTRICT
Henderson Republicans E n-
dorse Congressman Moody's
Projected Course Punish
ment of Criminals Demanded.
Special to the Gazette.
uendersonville, N. C. Nov. 8. The
republicans of "Henderson county ex
press themselves as being in favor of
rnmf.frfTio' tin a.1
congressional district and in fact noth- f188 themselves present
ing hrt 5 otest' will satiSfy,..them, 1 1uJL LXT?
ThA. Vrtrtn&w rPHanrfiiirvn. a rvT t J aa registrar .to
precanet
A meeting was ait once held in Marion
and it was decided for W. T. Morgan
to go to Morganton on the first train
Friday morning to investigate the m&it-
ter. On arriving there it was found
that the democratic board of canvass
ers had pretended to canvass and count
the vote of Burke county amd had
broken up, and .the members of the
board except their chairman and clerks
who were copying the abstract harl
gone home without so much as attempt
ing to get the senatorial vote from
that precinct. !
A process for persons ajnd papers was
at once obtained and put in the hands
of the sheriff to 'bring proper evidence
of the vote 'before the board and no
tice was given the members of the
board who had gon home to return
to their meeting and finish the counting
of 'the vote of each and every precinct
ror each and every candidate and per
son voted for as required by law.
This morning the board . assembled
with the most complete evidence of the
senatorial vote from the uaioers and
book on which the count was Went by
judges and registrar, with the judges
For Wood or
Coal.
Asheville Hardware
Company
On the Sq., Asheville
You Caa t
Fit Your
Eyes witli
a Tape
Measure
SHIRTS
Come to us, we will give -them a
scientific examination, and grind tne
lenses to fit each eye correctly. Satis
faction guaranteed
ne a
ian
54 Patton ave,
McKee, Optici
Opposite Postpffice.
O O
YOU
Stiff Bosom Shirts
for Fall and Win
ter wear in neat
figures and stripes
At $1.00 and $1.50
Big variety to se
lect from
WHITLOCK'S
41 Patton Avenue.
Can Duy one with Reser
voir for $28.00; or one with
out Reservoir for $37.00.
We bave sold 45 since advertising
our car load. The people say ttiere is
oothing that will compare with them
We are talking about.
to
Just Received
Lcar load o Flower Pots.' and owing
delay in shipment from factory will
greatly reduced prices. If In
. &ted call at once m thn ' Wmi
hSL 1 X L Dertnient StorW ll
avenue. Tn,T, M , -
county, where court was to be held.
They arrived safely at United States
! Commissioner Brownlow Morris's dwell-
Newman mg, which was situated one mile
from the school building known as the
Blue House, where court convened.
An incident hapened next morning
which bears some interest later on. As
the commissioners and officers were
leaving next morning to hold court
Collector Harkins was the subject of
much jesting because he intended tak
ing his carbine. He carried It back
to the house after considerable jibing
and joined the party.
Court was in session, the little school
house, without windows, with plank
ceiling and rustic furnishings, was
filled with people held for trial, wit
nesses and onlookers.
Walker Newman had been tried, had
given bond after being bound over 'to a
higher court and the necessary papers
were in Officer Harkins inside over
coat pocket, when 10 or 15 men, armed
with clubs and pistols, were seen ap
poaching on horseback at breakneck
6peed. Collector Harkins was sitting in
the window near Deputy Merrell at the
time. They both knew what was in
store for them, for they recognized the
Fishers leading the crowd, and it was
the Fishers' relatives that had been
captured and tried.
In a moment the court room was all
disorder. Every one was in a panic
and escape from the building at all
hazards was the one idea.
In a few seconds there only re
mained the officers and commissioners,
who weifc having the unusual experi
ence of being held prisoners under a
pelting rain of hullets. Harkins and
Merrell would shoot with their pistols
through the door and windows when a
man camie in view, but the enemy were
in such a majority that only death
awaited the court holders if deeided
action was not taken. Mr. Harkins
jumed through a side window and the
entire mob charged on him with pistols
and clubs. His act gave the others a
chance of escape, of which they took
advantage. Mr. Harkins called to Mr.
Merrell for help, which was nobly re
sponded to. Officer Merrell fought his
way through the infuriated crowd, and
had just reached Mr. Harkins when
he (Harkins) fell with blood streaming
from his forehead.
Mr. Merrell, thinking his friend dead,
The following resolution was adopted
here today:
"We, the republicans of Henderson
county in meeting assembled, do most
Connally by preventing the count of the
vote in a (precinct of his (Avery's) own
county, the cut wias so deep and the
truth of his speaking ;so apparent, L T.
Avery jumped up and he with Judge
Avery and other partisans made like
tigers for Mr. Perkins and others of
Major Connally's counsel who .had not
yet spoken. Judge Avery drew from
his pocket a jrfstol which he bad con
cealed. The sheriff with others inter
cepted them and forced them back to
their seats while the stinging exposure
coimnuea.
I. T. .Avery begged the board to let
Judge Avery speak for himself, .which,
he did, begging an'd pleading with th
Doara tn ms own, behali in a most re
markable personal appeal.
The board of canvassers refused to
allow the judges from this precinct to
gave tnem the senatorial vote which
was cast there, tand by which Major
Connally stood elected but without
which Judge Avery claimed his election.
By this time the indignation at this
outrage had grown so great and the
determination of Major Connaily8
friends was so apparent that dt could
be seen that the 'troufble had scarcely
started to the end that this vote should
bounted.. Judge Avery - withdraw his
objection and .allowed the vote to be
entered.
Democrats here and In McDowell say
heartily endorse what was expressed L IJ" TT
The motion iwas made to allow the
complete and
gave to the board the vote from pre
cinct, including the vote for state sena
tor. The receiving and counting of this j this performance has cost th demo-
iu tui su-ucie in toaay s uazette, in
which Hon. J. M. Moody is quoted as
saying that he will contest the election
on account of the means employed to
secure the election of J. M. Gudger.
we also urge and demand that the
proper officials take inumiedi&ite steps to
bring to justice all registrars and
other officers who have committed
fraud in refusing to allow qualified
voters to register, and in allowing men
who were not qualified to register and
vote, and in short, for every violation
of law
L
ION
"Boyce's Perfect
Steel Ranges."
i -
W. VV. Boyce
11 South Court Square. .
For Sale Or Exchange.
, A beautiful modern country 'home
near Bingham school. . House 9 rooms,
10 acres of land In high state of cult!
nation. Will sell or. exchange for city
property. ' We are - offering , splendid
value In two business properties - on
Patton avenue end Main street. These
are all choice values. .' ;
Natt Atkinson & Sons Co.,
" -Real Estate Dealer.';. :
STARTLED
BY DEGENERACY
London, Nov. 8. It is impossible to
ignore the startling evidence of de
genera cy in high places which is the
talk of London. It is a case blacker
and more extensive than the Cleveland
street scandal of 15 years ago, and in
volves names of wider than English
reputation. No less than 30 persons
have been identified with the Infamous
coterie. They are nearly all men of
advanced years and wealthy members
'of aristrocratic families.
The only public action taken thus
far was the sentencing last week of
one of the culprits to 10 years impris
onment and another to five years. The
judge who sentenced these men thank
ed the British naval captain who fur
nished the evidence which led to the
exposure by intercepting letters ad
dressed to members of the crew of
his vessel.
The chief .figure in the criminal band
is a British peer. He is now ill. The
king has ordered him to leave Eng
land on his recovery, never te return.
A clergyman who" was called to a
mansion in an aristrocratic suburb of
London to attend a dying girl who was
a victim of debauches, says that
while there he prevented a young girl,
who was struggling to escape, being
carried to a room by a wretch, and he
only escaped from the house with his
life through the intercession of two in
dividuals, each of whom is a member
of one of the houses of parliament.
Avery, one of the senatorial candidates,
A. & M. HOLDS DOWN
THE UNIVERSITY TO 0
Special to the Gazette. '
Raleigh, Nov. 8. The University and
Agricultural and Mechanical college
football teams tried conclusions on the
fair ground gridiron this afternoon, and
when the time was up neither side had
scored. Everybody expected the Uni
versity to win, and wagers were freely
made at heavy odds. The result was
a keen disappointment to the visitors.
Tonight the A. & M. boys thought
the event worth celebrating and pa
raded through the town with torches
and everything to make a noise. Pres
ident Winston made them a speech
from the Yarborough house.
cratic party hundreds of votes for years
to come.
Bond-Hay treaty, providing for reci
procity between the United States and
New Foundland, covering fish products
and bait.
The treaty will be submitted to the
Senate immediately on re-assemlbling.
Meanwhile, following the rule in such
cases the state department refrains
from making any public details of the
instrument.
n
For the next ten days 25 per cent on
all cheap and fine pipes at Blomberg's
cigar store.
Biltmore Firewood. Phone' 700. - tf
-AUKindsIof
Fancy
Mixed cakes
Bread, .: Cakes , and
' Pies. Everything the
' best at. .v. . .
HEST ON'Sr vi
-Pfcione.183. 26 So. Main.'
J. M. CHILD WILL
SUCCEED W. C. HUDSON
As
the
First Trick Despatcher at
Southern Railway Office.
W. C. Hudson, formlerly first trick
despatcher of the Southern railway at
this place has resigned his position and
gone to Bloomington, 111.
Mr. Hudson is succeeded by the for
mer third trick despatcher, J. M.
Childs. W. H. Kelly of Atlanta takes
Mr. Childs' place.
Mr. Hudson has been in the employ
of the Southern for, several years. He
has gained several promotions by con
stant application and long service with
the road. He was a member of the
Asheville club and had a multitude of
friends in the city as well as in rail
road circles. His sudden departure
will be a source of surprise and regret
to many.
THE BOND-HAY TREATY
Washington, Nov. 8. Secretary Hay,
for the United States, and fair micnaei
Herbert, representing tne nvivimx gov
ernment and the government of New
Foundland, today at the same depart
ment signed what is Known ua
Houses Fop
Kent.
A choice list of furnished and un
furnished houses in various sections of
the city. .Modern conveniences. We
will beglad to give interested par
ties full Information and show -houses,
upon application at our office.
Wilkie & feadarbe
, Real' Estate and Renting Agents, '
Real-SBtate Agents, No. 23 Pattern ave.
Biltmore Firewood. Phone 700. tf.
Pop Rcnf
Large boarding house on Spruce
street, recently repaired and
renovated, good shade, for $60.00
month.
Pop Sale ;
Beautiful suhurian house with
60 acres, water and sewerage.
g Aston, Ra wis & Co
. f 1 eoutn Mair oireeu..
Standard High Grade
WATCHES
Special Prices
on Each
Vanguard, 21 jewels $25.00
Crescent St, 21 jewels.. .. 20.00
A. T. & Co.'s Premier, 17
Jewels 18. E0
Veritas, 21 Jewels 2S.00
B. W. Raymond, 18 Jewels. 20.00
B. W. Raymond, 17 Jewels. 18.50
.In finer adjusted watches we
"have:
Bunn Special, 21 Jewels 23.50
940 Hamilton, 21 Jewels.... 2t.00
Arthur ML Field
Company
Leading Jewelers
Cor. Chnrch St. and Patton Ave,
Asheville. N. C,
Plant Now
.. ..2Se
.. ..Eo
.. ..10o
VTood's Lawn Grass
Wood's Lawn Emlchener. .
Lhitch Hyacinth Bulbs.. ..
Roman Hyachinth Bulbs..
LHy Bulbs
Tulip Bulbs.... ....I for 6o
Narcissus Bulbs ...J for So
Freeela Bulbs., ..J for Co
Crocus Bulbs .. .. ..100 dozen
Grant's No. 2 cures cold, . 25c. ; L
Grants
Grants Na U cures cold, 25c.
Pharmacy
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