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fS ,: ..v.. rffl - JiAST EDITION, 4:00 P.M. Weather Forecast: Probably Light Sliowers. Mr 0IZPATCnt3 VOL. XIV. NO. 159. ASnSYILLE, H. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11, 1909. 3c PEE COPY. Si t LiooEy pimoa checks Oil? DEF0HE Ik DSFiiED An Interesting Feature of K9r. Dorse tt's Testimony on Re-- dlreck Examination ' This Morning. WHAT DEFENDANTS OWED IN OCTOBER OF 1894 Maj. Breese, $102,769, Mr. Penland, ' $75,750; Mr. Dickerson, ' $32,644; Sayi Mr. Oortelt. Wi'h former Bank Teller S. T. Dor eett on the stand this morning In the trial of Messrs. Breese,. Penland and Dlckerson, charged with conspiracy to defraud the First National banS of Ashevllle, and on re-dlrect examina tion by District Attorney Holton, some interesting facts came out In connec tion with the last hours Of the bank; In connection with a certain McQueen nolo fo $1250; with former testimony of the witness Dorsett and the effort of the district attorney to confuse the testimony of Mr. Dorsett relative to what he test lied .onernlng the "large notes of renewal" and the In debtedness of Messrs. Breese, Pen land and Dlckerson. Mr- Dorsett had his facts and figures well In hand, however, and his testimony was clear and direct He stated that he arrived at the Indebtedness of the three defendants by tracing their accounts; that he traced them with the aid of the de fendants and their accounts; that without this, aid, however, and with time he could trace them accurately, . Just as accurately as he had already done, with the aid of the bank books. .' In reply to a question from the dis trict attorney the witness said that to do this tracing by the bank books would take two or three weeks; prob- i ablva inoi.th. . ' -Another .Interesting matter that 'came out on the re-dlrect examination . had to do with the money paid out of the bank; on checks presented the day - before (he bank failed; witness stating that on the day it was thought the bank would ' not open its doors the following day.' Witness In reply to a question from the district attorney and with the aid of his cash book tes tified that on the day before the bank failed to open Its doors checks were paid "drawn by' the Carolina Wood working compony, of which Dlckerson was secretary and treasurer, for $50; another for 125; one drawn by Mrs. Bailey (witness thought Mrs. Bailey (Continued, oa page 4) W"'W-"'.'" ' ..i in i. ,. Ill llllMIIJIUlili.il -.1. i.niifll ..LI .. ..J Nomination Ballot Z hereby nominate v M. ...... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ......... ... ... Address... ... ... ......... ... ... ... ... District. '.y... ... ... ...... ... ... ....j. My Name is: r M... ... ".. .... ............ 1. ... Address... ... ......... ... ... Profession... .. . ... ....... ... ... ... ... Date... ..... Hour. . . ... .. ... '. This nomination ballot, when properly filled out, will count for 1,000 votes. Only one nomination ballot will be credited to a candidate. . Under no circumstances will the name of anyone mak ing a nomination be divulged. Wisi a 05 Prize $65 COLOIA GRAPHOPIIOME r;:::i;:ATiofi fhize This splendid prise will be given to the person who nominate tho winner of the Bulck Touring Car. Tho Oaaette-News determined to overlook no on In this big prop osition, ha decided to give a valuable prise to the person who Dominates the successful candidate. Clip out the blank published In this Issue, Oil In properly and send to the Contest Department You may nominate yourself. If you win the first grand prise, you will also be awarded the IS Columbia, But you need not neces sarily be a contestant to win this prise. If you are fortunate nough to have sent In the nam of the winner ot the Bulck Touring Car, the talking machine will be given you at the close of the contest Make as many nomination as you like. It cost you nothing to nil jut the nomination blank and send It to th Contest Department of he G&xette-Newa. It you do not send In your own nam you may win a prise anyhow. This psper foel that this la a magnificent offer and should result tn the selection of none but th most active and aggressive candidate. Try to nam a winner. , The Columbia was purchased from and guaranteed by BILL FOR MURDER STIWKIIIS Indictment of Black Mountain Const able Is Returned by the Grand ; Jury This Morning. TWO COLORED WITNESSES RELATED THEIR STORIES Solicitor Not Expected to Seek 11m Degree Verdict, as Defendant Is ' Out on Bond. .-.1 The grand Jury this morning return ed a true bill against F. C. Watklns, the town constable of Black Mountain, who upon being called to the hotel Gladstone to stop a, disturbance, early Saturday morning, shot John H. Bunt ing, a young traveling man of . Wil mington, who later died from his wounds, and Paul C. Collins, who Is now In the Mission hospital, with a bullet hole- entirely through his body. The two eye-witnesses to the shoot ing, Clem Jones, the negro dishwasher at the hotel, and H. Burley Cowan, the negro ' porter, who accompanied Constable Watklns to the room, when ho went there by direction of the proprietor, F. F. Manly, to see If he could quiet the disturbance the guest complained of, were this morning sent before the grand Jury, with tho result that about 11 o'clock the 15 members of .the Jury who were present made their way Into the court room and handed Judge Adams a truo bill charging Constable Watklns with murder. No degree Is named In the bill, or ever la, that mutter being left to the solicitor. What degree of mur der Solicitor Mark W. Brown will al lege. Is not known, but It is thought that It will not be flint degree as Mr.1 Watklns Is now out on a (5,000 bond. No surprise was expressed this morn ing at the return by the grand Jury, since the coroner's Inquest brought out the testimony of Jones and Cowan which was against the officer. A report from the Mission hospital this morning was to the effect that Paul C. Collins' condition was very favorable. THE WEATHER. Forecast until 8 p. m., Thursday, for Asheville and vicinity: Partly cloudy, with probable light showers tonight or Thursday, Rule of Smor Is Not Expected to Last a Week Preiident-Elect Has Anniunctd That He Will Asiumo Office morrow. CONGRESS IS MOT LIKELY TO ACCEPT ALC0RTA AWARD Objection to Villason Is That lie Is . Believed to Favor Acceptance t of the Award. La Pas, Ib.ll va, , Aug. 1 1. The hreateiiiiig alttintlou growing out of the apiiroNcliing change hi presidents tomorrow lia been somewhat Imorov- rd by the formation of a tnliilstrV with )cnc ral Joho Manuel Pando -tm min ister of foreign affairs. , .The oilier member are president of the cabinet, Angrlo Dies He Medina: minister of public Instruction, Kancliei litistameiito; Mlnjstcr of the Interior, Alexandre Soruco; minister of war. General Andrea Mmtox; minister of agriculture, Ituslaiiirnle Zegarra. t.a Pas, Bolivia, Aug. 11. The pres ident-elect, Senator Villason, has an nounced that he will assume office tor morrow. . . It is expected that his rule will not last a week. The objection to Senor Villason Is based upon the. belief that he favors the acceptance of the arbitration award of Argentina. , The acceptance by congress of the arbitration award by Argentina In the dispute between Peru and Bolivia Is highly Improbable. The trouble among the republics of Bolivia, Peru, Chilli and Argentina had its rise In the boundaries dispute between Bolivia and Peru. ( Peru sev eral years ago assorted Its ownership of a large section of land claimed by Bolivia and held also that much terri tory under the dominion of Brasll was rightfully Its own. After considerable argument the matter recently was inbmltted to President Alcorta of Ar gentina to be arbitrated, and a little over a month ago he submitted: an arbitral award dismissing Bolivia's claim to at least a large part of tho territory sought to be held by that commonwealth as Its property. NAVAL TUG CAPSIZED; SEIfElillfES LOST Captain, Surgeon, Engineer ana Three Others, on a Rati, Are Blown lo Sea. Rockport, Mass., August 11. The naval tug Neslnscott, from Ports mouth to. Boston, capsned off Cape Ann early today. Several of the crew were drowned. The second -officer, the captain's wife, her little boy and four of the crew were landed on the tug's boat. The captain, surgeon, engineer and three other members of the crew, who took to a raft, were blown off shore. Fishing boats are . searching tor mem. The Burgeon Drowned. Rockport, Mass., Aug. 11. Captain Evans and Engineer Belfrio of the tug Neslnscott were picked up four miles off short by a life saving crew and landed here at noon. Dr. Trotter was washed off the grating and drowned. STATUS OF IMPORT GOODS THAT CAME IN AUGUST 5 Trranury Officials TlUnk the Courts Will Have to Pans On It. Many Protests. Washington, Aug. 11. In tho opin ion ot treasury department officials, the courts will be compelled to fix the status ot foreign goods which arrived at various ports of entry too late to be admitted on August S, tho last day the Dlngley tariff rates were effective. Protests sre being received In great numbers against th early closing of customs office that day. MOTHF.K'8 AND BARK'S BODIRH ARB FOl Nl IS AN OLD WELL Tltft Coroner 8a ys lira Woman Com milled Suicide Khe Had Been In III Health. McComb, O.. Aug. 11. The-bodies of Mrs. Jnmos IL Rltter, who had long been In 111 health, and her year old daughter were found today In an abandoned well by th woman' hus land. The coroner pronounced the case suicide, Th body of th baby was clasped tightly In the mother' arms. Fire at Montlcello, Mldletown, N. Y., Aug. U-Practically the entire business section ot Montlcella, a summer resort village In the mountains of Sullivan county, was destroyed by fire which raged nearly all last night Dynamite alone saved the residence section. v Jack Johnson Hlgna, i Chicago, Aug. 11 (Bulletin) Jack Johnson todsy signed article to Hght Jume J. JelTrU-, rWSHOWmO TEgglTORY OftlrTO) $H0X DLSPUTED TERRITORY . H I lime a Review ol the Evidence and Argunerit to Prove He v la Sane. White Plains, N. Y Aug. 11. It Is expected that Justice Mills will tomor row render his decision In the applica tion of Harry K. Thuw for release from the Matte wan utiylum for the criminal Insane. Thaw has Issued a statement to the public, reviewing the evidence given In the hearing, anl offering an argu ment to sustain his contention that he Is now sane. "Mr. Jerorn' witnesses were an unprofessional lawyer and an unfor tunate- woman .who contradicted each other, also three peculiar alienists and Dr. Baker, who, from his testimony, might have been on either side, except that he showed some unfriendliness to me and to Dr. Pilgrim," says Thaw in his statement "Dr. Baker admitted he did not be lieve In souls because he had nevar seen any," he continues. "Dr. Hirsch affirmed that their profession was In compatible with religion. Dr. Mac Donald and Dr. Flint refused to be lieve what Jerome had solemnly stat ed to a Jury, so I hardly think any Judge could believe any of them. "The best expert have Informed me that If any Insane man was ques tioned for 20 minutes as Jerome ques tioned me, he would assuredly show his Insanity. As Jerome kept this up over 4o hours In all during the trial he proved me sane it times over, for tho alienists said any 20 minutes dur ing his 15 hours of wild and extraor dinary questions would have settled any paranoiac." He also says: "It seems to me 1 must be perfectly sane If hard-headed, sensible man who slept in the same room with me, saw me undress and go to sleep, and wake up, then eat' my breakfast, dinner and supper, and who took me up on the mountains where I could have left them miles behind had I not been trustworthy; these and many clergymen, headed by President Pattnn of Princeton, and ladles, some of whom have known me all my life, and bankers and manu facturers and pnllce and prison keep ers, accustomed to observing both sane and insane men, also city clerks, editors, farmers, lawyers and the ex- governor of a great state, all find me perfectly sane, and none find anything irrational at ail." WAS AT VERY LOW EBB V I ISM i Deposits on Record of $200,000, While There Was $7000 in the Vaults. Norfolk. Va., Aug. 11. Judge Kan ckel today empowered James II. Win ston, trustee under assignment from the failed Traders and Truckers bank to proceed with administration of the trust by court direction under $50. 00 bond. Counsel for depositor gave notice of a receivership r application tomor row. The statement to the court showed the bank' deposits $200,000 with but T. 000 in cash, when closed. 8CHOONKK FXM1RA F1MHHFJ FIRST IN N. V. CLl'H RACE. Tho Vigilant SlglMed SO Mile Away At Daybreak, Is Expected To Come Second. Portland, Me.. Aug. 11. The schooner Klmlra finished first In the rsce of the New York Yacht club from Vineyard Haven, at l.iO a. m. The Vigilant prolmtily will flnli second, ss h was slKhted 10 miles off sh'iro at B)il!.t. THAW'S FrnDinG '1011 III 1115 01 C M 57 PEK0 AND BOLIVIA - SENOR DON EU0DOR0 VILLAZON PRESIDENT ELECT OFBOUVJA. S ARE STILL T E Madrid Dispatch Save They Have Made a Fierce Attack upon the Spanish. Madrid, Aug. II. Advices have been received here from Penon l'e Lagnmera Island of Morocco,' hhvIhk the Moors arc directing a fierce attack against the Spanish garrison there. At midnight the Kpniiisli artlllery seemed to have silenced the enemy, but the Moors dug new trenches un der cover of darknrss and this morn ing reopened a heavy flro. -Home of the projectiles are so large that It is thought the Moors possess light artll- lery. ' APPLIED GOLDEN RULE WHEN FATALLY HURT Aged Minister Insists That Driver Who Ran Him Down Bo Not Arrested. Washington, August 11. Refusing to bo taken to a hospital, although fn tally Injured, until he was promised that the person who Injured him would not be arrested. Rev. Wlllumi P. Jacobs, an Episcopalian clergyman aged 60, of Clinton, 8. C, put the Ool den Rule he had preached most of his life. Into practice. The minister was run over on Pennsylvania avenue last night by i two-seated surrey. However, the drl ver was arrested. TELEGRAPH- OPERATOR TAKES HIS OWN LIFE E. R. Driscol Shoots Himttll Alter Starting to Hie Work at Railroad Office. Special lo The flaxctte-Newa Del Rio, Tenn., Aug. II. E. R. Driscol, a railway telegraph operator, shot and killed himself here last even ing. He left his boarding house at the usual time of going on duty, and was proceeding in the direction of his work when, apparently, he decided to destroy himself. Mr. Cook was second trick operator in the Del Rio office. He was about 20 year old, apparently in excellent health, and no cause for suicide of which his death appears tn be a plain case can be assigned. His home was at White Pine, Tenn. ALFONSO MAY CHALLENGE FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP ReMirta lo TlaU Effect Are Current In Yachting t'lnic of London. London, Aug. 11. Reports are cur. rent In yachting circle here that King Alfonso of Spain Is a possible chal lenger for the America' cup. Th America' cup, most prised ot yacht race trophies. Is held under such conditions that It Is practically Impossible for It to b taken from America. Th latest challenger, Sir Thomas Llpton, the world's most prominent tea merchant, has spent a fortune In th attempt to lift th trophy. Oood advertising It has all been, too, for his tea. MOTHER-IIUS IS MADE BY THE COfJTEST TX7 SUTTOfI 01 OF COMPUTE Among His Brother Officers, According , to Testimony ot One ; ol Them. HIS ARM WAS NOT BROKEN UNDERTAKER TELLS COURT Sutton's Sister Says AiIuiiim Told Her Thing He Later Swore He Had Forgotten. Annapolis, Aug. 11. Lieutenant Al len M. Sumner, V. 8. M. C today told his story of thy death of Meutonnnt Sutton, at tho naval Inmiiry Into the tragedy. It differed from that Of the other officers who have testllled. Wit ness hlcntlilcd as his own a card on which he hml written: " "Sutton. I am a damn fool. Consider the gun busi ness cut out." . He anid this was written by him for tho puriioso of humoring a whim of Men emi'nt Mitton hen the l:tt was very much Intoxicated. Lieutenant Sumner testllled that Lieutenant Kutton was not of good reputation among other student offh cers, and that he did not believe Lieu tenant Sutton to lie a truthful man. II. It. Taylor, an undertaker, and James N. WeideDeld testllled that there was no evidence Unit either of Sutton's arms had been broken WeldeBeld said there were no Indica tions that he had been beaten, nl though the witness had made an ex.- itmlimtion for such. Sutton's Sister TcMtlllca. . Mrs. Hose Button Parker, whose tes tlmony has been looked forward to with unaurpaaslng interest, was the center of attraction at tho sessions of the court of Inquiry yesterday. She took the stand smilingly, was a will ing witness and demonstrated clearly that her memory of her Interview with Lieutenant Adams shortly after her brother's death, was much better than wss the recollection on the same points of Lieutenant Adams. Ills testimony was very largely "I do not remember," In character. It was nutlceable from Mrs. Parker's testimony that whether or not Adams snd Sutton were friends, Adams and Mrs. Parker parted most amicably after a little dinner party lasting a couple of hours and ending about midnight at a local restaurant at which Adams wns one of Mrs. Par ker's guests. Mr. Rlrney, counsel to Lieutenant Adams, did not press Mrs. Parker to any extent on crosa-examl nation. Sutton's I'npopiilarlty, In reply to his question, she said she had talked to Lieutenant Utley hut did not go deeply with him into the matter of her brother's fight, be cause she had little confidence In Ut ley. Lieutenant Osterman, she said told her he did not understand why her brother was unpopular. IJeuten ant Potts had told her her brother was a coward. She had not read the record of the earlier Inquest at the UE0JT..HH. UTUCi time ot the talk with the officers named. SHaking of her Interview with Lieutenant Adams and the dinner fol lowing at which he was, she said, her guest, she testified that they were dinner for about an hour and that their parting was amicable. To M Davis, Mrs. Parker said she hsd told her mother on returning to Portland her experience while at Annapolis. Mr. Davis examined Mrs. Parker th morning cession. She told making arrangements for the burial of her brother t Arlington, because as a suicide he could not be burled the cemetery lot of the fimlly Portland, they being members of the Roman Catholic church. Mrs, Parker told of Interviews her room at Carvel Hall with aevera of the young lieutenants. She asked that Lieutenant Adams see her alone. Th Interview began at 4 and ended at 10 p. m. RelHtlng what passed she said that Adams told her of Lieuten ant Sutton's unpopularity with bis brother office. . Bonding from th ret ord of Lieutenant Adams' tent I mm v (O'lillnuea cn 1 !''-c I) IIOTE OFFER orty Thousand Votes, Addi tional to Scale, tq Be Given for Clubs of New Sub scribers, Aug. 11 to 25. OW LONG WOULD YOU WORK TO GET $2000 ? Some People Work a Whole Year For Less Than Someone la Going to Get lor a Few :" ' Weeka' Effort " '' ...... .... . ... . ? ... . t . . . Another Bonus Offer. All candidates bringing or sending to the Uaxette-New olllce live yearly RENEWAL subscription to The Gasette Newa (2S) to be delivered by carried, or alx yearly RE-1 KEWAL subscription to The . tlasette-News to bo delivered by mail between Monday, August 9, and midnight Sat urday, August 31, will bo awarded a voting certificate for 30,000 votes In addition to . the regulnr scale. One two years renewal will be counted ' as two yearly renewals. This is positively the largest offer that will be made on renewal subscriptions during the en tire contest, and each candi date may secure as many of theuo as possible. In order to be absolutely fair and Impar tial, this offer will Include all yearly RENEWAL business heretofore sent In. Candidates who have taken 4 H short term subscription for 4 three months or six months 4 may nccuro credit for a full 4 year's vote, by getting the 4 subscriber to increase the 4 length or his subscription to 4 one year; the contestant will 4 be given credit for1 the differ- 4. f nee between the number of votes Issued on a short term subscription lo the full num ber scheduled for c ar,' all subscriptions extended to a full year will be counted In this great bonus offer. Where 4. 4 contestants can Increase the 4. term of a subscription from ju one to two or more years, this 4 same rule will apply, 4 Many of the candidates have seen nt to make use of the offer which The Gazette-New has made In the shape ;f Its largest bonus offer of extra vote on yearly subscription. Thu; bonus was and la absolutely the largest that has been or will be mad during th life of the contest Some of the can didate who were sincere In their en ergies and did their best to get In on mis Donus were unable to do so from th fact that they were unable to se cure th required number of subscrip tions in in limited time given. For this reason The Gasette-News I going to hang up another big bonu offer. smaller than the first, but well worth consideration. F.very candidate bringing or scndln lo The Ciatette-New ofll nve new yearly miurTlttlon to The fiasctt. Mews, 23. lo be delivered b carrier. or sis new yearly nltsrrlpiioiM to The .n ue-.evs, in, to bo delivered by mall, hetwrrn Wednewlav. Antrim 11 and nilrinlghl. Wedurmlay. August 9 A, win or awanicii voting rtlnwtc. for w.ono vote additional to tho remUe cale. Oiw two-years anhmrrlntlnn Mill be counted two yearly sutmcrltitliin v and rach mndlilaMi may secure . any or iiec clutM as poaotolc. ion 1 grow contented with vour standing just because you are feeling lainy wen satisfied with yourself and your showing during th first bonus lerioa: that la no reason for slacking up In The Oaxette-News contest. Tou now have a magnificent opportunity to secure extra votes on both your new no oiu subscriptions. Get busy at once and go out with a determination of winning several of these extra vot ing certificates, and let nothing Inter fere with your success. Wliat Will fan Do. WMien Napoleon's officers told him that he could not cross the Alna st that time of year with his armv. he cried, "Then there shall he no Alps!" nn ne cronseq. when Admiral Togo heard th call of his country, he roso from a sick bed saying. "I shall be well when I rearh the bridge of my flagship," and he was. Thu it always la In a contest, a well a avervthlng else, for will embraces the two csr dlnal eleinenta of success. Namely, desire and determination. "I will Ih-nia-lcr ot myself Aud I will wy-ure enough ulmcrlixJoii 10 win one r mure of tliowt extra voting cert.' 11- al.-K This Is the slogan of l. 1 .t v. The kIvc trtliodi are not to 1 conired with It A . man will often put from one I thref ' lonths at a time In cnn InsJ )hr a city or state Job wiiu c 11200 yesr. He spends time v -Ing for th oflloe snd then In s ' : Use all or llloet of Ills time I r following year engum-d en Ids o'Ve. Now 1 lie 1 I
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