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ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON , OCTOBER 27, 1909.
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C. E. Adams Gives Important
Testimony and Maintains
Composure Under Cross
Examination.
DEFENDANT GAVE TESTIMONY
AT THE HEARING YESTERDAY
Black Mountain Constable Gave His
Version of What Transpired
the Night of the
V Tragedy.
The defense hud an Inning before'
Judge Adams In Superior court this
morning fn the trial of Constable F.
C. Wat kins of Black Mountain on the
charge of murder In the second de
gree .for the killing of John Hill Bunt
ing of Wilmington.' In the rigid cross
examination of Mr. Watklns the pros
ecution gained little; while In the wit
ness, C. E. Adams, a cotton broker of
Atlanta, a guest with his wife at the
Gladstone hotel on the night of the
killing, the defense had corroboration
in several essentials of the testimony
of Mr. Watklns.
Tho prosecution feels that in that
part of the testimony of Mr. Adams,
in which he testified that all was quiet
after his second visit. It has gained a
point. In short, the prosecution main
tains that It bears out tho contention
that there was no disturbance when
the officer arrived.
Mr. Settle Struck Match.
Mr. Adams In the hands of Hon.
Thomas Settle on cross-examination,'
evidenced that for once at least the
learned and versatile lawyer had'
truck his match. Once or twice
there was a pretty play of speech, of
harp questions and smart answers,
with always the self-composure of the
witness.
Mr. Adams was never loud of voice;
y-rtd4)m;"under cross-fire, moved a
'muscle or permitted his gaze to wan
der from the Countenance of the man
who was seeking, or evidently seek
ing, to break and disturb .his testi
mony. '
Once Mr. Settle accused M. Adams
of not observing, to the letter, his
oath before the coroner, In that Mr.
Adams failed to repeat certain vulgar!
and profane language that Mr. Adams
alleged both Mr. Bunting and Mr.
Collins used on that fateful night;
also that Mr. Adams, in swearing to
te,ll the "truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth," had before
the coroner's Investigation failed to
tell the "whole truth."
Mr. Adams In reply to the direct
charge that he had before the coroner
omitted the alleged vulgar and pro
fane language, said that at that time
there were ladles present, that he
never forgot that he was a gentle
man, that his wife was present, that
his wife was reared In an at
mosphere that knew not the mean
ing of such language; that he
hoped she never would. In reply to
the charge, that he had filled to slate
before the coroner anything about the
slamming of the door, and the com
motion, Mr. Adams In even voice, and
In cool collocted manner, denied that
he had violated his oath; he said that
at that Investigation those matters
had escaped his memory. On re-dl-rect
examination Mr. Adams said he
had answered truo and well all ques
tions asked,
Mr. Watklns Again on Stand.
In the start-off of the morning Mr.
Wotklns resumed the stand, and the
cross-examination of the defendant
witness at the hands of Judgo Jones
was again taken up. Judge Jones,
able lawyer that he Is, and versed In
criminal practice, sought to Impeach
tho witness' testimony given on di
rect examination, and pretty cross
fire between witness and lawyer was
the result Mr, Watklns told and re
told certain of the Incidents of that
night when he shot and fatally wound
ed Bunting In the dark, and shot Col
lin. Again portions of the defend
ant's past life were gone Into and
again and again snares or pitfalls
were set for him, but from a layman's
standpoint he measured up to the or
deal and left the witness stand ap
parently well satisfied.
Purls? the cross-examination of
Mr. Watklns the newspapers were
again brought Into the trial; the re
port In The Qasette-News on the af
ternoon of Saturday, August 7, was
read; rather portions of It were, read,
and the witness asked If he had mad
such statements. Mr. Watklns said
In reply to questions that one or two
statements In that account were Incor
rect; In reply to other questions about
the report the witness would make re
ply: "I don't know whether I told
the reporter Just that or not, but I'D
tell you. Judge Jones, It's correct."
A signed statement aent by Mr.
Watklns to the Cltlien was also
brought In, Mr. Watklns, denying that
he waa trying to create a favorable
impression, said that the statement
was dictated by Mr, Craig, his counsel.
and signed by him IWatklns); that It
waa sent to the Cltlien to correct an
erroneous report. Mr. Watklns denied
that he had paid any witnesses to at
. tend the trial, or that he had been
going over the county, from, township
to township, endeavoring to create a
favorable Impression. :
Tchtlmonjr of Mr. Adams.
The testimony ot Mr. Adams was
'n im.l direct He said that he
DEFENSETDDA
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lSome Prominent Drivers Who Are Engaged to Pilot Cars
; -sikB hz?&Mi IRS. REED IKES
IT 15 BUCK TO &r
THE 1917 BASIS '
The Increased Freight Traffic of the
Southern Indicative of Returning
Prosperity, Say Officials.
GREAT VOLUME OF BUSINESS
NOW HANDLED AT CANTON
During Some Mouth Almost ax Much
Freight Was Ilumllcd There at
on the Local Yards.
"The freight business of the South
ern railway la practically back to the
1907 basis," was the information that
Gazette-News man today obtained
from the division freight office of the
Southern railway in Ashevllle. To
understand whnt that means. It wax
explained that the year 1907, pre
ceding the panic, was tho greatest
year In freight t rattle In the history of
the Southern railway, nnd.'practleally
true of every railroad in the United
States. This means that business Is
getting back to the stage It was be
fore tho panic, anil that prosperous
times aro ahead.
Not only is the Southern railway
handling practically the name busi
ness It was In 1907, but It is doing so
with greater satisfaction to the gener
al public, there are comparatively few
complaints about delayed ears, and
Inability to secure empty cars: there
Is not the great freight blockade,
which this section suffered two years
ago.
Working Full Force.
It wna stated that practically all
the Industries along the line of the
Southern railway were working full
force, except a few cotton mills whlet
have temporarily closed down to cur
tail products. There has been a no
table activity In the furniture indur
try, an Industry which was almost
paralyzed by the recent panic. Lum
ber Is reported as getting back to
its normal stage. The beginning ol
the shipment of lumber for export Is
a good sign that prosperity Is re
turning. The movement of coal Is reported
as being about normal, and many
cars are dally hauled by Ashevllle to
South Carolina and points In this
state.
Good Freight Business. 1
The freight traffic on the Murphy
division has been particularly heavy
this fall, and large shipments of ap
ples, potatoes and cabbage have been
made to southern markets. The lum
ber plants along the Murphy divis
ion are beginning to make large ship
ments. A new Industry Just opened
up on the Ashevllle and Spartanburg
line, is the hosiery mill at Flat Rock
a branch of the Tryon Hosiery
mill. This mill Is now beginning to
make shipments.
The Carolina Lumber and no fac
tory at Blltmore has been a consider
able factor In handling the apple
crop It has supplied boxes and
barrels.
Tlits Fibre Company.
There la one Industry located In
this section that has been going day
and night, grinding out Its products.
This la the Champion Fibre company
at Canton: the establishment of
wMnh hm chanced within : three
years a small village of 800 to a
town of 1000 or more, with modern
Improvements. This plant Is rtow
shipping sn average of 200 cars of
ntilD Dor month; besides a number of
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In the Annual Vanderhih Cup Race of Next Saturday
In Mill V trra:
inicraE
Bodies of Three Men, the Batemen
Brothers, and Hery Farr !
Taken to Murphy. !
TROUBLE 0CCURED AT CAMP
NEAR JELLIC0 PLAIN. TENN.
Itcwaril Offered I))' Sheriff of Moons
County for Capture of Men Who
Who Did the Killing.
Special to the Gazette-News.
Murphy, N. C, Oct. 27. A triple
murder occurred Sunday night at a
lumber camp near Jelllco I'lalti,
Tenn., over a game of curds. The
dead bodies of Arch und Harvey
Ituteinen, brothers, were brought
here Monday over the I & N., the
dead body of Henry Kurr arriving
yesterday,
The bodies of the two Iiatcmnn
brothers were shipped to Kyle, Ma
con county, their home, the body of
Farr, to Graham county.
Tat Ixivin, Jim Nelson, ami J. S.
Cable are now charged with the kill
ing, and a reward of $150 for their
capture has been offered by the
sheriff of Monroe county, Tenn.
Nelson boarded the Southern Hail
way train here Monday morning be
fore the telegram from the Tennessee
authorities waa received, lie said
that Pat Loin killed the Itatemen
brothers In self defense.
Owing to the inaccessibility of the
camp particulars are meager. Iivln
lives In this county.
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WHEN HANDED A PAPER
Reported Paper Was an Indictment on
Charge of Accepting a
Bribe.
New York, Oct. 27. It waa reported
that an Indictment against Magistrate
Henry J, Furlong of Brooklyn, on the
charge of accepting a bribe, had been
returned by the King's county (rand
Jury.
When a document or paper of some
sort wss handed to the magistrate In
his room, as he was about to go on
the tunth of Police court, he col
lapsed, and had to be taken to Ills
home. i
Have Left Gettysburg.
Gettysburg, Oct S?.-The autemo
biles In the New York 'Herald-Atlanta
Journal good roads run from New
York to Atlanta left at 7 o'clock to
day for the third days' Journey to
Hlaunton, Va., 10S miles.
MINI'S the nl
masters wl
annual nut
'glamor attaching to
Vho have been the
iitomobile eonlest. the
on the Loim Manri next Saturday. I ; will haw no Xazarro, Wagner or
Ijinela to attract the tn-m wiusluppeiw, imr will it have the especially con
struct, d riiiMig creations ol Inn and 1 L'ti horsepower to lire the Imagina
tion of the vpeed enthusiasts.
Nevertheless the Vinnh i hilt Cup an I the two shorter evi Ills promise to
produce most interesting races. With the advance In automobile construc
tion us great speed as the larger Hi. rs ol the oast have shown Is a strong
probability; in fact, the pra lice iiuivi Indicate that records for tile cup
may be eclipsed. The Held will be made up largely of Amerhv.n cars, only
a few of the foreign machines having o. minuted.
Next Saturday's race will differ grmtly from earlier atrugKli-s for the
oldest of American automobile trophies It will be open, by reason of a
change In the deed of gift, only to sio. k i basis In Classes I ami under
the rules of the American Antouiol.!'.- Association. In size the ears eligible
limb r thise rules will have n pMo.i li -placement of from :tl to fitin
cuhic Inches. II
L'.l'ili pound.-. .
oso up to tMl colli.- inches having a minimum weight ol
u.l above that n minimum "I .'.inn pounds.
CLEVELAND
IS 1
Col. Jones There and Election Is Called
for Bonds for the Trans
continental. Special to The Cazette-Ncw.
Hhelby, let. I'T tU H. A. .Ion
spoke here last night and Cleveland
county enthusiastically calls an clii--tlon
for bonds for the Transconti
nental. y
The Body Was Discovered on
Ion'
athan's Creek, Lying Near a
Fire An Inquest Held..
Special to The (lasette-News.
Waynesvllle, Oct. 27. Boh Huntley,
a middle-aged man, waa found dead
on Jonathan's creek, above five miles
from here yesterday evening. When
found the body was lying near a small
fire, and near a burning bush. His
clothes had been scorched. Coroner
J. C, Moore of Canton was summoned
and an Inquest held. The coroner's
Jury returned a verdict that Mr. Hunt
ley cuhie to his death from an un
known cause. Just how his death
could have been brought about Is not
known. Borne suppose It was due to
heart failure. . He leaves a family.
Woman Shares Ills Flight.
College Park. Md., Oct. J7. Mrs.
Vsndeman, of the 1st Infantry, was a
passenger with Wilbur Wright In his
four minute flight today.
THE WEATHER.
Forecasts tir'.ll S p. m. Thursday,
for Ashevllle', and vicinity: Fair
weather tonight and Thursday; some
whut colder Thursday.
Li
ra;j,rtKt
th names of the Kiiropcnn - speed
most interesting figures of New York's
.-inderldlt cup race will be renewed
S GREETS
PRESIDENT TAFT
Thousands of Throats Called a True
Southern Greeting to Mr. Taft
This Morning.
.Memphis, Tenn., Oct. I1?. Scenes
or stirring enthusiasm attend -d the
lour hours' visit of President Taft
and his party in Memphis today. The
city Mas protuscly decorated ami
tilled with visitors from both the Ten
nessee and Arkansas sides of the riv
er. At the steamboat landing the
president was received by the local
reeeptloi committee and a siuud of
Confederate veterans, acting as guard
of honor, and escorted to Court
Hiiuiire, where address of cordial wel
come were delivered In behalf of the
State of Tennessee anil the city of
Memphis, to which President Tuft
made a felicitous response. The fleet
of steamboats escorting Out Presi
dent to New Orleans was Joined by a
steamer chartered to carry the Ten
nessee delegates to the Itkes-to-the-Gulf
Inep Waterways convention.
Governor Patterson In his address
of welcome to President Taft sold
that the administration of Taft began
ot a time when the. concord of our
people never was more manifest and
the solidity of the union Itself never
was firmer fixed. He added that the
south has no right to expect more but
tin re is no reason why it should re
reive less than any other portion of
the country.
A fauPMi of Governor.
I .flit night Mr. Taft was the guest
at dinner on the steamer Ht. Paul of
more than half of the governors of
the states of the union. In an ad
dress he sought to encourage still
further the policy of states co-operating
more closely with the national
government He expressed the belief
that much good will come from the
meeting of the governors of all the
states In Washington each wlntpst and
formally extended an Invitation for
them so to meet Old southern melo
dies were sung during the dinner, the
president often Joining In the chorus.
; Helena la Prepared. ,
Helena, Ark., Oct. 17. This city Is
In readiness to extend a fitting wel
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Over Her Own Signature She Excepts,
to Several Assertions Made by
Congressman Grant.
SHE ASSERTS MR. GRANT NEVER
RESENTED ANYTHING SHE SAID
is Ki'Hrt'l That Wlirti Ombres
.Metis, There May Be nil Airing of
Itllluiorc Poslollicf Altalr.
It was unofficially stated today that
t l.o trouble over the Itlllmorv postof
lice Involving the removal . of Mrs.
Fannie J. Heed, the appointment of
K. J. Luther, and the later develop
ment of the filing of an affldnvlt by
Congressman tirnnt with the depart
ment, to the effect that Mrs. Heed
4 had uttcmptod to "bribe" tu.e Tenth
(district representative, will probably
j all 4w tTTfe d" both'th the courts of law
; and before the senate of the United
I Slates. It was stated that friends or
i Mrs. Heed have been busy getting to
! gether all data on the subject and
ithiit when congress meets n light on
, the confirmation of Mr. Luther as
, postmaster at Itlltmure may bring out
! till the Cruut controversy, la such an
event it is possible that an investiga
tion of the whole matter may be made,
i including the alleged statement of Mr.
Crant to Mrs. Heed, after ebvtlon,
that all officeholders "must come
i across."
Statement fit on Mrs. Itcetl.
Today Mrs. Heed gave to the press j
the following statement:
Ivlltor of The Gazette-News;
I In view or the fact that Mr. Grant
i has made a statement relative to
I charges he preferred against me which
i caused my removal from office, 1 have
the following statement to make:
Sometime after the November elec
tion a friend nceonipiuilcil me to Mr.
Grant's home. When iiuestloiied
about the onice. he said, "I haven't
decided win. 1 will endorse for the
office." Hilling the conversation he
told me all about bis campaign, ex
plaining that he was "bard up," and
said that on one occasion when he
returned from a trip In the country
he didn't have u cent and was forced
to borrow from the bank.
I asked him to endorse me and to
retain me In office If possible. I fur
ther said: Mr. Luther Is all right; he
Is a young man without anyone to
support but himself, and has a good
paying business, and this Is the only
way 1 have to support my little six
years old girl. 1 am endorsed by a
great majority of the patrons of the
office, and all the business men, and
I feel that I should have tho re
appointment as I have only had the
office for one term. At this point he
called my attention to the fact that
I had not contributed to the campaign
fund.
On leaving his home and In bidding
them goodbye, I naked his daughter
to use her influence for me,
I left my letters of endorsement at
his request, and In about two weeks
went back to his home and while his
daughter was hunting for my endorse
ments, which had been misplaced, he
glanced hastily over more endorse
ments which I had taken with me.
This time he again twitted me with
the fact that I had Ignored the letter
requesting campaign funds, to which
I explained that the state committee
had previously sent a man to ask for
a contribution or $26. at that time
promising that If I would give this
I would not be requested to contribute
anything toward the fund In Novem
ber. I gave them $25 at their request,
and supposed the matter waa settled.
I further said lo Mr. Grant: I am
sorry I did not know that they ex
pected me to give more. I only re
ceived a circular letter, and supposed
It waa sent me by mistake, a I
thought I had already given my part
To this he said: "that's all right: but
hereafter all officeholder will have to
come across." Then I said: I have
given the party all trtey have asked
fur, and am willing to give them
more, as this la all the way I have to
support and educate my little girl.
The offer of money and the the
word "bribe" was not mentioned, and
he never resented any remark I made,
but each time he would say, "l have
not decided," I never offered to pay
his daughter anything. I ran not un
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HE
OF TjOESTIfl
A Number of Craft Engaged in
tne Effort to Locate a Life .
Boat, Overcrowded
With Men.
USTSEEN STRUGGLING IN
SEA THAT WAS VERY HEAVY
Condition of Men Rescued Was Pitiable,
Their Nerves Having Given
Way Under Terrible
, Strain.
St John, N. II., Oct. 27. In hope
of being able to save some of the crew
of the wrecked Donaldson liner Hes
tla. a number ol craft sailed early
today for Seal Cove, whure the Hestln,
ran upon a ledge, and where moro
than a score of persons are believed
to have perished. The efforts of tho
rescuers ccntetVd on the location of a
life boat, which, overcrowded with
men. was the last to leave llestla, lout
seen struggling In the heavy sea.
The condition of the six men res
cued was pliable. I ft on the wreck
ed vessel, with the last boat gone, and
no chance of rescue In view, the men's
nerves gave way under the strain, and
when taken utT they were in u condi
tion of collapse.
Captain ami 31 Prolmbly Lost.
East port. Me., Oct. 27. Beyond the
shadow of a doubt. In the opinion of
survivors and Grand Munan people.
Captain Newman and 34 members of
ills crew of the llestla, who put off in
their bout after the steamer struck a
ledge at Grand Mnniin yesterday, are
lost. A search for the bodies was ln'
stltuted. but It was thought unlikely
that any would bo recovered here.
The direction of the wind was such
that anything allout would be carried
to the Nova Scotia coast. When a
second boat capslxed, and threw the
occupants Into the aea, righted and.
lloated nway In the darkness, una man
wiis seen In It.
Five Passeiigersj on Board. ,
Recapitulation of the steamer's lists
showed that besides a crew of 311.
live passengers were, on board and
that 2M persons were In the boat
which was probably lost Two of this
number were rescued from the watei'
when the first boat load capslsed. It
seems that when the boat louds were
made those on board, were divided.
One division consisted of 28 men. In
cluding the captain, ami the other of
1.1 people. The captain's boat was
being lowered and the second boat
was being tilled. II of the 15 Intended
having taken their places, when a
rope holding the second boat broke,
and all were thrown Into the sea.
Story of Wreck.
The North Atlantic's toll of the
lives and vessels received the Aral tithe
of the winter season from Its tributary
the Hay nf Kundy yesterday when
Inside of old Proprietor's Ixdge off
Seal cove. Grand Manila, the Donald
son line steamer, llestla, bound from
Glasgow for St. John and Balti
more, went down. Four of
the victims young Scotch ladles,
were passengers on the Ill-fated
steamer, and the others weer mem
bers of the crew. Captain Newman
and twenty or more members of the
crew were last seen In a ship's boat
which was being tossed on a stormy
sea.
or the forty persons who were
aboard the steamer when she piled
up on the shoal at 1 o'clock yester
day morning, only six are positively
known to have been saved. They were
forced to cling to the wreck, shifting
their precarious positions often aa
the steamer was tossed, by the great
seas. It was not until $ p. m. that
life savers were aide to man their
boats nnd reach the stranded vessel.
When rescued the survivors were In
a weakened state after their fourteen
hours' ordeal.
Among TIhwn Saved.
Those known to be saved are:
Third Mate Stewart, Second Engineer
Morgan, and seamen Keen, McKensle,
Smith and McVlckar.
A heavy northeasterly gale Is be
lieved to have been responsible for
the Hestia's fute, although It Is sup
posed that a mistake of the man at
the wheel In believing the gleams of
the lighthouse on Marhlas Seal Isl
and, several miles southwest, carried
the ship many mllea off her course.
Tho sailors of the middle watch
had been out of their bunks an hour,
and all others except the navigating
officers were stowed In bunks or ham
mucks when the crash came an hour
after midnight. In the belief that he
was leaving Grand Manan on the
port tack,, and following the usual
course to St John, the navigating of
ficer aought the distinguishing marks
of that route. But they were not to
be seen. Instead the steamer was
heading for Seal Cova, over seas
which barely covered a treacherous
bottom of shoals. It waa on one of
these, Just Inside Old Proprltor'a
Ledge that the veasel'a nose became
Impaled..
Star ltout Carrier Arrested.
Washington. Oct. 17. Charles dent
a star route mall carrier, between
Cleveland and Carrie, Va., according
to advices received by the pnstorice
department from Inspector Trvl e -, 1
been arrested tin cluirin s 1 v I r
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