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Ar:ocuTSD FRZZ3 :U DISPATCHES LAST EDITION . Weather Forecast: , KAIX. . 5ft VOL. XVI , X: v ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY, 'AFTERNOON, SE PTEMBEB 4, 1911. 3c PER COPY PRISONER TELLS Airmen Participating in the Great Boston Meet. STORY TO JURY A, 4, Beattie, Confident and Hope ful, Again Relates His Ver sion of Murder of His Young Wife. HAD NO CONFIDENCE IN PAUL, HE SWEARS . Never Entrusted a Secret to Him Tells of Relations With Binford Girl V , : ; la Confident. "Chesterfield Court Home, Va., Sept 4. Henry Clay Beanie, Jr., charged with murdering ; bis ' young wife, Lou lee, took the wltnesa stand, con fident and hopeful, at J0:4T o'clock today, to testify In hla own behalf and dole the defense's case. An eager, expectant crowd jammed the little court room to overflowing1. As aooh a the prisoner'! name was ' called there waa a noisy rustle and straining of necks. Beattie walked calmly to the chair and faced the IS men who before the week enda will pasa Judgment on hla story about the bearded highwayman. Had No Confidence in Paul. ' Seattle's apparent coolness excited comment After ' kissing the Bible and swearing to "tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth" ha gave hla age as it and stated that he was In the mercantile business with his father. Then under the skillful guid ance of hla counsel Beattie began the narrative which' he hopes will save him from the electric chair. The first questioning centered about Paul .beattie.. ' "What ( relation to you Is Paul Beattie f Henry waa asked. "Second cousin,? ; . "Have you ever-had any eonflden 'thl TeJaHuna with hhw of hha1 tn been your IntlmuteT" "No, sir," Henry replied with em phasis. . "You had no confidence In him?" Nonw In the world." "Did you ever trust htm with any secret T" "None In the world." ; , ' Beattie then told of meeting BeulRh Binford, the "other woman." In Au gust, HOT, on Broad street In Rich mond. Asked about the girl's repu tation Henry said he was advised soon after meeting her not to have any thing to do with her. Henry testified that his Improper relations with Beu lah were broken off In the fall of 10. "What waa the causer. Henry was asked. "Well, she went to Washington." Va Laughing Stock of Umi Town. "When Beulah'S child waa born what did she do?" "He mother wrote me." "Did they think you responsible?" "I suppose so. as they thought I had more money than any one else. Next thing I knew I waa called to her lawyer's office and as a consequence I saw nothing to do but fork tip the money and was the laughing stock of the town. I never for one minute thought I was the father of the child and Beulah Binford swore at the cor oner's Inquest she was not Ita mother." Effort waa made by defense's counsel to Interrupt the prisoner's testimony ' for few a minutes have Charles H. Kestleberg testify about the number of his car, but the prosecution ob jected snylng It "did not want the ex amination of the prisoner Interrupt ed." , ilnw lonr before your marriage. nniinuMt Bmlth. "was the meeting In the lawyer's office?" . i ana . . About February. iu "How long had you known your wife?" - ' "Nearly all my Ufa. ., in had you been in love with her?" ,. "I reckon about 11 to 14 montha, "How did you regard Beulah Binford liirin the time you ran with her? "As everyone alsa did a a woman of the town." . ' "Did you hava any ova for her? "No." ' v , "Did other men run with her? u'h.i r the relations between vou and your wife up to the night of her d th?" "I never spoke a crow word to her or she to me. We alwaya were af fectionate, and I don't see how any one could have been any happier. "Was there any reason for her to bo unhappy?" "Not that I know of. When you were married did she know alHiut Beulah Binford?" "Everyone in town did. I told her rll about the effort to blme the child on me. I mude a clean breast "Did you tell her of your trip to Norfolk anil the resumption of yur nations with lleulnh?" 'Sit." . , . "Vnn Tl.ul.ih Binford the control- loir ! f..ikl itlve if your roing o .- rine to go to Nor- I 1.' you E! C. TO Till! Resigns Judgeship to Taka ; Place in Law School Faculty. Special to The Gazette-News. , Durham, Sept 4. -President Few of Trinity college makes this important announcement: Judge J. Crawford Biggs, formerly profestior In the University of North Carolina and for, the last five years one of the most distinguished Judges of the Superior court in the state, has resigned his judgeship and accepted a professorship of law in Trinity col lege. Judge Biggs has behind him a brilliant ' record as student teacher, attorney. Supreme court' reporter, and Judge. The bringing to the school of so learned and accomplished a lawyer la regarded as s most valuable acqui sition. With Dean -Samuel F. Mordecat, LL. D., Judge Biggs and It. P. Reade. IJj. B., the school is equipped with a faculty that will enable It to carry forward the great object for which It was seven years, ago established. This waa the first southern law school to maintain adequate admission re quirements, the first to introduce the case-system, and the first to write its own text book Under the brilliant leadership of Dean Mordecat the school continues to hold this primacy. In the face of the disorganized state of legal education In North. Carolina the school stands firm for higher standards and bettor methoda of in struction, and it goes steadily on put ting out books that. meet the approval of the highest authorities In the country. - I '. In this movement to ralae and in vigorate one of the learned .profes sions Trinity ."college- la making substantial- contribution" te that' moral and intellectual leaderHhip for which every great cutlege in part exists. ' FROM AN OKL Whites in an Ugly Mood Fol lowing Murder of White Man by a Negro. Caddo, Okla., Sept 4.-For the. first time In Us history, Caddo last night had ho negro residents. The blanks have also fled from muh of the sur rounding country. The exodus start. d Sunday from the first report of r.ie killing of Horace Gribble, a whit farmer, by negroes Saturday ., bight, and continued throughout the , oay. No warning notices were necessary. The black took fright at the tem per of the whites and feared to re main another nignt. au outgoing tmlna were crowded while extra facll itlea were required for the handling of their baggage and express. More than 1500 purchased tickets ror wc Alester. Muskogee. Atoka, Oklahoma City and Bonham and Dentson, Tex., and smaller towns. Cattle, hogs and crope were sacri ficed at ridiculous prices In order to raise money while much other per sonal property waa left behind. Farm- era wen. In an angry mooa louowmg the reuort of the killing, but the community Is quiet slnoe the negroes have fled. A Urge Sunday crowd ai the depot cheered the blacks from the town. The three negroes arrested for the killing were taken In an automo bile to Tishomingo. Officers mere ai first hesitated to keep the prisoners, fearing a mob would pursue them and attempt a lynching. There wag no agitation here In favor or sucn a demonstration. GOV. CHAS. DENEEN IS SERIOUSLY INJURED t Kffiirt to Avoid CollUlon He I.VII. Breaking Bones In If tli.i Ankle. Springfield. Bis., Sept. 4 In an at . . tn nrevent a collision between ui- ...tnmnhlle and a two-seated con veyance near Olenarm, about "miles from this city. Oove. Charles & De neen was .c.-verly injured Sunday when he fell, breaking both bones of hla left ankle. rk. MMrnnr. seeing that a colli ln was unavoidable, sprang on the i. hnrd of the machine whll.h he was riding to grasp the . ,.. h. hnrres. He fell with hla left leg doubled under him. He was hurried to the city and Is eon ..... . hi. room In the executive mini - . munxlnn. Ir. Taylor and Button .r. rRlled. said the governor - i.i i.. .,nl.le to lea the room III! i i I " for five or six weeks. JUQG BIGGS GOES 5 lis, & I, " il MR. CLAUDE. - VlV I J wR CHARLES VTIANNI p - X 4 4 J MR. HARRY N.ATWOOD . I J " ) in y - -J& '. fly! V ' - , J J h MR. EARLE L.OVINGTON ' ; MR. .THOMAS 50PVJITH DB: HILL FINALLY 2 BREAKS SILEIIGE i i . a- . . . I .- ... ,-;.- -,.' Ambassador Says There ; Was Deliberate Intrigue to Discredit Him. HILL NOT WILLING ' TO CALL ANY NAMES Emperor William Present the Anier- ' han vdth m Piece of Por- cclain. . ,L i Berlin. Sept 4. David Jayne- Hill. the retiring American ambassador, on the eve of his departure from Ber lin, has broken the silence with re gard to hla resignation which was ac cented by President Taft last April. The ambassador gave out ' a state ment Sunday intimating that mere hod hn.il ripllharftte Intrlvun to dis credit him and misrepresent the reas ons for his resignation. "I cannot leave Germany," says tne ambassador, "without expressing ap preciation of the kindness I experi enced here, particularly from hla ma jesty, who generously intimated nu wih tn eonfr uuon me an honor which the laws of my country forbid ma to accept I have, nowever, thought It proper to receive from nis ma tot v as a souvenir of our agree able relations, a piece of porcelain from the royal potteries, ana wibm to make a pubilo acknowledgement of this mark of friendship. "At the time of my resignation In April there waa much speculation re nirriinir the reason therefor, and a legend concerning my course in the negotiations between my government and Germany over the potash contro varav waa earefullv oreoared and widely circulated, positively declaring on alleged authority tnai my conuuei waa displeasing to the department oi state. Under sucn circumai:im:e ik. riutv i.t a IovhI dlnmmat Is si' lenee, and faithfully I performed this duty . "I have believed that tne American people, careless as they often are ol rt.t,iitnilnna. love fair Play, and know- i.,,r that the official record . there would speak the truth at the proper time, I have taken no nonce oi euner i ha aotirce or the motive of these al legations. I have now no comment tn multe mum them. "On leaving office, six months after my reslisftntlun, I believe that It will be a pleasure to the president if 1 mnkn nulilio at this time an auto graph stiitement made by hlm.wime months ko, which should effectually silence and extcrmlnnto the legend which eerluln newspapers have en deavored to hcep alive. He says: "'I. write now fci assure you that I never, had the 'slightest reitfon to rrltl'l-e -your ctfrs find vrlee nt the viy Important I""' lierlln. ) .. vMi'h' ur erfot!iHn- ! 1 mm m .i Till Another Appointment, Judge Biggs' Successor, Must i Be Made. Gaxette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, ; Raleigh. Sept. 4. E. M. Renfrew as administrator of the estate of J. B. Biasett has sold at auction at the courthouse the per sonal property of Bissett Constable D. n. Byrum acting as auctioneer. Thla property consisted ' of certain paraphernalia in Blssett's cafe, two refrigerators, a gas range, pans, and an electric fan, etc. The ; goods brought $80.75. An election has been called for Oc tober 31 to decide the uestion of re modeling or selling the present mar ket house property on Fayettevllle stroct. : Just at present sentiment seems to' be In favor of tearing down the old building, which la considered as a disgrace to the city. The resignation of Judge J. Craw ford Blgga has not been received at the governor's office. Cot A. J. Field, private secretary to Governor Kltchln said he had not received any appli cations aa yet for the place. Friends of the governor certainly have reason to sympathlxe with him this 2.ir. in the midst of a senatorial campaign deaths and resignations have occur red In the official family - and Mr. Kltchln haa had to appoint , Since there have been many applicants for every position his task has been a hard one. and could not therefore please everybody. Wiley Austin ,a negro, Is believed to be held in Norfolk and If ne is found to be the man wanted he will answer to the charge of killing Gar field Williams in Holly Springs town hip last January. Oftlcera will re turn from Norfolk today with , the prisoner, for whom a reward of 1100 was offered. The killing occurred at a hot supper at Williams' house. Friends Appreciate) I (trail's Advii. Ntew York, Sept. 4. William Jen nings Bryan In a lecture last night at Clrace eMthodlat church on "The Old Religion," strongly denounced all gamea of chance. Hla face lighted up with a broad smile as he con tinued: During the three tnmpalirna when ( ran for the presidency I ajways ad vised my friends not to bet" "And," he added, amid a shout of laughter, from the audience, "they al ways appreciated tho advice after the election." Two Fatal Cholera Caeca, Ghent, Oelglum, fiept. 4. Two fatal hnlera cases are reported at Melrel- tek9. Full E1SL1 100,000 Pcreons Broionccl MONS MAURICE TARBUHA1J A SICKENING STORY OF 'BRIBERY, GRAFT '.V "5 V Rodney J. Diegle, Says Cleveland Paper, Has Confessed i Slimy Trail Leads to Doors '; S, ; V Legislature Cleveland, Sept 4. "Rodney J. Diegle haa broken his silence," says the Plain Dealer, In a story relating that Diegle has made confession of bribery, and corruption tn the Ohio legislature to Ben F. Allen, the Plain Dealer's correspondent and a friend of Diegle. The confession Is being reserved for the Franklin , county IMlf ASSAULTED BY NEGRO Entered Home and Crushed . His Skull Attempted Assault on Wife. Lumberton, N. C Sept..' 1 An unknown negro entered the home of Gray Tolar, wealthy lumberman In the suburba of this town early Bun day morning and after crushing Mr. Tolar's skull with a crow bar. aa' he lay, sleeping, made a desperate effort to assault Mrs. Tolar. The negro choked the woman nearly into Insen sibility before her screams frightened him off. The woman then seised her two children fn her arms and ran a half a mile to the nearest neighbors to give the alarm. Mr. Tolar waa brought to the hospital here. - It Is oald he cannot recover. He owns ex tensive saw mill Interests here and had his home near one of the mills. Husband and wife occupied the same sleeping room but separate beds, and the negro's attack on her husband did not awaken Mrs. Toler. Three suspects have been arested, but Mra Tolar is unable to Identify her assail ant. IT. O. Wells Die In London. Bath, England, Sept. 4. If. O. Wells, who was largely Instrumental In forming the Imperial Tobaeeo com pany, the so-called tobacco trust, died iiere today. ' New York's Keel to He Ild Koon. Now York, Kept. 4. The keel of the new battleship New York will be laid within a few days. Preliminary work of construction baa been finished. WFATHKIt FOKKCAST. For Ashevllle and vicinity: Rain to nlKht or Tuesday. , M0N6. RENE..5IM0N. of Many Members of the of Ohio. i'. ' 'I' i grand Jury, the story states., 'f: "The' convicted aergeant-at'-arma of the Ohio senate told a story, sickening in many details, of bribery and graft leading to the, doors of many mem bers of the Ohio general assembly," It says. Diegle told the story, it Is as serted, in the hope of securing Im munity from the penitentiary sentence now hanging over him. .,, . . PREMIER ARTHUR SIFTON FIGHTS FOR AEGKITY Will Give Farmers Freedom of Trade in the Best Mar kets to Sell. Winnipeg, Man., Bept 4. Premier Arthur Blfton of Alberta. Is keeping up vigorous campaign for reciprocity in the constituencies of south Alberta. At a meeting in Taber, Premier Slftoa said that reciprocity was not a matter of getting a few cents more per bushel one day for wheat or a better price for cattle, it waa that the farmer should have freedom of trade In the best markets to sell at the best price offered at the time and to have three or four competitors for his products Instead of one or two as at present. The Canadian Pacific un der Its original charter, had not been allowed to build branch lines near the United States border, but now it has been found profitable to build lines Into the United Btates. Were the stockholders disloyal because of this? he asked. The Grand Trunk Railway financed by British capital and run by British directors, ran another Una Into the United Btates at Portland and an other Into the United States at Chl csgo, yet they could not be called disloyal; but farmers and ranchers and othera who wish to sell their products to the states are In danger of becoming disloyal. Blr Edmund Walker, president of the Bank of Commerce of Toronto, Mr. Blfton said, hinted that reciproc ity would endnnger tho loyalty of the country, but tho Bank of Commerce yearly moves three quarters of the cotton crop of the United States and yet the directors are not disloyal. Ttnttlc-dilp lilts Kteamcr. M Toulon, France, Sept." A . Th French battleship I'.remnis this morn lii crMHlifl Into Urn ex tirvion hi.'mh i M ii jill et Marseilles. Tim !. .mei v s b:i!!v 8ioo In. There v.-ri- n MR. ARTHUR P.STONE. . photo uyMaunxi aHpUNBenwetxt OREAT WRESTLERS nEf.DY FDD D.1TTLE Hack and Gotch Both! Express Confidence in the Outcome of the Match. GATE RECEIPTS MAY I AGGREGATE $100,000 Gotch is the Favorite at Odds of 9 to ; 1 Dry weather is Promised . ' For Today. ' "( Chicago, Sept 4. Frank Gotch, the world's champion ' wrestler, this afternoon meets his challenger, Hack enschmidt of Russia, tn a contest for the world's title. " The match begins at I o'clock (central time). The di vision of the purse will be Gotch $21,000 and SO per cent, of the mov ing picture profits; Hackenschmldt, 1 11.000.. The beat two out of three falls decides the winner. Gotch declares: "I expect to win. but it will be the hardest struggle oi my career. I hope the contest will be a clean one. Hackenschmldt said he was prepared for a desperate match. . . Fifty Thousand Dollars In. Early sales Indicated the largest crowd ever witnessing a Wrestling match will be In the American league park when Gotch and Hackenwchmtdt enter the ring. . The throng that will jam the park is estimate at 30,000. Fifty thousand dollars have already reached the box office. It is believed this will be Increased ' to S70.000. Thousands of wrestling enthusiasts from all corners of America gathering here. Iowa sent the largest delega tion. Humboldt, la,, where Gotch hus lived since boyhood will be represent ed by nearly all Its malo population. Gotch won their former match In Chicago April S, 1908, but he did not pin the shoulders of the "llunal.m lon" to the mat. For that reason he has never been given universal credit for his victory. But today hem contestants Insist that the mutch wiil not end until one man has oliialne l two falls. It. may he nn'fv t finish the content under the jslarii ' arc IlKhts but ri'KiirdleHs of th'H I wrestlers are determined to their dispute beond all poie.ll.lc de l. before they leave the park. 'I he ( I ticket sales up to C o elm Is In a i amounted to approximately- $; e It Is expected that ul e,,KI irijeei t :ions will attend the enntett m the gross receipts will he in the i horhood of tiaa.Ot'O. . h tfwr are, It Is certain tl.ey i!l , than any ever iM.en i." (a" vious wrest 1 1 1. e.e . ( . Htoriea of ; h v Molt Win. h have (. , , he a t i i v lka I ! -: o.laf", w n ii i " t.-l t! 1
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