Newspapers / The Asheville Times (Asheville, … / Sept. 6, 1911, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Asheville Times (Asheville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Silked rite:' ;e LAST EDITICII 4:00 P. VL " t T .',. .if - Weather Forecast: PROBABLY showers. DISPATCHES VOL. XVI. NO. 180. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 6, 1911. 3o PER COPY I'D EXPECTIHC A SQUARE DEAL TIENRY C. BEATTIE, JR, Testimony End3 and Both Sides Take a Day Off to . Have Look at Their v i ' Hands. ,HOW'D HIGHWAYMAN i " '" OBTAIN THAT GUN? That Is Prosecution's -High Card Dangers of Circum stantial Evidence Is That of The Defense. Richmond, Sept. (.Judge Watson today declared that unless something unforeseen developed he would issue an order for eulah Blnford's release tomorrow.' The ; girl received the news joyously. When asked If she knew any reason why she had not been allowed to testify, she said she guessed : they found out enough through other witnesses. "If Henry Beattle Is guilty,'" she said, as she leaned over a banister In the jail and talked with several newspaper men, I should like to see him punished. I'd say that about any man, whether I loved him of not; but I don't think Henry Beattle would kill his wife. His disposition was always good." She confided that she had a stage offer but had not decided yet to accept It. Paul Beattle, confined In the same Jail, .also expects his release tomor ' row.' ' I Expects to eB Home Sunday. Chesterfield Court House, Va., Sept. . "I expect to be at home Sunday. I feel' that my -story Impressed the Jury and believe they will give me a square deal." -. Henry Clay Beattle, jr., Indicted for murdering his wifo, made this confident remark, seated in his cell, gasing in restrospect at the 11 days' of evidence-taking which was brought to -a close last night.' Uneasi ness or nervousness were not visible In his countenance or manner;; He still possessed the outward calm ex hibited since the trial began: The court house was clothed in . quiet today. Judge Watson having ad journed court until tomorrow.' The jury has heard all the evidence. - It now remains for counsel oh both sides to knit together the relevancy of vari ous bits of testimony' to a consistent argument ' " 1 ' t - , Defense's Strongest Plea. ' The defense expects to make Its strongest plea on the dangers or ac cepting circumstantial evidence. The prosecution's main broadside wilt be delivered along the same lines as characterized Its rigid cross-examination of the prisoner and will predi cate one question how did the seme gun Paul Beattle bought for his cousin, Henry, BatuVday, July IS, come into the hands of an alleged highway man on Midlothian turnpike Twly night, July 1ST The defense has at tempted to .puncture the story oi Paul, who not only described the pur chase of the gun but testified about Henry's alleged confession fjl killing his young wife.' Evidence Closes Suddenly. wltn unexpectea orevuy pmn me commonwealth and the defense closed the evidence In the case shortly after o'clock last night. Judge Watson stretched his arms ; wearily, yawned audibly and with a sigh of relief an nounced that court would adjourn un til Thursday morning, today to be de voted to argument of counsel with the court as to the Instructions to be given the Jury before the argument proper Is begun tomorrow.. When court ad journed Beulah Blnford, the so-called "Klrl In the case," alleged by the pros ecution to have been the motive for the murder by Beattle of his young wife, still was in jail without having uttered a single word of testimony. Bearcely an hour had passed In the 11 days of testimony when her name was not on the Hps of witnesses counsel for either side. Conitulcfed Her Doubtful Proposition Admittedly fearing that she would ' scrupulously avoid Injuring the case . of her former companion at any cost, although statements and interviews galore had fortified the prosecution with what it regarded as all neces sary Information the commonwealth did not put her on the stand. "We have proved that she was the motive denburg, "without hearing her teatl ninny as our witness, and the admls slons of the prisoner himself have told the Jury enough." Another figure, Paul Beattle, cousin of the accused, whose confession -con cernlng the purchase of a shotgun for Henry four days before the homicide , led to the building, of the case for the prosecution, likewise was kept In Jail but both 1-u and the Blnford girl rc likely to be released tomorrow. Judge Watson explained his attitude toward her continued Imprisonment by saying in the court room yesterday that un less the girl was put on the wit ness stsnd he wished to "turn her loose." Attorneys Harry M. Smith and Hill Curler for the defer)!; first announced j,.. that they had a few witnesses for the . rni -i i-iiiiiuii) inn 11 um v'liuniiniwrniui wnnl.l m ree to rest lis cne tlicy would ...... .,,..1 I... I ..t.U l'i I kirn Tlie agreement w !' I i" I J'i I- :,- ai-reei ' ' 1 I ."t h in I Te&Phorie Qirl WedshhMan The Prrttlowt "Central" In New York Art lata Have Called Mlxs , ... , . Mae Lynch. MR AND MRS After a romantic courtship of three years, which had its beginning In a conversation bver the telephone, Miss Mae Lynch of New York City, until recently chief telephone operator at i the Hotel. Gerard, was married the other day to Mr. Frank Smith; of No. 1 Devlne street, Denver. Mr. Smith is a son of a wealthy Colorado' cattle raiser and mine owner. Artists have referred to Mrs. Smith, who is of the blonde type, as .'the prettiest telephone girl In New York." Mr. and Mrs. Smith will leave' for Denver, where they will live. ; - Newest Zeppelin : Starts a Voyage The Scliwabon, With Seven Passen gers, leaves Baden ltartcn en - route for Berlin Today. Baden Baden, Germany, Sept. 6. The Zeppelin dirlgiblo balloon, the Schwaben, with seven passengers, started this morning on an air voy age to Berlin. The distance of the proposed, flight la as miles. FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE- WITH OURANG-OUTANG s Giant Simian Nearly Got tlie Rest of Ship's Purser Tlie Animal Killed. Boston; Sept.', ' 6. A thrilling' fight between a giant oiirang-outang and half a dozen men was described by the officers of the British steamship Pa than, which has arrived at Hoosac docks. Charlestown, from the far ea.it. The encounter between the animal and the men was brought to an end only when the beast's skull was crushed In. - One day when the vessel was emerg ing from the Medeterranean Into the Atlantic the ourang-outang wrenched the steel bars loose and made Its way on deck. Mr. Pedday, the purser, was alone on deck and was leaning against the rail, unconavtous of impending danger.' Stealthily the animal ap proached and In a moment was on the purser's back, its paws closing on hi throat , ' , Mr. Pedday's screams brought the second officer, Mr.' Wilcox, and sever al sailors to the scene. Mr. Wilcox picked up a heavy belaying pin and after a sharp struggle ended the ex istence of the purser's savage as sailant. TOO WARM FOR THEM IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA Negro Farmer Rays He'll Head Band . of 50 In Expedition to Colo nlxe In Liberia. I Dennlson, Tex., Sept 6. Because he believes that under present condl tions It Is Impossible for negroee to prosper In southern Oklahoma, since the recent race troubles, Dovey Cost- ner, a negro farmer, announces that he will head a band of SO negroes In an expedition to colonize Liberia. FIRST WILSON CLUB FORMED IN THE WEST Organized In ClUcago Last Night Favors Dunne for Governor 1 of Illinois. Chicago, pept 6. The first club formed in the west to further Wood- row Wilson's candidacy for the demo cratlc presidential nomination was or ganized in Chicago last night The members alxo declared In favor of former Mayor Dunne of this city for governor of Illinois. ENGINEER KILLED. Fireman Is Seriously Injured, When Pumrngcr Train Plunges Into a Landslide, Brookvllle, Pa., Sept. . Plunging Into a landslide at Mayport, Pa., this morning a Pennsylvania railroad pas senger train was wrecked. KnKtneer Montgomery was killed and Fireman Hetrlck was Injured se riously. The engine and baggage car went over a steep embankment. I'.lrnilnliHm Ha $10(1,000 Fire. tjhuWrtrnrf.vt rniE ?f - .- up'" 0y llrirf Vma n'A-'tht T i;. I iM4 bn J mi FEASTS Oil TOADSTOOLS Poisonous- Mushrooms Have - Caused Ten Deaths in New York Since First of The Month. SCORES OF OTHERS ;: SERIOUSLY POISONED Recent Heavy Rains Have Brought Out an Immense Crop of Fungi, Both Good and Bad. New York, Sept ' t. Poisonous mushrooms today caused another death, making a total of ten- victims since the first of the month.' The recent ' heavy rains brought out an immense crop of mushrooms, both edible and poisonous. ' 1 Three persons died Monday and scores of others were made dangerous ly 111 as a result of eating toadstools in mistake for mushrooms. Most of the dead and dying victims of the toadstools were at a birthday, party given' at the home of Giuseppe Di Salvo,' the Bronx, Sunday night One of the victims ate the toadstools which killed him at the home of a friend in Brooklyn. He was not taken 111, how ever, until he had returned to his home in the Bronx a short distance from where the Di Salvd family lives. Three serious and many slight cases were reported from Harlem. . The police and hospital authorities started an investigation when one of the sick men reported that he had eaten what were sold to him aa mush- vims, but fromftheir. effects' must have been toadatools. . Druggists In, Harlem, 'near the for eign quarter of the east side, reported treating many slight cases of pto maine poisoning.'- ' i v : Suffered Agoeles. Friends of these, parties weretell- lnc the hospital physicians of the birthday party attended by 24 per sons at the Dl Salvo- home . Sunday night when Gentile Goverio staggered into the hospital with his daughter In his arms. ,-' , j. ''(. i' .?! Little Angelina's sufferings were pitiful and her father dropped toithe floor In agony as a nurse took 'the baby .from him. The . friends of .the victims said that the toadstools had been collected by members of the Di alvo family In a wood near ' their Uome, the children gleaning every one of what they thought were mushrooms to add an Italian dish which was in preparation to celebrate the birthday of Angelina on Sunday. STORY OF HURRICANE - RETOLD BY SURVIVORS Crew of James Davidson Res cued Saving Only Clothes ! v They Wore. New York, Sept. 6. The story of the hurricane which strewed the Georgia and South Carolina coast with wrecks a week ago was told again yesterday when the crew of the American schooner James Davidson arrived from Havana. Six in number, they were rescued from their sinking ship on August 18 by the tank steam er Northwestern and taken to Havana from where the American consul sent them home aboard the steamer Sara toga. The James Davidson sailed from Charleston, S. C, on August 25 bound for Norwich, Conn., with a cargo of hard pine. The hurricane struck her on Sunday morning, August 11, and In twenty-four hours swept her decks clean and filled her hold with water. When the Northwestern iame along. bound from Claymont to Havana, only the schooner's buoyant rtrgr, kept her afloat , The wind had subsided but the waves were still gigantic and the first boat lowered from the steamer stove and filled before It could be manned, a second boat succeeded In taking Capteln Chas, OH more and his five men off the dismantled schooner. The rescued men saved nothing but th clothes they wore. One man was left behind In a Ha vana hospital. He was at the wheel during the height of the storm when a giant comber swept away the wheel house snd threw the steersman to lee ward, breaking two ribs and a collar bone. The lost schooner was built at New London. Conn., In 1191 and own ed in New Iluven. Her net tonnage was 439. A. T. CO., DIVIDEND IWuImi Quarterly l'vi(M-)it Ordered r by Dire. uir It s Kccently Paxwd. New Tork. Sept. t. The American Tobacco rompntiv directors tnduv d I'l.'iriMl the r.-.'iitr rtriv dh .i.. I ... . ,... (,. ,(... t.-t.VKH 1 Nsw Tork Herald and The Gazette-News. WVE CARRIED YOU FAR ySHDTE TO A GIRL- LEAVESMINISTRY "I Have Been Guilty Only of Injudicious Conduct," Says Rev. H. H. Johnson Clarence, Mo., Sept I A letter writ ten by Rev. H. Norwood Johnson to young woman of his congregation, and a letter written to the minister by Oscar Calllson, an official of the murch It Is believed are the cause of the pastor's sudden withdrawal from the Southern Methodist ministry and his departure from Clarence. "God knows my sin," was Johnson's explanation. In a letter to the presid ing elder he wrote: "I have not been guilty of Immorality but Injudicious conduct through correspondence.'' Rev. Mr. Johnson's "Injudicious" letter, It Is srtld, was written to a young woman who showed marked admiration for him and was a fre quent caller at his home. The letter found by the woman s sister and was shown to Calllson, who wrote to the minister, SWIMS THE CHANNEL ; IN JUST 24 HOURS William BurgrtM of Yorkshire, Wart- ttig at Dover, Lands at Caue Grtanca at 10 A. M. London, Sept William Burgees of Yorkshire has swum the English channel, from "Dover to Cape Grls- nes. The swimmer landed at 10:30 this morning, exactly 14 hours after leav ing Dover. LEGATION ATTACKED Bolivian Mob, Hearing of Conflict Willi lVm, HhIncs a DlMturhaitce at La Pas. Washington, Sept (.A Bojlvian mob attacked the Peruvian legation at La Pas September 4, pulled down the shield of Peru, and shattered the building's windows according to a tel egram received from American Minis ter Knowlea. The assault was caused by an un confirmed rumor of a conflict between the forces of Bolivia and Peru. STARTS F02 PRISON. Conner IV'lllMiy, iclil.l, Miint Kve SO Yeara, or I mil He Is ST Years Old. Ncr-York. Sept. 6. Paul Geldel to day started for 8I"K -Hlnir prison to i;iv t'.o p-na'ty f r ,mm .1,-rlng Wll- 'II . .1 . I. s,.ri. - .1 t l '-lt . r U w.'ik AND IE W OF LAW Captured in Wilkes County- Implicated in Shooting of Deputy Collector. Gasette-News Bureau, " Dally News Office, Greensboro, Sept t. 8. L. Gilmer, sr., father of R. D. Gilmer of Waynesvllle, died late yes terday at his home in Mount, Airy, aged IS yeara Ten children survive. Mr. Gilmer was a prominent cotton manufacturer.' . . M ' . ! Lk 8. Jarvis of Winston-Salem and A. C. Edsell of Pore's Knob, wired here yesterday to United States Mar shal Logan that they had arrested two of the men who are alleged to have shot and seriously wounded Deputy Collector R. F. Henry recent ly, while on a raid In Wilkes county, There la a price of $500 on each of the men and, their captors wired that they would bring their prisoners here today and claim the rewards. Jarvis made the arrest of Weldon Nance and Edsell arrested Cods Lane, Sunday night In Wilkes county. Details of the capture are lacking. - Nance and Lane arc two of the most desperate men of Wilkes county, and the government was particularly anxious to get them In band. Follow Ing their srrest, the men were placed In the Wilkes county Ja'l, where they remained, closs'y guarCsd, . until brought here. dst a week ago oiu of the men who was alleged to be Im plicated In the shootllg scrape, tired of dodging the officers, and gave him self up. He Is now In jail. , PUT OUT OF E.C.1E BY STULTZS CUBiE Pitts "of Johnson City Was ,'v. Unconscious for Hours Yesterday. Nashville. Sept. 6. Right fielder Amos M. Pitts of the Johnson City Appalachian league team was hit with an. Inwove, about the , temple by Pitcher Stulii of the Pnstol t.-am. at lUWtol ycsti-nlnv, eri4 (iis iiiu'ihi 1 ...... f..r 1 ' IJCE Hi ENOUGH ... CHIEF OF THUGS' New York Police Believe They Have Taken One of Country's Master Crooks. New York. Sept . With a well dressed' young Italian, believed to be one of the country's master criminals. In their clutches, the New York po lice are ' spreading their nets for gang of bomb throwers, blackmailers and kidnappers who have terrorized the Italian settlement here for the past four years. Gulseppe Castablle was arrested with a dynamite bomb secreted under his coat and will be arraigned today under the new law making mere pos session of a deadly weapon a felony. Acormsw Second West Indian Blow Un likely to Swerve to Coast, It is Said. Washington, Sept . The ap proach of a West Indian storm, the second this season, is reported to the weather bureau from stations In Ja maica, which Is In the stated lines In the track of these storms as they sweep across the Atlantic over th West Indies and the gulf, thence usu ally into the southern states. The weather bureau officials are un able to stats how extensive is the storm. The officials think It is unlike ly the storm will swerve northwest. ward and strike the American coast Conner Secretary of Navy's Auto Kills dilld. Narragansett Pier, Mass., Sept I. An automobile driven by Truman H Newberry, of Detroit formerly swre- tarv of' ths navy, struck ana killed clvht-vear-nld Helen Ellis, of Milton Mass., last night The child started to cross the street and had nearly reach ed the other side wnea her mother called to her to warn her of the ap proach of an automobile. The child turned and stepped buck rlt;ht Into the pHthwav of ttm ninrhlni (.n i whs i i. h. ntlv k tll"d. r. I --!. i ! t ,.lv y . I P hi...". 1 f . !'. I - BANG CAPTURED JAMAICA REPOBTS JOS. W. BAILEY TO-QUIT. GAHE Will Not Again Be Candidate for the Senate His Term -Expires March 3, . 1913. ,".. FORECAST OF CHANGE IN TEXAS' POLITICS Successor Will Be , Chosen by Primary Next July Sev eral Candidates Al ready Mentioned. - i Gainesville, Tex., Sept 6. United States' Senator Joseph W. Bailey this morning confirmed the announcement last night that he would not be a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate. His term exrires jnarcn 3, 113. Few Dersona knew f . the senator's determination until' to day. It is said Bailey will go to New York city to practice law. Forecawts Changes In Texas. ' Austin. Tex.. Sent," ft -rh on. nouncement of Senator Bailey's retire ment to private life forecasts Import ant political changes In Texaa Bal- . ley s successor will be selected at the July primary. 4 Tkr..A , ....... - iiiouuuHou wa cnnuiaHies in--elude Governor Colquitt former Gov-'I ernor Campbell, Col. Jake Wollos, leader of the antl-nrohlhltlnnlnt.- Thomas Ball, leader of the drys; Con gressman Randell, Col. Johnson and Judge William Polndexter. The latter two were candidates for governor In the last election. .. Irrevocable, Says Bailey. Fnrt Worth. Tor. Ron . TV. a cord today publishes a dispatch from uainesvuie, . Tex., - announcing that United States Senator Joseph W. Bai ley will not be a candidate for re election. . . ..... 'Ton can ttn v tnr m K 1 will nn. b MtnAlAH.t- 1n .lA.ttIaff inn in thu senute next year and you can also say that this decision is Irrevocable." Ths aispatcn quotes Senator Bailey as say ing In reply to the direct question: 1 know that the state cannot find a successor who will be more faithful to the honor and welfare of her peo- . pie than I have been but I sincerely hope that she will find one who can represent her In the senate with . greater ability than I have." Senator Bailey returned to Gaines ville from Washington yesterday. . OYER SIHG Value of Crop Just Marketed Greatest in History of i the Country. New urieanj, ept no Ameri can cotton crop ever grown has sold ior as mucn as me one jusi munnea, the total valv including the seed, having been 11,030,000,000." This remarkable statement Is con talned In the detailed statistics, of last season's cotton crop, Issued yesterday by Colonel Henry G. Hester, secretary of the New Orleans cotton exchange. With 1.700,00 bale less than con tained In the bumper crop of l08-'0,. the crop just marketed netted the south 1254,000,000 more. Ths 13.611,- 000 bales crop of KOt-'OT brought (222,000.000 lew than the past sea sons crop. ' As a whole ths crop averaged with in a shade of strict middling and the farmer was paid an average of 14.60 Regarding the consumption of cot ton the report says: "In ths United States, the mills nnrtH anrl smith hnv nrt n nmr. fiMT. ly as much as last year. In addition to which they have imported the greatest quantity of foreign cotton svar brought to this country In' any ona season, amounting to an equiva lent in this year's American weight of 1,222,206 bales. Thus tar the use of foreign cotton In this country is trifling compared with ths total con sumed but Its Increase Is slKnlflcant. "A continued interesting feature Is the widening of differences between ths quantity of American cotton con sumed north and south, the excess of the latter having Increased this sea son 10S.000 bales, the total exce now amounting to 270,000 bales. Con cerning the north a heavy eurt-iil-ment of production was quite gwnni .1 during the hiter months of the - son. "The situation recently b Im proved and there l M un lcrii.j-n I presslon that maumn will 'l.v-c' themselves on a more ..t! '. basis In the m.ir fniuin." St!!,!- t.T I I he .!! li
The Asheville Times (Asheville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 6, 1911, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75