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9b Metrtlle fate Meats. THE ASSOCIATED TRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P; M. Weather Forecast: PROBABLY 8HOWBR& VOL. XVII. NO. 104. ASHEVILLE, N .0., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 7, 1912. 3c PER COPY WILFON ANIaMMONS Convention Indorses Jersy Man and Names Oelega-tion-at-Large Fav orable to Him. SENATORIAL BATTLE PROVES SENSATIONAL Resolution Bitterly Opposed by the Kitchin Forces Put Through Almost Two to One. Gazette-News Bureau. , ' The Hotel Raleigh, l' Raleigh, June 7. The democratic state convention ad journed at 6:45 o'clock this morning after adopting a resolution commend ing Wilson as "the most available can didate" and indorsing his candidacy. There was no Instruction but all eight delegates are regarded as strong Wilson men, with the possible excep tion of two. The Wilson opposition conducted a fierce campaign and drag ged the convention out several hours. ('no of the most significant steps of the convention was the adoption of a resolution "endorsing the course of our senators and representatives In congress and our governor and state administration." The Kitchin people conducted a ter rible fight agalnf this resolution, but were defeated almost two to one. The selection of Danghtiidge was also a signal victory for Simmons' friends. The vote on the Wilson Indorsement was 50:; to 396. Delegates were unin structed but six are said to favor Wil son and two are neutral. The conven tion v is tumultuous. Each delegate has half a vote. Battle Over Resolutions. The convention batttcd until after midnight over the nomination of the Etate ticket and the resolution Indors ing state officers and representatives in ("tigress. Governor Kltchin's friends vainly endeavored to provent the en dorsement of the record of Senator Simmons, whom Governor Kitchin Is opposing for re-election. Locke Craig was unanimously nominated for gov ernor. Candidate for other state officers were chosen without opposi tion, except E. I Daughtridge, for lieutenant governor and George P. Hall, for long term corporation com missioner, who won after a hard tight. Nine delegates at large to Baltimore convention arc: Kormer Governor Robert Ii. Glenn, E. J. Justice, Gen eral Julian S. Carr, E. J. Halo, A. W. Met 'lean, W. C. Hammer, Lieutenant Governor Nowland and W. C. Dowd. Worn and exhausted from the night's vigorous work, the convention delegates began leaving town today. The Slmmona-Kltchln controversy continues to remain the. sensation of the meeting. Followers of each leader declare the action of the convention will be favorable to their man. following Is the ticket nominated: Governor Locke Craig of Bun combe. Lieutenant Governor E. L. Daugh tridge of Nash. Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes ol Pitt. State Treasurer Benjamin H. I-a- cey of Wake. State Superintendent of Public In struction J. Y. Joyner of Guilford. Commissioner of Labor and Print Ing M. L. Shipman of Henderson. State Auditor W. P. Wood of Ran dolph. Attorney General T. W. Blckett of Franklin. Associate Justices of Supreme Court George H. Brown of Beaufort, W, A. Hoke of Lincoln. Insurance Commissioner James R. Young of Vance. Commissioner of Agriculture W. A. Graham of Knllogh. Corporation Commission E. L. Travis of Halifax. A Simmons Victory. The nomination of Daughtridge for lieutenant governor was snatching victory from what had earlier ap peared defeat. On thet hlrd ballot Daniel lacked only 28 votes of elec tion but from that moment the Kltch-In-Uaniel forces weakened. This Is a decisive victory for. the Simmons peo ple. The final vote the fifth ballot was: Daughtridge. 591.81; Daniel, 278.13; Shaw, 6.U. Daughtridge entered the hall ami r.rcat applause followed. He made a short speech of acceptance. With the taking of the fifth lllot the convention became wilder. From Daughtridge men came calls "get on the hand wagon." The antl-Kltchln forces were determined to defeat Walter Daniel. The division of the Kltrhln-Hlmmons forces was more evi dent as the balloting proceeded. First ballot Boushall. 103.71; Mar Hue. 150.36; Daniel, 383.73; Shaw. 228.18; Daughtridge, 13.76. Necea- rnry for choice, 488. Second ballot Boushall. J8.S6; Mc Kae. ll.li; Daniel. 344.68. Great dlrorder In convention Third ballot Boushall. 263; Mc Hae. f.7.46; Daniel. 453: Shaw, 212.- l : Daughtridge. 136.74. Daniel lacked 18 votes and the con vention went Into a squabble on t'.c question of adjournment. Hull call taken. Fourth ballot Convention voted flown motion to adjourn, and ns the fourth ballot wiw begun Mcftne with ''raw. Pandemonium reigned In tht WINS, WT DRAWS FIRST AT Wins Contest Over Alabama's Delegates-at-Large by a Unanimous Vote. Chicago, Junt 7. President Taft won the first of the contests for seats in the republican national convention heard by the republican national committee, when, by a vote of 53 to nothing, a unanimous decision, the contest ovef Alabama delegates-at-large, six in number, was today de cided in favor of the "long" (Taft) delegation. The lirst vote was viva voce. Senator Borah, a Roosevelt leader, asking for a yea arid nay vole, although evidently there was no neg atives, his request was complied with and confirmed the unanimous deci sion. . Roosevelt Wins in Second. The republican national committee seated Taft delegates in the first and second Alabama districts, but gave Roosevelt delegates In the second the right to go before the convention. The vote was unanimous in both cases. As all Alabama contests were sup posedly on the same general basis, the impression is created that decisions in others would lie the same as in the first and second districts. Publicity will govern the republi can national committee's delibera tions upon the contests for seats in the national convention. This was decided without opposition at the opening session of the committee yesterday In accordance with the ex pressed wishes of President Taft and Col. Theodore Roosevelt. The public and newspapers will be represented by the live press asso ciations recognized by admission of their reporters to the floor of the national house of representatives at Washington. Two men from each press association will be permitted to be present during all deliberations and decisions of the committee. There will be no executive sessions. Thus declaring emphatically for publicity" In all its proceedings the committee also elected Victor Rose water of Omaha permanent chairman and adopted the rules of four years ago, which are to govern the hearing preliminary to the national conven tion, which begins June 18. Opinions differ us to the significance of the only vote taken during the meeting which might be construed as a test of strength In the committee us between Taft and Roosevelt adher ents in the committee. That vote of 39 to 30 wus on the question of con- lining the representation of the news papers to the press associations. The Roosevelt people contended for complete "removal of the lid" by admitting also at least one represen tative of "every" newspaper having t recognition in the preBS galleries of congress. This was urged by Com mitteeman Kellogg of Minnesota as a substitute for the recommendation of Committeeman Hart of Iowa but it was defeated, as stated above, and the roll call showed the success of Mr. Hurt's motion. Borali Resolution Defeated. The only other vote of a significant character was on the proposal of Sen ator Borah of Idaho that eight mem bers should be sufficient to order a roll call. This was defeated and the old rule providing for 20 for this pur pose was re-enacted. The Taft adherents did not object to the widest publicity but argued that the committee did not have fa cilities for admitting all, and urged that while no part of the committee's sessions should he practically oxecu tlve. stenographic reports should be given to the press. Secretary William llavward after the moetlng declared that there was not In the session a suggestion that any part of the fu turo proceedings should be kept Be cret; on the contrary he declared that the committee would assist In giving the widest publicity to their work. A plan to give out dally a steno graphic report of the proceedings came up through the adoption of a motion by Committeeman Shackelford of Alaska, and this will be done No Friction Develops. One subject which was generally expected to cause friction was hard ly mentioned. That was the expected effort to seat the new national com mitteemen recently chosen by various state primaries and conventions. It was expected to come up especially n the case tif It. II. Howell of Ne braska, who will succeed Victor Rose water. The bitter wus elected with cut omiosltlon to be chairman In place of the lute J. F. Hill of Maine nnd to serve until the close of the na tlonal committee. The old rule, giving 30 minutes to each side In contests over state dele gutlons at large and 15 minutes pet aide In district contests, was rcadopt ed without opposition. With 23i con teal pending It Is plain that the com mlttee will Bead every available hour from now on until the convetlon meets at noon on Tuesday, June 18. The committee met for IU first es slon soon after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon In the Coliseum annex. Ex cept for the preliminary organisation and adoption of the rules which gov erned tbi' contests four years ago f'io committee transacted little business. The report of the special committee appointed at Washington lust Decem ber proposing general rules to govern I the committee was received but ar-i Hon was deferred. to resolution of Harry 8 New the t Continued on pae i.) BLOOD CHICAGO BIG EXPEDITIONARY FORCE PREPARED TO LAND IN CUBA General Staff Orders Issued for Dispatch of Amy of 5000 to the Island Cavalrymen May Follow and United States Assume Task of Crushing the Negro Insur rectionTroops Ordered From Five Forts. Washington, June 7. The general staff of the army today issued prepar atory orders for the dispatch of a mil itary expedition of 5000 troops to Cuba. Four big army transports now at Newport News were ordered put in commission, provisioned and supplied. Orders were sent army posts from which the troops will be drawn to have them in readiness for the move ment. Troops will be taken from Plattsburg barracks, Forts P6rter, Niagara, Governors Island, N. Y., and McPherson and Oglethorpe, Ga. At the war department it was em phatically stated that if the expedi tionary force did go to Cuba it would not be with thought of political in terference in the affairs of the island government. The principal object Is declared to be to aid Cuba in restor RYAN RELEASES HOLD ON SEABOARD AID LINE Warfield and His Associates Purchase Control of Rail road Property. New York. June 7. Announcement was made here last night of the pur chase hy S. Davis Warfield, president of the Continental Trust company of Baltimore, of a large block of stock In the Seaboard Air Line railway, whereby control of the railroad will pass to Mr. Warfield and a group of financial interests associated with him. The transfer, It is stated, marks the practical retirement of Thomas F. Ryan from the Seaboard. The sale announced included 90,000 Jehores f the preferred and 120,000 hares of the common stock of the Cumberland corporation. During the ist year Mr. Wartield has acquired rge holdings of the Seaboard, which, with the latest purchase, passes con- rol to the group with which he Is as sociated. In all practically $37,000,- 000 of common and 324,000,000 of the preferrod stock are outstanding. According to the announcement, cad ing financial interests in the states raversed by the Seaboard system arc losely identiled witli Mr. Warveld. Among his New York associates are F. Vanderllp, Albert W. Wiggin, Blair Co., Benjamin Strong, jr., Charles 1. Sabin, Samuel L Fuller and Robert Walker, former chairman of the board f the Rock Island company. It is understood that the block of lock taken over will be trusteed for live years, Mr. Wakelield acting as hairman of the managers. Announcement of the sale was made In John B. Dennis of Blair & Co., who are fiscal agents for the Cumberland orporatlon. This company owns the Carolina, Cllnchfield & Ohio railway and the Cllnchfield coal fields in kouthwest Virginia. MR. BERBER BEGINS IMPEACHMENT MOVE 0hn"fC3 Judge With Official Misconduct and With Be ing Habitual Drunkard. m Washington, June 7. The St house adopted the I '.cruet resolution directing the Judi clury committee to Investigate. K KRKXKKXXfcRXRR Washington. June 7. Representa tive Merger of Milwaukee, a socialist, today began impeachment proceedings against Federal Judge Hanford of Se attle, who recently deprived Leonard olesen of his citizenship because he was a socialist. Rergor charged Han ford "with high crimes and misde meanors, a long series of corrupt and unlawful decisions and being a habit ual drunkard." Rerger asked the house Judltittry committee to I in cut I -Katu. The depart .01 ni of justice is assist Ing olesen'H attempt to have llunfurd's decision re-opened. ' fireVat tisza Deputy tuning to Aswawdiiatc Kb t I'lcHblelll. MlOOtx 1 1 1 1 1 1 .-I r. Probably Fatally. Budapest, June 7. Count Tlssu president of the lower house, nar rowly escaped assassins! Ion in the diet this morning. He was fired upon three times by Deputy Knvaca. who then shot himself, pruliahly fatally. Harding lo Nominate Taft. Columbus, June 7. Tuft's name wll be presented to the Chicago conven tion by Warren (1. Harding, termer lieutenant governor. Harding today am need his acceptance of Taft'a In vltatlon to make the speech nomlnat- Ing him. ... ing order. It is said the troops prob ably will be dispatched to the eastern end of the island and will not go near 1 lav ana. One plan of action which might be adopted would be the drawing of mil itary lines in insurreeto territory, call ing upon all persons to come in, with the ultimatum of being summarily dealt with if fertnd outside. The first force, composed principally of Infan try, may later be reinforced with more cavalry, which could sweep the coun try while a stationary force guards town;- and plantations. Meanwhile the troops will c made ready for movement on a moment's notice and developments in Cuba will decide whethor American soldiers shall again land on the island. The transports Kllpattick, McClellan. Sumner and Meade, anchored off Newport News for many months with OPENS TONIGHT For Merchants Banquet Inte rior About Finished and Ranges Have Been Fired. BUILDING IS A MARVEL OF HOTEL CONSTRUCTION Description of Some of Best Features; Service, Equip ment, Furnishing and ArranRvirient. The Langrcn hotel opens its doors tonight at 8 o'clock, and the first func tion to be neld there will be a banquet f die Acit He Merchants ussoci it'on. If the weather should happen to clear up and the stars come out the banqueters will assemble on the roof garden around the small refreshment tables and will be served there. Oth erwise the banquet will be served in the dining room, beginning at 9 o'clock. All the Interior of the hotel Is not yet finished, tint numbers of painters and other workmen ore busy today in putting In the linlshing touches, the ranges arc tired up for the cooking, gas Is ready to be lighted under the waffle irons, dining tables are being set, bellboys, waiters and other ser vants are being organised ready for the openlm;, and the orchestra is tun- ng up. There Is no confusion, every thing is perfectly organized under the efllclent direction of Manager Lingc! ind the guests tonight, who are not already aware of the fact, will no! know but that the hotel h;is been run ning for some time. The only Incrim Inatlng evidence against this fact will be that the Interior work will not be quite finished. The hotel as a Mulshed product will be a marvel of hotel construction and arrangement. It lias been built with tho one idea of furnishing to Its guests all the comforts and conveniences pos sible and at the same time absolute safety. There Is nothing inliammabl. except the floors some of the furniture and the doors. The floors furnish tb bgigest per cent of this materltl, and thov are laid on stringers embedded In cement and could not be burned well outside of n furnace. So sure are the owners that the structure is ah solutely fireproof that they do not carrv a cent of Insurance on It. Fire escapes are provided but only as a matter of form. They will never be come a necessity. The Interior of the place Is magnifi cent from the llrst entrance Into the lobby from the main entrance at the corner of North Main and College streets, to the roof garden and even down through the kitchen. The lobbj is tiled and the wainscoting la of mar ble si. ii.s The furnishings are of mahogany and the chalra upholstered In leather, the back of each being em bossed in gold with the scul of the Old North State. There Is a short passageway be tween the lobby and the ainlng room, and between the two la an elevated orchestra stand with windows open ing In both rooms so that the music from the orchestra Will be enjoyed alike by those dining and the ones who have already enjoyed a repast and are smoking In the lobby. Dining Room. The dining room Is spacious to say the least, and the tables of sizes to please a party of any number that tnay come for the hospitality of the new hotel. There are numbers of col umns In this room and on the four aides of each are long French mirrors. The mirrors remind ons somewhat of a crystal palare. Everything here, too, Is In mahogany and this combina tion with the Immaculate table linen, cut glas -ud sliver t a most entranc ing one. iii i i rivals dining room Is Just ad joining this and la finished to --pre-ssftt the sunny dime of Florida, On I, Cvntlnueo on pags tj), skeleton crews aboard, will at once be recruited to their foil strength, sail ors probably being drawn from New York and Baltimore. Some troops would embark at Newport News and some at Savannah. Mow Murines Landed. ' Santiago, Cuba, June 7. The Unit ed Slates gunboat l'aducah last night landed 50 marines under Lieutenant Torrcy at the Elcuero mines and 60 marines under ('apt. Gulio at Punta de Sal. These garrisons will be in creased as soon as possible. They are considered insufficient now to pro tect the properties there. Havana, June 7. Juan Ducassi, a prominent negro general in the war of the revolution, was arrested today, charged with conspiring to support the present negro insurrection. P. (ialvez, leader of the negro party in Pinar del Rio, also was arrested. ADMITS NEED OF FEDERAL Manager of New York Associa tion Tells of Its Vast Powers. New York, June 7. Just before the Pujo committee investigating the money trust resumed its session this afternoon it became known that the committee had been trying to sub poena William Rockefeller. The ef forts were unsuccessful, the commit tee being informed he where in Canada or was some the Ad iron- ilaeks." New York, Juno ,7. The immense power wielded by the New York clear ing house association over the banks of the country's financial center and arbitrarily lodged in the hands of five men should be placed under judicial regulation, it was conceded by Wil liam Sherer, manager of the associa tion, on the witness stand yesterday. Mr. Sherer was the chief witness at the first hearing held by the house mmittee on banking and currency, which is investigating the so-called money trust." The committee came to New York yesterday to take sucti testimony as its powers will permit pending the passage of the amend ment to the banking law, now in the senate, under which the committee hopes to be able to enforce from the banks its demands for the informa tion which it expects to make the basis of remedial legislation. While the inquiry was character ized by Chairman Pujo as "collateral" to the main scope of the Inquiry, Samuel Untermyer, special counsel for the committee, developed through Mr. Sherer testimony to the effect that the destiny of practically every financial Institution In New York was potentially at the mercy of "the mere whim, determination or order" of the live men who composed the "New York clearing house committee." Mr Untermyer referred to the regulations of the association conferring this power ns "monstrous," and also raised the question as to whether the asso ciation did not violate the interstate commerce laws In the banking oper ation!, of Its members with out of town banks. The clearing house committee, com posed of Frank A. Vanderllp, presl dent of the National City bank, Uv largest In the country; James O. Can non, president of the Fourth Nation al bank. Walter B. Drew, president of the Corn Exchange bank; lilchard Delalield, president of the National Park bank, and Otto T. Hannard, president of the New York Trust com pany, had full power over the admis sions to membership, according to the testimony of the witness, and the power of suspension. 300 KILLED, 100 INJURED POWDER EXPLOSION Big Quantity of Powder Blows Up at Austrian Ammu nition Factory. Vienna, June 7. Thirty soldiers and workmen were killed and 100 or more men injured In an explo linn at the Wocllcrsdorf ammunition factory at Welner-Noustadt, an im portant manufacturing town 30 miles from Vienna today. Four hundred thousand pounds of powder exploded. The detonations was heard thirty miles away. NEGROES BEATEN OFF Uleinpi lo Hum Sugar Mill In Culm Frustrated hj the Arrival or Cavalrymen. Havana, June I. A body of negroes armed with rifles today attacked the Toledo sugar mill ut Marianas, at temotlns to burn It. The negroes were held at bay hv Drlvate guards. The inanrnanin vutilihm! hiifoi'K ft chume ili. VERBAL FLOOD NOT NEAR END rSTHIKEBS BUT BOSTOITSTREETS Two Thousand Make Violent Rush on Early Morn ing Cars. lioston, June 7. Violence marked the beginning of tile strike of several thousand employes of the Boston ele vated railway today. Those refus ing to work demand recognition by the company of the recently formed union. The company refused to deal with the men other than individually. Many assaults on motormen marked the early hours of today. The street car strike has been threatened for a week, but broke with a suddenness this morning that surprised the company's officials and the police of Boston and surrounding cities. Nearly 2000 strikers made a rush for the early morning cars. The first one was met on Trcmont street. The trolley w;is yanked from tlie wires, windows were smashed, tho motor- man and conductor badly beaten and passengers rushed out of the car. In the vicinity of North Station, two cars were stopped and their windows smashed. Several passengers were injured by Hying glass. Several ar rests have been made here. More violence ensued when strikers stir rounded several cars on Adams square. Several arrests were made here for inciting a riot. An outbreak in Charlestown was severe and there were similar occurrences In Everett and Chelsea. Traffic is badly crip pled. T In Decision After Decision the Supreme Court Re verses It. Washington, June 7. The Supreme court reverses the ( ommerce courts decision which would allow railroads to carry railroad fuel coal at lower rates than commercial coal, and the interstate commerce commission Is upheld. With the declaration that the Com merce court was not to substitute it self for the interstate commerce com mission, the Supreme court in decision alter decision today reversed the Commerce court and uphold the in terstate commerce commission. The principal decisions were announced by Chief Justice White and concurred in by the entire court. NDIANI PURE FOOD LAW IS SUSTAINED BY GOURT Supreme Federal Tribunal De clares States May Enact Such Legislation. Washington, Juno 7. The Indiana pure rood law ol was lonay up held as constitutional by the United Stales Supreme court. The principle was announced that states n.ay en act such measures without lnterrer- ng with the federal pure food and Irugs act of 190(1. CONSIDER NEW RULES FOR OCEAN TRAVEL Senate OillllllllMlir on Commerce Kni- boriylng Into legislation Ijcahoim of the Titanic Disaster. Washington. June 7. With govern mental nan I experts and others, the senate committee on commerce yester day entered Into a discussion of leg islation proposed ns a result of the Titanic disaster. The question of double bottoms for steamers, continu ous wireless service, sufficient HfCT saving apparatus to care for all on board, and a score of other details were covered during consideration of several bills Introduced In both houses. Rear Admiral Hugh I. Conn of the bureau of construction of the navy de partment, Commissioner of Navigation Eugene T. Chamberlain, Captain I. N. Ribbard of Sun Francisco, sup rln tondent of the Pacific Const Steamship company and others argued for a standard of construction of American ships. Captain Hlbbard pointed out that there was no regulation of the United States that prohibited a ship made of tin going to sea, providing she had the necessary live-saving equipment. Hear Admiral Cone urged the necessity of double bottoms by referring to the accident that befel the ! new battleship Arkansas on cent trial trip. A general hill Ip Ad""n"u session. ClHCln IS SIT DIM UPON 'Hawkins Case Will Not Go to Jury Before Tuesday Night, Is the Forecast. NEW ATTACK MADE ON PRESS ATTITUDE Lawyer W. A. Smith, for the Defense, Argues the Case in a Rather Spectac ular Manner. Special to The Gazette-News. Hendersonvllle, June 7. When court convened this morning in the Hawkins case, the jury, the judge and the lawyers and prisoners all looked tired and worn out. Nor does it seem that the end is yet in immediate sight. Ex-Solicitor Spainhour stated this morning that he did not think the oase would go to the jury before Tuesday night. The court room was com pletely filled, about half of those pres ent being ladies. Almost the entire session was taken up by arguments of the defense and the feature of the inOrning was the denunciation of the press by W. A. Smith, who declared that the officers and people of Hen derson county had been unjustly criti cised by the papers and that no doubt the jury would be criticised if it fail ed to bring in a verdict of guilty. Court convened at 9. 'JO o'clock and J. F. Justice of the defense resumed his argument, which began yesterday afternoon. He reviewed the testimony of those witnesses who said that they hod seen Myrtle at the home of the McCallS on Thursday and belittled their statements, declaring that their assertions were preposterous and should not be believed. After review ing in detail, the premises about the McCall homes and the lake he con cluded his argument about 10: SO, af ter speaking about one hour and 35 ' minutes. Mr. Smith In the limelight. Mr. Smith's entrance into the lime light was very spectacular. His utter ances were very forceful. With hair disheaveled and traces of tears In his eyes he walked up and down in an ex it ted manner and "sawed the air." In an impressive tone he asked, "If 30 pieces of silver would buy a man what would 90 pieces do," referring to the reward and the implication of the de fense that some of the witnesses had been promised a part of It He said that owing to his weakened condition he would make his argument very brief. He decalred to the jurors that they must be convinced beyond a reason tide doubt that the defendants were guilty before they should bring in verdict to that effect, and then he went on at length to tell them what a reasonable doubt is. In loud tones, he declared that in all his experience as a lawyer he had never heard so unfair and unjust a cros'-examination as that of Mrs. Beatrice McCall by the state. Court recessed for five minutes and then Mr. Smith continued his ar gument with his denounclution of the press, first crltlclsng the prosecution for the way In which it had conduct ed the case, lie Insisted that the papers had maligned the officers of Henderson county and Hendersonvllle for not making the arrests sooner and for not arresting more people. The papers had criticised the officers,, lawyers and judges, he said, and then Khotit'.d, "No doubt you will be criti cised by them." He then went on to say, in the same dramatic manner, that the yellow journuls had flashed the story of the tragedy in great head lines anil had printed anything and everything In order to sell their papers lor a few pennies. And again declar ed, "You, honorable judge, and you, honorable jurors, will be criticised hy the papers If you fail to return a verdict of guilty." lie reviewed the addresses to the jury on behalf of the state, discuss ing each. He quoted much Scripture and gave many Illustrations. Again and again he askod, "Whore Is Brad ford, tho Washington detective the Hawkins family had here?" "Why," he asked, "did the state not put him on tho stand and prove what he dis covered here?" Until the Jury was cmpanneled, he said, the defendants had had no op portunity to open their mouths. The trend of his argument at this time iv n to show that Myrtle Hawkins was a suicide, and nut the victim of mur der. He had not concluded at 1 o'clock, when court adjourned until 2:45 p. m. There are live more law yers to speak. Wsieiilay Afternoon. When court reconvened st i;it o'clock the court room was crowded and Mr. Htaton resumed his argu ment. He devoted a great deal of time to citation of similar cases to this one. He declared that If It had not been for Drs. Draft snd Kirk this crime might have gone unavenged, for they both Identified the IkmIv and recognlxnd th-.t an abortion had been committed. 11 Jii With (ii-urge. He. laid greflt stress upon the fact that the last time Myrtle Hawkins was seen alive In Hendersonvllle ahe was with George Bradley and thut he went out of his way to walk with har. i that Com
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