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VOL,. XXII.
UOLDSBOEO, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGrUST 9, 1906.
NO. 6.
Thousands Storm Jail
and Lynch P
nsoners
O ( ) o oo o o o
Salisbury Sees Guards Flung Aside, Prison Doors Forced,
and the Murderers of the Lyerlys Dragged to
the Gallows of Judge Lynch.
-o o-
-oo o o o-
the victims of mob ven-
Henry Dee,
Dillingham
Salisbury. X. C, August 6 A mob
of three thousand determined men
shortly before 11 o'clock tonight forci
bly entered Rowan county jail at Salis
bury, removed therefrom three of the
six negroes charged with the murder of
the I-erly family at Barber's Junction
July 13, and lynched them. Nease and
John Gillespie, and Jack Dillingham,
smmosed to be the principals m mat
i A
crime, we
geanee.
The remaining negroes,
fionrirfi F.win and Bella
were not molested, and later tonight
officers hurried them oil' to Greensboro.
The mob began gathering at sun
down. Mayor Boyden promptly or
dered the saloons closed and with other
prominent citizens, including U. S.
Senator Overman, Judge Long, who
was holding the special term of court
to try the negroes, and Solicitor Ham
mer, gathered on the jail steps and ad
dressed the crowd, which at that time
numbered two thousand. There were
howls and cat-calls from the mob but
for a time there was no move the mob
lacked a leader.
While citizens were appealing to the
mob, two men slipped through the
crowd and were entering the jail with
hammers. They were discovered and
octorl. The mob continued yelling
but there was still no concerted move,
o About nine o'clock Mayor Boyden
called upon the local military company,
the Rowan Rifles, for aid. They as
sembled quickly but were supplied
only with blank cartridges, having no
orders to shoot to kill.
Fireman McLendon, of Charlotte, a
Southern railway employe, was shot in
the stomach, said to have been fired by
member of the mob. He was fatally
wounded. Will Troutman, a negro
drayman, was also seriously shot at
about the same time.
Both are said to have been accidental,
occasioned by shots fired by members
of the mob with the evident intention
of frightening citizens.
At 10 o'clock there was a stir in the
mob it was augmented by fully 500
men, who came, it is said, from Whit
ney, where the Whitney Reduction
Company is developing the Yadkin
water power. It was soon afterward
that a crowd of fifty, forming a sort of
flying wedge, made a break for the jail
doors, overpowered the officers and ef
fected an entrance. The great crowd
outside surged in behind the leaders
and in a few moments more the leaders
emerged from the door with their vic
tims. Sheriff Julian and his assistants
plead earnestly with the mob to allow
the law to have its course, but to no
avail.
The blow to the community is keenly
fait though the officers are not blamed.
When the crisis came Sheriff Julian
exclaimed, "They have got the pris
oners and you men of property in
Salisbury will suffer for it."
The officers made a brave and noble
effort, but were outnumbered by the
angry crowd. Time after time the mob
surged and yelled till the doors new
open.
Then came shriek after shriek from
the inmates of the prison.
"They have got them," came in re
sponse from one in the entrance to the
prison, and the infuriated mass of
humanity seemed pleased and satis
fied. The officers could have killed many,
but there seems to have been no au
thority for such a course.
The negroes were quitely marched
northward towards Spencer, but a
halt was made at Henderson's ball
grounds, at the edge of the town. There
the negroes were given time to confess
the crime. They refused to either deny
or confess, and were so thoroughly
frightened as almost to have lost the
power of speech. John Gillespie wept
piteously and begged for his life
On the way to - the scene
One of the Gillespies thereupon ad
mitted that he had assisted in the
murder of the Lyerly family. This
done, one of the doomed men, a
rope having been adjusted about his
neck, shot up into the air. Snap! went
the rope, and the victim fell to the
earth in a convulsed heap. Instantly
he was seized and again strung up.
This time the cord stood the strain and
the negro hung from the gallows of
Judge Lynch, struggling a moment,
then slowly growing still.
A second and a third man then
darted into the air and hung by the
side of the first, turning with a slow
and horrible movement in the calm air
of the night.
A crash of guns rang out, followed
by another and another. The mob
were pouring volley after volley into
the dangling bodies. Then the firing
ceased. The work of blood Avas done.
By 12:30 nothing remained of the im
mense throng that had packed the
streets, but a few groups of men dis
cussing the lynching. George Irvine
was taken from the jail with his as
sociates and closely guarded. Then he
was led back to his cell. Nease Gil
lespie maintained his innocence to the
end. Kd Barber, a relative of the
murdered man, followed the mob with
the prisoners to the scene of the lynch
ing and pleaded with them to return
the negroes to the jail and let the law
take its course, but the mob heeded
him not.
Nease and John Gillespie, charged
with the murder of the Lyerly family,
on the night of July 13, had been put
on trial in Rowan -' county Superior
Court at Salisbury today. Judge Long
presiding at this special term, devoted
most of his charge to the subject oi
lynching, declaring that the prisoners
would be protected at all hazards and
that any interference with such intent
would be summarily punished.
At the close of today's sitting the
prisoners were taken back to jail. At
this time no apprehension of mob
violence was feared by the authorities.
The crime with which the negroes
were charged was the murder on the
night of July 13th at Barber Junction
of Isaac Lyerly, his wife and two
children. Feeling ran high at the time
and an effort wras made to lynch the
negroes. They were hurried away
and brought to Charlotte, where they
remained until Sunday night, when
they were taken to Salisbury for trial.
The lynching tonight terminates the
trial begun today, but it is not known
what steps Avill be taken by Judge Long
and Solicitor Hammer, now on the
ground, as to the prosecution of the
members of the mob.
EMBEZZLED $125,000.
Teller and Bookkeeper of Pittsburg
Bank Conspired and Speculated on
Large Scale-Matter Had Been
Kept Secret. One Man in Jail.
Pittsburg-, Pa., Augu9t 4. Official
knowledge of the embezzlement of
$125,000 from the Union Trust Com
pany several day3 ago, was dissemi
nated today in a statement issued by
H. C. MeEldowney, president of the
Trust Company. This statement was
delivered to all the newspapers, and
was published today. This is the
first that has been printed in local
papers, so effectively had the matter
been suppressed The statement says:
'On Wednesday August 1, while a
bookkeeper, C. 8. Hixson, was on his
vacation, a discrepancy was found in
his books in the Union Trust Compa
ny. Hixson was immediately arrest
ed and made a complete confession.
In his confession he stated that act
ing jointly with C. B. W. Kay, a
teller, they had stolen $125,000, di
viding the money equally, with Ray,
the teller, taking the money off the
counter while Hixson the book
keeper, falsified the book?. The
money was all lost in speculation
Auditors have verified the confession
of Hixson to a cent, namely, $125,
000. Hixson is now lodged in the
Allegheny county jail and the Union
Trust Company will do all that is
necessary to arrest C. 35. W. Ray,
who has escaped, and see that he is
punished to the full extent of the
law. The Union Trust Company on
Friday, August 3, charged to profit
and loss account $125,000, the full
amount of its loss.
(Signed) "H. C. McEldowney,
President."
WOMAN ADOPTS LAD
SHE WANTED TO WED
Des ZSIoines, Iowa, August 6 Chas.
Lockhart, of Fonda, Iowa, 19 years old,
came to Des Moines today leading by
the hand blushing Mrs. Jennie Greg
son, who has not quite reached her 59th
birthday. A inarraige license was
sought and obtained.
To the office of Judge Zell G. Roe the
couple then wended their way. When
apprised of the mission of his visitors
the Judge started in amazement. lie
covering himself, the magistrate look
ed Mrs. Gregson in the face and said:
"Woman, i'ts not a marriage license
you need, but papers permitting you
to adopt the lad."
After listening to a solemn disserta
tion on the evil of mismating, the wo
man took the Judge's advice and said
she would adopt Charles and see that
he got a finished education to give him
a good start in life.
Sealed Proposals.
Office of the Custodian, U. S. )
Postoffice, Goldstoro, N. C,
August, 4th, 1906. j
Sealed proposals will be received at
i this office until G o'clock p. m. on the
of the 30 day of August, .1906, and then
nrpnpL for rhf inrprinr nnintino- ro.
lynching, it is stated that the negroes . tMg builing ac
were norriDiy mutilated by knives in cor(lauce with specification, copies of
me nanus oi some oi me moo. iteacn- which, may be obtained upon applica
ing the spot selected, the prisoners ' tion at this office,
were given an opportunity to confess. I LOUIS N. Gil ANT,
Custodian.
MADE SMITH & WESSON PISTOLS.
Death of D. B. Wesson-He Left $50,-000,000.
Springfield, Mass., Aug. 4 After
an illness of almost 4 years, Daniel
Baird Wesson, the revolver manu
facturer, died here to-day.
Death resulted from heart failure
superinduced by neuritis. Mr. Wes
son was the founder of the firm of
Smith & Wesson, and has been the
manufacturer of guns and revolvers
the greater part of his life. He was
born in Worcester in 1825 and came
to Springfield in 1857, when, with
Horace Smith, he started the manu
facture of guns. His wealth is esti
mated at 50,000,000. He is survived
by two eons, a daughter and 13
grandchildren.
REFORM IN IOWA.
The "Iowa idea" ran away with
the Iowa republican convention, and
Governor Cummins easily won a
nomination to a third term, although
precedent in Iowa forbids third
terms. Not only was he nominated
on the first ballot, but he dictated
the platform, and, that platform
demands "such reasorjable and time
ly changes as will keep the tariff in
harmony with our industrial and
commercial progress."
While the Iowa republicans think
Dingleyism has been carried too far,
especially in the direction tt "domes
tic monopoly, "yet the Dick machine
in Ohio says the tariff must not be
touched because revision now would
bring befeat in 1908. ft would be
bad political sense, says Mr. Dick of
Ohio, and he claims to draw inspira
loin from Oyster Bay
The Ohio idea and the Iowa idea
will now proceed to inresh over the
subject until the Noember election,
and the voter will ti any rate gain
some political eduction. Governor
Cummins is a fighter and he proposes
to step from a third term to the Sen
ate, where no doutt he would renew
the demand for revision, much to
the disgust of the standpatter of the
Aldrich stamp sod the machine in
general.
But after all rtvision of even the
Cummins sort wuld be halting and
unsatisfactory. Ail big campaign sub
scribers would ie protected, and all
the trusts would be represented when
revision comes up "at the hands of its
friends. Real r e v ision cannot be h ad
until the democrats regain control of
Congress and of the executive office.
A Cummins revision may bef better
than n revision at all, but a Cum
mins revision will not satisfy con
sumers" who are the country. When
Massachusetts and Iowa want revis
ion it cannot be far off. The defeat
of the Perkins-Blythe ring in Iowa
by a "decisive majority is significant
even if it does not point to real revi
sion;of the tariff. It points at any
rate to a state primary law, and the
selection of United States Senators
by direct popular vote. Secretary
Shaw and the state machine were
voted down, and the reformers swept
the convention, and this should be
considered an achievement in hide
bound Iowa.
FOR DEFRAUDING UNCLE SAM.
Member of Oregon Legislature and
Lawyer Co to Penitentiary.
Portland, Ore., Aug. 4 Willard
N. Jones, member of the Oregon
Legislature of 1903, a wealthy con
tractor and timber dealer, today was
sentenced by Judge William H.
Hunt, in the United States Circuit
Court to serve one year's imprison
ment in the Federal penitentiary on
McNeill's Island, and to pay a fine
of $ 2 000. Jones was convicted of
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment. Thadeus Stevens Potter, a
well known Portland lawyer, who
was tried and convicted jointly with
Jones, was sentenced to serve six
months in the Multnomah county
jail and to pay a fine of $500.
AN INDIAN TRAIN-WRECKER.
Allen Otter, a Cherokee, Fined and
i Imprisoned For Attempt To Wreck
Southern Train in Indian Ridge
Tunnel.
Asheville, Aug. 5. Special Detec
tive Frank M. Jordan, of the South
ern Kailway Company, has returned
from Bryson City, where he attend
ed the Swain county term of Superior
Court. One of the most important
cases disposed of during the term
was that of State vs. Allen Otter
a Cherokee Indian. He was accused
of attempting to wreck a train on
the Murphy branch of the Southern
Railway on the evening of May 10.
The Indian, it was alleged, wrecked
or attempted to wreck a train at
Indian Ridge tunnel. The case was
worked up by W. L. McCanless of
Old Fort,an officer under Mr. Jordan
and so strong was the evidence that
little trouble was had in securing a
conviction. Otter was sentenced to
three year's imprisonment and also
to pay a fine of $200.
Mr. Jordan has been at work re
cently on a case involving the rock
ing of the train near Hendersonville
some time ago and yesterday two
men were arrested, charged with
the offence, and held under bond at
Hendersonville.
Rocky Mount Wants Freight Station
Moved.
Rocky Mount, N. C, Aug. 4. A.
W. Anderson, general superinten
dent of the Atlantic Coast Line,
spent the day here in conference
with a committee of citizens relative
to the moving oi the freight office
from the Main street of the city.
Work had begun ou a new $14,000
building, and the citizens' request is
that the railroad build elsewhere than
Main street. Mr. Anderson made
no statement as to whether the re
quest would be granted.
Destroyed By Fire.
Tomasville, N. C.,-Aug. 3. The
warehouse and finishing department
of the Cramer Furniture Co. was de
stroyed by fire. The loss was com
plete. The estimated damage is
between $20,000 and $25,000 with
$8,000 insurance. The fire burned
rapidly and as Thomasville has no
fire department the flames made
quick work of the building and its
content.
MASSACHUSETTS FOR BRYAN
Democratic State Committee Will
Make Official Announcement.
Boston, Aug 4 The candidacy of
Wm. J. Bryan for the Democratic
nomination for President was the
subject of a statement given out this
afternoon by Former Mayor Quincy,
chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, who urges strongly the
nomination of Mr. Bryan. He says:
"So far as I have been able to as
certain, the sentiment of those who
now make up the membership of
the State and local Democratic or
ganization in this common wealth, is,
at the present time, overwhelming
ly in lavor of the nomination of Mr.
Bryan in 1908. I have no doubt that
this feeling will find official ex
pression at the proper time.
Buy a Red Cross Felt Mattress from
Andrews & Waddell.
MADE ?75,000 PLAYING HYMNS.
"Rock of Ages" and "Jesus, Lover
of My Soul," Were Money
Getters.
New York, August 4 It is esti
mated that Melcher Wideman, the
blind organ grinder, who died yes
terday in St. Joseph's hospital,
worth at least $50,000, must have
ground out favorite hymns, "Rock
of Ages," and "Jesus Lover of My
Soul," ?rore than a million times
d'uring the 28 years he played at the
entrance to Glen Island, John H.
Starlin's summer resort at New
Rochelle.
Although Wideman was blind, he
knew when a crowd was approach
ing him, and as each car and boat
unloaded its passengers at Glen
Island he started hi wheezy old
organ in motion, and the result was
invariable a shower of coins. It is
said that in the busy season the
aged man averaged $25 a day.
In late years he was assisted by
his wife, who carried a large tin cup
and collect el the money. They
worked together until two years
ago, when Mrs. Wideman died.
Although the wealthiest organ
grinder in the country, Wildeman
feared he would spend his last days
in the poor house, and this preyed
on his mind. Two weeks ago he be
came seriously ill and was forced to
lay aside his hand organ, and died
yesterday at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Wideman had no relatives, and it
is believed that, he willed his hoard
to the Catholic church. A priest
took charge of the body, which will
be buried in New Rochelle.
See Parker & Falkener for Ham
mocks and Porch Shades. At your
own price.
HOT WEATHER DEBILITY.
How to Protect Oneself Against Heat
Fatigue, and Summer Diseases.
Many people are so easily affected
by the hot weather as to be capable of
but little work during the summer
months. Inquiry among this class
will show that in nearly every in
stance there is a weak stomach and
more or less indigestion. Put the
digestive organs right by using Mi-o-na
stomach tablets and the summer
time will rrove the deasantest. most
desirable and enjoyable season of the
year.
One little Mi-o.na tablet before
each meal will give you life, vitality
energy ana physical endurance dur
ing the heated term and ward off the
ordinary diseases of summer. Mi-o-na
is not an ordinary summer tonic
or digestive, it is a true strengthener
of the digestive system, buildinsr un
the organs to perfect health and vi
tality by curing the indigestion and
absolutely removing all pains and
distress in the stomach, specks before
the eyes, sick and nervous headache
and other symptoms that come from
a weakened stomach.
Mi-o-na makes positive and lasting
cures and is sold by J. H. Hill & Son
under an absolute guarantee that it
will cure all diseases of the stomach,
except cancer, cr the money will be
refunded.
Ask them to show you the guaran
tee they give with every 50c box of
Mi-o-na.
Hammocks, all grades greatly re
duced, also porch shades at Parker &
Falkener' s.
Increase Pension of Old Soldiers.
Scotland Neck, N. C. Aug1. 3.
The "Buck Kitchin" Camp of Con
federate Veterans in regular meeting
yesterday decided to make effort to
have the next legislature pass an
act to increase the state appropriation
for pensions of Confederate soldiers
by adding $100,000 more. They
will take up the matter with
the various Confederate camps in
the state and will ask the United
Daughters of the Confederacy to
operate in the movement.
Thirty Blown to Pieces.
London, Aug. 4. A dispatch to
the Evening Standard from Moscow
says that a number of workmen
there today had prepared to receive
with bombs a detachment of troops
sent against them when one of the
bombs was prematurely exploded by
accident and exploded other bombs,
blowing thirty workmen lo pieces
and wounding many others. The
soldiers were uninjured.
S. S. CONVENTION.
Nahunta Township S. S. Conven
tion will be held in Yelverton's
church, Faro, on the 10th day of
August.
PROGRAM.
10 a. m. Song service, 1-70 and 2
168. 10 15 Devotional exercises, D. L.
Earnhardt.
10 30 Address of welcome, S S
Pupil.
Response, S. H. Pupil.
10 40 Address, Bev. Stewart.
10 50 Song service, 2-110.
11 00 Exercise by Yelverton's S. S.
11 15 Recitation, The Kingdom of
Heaven, Sarah Exum.
11 30 Address, The Purpose of and
Who Should Attend the S. S.
Rev. Cunningham.
Song.
Instructions and illustrations
in the Primary Department, by
Mrs. Kendall.
Exercises by Eureka S. S.
Dinner.
AFTERNOON.
1 30 Song service, 2-27.
140 Exercises by Watery Branch
S S
2 00 Address by County President
Song, 233
Exercise by Eureka S 8
Exercise by F remontSS
Address, How to Increase and
Hold the Attendanca in S S
byBAest J
Song service, 2267.
Election of officers, appointing
committees and selecting time
and place for holding next
convention
Closing song, 2 16 4
Adjournment. -The
songs on programme may be
found in hymnal No. 2.
You are invited to come and bring
your basket.
J. H. B.
DFATfi OF DR. WALTER LANQDON.
Wilminjon Star.
OA telegram to his neice, U-. Thos.
D. Meares, brought tho intr-Hi r,e
the death, on .Sunday, at his hmo in
vmornia, ot Ui. Walter 11. Dangdon.
Dr. Dangdon was born and rr,i ;
this city, practiced medicine before tho
war in Philadelphia, returned home to
enter the Confederate army, where ho
ereu prominently as a surgeon, and
after the war, commenced practice in
Wilmington. He moved to California
in 1809, but retired from active work
seerai years ago, with a comneif-nr-,.
He is survived Ly a son, Dr. Samuel
W.i II. Dangdon, of Stockton; a brother,
Capt. Paul II. Langdon, of Augusta,
Ga.; a nephew, Dr. Junius I). Young,
of California, and a niece, Mrs. Meares,
of this city.
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