VOL. XLVI White Woman Outraged by Negro Fiend . \ Victim A Gentle, Refined And Highly Connected Lady—Assaulted in Her Home Saturday Night While Alone For A Few Minutes—Life Threatened If Outcry Made---Three Negroes Tracked By Blood Hounds Arrested—Diligent Efforts Made To Get The Guilty One. TROUBLE FEARED AND TROOPS SENT BY GOVERNOR ON REQUEST. Troops Shoot Jas. A. Ray and Wound Two Others Monday Night When They Imagine Masked Men About to Storm the Jail—Citizens Very Angry After Shooting and Demand Removal of Troops—Negroes and Soldiers Sent * Away On Special Train. Good Citizens Testify No Masked Men—Shooting Started At Jail And Jail Not Fired On—No Mob Attempted to Storm Jail. This community has been pass • - log through a season of tragedy and intense feeling since last Saturday night. Before the day light was gone last Saturday even ing a white woman was assaulted and brutally outraged by a masked negro. Three suspected negroes were arrested and lodged in jail. Fearing that the people would rise in anger and anticipate the processes of law, the county au thorities called on the Governor for troops to protect the prisoners. The troops came Sunday evening, remaining over Monday, and Mon day night three citizens, without provocation so far as the facts upon investigation show, were fired upon by the soldiers. One was killed and two were wound ed. Such is a brief, outline. Now for the more important details. Mrs. Riddle Assaulted. Mr. A. A. Riddle, his wife and child live in a cottage on the south side of the street car line between Graham and Barlington near the power plant and on the side of the .power plant next to Burlington. Mr. Riddle had gone up town. Mrs. Riddle had put her three year-old child to bed and started toward the front door. In the ball she was met by a. masked negro with a pistol and warned not to make any outcry. He forced her into her sitting room and accom plished his brutal purpose. Mrs. Riddle, a gentle and refined wo man, with no one near to help her was powerless in the hands of the brute. The negro told her he knew where her husband was when she said he was coming, and that he knew her neart st neigh bor was not at home. To add to the horror of the crime Mrs. Rid dle was in a delicate condition. No alarm was given by Mrs. Rid dle as she expected her husband to return i,n a few minutes, which he did. Officers were notified and blood hounds were brought from Raleigh and placed on the trail. The two hounds Were used separately and both followed the trail to the Rainey Hospital, where Arthnr Veasey and George Troxler were arrested, and Will Lee, another negro who worked at the hospital, was not there with Veasey and Troxler, but was arrested at the home of his father. All were lodged in jail. The negroes were carried before Mrs. Riddle, but ■he could not identify either, as THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. 4 CORONER'S INQUEST HELD there was no light on at her home at the time and the negro having a handkerchief tied over his face that concealed his features. The news of the crime spread like wild-fire and hundreds of people thronged the streets in the vicinity of the jail all day Sun day. An investigation was started at once by Sheriff Story and his deputies and Mr. E. S. Parker, Jr., county attorney, and others to ascertain, if possible, who was the guilty party. The whereabouts of Lee and Veasey were more reasonably accounted for at the time the crime was committed than were those of Troxler. In truth, Troxler made a number of statements which were at variance and conflicting. The people were angry, justly so, and as a matter of precaution the Governor was asked for troops to protect the prisoners in event a mob should form and attempt to administer summary punishment. A machine gun company was seut from Durham, part of them com ing by truck and automobile and the others on the evening train. Throughout the day the people came and went and congregated about the jail. There was no un due excitement and no concerted attempt to force the jail, so far as can be learned. At one time two men went to one of the doors of the jail and kicked the door, but this demonstration caused no un easiness. At another time a crowd of boys called for the deliverance of the prisoners. The crowd was talked to by Mr.'E. S: Parker, Jr., and others, who explained they were doing all they could to locate the guilty one, that only one of the prison ers could be guilty of the crime, and that to do a rash act would Involve two innocent men. Sheriff Story and his depnties were on the scene all day and explained the situation. There were many people on the streets about the jail all day long. Men came in autos with their wives and daughters and children, and young men and yonng women drove by and tarried for a while. Instead of mobs storming the jail, according to reports sent out, the crowd seemed rather bent on see ing what was going on. At nightfall, while there was still lots of people on the streets. Troops Asked For. GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. JULY 22 1920 things were orderly and the peo ple were not unreasonable. The soldiers were on guard and a feel ing of security prevailed. It was the same way all day Monday, bat here the opportunity,to take the prisoners away and remove the trfmpation was lost, the prisoners being held here, it is stated, to enable the attorneys and officers to pursue their investigations. The Shooting Monday Night. Monday was a quiet day in Gra ham and few more than those who came on business were in town. The feeling about the henious crime was still running high, as it naturally would. It was a showery day. In the early part of the night there was a heavy shower, during which for an instant the lights went out, caused by electric disturbance. Tbis was abont 9:30 o'clock, and it was then the first shot was heard. -In a few minutes people had come out from their, homes and gathered on the court house square. Howard Moser, small son of the jailer, ran np to the American Cafe and told that lights were out at the jail. VV. W. Phillips and Jas. A. Kay came out from the cafe and walked down to ward the jail. The cafe fronts on court' house square and is on same side of W. Elm St. as the jail. It h about 160 yards from the court house square to the jail lot and the jail stands off from Elui street about 75 feet.. Phillips lives on this same street and on same side as jail and cafe. W. H. Bos well lives next door to Ph illips and his is last house go ing from court house to jail. Ray and Phillips were joined by Clem Bradshaw who lives on same side ol same street some 300 feet west of jail. When these three got about even with the end of Boswell's bouse toward the jail they saw a soldier on the northeast corner of jail lot. IJe did not bail them nor say anything. They saw the flash of his automatic and retreated. It waa then and there that al' three were hit. Mr. R»y wait shot through both of hi* upper thigh* and both femoral arteries wjre sev ered. He got back about :H) yard* from where he waa when abut, and fell. A bullet went through the calf of Phillips* leg and a bullet bart-ly brushed Bradabaw'a leg. Ray waa picked up, but aaia he wax dying. He Waa raalind t» Rainey Hospital bat waa dead when the Hospital wqs reached. While the Bhooting was going on two volleys ware fired by machine gunß. Mr. lioswell's house was pierced by three bullets, two of which have been found aud are 45 calibre pistol bullets. Phillips says the ball that went ; through his leg was a pistol ball, i The ball that ended Ray's life was cut out and is also a pistol ball. From where these three men were shot to where the soldier was firing his Cok's automatic is not over 115 feet, and from all the evidence the soldier was firing point blank. The people gathered rapidly about the oourt house square after the shooting. Many of, them were very augry and used strong language. At no time had Berioui trouble been more imminent. Good citizens, cool and • deliberate under ordi nary circumstances, demanded that the .troops be moved as quickly as possible. Mr. Parker called for the Governor and got Adj't. Gen. Melts who got a special train in Raleigh and came to Gra ham. The soldiers and the three negroes were out of town before six o'clock Tuesday morning. Inquett Held. Dr. R. M. Troxler, the coroner, held an inquest Tuesday morning. Solicitor S. M. Qattis of Hillsboro was present and assisted the coro ner. The evidence taken and witnesses examined were as follows: G. Allen Mebaue; At Lynn B. Williamson's and heard one or more shots about the jail followed by firing of a machine gnn. W. W. Phillips, proprietor of American Cafe: - Was in cite, Howard Moser ran in and said lights were out. Phillips, Jas. A. Ray and Clem Bradshaw walked dorn toward jail to W. H. Bos well's house to see what the trouble was. A soldier on the corner at a telephone post shot three tiuien; then a machine gun started. They ran back. A second volley was fired from a machine gun. Was hit by a pistol shot. Saw no one but (he soldier and a man across the'street. Heard one shot before leaving cafe. It was dark at the jail. Was in speaking distance of soldier, who said nothing. Man on Ed. Shoe's porch shot at three times. Heard no order to fire. Thos. Hadley: Was at court house; walked by postoffice and drug store, up rouud tbe block and down Maple street down to ward jail to W. Elm St. Jail was dark except a light at north door. Heard order to shoot. First shot came from second story of jail. Then machine guu commenced while pistol was shooting. lie ran between Ed Shoe's house and the Fire House. Thought he saw man run out of east door of jail. This man shot at him. Machine gun seemed to be on north porch of jail. Only light here. First shot was from window. Saw only three invn (W. W. Philips, Jas. A. Eay and Clem Bradshaw); saw no one else. Side-walk around jail was dead line. Heard 6 or 7 pistol shots. Howard Moser (about 14, son of jailer): Soldier sent him and Wui. Moore up town for officer. Heard someone say turn off liglfts; heard pistol; ran up town. Kan behind house when machine gun fired. Followed behind Phillips, Kay and Uradshaw. Saw Bor 10 men going down street toward Mr. L. Banks Holt's; they cam«? back and went toward corn patch. No men in jail but soldiers. Didn't know soldier that shot, Clem Uradshaw: At oafe; start ed home; caught up with Moser boy, then with Kay and Phillips. Soldier at telephone poet was shooting at man at Fire House. Shot 3 or 1 times. First shot beard was at telephone pole. Heard no one say anything. Close euouirh behind Ray and Phillips to touch them. Was few feet past Boswell's house. Soldier says to soldier "git them." Jim Clapp: At home In lied 75 feel away; beard 3 or 4 shots. .Souuded from jail. Weuton back porch. Then machine guu com menced; liule later machine gun agaiu. Saw and heard uo one. J. M. Phillips: At froutof cnfe; beard pistol shot; Mover boy ran iu HHd said lights out at ja.il. Walked oat, heard one shot, sounded like rifle; heard 2 or 3 other shots; saw no one. P. A. Ilolt: Heard shooting, got up, went out, looked up street saw no one, went back to bed,heard bullet* pass over house. Next morning went to corn patch, saw one track; not enough rain to wash out tracks. Mcßride Holt: In bed, heard pistol and machine gun. Visited corn patch; no evidence of any one being there. Cora shot up. Ross Henderson: Heard 50 masked men were in coru patch; went to coru patch and saw only one track. lioyd Trolinger (uight police): At Fire House before shooting; saw no one. Dolph Moser asked what was the trouble. Soldier said there was a crowd of masked men. Saw no one; light euough to see. Asked about corn patch— said he saw one track. J. P. Smith: Live across street from jail, wag in bed. Someone said "halt." Heard pistol, sonnd ed from Fire House. Looked out of window, soldier walked toward corner, shot 3 or 4 times. Tnen machine gun and other shots. Saw no one on streets. Cbas. A. Scott: At Lynn B. Williamson's, heard one shot, mo ment or two two shots; then ma chiuoguri. Went out. Machine gun agaiu. No crowd. Kobt. L. Holmes (Mayor): Saw no foot prints in com patch. Dutch Clapp: WHS at sister's (just south of jail), started up street, "halted," went back, saw no one. Had been no mhchine gun yet. Saw (ire of pistol shot from porch; then pistol and ma chine gun shooting. Verdict of Coroner'* Jury, NORTH CAROLINA— Alamance County Be it remembered that oh the 20th day of July, 1920, I, R. M. Troxler, M. D , Coroner of said county, attended by a jury of good and lawful men, viz: A. W. Norwood, J. D. Lee, A. B. Nichol son, H. W. Scott, W. J. Nicks and R. U. Foster, by me summoned for the purpose, according to law, and after being by me duly sworn and impaneled, at Graham, in Graham township, Alamance coun ty, did hold an inquest over the dead hody of James A. Ray, and after Inquiring into the faots and circumstances of the death of the deceased, from a view of the corpse and consideration of all testimony to be procured, the jury find as follows, to-wit: That we And from the evidence presented to us that James A. Ray met his death by a gun shot wound, gun fired by some member of the Durham Machine Qnn Com pany in charge of Captain Fowler, which Company was stationed at the county jail, on the night of July 19th, 1920, at about 9 o'clock. We And no evidence whatever that any attack was being made on the jail. The above list of witnesses exam ihed are among the best citizens of this community and what they say is worthy of credit. Ed Shoe lives diagonally across 'about 120 feet northeast of the jail lot corner from where the soldier used the automatic. It was at his porch where Thos. I lad ley was fired at 3or 4 times. Hadley ran between Shoe's house and the Fire House 15 feet away. One bul'et hit the porch and two the Fire House. The only persons he saw were the soldier and the three inen--Kay, Phillips and Bradshaw —on tbe opposite side of the street. JaH. P. Smith lives 011 name side of street as Shoe and about the same distance northwest. Jim Clapp liven west of jail about 100 feet and lot adjoins jail lot. None of these saw any masked men or the semblance of a mob. As to the jail being fired upon, if the statements to that effect are cor rect, there should be found some bullet marks, but none has been found. Ho misleading have been the reparts that the citizens of this com-nunity have heen severely and unjustly criticised by the leading daily papers of the State. Aa investigation is being demand ed— it is doe this community. There should be no whitewashing. Mr. Win. H. Albright Dead. Mr. Wm. H. Albright died about 3:30 o'clock this morning at his home here in the 44th year of his age. He wa« born here and lived here all his life. Two we»ks ago Mr. Albright went to Asheville on account of his health. He was suffering from heart and dropsical troubles. The doctors advised him that they could do no more for him than his home doctors could, and he returned home. ' For a number oF years deceased conducted a market business here, which he sold a few weeks ago. He had lotsof friends and acquaintances who will regret to hear of his death. lid is survived by his widow, who was a daughter of the late Elbridge Foust of the southern part of the county, and two small children—a boy and girl, two half brothers— Thos. A. and Jas. D Albright, and two half sisters —Mrs P. A. Mitch ell and Mrs. J. T Sbaw, also one full sister, Mrs. Flora Savage of Louisville, Ky. The burial will l>e in Linwood Cemetery. James A. Ray Boiled. The remains of Jamqq A. Ray, who met an untimely death Mondav night by being shqf by a member of the Durham Machine Gun Company, were buried at New Providence Wed nesday morning at 11 o'clock. The Modern Woodmen of America, of whi'ih he was a member, conducted the burial service. A large con course of people attended the funeral. Mr. Ray was in his 48th year, lie was big-hearted and kind and his taking off is sincerely deplored by all who knew him. Deceased was twice married. He is survived by a widow and eight children, six of them by his last wife, his aged mother and two brothers. His oldest son, Rex, wa* in the U. 8. Army and stationed at Norfolk, iie was telegraphed to. and attended the funeral. —Mr. Jim W. McPherson has opened an ice buinesa. His stand is next to Graham Grocery Co.'s store. —Regular drives of automobiles have been passing through for sev eral days past. Someone counted 26 in one of these droves a day or two ago. They were south-bound. The dealers got them shipped as far as Baltimore and some other points and had to drive them the rest of the way. ■EFORT OF CONDITION OF The Citizens Bank OF GRAHAM. At Graham In the State of North Carolina, at > the clow of business, June 30, I#tO. HBHOUHCBB Loan* and discounts SM,tMB.BS ' Demand loan* 10;i:».2» ; Overdraft* secured, f ; untie'l, ■U. H. Honda and Utterly Hond* 0,410.001 All other Btocka. Ilond* and Mort * gages.. - 315 00 Furniture aud Fixture*.. 1.281.44 Liberty Loan Bond* 347.00! Caah In vault and net ain't due from Hanks, I tanker*, andTruat Co.'* j Cash item* held over U hour* 'JT6.2O Check* for clearing 1,301.1* . Total.. $ wijznjn \ LIABILITIES Capital stock 10,0U0AO j Hurplus fund 1,000.00 Undivided pro III*, lew currentex pensr* and tales paid 3,7)18.48 | O.vldeod* unpaid Si .oo Bill* payable - 5500.40 Deposit* subject to check . Time Certificate* of Depoalt. 2.&08 24 Having* IX'pOnlta. .. 11,061.20 (.ashler's Check*outstanding £X) 87 j Certified Check* SOJ.UO Due to National Hanks tMljjn Accrued interest Due depositur*-,... 510.00 Domestic aud Foreign Acceptances, "pewlal dap. ;«5.a» I Total * «7jr»K; State ol North Carolina. County of Ala mance, July 17, IWO. I, J. H. Cook, Secretary of the aboye named bank, do solemnly swear that tbe above statement I* true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. P. COOK, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before at, this rth day of July, HMO. W. E. HABON. Notary Public. ,j My commission expire* Sept. 17, 192 i [Notarial Heal.l Correct—Attest: W. J. NICKS. W. B. ORBBN, j li. J. STOCK A It U. , Director*. What's beoome of the "Bay your next winter's ftiej early" movement ? ® • * r- — , NO. We read that "harmony is the I chief aim of Harding and the ; leaders," which reminds us of an incident or two we savr at the Chi- jfe cago convention. And by the way, did you ever notice how harmonious and non-contentious a row of headstones are ifDrceme- || Just three years ago the first American troops set foot in 'j France. Thanks to the Republi can Senate, the predictions made | at that time that the war would * last three years longer have proved correct. Stop the abarp pains that come with attacks of Bowel Complaint* by . using the beet remedy—Dr. BRTH ARNOLD'S BALSAM. Warranted by Farrell-Hayee Drag Co., Gra ham, N. C. i 1 Mr. Hoover has promised to sup port Harding. Well, Mr. Hoover developed a maximum of nearly a dozen votes in the Chicago cjp veulion and every little helps. The esteemed New York Even ing Post asks if Senator Hiram Jonnttou is sulking "again," or "yet," Hair Gray? Read This i This is a message of importance to all who have gray hair. Science . has made a great discovery in Q-ban. Gray or faded hair changes to a natural, uniform, lustrous, beauti ful dark shade simply by applying 3 -ban. Works graduady and defies etection. Safe, sure, and guaran teed harmless. All ready to use. 50c a large bottle, money back if Jiot satisfied. Sold by Hayes Drug Company and all good drugstores. ,Try Q-ban Hair Tonics Soap. Liquid shampoo, also Q-ban Depilatory. C&ut PROFF.SSIONAL CARDS JOHN J. HENDERSON Attorney-at-Law GRAHAM, N. C. Ml lea over ■"—Lrl llaiani J". s. a ©ok, Attorney-at- Las*, 4 RAH AM. .... K. 0 Offloa Patterson Building Second Floor. ..... UK. WILLI LOSfl. JR. . . . DENTIST : c : sraham. .... 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Here is the Doe tor's offer to yon:- Get a package ef Dr. LeGear*s Stock Powders from your dealer; feed it to your horses, milk cows, steers, hogs and sheep as Par direction and after a thorough trial, if results are not satisfactory, ,'Jst return the empty carton to your dealer and your money will bo cheerfully * refunded.—Dr. La D, UGear Med. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 1 I J EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified aa Executor of the will of L*ura Maloite, deceased, the undersigned ~ hereby notllies all persona holding claims asainst said estate to present tbe same, duly , authenticated, on >u before the »th day of July, lftjl, or th'a notice will by pleaded ;In bar of their recovery. All persons indebt ed to auk) estate are requested to make lu> mediate settlement. 5A..... 'i--i & Thls June »tb, IWI.

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