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, -. . ..CArlC. ....... . r-' - C' vi .1 .-.--..'!' 5 JAMES A. THOUfS; EDITOR. THE COTJUTY, THE BTATC, TnE.'UITIOn SUESbEIPTIOH .51 ."66 PUS'tEaR VOL. XXXIX. i LOUISBUBG; II.; C, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26; -1909 V, W' i ZiV. .xn v;;, ,v:i . 4 ir: BODY OF BABYHFOUJlO. MUCH EXCITEIIENT AROUSED iNOUfiSTlHiEtDr Evidence Befote CoronersiIn quest Point to Dick Gardner and Wlfe.Gladys "dardner-1- Arrested but Released: The finding 'of .ihe dead . bodySof & whiu infant in our neighboring town t of FranBinton $pfc$VM&j morning createa ngnt muen excite ment among Ihe i good reojflfirifpf that town, and ia cponie;tVaf telephone me3agef from t Chief of police A. B. Cookej ihe Cotmty- Corr onr, Mr. J. A: Winer, left llo the next train to investigate the matter, ile was aatisfied, -after-Jearing few facta that the babr ' was killed and placed in the ;ctiivniwhet was found bj ieetionIgM RSe field, aad he prtoeeded at once 'to summon the folding as jurof inquest: I. H. Kearney, B. T: (ireen, R. A. Pruitt, S. 1, Dukej J. D. Speed, J-fcJcholso: They made a fall and thorough investigation, examined a numbeir qI witnesses, amotigthem, W Juflthjt field, A. B. Coeke, Dr. A. R. Win ston, B. F. King, J. T. Raefield and others. . ; . , Upon the evidence , , gotten , from these witnesses the jnry returned i as their verdict, (in substanoe) that all the circumstances pointed to the guilt of Dick GajrdrieiaridLmife Gladys Gardner white, who were in Pranklinton about three weeKS ago with a theatrical company. Upon the rendering ot this verdict by the ? ,iorv Coroner Turner, made nis re- t 'J 7 J . "-port to the Clerk of the Court, and upon the advice of Solicitor Daniels, pages ot xne same issue ot tDe .unar lotte Obserrer.which -were L found m the room occupied by the Gardners ants counsel whelher - to his ; own knowledge the ertra "pages came :out of the same groom, $e answered ' na at.d was therefore not 4 allowed testify as H khis.C' i Coroner riTuruer theri'toblcthe 8tandbut,asV5htiE te! ,tira9njwaJUAears,ajh9 eaee was ruled out. ? This wouud.UD the iiearing, there being nc farihersviixiesses sworn, and the Justice stated that while nere-misfrhl' be some suspicidus cfc I i -y-1 il'- ; .U i. ?. tit i . v , rjTi , ,' j v.-tZA n in ' not. evidence sumcient .toybind) them over and they were discharged. Upon the announcement of the J us heeDr.?Maloneroser:,d that he did not. know whether thes not, but vthey- wete here without meney. te get;awayv and. he; proposed. that the erord Jhip he" i starting the parties whoHwas ascer the i TOVIJ 0 's '. . I - - ... - . . . . I . . . . i . : . ; i r TT7 TT Z " " AROUSED. BIBLY."EIIBARRASSED." ., Ghost Hobffoollns--Robbers-- iil wiffiit Riders And nany Dtner Ghastty-u-SlJrIits?5 tddmfnp Before .Him. Tuesday night will long b Te-' membere by qui tea number"' of '.otix the collection with ' one dollar. We learn that about fifteen dollare was tsusedW ie sentiment- seems :.f; to be so m e wKat dry ideds. to the lgHilt Uof 'the Gardners, and we hear that some of our JjF'rankiinton ' i if rieridafc who heard theidencl before Vthfe 'Cof 6-s ner's jrtryi'; areioinewhat disappomV ed that they were not bound: over. Injustice to the Coroner, who it apiparjedteife well, and to Doiicemon iiaxru. : - v- - v. The whole affair, while Ter ex citing was .very amusing alaoj . -'Acd it xrai .TefyJaughable tie next mom- TIIE L10V1I1C PEOPLL THEIR -V HOVEnEliTS i DI AWD A mengare tor not1. ntting .to- th".! ''"11. ' " " '' ! barff the" Pst Wcek-rThox IUd Bod , V White Ul PRESS QUHEK . GitetriHe,. , sv , LOUIBURC1 5 CO IT f Wh6 Hato Gonrt Elsotrher3.v Hkkoryck r is: 1 ' it'1 j-citizens. About 2. o'clock nbone bells g)r?vfcfe.: came from cenWal; ihat r the . town was full 'of vMrobbers on Jiorse" iback -tfiat epedatf NightlM'icerrian " All' ien1 Harris had1 been f rurjTirJ ,tied -aanu ana ioot" ana was neJDlesa to combat-withthe.uXight -IUder- or whatever it was prowling around the had no , weapons others . tb it their wives. were nerTous'and would not allow them'to leave . home, and soil .if ; 1 Mr. Seatnai' a4v Wife, of Ks W Total for Hcnl s hnw f attack nlrrt rirV 1 - . : . :j ,m -'..TT.i , - :- ; rr . o-- xorr; areyxnung ax r.-Wta. Ui. , &cioou 2411 ICTt j. - '.w .. ( r- . I Graded SciU sx4 kat . 8TelTneTchanU-comt down ack " W. RP. Floja osnis tn Uvmidu 9cbocS wia 4 i .ireeWslippedJato the back door'of eif,h k,rd..l lA' fiC12 'oonties.' ;-.r . ? tj9 WS j their,'stfref and after armmg VtlTem. I h -: r i Im . i t. ; 5 - ' ." ' v;. aY,'.. inurg. y j i Totals whole counrr 11M - .w?? ... . F " W " streetBTv w ut-con nethe first vthoutrht of nearly every one vas of "bank rob- feetbt wevshojild tae thatytis clatmel4 Ha$ThSyfe(ence bef Ore4he 'X ivnHintfne preHminaryiriaa uro was not the same, by any means. iainea.f yioanokn daDids' Tuesdar f? W convened the heriHiJU; KearIfiiJSe UCW Pon lo. aajourn- court because one of the ' lawyer were in night. Deputy S ney and Chief High drove to Frank linton Tuesday pight and- took the wn naMPiln.k , trkin:forauogeKRpids, fMtM f ff ' SfW? Gardnert hWiraldy tek$&K3 r witnwinche8er8V'carbeseto,, and although .many ofour ,fbraye' citizens who can ordinarily be de cendedi'Opoft-in-the light"-f elt it their duty to respond to the alarm, yet they had a kind of weak feeling, nq'tne iieart-Deats camenmcx ;aua It was certainly a long time," said Harris, before any one respond ed. Finally Mr. Geo. W. Ford, waa seen .winding his way, carefully and noiselessly, dowq the 'dark,'! side of the street, with a bed slat in Ris hand. Calling to the policeman, he whete are they?" "There ther sro exauxTe ie: 'embarrassed i police- air. &elyea .anse boldly out on the streets I laiierins ncnxs come oni ana two I of em.Metsrs. N. KgertorT" aid rWlted lb Um ot 9- T- f: usve jacxxmne were aooui lo-rppur 7f i . . . . ajew.bulletsin some plows that wen I Meesn. W. F. Bex ley, J4 H. Cl KftirtroBVofW.P. Xeal'sVttore. ie, G. W. Ford and E. 8. Kord The next morning, however, "whin spent Wednesday in lltieigK Mr.r isgerton examined his . putol ; thete was not a single ball in it ! ; Itwai mighty fanny thenekt morrimg, but not so st 2 o'clock, about the hour for ghosts, hobgob- liusand "night riders lo be prowl ing around. '; Mrs. W. HWortham. of Daxhaia, la Jfff jvuO tbe.toul U I. u i -'. i ". I kot la wLlta stodi vu 91? M ctwopirtd wit2! the Vtrollnrai ct 3IW fcbove. TEs svtra 'su tvodsaoefor1' XWQ tu ' 111 -The yrarlW showrdab tanllntit la Ujs rural schools of 204 ss 1 com pared with 2,411 lor this tar. The srw la the I rcrsl dittricts'of Cbar3atoo, S. (X, b on a rich to hit the county 3,113 whirs childrs W Cspu Franc N. Cooks, of tb S. Army, whose post .Is now Bvt people In Louisbarg wEo "Amoo those ef our.ciuttns.. wtnt to Norfolk to se the "Return -Would he a Graceful Thtngr.f For some time Mr, James of the meeln were the following; " 1L C. Beek. Dr. A. H. Firming. H nht, W. L Umll, F, W. Hkka, CL8 CQU Ual la Ttx S. P. Bod die, F. R. Heei&alt, NR. of ickod. , twa the) see of 6 sa4 2lj Of ihcst 2,419 btrs Ua enro(ll dcr. icg tb priol.yrar r a treti&o over 71 psr csoU Tbe perotatss of enrollrasat la th rble Slxxm h Ukiug ox raising with which to nlace s set of chirasal Va tor hsir mp. in Sl Philips Episoopal cbar"cbh Durham.. The idea w&s concelte.1 Interestlncr Sutetnent of Pub-I Kt. -m.f , pint of gratitude to the Great I He Schbol Work ,t w'.i ' 7 man, "Halt: Halt!" demanded -Ford, and, advancing upon. the, ob- jcuus iu uuui iuc) value upou au 111- nocent horse that had gotten loose from one of te livery stables. terminating fatally. When its WJat r lmtQt.J.2.30,)trxroedony:a,adia I the course jof probably a half hour f seetatn6re:'of our "bravest dtif faenswereiseen to emerge from 'their ... i . hiding places behind corners and goods boxes. They "boldly Ifrienda maderthsaggettina JtutMtl SPt-" S,ttJB MiUt A TerJ ; HvdrU'xtiesodsome. aadcraie-l.teresUnff : ft tare . vu A tshulitsd came alreadv w 1. .aJ j . by the Chief of Police; under tele-1 responsioie tor tne congested condi nhone orders' from the Sheriff. uon ot tne eourt doctets in some They were browtffct;iofcaibii ar- the Shoo Fly Wednesday morning,! "V L fn? where thev were eiven a relWn4Ga8e8 continued from court to eourt, arv hearing before Justice Massen- their object being to defeat the ends burg, the defendants being represent- f jtice. If all the judges and Soil ed by WvH:Yarborob, Jry' M the lJW f" ff ff oU Y, The following witnesses wereexl a8 6f therndo When they ap-, arained in the order named: J. T. pear in court, the people would not Raefield who testified to finding the ar o much talk of congested bodv of the infant. Dr, ARWitK 4f?aRtflWessoW j. stop, who: made anuausy: f Torquwa .iuu jia.Ui: body. He testified that in his opin- Fairmers Warehouse Sold. , s ion the baby was born alivejas a teat, 1 yft e&TR that Allen Bers have I of its lungs f urnisheteividerieeipof i0lieir:iaTi . breathtng. .anaUner.eri sigjs , IfouseandatMwiUfContinneita of a liek on top of the head, and blood arnwrs ntual nobaci running out or tne nose. tf. 'i.. c0 Company.n The names of the Whitfield, proprietor of the notelrta whose pjaoe We.Gamners toppe ,Weak.l di 'lhaoo ot , while in Franklintoa, testified that ed inbeTirooin most of the time she rHfuro oJbisi Jii ma Ydi eiini ' Tha T Ant.hnvn' T.nrta Tiaa Antornn nra in ' Vrank-lmtAn that nn. nmht I ... ,. ... .. i. .T- nhi a fiair vara thor ha huami o I - r ley noise at the front its editor always1 makes it a power for whatever wiir advance Saii ben .nR.Red la th.-,.,' T. Holdo., .Tb., por, . J.UrM- utl tL" " . . .V . .. . v t it tirasUcg the toul of ibtss frota r- fni1l, VJ MWT WtJ. W,U ... pons rtoftiiU Lrca ib vsrkus dis tricts, there is Utl s total of 2,740 white ebildrfn who os?hi io U b in a -pint ot gratitnd Physician for his recovery fromJ a seve'rsr'fllne&s which carae verv' near t' Was When its grat prize contest anneuncd by the News mndt.Otu server, : some of Mr. Robinson's rol(tant thrrtfcrt bu trta a lutU The regulir monthly tneetla; of S9 ptr ornL of th rx..U. the Teachers AtsocuUon was beli J rvlWnt tvnd ibtrt ars b 'thi' rursl last batorasy. tverv school in the districts of thv oocatt wUu county out nve was rcprrssawa. IchUdrsa who hive sSt2.5 The assigned tessocs in KocJUtioci and Arithmeuc wer dLicused by as 'to esgfct to ibus f ctstrroent tax tbe blckbsird show.' school I hit vtr srd stttad. - . - "rtadn' Township Uais all lis othsrs erlib a tool nroUrstnt cf 444 n tnrollrssnt tXyz per tT.cf all the tor'nOaaJ ta" Usndance in JiatsrVi id ixr aui 15 total atpC&is.ai. t.ai.tnintj,to vpts ior. mm an enable him to win one of these 0R the 'enrollment raid ethti Ichildrvn in prize to .belpalong,hti chimes 'fond. tbc hil chools " and thr aftragi J avtrss ail A good idea which C the Gold Leaf attendanoe during the raoaln ox Jan . 1" rr. .. . .. . ... ' hearuly ssconds. Mr. Robinson's rJ- 1 Da suiement was pmrba i jb Wbiu Uvd f .DUJwas echoU, friends throughout the State can by aopt. White Irorn reports made I T jL Sled PiacrpX rvports the help hioj to mske the chi-uea ring! by' he teachers the week preceding. J j, tarollmtat sudt rtoorrd th all the sooner and more sweetly by I ch interest was mtcirU3 in IhMl otp 0fTd br Lb TtK Htl-. ' 1,. . ... . " , . I - 4 1 dropping in a few votss for hira espsctsuy m ins pruts sending their ae w subscriptions and ! 0"red by tbe Timxs' for the renewals to the Hews and Observer j eurollmsnt and ths and, telling hem to "place the be W percentage of attindsnos. For lots on the Du'rhaos Ban man. Weti-1 e o61 of our Ttsders w prtai dArtn r.Au'til ' Ithe sutement In foil Knrollmsat. A'c-At out in the light, prepared to comKn with the bravest of the" brave. "What does ail this mean Harris? they ..asked.-h Why ' gentlemen4"- knowj T saw se Wal;' Vnen'.Von7" tlje icour x ; square, i ; and ; ; others ? wal kiti g faro'uridtne hank's, while "others crocle up ana aown-tne streets : at Drtoak neck speeds and . when 'I hailed "W the two nearest the Mayor's r office and they refased jto'answ'er; tynred " iritb l iiT'lSH v.-::'- s .t" r.JC J fi--:,; , .."-. ... thenui v They ran o5, hut those near the.apkV jlraredar street lights came on, aud'then theV Hoved off. ' n fc And no man'' Sff as ever 1 more in earnest, apparently,' than server, to remember Bro. Robinson. the' absve expressions regarding a most bighly., esteemed "Brother Chip"-and the editor would b elad1 for any. ol his tnenda wb) oontem-' plate ( subscribing for or renewiacc ineir euoscnpiiona to tne. xews-vvr QU Scho Miss Jsxst Hsystt, PriatapaJ, ahows tb.hrt pence alsx of sUexdaAe ; pr cwat. i&s Kiige, Mks KUa Pijpia, rrtacpsl, was s elf s-t-cosd wrJa tb ft tzi. sod MspltviJU sir e ijt row e srer; a man il wui 8grt4 that two ex blsek boards ahofcJJ hf pn to i!a 1. 3. 4. Pearoe . Social Plains Pioe Ridge PUjt i. , Bann 1. the ,'' best I m was "ir Fi nCTartirr 7 v. j , papers in Korth 1 Carolina. Reasons nisht, and upon opemag the door, ; " . .if atuaii neuf- nunx J,i .;- found . Gardner standing iu his night clothes, with a bucket in his hand. Hninn nat thuvo at. that tllTIA nf niCrht , s . , . .. . u J sort ef eounty paper that is of value he answered that his wife i was sick , . " c- , ; u ' u "i and he had only been to j throw. f out t , . . ., " V - vj-3' eopleahdracy'dftrie 1 soil.'! some slops. Witness said he. en r - - m, j thinr ke could do for them, and I . & a tinu..i!U.'-j-i:iU2 ft inr.f I 1 tkem, Gardner replied "ne ehe is better B.D.C. now." Witness upon cross' exam. I The tnocthly meeting of the. Josi anitiQn saidtbat h Jhearj. Gardner JpavisChaptevvill beheJnJthe ten:ebut and' nioa,i fcar that ne i- remain" oatV onlr ve. few Mnffth . 3rd: at -3:30 D." m.'. .r . 1 1 minutes. v;A wght latch ? fastened J A fall ind prompt attendance - iaJ King, the clerk in the hotel, testified tance will come before the chapter! Chief of Police Cooke : testified that promptly.at:ie1iourn the body was wrapped witifa small 1 f - -: r vMbs. J;4B Ualotb. " ..: piece of elothW parft of 'oglSilf d -' the Charlotte Obserfc ssdi Ikiei-h Una. fL H.-D )aVis, tr-tt -- -. .vfrv U om 1 . r rc Dmaaon Her . i Th Franklin .Times, The Farmer e " Mechanic and Weekly News and ant Observer, AIL Vox II I CP 1 llMnHl 4. 5. .7. 1. 3. 6r 3J 4. 113. 15 80 110 115 i HARRIS r31 43 69 In OTder, tpfurjnish jthepeppU a variety of reading at a' small sos t, we have mads arrange nwn is by which '.-we can send io all new subsenbera to the Tixns.and t those who pay up what they owe and one year inadranse, the following; Mkth Rock a if loo Hew Hope Rock Springs 36 Riley , ' 47" " IVospt 81 Freeman , CI . YOUNGSTILLB ' .Gsvner 40 Oak Level C9 Tharin gt on SO J Fist Rock t ... 53 . 4 ' FRAKKLINTO J pope-; 43 aft.OUvet V39 . HitchtnersVi ., " 47 " IIAYESYILLE L Balance "Rock 12 W 1 pl,2U sol tbe csip to . Tiat lUJgs. A hjsk baxnl vm alo .warded . to the Mitchiotr iScW. M4 JUU Jit tra, Tcsthrr, Wcaum it jpsred that ibcr, hd , ttti snroard , tij ytsr 1CK) p ott,. f ihs .rvsnbls number. I V' ! n i n 92 so so 45 26 29 17 17 2. 3. 4J 81,. Whitaker 32. .1 AKlSV creek! Winn ,psorn i ia .nlfjjn TmesjrrJlFerd and TheVWeeiayewsbsemt; AU For, S1.50. " . I irvi , htioz soa4asif4 hy' HWr. 2Lr'lIoulton !I 43' 4.j4 Kesmey 1 i 4 So 4 r-2jf' l " - '-- ' t w '. : fi t r f i IOr SVCSPlUUf. . ,V ilI :i mli -.rt l I . . i la ths4suhf0t!t. W. H. BJ dbglsll wftlta ocr4 at lbs hooe othis dssgbur, Mrs, 2L XL Hal a. oa Friday n'kt cf Usl'twtst, a&otber of ocr cUni . cristas his nxsasd ever the rirtt and nUs ' andsr the shade taliths trw.r He vs a na i I liv cf Waks eoaaty, at his Uua a citLrea of Loukhargios a matsWr . . rr: m S4 I Cl ye. uv iiTuoijtua, i3 57 I op to about lv years fo was a S7 lytrj scti?e( rasa for has ss, Hs and also .a pitsbtr ct Icisharg lOjIgi.pf Msinsl ycr aWstsix 2U I years he Utd the tKdoa of cltpa 5 I weigher atLowibsrCt aaS fve ra 27 I jt ' . ;t . 1 iC 'i 1 -Vji ....'. .... V . setler. , His .rt auirs were iatcrre 3 DtTsrasy Ui uf . vcxaewry, ve . v xne irajmernna T Jltitcr ?calc. yageteriren j iiQ.QLlT (MD?Ef, H;iAtr3l2iCthifVVlU jthekly KeVana Obsexo SSf?"?'1; Im Kslr lUskst Iit.C; -fiee to seouxe these three papers; w hie a vill pirt tmTicioat . ovp- ply of newgparjeZadihg.V.peSd ynrfhr'eg n)h the eabv ur eall at the Tikes efiM in Lotuaburs sod let 1x3 x yets' up at e .l.ICT I l I'- -- .4 1 tv J 1 rj.i-i I t?-.a rkZll - ITrw-rW 'e&a I. tJBah sjuiu; 4i 8. Cedar Rosk 121 10 1 ana t-ncg jiTtx csls sai it u tare evening Timsi j He had other! stc'j. ; i v.
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