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LOCISBUBG, J>. C, FBIIIAY, AUCFST 22>D, 1919. KUMBEB
WALTER TYLER IS LYNCHED
On Public Highway Near Louisburg
FOR CRIMINALLY
ASSAULTING MRS.
W. L. MEDLIN
Broke In Home While Husband
Was Away at Tobacco Barn
? Admits Quilt ? Officers
Held Up By Crowd And For
ced to Give Up Prisoner.
For criminally assaulting Mrs. W.
L. Medlin at her home near New
Hope church on Tuesday night, Wal
ter Tyler was lynched three miles
west of Louisburg near Mr. Phi Tom
linson's after having admitted his
guilt on Wednesday night about 9
o'clock. From the information re
ceived in Louisburg Wednesday and
Hursday it seem: chat Mrs. MeJ'in
had lust returned from the hospital
where she had undergone an opa-a
t:on and that her husband was at? h'.e
Kbacco barn about two or three hun
dred yards from the house. Tvler
evidently knowing these facts went to
the home about midnight and effected
it entrance without causing any
'.arm and when Mrs. Medlin knew
; r.ything he was at The bed and threa
?? <1 her life unless she kept quiet
J- - jave way to his desires, where
up.'V :.e accomplished his purpose As
soon ;.s she could do so r.xrs. Medlin
gave the alarm and a search be^an
for the nogro who had made his es
cape. The rough treatment which
the brute gave awl the ssock of the
iilelu. I'linsi'il Mrs. "Muillin tu be?ht
j- serious physical condition Wednes-.
day and w*ns placed under the care of
v (hi- physician.
Blo.il hounds and officers took up
?.iTe search early Wednesday with the
ii*sir?taive of many of tne neighbors
: ;h' nis who were badly wrought
up o\v; ;.e matter, the feeling in the
comr.v. -.Ity hr.ving worked up to a very
high pitch ;md several arrests were
made, but there was sufficient cool
ness ' t investigate every clue and it'
was found that none answered the de-1
script ion until Tyler was found in a
tobacco fiekl by some citizens who im
mediately took him in charge and car-1
ried him to the point near the home
and identified him by foor prints. A
warrant was secured and an arrest
llT " 't "-m t i
ble P. J. King who, seeing that it was
not safe to keep the prisoner there for
a prellnglTafy" hearing tTie feeling
iijraiiist htm was taking form, deputiz
ed Messrs. Lee Raker. Robt. Wheless
and William Wheless and started with
him to Louisburg. driving a Grnnt six
at top speed. Constable King tells us
that he succeeded in remaining ahead
of the crowd until he reached.the in
tersection pf the Youngsville and
Franklinton roads at Mr. A. J. Fra
zlers when a car shot by him. Not
recognizing this to be a car In which
danger for the prisoner existed he con
tinued on his way to Louisburg to
place his prisoner in Jail. About half
a mile from that point in a little bot
tom near the home of Mr. Phi Tomlin
son's they came upon a car across the
road and not being able to get by they
had to come to a stop when several
men with hats pulled over their eyes
and faces either , blacked or masked
with drawn guns demanded the negro.
At this time about fifty hen well
armed seemed to have come up and
there was no alternative. The officer
was placed under guard as was the
other deputies and rfie negro taken to
one side and questioned, when he ad
mitted the crime. He was then tak
en across th^e railroad, where- -hr?was)
swung up to a nine sapling and rid
dled with bullets. Later on during
the night the body was taken down
and carried to New Hope church, in
sight of i he seen** of the crtme. and
swung up again.
After the crowd dispufsert Constable
King and his assistants were turned
loose and they came on to ;Louishurg.
where he reported the circumstances
to the Coroner and the Sheriff. The
Corouer notified the Solicitor, who vis
ited the scene of the crime yesterday
afternoon for an investigation.
Mrs Medlin was the daughter of
Mr. John Edwards aiWf sne and her j
husband are among Harris township
best and most highly respected citi
zens.
The negro was raised in Wake
County and was more or less a stran
ger to the neighborhood, was about
twenty-two years old and bears a
pretty ugly reputation.
DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW 18
REPEALED BY CONGBESS
Washington, Aug. 20.?Be peal of
the daylight sarfngn act was ac
complished today, Uie Senate Tot
ing to sustain the Hoase In pass
ing the repeal measure oyer Pres
ident Wilson's reto. The Tote was
57 to 19.
The repeal of the law which now
takes Its place among the i?rj few
which hare been paosed orer a
presidential Teto, becomes effec
tire after the clocks are turned
back to normal in October. It will
go down In legislatlTe history as
one of the Terj few measures
which have twice been retoed bjr a
President and became a Ian after
all by the Tote of more than two
thirds In both houses of Congress.
HWEBAL OF DR. V. 0. SWINDELL.
The remains.of Dr. F. 0 Swindell
who died in a ho&pila' in Richmond
on Thursday of last wo?k. were
brought to Louisburg and interre-i *n
Oak lawn Cemetery on Friday after
noon at 6 o'clock. The funeral ser
vices were held from St. Paul's church
and were conducted by Rev. Mr. By
num, uf Belhaveu, ar?- Tin v. NT. Culin
Hughes, of Raleigh. The pallbearers
were R. C. Beck, L. L. Joyner. L.
iE. Scoggin, D. F. McKinne. W. H.
! Huh in. B T. Holden.
.Both services- were- targely attended
(and the floral tribute was profuse and
jbeautiiul. ,
j Besides his wife, who was Miss Ju
lia Barrow, of Louisburg. he leaves a
j father ami mother. Mr. and Mrs. G.
|L. Swindell, of Eolhaven, a brother,
J Mr. Harry Swindell, of Stanley coun
ty. ar.d several sisters, all* of whom
j were in attendance at the funeral.
ENLISTING RE( KI'ITS.
Seaman C. E. McClaskey and Chief
Quartermaster Thos. E. Dillon, o:' the
United States Navy were in Louisburg
TITPffPW? 1 effllfflilU K
cruits for the Navy, trtusriyg up a
crew for the cruiser South Dakota,
which expects to take quite a cruise
in the near future. They will leave
here today for Henderson. Informa
tion given out by them in this work is
as follows:
1. Enlistments for the South Da
kota are authorize'!. The South Da
kota is an armored cruiser ami will be
the Flag Ship of Admiral Gleaves. new |
Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic
Stations.
2. Please make an appea! to all
newspapers to give publicity to the
fact that v6ung n>>n may be sent di
rect to the South Dakota for a cruise
of two. thi^ee or four years. This will |
give an opportunity to. visit New York,
Panama Canal, Honolulu, China, Jap
an. the Philippines. Siam a*d Borneo.
3. Recruiting Officers are author
ized to send volunteers for the South
Dakota to Portsmouth. N. H.t where
the ship will be up to August 25th.
After that men should be sent to the
ship at Nw York up to the date of de
parture, September lst
TO LOCATE IN LOI'ISBIRG.
The many friends of Dr. William
Longden Stalling?, will .be glad to
learn that, he has decided to locate in I
"Louisburg for the practice of his pro- I
fession. Dr. Stallings i* a veterinar- i
ian of pYrmw; ability and since leaving |
Louisbijj^ta|55$?ved in the Rational
Army where nc gained invaluable ex- |
perience. *
HAY K!I>K.
Mr. atid Mrs. E. A. Kemp gave
most delightful havride to a number of
friends on Tuesday night complimen
tary to their guest. Miss Edna O'Neal,
of Henderson. The trip included
Fraitklinton and oth. i>nearby points
and was mueh et?joved X.
CHASE OF BANDITS
BY AMERICAN CAV
ALRY CONTINUES!
AMERICAN SOLDIERS STILL IN |
PURSUIT OF MEXICAN BANDITS
Have Already Been in Contact With
The Bandit*, Though, Becaaae of
Bad Weather Information Is Coming
Through Slowly.
MARFA, Texas, Aug. 20.?Some
where in Mexico, opposite Candelaria.
Texas, American soldiers today con
tinue the pursuit begun yesterday of
bandits who captured and held for
T*ansom iLieutenants Peterson and Da
vis, American aviators rescued yes
terday after payment of $8,500 in gold
to the bandit leader. Military hfod
quartenr here was wwlthout informa
tion from the punitive expedition,
heavy storms in the mountains of
Chihuahua interrupting communica
tion via the field telephones of the
army.
Possibility that the American sol
diers already have had their first skir
mish with the bandits was indicated
last night when two aviators returned
to the American side with bullet holes
in the plane of their machine and a
report that they had been attacked by
three Mexicans, one of whom they be
lieved they killed with their machine
gun bullets. Another was believed to
have been wouuded and the third put
to flight.
First reports said the cavalry - was
in pursuit of the remaining bandits,
i but communication was interrupted
j and no further word came fron> the
; punitive force. ?
j Four airplanes, which arrived from
Fort Bliss, near El Pasu. ~rre to aug
ment tile air protection of the Eighth
Cavalry in Mexico today.
Progress m Search.
| MARFA. Texas. Aug. 20.?A re
] port was received here today fr<?r.i
'Lieutenant Etill. pi'.ot, and: Lieutenant
Cooper, observer, flared Presidio. T. x
^as. giving details of firing or. their bi
I plane by the Mexican bandits'. Wh!!.
I flying over a Mexican mountain trail.
J the American aviators observer three
I Mexicans mounted, riding south. The
I plane swept down low to investigate,
j The bandits "opened Tire with rifles,
bullets puncturing the'wings of the
American machine. Observer Cooper
[returned tfce fire and saw one, horsr
["JuTTT^nel^TiTrT^^TfTorr^rme^rTtor^
ward one horse was observed stand
ing without a rider. The third horse
man dismounted and cllirvnrng up th>
side of the mountain disappeared
Neither aviator was hit. *
Reports from all troops in the fiel?l
in Mexico indicate progress is beins
made in searching the mountain cai>
yons and passes for the bandits.
FRANKL1NTON WOMAN DIES.
Franklinton, Aug. 16.?A pall of
sorrow hangs over the town of Frank
linton today. Not in years has a siti-j
Igle death brought more sincere re
grets to the whole community than ha?
| the death of Mrs. Leila Colman Har
ris Henderson, the wife of Dr. Rich
[ard R. Henderson, which occurred at
,her home on Main street, at 4 o'clock j
this morning. For more than a week (
her death has been expected, but none
were prepared to hear the news that
this good woman had pnssed away.
Funeral services will be held Sunday i
afternoon. Mrs. Henderson was
born at Wilton, Granville county, on
September 2oth, 1S70. and would have
been 4$ years of age ii* just, about
one month. She was the daughter of|
Willis Nelson and Mary Burnard Har
ris. She was one of twelve children, t
seven of whom are living and five (
dead. Her brothers are J. Walton
Harris, of South Carolina; T. L. Har
ris. of Wilton; E. L. Hhrris. Raleigh;!
C. W. Harris, of Mt. Olive, and W. |
B. Harris, of Timmonsville. S. C.
Her sisters are Mrs. W. P. Smith, nf
Oxford, and who is at presen? in a
Richmond hospital for treatment, ami
Mrs. W. H. Smith, of Tar River. The
latter was the only ono present when
Mrs. Henderson died. The father
and mother have been dead for a num
ber of years.
THE FRANKLIN TIMES
*i.$0 Per Year In Advance.
J. R. COLLIE, JR. KILLED
|> AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN
NORFOLK, VA.
Remains Brought To Louisburg For
Interment?Son of SapL and Mrs. J.
K. Colli?.
r
The announcement of the accidental
death of Jim Collie, Jr., *rhich occur
red in Norfolk, on Friday afternoon
came as a severe shock to his relatives ]
and friends in Louisburg. The first.
information received was a news des
patch which only stated that he had
been fatally injured in an automobile
accident, but later information was to
the effect that he cranked an army
ambulance while the machine was in
gear, not knowing it, and was run ov
er by the machine causing instant
death. .
He was the younger son of Supt. and
Mrs" J, ft. Collie, of Raleigh, and
was sixteen j^frs of age. Besides
his parents and a largo number of
relatives be leaves one brother, Mr.
Will Y. Collie. Jim had been in Nor
folk for some time, where he held a
position with the government army
depot where he had made many friends
both with the men and the officers.
The body was brought to Louisburg
on Sunday moaning where the fun
eral services were held from St. Paul's
Episcopal Church and were conducted
by Rev. N. Colin Rughes. of Raleigh.
The interment was made in Oaklawn
Cemetery that afternoon in the pres
ence of. a large number, of friends uid
relatives. The pall bearers were L.
L. Joyner. W. H. Macon, C. K.
Cooke, P. S. Allen, D. F. McKinne,
P R. White. E. H. Malone. R. H.
; Davis.
intu ms father accepted the ap
! pointment of Superintendent of the
I Suite Prison about two years ago. Jii^j
[hurt lived in Louisburg when- lie was
? a favorite among his playmates u;id
(-admired by the older friends who re
; cognized the many qualities he pos
sessed.
PERSHING WANTS DEAD TO
REMAIN Wit F HE THEY FELL
Washington. Ana. 10.?General Per
ishing. in a cablegram"to Pe
p?rtnu:it hn-" exnre:-Fed the (opinion
that the bodies of America:: soldiers
who d:e<l abroad should be lef" near
where they fell.
"I believe t hp t ctuld ircsc soldier
speak for themselves, they would wish
,fl |pf'- ???? - - flL
their comrades, tluy foughr the last
j fight.*' General Pershing ?h?d. "Those
!who* rest in England gave their lives
in the same cause and their remains
represent the salvation as those
?who lie on the battlefields.
"The graves of our soldiers consti
?ute. it' they are allowed to remain, a
perpetual reminder to our Allies of the
liberty and ideals upon which the
greatness of America rests. These
isentiments should appeal to the rela
tives and friends. Recommend that
j none of our dead be removed from Eu
Irope urile?* their nearest relatives so
i demand after a full understanding of
all the sentimental* reasons against
such removal, and further recommend ,
that immediate steps be t&scen for per-;
manently improving ami beautifying .
|our cemeteries." I
BOUND OYER TO COURT.
Constable J. B. Smith, of Hayes
ville township, brought Ira Alston to
Louisburg Saturday and placed htm in
jail to await the October term of |
Court. Alston was tried before Squire
R. L. Stokes, said officer Smith, fori
stealing $67.OA in checks and $20.00 J
in cash from Dickie's store ut Epsom j
the night before, and was placed un-1
der a $200 bond. The. money and |
checks'were both recovered being found j
in an outhouse near Newton's shop.
I)ROWNEl?.
Will Lucas, colored, ntiouf 1 !? yen r s t
was drowned while in swimming |
'at the old swimming hole above t lie
dam on last Friday afternoon. It
seems he could nol swim and jumped
into water that was about fifteen or
twenty feet deep. The body was got
ten out by Dr. A. H. Fleming after
sf veral hours, wlnn it was learned that
none of his own color would attempt to
?:i>t him. Tiw negro was from Wake
Forest and his remains were taken
i here for Interment.
BUILD NEW
SCHOOL HOUSE
CEDAR ROCK DISTRICT TOTES
BONDS.
Out of Eighty-Two Registered Fifty
Three Voted For The Issue?To Be
Brlek Structure.
Cedar Rock School District took the
lead in Franklin County tn bonding
itself to build a new and more com
modious school building when on last
Saturday the citizens of the district
went out to the polls and voted a bond
issue of $7,500.00 as their part for the
construction of a more modern school.
The law is new in its use in Franklin
County and Cedar Rock school district
is the first rural district to avail
themselves of its benefits. i
The registration books totaled 82
qualified voters out of wtnclT53 were
voted for 'the bond issue, with a vote
of 5 against the issue. As tbe law re
quires a majority vote of tbe registra
tion it shows that the Issue was car
I ried by a necessary majority 6f 11 and
j a real majority of 48, or a majority ov
er the registration of 24.
The citizens of Cedar Rock School
District are progressive and usually
got on the right side of every question,
and in the result of the election on
Saturday they ha%*e just cause to feel
proud. We are sure that *? *th this
spirit continuing they will , .we a
school and building excelled by none
in the county.
MAJOITGENERAL DICKMAN
STAYS ON JOB THROI fiH
MfiHT WAITING FOR NEWS
San Antonio, Texas. Auk. IS ? Offi
cers of the Southern Department at
t.Sam Houston tonight were anx
Iv availing news thai Lieutenants
,il H. Davis and Harold G. Peter
son, prisoners of Mexlcr.n bandir< in
the canyons south of the fexas Big
Bend district had hern released upon
payment of the $15,000 ransom deman
ded.
Maj. Gcneul Joseph T. Dickman.
d#?panm?ni Commander, who said re
mained on 4uty all last night, was still
at headquarters late tonight, keeping
in* personal touch with* every message
relating to the aviators. No official
statement, however, was available ear
ly tonicht. .|
While (Km lining to say who would I
pay the .$15.000 ransom high officers |
of the department expressed confidence
the forty-eight hour time limit expir
ed. Meanwhile constant vigil will j
he kepf at headquarters.
Officers hero familiar with the coun-1
try south of the Big Bend said Today j
there are numerous box canyons in,
which the outlaws could hide for'
To search all th?*se canyons,
they said, would he an endless task for
cavalry, and aerial patrols would be
of little service. I
M A K KI KI) AT \ORLINA.
j The friemls of Mr. W.J. Tally will
learn ?with interest that he was mar
ried to Mis? Virile Bobbin, at the brid
es home in Norlina on Wednesday af
ternoon of last week at 3 o'clock. Rev.
Mr. Nelson, pastor of the Raptlst
church, of Henderson, performing the
ceremony. Only a jfew friends and
relatives of the contracting parties
were present to witness the occasion.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Tally returned to Loulsburg. where Mr.
Tally is engaged in the automobile
transfer business.
FLYINCi FXHIBI.
TIOXS AITHORIZKD
Washington. D. C.?Authorization
for lending of aircraft "for exhibition
flights is being granted tne director of
air service by the War Department
'-ivi the object of assisting; in staging
. a] spectacles for State and county
"fairs, municipal and other celebrations
Under the proposed plan the local au
thorities would have to defray all ex
penses incurred in such exhibitions.
WrtVM>Fl? SOLDIERS AT TRADES.
Washington. D. O.?Of tlie 53;&{4 i
soldiers in army hospitals during the|
month of June, more than 47 per cent |
were enrolled in educational classes, i
according to an officia
lh?' Sur?rc on G. ju ral.
AMONG THE VISITORS
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOKE YOU
DO NOT KNOW.
Personal Items About Folks and
Their Friends Who Travel Here
And There.
Supt. J. C. Joner-visited Raleigh
this week. IT
Mr. George M. Holder visited Ral
eigh Sunday r*" \
Mr. E. H.. Malone visited Hender
son Tuesday.
Chief ot Police D. C. liigl: visited
Raleigh Monday.
Mr. Clyde Collier visited Raleigh the
past week on business.
Miss Lola Jackson is on a visit to
Ocean View, Va., this week.
Mr. John Ricks, of Greensboro, was
a visitor to Louisburg this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. White are on a
vacation In Western North Carolina.
Mr. T. W. Sto vail, of Stovall, N. C;
is visiting his son, Mr. H. M. Btor
all. f
Mrs. S>, G Riggs and son, S. G. Jr.
left Saturday for Maiden to visit her
people.
Capt. J. W. Card, of Durham, visit
ed relatives in and near Louisburg the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Odom returned
Sunday from a visit to bis people In
Nash County.
Mrs. N. 13. Tucker returned home
this week from a visit to her people
in Greenville.
Mr. Maurice S Clifton and family
j went to Tarboro this week to visit Mrs.
|Clifton's parents.
* Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Prince and
I children, of Raleigh, were visitors to
jLouisburg Sunday.
Miss Lillian High returnee Monday
j from a visit to Ml?* Jessica R. Smith
(at Washington City.
Messrs. J. P. Timberlake, W. E.
Uzzell and A. B. Perry are taking a
vacation at Atlantic City.
i Messrs. Leon T. Vnughan and
! Gray R King, of SashviUe, were vis
itors to Louishurg Tuesday.
I
Ensign T. G. Roddie. who has been
i^Wrh^^?^Unite?^5uit?S?^?avv^luj?re
having received his discharge.
Mr. J. \V. Mai>n returned the past
week from Galveston. Texas, where he
met with the Insurance Agents in an
annual gathering. He reports a fine
trip.
Mr. S. A. Newell and family re
turned Monday from a visit to relativ
es aiKl friends at Williamston. He
says the loss to crops from rain and
flood damage is terriffic.
J Mr. Lawrence Kgerton. who was
j one of the first of the United States
! troops to go to France and tak?' a part
! in the bis world war, as a momber of
j the Marine forces, returned home the
i past week.
| SOCIAL.
| Mrs. J. B. Yarborough entertained
the Tuesday Afternoon Book Club this
week at her country home, three miles
from Louisburg. More than forty club
members and visitors were present.
After a delightful program on Dorothy
!Dix. Mesdames White. Fleming and
| Miss Williams gave a beautiful voice
selection. Mrs. YnrborouptTs refresh
ments consisted of barbecue, hot rolls,
corn bread, pickles and ice<l tea.
j The Joseph J. Davis Chapter. U. D.
,C.. held its regular meeting for August
. with Miss Lola Jackson, at the homo
of Mrs. Emma Allen. An interesting
literary program was arranged by the
i historian. Mrs. J. E. Malone, and sev
jeral appropriate musical selections
I wore given. It was unanimously de
cided to give the annual dinner to
Franklin county's Confederate veter
ans early in September, instead of the
last week in August as has been the
custom heretofore,
Mrs. Cobb was hostess to !}??? Wed
nesday AfrVrnoon Bridge CIuTj meeting
this wook at her home.