North Carolina Newspapers

V - i - . v. .XT, 4 - N Devoted to the Industrial and Educational Development of C-aterh North Carolina. ORTH - r r-. Vol. 2. ELIZABETH CITY, N.'-G;,?;:pRibAY,;JANUARYil6;vi903I No, 42. JURORS SELECTED. Greats Crowds in Per qiiimans Capital. VlLC0OIItG60DJ0II0ITI0i Citizens-Flee From Sheriff and Deputies to Escape Jury---A List of J the Jur o rs D r 7 o o d the First Witness. r :V s a, growing senti that Wileox Will be acquited. There are gen-1 eral expressions ; coneercnn g . the great; expense to Pasquo tank County.- ''A prominent :itizen said it would probabl reach $3000.- iJL-,?l Hertford, "N C. Jan.. 15; 1903 TVileox by tha Bupreme couTtand moved to this city is now on;'. A repetition of tte . greatest -batt m '. jNortn - (Jaroli as legal arena is now the scene in the court-house in this quaint f old town. The? change of scene in this - greatrtrial has loaned addit ional interest , and phenomenally large are the" crowds nr attendance and " interest and attendance in crease as the t trial advances. - So large was the crowd in and around the court room this afternoon that .when court adjourned and ' the - .prisoner 1 wass remanded to jail his teepers were compelled to : take him from the court room by wa 'of a rer window, through which he leaped with the agility of a. cat. There has been much dejay this week. ' The trial vwas to have" be gun Monday but Judge W. . B. Council, of Hickory, who ia order ed to conduct the hearing,) failed to arrive until that nisht. Court convened Tuesday morning at-ten o'clock. - The sessio l was a short one; lasting only an hour. During this time a; special venire of ' one ' hundred men was drawn aiyiT'writ of sommons . ordered issued. ', ; Hertford N. G, f J : r '. ; Jan. JGtb. I ;" Sh errifl! Winslo w and. hisdeputios scoured the country and its , every nook , and corner ; in . issuing, the , ' summons', and v Tuesday, morning the effectiveness of , their work was phown by ther appearance of -mott - of the venire men. A few of these were missing among then some of Hetford's most prominent .men. v' Learning that they were includr ed in the special, venire, a member ; of men left the state to escape the process of the court. Some- of -thes,e. have ot", been heard fiom. Mr. t!. C." Blanchard, a ; "prominent merchant departed o unkno wn k to ; v bis. family and they yet have no ' ' trace of his whereabouts. '1' Wednesday's session was largely attended. The'court hour has'-, a ea'iner( capacity of ' only ; 500 people yet there was5 fully f ; seven' ,." - hundred 'V men .'i- struggling- f or j standing room. The building ; . c . wa3 ' packed from floor -to : ceiling and the isle was barely travers- " Able. Every window was besieged cu olnl -.Tim '.For '' L.ya.-.-'ifr. i --w -";.: w : -''l t", JAMES WILCOX., . , " i - Attorney Bon of the defence -woa o.lrin"Sn':rPnfli.'1ft.'' Mldlv JlTTlOn fr ; , of. session was Lawyer :- Aydlett.es for a qontihueance. A appeal zephyr of. "tlissent stole through .. ; - . ... I . tnecourt roqm Due was suosuuetea a few minutes later by a wave of satisfaction .and j reiiei that .liter rally 'Swept throu;ghthe fcett of ex? peccant iaces - mt. siretcueu- iruui the bar "to the' entrance. The prosecution said that enough time nau Deen cousumeu iu -cryuig ; una case arl eady ; . that people, were anxious to ' have ," done .witu it; public neccessity and 'the public demand that the" case continue uninterrupted. Xudge .. Council the prosecution, continuance was ruled in favor o The; motion for i denied. The balance of Yednesday; was consumed, in selecting j a jury When court ad jourad Wednesday afternoon i eleven jurors were in the box and thef special venire of one -hundred, exhausted. - - ' . It " was 'ordered by the court that an additional "venire qf "thirty men be drawn' fmra '-which the -one juror, -was . to Ltd' ba ' Selected. Court then adjourned until yester day morning. ' The closing words of Judcre Council' were: "I under stand that a meinber of 3 enterday 's veniremen left ,tiie: state to escape the , process- of the' court. : A repition ; of ' this contempt of c6urL".'- ; A v. j.-' ' t Yesterday (morning court -again convened H at ten" o'clock. "The court room, crowde 1 to its utmost nano rm T w .. - . I-, j-- .... -i.."- .. . .. . To tjie right of the bar sat the af.toaneys for prosecution Haywood Sawyer- Rbscoe Turner and the Solicitor. ' Seated with these was the court" stenographer AW A Worth,, of , Elizabeth Cty. To the right of these j sat the . juors in whom the fat,; of James E. Wil cox -is mtrus'tea. 1 ' ' To " the ' left: .of ' the bar - sat attorneys ' Avdlett," Bond and Leary of th6 defence. Seated: at AydIettesJ elbow" was ti e prisAaer James Wilcox t and:; his parents. It .was Mrs. ; Wiloox', first appear- 1 ( . . . - : . , r : - , , ELLA MAUD CROPSEY. ' . , i r J anpe.. aC eourky She1 s: Jaborin g under greatest mental anguish and scarce ; dares rest 1 her eyes updn.the boy for fear of breaking completely, do wn. . The'r Cropsey family, withthe exception of the mother 1 atld -younger children. were present and? seated on the same side, of the bar as- Wilcox Iq addition to these a coterie r of .;. r' sr.. ' '. representatives of every newspap er in the-East, North .and Soujh were seated with sharpened quills and "fresh pads ready to chronicle the happenings , for millions of in-? teres ted readers. . : .... . . v.. On the bench 'sal Judge j Coun cil r -a' man of fine physique and stern though kindly, bearing. - . The"' work of selecting "the re maining juror was 'immediately taken . up.; After nearly I aii ' hour an a half hal wbs selected and the jury complete.' The ; bill of in dictment was read and, the impor tant events of ;the tnaJ were in progress. r- The names of . th : jurors . who will, decide v the fate of James Wilcox ; are; M. L. - Dail; J. M. Turner Stephen Elliott, , W. OA Reed, J. R Davidson, R. E. Stal lings, Lewis D.Felton colored), J. D. Winslo w, : S: S.v Williams Wi F. IVIadre, D. "B."- Rogersoh, W.'"-H. Bright. , '. . ..Dr, X E. Wood was the first wita ness placed 'uponi the1 stand. He testified to" the funding ol the body and related its' condition as found at the autopsy. He ; told of .'the absence of water in-the heart and lungs , and r explained that - there were no symptions of dro wning? He testified to the 'chastity :of Nellie Croysey. Further on he related the decomposed condition of the brain and attaibuted it to a blow, the - signs of which' were shown by a dark bruise' on -left temple. - The examination, of Dr. Wood consumed the morning ses sion. , The defence objected to the prosecution asking witness how, in his opinidn was the wound produg-ed.-. The objection twas overruled Dr. "Wood " : continued ' by ssymg that the blow was, in his opinion, struck with a ; covered, weapon ; probably a blackjack. - - i- MlUu.ffff.! DJg?"yotlr correppoDdent waa com pelled to his report of the trial.' vi Next weeks tissue of the TaT Heel will contain the complete history of this interesting trial -Up to. time cf lastjoaail. - ' i NEW ENTERPRISE. A Rear Estate and Collecting Agency i'" Formed. ' V The latest industry to. be ' laun ched here" is an uptodate real estate loan, and collecting agency, which was consumated: "this week. The organizers are Ti, L. Winder, pres ident; C?J.J Handyr vice-president; L. A. Winder seclyi and TreasJ' R. W. Turner;, attorney. The' firm will be known as the Elizabeth City i Eeal Estate, jLoan and Col lecting, Agency. r ,4 ' ft They will give'espeVial attention tothe-development of farm lands through stern rtdrth Carolina, and will endavor to induce thrifty rang wortny farmers - from " the N or thern states to locate V here. Commeuting along- this line Mr.?L.. A. Winder, secretary 'of the 'new tirni said: .. We hope touring -a nmber lof 5' farmers, here jfrom "the Eastern shore -'of Virginia afid Maryland.- Some 'off them have been down here and. are more than agreeably" impressed with our; farm landa--as. .well as., .the -excellent transportation faciliites which we enjoy. , You - know, the farmers 01 that section are among the - best m the country. ' - . -The loan feature of the concern will ' be, yj gorously pushed. Thy will make loans: on personal as well as real property. v Their advertise ment appears in another column. 4 REV. J.F. LOVE, RESIGNS. A N Native of i Ef izabethv City Goes i fo ' ' . Aransas. . ; Rev. ' J. F.. Love; has resig. ed his pastorate of jthe . Wadesboro, !?. v C. Baptist Church and has accepted the ; position of s Secretary to the State i Mission Board of Arkansas; ' ; Mr. Love is a native of this eity ana brother 01 v Mr. VV. T-t6v. Hej ; :Jias ' filled ImaDj 1 important rehargeB during his ministry of .fif teen jears and the Wades boro papers-give an extended report of -r his rfisignationi reciting" the'great love an & esteem in wbicb k be is held in le Messenger-IntellegineeT Wadesbord,' ' lart week contained the following: v t J - After telling bis congregation how .'painful It "was to speak the words '.which he now fell it T was his dut v to' say word s - which .Jiad cost him a month of pain,- anxiety and honest ' effort Mri :Ldre said, m conclusion: y "So far as' I can recall there has not been, these two and , a-half J years, one unpleasant "word ; be- and myself or family-: to'inarthe sweet reiauonsmp; ana x am? grate- fui for the many assurances; you have given ime that there is not one disanected-membetin air the mem bership nor an unfriendly citizen intthettownvv For myself, 'ands :on behalf of my family, 1 wish to ex press to you our deathless love and to all classes of -the comunitylour deathless friendship. My thoughts will often turn tOrWadegbbro , as the' happiest ; home my family has ever 'had, to .my pastorate of n this church as .the most congenial and delightful rin i my ministry to i the present time; and : my hearfcwill turn Jo you, brethren and jsisters Up m posing,, thetrtnembersmp .of xaiSu cnurcn ss me niubt, luyiu anu tbe mostdearly s. celoved- of . those whom I have served in the j bonds of be gospeL" ' mr!'Love retires,!-" Has Conducted Business Here ! Thirty -Years. Mr. - W. T. Ix)ve,, "the retiring member - the -late firm'.of j Love, Evans. & Co. has formed no. deli-, nete plans as to the futurel For the present he will conduct his market business, a business in which hV.fJas.been. engaged for more than thirty years. He H the oldest butcher in this city, having succeeded. his father who conduct- ed a well established business . for . r. .. ' . f 4. .... i - t ' . many-years. , - It is safe to say that thereiisi not a better or more popular mari in the business - circles of, this 'city than W. T. Love. - Be" is a, man . . 1 J - - . who . commends - the confidence of every man,: woman and child ; who knows him. Honesty is the i word he con jures by, and r any- intema tlon that he would leave this -city Woiild be universally, regretted., -r ; vMr. Jjove says that he will give his attention to the business which he will conduct, in the city market arid his graitude for. past patron age wiltbVminifested by, a deter mination to excel any.,- achivement of the"pat. ' ' x - . i , Mr. Weisel's Leavs Taking. - Mr. : Moses k Weisels, and f'emiiy le f t .Wednesday for Norfolk Where they will reside in the futue. ivThis mere stebteinent chroriioles", the-' ,de parture of a; man who for .a quarter of a century has-beei . -engaged, , in the mercantile business ;; in ; Hhis city; and it is safe to say that no man here was more highly-esteem ed And certainly . n one were s more : re!ia MoseslWeiseJL 1 - , - 4 I' From a boy m . , fathers store he ; gained the jconfi dence I. and, respect .of ; th& people throughout; the section:, and;; he has. retained and', merited: 'this sentiment in his business v career. ; Have yon seen Euclid "Hightfe? m Chamber of CommercG -EleCtS OfflCCrS - fof Enisuing Year. AH . V IHTER EST1 H G I- M EETIT1 G. Committee Rebukes Local - Papers. ' Movement To wards Improvement of public roads. Com mittee to draft suitable Bin.; ; r ; L: . fhe Chamber of Commerce - met regujar jhly session Monday night 'and - as : usual transacted some important business, v It : was the occasion of the annual election of cnicers and the old . officers were'- releetedas follows: Presi dent Chas. H. Hobinson ; Vice-Fresi- dent, Dr. "A. Lt. Pendleton ; secre tarv, M. i. Ureenlea; Jr. - Messrs"M;A?escottrC.:"White hurst and TH2 C Tunis were added ... ... t.- - . , ri:: . to the membership. . The roll now includes a 'large -majority of the ityrs.prbgf e'ssiTB Tuslness men.; : 1 The "committee-on postal , tele graphs and . express ,Teported j :that they- Chad 7 secured f double - '.daily maflTavef thS 'Norfoikr aiid-S-Mith ern railroad. i- . HT. Greenleaf reported, for ;the special committee on the entertain ment of the congressional .deliga tion'as follows: ',To the President, and. Members of the.C.bamber of Commerce Gentlemen: '-- v We,: your 'committee j appointed by the Board of Directors 5 to .en- Certain the visiting members 91 the ouse Committee on .Public Build- g Sites and Grounds from the'; U. S. Congress, de hereby beg leave to report that the Committee visited our City accompanied with" Hon. Jno. H. Small, our Congressman, and were shown over the city and they were also shown; the v present site as well as " the proposed new jites'for the'public building. to be greeted in our city, "and after . giyi inff these - srentlemen a - dinner , at the "Arlington" Hotel theywere escorted to the irain arid, seen J on their return to .-Washington, D C. he Committee hereby desire - to thank IVIrs. G?J1 Bobinsori arid the ladies. -who kindly assisted hereto entertain", the ladies, who accom- panied the .party Jierel f Wej desire to say th; ' have inc irred bills for the. traospbrta tiori of this Committee from Wash. ington; D. 6. and return and til entertainment !herei," which" 1 filed with, the Secretary V the Chamber to provir" payment." . We debire to" than1 ". Callahan, Genl -Mp & ' W&rIhh gtn 0 "? and M. 1C Ki" N. & s:n: r entendad " , transpr ' ' Al r - new: thatth". are baselt.""-, 7 member, of . kmowledgo has V taring -on the- Government any1 property Jot the public building" site and .we' t are, willing to . leav that,' with themselvesi toT'" settle in ' their own way J;That it is entirely untrue that,any amount 'was asked" oyer the option price on. the, Albe marle Souse square properties and the . Government Van have these properties arid the .'options at ' the option price. . That the (Committee is surprised that such' severe"! and' unwarranted charges as were made by the ''Carolinian" and we desire to say to the Chamber : that .: there was never any 'grounds for. the , ill- ' tempered and 'exceedingly unkind article. written by this paper, es- pecially as two of its staff rre mem- bersof thS Chamber. - -' ' 1 H. T. Geeeklxaf, ; I - Siened L. E, AVDLETT, ." Jiv-'.'( J. H.LeRot. V" ' 1 " " ' ' a. Commitfee- - .The - Albemarle Eire Company;; kindly rendered i the Chamber; the.iV use of their room- in which to hold its1 sessions"' The courtesy; was -recognized-and the secretary was r instructed JrVnsmit to'the fire' . company the, expression of thanks -on the part'.of the Chamber. V l.;Mr. A Hathaway for the spe- . ciai commttee to , look .into , the faasibUity j.of raising tobacco ijn V thi a "section reported progress and 1 that, if 'was the -'general 2 opinion of tobacco raisers that the 'staple could, "be successfully, .produced here. Th a committee was in- sJrBeledtq seloct.ubCfiptions ith wich' to secupe'. a competent- , tobaccg f, farmer to' ome here and :j instruct our farmers bow 5 to. raiser ' It - - . r .V " , r , W. L. Cphoon, moved?" the apw ; pointment of a committtee. look-i -mg to suitable ' legislatibawhich f would effect better public roads. W. li. "Cohporiand E. H Willirms . were appointed a comittee and iri structed to act at once. " , . The' Chamber d journsd to meet ' : v - i . . j f on the second Monday night : in February ' , 7x- The infant child of .Mrand Mrs. Irvin Brothers, departed this life Tuesday."- It suffered frorii croup k A Visitor to Elizabeth Citv - A visitor to Elizabe ; , should riot- fail to see Eu t in Elizabeth City; - " ' nicely the property-'V ' : straight, tne stre , look down the.'. ' " -. " - t IS withiTshnd t easur ita c 1 nice resir. . water f roir. . - 1 .,7 I t. 4 " "1 m'W' i" i in i ii ii "j t ' $