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It r Is : Thurman;
Tells How He
If-
Escaped
Itef WlLMiNGTON.-ATi.AN.
KslPMtl'ipasta: AND ' MEM1-
I I ! The one hundred and'second, an-. r PHIS.-DISCUSSES HIS CRIME,
I i Vnua!; session of the CtoW Baptist Adjournment at one o'clock,f6r;din; : BUT ADMITS . NOTHING; ; ; :
L . ..t'-io'.Tnav' .i, 11 when .the Corinth,; -people : dmon ;r ;,r-- V
. - o'clock' a. m. witn'the'Corlntn Baptist
f5!;:jl5chhf
It" was .a r great' ,inetins;:Jromt:tlie
stratedr their, .ability
great , crowd1 ats f ee,4
tables - were ; quickly ; filled with. . choice'
ds;: prepared ' hy the ; hds ; of f the
Corinth pebpie and; the! tables'were ai
mbst Cas ulcMy; 'unloaded; byhungry
4 . The rgreiai crbVd . was " fed to " their
enUre7satisf action; ; and 'after ' dlnnen
an IhbuT. was spent in keligh.Uui social
intercourse, whenv the'ksscciatira was
reassembled
, J The" V association " feassembled t at "2
D;clockSM
- : . souls of every man : and, woman, , - A Dand discnssed bv'Hf. S : (Vnteh
1 v,hy the ; M6defator;iycu
vjtewbf the jrjelng Skme t6? edii
:Pffi$first;$iinu
; U a great crowd of delegates -aaid Tisit
ry -r;" .ors Cwere on" the ' charch : ground; - and
' ' , they continued to 1 arrive until "aoon.
'l ' K. . The session began ; with. Uie preach
' : ing of 'the' introductory! :; sermon by;
ffi:SCllfer&djBaptist
sermon! of : great power .and held the
iSlfrapt attention of the great audience,
v. . :s.
i ThA roll
rate jmitrs
schools were then1 taken up and -dis-
bf churches were jcalled and -
, r ;the delegates were enrblld . ' : -
M lllSTh C firs tusineis'JIbf clatojieia
wsfiBPiljB); a Ua vis, of
S Aftjcn?bf;officersrfor Belhaven; Mr; Farthing, missionary
- ; Lycurgus Hofler Moderator; 'A.-F.
i . -! . 3ountree, Vice' Moderator; ' James" G.
- ' "Gregory, derkLl
r - ing clerk; and J M.; Forehand, treas
. ' order of ' business,1: which was subm! t-
ted to "the association and accepted.
.rfinance committee. (r'
r ;iV V-5,VTie:first of the many- questions
;5instead aep
!: ; v iebo Rev. : IJlvihgstone Johnson
io:oipo witV' i I Nrt"-. .Va-ZMa 9.-"My m, i?
. . I ;nave oeen to ;is onoiK and; lei?
there the mbirh'mg . after f Dolseii
wasmurdered:' 'iJ'!: -t
j-v-'Ti wul. neither -deny or admit that
Ij committed the crime.Vlt .is .time'
enough" to talk, about that when! am
On trial, r
in,. Hyde.fe and : H. H.. Mashburn, of
rf-. ' i : fir - " 1 j j.', E -"I. .' - (-. J"; " "-5 .1
."A'.hackman' drove me -td thejdepot
the -day I Jeft Norfolk and -1 took a
Norfolk and juthern train 'for Eden
tbn; North 'Carolina, -"v ; r - '
.rLEQ 1 C. 1 THURMAN, '
;.V -..tV
ershur-would-not' admit. his guilt,' i
uuuugn ne, ma -not tieny it. He has
tever denied, that 'his name is-T-hur-man,
and was signing his Tiame -Thur-man
in Vancouver when 4 arrested for
forgery. 'T s "
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: ;T Visited Several Cities.' V x. .
v- Thurman says ' 1 "that ' after leaving
Norfolk over the Norfolk & Southern,
having beerf-driven to the old Virginia
Beach station by ahackman, , where
he igpt a shave before his departure;
hVweht to 'Edentoi North' Carolina;
thnce to Wilmington,': iater to "Atlanta,
Jacksonville,1; New . 6rleans,;iklemphis
Calgary; Alberta,5 and brought '.up 1 in
Vancouver. , ' . : g$
"HeJ; remaiited.in British Columbia
for, some tinwv returning toiMemph43,
where hV-spent' several months. - Doubi
ling' back, he went ta Vancouver once
more,: 'where ' W ai .whn' arrested
charged wjth forgery, which proved
his undoing,- gfVlng, the Norfolk au
thorities a hold on-him.' ; '..'VT;1 C
7 ' , Suicide Story, Was Fake.' i; '
-'Th'estoryDetective -Powers' said.
that Thurman; asked, for"-a - drug ' in
me
;ely 'Attended
;SWrn and "haggard-,, from a" seven pideV. Is- a" fake"! Nothing, of , the kind
daysi journey of nearly four thousand J S.appWd, There .were no instances
milesVlLeo C: Thurman," the allegedvfr the trip." -The 'prisoner-was docile
murderer of F P. , polsen, who has throughout; Stops were made at Seat-
yanoouverwith which, to "commit sui-
been "hounded from the AGantJato-tbe jae, StXouis arid Chicago Where the
Pacific ' .arrived yesterday jx evening j r,vo,.6fficers" and ihelr' prisoner ' took
oyer the C. & O. Railway In the custo- -needed' rest: :On the train as well as
uyJof Officer- Stevenson 1 ana Detec-" the, -hotels, 1 one" of the officers' slept
ttve jPowers. " 1 r -i " ' with - Thurman , with one ' handcuff on
The , officers called, a' cabt at : the hls Jiand and one on the prisoner, and
wharf and hustling their: prisoner fn- shackles , corresponding ; The- other
: Home ssibns1 were discussed by side drove quickly to the police' sta: officer, lbdged in the upper berth with
Rev;"H. Mashburn,-ef; WU1U i e enecxstne party.; - ; :v
-qcjmmoneaUh's; Attorney Tilton
'poerfulpeech of more Uiah' thir-l1,61 :11 ot the . Norfolk city
Th,nnMl;oo t Na, -;No We talked with Thurman
saidtlast night that arrangements , for
Thurman will begin today.
hardly probable the case will' be
severaT days,
i :.inurman is i aiKHiive. . ,, - - -
rrtv '., T, ,! TIAlCwk l-.v .:-. i W ' ,. p.-.-' v;v,:.,-
. - . " small crowd watched 5set qmcK ana .certain renei
j.-r , .. Gorman, J.J. White and J, jsavyer,- ,3- made ln ; desslminating temper-
ancei sentiments has been .wonderfully
..; N urer. ' J. , W. 'Rose, S. F. ristowei an.iy -qIIq vorjj: at hQme in'our native land, I 6 en route from; the dock to ?heihe trial of
, , V N. B. : Jones, were ? appointed - by, .the m0re donations from i t.hA Bantist and. newspaper men were Jarred t ia
moderato"r;acbrMttee v ' Agun for
. .Temperance was. taken up, and dis
cus
TfcvW., W. Griggs, ine of "'the' city's i
prominent physicians - and residents,'
died at .his home in" Church street on
Sunday night "at a little after. 12 o'clock
at ter an Illness of 1 about .four weeks,
aged'ears.''"- - J . -
Besides3"a.widpw Dr. Griggs is sur-
vived .hy one son, Dr; J. B. Griggs; and
onedaughten Mrs,1 R. T, fWliitehurs
bVija' of thiscityi; and one'broth-jr;
Jack Griggs, of Currituck county, "and
one sister, who resides 1 nthe westii'
' Dr Griggs was - born ".inUPrJncess"
fnne county, "Va'. y The earlier part of
lis life was spent In Currituck1 county.
h Severalsyears ago he ' moved to this
iity, where.he ha practiced hte- pra-'
Session ever since, and'jwas the senior:
oartner of Griggs & Sons Drug Com-
" He was a Confederate soldier. He
identified .himself with the ' , South's
cause at the first" intimatlou' of ' war
and served ' throughout , Xnf, conflict.
Dr. Griggs was a-prominent Mason. -The
funeral services ;were held at
Christ Episcopal church , of which he
was a member, on Tuesday afternoon
at: 4 o'clock, by the rector,- Rev;l Clau
dius F. Smith.1 Services at the grave
were conducted by the -Masonic fra
ternity, ,. representatives of which from
Camden and' Currituckountles were
In attendance. -v"'V ' '
1t-'VUSSe .-III' .iIXUlCill.-JUL . Uit3UVl,lil y.
gOTblei
pg;3SlSreal!di
aai.".?. i-Wn.wffiii -ir-UAlVs-. rai ViolTa Tln
E" -5S' SfV:'',: 4-Ue' roil ut uiui tuc n yu.ii.vvji.
' 'pledges "were takoMtaiste
On! "the order. ,of . business the COrrf
" ; v . phanage : was ( called , for discussion.
" v ,The report was made by Rev. J. O.
. - , - . Alderman and was, discussed by ArphJ
.-- -;; taldphnso2i.'V - :
' S ..: uOn..roU,.caU pf, churches seven 1
-. . - . nunajea aouars was ieugcu mjiws
d," : y ppcuf tke
V r : ' ' TTtionVthe prW
3fiB F. Aydlett, of Elizaheth' City that
-1 - the association assume half of .the
cost;bf supporting vsrxty-six orphsioia
. '' . at the prphanage beginning with May,
1908, was tabled upon motion to be
, '.; i .'taken up for discussion some. time on
' . s :-i TJpon motion of the association the
' ' i-remainder of Jthe debt, of $80O2pa-the
" I t , - Chowan ; Baptist Female ; Institute -be
l paid by- :the association; ; pid T. B.
.; ;: "B6ushall , E. r.J.., Freman ,and Charles
; Bateman were appointed a committee
"to apportion the amount among 1 the
; churches of. the association.
r- :lf The report -;ofl; Baptist ' Periodicals
SSS lllllftwas discussed rWow;;.;J-
f!'lill:F"armerriiAr
V7ood and: P. S.C. Davis, v Association
-then- adjourned after the ; hospitality
committee had perfected assignment
-of guests" ;to their homesr to meet
again Wednesday v? morning at ; 9:30
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great this; year, and the Baptist hosts
vew- with a great deal of satisfaction
the 'real progress : made against; the
drink evil ' Jn theland, for. which the
womanhoodof SNorxCarplina are. to
be eyerv thaifltedgSC
rThe' i prbjjbsitibn ' submitted rhy- Mri
A-tl! - -BWcJl M ydletivgtBed
o assume one hair 01 the expense or
CaTingl ?"sixty-slr
as sociationvwpuld fresumetiie potter
halfof'lucostA taWedoii vmotibn
Tuesday evening, was takeSi up. Upon
motion,' after ! some discussion ;t the
proposition was - referred through .the
delegates back to the churches of the
associauon ior , tneir approval. ; xuo
matter will be reported . at the next
association ;tvi!&
Among tne miscellaneous Drougnt
up Sor discussion . towards the close
of the evening's, session, the question
of ; an associational school came up.
The committee : was ' not ' ready to re
port; ; and'r upon thia tekuest of Dr.
Overby the committee ".was continued
onf or another year and will report at
the next "association: v The commlttJa
on " time - and place for . holding the
next association: reported that theyas
sociation jwould meet(on Tuesday af
ter the first :Monday.iln May next year
with the iaptist church at Columbia.
Thetassiationf adjrned jguntil
930 1 o'clock Thursday -morning, s. ; 1
B:The!liassoclation:it;:Teasse
wlthbated i breath for a glimpse ' of &om - Dr.: ; Shoop's Magic j CMntment
tne mucn taikea 01 man. ,t it ,wasjut ac t,r.fuu. awa iur xriiesj
fleeting sight,- for no time wasUost -In ' d Its action UVpositly'e ,and certain;
Thurman was-talkative to thei'ofn- c'nes .disappear; like magic by Its use.
cers " throughout the . trip. ' : He ' d!s- arge . nickel-capped u glass - jars . 50
cussed the crime with Detective Pow- rcenis: bqia oy ail dealers. :
etAeross the SouM
MrvCohobritb
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Visit the City
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A, ET Cohoonfc who'-has been for -a-'' v .
number of 'years- located' in the" far s ) -away
west engaged, ln the forestry de-; . TT
partment of the United Stales govern- V ;
ment, has again been' tendered hy ,'the - !, ' v ! ' - r
government the appointment to take t
charge q the government forest lands l
in the" Philippine Islands: Tnis is
resjponsible position since "the timber v.' -
products,.are' the most valuable assets ;
of the'tTnited States government' tn
cue- rnnippinp lsianas, ana nmzaoetn . ; ;,, - rv
City; feels apardonablWpride ' inthls
one, of 'ler many sons who has reap- - ' ,rf' ' -
ed" renown-abroad, a ; "OrT. V-."- ' 1 ? '
If -. Mr.,.-Cohoon ' - accept- 'the " ; -i ' '-,'
appointment. , which' ' he 'nowv A "'Vi " . ' ;
has ' under - advisement he will Vis- a- ' - -" -
the- Philippines -from the -Atlantic '
coast
MR. LEIGH SHEEP'S SPECIAL SALE .K ;
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WATCH FOR THE' BEE
, HIVE'S A& NEXT' WEEK.
It, will r be to -the " interest of the
many readers - of the Tar- Heel to
watch for the Bee Hive's big ad. in
next , week's jlur , teei;i wmch 4 will v oe
a'. revelation - of " wonderful"" vargains
at sthis popular "department- store, -1
Mr, Gilbert,. the, popular proprietofi;
and easily one ; of " thl f oremost mer-
chants of Eastern' North Carolina has
demonstrated,, the' fact beyond "the
shadow" of ' k""doubtniIsJea6irthat
his store Is a leader 1 'r f ' "
' Bargain 'aften1 bargains have , been
offered at the, Bee Hive this season
until the ; shop : going v publicnjis wan
dering what will f be" next 1 offered.
Watch for thead'and' see"-
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mm be Lorigfest 'Bridge i rill the World
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' Is
oleted
- ..Wednesday .was thegreat . vday of
,' lie f association. ; The great Crowd of
: 1 V VMsitors began, to; pour In: early lhthe
KSl!CWrnln
iSSljEhc4ir
. ,V - school , house ; n the opposite side of
- i the road :was filled and ;:'the4 yards
- ": - - were-thronged. , v ? T'
r ; 4 It .Was iinueea - S1 tiu w
fhad come, f rom far and near, to; be in
attendance upon; this association The
f SSI'-associatlon reassembled r'a; .9.30.
SSiVcikaa; m!l?!ejtime
i'litSlSvices In the grove and
MlS3lnHh::sco
PpifPllTrtfl:
' ' -1 ' - J' " Institute Was ; presehted 'and " discus.
iidby
Thursday morning ; at 9 :30 s O'clock,
with a'-large crowd in attendance.
Vaousttersf Itmportace 'were
tali enp and' dlsctie; TJ ' f: i ' , ,
, The , speerh which pervaded: the
whole-association was' on of progres'
t The work for the ! comng year was
laid but on a broader basis, ; and the
Baptist , hosts ' of ' this section expect
to accomplish' greater : thmgs. ' ; ' ; ,
I? Tie? association adipurned , the 102d
annual cession at noon with : singing
of ' C!od 'BeWith You- Until We Meet
: Aro' ''ho :"henerHction.' ; :?r 'i
n Last Monday the Norfolk and South',
ern' Railway, began the constructionof
the bridge across the Albemarle Sound
from Edenton,4 to Makey's rFerry.'
The mammoth pile driver has been,
at" work air the week driving the huge
pilings upon which the ; bridge will
rest ; and for many, a month to come
she will continue lo .ply her workVThe
bridge will be when completed the
longest bridge' in the J world being, not
less than eight miles long.It .will
cost more; than two million . dollars,
and when completed, will be one of
the finest structures of Its kind in all
- were .. called . and pledges : were ; taken
' - which amounted to snearly '.'fourteen
- '-V 'ipealed "for funds'to . erect a Baptist
iHiiiif
rue JULSt
TheS;Harbnal:
containing tiiei evidence, ;the speefches
of ?tiie f cbpliibrl rpsecutiohf and
defense; th Judge's , charge 4 and ;the
. veMictlalHcoco and : are
off ered for lalef sr 'l)bk?Pboid
have been offered for sale, long ago
but a" delay, ln Its preparation was
Lcaused , by a: loss of some of the sub
ject matter. .The hooK Is complete In
every way - and" furnishes Interestingr
reading; matter. - Price 25 cents. Ap-
piy at l ar nee omue,'
the country. It will be used' by, tneri . , , TY Xif '
a rauroaoij XvT '
take tneir x tv f
Norfolk and Southern . as
bridge, over which they will take their
trains, , instead of transporting.- them
on' a ferry.' . - '.'(Cj
The bridge is ' expected to be com
pleted "within a -year from this l'ate
.No 'doubt the' building of this bridge
from" an ' industrial standpoint l will
mean much' for this v immediate local
ity.-.- Many a towering pine arid oak
.will be" drawn from uf jforest to help
SHERIFF.; REIDSETV -, 4
, - ; TLED TAXES IN FULL,
Atv the meeting of the. board : of
commissioners last Monday; v the fin
ance report was received and examli-
ed. Sheriff Reidhad settled .in-full
for all his taxes for,, the , year 1906.
This prompt' settlement is the result
of Sheriff Reid's tactfulness coupled
with his hustling qualities; and ; such
qualities makes vhim ' a first cla.ss sher-
TEMPERANCE LECTURE . ; t :
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
The'attention;bf the Tat Heel read
ers -Is directed, to Mr. Leigh Sheep's
May Stimulating Sale and' in which-.i V - -;"-"
numerous bargains arexnumerated.-' - ;
-The publicwili; dp ,well tb" attend f - : ,
the special sale of this - popular ' mer. " - ,-T
cantile . establishment, - t? J- - ' -'i
.- Mr. Sheep the proprietor is-one -'.V"
pf our mbst popular young merchants," - ; ; -.
who has built for him a most erivia-'V ' -"' - -v
bletrade.'. , 1 .t t .-,'s- ; x 1" - v
V
' . ' .,'is.' -vr-. ;:.H' .
' Pain-' caused ?hy boils, burns;. cuts, ' ,',. '
scalds and skin, diseases is- promptly C- "Vf ;(
relievedby DeWltt's CarboUzed Witch , - - -
ft . . - " JL " S 1 - '!5 V
jazsi-aivo-dUood fOT. piles:- -sold 1 by "t" -
AydlettVdrug store. .7;.; ,
THE PEA "MARKET. I , ,'
Quotations from New ; York tol '
iTxcooi . : v puuetuj urus. ; se UO..' lOCdl . -; J
commission merchants of : Elizabeth
Cltyqubted peas at '$3.00 -per-bushel
basket; and $4.00per .half barrel bask-, - : , ' r
et oni the 'New-York? matket'on last -
Thursday. ;-'-.v; w ,
The peas' were, of an Inferior lirrade " l
.There - will' be ra mammoth temper
rial chufch next Sunday afternoon atibng. rgely -pops.: ..when-peas; are
3 o'clock.' - - J ,' ' 1 wc win nciy -cuiuiuaau gooa (
; Mn C. W: Melick will read aselec- ?ces the northern market . . ,y
tion on 'the temperance subject. . , " ' j -e:- - " ? I r
; Jgef Leigh will, deliver an, ad-; SEAUTIFUL- HOMEL WEDDING;
dress 6n -temperance. - -Judge Leigh , v - . . ,
13 well known In the city : and all who
attend are assured of an oratorical
treat There win be congregatiohal
singing., . - ,
' . The exercises .will , begin promptly
at v 3 o'clock and will last only one
hour; ; , y
" The public is cordially, invited and
the friends' of temperance especially
are urged to be " present, at these
meetings. k .s ' ' " v
; AS L E E P B ESIDE T RACK
. : ' .. a .-:
- Greensboro, jN. s3.V May ; 6. Lonnle
flagman, who was run over by niimbe' A
40 on the track iereJoaturaay.. morn
ing, having Us ,f 6roiOTtff JdfiEra
iainlngbther Jtojursdled al'the' hos
pital here this evening.i ' He was sup
posed to have been sitting ' too f near
the : track waiting' for -the 'train due
here at 4 a. m." and ; had gone to sleep.
He was found "two hours later uncon
scious, and never reepvoered . suffi
ciently to relate" . the cause of -the dis;
astern (-
' Mr." George Scott of 'Norfolk,-spent
Sunday witn nis parents, von ' JNortn
Road-streets f .
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AiiEl gini Watph
A IIrniltdD Waf oh
A Hbward Watch;
None Better
.WeSellAlirheDe-
pendable Ki nd. y'-
EIGHT&BRIGHT
The Reliable
'Jewelers
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YOUNG BRIDEGROOM
" DIES FROM SCALD.
'Suffolk, VajMay 6 As tiie result
of . burns from . hot .water and steam;
Benjamin" F.' Cross, recently of Suf
folk, Hell at; 5 e o'clockl this af ternoon
at Folksstone,.' forty miles from Wil
mington, N.v C, :? He . was ' an ' engineer;
aged tvjnty years. The f1 deceased
leaves a bride - mf . three weeks; bsldes
a father sister and two brothers, all
of Suffolk. rt ' ' .
M RS. SP1VEY DEAD.
- Mrs, Jessie 'gpiyeyv. tof 'Gliden, .N,
C.; died.iast Tuesday, at her home at
Gliden aged SJ years. ' . . - :
w She Is gurvlvecl by a jliusband land
two children besides a host of flend,'
who mourn" their loss.
is
: One ot. the prettiest home weddings
to.be consummated , this, season was
solemnized last Tuesday. night at the"
home of - the bride's - parents, - Cap.
and Mrs. Gard on Factory , avenue 4 "
Elizabeth City In which Miss! mieVf- ' ;
Mae Gaxdvbbcame the bride of "Mr. , ,1 V
Sam' Hughes.: , 4 t '. ;Vk .';t ' r
The parlors were beautifully deco- " '-J,' .
rated in ferns and flowers f or the. , y
happy 'event J "where in the presence -V-of
a number of admiring friends, thQ 1 '
youngs couple,, before an'-Improvised . ' ..v " 1 : N
altar, plighted their trbtif, Eer.-7oha. ' - -V- -F,
Vines,', pastor of thfi First Baptist -church
was the ' celebrant ' ' ; - y i " " ' ' "
Miss Maggie Hughes 'aadMr.-'Jerry, y s ;' , '
Hughes, were the attendants and Hiss " -' J'v" ,
Belle Gard, sister, of; the bride was - V; : " :'
mala of honor. . After. the ceremons , "
an, elegant supper was, senredat ;the
f ' Vpt!
home ,of the groom's ''parents - to a1;, p.r4 - .
number of frieiids; :;'l - 7- j' '.-c .
iuear.' neei-- exienas r nappiest , .
congratulations - to Mr Hughes ?upoa v.
his success In. winning : so faira:-;'
uiuw, ,. ana i west wisnes . 10 potn tor
prosperity vanthappiness ailown life's 5
voyage. ;v j H ; i,;-" . ; "
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I. O. O. F;
1 Excursion , to Jamestown Exposition, May 17th. ..Tickets ($15)' are - ' - v
cnvsaie at seng-s ana lugm aua angnvs until the 13th, lor Odd Fei- . : .
'"families. , -After this -date to anyone desiring to go. Tickets are"lim--
now,
lows
ited 'to 200
-Train leaves at 8.3p a. m. returning leaves' Exposition ground "at rlO
s
o'clock p.A m, , This .will be .through trains going and, coming
ifepm- SvOt-';- - -V:7'v7v' y;,..77:7 V y r;,:rt: -77'- ;
-Wi: --7'7 . 7.'v1 '-' . v , .y - K, . J.-