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Jennings Scntcl
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Gets Three Years on a
Verdict of Murder in the
Second Degree For Kil
ling Ellis Another In
mate at the County
Home.
HOOPER TRIAL ON
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Superior court has been in session j
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Iniv.-inc the juries and in tne uage
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he Judges charge was an aDie.
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and learned legal discourse,
which
w;i? heard by the jury with the great
est interest. Judge
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evidence that he
Tharge gave every
is a master of the law and ihis has
wen e v idenced" during" the ' " entire
week by the able manner in which
he h;i? despatched the courts busi
ness. This is the Judge's first trip here
as a judge of the Superior Court,
-and ho has greatly impressed, both
hfc bar and the audience as being
me of the ablest Judges to visit this
County.
In the afternoon session the crim
nai docket was taken up ' and was
Imposed of with great dispatch".-
The first case was State against
! J. White, in which the jury re-
iiirnt.'d a verdict of guilty.
Mr. white is a well known citizen.
He is a dairyman and has conducted
a dairy business for a number of
yeas. Recently thex Aldermen pass
ed an ordinance imposing a " license
tax on dairies. Mr. White refused to
vay the tax. The case was taken up
in the County covurt and Judge Saw
yer rendered a verdict against him
vir. white through his attorney ap
pealed to the Superior Court. The
case may yet be appealed to the Su
preme court for a final decision.
The case of State against Walter
Harris and W. It. Winder was sent
ip to the Superior Court upon a
special verdict from the County
Court. Judge Furgesson, in turn sent
he case on to the Supreme Court for
u final decision.
The case of State against S. G.
Wright was heard Monday afternoon
on an appeal from the County court.
The jury found Wright guilty of
practicing medicine without license.
He was taxed with the cost in the ac
tion and was required to give a bond
for his appearance at Court for two
terms and show that be had not been
engaged in the practice of medicine.
The case of Mr. Wright is well
"known in this County. He has taken
a. course J'n medicine but has failed
1o pass the State Board of Medical
TSxaminers. It has been alleged that
"he has been engaged in the practice
of medicine in the Newland section
tf this County. He -has been tried for
this offense several times, and has
been fined for it more than once.
in mis particular case, he was
tried several weeks ago in the Coun
ty Court, and Judge Sawyer fined
him fifty dollars and cost and his
case went to the Superior Court oh
appeal .
Mr. Wright is , a popular youngs
man in Ijis community and if he was
legally qualified, he would, no doubt
huild up a good practice in that
community .
Tuesday morning the case of State!
To
Penitentiary
against ' Monroe Mullen was tried.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty
upon the charge of robbery, and
Judge Furgerson sentenced him to
two years.
Mullen is a negro convict of the
chain sang and is ow serving a
Sentence on the rads. He escaped
from the roads several months ago,
and it was only recently that the of
ficers of the, law apprehended him.
lt was while he was an escape that
he committed the robbery .
Tuesday afternoon, the case of
State against "Griff'' Jennings was
tried. The argument was made and
the case was given to the jury late
in the afternoon. The jury was out
seVerai nours oerore it returned a
verdict of guilty of murder in the
second, decree. Judee Pureerson sen-
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Tnig is a nethetic case, in which
ww uuc ouimav at iuc uu uuc
and Jenmnss inflicted a, wound on
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The case of State against I. L.
Hooper and Mrs. Gray upon the
charge of arson was begun Wednes-
f er1!somft littled'
cured ad the case formally opened .
.The. State began atonce the intro
duction of testimony and Mr. and
Mrs. Miles Jennings testified before
the court adjourned Wednesday af
ternoonf Mr. and Mrs. Jennings are
the star witnesses for the State.
They reside near the house in which
the Grays lived. They testified to the
discovering of the fire and to seeing
a man and a woman whom they be
lieve to be Hobper and Mrs. Gray
on the premises. The testimony of
these witnesses was practically the
same as it wad at the former trial a
year ago.
- When court resumed yesterday
morning the state continued with the
taking of testimony which was con
tinued during the day. Every step in
introduction of the evidence was
closely watched by the counsel for
the defense and many a lively tilt
was had between the State's counsel
and the defense. The evidence pro
duced duing the day was pretty much
the same that the State's witnesses
testified to a year ago.
The greater part of today 'will also
be consumed in the taking of evi
dence for the presecution and the de
fense. The case is not expected to be
concluded before some time tomor
row when it will go to the jury.
The readers of the Tar Heel are
familiar with the case, which is ex
citing a great deal of interest as it
did on the former trial .
Make Your" Carriage or Buggy New.
Gst about one dollars, worth of Ij.
& M Carriage Varnish Paint in any
color. You can make a buggy look as
fresh and new as when just rom the
maker. Get it from D. M. JONES CO
Speaks Weil For the Judge
-The many friends of Judge Ernest
Sawyer, the able young judge of the
County Court are pleased that his
decisions in the County pourt have
stood the test this week "on
appeal in the Superior Court.
A number of important cases were
tried this week on appeal, and when
thev went to the jury the defen
dants were promptly convicted.
Thia speaks well for the. ability "of
Mr. Sawyer in disposing of knotty
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AT THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM .
Fresh tomatoes and snap iDeans,
15 cents per quart. Think of at
last we Joave Floridas. oranges, free
from ; frost, heavy : and juicy. Scott &
Twiddy PHONE 72.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRfb AY, MARCH
T. Z. B. GASKIRS
ARRIVED IK 11
v.
Tells of the Sinking of
His Schooner the George
F. Phillips and His Res
cue By Spanish Steamer,
The first account of the sinking
of the schooner. George F. fillips
and the rescue of Captain Gaskins
and her crew in which the details
were given is contained -in the fol
lowing news' item from New York
given out by Captain Gaskins immed
iately upon his arrival in that city
from Hamburg, Germany.
New York. March .14. Capt. Z. B.
Gaskins and his crew, of five men of
the wrecked schooner George F.
Phillips arrived today from Ham
burg on the steamer Amerika, and
told the story of a struggle with the
waves in which they all but lost
their lives. The Philips left Baltimore
January 23rd., for Wilmington, N.
C, with a cargo of phosphate rock
Nothing was heard of the schooner
CAP
for several weeks, and it was be- ran into the arms of the Hmb of the
lieved she had gone down with all.law who was stationed at the door
on board. The first word that the, foj. that .uurpose. He spent the night
men had been saved came from the, in the perquiman's county jail and
Spanish .steamer Aizkarai Mendi,
r which on passing the Lizard Yepbrted
that she had the crew on board. Cap
tain Gaskins said today that the
schooner on clearing the capes of
the Chesapeake was headed by west
winds when the weather became so
rough that the vessel labored heav
ily. After two days of severe weather
the schooner sprung a leak. The
pumps were worked with little avail, i
the water in the well increasing to
such an extent that the captain saw
that his vessel was doomed. A flare
was burned, and it was 'seen by the
Aizkarai Mendi. The steamer reach
ed the schooner barely in time to
save the men who left everything be-,
hind.
The Mandi. which was bound from
Brunswick, Ga., for Hamburg, took
the rescued men on to Hamburg,
landing them there February 26. The
Ujnited States consul at Hamburg
sent them here on the Amerika.
WOMAN'S BETTERMENT
WORK
Our Betterment Association in this
County is yet in its infancy, having
been organized but a few months,
but we feel greatly encouraged at
the outlook, and hope for large
things being accouniplished along
this line in the future.
Several local associations have
been organized and already some
have gone to work very enthusias-
.tttc nnrivArino. tn Arnrimis
wvs to imnrove, tfieir school. We
hope that such a spirit may pre
vaTSe evjery school district in the
County and that ach school may
be made a center of neighborhood in
terest. This working together of pa
trons, teachers and children unites
a community, and brings about re
sults that are almost inconceivable.
One of the chief aims of the. Wo
man's Betterment Association is to
bring a community tb see the high
ideal of united service for the chil
dren's sake.
Many of the public spirited men
of the County ." have, upon request
become asjsociate members of our
association, and we. wish to thank
each and every one who .lias re
sponded to our appeal, and to assure
them that their, support at this, , time
is greatly appreciated, especially by
i k
USED LIVERY
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A Pious Fraud Pinched at Hert
ford by Cops Prom Norfolk
Forger Had Been . Occupying
Pulpits of Local Churches.
Hertford, March, 14 The usual
quietude of the town on Sunday
night, was disturbed last night by . the
arrivai on the 8:30 train from Nor
folk, Val. two of Portsmouth's police
men, who at once confided in Chief
of Police Babb, of this place,' 'tm? fact
that they yere on the lookout for -E.
C . Fqreman, alias J . E . Freeman,
who had been bound over to ' court
in the Virginia town on-the charge
of forgery, and who had skipped ; his
bond. The three officers went to a
local boarding house where it was
supposed that Foreman was. stop
ping. One of them stationed himself
at the back door and the others went
to the front door and knocked. In
stead of the forger going to the front
door he rusbed to the back door and
wts; taken to the Virginia dty Ms
mOrmng to answer the chargest
against him.
Foreman was very devout in his
life here, attending Sunday school at
the Baptist church and preaching at
the Methodist church in the morning
and again at the Baptist church at
night. He showed a willingness at
each church to be used in anv way
that hig OTrviceg were needed. He
had only been here for a few days
and had given his name as J. E.
Freeman, News and Observer.
Attorney T. H. Woodley of Col
umbia was here yesterday on profes
sional business.
AT THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM.
Fresh tomatoes, and snap beans.
15 cents per quart. Think of it, at
last we have Florida oranges, free
from frost, heavy and juicy. Scott &
Twiddy.PH HONE 72.
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the officers of the association.
COUNTS PRESIDENT.
FIRE HORSE DIES
"TuHie' one of the most valuable
horses, of the fire department, died
early Sunday morning, after having
been sick for several days. He w,as
an iron gray, and was the match! of
the pair that drew the double hose
wasfon. He was valued at three
. hundred dollars or more
The horse was down in his stall
Saturday night too sick Hp stand,
but each time that the -alarm was
turned in he would make desperate
efforts-- to get on his feet to go to
s
the wagon. :
WOMAN. ACQUITTED ,
Kinston, . March 15 A long dis
tance -telephone message from Jack
sonville, N. C, states that the ury
after being out an hour and a half
returned a verdict of acquittal J of
Mrs. Sue Willis on the charge! of
murder today. Mrs. Willis, while f sit
ting on her porch last summer, shot
and killed a negro man who was en
tering her front gate?
The defense was that the shoot
CURRITUCK
ing was accidental. She was' arrested
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Chamber ot Commerce
and committed ti? jail, without .bail,
but later- appeared in this city be
fore Judge O. H. Allen on habeas
corpus proceedings and was admitted
to bail. '
Sensational charges were -made by
the prosecution at the habeas cor
pus trial by way of showing motive
for murder, but the acquittal seems
to have exonerated her of the charge
CAUSED EXCITEMENT
Considerable excitement was creat
ed Tuesday night in the neighborhood
of Will Trueblood residence, - when
it was discovered that theYe was a
strange man in the yard who refused
to leave. Chief of police Thomas was
summoned to take the man away;
and when he was- taken to the' sta
tion house it was discovered that he
was a foreigner, was nearly-starved
He was fed and cared for. by the po
lice and Wednesday morning was or
dered to move on.
FOUR YEAR'S
Dr. Bruner of Murfusboro, after
having spent some time in the city,
left Tuesday for his home in -Mur-fesboro.
He was here in the interest
of the Chowan Baptist Female In
stitute.
Blackwell Memorial church gave a
I four years' scholarship to the insti
tution.
HELD BIG
OPENIN G
M. Leigh Sheep is in his new store
in the Y. M. C. A. building.
He "moved his stock of merchan
dise last Monday and arranged his
stock in time to open Wednesday
morning in An Opening to celebrate
his installation.
The opening was attended by a ,
great crowd of shop-goers and the j
store was thronged all day long. At
times standing room in this large
and capacious store was at a prem
ium so great was the crowd who
came to examine the elegant and
fashionable woman's wear which had
"been placed on exhibition. The stock
had been tastily arranged and the
store artistically decorated and the
store with its decorations and the
stock displayed to a good advantage
presented a scene of beauty. v
The new store is a handsome one
and it is favorably located and we be
speak for Mr. Sheep a large and in
creased patronage in his new store.
Household Furniture For Sale
The household furniture formerly
belonging to Mrs. Mary A. Thomp
son, deceased, will be sold at private
sale at the late residence of the
deceased, No. 403 Pennsylvania ave.
Persons desiring to see or purchase
the same may do so by calling at the
said residence.
T. B. WILSON. Executor.
Why fool with an old A 6' or" No.
47 or any other such plow. Use a Jen
ning's Plow. That is most up-to-date
Plow.; Made by Miles Jennings, Eliza-:
beth City, N. C. ; - ,
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The JenningV Plow is .the
bes
Try one and be convinced. Made by
Miles Jennings, Elizabeth City
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Will Begin At once an
ActiveXJampaigin to In
duce Capitalists to In
vest Here In Manufac-
turing Plants. The Ad
vantages of the City
Will Be Exploited. '
The Chamber of Commerce hell
a special meeting last Monday night
for the purpose of re-organizing the
Chamber. There was a large atten
dance of interested citizens and the
meeting was a very inthusiastic
one. " .
The committee appointed to so
licit funds for the organization made
its report, , in which it was reported
that the money necessary to operate
the" Chamber on the plan proposed
had been secured. Then the Chamber
was re-organized on plans that will
make it one of the most effective
public working bodies in" this city.
The old executive committee was
fre-appointed- ani thrpresident the
Chamber will appoint other commit
tees; A committee was appointed to se
cure a permanent home for the Cham
ber and also a permanent secretary.
This committee will make its report
next Monday night when the Cham
ber will meet Again.
A number of addresses were made
last night by prominent speakers who
outlined and discussed work for the
Chamber of Commerce. .
The friends of the organization are
very enthusiastic at the success that
has attended the re-organization and
they are confident that will now be
gin to accomplish much for the up
building of the town and community.
As soon as the permanent home and
secretary are secured the secretary
and executive committee will begin
to get in touch with capitalists for
the purpose of interesting them to
come here to invest capital in man
ufacturing enterprises.
Another meeting of the Chamber
will be held next Monday v night;
when it will be made known the sue
cess of the committee in securing
a home and a secretary. The reor
ganization will be made perfect at
this meeting.
NOTES FOR
SHOPPERS
Why buy four 100 yd. spools of
black silk at 10 cents per spool,
when Fowler and Co., sell 400 yds.,
for 25 cents. '
You have probably heard about
those beautiful ribbons at Fowler &
Co's., ' at remarkably low prices but
have you SEEN them? Seeing is be- ,
lieving.
Have you been hesitating to re
plenish your supply of household lin
ens on account of the recent advance
in prices? Fowler and Co., are for
tunate to own these goods at former
prices and can offer yon table linens,
napkins, towels, sheetings .etc., at
manufacturers prices.
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You have probably purchased y6olr-:
laces and embroideries at. Fowler &
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for years, but have you seen
this jjgeasons' offerings?' They repre-
- sent the three viz.
VOLUME, VARIETY AND VALUE,
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