VOL. xxxvn . NO. 15
LUM ERTON, NORTH
MOtfJlY. APRIL 15
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WHOLE NO 2243
WaldHtorfflft
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tion to the Complete Lot of
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week. Come around and look
them oyer, even if you don't
buy. REMEMBER, we carry
the celebrated R. F. Simmons
Gold Filled Chain and O. M.
Draper Solid Nickel in Stock
at all times.
Boylin's jewelry Store.
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MISTRIAL OF THAW CASE.
Final Slandloa ol J'ry was Sev
on Inp rnnvlollnn til Flw In:
Acqolltal. out the following statement:
New York Dispatch, iath. l oeueve that every man on
Hopelessly divided, seven f.r a I the jury posapssing average in
verdict of guilty of murder in the tolligenne, excepting possibly
first degree and five for acquitta MV. Bolton, comprehends the
on the grounds of insanity, thr freight of evidence and balanced
jury which since the 23rd of last it for acquital- All my family
January had been trying Harry bid me good-bye with courage.
K. Thaw reported to-day after 47 I trust (D. V.) we may all keep
hnnre nnrl oiirht. minntaa rt rf.il ih. I nnA
eration that it could not agree on 1 To his attorneys Thaw said he
a verdict. The 12 men were! was deeply disappointed
promptly discharged by Justice But I could hardly expect
Fitzgerald, who declared that he anything else in view of the
too, believed their task was I events of the past few days," he
hopeless. Thaw was remanded (added
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to the Tombs without bail to I Earlier in the day Thaw had
await a second trial on the I given out another statement in
charge of having murdered which he said he had desired
to quit forever- and breaking faith with the or-
the Tomb's prepared and guvt- at nn point of the deliberations
did the foreman los control o
the situation. He successfully
held the 12 men in check and was
the first to Suggest when it was
seen tnat there was no possibility
of a verdict being reached that
they report the matter to Justice
Fitzgerald and leave the further
disposition of the case to his
judgment.
Wilbur F. Steele, juror No. 9,
said:
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we considered insanity in
many phases, but did not give
the subject of wronged woman
hood any teogthy debate, in fact,
icarcely any. Toe question
which was considered at unusual
length was whether Thaw was
Stanford White, the noted archi-1 that his fate should be judged on. insane at the moment he shot
The object of this Sanitarium is to provide for the sick a homelike
and quiet institution in which the patient can find that care and
attention, which at all times cannot be found at honn , and where,
by healthful surroundings, conipet nt physic ans, and experienced
. nursing, the patient has the best chances of recovery. Our building
is absolutely new, contains twelve rooms for patients, well equipped
room, Stalic Electr cal and X-ray outfit, and in fact, everything that
makes a first-cldss hospital.
Training School for nurses. Nurses supplied to physicians of
Robeson and adjoining counties on demand.
Charity Ward lor tbe Poor.
I Extend a Cordial Invitation to all Robeson County
Physicians to Treat Their Patients Here .
THE LUMBERTON SANITARIUM, ji
LUMBERTON. NORTH CAROLINA.
Dr. N. A. THOMPSON
tect. J the written laws of the State of
When the new trial would take I New York." He declared that
place no one connected with the the evidence adduced had con
case could to-night express an vinced even District Attorney
opinion. District Attorney Je- Jerome of his innocence under
rome declared that there were the strict letter of the law.
many other persons accused of . Attorney Delmas, who con
homicide awaiting trial and Thaw ducted Thaw's case in court.and
would have to take his turn" with who in making his summing-up
the rest. As to a possible change address to the jury, appcaleddi-
of venue, both the district attor rectly to the "unwritten law" or
ney and counsel for Thaw de "dementia Americana," as he
clared they would make no such i termed it, was not in court to-
move. Thaw's attorneys will day when the jury made its re-
have a conference to-morrow with port aDd was discharged.
the prisoner to decide upon their To night Clifford W. Hartridge
next step. They may make an the attorney of record and warm
early application for bail- Mr, personal friend of Thaw, gave
Jerome said ho would strenuous I the following statement to the
ly oppose it. He added the be- Associated Press!
lief that as seven of the jurors Mr. Thaw has already ex
had voted for guilty" his oppo- pressed himself desirous of a
sition probably would be sucxssbHal;jpnder6,nd, in accordance
ful. In that event Thaw has an- with the laws of the State o
other long summer before him in New York. I can add nothing to
the city prison, for his case on that except to say that I entirely
the already crowded criminal agree with him and hope that we
calendar cannot possibly be shall have anew trial speedily
reached until some time next and that the next time it will not
fall. be necessary for the presiding
Thaw surrounded by the mem judge to have t charge the jury
ber8 of his family the devoted that we are living in a (civilized
aged mother, the pale young wife, community-"
the titled sister, the Countess of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Yarmouth, Mrs. George Came- said:
gie, and Edward and Josiah "I can't understand it.
Thaw, the brothers received don't see why they couldn't have
the news in absolute silence. I come to soma acrm nt "
t i . i . . "
in your Dome ercry When it became known that the A rnortAr airl tn Mr Thaw
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nignx li you own a Lro wn J jury was about to make its re- "The jury stood 7 to 5 for con
Piano or Orgrn. port and that tbe case would be fiction."
disposed of. Thaw called his wife "I don't hftlivA it. " shA orteSi
i. m w vam , : wucu io a seat oy nis sine ana sat witn emnhati iv 'Thor nnrht. to
in town and set prices on his right arm thrown about her have acquitted him on the evi
Musical Concert I
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anything in House Furi I until he was commanded to stand dence
msnings ana musical in- and face the jurors. Smiling Mrs. William Thaw, mother of
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and confident as he entered the the prisoner, declined to say
courtroom, he sank limply into anything for publication at this
! his chair when Foreman Dealing time.
a. Smith, in response to a ques- The story of the proceedings
tion by Clerk Penny as to in the iurv rnnm n thpv -corn
whether a verdict had been lerrned to-night far outranked in
agreed upon, said: interest the brief court proceed
struments.
E-VGLE
FURN1TURK AND CARPET I
COMPANY.
Irade
uggies !
'We have not."
ins which brought the famous
At my place can be found all 1he Bear. Grades
of Buggies, such as Tyson & Jone. 'Oxford,
(Chase City) and several brands of Med mm
Grade Buggies. Also
Nice Line of Harness.
A Carload of
Mules and Horses
Arrived Saturday. Keep anywhere from 35
to 50 head all the time suitable for farm or
road purposes.
C. M. FULLER LrET0N
Peoruarr 14th
AdvertiseJJn
THE ROBESON I AN.
lhe mother, her features bid- trial to a close. It developed that
! den behind a dense veil of black, the jury had considered every-
sat stolid and motionless. In ill thine? connprfcpd with tha pmp p
health, of late, she had felt se- cept "the unwritten law." Has-
verely the strain and stress of ing their judgment entirely upon
the long hours of anxious waif the evidence they voted either
ing. The wife, by her husband's for or against murder in the first
side, gripped his hand tightly as ballots- The first vote was 8 to
the jury foreman spoke, and then 4 in favor of conviction. Then
when he sank down by her side,
she tried to cheer him as best
she could by saying that she be
lieved he would now be admitted
to bail and that a second jury
woulld surely set him free. The
mother, the sisters and the bro
thers, pale and well nigh ex
hausted by their tedious, nerve
racking wait for a verdict,
smiled wanly at Thaw as he was
led away again to the Tombs
They were permitted to speak
with him for a few moments to
bid him be of good cheer, bef.no
he crossed the "bridge of
Sighs" to the cell in tbe prison
which until a few minutes before
I be had hoped that he was about
Stanford White and whether at
that moment be was responsible
for bis actions."
Juror Joseph Bolton said:
"There was no question of the
unwritten law or of 'dementia
Americana' in our deliberations.
We considered tbe case from a
purely legal standpoint.. .We
werev not swayed by emotion "
"The jury when considering
the case took no stock in 'brain
storms,' "said Juror George H.
Fecke. "We did not pay any un
due amount of attention to the
testimony of alienists, either,"
Mr. Fecke added.
It was after Mr. Dennee had
read some of Thaw's letters, that
thVTatler "decided IhaFthgr was
a reasonable donbt as to Thaw's
sanity. ' Dennee then joined the
four men who had stood tor ac
q aittal on the grounds of "insani
ty-
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lung disorders. Also a blood purifier.
Dr. W. O. EDMUND,
3-21 Lumberton, N. .
Wade Wishart, D. P. Shaw.
Wishart & Shaw,
Attorneys at Law,
LUMBERTONT - - - N. C
All business entrusted to us Droaptlr
attended to.
Office in Shaw Building.
t. a. mcneill,
Attoraajr at Law,
LUMBERTON, N. C
Will practice ia all tn Courts.
ne attended to promptly.
Bual-
a. MLa.
A. W. MaLpM.
J. W. MeCottnlnk.
BcLEAJ, IcLEAR ft McCORKlCt,
ATT0KNEY8 AT LAW,
LPMBERTON. . N C
MSoet on Sod floor of Bank of Lam
berton Bollding, Rooma l,,,t
uniH attentkiH given to all bnatneaa
CHAS. B. SKIPPER,
Attorney at Law.
LUMBERTON, - - - H. C
All busineds eutrnstc d to him will ra
eivf prompt and careful attention.
Office in First National Bank buildia
ver Post Office
Miss Townsend and Dr. Graham
to Wed.
Invitations have been received
here by friends to the marriage
of Miss Minnie Townsend, of
Rowland, to Dr. Robert Fulmore
Graham, of this town, which will
take place Thursday, April 25th
at 0 o'clock, p. m., in the Baptist
church at Rowland, iss Town
send is a daughter of Mr- W. X
Townsend and is very pop alar
among a host of friends. Dr.
Graham is a promising young
dentist of this place, and held in
highest esteem. He is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Graham, of
Rowland. Tbe approaching mar
riage of these two popular young
people will be learned with inter
est by many.
'Office
E. M. BRITT,
Attorney at Law,
LtJMBERTON, N. C.
upsuint in Argua Building.
All bnsines promptly transacted.
Mclntyre & Lawrence
Attorneys and Counselor! at Law,
E. J. BRITT,
ArroBiTKV at Law,
Luna berton, N. C
Office over Pope's Drug Store
a O. PARVIN,
Contractor and Bander.
Lnm berton, N. C' . "
Plana. Boecificationa at Triam fnrn.'
tilled ou application.
P. L. BLAOBi '
Attobmkt at Law,
MAXTON, N.C ' '
Office oa aad floor lfcCatklll Balldlw. t
&ootu 6-8. .
tbe jury tried to reach a common
ground upon a verdict of man
slaughter in the first decree, tha
punishment for which ranges to
a maxim of 20 years imprison
ment. The men in favur of ,ac
uittal largely on the ground of
insanity, it is said, would not
change their ballots an 1 in the
nd won over to their side one
of the eight who favored convic
tion. During the nearly 48 hours
of deliberation, only eight bal
lots were cast.
The sessions of the jury were
not altogether pleasant and
peaceful. There were many
stormy arguments and at one
time charges of inconsistency
Death ol a Little One.
Written For The RobrsonUn.
Died -at 4 o'clock a. m. Satnr-
April 14, 1907, Mary Harris Par
mele, the little infant daughter
of Mr and Mrs. A. r. Parmele.
aged six months and two days.
So soon has her prescious Utile
ife fulfilled its sweet mission and
minist-y of love on earth, and it
pleased God to withdraw this joy
and pride of the home to Himself!
lis will be done! The deep sym
pathy of mauy friends go out for
the grief -stricken family.
"A Friend."
Mary Harris, the six months
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
T. Parmele died Saturday morn
ing at 4 o'clock. Although the
little one had never been roouit,
it was hoped by the fond paren's
and friends that she would grad
ually gain health and strength.
But for several days prior to aer
dea h, she was very ill- Toe be
reaved parents and relatives tiave
the sympathy of their many
friends in their bermv-merit.
Dr. N. A. Thompson;
PHYSICIAN AND 8URGEON,
Lamberton, v: 1 : t, N. O.
Office at Hospital. Phone No. 41.
. Down town office overlDr. McMillan'
'rug Store. Call promptly anawend
night or day, in town orin the country.
Dr. B. T. AT, I, EN.
Dentist,
LUMBERTON, N. C.
Mfice over Dr. McMlllaa'a Drag 8torc
Iljlan's
DR. J. D. REGAN,
DENTIST,
LOMBEBTOH, - - N. 0.
Sha building,
drug utort..
over Pope's
Dr. p. kL PITMAN,
DENTIST.
ASM POLE, N. C
Da R. G. Rozibk. D. John Knox.
Dra Rozier & Knox,
Physicians and Sargcons,
Office at rear of Robeson Conntr Loan
and Trust Company.
H T POPE. 3 W. A. kCPBllTL
Drs. Pope & McPhaul,
Physicians and Surgeons,
' LurnherttiM. N C.
Mftrriatro linensHs Iimvh hpan is
sued since Aonl btn to M. VV ; Offles ap sUlri ! war of Pope Drag
Singletary to Julia Bntt; Jtt. r 0o'" 'r- Dr MaPha wai-
Stepbensto Zephia Williamson; dance pbone No
Hamer Britt to Vlargarvt Am- Q , TT
mons; M. J. Pate to Httie John- 1 oubsenbers are earnestly re
Hn; Prank Singletary to No a quested to report to us any fail
King; David Turner to Emma f carrier to deliver paper
Gibson. . ' promptly.
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