Newspapers / The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.) / Nov. 23, 1908, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
! SEMI-WEEKLY ROBESONIAN. THE ROBESONIAN. McKenzie before Wednesday j MURDER IN FIRST PEGUEE. PUBUSHBO KOSESOMAN J. A. SHAHPF, MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS BY PUBLISHING C-C. Edltcr. SUBSCniFriON RATES: The Year 1-60 Six Months ... - .76 Three Months - - - - .40 Una Month -1 charge of contributions ot any kind and apply them for this purpose. Little enough pleasure comes into the lives of these un- fortunate ones, and one couia hardly contribute to a cause that would be more appreciated. Junius McKoySentenced iohang hid DUDer i-hanK1! A ' i.Iiwt'1-t slio;:W Rive th nriilrOMi to which it iiafc I nV"'"B. the nev: tulnrv. With ti. larirc :rcv.!ati.ri tat it has. Ti.e iMt.- main i a lir.t- Ihm edwtie'.nit iiaJium. '"' will I I jniihl iioi..iiti -to prospective t-dver- "i'l' paper w.v.u t he. fair to correfpwr.jlei tn II .d v. -l ; -vf tri'J much latitude as it tr.::ik9 p l.'.ic p. !',. vv ii! i rmit. We are not reap nwil'l .LrlV'- i-vfldi u.iy correspondent. We r niuiri? t' it a wiiter un hia name to a commur.ii'ntviti ntia VUns M.iine one nlae or an inatitution. In pi:n ia'i articles where the nam. if th. writer la t ul required to he published, we naerve tho m-M. lor voud reaaona. to give the name when asked t.i Entered aa ancond-claaa matter at the Poatoffire at Lumberton. N. C. under th. Act of Coaareaa of a! arch Srd. 1897. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1908. A short while ago The Robe sonian called attention to the fact that the jail is very poorly con structed and that it is not at all difficult for prisoners to remove brick with a knife, or wire. We are ykd to Bee that the grand jury has recommended that the walls be strengthened with con-c-cte walls or iron sheeting. As j the walls tre now they offer a j perpetual temptation to prisoners to attempt to escape. on .DfcKb 4 The Red Springs Citizen says the editor of The Robesonian "is either ignorant of the facts or else he i3 misleading those of his readers who do not read The Citizen or are not familiar with the situation in Upper Robeson, when he says: 'Some folks in the upper end are taking a fresh hold in agitating that matter of a new county and Raeford and Red Springs seem about to fall out over the qnestion of which shall be the county seat.' " Then The Citizen deposes further and says that "the new county move ment, as proposed by the people In the upper end, does not in clude Raeford, as that town is in Cumberland county, and in our proposed division only Robeson is to be divided." Well, we are schooled. But dear. dear, we care very little about this business and The Citizen's intimation that we are attempting to mislead makes us tired. We thought the people in the upper end were going to unite with some Cumberland folks about Raeford for a new county, and certainly from what The Citizen said last week about the matter in reference to what it was pleased to term a "dirty fling" by Facts and Figures, of Raeford, it certainly looked like ! those two papers were about to fall out about the question of the county seat. Or perhapB we did not read The Citizen's reference to the "dirty fling" aright. Any way, the correction is made for what it is worth, and we can assure The Citizen that we are not going to get red in the face or excited at all about this mat ter. Our references to it have been only casual and by way of parenthesis. When the case against June McKoy andBerryMcLean for the murder of Alex. McKoy was first mentioned they were referred to as Croatans. Which was a mis take, of course, and every time the case has been mentioned since that mistake has been cor rected by referring to them as negroes. Of course the mistake wassimply one of thoseunaccount able mistakes that will sometimes creep in in spite of every effort to be always correct. For the first time in many moons in many cycles of moons Robeson county has had a full two-weeks' term of criminal court, and disposition has been made of many cases. If Judge Neal, who will hold the criminal term in February, can be pre vailed upon to keep the machi nery of the court in motion for two weeks, as Judge Biggs has done, the docket will perhaps be cleared entirely. Thursday's Robesonian will be issued a little earlier this week than usual in order to give the employes of the paper who look after the mechanical end of the work a part of the day, at least, for feasting and rest. The State board of elections meets tomorrow in Raleigh and the official vote in the recent election, which no man knows up to this good hour, will be an nounced soon thereafter. The more we know about the tariff, as at present scheduled, the more we are inclined to think that it is, as somebody said about cotton, a darn fool. FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER. The term of Robeson Superior Court which closed at midnight Saturday night was rather out of the ordinary. It lasted the full two weeks, for one thing and a two-weeks' term was badly needed and one man was con victed of murder in the first de gree and two of manslaughter. Robeson is.ordinarily, in spite of the fact that it is inhabited by three different races of people, one of the best counties in the State; but during the past twelve months something like a wave of killing has swept over the county, an average of about one person a month having been killed in the county during the past year. At Rowland alone, or within a radius of two miles of that town, five people have been killed since the first of this year. Three of the men convicted at the term of court just closed, one of them sentenced to be hanged, were charged with murders committed in or near Rowland. In Mr. Bryan's recently pub lished reply to the question, "Will you run for the presidency again if conditions arise to war rant it?" there is nothing upon which to base the comforting hope that he would decline to do so. Mr. Bryan seems to say to use the language of David Harum when asked if he would take a drink "If you threaten me with vi'lence rather than have my clothes tore." "0 Lord, our Lord, how long!" Will Mr. Bryan never get the idea out of his head that he only needs one more chance to be elected and that it would be treason to nomi nate any other man so long as he is in this vale of tears? He reminds us somewhat of the clacking nui sance in Kipling's story of the bank fraud; on his dying bed he will doubtless say that he would most certainly be elected if he could live to run for the presi dency just one more time. Marriage of Misa Nannie Lewis and Mr. Jasper Griffin Oys ter Supper Other News Items and Personals. OTreapondena of The Robeaiaawa. There will be an oyster supper at the school building next Wed nesday night for the purpose of raising money to buy more desks. Let all go who can and help the good cause. Mr. Jasper Griffin, a promi nent young farmer of our com munity, and Miss Nannie Lewis, daughter of Mr. Warren Lewis, were married last Sunday. Their many friends wish them great joy. Mr. J. D. Bush, of Wilming ton, Del., is here with dogs and guns for his usual fall hunting vacation. G. W. Thompson and J. E. Anderson attended the racing meet at Dillon last Wednesdav, as also did Dr. and Mrs. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Thompson spent Thursday in Lumberton. The band practices nightly at the school building. Some extra nice building lots have been laid off in North Fairmont on the Stephens prop erty and we suppose they intend having an auction sale. The Lumberton Gin Co. came near having a disastrous fire last Thursday from a match in the cotton. It was put out by hard work. Mr. W. H. Perry got his arm badly burned in his efforts to save the building. Fairmont, N. C, Nov. 20, 1908. Some of the kind-hearted peo ple of Lumberton will give a special dinner, as usual, to the inmates of the county home on Thanksgiving Day. Any who want to contribute to this worthy cause will please see Mr. M. G. Marriage of Miss Sailie Gilles pie and Mr. C. D. Smith. Rowland Sun, 19th. Mr. C. D. Smith was married to Miss Sailie Gillespie at Rock Hill (S. C.) Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Smith left for their home at Rowland, arriving here on the evening train Thursday. Mr. Smith is one of the leading young men of this section, be ing a large land owner. Mrs. Smith is also well-known in Rowland, having taught here for two years. She made many friends then, all of whom join in welcoming her to her new home. She will be quite an addition to the social life of the town. Mr. Smith was accompanied to Rock Hill by Messrs. Clyde McCallum, S. W. Alford and B. A. Edens. How to Treat a Sprain. Sprains, swellings and lameness are promptly relieved by Chamberlain's Liniment. This liniment reduces inflam mation and soreness so that a sprain may be cured in about one-third the time required by the usual treatment. January 8 for Murder of Alex McKoy Murder in Second Degree and Manslaughter as to Duncan Monroe and Law rence Townsend for Killing Will Smith Two-Weeks'Term of Criminal Court Closed at Midnight Saturday O t h e r Cases. Gmltv of murder in the first degree. j To be hanged by the Deck 1 until dead on Friday, January ?, 1909. . , : The above fateful verdict anu sentence were heard Friday 1 morning shortly after Robeson ! Superior Court convened at 9.o0 o'clock and Junius McKoy, r. light-colored negro about 60 or 35 years old, is the convicted and doomed man convicted of the murder at Rowland on February 22d last of Alex. McKoy, also colored, and doomed to hang therefor. To all appearances the pris oner heard the verdict and sen tence unmoved. He stood up steadily, walked steadily and snowed no emotion, not realiz ing, apparently, just then the awful import of what the jury and the iudere had said; failing to grasp all at once the awful fact that he had been convicted of setting a limit to the life of a man and that now the law had set a limit to his days and had decreed that on the 8th of next January the mortal machine in which he lives and moves shall stop short, never to go again. And so he walked steadily and showed no emotion just then. Judge J. Crawford Biggs has been oil the bench two years and he will always remember Junius McKoy as the first man he ever sentenced to be hanged. It was a trying moment tor him, no doubt, but sentence was passed with all the solemnity and impressiveness that the occasion demanded. When Coroner Rancke made his investigations in regard to the murder of Alex. McKoy he committed June McKoy, the con demned man, Berry McLean and Frank Jacobs, all colored, to jail for the murder. At the July term of criminal court solicitor N. A. Sinclair sent in a bill against Berry McLean and June McKoy, but for reasons satis factory to the State he did not send a bill against Frank Jacobs at that time, but continued his case and held him under a justi fied bond in the sum of $1,000. At this term, last Tuesday, Mc Lean and McKoy were put on trial. At the close of the State's evidence, which all tended to show McLean's innocence, So licitor Sinclair announced to the court that the State was not justified in asking for a ver dict against McLean and agreed that he be discharged. Mr, G. B. Patterson, of Maxton, repre sented McLean. The evidence against June Mc Koy was very conclusive. The testimony of 13 witnesses was to the effect that he had armed himself with three half-bricks and had sought Alex. McKoy for two or three hours on the night McKoy was killed and had made threats to do away with the de ceased because he (the deceased) was a liquor spy; that he did not want but one d n lick at him. The evidence traced June McKoy step by step to Advil Brown's store a little before ten o'clock and followed him up across the street up which the deceased had gone about five minutes before. Alex. McKoy was never seen alive again. Early next morning, about 25 steps up the street f rom Brown s store, was found a pool of blood three feet in length, a half-brick with hair on it and Alex. McKoy's hat. Five weeks afterwards, about 900 feet from Brown's store, within the corpor ate limits of the town, was found a hole about four feet deep which had been covered with broom straw and small bushes and which contained the body of the deceased, stuffed in head down ward and with the legs bent to get them in the hole. It was also in evidence that June McKoy went to Berry Mc Lean and begged him to help put Alex. McKoy out of the way, but Berry refused to have anything to do with it, advised June to let the deceased alone, and went home. On the witness stand the the prisoner denied making any of the threats testified to and stated that while he was passing at the time deceased was killed he saw Berry McLean strike de ceased with a brick. Frank Jacobs is still held un der bond. He seems from the evidence to have been with June McKoy about the time of the killing. The trial began Tuesday morn ing and the jury took the case at seven o clock Thursday evening. The jury was composed of the following: J. J. Prevatt, M. McLeod, J. L. Currie, W. B. Mc Laughlin, R. M. Phillips, Jetter D. Lewis, David F. McCormick, J. C. Johnson. H. L. Grimslev. James Kitchin. J. G. Mc- Kae, Hugh G. Mitchell. The hrst ballot taken showed 10 lor first degree murder and two for second degree. The verdict of murder in the first degree was returned immediately after the cenvening of court Friday morn ing. Mr. R. E. Lee defended the prisoner and put up the best fight possible under the circum-; pj fJO." stances, but the evidence was1 u?J will il'i"5$ overwhelmingly against him. Mr. i J. P. Wiggins, Of Rowland, and -Jrya-iadin this column, whethei t Messrs. McLean & McLean as- is a house to rent, somethirg y oi. nvc sisted Solicitor Sinclair in the f"r Eale. r something von at io buy, n,ncMitm Mr A W MfTjin T&e Robesonian Want Column opened the argument, Mr. Leei followed and Solicitor Sinclair! closed. Mr. Lee gave notice of -fiU bri;iif tht results appeal to Supreme Court, which will stay execution of sentence until this district is reached in February. The jury in the above case first returned a verdict of mur der in first degree "with mercy", but being instructed by the court that there was no alterna tive but sentence of death in a verdict of murder in first degree and that tho verdict must be that or murder in second degree not gvaity, the jury retired returned a verdict as given Plno and Orqn Tuning Prof. S. Scull, well-known tuner, will be at Fairmont, N. C, next two weeks. Those needing first-class work phone No. 3 or write postal. 11-23 2t Money to Lona-?1,000 to loan on improved real estate. Address Box 334, Lumberton, N. C. 11 19 tf Th First N eicion LUMBERTON, N. C. Surplus $14,000.00. Capital Stock $50,000.00. ASSETS OVER QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS, THE ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN ROBESON COUNTY. Depository for United States Postal Funds, United States District Court Bankrupt Funds, Robeson County, Town of Lumberton. We should be pleased to be your Depository. 6-1 for Sale One nice young horse and mule for sale for cash or on reasona ble terms. K. it. Biggs, Lumberton, N. C. ll-12-4t TURKEYS OYSTERS ! ? Wanted Poplar, ash, white cypress, white and red oak and juniper in eight, ten and twelve foot lengths not less than eight inches diameter. Fayette ville Wooden-ware Co., Fayetteville, N. C. ll-12-4t For Sale One 8-room house in Orrum, also 60 acres land in edge of town. J. M. Frink, Orrum. N. C. 11-12-lm Good Meal We are now running in connection with our wood mill which is located at the Lumberton Cotton Mills, a grist mill. Our mill days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Send us your corn and we will grind you good meal. Give us a chance to make your meal and send' us your or ders for wood also. Tyner & Flowers. 11-12-lm Storehouse for Rent A fine Targe brick building in the town of Fairmont, now occupied by E. W. Floyd, is for rent for the year 1909. Possession can be given December 1st, 1908, if desired. For terms, etc., apply to Mrs. F. E. Willis, Bingham, S. C. or to Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor, Attorneys, Lumberton, N. C. ll-12-4t subscrib ers to pay their subscription in good dry wood. For Rent Several farms near Fair mont. Apply to Dr. W. A. McPhaul, Lumberton, N. C. 10-19-tf For Rent The Lumberton Graded School Dormitory. Apply to W. H. Humphrey, Secretary Board Trustees. 9-7-lf J Vor Rent One new 6-room house nice ly located in South-East Lumberton, on Second and Cedar streets. Price $10.00 per month. See J, H, Floyd at Ia.il. 8-20-tf WILL CURE YOU of any case of Kidney or Bladder disease that is not beyond the reach of medi cine. Take it at once. Do not risk having Bright's Dis ease or Diabetes. There is nothing gained by delay. 50c. and $1.00 Bottles. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. Sold by All Druggists. Duncan Monroe, Lawrence wiisend and Robt. Maultsby, colored boys between 16 and 18 i years old. were put on trial Fri day morning lor the murder ot Will Smith, also colored, near Rowland on September 14. The shooting took place on that date and Smith died on September 29. At the beginning of the trial the State entered Nol. Pros, as to Maultsby. Messrs. Mc Lean & McLean assisted Solici tor Sinclair in the prosecution and Messrs. Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor appeared for the pris oners At 12 o'clock Satur day night the jury returned a verdict ot murder in sec ond degree as to Monroe and manslaughter as to Townsend. Monroe Wft3 Sentenced to 10 1 Wanted-Some Robesonian years in the penitentiary and j Townsend to the roads for 3 j years. The State's evidence tended to show that there had been trouble between Duncan Monroe and de ceased about a woman and that Monroe had made threats that he would kill Smith or gmith. would kill him; that he said on the day before the shooting that what he was going to do would be heard of before night of the next day; that on that day he gave his pistol to Maults by, who went to Rowland and brought back 8 cartridges; that he and other boys shot at a mark with 6 of the cartridges, when Monroe stopped them, say ing that he was going to use the other two that night. On that night Monroe, Townsend and Maultsby went to Rachel Baker's house, where Will ' Smith had been in habit of going, j Townsend arrived there 5 min-1 ute3 before Monroe with pistol in j his hand and began cursing;then ! Monroe came and joined in curs- i mg Rachel and Smith. One of them whistled and Maultsby came up. Rachel begged them to leave her yard. They refused and Smith came out of the house and told them they had to leave. Monroe and Smith cursed each other, Townsend handed Monroe the pistol and Monroe shot Smith, the ball entering just be low his ribs, near center of body, and going through. Defen dants contended that Monroe shot in self-defense, as Smith was trying to shoot at same time; that they ran, Smith pursuing, and Monroe turned and shot. Notice of appeal was given. The jury was composed of the following: W. A. Chason, W. E. Garrett, Q. T. Williams, E. McQ. Surles, Archie Willis, D. L. Mc- Launn, B. M. Hayes, Jesse S. Stone, D. A. Stewart, D. S. Car- lyle, C. C. Baxley, J. C. Lewis. Court adjourned at 12 o'clock Saturday night, immediately af ter sentence was passed in the above case. Other cases were disposed of as follows: Ben Flowers, carnal knowledge of child Guilty; 2 years on roads. John, George, Richard and John C. Porter John Porter al lowed to give $100 bond and other defendants recognized in sum of j $100 each for appearance at next term of court. Marion Iron Work vs Charles Rankin Plaintiff being called and failing to appear and pro secute it was ordered that plain tiff be non suited and defendant recover costs. E. D. McNeill vs. W. F. Bid dell Claim and delivery for re covery of horse and wagon; de fendant to pay plaintiff $52 in full settlement, costs to be paid by plaintiff. 1 he forfeiture entered against C. A. Purcell for failure to ap pear as a venire juror in btate vs. Junius McKoy was ordered stricken out. Geo. Bailey, assault with dead ly weapon Guilty; 60 days on road. Lewis Hunt, escape Continu ed, defendant to give $100 bond. It appearing that the special road law of Robeson county does not allow a sentence of more than 3 years on the roads, the judg ment entered against NeillBrown, convicted of larceny, of four years on roads was changed to 3 years. CELERY! Choice Fruits and Everything you need in the Grocery Line for your Thanksgiving Dinner. YOUR Orders Shall Have Our Most Careful Attention. J. H. Wishart HERE'S WHERE WE iiL ' (1 FEET! J A NEW SOCK WHICH WONT WEAR OUT nearly as soon as those made in the ordinary way. Th e difference between the3e socks lies in the and other Free Delivery. Phone No. l. tw e of silk I which give strength where strength is needed. The toe and heel of these will wear as long as the rest of the sock and thus save darning. They are fine in texture and have the appearan They are well worth seeing, and better yet They Cost But 25c Per Pair. . ownse; TP Write for Priees now upon any Jewelry or Silverware you may desire for CHRISTMAS! Reasonableness and Quality. George Honnet, Jeweler and Sliveremi'.b, Wilmington, : : N. 11-2 c. Timber for Sale. The following timber leases will be offered for sale at the county court house at Lumberton, N. C. , on the 15th day ot JJecember, laus, at public auc tion, for cash, at 12 o'clock, m, and will be sold to the highest bidder, subject to the approval of the Circuit Court of the United States, to-wit: On tract described in deed by S. A. munas, recoraea in boon 4 Ts, page 59, Robeson county, 40 acres, estimat ed feet thereon, 30,000. On tract described in deed by Fanny Lewis, recorded in book 4 Us, page 176, 25 acres, estimated feet, 200,000. On tract described in deed by Ella Britt, recorded in book 4 Th, page 193, 100 seres, estimated feet, 150,000. On tract described in deed by E. M. Small, recorded in book 4 Ts, page 509, 70 acres, estimated feet, 25,000. Total estimated feet, 405,000. Good pine. Terms cash. A. H. Slocumb, Receiver Southern Saw Mills & Lumber Co. ll-16-4t 11-9 li 11 1 rC, Fine Clothing Shoes and Hats, Lumber tots, N. C. Let Ds Do Your Job Printing ! WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF Commercial Work. rf SEND US YOUR ORDERS. Freeman Lumber-ton. rrintine n. a Co., Subscribe For T6 soman. i Life 8111 Fayetteville, N. Watch the Orowth of this Live,E. H. WILLIAMSON, Company, Progressive Company. Nov. 20th, 1905, Jan. 1st, 1906, Jan. 1st, 1907, Jan. 1st, 1908, $ 50,000.00 105,145.03 202,680.91 278,140.43 Nov. 1st, 1908, over 500,000.00 nrance m Force JOHN A. OATES. 1-k . resident, Secretary. C. J. COOPER, Gen. Matiager. B. W. LACY, JR., V. P. and Actuary, A. W. PEACE, Asst. Manager. OVER 1 E 7n ill Place your Life Insurance in this Solid North Carolina Company, managed and directed by people with whom you are daily asso ciated. It will help to keep at home the money made on North Carolina soil by North Carolinians, which fact will help to build up North Carolina Enterprises. If Yon are Over Fllty Read This. Most people oast middle-acre sufTr Kianey and bladder disorders from wnicn toiey a Kidnev Remedv wnniH cure. Stop the drain on the vitality and TfRtfr nutiitiri af.nnw,L J - " 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by all drug- mence taking Foley's Kidnev Remed todav Rnlrl oil A J "J . UlUgglBLB. gists. Report of Capt. Swift Gallo way's Death Erroneous. Kmstom Special, 19th, to Charlotte Observer. It was learned here this after noon that the reported death of Capt Swift Galloway at Snow Hill, in Greene county last Fri day at 3 p. m. was a mistake, Captain Galloway still being alive this afternoon. His physicians say, however, that there is no chance for his recovery. Winter blasts, causing pneumonia, pleurisy and consumption will soon be here. Cure your cough now, and strengthen your lungs with Foley's Honey and Tar. Do not risk starting the winter with weak lungs, when Fo ley s Honey and Tar will cure the most obstinate coughs and colds, and prevent serious results. Sold by all druggists N When you stop advertising you stop a portion of your trade. Don't pay any attention to knockers, who are trying to deceive you in order to get your mouey, but place your INSURANCE "THE SOUTHERN And r if fTfcvk K4 r - 5 v.v.cc ti scire ana in Or dftarn vnni - w uciiciiuary will receive the money promptly. HECTOR McLE AN, , Maxton. N. C. LIFE9
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Nov. 23, 1908, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75