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R01ESQNL4N F 1 A V" Sv CctablUhed. 1G70. Country, God md Truth, VOL Htm NO. 42. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1912. WHOLE NO. 277G SUPERIOR COURT. Two-Weeks' Term Run.. Up to the Limit Dii position Made of Many Cases but Many Left on Docket Fire Murder Case Tried-A Shake-Up Among Blind Users Judge Bragaw Highly Complimented by the Lumberton Bar. A two-weeks' term of Robe son county superior court for the trial of criminal cases closed Saturday evening about 8 o'clock, running slam up to the limit The court started with an-almost unprecedented docket of 231 cas es and, though an almost unprecedented- number of cases was disposed of, many were necessa rily left. Including the cases mentioned in today's paper, five murder cases have been disposed of, none for first degree, with varying sentences, as shown by he reports of The Robesonian, and there was a rattling of dry bones among the blind tigers on the last day. Judge Stephen C. Bragaw of Washington, who was recently appointed to the bench by Gov. Kitchin, this being bis first court here, made an unusually favora ble impression upon all who had any business with the court. So favorably impressed were the members of the bar with Judge Bragaw's knowledge of law, ju H r 1 tPTnnpmmpnt. facilitv in transacting the business ofi the court and unfailing cour tesy, that a resolution was passed expressing appreciation to Gov. Kitchin for his wise ac tion in appointing Judge Bra gaw to the position he adorns, returning thanks to Judge Bra gaw for the manner in which be presided over the court and com mending him to the brethren throughout the State. In pre senting these resolutions Mr. A. W. McLean stated that they were not offered as a mere form ality but because the bar really desired to show its appreciation of the high order of ability dis played by Judge Bragaw and the unfailing courtesy toward mem bers of the bar and the people generally, which has not always been the case here. Judge and Mrs. Bragaw went yesterday to Whiteville, where the judge presides over Colum bus court this week. Geo. Swan; murder; verdict of second degree murder; 25 years in State prison at hard labor. Motion by defendant to set aside verdict and for new trial denied. Defendant shot and killed Mr. C. C. Gibson at Red Springs, at the plant of the Morgan Oil & Fertilizer Co., of which Mr. Gib son was superintendent, on the first day of June last. It was in evidence that deceased repri manded defendant, who was an employe of the company, for smoking on the company's yards, this being against the rules, cursing at him. Defendant told deceased that he did not have to curse at him for him to quit. Mr. Gibson said he would shoot de fendant and called for his Win chester, which no one brought. Defendant said he would leave as soon as he got his clothes but was not afraid of deceased. Mr. Gibson went to his home near by 2&nd returned to the mill with two pistols. He fired one pistol in direction of defendant, ball entering door considerably above defendant's head. Another ne gro employe came between them 4and tried to stop the difficulty. f 1 1 1 J L l Swan Saia ne wumu nui mave uu- till he got his clothes. Gibson said he must leave at once. Defend ant passed by the man between them and grappled with Mr. Gib son and finally got one pistol out of his hand, Mr. Gibson having placed the other pistol in his pock et The men then backed away from each other and Mr. Gibson then made a move as if to draw the other pistol, when defendant shot twice. Mr. Gibson was tak en to the Highsmith hospital in Fayetteville and died the follow ing Monday, this being Saturday. Rtrnri ran and escaped but was caught near Hamlet some days later. His bad reputation and I the fact that he did not leave the pomnany s grounds as soon as ordered to do so, but remam- pd and showed ngnt, served to make his sentence heavfer than it otherwise might nave oeen. ijrors W. H. Kinlaw and W. Lennoa appeared for the defend ant by appointment oi tne court. LORIMER OUSTED. United States Senate Takes Away From the Junior .'Sena tor From Illinois His Seat, Which it Declares Was Secur ed by Corrupt Methods and Practices. WMbington Dispatch. 13th. Overturning the majority of its own committee, and revers ing its vote of March 1, 1911, the Senate took away from William Lorimer hia seat as junior Sena tor from Illinois by a vote ui 55 to 28 A member of the Senate since June 18, 1909, Mr. Lorimer today was declared to have been the recipient of votes secured by "corrupt methods and prac tices," and his election was held to have been invalid. Technically Mr. Lorimer will pass out of the records of the Senate as a member of that body, notwithstanding his more than three years' occupancy of the S&t. The charges of bribery in con nection with the Lorimer election were made public by The Chica go Tribune, April 30, 1910. when it published a confession of State Representative Charles A. White that he had received $1,000 to vote for Lorimer. Senator Lori mer specifically denied these charges in a speech in the Senate May 28 of that year and said he courted an investigation. Thp Senate authorized an in vestigation June 20, and it be gan in Chicago September 20. 1910, under the direction of Sen ator Julius C. Burrows of Michi gan. As a result of that investi gation Lorimer was exonerated by the Senate committee and on March 1, 1911, the Senate by a vote of 46 to 40 affirmed his title to a seat. Fhesecond investigation be gan June 20, 1911, a result of charges that new evidence had been found, particularly the statement of Clarence S. Funk of the International Harvester Company, that Edward Hines had asked him to contribute to a $100,000 Lorimer fund. The second investigation committee, presided over by Senator Dilling ham of Vermont, again affirmed Mr. Lorimer's title to his seat; but the vote in the Senate today was an overwhelming defeat of the committee's report as well as of Mr. Lorimer. Senators Simmons and Over man of North Carolina both vot ed toexpell Lorimer. EVIDENCE AGAINST BLEASE. Testimony Purporting to Show That Governor of South Car olina Has Been Guilty of Sel ling Pardons and Grafting in Other Ways. Before the special investigat ing committee of the South Car olina Legislature, which insti tuted its probe in Auguata, Ga., on the 12th into the old State dispensary system. Detective W. J. Burns was the star wit ness and claimed that he has ev idence of grafting by Gov. Cola man Blease.. Evidence taken by a telephonic device and person ally by a Burns detective was submitted purporting to show that Governor Blease secured $2,000 for pardoning Rudolph Rabon, convicted of harboring stolen goods. Testimony from the same source was to the ef fect that Governor Blease re ceived $500 for blocking railroad legislation, $200 for thwarting the first attempted dispensary investigation and that the Gov ernor gets his share of the blind tiger "protection" money from Charleston, S. C. Saturday further sensational testimony was introduced includ ing records taken with a tele phonic device relative to negotia tions for the purchase of a con vict's pardon. The firm si Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor and Mr. A. P. Spell of Red Springs assisted the solicitor. The trial began Thursday after noon and the jury rendered its verdict Friday. There was much interest in the case and many at tended the trial. Robt Cain, retailing and a. d. w. ; after evidence was in de fendant agreed to verdict of guilty; 3 months on roads. SubscVibefor The Robesonian. FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER. Tobacco Market Opens Well Ball Team Meets Defeat -Personal. of Tha Bob onlti. Fairmont, July 12 Mr. E. Fisher went to visit relatives above Fayetteville last Sunday in his automobile and brought home with him a sister and brother and a cousin who have spent the week with him. Mrs. Strickland of Nashville is the guest of her sis ter Mrs. Moyle. - Messrs. Gibson and Spaulding of Maxton were here on insurance business sev eral says this week. Miss An nie Lewis of Waycross, Ga., is a welcome visitor here among former friends and relatives, who'are delighted to see her again. Mrs. H. G. Stubba has gone to Fayetteville for treatment at the Highsmith sanatorium, where we trust she may speedily im prove. Fairmont's valiant ball team iha Hunt hflfnfe thp. doughty sons of Bethesda last Thursday to the solemn tune or 5 to 1; and the fans and fanesses are still giving the excuse for it. Mr. Will, Byrd and wife of Branchville, S. C, are visiting Mr. Byrd's parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Rvrd.. Miss Ruth Ashley is visiting her brother Glyn at Mav. S C Mrs. D. W. Gallo way came home from Southport last week to be with her daugh ter Mrs. Chambers, who is Still suffering with rheumatism. Our town 13 fu of tobacco- buyers, sellers, sympathizers and interested spectators and the weed itself. It livens us all up. Thursday was red-letter day in town, being the opening sale of tobacco at both the old and new houses and 120,000 pounds was sold. The Robeson sold 80.- 000 and the other, which was not expecting any very special sale, was gratified at receiving 40,- 000. Large crowds attended, plenty of alert and business like buvers. and it was an interest ing sight. The Fairmont has the Bame corps of pleasant men with the addition or a handsome vouner brother of T. F. Reeves, who is gladly welcomed. Most of the buyers are old friends. The Robeson warehouse "filled all the expectations of its builders and proprietors, being roomy and Wuhx. and Messrs. Davis & Co. are well pleased with their be ginning. The personnel oi the new company is as follows: E. J. Davis, Harry Davis, G. H. Sim ple; O. M. Allen, auctioneer; J. W. Morris, floor manager; and thev are fast makiner friends. The highest price paid at the Fairmont was Hi toJN.L. Mitch el; the same price at the Robe son to Clyde Flowers of Ten Mile. Men from Gaddysville, Marietta and other places the same dis tance brought tobacco to our market and all were pleased. Mr. Wiley Taylor and Master Hal V. Brown, accompanied by Miss Bessie McLeod of Maxton and Miss Mary Lou Sanford of Iuirinburc. who are visiting here, went to Lumberton Thurs day and on to Wrightsville Beach and spent a delightful day with friends from Laurinburg and Maxton. Mr. W. K. Bethune, of inter national fame, was showing a smiling face and incidentally gathering up ads for lhe Kobe sonian in town last Wednesday. Mr. Edgar Thompson and sis ter, Miss Eva, returned Tuesday from Ridcecrest. to the great pleasure of their many friends. Industrial & Commercial Club Moves Up Stairs. At the regular monthly meet ing of the Industrial & Commer cial Club Thursday evening it was decided to give up the room heretofore occupied on the sec ond floor of the Lumberton Cot ton Mills Co. 's office building and to occupy in its stead the room on the third floor of the same building heretofore U3ed by one of the local Pythian lodges. The club pool room has been on the third floor since the club was organized and it was thought best to have the reading and as sembly room on the same floor. Two new members. Messrs. L. R. Varser and C. V. Brown, were taken in at this meeting. Subscribe for The Robesonian iFARKTON PARAGRAPHS. la Social Circles Graded School Faculty-Tried in J. P.'s Court Personal. port noodwi at TIm Rob Mian. Parkton, July 11 Tuesday night Miss Efn MacMillan very pleasantly entertained a large crowd of her friends at the lovelv country home of her sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy MacMillan. The crowd assembled on the lawn and porch at Mr H. C. MacMillan's and left from there in hay ride style to the party, being chaperoned by Mr s.nd M. H. C. Jones Trey wre received at tne dor by Mrs. Murphy MacMillan. Toe porcn was beautifully litjlued wi:h Japanese lanterns. Place cards were given to the b ya on when successive dates were rnede with 'ach jrirl. granting each bvy fire minutes to talk to ht-r. Delicious refreshments wre served in the dining room, which was beautifully decorated with boughs of crape myrtle Each went awav creatlv thank ing Miss Effie and Mr. and Mrs. MacMuian for the lovely eve ning they had spent, and voting Miss Effie a charming hostess. Misses Maggie and Flora Cur rie of Maxton are visiting their brother and sister-in-law, Dr. and Mrs D. S. Currie. Miss Annie Williamson is visiting Miss Emma Currie of Lumber Bridge, this week. Miss Georgie Williamson and uncle, Mr. Ed. T. Fisher, returned Monday from the Char lotte, sanatorium, where they hadoevn for several weeks un dergoing treatment. Mr. J. M McCormick has pur chased a handsome Buick car. Mr. Lharlie Livingston and daughler.Miss Mary Patteraon.of Riverton. spent Sunday in town visiting relatives. Mr. Clarence McArthur and Miss Ida Joyce spent Sunday in St. Paul's. Littk; Miss Sarah Currie, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Cunio, gave a very delightful birthday party Monday after noon at the home of her grand mother, Mrs. Sallie Johnson, this being her fourth birthday. Miss Sacie Johnson, an aunt of little Sarah, and Miss Annie Williamson assisted in entertain ing the little folks, who were many in number. Several inter esting games were played in which the children delighted very much. Sarah recited several real attractive little pieces, also sang some very sweet little selections. She received hoards of lovely presents, which was a real proof of litttle Sarah's popularity. Delicious refreshments were served. The occasion was so greatly enjoyed by the little folks that they were very Tjuch disap pointed when the c'rne 1'ot their departure. The following constitute the graded school faculty for the next term: Prof. Ralph A. Pope of Durham, Misses Ella Pierce of Colerain, Martha McLeod of Red Springs, Mary Stallings of Concord, Anna Meta Buchamana of Laurinburg, and Rebecca Ward of Lumberton, music teacher. Court convened in our town this afternoon at the academy, Mr. J. B. McCormick, J.P., in the chair. The case tried was H. C. Mathews, who shot Pete Bynura at Buie a week or so ago, think ing he was shooting an escaped convict from Cumberland county. Mathews was bound over in bond of $200. Store Broken Into But Nothing Missed No Arrest Made. The grocery department of Mr. L. H. Caldwell's store was brok en into Thursday night. The in truder entered from the rear door by means of a brace and bit used to bore several holes through the door, making a place large enough to lift the latch on the inside. Nothing of any con sequence was missed from the store. Chief H. H. Redfern says that he has a clue to the party that entered the store, but no arrest has been made as yet The rear door of McMillan's drug store was also found open Friday morning, but nothing was missed from the store and it is thought that the door was left open in closing up Thursday eve ning. When baby suffers with eczema oj some itching skin trouble, use Doan'a Ointment A little of it goes a long way and it is safe for children. 50c. a box at all -stores.? NEW HOTEL COMWG. An Out-of-Town Man Offers to Pat $10,000 in a $30,000 Hotel in Lumberton Local Business Men Will Brin it to Show Down Definite An nouncement May be Made Soon. It looks like Lumberton 'is in a fair way now to secure" ' that much-needed, long-needed hotel A gentleman from another town, who does not care to have1 his name mentioned in this connec tion just yet, has offered to put $10,000 in a $30,000 hotel here and it is now up to local busraess men. This proposition was dis cussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Industrial & Com mercial Club Thursday evening and President R. D. Caldwell is now engaged in trying to bring the matter to a head so that some definite announcement may be made in regard to it in the near future If it develops that this is a straight-out proposition with no strings tied to it and there is no reason to doubt that it is the public-spirited men of Lumberton will get behind it and push it through at once. As has been stated Th Robesonian, Mr. A W. McLean orfered'sorrie time ago to finance, a 140,000 ho tel if others would raise $15,000, and now that outside capital has proposed to come in, other busi ness men are becoming interest ed. It is too good an opportuni ty to let slip and if no hitch oc curs The Robesonian will be able to state definitely soon that an up-to-date hotel Lumberton's greatest need will be built here soon. Suddenly Struck Stammering. Mr. Willie McGill. son of Mfc W. B. McGiil. whu lives on First street, is suffering from a rather unusual affliction. It is an im pediment in his" speech. Late., yesterday afternoon he was talk ing to his aunt, Mis Sallie Pate, and says that he was .thinking of a boy lhat stammers, with whom he often played about ten yc-ars ago. and he suddenly lost control of his tongue, and since he has been unable to speak on ly in a stammer. He says that he is suffering no pain whatever, and that the trouble is in his jaws and tongue and when he tries to speak his tongue runs away with him. Bank of Lumberton Directors Meeting. At the regular quarterly meet ing of the board of directors of the Bank of Lumber ton Thursday the regular 5 per cent semi ar.nual dividend was v.icrcu Yessrs. L. R. Varser and C. V. Brown were elected to fill the vacancies on the board caused by tne death of Mr. S. A. Edmund and the re signation of Mr. A. W. Peace, Mr. Brown having succeeded Mr. Peac3 as cashier. Mr. James T. Barker, who rescued the body of little William Linkhaw, drowned in Lumber river on the 3rd instant, was presented Friday a beautiful gold watch and chain. It wa3 given by Mr. W. I. Linkhaw, William's father, as a token of his appre ciation of Mr. Barker's service in recovering the body. In the absence of Rev. R. E. Steele, pastor of the Presbyterian church, who is camping with the troop of bov scouts at Lake Waccamaw, services were con ducted at the Presbyterian church yesterday morning by Mr. A. P. Dixon.who is a candidate, for the ministry. There was no service at this church in the evening. Messrs. El wood Whaley. W. F. French, D. K. Gregory, J. R. Morris and Ira Bullard went yes terday to Wrightsville Beach. They made the trip in Mr. W. W. Carlyle's auto. Messrs. Whaley and Morris returned yesterday afternoon, Mr. French will re turn this afternoon, Mr. Gregory will'spend some 8 or 10 days at the beach and Mr. Bullard will return tomorrow in the auto with Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle and several of their children, who have been at the beach for some time, where Mr. Carlyle ha3 a cottage. Never can tell when you'll mash a finger or suffer a cut, bruise, burn or scald. Be prepared. Thousands rely on Dr. Thomas Eclectic OiUYour. druggist seirslt. 25 and 50c. LOCAL BRIEFS Middling cotton today, 111 cenU. There will be a regular meeting of St. Alban's Lodge No. 114, A. F. and A. M., to morrow evening at 8 o'clock. M Rev. Mr. Noe, an Episcopal minister of Wilmington, will preach in the Prew.erun church tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock. -rRev. A. T. Howell, u Ham let, is assisting Rev. A. H. Por ter in a series of meetirg this week at Cly borne, on, tn Car thage road about 3 miles from town. Fourteen colored teachers and ten Indian teachers stood the examination held here Friday and Saturday for these races for public school teachers by County Superintendent J. R. Poole. At the expiration of Sheriff McNeill's term of office, if not before, Jailer J. H. Floyd will move into a house he is remodel ing and practically making new on Water street, on the old Methodist church lot He is . building a 7-room house. ir7nIFw-herv.T ; been principal of the Chkdale aca jderay near Marietta for the past two years, has resigned that 'position and has accepted the jprincipalship of a school of longer term in bouth Carolina, at what point has not been learned. The town is builiinar new 'stables for its muieson the north side of the fire house at the foot I of Fourth street-, the old stables Jon Water- street have gotten too ! delapidated to use. This places l.fhft stft.h!ei. fire house, mayor's V office" ;fcd calabocse all sivjs I'd : tight up close together. i --Rev. J. W. Bradley, pastor 'of Chestnut Street Methodist tchurchTleft this morning for j Roseboro, Sampson county. where he will assist Kev. J. w. Hoyle in a protracted meeting this week. He was accompanied by Mrs. Bradley as far as Fay etteville, near which place she will spend the week with her sister Mrs. Chas. Bennett. They expect to return Saturday. -Chief Clerk G. R. Schultz of Greensboro, who has charge of this division of the postal service, spent Thursday in Lumberton for the purpose of preparing a re port to the Postoffice Department as to the efficiency of the clerks in the local postoffice. His exami nation of Clerks Troy M' White, and C. C. Blake impressed him so much that he has teen brag ging at other places about the grades they made. Mr. E. L. Holloway went yesterday to Wilmington in re sponse to a message to the effect that an aunt of Mrs. Holloway, 1 Mips Belle Anderson, died tnere ! early yesterday morning. Mrs.' Holloway went to Wilmington Friday to be with her aunt and her condition was thought to be 60 much improved Saturday that Mrs. Holloway was expected to return home yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Kerr left last evening for Atlanta, Ga.. where Mr. Kerr has secured a position in the prescription de partment of the Jacobs Phar macy Co., which is one of the larg est drug companies in the South, operating ten stores in Atlanta. Mr. Kerr has been pharmacist for the Pope Drug Co. for two and a half years and is a most efficient man. His successor at the Pope drug store has not yet been employed. Mr. and. Mrs. Kerr have many friends here who regret to lose them. Jim Allen, colored, was brought here last night from Maxton by Deputy Sheriff W. W. Smith and an effort is being made to have him committed to the Goldsboro asylum, where he was confined for several years. He had a severe epileptic attack Thursday and wa3 unconscious until Friday night, when he be gan to rave and refused to eat though he did not become dan gerous. Dr. B. W. Page, county superintendent ofJiealth, went to Maxton Saturday night to ex amine the negro and recom mended that he be confined m un til admissionjcouldJbjbtainedL for him in the asylum. i - 1
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