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VOL. LXXX-NO. 44
WTTilMTNTGTQy. SUNDAY, MAY 12 1907.
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OUTLINES.
At Honda, California, yesterday aft
ernoon, tbvre wu terrible -wreck on
tte Southern Pacific Railroad, result
ing in tb death of 25 or more and
the iajtirr of 25 to 30 People, The
tnk-iaon cf Stromboll aad Mount
Aet&a, In the SlcilUn roap, o2 the
coAjt of Italy, are xedlBRlj violent
and are terrifying the InhabitanU aa
far away at Itaiy; the ea Is rraUy
attated and it it belleTed that there
it a tubmarice crater; the Vy la
dirkvned with cloud of ajhet and
xihet are falling aa far away aa Ni
p!e. luly. Prase II. Jones, default
ing teller of the Pint National Bank
at Charlotte, returned yesterday and
arrendervd himself. President
Rooerelt gaTe a brilliant function at
the White House lajt night la honor
of the Nation's guests, the occasion
being a dinner In bpnor .of General
Kurokl. thv distinguished Japanese
commander, and staff. Duke AbrazrL
and other distinguished foreigners;
the party yesterday Tislted the tomb
ct Washington. In the case of the
Augusta. Ca cotton mills, the Inter
state Commerce Commission yester
day decided that the freight rates on
corton goods to Pacific points are not
unreasonable: the .V England rate
for a greater distance is llss than
the Southern rate but the Commission
holds that New England la entitled
to a cheaper rate because the South
ern mills hare the adrantage of be
ing where the cotton is produced
Attorney Jeuett In court of Lex
ington. Ky- yesterday declared that
he would proTe that Judge Hargls.
cf Breathitt. Ky.. had James Cocarin
killed because he interfered wfTH his
ambitions- New York markets:
Money cn call, nominal, time loans,
firmer : spot cotton. quiet. 11.90;
Cour. strong but qniet; Wheat strong.
No. 2 red. 85 3-5 elevator; corn, firm.
No. 2. to eleTator: oats, Bnn, mixed,
catnral whltv. 30 to 33: white. 46 to
47 1-2. clipped white. 36 to 40; tu
rntlne. quiet. 67 to 67 1-2; rosin. Bnn.
strained common to good. a.DO to 4.S3.
THE OIL MILL SUITS
Fines Aggregating $15,000 on
Lumbcrton and Laurinburg
Corporations. '
CASES WERE SUBMITTED
With Single Exception, Officers and
Directors Wert Found Not Guilty
of Culpability in Matter.
Compromise Effected.
MASS MEETING IS CALLED
Revival cf Prcject to Provide Play
ground for Children in This City.
To Assemble in Court Hcuse
Monday Night.
Priday is not so Tery unlucky. The
fact I, it Is next 'to the most lucky
day of the week It Is next to payday.
While there Is so much talk of pros
perity pwtfie will actually refrahf
from borrowing needed money for
fear pople will think they are net
A bcBftlng tragedy hi Central Park,
New York, rfcns early in the season,
town tbr the boat-rocking" fool Is
as trrrvrvsslble as the Idiot who
pw's a gua for fun
Secretary Wilson says he is deter
mined that rwtx shall' know wfcetbeT
they are drmktng good liquor or not.
How does be know that men care to
t so particular as that?
The Star has received with a re
quest to publish the following call for
a meeting of citizens tomorrow even
in in the Court House for the pur
pose of devising some means of pro
viding in the city a playground for
children:
'at Is time that something should
bo done "by the people of Wilmington
In a matter, of serious concern a2d
vital importance which we have been
In. the United State District Court J too slow to recognize. The whole
here yesterday, acting under author- community was shocked on yesterday
Ity of their respective boards of direc- b ews of a distressing event
which was the undoubted result or.
tora and by advice of counsel who fa tiro tn cnive a RitusMnn "which
have been in conference with agents nas f us year after year and
and examiners of the Interstate Com- whlch eacn day becomes more and
merce Commission in this city, the more riou3. A healthy, bright and
Lumberton Cotton Oil and Ginning actlve young boy Is killed by falling
u "u 'u"u,s W1 to the pawment while playing an or-
Company Indicted earlier In the week dl e Induiged in each day by
by the grand Jury for violation of Sec- kuIldreds of OUr young boys. It is
10Kf..e .l01,6"16 Commerce t h that our 8ympatliy sh0uld
Ubamitted the!r?? AnrtaS go to the parents of the little fellow.
Efi?JiJ.H we,re nnd 00andK,t1 suddenly Uken from the activity of
respectively together with the Joyous yOUth to the silence of the
costs of the actions. In view of these cmeter It Is not enougn for us t0
o'A1 1.!!" &:; seek -usHlft all respouslbnity by a
and stockholders of these mills as in- happening elsewhere. Is it not a
MirM.i i marvel that more accidents and fa-
slngle exception of R. El L Correll. ta lities do not occur when the right
superintendent and manager of the recreations of hundreds of chil
Lumberton plant, who was not repre- ren have no place save on the paw
sented by counsel and was not taken ments which furnish the thorough
rnto account In th wgoUaUons for a fare for pedestrians, vehicles, baby
settlement of the cases. A capias was carriages, bicycles, carts and automo
ordered In th indrment to issue for biles? Is it any wonder that wlCi ab-
"Mr. Correll. and be will be given a solutely no available playground our
bearing later at the October term. young boys are learning to loaf
It will be recalled that $S0.0OO was around public corners and to frequent
the aggregate of penalties in these forbidden places? .Those who are in
suits against the corporations, each touch with boy life In the community
count in the bill of Indictment being are gTavely apprehensive of the re
fer obtaining transportation at less I suits of the present situation, whlcn
than the existing rate on the common is fraught with a danger vmore far-
carrier serving them "by making false reaching than the mere cramping of
certification of welgTrt as to freight thenoTmal and rightful recreations or
loaded on board cars of the transpor- the youth. N-ever did a city need a
taxion companies. Tbe compromise niarground and park more than Wll-
alfected is regarded as a very favora- mlnpton does today. It Is a coward
ole one for the mlTls. and in a state- y eabterfuge to say .there Is no place
rnent to the court at the hearing yes- Q e received among people capable
teroay morning, col. biunner excui- 0 K(nua thought and syenuine feel-
fpated the Individuals for the most part !ng a recognized , necessity always
Jt nxijr cruuiuai acrwreiKe ii me i Drlng a solution.
methods that obtained in connection I t7w-t are two ways of solvlntfthe
COURT IS ADJOURNED! dehdrrer overruled
li 'a j ca a x. u a a Penalty Suits Against
United States District Court Com- j Line For Safety fi
pleted Business of Spring Term
Yesterday Afternoon.
Atlantic Coast
Safety Appliance Act
Violations Taken Up to, Cir
4 cuit Court" of Appeals.
NELSON ON TO ATLANTA
Marshal Dockery Will Leave With
Prisoners This Afternoon Much
Work Accomplished During
Week Cases Yesterday.
with the plants. The -companies are .itwoHnn- The flrat .j:rhto;hUce'fxr,KaTelgn'! to ldofc: after
feoS flne. ""f? against them. I meatlB d0nate If necessary to pnr-
4 4iunei u rr,"iif . rJ . chase two or three suitable places.
he did so at the suggestion of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, which
was represented here both by Mr. S.
II. Smith, the special agent and ex
aminer, and Mr. Luther Walters, spe
cial counsel for The Commission and
It is stated t a government sta
titictan that the Indians are actually
on the Increase again. This shows
fcat Indiant can do if they will let
the white men have all the land and
quit trying to take It back.
A New Jersey doctor, called to see
a rich patient, pronounced his case
an "acute and lrradicable abnormal
try or tne mind. If he had been a
charity patient the diagnosis would
have been -incurable Insanity."
Says the Chicago News: '"Don't
cat your pearls before swine or a
woman who is a chronic kicker.'
Same advice was gives as far back
as Solomon's time, but It is necessary
to repeat it for the benefit of people
to have pearls to throw around.
A few towns In the 'State elected
local tickets without opposition, and
AW
all was unity and harmony. If every
neighbor were to keep his chickens
tied up so they couldn't scratch up
their neighbors gardens we would
have more harmony, or words to that
effect.
Republican leaders In Ohio are pre
tending that they are going to have
a harmony meeting at Columbus next
Wednesday, when everybody with a
pood political eye knows that it will
merely be a conclave to ratify Boss
Cox's deal Taft for President. Fora
ker for Senator and Harris for Governor.
John L. Sullivan declares that be
never expects to marry again and that
he Intends to remain- on the water
wagon. If we hear after this that
John L. has entered Into any ntang
gling matrimonial alliance, it will be
a good sign that he first fell from his
seat on the water wagon.
The Raleigh, News and Observer
remarks: "Senator Simmons evident
ly had an advance tip wher he said
three or four weeks ago that 'there
would be four or five candidates for
Governor." We are surprised that
there are not a hundred. It la some
thing to be Governor cf North, Caro
lina and no man can be "blamed for
The docket for the Spring term of
the United States District Court in
this city was completed yesterday aft
ernoon shortly before 5 o'clock and an
adjournment was taken sine die. Dur
ing the week a large number of cases
were disposed of and the court offi
cers were hard worked all the week.
There is probably a larger number of
sentences from the term of court just
ended than before at any Spring term
in several years. Then, too, there
have been many, bills before the grand
jury and that body has put in a very
b-usy season, sessions sometimes be
ing held both mornings and after
noons. This devolved extra work on
"the district attorney's office and Col.
Skinner and his able assistant, Mr.
Giles, have had little time for recre
ation during the term. The case
against Nelson, the indictments
aaglnst the oil companies instituted
by the Interstate Commerce Conrmis
ilon and kindred matters have kept
these officials working night and day.
United States Marshal Dockery will
leave this afternoon on the Seaboard
Air Line train with the prisoners sen
tenced at this term of court to terms
in the Atlanta prison. These are: Ed
ward A. Nelson, 18 months for robbing
the malls ; L. D. H. Jones, one year
for robbing the malls at Fayetteville
of packages of trifling value, and Ed.
Smith, the negro convicted and sen
tenced for five years for raising mon
ey orders and passing them upon
Wilmington merchants a few years
ago. Mr. Dockery will accompany
the prisoners personally to Hamlet
and there they will be joined by oth
er officers with ' two prisoners from.
Raleigh also for the Atlanta prison.
Deputy marshals will take them from
Mamietf ana, jvir, ..iKJCKery; will, return
Forty-five cases against the Atlan
tic Coast Line Railroad Company,
charged by the Interstate Commerce
Commission with violation of the safe
ty appliance act of Congress, and in
vojving penalties of $4,500, the largest
number of counts ever brought at a
single time by the Commission, were
largued yesterday morning before
Judge Thos. R. Purnell in the United
States District Court here on a de
murrer by ,the attorneys for the rail
road, Assistant General Counsel Geo.
B. Elliott and Mr. Junius Davis, Divi
sion Counsel. Representing the "gov
ernment were District Attorney Skin
ner and Assistant District Attorney
Giles. After a hearing lasting more
than two hours, Judge Purnell over.
ruled the demurrer and the defendant
company took the case up to the Cir
cuit Court of Appeals and they will be
argued in Richmond later. The whole
question involved in included in the
demurrer and upon this point the suits
will be decided .without reference' to
the lower court again. Mr. Luther
Walters, a special attorney of the
Commission, was here and assisted
the District Attorney's office with the
argument of the cases. The argu
ment to the court for the railroads
was by Mr. Davis.
In the demurrer the Coast Line con
tended that the bill of indictment was
not specific enough as to dates and
as to the precise nature of the viola
tion; that the prosecution was alleg
ing a violation when it was not set
forth whether the repairing of the
couplings of the cars could have had
attention before its inspector arrived
and whether or not the defendant
could have had the knowledge of the
deficiency; also that the act in its
application was unconstitutional as it
comes under the head of Interstate
Commerce regulation and the viola
tion was only one of the many instru
mentality classes of Interstate com
merce. .
SCORES THE
JUDGE
Ex- Governor Russell Authorized
Interview in Which He De
nbunces Official Conduct.
CALL0QUY IN HOTEL LOBBY
Controversy Grew Out of Misunder
standing" bf Hour as to Hearing
of Case An AdmiraltyCaustic
Criticism Passed
MRS. SARAH E. HEDRICK DEAD.
Good Woman . Entered-Unto' Rest at
Ripe Old Age - Yesterday
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Hedrick, relict
of the late John J; Hedrick, of W1H
mingtonV and a woman .held in the
highest esteem by all in the- circle of
her acquaintance, passed awayyester-
They could contribute n6 more per
manent and valuable memorial to
son child of theirs in whose mem
ory they seek to bless and benefit
other children.
"The other method is for the Board
the course pursued was atter consul- f Aldermen to fece the issue as the
tatioo and instruction from them. He boards of other cities have done and
a1l tnrthf that rm nronnnf rst tho are doing.
high character and prominence of "There could be no more fitting
most of the men Involved that he took tribute to the child whose" life has
thA action h did in the carp not of just'been sacrificed and no more of-
hls own volition, but because of the fctive method for solving the situation Ja
intnirtion of th Commission and I before us. than for those who are In- "
Its agents. As to the Lumberton mill, terested to meet together now Just
he said he had made a careful lnves- after the burial of the little lad, who
tigatlon and was convinced that no was- killed on the pavemjent play
criminality attached to the directors ground of our city. Let the Board
in any way. and outside of the cor- of Aldermen come to this meeting as
poratlon, there was no one he could citizens and more especially as sworn
ask Judgment against Individually with guardians of the Interests of .every
the possible exception of Correll. He class of the community. Let the mln
sald still further that he was satis- isters announce the meeting from
fled' that the directors named in the their pulpits. Let the Y. M. C.
bill of Indictment had not in any way .bring Its full membership and let
consented to or had any knowledge every mother and father and every
of what had been carried on. liberal-minded, nublic-soirlted citizen
Present at the hearing yesterday Lom tomorrow nieht to the Court
were Jonn u . .MCuonnicK. esq., or mc- House at half Dast 8 o'clock.
iean. aiciean & .Mcvormicx ana ex-
snenn ueo. u. .MCieoa, oi tne bum- Funera 0f Murdered Woman.
oerton mills, ana a. a. James, Hon. rpmainR of thp latP Mrs. Henrv
iThe matters disposed of In courtday afternpon at 3:45 Oclock at the
yesterday were as follows; home of her daughter-m-law, Mrs. Ma-
Mary Belle Oxendlne, Robeson, re- ry Hedrick, in this city. Mrs. Hedrick
G. B. Patterson and Mr. John F. Mc- HamIltont the second of the victims
.,r. iicKuiuiE "lu'1"""is '1 of the tragedy at Fort Caswell Thurs
day, were brought up to the city yes
terday morning and laid to rest by
the side of her late husband, who
in a fit of anger so horribly murdered
her after wounding another who came
to aid of the defenseless woman
The remains were accompanied to
poratlon. The officers and directors
of the corporations are as follows:
Xaurlnburg Oil Company J. A.
Jones, president, treasurer and direc
tor;" John F. McNair, A- L. James, L.
D. McKlmmon and Jas. L. McNair.
Lumberton. Oil and Ginning Com pa
iv i iovarr nrai isnr o n n ni
. . - - - I . 1 m l . . t 1 A
dent and manager; G. M. Whitfield, om tne ion, inciuaing a numoer oi
r,,rr. i n MrMliian R n. Cald- ladies and a little son of the de-
well. L. H. CaldwelL W. P. McAllIS- ceasea coupie wno is yet. too young io
ter. Thos. Klnlaw and A. A. James. realize tne great cioud tnat nas cone
w f vi- rm. - m i
over ni9 uie. ine iunerai services
Mr. D. T. McMillan Dead. were conaucted by Kev. u. u. Langs-
Mr. .Daniel Teachey JfcMlllan. a ton, pastor of the Methodist Church
prominent and highly respected citl- at Southport.
zen of Dunlin county, dlea at his home
near Magnolia yesterday morning. Mrs. Chas. N. Evans Won the Cup.
aged about 73 years. He had been In la the handicap match for ladies
poor health for several months. He on the links of the Cape Fear Golf
was an expert surveyor, ana was wen Club yesterday aiternoon, Mrs. Chas.
known throughout Eastern North Car- E. Evans was the winner of the very
olina. He was at one time county sur- handsome Tiffany cup given the club
veror. He is survived by a widow by Mr. Douglass Nash, of New York.
and two daughters. Mrs. D. S. Boney, Mrs. Evans' .acore was 46 without
of Magnolia, and Mrs. Thad. Malone, I handicap. The cup is a very hand-
of Teachey s, ana a Drotner. vapt. j. 8ome one and is one of three present
C. McMillan, of Teachey's The burial by Mr. Nash, one each for" ladjes
will be near Teachey's at 3 o'clock this an(j gentlemen and one for award in
afternoon. a tennis tournament to be nlaved
later' The cun for eenttemen was
Crowds to the Beach. woo bv Mr. Georee Rountiv on Frl-
AltDOUgn mere was a aeciaea arop aay . afternoon.
n the temperature yesueruay, a large
crowd went to the beach last night. Garrell 8tore ' For Rent.
for the week-end dance at Lumina, Elsewhere in todavs' nanr Mr. Jos.
which waa enjoyed by all present d. Smith, agent, offers for rent the
The crowd was not so large as last handsome store in The Garrell Bulld-
Satnrday night but, several cars were ing, at southwest corner of Second
required to transport the people. . This and Princess streets. This " Is -the
afternoon the ttsnal ' concert will" be store that was leased ta Mr. EJ A.
given at' Lumlna and, the . public. Is Nelson, who thought thathe .would
nrltedL - 'V, Ibe.able. to get some one :to conduct
the business he had planned for him-
The Steamer. Wilmington wUl make I self, but' who finally; decided to' give
double trips to Carolina. Beach " and lupto the lease. It la 'one of the prettl-
South port today. leaving here at 9:30 lest and most desirable stores in the!
tailing; case completed; verdict guil
ty, judgment suspended.
Bizell McPhatter; Robeson, retail
ing; case continued; bond to be given
in ten days
The grand jury came into court at
11 o'clock and was discharged with
the thanks ofv His Honor.
Ed. Burns, Cumberland, retailing:
defendant surrendered "by bondsmen;
Pleaded guilty; judgment 60 days in
jail, $100 fine and costs.
ver Cobb, Robeson, retailing;
verdict guilty; 60 days in jail, $100
fine and costs:
Hossiah Locklear, Robeson .retail
ing; 60 days in jail, $100 fine and
costs.
A. L. Terry, Robeson, retailing; not
guilty.
Jno. R. Locklear, Robeson, "retail
ing; 30 days in jail, $100 fine and
costs. I.
Harker Gains, Robeson, retailing;
not guilty.
At 2 P. M. court took a recess un
til 3:30 P. M. and the afternoon was
taken up with clearing the docket of
odds and ends.
Capt. Walter G. MacRae was ap
pointed to survey the lands in con
troversy between Capt. T. M. Thomp
son and the government 'invloving a
part of the Fort Caswell reservation.
The case of W. R. Love, R. H. Al
len, of Columbus, and B. G. Clem
mons, of Brunswick, for violation of
the postal laws, was nol pressed and
at 5 P. M. court adjourned for the
term.
The case against Capt. J. D. Black,
charged with violation of section 5399,
Intimidating a witness, was nol
pressed, there being no evidence to
support the charge.
Some of the officers here attending
the court left last night for their
homes and the others will leave 'today.
was in the 74th year of her age, and
was a devoted communicant of St.
Pauls Eriscopal Church, taking an ac
tive interest" in the affairs of the par
ish and being greatly endeared to
everyone with whom she came in con
tact. She was also prominent in the
Daughters of the Confederacy and the
Ladies' Memorial Association. s which
was later merged with the U. D. C.
She is survived by three sons, Mr.
James D Hedrick, of this city; Mr.
John J. Hedrick, of Florida, and Ike
Hedrick.
The funeral of Mrs. Hedrick will be
conducted at 6 o'clock this evening
from St. Pauls Episcopal Church and
the interment will be in Oakdale Cem
etery.
FUNERAL OF MRS. PITTMAN.
Resi-
Services This Morning from
dence of Mrs. Mercer.
The funeral of Mrs. Minnie W. Pitt
man, wife of Mr. W. H. Pittman and
a young woman held in the highest
esteem by all in the circle of her ac
quaintance, will be conducted this
morning at 10 o'clock from the rest
Following a hot colloquy yesterday
morning between Judge Thos. R. Pur
nell and ex-Governor D. L. Russell in '
the lobby of The Orton. where Judge
Purnell was a guest this week while
holding the United States r District
Court here, the ex-Governor yesterday
afternoon gave to the press an author
ized interview in which he roundly
denounces the .official conduct of, the
Federal judge and suggests action in,
the premises .by the State Bar Asso
ciation. The differences between the
ex-Governor and tne judge are reported
to have grown out of the judge's al
senoe one afternoon,, this week at an
alleged appointed hour, for , the hear
ing of an admiralty cause in which ex
Governor Russell was one'of the coun
sel. A reporter for this paper in the
ordinary rounds of news gathering
about the court room and the hotel,
heard of the latter incident and the
following morning treated the story in
a jocular manner, wih the best of f.eel
inf towards Judge Purnell and with
no suggestion of dereliction on his
part. Really the reporter thought, the
joke wasA quite as much , on the at
torneys and on Mr. Meares in particu
lar, as it was on the judge, Mr: Meares
on a previous occasion having
had a tilt with His Honor, in the now
famous slow watch episode.; Accord
ing to reports the judge and ex-Gdyer-noi
Russell met in the lobby yester
day morning and the ex-Governor said
to Judge Purnell that he understood
that he (Judge Purnell) had Said that1
Russell gave the item ' to the 4 paper.1
Judge Purnell replied -.that' he ;, had : TM)t
said so; . that, he , said -Iredell Meares7
had given it to the paper.: The ex-
Go verhor is then repdrted to ave
pasfeed some criticisms upenthe- judge-, -for
life .haying treated the'lawyers and
the- litigants in the admiralty ' case . in.
the manner that he- did. ,fle then dis1
claimed knowing "anything about' the
publication in the paper Morf ha vingn
known ; anything about it until tt ap- .
peared. The judge replied that he diet,
pot' understand that it was settled"
that he was to hear the case the after
noon in . question at the ; hour-stated.
Governor Russell is reported to haye
replied heatedly "The Devil ' you'
didn't!" and to have told the judge ;
that he told him that he would' hear
it and he (Governor Russell) had vol
unteered to notify counsel to be pres-"
ent at the hour stated. Judge Purnell,
it is then stated, walked off and re
plied, "Well, what are yoti going tof
do about it?" The ex-Governor is re-'
ported to have then threatened to "ex
pose" the judge from one end of the
State to the other, and his authorized
interview furnished to the press yes
terday afternoon in typewritten form
is presumed to be the first step in the
so-called "expose." The interview of
the Governor follows: r ,
"Tf there be such a thing possible
under this government as the impeach
ment and conviction of a Federal
judge for official misconduct and ,de-'
linquincies and for incapacity, then
Judge Purnell should be removed from,
office by the impeaching House and'
the trial Senate. Perhaps you cannot
convict them for anything short, of
indictable crimes, "but you can expose
j i j a n c txt m I
x, o?o o T'0 ; V a fhem and hold them for trial before
cer, No. 212 South Second street, and the nar nf tbo . QTW,l1fi fAilf
DISTURBANCE ON AN EXCURSION.
James Register Before Justice Borne-
mann on Several Counts.
James Register, an electrician, was
before Justice Bornemann yesterday
on three charges of assault and one
of disturbmg an excursion party, the
alleged ' offences having" occurred Fri
day night at Carolina -Beach when the
trades unionists had their annual ex
cursion to that point. The " assaults
alleged to hawe been committed were
upon a lady friend or relative, whein
he pushed asidejwhen she was remon
strating with him about his conduct;
Capt. J. W. Harper, who was likewise
engaged, and G. T. Hansley, a young
white man with whom Register had
the Initial disturbance. - In the cases
for assault judgment was suspended
on payment of costs aggregating $17.95
and in the case of raising a-general
disturbance, he was-bound to the high;
er court. Dona or -$200 r having; been
giyen -with Policeman W,R: Smith
as surety,; ; During ;" the ' melee; at ' the
beach Capt!'. Harper "received 'a' blow
nvthe eye - and Register thrust . his
hand through a window hV.the car cut;
ting himself severely. ' Walter P. Gaf-,
the interment will be in Bellevue
cemetery. The services will be by
Rev. A. G. Martin, of Southside Bap
tist Church, of which Mrs. Pittman
was a deyoted member.
The death of Mrs. Pittman was only
briefly announced in yesterday's pa
per. She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Canady, of this city, and
passed away yesterday morning at
12J50 o clock at the home of her sis
ter after a lingring illness. She is
survived by 'her young husband, an
infant child, her parents, two sisters
and two brothers, Mrs. Mercer, Miss
Ruth Canady and Messrs. W. A. and
J. S. Canady, Jr. They have the sym
pathy of many friends in this, their
hour of sorrow.
Stokley Back From Richmond.
Mr. R. J. Stokley, who represented
the Wilmington Gun Club at the. great
Interstate shoot at Richmond the past
week, returned yesterday and was en
thusiastically received by the local
sportsmen. As previously noted Mr.
Stokley won the handsome cup and
quite a bunch of money for the hand!
cap shoot Thursday, bringing these
the Bar of the State, and .the intelli
gent part of the public. What is the1
Bar Association for, unless it be to
look after the delinquincies, wrongs
and misbehaviors of lawyers and
judges?
"Now, what has Purnell done?
"1st : With ignorant audacity, he
seized the Atlantic Railroad by ex
parte orders; appointed receivers and :
took charge of the property upon a
bill of complaint that did not set out
a cause of action. His misbehavior
was so gross that the parties whose
property he took, the State of. North
Carolina and others, could only get;
relief by getting correction from .Chief
Justice Fuller, and then -by getting
Judge Simonton to go to Raleigh and:
undo Purnell's doings
"2nd": He issued a contempt ; rul
ing and adjudged a man guilty of con-
tempt. for criticizing his official con-'
duct. This man was deprived of his
liberty,-made a prisoner for doing
what any American citizen has a con
stitutional right to do, a right with-'
out which this government would de
generate Into an out and out, despot
ism. v ; ; , -.
"3rd : Having a spite against a cer
tain lawyer, a spite which -he -express-
cup will be displayed in a few days
In the window of te. Wilmington
Cigar Company's store, onPrincess
street. Mr. Stokley, also showed iip
well in the shoot on ITrlday according
to yesterday's "-Richmond papers. .
The Wilmington Furniture Co., 129
Market street,- is ' selling "erenythlng,
including- a car of porch rocker lust
received; a shipment of 122 baby car
riages and- go-carts 'just received 75
Iron beds, -at cost, for cash.v may ll-2t
V, The Wilmington Furniture , Co -129
! yy. . , . '. . . " :' "' : i-
' .The . Steamer Wilmington : will make
double ' trips ' to "'. Carolina Beach and
Southport today.-leaving here at 9:30!
yer representing the plaintiff , in an
1 X ' -v T . . T ' -
liuyuruuii, case, uie jaage sieppea
up on the Bench on a certain morn-'
ing, at ten o'clock, f Seeing, that1 the :
lawyers for the plaintiffss 4 were not .
in Court the .Judge called the case
by Its name. He said;:'Ts the plain-1
tiff ready for f trial? The - plaintiff's '
lawyers not being,;at that: moment, in
court, there was no response. -'Ta the
defendant ready?" said the Jbidge. The
defendants lawyers A happening Jto be ?.
present, - answered' that - they were
ready; Then -the -Judge rsaid to- the
Clerk; "'Enter upr- a Judgment against
the plaintiff.: ' Before ' he .: got the y
words out of his mouth v the plaintiff s -
j
ambition to get In the puhT. ' ;:'
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