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VOL. LXXXI-NO. 17. WHOLE NO. 12,497- ( r OUTLINES, -j:. - f V On their own field at Detroit yes terday the Detroit team of .the Amer ican Baseball League, was beaten a, third game by the Chicago Nationals, in the world championship series of, cames between the. pennant winners of the two big leagues; 'it was cold and hlustery. but the receipts : were $17 285.50. indicating a larger atten- J dance than at the game in Chicago, on Thursday. In a magistrate's court In New York yesterday a : Toung preacher and another man's wife were committed v for examination - for their, canitv the woman had left her hus band and gone to her pastor's resi dence, while be talked lunny m court and declared that she Is his affinity. Emperor Joseph of Austria Is be- Gterday was Bryan Day at the Virgin la State fair at Richmond where the Hon. W. J. Bryan addressed an audi ence of 10,000 people. Commission er of Revenue John G. Capers an nounces that the prohibition and tem perance wave in the "South has so cut down the revenue on liquors tnat tne government's service In several States has to be curtailed; the result being that South Carolina and Georgia will be consolidated Into one revenue dis trict, Oklahoma wilLbe joined to Ar kansas, and other States are also af fected. The general convention, of the Episcopal Church will have no meeting at Richmond today, as the delegates will visiti Jamestown -and see the Exposition .as Che guests of the diocese of Southern Virginia; the House of Bishops .yesterday decided to divide the diocese of Oregon. The General Council of the Episcopal Church' in session.at Richmond yes terdayUook action to limit the grounds for 4orce and took a stand against child labor. A young couple travel ling as Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham have arrived lnXiverpool on a steam ship and are believed to be a runa way match from New ,Yorkv -Of the weeklv sales of cotton In Liverpool there were 50.000 American bales out of a total of 59,000. New York mar kets: Money on call, firm 3 to 4 per j. cent, ruling rate 4,x closing bid 2 1-2, fi offered tt 3: spot .cotton 10 points "'higher, closing strong at 11.75:- flour quiet; wheat steady No. 2 red 1.17 3-8 elevator: corn, firm, No. 2, 75 eleva tor; oats firm, mixed 55 1-2; turpen tine quiet; rosin quiet, strained com mon to good 4.45. Probably the reason for the wide spread demand for a thirds term for Roosevelt is because he-stole Bryan's clothes. : - -, There's nothing new about "milk sop" if the President did . refer to it. It is simply the progenitor of "molly coddle." . " . - The Weather Bureau reports frost yesterday morning "at i Waynesboro, l Miss, and Clanton, Ala. The minimum 7-' temperature at Wilmington was 54. ll) "Weldon's lowest was 44. " Xext Summer Asheville will con tinue to be a nice resort for ladles, but they must not be surprised if their husbands show some desire to cut the f mountain metropolis out of the ,itin-erary. Pittsburgh's Hartje divorce scandal is revived by the Infamous million aire's claim that he has discovered evidence that his wife laid a plot to poison him. What villlan frustrated the plot? President Roosevelt once said that there are "good trusts and bad trusts. The Tobacco Trust has taken advan tage of that opportunity to declare its answer to the government's complaint that it Is good, has been good, and has been just as nice as it could be in actually competing , with itself to prevent "restraint of trade." Again comes the report that Ex President Cleveland Is a very sick man. A dispatch from Jersey City says he , passed through there on Thursday4 "leaning on a cane and seemingly just able to limp." He was aSnpanled . by Mrs., Cleveland and a iSdy friend, and they helped him along. We fear that-Mr. Cleveland's illness all Summer, has been far more serious than has been made .known. : The Hon. William J. J3ryan will be in Fayetteville next : Tuesday to de liver an address. Chairman J. D. Mc Neill, of the parade committee, is en deavoring -to have for the distinguish fid Nebraskan an . escort of 2,000 mounted men. Next week "Is" Fair week at Fayetteville, and no doubt our sister Cape Fear city will have to take care of big crowds. Senator Knox, of. Pennsylvania, thus early in the game,., has arrived In Washington. He refused to talk poli tics with the newspaper men, saying 4jQ he has gone to the. National can- Yai merely to put In his time on cer- proposed legislation to -come be- , vwuiuuiice txi. me approacmng session of Congress. Senator Knox L fa V ... . ocuitie VrOinmiLiee on Judiciary, in the meantime Knox lm so on receiving imocks for" his Presidential boomlet r 1 t : 1 T" RAILWAY RATE CASE "V Standing Master Upheld, State's Attorneys Now Conferring on Further 'Investigation. AS TO SOUAHERN'S RECORDS Colonel Andrews and Raleigh Evening Times People May Be Called, to V Stand-Statlstlcs of. Tobacco Sales for September. (Special' Star Correspondence.) , Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 11. Now that United States Circuit Judge Jeter . C. Pritchard has rendered his decision in the matter of the -exceptions to the ruling of Standing , Master W. ' A. Montgomery, In which he refused to allow the counsel for the State In the Southern Railway litigation testing the constitutionality of the North Carol!-, na ! 1-4-cent passenger rate, to ex amine the books of the Southern fur ther back than two years, and has sus tained, the ruling of Judge Montgom ery, there will -be a conference of State's counsel with Governor Glenn probably tomorrow for the purpose of formulating-plans for the further pros ecution of the investigation. At this conference it will-be decided to what extent there shall be further introduc tion of evidence on the part of the State. Incidentally there will be a disposition of the. question of whether Col. A. B. Andrews, first vice presi dent of the. Southern, is to be put on the .stand, he having already been summoned by the. State; also regard ing the matter, of putting Business Manager Crater, of the Raleigh Even ing Times, on the stand for the pur pose of probing further into the mat ter of the Southern Railway vouchers that created such . a stir when they were brought to-light during the in vestigation of the books of the South ern In Washington. : Governor Glenn returned this after noon from Snow Hill, where he de livered an - address yesterday in the interest t of an impending election for prohibition. -l On his return from Snow Hill, Gov. Glenn said the ruling of Judge Pritch ard that - counsel ; for the State in the suit ot; the Southern1 to test the consti tutionality of. the passenger rae act should not be allowed to examine the books of the Southern further back than two years was a great disap pointment to him. He said he could not see how counsel for the State could Intelligently ' examine their ex perts and perfect the State's evidence If they are not allowd to see these books. ' The September statistics for sale of leaf tobacco in - the . warehouses, - of North Carolina are just made public by the State Department of Agrlcul tufe to which all warehouse men . are required to report by a special act of the Legislature. The report shows to tal sales first hand aggregating. 19,- 859,656 pounds, as compared with 8, G14,229 pounds for August. '.The re sales for September amounted. to 21,- 711,108 pounds. Wilson leads with 4, 476,185 pounds; Greenville Is second with 3.556.6S5 pounds, with iKinston ranking third and Rocky Mount fourth with respectively, 3,051,959 and 1,358,- 042. Mrs. Annie E. Dixon Dead. Friends In this city will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Annie E. Dixon, aged 76 years, which occurred yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. JW. D, McGrew, No. 807 North Fourth street, after an Illness of several days, dur- ingwhich members of the family were summoned here to be with the patient. Mrs. Dixon Is survived by one son Mr. J. R. Dixon, of Sumter, S. C, and three daughters, Mrs. McGrew, of this city; Mrs. R. C Tlsdale, of Sumter, T3". C, and Mrs C. G. Chanler, of Columbia, S. C. There are also surviving two brothers, Messrs.- R.L. and J. S. Walts, and two sisters, Mrs. J. R. Thomas ; and Mrs J. , S. Tlsdale, of South Carolina The remains will be taken to Sumter for .Interment on the morning train today. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Palace MarketDressed Chickens. E. Warren & Son Specials for Sun day, V- ' . J.. Hargrove Taylor Extra Fancy Celery. V N. Jacob! Hardware Co. Majestic Range' Exhibition. ' n s Business Locals. , For Sale Small Storri. Frank ; H. Stedman Jeff erson Stan dard Stock. , . l- LITTLETON COLLEGE. Its many; friends will be gratified to Jearn that Littleton College, an adver tisement " of which appeared In this paper during the Summer, has had the largest opening in its history. The growth of this school has been almost phenomenal, the total enrollment last year showing an increase of about 18 per cent. over, the previous year. This institution is . doing a most ex- eellent. worlr for th vonner wnmm nf the South and richly -merits the es teem in which it is held by the public. Any parent having . a daughter to send-off to", school would do well; to correspond with .the management of 1 UNIVERSITY DAY BANQUET " -' Wilmington Alumni of Leading State Educational Institution. Do Honor to Jheir Alma Mater Ban quet at Colonial Imu . ....' Wilmington alumni of. tba Univer sity of North CarolinQito the number of upwards of one hundred last night celebrated most fittingly "University Day" .with; an elaborate dinner at the Colonial Inn.' The pretty dining room of the hotel was attractively decorated In the colors of the University, white and blue, while here ani there was a touch of Southern smilax and other plants and flowers that" made 'of th event a pretty one indeed. The guest of honor was Judge J. Crawford Biggs, of Durham, who is now holding Supe rior Court in this city and who is, not only one of the distinguished alumni of the .University but was at anta time 2l. member of the faculty of the law school of the far-famed institution of learning. Judge Biggs was one of the principal speakers of the evening and his presence added dignity and "pleas ure to the dinner. It was near fnineN o'clock when tlie loyal alumni of University of North Carolina . sat down to the sumptuous repast provided for the occasion. The menu, which was served In excellent style by the management of the hotel, was as follows: Martini Little Necks Stuffed Mangoes Queen Olives Baked Drum, Shrimp Sauce Stuffed BeJl Peppers with Chicken Livers. Rice Birds on Toast K Colonial Punch Chicken Salad Cheese Straws Brown Bread Biscuit, Ice Cream. French Macaroons Assorted Cakes Cream De Mints Coffoa Cigars v 1 Cigarettes Sauterne When fragrant jHavanas had been passed around pJst-prandial. expres sions of loyalty to their alma mater were madta by Judge Biggs, Mr. Eu gene S. Martin, Dr. Thomas, Louis Goodman, Esq., and others, all of the toasts having been- informal In their nature but ; scintillating with - wit and good; humor.,., It , was after - the . midj. nTghthour that the guests "departed with most pleasant reconductions of the' University Day clebration of the year 1907. y A, pleasing feature of. the dinner was the' reading of a letter from Pres ident Venable in which h conveyed most cordial greetings and expressed appreciation of the loyalty of the Wil mington alumni .of the University. .;A permanent" organization of the University Society at Wilmington was Perfected, with the election of Mr. Eugene S.v Martin, I as president; Dr. George Q. Thomas, vice president; and Mr. Benj. Bell, Jr., secretary and treasurer. ..... To the committee which had in charge the arrangements for the Uni versity Day dinner the Wilmington alumni are deeply grateful. .. This com mittee was composed of Louis Good man, Esq., chairman; Dr. Pride Jones Thomas, Preston dimming. Jr., Esq., Bert j. Bell, Jr., and Joseph W. Yates. BUFFALO BILL HOME AGAIN. Wild West Exhibition ,Here Five Years in Europe. After Realism is reality that Is what Buf falo Bill's Wild West really is. Per feet in organization, .simple and ef fectlve in its many features, this or ganization holds up the mirror of Nat ture, and you see the actual- living scenes that marked the settlement of the far West when men and women lived and died in pursuit of homes be yond the Alleghany mountain ranges. The Wild West Is coming here Thursday on its tour of the United States, after a five, years' sojourn in Europe. It took these five years to exhibit the Wild West from London to Paris, from Berlin to Vienna, from Florence to' Rome, from Budapest to Crockow. and it -will require tylly-as much time for Col. Cody to carry his Congress 1of Rough Riders from the Atlantic to the.Paclficfrom th Great Lakes to the Gulf v of Mexico. This shows how the Republic has grown and prospered since the days of pony express riders, army scouts ana cow boys were employed on the wide plains and on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains. And here Is the point: Col. Cody's (Buffalo Bill) exhibition is realistic and ' faithful in historical facts; features and personnel. Real In dians, real cowboys and rancho girls, real vacqueros from Mexico, real Jap anese, Russian and Arabian horsemen, they are aU there, and the Wild West Is ithe most real thing that has ever been attempted in this or any other country. The Battle of ,-. Summit Springs, the Railroad ; Holdup,; the Stage Coach Attack, the Cow Boy Bucking Bronchos, t with; all the other wonaenui t ieaiures constitute a . pro gramme that can never be ; equalled; much less excelled. The sensation lately created in New .Yorkvand Chi cago andL the management's well known fidelity to promises, assures our citizens of a splendid performance. No street parade permits time and atten tion "to : the ' actual exhibition: .Two performances will -be given - at ' 2 and 8 P. M.f rain" or shines - :-.- r V Good service given both regular and table boarders at "The Harnett" Cen- trally located. ocl0-3t COL. W.J. WOODWARD Well Known and Highly Esteem ed Wilmington Citizen Pass ed Away Yesterday. HAD BEEN ILL FOR WEEKS End Not Unexpected But Sad ' Blow . to Hundreds of Friends Through out the State Remains to ' Fayettevilje With Infinite sorrow, to hundreds of friends -in this city and elsewhere in the State where he was" widely known andhighly esteemed will come the announcement of the death of Colonel William Joseph Woodward, which oc curred yesterday evening at half afc ter six o'clock at the family home In Wilmington," No. 210 North iStecond street, after a lingering' illness since the first of September with Blight's Disease. Three weeks ago Colonel 1 1 . Woodward had rallied from an at- tack whlph gave the family and friends great concern but 'this ; was soo.n, fol lowed by a neiapse and those who. anx iously waited - at . his bedside sav Thursday evening that it, was -but. a question of tiriae until the end. would come. ; uoipnei . ivy.ooo-w.ara . remamea conscious almost "to Ithe. last and ans wered the sunifiions. with' that Chris tian f ortitude and resignation-that was a characteristicof his long and useful life. . Most' of tthe members of the'f am ily and InUmatefriendC were with him when he vpassied awayt.r Tfh.deati: was expected;". 3?utr the jrIzayph""MoJ I it came., as , a shock4 to -the? loved ones gathered about- him- and "to 'the hun dreds of friends in the city, who learnj ed of the death during the evening.5 ; J Colonel Woodward was born in Fay etteville on the first of c September 1843 and was, therefore, in the sixty fifth year of his age. . His parents were Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Woodward, of Fayetteville, his venerable mother still surviving him and hiving reached his bedside a shortr . time after the death yesterday evening.- At the out break jot the Qivil War Colonel Wood-J ward.jcat .his Jot. with the .Southern Confederacy and enlisted wth a com pany which was a member", of the fa mous Bethel regiment.; After that he was detailed to important work in con nection wlth -the arsenal at Fayette ville an d remained at his post of duty there until the surrender - of arms at Appomattox. - He remained in Fayette ville until after the war but. very soon thereafter went to New York and was engaged to business there for fivel years, Ifcter removing to Florida where h3 remained untiJL 1886 when he came to Wilmington and became connected with the large cotton exporting firm of Messrs. Alexander Sprunt& Son. At thetim of his 'death he was traf fic manager of the large shipping In terests of that house and also secre tary of the Champion Compress" and Warehouse Company, an allied corpor ation of the firm. During his twenty- two years resideucje in this city Colo nel Woodward had drawn" to himself accompany of friends such as few men in this time are privileged to enjoy. His interest in the ycrang men was one of his distinguishing traits and there are many of 'the younger generation, who feel in the death of Colonel Wood ward that ther have lost a personafi friend and a wise counsellor. Kindly in his disposition, gonial and ever ready to turn -his hand to the help and alleviation of .the suffering, he was a model for those who would seek to lay up treasures hereafter. He had a nobfo spirit, his Integrity was never questioned and his high character and urbanity was the remark of those who came in contact with him. Truly, his place in the community will be hard to fill. The fraternal spirit -was -strong in Colonel Woodward and he took a prominent part in the affairs of the Knights of Pythias, btfitag one of the founders and one of the -most enthu- siatic members of.JeffeTSon Liodge No 61, of this city, and having at one. time served the Grand Lodge of the State In rthta highest office "in its gift, that of Grand Chancellor. Colonel Wood ward also took an' active part- In s the affairs of the United Confederate fVet- erans, being a prominent memoer ana at one time . an offiosr of Cape Fear Camp No. 254, U. C. V. of this city. He -was also one of the aides of the Btaff . of - General i Gordon, commanding the United Confederate Veterans in the . Umited iSitates with the rank ' bf Colonel and was a prominent figure, in all the U. C. V. general reunions. Colo nel Woodward was also tan active member and was an offlcer,of the Sea men's Friend Socfeety which is doing such a great work among the seafar ing men in port. His kindly presence in the community will be missed for many days to come. ; -j ;-y - V; Colonel Woodward tmarried .-. Miss Mary Jane Worth, 1a -daughter of thie; venerable Mr. B. G: Worth, of this city, and she with, the following chil dren survive him: Messrs. C. -W. Woodward, . J. M. .Woodwardr of this city ; ; Mr. Eugene S. -Woodward, of Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs. A; F. Bowen, of Raleigh; Mrs. -John- L. Hazelhurt, Misses Cornelia, Alice Wood, ;-ElIza- beth 'T., and ; Emma ;M. Woodward; of this fcity. t sThere! arelaiso sarryiying-tetar." his aged mother Mrs-A. " J. iWood ward, of Fayetteville; and the foBowing sls- AN AGGRAVATED assaultqoesO JURY T0DAY Young Man Involved in Difficulty in Which Figures Pretty Young vGirl - to Whom He Had -Beenj Pay- ing Court. -' There was 4ut one case of interest before the police court yesterday at noon and i" that was continued until Monday, The dief endant ' is young Mr. Will Anderson,, a tinner employed at the Hanover Iron Works, and he is charged with an aggravated assault upon Mr. R. J. Smith, delivery wagon driver for the Holmes Grocery Com pany who' lives ,ut 909 iSouth Fifth stne.et. . The arrest was made Thurs day night at the home of young An derson, Fifth and Church streets, by Policeman W. R. Appleberry, who had been detailed by Chief Williams to in vestigate certain letters of the black hand type' that had been sent. to Mr. Smith and also his daughter, Miss Hettie Smith, 16 years old, and to. a young man who had been pacing Tier court since young Anderson is alleged to have, been forbidden the girl's com pany by her parehts. . . . . ; The , receipt of anonymous letters, by Mr. Smith, his young "daughter and a certain young man with whom she has been going since Anderson was denied her company, was reported to . the po lice Thursday, copies of unsigned let-, ters having been exhibited threatening the life of thb young lady and her es cort if the latter did not-cease his at tentions to the girl. Mr. Smith, who had been confined to his home. by ill ness, also reported that twice during the day a young, man. had called at the house and asked to see the young lady, being denied this privilege each time. It seems that the ' parents did hot know Mr. Anderson personally as he had - met Miss Smith away from the house where she-had been employed as a seamstress and the visits coupled with the letters that had been recey:. ed gave the parents and the young lady some alarm. The request to the police station was that an' officer be sent there Thursday night in case-the visit of the mysterious, young man was repeated. Policeman W. R. Apple berry was detailed to the duty but before e reached the house Thursday-" night, young Anderson had re turned. - Mr. Smith in his alarm ihev the cajler, witha. sbo.t gun on-the front- porch. Young Andersqdisarmed him and? in the, scuffie threw the father to the floor, it is alleged. When Mrs. Smith came to her husband's rescue, it is alleged that she also ' was attack ed- by; the ardfeint young man. These facts were reported to Officer Apple- berry and a warrant was at once sworn out for young Anderson's arrest and he was later taken to the City Hall charged with an essault." His hond was flrd at $100 justified, and this was at once, given by Mr. R. V. Leon ard for whom a brother of the defend ant works in the store-on Market street. Yesterday young Mr. Ander son employed an attorney and . will fight , the caje in the courts. In justice to him, it should be stated that the black, hand letters received by- Miss Smith are not in, his handwriting and that he defies iknowledge of them. He says that he went to the house of the parents to explain that he was not the arathor of these threatening missives and that he was mtct with a shot gum and was placed on the defensive. The case, in any event, has several interesting phases .nd' the .hearing Monday will bta interesting. Anderson is of a good family and has friends in the city who do not believe that he is guilty of the conduct imputed to him. Mr. and llrs. Smith are also ex cellent people"and v the situation in which they are plaasdv is to say tthe least embarrassing, if not alarming, j All the matters in connection with the i affair are expected to be broughtbut at tha trial before the Mayor on Mon day. . t; . - ' ';. "7 Reunion, of Brunswlcketerans. The Southport. Herald is reqniested by Mr. W. W. Drew chairman, to an nounoa that the annual reunion of the Brunswick County Confederate Veter ans will be held at Shallotte on the 29 th of this nfonth. Everyone 'Is in vited to be present that day. ters and brothers : Mrs-. D. A. McMil lan and Miss Alice Woodward, of Fay etteville; Mrs. Hall,- of". Red Springs; Mrs? R. T. Whitehead, of Enfield, N. C; Mr. George A. Woodward, cf Dur ham; Mr. Pembroke W. Woodward, of Fayetteville, , and Mr, Joel A. Wood ward of Stlllmore, - Gat His venera bld mother and two sisters, Mrs, Mc Millan and Miss Alice Woodward, reached the city last night from'Fay etteville, a few hours after he died. Other members of the family arrived during the day, all having been here a few weeks ago when ' Colonel Wood ward was so' desperately ill. : . After brief funeral services - from the? resldenoa Sunday morning by -the ReiVy JMWells, D. D.; pastor of the First- Presbyterian Church, of which Colonel Woodward .was .--a. devoted member, .the remains will be taken to th3 - old i home : at ' Fayetteville N. : C, fori interment. ; -- - , "Two w young men " experienced in "making ready" and running job press es and with one or two years practice in- hand 'composition may secure, em ployment at good, wages by applying at or 'addressing -The . Morning " : K " ' - oc 9 3t Read The Star Business TiocaTa. Suit For $25,000 Actual Damages Against Seaboard Nearing V an End. EVIDENCE ALL IN YESTERDAY Argument to Jury is Nearly Completed and Issues Will Be Submitted -This Forenoon Today Con cludes the Term. Unless there Is some unforseen dr, lay the $25,000 damage suit of . Cap tain J ohn D. Bowen against the Sea board Air Line for personal injuries received in the Hamlet wreck Huly a year ago win go to tntai jury in tne Su perior Court here today before noon. The testimony for both sides was com pleted early yesterday af ternoon and before a necess for the day at Is. o'clock vesterdav evenihe four of the . five speeches to the jury had . been made. Mr. - Marsden" Bellamy, Sr., is to com--pJate the argument, when ;; court con-1 venes : this 'morning ' and then"will fol- ldw 'the charge or iis Honor Judge Biggs, and the twelve men1 -who have, had the. case" in hearing for the past two. days will say in what measiure 56f. damages the platatiff is' entitled, to re ' m . ii jr pany's: attorneys 'admit their: liability,; and the argument to the jury yester-; day wus "wholly as to the amount the V plaintiff .should recover, the attorneys for Captain Bowen contending for the full amount of $25,000 inasmuch as the: issue of punitive damages had v been ' eliminated; by Judges Biggs and . the" railroad attorneys contending ; that $4,0Q0 or $5,000 .would compensate ' for ' Bowen. '. j;.;vv; day was of - an expert and technical character - this being . by . - physicians both for the railroad and . the . plaintiff,:- r 1 ji i a ; i.i . ' --. ; tain Boweh during .the morning. Dr. Burbanky who had been selected to. be,' with umer urgeon nurtne ana Assis tants Surgeon Holladay, of "the Sea-' noaiMLwas?resagea?TJroiessionaiiy, during, tha day with his regular prac- ' had expected. Dr.. Josv Akerman was ' secured v as the locai representative, or lia Soil noA stnnnamTr of KtVhlIll examinatibikof ', the: plaintiff , and Drs. 1' F. H. Russell A. H. Harriss and Thos. M. Green were the physicians repre- : sentlng the plaintiff. " Aside from, the. CApci I . U:CCIXi.Ui-J f ATI o : ilU w cm VT.V? . of the plaintiff, testified as -to his In juries and the condition of her hus band since the accident.; There were also a number of character witnesses, including Colonel" Walker Taylor, B. G. " Empie, Esq., Geo. H; Howell. Esq., Messrs. J. A. Taylor, H. W. Malloy and" Geo. Harris. Capt. Bowen was given a very high character and all witnesses : told of the esteem in which he is hfild. In Wilmington and elsewhere in this section. - i ' . . . ; -- The expert testimony was all " of a Ltrchnial character and tended to show mat uapieuu Dowwu was- ptji niiiit;ii i.iy -. injured and that he might be a cripple 1 for life. Various r hypothetical ' oues tiohs were submitted and answered both for the plaintiff and the railroad company. Alter ottering m eviaence the recognized table of man s expect- ancy, the plaintiffs rested and a recess was' taken until 215 o'clock in the af ternoon. ' The . def en dants after . the . noon recess began the introduction of their expert witnesses as stated above T A 1-- . V A t J . having been kept on the " stand for something more than an hour. When this was completed Judge Biggs ruled; that the plaintiff was not entitled to ' recover punitive damages inasmuch as wilful and wanton negligence had not' been shown and the attorneys went. to . the jury on the question of actual dam- , ages only. V T - fe '. Marsden Bellamy, Jr., Eso., for the iplaintiff , v first addressed him self to the. Jury, in a clear argument of twenty minutes, outlining1 the contentions .of the plaintiff. He was' followed by Mr. ' Junius Davis for the railroad, company in a speech of about twenty minutes, dealing larg-lv with the questions of) lawat issue In the j case: Mr.l Mc-'' Clammy followed for, the plaintiff in a speech of something more . than an hour. Then followed . Hon John D. Bellamy, for the railroad, both ' the lat ter arguments having d?alt with . all " phases of the case and having been remarkably fine presentations of the . law and facts as they, applied ; to ques- tion of damages. ; , v . Judge Biggs is anxious . to com pkte . the case today as he goes next week to - Jacksonville to hold Onslowj Superior '' Court and unless hfe can leave on thlst . afternoon's train", he 'cahnot ' reach' - Jacksonville before Monday afternoon , too late to . open h the ; term on u time, . there4' being no; Sunday train on the. Newbern road. . JLocates In Wilminqton. - -The following from this -week's . la su? of the' Southport Herald will ' be read ; with Interest and pleasure by . many friends In this city: "Joseph ,W.: Ruark? Esq., has decided to locate' in -Wilmington,- having 1 formed " a copart nership with Woodus ,Kellum,: Esq., of. that city.- Their,offlces:are located In the ; Odd Fellows building where the firm Avould :be - pleased to see ,thelr frlends."
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