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The Morning. Star Subscription Terms On Year by Mall Sl3 !x Months by Mall S3.C3 Thr Months by Mail... 91 J& ",' rae2t emulation of any Wilmington F LXXXIII WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1909. WHOLE NO. 12,906. p p OUTLINES. , , ir,P1c of Gov. Patterson was 'I'nnnd yesterday for the first time rA'11 of thp Cooners. at Nash n.J?cnn.. when a witness declared investigation of the charges nst Turor Whitwortn tnat trie lat h'-.ul 'stated that he believed thai iacl rer vernor was a party to the mur- the Go The American battiesmp neet Qt . . niv-nltor irnii crVi rn Sun. ted i -.nr- rrr Q IT XuhdVO fh O V Will Live coal for the home voyage, and Sre accorded a hearty welcome by hiDS of other nations in that port. !-The weather reached a freezing tpmoerature with a killing frost, in Zr of Florida yesterday The t - j Knate passes a bill to pension all Widows of soldiers of the Civil war, r with Mexico and the Indian the war -The belated, messengers with wars- ..!Ja!i1 rntoo ffrm QnntVi "'ill. olina and Montana reach Washington. .The Senate adopts a resolution to amend the constitution so as to pro vide for succession to the Presidency in certain contingencies The Crum appointment was taken up by the Senate yesterday and laid over until today Brandenburg fails to appear for trial on the charge of forging that ripveland letter Russia. breaks the rfpndlock between Bulgaria and Tur key by a proposition of settlement which "both accept The committee to standardize cotton grades meets in Washington to begin its work. Besides inspecting the canal work Taft is agting as pacificator between the two political factions in Panama. He is much pleased with conditions of the canal work Interest in the Panama Canal purchase libel causes is increased by the cessation of Fede ral grand jury investigation The Federal Supreme Court decides that trusts can not sue in the courts to re cover a. debt New York markets: Money on call easy at 1 3-4 to 2 per cent., ruling rate 2, closing bid 1 3-4, offered at 2. Flour quiet but firm. Wheat firm, No. 2 red 1.11 1-8 to 1.12 1-8 elevator. Corn firm. Oats steady, mixed 54 to 54 1-2. Rosin quiet. Tur pentine steady at 45. Cotton quiet middling uplands 9.85, middling gulf 10.10. It looks like both Roosevelt and Tillman are willing to let the matter drop. The question is: WilL Congressman Ramey he able .prove his t stat yats? Will the ground hog see his shadow i henhe comes out today? That's the , ail important question. The New Orleans people should not take it as a personal affront if Taft should draw the line on alligator steak. Bulgaria seems to think she would not need any help were she to go to war with Turkey; but that isn't what the Powers want. it is very magnanimous in Fish Commissioner Meekins to be willing to let the matter drop if the Legisla ture will agree to do so. If Bryan wants another chance it should be given him. The people are always interested in his explanations of the causes of his defeats. A Republican newspaper in this State which is run In the interest of the party rather than of its bosses would probably cfc) better. The State 'Senate should have sent Mr. Gompers an engrossed copy of that resolution to adjourn in honor of his birthday and of its action thereon. Now comes Florida with a request for a visit from Taft in order that he way get a taste of Pensacola gopher gumbo. What will they be feeding him on next? Of course Taft and Obaldia came to a- complete understanding during their conference the other day. The latter, tto doubt, knows exactly what Is ex acted of him and is the man to do it. The Durham Herald says "Wilming U,Q seems to be taking it hard but she ill have to stand it," You are wrong. Things are running mighty smoothly n this way. Will somebody tell us what interest Is tack of that anti-trust bill? Sure-1-v tot the tobacco manufacturers or Prowers if the newspapers published their sections express their views. Under the Prohibition act the Yad kin County Commissioners had the "gat to grant Glenn Williams a "cense to sell whiskey to licensed aruggists; so what's the use of mate ,BS such a fuss about it. Governor Kitchin does not feel legal or morally bound by any agree- ent his predecessor made with the uroads ; therefore he can't be expect- to recommend to the Legislature t it carry out that agreement, if 1S to be nnv -lt- - m j. j wcxjcul to me ra.uroaa Merry tonight. "ellini? Opera, "Mascot," Academy muu prices, seats now A Dt LE TRAGEDY EdwanJA. Mize, Fatally Shot Young Wife Then . Turned . Pistol on Himself. GRUESOME SUNDAY MURDER Quiet of Sabbath Afternoon Broken by Horible Affair at Second and Nun StreetsReturning From Sunday School. Evidently enraged toward her be cause she would not consent to return with him to Atlanta where they were clandestinely married two and a half years ago or to surrender to him their 17-months-old daughter, Edward A. Mize, a young white man living here .the past nine weeks and employed at odd jobs about several pool rooms in the city, Sunday afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock, at Second and Nun streets, in a prominent residence sec tion, intercepted his young wife, a daughter of Mr. John H. Land, a well known carpenter residing at 617 Sur ry street, as she was returning from Sunday School at the First Baptist church, shot her twice, resulting in her death an hour later at the hospital then turning the pistol on himself, blew out his own brains. The tragedy broke the quiet of the usual Sabbath afternoon in Wilming ton and notwithstanding the bitter cold of the day, hundreds of people soon collect-ad on the scene to view the gruesome sight on the sidewalk where the young people lay gasping for breath, blood pouring from their wounds and congealing upon the fro zen pavement. Being strangers in that section of. the city, it was some time before either was identified. The police were notified and at onoe be- gan investigation ?ot the , shooting, the ambulance having Jbeenv summoned in the meantime and a little later havin carried the victims of the double trag- j a i.1 t ; i i A at - uie uospiuu wuwe iu yuuug xunm on rliorl within an limir nnn ATika succumlK?d to the wound in his head about 6 o'clock. Dr. J. T. -Schonwald and several other physicians who first arrived saw from the beginning that both were fatally wounded. Sinall boys on the street heard the man remonstrating with tha wife about the child and a few minutes later the shots rang out, Mize having first fired on the young woman, a mere girl, one ball entering just below th-a lobe of the left ear and the other in the small of the back, piercing the lungs, as she seemed to turn as she fell from the first wound, either of which would have been fatal. As she fell Mize placed the muzzle of the pis tol, a 38-ealibr5 Iver Johnson, just above his right ear, pulled the trigger and sent the ball crashing through, his brain. As he fell, he is said to have crawled a step or two toward the pros trate form of his young wife, the scene being a gruesome one for those who hurried out of adjoining residences and hurried from a distance at the successive crack "of th3 pistol. The young woman, 23 years of age, was married to Mize two and a half years ago in Atlanta while she was at a business college there. The mar riage was kept a secret from the par ents here for a few months until the young wife became in distress and she telegrapher for money to come home. While on her first vilit here, the Infant was born, but notwithstanding her former experience with her young husband, she returned to him after a few months until abandoned again and she was again sent money to come home. Finally she induced her fa ther to send her husband money to pay transportation to Wilmington with the hope he would get employment here and provide for her. He came nine weeks ago and had lived with his wife and child at the home of her fa ther, but Mr, Land said he had con tributed little or nothing to the sup port of his wife and child nor to him self, the wife having been forced to seek employment herself. She was above the slightest approach, but it seemed to rankle his evidently diseas ed brain that she would not consent to return with him to Atlanta nor per mit him to take the child, where it is said to have been his intention to bind the little girl out to a physician there for the sum of $1,500. He was employ ed in the opening of several amuse ment parlors opened here just after January 1st, In erecting pool and bil liard tables and frequently complained of being "down and out," saying that he could end It all by BTSwins his brains out. He had made threats gen erally about killing his father-in-law but had no unkind word for his wife, expressing every confidence in her. Hie bought a pistol some days ago and displayed it in several stores, stating his intentions, but his threats were (Continued on Page Four.) Tuesday February 2nd. Deposits made with the People's Sav ings Bank on or before Tuesday, Feb ruary 2nd will bear interest from the first. : ia ol 2t Merry Onera.' VMascot," - Academy tonight. Small prices.. Seats now CLOSE TRACK OF WALKER Fugitive Desperado From Southport Jail een Near Lbckwood's Fol ly and Sheriff and Posse Gone in Pursuit. A telephone message to Mr. J. W. Brooks, of this city, from County Com missioner Asa Dosher of Brunswick, states that a report has reached South. port from an authentic source that J. P. Walker and his accomplice, Dudley, charged with the killing of Sheriff Stanland last November and who broke jail at Southport Friday night after a murderous assault upon the jailer, had been seen on Mr. Rich mond Gollway's place,three miles from Lockwood's Folly bridge, in a remote part of the county, yesterday morning and that it is believed that it is only a question of 12 to 24 hours before the fugitives will be taken. Sheriff J. J. Knox and a posse of men with the bloodhound from Chad bourn at once put out for Lockwood's Folly and it is believed that the dog will be able to strike a trail of the men from a camp fire around which they slept 'Sunday night or from a spot on Mr. Galloway's place where the men were seen. Commissioner Doahtr says the report received at Southport is perfectly reliable and that the sher iff and his men will capture Walker dead or alive. The Board of County Commissioners of Brunswick, in regu lar session yesterday, under authority of Representative Taylor's bill in the Legislature, which was rushed through both houses and enrolled for ratifica tion yesterday, offered a reward of $400 for the capture of Walker dead or alive and with the $100 reward for Walker and $25 for Dudley, offered personally by .Sheriff Knox and other private parties, it is said that the sum of $62 all told has been placed on the heads of 'the escapes. The officers telephoned last night that if they did not capture Walker during the night, they hoped to get him early this morn ivg. ... ' , ; v.-'. , Yesterday morning a long distance telephonemessage came to police headquarters here from Mr. J. W. Hall, of Hallsboro, Columbus county, stat ing that he had just been informed by a man that Walker had been seen Saturday morning just after he had crossed Lake Waccamaw in a boat and that he confessed that he was ori of the Southport jail breakers and that bloodhounds were after him but he would burn the woods behind him before he would be taken. There is believed to be some mistake about this as the report from Lockwood's Folly is more authentic and Walker had been living in that section near Shallotte, where he married. Those who know the man and of his bravado believe that it would be just like him to return to his former haunts and defy arrest, as for several years he lived in that neighborhood a fugitive and would not hestitate to take his chances there again. It develops now that the negro in jail charged with house burning did not escape with the two other prison ers as first reported. The negro was in a separate part of the jail and did not escape. Though Walker and Dud ley were under guard day and night, the guards were not in the corridor of the jail next o them. Walker in some way secured a spur from a steel cotton hoop and it was with this that he succeeded in filing his shackles, an ordinary trace chain, it is said, by which he was fastened to the floor of his cage. It is said that he would heat the liniks of the chain with fire started in his bed clothing, softening the metal, and working industriously, but quietly so the guards could not hear him. He is a professional lock smith and burglar anyway and his ac complice Dudley is said to be equally as accomplished in this respect as a belt of keys were found on him when he was captured. It seems that the door opening from the cell to the cor ridor was not locked or was only fas tened with a trace chain, so that It was a comparatively easy task for Walker to get in the corridor. Dudley was also in a separate cell an3 it is thought that when one of the number got out, he assisted the other in effect ing his way to the corridor. The noise heard in the corridor and which at tracted Jailer Fountain when he was struck down in the door by Walker, it sems, was not made for the purpose of attracting the attention of the jail er, as it was afterwards found that they had dug nearly a cart load of brick from the side of a window through which they would hare made their escape anyway in a short tine but for the appearance of the Jailer and the necessity of getting him out of the way. Jailer Fountain is still laid up with his injuries but it is slated that he will recover. He has no knowledge of what has happened since he was struck down in the door and has been able to giva no definite ac count of how he was assaulted, furth er than that he was knocked senseless the moment he opened the door lead ing to the corridor. ( February 2nd. Deposits made with the People's Sav ings Bank on or before Tuesday, Feb ruary 2nd will bear interest from Feb ruary 1st. ja 31 2t : Merry -tonight.- Opera, "Mascot," Academy Small ' prices. v Seats , now A LENGTHY SESSION Board of Aldermen in Regular Monthly Meeting Three Hours Last Night. MANY MATTERS CONSIDERED Sale of Near-Beer on Sunday Sea. board Terminals Street Bonds to be Advertised For Sale. Park Enterprise. The Board of Aldermen at its reg ular monthly meeting last night at the City Hall was in session nearly three hours, during which a variety of matters wera considered. It was decided to place on the market $200, 000 of the recently authorized $400,000 bonds for street improvement; the Mayor was authorized to appoint a special committee on the question of municipal ownership of a sewerage system; certain dockage rights pre viously granted to the Seaboard Air Line at foot of Brunswick street for the extensive improvement of its ter minals here were recommended to the Legislature for the passage of a spe cial act covering the occupancy of the desired property; the city attorney was instructed to draw an ordinance Tor immediate adoption, preventing the sale of near-bear on Sunday and a large number of other matters of more or less public interest were passed uiton. It was S:30 o'clock before the Board was called to order, members having been slow in assembling. All mem bers were present except Dr. Bolles, member from Fourth ward. Minutes of preceding meetings having been read, the regular order was suspend ed on motion of Mr. French and At torney Woodus Kellum was heard upon a request to lease Queen street dock for a. client who desired to use it for boat purposes and with refer ence to4innosiWEr a iritv licensp. in.- nn the International: Correspondence Schools. f Te latter question was""re ferred to the Finance Committee with power to act upon an opinion by City Attorney Bellamy that the inter-State feature of the International Schools, exempted them from the local tax. Aldermen Jewell, King and Wood op posed the lease of the Queen street dock on the ground that it is the only dock in the southern part of the city through which the people received their wood, etc., from flats on the river Alderman O'Brien thought it depended altogether on what use was to be made of the dock; if the right of ingrs and egress was not cut off from the general public, he saw no objection to the city's receiving some revenue therefrom. It was on this condition that the other docks had been successfully leased and improv ed by the lessees. Mr. O'Brien made an extended statement in regard to the docks, saying the city should open all of them up and take possession, disposing of them to the best advan tage with the rights of the city pro perly safeguarded. Upon motion of Mr. King, the Board declined to lease the Queen street dock. Herbert McClammy, Esq., addressed the BoardL referring to the action of the Board in September 1906, agree ing to build a road out Red Cross street to the Hutaff property in lieu of the thoroughfare made impassible by the laying of a network of tracks by the Atlantic Coast Line. He had recently induced Chas. S. Riley & Co., of Philadelphia, to rebuild the Han nah Box Shook factory here at a cost of something over $100,000 and had given the firm assurance that the city would do everything possible to encourage this enterprise. He asked that this large property interest be given fire protection by placing a hy drant at the plant, extending the wa ter main' from Eighth and Bladen streets. Chairman French, of the Fire Committee, suggested that the private 8-inch main of the Coast Line ran within a block of the box factory and the city might arrange with the railroad company to make the requir ed connection. Mr. Northrop, howev er, suggested that the city hoped soon to own its waterworks plant and the connection might be desirable for th private consumers it might serve. The entire matter was referred to the Fire Committee with power to act. Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, counsel for the Seaboard Air Line, appeared be fore the Board in the matter of dock age facilities wanted at foot of Bruns wick street for the extensive enlarge ments of the company's terminals at this port. It will be recalled that the dock was previously leased by the Board to the Seaboard for these im provements, but the judge of the Cir cuit Court under whose authority the receivers are operating the Seaboard refuses to approve the appropr4ation in such a large amount for terminals to be built on leased property, there fore, it was desired to get legislative authority, to condemn the property in the same manner as railways general ly acquire private property, a jury 'of citizens to pass upon the value of the property. The. railroad now has the authority to condemn private proper ty but there is a . question as to the right to condemn public property and Mr. Bellamy stated that the Tailroad desired to remove the doubt by an act now before the Legislature awaiting introduction by Senator Empie upon AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY Regular Monthly Meeting of Board of Commissioners Recorder's Court Endorsed Other Leg islative Matters. The endorsement of the principle of Recorder's Court for New Hanover; a display of advertising signs along the public thoroughfares, both of which matters were recommended in the re cent reportof the grand jury in the Superior Court, and a provision where by the physicians of the county gen erally will co-operate with the super intendent of health in the treatment of the outdoor poor of the community, were the leading features of the reg ular monthly meeting of the Board of County Commissioners yesterday afternoon. All members of the Board were present except Commissioner Robert son, who came in later. A committee from the County Medical 'Society composed of Drs. 13. J. Wood, J. C. Wessell and T. M. Green, appeared be fore the Board and read a resolution adopted by the Society, regarding co operation with the county superinten dajgfc of health in attending to the out door poorand asked the use of a room next to the office of the superintendent of health in the basement of the Court House. Upon motion of Mr. Vollers, seconded by Mr. Montgomery, the Board granted the request. A number of complaints as to er rors in listing taxes were heard and disposed of. A request from the Car olina Transportation Company to cor rect an error it had made in listing its steamboats for taxation, was re ferred to the chairman of the Board. Alderman W. A. French appeared before the Board and secured the con sent of the Commissioners to build a macadam road out Castle street from Eighth street to Delgado, provided the city will do the grading inside the city limits. Mr. French stated that he would report the result of the confer ence to his Board and he hoped the 1 improvement would be undertaken at oncfSi- x, . i . ? - j acn. Captain A. D. CasatftcirppearedW fore the iJoard and his request for an improvement of a section of the old military road in Masonboro township, was referred to the Roads Committee. The Register of Deeds reported 23 marriage licenses issued during Janu ary and the payment of $21.85 into the treasury as revenues therefrom. R. G. Strickland, of Delgado, was granted $2 per month on the outdoor poor list subject to investigation for continuance monthly hereafter. The Superintendent of Health re ported two cases of smallpox, two of scarlatina and one of diphtherias quar antined during Janttarj''. Three cases of fevnr in the camp constituted the acute sickness in the county Institu tions. During the month 129 patients were treated in the office and eight were visited at their homes. Road Superintendent Hocutt report ed 1.200 feet of the Masonboro road completed during the month; made heavy fill at Whiskey Creek; removed 15,000 cubic yards of earth from cut to fill; 2,700 feet of 16-foot roadway and 1,600 feet of 12-foot roadway built and completed on Princess street and graded half mile of the same road. The total is one mile and 220 feet of macadam road built and completed during January, 2,700 feet of same be ing 16 feet wide, this work being done with a road force of 26 men and 14 carts. On account of sickness . 72 days were lost on the entire force by sickness and two days by 81 men On account of rain during the month. The annual report of the James Walker Memorial Hospital was referr ed to the Auditing Committee. A communication from Architect J. F. Leitner giving estimates for relay ing the tiling in concrete on steel girders in the Court House corridor and front and rear approaches to the building was read and the matter was referred to the Public Building Com mittee with instructions to secure bids for the work. The report of the recent grand jury in the "Superior Court was read and discussed at some length. As to the recommendation with reference to a Recorder's Court, it was stated that the Board's position on this subject was well known. The Board had for merly put forth every effort for the establishment of such a court but it had been rejected by the electorate. The Turlington bill now pending in the Legislature providing a Recorder's Court for any county in the State which may vote to come under the provisions of the act was favorably thought of, this giving criminal juris diction below the grade of a felony and civil jurisdiction up to $1,000. The chairman was Instructed to write New Hanover's representatives in the General Assembly endorsing the prin ciple of a Recorder's Court for this county and asking them to support any special or general bill in the Leg islature providing the necessary court relief here. As to the marring of the landscape by advertising signs along the right of way of public roadstbgr Board adopted a resolution prohibiting furth er signs along the highways and in structing the road' superintendent to remove all such signs now along tne roads and . not on private property, at his earliest convenience. Other minor recommendations in the QUIET IN ASSEMBLY Both Branches of Legislature Transacted Little Business of Interest Yesterday. FfcpFAKFR MORTON DPFCincc Reward For Brunswick Officer Author ized Robeson and Burlington Enabling Acts Passed Committee Work. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Feb.l. Both bran ches of the General Assembly were remarkably quiet today. There was less than a quorum in the Senate but the point was not raised and the work proceeded. The House bill by Repre sentative Taylor authorizing a reward of $400 fof the murder and jail break er, J. P. Walker, was placed on imme diate passage and enrolled for ratifi cation. There were only three or four unimportant bills on the calendar and a short session was held. In the House Speaker Pro Tern. Morton presided. The Robeson coun ty bond bill passed second reading with the section exempting the bonds from taxation stricken out. It will pass third reading tomorrow. The Burlington public utility bi!l tlso pass ed second reading with the objection able feature exempting the' municipali ty from liability for insufficient water pressure and defective electric ser vice stricken out. The bill to allow convicts to serve on the roads pending trial and have time previously served credited on their sentences when fi nally convicted was re-committed for inclusion with another bill of same tenor. In the Senate. The Senate convened at noon with prayer by Senator Lee, of Wilkes. Among new bills introduced were: Clark, for protection of fish in Bla den. townships? of Bladen.. Clark, td amend Chapter GST Public Laws of 1903, relating to public roads in Bladen county. Fry, to amend Section 982, RevisaT. relating to mortgages and deeds, reg ister bills of sale. Ray, to amend Revisal relating to carrying concealed weapons. Fry, to amend Revisal, as to demur rer or reply.. Fry, to render forests secure, from damage by fire, through forest war dens. Fry, to amend Revisal as to the use of dynamite in killing fish. Fry, to amend Revisal to entry tak ers. Passed final reading: Authorize Commissioners of Brunswick to offer reward J. P. Walker, who murdered the Sheriff; protect fish in Bladen county; protect squirrels in Central 'and Elizabeth townships, Bladen coun ty; amend Revisal relating to public roads in Bladen county; House bill, to permit guardians to cultivate lands j of their wards. The State drainage bill, previously set as the special order for Thursday of this week, was moved up to Wed nesdaj' noon on motion of Senator Clark. The House. Speaker Pro Tern. Morton convened the House at noon with prayer by Rev. A. J. Moncrief, of Tabernacle Baptist" Church. Senator Currie sent forward a protest from the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., and others, addressed to the General Assembly against the pas sage of the bill restricting the sale of. drinks containing caffeine contending such drinks were not harmful and that the public is amply protected by the pure food and drug act. Among new bills introduced: McDaniel, of Moore, to amend 2613 Revisal, regarding operating freight trains on Sunday so as to allow through freight trains fully loaded to pass through the State without stop ping at stations. Perry, of Vance, to abolish the spe cial provision in the Revisal as to ne gotiable instruments maturing Sat urday, making Saturday the same as any other day of the week in this rt gard.. Kendrick, to amend Section-2, Arti cle 10, State'Constitution, as to home stead exemption. Dendrick, to authorize married wo men to contcact as if unmarried. Majette, to compel timber gettera to establish lines of land before cut ting timber therefrom. Pickett, to amend law as to sale of brasses and other metals. Wallace, to amend Section 4969, Revisal, as to rates of pilotage in Old Topsail Inlet. , Smith, of Harnett, to authorize Commissioners of Harnett to issue bonds for bridges and other purposes. Connor, to amend Chapter 1009, Laws 1907, as to expenses incurred by Governor in discharge of duties. (Contlnned on pag four.) February 2nd. Deposits made with the People's Sav ings Bank on or before Tuesday, Feb ruary 2nd will bear interest from Feb ruary 1st. Ja 31 2t Merry Opera, "'Mascot' Academy Small .. prices. Seats now 1 tonight. . : selling". (Continued on ' Page 5) (Continued r on 1 Page ; 8.) A selling. I K '
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