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t T f . /-> u ■ ■■■ -—* IOC ML vv > cx ‘ JUoCrV TiME OJMBffIESY (BDfIBGCIUmiDIH ffllf * - ; ; "j iSMi&DOJIiM UDAMLTT. VOu XXXIX MO. 92. HOLMES CASE AGAIN HIS BKMOK COUNSEL CH\RGEI) HIIH BRIBING HIS WITNESSE MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL ARGUED The New evidence Claimed to Have It eu Di covered Since the Trial Shown to Htv • ISei-u Manufaclurt <1 by Ilounes* Leading Counsel—lira. liatiutitan Confess* s in court that she Received S'iO lor Her Alii avit— Th k ol Debarment Proceeding*. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 18.—The Holmes case took another sensational turn to-day. The main actor in this, the most startling and unexpected since the celebrated case has become public, was the senior counsel for the defense, Wm. A. Shoemaker. Charges of manufacturing evidence in behalf of the alleged multi-murderer by brib ing a w oman w ho knew nothing of the case to swear in his favor were pub licly made in court, and the manner in which this was received by the ourt left little doubt in the mind of those present of the gravity of the attorney’s situation. To-day had been fixed for the argu ment of a motion for a new trial for Holmes, and Judge Arnold, who pre sided during the trial of two weeks ago, which resulted in Holmes' con viction for the murder of B. F. Pietzel, was joined by Judges Thayer and Wil son, sitting as the court. The proceedings were begun hv Mr. Shoemaker, who arose from his seat beside his associate counsel, Mr. Ko tan, and asked that the argument be postponed. He urged that since the verdict had been rendered they had come into possession of new informa tion and additional clues of vital im portance to their case, and which would result in Holmes’ acquittal. Subsequent to the trial, he continued, they had obtained information of a person who had known Pietzel when he lived at 1316 Callow hill street; that after much difficulty they had found this person and procured an affidavit. This document the lawyer then pro duced and read. It was made by one Blanche A. Ilannigan, and was, in sub stance, as follows: In August, 1894, she kept a cigar store at 1239 Callowhill street, and had known and talked with Pietzel, then know nas Perry. On August 29, when he was in her store, she told him she would have to leave the store and visit a dying friend, whereupon Pietzel speke of the uncertainties of life, say ing he had more troubles than any one would suppose, and that he would not care if it was he who was dying in stead of her friend. He spoke of his many troubles and added that “the end would come soon, as he could not stand it much longer.’’ All his actions and words tended to show thoughts of suicide. In present ing this affidavit Mr. Shoemaker said that Mrs. ilannigan would have come forward with her testimony before, bnt she disliked notoriety and had been out of the city for some time. As soon, however, as she found that there was a life at stake, she had come forward. Besides, this important new testi mony, Shoemaker went on. there were many other clues to lie run down,some of which had come to t heir knowledge as late as Saturday. They, therefore, pleaded for a postponement of the final argument. District-Attorney Graham rose and aaked that before this application be passed upon, Mrs. Ilannigan be called to the stand. Mr. Kotan replied that they had a great deal of trouble to find her; but the affidavit had been pro cured by John Sweickler, a detective, and that counsel could not permit her to testify until they had an opportuni ty to examine her privately and sift the truth of her statements. In re sponse to questions from the court, Mr. Shoemaker then said that the af fldavithad been written by himself at the dictation of Mrs. Ilannigan. Upon this, Mr. Graham arose and with the utmost gravity, said it be cimr his duty to make a painful decla ration. During the early part of the recent trial, he had received informa tion that efforts had been made to procun* false testimony by bribery. At that time he had merely instituted a sharp watch. Later, he learned that these efforts were being prosecuted to the end. Thereupon he for the person thus employed to furnish evi dence, and she was in court at the present time. “I will produce her and show that she was employed by Mr. Shoemaker; that she was taken to his office and questioned, that she said she knew ■•thing about the case, and.the attor ney told her that was all right, and that she was induced, upon the pay ment to her of S2O, to sign the affida vit. which had l<een already prepared.” This declaration came like a thun derbolt. Mr. Shoemaker grew pallid and the Judge’s eyes opened wider and it was some moments before the buzz is the court room could be stilled. Then Mrßotan tried to protest against this Impeachment of his colleague, and Shoemaker made an attempt to be heard, but the court ordered that the witness be first heard. Mr. Graham here said he firat desired to call detec tive Grier. Mr. Grier, upon being sworn, told the v. hole story. During tin* trial lie was called upon by Jno.Sweickler.who ■aid that Mr. Shoemaker had asked him for the typewritten affidavit. This was even Iwfore the woman had been leeked for. Mr. Grier submitted the water to the district attorney and, on ■Batter to th* district attorney ui, •• hi* advice after the Wrlal, Crier prneared the woman. He hatred■—4 her to Sweickler who in turn, took her to Shoemaker. After several interviews with hi in,she sign- ■ ed the affidavit and received the money j in two ten dollar bills which she had marked with her initials for the pur- j pose of identification. The supposed Mrs. Hanngan, who said her name was Margaret Leah, took the stand, and corroborated this story in detail, producing the money. She declares that Shoemaker had neither read or told her of the con tents of the affidavit, and she signed in absolute ignorance. The state ment made in court by Mr. Shoemaker that she had- dictated it to him was false in toto. Mr. Shoemaker here arose and ex citedly cried: “1 did not say so. 1 ex plicitly ” One after the other the three judges interrupted him with “there is no doubt whatever of your having said it.” The district attorney then declared that he had a copy of the affidavit made anil in his office before the wo man had been found. Mr. Shoemaker then pleaded for time to rebut these charges against his character, and Judge Thayer mean ingly retorted “You are certainly in a position requiring thoughtfulness.” John Sweickler was next called, and he, too, corroborated the preceding w itnesses, saying that he w as first em ployed by Shoemaker to get the wo man on November 4, the second day of the trial. Four or live days afterwards Mr. Shoemaker dictated the affidavit, to a stenographer. This was before the woman had been procured. After Sweickler had been given the affidavit he turned it over to Detective Grier, who said he would procure the woman. Mr. Graham was pursuing into the inquiry about, the making of the affidavit when Shoemaker excited ly jumped to his feet and said: “I will acknowledge that I dictated the affida vit to the stenographer.” “Sit down; don’t say a word,” mut tered Kotan and a number of other lawyers, whispering to Shoemaker, in the midst of which Sweickler emphati cally repeated: “Blanche Ilannigan was not know n and had not yet been procured when this affidavit was pre pared.” During all this scene Holmes sat in the dock, his cold blue eyes leveled at Shoemaker, a sneering smile on his lips. Shoemaker, his face livid with ex citement, finally broke from his col leagues and exclaimed to the court: “I ask if I will have an opportunity to refute these charges.” “At the proper time, sir, and in the proper place,” interrupted Judge J’hayer, severely. But the dismayed attorney w ent on and whipped himself almost into a frenzy. Tears stood in his eyes and his voice was hoarse and broken as he cried, “I am sure I can show my in nocence of anything reflecting upon me as a member of this bar. This is a trap—a damnable trap- set by the district attorney to destroy the hum blest member of this bar. I appeal te the court to grant me time to defend myself. 1 appeal to the members of the press,” turning to the score of re porters seated near by, “to withhold all that has been said against me in this court to-day until I have had an op portunity to clear myself of this charge.” Judge Thayer again cautioned the attorney. “Under the present condi tion of affairs, sir, 1 think you will find safety in silence,” he said impres sively. Here Mr. Graham publicly announc ed that no shadow of reproach attach ed to Mr. Kotan in the matter and the members of the court, individually expressed their appreciation of that fact. Mr Kotan showing evidences of his grief at the painful scene thanked Mr. Graham and the court for this statement. Bessie Hamill, the stenographer to whom Shoemaker dictated the affida vit, then declared the circumstance*, saying that no one but the attorney and herself were present at the time. Mr. Graham then said that a* thi* affidavit, with its so-called new evi dence, had been made the basis of the application for the continuance, and ns it had been proved a fabrication, the application should fall. The court sustained him and order ed the argument for a new trial to proceed. Mr. Kotan made the closing address to the court but developed no new contention, simply maintaining that Pietzel had committed suicide and that the commonwealth had pro duced no evidence to controvert that assertion. At the conclusion of-the argument, Judge Thayer, speaking for the court, said they would give the case their gravest consideration. Then turning to Mr. Shoemaker, the judge said: “I regret that f have a very disagreeable duty to perform towards you, a mem ber of this bar and an attorney of this court. In view of the developments of this morning and the testimony of the witnesses whom you have heard con cerning the use you attempted to make of the affidavit you procured, the court feel it t<i be their duty, no other path j being left, open, to hold you in $1,500 ! bail to answer the charge of suborna ! ! ion of perjury and in default of bail to stand committed.” “The baiQis here, your honor,” said the accused attorney. Court was then adjourned and* bail was entered at side bar, Milton Jackson, Shoemaker’s father-in-law, becoming bondsman. Judge Arnold stated privately that the court was contemplating disbarment proceedings, but nothing would be done in that regard until after the dis position of the charge. Mr. Shoemaker declined to be inter viewed. He said that the blow was a cruel and a very sudden one and he felt that his whole future hung in the balance, but he would not discuss the matter this time. BALE GM, x. C. TUESDAY, N ) . <9 895. RECOVERING THE DEAD SEVEN IjT E\ VICTIMS OF HIE MO ;UK V. *»t HOItiiOR FOUND. ONE OTHER IS STILL MISSING Crowds H imess the Dtt’tif ius of ihe River a > d I he j a kins out of the Life less Bodies Creates a Dramatic Scene —Mystery Still Surrounds IheAcii uent—The Motorman Arrested ou a Charge of Mans 'aughter* -Coroner’s Inquosttlvcr the Dead Bodies To-day. CLEVELAND, ()., Nov. 18.—The life saving corps and boat crews were on the river early this morning in an en deavor to recover additional bodies of the victims of Saturday night's terri ble street ear disaster at the draw bridge of the Central viaduct. Short ly after ten o’clock, the body of a wo man was brought to the surface of the river and was later identified as that of Miss Martha Sauernheimer. She was a sister-in-law of Mrs. John A. Sauernheimer whose body was recov ered Saturday night. It is believed that there are at least one or two bod ies still in the river and the dragging of the water will be continued. It was the worst accident that had ever happened in this city, and the sto ry of how the motor car, loaded with men, women and children, had plung eu through the open draw, straight down a hundred feet into the river, has been told over and over again. Thousands of people remained by the river bank all last night, and thous ands more were there early this morn ing. Great crowds are still standing on the bridge above the wrecked car and about, the place where the wreck age is buried in the river, eagerly dis cussing every detail of the accident. The first reports of the disaster have been verified in every particular, with the posible exception of the num ber of victims, which is a trifle smaller than was at first supposed. The work of rescuing the bodies of the victims has gone on steadily since 9 o’clock Saturday evening, and it is now be lieved that nothing more can be done until the last bit of the wreckage of the car has been removed from the river. Scenes about the river while the work of rescue was being prosecuted were pathetic in the extreme. The thousands of people who had assem bled waited with bated breath for the discovery of bodies. It was a sad crowd, and out of respect for the un fortunate dead, but very little noise was made. Occasionally the wild scream of some frantic woman, who believed some one dear to her v.,13 among the unfortunate ones, would echo over t he flats, only to be taken up at a distance by some other woman whose heart was breaking over her loss. It was almost impossible to get, to th<* river. Patrol wagons dashed Ibis way and that, their hells clanging, adding to the din and confusion. Am bulances dashed up to the scene, only to turn and drive away again, carrying the remains of other unfortunates. It was almost impossible to work with any system. The crowd pushed its wjiy as near the scene as possible, and the efforts of the large force of police to maintain order were almost in vain It was with great difficulty that a body, when recovered, was taken to °\ ,h< ‘ d(,ad wagons. Four bodies were found a most at the same time 1 hey were placed on stretchers and «ar“ em A. m , a h Ch K tO .- the started. As the bodies were passed froni the fire-boat to the willing hands on shore, an aisle was made and the bodies passed along. Every few min utes some woman would step out from the crowd, peer into the face, of a body as it passed, and “It’s not him, thank God, she would say. And so .. 1 procession moved on ‘ Ba< rrom the fire boat, an old lady nearlv Wl into t 1,, river in her anxiety “S - put back. She threw herself on the body, looked into the face and cried: ‘ 1 hank God!” Fallimr unnn Ueaven 0 "' i"'"’ r '' ,i “‘ l h< ' r u > “uld liter tr^" 1 M " nI V » mother could under the circumstances. Press ing close aroud her were anywhere %°Z Z o i? s’ooo 5 ’ 000 IH’oph, Those wlm mtl r u>1 * f a,Bt * d their hats, and not a few joined her in prayer At another spot two men were try m? Vi 10 ' an a,most distracted wo man .She believed her husband was vmc'u'ii at,d f Car ’ und wa " almost in w ftli grief. All the time the search was going on cars kept running over the viaduct, both rails from the west to the east approach ol the bridge were blocked w.th people. In the center of the bridge men, women and children went this and that way, screaming, jostling cadi other, women tearing their hair and calling upon God to save their dear ones. Women fainted and were trampled on by tin* mad, rushing, and insane crowd. D was impossible to keep any kind of order, and tin* effort was finally abandoned. From the dizzy height the thousands °f people who occupied posit lons on the bridge itself watched tin* proceedings below. Their view was unobstructed, and they saw everything that took place. The second body was brought to the surface, those on the bridge re ported to those in the center of the bridge, and then a rush to the rail was made by hundreds. The number of victims was in creased to sixteen to-day by the dis covery of another body hi the river. All of the dead have been identified, but two persons who were supposed to have been on the ill-fated car as it made the awful punge are still miss ing. and there seems to be no doubt that their bodies will be taken from the bottom of the river when tin* heavy iron trucks of the wrecked mo tor are raised. lingers, thi* motorman, who jumped from the ear and thus saved his life, has been bound over without: bail for 1 o wri !, •. dining which time a thor ite: h inie.-d igation will he had into the a flair. The coroner’s inquest w ill be begun to-morrow morning. It was definitely settled to-day that one of the safe guards provided by the street railway company at Ihe Central viaduct draw bridge to prevent accidents has been out of order for three weeks. The body of the .seventeenth and probably the last victim was recovered from the river this afternoon. It was that of Matthew Caliihan and it was buried in the mud where the trucks of the motor had been. FUR I*L At ES I \ HIE HOUSE. Republican* and Populist* N« w in a Lively hern in hie. WASHINGTON, I). (~ Nov. IS. Quite a lively fight is going on here for the offices of the next House, This time the Democrats are strictly “not in it.” There is no contest for Speaker. It will go to Reed by unani mous consent. The colored Republi cans are demanding the selection of a negro preacher as chaplain of the House, and are prepared to make a fuss about it if their demands are ignored. One of them said: “We furnish most of the votes of the Republican party in the South; we hold the balance of the power in all the doubtful States; we don’t ask much, but we do think one of our number ought to he allowed to pray for the party. We have more re ligion than any others in the party, and c®n pray better. And none of ’en* need praying for” Mr. J. B. Fortune, who represented Cleveland and Rutherford in the last State Senate, is here, and is said to be a candidate for Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives. This means that he is a candidate for a position under whoever is elected Doorkeeper, and that, he expects to “play” the North Carolina members in the way deemed best to secure himself a job. This is practical politics, and “they all do it.” He bases his candidacy on the belief that the time lias come when the South ought to be recognized and is particularly anxious that the Republi cans from the Southern States should hold a caucus just before Congress meets and decide to support eituer Mr. Tipton, of Tennessee or himself. * * •* Senator Marion Butler attended here Saturday night the reception gteen to the delegates of the nineteen#!! gen eral assembly of Knights of Iff >or of America, htkT wan one of the principal orators of the occasion. The reception was given at the Builders’ Exchange Building, on 13th street, and was a most brilliant affair. The hall was crowded to the doors with a large and representative audi ence and was decorated with shields and flags. Senator Butler was greeted with ap plause when he arose to speak. The Senator said that hewasglad to be with the Knights; that he was a member of the Farmers’ Alliance and was sure there was a kindly feeling existing be tween the two organizations, because they were fighting in a common cause. If they would only combine, he said it would not lie long before prosperity will unite the country. * * * Prof J. M. Tiernan and wufe, “Christian Reid,’” who have been here, have returned to North Carolina. Prof. Tiernan is as strong a silver man as ever; and if anybody else residing in Mexico, who went out from North Carolina, wants to tackle him on the silver question, he can send a dozen more home on the shutter. * * * Col. Julian Moore, of the Treasury Department, received a telegram this morning from his brother-in-law, Dr. R. T .Weaver, of Northampton county, stating that lie had been stricken with paralysis and was not expected to re cover. Dr. Weaver for several years was one of the leading physicians of Jackson. Colonel Moore leaves to night by boat for Northampton. DENOUCER VALE UMVERMTV. Mis Eil. M. Potent Bays Bhe Had Rather Srntf Her Boy* to Hell. NEW HAVEN, Nov. 15.—Mrs. Ed win M. Poteat who declared in the meeting of the Christain Workers’ As sociation that she would sooner send her boys to hell than to Yale, said Saturday: “I believe exactly wlint I stated re garding Yale University. I desire, however, to make this qualification, ‘I would as soon send my hoys to hell as to Yale were I not here to protect them.’ I have since been warmly con gratulated by many a mother for the words spoken.” Rev. E, M. Poteat approved of his wife’s remarks, but added: “Mrs.l’o fcat’s temperament, her bringing up, her sensitiveness on certain matters have much to do with her feelings on those subjects. To persons who have not been brought up to regard smo king as a vulgar habit, it may not be considered as such, but when she sees a student smoking on the street it af fects her strongly with aversion to the habit and practice. When she sees a student drunk on the street it, makes every fibre of her body tingle with in dignation, owing to her nature and her training in the matter.” LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 18.—The student team of Roanoke College, Sa lem. Va., v as defeated here this after noon on the Gridiron by the student team of Washington and Lee Univer sity. Score 6to 4. It was a beautiful game, masterly played by both Bides. HELP LIBERATE CUBA FOUR MEN GIVi; I P %. LIFE UF EASE TO JO N » HE INfeUKGEN IS. THEY ARE NOW IN NE’il YORK Gen. Garcia amt 1 hree Other Political Exiles From « übu to Spam Prefer iteaili to Spanish Tyranny—l bey uve Broken their Parole and are on I In ir Way to Join Their Friends —Will Start for Cuba in a Day or 1 wo—Arranging Terms of Peace. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Four men who voluntarily forsook a life of ease to take up arms for the independence of Cuba, with the full knowledge that their apprehension anywhere on Span ish territory means death to them, reached this city to-day on board the French Line steamship LaChampagne. They were Major-General Claxsto Garcia, Mariano Abcriche, Alfred Arango and M. Soto. Claxsto Garcia achieved distinction in the ten years’ war for Cuban inde pendence, rising to the rank of .Major- General of the revolutionary forces. Being taken prisoner during that war, he was sent to Spain for trial. Power ful court, influence was brought to bear in his factor and his life was spared on condition that he would spend the remainder of his life within the confines of the city of Madrid un less permission was given him to leave the city by the Spanish authorities. Less than a year ago Alfred Arango, Mariano Aberiche and M. Soto were exiled to Spain with other Cuban in surrectionists. There they met Gen eral Garcia, now a man of 55 years of age. Their stories of Spanish tyranny and cruelty so fired Garcia that he de termined to do w hat he could to secure Cuban independence. A reporter asked General Garcia his plans as he lafided from the steam ship. “There is nothing much to say,” said the General. “I have come to join my friends and do what I can for my brothers in Cuba. Ido not expect to stay long in New York, and may start for Cuba in a day or two. The plans have yet to be determined upon.” Senor Arango, speaking w ith the re porter, said: “In leaving Spain as we have done, we have, of course, broken our parole, but anyway we know how brutally the Spanish authorities treat Cubans; will say we could do noth ing else. It is absolutely impossible for a decent man to live under Spanish rule in Cuba, and it is worse now than ever it was in the past. “Death is preferable to such a con dition, and the people are driven to fight. General Garcia could not be idle under such a state of affairs,and there are many natives of Madrid who sym pathize with us. On every steamer there will come groups of men who will take any risk to help liberate Cuba.” To Arrange Tfrno of Pea e. HAVANA, Cuba, Nov. 18. —It is re ported here from Madrid that Calixsto Garcia, the former insurgent leader has gone to New York to arrange with the insurgent junta there terms which will bring about peace in Cuba. A CHILD BURNED TO DE\TIf. The Fife Meeting May Close With This Morning’s Service. Special to the News and Observer. WINSTON, N. C., Nov. 18. A fourteeu-months-old baby of G. G. Fox, of this city, was fatally burned this morning. The mother left the house to go after a bucket of water, leaving the little one sitting on the floor near the stove. When she re turned she found the child’s clothing burned off and its face and hands al most in a crisp. It died this afternoon. The religious tidal wave is still hov ering over Winston-Salem. There were 150 professions yesterday and to-day. Mr. I* ife says the meeting may close with to-morrow morning’s service. A number of Northern sportsmen went,over in Davie county to-night to hunt birds. 'I lie Episcopal church yesterday raised $1,459 on a $2,000 debt on the parish. State Aid to Higher Education. COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 18.—The Constitutional Convention to-day took up the report on education aiid dis cussed Watson’s amendment to per mit the legislature to support the pre sent higher educational institutions in stead of compelling it to act as the committee and report provides. three days of continuous debate has been indulged in, with the result t fiat those who favored leaving it to Ifie discretion of the Legislature won >)y a v °te of sixty-three to forty-nine. I he South Carolina College has been a bone of political contention for years, one side wishing to destroy it, and the other to maintain it. "The friends of the college fear that the vote to-night indicates that its tenure of life will be most uncertain in the future. LYNCHERS NOW ON HIS TRAIL. \ egro Fieml Bhoots and. Kills a U?» Ye«r-Old W» ite Girl. WINSTON, N. C., Nov. 18.— officers and a mob of citizens are to-night on the trail of a negro fiend, Bob Scales, who yesterday shot and fatally wounded the twelve-year-old daugh ter .of Thomas Belton, white, near Madison. Scales is sixteen years old. He tried to persuade the girl to accom pany him on a walk and when she re used he shot her. He will be lynched if caught. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THEY MADE il M AN EXtMI'LB. L> itching of James Goirrs lor Assnalt on Lille Jones. FREDERICK, Md., Nov. 18.- The lynching Saturday night of James Goines, who assaulted Miss Lillie Jones at the home of Hamilton Geis bert, near this city, was conducted in a determined manner. He was taken from the jail by a mob of 30© men and hanged to a tree in a field on the Jef ferson turnpike, one mile from the city. An erroneous report reached the city about midnight that the woman had died from the cuts and beating in flicted by the negro, and this infuri ated the men, who had been gathering in the streets and discussing the out rage. A mob was quickly organized, and, unmasked, but armed with revolvers, the men marched to the jail. They had previously broken into a machine shop in the neighborhood of the jaTl and procured sledges, crowbars and files. They made at once for the door on the west wing of the jail, and be gan to batter upon it. Fully twenty shots were fired from the windows above by Sheriff A. H. Zimmerman and his deputies, but the mob paid no attention to them, and went on with their work. The jail hell was rung to summon assistance, but none came. In twenty minutes the larger door panels gave way under the heavy blows, and the mob burst into the cor ridor. They quickly overcame the slight resistance the officers on the in side were able to offer, and found the cell in which Goines, cowering and crying, was confined. The lock was opened, the bolt swung back, and the trembling wretch seiz ed and dragged out in his night clothes and stocking feet. In the meantime the friends of the lynchers on the outside had lowered an electric lamp near the jail and cut the rope from it, extinguishing the light. Goines* feet and hands were then tied of the crowd, the rope placed around his neck, and he was hurried down the road to his place of doom. He protested his innocence as they dragged him along, and begged them not to kill him. He was promptly rec ognized by a number of men who knew him, and the niol> did not hesitate in its w'ork. Arrived at the tree, the negro was asked to confess, but this he would not do. Two officers of the Salvation Army asked to be allowed to pray with him, and their request was granted. The Lord's Prayer wag then repeated, and the negro and most of the crowd joined in. Goins’ feet and hands were then tied and the rope was drawn around his neck. A man seized the other end of it, climbed the tree and threw the cord over a limb. “Let him go,” was shouted, and quick as a flash he was jerked from his feet and hung dangling in the air six feet from the ground. One shot was fired info his body, and in a few min utes he was dead. The mob during the process of lynching observed order; b<> one was allowed to fire at him except the one. A member of the mob made a brief speech, in which lie said they were there with the unfortunate wreteh not in the spirit of malice, but to make an example of him. and to teach his race that they must let the women of Frederick county alone. The assault for which Goines suf fered death was a ernel and distardly one. Miss Jones has thirteen cuts and stab wounds on her body where he hacked at her with a knife and razor. She says he ashed her for something to eat, and when she gave it to him be said: “I will give you a dollar.” She screamed and ran fifty feet down the garden, where he overtook her, knock ed her down, nail cut her, also crush ing her ■ose. The field in which the negro was lynched is the same spot the negro Biggus was lynched on in November, 1887. After watching the body swinging in the air a few minutes, the crowd left it dangling there and dispersed. Early this morning his body was 'viewed by a thousand or more persons before the authorities took charge of his body. His parents, who reside here, will bury the body to-morrow. Goines w as about twenty-four years es age, and a desperate character. His weight was about 190 pounds, and his face bore a hideous look. Miss Jones was employed in the family of Mr. Wiliam Geisbert, near this eity. flhe is a buxom girl of about twenty-three years of age. Her condition is regard ed as critical. Killed by an Escaped Prisoner MARTINSVILLE, W. Va., Nov. 18.— Constable Lemasters was sent yester day to Pleasant Ridge by the sheriff to re-capture James White, an escaped prisoner. The constable deputized Barrett anti Hobbes, farmers, to as sist him. Lemasters knocked at the door and White shot him dead. The deputies opened fire, but White wounded and disabled them both, Hobbes being fatally wounded. White escaped. The Alliance Will Tes< It* Legality* Special to the News and Observer. ASHEVILLE, N. C., Nev. 18. Buncombe county Farmers Alliance has passed resolutions endorsing the action of the State Alliance in de nouncing the lease of the North Car olina Railroad, and decided to r»in« money to assist in testing the legality of the lease.
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