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2 FOUND TRUE BILL AGAINST COCKE The State Senator Charged With Embezzlement. MR. COCKE’S STATEMENT “I DO NOT OWE THE NATIONAL. BANK ONE DOLLAR.” CORROBORATIVE TESTIMONY BY OTHERS The Discoveries that Led to Mr. Cocke’s Arrest Were Made by Bank Examiners While Seeking Evidence for Indictment of Lawrence Pulliam. Charlotte. N. (\. June 15.—-The grand jury in the Federal Court here today returned a true bill against W. J. Cocke. State Senator from Buncombe, charging him with embezzlement and misappro priation of funds of the National Bank of Asheville, while cashier of that in stitution. The amount alleged to have been abstracted is about SIB,OOO. Cocke was arrested in Asheville at four o’-clock this morning and gave bond, in the sum of $15,000. In a statement pub lished this afternoon in the Ashi-ville Citizen, Cocke denies that he owes ihe hank a dollar. The case will likely le tried at the November term of the Fed eral court, which convenes In Asheville. MR. COCKE INTERVIEWED. Asheville. N. C., June 15. —(Special.)— Soon after the arrest Air. Cocke was taken to the Hotel Berkeley, where bond SENATOR W. J.COOKE. Against Whom a Charge of Embezzle ment Has Been Brought. for the sum of fifteen thousand dollars was given. The sureties are: Thomas D. Johnston. Mattie A. Johns top, Mrs. Annie J. Weaver, Captain W. T. Weav er. I)r. Carl Reynolds, 'Mrs. Reynolds. Mr. Cocke made the following state ment: I ‘‘l do not owe the National Bank of Asheville one dollar. Every eent for which I was in any respect liable has long since, and before this prosecution was begun, been fully paid. In fact, ex cept possibly in one or two instances, and for small amounts where I was se curity for other persons, all my liabili ties to the bank were fully and satisfac torily settled long before the bank went into liquidation. “I state further, and in the most em phatic manner, that I am not now. nor have I ever been, an embezzler, and no such allegation has ever been made.by the bank or any of its officers or stock holders. This prosecution was as great s« surprise to me as to the public. A thorough investigation will show that the charges are groundless/’ W. B. Williamson, trustee and liquida ting officer of the National Bank of Asheville, was asked about the case. He said: “Mr. Cocke does not owe the bank anything of any consequence, every thing having been settled some time ago.” General Thoo. F. Davidson says he was a director and Vice President of the National Bank of Asheville during the whole time Mr. Cocke was cashier, and has general knowledge of the affairs of the bank during that time. For a short time Mr. Cocke’s account, like many other customers’ accounts, was over drawn, but it was satisfactory and long before the bank went into liquidation and before Mr. Cocke's connection with the bank as cashier ceased. “My understanding has always been,” continued Mr. Davidson, “that the bank had no claim against Mr. Cocke, either individually or officially since that time. Hu was endorser for one or two people ami his liability on these accounts, I have been informed, had been fully paid up before the finding of the bill at Charlotte yesterday. “1 have no information to lead me to believe that this prosecution w r as under taken at the request of any official, stockholder or creditor of bank. In fact, the bank has no creditors —the debts having been paid off by moneys raised by the stockholders and from its assets.” At the time United States District Attorney A. E. Holton, Edward l. Johnson, the New Orleans National bank examiner, and Fred A. Hull wore instructed to make an examination of the Itooks of the failed national bank, in making out a bill of Indictment * against Isrwrenee Pullman, at one time cashier of the hank, the department of justice further directed those gentle men to make a full investigation of tin transMcthms of the bank from 1893 ti'! the close of the bank. In making Mr s investigation certain evidences were found of illegal transactions and this fact was reported to the department. After carefully considering the report District Attorney Holton was ordered to draw up a bill of iudietmeuf against Mr. Cocke. This was done with the result a.s related. A capias was issued and placed in the hands of United States Marshal J. M. Millikan with instructions that it be executed at mice. Mr. Millikan, -ac companied by Mr. Hull. left Immediate l.v for Asheville, nr mi nig in that city at 1:15 o'clock this morning. Mr. Cocke had lieon cashier of the National Bank of Asheville about six months when he was elected mayor of the city in May, 18SH5. Early in the win ter of that year Mr. Cocke resigned as cashier, and was succeeded by W. B Williamson. IT IS JUDGE MESTREZAT. Democratic State Convention Names Him and Adjourns. Harrisburg. Pn., June 15.—The con test before the Democratic State Con vention for Supremo Court judge ended this evening, with the unanimous nomi nation of Judge S. L. Mestreznt. of Fayette couuty, on the twenty-eighth ballot. Charles J. Reilly, of Williams port, permanent chairman of this con vention, was nominated by acclamation for judge of the Superior court, and Representative Win. T. Creasy, of Co lumbia, was the unanimous choice for State Treasurer. ‘After making these nominations the convention adjourned. The nomination for Supreme court judge is equivalent to an election by reason of the fact that two are to he elected in November and no elector is entitled to vote for more than one. It is expected that Governor Stone will api mint Judge Mestreznt to the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Williams, as soon as his nomination is certified to the State Department. PROMINENT PREACHER DIES. Officer iu the Indian War and Major in Confederate Army. Macon. Ga.. Juue 15. —Rev. Simon Peter Richardson, the oldest and best known Methodist Minister in Georgia, died to-day. He was nearly 82 years of age. a native of South Carolina, and an active minister of the Methodist church for 5(5 years. He was an officer in the Indian War and a major in the Con federate army. He was at one time of fered the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida and once came within two votes of being elected Bishop of the M. E. Church South. A wife and large family of sous and daughters sur vive him. THE JACOBS FORGERY CASE. Boston, Mass., June 15. —Robert Jacobs, charged with the forgery of $20,000 worth of State of Virginia bonds, to-day was held in $5,000 bail until June 22 for a hearing. Jacobs is charged with having obtained money by means of the bonds, which are al leged to be worthless, obtaining $11,250 from Wm. 11. Carrie, of Boston, on fifteen bonds of the face value of SI,OOO each and $<5,000 from the First Na tional Bank of Lynn, on eight bonds. The bonds sold by Jacobs are said to lie part of a lot issued by the State of Virginia, which was recalled. The prisoner says he was given the bonds upon the death of a relative and sup posed they were genuine. PHOENIX-LIKE HERMAN RISES. Blair, Neb., June 15.—Nearly 200 men are at work on the Herman ruins and are fast bringing order out of chaos. Tlie people are well provided with cloth ing, bedding and provisions from various localities. The leading farmers of Washington county are advocating the plan of the county voting the sufferers at least $30,- 000 to help them start iu business again. 1 • WIPE MURDER Est HANGED. Springfield, Mo., June 15. —Carroll M Rice, 1 wife murderer, was hanged at Alton today. Just before tne black cap was adjusted and while his legs were being pinioned, the condemned man broke away from the sheriff and at tempted to escape. He was captured and quickly hanged. Before dying he addressed me 5,000 people present, saying that lie hoped to meet them in the better world. GAMBON TO BE HONORED. Washington, June 15. —The French Ambassador, M. Oambon, is about to re ceive from the University of Harvard, the degree of LL. D. an recognition of the distinguished public services he per formed iu the negotiations which re stored iH*aee between the United States and Spain. MYERS TAjviA TO CHARLOTTE. Winston, N. C., June 15.—(Special.)— Tom Myers, the negro who was arrest ed here Tuesday on suspicion of being guilty of the murder of Policeman Mo ran. in Charlotte in 1892, was carried to that city londght to see if he is the right man. HIS LIFE WAS SAVED . Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of Man tubal, Mo., lately h'ad a wonder ful deliverance from a frightful death. In telling of it he says: “1 was taken with Typhoid Fever, that ran into Pneumonia. My lungs became hardened. I was so weak I couldn't even sit up in bod. Nothing helped me. I expected to soon die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr. King’s New Disovery. One bot tle gave great relief. I continued to use it, and now am well and strong. I can’t say too much in its praise.” This marvellous medicine is the surest and quickest cure in the worki for ail Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes 50 cents and SI.OO. Trial bottles free at all drug stor<*s. Every bottle guaran teed. 1 TO CONFER ABOUT PRISONERS. Madrid, June 15.—1 n the Chamber of Deputies today. General Polavieja an nounced that the Spanish connpission at Manila had gone to confer v: Ui Aguinnldo regarding the Spanish pris oners in the hands of the Filipinos. A STRIKE OF MINERS. Birmingham, Ala., June 15.—About one hundred miners of the Robinson Company struck this morning because an advance of 12%c. a car increase was refused. One thousand more will strike tomorrow. THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 1C,*1899. ON THE DIAMOND. At Ixrtiisville— Louisville 001000100—2 9 4 St. Louis 101 1000 1 * —4 t; i At Baltimore — Baltimore .. .2 0401 02 1 *—lo 11 i Washington .110 0000 00— 2 12 1 At Chicago— Chicago 2 002 0200*—6 S 1 Cincinnati .. .0 10 000 03 o—40 —4 11 2 At New York— New York 00110—2 71 Brooklvn 30 102—»5 7 0 At Boston — Boston 01104*—(I 8 2 Philadelphia 000010- 17 3 At Cleveland— Cleveland 0000 5010*—(i 9 0 Pittsburg 000101000-2 8 2 KNIGHTS TEMIILAU OFFICERS Election Yesterday—Three Raleigh Men Honored—The Parade. Charlotte, N. (’., June 15. —A special to the Observer from Asheville. N. C., says: The Grand Cbnmvandry. Knights plar, today elected tin* following *.• Hi rers: Walter E. Storm, of Wilmington, Grand Commander: William F. Ran dolph, of Asheville, Deputy Grand Com mander: .Tames I>. Bullock, of Wilson, Grand Generalissimo: D. E. Allen, of Charlotte. Grand Captain General; Al fred 11. Stubbs, of Asheville, Grand Prelate; William Simpson, of Raleigh. Grand Treasurer; Horace 11. Munson, of Wilmington, Grand Recorder: Ferdi nand Ulrich. of New hern. Grand Standard Bearer; M. M. Robinson, of Wilmington. Grand Sword Bearer; Law rence A. Dodsworth, of Charlotte, Grand Warden: Robert H. Bradley, of Raleigh, Grand Sentinel: John Drew ry. of Raleigh, Grand Senior Warder: James I\. Norfieet. of Winston. Grand Junior Warder. The Templar parade occurred rids afternoon led by the First regiment band. The next 'meeting of the Grand Bodies will he held an Charlotte. MILLION ANI) A HALF INVOLVED No Money Yet Paid for Transportation of Troops to Spain. Wash ington, June 15. —A representa tive of Celiallos and Company, the firm which contracted for carrying horn* the Spanish prisoners from the l’liiiipp n *s. appeared at the War Department t 'day and had a consultation with Qiumer mnster General Ludington relative to payment for that service. Claims inv< I ving about a million and a half dollars are involved. There have been, taken home to Spain about 10,000 men, and there are others yet to lie sent from th ■ Philippines as soon as their rele.no is procured from the Filipinos. No money has been paid, owing to a failure to adjust accounts. MOLINEUX IS ARRAIGNED. New York. June 15.—Roland M. Moli neux was arraigned to-day before Justice Jerome in the Court of Special Sessions on the charge of causing the death of Mrs. Katharine J. Adams by sending poison to J Parry S. Cornish. Assistant District Attorney Osborne notified Justice Jerome, of the denial of the writ of prohibition and the dismis sal of the writs of certiorari and habeas corpus by Justice Beach in the Supreme Court. Mr. Weeks of counsel for Molinonx, announced that he would appeal from the decision of Justice Beaeli to the Appel late Division of the Supreme Court and Justice Jerome set the examination for June 21st to enable Mr. Weeks to take an appeal. JOBBERS ANI) MAKERS. Atlantic City, N. J., June 15.—The second day’s joint session of the Southern Hardware Jobbers’ Association and tlx* Manufacturers’ Association of the North, was largely attended. A paper on “Our Export Trade” arranged by W. 11. Matliie, of Baltimore, Was read by U. 11. Williams, of New York, owing to the former's illness. “Hardware Expan sion” was the title of a paper read, by C. E. Speer, of Forth (Smith, Arkansas, which noted the rapid increase in the trade. “Associations and their Effects,” was the title of a paper read by T. W. Gathwi'ght. of Birmang'haru, Ala. CANAL COMMISSION MEET. Washington. June 15.—The members of the commission appointed by ih * President to examine into the question of the .most feasible rout* lor a canal across the Isthmus of Panama met this morning. The only absentee wii., ex- Sena tor Pasco, of Florida. Admiral Walker was elected President, after which the commission called upon Pres ident McKinley in a body ro pay theii\ respects. Later they consider, lat length the plans of their work. CAPTURE THE HOLY CARPET. London, June 15. —The Cairo corre spondent of the Daily Mail says: “A party of Bedouin Arabs recently attacked a convoy of Egyptians with the Holy Carpet of Mahomet, between Mecca and Medina. A fierce conflict en sued. Four soldiers and three civilians of the convoy were killed, and the rest tied. The Bedouins hold the carpet for ransom.” KID WOULD FIGHT JEFFRIES. Chicago, June 15. —“Kid” McCoy, the middle-weight pugilist who is on his way to Denver while in the citv today posted SI,OOO with George Siler as a forfeit for a match with James Jeffries for the heavy-weight championship. ELEVEN BURNED TO DEATH. iSt. Petersburg, .Time 15. —Eleven work men were burned to death yesterday in a fire that destroyed a dwelling house near Rylrimsk, in the Government of Yaroslav, European Russia. Rear Admiral Pierce Crosby, retired, on:* of the last of Farragut’s active offi cers in the stirring sea fights of the Civil War. died at Washington yester day Os diabetes, aged 7(5 years. The Venezuelan arbitration commis sion held its first formal meeting at Paris yesterday. , THE COOLEEMEE MILLS. Durham’s Sunday School Excursion — Other Matters. Durham. N. (’., Juue 15. —(Special) Rev. S. S. Host, rector of St. Phillips Episcopal church in this city, attended the marriage of Rev. It. B. Owens, of Oxford, and Miss Laura Bingham, bt Salisbury, which was solemn'izisl in the latter town last evening at 8:30 o’clock. Mr. Bost was tin* groom's best man. Dr. John C. Ivilgo of Trinity College, lectures before the Ministers’ Confer ence yn June 22, which will be held in Asheville during the session of the Southern Biblical Assembly. The sub ject of the lecture in the forenoon will lie "The Bible dn the Minister's Study." and at night, “The Bible God's Book." Messrs. B. N. Duke and T. -L. Fuller, of ths city, in company with Dr. George A. Mebane, Messrs, it. It. Boyd and B. Frank Mebane, of Greensboro, left Winston on yesterday iu a private car for Davie county. 'Flic object of their trip was to see how the work on the new Cooleentee cotton mills, which arc being erected on Yadkin river, 'is progressing These gentlemen are large stockholders in the enterprise. Mrs. J. A. Robinson and Mitts Lottie Markham (left; this morning for More head City to spend a few days. They were joined at Morrisvi'lle by 'Miss Daisy Page, sister of Mrs. Robinson, and a daughter of Sheriff M. W. Page, of Wake county. Prof. (’. W. Edwards, of 'Trinity College, also went down to Morehead City this morning. On Saturday a consolidated Sunday school excursion will be run from here to Lynchburg, Va„ composed of schools in East and North Durham. They go by the Southern railway, and will stop at West Durham to take on passengers. On Thursday of next week, Trinity Methodist Sunday school of this city run their annual excursion. They also go to Lynchburg, and will go via the Norfolk and Western road, stopping at Box-born for all who desre to go from that is>int. Prof. J. A. Matheson, superintendent of Durham graded schools, and Prof. Ernest J. Green, principal of the new Cleveland Street school, have gone to Washington, D. (’., where they will spend two or three days visiting tin* pub lic schools of that city. 'These gentle men are determined to give Durham children tin* benefit of the very best thought and experience in connection with public school work. From Wash ington they go to Baltimore for a few days recreation. Durham Ridge. No. 352. A. F. and A. M.. have just elected tho following of ficers Ed T. Rollins. W. M.: N. M. Johnson. S. W.: T. L. MeCless. J. W.: T. E. Cheek. See.: J. S. Burch, S. I>.: R. L. Lindsay, J. I).: W. X. liicks and J- A- Woodall, stewards; W. P. Rollins, Tiler. THEY WILL GO TO HOLYOKE. President and Mrs. McKinley Will Leave for New England To-day. Washington. June 15.—The President and Mrs. McKinley will leave Washing ton late to-morrow afternoon, for Holy oke, Mass., where they go to attend tin* commencement exercises of Mount Holy oke college at South Hadley. Their neice. Miss Grace McKinley will grad uate from that institution this year. The trip will occupy from ten days to two weeks. The time will la* spent largely in attendance upon public and private functions arranged by the Presi dent’s New England friends. Mr. and Mrs. Abner McKinley. Miss Main*! McKinley, Air. and Airs. George E. Morse, of San Francisco, relatives of the President; Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Airs. Allen, Private Secre tary Cortelyou. Air. Rudolph Forster, stenographer ami I>r. lMxey, the Presi dent’s physician, will accompany the party. It is possible tha* there may be one or two additions to this number. BISMARCK’S IRON NERVE. 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