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♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY t ♦ For North Carolina: X / X RAIN. | VOL. LII. NO. 6. Leads - all MoFth Carolina Bailies in Mews and Circulation HIS FATE NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE TWELVE And They Will Probably Ren* der no Verdict Before Today. THE VERDICT EXPECTED * / District Attorney Ward Believes it Will be Murder in the Second Degree. THE JUDGE’S IMPRESSIVE CHARGE At a late Hour People Gat'uer on the Street and There Are Reports of a Mob Forming, But the Police Fear No Trouble. (Specia lto News and Observer.) Elizabeth City, N. C., March 21. —Af- ter being- out five hours it is decided that the jury will not render a verdict tonight. Lawyers on both sides say a conclusion will not be heard before Sat urday .and that if a verdict be decided upon the judge will not receive it before tomorrow morning. The afternoon session was taken for the most part in the reading of evidence. When Court Clerk eJnnings had read during the morning session and for an hour after luneh. Miss Anna Delon took his place and read the rest of the testi mony. The crowd of spectators- had dwindled down to a few hundred while the evidence review was going on. Some of the jurymen paid close attention, but others were languild in apparance, and having heard the testimony already, did not care for its repetition in the record. Mary thousand words of testimony were read to the jury during the day, but they had heard it all before and the reading was rather flat. The number of women present was smaller than at pre vious sessions. Jim Wilcox heard it all without showing any emotion. The evi dence reading concluded at 4:25 o’clock. Tudge Jones then announced that since all the evidence was in the jury should retire and consider nothing but the fpets and that no impression gained from the outside should influence the verdict. Alt of which meant the jury should not take into account the index of local feeling shown yesterday by people leaving the courtroom, when Wilcox’s last lawyer spoke, nor the ringing of the fire alarm to distract their attention. The court told the jury to go out and bi ing in a verdict, of murder in the first, or second degree, or of acquittal. He concluded “Mr. Officer, take the jury to their room. You can retire gentlemen.” Questioned about what he thought the jury would do, Mr. Ward, District At torney, said of course he did not know, hut" lie thouoeht a verdict of murder in the second degree would be brought. Mr. Bond, for the defense, while the jury wa sout, said: “I have no idea what they will do. I’ve gotten old enough to let nothing that a jury would do surprise me-” Former Sheriff Wilcox, Jim’s father, was present when the lengthy time tal-en by the jury was commented upon, and some one thought the verdict would be brought quickly. Mr. Wilcox said: ”1 hope the verdict will not be brought so soon. T have heard that they are now getting up a crowd to lynch my boy. I have the names of three leaders who are seeking to srbt up a party.” Mr. Ward remarked to Mr. Wilcox that his was a most remarkable family. He said they seemed incapable of feel ing. Mr. Wilcox looked sad and said nothing. They had already led his son away to jail pending word from the jury room. Soon after the jury'retired Judge Jones went driving with a friend. He did not expect an early verdict. After the jury had gone up I talked with Miss Louise Cropsey, a young wo man with a pretty, reflective face and intelligent expression. She was Miss, Froppey’s sister- Miss Louise spoke of the relations between Nell and Jim aud said Nell had ceased to love him. that she had heard Nell frequently speak about having laid aside his affections. This afternoon an Elizabeth City lady, the wife of a prominent merchant, said mos| of the women here were against Wileex, but that she felt lots of sym pathy for the family, and that she dif fered from most men in the courthouse, who said Jim showed no emotion. She thought he did show feeling, and that if he had broken down and cried, people would have said that indicated guilt. The sue lady said she noticed that when women and men were leaving the court room yesterday, the wife of a well-known juror did not move. As is usually the case in a matter of this sort, some of the prisoner’s staunch est friends are women, though most of that sex in this town are against him. Always nicely dressed, cleanly shaven and ntatlv groomed. Jim Wijcox is a young man whcinr women would like if he could cast aside the prison pallor anil court-room rigidity of expression. Wll •V . .. ' « V ' 'r/• < * \ 'XT* 'va . The News and Observer cox is pleasant with jail attendants. Having seen a frog on his way to court, Jim remarked he would like to get out and have some fun shooting bull frogs. While awaiting for the jury’s finding Wilcox was one of the most unconcerned men iff the city, so far as appearances go. Nothing acn feaze him. Fciirer District Attorney Leary said many people have misconstrued his re marks about the Cropseys being from the North. He says he feels, kindly to wards the family and did not mean any reflection against people from the North At a late hour tonight there are re' ports that a mob is gathering to lynch Wilcox in case he is freed. They are not important, for in the first place a verdict oc acquittal is not likely, and no verdict of any kind is likely to be brought tonight- That’s what lawyers on both sides say. The police say people afe gathering in smdll bunches, but they don’t expect trouble tonight. THS CHARGE TO THE JURY. _____ v Detailed Proceedings oi the Earlier Hoars of the Day (Special to News and Observer.) Elizabeth City, N. C„ .March 21. Ably, impressively, forcefully, feelingly, Judge Jones today charged the jury in whose keeping is the life ol Jim Wilcox. The judge is a careful, conscientious and learned man, and he talked like one who felt a grhvA responsibility resting upon him. There was deathly stillness as he said the words which must guide the jury in tljeir verdict. Stern men and fair women scanned his face eagerly. Judge Jones requested the spectators to keep quiet, and hoped he would not be interrupted. Having forgotten his spectacles there was slight delay while Sheriff Grandy sent for them- Having no chairs, most of which were held by ladies, District Attorney Ward and others were seated on cracker boxes and the like. The prisoner, neatlv groomed sat far back in his chair, his hands fold ed across the breast. (Continued on Page Five.) THE icon FAILS / 1 r 1 ,.: . • Tobacco Dealers Refuse to be ■ Enslaved by the Im perial Company. (By the Associated Press.l London, March 21.—At a meeting of the Edinburgh Association of retail tobaccon ists today, a resolution was adopted, unanimously, declining to sign the Im perial Tobacco Company’s agreement not to sell American goods for a term of years, but expressing willingness, if the minimum pribe is raised so asto allow a fair profit to dealers, to do what is possi ble. bonus or no bonus, for the sake or British goods. The chairman declared i that no one, outside of a lunatic asylum would sign such an agreement, which would make them the servants of the Imperial Tobacco Company. While the Americans offered a large bonus, no re ! stricticns were placed upon the dealers, i The Belfast tobacco dealers, at a I meeting today, decided to accept the American proposition. The feeling among the London tobac conists, exemplified at a big meeting held this afternoon to consider the rival bonus schemes, was one of bitter opposition to the boycotting clause of the agreement proposed by the Imperial Tobacco Com pany, which was described as arbitrary and unjust. Ultimately, the London Tobacconists, after a long discussion, passed a resolu tion. unanimously, absolutely refusing to sign the Imperial Tobacco Company's agreement as being “unjust and unfair to the dealers and un-English.” The retailers were not content with rejecting the proposed boycott of the American Tobacco but went a step furth er, passing a resolution to support any manufacturers willing to guarantee, on proprietary articles, a minimum profit to the retailer of 20 per cent on tobacco to 25 per cent on cigarettes. The speakers bitterly denounced the British combine, declared the latter had “out-Americanized the Americans” and said that its recent action would only result in forcing the remaining independent tobacco concerns in England into the arms of the Ameri cans. The resolutions were adopted with much cheering, mingled with groans for the Im perial concern. FROM CHATTANOOGA ON TO CHARLESTON VIA ASHEVILLE- Humor That the Southern Will Have Through Line Current in Carolina's Moan tain City (Spcial to News and Observer.) Asheville, N. C., March 21. —A rumor is current here to the effect that the Southern Railway will have a through line from Chattanooga to Charleston via Asheville. The through line to Chatta nooga by the Southern is to be obtained by the purchase of the South Carolina and Georgia extension. This road runs from Camden. South Carolina, to Marion, North* Carolina, a distance of about 125 miles, and is a valuable piece of property. It was originally built as a part of the three C’s road that was to form a connecting link between Charleston and Cincinnati. For the first time in the history of the city school, Arbor Day was celebrated here today. Trees were planted at the three school buildings and appropriate exercise held. Foreman Robingon of the Breese jury, says that Juryman Hooper, who hung the jury in the Breese trial, stated upon taking his seat in the box that he had hung a number of juries. 1 RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 22. 1902. A BILL TO PROTECT THE NATION'S HEAD \ The Measure Passes the Sen ate ‘>2 to 15. A BODY GUARD PROVIDED The Bill to Bepeal War Taxes is ilso Passed. Ac IT GOES THROUGH WITHOUT DIVISION Patterson of Colorado Forcefully Opposed the Bid to Protect the President and Fair banks Advocated It. Amend ments Voted Down, (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 21.—Two import ant measures were passed by the Senate today, the bill for the repeal of the War Revenue Taxes and that for the protec tion t.f the President of the United States. The revenue reduction bill was passed without division and after only one short speech, Mr. Tillman, embraced the op portunity afforded by the bill’s consid eration to protect again the repeal of the duty of ten cents a pound upon tea. The owners of tea teas now in this coun try in bond, Mr. Tillman said, would get the benefit cf the removal of the duty to the amount of $.1,000,000. Since the duty had been levied upon the tea the United States had been receiving a bet ter quality of tea, which had been sup plied to the people at no increase, he said, that the experiment of tea culture was being made in South Carolina and he believed it would be successful. This was a “baby industry” and really .need ed the protection. This w’as the tea eul-r tue industry gave occupation to many colored children and might do much other good- The b ! ll for the protection of Presi dent was under consideration the greater part of the session. M- Patterson, of Colorado, made an extended speech in opposition to it, and Mr. Fairbanks, of Indiana, advocated it in a forceful ad dress. Amendments were offered by Senators Morgan, Mallory, Telle, McLaurin, (Miss.), and McCumber, (North Da kota), and rejected. The substitutes offered by Senators Culberton, Bacon and Patterson were rejected. The bill then was passed 52 to 15 as folk ws: Yeas—Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Bever idge, Burnham, Burrows, Burton. Clark, (Mont.), Clark, (Wyoming), Cockrell, Cullom, Deboe, Depew, Dillingham. Dry den, Dubois. Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, “Foster, (Louisiana): Foster, (Washing ton): Frye, Gallinger, Gamble, Gibson. Hanna, Hansbrough Harris, Hawlpy, Heitfeld, Hoar. Kearns, Kittridge. Lodge, McCombs, McMillan, Martin, Mitchell, Nelson, Perkins, Platt, (Corn.); Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles, Scott, Simmons, Spooner,- Stewart, Til ler. Vest Warren. Wetmore—s2- Nays—Bacon, Bailey. Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Carmack, Clay, McCumber, Mallory, Patterson, Pettus, [Rawlins, Tallafaro Tillman, Welllnton—lf>- The bill provides that any person with in the United States who shall wilfully and maliciously kill the President or any officer on whom the duties of President may devolve, or any sovereign of a for eign country, or shall attempt to kill any of the persons named, shall suffer death: that any person who shall aid, abet, advise or counsel the killing of any of the persons named, or shall conspire to accomplish their death, shall be im prisoned not exceeding twenty years: that any person who shall threaten to kill or advise or counsel to kill the Pres ident. or any official on whom the duties of President may devolve, shall be im prisoned not exceeding ten years: that any person who shall wilfully aid in the escape of any person guilty of any of the offences mentioned shall be deemed an accomplice and shall be punished as a principal. The Secretary of War is directed to detail from the regular army a guard of officers and men to protect the President, “without any unnecessary display” and the Secretary is authorized to make regulations as to the dress, arms and equipments and duty of such cuard. * STEWART FIFE ACQUITTED- Charged With Murder of Frank Richardson- Dramatic Scene in Court Room. (By the Associated Press.) Savannah, Mo., March 21.—When court opened at 9 o’clock today the jury in the case of Stew'art Fife, charged with the murder of Frank W. Richardson, at the home of the victim, Christmas, 1901, rendered a verdict of acquittal. It is said that only one ballot was taken and from the beginning the jurors stood unanimous for acquittal. The case went to the jury last evening. When the verdict was announced .there was a dramatic scene in tfie court room. Mrs. Fife, mother of the accused, sprang forward and embraced her son, shoutiDg for ioy all the while. Mrs. Richardson, j widow of the murdered man, was also j in the court room and gave vent to her i emotion Fife was so overcome that he could not speak. This was the second trial in the Richardson mfirdcr. Mrst RLchar<Jsoin,i the widow, having been acquitted only a few weeks and still the mystery of the murder of Richardson, who was shot down soon after he had entered his own home in the evening is unsolved. No other indictments are pending. Stewart Fife Is a member of a wealthy amily at St. Joseph, fifteen miles from here, his father having for many years been a millionaire wholesale merchant. GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION. An Organisation Effected at Richmond For the State of Virginia. (By the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., March 21. —The State Good Roads Association of Virginia, an organization to have its headquarters in this city, and to conduct the work of im proving the public highways in Virginia, was formed here this morning in the Chamber of Commerce. The election of officers was effected after a stormy discussion, precipitated by the statement that the country people did not want Richmond in the good roads movement. The following officers were chosen: President, H. W. Anderson, Richmond; Secretary, T. M. Wortham. -Richmond; Treasurer, T. K. Sands, Henrico county, Cashier National Bank of Virginia. The members of the association are to be the delegates who attend the good roads convention held in this city, and there is to be a vice-president in each county of Virginia. The association is to meet on the first Tuesday in March of each year. Golf Tournament at Pmehurst. (By the Associated Press.) New York, March 21.—The annual open golf tournament over the 18-hole course at Pihehurst, N. C., will be held on April 11, 12. 14th. There are eight silver trophies to be played for, including the UnLted -North and Champion Cup. A large number of entries are expected. WHAT FAKE NEXT? Another Poiilical Canard Sent Out. The Latest is That Judge Clark and Hon Cyrus B. Watson Havi Formed a Combination by Which Both are to be Senators. Greensboro is a good town all the way through. Its newspaper men and corre spondents are reliable and enterprising, but of late they have been imposed upon by two of the worst political fake stories that ever deceived a newspaper corre spondent. The following special was sent out from Greensboro yesterday: “Greensboro, N. C., March 21.—An un confirmed political rumor afloat in this section is to the effect that Judge Walter Clark and Hon. C. B. Watson have formed a corabinatioh of forces.for their mutual interest. According to the ru mor. Judge Clark, after securing the nomination for Chief Justice, is to assist Mr. Watson in inducing the State con vention in naming the Democratic candi date for the Senate, when, if the plan is successful, he will throw his influence to Mr. Watson and endeavor to secure his nomination for the Senate. The plan is also said to include the selection of Judge Clark as the successor of Senator Simmons. “I have been unable to get at the foundation of the rumor or find any one who appeared to know anything positive of the rumored arrangement. It is said that the matter has been talked of in several places in the State, notably in Asheville.” It would be interesting to know what enemy of Mr. Watson and Judge Clark put that fake story in motion, for it was started by somebody who contrived to get it into the ears of correspondents through channels not in the fabrication business. The story, following so swiftly after the story with a Greensboro date line to the effect that Judge Brown had with drawn from the race for Associate Jus tice. and that Judge Shepherd had re entered the race for Chief Justice, will make people skeptical of political stories that emanate from Greensboro. In jus tice to the correspondent, the Shepherd- Brown story had been widely talked, and had been whispered In Raleigh a week before its publication. The Watson- Clark story, most improbable of all po litical yarns since Murchansen’s day, it seems, comes by w*ay of Asheville. Seriously: The Greensboro correspon dent has been twice imposed upon and he would do well to publish the name of the men who gives him such stories. Mrs. J. H. Kimbro Dies on the Train. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., March 21.—Mrs. J. H. Kimbro, of Reidsville, who lost her reason as the result of a severe attack of illness, died on the train between Statesville and Hickory yesterday. She was being carried to the asylum at Mor ganton for treatment. At Statesville it was noticed that she appeared to be asleep, and it was thought that she was resting easy. Before reaching Hickory an attendant discovered that she was dead. The body was carried to Morgan ton aDd prepared for burial, after which it was sent back home. Burglars visited tie home of Mr. M. C. Keefe, ou Bellemeadc Avenue, last night and stole a pair of pants and a vest containing a gold w r atch and 1J.50 iu change. The burglar, did not enter the room, but abstracted the garments with a long fishing pole. TALK OFACOLLAR ANDCUFFFACTORY - it, Capt. West Presents Matter to Chamber of Commerce OVER HALF SUBSCRIBED A Resolution Passed Approving the Plan Suggested. TO EMPLOY ONE HUNDRED YOUNG WOMEN A Committee Appointed to Present the Matter of a SIOO,OOO Masonic Temple. Pal* eigh Day at Charleston Exposition. A very important meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce was held last night, President Frank T. Ward presiding. The most important matter considered was a proposition looking to the estab lishment of a Collar and Cuff factory in Raleigh. A gentleman, who understands the business in every branch, has re cently visited Raleigh and conferred with some of the more public-spirited citi zens with a view to establishing such a factory in the capital city. He met a number of the leading business men, and made a pleasant impression upon them as a man of integrity, capacity and en terprise. | Last night the matter was presented to the Chamber by Capt. N. W. West, who has been the leading local spirit in the enterprise. He has gone over the matter fully and the result of his in vestigations convince him and others who have given the matter consideration that the proposed enterprise has the promise of success. Already $11,500 has been sub scribed an 4, it is believed that $20,00(1 will be sufficient capital for the enter prise. After discussion participated in by Capt. West, Messrs. George Allen, C. M. Busbee, F. B. Arendell, J. K. Mar shall, Josephus Daniels, Frank Stronach and others the Chamber passed a reso ution approving of the plan suggested, and appointed the following committee to secure additional stock to insure the establishment of the factory: Capt. N. W. West, chairman; C. B. Barbee, F. K. Ellington. Frank Stronach and W. G. Briggs. Upon a capita] of $20,000 employment could be given to 100 young women who would earn from $4 to $5 a week. It was •stated that the gentleman who visited . Raleigh ascertained that there were enough capable young women in the city who would be glad to secure employment in an enterprise of this kind, t ailing for | skill and delicate touch. The matter of the Masonic Temple was , brought up by Mr. W. G. Briggs. The Masons have'determined to build a mag nificent temple at some point in North Carolina. Raleigh is the naturally logical place provided its citizens show sufficient ■practical interest. The plan is to build a SIOO,OOO building. Fifty thousand dol lars of first mortgage bonds will be is | sued. These can easily be floated. The city of Raleigh, the Grand Lodge, and prominent Masons will be expected to take $50,000 worth of second mortgage bonds. This would erect a magnificent building that would be a credit to Raleigh and Masohry throughout the State. A com mittee was appointed to present the mat ter to the people of Raleigh and show the necessity for their taking liberal stock to secure this great ornament and benefit to the city. The wood-working business and the manufacture or furniture is one of the • cihef industries in the State, and yet Ral j eigh has only one enterprise of that character —the Boyd Furniture Company. , It has more business offered than its ca | pacity can turn out, and Mr. Eatman. who was called on last night, said that if sufficient capital was put in the busi ness, it w'ould easily and naturally grow soon to such proportions as would give employment to fifty men at wages ranging from sl2 to $lB per week. A committee was authorized t devise ways and means for increasing The capacity of that con cern. Mr. Geo. Alien, speaking of the importance of he manufacture of furni ture, said that at the close of the war there were only 300 people in the town of High Point. Today there are 0.000. The manufacture of furniture gives the town a pay-rool of $500,000 a year. RALEIGH DAY AT CHARLESTON. The president of the Chamber of Com merce was authorized to appoint a com mittee to arrange a program for Raleigh day at the Charleston Exposition. It will be named later. ROAD TO THE CEMETERY. A telegram from Hon. E. W. Pou to the mayor asking for ip , orma....,n as to the work necessary to build th" road to the Federal Cemetery wr < cd. and a com mittee to co-operate with the city author ities to secure that road was appointed. The committee com nosed of Messrs. R. H. Battle, C. M. Liu.’.ee and Frank Stronach., THE GOOD UOAD CONVENTION. The following resolutio n was : 'opted: Resolved. That the C mber < * Com merce hereby records its appreC »ion of the* work done by the S uthern railway in behalf of the Cr-v’ Roads IvlV einent. ard voices the {’’auks of this chamber and of the citizen c‘ Raleigh s o the railroads of th»* Ft;’ 1 -' for granting the special rates asked tor and <hc courtesies extended to visiters Heading the ses sions of the Good Roads Convention; to the officers of the National Good Roads Association, and others who accepted invitations to make addresses before the conventions to the press of the city and State for their invaluable aid; to the city and county authorities and to the various committees who carefully ar ranged the program and carried it to successful completion. CENTENNIAL OF RALEIGH ACAD EMY. The Raleigh Academy, which has had an honorable and useful career, is near ing its one hundredth anniversary. The following resolution was adopted looking to observing the centennial: “Resolved, This being the centennial of the creation by the Legislature of North Carolina of the Raleigh Academy, which is still in operation, the Chamocr of Commerce hereby appoints a commit tee, consisting of A. J. Feilds, Prof. Morson and R- H. Battle, to prepare suitable recognition of the event-and to report at next meeting of the chamber-" Barge Believed to be lost. (By the Associated Press.) Boston, Mass., March 21.—Capt. Keane, of the tug Edward Luckenbach, which arrived here today from Newport News, reports the loss of the barge Hamilton which his tug had in tow, off Highland light on Wednesday. It is feared that the barge has foundered and that Capt. Jno. A. Shoemaker and his crew of four men were drowned. The Hamilton broke loose from the tug in a gale and snow storm during Wed nesday night. The Luckenbach cruised in the vicinity until yesterday afternoop in a vain search for the barge. The Hamilton was coal laden for this city. She was formerly the ship Margerithe. Appointment Confirmed. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 21.—Confirmations by the Senate: M. L. King, Collector of Customs at Alexandria, Va. RIVER “AHrBfIBOR ' * • . \ -A - Passes This Bill With out Change in the Appropriation. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 21.—The House to day passed the River and Harbor Bill, which has been under consideration throughout the week. Although several minor amendments were adopted, not a single dollar was added to the measure, and as passed it carried exactly what it did when it came from the committee— s6o,6Bß,267 including authorizations. Mr. Sulzer (New York) attempted to force a record vote on the final passage of the bill, but only three members. Messrs. Smith (Iowa); Fitzgerald (New York) and Cochran (Missouri) supported him. Something of a flurry was caused by an amendment offered by Mr. Gaines (Tennessee) to an amendment which was resented and adopted yesterday on mo tion of Mr. Richardson, (Tennessee) to permit the Secretary of War to grant leases to the ow’ners of land abutting Lock and Dam, Number 1 at Nashville, Tenn., for the use of the water power created by that dam to allow the con struction of inlet and outlet canals, etc. Mr. Richardson’s amendment met with no opposition yesterday. Mr. Gaines’ amendment provided that the lease or grant of this water power should be given to the highest bidder. Mr. Richardson explained his connec tion with the original amendment in which he said he had no personal in terest. lYe said that last summer at the re quest of some constituents of his, who desired to obtain the privilege of using the water power at Nashville, and Sen ator Carmack came to Washington to see the Secretary of War about the matter. The Secretary, he said, declined to grant the request for the use of the water, saying it was a matter which Congress should pass upon. The matter rested until a short time ago, Mr. Richardson said, when his constituents asked him to call the matter to the at tention of Congress and he has done so. “I had no further interest in the mat ter." said he. ‘‘than to do my duty by my constituents who had asked me to come here, and who had paid my way." Mr, Gaines insisted that the rights to be given away under his colleague’s amendment were exceedingly valuable. Ho said that a New York concern had offered $895,000 for similar rights at Chattanooga. At the War Department, he said, it was estimated that the water rights at Nashville were worth several million dollars. After tome further discussion the Gaines’ amendment, modified slightly, was adopted. Negro Hanged For Murder. (By the Associated Press.) Vienna, Ga., March 21. —John Henry Peavy. a negro, was hanged here today for the murder of Jesse Ford. Peavy was recently respited for thirty days in order that he might testify for the State in other cases. To Hear the Labor Interests. '(By the Associated Press.) Washipgton, March 21.—The House Committee on Naval Affairs will hear the labor interests on April 20th, the plan of b|iilding war ships in Government Navy Yfjrds. • ►♦♦♦♦♦♦a** | THE WEATHER TO-DAY i ♦ For Raleigh: ♦ ? RAIN. | ifjq irj *♦*»+*++ PRICE FIVE CENTS • QUINCY S, ADAMS SHOT TO DEATH Killed by lohn Nipper Near Falls of Neuse. EXONERATED BY A JURY A Verdict of Justifiable Homicide Was Brought In. HIS MOTHER WAS THE ONLY WITNESS It is Reported That Adams Had Been Drinking Hard, and Attacked Nipper, and Struck His Mother When She Inters red- John Nipper, a white man, killed Quincy S. Adams, a farmer, early yesterday morn ing at Veto, about five miles from Neuse station and three miles from the Falls of Neuse, in Barton’s Creek township. It s«ems that Nipper was employed upon Adams’ farm, and lived on the place, in a house about a hundred yards from Adams’ home. There have been differ ent accounts as to just how the killing occurred, but most -of them agree that scon after sunrise Adams went over to Nipper's house and ordered him to go to the field and- go to plowing, Nipper re plied that he would as soon as he got his breakfast, but Adams insisted upon his going there and then. During the alter cation which followed, it is said that Adams, who had been drinking very hard, srtuck Nipper with a heavy brush handle, knocking him down, and then fell upon him and beat him severely. Nlpperjs mother, with whom the young man livcA. it is said, interfered and- Adams com menced to beat her also. Nipper then got his gun and fired, shooting Adajps through the heart and killing- byn In stantly.." Nipper did not attempt to run away but sent for Constable Ball and surrendered himself into hia custody. A 'phone message was then sent from the Falls -of Neuse to the sheriff here and he nmified Dr. Moore, the county coroner. The latter passed through Ral eigh on the 11 o’clock S. A. L train on his way to Neuse from whence he went through the country to the Adams fatm, where an inquest was held yesterday evening. The coroner’s jury, after hearing ail the evidence, declared that Nipper was justi fied in shooting Adams, and brought in a verdict of justifiable homicide, thus re leasing Nipper from custody. Adams is about thirty-five years old and leaves a wife and one child. He married Miss Hoy Fort, formerly of Ral eigh, but living near Wake Forest when they were married. Nipper is said to have been in Adams’ employ for nine or ten years. Adams has the reputation of having been a hard drinker and very quarrelsome when drunk, having had many difficulties before this Nipper, on the other hand, is sard never to have been in any trouble before. He is reported to be almost crazed with grief al the result of his deed, and says he did not shoot to kill, but merely in an attempt to defend himself from Adams’ attack. Hester’s Cotton Statement. (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, March 21. —Secretary Hes ter’s statement of the world’s visible supply of cotton, issued today, shows the total visible to be 4,315,151 against 4,332,- 631 last week and 4,018,383 last yea. Os this the otal of Ameican cotton is 3,197,- 151 against 3,233,631 last week and 2,990,- 383 last yea, and of all othe kinds, in cluding Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., .1,118,- 000 against 1,099,000 and 1,028,000. "Os the wold’s visible supply there is new afloat and held In Great Britain and Continental Europe 2,315,000 against 1,- 850,000 last year; in Egypt, 238,000 against 178,000; in India, 578,000 against 534,000, and in the United States, 1,184,000 against 1,456,000. Secretary Hester’s weekly statement, issued today, showed the amount brought into sight during the past week to be 138,179 bales against 161,235 for the seven days ending this date last year and 140,- 837 year before last. For the 21 days of March it has been 464,407 against 471,- 901 last year, and 428,951 year before last. The movement since September Ist shows receipts at all United States ports 6,818,237 against 6,266,026 last year; over land, across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac Rivers to Northern mills and Canada 923,510 against 928,730; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 284,264 against 539,105; Southern mill takings 1,- 100,000 aaginst 966,259. Foreign exports for the week have been 87,930 against. 142,732 last year, mak ing the total thus far for the season 5,464,511 against 4,801,855 last year, an In crease of 662,656, The total takings of American mills. North and South and Canada thus far for the season have been 2,859,904 agaiost 2,591,353 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing Southern interior centers have de creased during the week 18.605 against a decrease during the corresponding period last year of 37,565 and are now 27,651 smaller than at this date in 1901. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 9.485.698 against 8,822,654 for the samoMpriod, last year.
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