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The Weather Today: The News and Observer. VOL. LIII. NO. 40. sqOO GBaraOßongi DDsißOy IPap^o 0 © odd ls ouuuuu vlßo[p©QoO®fto®on CORNISH TRIPS 111 GIVING TESTIMONY Does Adams Lie Aboul Mrs Stephenson? STATEMENTS THAT CLASH Tiie Evidence in the Molineux Trial is all in— Argument of Counsel will Begin Mon* day — A Verdict is Exp?cted Tuesday. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Nov. 7.—The taking of evi dence in the second trial of Poland B. Molineux for the murder of Mrs. Kather ine J. Adams, was ended today and court was adjourned until Monday when the arguments of counsel wjll be made. A verdict is looked for on Tuesday. The sensational turn given to the test imony for the defense, yesterday, when Mrs. Anna Stepheusofl, wife of a Brook lyn policeman, said she thought Cornish was the man she saw mail the poison package, was continued today. Cornish was recalled to the stand and was ask ed whether he had a brown overcoat in 181*8. Mrs. Stephenson said the man she saw mail the poison package wore a brown overcoat. Cornish said today he had no overcoat at all that winter, and then Mr. Black read from the minutes of the trial to show that Cornish had testified at that time that he had only one overcoat, and that it was brown. W. M. K. Oleott,, one of Molineux's counsel, testified that he had purchased i cyanide of mercury, without difficulty, at a drug store in this city, by saying that he wanted it for photographic ex periments. Two other witnesses gave similar testimony. Prof. Vulte, of Co lumbia University, gave evidence to the effect that Molineux was in his company from noon until after dark on the day the poison package was mailed. The package was mailed during the after noon. H. E. Terry, a reporter, gave testimony to contradict that of Joseph Koch, who identified Molineux as the man who hired the letter box from him in September, 181*8. Witness was asked if! Koch went to a newspaper office and offered to identify Molineux as the man who hired the letter box, if witness would pay him si.ooo. Witness said he did. The decree of divorce granted to Mrs. Rogers was put in evidence to show that it was granted after the death of Mrs. Adams, and then by .consent of the prosecution ex-Governor Black sub mitted a table compiled by one of his clerks to show that although the written exhibits are made up of several thousand individual letters, the prosecution has based its contention that Molineux wrote them all upon the similarity found in some seventeen letters. That closed the case for the defense, and Mr. Osborne called Joseph Farrell, the hitherto miss ing Newark detective, as his first wit ness in rebuttal. Mr. Farrell, replying to a question by Mr. Osborne, said he was sure the evi dence he had given at the first trial was correct. At that trial he testified that | he mot Molineux near a railway station in Newark on the afternoon the bottlo holder was bought. Molineux has testi fied at the present trial that lie could not remember meeting Farrell that day. Geo. H. Baker, a clerk in the employ of the Newark postoffice, testified that the Burns’ letter, the conceded writing of Molineux. was mailed at Newark within a half mile of Molineux’s office. The letter was on the much described blue paper and the objeet was to throw doubt on Molineux's statement that he could not remember where he wrote it, but was sure that he had none of that paper at the factory. Then Mr. Osborne set about upsetting Mrs. Stephenson’s identification of (ornish and substantiating the account t ornish has given of his whereabouts on ihe afternoon of Friday, December 13. when Mrs. Stephenson said she saw him at the postoffice. Joan 1 okum was thue first witness Mr. Osborne called. He said he met Cornish ebont noon and they lunched together. About 2:3ft they went to the office of Jas. ! • Sail’yan to talk over athletic matters. j Mr. Sullivan was secrctarv for the Ama teur Athletic Union. Yokum said he re- ! lnafncd In the office until 1-30 and that : Cornish was there all the time. He said ( ornish did not wear an overcoat. Mrs, 1 Stephenson’s man had on a brown over coat. He said Mr. Sullivan’s office was j about, three hundred feet from the gen- i era I postoffice. James Mitchell, the hammer-thrower, ! and a writer of sporting topics, testified that ho was at Sullivan's office that da. • end saw Cornish there. He believed Cor- < nish was there all the afternoon. Harry S. Cornish denied absolutely that j he was at the postoffice when Mrs. Ste- > phenson said she saw him and declared that he never left Sullivan’s office from the time he went there until after live o'clock. Witness said ho did not wear an over coat on December 23. 1898, in renly ;o a question by ex-Govcrnor Black. Cornish said he was positive h» did not own one at that time. Mr. Black asked the wit ness if he. did not own a brown overcoat in she fall and w*ntcr of IX9S and sln I reply was ”1 did not." Then Mr. Black read to Cornish an abstract from his tes timony at the last trial as follows: "During the fall and winter of 18C»x. T wore the same oven-oat 1 have got over there, (indicating a chair in the rear / of the court.) It is a bro"n overcoat, f did not wear a white hat at all last year." Cornish said he va 1 »urr i» ''at befer* FAIR; COOLER. I FOR NORTH , ( CAROLINA | three o’clock when he reached Sullivan's office. When Mr. Black referred to the ni'nutos of the last trial he found that Cornish then placed the hour of his visit at Sullivan’s office at before o'clock. Howard Adams, called by the prosecu tion, said he was sitting near Mrs. Ste phenson yesterday and saw two men in dicate Cornish to her as soon as Cornish entered the court room and she sail: "Is it?" Witness also said: "Man with gray hair said to Mrs. Stephenson. ’That's Cornish’ and she replied: ’lt it.” Later a young man said: ‘‘That's Cornish' and again she said: T‘s it? again she said: ‘ls it? where.’ ’’ Mr. Osborne announced that the prose ! cution rested and ex-Governor Black called Mrs. Stephenson in surrebuttal. Mrs. Stephenson denied to Mr. Osborne that any such occurrence as Adams de scribed had taken place. The ex-Gover nor called ner husband and he also said Adams was wrong. Mr. Stephenson said he never saw Cornish before and could not have pointed him out. He said he heard morj than two years ago all hi 3 wife had testified. Answering the asslt aut District Attorney, Stephenson said he had not reported the informa ion to the authorities because he "didn't take any stock in it." He said he reported it to the doctor. Neither side had anything more to sav and Justice Lamb dismissed the Jury until tomorrow. A GREAT RICE COMPANY. The Cape Fear Company With Capital Stock of 520U,000. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 6. —The Capo Fear Rice Company was organized by the election of the following board of direc tors: Mr. H. F. Slater, of New York; Dr. John L. Phillips, of Philadelphia; Messrs. Burdis, Anderson and John H. Gore, of Wilmington, and Mr .Walter D. Carstarphen, of Plymouth. N. C. The charter authorizes a capital stock of S2fto,ofift in shares of the par value of one dollar each, and the company is em powered to begin business at once. The company owns and will operate some of the finest rice properties on the Cape Fear, viz: "Bleak House," a plan tation on Eagles’ Island opposite the city of Wilmington, containing 120 acres of rice land under good hanks. "Osa wotomie,” on Eagles’ Island, 143 acres of rice land. "Lyrias," a plantation of 700 acres on the Cape Fear river, just above Wilmington, and a body of land on the Cape Fear river near Wilmington, embracing 200 acres of rice lands in bad order, and 600 acres of desirable upland. When all of its present holdings, suit able for rice culture are banked and im proved, the company will have about 800 acres of exceedingly fertile rice fields, besides valuable uplands. It is also the purpose of the company to acquire other rice lands in this vicinity and elsewhere. Hester’s Cotton Statement. (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, Nov. 7.—Secretary Hes ter’s statement of the world’s visible supply of cotton, issued today, shows the ttal visible to be 2,823.477, against 2.722,- 247 last week, and 3,009,013 last year. Os this the total of American cotton is 2,- 383,177, against 2,263,287 last week, and 2,390,013 las year; and of all other kinds, including Egypt. Brazil, India, etc., 452,- 000, against 457,000 last week, and 419,- 000 last year. Os the world's \isihle sup ply of cotton there is now afloat and held in Groat Britain and Continental Europe 1,313,000. against 1,472,000 last year; in Egypt 112,000, against 130,00 ft last year; in India 138,000, against HO.OoO last year, and in the United States 1,202,000, against 1,291,000 last year. Secretary Hester’s weekly cotton state ment, issued today, shows for the seven days of November a decrease under last year of 36,000 and an increase over the samO period year before last of 12,000. For the 68 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of tht same days last year 287,000. and head of the same days year before last 197.000. The amount brought into sight during the past week, has been 461,205 bales against 516,707 for the same seven days last year, and 449,644 year before last. The total movement since September 1, is 3,670,710, against 3,393.175 last year, and 0..483, for year before last. •Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop estimate the number of bales brought into sight far for the new crop the supply to date is 3,894,783, against 3,- 752,862 for the same period last year. Boni i* Turned Down. (By the Associated Press.) Paiis, Nov. 7. — After an exciting de bate the Chamber of Deputies today, by 278 to 235 votes, invalidated the election of Count Boni do Castellano as a mem ber of the Hour. Emile Chauvin made a bitter attack on Count do Castcllane, declaring ho had been guilty of irregu larities and saying that the Count had accused his opponent of Being of Her man descent and a Dreyfusard. Count do Castellano replied, classing the charges as false. He said he had been accused of buying the election and prac ticing charity for election purposes. Nothing of the kind had ever been proved, ho declared. The vote necessi tates .another election in the Basses Alpes district represented by Count Boni. Negro Hanged for Assault. (By the Associated Press.) Vanburen. Ark.. Nov. 7.—Hall Malione, colored, was executed here today for the crime of assaulting Mrs. Rebecca Mc l.oud. six miles from this city. Septem ber sth last. The trap was sprung at It "7 o'clock, and 14 minutes later Ma hone was nronounced dead. The execu tion wag witnessed by about 5,000 peo ple. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1902. FAVORS m CANTEEN Corbin’s Report. Early Mar riages of Soldiers Op posed, Vocal Music. (By the Assoiated Press.) Washington, Nov. 7.—The annual re port of Major General H. C. Corbin, Adjutant General of the Army, shows that during the lisal year there were 35 oflicers killed in action or died of wounds and diseases, 21 resigned and 68 retained- Os the enlisted men, 1,227 were killed or died of wounds or disease; 35,806 were discharged on the expiration of service; 5,698 were discharged for disability or dismissed by order of court martial; 4,667 deserted; 2 were missing and 203 retired. General Corbin, in ailing attention to his former recommendation that’ rank and pay of military attache's should be increased, suggests that retired officers of high rank might be selected for this service. While the number of attaches have been decreased the service has improved because of the reciprocal Re lations that have been established with the War Department of the several governments where officers are stationed. He cites the two cases where the mili tary attaches at Paris secured the model of the Isbal rifle and the French saddlo from the French government. In reviewing the reports of the offi cers who participated in the army and Navy manoeuvres last September, Gen eral Corbin says that much valuable information was acquired. He strongly recommends that similar ly exercises be conducted annually and made to embrace oach year a pew theatre of operations. The Adjutant General lias obtained the number and kind of arms in the hands of the national guards m the several States and finds less than 4-000 United Statees magazine rifles in their posses sion. Os the multitude of other typ«s he says; "This heterogenuous collection of obso lete arms is a very serious detriment to the efficiency of the entire national guard, which, in organization drill, in struction, etc., assimilates closely to the regular army, and should he armed with the same arms as the latter." General Corbin rcommends legislation providing that Major Generals Merritt, Brooks and Otis, now on the retired li d. be uiven the rank of Lieutenant Genfewn. He has the following to say concern ing early marriages: "The early r marriage of the younger officers of the army, many of whom arc entirely dependent upon their pay and allowances for support, is greatly to be deplored and should be discouraged.” General Corbin ha 3 the following re garding the canteen: "The restoration of the exchange as it existed prior to passage of the act of February 2. 1901. prohibiting the sale of beer, is desired and urged by the great majority of officers and men of pro nounced temperance clews. Numerous reports confirm the views long held by this officer that the old exchange con tributed to sobriety, health and content ment of the men.” In conclusion he says: "The instruction of our men in vocal music would be a step in the direction of contentment and better discipline. Every regiment should have its march ing song." FAILS TO IDENTIFY MABON. The Pawnbroker Picks out Another Man From tbe Line. (By the Associated Press.) Boston, Mass., Nov. 7.—Prompted by the finding in a pawn shop here of the watches of Agnes McPhec and ( lara A. Morton, the two women who were murd ered in this vicinity, the police are pressing with all their energy to place, if -possible, the responsibility for the crimes. The pawn broker, Joseph Ncmqcr, in whose store both the McPhec and Morton watches were found, was at police headquarters today and repeat eu his stories about the watches, after which lie started for the East Cambridge jail to sec Mason, for the purpose of identifying him. Captain Dugan, of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, said that Ncinser had insisted that it was a mulatto who offered Miss Morton’s watch for sale Saturday night, and that it was tbe same individual who brought the watch to the store on Monday and sold it. for $4. He further stated that another negro, older, heavier and darker than the mulatto, joined the latter just as lie was receiving the money. An ap parent coincidence was noted today in connection with the pawning of both the McPhec and Morton watches, in that the address given in the McPhec case was 23 Grove street, and in the Morton ease the same number 23rd, in Greenwich street, was given. Ncniacr failed to identify Mason. Mason was placed among six other men and Neroser carefully scrutinized each one. He picked out one man as the per son who pawned the watch, hut it was not Mason. The negro who has charge of the house where the Masons’ live was about his work as usual today, although the police claimed that he had gone away. He said today that he was at his post yes terday and could have been found there by the police if they looked for him. Paying Election Bats. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Nov. 7.—Election bet:; amounting to nearly 5400,-000 were paid today Lit Wall street. The Democratic talk of contesting caused the delay iu LCtlliug the vajera. SOUTH Dtp SUIT Bonds Were not Sold as was Directed by Law. Fx-Gov. Russell's Testimony Indicates That as Governor he Knew of the Embryo Suit, Afterwards Represented it. There was some sensational testimony of much value to the contention of North Carolina, in the bond suit v of South Dakota against this State, brought out in the depositions taken here yesterday. To make this plain to the reader, who has not kept up with the ease, a brief recapitulation of some points in the case bearing upon yesterday's deposi tions is presented. In 1867, the State of North Carolina, through its Board of Internal Improve ments, authorized the State Treasurer, Kemp P. Battle, to reeive sealed pro posals for the purchase of certain bonds of the State, the returns from which were to go towards building the West ern North Carolina Railroad- These bonds were to be secured by bonds of the North Carolina Railroad as col lateral, ten to each SI,OOO of State bonds, and they were to be sold at not less than par. The bonds were sold, but in 1879 the State’s finances were such that com promises were effected on its indebted ness, except on certain bonds as are at issue in this suit. Shaffer & Co., private individuals, holders of some of these bonds, could not as individuals sue the State on the mortgage of the North Car olina bonds. Ten shares of the stock issued were presented by these parties to the StaFe of South Dakota, which, as a State, could bring suit ugaiust an other State. The par value of the bonds held by South Dakota is SIO,OOO. but the interest to this date amounts to about $30,000, aud the entire amount of bonds of this nature outstanding exceed a million dollars. In case the Supreme Court should decide that the bonds are valid and the State of South Dakota is awarded its claim, this would cause other claimants to demand the payment of similar bonds which they hold. The case~is now before the Supreme | Court of the United States and both ! plaintiff and defendant are taking de positions. Some have been taken in Sftuth Ixokola, and day before yesterday (wo were taken here. The depositions yesterday were those of Dr. J. J. Mott, of Statesville, president of the Western North Carolina Railroad in 1867; Mr H. C. Cowes, of Statesville, serelary and treasurer of the road In 1867; ex-Gov ernor Russell and Governor Ayock. These depositions were on behalf of tbe State, which by them is endeavoring j mainly to prove that the bonds were not sold as the law directed, and that iu J their very issue and sale that they were invalid. The purpose of the depositions of Dr. Mott and Mr. Cowles was to show that the bonds issued under the act of De cember 11, 1866, were not Issued in ac cordance with the provisions of the statutes and were placed on the market in violation of the requirements of the act. These gentlemen's depositions showed that in place of sealed proposals being received the bonds were sold in the open market and in place of par value at least being required, as pro 'vided in the act, the bonds were sold •it prices ranging between 23 and 65 cents on the dollar. Both of these, it will be noted, were in violation of the distinct requirements for sealed bids and for a sale at not less than par. Ex-Governor Russell was examined also for the State, and while he stated •his connection with the matter most carcfull, there was evidence in his testi mony tending to show that while he was Governor he knew of the prospective suit of South Dakota. He disclaimed having had anything to do with the suit as an attorney until in March, 1901, after his term of office as Governor had expired. The information brought out was was that ho had information that the suit was likely to be brought, and that in March he was employed to rep resent the owners of the second mort gage bonds. Governor Ay cock was examined, and his deposition went to show that he knew nothing at all of the case until he had seen notices in the newspapers that such a suit was to be broughtby South Dakota against the State of North I Carolina for the purpose of recovering any amount supposed >o be due on the bonds. He testified that no demand had been made or him or tHe State before the publication, and that the first inti mation he had of it was when he saw it • in the papers that the State of South I Dakota had* filed an application in the j Supreme Court of the United States to j bring suit against the State of North j Carolina. These were all tile depositions taken yesterday, the session before Commis sioner Ed- S. Battle lasting from' 10:45 to about 2:3ft. The hearing was then adjourned till Deenibcr 3rd, when it will he resumed here in the offie oi the Attorney-General. For the State Attorney-General Gil mer is assisted by Hon. Geo. Rountree, Judge James E. Shepherd and Judge I Mcrrimon. For the private bondholder and the State Dakota the at torney are ex-Governor Russell and Col. J. C. L. Harris. Sites for Federal Building Kpjected. ( By ih,. Associated Press.) Washington. Nov. 7.—Assistant Secre tary Taylor lias decided to reject all "f --■ fora so far received for a cite for the : Federal building to be erected in Ports mouth, Va., and ask for additional pro posals. This action was taken upon the | recommendation of Major Bartlett, of the Treasury Department, who examined I the sites offered and prominent citizens of Portsmouth, including the paymaster, deputy collector of customs and Mr. Park Agnow. collector of internal revenue for the North District oT Virginia. Negro Found Dead in the Woods. (Special to News and Observer.) Rcidsville, N. C., Nov. 7.—Green Iving : a colored man, who had been hunting, was found dead, near Ruffin, yesterday. It is thought he accidentally shot and killed himself. The Morchend Cotton Mills is now in process of construction at Spray. The proposed equipment is from 3,000 to 6.000 si indies. j Lindsey Patterson, aspirant for Con gress from this district, was hung in effigy at Spray one night last week. There was a large crowd present Won’t Accept State Bonds (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Nov- 7.—The Treasury Department has discontinued the accept ance of Slate and muncipal bonds as se curity for government deposits. The amount of municipal and State bonds so deposited aggregate roundly $17,000,000. Those transactions that are already in process will be completed and will slightly increase the Treasury’s holding of the securities. CALL FOR TROOPS To Protect Negro Arrested for Assault on White Woman. (By the Associated Press.) Anniston, Ala., Nov. 7. —Orders have ; been issued calling out the second bat talion of ihe Third infantry, Alabama National Guard, to pot.ect Jason Bacon, a negro who was brought here and placed in jail last night on the charge of as saulting Mrs. John Williams, near here. A mob of 400 people is gathered at the Williams home. Mrs. Williams is iu a semi-conscious condition and failed to identify the negro. When turned over to the sheriff, the understanding was had that the should not he removed from the county, until a chance was given for identification. A mob of 200 men gathered at the jail at noon. A speech was made by the sheriff and the crowd dispersed. When the negro was brought to the city he was strongly guarded. A negro named Lanford, also answering to the descrip tion of Mrs. Williams’ assailant, is now being sough by a large crowd near Ale itndria. The local military company Is being mobilized and will be ready to march in a short time. KILLED BY THE TRAIN. Calvin Talton’s Mangled Remains are Found at Bose’s Siding (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C., Nov. 7.—The mangled remains of Calvin Talton, a white man about 30 years of age, were found at Rose’s siding, on the Southern Railway, by the crew of the passenger train which left her-' for Raleigh at 7:20 this morn ing. The first news of the accident was telegraphed to Mr. D. E. St Hers, the agent of the Southern Railway, here, bj Captain Frye from Princeton. The coro ner, Dr. Thos. Hill, was notified and left by private conveyance to view the ro mains. Calvin Talton made his home ift this city with his brother, Mr. Elbert Talton. He loft Princeton yesterday afternoon on. % the late train from Raleigh with the ex pressed purpose of coming to Goldsboro, but for some reason unknown he got oft the train at the asylum, about threw miles from the city, and started back to Princeton. There was a young man oa the train with him who came on to Goldsboro and brought Talton’s bicycle and banjo. It is supposed that Talton got on the railroad track and started hack to Princeton, where he bad some engagement While on the way he must have been overcome by the effects of liq uor and lay down on the railroad track and went to sleep. It is supposed that the train, which left here last night at 9:40, did the killing. The remains were mangled beyond recognition, and those v.ho were well acquainted with the dead man Could only identify him by the clothes and hat he wore. He had been mar ried some years «igo. hut had been sepa rated from his family for quite a while. The railroad company took charge of she remains and gave them a docent burial. Walthour Baces Cresceus. (By the Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 7.—The bad con dition of the track at Piedmont Park preventing a decent race between Groscons and "Bobby” Walthour. An exhibition mile was given, however. Walthour’s time being 2: 22% and Grcsces’ time 2:32 fiat. Cresceus did not go against time as was expected on account of the muddy (rack. N The First Gold Wave. (Bv the Associated Press.) Washington. Nov. 7.—The weather bu reau ha 3 Issued the following bulletin: The first well marked eoid wave of ti.e season-will extend over the upper .Missouri Valley region tonight and Sat urday with minimum empera lures runs ing from 5 to Ift above zero. PRICE FIVE CENTS, 10! THIS IS WHAT MOODY HAS FOUND Voter Unregistered Who Couldn’t Take Oath. ARREST OF REGISTRAR If for This Gudfet’s Vote in Tryon is Thrown out He’s yet Ahead—lss Majority Wi’.h Graham to Hear From Official'y. (Special io News and Observer.) Battery Park Hotel. Asheville, N. C., Nov. 7.—Gudger’s majority is 155 with Graham still to hear from officially. Republicans openly concede him this ma jority, but declare that Moody will con test. As yet, however, they have found no ground on which to base a contest be yond the fact that the registrar at Tryon, in Polk county, refused to regis ter a voter who could not make oath that he had been in the State the length of time required by the law. For this the voter had the registrar arrested by a Federal officer and ex-Congressman Settle was sent down to collect evidence. Gudger’s vote in the Tryon box was 70, and even if it were thrown out would not give Moody a majority. Also Republi cans are hinting that Gudger’s majority in Rutherford was not fairly obtained, hut they have not yet made any definite charges. Though the official Senatorial vote is not all in, it seems certain that Cathey (Democrat) is elected in the Thirty eighth district and Axley, Republican, hi the Thirty-ninth. F. L. MERRITT. BLiCKBUBN TO GIVE IT UP- Friends say it ia his Purpsae to Retire From Politics (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C., Nov. 7.—Con gressman Blackburn passed through the city this evening on his way to Wash ington. He admits his defeat by Hon. Theodore, Itluttz by one thousand or more, but thinks he put up a stiff fight. He said there was no truth in the report that he wrote a party in Salisbury that he did not expect to contest his oppon ent’s election. However, I Avas inform ed by two of, Blackburn’s friends that he has no idea of contesting. It is his pur pose to retire from politics and settle down to the practice of law. WEBB’S EXACT MAJORITY The Ninth Congressional District Bolls up one of 5,686 (Special to News and Observer.) Shelby, N. C., Nov. 7.—The exact ma jority of Hon. E. Y. Webb, of the Ninth Congressional district, is 5,680, Senatorial Vote in Anson. (Special to News and Observer.) Wades boro, N. C., Nov. 7. —Hon. Cyrus B. Watson received 237 more votes in An ton than all the other Senatorial candi dates. Here is the vote; Watson, 771; Carr, 326; Overman, 185; Craig, 18; Alexander, 7: Hoke. 1. Wat son’s majority over all, 237. Perhaps it is due Messrs. Craig. Alex ander and Hoke to say that they made no fig’nt in the county which, probably, accounts in some measure for the small vote received by them. Cathey Elected Senator by £35. (Special to News and Observer.) Sylva, N. C., Nov. 7.—My official ma jority in the district is three hundred and thirty-five. JAMES H. CATHEY. DENNIS MURDER MYSTERY. Arrest of* Richard Cole, a Colored Forter on Suspicion. (By ih<- Associated Press.* Washington, Nov. 7.—Richard Cole, a colored porter, 20 years old, was ar rested today and committed to jail to await the action of the grand jury on the charge of committing assault on Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis, a well known dress maker, at her home in. this city, over ten months ago. Mrs. Dennis died from her injuries about a fortnight ago, with out recovering sufficiently to talk ra tionally. Julius Van Brakle, colored, formerly proprietor of the Brunswick hotel, testi fied today before the coroner’s jury that on March 19th. Cole had said something to him to the effect that he (Cole) would he a happy man if Mrs. Dennis was dead, and also had said once when he looked worried: "Yes, if you had on your mind what I have on mine, von would (look worried, too." Van Hrakle said Cole made certain statements regarding the reason why ho did not care to visit the sick woman, among other things that Mrs. Dennis might say something which might reopen the investigation. Detective HartJgan, who has hern work ing on the case ever since the crime was /committed, testified that Cole is the only person, among those he investigated who wavered in his statements. Cole, who also testified before the coroner’s jury, denied, making ih*' assault, and protested that h<- had assisted the au thorities. (l<- also denied using language attributed to him by Van Brakle.
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