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y 1 ' fP'iiiS-rtiiiijfitirPiir ' JAS. G. DOYlXj'. PublUher. WadesborolMessenger and Wadesboro Intetligtncer Consolidated July, 1888. PRICE. ONETfiOLLAR PER YEAR .'NEW SERIES VOL. 20.-NO. 107 WADESBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1908. WHOLE NUMBER 1, 107 : WILL BE TRIED ; FOR HIS .LIFE. WIFE SLAYER NOW IN RIGHT . ' ' MIND. John L. Orrgery, Who Killed HI Wife Daring tha Might ol'jaaaarr 10, 1003, and Who Was Prtaoinctd by Jury -To C'rasy to Plead to th BUI of la dlrtment, . liroaght Back T need a Night From Malelgh, Whin He Ha Been Confined lath Slat Depart moat for lb Criminal Uregory Haa Beca Declared Bane by the Aathorlllee at Halclgh aad Will Be Placed on TrL al for Ills Life Story of the Tragedy Wadesboro was shocked Wednes- - morning, January 11th, 15)05, to leain ' of a murder that had been enacted in South Wadesboro the night before. The issue ot the Messenger and In telligencer of Thursday, January 12th, 1905, contained, the following story of the tragedy: "South Wadesboro was the scene, .. sometime Tuesday night, of a most , v horrible tragedy. John L. Gregory, , while insane, shot his wire through the head with a single barrel! shot gun, blowing nearly all the top of the 5' skull off. The woman was asleep at . the time and, apparently, did not move a muscle after she was shot, as her position in bed was a perfectly natural one for sleep. I he 10-year old son of the couple was asleep in the rimm at the limp (if the tmpwlv hut was not awakened by the tiring of the gun, and did not know that his - mother was dead until Darties went to the house twe or three hours later "It Is eupposed that Gregory left the house immediately after bring " the fatal shot, as he appeared at the ' home of his brother, Mr. Henry ' .Gregory, about three miles northeast '. Of town, about 2 o'clock Wednesday , morning. He aroused his brother ; and told him that he had killed his U'lfu anil urantarl him fn lot him In ." , the house. He had a pistol and fired it-once in the yard, and his brother l a ii ,i . iii i i : rciuseu to open me uoor unin ne laid : the pistol on the porch. .As soon as s . Mr. Henrys Gegory could dress k two ' men came back to town Hua Jbii' Gregory was placed in the ; custody or Jfoliceman David Craw' '' - ford, who carried him before Esq. G, - W. Rogers, and Squire Rogers com - mitted hitu to Id il. "Gregory and his wife both worked v In the cotton mill, and the day be fore the tragedy the former eave no' tice that he was going to leave the next day and asked that the amount due him be paid to Mr. W. N. Jeans. - hve upbraided his wife about other 4 men, and told her that he was going to leave her. "A representative of the M. & I. went to the jail yesterday to see Gregory. Ihe man was dressed in his best clothes, and was lying on his cot during couversatiotrthat ensued. ' On being asked how he felt he said that his head hurt him very much, v. In answer to another question, he said he did not know why he killed his wife. ThU is the same answer he has given every one who has asked him his reason for committing the crime. . "For two years prior to last A.u ' . gust Gregory, who is 35 or 40 years " old, lived on Mr. Wat Winiree's place, about three miles northeast of town. Last August he moved to ' - Concord, but returned to Wadesboro . after a short time and went to work t at the cotton mill. He has always born a good character." ;-' Gregory remained in jail until the " April term of criminal court, 1905. f During this'term of court, which was presided over by Judge Ward, he s was brought to trial. His attorney, ' Mr. 'John T. Bennett, raised the ques 1 1 tioiv of his sanity, and a jury was ; first empaneled to pass upon that is sue. The jury answered the issue In -fa-vor of -Gregory, whereupon the judge directed that he be carried to Raleigh and imprisoned in the state department for the criminal insane ' until he was "sufficiently res'ored to i ' plead to the indictment in the cause. " -.-Hecently the authorities at Raleigh notified Sheriff Martin that Gregory was In his right mind, informing the sheriff at the same time that if he did ' . not come after him the prisoner would '- be released. . , ";,-. :- In response to this notification Dep uty Sheriff Pearl Martin went to Ra leigh Tuesday arte Gregory, return . ing with him Tuesday dight Gregr ; bry, who is now in jail, weighs over ( 200 pounds and appears to be in the best of health. He says, we under- stand, that he does not remember any thing about the killing of his wife. ' lie will be placed on trial at the January term of criminal court for his life. A peculiar featyre connected with the homicide,, now recalled by Coro ner Fenton and by Dr. J. II. Bennett, who conducted the. autopsy on the body of Mrs. Gregory, is that - there was no sign of shot about the head or in the bed on which the dead wo man lay. Wadding was found on the bed, and. it is the opinion of both the coroner and the physician that the shot were removed from the shell before the fatal shot was fired. Pos sibly this may have .been done for the purose of badly frightening the woman without killtng her. DR. CLIN0 GETS! OFF LIGHT. Vaterlnary Surgeoa Who Caused So Math Talk Hera Foond Oallty of Carrying a Concealed Platol. Readers ot this paper probably have not forgotten Dr. E. A. Cline, alias Cllno, who came to Wadesboro several months ago and established himself here as veterniary surgeon. It will be remembered that he was arrested on warrants sent here from Statesboro, Ga., and finally carried back to that place for trial. A States boro paper of the date of the 13th inst., tells the result of his trial as follows: "In the city court Wednesday Dr. E. A. Clino entered a plea of guilty to carrying concealed weapons and was fined 50 or six months on the chainpang. It seems that the many other charges that were supposed to have been hovering over the head of the veterinary surgeon went glimmering Into space, as this was the only true bill the grand jury returned against him. "We are Informed that the case pending against him In Tattnall county has fizzed out. The word comes from over there now that Dr. Clino told the man he bought the mule from that he had no mony in bank to meet the check given him in payment for the mule. This being true there will probably be no prosecution over there." Daughters of Confederacy Elect Ofltoora Communi'vated. Anson Chapter, U. D. C, met in the library yesterday afternoon and elected officers for the ensuing year. The same officers were re-elected, and the personnel is as follows: Mn. R. E. Little, President; Mrs. J. 1. Dun lap, 1st Vice President; Mrs. W. A. Ingram,' 2nd Vice President; Miss Elsie Bennett, Rec. Secretary; Miss Nannie Howard, Asst. Secretary; Mrs. V. Boshamer, Treasurer; Mrs. Frank Bennett and Mrs. R. T. Ben nett, Historians; Mrs. Clarence Burns, Cor. Secretary. It was decided to send $10 to the George Davis monument, in Wil mington; $10 to the scholarship at the State Normal. This scholarship is. supported by the chapters of U. D. C. throughout the state and educates two daughters ot veterans. , On Monday, December "th, Anson Chapter will present a portrait of Jef ferson Davis to the Wadesboro grad ed school. This will be marked with appropriate ceremonies, and a com mittee was appointed to arrange for this occasion. December 6th is the anniversary of Pres. Davis' death. Thanksgiving Meetings. Communicated. Beginning Nov. 23rd, a series of meetings for one hour each day in the week, except Thanksgiving day, will be observed by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church, at the following homes: Monday, Mrs. W. P. Ledbetter. Tuesday, Mrs. J " W. Gulledge. Wednesday, Mrs. I. H. Horton. Friday, Mrs. J. II. West. The object of these meetings is to have a kind ot annual thanksgiving or glad festival in memory of God's goodness to us .as individuals in a Christian land, and as members of the woman's Foreign Missionary Soci ety. f , We hope every woman In the town will attend these meetings. They will begin promptly at 8 and close at 4 o'clock. Is one hour each day too much of our time to give? Read tha pain formula on a box ol Pink Pain Tablets. Then ask your Doctor it there is a better one. Pain means conges tion blood pressure somewhere. - Dr. Snoop's Pink Pain Tablets check head pains, womanly pains. Dain anrwhern.1 Try one, nd seel 30 for 26c. Sold br Par sons Drug Co. ; IN , WADESBORO. A laumaif of tha Work Accomplished by tha Methodist Chnrch Here For the YearltfOH. , The current year has been one of remarkable growth for our Wadesbo ro Methodism. One year ago we had, as reported in the Conference journal, 346. The year clot es with 421 members, or a net gain of 75. Our pecple have built, and are fur nishing, the best parsonage in the conference. One of the nine rooms is devoted to the pastor's study, and Is being furnished at a cost of about $100. About two-thirds of the cost of the parsonage has been secured in money and good subscriptions, and the other third will be forthcoming. The patronage building committee, composed of W. P. Parsons, II. W. Little and U. B. Blalock, has done its work well, ahd these brethren should be commended for their faithful and efficient services. I would be ungrateful not to men tion the work the Ladies' Aid Socie ty has done In the consummation of this enterprise. In construction and furniture they have put more than $500 into the building. The young ladies have wrought well in furnish ing the dining room. I take this method of thanking all who have in any way contributed to this enter prise. The salaries of the pastor and of the presiding elder were fixed at $1,200 and $150, respectively, and are paid with some little margin. The district distributing board assessed this charge on benevolences $428. This amount has been paid with an overplus. Our Sunday school is in creasing in interest, number and lib erality, $158 having been raised for supplies and missions. Our foreign missionary societies now number 154 members, or 129 more than the journal reported last year. Our home mission society is in its iafancv.-j3ut starts off with -J a members ahd will doubtless grow, to be much larger. The Epworth , League is young, but has done some "good woik during the year. During the year the church has paid for all purposes $4500, or about $13 per capita, not counting the new members. The Wadesboro church is able and willing to take its place among the desirable charges of the conference, and our people are determined to make it one of the best. The pastor and family are profound ly grateful for all the kindnesses shown them, and pray the church's success in the future may be 'even more abundant. The editors of our local papers have been more than kind in publishing church notices, for which they have our thanks. J. H. West. ; BRASINGTON-ROS8. Invitations reading as follows have been issued; Mrs. Mary I. Ross requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Mary Harriet to Mr. James Thomas Brasington on Wednesday evening, December second at half past five o'clock, at the home of ,her uncle Mr. 3, G. Boylin . ' Wadesboro, N. C. . Last Spring Mr. J. Tomps Martin, of this township, bought a mule and a horse! from Mr. E. C. Griffin, of Marshville. He gave a mortgage on this property and two additional head of stock for $212, part of the purchase money due Mr. Griffin. Later Mr. Martin sold the mule to Mr. R. J. Turner and the horse to Mr. Joe 'Martin, Mr. Martin still later selling the horse to Mr. Charlie Cowick. Mondav and Tuesday Mr Griffin's representative was here looking for the horse and mule, and the present owners settled the mat ter with him for the present by giv ing bond to either take up the mort gage or return the stock by a given date. Mr. Tomps Martin, it is said, has left home. ' . "Doan's Ointment cured me ot eczema that had imnoyed roe a long time. The cure was permanent." Hon. S. W. Mat thews, Commissioner Labor Statistics Augusta, Me. METHODISM REV. A. B CAUDLE DEAD. II Passed Away at III Homo This Morning at !t O'clock After a Long III. Though not uneiected, the news of the death of Rev. A. B. Caudle was a great shock to the citizens of Wadesboro this morning. He died at 5 a. in. at his home in the suburbs of town on (be Morven road. Mr. Caudle bad been in failing health for year, and since the month of July his condition has been precarious. Mr. Cuudle was born in Lane-sboro township, this county, 63 years ago. He received the usual education of boys of that day, and when the war lietween the States came on he enlist ed and made a gallant saldier. For several years he has been chaplain of the Anson chapter of Confederate Vet erans. Immediately after the close of hostilities he married Miss Mollie Liles, daughter of Mr. David Liles, of Union county. About 31 years ago Mr. Caudle moved from this county to Monroe, where, for a numbar of years, he en gaged in merchanlising. About 18 years ago he entered the ministry of the Baptist church. He was a strong and earnest expounder of the ord and served mpny of the strongest churches of his denomination in this and Union counties. Five years ago Mr. Caudle moved his family to Wadesboro and opened a furniture store. On going into the furniture business he did not stop preaching, but devoted a .consider able portion of his time to his minis terial duties. Mr, Caudle was a splendid citizen In every sensi of the word. He was not only a good preacher, but an en eigetie and progressive business man as well. His wife and five children, four daughters'and one son, survive him. The daughters are: Mrs. J. G. Winfield, Mrs. D. V. Mauney, Misses Leola and Inez Caudle, all of Wades boro. The Hpiis Mr. T. L. Caudle, one of Wadesboro's lead ing attorneys. The funeral will take place in the Baptist church tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. The Interment will be in Eastview cemetery. BETTERMENT WORK. Helpful Organization Formed by the Ladles ol Wadesboro. On Friday of last week a number of ladies met in the graded school au ditorium, for the purpose of organiz ing an association for the betterment of public schools. This is to be a part of the state movement which was begun several years ago and i3 still growing. Bettterment associa tions have been organizea in almost every section of the state, and there is not a community with a school in it which does not need one. After an Interesting and inspiring address by Mrs. Mclver, the ladies proceeded at once to the business of formal organization. The constitu tion adopted was similar to that held by all the local associations. The of ficers are: President, Mrs. R. E. Little; 1st Vice President, Mrs. R. L. Hardison; 2nd Vice President, Mrs. R. M. Mann; Secretary, Miss Rena Lassiter; Treasurer, Mrs. Clarence M. Burns; executive committee, Mrs. Boylin,chairman,Miss Hawkins,Mrs. Ingram, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Henry. The work to be undertaken by the association will be the enlargement of its membership, the improvement of thu school grounds, the raising of a school library, the furnishing of the auditorium. The magnitude of the task will not discourage those who see its real need, hut they need the co-operation of every man, woman and child in Wadesboro. It you can not be an active member1 become an associate member and show that you are interested in the improvement ol the city scheol8. Rena Lassiter, Sec. Monday afternoon one ot Mr. L. J. Huntley's buss horses, while hitched to a wagon, ran away. In turning Into thejlot between Messrs. Robinson & Caudle's office and the stables of the Live Stock Co., the wagon, or what was lea of it, hit a telephone pole, causing the horse to turn a complete tomersault. Having the wind knocked out of him for a short time was the only injury suffered by thelnUtwl on account of the fall. COLORED PEOPLE STIRRED UP. Worehlnfal Master of Colored Xasoole Lodge sCmbesale Lodge Faade aad Can see fCirlteoisal Among the 91em horshlp Vp aad Dies Pea Dea Hlver. Several years ago a colored Mason ic lodge. was organized across the river in Montgomery county and Tom leak,. who lived on the plantation, located In Montgomery and Rich mond counties, of Mr. Jas. A. Leak, was made Worshipful Master of the same. Tom was the moot prominent colored man in that entire section and always represented his commun ity at all church and lodge meetings. He is a good looking mulatto and Is said to be shrewd and bright. For a long time, so far as ii known, Tom acted honestly with the lodge and everything went along smoothly. Recently, however, it developed that he had not for a year remitted bene fit assessments to headquarters at Raleigh and it is estimated that the amount of his embezzlements in this way is about $300. It Is also said that he borrowed money from every colored man in the neighborhood who would trust him, and In this manner secured something like $200. Tom, In some manner discovered that his defalcation wa9 about to be discovered, so without saying good bye to any of his friends, he quietly left for parts unknown. The fact that he failtd to remit benefit dues to headquarters at Raleigh caused his lodge to be suspended and Aunt Sal lie Tyson, whose late husband was a member of the lodge, failed to get her benefit of $225, to which she oth erwise would have been entitled. Tom's defalcation and flight caused great excitement among the colored people within a radius of several miles up and down the Pee Dee fro.u Mr. Leak's place. As stated above, he was a prominent churchman and possessed the confidence of his neigh bors to an unusual degree. The lodge has a large number of members and all of them are highly incensed. If they ever get hold of Tom again it will probably go worse with him than riding the lodge goat. Judge Beuaett Hal a Flae Turnip Patch In England fertile lands adapted to the growth of Swedes and turnips rent at five guineas per acre.- I have acre in Swedes if carefully market ed will bring $30. When stripped of the turnips all things are readv. The next year will try the patience and expedients of our people in many ways. Corn crops along the rivers and big creeks are for the most part destroyed. Small grain crops are our resource in some ways. I have sowed wheat as late as January and got pay for my trouble. I wish it possible to spend nothin this winter. Lets live simply and keep warm. We eat too much habitually. Risdkn Tyler Bkxxett. The Singleton Settlement. There will be a talk at the Plav Centre of the Singleton Settlement ou "The First Thanksgiving," by Dr. McLeudou, ou Sat urday night of this week. It is a Thauks giviug program, consisting of recitations by Janie James and Chap James, and a nomologue, done in costume, by Lottie Heavener. Yesterday a mothers' meeting was held at the Play Centre, a club being organized of the mothers in the Settlement. Coffee and other refreshments were served after a discussion upon the ques tion of, "Why is There so Much Consump tion Among Us.''. Ou Saturday evening the committee of boys on tennis, will begin work on the grounds. The committee on play-ground games will lead the girls in the latter.from two to four o'clock. The library will be open at these hours, also. Another Date For Hearing at Klnaton In Blewett Falls Matter. Kiuston Dispatch, 18th. At a hearing in chambers tonight Judge Lyon continued the case of Sheppartl vs. the Rockingham Power Company, to be heard before him ,in Kenans vllle, Noyera ber 2"th. The continuance was by con sent of both parties, that additional affi davits might be filed. The object of this action is to abolish the voting committee of the power company aud prevent an in tended reorganizatioa of the Rockingham Power Company. Mr. Thomas W. Davis, of Wilmington, represented the plaintiffs and Judge J. E. Shepherd, of Raleigh, ap peared for the defendants, 2 Impure i blood runs yon down makes yom aa easy victim for organic diseases. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies the blood (Hires the cause builds yon np. PERSONAL MENTION. Mrs. John I). I-ak returned Imt night from Columbia, S. C. where she snta wk with Mrs.L. V. Dib ble. Mrs. T. B. Wyatt will remain in Coliiinbu another week. Mn. Laurence Mauney and daugh ter, of King's Mountain, and Mr. J. A. Baldwin, tf Charlotte, apent last night here, on their way to Anson v i lie to visit their parent-, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Rvd fern. Mrs. J. T. Gad.ly, of Cedar Hill, was taken, Monday, to a hospital at Salisbury for treatment Messrs. If. W. Little, P. R. Ben nett, E. C. Griggs and C L. Bovwnan attended court at Chesterfield Mon day and Tuesday. Miss Emma Roe has returned home from an extended visit with relatives in Clifton Forge, Va., and Washington, D. C. Mayor Brock and Alderman W. M. Morton attended the convention of mayors in Charlotte Tuesday. Mrs. W. A. Smith, of Pineville, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Wall, of Lilesviile. Mrs. A. J. Williams, of Richmond county, is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. A. Liles. 5liss Bertha Hasty, of Charlotte, Ls visiting relatives here. THE "DEESTRICK SKULE." o Title alrlh Provoking Comedy Will Bo Ulvea at tha (iraded School Tomor row Night. The "Deestrick Skule," a three act comedy giving the morning ses sion, recess and afternoon session of an old field school of 50 years ago, will be given at the graded school auditorium Friday night, Nov. 20, under the ausDices of the Bantist La dies' Society. The ladies have se cured Miss 8. C. Battaile, of Nash ville, Tenn., to assist them with' the program. Miss Battaile has given the "skule," which is her own ar rangement of the play, over 200 times in as many cities to packed houses. Governors, Congressmen, lawyers, doctors, editors, preachers and busi ness men, with their wives and daughters, take part in the entertain ment. The "skule" is an exaggeration of tne old school days, but it will be very much enjoyed by all who at tend. The New Oreans Times-Democrat says, "It is two hours of solid fun," and, judging by the fu,n the "skollars" are having at the rehear sals, the Times-Democrat must be right. About forty well known ladfcsand gentlemen of Wadesboro will appear in the "skule" here. Among them are: Mr. F. E. Thoma?, as the skuie master; Miss Bessie Ashcraft, Mrs. Honeysuckle; Messrs. J. M. Wall, J. C. Marshall, T. B. Henry, Capt. John Little, and others of the skule com mittee; while Sissy and Buddy, Mike, the giggling girl, the crying girl, the boy who drinks water Nosegay and all the other "skollars" will create no end of fun when "skule" takes up Friday night. Everybody is going to see the "skollars" Friday night. Conference to he Invited to Wadesboro. Rev. J. H. West, who has served Wadesboro station most satisfactorily during the conference year just closed, left Monday night for Asheville, where the Western North Carolina Conference coavened yesterday. Tuesday night Mr. John W. Gul ledge, who is a lay delegate to the Conference, left for Asheville. Dr. Gulledge will make the leading speech inviting the Conference to hold its next session in Wadesboro, and, if zeal in the good cause will bring us that he nor we know hi will be suc cessful in his efforts, which will be ably seconded by others. A clergyman writes: "Preventfcs. those little Candy Ccwi Cure Tablets are work in wonders in wv parish." Prevsntics surely will check a cold, or the Grippe, 5 a very few hours. And Preventics are so safe and harmless. No quinine, nothing harsh nor sickeniair. Fine for feverish. restless children. Box of 46 at . So by Parsons Drug Ce,