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' eludes the evidence as introduced
In the preliminary hearing
*' - Of State Tta.II. Kilos for the |
shooting of H M. Holbrook la
the falace Barber Shop oa the 1
asornlng of January 1. The
testimony before the recorder
was partly published In yesterday's
Issue.
Q. You did not shoot up? JL Only
until the fast shot. I raised the
f pistol He "was within two feet of
me and he threw ap his left hand.
Q. He <was shot in his right breast?
A. I don't know. Q. What was he
dotng an of that time? . He wen
advancing on me. Q. How far was
he from yen when you fired the
Inst tlfeeT . I guess about two
feet. Q. Every time yon fired he
wde facing you? A. He was coming
right at mp. Q. How many
turn did ran .hoot? VA. I think
four, I fired three shots like tbnt
and Mr. Holbrook would not stop.
Q. Were-yon trying to avoid Shooting
him? A. I wan trying to keep
him off mo. a Were yon try In*
to frighten him? A. 1 thought It
would atop him for me to ohoot
like that. Q. Were yon trying to
hit htm? A. I didn't wnnt to kit
Kr. Holbrook. I wonted to atop
. him. I didn't wnnt him to oome on
when the lest shot wss fired? A.
Right In (rant of mr stead. Q. If
he was to two foot of ran he mast
here been between his chair sad
lfaln street? A. No sir. be was
Like ha started. He wss oomlns on
me from where T *u standing. Q.
Tow ay he wee about where he
started? A. Where the rucus start
street. Q. He had gotten between
his chair and yours when y<?u fired
the last' shot? A. He was right np
on me. Q. When did he drop the
rasor? A. When I fired the last
shot. Q. How did he drop the rasor?
A. He dropped the rasor like
that and threw his hand up to his
chest. Q. What fitd hh do. A.
I think he went ont the aide door.
Q. Is there any donbt about Ivhat
happened to Mr. Hoi brook you'facing
him. You say you think ne
went out the' side door. Is there
any doubt about that? A. Mr. Holbrook
turned off and went that way
and I wps scared and In the uproar
^ I laid tne gun down and started to
the front door. Q. Who got out
first yon or he? A. I couldn't tell.
Q. Ton have no recollection of what
occurred? A. No sir, I was scared
to death. Q. Were yon any more,
frightened after yon Shot than you
were when yon say he waa advancing
on yon with the casor? A. I
waa stared all of that time. Q. After
he struck you you made no effort
to get any further than that
cabinet? A. I couldn't tell, it was
all done so quick. I knew bo was
a bigger man than I was. -Q. Yon
mean that as soon as he struck you
you lumped tor the pistol? A No
slrlrtsBpsd hack and Mr. Hoi
him to atop coming oil no. Q. Did
you Jump tor the platol a* won aa
he etniek year A. No etr. I Barer
thought about the platol then. Q.
You eald a moment ago that It Waa
eo quick that yon couldn't tell what
happened? A. No ill. that U the
beet I can tell It. 9. Ton didn't
try to hit him except the Jaat timer ,
A. No ?ir. Q. Ton any yon and
he had no trouble pretlonaly? A.
No air. ' ; J
By Mr. Weed:
Q. Wad ha a taller or loear man
than yon? A. Be waa lower. Q.
1 anppoae that etrep bnalneea Intimated
tffat ha waa whetttag hla ra- |
' aor? A. No air, he waa not. Q. I
Waa anybody at all there bealdea i
Toe and Mr. Holhrook? A. No air. i
the boy had gone to breaktaat. i
By Mr, Windier:
Q. Bow many tlmea did ypn Are
your pletol before he dropped the i
rumor? A. The fourth ahot ' I
W. R. Roheraoe Wee Sworn:
By Mr. Wardi 1
Q. Do yoe know where thla ahop i
la? A. Tea ?lr. q. On the drat I
morning of the year did yon hear .
any ahootlng orer there? A. Yea 1
air. Q. Where ware yon? A. At 1
the corner of the Seringa and Truat i
Co. Q. Probably Kt feet away? '
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A. x woold euppoee 50 or 60 feet.)
Q. Toll ma what you heard, if anything,
Just before the pistol fired?
A, I heard a ioaale sod then I heard
the pistol and 1 thought It was a |i
fire cracker. It did not alarm me'
and It didn't alarm me when Mr.1
Holbrook ran out hollering. Q.
What did you hear before the firing
oi me moil jl. i neara a tVHM
before the tiring of the shot. Q.
A boot how many' seconds or glue
the coart the best Idea yon can of
bow Ions It was? A. I judge I had
taken about sight or ten steps. Q.
What happened? A. Mr. Holbrook
broke out of the door. Q. Do yon
know anything else about It? A.
Mb sir, I went to the drug store and
came back to the shop. Q.?What
statement did Miles make? . He
said, for him to eome and jump jm
me wfth my sides all cot to pieces,
I had to protect myself.
By Judge Bragaw:
Q. That was the only statement
you heard him make? A. He went
on to say that he was a law abiding
cttlsen and should surrender.
Q. That was all he bad to say regarding
what happened? A. Tee
sir.
Ualeb Sterling Was Sworn:
By Mk. Ward:
Q. Did yon go in that shop after
this unfortunate affair? Ay Tee
sir. Q. What-was the occasion of
your going in? A. The Junior barber
Mr. Cox was just putting a key
in the door and he said, come in*
and I said what are you going to
do, open np. and he said yes. Mr.
Bpeneer said we might ss well start
to work and I walked to the chair
Mr. Holbrook used and sat down
In the chair, and wh|la I was in there
talking with the people, the one thot
wears glasses came In and got
there were signs w*.ere feet had
slipped and I said, that seems like
there was s tussle, I saw the
mams mat ioo*ea lue mej were
made by the slipping of feet. Q.
Where were those sears on the floor
with reference to where they pointed
the rasor to be? A-. The rasor
and towel were in the middle of the
bnnch of sears. There was a long
scar about two feet from where'
they said the rasor was and the oth-.
or scars were scattered up. The ra-1
tor was lying In them from what'
they aald. Q. Hare you an opinion
about his tendency to violence? A.
I very foolishly made a remark some
days ago that somebody heard. I
don't like to get mixed up in things
of this kind. Q. I want you to refer
to any occasion you can? A. I
could say he was a dangerous man
oa one occasion from what 1 saw.
By Judge Bragaw.
Q. Ton know which was Mr. Holbrook's
chair? A. Yes sir. Q. And
these signs on the floor to which
you refer and the place where, the
rasor was pointed but on which side
of the chat* was that? A. Here is
the cash register and here is the
chair. They told me the rasor and
towel were there sad the marks
were there. . ,
JQ. Wae'thTfloor oiled? A. Yea
sir. I made the statement that in
Justice to Mr. Miles somebody ought
to know something about that.
Sheriff Lucas Was Sworn:
By Mr. War*:
Q. Did you an to the barber shop
sfter (he ehootlnK? A. Yes air. Q.
How ton? after? A. A rentleman
same to the Jail door aid nM there
*M ah jrinj In the ahofc a nd they
needed an "opeer. Q.^hetf Von
went down there what did yon And?
A. Mr. Milan atandtnc near that
half and he raid I anrrender tnyeetf.
Q. Did yon eee a Bat? A.
He eald will' yon be food enoufh to
plek up my hat and I walked around
the chair where the rator ana and
picked up the hat. It waa maahed
lat and ap on the ahelf lay the *un
and I put the nun In my pocked. The
hat waa maahed aa Hat ae It could
he maahed. Q. What did you do
ibout the meorT A. I etepped orer
It. Q. Tou left it theret A. Tee
Ir. a What statement did Mr.
If Ilea make? A. He did not make
any- to me. Adams laid what alls
rou fellows and Mr. Kllee said he
aouMn't stand to be run'orer by a
bully 'when he was lust ont of the
hospital and he couldn't stand to be
set np by a bully.
W. W. Dot Was Sworn:
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By Mr. Ward:
q. You art on of the gen tie met
that workad la tha ahop? A. Y?
air. Q. Do you know the draw Mr
Miles haa described? A. Yea 'air
Q. Bid you arar see a pistol la
there? A. Once. Q. You had observed
the pistol one time? A. Yet
air. Q. Do yon know whether Mr.
Holbrook saw it? A. He opened, the
draw and showed It to me and aald
Mr. Cox who"does this belong to and
I said I don't know, and he made
the remark " that it was probably
meant for me or him Q. He knew
it tras In there? A. Yea sir. On
the second day I went and looked
for that gun again and I did not see
It. Q, Had Mr. Miles ever made a
iremark that he was in any way out
Of humor with. Mr. Holhrook t A
On one" morning, Mr. Holbrook w%a
sick. Q. How Ions wu this before?
A. About ten days previous to the
shooting! Mr. Holbrook sick
and I bad the bines and Mr. Miles
waa in the shop, and I said that after
Christmas I would go home and
remain there, and Mr. Miles was
standing np and ha sat down, and
he said, what is the matter, and 1
said nothing. I have just got the
blues and .Mr- Mites said that some
one went to the stockholders, the
corporation of the palace Barber
shop and said he wasageiftg to open
up a new shop, and he said if I
And out that man I am going to
make trouble for him. and directly
after thai I spoke up and said, look
here little boy* I am not Implicated
In tixe matterr and 1 want to Inform
you that I am excusing myself out
of it and that was all that was raid
to me.
D. M. Carter*. Jr., Was Sworn:
By Mr. Ward:
Q. Ypu ware the first man to gat
ihsssyirT'W <rr H?W ions
after? A." 8 or 4 minntes. Q. You
were the first man to get there} A.
No sir. There wero four or five in
front of the shop. Q. When yon
went in where waa Mr. >Ulee. A.
He came to the door and called me.
Q. And said what? A. Come' in
and I wlllshow ?ou how It waa
Dave. a hat
the Q What
was jflrthe hat? A.
Cr"?Hr* 8ee a "?or? A.
No sjKs^Kfce did not point that
out ttryou? A. No sir. He showed
me the pistol and showed me how
Holbrook kno*?tr*A ?>? ?? ?? o
. y? -?
He didn't say anything about the
rasorT A. No sir. Q. What did
he say Holbrook did to htm? A. He
told him something about he wanted
mone> and the rent was not dne
until sometime after that and said
he knocked my hat off when he run
by or something like that. I dismember
now. Q. Is thai all of It?
A. About that time the sheriff came
in and he s^id I surrender gentlemen
and went to pick hia bat up and
I said you had better let the hat stay
where It Is.
JoslMu Tayloe Was Sworn:
By Mr. W?rd:
Q. Did yon ever operate on Mr.
Milea In the Washington Hospital?
A. Tea sir. Q. How Jong ago? A.
I should Judge In the neighborhood
of a year. Q. He stated on his examination
that when he was jarred
by running he hurt at the bottom
of his belly. What In your experience
as a physician about the possibility
of such a condition this loni
after the operation?. A. Tea air, it
could result from Intestinal adhesions
and when he was operated on
hia right muscle was torn in two
WU wrn result from either, one
or both. Q. Whet do you say about
the probable effect on his health In
staying so small a ell as described
In- his evidence until Hay. A. Mr.
Miles Is not physically a strong man.
I have treated him a good many
times. I know that the hygenic
conditions would be bad and depre-j
elate his health.
By Judge Bragsw:
Q. You would not recommend it
as a health resort T A. No sir. Q.
That jsdnditlon would be Apt to apply
to almost any man who was not
a strong min? A. No sir. I think
It would predispose him to more
permanent injury. Q. Tou don't
mean that Miles In an emergency
eonld not quicken his speed and
ran a little bit? A. No sir. He asked-me
if it would give him pain.
Q. A man that stands all day long
hour after hour would, be able to
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WILL Bl-yUNDKR' DIRECTION OP
f T. B. PARKKUT OF STATE DEPARMENT
AGIUCUI/T1IHK.
Thirty-seven coftntleB throughout
the eutwn sectfed of North Carolina
are to haT#-ODO^or more farmers'
institutes "dur^jg the months
of January anj[ February. The deU1U4
MUf?g Mpftrato
' institute fXfuoa has fust heel an,
nouneed by Director T. B. Parker of
the Institute division of the .Stato
Department of Agriculture.
In connection with the tnstitutes
for wives and daughters of fnrmers
j there are to be valuable award
i od at each ofthe Institutes* a?d there
i ie very great interest- date?
i for the idst'tntes to be in Beaui
fort and Hvde court***
Bath, January, 19th r A??-n?a. January
20: Washing*** T--?'i?.rv 21:
Pantepo. .Tan"a?"v jM ???? Onarter,
January 22: ftlade? **?-? .Tami*3.
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[ WHITE KIT) GLOVEA CLEANED
at Wright's.
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run a few yards if he had toT A.
1 He eo.uld run but the standing would
| not bring about the same efTect. Q.
You don't- mean to say he couldn't
run if he had to? ~A. No sir.
By Mr. Ward:
Q. What do you say as to his
tendency toward tubercular troubles?
A. I have treated him for
bronchial troubles. Q. What do you
say about confinement on his physical
condition? A. I know that in.
order to overcome predisposition
more ventilation and exercise is the
only way to arrest it/ Q. 8un shine
: it better than all. A. Yes air. Q.
1 You don't mean to say you have
1 found any tubercular troubles in
' his system? A. No sir. To be per-.
rectly fair I have treated him a
' number of tlmee for bronchial trou1
bles. He has a weak condition of
' the lungs. Q. Nothing else appearing,
would you say that confine1
meat , in the county Jail through
1 January, February, March and i
1 April fould be seriously calculated;
to superinduoe tuberculosis? A. Ii
would not answer tljat positively. [
1. L Nicholson Was Sworn:
By Mr. Ward:
Q. Do you know anything about'
the physical condition of Mr. Miles? i
A. I hare been his family ph-ysi-j
elan since his marriage and I know
he Is a delicate man. Q. What
wpuld you say as to the probable^
effect "on his health of confinement
In a small osll In the county Jell until
May? A. I would think It would
Impair his health. Q. He suys when
he runs or Jars be has pains from
an operation testified by another
witness to have been two years ago?
A. Yes sir.v It could exist by adhesion
of ths Intestines and t understood
he had rnptnre of the nu>
cles. 4
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4UAHT I. 1914.
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COUNTY SUI
Electicn Takes
Place January
24th, 11a. mJ
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As stated'in Tuesday's Daily News
the Board of Education at their
meeting Monday and Tuesday de1""
cided to postpone the election of a
County Superintendent to succeed
Mr. W. L. Vaughan, who has tendered
his resignation until January
24th. Mr. Vaughan'n resignation j
VeHd by the chairman of the!
board at the meeting Tuesday and
upon motion of Mr. T. R. Hodges, a
number of the board, was accepted.
The following have made application
for the position up to this time:
W. C. Trivette. KlnBton. N. C.; H.
B. Smith, Tarboro, N. C.; C. B. Gbtrett,
Belhaven. N. C;J Joe Gurganus,
. P'vmouth, N. C.; J. L. Harris, Rocky
Mount, N. C.; C. H .Harding. Wash- :
ington, N. C.; J. D. Paul. Pungo, N.!
1C.: Henderson Mizelle, Roberson
The board met In regular session J
Monday, and Tuesday with all the (
members present .and the following j
business was transacted:
J. H. Taylor and a number of
citizens of District No. 10, Chocowlnlty,
white, aeked for a division
of "that district. The matter was
referred to the county superintendent
and the chairman of the board
for Investigation.
The board ordered, a two' room
school house building in the new
Wharton speolal tax district and appropriated
9400 toward the building
and also authorized the application
or a loan of 9600 by the
committee from the state loan fund.
A committee for that district was appointed
as follows: M. D. Leggett,
G. C. Latham and J. R. Beddard.
The board authorised the payment
of 920 to L, T. Thompson for the
, funeral expenses of Helen Wilkes
who died while teaching school In
District No. 1, Richland township,
colored, last year, there being to
her credit 931: the board to hold
the balance for hey estate.
O. W. Lee was appointed to All
the unexpired term of the late B.
[ D. Rowe of District No. 8, white
Richland township.
The board directed the county su'
perlntendent to dispose of a school
lot which wax purchased from W.
M. Williams in Wharton district before
the special tax election. It being
no longer needed, and to five
Mr. Williams the refusal of It at
the sum of $40, the purchase price.
The County Treasurer was authorised
to pay 9M5? to the state.loan
fun^^ia being Installment due In
^Kruary for loans on school houses
and to charge each district with the
amount it is due.
Book cases were ordered purchased
for the following districts:
Bath, No. 4, white; Lpng Acre, No.
4, white; Bath, No. 9. white.
J. 8. Respese, O.' A. Phillips, A.
Mayo and O. Rumley, appointed by i
the beard ^t their December meeting
for the. purpose of selecting a
site for the school house at Wharton
made their report. They agreed
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that an acre of land to be given by fi
M. D. Leggett In the extreme north- ?i
east corner of his property, which tj
acre is approximately *00 yards east A
from and on the south side of the
main public road leading from Lath- T
am's Cross Roads to Washington, lsj
the most centrally located for said i
building.
At the suggestion of the county {
superintendent the board directed "
the'chairman and the superintendent
to insure every school building in the
county that is worth it.
The board made the regular annual
apportionment upon the following
schedule: .First grade teach u
er $8 5 per month; second grade j;
teachers, $30 per month, white. j,
Colored, $2 5' per month. Two u
teacher school, white, principal $40
per month; colored $30 per mohth. 0
The term will be. for five months tj
with 12 days coming from .the b
staie equalizing fund under the bIx v
months school law and 88 days ap- ^
portioned from the county fund.
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: GEESE HID i
.OTHER GAME;
it
DR. R. T. GALLAGHER AND P. A.
" MO88 KILL SI GEESE AND
U DLCKS.
Dr. R. T. Gallagher and Mr. F.
A. Mosa had great sport at Portsmouth,
N. C., this week shooting ^
geese and duck. They returned home
last night from the sound brlhging
with them fifty-one geese and fourteen
ducks. They left here Saturday
night and returned last night. *
It was certainly k sight to behold *
such a large number and they have c
been receiving the congratulations ^
of their competitive sportsmen all ^
day. So far thav hava nrnvon t/\ -1
be the champion shooters of the'sea- 4
son. Both hunters are very proud. V
of their excellent luck and they have I
very reason to be.
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BIG ATTRACTION
Three thousand people were used
in the arena and eruption scenes In
Qeocge Kleine's beautiful photo
dram%. production of Bulwer Lytton's
celebrated novel "The Last
Days of Pompeii" which is announced
for the New Theater next Pri- J
day and Saturday. . The aklll with. ?
which this tremendous amount of I
people Is posed before the camera I
'and the wonderfulIyPllfellke effects
obtained are unmistakable proof of |
the superior qualities of the Italian
producers and stage directors over
'all their competitors.
J. A P. OOATB THREAD IN ALL
NUMBER*. BLACK AND WHITE, G
ON SALE BACH AND EVERY. DAY F
FOR 18 DAYS AT TWO SPOOL* T
FOR 5c AT THE GREAT PUBLIC T
SALE OF THE JAMBS E. CLARK 9.
PA*Y, WA8HINGTOV, N. 'O. I
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CQS-SUK
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lpportionmcxt made by the
static boari> (jivhh beau- , "
fort *8.100. ^
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The apportionment of the
00 appropriated by the laat letfe- :
ature of 1913 for the schools of
be state was made Tuesday by the 3
tat'e Board of Education at their 'j
"">"8 ?" nuieign. THIS Tund was
reated out of tho state treasury for
be purpose of enabling the schools ,
f the state to nil out thcj^equired j
ix-months school ferm 'provided for
iy the General Assembly and ob
'uesday the State Board apportiond
to the various counties according
o tho school population within their 'A
orders. The now law provides for j
he setting aside of five cents on errv
hundred dollars-worth of proprty
in the state, that is (axed, and
his will be apportioned to the va- '
ioua * counties later in th* year. ' njJ
he total school fund then, it is elected
exceed $400,000.
For the counties of Beaufort and
(yde the following apportionment
as made: Beaufort county?Toil
school population, 9,894. Amount * \
ppoftioned. $3,180.83. Hyde coun
r?Total school uouulation. 3,2<)flb
jnQunt apportioned) $1,022.04.
AN KID GliOVBS CLEANED AT
Wright's)
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3',vers Lewis Co.npany
Fifteen day Cost Sale
Started Yesterday
The $4 5,000 Seml-Annuul Flfien
Day Cost Sjtle of the IJowoib- ^
ewls Co.. started yesterday mornig
and will close on Saturday, Junary
24. Ever since the doors of
lis large establishment were thrown
pen-to the public yesterday a. m.icre
has been a steady stream of
argain hunters eager to take ad
antage of tko reductions of their
ew and dependable merchandise
'hich the Arm is offering and adverted
exclusively through the column
of this paper. There are a
trge number of additional clerks
mployed and when the paper man
ntered the store this morning evrv
one was busy and large numbers
aiting to be waited on. As will
e seen by their advertiselnent the
rm is afferlug bargains in every
epartment They are selling -it
ctual cost. A great chance Is now
efore the readers of this paper to
ecure the necessaries of' life in
coping with their purse.
ILACK KID GLOVES CLEAN
at Wright's. f
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Dr. R. T. Gallagher and Mr. F.
i. Mobs have returned 7rom Portsaouth,
Nz-e., where they have been
Ince Saturday hunting.
ll'NDREDK AND THOUSANDS OF
AKD8 OF SIMPSON AND AMERJAN
CAMCOKH AND AMOSKEAG
kPRON CHECKS ON SALE EACH
iND EVERY DAY AT 8c A YARD
iT THE GREAT IS DAY SALE OF
HE J A MRS E. CLARK COMPANY
VA8HINGTON, V, O.
Capt. J. H. flowering, of Lowinds,
N. C., arrived In the city last jJ
renin g.
A TIN AND KID SLIPPERS CLEAN
ed at Wright's.
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Lyric Theatre .
Entire Change of
Program 7'oday
fHITE AND CX>IX>RKD PURS
cleaned at Wright's.
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rbmkmbkk. *ouu? the *
irratk8t op all sales; in i
act the only real aim in
www starts tomorrow.
htjrsday, at o'clock at
amlw r-olant co., wash1noon,
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