Newspapers / Washington Daily News (Washington, … / May 18, 1914, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Washington Daily News (Washington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
. " . . ? JURY GIVES VE! ||>F MANSLA JOSHUA l Willi Verdict The dury ? Mercy, To Be Extended Sentenced Two \ Jury Flrat Stood # Tor Acc and 4 For Second Degri P> I oii<v fe^ . * "~JWuh W. Mill* was this morning . ooevicted of manslaughter for t?e killing of Benjamin Qrmond, which took placg.ln the barber shop of Ed^ mud Edwards. The Jnry has been considering the ease since 8nturday afternoon and whlU all kinds of rumors were rife as to how they stood, no one knew ppalUvely until they gave In their verdict this morning at 9 o'clock. The Jnry In returning their verdict of manslaughter submitted to the court the fbUowlng prayer:: "We the Jury, in the case of State vs. Josh us W. Mills, respectfully submit the following verdict: Guilty' of msnslsughtfr and In doing so we pray Tear Honor to extend to tho prisoner the foil mercy of the court; ana we rurtner pray, that ix( paesslng upon his guilt you will be aa light as In your power so to do. Signed. J. W. Clark, E. J. EdwardB, Jona " Windier, M. H. Linton. W. 8. Peed. W. K. Hall. N. A. Cutler, L. T. Thompson. J. B. Peed, W. A. Meeklne. J. E. Wall. H. H. Rosb. From a reliable source fcbia paper la enabled to give J0a readers some sldering the cash until a verdict of aOMUlaughter was reached trltb a prayer to the court for morcy. . Alter they had ropeived the case they deliberated for several hourj before taking a ballot. This ballot ?hhowed that six were for acquittal; two for murder fn^the (frat degree and four for murder Ur the second degree. The Jury stood aa of this ballot until Sunday moYnlng about 9 o'clock FIVE PARI mgm Attraction At Th The V ?"Paid to Full," the temendohs are milt theatrical success, which has to IU credit one of the most successful engagements In the historr ot New York theatricals, has been produced In moving pictures under v the direction o( Augustus The tans , and tho AH Jtar Posture Corporation and thla deterplece ot modern cinematography will be the attraction at -the Lyric Theater this evening. Eugene Walters' greatest writing has been ^one In a (Ire-part motion picture play In a wondrous way, and In Its Initial showing to the cress ot Now YorS City, It haspeen accorded a generous praise; without one word of dlsapprovay or adverse crtlleMg?. Tully MarshML .whose performsucee InThO'Clty and the House of tnn> Um Waahlagtost Park. *' " * ~ ATTENDING COUNCIL. Miss Lucretia Hughes ot this city, and Mies Mary Marsh of Bath, N. C . hare gone t> Wltmlngton. N. C , where they are attending the Council of the Dloeese of Bast Carolina, ^ ^ ^ .. .t ? RDICT UGHTER IN W. MILLS CASE Lequesfed The Court For 1 To Defendant. rears State Prison i quittal; 2 For First Degree ? wheu another ballot was taken with the following result: Pour (or murder in the Becond degree*; - two fox acquittal and six for manslaughter. The Jury stood according to the last ballot until this morning when they reached a conclusion. Thej arose at S o'clock and began at once to discuss the case and at 7 o'clock all agreed to returira verdict of manslaughter wMs s prtgag Mr aetoj Ion tha part of the "court. Jfcdge Feruguson in passing sentence stated In open count that but iui tuv ici|ucoi ui ine jury UH WUU1U have Imposed a much longer sentence. Ho then sentenced the prisoner to the state prison for a term of two years at hard labor and attached all the cost of the trial on (he defendant which approximately will be aa much as 2.000 if not DOM. Counsel for Mills gafflpffcottce of appeal to the Supreme Court but the concensus of opinion Is that Mills will begin the service of bis sentence at once. Thus ends one of the most memorable trials in the history of Beaufort county. Slate Friday May stir, the case has'been in progress and both n^e state and defense has fatfght stubbornly every in?i of ground. The counsel for the state were: Solicitor Ehrlnghaus, Manning ft Kltch in, Daniel & Warren. 'For the defense: Ward & Grimes. 8rn&U, MacLean, Bragaw and Rodman* Rodman ft Bonner, and B. B. Nicholson. Wh6a the prisoner Mills will be taken to the state prison to begin bis'sentence has not yet been given out by Sheriff Ricks. r PICTURE e Lyric \atre This Evenincl | Bondage and other Broadway plays stand oat In endorsement of this mat as one of America's best actors, 1 | to be seen Ln tho role whldh he ortg Inated, Joe Brooks. In support o Mr. Marshall, there Is a company o celebrities who hare been selecte; with a careful consideration seldon exhibited In picture making- Wll JJIley Hatch, the greatest por traye^bf the many men who hart played- the part, and also a snembei of fW original company, is agalt cast at Captain Williams, the cnrlow old sea captain who bears a bit ahart i of th* play's action. In mddltloi | there are Caroline French as Emmi Brooks; George Henry Irving ai j Jlmsy Smith; Winifred Kingston a | Beth Harrrts and Hattle Russell a IHrs. Harris. \ TO ATTEND OOUNCIIA Ex-Mayor E. T. Btewart, B. W Taylor and T. W. Phillips left tbl afternoon for Charlotte, N. C-? te at tend the Great Counell of the Ra Men. rt'i Rnlfnl ! WwhlBftoa Pwk. 4*.: "V r ^ e*? - - WASHINGTOM 111" -frj ->- i.: Henry. R Maltz Of New Tori City b Here And Will Ope An Office Noted In HU Pro eaelOn jit worldi youngaat defective now, In Waahlhgtoa Id IM pwwa ( Mr. Honey ji. italgan#le announci Hot he Bu decide^ to locate la <h cKr (or the proseootlon of hit lit of work. HU.olm will bo to aid tb merchant! aatybualneaa Ken not or IT hore but ihrongout tbo enlli county. Aa 7*1 Mr. Mala ban not A* cldod where fin office win bo. Ho | a native of Now Took wad baa aeUoi ad tape la hi! profeaaUm. Ho la ot mgsH in atudrlae criminal art, hi [object being alao to aM tb* police | (their work of dealing with etlmlnU I|hU Idea la to furalah knowledge b moana of which crientwill,will be r. formed imtvad of ottea ebhlrtsed i I tbalr evil ware- Below follow! I brief history or Mr! Mall*! career Born 1(91 In New York Cltr and oc acated Wire Graduated from Htg I aobooV IMS. 1001. connected wit I HnlmeS Detective Bnreen of Nej I Jt -? ".a a a 1 iotk ciij. . ivis, oonnectea wiin in Dunn tad Jeweeon Detective Agspc of New Yortc, under direction c Police Inspector Nicholas Brooks. f 1913-14, was made chief of tfa state detective service, New Harer Connecticut. 1?U, lUr 6, Norfolk. Va., begs a tour around the world to stud the theory of crlmpnology. Mil GOESTS IS. HAH Thursday afternoon the O. Hem , Book Club was delightfully ente talned by Mrs. Hathaway, at ht home at Washington Parlf, The 11 Ing room was most attractive wit bowls of lovely roses. A cheery fli burning In the open fire' place add* a warmth and brightness to a cloud cold afternoon. The paper of L) afternoon was prepared and chari ingly road by Mrs. A. M. Dnmay c the life of 8idney Lamer. m IBs i>iaa noamin gave a ?*ew on the work* of Tim rod and read 01 of his loveiy little sonnets which wi very much eh joyed. Mrs. H. W. Carter added Intere to the meeting by siting a report the Federation of Women's Cldl which has Just held a meeting Fayettevtlle, and to which Mrs. Ca ter went as a representative from tl O. Henry Club. The club had as a guest for tl afternoon, Mrs. R. M. Darts of 6a isbufy, who is visiting Mrs. Charl Brown. Mrs. Hathaway served I tea and sandwiches, and delicious 1 cream and cake. . No meeting of t season has been more enjoyed thi this one held with Mrs. Hafbaw jX her attractive home on the rir " "shore. The next meeting win held with, Mrs. Louis Mann. mm~ GREETED BY OLD FRIEID Capt. W. W. Batterthwaite at Mrs. Batterthwaite of Elisabeth CI are In the city vlaltlng Mrs. Sattt thwslts's sister, Mrs. BalUe Mayo, < West Main street. Capt. Batta thwaite for the pastryear has be< the superintendent of the EHsabe City Oil . and Fertiliser Compel - and }rlor to that time was superl tendent of the Harens Oil Mill hei During his residence in Washingt he and Mrs. Satterthwalto gained - large clrnle of friends. When It ) came known that they were to lea - this city for another Held It w 1 learned with regret. Their aomt out friends arc more than glad greet them again. They expect return to Elisabeth City tomorrow. THKR I ctlkj W rat her To alght ud [ N. p. MONDAY AFTERNOON *01 CM I no mm E IJHI li Vu In Tke Yankee Gunboat A ? Hera When Josephua Dan r. lela Secy Of Ike Navy Father Waa filled ' , ,, Neva.hu been recolred ban aanoenclhg the death <Sl Mr. Oeorge W. U, Bible at Norfolk, V? Friday laet. t* I* Mr Bible recently coffered aa attack C< ' ot pneumonia art la all probability "> tble wan tbe rtiee or ble death 111 " When the and cake ho vea ylalting bU nephew, Mr. >. T. Bible o( Nor- t!< '' folk. Va., ?H?lrt oter la that city <h '' a lew dam aa mhta to Waablniton tb " Cltr where ho brt accepted a clerical poaltioD Id one o< the departmenu. A I" For the peat metre mare bo hpa'baon In a reaident of tble coaatr. being In m n eharge of Hp alrtefe internet, the a L late Mre. M. J. Bdmuneon at Leech7 rlUe. N. C., ap to the time of bor oJ death. For <ha paat two ranra Mr. B Bible baa boon aagaged la clerical M * work for Dr. Ira M. Hardr at Ktn- Al eton. who until recently waa the en- <* ' perlataaMeat of Me Feeble Minded ar ? School. i , LI h - - : ? unrraf ui? war MtWMn tne states Mi MV. Bible came to Washington aa a on refugee on the ftwnboat Loolalaaa "J and was on the beat the time the Ci father of Hon. Josephus Daniel?, eec- U rotary of the harm wee ahot and who R< afftfwarda died the boapltal at Hi New Bern, prior to hie- coming to Mi thla county to rpalde Mr. .Bible was Kl the associate fdltor of several trade -ft JouraaU tn the noath e?d eleo did F< literary work |i-a high character. CI He waajaear yfcrenTr wmn ?t eg?, oi and was well known Jk WashlnRton p Bit IEETS I BY AFT : HI LIBRARY #r f' r. rn There will be a meeting of the ^ re Daughters of the Confederacy Pamll- c0 co Chapter, at the rooms of the Pub- ty j lie Library at four o'clock Tuesday 111 lo afternoon. All the members are ei Q. urged to be present as business of C( m importance la to be transacted. =BYDEIRT . \ >'I "Hill ?nnw . WILL Itl [ : THIS WEEK it- ^ ^ His Honor Judge Our land 8. Fer|eo guson, Judge Stephen C. Bragaw, Sohe Ucltor Erhinghaus, H. 8. Ward, Norin wood L. 8lmmona and others left on the gas (oat this afternoon for 8wan w Quarter, N. C., where the Superior ^ Court for that county will oonvene. w These gentlemen would have left yes d terday but for the fact that the Jury tl in the ease of state vs. Joshua Mills fJ had not agreed upon a verdfct The A court in Hyde fs for one^ week and w both criminal and civil cases will be tl tried. M BOXING NOTES 1 Buffalo, N. Y-. May Iff.?Tom P" S Kennedy, of New York, heavyweight b2 will meet "one round" Darts, the lo- to cat heavyweight, la a ten round mill tonight, id ,, ty Bridgeport, Conn.. May It.? " r- Young Kaaeas Reynolds of Phlla- U delpnia, are matched for a ten rouno bout here tonight. II in i th RETURNS HOME. T. Albert, the eon of Mrs. A. M. Ed- 11 a- wards, who has been a patient at the '? Washington Hospital for the past on several weeks suffering from an ata tack of fever, was able to return to 1 w* bis home yesterday, much to the r? gratification of hia friends. . ,r" Daily ThaugM. to Ltttla alatU ara tanad U4 aab-1 to daad by aiiafortane. bat gnat slada 1 1 rtaa abora tt?Irrlng. J . .. MAY 1& W14 (ill HELD '* KING III If HOi Very Interesting end Enjoyable' Program Was Ren dared By The Union. Many Were Present. Sunday afternoon at four o'clock ore was a very Interesting and enrtainlng service conducted at the >unty Home under the auspices of e Woman's Christtan Temperance xion. The meeting was led bj Miss Bet! Farrow and proved to be one of e most enjoyable occasions held at e county home in sometime. MissAunt* turn Bunas and Oladn llgood, with their violins, assisted the music. There were fifteen smbers of the union present and namoer of visitors. __ The following program was carried t: _ Hpu 308. Bible reading. Mrs. *S. Onee. Prayer by Mr*. 8. P. Ugood. Hymn 43. Poem, "In >8% Good Time," Mra. E. T. Stewt. Handing, "Restored to & Better fe,** Mrs. Fannie Sugg. Prayer by rs. Ollea. Reading, Bob Burdette i Beer, Mrs. A. W. Thomas. Poem, lowers for Utk Living," Mrs. O. B. irmalt. Hymn 108. Reading, fe More Abundant, Mrs. Ollea. sading, Armor of Light, Mrs. T. Ji irdlng. Hymn 46. Prayer by re. Alice Lowell. Reading, The A?Aom of God. Miss 8ad!e Wlswall. fens. "God Is Calling Me." Mra. 8. , Alllgood. Reading. Working for irlst, Mrs. W. T. Hndaell. Dox*gy. nr HILLED 1 111 Tho New Theater opens tonight Lfa tho "Russell-McKlrftey Musical jmedy Company." This troupe It imposed of eight people, Ave pretand attractive girls and three en. The program will be changed leh night. There will be plenty ol >medy, good singing and dancing he wnnlrnhn ! oUhn?ai? i? (rformancc. The electrical effect! re beautiful. There will be as usu r two Alms of excellent pictures e euro and attend. Prices 10c an< }c. liiF IHSJlOlllli , HELD m ' ( The last sal tribute of respec as paid to Mrs. J. D. O'Neal yester ay afternoon at t'aree o'clock whei 10 funeral servloos were conductei rom the First Methodist church large number of sorrowing friend: ere present. Both the pastor o is First- Methodist chnrch, Rev. E I. Snipes, and Rev. R. L. Gay, pas ?r of Che First Baptist church, pah ttlng tributes to .the memory of th< ^ceased. The floral offerings wen rofuee. Suitable hymns were soo? j the choir both at the church and is grave. MAY IS IN HISTORY. 163?Beige of Vicksburg begun. If 4?A bogus Federal proclamation - _' for more troops issued. . 176?A National Greenback Convention held at Indianapolis Indi Iff?The cruiser Charleston sailed from Ban Francisco for th? Philippines to reinforce Ad ral Dewey. ,04?Wwtern Union T.ln graph en off service to pool rooms crippling gambling on racei W? Philadelphia Council lease* gas plant tor 7ft yeras. Clt: gets 80 cent gas after lftftfl 110?The earth passed through th tall of HeUey*s comet. : NEW TWO GREENVil DROWNED tt SATUF i el m\ GUARANTORS ircpij Miss Grace Hershey of Pennsylvania, Is expected to arrive in Washington Friday next for the purpose of meeting the guarantors of the i forthcoming Chautauqua billed to be presented in this city sometime during the latter part of June. The Chautauqua will consume the entire wdek. Mies Hertf'^py comes to mak-j arrangements for the Chautauqua and other representatives will follow Mlaa Hershey later. All the guraantors for the Chautauqua are request ed to meet Mies Hershey In the Cham ber ot Commerce rooms Frttlay night at 8.30 o'clock, and any IqtereBted citizen la requested to be present. The ladles of the city have a special invitation to be present. m?~ IBS - M BEGIN An^qpngelistlc meeting of more than ordinary Interest will begin in the First Presbyterian church of this city on Thursday night. May 21st, at 8:00 p. m. kt will bo conducted' by Rev. Frank Hall Wright of Dal-j las, Texas, the eloquent and dint in-j guiBhed Indian evangelist of the Presbyterian Assembly, assisted byj his singer, Mr. Walter tiood. Mr. Wright is a strong. soifpd.! Scriptural preacher, earnest in man -! I ner and orthodox in matter. He l? : also a singer of surpassing beauty and sweetness. In li'.s magnetic hands the familiar old gospel hymns I assume new life and power., f Mr. Wright has held meetings In* f CnlHahnrn l\l,fham TJ n 1. ..H. i er places In this stele, as well as In j many towns Hnd cities throughout - the South, where his labors have achieved splendid results. 1 He comes to our city with the strongest possible endorsements and recommendations as a safe, sane, and conservative evangelist. We extend to him and his colleague a most cordial welcome and trust that their efforts for upbuilding the Kingdom ' of God in this ccmmnuity will be crowned with divine favor-and distinguished success. GONE TO BEAl'FORT. Mrs. T. F. Smith left this morning ' for Beaufort, N. C., where she expects to visit friends. FROM BELHAVHX. D. Lesofsky and Mrs. Lesofsky and J. O. Crary of Belhaven, were passengers on the Norfolk Southern train this morning. ? V^AID I V>. 3?' ?la t ? i I r\ I LLE BOYS 1 J TAR RIVER 1 IDAY MORNING 1 * Greenville, N. C.?The entire population of Greenville mourn the loee of two young boys, Edward Flckljn, age about 12 years, eon of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ficklln and Brodte Hicks, about 11 years of age, son of Mr. | and Mrs. 8. T. Hicks, who met the horrible death of being drowned Satuiday morning about eleven o'clock In Tar river about one-naif mile west of the county bridge. Brodle and Edward were rowing up and down the river In company with six other companions and when at the GofT Landing where the depth is said to be between ten and fifteen feet, In some way the boat was capsized and all were thrown Into the river, and the two unfortunate lads being the smallest of the party and not knowing how to swim. Pat Foley and George Gardner the largest of .the company. Immediately went to their aid, finding them struggling In the deep waters, and they report that they did everything possible to save the boys In fact went down with thom to the landing which was a distance of about fifteen feet, and find ing It was Impossible to do more, and their own Uvea, being threatened I they broke the grasp of the drowning boys and started for the rfhore, and when a few feet of it, they overtook William Ricks and James Little Jr., who were almost exhausted from the Btruggle, grabbing for the edge I of the upset boat, and but for the presence of Pnt and George they too . would have been drowned. Both boys are of prominent fam- -jfl ilicR, and considered by all bright tittle reHtrWn, Btnudtmr *?'?>? ' ? ** !? Btudles at school. Brodle for several months has been In ih' employ of The Reflector as a city carrier on JS the Dickson avenue route and was at all times faithful to his duties, und was loved and held In high eB- | teem by every member of the force. Many people hurried to the scene and after a search of about three hours the bodies of the two boys were located clinched together but when they were struck by the drag I they were separated. The body of Hicks was taken from the water and a short while afterwards the body of Ficklin was found about three hundred yards down the stream where it had drifted since separated from that of Hicks. The boys who were in the boat at the time of tic tragedy were: James 1.. Lit lie. Jr., Don Jenkins, George Gardner. Edward Foley, Wll^am | Kicks, Graham Flanagan, Edward I Ficklin and Brodle Hicks. The funerals took place Sunday aflornocn. .IX.WML MEETING NORTH CAROLINA GOOD ROAD8 ABS'CX. J The executive committee of the North Carolina Good Roads Association have decided to hold the annual meeting in Durham July 8th and 9, and a most cordial invitation is ex-' tended to every one interested in the promotion of good roads cause in North Carolina to attend and take rart in this convention. An effort will be made to make this the most successful and Interesting convention yet held by this association. t.TKST OF MRS. WOO LARD. Mr. G. T. Willis and daughter. Miss Inez Willis of Beaufort, N. C.f are visiting Mr. Willis' sister, Mrs. v. aH W. I>. Woo lard, in the city. W 9 ' * , - .
Washington Daily News (Washington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 18, 1914, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75