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VOL XXXIV. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY April 81m No;;i4
BUTLERS GUILTY
Jury Out an Hour and a Half On
the Case
MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL
End ofa SensatlonalCase that Has Oc
cupied Guilford Superior Court Since
Lut Wedneada? Moriilg--BotIl Start
on Butler and Lester Boiler Are
Found Guilty. 0 3
"Guilty" was the verdict render
ed by the j ny iu Guilford Superior
Court Tu'SIhv afternoon of this
wee' in the c.ue of Suite vs. Form
er U. S. Senator Vtanon Butler md
his b-other, Lester F. liutler, who
have b''en 0,1 u lui sinee last Wel
riesdiy morii'iiu 1.11 th c tiarge of
criminal li'ifi ;n publishing libel
lous iirtic-'ii i i t aurasiou of and
CO:':Cem.i g I"i 'ii"-Jinlge Sjii-in; r
B. d.iiu-, u-( os1 n .'iiin of accept
ing bri her, i u "Hi :i.tl o -n upti m
as chief j't' I'"- "I ' Ci.oruw and
0biel:i-;:i ' ' i z n.-mo Court.
Ja 'j;e M. V Li in j! imposed a ti .11
of $00 on Mii'ioii l'.uilcr and taxed
hiui with ha' f uie its. lie
fined Lester F. I'..t er $250 aud
taxed him wnli u.nf of the costs,
adding that i he ieason foi making
Lec-tir butler's linn less than bis
brother was distinctly ou the ground
that be wag a younger mau.
Solicitor Jones Fuller prayed the
iudgment and counsel for the de
fense moved for a new trial but
Jndge Long made a statement that
it there wis Hiv way by which tms
criinical litigation, as well as the
civil suit of J udge Adams vs. Mari
on Butler and Lister Butler and the
0 acasian Publishing Company
could be stopped, it might influence
him in pronouncing judgment in
this case. In all there are four
criminal cases and only one was
tried. Judge Long added that if
this litigation continued it would
not onlv bankrupt the criminal
docket but would bankrupt, some
one's pocket. He offered, the sug
gestion that it might be well for the
ooansel on both sides to cooler ana
see if they could not stop these suits
and to give them an opportunity to
io so, he announced thtt court
wo' Id take a recess for a few min
utes. Uouu8el di t nmfer but when
court reopened Mi. J 'iitlce, f coun
sel for the defend4, a:eii that they
had been unable t.p agree, so iu pro
nouncing judgment Judge Long
tated that be did not care to try
any more libel suits and directel
that the remaining three cases on
the criminal docket be con tin ud to
one term beyond his jurisdiction,
which will end in this district June
$0th. ; - .
tat Would Be Laser.
Raleigh, April 6 Considerable
interest is being manifested in offi
cial circles in the bill recently in
troduced in congress o require the
states that participated in the dis
tribution of the surplus in the
UJ8. treasury during Jackson's ad
ministration to repay those loans to
the government. North Carolina
received about ' $1,500,000 and
it was variously invested in bank,
railroads aud other stocks and the
whole thing swept away as a result
of the civil war and subsequently
corrupt reconstruction administra
tions. Children's Department.
The Courier begins this week the
publication of the Children's De
partment. This will be one of the
most interesting features of The
Uoarier- and will be read by both old
and young. The Stories of
American History, told in plain,
simple style, will be among the most
interesting things in this depa-i
went. It was announced that this
feature would begin last week but
it was omitted in the make up. It
will appear every week, however,
from now on.
Leg Broken.
The team of Mr. D. B. Presnell,
a well known citizen of Oole s Store
this county, ran away with him
while h-j was in Greensboro soma
ten days ago. He wae thrown fiom
his WHg n and his leg broken. In
the runaway he lost about 50 dozen
ef eggs w hich he had hauled to
Greensboro.
A destructive fire a- Fort Worth
Tox. on last Socday in which J two
suluon dollars wortu or property
went Rp into smoke and one thou-.
Msd people were1 made homeless and
4'se tdl beoans some careless bojs
ware smoking oigaret.es.
CITIZENS' MEETING TO-NIGHT
The Ladles a Well ae the Gentlemen
of Asheboro and County Cordially
Invited.
The prospect for the rapid deval-
opment of Asheboro is bet'er today
than for years. I he future is
brighter aud our people generally
are awveniag to the importance of
united effort. It is encouraging to
uote the improvements (eing made
iu not only the business portion of
the t wa b'lt in the residential por
tion as well. The effort being m ile
to secure aid from the outside in
advancing Aslisbo :o is also an im
portant reality.
A little more than a year igo the
Asheboro Industrial Assocnili.n was
organized, and since then the in '-in
tieis have been aueily working 'o
secure a creditable srKiA'ing for t;iy
town. Good ;)rouris his be'ii
'Hide and al'h nigh Asocn ro ji.i
developed lap dl v diKnl.; th-i m
tlilee yearn cue A-Mi. ii s-es st-.M
greater aoc ouiplisuine.ils m L ;t
next Lhree etrs.
I'ou glu, (rnnrsiiv) the. Asoooiu
tiou will have as its goes s Messrs.
M. V. liichards, Indus; ml Agem.
and Superintendent Walion, of ti e
Southern railw y,ind officials uf the
A. & A. railway, for the purp se hi
acquainting them with our people
and our town, and it is desired thtt
as many of our people as can wi.i
attend the meeting at the new Opera
House tonight and hear an address
by Mr. Richards on how t huild
a city. His address will iuterest
the ladies as well as the business
men, and a cordial invitation is ex
tended to all.
These gentlemen have many per
sonal friends in Asheboro and they
feel a keen interest in auvanoing our
town. Their visit to Asheboro will
mean much in promoting the com
mercial interests of our town.
Thoivllle Blue Mastered la.
- Tbomasville, April 2. Thursday
nignt Capt. Wade H. Phillips, of
Lexington, arrived here and muster
ed in the Tbomasville. Blues, the
new military company just organiz
ed: The company is fifry stroug
and is composed of the best young
men of the town who will take great
pride in the organization and try t
make t the best iu the State. Offl
ors of the company are : Mayor W.
O. Buryin, taptaiu ; Zd Griffi n,
first lieutenant;' A. 11. Ragan. see.
on lieutenant. The armor of the
company will be in the E. W. Uatea
Hall ovt-r the postomce.'
George Gould Coming; lo Randolph.
G. El wood Stanton, of East New
Mark t township, was in Asheboro
Monday of this week. He has just
completed leasing four thousand
acrts of land at twelve and a half
cents an acre. Mr. Stanton has
leased the land for George Gould.
Jr., for on year with the privilege
of five years. Mr. Gould may estab
lish a Hunting lodge.
Mr. Stanton has a so just com
fleted his new eleven room dwelling,
t is said to on one of the hand
somest residences in the county.
Three Negroes M ordered.
On the night of April 1st at Co
lombia, Tyrrell cou ity, three ne
groes were killed and one terribly
wounded. The trouble arose over
two negroes from another commu
nity calling on two of the Columbia
damsels. Both Bides were suppl ed
with guns an j razors and there was
a bloody battle.
A Boaster Club.
- Boaster Clubs have been organ
ized in the west and southwest of
the United States and have done
much in the upbuilding of the
towns in which they have been or
ganized. Tbey help to pull together
in the general uplift. They over
shadow the growler and the
grumbler.
Rowan Granltr.
The Salisbury Post tells of the
wonderful development of stone
quarries at Granite Quarry five miles
from Salisbury and also elsewhere
in Rowan county. Kowan county
& a granite centre is becoming
famous throughout the entir coun-
try-
New Cetton Mill at Thomasvllle.
A new ootton mill baa been estab
lished at Tbomasville. A friend of
Mr. U. C. Bandlemao. a citiaenof
Randleman, Has tan en half the
took. Mr. J. L. Arafleld is to
be Sdcratar ana treasurer, w -.
LAST LYCEUM ATTRACTION.
Wilbur Starr Concert Company at The
Auditorium.
The fifth and last attraction of
tho Lyceum Course will appear at
the Graded School Tuesdnv nifcht,
April 13ih. at 8 o cloo;.. The peo
ple of Asheboro who attend the
Wilbur Starr Conceit on that date
will eujoy a thorough musical treat.
Mr. Strr h is a b intone voic of
immense vo'u.n an I m a reider he
is excepti mdy ri-e. Wi h Mrs.
Starr as Ce! oiit and accompanist
and Miss Alice L'vinsM'nM a violin-
is; Mr. , Suit Is-hO s one if the
strongest. U"iti iin-s oil Hie Lvoeurn
S'.iL'e.
Mr. St-irr g-v uit u l-rgf salary
as D-HH of I lie M'l.ic I ) -l ,l tlii'Mit of
me Univeis't f Nh.- i,in 10 h.-ad
WILBER STARR
this comp iv. Previous to this he
has taUitht music in several western
universities a'id for three vea-s was
with the Castle Square Opera.
The Lyceum Course for two win
ters has been provided by a few
yo mg men of the town who only
hoped for the expenses of providing
amusement for the dull winter even
ings. ' Latt year tney bare had small
losses, but for t, e seaiuu uow closing
the loss is heavier. It is hoped that
a full house will atteud this last
attraction.
It-served rests can be had at the
Standard Drug Company.
Distillery Setxed.
There is a sectiou of Montgomery
Coiaitv in the forks of the Uwharrie
nnd the Yadkin rivers where revenue
office; scaicely ever go. Six reve
nue oincers maue a rata in mat sec
tion in Eldorado township one nig t
last week and seized a distillery of
125 gallon capacity. This is the
first raid that has been mai.e in that
section since the killing of ex-Sheriff
Moffitt several years ago. There
was a seizure of a distillery the w ek
before by Sheriff McKenzie in the
section of the county uear Little
River not a great distance from Dr.
Asbur'. . This distilleiy seized by
Shenff McKenzie had been previous
ly reported to the federal authorities
a' number of times, but the revenue
officers took uo uouoe of it, but
when M". McKenzit made the seiz
ure it woke up the levenue officers
and they made the raid in Eldorado.
Guilford's New Kosd Law.
The new road law for Guilford
county is the re-enaomeot of the
old toad law, with a township super
visor instead of overseers- The
hands are r quired to work sn days
or pay 75 ceuts a day in lien of
work. This is practically the law
which was passed by tne general
assembly of 1907 for Raudolph
Coonty, the only difference b ing
that in Randolph County a major
ity of the people of a township could
petition the commissioners aud the
commiisioners could grant the pri
v lege, whereas ia Guilford county
tue law was changed without
leaving it to a petition of the
people, I
Diiuouii to Kuu Daily.
The Did Inilmtriul News bas
been sold to E. C. Duncan for eight
thousand dollars, the amount of the
mortgage. Mr. Duncan is to mn a
Republican duly aadit is said L. P.
Smith, ol RiJeigh. is to oe general
manager. Mr. Smith is a Demo
crat ,
It is not known who will be the
editor 1 ha paper will not be ran
ou m large a scale as the News.
iwnjjy iiAiy, fMif j" wmf Ky wiP'
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SMITH MURDER TRIAL.
Cotton Sentenced to 30 Yean, While
Accomplices Get Light Sentences, i
The jury in the case againsl Esrl
Cotton, Tim Holderfield aud A. E.
Hopkins, for the murder of Dr. E.
W. Smith, in ,Wake county, return
ed a verdict of guilty .recommending
mercy as to Hopkins.
Judge Lyon sentenced Cotton to
30 years in the penitentiary, hold
ing tuat he was the leading spirit
in the Jiurder. Iloldeifield was
given 10 years, while Hopkins was
only sentence I to two years in the
penitentiary.
Dr. Smith was drugged to death
November 14th la-t. Kvidence
showe.l that Cotton mlnnnititereil
chloroform whicii he secured frou.
Hopkins mid trit lloldei (it-Id took
th' ho'ly t the ro-k quarry where
it Has I t '.
Si-lnml Cmiiiiiitli'i'iui'li.
The mel t . ei,, r.il asi niliv ctl.iny;
ed i-ecMui. i U5 d thi lievisil oi
.1905 so u.-. in a l"iv se.ioo! i.'.nniiiit.
leemeli to rejitke two cenl-i per
l ame for tai i V' census in each
district and providing umi that the
c mmitiee may be paid $1 per da
for not exceeding four davs eiicl)
year for filch additional services as
may be tendered by the committee
in the charge of their hgal duties.
Prior to this is was in tht discrttion
of the Board of Education whether
the committee were paid for list
ing the school children, and in this
couuty it hat' not been the cusrom
to pay for luting.
Postomce Robbers Escape.
Garner Moore und Geo. Barton,
two not o ions yevgmen. awaiting
trial at Greenville, S. C, upon the
charge of robbing the postomce at
Pelzer, S. C, escaped c'roni the
county jail at G eenville. Siurday
nights L'ney drilled a hole in '.he
wall, which is of blocks , of stone
two feet thiek, and with explosives
shattered the - wall so that they
could pick their way out. All this
was done while a special guard
watched at their cell door. Their
escape was not discovered until late
Sunday morning.
Onr Premium Shears.
The Tension Shears nsed as a
premium with The Courier are not
cheap b nears but are guaranteed
and warranted for five years. The
offer is liable to be withdrawn in
the near future, aud every one who
uses a pair of scissors should see
that he has a pair of these excellent
shears free by only paying 25 cents
extra. They are worth from $1.25
to $1.50. They are not the cheap
shears that yon see advertised which
are not warranted.
Car Line Prom Salisbnry to Concord.
T. H. Vanderfoid and associates,
of Salisbnry, are arranging to estab
lish an eleotrio car line from Salis
bury to Concord.
It is only a question of a few years
when electrio lines will be all over
this section of the state. They now
cover many of the northern and
western state . :
To Cheek Freshets.
After spending ten days in the
section along the Yadkin River,
Reid Wbitfordtf of the United States
Engineering Department, has recom
mended that the Goernment build
large reservoirs on certain streams
flowing into the Yadkin. He savs
this will prevent the destructive
freshets in the Yadkin valley.
Daniel Boone's Home.
Through an association chartered
by the recent general assembly to
preserve the home of Daniel Boone,
in the horseshoe neck in Davidson
County ou the Yadkin River, Phillip
Sowers is to donate the plat of laud
on which Boone lived, and the cabin
is to be restored.
Mill Located at TlioiiMullle.
The stock attenew cotton mill
at Tliouiasville bas oeen subscribed.
The mill was worki .l up by Charles
lUndli iiun, of Rardleniau. A site
will be selected aud work started
ou the building in a few weeks.
Fire Iu New Bern.
The Blades Lumber Company at
Newborn suffered heavily on March
1st, by fire. Nearly a million feet
of lumber and the entire plant were
burned. The loss was about $2,000
Insurance $19,000.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The placing of lumber on the
free list was defeated in Congress
Tuesday by six votes.
The 26th annual convention of
the N. C. Sunday School Association
con veued at Concoid Tuesday. Rev.
C. Brown Cox, of Burlington is
presiding. Over 500 delegates are
attending.
The work on the Burgraham I .
terurban Rdlway to counect Bur
lington. Graham and and Haw
River i being pushed. Cars an
expected to be iu operation by the
close of the year.
A cm respondent of the Chirlotte
O' .server from L, Henderson county
s ivs that a tin key hen laid eirjs and
l -itched in Hie month of Feh-
ruai'V ten voiing turk-yi, seven of
w li io I) a iv iuiI livn is.
An ilectiiii) a'hs lul l yesterday
n Mi Neill.s mu iu-,'!i,i, Mm re I'niii -v
on the (ine-tion of itHiiii.tr $15,
i00 in boiuis for ioad improvement.
We have not hearU the result of the
election. It is ho -ed that it carried.
D. II. Milton formerly iu the
insurance liui:ie iu this State has
been elected treasurer of the Home
Banking Company, of High Point.
Mr. Milton formerly lived in Stiu-
ley county anr is a brothar of Mr.
Houston Milton, foi years Clerk of
the Court in that county.
The body of Capt. B. J. Fisher,
who uied in New Yrk about fiv
years ago and was buried in ti at
city, was brought to Greensboro
recently and interred in Ureene mil
cemetery. Capt. Fisher iu remem
bered as a former proprietor of the
Benbow hotel and one of the most
extensive real estate owners in
Greensboro. His widow and child
ren reside there. Capt. Fisher and
family formerly lived in Asheboro,
and one of their children is buried
in the Asheboro cemetery.
True as Gospel Preaching.
We are convinced that a man
cannot be a free lance in politics
and at the same time do justice
either to his convictions whatever
they may be, or bin country. Either
his premises are wrong or our form
of government is an egregious bluu
der. The u akers of the latter re
cognized, and in fact in all essen
tials, they inaugurated a system of
government by which political part
ies sho Id enunciate principles, elect
candidates and assume responsibility.
In other, words they gave us a gov
ernment of and by political parties.
Salisbury Post.
Fedeial Court Ia Greensboro.
The April Term of theU. S. Court
cnvened at Greensboro Monday.
J.S. Cox, formerly of Randolph
c mnty, but low a resident of
Greensboro, is! foreman of the
grana jury.
The case against J. W. Coltrane,
who is charged with embezzling Ut
ters from the U. S. Mails wis
transferred to the Eastern district
and Coltrane gave a bond of $1000
for bis appearance in Raleigh ou
May 24tb.
Rent Houses Needed.
25 new houses are needed to rent
in Ashe Kro. There is not a rent
bouse in town, and a ..ozen people
have made application for bouves to
rent in the last ten days in AsheOo
ro. It is understood that seveial
dwelling houses will be erected iu
tne near future to rent and a num.
ber of persons are arranging to
move to Asheboro in the early
spring.
Bankrupt at High Point.
In the United States Bankruptcy
Court at Greensboro last week a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy
as filed by W. E. Johns, Jr., of
High Point. The matter was re
ferred to d. S. lerguson, referee
The liabilities are approximately
$1,500, while the assets me about
$300.
Guilford Farmers.
The farmers of Guilford couuty
held an interesting meeting at
Greensboro Saturday. Commission
er. W. A Graham and others were
in charge. The work of the seed
com testing machine which can , be
made by any farmer, - was demon
strated. The meetings ; inspired
much interest among the farmers,.,,
COUNTY EDUCATION.
Board of Education Holds Busy
Session.'
PETITION FOR LOCAL TAX
ELECTION APPROVED
Appropriations Made tor New Buildings,
I. mi ai .es umi Desks Much Interest
iu Higher Education In County
The County Board of Education
was iu seas on Moudav with VV N
Elder, I. F. Craven aud T. VT..
Ingram, the nuw member of the
board from Bombay, present.
I he board oiade appropriations
ro !ioist the citizens of Hivrict No
4, in IJn-liiaiid to.vi ohic, to build
nil a i 1 1 loll t) tbe aide ml build
P .g, una us) -iip!,i-e iieiv d -sKS iu
t e M lie. scllo-.l li ...(.-e, L'. In ,.bia
tmvushl;
-Vpiiu.i'.j,ioi;s were alio ill ide
loi new .-ciioo: iiii.ldiugs to he erect
id in I). strict Nod of Grant town-
suip and Distiijt No 5, in Cjncord
t iii-h p.
Original Rural school libraries
weie ordered for Dis. No. 2 aud 4
in New Market township, aud Dis
trict. No 1, of Taheruacle. Sup
plementary libraiies were ordered
for Districts No 1, of Providence
township; No 6, ot Concord; No 4,
of Liberty ud No 3, of Richland
township.
Petitions for a local tax election
for whole of Trinity township, in
cluding five Districts for a town
ship High School was approved
to be held in May. Elections were
also ordered for Districts No 1 and
5, of Tabernacle; No 1 and 3, of
Back Creek; and No 2, of Liberty
township. All these elections will
be held dur.ng the month of May.
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
Graded School Exercises Begin April
oiu rareuia urgeu io Attend.
The Graded School Commence
ment exercises begin Sunday morn
ing, April 25th, with the annual
sermon to the pupils by Rev. C. A.
Wood, pastor of the M, E. Churoh
of Ashe bo. c. A union service will
be held in the Graded School Audi
torium. Ou Monday Light following, the
pupils of the fifth, sixth and seventh
grades will give an euiertaiument,
to which everybody is invited. A
good attendance is expected.
I'ha . graduating exercises on
Tuesday morning, April 27th, will
be full of interest. Prof. Woosley
is anxious for every patron of the
school to be present and the manage
ment of several mills. have consented
to close on that day, giving r 11 in
their employ an opportunity to at
tend. After the graduating exercises
the literary address will be delivered
by Prof. M. C. S. Noble, of the
state University, at Chapel Hill.
Prof. Noble always has something
to say that is worth the while. He
will not present a long, dry literary
address but his talk will be fnll ot
snmething to interest every one.
The exercises will close Tuesday
night with the final ccnoert, by the
8th and 9th Grades. To this a
small admission fee will be charged,
the proceeds going into tht library
fund. The library is an important
department in all public Schools
and our people should attend for
the dual purpose of encouraging the
pupils of the school and aiding ia
enlarging the library.
This year has been one of the
best in the history of the school,
and the work of both the faculty
and pupils has been most satisfac
tory. A. L. Smoot Next Mayor of Malisbury.
Salisbury, April 3. In the first
lejalizid democratic primary ever
held in Rowan county today, A. L.
Smoot, a well known businessman,
was nominated for mayo of Salis
bury with 506 votes against 421 for
W. li. Strachan, his opponent, who
was tlefeiited t y'oiily 84 votes.
The followinir aldermen were also
nominated, which is tquiva'ent to
an election: b M. Thompson, J.
S. McCubbins, J. W. Surratt, A.
Purker, W. B. Summersett, W. A.
Daniel and L. E. Heilig.
The vote was heavy and great in
terest centered in ths selection of a
mayor.
v . Revenue Officers destroyed an il
licit distillery near Julian Friday.
The still and 200 gallons of beer
were destroyed.