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X Nearly everybody reada The " Citizen, baeauae it ha all tha The actual circu lation of The Citizen on Thurs 24711 4 MWS day was... Vol. XIX No. 50 ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS THE ASHEV T T T 11 JJ J 11 A ZEN PREPARATION FOR SOLEMN CORONATION OF NEW POPE In'erest In Rome Centers on Spectacular Event Which Occurs Sunday Gorgeous Ceremony Will Consume Five Hours. Pius X Will Ascend The Throne ot St. Peter in The Presence of 60,000 Spectators New Cardinals Will Be Created Monday and Thursday, Rome, Aug, 6. Rome Is now centured on the solemn coronation ceremonies which will occur on Sunday and for which preparations are making;. The throne of St. Peter, which Plus X. will occupy, will be surmounted by a can opy forty feet high. The function will consume Ave hours. The Pope has in formed thervatlcan officers that he wishes to be received on the threshold of the basilica by Cardinal Ilampolla, who, as archbishop priest of the church, will address the formal greetings to him. At the conclusion of the ceremony the Pope will confer his blessing upon the people, but It has not yet been de cided whether he will do so Inside the church or from the balcony looking out on the plawa where many hoped he would bestow his benediction on the day of his election. It is said that Pius Is favorable to the latter plan but that the Influence of the Vatican officers is against it on the ground that it might be Interpreted as a recognition of the political state of affairs in Italy. The holding of the coronation ceremonies in St. Peters Itself represents a concession as In the case of Leo It occurred In the Slstlne chapel. It Is expected that 60, 000 tickets will be Issued for the event. In the consistories to be held Monday and Thursday next the Pope will con fer the red hat on Cardinals AJuti, Tal iani, Katschthaler and,Herrero Y. Espl nosa, who were raised from the purple on June 26, but who have not received these symbols of rank' because of the illness and death of Leo. It Is believed that the Spanish. Cardinal Herrero will not be able to be present at the corona tion ceremonies. SAYS SHE DIDN'T FIRE FATAL SHOT: Suit Lake, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Aurora Hodge, who confessed in Grand Rapid, Mich., that she was implicated in the murder of Wm. X. Ryan, an aged spec tacle peddler, near Murray, Utah, a few weeks ago, and who has been brought here for trial now declares she did not Are the shot that killed Ryan. Ryan's remains were exhumed yesterday and a large bullet hole found In the top of the head. When told of this Mrs. Hodge appeared much surprised. "If he died from that wound, I did not kill him," she said to her attorneys. "I admit that I shot at him. I tied his hands over by the big tree but he got loose and started after me. I had to protect myself and fired at him. I fired at hlB side. It would have been Im possible for me to shoot him In th, crown of the head when he was up and running. LAND BILL IS TO , COMMITTEE STAGE London, Aug. 6. The committee stage of the Irish land bill was reached In the House of Lords this afternoon. There was an unusually large attend ance of Irish people. The divisions on the amendments in dicated a determined fight, and In the division of the first amendment the government narrowly escaped defeat by one vote. In the following division the government was defeated by three votes. Neither amendment was vital to the bill, hut as notice has been given of 34 pages of amendments, this early ODDosltion to thi eovernment aroused in nationalist circles apprehension of trouble before the committee stage of the bill Is concluded. PALACE OF THE GOVERNOR RUINED Salonlca, Aug. 6. A special mes senger from Monastir, reports that the Bulgarian Insurgents have dynamited the Konak (governor's palace) In the town of Krushevo, twenty-three miles north of Monastir. Fifty Turks were killed. A detachment of Ottoman troops have burned the village of Dihovo near Monastir. Eight Turkish battallions hav? been dispatched to Monastir and three bat- tillltrtna tn QnlnnlQ frnm KoRSOVO. Tliwrjinhlf pnmmunlcution WIW Monastir Is still uninterrupted. Brothers Fought Brother For Three-Quarters Of An Hour (Special to The Citizen.) Washington, N. C, Aug. 6.-For three quarters of an hour two brothers named Carroll fought a third brother and when . man named Moore Interfered for the weaker side he was cut and "POOPO" " S L-u11. FOUND DEAD IN BED . WITH THROATS GUT v EUGENE BLOCK AND KATIE FAL SINGER MURDERED IN SLEEP. Frightful Tragedy at Allentown, Pa., Both Victims Ware Wsll Known No Trace of Murderer. Allmitown, Pn., Aug. 0. Eugene Bloch and Kutte Falslnger, wife ot Robert Falslnger, were found tonight In the iHtter's apartments with their throuts cut. Both were dead. They were found by the woman's futher, Henry Muller, 'when he called at his daughter's rooms. Mrs. Fal Blnger was horribly slashed on the chest, neck and back. Bloch was cut on the throat and hud three cuts on the right foremurm. It is believed that the deed was committed at three o'clock this morn ing while Bloch and Mrs. Fulslnger were In bed. Mi's. Palslnger was enstranged from her husband. They had one daugh ter. Bloch, whose father, Nathan Bloch, hanged himself one year ago, was divorced from his wife and had four children. ; FRIGHTENED HORSE CAUSES DROWNING (Special to The Citizen) Statesville. N. C. Aug. 6. Mrs. Emma Henly was drowned ' In Third creek, two miles west of Statesville this morning, about 10:30 o'clock. She and her nephew, Arthur Turn er. were crossing Bostlans bridge In a buggy. The horse became fright ened and backed the buggy off the bridge and down an embankment into the stream. The water was onlv about four f-;et deep, but Mrs. Henly was fastened under the buggy and drowned. She was sixty-five years old. CAPTAIN ELLIOT, WILL NOT SERVE Birmingham, Ala., Aug. C South ern car and foundry troubles culmin ated today in the. resignation -of Cap tain .1. M . Elliott. Jr.. of Annlston as one of the receivers on the ground that legal proceedings instigated bv conflicting interests would prevent the resumption of the operation oi me plants for the company. Captain Klliott was recently ap pointed by Judge Thos. G, Jones an co-receiver with Thomas G. Bush, of Birmingham, and Thomas A. Gillespie, nf New Jersev. . Receiver Bush obtained an order fmm .Tmlffp Jones ordering that the i,nkniiit cotmianv be turned over 10 him fur examination, alleging In hi) petition that the treasurer of the com pany refused to deliver them because ha hml Iipmii ordered so to do by Cap tain Klliott. Judge Jones then entered the order referred to on Aungust and Captain Klliott resigned. CASHIER DEWEY PLAYED COTTON Newbern, Aug. fi.-There have been devplomnents today in regard .,. the nllpeed defalcation ot Cashier Deu-ev. of the Farmers and Merchants' bank, of this city. When the new? was given out two-thirds of the de positors were asleep, but early this mnmtnsr the' news soon spread and the town was thrown Into a state of intense ov.-itntnunt hut when Deonle read the statement Issued bv the directors that all depositors would be paid dollar for anllni. thlnirs nnleted down. It is said that the reason assigned for Mr. Dewey s action is mat ne nus uero deallnc in cotton futures pretty heav ily of late and the slump that came some days ago put him to the wall. KILLER AND INJURED BY AN EXPLOSION Fairmont, W. Va Aug. 6.-Two men ..." M niioH nm1 twelve Injured by powder explosion while going to work i .h miiwa at Monomrah near here today. All of the dead and Injured are Italians except four Americans. in Injuries of some of the men may prove fU(me of the Americans was carrying a boo- nf nowder on one shoulder ana drill on, the other and by some means k .i-iii tmirhpd a trouev wire, electric shock igniting the powder. beaten unmercifully. The fight took place on one of the principal streets and stab wounds were numerous, Moore, who Interfered for peace, dangerously wounded. RICE GOES FREE; DOANEIS GUILTY Jury Returned Verdict in Mur der Case Last Night D0ANE FOUND GUILTY UF MANSLAUGHTER Was Recommended to the Mercy of the Court LOSING ADDRESSES OF ATTOR NEYS TO THE JvJ,RY-MUCH INTEREST SHOWN At 9 o'clock last night the jury reuch- ed an agreement In the IJoune-Klce murder case and so notified the Jury officer. Judge Jones, .Frank Carter, -one of Doane's attorneys, W, I. Brown, ut torney for Rice and Solicitor Brown, ere summoned to the court house by Deputy Sheriff H. M. Jarvis. Clerk Marcus KJrwin was also sent 'for and hen all were ussembfed Miey entered the court room where tho Jury was. The clerk asked the jury If they had agreed on a verdict and tha respeiiBc through Foreman T. It. Harrison . war. that they had. Side by side and apart from any one else Doane ami nice sat, awaiting their fate, Klce was greatly perturbed evidently, while Doane, puli ng at his tawny mountain, was exprea- lonless. The foreman said, We, the ury, find the defendant, Henry tuce. not guilty; Defendant Doane, guilty of manslaughter. The Jury recommends he mercy of the court and asks lor a light sentence." Judge Jones thanked the Jury and discharged such of them as were not on the regular panel, and court wun ad- ourned. Rice walked over and shook hands with the jury. The sentence, which will be missed on Doane at a Wl attacker Wright. London, Aug. '6. Whit taker Wright, London and (ilohe corporation, limited, lice court yesterday and remanded after been taken. The prisoner was released vided $125,000 and three sureties guaranteed the iciiuinliig $ Ur,,iaiil. REJOICE AND CITY WATER The crystal stream of the North It Is the water you use Fork is here. this morning. Its coming is n supreme event in Ashevllle" history an event worthy oi celebration, but only the roar of the air driven before its onrush, and the thudding of the mains noted its pres ence last night, when, first its fore most drops driven by a mighty vol ume beliind came swiftly uti the east ern heights of Beaumont and sprayinsr nto the standplne was buried by the cataract that followed close. In the darkness and silence of the nlght, unheralded, sava by the roaring flood of Its water, the new waterworks system came Into commission, and complete and perfect Jn every , detail' itself proved the magnificence of Its sucess. I In its simple completeness It Is finished. It is at first not easy to real-! lze thut the plans and work of two' years are ended; thut the great event I so long expected the hope and pride of Ashevllle has arrived, and that be - tween sunset and sunrise the city has ' home. To these waiting persons came changed its waterworks system, and : the message tli.it the water had arriv from the spring In the wilderness the ed, and they came homewards to cele- purest of water flows from evetiy ! brate the event by a good dinner, faucet In the city. But the past and At one o'clock yesterday the work Its difficulties are put behind and re- , ,. ,u . re called only by those whose zeal and of lhe lines began. The energy did so much to make a fact'8tanl I'lpe gates were opened and It accomplished, and by them only with W"S thoroughly drained and that H the supreme satisfaction thut without was "t exactly clean was Indicated a break, a leak, a flaw, the system is'hy the Inky stream that ran out from done. ' I the old pipe near Haw creek. It took It was at half past eight o'clock last until after eight to make the connec- night that the luntcion of th-j new pipe was made with the old line which: leads from the former pumping station i to the city Rtnndpipe, and it was then that the system, save for Its test, was done. Blumnlng Inspector Ernest Is-: rael opened the gate which held tli.u water back, nud It took the old line with a rush and speeded up and down the hills. Gates and air holes were open and the air poured from these us It does from an express elevator shaft and the water spouted far and wide. Andy Bates, a lineman, came after it and closed the outlets und the wa- later date, may be for a long or short term In the penitentiary. The IHiane-RUf murder trial was concluded yesterday afternoon after six o'clock and the cas,. given to the jury. Arguments were made yesterday by II. B. Carter for like, Ktunk Carter for Doane, D. M. Luth-r for Doane, W. 1', Brown tor Rice, while Solicitor Brown closed by 'presenting the stute'B case, The argument of the solicitor was to the effect thut both defendants had en gaged In the fight which resulted In Lytle's death and thut therefore both were guilty; regardless of -which one actually stabbed Lytic, The judge In his charge-instructed the jury that It they believed there was a concerted at tack on Lytle this position was correct but tlu matter of facta was left entirely to them.' The attorneys for the defense Insisted that there was tin satisfactory evidence of the guilt of their clients, but that If either man did the killing It was the other prisoner. F.uch side had good basis for -argument on 'the evi dence, The spectators in the court room arc considerably divided in opinion as to which. If either of the defendants, Is guilty.- Some think it Is Rice and others Ihiuiic, and some both, Undoubtedly there are portions of the : evidenc? which, if believed by the jury, could make it the one or the other. It Is not contended by the state that both men engaged In the light with Lytle. The evidence is very mixed in fact a lead ing attorney for the defense said yester day that he had never seen a case Where the evidence was more confused. On the one hand Is the positive state ment of witnesses that they saw Doune stabbing Lytle, and on the other hand Is evidence that Rice confessed that It was he who did the stabbing. Doune remained In the vicinity after the crime and made no attempt to. (-scape, while Rice left and ran away when the offi cers came utter him. The knife with which the stubbing is alleged to have been done was found on Doane, yet when the knife was produced lllcelid mitted that it was Ills knife. To fur ther complicate the matter there was i vld.em.-o thut Doane's father and brother came to Rice and induced him to stay away from Ashevllle that he might not testify against Doane. The attorneys for the defense claim theie was no evidence of a conceited attack on Lytic and defy the state to say which man did the stabbing. The Immediate cause of the quarrel which, resulted in the death of Lytic on the night of October" 2fith. was drink ing out of a bottle a violation of bar room etiquette. The saloon of which Lytle was bartender, as well as others, refuse to allow one -.-. buys a bottl of whiskey to drink out of It In the saloon. The attorneys for Doane will make a n otion for a new trial this morning and If it is refused will appeal to the Su preme court. - , the promoter and diicctoi- of thu was arraigned at the (iuildhall iii- formal evidence of Ids arrest had on ball of J:':"a.00O. of which he pro BE GLAD. FOR THE NEW IS NOW WITHIN OUR GATES! ter ran on. It had three miles to go to the stand pipe and as the oulets were closed In-hind it higher pressure developed.' When the last hole was closed It had several hundred feet pressure to drive it and it came fast. Hob Henderson, the internum who was waiting on the top of Ueaumont (jap for it. heard the hoarse roar of air from the last outlet on the mountain side and then, the coming of the wa ter. It was llMii when it trickled Into the stand pipeVind when ,at eleven he left there, a sisteen Loch stream was thcXlron receptacle. He I boiling into went to the filter Infuse and telephon- ied to the old pumping station, where several very anxious persons were waiting. They were Mayor Kawls, Water Superintendent Francis, Plumbing .Inspector Israel, Fire Chief S. O. Bernard, City Attorney Bourne, and the man who built the line, M. H. Kelly, the man who designed the sys tem from first to last, and whose orig inal plans have been unchanged, and I to whom every detail of credit is'due I City Kngln -er B. M, l.ee, had gone i Hons. There were eight juntelons to make at the V. and delay was caused by the fact that In cutting a pipe to fit 't Drone . irreguiariy unit it was neces- sary to chisel it even very slowly for fear of breaking It- - Contractor Kelly and H. V. McCumber. the man who has made' every Joint on the pipe line,! got Into the ditch and completed the Job. A number of offlciula went to the hl-ice where the Y was to be early yesterday morning- and there they saw lhe rhw water In n ditch, and thouifh the eurth was fresh the bottom could HIS EXCELLENCY TO BE PRESENTED New German Ambassador Meet The President to WILL BE RECEIVED AT SAGAMORE HILL Official Exchanges Are Not to Be Made Public UNTIL TOMORROW, IF THE PRES ENT PROGRAM IS CARRIED OUT. Washington, Aug. 6.AI1 arrange ments have been perfected for the pre sentation at Sagamore Hill tomorrow to the President of His Kxcellency Speck Von StcrnbUrg, as Imperial German ambassador, succeeding Herr Von Hol leben, recently retired. It Is expected that the ambassador will be accompa nied by Huron Von Dem Kussche-Had-dctihuusen, counselor of legation and first secretary of embassy,, who will act as his aide. At the hour appointed for th' presentation, the President, 7 will send his carriage to Oyster Hay With Col. Tbomus VV, Symons, superintend-' ent of public buildings and grounds, for the ambassador, Col, Symons In full uniform will escort the ambassador to Sagumore Hill and will net as master of ceremonies at the presentation. The ambassador's secretary will follow In another currluge. The presentation will be made by Mr. Loomls, the acting secretary of state. The ambassador will wear full court dress of his rank. Keen Interest Is manifested In official circles here at this departure from pre- cuuent on the part of the President as a special mark of favor to the German envoy, who for more than ten years has been his Intimate friend. This Is the first time an ambassador ever has been presented to the President outside of Washington. It Is understood the am bassudor after relieving himself of his court dress will return to Sagumore Hill for luncheon and spend the afternoon witn the president. Althought the diplomatic exchanges win not he made public until tomorrow, it Is said they are significant In the cordiality and sincerity of their tone. The ambassador with the umbassa oress unu ner sister, will remain at their summer home probubly through September, returning to Washington In October .to reopen the embassy here and then going, to Lmlsvllle. the old home of the ambassadress for a visit to her mother. INTERFERED WITH DNITED STATES MAILS notion, Aug,, (i. jmo. Keennn. n steamship fireman, who after Wghig articles to ship with the steniNdrfp Admiral Schley, a vessel carrying mall lo Port Antonio, Jamaica, declined to make the trio and In so doing-li:-layed the mail about three quarters frf an hour and on Wednesday was held for the grand jury by United States Commissioner l'lske today, charged with retarding the United States malls. Assistant Attorney John H. Carey summarized the ease as follows: "This man disregards the rights of the United States, disregards the law on the statute hooks as to the retard ing of the United States malls, and disregards the consequences of his ac tion In retarding malls in order to stand by his union." Ke.-nan refused to sail with the ves sel because he did not like the accom modations provided, for the men. lie clearly seen. heii the telephone message came to the pumping station that the water was running into the stand pipe sever al ladles of the families of employes of the station were there and they sent up a real about, and everybody hook hands all around. In the city there were various inquiries as to whether the water had come and because the supply to the city had been shut off In the early part of the night to re serve h supply in the reservoir for fire needs, some thought there was a break In the new line. Very few knew that the water was in, but at midnight the tfauge at the pumping station showed a pressure of 11K1 pounds to the Inch that when the stream began to work hk, 'Inst the full slundplpe it would b. considerably heavier. At five minutes after one o'clock yes terday afternoon the pumping station und the old system went out of commls slon and until hulf past eight there wus no system. It was after midnight when the may or and his party reached Ashevllle knowing that their work was done they had but the ambition to get something to cut. It Is a credible fact that Krnest Israel telephoned In advance for six hams and eggs and apparently his ol der was filled. Mayor Kawls was su- premely happy over the success of his Ideal which has caused people to say he could not "tuke" anything but water M. K. Kelly was as happy becuuse last night's success assures him u reputa tion of the first class as a builder of waterworks und a good profit In addi tion. The plumbing Inspector was pleaded becuuse he turned on the water and the .city attorney because he drew the bond act. H is a notable fact, as was stated by Mr. McCuniber at this supper, that the first and only accident since the beginning of work on the line occurred yesterday. A piece of steel struck Into his hand w hile he was cut ting a pipe but Inasmuch as he caulked every Joint in ,14 miles of pipe and none leaked he was In fin excellent humor. At half past two this morning the wuicr was running on I'uttoii avenue. ill LE CHARGE AGAINST RALEIGH BUSINESS WJ COMBINATION OF SHIPPING INTERESTS MERCANTILE MARINE COMPANY AND BRITISH ADMIRALTY UNITE. No British Ships Can bo Tramferredf to foreign Registry Agreement For Twenty Years. London, Aug, 6. The agreemnt of the International Mercantile. Murine com pany with the British admiralty and the board of trade is published in' a parliamentary paper tonight. It provides that the British compa nies Included In the 'combine shall re main on a footing of equality with other Hrltish companies in respect to any military, naval or postal services, that the Hrltish government may re quire from the Hrltish Mercantile Ma rine. No Hrltish ship In the combine shall be transferred to a foreign regis try without the consent of the president of the board of trade. The vessels shall continue lo be otllcered by British sail ors us Ib prescribed In the case ot any other Hrltish ships engaged In the same line of trade. The vessels shall still be subject to hire or purchase by the admiralty on the sume terms as existed prior to the combination. At least a olety of. the tonnage built or acquired during the continuance of the agreement shall be registered as British. Any company hereafter taken Into the combination Bhall be subject to the same terms. Thi British companies included in th conf- bine shall continue to be British com panies qualified to own British ships and at least a majority of their direc tors shall be British subjects. Nothing snail he done to Jeopurdlse the existing British register or the right of a vessel to fly the British flag. The agreement shall continue for twenty years dating from September-22. 1902 anu snail he terminable thereafter at five "ears notice on either side. It la provided thut the British government has the right to terminate the agree ment at uny time should the combine pursue a policy injurious to the either of the Mercantile Marine ' or British trade. The Ixird High Choncellor Is appointed referee In any dispute arising out of the agreement. His decision Is aw una the fact shall be mini. EUGENE H, NYMAN IS ELECTED PRESIDENT Nashville, Tenn., Aug. fi.The Na tlonal Association of Window Trim mers of America in session here toduy elected Eugene H. Hvmun. of Nash ville, official editor and choose I)uy ton, Ohio, for thtf next convention . Action jn the constitution and by-laws will go over to next year. The associa tion has about completed its busi ness but will not formally adjourn un til after thj bunquent tomorrow night. Awards in tna national competition classes were announced today as fol- lows: Class A Best window display, 95 entries, Otto F. Hentke, Oscaloosa, Iowu. Class B Kssays on the art of wlif dow trimming, thirty-eight contest ants, E. H. Hyman, Nashville, Tenn. Class C Interior and extrior decor ation, twenty-five entries, . K. N. "ioldHinan, Fresno, California. Class V Best show card, two hun dred and fifty entries, K. N. Cioldsman, Fresno, California. HAY-HERRAN TREATY IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL Colon, Colombia, Aug. 6 The latest advices from Bogota state that the adversaries, of the Panama canal treaty have' .assumed a new attitude which Is based on the recently pub lished opinion of an eminent lawyer at Bogota who claims that acceptance by the Colombian congress of the Hay-Hernin treaty would be uncon stitutional becausA congress did not sanction the last canal project, and for other technical reasons. Dr. Jose Iiislgnures has been nom inated to succeed Dr. x .Joachim Velez as governor of the department of Bol ivar. STRIKE OF TEAMSTERS. St. Louis, Aug. 6. The strike of teamsters employed by Ht. Louis lum ber dealers and allied concerns involv ing also the box sawyers and nallors has been declared off. About 135 com panies und 18 boss teamsters were af fected, The teamsters, It is said, made no formal demands before striking. It is understood they wanted recognition of their union. "Keep Overlook Park Open," Says Another There is n growing sentiment among the residents of Ashevllle that the closing of overlook park to the public would be nothing short of n calamity. It Is pointed out by many prominent citizens that the scenic beauties of Sunset mountain are a lasting monu ment t the city, and to bar tho public from participating In its glories would be the first step toward drawing the tourist to .other resorts. Said a prom inent citizen Inst night: "I know of nothing which could bring greater misfortune to Ashevllle than the clos ing of its best attraction, MV. How land Is kind enough to hold out the Twelve-year-old Stepdaughter Prefers Grave Accusation Against J. M. Bishop. Bishop And Wife Brand Girl's Story As a Lie. Accused Man Declares That Girl Was Promised Farm By Her Grandmother It She Would Lie Against Him. Case Will Be Tried Today. (Special to The Cltlien.) Raleigh, N. C, Aug. . Oreat con sternation wus caused here today by the arrest of J. M. Bishop, white, bicycle repairer of this city. Bishop wus Jailed on the charge by hla atep- ; daughter, Flora Combs, aged . twelve years, that several months ago he out raged her. The girl further alleges that her step-father threatened to kill her If she told of the occurrence; Publlo feeling l divided by the fact that Blah- op and hi wife brand the girl's story as an Infamous lie. The accused man declares thut his step-daughter waa promised a farm If she would swear to a false accusation against him; Bishop Is a prominent citlren her and many of his friends refuse to be lieve In his guilt. The story of the grandmother's complicity finds much acceptance and the trial today la await ed with great Interest. " , It Is stated In some quarters that the action of the grandmother waa prompt ed by a long standing feud between her and Bishop. , When the girl was asked why she had withheld her charge for such a 16nff period Bhe said that she had been frightened by her atep-mother'a threats. She has so fur foiled all attempts at cross-examination and Btoutly sticks to her first Btory. , ! JETT-WHITE TRIAL PROGRESSES SLOWLY Cynthlana, Ky Aug. 6. At 2:50 p. m Captain B. B. Golden, one of the attorneys announced that the defense rested as to evidence In chief. The af ternoon session waa taken up In Witnesses-Introduced to Impeach Captain 11. J. Kwen. Some twenty-five witnesses from hts own county and other witnesses from Powell county, where he resided until he removed to Jackson some ten years ; ugo testified that his morality was bad us well as his reputation for truthful ness. At the same time some of them testified that he was a church goer, a constant attendant on the Sunday school, that he never drank whiskey or rambled. Many them were con fiiBfd on cross-examination especially those from Breathitt county. The best , Impeaching evidence was offered by s number of citlaena of Powell county In- eluding among their number the county ! fudge, sheriff and others who testified that Kwen had a bad reputation as to morality and truthfulness among- his ' neighbors, although each of these wit nesses, aa far us their personal opinion was concerned testified without excep tion thut he paid debts promptly, never drunk, never gambled and attended ' church regularly while residing among them. , ... . A feature of the day waa a strong protest by Ijtifferty, one of the defend ant's counsel, in which he charged Byrd with playing unfair with them In mak ing plays to the Jury. Byrd reported that the other side had been making; grand stand pluys to the Jury also and considerable rancor was stirred up7 which soon subsided, however. JURY OBTAINED - 111 THE POWERS' TRIAL Georgetown, Ky Aug.' f.s-.A' ' Jury"" In Hie Caleb Powers case wa. obtained at 6 o'clock this evening. This was not accomplished until the counsel for the defendant had Used their quota of peremptory challenges and five complete panels had been broken. The commonwealth used only two of the tlve challenges allowed them by statute, and accepted each of the remaining panels as It was passed up to them. The Jury as. seated consists of elev en Democrats and one Republican, eleven jurors are farmers and one is a carpenter. The Jury was not sworn tonight as the defensewill make a motion tomorrow similar to that of this morning, aaklng the dis missal of the panel as partisan. The panel follows: - J. B. Wilson, George Mitchell, Clay Estes, Ceorge Wyatt, Denis Hanley. J. c. Booth. W. M. Ryan, Ed Ingles, J, T. Hill, K. V. Iosan, George Kstea, Perry Rice. Prominent Man crumb of comfort that as soon as Overlook park Is closed another merry go-round will be Installed at River side! While we should all be truly grateful for small favors, we have" passed the age when playing with doll babies will soothe our wounded feel ings. While the hauling of lumber find tinbark may prove more profita ble than the present volume of pas senger truffle up the mountain. I am sure that If Mr. Howtand will be will ing to meet the people half way, they will readily support any proposition he may offer for the mulntenace or wits 'popular attraction,
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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