CITIZEN
THE WEATHER:
FAIR.
A Citizen For Rent Ad
Will Rent That Vacant
Room.
yOL.XXV.NO.79.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1909.
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
MINISTER'S
ROOSEVELT SHAKES BIG STICK
IN FACE OF THE SENATE AND
Doesn't it Make You Mad
HE SAYS GRAFT
MUST ONE DAY
HIDE ITS HEAD
DISMEMBERED
BODY FOUND
TELLS IT 'WHERE TO GET OFF'
Bays It lias No Business to
Give Orders to Head of ,
Department.
GRISGOM WILL
MEET THE U.S.
Partially Consumed By Fire j Owen Wistcr, Author of
In Two Heating Stoves
- Of Church.
"The Virginian" Believes
flood Time Coming. ,
THE
AS
4
IS RESPONSIBLE
FOB EVERYTHING
Heads of Department Are
Not Subject to Beck and
Call of Senate.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. President
Roosevelt today Informed the enate
In no uncertain terms that he had
given hli approval to the aborptlon
of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com
pany by the United States corporation
and that he had Instructed Attorney
Qeneral Bonaparte not to respond to
the senate Inquiry as to the reason
for his failure to prosecute the steel
company.'"
. The president concludes his message
with the statement that he does not
conceive it to "be within the authority
of the senate to give directions of this
character to head of an executive de
partment." The message to the senate Is in res
ponse to a resolution Introduced by
Senator Culberson calling on the attor
ney general to state whether he had
brought an action against the steel
company because of its acquisition of
the Tennessee concern, and if not, the
reason for non-action.
While the resolution was not direct
ed to President Roosevelt bis atten
tion was called to it by Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte. The president says:
"As to the transaction in question
I was personally cognizant and res
ponsible for its every detail. For the
Information of the senate I transmit a
copy of a letter sent by me to the At
torney General, November 4, as fol
lows: His Letter.
"The White House,
"Washington, November 4, 1908.
"My Dear Attorney General: Judge
B. H. Gary and Mr. H. C. Frlck, on
behalf of the steel .corporation, have
4-iust'fale4. ujpoit jpfu,TrjmkjKW.
there Is a certain business firm, (name
of which I ..have not been told but
which Is of real Important In New
York business circles) which will un
doubtedly fall this week if help is not
given. Among Its assets are a major
ity of the securities of the Tennessee
Coal company. Application has been
urgently made to the steel corporation
to purchase this stock as the only
means of avoiding a failure.
"Judge Gary and Mr. Frlck Inform
ed me that as a mere business trans
action they; do not care to purchase
the stock; that under ordinary cir
cumstances they would not consider
purchasing the stock, because but lit
tle benefit will come to the stesl cor
poration from the purchase; that they
are aware that the purchase will be
used as a handle for attack upon them
upon the ground that they are striv
ing to secure a monopoly of the busi
ness and prevent competition, not that
this would represent what could hon
estly be said, but what might reckless
ly and untruthfully be said.
"They Inform me that as a matter
of fact the policy of the company
has been to decline to acquire more
than sixty per cent of the steel pro
perties and that this policy had been
persevered in for several years past
With the object of preventing these
accusations and as a matter of fact
their proportion of steel properties
has slightly decreased, so that It Is be
low sixty per cent, and the acquisition
Of the property in question will not
false it above sixty per cent
Prevent Panic.
" 'But they feel that it Is Immense
ly to their Interest as to the Interest
of every responsible business man to
try to prevent a panic and general
smash-up at this time and that they
are wAllng to go into this transact
ion, which they would not otherwise
go into,' because it seems the opinion
of those best fitted to express judg
ment In New York that it will be an
important factor In preventing a break
that might be ruinous; and that this
has been . urged upon them by the
combination of the most responsible
bankers In New York who are now en
gaged In endeavoring to save the sit
uation, but they asserted they did not
wish to do this if I stated that It oncht
pot to be done. I answered that while
of course I could not advise them to
take the action proposed I felt It no
public duty of mine to Interpose anVj
objection.
"Sincerely yours, '
(Signed.)
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
(Continued on page two.)
GATES ASKS FOR FREE TRADE
IN IRON, COALED LUMBER
(By Associated Press.)
.WASHINGTON, Jan. . John W,
Gates has Joined the ranks of those
who are asking for free trade in iron,
coai and lumber. A letter to Speaker
Cannon dated at Port Arthur, Texas,
. reads as follows:
-I notice a great deal of evidence
to being taken on tariff matters in
SVaahinjton, it seem to me ' there
BATTLESHIP
Expected to Arrive in Mes
sina Sunday Relief Ship
Will Start Today.
PANIC IS SPREAD
BY "HOOLIGANS"
Run Through Naples Crying
Earthquake and Thieves
Go to Work.
(By Associated Press.)
ROME, Jan. 6. Ambassador Grls
com will leave here tomorrow for
Messina, to meet the American squad
ron, which is expected to arrive there
Sunday, under Rear-Admiral Sperry
on the flagship Connecticut. The
steamer Bayern, the American relief
ship, flying the Red Cross emblem,
will sail for Messina tomorrow. This
steamer, with its great cargo of sup
plies will be able to take care of
thousands of sufferers. There are three
surgeons abroad and fifty nurses, of
whom three are American and three
English. Fifty eight thousand dollars
has been spent for the medical out
fit, provisions and clothes for distribu
tion at Messina. There Is an Immense
supply of the necessaries of life aboard
for men, women and children, partlc
ular attention having been paid to
food, for little ones.
In the past 48 hours, $160,000 has
been spent In Rome, and $50,000 in
Genoa, for clothing alone. There are
aitoo medical supplies sufficient for
the establishment of three camp hos
pitals ashore. Those in charge of the
expedition "have $30,000 In small bills
for careful distribution,
l,, W,ord -received. front , Naples
says inai - jiioonsanr a tiring ine mgnt
ran through various quarters of the
city crying "Earthquake", "Earth
quake.". Their cries aroused thous
ands of people who rushed out of their
houses, thus giving thieves an oppor
tunity to work. The frightened pop
ulation gathered in the squares and
crowded the churches. Some of them
took crucifixes and images of saints
and carried them through the streets
in procession said wailing and weep
ing. People More Calm.
Signer Bertilllli. minister of public
works, who Is now In Regglo. has
telegraphod to Premier Gioll, that the
people there are beginning to be more
calm and for that reason there is no
pressing need of steamers for the
transportation of refugees. The min
ister adds that efforts should now be
directed toward the sending nf a great
quantity of wood and other building
material for the construction of huts
along the Sicilian and Calabrlan
coasts.
The following list of places In Reg
glo province is published as having
suffered the greatest damage frorri the
earthquake: Bagiara. f'annitello, Cat
ania. Galileo, Laganati, Melicuoca.,
Melito, Montedello. Motta. Palml. Pel
iaro, Pedargonl, San Procoplo, ftanto
Stefano, Scllla, SemlnaZa, SInopoli, and
Giovanni.
The generosity of the American
people :.i coming to the aid of the
earthquake sufferers Is the predomi
nating feature which Is now attract
ing attention here. The feeling of
gratefulness extends from the king
down to the most lowly subject. In
accepting In behalf of the Italian na
tion, the supplies sent by the Ameri
can government, the king said to Am
bassador Grlscom: "Your people will
be delighted to hear of this mark of
International humanitarianlsm and
will follow with the keenest interest
the work of mercy being performed
by the Bayern."
The king further Informed tha
American ambassador that he had re
ceived with the greatest appreciation
the communication notifying the gov
ernment of the appropriation of $800.
000 for the earthquake victims.
Slgnor Tittonl, the foreign minister
said: "Never before on any occasion
has owurred such a demonstration of
sympathy as that of America. It in
cludes all classes and conditions from
the president to the humblest citizen.
Nothing could more tightly bind to
gether the two countries, or render
their friendship closer."
Count Taverna. the president of the
(Continued on pigs three.)
are three articles that ought to be
put on the' free list Iron ""ore, coal,
and lumber. ' I have a large portion
of my fortune in the stetl business,
but I say this to you conscientiously
and candidly. A cat of 10 per cent In
the schedule would not hurt the man
ufacturer of Iron and steel a parti-
When you Ask the Lady in
ana ne Aosoiuteiy Keiuses vocm i n juaue xou Mad Xnoughf
BITTER ATTACK
ON GOVERNOR
OF TENNESSEE
Senior Counsel for Alleged
Night Riders Is Repri
manded by Judge.
"MEN BRIBED TO
"rwr? tttt?t nn?x wan
Nothing In Evidence to Sus
tain Charge, Says Judge
Jones.
(By Associated Press.)
UNION CITY, Teun., Jan. .
After a bitter attack on the governor
of the state and an attempt to bring
the killing of Former United States
Senator Edward W. Carmaek into the
case, Rice Pierce, senior counsel for
the eight alleged night riders, on the
trial for the murder of Captain Quen-
tln Ranken, today was reprimanded
by Judge Jones.
Mr. Pierce was preparing to close
his argument for the defense and was
discussing the testimony of Kehring
er, Hogg and Morris, night riders who
turned state's evidence. Ho launch
ed Into a violent denunciation of Gov
ernor Patterson.
"The governor of the state," he
said, "after sending on army Into
Oh ion county to trample on the
rights of the people, to snatch honest
men from their homes and bully them
and abuse them, offered a reward of
$10,000 for the arrest or Ranken's
murderer.-)," said Pierce.
"I do not approve of crimes. I de
nounce murder, whether tt is a cow
ardly assassination on the streets of
our capital, or any equally cowardly
murder on the banks of Rcelfoot
lake, but I submit that all men are
equal before the law, and that the
man or men who assassinated Car
mack are entitled to no better treat
ment than those who killed nanken.
"After filling Obion county with
soldiers, what does Patterson, the
governor of this state, do? He sends
for Fehrlnger, Hogg and Morris and
bribes them to perjure themselves to
send innocent men to the gallows."
Is Reprimanded.
Several times the attorney repeated
this charge and then Judge Jones
said:
"The court dots not believe that
the judiciary should permit to pass
unnoticed this assault on the chief ex
ecutive of the state. There Is noth
ing In the evidence to sustain coun
sel's charge. The witneses swore re
peatedly that what Governor Patter
son told them was that if they told
the truth he would give them an un
conditional pardoa and see that they
got safely out of the country. In no
way Is It In evidence that he offered
them pardon to Involve any one In
the murder." '
"But," retorted Pierce, "these wit
nesses, or one of them at least, swore
that If Patterson had not offered him
the pardon he would not have made
the confession. Just what cite he of
fered them I do not know, but I be
lieve I have a right to say he bribed
the witnesses to perjure themselves."
"Mrs. Pierce," again said the court,
"these remarks are highly Improper,
and the court will not permit you to
make them. Gentlemen of the jury,
there I nothing in the evidence upon
which the charge against the govern
or can be based."
. Mr. Pierce had spoken nearly two
hours when he was stopped by Judge
Jones.
Court adjourned a few minutes
later until tomorrow, when two hours
of time still to tha defense's credit
will be used. ' Tha case will go to the
Jury, oa Thursday, : . 1
Front of you With the Big Hat
STATE SENATE
AND HOUSE ARE
.NOW ORGANIZED
. r- ' s -
All Officers Nominated at
Caucus Elected by
Good Majority.
$50,000 MAY liE
kV0TI D AFFLICTED.
- ::
Resolution ProViding :A im
propriation Introduced
In the House.
(Special te The Citizen.)
RALK1GH, N. C, Jan. . The
North Carolina general assembly or
ganized today wjth A. W. Graham, of
Grantvlile. speaker of tho house and
Lieutenant Governor Francis D.
Winston, president In tho senate un
til the new lieutenant governor, W. C.
Newland, Hikes office us presiding of
ficer Janunry 12. Whitehead Klutz,
of Salisbury, was made president pro
tern for the session.
All otler officers In both branches
were elected In accordance with tho
selections made In the democratic
caucus lam niKht The vote ror speak
er In the house was Graham, (demo
cratic), ninety; Harshaw. (republi
can,) twenty -seven, Hayes, of Chat
ham, and Dowd, of Mecklenburg, both
defeatetl ciihdidates in the democra
tlc caucus, nominated and seconded
the nomination of Graham for the
speakership ;ind Hayes later Introduc
ed the speaker to the members when
he assumed i lie chair.
In the sen.ite. Klutz was nominated
by In(r, of Iredell, for president pro
tern and J. .1. Brltt, (republican), was
nominated by HLarburk, of Korsylh.
The vote tua. Klutz, thirty-one, HriU
nine.
Tho senat- passed a resolution pre
paratory C o the InauKuratloti of kov
ernor and xiato officers Tuesday, Jan
uary 12, at '.ne o'clock.
A Joint, resolution was offered In the
house by )'' rry, of Vance, cxlendltiK
profnnd svnipathy to the klni; an I
queen of It.ily and their subjects and
appropriates GO, 000 for relief of the
sufferers foi rn tho earthqunke. This
was refcrp I to the committee en fin
aneo and m, -t await the appointment
of this committee.
The hou.- and senate passed reso
lutions riot K Ing Governor ;ienu of
their rcaitiie ss to receive Ms mes
sage and n recess Was taken to 1 n n
o'clock tomorrow, when the governor
will appear before a Joint scision in
person and road his message, as he
did two yc is ago.
POSTAL SAVINGS
BANK NOW UP.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. The i.,ll to
establish pot'sl savings banks was
taken up bv 'ha senate today and read
Xor amendment, Senator Carter In
charge of ib- measure announcing
that he would not attempt to get a
vote on the hill until next week.
(FAIR
WASHINGTON, Jan. Forecast:
North Carolina Fair with a cold
wava Thursday and Friday; fresh
northwest wiads,
I
to Kindly Removo it.
FATE OF ERB'S
SLAYER HANGS
IN BALANCE
Case Against Mrs. Beisel
and Mrs. Erb Is Given
to Jury.
PATHETIC APPEAL
FOR ACQUITTAL.
With Withering " Sarcasm
McDade Refers to tho
"Innocent Wife."
(By Associated Press.)
MKDIA, PA.. Jan. . The falo of
Mrs. Catherine M. Helsel and Mrs. M.
Florence Erb, charged with the mur
der of Cuptain J. Clayton Erb, at his
country home "Red Gables" on Octo
ber n, hangs In the balance. The esse
whs given to the Jury at :90 this
altertioon and after deliberating for
four hours they were locked up for
the night. Not an Intimation was
given as to a poll of the Jury.
When court opened H. Krank
Ithodes, began the closing address for
the defendants. lie ridiculed the
lonitn'inwealth's case, and said not
one scintilla of evidence had been ad
duced to show that Mrs. Erb was In
any way connected with the murder
of her husband that Mrs. Beisel the
other defendant had shot Erb that
her own life and that of her sister
might be spared He unmercifully
scored the "Philadelphia gang" as he
Irmed them, for the part the Phila
delphia detectives and coroner's phy
sician Wadsworlh look In securing evi
dence and testifying against the ac
cused, lie rbwd with a pathetic ploa
for the aoriiilttal of the defendants.
Mr. Ithodes was followed by District
Attorney Me Dade, the latter bitterly
resented the "slur cast upon the Phil
ad lphbms"who, he declared, had ben
asked to aid the Delaware county au
thorities, who ill the time were busy
on the Chester strike trouble.
Close Attention.
The Jury " the dls4rle. attorney
i loser attenti'm than they had evinced
at any time during the trial which had
In en In progress for eight days, and
w hen he spri ad upon the floor of the
i rf room lh- blue print of the kit.-
ond (lour of Ced Gables," where Kit)
wan murdered, every Juror left his
sent in the box and seemed Intent up
on Kaitilnt,' all Information possible.
As Mr. Meliade described In the min
utest detail the "cruel murder" many
of the Jurymen questioned him as to
I he version of the crime. He pleaded
for a first degree verdict, saying the
murder was a "diabolical plot, ron
leivr d hv shrewd cunning women."
With withering sarcasm he referred
to the "Innocent wife, who had black
ened the character of a man who gave
her bis honored name." He closed
his addres by reading the endearing
letters from Captain Krb to his wife,
which were offered In evidence yester
day. Judge Johnson consumed an hour In
his charge to the Jury, reviewing the
evidence adduced by both tho prose
cution and the defense.
BRITISH STEAMER
LANDS ON ROCKS.
(By Associated Press.)
NORFOI-iK, VA., Jan. Losing hor
hearings in the dense fog early yes
terday morning the British steamer
Anglo-African, with a cargo from TO
coplla,' Mexico, bound for Baltimore,
brought tip on Smith's Island, off Cape
Charles. There Is Utile wrod and only
a moderate sea ronslng. She Is re
8hs Is re-j
ported in good condition.
ROBBERY MOTIVE OF,
FEARFUL MURDER.
Pews and Communion Ta
ble Daubed With Blood
Toll of Struggle.
(By Associated Prsst.)
DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 6. The dis
membered body of Rsv, J. H, Car.
mlchael , Methodist minister, was
found today partially consumed by
lire n tha two heating stoves of one
of his three ohurohes near Columbus,
in the southwestern part of BU Clair
county. Investigation was begun to
clear away temporary uncertainty as
to the Identity of the victim and to
discover the perpetrator of the crime.
The Identity of the clergyman was
soon affected by Orvllle Lindsay, who
was sent to the church for that pur
pose hJK Mr Carmlchaot, who had
been In rreat distress since her bus
band failed to return home as expect
ed last evening, and who surmised
that tho minister had been murder
ed, as she had heard report that
some one had been murdered In the
Columbus church.
A clue to tha murderer and the mo
tlve was more difficult to obtain.
There was a rumor that a man had
left a train at Hlckey and had W en
seen at Columbus church. The fact
that several coins were found In the
clothing of the dead man and In the
ashes , of the stoves precluded ; the
theory of robbery and at the. tlm of
bt death it was not known that the
murdered minister had an enemy In
tn world, t
Rev. Carmlehael had bean in Mich
igan about ten years, and for two
years had been pastor of the three
thurches at Columbus, Adair and
China. With his wife and three ohli-
dren ha resided at Adair. leaving
noma yesterday morning he told Mrs,
Carmlchaot that he was going to Co
lumbus ta arrange for a series of re.
Vlval meetings there., Ha wavert his
hand affectionately to a group of chil
drert as he drove out of the village of
Adair and from that moment all tracs
of him Is lost.
. Discovers Crime.
Myron Brown, who lives near the
scene of the tragedy, was the first to
dlarover tha crime today. While he
was waiting at the cross-roads to
keep an appointment the cold wind
drove him to saek shelter In the
church. Ho was surprised to And the
church doors unlocked and upon
opening them was terrified to see the
church floor, tha pews and even tho
communloi' table ..daubed with blood
and fragments of bloody clothing
scattered all around. Evidently the
clergyman, who was OB years old, and
of athletic build, had made a torrlllc
struggle for his life.
Without Investigating further
Urown fled to hlrf home, where he
had a key to the church. He returned
and locked the doors and hurried to
tho village of llickey.frotn which plaen
he not I tied the sheriff's office at I'ort
Huron.
The authorities on their arrival at
the church found parts of the dis
membered body In the Iwo stoves, and
discovered In one stove the head of
what was apparently a new hatchet,
the bundle ,f which had been burn
ed off. A dirk wan also found In the
church end It Is believed (hat the dlr4
nerved for the murder while the
hatchet was used to cut the body to
pieces. The minlater's horse was
found today tied to a tree In the vil
lage of I'di'i River, the dead man's
overcoat lielng discovered In the bug
gy. Pine River Is a small village near
Thornton, on tho main line of the
(Irand Trunk railroad, mid fully
twenty mil -s from the vene of the
murder.
TAFT INTERESTED
IN CHILD LABOR.
(By Associated Pr.)
ACOl'HTA. Jan. . The presi
dent-elect Is it member of the Nat
ional child labor commission, and he
today listed to a report from M J.
McKlway, secretary of the commis
sion for tin- Southern stales. Mr. Mc-
Klway hut had quarters at Atlanta, it
Is his corn luslon that the child labor
laws of the Houtherti states art pretty
well adapted to condition, but there
Is lackness In their enforcement. No
action on the nuhjert Is understood to
be contemplated at this time.
National Chairman Frank H. Hitch
cock returned from his trip to lilr-
mlneham and Atlanta this morning
and this afternoon had an extended
Interview with Mr. Taft.
WELL-TO-DO FARMER HELD FOR
TRIAL ON CHARGE OF PEONAGE
(By Associated Press.)
VALOOHTA. CJa., Jan. t. United
States Commissioner Powell here to
doy held f. Ramsey, a well-to-do
Brooks county farmer for trial before
Judge Emory Bpeer on the charge of
peonage.
The alleged poen, uus Scott, a ne
gro, and apparently half wltted testi
fied that on of Ramsey's neighbors
IS BITTER FOE
OF CORRUPTION.
Failure to Register and
Vote is Main Cause of :
drafting in America. '-!
(Special Correspondent of CU!n.)
rilU.ADKl.rHIA. Jan. ."It la
only a question or time until graft
will be eradicated from publlo affair
t was never more hopeful than bow,?
Optimistic Owen AVtstorl Ha .be
longs to that class of Americana that
fully realise tha existence of evil In
fluences hers and there la pubUe life,
but that have undaunted faith In the
conviction that ultimately the great
average voter will set all.thlngs right.
Wlsler' courage Is particularly
striking in view of the fact that In
Philadelphia's last oouncllmanto alec
Hon he was not only personally over
whelmlngly defeuted In his attempt
to free the people of his own ward
from tha yoke of gang rule politics,
but In every Instance save on thu
cltlsens showed their preference for a
continuation of tha present republi
can "graft" administration. - ,
In Wlstera ward In particular the
Issues had boon clearly drawn. It
was honesty and decency vs. gang
rule. . Wlstnr was up for councilman.
"According to the return, t vot
ers In your ward voted for clean pol
itics and S,GJ voted for the other
kind, liow are you abla - to sustain
such optimism In tha faco of these
figures?" t asked Mr. Winter during
our Interview at hl horn In !iqs
Street. .15 , j :
, "I base my prophecy on my discov
ery of gsrm of discontent," ha re
plied. "The hatter classes ars grow
ing discontented. -When they become
fully aroused, and t Ucllv they will
arrive, at that point suddenly, graft
will ha lesft a fatal blow, " -There
Is a great crlmf In existence
In this rminlry upon which no direct
concentrated firs has ever besn mads.
It Is a crime . principally of the
wealthy, the aristocratic. Borne day -the
effect of this crime will be nation
ally realised. When it Is, goodbye to
graft, The basis of tha crime 1 am
referring to Is failure to register and
failure to vote. That If why Phila
delphia's election went overwhelm
Ingly against clean government The
best people of Philadelphia did not '
go lo the polls. If by not going lo '
the poll they allowed mart to gain
office that rob the city, are they not
morally guilty of the erim of tha
grafters? !r.;
"The man 'who has taken no Inter-',
est in politics Is becoming dlscon
tended with conditions. In seeking
a reason for condltons, ha is finding
that It Is he who is to bhtma.
"For years the rich young men of
Philadelphia have been a dormant
mass. I myself was dormant until tha
gas steal awoke me. When I wrote
the story of the 'Keystone Crime' for
a magazine a year and a half ago my
whole soul was stirred. I realised
for the first time there were soma
dutleM I owed to those about ms be
side wrltlig books I might maks
enough money to live comfortably
writing, but If I didn't because of .
iion-liitcrext do my duty as voter,
was I not allowing those about me
to suffer? That was the question SS
It uresented itself to me for the first
time.
"Philadelphia Is right now being
rohbnd rlKlrt and left by the contrac
tors the sewer, contractors, the !
pavement contractors and others. By
raining the HHwssment on real estate
the city eole.td 12,000,000 more
last year than the year previous, or
ever before Yet the people get BO
benefit of this 12,000,000. It goes to'
the cont nn tors. Why tho assessment
on this building has been Increased
from $i,.'i'io to tl 1,500 In three years,
yet the i lly water is so dirty I would
be deprived of a bath If 1 didn't go
to private expense to get clean water.
A to the pavement and draining of
city street, look out of my window.
j here m ;t pool ni water neep enougn
lo drown lit. I can stand It, but'
should I not do all I can for others
It... I... l.l...u..lnnl Th.,.
Is no way of getting around it. My
plain duty is to vote?"
WlMter said other things.; Although
brought up an aristocrat, he spoke
as a tnHii with a new convietlon. His ;
tone of voice wao not that of ths
dreamer, hut the steady and forceful :
one or a man wno nas aeu.rmuiea w
make good in a new capacity. s'-yj
who was at outs with Ramsey had In
duced him to swear out tha warrant.
The negro had sworn that he had
been held In a stato ot "peonage' for
six years and had received but it for
his services In all that time. Ramsey
Introduced witnesses to show ha had
frequently .paid the negro mora than
that. He was held In $5,009 bond la
tha Federal court . ; .