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ASHEVILLK, X. C, FHIDAY .MORNING, OOT015EU 15, 1!K).
COL ABERNETHY
IS KILLED Blf HIS
1 9 YEMOLD SON
Father In Angry Passion Fir
ed Three Shots at His
Sick Boy
THEY CLINCH AND
GUN IS DISCHARGED
Jury Returns Verdict Which
Exonerates Young Reuben
And He Is Released
r,.T.nvit w r ir 14 lilonel
Itobert L. Abernethy, owner of Open
View farms near Mt. Holly, this coun
ty, breeder of blooded stork, promoter
of the famous annual Kivcr Rend
rallies, and a man of many eccentric
ities, was shot and almost instantly
killed this mornitiK at his home, after
having shot three times at his son
Reuben, aged 19. The yciunK man
had been ill and had got nut .of bed
to take a dose of medicine. Ilia fath
er became angry, heated words pass
ed and the colonel reached for his
pistol. He shot at the boy three times
wfthout hitting him. The boy grap
pled with his fattier and In the course
of the struggle the pinto was dis
charged twlc-y, one bullet striking the
colonel In, he right temple and the
other in the forehead.
lie lived an hour but never regained
consciousness. The boy was placed
uutfar arrest and magistrate W. H
Kutledge of Mount Holly empanelled
a Jury to Investigate. The jury re
turned a verdict at live o'clock this
afternoon to the effect that Colonel
Abernethy came to his death by a
pistol in his own hands. There was
no eye witness and the boy testified
that he struggled with his father, but
m-vcr got hold of the pistol.
The On was released from cuBtody.
Colonel Abernethy was at one time
manager of General J. S. Carr's Occo
oneechee farm at Durham. During the
last campaign he ran for nomination
for state senate from this county on
the democratic ticket and was de
feated. Until the jury's verdict was
rendered reports were that young
Arernethy fired the shots which kill
ed his father.
BUT BRIDEGROOM IS
All The Lamps Were Trim
med But John Noi'berg
Heard' a Tlear Call
SO WEDDING BULLS
NRW YORK. ict 14 Today was
the day set for the wedding of John
I. Ni.rberg at Newport. Invitations
v. re nent out a month ago, and his
mutes at the torpedo station wen- to
lit lend in a ltody and speed him on his
honeymoon with a substantial pres
ent. Hut now the prospective hi id.
is plunged in grief and all of .'-r-1.
erg's friends are mystiiied. for noth
ing has been seen or heard of him b
them since September 2',, when lo
:. t out from Newport for Hall riw
t,. ei,:;solt a spe, ialist in nervous dis
eases regarding his condition.
Service in (he Philippines upset hi.
Iienlth lie eiili-t.d in the nay nine
years a to. and was sturdy and rnluisl
until alter his tropical detail 111.
discharge papers gave him in cv.-l-
I, nt record For inn. h of tli.it tune!
lie was eiigamd in submarine work. I
in which In- I.e. ame so skill. 1 thai le
command, d tin submarine lio.it Shark j
ir. many of its testing trips While
thus engaged one dayjthe cover of
the hatch fell on his bead. '
The accident aggravate, the effects
,,f th tropical climate and induced
nervous depression and insomnia. He
laid off from June to the end of Ali
gn?!, when he felt Well enough to Kel
hi ck into service It was ou inn to a
rt lapse of his condition that he deci
ded a fortnight ago to place himself
under medical care.
He is twenty-tUe years old, fair and
,,f L-nod height and weight, and phys
irnlly hs the appearance of health,
filp nervous trouble did not make him
ri-cetitrle or appear to affect his brain,
and he looked forward happily to his
msrrtage. His friends fear that he
mast have become mentally unbalan
ced and that he may still be wander
ing in that condition.
LISTED AMONG MISSING
TOMORROW'S GAME
WILL DECIDE THE
BIG CHAMPIONSHIP
Dett oit Beats Pittsburg in Heart
breaking Game Last Struggle
of World Series Postponed Uutil
Tomorrow.
DETROIT, (let. 14. Detroit kept
in the great light for tin world's
championship by defeating Pittsburg
D to 4 today in n. battle full of sensa
tional and tliriliin;,- situations and
tonight the iwo teams are tied with
three victories each. The seventh und
deciding game will lie played here Sat
urday. A tear-ltispiriiiK rally in the
ninth Inning by Pittsburg was stopped
after one run was scored but three
Detroit players were Injured In stem
ming the rush of PltlMDurg runs lo
the plate.
Jones Hurt.
Tom Jones, the Detroit first base
man, was the most seriously hurt.
His neek and spine were Injured In a
collision with Wilson at first base
and this resulted hi Pittsburg scoring
its find run of that session.
Charles Schmidt, the catcher, had
hill right bg badly gashed in block
ing Abstein off the plate In the liual
Inning.
The play that Mulshed the threat
ening rally of the National league
champions resulted in the injury of
George Moriarty when he caught Wil
son trying to steal third on Abbatlc
chio's strike out in the same Inning.
Moriarty's left knee was badly hurt
when Wilson slid Into the hase.
.Jones May Not 1'luy.
It is practically certain that Jones
will not be able to play In Saturday's
decisive battle. Schmidt, it Is thought
will be nble to play, and there is no
doubt that Moriarty will be In the
last game. " t ,
The Pittsburg team got away in the I
lead by smashing out three runs on
four successive hits off Mullin in the
first inning. After that the great Mul
lin was Invincible until the ninth
when he weakened enoufc'h to get Into
a dangerous situation, only to extri
cate himself by another marvelous
exhibition of pitching. Score:
Detroit
P. Jones, I. f.;
Bush, s. s. ...
AB R BH PO A
c. f.
2
2
1
1
0
3
13
ft
7
ft
Cobh, r. f.
Crawford, c. f. :
I. f
Delehanty. 2 b
Moriarty, :i b.
T. Jones, 1 b.
Mclntyre, 1 li.
Schmidt ,c. . ,
Mullin, p.
Totals.
lft 27 1 1
PUTS SWEETHEART IN
SAVE A NEGRO'S LIFE
White Girl Declares' Accus
ed Man is Innocent of
Anv Crime.
DKNOl'XCKS LOVKU
WII.KKK-HAlMiK, ict. 14. Seem
ingly conscience stricken. Miss Rosa
lind Williams, a white gill, made alll
dait today that Thomas Willis, col
ored, convicted of murdering cVincroti
Cool and sentenced to be hanged here
ic t Thursday, is innocent of the
crime.
In her attempt to save Willis from
tl.e gallows M isa Williams del i i ,era te
: e.isls in its shadow Robert Vallee.
a rreiiehman. w ho u .is h.-r sweetheart
and s;ivs in h.-r atliidavit today:
"I hae voluntarily made this state
ir,. nt for i be purpose of helping to
r--.ie an innocent man. 1 will not sit
b anil See tile law claim an innocent
man without telling all I know ran
.mine, this murder. Now that I have
ib-iie that, m duty is done."
Cameron Tool, a wealths i.ni-r of
rue loir s, s. was killed on bis farm
n. ir lo re last December Miss Wil
liams swears that she. Vallee. and
li.tivv Todd, colored. Viol's valet,
e ,.-,. th.- only persons pri-s.-nt when
.'....I wis killed. She Kan i 'ool re
fused to 1 . 1 1 . 1 some monev to Vallee.
Co v iiimrrcled. Vallee drew a large
nwiher and struck Cool on the head
with Its butt.
Minor I! Schnerr, Willis' counsel,
took h.-r affidavit to llurrlshurg to
night Tie will beg f'overnor Stuart
to reprieve Willis until the state board
of pardons weighs the new testimony
i. sii r. m ii.i, iiksion.
WASH INiST'iN. net. It. Iiisconr
aged in his search for health in the
dry climate of th" Southwest. Third
Assistant Postmaster Heneral Lrftwch
announced today to the heads of the
bureaus in his division that he In
tended to resign. The written resigna
tion, it Is understood will be forward
ed to the president tomorrow but
President Taft was notified today of
Mr. Lawshe's decision.
AH It Hll l'O A
. II
1
0
1
Totals 34 4 i 21 II) 1
Hatted for t'limnitx In seventh.
'Hatted for Phillippe In ninth.
Score by innings:
Detroit . . 100 21 1 00 5
Pittsburg 300 000 001 --4
8u miliary: Two base hits: Wagner,
Crawford, Delehanty, Schmidt, Cobb.
Mullin. Hits: off Willis: seven In five
innings: olT Cumnits: two in one; off
Phillippe: one In two. Sacrifice hit:
Clarke. Stolen bases: Miller, Bush,
D. Jones. Double plays: liyrne to
Abstein: Schmidt to Hush; Schmidt to
Mi riarty. Left on bases: Detroit 9;
Pittsburg 5. Hase on balls: off Mul
lin 1; off Willis 4; off Cumnlts 1. Hit
by pitcher: by Willis 1 (Hyrne).
Struck out: by Mullin S; by Willis 1;
by Phillippe 1. Time 2 00. Umpires
Kvans, Klem, Johnstone and O'Lough
lln. RK-UNIOX CIXSKS.
DANVII.I.K. Vu.. Oct. 14. The
grand encampment Confederate Vet
erans of Virginia which has been in
session here for three dayB, came to
a close today after a most satisfac
tory and successful re-union. The
meeting place for next year will be
in charge of the grand commander
and his advisory committee.
Fl'NNV NAOKIi.
NORFOLK, Va.. Oct., 14. "We are
nil patches on the same quilt, and we
can't get away from it." argued Sec
retary Nagel of the department of
commerce and l.-iXiir here tonight em
phuslitlhg the "national Idea" and urg
ing a Virginia audience composed of
both democratic and republican vot
er:) to break away from traditions and
to stand for the principles they be-li'-ve
to he right irrespective of party.
SHORT OF REAL BARON
Was About, to Marry Eighth
Wife When Law (Swoop
ed Down on Him.
WAS OFF TO WFDDIXO
NKW VoCK. i let , 14. Arthur
Zimmerman, w bo was arrested in
Hamilton, lint, Suiidav, on a charge
of bigamy made in Hiooklvn, is Hur
on Arthur Zi iiiniernia n V.ui l.lcht.-ii
stein, fin v years old. According to hi.
admissions in letters to lirooklyn
wives lie had committed bigamy sb.
times and was about to marry an
ightli wit.- when he was locked up.
Two of bis Hrooklyn wives unit.al
to bring .iiiiin. nnnn to justice !u;
failed at fiist ;is tile district attorn y
and nolice decided tnat the expense
of his extradition would be too great.
Later he wrote to one these wives
that lie was about to marry again
la--t Sunday night, and the two went
again lo I In- district attorneys of
fice and asked:
"'tin you dare to let this man com
mit another crime on the grouiH
that N'ev York City. Is too poor to
prosecute him in a foreign country'.'"
Idstrlct Attorney Clarke then de
cided to act and the baron was ar
rested as he was about to leave Ham
ilton for Niagara Falls for his eighth
witlding.
His Nemesis.
The latest wife of th.- baron, who
is known to all his acquaintances in
this country as plain Mr. Zimmerman',
is Mrs. I.ouisa H.ihl. a dressmaker
who had been a widow nine years,
had cared for three children and
had paid out of the profits of her
business for a Jti.mjll house. No. .ti
Kast Thirt j' -second street, Klatbush.
She Is an active worker in the Zlon
Lutheran church, Iiedford and Sny
der avenues. Iist winter Zimmerman
was introduced to her at a reception
of the Arlon Singing society of Brook
lyn. They were married by the lie v.
P. F. J ale-It, pastor of her church, on
April ?5.
Pittsburg
Byrne, 3 b.
I.each, c. f. . .
Clarke, I f.
Wagner, s s. .
Miller. 2 b.
Abstein, 1 b. ,
Wilson, r. f. . .
(ilbson, c.
Willis, p
Camnitz, p. . .
Hyatt . . ..
Phillippe, p. .
"Abbutlcellio
cook's companion in mt. Mckinley
says whole expedition is a fraud
Makes Affidavit in Which He Shows Hia Own Lack of Integrity while Trying' , t&
Show Up Dr. Cook's. Declares Explorer Never Reached Top... of Hpuntain K -
As He Claims. ' 1 V ': ' '
NEW YORK. Oct 14. In The
Globe this afternoon la printed a
long story for tha purpose of show
ing that Dr. Frederick A. Cook, never
reached the top of Mt McKlnley as
he has claimed to .hava dontv The
story is based on urf" affidavit made try
Edwin N. Barrlll who accompanied
Cook on the expedition, and states In
eeffct that he was the only person
with Cooli at the time that he claims
to have reached the top of the moun
tain, and that Cook did not In fact,
at any time, get nearer than four
teen miles of the summit.
Barrlll's affidavit nays at the outset
that he was born tn Buffalo In 1X64,
and now resides at Darby, Montana.
He says ho was Hie only party pres
ent with Dr. Cook when he claims
to have reached the summit of Mount
McKlnley and Hint he Is the party
referred to as Harrllle or Edward
Barrlllu in Dr. Cook's book entitled
"To the Top of the Continent," bear
ing upon the expedition to Mount
McKlnley. Ho details his first meet
ing with Dr. Cook at Missoula, where
the latter was accompanied by Pro
fessor Parker of Columbia university,
fi. W. Porter and others.
The organization of the Mount
McKlnley expedition Is explained the! nil writings In my diary are by me,
members consisting of Fred Prlntz, ajbut were made under the direction
guide, Belmore Brown, nn artist and; i f Dr Cook. I also changed the dates
naturalist of Taeoma; Walter Mil- during this time under bis direction,
lor. a photographer of Seattle: Sam- The figures 12,000 on the date of Hep
uel Beecher, who acted as cook fori timber 12 were changed by me at
LURE OF TIE HOCK PILE
TOO MUCH FOR JOHN WAY
So He Surrenders on Call of
Conscience and Returns to
Convict Camp.
OBKENRB' H!" N. C, Oct. 14
John Way, w ho c, I 9 0 .1 escaped from
a convict camp in this county, today
voluntarily surrendered and asked
that he might be put to work on the
roads to fill out Ms unexpired term
His request was . implied with. Tin
man says ho 1m", since his escape,
traveled pretty much all over the
country, but returned to one of the
mill villages m ir here about a year
ago. Being converted at a revival ser
vice recently bis conscience troubled
him to such an extent he declared
that he concluded to give himself ut
to the officers.
WASHINGTON, Oct 14. Fore
cast for North Carolina: Rain and
colder Friday; Saturday fair with
colder near the coast; brisk southwest
to west winds.
I k Sk MJk
Hearst's Salome
the party and Barrlll. Tha party
Willed from Seattle May 17, 106,
Barrlll recounts that th at start of
the trip he prepared to keep an ax
act diary and sets forth that this
diary, marked exhibit A, attached to
thr wtinavit," "ir'pockit "dlurir . kiipt
by me durins all the time that Dr.
Cook and I were together near Mount
McKlnley and the same Is a truthful
record, with the exception of the en
tries and changes made by me thore
on under the orders of Dr. Cook."
ClinnKcd the l)w.
The diary referred to by Burrlll as
attached to the aflldavlt Is now in
possession of The New York Globe.
The affidavit then proceeds as fol
lows: "i n the evening of September 9,
lnofi. Dr. Cook and I started alone
for the purpose of exploring Mount
McKlnloy. Me informed mo Vifore
starting that Ills purpose was to find
a way of ascending the mountain, as
he and Professor Parker Intended to
climb the mountain the following
year.
"As shown by my diary, we took to
the Iro on Hcptember 9. From and
Including the ninth down to and in
cluding the eighteenth of September,
DERANGED BY ILL HEALTH
SHE JUMPS TO HER DEATH
Yoiinjr. 3 i i-l of Anson Coun
ty Leaps Ii'lo Well In
Sitflit of Brother.
CIAHI.'iTTK. SC., Oct. 1 I Tem
porarily deranged by III health Miss
Carrie Hunter, twenty-three years old,
lumped Into a well at the home of
hi r sinter Mrs. 1 B. (lulledeg, In the
Kouth.-rn part of Anson county at
midnight last night and was almost
instantly killed. Pursued by a broth-
who divined her intention, she
outran him and leaped Into tha well
head first She was prominently con
nected and recently hod a position
1th the Southern railroad here.
TTV SOI.DIKH WAItFAIti:.
COLON .Oct. 14. A dispatch reT
c Ived hero by wireless telc.gra.phy
from Hlueflelds, Nicaragua, says en
eral Chamorra, a rebel leader, march
ed on flreytown i and attacked and
defeated the government tronos. nine
men being killed. Oerirrnf Junn Ks-
trnda Is reported to be marching on
Cape firnelas, where 2.000 government
troops have been concentrated to op
pose him.
NEW TRACK.
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 14. The new
hundred thousand dollar racing plant
of the Florlday state flair association
will ho opened here on Thanksgiving
for a meeting of one hundred days
There will be several large stakes
Stall room for one thousand- horses
will be provided. Jit
tha dictation 6t Or. CooK. ' On ' Bep.
tembAr It DT. Cook directed m to
top keeping my diary and teava the
patrw-ttutrnlti" blank. I cannot4 afow
ramamber tba exact date or flrures
whlelj I had in my diary before 1
was so directed "to change them, tut
I know the elevation under What
now appears September It, was not
to exceed ,ooo, and I think it was
8,000.
"We quit any further attempts to
ward ascending the mountain upon
Hcptember 16, and returned to the
boat, a gasoline launch, named Bol
shey, which lay In the water at the
foot of the glacier. We reached the
launch on September 19, having trav
eled twenty-six miles or mora on the
top of the glucler from the place we
quit climbing, on September 16,
More Crookedness.
"On September 16, when at our
first camp returning from the glacier,
I doctored and changed the entries
therein from and Including September
9, down and Including September 11.
Those changes were made under the
orders of Dr. Cook. From the 12 to
the 16 was written at the first camp
returning on the night of the 16 and
from the 16 to and Including the 16
was written In our last camp return
ing on the evening of the 16, and writ
ten solely under the dlctntlon of Dr.
O-ok, and Just as he said. From and
(Continued on l'ago Four.)
FIGHTING THE TRUST
THEY GDTHE BOTTOM
Wa re-Kr onier People Who
Sued American Co., De
clared Bankrupt by Judge
UlCHMONl). Va, Oct. 14. Judge
Edmund Waddlll. Jr , In the United
States Circuit court here today placed
the Wnre-Kramer Tobacco company
of Norfolk, Va., In Involuntary bank
ruptcy. This concern, which conducted an
independent cigarette manufacturing
business, rc-cenlly sued the American
Tobacco company and the .Weils
Whltehead Tobac c o company, af Ral
elght, N. C, claiming punitive dam
ages In the amount of $1,000,000 for
alleged acts damaging to the plaintiff
company in violation of the Federal
anti-trust laws.
TORPEDOES OFF
ON SOCIAL STUNTS
WASHINGTON, Oct., 1 i. A trip to
various coiuit poinln on tho Atlantic
ocean to participate In local cclobrir
tlons has been arranged for the tor
pedo boats Ktringham, Dupont, Hlddle,
and Hhubrlck, of the Atlantic torpodo
floHllo.
ITrom Charleaton, S, C, tfiey are to
go to ifcivannah, from November lto 7
to take part in a carnival. The next
day they go to Wilmington to be there;
during the president's visit. Later In
month, from November 23 to 27 tho
boat are to be at Jacksonville, where
a carnival Is to he held. After these
boats get back to Charleston, they
will be placed In reserve. The other
boata of tb Atlantic flotilla.
HIS RESIGNATON
SUITS PRESIDENT
II
Brother Crane Will Never set
Eyes on Celestial King.
dom's Wonders
MR. CRANE .SAYS HE
FJ.ELS RELIEVED
Mr. Taft Says He Feels It
Necessary to Accept His 1 i
Resignation '
YVAOHHNUi'UN, tHl. It. All dOUbt
as to what action tha praatdttnt would
lake with respect fa lh resignation
of Charles R. Crane, nilnUrit dolf
llhla , lihln. . - .li. : . . . '
. v.. nun,. niH Ulllim 0)- mfl .
receipt today of a dispatch from Pre
Ident Taft addressed to his secretary,'
Mr. Carpenter, directing him. to oon
vey to Mr. Crane announcement Of "
fact that th resignation had bM ' "
eentad. , iV" .".
Tha telegram waa dated presoctt,'
Aria., October it, arid reads as fol
lows! t '.,'-r;':.'rM fl
Convsy to Mr., Crane t following
communication: .:;,-,:;,: ,..,-,-,!., ;
"'1 concur In tha ltta und Atm ,
Of October II. which tha ,aseetaw
of atato has laddrwsad to jrott 'and 1 1
greatly regrst that th circumstancea
round to ist by him mak n neoeg-
tr.ry-for m to accent r,u aimid n
(Signed) , ,' "TAFT."
Later Mr. Crane Issued this state
"I am greatly-relleiisd liv Hit hh
Ident' decision," There- has been no '
minute since learned th attitude of '
the denartmont nt iin, uliaii i .
not oontemplttte(K thei possibility of a
oontlnuanoe'toe my offiotat' relation
witn tn deepest repugnance. Never- '
theless,,!' have felt tfaat tn nbllg- '
tlon to the eresident en to timmlt -
him to deride the 1ssu . -i J ' ,
'Laoeepteil th Chinese mlssihn
M request and solely because of a
surantte-nat-l eonid b and would -he
permitted to be of servics to the cnun-
tr In eonstnietlva work nt tha mi). .
t Importance to It and of the ires I
est interest to me. It na heen md
perfectly clear that condition her
were not and are not such as to make
inn possioie,. to aemonstmte thia
ha Involved a persona ! humiliation
uoh a no self respecting man who 1
diafted Into the public service should
b called on to endure, but t am grate '"
ful indeed that I have had the test
of official confidence and support her ''
rather than In China and now rather ;
than at some real crista Involving tha i
honor or Interest to the nation," .
Mr. Crane left here , tdSav at I "
o'clock for New .York, , "'
STORM PUT THE TIGKEflS
TEMPOBARILY OUTOF "BIZ"
Telephones, Too, Were Out
of Commission for a Per
iod Last Evening.
MEMPII18, Tenn., Oct. 14. Both
commercial telegraph companies and
the Cumberland Telephone company1
report all wires lost to Nashville
shortly after 6 o'clock tonight. C'ov
Ington, Tenn., the furthest point north
which could be reached reported a
heavy wind storm. A few minute
later this point also was lost, IloW
serious whs the storm, however, la
not yet ascertainable,
At 8 o'clock wire communication)
was secured with Chicago via Little
iloek and Bt. Louis,
A telephone report from Htanton,
Tenn., forty miles east of M.-mphl
Htates Hint a furious wind etorm pre
vailed there at six o'clock, doing con
nlderublo minor damage
I
HIT ATLANTA HARD.
ATLANTA. Uu., Oct. H With th
eky overcaet with a yellowish glow, a
tierce ruin und hull Sturm, accompa
nied by a heavy wind struck Atlanta)
ut S.20 this lift. -mucin doing consider'
able damage to plutr gl.'is. awnings,
skylights, wrecking many chimneys,
ur.d doing other damage of a minor
character. Many telephones were put .
out of rommlKHluti mid the telegraph
companies report numerous wlrea
prostrated.
WILL ESTABLISH A,
SELLING AGENCY
CHARLOTTE. N. C Oct 14. Th
executive committee of the Nortl .
Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' asso
ciation In session here, today adopted
.. .,...,i,.i,.n lnoklntf to the establish
nient of a commission selling agency -
for tile yero mine oi io ounut .
C. Phplps, a- prominent mill man ot
Draper, N. C, w asked to prepare)
ertlcies of agreement for usch aa
agency to be suhmttted atth rcptilaf
meeting of Ihe association for ppro
vol and signatures. Th curtailment
arreement of " the American associa
tion was unnVnou,y endorsed ami
sdopted. ' ' "' v?-, - .
WHO TIESTHECAf