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GOT NEARLY $600
Flourishing a deadly six shoot
er and wildly excited, Baxter
Mitchell, of Henderson ville, broke
into a room in the Swanannoa
Hotel, AsKeville, occupied by his
wife, Mabel and a stranger, also
of Henderson viller. and demanded
a thousand dollars, from each of
the alleged guilty pair as the
price of his silence.
The woman paid him $600 in
currency, the man gave him two
checks, one for $200, another for
$395, and five dollars in currency.
The alleged injure husband then
left the room, soon followed by
the stranger, who could still see
the glistening.barrel of that big
revolver.
Such, in brief, is the story of a
"badger game" successfully
worked on a visitor in Hender
sonville by Baxter Mitchell and
his wife, Mabel, who also have
been spending the summer here
and who have registered at some
of the most prominent housesin
town.
The stranger immediately left
for his home in South Carolina.
Returning to Henderson ville yes
terday on the one o'clock train,
he had two warrants sworn out.
One charged Baxter Mitchell with
assault with a deadly weapon,
the other charged Mitchell and
his wife with "unlawfully, and
wilfully conspiring and agreeing
to defraud and extort from -said
plaintiff certain checks and se
curities amounting to $595.' .
As Mitchell and hiswife step
ped from the five o'clock train
from Asheville, yesterday even
ing, they were placed under ar
rest by Sheriff Blackwell and
Deputy Otis Powers.
They were immediately ' taken
to Squire Dermid's office. Both
parties were represented by
counsel, and after a long consul
tation the case was compromised,
the checks returned to the plain
tiff and being burned by Squire
Dermid in his office.
Mitchell was accused by the
plaintiff of enticing him to his
room in the Swanannoa Hotel in
Asheville, last Friday night, un
der pretense of buying some
stock. He soon left the room, it
is said. Mrs. Mitchell entered and
in a few minutes the husband re
turned, waving a pistol in the
air and demanding a thousand
dollars from each of the alleged
guilty pair.
The woman, in tears, gave
him $600 in currency. . The
stranger paid. in two checks,
dated Saturday, drawn on a
South Carolina bank. He im
mediately lefc for his home
town, returned here with his
attorney, yesterday, and Mitch
ell and his wife were brought
to Squire Dermid's office where
the above alleged facts were
brought to light. -
Mrs. Mitchell is an extremely-
striking and beautiful woman.
With her husband she has been
in Hendersonville for several
weeks, where the - same game it
is rumored, was tried on another
man in one of the hotels here.
The plantiff in the case, who
has been in town for about a
month, alleges they followed
him to Asheville last -Friday
where he had gone on business
and Mitchell, meeting him on
the street there invited him to
his room on the pretext- of talk
ing business. v
He had but five dollars on : his
person when Mitchell broke in
to the room and demanded a thou
sand dollars from him and Mrs.
Mitchell. ' and caver him -two
hecks, dating them Saturday;
and five dollars in cash.
At the trial yesterday he with-
Strec
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Situa
ion
t Rail
H. S. Anderson authorizes the
statement that work on street
railway will begin as soon as city
council designates the exact lo
cation for the tracks, which will
be within ten days?
His application for a franchise
was granted last night, at a
meeting of city council, a meet
ing which was interesting, not to
say exciting.
R. M. Oates states that he is
ready to start work on HIS road,
that all necessary arrangements
have been made, and work will
begin as soon as city council de
signates the -exact location for
the-tracks, which will be within
ten days.
And there you are !
No street railway now and ex
cellent prospects for two being
built !
John Orrmade no .application
for a belt line franchise for him
self and the well known capital
ists associated with him.
A petition was presented coun
cil asking that they defer action
on any more franchises until fur
ther investigation.
It was moved by Councilman
Davis that the Anderson applica
tion be granted. This was sec
onded by Councilman Mclntyre.
The motion was put, Mr. Rhodes
voting against it, Davis and Mc
lntyre for it and Messrs. Mor
row, Ross and Williams not vot
ing. Mayor Staton asked some
one to call for a division, and no
one. responding declared the mo
tion carried.
It is. generally conceded that
Mayor Staton handled the situa
tion in the fairest way possible.
The members of the council
will designate the location of the
tracks within ten days, when
both the rival street railways to
be will start work on their lines.
WANTED White girl to as
sist in housework and help care
for child. Good wages and a
good home to right party. Ad
dress Mrs: Weinberg, ralmetto
Home, Academy street.,,
W. C. Pryor, a Henderson
County boy, who has made good
as buying agent for the Williams
Brounell lumber company,
Biltmore, was in town today.
Mr. Pryor says the lumber in
dustry in this State was never in
better condition than now, and
looks for continued prosperity-in
that line.
Clue Yet to
the VouId-Be Murderer
Policeman Zeb Arledge, shot
and seriously injured by
unknown assassin v- Friday
night, is resting well and unless
complications ensue will be out
in possibly a week. This morn
ing he was removed to his moth
er's home on Main street.
No clue of any .kind has yet
been found as to the identity of
the would be muderer, but if
the fellow had an accomplice it
is believed the thousand dollars
reward will help uncover the
mystery. "
Public indignation over the
dastardly outrage continues to
run high and possibly it is well
for him that he has not yet been
caught ;
The subscription list making
up the citizen's part of the re
ward was raised in an hour, and
is a testimonial to the esteem in
which Zeb Arledge, brave and
faithful, officer of the law, is
held by his fellow townsmen.
drew I the J warrant the; checks
were returned and burned .and
he'paid the 'costs, amounting to
$4.75, after which Mr and Mrs.
Mitchell left the court house to
getherTuesday's Daily.
ZEB ARLEDGE SHOT
From Saturday's Daily
Police officer Zeb Arledge was
shot, and seriously wounded, last
night at 10:30, by some unknown
would-be assassin. ,
The wounded man is now rest
ing well at his home and wfll re-
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cover. J
The bullet, -fired by an tin
known man hidden underneath
the house, entered "just to the
left of the breast bone, then pas
sed backward and came out under
the shoulder Joint. An inch
nearer and the bullet would have
entered the heart.
Policeman Arledge, who knows
neither friend nor foe when it
comes to the performance of Jiis
duty, a faithful and absolutely
fearless officer, had left his house
at 8:30, with Chief of Police Mc
Carson had gone to the depot and
returned home about 10:15. He
then went to his stable, remained
there about ten minutes and
when within ten feet of his house
was fired at twice by some cow
ardly assassin hidden underneath
the corner of the building.
The officer returned the - fire
once, when - his weapon hung
fire. He was assisted into the
house by Mrs. Arledge. Drs.
Egerton and Drafts were hastily
summoned and everything pbssi
ble done for the wounded man.
In a short time the news had
spread ' over the town an d a dense
crowd surrounded the residence.
Had the dastardly coward been
caught he would have received
rough handling. ,
Mr. Arledge lives in a pretty
cottage about two blocks
from Main street, in the heart
of the city. There should be,
! but is no light near there. The
night was of inky blackness and
admirably suited for so cowardly
a deed as was attempted.
The house and stable are about
30 feet apart and 10 feet back
irom tne street, mere are no
bushes or trees surrounding it,
as the Asheville papers incorrect
ly state.
Mr. Arledge returned home
aboutsl0:15, went to the stable,
remained about 10 minutes and
when near the house was fired
at the first time, Thinking it
was his own weapon . which had
exploded, he reached for it, and
when the second shot was fired
he answered it, shooting direct
ly at the tongue of flame which
leaped towards him out of the
darkness.
His" weapon then hung fire and
the would-be murderer, who was
hidden under the corner of the
house towards the stable, leaped
to his feet, rushed past the
wounded officer and escaped in
the night.
Neither Mr. Arledge nor his
wife are able to give any kind
of description of the man.
There are three bullet holes in
the officer's coat and two in his
blood splattered shirt. His es
cape from . instant death was
miraculous, but, unless blood
poisoning sets in he is out of
danger, it is said.
Mrs". Arledge, earlier in the.
evening had, heard gome one at
the bed room- window. It - was
undoubtedly the cowardly mis-
cer in , bed, in which case he
wuld have accomplished his '
purpose more certainly: than in
thedarkness of the night
. Mr. - Arledge has- been ex
tremely : active in suppressing
the: blind tigers' of this town.
He is without fear and, is an
ideal police officer. ( ,
So far there is absolutely no
clue to the would-be murderer,
but it is believed the offer of
one thousand dollars reward will
help to discover his identity."
Ihis is the second time this
officer has been wounded. One
eye was shot out while in- the
performance of his duty, ten
years ago, in front of the Wheeler
Hotel.
PRESENTS JUDGE PACE
WITH WALKING CANE
Judge Pace, may his shadow
never grow" less, has been pre
sented with a handsome walking
stick by the towii of Saluda.
And thereby hangs a tale.
The Daily Hustler, a few days
gone, ;nad a little story aoout
the - Judge laboring painfully
under a heavy load of msrchan
dise received from Uncle Sam
through the postoffice.
Someone in Saluda read the
article, felt a keen pang of sym
pathy for the genial Judge and
forthwith got busy, with the re
sult that the Judge now has a
good stout cane to help his
faltering (?) footsteps the next
time he essays the role of a dray
wagon.
LEWIS HYDER ESCAPES
From Saturday's Hustler
Lewis Hyder, dangerously in
sane, while being taken to Raleigh
yesterday by Sheriff Blackwell
and Deputy Tom Conne", jump
ed, handcuffed, from the fast
moving.passenger train and. es
caped., He is now hidden m a
swamp about ten miles from
Statesville, and the country peo
ple for miles around, under the
direction of Deputy Conner, are
now searching for him,
Hyder escaped from the pene
tentiary at Raleigh last May,
was found in Polk county,
brought to Hendersonville by
Sheriff Hill, and Thursday,
taken to Raleigh, offering the
strongest resistance. The offi
cers were obliged to carry him to
and lift him on the tram.
Yesterday, when near States
ville, Deputy Conner- stepped
out on the platform of the
smoKer in wnicn tne prisoner
was riding, Hyder asked the
Sheriff for a drink of ' water.
While getting it, his prisoner,
handcuffed, jumped from the
moving train, rolled over and
over on the ground, and then
headed for the distant swamp.
The tram was stopped, the iuna
tic tracked to the swamp, and
the country around alarmed.
A large crowd of men and
boys are now searching -for the
escaped lunatic, wno seemed
entirely unhurt by his leap from
the train, which at the time was
moving probably 30 miles an
hour.
Found Dead In Bed.
PAVED ROADS
The county commissioners have
increased the tax levy for roads
from 12 cents to 20 cents. This
will give Mr. Patton somewhere
I. Barnes Blackwell, 42 , years! about $7,000 a year for this pur-
old, was found dead m bed this
morning in his home at Upward.
Heart failure is supposed to be
the cause.
His wife had been absent over
a week, visiting, with her two
children, relatives at no great
distance from" her home, and. on
her return found her husband
dead in bed.
Corner Kirk has been notified
but it is not yet known whether
he will hold, an inquest.
The deceased was a brother
of Sheriff Blackwell who has
gone to Upward to investigate
the circumstances surrounding
his brother's death. Tuesday's
Daily.
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Big Real estate Deal
Mr. Claude Brown has sold
his brick block on South Main
to Mr. W. S. Alexander, presi
dent of the Southern Real Estate
and Loan Co., of Charlotte.
The consideration was $10,000."
The building is to be complet
ed according to specifications.
It has 50 feet frontage, 2 stories,
two 8-room suits upstairs, with
baths and all modern convenien
ces. Mr. Alexander, already an ex
tensive real estate owner here,
is adding to his holdings, confi
dent that the town has just
started to grow. x v
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Leave Town-Hastily!
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have
left town. Mrs. Mitchell tried
to leave a little earlier than she
actually did. The delay was an
noyingto her but unavoidable.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Connor held
her baggage, you know, for an
unpaid hotel bill, and wheni she
finally did get off she decided to
leaye her numerous trunks here.
Mr. Mitchell ' left on an earlier
train and it is believed they fyth
have an unfavorable opinion of
Dist
inguisiied
Cues
pose. v: . . . . :-
There are eight main thorough
fare' leading out of town which
ought to be paved. Mr. . Patton
will endeavor to secure the co
operation of the town authorities
in buying the necessary machin
ery and that road where abutting
property owners offer the most
aid will be the first to be paved.
The capable Snpervisoi is pos
tive upon this point
Good roads mean prosperity to
the cTmnty. It has bro ght pros
perity to other less favored sec
tions, and it spells prosperity for
Henderson county in big capita
letters.
Mr. Patton expected to star
paving the roads two years ago
when the new road law went into
effect, but as tne law became ef
fective on April 1 and no tax was
collected until Sept 1, he had to
make up that shortage of six
months, and then the rate was
cut to 12 cents, making it impos
sible to start the improvement
with the amount available from
that tax. r
LIST OF PRIZES
FIRST PRIZE One $60.00
Diamond Ring at Hawkins &
Son, Jewelers.
SECOND PRIZE One
$30 Bicycle at Rogers Bros.
THIRD PRIZE-One SZ1
Chocolate Set at Wilson's De
partment Store.
FOURTH PRIZE One
$10.00 Carving Set at Edwards
Hardware Store.
Stand
inn of Contestants.
Miss Lucy Brooks :
Mrs. Eunice Posey. .
Miss Sadie Smathers
Roy Bennett,--r
Miss Louise Morris.
J. L. Collins.
Mrs J. C. Sales.i..
Fletcher, N. C
Mrs, A. L. Davenport.
Horse Shoe, N. CL
Miss Amy Edwards
Miss ' Percha McCulloch
Flat RockrN. C.
Huburt Smith
Miss Mattie Foster
Flat Rock, N. C.
Miss Cling Aiken.
Mrs. R. M. Ivins 1
Miss Annie Pattonl
Fred Gates.
Miss Nora Bennett
MissMarth Sullinger.
Fruitland, N. C.
Miss Gussie Winters.:
John PecknelL.
Miss Hortense Toms
Miss Helena Morris r
Honey Grimball 11
. , Flat Rock N. C. ;.
Miss Edith Waldropl-.
Miss Annie Aiken.
Josh Phinizy iJ
Flat RockN. C
Miss Nellie Or.:
Miss Ludith Ledbetter.
Fred Justus. ' ..
.51,705
.38,535
37,830
.26,025
.22,950
.18,050
.10,325
..7,525
.7,425
6,675
.5,600
4,625.
:4,350
3,S50
1.1,125
.350
...350
. 400
-325
: 100
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20O
125
350
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this crreat "resort and of its onlv
creant expecting" to find the Daily Paper. '
Funeral Services.
The funeral of James Blackwel
found dead in bed yesterday,
occrired today. Rev. R. N. Will
cox of St, James Episcopal
Church, conducted the services
at St. John Church Upward, this
marning.
' am !
G. B. Hill, that prosperous
farmer of Edney ville, says he
has the best crops of Ben Davis
and Limbertwig apples he has
ever harvested.
Zeb Arledge continues to im
prove. There is no clue yet to
the man or men who attempted
his life. y .
The Rymer graded school will
open Sept. 5h, with Prof. Gay,
of Va. as 'principal, and Miss
Maggie Brittain assistant.
Mrs. R. B. Grinnan, with lit
tle Miss Kathenne, are in Vir
ginia visiting Dr. Grinnan's
mother. From there tHey will
go to Patterson," N. J., where
they will be the ; guests of Mrs.
Kehna, Mrs. Grinnan's sister,
and will ' return s jn V; about v six
weeks----. " """'" . '
The bonus " offer of 5000 votes
has struck Hendersonville like 3
cyclone. Thousands of votes are
pouring into the office every min
ute of the day. .
It has been decided to limit' this
great offer to one week, thus al
lowing it to continue . until next
Saturday at 12 o'clock. Any
bonuses that may be offered af
ter this time will be considerable'
less the amount of the first- So
if) you want to rise fast the thing"
to do is to get in on the first great
offer asmany othacandidats
are doing it. - . . ,
This contest has not dragged
one minute since the beginnings
and in fact is getting consider
able more enthusiasm each min
ute in the day. New candidates
are still coming in with large
numbers of yotes to start off on.
If the visitors keep up the pace
they have started out with the
contest can easily be termed! a
visitors' affair instead oil a: local
one.
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