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V: -- .... . T--.; V- i .- X'V : y : IV llt;if PfncTPRivi :pROTECTIpNV0Pf .. i "i ' " ii" 't ' 2 '. ' 1 ' J'- ' ,". ". 1 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY, f $1.00 a Year, Due in Advance. r ii. " . f-: -' 1 k V - M A. "."i;) : N0.35. 'mm v. CONCORD, NORTE cmRQOTURSD a?- Farmer s m; -v' ; f A- PKESIDIiNT. ASKEJ) TO REMOVE wRettsed to Prteecute" is One of the - a Charges Against namme '' d b 100 People. J 'v.:'. TOaetiitKrnn. Jan. 12. In a letter rPSMd to the President and : ac fjcompanied by a petition; alleged vtb;be signed by 1,500 or mor'e citizens of - Randolph county, iormer oenawr iA . m Rntwtndav asked thatlthe " President removed United States dis trict Attorney W. C. i Hammer, froni Office because of misconduct in office Wit is charged in the petition that Mr ' - - tTammerl am oner other ihincrs, refused ' v- to prosecute cases of ajleged .election : .frauds in - Randolph county when ' J brought to his official, attention and that Hammer himself helped to per- i' netrate the alleged election, frauds. I ThA rtAintion asked Ahat Hammer . ' be removed from office and thatany ; other action be taken that will secure the "end of injustice." r Mr. Butler's letter to .the President cava that there -ii attached to the ; : rhrp-H and sDecifications "affidavits and other evidence supportive there of;" and on the face of the transcript is a memorandum of all the papers submitted. A printed copy of charg '" es "and specifications," as signed by - voters, , is appended.' :; I The petition and charges follow: i- I , : V L - - ... Petition - To the President: . "Wfe, the under- signed, citizens of. and voters of Ran- 1 dolph' county "Tn the ' stateof : North f!awJina- resnectfullv -. represent as follows: ; . ' . i - : .At an election held in the state of North Carolina Jn; the county of Ran dplph on, November 3, 1914, by the eonniyance and fraud practiced in part through the advice of 'and ly the acts of W. C.. Hammer, United States Dis trict Attorney, i the voters of said county were deprived of their right to franchise,' contradictory to the -laws 'Vof the state of North Carolina and of the United States of America, and, we . specifically -, charge the said W. C. - Hammer as follows: I '.t ... Charge X-t ? Counseling and advTsmgr, voters and officers of . election having charge of the election ballot boxes to omit and violate their duty by which vot ers were prevented from voting a.the election for a repress ntajtive in Con gress and deprived of their privilege - as electors. ' ' t ' " " 'Specification 1. That the said W. C. Hammer, district attorney, advised and induced a majority ofj the election : officials, of Richland, township, Ran dolph county, including the registrar, O. M. Ybw, and one of th pollholders . D. A. Cornelison, to fail and to refuse to perform his and ,their sworn "diity ..to count the ballots as !cast in ,said ' election held on . 3rd Majrj of Novem ' ber, 1914,. for a representative5 in the j . Congress of the United States and for other officials, and . that said election ?-'.; .officials, acting under such advice and influence, did fail and refuse to count the 'votes and did leave the- polling . place with said duty unperformed by the advice of said District Attorney, : W. C Hammer, with the! result that v the election in the said township was 1 vitiated, whereby, the electors of said , township were deprived of their right ; j contrary to the statutes of , the United ' States, in such case made and provide . ; . Charge II. ; r "Talcing and carrying away the rec- ords of a public office or officer. - "Specification 1; That the said W. C. Hammer did, at' said election, un - lawfully take possession of ballot box . ' : es and did take and carry away said . ' v ."boxes and the ballots deposited therein ; x'; ; by electors, from the possession of a public officer . of the state of ,. North " ' . Carolina, to-wit: . The judge of elec : .' tion of Richland, township, in the -, county of Randolph, in the said state, with intent to destroy the same, " whereby the said ballots were never ."legally counted, and whereby the v f electors of said township were depriv T ' ed of their right of franchise, con trary to statutes of the United States - - in such case made and provided. : , 1 ; "Failing to perform his official duty imder his oath . of office, as United V 1 States district, attorney.- "Specification 1. In this that it was - i alleged in the complain in an action brought in the Superior : court of Ran dolph county, North 'Carolina, at. the .March term, thereof, 1$15, wherein s -- the 'alleged frauds in xaid ' election were at . issue, that R. h. White, regis-i " - . trar and judge of election, unlawfully - placed a ballot in the ballot box which . J . had been tendered by a challenged . v voter and not received, he the said .. White, having previously voted at said v - ' r election;, that the information pf thus ' s voting twice by the said R. L. White, v j ?was conveyed to the said district at 'torney, by said suit wherein' he was one of, the attorneys; and by a mem ber of : the grand "jury,' of Randolph county, ahd that the said W C. Ham mer,1 in his capacity as district 'attor ney refused to present ' the charge of illegal voting by; said R. I White, to the grand jury or to ' , promote an in vestigation by the grand jury of ; the said offence" so- charged against the said R. JL. White. I - "Specification 2. That T. Clarence McPhersori voted, atf said, election, in the township' 'of A.shboro, - Randolph countv. North Carolina, when, not le galiy qualified as an elector and when not registered as a voter and had pre viously voted at the said election in Spencer I precincV Rowan ; County, North Carolinai and;that this illegal and double voting was brought to the attention of the: district attorney W, C Hammer, by "said action in.the Su perior court, wherein the said Ham mer was acting as counsel for 'those accused of election frauds, and - that said Hammer' has neglected and re fused to4, prosecute -the. said T. C SJc Pherson and the election officials or to Dromote an investigation, contrary to and in violation of his duty as United States district" attorney. i ' - Specification 3? That Herman Au man, voted in the. township-' of -Ash boro, Randolph county, North Carolina and that said Herman Auman had pre viously thereto cast ballot at the said election in the township of Star, Mont gomery ' countyr North . Carolina,, and that the knowledge of this violation of the law "was conveyed to the. said district . attorney,- W. JC." Hammer, by said action, wherein the said Hammer was acting, ior. .tnose"- perpetrating election frauds,' and that he failed and neglected to prosecute the said Her man Auman or the election officials," oi to promote an investigation by the grand jury of said offenses, contrary to and in violation of his duty as an officer of the United States. ' Chapter IV. . "In failing to prosecute persons, who cast votes, being disqualified ; as voters in Randolph: comity, state of IT. ill -VI '1 i ' r -v . ! jortn varouna, vioiauon .oj. ms dty as United States district attoiv Specificaum 1. In, this that Chart- ei M. Fox.. Ashe1)or township, John M. . Hammer, Asboro township, and 28 others, in the said township voted at said election in violation of law; the information1 of which illegal voting was conveyed to the knowledge 'of the id -district attornyW. C Hammer by said act-on and otherwise, an i that the- said .W? C Hammer refused to prosecute the said persons thus vot ing illegally at the said election, in iolation sS his duly as United States district attorney. ; Charge V. i In misconductign himself by his official action towardv a member of the grand jury of the United States-District court in and for the-Western dis trict of North Carolina, sitting at Greensboro, in June, 1915. ' . y "Specification 1. 'In this that, A. B. Coltrane, a member Of the grand jury in his official capacity as such, per sonally attempted to lay. .before the said W. C. Hammer, in his official ca pacity as United States district attor ney, certain facts within the knowl edge of said grand juror touching jthe violation of the laws of the United States, at said election; that said W. C. Hammer heard said grand juror until the nature of the offenses had been started and thereupon refused to give further .attention to the said grand juror from his presence and refused to take any action con cerning 'the violation of law, thus. by said grand juror and peremptorily or dered the said grand juror from his presence and refused to take any ac tion concerning the violation of law, thus by said grand juror brought and attempted to be brought to the atten tion of the said United, States district attorney. -v - ' ' "Wherefore: We pray that- ' the said W. C. Hammer be removed from the office of United States district at torney, and that such further action be ;taken by the proper officers of the United States as will vmdicate ' the law and secure the rights , of the elec tors, and petitioners will every pray." Box Supper at St. John's. A box supper will be held at St. John's School House on Saturday "ev ening J anuary 5, beginning prompt ly at seven o'clock. - . ' . The proceeds will go toward the payment of the' piano. v A- short pro- gram of songs, recitations etc. Iwill be rendered. Everybody 'is V cordially invited and .it is the wish of teachers and pupils that you show t your inter est by yout presence. Come and en joy the evening with us; - C. K. L. Craven & Sons want to bay Ear , Com. They sell lime, cement, wood fibre and paints. 13-2t-p. 15 AMERICANS SHOT-BT- VILfcA Trainload of Forty. Mining Men Held y. Up -In Chihuahua, Is vRumor. Washington . Plans iNoti; to Car .f. . ranza. . r- - ' . ' " , - " . .- . - . y . v. ISl Faso. Tex..?an. ll.-4Tno Afteni can Smelting -and Kenning company representatives 'here received- stele gram from Chihuahua city todastpt ing.that it was reported tberej laat a trainload of employes .which lelt-the capltaL yesterday . f oj; Western Chihu- anuaf-tiad been neld up by Villa pan dits, and all the Americans killed.: Ac cording to-one report, here, there were forty mining- men on the . train of which fifteen Americans were . taken off v and v. shot. It is surmised that the shooting was done by troops of 'General Jose Rodriguez. . IThe namesof the Americans on the train compiled here follows: "" ' V C L. Watson, W:sJ. Wallace, M. B Romera, Tom Evans, C. A. Pringle, Maurice Anderson, ' R. B. McHattan, Harvey Newman, E. L. ; Robinson, R. H. Set maons, and the'f ollowing whose initials were . not known - here : Coy, Hall, Watleigh, Blomb, or Blum, and Anders. C. L. Watson is the generals ; man ager and principle owner of the Cus- ihuirachic ' Mining Company; operat ing in the district of that name, which is in Western Chihuahua, on; the branch of. the Kansas .City, , Mexico, and' Orient line connecting with ..the Mexico .Northwestern at La Junata il ;i To Ask Villa's apture.' j I Wachingtbn, Jan. 11. Reports from ElTaso that fifteen-Americans :were killed west of Chihauhua by Villa ban dits," vill, if confirmed, Tesult in. urg ent '' representations by . the 'United States to Carranza to increase his ef forts to capture Villa or destroy his force. No . official advice regarding the affair had been received at - the State, Department tonight,, and) offi cials were hopeful that the report re ceived in El Paso by the American Smelting and ' Refining Company prove erroneous. - - : After , it became evident that ;Viila did iwt Intend to cross the internation al boi oidary ' line into the United States and ' stop fighting when the greatc r part of his army went 4ver to Carra: iza,- Gen. Obregon assured ag ents 0 ' the American government, that expeditions would be dispatched at once to hunt him downi "Most of the trops sent after Villa, however, have been used since in garrisoning towns along the Northwestern railroad. ' No action will be taken by the Unit- ed St tes"Tin the caseof the killing of Peter Keane in Chihuahua by ' Gen. Mediaivieta. Secretary Lansing ; said today, that since Keane was a British subjecc it appeared proper that ; any representations made should be by Great , Britain which has recognized the de facto Mexican government. Me dinavtita formerly was one of "Villa's generals, but later was reported "to have surrendered with his forces to Carranza. - Advices ' to-rihe Mexican embassy today said the Benjamin Ar- bumeda, who moved with a small force from the Southern part , of Mex ico to the vicinity of Torreon, had given no serious trouble, although there ws a skirmish yesterday on the outskirts of Gomez Palacio. Another dispatch deniedr that Rosalio Herrian-, dez was again in rebellion. Rescue Home to Be Opened Here. - The Christian Volunteers, Inc. have secured for the emergency home. 93 Academy street for ' the opening of a permanetn branch'of their work among the people in this city. Maj or and Mrs. A. T Andrews have been officially appointed by the National headquarters of. the organization to operate . at emergency home for des titute children ahdf unemployed girls and give them aid until homes can be permanently secured for them, either by adoption or otherwise? The work of the. organization is nation-wide. It is in, operation in nearl y every state. The spiritual work of the organization on the highways is alone worthy of the hearty support of the community at; large. : The object of the organi zation is to malie the Christian-reli gion practical iin all its phases. Furni ture as been secured to furnish the home from Bell and Harris. The work of rescuing children and eirls and the spiritual work" of the organi zation is..supported by . voluntary con tributions and montiily pledges. Some of the-, business concerns ' of -the city have responded liberally to the appeal. Adjutant and Mrs. Leslie Herlan will aid Major - Andrews in locating. Both sets of officers come to 'pur city well recommended from other cities. Perhaps the reason hat.T. R. won't say whether hell run is that he Sp0'x rS-MEEWrCHlCAGO-; .. ' rra J. nriiL .- T - ft.? , fll 1 ,JUesre,.;lJiai --; ner j.a-r.ax,Mes rjMiau Uame"-theine-Candidate.--Criti-: Cfiicago JanETh'ePrbgressive flonaV COTyentio iUibe-held jn P.lcagoJun,; the' Veek 7fthe Re- I ll!nCovefitmere tThif'was ii,: ' fed todayj h thfireessiye. "Na tl - r. if omniittee insessioh here. yr vf 7-7ftctionby theV committee was fekep in thej hope that' both' parties Inayagree jou -thet ianlle candidate for President. VI.. t . ' Forfysevrf- o?the2 4 ' states were repreaentedfcsAe roeetine. ' Before adjourning ' thecmrcittee adopted a declaration of. principle? f in. - Whic the Administration of President Wil son was criticised for its 'alleged fail--ure tCdeal adequatelyxwith 'National honor and Industrial welfare; and the Progressive party went on'record'Jas favoririg'. aV complete ', preparedness program consisting of military anna ment as well as a mob)Uzatioh of all the j couhtay's resources with a; view j of the4 unification --of !AeHcanfciti4 zens. A message from CoUnel ! Roosevelt urging the necessity f or adequate 'pf?. parednessi' was ; enthusiastically ap-i a uucut Progressive leaders eclared thair there would he no a : mafeam ationthfM1? the ' Republican party ,1even in the event of both . parties t choosing ' the same presidential : candidate. : .The Progressive party plans' to .nominate a, National ticket' at its.convention'in June. .-";-'' :'.y.-::.- Jtfany of the party leaders, declared that if the Republicans iwfll nominate Roosevelt ' or any other 'man who will inaugurate in its platform the sali ent features of the Progressive .prin ciples! both parties will "unite ion the same candidates in Chicago.nt In discussing', the parties i fixture Chairman George' W. Pefkins df.New We are fall hoping w&t both the Progressive and the Republican 'part? aeswiJi'aree-tnTTan.UaEe' ft necessarily will not have to be ' Colonel Roosevelt. ' We are not thinking just now, the name of the Candidate. The time for -the convention is several months away and in these days when things are moving so fast and condi tions changing so rapidly, we idon't know, who. might be deemed the best man for the place when the time comes." - " - The declaration of the principles adopted by the committee as prepar ed by a sub-committee consiting'X)f Herbert Khox Smith, of Connecticut chairman, Chester H. RoweH, of New brk and William Allen White, of Kansas. '..-;'-;"' r The detailed arrangements for the convention were referred to the exe cutive committee of which" George W. Perkins, of -New York, is chairman. " The meeting of the National Com mittee which " was an executive ses sion, was preceded by an informal gathering of the party leaders at which the date for the convention was discussed at length.' v; The text of the Progressive party's declaration of principles sets forth the following" issues: A broader- Nationalism to . make possible an effective program of so cial -and industrial justice, at home and the protection of " American citi zens and. rights abroad. - "The constructive. - Federal regula tions rathefdbhan the destructive dis ruption of efficient business organiza tions behavior and 1 not ' size being the test. ' : v "The introduction Xf business - ef ficiency into Government by the bud get system and theo-ordination of departments. " ' ''.;' " ' ' A . permanent : non-partisan tariff commission to maKe- possible the scientific revision of tariff schedules on protective - liries. Also ' a pledge for the immediate revision of :sueh schedules as ' tjie ' condition-' of the world war, have made unjust- or - as are necessary for the preservation af ter the war of industries newly .es tablished here, whose necessity the war has demonstrated. - r ; - -. "A provision for equal, suffrage. 'The dethronement." of the invisible Government Sfi; V-vj. 4. "A provsion for an adequate merch ant mariae.' !' . ' ' r ' '. .. ' v ."To the ' Progressive platform of 1912,- as above : summarized, and am plified, we pledge our eonthptijed allegr iance; both of 'the old parties have failed to mike serous efforts' to en act - these National ? principles; into law.w ::Zy'--i ':Jtr''- : -rt . In reference to the present 'Admin istration's foreign policy the declara tidnsays: ' . Because of the failure of the Wil- Bon Administration to dealadequately T-w "it-jLrrk Tcjr 4hr FOR -PUNISHMENT ;CDastardly- Crimed v.t Territory -Announced to Be. in - trol of the Carranza Forces, i Washington, " Jan.- 12.--Secretary Lansing with- the approval of : Presii dent Wilson, today dispatchedto Coh sul Sillimah at Queretaro .f or'preseriy tation o General Carranza - a; note denouncing the slaying of Americans pear . Chihuahua; by Mexican (bandits a ad calling upon the -head of the de- facto government -for the immediate pursuit, capture and; -punishment of the perpetrators 61 the deeu.c : The note i urged ; ."-tiitr. -'5llrig' of troops to other -districts where Amer icans are ..in. danger of losing:, their lives or prppertyr ; ; ; - i: 5 " v . At the same time the "state depart- men - ordered . an investigation of the murders, with a view, of - determmmg whether they- ..resulted from the fail ure of thes de facto government to give . proper protection - in - a x5 zone knowfaAbyit to be dangerous or Whether tne-.men1 lost their lives as the results- of . a bandit outbbr eak which could not have been foreseen." '. Instructions to seek information on this point, were telegraphed to con sular i representatives in Mexico , and along the border.;-; , ; - In "the note to General Carranza the iAmericanswas de- scribed as a dastardly erime; committ ed In territory ; announC to" "be in control -ofhe Carranzar forces".; The men were" killedGenefal Carranza was -informed," because they were Americans, - after they had -gone into the country with the consent of 'the Carranza,- mifctary authorities. Arrangements for ihg the bod ies 1 of ; the ishiftr' inen- lie United States were m?ds e?- 1 the' day. cnangea;; r : -rretary frc:7iErPa0, CvaTfcnsuI ffflogernment . a "D'eciai funeral. trainV 'the de Si for "tnsaid 're.'in ispahes.fron tnaanranza; troops, K wt;h;badt!neTanGa yira, .it -was. stated, had sent a force to the south from Jaurez while Xren eral Trevinb was said to. have seht an other, force west from Chihuahua. '. , Sylvesta's Joy Ride. ; f Last night while, the stars shown brightly and ittwas just an ideal night for lovers." --Sylvosta, the colored boy who works for. Dr. Pemberton, played hookey with the Dr.'s Ford, and took his little dark skinned maiden for a spin.--",'. - ';: - :X -; -- . While going up the .National High way , just above the cemetery the ma chine collided withTa buggy jn which Mr.-Ralph -: Heilig and Joe - Hendrix were returning from Kannapolis, The horse was stripped oi his nVrness. And about thirty dollar damages done to the buggy. .The exact 'damage done to the ; machine is not known. After the accident Sylvester 'deserted the machine, and his honey-bunch and hia where-abouts are unknown. - Mrs. Parks Entertains. : y ' The Resource- Club met Wednesday day afternoon with Mrs. Jl; G. Parks on South Union St. . : - The-visitors were, Mesdames J. F. Dayvault, H. P. Guffy, A. F. Hardsell, Chas. Jvey, Dr. P. M. McFadden, Mdr rison CaldwellJ M. D. Shumaker, of Charlotte and' Misses Mae and Addie White. A. salad course was served by Miss Jesse , Willeford.; Rev. Elder iStanly, from -; Concord will preach at Meadow Creek Church on Friday before the fourth Saturday and Sunday in. January.' . : v .. ..t.TJhe ginning of cotton is through at Adamsville for this season. v They had a break-down. . ' H. -. In time of Ford, prepare -for Hob son. ., - : .? with V National honor and - industrial welfare thiscountry faces- problems of - a 5 graver' and more far-reaching, consequence than" any since the Civil War.-- - -. --- v- - ' '. , -"The VilsonT Administration " has repudiated the faith of our forefath ers, , whfch made- the American "flag the sufficnentprotection of an Amer ican citizen : , around the world. It has ; suffered - American 'men, women and children to be slaughtered - in Mexico; and On the high seas,- Ameri can property to . be ; destroyed and American liberty: to travel and trade to .be subject -to . the arbitrary - and lawless- coercion; of foreign belliger ents. ' l It has' stood by while, the law of Nations disappeared from the earth, Without adequate protest ; or ef -fective resistance. - It first .among American Administrations, has shown the supreme spirit, whose sure conse quence is the contempt of the world." MRS.; WARREN . MUST DIE UNLESS GOVERNER ACTS e-or KODinson vs.- isrointTnooa 01 -i. Locqmetive Engineers and; Firj&men . From Cuilford Gees ' -Against the ;:PWhtiffft--;', Raleigh; Jan. 13. By the Supreme court's -failure to find error' in convic tion of Ida . Ball " Warren and Samuel Putnam .Christy, and their sentence to death for the murder, of' Mrs. War- ren's' husband, the responsility -falls upon- Governor Crag and he must determine whether ' a - woman lives by comniutationV or dies- in the , electric chair..- , -;r N' : - ' i 'J-;' Chief Justice Qark, "'writing- opin ion of the court offers no quarter for for" the woman and the-chief, justice has a reputation as a friend of the feminine. - The .;; Judge ' hasf contended for woman's full right as'.cjtizens and in several recent opinions has repro bated the idea of protecting women in cases where technicalities alone saved them from responsibility for the con tracts signed hy then. Thejurist sees only " irremediable badness!ln" the pri did' Murder ''of the f (rityTWarreJi outfit.-:- - --,:;X:.:yn' The Supreme .court handed down 21 opinions " today. Several are ' highly interesting- and- the dissents7add ; to that interest.' The most 4' anomalous of them all is that case: in which ; the Norths Carolina . corporation commis sion wins against the railroad. - The commission Ordered a station at; An- sonville .removed. The citizens J ap pealed and contended " that a s jury; should have nassed'. the V issue.- bat Judge Carter held that an appeal of a itizen ;"did not lie" since the interest 01 a -citizen in - such a -case could not be such as to give him the right to ap peal in such a case. r 'The court'holds with the judge. Judge Brown . writ-' ing the ; law. - This Ansonyille ' depot, has had a history but the : opinion of the court settles it. ; '.. ; "a. '.;':.'. The iCathey. case f com m.shevillef is interesting, too,;: because' ' it. involves somebpdy .who ia somebody ;as somebodies-go .in the -business world and and? seizure. Again the court - up holds-the law, Judge Allen writing the opinion! - These cases are all among the interesting . .leftovers,' but' the Christy-Warren case takes precedence over them all. " Chief Justice Writes Opinion. Chief! Justice Clark writes the opin ion for the court. The 70 exceptions 'did not impress the tribunal. Replying to that one urging that the court's failure to warn the jury that any statement by one of the prisoners not in the' presence of the others could not be considered, except against; the one making it, he says: "It ii not' neces sary in this case torecall. the' rule or practice set out by the coiirt 164 N. C. 548." It will not be ground of ex ception that evidence ; competent Tfor some purposes, but not for; all, is ad mitted generally, unlessi;he appellant asks at the time of adrmsslons that its purpose shall, be restricted for the record shows that the judgepn the adf mission of the evidence, and again in the charge, called attehtioh Kji the juryto the fact that the admission or statements of t one of the prisoners was compettent only against theparty making itand it should not be consid ered against the other's! "This court has ; repeatedly held that such statements are competent," Judge Clark continues in reference to the objection of . defendants, 'that de clarations made by,- the prisoners while in custody ;or in jail are incom petent. ' Judge Clark alsoy finds that Christy's objection to the statement made by him -.is . invalid. The-court Could "not Teview the lower . court's findings but if it could, the chief f jus tice thinks that,ihe statement was vol untary.' , Rehearsing the trip "from Texas to North Carolina and thetcon fession of Christy a day and a half af-. ter he and the ofikers had left Grand Saline, Judge Clark says: ' -;v' j - "We see in this no hope or threat held out by the officers, but on the conv trary he warned Christy that anything hesaid bearing upon the case would be used against hini. Doubtless Chris ty told what he knew to rebut the statement made by Ida Ball Warren in the paper, because he deemed it un fair to himself and did not wish to let it stand uncontradicted. There was no impropriety in letting theprisoner ee .the ' papers and indeed this would have been a positive benefit to him in preparing his defense, to 'meet the charges therein made, if -untrue." ' . The court holds that the statement of, Christy was sufficient evidence '.to go to the.' jury as established the "con spiracy to kill the Jficeased-and also of Mrs. Warren's guilt in that con spiracy. - He : reviews the t evidence again and concludes : "Upon the ree cord the - husband of the prisoner, GRAND JURY REPORT FOR JAN. S1916. .if:' ;, To Hon. B: F. Long, Judge' presid-; ' ing , we The Grand Jury for January Term 1916, beg leave to submit - the following report: : C -1 - .' X r : v', vWe have ;acjed uponall bills of in4 dictments sent us by the' Solicitor and made. Presentments: of -all violations of ' law "that: has been brought to our knowledge.' ; '.., . C , ; ' '':. '" -. We, in a. J body, visited th Clerk's office and;: other offices 'of the Court Housed and ; find the ; condition very satisfactory. We also fin a body vis ited the liew jai and find eight (8) White persons, seven (7 coloredone coiorea woman will - be imprisoned; one of. the; white" men very sick.V He' told us that he was nnder the care "of the bounty physician. " - - . ' Airp'fjthe prisoners said they had reaeiyed'.good treatment and were comf ortable with the present -heating We found all the .conveniences mod-' ern. - ' ; - ' : '.- r - " -. - A committee from this body visited the County Home, and chain gang. At the-County Home we found thirty-four (34); inmates as follows: (6) white men, r two (2 ) white ;boys,v seventeen (17) white women, five (5J - v colored men, four (4) colored women who are1 helpless. Total helpless' nine '(?). ' Inmates cared for and fed as. condi tions will admit. But we," s a com mittee, - recommend, new ' buildirigs, for CountjTHome, as. in case of ' fire the present . ones are - dangerous." We found on hands at7 the county home, 300 cans pf fruit, etc., 35 beds and plenty of J bedding for same. The amount of land seeded '41 acres in wheat; 7 1-2 acres in. oats; 5 acres of rye, 29 . "acres in; red clover,' 12 rn hcrimson clover, 3 mules, 5 milk cows' s neuers, is pigs,, zuu , bushels of corn 1,000 pounds of flour, 700 pounds of. meat, 40 pounds of lard, and plenty of good rough feed;' 50 bushels of sweet potatoes,..75 bushels rof 'Irish potatoes,: 50 tonsof . coalj: 20 - .cords- of wood and about j200 chickens. 1 One, binder, one m&wer, .one rake; 2'4isc plows; one disc? harrow,' 2 smoothing harrows, 2 coxnJ plaMestTT a good supply of plows, shovels, rakes and -pirks; 2 two-horse . wagons, 1 one-horse, " wagon and harness for 3ame. 5 .''" a -. ' - """ ;. .. We also visited" the qhain gang, and found twenty-two (22). convicts, six (6) white, sixteen (16) colored. One water wagon, 12 head of mules eight two-horse wagons, 1 - one-horse wag- ; on, 1 pig six (6) tool boxes, seven (7.) irag scoops one steam roller, ne (1) : traction, engine, one (1) rock crush-"' - er. (3) three plows, (1) set- of black smitfc tools, picks and shovels, plenty or use. We find (5) five cords of wood, twos. (2) rolls of barbed wire, ( 1 ) roll of fencing wire and all in good condition except bedding," which is .badly Worn, and ; in need, of new. The convicts say they are treated well and. have plenty to eat and plenty of timevto eat in. . ' - . Sigfned: ' i W. M. PATTERSON, , ' Foreman. January 12th, 1916. . - ; NO. 7 ITEMS. There wiH.,be-communion services Church held at St. ... Stephen's E. L the fourth Sundays Jan. 23. Prepara tory services on Saturday preceding at 2 o'clock. i Borne to Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Honey- cutt,a son, January 3, 1915. --y . ,- Mr. and Mrs. J. D.- Barringer, left Friday; for Jacksonville,- Fla., to visit friends. v . . J Miss j Mary Harkey returned home Sunday after spending'-a few days in Salisbury with relatives. W- . ; Miss : Annie Plummer, of Salisbury, is visiting . relatives in : No 7 town ship this week. ' ' ' v-i -. Mrs, J. H. W.;Eudy is-yisiting rela tives in Charlotte this' week. , ' Miss Vera; Dry has. returned home from a. week's 'visit in Salisbury. ' : Mr. O, S Culpis very sick with la-, grippe, at, this writings ' Venus stated in last "week's paper that he would go to house-keeping if he could find a good cook.' - I guess he i3 not looking for another Switzerland lady. ? How Istoout it Venus. JIRO: Vienna Beht'one answer to' dur'note.' That Submarine commander sent an-' 9tne let Warrent was put to death by ' his wife 'and her paramourby a precon certed, predetermined, cold-blooded and relentless murder . without any mitigating . or extenuating circum stance. Wc find no error in the con duct of the case by the learned judge and the 12 jurors have found their verdict upon .competent evidence which justified their conclusion." ':VK:--. : y.f ; "V'A'' t is waiting to find out. y - -1