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Girls father US of
Leon's Threat Kill
Restaurant Keepet ' he
Story in Detail as 7c
by Wire.
After Following Many
raise Clews, Police of
UpState Town Lanc
A Man Ftiting De
scriptions of Leon,
ALLEGED MURDERER
HAS BEEN CAPTURED.
PRESIDENT
OF EAST CIST W.
NEW FIMCIN6
I'.v AMH,iiitoil Press.
Srhniortady. N. v.. jnp ?1 a !arc identified.
- Cl.iiianian giving his name as Leon !
l int;. ln!t meeting in every way
ta. ,'rsciiptlon of William H. Leon
w.uit. ,i for tha Sigel murder in
Ww York, was taken into custody
In :v. Ho rame here nine days ago
mi I ha been cooking in a chop
su.' place. Police are positive he
' i I lie man wanted.
New York, June 21. -The election of
J l perkins into the directorate
of the Florida and East Coast Railroad
Company, which is controlled by Henrv
M. Flagler, follows the recent an
nouncement of some new financing by
the cgmpany. Its expected issue of at
least $10,000,000 of bonds will be
authorized and that J. P. Morgan &
Co. will offer them for sale: Also that
these bankers will in the future art
as financial advisors and agents of the
naggier interests.
It is understood that rinse miaHnne
will soon be established hot
Florida East Coast railway and certain
uiner roans with which Morgan & Co
MR. TUFT GRANTS
HEARING
WHISKEY
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jane 21. The Presi
dent today recided to grant a hearing
hero to the various interests in the
controversy as to what is whiskey
lor Juno 28th.
KILLED IN AUTO CRASH.
VahlM3ioii. D. C. June 21. Leon
Jin::, the Chinese convert now being
.-'!;-!u as the alleged slayer of Elsie
S -. I, i.j reported to have been in
W.is!iinKt4,n last Wednesday and Thurs
'' in tympany with his room-mate,
Sing ami a white woman whose
!'! vi'y i.s a mystery.
Mysterious Woman in the Case.
Tli- woman. it is said, lodged two
n 'in - v in, a family on C street, north
'. n'-ir Third street, and left thcro
n T!i;ir. ii;iy nlirht in mm k
- m till lilt:
: CIlilH'SC.
Alleged Murderer Identified.
'l-mWrs ot the family identified
""'"M.ji:, of I.eon Ling and Chung
:' J li-' ii' s.sea of the men who
(;,;!"'t for hw.
Ma CI... ! ft l w
,n "cw wheels of the aiitn-rnr stmrt th. tvi,
N'v York, June 21. All clues to the J ,n some way the engine was stopped!
"'" or Leon Ling, t;ie China-!an tne car. now on the track, was hit
'"'it in wlio.e room the body of El-!0' the trolley.
ji' :u. 1 was found Friday, were inves-l Mr- CoVo was thrown violently out
,V .), xv York police today,' an,l nis skull crushed in several places.
1 " w till at liberty and his I Rev. D. D. Riehard.son, of the Second
""in jilafe unknown. Baptist church, of Helton, and Rev. E.
ii tin; meantime the police have A- McDowell, of Niney-Six, were seri-
III'1 manager of tin. t. ahi.,,; sliirh vltn htr Tbt
' s' illlT't II ( . wlu.rn T?1 .! m-oo ,Jtt'!1v tn rViiirrTi
Supt. James H. Cobb Was Well Known
in This City.
News of the death in an auto acci
dent Sunday of Mr. James II. Cobb,
superintendent of the Belton Cotton
Mills, at Brazeate's crossing, Anderson,
o. was learned m this city with pro
luunu regret. Mr. Cobb was a promi
nent mill man and would have been tne
next president of the Southern Textile
Asosciation.
The auio in which Mr. Carr was rid
ing was about to cross the track of the
Anderson Traction Company, in front
oi an approaching car. He had plenty
of time to do so but when the front
JUST AS HE WAS STARTING ON HIS SUMMER VACATION !
CASE
TRIAL AT
WITNESSES
7TV P
uej
ense Kests
In Gould Case-
Great Surprise
STATE BRINGS IN
ITS WITNESSES
V,;
''';' r.s from Elsie Sigel were found! Mrs- w- F- Dowd, who has been
" ' f''iin' rooms and contained 111 for some tirr-e, went to the Char-
" tirns f(f endearment as to con-ilotte Sanitarium last Friday.,
the authorities that the motive
Ml" Illlirilfr una I t i . . Mr Mlllor V
11 ':iin. who seemed to have sup-;sPecial agent of the Phoenix Ins. Co.,
f r,'"r r-"" in the affections of the t Hartford is in town.
Jonnr
luijo-ioriarv.
Leon Threatened to Kill Chu.
rk, June 21. A fact
r .,,, ,. .cue iaci inai
' in? ca Mod at the Sigel home
, ,, ,,'v ,,,,f" -Miss Sigel disappeared
im ' u-;itf,,u d to kill Chu Gain un
r , ' stPIp,l going with him,
th'.. known toliy by Paul Sigel
UUi f .r 0f (he ,nurdered glrl
... Washington Clue Busted.
"rfMiintjton, June :L Police now
, ii , 8 Cllill;nfn said to closely re-
y 'llllil" I.ffin !.n,l m cm t.
..v..., wing ntic .1 a IJ'
risort
foniif.ftod with local amusement
s.h.nf.ffHly, X. Y., June 21.The
.,' ! ;' !"f' arreSt!l here denies that he
""' ''"'I Miss Sisel.
FATIIER OF 18 AT ALTAR.
nd Al
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the Progeny Are On Hand
a Mis Nuptials
FAYETTEVILLE
CELEBRATES ON
A Number of People Who
Saw the Defendaat Before
The Shooting of Mr. J.
Green Hood Saw no Evid
ences of Insanity.
you at the time he was going into the ,' take his appearance for that of an
J. G. Hood 'comnanv about. thft lmsi. insane person?
ness?
Yes; I met him and asked him if
he was net making a mistake by selling
his land and going into the mercantile
business. He said no, that Hood was
a fine business man. He also said that
there was no dangeV of- his losing his
money; that he had a guarantee.
CrossExamination.
'""'HKjMirt. Pa., June 21. A.
Ml,, ';, w"wr. aged (iS, of Speece
IIHri, ,;',1,hln- and Miss Anna R.
; "lister, aged 63, of Lewis-
"f Hi ,. i " I ' married in the pari
,.if. hotel here last week, t
t- i l;i '"'-vinan being Rev. I
:,.,I!""T. of Jersey Shore.
were married in the parlor
he
Pe
t-n-i'.,. n"'"nrl ""idegroom were at
.r Mr- n" Mrs. II. C. Hyatt,
a, , 'V'1'-, The bride was given
of i';tJ,-!,tf,,,;,r brther, John C. Reich,
J,''1''.1," 'm wedding party of 25,
M,f..; ' 1,rl" wer! f-hlldren of the
t-.,.,.,,; . , r,1"v nived in the city
4 "H .'.."i" r,"nnw,"K Ihe ceremony
hu,.i 1 '"'-akfawt was gcfVed in the
Mauretania
lowers Record
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June 2l.-The Cunard
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"ifmites, the best prev-
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3 BIG SCALE
Special to The News.
Fayetteville, N. C., June 21. Fay
etteville today is entertaining ten
thousand visitors from adjoining
towns and counties. Late yesterday
afternoon and up to noon today
specials and regular scheduled trains
have emptied loads of people into
the city, and they were met respec
tively by delegations and heartily
welcomed.
At eleven forty-five today, the grand
parade was formed and passed down
Hay street which was lined for over
a mile with spectators. The proces
sion was headed by the speaker of
the occasion, Judge Walter Clark,
Maj. E. J. Hale, Rev. I. W. Hughes,
Chaplain Company F. Followed by
over two thousand veterans, and
militia from Cape Fear section, be
hind those came beautifully decorated
floats crowded with fair ladies, auto
mobiles and other conveyances.
An incident that figured most con
spicuous in the parade was the an
tique carriage which conveyed the
Marquis de La Fayette into Fayette
ville in 1825.
A grand dinner was given by the
citizens in honor of the visitors and
over two thousand were seated at
the tables in the spacious armory.
The celebration was under the di
rection of Hon. Jos. D. McNeill and
much praise and honor has been
freely expressed toward him for
giving Fayetteville the greatest day.
in all her history. At 8:30 p. m. a
grand display of fire works at Lib
erty Point followed by the colonial
ball at the armory will close the
features of the day.
Dr. J. P. Munroe And Others
Answer Defense's Hypo
thetical Question by Say
ing Accused Would be In
sane Under Conditions.
After the intrduction of many wit
nesses who testified that t.hev ho-
lieved Biggers was insane before the
killing of J. Green Hood, the de
fense rested at 12 o'clock today and
the state began to introduce its evidence.
The defense has tmdeniablv made
out a strong case of insanity. The
state had seemine-l-u- mad a nr mnt
trench in this roll of evidence at the I
adjournment for dinner. One of their
strongest points, it is understood, will
be made this afternoon, when Police
man Hunter will testify that when
put in the cell, Biggers asked that
his counsel, Maxwell and Keerans, be
notified of the shooting. This the
defense will claim was a sane act.
The court room this morning pre
sented its usual appearance, though
the crowd in attendance was not quite
as large as it has been feretofore.
Mrs. Biggers, accompanied by her
four little children, entered the court
room shortly before court convened,
the prisoner kissed his wife and each
of his children and took the smallest
one on his lap.
The state will introduce alienists
for the -rerutation of the testimony
given by those for the defense and
will also formulate a hypothetical
question to be asked of its experts.
The expert witnesses which have
already testified Avill also be recalled
and this question propounded to
them. It is possible that this stage
of the proceedings will be reached
this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
Dr. W. H. Spilman.
D. W. H. Spilman was the first wit
ness placed on the stand this morning
and testified to the good and peaceable
character of the defendant. He said
he had seen Mr. Biggers frequently for
three or four years and had always
considered him as an industrious and
peaceable man. Asked when he had
last seen the defendant he stated that
it was while he was in jail in March
and that he considered him to be
crazy at that time.
Dr. Croweil On the Stand.
Dr. A. J. Croweil was next called to
the stand and in answer to the hypo
thetical question propounded to him
stated that he believed the defendant
to be insane at the time of the killing.
Did he know right from wrong? was
asked.
In some things.
Asked if he believed that Biggers
knew he was doing wrong when he
shot Hood he stated that he did not
believe he thought he was doing
wrong.
Dr. Croweil said that he saw
Mrs. Biggers shortly after the
shooting and that when he
went in Mrs. Biggers was sitting in a
rocking chair wringing her hands and
saying how could she stand it, that
she had been trying to get him to sleen
for several niehts and barl not slonti
any herself.
Did Biggers make any statement to
When a man has taken drues to
that extent he is more. than apt to be
unbalanced as a resulL
Mrs. Alien White.
When did yoa see Biggers last?
On Monday night preceeding the
snooting. I did not hear him talk. I (
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saw mm at my nome in January. He
wished to see Mr. White and I told
him he had gone to work. He told me
He seemed very wild and seemed en-, qh .
raged with Mr. Mills. He seemed to ?nd,saide w?ul.d offer
Doctor, in what thi
j feot to let Mr. Stinson knew we were
Biggers knew right from wrong? thinking of buying the Skullet farm.
l ccuidnt specify any particulars. I
think every insane man knows some
things are wrong. ,
You think many insane men have
a knowledge of their surroundings'
Yes.
If a man should shoot down his
friend, a man whom he loved, that
would be strong proof to you that the
man was insane, would it not?
Yes.
And that he didn't know right from
wrong?
Yes.
And if a man should shoot down his
enemy against whom he had a grudge
would it not be strong proof that he
knew right from wrong?
Yes.
Your opinion is that Mr. Biggers was
laboring under a crievanep np-ninet
Hood and was brooding over the trou
ble when he shot him down?
Yes.
Do you believe that when he said I
have done what I meant to do, he knew
what he was saying?
Yes, but I don't believe he realized
the importance or gravity of his act.
Dr. Croweil stated that no single act
oi a man is sumcient to judge his san
ity or insanity.
Doctor, there are drugs which when
used will affect a man's eyes and
make the man appear wild?
Yes.
You think a layman may look at
the expression on a man's face who
has been taking these drugs and mis-
Mr. O. W. Shaw was the first wft
called to the stand by the state this
afternoon. He said that he was a juror
-"c iuums insanity case in January
and was asked to serve by Mr. Biggers.
From your conversations with him
state whether or not in jour opinion
ue was insane 7
No, he seemed as he always did.
Mr. W. H. Dula was next called
You were on a jury in a lunacy case
m January.'
Yes.
Who got you to serve on it?
Mr. Biggers.
How long have sou known him?
Four or five years.
rom your conversation with him
state whether or not in your opinion
prior to ine time ot the homicide Big
gers was insane?
I didn't observe anything the matter
with him.
Do you know his reputation? asked
tne detense.
It is good.
Mr. Nedham Alexander.
Air. reedham Alexander said he
saw the defendant on Monday morn
ing near the law building leading
horse.
In looking at him and from what he
said to you in your opinion was he sane
or insane?
He seemed to be sane.
Air. James Renfrow said that he
had known the defendant four or five
years.
I saw him Friday before the homi
ciae netween 9 and 10 o'clock. He
came up to me on the streets and
asKea mm what he would take for a
surry I had traded him. He replied
$75. I said all right and walked on.
I saw him two or three weeks before
that.
From what you saw of him and your
conversations before the homicide in
your opinion was he sane or insane?
He appeared to be sane.
On cross examination he said the
lasti time he ;aw Biggers the latter
seemed as if he was worried.
Mr. J. E. Hunter.
btate n you saw the killing and
what was said.
i saw the last two shots. I went up
io uiggers. lie handed me tho nist.-ii
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of the
Merchants
Who
Advertise
in
The News
think Mr. Mills had mistreated him. I
told my sister when Mr. Biggers had
gone that he was crazy or would be
within a week.
On cross-examination by Mr. Mc
Clammy, she said she saw Biggers
Monday night, but did not have the
opportunity to observe anything pecu
liar about him.
You heard of nothing unusual?
No.
Mr. Biggers appeared the night be
fore as he always appeared?
I noticed nothing unusual about him.
I gave him a chair but don't know
whether' he spoke to me or not.
Did you think there" was anything
unusuai ior lvir. niggers to tea your
husband not to let Stinson know you
were thinking of buying the Skullet
place?
The way he spoke and his actions
were peculiar.
Did Biggers seem to be enraged?
Yes; he was very mad or crazy.
Mrs. Scarboro.
Mrs. Scarboro said Mrs. White said
on the Sunday before the killing, "If
Mr. Biggers is not crazy now he will
be next week. He is the wildest man
I ever saw."
Mr. Shannonhouse cross-examined
the witness.
You didn't recall anything about this
till it was brought to your attention
this morning, did you?
No.
A man could be mad and showing
his resentment without being crazy?
I don't know.
Did you ever see an angry man?
No.
Ever see a mad woman?
Yes, indeed. I have been that way
myself. (Laughter).
. But you were not crazy?
No.
Policeman Elliott.
Mr. Neal Elliott, of the police force,
was "called. He was turnkey at the
city hall on the day of the killing. He
saw Biggers frequently on the days
he was in the cell. He was wild and
restless. He walked around singing
and didn't recognize anybody.
What opinion did you form as to his
mental condition.
Well, I couldn't say whether he was
crazy or not.
Mr. Elliott was not cross-examined.
Mr. House Thought Him Crazy. .
Policeman House was called. Exam
ined by Mr. W. C. Maxwell he gave
Biggers a good character. He saw
tts ,1 - . . I
a diggers as tney brought him into the
' CTQtir.ll hMlCft onH V.a..14- . 1 1 1
Y"""u "vuoo xuu luuugui Luctt xie was
I crazy. He thought they were brinig
V ', ing him in because he was crazy.
41 Cross-examined, he said:
4 1 "I saw Biggers on Friday before the
killing. He was going to Cochrane's
A stables. I said "Good morning, Mr.
T Biggers." He didn't speak to me but
Y sorter dropped his head and went on.
i Mr. Clarkson: Did you ever see a
V man under the influence of cocaine?
4! I never saw one that looked like
Biggers.
tj I didn't ask you that.
' Mr. McClammy objected to the wit-
, ness making comparisons when he
wasn't asked to do so. The objection
jWas sustained and witness said he an
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no resistance
I asked him what was the matter. He
said he had shot Green Hood. That
he had robbed his wife and children
ana mat ne couldn't stand it and
wouidnt stand it, that what he had
done he had done in the sight of God
He talked a good deal on the way
to the station but I can't remember
what he said. When we were locking
nim up he asked me if I would sp
his attorneys. I asked him who they
were and he said Maxwell and Kee
rans.
State if in your opinion Mr. Biggers
was sane at the time he handed j'ou
tne gun.
I would say that he was sane.
Did Mr. Biggers know you at the
timer
Yes.
State whether or not he called your
name wnen ne asked you to see his at
torneys.
Yes, he ""lied my name.
Cross-Examination.
What was uis condition on the way
10 tne cen :
He was very wild.
Immediately after he was put into
tne ceu wnat was he doing?
I heard him sinsrins and whistlinsr
What would you say was his condi
tion at the time he was put in the
cen .'
He appeared very excited and nervous.
You didn't form any opinion of his
mental condition at the time he was
arrested, did you?
No, not on the way to the statnn.
You never sent for his attorneys, did
i ou :
No, I told Mr. Orr.
What is his general reputation?
Good.
SEIUM
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SAYS SENATE HAS
BEEN INSULTED
By Associated Press.
Washington. June 21. Continuing
his advocacy of the tariff on hides,
when the tariff bill was taken up at
the beginning in the senate, Senator
Warren, of Wyoming, declared the
senate had been "injured and insult
ed" by the man who Is seeking free
hides, had declared that the duty on
hides had been put in the Dingley
bill by some "midnight" process.' He
proceeded to present the facts Intend
ed to show the' value of hides and
to prove that the duty on that part
of the Bovine would be of material
benefit to the farmers.
Market Drops at 2 p. m.
By -Associated Press.
New York, June 21. The market
was dull and uninteresting for the
time, none of the active stocks fluc
tuated more than a mere fraction
until 2 o'clock when the whole mar
ket dropped off very suddenly on
large realizings.
Prosecution is Surprised
and Unprepared When
Defense Rested its Case
This Morning- Mr. Ni
coll Says Case is Done.
Defense Reads Deposition
of Mrs. Bankhead of
Georgia WhoWas
Guest of Mrs. Gould in
Cairo.
By Associated Press.
New York, June 21. When Justice
Dowling opened court for the con
tinuance of the trial of Katherine
Clemmons Gould's suit for separation,
the defense sprung a surprise by an
nouncing that it rested its case.
Delancey NIcoll, counsel for Mr.
Gould declared that on looking over
the testimony that had been present
ed he found it so replete with evi
dence to establisn the contention or
the defense that Mr. Gould was jus
tified in separation from his wife
that he believed it unuecessary to call
any more witnesses.
Attorneys for Mrs. Gould told the
court Mr. Nicoll's announcement had
taken him by surprise and that ho
had no witnesses at hand at the mo
ment to put on the stand In rebuttal.
With the court's consent, however, ho
said, he would read depositions of
witnesses taken in preparing the case
for trial.
Defense Rests.
New York, June 21. The first dep
osition taken up by Mrs. Gould's
counsel was that of Mrs. AUcp. s.
Bankhead of Atlanta, Ga., who visit
ed Mrs. Gould on numerous occas
ions. She said she was the guest ot
Mrs. Gould in Cairo, Egypt in 1902.
when the party visited. Khedive's
palace and described Mrs. Gould's
conduct as "Lady like and above re
proach." She also said her conduct
cn the yacht from Cairo, to Alexan
dria was "perfect and beyond criti
cism.
According to Mrs. Bankhead, Mrs.
Gould was never intoxicated on this
trip. She also deposed that she had
never seen Mrs. Gould intoxicated at
Castle Gould or Hotel St. Regis dur
ing her visits there.
She never beard her swear or use
improper language.
New York. June 21. Mrs. Kather
ine Clemmons Gould, who is suing her
husband for separation and alimony.
said today that she had obtained evi
dence to refute the testimnoy of em
ployes of the Hotel Bellevue-Stratford,
who testified that they saw Dustin Far-
num leave her apartments one morn
ing, during her stay at the Philadel
phia hotel in 190C.
The defense continued to call wit
nesses to show the plaintiffs alleged
misconduct, in support of their conten
tion that Howard" Gould was Justified
in living apart from his wife since
July 1st. 190G.
Lieutenant Bankhead Good Witness.
Mrs. Gould's counsel read deposition
of Lieutenant Bankhead, who said he
was the son of Senator Bankhead, ot
Alabama: That he had never seen
Mrs. Gould intoxicated or observed
that her conduct was indecorious or un-lady-like
during the visits of himself
and wife to the Gould estates and at
the hotels here.
PLAYING GREENSBORO.
Hornets Will Make Strenuous Effort to
Capture Series.
Charlotte and Greensboro will con
test at the Latta Park baseball ground
this afternoon at 4:20. and the fieht
promises to be a most interesting one.
The Hornets have Just returned from
a series with the Musicians, and will
De at home" to opponents all this
week. Since Larry Sutton has taken
charge of the team as manager - t.h
Hornets have been doiner treat work.
They captured the last series with.
Greensboro on their own territory, and
iney are conndent or doing the same
thing this week. Brazelle will twJrl
for the locals, and Walters will do that
end for the visitors. Hobbs has been
released by the management Welsh,
will hold the first sack arfd Cosmo wiu
be In centre.
A large crowd will be on hand th!
afternoon to see the Hornets sting the
vigors ana continue their climb up the
percentage column.
Mrs. Harvey Bryan had rh
of the organ at the Second Presby
terian church yesterday In the ab
sence of Prof. Harrv Zehm who i
off on his vacation.
Bids For Big
Boats Opened
By Associated Press.
Washington. June 21. Rfd fnr
construction of the battleships Arkan-
Rita And Wvomtn a, r . . .
-. .wuuuus, aumonzea Dy last
Congress, Will be ononml t tha
department August 18th. These ships
win De of the Delaware type of 20,000
tons or more.