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"We Will Live Again the
Iragic Night" Exclaim
ed the Judge Advocate
And Therewith Began
Review of Tragedy.
fashionably Dressed Wo
men T hronged Court
Room Prisoner Sat
Deathly Pale A Merci
less Arraignment.
By Associated Press.
Paris. Nov. 12. The court room was
thronged with, fashionably-dressed
women to hear the concluding argu
ments in the trial of Madame Stein
heil. The accused woman was deathly
pale.
She sat in the prisoner's dock as in
a dream when the robed judge advocate
resumed his merciless arraignment,
shouting at th3 prisoner, "We will live
again the tragic night."
The prosecutor in summing up under,
took to reconstruct the scenes in the
Steinheil home on the night of the
tragedy.
He marshalled testimony to estab
lish that the burglar story was a fab
rication and the pretended gagging of
the madame farcical.
He asserted that the money claimed
to have been stolen never existed;
that the jewels wiiich it was claimed
the robbers stole - afterwards were
found in the madame's possession.
Tell-Tale Ink Stains.
The prosecutor dwelt on the tell
tale ink stains found on the Madame's"
knee by physicians after the trag
edy. He asserted that in ""binding
Madame Japy the inkstand overturn
ed, the fluid splattering' the bedding
and the accused.
The prosecutor insisted that the evi
dence proved the illness of the Mad
ame after the crime simulated, and
t'rAt subsequent developments confirm
ed tie suspicion that she acted with
hyfocrisy.
ft was when the police rejected her
srory of the Gaberdine-Clad burglars,
am! she saw her lover, Borderel, slip
ping away from her that the madame
l-ecan to accuse innocent persons of
crime. " x
A Dramatic Incident.
The
was a dramatic incident as
th prosecutor concluded. M. Aubin,
Marlame's council, jumped to his feet
exclaimed: "Dare you on j'our con
scicrc1 to name the accomplices you
bren hinting at through jury argu
irnis. Were they Marietta and Alex-
Mayor Of Cairo
Blames Laxity Of
Law For Mob Spirit
m
By Associated Press.
Cairo, Nov. 12. Mayor Parsons, speaking of the mob spirit asserts the
n;;nority of citizens were pleased over the lynching. While this is a dis
grace to thecity and is to be deplored, he believes the result will be salu-
tarv.
"There has not been an official execution in Cairo in more than ten
years, yet the city had many murders. Juries failed to convice, and possible
murderers have been allowed to escape.
"The murderer in Cairo has, I regret to say, been tolerably safe."
Gompers Pleads
For Free Speech
And a Free Press
By Associated Press.
Toronto, Nov. 12.--President Gompers, speaking at the American Feder
ation of Labor convention, regarding the jail terms, imposed by Justice
bright on Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison, and the probable appeal to the
supreme court, asserted:
"Either we have the right of free. speech, or we have not. We want
ihe court to say so. Whether we willgo to jailor not, I do not know; I
fcave an abiding faith in the justice of our cause."
President T aft
Receives Degree of
D o c tor Of Laws
Ey Associated Press. . 0 -
Miridleton, Conn., Nov. 12. After spending a month m the boutn, ana a
dsy in Washington, President Taft came to New England to find anotner.
demonstrative welcome. ., . Oontlin .
The visit was primarily to, attend the installation of JPresident Shankim,
it Wesleyan University . ' . T w
The university bestowed on the President the degree of JDoctor0,Aja2l'
'This city is taking to itself a large share of the honor, and prepared du
elaborate military and civic parade, Mr. Taft participating. rf5r)Ph
Vice President Sherman accompanied the president on the tram, reacn
ins here at 8:30. , . ......
The installation ceremonies were attended by eminent educators ana uni
versity presidents from all sections. Mr. Taft appeared m a cap ana gowu
and delivered an address extemporaneously. ' . .
He leaves-at 6 this evening for Hartford to dedicate the new state aim
cry, and lead the state ball to-night.
andre Wolf? Spectators burst fortn
into applause. When quiet was re
stored, Judge Advocate Riello said,
"I decline to answer."
Woman Called "Fiend."
Madame Steinheil, pale and limp,
heard herself described as "a cold, cal
culating fiend with a soft exterior." As
the judge-advocate proceeded with his
increasingly severe denunciation,
Madame Steinheil bit her lips fre
quently, raising her clenched hands in
mute protest. At the conclusion of the
prosecutor's description of the night
scene when the widom made a false
statement to the journalist he shouted,
'She can't tell the truth because she's
guilty." Whereupon the defendant
arose from her seat, then sank back
burying her face in her hands.
The murder of the stepmother was
necessary to prove the alibi the ac
cused expected to establish, said the
prosecutor.
He characterized as nonsense the ru
mors of political personages being
compromised in the present case.
Shot And Killed
By Jilted Woman
By Associated Press.
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 12. Samuel F.
Morley, a farmer was shot through
the abdomen and killed today by Miss
Bertha Lietzau, upon the former's re
fusal to marry her.
No Trouble is Feared.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 12. The
weather bureau meterological experts
declare that no trouble is expected
along the Atlantic coast from the trop
ical disturbance in the Carribbean sea,
in northeast Jamaica.
Infant Mortality.
By Associated Press.
New Haven. Conn., Nov. 12. At the
second days' session of the conference
for the prevention of infant mortality,
there were discussions of institutional
prevention of infant mortality and a
strong plea for establishing homes for
the proper care of mothers . and their
children.
Traynham Electrocuted.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 12. Jack
Traynham, who killed Edgar Turner
with a -knife during a quarrel at
Lynchburg, was : electrocuted in , the
penitentiary this morning.
Building in Elizabeth. .
Mr. A. H. Zeen is building an' 8
room concrete block house on Eightti
street extension, in Elizabeth Heights
using the blocks manufactured - by
J. C. Herring, who is erecting the
building.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Miller will
ppend the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. O. L. Watts, of King Mountain.
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"THERE'S A REASON!"
Woman ' Pulled Rope that
Broke Negro's Neck-His
Heart Divided by Mob
. . (
Body Dragged !:FoK
Mile Through T he
Streets
Double Lynching Takes
Place in Cairo, 111
Governor Says Occur-
renceUa Disgrace to
renttJM o w"SrutK "
The State.
Negro's Head Cut Off
3 nd Body Burned
Women Took Part in
The Hanging Quiet
Restored To-day.
By Associated Press.
Cairo, III., Nov. 12. Cairo is quiet,
under guard of thevmilitary this morn
ing after the worst night's mobism in
the city's history, when two men, a
negro and a white, were lynched by
citizens.
Will James, the negro, was hanged
and his body riddled and burned for
murdering Miss Anna Pel'.ey.
The lynching of Henry Salzener..
white, for the brutal murder of his
wife three months ago was a rebuke
to delayed justice.
A great' crowd of women helped
execute Salzener.
Arthur Alexander,, a rftgro, implicat
ed by James in the Peiley crime was
safely jailed this morning.
He was in a policeman's uniform
and thereby escaped the mob's detec
tion. The mob learned he was in jail, but
no effort has yet been made to take
him out.
The. negro was captured at Belknap
and confessed while the rope was
around his neck.
The rope was pulled by a woman.
The body was dragged a mile
through the streets, then burned.
Pieces of the rope were handed out
as souvenirs.
The negro's head was cut off, his
heart taken out and cut into pieces
for souvenirs.
Governor Deneen says the affair is
a disgrace to Illinois.
More Trcons Arrive.
Cairo, 111., Nov. 12. The arrival of
five companies of state militia before
noon apparently cowed the spirit of
the lynchers, and there was no at
tempt to storm the jail where Alexan
der was confined. Soldiers line the
streets and another outbreak is im
probable. No effort was made to learn
names of the lynchers.
Child Buried Here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Ledford's little
lS-months-old child was buried here
today at 10:30 o'clock in Elmwood
cemetery, Dr. George H. D.etwiler
conducting the services. The chiia
died yesterday -at the home of its
parents in Cooloomee. The parents
formerly lived 'at this place and Mr.
Ledford was sales manager " for the
J. B. Ivey Co.
By Crowd
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Day at Atlanta
I gp e e d tV a V
By Associated Press- ' ,
Atlanta, Nov. 12. Perfect weather
greeted the' crowds at the speedway.
The feature of the. program was the
20 mile handicap, restricted to cars
taking the New York-Atlanta reliabil
ity run. . . :
The longest race, free for all, was
50 miles.
Men Thrown 150 Feet.
Atlanta. Ga., Nov. 12. A Pope-
Toledo car exploded in practice on the
back stretch and Driver Killpatnck
and Mechanician Church were thrown
150 feet, over the out embankment,
and slightly injured. The car burn
ed.
Kil Patrick and Church had a remark
able escape from death. The car had
completed the second turn when the
cylinder exploded, the machine going
at 70 miles an hour, and a sheet of
flame 20 feet in length shot back. In
the fraction of a second before the
flames shot back the men were hurled
out into a pile of brush.
This saved them. The asphaltum
covering of the track was ignited by
the burning wreck and furnished a
fiery spectacle.
Th. mnr-hinp ifistrnvftd was owned
by Asa G. Candler, president of the
Speedway Company, and valued at
$25,000.
tram
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Held
Coble Murder
Special to the News.
Greensboro, N. C, Nov. 12.-The coroner's jury, after investigating the
killing of Simson Coble, returned a ve rdict against his brother-in-law, Hiram
Elliott, for them urrder. . .
' Henry Holt, at whose illicit distillery the disturbance arose, who is in
jail, charged with illicit distilling, pleaded guilty before a magistrate this
morning and was placed under heavy bonds for appearance at court to
answer the charge of blockading.
Reports that Holt has given state's evidence as to the killing of Coble,
connecting bothrhis father, Daniel Co-ble, .and brother-in-law, Elliott, with
the crime are unofficial, but this morning the father and son-in-law were
served with additional warrants, charging murder after a long conference
between Holt and the state attorney and before Holt pleaded guilty of
blockading would seem to confirm- the rumor.
A large crowd assembled' at the court house today to hear the prelimi
nary trial of Coble and Elliott, but their counsel secured a continuance
of the hearing until next Wednesday. ,
CRITICISM ON
ASTOR DIVORCE
By Associated Pi ess.
Washington, Nov. 12. Justice An
derson, of the district supreme court,
advocates peni hearings in, divorce
suits as the nest method to prevent
breaking up families. He- regards
"sealing" papers as one of the great
est provocations for. divorces.
He says under the present system
the matrimonial yoke may be cast off
with ease.
The justice's criticism was inspired
by the suppression of the facts in the
Aster case.
GOING AFTER THEM.
City Tax Collector Mailing Out Bitu
lithic and Sidewalk Bills.
Pursuant to instructions received
from the board of aldermen,, at its
recent meeting, City Tax Collector
Wilson is proceeding to the collec
tion of amounts due from property
owners on ' cement sidewalks and
bitulithic street improvements.
He is today sending out statements
to those who owe for this work, and
pays unless they are promptly met
he will proceed after the expiration
of ten days to collect them, employing
the same machinery as that at nis
disposal for the collection of taxes.
A large number of statements were
mailed today.
1 . Miss Bessie Childs, of Lincolnton,
arrived in the city this morning to
j spend the day shopping. She is . a
J Suest at the Central. ,
Elliott
For The
Lost Valuable
Bag of Jewels
Value Over $400
Diamond Heartpin,
Rings, Necklace, Brace
let and Other Jewelry
of Mrs. Ed Mellon.
Mrs. Ed Mellon lost a little bag of
jewelry yesterday between the Ed.
Mellon store on West Trade street and
her home on Poplar street, the value
of which will amount to something be
tween $400 and $500.
Sometime ago Mrs. Mellon went out
of the city and not caring to take her
jewelry with her or, leave it af her ;
home, ehe took it to the Ed. Mellon
stuie wuere sue uau il uepusneu iu lutj
safe until her return. The bas con
tained a diamond breast pin, a bracelet
with a soltaire diamond, a diamond
necklace nd several rings of -equl
value
After her return from her trip she
allowed the valuables to remain in the
safe for several days until yesterday
morning when she was about to give
a bridge party to a number of her
friends. While she was arranging for
the social function she decided to wear
her jewelry and asked her sister and
next-door neighbor, Mrs. T. M. Shel-
ton, to call by the Ed Mellon store
when she went to the stores on a shop
ping mission. '
Mrs. Shelton was wearing a rain
coat and when she called for the bag of
valuable she put them in the shallow
pocket of the coat, got into, her car
riage and drove home. It is thought
the jewels were lost as there was no j
possible chance for a person to take
the bag out ot her pocket. When
Mrs. Mellon sent for the bag, Mrs.
Shelton sent the servant back with
the message that she had lost them.
A search followed, but nothing as yet
has been learned about the disappear
ance. Efforts are being made to find them
as it is, thought, some person picked
the bag up when it was dropped be
tween the store and the house.
AWAKES TO FIND
MAN IN HfeR ROOM
MidnigVit Prowler Enters Home of Mrs.
Alexander, But Cautiously Steps Out
of the Window When Discovered
No Clue to Identity.
Mrs. Mack Alexander, wlio lives at
the corner of East Liberty and Cald
well streets, had a very frightening ex
perience about 2 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, when she awoke and round: an in
truder prowling around in her room.
Mr. Alexander was from home and
no one was present except Mrs. Alex
ander, her children, and an old colored
woman, who stays there. Mrs. Alex
ander awoke about 2 o'clock, and saw
a shadowy form moving" about' in her
room. Thinking it was the colored
woman she said nothing until the per
son passed near her bed, when she
reached out her hand and touched the
prowler, who proved to be a man,
though whether he was white or black
Mrs. Alexander could not. say. She
screamed and the man then calmly
walked to the window and dropped out.
Mrs. Alexander called in neighbors and
the police were informed, but when
officers reached the scene no trace of
the midnight prowler could be found.
With Jeachers
At Winston
Special to the News.
Winston-Salem, Nov. 12. Teachers
held a business session this morning
anrl the committee named to look into
the advisability of the establishing a
summer drawing school
There were 180 present. A nomi
nating committee was appointed to
name officers to be voted on to-night
and other committees named to in
crease membership, to secure aid of
superintendents and similar matters.
An enjoyable reception was given
last night at the high school and an
auto ride this afternoon, followed by
a reception at Mrs. Lindsay Patter
son's residence. ,
There will be a lecture to-night and
adjournment in the morning.
Wanted in Salisbury.
Jim Walker, colored, was arresteu
here by Patrolman House this morn
ing and is being held at, the police
station to await officers from Salis
bury where he is wanted for par
ticipating in a cutting affair.
Death of Mrs. W. R. Campbell.
At 2 o'clock Ibis afternoon deatn
came to the relief of Mrs. W. K
Camnbell. of 1012 East Seventh street
who for the past two years has been
a ereat sufferer. The deceased was
2fi vears of aire and is survived by
her husband.
Examining Church Books.
Bv Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 12. Expert account
ants are examining the books of the
First Christian Science church today
as demanded by anti-Steisonites.
Will be Issued Early in De
cember to Commemorate
21st Aaniversary of The
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TO MAP OUT PROGRAM.'
Executive Committer of Mecklenburg
Agricultural Conference to Meet.
The executive committee of the
Mecklenburg Agricultural Conference,
A 1 It 1 . . n J ,J n .171 I I
pursuant to a can issubu iuuhj, rrm
meet Tuesday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock in the offices of the Greater
Charlotte Club, at the Selwyn Hotel,
for the purpose of discussing plans
for the holding of the next confer
ence and of formulating a tentative
program.
It is the intention of tho&e in.
charge to begin preparations early so
that the best speakers obtainable can
be secured to take part in , the con
ference, and the discussions will be
along these lines at the called meet
ing Tuesday.