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ONCORD. C. MONDAYMAI?CH 17. K'02
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, -THE VVILdbx TRIAL.
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ThaDefense WiU Claim Snieide-Diag-noisCnreliable-Prf
ecii t ion to Sprinj?
Sne Sensations. As Mr. Bryant
Sees It.
The great "trial afElizabeth
City is proceeding slowly. ; r '"V
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The defense is working with
desperate - energy to -leave the
theory of suicide in doubt if it
cannot be established. ;
Doctors Fearing, and Wood
have been examined and cross
examined with the most search
ing questions. : Their testimony
tends to show that aheavy blow
stunned her and ,thatk. sha; was
'thrown into the river. The long
period in the water, howerer,
affords some doubt as to the con
dition of the lungs and the heart.
It is claimed that "these ould
have undergone, much change
and it is not stoutly claimed that
the symptoms of drownipg would
remain with full force for
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long period of .thirty -seven days.
Dr. Lumsden, who was called
as an expert promptly told the ,
court that he could not give ex
pert testimony in the case as the I
body had lain so long in the wj-J
ter. The force of his declara -
tion wasjchat the diagnosis is-not j
reliable under the circumstances, j
Mr. H E C Bryaut, who is at-
tending the trial, writing to the
Charlotte Observer says- j
The Wilcox trial trows more
interesting each day. The State
has not made as clear a case of
murder as the majority of the
people here would like, though
Ds. Fearing and Wood both de
clared that the death of Miss
Nellie Cropsey was caused by a
lick on the left side of the head.
The defense has .succeeded in
creating an impression :that the
evidence against drowning is not
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sufficient. Some . people go so
far as to say that Mr. Aydlett
willasli the judge to dismiss the
case on the ground that the State
nas failed to prove that the girl
was killed. .
"Dr. W J Lumsden, one of the
leading physicians of this section
of the State, gave ithe prosecu
tion a hard blow yesterday when
he jrefused to testify as an expert,
giving as his reason fthat he did
not consider himself qualified, fy
gir expert testimony ; in a case
where a person had been dead in
the water 37 days. He ,was not
on the etand more than two min
utes, but he as goodas said, that
all symptoms are worthless in
such'cases. '
.'I believe that nine-tenths of
the citizens of this town think
that Wilcox is guilty. Thay can
account for the death of the
young womn in other way,
but wfcjle this is so, they realize
that the prosecution is fighting
in close quarters. The evidence
is of a very uncertain character.
v s. The attorneys for the State claim
that 'they will -yitroduce sensa
tional and convicting a evidence
this week therefore the entire
population of the county is eager
for the trial to proceed. Every
boday seems -to be Waiting for
the eventful moment.- -What the
nature of the evidence is no oner
is able to surmise. The case has
been discussed here today in the
hotels, the drug stores and on
ine streets. Tne Tair tmng is
vrfiat the.people want."
ITEMS I IU) 51, ALBEMARLE.
Concord Loses a CHtzen The ! Ross-t
Terapltt4n, Case. -
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The Albemarle correspondent
to the Sunday Charlotte Obser-
iver says: . f, . . ;
Mr. Milas Sendley, of Con
cord; has secured ' the position
of superintendent - of dyeing at
the Windemere . Knitting Mills,
suceeding H W-. L'ghtfoot, who
has securedj a position at Chat-
tanooga. Miss Belle Means and
Mr. A K Patterson "drove - over
to Concord .this . afternopn to
sPend Sunday Tvith friends and
relatives. , . .
In the Superior Court here
i this Wfrlr th rn,eo nf T?. .T T?cc
ftnd Mr.,Templeton . foc
an affrfty ftt London last
fall was hear(j; i goth men were
found guilty and fined $75 each
and the cost. Ross, who is a
justice of the peace and mayor
of New London, was compelled
by Judge Shaw to resign both
offices as an additional punish-
1 ment.
Dower Laid Oft.
The dower of Mrs. Ardrey,
formerly Mrs. Litaker, was laid
off today (Monday) by a jury of
12 men.
Mrs. Ardrey gets the three
upper store rooms, including
Miss Mary JSrachen's millinery
store, the lines running back far
enough to take "in the two kitch'
ens in the rear.' This leaves the
Concord drug spre, rpom and
the large store room above it
and the old livery stable propert
ty to the heirs.' r " 1 '
'To the dower Mrs. Ardrey' is
a l;fe title of course. After her
death it will become a part of
the original estate, which is now
owned by, the heirs of Mrs. Hur
locker and U r. . John . Bost, ' Isoth
deceased, who wr half brother
and sjster of Mr. Litaker.
'The heirs df "Mrs.Uurlocker
are Mr. JP Hurlocr, Mrs.
George Teeter, Mrs. Pink Purr
and Mrs. Phillip ,-loop. .The
heirs of the jatter, Mr. John
Bost, who was killed at Safrit's
mill in 1894, we . believe, are
Messrs. Leo, Ran, Charts and
creorce uosl ana ; Mrs v f
Josey.
The following were registered
at the St. Cloud Sunday: Mr.
and Mrs. H S Nace, Philadel
phia; Messrs. F M Sherman, J
H Harmond. B J Limson, JAB
Burn, G W Harxt, G E Wildon,
J H Dickson, L S -Walton,
McGill, L G Northy,' R B Elam,
LWCooper, Charlotte; F Wcis-
ingham. Chicago. ' '
TllfrKKOTTS GO TO THE l'EXUEtf-
; TIAnc. .
Submit to Yerdlet f Murdjr in Second
Dejrretand Trfol Cut Off-Ella Gets
10 Years, John Gets Flye.
, John and Ella Knotts,'w'ho
were on trial last week at Albe
marle for poisoning . Dr. S J
Love, were sentenced tolhe pen
itentiary, on' Saturday, -Ella : for
ten .years and John for five years.
The trial beganursday, , . . ;
It was a peculiar, trjahj 'It, had
started, and Avas going to be very
knotty for and against the Knotts
and the opposing counsels got
together and agreed on a verdict
it 'V r ' ' 1 1 i ' . y iO ' :U ." 4 1'
murder j,tji eecoydderjee,
j It, is unusual in. .nature and
indicates that there is little doubt
as to their guilt,' yet positive evi
dence was lacking..
It is maintained by many that
if guilty they should hang and if
innocent they should go free.
It is douethisfe what the court
thought best, taking , all things
into consideration. .
GREAT SSOir.lil THE WEST.
The Worst for Years-Traffic PnnJjzed
Farmers Huitod.
' The worst .snow for many
years is reported from St. Paul,
Minn., on the 16th. Railroad
traffic is paralyzed. The temper
ature was below zero and the
snow was drifted in the cuts and
trains were snow bound. Proba
bly much suffering ensued. It
is not an unmixed evil, however,
for the farmers are glad for the
snow. . '
Ret. Mr. Llngle Affaln Called.
A Rock Ilill special of 16th to
the Observer says: 1
"Rev. Walter L Lingle was
called unanimously, to the pas
torate of the First Prosbytorian
church, of this city, this morning
This is the seconed time tho con
gregation has extended to Mr.
Lingle such a call; and it is
thought that he will accept. The
church has been without a pastor
for more than a year. Rev. Lin-
gle made .a very favorable im -
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pression on thoe who heard and
taiet him when h. visited this
pharge seyeral months ago, and
it s hoped by ewry one that he
will accept the call. While the
church has not had a regular
pastor during the past year, the
pulpit has been tilled nearly
every unday,by jiorne visiting
minister." . . '
day Mffht. f ' j
Dr. Henry Louie Btnith will
delierhi8,famqu lecture "The
Lile and Death of a World1
on
Friuy uight, the 21st, in the'w nrnfi - living- "nlcn in Hn iiictir.fi in
PhiferLall. . :rhe; lecture will
be bnder ,he , auspices
Concord High School.
of tae
There
will the an admission fee, prob
ably of 50 cents, to defray the W
pjusatay be realized will be
appropriated to the library orflUrt C4-n n rlnT.l
the High School. :
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Brainarri and Armstrojig "Asiatic" Filo Wash 8
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Silks are 'absolutely the best. ' We have just re- 8
Iqeivd a new .line of
Silks, per skein only
WHITE MADRASS.
. Today we place on sale the second case of
White Madrass Mill ends running: frbin 5 to 15
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yuiuis lu nie piece. xins cue js .liner tiuous iiian
the first case, whlch lasted only 10 days. It was
merely a chance that we
mission people write us
more of these goodsthat the great demand has
exhausted all the accumulation This splendid lot
comes in fino mercerized
and dimity cords. Some 32 and some 3G inches
wide. Would be considered good value 25c yard,
our special price ( ,
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H. L. Parhs
WIOIIIIISIIIIJIIII J III
POSITIVELY THE LAST DAY OF THE
Great Auction Sale
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Bell & Harris Furniture Co.
will be pulled' off
Saturday, March 15th,
at 2 p. m. and 7 p. m. at the old stand. Let nothing
keen tou awav. All kinds of Furniture don't grieve
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I for our losses, foi our Josses are your gain. What fun
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come and see what bargains you can buy. Remember,
we 4si,uy.
Good Job Work ! I
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with Ithe eal stuff, and , leave it to you X
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not ; and jf it is not, we guarantee to n
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