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Page Two. THE CONCORD TIMES MONDAY. Map. "4 CHARGED WITH MIN3 ASSAULT CHAIN GANG GUARD ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE. GEOJAIHRDT HELD WITHOUT BAIL ON CHARGE BROUGHT BY MRS. SAM J. KIRBY. BETTER FREIGHT RATES NOW SEEM ASSURED. George Barnhardt Now in Jail. The Crime is Alleged to Have Tak en Place Sunday, February 16.v Barnhardt Drove Mrs. Sam Kirby to Chain Gang to See Her Husband, Who Was on the Gang. She Claims That He Drew a Pistol on Her. Husband Had Barnhardt As- rested as Soon as He Was Dis charged From Gang. (;cor:.'c P.arnhardt is in jail, charg ed with -i iminal-assault on Mrs. Sam Kirby. He was arrested Thurs day afternoon while at his work 'as :guanl on the- county chain Ran-,', Deputy Sheriff -propst making the arrest. The warrant was sworn out by Sain Kirby, husband of the alleged victim, and was issued by 'Squire G. M. Lore. The crime is alleged to have been committed last Sunday a week ago. Mrs. Kirby made her home at the Gib son Mill, residing there during the past eighteen months while her hus band has leen serving a sentence on the chain gang for storebreaking. According to her statement about the alTair, Barnhardt came by her home Sunday a week ago and told her if she wanted to see her husband she would have to go to the gang at once as the authorities would not allow her to see him late in the afternoon. She stated that after hesitating about going she finally concluded to go, leaving with Barnhardt. At a point on road near a saw mill place." which is surrounded by a clump of trees, she allege that narnhardt drew a pistol on her and compelled her to go into the wwoda where the assault was com mitted. When reaching the chain gang she was allowed to confer with her husband to whom she related what had taken place. On being in formed ot what had occurred she states that her husband told her not to say anything about the" matter; that if she did the guards at the gang would kill him. Nothing more was heard of the al leged assault until Thursday. Kirby 's time was out and he was given; his liberty. He returned to his hjome here and secured an attorney, Mi. L. m tt i. ii i i . ' 1 Lengthy Hearing of the Case Yester day, Three Hours Being Consumed in the Trial. Committed ' to Jail Last Friday Night. Habeas Corpus Proceedings Will Be Instituted Be fore Jndge Webb for His Release. The case of George- Barnhardt, the chain gang guard who was chaiged by Mrs. Sain J. Kirby with rape, was tried before Ksq. C. A. Pitts in the court house Friday afternoon. A large crowd was present to hear the Railway 0cials Assume Entirely Different Attitude. Kakigb. Feb. 20. The tight of North Carolina for better freight rates to points in this State frum the west, compared with Virginia rates. a.sun:ei a much irre sati.- laciun eonuuion tnj aziernoon as the outcome of the sn-cml conference of the !!ate rornmiion 'ullh the rail ways of North Carolina. There were a large number of oihcials of rail ways, including presidents, interested citizens and state oOicials preent for the hearing, which took place in Gov ernor's Craig's oflice.'-. The railway officials assumed an entirely different attitude this after noon from that jf I he ) previous occa sion, two weks ago. At that time they argued how ruinous it would be lor them to abolish the discrimina tory rates obtaining in this state ov er Virginia cities. i Ins iiffprnor.n GEE! WHAT A WHALE. evidence. The case was moved be-K'apU A. P. Thorn, chief counsel for fore Esq. Pitts on affidavit. Six wit nesses were examined for the prose cution, namely: Sam J. Kirby, Mrs. Sam J. Kirby, Mitchell Norkett, Les ter Herrin, Pink Bla4?kwelder, Craw ford Steele. Several character witnesses were also examined for the defendant. The T. Hart-sell. As above stated a war rant was issued and Barnhardt arrest ed, lie ws brought to the court house here and waited at the sheriff's office for a short time, waiting for his at torney, Mr. T. D. Maness, who had been sent for. While in the sheriff's office he talked to a representative of -this paper about the affair. Barnhardt protested that he was in- M AAAtli (7 -.L. ' uurcjii,. i ;un as innocent as any ooay, lie declared. "I never' thought ot such a thing and did not know that there was any charge until Mr. Propst came to the gang this afternoon. Kirby uuv ma- me oecause i made "him eome back to the gang when he went iaruier yway tlian the regulations al lowed. 1 lis wife was out there on Sunday. He was a trusty , and they went oif the afternoon she was sout there farther than the trusties are allowed to 0 and I made him come back to the gang. He got mad about it and he has not liked me since." Barnhardt 's attorney, Mr. Maness, came up as he concluded the state ment and they -held a conference, which lasted for some time. Later he was remanded to jail without bail to await a hearing betore 'Squire Lore this morning. T ! li. a r . . - . unmuauii is o years old ana is a native of Concord. He owns a home at the Brown Mill and is married and has a wife and-several children living there. Before being employed as a guard at the chain gang (December, 1912) ho worked at several furniture stores here. He has also worked as special officer at the court house dur ing sessions of the superior court. iviroy i3 said to be a native of Burke -county but it is understood that nis c . -a .. lather now lives in Florida. He came here several years ago and worked as an insurance agent. On account of unsteady habits and -dissipation he did not meet with success and soon left. Later he returned. While on his sec ond tnp here he broke into Barrier & ITT! 11 . vyaennouse Company's store and stoie a lot ot clothing. After tracking him in various South Carolina towns " v,j- -- vnct; ajuger succeeded in capturing him at Morganton, his for mer nome. lie was brought here, tried and convicted. He was sentenc ed to two. years on the chain gang but on account of his having only one arm me judge reduced the sentence to 18 months. Mrs. Kirby has been wording in one of the mills here dur ing the time Kirby was on thee chain gang and made her home on Kerr street. Barnhardt wjis arraigned before -ksq. G. M. Lore Friday morning at 10 o clock, and the trial was postponed until 2 o'clock that afternoon case was gone inro thoroughly ard the hearing was in progress about three hours. After the hearing Magistrate Pitts committed Barnhardt to jail, Stating, he says, that his decision would be reserved til next morning. Saturday tlie following judgment was entered on his docket : That the defendant is not guilty of rape upon the evidence of the prose cutnx, but there is probable cause for an assault with attempt to rape; and it is further ordered and adjudged that the defendant jrive a justified bond in the sum of $1,000 tor his annearaiH-e at. iho nnvf t nrm A A - " HV l I V- X III of court. Attorneys agreed, however, that in asmuch as Barnhardt had been com mitted to the sheriff without bail, and inasmuch as the court of the magis trate who tried him had adjourned, he could only be released by institut ing habeas corpus proceedings before a Superior Court Judge. Barnhardt 's attorney, therefore Mr. Maness at once prepared papers for such pro ceedings, the case to be heard hv Judge Webb. Mr. L. T. Hartsell represented the prosecutrix and Mr. T. D. Maness the defendant. WAR DECLAEED. Catarrh Germs Must Be Conquered Or Health Will eB Destroyed. the Southern, and sjokes2nan for all the railway companies concerned, read a statement setting forth th at titude of the railroads, which opened up negotiations that may result in the saving of thousands of dollars annually to North Carolina shippers. Fire Scare at China Grove. China Grove, Feb. 27. Tho town had quite a scare yesterda; about 5:30 o'clock when it was -noticed that the roof of Doctor Swaringcn's drug store was on fire. Doctor Sv-aringen had gone to his farm, a short distance away, and the store was closed. In order to gain an entrance a front window was smashed. Wl.on nnHi got to the loft they found quite a blaze among the boxes and barrels oi excelsior and other stuff. Anoth er , window was smashed, . and this stuff thrown out. Prompt action saved not onlv this ouiiuing hut pemans many others ad jacent. The only damage was a hole in the roof, a number of broken bot tles, windows and a flood of water. Concord Citirea Tells of Bi Sea 2Ion itcr Captared in Florida. Mr. T. D. Manes return! few da aro from Florida, whrre he h bfn "pending several weeks One of the mut int renting incidents rrlat oi by Mr. Mane of hh trip was . vUi? ti, ihe Ijil' jea mon-ter at Nti:iT,i Tho hi is reputed to W she i: ly re in ti e world of its kind, j It is. not rlasi!ied in natural history j bul is. ppH-lainied bv seirntitji to bo t in' st re nnrkable je iriicn ever cap! ure-d. Ti-4 ilsh wa rapture! .Iu:?e 1, 101J, in ti e ii::ity of Ksiiirhts Keys, Fla-, afirr a 'I-ht latinr liV hours. Five hariMMins an.', 1"1 bullets were re quire I to ulilue the monster and it I t.-k live iias to hnailv kill u. in the firht the tish srna-hel a Uat and ki:M-ked a ruddr and proixdler off ... t . ti l a .w-ton yar;si. .viler ii was snoauei it had to In- towed 110 miles by a tug. The dinenski.s of the tih are: weiirl'.t. HOJHH) iKuinds: lencth,- 4") ieet : c ircumference. 23 feet, 9 inches; mouth. .'8 imhes wide and 43 inches deep; tail measures 10 feet,' tip to tip; hide, three inches thick, no scales. The characteristics of the fish are said to be contrary to all laws of natural history. is providing a great curiosity even to the people of the coast of Florida who are accus tomed to various freaks of the sea and is being visited by hundreds of peo ple. BOYS' CORN CLUB. QUAUTV Charged With BigCotton Theft. Newport, K. I., Feb. 28. J. Will iam Dacev and .Tamos TTnMon t-. " iail Kiver, and Felix Hreault. nf j Swansea, Mass., were arraigned in court today for trial on an indiVtmnf charging them with the larcenv nf u. . . couon ana cotton waste, valnprf nt $12,000, from the Shove Mills at Tiv erton.. Holden is a well known man- uiacturer ot cotton and rope band- aiiu uacey is emnlovpH hv Breault was a boss carder at the Shove Mills. Bryon to Raleigh. Raleigh, Feb. 27. National Com- mitteemnn .TcorV. i : i . i. . - jn 1 I "uvjju o JXlllClOf WHO IS it you have Catarrh you must van-; said to be selected as the seerofrv administr"a- wMwumi jyju must vau- -uuju Lyj uc btieciea as qmsh an army of persistent, destruct-i of nav' in the Wilson . i i i x .imcroDes Deiore you can be healthy. You might as well choose your weapons, declare war and de stroy this army of germs right now. Booth's HYOMEI. a nlens.mf M destroying air breathed over the en tire, membrane will kill Catarrh "erms Booth's HYOMEI (pronounce it High-o-me) is guaranteed by Gibson "rug Store to end Catarrh Or money back. It surely is fine for llull meec alt. jBryon here Sat urday, and these gentlemen will ac company Governor Craig and his staff to Washington to attend the in auguration, just as had been plannel all along. Mr. Bryan comes here to make an address Saturday, and the party will leave Sunday night. Charged With Arson. allsbury, Feb. 27. Charged with George in Salisbury Thirty-Six Cabarrus Boys Have En tered the Contest for 1913. The farmer boys of Cabarrus have taken and are taking much interest in the corn-raising contests, and 3G of them have been registered for the contest of this year. There are only eight counties in the State which have a larger number entered, and these are : Alamance, 40. Beaufort, 39. . Cleveland, 45. Johnston, 55. Robeson, 52. Sampson, 54. Union, 37. Wilkes, 67. As all oi these counties are larwr a 1 rt i - . man Laoarrus, it will be seen that. area and population considered, this county probably stands at the head in the number of boys entered. I he total number of boys who have entered the club in the State is 1429. v VJll PASSWORD to shoes, with.a 11YUA1M hard rubber inhaler get a ; White, colored burned i""uic oj. xixcjiurii ior on ly 50 cents. If you haven't an inhaler secure a complete outfit for only $1.00. Just breathe it no stomach dosing. 75,000 STRIKING GARMENT WORKERS RETURN TO WORK As the Result of a Compromise Won on Question of Sanitary Work shops. New York, Maa-ch 1. Seventv-fivp thousand workers, the remainder of 1DD,U00 who struck in December, re turned to work today as a result of a compromise. They won on the ques tion oi sanitary workshops and aboli tion of sweat shops. The compromise on wage increase demand and for closed shop was won by employers. Mr The White A Big Auto Truck. 1 T. J. De Lanev. VjO., OI ClftVPlnnrl. O K...M..1 o . . . 7 -'f uiumers oi motor cars, was here Fri uay aemonstrating a monster motor truck. Ihe truck brought fro . Fi iii.i,y uags oi corn weighing 112 pounds each, an a gate of 5,600 pounds. It is a car of niree ton capacity, is 15 feet and 9 inches long and Gy2 feet wide. It ior o,oao. i ne car created considerable interest, and the demon stration of the work.it will do was witnessed by a large number of peo- pie. The Western Union TU Company has discontinued its office at wima urovo and will use the Bell Telephone connections for the trans mission of messages. This has caus mission of messages. This has caus ed a protest on the part of the citi zens, and a petition largely sicmpd was sent to the Postal Telegraph Company, asking it to equip an office there. Iricf n-ool- r.. ;: n i ..ttn., Ji.uiif uarwooti was "iven a hearing in Rowan court today and held, without bond for Superior court. The arrest was made at the instance of Deputy Insurance Commissioner F. M. Jordan, sent here to investi gate the burning. The owner of the house barely escaped death in the fire. Will Leave it to Wilson's Adminis tration. Washington, Feb. 28. Great Brit anib rejoinder to Secretary StatA DIAZ WILL SOON RETURN TO MEXICO. His Nephew, Felix Diaz, Has An nounced His Candidacy for the Presidency. The Return of His Uncle a Good Stroke of Politics for Him. De la Barra Will Probably Be Diaz's Strongest Opponent. Mexico City, Feb. 2S. The return of the exiled Porfirio Diaz within the near future was made certain when a group of officers was delegated to es cort him from Paris. Felix Diaz, his nephew.today formally announced his candidacy for the presidency. The return of Porfirio Dla before ihe elec tion is regarded as a stroke of good pontics by Felix Diaz. Minister of Foreign Affairs De la Barra. will like ly be the strongest candidate against Diaz. Don't merely turn over , 4 new leaf in your promise yourself to buy better but glue that leaf down pair of our good shoes. What's new in low shoes is here ready for your try on Tan, Patent arid Dull Leather. Shoes and prices both fit. i Co. I GROVER SHOES I For Street Wear Grover Shoes possess style and quality, yet they re the shoes for tired or tender feet. All of the spring styles are now on sale. - UNFAVORABLE REPORT ON CABARRUS HIGHWAY BILL Made in , House Commjite This Morning. Minority Report Will Be auDnmtea and a Stiff Fight Promised. Raleigh, is N. C, March, 1 Knox's note on the Panama ri llie ipuse Committee on roads made tolls question has formally presentel an l!n.favorabl report of the Cabar- bv Ambassadnr JnmOC rs highway bill. Th V'nfo -trio n!n to-day and laid before the last Taft n. ! ', A minority report will be ouummeu ana a stiff fio-ht rr,; eaumer meeting, it has authorita tively stated no attempt at a rejoin der would be made bv the nrpsnf administration. .As the result of eating match heads .Wednesday afternoon Dorothy Britt daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vester totb, residing near McDanicls, in Robeson county, died Thursday af ternoon. The little girl was in her fifth year. A. G. Delamater. the well Vnn successful producer of clean plays, believes he has in "FreekW Shi greatest dramatic success of tlm r. rent season and will send 'five com panies on -tout, playing all the lead ing high priced theatres of the coun- a7 rm tho Atlantic to the Pacific At Concard opera house March 6 adv. Sold Mortgaged Property. present Birthday Anniversary. Miss Earlie Cochrane celebrated her loth annivprcnrr l.-r- SnlisWv .-EW'-OT o t t. i... .VV. .naining a j, i. o. u. nasinfrpr 1 uuxiiuti oi inenrts nt hAm no W9 arrf nf V,: l. ' rru . vjli nit """-"u ai wis nome in wnwun xiiose nrespnt woro. -r; township last night by Sheriff J. H. Hnth SIoopElla Whitley.lnnie Wil- v cnu.xKe oj. aisposing eii ana Addie Sue Harrv Finn ot mortrared rrnrrK- tt -..si L;a r-i- i -r , , tr rion" retnmprl Vinmo i u . I tt-.h , . "euiz ana tw wVr. Til I , lL"useae "a,ker- d Janie Coch- v, T) . o---" ucui- iiuiT ana xouno Dnvic mg m no wan court. Wilbert Hnll vmiicy vnitiev, v . ' White - Morrison - Flowe Co. Sole Agents A i oioop. &amnpi T fl;on. -c H WMld-hif Dame Was S" gIac,kweer, Henderson Overcash Ira aSde' abbed the child H. West, of Wilmington was found Taylor, Elmer and Walter Co?h 4 roIled over on the pave at the depot Thursday bv a noW Bonner. Rn t JL!!xr.rae' harm's wav tIT ? man ana taken charge of. He an- Numerous r," , cm: siich headwv u.f 1 u uu! -r , . - " "tc inayea and u , 7 - iu stop in ti aer hnwr damtv refrpshmprfo m to save thA little . x,. Boy Scout's Bravery and Alert ness. Clarence Emerson, of Buflfalo, N. fV' t on a -bronze honor medal from the Rational Court of Honor of the Boy Scouts of America for sav ing a little girl from being run over by a street can A stranger who saw Lmerson s quick-witted work de- "V ; " as fo"ows: "I was lookin- w i- my window and I noticed an --.v aL muning south along the tt,c"UL- saw a little girl run di rectlv in fmnf p u l.t,n m . nJe msning car "d 't.S;eeT1 .t0 me that there Was " Young Emerson ming p ti,e street on roll A tnp tin,T-o. and both pavement nut. p ine car lan hv tin? J uuul ime SCADOAIID A III MM: KULWiT r.u. iu ue unaoie to remember how dainty refreshmpnta " J " to save the little .i he came here. He says he was dpUv. enng pictures near Newell, in com- eveninff rjrovpd fft h v i "- uuc ui. univer sal enjoyment. A "R n been impossible.' ' would have pany with a fruit tree man. Several annts were taken, and he thini-e i, Chain Oa nor Cran ct . was donpd it a. t ; ."c ... . Wi,W4ugus ouspenaed. further until he found r'mcP v.f hf care TT - a . .. " iej.usea ro allow A tfl flnrc? frt z-. . " i ... . vxo tv tuuiuiumcare cith hio i peu- "fa anous oi tne An enlightened nublir. now dpmor,; t:r " miul 13 All the guards of the eha n Produced r, Sha" be except one. w ;n tV". i.' x, . 1CdU wnaiuons. I'eo- to allow thi attend the Barnhardt r trial fy and dirtv f t i dirty barns with his np. onp..tmn. IS. "r'1' and the ??5 7 attendants doing the milt. i i ri rw a v l. . ere sus- uauung the milk Dended. Th . L Mine mut me and rt v. r i m J aiV iucaiea on the "angerous milk nnA e V' Dr. E. S..Ton, Tfn a gentlemal the dairvmek ' '1. l6.,' th a . - iiu mm i bays it was lAtf iV. ? ZA. n.la "a"mo" P"al, f?uard, Mr. Beaver. Tl . ""e Lf Z .1 ""re. 10 D?tter conditions serious iUness. b,S .?S,Janette returned horn W. a stiS 1 "JS? 4? way irorr. a visit to nca T:n:. i TT. "ni Ue- TRAINS LEAVE CHAlilTTt- FECTIVE JANUARY S. No. 40 6:00 a. m., through if- WilmJngrton with parlor ir '" ed. Connects at Harn!-! v for Portsmouth and Norfolk. for Raleigh. WaBhinRto:., Ji Philadelphia and Nw York. car service and vestJbu " Washington. Pullman - to Jersey City. No. 48.-7:30 a. m.. for Mo r . .,inK to all points south. No. 133 10:55 a. m.. loral f-r ton. Shelby and Iluth-rf i. . f.o. 47 4:40 p. m.. ror I--T-2i?elby, Rutherfortftor aiJ , west. No. 144:50 p. m., for Wi;s;:-J.t! connecting at Itamlet for ' aa points. No. 1327-45 p. m. Hana. !:-': Ing at Monroe with No. 41 .' A t A anf C ' vu bi ncni VTUii ii - to Birmingham: -at Mor.r -a 32. fast train with Portsmouth and Norfolk r.r.i C'ty. Connects at trlth through vit!V: ' i X for Washington. Dining ' ond to New York. I'ull.-ar. to N -Vni -w A ft JK. . iitAiNS AnnrvE at chap. !8S 1'55 a. m., from t.v- 'l' No. 45 12:io p. m.. from W!!: No. 1227:30 p. m.. from the Ko. 497:25 p. m.. from the . No. 2tii:oo p. m.. from the C B. RYAN, O. T A . , Norfolk. JAMES KER, T. P. A- . " ' Char!o:. - II. a LEARD. P. P A-. -T. ORR. T. A.. TV Oeneral Rosalie Jones i tunate commander- who leads her sat r: t .. . Klay from a visit t n. t.m ?, "e: Miller at Chinft n.; ' "ut" n milk. It is onlv whpn TrtT ' i . T . - rvui"D ore aiert r -r i . . imerestPfi i i : ... fragettes troops not to batHe bnt to' berrv ST . of ake for b.tt Uri scenes of triumphal ovation' 12 ve.d Fnday night to ards that theV nrl.J ww uaj-g.in tne county. them. via4a lo Walker Declined the Attcrstf-0- alship. Trenton, K. J Man Chancellor Edwin Robf-rt AV legal adviser of Presidrnf son in the preparations :: trust bills, known as the sv was offered the altomev c declined, is learned t preferred his position'.? the New Jersey judic; . 3T.
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