THE DANBURY REPORTER"
VOLUME XL.
JOHNS TATUM KILLED
BY BRAZ MARTIN
HOMICIDE IN NORTHERN STOKES-MURDERER
ESCAPES INTO PATRICK--BOTH PARTIES
NEGROES, AND BOTH WERE DRUNK-DIS
PUTED OVER SOME TOBACCO--SHERIFF
JONES NOTIFIED MONDAY MORNING-NO
INQUEST OVER DEAD BODY.
Late Sunday •evening, neari
Frank Cardwell's, in the settle-1
mont known as Smithtown, j
Bnz Martin shot and instantly |
killed Johns Tatum, after a
dispute over some tobacco.
Both parties were drunk. Im
mediately after tiie killing the
slayer fled across the line into!
Virginia, which is only a mile orj
two distant from tne scene of
the murder. After securing a
warrant Deputy Sheriff R. L.
Coleman made a search for
Martin, whose whereabouts
could not he learned.
The Reporter has been un
able to secure definite parti
culars, as there is no telephone
connection nearer than Lawson
ville, which is about 5 miles
from the place of the homicide.
One report is that the parties |
were drunk and that Dick
Martin, the father of Braz, shot
at one of Johns Tatum's sons,
and that Johns took up the
quarrel, which resulted in his.
being shot to death by Braz
Martin.
The news of the murder did '
not reach Danbury until Monday ]
morning about nine o'clock, j
Sheriff Jones was informed ofi
( Stokes County Fair! /
I THE BEST. WHERE? KING, N. C. WHEN? I
OCTOBER 15, 16 and 17. I
I WHY? BECAUSE IT IS YOUR FAIR AND OUR FAIR. I
I We are all interested in its success. We are going: to have the ex- I
1 hibits of the finest that can be produced, and the attractions are the I
f best ever booked. The Vaughn Publishing Co., of Monroe, Wis., will I
I send their most famous Lady Aeranaut, Miss Dorothy DeVonda, to
1 make three daring balloon ascensions and parachute drops, one each I
I day. Q. R. Gibbs will again be with us with his Merry=Go=Round. I
I And the midway will be well filled with shows, restaurants, refresh* 1
I ments, etc., etc. The railroads will give us reduced rates nd all I
1 trains stop opposite fair ground. So don't forget the date. Come the 1
I first day and see the Baby Show which takes place at one o'clock.
I Premiums paid to the three prettiest babies under two years of age.
I Come three days and all the fun is yours.
I For further information address
I DeWITT F. TILLOTSON, WILL R. KEIGER,
I President. Secretary. 1
| the affair in a telephone mes
sage from Lawsonville.
j It is learned that an inquest
j was held by Coroner R. H. More
field and that the finding of the
jury was that the man came to
his death by the hands of Braz
Martin.
Sheriff Jones requests the Re
' porter to announce that he offers
$25.00 reward for the capture
of Braz Martin.
Meeting To Begin At Corinth.
The Reporter is requested to
announce that a protracted
meeting will begin next Sunday,
Oct. Gth, at Corinth Christian
church near Germanton. The
, meeting will be conducted byi
! Rev. S. G. Sutton.
Registration Books Open.
i The registration books for 1912
election open today. If you
. want to vote in the election next!
I month, and are not already
I registered, see that your name
i gets on in time.
DANBURY, N. C., OCTOBER 2, 1912.
FOR THE SENATE
jj. W. HALL IS NOMINATED
I |
! Executive Committee of Senatorial;
District Meets at Pilot Mountain
Democratic Candidate Not Yet,
Named.
Last week the Republican
executive committee of the
Twenty-eighth Senatorial Dis
trict, which is composed of tiie
counties of Stokes and Surry,
met at Pilot Mountain and nom
inated Mr. John W. Hail, of
Danbury, for the position.
This news is learned by Mr.
Hall's friends with much
pleasure.
The Democratic candidate f>r
the Senate has not yet been
named. i
i
}
Robert George G«11i-»g Better.
Mr. Walter W. George, of
Francisco, wrs in Danbury.
Monday and toid the Reporter
that his brother, Mr. Robert
George, of Stuart, Va., who
,i e :ently had his skull fractured
being struck with a stick by Jim
Haley at Stuart, was much im
proved and had been removed
from Dr. Martin's hospital to
his home.
Mr. Joseph Martin is attend-1 i
ing court as a juror. He was
quite sick last night, but is i
better today.
CRIMINAL COURT!
ADJOURNED FRIDAY AT NOON
I
; A Very Docket Was Disposed
Of—Total Fines For the Term
j Amounted To Only Sixty Dol
lars.
Ihe fad term of Stokes crim
inal con. t adjourned Friday of
last week uljout noon, after dispos
ing of ii very light docket. The
total fin.. ; imposed during the
term amounted to only sixty dol
lars. None of the offenders tried
were sentenced to road terms.
Following are the cases dis
posed of which were not report
ed in our last issue :
I
' State v. Howard Lovins. three
cases. indictment retailing,
guilty, judgment suspended
upon payment of cost in each
case. ,
State v. Davis Nelson, Jas.
Nelson and Jas. P. Smith, in
dictment affray, not guilty as to
Davis Nelson. Guilty as to Jas.
Nelson and J. P. Smith, judg
ment as to Jas. Nelson fine $lO
and cost, as to Jas. P. Smith
fine §25.00 and cost.
I
State v. Robah Caudle, indict
ment retailing, judgment sus-|
pended upon payment of cost.
State v. Dolph Hill, indictment
a. d. w., guilty, judgment sus-i
pended upon payment of cost. i
j "State v. John Yates, indict
jme'nta. d. w.. guilty, judgment
j suspended upon payment of half
i the cost.
State v. Rufus Smith, indict
ment larceny, defendant entered
plea of nolo contendere, judg
ment suspended upon payment
of cost.
State v. Cleve Lawson. indict
ment c. c. w. guilty, judgment
suspended upon payment of
cost.
State v. John Yates: indict
ment c. c. w., guilty, judgment
suspended upon payment of half
cost.
State v. Delph Hill, indictment
c. c. w., guilty, judgment sus
pended upon payment of cost.
State v. E. O. Caudle, indict
ment trespass, not guilty.
State v. Jesse Reid, indict
ment a. d. w.. not guilty.
State v. Bob Lawson, indict
ment assault, not guilty.
State v. Chas. Ray, indictment
a. d. w., guilty, judgment sus
pended upon payment of cost.
State v. Ham Manuel and
Thos. Martin, indictment gamb
ling, not guilty.
State v, F. Tuttle and T. B.
Lawson, indictment affray.
Guilty as to Tuttle. Judgment
j suspended upon payment of cost.
Not guilty as to Lawson.
The county commissioners
will meet next Monday. i
No. 2,008
CONVENED MONDAY
CIVIL TERM OF COURT
Only A Few Cases Disposed of
Yet- Sessio.i Will Probably Last
Throughout the Week.
The civil term of Stokes
Superior court onvened here
Monday with Judge O. H.
Allen presiding.
The following cast.s have been
disposed of up to this writing :
John S. Zigiar vs. W. S. Hairs
ton. Judment of non-suit sign
ed.
William Lash vs. J. W. Pell.
Judgment vs. defendant for
cost.
Hampton Buggy Co. vs. S. C.
Hill. Judgment for plaintiff,
18400.
Wainut Cove Mercantile Co.
vs. Jas. F. Smith. Judgment
for defendant, $25.35.
Taylor Grocery Co. vs. John
H. Alley and others. Judgment
for plaintiff $l2O.
I W. F. Connoway vs. Robt.
Lee Hairston. Judgment for
I plaintiff.
Kennedy-Brown-Hall Co. vs.
!W. E. Butner. Compromise
judgment signed.
Two of the most important
cases on the docket, which are
I yet to be tried, are Rufus H.
I Mitchell v. Neal Cardwell and
! others, and Cook v. Cook.
(Continued on page 5.)