THE DANBURY REPORTER-
VOLUME XL.
JOHNS TATUM KILLED
BY BRA/.: MARTIN
HOMICIDE IN NORTHERN STOKES =-ML'RDERER
ESCAPES INTO PATRICK -BOTH PARTIES
NECiROES, AND BOTH WERE DRUNK-DIS
PUTED OVER SOME TOBACCO--SHERIFF
JONES NOTIFIED MONDAY MORNING--NO
INQUEST ON ER DEAD BODY.
Li'e Sunday «evoning. near;
Fra'.k Card will's, in the settle-!
in« ! i known as Smithtown,!
!;•••' . Martin shot and instantly ;
k>.•*(. 1 Johns Tatum. after ai
dispute ■ >ver some tobacco. !
Both parties were drunk. Im-j
mediately ai'ter the killing the!
slayer !k l across the line into
Virginia, which is only a mile or 1
two distant from tne scene of
the murder. After securing a;
warrant Deputy Sheriff R. L. j
Coieman made a search fori
Martin, whose whereabouts!
could not ' e learned.
Ti'.e Reporter has been un
able to secure definite parti
culars, as there is no telephone
connection nearer than Lawson
ville, which is about .j miles
from the place of the homicide.
One report is that the parties '
were drunk and that Dick
Martin, the father of Bra?., 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.
Sheriff Jones was informed of;
IJtJ • c I
Stokes County Fair! 1
I THE BEST. WHERE? KING, N. C. WHEN? I
I OCTOBER 15, 16 and 17. (
j WHY? BECAUSE IT IS YOUR FAIR AND OUR FAIR. I
| We are all interested in its success. We are going to have the ex
-1 hibits of the finest that can be produced, and the attractions are the I
I best ever booked. The Vaughn Publishing Co., of Monroe, Wis., will 1
I send their most famous Lady Aeranaut, Miss Dorothy DeVonda, to I
1 make three daring balloon ascensions and parachute drops, one each
f day. Q. R. Gibbs will again be with us with his Merry=Go=Round.
1 And the midway will be well filled with shows, restaurants, refresh-
I ments, etc., etc. The railroads will give us reduced rates and all
1 trains stop opposite fair ground. So don't forget the date. Come the
| first day and see the Baby Show which takes place at one o'clock.
( Premiums paid to the three prettiest babies under two years of age.
| Come three days and all the fun is yours.
1 For further information address
I DeWITT F. TILLOTSON, WILL R. KEIGER,
I President. Secretary. 1
the affair in a iclephone mes
!sage from L..v .-or. ille
It is 'earned ?h; : an inquest
was held by Coroner K. 11. More
ilield and that the finding of the
I jury was that the man came to
j his death by the hands of lira;:
1 Martin.
Sheriff Jones requests the Re
porter to announce that he offers
reward for the capture
i of Bra/ Martin.
|
Meeting Io Begin At Corinth.
; The Reporter is requested to
announce that a protracted
meeting will begin next Sunday,
Oct. r.th, at Corinth Christian
church near German ton. The
, meeting will be conducted by
Rev. S. G. Sutton.
Registration Books Open.
The registration books for 1912
election open today. If you
want to vote in the election next
month, and are not already
registered, see that your name
i gets on in time.
DANBURY, N. C. f OCTOBER 2, mi
FOR THE SENATE
J. W. HALL iS NOMINATED
Executive Committee of Senatorial
District Meets at Pilot Mountain
Democratic CandicaP: Not Vet
Named.
Last wee« the Republican
exec, rive committee of the
'i wenty-eigiuh Senatorial i '!>-
trict, which is composed oi' tiie
counties of St>.and Surry,
met at Pilot -Mountain and nom
inated Mr. John v\\ Hail, o:'
Danbur., for the position.
This new- is learned by Mr.
Hall's friends with much
pleasure.
The Democratic candidate I'ti
the Senate has not yet been
named.
Robert George Better.
Mr. Walter "A". George, of
Francisco, w: > in Danbury
Monday and to.d the Reporter
:liat his brother. Mr. Robert
(ieorge, of Stuart, Va., who
le.-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
ing court as a juror. He was
quite sick last night, but is
better today.
CRIMINAL COURT
ADJOUPNI.D FRIDAY AT NOON
A Ver> I.H'T DOLI.C 1 . Was Dicpcred
Of Total l ints lor the Term
Amounted To 'lnly Sixty Dol
lars.
The > Stok«-s en'm
ina! ■ ■ !.:■ ui ned Friday of
lastv- 'o .tr.i-0.. afterdisj.us
ing ! . ; _}ll docket. Tr e
total ' • imposed during the
term am*■ : :> d ; • only sixty i I
lars. N' u:eoffenders tried
were se u ; ced to l oad terms.
I ollowii are the cases dis
posed oi : ich Were not report
ed in uu!' ,-t i.-rs.ie' :
State v. Howard Lovins. three
cases. ii lie meat retailing,
guilty, • Igment suspended
upon payn. of cost in each
case. ,
State v. Davis Nelson. Jas.
Nelson and Jas. P. Smith, in
dictmen; a ray, not guilty as to
Davis Nelson, (iuilty as to Jas.
Nelson and J. P. Smith, judg
ment as to -'as. Nelson fine *lO
and cost, as to Jas. P. Smith
fine s?2o.00 and cost.
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
pended upon payment of cost.
•State v. John Yates, indict
ment a. d. w., guilty, judgment
suspended upon payment of half
the cost.
State v. Rufus Smith, indict
ment larceny, defendant entered
plea of nolo contendere, judg
ment suspi ndeil upon payment
of cost.
State Cleve Laws-in. indict
ment e. c. w. guilty, judgment
suspended upon payment of
cost.
State v. John Yates: indict
ment c. c. w.. guilty, judgment
suspended upon pay me" t . haif
eost.
State v. Delph Hill, indictment
c. c. w., guilty, j idgment sus
pended upon payment of cost.
State v. E. (). 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. Ciias. Ray, indictment
a. d. w., guilty, judgment sus
pended upon payment of cost.
State v. Ham Manuel and
Thos. Martin, indictment gamb
ling, ne>t guilty.
State v. F. Tuttle and T. B.
Lawson, indictment affray.
Guilty as to Tuttle. Juelgment
suspended upon payment of cost.
Not guilty as to Lawson.
The county commissioners
will meet next Monday.
No. 2,008
CONVENED MONDAY
CIVIL IE F M 01 COURT
Only A I few Cases Disposed of
Yet Sessio.; Will ProL»i'.i!> i ast
throughout tiie Week.
The civil ter.o •* ikes
Sui - rio;' court cm'.Ui n he re
Monday with Judye ". H.
Alien piv.-ieling.
'I I e folioW ing C..S's 1 v !
disposed of up t > this writing :
John S. Zigiar vs. W. S. Hairs
ton. .Judment of non-si:
ed.
William Lash vs. J. V.'. l'ell.
Judgment vs. defen lain for
cost.
Hampton Buggy Co. v-. S. C.
Hill. Judgment for plaintiff.
>4' io.
Wainut Cove Mercantile C'o.
vs. Jas. F. Smith. Judgment
for defendant. $25.35.
Taylor Grocery Co. vs. John
11. Alley and others. Judgment
l'or plaintiff $l2O.
\Y. F. Connowav vs. Root.
Lee Hairston. Judgment for
plaintiff.
Kennedy-Brown-Hall Co. vs.
\V. E. Butner. Compromise
judgment signed.
Two of the most important
cases on the docket, which are
yet to be tried, are Rufus H.
Mitchell v. Neal Card well and
others, and Cook v. Cook.
(Continued on page 5.)