THE DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 66
CHAS. H. JESSUP
, KILLED, ROBBED
LEADING CITIZEN OF BIG
CREEK TOWNSHIP, STOKES
COUNTY, MEETS DEATH AT
THE HANDS OF PATRICK
' COUNTY, VA., BANDIT, WHO
! ESCAPES WITH MONEY AND
' CAR AVERITT QUESEN
• BERRY, SLAYER, IS AR
i RESTED IN WEST VIRGINIA
, —JESSUP WAS BURIED AT
BTATE LINE CHURCH CEME
TERY MONDAY.
Charles H. Jessup, aged about
60, a prominent farmer and lead
ing citiaen of Big Creek town
ship, Stokes County, was killed
and robbed by Averitt Quesen
berry, a Patrick County, Va., bad
man, near Kibler, Va. about 9 o'-
clock Saturday morning.
Quesenberry was arrested at
Beckley, West Virginia, Satur
day, and is now beld for tria 7 ,
at Stuart, Va.
The kille r used a 22-calibre
rifle, shooting Jessup through
the heart, then clubbed him with
the butt of the gun fracturing
his skull. Jessup died almost in
stantly.
Immediately after the crime
Quesenberry robbed his victim of
$500.00, and taking his car, a
practically new 1937 Chevrolet ?.•
dodr sedan, escaped.
Quesenberry has court records
In North Carolina and Va., atx*
is termed a bad man by Sheriff
Mays of Patrick County. He is J
aged about 40 years and is re
ported mantled. He was raised j
hi Surry County, near the "Rock"
at Mount Airy.
The affair occurred on the
mountain right close to the home
of Mrs. Cecil Pack, who heard the
report of the gun. Later some
children found Mr. Jessup's body
lying in the road.
This story is related by Mrs.
Back, the *ly eyewitness.
As isarly as possible the Virgi
nia authorities were notified, and
soon Sheriff F. D. Mays of Pat
rick county, assisted by State
patrol officers, were on the scene
OPd beginning the hurtt for the
murderer. Traffic on the adjacent
Mads was held up for more than
two hours by the officers.
It was found that the bandit
had bought gas and cigailettee at
a ding station near Slate
mountain.
STOKES OFFICIALS TAKE. A
HAND.
Late Saturday evening Frp»k
dptotfan of Asbury,
County, was here assisting
Sheriff John Taylor in the effort
to stcnite the license number Of
the Jessup car. Sheriff Taylor
•ad deputy sheriffs Bert Smith:
vfattoi th« section In the northern!
part of Stokes adjacent to the
Jessup home to offer their sea
vicas to the Virginia authorities
if needed.
Sheriff Mays stated that Que
senberry had a brotror liviig in
Winston-Salem a n 3 that he might
have headed for that city. Ac
cording to Mays a reward of
$230.00 would be paid for tbej
Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Thursday, August 26, 1937.
apprehension of the murderer,
and it was given out by others
that a brother of the dead man
would pay an additional $250.00.
Quesenberry was described °s
a member of a class known to
the mountaineers as "scouts,"'
tramps who malqs their way
through the country, stopping
for a day or week whenever they
find food or lodging. Mays said
the alleged murderer had been
"on the road" in Patrick county
for the past several days and
had prohably appeared at the
Pack horns in quest of food.
THE ARREST.
The murderer was caught
Monday at Beckley, West Va..
' Monday at Beckley, West
Virginia, by a highway patrol
man, who noticed the looseness
of his license plate. Quesenberry
was then found *o be drunk and
was arrested for driving drunk.
Inside the oar the officer found
,C. H. Jiessup's North Carolina
license plate. Thinking Quesen
berry had stolen the Jessup car,
the officer wired to C. H. Jessup,
i
of Stokes county, No'th Caro
t
lina, that he was holding the
'man for driving drunk and ask
ing for information as to the
i
car.
' The North Carolina and Stuart,
Va., authorities then w-ed back
to hold Quesenbarry for murder.
Sheriff Mays of Stuart immedi
ately left for Beckley to bring
!the murderer back.
A representative of the Re
porter visited the home of Mr. 1
Jessup Sunday where a large
| crowd had gathered to pay their
! respects t c the highly Regarded
family, and to view the remains
of the excellent citizen who had
been so brutally murdered.
The body was lying in a beauti
ful casket, which was embower
ed with flowers.
Out on the grounds cars kept
coming in with friends from far
and near. Men with sad but
grim faces spoke feelingly of the
tragedy which had Stunned the
countryside. If the murderer
had been in reach the conse
quences may be easily guessed.
IS THERE A WOMAN IN THE
CASE?
There were many flying re-|
ports, and varioss theories
touching the affair were express
ed.
It was explained by members'
of the family that Mr. Jessup had
left his home early Saturday |
morning to find and employ
Woodrow Dalton, a fans hand
who had previously been engaged j
on tile Jessup plantation. Dalton
had left early in the spring, go
ing to Patrick looking for work.
He was • good hand, and now
work being pressing to save the
crops, Mr. Jaosnp deecided to
ride over in«o Virginia in quest
of Dalton. (
Stopping at the Pack place on
the mountain he nutie inquiries,
for the whereabouts of Dalton.
At this juncture Quesenberry ap
peared and got into an alterca
(Continued on page 4 ( )
GREAT CROP
SWEET, HEAVY
i!
TOBACCO IS MAGNIFICENT IN
( STOKES EXCEPT HAIL AND
( STORM DAMAGE BUT THE
BIG RAINS THIS WEEK
r WILL HURT IF CONTINUOUS
—CORN WAS NEVER BET
TER, TOO.
' There's fine tobaeco in Stokes
now—l' m tilling you.
It is great and beautiful on
the hills, and riplening in the sun
whh that natural maturity which
means heavy and sweet quality,
fine texture, flavor and body.
But hetvy rains have fallen
L
this week, and this may injure
the ®op if contiguous through
out the rest of August and the
first two weeks of September.
r Ripening tobacco does not need
mueh wet. It tends to start a
second growth, e greening-up,
I resulting in a coarse and rough
condition.
Farmers are reporting excell
i ent cunse in every part of th"
county.
j In some few sections hail and
wind have seriously {fcmaged
many crops.
j Corn was never better. The
season has suited it fine.
Only a month till the tobaco
' markets open.
New Fair Faces At
Relief Headquarters
Miss Rufth Patterson of Dur
ham, caseworker. She boards
with the Scotts.
j Miss Nannie Jones of Walnut
Cove, case aide. She commutes
daily from her home at Walnut
Cove.
j These ladies are new additions
;to the staff of Miss Page, super
intendent of welfare, and their
. i
work is chiefly in the social se
curity department.
Found Danbury
R. H. McElveen, of Columbia,
S. C., regional manager of the
Emergency Crop and Seed Bo an
office, was here Tuesday paying
'a visit to G. H. Alford, local
{manager of the crop and seed
loams of the Stokes territory.
| Mr. McElveen was much pleas
ed wrth crop prospects in Stokes,
and favorably impressed with
I Danbury, thosgh he drove thru
as far as the Baptist church be
i fore he realized he wMb in town.
Which goes to fadicaj? that
l the local manager has been loyal
his civic duty here by exagger
i siting the size of the city in which
ha lives.
Snow Creek Hunters.
I have a ftt* boe of hunting
'licenses and fnvlte all who wish
to hunt to come and buy. We do
I _ |
not want to put anybody to any ;
trouble, but the law must be en
forced. Don't hunt any until th; 1 !
Season opens.
W. R. STOVALL, j
Deputy Game Protector For'
Snow Creek Township. j
SUPERIOR COURT
IN FULL SWING
JUDGE PHILLIPS PRESIDES
| AND SOLICITOR G W ¥ N
PROSECUTES DOCKET IS
LARGE BI T MOSTLY MINOR
INFRACTIONS—TERM WILL
PROBABLV CONTINUE UN
TIL FRIDAY NIGHT.
Superior court is in session
this week with Judge F. Donald
Phillips presiding, and Solicitor
Alan Gwyn prosecuting.
Hie Honor comes from Rock
ingham, Richmond county, being
the judge who defeated Stack in
the 1934 election. He is consid
ered a very able jurist, but is not
severe in his sentences, usually,
i Solicitor Gwyn is of Reidsville,
Rockingham county,
i There was no court on Tues
day, Judge Phillips having receiv
ed a message of the death of a
I relative, whose funeral he at
tended.
I Court was resumed on Wednes
day, a n d will doubtless continue
until Friday night.
I Disposition of cases up to and
including Thursday af'ernoon hn>
been as follows:
APPEARANCE DOCKET.
State vs. Dun Belcher, driving
drunk. Capias.
State vs. N. P. Bc!es, fo'ciblo
trespass. Having failed to com
ply with former judgment, order
led taken into custody.
State vs. Roy Davis, assault,
called and failed. Capias,
j State vs. W. A. Whitt, dispos
ing of mortgaged property. Call
ed failed. Capias.
State vs. Bud Golden, manu
facturing liquor, called and fail
ed. Capias.
State vs. Roland Mabe, manu
facturing liquor. At fall term,
1936, defendant sentenced to 4
months on roads, suspended on
expressed conditions. Defendant
found not to have complied with
judgment, was ordered into cus
tody and road sentence enforced.
State vs. G. R. Stone, operating
'car while intoxicated. Capias to
Buncombe county,
i State vs. Adam Young, trans
porting liquor, called and failed.
Capias.
TRIAL DOCKET.
State vs. Tbos. C. Deprive'-,
operating car while intoxicated.
Nol pros with leave.
State vs. Orville Snyder, larc
eny, called and failed. Capias.
State vs. Homey Mabe, operat
ing caar while Btoxioated, 8
months on roads. Judgment sus
pended 2 years en condition be
pay $50.00 and cost at this term
of court, and not drink intoxi
cating liquors of any kind for 2
year* Driving license revoked
for 12 months.
state vs. L W. Southern, oper
ating ear while intoxicated, call
ed and failed. Capias,
j Ftats vs. Floyd Mania, operat
ing car while intoxioated, called
I and failed. Capias,
i State vs. Sam Neal, driving
j drunk, 8 months on roads. Judg-j
ment suspended 2 years on ex- j
ipieoS conditions that lie pay a
'fine of $50.00 and cost, and not
1 drink any intoxicating liquors of
any kind. Driving license revok
-1 sion of liquor, called end failed,
i ed 12 months.
» S'Ae vs. Willie Smith, posses
i Cash bond of $75.00 confiscated
• and ordered turned over to school
•fund.
State vs. John D. Bullin, reck
less driving, 90 days on roads.
1 Judgment suspended 12 montlK
' on condition he pay fine of $25.00
and cost and remain of good b>-
!
havior 12 months. Driving
' license revoked 12 months.
' I State vs. Guy Heath, operating
' car while intoxicated, 6 months
on roads. Judgment suspended
2 years on condition he pay
fine of $50.00 and cost. The de
' fendant being a resident of Vir
ginia, it is ordered by the court
that a certified copy of judgmei.
be transmitted to Motor Vehicle
' Bure«u of that State.
State vs. Itoss Meadows, |>os
session of liquor Continued
I State vs. Willie Shuff, a. d. w..
continued for Sta'e.
,! State vs. Willie Shuff, posses
. sion of liquor, continu-d.
State vs. Bill Rhodes, operai.-
' ing car while intoxicated, 1
months on roads.
State vs. Zeb Smith, two cases
, of d'iving car while intoxicated,
reckless driving, and resisting an ;
'officer. Called and failvd. Bonds'
in the amount of $1700.00 justi
fied and appiowd by the Clerk »:
: Court ordered. Defendant w-s
'in jail in the Statv of Virginia.
I State vs. F'-ank Stevens, trans
porting liquor, called and fail-d.
Capias.
,j State vs. Wade Merijman, pos
session and transporting liquor
'continued.
State vs. Pink Tolbert, rtfcist-
J ing officer and disturbing public
, wo' ship, 6 months on roads.
Sta*e vs. Frank Jacobs, noi
1 support, continued. i
State vs. Howard Westmore
land, assault, 6 months on roads, 1
suspended 2 years on expressed
, conditions that he be of good be
havior for 2 years, especially to-1
wards Willie Loftis, and not'
violate any laws for 2 years, and
pay a fine of $50.00 and cost.
State vs. Troy Spainhour, Cur
tis Moser and Oliver Lawson,
possession of liquor, each 90 days (
on road. Judgment sus(>ended'
12 months en condition they re- j
main of good behavior, and each!
P«y a fipe of SIO.OO and costs.
State vs. Geo. Welch, operating
car while intoxicated, continued.
State vs. W. E. Ogbum, oper
ating car while intoxicated, con
tinued.
State vs. Frank Shelton, a.
w., continued.
State vs. Vernon Covington
and Kerfie Robertson, possession
of liquor, continued.
State vs. Robert Wilkins, op
erating car while Intoxicated, S ;
months on roads, suspi jv.l'ml i• 1
condition he paay a fine of $50.00 1
and cost, and remain of good b '
lhaavior for 2 years. Driver '
| license for 12 months.
. (continued on pafie 2,)
Number 3,311
AUGUSTUS SPEAS
DIES AT KING
. FARMERS HAVE BCMPER
CORN CROP, TOBACCO NOT
SO GOOD—THE BIRTH LIST,
I AND MANY TONSIL OPER
ATIONS OTHER ITEMS.
King, Aug. 25.—Lasi riVs for
Augustus Sp«ase, aged 8!:, were
held at J»ffers>n chui'.'i Thurs
day and interment was in the
church graveyard. The deceased
is survived by several sons and
daughters.
Tisey Calloway, tobacco grow
er of the Schaubh MiU section,
was here Saturday on business.
' Farmers in this section have
L a burner corn crop tMfc year. The
tobacco crop is not so good but
there has b«en a wonderful inl
ine.. .vin the crop within tne
; .* •• v.?ks.
Charlie X. Boles and son,
Albert Bolt* of Monro?, Vu„ have
' returned to their home after
paying a short visit to relatives
. here.
1 M's. H. Grady Harding ha.=j
. eturr:ed t 0 h»r home iji Lewis
ville after spending a few days
with relatives here.
Mr. a"d Mrs. John Mcfiee, Mr.
and M«s. Emcv Boyl«s, Mrs.
-Sarah Lee Xewlon and Mbs
Bertie Perdue are spending then
/vacation at Carolina Bunch. j
Sam White of GSbsonville is
sending some time with his
.brother. Ring 0 C. Whte, 011 For
est Grove avenue.
I Bora Pulliam aid family of
,;Charlote are visiting relatives
hcr«. «... • -
I The work of remotk fins and
bialding an addition to 'he home
•of Capftin Joe Moore, reti'ed
railway man, on north Depot
strict, has been completed.
There is some improvement in
the condition of Mrs. Roy Snider
Vh 0 has then quite sick at hor
home west of town for several
weeks.
| Mr. and Mrs. Kennis Pulliam,
of Knoxville. Tnn., are spending
some lime with relatives here and
:at Mount Airy.
| S. Pete Wright and family
; spent the week-end wkb Mr.
Wight's sister, Mrs. C. J.
Kirby, fci Walnut Hills* Mr.
Wright holds a position as tele
graph operator at Trout man.
J D. D. Hall, merchant and plant
jer, of Old Mt. OFlve, was her®
I Saturday looking after business
matters.
Ttfe stork put in about ao av
erage week here last week: The
following births being recorded:
To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jessup,
a son ; to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Watts, a daughter; to Mr. and
Mrs. Car) Lawson, a son, and to
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Venabte, a
sen.
The following patients under*
went tonsil operations J;
Stone-lielSßbfxik C^iic
iwwk: Paul Benrfctt of C
-1 Willie Zimmerrvan, v
| Cove; Miss Pearl Gord:
I Pinnacle; J. C. Hunter of '
i covilk; Mi9B Marilynn r
son and Misses Bobby antf
Wagoner of Germantoa, »nc
Sum Futk of