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VOL. XII. NO. 141. WILMINGTON N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1899. PRICE 5 CENTS. FIERCE Shelling by American Warships Drive Rebels y From Bacoor. THE TOWN PULLOFWHITE FLAGS Women and Children Entering American Lines for Safety One Hun dred Pliilippirtbs Killed and Three Hundred Wounded Ameri can, Volunteers Start for Home The Oregon Leaves a Number of Dead and Wounded Heavy American Loss Caused by Artillery Presented to Agui naldo by Admiral Dewey. Manila, June 14.-4:40 p. m. The Philippines retreated several miles southward, after yesterday's engage ment to the strongly fortified town of Imus. - The shelling of the American war- ships drove the rebels from Bacoor, so that the Americans control several miles of coast. General LaWton, with his staff and a troop of the Fourth cavalry, started to ascertain the nature -of" the insurgent position. He rode five miles along the coast to Bacoor with out discovering the enemy. He found the town full of white flags,-but there were no soldiers there. The women and children, who had lied to -the woods during- the bombardment, were camping in the ruins of their homes. The shells had almost knocked the town to pieces. The big church was wrecked and many buildings were ruined, Lveu the trees and shrubbery were tora as by a nail storm. Several hundred women and children' came into. the American lines for refuge and the road irom Bacoor was covered all day long with processions of them, , on foot and in carts, driving animals 'and .carrying goods on their, heads. . The aprearance of the battlefield tes tified, to the nerceness of yesterday's lighting. Trees along" the river, be tween the . lines, were'almost torn down by bullets. The officers estimate that one hundred Philippinos were killed and three hundred wounded during the engagement. The next battle will probably be fought at- Imus. The American troops 'will control the coast to Cavite. . . - SWAM THE ZAMPOTB. . Before dark last night the Fourteenth infantry swam the Zampote river, charged and carried the trenches, a heavy fusilade of artillery -preparing the way and covering the crossing.. -The insurgents broke for the woods before the Fourteenth reached; them. Almost at the same time the Ninth and the Twelfth crossed a bar of .the sea and came upon their left flank, at a point where the body, of marines with Maxim! guns under protection of the ships' batteries, and fired upon the enemy's left rear with a demoralizing effect The Twenty-first ' crossed the river by a bridge as soon as it could be mended. Sixty-five dead Philippinos were found in the trenches, most of them shot through the head. Several five-inch smoothbore - guns were cap tured with ammunition marked Unit ed States navy yard. TROOPS WITHDRAWN AFTER CROSSING RIVER. After crossing the river, the troops were withdrawn, with the . exception . of the Ninth and Twenty-first, these regiments being: left with four guns to guard the bridge. As they were being formed into companies the -insurgents commenced to fire volleys from the bamboo ': junglel - three hundred yards away. The regjiments formed into line rapidly and cojUy, though under fire, and cheering,' rushed to the woods, driving the enfemy a mile away, the Philippinos disputing "every foot. The Fourteenth encamped across the river, the men caring' for many of the Phil ippinos' 'wounded. Eight prisoners ISEV FHICNCH CABINET To Be Foriiied-rM Polucare Entrusted ' With the Tak Paris, June .14. President LoulSet re- : ceived M. Poincare this morning for the purpose of entrusting- him -with the "task of forming a new. cabinet. . The interview between M. loubet and Poincare lasted half an hour. In reply to the president's request that he form a cabinet, M.. Poincare de clared that for several years he has kept aloof from politics and party strife and was wholly unprepared to accept under the present circum stances the responsibilities of the pre miership. M. Loubet, however, insisted, pou t ing out that just for these reasons all factions of republicans would accept his leadership more readily, adding that both M. Fallieres and the presi dent of the chamber, M. Deschanel, had clearly pointed him out as the man best fitted to realize the concen tration of .the republicans. Finally M. Loubet appealed to M. Poincare's patriotism, and the latter thereupon, consented to - consult his friends. . ' Although it . is , realized there are great difficulties in the way of his success, it is the general impression that M. Poincare-is in earnest and that he will succeed in forming a cab inet, i - Later in the day it was announced that M. Poincare had requested the ' president to grant him until tomor row to form a cabinet, as he had been unable to see certain statesmen he is desirous of consulting. M. Poincare is continuing his efforts to form.a cabinet, but meets with nu merous diff icultuies. He has been es pecially desirous of having MM. Bour geois, Krantz, and Del Casse in the ministry. M. Bourgeois- declines to abandon his mission at The Hague. M. Del Casse declines to take anything but the foreign office portfolio, while M. Poincare w ants him at the ministry of the interior, or the ministry of mar rine; and M. Krantz raises difficulties concerning the Dreyfus trial, pointing out that he has discussed the matter already with M. Casimir-Perier. It is understood that several other prominent men have refused to ..enter the cabinet. These rebuffs are likely to discourage M. Poincare, w ho is mod est and diffident and is mcunea steer clear of political troubles. to Bounty lor Dewey's Ilea - Washington, June 14. The court of claims has decided to make special the claims for bounty of the sailors of Dewey and Sampson's fleets, and there is every prospect that the men will succeed in getting their money at the present term. The -attorneys for the claimants have notified the, court officers and the navy department that they have ar ranged to collect the claims for a commission of not more than 10 to 15" per cent, Instead of the 50 per cent, commission that was at first demand ed in some cases. . FIGHTING were captured. The majority of the Philippinos. wore red uniforms. The first American volunteers start ed for home today, the transports New port and Ohio carrying the Oregon reg iment and the First Volunteer Signal Corps company. They sail for San urancisco L7 way 01 JNagasaiti, jayau, and are expected to arrive at their des tination July 15. r The Oregons left here sixty-two dead, being the total of its men. killed ia bat tle and dead from disease as a result of the year's "campaign. The troops were cheered as tne transports steamed out of the harbor. ENEMY DRIVEN FROM INTRENCH ' MENTS. Washington, June 14 The follow ing was received at the war depart ment today: ' "Manila, June 14. "Adjutant General, Washington:- Lawton's troops under Wheaton and Overshine occupied country south to Bacoor, have scouted- westward and some distance southward on line' Za pote river and Bacoor ready, enemy appears to' have rtired on Imus, aband oning Bay country. The fighting yes terday severe; our loss ten1-lulled and forty wounded; majority at crossing. Zapote river; enemy driven' from heavy and well , constructed entrenenments, to which they held tenaciously; their loss several hundred, of whom fifty buried this morning. Will not prob ably make any determined future stand in southern provinces.- - . "OTIS." Wa-shington, June 14. The nasy de partment has received the following cablegram from Captain Barker, the naval officer in command at Manila, respecting the fighting there yesterday: "Manila, June 13. "Secretary Navy, Washington: The insurgents fired at navy yard. Masked batteries. Ships of war shelled position and intrenchments. The He lena and Monadnock landed forces to assist in -maintaing the position until reinforced by the army. The move ment was successful. Enemy was rout ed. No casualities in the navy. (Signed) "BAKER." "Chicago, June 14. According to General Anderson, commanding the Department of the Lakes, the heavy, losses of the American troops in the recent engagement with the Philippi nos at Los Pinas and Bacoor, south of Manila, were caused by the artillery which Admiral Dewey presented to Aguinaldo last winter. - The batteries in question, General Anderson says, are being operated by Spanish prison ers who have been released by Agui naldo with the understanding that they enlist in ttf insurgnt army. General Anderson took the first de tachment .of troops to the Philippines last fall and, was a prominent figure in the first negotiations with the Philip- pino government. "When Admiral Dewey captured Ca vite," said General Anderson, "he took possession of a lot of artillery and later presented it to Aguinaldo. It is these cannon that are now being used by. the insurgents against : our troops with such terrible effect in the province south of Manila. The Spaniards op erating the guns are experts in the handling of field pieces and are eyi riontiv usine' their knowledge with. j deadly effect on our troops. The native ' Philippino knows nothing of the prop er handling of artillery." , THE PEACE CXFEKENC4 Will Not. Adjourn -Before the Middle of July. .The Hague, June 14. It is now ex pected that- the- peace conference will not adjourn 'before the middle of July, and it is thought the labors .of the delegates will not be finished before that time, and there is -the additional question of the acceptance by the 1 lowers of the decisions adopted by the conference. .The delegates who desire to see' 'some tangible result accomplish ed by the conference recognize that if the members are contented with simply transmitting the decisions of their re spective governments, the work of the delegates will simply be pigeon-holed, inthe. various chancelories of Europe and will not be executed. Tnerefore, the delegates have resolved to adjourn their sittings as. soon as their work is completed, and to submit the resuK to their respective governments with the request that the delegates be empower ed to sign a definite document. It is expected the governrfients will keep trace of the progress of the work and that 'they will require about ten days for deliberation on their final decision, which - will bring the final-adjournment in the middle of July. The refusal of Great Britain to ac cept the stipulations of the Brussels conference if ; they are made definite, will prevent- the other powers from pledging (themselves to act upon the matter. There is no doubt that tne Brussels conference sub-committee will reach a practical result, but ijt is pos sible some of the powers, while reserv ing the right to apply the new stipula tions when necessary, -may not consent to bind, themselves forthwith. W. M. Gallagher, of Bryan, Pa., says: "For forty years I have tried various cough -medicines. One Minute Cough Cure Is best of all." It relieves instant ly and cures all throat and lung trou bles, coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, la grippe and pneumonia. R. R. Bellamy. '.'...' Negro Lyncbed In Louisiana Memphis, Tenn., June 14. A special tor The Commercial-Appeal from New Orleans, says: Edward Grady, a negro w ho was arrested in St. John Parish, about a year ago with- Charles Mor relle," another negro, and charged with a series of burglaries, was lynched to day, having been released 'by the au thorities because there was no evi dence against him. Since, his confine ment Gray has been very sick and When.released he started to the home of friends in the parish of St. Peter. He made his way as far as Reserve, where his strength gave out'. Charles Thibe- deaux gave the negro a blanket and al lowed him to sleep on the porch of an outhouse. During the night . a mob crossed the river and taking Gray from where he was resting and hanged him to a tree. .The lynching is bitterly denounced and Judge Rost has instruct ed the grand jury of the parish- to make every effort to bring the guilty parties to justice. Morrelle, the other negro arrested, was lynched last No vember. PROBABLY LYNCHED Tlie Supposed Negro murderer at , Boeue Takeafrom Jail and Mot Since Beard From . (Special to The Messenger.) Beaufort, N C, June 14. At Bogue, twenty-five miles from here, an, the night of tha 8th instant, the store of Elijah B. Weeks was burglarized. Weeks was brutally murdered. Detec tives triced and arrested; Lewis Pat rick as he was about to take the steam er at Newbern for Elizabeth City, and found in his possessioii a razor, shoes, clothes and other personal property be longing to Weeks. He was brought here and jailed Saturday night. About 11 o'clock, last night an armed body of masked men came heTe in . boats with pistols and pick axes, forced the j-iler to deliver Patrick to them and disap peared with him. The sheriff with a posse have .been pursuing the mob since 12 o'clock, 'but returned tonight without finding any trace of t hem. The opinion- prevails .that he will be lynched tonight, if heh as not already been disposed of. C. L. ABERNATH Y. PENNSYLVANIA. DKMOCHATS Alet at Harrisburg for the Purpose of Nomluatlns Candidate lor Superior and Supreme Court Jndge aud State Treasurer No - Nominations JJlade. Harrisburg, Pa.', June 14. tFour hundred and thirty-five representa tives of the democracy of Pennsylva nia met here today for the purpose of nominating candidates for supreme court judge, superior court judge, and state treasurer. Shortly after midnight the convention adjourned until to morrow morning without . having ac complished the first and most import ant piece of work laid out for them, namely, the selection of a candidate for supreme court! judge. Six hours were consumed in the preliminary work of the convention, and between six o'clock and midnight, with an hour's inter mission for supper, the delegates cast eleven fruitless ballots for a score or more of candidates for that high' office, the deadlock at midnight being ap parently as firm as'it was at six o'clock. When adjournment was ; had there were eleven candidates in the field with votes ranging from thirteen to seventy-two the highest being a long way off from the 210 necessary to choice. ltOANOKE CVLLbUU Comuieureiueut .Exercises Held Yes. terday Prize for Oratory Won by a North Carolinian Salem, Va., June 15. The exercises of commencement day at Roanoke col lege were held today at 10 o'clock a. m., in the town hall.' The platform was occupied' the faculty, trustees, grad uating class, and distinguished gue3ts. The speakers appointed from the classes were presented by President Dreher. i, 1 The medal in orat6ry was presented to JulianrG. Busby, of Salisbury, N. C. President Dreher announced that with the . Austin, bequest of $30,000, from which, after paying inheritance taxes, the college realized $24,000, the trustees i had established twenty schol arships of $50 each. In the evening Dr. S. C. Wells cele brated the seventy-third anniversary of his- birth, the fiftieth year of his graduation from colleges and the com pletion of fifty years of educational work in Salem, forty-six years being in Roanoke college. The trustees and the faculty present ed addresses and resolutions, with sub stantial takens of regard, and the graduates and ex-students surprised their oldest professor by .giving him a handsome oil portrait of himself. To cure piles, strike at the root that's the way. DeWitt's "Witch -Hazel Salve strikes at the root it removes the cause, quickly and permanently. Don't squander time and money trying to remove the effects. R. R. Bellamy. Wauts to Fight Jeffries New. York, June 14. Mike Morrisey, the newly arrived Irish 'heavy weight pugilist, who is to meet Peter Maher before the Lenox Athletic Club next Tuesday night, today through 'his man ager and backer, P. J. Dwyer, of Brooklyn, deposited $2,500 with George Oonsidine, of this city, to bind a match with Jim Jeffries, the heavy weight champion. " ' In a letter addressed to W. A. Brady, Dwyer states that he would be pleas ed to meet Brady at; any place desig nated next Wednesday to. sign- articles of agreement, the fight to take placfe at any time- from one to twelve months from the date of signing. Hartford, Conn., June 14. W. A. Brady, manager for" Jeffries, was seen tonight in reference to the challenge of Mike Morrisey. Brady saM that if Morrisey is in earnest he will be ac commodated. Jeffries is willing to meet Morrisey August 3rd in London, if the latter prefers, and not wait until the Sharkey fight is settled. What you want is riot temporary re lief from piles, but a cure to stay cur ed. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles, ana they stay cured. Soothes and quickly heals old sores, scalds, cuts, burns, wounds and skin diseases. R. R. Bellamy. " : Vellotv Fever at Mobile Mobile, Ala., June 14. The British steamer Lombard, . Captain Raison, from Vera Cruz, arrived in the lower .bay this morning and upon investiga tion by Dr. Henry Goldthwaite, quar antine physician, he pronounced a sailor on board sick with yellow fever and ordered the vessel to government quarantine station at Ship island. Cap tain Raison wired Dr. T. S. Scales, health and executive . off icer of the quarantine board of Mobile bay pro testing against the diagnosis of Dr. Goldthwaite, and asking Dr. Scales to come down and confirm the diagnosis. This Dr. Scales refused to do, and wired the captain that orders of the Quarantine physician must be obeyed. Later, at the regular monthly meeting of the quarantine board, the action of Dr. Scales was endorsed. DeWitt's Little Early Risers act as a faultless pill should, cleansing and reviving the system instead of weak ening it. They are mild I and sure, small and pleasant to take, and entire ly free from objectionable drugs. They assist rather than compel. R. R. Bellamy.- " ; Alaska Difficulties Smoothed Over London, June 14. The junted States ambassador here, Johephl H. Choate, has just received from trie foreign of fice a communication on Alaska, which Tt is understood is a satisfactory tem porary arrangement of the affair. The officials at the foreign office, wliUe un willing to discuss the details, assure the Associated Press that the Alaska diffi culties are practically (smoothed . over until the meeting of the high commis sion: in August. Representative Bland's Condition Lebanon, Mo., June i4. Representa tive Bland's condition Is such tonight as to excite comment f a grave na ture. He has been sleeping since 4 o'clock last night, and I as his respira tion; is low and lahored his friends are much alarmed. - His pulse is weak er and rt is feared that bis prolonged 1 sleep is the beginning of the end. 1 1 Many Dead Are Unburied. Still MILITIA KEEP STRICT GUARD ThirtyTvo Funerals at New Rich mood, Wis. iTIany Bodies Still Uni dentified All Ftres Hare Been En tinsuished Only Five Buildings Left Standing at Herman Neb. Another Village Struck by the Tornado and j Several Persons Killed and Injured New Richmond, Wis., June 14.-Thirty-two new graves were -made to day in two little cemeteries at opposite sides of the town, a constant succession of funerals treading a passage through the littered streets all day. Services for twenty-two were held in the Cath olic church and from the Congregation al church ten. . There is still a large number of unburied dead, and, but- for the fact that coffins failed to arrive to day it is feared the number of funer als would have been close to fifty. Ten bodies still remain unindentifled. All of these have been counted in the list of dead, sent yesterday. Four bod ies were found today, those of Mrs. Kate Mawkins, Willie Hughes, John Prior and Larsen. The Hawkins family, consisting of 'Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins and three children, is wiped Out with the exception of Mr. Haw kins, who is seriously injured, and his recovery is very doubtful. The work of clearing up the town was undertaken in a systematic man ner this morning and decided progress was made. The numerous dead horses that wera lying around were all buried early in the day. All the fires which had been smouldering for thirty-six hours, were extinguished and a num ber of cellars in, which dead bodies were supposed to be were cleared up. The militia kept strict guard around the edges of the devastated district and no one who could not show excellent cause for admission was allowed inside the lines. Supplies have been coming in all day from all directions and there is no scarcity of anything to eat. The relief committee has received tenders of money from various sources amounting to about $5,000. Enough additional -money is in sight, it-is said, to supply all the immediate demands for cash. A building and loan asso ciation 'plan has, been talked of for re building the tpwn. All of the woundede were doing well today and no more immediate deaths are, looked for. Herman, Neb., June 14. This village was destroyed by a tornado last even ing. Nine people were killed and eigh teen seriously injured in the wrecks, of their . homes.. The tornado started about two miles west of Herman and after traveling west a short distance turned back, covering a strip about twenty-five rods wide. The town -was directly in its path, and only two or three residences were left standing. Th0 Aiothrviist nhnrrh and the. school building are the only other buildings left. The Methodist church is being used as a hospital and morgue. The toWn property is totally destroyed. There, was but one tornado insurance policy in the town, and that was for but a trifling amount. The balance is a total loss. The storm came on very slowly, giving most people ample time to reach their cellars. A large num ber not reported are slightly injured, while of those reported one half are looked upon as having received fatal injuries. It is reported that the tornado which struck this village wrecked several houses at Dane Hollow. Two persons were killed and ten are reported seve ly injured. - There -is a time for all things. The time to take DeWitt's Little Early Ris ers is when you are suffering from con stipation, biliousness, sick headache, indigestion or other stomach or liver troubles. They never gripe. R. R. Bel- For Keceirlug Stolen Property The Syrian storekeeper, Abdo Shib ley, to whom the negro sneak thief sold the gold watch he stole from the resi dence of Mr. R. E. Smith, on Orange street, between Fourth and Fifth, was arrested yesterday afternoon charged with receiving stolen property. The Syrian purchased the watch, which was worth near a $100, for about $2. The trial will take place in Justice McGowan's court this afternoon at 4 o'clock. . Oar Iteport oftlie Counterfeit Case The Messenger is under obligations to Mr. L. L. Motte for the use of his ! stenographic notes of the trial of Nich- olas Politz for counterfefting. i Mr. Motte has recently returned from J lTinity uouege ana while he is nome III will teach stenography. He has a class j qi -want to ask you in this con now and his office is. at 209 South Sec- j nection, sir, if anybody has furnished ond street. you with, means or helped to assist Mr. Motte does all kinds of steno- j you in your defence in the employment graphic work and makes a specialty of ! of counsel since you nave been in legal oris.. Hibernian Benevolent Society's Jbx cnnlon . The excursion yesterday of Hibernian Benevolent Society to Carolina Beach was a big success. A large crowd "took it in" and thoroughly enjoyed it. The clever committee of arrange ments made things plasant for all. The committee was composed- of Dr. T. B. Carrall, Captain John Barry, and i Messrs. p. Quinlivan, J.-W. Reilly, Jas. Madden, t: Donlan, William Sheelan, Jr., and "M. O'Brien. Delightful Partr A delightful party was given yester day by Miss Lina DeRosset, daughter of Mr. W. L. DeRosset, Jr. This charming little lady royally entertain ed about forty of her friends at her father's home from 6 o'clock in the af ternoon until 8 o'clock in the evening. The little ones had a most enjoyable time, and relished greatly a tempting repast. Different games and other pleasing pastimes were indulged in during the progress of the party. Ordination and Baptism At the close of the ordination ser mon and ceremonies of Rev. A. ' T. King at the First Baptist church to night, the ordinance of baptism will be administered, and also a collection and free will offering will be received for the Old Ladies Home. Use Allen's FooteKase in Your Gloves A lady writes: "I shake Alien s Foot Ease into my gloves and rub a little on my hands. It saves my gloves by ab sorbing perspiration. It is a most dain ty toilet powder." We invite the atten tion of physicians and nurses tj the absolute purity of Allen's Foot-Ease. Dr. W. C Abbott, editor o the Chi cago Clinic, says: "It Is a grand prep aration; I am using it constantly in my practice." All drug and shoe stores sell it, 25c. Samile sent frje. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Mi He Finished His Con fession Yesterday. VERDICT IN FIYE MINUTES He Told all About the 'Counterfeiting of Silver Coins and How He Got Into the Crime He Was Sentenced at Hard Labor In the Penitentiary for a Term of Six Years and to Pay a Fine of Five Hundred Dollars and the Costs. Pursuant! to adjournment Ior recess cm Tuesday afternoon, the United States District court met yesterday at 8:30 a. m. and resumed the trial of Nich olas Politz. ehareed with ivnintArfoitit,r and passing counterfeit money. Again fend7nt? d EbUt thlS the court room was packed with citi- j A. I do not know anything, zens to hear the case. j Q Where have you been doing work? politt: RF-?TTrR5 tttq pawp,,,, A. I clean up the office of Mr. Char VVUllZ, KhbUMES HIS CONFEfc- ne VonKampen, and while 'sweeping it . SION. j j up I found a piece Of metal. I took it Nicholas Politz, the defendant who I nl.lald wlndow silL 1 was on the stand making his confes sion when the court took a recess Tuesday afternoon, took the stand again and resumed his testimony. He was examined by District Attorney Claude Bernard and the testimony was as follows: JQ. Mr. Politz, yesterday you had reached some point where you stated that you had seen something about renting a room in the VonKampen building, where this operation (coun terfeiting) was carried on. A. Yes, sir. Mr. Marshall came down that day and told me to-let the man (Cotsobelos, the New York Greek) have the room, and he (the Greek) went up stairs and staid there two or three days. One, evening I sent my clerk up there. That boy went up stairs and remained there two hours ' and a half and he came down and j told me that he was in the room with I Mr. Marshall, and then Mr. Marshall ! came down with that man, Nicholas Cotsobelos. He came down into the store, but did not say anything at all. Next day Mr. Marshall came to the store and said that was a smart man ! and that he" knew how to make coin. ! So in a couple of "days Mr. Marshall ' came and went back up in the room. I Aiterwaras I went up myself. I saw t.he man who staid in there and Mr. j sion to examine it, and -if so, state Marshall, and he said the man could , whether or not it showed anything con not make it any good; he did not have : necting the defendant with the ship any metal to make it With. Mr. Mar- : ment of goods. told me that he would order some ' A. As to the character of the goods goods for hrm. I did not order any j I um unable to state. In April. 1898, goods. Mr. Marshall is the man that we received a package "C. O. D." for ordered the goods. I went to Balti- j a small amount from S. F. Myers & more and left Mr. Marshall to see how Co., of New York. ' That was address- he got along. I went to Norfolk and found out there was nothing of the Greek getting into trouble (the Greek had claimed that he was in trouble about hitting a man.) He (the Greek) asked me to let him leave these things (counterfeiting outfit) at my store. Mr. Marshall came down after that ana begged me to let thes thlnes stav there ! until this man came back and thatman ieit tne dox mere, ana he had that lit- tZZ counterfeit money taken from Politz's safe.) I asked him what was it. He said it was some metal, and he said he would send for it. He said that the ground silver in the box belonged to him. ' On cross examination by District At torney Bernard,' Politz testified as fol- ' . lows: . l Q. Mr. Politz, did I understand you ' to say on yesterday that when you , j went to Burr & Bailey's that Mr. Mar- ! shal accompanied you to buy the stove , ! (or gasoline pot).? , " j I' A. Yes, sir; he was alona with rdi i and told the men that he wanted to get 1 that aparatus to do some plumbing ! work somewhere. Q. Was he with you when you se lected it? " A. Mr. Marshall selected it himself. Mr. Marshall picked out the kind he wanted. Q. Did I understand " you to say that you were acquainted with the Greek before Mr. Marshall brought him to your store? A. That Greek came to my place in March, 1898, and he was in town two or three days. I don't know whether he Was acquainted with Mr. Marshall or not. Somebody told him that I was a Greek-' Q. What "became . 0f the other part of the outfit; the molds? A. I don't know. The man took the molds. Where he carried them I cannot tell. Q. I desire to ask you who else was , connected with this mater? A. Nobody' else, except the man that was there with me. He was the one that told me first. Q. Well, is his name Darkley, the ! acordeon player? A. Yes. Q. State whether or not that on one or two occasions he played the ac cordeon while the manufacturing (making coins) wras going on? A. I cannot tell. I was in the store. Q. It was while the work was going nn was if prison? A. No, sir. Q. Has anybody furnished you money to help pay your attorney? A. I employed them yself. Mr. Mc- .1 i . AMn1tra Vnr Aft- f Or- i shall. He gave Mr. McClammy money. i w. jruui yum have seen, the instrument, but I really 1 Tarili at llf?L? ! don't know what it is. I heard some not apear as one of your attorneys? ; there makin noise continu. A. Yes. sir. He was there. He told i ,, . . me to follow. 'his advice; not to say anything else Q. State whether he ever said any thing about himself in this matter at any time? A. No, sir. When I. was in jail I sent -for Mr. Marshall. He came up there and said he knew the coin was in my safe. Q. Mr. Politz, I want to ask you if you know of your own knowledge what denominations of coin were coined there? ' A, I saw. dollar pieces. That is all I saw. DEPUTY SHERIFF FLYNN TESTI FIES. Here the examination of Politz con cluded, and Deputy Sheriff J. P. Flvnn was called to the stand by the ' government and was examined by Dis- trict Attorney Bernard. His testi- monv was as follows: Q. State what you may know about this defendant? (Politz) A. All I know about the matter is I was informed September or October that he and somebody else were coun terfeiting money in the back of his store, i Some time afterwards Mr. T. O. Bunting and Justice J. J. Fowler held a consultation over it. Mr. Bunting put onto ft. I told liim that Mr.; Po lKz did not like me, and I could not go Into his store, so I did not say any thing more. ".Friday before Mr. Perry (the government - detective)' came in, Mr. William Sheehan (the constable) told one that toe was coming here and that he wanted me to tell him all that I knew. Mr. Perry came to my house Sunday evning and I told him all -I knew about it. I went to Mr. Connor's Mtonday morning the name of the man that runs the stot machine and he told me thait the momey was passed toy a colored man working for Burr & Bailey and -was made tjr white men. Mr. Sheehan, Mr. Furlong and Mr. Per ry arrested Mr. Polftz and Sllvy. So I went that morning to the store and found that box which was here yester day found it In the hack room nailed up. Q. Now who was 'the other man. that you said was with Mr. Politz? A. He said lit was his partner. I heard his name, but I cannot swear to it. Q- Is that all you know about it? A. Yes, sir. Q. You. are constable of this town, are you? A. No, sir; I am a deputy sheriff. Mr. Joe Falfig: (a slot machine man) at the Bonitz House that he was getting lots of nickels (counterfeit) out of bis ma chines, and that he got nine-tenths out of the machine at Politz's store. On cross examination, Mr. Flynn tes tified as follows: Q. IMd you say he got the nlckela out of the bar or the slot machine? He told me he got 'them out of the slot ma chine. TESTIMONY OF GEORGE CONNOR. George Connor, colored, was called ; as a witness for the government, and he testified as follows Q. What room was this that you eot the metal out of? Q. A. The front room the third room up stairs. Q. Who "had been occupying that room? A. I dont know exactly. Q. Who occupied it before you fixed iit up for these men? ' A. I didn't fix it up. I just swept it out for Mr. Politz. - Q. Which room up there? A. I don't know whether it was the second or third room. Q. Do you know which room Mr. Politz occupied? A. I told Mr., Perry that I got that piece of metal in front of the third room. I couldn't say that it was the right room. Q. When was this cleaning up done? A. I recon about two or -three weeks before Mr. Perry came here. CAPTAIN WILLIAMS ON THE STAND. Tne government next called Captain t0? ' Q. What position do you occupy in the city? A. I am agent of the Southern Ex press Company. Q. How long have you been connect ed with the Southern Express Com pany in this city? A. About fourteen years. Q. How long anywhere else. A. I "have "been with the company about thirty-four years. Q. State whether or not you recelv- ' ed an express nakae-p nni hswi irpa- : ed to Politz. I think Myers & Co. are manufacturers of Jewelry or something of that Character. In November or Oc tober, latter part, I don't know the ex act date, we received from Clendenen Bros., of Baltimore, two packages C. O. D. for a small amount. As to their con- tonte Z - am JiruaJhlA it fia.tfi Ha . nairl for the goods and the money was re- turned to the shippers . . """w you these two bills and see whether or not they are from your office and receipts for goods received these. A. Yes, sir; these goods were re ceived there. The goods were deliver ed by Mr. Northrop. The bills con- " tained ten pounds of German silver. two and 'three-quarter pounds of scrap silver at zo cents per ounce, total $3.6o. Q.-What is' the other bill? A. Twenty pounds of antimony. Q. Now, is there anything else. A. No, sir. On cross examination, Captain Wil liams testified as follows: Q. What did you say you delivered in April? A. We delivered something C. O. D small amount, from S. F. Myers, of New York, about April 1st. I don't know the weight of it. Q. What was the express on it? a x van ten in a lew minuces. vie a bill was for $2.81. Captain Williams then read the fol lowing telegram addressed to B. F, Perry, the government detective, hand ed to him by the district attorney: ( "B. F. Perry, United States Secret Ser vice, Wilmington, N. C: "Box shipped to Mr. Politz April 1 1898, containing one smelting pot. twelve sets of different size crucibles, amount $3l81. S. F: Myersshrdluhrdiu amount $3i81. S. F. MYERS & CO.. . "New York City. Mr. Perry being asked where the bill : for these goods came from, and he said i out of Mr. Politz's safe DR. HARPER EXAMINED The government put up Dr. Charles T. Harper, who testified as follows: Q. How long have -you been living here? - A. I have been living here since 1885. Q. What is your business? A. Physician. Q. Doctor, state what you know about the circumstances connected wfth this counterfeiting matter. A. All that I know Is a conversation that I had one day with Mr. Politz. His room adjoins my office, and during conversation last fall, I don't remem ber the exact day, he asked me if did not want to make some money.- He said that he "had . a friend that could make it, and he wanted me to go In 1 with him. I told him I didn't want to I make any that way, and advised him I not to do it. Immediately after that : I told sor. e - of my friends about the j conversation with Politz. I don't know ; how long it was after that, but on one ' occasion I happened to go into my of , "ff n I was attending some i seaman, and while I was up there heard this instrument, an accordion ally above the playing of the accordion something like the glow of a gasolene stove. I hollered in there, "For peace sake, hush. 1 received no response. so I said nothing. Q. In what direction did the sound come from? A. From 'Che room that Mr. Politz occupied. Q. Did you afterwards find out who rt was that was playing the accordion? A. No, sir. Q. Well, I will ask you if Darkley is not he musician? A. I did not look in. I had no de sire. ' Q. That is all you know about it, Is it? A. Yes, sir. THEODORE DARKLEY TESTIFIES, Theodore Darkley, the young white man who was arrested last Monday nigh't charged with counterfeiting nickels, and was brought out of jail to testify, was put upon the stand by the government. He testified as fol lows: ' Q. How long have you been - living here? A. A little over two years. I have been staying with Mr. Politz. Q. State what you may know about the counterfeiting business. :, And so, you are a musician. A. I play on the accordion some. One night I went up stairs, going to my room next to Mr. Politz's room. There are three rooms right straight along fronting , Front street (VonKampen building.) I went - up there to go to sleep. I saw in the next "room. The Greek was in there, and I heard a curt (Continued on Fourth Page. ) Sale of Sample Shoes 1 These Goods Used as Saples by our Salesmen on the Road are Excellent Values We have them for Gents' in Black and Tan-Bals and Congress A Bargain For Ton. ... 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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