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ALL THE NEWS f WHILE IT IS NEWS. | ! —s-i VOLS" !^ ummo9 '" "" " r ' " ■—■——m—m~mm—p——■—mmmmmrnmmmmMM Did Henry Hirsh Marry Miss Emma Lemmond? an Effort to Annul Sensational Trial Before Squire Hilton as Result of Complaint iMade by Relatives of Alleged Bride. Charge of Assault Pre ferred Against Hirsh, who Rode to Squire Baile's in South Caro lina with Girl, Charlotte News, 28th. llenry Hirsch, reat estate agent, with office at No. 4 West Trade street, charg ed with a simple assault last. Saturday afternoon upon Miss Emma Lemmond, of Clear Creek township, received a. hearing today at noon before 'Squire S. H. Hilton, justice of the peace. The case was called With the following Jury in the box: Messrs. Ray Lawing. John Stedman, P. B. Paul, T. C. McKenzie, W. A. Gresham and E. F. Creswell. Of these Messrs. Paul and Lawing were excused and J. N. Hunter and John Smith selected. The particuars of the case, in brief, are as follows: Hirsch is a young man of about 30 years, who was mustered out of the regular army at Charleston a year and a half ago, came to Charlotte, lately engaging in the real estate business. Soon after landing in this staid commu nity, he fell in love with Miss Lem mond. The fact that the feeling of af fection was not Reciprocated forced Hirsch to heroic measures, so it is charged in the trial today. Last Saturday Miss Lemmond came to the city with her mother and went to the home of her aunt Miss J. W. Brown, on East Fifth street: She came • up town that morning, going to a den tists and met Hirsch, who insisted on I taking her horns in his buggy. The young lady is alleged to have protest ed vigorously and began to make ex cuses. but nothing availed with the leve sick broker. She at last yielded end got in the buggy. Hirsch os represented as having cir rled through the city to sucli an ex tent that the young lady lost her bear ings and before she could realize the situation, Hirsch was driving straight toward the South Carolina line. Unre lenting is said to have been the pro tests of the young lady while on the trip, but Hirsch had made up his mind, and plans and prayers were not heard. The genial 'squire of South Carolina, whose claim on fame comes through the numerous marriage knots he ties, was Johnny-on-the-spot, and after a close and confident conversation with the would-be husband, the marriage took place,- it being charged that Hirsch held the bride up while the words were being spoken. Hirsch and his wife came to the city Sunday morning and went to the board ing house of Mr. W. B. Rogers at the corner of East Fourth and Brevard streets where the young man kept his belongings. Nothing developed until yesterday when a brother of Miss Lem mon came to the city and employed the firm of Stewart & Mcßae to prosecute Hirsch for his alleged outrageous con duct. The warrant was issued by 'Squire Hilton and served about sev en o'clock yesterday afternoon by Con stables Gribble and Orr while Hirsch was coming up East Trade street to ward the Square. Squire Hilton bound him over for his appearance today in the sum of SI,OOO, which he was unable to give. The characters of the defendant and plaintiff were examined at the opening of the case. Messrs. G. T. Teeter aud George Beaver testified that the char .10tor of Miss Lemmond was good, and the Rev. H. H. Hulten, pastor cf the First Baptist Church, of which Hirsch is a member, testified the same of Hirsch. Miss Lemmond, after taking the wit ness stand said, cn direct examination that she saw Hirsch last Saturday on Seventh street when she was com ing into the city from her home go ing to the dentist's office; that Hirscl asked her to let him drive her there; iliat she got into the buggy and in stead of going directly to the dentist's office, he took her down Brevard stree to his boarding house; he got out o the buggy and went into the hous( icmaining there several minutes when he returned he wore a differen suit of clothes; from his boardins house he -drove to the bank, passinj the dentist's office and returning fron the bank, drove ".own West Trad street again. "I asked him to let mi out," she said, "saying I would fin my way back; he refused, and tappet his horse, making it go faster, am / Claim Indians Worship Snake Which They El Paso, To*.. May 28,-In spite of] Bishop Capers at Rock-Hill. Ihe fact that a similar charge was: Rock Hill, S. C., May 28. —The Rt. investigated and dismissed by the, Rev. Ellyson Capers, Bishop of the Grand Jury some time ago, another: Episcopal diocese of South Carolina, complaint has been filed with the Unit-' ma(le his aiinua i visitation to Rock SU S iS\\a D tftrile oSnsfn S j Sunday. He preached at the territory are given to the worship of Church of cur Savior at the morning an enormous serpent to which is fed service and confirmed a class of new born babes. eleven. J™® 8 HICKORY, N. 0., THURSDAY MAY 30, J9o7 t said he was going to marry me if he was arrested; I told him I didn't want to marry him, that I was not ready and that I was not going to marry him; he tcld me that if he had a r6volver he would end both of our lives if I didn't marry him." On cross-examinaticn, Mr. F. M. 1 Redd, counsel for the defendant, ad dressed her as Mrs. Hirsch, to which counsel for the plaintiff objected. A certificate of marriage was displayed, but Messrs. McNinch and Stewart, counsel for Miss Lemmond, still ob jected on the grounds that they did not want it introduced at this stage •of the trial and were sustained. Said She Feared Hirsch. When asked why she did not leave the buggy during iUe interval from the time she got in it and drove through the streets to the last stop— the bank —Miss Lemmond said she did not knc\w what he was up to; that he never said anything about going to 'Squire Bailes's until he had driven out of the city. "Then I told him," she said, "I would marry him in Septem ber, but I didnn't mean at. Upon ar riving at Squire Bailes' house we sat in the parlor* and tallied the matter over for an hour, but I never told him I would marry him. I crossed hands because I was afraid to do otherwise -• and kissed him two or three times r for the same reason." Throughout the h remainder of the cross examination u by both defandant's atorneys, Miss u Lemmond maintained that she was un der fear of Hirsch at all times. t The State announced at this stage of 1; the trial that it would rest the case, r Counsel for the defendant wanted to v introduce more evidence and called a number of witnesses, including Dr. Hulten, after which the defendant ( took the stand. On direct examination, Hirsch said: "Three weeks ago I saw her and asked her why she had stopped writ ing to mo; she said it was because she hod heard I was a married man; when I told her I was not she said then r . that it was all right. At 3 o'clock t last Saturday afternoon I met her and 0 'asked her to take a drive; she did not refuse; got into the buggy and drove to my boarding house and I changed clothes.; from there we drove to the bank and I got a cheek cashed and j then started Jo the home of Squire Bailes. En route she kissed me two ■ or three times and made no objection, j " I did not make any threats; she went ■ the whole journey willingly and cheer- g ! fully; got to Bailes' about 6 o'clock -jand' sat in the parlor with my wife j 'j alone for an hour and made love to 'I her: she kissed me several times and s ! I didn't ask her for them; we were - married and there was no objection £ • on her part; did not hold her up; took - her to Mr. Rogers' boarding house Sun- , I day morning a little before noon and ' introduced her as my wife. 1 Hirsch's Recommendations, j Under cross examination Hirsch said • * II the girl had said her mother wanted I 3 to know about him before he could j marry her and lie gave her two strong 7 letters of recommendation from New . York people. 3 He denied that he had made any . 1 threat to shoot both of them if he 1 3 had a pistol. There was evidence to 1 show that he had a pistol iii his desk 1 - which he said was the property of the 2 brother of Miss Lemmond. The hottest sort of lawyers' battles interrupted the evidence from time / to time. He denied that the girl cried - on the way to Souire Bailes'. i- - "Why did you and So.uiie Bailes a have several confabs before the lat »- ter would perform the ceremony?"/ J "Because she said she was engaged , ti to another fellow." e Witness said that another reason for the "confabs" was that the Squire said :1 he didn't want to influence the _mar- I riage. v „ J "She dicided to marry me and then > asrain she held back, ' said the wit -3 r-ess. "But she never refused to marry e me. Every time Squire Bailes came h J into the room she had her arms around j f me." At tlifs, as at other remarks of the t- defendant, Miss Lenunond laughed sar l» castically. y Bailes on the Stand. Squire Bailes himself swore that ]' Miss Lemmond came into the house ~ very willingly. When he ask«d her if she was readv to be married she shook * s her head. He said: "'We are engag ed and now she doesn't want to marry me.' 1 said I had several other cases , e ; like this and that I would leave them .. alone awhile and see if they could not come to an agreement." o- After three-quarters of an hour he S said he understood Miss Lemmond to say that she was ready to be married [e and performed thcr ceremony. 1C The certificate of marriage was pro id duced but as Squire Sailss admitted >d J that he was not an officer of the State id! of South Carolina his certificate as i "ON TO RICHMOND!" notary having been taken away from 11 him, the plaintiff's counsel said the marriage certificate was worth nothing more than a piece of white paper. A recess was taken at 3 o'clock and the case will be fought out during the, late afternoon. It is intimated that more sensational phases of the case will develop. Opinions Supreme Court Raleigh, N. C., May 28.—The Su- ; preme Court, before adjourning for the tewn yesterday, delivered fourteen opinions as follows: McDowell and Tbomas vs. the Blue Ridge. and Atlantic Railway Co., af firmed. Frey vr„ Middle Creek Lumber Co., Swain, afltTmed. vv . Fain vs. Gattis, Cherokee, no error. Wood vs. Manufacturing Co., vs. Machine Works, Haywood, new trial. Johnson vs. Eversole Lumber Co., Swain, no error. Carolina Ice & Coal Co. vs. Southern R. R. Co., Buncombe, reversed. State vs. King & Cooper, appeal by solicitor affirmed. Walker vs. Carpenter, Rutherford, affirmed. Waters vs. Annuity Co., Burke, re versed. Barrows vs. E. T. & W. North Caro lina Railroad, Mitchell, affirmed. Hough vs. Southern R. R. Co., Bun combe, reversed. State vs. Hicks, Cleveland, no error. City cf Durham vs Eno Cotton Mills, modified, costs against plaintiffs. State vs. H. T. Martin, Rockingham, per curiam, no error. In Alvey vs. City of Asheville order was made for the filing of fuller par ticulars bearing on the case which goes over to next term. W. R. Brown vs. Seaboard Air Line, re-hearing ordered. Pedrick vs. R. & P. S. Railroad Co., rehearing refused. Pittsburg, jfbhnstown, Ebensburg and Eastern Railroad Co. vs. Hard ware Co., Guilford, rehearing refused. CASE OF JUDGE LOVING. Counsel for Defense Move for a Change of Venue —Action Deferred. . Lovingston, Va., May 28. —Judge Lov ing was indicted for the murder of The odore I. Este's. Counsel for the defense, moved for a change of venue, but the action in this mater was deferred until after the session of court. Judge Loving was arraigned, pleaded jnot guilty and was bailed in the sum of $7,000. Judge Barksdale presided. The defense in asking for change of venire submitted a number of affidavits among them one from the accused who swore he did not believe he could re ceive a fair trial in Nelson county as half of the people there were related I to either one family or the other. Slste Educationar Exhibit. Raleigh, N. C., May 28.—The mater ial for'the North Carolina educational exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition will be shipped from hero the latter part of the week. \lt will be placed in position by Prof. C. L. Koon, of the ' State Department of Education. Among the towns to be represented are Salisbury, Henderson, Edenton, Durham, Wilmington, Wilson an.i Goldsboro. There will be exhibits bota f in the education building and the State ; building at the Exposition. Paid Fine of SSOO. Raleigh, N. C., May 28. J. H. Bara hill and F. L. Barnhill were tried in the Federal Court today-for removing and concealing liquor and paid fines and . costs aggregating more than S3OO each. They are nephews of Rev. J. H. Barn hill, the Primitive Baptist minister . who was acquitted at the last term of > the charge of retailing. . 'j Berry Suicided. : Washington, D. C., May 28.—Elisha 5 D. Berry, a farmer living near Falls r Church, Va., committed suicide today [ by shooting away the left side of his head # with a shot gun. -\\... ■ . - , Clever Thieves Outwitted Cops who Stood Guard London, May 28—Almost under the very noses of the police, who were guarding the Royal Academy pictures, ; on exhibition in Burlington, the house j was swept clean of its picturing dur- : ing the night. The thieves got away with 55 can vasses without leaving a clue as to their identity.. Report Has it That Oil is Discovered in Moore i—j ), Statesvillo, N. C., May 28. —A dis-1 patch from Aberdeen, Moore county, | says that J. W. Barny, of Pittsburg,! representing Pennsylvania oil inter ests, is leasing oil right's tin In | Moore county; and that an expert] has recently discovered oil there. = The J. B. Frix Co. of Siatesville, has option on a large amount of land in that section of Moore county. Re cently the company learned that something of interest was going on down there and Mr. F. A. Hampton, of the company, went down last week lo investigate. As a result the Frix Co. has arranged to take over the land on which it has an option, the option expiring June Ist.' If there is.oil on the property, as now-seems! probable, the investment means something for those interested. Rock Hill's New Mill is Now Finished Rock Hill, S. C., May 2S.— Our big ill, the Aragon, is finished. There is a considerable force at work installing the machines and in the course of four or five weeks th£y expect to be ready to begin operations. The mill will be run exclusively by electric poyer. WHEAT DROPPED. Price of Wheat Came Down With i Thud. Chicago, May 28.—Wheat came down with a thud at the opening. The open ing prices for all options showed a big recession from yesterday's closing fig ures. Death of Mrs. Eller. Statesville, N. C., May 28. —Mrs. Elizabeth Eller died Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock at her home in Shiloh township near Bradford's. Funeral services were conducted at St. Mar tin's church yesterday afternoon and the remains were interred in the cem etery there. Mrs. Eller was a native of Pennsylvania and was 74 years old. She is survived by her husband and four married daughters, all of whom live in this county. Launching of Cruiser Birmingham. " Boston, Mass., May 28. —Former Governor Johnson, of Alabama, and ' party arrived today to atend thp launching tomorrow of the scout crui -1 ser Birmingham. The vessel will be J christened by Miss Mary Campbell, of t Birmingham. > Lowest Point Touched. ' London, May 28. —For. a second time 1 in the present year Cdnsols touched ' 84 1-4, the lowest point since 1848, but subsequently recovered 1-8. ; After Scalps of 5 Million • Denver, Col., May 28.—The Rocky 1 Mountain News says: - That the Federal inquisition, now in progress in Denver, inyoivrc nome of the largest corporations in America, and that indictments will be returned a against men who are rated as multi s millionaires, and known as well in y Wall Street as in Colorado, is the lat s est development in connection with the probing of the Grand Jury. ,•i- ' ■ £k-' £*& * Sheriff Forced to Shoot Negrc Columbia, S. C., May 28.—Sheril Hood of Fairfield County this mori ing shot and probably fatally woundei a negro named Frank Johnson, fo whom she had a warrant charging hii with assault with intent to kill. The officer found the negro in i house at Cayce, in Lexington County and in trying to place handcuffs oi him the negro resisted and attemptei to draw his pistol at the same timi engaging the Sheriff in a desperat struggle for the Sheriff's pistol. When almost exhausted the Sherif shot the negro and wounded him thret times in the abdomen. The negro fell but again attemptei .to get His pistol, whereupon-the~Sfeeri shot him again. The negro was taken to Taylor Lan Hospital and was there operated -upoi but there is little hope held out for hii recovery. Sheriff Hcod is now in Columbh awaiting results. BIG INSURANCE COMPANY. Charter Granted Jeffersoq Life o Raleigh With Capital of $500,000. Raleigh, JN. C., May 28.—The Jeffer son Standard Life Insurance Co. o Raleigh, has received its cliarte from the Secretary of State. The for motion of this important enterprise has been on foot for some time an business men in all parts of the Stati are interested. The capital is SSOO, 000 subscribed. Chas. E. Johnson, T B. Womack, H. W. Jackson, of Ral eigh; P. D. Gold, C. D. Benbow, o Greensboro, are among the incor porators. Explosion of Torpedo Derailed Street Cai Chicago, 111., May 28.—Two mei were badly injured by broken glass toid a ssore sustained sligt injuries today when a street car on the Calu met Electric Railway was blown fron the tracks by a torpedo. The car was jammed with mei riding to work in the iron foundries. The police are investigating th rumor that the torpedo was plantec with the original design of blowing up the prospective passengers on i gambling boat. Two Fatally Stabbed at Huntington, Va. Huntington, W. Va., May 28—Henry Wright, a wealthy contractor, and Claude Newman, .were fatally stabbed by Clell Perkins and Thomas Lyons last night. Wright and Newman discovered Per kins and Lyons on Wright's premises. Upon Wright censuring Perkins and Lyons for trespassing, they turned on him and made a deadly assault with knives. The assailants are still at large. Revolutionists Make Attacks on Towns [ , . Swatow, China, May 28. —The. Rev olutionists are attacking Chungking and Tungchang, wealthy towns in Cingbai district. Many inhabitants have fled to this , city. The rising up is attributed to ex cessive taxation. / Bin Suits Begun. t New York, May 28.—The suit tc f comptß the Consolidated Gas . and eight other companies doing business I in this city to relinquish their fran : chises and to take from them all per i mits to use the streets which they . now enjoy, was begun today in the i Supreme Court by Corporation Coun sel Ellison on behalf of the city. ' : . V >, ' V.' . . . . - .. Davidson Col. Alumni Elect Charlotte Man As 1 heir President Lord Rothchilds on Condition of Market London, May 28. —Lord Rothschild's ■views of the prospect of the stock markets are not encouraging. He said: "The best that can he said is that the markets are rfo worse. Perhaps they are slightly better. But with President Roosevelt attacking the railways in one part of the world, the income tax question and other problems in France, and the Socialist movement in England, the public are killing the goose that laid the golden eggs and we can expect nothing more than what the market positions re veal." ( Anson May Vote on The Liquor Question Wadesboro, N. C., May 28. —A can vass of the petition of this county for an election in August to abolish the sale and manufacture of whiskey is very gratifying. Some 700 citizen voters, with two townships to hear from, both of which are conceded to be in sympathy with the movement, will give a majority of the voters in favor of the reform. Dead Man Found Under Bridge was Mecklenburger Salisbury, N. C., May 28. —The inves tigation yesterday of the coroner rela tive to the death of Dixie Robertson, who was found under the railroad bridge, amounted to nothing in sup port of the belief that he had been murdered. It is now thought he was killed by a shifting engine. He was found with a cork-screw in one hand and nearby lay a partly filled bottle of whiskey. Young Robertson had been drinking heavily for some weeks but when last seen Sunday night he appeared to be sober. There seems little doubt that the train struck him and that no one made any attempt upon the life of the poor fellow. Mr. Robertson was a Mecklenburger hv and had been for a long time in the serVHte of the Southern, his last employment being on the Whitney crew. He leaves a wife. SCHOOL DIRECTORS MEET. Mr. H. E. Fries Elected President of State Normal School, Colored, at Winston. Winston-Salem, N. C., May 28. —At a meeting of the board of directors of Slater State Normal School, col ored, Mr. H. E. Fries was elected president of the board; Mr. A. H. El ler, secretary, and Col. W. A. Blair treasurer. The appointed members of the board are Messrs. H. E. Fries, A. H. Eller and W. A. Blair, of this city; Prof. D. Matt Thompson, of Statesville; Prof. T. E. Whitaker, Oak Ridge, and Superintendent Grif fith, of th©r Salisbury graded school. Greensboro's Police Force. Greensboro, N. C., May 28. —The Board of Aldermen Saturday night elected the new term policemen. There was no especial shaking up. Chief of Police Neeley, First and Sec ond Sergeants Barnes and Patterson were re-elected, and all the other old officials were re-elected except two. So the excellent force will be recruit ed by only two experiments. There were nine outside applicants for po lice positions, seven of them being dis appointed. Death of Mrs. J. C. Miller. Winston-Salem, May 28—Mrs. J. C. Miller died late Saturday night at her home in this city at the age of 71 years. The funeral was held to day from Centenary M. E. Church, of which the deceased had been a mem ber for over fifty years. Mrs. Miller is survived by a husband and four children, Mrs. R. E. CarmichaeL Mrs. J. O. White and Miss Laura Mil ler, of this city, and J. R. Miller, of Norfolk, Va. In. December of last year Mr. and Mrs. M,iller celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. This .couple was perhaps the oldest ipi the city and were widely known in this section. Frost in Kentucky. Lexington, Ky., May 28,-There was a heavy frost over Eastern and Central Kenrucxy this morning, which it is feared, has k-lled all the fruit and early vegetables. Albany, N. Y., May 28.—The Sen ate today passed the Assembly bill providing for a recount of the ballots in the McClellan-Hearst mayoralty election. Killed Her Mother; Tried to Kill Father, 1 hen Suicided Will Remodel Carolina Hotel. Chicago, May 28. —Miss Philander Rock Hill, S. C., May 28.—1t sounds Swinnen, believed to be demented, almost too good to be true, but some- shot and killed h * r mother - attempted , , _ . to kill her father, and then set fire to thing wil **ow e accomp is e . ap ~ her g arm ents and was burned to death. W. L. Roddy says that he is going to A , oye affalr sa| „ to bave been re . remodel the Carolina Hotel and add to . _ i. .-.i -a. i sponsible for her aberration, it. He states that he will fix it up in jj er and mother were In bed first-class shape. asleep when she began shooting. •** THE BE3T JOB PRINTING OF ALU KINDS AT THIS OFFICE. i — Enthusiastic Addresses Made at Meeting of ' Alumni v Association. Officers Elected. Speech of President Smith. Very Attractive Program Arranged lor this Even ing and To-morrow. Commencement is Best Ever. Davidson, N. C., May 28. —Com- mencement Is on here with a vigor, the best commencement in the his tory of the college. The town is crowded with visitors and everything is filled with the spirit of com mencement season. This morning was given up to the meeting of the Alumni Association and this meeting was well attended and enthusiastic throughout. Exer cises were opened with prayer by Rev. R. C. Johnson, of Lincolnton, N. C., class 'SB. After the formal opening Dr. C. G. Vardell, of Red Springs, N. C., waa asked t oact as temporary chairman, owing to the absence of President A. Cornelson. Rev. Mr. Martin Elected. Dr. Smith then nominated for the office of president of the Alumni As sociation Rev. Alexander Martin, of Charlotte, who was elected with en thusiasm. Mr. T. F. Henderson, an attorney of Aiken, S. C., was then elected vice president and Mr. John L. Douglass, secretary. Address of President Smith. The principal address of the morn ing was delivered by the president ot the college, Dr. H. L. Smith. Mr. Smith's address was an excellent ceived. He began by speaking of the won derful growth of the college, within the last si,x years, since he began his connection with the institution. Mr. Smith stated he could best interest his hearers by informing them, and he proceeded to give a detailed ac count of the institution's growth dur ing late years. He said the aim of Davidson Col lege is the careful and thorough training of the whole man, intellectu al, physical and spiritual. He put special stress on the spiritual growth, declaring that an education could not be complete without this. Statistics on Growth. Mr. Smith gave some very inter esting statistics, regarding the growth of the college since 1900. In that year he said the average attendance was 131, while today the average attendance was 285. In 1900 Mr. Smith stated the number of students Irom outside the State in attendance was 61, while today there are 143 students enrolled from other States. Other Addresses. Following the address of President Smith, Mr. P. F. Henderson spoke as the representative of the class of '97, which class is having its reunion here now. Mr. Henderson made an interesting and entertaining talk Rev. C. G. Vardell then followed with a talk in which he urged that all members of the association make it a point to attend the annual meet ings. He promised that next year Ihere would be a reunion of the class of 'BB. Exercises Last Night. Last evening Mr. A. Curry deliver, ed an address for the Phi. Society, his subject being "The Responsibility cf the Citizen to the State." Rev. R. F. Kirkpatrick spoke for the Eumeneon Society. Both ad dresses were thoroughly enjoyed. This Afternoon's Program. At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon the gymnasium corps and orchestra and Glee Club gave an entertainment in honor of the Alumni, which was thor oughly enjoyed by every one present. At 8:30 this evening the oratorical contest will take place, of the Junior Class. The contest is for a medal. At 10 o'clock this evening the Alum ni reception will take place. Program for Tomorrow. At 11 o'clock in the morning the graduating exercises will begin. At 3:30 tomorrow afternoon the orchestra and Glee Club will give a concert and tomorrow night there will be a general reception.