THE MONROE JOURNAL.
VOLUME XIII. NO. 82
MONROE, N.C., TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1907.
One Dollar a Year
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There a frowlnf aefitlaml In Oil
(ounur lur ot (iiu ur asows
rnriTiv it la but natural ttiat m
(hiNild have niM Inbwl m the euoipo
aiiioaof that which ha or aha leeir-cled
to aw a How, whsUwr H be loud, drink or
Bnllfiua.
Krunialiic tiilt trowing dhpncltloa
an tba part ut the public, and uiulixd
ttial ih lullevt putd icily can only add hi
the well-eemed reputation ( hla nwdi
niiea. Ur. R. V. I'lere. d lluffalo, N. Y
baa "aakrn time lir tha ftwvliKk. a It
, a ixl I puMI-hlii bruak-al a ll
ol all tii lnmliriak antenna Inlo bit
Irajlina meiliriuea, the) "tJuWwi Metlkal
luicoverf tha unpular liver Invlaorator,
euwiavh tonic, purifier ami heart
rvulalr; alaool hla "Yavurlta r"rearri
tltw lor weak, over-woraed, broken
down, ncrrou and Invalid women.
This bold and oiit-apokeo motement on
tha part ol Ir. 1'icrca. has, by ahoalnff
eiaclly what hi well-known medicine
are eomumed of. completely disarmed all
harpina eritica who hava beretolore un-
tusllgr attacked them. A lltlla pamphlet
ai heen compiled, from the. alaudard
Biedlral authohlloa ot all Iba eeveral
evhooia ol prartU-a, ahowlnf tha atrunf rat
endorsement by leading niediral wnlera
of the iHoreral liif mlMU luch anter Into
lr. I'ieroe'a medicines. A ropy of thil
lulla book hi mailed frt to any on dw
airlns to leara more rnnrernlnt tha valu
able, native, medicinal plant hlch enter
Into tb rompotitlon ol Dr. I'ierce'f med
icine. Address Dr. I'lerre ai abuve.
Ur. Pierre PleaMuit Pellet ara ttny. taf
ar-roeld aoll-hllkus granule. Tliey fttf
ulete and Uivtateaia Stooierh. Liver and
Uoweta. lo not facet tha "pill bel.lt." but
cur runmlpatlon. ie or two ea.-h day fur
a laiatlre and mrulator, three or tour for an
active caUiarila Onoa tried always In feeor.
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"By Marion Vtntort
Coprlbt. IKo. by E. t Pareella
"WVII take those throe tnt. I up.
pout lt' the Wt yon onu do. Ijiw
rviico, you Hit tln-re. No. no d tUI
UI. There ' a (I r ii ft on that iilc."
'Hut I want to are the river." wild
the eldiTly limn qiiiriilounly ami with
a p-oture akin to thron lnit aside a ile
tnlnliiK hniul, though hla flurld and
overtlittMiii wile liml not laid ao much
a a flmcor tip on hla arm.
"I tell you tln-re' a draft on that
aide,'' ahe anld aharly.
"Well, you dou't want to alt In a
draft either." peralatnl her huxbnnd.
"No; Kmlly tun alt there. She la
youiiK. lrnfta won"t hurt her."
IihvIiI Maratnn rnlKcd hi paper and
deuly to hide the amlle that would
come. Ile wa nIUIiik on the drafty
side, too, rlcht behind the chnlr lu the
parlor car which hnd rulmsl the dla
I'liaHiou. Ile, ton, wanted to aee the
Huilmm, the 1'allnailea and other poluta
of Interest of which he had rend and
which he miih enjoying for the Drat
time.
"Where I Kmlly V aakeil the hua
band, imw acttled uuwilliui;ly in the
chair iH'livted for him.
"Hhe'a mnklnx auie thut there' a
nice man In the Imaire car to look
after the ilea's. She'll lie nloitg in a
minute."
By till time Iiavld Maraton waa not
the ouly puaseuiter Inlereated in the do
meatlc drama. Kvery man aud woman
In the car had laid aside paier or book,
roused to attention by the piercing
tone and dominating lienrlng of tha
woman. The hrlll iipeeoh might hava
been forgiven ou the plea that the bus
baud waa evidently very deaf. The
manner waa lea forgivable. Newly
acquired rlche were ataniped all over
the tightly Inced, middle aged figure.
The rbaracterlea face, due to much
electric masaaglng, apoke of hour
pent with beauty eipertt. Her frock,
wrap and hat ahrleked, "Pnrlar
Evidently the couple were' going
back to New York after a brief atay
at their lodge la the CaUklll, for the
limited had atopped at the email town
cloee to fashionable mountain, faat
neaaes on special orders.
"You don't think anything will hap
pen to Emily trying to cross the plut
formsT asked the man anxiously.
"It'a a Teatlhnled tralu!" shrieked
bis wife, "I told her to stay until all
three of the dogs had been properly
chained. You rememlier the time we
came Oh, there she Is!"
There was much craning of necks as
the third member of this Interesting
party came through the narrow pa
eageway around the drawing room.
Her advent promised further enter
tnlnmeut to travel bored passengers.
Ouly one of the latter did not crane
his neck. He simply sat staring at the
girl, bla bawls gripped hard on tfie
arm of the chair.
Bhe was a alender, refined looking
girl, dressed In black from ber dull
calfskin ties to her stiffly tailored trav
eling hat At her throat and wrist
were fine linen hands. Marston recall
ed with a shudder that a maid who
had opened the door for him at a fash-
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looab(e Ieaver borne had won ot
1K b a black frock with white bands.
The girl rarrtnt a bundle of ranee,
Onibrflln nd golf stick. A she
tilted them la the corner held the
elderly aiaa abe said aucnetbing to him
which he aeenied to hear, though she
did not follow hi wife' example aud
raise her voice. He settled back with
a contented air.
There' your chair. Emily." said the
woman, waving her hand acraa the
aleka. The girt turned, stepped acroaa
the aisle, looked at Uarxtoo, caught
her breatth sharply aad sank Into ber
chair, which ! wheeled ao that ber
back wa turned squarely upon hlu.
By tbi time Iav!d had recovered
thoucht aud vch. He rose, delib
erately walked lu froot of the girl and
ex tended hi baud.
"liuo't tell Die that a mere trifle like
a beard make me unrecognizable, Em
ily. I abould nave known you even If
you had dyed your hair."
The girl band lay limply hi his.
then she pulled herself together and
withdrew It.
"Oh. I knew you at once. But the
ahock"-
"Preclaely. It was a shock to me
to And you with them."
The gesture was alight, but Emily
Hunt knew what be meant, and ber
cheeks crimsoned.
"I csn explalu"
"Let me turn your chair around so
we cau talk." Marstou suggested, and
a moment later they sat side by side,
facing the river bank, their backs to
Ills Emily's employer, who sniffed In
baffled curiosity and gaxed their way
through a jeweled lorguou.
"Oh, the story I short enough." said
Emily bitterly. "Selllug daubs and
teaching youngsters hi a Colorado town
and making good with your brush In
New York city are entirely different
propositions. I saw It was starvation
or real work and so"
"Being companion to a woman of hor
caliber Is real work, eh?"
She Is really very klud at heart, and
Mr. Magulre Is Just lovely to me."
At this Juncture Mr. M:isulre was
shaken with a violent coughing spell.
"Emily," exclaimed Mrs. Magulre
sharply, "where'a the cough niediclue?"
But Emily Hunt waa already digging
Into her employer's bag.
Deftly she poured the medicine and
turned to bring a glass of water.
Marston was at her heels, bis own
drinking cup tiled to the brim.
"Thanks. Mr. Magulre took such a
dreadful cold while we were at G colon
lodge."
The Invalid was recovering from the
pnroi sin uud there was nothing for
Emily to do but Introduce lavld to
her employer.
Mr. Magulre extended a trembling
hand Mrs. Magulre raised her lorgnnu.
From Chicago! In Krk. I aup-
pose!"
David s eyes twinkled even as Emily
Hunt's cheeks colored.
No, uot exactly-lu the Inw for pork
men.
Emily bit her Hps and, returning to
her chnlr, stared bard at tho flying
scenery.
"Forgive me, Emily, but I simply
bad to do It. She la Impossible."
'But you nro In the law"
And for men lu pork. 1 am going to
Europe ou my first big commission."
"I am so glad you have found suc
cess," said Kmlly in a cairn voice,
though her heart beat suffocatingly.
She might have helieil him to II ml It,
but now be w a going to EuroM for a
mighty corporation, aud she was a
companion, the most despised and in
adequately paid iersonage in the Ma
gulre retinue.
Emily, ring for the porter and onler
clam broth for us all from the buffet
car."
"I don't care for any, If you will ex-
ruse me, Mm. Magulre. I'll order for
two."
"Nonsense!' snld the domineering
Mrs. Magulre. "A cup of hot broth
will do you good. You're looking a bit
white this afternoon, and we can't af
ford to have you sick on our handa
now, with Magulre on the edge of
pneumonia."
The piercing tones ran the length of
the car, and there waa smothered
laughter up and down the lines. With
crlmsou cheeks, Euilly - touched the
button, but when the waiter arrived It
waa Marston who took the matter In
hand and ordered a dainty luncheon.
Mrs. Magulre admitted that for a
man in mrk ' ne knew now to oruer.
It annoyed her that she could uot com
municate this discover)' to her hus
band. Later she said something of the
ort to Emily, who had brought Mr.
Magulre an evening paper picked up at
roughkeepsle.
Emily did not seem to bear the pa
tronizing remark of her employer, ner
mind bad leaped forward to that mo
ment when the train ahould pull Into
the Grand Central depot Then ahe
and the Magulre would enter the car
riage held In waiting by liveried serv
ants, and Maraton would go his self
made Independent way. When she re
turned to ber chair, the dull foggy
dusk waa settling down on the river.
Pretty soon on the broad six track way
trains loaded with suburbanites would
be shooting past tbem, suburbanlt
Eoing home to cottages and firesides
all their own, where women who bad
uever dreamed of artistic careers wait
ed for them.
The porter iwelved Mrs, Magulre'
curt comment on poor (as with abject.
apologies.
"Sutliln's sure wrong, but wo can't
locate the trouble, but we'll soon be In
town." he said and hurried on. He
knew the Magulre type-
Emily started. Marston' band was
on her arm. not gently or as a remind
er that he deserved ber attention, but
In a mssterly, determined clasp.
"Emily, do you think for one minute
I am going abroad and leave you with
that that sort of woman! I've got
to sail In the morning. There Is not
much time, but you csn get frill and
frock In Tar!, and when we come
borne. If visiting art center abroad baa
roused your ambitions once more, I'll
have rou study with the best
"I dou't want to study; I bare no
ambitions: I Just want"
Marston bent very close to catch the
last word "you."
"Emily, get a nig for Mr. Magulre,
exclaimed Mrs. Magulre so sharply
that the dHg passengers all woke up.
Then as the girl leaned over to pick up
the fallen rug Mr. Msgulre whispered
harshly:
"I guess too forget where yon are!"
"No." reulled Kmlly bappll.. 'Tyfi
only just found out ab.-ra I belong.
Mr. Msrstuo aud I are going to b
married touigbt and sail fur Loudoa In
the morning."
Mrs. Maguire gave vent to an excla
mation that routed ber bushaad to
frightened wonder and made several
aw In the farther end of tb car laugh
aloud.
The little bride In chair 11 leaned
ever and touched ber hmdiaud'a baud.
"Billy, dear. I Mteve there's a b'tle
atory g 'ing oa right under our nose."
Her husliaud patted ber hand tender
ly under cover of the friendly duk.
"Woultlu't lw surprised, sweetheart,
aud all I've g4 to say 1 I tuip that
the young man Is the sort who will not
consign 'Emily to a drafty seat"
"I hope be fat Just as dear and good
as you are."
And down In the front of the car
Marston and Emily Hunt sat gazing
out Into the night too happy for words.
Orlala ( hlealaaaaala.
Kleptomania la occasionally Induced
by continued and cloee application to
the study of a particular subject A
singular case was recently reported
fmtn tSermany. A well known profes
sor was found to have transferred to
his own prlvste collection many of the
valuable butterflies of wblch be had
charge In bis odtclal rapacity. The ex
istence of mental deraugement waa
clear from the facts that came out In
the course of the Investigation after
ward made by the museum authorities.
It was found that the professor bad
often sent bis wife out all day to catch
butterflies, so Intense waa bla pasalon
fur these Insects. Ou oue occasion the
professor, while bunting a butterfly.
was nearly run over by an express
train. At another time he fell Into a
river, and owe both he aud bis wife
fell luto a pond. Manchester Guardian.
Vliil Hed Carat Is.
The red coral that la used for neck
lace Is a horny axis which suports a
number of soft bodied, coral like ani
mals, or olvni, the entire structure
liearlng a strong resemblnnce to a
small shrub. The fishermen, after they
have brought this shrubllke colony to
the surface, clean the soft animal mat
ter away, preserving the red core, or
axis, which la sold na jewelry. Al
though red rural contains some line. It
Is largely composed of a substance
akin to born, nud, like horn. It tikes a
tine polish. Horn, wool nud other ani
mal suhstnnce of tills nature almost
Invariably clmimo their color when
brought Into Intense heat St. Nicholas.
Welsh llshlilt fiasco.
When I was starting my apart
ment," reuieniliered the bnchelor, "sev
eral of my lady friends wired tue they
would bring a small party of people up
for Welsh rubblt. 1 went out and
taught a chilling dlsli, the haudsotneat
could llud; a dozen plate, sliver
knives and forks and spoons 11 ml nap
kins and a table to set the rabbit out
on, so that the rabbit, which at n res
taurant would have cost nlxuit fl all
told, cost me almiit 13.1. And then tlioy
didn't come." New Y'ork Tress.
Hla OpiMi.lle.
Jcnkliis-I um told that the hnpplest
marriage are between people who are
exactly opHslt lu every respect to
each other, so I am looking for a young
lady of that sort, don't you know. Mis
Pert-Then you have come to the right
place. Come to the other side of the
room, and I'll Introduce you to a bright
Intelligent, well educated girl.
Deceived.
I want to get a divorce from my
wife."
"On what ground!"
"Well, I dou't know tho legal term
for It, but she didn't tell me before 1
married her that she was on elocution
ist."
The t'aaae.
Theater Goer The love scene In your
piny Isn't half so natural as It used to
bo last season. The same people do It
too. Manager Yes, but the lover were
married a few months ago.
Hard to t adenlaad.
Bibb 8omc people get everything
they go after. Gibbs-Yes, nud other
dou't leem to get what' coming to
them.-Smnrt Set.
Letters From Abroad.
rsy a. at. Mica.
No. 7.
Let another praise thee and nut thine
own mouth: a straugcr, aud not thine
own lips.-Hook of Proverbs.
Hunting for Trouble.
I've lived in California 20 years,
and am still hunting for trouble in
tue way of burns, sore?, wounds,
boils. cutH. miruiim, or a case of
piles that Htickleu s Arnica naive
won t quickly cure," writes t lias.
Walters of Aliechany. Hierra lo.
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taereaae
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cari'fulcuiiivaiMin. -meniawrieipoi
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of all kind), corn, wbest and
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A Day in French Court and the
Impressions it Makes on an
American Lawyer French Jus
tice is 5 wilt, but Expensive, and
Docs not Give "Square Deal"
to the Accussed.
1.
Of my time iu Paris I spent one
day in the court house in order to
witness a French trial of a cause.
They don't call it s court house,
but "Palais De Justice." It is in
deed a palace and the dilTeient
courts have their several rooms. I
dropped in the rriiuiual depart
tiient when I soon saw that some
t hi ui; of iiuportauce was to be tried.
Just what it was I could not learn
as everything was so Freuchy. liut
from all that I could gather the two
prisioners were charged with stab
bing a policeman. And, after the
trial was over, I was still like the
fellow who was asked if he knew
who struck Hilly l'atterson. His
answer was that he "did not know,
but from the great fame of that
noted assault aud battery he was
satisfied of one thing, and that was
Mr. Pattersou must have received
a hcll-of a lick." Whether or not
that polireuiau was killed, or which
if the prisoners hit him, if either
of them did, I could nut learn from
the evidence, but I was couvinced
of one thiiiL', and that was that
policeman got a terrible lick.
A French trial in court Is strict
ly a business affair with comical
features. The real trial, however,
takes place iu secret aud iu the ab
sence of the accused. The govern
ment's witnesses are examined by
the public prosecutor and their ev
idence reduced to writing and laid
before the court This preliminary
investigatiou takes the place of our
grand jury, aud is the real trial.
The w hole thing is then "cut and
dried'' and the public part is mere
lv fni innl uud nerfuuc.torv. It goes
through like greased machinery.
The court room was crowded and
a large number of well dressed la
dies, accompanied by their bus
bands or other geutlemeu, were
present. Kverythiug indicated that
the case was an important oue. A
large numlter bad only stauding
room, but tney remaitieu tnrougn-
out and heard the whole case. As
the time approached for tho eourt
(o open, clerks and other court ofll
eers were Hitting here and there,
placing books and piiors in their
proper places. Jiow and then a
lawyer in his gown would stroll in
and take his seat in the bar. It was
a foggy day and the lamps had to
be lighted. At the scheduled hour
a gong sou tided and the three judges
came iu from a rear room and walk
ed promptly to their chairs. The
audience rose and stood uutil the
judges were seated. They wore
gowns, were Diuu iieaiiexi aim up 10
the Shakespeare requirement "in
fair round belly." The public
prosecutor, wearing a gown like
judges, came iu with the judges
and took his seat above the bar tie
tweeu the judges and the jury. The
prisoners were brought in at a side
entrance in tho custody of five uni
formed police, who took their seats
iu the prisoners' box with the de
fendants. The jury sat just across
the bar facing the prisoners. The
two lawyers who defended sat just
in front of their clients, The names
of the jury were called and as each
man s name was called be held np
his right hand and responded.
There were no challenges and the
jurors were not sworn uor empan-
nclled. 1 he middle or chief justice
required the defendants to stand
un, read over to them the evidence
taken in private and then proceed
ed to examine and cross examine
the defendants at some length. The
defendants were not sworu nor did
they nllirm. The evidence taken
iu secret appeared to make out a
prima facia case and tbe prisoners
called upon to show cause why ver
dict and judgment should not be
rendered, ror several minutes bis
Honor fired volumes of questions
at the accused in rapid succession.
From his manner and tone of voice
he was decidedly "with the State."
Like tho billy goat in Governor
Gleuu's campaign joke, his Honor
had already voted, tie bad a most
voluble tongue. I have never be
fore seen a man who could say so
much with so little sense in it (to
me). Whenever the evidence of
the defendants suited him he would
sav "oui" (yes"), "oui" (yes), but
when it didn't suit him he would
say "belli ' ana mitketueni repeat.
He put them through a rigid cross-
examination, evidently trying to
liscredit them before the jury.
The prosecutor was satisfied with
the way things were going aud did
not open his mouth except to argue
the evidence. The defendants'
lawyers, under the French system,
could say nolhiug and his Honor
had matters all his own way. From
the beginniug to the end he was
virtually tbe whole thing. The
two other judges did not say or do
anything throughout tbe trial ex
cept sleep.
II.
When the examination of tbe pris
oners was concluded, the witnesses
for the government were called to
testify. There wss no calling over
the list to see if any were absent,
John Smith was not called at the
window and failed to answer, nor
did IUII Itrown out in the audience
answer "he will lie here; as I passed
this luorniug be was hitching up."
Every witness was ieuiH-d up iuau
adjoiuiug roura aud when his uame
waa called he marched like a Prus
sian guard quickly to a railing in
front of the judges, stood aud gave
in bis teotimouy. As soon as the
chief justice questioned him some
tbe witness marched out. There was
no cross examination. The coun
sel for the accused sat there "like
a kuoton a log." Much of the evi
dence was circumstantial aud many
letters, iustrnmeuts, etc, were put
iu evidence. These were all care
fully marked and shown to the jury
by a lawyer who took no other part
in the trial. The first wituess was
called to identify certain photo
graphs. He did uot take live min
uter). About eight witnesses lu
quick succession gave oral testi
1 ony. No one questioned them
except that voluble judgo in the
center. The wituesses were not
sworn but affirmed with up-lifted
hand. They did not hear each
other testify. The evidence of
most of the witnesses pleased old
Volubility, as lie constantly chimed
iu with that "oui, oiu." At one
time the prisoners' counsel reques
ted the court to ask the wituess
some questions. That is the near
est thing they had to cross exami
nation. Ou. or twice members of
the jury asked the court to put cer
tain questions to the witnesses.
The jurors apia-ared to lie men of
business and listened well to the
evidence and to the arguineuts.
The counsel for the defense put up
no witnesses and didn't put up
much of a light. But that was due
iu a great measure to their system
of laws. Iu a French trial a law
yer is a very small potato and
stringy ut that. When the evi
dence was closed a recess was taken
for the court to get a snack and the
jurors to get a drink. There is a
lunch room, with liquid refresh
ments, in the court house. (The
judges and lawyers cau get a driuk
if they want it. )
When the court re convened, or
atory began to How. The court
room was full and every body anx
ious to bear the speeches. The la
dies honored the orators with their
presence aud smiles. The argu
ment was otiencd by the public
to this time,
right. They took their seats again
aud old Volubility said a few words
to them and a few to the jury. Au
officer bauded tbe jury a jutjier
prolutbly the charge atraiut the
prisoners and they retired.
III.
Whether or not the policeman
waa killed I Could uot gather from
the evidence or the argumeut, but
the fact that the prisoners were al
j lowed a jury shoa cd t hat t he charge
was a grave oue. Iu trance the
accused is entitled to jury ouly in
serious felonies. Ami notwith
standing the importance of this case
it was tried in less than three hours.
Some of the brethren over in Meck
lenburg or in Stauly would have
addressed the jury that long. Hut
while the trials aits sieedy under
the Freuch system, it is at the ex
ieuM of the accused or their liti
gants. The state is everything aud
the individual uolhiug. Iu our
country much more time is requir
ed to try a case because the parties
to the suit have much more rights
under the law. The Anglo Saxon
believes in the rights of the indi
vidual and iu cm lung the rights of
the state. "The law's delay" is
something grievious, but it is au
incident of our system. Sometimes
the guilty go uuwhipjH-d of justice,
but w ho is to hi tine! Now aud
then we hear some fellow railing at
the law, the lawyers and the courts,
but when that same fellow l'oIh into
trouble or has suffered kijtig at
the hands of another he ifc"5 ill to
employ a lawyer and to insist on
all of his rights aud privileges
guaranteed him by the laws. In
response to this thoughtless clamor
there is au apparent tendency on
the pait of legislatures and courts
in certaiu states to depart from the
old landmarks and shave dowu the
rights and privileges of the indi
vidual. That there may be delects
in our law no one will deny, but
perfection isau"irideseent dream."
It were better after all to liear the
ills we have than to liy to those we
kuow not of. When that poor fel
low broke down aud cried he felt
iu his very heart that he had not
had a "square deal." He had
simply 1 ice 11 put iu a mill and
ground out without the slightest
consideration. He was practically
couvicted before his trial ts-gau ami
he knew it
With all of its speed French law
is uot more cheaply administered
thau ours is. With a jury to try
the facts there sit two surplus
judges on big salaries who took no
part iu the trial whatever. While
the lawyers were pleading they
both slept soundly. How I did
wish that one of the brethren of
the Anson county bur could have
that jury. He would
I'nion County Man Recovers Stolen Prisoner dives Sheriff Jip En-
piwcutor, .no, up to turn t.uir, . atltlrfKHtMl
nau sept penecuy qui et. ne was mtve wakfd 1((se HI1II,1 u j utleH
both fluent mil graceful, and spoke md U)t.m ,0 llreaw ofthuil.
aitogetnor in aconversaiionai tone. 1 .
He gestured with both bauds and
emphasized his argument by duck
ing his head, Ile did not move
out of bis tracks and never spoke
a moment over fifteen minutes. He
talked directly to the jury and ev
idently made a good impression on
tbem.
In a moment after he sat dowu
the red headed lawyer for the de
fense was on his feet speaking. He
wasted no time in drinking water,
fumbling with books or papers.
He looked the jury square in the
eyes and made a straight talk to
them. His voice was poor and he
did not command good atteution.
He often referred to the written ev
idence and a few times read por
tions of it to the jury. He was
pointing out the discrepancies in
the oral aud written testimony.
(Here is where his clients would
have profited by a cross examina-
Throughout the trial there was
the most perfect order. Judge Shaw
never had Is lter order in his court.
1 Besides the Ove policemen iu charge
of the two defendants, there were
scattered over the court room eight
or ten other officers, on big sala
ries, with shining caps and uni
forms on and swords dangling from
their sides, hvet ytliine was "as
still as a mouse" except old Vol
ubility. Nothing ou earth could
keen bim quiet
I left that court room a lietter
American. Iu some few things,
aud in a few particulars, foreign
countries may excel us but they
are few indeed. Our system of law
is the product of wise men, extract
ed from the wisdom, the experience
and wrongs stillered 111 the ages
cone by.
The more an American sees and
learns of foreign lands and their in
Turkeys in Charlotte.
harlolle Olnerver. Srd.
Early yenterday morning, when
Mr. aud Mrs. Sain Hood, of Sndy
Bulge township, I'nion county,
railed up their drove of Cue bronze
tut keys they missed a two year
old gobbler aud three young hens.
"A thief," said Mr. ll.ssl.
The place was examiued for
tracks or other aitrus of tbe unlaw
ful caller, but there was nothing
to indicate that any oue Lad beeu
around. The telephone was called
iuto service aud w ithin ten niiu-
utea after Mr. aud Mrs. Hood had
discovered the lotts of their Cue
fowls the police officers of the city
had been aoked to look out for the
turkeys of the bronze blood.
The jword was received at the
police station aud transmitted to
the hs-al merchants who deal iu
turkeys. Twenty minutes after the
officers had uotilied Mr. Johu I.il
lycrop of the theft a negro crawled
out of a buggy in front of his place
ou Fast Trade street aud unloaded
ur tine turkeys, a promisiug gob
bler aud three pretty hens.
"The stolen turkeys," declared
some one.
"They are fine," said Mrs. Lil-
lycrop.
Again (he telephone was brought
nto service and General Duke,
de.sk sergeaut at the police station,
was asked to seud after the negro
and turkeys. Palrolmeu Merrit
aud Malcoin responded aud soon
had the negro, John Massey. and
the fowls behind the bars. The
uegro was put iu a cell in the reg
ular ward aud the turkeys iu one
of the overtlow wards.
John Masse y lives as a tenant on
the Flat Branch place, owued by
Squire Henry Bryant. He drove
to town iu his buggy and brought
the turkeys with bim. Ou the way
to the city he picked up Maj. Boule-
ware, a well known Providence
township negro, who felt much
hagriued when he learued what
lia;l overtaken his traveling com
panion.
In talking with au Oliserver man
yesterday, Massey said that he bad
been led iuto trouble by a uegro by
the name of Wolfe, whose giveu
uame or residence he could not
give. He declared that be was
stopied ou the way by Wolfe and
asked to take some turkeys for
him. In doing the negro a turn
he fell into the bauds of the olli
eers. ueu t lnel irwiu heard
this tale lie told all who believed
it to take dinner on bim. No one
accepted the invitation.
It was said by Providence peo
ple, who were here yesterday, that
Massey hsd lieeu charged with
stealing cotton with other negroes
several years ago. If convicted
for stealing the turkeys be is like-
y to go to the chain gang for at
least 1'.' mouths.
The turkey incident w ill serve to
convince the people in the rural
districts that they cau get nnghty
close to town if they have tele
phones. Mr. Hood walked to his
home, took down the receiver and
asked ceutral at Provideuce to con
nect li i ixl with the police station
here, ami, within half au hour his
turkeys, alsmt fli worth, were
lin ked in a cell to await his or
tiers, tin the wav to Charlotte
Massey said to Major Bouleware
There s lots of wires along this
road." Those same wires caused
Massey 's arrest If they had been
touched a half an hour later the
turkeys would have been sold.
killed and their identity lost and
the negro gone without leaving
anything to say who be was.
v i 1. t tin.. :
lion.; ne sp ae lor aooui ii.teeu l8,iu,ions tlie 1)romllP he iHl,ome8
minutes aud then subsided iutoi, ,f ,,,',,.,,.'. iu lti,,,n (f
Jlt ,.1 11 . 01 mc 1(HI iiiui 110 10 ia iom v.
"innocuous desuetude." Prompt- ,
ly the other lawyer for the defense j "Times noblest offspring, the last,
arose aud went at once to the jury. Paris, Fram k.
He was a young man, tall and hand-
some. He had a musical voice and 1 It's the Inchest standard of qual
at once got the atteution of the jty, a natural tonic, cleanses your
jury. He spoke witn more annua- 'system, reddens the cheeks, bright
tion than the other two, but Btill in j
a conversation style aud tone. The
jury looked straight at him and
gave him good attention through
out He spoke twenty minutes.
At one time the public prosecutor
interrupted, but Chesterfield could
not have done so more courteously.
Tbe prisoners were again required
to stand up and both said a few
words in their own behalf. Oue
was a boy of some seventeen and
the other was a man. The latter
broke down and wept He seemed
to realize that bis "cake was
dough." Tbe boy's nerve was all
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Because they were w ithout per
manent place of alwde, two wo
men. Mary Crane, aired ;!3, and
Evelyn Kline, 21 years old, agreed
to die in a Baltimore hotel. 1 hey
turued ou the gas aud lay down ou
the bed. When discovered the
older of tho two was dying, but
the other will recover. She says
they entered into a pact to die,
life no longer being worth living.
Don't neglect your cough. ),
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Statistics show that in New York City
alone over 200 people die every week from
consumption.
And most of these consumptives might
be living now if they had not neglected the
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siic. villi- Landmark.
John I). Rockefeller, the million
aire bead ol tlie (Standard uu
trust, a lio is spending a month iu
ujnista, Ga., attended services iu
a negro church Suuday and some
oi the Augusta people are dm
pleased on account thereof. Koike
feller was given an ovation at the
church and put a t'-'O bill iu the
collection plate. The Augustans
should curb their wrath. Ibis is
a free country, aud if Mr. ltoeke-
feller prefers to go to a negro
hurch he should be permitted to
go there. It may be that services
in a negro church are a novelty to
him aud he went for that reason
If the white folks dou't like his
conduct we hope it will have the
ell'ect of stopping some of them
from chasiug Mr. Rockefeller for
the money he forces out of the
public, and from condoning tbe
iniquities of trusts simply because
some 01 the trust money closes
their mouths.
route to Penitentiary.
e-le-Uiru Aauaa.
Sunday morning Sheriff S. I.
Martin and Captaiu C. It Itlaka
started to Itaieigh with Thomas
Wheeler and Hank Lee, colored,
iuteudiug to place) each of tho
prisoners iu the peniteutiary. The
train on which they were to leave
gels here before day light, ud hen
it came, the oftict-ra were aaiting
with their prisoner. Each pris
oner was handcuffed, and to
Wheeler's bandcuffs there was at
tached a chuiu altout three feet in
Ikji :ar ....- . i.
.Tiicrui .ii in i u una v neeier to
get in and turned loose the chain
as he stepiied ou the traiu. Whefl
ei obeyed, but instead of walking
in the car, he stepped off the car
on the oilier side of the traiu,
darted under a box car and soon
disappeared. Captaiu Blake fired,
at him, but is uot intuitive that he
hit him. Some negroes have said
thut they saw a man answering
the description of Wheeler and
they say that he was going dowu
the Atlantic Const Line railway.
A reward of ?-'. wits ottered for
the arrest of Wheeler and later
Suuday afternoon, following tbe
instructions from the sheriff, who
as tbeu in K tlciL'li, a reward of
fill was offered. Deputy Sheriff
Martiul and Jailer Beverly siMnt
Suuday aud much of tbe time since
then trying to get some clue to his
hereabouts, but so far have been
unsuccessful. Sheriff Martin ar-
ved Suuday Liirht aud ut once
joined iu the search.
W heeler was seutenced to ten
years for breaking iuto four stores
at Morveu some tune ago. Ho has
manifested but little concern alsntt
is case and plead guilty, his at
torney beiug Mr. II. S. Boggau.
Mr. Boggau states that he believes
Wheeler is of a good family and
that this is his second otleuse, the
urst being the breaking iuto it
store at Jouesboro a few days prior
to the crime committed at Morven.
He says that Wheeler has K2.7.'
ou deposit at the First National
Bank here.
Neighbors Uot Fooled.
I w as literally coughiug myself to
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leave my Is d, and neighbors pre-
icted that I would never leave it
alive; but they got fooled, for thanks
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ur one dollar isittles to complete
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A New York lawyer lias made
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came back, took the lawyer to an old
looking city where the sun was so
bright it hurt his eyes. He swears
that this is a true bill, that ho was
in his senses when it happened, and
knows it is true.
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tried to shoot tbe boy ; but was
nqt quick enough, and the father
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