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"he Monroe Journ Volume XVIII. No. 4. Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, February 21, 1911. OneDok . Year. BIO ROBBERY IN QEORQIA. Southern's Fast Mall Held Up by nasked Bandits at White Sul phur Springs. Oa. Five Men Dynamite Express Car Safe on No. 36 and Steal $700. (iain.vMe, tit., M'lwli'h. 1Mb. Southern Railway train No. 30, the Totted States fast mail, bound from New Orleans to New York, was held up by five masked men at White Sulphur Springs, four miles from here at 3:13 o'clock this morn ing. The express car safe was dyn amited and the contents stolen. First reports said that more than $100,X) was taken, but Southern Railway officials declare the amount was 700. None of the passengers were molested. The robbers escaped in an auto mobilo and are now thought to be in Hall county, probably bound for North Georgia, where pursuit would be difficult. A posse is on tho trail. The robbers broke down the doors cf the railroad station at White Sul phur Springs, bound the night agent and set the signal for the train to stop. As the locomotive slowed up one of the men entered the cab and ordered the engineer to proceed to Luta, a small station several miles away. After a stop was made mem bers of the gang entered the express car and while one held the conduc tor and express messenger at the point of the gun the others blew open the door of the safe containing tne money. The scene in the express car was one of destruction and complete dis order. The inner wall of the car where the small safe stood was splin tered, the overhead arc being broken and the ventilator windows on the roof smashed. Much of the express that stood near the safe when the explosion occurred was damaged. Nearby was a large safe, but this was not hurt. It was too big and strong for the yeggmen to handle and so they did not make a s?rious attempt to dynamite it. In this safe was a sura estimated at $65,000. The small safe opened comparatively easy, but only $700 was secured. The robbers were after she express money and did not risk the rifling of the train. Capt. Mauney was the first eye witness of the affair seen. He stated that the first intimation he bad of anything out of the ordinary was the slow-up of the train at White Sul phur at 3:1.1. He did not under stand it and so started out to inves tigate as soon as the train came to a stop. The cars were in a deep cut and it was very dark save for the lights from the windows. "I had hardly more than gotten on the ground and started up to the front when a masked man stepped out of the darkness and throwing a pistol in my face, ordered me to halt. I did so out not thinking for one moment that anything serious was happening, I knocked the gun down with my arm and staited on by ex claiming: "Cut out your foolishness and put up that gun. What is the matter that the train should stop? "I thought some one was trying to play a joke on me," continued Capt. Mauney, "and I was not in a frame of mind to humor it. As I attempt ed to push on ahead, however, the man shouted: " 'If you don't throw up your hands and get back into that car, I will blow your bead c IT. I did not even then comprehend what was going on. I saw that the fellow was masked but he looked like a countryman and so I again tried to push on by. " 'You d n fool, if you don't get on back in that car I will shoot you in your tracks," said he. I stopped and asked what was the matter and he then told me it aj a holdup and that the gang was going to blow the express safe. I was covered and did not see that I could do anything and so I returned to the car. "I heard the men calliag to them selves," continued Capt. Mauney. "They used numbers and not names. There were seven called but I only saw five. One man was on one side of the train holding the crew and passengers back while another was on the other side doing similar duty. There was no attempt to rob anyone nor was anyone hurt. The place was admirably suited to the purpose for the banks prevented any of the pas sengers from getting away from the train without being seen. After the two explosions in the express cars, the yeggmen dissappeared as if by magic. As quickly as I could I re ported to headquarters." The eipress car robbed was in charge of Special Messenger B. Mil ler. In talking of the affair yester day on his arrival here, he said: "My first intimation of the holdup was the signal of a bad rail ahead. The engineer immediately choked down the train and all of ns looked out the doors to see what the trouble was. As the train came to a stand still shots were tired. All express car doors were slammed shut except one. This door was left open in the excitement and it was through it that the robbers entered the car. They placed a gun at my head and told me to get out. I waited a sec ond or two and when I heard shots being fired on the outside I left the car. On the outside I was held up, and my hands were in the air. I heard two explosions. The first was not so loud, but the second was tre mendous. I thought the whole car had been shattered. Six of the win dows were torn to pieces. The pas sengers rushed to the windows and doors, but seeing armed men hud dled together inside the car. There were seven in the band. "There were two safes of money in my express car. The large safe contained $65,000, but the small safe, the one bltxvn open, contained $ 1,000, and every cent was taken. "It was a tenible experience, al though not a man was injured. The robbers didn't strike a blow. At first we thought the men were inex perienced, but two were recognized and I could identify them if Been again. While I was being help up at the point of the pistol, the flagman and engineer were also experiencing the same. As soon as the money from the smaller safe was secured the two men who were working inside the car came to the door and jumped. All of us were ordered to get back on the train and with the pistols still on us we were ordered to move. Ai the train started the men darted down the embankment and were lot t in the heavy woods." Recorder's Court. Atlas Mullis, violating ordinance No. 76; $2 and costs. Sam liar key, disposing of mort gaged property; G months on roads. Appeals. S. M. Bradly, false pretense; bond of $25 to Superior court. John Williams, carrying concealed weapons; $17 and one-half costs. John Williams, assault with, dead ly weapon; one-half costs. John Brown, assault and battery; one-half costs. John Brown, carrying concealed weapons; $10 and one-half costs. Ella Horn, keeping liquor for sale; not guilty. Ella Horn, selling liquor; 12 months in jail. Appeals; bond, $100. Dock Blackwelder, violating ordi nance No. 70; costs. Troy I)vett, violating ordinance No. 70; $3 and costs. F. II. Austin, assault; $1 and costs. W. L. Marsh, assault with deadly weapon; $15 and costs. Frank McManus, assault with deadly weapon; $5 and costs. Tom Sikes, delivering liquor; CO days on roads. Lonnie Sturdivant, assault and battery; costs and good behavior. Pet Stevens, assault and battery; nol. pros. Plyler's Sentence Commuted. Raleigh Nwp and Olmerver of Krlclay. Charles B. Plyler of Union county will not be eloctrocuted today. Yes terday Governor Kitchin exercised executive clemency and changed his sentence to imprisonment and hard labor in the State prison for life. In the last two days urgent appeals have been made in Plyler's behalf. The reasons for the commutation of Plyler's sentence, as given yester day by Governor Kitchin, are: "Prisoner was properly convicted. He and deceased were enemies and threats had been made by both. Prisoner was blind in one eye and claims that he was afraid that in a difficulty he would probably be kill ed owing to his blindness. After the prisoner was convicted he told the whole story of the homicide, im plicating three others, and these three were convicted of murder in the second degree. Without his aid the State would not have convicted the other criminals. Twelve jurors who tried him and the judge who tried his accomplices, all recommend clemency, so do a great many other citizens. I commute his sentence to imprisonment for life at hard labor in State's prison." for bewlacb Dr. Mllea' AoU-flli PU1 White Han Kills Nejrro on Crowded Street in Wadesboro. WtdMburu Sper ial . 1Mb. to CharMte Wivr. Following a week of unusual quiet, Wadesboro experienced enough ex citement this afternoon within an hour to stir even a city. Four per sonal diflic unties, none of them, how ever, with serious results, although they will result in court cases, and the shooting down of a negro on a business street in the busiest time of the day, has stirred the tewnmore than any occurrence in many moons. Shortly after 4 o'clock this after noon Mr. James Allen shot and kill ed Treze Hammond, a negro. The shooting occurred on Rutherford street immediately in front of the store of Adam Green, who is also the coroner of the county. It was the time of the day when the side walks were crowded with Saturday shoppers and in a few minutes a great crowd was gathered. The ne gro was shot twice, the last bullet striking him in the center of the back as he attempted to get away, and he fell to the sidewalk and died in a few minutes without making any statement. There is much difficulty in get ting at the facts of the shooting and several parties who testified at the inquest held tonight insist that there was no quarrel, but that Mr. Allen shot three times without any word of warning. Others state that the negro first attacked Mr. Allen and was advancing on him when the shots were fired. Mr. Allen was formerly a member of the police force and immediately after the shooting walked to the court house and surrendered to Sher iff Lowry, and is in jail pending a bearing. He states that the negro attacked him and when warned to keep away continued to advance and made a motion as if to draw a weap on. He acknowledges the shooting, but claims to have acted in self defense. The inquest held tonight resulted in a verdict ordering Mr. Allen held for the killing and from the exami nation of the body it appears that only two of the three shots fired struck the men and both of these are in the back. The first shot went wild, and then Hammond made the attempt to get away, and the last shot struck him as he started into the store of J. E. C. Hill. Death of fir. R. E. Evans. Mr. Robert E. Evans died early last Wednesday morning at Broad oaks Sanitarium, Dr. Taylor's hospi tal in Morganton, where he was taken for treatment about two weeks ago, cf pneumonia. Mr. Evans was a son of the late Mr. B. A. Evans and was born in Chesterfield county, S. C, 38 years ago. He had been living in Monroe several years and was engaged in the mercantile business and recently sold out his business interests. Near ly twelve years ago he married Miss Lura Ianey, daughter of the late A. A. Ianey of Monroe, and she with a little son and a little daughter sur vive. He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. M. F. Evans of Ker shaw, S. C; a brother, Mr. W. C. Evans of Texas, and three sisters, Mesdames A. C. Brasington of Ker shaw, S. C, S. F. Brasington of Camden, S. C., and Lucile Beckham of Kershaw, S. C. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon at Mr. Evans' late resi dence on Church Btreet by Rev. Braxton Craig and Dr. J. II. Weaver. The following were the pall bearers: Messrs. T. P. Dillon, J. W. Fowler, J. R. English, W. C. Heath, Neil Redfearn, J. II. Lee. Mr. Evans was a member of Hough Houston Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles. This order was very atten tive to the deceased in his illness and to the family after his death, sending a delegation to Charlotte to meet the remains and attending the funeral in a body. Death of Mrs. J. 0. Outledge. Mrs. Mary Jane Gulledge, wife of Rev. J. G. Gulledge of Lanes Creek township, died of cancer last Friday. She was about fifty years old and a member of the Baptist church. Mrs. Gulledge was a sister of Messrs. Sanford, II. C, Rviford, R. L , and T. P. Smith and Mrs. G. C. Morgan. The remains were buried at Philadelphia church Saturday. Besides the husband, three chil dren survive to mourn the loss of a devoted wife and affectionate mother. . If .you need Glasses, see Dr. H. Smitn, eyesight specialist, who will be at his oflice, Monroe, N. C, till some time in March. TRAQEDY AT HIQH POINT. Mose Speaks Murders Wife and Fatally Wounds Son-in-1 .aw. High Point Bpreial. 1Mb. to Cbarlolte Herer. Mose Speaks, a resident of Clover dale, a suburb south of this city, committed this morning w hat is con sidered the most dastardly crime in the history of High Point. About 5 o'clock he arose, went to the home of his son-in-law, Will Miller, about three blocks away, awoke him and told him that he, Speaks, had a let ter for Miller. While Miller was dressing and in the position of put ting on his shoes, Speaks sprang upon him with a large butcher knife and stabbed him a number of times, once between the eighth rib, once on the right hip and once on the right arm. The first stab sev ered the left half of the lung and will probably cause his death. From Miller's home, Speaks went directly to his own house, entered the same, where his wife and one son were eating breakfast, sprang upon his wife and stabbed her three times in the right breast, killing her almost instantly. The son. who was in the room with his mother at the time, was so completely shocked at the crime that he made no attempt to overpower his father, who made good his escape. Leaving the house, he was heard to say he was going over to the silk mill, where one of his daughters was at work, to kill her. It is said Speaks went to the silk mill and called for his daughter, but was not permitted to see ber. By the time the officers could be notified and get to the scene, Speaks had made good his escape and has not yet been lo cated. A thorough search is being made and no effort will be left un done to locate the criminal. No reason is advanced for the deed of this desperate man other than that his life has been one of mystery to all who knew him. Fcr a number of years he has been con sidered unbalanced mentally and has been of a roving disposition, never staying at home with his fam ily About two years ago he wan dered up into the State of Massachu setts, where he was committed to an insane asylum near Boston, but after keeping him there for some time the institution got in touch with his family and agreed to release him if they would take care cf him. This they agreed to do, but he gave the family more or less trouble all the time. Resolutions by I 0. 0. F. On Sunday, January 22nd, death entered our raoks and claimed as its victim our brother, J. M. Porter; therefore be it resolved, 1st, That Monroe Lodge No. 210, I. 0. 0. F., feels keenly the loss of this our brother, who had proven himself loyal and punctual as an Odd Fellow and who in his daily life was striving to live the princi ples of Friendship, Love and Truth; 2nd, That we extend to the family of the deceased our sincerest sympa thy in this dark hour; 3rd, That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to the bereaved family, a copy furnished to each of our city papers and to the North Carolina Odd Fellow for publication, and a copy placed upon the records of our lodge. L. 1 . N "son, W. Z. F.UUNER, H. L. Crowell, Committee. Death has entered the home of our brother, J. A. McCall.and has taken from that home its beloved little one. Our brother's loss is our Iocs, for that which affects any part of the body in a way affects the whole body; as we are one in joy and success, so are we also one in sorrow and ad versity. Therefore we, the members of Mon roe Lodge No. 210, Independent Or der of Odd Fellows, desire to extend to our brother and his family our sincere sympathy in this time of trial and to assure bun tliat tnis hour only serves to draw the cords of Friendship, love and Truth the closer about us. We desire further, that a copy of this be sent the family, to our city papers, and a copy placed upon the records of our lodge. L. P. Wilson. J. D. Fai i.kner, S. D. Fau.k, Committee. V)ift vnn harit a ml, I cot a bottle of l hanilrlain s iouj.li Kemeuy. u win H w .mi in, ttll rii.lit anil ilt a.nl oft any tendency lowrd pneumonia. Thia rsineilr contain no oiihiii or oiner nan it and may ht given aa confidently to a baby at to au adult tsdd j all di-alen, Death of Dr. H. C. Houston. After a long illness and a brave fight for life, Dr. Henry C. Houston of Waxhaw died Saturday morning between 8 and D o clock at his home, of tuberculosis. He had been suf fering with this disease for about ten years, but until a few months ago he bad been able to attend to the duties of his profession. Dr. Houston was a son of the late Mr. James Houston and like his father was a man of high character and sterling worth to the communi ty in which he lived. Had he lived till April he would have been forty- one years old. He graduated in medicine at any early age and al ways stood high in his profession. He is survived by his wife and three sisters, Misses Mollie and Min nie Houston and Mrs. W. D. Haw field. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and a Mason, holding his membership with the Monroe lodge, and was buried with Masonic honors by the members of Monroe and Waxhaw lodges. A special train bore the funeral party from Waxhaw to Monroe Sun day and the funeral was held at Cen tral Methodist church, conducted by Rev. Mr. Campbell of the axbaw M. E. church and Rev. Mr. Robert son of the Presbyterian church. One Negro Kills Another. John Peyton, an 18 year-old col ored boy, was shot by Sylvester Dos- tor last Wednesday night, from the effects of which he died Thursday night The mother of Peyton had sent him to the home of Sylvester, who lives on Mr. J. B. Doster's place in Buford township, to get his sister, who was living with Sylvester, to go home. Peyton undertook to make his sister go home with him and Sylvester took the part of the wom an, resulting in the boy getting the whole load of 6hot from a gun in bis thigh and lower part of his body. Dr. J. M. Blair, who went to see Peyton, notified the sheriff of the af fair and Deputy Sheriff Jule Griffith and Clifford Fowler went after the man and captured him just as he was gettiog ready to skip out. He is now in jail awaiting trial. Colored People Interested. Written fur The Journal. The colored people of Monroe are manifesting a greater interest in their school this year than ever be fore. Many of the patrons have vis ited the school and are beginning to realize the arduous task of Prof. W, C. Killingsworth and his two assist ant teachers. The enrollment is 270, or 90 pupils to the teacher. The teachers are faithful, doing all they can to rightly instruct the children, but they are laboring at a decided disadvantage. Besides baing over burdened with work, the teachers have called attention to class room sanitation, which is not good, be cause of the large number of pupils in each room. In order to alleviate the congested condition of affairs, Principal Killingsworth has asked his people to make some humble ef fort toward the enlargement of the present school building, by subscrib ing a hundred dollars or two, to be used for that purpose only. The peo ple are subscribing freely. A neat little sum has already been deposit ed in one of the banks of the city. Whatever amount of money that can be realized by the end of this school term will be turned over to the prop er authorities, praying that they sup ply the deficiency and order the building enlarged. X. Mr. Samuel Wittkowsky, the pio neer building and loan promoter of the South and one of Charlotte's wealthiest citizens, died last Wed nesday afternoon, death coming without warning. Mr. Wittkowsky was vice president of tho I'nited States league cf building and loan associations, president of the State league, and a large stockholder in several local institutions. OUR RIGHTS. Out right extend just to the place where o'.hen rights begin and not an inch further. Before we begm lo talk ahout them it is well (or us to examine the boundary line close ly. The man who "stands upon hit right" U not always a pleasant or wtll poised figure ; he often has one fool upon his neighbor's ground. One more, and last call for taxes. John Griffith, Sheriff. CONTESTANTS FINE WORK. Votes Piling l Rapidly Many Took Advantage of Bonus Offer. 5everl Running Close Together This Week. For those contestants who Lave not gone to work I want to insist upon the word "determination." lio peat the word several times before you eat your breakfast, then you will start out your day with renewed success, and you will be so imbui-d with the idea of nothing but success that every one ycu approach v. ill not have the heart to refuse you and cast a shadow over your beaming coun tenance. Try it, contestants, and see how well it works. It is a very go&d rule to use every day in your life. Never take "No" as an answer. just smile and pass on to the next and renew your smile the next time you see them. It's like the first an swer a girl gives the man she loves. She says "No," but she does not say it like she means it. Ihey like to hear it more than once. They do not want to appear anxious. They are afraid you won't appreciate t lera if they say yes the first time. Its the same with some men when you ask for their money for a subscrip tion even n it is something they very much desire "so sudden," you know and, in some cases, he has got to get use to the fad. But be will soon fall into line and find out he cannot afford to be behind the times. Every one in Monroe, Union county and the surrounding coun ties must be enrolled on the list of subscribers to The Carolina Demo crat. And, contestants, "determina tion" must be your pass word. Plan your day's work a day ahead and get up the next morning and smile and repeat the word determination until you feel confident you will bring in at least hve that day. Mrs. T. C. Horton has quite good use of the word determination. Miss Nell Curlee is another young: lady who practices the word deter mination, backed up by the untiring vim and push of her friends. We have a new contestant this week in the fore ranks of our con test workers, Miss Maude Stalling. Miss Kathryno McDowell has also been working. We also have a number of new contestants from Marshville and Waxhaw. Free Bonus Offer. Contestants, now is your time while bonus votes are running high. Here is the offer for this week: For every 10 one year sub ?cri je ttons to The Carolina Democrat turned in at one time between now and Saturday night, Feb 25ih, 1 will give 25,000 votes. This you may do as often as you. If you can turn in a club of ten each day dur ing the remainder of the week you will be entitled to 100,000 votes. All those intending to take part in the contest had better start in now while the bonus offers are so liberal. You cannot afford to lose all those generous free votes, ii you intend to take part in the nee for the piano and other priz.es. To the contestants sending" fn a 5-year subscription, I will give an extra prize of 10,000 votes. Tho 5 year subscription will not count in the other bonus offer. This is a separate offer. M.ude Tawney, Contest Manaer. Standing of Contestants. Mrs. J. D. Warren 8,000 " T. C. Horton 21,950 " W. C. Perry 12,625 " F. G. Honderson 8,ooo " Etta Griffin 5,ooo " II. M. I'lmer 5,ooo " J. Hurler Griffin 5,ooo- " B. II. Griffin 5,ooo MissOnaI.ong 5,ooo " Nell Curlee 35,!I25 " Maude Stallings 25,075 " Katherine McDowell ... 1D,100 " Lessic Houston 13,500 " Kathleen Whil field- 8,225 " Margueritte Houston- .r,ooo " Gertrude Roe 7,oco " Hal lie Benton 5,000 " Ruby Simpson 5,ooo " Kathleen Nelson ...... 5,oco " I sa belle Horn 5,ooo " Ola Bruner . 5 ,000 " Jessio Benton-. .... 5,ooo " Beth English 5,ooo " Frances Lee 5 ,000 " Connie Fairley 5,000 " Blanche McElroy 5.cco " Annie Barrett f,oto " Lillie Tillman 5,ooo " Ola Broom 5,ooo " Edna Niven 5,x " Mary Keziah ...... f,ooo " Floe Broom- ... .r,cco " Laura McCain 5,ooo " Fay Cunningham 5,000
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