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MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1911.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
DEATH OF MR. DAVIS ARM-FIELD.
Passed Away in the Strength of
His Young Manhood One Who
Stood High in the Estimation
of the County.
The sudden illness of Mr. Da
vis Armficld. which was toM in
The .Journal last wis k. terminat
ed in his death Mt 10:M, Thurs
day, St-pt. 1:1. From the time of
the beginning of his serious ill
ness Saturday morning, following
the operation that night, his lite
hung in the balance, his people
hoping from hour to hour that
his robust constitution might
withstand the terrible straiu. As
told last week, the operation for
appendicitis was itself satisfacto
ry. However, his heart was una
ble to stand the strain, and be
died in spite of all that could he
done.
When he died there passed a
way one possessed of all the qual
ities of real manhood generous,
tender, strong and true. No
young man among us possessed
to a greater degree the respect
and eonfulenee of all who knew
him. He was clean cud true, in
side ami out, and the expressions
of esteem among the people have
been sincere and universal. If
one word of derogation has ever
been spoken of him by anyone,
this writer never heard of it. He
never made pretense to he
aught than what he was, and
anywhere and everywhere, and
always, was the same even tem
pered, unassuming, straightfor
ward man whom we all admire,
lie never put himself or his opin
ions forward, nor did he. as he
coin) a true man. fail to let it
Ik- known where lie stood or what
he thought if occasion demanded.
In his husiinss dealings he hail
the utmost confidence of those
who dealt with liiiu.
lie served us town alderman,
as road commissioner, and as
chief of the fire department. He
was honored and trusted in all
these rtlatious as in his private
affairs.
As is well known, Mr. Armficld
was the son of Mr. K. A. Arm
field. He is survived by his
aged parents and by bis sev
eral brothers and sisters, his
death having been the first in
the family, except an infant many
years ago. The brothers are
Messrs. Frank. Rufus. Horace
aid Kmslev Armficld; the sisters
Mesdames W. ('. Heath, V. S.
Lee, J. W. l.aney, and S. II. Hud
son. Mr. Armficld was married
in 1!'07 to Miss Annie Ragan of
High Point, who with a little,
daughter, two years old. survives.
The funeral was held at the
house on Thursday afternoon,
conducted by Dr. J. II. Weaver,
of whose church the deceased was
a member. A great many friends
from different sections of the
county were present. .uanv neai.
tiful floral offerings were laid
upon the new made grave.
Warren County Scene of Fearful
Crime.
Warrcnton. Sept. 17. A negro
George Marshall, lately returned
trom the North, late yesterday
afternoon criminally assaulted
Mrs. J. E. Chaplan. the wife of
a respectable farmer of Vieksbn
ro. 14 miles from here, alter hav
ing threatened to kill her. When
her father learned of it. and went
after the negro, the latter shot
him twice, perhaps fatally injur
ing him. Then the neighborhood
was aroused and the negro barri
caded himself in a house. When
the sheriff came to arrest him,
the negro shot bin: and two other
ihembers of the poss. This morn
ing after the house had been
watched all night the negro's fa
ther, by a ruse, entered the house
with other negroes and overpow
ered him, when the isisse rushed
in, bound hint and brought him
here to jail. The whole of two
counties is aroused over the atro
cious deed and it is reported that
a mob will attempt to lynch him
tonight. Court convenes tomor
row morning and if not lynched
he will he tried at once.
There will lie a reunion at the
home of Mrs. Melissa Stani'S
near Mt. Prospect on Friday.
Sept. 22. The public is invited
to come and bring well filled basket.
News From Wahaw Enterprise.
Miss F.llie Hudson began teach
ing school at Providence List
Monday.
Mis Mamie Hill left recently
enter school ill AHiermarle.
Misses Bcttie Di IIIK V and
Sara Stephenson have cut reed
Statesvile Female College.
Mr. Carl Wolfe left last Moii
dav for Spencer to be present
at the marriage of his sister. Miss
Mary Wolfe, to .Mr. A. J. Bla
lock, which occured at that city
Tnesdav morning.
Mr. J. H. Codfrey of Walkcrs
ville is right sick with typhoid
fever.
Miss Emma Hunter of Mat
thews has gone to Whitakers,
where she will teach this year.
Mr. Joe Rodgves of Stout has
gone to Pembroke, where he has
accepted a H)sition.
Mr. William Gordon, an aged
and rsepeetd citizen near here,
died last Sunday morning at the
home of his son, Mr. William
Gordon Jr. He has been in poor
health for several years, but was
critically ill only a few weeks.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. K. S. Green of Van
Wyck and he was buried at lie
lair. Mr. Gordon was a Confed
erate soldier. He was 72 years
old and is survived by a large
number of children and grand
children in this community.
('apt. T. W. Taylor and family,
who have leen spending the lat
few weeks in Waco, Tex., re
turned home last Saturday, ('apt.
Taylor brought back with him
some horned toads, one of which
he left at this office, and it has
two genuine horns from which
it spouts a deadly poison when
irritated. It is alnjut the size of
an vordiuary toad and is made
n; something after the fashion
of a lizard, a toad and terrapin.
The Raleigh Daily Timcs.tlie on
ly evening paper in Raleigh was
sold last week for ifctf.OOO in
gold Tinier the new management
of Mr J K Clark, formerly of this
community becomes its e.hto
Mr. Clark is a young man of abili
tv and has grown rapidly in tin
newspaper field I'nder his
leadership The Times is bound to
prosper.
Last year the first bale of cot
Ion was sold on this market Sept
Dth. On tha date this year Mr.
(iambic report a sale of W5 bales
The cotton market here is much
hetier man at other towns in
this section and farmers from
distance find it to their advan
tage to bring their cotton here,
Mr. L. L. Finclier of Huford
township has a patch of very fine
corn the Mammoth White PimIi
tie variety, wmic stamting in
one sHt in the field a few days
ago, lot. William ile horter
touched with a yardstick 215
ears of this corn. This can be
vouched for by Messrs. William
Richardson and J. W. Stanies,
who witnessed it.
The College Hill Farmers' I'n-
ion met last Saturday night and
decided to buy a shredder. And
instead of pulling fodder this
year they will have their corn
shredded and thcrchv save much
rough feed for the stock. Tin
local requests that all farmers in
that section do not pull their
fodder but wait for the machine.
Mr. .lames W. Starnes and Mrs
Kancion lelk were married last
Sunday at the home of the bride.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. R. II. .lames of Monroe.
The wedding was a unit affair
and only a few relatives and in
Innate friends were invited.
' Recorder's Court.
Walter Lanev, colored, false
pretense; prosecutor permitted
to withdraw warrant; defendant
to pay costs.
Potea Alsobrooks, colored, dis
turbing public meeting; $10 and
costs.
Jesse SWiteti. assault ; costs.
Brady Austin, trespass on land
costs.
Sol Strnes. colored, violating
ordinance 76; $2.."() ami cists.
Gilbert Davis, colored, assault
and battery; .." and costs.
Milt McKeithan, colored, as
sault and battery; $5 and costs.
Cotton Seed.
We want all the seed yon have
to sell, and we will give you free
stalls for your horses.
J. H. Nash & Son.
PRICES FOUND GUILTY.
One Sentenced to Roads Seven
Years, One for Three Years.
Pathetic Scene.
Wadcsboro M. & l.i
After having been out two
hours aud twenty minutes the
ringing of the court house bell
Saturday night at S:tti) o'clock
was the signal that the jury in
the lrice murder trial was ready
to render their verdict. A large
crowd quickly gathered in the
court room and an expectant
hiLsh fell upon the throng as
Judge Furgusou took his seat
and called upon Clerk W. K. Hog
gan to take the verdict. The
clerk then asked the jury if they
had agreed upon their verdict
and every ear was tense with at
tention as the reply came that
they had, and that they found
the prisoners guilty of murder in
the second degree. Tlie jury rec
ommended Robert Price to the
mercy of the court.
Immediately following the ver
dict there was, jH-rhaps, the most
pathetic scene ever enacted in
the court house. The aged moth
er, the wife and sister, the two
brothers and the defendants them
selves all broke down and wept
as if their hearts would break.
The scene was pitiful and heart
rending to such an extent that
even strong men found it diffi
cult to restrain their tears. Jesse
Price has seven children, the old
est lieing only seven years old
and the youngest five mouths.
Judge Fursruson sentenced .les
se Price to the roads for sewn
years and Robert Price for three
years. Both defendants appealed.
Jesse and Robert Price, broth
ers, were placed on trial hist
Tuesday morning for murder in
the second degree on the charge
of killing Lester Rushing at the
home of Jesse Price on the 17th
day of last October. The evi
dence was concluded Friday af
ternoon and one speech for the
State, that of Mr. .1. C. Sikes of
Monroe, was made. A night :cs
sion was held at which Mr. .las.
A. Lockhart opened for the de
fendants. Saturday morning Mr.
J. W. Gulledge spoke for the
State and was followed by Messrs-
T. L. Caudle and L. D. Rob
inson for the Prices. Solicitor
Stack closed for the State. The
Judge then charged the jury most
exhaustively, concluding just Ik
fore dark.
Marriage Tomorrow.
Miss Elizabeth Shelle, who has
been at the Lee &Lee Company's
some months, left a few days ago
for her home at Rutherford Col
lege, where, at six ocloek to
morrow, she will be married to
Mr. C. P. Hipp, who has a posi
tion with the Seaboard. After i
wedding trip of two weeks they
will return to Monroe wher
thev have alreadv furnished their
home in the MeCauley section
The wedding will be a quiet one.
Misses Edith Wager and Kathrine
McDowell will leave tonight to
attend the marriage.
Gave the Gold to the Finders.
Denver Republican.
Reuben Slockwell lllld S. W
White have won their suit against
William Taylor to recover !.
IIIHI 111 gold Which thev tollllil ill
his rock cellar two years ago.
Stockwell and White were em
idoved lv lavlor to deeiN'ii ami
enlarge the cellar. In doing the
work they dug up a pot contain
ing over . 1.011(1 in gold. Taylor
claimed n ami inc.' gave n 10
i i . ..1 , . . ...
him. Later thev decided to sue
for it, and although Taylor and
his wife swore they had buried
it in the ccllifr and showed in the
court another pot containing .
(MIO in gold, they claimed that
they had buried in the same way.
the jury decided that White and
Stockwell were entitled to their
find.
Mr. 11. W. P.. Whitley, son of
Mr. Philip Whitley of Huford
township, lias located at the
thriving town of Raeford, the
capital of the new county of
Hoke, for the practice of law. lie
has thoroughly prepared himself
in the schools and will no doubt
ake a fine success in bis field.
11c has associated himself with
Mr. W. S. Thomas, an old law
yer, and the firm name is Thom
as & nit icy.
Killed Man and Assaulted Wo
man. Jaeks"ii ille. Fla.. S. 1 1. 17.
Cicero Thompson, a carpo.tir.
was killed and a lady co'i.pan.i.i;
whom be was accompanying hone!
was criminally assaulted by an
unknown negro at Ortego, a sub
urb of this city, early this morn
ing. It is feared that n lyh-h-ing
will follow the arrest unbss
the authorities can spirit the ne
groes to jail without giving the
alarm.
The white couple had takeu the
last car home and were accosted
by the negro about half a mile
from the car liuc. Without pre
liminaries the negro fired point
blank at Thompson, killing him
instantly, one bullet going
through the brain and the second
near the heart. The woman stood
terror stricken and was next at
tacked by the negro, who ehok
rd her into unconsciousness be
fore accomplishing his fiendish
deed. .
The totality where the died
was committed is sparsely settled
and no one heard the shots or the
screams at the time. The wom
an finally regained consciousness
and sought out some neighbors
and the alarm was given. A les
see was formed and the woods
in the vicinity have been scour
ed without results.
Death of Dr liigg3.
Rev. Dr. Gilbert Higgs. once
pastor of the Episcopal church
here died ill Atlanta September
7th. The Atlanta Georgian says:
"Funeral services over the re
mains of the Rev. Gilbert Higgs.
aged b7. who died Thursday at a
privat" sanitarium, will be held
ti o'clock Friday afternoon in St.
Philips Cathedral. All of the cler
gymen of the city are invited in
attend.
"The remains will be t.-.kei: to
Mr. Higgs' former Lome, Key
West, Fla.. for interment. Mrs.
Higgs Mid her daughters. Missis
Ruth aid Marian Higgs. will ac
co.dj., t (lie ri maiii' to I y- W.-st
and will make their home there
in the future.
"Horn of Knglish parentage in
the Heruiiiila Islands. Mr. Higgs
chose the ministry as his profes
sion. He received his degree at
the I'liiversity of the South, Se
Wanee. Tenn. In l!74 he was
ordained an Episcopal minisfr
ami took up missionary wvrk in
the Western field. For fourteen
years he tailored in North Caroli
na. He was formerly dean of the
diocese of North Carolina.
"The first parish work done
by Mr. Higgs was in Key West,
where he served fourteen y-ars.
He had had charges here at the
Church of the Holy Comforter.
St. Andrews Mission. Coihge
Park and Fast Point. St. Timo
thys, at Kirkwood and Kpiphin.y
at Inuutn Park. For the pit.st
six years he had been continuous
ly in Atlanta, his last charge
ing St. Philips Cathedral. In all
Mr. Higgs had served -17 wa.s
as an Fpienpal minister."
Rested Well in Jail.
Chicago, Sept. 14 Han"'
!;:ng.
1 ;.!-
a piano maiuifaetun r. told
nieipal Judge Neweomir 1
that last night's was the first
et sleep he had had in tie
teen years he had 1 n mar
lie was in jail.
"We would haxe a spi.t."
told the court, "my wife said
would call the police. Any:
to please, I told her, 'I'll
1 1 1 1 1 1 myself.'"
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ing '1 11
Whell P.lirg reached tin
station there were half a
poiie.
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reh;'cives wailing to hail h!:n oi.t,
but the husband refused.
"Il was Ihe first time I ever
got the best ol lnv wile, veld
ic. "I'd rather go to ji! li.nn
lislen to a woman, would hoi
you .'"
Judge Newcomer did not an
swer and Herg added :
"Oh, well, you don t kinv oiy
wife. "
Master Vernon McLarty, son
of Mr. Eugene McLarty, wi s op
erated on at Greensboro yester
day for appendicitis. He was nt
White Store last Saturday when
suddenly taken ill. Mr. Ran-
lolpb Red fen n took him at once
to Greensboro, where he was met
by his father and the operation
at once performed. He is now
d'jing nicely.
HAWKINS MURDER MYSTERY
Found That the Pretty Yourjj
Girl Came to Her Death From
a Criminal Operation. But No
Arrests Have Been Made.
After several sessions of the
coroner's jury in tie- cas of
pretty Myrtle Hawkins !" 1 1 -ti-dersonville,
whov derayihg body
was found in a Like Sunday be
fore last, no arrests have t
been made. It has been d-t Tluill
ed. however, that the girl came
to her death from a criminal op
eration designed to hide her
shame. She was engaged to a
young man of Johnson City, but
he was in no way implicated. It
is strange to say, no arrests have
been nude, but the officres say
that there will be ia due time.
HiK rewards have been offered
and many detectives are working
on the case. The following ac
count of one of the inquests is
about all that has been learned:
Ilendersonville, X. C. .Sept. 1.1.
George Bradley, a young mar
ried man, was asked today at the
reopened inquest in the ease of
Pl-year-old Myrtle Hawkins,
whose body was found floating
in Osceola lake last Sunday, af
ter a criminal operation had
been jierformed. if lie was not
resK)iisbile for her condition and
if he did not conspire with his
wife and his partner in a plumb
ing establishment, A. M. McCall.
and the hitter's wife, Mrs. Heat
rice McCall. Myrtle's most inti
mate friend, and Mrs. Met 'all's
father, Daniel McCall. and a
stiang" woman from Ash villi-,
to perform the i peratimi. and if
Myrtle did not die under th-chlo
rol'orm, and if her body was not
concealed for a time in one barn
ein! then removed to another
.iiel kept there until midnight,
and if three mi n did not place
it on a J lank and then carry it
io the hike and throw it in.
All five of those named stead
lastly iiiaintaiin il tloir complete
ignorance of the alleged circum
stances adduced in seppi'i' ' ih
theory, and so unfalteringly re
turned the withering fire of
questions and cross-questions as
to leave the mystery as far from
solution as ever, in the opinion
of many of those who attended
tie- inquest.
Like Girl in "Adam Bede."
1 lo'.v Myrtle Hawkins found
herself confronted with disgrace,
and like llcttie Soirell in "Adam
llctle." knew not whither to turn,
ami how, unwilling to im-el her
mother and confess her pitiful
plight, she lelt a note iits"lviiig
the man from blame and declar
ing she never would reveal his
name and saying she would go
out into the world and fight her
battle alone, telling her pan-tits
that they must not search for
her, thus was the disappearance
of the girl explained.
There was moisture in the eyes
of many when the wretched girl's
brave little note, showing so
clearly her dispair but withal lu r
unselfishness, was read in in'ro
diiced in evidence.
Coachman Was Star Witness.
The witnesses were admitted
into Ihe room one at ihe tini" and
f not permitted to V'r e;"-h o: I,-
cf's tcstimnnv. The Sl-'t-'s siiil-
witness WHS Robert W;:
coachman for I ;.i '; 1 Met '
del!.
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pied joihtlv hv Mr.
M. Mc '11111111.1 Mr. a
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liradley, and not IYr f
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j W eek ago.
Wednesday
the eve of M
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as urou
oiue s 0-t
and the
i;!hs disappear;
lie-
s.-d from slumber fy s
of commotion, he s.i i.t.
next morning Mrs. Daniel
Call. A. McCall i,nd George
M.
i '.rail
is vine
ley complained i.t not
be.-n able to sleep.
Through the questioning of oth
er witnesses the State attempted
to show that My rtle Iliwkins vis
ited the Hradleys and that Mis.
Hradley quarrelled with her In--cause
of her husband's attention
to the girl, and slammed the do..
in Myrtle's face, and that on lint
night, in order to save liradby
as well as Miss Hawkins, Ihe
plot to preform the operation was
hatched. The following night
Waddell testified, he attended re
ligious services.n turning home at
midnight. Next morning. Friday,
he said, the MeCalls and the
Brad lyes were together in little
groups whispering among ib-m-
selves. I'.r.olleV ittn A. M. Mc
Call did not go to tln ir place of
business at the us:u.l time that
morning. Wadib II testified. He
avsc-ted that mi Satuid.iy night
the M'Calls insisted that he go
to a church meeting. went
tu town, returning at 11 o'clock,
and ten minutes after he went
to bed. be testified, be heard two
or lliree people pass over a
bridge leading to the lake.
Peculiar Odor Connecting Link.
Shortly after Myrtle Hawkins'
ImuIv was found in Osceola lake
the next Sunday morning, he saw
the body. He also viewed the
body at the undertaker's estab
lishment. He said he could not
forget the odor. Waddell said
that he noticed Saturday that S
burlap saoks in oue of Mc 'all's
bams had In'en moved. He found
the sacks Monday in the other
barn. They were laid out, lie
said, as if a body had been laid
on part of them and the others
used as a covering. There was
Ihe same odor about the sncks
which he said be noticed aliout
the body, and lie asserted that it
was so powerful that he could
not remain there. Going to the
first ham he said he found a pile
of trash.whieh looked as if a Iwdy
had lain there. He observed the
same odor. He declared tliat the
peculiar odor was also noticeable
at a point 100 yards from the
bam where the weeds had bee'
trampled down.
Negroes Mustn't Try to Play Off
White.
The Carol.na Index, a paper
published at Pitts-boro, by color
edpeople, has no patience with u
certain class. It says:
It's a sickening scene to wit
ness some negroes because they
chance to he "light skinn d" try
ing to pass as a member of the
Caucasian race. Ye editor wit
nessed a ease of that kind this
week. A woman of our race who
spent several days in our town
among her people started to her
home "North" and el. nil1; -d her
class at Moneure. just eleven
miles from here. Passing on by
the colored people's car she seat
ed herself in the white people's
car as if she was Ihe (jueeu of
England.
Tis disgusting to hear one part
of the race howling about equal
rights and fussing because they
are discriminated against by the
Caucasian race when members of
our own race en the other baud
will not rccogiiie Iheir own fam
ily and flock. Those who are
most light are trying to be sepa
rated from the darker class. And
those wdio are less light are spen
ding all kinds of money try ing to
turn white. My father, what
will the end be? Not the fight
ings without, but the fears with
in, that is ii!ost alarming to the
thoughtful mind.
East week in Spartanburg, S.
C. another Negro trving to be
white, boarding with a white
family, was apprehended and fin
ed !,l(Ki or :iu days on the roads.
This is but a sign of the slateof
affairs unsettled and restless
disposition of some of the mem
bers of our race as to condition.
It's a sad picture when we con
sider we are not altogether res
ponsible for these conditions-, but
any man or woman who has one
drop of N. gro I lot .1 coursing
through his veins make;; himself
i ll object of pity and is a suit -abb'
case for the insane asylum
vho s eilig the state if t'e-ir ex
istence triis to force himself in
classes win-re ii'iliier tin" times
or nations will allow. Then why
not be real.' AHhough the voice
is Ihe voice of Jacob, is not the
hands the hands of Ksau'.'
A new L'.iHMi automobile, own
ed by Mr. Edwin Soot of Hur
lingtou. and driven by his son.
Buck Scott, was totally wrecked
iii Greensboro Sunday morning
when it was run into a bank at
the side of the road. The ma
chine was turned over and in
some way the gasoline tank be
came ignited and exploded with
fearful results as far as the ma
chine is concerned, though the
oeeiiwnts escaped serious serious
injury. All of the mechanism of
ihe machine was burned, twisted
and ruined, which left the car in
a practically worthless condition.
Young Scott had a party of
friends on a joy ride when the
wreck occurred.
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