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State Libraiv inch"- " -yy HE MONROE JOURNAL VOL. 19. No. 28. MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1912. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. WILSON'S AH KI'TAXt K SPF.F.CII. On Receiving 1-4 mini Notice f Hi Nomination Mr. Wilton Siik WorU of Wisdom Ii the Country. Wood row Wilson's speech accept ing the lei;icer.i"ie noiiiinulinn to ihe prejddi m- says the Allan. Journal, K:;rs in us every line t (i ring cf siuotrtiy ati.1 the mump of constructive s'iiicsr.ianshtp. It not a crv lur uatt'e but a cell for honest i :;i;ikmn und for business- 1 o tH-rfori.uimo. It Is not a se- rh s of catch phrases designed to hook in votes t tit a clo-ir-hendeJ pre.-.. Mat ion of certain vital ii:atters H which all American olii.teiis are conoi rned mi l which must Iki Ret lied not by war and disruption but by honest government and by a pro cos:! of readjustment, at once patient and firm. It will strike into the mind and In art of the country quickened sense of assurance and in spiral ion. It will shed light upon a season of political murkincss and orir.it certitude and hope iu a day of political doubt. Governor Wilson's speech is ra- rittrkab'.e first of all for its comprc honsiveness. It deals clearly, yet succinctly, with all the pros-sing prob liis of the time with the tariff th-j trust evil, the cost of living the ncnpintlon of hankiug and cur rency laws to our cjninioii economic needs and with the divers questions of national development such as th" merchant marine, the opening of waterways for commerce and the protection and use of the country's natural resources. On each of thrse problems a vatd deal has been said but none of them has been treated with such sanity and farsightedness as Is Governor Wilson's spoch of acceptance. In discussing the tariff, for instance, he does not propose to undo in a Btngle year a system that has been decades :n developing and that intertwined itself with the nations business ft ber. "It is obvious," says he, "that the changes we make should be made only at such a rate and In such a way as will least interfere with the normal and healthful course of commerce and manufacture But we shall not on that account act with timidity as If we did not know our own minds, for we are certain of our ground and our object. There should be an immediate revision and It should be downward; unhesi tatingly downward." It is In the same spirit that he approaches the trust problem. He Indulges In no noisy indictment of "malefactors of great wealth." In stead, he lays bare the root of the evil; he diagnoses the disease and then indicates the remedy that must be applied, with a view to cur ing the malady, not killing the pa tient. Of the trusts and monopo lies he says: "They belong to a very recent Mid a very sophisticated age when men knew what they wanted and knew how to get i! by the favor of the government. It Is another chapter in ttie natural history of power and of 'governing classes.' The next chapter will set us free ticaln. There will be no flavor ol trasedy in it. it will lie a chapter ' cf readjustment, not of pain and rough disturbance. It will witness a turning back from what Is ab normal to what is normal. It will Eee a restoration of the laws of trade, which are the laws of compe tition and an unhampered opportu nity, under which men of every sort nre set free and are encouraged to enrich the nation. Thus It is the evident policy of Wood row Wilson, t'S the reprosonia tiev of the Detr.oernlie party and of the soberly progressive thought of ti c nation, not to array cb,iss against. class or Interest ngninst interest but to rid the government of all class considerations and to unite the people in their common Interests "We are working toward a very definite object a universal partner ship In public affairs, upon which the purity of politics and lis aim and spirit depend. Around this hlsh and practical standard of applied Justice all good citizens can rally. That is the stan dard which Woodrow Wilson as the Democratic nominee holds aloft, the ctiindard of a strong builder who has the courage to do his work. Jurors for August Court. Tho county commissioners have drawn the following as Jurors for a two weeks' term of Superior court for the trial of civil cases, be ginning Monday, August 19th: First Week II. H. Kollins. T. J. Marsh, W, M. Clont. 11. C. Hinson, I). M. Yandle, J. W. McCain, V. A. Ashcraft, J. M. Guln, D. L. Fergu son, R. D. Smith, C. C. Austin, E. J. Sims, A. D. Austin, F. M. Autry, A. C. Griffin, P. H. Johnson, Kemp A. Helms. T. B. Hamilton. Second Week W. N. Davis, T. M. Williams, L. Z. Williamson, J. L. Davis, E. L. Collins, W. J. Wal ters, G. S. Horn, R. O. Winchester, M. M. Smith, J. C. Benton, N. W. Williams, P. D. Dry, J- Y. Godfrey, C. G. Parker, T. B. Llles, J. R. Shute, John D. Blggers, J. C. Bras-well. A Ftwnicr Citizen of Thin County Dies In Alabama. Mr. 0. W. Horn, who moved from this county to Alabama In 1856, died June 16th, aged 82 years. He was a brother of the late Sher iff J. P. Horn. Mr. Horn visited relative here about 10 years ago. He waa an upright Christian gen tleman. - Mr. Horn leaves to mourn (or him hla wife and two children. IHaili i t Mr. Komi l.iltle. Mrs. Keaa Little died at her home In Goose Creek township August ti. of paralysis ef which she had been stiff'. villi a U.ng time. She was the widow of Mr. James 11. Little, who has been dead more tan thirty years. .Mrs. Little was born la this coun ty April tt. 1S4I. She was the uaughfr of Aaron Little and Mary I'olk Littie and was a relative of I'n sidciit Polk. Five children are living. They are Messrs J. L". Lit tle of Charlotte, 7.. A!. Little ef Mars'.ivllle township and T. J. Little of Unieiiville, mid Mcsdaines W. C tmiMITTF.llMKN ORG ANIZLI). Moiling Friday ns u Y ;-y Fnciur. siug One Work of t!ie liiMilutc Ku.ls The Story t.f a Ia:1 Tu DUtirrl The work of the county teachers' institute e;ii.:e to a close last Frt d.'.y with a meeting of the learners and institute people and a Urge nutiibcr of the school rouiinl't -emeu hi the court house. Probably more than loo eoinniitto.mon were pres ent, which Prof. Griffin said was twice the number that had ever Met ; him in any other county. Several ttaiks were made as tj how the Hamilton" of Gojse I'reek township ; ic.iciiers and committeemen might and U. 11. McManus of Mecklenburg. lU ' ,,:u h 'llT nn,i 1,11 P"11 together lor success ot ine so loot worn, i ne idea of co-op; ration was so well I m essary out buildings and garden, all vt.litej at aboutSllli'o. The soiio-d furniture is worth u'ootir $:!o'l. To- tul vriiii " of school property $4un. An iai r.jise of auoui i-Moo, and nit li.tclleetitei increase of hu s: itneUe ralat'. now employ time vA li;;e trailed teachers b"s!les the n tl Ui! tc.u !u r :.nd have enrolV i LU pu;iils. o, in ;,w of the above fact'.'. Citi ittiy re,..Miiab!e man s:iy l!:it ptrial local tav dots ;iot pa? IMI.AC1: AMI (Mi l l VMS t;o. Mrs. Little was a member of a large family j.ud only two of that family are left, Mr. J. La be Little of this county and Elder Thos. Lit tle of Uison. Ark., twin brothers, now 77 years old. Mrs. Litile was a lady of fine sense and strength of character, a good neighbor and a faithful friend. She was a mem ber of the Primitive Baptist church and died In the Christian faith. County Ta Levy. Thee county commissioners have levied a tax of SI! -'-3 cents on the JlUU worth of real and personal property and $2. IS on each poll. This Is one cent on the hundred dollars worth of property and three cents on the poll more than it was Ittst year, tho Increase boiag made in the school tax levy at the request of the Board of Education. in order tJ furnish sufficient funds to run the schools four mouths during the year. The tax is divid ed as follows: State property L'f, poll 12; General property 18 2-3; Public School property 20, poll $1.5; Poor property 3, poll 38; Bridges property 3, poll St; Special School property 3, poll . Found a Chunk of Gold. How would you like to walk down to the branch to clear out the drink ing place for the cattle and there pick up a lump of gold worth $41? That is what Mr. J. G. Tomberlln and his son, Mr. J. V. Tomberlln. did last Thursday. The nugget was larger than a partridge egg and al most pure gold, weighing 41 penny weights pure. For twenty-five years Mr. Tomberlln. has been find llng gold on his farm six miles northwest of town, and in all has probably found as much as three hundred dollars worth. It Ib often found on the surface or branches after a rain. No mining ha ever been done on the place. Marrlnge of Miss Flossie Steele tu .Mr. Smith. Mr. Paul Smith and Miss Flossie Steele, daughter of Kev. and Mrs. M. T. Steele, were married at the tesldence of the bride's parents in .Monroe Wedlifsday evening, the fa ther of the bride performing the .vreniony. Dr. II. McClure of Blsh opwlle, S. C, was the best man and Freddy Steele and Blanche Smith wore ih bridesmaids, and little Miss Christine Steele was the ting bear- r. Mh-.-i Pot Steele was maid of honor. The bride Is a popular la- iy nt'il has many friends. The Is a t:ti;'en of Bishopvllle, S. C. prtt-sed that It was decided to have the committeemen form an associa tion and hold a mtoting each year. .Mr. P. H. Blakeney was elected pres ident of the association and one vice president was selected from each township, as follows: Monroe, W. M. Perry; Marshviile, J. C. Marsii; Lanes Creek, B. F. Par ker; Buford, J. C. Lanev; Jackson U. M. Walkup; Sandy Kidge. H. L Price; Vance. J. Lonnio Helms; Goose Creek, T. L. A. Lel'.us; New S;!lem, II. W. Staten. lite county superintendent v.-; s elected secretary and the nxt nut't- lag Is to be held at his call. One hundred and six ci-rtifiot'.tes were given the teachers who attend ed the Institute and success) ully stood the examination. This certifi cate entitles to a first grade c.'rtif- cate. RESOLUTION' BY TEACHERS. The following resolution was pass ed by the teachers: We, tho teachers of Union coun ty, knowing the value of Teachers' Institutes, and tho great responsi bility resting upon those who con duct them, desire to give expression of our appreciation of tho excellent work done by our worthy instruct ors during the term of the Insti tute just closed, by submitting the following resolutions: Resolved 1st. That we consider ourselves most highly favored in that Prof. Griffin and Miss Cross were appointed as conductors of our Institute. Resolved 2nd. That we esteem the character of the work done by them as being of the highest order. Resolved 3rd. That we shall ev er hold in remembrance both Prof. Griffin and Miss Cross, because of the kind and congenial manner in which they have given Instruction. T. M. WILEY and R. H. CLINE, Com. Prof. Tyiiei' Pi-onuidd. Prof. B. Y. Tynor. formerly pritt Ipal of Wltigate School, has been leriod head ef the Educational Department of the State Normal and Industrial College of Virginia, locat ed at Fredericksburg, and he and Mrs. Tyner will leave for that place In September. Prof. Tyner has ta ken a special course In Columbia University, N. Y., and has a diplo ma from that institution in the ourso he will tnch. He is splen didly equipped for his work. Woodmen Meet leg; nt Pliers Mill. 'orrrspontlence of The Journnl. The W. 0. W. and Woodmen Cir cle picnic held here on Saturday, the 3rd, was a success in every way. Mr. W. B. Love, the speaker in the fore noon, was iu fine trim and made a most excellent speech on fraternal Ism and especially as It relates to the W. O. V.'. In the rifurnoon the first speak er was Mr. J. C. M, Vann, who made a hit in the outset. He Is one of. the coming; young men of the county. His speech was an excellent one and took well with the crowd. The next was a song rendered by the Woodmen Circle, and was sung by ten members of the Circle. It was appropriate for the occasion and made a fine Impression. After this Mrs. Myrtle Btggers made an address In behalf of the Circle, which was appealing to all to become members of this noble ordre. She is gifted In oratory and her speech will have a mont whole some effect. Then came the speech of Mr. W. S. Charles, who Is known throughout the State as the Sam Jones of the W, O. W. and Woodmen Circle. As always, his speech was full of Infor mation and was a powerful appeal to all to become members of the Woodmen and Woodmen Circle. In all the day was well spent and all seemed to enjoy themselves. There was plenty of dinner and re freshments for everybody. If any one doubts the latter assertion ask Hon. John C. Sikes. The music was furnished by Houston string band and was most excellent. This band haa an established reputation and Is composed of Woodmen. The occasion Is an annual one and will be held each year on the first Sturdaay in August. THE STORY OF WESLEY CHAPEL Mr. H. L. Price waa called upon to tell how local tax had helped his district. His remarks were so In teresting that they are given in full: Since the voting of the local tax In our district, the following defi Llte benefits for the children and community at larxe have boen gain ed: Our school term hits been lengthened from four to eight months, thus giving to every child a chance to attend a good school at home, and on account of our levy hint this special tax. the State De partment of Education located one of the Stal- High Schools tit Wesley Chapel. Thin school now prepares a boy or girl not only for entrance to any of our standard colleges, but also prcpnria them for the active (hltliB of life. It enables t'.iein to take their places in tho world' treat family of intelligent, enthusi astic workers and to do tint work and enjoy life as educated men and women. It litis enabled us to s cure better trained teachers than wa could have done had we not lev led this special tax. It has given us a better house and better equip ment In every way. Then, again, by having li longer term and better facilities, we enroll pupils front different districts of the county and this mingling together of different pupils iroin otner sections has a very beneficial effect on all the children. This In turn reacts on the parents and In this way helps the whole community. Again, tho sperhil local tax has enabled us to place our school on a much higher piano. It stands for something dell nite, it holds out to each pupil who enters Its walls the opportunity and certainty of completing Its cottrso of study uml receiving its diploma, If he Is willing to do the required work. Wo now have a nice library ot well selected books which help the pupils very much In the differ ent departments of Btudy. Again, for those who are not able to send their children off to be educated, this school enables them to educate their children at home without any adultional expense, except for books. For instance, we have one patron who has to pay only about $1.50 tax and for this small sum ho sends six children to school eight months tu the year. We have quite a num ber of others of the same kind. Now, to sum up our benefits, let us see what we had and what we have received since levying the tax. We had no school site, but had a building on the church lot, valued nt about $125. It had slab seats with no backs, and a work bench for a writing desk, and a $25 per month teacher to teach the 40 or GO pupils. Now we have a 2-acre school site with a neat two-story building containing four recitation rooms and an auditorium capable of seating 1000 people. This property Is worth at least $3000. In addi tion to this we have a teacher's home consisting of nice two-story slx-toom house, nicely finished in side and out, together with the nec- IWikt't .f the C del-oil H-publlc and IY;i: !!uiiIiiil ( His Keiaiti- t rs HL.un l p. Port Au Prii'.er, Ih-iti, Aug. S. Tho national palace was blown up by a powder explrsiun and bunted to the ground today and the presi dent of the republic of Haiti. Gen eral Cinclnnnatus Leonte perished. Members of the family who were awakened ty the terrlf;';e snoek found themselves almost surrounded by flames but managed to make their way to s. fety. The first ixplosKm was fallowed by others when the fire reaeiied the teilar of the palace where a great quantity of ammunition was stored So great was the force of the explo sion that a niiuil. 'r of small cannon. fragments of ir.m and slielis we thrown for great distances in all di rections. Many police attendants, vc re kilied. end ii is estimate,! that the casuullty list will reach 4'it) per sona killed or injured. For a time n great panic prevail ed and the milliiary ttuthorities took sion occurred shortly utter 3 o'clock charge of tho situation. The explo it! the morning and within an hour the fire, which confined to tho pal ace, was extinguished. The struct ure was a muss of ruins from which it will be impossible to recover the body of the president. The cause of the explosion of the powder magazine haa not been as certained. At a Joint meeting of the chamber and senate this afternoon General Tancrede Auguste, senator and ex- minister of public works, was named as president. FAUMLKS INSTITUTE WOKk. Death or Mrs. C. L. Hi lias. Mrs. Laura Helms, wife of Mr. C. Leander Helms, died at her home three miles southwest of Monroe, August 6th, after an illness of only four days of congestion of the brain. Mrs. Helms was the daughter of the late Mr. Archie McLurty and was born at the McLarty homestead two miles east of Monroe, April 28, 1845 Mrs. Helms was one of the very best women In the county, she was noted for kindliness, for nelf-hborll-ness, and for all the other Chris tian virtues. All who knew her loved her for these virtues, and her whole life was spent In that quiet and sweet atmosphere which makes the home happy and marks It ns a haven of rest. She thought of others be tore self and her service and her thinking wtre such r.s mark the Ideal Christian. She was a faithful member ef the Methodist church tilr.co childhood. She was married to .Mr. Helms in 1 is II 7. be ing h in second wife, ami hi survives her. Duo brother, Mr. G. ('. Mc Larty, and two sis. ors, Mrs. Fraiifcs Helms and Ml.ss Sarah McLarty, survive also. The remains were buried at the McLtiny-Lee burying ground east of Monroe. A Bloody Slaughter in .Mexico, Mexico City, Aug. 11. Two hun dred and ten residents of the little town of Puruandiro, Mioiioaeait, at least half of whom were boys, were slaughtered at the holiest of the Jefe Politico in June according to a story brought to Mexico City b a com mission which called upon the Min ister of the Interior asking for gttar- itntees. Members of the commission declared the Jefe Politico caused to be posted on the gate of ttie town cemetery a list of the dead which was added to from time to time. The sacrifice was the price exact ed by the Jefe Politico for the pack ing of the town which had occurred several weeks before by rebels. The Jefe Politico was powerless to re sist the attack nnd iti retaliation or drred the slaughter, professing to believe that In killing the people he was punishing the rebels. The butchery begun In the Jail where the prisoners were killed by the guards. 1 hen citizens were butchered.. The people been me so terror stricken they refused to dis cuss It and for this reason it was not rnlled to the attention of the Feder al authorities until yesterday. The Minister of Interior declared the "slaughter" the most atrocious in the history of the republic. Met a X ry Lai go Cravul Piv.-i-nt Suk i inti nib l.l Hay Maki liu-"'i-;nl T::lk Kogiiiiliu f.l.-.l Libit ii a,:d the Work ol' tlio Koliool. At ttie fanners-' institute - last Saturday Mr. John 11. Pay. tiio distinguish! d prit; Ipal ef tt Sur-St-i.iml for :h,. ;i:ud. in-';.' a t .. inter stin;? and important t.i,k. lie .aid tlu- the rt ato of .or t i";.- una is di.it'g i:;,ire fi.r da- hli.id children that! i'iiy Suite in th Un ion in proportion o popuiuti. .. and wealth. Ine school lakes i be r.e.p- l sj children and not on!,- train tin in to make their own living atid to he useful men and women, leit si'-es them a means whereby they may have some o. the beauty and happiness of life in stiite of their misfortune. The school Ll Raleigh !ins 14 mere pupils than the school to vhieh ail the New England stales scda their bund. This is not be cause we have more blind, but be cause we s"areh (hem out better and get thern in rcliooi. Iu this connec tion Air. Ray called upon all the men present to rt port all the blind within their kn.tw ledge so that he eotild take up the matter cf getting t.tcm in scsiool with their parents. Some parents hesitate to sent! their blind ehihl.-et, off to school, but t'ney nre thus duing them a great and cruel wrong. Iu one county homo in Xor'it Carolina are two s'roi'.g and phsie;Hy able men who have never done a lick of work be cause (hey are blind. Had they been sent to school ihey would now be self supporting and happy Instead of being paupers. In this State the law requires that ail blind children of sound mind be sent to school. Another very important thing that .Mr. Ray talked about is the fact that at least one-fourth of the children who are blind should not have been so had they had proper treatment at birth. There is a cer tain solution, which, if applied by physicians Immediately at birth to the eyes of tho child, prevents much of the blindness. Few physicians take the trouble to use this, but in this particular they are to be greatly censured. Mr. Ray's business dur ing the vacation of his school Is to travel over the State and look up blind children and try to get them In school He spoke In the highest terms of Mr. Luther Rushing, a graduate of the school from Union county, now a teacher. While Prof. Newman, Dr. Roberts and Mr. T. B. Parker were talking to the men in the courthouse. Miss Ward and Miss Phelps wen holding a meeting for women at the car on the railrond. Ihey were talking on bread making and other subjects of domestic importance. The meetings were not very well attended. A HOST BRUTAL CRIME. VKBV '!.! V'lMAN l.i.ATUN LAKI U I LAI IL Mr. Tend i i l;n t . vjiti'lt d nui! I t it !!. Mes( , ji . - t nek .1 lor liu ;.t ami :g While Man, Recollection ef all Old Time School. Squire R. W. A. Rogers of Buford who Is stvemy-otie years old and made h!s first speech in the court house Friday when he g ave some sensible advice to the teachers and coniinitteeiti' n, iold The Journal cf some funny old time school experi ences. There wtts one fatuous old teacher in this county who could no lay much claim to schonlrship. bt.t he was big anil strong and could lay on the rod. lie couldn't pronounce till the wolds tn the spelling hook and ofi'ii , o! into trouble. Ott ot.o occasion a hoy got stumped on the word jaundice, :t:,d went up for tne teacher to pronounce it for him. The old man looked at it for a mo ment ttnd s-w he was stumped. "Go sit down," he said, "and you may call that word John Dick for the present." At another time he was holding a spelling m.-.teh and gave out "swith." atttl nobody could hpo'I ii. The old man got nnul and said that any fool ought to he able to spell t lis t word, scythe swith. (ie:igil With lie Ccioe M'M-r X vt ill Ji'il It' at ll.i O.tl Won:. Wilh lic O-aii WaShing Siiek. K r. be To .' -riiti oi (ijose ."til's '!!. was -ie:t: ii 1. 1 Mou ;.!.! Rob. te 111 ii of her Weddington School PlieK-cts. The school at Weddington will open next Monday, Aug. l'J. The school this year will be taught by an experienced faculty. Prof. C. J. Scott will have charge of the high school work. Miss Mittle Green the primary. Miss Lola Price the art department and Miss Ethel Price the music department. Prospects this year are in favor of a good school. Mrs. Maggie Corzin? will have charge of the boarding department. The Democrats of Orange county have nominated John Laws for reg ister of deeds again and of course he will be elected. If he serves out the term it will make more than 50 years that he has held the office. The old gentleman la over 80 years old, has a baby son, and will bold his office till be dies. Items f i oiii Italian Trail. Correspondence of The Journal. Mr. R. L. Thompson and (laugh ters, Misses Iris and Kate, cf Page- land, S. ('., have been spending a few days v. itn relatives in t Lis com munity, Mr. W. J. Andersen of Plant City, Fla., visited friends it) the village last week. .Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Crowell spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Crowell's parents, Mr. ami Mrt. A. A. Davis, near Union. Miss Blake Reld has returned to her home near Heitlah church, after spending n week with her aunt, Mrs. J. F. Thompson. Mr. Sam Boyd of Ft. Mill, S. C, wns the guest of his sister, Mrs. J. P. Boyd, for n few days. A number of the young people of the village attended camp-meeting at Antloch Sunday. Mr. H. G. Boyd Is visiting rela tives near Plnevllle. Mr. and Mrs. William Matthews and little daughter, Daisy, and Messrs. Frank Conder and James Underwood and Miss Daisy Conder of Sanford spent Friday and Friday night at the heme of Mr. J. M. Tomberlln. Child Killed by St ni t Cur. Little Evlyn Boyd, daughter of Mr. L. S. Boyd of Charlotte, was run over at noon last Saturday and killed by a street car near the home on North College street. The child was three years old and the little body was cut all to pieces. The child had been to a neighbor's and waa hurrying home, and ran in front of the car. The Roosevelt Republicans of Ohio have bolted the Taft ticket in that State. ..t rs. t'rofk township, 'e;ten all niit-i daj eiouing oi ! At user, a you. i;. coiitin-iiiity, ;s in .'.i-.tr-i- jxi charg ed with the enn e. o.iiit!-.: more brutal or uucalitd for has rver oo ifcuned in 1 lie t e in, . The sn) -posed motive of the rime was rob bery, as the old v.eni.tti had l he r p utailcn of :iiwas cfrryiug a small amount of money eht-ut en her -oi son. The crime or tti-r. t! about sun i'u wu iu the - .noon. It was no; reported here t;l! Wednesday, .iiist as sotm as Sheriff Griffith heard of it he wt v.t rt 'he scene and never rested till the man upon whom suspicion h;:d f.illon had been pieced hi jail on Saturday after neon. Suspicion fe'l upon Aioser . t once and upon the circumstan tial evidence a w. rt.tiit was issued and he would have been arrested, and no doubt brott.uct tu tri .1. But the old lady, wno was h-'ateti t;j in sensibility and remained unconsci ous till Thursday, has come back into her sanity ami has said that. Moser is the guilty one. The deed occurred away from the house where the old woman was gathering bark. She says that Moser walked up to her. snatched her stick from her hand end "killed" her with It. One fearful gash runs across the top of the head and thero are bruises in other places on the head. The story Is told by Wm. Tom- bcilln, a son of the victim, who liv- eu with her. He says that he came from the field about an hour by sun for the purpose of going to a neighbor's to get his cow. On reach ing the house he found Robt. Moser sitting in the house alone, and partly drunk. They talked a lit tle and he told Moser that ho must be going for his cow. Moser said he would walk with him. They walked some distance together to the place where a road turns aside towards the pasture. Some distance away William aw his mother gathering bark from an old tree near the pasture fence. Mcser went that way and he kept on towards the neighbor's. He got back a lit tle before dark, and not finding his mother about the place went to the point where he saw her on leav ing. He found her body inside the pasture fence. Pools of blood were on both sides the fence. There was hlr on her walking stick. She was litkeii to (he house and the neigh bors notified. Everybody seemed dumbfounded that sti'-h a thine- hail occurred anil nob- ry thought of sending for the offi-.vrs. Everybcd lltou'.ht the sttffi fi'tg woman would tlie right away, lit; o-i Thursday she became ci t-s.-it us anil Iold Iter story. Siie raid t.v.t. she had seen lit r sc-ti and .Most-r valMii:-: down fr,.ii the hi ir e her jt;t n William had said. That Moser came to lit , aril look the slick mid knocked ht r s, tin it s-t with it. The supposition is thtt Ic threw tho body over the lrie for settle pur pose. '1 he evidence sf.iiis to he that Moser hurried at out e to the place of .Mr. C. A. Scott, e'lunued his clothes, and started 'n the direction ol Pl'ievllle, where he has acquaint ances. On Wednesday Sheriff Grif fith and Messrs J tile Griffith and Clifford Fowler bigan search, nnd on Saturday afieruo. n Moser was pul in jail in Monroe. He had been arrested at the house of a Mr. Bur nett above Mint hill., by a con stable c;f that towt.ship. who had been notified. Sheriff Grift it ii went lor hint. On the way back lie de nied the deed. The seme of lite crime is two Utiles north of Vniotn ille. The old lady is well known in her coiniuttni ty, iittil Is very old and feeble. A blow at her was next to s!. iking it corpse. Moser is between twenty one and twenty-five yeara eld and does not bear a good reputation. If the old lady lives he will be tried tor assault with intent lo kill, the penalty for which is one ;o ten years. If she dies, it will be of course a charge of murder that he must lace. Republican Convent ion. The Republicans of the Taft per suasion held a meeting In the court house Saturday. Mr. J. J. Perry was elected county chairman. Tho former chairman, Mr. John E. Hnig ler, said he was willing to be suc ceeded by a Taft man, but never by a Roosevelt one. A county ticket was nominated rs follows: Sheriff, J. Allen Baucom; clerk, J. J. Perry; register of deeds, I). A. Baucom; treasurer, T. C. Braswell; county commissioner, L. M. Wil liams, John W. Ixive nnd J. C. Bau com; legislature, G. B. Halgler and J. D. A. Secrest; coroner, F. M. Yan dle; surveyor, William McCauley. This last Is supposed to be a non partisan nomination, as Mr. McCau ley had not heard of it till Monday morning. Delegates to State convention: J. J. Parker, W. B. Love, T. C. Braa well, J. D. A. Secrest, D. A. Bau com, Leonard Lathan, J. E. Halgler and Blair Secrest.
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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Aug. 13, 1912, edition 1
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