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he Monroe Journal
VOL. 19. No. 30.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1913.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
OFK1CKR AX1 NKGRD SHOT.
N"Kro ('taxed With Liquor and Co
caine Attack a Iidiceinan, Shoot,
tag HI in IK.un anl is Sliot in
Turn.
Charlotte Observer. Saturday.
Shot from his speeding niotorc. -tie
yesterday afternoon, near 12:15
o'clock, at South. Tryon street aud
Park avenue, without the least sign
ot warning. Mouuted Policeman L.
L. Wilson yesterday displayed brav
ery and nerve rarely equalled when,
perhaps mortally wounded, he crawl
ed from under the heavy machine
which had fallen upon him, and ris
ing to his knee, shot his assailant,
Joe McNeeley, a cocaine - crazed
i.egro, down upon the street where
he stood. .Mr. Wilson is In the Pres
byterian Hospital in a desperate
condition while the up pro is in the
Good, Samaritan Hospital not serious
ly wounded.
Mr. Wilson was dispatched to the
scene of the pistol duel by Chief of
Police Moore, in answer to a doz
en or more hurry calls, all slating
that a negro man had run wild
with his revolver and was shooting
at everyone In sight. Sir. Wilson
left the cily hall at about 12:15
o'clock and in less than three miin
utes he was standing over the ne
gro, the officer, with one pistol ball
through the lungs and in his head,
another which had fractured, his
jaw aud ranged downward. The ne
gro lay prone upon the ground with
three balls in him. all in the region
of the groin, and with his hend bat
tered by the officer's club.
Eye-witnesses, and there are a
dozen or more, state that when the
negro saw Mr. Wilson approaching
upon his machine, he reloaded his
revolver and stepping to the curbing
remarked to another negro:
"Yonder he cornea! Now watch
e stop him!"
Having no definite information as
to the scene of the negro's activl
ties, Mr. Wilson was very natural
ly paying more attention to the ruiv
nlng of his machine than to pedes
trlans along the sidewalk and before
he could have known what happen
efl the negro had taken a pot-shot at
him as he approached.
GAME UNDER FIRE.
The. officer and the cumbersome
machine went to the pavement, the
machine on top. It is thought this
waa the shot which struck the offi
cer In the corner of the ear aud
went out at the oint of the Jaw.
When Mr. Wlilson fell, and before
he could cllmi from beneath his
machine, tK negro ran out into
the strcot and standing above him
fire a point blank Into his side. This
last was seen by a number of wit
nesses and must have been the last
t-hot, because the powder marks on
the officer's coat showed the gun
was at close range when fired.
Another small abrasion was made
in Mr. Wilson's shoulder, but the
ball was found In his coat, not hav
ing entered the flesh. This wound
is only slight.
After having been shot through
the lungs by the negro Mr. Wilson
crawled from under his machine and
pulling his own pistol opened fire
on his assailant. Three of the five
Knots took effect and the negro fell
at the curbing. Mr. Wlilson then
crawled, up to him and fearing he
would become too weak to watch
until aid arrived, struck him over
the head with his club several
times and when the other officers
arrived they found the negro un
conscious with Mr. Wilson weakly
standing over him. The negro, see
ing Mr. Wilson approach, feebly
told the officer that he was killed
and begged the officer not to shoot
again, while a brother, Robert Mc
Neeley, pulled Mr. Wilson from him.
Detective W. M. Johnson locked up
the last named negro for Inter
ference. In three or four minutes after Mr.
Wilson left the city hall, a tele
phone call sent the greater part of
the police department In that di
rection, for It was slated that "a
policeman" hud been killed by a
negro. Chief Moore hurried out In
an automobile with a riot gun and
the other officers appropriated
another automobile and hurried to
Mr. Wilson's relief. As usual there
was a large crowd present watching
the officer, who, though standing
seriously wounded, was standing
guard over his prisoner, win mi he
had disarmed and beaten senseless.
OPERATION'S PERFORMED.
Mr. Wilson was immediately hur
ried to the Presbyterian Hoxpiital
where, after a consultation. Doctors
Pruwly, Rrcnlzrn and Rosa operated
In an effort to locate the bullet
which entered under the right shoul
der blade, passed through the low
er lohe of the right lung and liver
and It was thought had passed
through other vital organs, Includ
ing the lntestiines. The operation
proved fruitless for the leaden pel
let was not found.
The shot which struck the point
of Mr. Wilson's car ranged forward
towards the point of the Jaw and
broke that bone. Thlsis not con
sidered serious. The surgeons
completed their work about four
o'clock and though at the time
were unable to state how seriously
Mr. Wilson was injured, they were
all of the opinion that the chances
were, greatly against htm.
Tho nsgro. It socms. was not so
badly Injured after all; only one
shot was serious looking, this hav
ing entered the groin and passed
back of the tntertlne, lodging In the
back of the peritoneal cavity, from
whence It was removed by Doctors
Hawley and De Arniacd. He will
recover baring any complications.
Another ball entered the leg.
Cbiief Moore has detailed officers
J. E. Hunter, J. C. Pressly and C.
E. Earnhardt, to guard him until he
can be carried to jail. There Isn't
much chance of his making an es
cape and with the irons which they
will place, on his legs, he would
..land but slight chance In case he
were to get out.
MCNEELEY WAS RAMPANT.
A scene more lawless could hard
ly be depicted than that created
by McNeeley yesterday. From wit
nesses it was learned that as early
as 9 o'clock he was out with his pis
tol and a quart of whiskey and
was beginning to get troublesome.
Liter he secured some cocaine and
bogan the operations which enaed
in the pistol duel.
He went all over the entire sec
tion of the town in the neighbor
hood of South Tryon street and
Park avenue, and it Is sadl fired
some twenty or thirty times before
Mr. Wilson arived. He snapped
his pistol several times at his
brother, (who pulled the officer off
him) be fired at a white lady car
rying a babe in her arms, he at
tempted to kill a small white lad
and In fact, he either shot at or
snapped at almost every one he
met and it seems that he covered
the territory extremely well.
The very fact that he had a
cheap .38 calibre pistol and one
which would snap about as often as
It would fire, doubtless averted
mere trouble than actually resulted
for had his gun fired at all those
above mentioned, as well as sever
al other colored people, including
his own sister, it is practically cer
tain that he would have hi it more
than he did.
NEGRO FORTUNATE.
A rather significant feature of
the f.ff.ilr, is the fact that Mr. WI1
son otiiy the day before the shoot
ing, IimI traded an old aud rather
useless pistol for a new 38 special
oil's revolver and had he struck
the negro in u vital place with this
power.' ul gun, this would have been
a different story. The negro proba
hly owes his life also to the tact
when Mr. Wilson was showing his
guu to Chief Moore, the chief ad
vised him to take out the cartriidge
under the plunger to prevent acci
dental discharge. Mr. Wilson re
moved the one ball nnd remarked
that he carried a rather meagre sup
ply of ammunition. Had this ball
been In the gun he probably would
havo killed the negro before he
thought, for he snapped at him
and attempted to reload his revolver
but was either too weak or could
not locate the extra ball. He eject
ed the empty cartrlldges from his
gun however.
Treasury Department Putting Out
the Money.
Washington, Aug. 21. The Treas
ury Department today began mak
ing deposits of the additional $50,
000,000 Government funds that ure
to be placed wlh banks In the agrl
cultural States to uld in the crop
movement. The first deposits were
made In the reserve cities in the
Southern States among which It
Is unofficially stated were Haiti-
more, Richmond, Atlanta and Mem
phis, the three latter each receiv
ing $750,000.
The apportionment of the funds
has been completed according to
the information at the department.
It was stated unofficially that the
largest deposits would be made
with the National banks at Chicago,
this being the most important re
serve city In the agricultural States.
The next largest deposits are to be
made in St. Louis, with Baltimore
second and New Orleans third.
No official announcement of the
amount sent to these cities has
been made, but unofficially It has
been learned that Baltimore will re
ceive between $1,000,000 and $2,000
000 and that Chicago and St. Louis
will divide in the neighborhood of
$15,000,000.
CHARLOTTE NEGRO MOBBED
MAX WHO SHOT IHH.K KMAX
THE VICTIM.
Hoy of Seven Rescue Gill From
Fire.
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 23. Hom
er Strong, aged 7, today heroically
rescued his 2-year-old sister, Flor
ence, from fire in their attic bed
room. When he discovered the
flames In the hallway Homer rush
ed back Into the room, locked the
trunk containing all the family's
valuables and then aiding his sis
ter to his back, carried, her down
the steps, where lie was aided by
the neighbors. The children were
alone at the time of the fire.
The union of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States of
tXmerlca (Northern Presbyterian
Church) and the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church, erected In 1S06,
was upheld by Judge A. S. VanVal
kenburg in the United States Dis
trict Court In Kansas City. Mem
bers of the Cumberland Church are
forever enjoined Irom interfering
with the use by the United Church
of Church property in Missouri.
In Chicago an enraged father who
took the law in his own hands and
killed the man the courts had ac
quitted of the charged of atttaektng
his 13-year-old daughter, was ex
onerated by a coroner's jury. The
verdict said that Edward J. Duprey
was "laboring under a great mental
strain on account ot Injury he be
lieved has been done to his daugh
ter by the deceased" when he shot
and killed Henry Gronlmua, a photographer.
Americans annually spend $600,
000,900 on music.
At Two OVh ek last Mailt Crt.wd
Went to Hospital and Took
Wounded Negro Out and Emptied
Pistols Into His Ittidy.
At two o'clock last night a mob
went to the Good Samaritan Hos
pital In Charlotte, took out Joe
McNeeley; the negro who shot Po
liceman Wilson, and emptied their
pistols into his body, leaving him
for dead.
The deed for which McNeeley
WB8 held is told of elsewhere. The
officer Is yet living.
THE MOB'S WORK.
The following account of the
lynching Is taken from The Observ
er this morning:
The negro, who had been chain
ed to prevent the possibility of his
escape, was In an upstairs room.
guarded by two policemen, Offi -ers
Tarleton and Everett Earnhardt.
About 1 o'clock this morning it
was noted that groups of men were
standing about on back streets. But
the first real intimation given the
public that anything unusual had
occurred was the defoliation of 15
or 20 pistols as they hurled their
missels Into the prostrate form
of Joe McNeeley.
Only a few seconds, If at all, be
fore the arrival of the mob. It seems,
did the authorities at the hospital
suspect anything untoward. When
the crowd arrived, having pursued
their way through the darkened
streets of the negro settlement,
they found the hospital door shut
and locked.
One man advanced to the door,
banged on. It and called for Police
man Earnhardt.
"You'll not get In this house to
night, replied one cf the eolored
women nurses sharply.
For answer the man hurled his
weight ugainst the door which
yielded and the crowd thronged in
and up the stairs. Those on the
outside say they heard them de
mand, "Which Is the right one?
"Show us the right one." The
woman shrieked in terror. Never
in the history of Charlotte had
Just such a scene been enacted.
The two policemen on guard level
cd their revolvers at the crowd and
ordered them to stand back, but
the vengeance seekers leaped upon
them and tore the pistols from
their grasp.
"Then," said a spectator on the
outside, narrating his experience
afterward, "we jjeard the clinking
of the chains as they brought him
down the stairs.
The rest must have happened In
a very few seconds. A score of pis
tols flashed in the faint gas light
and, from the helpless form on the
ground came not even a moan.
THOUGHT HAD SUCCEEDED.
The swiftness with which the
mob dispersed, according to those
who saw the occurrence. Indicates
their confidence that their aim had
been deadly and that the object, of
their foray had been accomplished.
Rut when the police Btatlon was no
titled, the patrol sent down and the
negro's body examined It was found
that life was not extinct. He was
taken to police headquarters.
The Greatest excitement naturally
prevailed In the hospital while the
unexpected visitors were achieving
their gruesome mission.
When the mob demanded to know
which was the right one, Joe Mc
Neeley, whom they sought, pointed
to another negro lying on a bed on
the other side of the room. "That's
the man." he cried, "lie's the one
you want."
"For the Lord's sake, o," shout
ed the other. "I'm not the one."
The Intruders forced one of the
officers, it Is said, to say which
one was McNeeley, In order that a
totally innocent man might not be
the victim.
In the pistol duel last Friday in
which Policeman Wilson was virtu
al shot from ambush as he rode on
his motorcycle to arrest McNeeley,
Joe received two bullet wounds.
neither of which proved to be serl-
ous, but they had necessinted hos
pital treatment. McNeeley evident
ly under the Influence of cocaine.
was running amuck on extreme
South Tryon street, firing hie pis
tol at whomsoever approached.
Although the Good Samaritan
Hospital Is located In the center of
a negro residential district and there
had been well-grounded apprehen
sions that serious race trouble
would breik out If the negroes learn
ed of the plan In time to take a
hand In It, the quietness with which
the whole affair was manipulated
prevented them from, gaining even
an Inkling. Their first knowledge
came with the volley of shots which
lingered a second and erased as
rapidly as It had begun. Roth be
fore and after the raid on the hos
pital, a deathly quiet pervaded the
entire neighborhood.
Persons who were in the hospital
say that those who entered it wore
handkerchiefs over their faces as
masks. Only a portion of the at
tacking party came Inside.
At 3:30 this morning McNeeley
was conscious and able to talk. He
asked that the old bandage across
his neck be pulled away so that he
could pray.
It was Bald that his chancel to
recover wa very slim.
HOW Mil. TAYLOR WAS kll.l.KI).
Story tif the Tragic lHath .f Y ung
Man Very CIom? i Minnie INo
le IVwtli Ws In-tantane- us
and He lrvlat!y Did not Know
Wl.ttt Hit Him.
Written for The Jourral.
The people of Monroe were great
ly shocked when the message was
received here on last Wednesday af
ternoon that Mr. Karl F. Taylor of
Mt. Croghan. S. C. had been struck
and instantly killed at 11:25 o'clock
that morning by a train on the Car
olina and North-Western railroad,
on a crossing about one mile south
of Newton. The train was passen
ger No. 1". bound for Lenoir and
Edgemont, and was In charge of
Conductor Gordon and Engineer Bob
Smyre. It Is said to have been
running at the rate of 20 miles an
hour when the horrible accident
occurred.
Mr. Taylor left Monroe on Friday.
August 8th, In his automobile, for
lnolr and Blowing Rock, and was
accompanied by his cousin. Mr. Mar
vin Richardson. They were joined
by Mr. R. I). Crow at Lenoir on the
next day and on the following Mon
day, Mr. t row and Mr. Taylor went
to Blowing Rock In the machine.
Mr. Richardson remaining at Lenoir
with his brother, Mr. S. A. Richard
son. They returned to Lenoir on
Sunday, August 17th, and on Mon
day Mr. 'Crow came on to Monroe
by rail. On Tuesday Mr. Richard
son returned to Monroe also, leav
ing Mr. Taylor, who desired to stop
with friends In Hickory till Wed
nesday. He left Hickory Wednes
day morning about 9:30 o'clock for
Charlotte, where he expected to
spend the night with relatives. On
arriving at Newton, he stopped to
enquire the way south and left Im
mediately on his Journey. Just be
low town he took the wrong road
and had gone several hundred yards
before he discovered his mistake.
He ran hack up town, stopped at a
drug store, got a drink at the
fountain, put up his storm curtains,
as It was raining some, and again
took his departure. Thus tucked
comfortably and snugly in his car.
in a few minutes, he was hurled
into eternity, on a most dangerous
grade crossing one mile below New
ton. He approached the crossing at a
moderate rate of speed, according
to Roy SiuiniB, colored, the only eye
witness, and just ns his machine was
standi t. full length across the
Track, the engine choked down, and
In a fow seconds the car was struck
near the center of the body by the
engine of the train. The automo
bile was knocked completely around
and almost totally wrecked, while
Mr. Taylor was thrown some twenty
feet, landing on top of a pile of
cross ties, which had been placed
there only the afternoon before.
Both of his arms were broken above
the elbows, there was a bad gash
Just below his left Jaw and his skull
was fractured. Death was instan
taneous and it is very likely that
the oung man never knew what
struck him, the engineer of the
train being among the number to
express this opinion. Owing to a
curve in the dirt road, aud the sud
den ascent, and the fact that his
wind shield and storm curtains
wind shield and storm curtains
were up. It would have been almost
Impossible for him to see the train.
Tho crossing Is a most dangerous
one, and there have been frequent
predictions thnt some one would
meet death there. The crossing is
to be Investigated by the Corpora
tlon Commission for its hazardous-
ness to travel.
The body was carried to Newton
by the train crew and turned over
to tin undertaker, who prepared It
for burial. Owing to a number of
letters and an Identification card,
which Mr. Taylor had on his per
son, there was no trouble in ascer
taining his name and address, and
tho address of h's brother, Mr. J.
(. Taylor of Mt. Croghan, who was
Immediately notified. His cousin,
Mr. S. A. Richardson, of Ienolr
was notified over the long distance
telephone of the distressing occur
rence about three o'clock that uf
ternoon by some friends at Hicko
ry, and he left for Newton at once.
He took charge of the body and
left Newton that evening at 10:30
o'clock with It, for Mt. Croghan by
way of Salisbury, Charlotte Hamlet
and Cheraw. He passed Monroe
with the remains Thursday morn
ing it hon t 6 o'clock and was join
ed hero by Mr. J. O. Taylor, a broth-
r of the deceased, and several rel
atives and friends.
The funernl services were conduct
ed from the Methodist churc! at
Mt. Croghan, Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock, by the pastor. Rev. Mr.
McGraw. He paid a splendid trib
ute to the young man, and especial
ly touched upon his usefulneKS to
the church at thnt place, he beting
superintendent of the Sunday school
and a steward. The remains were
carried to Antioch church and there
laid to rest beside his parents and
his brother.
Karl Frank Taylor whs a son of
the late Frank P. Taylor, one of
the most prominent citizens of Ches
terfield county, nnd was only 26
vears old when he met such a trag
ic death at Newton hist Wednesday.
He was only eleven years old when
his father died, and, his early train
ing was looked after by his mother.
Mrs. Cornelia Taylor, who dt-d some
seven years ago. and his older broth
er, Mr. Oscar Taylor, who alone sur
vives him. Often his motner stated
that Karl had never given her one
moment of trouble, and those who
knew him never doubted It, for he
was one of the finest gentlemen that
ever lived. He was educ;td at
South Carolina Military Academy,
and he possessed a breath cf vision
surpassed by no young man in his
section of the State. He drew friends
to him as if by magic and bad not
an enemy at his death. An older
citizen, and one of much prominence,
whom he recently met iu the wes'
ern part of the State, was heard to
make the remark the other day: "1
haven't met a young man In ten
years that has made as fine an im
pression on me as young Taylor
did." He was gentle in manners,
kind In spirit and generous in heart.
As a business man he was most suc
cessful, possessing discernment and
sound discretion. He was the lead
er of his community in all church.
social, political and school aftairs.
and his death is a distinct loss to
Chesterfield conn'y. An estimate of
nts character and usefulness may be
gained from the following sentence
taken from a lettter to his brother.
Mr. J. O. Taylor, written b Hon.
W. F. Stevenson of Cheraw. Mr.
Stevenson says: "I regarded him
as one of the most promising young
men In the county, in business, poli
tics, and, everything, and the loss to
me personally is Very great."
Never have we seen a death affect
a whole community more personally
than the death of Mr. Taylor. There
were from 15n0 to 2uoO at the fun
eral, and it was a most pathetic
scene to see citizens ranging in age
from the bouyancy of youth to the
lengthening shadows of a setting
sun, with bowed heads and tears
streaming down their cheeks, and to
hear the universal expression, "I
have lost my best friend." The
floral contributions were most va
ried and profuse and were a strong
token of the esteem In which
the young man was held.
Mr. Taylor was most prominent
In fraternal circles, and was a mem
ber of the Masonic order, and sev
eral other secret orders. He was
burled with Masonic honors.
Karl Taylor was well known in
Monroe, having been a frequent vis
itor here for the last several years.
He had many friends here who were
s'id.dened and shocked by his tragic
death. Mrs. S. S. Richardson Is an
aunt of his, being the only sister
of his father. He is survived by
only one brother, .Mr. J. O-c.ir Tay
lor of Mt. Croghan.
Killed the Wiony; Man Hut Got Ex-cueil.
Rockingham Post.
"Justliable Homicide," was the
verdict of the coroner's jury which
held an Inquest over the remains
of Jim Arnold, who was shot last
Friday In Drowning Creek Swamp
by Gaston Tyner. who thought him
to be Jim Cameron for whom posses
were lookiing for the murder of Mr.
Arch Blue which occurred near Key
ser several weeks ago,
John C. Tyner and Gaston Tyner,
were members of a posse out search
ing for Cameron who was reported
as seen In that neighborhood. They
followed tracks for several hundred
yards up an old tram road into the
swamp. The evidence Introduced
at the Inquest Is that hearing some
one knocking on a log, they crept
up as near as possible and think
ing the negro whom they hail found
to be Cameron, they called to him
to throw up his hands. Instead or
doing this the negro warned them
not to come a "damn step nearer."
John C. Tyner seeing something In
the negro's hand and not knowing
what Is was. ordered him a second
time to throw up his hands, and the
supposed Cameron not complying, he
called to his brother to shoot, (ins-
ton fired at once, the entilre load
entering the negro's chest. He
threw up his hands and called.
"Don't shoot again," and fell dead.
At the lnquet he was Identi
fied ns Jim Arnold, wanted at Key
ser for rape several years ago. He
was captured but made his esoipe
and had not been heard of since.
His father lives nearby and was
notified of the shooting, hut would
not claim the body, so it was burled
in the swamp at the expense of the
county.
. SOUTH CAROLINA HLUO.
Tlii Siart.mlurK Slurilf W ho Stood
Off a Mob When the (vrrnor
111 IUfuM-d Help.
Greensboro News.
At Spartanburg Monday night a
deed was done that ought to give im
mortality to the man that did it.
A negro had been arresied, liecause
he was suspected of a crime against
a white woman. The crime was uot
proven; the suspect had not even
been presented to his supposed vic
tim for identification, but about 8
o'clock the usual mob begi'.n to
gather.
The sheriff saw the danger mount
ing and wired for help. But Itiease
rules in Sou'h Carolina, and all the
officer got was an ironic offer to
call a special term of court for the
trial of the case September 1.
Within the jail were the wife of
the sheriff and his two sick chil
dren: outside was u murderous mob
howling for blued. They attacked
the great gate cr the jail yard, and
it crumpled and gave way before the
assault. They hurled ilyuumite over
the wall. They knew that they
were under the protection of the
Governor of the State, therefore they
were absolutely reckless of the lives
within the jail, if ever a sheriff
was justified in surreiuteriing. this
was the man.
But when he took office this man
had sworn an oath to uphold the
laws; and being a man he regarded
his oath above all else. So, as the
gate went down and the first urge
of the bloodthirsty mob swept to
ward the opening, he stepped Into
the breach with his gun in hand
and swore another.
"Gentloanen," said he, "I hate to
do It, but, so help me God, I am go
ing to kill the first man that enters
that gate!"
This was a new and unexpected
development, and the mob, always
most careful of its own skin, paus
ed. Then a voice exclaimed "He
means It, boys!" And not a man en
tered. That is all there Is to the story.
But in our opinion that short tale
tells of a deed that is sublime. Wil
liam J. White was tested In thoP'i
few minutes with every acid that
might corrode the character of a
man, but he came out unscarred.
Merely to face the mob took coin
age, even with the power of the
State behind him; but White stood
alone, while the Governor, on whom
he should have been able to count
for help, lolled In his easy chair at
Columbia, laughed at his extremi
ty. It took courage far rarer than
mere physical bravery to defy pub
lic opinilon by choking off a lynch
ing in South Carolina. White
kntw that In all probability he was
signing his own political death war
rant when he halted that mob. But
most fearful of all was to know,
when the dynamite was raining, and
the gate was creaking on its
hinges, that tlu-sp most dear to
him were directly in the path of
the flying death. Two sick children!
Could man have been subjected to a
more frightful test?
South Carolina must bow her head
In shiinie over many of her sons,
but she can lift It high when this
man is named.
Col. McWIioilcr Recall I5.it tie if
Benin's Stalii n.
On the 25th day of August. I Mi I.
forty-nine years ago yesterday, the
notable battle of Ream's Station was
fought. The -isth R giiiiient, l:i
which there were four Union coun
ty commpnnles, was in line of bat
tle on the west Hide of the Peters
burg and Weldon railroad, wi'h the
others of Heth's brigade. Word fame
for us to load our guns and fix
bayonets, to be ready for a charge
on the enemy's breat works liumedil
ately ufter a bombardment by Col.
Pegram who was to shell them wl'h
eighteen guns. In front of their
works the enemy had cut down
all the timber for fifty or seventy-
five yards, leaving the limbs sharp
ened Into points. In order to retard
our advance. Our orders were to
give a tremendous yell us soon
we emerged Into the open and not
to fire a gun until we reached the
breastworks. When we got in the
open I could not see a vankee be
hind their works, but soon I saw
a blue streak rise behind the works.
At thnt moment we raised the yell
and made for their breastworks,
which wc captured in a few minutes
with prisoners. We lost several
good men. The position of the
48th was near the centre of the
line, nnd the timber in our front
being thinner than the other, we
reached the enemy's works first.
WILLIAM McWHORTER,
Waxhaw, R. F. D. 2.
A ce.iint By Home I'hmi-,
Catawba News, Newton.
"In the midst of life, we are in
death." The young man Taylor rode
by our office Wednesday In his car
and we thought as he passed, how
snug and comfortable he looked,
although the rain was falling fast
within fifteen minutes he was a
dead man was struck at the cross
ing near the dog kennel.
The young man stopped at Clapp's
drug store, procured s.itne gisolino
and was making his way toward
Charlotte. His car was struck by
the train Just as the front wheels
were crossing the track. His skull
was crushed, leaving some cf the
brains near the track, his anus were
broken and the body bruised up.
His face was not badly disfigured.
He spent Tuesday night in HUk
ory with some friends, who came
down and gave J. F. Herman & Son
directions as to his body and put
them In touch with his brother,
who lives at Mt. Crpglnin, S. C.
Mr. S. A. Richardson of Lenoir,
a cousiin of the young man, accom
panied the body to Mt, Croghnii on
train No. 16, Wednesday morning.
Mr. Crosby, superintendent of
Transportation of the C. X. W.
R. R. was here, and hud the very
best caskl and fixtures to be had,
furnished for the body and d.d all
that could be done under the cir
cumstances. Mr. Bob Smyre, one cf the most
faithful engineers of the road, was
at the throttle, being on the oppo
site side of the engine from which
the unfortunate young man ap
proached the crossing. Mr. Smyre
has been In the service of the road
more than thirty yeera and has a
splendid record Tor an engineer.
Xo one will ever know Just why
the young man undertook to cross
the track with the train so near.
Being closed In, he could not hear
the noise, and likely his a'tention
was given to the hill lending up to
the track, which is a bad cue.
Passengers on this train said the
whistle was blown for the crossing
as usual. The engineer some think,
ought to have seen the automobile,
but it It all over with the poor fel
low nnd we can only regret that a
man in the prime of life apparent
ly 28 or :tti years old should meet
such an untimely death.
It Is Impossible for a crooked
man to have a good standing.
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