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-THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT r THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY Ntf r)S IT Triune TiTnTnn rxxy Ti Vtt to it a nil i I i j n i v ii 11 hi xx i i rev 1 1 i i tm 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i ir i xx i f 1 1 r -i PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 4 V5t L2. VOL.26. No. 104- MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1921. $2.00 PER YEAR CASH CHAIN LETTER FAD HAS STRUCK WINGATE SECTION On Woman, Who Complied" with Re qiieM, lM Her l'o ket-llook on the Seventh pay. TO ENTEKWAKEFOKEST DEHATE Wingate. Feb. 3. The "chain letter" craze has again struck Win gate. For a. week or more letters, reading as follows, have been flying around the village: "God bless our soldiers and sailors and hold thorn in the hollow of His hand. Amen." It is said that all who will copy It once a day for seven days will meet with great Joy on the seventh dc.y, whereas all who pass it by w.ll en counter some great misfortune. Om lady copied It for seven days, send THE I.ATE J. EKWIX CHASKY Many Had Ckuh to le Hint, Itut None Held Aught Against Him. To th- Editor of The Journal: Just before the sun shone its spark ling light on the 19th day of January th death angel visited the home of Mr. Fred Chanty and claimed as its victim the dear old father. Mr. J. E. Chaney. His life was spent near where he was born and reared, being 76 years, 6 mouths and 21 days. He COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT ENDORSED Aldermen Requested to Call an Election to Permit Peo ple to Vote on This Form of City Government; Would Make Recorder a Court a County Court The commission form of govern-. What esueciallv ii.unl.Hi t. ih.. baves to mourn his departure eight, ment for Monroe was endorsed by alarmy captain the referendum number of representative citizens at and recall feature of this form of the mass meeting held last night in government. 'Tinier it," he said, the court house, and the members of ) "you cuu get rid of an incompetent TIIK .ltM JI HVS REPORT children, twenty-four grand-children. six great grand-children, one broth er, Mr. J. W. Chaney of east Monroe township. The sons are Messrs. W. A and J. I.. Chaney of Wingate. T. J. and Kred Chaney of east Monroe township. The daughters are Mes dames Lindsey and Lonnie Helms of Monroe, J. "VV. Hill of Charlotte and J. K. Stegall of east Monroe. He had I ige CtMiniiisioiier to Serine x liniment e T I.Wer. The grand Jury fur this term of court set a precedent when it recom mended, in its report, the appoint ment of a new tax lister, urging the county commissioners to use their in- llueiice in seeming a man "who will ran fully chock his records so that no liiniiciet ni taxpayer will be arraigned in court. The report, in full, reads: "To Hon J. His Kay. Judge, hold ing the January term. 1!21. of the Superior court of I'nion count): "We. the grand jury for the Janu ary term. 1921, of t'nion county Su- NO VERDICT YET IN THE ' ROBINSONMURDER CASE Jury Has Been (hit Over Four Hours ihI SeeniH to Ik? perplexed Over iH-giee of OIlencN me Doara or aldermen were instruct- city orrtclul in a short time. All wt ed to call an ehction for the purpose would hae to do is to secure twentv- of ascertaining the wishes of the peo- Ave per cent of the people to t.tioti j pe'rior court, bi g to submit our "re port as follows: "We have transacted nil business coming before us and have visited f. ...in i. a ffii.m ,.. Dfiniu rn -. ... i... ing the letters to her friends w:th "" -"; ,.......,. erum. ui u a the request that thev do likewise. V'"" ,th;a,t dW .., Someone asked her what happened lo .JV"': A, 1 ".Vf"," ',r h,m , I . J- C. bikes, who presided. her on the seventh day. miw j "ands ro.il.l do but to tm vatl. started the discussion. After dec ar- Mi.l.. my pocket-book." she sniilin J v o'hing could May Hie cold ham ..Ming that he would not be a candidate ,.,,, i l. ...,ti...... i ! ath. He nni failhllil to his dill) ; tor re-election, he said that his t x- ple toward the proposed change. for an election, and the maiotitv of Several different plans tf city gov- the people willing, we could replace eminent were advocated, but all him at any time of the year." were discarded except the commis-' Here Mr. W. M. Cordon arose. "If i',.. i:.,;, ,.(....., ..,..! i you adopt the commission lori.i of eountv home. government uuul.l you have to rai-e( -v,- find the rountv home in rood lue taxes; nea-keti. 1 his In imnlit their journey, and before long ti:v w ill probably reach every nook mid quarter of the American coni'iv-i'. Py ttiat time there w'll be tithes, pud so it s one continuous aff.iir, of benefit to no one e:,eept the pieiolTico ilcpai tmont. The Witii-'ato h i sj li school will so- j lect a 1 pi-r v.tatlve from one of the two lit'Tiry toeieties t i entt r t!.e -butiiii: rente t to In- lil : WS.o Forest some time timing thi tm ;it i of March. Those selected by ;!., societies to content for the honor nr : s!s. Thomas s-'wietce, Fwing Snv yer aii'l Charlie Helms, from the. I '.idsfi-ne ;:ociety; and M ts. Itrnco l.lles, Josefih r.lack iiinl Valentine Tailfon from the rhllosop!iian -so- ; t v. Miss Willie Fui re Homtn, of Wel- iand olH'dient to l is heavenly Father, U'vval t 'lis country, a good citizen land a kind father. Whil- !iis voice lis still and bis body laid away to await the resuneetion morn, his ! Christian life is st'll fresh in our imemoiy. lie realized several tla)s bei'iee his dea'li ca'ne that bis stay o'l e.:!::i iveely ipal!lu lit a perieiice in city affairs had convince;! ,111111 that the number of city alder- : men should ho rttiuced to t!ire, to I,., elected at large, they to be given auttiotity to employ a city manager. j This brought Mr. K. ti. Faust to his feet. "I don't propose to u.:ue doctors nil, I lart.veis, but I want ,io declare in) oppt.-iiion to the t lec- f1in tun lets re-Mittteil li.i t.t'iilte ui the hivh school af,.r having reeov- ilWi? .'.neral s.ivi. e, iWere eoniiiM ieo .-iiiiuat in uie inline j by litv. A. C. Sherwood, and his life less body tenderly laid to rest in the i Williams cemetery to iiwnit the com- 1 1 .-e. In 1 1 l-ls faiiil lieler ialteit-l; ni,,:. n' .tliii Hid n at lane. l"o: two l.e !!!! put I. is hot;se in luih r iiti-l j t,i I cariivd a peiition abound to tie.'tli found him i eady. Tin re we,-e .;., fiiiiir.-oiei't . of the bill re '.any who had e.iu.-c to o- him, bill . tntirmg each aMertiian lo he elected folio had aught a: a list him. He s ;,y his own wan1. That pelitioa was ie.'i et! line of li.ll lie -' i.obleluell. ill ( .lulled by I'.hlMIt el- Cent Oi' the w i.niii hi'-, in ,n etily i'a;:,er i;.ii--i ba peopb of Mui-oe, ai.ii 1 think their i';-hi:hlel. and now t'is:t he hits nuo- i v i. he.', in tin- matter upijit to he c.:n--o!ll US tti feel Mile that he possess, i shlercd." es a home in heaven. He sought nt "i signed that petition." shouted t lay up treasures on earth but in ;Mr. Gilliitm Craig, a.; .Mr. Fans; took h ave'i, and we feel sure that his his seat. soul is tmw tlt iii. hle.l in the treasures i ti. sn.lt. took on a stormv as.icct. Mr. Sikes was eiiial to the occa- ered from an operation for appendi citis. Mr. U. f.. McWhirter spent Mon day and Tuesday in Charlotte on business. I!ev. A. C, Sherwood was called to V Sorlngs Tuesday to conduct a funeral. Mi's Veda Green, who has boon sick for some time. Is recovering. Miss Minnie Winchester, of Mon roe, was a Wingate visitor this week Ins of the resurrection morn. He sat la the shade of the old mock orange tree. The green leaves quivering over his head, He slept in the shade of the old mock- orange tree, Mr. n. D. Austin is able to bo u: !n,,t now h 18 B,P'K the dead. after a long Illness of pneumonia. Mr. John Little, a student In the hlch school, spent Wednesday In Charlotte. Mrs. C. A. Peddlnfleld. of Mill brook. N. C. Is the guest of her fath er. Mr. W. M. Perry, this week. Mr. C. C. Lamb Is improving rap ldlv from nn attack of pneumonia. Mr. Judson Terry, of Wilmington, was the guest of his mother, Mrs. Lydia Ferry, on Wedn-sday. Mr. Tom Fvans was In Charlotte on business Wedin sd.'". The name of the Wingate Garage hfs been change to the Wingate Cash Gnrnge, A lonely grave, a new made grave, Where our father'! body Bleeps, A place where we can hear no sound, A place we seek, and can but weep. It was hard to part with father, Oh! so sad to see liim die; Hut we will try to meet him In the sweet bye and bye. 1US CHILDRKX. I.KTTKK l-'KOM KEY. HAYWOOD but simi. A a diplomat he .is probably unequalled In Monroe. "Gentlemen," he implored, "this matter will be tak en up later. All we are trying lo do at this time Is lo get the sense of the meeting.'' This mollified Mr. Faust, tlown the bouse. Mayor Sikes, calling tt ntioii to the late hour, cut short the discussion of city government, and calbd for a vote on the various orm si.bmiiie I. Four plans were propon-ii. No. 1 was the straight-out conimissio.i form of c eminent ; No. tin lec tion of lime aldermen and a mayo, to he paid a nominal sai.uy, and lo employ a city inamu'ei ; No, ;:. to elect live illde! men, each otie to !.: elected by I he o! rs ol his r n t i e ward; and No. I. the election of t'uee lOll'.niissio! ;, who would ee, I e ,e of their number to act as ma) or, and to employ a city i.i;:uager. I'lan No. 1 reteixed le votes; No. 2. ": No. 2: No. -i. n. The com mis. ion form of gnv.!i'-! lueut f -er. -.1 a p', ii;. lily nt ,J,- s, e- ond ballot, and it was i! ilared to be thii recommendation of the in ; ii,:., ' Kx'en-ioi: of the city liniiis was1 taken no net on the siugi stion of Mr. J. II. !!oyfe, but ci'nideiation ; was killed w io n Mr. .1. K. stewurt . lii'tlared it to be his opinion that the city ought lo provide sewerage and paving for those already in the town before t tonding the eity limits. condition and the.lnmates well cared for. We hud two inmates, viz: Labe Oiloiu i'lid Fled Hartino, in the in sane eepartineiit and think they MiuiiM be .sent lo the Man- in-titu-tion at Morraiiton when- t!ieV can be belter tieate.l ami tared :or. "We find the jail ri gooti e'Mhii Um and the pri-om-r are well tn,,;- I and make no complaint. " i liml t : i .i, .' ;it t .e , -aii" ii. good --Ii . j , a d !'.. : ; -II 1 de,. i have .ill' I ui 1 " O e !. I the - f . I I Mi . S II! I ),. . I I i ,. , ,j , oiiditloil :''. the M omIs Wi i l.elil. I "W" F' lit! (he ladies ,-es( in u.i it; i tile v i ni : t house jn ha l shape s. ml I " etis to he looked alter at once and '.pi in I" Her com! il inn. "We n cut : . ml that the county commissioners use then- iuiluen,, v it li the corporation commi -ion in securing a county t.i as-e-,or for mxt listing time who will carelully ch. .-i, Ins lecoids so that no Inline ul jtaxpayir will be aiiai.ned in co,i:t. pai to troiiiiie ami expt use and wrongfully embarrassed after having done Ins tlutv by his state and coun ty. "This the "rd (lav of February. A. I). 1321. C. D. Ileuton. Foreman." CASES Ms.I-0.nF1i OF THIS WEEK iuiltj of Manslaughter. Just as The Journal goes to press it barns that Lucius Kob- inson was convicted of man- slaughter. Sentence in his case, as in the others disposed of, has not been pronounced bv Judge Kay. " . .,,. After having been out over four hours, the jury in the Kouinson mur der case bud failed at U:2o o'clock this afternoon to ntuiu a verdict. A lew minutes prior lo that tune the jury tuiered the court room to seek more pointed instruction fiom Judge Uay. Lucius Kohiuson, the defendant. U a native ()f Lancaster count), and shot his brother. Noah Koldusoil, mar .Mineral Spuiigs scveial months ago during a quarrel. The two brother.-, along with another lumber iitd it m piic. were in a ,-ar on their Wlf,; i', . thiid hiuth aud ;;-ii. d to t.u.. n the ; .ii ly ece; t t i,, II"' i, ''! n s. . ms, ill ! W Ml bin I'' quest." ..a tii" iiia;ie and 's Ire e, Judie. ml i'lo)d Mel'oikle nolo eont. -nilei e to i ' eii) oi a halo of : ei v ice in t lie court in his iie of Judge iigotMiislv at l'HAISFS KOAI) AITHOKITIES Mineral Springs t 'rresMimleiit Says Snow Dliln't lllmk Koatl Tufflr. Mineral Springs, Feb. 3. Miss Ef fle Alexander who has been sick with la grippe is able to be out again. Messrs. Vadu Helms and Flow Conn, who have been working at Lllesville for some time, spent the week-end at home. Mayor Sikes thought this a very scn- who hecaiue quiet, awaiting develop-' sible suggestion, and moved that fnr meiits. Some one called on Mr. T. P. ther discussion be deferred to a more Dillon. i opportune time. Mr. Dillon admitted signing Mr. I Uy this time everybody was in fine Faust's petition to secure the clec-! fettle. Old political enemies forgot lion of each alderman by the voters ' their past animosities toward each of his own ward, and declared his In- other, and good-naturedly joined in tonlion of sticking to that gentleman, itho discussions. Mr. A. M. Stack favored . the plan Revival of the Mayor's court was advocated by Mr. Sikes. He thought i the next In order of discussion, and every man should have tho privilege for over tin hour it wns argued pro of voting for all of the aldermen ' and con. Mr. F. G. Henderson, pres who were to conduct hit affairs, con-, Ident of the chamber of commerce, eluding bv pronouncing tho Faust i opened the discussion bv declaring , I.,. . i i 1, , i ways come 10 every man ni ine saiin Plan unwise. ilhnt he was convinced, from his oh- ,,, ,., ,.,., ... Mr. J. W. Fowler, one time Mayor servation while a inen.ber of the Jn ,,, 'llut , lh(1 and alderiuuii. advocated the elec-ltown council, that the city was pay- Vta).g t0 come m of ls Hm ((l iion or three aldermen and a Mayor lug more than its part of the upkeep ;on'(h(1 yp.irs of jy aMll ns lhll to be given authority to employ a ! of th'f Recorder's court, but he did , ,..,,, J,,' ,,.loH ,"... c,1Ml .', ..... fW.i., ....... II.. ......1.. ' lii.l ,l,whi.dlM rt n.mti ioocitQ f i ...... luini't n ill I 1 1 j llltuafc i. lir iiiituv , uiiuviturtr iu wifuc tin- tin iu.i i i;i.rns of two rni.i:s ELATES M l . I I EASAM FOLKS Walter C. (Jreeii ami Luke I'liillps Certainly I'osmn the Esteem of Their Xelglilttrs. To the Editor of The Journal: During the life time of every man there conies a time for him to show to the world Just what kind of ma terial he Is made of. It does not al ways come to every man at the same Mrs. VA. A. Laney has been very, turn the land and ulant to. wheat, 111 for the past week but Is improv- The people do not burn anything that ,n"- grows on their land, as they try to Miss Carrie Mae Godfrey who is in get all the humus possible In their school at Wingate is at home this soil. A yield of from 20 to 23 bush week with her brother, Mr. Bruce jels is considered a good wheat crop. Godfrey, who Is sick with pneumonia, j while the corn yield averages about Miss Bessie Howie who suffered an 135 bushels to the acre this year, attack of asthma and pneumonia the Market facilities, however, are not first of December while at school In R0 pood. Wingate Is able to be out again. I Lexington, twenty miles away, is Mr. Otis Coan Is spending the week our nearest market. Fanners haul with his cousins. Misses Myrtle and: their produce there by means of Cora Lee Long, at Lllesville. trucks. Mr. Raymond Robinson was In 1 This a bin stock country, and most Charlotte Saturday on business. f the cattle are of blooded stock. 'the point that the city aldermen, tin-(either court only so far as to say that Minister , (,.r the n resent nhin rnnmil eive the 'he understood there was much cViti- clsia a.'ialnst the Recorder for his failure to properly enforce the city ordi nances, Mr. W. Z. Faulkner stated that he The commission form of govern-! favored the revival of the Mayor's ment was lirnt advocated by Mr. J. J. i court, and so did Mr. J. U. Simpson. I'urker. "I have always had a ban-! Mr. J. D. McRa who Is also a mem ing towards the commission form of , ber of the board of aldermen, was op government," said the lute Republi- poseiL, to the abolishment of the Re can candidate for governor, "and I j cottier's court, but said he believed am In favor of making the experi-lthe county should pay the salary of ment. The plan has proven a sue- i the Recorder. cess wherever it has been tried, and I By a practically unanimous vote It Is certain that we cannot adopt a I the citizens present recommended worse form of government than we j that the court be made a county now have. salaries. Mr. A. iM. Stack, the city attorney, then read a bill which would revive the Mayor's court, and and for which he asked the endorsement of those Former I'nioii County write r ills .ew iinne. ,.;ly.g -u-n proper attention. "They TO the Kdltor of The Journal: , have their own business lo limit nf t'lease allow me space tor u few lines j tl,r e m, .enj 1 m-ak from ex- abo il my new home in Davidson i perience," he concluded. county. 'lhi.5 i a fiat- section, little broken and the soil is adapted to grain, clo ver end grasses, fruits, vegetables and t'jbai'co. There Is also a great deal of heat raised In the county. Corn In abundance la produced, and much tin ti Is devoted to the cultiva tion of c'.jver. The farmers sow clo ver when they seed their wheat, al low the land to rest one year, then form of government, explained Mr. Parker, the people would vote for a mayor and chairman of finance, who would have charge of all collections and expenditures; a commissioner of Mr. Tom Griffin and family of Be- thune, S. C., have moved to our little town, and we give them a hearty welcome. The hogs are generally of the Red Jersey breed. The people are of Scotch-Irish de scent, and are noted for their Dlety Mr. M. M. Winchester went to land rood morals. Thev are ueonle Charlotte Sunday to be with his jwno nonor tne sabbath, and are law daughter, Miss Edna Winchester, who abiding; no whiskey, no stills; strlct vecently underwent an operation on y prohibitionists; and a lot of our her throat. She Is doing nicely. people are praying christians. In Well the snow and ice has left ti8'0lle of n,y churches there are a dozen but we have a good road Just the members who will lead In prayer, same, thanks to the good road men. There is much forest, pine, oak and And some of those old fogies who I popular timber in my community. Kicked aDout tne county rasing some The ,,r0p. are economical and thrlf n .nil In ntnlrA . rmnA . . .. ... . of tbetr top soil to make us good roads are riding just as hard as any body. Pep. WAS AT BATTLE OF NEWIJEKX. ty, and market quite a lot of produce. No cotton here; the farmers use lots of commercial fertilizer, but pay for It oft the spot; and consequently, this section Is not feeling the pressure of hard times, as there Is plenty to eat Esq. Cheat-, Writes Mr. Huntley, whs ; and no debts to pay. Rev. A. B. Lieut. In AHhrraffa Co. Haywood, Handy, Davidson county, To the Editor of The Journal: 'N. C. In the Monroe Journal of the 28th of December, I notice a mistake In the date of birth, also the war record, of I Presbyterian Church Note. A cordial invitation is given to the En. V. T. Chears. He was born in! following services: 1835 instead of 1845. He partlclpa- 10 a. ra. Sunday school, W. A. ted in the beginning of the war In- Henderson superintendent. Special stead of the ending, so he was 25 In- opening program by Mrs. Sutten stead of 15. He was a lieutenant In field's class. Capt. John B. Ashcraffs company of ! H a- m- Worship and sermon, the 37th regiment of N. C. volunteers I Thi"l sermon on the "Temple Teach- and was in the fight at Newbern i "1's- when the yankees invaded and cap tured that city. He was tithe col lector at the latter part of the war. 7:30 p. m. Praise service, led bv the intermediate department of the Sunday school, followed by sermon. John O Griffin and some other old l"te mange of hour.) Confederates may remember this as' As a further evidence of the fra- publlc safety, who would act as chief 1 present . . ,, I n . . 1 T 1. . 01 ponce anu me ueparimeui; ana a commissioner of public works, who would have charge of the water and light and sanitary departments. The present salaries paid the city clerk, tax collector, chief of police, and su perintendent of water and light plant, he believes, would be sufficient to pay for the whole time of these commis sioners. He would pay salaries ranging from $2500 to $3000. The city manager plan was opposed by Mr. Parker, who declared that such an official would have all sorts of opportunities to graft upon the people. He wants responsibility cen-jclty officials The reading of the bill provoked more discussion. The Mayor's court was opposed by Mr. J. E. Stewart and Mr. R. L. Stevens, and others; while Messrs. A. M. Stack, J. J. Parker and J. C. Sikes argued for It. About 10:15. after most of those present had left, a vote was ordered. The en dorsement carried by a .vote of about 13 for to 5 or 8 against. Friends of the Recorder's court, however, refused to concede a victo ry, as tdght or nine of those votes favorable for the revival of the May or's court were cast by lawyers and tered upon three Monroe citizens. Dr. H. D. Stewart ably seconded Mr. Parker in ;hls advocacy of the commission form of government. The meeting was one of the most interesting ever held In Monroe, and the discussions were thoroughly en Joyed by those present. Refusing Five Pardons "Aunt Sarah Goes Free 1 IN PRISON 42 YEARS FOR CRIME SHE DIDN'T COMMIT band. Yesterday her sentence was ended. She is dead. And Sarah Wychoff had never committed murder, had never known anything about the killing of her husband. Circumstantial evidence vealcd to us Just what kind of tit izens our followinen are. The structure of their characters are seen to be Just as they are. Some stand out like pyramids, challenging and indestructible; others stand us hollow frame-workers with founda tions of sand. Is it not an ensv matter for us to read the characters of those with whom we deal? When contracts are broken and obligations cannot be met, we see men pleading for a little time. Sometimes it is granted sometimes refused. Often innocent. straight-forward, upright men ate preyed upon by miserly, scheming, grafters. Some men, even In times like this, however, nre able to pass under the fray without being made transparent. There are men devising enough and crafty enough to hold out in times like this so that even their neighbors don't know that they are standing on sand foundations. Fv ery man Is esteemed by men of his own standing. A hypocrite Is loved by all until he Is found to be a hyp ocrite, then he becomes a desplrable. iMt. Pleasant community Is greatly elated over the return to the com munity of two former residents, one iu the person of Mr. Walter C. Green ("a real man") who was recently moved by twenty wagons by his form er neighbors. Mr. Green was moved free of charge. Another, "Mr. Luke Phillips, " who resided In the neigh borhood a few years ago, and who Is a travelling man of note, has moved to the "Armfleld place." Had Mr. Phillips been an object of charity It is said that he also would have been moved free of charge. The commun ity realizes the value of such men, and rejoices to welcomes them hack home. If there are any more of such men away and unable to return, we refer them to Mr. Ellison Rot'ers. who will circulate a petition In their behalf. W. B. F. ItAPTIST MEETING lOSTPOXEI Mr. MeCorkle Fuji Liiml mid Tlmltcr nt Crowbill's, South Carolina. Monroe. R. F. 1). No. 6. Feb. 3 Owing to the inclement weather, the meeting of the Union Baptnt afsoea- Utile Woman from Alexander County j had tied the knot around the negro's!"'"', which was tn have been held at Dies. In the Only Place Site Could Call lltnue. TO HE ItUKIED I1Y IIEH III SHAM) neck, and had torn her from her i Corinth January 29 and 30. wa In children and shut her up in prison, deunu iy postponed. Thirty-nine years after the negro hBd I We learn that Mr. H. A. MeCorkle been hung, and the woman had he- nougnt tne titnner on several acres or lantt nt I'rownurg. helong- come No. 1304 In prison, a man con fessed to the murder and died. Confession Clear Her. kit ing to Crow Brothers, and w ill move his sawmill outfit down there when lip rnninlet.ia the InK tin l nn nn Hanging over the edge of eternity, t Mp ... v TllrVr ha" -,.,. a .,. torn with the fear of death, the red ..:.. an.. ..,.,. fn . . ws. Forty-two years ago, writes Ben Dixon MarNeil in the Raleigh News and Observer, there was a hanging in Alexander county. One Bob McCor- i Main on his soul overcame his thirtv- M.llli., negro, swung out into eternity 1 nine years of repression, and he con-1 for the murder of Wesley Wychoff. fessed that he had contrived well as I. J. W. Huntley, Rock Hill, icrnai spirit existing Dctween the white. Sarah Wychoff. the wife of der of Wvchoff had reimin-l plan S. C, Feb. 1. 1921. j churches of Monroe, our Methodist Wesley Wychoff and the mother t, ned t,e t';-cin iMam-.s to lead to the I friends will permit us to go to church his children, came to the State Pi t on negro and to Lie woman It was a Everybody in Katchakoo goes to by the ringing of their bell, if ours (to serve a life sentence for com-mr- -Saleeby'8 Cafe. is still out of commission. j ing with the negro to kill her bus-1 Continues! on Page Eight. I'v'-ryb'Hlv In Hatrha-Koo goes to Saleel y s Cafe. Wise men say sweet things lo their wive. It has Its reward at men! times. , u a; io Atom 01 er .ean:e ill hot 1 . .VI . ' defelloalil. ! . :iini! t ,1 en . It, was tm ii i SfIO(Mitl 1,1 t :.iioi ni : : 1'eWltl t',. 'lit ell a j.', , t ,ie h;, r,.e o. 1 ,111 enitna. I 'aii;, who aw Lite war, appeared in ui.ii'orin. Thi. railed ta Ua, v. ho eiol .-ted what lie termed a ilex ei.itioii of the niiiloim of his itiaiitiy. excused ihe young man on the mounds of ig iioiare, hut made it plain that a le- iirrcnce of such an offense would be detrimental to the interests of a de fendant in his court. Smiley Funderburk was found guilty of carrying a pistol oft his own premises. It appears that at the spe cial session of the legi.saltnre an act was passed making it an indictable offense to carry a pislol off one's premises, whether concealed or not. So it would be well to romember this, and don't take your pistol with you when you leave home. John Knight, a young white man of the lower edge of the county, was found guilty of making liquor. This is the man ho skipped his bond, and who was caught the other night when he crossed over the line from South Carolina, where he had been In hid ing. After Knight bad been found guilty, his w LI'e and five litle white headed children trooped into tl I court room. It was said that they were penniless and had nowhere to go, being absolutely dependant upon the husband and lather for their daily bread. Other Cases llisooved of. Charlie Brown, a mulatta. was found guilty of taking flftv dollars from Mr. drier Squires, of Vance township, on show day in Monroe last fall. The defendant conducted his own case, examining the witnesses for the state. He related a plausible story, but the evidence against him was overwhelming. Other cases disposed of were: Ned Stewart, keeping liquor for sale; not guilty. Charles Vinson, removing crop; guilty. John Hollls, alias John Harper, felonious breaking, larceny and re ceiving; defendant pleads guilty. Ned SteA-art, keeping liquor for sale; defendant enters ;lea of 1100'' conte-'dt re. At'am Wall. John Wan and Isaac BUnt, making liquor; defendants pit .id guilty. Wiley Brace, keeping liquor for sale; not guilty. Tom Jacobs, false pretenses; not guilty. Booker T. Dunn, forgery; guilty In three cases Floyd Helms, assault had batterv with deadly weapon, def .nd;:iit pb-ads guilty. Raymond Crowder. assault with deadly weapon; Judgment suspended 011 pavinent of costs. This defend ant, on going home some months ago. round a man invading his hone ami shot him. The wound came very near proving fatal. The Judge was'askd to require the defendant to pay the hospital bills of the man, but th court flatly and emphatically refused, and was cheered by the spectatots in the room. Sheriff Hunter Here. Vr. John P. Hunter, who has been sheriff of Liiiica.de. eountv for thirtv- four years, and who will doubtless continue to serve in this capacity un til his death, was in Monroe yester day attending court. Sheriff Hunter, who is over sixty ;.ears of age. Is one of the most noted rharactets of this section. Time and time again he has sought to give up his Job as sheriff hut the people of his county refused to let him. If he failed to announce his candidacy In an election, some of his friends did It for him, and he Is alwa overwhelmingly elected. Sher iff Hunter served a United States Marshall for four years. Never bet on a sure thing. It hurts like the devil to see the other fellow walking away with your money. Every mother knows the good qualities of her children. Her neigh bors know the ret.