Mount Airy Newt.
POB3QH COURT.
TIm ia cleaning weak far tha county
in iAm raapacU. Tha folk who have
aatled thair linen, and baaa M> unfor
tunata aa to (at nufkt, ara having a
chance to vat right again. T.io pro
emaa ia eipanaiva and no doubt pain
ful in many matancaa. It la no light
job to ba put ta tha unpiaaaant tank
of appearing hafor* a court of juatica
on a rharp of a criminal aatura, and
ba farad with tha nacaxnity of submit
ting to a charge that carriaa a pnaon
aantani e. And ia caaa one does not
rara to submit than it ia an avan hard
er tank to mii.Iead tha court and ap
pear to l>e innocent. It ia a vary rare
«arcum» lance for an innocent man to
be arraigned before the courts on a
charge that ia altogether faliie. It ia
not rare for a guilty man to play the
part of a saint and try to convinca
Judge and jury that he ia a muchly
persecuted man. And sometime* a
guilty fallow goes free when it ia evi
dent to every one that ha failed to get
justice, and society must continue to
be subject to hia vile presence.
If a community ia tolerating a bad
man the beat thing for the communi
ty, and for tha man, ia to have the
matter disposed of in a way to either
rid the community of the man or re
form him.
If it takes a prison sentence to do
up the jnb then it i:< best to have the
prison sentence. There ia no earth
ly reason why a liberty loving, intel
ligent people should submit to a dis
turbing element that make* only for
the bad, and is in the way of progress.
A term of court at Dobaon makes
or • think ffca* all ever the county
there are ;» >p!e in "very neighbor
hood who are thriftless and doing
nothing for their families further than
to fumith a bare support. These
men spend much time in a social way
about a card game, and often they
bet what little money they have on
the game. This worthless class,
if any man ran be worthless, goes on
from year to year and if sickness or
misfortune comes their way they be
Cbtae a charge on their friends and
neighbors. They are a perfect an
noyance to the people who must be
thrown in contact with them in the
way of business. Fortunately there
are no great number of these folk,
but the courts are forced to give a
large part of the time to disposing of
cases that originate among them. If
these fellows could be reformed or
put to work at some honest toil that
would hold them, society would be
greatly to the profit.
All of which ia only introductory to
what is going on at Dobson these
spring days.
In the issue of The News of last
week we gave a somewhat lengthy
account of Napoleon Spencer trial
charged with the murder of Mrs.
Harvey Hester. This case was finish
ed Saturday at noon after taking up
the time of the court from Wednesday
at noon. After the State had made
out its case the defense put on no
evidence, and this gave them the last
speech. Judge Jones spoke for two
hours and the strong claim for a
verdict of acquittal was made on the
grounds of a i ibility of the wrong
man being tried. There was no •pos
itive proof that Spencer committed
the crime. The case went to the jury
at noon Saturday. The jury was
ready to-vote on the case at once, but
report has it that one man on the jury
insisted that he thought thev would
have nothing to lose by not appearing
to he in a hurry. So they got dinner
and then again this one man wanted
to hear them talk over the case and
not be in a hurry about reaching a
verdict. And so the jury went to
their room and discussed the case for
• an hour or more. Then they took a
ballot and every man voted to render
a verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree. This was the only bal
lot taken.
On Monday afternoon Judge Shaw
bad the sheriff bring Spencer into
court and the spectators thought he
was there to receive sentence but
the Judge called the prisoner to the
bar and had a little quiet talk with
him. Ha _ asked the prisoner if he
knew that the verdict that had been
returned against him was such as to
send him to the electric chair. The
young man admitted that It -
all this. Then the Juc^re told him
that he could make any statement that
be cared to make before sentence was
pasted. The young fellow said that
be did not r\re to make any state
ment. Then the Judge told the sheriff
to take him hack to jail and brine him
on Wednesday morning to receive
sentence, but on Wednesday the court
was very busy and sentence has not
yet been passed. There Is hut one
ta ta tha riantrti <-ha.r
^Tfc WTk. Nm talkad withj
with a Inbi« by kta »ida. I
■•Ml that ha ia )TMn old, haa ba<
'to arhaal Hi yaa-a and la a mamb
at tha HalMkt church. Ha apaal
out 11 a claar ton* of voir* and a
paaro la ha a man at mora than ordi
' mry btolllg—n. Aftar raeaiving;
; hia nantanca ha will ba carriad to
| Ralai(h to await aaacutlaa. Ha waa
' triad far tha aiii>!:i of Mr*. Haatar,
and in raaa ha had not baaa can vie tad
ha would hava haan triad far tha mur
ilar <>f Mr. Haata.. Tha priaonar ia
bains wall (uardad at tha jail, about
m* man barng '-aft thara to protart
him. All of which Pornyth county will
pay for, and it ia aatd that thia trial
will roat that cauaty a* much aa ftva
or «> hundrad doli.«r». Rrpuat kaa
it that tha prisonar < father Kaa a,
home in Winnton a nortirnired thia I
homo for 1600.00 with wheth to dafaad
hia aon.
A '•»— tiiat requiiud much ti.it* to|
ifrt at the fact* wa« thi • of Dan Mur
ion rliarged with r-it upport.ng bin I
family. They hrvo lived much of the
time about Pilot Mountain. Dan
Marion and hiu wife are blue eyed,
fair akin, Anirle Saxon stock. With i
'he advantage* of p/oper education.
and proper train'"* they could'have,
been intcllirvn*. ar4 u ^ful people.
rhe : lory aired in the court wi_. i
Dan married the unman after «h«
had two children hefore »lie had been
married. Then th»y lived for wnw
year* nbout on the farna an tenants. I
Witne«>es told how the woman had,
not been raving, and how they hud!
-.een much bread in the :>.lop bucket at I
her home. It was brought out thbtj
the family had •» 'im« with on-1
ly one bed and two chairs in the house. I
nnd yet there were >ix children and
the two parents making eight in the
family. It waa made to apnear that
I the woman ia not true to he husband
and refuaea to stay at home all the
time. She claimed her husband does
not support the family and tuat she
leaves home because there is nothing j
| to eat. A verdict by agreement among
j the lawyer- was reached and endorsed
| by the Judge liy wh'ch 'he man must
pay his -v-tfe $15.00 each month to aid
in the support of the children. They
.ire not *io'.» living together and thf
j court refused to force the :nan to live
with the woman, hut he must aid in
supporting the children.
Jim Fields was tried in the court for
living in adultery with his <n ughter
in-law. Fields is an inalligent look
ing man of middle age and recently
moved to the western part of the
county from Crnyson county, Va. The
story aired in the court waa to th" ef
fect that Fielda owned a good farm in
Grayson couny and had grown chil
dren. His son married a pretty girl
and left her. She now has two small
> children and says they are by her
husband. After this 'eparation she
i went to live with her husbands father,
Jim Fields. In a short time gossip
was busy and old man Field'* wife
left him. Then he was indicted for
living in illicit relations with his son'a
wife and came clear in the Virginia
courts. Later he was indicted in the
Federal court b;* way of the White
Slave act. He came clear again. Then
he divided his land with his wife and
came to this state • year ago and
bought a small farm in the western
part of the county, and brought the
woman in the caae along with him.
The two lived alone together and the
neighbors soon learned all about the
reports back in the Virginia section
and became suspicious and watched.
A presentment before the grand jury
followed. Neighbors told how the
two were living alone together and
■ how they were using the same room
for a bed chamber with two beds in
the room.
Mr. Field* told all about how he
had tried to get hi* son and his wife
to live together and how he had taken
his son's wife into his home along
with hiii two little grandchildren be
cause they had no place to go. and it
was either take them in or see them
go to the poor house. After hearing
nil the evidence the jury returned a
verdict of guilty and Fields was sen
tenced to Rockingham roads for 12
l months and an order made that he is
never to live with his daughter-in-law
again. The Judge told her to return to
| her father's home and try to live a cor
rect life. She was in the court room
with her two little children, the least
< less than a year old, and appeared to
l>e 21 years old which she said is her
age. Many would call her pretty,,
and certainly she made the appear- ,
1 ance of being a modest, honest woman.
John Martin, a middle aged citiien
' of the western part of the county,
has been married three weeks, and
: yet he is to leave the bride and go
away to Rockinghnm roads for 22
months. Martin has been married be
fore and has children by his flrat mar- j
| riage. His trouble came by the route
of the blockade still. He gets credit
for being an old offender and was
caught red handed in the very act
of making the ardent. Officers got
{ word that he was prep tring for opera
tions and actually watched him put
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Every Inch Of An Up-to
Date Store !
SHOES.
Your spring shoes can be chosen here
with the assurance that the style is absolute
ly correct; that the quality is of the highest
type and the prices are very reasonable.
This !ast is an importar* part when every
one is tryinir to economize. It m.>ans satis
fac'ion in style, fit and service both now and
un^il your shoes are entirely worn out
MEN'S NLW STYLES IN OXFCRDS.
Comfort is probably the most logical
reason why Tien wear low shoes in the warm
weather. We have an excellent selection
in both black and tan that are bound to
please the fancy of well dressed men. For
comfort, tit, style, wear and moderat prices
LADIES FOOT-WEAR.
In Ladies foot-wear our model." for
dress, street and general wear are models of
the moment. Every woman HI be inter
ested in seeing this collection ot oxfords,
pumps, white kid, and canvass shoes. Our
prices in comparison to others elsewhere are
more moderate by degree in some instances.
We have all the new designs in 'children*
footwear. So you may be assured that the
kiddies feet will be perfectly fitted at mod
erate prices if you bring the children here.
SPRING MERCHANDISE.
We cordially invite the public to call
and see our spring line of merchandise.
Every material desired is found and the
best shades of the season. There is a cer
tain distinction about the woman whose
attir» is appropriate to the occasion. For
this reason v/e feel that for beauty and
style our stc-k of merchandise makes a
strong appeal to the women. We are show
ing beautiful new silks including the new
shades and styi"s, wonderfully pretty com
bination eifec's and coloring. New figured
Voiles, a beautiful range of patterns await
ing transformation into spring and sum
mer frocks.
All thos<> bright spring ginghams at on
ly 25e, which is 5 to 7 cents per yard cheaper
than we can buy them.
All Devonshires at 30 cents. You'll
want lots of these for vour spring sewing. .
vnnr election today.
Ask to see our line of shirt waist in
georgette crepe, Crepe de Chine and voiles
in white and colors. We also have a nice
line of ladies muslin underwear.
Remember you will find here, every
thing to be found in an up-to-date store.
JACKSON BROS.
Improved conditions at Dobson
Attending a court at Dobson is now
a different proposition from what it
once was. In the first, place Dobaon
has two good hotel*. Mr. Norman and
Mrs. Harkradsr both are doing their
duty hy the public in conducting their
hotels. They feed well, and the man
who complains at the service given at
' Dobson is too hard to please. With
the new court house building the ses
sions of the court are conducted with
more dignity and dispatch. The Judge
allows no one inside the bar except
those who have buaineas. and people
am not allowed to stand and crowd
about the bar as has so long been the
custom. The Jail is a nice building and
the cells are provided with all sanitary
conveniences including a shower bath.
Judge Shaw who is presiding at
this term is a man who deserves the
highest praise from the law abiding
part of the citizens of the county.
One can readily see that he would not
be any too popular with the criminal
class, for he conducts his courts in a
, way to make it a force for betterment
to the country. If all the Judges
would put their foot on crime as
Judge Shaw does and make a sentence
mean something, crime would be
largely stopped.
And this is not to convey the idea
that he is severe in his sentences, for
he is not. But the guilty man is pun
ished in his court and not allowed to
go free because, as it often appears,
a paid attorney makes a speech to the
Judge. To deserve punishment be
1 fore Judge Shaw means that punish
ment will be the lot of the guilty.
j
State W. C. T. U. Worker Her*.
Mrs. Adelaide Goodno of Raleigh.
. state president of the Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union spent yester
day in this city, and made a talk at
the High School auditorium in the
afternoon to the women, and at night
spoke to a mixed audience in the same
building. Mrs. Goodno is a woman of
gracious and pleasing personality and
speaks with ease, while not a loud
talker her words ran be heard dis
tinctly in the hark of the building, |
her talks were helpful and instructive,
she is in love with her wurk and
makes one feel that it is indeed a
privilege to have a part in the great,
work of the W. C. T. U.— Press Supt
/I
Mrs. H. C. Ashcraft of Marshville,
is the guest uf Mrs. John Sobotta on
Pine street.
Mr. E. H. Korhtitxky will return
today from a business trip to Wins
ton-Salem.
A MOTOR CAR IS
AN IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT
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Before selecting ■ motor car, the buyer should carefully consider each of
these ten important portant points: (1) Economy; (2) Power and Flexibil
ity; (3) Durability; (4) Comfort; (5) Safety; (6) Convenience; (7) Ease
and care; (8) Easy riding; (9) Beauty; (10) Style. This is a safe plan to
follow.
Economy and durability have been given preference, for the reason that
it is the important point of the hour. Buy a car having an economical record,
one that wi'l give you a maximum amount of mileage for each gallon of gaso
line. This is governed by type of motor, bearings, lubrication and weight.
The next important essential to watch for is power. You want power in
an automobile. You want to be able to go anywhere. You do not want to
feel any limitations in this respect.
Durability is tomething we all seek in making a purchase. It is especial
ly important when one considers the amount involved. This item depends on
the integrity of the maker, his honesty, his ideals, his standards. This is, as
a rule, a good guide to follow.
Conveniences and comforts are important, too. Buy a car that gives you
the little things that make motoring enjoyable and free from care. Select
your motor car with this knowledge and without mistakes.
The wonderful and much talked of CHEVROLET will fill the above re
quirements.
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Winston-Salem, N. C.
T. J. SHITMWKK, Local Dealer, - Mount Airy
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