■mx to (W slowly mm! tedioualy built
tmMe of Ik State's caee. In the
sftctDoM rarrofcofitiTi witMim
were offered until • o'rWk. «hn the
prnwratlm rested. \ The defense of
defendant rtlytaj upon an alibi fnr
of the Kinstoa poBce force, and a
Me of tharastor witnsaeea
waa the Itf. E. C Stoae. Bern la
the EarfMl r«age that gave birth
to Ktaf Arthur the Great, hat for
IT yaars * eaaMent of A—ira, and
iz jrctn in tuwr in im nmiiiT®
Baptiat church. Bee. Mr. Mom b a
«'■ « —a-»- . » » «•»
iwwin loojcft mm ipocv win p®r*
tea pride of the village where ha
waa horn and IM hie yuath.
Detailing hia part ia the fmwHiia
of the plot that r soaked la the a«d
lation of Needleaua. and of the coa
nalther himself aer any of the Ma
lm of hk flock who arc hapllaatod
In the aarry boaineea that has da
spoiled the goad nan of the county.
Under croes examination ha engaged
the defending lawyers hi doctrinal
debate that waa in terra ptod by Judge
Sinclair. In the field of theology ha
waa unquestionably superior to the
lawyers.
Each of the four defendants was
identified by Elder Stone and point
ed oat to the jury In the courtroom.
He confeaaed to his Initial eialt tt
the barber shop la KohereunelBo
where the State rawtoada the plat to'
mutilate waa hatched, and to the to-'
tor determination to exacoto the
plana againat Wnflwiii Ha re
a.J l li i . ,1- __ J — %-i lata*
prawfl mtieriy mm rcproAeninf ntm- i
•elf, almoet praying for the reagent*
of the law upon himself far Ma part
In tltc cHbm.
Needleman waa lifted to the stead
at 11:*0 by the two guarda, white
aad weak aad wry nereoaa. Ha
ataaped down into the chair, mating
his face in his handa. Aa tha law
yers conferred for a moment ha look
ed about the courtroom, and hia
gianae fell upon Heary Dennis Grif
fin. There was a momentary fhiahj
la hk face. He cknehed his handa
aad stared hard at him.
tm nrat statements—-his ip, pmI
<MM, etc—WIT* slnoflt inaudible.
Ho te SO ynn old, and had Bead In
Mn, N. J., until it month* ago.
Ha detailed th* story of Ma arrest,
hi* return to WIDiamatoa, and Um
plana that were mad* for hia defense.
Ha declared with aomc spirit that he
waa not frikr of Um crime with
arWeh he standi accuaed on an indict
ment returned by the (rand jury.
The examination was conducted by A.
TV McLean.
"Relate to the Jury any incident
that wearied In the Jail," suggested
the attorney.
"Mir the Saturday before I waa
at lb Mob. TWy m MiMn t*
be >¥■■—trtii mr tkt taiagnpfc or
bo Httfa etMM mirth exhibit^ by
tba mob, particularly by Griffin.
"Do yoq aw Griffin bi this ranrt
ro«?'b#«dlbdM.
"Tlitrt he rite ww dMn," laid
the witneaa, itarttaf from hia Mat.
Griffin tried to |Hh tort It M « hi*
Up* and he leaked mgr. From there
the witai— wae almoat too-weak to
go on, bat he persisted is hi* testi
mony, deecrlhing hi whlejtoTed detail
the actual consummation of tie moti
lation. There wa* no detail negiect
*d. or forfottoa.
He told of the paaain* of the katfe
around the circle of men who stood
oeer Uh, and finally the beftaatof
of the operation hy Griffin. He wa*
hacked wMh a Ml knife Another
Griffin wart definitely tdsetiflid u
Ik tM U Mn m tkt M
aad placed Mm hi the ear. The elder
CltAMtMM Saa^fcA
optrrOW Wll iflfnuiMM tf piVMBI IIW
ST^The youth lay on the rami
Hmm tkrw ,«m IdsatifisJ potttln
ly and categorically. Hs pointed
them out wkn tkqr stood up.
After the operation the crowd got
buck into Ha ear* aad drove away.
N'rrdlnaan get tfp from the ground
and asked ther* to la* Mat ride back
to town. He waa puahed off, ke said,
and told by yoanc Sparrow that tkey
wanted no bleed ea that ear. He
tried to get kelp nearby, bat had to
waft to town. They kad no convey
ance. He walked tke mile and a half
to tke kotei, arriving tkere at IK.
Questioned aa to Ma aUttaaaaata
to tke phyaieiana, and hia denial to
the sheriff that he reeogniaed any
body. he declared that he , did net
treat the sheriff and'believed that
any doe given Mai weald be Ignored.
He believed he waa about to die when
be told the doctors that he reeogniaed
Griffin and others. He declared he
araa fully eoaadooa and knew people
around Mm when he waa pot to aleep
with ether for the operation.
"What did you do before you were
pat to sleep T" Mr. MacLean asked.
"They told bm Iufcs going to die.
I believed It. I waa weak. I first
got Dr. Warren to write a letter to asy
mother for bm aad then I made what
T believed waa to be my deathbed
statement. I denied that I waa guil
ty of the crime they charged me
with. and.told tkea that I recognised
Sparrow. I did not know the names
of Griffin and the elder Sparrow
then. T remember them, and I iden
tify them now."
Questioned more particularly about
the operation he recounted with ap
parent agitation, the exact irocesaea
by which the mob accompliabtd Ha
ends. One complete incision sqpa
made with the sharper knife oa the
right aids. A anther incision waa at
tempted on the left aide. The aeta^
bands, no knife being need to eever
the rtwda.
»' 11 MIiim Cornntaf Mm Life of
Mm Late t L. Baymore
Adopted by the Sorry County Bar
•ad read in a Hrmnritl awtint, held
at Dnboan. N. C.. a* Tuesday April
21. (Mi, in Superior Court Tena.
Sine* it ha* occurred in the econo
my of time and according to Mm de
cree if nature that tofaa L. Ray
more ha* pa wad from among m to
that l»r*rr life; and becaoar wr havt
f* ft and feel now tha loaa laid on u*
by this dxrar of time and earthly
law, and are wont to five expression
to oar feelings to Reaotution* puhlir.
ly made and offend.
BE IT RESOLVED: That a* practic
ing Attorneys of Sorry Coonty and
*» ▼fafadty we have removed from oor
attWttaa, hi Mm paMfo* of Hon. ft.
L. Hayasore, a lawyer of ability,
faithful tbMa^enta, diligent inhl.
Ha waa strongsat whan pleading
Mm caaaa of Mm wwk ami anfertun
ate,^ and baat aaMaftod whoa be Ml
caa&BiarlKSie
Mr. Riyavt, by aaaMe economy
fort m^jmrijltad*? eiSsfrnctahls
fortune, It la noteworthy, and indeed
alee pralaeworthy, that ha did not
prartfca law for Mm cake of »any
***** w*tion ^amiahad
hi niJ3~i!2rl2atoN^,,,^i ^h^h
he amy not have been of coonsel hi
a [Mil. wo hav* aaea hha ahrayi
■bowing a natural intereat in. and a
keen anxiety for the trhoaph of the
right fat the Court house aad a won
derful sympathy and pity for the
poor there overtaken, as we say. In
the toils of the law. Hia record as
an Attorney and counsellor at law has
added glory to that great profeaaion.
That aa oor fellow citiaen he waa
a valuable man aad a dependable
source of strength in enterpriae for
public good and advancement He
actually and truly loved tha people.
Ha waa a conscientious law-makej,
endeavoring, as bis judgment might
direct, to advocate and have pasasj
laws needful and good for the wel
fare of his State and Co—ty.
To his kia he was dear, and they
were dear to him. There was always
manifest in his attitude toward them
a commendable fidelity, a passionate
love and concern that commanded the
admiration of his acquaintances and
friends. Mr. Haymore Mas, too a
personal friend. He Waa moved by
the sorrows of othe*. Unaffectedly
he rejoiced with those that did re
joice and wept with those that weep
He was a wonderful friend of the
Church. His means ware at Its com
mand and the measure of his gifts to
ita eauae was its need. He had -ans
wered to that divine injunction:
"Have faith in God." With all his
soul he believed In God, the Father
Almighty and In Jesus Christ, His
Only Son Obr Lord. When he came
to write hia last massage, embodying
his final direction, he left liberal con
tribution to tha Church and Ha affil
iated organisations, declaring In hia
will, however, that Ma largest gift
should be used in teaching tha boys
and girls only so long aa the insti
tution's policy waa kept true to a
sound faith In the Christian religion.
Therefore Be it finally known that
wo declare that in the paaeing of
Rufus L. Haymore oor profeaaion. his
family, his State and eoouMmtar, the
Church and M cauae have had re
moved from ftmong as a strength
causing loaa which can only be com
pensated for In whole or in part by I
Mm Influence of his example.
We extend to his family our deep
sympathy and direct that a copy of
these Resolutions be furnished them.
Dr. J. 11 Norman, the «irden.
saw that all *u ta imAm and
than Happed kadi from tha chair,
giving the signal to tmntfawr 3.
jr. TWms to throw tha death wlltk
The wall of tha humming dj il—n
tricity waa hmlii through tha Mr
of the negro. raoaing hla mrr Ma
ria to ciwfawtt and Us atoeky Mr
to atrski iphU tha ■trapa.
The arma of tka negro «d aot He
that tha arma of tka cktir hat bent
looeely hi—I di. crabUkr over tka
body, tha elettihUj keeping the fin
ten rrteMsd and rigid.
After tMa had rone on far fifty-ate
aecond* the current waa cot off aa
the b-»dy would not catch on fire and
bo water could he applied to the su
per-heated parta lite only -Jgn of
life from the negro after the firat
■hock waa the eollapac a# the body
after the artificial itfmalaa of the
tiumit had bean removed and a alight
mo Tim ant of tha handa.
The aecond Ihock lasted 27 second*
and waa attended by the aame aymp
toma plus a decided odor that could
hare been nothing alaa hot bonhf
nigger. It waa a good thing that tka
window* of the gloomy octagonal
room ware raiaad and that a good
breexe waa whipping away tka Utile
wiapa of smoka that twiated upwarda
from the roaating darky'* legs.
Dr. Norman applied tha atatko
*eopa after the aecond * ahock hot
shook hit head immediately and tha
■trap waa again drawn tight around
the man in the 'chair and the juice
■hot to him for the third time. Thia
* hock laatod only 20 eeeonda and on
ita completion the negro waa pro
nounced dead.
The negro preachers were with tha
doomed man for two hours before hla
death, praying and singing with him.
and judging by hla demeanor whan
he entered the death chamber they
had auaagad to get him In a fairly
(MkitiHe state of mind.
HU Btnir'i D*r Off
TW benoxeleiit oM Mjr «u iboat
to drop her unil eofal hi tlx bat of
thrhltod Writ at the corner. "Too
dont h*b to he the uim mm who
alto hare alwajra," ah* ramarfced.
-No lady, hot My brother " 1 hepa
jroar brother la not HI," aha want a*.
anrwer "H#"« takm an alUfoow
ott ma' r>M to the ■wvtaa.-Bostoa
Criticism of Grand Jury Re
port Answered By O. B. Webb
of ear report In a number of in
stances. and calls attention to the In
consistency of certain parts of mm*.
Ho otatoo that they km in mind
nxntjr a letter, • part of mm* I will!
copy here and will aak after yon road
■aae are yon suipriaed at the poei
tlon that ho now take*
"I am getting rery sick of this
thin* of alWag people to Kve
on the pohHc tssasnry of Sorry
Count*, and so far as I am can
cented. when the lliarda begin
to erawi and the berries begin
to ripen, I shall be in favor of
nhattine up shop.
"Your* vary truly.
"W. J». BYKRLY " |
The above letter was concerning
a county allowance mads to worn* da- |
pendent. Now do yon infer (ran this
latter that he was in favor of allow
ing them to live on lizards and har
itoaT And doaa this siptsss the at
titude of oor governing authw ttlss
toward our unfortunates ? b thia the
spirit and voice of Sorry County?
Wo desire to call to the minds of
the members of the Woaaana CM of
Mount Airy the addrim mads to
them by our County Health Officer,1
Dr. Laacaster Plsaae lot yoor minds
travel back to that occasion and call
to memory what he had to say about
the would be plaaeoTB resort called
"Surry Comity Home."
we oiufnuna uiat MM or tneae
mhw rwoaafMktioiu iffwrwl to
tn oar report M W» made by for
mer Grand Jarte* and that aame had
la It poaaihla, the fart that the
Iud«e prtddlnf at the lad term of
eoort, hidnf the cwnmlaaliman
»ome Infraction* hi regard to |
jutie*. ao enraged the Chairman of
the Board that ho had
kmm of hia rara aad ac
mi the Matera of a
affeaatre G-*nd JaryT
Raa tha time mm whaa men eaO>
td and an oat awn Hi thfa rary Im
portant rapacity, only hare
preaa aad held ap to ridlrole ai
tempt? We think not.
Bat he hcaihn adde the
wd i>ptalua« at the
Mta. ap Wa mi
0 B
TO rtJSM CASE
New York. May #.—"We iktH
MM State
art if huimwji to •
ltsh that a tracker may trfl the
«lkc thrown to iafl."
N BaUwto. <ttrKtar of tl
wae (Mi guilty to
r •<
ot aeetotioa to *
a itate tow.
Um
morrow by tW American
iliary. TW MMft, which
delivered in each caw in Um
Um veteran'•
The
ITHti yon today la Um mm of <
own mother. We are thinking at
you, and our haarti are with you aa
wa renew our pledge of thovfhM
loyal devotion oa thi« day e# days.
"We admire yom
aanriec to your country,
plucky anile in the face of i
"To m you arc our i
and wa fori that la
"Wa know that wart
hleasing and aa wa eny to you for har:
"God blcea you.'"