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r:;7.u -j.:: l jclished in: craven county Largest Circulation of Any. Newspaper in Eastern North Carolina. 11 31 HOIIB North Ckimlina, Her Happiness and Prosperity Volume 8 No. 137 Price Two Cents m LiEiS, LiUItDQCK SAYSSHErOiDNT iiii Mils Woman, Wept IWnenTold Authorities Were Digging HAY FIND ISSiEYl BUT NO BODIES . ' ; VonM Held in Connection With the ,y , v Xknder of Harry Harding Talks S' '. ' la Her Cell Concerning A.; . . - tivltfes of lutherl- . ' , - '--v .: - ;:"' ' i'i . ; - ' - ties Details. .--. . ''-Norfolk, June 13, "They may find ' f . , money Juried around my housev-but V ': they will never find any bodies-thai -,. were- put there by me or are tnere V with iny knowledge," declared; Mrs. 'Minnie Lee Murdock In her cell at - the Norfolk county Jail, f . "I did not kill anybody there. It Harry Harding killed, anybody I do not know it and I dont believe he did. I never heard of anybody being ' : killed aroundsthere. t. ' "When I bought the lot from Mr. Anderson the darkles in tile neighbor hood told me, that mow was sop- '' posed to be buried on my grojjnd eith' . .: r in4' tree, stump or dowiyfh - the . earui. DOT. A-aiunt oeuevene purn ' and never tried to find it" . " ' ' When told that' the eotinty author- ' " itles had torn np the floor in one of 'her rooms?HIr8. Murdock burst Into t p .(,' . tears and walked around her cell room in distress. -Itwaa several .minutes 1 - - before she quieted down. - '' 1 "Why do they treat me this wayf :i.'- -ahe' asked, . between . her1 sobs, ."why 'X-if. do they tear up' my house, throw my lotheB and only Doisessloas on earth all around the floors' and try to make ' ),me out a criminal when I am not one; .W Here J amr-alone without friends. Was t.r ever a woman treated this. way? Why do theauthorities let them treat, me tills way?" y- ' StIU sobbing, tears streaming down .V - , her cheeks and her face the picture of v the anmilsh- she was suffering; she : ' asked, apparently with all innocence: 4 i -."Why are they tearing up my house; .i'r please tell me if you know--why are I they doing it?" . , . v When Informed that under the kit -f - chen a deep hole had been dug which ' 'v ' revealed -quick-lime at a depth .. of . '-.about five feetnand that a, gold cult button had been found,' pointing, to ': Tthe possibility of a body being burled under the house, the little, woman was ' an v attention. I She stopped crying, - ' '. wiped her eyes; which regained their ' keen look, and saw: ' ' ' . "Please teTl me all about it."' It can't be' possible that any one is bur- ied there, for I dont know anything about it after I bought the place and if there 'is anything like that around it Was done before 1 went there. " ' "Did' you ever know a man . named , J. Forrest McGinnls?"" " "Not that I remember. -X may have known the man without knowing his name, but 1 had no acquaintance that I knew br -that name. ; Is that th$ man they think was buried there?": "The authorities believe that either McOinnls or Beaver or both were , killed and burled in the vicinity," she was told. "I knew old man Beaver," but he certainly was not killed or hurt there, f r he went to New Orleans. I want ed liira to take me with him, but he s i t he did not have enough money, J.a bus with me fur awhile In Norfolk ; 1 l was down lit n-y hours for r . i,. ( 'y i"rt to i S. sukfkise' irziicr& - v XIm Benlee Fields Becomes the Bride N ' Vol Hr. George B. Dans. ."". The many friends of Mr. George R. fl Dunn of this clty' were surprised to II hear of his marriage to iMss Bernlcell Fields, of Fields, Ji. Cv which" took I place at' .Beaufort, N. C, Saturday ev-l ening, Rev. X' H.'McCracken perforhv,. lng the ceremony at the Methoobit parsonage In the presence' of aevra friends of the couple.; - The bride Is the young and charnvf ing. daughter of Mr. Jno. Fields, a prominent farmer of Lenoir county. The. groom Is the son of Mr. John Dunn, of this city, and Is an engineer on the Norfolk Southern . railroad, which position he has held for several years.. .'.:- The groom was in the city .this morning between trains, and was seen receiving congratulations trom manyi of his friends. THE SUN wlsheg Mr. and Mrs Dunn a long and happy life. - No Poison in tody. Eaaton, Mi, June 12. Suspicion 1 that iMss Lena Sullivan, . who died I suddenly at the home of Charles IF Caulk in EL Michael's, two weeks ago, was' a victim of foul play, was set at rest Saturday by the announcement of 'Penning ton and Brown,: 'state, chemists, that, an exhaustive- analysis of the dead girl's viscera had failed to disclose any failed to disclose any trace of poison. It was feared, for a time ''that: ar senic or some similar poison had been placed in the food eaten by the Caulk family.' The inquiry tecently begun' bv'the authorities will be dropped. Charles and Imogene Caulk,,,wbo were taken ill at the same time as Miss Sullivan, have recovered. It is the opinion-of the authorities that the nretv theory, that ptomaines in dried bee furnished as a part of the break- rasvwere responsiDie forme tragedy, was comet ' Burglars Cause Desfructku! , of French Creek, Va. LOSS IS ESilATED. TOWN IS WIPED OUT J If FIR AT Jim THOUSAKlr Safe Blowing By Bobbers In Which S -i;'j-;.' ft-.i".;'' .-";';''''.-'. v'..'-. - T hey Secure $600 Causes Con- v flagrafioB- Fosses Are ' ''i " ' Searching For The "'v Criminal. BlklnS, 'W. Ya June 12Vench Creek,; a farming community of 200 souls, 2i miles from here, was almost destroyed by Are' early Saturday, and many families are encamped in barns or making a temporary home , with more- fortunate neighbors. V, v-'. . J ,,. 'The fire was started by burglars, who blew the safe in the postofflce., The explosion set fire to the bulldini, and quickly spread to adjoining build ings. The inhabitants were unaware of the " use of the fire until It had been e- -rttished. ' There is nolire flghting, naratus within reach o'f the commun and the blase was' fought by a bu..ot brigade.f i' f :; Bo fore the flames had been stopped V Htoen dwellings, besides the post 's and general store, were destroy--d. The burglars made their escape ?He the fire was being fought, and In no cli'w us to t'ielr number ,7 fld. i -y and .1 fit ) In .,'....' M Criminal Court. 4 This morning at 8:30. o'clock a one week's term of Craven jcounty crimi nal court was convened, Judge G. S. Ferguson presiding, and Charles L Abernethy as prosecuting attorney. The morning session was consumed in calling . over the docket, ' selecting a grand jury and his honor'a charge to them, which was done in a clsan, conscientious, able and forcible man ner.; After his honor's charge and jury returned to. their .rooms, several submissions were made by defendants upon whom Judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost -;- The only jury case tried was State Vs. Dave Bryant, charged with assault with a deadly weapon. ; Guilty. No sentence passed before court adjourn ed for dinner. - '' ' ' ' First Bale ot Cotton. i i New Orleans June 12. The eport that the Brat' bale of cotton of the new crop had appeared in the Bio Grande Valley t the town of Riviera In Neuces county, Texas, started, a selling movement on the cotton 'mar ket Saturday- .under whjch . .prices broke several points, the final quota Uons, being 2 to 8 points net lower... v. v-.;." . , , . i. ', -:':'J2.:: First Legacy to the New Bera Circa N Iatlng Library. , . 7 yS. R. Ball's legacy o seventy- t e vohm s, Including . Washington 'i r- ' uilHte works andf French it a prc-.t a ' -V'fon i This Singing Class from the Oxfon Orphanage has started on Its second tour, The demand for the slendid en tertainment which these children give has grown so much that it has be come necessary to have the tour of the State divided Into three trips in stead of two, as has been the case for eome years past. This enables them to take two resting spells In stead of one which makes the work much easier on them. The lirst trip, which was confined to the north-eastern and piedmont sec tion of the State was a most success ful one, end theotalldren'8 entertain ment received most fluttering compli ments at every point visited.- In fact we are . informed that the Invitations which come in, begging for a visit of the chlldjren, are so numerous as to make it, at times, not a little em barrassing to ' the magagement to know how to accept all of them. This is so much .the case that after every effort Is made by the management to show their appreciation of these ln vttatlonsi some pluses have to be left oot: '"iyirVV V -'"'. f ' This its h n jl. causeand worthy of the" help'of 11goodpeople, but we feel surt t ..t an who attend thete conoertsfw' get value receiva for all they- pay fd ht 't?sB;' J? -'.'X'S S&tj ' ' Jtoaat Etna An?" Aeave.'1;.'' Rome, June 12. .rmnt 'Etna is BRatn active. In tv i t tl hours there have 1 ... , -r of rtitn- The Orphans Class Officials doing After Rich Tax Dodg ers in Durham. Durham, June 12. The tax dodg ers of the city are to be the next spe cial chase of the officials, the word having gone out from those having this matter In hand that certain (no names mentioned) rich dodgers must this year "come across" or take the .consequences. The county commis sioners are to go after them at the Buly meeting of the board. It Is said hat there are several who did not give in great amounts of money and property last year known to have been owned by them. If there is a listing, there will be no trouble. Death of Kiss Marion Brock. Died , in this city, last night at 12 o'clock, Marion, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. X. M. Brock on National Avenue. II The deceased was 23 years of age. (I She succumbed to a two-weeks illness lof hemorrhagic fever. She is survived lby her parents, two brothers and four listers o mourn their loss. Miss Brock had' been teaching in arlous chools in nearby towns and vas home for the summer vacation vhen stricken with the fatal disease, 'he funeral services will be held this fternoon at 5:30 o'clock from Christ, )iscopal church. The interment will fake place in Cedar Grove cemetery. Iftev. B. F. Huske will officiate. Midnight Fire. At 12:15 o'clock last night the fire department was called to Riverside o extinguish some flames tiiat had originated in an old building in which nee was operated a canning factory. The boiler room and part of the fac tory building was destroyed. Sunday morning at 2:30 o'clock the lire boys were called to box No. 32, corner George and Pollock streets, but upon their arrival they found an other one of those false alarms had been turned in. IN Temperatures Ran High With Deadly Effec's EAT KILLS 4 Police Court Warons and Ambulances Kept Busy All Day Removing the Stricken From the Strwts Thermometer Reached 98.3. Chicago, Juno 12. Four deaths were caused by the extreme heat here Saturday, and the number of persons prostrated who received police aid on the streets ran into the scores. The thermometer registered 98.3 degrees at 3 o'clock, approaching within two tenths of a degree of the June record, made Friday. In point of fact, how ever, the suffering was greater than yesterday, owing to the greater hu midity The dead are: Mrs. Mary A. Casey, aged 80 years, sister of Gen. Robert W. Healy, U. S. A.; died at her home. Eva Chllsie, aged 46 years. Julia Laughlin, aged 45 years, Mrs. Catherine Quarry. High temperature was recorded ear ly in the morning, and the prostra tions began almost immediately after the opening of the business day. On the streets the lack of breeze made ttia head unendurable. From 8 o'clock, on the reports of prostrations kept patrol , wagons and ambulances from nearly -every, police station and hos pital In tho city busy carrying the stricken one to hospitals and homes. A change tot wind and , thunder showers, with cooler weather yester 0 ', made .things more comfortable, . DEATHS MESS GRAHAM ID KILL Girls Who Shot Millionaire Arraigned Today Plenty of Bail Ready Letters in The Case are Still Hissing One of The ;lrls Tells Her i Version of The Affray. New York, June 12. W. E. D. Stokes is recovering so rapidly from the three bullet wounds received last Wed nesday, when he made a call at the flat in the Varuna apartments, occu pied by Miss Lillian Graham and Miss Ethel Conrad, who showed themselves expert in gun play that it is probable that badl for the young women will be fixed on Monday, when they will be arraigned on a charge of assault with Intent to kill. Mr. Stokes, of course, will not be able to leave Roose velt Hospital, to attend the hearing, and Terence J. McManus his counsel will move for a postponement of the examination and will ask that bail :be fixed at not less than 125,000 for both Miss Graham and Miss Conrad. It 4s understood that Lawyer Her man Phillips who now represent both of the prisoners will waive examina tion. Mr. Phillips said today that there would be no trouble in securing bail for his clients no matter what amount was required. He hinted that some one had appeared who would furnish bail in any amount through a securi ty company, while concealing his iden tity. Mr. Phillips also reiterated the families of 'both of the young women will stand by them. I Miss Conrad's mother, Mrs. Chas. N'agel, visited her at the West Side court prison today, Mrs. Nagel, said that she believed that her daughter had acted in self-defense. The lawyers for both sides contin ued today the denial that they knew the whereabouts of the letters writ ten by Stokes to Miss Grahaim, to re trieve which is said to have been one of the reasons why Mr. Stokes called at the Varuna. Mr. Phillips Intimated that he had learned that the letters had been obtained by persons who would see to it that they did not form a part of the evidence at the trial, and Mr. McManus said cheerfully.that Mr. Stokes would be perfectly willing to have the letters read In court if they were found. If they did not turn !up, Mr McManus said. Stokes would be unable to tell what was In them, since he did not remember writing them. As has already been stated, the defense which Miss Graham and Miss Conrad will make to the charge of assault will be that they shot to de fend themselves when Mr. Stokes at tacked them. (Miss Stokes today talked freely about her acquaintance with the mil lionaire. She said: "I want the whole truth to be known about this affair, and I am going to tell the whole truth now the time has passed for repression. I will hide nothing. - . "I want the public to know that my life was wrecked by W. E. D. Stokes. He Is a very wicked man. While I never wanted to hull him, the world would be much better off without bui. When he came to our apartment on Wednesday afternoon I demanded V that he retract the Vile stories ' he Ir dilated about my mother and myself. I had visited him at the Ansonla on previous occasions wHh a similar de mand, fit answer was a refusal and he put me out, of his office with hJa accustomed1 brutality. 1 ; .'., ;,-y, , "I was in great, need of money, and Continued on page four) SUES IS U E Mil
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