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CI ;iY IDMOCRATIG NEWSPAPER y PUBUSHED IN CRAVEN COUNTY - -A - - ":it Advertising Medium - PuhEshed'in Eastern North Carolina. Largest Circulation of Any Newspaper in Eastern North Carolina. H03IBrthCarqUnq Education, Happiness and Prosperity Volume 8 No.-138 V. NEW BERN, N. ft, TUESDAY, JUME 13, 1911 Price Two Cents Bun '' l CT -" i r f f .'i'i. ' .- : IP'S -f VERDICT Oft HARDING CASE ' Jury Renders Its Decision in Onion Patch Case AXE OR OTHER BLUNT II Jury Says That Minnie lee Murdock or Charles Merkel or Both of Them Killed Parry 0. Harding, Near Norfolk. 'Norfolk, Va.. June 13. The coro ner's jury investigating the case' of Harry 0. Harding, whose decompos ed body was a week ago found burled In an onion pach in the rear of the Masons 'Creek "cottage" of Mrs. Min nie Murdock, late yesterday returned a verdict, "that Harry O. Harding came to his death by having his skull -crushed by an axe or 'other blunt In strument in the hands of Minnie Lee Murdock, or Charles Merkel, or both of them." z Mrs. Murdock and Merkel are held for trial charged with the crime. . ' I'-n i ' ' Body Recovered. .: Several launch parties left New Bern yesterday morning for Wilkin son's Point, in Search of the bodies of Messrs. J. J Wiliey and J. H. Mor ris, who were drowned at that point Sunday afternoon, while in bathing. -.. Among the searching party ' was a crew, from the revenue cutter Pamli co, who after a couple hours drag ging recovered the body of J. Hubert -Morris, which was Immediately- put aboard Mr. Baxter's boat and brought to New Bern, where it was placed in the undertaking establishment of H. W. Simpson, who prepared It for bur ial and this morning was shipped to Greensboro, where"' the funeral ser vices and interment will take place. The ; remains , were accompanied home by Mr. J. C. Morris, father of the deceased. The body .was .; recovered within Jhlrty feei of where It sank " and was in fairly good condition, on ly a. few nibbles by crabs were to be found on the face. ' .The searching party returned. this morning to the sceno of the tragedy In hope to recover the body of Mr. Wllley. ' ,: - ' . Lorlmer Is Beady to Fight "Washington, June 13-Senator Lor- lmer, of Illinois, will remain In Wash ': lngton until the vote Is taken on,ls . -case following . the" investigation of hia election when he will return to v., ' Chicago. ' He announced hie willing- V. ':. 4n anrwiop hafmA 4i A AnmmlttM in his own behalf whenever the com. mittee fixes a date. The Senator is preparing to fight the case vigorously. He said he hat retained as his coun sel "former Judge Elfiridge- Hanecy, ' Who looked after his interests In the previous, Senate Investigation.; , j ! A :i: - Subpoenas for a number or promi- nent men to testify here in the new V. Lorlmer Investigation have been- .' '' sued and $ special officer from the of flee of the Senate, Serge&nt-at-Aras, :- la now 'on This, way to Chicago i Jo '!;';'servihent:: It I';: understood 'that " among the men to be summoned are .' Lee O'Neill Browne, Democratic led ' ar, In the Illinois," House r i Edward Hlties, president, of the Edward Bines Lumber Company, of Chicago; Ed ward Tllden, whose name was con- nected with the $100X100 fund alleged, to have been collected for use in electing Senator Lorlmer, and Clar ence S. Funk,, an officer of the In ternational Harvester Company, whose disclosure of an attempt to bavo l..i corporation subscribe to tlie alleged fund was a feature' of the Investiga tion by the Illinois Senate. Tlie Lorlmer Invu, ' ; (' f ' n-.it y't di " 'y f la. THREE GIRLS LASH HAN. Ply Whip on Fanner Who Enraged Them by Beating His Horse, . Seaford, Del., June 13. Beating his horse and driving at a furious pace in High street Sunday evening while the street was thronged, James Harper, a Maryland farmer, was dragged from his carriage and whipped severely by three young women, who were enrag ed at the way he was beating his horse. The girls first called to Harper to stop beating the animal, and he stop ped to answer them, whereupon the horse balked. Seeing his predica ment, the young women made a rush for the carriage, snatched the whip, pulled Harper from the vehicle, and laid the lash on , him. He begged for mercy. He made humble apoldgies, but, Seeing the police coming, he ran. leaving his team. His face was cov ered with welts from the blows be received. Bertha Carolyn Williams. Died at 3:25 yesterday afternoon, Bertha-Carolyn, the 19 monthe old daughter of Mr. and' Mrs. Eugene H. Williams. Funeral services will be conducted from the Tabernacle Bap tist church this afternoon at 5 o'clock by Rev. A. C. Shuler. Friends and relatives take notice. U. S. SENATORS E OpPlE Joint Resolution to Amend Constituti6n Passed PASSED SENAIE BY VOTE 6410 24 ST The Brlstow Amendment Giving Fed eral Government Supervision of Such Elections Adopted 44 to 44, Vice-President Casting Deciding Tote Washington, D. C; June 13. The Senate laBt night by a vote of 64 to 24 passed the resolution amending the Constitution to provide for elec tlon of senators by direct popular vote. The Brlstow amendment giving to the Federal government supervision of such elections, was adopted, 44 to 4jl,: the Vice-President casting the de ciding ballot The House already has passed the resolution. ' V ' . A Splendid Shew. - One of the most unique novelty acts ever seen In this town' Is booked at The Athens first three days this week, where the "Petite -Sisters", are ap pearing. The house was- filled to ov erflowing last night, 'and, every, body spoke in highest terms of 'the vaude ville, and pictures. - The' 'pictures shown at tho. Athens aV the latest Association maka shipped Vl the Stat and are shown on the'l'Sllver light" screen -and ' Edison ; latest machlrJe, rendering'-them flickerlesa, and)'1. as perfect as eatTte seen any whW$ "in the -world, i. : The management' of the Athens leave" no stone tjnturned Vo give their patrons the best of every thing, and the public appreciates this fact 1 V substantial way.1 New Bern lans are proud of The Athens, as they should be and it" ir-known all oief the South as being the moit; thorough ly equipped theatre Jn the country. Everybody was Comfortable last hlght notwithstanding the t extreme 'heat. Nearly a score, of large fans kept the auditorium delightfully pleasant, '' ' Five Bead In Storm. ' New York, June 13. Five are dead, -e persons nilnslng and property loss f- rv-iPio ih the result of a two i v ' - r 1 ov"t f d 8900.00 FOR MURDERER OF MRS. Hill Governor Kitchen Offers $400 of the Amount GUILFORD PEOPLE WILLGIVE $500 No Cine to Murderer of Mrs. Joel Hill, Who Lost Her Life at The Heme of Her Daughter, Mrs. i. ' S. Ragsdale, In Jamestown. Raleigh, NT C, June 13 Rewards to the amount of $900 have been of fered for the arrest of the murderer or murderers of Mrs. Joel Hill, who was killed while sleeping at the home of her daughter, MrB. J. S. Ragsdale, in Jamestown, Guilford county, last Vednesday night. Governor Kltchin has offered $400 reward and the citizens and authori ses of Guilford county have offered $500, making the total $900. The murder of Mrs. Hill, who was the widow of Dr., Joel Hill of Lex ington, is still shrouded in mystery. Mrs. Hill was returning from Phil adelphia and had stopped over at Jamestown with her daughter. Some time during the night Mrs. Hill was murdered, members of the family finding her dead body about 5 o'clock Thursday mornjng. There was not the slightest clue as to wno commit ted the crime. Governor Kltchin has offered $150 for the capture of William Lawrence, colored, who is charged with the mur der of his wife, Vick Lawrence, on May 27. FIRES AT HUSBAND IN TAXl St Louis Woman Angered by Presence of Blonde Girl In Machine. St. Louis, June 13. Mrs. Amelle Gardener sitting last night at a win dow of her home, in Eugenie street, spied a taxlcab and recognized her husband perched beside a blonde young wonrttn. Mrs. Gardener quickly emptied revolver from, the window, but Mr. Gardener sped on. All shots missed their mark. The wife . resumed her position at the window and awaited the homecoming of her husband. He arrived without his companion half an hour later. V The dispute that followed attracted a policeman. Mrs. Gardener was charged with discharging firearms, and he with disturbing the peace. Girls Trial Postponed to Wednesday. New York, June 13. Lillian Gra ham, a' chorus girl, and Ethel Con rad,, an illustrator, charged with shootinn W. E. D. Stokes, proprietor of the ,An8onla hotel, in their apart ment last Wednesday night, were ar raigned yesterday but because of the Inability of Stokes, to leave the hos pital their preliminary hearing was postponed until Wednesday. On tne. plea of- their -counsel, Mag lsteate Freschl consented to the ' re lease' of the gtrlir on $25,000 ball ,each Although confident. of raising; the re quired ball, no bondsman was , presv ent and they were remanded t pr)- ob. :.;r;v" .': '' 'j y '-' r' N'Tbe two girls "were held on an affU dijAlt of oUcemaa. Tulley In which h4 stated that when he.arrlved at the apartments of Mist Graham he found Mr. Stokes lying o the floor and that the millionaire accused the two' of trylnjt' to murder . him. The ' police man: stated that- Mlaa i Graham i ei-i claimed: "Oh. X shot -htm.'' , and, that " Mfss Conrad said: "Oh, Lillian, you did not shoot him:.-: I shot' htm." ,VM .: '; i : ' s:, ;?,: :f vi Fnmiiy' t rees are known by ' the i.-j., BODY OF BABY UNDER GARAGE FLOOR Alleged Mother of Infant a , i Social Favorite Thomas, W. Va, Stirred by Arrests of Prominent People Prisoners In State of Collapse When They are Taken to The Jail. Parsons, W. Va., June 13. Two loose floor boards in the garage at the home of Mrs Ona Merrill, at Thomas, this cOSnty, led to the d covery of a crime, which has stirred the town and which promises sensa tional developments.- Beneath the floor was found the body of an infant child, of which Mrs. Merrill's daugh ter. Miss Nora Merrill, is alleged to have been the mother. Mother and daughter were brought to the county jail here last night, charged with causing the baby's death. Miss Merrill, pretty, vivacious, and active In church work, recently with drew from social gayeties of the town In which previously she had been a leader. ThiB, along with the standing of the family, started gossip. Sev eral days ago, Dr. Mlnford was called to the home! and it was whispered that there had been an accounche ment. When Dr. Mlnford called later to attend his patient he was astonished to find the baby missing. He was told that had been placed in the care of a relative. Investigation proved this to be untrue, and the authorities were notified. Officers appeared at the residence, and despite Indignant protests, began a thorough search of the premises. Two loose boards in the floor of the garage excited suspi cion. Beneath them was found a child's body with clothes wrapped about the head and a shoe string wound tightly around the neck. The arrest of Mrs. Merrill and Miss Merrill followed. Though both were in a state pf collapse, they were brought to thecounty jail. They have retained strong counsel. In connection with the case resi dents of Thomas point out that about six weeks ago a young man, promi nent in the social life of the region, left hurriedly. In explanation of his action it was given out that he was "going West" Tomorrow Flag Day. Tomorrow, June 14th, the millions of flags will be floating throughout Uncle Sam's vast domain. That is the 'day on which, next to the Fourth of July, patriotic Americans will give expression to their love dhd rever ences for the Stars and Stripes, It will be Interesting to know that the originator of THag Day" was a south ern girl, Miss Mary Louise Dalton, the daughter of a Confederate soldier, Dr, : W,-, R.IInge. Dalton. Her death, which occurred In St. Louis, her home town, in- June 1907, deprived the Mis souri Historical -.Society of its llbrar- hka., iShe was a loya' member of the Daughters Of the Confederacy "aid al so; member of the Daughters o the 4merlcan Revolution.' By a strange coinciaence, Miss uauon was nunea on; FJagi Day."; Great j honors, ,jwr shown her Joth by the Daughters of the Revolution and . by 'ipetebers of the O. A. R. some of "whom acted as pall-bearers. It was' through Miss balton V personal efforts,', thai the !jr bur' Jraar, vm&u prohibiting the? desecration of the American'' flag by using it for advertising purposes. It was from this movement that "Tlag Dy sprang, a the bill pwvlded tor the ' annual celebration' of Flag bay on' June 14th.. ; j : -' ' s4'''' " ; CAB KILLS TWO IN AUTO. Troy, N. Y., Couple Lose Lives Near Albany, and Son Is Injured. Albany, N. Y., June 13. William H. Slattery, of Troy, a traveler for a New York city Arm, and his wife were killed on the old Troy road Sunday, when one of the big trolley cars of the Albany and Southern line struck their automobile, cutting it in two, four miles east of Albany. The car was in charge of Thomas Slattery, aged 21, a son of the vic tims. Mr. and Mrs. Slattery were in the rear seats, and they were mangled to death. Young Slattery was badly cut and bruised, but not fatally hurt. First Illness Fatal to Nonagenarian Allentown, Pa., June 13. After having lived ninety two years with out a day's illness since his boyhood David Schoudt, Allentown's veteran Democrat died today from blood pois oning, the result of cutting a corn several months ago. ; He never missed an election and holds the unusual record of having attended every Allentown fair since that institution was established sixty years ago. ARE DROWNED Four Girls- Perish When Squall Upsets Boat W. A. TOOMEY VICTIM AT ATLANTIC CITY The Finding of Toomey's Body by Bathers Caused Excitement Three Young Men on Fishing Excursion Drowned Sear Bangor. Appleton, Wis., June 13. Four girls were drowned, and five other occupants of a small sailboat narrow ly escaped a similar fate Sunday when a squall struck the crart i.-n Little Lake Butte des Morts and cap sized it. The victims were members of a picnic party, given by the owners of a store for its employes. The re mainder of the party stood helplessly on shore, only a short distance from the yacht, and witnessed the drown ing. The dead are Miss Elizabeth Geen en, Miss Gertrude Kusehel, Miss Madge Brill, and Miss Ruth Pollock. The four girls were held under wa ter by the sail of the boat. Bangor, Me., Jnne 13. The bodies of three young men, who started out ' Sunday for a fishing excursion, were brought back to the city today. They were drowned In Sunkhasse stream when heir canoe overturned. j The trio, Harry Shirland, Harry Pel key, and Colbert Curtis, were all res idents of Coatigan. Atlantic City, June 13, W. A. Too mey, of Philadelphia, was drowned while bathing In the surf here Sun day. Hls body was discovered off) Michigan avenue and terrified a groups of bathers, whose screams attracted the life guards. trds. 'A beach physician employed a galvanic battery In a vain effort at resuscitation. . 1. 1 The fact that body was found float- j wb iuc uuwBwini, buu idb iuci inai it did notInk suggested to a physi cian that the man might', have been stricken- with heart disease. The man had. hired a bathroom before the noon hour Slid entered' the water tbout three; city, blocks' above the point where tie body was found. The ef fects of the man in his clothing sup plied his nams'-,' ' ' SUNDAY EB 10.000 GAL LONS UQUOR CAPTURED Officers at Hendersonville Make Successful Raid WAS FOUND IN HEART OF CITY Located in Storeroom of a Building ou Main Street Goods Consists of BeHt Quality to Kind Ouar teed to Kill Looking; For Owner. Hendersonville, N. C, June 13. About ten thousand gallons of booze, valued at many thousands of dollars, were seized here yesterday afternoon. This wholesale stock of liquor was found in a storeroom cn Alain street, in the heart of the city, and consisted of high grade liquors, beer, wine, etc. Police Officers Garson and Maxwell raided the place under authority of a town ordinance passed by the com missioners last Friday night. No opposition was offered the offi cers when they demanded admittance although at one time there seemed a likelihood of strenuous opposition. A deputy is now in charge while it if said the owners of he liquor expect, to be allowed to ship it out of town without objection from the authori ties. This point is by no means set. tied, as the authorities have made no statement in the matter. The place was In charge of O. N. Carson, who, however, is but the agent of others, said to be well known Asheville li quor men. Carson was arrested and placed un der heavy bond for his appearance before Mayor Staton on Friday. He may also be charged with retailing. It is expected the identity of the real owners of the liquor will be re vealed at that time. While this is the biggest single haul of liquor ever made in Hendersonville, it is said there will still be a little; left here after this is shipped away. Apex Suffers Fifty Thousand Dollar Fire. Raleigh, X. C, June 13. The thriv ing town of Apex, eight miles from Raleigh, suffered a $50,000 fire this morning. The business section of the town was almost wiped out and was the cause of one fatal injury. Graham Herring, telegrnph operator at New Hill, saw the fire at his home town of Apex, and attempted to board a passingrreight train for the fire. When he went to swing himself on to the car he lost his hold and fell under the train, one leg being ground off under the wheels and other in juries sustained from which there is no possibility of his recovering, ac cording to statements made from Rex hospital Ijere, whore he is being treat ed. The fire started about ,1 o'clock yes terday morning In J. W. Jinks' pro duce market and Smith barber shop. It spread rapidly to the building oc cupied by the Merchants and Farm ers' Bank, H. C. Olive & Co., W. H. Harward Co., the Baucom Drug store, the store of R. J. Bowling and the residence of S. V. Hudson, postmas ter. The town is without water sys tem and the people devoted their ef forts mostly to getting goods and fur nishings out of the buildings as they became endangered. The bank's mon ey and papers were protected by vault. Most of the losses are protect ed by Insurance. Burglar Lost Game and Did Not Rob Helena, Mont., June 13. Mrs. Chas. V. Holmes played seven up with a s : burglar Ih her home to see whether . . hs should carry oat his intensions. She won and the burglar left with- - OntXakinf a thing. iv- f , ' " "'J 4 A 3 9 3ft 4,. ::- ; y ,;,'A. "Sr,"' :;iv7
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