(81.50 Year in Advance in The Countv.
$2.00 Year in Advance Outside The County.
Mull on Trial
For His Life
)
D,v Mull was placed on trial for
j,is :jre in Superior court hero, Tues
turning, for the slaying of llil
,v I'.uvfi at Kast La porte on Christ
U>;?- u;iy.
Fred Wood, who lives on Moses
treek, was the i'irst eye witness
pj;u-?-l <>? the stand. Wood swore that
an hnuv or so prior to the shooting,
Mull .mil Parker were standing on
t|,<. i in: eh of. the Blackwood Lumber
t'om;K. '.v store at East I.* porte, and
that th?> were quarreling. He said
that .Mull told Parker that he was
?nunir und get a gun and come back
and kit! him and that Parker said
h,. wuidd wait for Mull to return.
The witness stated that Mull eame
up the road later, with a shot gun,
ami i-ulicd to Parker, who was at
that rime in front of Jeff Zaehary's j
?pirate. He swore that Parker start-j
k! tow.ml Mull, and Mull told him
not t<> mine any further. Parker then
told the defendant, according to
Wood to jjo anil throw the gun away
that he didn't want any trouble with
him. Midi then told Parker to say j
what he did that morning, the wit
ness swore, and Parker turned and
took some three steps away from
Mull, when Mull fired. IIo swore
that Pinker had nothing in his hands
at the time the shot was fired, and
was vulking away from Mull. Mull,
then broke the gun and reloaded it,
Wood said.
J>r. t Vuidie.- swore that Purker was|
bymxit: iv t;.v iiuspital in Sylva i
?Jxnii du Christmas day, that.
Jxf wu-% >hot in the back of the kneel
>.'t his left leg, an artery had been1
>evered, and he was suffering from
shock and loss of blood. Ho stated j
that the gun shot wound in the knee j
w;ls the cause of the death of Par-!
ker. (Vofls examination tried to get
'he doctor to say that if Parker's1
lev (md been corded soon after the
>hni?tm? that ho iwould have recov
ered; bnt Dr. Cajidler wouldn't say
it. He stated that an amputation
would have been necessary, and that
Parker':; chances for recovery would
hav been better. He stated that sa_ |
line i"raiment was given to replace
the bloul that had been lost, but that
the jKitient did not respond to the
treat nit lit and that he died about 8
oVlo.:k that night.
Felix Hooper swore that he heard
the ?r.n fire and saw Parker stagg r
atraitist truck, and that Mull came
Kick to where the witness was, after
reloading the gun and Oscar Lovedahl
grabbed Mull and held him, while the
willies twisted the gun out of his
hand. '
Osrif Lovedahl stated that hi* and
wine others drove up in a truck
ihnut the tinto of the shooting, that
m\ w lts kroinp up the road, and that
"? heaid somebody, call Parker and
'arker Ktarte<l toward Midi and
umcd ar.d had taken some three
ia the other direction when
Mull raised the gun affd fired. Love
lulil swore that Parker had nothing
n his hand at the time, and that he i
'vHs walking away from Mult when
t.o Mull fired. He stated that he
'"uldn't hear what was said because
ike engine of his truck waa running.
He >ai<i that he had heard the two
}iutrr??linir about an hour before, and
had hiard Mull tell Parker to stay
Ih'Tfl r.ntil he came back.
* larcuce Stevens said that he was
? htTf ;i|[ morning, and that Mull j
? anie down the road and began throw,
ift k* at sonve boys skating o" ,
s"'"e ice. Mull and Parker quarrel-]
I>(1| find Stevens heard Mull tell Par
'v>r tl at he wouldn't be there when
i' nit- back. He said that he saw
Mull )f>turn, walking up the road
hnd m rd him call to Parker. Par
k|>r started toward Mull, the witness
^"d, and Mull told him to stop. He
^jd that Parker turned and was
u'alkin?* away from Mull when Mull
"''"f hiin. 1
The State is represented by So
licitor .lohn M. Queen and the pri
V:"e prosecution by Doyle P. Alley.
'? P. Stillwell and McKinley Ed
^'ard>? hre defending Mull. - The
^tatp'H evidence was completed on
\<Mer<u>y and the defense began
Pitting in its testimony. The case
*">H hn completed some time today,
it Ls expected. The jury was secured
in about two hours and is composed
of:
0. M. MeCtalkft Syirm; S. N.
Cullowhee Tournament -
Begins Today 10 A. M
y
Cullowhee, N. C. February 23 ?
The seventh umiuul basketball tour
nament to be held at Western Caio
lina Teachers College will get under
w ay today when the'' teams
troni all over the western part ol the
state pit lie r on the local campus to
ueteriuuii the cage champion ol' the
lulls. The following teams aro sched
ledu to play at the hour specified:
I'llui stiay, February 120:
'10:00 John's Creek?Cllenvillo?boys
J1:00 Webster?lileuville?girls
1:30 Highlands?Cullowhee?boys.
L:;<0 X C. I.?Almond?girls.
!.'I:.'!0 Cullowhee?Andrews?girls.
|4:30 llayesville?S. C. 1.?boys.
7 :.'H) Wav nesville?Sylva?girls.
8:30 Andrews?Webster?boys.
10 :30 Almond?Way nesville?ln>ys,
I Friday, February 27:
, 1 :30 llayesville?Bethel?girls.
I 2:30 Winners begin to play o If
championship. The final date is Sat
urday, Febmary 2fi, and the last
game is scheduled at 9:00 in the mon,
ing. ^ :
Thus far the Wavnesville girls
and bovs have copped two tourna
ments; however, both teams lost last
jxear. Tin winners for the last tour
nament were Webster boys and Beth
el girls, according to Miss Al'ce Ben
ton, din'ctor of girls athletics at
Western Carolina Teachers College.
Western Carolina Teachers Collige
furnishes entertainment for the visit
ing teams.
FORTY YEARS AGO
rueknseige Democrat. Feb. 25. 1 SOI
Wo iferret to learn that little Lin
Ion Parker is quite sick.
Mr. L J. Smith o t' Painter, was in
own yesterday on business.
Messrs. J. A. Wild and .1. J. Hook
: of We bster were here Monday.
Mrs. W. A. Dills i?i' Dillsboro was
'siting1 in our town yesterday.
Mr. W. M. lloojx'r of Tuekaseigo,
ras in town Thursday and Friday*
Messrs. Nathan Coward and T. Il. j
Ulison of Webster were here Tim is
lay.
Mrs. M ary Moore of Buncombe is
isitimr her daughter, Mrs. H. H.
therrill.
Miss Belle Leathenvood of Webster
eft on Friday for a visit to friends
n WaynesviUe.
Mr. Joseph Baum, left last Thurs
lay after a visit of several months'
(oration to his parents here.
Mr. li. XV. Candler of the Railway
Jail Service, spent a night here last
ivoek with Mr. J. W. McKee.
Messrs. W. E. Moore and .T. W.
Keener of Webster weno visiting in
itir town Sunday. Mr. Moore left on
Monday to attend Madison court.
The entertainment given by the
Dramatic Club of Dillsboro, last
Friday night was well attended and
much enjoyed by those present. Sev
eral of t!4e young people from here
attended among whom were Misses
Leila Potts njid Pauline Morris and
M:-ssr.?. J E. Divelbliss, J. W. Mc
Kec, T. C. Bryson and C. B. Wike.
\
The trestle at Bryson City, which
was washed out a, few weeks ago,
Had .just been rebuilt and gotten in
Dtachanan, Green's Creek; J. S. A.
Buchanan, Savannah; M. E. Buchan.
an, Savannah, Lyle Jones, Barker's
Creek; Bill Painter, Sylva; J. T.
Robisoi., Dillsboro; W. O. Robinson,
Willits; Ruf us Jones, Balsam; C. L.
Green, Green's Creek; R. L. Elders,
Barker's Creek; C. Y. Dunlap, Qual
WANTS ROAD
MASS MEEIIN6
Sylva, N. C. Fob. 24 1931
Mr. Dan Tompkins, Editor,
Jackson County .Journal,
jSvlva, X. l'.
I . ' ' .r- ? " 1
j Doar Sir:?
j Sine,. tlin proposed change, in
State Highway No. 10 is being se
riously cons'dered again, and in fact
I iin?I"i\stan<l that contract is to be
let -it once lor the building, of
bridges and grading of the projxiscd
change, ! wonder if the general pub
| lie kn-w.s anything about just what
? is to happen!
Ft has been the euslom heretofoii
JV!e:i any important clianges or any
projects were to be submitted to the
|>eopli', oi wlicn the people ^jiavc
| wanted to push for any piecii o*
uoad v,oik to bp undertaken, ;.that
the (''lumber of Commerce has eith
er called a meeting o I' the Chamber
ol Commerce or a Mass Meeting of
the Citizens.
rii ti'is instance this has not been
done ,?iid 1 feel like such a change as
is contemplated as the relocation of
this piece of Highway No. 10 and
here the people of the entire section
are interested, that this matter
should have more publicity than it
is now having, therefore 1 am ask
ing that you please publish this let
ter and if our people think the
chang* of any importance, they mn?
so ex pit ss themselves
You will recall that at the time
Highway No. 10 was located through
the.Main Street of Sylva that a
Mass meeting was held at the court
house and so much pressure was
brought- to bear, that the Highway
Commission, against the advice of
the Kngineering Department, so lo
cated the Highway. Tie biggest nr- ^
j Aliment j;nd the main stress for the
location of Highway No. 10. through
?the Maili Street of Sylva, was; "That
if tUa Hu
j North siitr of Scott's Creek, that it
I must pass through the grounds of
the (traded School property, thereby
endangering the lives of many school
clrldreis. Since that time the (traded
School buihling has been torn away
! and a rew building erected alon~
side of the present State Highway
No. 10. Instead of the lives of the
school children of this age being en
dangered as the building was located
nt tlivt time, all of the children in
the (traded School and all the H'gh
School children attendiny the Sylva
Centre! ITirrh School must pass over
n st reteJi of rond froir llie W est en'l
of Main Street to the school grounds
erossir* at the intersection of High
way No. 10, Mill Strct, Main Street,
Keener Streets and Savannah' road.
readiness for tlu* iron mils to he laid
on, when tin- heavy rains of Friday
night and Saturday washed it out
again. One of the "fills" between
hen- and Balsa 111 had snnk so nine:;
Saturd:-y as to make it impassable
by the train. It eaino as far as HaU
sam r.nd returned, f^oiii^ only as far
as Wayi.t sville however as a slide
near Clyde impeded its further prog
ress, until Sunday, when the slide
was removed and the train we it bae,1
to Asheville. On Monday it was found
tliit large rock had fallen into
Dark Ridge cut, which prevented the
train reaching here again. Our mail
I facilities are cut off from the east as
j well ;'s from the west now, but we
[hope tf.e damage will soon be repair
ed and tlie trains running rrgul'arly.
We hear it rumored that a petition
will be sent to the legislature asking
that the section of the charter of
Sylv.i which prohibits the sals* of
spirits within certain limits, be re
jKtalei and that another attempt w II
be mad > to get a barroom here. We
do nor know on which side of the
question: "shall whiskey he sold in
Sylva"' the preponderance of the vot
jing strmgth of the community would
fall, but the Democrat desires to put
itself on record as being -unalterably
op|K>s"d to such a scheme, and it be
lieves it voices the sentiment of a
inajori'. of all interested in the sub
ject, in that opposition. Be that ns
it nun. whatever influence tile Dem
ocrat can wield, be it little or much
will be used to prevent the establish
ment of e barroom here, and if we
have ,anv subscribers who doij't like
our position on the subject tfiey jut
at liberty to pay up their arrearage*
and stop the paper.
JURY
?>.of;Jackson coun
ig the affairs
Bmk, which elos
kpril, and strongly
ifce Banking Depart
special report made to
.* * ' >*r. * |
toe* C
el, W^ter E. Moore,
Presiding.
preparing our report, we the
Jury, have come across some ,
lion that we believe- should
imittcd to the court whieh is
i
precursory investigation of
Lunet Tuckaseegee Bank that i
the Corporation Commission I
employees at least the Chair
nd Chief Clerk has been bor
df said defunct bank and that
*a few jnonths after its fail- !
the Cashier of the same has
?* v lJ
tppouited by the Corporation
lission as liquidating agent for
failed bank in the State.
K while/these faets may be per_ !
Ij? legitimate so far as statutory :
and interest is concerned, Ave do 1
taken together to us they have
iter look on thoir face and if ,
might bring about a distrust
Hank supervisory Department
ie State, and such practices
receive the condemnation of
all rig!:* feeling people.
"?L: Ot B. COWARD, Foreman
JACKSON BELIEVES
IN DEATH PENALTY
The people o l' Jackson county are
ffrin ^believers in capital punishment
^iqitb^ ^pioion of the venire that was
mSSHKcii for^the trial oF Dee MnIJ * 55
an indication. Solicitor John Jr.
Que?n i.sked forty two men whether
they had any conscientious or reli
gious scruples against capital pun
ishment. Und<T oath 36 of the forty
two said that they believed in it.
Five said that they were opposed to
it, and cne man said that he hadn't
made up his mind about it.
HOYLE LOSES HOME
The home of W. B. Hoyle in East
Sylva was totally destroyed by fire
early last Thursday evening. The
fire department answered the call,
but was unable to accomplish any
, tiling, except to protect adjoining
1 property, because the house was too
far gone for the chemical hose to
extinguish the blaze and, there are
no water mains in the vicinity which
is outside the town.
LYRIC THEATRE REOPENS
Tlit! Lyric Theatre has reopened
under tli?> management of Theodore
D lls, mid will be open six nights
each week, with two matinees 011 Sat
day, starting at 1 o'clock.
The price of admission Jiave been
reduced o 10c and .'15c for all per
formances.
I recall very vividly the appeal n ade
by ;ionie of our ladies and other
sjieakers to keep away from the
.graded school building that was at
that t:ine located 011 the North side
of S"uit\- Creek and save the lives
of the1 little children attending the
Graded School. I feel like the lives
of the children attending the. (traded
School and the High School should
be regarded as much today as at the
time Hie present Highway No. 10
was located through Main Street in
Sylva against the better judgment
of tli3 Engineering Department of
the St-ste Highway Commission.
After you have published this let
ter if 7.0m readers think that the pro
l?osed change is of any importance, I
will he glad to help in any way to
got -i hearing on the matter as I
think it only fair that our people be
considered in as important a matter
as this piece of road work.
Verv truly vours,
A. j. DILLS
Western Carolina Teach
ers College News Letter !
Cullowhee, X. C. February L'."i ? j
??tfitt'ii have been elected iVir the'
AJphi Viii Sigma, national honor- j
ary scholarship fraternity, at W ??t-j
em Carolina Teaehers College. They'
are: i i owe Henry of (iastonia, presi
dent : Ali.ss lvathlii'ii Davis of Shel
by, vict-president; and .Minor Wilson
of Henderson vi He, treasurer.
Tin, {Mils basketball team a I \Yesl_
ern Carolina Tcaehers College will
have today on a trip to Boone and
?Johnson City. Tonight they will ph.y
IAppalachian state Teacher* College,
at Boone, and tomorrow night, F.a'i
Tennessee Teachers College at ?lolm
son Citv.
The lol lowing officers have been
elected lor the Debating Club a!
Wesuvn Carolina Teachers College:
J. R. Porter of Murphy; president:
Kliz-iiM'tl; Wright of AsN'ville. vic.y
president; and Amy Brinson of Ara
pahoe, secretary.
Members of the faculty ot Western,
Carolln ? TeaHwrs College who heard J
the \YVslmin:sf.er ehoir at the Central |
Methodist church in Asheville, Feb- ]
ruarv 18, were: Misses Lona Bill j
Braswell, M ary Hjope Westbrook*
Man- Hose Feacjans, Kannie Cood
n an, A Wee Haitrler and Dean W. R.
Bird.
Reservations have bc!>n made for
the students who are to represent
lVestera Ca rolina Tiau-his. College.
WEEK BY WEEK
(By Dan Tompkins)
Big ;iil! Thomjwon h:us been renom-'
inated for mayor in Chicago. Il' the'
people ot Chicago reject him, they 1
: have no further sympathy l'rom us.
j "Wip 1l;*.vc them to their well-deserv_
: ed fa?e. j
: _ i
| The provision to loan fifty |R-r
eent of the Veteran's Adjusted Com
pensation certificates has passtd
both houses of congress hy over
uheliiiiiiu majorities. President Ifoov
er is expeeted to veto it, as it is
violently opjmsed by Mr. Mellon;
but congress will probably pass it
over the veto. ',
Muscle* Shoals operation under a
compromise bill, fathered by Senator
Xlorrihas passed botli bouses of
congress and has gone to the White
Ifouse. The president is expected to
either veto or ignore tlie bill, and let
it fail to become law. because it will
not hr-ve Ins signature prior t?. the
expiration of congress on March 4.
Of course Mr. Mellon, one of the
] tower magnates, is opi>osed to - the
oj>eration of Muscle Shoals by any
other agency than the | tower trust.]
Truth is that the ] tower jteople have |
been Irving to get their hands on j
this property of the people, for the
past decade.
I j
The Governor's Road Bill, which j
has be?n causing considerable agita-!
tion throughout the State, has passed i
Hie lQwer house of the general asf>em_;
bly, by a big mnjority, and has ?r>rie
to the Senate. Fnder its provisions,
all the roads in the State will be 1
taken over by the State for mainten
ance. Governor Gardner expects a 1
large reduction in property taxes to
result. The maintenance and control '
of the million and one little roads
in North Carolina, from the central
office in Raleiph, seems a hip un
dertaking. In fact it appears to me
too be unworkable; but I hope that ;
it wi'l fon-c up to the expectation of <
the Governor. <
DAVE DILLARD'S BARN BURNS
Da^e Dillard, whose hoire is in
East Sylva. lost his barn and some |
fifty bushels of corn and a qnanti- i
tv of ronphngc, by fire Friday af- I
ternoon. The fire started from a i
j small boy playing with matches, it i
lis add. j'
The jury trying Harvey Frady,
ymin? while man. on ;i charge ol mm
hiu| degree murder tor the slaying of
I'M. lilsklfy. negro. on Augusi 'J!*
last, 0:1 Little Savannah was hope
less!,- unable to agree about tj;r truth
t?i the matter and so reported u>
Judge Moore who ordered a nristrial
1 hat vas on last Friday. Judge.
.Moore ordered that Frady give bond
in tii.' slim of $5,i(MHI tor his h piavir
i.nee the October tern: of euutl
t'o|* ,ino!kci' trial of the ia.se. Frady
was i-.nahle to jn)st a bond of Mi
si?e, and would have been forced to
remain in jail until next (?et**bor. On
Saturday he came iirto court, tender
ed a plea of guilty of manslaughter,
which \;?s accepted by the State and
was sentenced to II? months in the
Slate prison.
Way t orb ran, fij year old 1h?v, en
tend a plea of guilty of an attempt
ed assai.li upon a little girl. Jud-je
MtioiV l.i-ard the evidenee ajid it was
shown that the fochrau lad ha.- Mil*
fcred with epilepsy si mv he was a
siuall ehild, and that his mental
state ha* been impaired. lie was sen
tencji I o serve from to f? years :
but. 'hi1 sentence was .suspemU-d ujvhi
condition that, he (jive bond for lis
good behavior, and lie was placed
in the custody of his relatives, under
lnnid Mnd is not to l>e allowed to
leave i*sme e\cept in cuirpany with
some member of the family, who ea?i
control him.
Herbert Webster plead guilty to
manufaeluring and the judgment of
the If reorders court, sentencing hiin
to* 0 rionths was affirmed. It vras
shown to the court that he has nov
ciH rom the Pieje's Crtyk eonwanir
rt', shtlT^TH ?>rtw trying m*k<e jl *t?f
for lii-t family, and is not fooling
with iiqnor. Judge Moore gave him
the opportunity of preparing 1o
leave his family so that tle.y will
not be in want while he in serving
his term, hv )>ostponing the begin
ning of the sentence until the Octob
er term of the superior court.
S. A. Ashe was given 12 months
to be hired out by the con>jrsisi?>nci*?
on frtnupe of an assault with a dead
lv weapon upon his half brother.
Wads* Moore and Bud Lewis, e?m
viet"d ol forgerv were, sentenced
to sen -? I L' months, but the sentitieed
was mis| tended u|>on payment of .*2">
and (hi- costs and upon good hehfiV
ior.
Alio i Parker, -ndieted on u larceny
eliaig." plead guilty to forcible tres
pass, mid was sent to work ;it fh.*
county home lor .1 months.
.1 ess Arnold, neuro, convicted of
violating the prohibition lair*, ?'iis
sent out to work for Mr. Sheppaid
on th'' county farm for 30 day-.
Toia Arrowood, violating tJ?* p''r
fiihitioii laws. I months sus|vnd?d
for 2 years upon payment of $25 iifi4
the costs and u|H<n u'>ort behavior.
Ro/ Hryson, disturlvng icligia
>irvieo, JfJS/M) and* the co-.ts.
proved by the minister find otb<?'*
[?nod citizens of the convnniily the?
l is chM .* cter is good and that tK? ?"
ilid not believ* that he intended ' ?>
ilisturb the congregation.
Tommy Turpin. diirik, ???
not guilty.
Jud<* Gibson, manufacturing, <????'
iliet of not guilty.
tin- .Vortl) Carolina Student*' Mi
sioit Conference ;it Chajyl Hill. Th>*
lollowi.ig students plan To attend tlu
Conference which will lv held lmtA
February 27 to March 1. Flora fiil?
I>? t of Cohimbns, Marthii Iyai N'ilJ
well of Ctdlowhee. Pp;it I-> .Ta->t V-? <?
Hyde, Mattie I.ou Mcave of liny,
ville. Frances Kwing of Hal'fav Jin:?
Vorvjil Rogers <>t Crabtree.
In one of the most hotly eontesled
L'ainos ot tl?e season nt Western ('a ?
?lina Teachers College, tho Yodeler
lefeal"(l the Rutherford ton team la-1
Wednesday evening with a senre ??'"
>3-33.
As il was the last gam'* to i ?
l>layr-d on the home court, r>e|? w:
added to the game during th? f/uaj
U?rs by the college orchftftni. Dur'n :
tho half f> group of boy* clad in noil'
descript clothing pat on a |Ui(
with a hof? hMkifeft
Jury Fails to Agree?
Frady Pleads Guilty