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rELUHE. 26.
A MIDNIGHT MURDER.
D poTEET KILLED IN A HALF RILE OF
' Hl5 HOME, NEAR VALDESE.
Hfory Math's, the Accused in Jail A flui-der
for Fall Court A Mystery Surrounds
j4 Case-The Guilty rian nay Escape
Tbe Herald Got News of the Homicide,
Even Before the Officers of the Law Had
heard oi It.
yews reached Morganton Tuesday
morning m- - MCC"
fatal! v cat with a knife Monday night,
near hi- home one and a half miles
from Valdese, towards the loot of
Hi Peak. Tuesday a Herald re-
a. 4- f It t tr y-k-v - "k -4 f f- -. w- V
tjorter went 10 uic owuc ijiuu-
able ; murder and the following is the
substance of what he . learned: Mon-
,lav Aug. 19th, just about noon,, Hen
rv Mathisi who is a neighbor of Po
tfet, caiue-to the Poteet house and
iked Kd Poteet to go with him. Ed
assented and they left together. They
vi-ut first, to Geo. Lackey V several
miles distant where they got a pint
of brandy. They then went to one
Mitchells, .several miles further on,
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OQ tue i-aurei iuau. xntry otayeo.
there a while, and started back home.
They stopped again at George Lack
ey's and got another pint of brandy.
Next, they were seen together at the
Valdese Lumber Go's saw mill, three
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miles iroiu ruiwi s uome. v ueu seen
there, they were both intoxicated, or
"pretty drunk" as a witness expressed
it. They seemed to be in a good hu
mor with each other, and going to
wards home. This was about 6 p. m.,
and the last time they were seen to
gether that day. This is all that is
known of the affair up to the time it
happened, with the exception that
Poteet and Mathis had a fight severa
months ago, in which Mathis was
worsted. There seems to have been
bad blood between the young'men for
some time, though they were suppos
edly friendly at the time- of the cut
ting. Ed Poteet tells the following
story. He said: "We, Henry Mathis
and myself, were walking along, our
arms around our-necks, wnen a man
suddenly jumped out of the bushes
and struck at us. Henry struck at
the man. and instead of hitting the
other man he stabbed me in the stom
ach, i doubled over and felt some
thing warm on mv hands, and I then
Ww I was cut. I said to Henry I
w;us cut and lie said 'Oh you're a liar.
Ill: tiek mv knife in vou if vou don't
sunt up. After a while Henry found
wit that 1 was cut and he commenced
yini: and praying over me. I begged
him to g,, and tell my father, but he
"uldu t -o. After this I lay down
the road and went to sleep. When
1 waked up about daylight, Henry
'-ne.- I walked to our field just
a m, the house and crossed the fence
:i d ..'t down. 1 saw the boy go to
the talde to feed the stock and I
ra'ed to him, he came and I walked
to the branch just below the house.''
This is what Ed Poteet says, and this
hr'i't:.tlH .story of the cutting to the
lM'!ut where Poteet -was seen by his
iiiiiv. He laid down by the branch
drt iried to be moved. Dr. Latti
re of Connelly Springs was sent for
a: he came and immediately sewed
M' the wound. The cut was low
iu the abdomen, tand was a
1 ;Ul hieis-ion of about two and a half
;-he. -,,n the left bide. About four
Ul ' intestines were hanging out
ns abdomen. One intestine was cut
."l't Ui two, and another Was puuet;
in the road where Poteet was
eiitiy first stricken with a knife.
w three spots of blood which
. "u"ll!tedly were made by the blood
Vrtin rum the wouml ;bout three
-"I's further on, was the large pool of
' wiu re. as Poteet expresses it, he
. " l ami bled." That he was staud-j-it
the time is confirmed bv the
' -""' in Ins siloes. He also vomited
' lively from nausea. Bv thei
y a,,ut opposite the pool of bloodj
'y th.wn in the leaves and here
all niht, and bled copiously,
teadof WlUg asleep, Poteet was
'ibiv in a f.Unt most of the night
und Matliis admit beng drunk.
T J! Sa-Vsi he was taking care of Po
v -lathis, if he had been going
-e. would have left the main road
Jl hundred yards back from
0.rre the eutthig hapiened. He was
A his way. One of the neighbors
Henry Mathis had never been
R Hissy.' Mathis' -mother said,
ien-
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uuiue iiuout me lime cue
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HICKORY, NORTH
was getting breakfast. Mr. Poteet
the injured boy's father, sent for
Mathis about 8 o'clock a! in. and he,
Mathis, came, and stayed till about
4 p. m. He would not talk much
about the cutting. In short the case
is as follows: Poteet and Mathis were
drunk, walking along together, when
Poteet was suddenly stabbed In the
abdomen by some one. . Mathis was
the only person known to be within
a half mile of Poteet at the time of the
cutting. One very remarkable thing
about this case is, the amount of
blood Ed Poteet lost, and then walked
home, about a half a mile, after hav
ing lain on the ground all night.
When the Herald reporter drove up
to Mr. Wm. Poteet's house, Dr. Latti
more was just leaving and he said Ed
Poteet could not live but a few hours
at most. Ed was found propped up
in bed wide awake and talking. The
first thing he said was, "I'm mighty
near gone." He also said Tm suffer
ing awful." He talked rationally and
seeming without fatigue. The report
er asked him if he knew who cut him.
He said "no." Upon being asked the
same question later, he said "Yes,
Henry cut me, stabbing at somebody
else." He was asked if he was sure
Mathis cut him, and he said "Yes, as
sure as he could be." This is about
all there is to it. At 5.30 p. m. Tues
day Aug 20. Ed Poteet was in a dying
condition. He is a erood lookiner
young fellow, about 21 years old, and
it is sad to think of his youner life
brought so suddenly to a close Henry
Mathews, the man who evidently did
the fatal cutting is just 23 years of
age. bsquire Bollinger took Ed Po
teet's deposition Tuesday morning.
Morganton Herald.
. SPAIN AGREES TO PAY.
The Mora Claim ts to be Settled Before Sep
tember 15th.
After many years of controversy the
claim of Maxima Mora, a naturalized
American citizen, against the govern
ment of Spain for the value of his sug
ar plantations in Cuba, has been ami
cably settled, or rather practically so,
tor Spain has until September 15th to
make the payment of $1,500,000.00,
which is without interest.
The United States had marshaled a
troop of War Vessels off the suburbe
of Cuba and intended to seize Havana
had not satisfaction been accorded in
the Mora Claim. Mara is an old man
84 years of age. He was suddently re
duced from a millionaire to a pauper
by the seigure of his property in Cuba
IT years ago by Spain. Mora relin
quished the interest and the amount
his estates had earned also the L. S.
would have insisted upod all that he-
manded.
Note: This is the first and only-
act of any note wherein the present
Federal Administration has exhibited
anv back-bone.
Thirty Years Under Ground.
The Asheville Citizens says : News
comes from Hickory of a find made a
few davs ago bv t rank Loughran, pro-
prietor of the liickory inn. ine inn
stands on the site of a residence occu
pied years ago by ex-Collector Kope
riiiW f.-itlwr. In war time when Fed
eral troops went to Hickory the Elias
familv s silverware was ouneu in me
"Mnlpn The noint of concealment
was forgotten and search for the silver
was fruitless. Recently while work
men were making excavations near the
Inn tliv unearthed ten or twelve sil
ver spoons, which bear the Elias fami
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;y initial, and wnicu nave oeen in me
ground more than thirty years.
The silverware in question was men
tioned in the -Pk ess and Caroliniax
of the 8th. We get the above from the
Durham Sun of the 24th. It is not
exactlv understood how tlfe initials on
the spoons can be those of any of the
family of Mr. Kope Elias. As stated
by us, some of the pieces have a large
'H" on them, and others the initials,
"M. E. S." However, it would be in
teresting to know the former owner
and how they came there.
Since 1878 there have been nine
epidemics of dysentery in different
parts of the country in "which Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy was used with perfect ucw.
Dysentery, when epidemic, is ahiut
as" severe and dangerous as Asiatic
cholera. Heretofore the bes-t efforts
of the most skilled physicians have
failed to check its ravages, this rem
edy, however, has cured the most tua
lig'nant cases, both of children and
adults, and under the - most trying
conditions, which proves it to be the
best medicine in the world for bowel
complaints. For sale by O. M. Roys
ter, Druggist.
CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1895.
MURDER WILL OUT,
A Murder of Fifteen Years Ago
Brought to Light.
STRANGE ROMANCE.
A Hhiband, a wife and a Child The Second
Husband also nisAing May Know It All.
There is lurking around loose among1
the atmosphere around Hickory one
of the most blood-curdling and roman
tic, as well as highly sensational re
countals of murder, attempted murder
and attempted suicide, which in all
our long experience, has ever come to
our knowledge. It Is now proposed
to suppress names for the present in
order that the law, like Nature, may
take its course. It is said that murder
will out and this case is no exception,
but seems to justify the statement.
' Fifteen or sixteen years ago a man
residing near Hickory, sud
denly and very mysteriously disap
peared from mortal ken. It was whis
pered about that he had been mur
dered and his body cast into the Cat
awba river. Not long before that he
had trouble with his wife. In fact he
had shot her in the breast and attempt
ed to shoot himself. He was before
the Superior Court Judge at Newton
on the charge when he told the Judge
in open court that he had intended to
also kill himself, but that the pistol
would not go off and there were only
three, loads in it anyway. He created
quite a scene in court. It was some
thing about his child; which he want
ed to take from the mother. He told
the Judge he would have the child if
it was the last actof his life, or that
he would die in the attempt. . He got
the child and went away, but was in
duced to return to his wife again. It
was not long after before he disap
peared. In course of time the -widow
married. She did not live very hap
pily in her second alliance. Not long
ago her second husband left and told
some ugly tales. There was some
thing said about a grave and its locali
ty. Tuesday of last week parties in
vestigated the grave. It was there,
but there were no human remains in
it. Husband number two has made
himself scarce in this section. The
officers want to find him. He may
clear up the mystery of the missing
husband number one. Meantime the
good people round, about are saying
such strange things do happen.
DYNAniTE FOR ROTHSCHILD.
Contained In a Letter. Blow5 Jodkowsky's
Fingers ofl and Damages An Eye.
Paris, Aug. 24. A heavy letter ad
dressed to Baron Rothschilds was de
livered at the baron's office this after
noon during his absence at Trouville.
The baron's confidential clerk, M.
Jodkowky, oieued the bulky parcel
with a knife, whereupon it exploded.
The clerk's eyes were almost torn out
of his head and one of his hands was
so badly shattered that three of his
fingers had to be amputated. M. Iiu
rent, secretary of the prefecture, is of
the opinion that the infernal machine
was similar to those sent to Deputies
Treille, Eitenne and Constans in
and that it probably contained ful
minate of mercury. It is thought that
the package was sent by an anarchist.
Negro Exhibit at Atlanta.
The colored iopIe of the South are
making wonderful efforts to have
their exhibit at the Atlanta Exi-o-i-tion
a creditable one and of sufficient
magnitude to show to the world what
they have done sduce emancipation in
It is hojed that every one of
the race who ran do so will contribute
.ome tiling towards, the exhibit. If
you have not any tiling to exhibit
you can eo'.atribut your mite of mon
ey. Eighty per --nt f what you
jrive. will In-appropriated to the pur
chase o; .-ome'Uiiug representing Mme
iiro- iniuMrVhi the county where
the iune : eoiitii.-uttrU. Henry C.
Denny of liickory : the c-oimiuioner
for Catawba eouiity. He will give
you ali the information nece?ary. If
you have any exhibits to send, let him
hear from you and lie will meet you
any place you want to ship from. Ex
hibits will be sent, well taken care of
and returned free of charge.
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niNlSTER RANSOn OH HAND.
He Denies That He Made May Visit U Qray
Gables.
Washington, August 24. Minister
Ransom arrived in this city today and
spent considerable time at the State
Department. He called upon Assist
ant Secretary of State Adee and also
upon Assistant Secretary of the Navy
McAdoo. Replying to a question as to
the truth of the report that he had
been to Gray Gables to consult with
the President as to his re-appointment
Mr. Ransom said it was without foun
dation and that he had never been
north of New York in his life.
The WaJdensUa Knlttttig Mill Coming to
Newton.
Mr. Meyer, superintendent of the
knitting mill at Valdese has sold an in
terest in the mill to several gentlemen
in Newton and the mill will be moved
to this plaoe. The negotiations were
about completed when we went to
press lajSt week, but at the request of
the company we did not mention the
matter in our last issue. The arrange
ments are now complete and the mill
is a certainty. The building once
used by Michael, Sherrill & Co., as a
tobacco factory will be fitted up for
the machinery and as soon as it is
made ready the mill will be moved.
Everything is expected to be in place
and ready for work bj the middle of
next month. The mill will have a
daily capacity at first of one hundred
dozen pairs of stockings, and will be
enlarged as necessity requires. About
thirty hands will be employed. Mr.
Meyer will bring several expert Wal
densian workmen with him and get
the balance of his force here.
It will be a valuable addition to
Newton's enterprises and everybody
is glad it is coming. The members of
the company are Mr. Meyer, Maj. 8.
M. Finger Dr. J. C. Whiteside, G. A.
Warlick, J. C. Smith, D. J. Carpenter
and J. R. Gaither. Newton Enter
prise. Claremont College Announcement.
I take pleasure in announcing to
my patrons that the fifteenth session
of Claremont College will open next
Tuesday, Sept. 3. I will give personal
attention to managing and governing
the school the coming year. The fol
lowing persons will compose the fac
ulty: J. L. Murphy, President; Thos.
M. Hufham, Latin and Literature; Miss
M. Edna Farlow, Mathematics, Ger
man and the Sciences; Miss Carrie Lor
etz Link, Instructor in Music; Miss
Amanda lioyle Clarke, Art Teacher;
Miss May Maria Ramsaur, Primary
Teacher. In addition' I will have tu
tors to assist the teachers. Mrs. E. A.
Worthen has been employed as ma
tron, Mrs. Worthen has been in
charge at the Central Hotel, Charlotte,
N. C, for nearly eight years, and
comes highly recommended. Miss
Farlow is a native of Randolph coun
ty, N. C, a graduate in the classical
course of Guilford College, has taught ;
successfully for several year., and has
good reference. The other inemler
of the faculty are known to th ein
munity. Claremont College- leings
to the city of Hickory and 1 shall
deavor to meet the wants of inn
bv irivinir a jrood school fr t; .- 1
ask the co-operation aiui ihmtm
Ml.l
port of our noble hearted citizens
J. L 1 u.'ii v
Claremont College, Aug i-'--
Hickory flale A-dm.v.
Fall term will open M.ii.i.
2nd. Tuition for Primary !.- - ; -eluding:
first, second ami third - -$
l.-V pernionth. Interinedh.ierlH--.
including fourth, fifth and'-dxth year.
$2.o) ier month. High S.Imhi De
partment. J -o per mouth.
:i"t-lm I. IJ. EnwAUDs. Principal.
5nator 0"y W'n.
The result of the primary elections
in Pennsylvania is a victory for Sena
tor Quay and a defeat for the combi
nation of politician throughout the
State who tried to overthrow him.
He will have' not les- than twenty
three delegates from Philadelphia.
He will have a big majority, in the
State convention. His friends have
claimed that he could win without
single delegate from Philadelphia, and
with thoe he ims won from Philadel
phia his victory is certain. Quay car
ried Mayor Charles F. Warwick own
ward, the fifteenth, and has its three
delegates.
Mr. C. D. Yonker. a well known
druggist ot Howling Green, Ohio, in
speaking of Chaxnlrlain Cough
Remedy, feaytc I take pleasure in
reooiuuiridiLg it to my customers, for
I am certaiu that it will always please
them. I ell more of it tlian all other
kinds put together." For hale by O.
M. Roter, Druggist.
HUHBEB35
JARVLS FOR SILVER.
He Makes a Rousing 5peecn at the Town 4
Senator Thos. j. Jar vis made a
speech in Morganton last Tuesday to
a large assemblage of people. He said:.
1 address you as sovereign citizens. At
the ballot box the fellow who blacks
the boots of the Secretary of the
Treasury is the equal of that official.
The President is no bigger than his
coachman at the ballot box. I come
to address you on the great money
question. A question which must be
settled, not by the Secretary of the
Treasury; nor by Messages of the
President, or addresses and debates of.
Congressmen and Senators; but by
the votes of the people. Some of. you.
know as much about it as I do. 1
have convictions. I want you to un
derstand two terms Bi-metalist and
Mono-inetalist A bimetalist is in fa
vor of free and unlimited use of both
gold and silver as the money of the
people. Monometalista believe in dis
carding the use of silver In the United
States and using gold only. Money
may and ought to be divided into two
great classes, primary or redemption
money, and secondary or redeemable
money. Primary redemption monev
coin. Secondary redeemable Treas
ury notes a promise to pay in coin.
Redemption money always measures
the value of property. , From the
foundation of our Government up to
1873, by saying a thing was worth a
dollar we meant 371J grains of pure
silver or 4 2 grains of standard silver.
Illustration: A check for $2,000 may
be the medium and means of exchange
in a number of instances, but redemp
tion money measures the value. Just
as you reduce the stock of primary re
demption money you reduce the value
of property. When silver was strick
en down in 1873, one-half the redemp
tion money was destroyed and proper
ty declined at least 50 per cent. If
this is so, then we owe it to ourselves
to restore silver, fannlause.) Th ideal
money for the use of the people is that
which is fixed, un variable and perma
nent as a measure of value. Free and
unlimited coinage of silver was a Dem
ocratic doctrine 50 years before Popu
lism vwas heard of. Silver is more
stable than gold. Silver and gold con
stitute the ideal money.
They say "free silver' will drive gold
out of circulation. How much gold
have you, my fellow citizens, In vour
pockets or at your homes? Gold has
been out of circulation for years.
They say we want to Mexicanize the
United States. Mexico ha had wars
and strife; yet Mexico has made great- .
er progress in the last ten years than.
the United States.
They say we want cheap money. I
don't want cheap money, but I want
"cheaper" money. I don't want a
woithless money; a silver dollar is :
.-on nd enough for me nothing wrong
with it. It was the money of our fath
ers. They mv, increase the gold re-s-erve.
1 am not in favor of increasing
ur public debt by one penny so long
. v.eareat eaee ith the world.
They say prosperity is returning to
the country. Pro?jerity i coming to
..;im imlus-tries woolen and iron.
Has tnv boom come to the farmer?
I low are we to get free silver? Nev
er in the Republican party. That
pHTy ile.nnetfzed jilver. I lelieve
that thi. reform must be worked out
in the Democratic iarty. Populists,
don't foli ar the Republican party any
farther, if you want free-ilver. Tom.
Settle says, we will await the action of
the National Republican jiarty and
then fall in line. To go to the -Republican
party for free silver, would r?a
reasonable a to i-tart for henven br
way of a still-houte. The tariff in vir
tually settled. Now we tuunt nettl
the money qution. You, the pople,
must settle this question. It is your
business. Take these questions hou.
with you, and then unite ynurelve
with that party which you honestly
believe will give us the relief we long
for. Your forefathers aided (at King
Mountain! in pleasing us from Eng
lish missrule. Iet us again (at the bal
lot boi) release this country from
English financial tymnuy.
Ex-Cougreastaan Bower wan called
and made a strong argument and Kir
ring appeal for silver.
The Hyatt farm, at Bridgewater, has
the finest crop of corn on it of any
farm in North Carolina. An old farm
er says it b the finest he ever saw any
where.
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