VoungsviiJe Entertains
the District Conference
Teebee Relates His Impres
sions of the Conference
and the Community He
Wishes He Could Re
main Longer
Staff Correspondence.
Youngsville, X. C, March 21.
Youngsville is having its first expe
rience in entertaining a Methodist dis
trict conference, and right royally is the
-ommuuity doing the part of , host.
Every house in town is open to receive
the preachers and laymen, and the wel
come to every nreside is so cordial that
oue feels at home the. moment he crosses
the threshold.
Denominational lines are not drawn,
either in entertaining the conference or
in attending its sessions; .for all the
churches in town are represented at the
various -services, and 'the Methodists by
no means enjoy a monopoly oil tue sink
ing, whatever may be the case when ir
conies to shouting; but the latter stage
of the proceedings has not been reach
ed, and I do not feel authorized to make
a forecast. In fine, the most beautiful
fraternal spirit pervades all the churches
of Youngsville. and it is exemplified in
deedf-. rather than words, for the former
speak for themselves, and the latter
unsupported time no force to speak of.
Weight. v. reasons have been advanced
in favor ;f ho". Hag district conferences
early r.s (!;: season, but the argument
of full" 'attendance, if it were offered, j
could not be supported by the facts in ;
the case. so far as this conference is I
concern 1. The truth is. the attendance)
is distressfully small, a fact which does j
not contribute much to the peace of
mind of the presiding cider or come up 1
to Jlhe expectations of the eoiumnnity :
for the people are prepared to take care
of a crowd and are experiencing some
disappointment not enough I should
say, to rob them of the pleeasure of en
tertaining those who have come. But
why dwell longer on this phase of the
subject? A dismiss it forthwith. ' j
It is my pleasure and good fortune to I
be entertained at the hotel, .which, par- '
adoxical though it seems, as the preach- ;
ers would say, is supported by the pil- :
lare; of the church; for around its hos-j
pliable board, morning, noon and even-!
ing, are gathered a goodly number of ;
young Methodist laymen who are prtim-
inent in every good work and enthusias-
tie supporters of their church and pas- '
tor. As I have lynl occasion to tell
mine host Cook the only complaint I
have to make is the temptation set be-:
fore me three -times a day to disregard ;
the advice of my better half to avoid;
over-eating. 'Rut I am taking things ;
.is they come, and incidentally taking;
chances on the penalty that is. .visited j
upon, those who yield to the iniportuni- j
ties of the inner man, especially when
the inner man's particular weakness is !
a tender stomach. j
It was my intention to write about j
the conference, and here I have per-
mitted myself to be switched off to side j
JssAies; -but i5 it is not too late to return j
to the main subject, I resume.
The conference organized for work '
Thursday morning, but was preceded ;
by a preaching service Weduesilay night
when Iiev. A. iMcCullen of Oxford de
livered a well prepared discourse, dur
ing the delivery of which he soared
high in the "realms of sublime thought
and painted living pictures in words
that pleased the congregation mightily,
and everybody eaid the sermon was just
grand. j
The. nr-st business of the comterenee
was the reading of reports by the
preachers. Some of the papers smacked
strongly of the complacency which the
pastors expe-icneed in contemplating
the prosp'erous condition of their
charges. Again there Avere reports that
were anything but encouraging to those
making -them or cheerful to those that
heard. - One (instance that impressed
me was that of a preacher laboring on
a mission in an unpromising tieid. His
spirits were depressed while reading his
report, and when the preachers let up
their running fire of question afni com
ment lie' was the worst flattened out
man I have iseen in a long time. He
went home on the next train with my
iieartfeJt sympathy. His brethren did
not intend to be unkind, but some of the
Spring Jobbing
Continues
Settlement of Strike Will
Force Up Price of Cotton
Goods-Railroad Earn
ings Show In
crease .
New York, March 21.-7Bradstreefs to
morrow will sayr
SpriDg jobbing trade has passed its
maximum, bu: it still exceptionally ac
tive at all leading eastern, western and
Pacific coast markets. Continued good
:rop advices and plentiful rains help
southwestern trade, which shows a fur
ther increase, andalo.ng among the tele
graphed reports southern cotton grow
;nr sections show dullness and heslta
tion in wholesale trade, with complaints
jf" delayed collections. Industrially the
situation has been vastly improved by
the settlement of the Pocton tie-up, the
averting o? the strike of Fall lliver
rotton operatives by :he granting of the
Seinands. asked for,, and the continued
?xceptional activity in all lines of me-
-.h:nie:ll nvoduction.
" J-ron and steel still set the pa'
!u:
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I
things said reminded me of the "shaft!
at random sent." .
As usual at district conferences the
Drea'ching feature has been made pronii-f
neht. Rev. G. F.
Smith of Raleigh
preached, Thursday morning, and K-ev. been effected. awhile others are momen-
J. D. Bundy of Henderson at night, tarily anticipated; wages have been ad-
This morning Dr. T. N. Ivey, editor of vaneed,not only through strikes, but in
the Raleigh Christian Advocate, occu- some cases voluntarily traffic congestion
pied the pulpit, and tonight Rev. J. D. has subsided until it is possible to deliver
r - ;.no f.iotOIi Uf goods according to speeincations. Aside
Pegram of Oxford circuit officiated at..om .Jle iKrt weai. sh the Ieading
the sacred de. It is hardly neces- , Unes Gf manufacture are very fully en
sary to say that all four sermons were gaged, while jobbing trade is of excep
good. Preachers always do their best tional magnitude. Retail dealings are
at conference, and the best on this oc- i also very larpe. the lister stimulus be
casion' was all that one could desire. H" in a" lis of wearing apparel.
4.v snnj,r'ith domestic demands so vigorous, it
Thursday afternoon the bunday . .g especiallv encouraging to notice a gain
school interests of the church had the for vreek in foreign trade at
floor. Mr. B. W. 'Ballard, a live Sunday j the principal ports.
school man from Franklintan, presided Prices of the sixty most active railway
and opened the meeting with a talk that ! securities have reached a new hish ree
signified that he meant business in the 'wd, yet. the volume of speculation for
discussion of the topics assigned to the he week was only about fifty per cent ot
, , 1 , ,i..! last years, consequently the loss of only
speakers. The program was as follows. ; u J)er ,auk ex(.h.ni at New
What can tue parent do for the bun- j yorfc reflects enormous payments outside
day school ? Rev. A. L. Ormond. of the stock market. Compared with
The indifferent superintendent. R. L. ! ISO..), the previous banner -year, there in
"rnn-n !a sain of 10.4 per cent. At other lead-
m. , t.A. rrt o t. i iug cities there are gams of 40 ami 2i,o
The indifferent teacher.-Geo. S. Ba,-, - ceat resI)Pl.tivel.v. Railway earnings
ker and Rev. G. T. Adam, .-thus far ,VJfKed for March show an
The indifferent pastor. T. B. Eld-; increase of 2.7 per cent over 1001 and
ridge. j 10.7 over lOoo.
The value of a good woman in the! l'ressure for iron and steel has. not
Sunday school.-L. H. Allred. j diminished porceptibly. yet the imprcs-
T, . . . m, sion is growing that after July 1 the
It is not necessary to say much j situarion ,vili ,)Wome approximately
about the speeches, though I heard . I!ormaj anj t ui be possible to secure
somebody say that the preachers rather ; deliveries with some degree of prompt
enjoyed bearing themselves prodded with j ness. Large contracts are constantly
a sharp stick, a statement, however,
for which I disclaim responsibility.
inis aiternoon a similar meenug s!offlco imn.iinffs. in this" respect the
held for the purpose of discussing the domestic consumption 'this vcar will fat-
best way to raise the conference col
lections. Rev. A. McCullen presided,
anti remarks were made by Prof. M. S.
Davis. Rev. .1. D. Pegram. Rev. M. T.
Plyler, Dr. J. C. Kilgo, Millard Mial
av, pr. j. f. fiibbs.
Tomorrow
Adams win
afternoon Rev. G. T.
conduct a meeting in the
interest of the -Hp worth Leeague.
This morning Dr. Ivey presented the
claims of the Advocate and Kev. J. W.
Jenkins spoke in behalf of he Meth
odist orphanage. '
The program for Saturday includes an
educational address in the morning by
President Kilgo, of Trinity College, and
a sermon at idght by Rev. G. T. Adams.
Dr. Kilgo- will preach Sunday morning
and Kev. J. II. .Shore at night.
A matter that I came near overlook
ing was a testimonial (in the form of a
series of resolutions) to the esteem and
affectionate regard of the preachers for
Itev. J. T. liibbs. D. D., the presiding
elder, whose work on the district will
come to a close at the end of the cur-
..,4 ,4. 4. . .C v
years which is as unalterable as the
laws of the Medes and Persians. Dr.
Gibbs is always dignified ' but never
rigid. He lovks well to the-interacts of
the church and the preachers under
his charge. lie is all business in the
chair and all grace in the pulpit; in the
social circle a fine conversationalist, and
everywhere keenly alive to a sense, of
the humorous. The district that se-
cures the good doctor for the next four
years will be fortunate,
My impressions of Youngsville have
been stated in part in my remarks in
reference to the hospitality of the peo-
ple. It remains to be said that it is
a hustling -b-jj-iness community.
The first tiling that-impressed .me was
the idea that the supply of stores is
fully equal to the demand if not a lit
tle in advance of the requirements of
trade; aud perhaps I shoujd not revise
my opinion upon further rellection. But
Youngsville does not consist of stores
alone, for the cotton and tobacco trade
are v the back bone of the town. A
j grcat tieal of cotton is sold here ' every
j ye.ri anc iho. Uvo tobacco warehouses
Uen from 1,000.000 to 1, 500,000 pounds
leaf, all of which calls for n great
j deai of'nioney am n the busy season
j makes things hum.
j rrof t 1L Allred nresides orer n
flourishing academy
He has had charge
of the institution three years;anl
work has prospered greatly in'
tne j
his
nanus.
When the next district conference 1fi
held in Youngsville I hqpe to come
again and enjoy the hospitality of these
good .people; but the liour has come for
rne to tear myself awav and return to
my working den. I leave the confer
ence ju safe hands; so the only regrets
I have are for myself.
TEEBEE.
Trade
Very Active
- . ,, , . . i
famine talk is less generally heard, aI-j
mougu an energies are still strained I
u t-irauieu j
nients, aud !
are noted. I
to meet consumpdve requirements,
imports nf fnieiVn tr n .. ..
The success of the Fall Kiver sniimers i publ tan tod?y that there were a lare
is not regarded eoTw In 4i numher of Kepublicans who were u!.-
I ? mJ11 d:ro:ons j posed to the Crumpacker' idea. From
iHcause it as teared that this will induce j what is said tmiijrht the committee re
runner aemandg ty other c0tton opera- ceived poor encouragement in their ef
times, which will still further Ipsslm
the marsrin of nrofit in mflimfooMirino-' !
. -.1 . . v.l ..1 ! .
otrvcic iurm in ine nona-
west, reflectedlater in other seetions of j
the eonntrv tn o ,... '
... utiuiimc ui mil
weather, nrinc farm and tmrf.. n. .
ation. nr. t5 .a
The season is really earlier -.than uu-il !
, 3 ilT ,uau. l'-udl
r w 4 . iti en. u arm ...
as evinced by renorts of n.irtiat
re
opening of lake navigation. ' ;
Bank clearings show slight expansion
fTcm last week, but are smaller as a
whole than last year, because of dull
ness in speculation in New York, reduc
ing the gain shown outside Of . that
city.
Dry poods are in less
at eastern markets, but
trade is good and re-orilers are larger
than expected. Trade is
expected. Trade is till halting at
Orleans, although a more hopeful
ng .is Vvident. Retail -irade at
New
feelin
naneston lias been helped by the ex-
position, and jn the industrial centers
of the south such as Birmin-ham. Char. ,
ti
tmoza and K,,nv,-;;io
lousiness failures fn- tiio wi-
' - ' . . . it u v. cr jo l' . 1 . t .
ive.
num-
, S.W
ber 197,
as against 22-1 last week
in this week last year, 192 in 1000, 18
in 1809, and 215 in 1S03. "
DUN'S TttADG UfiVlSfT
Improvement im Noted In Almoat . All
Lines f Aetlritr s-
York, March ,21. It. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Keview of Trade tomorrow
will say
Evidences of further improvement are
numerous iauor w.rorie i
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uuatr consuveration . Tor, structural ma
terial on domestic account, including rail-
-iv'l v liliil('. vi-tilnf-rv i'T- tlwnt ami
surpass all -rccordts.
Beth at the c.'vsi and west theie is a
little more activity in shoe shops, vet
productive capacity is not fully enijasred
and new o- l onse ti.nva:.! si-ow iv. i
Domestic hides - sire dull and depressed.
Advanced wages at cotton niiii-; me ins
a hisrbcr cost of Tvodctioii. ;uil the mar-
ket has hardened in consequence. Busi
ness under the uew condjrions has not
yet been sullieientiy large establish
quotations.
5 per cent
."Ct some ;o!v;ui'r
c- - raid
recf-rded.
:-. -:ues .
are still checked 1
y lv:xi pviee.
A h-i;.- I
ful featuiv
southern jo
quiet, with
T ae in. -reason emMii.;! ;)t !
.l:ig ecnievs. Wo-'ilns are!
oiii.v a lair ninvement' nt
Miipie iiuo. j i i i i:i:icv jji.Hies
are fully .sold and m of the market..
Grain market-; have begun to feel e
effects of weath u- lei-oii-'. and for the
next few months it w'il le a siande
matter for sinful a tor. in secure ei:.Mtic
fluctuations. Strength was cou.-jneuous
Tuesday, last yrar's serious injury to
corn makincr qiiotathins parrb-ularly sen
sitive to indic:it iu!s :: d:'n:-h'.
Another hopeful fa. tor was th in
crease in exports of wh. a.t a;!.l. lioar to
4,iio7.i2r bushels fur the week, .-.srain.-t
o.o!S,472 last week, and ;?..".. H''S a
i i: l. ..l ..... .. . i
jyear aso. Athmtie e.H.rts of .on, in-
j ,.,-eased largely ,vn- the b..v record of
j the pi ecedimr ' week . J::.' Itushels.
! Cotton showed no resp..ne to Jlr.
Aeill s reiteration of his .eany 'estimate
placing the yieid at 11 J-Ttti.i u IVakn.
Althouurh -10;.oim) bales more cotton have
come in ight than a year ago reports
from the south are almost unanimous
regarding the exhaut:ioi of stocks.
Security and money markets , are not
materially altered in condition, although
the week has 'brought a slightly higher
range of quotations. The sixty inert'
active railway stocks rose to tin average
of 10.". 72. whieh surpasses i.ll records.
Oflicial returns of foreign commerce
for 1-Vbruary show the usual decrease
as compared with the preceding, month,
especially a to exi orr. which fell to
tlie lowest total for any month since
July. l!!Ul.
Failures for the wee knnmber 200 in
the United States, n gains 224 last year,
and 1 in Canada against IJJJ last year.
Tlie OoirtpGcker Crowd
Met with :
Senator Pritchard Issues Call
for Republican Commit
tee to. Meet in Greens
boro on April 5th
BY THOMAS J.
Washington, March 21. Special,
(fmmittee f ltepublii-ans comuosed
-A
of
i -on.m-estsiuen Ciumpaeker.' Ihck and
Tawney began a oml of their sides of
i !" 1 f r II W r i j niAiMi itiir i- . 1 ill i'iA.o
oj. aseertaining rue sentiment wan rei- i
. i ..... , .
tienee 10 me nassaire ot tne v. rumiiacuer
resolution lor the investigation of south-j
ern suit rage laws. Idealizing that .there j -
are a few Kenublicans of ober iudcr-:
' m,nt ,f ",?S de,MVrJ expedient to have a
I count of noses. Ci umpaeker, the author
.... i : . .'.
Hv
lcious and partisan measure.
most ardent supporter and
the iepuhiie:ui whip in the
is rounu tnat there are a sumcient num-
ber of Kepuhlioans to defeat the meas-
ure nothing further ' will be heard at
this session from the Indiana states
.--K.iiuu j.ioii ine i:iuian:i siaie-
mah or the resolution bearing his name,
sl),lJl.ker Henderson told a . KQWthern -lle-
torts today, but the Keinhlic;m whin is :
a powerful instrument when continu- 1
ousi.v aimneu. itness the loonaeUins
... . 1 1 , . , . . . - . .
lert snvr r.,,-.!
The Michigan delegation
txvou - iTt " " . . . I"." .
"...v 4iqjiiuin- us. iner today. auXl UP- :
Hde.l to fikt the Cnl, n Ve, rJ hill !
Mo -the last ami tonight intertii.o- !
V; " comes from the Michigan camp. :
It is to the -effect fh..-it at trwlav-' inM. !
- r.
in
di
.a proposition was enns:lerel and i
ll W4.lli.-C 44,1 lAl-S- - 4.,- 4.1. . , .V T.
nK-V. l"-l'u? aeieai or.iaB;sibly be raised
. -'j'i "irnnuii; ity iue sacriuce
Or Tlie Lrilnmnctw rDinlnImn "Tl,
4 ... v. X ...-V.I II 1 I1M1, A 111.
story .iroes that, "the proposition, which
I was conskleieuV hit upon the right idea
of n of the beet sugar crowd
with the Deniocpnta fm. tv,
jbo-ili 1 .measures.; it is claimed that the
. , VI 1 1 1 .."'vu ULUt 4iil
active demand 'ttUn,l!brA a?d -"esota del
thP volnmp nf PKation.s w,tn a snmbcr of individus?,
the oiume of members from other western staVi
tort- avi Inrtroi- n-nwU . . " ' 1 rl " .
course the Den.oerats would not be d
JVlty to this ami thev will figh the
''Packer resolution on its merits ' if
n 1 necessary. Until then the
veT10 " poIk'y not be
sc'C;. .-t-;. ' , ' ' . . '
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i-enam today nea tlie
eall for the Republican -State Executive
Committee which will meet in (Jreens-
boro nrii rni,. . . ,, , ,
0 .pru a. Xii meeting is called for
JEW women get sufficient rest.
I I" I dren, the duties or tneir aomes ana in many cases me 1 ylMirs ff
1 1 1 demand3 made upon them by modern, eociety keep them MMSWgit I j
dren, the duties or tneir nomes ana in many cases me
demands made upon them by modern, Bociety keep them
onrita Vinnm after thev should be in bed. This con
stant straining of the nerves is killing hundreds of thousands of
women. One of the first results is that the delicate menstrual
function is upset. This terrible drain is sapping their lives wear
in away the nerve tissues that sleep cannot replace. j
Mrs. Lillian M. LaCamp, No. 215 East Fourteenth Street,
Kansas City, Mo., is the secretary and treasurer of the Kansas
City lodge of the Order of Eastern Star, which is composed of the
wives and daughters of Masons. Her position is one of great
trust, for in her keeping are the secrets .of the order and the.
money which the members pay for its support. Her word carries
great weight with everyone who knows her. In writing this
testimonial she i3 in line with her daily duties helping those who
are in need. When she can tett them of a great remedy like Wine
of Cardui, who have a better claim on her time and consideration
than the hundreds of thousands of her suffering sisters? Mrs.
LaCamp says this for Wine of Cardui:
"McElree's Wine of Cardui is certainly a boon to worn out and tired
women. I have never known a medicine that would so quickly and
permanently restore a woman suffering with the many diseases peculiar
to her sex. I have tried it myself and know whereof I speak and I have
recommended it to dozens of mothers, suffering
nainfnl menf ruation. kidnev or liver trouble,
a case which was not greatly improved by
am pleased to endorse it, feeling assured that
Mrs LaCainp is positive tnac v me
to weak and suffering women and she does not hesitate to say so
in strong terms of commendation. And she "hopes that thousands
E
HANDSOME BEQUEST
.
$30,000 Donation to Wash
ington and Lee University
Lexington, Va., March 21. Washing
anl Lee University receives $30,000
by the terms of the will of Mrs. Susan
I'. Lets of New York, and according to
a notice received this morning by Pres
ident George II. Denny, from the ex
ecutor of the. estate.
Mrs. Lees has been for some years
interested in the University. Five of
htr nephews were educated at Wash
ington and Lee. Some year3 ago Gen
eial G. W. Curtis Lee, President Emer
itus of the University, visited Mrs.
Lees and it was then thought she would
remember the University in her will.
Certainly much is due to General Lee
for the interest shown by Mrs. Lees.
3
Pritchard Sticks to Mullen
Charlotte, X. C, March 21. Special.
The Charlotte committee, who went
away so suddenly to Washington, re
turned. Senator Pritchard, they say, ifi
loyal to Mr. Mullen and will save for
him. the post office plum if possib.e.
The matter is now regarded as having
reached a point where something must
be decided at once.
Cold. Comfort
the purpose of selecting tho date and
Place of meeting for the Republican
State convention. Most important: of
a!! y.'l! be the outline of the Itepubli
cau plan of campaign. That the plans
;ui, .uo.i at the last meeting of the com
mittee in Greensboro needs to undergo
a revision there is unanimity of belief.
A message was received this after
noon by Senator Pritchard from fost
"
master General
(WIN
Payne informing him.iriUU "U1',e was o-
that the case of Postmaster J. W. Mul
len of Charlotte would be brought to
the attention of Khe President next
i Tuesday, .
Congressman Pou will present to the
t.-w--.
O . r. t IT.. 4 .... ... Tol4itrrh'a
ocuciaij ul lumuuvn i .
claim for the macadamization of New
Hern avenue to" the Federal Cemetery,
it., i. -k ct.o-. TM-f4Vii
anrt congressman Moody accompany
, .
him.
i Tti Pir-on onA TTn-rKni hill n-flSce? thp
House this afternoon, but there was no
roll call vote. Congressman Small se
cured the adoption of an amendment
providing for the preliminary survey of
Perquimans river.
Senators Simmons and Pritchard call
ed on the Secretary of the Navy today
accompanying Mrs. J. A. lhomfls or
New Bern who has a son in the Navy,
lie is an electrician on the Illinois and
Mrs. Thomas desires his discharge. The
j Xavy Department took 'the matter under
consideration.
The Appalachian Park bill will not
come im in the Spnate for at least three
weeks. 1111.4 course Has been deciaen
i , ., t, .
wa by both Senators from orth
-C arolina, as they aesire to thoroughly
familiarize tnemselvcs with the snDject,
ha itlint thev will Ha ltv i nnsitlnn to
rjVnot t-nnr 4-ih-ifw.tivr, tv.it nitrrVi- nn;.
V ""V14. V44444. f
Both Senators Simmons and Pritch
ard vote-d for the bill for the protec
tion of the life of the President. It
was not a party measure, the Demo-cra-ts
being very much divided.
Congressman Blackburn today intro
duced his bill to reduce the tax on
whiskey ' from $1.10 to 70 cents.
J. B. Blades, a large .lumber-manufacturer
and president of the Cham
ber of Commerce at Elizabeth City
was here today. He favors the new
site for the Elizabeth City post office.
' -i
4f l f "i r t .rw v-w-t .
i uicago, .uarcn zi. inp police are
'trying to connect
")h?:n?
uuaiTei yesterday.
Am ,.kk-
Joseph Honkins. the
hot and injured in a J
with the $76,000 post
st srimmer.
office robbery of last summer.
Mrs. Lillian M. LaCamp,
Secret&ry and Treasurer of the Kansas City Lodge,
The care of young chil
with scanty, profuse and
and I have yet to know of cortant mes3a?'e
its use. Because of this I can secure relief
it will not disappoint any." If advice is
or uaraui win give reiier ijaaies Aavisory
charge.
JURY OUT WITH
THE WIXCOX CASE
V "
(Continued from First Page.)
excuse elew the deceased, then he would
be guilty of murder in the second de
gree, and yon shall so render your ver
dict: but if you are not so satis-hed he
would not be guilty, and you should so
render your verdict.
"If the jury shall find from the evi
dence beyond a reasonable doubt that
the prisoner called the deceased out of
the room and then struck her with some
instrument, that was reasonably calcu
lated to produce death and did produce
her death, the law would presume mal
ice and the prisoner would be guilf.v of
murer in the' second degree, nothing
else appearing, unless you shall further
find that the -prisoner took the life of
the deceased wilfully, with premedita
tion and deliberation as above ex
plained. "If the facts you have found in this
case from the evidence-, have -failed to'
satisfy you beyond a reasonable doubt i
that the prisoner, James Wilcox, inten- '
i tionally and without just cause and ;
excuse took the life of Ella M. Crop-
sey, then it would be your duty to re
turn a verdict of not guilty."
tVaHfnji lor a Verdict
After being out five hours it is be
lieved that the jury will not render a
Verdict tonight. Lawyers on both sides
ny a conclusion will not be reached
before Saturday and that if a verdict be
j If d upn
ubefOTe ton
the judge will not receiye
tomorrow morning.
The afternoon session wass taken mi
for the most nart in reading tbo evi-
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for over an huur after lunch, MissA.nna
Delon took his place and read tie rest
of the .testimony. The crowd of specta-
tors had dwinuled down to a few Jiun-
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niji uii. uu(iic ul iur juiiiifii j;tiO nu.-
diinuiuu, uui -uiu'ris weie luiituti, ami
apparently, having heard the testimony
already, dirt not 'care, for its repetition
in the record. Many thousand of
j
i ''uius
of .testimony were read to the
jury during the day, but they had- near.l
it all before and the reading was rather
flat. The number of .women was small
er than at previous sessions. Jim Wil
cox heard it all without showing any
emotion. The evidence reading was
concluded at 4:25 o'clock.
Judge Jones then announced that since
all the evidence was in the jury shoui.J
retire and consider, nothing but the
facts, and that no impression gained
from the outside should influence the
verdict. All of which meant that the.
jury "should not take into account the
index of local feeling shown yesterday
by people leaving the count room when
Wilcox's lasc lawyer spoke, nor the
ringing of the fire alarm to distract their
attention.
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or second degree, or of acquittal. . Tie
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to their room. You may retire, gentle
men." the jury would do, ilr. Ward, the so
licitor, said of course he did not know
but he thought a vci'dict of murder ni
the second degree would be brought m.
Mr. Bond, of thedefense, wnile tho
jury was out said:' 'T have no inVi
what ".they will do. I've gotten old
CLough to let nothing that a jury would
do surprise". me."'
Foimer Sheriff Wilcox, Jim's father,
was present when the length of lini-5
to be. taken by tho jury was commented
upon, and some one thought .tu- verdjet
would 'brought; in quickly. Mr. Wil'-os
said: "I hope the verdict will n t 1 1
brought so soon. I have heard ihat
thty are now gifting up a crowd tC
lynch my boy. T have the names oi
Ihree leaders Yr ho ar2 seeking to gfi
up a party."
Mr. Ward remarked to Mr. Wileo
that his wa? a nio r. rem. sr ole family,
He said th?y seemed incajcable of fuel
ing Mr. Wilcox looked ad and sal"!
nothing. They bad already led LT? 'a
away to jail pending word from the
jury room.
Soon afier .the jury retired Jad:i
Jones went driving with a friend. IL'
did not expect an early verdict.
After the jury had gone out I .talked
with Miss Louise Cropscy, a yeting wo
man with a pretty reflective face and'
iitle'.ligem: cxprcesion. She was Neil
Cropsey's sister. . Miss Louise spoke,
of the relations between Xell'aud .T im
end said Xell had ceased to love him,
that she had heard Xell f tvouemly
speak about having laid aside hie af-
! fections.
j This afternoon an Elizabeth City Irtdy.
I the wife of a prominent merchant.- said
i most of the women here were against
i Wilcox, but that she felt lots ol" svin-
ipathv for the family and that' she dif-
! fered from most men in the co nt
! bourse w ho said Jim -showed im cnio-
tion. She thought he lid show
terln-
Sand that if he had broken down .'i.'t'l
cried people would have said th.it indi
cated guilt. The same lady said .sh
noticed that when women and men we:-.'
j leaving -the court room yesterday tie-
wife of
a well kiwwu juror
di-
move.
As is usually the case in a matter-of
this sort some of the prisoner's stMiuo-!';
est fweuds are women, though most -ot
that sex in th:r; town are aprtunst him.
Always nicely- dressed, cleanly shaven
and neatly groomed, Jim Wilcox is a
young man whom women would like i;
he could cast aside the prison i:il!o;
and court room rigidity of express' . n.
Wilcox is pleasant with jail attere.
ants. Having seen a frog on his way
to court. Jim remarked that he wonl.l
like to jret out and have some lan
shooting bull frogs.
While waiting for the jury's finding
Wilcox was one of the most unconcern''.!
men in the city so far as appearanee
go. Nothing can move him.
Former Solicitor Leary said many peo
ple have misconstrued his remarks a'oou
the Cropseys bein from the North, lb
says he -feels kindly towards the fanul
and did not mean any reflection aatn-i:
people from the North.:
At a late hour tonight there are i -
ports tjat a mob i jratherinj;
I Wilcox in case he is freed.
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Thcy nr.
not important, for. in tlie lirt pi:"' '
verdict . of aeouittnl is not likely, .if"
no verdict of any kind is likely to
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