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THE MOUXlNff POST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2g 1904 of NorfolK Jailel Here Powell Came to Help Out J. H. Brooks and Was in Turn Arrest ed by U. S. Marshal. Developments in the Mysterious Jones & Powell Case J. B. Powell of Norfolk was arrested here yesterday afternoon an a warrant Fwom out by Postmaster Bailey charging- him with being implicated In the fraudulent use of the mails in purport ing to do business here under the firm r arne of Jones & Powell. And-about ix o'clock last night he was committed to jail in default of bond. The Post on yesterday told of the arrest of J. H. Brooks on Wednesday on a similar charge. It devolpes that i.rooks telegraphed Wednesday to J. B. Powell of Norfolk, telling him that he was in trouble and to come to Raleigh at once. In reply to this Powell wired that he would come on the next train and for Brooks to meet him, at the rain. This of course Brooks could not :.o, being in jail. " Powell arrived yes lerday mornins and set to york to find Brooks' stopping place, which he had b?en informed was 220 South -Salisbury street. Didn't Know Brooks Was In Jail On inquiring for Brooks Powell was informed that he was in jail and he went to the law office of Mr. James H. Pou for legal advice. Later in the day Postmaster Bailey went before United States Commissioner Nichols and swore out a warrant against J. B. Powell and United States Marshal Dockery sent out Deputy Sharp to arrest him. This he did in short order and carried him before Commissioner Nichols, who an nounced that he must give a $00 bond for his appearanca tomorrow to answer the charge. Powell sent several tele grams to parties in Norfolk and also tried to get a long-distance telephone communication, but without success. So after waiting about three hours , Mar shal Dockery, at six o'clock, instructed his deputies to conduct Powell to jail. He had been held since his commit ment in the office of ' the marshal. Just before starting to the jail Powell handed to his counsel, Mr. Pou several telegrams that he desired him to send forhlm. Towell seemed completely unnerved when he saw the jail was inevitable. He declared that he cer tainly dreaded to spend a night in the place and through . the intercession of Mr. Pou secured permission to send out and buy-a new blanket. In which to wrap. up-, in his.celL , - . , In his statements concerning his con nection with the Jones & Powell affair, Powell is very retricient and vague. He claims that he is not a member of the firm and is only acting for the firm for the reason that illness and some busi ness engagements prevented either of the three members to come at this time. He says that he had no idea that Brooks, the agent of the firm, was un der arrest,1 having merely inferred from the telegram he received that there was some trouble' of a business char acter. So he was completely taken by surprise when he found on arriving here that the man was in jail. Powell Makes a Statement Powell said last evening in speaking of his connection with Brooks and oth ers with the Jones & Powell affair that J. H. Brooks answered an advertise ment in a Norfolk paper to take charge of a business in R-aJeigh, and came to see him Monday night. He was for merly with a Winston tobacco house, and later traveled for a Norfolk-concern. The firm of Jones & Powell, which Brooks represented, said Powell, is composed of R. C. Powell, J. C. Raleigh or not. J don't know anything whatever abojt their business. . He Lived Here at One Time It is learned that Powell was here Several : months a numbei of years . . ago employed in some capacity at the livery stable of Mr. John B. Blake and that he went from here to Smithfield, and it wa there that Mr. James H. Pou first knew him, the law firm of Pou & Pou having been engaged by him there to defend his interests in a case he had in court there. It is not known where he went from Smithfield. He came to Raleigh irom Durhamwhere he spent about a year. Train Porter Arrested Another warrant sworn out yester day before Commissioner Nichols by Postmaster Bailey was for the arrest of James Robinson, colored, who as porter on the train from Norfolk brought from, that city many letters and postals sent out by the mysterious firm- and mailed them from this post-) office. He also had keys to the Raleigh: p.ost office box and carried mail receiv ed here to the Norfolk parties. The warrant was served on Robinson when the southbound train arrived here yes terday, afternoon at 4 o'clock, and he promptly gave bond for his appearance. Commissioner Nichols said last night that he did not think there could be a hearing of the cases of either Brooks or Powell before Monday, as there was evidence accumulating that would ne cessitate a deferment of the hearings until that time. my and firmly refused a commission, preferring to serve as a private in the ranks. He proved a gallant and dar ing soldier. In the fight at Bristow Station he was shot through the lung and this wound, made nearly forty years ago, probably brought on the lung weakness which caused his death. After the civil war Mr. Webb engaged In business with his father at Hllls boro and they built the Eno cotton mills, which have proved most success ful. They also established a flour mill." Mr. Webb has been an active agent in the upbuilding of the industries of the state. He was largely Interested in the Raleigh and Neuse cotton mills here and was re-elected a director on last Wednesday. Mr. Webb was a man of the highest character, upright and Just in all his dealings, and possessed the unstinted' admiration of those, who knew him. Mr. Webb's Immediate family consist ed of his wife and his two sons, Messrs. Brown Ruffin Webb and John Cox Webb, both by his first wife. He is also surylved'by seven brothers and sis ters, Mr. John Cox Webb of Thermopy lis, Ala., Mr. H. Winder Webb of Hllls boro, Mrs. James Graham of Washing ton city, and Misses Sarah, Helen. Mary and Margaret Webb of Hlllsboro. Bishop Cheshire and Miss Sarah Cheshire will go to Hlllsboro today to attend the funeral. Col. Benehan Cam eron, who is a cousin of Mrs. webft. also expects to go thi3 afternoon. GLENN RAVEN COTTON MILL CO. . Chartered With $200,000 Authorized Capital To Begin With $150,000 The secretary of state on yesterday issued a charter for the Glenn Raven Cotton Mills Co. of Glenn Raven, near Burlington. The capital stock is $200, 000 authorized and $150,000 to begin business with. The three Incorporators who subscribe to an aggregate of $300 stock are J. Q. Gant, J. E. Gant and Kenneth Gant. .The company is au thorized to do a general cotton milling business, including the spinning", weav ing and dyeing and bleaching of cotton, wool, silk and other fabrics. Another charter was to the Holmes Chapel Benevolent Association (Incor porated) of Greensboro. This is a col ored organization,, the purpose of which 13 to advance the mental, moral and general condition of the members of tha association." Benefits will be paid the rick and the needy. ' 9 - sw:3 mm r ' ' 7. 3 i rscrttxn r?r'3Z3'r"(irzi?tii it ii J t : til n h Mi I a i - i THREE RUNAWAYS. . , New York Boys Here in Quest of Sunny South uary, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and four. (SeaL) (Signed) J. BRTAW GRIMES, Secretary of State. l-15-lw-6wk npppmhpr Rullfitin gazing into the inviting The December Bulletin of the ri" longing eyes. Carolina Agricultural Department has They had landed here in search of just come from the presses of the state j the varrn balms', sunny south and printer. The two principal features the realization of their dream proved are the First Report on the Inspection j a gad disappointment as they stood in and Analyses of Concentrated Stock the snow an"a sieet, chilled to the bone, Feeds and cotton-seea ivieai unaer uw their stomachs empty, their monay Three runaway boys from New 'Tork, without a penny In their pockets and front of Giersch's restaruant last night, j l th place with Sale of Land By virtue of authority contained In a decree of the Superior Court of Wake case entitled William Boylan, Execu- tor, and others, vs. Charles E. Cross and wife! I will sell at public sale to the highest bidder for cash, " at the court-house door in Raleigh, N. C, cn ; MONDAY, the 29TH DAY OF FEB 1RARY, 1904. at 11 o'clock, the follow ing described land, to-wit: Situate In Laws on these Subjects, for 1903, and and irnorant of where they could ' UiSSf t aw..m. nt nrnrt tr tto Board of adjoining the lands of L. D. Stephen- J , son- I- B. Myatt and others, and bound- They were discovered in this dis- La as follows: Beginning at a beach tressing predicament by one of Ral- Qn the bank of gwJft creek Simeon e gh's moot enterprising and progres- Wmiams corner thence north 3g les S"B.,U.U1! ",au . . I , ' to a red oak and pointer, Augustin toucnea mm. ne caiiea v,api. ivj.au Abstracts of Reports to the Board of Agriculture and of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Board December, 1SD3. ' Officers Elected A meeting of the stockholders of the Raleigh Real Estate and Trust Com pany was held yesterday at their office, No. 130 Fayetteville street. cers of this flourishing Company werft re-elected, namely. J. S. Wynne, presi dent; F. K. Ellington, vice president; J. D. Turner, secretary; Womack Hayes, attorneys; W. S. Primrose, gen Thompson, and, after he had bought 1 the bos'S food asked the police to get pointer. Turner's corner; thence north 7 degrees west 400 poles to a stake and pointers them a good place to stay and have the bill sent to him. Officer L. W. ion the Raleigh ro-ad; thence north 89 degrees west 248 3-4 poles to a pine. The om-tWarin conducted the youngsters to 19 1(?a to three. polnter8 on the u..xi xixx " "-Bcu bank of Swift creek; thenoe down the and there they, are spending the night. ;vrlou3 meaildertn?s of said creek to The boys are apparently 16 or 17 years the beg1nninSt containing 500 acres, old and are rather neatly dressed and 'ftra nr lo Here is i Thi3 January 23, 1904. W, B. SNOW, Commissionor. For a bad taste in the mouth tako a few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price 25 cents. Warranted to cure. For cale by W. G. Thomas and Robt. Simpson. GONE TO IDEN TIFY HOWARD Former Warden Grsen Left Yesterday for Chicago Former Warden W. W. Green of the state penitentiary, who now lives at , Franklinton, left yesterday for Chicago ;to identify the United States convict ' Howard,, who escaped from the peni tentiary here six years ag6 and was ! recently rearrested in Chicago. It will i be remembered that he was serving :i ; sentence for robbing the post office at Lancaster, Va. The government paj's the traveling expenses, of Mr. Green and he also rc- Jones and John C. Stone. Jones is in i ceives a per mem. m me eeni Air. the brokerage business in Norfolk; ,.G men identiftes Howard the prisoner Powell was formerly in Franklin coun- will' be brought here Sn custody of a ty, N. C; Stone has been u traveling ! government marshal and then later salesman and is at his home in Kit- I Judge Purnell will assign hi.n to some tre!l on account of the illness of his j other prison, most probably Atlanta. At wife. n. C. Powell is in a hosnitil. the time Howard escaped the North amongst Raleigh's best institutions. The company does a large fire insur ance business, reyresenting a number; of the strongest companies in tne world, as well as accident, health, lia bility, steam boiler, plaie glass, etc. Other insurance besides buying and selling real estate, dealing in stocks and bonds and a general loan and trust business. certinlv have not bad faces. nafe3' .T T - - " wk the story they told. They live in New erai aajusier oi. me M u . " York city. They decided to come south ' Carolina ana otxr xuc uo delightful country. Accord- J , t , nual dividend was declared. This com- tbMlt ,:forTTllTlir their narents. City Hoe and Lot For Salt pany has continually grown and Is now rorninio steamer i By virtue of the authority conferred r. tvuMiirct T? n Ic-icVi'n hoot- lnRTitlltionS. i . . K - n r. t v- 1 , ,1 np 4n r. tt(A Monday, reached Norfolk Tuesday and wcl-v i ;. ,- mw nn o frio-ht tr.n tn 1 Christmas, registered in the offlce of Raleigh, leanding here Wednesday, i the register of deeds for Wake county. They spent the night in the depot. N. C, In book 104 fi,t page 493. I will on TVr, of the exnrpssed a readi- w muax, waxv-xi tiw, av., nes sto get back home since the south Mr. Vann's Condition "The condition of Mr. Harvey Vann in Rex Hospital was reported "better last night. During the day Mr. H. A. Roy ster dre3ced his wounds for the first time and he stated when he left the hospital last night that he thought the patient was improving. The main danger now is a secondary shock or hemorrhage from the wounds but this Is lessened every hour. sell at public outcry to the highest bid- ern 'climate had proven such a delusion ;der. for cash, a certain house and lots and a snare. t on tne Buth side of New Bern avenue, " j between East ajid Swain streets, in the , . .. ; , city ofHaleigh, N. C, being a part of runerai ot jvir. rnmrose siot no. 674 in the plan (Shaffer's mp tL Ifit. salu A:iLv CcLIU lUL cl-UJUillWIQ tliC PROPERTY TRANSFERS Property transfers wer3 rcorded yes terday as follows: B. C. Campbell and wife to James B. Campbell for $195 a tract of 85 acres in Holly Springs township. S. J. Busbee and wife to E. T. Fer- j rell for $G0O a tract in St. Matthew3 j township next to R. E. Parham. I J. N. Holding and wife to Etta F. j Thompson, wife of Dr. S. W. Thomp son, for $S50 a tract of. 75 or 80 acres ! in New Light, adjoining the lands of 1 Geo. W. ME'-igum, the Falls or Raleigh road, and J. M. Crenshaw s land. F. H. Busbee and wife to Jame . T. Hughes for $175 a lot in the Watson tract on Lenoir street extended. The funeral of the late Mr. Hugh W Primrose was -he-id yesterday after noon at 4:30 front the First Presby terian church. " In the congregation, assembled to pay its tribute of respect to the memory of this noble young man, were many" of his former school I mates and companions. The floral de Uigns were beautiful. The hymns "The Holy Land of Heaven" and "How Firm a Foundation" were su-g, and Rev. Dr. A. II. Moment, in conducting the ser vice, read "Lead Kindly Light." At the grave in O&kwood cemetery "Abide With Me" was' sang. ; The pall bearers'" were Messrs. D. 11. Hill, Chas. Parks. W. A. Witchers, A. P. Baumann, R. Y: McF'ierson, Miiler Hughes, F. C. Lamb and E. B. Crow. having undergone an operation for ap pendicitis. H was unable to coma to Raleih and attend to the business, and that is why he sent Brooks. Powell declared that Brooks is a per fect stranger to every one of the mem bers of the firm, but came with th very best of recommendations, and he was sent to Raleigh tq manage the bus iness until some of tha members of thr; f:rm are able to get here. Continuing Powell said that in regard to the name of Jones and Powell, the Norfolk parties knew absolutely noth ing of a firm by that name here, and after having their mail sent to thorn cper.ed hy the Raleigh firm," and the ro.' :sion arising from it they decided to chai.ge the style of the firm to Jons a"-(i Pcwell Mercantile Company. ' TV well said thev did rent a store in ?'-. .. ph at the corner of fartin and Blount streets on January 4th. and ?n ter.rted opening some time ago. but v t-re prevente 1 by the sickn(s3 of rr.i-!, iters of the frm. Tn the meantime th.. rarty from whom they rented rhe. ftorp. not hearing from them in several ' fifvs. rented it to another party, and In thi- course cf correspondence he rc-Cci.mu-nded them to Messrs. .T. . M. Drc-jjrton & Co., who had a store vacant Pn the opposite corner of the same firr-r-ts. and thev were communicated "tli and the store rented. They 'had r.o Inte-ition. said Powell, of. defraud ing anybody. They were going to Jo & wholesale merchandise business and harvile some furniture antf stovu?. D-.-h member of the party is thorou-?"n-ly reliable, and Jones of Norfolk " hsU R commercial standing. They will rot f-'ibmit to, beins: bullied nr bulldord y anyblv and they have p"enty of rroney to back, them ur. T don't kno.v. said tie, whether they will open up in Carolina prison was designated as a convict post for the government and this accounts for his having been in prison in this state. M. JAS. WEB3 DEAD Prominent Manufacturer and Business Man Dies at Hiiisboro Mr. James Webb, one of the best known business men in central Caro lina, died yesterday afternoon at 4:30 t o'clock at his home In Hlllsboro. His 'health has been perceptibly falling for the past two years and he returned only three days since from. Texas, where he had rrone in the hope of deriving benefit. . Mr. Webb vas the son of the late James Webb of Hlllsboro and his moth er, before her marriage, was Miss Sar ah Frances Cheshire, sister of the fath er of BishoD Joseph Blount Cheshire of thte-eitr. H was bora in Hlllsboro February 2nd, 1844. hence he would have been 60 years old next week. Mr. Webb married Mi?s Rebecca Ruffin, daughter of the late Peter Brown Ruffln of Hllls boro. After her death h married Miss Minna Ruffin. sister of his ' first wife, and she survives him. Perhaps there Js not another man in the state with Mr. Webb's war record, for he enlisted In the Confederate ar- BROUGHT CONVICT. PAID STATE TAXES -s - Sheriff O. W. Harrington of Pitt county wa here yesterday to commit to the penitent. ary Turner Thorne, col ored, who was sentenced a few day3 ago by Judge Justice to a term of three years for larceny and robbery. The sheriff said that Judge Justice has lust closed a two weeks' term of Pitt su perior court. .'While here Sheriff Har rington paid to State Treasurer Lacy j a. check for $1,250 on schedule "B" tax J for 1904. SLANDER IMPOSSIBLE IN A COMPLAINT Confederate Veterans Will please meet at mayor's office this, Iridaj', morning at 10:30 o'clock for the purpo?e of attending the fun eral of our late comrade. John E. Bur well, Company B, 53d N. C. Regiment. A. B. Strona.ch. Commander; J. C. Birdsong, Adjutant. Notice The directors of the North Carolina Railroad Company have declared an annual dividend upon the capital stock of the company, of 7 per cent., semi annually on the first of February and llrst of August. 1904. The books of th company will be closed for the trans fer of stock from January 10th to Feb ruary 1st, 1304. January 6th, 1D04 D. H. M'LEAN, Secretary and Treasurer. lands of William Weaver. J. H. Mullen and others, and bounded by a line a3 follows: Beginning at the corner of the lot of J. H. Mullen and Mary A. Mullen on the south side of New Bern avenue, in said city, running thence south along with the said lot 120 feet to J. H. Mul len's line, thence east with said J. H. Mullen's line 46 1-2 feet to Weaver's line, thence north with caid Weaver's line 120 feet to New Bern avenue, west with said New Bern avenue 46 1-2 feet to the beginning. Time of sale, 12 o'clock m. Place of sale, county court house door, In Raleigh, N. C. This January 29th. 1904. ERNEST HAYWOOD, Trustee. RALEIGH A O j COOPER BIIOS. v Raleigh. N C. m h MONUMENTS 'm- k tVrlt for tlnfc 4 vh w Px tb fr",lfbt BUY R9 CANDIES m i Boxes of i-2, i, a, 3 4 and 5 lbs each, 80- lb.' CHRISTMAS TURKEYS, 35c each. - V CHOC. PEPPS, 20 and 40c , BURNT ALMONDS, 30c, SALTED ALMONDS, 306 LEAD PENCILS, 25c, CANNON CRACKERS, 25c W. H. King Drug Coi 201 Fayetteville Street, V Raleigh, N. C. ) Payment Coupon The Mechanics and Investors Union Will mak fifteenth Seml-Annual PiL-ment of Coupons, from their Ca paid certificates on and after Dacembwr 2ith at th Commercial and Fan. ers Bank. On January 1st tha Company will place on sal 25 Full Paid 6 per cent Coupon Certificates of S1CO.0O cash rrhlch will ba eqM for 133.00 c&sh. TLso certificates era teV cured by first mortjra STB on residence property. . GEORCE Secrttarr. Mew Shoes. r THIRD SHIPMENT. OF Johnson &lurpiiy's Fine Patent Kid! IN THE NEW SPRING STYLES FOR MEN. ... V Also a second shipment in the ' GROSSETT PAT. at $3.50 - NEW STYLE. 500 Cases of SERVICE to suit all occasions. Don't buy till you see the lines afc; POOL & ALLEN'S . Raleigh, N. C. Bobbin & Fermll Special Opening Sale of the New 190 k sf sr r LdCES. VfflTE GOODS EMBROIDERIES. These New White Goods, Laces and Embroideries during the January "Clean-up" Sale are displayed in the new section, the northern half of our Ready-madi Suit Department, under thebes light in the store. Our showing in these new Spring Lines is the best we have ever made, introducing all the latest Novel ties in weave and pattern. They will appeal to every appreciative Buyer, The prices are exceedingly low and the saving by buying now will be very great. 11 (T UV. 11 mrermit CON- ! ipps tlic coufci cad 3 Owls Ictit ! " . : The slander suit of Mrs. Laura Fann ag-ainst Mrs. Sallie Cell was ended yesterday after havingr hung fire in the magistrate courts here for several rrov.ths. Mrs. Bell sued her husband Henry Bell for divorce and named Mrs. Fann as co-respondent. Mrs. Fann then sued Mrs. Bell for slander. Col. J. C L. Harr!. appeared for the plaintlft and Messrs. Argt and Shaffer and Mr. S. G. Ryan for the defendant. The de fendant's lawyers claimed that no suit for slander could be brought on a state ment In a complaint even if it wa. not true; in such a case the plaintiff merely alleges certain things, names witnesses and leaves the matter to a jury. Numerous authorities were cited. Magistrate Sepaxk took this view and dismissed th action, taxing Mrs. Fann with the costs, $18. He said that the truth or. falsehood of a statement in a complaint could not be the basis of a j 6lander suit. State of North Carolina, Deaartment of State. CERTIFICATE OF FILING SENT BY STOCKHOLDERS TO DISSOLUTION. . To all to whom' these presents may concern Greet. ngr: "Whereas, it appear.' to my satisfac tion, by duly authenticated record of the proceedings for the voluntary dis solution thereof deposited in my of fice that the Farina Milling Company, a corporation of this srtate, whosfc princif l office is situated at foot of Jenkins street In ths city of Raleigh, countv of Wake, state of North Caro lina (H. F. Smith, secretary, being the i ag-ent therein and in charge ther t, j nr. on whom nroces-s may be served), ! hss complied with the requirements of j an act of the legislature of isortn Car olina (session of 1901), entitled "An act to revise the . Corporation Law of North Carolina," preliminary to the Is suing of this certificate that such con sent has been filed. Now, therefore, I, J. Bryan Grimes, secretary of state of the state of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the said corporation did on the fourteenth day of January, 1934, . file In my offlce j a duly executed and attested consent -y In writing to the dissolution of said ', J corporation, executed by more thrui two-thirds in interest of the stock holders thereof, which said certificate and the record of the proceedings ' aforesaid are now on file in my said of- flee as provided by law. t In testimony whereof, I have hereto j set my hand and affixed my official , seal, at Raleigh, this 14th ay of Jan- Sweeping Kec uctions i Commencing Monday, Jan. 4, we offer you our entire stock of IT IV T AND GLO 1 lll.YVj: OV ERCOATS est We and AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES still have some of the cream of style, embracing tho lat nobbiest patterns. We don't want to carry them ou get the benefit. All Holiday Goods included m tlic anove rc- -Iduction Come early. LINEMAN GQ UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, CROSS &
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