North Carolina Newspapers

TKE WEATHER TODAY : Fr North Carolina : Parj'y cloudy. For Ra'e'gh : par.ly cioudv. TEMPERATURE: Temperature for th m P"t 24 Hours: . Maximum, 68, Minimum, 63. An -XL. O RALEIGH. N. C, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 3 1. 1904. No. 4 i-o:. vii -,. . .. . . .. . -. . v...,- : .; ;. - - r v v . , ; ' . k Speech in Vermont That Will 3e , Heard From -Discouraging Reports of Boll Wee- gain- . ; - . r vi! Ravages Col. Macon Arranges Affairs Satisfactorily v BY THOMAS J. PENCE hin;ton. Aug:. 30. Special. Con- : ;ie indignation was expressed by visit js to Democratic headquarters to ' v (.f r the speech made by Secretary ; Agriculture Wilson in Vermont. In i-.tmpaign effort Secretary Wilson ht to appeal to the prejudices of YVrmonters by maligning the :;. h section of the country that has ept-ially gracious towards him .. ; . tofni e. He said the Democratic j. vry had its headquarters in the south p a ih? Democratic voters came from t ; -back' alleys" in the south. "That is iust where the Democratic o'(i5 in pouth do not come from," re-i.-iirk.ed Representative Slayden of 'iVxas. 'The south '.j fast eliminating i-rr:srnt and vicious voters, and to ;ty, 1 venture to say, the most intelli gent vote, taking the country as a v hole, i? east in the south. It, is made i;p of intelligent farmers, manufac un ' s ml business men. There is no b.-ii k alloy' vote in the -outh. Secre- i y Wilson's speech is the most out rageous slander of the whole campaign ' hus far." "You n-.ay say for me," spoke up ppres?iitative' Livingston of Georgia, tlipt it i? the most malicious and '?-d display of ignorance that has - . rr come to ray knowledge, and . it v.ianates from the smallest man that v i ik'i.a cabinet, office. The south not cast a 'back alley' vote. The j to visit Manassas September 10th, the Branon, . president of the association, i i' ih ignorant negro and white , occasion of the grand review of the says letters he has already. received ln i ting eliminated in the south . thirty thousand troops that are ta dicated that not less than 3,000 .out-of- nas been in no other section or i . i rountry, -eneiary wnson eviaenuy nas it in . jr the south. When our farmers in the -uth were getting high prices for their ; -otton last fall Secretary Wilson was ! v. oar. ing' and declared it would ruin ' he country. You notice that he says . thing about wheat at over a dollar h bushel.- That affects the western f r:ner of Mr.- Wilson's section. He c3 not say that dollar wheat and the ! :--;h price of bread will ruin the coun i y. although he was much disturbed v.lir-n southern farmers were getting rents for their cotton." Democrats. are saving this Vermont crh and Secretary Wilson will have 'rrr. for reflection when it goes in the Uec ord of the House in the coming H-T-rion of congress. Incidentally it is remarked that the f:?"n.O00 appropriation made at the last fission of congress to exterminate the hnli weevil has not yet enabled the ; iricultural department to find a solu i on of this pest problem. Represen tative Slayden says the indications are t ;i the ravages will be as great this yr: r i;i Texas as they were last season. ire farmer." said Mr. Slayden, "!'H me a few days ago that he was dis'-ouraged that he intended to turn oiif thousand acres of his cotton land h o k into pasture and quit attempting t raise the staple." '"lad in a pair of bright-colored tights -i shirt to match, over which he wore ? long linen duster, William Matthews, an acrobat, about twenty-flve years of Former Sultan of Turkey Dead iMPrison Murad V Deposed on the Pre tense of Insanity and Cru elly Confintd by Order of Brother, the Reigning Sultan rr?tnritinople, Aug. 30. Former Sul- 1 "i Murad V died yesterady of diabe u 51 from which he had long suffered. 'vs reported in May last from '""na that Murad V, the thirty-third '. :e;?n of the house of Osman, was f ' : Pi lh- !! h IH V.y fi Ji ff and at the same time it was re- from the same source that his :v.us all over Turkey, known as Vonng Turks, were secretly arming only awaited the signal to rise ' urrection. Murad V was born in and ascended the throne after varder of the Sultan Abdul Aziz, "Iiy. 1876. In July of that year 1 was placed under the regency brother, the present sultan, Ab-H.-unid II, and on August 31 he : dethroned. Outwardly this act T -i formed legally by the council j listers on the ground that he was ! :. r 1l: acts of the case, however will age, who gave North Carolina as his' New York, Aug. 30. Josephus Dan residence, was an object of curiosity iels, a member of the Democratic Nat- in the police court doclr this morning. Matthews was arrested by Policeman Walsh in Georgetown last night and was arraigned before Judge O'Neal on a charge of vagrancy. The officer told the court that Mat- thsu c attrantaii - a InrCA rrn'wd arOUllCL him last night by doing acrobatic stunts in the street, after " which he took, up a collection. Matthews sail he left his home in North Carolina several months ago- with a circus . and that the show- broke up and he was stranded arvd ' was making his . w-ay back home by giving open air perform- ances in the different places where he stopped. He promised not to give any more free performances here and the court accepted his personal bond. The government has at last yielded to "pressure ' and will modernize its printing r'-iop, the largest in the world, Seventy-four typesetting machines will be installed in the government print- are Mergenthalers and twenty-eight are Lanston monotype machines. No discharges from the regular force" w:rr occur as a result, of the" introduction the machines. Their installation has j which is to be held in this city Sep been anticipated for some time, a large ' tember ..14, 15 and 16th, will be largely number of the typsetters having at tended schools of instruction. Many North Carolinians are expected ; take part in the manoeuvres Presl- dent Roosevelt, the secretary of war and other prominent personages . will nkely be present. The field selected for the purpose is east of Wellington,! Va jt is over a mile long and about half a mile wlde and ig the viece f rrnr,H ln th, manoeuvre field for the purpose. It was stated today that there is no ! change in the "condition of Hon. Kerr Craige, who continues critically ill at borrowing all the money he could, and Columbian University Hospital. it is said that he has gotten away with Col. Francis Macon, quartermaster, the bulk of his known fortune. Cln general of the North Carolina state cinnati creditors have sued in the fed guard, finished up his matters success- eral courts for the appointment of a fully with the war department today, receiver for the firm of N. B. Day & He will leave tomorrow morning for Co., of Jackson, of which W. R. Day North Carolina. Twenty thousand dol- was a member. One of the reasons as lars has been placed to the credit or signed for Day's conduct is that he is North Carolina in New York. Col. ln fear of the state recovering judg Macon will leave tomorrow with the ment against him for money paid out neressnrv aiithnritv to draw unon it for discharging the expenses incurred Taylor administration after the legis by the second and third regiments l"lure had declared Governor Taylor while in encampment at Moreheaa to be a usurper. - ' . City. Col. Francis Macon consulted the quartermaster's department this mornine ' with reference to the trans- " , portation of the first North Carolina regiment to Manassas next Saturday. The regiment will bring its equipment, consisting of tents, etci, in two bag gage cars, which will be a part of two special trains bearing the regiment. Permission to do this was obtained by Col. Macon today.' He also was In formed that the regiment will be paid before returning to North Carolina. probably never be. known, but it has been claimed that Murafl was a gooa deal more sane than his brother, and one of the greatest terrors - of Abdul Hamid's existence was the fear that this Turkish "man." of the iron mask," as he has been termed,- might escape from his alace cf confinement in tha Cheragan palace.' Some six years ago he was removed to ; the Malta kiosk, in the grounds of the:. Yildiz palace, occunied bv Abdul Hamid which Is surroUnded bv loft y walls The confinement of Murad has been of the cruelest -character. ; Only his jailers were , allowed to see" him, or,rt every precaution was taken to pre- vpnt anv in f olli irenA nf ichat was p-oinff on in the outside world from reaching him. " " : ' 1 ' ' Gompers Called In Fall River, Mass.K Aug. 30. It is re- more than five minutes behind Hlfcks, ported today that Samuel Gompers has and Al. Newton of the New York Ath been asked to come to this city and look letic Club finished third more than over the strike situation. There is a thirteen minutes behind Conroy. possibility that he will confer with the j All declared that the roads were manufacturers and ascertain if there is ' abominable. Up to a late hour tonight willingness on their part to suggest the Greeks and others had not been something that might be accepted by. heard from. the textile unions and thus end the strike. There is much interest in the mission of .two . Boston lawyers who walked to his dressing room alter nn have been here investigating the strike, ishing. - , It is understood that they are acting for C. Minbt Weld and other Boston parties" Interested in philanthropic work, with a "view of extending relief on systematic lines. ' . Exaggerated Report Manila, Aug. 30, An official investi gation todaV showed that the report of the great loss of life by fire in .Binan, province of Liguna, was ' incorrect. Lieutenant Turton of the 22d ' infantry has committed suicide on the island of Minandao. A Kentucky Lynching Hickman, Ky., Aug. 30. Joseph Bum pass, a , negro who attempted . an as sault upon Topsy Clay, aged 15, a white girl, in this county, was captured by a party of citizens and lodged, hi jail. He was taken from jail by a mob last night and lynched. His body was thrown into the river. . Conference of Editors ional Commitee for North Carolina, who has been designated as chairman of the committee on editorial confer ence, arrived in New York today and began the work of the organization fcr the coming conference of the. Demo cratic editors, who will assunbie here oepiemDer , Mexicans No Good New Orleans, Aug. 30. The planters in Concordia parish. La., who imported Mexicans from Texas to pick cotton and work on the cotton plantations, re rnrt thpm a pnmnlete failure. Concor- dia Jg tfae blackest parish in Lousiana, thg negTOes being 12 to 1 white. As the negro iaDOr has latterly not been satis- factory or sufficient, a large number of Mexicans were imported and put to vvoric They proved unsatisfactory, ,iost of them have deserted the cotton fields and are congregating in Vidalia or in Natchez, Miss. Convention of Bankers New York, Aug. 30. The convention of the American Bankers Association, attended by representative, bankers from all parts of the United States as well as from Canada. James R. town delegates will be present. Pfncarl nn nrt vlfinnori OlUbtJU UJJ IIU OMppCU Jackson, Ky., Aug. 30. W. Jl. Day, cne of the bst known, business men in the Kentucky mountains and state treasurer under the administration of Governor Taylor, has disappeared. . It is charged that Day has been for months reducing his assets to cash and "y lule BliiVc uraslu". u,m" GREEKS NO RUNNERS Americans Tak Prizts in Olympic Games St. Louis, Aug. 30. A Marathon race, the first important event of the Olympic games, took place here today under favorable weather conditions." The disr tance traversed was forty kilometres, equal to twenty-four miles . 600 yards. Thirty strong limbed, long winded ath letes faced the starter. Eighteen of these were Americans, nine hailed, from Greece; there were two Kaffirs from South Africa and one Cuban. !. If the Greeks were renowned in an rlont davs for their sneed their r-eDre- sentatlves today showed no trace of.it. and at the best their exhibtion was iU(jicr0us. Loping along in a sort of a strange trot, the Greeks were more in- teresting in their personal appearance than in covering ground. The nine men ran bunched and with great shocks of curly hair reminded the spectators more of the old prints and frecoes of Grecian runners than of men in a competition, The men were sent away at 3 o'clock and after more than three hours wait tne 2,000 spectators were brought to their feet when it was announced tnai a man was facing the stadium. After the man crossed tne line, -nowever, ne cooly announced that he rode a half mile in an automobile and of course disqualified. The next man to show in sight was Thomas J. Hicks, of the Young Men's Christian Association of Cambridge, Mass., and he received the prize. Al bert B. Conroy of Chicago was second, Hicks' time was 3 hours 28 minutes 53 seconds. Each of the three winners NEW YORK PRIMARIES McCarrtn Maintains HiS St." - - . premicy in brookiyn . New York, Aug. 30. Republican and Democratic primary elections were held throughout New York state today. The chief interest centered in the fight for control of the Democratic organization between the present leader, Seuator Patrick H. McCarren, and William A. Doyle, who represents r ihe Tammany faction. Democratic national leaders have been worried over this factional fight, claimin.tr that Tammany Leader Charles F. Murphy's efforts to oust McCarren from control of the Brook lyn patronage would aft'tct vote. Parker's . Returns up to midnight indicated sections 8 and 9 of the same act. that McCarren had won easily, captur- "The act is understood to .provide ing 17 of the 21 districts. that as the condition of their being al- Today's primaries in Manhattan and lowed with the troops of the regular ar the Bronx boroughs upset not a single my, they shall submit themselves to the district leader in either the Republi- command of the officers in command of can or Democratic . organizations, un- such troops; but it is not understood less the result in the 17th (Tammany) that as an incident of such command, where both factions were claiming a discipline in the militia is to be en victory at midnight, upsets the present forced by United States authority. On calculations. This. general outcome was the contrary, it is believed that such rw,t atUo th HvpIv fisrht In a discipiline is to be enforced through few districts. -There were nominally .nine Demo cratic and seven Republican contests, but only half of these were serious. In the Tammany distrist contest Big Bill Devery went down again with a hard bump. Frank J. Goodwin prac tically had a walkover. 'This here's bad for the downtrod," said Big Bill after he had been thrown out of a polling place near his home a few minutes before the expiration of the time for voting. He had tried to vote and three election captains held h?m up. Devery went out and return ed with some of his followers, ut a??ain he -was shunted back. The ex cuse was that he had registered last year under the emblem of the Socialist Labor party, vote. He was not allowed to CLEAR CUT WOUNDS -t- Russian and Japanese Builts Seldam Miim for Life San Francisco, Aug. 30. Dr. F. E. Fremantle, a county health officer of England, who is traveling around the world investigating the sanitary and hospital conditions in the various coun tries he visits, has arrived here from the Orient. After visiting the scene of warfare in Corea, and Manchuria he spent considerable time visiting the big hospitals for the wounded soldiers and sailors of Japan at Tokio and Sasebo. . In discussing the care taken by both sides of their wounded Dr. Freemantie sys there are no split or dum-dum bullets used,.? and theMtvounded, even when shot through what is generally regarded as a vital spot, heal quickly, and there is but little maiming for life. The Russian bullets are a little larger than the Japanese, but both make a clear cut wound, and blood poisoning from wounds properly treated is very rare. One reason for this is the fact that the bullets are sterilized by the heat which is engendered by their nassintr so swiftlv thrnnrt th w nr the rifle and the friction -n-Viiia fivino through the air. BAD FOR COTTON The Government Report Is Generally Unfavorable Washington, Aug. 30. The weekly crop report issued by the weather bu reau today says: In northern Alabama and in the southern portions of Mississippi and Louisiana cotton has improved, and homa and Indian Territories, but else where the reports generally indicate unfavorable progress. Deterioration from rust and shedding is reported from nearly all districts. Heavy rains j have proved injurious in portions of ' Florida and Georgia, while over a large ' part of Texas the crop has suffered j decidedly from drought. In the last mentioned state boll worms continue destructive and boll weevils are punc 'turing nearly all quarters in south ' western, central, eastern and coast di- visions, and are causing much damage 1 as far north as Dallas, Kaufman and Hunt counties. Picking is in full prog- ress in Texas and Is general in the ! eastern portions of the central and eastern districts. ; Tobacco is generally reported as Im proved since last week. In Wisconsin the crop is doing well, although maturing- slowly. MILITIA NOT IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE Washington, Aug. 30. In response to rniipst from Malor Renomi rvn-hin commanding the regular and militia troops on the Bull Run battle ground near Manassas, Va., where the fall ma- neuvers of the army will be held. Major Porter, acting adjutant general of the lrmy, has prepared an opinion, which has been approved by General Adna R. Chaffee, chief of staff, to the effect that militia troops participating in maneuv ers in time of peace Wuh. organizations of the regular establishment are not to be -considered in the service of the United States. The decision is very timely just now, as 30,000 men will be engaged in the Manassas ma noeu vers and as to the military troops, which will outnumber the regulars, the question of jurisdic tion might have ' proved exceedingly troublesome. Major Porter's decision on the point is in part as follows: "In the opinion of this office the or ganized militia of the states,etc, when participating in encampment manoeuv ers and field instruction with troops of the regular army, under the provisions of section 15 of the militia act of Jan- uary 21, 1903, are in' the service of the United States within the meaning of state authority, and that offenses are to be tried under the rules prescribed by the state to which the particular organization of the militia belongs. In other words, it is understood that the militia are still the militia of the state, and subject to its control ar'l. instant withdrawal from the maneuvers. "For the militia to be in the service of the United States within meaning of sections 8, 9 and 22 of the militia act it must be called forth as authorized by the constitution, and in'accordance with the laws enacted by congress to carry the provisions of the constitution into, effect." Report on Military Riot Washington, Aug. 30. The war de- partment has received a report from and right, where the, Russian loss-33 Col. W. T. Duggan, first infantry, giv-, have been the heaviest, ing full particulars of the recent.) "The Japanese posted numerous ar troubles at Athens, O.. at the recent tlllery within range of all the Russian joint encampment of regulars and positions during the night. A hot fire Ohio state militia, when several nat ional guardsmen were killed or wound ed by regular troops .in resisting ar rest. The report states that all the regular soldiers known to have been implicated in the fracas have been ar- rested and turned over to tha civil authorities for trial. World's Fair Income St. Louis. Aug. 30. Announcement Js made semi-offlcially by members of theisuard." World's Fair management that the General Sakharoff also reports thai $1,000,000 loan, applied for more than a. large Japanese force is advancing a month ago to be lised in case of j northward along the Taitse River va 1 emergency, will not be needed. It is ley west of the railroad, stated that the revenue to the World's In a brief telesrram received this Fair is beyond expectation and that th total dailv receints in round num- bers amount to about $75,000. Accord ing to the statement of President Fran cis the cost of maintaining and oper ernment loan payment, is $65,000 a day, in which event, based on the conser vative report, the exposition has a net revenue of $10,000 each day. Parker Going to a Fair- Esopus; N. Y., Aug. 30. Judge Par ker will leave, tomorrow to attend the Ulster county fair, which opened at Ellenville today. It has been his an nual custom to visit the fair and Mrs. Parker usually accompanies him. His ( nrpspnp( has been advertised widely i - - and n banner crowd is PXDected. The candidate is not likely to make any po- litical addresses, however. Spencer Trask, the New York banker, lunched with Judge Parker and re mained until four o'clock. His visit was said to be a social one. REVIVAL OF BOXERISM . . Missionaries Leave Their Work for Safety Shanghai, Aug. 30. A revival of Boxerism is reported from Taming-fu in the southwestern part of PechlU province, 215 miles from Tien , Tsin. Over twenty American missionaries in cluding women and children, have been obliged to evacuate owing to an In tended massacre on the part of the Boxers, who call themselves "Tsal yun.' The local telegraph company refused to transmit a message nuui mCBC to investigate the recent negro lynch- slonaries to American minister Conger' . . . . . .ro.. ings at Statesboro continued its ses t Pekin. Fortunately, however, an - . English friend in Honoa forwarded , sions at Statesboro today, their message, whereupon Yuan Shll Judge A. F. Daly, the first witness, Kai viceroy of Pechili province, dis- j related the circumstances surrounding patched urgent orders for their pro-! the trial of Cato and Reed and the tection : events of the evening. . He said that In view of the fact that the locai authorities gave them no protection and there was no hope of continuing their work, the missionaries came out. Dallas, Tex., Aug. 30.-The greater ! to be calm- but he s obllfe tospeak part of the business section of Palmer, j installments. He said he told Cap forty miles south of Dallas, was burned ! tain Hitch Monday that a plan was on firp was starts hv a Mn-1 f oot to take the guns from the soldiers, ! line explosion. The Odd Fellows build- I inr a national bank and a wholesale general store were the most important! concerns burned. The loss is estimated ' 1 at i ftnnr insurance S18.000. I : ' Simla, Aug. 30. It is understood that Thibet has yielded terms that are con- sidered satisfactory and that the British expedition will" leave Lhassa earlier than was expected. :H CONTENDING HOSTS MEET IN A DECISIVE CONFLICT i i Great Rattle Begun at Liao Yang Japanese Search the Whole Russian Line With Artillery Fire and Then Advance to the Attack-May Take Several Days to Fight it Out St. Petersburg, Aug. 30. The long ex pected battle of Liao Yang has begun and the two armies are now fighting what probably will be the decisive bat tle of the campaign. The Japanese armies are attacking General Kuro- ; patkin's forces upon his chosen ground near Liao Yang and his friends and admirers here are confident that, hav ing accepted a general engagement, he will defeat the Japanese. The latest reports received by the war office indicated that the battle will probably extend over several days. The Japanese are directing their ener gies to bombarding regiments of the defensive positions occupied by the Russians. The latter have suffered heavily from the hail of shells. The Russian cavalry won a notable success west of Liao Yang, repulsing the Japanese advance from that direc tion. This was the first time the Rus sian cavalry had an opportunity to charge the Japanese on open ground since the war began. A dispatch dated from Liao Yang, at 10 a. m. today, says: "The main Japanese attack is being directed against the Russian center was opened at five a. m. and by 9 o'clock the Japanese were close to the Russian positions. "The Japanese shrapnel fire inflicted j considerable losses on our troops at several points. Lieut. Col. Posaitlolf, commanding a battery of the sixth east Siberian brigade, was killed. , "The Japanese are delivering an ob stinate attack on our center, and at 9 o'clock this morning. they .were in close proximity to . our advanced morning uenerai iuropatKin says tne general advance of the Japanese began yesterday at noon, the Russian out posts falling back upon the main ;line. The Russians suffered princi pally from the shrapnel fire' of the Jap anese artillery. . The Japanese selected the mikado's birthday for the decisive battle and it will not be surprising if today Is also signalized by a grand assault on Port Arthur. Systematic Artillery Fire Liao Ytfng, Aug. 30. Rifle firing be gan at the southward at five o'clock this morning. From five o'clock there has been an incessant shower of shrap- ! 1 nel- The heaviest cannonading is com- , inS from the southeast, where the Jap- j anese evidently have numerous guns. Deadly shells are bursting everywhere, their white smoke being distinctly Sheriff Tells the Mob His Evidence Tends to Excul pate the Military Depu ties Deny Knowing Anybody in the Lynching Mob Savannah, Ga., Aug. 30. The court of inquiry appointed by the governor ""' him in entire control. He said he in structed the sheriff to arrest the lead ers of the mob. Tuesday when sen tence was pronounced he endeavored j but Tuesday he told him he thought i the danger was over. Sheriff Kendrick. the second witness, denied that he pointed' out the prison- I ers. He said ne was attempting to taKe them from the prisoners' room to the solicitor's, office. "When the mob started up the stair- way I hurried to the prisoners' room, tried to get them out and hide them in the next room. 1 xCteX to et traceable against the dark foliage -en the mountain sides. The Japanese are searching the whole countryside with their fire, selecting certain squares of territory on which for a. few moments they mass a hail of shot and shell from all their guns. Then they pass to another square, thus working . the whole field, with mathematical precision,' from right to left. In" this way the entire Russian front has been systematically searched in the first, four hours of the cannon ading. Then began the general Japa nese advance along the whole line. The Russians have been holding their ground gallantly and their losses arc small, considering the terrible nature Of the Japanese fire. The advance was pressed with such vigor that it developed into hand-to-hand fighting, the 23d' regiment repell ing an attack at the point of the bayo net. One Japanese battery was dis mantled. . Wounded men have been pouring into Liao Yang since 8 o'clock this morning, mostly hurt by shrapnel shells and some by rifle bullets. The heights of Maetung, near the railroad, have been showered with projectiles. , Kuropatkin's Flank Turned st. .fetersDurg, Aug. 30. it is stated that there can be do doubt that several Japanese divisions have succeeded in turning General Kuropatkin's flank north of Liao Yang, leaving only tha Mongolian road open to him. Battle Was Very Severe St. Petersburg, Aug. 30. A; later mes sage from General Sakaharoff &ays that today's battle is very severe and that the Russian losses are heavy. The Japanese are still attacking. General Sakaharoff reports that the (Japanese cannonaded the Russian positions all day yesterday. - The Russian cavalry was In action throughout the day and prevented an outflanking movement on the Russian right. Bands of" Chun chuses (Chinese bandits) were also dis persed by the cavalry. The commander of one of the Russian brigades has been killed. Heavy Losses at Port Arthur St. Petersburg, Aug. 30. Direct news from Lieutenant General Stoessel, com manding the Russian military forces at Port Arthur, up to August 25 of a fav orable character, has been received here. General Stoessel's report says that the Japanese attacks were re pulsed till August 25, with heavy los to the attackers. He gives no details of the positions held or of the Russian losses in men, but says the officers suf fered severely, especially the younger ones. Some of the larger Russian guns were placed out of action by the Japa nese batteries and were replaced by field pieces. He reports that the morale of the garrison is excellent. Finally, the general recommends Generals Fock, (Continued .on page 2.) About at Statesboro them through the scuttle hole. I tried to lock the dooiv Two men entered the door as I did; I could not get niy key. I said to Sergeant Fulton that Captain Hitch had been overpowered and told him to stand aside and let me have the prisoners. Before I could do any-. thing the mob grabbed me. One man said I had been shooting off my lip too much and that he would shoot my head off. I could offr no reKistanco." The witness said he did not know any of the men In .the mob. He said he acted in concert with Captain Hitch. He heard the prisoners would be lynch ed after the trial, but did not com municate the information to Captain Hitch as he discredited tho report. Th witness said that Monday afternoon the mob told hm that they wore after J. B. Myrick, an attorney employed to defend the prisoners. The witness said that arms wer stored in the neighborhood of the court house and one shot would have meant a. wholesale- slaughter. He estimated the mob and the military a3 evenly, matched. Deputy Mooney testified that he did. not know a man In the mob. He hrul resided in Statesboro . for yars. He got out of the way. when the mob flooded the court room because ho was afraid they would shoot. , Deputy Sheriff Albert Kendrick said he knew no one In the mob. The witness ac knowledged that Capiain Core hsrt asked him to wire the governor fo assistance, but he had not done It. ov he was told some one hd. W told Lieutenant Mcll that reinforce mezuU .were needed attae cov.rt house.