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M ORNl SECTION ONE t hi voi: ix RALEIGH. N. C. SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1905. No. 34 - J 5M to 8 mm REFORM THE COHON SCANDAL Theodore Price, Van Riper and Others Got the Tips have had any connection with supply- i ing information to brokers prior to the ! publication of the official report. After reviewing the -charges secre tary Wilson gives a summary of the testimony adduced by secret service agents, as follows: Summary of Testimony Mr. Van Riper, the New York broker under examination, said he be came acquainted with Holmes in Au gust, 1904, through a "mutual friend." According -to this testimony Holmes told Van Riper, he could get informa tion concerning the government crop report, principally through the report of the general agent and the reports of the state agents. Van Riper said Holmes furnished him 'with informa tion from time to time for several months in advance of the publication of the official figures, and that the in formation furnished by Holmes corres ponded exactly with the figures after? ward published as the official crop reports. Van Riper stated that a Mr. Haas of New York acted as a go-between for Holmes and himself, and he was given to understand that Haas was securing information for Theodore Price, a cot ton broker of New York. - The witness said he met Haas at the Hotel Waldorf, and was told by him that the report for June, 1905, would be 75 per cent, on condition and 12 & i o a-i o nraa which wnS I KJL lu pel f n A.-wfco- .- Washington, July 8. As the result ! as bearish as they could make it; and of the investigation into the charges that he was going to see Price, with , . . . ' 4 - Jwhom he would have an interview and made by Richard Cheatham, secre.arW nn? J Von BlB nftM n DEWEY GUILTY SETS SIX YEARS E. S. HOLMES DISMISSED Figures Were Juggled in Interest of Certain Speculators Hi A. Haas of New York was a Go-Between. . A Letter that Tells the Story. Reorganize the Bureau 7 One Juryman Hung riut two Days and Nights Booker to the street. He attempted to resist, but the cab drive? tttrned his horse and ran over the-Virglnian. The three men then robbed him of $30, but overlooked a pocket-book filled with money. The robbers then escapde. Mr. Booker received several bruises and cuts from the wheels.-" AN APPEAL WAS TAKEN Judge Jones said It was one of the ' Hardest Fought Battles He Had ever Seen Bond of $40,000 Re quired and Immediately Given. Dewey Returned to Goldsboro ; Teachers Visit Asheville ; Asheville,- N. C.r' July 8. Special. Teachers to the number of 250 attend ing the summer school at Knoxville ar rived here this afternoon at 1 o'clock on a special train. They were served with dinner at the Battery Park Hotel, and then went for . a drive over the Vanderbilt estate. Trolley rides about the city were, also enjoyed by the ex cursionists -during the afternoon. The visitors left this evening on the re turn trip. . CHEATHAM IS NOT DONE YET Cotton Folks After Ma Hyde's Scalp f the Southern Planters' Association, that information had been given to :otton brokers in New York by some person or persons in the bureau of statistics of the department of - agrl Dulture, Secretary Wilson today made public an official report in which he itates that Edwin S. Holmes, the as sociate statistician, has been guilty of wanted to see Van Riper afteij ne saw Price; that in about an hour Haas called on him and said that at the re' quest of Price he was going to Wash ington to see if -they could get the percentage a little higher and the acreage a little smaller to make the report more bearish. Van Riper testi fied that the official report was more bearish than the figures; previously ! given him, and ; that he took this to divulging information in advance and ; mean that the effort" to influence the "juggling" the official repor Holmes Victor H. Olmstead has been ap pointed associate statistician of the rerjort had succeeded The letters Droduced by Van Riper, which he alleged were written by Holmes, were all signed with the lmartWiont nf a srrif lllture to SUCC6ed I lr.itinl XT 99 Ifnct tlioca ltttors WPre t'U I . . . . . V v 0.- - - I IlllLiai XX. lUUOb A. ilik) lu.kv. u Holmes. Mr. Olmstead has for some i f0r tne purpose of making appoint- time past neia ine pusiuuii ui .mci merits witn van Kiper, dui me ionuw- Pi. LUC Ul liuil yJM. uwiuvwn ills HULC UttLCU AUgUiSb oavnvw k-v c r tlio lilirca n nf Rta tisfc.PS- and 1. r t.Mo Hnohln Vtafri'OAn TTolmPQ Q vas also formerly assistant statistician ' van Riper: the department of agriculture to A Damnlng Letter mcceed Holmes. Mr. Olmstead has for " lome time past held the position of "if you have bought any of that ihief of the division of domestic crop stuff, sell it out at once, and sell as .reports in the bureau of statistics, j much as you can in addition. We are riv nccictant fitatis- ninc tr show a. verv slierht decline. V 1 1 (. rr aiou j , - . - " .ician of the department. He was : and as . this fs totally unexpected, it will send things down like fury. Other parties will close ' out tomorrow, and pell' -on Thursday. Where is "P?" Tear this up. It may go up a little before Friday, but probably not." This letter was sighed with, the initial ".n." Van. Riper testified that issistant director of the census of :uba and the Philippines. Secretary Wilson's Report The report says: "It has been found that Mr. Holmes knmmnn?pQtarl odvonpo n f nrm n t inn to L. C. Van Riper, a New York broker, all the letters surrendered were irom and H. A. Haas of New York, who ! Holmes, and that their contents had acted as a go-between in conveying J reference to the state of the cotton vfnrmatinn fvnm Hnlmps to other New report. Tork brokers, including Theodore A large number of letters, andtele price v j grams signed with , the initial "F." "Steps have been taken by Secretary : were sent from New York to Van Wilson to prevent any further leakage -Riper. Nearly all of these contained of the department figures, and an en- information concerning the cotton re tire reorganization of the bureau of port together with instructions to sell statistics and the manner of prepar- or buy on the market, according to the ing monthly crops reports has been information furnished, a,nd all, of them outlined by him. , closed with, the admonition to destroy "The papers in connection with the ' the letter. ' ' Investigation were referred to the The secret service agents learend United States attorney for the District i that "P" referred to in Holmes letter New Bern, N. C, July 8. Special. The jury in the case of Thomas W. Dewey, the defaulting cashier of the Farmers' and Merchants Bank of this city, rendered their verdict of guilty j this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, after being out for two days and nights. ' The defendant and his attorney were in open court. ' Judge E. B. Jones,, be fore passing sentence on the prisoner, congratulated the attorneys for the state and defendant on the manner in which they had fought their case. He said it was one of the hardest fought battles that he had ever witnessed during his career on the bench. Judge Jones stated to the defendant that he sympathized with. him and his family in his downfall, but he had a duty to perform to the state of North Carolina as well as to the defendant. Je then pronounced a5 sentence of six years in the penitentiary for Thomas W. Dewey. V . At this instant the defendant's at torney served notice on the state of an appeal to the supreme court, which convenes In Raleigh in September. A bond of $40,000 was required of the de fendant, which was immediately given, signed by Charles Dewey, E. B. Dewey, F. K. Borden and E. B. Borden, Jr., of Goldsboro. The defendant returned home to Goldsboro on the evening, train. THE BODY IS ON THE SEA Mrs. Smith Given 5 Years Richmond, a, July 8. The jury in the case of Mrs. 'Smith on trial for beating her son to death, returned a verdict late this afternoon, giving her five vears In th penitentiary. She col lapsed when the verdict was rendered, Counsel for the woman moved to set aside the verdict, and this will b argued July 18. The husband of Mrs. Smith, with whom she eloped from her New York- home seven years ago, was indicted jointly with hor for the killing of their child. He is how in a cell in Mnnrhpster and will be tried soon. The woman, who is a perfect wreck, will remain in the Manchester jail pending efforts for a new trial. v- - - Good Bye to Miss Alice San Francisco. July. 8. A great crowd. gathered at the Pacific Mail Steamship wharf today to say good-bye to Secre tary Taft and Miss AHce Roosevelt. The big steamer Manchuria was in gala dress. As the . Manchuria sailed every whistle and s!ren along the harbor sounded a salute. The party will reach Honolulu in about five days, and be en tertained there for several hours. Yo kohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Manila will then, be visited in turn. The party, will remain, in Manila about ten days, and then make a tour over the principal islands. The return trip will commence early in September and the party Vill arrive here about Octo ber 10. " ' . . '.- PART REPORT WITHHELD Predictions Freely Made that Secre tary Wilson May Soon Retire from Cabinet-rlf Inquiry is Extended Holmes Might Be Criminally Pros- cuted - Administration Aroused T. C. "FMnpr nf 'pw Ynflf. who was mentioned in the Wilson statement to day, is said to be here. He was not registered at any of the - prominent hotels. Not sinco the costal scandals have the administration circles ' been so aroused as they have been over to day's disclosures. The scandal is be lieved to have run back longer than was brousrht out today, and no doubt Is expressed that there will be -an even more thorough overhauling of the division having charge of crop reports than is indicated in the statement xi Secretary Wilson made public today. DID BERNARD Waylaid and Shot Pikeville. Tenn., July 8. W. L. Toilet, proprietor of a hotel here, and brother of State Senator E. G. Toilet of Cross ville, was waylaid and shot to death today while coming from his farm. No cause is known for the crime. , Canada Has Caught It Halifax, July 8. The Canadian ma rine authorities 'today capitulated to the mutinous crew of the cruiser Canda and allowed them to leave the ship without further trouble. Enough men were secured to enable the cruiser to go to "seat tomorrow. EN Y THE STORY Authorship of Letter Signed by Him Questioned INTERVIEWISBACKEDUP Public Ledger Prints Letter Signed C. M. Bernard Repudiating In terview Nor .'oik Dispatch De clares Letter was Written by a Lawyer, and Vouches for Interview Famous Admiral's Remains Trans ferred to the Brooklyn CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS " of Columbia, and he has reported that In his opinion a criminal prosecution will not lie. against Holmes. "Holmes has been dismissed from he service of the department." According to the report Wilson Judd of New York, formerly in the employ of L. C. Van Riper, induced the latter ;o tell of his connection with Holmes, ind then communicated the informa tion to Mr. Cheatham.. Van Riper be came the principal witness in the in vestigation conducted by the secret service agents, and said he was in iuced to communicate the fact that jdvance Information .was given out by Holmes because he had heard that Elolmes and his associates had intend was "F. A. Peckbam or rev xorK," and that the letter signed with the in itial "F" was written by F. A. Peck ham. Mr. Peckham' was interviewed in New York City and stated that the only explanation he had to give con cerning the letters was that he was trying to make some money in the cot ton market, declining to say anything of his relations with Holmes, Haas or Van Riper. A short while after he was interviewed it was learned that j Peckham came to Washington and held a conversation . with Holmes over the telephone.in which he Inquired whether Holmes intended to resign his position ;ociates had Intend- whpthpr hG eXDected to be dismissed 5d to try to maniplate the June cotton' renort. Using this information as a founda tion, the secret service agents inter viewed numerous persons who had been mentioned by Judd and Van Riper, as well as gathering a mass tf correspondence, including many letters written by Holmes to Van Riper and others. How It Was Found Out Peckham was seen again by. govern ment agents but would not discuss his I . . i relation with Holmes. Holmes' Explanation Holmes was interviewed by secret service agents, and considerable space! in the report is given to his explana tion. The first questions asked wero as to his relations with Peckham and Van Riper. Holmes eald that they all had been on veryi intimate terms soci The report made to Secretary Wilson and the secretary s comments, to- . and that when he had occasion to seiner wim. .me "c " I xrar Vnrk which was free. uentlv. plan of conducting the bureau of statis tics, makes more than 4,uou woras. it reviews the entire investfgation since h"s hotel biUs had been paid by Van Riper or Peckham reviews tne enure investigation since - Emitted that Peckham, the charges were laid before Secretary f naselt were at one time Wilson by Mr. Cheatham several weeks , fft: bUslness venture in . -. which Holmes was to have an inter- The cnarges oy Mr. cneatnam we - the 8um of $6,000, which DacKea up wun eviaence inai tei wm - tv, tn fn he was to receive, as a gift from the I :. "r J:;;:" other members of the firm. Subsequent- , arOKers in iew ium uy ssume ueisun t. . . M. , . . . J , . . , , , - - hv Kaas transferred his interest in the r norenna pmnloved in thp bureau Of fluoh uaiuicucu V i. v - - - - x - " ' Cherbourg, July 8 The final cere mony of the transfer of the body of Admiral John Paul Jones on boivd the United States flagship Brook'.yn took place at noon today, and was the oc casion for another impressive function, in which the entire force of the Ameri can squadron, large detachments of French soldiers and sailors and an enormous crowd of townspeople par ticipated. The body was first placed on board the torpedo boat Zouave, and thence was transferred to the Brook lyn, While the batteries of two squad rons fired minute guns. Aboard the Brooklyn the casket was placed in the hold. Chaplain Bayard read a short prayer as the casket w'as lowered from the gun deck into an improvised chapel. Admiral Sigsbee told the Laff an press correspondent that he was de lighted .with his reception in France. It was certainly from the heart. He wished to correct the report of ill feel ing between himself and Loomis. They were the best of friends. The visit was devoid of untoward incidents. His only regret was that at the final ceremonies the American sailors did nor ahdw proper attention to details, " while the French were vci-y punctilious. Beautiful weather added to the pic ture'squeness of. the scene. The American squadron sailed this afternoon. The French government has conferred the Cross of the Legion of Honor upon Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, Captain John M. Hawlsy of the flagship Brooklyn, Commander Alexander Sharp of the Chattanooga, oCmmander Wm. G. Cutler of the Galveston, Commander Reginald F. Nicholson of the acoma and Laeiiten- ant Commander Harry George of the acoma, who commanded the detach ment of America nsailors and marines which N escorted the body of Admiral PaulJones from Paris to Cherbourg. Engineer Chandler Fatally Hurt at v: , Black Mountain Asheville. N. C, July 8. Special. Engineer Chandler of the Southern Railway met with a peculiar fatal ac cident at Black - Mountain about 8 o'clock this morning. From informa tion received here it seems that the engineer was at work with an air pipe on his train when he was caught be tween the bumpers of two cars and fatally injured, the principal hurt be ing about the head. There was no one present when the accident occurred and the unfor-tunat engineer was found shortly afterwards In an unconscious condition. He was brought to Asheville and placed In the Mission Hospital, where .he aiea at 1:45 this afternoon. Engineer Chandler was a member of Asheville Lodge No. 106, Knights of Pythias, and the funeral arrangements will be in charge of tlis lodge. itatistics. relative to the acreage and fondition of the cotton crop of the firm to L. C. ' Van. Riper, and Van Riper stated that the company was or- M T 111 tonallion Ol uiu tuuun iiuy Ji me-. - -t n, . . 4i tho niimnsi" of lianaline United States prior to the official pun-. b"; . " thi wnW Jcation of the information, and that cotton. Holmes testified that this wa MOORE-CASE COMPROMISED Girl's Family Accepted $150 Moore Arrested in Washington OreiTiRhorf. N. C. July 8. Special. Chief of Police Neely this morYiing re ceived a telegram from ( Washington stating that W. H. Moore, who Is wanted ' on the charge of seduction under promise of marriage to Lena Yow, had been arrested at the nation's capitol and would be held until ad vised. Chief Neely started Officer Rhea to Washington, but just as the train was about to pull out the officer was advised by relatives at Moore that tlje case had been compromised. It is learned that relatives of Moore offered the family $100, but.' they held out for $150, which was paid. Moors is well known here, being Tor some time manager or. me omai Manufacturing Company's office in this city. The case has attracted rnucn notice here, owing to the prominence oi the parties connected. . ROBBED AND RUN OVER hp crnn fierures had been tampered n-ith in. the department in the interest f certain cotton speculators. Secretary Wilson determined at once 5pon a thorough investigation, and Jurnished to officerhs of the United States secret service all evidence which liad been given.to the department. The true, but that he was not aware of he nature of ' the-organifcation at the time he was given an Interest in n, and that when he learned the object of the company was fto! handle cotton he withdrew from; 1. Under further examination, Holmes stated that he had sold to. Van Riper !: 1 -.. rtnh UhAiit Febmarv 19: 1905, a three Ir. Cheatham and directed to use, fourths Interest- In some mining prop f trt narertain ertv in Idaho for-J73,000 .this amount whether there had been leak in the having been paid t0 him by Van Riper lepartment, and if so to furnish the Becretary with the 'name of every per son or persons responsible. ' Holmes is tlfe only employe of the government who has been found to in-two installments in currency In this connection Van Ripor stated that a contract had been made be tween Holmes and himself whereby; IContinued on page two.) , Merchant of Hampton, Va Assailed Near Hotel Imperial, N. Y. New York, July 8. Harvey Booker, a merchant of Hampton, Va., near Old Point Comfort, who is now a guest at the Hotel Imperial, was dragged from a cab under the very -shadows of the hotel by two negroes early today,1: who later were assisted by the negro cab man, beat, run over by the cab wheels and then robbed. ' ,' Mr. Booker hailed the negro driver, who was talking to two other negroes, and engaged him to drive to the hotel. They had gone but a short distance 'when the cab was stopped and two I negroes opened the door and dragged PRICE MAKES DENIAL No Knowledge of Van Riper or Haas. His Counsel very Indignant New York, July 8. Theodore H. Price, the New; York cotton broker, de clared today that -he had no acquaint ance with or knowledge of either L. C. Van Riper or M. Haas, from whom ha is said in a report of the department pi agriculture to have received informa tion concerning the cotton report. Counsel for Theodore H. Price today characterized the reference to. Mr. Price in the report given out by Secre tary Wilson as "a gratuitous, abomina ble, outrageous and malicious state ment." and declared that ' Mr. - Price knew nothing about the investigation until he saw the press dispatches. , " ; The lawyer expressed surprise thst the secretary bad. not seen fit to call on Mr. Price before implicating him In the report. Washhlngton, July 8- Developments quite as sensational I as those reflected in today's report of Secretary of Agri culture Wilson on the cotton scandal are expected to follow soon. Richard Cheatham, secretary -of tke Southern Cotton Planters Association, who was responsible for the recent Investigation which eventuated in the dismissal of Associate' Statistician Edwin S Holmes and a disclosure of. the fact that he furnished advance "cotton in formation" to New York brokers, will leave for Atlanta tomorrow. He will confer With President .Harvie Jordan of the accosiation and will recommend that the case be taken to President Roosevelt- Mr. Cheatham is inclined to the belief that statistician John Hyde should be relieved of his present office. The' cotton association wants Mr. Hyde's scalp, as its officers believe that as chief of the division of statistics it was his duty to see to it that proper precautons were taken to prevent any subordinate from juggling the cotton reports or other reports on the crops. Things have reached such a pass in this connection ihat predictions are freely made that Secretary Wilson may soon retire from the cabinet. It was stated today in a responsible quarter that portions of the report of the secret service agents which were severely critical in their tone as to the admin istration of the department as a whole were withheldr and that if made public Mr. Hyde's position would become un tenable. " The Southern Cotton Association may ask in addition to the dismissal of Mr. Hyde-for that is really what the as sociation is working for a re-opening of the .inquiry, which- might possibly rtsult in a thorough investigation dT the whole department. Other crcp re ports, as well as that on cotton, were manipulated,, it is claimed, and fur thermore that if the probe is run deep er and more freely other officers may be involved. Toward Secretary Wilson personally no criticism is directed. His implicit confidence in his subordinates is believed to have been the cause of the failure to', take the Cheatham charges seriously at first, and that he would welcome an investigation of the department, if the president ordered it is generally believed. After ' having repeatedly stated that it was impossible under the system In vogue for any officer of the depart- rtient of agriculture to manipulate or give out in advance any reliable infor mation concerning cotton reports, Sec retary Wilson announced today that the charges of -Richard Cheatham naa been substant'ated and that as a re sult ; Associate Statistician Edward S. Holmes had been dismissed from the service. He said further that Holmes had used aS: gp-bctween one Moses Haas who had sold the advance infor mation to New York brokers, who hart traded It on the market. Documentary evidnae in the- shape of letters written bv Holmes to L. C. Van Riper of New York, are embraced in the Wilson re- nnrt iii autJDort of the guilt of Holmes. Despite the assertion of Secretary Wiisnn ln his report that United States I Att m-ney Morgan - H. Beach had in i frmPrt him that W - Prosecution of Holmes was ' not possible ; under tne law, there appears to be a difference of opinion between the two officials Jon this point.-v;Mr. Cheatham naa a long conference - with Mr. tjeacn to night. The latter is understood to have stated that the disclosures ' as published did not afrord sumcieni grounds fpr- a- charge or consjmaw, EmA time he pointed out that if the inquiry was extended and positive evidence as to conspiracy od tained, "Holmes 'and his associates might- be- criminally prosecuted." It appears- a stated above max oiiu half the - story was told today. Secr-e- tarv Wilson's, statement was Daseu upon the; report of the secret service agentsr but the really interesung ma tures of that report, were withheld for heasons that are not explained by Sec retary Wilson. This action on tne part of the secretary is understood to have been a decided disappoiiyjvsnt to, the representatives of the Southern Cotton Planters" Association. It was the ' intention of Messrs. Cheatham - and Beach to issue a joint statement, tonight, but for some reason this tlan was abandoned. There is reason to', believe that Holmes and others may yet' be called to stand trial in federal courts, but this will de pend, f course, on a reopening of the inquiry. - " ' 1 Hopeful at Panama . Panama, July 8. No cases of yellow fever have appeared feince June 25. Governor Magoo. is pushing the work on the water works and sewerage sys tem. He has ' increased the force of laborers to about 1,400. It is believed that good sanitation will do more to stamp out yellow fever than the plan of Colonel Gorsras to kill the mos quito, Ambassador Reid's Reception London, July 8. Ambassador Reld gave a reception at Dorchester House this afternoon. Fifteen hundred at tended, including the members of the Rifle Team of the Seventh Regiment of New York, and a majority of notable tmarlAono in T nnrlnTl Th( BTOlindS wee elaborately decorated and a band played. A marquee was erected on the lawn and refreshments were served. Will Go to Oyster Bay Washington, July 8. Baron Rosen, the New Russian ambassador, will go to Oyster Bay Wednesday, accompanied by Third Assistant Secretary Pierce of the state department, to "present his credentials to President Roosevelt. Baron Rosen gave an informal dinner at the New Williard tonight, at which Count Cassinl. the retiring ambassador, and other members of the Russian em- bassay were present. Killed Her Lover Poughkeepsie, N. Y., July 8. Bertha Claiche, a French girl, "shot and killed Emll . Gerdron, her lover, tonight on Seventh avenue. She had supported Gerdron, so she said, and recently he beat her because she dfd not bring in enough money. At that time she swore out a warrant for Gerdron's arrest, but he fled.v onight the police saw Gerdron and arrested him. Two detectives started down the street with him on the way to the police station. The girl Store up behind him and fired -two shots into his back. Gerdron dropped dead. Before the detectives could stop her she knelt on his body and fired another shot into his stomach. She was taken to police headquar ters. She expressed her joy at the death of Gerdron, and said he had made her sis slave. LANDSDOWNE'S TRIBUTE Paid to John Hay at American So ciety Banquet London, July 8. Thet banquet of the American Society, which. was to have been held on July i, but which was nostnoned on account of. the death of Secretary Hay, was held tonight. There wag a large gathering including Am bassador Rt, Lord : Lahsdowne, the Mexican. Chinese and Dutch ministers, the German ambassador and the arch deacon of London. Lord Lsnsdowne, proposing a toast to- President Roosevelt paid a warm tribute to the late John Hay, describ ing h'm as a man "who stood for all that is noblest and best in our public life; all that is most sincere and at tractive in our .'ocial life." He said he would always treasure as one of his best recollections the public career of John Hay. On Hay's last visit to London he had called on the American secretary of state and talked with him" of the 'great task lying brrfore.us of the necessity of pre serving the close intimacy of the two rjonnlPB " Lord Lansdowne went on-to speak of this intimacy. He said: "We have found it possible to get rid of nearly all, I had almost said all, of the points of difference, and I am satisfied that if hereafter any such points reappear we will know how to settle, them in a reasonable and amicable manner." Referring to President Roosevelt he said: s "At this mo-nent he stands first and foremost among the public men of the world. He is the great advocate and apostle of peace." Ambassador Reid paid a loucmug tribute to the memory " of Mr. Hay. Count Metternich, the German ambas sador, and the archdeacon 6f London, responded on behalf of the visitors. The feature of the whole proceeding which stood out prominently was the rt that it seembd to have Been neia to honor the memory of the late secretary of State Hay. Norfolk, Va., July 8. Sjecial.--Sinc the publication of an interview with C. M. Bernard, former United States distriet attorney of eastern North Car olina, in a local paper and in North Carolina papers, a letter signed "C. M.' Bernard," and addressed to a "Lawc yer whose name is unknodn,. has been printed in the Public Ledger denying' the truthfulness of the words credited to Bernard. paper, today has the following story; "xne mspatcn is informed on good authority that Bernard himself did not write this letter at all, but that It was written by a nameless Norfolk lawyer who contemplates a , connection wi' the possible defence of Bernard s CaroJ. Una damage suit in the Virginia courts., This man is represented as belieyj' tnat some or tne statements maae py, Bernard to the Dispatch reporter last! Thursday, and printed that day, ara calculated to prejudice the Norfolk public against him. At all events the identity of the evasive gentleman i whose name fills the eloquent blank, in the happy communication printed above would be interesting to .ll who', have followed the case of Mr. Bernard. ' "The facts of the Thursday Interview. ' are these: The reporter was told by an i acquaintance of Bernard that Bernard ' was in Norfolk, and that uernara naa talked with him. The reporter .him self had known Bernard personally for, three years," in Raleigh and elsevhere. This reporter met Bernard about 11 , o'clock Thursday morning at tne Main street entrance to the Atlantic Hotel. Bernard recognized him at once, 9 " the two-talked about fifteen minuf " The reporter asked direct questi6ns concerning the scandal and the suit in North Carolina, Bernard answered them readily enough, and showed no unusual manifestation except a gen eral restlessness and a desire to bo off. The conversation was conducted, in ordinary Bnglish of the sort current here in Norfolk. The reporter quoted Bernard's words exactly as ne under stood them. He also smoked Jiernaru a cigar, as indicated in the interview. The 'Stuff and the quotations in ma ).fQn. hAfnrft. are both Bernard's. The reporter Is' not responsible for the quality of them. The Repudiation Story Norfolk, Va., July s-Special.-Clauda M. Bernard, former United States dis trict attorney for the Eastern district of North Carolina, who is stopping at a hotel within the vicinity of Norfolk, has written the following letter to a prominent federal official in Norfolkje gardlng an alleged interview wUn hiiA printed in a Norfolk paper, and lred out to North Carolina papers: "Dear Sir:-I urn surprised and r.iA :t ho nllpzed interview in the Norfolk Dispatch, and which was also telegraphed from Norfolk to tto eich daily paocrs. It is without foun dation a grcs misrepresentation or me. I did not talk with any one in Norfolk yesterday but yourself. I dl not ie or talk with a newspaper mar orVnyone else on this subject. I am Z a loS to know where they got such :.:Z :..a nuotationa are false and huAful Vou are authorized to repudi ate the entire alleged enterview. It Is " liboi and I hMl if I have an remedy the courts against ; such misrepresentation. . ..yours very f 5ERXARD Mr. Bernard will not return to North Carolina for the present. The story re ferreHo was written by a reporter rerreatp B0UgntOn of the Nor- named Jas. i. of folk Dispatch staff and formerly o . Raleigh. j Elks off for Buffalo . r r July 8. Special Order of Elks. In -the party. were between twenty and twenty, five memoers of the antlered brethren. The t by .-ay of Greensboro will -t nurr tomorrow and whl taKe tne Gr.en8boro they expect 'tfoeon by a largo number fror other towns in the western part of th, !te Most of the Durham crowd will S'a short trip int. Canada prob, tn Toronto and other r.-arr-y Pomts andT.111 absent from the tgr from twelve to fifteen days. Mr. . V . Mab-y. Pt exalted ruler of tho lodged went as the lodge's representa Uve from her. .fie
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