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Cltkregai, PYto. 'll Jotmna Horn, con
victed of the iuurr of hla 1fa. MaiV
Walrfcer Hvi, vat Ban In Ur
county Jail today 1: ! Threw
time respited. Hoch Insisted to the
Uat thai M ba arrsnted all tbe drUy
that the law concede: him. Under In
w-urdlnc of hla sentence the criminal
waa CO bong beta en the hour of 1 a.
m. and 3 a, m. Whea tbe la resource
of hla attorneys. Prl to the fed
eral court of a violation of the (our
teen lb amendment to the constitution,
which" forbids .that a man ahall not ba
deprived of hla Ufa without due process
or lav, tad been denied Mnrh aban
dnned.all hope of saving hla Ufa but
till Insisted that ha be allowed to live
an nearly. to t o'dork aa pomlbre.
l' Whea Jailer Whitman. who h lons
been '.friend of Hoch,' appeared In hi
fall and retliarkert:
' ' "I'anH olt, John. Nothlnc mnro ran
ba dona for ou.'
Hoch replldr ' 1
. ..."That' all rlliL lfa aU rlht. but
I want to have all that la comlnit to ma
In point or time. I'll go when 1.30
Vlork-'eomea. twrjr, you try to take
A. 1 . I'll R.1.1 ML'
yJt..uidDH-oA anr-gl'w 'Wgiw.-tre
replied Jalarr Whitman. -
, 1 know that, replied Hoch. "but I
jWapt til that is coining to me. 1 11 go
ell t!Jght"nt t:V.
.The Jailer after consultntlon with
Xeputy Sherlft Peters agreed to the da
tayv ' Hoch tl)n asked that hla dlnuer
be bent for.' His w ish was granted and
; he ate with hn evident relish and ap
parently ;wltyut thought that he would
never enjoy another meal.
t( waaj exactly 1:52 o'clock w hen
Hoch, preceded by Deputy Sheriff Pe
ters, and attended hy Jailer John I
Whitman,' Iter-Aachteter nnd Rev. J.
E. Burkland stepped upon the scaftold.
Twp' rolnutes' later ha was a corpse.
He walked upon the scaffold qulckiy
fnd stood directly -under the noose
with heels together and head erect like
ii'soldler'on paraded. He was perfect
ly composed and full of courage. Rev.
Burkland was j steadily recltiag . the
prayers for the dying when Deputy
Sheriff Peters asked Hoch to step back
upon the trap. J4e took the. steps
quickly, glanced down to see If ha w,as
In the proper place and then turned
his face to the deputy sheriff.
1 :"Do iron want., to say something?"
asked Deputy Sheriff Peters.
'tTes," snld Hocb. , '
Mr.; Burkland as still reciting the
prayer -hnd' aollor.'bltman held out
hW hand to silence him. The clergy
man not noticing. h.ept on with , the
.- prayer and one of the guards spoke to
htm. He ceased Immediately and Hoch
- as soon as lie- could speak without In
terruption said In a 'strong German ac
cent: t .
v, ''father, forgive them, they know
ribt What they iJOv I' jnust die" an In
nocent' man.' dood bye."
. He chopped oft the last words In n
short' incisive manner and before-hls
. voice was silenced the drop fed,
v Dr. McNamara, the county physl
cla'n, was at Hoch's side' the Instant he
fel and declared that Hoch .died in
stantaneously; the neck being broken.
The body late In the Rfternoon.was de
livered to aMocl undertaker who had
: '. engaged to inter H at his- own expense,
Rey. J. SfC Burkland, one of4Hoch's
- spiritual advlsefsr had talk with the
i. prisoner shortly, before he was K"fl to
the . scaffold and said: later that 'Hoch
had tofifessed' i.
' -."Did he confess-to .the. hwrdert?J'--i6
, was asked.. , v '
, - The clergyman hesitated' t and 'then
answered: t
"Well, he Csal4 that - he had been a
, f bigamist and very wicked pian,"!i.' t
Hc declined to say or word as to
i i.whether or not Hoch had confessed, the
murder.,... V.ytfC
Hoch slept w.eljalt night and when
ho a woke this morning was apparehtlv
' J In . a,' Jovlaf . moodP - He turned to guard
t Jnmes COmmlngs who was In tht; room
. With hint and wished him-"good mom
(Continued on third pnge.)
last Ej:?imrjG
WAS D2AMATIG!
Jt-:-iTilE HISTORY OFJIOCITS
DLUEBEAUD-UKE CAREER f
Uarfe la Hirw4 haa etwi
rtcinallt trmm iiacratthr. a akaii
aaa-m' to Oevtaaay t tar ftMa ;
4h Rkln Ilia fi a. Jab
fctarftl. U till ta Mtll raatda l he-fa
A arte, ri he tWe trat !
Hmh, la al tlrtr.i la the aame
Nar. ,
link haa al) bti reill re
rrdla hla ranar la tbla roaalr.
and the frat aunt a ha tnaiTk-d la
the failed tuatea a hxllewd la hJe
hew Mr Martlu Mrinbrxrher. te
bMB ba vaa warrWd In lilt. After
llrlag artrh Hot a for foar wontha ah
died, the raaae ml death beta (a
aa vpbrltla
la November. ha lurrivd
Uarr iUakla la tbla rttjr. and hft
bar tba dar artwr I he vaddlag be
raaaa aha rofnaed to Ktra him Blotter.
In April. 1M. Hh wartlefl Mar
l ha llprttfleld. and Wt her lb four
moat ha after oblallai from ber
10
III nnt wlf ta Mid 1o hatr haen
Marr Hoch of What lln(. W. Va. She
dlrd of BPphrltla aft"r Ihren month
Hoch ban alaaja drnkd tbla mr
rlar and dorlared that be merely as-
nmod (be woman's name.
la the fall of U Horh married
Clara Bariell of Clnrlnnaa Rho died
within three moatht of the marrlaira.
In January, 1817. he wedded Juttn
Doaa In Hamilton. 0 , , and abitn
doned ber after obtaining $700.
n April. 188. lloh w arreated
In thli rltjr for hell I niortionod fnr
nitnro and acrved two year In (he
house, of correction.
U November. 1981. bo m.irrled
Mm. Anna GoehTke of Chicago, but
abandoned her after falling to ob
tain any money from ber. .
"A'pitt B.'HOi; ho marrJe'd In St.
Louis." Mrs.- Mary Brecker, who died
early in 10S. Her relative hava
rlslmed that ah was pols6ned.
December 10. 104, Hoch was mnr
tw " " - IC-.-.
or this city, the woman for whose
murder bevwaa condemned. Decem
ber 20 the woman became 111, and
January 12 she died, the cause -of
death being stated In the physician's
certlflcate as nephritis.
Five days later Hoch married Mrs.
Bmilie Fisher, a sister Of Mrs.
WelckcrVHoch.s He obtained $750
ANOTHER TRUE
BLACKBURN
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Ashevllle, N. C, Feb. 23. Tho
grand Jury of the United States
district court today returned another
true bill ngainst -Congressman Black
burn, charging him with 'practicing
before the treasury- department in
violation of the federal statutes.
The indictment today contains two
counts. It specifies and chargesrthat
Blackburn appeared before the de
partment in the interest of W. H.
Kryder, and that Blackburn by means
of ' persuaslotv i representations and
CONTRACT.FOR MAMMOTH
A: C I- SHOPS AT WAYCROSS
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Wilmington,-N. C, Feb. 23. We
yesterday afternoon it was announced
from Atlantic Coast Line headquart
ers' that tbef contract for. theymauf
moth shops to be built , at Waycross,
Ga., had been awaded. " r -v
, Seventeen firms, submitted - bids.
NEGRO SHOT FOR
'CRIMINAL ATTEMPT
Memphis, Tenn.i Feb.: 2 S.-r-A spe
cial to the Commercial Appeal from
Shaw, Miss., suys: s ,
An unknown negro was;, shot to
doakh here yesterday by Dr.' EU B,
Orica after "attacking and attempting
'to, criminally assault a white woman;
The negro was prevented lh hts pur
pose by the appearance of a party rf
negro field hands, who gave ctuse
and were Joined by Dr. Grlco,' -wmj
hitiea tne. negro, j
, . f
frosa h aad tat arnd laaaanr
II i Ut htra Hh rine4 tba
pwiww the dtaaptmaraa mt b
mmj awd the b4 nl Mr
Holi was etban4 aa4I (ratas wt
araemlr fa4 la the e'ontM b
Warfh auade l HmI sad be
aaa CasU; dlatvvered la hew Tari
where hi Uadlad. Mrs KlB-bweW
rHne4 that .be bettrved hee hoard
er ) be limb. WMrwvae be had pea
IN"-d r- to K r na the day !
his arntkl la her booar He was
arrwird snd latrr brtmcbl 10 (hi
Ilarb. aer tM-ing
ltare4 la tJI
here, admlttad that ha had been mar-1
rid thlrUf-a tlaioa, bat alwas de
nied Iha b had raaatd the des h
of say of bh wlea Ha was tlared
oa trial April 1 and on May I tba
Jury rethrheid a verdict finding him
guilty of murder and fixing Ike ua
btbrooat at death. On Inae 3 sen-
tence was aav1 on him. I be date ( n,pteinbee, bwt ku n.. twnel.
nf the rx-viillon tw-lng ect for June HnenSina- u . r I -..i.ih.i Wu
33. Covrruor Denen grant.-d blm ' niut Faneiahk'i -a
reprieve antll July 3i. Mllhln one j -v-Mna U at ert'i. ! i iwMlng
hour of the 1imc. t for hU eiecu- i ihmuth a trnattUa t.- Her atate
tlon Hot h was given a aeeond remaiel ao- pe-la eel tri i hlna needs
until Angust 31. Before this date
llll , i.w.i, mi- i wii
of the siate granted a supemedcas
to iiermlt of tbr ronslderallon of his
rase by the court. December 16 the
court handed down- a decision afflyai-
Ing a verdict In the lower court and
fixing the dnte of execution for Feb-ruaj-y
23. . ,
The Inut effort Jiiade hy lToch to
secure a new trial ended on Febru
ary 31, when Governor Deneen nnd
the board of pardon refused to lu
terferc In bis behalf. It was alleged
before, the board, by Mrs. Eraello
Fischer Hoch that she bad been ao
hounded "by the police that ababad
committed perjury; during tb trlhl
and that much of the evidence whk-h
Bhe had Riven against Hoch was not
. . :.v..4... ji.j .ii
riwPssmle to do h under present con
The death of Mrs, Welcker Hoch had
been caused by kidney disease and
not by arsenical poisoning. On cross
examination before, the board, how
ever, he admitted that he had not
made a postmortem examination of
the body of Mtb. Welcker Hoch,
whtla three physicians who had con
ducted such an examination declared
that death was caused bv arsenic. .
BILL AGAINST
WAS RETURNED
letter writings secured a compromise
in the Kryder case. y .
It is charged that Blackburn prac
ticed before the department in thishugt discrimination, and is not anti
during May, 1905. He Is. charged
with receiving a fee of $50 for. his
services. Kryder h from' Rowan
county. The case was pending wnen
Blackburn la alleged to have secured
a compromise. . s -
The indictment today makes three
that have been returned . . against
Blackburn. Otuor counts ha,ve also
been added to the two Indictments
found prior to the one today.
The contract la given to the Pennsyl
vania Bridge Company of. Beaver
Falls. It is stipulated that "the work
must be cohtpleted by January ; 1,
1907 While the officials refuse-to
state, the contract price it is known
that the shops will cost not less than
four hundred thousand dollars, -vw
iTHE DEWEY.OFF
LAS PALMAS
' By" the Associated PreBS.V'v 4 '
- h&a Palnias, Canary Islands, Feb.'
25.-(1 p. rti.)- The' United States
drydock Dewey has ' Just f beetle pig-
nailed hff this port-) ;
Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb." 23.--John
S. Lindsay, a Shakespearean
actor; died ' yesterday ' of hearfc'dls
Jeasa, aged, 5 years., - .
.vu.ti:;q fang
FOR BDYCOn
: f-i ftrta
SiSOiar K EETAUAT10N4FIRST WORK OF HOUSE
TWiw tai ew tl-nrwii -k. Kattwa
fwsm mf w a-d aad 1 im
bsadeaas Tf MaJ er Kgr-4
TVeJ iVIwa Has) - IWfrt4
mt Mawf lUghto. -
taw A
iwr wiana mmbnev tu n t i
hii. ha ln-i. t f-M the mwi
ttw t.xlajr wa the tj"tii uin
tB ttnm. afofee In epiii "f ihe b-.y
41.
I
w Tirt rb m H.ifcg 4u.-ijr
la HUn. rwotma hi I'""- tj oru
lag the awa wt tihia. ". f the in
imieiHt rrurtw"'tlil )i
feerd fur a " tiw frim lenfnes
teixn the efferea f ffhe rvl wn nf !
bw.Th .i.r him SHth' rall-u a V al"i
reform, tbera are great dlffrrvnries of
opinion rearJlng the imn. There
are Hweral classm (T r. funnrre There
are those Vh speak 'nn Mnsrusar.
and who havaer",,r,l,i "nd who
have had experience en loih sldca erf
the cntlon.
"They favor ajeaslbt" uml useful re
forms, but not. too milH-al. sr. an to
make fhlaa first ahir in stand upon
her own feet. Tlie nmrflier 'of thi-m-eenslhto
roormeiw I- f . I m one
of them.
"The ruling clas.-- nlo know- Ji;tt
aontethinc should b' dune, but they
are ut their Wits etl to know what to
do. ,ir T ' ' - '
The third t Class is coriippawd of
young students wlm are too rash.
They need traintnjr and experieno. ;
' "Financial reform- xhould ba earrled
Jut In the first pfn . but without tor-
Mim anHlee and eajf1)!' it..4SWMid
dltlons. 1
"1 was w-orkhiK out a scheme which
had to be abandoned hecBUse It was
necessary to rail on foreVsrn advice.
The new coinw Is a stopgap.
"One ihlng uimii whh-h the major
ity of Chinese in. uRieed Is that China
has been iiepiived of many tights 'by
concession ami lei'iilorlaf grants, and
by the wuy. li i poople have been treat
ed by foreigners in ("hlna and foreign
countries.
"Many Chinese who hav? gone abrond
to America, Australia and the Philip
pines' write heme complaining of arbi
trary dlaei iininalioiis Tiinde Offatnst
the Chinese which dare not be attempt
ed against other foreigners. Therefore
every one Is nnsrry nnd hence the boy
cott of"Aniei ii an (roods. Illustrating
the feelins h gainst the unjust exclus
ion' laws. It has spread over all China,
and Is solely In retaliation against un-
forelgn. The Chinese people and offf-
clals are on good terms with all for
eigners, and have no hostile feelings
towards them. The Chinese mercha'nts
have the best feeling toward foreign
merchants.
"The mnjoiity of the peop:e in the
Interior are Indifferent to all foreign
era traveling in the interior, who write
that they are well treated with no
signs of hostility agatnst them.
"'These rumors of anti-foreign feel
ing are not well fdundedt. 1 Sensible
men advise bnycotters and agitators to
betreasonable and only to boycott
goods not to treat persons unkindly,
but to continue their friendship as before.-
' ''."i"
"Unfortunately disturbances In sev
eral places are now arising from the
boycott, but this is no sign or an out
break1 agAinst foreigners." t
TO ALLAY THE - .
EXCITEMENT.
" v'"?.?:? i':tf ;v ; V
(By the Associated Pre'ss'.jr' .
'New Orleans, Kebv 2 3. -"Governor
Blanchard announced today that he
would take tonight's, .,(ratr . for
Shreyeport with the, object , of assist
ing ..Allaying tjtie. excitement pre
vailing there over. the: trJaJ of tbe
negro Charles Coleman, tomorrow for
the murder Of Margaret - Lear, a
school girl. The situation at Shreve-
poi't is reported quiet today t though.
public feeling continues 'Intense.
NEGRO TtOY KITjliKl)1lfc .
- . JIV TRAHf AT AtBtlt-V.
v A negro boy,Wall4rffeurdge, aged
15 years, watt run overland killed by
a local frolKht. train Oil tiro Solithero
Hallway; near Aubur);rstrday a
tornoon at 6 o'clockji iltoboerded the
fralght to take a rideVi BlipM. afad
i(en trader thehe?l.Vi'y5isiilleBe8 pt.tdaAo.'.v "L. " , i
(eTl',under the -wheel"., 4iAfM f'U
'mi through
ALL UNOPPOSED
(HI HcSvpcCcs
Me. Teawral fw4. rilliwsw
sbmswi It iil frwaa iMrraaatr ( -tfeeiaee
Me UltMM' W f
S IW nmtH-" .
i M it.. A !. )
SlUf Ul. Frl. Xi II hunt
.I ;..luou Ibr knaar. lu tirsl Uul
n. iud. iumm4 i be 1 fiiwan-Oil
irt
'tuiu.'eee roniaasalfln In make
il lit) llll.m Itnl.s lha si.tkL.eti ,4 ..11.
" ; r.
" . " " I IIIIIU.UIIH. MBU HI V'll ' : " 'II'
and ni" ciii ihe fcdUM' from lime to
llni.
Mr 1 n us. tu1 ilnh i (in twnu-d
the lestilui wu i li .i unuitlmou n
iori fnnii Hi.- Inn rv and foreign
Almull'., loinini
In r-tiil.nniui: '.I.- r. mhuiihii M:
TowbHeml ld
"Thin rvftoluMon ;(.. liorn of a
ellled cou viii.n .itumit:
SB retorted In congrewa that I n J um- I
tlce) and wrutti; U Im-Iiik done ibem,
hy cerLsin Inti rn.iie eanieix ot nul i
and dtl.
"ft has been rnnfMentl) alleged
thst certain railroad companies have
large holdings of coal and oil land,
that thc bin and sell cost and oil;
that in other cHe officers of thwc
roads own sufficient of the stoik of
Oil aurl cosl companies when used in SR), M,K Sawyer, Wis an old com
connection with tho stock owned by panlon of Ktlnsnn's In the mine and
the roads to enable them to control 1 worked with him for forty years
such companies; that by reason of1 became suddenly wealthy, af
such Ownership, dealings and colitis- !
lohs, tho two great necessltleH ofi,rv'e night And when we
modern life, coml and oil, are iaadaDB tne invesiigaiion last month
mor expensive to the consumer, and ' ,aPl gHVe Ms cl"w "Pn wn,rh
at tbVsatne Mme independent own- wtrk- we found surtling
erf and dealers in hose products are evidence. Thlt. man had in his possea-injaired-f
Kt riilnrd .-"'-' ' Islon f?fi,pno of the bonds wbk-h her
"It is alleged that hundreds of
.r nf mui .ml nil mini.. n.i i
fields are prevented f,roai oieration
for the reason the roads which under
the law should serve hem, ollheri
fall entirely In furnishing the means I
of transportation or else furnish
them so Inadequately as to make
operation tinprofltahlc.
"The result of this can only be. !
that every consumer of coal and oil j
is subject to the prices of monopoly
which are those of extorllon and In-
justiceT It is possible. th::t oxiHtingi
law may not he adequate to reach
these evils if they are found to exist,
but there can bp no doubt that th'e
government is strong enough to pro
tect Its citizens against any of its
law made .creatures, and when pub
licity reveals an evil congress which
is. able and J willing to apply a
remedy.
'This Investigation should be made
promptly, fearlessly and well. It is
for- the' best interest of the honest
carriers who are striving faithfully
to serve the pirtilic; it. is hut just
to the people that congress should
have the information ,in order that
it may know whether it is serving
the,. public as It is entitled to he
served." .
Support to tho resolution was made
by Mr. Williams, tho minority leader
in a brief speech.
. The resolution . was agreed to with
out' opposition.
SCHOONER AND
BARGE COLLIDE.
Vineyard Haven, Mass.,"Feb. 23. Th
three masted barge Tipton, from New
port News for Boston, In tow of the
rug Eureka, routed the five mast"d
jctjooner Charleton Henry, which was
at anchor at the outer entrance to the
harbor In Vineyard Sound, today. The
Tipt'rmSi hn4n. mast and' mlzzen mast
were broken " off. and the pilot house
was demolished. The ' big schooner's
tibboon and head gear and her cut-
fwater and bowsprit were carried away.
The Tptob also had "a hole stove ip
her port quarter, but it' was above the
water line. '
Besides the Tipton, tbe Eureka had
tO tow the barges Strafford and Ha
vana. All were anchored after, the ac
cldent. .
- -' To Aid in Their Defense.
' ; Butte, Mont.', Feb. 23,-rrPIve tbour
sand dollars have bcen appropriated
by the Mfll and Smelter ;Mens Unlori
of this city toaid in' the rletense of
Charles P. Moyer, - Haywood, PetiT
bone and Orchard, who are suspected
bftithe jftuYdftr" of ok-Govcrnor Steun-
RUMOR THAT
WILL B
JOUNSTLSOVSSU.IH
Frisco Eeieclim TUnk Ec
IsUcatcd I
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ksoan ii.ii, !o.i,.1 r.. ii, t m
1,1. Llol to'l-1 , t
UiUM-r l. ii,.. ',- he,. ii k,
dtamir-tMd lh' ill- '.mnd la
the lake ill' ot i ...., nnd tmn
Ibst hi, d pmii Imh wi ti .i I., t! trwut
rompaiii was eti,,:i ., I t,. .,, t h n a,
to I, aw notiialii'-d u I., f - u in of
Diici a ill o'hr iiliil.irv i,i hr
(line of II. oa Bel dll ,,i atli
Sine ihen del. 1 !. ti n. -.n ut
aorW firre lea oui th- iiihiiti In
1-OHDiTt ion Hh Hlitlfcorj a dealh Vo
th new h i- been itucUuil In n hai
yewtenlii Mr. Krnnk V Sn of
Hoton. a niece of Htlnsou. arrived
al her mot hi r'. Mr. Karah Connoi
of Poi il.mil. Me . with the m that
detwtlien hlti-d hi her ! iuvi-ctlcate
th
denth of her uncle bail located
lii.onn worth of boads belonging to
Stlnwiii In Ssn Krsscisco and are now
rlnwly vutehlnK the man who baa
Ihoru in hi pokekn. This man.
,Pr uncle's deHth." she said. In an In-
um,e ownpa- "ur natives are
watching every move of lhat man nnd
his arrest will be accomplished
8ho' "J
'
IIPPCC TUC THRPF
ITlLllUL 1 llL IflilLL
TELEPHONE CO
A commit lee from the Raloigh
Merchants' Association will tonight,
at S o'clock, confer with representa
tives of the three telephone ex
changes here to see. if, under proper
conditions, a merger cannot be con
sumuted so that there will be only
one exchange here. These business
men have been working to this end
for some time on the ground that
Ihree exchanges are unnecessary1;
burdensome on the public. The com
mittee from tho merchants Is com
posed of President C. B. Hart. .1. '!
Robbins, Burwell Pearce and W. H.
King. Judge Palmer of Atlanta, eti
eral counsel for the Southern Bcli,
and Secretary and Treasurer Shaw of
the Interstate, are here for the con
ference.
INDUSTRIAL
INSURANCE NEXT
(By the Associated Press. 1
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 2:1 Indus
trial insurance, concerning which the
special legislative insurance invest!
gating committee which reported
mado no recommendation, will he
subjected to a special legislative in
quiry if a joint resolution introduced
in the senate today is adopted. The
critics of industrial insurance have
alleged that the poor are robbed by
exorbitant weekly premiums, many
fold greater than those on ordinary
insurance.
NO ADVERSE
DEVELOPMENTS
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Feb. 23. Dispatches to
Dun's Review Indicate that no adverse
developments appear In the busines
situation while the proximity of spring
trade stimulates operations In those
lines.
Bank exchanges this week at all
leading ciiie.s in the United States ar
$2. 650. 0P5.7S0, an increase of 24.5 pe
cent over the corresponding week of
last year.
Berlin, Feb. 23. The reichsta?
today by a large' majority passed the
final reading of the bill providing for
the extension of Germanyft reciprocal
tariff rates to the United States.
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stroke will be made by Mr. Rtwr kburtl
or M follower
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formed that a mot low will be Baada an
oih-b court this afteraaoa or toffcoV
row to have a spartal prassntlag at
torney apiKilated lo praaeat District
Attorney Holton to tba present grand
Jury, that affidavits will be pretaled
to Judge Waddlll stating that wlt-
nesaes are on hand ready to testify '
to Holton failure to proaerato ttv
cert sin Inmancea, and also other
hurt-en not spot Ifled.
It I a fierce storm that la raglag
about Holton bead. Btackbara'a
men are here in no laconstrierabto
number. It Is rumored this mbrnlrut
that Blackburn Is to com himself.
There is also a well founded rumor
tbut prominent ma pot in tht rev '
eni'c service are to be presented by '
the district attorney to tba' rrand '
jury, it ta evident thai-AiUav saaelal '
term of court was not called for .
nothing.
RUrkburn't Ikenlai.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington last night says:
Representalvo Bpencer Blackburn.
of North Carolina, tonight made a
statement reiterating hla denial of
the charges contained la the Indict
ment returned against blm at Ashe-
ille yesterday, alleging that he prac
ticed before tne treasury department
and received fees therefor la viola
tion bf law. He says he will civ the
matter of the charges against him
personal attention and is ready for
action when the time arrives. Mr.
Blackburn's statement follows:
"I have violated no law of the land
either in letter . or tfpirit.. I Bled
charges furnished me by responsible
parties with the judiciary committee
of the senate against the present dis
trict attorney for tbe wester district
of North Carolina when Ms name was
sent to the senate. This was done
in accordance with the wishes of the
people of my district and my state
as a result of which I learn that with
in the last one or two days a bill Of
indictment has been procured against
me at Ashevllle at a special term of
tue grand jury, before which the dis
trict attorney, according to the pa
pers of the state, appeared ip person.
I have violated no law of the land as
I have stated before.elther In letter :
or In spirit, and the extreme animos
ity of men who hold federal positions
against whom I have never , done
anything' cannot prejudice the minds -of
the people of my state against me.'
because I have been for (hem.. I ;
shall continue to stay With' the peo
ple and serve their interests as best
I can."
LITTLE DARKY '
WAS BLOWN UP.
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Greensboro, N. C, fep. 23. '
While Alexander Hood, a little negro
boy, was trying; to open a bdir, of dy
namite with a rock, the whole thing
exploded, badly shattering windows
Ih the neighborhood of South Davie
street, and completely tearing off the
boy's hand and wrist, and his face
was literally peeled by flying grit.
The boy is In the hospital and will re
cover. , ' . ',. ' " i
j. p. m6rqan, JR.,
GOES A'HUNTING.
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(Special to iTlie Evenlrig Times.)
Greensboro, K. C, Feb. f 28. J".
PierpOnt Morgan, Jr., Spent the da?
here going to Climax, a few miles
distant, v where he .will ftupt par
tridges for a few days. 4 r 1 ' ,
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