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THE EALEIGH .EVENING TIMES,
VOLUME 27.
RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1907.
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JAMES STROTHER GOES ON
, 3TAND AND TELLS OF SISTER'S y.
' ; ?-T'1DIN6tAi-Tm'SHdOTiG
THE SOUTHERN
THE CONFEREES
BILL FOR 2 1-4
HOT SPEECHES IN TCZ ;
SENATE AGAINST HILl
10 INCREASE ! SAtADElZ
HIT FOR $7,500
Says By waters Was " Killed
N When he Refused to Re-: .
main With His Bride
DEM) IMJ' TRUSTED .
, : BY STflOTHER FAMILY
Murder Trial aKQuIpcper Continued
Today and One of the Defendants
Relates the Incidents in the Homo
and the Killing 8uys That By-
' waters Wan Insolent and Refused
to Comfort' His Wife -Tremendous
Interest In the Case The Evi
denco Today.
(By the Associated Press.J
Culpeper, Va., Feb. 28. The expected
story of the defense from the lips of
the defendants' In the trial of James
and Philip Strother, charged -with the
murder of William Bywaters, their
brother-in-law at the Strother home
near here last JDeoember, was the center
of all Interest in today's developments
, In-that , case. V
y While the testimony of Mrs. William
Bywaters. "the- yonna "bride of an
hour," in defense of whose honor the
fatal shots were fl red by .her brothers
as her husband Was seeking to escape
from tne house, created wirespreaa in
terest, that if the . two defendants
.. one of theirt James Strother, a. member
of the West .Virginia legislature, was
also confidently looked forward to as
one of dramatic .interest,!' - t
' . Tho Morning Program.
The defense - planned yesterday to
bring Jhe.. two brothers to the witness
, standtoday as esrly as, possible and
. s- tht. as tie lrogMrarwtteii i arudge
Harrison converted- tnis moraing-s
elon, , Their testimony... while expected
to conform in it Important and mater-
, Inl features to that already presented
' to tha Jury by their two sisters and
tieorge Trench Strother, ' the lumber,
man, who before the tragedy came from
ls home in. Welch, W. Va., to consult
with his brothers regarding his sister's
' conduct and condition, was eagerly
anticipated In the hope It would throw
a clear light on certain pertinent
points.
The exact position of the principals
in the tragedy when the shots wero
fired and other points bearing on what
' happened immediately preceding th
waters was attempting to desert his
bride were expected to be made more
clear as the result of their testimony.
The, Shooting Bcene.
Mrs. Bywaters, who lay 111 In bed
when the shooting occurred, in her pa
thetic story on the stand yesterday, said
her recollection of somo of the events
connected with the tragedy was hasy
Mrs. Gaines, her sister, testified that
- she saw Philip fire the' first shot at
By waters,, which statement Philip
Strother has corroborated. Mrs. By
, " waters has already sworn In court that
lar v betrayal was under promise of
, , ' marriage, that she plead with By waters
) to make honorable reparation and slio
.' .- has told ' the story f of their trips ,to
Waihlnftton for the criminal operation
" which she dreaded, his Indifferent treat
ment of her, the forced-marriage, his
. , - attempt to flight and, in a general way,
the shooting that followed. Her sister
and brother, French Strother, have con.
. y, tended pn the stand that there was no
. ., thought, of shooting until their brother
' " In-law Attempted-to desert his wife.!
1 Tho brothers charged with the shooting
i . ' r. 1 1 . 1 , 1 u
,r- tuAlraoy with a clear, complete story.
. , ; C- Great Crowds aC Trial.. -: , t
Save for the ; clearing of the .court
:-V room, for ' the estlmony of Mrs.,; y-
waters, the l pale, wart, figure about
j whose wrongs the story " of the ' trial
,f Is woven, the setting capacity of the
building has been taxed to its utmost.?
The spectators not only are frWantonrj
- -Culpeper's cirjiens; but from the heigh.
- boring countryside and from adjacent
towns.' All of them have listened with
rapt attention and eagerness as the de-
tans or tne trageoy nave oeen Drougnt.v
out in the recitals on the witness "taim. j
- This has beenjdue largely to the
promlnencebf the parties,; the M
standing of Bywaters, the Position of
urn twruiners amuy, u luoir nuv- .
'of friends on. both sides throughout
this section of the state, -and the cir
cumstances oi ins irageoi mave mauo j
it one of the most notable cases before '
the tourts of the State m many yeairs.
Early today those anxious for admls- ',- '1 " ' ' . ,-,iih
. i, " , ,hl Mt.i. m,, . fha but dashed across th room and through
' T th,9 nWaconvener?n1 SS S he wa's hi'
when Judge Harrison convened tht ked hl, n. .
Gaines, the sister of Mrs. Bywaters, m B(Jt flre on Wm-mtu u had
,-was ra-called for av brief eross-ex-,9ut of tne vJndow .. . . - -smination.
She was on the stand - Attn- mx-mh of twntv minutes, the
. but a' short time when James A.-
Strother, -one of the defendants, waft
called as a witness. - r
Story of Sister's Wrong.
, He was permitted to tell the story
of hirf sister's 'wrongs with only oc
casional questioning by his chief
counsel, oha L. Jeffries.
Although at times visibly affected
by the strain under which he has
labored since , the night of December
15 last when J.Bywalfcrs was -Jellied
ho related the relations-"between tho
dead man and his sister in a straight
forward manner, " ;4'
Ha gave, his residence as -Welch,
W. V.. stating that his presence in
Culpeper on the night of the tragedy
was due to information sent him by
Mrs. Gaines, '"his sister, concerning
her suspicions as to Viola's condi
tion. "How did you regard Bywaters?"
he was asked.
"He always enjoyed our full con-
fldance," he replied. "We knew that
Viola loved him and1 regarded them
as practically engaged."
His story continued with a state
ment concerning the demand he
made on Bywaters to marry Viola.
"You are responsible for her con
dition and you must marry her," he
said, referring to his conversation
with Bywaters after Viola's condition
became known to the family.
"I know I am," he stated Bywaters
said, "and. I want to marry her."
Arranged the Wedding.
"We then arranged with Rev. Dr.
Ware to coma to marry them, and
thought then that everything would
end all right. After the ceremony,
Bywaters' whole manner ohangod.
He became indifferent to Viola and
insolent to Mrs. Gaines. !
"H9 Beemed to think that his ob
ligation to Viola waB over when he
married her.'
Referring to the quarrel between
Bywaters and the N members of the
Strother family present the defend
ant, said thftt By-Waters srw Jftbualvs
when a demand was made that he
remain with Viola on the night of
the tragedy. . ' .
"Did you insist on his remaining
with your sister?" asked Attorney
Jeffries. " '
"I certainty did," answered the
witness. "I realized that Viola was
desperately ill and that it was . By
waters place, as her husband, to be
with her."
"What did he reply?"
"He said, 'Jim Strother, I'm not
afraid of you.' "
Bywaters Showed Fight.
At this Juncture, tho witness stated,
Mrs. Gaines declared to Bywaters, "Will
JSywaters you are the lowest dog auve.
Edward "L. Gaines, the witness said,
followed his wife's reference to By
waters' conduct, declaring, "Bywaters,
you have violated every abllgation of
an Old-Fellow and a man of honor."
This so enraged Bywaters, the wit
ness stated, that he (Bywaters) at
tempted to attack Mr. Gaines.
Bywaters tried to draw a knlfo on
Gaines. He cursed him in tho vilest
language ho knew." The witness re
peated the words which he said By-
waters used.
"Bywaters," ho continued, "then went
up to Viola's room, leaving Gaines In
the dining room."
"Did Bywaters still inslBt on leaving
Viola?" Attorney Jeffries asked.
He did," the witness replied. "He
insisted that he must go to Culpeper
that night."
The Actual Shooting.
This point In the' testimony led the
witness up to the actual shooting.
"What happened whei you went to
your sisters room he Asked?" ho was
asked. . ;-H
"I asked what he intended to do. 1
told Mm that we intended to watch
him to see that he did not get away."
"Did be answer?" . , .
No.- he sprang . from Viola's side,
tearing himself from-, her arms and
made a dash for the door." ; : 1
-'What happened then?" he was ask
., ' ' lheara WM a h0t
ed.
Philip fired at Bywaters as be jran down
(the stalls." '
The1 testimony ' which followed con
cerned Bywaters'. supposed attempt to
. hA -ini,nlA nf tha bedroom
nU5, ended in his death on the roof
outslde i , , x t
; Bywaters returned" to the bedroom
wltnegs Btated, followed by Mr,
whn h- ndrtfM. nreventer B
waters escape by the stairs.
Boot As He Kan.
. - , u, ik !, .l.lpf'a
-v ' . "
.!"'' A . . inJanl
witness resumed his testimony most of
which treated of the attitude of the
Strother family towards Bywaters af
ter the shooting.
A pathetic Interlude In the testimony
came when the defendant after com
pleting his story-of the tragedy, told
of his mother's admonition to' him on
her death bed to "always protect our
girls, Jim."
Strother paused in his story overcome
with emotion and his counsel were vis-,
ibly affected. 0
As the members of the Strother
family Seated within the enclosure
heard their brother's reference to the
dead mother's, memory, they, too,
were overcome. Philip's head sank
low on his grea3t and MrB. Gaines
sobbed audibly.
. When able to continue, James
Stfother told of tho deep affection
entertained toward Viola by tho
family.
"Viola was our baby;" he paid.
"and It was our duty to protect her."
Attorney Jeffries then asked:
"Mr. Strother, what were your feel
ings when you became convinced that
Bywatorshad ruined your sister?"
"Evory passion and emotion in my
body was aroused," he declared. "I
bocame like a crazy man. 1 could
think of nothing else and was deter
mined to bring the man responsible
for her condition to a reckoning.'
"That will do," 'Attorney Jeffries
then announced. "The defenso Is
through with tho witness." '
The Crosu-Kxaraination.
Commonwealth Attorney Koith, bo
plnnhig his cross-examination, nsked
tho defendant to explain, certain
points in .his previous testimony re
lating to the position of tho two men,
James and Philip Strother, when they
opened fire on Bywaters.
"When Bywaters re-entered your
sister's room, after his attempt to
escape by the stairs, were you be
tween him and the window?" he was
asked. "If you' were in front of him,
why didn't you stop him?"
v :I;Wasn'(i exactly in front of.By
.wt.'tp0d'i$!,3i4a,at " "As"
I have said, everything was in con
fusion, and, as far as I can remember,
I was standing over near tho wall." :
"Why didn't you prevent Bywaters
from reaching the window?", asked
Mr. Keith. "It seems as though you
three7 men yourself, your brother
Philip, and Mr. Gaiucs were physi
cally able to stop this one man from
leaving tho room."
"I didn't have time, to think," re
plied the defendant.' "No man on
earth, standing where I was, could
have stopped him." )
'You say that you used an auto
matic pistol?" continued Mr. Keith.
How many shots did you firo while
in the room?"
Fired Two Shots.
Two shots from an automatic 32-
caliber revolver," answered the wit
ness. Did you note tho effect of these
shots?" asked Mr. Keith. "And
where was Bywaters when they
struck him?"
"I fired as Bywaters got through
the window," replied the witness,
"though it was too dark to know
whether they hit him or not." i .'
"How many shots did your brother
Philip fire at this fleeing man?" que
ried Mr. Keith.
"I don't know," replied the wit
ness,, "though' I remember that he
continued to firo,after I had run down
stairs, intending to head Bywaters
off." ,. . ,
- The balance of the cross-examination
concerned certain minor points
of the sceno in the bed-room which
tho commowealth attorney wished to
bring out more .clearly,
' Shortly after 1 o'clock tho witness
was excused, and Judge- Harrison an
nounced recess for luncheon.
. This afternoon the physicians who
treated Mrs. Bywaters1 following the
criminal operation were examined.
CHARLOTTE MAN'S FIRST
VISIT TO ' CITY OK RALEIGH.
5 Mr. Robert H.- Jordan; . ono of
Charlotte's most vlue4 citizens and
tha leading druggist of his city, is
In Raleigh, today, having come hero
in the Interest of the proposed ex
tension of the city limits of Char
lotte.' Mr. Jordan although a . citi
zen of Norths Carolina ; for twenty
five years, and always an, active
business . man, : has ' never been; to
Raleigh before, and MMs today en
Joying his visit by closely observing
theL general assembly I Ha- has trav
eled all over 'Europe, has beento
Panama, to Cuba; in fact, has nearly
gone the world over( and ha cheer
fully says Raleigh Is ail right tnd
mbst Interesting spot of the eurthj
Just at this time at least.
Hosf jiajLCase Tried at
- Bis Term of Court
WILL PROBABLY APPEAL
Suit Was Brought by ( iiarles E. Man
gum and Was for $25,000 Dam
age St( Against t li- Ruleigh Elec
tric Company Today Judjcmcnt
Against Southern in Penalty Case.
It is a rare tiiins for a term
of
civil court to l':isa without ono or
more damage suits of some descrip
tion being tried? and Ihe present term
of Wake superior court lias proved j
no excontion to tlie rule. The largest !
verdict rendered thus i;:r was against
the Southern Railway yesterday
i
afternoon, it having licen for $7;G0"0.
Tho caso was cue brought by Charles
E. Mangum, who asl-iod for $25,000
for injuries sufituincd hero several
ysara ago.,. The verdki was pturned
yesterday afternoon. Tho attorneys '.
in tho case were: Col, .1. C. L. Harris, !
Mr Charles U. Harris, and Mr. D. H. j
Custer ,ot,Danvllle, Va., the home ofi
the plaintiff. Messrs. F. H. Busbeo
& Son and Mr. A. B. Andrews, Jr.,'
were attorneys for Uie defendant company;-
,
It was alleged in the complaint
that on the night of July 4, 1903,
plaintiff Was in Raleigh and desired
to.go .to Danville, Va., on a train of
taa Soutbirn Railway; that after pur
cbasing ticket, plaintifCwas permit
ted to pass 4hugtht gates, on to
tS4 irlla'tfor'lii" Sairp'ersbifS Jhvailing
for trains; that whilo walking along
said platform for the purpose of
reaching car lie was to get on, an
employe of defendant company, or
person acting in such capacity, came
along platform with a truck loaded
with mail, the sanio having been
pushed along at a rapid rate, and
when near plaintiff, turned said truck
loose. The plaintiff alleged that he
backed up against one of the oars,
but could not prevent truck from
striking him about the waist, inflict
ing permanent internal injuries and
also injuring his hip. It was nlleged
that the injuries sustained were of
such a nature as to permanently -disable
plaintiff from earning a living.
For the above alleged negligence on
the part of defendant company, plain
tiff asked for $25,000 damages and
tho costs.
The case was given to tho jury yes
terday afternoon, and after being out
a short time, rendered a verdict al
lowing plaintiff $7,500 damages.
It is very probable that tho railroad
company will appeal. ...
Suit .lt;aiiist Blectrlc Company.
A case was tried this afternoon in
which W. I-:. Narron asked $ 1,00'.)
damages for having been assaulted by
a conductor of the Raleigh Electric
Company, and for having been cursed
by the conductor while on the car of
defendant company. Mr. Robert N.
Slmms was attorney for plaintiff, and
Mr. R. T. Gray.and Mr. James H.
Pou for the defendant company.
: It was alleged In the complaint that
the plaintiff was a passenger on a car
of the defendant company on April
23, 1906, and had paid his fare, when
tho conductor of said car, without
provocation on tho-part of said plain
tiff, cursed and abused plaintiff,, and
after leaving the car, followed him,
applying vile names, and, further
more, struck him in. tho face.
Ey reason of above allegations the
plaintiff asked to be awarded) dam
ages to the amount' of $1,000, and
the costs. '
It was contended by attorneys for
the defendant company that the state
ment of Narrori was not In accord
ance with the facts" as -they actually
existed; that he was to blame and
cursed the conductor in such a man
ner that he got off his car, took off
his badge and sold If Narron wanted
a fight he could get it, , whereupon a
difficulty ensued and plaintiff got the
worst" of it. V ; --
At the time ongoing to press a
Verdict had not been returned in the
caso. . .. -t- v '
, ' Judgment tor Penalties, t ' ,
-The two cases against the Southern
Railway for penalties for pot posting
train ia accordance with an order of
tho corporation com mission were con
solidated and judgment rendered
against said company for f 00. -.: . j
Report of the Compromise
by the Committee
LEE COUNTY WON TODAY
Ruk-lgh Charter Bill Passed as
Amended by Committee- -Amendment
by Mr. Harris Lost House
Votes Down Bill for Bridge in
Wilkes County Lee County Bill
Order for Tomorrow.
Thi;; was a day of much dispatch in
ihe house. Of course, first in impor
tance was the report q the railroad
conference committee, offering a sub
stitute bill fixing the maximum of
passenger charges at 2 VI cents for all
roads having more than sixty miles
trackage, and no second class.
l-.ee county won the first, round of
its second light. The house passed
on second reading tho bill to submit
to a vote of tho people of the terri
tory to bo included tho question of
establishing a new county out of portion.--,
of Moore and Chatham.
Tho Raleigh charter bill, calling
for a voto of the people on the quest-on
whether the city limits shall be
extended one-quarter of a mile or
more, and inaking several other im
portant changes in tho charter of the
Capital City, was passed on its read
ings, after an amendment by Repre
sentative Harris to let the people vote
on the question of extension per se
had been lost.
The bill for tho levy of a special
tax in Wilkes for the building of a
bridge in tho northern part of the
county was voted down at the earnest
solicitation of the two republican rep-
raBsaia44y.eaIyom.-,.fra
Cowles and Dr. Bryant. This was .the
bin that caused the difficulty between
Congressman-elect Hackett and Dr.
Bryant.
Speaker Justice called the hous9
to order at 9.30 this morning. There
was no public prayer, no minister
being present.
Bills Introduced.
Joint resolution to put statue of
Nathaniel Macon in statuary hall at
Washington. Rodwell.
Amend act of 1903 concerning
election of toachcrs in graded
schools of Fayetteville. Bolton.
Regulate compensation of sheriff
of Halifax. Kitchin.
Amend Revisal relative to courts
of Davidson. Hankins.
Appoint A. M. Lovelace and N. P.
Hairelson justices of peace for
Cleveland. Mull.
Kor government of town of Beau
fort in Carteret. Davis.
Amend Devisal relative to public
schools. Kddins.
Authorize Orange county to sub
mit to votes question of road bonds.
Pritchard.
Improve roads of Alexander.
Watts.
Amend Uevisal relative to Alex
andpr. Watts.
Drainago of portions of Indian
Creek in Lincoln county. Keever by
request.
Prohibit liquor within three miles
of Bethel M. E. Church in Union
county. Price.
Incorporate Ladies' Civic Society
of Fayetteville. McNeill.
Amend Revisal relative to fees for
examination of state banks. Blount.
Elect county board of education
and county superintendent of in
struction in Cherokee. Burnett by
request.
Vest certain lands in state board
of education. Koonce.
Repeal section of Revisal relative
to tax titles. Koonce.
Require non-resident hunters to
obtain license from clerk of court
before hunting in Randolph. Wood.
Prevent spread of contagious and
infectious diseases. Edgerton.
Prohibit sale of liquor in certain
Bchool districts in Moore. Buchan.
Amend charter of Randolph and
Cumberland Railroad Company.
Buchan. ,,-,.
Appropriate $1,000 to colored or
phans of Sanford. Buchan.
Incorporate town of Cerro Gordo
in Columbus county. McRacken. (
Change i township Time between
Winston, Middle. Fork and Old Fork
in Fwsythv, CArter.;v.i'.,ft- ',v.
Amend Revisal relative to certain
fees of justices of peace. Mlal by
request, ; 1
Relievo 'Mrs. Wycoff, admlnlstrar
(.Continued1 on Pace .)
" THAW'S SANITY
Dr. Evans Tbought Him Crazy
Once anil Sane Now
EXPERT ON THE STAND
Cross-Kxaniination by Mr. Jerome
Develops Nothing of a Startling
Nature Shows . That Letters of
the Prisoner Indicated Tlat He
Was Crazy at- the Time He Killed
White.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 28. Dr. B. D.
Evans was the first witness in the
trial of Harry Thaw today.
Dr. Evans was called when court
ro-convened, and his cross-examination
was resumed by Mr. Jerome.
When court adjourned last evening,
Dr. Evans was given copies of Thaw's
letters which are in evidence, as Well
as the will and codicil that ho might
be prepared for cross-examination
on his theory that these documents
contain evidences of an unsound
mind. w
Mr. Jerome spent twenty minutes
in an endeavor to have Dr. Evans
say he had "carefully read the doc
uments" he would only go as far as
saying he had done tho best he
could. Mr. Jerome told him to go
ahead and road them asain. and- the
Dr. Evans finally stated that sev
eral of the letters bore no addresses
and were therefore of little use in
his attempt to discover whether the
writer was of sound mind.
"Do any of those letters show that
the writer was insane?" asked the
district attorney.
"Some of them, in my opinion,
show signs of mental instability."
"By mental instability do you
mean insanity?"
"Not insanity in the sense that he
would remain permanently insane."
Dr. Evans went into a long ex
planation of the reason for his the
ory that the letters showed mental
instability. A letter written with a
lead pencil by Thaw to Evelyn Nes
bit, he said, showed lack of a sense
of the proprieties, a loss of the
aesthetic s?nse and various other
things which the doctor believed
showed the writer was of unsound
mind, in view of the environment of
wealth and luxury in which he had
boon reared.
Dr. Evans said ho " assumed the
letter was addressed to the girl for
whose hand the writer was suing.
"Would (ho fuel," asked Mr. Je
rome, "that tho writer had been
traveling through Europe with the
young woman as man and wife,
though not married, have any effect
upon your opinion?"
"No." replied Dr. Evans, "for a
man under those circumstances may
love tho woman just as much as
though slia were bound to him by
holier ties."
"Does that letter, taken alone and
entirely separated from everything
elso in the case, show a pathological
condition on the part of the writer,"
asked Mr. Jerome.
It took nearly a half hour and
many questions to secure the wishes
of the formal answar. Dr. Evans
finally said that if tha letter had
been handed to him without his
knowing who wrote it or any of their
circumstances, he would not be able
to form any opinion regarding th3
pathological condition of the writer.
Dr. Evans was asked to describe
the term, "pathology of the mind,"
and spoke for fiftesn minutes, de
claring, that gsnerally speaking it
was a diseased condition of the
brain. Dr. Evans was explaining the
effect of ."mental medicine" when
District Attorney Jerome lnter
ruptdd.. m -!i-
"I will he short' .said the expert
. "If we fan get anything short,"
said the district attorney, "go
ahead." V ';"!;:; i ,. ;5- -. .'
Dr. Evans, went, -on at soma length,
andVhen b.e tad finished Mr. Jerome
asked the stenographer to read -the
toreviaus ouostton.' fin a loud vo!c3'
the stenographer ra4 :i ;
(Continued on Page 4.)
Snfrfol flrrfpr FiViM PflV rf
State Officials U:
r"ii
DiscusD
IE SEWSA DBSERVEB
iniiu nrnnnrnrn
AbAlll, ULUUUhULU
Senator Buxton of Forsyth Charac
terized Its Alleged Keport of Ee
murks By Him 'fu Executive Meet
ing as False and Untrue Out of tifa
Whole Clothr Senators Bear Out
What the Senator Stated Big Lot
of New Bills and Many Measures
Go Through the legislative Hop
perMessage From tho Governor.
Day's Proceedings of State Senate
in Detail. J ' v '. A' A .
: 3- ' ' ' t:
At 1:30 o'clock today In' the state
Benate the discussion of the bill fixing
the salaries of state officials was In
terrupted in brAer ' that . Chairman
Daniel -of the conference committee on
the railway rate bills could submit tha '
report of that committee " '
. The report of the conferees was then
read. It recited the - efforts made by, .
the senate committeemen. ' to secure
two rates for two and one-half, cent
maximum and refusal to agree to -a
two cent rate, and then stated that In -order
to reach on agreement the com
mitteemen of ithe two; houses had
a rrur nn fl. flllhfltltlltA fllll- nrOvldlnff
for a flat rate -of fwo and one-quar :
ter. cents a mile on all roads of sixty
mllesor more In length, with ths sec-;
ohdclass oach eliminated. 'The bill
w4s thenead and a "motion was made a.
aid prevailed to make tbft matter the
Sijeplat ' erder for tomorrow" IJTlaay)
nlfcht-at o'dlcsk.,.,0-.'!-.-;'". .':
In the state senate this ''morning;
another senator arose to a question of
personal privilege to correct misstate
ments in the Raleigh mommy paper.
This tlme.-it was Senator Buxton of
Forsyth, who arose and saia he held
in his hand a newspaper "the News
ana uoserver, bo x expect, you u www -what
is coming." 1 .
He then read from the' alleged ao ,
count of the proceedings of the exec
utive session of the senate committee
on the judiciary, held last evening, and ,
which were not allowed to be given,
out to the publick V ,
He denounced as "untrue and, false
out of the whole loth" the utterances
attributed to him at that meeting and
called upon the senate to corroborate
what h&- said. Thereupon Senators
Daniel, Graham, Reld and others, bore
out what Senator Buxton said, and de
clared that he did not say what the
News and Observer alleged he did
say. - .
Senator Graham today, out of the
regular order, introduced a bill to
amend section 28, article II of the con
stitution of North Carolina, submitting
to the voters of the state the propo
sition to increase the pay of members .-.
of the general assembly to $500 each
for regular biennial terms, and $100
each in case of extra sessions being
called, the presiding officers to receive ,
$10 per day. for their services In either
case. The bill also provides for milei.
asre at the rate of ten cents per mile
each way. The bill stipulates that the
proposed amendment shall , be .sub
mitted to the people at the next gen-j ,
oral election. ... .'i''. x
Senator Brown of Yadkin opened the
day's session of the state senate With
prayer, when the lieutenant governor ,
called that body to order at 9:30 this
morning. ' ,"!
Journal of Wednesday stood .approv- -,
cd on the certification Of the commit
tee on the journal.;
Trust Bill Reported and Made
Special Order. iV , t
The several trust bills were among i :
those, reported back by the commit
tees, and in each case it, was 'endorse?
that the bill was reported : with th&
rteid anti-trust ;. bill as a substitute, -with
the recommendation - that the
substitute do pass. The Reld bill Is
now in the hands of the printers, but
the original bill, , as amended, and as
it left the committee, was: tUsooreportv
ed by Senator! Graham this morning,
and the bill took Hs place on h cal
endar.: Later In the v session Senator
Reld asked - that his-1 amended ,-anttt- ,
trust . bill be ; made he speeial :rder
for next Tuesday at It o'clock, and it
was bo- ordered. "tn-:
Senator Buxton, i stated 4hat , he
thought the time . had ;ome when the
senate , should begin to hold nirht ses
sions, and. failed) attention to -the; sev
eral important bills that are yet to ts-"
eive the attention of the senate And
which will, necessarily consume much
time. 4; viw; '-'v;.ii'.,;;.. ;
Mr. bdell !" stat'ed ' that no tegular
night sessions were'1' held by the last
senate and he hoped It would not be
necessary to hold them this year.
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