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EDITION
Washington, March 15 Forecast
for North Carolina for tonight and
Tuesday: Fair tonight and Tuesday;
frost tonight moderate north winds.
ESTABLISHED 1871.
THE GREATEST
OPENING DAY
Interest io Cooper-Sharp Trial
Reaches New High Water
Mark Today
MXARN CLOSES SPEECH
General Jeff McCarn Continues His
Vigorous Denunciation of Defend
lints, Charging That the Killing of
earmark Was Assassination Pure,
nnd Simple, and That it Was the
Act of Cowards Declares That the
First Shot Fired Was the One That
Struck Carmack in the Hack of the
. Head. .
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Criminal Court Room, Nashville,
.Tenn.y March 15 While interest in
tho Cooper-Sharp murder trial has
been marked ever since its beginning,
it reached a new high-water mark to
day and the crush at the court house
was far the greatest since January
20, the opening day of the trlalT The
crowd was so dense, especially around
the tables reserved for the attorneys
and along the walls at the sides of
the court room that it was with dif
ficulty that the court officers were
able to move about to attend to thelr
duties. '
General Jeff McCarn resumed his
. speech'-to' -the jury at 9:10 o'clock
and continued his vigorous denuncia
tion of the defendants, charging that
the killing of Carmack was assassi
nation, pure and simple, and that it
was the act of cowards. He declared
the first shot fired was the one that
struck Carmack in the back of the
head. He said that the defense in-
slats that Senator Carmack could not
do anything after he got the wound
in the back of the hepd. "That is just
what they figured on when they shot
him there first," continued General
McCarn. "That was their theory
then." ". . v
He likened Senator Carmack to a
man of sunshine and said:
"What an auspicious day they had
chosen to take' -him away! One of
darkness and cloud and smoke and
gloominess."
Gen. McCarn said he had a friend
once who loved the south. He recit
ed here to the jury Carmack's beau
tiful "pledge to the south" and when
he had ended many In the court room
were in tears.
Gen., McCarn said the bullets that
had entered Carmack's body had not
stopied there. They had pierced the
hearts of an anguished wife and the
soul of a youth of tender years, who
stood with his little face at the win
dow waiting in vain for the familiar
click of the latch of the gate and the
souno. of the well known and beloved
footsteps.
"I know the mighty station and in
fluence of the defendant's will not
influence the jury In the rendition of
their verdict," said Gen. McCarn.
"I know the Jurors to be men and
that they will give justice to all."
Gen. McCarn's address was regard
ed by all who heard It as a powerful
effort and has had an effect on the
public and the jury as well, it is be
lieved. Judge Hart announced that he
would try and charge the jury some
time tomorrow.
Gen. McCarn took up the feature
of the case in regard to who was ag
gressor. Col. Cooper, he said, liad the
threat out and had never withdrawn
It or abandoned It. He said Colonel
Cooper went down from thecorner
looking for trouble and had a pistol.
"He had a pistol, too," said General
McCarn, else Mrs. Eastman would not
have asked him not to shoot. He did
not say, 'Senator Carmack, I beg your
pardon, but I want to speak to you a
moment' No such language was a
challenge. He could have prevented
all by one word, but he did not. They,
saw Senator Carmack from 36 to 50
feet away on the dark and smoky af
ternoon, yet they did not see Carey
Folk fifteen feet away. They would
have seen Senator Carmack fifteen
feet away, too, It he had been coming
up Union Instead of Carey Folk.
They talk about their ancestry. If
ancestry makes men shoot others in
the back and cowardly assassinate
them, such a line of ancestry ought
to have iti tall cut off. We have pro
duced these records of the defend
. jnt's life to show you gentlemen
what kind of a man you are trying.
They were the aggressors and they
v.-; ; Continued, on Ew Iwo.1
CRQWD
SINCE
Rev. H. M.
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Dr. Wharton is one of the best known Baptist Evangelist Kust of the
Mississippi River. He is the founder of the Famous Wharton Grove. Camp
Ground in Virginia, and also Brantley Baptist Church in Baltimore. He is
now holding a meeting at the Baptist Tabernacle in this city.
Dr. Wharton Here -
Lastffigh
There was a largo crowd at the
Tabernacle Baptist church last night
to hear the evangelist, Rev. Dr. H.
M. Wharton preach the first of a se
ries of evangelistic sermons. The
meetings will continue, perhaps,, for
several weeks.
Dr. Wharton ; is an eloquent
speaker and his sermon last night
was a soul-stirring one. -''He held his
audience throughout the cermon. He
preached from the text: '.'All Tilings
Are Yours," and in' discussing the
Bubject he spoke along the following
lines:
The words of the text were written
to those at Corinth who had profess
ed Christ as their Saviour. Christians
are heirs of God and joint heirs with
Christ. All things belong to Chris
tians. Tho ministry belongs to. the
Christian and he should stand by it.
The world is the Christians because
it .his his Father's, and the devil Is
only an intruder.
The Christian is happy. lis he walks
through the world with Jesus. The
world does not look the same to a
child of God as it docs to a servant
of the devil, because the child of God
looks at the world through regener
NIGHT HOTEL CLERK
KILLED AND ROBBED
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, March 15. With his
throat cut and his skull fractured the
body of Isadora Dc Belonde, night
clerk of the Eastern Hotel", was found
early today on the second floor of the
hotel. ' .
The police think he had been killed
by two men who registered at the ho
tel about 4 o'clock as "Hem Roos" and
"C. Anderson."
Robbery was evidently the motive
for the crime; for Do Bolendc's watch,
money- and the money fro.m the cash
drawer were minting.
THE HALNS TRIAL
SET FOR APRIL 19
(By Leased Wire to The Times) .
New York, March 15 The date of
the trial of Captain Peter C. Halns
for the murder.of William E. Annts
was arbitrarily set by Justice Garret
son In -the supreme ccurt at Flushing
for April 19. Eug-jne F. Young rep
resented the prisoner and asked that
the trial be put off until the second
week, la May,-
RALEIGH, N.
Wharton.
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Strong Sermon
ated eyes. '
Life belongs to the Chrlstlannol
the mere physical life, but the eter
nal life of the soul. Death is the
Christian's. We all hate death, but,
nevertheless, Christ has conquered it.
Things present and things to come
are the Christian's. What are some
of the things to come? We shall
stand before God, at the last day, sin
less, those who are Christians, and
see Jesus. There will be a blessed re
union. ;
There is only one thing that is not
the Christian's, and that is-himself,
for the Christian belongs to Jesus.
Not one of tho things mentioned can
be claimed by the one who has not
given himself to Christ.
When Christ saves a person (hat
person cannot bo lost, because if
Christ undertakes one's salvation He
will' carry it out. Christ can surely
conquer the devil. :
Those who have been saved
through Christ should do all they can
for Him. -The
prospects are that 'Dr.. .Whar
ton is to have a great revival. The
public is earnestly requested to at
tend the meetings.
MAY SENn CANNON
TO THE SENATE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, March 15 Speaker
Cannon may be used to break the
senatorial deadlock in the Illinois
legislature and take the place In the
United States senate which Hopkins
has been vainly battling to recover,
according to the latest political gos
sip. It has been said that Mr. Can
non would not accept the speakership
again if the rules were changed, and
it is apparently on this belief that the
senatorial rumor is predicted.
WORLD HAS ENTERED
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
.- By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York; March 15. Before Judge
Holt, in the United States court today
the Press Publishing Company, which
prints the New York World, pleaded
not guilty to the charge of having
labelled the United States government
by circulating newspapers with stories
of alleged scandals as to the purchase
of the French .rights in the Panama
canal. The plea was made by Delancy
NIcqII, of tQunsol rot the wowpanv..
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C., MONDAY, MARCH 15,
CANNON AGAIN
ELECTED TO THE
House Met at Noon io Extra
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Session and Re-elected
Mr. Cannon
CLARK GETS 66 VOTES
President's Proclamation Calling the
Extra. Session Was Head and the
Roll of States Called to Determine
What Members Were Present.
Cannon Gets J 04 Votes, the Insur
gents Failing' to Make Much of a
Show Democrats Vote For Champ
(lark and There Are a Few Scat
tering Republican Votes Senate
Also Organizes.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, March 15 The house
of representatives assembled at noon.
The president's proclamation conven
ing congress in special session was
read Following this a call of states
was ordered to determine what mem
bers were present. v Whips from both
the regular and insurgent republican
factions and the democratic organiza
tion made careful notes of the res
ponses and searchers were immedi
ately sent out for those who failed to
respond to their, names.
Representative Currier nominated
Joseph G. Cannon for speaker. Rep
resentative Clayton nominated Champ
Clark.- As there were no other nom
inations Clerk McDowell appointed
Representatives Vreeland and Ben
nett tellers. When the name of Rep
resentative Carey was called he voted
for Representative Cooper, of Wis
consin. His action was applauded on
the democratic side. Representative
CooiierneoltAAnrjjo
tor Keprexentauvf storm?-- ?
Cannon was elected by a vote of
104. Representative Clark received
06 votes. The insurgent vote was
scattered as follows: Cooper, 8;
Norrls, 2; Esch, 1; Ex-Rcpresentative
Hepburn, 1.
The announcement of the result
was greeted with much applause. The
clerk appointed Representatives
Campbell, Clark of , Missouri, and
Bartlett a committee to wait on the
speaker and notify him of his election.-
The presence of the speaker on
the floor was greeted with applause
on the floor as well as in the gallery.
Mr. Cannon made a brief speech of
acceptance, telling the members a
very important session was ahead of
them. He then proceeded to swear in
the new members. :
The speaker appointed Representa
tives Olmstcad, McKiniey and Champ
Clark a committee to notify the pres
ident the house was ready to trans
act business. A resolution was
adopted that the house meet at noon
each day. Representative Dalzell
offered a resolution providing that
the rules of the last congress be the
rules of the present congress. The
previous question was called for,
whereupon Representative Champ
Clark called for the yeas and nays,
which were ordered. If the previous
question prevails the fight will then
be on.
The previous question was carried
by a vote of 194 to 188 and one not
voting. This is a victory for the or
ganization and was won by the aid of
democratic votes.
On the motion to adopt the rules
which prevailed during the last ses
sion enough votes were changed to
defeat the motion, with a vote of 189
ayes to 193 noes, which means that
the Cannon forces were routed, at
least for the present.
The refusal of the house to adopt
the rules changes the situation.
Champ Clark offered a resolution
to appoint a committee of fifteen to
revise the rules and report next De
cember.
On this motion the ayes and nays
were called on the previous question.
Just as the clerk began to call the
roll Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, rushed
down the aisle and took a seat be
side the tally clerk. This action on
his part caused pandemonium to
break kloose. Chief of "throw him
out,"1 "bring him away," "pull him
down," and other such expressions
were hurled at him, but he kept his
seat . It was almost impossible for
the speaker to preserve order. Final
ly some semblance of order was se
cured and the clerk began to call the
roll. :- '
TheRenat.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, March 15 The sen
ate convened at noon. , After the
SPEAKER SCHAIR
1909.
English Suffragette Fighting Police
vs. vv
This picture shows -what the militant Knglish Suflragetts exiM-rieiice in
their light for votes. Women are shown battling with the police in the
latent raid in Downing street, !jih1oii,
Asquith.
VS. TENNESSEE
(By Leased Wire to The' Times.)
Washington, March 15. Theodore M.
JpAKldWUn-repctuuiutatiiig the state of
North Carolina, . made a motion in the
supreme court today tof leave to, file
a bill of complaint on the part of North
Carolina against Tennessee as a re
sult of a -controversy which has arisen
between the states respecting the
boundaries and Jurisdiction of each.
It is claimed that Tennessee has re
cently been making grants of land on
the boundary lino of the two states,
which, is claimed by both, and that
Tennessee has been exercising sover
eignty and jurisdiction in the territory
affected. It Is also claimed that this
has Interfered with North Carolina in
the exorcise of its sovereignty over
the land. Defective surveys are said
to be responsible for this condition,
dating back (is far as 1S21.
WRECK IX TEXAS.
Seventeen Passengers Hurt, Two of
Them Fatally.
'(By '-'Leased Wire to The Times.)
San Antonio, Tex., March IT. --
Seventeen passengers were injured,
two fatally, when the eastbound
Southern Pacific passenger train No.
10 ran into an , open switch and
crashed into a switch engine on a
sidetrack In the yards at Sanders,
308 miles west of this place.
WOULD RATHER DIE
THAN BE A CRIPPLE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Trenton, N. J., March 13 Miss
Agnes Barton, a pretty girl, of Jack
sonvllle, Fla., is dying in St. Francis
Hospital here, because she refuses to
permit surgeons to amputate one of
her legs. She has been urged by
many to undergo the operation, but
declares site prefers death to being a
cripple. So fearful is she that atupu
tation might be performed without
her consent she scarcely sleeps. She
Is suffering from septicemia, ns a re
sult of stepping on a tack. The hos
pital physicians Bay that in a few
hours the proposed operation would
be too late.
Miss Barton camo from the south
about six week b ago to visit relatives.
ROBBED OF $6,000.
Walter George Newman Relieved of
$0,000 Near Salisbury.
'(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Salisbury, N. C, March 15 Wal
ter George Newman, a wealthy mine
owner of New York, who came to
North Carolina for the purpose of
paying off the employes of his two
gold mines at Gold Hill, was robbed
of $6,000 in cash and a lot of valu
able Jewelry while driving In a car
riage from Gold Hill to Salisbury
Sunday." The authorities are making
au laxeBtisatlou.
MM
CAROLINA
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the oflicial resilience of Premier
THAN LAST YEAR
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
; Washington, March 15 According
to a statement -just issued by .the- de
partment of commerce and labor
North Carolina is one of only two
states, Which produced less turpentine
and rosin last, year than in 1907. The
state's output last year was 732,300
gallons of turpentine against 916,'
400 in 1907, and 131,907 barrels of
rosin against 168,561 barrels in 1907
North Carolina and South Carolina
are the only two states where practi
cally all of the turpentining is car
ried on. by the old destructive box
system ,
South Carolina's production also
showed a loss.
Of the eight southern states, each
producing more-than 200,000 gallons
of turpentine and '2!,000 barrels of
rosin, Florida leads the list wist 17,
n:!0,;!00 gallons of turpentine in 1 90S
against -15,572,700 gallons in 1907
and 1,98 2,1 14 barrels of rosin in
190S against 1,774,370 barrels In
1907. -. .
Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, North Carolina, and South
Carolina and Texas follow in the or
dor named.
CLARK NOMINATED
FOR SPEAKERSHIP
Washington, March 13 At the
democratic caucus held this morning
Representative Champ Clark was
unanimously nominated '.'for - speaker.
In accepting he declared that "the re
publicans are disorganized, disgrunt
led, and at loggerheads generally. We
can win more victories dining the
present congress than In the last be
cause we have now only a majority
of 4 7 against us."
The following nominees for offices In
the. house uf 'representatives were pre
sented today by democrats In the cau
eus: Clerk, ex-Representative. Kimball,
of Kentucky; door-keeper, William
Adams, of Indiana; sergeant-at-arms,
J. T. Ellington, of North Carolina
postmaster, R. L. Douglas, of Houth
Carolina; chaplain, Rev. Dr. Baccus, of
Maryland. They will be presented on
the floor later.
A resolution Introduced by Represent
ative Underwood, of Alabama, that
the democrats favored the appointment
of a committee of fifteen in the house
which committee should name all the
house committees was adopted, The
caucus then adjourned. One hundred
and sixty-six members were present,
New North Carolina Postmaster.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, March 15 The fol
lowing fourth-class postmaster was
appointed today for North Carolina
Bules Creek, Zaubary. T Kketu -
LESS TURPENTINE
PRICE f CENTS
ANGRY WOMAN
TAKES A SHOT
AT BAD
Mrs. Frank Wilson Gives WDI
i Leak and Another Man
a Bad Scare
LEAK BEATS HIS WIFE
An Angry Woman and a Big Gun
Formed a Combination This Morn
ing and Put to Ignominious Flight
a Bad Negro and a Raleigh Furni
ture Healer Will Leak Beats His
Wife, Who Runs to Her Mistress
For Aid -Mrs. Wilson Comes to
Rescue With a Forty-four Gun
Looked Fierce and Crowd Scatter
ed in Different Directions.
Will Leak, alias Will Crowder, Uri.
Frank Wilson and Mr. W. L. Sander-
ford, a furniture dealer in this city,
were mixed up in a lively set-to this
morning at the residence of the afore
said Leak, near the corner of Blount
and Cabarrus. There was burning of
powder and a stampede participated
in by Leak and Mr. Sanderford. The
Times man was on the scene in a few
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is what he learned: , . t
Will Leak, alias Will Crowder. Is a
negro of unsavory reputation. He
has but lately returned from a vaca
tion spent at Snperintendent Allen's
popular resort, whither he was sent
on the recommendation of Police Jus-'
tlce Badger, (whose judgment was
also confirmed by the superior court
of Wake county), for the purpose or
curing him of the "retailing" habit.
According to Will's story, his 'Wife,
who cooks for Mrs. Wilson, did not
return to her domicile last night tit
ter her work was done at Mrs, Wil
son's. When she wended her way -
homeward in the cold grey dawn "of
the morning, she was met by her hub
by, who sternly demand, "How come
you stay out frum me all night?" .
Explanations satisfactory to the
irate husband were not immediately
forthcoming and he proceeded to
chastise her. She got away and hur
ried to Mrs. Wilson with her tale of
WOe. '' ' .:.-', '
Enter Mr. Sanderford.
Mr. W. L. Sanderford, who runs a
iurnuure store on Martin street,
came upon the scene after Mrs. Will
had left in a storm of tears and vitup
eration. Leak had asked Mr. San
derford to come down and buy his
furniture, as he was tired of house
keeping, and Mr. Sanderford was on
hand to look the stuff over. He was
carefully going over the goods, ap
praising it, when there was an inter
ruption. There was a noise at the front door
and a slightly Irritated voice was
heard asking that Will Leak show
himself on the outside. Will showed
no disposition to open up and Mr.
Sanderford performed that service
for him. He was confronted by a
very angry lady, who wanted to know
what he was doing there. Mr. San
derford told her that he was there to
buy the furniture. Mrs. Wilson told
him that the furniture belonged t
ill's wife and that he had no busi
ness trying to buy it, and besides It
wasn't paid for.
At this juncture, Leak, who bad
been laughing all the time, butted
into the conversation. He declared
that the furniture was his and that
all of it was paid for with the excep
tion of a few pieces which he pointed
out. '
Will had no more than made his
contribution to the "talk-test" than
the fourth factor made a quick entry.
Mrs. Wilson drew her right hand
quickly from under her apron and
displayed a gun which Mr. Sander
ford declared was eighteen inches
long. She then began to submit a
few remarks, emphasizing .' her re
marks with spirited gesticulations,
in which the big gun was the domi
nant attraction. .
Mr. Sanderford went and stood not
upon the order of going. When, asked
about it by The Times man, Mr. San
derford stated quite simply, that he
"had no further business there." "He
also said he did not approve ot the
careless handling ot forty-fours.4 by
angry ladles. Those who saw it say
that Mr. Sanderford Is i, sprinter Of
no mean ability. To use one man's
expression: "He went tip atter hi
hat and lit out for yonder."' " . ,M ,
Meanwhile things were happening
fast and furious at the resident Of
Will Leak. He finally mansgelf t
break away, and as he passe krdfcnd
the corner of the house &trs. Wilson
shot at him. He went away across.
(Contlaed on tags Bom,.
NEGRO
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