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- - . . f- S p Weather. Washington, March 19 Forecast for North Carolina for tonight and Saturday: Showers tonight or Satur day; warmer in eastern portion. ESTABLISHED 1871 RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1909. Si J'- PRICE I CENTS SECOND. ; ' EDITION MISTRIAL AS TO EOT THECCOPERSAWDJOHN DSBiiP IS ACQUniED The Jury in the Uarmack Trial Reports Disagreement As to the Coopers SHARP GETS FREEDOM Jury Has Never Left Their Room .Since the Case Was Given to Them. They Have Done Nothing But De hater, Discuss and Eat and Sleep, Save at Brief Intervals to Rest Their Weary Minds in a Game of Cards or Checkers -Good Crowd In Court Awaiting the Verdict. Jury Sent Back to Consider the Case Further. , (By Leased Wire to The Times) Nashville, March 19 A ripple of excitement passed over the court room in the Carmack case when the jury reported it was ready to give its verdict as to one of the defendants. The sheriff and officers escorted the jury into the court. The defendants wore also brought in rwio,, f ih. V.', k, v, agreea on a veraici ; asKca Juage ( Hart. Mr. Burke, foreman, said: "May it please your honor, we; have agreed as to one of the defend- ants. We find John D. Sharp "not gullty. We are helplessly tied up as to the two Coopers. "Very well," said the judge, "let tha tn thai, vnnm fft. ti , ' .V " I ther consideration." - , ' -' 1 .' 7 drier a Uart iinn ltAn n f svttn wt 1 by the attbrneyenerai m answer to ! a query Of the counsel for the defense that .there was nothing further! against Mr. Sharp, ordered the de-' fendant released from custody. Mr. I Sharp then went back in the jail and ' ate dinner. He declined to give out a statement, Counsel for the defendants. Colo- nel Cooper and Robin Cooper, seemed j room wnen tne verdict does come in or appeared not to have caught the nnd that he will clear the space of exact language used by Foreman' the tables of the state and the de Burke in regard to the Coopers, and j fenBe and allow t0 De there onIv tne they asked that it be repeated. Upon attorneys, the defendants and the being Informed that Mr. Burke had newspaper men. said: "We are hopelessly tied as to Under the laws of Tennessee should the two Coopers," General Washing- anv of the defendants be convicted of ton inquired of the court: "Is that murder in the first degree the punish not a definite and complete verdict?" ment is eltner deatn b? hanBIn8 or Judge Hart replied: li,e imprisonment The punishment "I have ordered the jury to retire murder in the second degree is t thir mom- fnr fnrtw ldra. om ten to twenty years in the peni- tlon." The court took an adjournment at 12:40 until 2 o'clock. Nashville, Tenn., March 19- After 49 hours deliberation the jury in the Carmack case this afternoon reported to the court that it had reached an agreement in the case of John D. Sharp, acquitting him of complicity in the murder of Ex-Senator Car mack, but that it was in disagreement in regard to the Coopers. The court accepted the Sharp verdict and sent the Jury back for further delibera tion over the fate of Colonel Duncan B. Cooper and his son, Robin. Belief in the court room was that there' will be a slight chance for agreement and prediction was freely made that the trial, one of the hard est and most bitterly fought In the history of Tennessee, would have to be re-enacted. While the Interests of Sharp were closely bound up in those of the Coopers it was around the ; latter that interest centered. Attention this afternoon was dl- vorted almost entirely from Sharp by, row with his wife. An assistant, speculation as to whether it ever will Aram Shamir, who is sometimes be possible to get together a Jury , known as the prince Shah Emir, Is which shall be united on a verdict also out of the Turkish consular ser for Colonel Duncan Cooper, repre- i vice. sentlng, as he doos, the interests' The local office is now in charge of which extond into and are powerfully Raiuf Bey, first secretary of the Turk potent in -every phase of Tennessee teh embassy at Washington. In one public life. I year Mundjl Bey has dropped from Judge Hart declared a recess until the highest diplomatic position of his j m , I country minister from Turkey to -.''-. that of a man discredited by his su- Nashville, Tenn., March 19 Many perlors. . .'. y-. ;- --. ', - ' interesting and sensational rumors I are afloat thle morning and shortly j VIRGINIA FARMER KILLS WIFE. before convening time there was a I ' nerslstent rumor that the lury nad .Then Tried to Drown Himself, But agreed; that John D. Sharpe was not guilty and that the two Coopers had been found guilty of murder In the second degree and given twenty yeara In orison. .Another rafiort was that the two Coopers had been found -aulltr and that the Jury was dis atreed ai to -John D. Sharp. It la generally hellered that the two Coop- m ho n.intul f uiiiii 4irrM ' of naniUufhter ad that" toe uucer-'bors, talnty exists in the case of John D. Sharp. . There was a good-sized crowd in court this morning awaiting the ver dict. ; The jury was communicated with shortly after 9 o'clock and word came back that no agreement had been reached, but that they would likely be ready, soon. The all-absorbing topic In Nash ville, the ever-repeated question Is: Jury ready to report? What you heard? Disappointment was again the por tion of the crowd1 in the court room this morning, when, after it had been rumored that the jury was ready, there was nothing doing at the con vening hour. The friends of the de fendants and their relatives stood about the corridors and In the clerk's office anxiously awaiting the news. It seems to be the general impres sion that the delay was on account or John D. Sharp. It is said that the first eight out of the twelve jurors wanted to convict John D. Sharp and that the only jurors who were for acquitting him were Jurors Lane, Knifner, Frutlger and Schnupp. Others jointed their ranks, however, it is rumored, as the deliberations progressed. The jury has never left their room since the trial began. The men have done nothing but debate, discuss and eat and sleeP since tho case was given I to them, save at brief intervals to lnduige In a game of cards or check- ers to rest their weary minds. -The jury last night was in charge of Dep- uty Jay Newsom, who slept In a cot at the landing half-way between the. second and third floors. At 8 o'clock this morning the offi cer still held his post of duty. It was apparent that he had spent a sleep- lfisa nftrllt nn inAlint it flta vlartlaneA .. 7," rWv . 1 , '0US ), ?) AmM'tlntr nV' f nil hi A ftt tfl' mifff I house when the verdict does come in, be is taking every precaution. He has kept a large force of deputies in the court room and about the clerk's office and the corridors. These men re all 'armed with 45 calibre Colts revolvers and are determined. ' Sher iff. Borum states that he desires as small a crowd as possible in the court teitfary; for voluntary manslaughter two to ten years; and involuntary manslaughter, one to five years. Judge J. G. Anderson, leading counsel for the defense, General Washington, A. G. Ewing, Jr., and James A. Ryan, all for the defense, have been about the court house all morning. General Jeff McCarn,: for the state, has been in the criminal court room since before 9 o'clock. While waiting for the Cooper jury Judge Hart went ahead with the rou tine business. RESIGNS OFFICE New York, March 19 Turkish I consul general here, resigned today and will depart for Europe tomor- Was Revived and Placed in Jail. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Culpepper, Va., March ' IBAfter . braining his wife with an axe, Henry . C. wneatiejv . a uuipepper larmer, placed her head on a block at wood and severed it from the body. He .then threw himself into a wen, where hls apparently lifeless body was found. Ha was taken out bV neleh- revived and placed In Jail. TURKISH CONSUL FIRE ON FIFTH AVENUE Thirteen Persoos Infured in Buildings All Occupants Cut Off From Kxits and Had to be Taken Out at Win dows by Firemen Millionaires Aid the Injured. my leased Wire to The Times.) New York, March 19 Thirteen persons, men, women and children, were injured early today in a fire that burned the Fifth avenue apartments at Nos. 24 and 26 West Fifty-ninth street and damaged Nos. 28 and 30. So quickly did the flames spread that all the occupants of the apart ment house were cut off from escape and were rescued by firemen : with scaling and extension ladders while clinging to windows and fire escapes. The Are threatened the Plaza Hotel, which is one door from the Fifth avenue apartments and the guests nearest the burning building were or dered to retire to places of safety. The Hotel Plaza was turned Into a hospital for the injured and million aires and their wives, roused by the "brilliant flames of the quarter mil lion dollar fire, stood around the cor ridors of the big hotel and watched the doctors work, or aided them, as chance came their way. Mrs. Mark Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Clans Spreckles, tor. and Mrs. Henry Clews, Julia Mar lowe, the actress, and Mr. and Mrs. John Fox, Jr., (Fritchie Scheff) were in the gathering. SPEAKER ATTACKS EDITOR. Speaker of the . Tennessee House Takes Offense at Editorial State. .: ment. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Memphis, Tenn., March 19 Fol lowing an editorial attack on him, Speaker Kinney, of the lower house of the Tennessee legislature, attack ed and seriously injured John R. Green,' editor of the States Graphic at Brownville. After knocking Green down, .it is alleged that Kinney beat, lntd a seml-coflseibus condition". .... ... down, .it is alleged that Kinney beat, Green is sixty-five years old and his condition is serious. Mr. Kinney is a leader of the state wide prohibition forces and Green's editorials accused him of making a combination with the republicans to accomplish prohibition legislation. NO ACTION TAKEN : (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, March W.-The commit tee of fifteen, appointed by Represent atlve Clayton, chairman of the demo cratic caucus, held a meeting this morning to consider what action should bo taken to discipline the 22 democrats who voted for the Fitzgerald resolu tion to change the rules, which resulted in the Virtual defeat of the "insur gent" forces, and the re-election of Speaker Cannon. No action was taken. YOUNG LAD KIDNAPPED IN FRONT OF HIS HOME (By Leased Wire to Tho Times.) New York, March 19. Spencer Daly, six years old, was kidnapped from in front of his home at 213 York -street, Jersey City, according to his mother, lrs. Leila Daly. Two days' of search has revealed no trace of the child and Mrs. Daly today appealed to tho police of New York and Jersey City. . Mrs. Daly declares she thinks the child was taken by her husband, John Daly, from whom she has been separ ated a year. She sRys he refuses to give her any Information. 1A READY TO INTERVENE IN PERSIA (By Cable to The Times.) St. Petersburg, March 19. All prep, aratlons are made for Russian inter, ventlon In Persia, Tho third rifle bat tallon with its field equipment arrlveu at Julfa.on the Persian frontier today, Coming from Tlflls. The Ralyansk regiment also Is In readiness to move at a moment s no tlce. Supplies and equipment are now being sent forward from Resht. Wants Whipping Post. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Boston, Mass., Marcl IS.-'-Judge Wentworth, in sntnclng Rogor Sher look. In Somervllle, for wife beating, said today: x - . "Ui seems too bad . there la not a whipping post In UtuisacnueetU. AGAINST BOLTER THE MARCH TERM OF COURT BEGINS ON NEXT MONDAY Six Murder Cases Are on the Docket (o be Heard at i Ills Term THE SMITH MURDER CASE Case Against Eari Cotten, Tim Ifold- cHleld, aud TUsl Hopkinn Will lx Hoard IfjiH the Most Important Cnsp on t. Docket, and Will At tract a GWat Deal of Attention. The OtW Murder Cases A Heavy lWrlt, Numbers of Cases Iilabr'-jRachiDK 175 by tho Time Gom. Opens Nl nrtwn Cases For CarryluR Concealed Weapons. Some Blind Tiger Cases. The March term of court begins Monday and a crowded criminal docket awaits tho judge and Solicitor Jones. Ther? will probably be ITS cases or moifl on tho docket when court opens. There are six murder cases to be tried. Of these tho one attracting the most attention la the rase against Earl Cotter. Tim Holderfield, and Red Hopki lis, charged with tho mur der of Dr. K. W. Smith, of Richmond, Va. The case Is set for the second Monday of coort. Turner Evans and John Evans, who killed Sue Holding at a quilting- bee near Wak Forest some time ago will be tried on the first Friday. Ed. Harris, and Hoy Carter, both charguU with )U,rder near Rolesvilre will berried on the first Tuesday. .m. iiaM,Wama wfco-.Jtliad. another negro at Garner will be tried on the first Wednesday. Lovey Upchurch, who killed Ella McKoy a few nights ago, will prob ably stand trial. - With the exception of the first named defendants the accused are all negroes. The old popular offense, assault with a .deadly- weapon, commonly designated ''A. D. W,", retains its old time stauding on the docket. There are 19 cases for disposal. There is one case of burglary, seven of carrying concealed weapons. 10 scl fa cases, and four cases of affray. The Seaboard Air Line Railway is charged with eight offenses against the peace and dignity of the state by obstructing public highways and street crossings. The attraction that lurks in other peoples' chattels seems to have lost none of Its drawing power and 14 un fortunates will be lined up and asked the embarrassing question, "How come? Larceny and receiving, closely allied to plain larceny. claims seven victims, making a total of 21 who will have to answer tho charge of stealing. . "Retailing spirituous liquors in prohibitions territory." etc., is six times charged up against Elmo Gill There are l i cases of retailing on the docket, the bulk of the offenders be ing negroes. Of the terrible crime of rape and assault with Intent to commit rape there are five cases. There are two cases of assault, one of perjury and a long list of minor offenses. X- , . - THE POLICE BELIEVE Assassins are Caoght (By Cable to Tho Times) Palermo, March 19-r-The Sicilian police today arrested a man said to be Gtrgentl, one of the conspirators who planned the death of Joseph Pe- troslno, the New York detective. While tho police are maintaining rigid secrecy it is learned that they believe Girgenti followed 1 PetroBlno here from New York, Bailing on the same ship with him and Palozrotto, who Is also under arrest. The police believe the assassins are caught. PASSKXGER ROlJaED OF $10,000, Robbed on Pennsylvania Express Train, on Way to Philadelphia. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Philadelphia, March 19. The detect lve bureau here has received a met- sate from Wilmington, Dt., that a passenger on a Pennsylvania Railroad express train had been robbed of $10, ooo. - The passenger, on his way to this city from Aiken, S C, informed the conductor that ho- had been robbed of traveling bag vmtalnj-f fio.vw, Wife and Baby of Picture of the wife and baby of the New York detective who was slal has been raised by sympathetic New her child beyond the mich, of want. Florence Lee Committed to Jail on Suspicion Yester day, Has Seen Released. Florence Lee. the white wimwii who was put in Jail last night -on. suspicion that she was in some way the cause of Mr. A. J. Jackson's death, was ''releas ed this morning. There was not the slightest Scintilla of evidence against the woman and her arrest and impris onment was the result of the excite ment of the hours following Mr.' Jack son's death. It is certain that the woman was drunk at the time she fell into the creek. When she was resc ued the ex citement ami the liquor combined rat tled her in some way and she could not tell the story 'of her close call with death and Mr. Jackson's drowning in a coherent manner. v Good Government Association Held an Enthusiastic Meeting Tho Halcigh Good Government. As sociation held au enthusiastic meet ing last night. A good crowd was present and several earnest speeches were made. . - A determined effort will bo made by the association to place good men in the field for all the city.' offices. The name of Mr. Ft. B. Kaney for mayor was mentioned last night, and brought forth a storm of applause. It Is not known whether Mr. Ranoy would make the sacrifice or not, but he would make a fine officer. The association udopted by a unanimous, vote tho following: "The members of tho Good Govern ment Association of the city of Ral eigh desire to express thoir satisfac tion at the result of tho recent elec tion, whereby our excellent schools have been placed upon a permanent nine months basis. Tho members of said association also approve most heartily the proposition to erect ft city auditorium and administration buld ing out of the public taxes. In view, however, of the fact that these things will necessitate an Increase In the tax rate, we request our city aldermen to so reduce the city tax levy as to make the amount collected for general purposes one dollar. We believe that with economy In conducting the af fairs of the city this enn be done." The association decided lo call a mass-meeting for next Monday night. Every cltlten of Raleigh, whether a member o tbe association or not, la Joseph Petrosino Police - lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, n by the Mafia at Palermo. A fund Yorkers to place. :Mrs, Petrosino and ' : :' ; ' . .- Today Mr. L, II.. Horsier, who saw the -'.unfortunate 'occurrence., freed the woman from nil suspicion ill the mat ter and -'she was released. ... According to his story. Jackson was twenty yards from the woman when she fell in. Moth he and Jackson heard her scream ami rushed to her a id. Jack son plunged in and kept the woman's head above water until help arrived. The woman was Saved, but aid came too late for Jackson. ' He was taken to Iirown's undertak ing establishment... ..'The.: funeral was announced for this afternoon at three o'clock, from I'lirist church. Mess. J. I. Johnson, .1. A. l'.ijggs. i". P.. Park, A. Duchi. J. A. Miillins ami AY, 13. Jones were named as pall bearers. . urged lo be present and take a part In the mooting. .;. it is the purpose of tho association lo place a strong ticket in tho field, and to fight lor It, It asks the' ''co operation; of every good citizen. It. will not try to monopolize things, name all Hie candidates, or anything of tho kind. There is a sincere de sire on Hie part of the, association to lake the people! Into lis confidence form a working partnership and clean up hc city. -.. The association is in tho fight to win. Tim machine may ..manipulate tho wires and move their puppets so as lo win tlis lime, hut change Is In I ho air. The members of the associa lion are ..earnest and will be in the fight next election, and next, and next, if necessary. ROBBERS DESTROY BANK BUILDING Little' Rock, Ark., March 19.A dls patch from Bald Knob, Ark., says that two bank buildings were dynamited nnd the town of Bald Knob terrorized early today V' a small band of men Citizens who ventured from their houses were met by bullets and one citizen was -wounded,' The robbers escaped and posses are in pursuit The bank officials state the lobberi did not secure any. money, HARRIMAN SAYS LAWS CAUSE THE BAD CO Null IONS Deplorable Condition Caused More by Administration of Law Than by Roads RAILROADS CANT CONFER Railroad Magnate Denies That He In tends to Retire From Active Work. New Mexican Line Will Extepd From Nogales South and Connect With Mexican Central Has No In tention of Going Beyond City of Mexico Is Not Opposed to Gov ernment Regulation Laws Pre vent Roads From Conferring For the Good of the Service Other Matters Discussed. ( By Leased Wire to The Times.) Los Angeles, Cal., March 19 B. II Harrimnn, after denying that he intended to retire from active work because of ill health, outlined th railroad policy he has in view in the near future. Referring to his new Mexican linee In particular, Mr. Harriman said: "Our new lines extend from No gales soutn along the west coast to about twenty miles south of Mazat lan. We have about 350 miles to construct and that will give us a con nection with the Mexican Central Into the city of Mexico. Beyond that we have never thought of going. "I would like to have it under stood that I am'not at all opposed to government regulation, I have al ways fought for co-operation ana when I could not get it in any other way I used retaliation but never to destroy only to develop. I have . never town down. I have built up. The blame for the present deplor able condition of the laws and her at titude toward the railways rests more with the administration of the laws than with the railways. As the law construed today It would be con sidered a conspiracy if the managers of competitive lines could sit to gether in a room and talk over what they may or may not wish to do in the operation of their lines. So far as I know, they might be tried and convicted, fined, or imprisoned for doing just such a sensible thing as that. You see Just how helpless we are. The administration of the law has gone too far. There ought to be co-operation between the government and the railways, but the law, as I understand It, prevents that." "Have you any reason to think that Mr. Taft will continue the Bame conditions as those brought about during the administration of Mr. Roosevelt?" Mr. Harriman was asked. The interstate commerce act was passed in 1887," he replied. "There were regulations long before Mr. Roosevelt was talked of. The Sher man act was passed about the same time, I think. Tho idea of regulation did not originate with Mr. Roosevelt, It had become acute when Mr. Itoose- velt came into the political field and he was nuick-mlnded enough to see it and possibly carried it too far. I think the results have been rather disastrous. . "I think I said to Roosevelt in 1905 that he ought not to have the Hepburn amendment passed without having an amendment that would give the railroads protection as well as regulation." ; THU LI ItKRIAN COMMISSION. Date For Departure Has Not Been ' Set. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 19 The date of departure for the Llberlan commis sion has not yet been set. The mem- bors will confer at the state depart ment for several days and carefully consider the various correspondence and documents which have passed be tween the Unitod States and Liberia. Before leaving they will also be a signed a secretary, by the state de partment. WOMKN WANT SUFFRAGE. Monster Petition Signed by .43,852 omen (Sent to House of Common, v London, March"1 19 A monster pe tition, signed by 243,852 women, was presented in the house of commo-a today asking that no bill aiming to give women suffrage be rejected Th petition is Blgned by women ( all degrees, classes and ages, and Its de- -mand for suffrage Is, couched in no uncertain term. ita signer, reside)
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