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Iteitoor Cities Weather. SECOND. EDITION Washington, April 6 Forecast for North Carolina for tonight and .Wed nesday: Partly cloudy In east show ers tonight and Wednesday In west. X ESTABLISHED 1871 RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1909. PRICE CENT3 MM. DISTfflGT ATOINEY AGAINSTMRS.SMIFSON District Attorney is Cousin qf the Woman Be is Prosecuting HIS OPENING ADDRESS Sirs. Sampson Faced With a Smile 'the .Twelve Men Who Are Trying Her For Her Life She is Su- premcly Confident of Acquittal. '. Case May Not Even Go to Jury, She Thinks Prosecuting Attorney, Who Is a Cousin of .Sirs. Sampson, Hays it is Impossible, With the Facts in the Case Before Him, to Believe it a Case of Suicide; ' (By Leased Wire to The Times) Lyons, N. April 6 Charging that his cousin, Mrs. Georgia Allyn ampson killed her husband, Harry Sampson, from motives of greed and illicit love, District Attorney Gilbert today' started the evidence in the trial that interests the whole country because the slain man was the nephew of the late Admiral Sampson. The . penalty for murder in the first degree is death in the electric chair. Mrs. Sampson took her arraign ment with no single trace of any sort of emotion, neither : did her father shown any signs of being disturbed. Attorney Gilbert's declaration was simple and brief, his contention being it Harry Sampson could not have JO. ed himself with the ride, that his "wife had received a letter from an other man, which no wife should have received and that she got her husband to draw hla will, leaving her everything he possessed and making her the executrix. It Is believed that unlesB the district attorney brings out evidence stronger than any he has hinted at so far the defense will be willing to go to the jury without putting in any evidence In its own be half. Reports that Mrs. Allyn, mother of the accused, is on her death bed are untrue. Mr. Allyn today said his wife is ill but not In danger of death. Lyons, N. Y., April 6 District Attorney Joseph Gilbert today de manded the life of his own cousin, Mrs. Georgia Allyn Sampson, who is on trial here, charged with the mur der of her husband, Henry Sampson, nephew of the late admiral. Mr. Gilbert made the demand in his opening address to the jury. There were tears in the eyes of Mrs. Samp son as her cousin, whose duty it is to prosecute her because he is a state officer, dwelt upon every feature of ' the case that seemed to point to her guilt. He pointed out that it was im possible for Sampson to have killed himself.' The rifle with which Samp son was killed, Mr. Gilbert declared, was found standing against- a wall, while Sampson lay dead some dist ance away with a bullet in his heart. A man with a bullet in his heart, the prosecutor set forth, could not have placed the rifle where it was found. Mrs. Sampson faced with a smile the 12 jurors who are trying her for her life. The young woman is su premely confident, and some of her relatives are so sure of her acquittal that they predict the prosecution will fall through and the case be dis missed without the Jury's even re tiring. . Mrs. Anna Kaye, an aunt of the accused, who has come all the way from Chicago to be with her, said to , day: "My.nlece is not indifferent. It Is because of her . innocence of this crime that she Is showing no fear. Besides she Is sure of her acquittal. I have been over the whole case with her and am as confident of a verdict of acquittal as she is." Mr 8. Sampson took a seat beside bet father Just as'the jurors entered. She was dressed as she was yesterday When the jurors were chosep. Mrs. .Frank P, Allyn, the mother cjfihe Accused woman, is dying at her home Jn Macedon, it is reported, ' and the Sampson case may eollapBe within twenty-four hours. Mrs. Al lyn was to have been the principal witness for the state. Mrs. Clara, LeClalre, the twin sis ter of Mrs. Sampson, was sitting be side the accused when Justice Rich opened court today. . The likeness be tween the twins Is striking, although Mrs. LeClalre is prettier. -..'-. District' Attorney Gilbert had be before him on his desk the rifle with jrhlch Sampson was slain. ' jt was a 22-calibre weapon, such as Is In use In this country. Before the prosecution began the presentation of its case there was a conference between Justice Rich and the lawyers. , Mr. Gilbert began his opening in a firm voice. His daughter acted as his stenographer and took down his speech as he made it. " "My Idea of the duty of a district attorney," he said, "is not to gain a verdict against the defendant, but to see that the right of the defendant, as well as the rights of the people, are carefully guarded. That I am go ing to try to do. J will not hold back any fact I have that may help the case of the defendant." Mr. Gilbert explained to the Jury the difference between circumstantial and direct evidence. "Sometimes," he said, "circumstantial-evidence Is better than direct evidence. In this case the defendant is charged with murder in the first degree. I want to say that the find ing of the indictment Is no proof at all against her. There Is no other way she could have been brought to trial. It Is merely a formal accusa tion. And only one side of the case is heard by a grand jury. The de fendant has not been heard at all." Mrs. Sampson's relatives, her fa ther and lawyers seemed pleased at the attitude of the district 'attorney. "You must understand," he went on, "that she Is not required to prove her Innocence, but the state must prove her guilt." Mr. Gilbert then gave the history of the alleged crime as his evidence showed it. "We will show ysv.'Vsontlnued Mr. (Continued on Page Five.) IN ENEMY'S COUNTRY Prohibitionists Carry the Figbt Into New York Suffolk County Holding Election To day to Determine Whether the County Stays "Wet" or Goes "Dry" Hardest Kind of Election, wring Going On. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, April 6 With women praying and urging men to vote for prohibition, the whole of Suffolk county is holding an election today to decide whether the county stays "wet" or goes "dry". Suffolk, from Rlverhead to Ron konkoman and beyond, has been "wet", with a high license for two years. The hardest kind of electioneering has been going on with the members of the various W. C. T. U.'s, the clergymen, and some of the business men on one side, and the hotel keepers, cafe proprietors and certain other business men on the other. Women- have been stopping the men on the streets of Rlverhead and buttonholing them with arguments against rum and the rum-sellers, while those in favor of the license have had at least one of the clergy men behind them to stir things up. The chief backer ore argument maker or the "wets" Is, strangely enough, the Rev, W. A. Wasson, rec tor of the Protestant Episcopal church, of Rlverhead. He is a re cent graduate of one of the big col leges, and Is a student of sociology who claims that it Is better for the community to have liquor sold under good supervision than to forbid it al together and drive those who will have It to violate the law to get it. THE SENATE WILL JIM I Washington, April 6. The senate will adjourn about May 15 or June 1 in the opinion of Senator Borah who talked over the situation with the president at the white house this morn ing. The senator told the ' president that the minority, members of the sen ate do not show much dispsltlon to dis cuss the tariff bill at lenKth, and the majority do not need It. " "It may take a little l inger than June 1 to (ret the bill out of confer ence." added the senator, "but the senate as a whole can adjourn . indefi nitely, and allow the conference, com mittee jt settle '.matter.' ,, ,; . ; ADJOURN NEWUNIONDEPOT FOR BIRMINGHAM (By Leased Wire to The Times) Birmingham, Ala.,- April 6 There are at lenst 10,000 visitors in the city today to witness the dedication of the new city $2,000,000 terminal station erected after 29 months of continuous labor. The station Is 760 feet long, oc cupying two entire city blocks, and has a subway permitting carriages, pedestrians, street cars and trucks to pass through for three blocks. s- Reinforced cement is the material used in the construction. The interior is elegantly furnished and has every modern convenience for travelers. The formal celebration will be held at. .three o'clock this afternoon, the bui'lness men's league appearing on foot, accompanied by a large caval cade of society folk In carriages and on horseback, together' with the mili tary escort. President J. T. Ilarrlhan, of the Ill inois Central; President J. ' F. Hanson, of the Central of Georgia were the principal speakers. WAKE FOREST XEWS. Dr. Moncrlef Deliver Strong Address Before Y. M. C. A. (Special to The Times.) Wake Forest, N. C April 6 Of especial interest was a strong addreEs before the Y. M. C. A. last night by Rev. A. J. Moncrlef, of the Baptist Tabernacle of ; Raeligh, on '"The Christian Ministry As a Life Work," in which he discussed the ministry as a calling and the divine call to the ministry, giving both the advantages and disadvantages of the profession. President Potent returned yester day from Kenansville, where he made an address Sunday. ; Prof. J. B. Carlyle left today for Chadbourne, where he will make a commencement address tomorrow. At the meeting of the missionary society Sunday night Prof. N. Y, Gul- ley spoke on "The Call for Men." A letter from Miss Sophia Lanneau, daughter of Prof. J. F. Lanneau, who is a misisonary in China, describing the dedication of a Baptist church at Soochow was read. At the senior speaking, which oc curred Saturday night, addresses were delivered as follows: R. E. Walker, "Th' Literary Prospects of the South;" B. Hampton, "The Blending of the Sections;" R. L. Mc Millan, "Why the South Should Re main Solid;" C. T. Bell, "A Plea for a Higher Code of Ethics in Business and Politcal Life;" J. J. Hayes, "The Need of Washingtonian Conserva tism." - - JIM PATTEN COINING MONEY. Sold 3,000,000 Bushels of Wheat Lust Week at Profit of 15 Cents a Bushel. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, April 6 Jim Patten has profits of from 15 to 20 cents a bushel In his holding of 15,000,000 bushels of May wheat. He has sold 1,500,000 bushels in the last two days for from $1.21 to $1.22. In a week he has sold 3,000,000 bushels nt 15 cents profit $450,000. The losers are said to be rich New Yorkers. Prices are the highest since the Gates deal in 1905. Cash wheat Is $1.42 In Kansas City and $1.40 in St. Louis, which is higher than any other American market. Special rates are asked from the railroads to ship wheat from Chicago to Missouri River pints, which has never occurred before, and there Is a scarcity of wheat throughout the southwest. New hand wheat Is on an export basis, 85,000 bushels sold yesterday In Liverpool for $1.00 for September shipment. TENTH DISTRICT The following cases were argued In the supreme court today, completing the tenth district calendur: State vs. Cox, Randolph county; At torney General T. W. Bickett for the state; Morehead & Sapp for the de fendant. Lowden vs. Hathcock, Stanly county. Price and Kluttz for the plaintiff; Smith for the defendant. Sink et al vs. Sink, from Davidson; Walser & Walser for plaintiffs;: Ropor for the defendant. Spaugh et al vs. Hartman et al, from Davidson county; Walser & Walser for plaintiff. Roper for defense.' Fraley et al vs. Fraley et al; from Rowan. Wright and Jerome for plain tiffs; Clement : and Kluttz for the defendants. Hill vs. Bean, from Randolph; Spen cer for the plaintiff;- Brltton and. Mof fltt for the defense. ' ; Shoe Co. vs. Peacock,, from David son; Roper and Walser for the plain tiff..;? .. '' ,''.:- " V Biles vs. SUes, (rem Stanly county. CALENDAR TODAY TANGLE OVER THE TARIFF DEBATE THIS MORNING House Met at Noon Today Taking Up the Tariff Measure A GENERAL MIX-UP Republicans and Democrats Clash Over Parliamentary Matter Mr. ; Foi'dnoy Offers Amendment to Place Lumber on the Free List DcArniond Offers Substitute to Put on Free List All Lumber From South America and Other Coun tries DeArmond's Amendment Was Defeated Vordney's Amend nient Then Carried. (Bv Leased Wire to The Times) '.Washington, A"prH 6 The house met at noon. The tariff bill was the first measure considered under the five minute rule adopted yesterday. Representative Fordney offered the committee amendment to strike out the countervailing duty on lumber. A parliamentary tangle ensued. Mi nority Leader Clark offered a. sub stitute to Mr. Fordney's amendment, which would have placed lumber on the free list. Representative Tawney altered an amendment, claiming that his should take precedence. The democrats claimed the chair had re cognized Representative Clark. Rep resentative Olmstead in the chair said as Mr. Clark was the ranking member of the woV' al means com mittee, he was entitled to recogni tion.. Representative Payne protest ed against the ruling. Representa tive Clark was recognized. Repre sentative Tawney made a point of or der aglnst Representative Clark's amendment and his substitute was read. Representative Fitzgerald made a point of order against Rep resentative Tawney's amendment and it was ruled out. Mr0 Fordney then spoke on the amendment to strike out the counter vailing duty on lumber. Representa tive DeArmond offered an amend ment to put on the free list all lum ber imported from South America and other countries. The amendment was held to be In order. Represen tative Payne opposed the amendment. He said amendments to be offered by the ways and means committee would be supported by the committee, be cause they represented the amend ments desired by the majority. He gave notice he would place In the Record the remarks on the hosiery schedule. Representative DeArmond's amend ment was defeated 178 to 131. The Fordney amendment, striking out the countervailing duty on lum ber was then carried. Representa tive Tawney offered an amendment striking Out paragraph 107 of the Payne bill, the effect of which would have been to put lumtter on the free list. I RENOUNCES HIS HOME AND COUNTRY (By Leased Wire to Tho Times) New York, April 6. Fretlus A. Proc tor, Jr., Is a strange person, according to thu belief of his friends, for he has has renounced his citizenship despite the fact that he Is American-born, and the son of American parents. The (hid part of it is that there appears to be no special reason for his action, i.ere is the letter he has sent to Governor Fort, of New Jersey; "This Is to Certify hat I, Fredus A. Proctor, Jr., the legally born Bon of Fredus A. Proctor and his wife, Miami Proctor, bom at Asbury Park, slate of New Jersey, on Nov. ..her 20, 1882, being-free from financial and legal ob ligations, tlo hereby renounce all alle giance to any nntural born1 citizenship rights of t t United States of America. (Signed) , FRI1DUS A. PROCTOR, JR. "In the presence of "JULIUS PEPPER. "JEANNE PEPPER." Accompanying this" renunciation was a note to the governor, also dated from Now York, In which Mr. Proctor' said: "You will receive by mall a certifi cate of renunciation. Tn'o action being unusual, please permit the assurance that It Is done-wltti very hl-h Inten tions.'" " '-'""'i. The parents of Proctor live at Bel mar. N. J. They cannot explain their son's renunciation of' his citizenship. Proctor sailed fori Trinidad lusf Satur day He I an electrtca engineer. " flUTCRY AGAINST INCREASED TAX Many Congressmen Are Tak ing Notice and Some Are Investigating Subject CABELl BUYS HOSE Representative Campbell Muds I'pon Investigation That the American Hosiery Sold jo the Stores For :i."S Cents is as Good (Quality as tin? Im ported Article) Sold at 50 Cents. In the Opinion of Mr. Campbell the Out-cry Against, the Payne Sched ule of Women's Gloves and Hosiery 'Conies From the Manufacturers of This Country. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, April C The out-cry of American women against the in creased rates in the Payne bill on hosiery and -'gloves'. has 'net a number of .congressmen' to Investigating the subject. Representative Campbell this morning purchased at. a large de partment store here two pairs of wo men's, hose,', one pair Imported from (lermany, costing 50 cents, the other pair of American manufacture cost ing 35 cents. An examination of the workmanship and of the material of the articles showed conclusively, ac cording to the-congressman,1, that the American article Is superior. If the opportunity presents Itself he will demonstrate this on the floor of the house when tho hosiery sched ule is reached. He said this morning he was informed by the manager of the department store in' question that before the duty On foreign hosiery was increased under the Dingley bill the German hosiery for which the congressman paid 50 cents was sold for 55 cents to $1.00 per pair..': In the opinion of Mr. Campbell the out cry against the Payne schedule of wo men's gloves and hosiery comos from manufacturers of this country who make gloves and hosiery abroad. Ho believes that when'-the. facts are known there will be no ehnngo In the increased rate. MICHIGAN" VOTING DRY. Twenty Counties Yesterday Voted Out Saloons Over 500 Closed. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Detroit," .Mich.-, April 6 Five hun dred and eighty-nine saloons are to day doomed to be put out of business as a result of 20 counties voting dry at election. . Only seven of the coun ties In which the proposition to abol ish the liquor traffic" was . the, issue went wet. Jackson county gave the dry their most important victory of the day, going against the saloon by 30 votes majorllq, and 103 saloons will be forced to close in that one county. Tho drys lost where they had been most confident of victory-in Wash tena and Monroe counties. In Wash tena, where the university is located, tho strong German vote in tho coun try districts saved the day for the wets. Berrien and Ottawa were two other counties in which the wets had il ltheir own way. In Berrien county tho wots secured a majority of 2,000. ; Tidal Wuve Devastate New Hebrides. (By Cable to The Times) Sydney, N. S."W April A tidal wave has devastated a great portion of the New Hebrides. Tho wave was accompanied by a cyclone which levelled many buildings. Heavy loss of life Is reported, but the exact number of dead is not known. Crons were destroyed and a great tract of laud rendered desolate, 'he gov ernment buildings at Vlll 'e de molished, STILL BUSTING THE TRUSTS IN ST. LOUIS (By Leased Wire to Tie '"lines) f St. Louis, Mo., Apr.! 6 -0.; K Morrison, former Unitei' i't. es dis trict attorney In Chicago, follower1 Trust Buster Kellogg today,; present lng the second argument .or the gov ernment In the suit to ttimAv the Standard Oil trust. Morrison will speak until tomorrow nipht and will confine himself to discus-!ou of the unfair competition whereon the trust built Iti billion of profits, y ? . j ON LADIES WEAR A WILD RUSH DOWN INLINE (By Leased Wire to The Times) Pittsburg, Pa., April 6. While engi neer Jesse J. Brltton. of the St. Clair Incline, stepped to a side window to get some fresh air to overcome a faint spell, his car, which had almost reach ed the top of the plane, let go and made a wild plunge for the foot, kill ing two and Injuring seven, all pas sengers of the car. The accident hap pened today when some of the boys In the car were returning from their night's work. The dead: Frank Bradle, aged 10. Theodore Ip lii-r. ngpc.1 10. The .injured: Griffith Davis. 18, will probably (lie; Herman.'. Widenheft; Chris Nlewrochcr, Arthur Miller, Nick Schinitz, William Paul; Albert Klngen hergcr. . Brit ton forgot to turn off the steam which eonlroled the cur, and before he could realize the sil u:i t fain, the crash came, the cable -snapped and the. as cending car started on its wild dash. Two of the boys jumped from the cur as it wfis being whirled down and were badly hurt. The conductor was slightly injured. APPEAL NOT PROBABLE. Cotton and Holderfield Will Probably Begin Terms Soon Without Appeal. : . It is not thought that an appeal will be taken in the cases of Earle P. Cotton and Tim Holderfield, found guilty of murder in the second de gree at the last term of court. Red Hopkins, the other defendant, was taken to the penitentiary to begin his term this afternoon. When seen by The Times man Mr. W. L. Watson, Cotton's attorney, said that no definte decision regarding an appeal had been reached. Charles E. Ellis Dead. Philadelphia, Pa., April 6 Chas. E. Ellis, president of one of the Phil adelphia street railway lines, and well known as a financier, committed suicide -by shooting himself here to day. MARK TWAIN IN NORFOLK Speaks to the School Child ren V''- One Little Girl at the Kindergarten Stumps Him By Telling Him One of His Own Stories Before He Can Stmt His Speech. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Norfolk, Va., April C Mark Twain yesterday delivered short talks to the pupils of the Norfolk high school and the Atlantic City kindergarten. At the latter place, before he started In to tell one of his fables, a girl not more than six years old, assisted by several of her schoolmates, started In to tell him of his own "Joan of Arc" story about the French girl. "By gum, but that's on me," de clared Mark Twain, while his face lighted up in one broad grin. "Caught with the goods, In a kindergarten, where one of my own fables Is told mo by little tots. It is certainly a pretty sight and well worth hearing. "I shall not be outdone," he de clared, when the girls resumed their seats, after the country's greatest wit had patted each affectionately on the cheek. He pulled from his pocket a gold shell about which he told a story that kept tho pupils and their teachers in good humor from beginning to end. "How's that?" he cried at the finish. ' "Good," the children shouted in unison. At the high school he jokingly de clared he had no time to fool away talking to the boys. A delegation of 'boys seized him and hauled him to their quarters. "This is not a volunteer speech," he declared, gathelng himself into shape after the onslaught of the boys. He declared that If the boys went after everything In life as they went after him there would he no doubt of their success. He shook hands with every pupil in school, about 1,000 In all. HOPKINS TO THE PEN. Red Hopkins Begins His Two Year Sentence Today. This afternoon "Red" Hopkins, who was found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to two years In the state prison, jvas this afternoon carried to the peniten tiary by Deputy Sheriff Stell to beftlh Ilia tnrm The following negroes were also taken to the penitentiary: Turner Evans, murder in second degree,1 20 years; Early Walker, manslaughter, 2 years;. Hay Carter, manslaughter, Z year. -', j' . , m..m ' r ;'.'' rt',9 . ONE OF YEGGMEN BEHINDTHEBARS BUT0NE ESCAPES Posses Are Scaring the Neighborhood for the Missing Man OFFICER WAS GRITTY Garner Moore and George Barton Captured by Deputy Sheriff Roger Near Ashevillo Moore Escaped But Barton Is Landed in the Ashe villo Jail Deputy, Single Handed and Alone, Effects tho Capture Got Both Men But Moore alitor Got Away The Men Escaped From Greenville Jail Sunday by Dynamit ing the Floor. (Special to The Times.) Asheville, N. C, April 6 Garner Moore, alias "Tennessee Dujtth," and George Barton, alias 'Chicago Army,' yeggmen, wanted by the postal au thorities for several postofflce rob berrles, who dynamited the jail at Greenville and escaped Sunday, were captured by . Deputy Sheriff Rogers' after a desperate struggle at Craggy, near here, last night;. Moore escaped with the deputy's pistol before assist ance came, but Barton was brought to the city and is now in the county jail At noon Moore had apt been recaptured but posses are scouring.. the neighborhood for him. Barton refuses to admit that be is the man wanted. - ' Deputy Rogers was crossing the railroad track near the depot at Crag gy about nightfall whea hs Blghte; the men and recognized them ' 6y newspaper descriptions. He assailed them slnglehanded and held both till one struck him a heavy blow On his head, causing him to relax bis hold on Moore. The men probably passed . through Asheville yesterday morning and were making for Tennessee when captured. STRIFE IN COAST ARTILLERY. Colonel Morris Accused of Grossly In sulting Major Haan. (By Leased Wire to The Times) N New York, April 6 Through the adoption of a resolution at a meeting of officers of the Ninth Coast Artil lery last night to sustain Colonel Wil liam F. Morris against all charges "pending against him", it became known that the colonel has been ac cused of grossly insulting Major Haan, commandant at Fort Wade worth, and that trouble is likely to disrupt the organization. The alleged insult was given at the officers annual banquet, March 18, at the republican club, and, as a result, 11 of the 36 officers have handed in their resignations. The banquet was attended by Governor Hughes, Major- General Charles F. Roe, of the na tional guard, and Captains Scott and Hines and Lieutenant Balrd of the regular army. Charges filed against Colonel Mor ris specify that he became boisterous during the dinner and shortly before 2 o'clock In the morning commenced to upbraid Major Haan, his personal guest. He ended by calling the major Insulting, names and shaking his list In his face. Governor Hughes and Major-Gcneral Roe had left the ban quet hall a few minutes before the alleged insult was offered to Major Haan and knew nothing of It offic ially. The regiment has been torn by in ternal strife ever since the Spanish American War. GUILTY OF LIBEL (Special to The Times) Greensboro, April 6 At 1:80 th,!s afternoon the jury In the celebrated Adams-Butler case brought In a ver dict of guilty as to both the defend ants. Marlon Butler la sentenced to pay a fine of 1500 and, Lester Butler a fine of $250, and each to pay one half the costs of the action. They ap pealed und were allowed bond in tiro sum or $1,000 each. t ,'. The jury got the case at II o'clock, bulng out only one hour and thirty ' minutes. The trial began last Wed nesday and has been going on With out interruption since, both day and bight sessions being held.' BUTLERS OiB
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