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ttbe Associated ". Press Service Associated Service Vol. LXX. No. 46. Tha Weather FAIR. PRICE FIVE CNlJ . RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1911. LAST EDITION : : : " : ' . . : " : ....... Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in R.aleigh of any Other Newspaper State Attempting to Show That L. J. Norris' Killed J. B. Bissett With Pistol IMPORTANT TESTIMONY Inmate of Soldiers' Homo Kwchin He Saw Carriage Drive Ity Willi Couple I i.siilf mill .Man I'.liling )i Hear Axle Stall' Will Attempt to I'rovc Kxislciice of Other Pistol Defense Will Nut Show Its llaiiil. o o o .o o o o c o o o o o 0 0 O Unless the state is able to O 0 produce mure, testimony than O O It introduced today, I.. .1. Norris O O will never he convicted of t lie 0 O. murder of .1 ; H, Bissett. Kvery- o O tiling today was circumstantial, O O and there arc two 1 in Uk in the O ft chain that must lie pieced out O O before the1 prosecution can hope 0 O to convict. There was no di.i O reel testimony that Norns did O O' the shooting. The state rested 0 O ils case shortly alicr ".! o'clock 0 O this afternoon and a recess was 0 O taken until to give the at- 0 O torneys time to .prepare, their 0 O arguments. The delense will 0 open and close.. Police Justice 0 Watson will find enough prob O able cause to bind Norris over O to court. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kfforts to place the responsibility for the murder of J. II. Bissett, who was killed beyond, the Soldiers' Home Saturday night, August 12. were made today by the prosecution at the preliminary hearing of I.. J. Norris, who is held for the crime. At the noon recess the prosecution stated that it had only two or three more witnesses to examine: the de fense will not show its hand. City Attorney W. II. Pace; Solicitor Her bert K. Norris and Col. J. C. I.. Har ris are prosecuting and Mesrs.. Hart. M. (lading and William C. Harris ale appearing for the defendant. The most sensational testimony of the entire day was the declaration of Mr. J. B. Norcum, an inniste of the Soldiers' Home, who sw'ore flinty he saw the carriage in which Bissett and Ada Verby were riding pass the Home and that a large, broad-shouldered man was standing o" the rear axle. This man, the prosecution win attempt to show, was Norris. The prosecution will contend that Nor ris and Bissett were not friendly and that there was motive to fix the blame. The state will also endeavor to show that Norris had another pis tol besides the one he gave to the of ficers, or. Hint passed into their hands as coming from liim. All the witnesses except Ada Yerby and Haywood Penny, the car riage driver, were separated today and none heard the evidence of the others before he himself was sworn. (Continued on Page Two.) J. News has been received in the city of the death of Mr. J. Hoywood Sawyer, one of the most prominent lawyers of Eastern North Carolina, which occurred this morning at Elizabeth City. Mr. SaVyer had won a high stand among the lawyers of the state and his death will be heard with fegret. The following telegram was received; today: ' Elleabeth City, Aug. 25, 1911. Raleigh Daily Times, Raleigh N. . C. "J. Hey wood Sawyer one of the mot prominent attorneys of Eastern Nortn Carolina aieu mm ii6 after a brief illness at his home in the city. He was 64 years old and unmarried. ' r Santa Fe Shaft Dedicated. Santa Fe, N. M., Aug. 25. A granite monument to mark the end of the historic Santa Fe trail was dedicated in the Plaza here today, wilTf Interesting exercises under the aiispiceg df the Daughters or the Am erican' Revolution. DEATH HAS SUMMONED Second Lady of Ireland 'l.yily Pngef the former Miss Stev ens, (if New York, whose husband (iciieial Sir Arthur Paget, has been uppi.lutcil (o succeed (Ji'm'utl Sir Xeville l.iltlcloli in the Irish military coininnml. I.ailv Paget, because, ol her husband's jippoiiitiueiit, becomes tlie second lady of Irelnni.' r.c.xt only to the wile of (he Viceroy, ami her friends are v Icring bow she will iiC4iiil herselt in D'lhlin soiicly, where it is said more tact is needed even tliun in London. TWO ACCIDENTS IN AUTOMOBILE RACES Klliirt. His., Aug. 75 In the load races F. K. iiadena, Raiuiey's ine- chauican. sustained a broken anlile when the Cino car, bursting a tire, shot into a tree. Uairney was .nn hurt. Rohillard's Staver. Chicago, threw a tire, and the car smashed into a telograpli pole!, lie was un hurt.' i k t 1 1 i : 1 1( ) w i . v A i : i :t k u. IM'Te or I'iping Thrown at Nijjit wat'Iimau Arrests May Follow Assailants Shot At. (Special to The Times.) ' . Klizabetli City, Aug. 2a 1.. U. Thornton, tlie nish! watclunan of the Klizabetli City Cotton Mills had eiuly yesterday morning the unpleasant ex perience or having a big. heavy pipe come whizzing by bis head, being hurled at him by some one on the outside or the building with the in tention "of killing, him. Mr. Thorn ton about three o'clock had made the rounds of the mills, and had gone in the. superintendent's, office, when some one knocked at. the door. He failed to open the door and in a minute the heavy piece of piping came.. crashing through the window, hfirelv niisalnsr liis bead. Mr. Thorn ton quickly fired through the wreck ed window and the assailants fled. He fired again from tlie door bring ing down one of the men. But the man regained his feet and continued his flight. Blood was found on the ground yesterday morning. There is a suspicion as to the assailants and arrests may follow. COTTON (WI'F.KI'IIXAIS. Slate Kntoniologlst Says Haulage Is 30 to SO Per Cent. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 25 Dr. W. K. Hines, state entomologist, to day predicted that the caterpillar or cotton worm will curtail the cot ton crop in this Btate from 30 to 50 per cent, and that within the next few weeks other states east of the Mississippi river would feel the force of this pest. The worms are begin ning to work In Mississippi be said, and he is getting reports from other states of their appearance. It is an impossibility, said Dr. Hinds, for the south to make a fifteen million bale crop this season. In this and In other states the rains have ruined the middle crop and the worms are about to get the top prop. He does not think the danger will be over until the middle- of October. New Moohp Officers InstiilMed. Detroit, Aug. 25 The loyal order of the moose delegates discussed the proposition to establish a normal school for orphans and the children of the order's members. The newly elected officers were installed. 1ST BRUTAL IROER Agct! Ngro Woman Thrown Into Weil to Die Refill iiina From Church Woman is Taken From Her Ituy hv Ne-f.roes- t'.lnieil to Well and 'Jfiif)wn in -Timbers Thrown in (in Her-- Hied .After UcUwip, OM. i Special 10 The Times. I :. Allieniai e; . x; ('., AuK. '2.a.;-'-Stan-lv coiiiiiy has to a -real extent been free ..from iimi'der::. :. Xi'i; Veaclu'd uur cit.v last: al'ti'i'iuion of imp ui' the inoi-t .cruel' .murders' I his sect ion has ever known. . . It appears Unit an old negro wo man, something near seventy .years old, together wit.li her grand son, who . i;-. partly insane, attended prtaciiing on last Sunday niglu some six miles from their ..hoiiie. 'They leli the-church' together about-fen j'(U,c'.;. 10::rly the next morning .1 he negro boy appeared at the home of some vlmo citizens and tried to make them understwid what had been done, hut the 'neighbors seemed to place little credit to what he said ad hetire made no search. About tin o'clock in the dav a Mr. Troutmau passed hv an old well which hail been out. of u;-e for years and .heard some one in the well call ing lor help; He called a neighbor and upon .making an Investigation, found that it was this old negro wo man. She had been thrown into the well, tint landed on some timbers, which were in same, and so did not get into the-water. After throwing her in the well the murderers threw plank,' stumps and rocks in upon her, thinking and hoping to thus cover up their terrible crime." Hut by chance tile old woman fell behind one of the .pieces of tlie limber which was in the well and in this way the rubbish which was thrown in an effort to forever close her mouth, did not have the desired effect. The 'neighbors removed this rub bish and brought the old woman out alive, but bartlv hurt, so much so that she in a few hours died from the injuries. She made the state ment betore she died that two men did it, but. could not identify them. Her grandson, who was with her, says that they were overtaken by two men, both negroes, who were in a buggy. That they took the old wo nian from her buggy and placed her ifl theirs and .drove to Hie well. That ho walked along alter . tliem That he saw theni throw her in the well and then they used the buggy to haul the rubbish which was thrown in the well This negro boy has identified one of the parties as Sam Walker, who has been arrest ed with the preliminary hearing sol for Fridav week. This delay on ac count of witnesses and more testi mony, as it is doubtful as to. whether this negro boy Is 'Competent '.men tally to testify. No motive can be 'assigned for this horrible murder. The old negro wo man was respected in her community. Fditors at Wichita Fulls. Wichita Falls, Texas, -Aug.- - . Nearly the entire membership of the Northwest Texas Press Association was assembled here today at the opening of the association's annual convention. . The sessions will con tinue over tomorrow; - TWENTY-FIVE REPORTED KILLED IN A WRECK Rochester, N. Y Aug. 2" Twenty-five are reported killed and fifty injured when a Lehigh Valley train went through a trestle near Manchester. The train, was loaded with veterans returning from the grand army encampment. Noted Soldier and Priest Dead. Frankfort, Ky.. Aug. 25. The funeral of Father Thomas W. Ma jor, southern soldier and priest was held In the Roman , Catholic church, of which he was pastor. Business in Frankfort practically cease while thousands of citizens, Irrespective of creed, paid tribute to the noted divine and soldier. ' Rich Man Dies for Ijiick yj Food. New York, Aug. 25 Th'ft will of Dr. Charles F. Meyers, a physician, who lived-in poverty and died re cently from fack of food, shows 'he left a. fortune of about five hundred tlibusands dollars. Mr. Brodle L. Duke, of Durham, is in the city today. . This Little Lady Can Vote 'v' :': ' tAlifilli . : Ci!:;:c:','iO';:'S'?s .-?--i:!ls;;Ss;f ' -.' he liltle l!ar;m ( lillon, who lias Hi,, right to V'Uc in Fulami. While Filmland's women are fight ing lor till II rage, there is one little liuly in Knglaiid who bus I he l ight to vote whenever she plea-es, and sire didn't have to figl t I'-r ilns- nlii. This foi t'.iiiatc lady 's cleveii-y.'ai"-old ( liltmi. Cnder flic law she has (lie right t' be suiiiHioiu.d to all councils and tale ctTcir.otnes of the soviicifj n. She fan vote .n any im portant ji:cstioti at issue and im oiuk can deny her right. lint the little liaroness seems to carr i lore for her ilells ju-t at pres ent than shcdocs alnirt the yearly I'.lidgci or what the King is doing-; She attended t!i(. coronation and a Utile, (-'nonet was prepared for her. DEFEHSE LOS Important mote' oi tlie Delense In ' tlie Beatiie C?.se Denied' By tlie Court PROGRESS OF THE CASE The "IX'ar Kid" Letter, Written by I teat tie (o liciilah liinlord, Admil teti in Ivvideiice oiii)ii of e . felise tueslioiiiiig-Hie UoKlillg of tlie I nl il l (in-ill Also Denied fieorge .l.irrell, liichiirond lielecl ive, (In- First ituess Di-tecl-ive Schcier -Allot her Wilness To day. ' 'Cliesterlieid Court House, Aii'.r. ".' The . delense lost . two big points as Henry t'lav Ilcallio, Jr's. trial for Uis wil'e'l: murder progressed. Judge Watson quickly overruled the mo tion to exclude the "Dear Kid" loi ter, writ, en by Healtie to Heulali Hinford. introduced yesterdav. Tlie court denied the motion which ques tioned the wording of the indict ment about wound being In the face Instead of skull or brain of-the vic tim, as shown by the autopsy. George .larrell, a Richmond detect ive, was called as 'the first wit ness at today's sessfon of Henry Clay Beaflio Jr's. trial for wife murder, .larrell was put on the stand to com plete for the prosecution the descrip tion of the scene of crime, the pris oner's demeanor and his story of a "bearded highwayman." Detective Scherer. who has had almost entire charge of the rase, was next called. Through him the state reviewed what the various invcstliAitions dis closed. Court convened at 10:110. Hun dreds gathered to catch a glimpse o' Paul Ueattle, Henry's cousin, the commonwealth's chief witness. Detective .larrell testified that Bcattie said Ills wife's assailant, ran Into the woods after the shooting. Mrs. Beattie's uncle, Tom Owen, tes tified yesterday that Dealt ie said the man ran up the road. .larrell de- ( Continued on Page Five.) 'I IP STATE MGII Most Pleasant State Council Junior Order Ever Held Tuenly-lirM Meet ing of .1 anno s Was One of the llest in Hislm, "I flei -! Iiest of Killer Pie'chUd l IMii'ili"- Slali' ( i.iiiii ill, I "-.-'iii'. Ill i iwi Speech. ' . t.Sie; ial to 'I in- TiHif- i A li,'- illo. X. t'i An?'. - , 'i'lie lueui-. iii-:. I ad uiial . iii' e: i;:- o! I lie Jr. (1. I,'. A. .i . : t..i.- if.iiiri I ..I .u! i Ii ( 'a rolina. rnljo'ii !:-' u r day. ill ! i'l'iioon :.1m.m-! I.. . a I'l i : 1. r'i lock , following I he inslaJUit .ion ol oflicers. The nieeling. Iiere lias hei-a - one of the tiuist -.pleasant in the liislory of I the order. There were apj.n':iiiiate- ly .70 J delegate! in ; attendance anil alt'iough the sessions were 'cut. ...short, by reason of i lie long meeting Wed nesday night- a gi eat ni'ili-. of tile del egates .will reiiiaiu in - Asiieville until today and some .tint it Saturday, to en joy tlie pleasures of this seclion. Among the Interesting -.business mut ters tit tended to " -yesterday.' morniiiK was tlie increase in pay of the Sec retary . I'roiii $ 1 .Sim to $ I ,.",11(1 per year: also (he increase in pay. of the state 'councilor from $L'."iil .ot $"(MI.. The ' constitution :ind by-laws were. ;ilso; -ain'ended in ci'rtiiin particular's. The 'council -esterduy. morning de cided to anpropiiale $1,70(1 art li u :i 1 ly tor. publicity and oi .:aiiization .purposes.- One of l lie most pleasant inci dents -occurred yesterday when Prof. ('. K. -Brewer, -of Wake Forest Col lege, .called- thi! retiring staled couhr ci'.Oi'. I, .T. ifarlsell, of Concord, to the .alrar, tiiid. ;i- a representative of a' hosi of friends .in th.e order., presented to Mr, 1 Icrtsell jt magnifi eent chest of silver. In making the. ''present a thin talk,. Dr. Brewer;, said : 'Mr. Hear Brothers: It is . I lit possiiile. for tiie to put in words my feelings as it is for vmi hrofliers of I V is suie council to express, in any inalei-ial way'..' their. . love.; for , you. And yet I am counuissioned by our lirolhers to present to you this chest of silver, tiol as a token measure of our affection, hut us a siiglit token of our devotion to you. In the years in come may; this little' gift be to you a constant reminder of the loyalty and love, of your . brethren of the state council." . .Mr. . HnrtseU in . accepting the chest of. silver replied feelingly:. . "Brethren: :M. heart is loo full for ine to express in words niy ap rreciatjon of this token of yottr love and esteem.' I make no claim to in I'allibiliiy; jiut 1 have done the best I conhl, ! have en.doavored to treat every riietub'er as a Jirothcr. T urn uiider il. deep sense of obligation to every one of vou for vour conlinued co-oper!t.l ion and support. 'May God bless iiu -every cine:' . I cannot ..say more." .. : .- ' Yesterilay afternoon tlie members of the stale council we.i'i: '.tendered a trollov ride over the principal lines of the Asiieville Kloctric Company and each and every 'member of the stale council enjoyed the delightful ride. The delegates have had a good time: the local councils have done evervlliing in their power to make pleasant the Slav of the1 visitors and that they . have .succeeded is evi dent by the way tnunv compliments bestowed upon the .members of the local councils and the people of Asiie ville generally. . STRIKE THREATENED ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL Paducah, Ky., Aug. 2.. Nearly eight thousand employees of the Il linois Central will walk out wiiluti seventy-four hours, unless the rail road recognizes the employees' ieder ii ( ion, according to federation head quarter's statement. Dying; From Blow In Itovlng Bout. .Kdwardsville,. Ills., Aug. 2a -"! 1 1 bert Jenkins, a sixteen-year-old school hoy who fought a hodt wilh a young lad. Bobble Brendle for the entertainment of a hundred men and women aboard the steamer Key stone, is dying as the result of his injuries. Jenkins received a blow In the left side-of the abdomen. Dr. Steel Dead. Belmore, N. Y., Aug. ..-25 Dr. Theoihilus Steele, a prominent phy sician and Confederate veteran, who succeeded to the command of Gen, Morgan after the gallant, cavalryman was captured, Is dead at his home here, aged seventy-seven. He was in ill health several months. Wilt Become a Nun J m B ' X '?. ' ' . ,' . . . Mis. (ici'iind,. Haile l.aiinoin, one ol llie most lirillialil leadeis of so. cicty al, Sorw li b, I oiin., and one ol the uiosl ueallby woineii in (lie slate, who lias given up her riches to charity, renounced the world in gen eral and social pleasures in particu lar and entered a convent. She is now in the Convent of the Sisters of the licparation in c lurk, with the intention ol liecoiiiiii a nun. .Mrs. I.aniiian was lieni in a Piesliyteiiall family, but soon afler her husband's death she (l:ecaiuik: an Fpiseopnliau. Ill 1 !MI! she joined Hie Boiiniii Catho lic' church, BWFcoiir 'Montgoniery, Ala., Aug; ,25---The. ineetjiig; of tin! southern agricultural commissioner's and cotton .. men is called lor riepteniber 7th,, to take, ac tion' regarding the cotton crop's, true condition, and steps.- to prevent a bearish campaign litis been posf poll ed .'unlit September. 1 -ih. Tlie date was changed because it conflicted with the farmers' union convention. tilvliAHDMA TOWN OUFT; Lit He llvidcnce of litice Feeling After . Outliretik Yesterday. I'urcelt, Okla,, Aug. 27 . .Although (he town is quiet and. (here is liltle evidence of race feeling over, the burning .yesterday' of Peter .Carter, a nc'.'.tu, w bo a:iai '.d .Mrs.. .Minnie Spraggings,. ii :ippearej liel'ore Car ter was recaptured ilia! it would be -difficult to nri:'. i'ti t . tin' liiijb leaders 1 v n eh ill", '. er negro iiere. Carle:- was caught lull f.icaped, Later lie', v as capl ui i'il '. fiy- three ineieber.- o! his owti race and led hack to low ii.. XVilliiii a few l.niiiiiles fiaiui'S were leaping li'oin t he negroes re. Tall to Attend Cepiiblican Outing, Beverly. Mass, Aug. L'.V President 'rail' lias arranged lor a trip to, Ham illini louiorrow to attend tlie outing of t lie F.ssex .'l n i). at wiiich I hi- t liree i iiiiiliifaies for the .Jiepuhlicnii nomi nnlii'ii lor governor oi'; ,Ma.s.s;'.ciiu setts will spi'iili,' together wii h sev eral oilier prominent, pari y ; leaders. The -event.', will be held at Hie home of Congressman (iartltier. . "(iicelers" lee( in Macon. Macon. C:i. Aug -27 The Soutli- easlcrn tireelers' Associalion, the lueiubersiiip of. which is mtide up ol the managers and chirks of the' lead ing holds throughout this section ol the country, .began, its. first annual convention' Iiere today,; w ith a good attendance Printers to Play Baseball. .Boston,. Mass., Aug. 27. -Two-score members of the Boston I ypo grnpliieal 1'nioii left today tor St, Louis to attend the mining1, baseball tournament of the liiion Printers' National Baseball Association, which includes tennis in ten of the largest cities. Commander of Cruml Army. Rochester, N. Y.. Aug 25. Judge Hurvov M .-Trimble , of Illinois, was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army o$the Republic. Fugles Close Meeting. San Francisco. Aug. 25. Dele gates to the grand aerie, fraternal order of Fagles held two sessions today, dosing the business of the 1911 session. . CENTRAL M. E. CHURCH HERE Mr. A. E. Glenn to Read History At Celebration Sixty-Ninth Anni versary Next Sunday IT IS STORY OF TRIUMPH l.stalilisbeil a!) .Mission in 1840, Cen tral tliureli lias Become One of Baleigb's Leading Towers For (,'ood An Appreciative Kevlew of Tlie Church By One Wlio Fefls Deep Interest in Its l'roKM-rity. At the sixty-ninth anniversary of Central MeHiodist church Sunday, Air. A. H. tllenn will read a historical sketch, 'Which will be of interest to many Raleigh people. As Mr. Ulenn says in the sketch he has enaeavo'rtd to present the material and spiritual history ol -"a church that has come through tribulation to fta present place of power and influence In this city." He lias done this well in the lollow nig article: This church was established as a mission by the Annual Conference held at. New Bern, N. C, Dec. 2. IS4. Rev, Alsey H. Tuckeiwas ap pointed its first missionary.- it had been apparent, lor years that in cer tain portions ot the city, and especi ally in the southeastern portion, sin abounded to the utter neglect, of the house of Cod and the preached word. Although 'many, attempts bad been made in vain yet at. notime were these sinlul people given up in despair to till out the measure of their in iquity and to work their own undo ing. Prayer meetings in the homes of the people, led by Henry Porter and Henry J. Brown were kept up at. intervals for several years previous to the opening of the Mission. In 1S42 Rev. S. D. Bunipass, then sta tioned in Raleigh; saw the need of a house of worship and ohtined such a place in tlie. soutaea.stern part ot the city near the southeastern cor ner of Person and Davie streets. But before this was ready for services preaching had been revived In the old Baptist church in the same neigh borhood. This building stood a little north ot the center ot Moore Square, now known as the Baptist Square. From motives of propriety he then abandoned- the project of preach iug in the house 'hat he had secured lor tins purpose: Soon after this the condition of tins neighborhood Was mentioned in the Quarterly Confer ence, and in is 17, it was decided to applv to (he ensiling Annual Confer ence lor a missionary which ar rangement was carried out as seen in the opening statement ot tins article Having obtained permission '-to d.l so. the Rev. Alsey Tucker began preaching in Hie Old Baptist church above rolerred to, It having been abandaned at least as far as regular preaching was concerned. But Its doors were soon closed to him, and he was driven to the necessity there after until a chapel was built of hold ing his -.meetings in private homes, (Continued on Page Seven.) REACHES NEW YORK New York. Aug. 25 Atwood after a spectacular air journey from Nyack, reached here, passing Grant's Tomb at 2:22 o'clock. He made a spectacular flight over the city before the gaze of hundreds of thousands. No Sunday Reception for Toga. Vancouver, B. C, Aug.' 25 'Obey ing protests against "Sabbath dese cration" of city council has decided not to tender Admiral Togo a recep tion, upon the latter's arrival Sun day. Killed In Auto Accident. Pittsburg, Aug. 25 William L. Barren, was killed and Harry Clark, Injured when their automobile went over an embankment. Both were pinned under the car. The gasoline tank exploded. SkIooiin Wins In Uirmlngliain. . Birmingham, Ala., Aug. ,26 The returns gave a victory for the legal ized saloons In Jeffeunn ennntv hir sixteen hundred majoilty.