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4 Associated Press Strvic Associated Pros Situta Vol. LXXI. No. 49. The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1912 LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in R.aleigh of any Other Newspaper FATE GOSS IS HELD FOR THE GR AMD JURY Young Durham Man Committed to Jail Without Bond For Alleged Connection In the Death of Benson Men FOUL PLAY CHARGED BY CORONER'S JURY Report Submitted Today States That Death Wflft Cuused by Gas Poison as Result of Foul Play Effort Was Made to Give Bond for Goss lust Before Coroner's Jury Met G'oks Says He Bought Pistol From Unknown Negro in Durham for 91. BO About Three Weeks Before Tragedy and Pawned It Sunday He Came to Raleigh? Three Wit nesses Examined Today. The coroner's Jury which has been Investigating the deaths of the three Benson men whose bodies were found in Wilson's apartments on the night of February 5, found that R. A. Johnson, Fred Jerni gan and H. T. Porter, the men in "question, came to their deaths as the result of gas poison and that foul play was the cause. Fate W. Goss of Durham was ordered held by the coroner to answer to the grand jury. He was committed to jail without bond. -.' Just before the jury met for the last time today Mr. John W. Hins dale, Jr., employed to represent Goss, offered to deposit bond in the euttt of $1,000 for Goss' appearance at the investigation, but Coroner Se park, on the advice" of Solicitor Nor ris, promptly increased the bond to $1,500..- Young Goss gave his account of the manner in which he secured the pistol. He said he bought it in Dur ham three weeks before the tragedy from an unknown negro, giving the man $1.50 for it. He pawned the weapon, he said, to Mr. Curtis God frey in Durham on Sunday, February 4, before coming to Raleigh that evening. He never saw the negro before, he said, and has never seen him since. '.. The Jury's Findings. The verdict of the Jury is that K. A. Johnson, Fred Jerni Ran and H. T. Porter "came to their death from gas poison caused by foul play, and recom ment that F. W. Goss be held without bond for the grand . jury." ' The verdict was signed by Messrs. J. R. Johnson, E. M. Bledsoe, T. W. Brewer, F. A. Watson, S. J. Betts and Jo H .Weathers. Maynard Moseley, known as "Cutie," was arrested this afternoon by Chief Stell and placed under a $1,000 bond as a witness in the case. He was unable to give bond and is in Jail. He was arrested at the Ral eigh Auction House, operated by Frank Wilson. His arrest was In ac cordance with the recommendation of the coroner's Jury. Senator O. A. Barber of Benson returned to the city today, as did also Mr. N. W. Porter, father of Hugh Porter, and were present at the final Investigation by Coroner Sopark. Mr. Porter brought the pocket book removed from the o n derclothlng of young Porter at the postmortem. 1 Evidence Today. The third and last meeting of the coroner's Jury was held In the police court room at 11 o'clock. Fate W. Goss took the stand and was handed the pistol pawned to Mr. Curtis God frey. He said he pawned it on Sun day before coming to Raleigh. He bought it one dark' night three weeks before the affair. He had never seen the colored . man from whom he bought the weapon before. The negro was holding the pistol in his hand and the witness gave him $1.50 for it. Qoss said he had not seen the 1 negro since. Goss was then excused. Ooss was very ner vous while fingering the pistol. Mr. N. W. Porter was recalled and examined as to the nurse found In the underwear of Hugh Porter. ' Solicitor Norrts took- the pocket-book and exhibited It to the Jury. Juror Betts said, ".thai, is the identical jbocketrboek.". My. Porter bad stated in his former examination that Hugh Porter had a small brown purse. There was such a purse found in the psckage turned over to Chief of Police Stell and Mr. Porter stated that was exactly like the one young Porter had. The father had made an examination of his son's trunk but could not find tho other or third purse. As to That Door. Chief of Police Stell was called to tho Bland to tell about finding this purse in the clothes of Porter. Tho chief also testified to the ease with which ho opened the door in room 4 of Wilson's apartments. Ho later went there and again tried the door, but he could not prize It open.. There was no other evidence and everybody retired 'except the Jury. LYNCHING THREATENED Mob Forming to March On Anderson Jail. Anderson, S. C., Feb. 28. The jail is barricaded to withstand a mob attack of farmers gathering .several miles from here, to march upon the jail and capture William Reed, a negro from the prison. Reed was arrested, yesterday, charged with assaulting a white woman. The negro was brought here at ten o'clock last night. He admitted be ing in the woman's home and said the- motive was robbery. It is re ported three hundred men are pre paring for the attack. Crowds Dispersed by Police. Lawrence, Mass., ieb. 28. Dis persing crowds in the mill district, regarded as containing possible dan ger, occupied the police's energies; Most of those congregating along the picket line were women. Two women were arrested. E TO Panama, Feb. 28. Newspapers give great prominence to Secretary Knox's visit, whom they welcome to Panama in warmest terms. For the second day of the secretary's visit, a full program of entertainment and functions was provided. Tonight a state dinner will be given by Governor General Parodes, when Knox will make the first for. mal speech of his tour. Special pre cautions will be taken to guard the secretary during his stay; a large number of secret service men being on guard in his immediate vicinity. NEWS FROM SCOTLAND NtfCK Talk of Organizing Law and Order League Much Cotton. (Special to The Times.) Scotland Neck, Feb. 28. Rev. O, L. Powers, pastor of the Baptist church says he is heartily in favor of organizing a law and order league in Scotland Neck, and says he hopes one will be organized at an eatly date. He will use his Influence along that line, and will have the hearty co-operation of all the people of the town and community. With the close of this month tho hunting season will come to. an nd in this region, and the hunters here will put up their guns and lull down their fishing rods, preparatpry to go to the waters for sport ratttr than the air. The Warrenton district confe'ence will convene In Weldon on March 19, Presiding Elder Bumpass officiating Large quantities of H cotton and peanuts have been brought here dur ing the past week or ten days and it Is said that there is much of last year's crop yet remaining in the hands of the producers, and a good bit ot cotton In the fields to be picked out. It has been announced that series of meetings will be com menced In the Baptist church on the second Sunday In 'March. Rev. Dr Wilson, of Newport News, Vs., will assist Rev. O. L. Powers In the meet ing. OF KOREAN TROUBLES New York, Feb. 28. Japanese foreign affairs office in cablegram sent to the consul general here for publication, gives the official version of the recent Korean troubles which led to arrest of students and teachers in Presbyterian mission schools there. The statement says tho authorities discovered a conspiracy to assassi nate tho president general and re store the old Korean regime,' and that some teachers and students of Sin Syong Academy and other Chris tians were among the conspirators. The fact of the conspiracy is said to have been admitted, and more than three hundred arrests have been made. Most ot the accused profess Christianity, but the statement pro tests that their faith had nothing -o do with II. PRICKS OF EGGS DROP.-. Nrw Yrk Market Demoralized by Shipments From Farmers. Now York, Fell. 2X. Up-slale farmers, prompted by the li Ili p.'ice of. eggs, have demoralized the mar ket, but not the ultimate consumer. shipping thousands -of cases of eggs to commission merchants hero. Anx ious to sell at the top of the market farmers shipped millions: of eggs by express. Price ' dropped from .1" cents to 29 cents a dozen whole sale. The supply is far ahead of the demand. Commission merchants predict a further decline. Strike at University of Arkansas Fort Smith, Ark., Feb. 2S. Three hundred -striking students of the University of Arkansas, paraded the streets of Fayetteville last night, signifying displeasure at the faculty's action, suspending thirty-six stu dents. The latter are-hold -respon sible for an anonymous, publication charging tho faculty with favoring rich pupils. llcypsists For Madero. Laredo, Texas, Feb. 28. A move ment has started to throw the sup port of General Reyes' followers to President Mndero.. Three thausand Reyesists are in practical exile in the United States and Cuba it is said. . ' WEBB ON THE DRINK EVIL IN WASHINGTON " Washington, Feb. 28. Represen tative Webb does not know of any city where the social drink, '"the most dangerous form - of Indul gence," is so freely practiced as here In the capital, he told a convention of anti-saloon league delegates last night. "You are spending in this city about $7,000,000 a year for liquor,' Representative Webb declared. "The liquor traffic ot the United States costs more annually than the com bined values of our cotton crop, and our gold, silver and other precious metal output. All the tariff collect ed in a year will not pay our liquor bill for ninety days." Roosevelt Loaves New England Boston, Feb. 28. Theodore Roosevelt's visit ended today. The colonel departed this afternoon for New York. Roosevelt met several friends at Dr. Bigelow's home, be fore attending luncheon by Arthur Hill, one of Roosevelt's leaders here. Roosevelt Is expected to remain in New York tonight and goes to Oyster Bay tomorrow . ''..-;. Vessel Aground and Deserted, Philadelphia, Feb. 28. The steamer Goldsboro grounded on Brandy wine shoal, Delaware Bay, yesterday, and soon probably will go to pieces. The vessel has been abandoned. Crew fled for their lives, landing at Cape May. Before passing Into the present hands the vessel was one of the Clyde liners. Federal Bureau Will Investigate, Washington, Feb. 28. Federal labor bureau will make an imme diate Investigation of the wage and working conditions at Lawrence, Mass., textile mills. 'The bureau's representative left for the strike rid den city. ' New President of Santo Domingo, San Domingo, Feb. 38, Eladiet Vlcterla, recently elected, took the oath of office as president of the re public of Santo Domingo for a term of six yean. M IS ED Commerce Court Asain An nuls Rating of Com mission COMMISSION b ipiio,.uL.er' shrdluu Washington,'. Feb. L'X. The inter state commerce commission order educing certain class freight rates. from New Orleans to Montgomery, Selma, Mobile and l'onsucola, was annulled by a commerce court de cision today. The- decision a-f handed down by Judge Archbald, is 'certain to add considerable fuel to the controver sy already acute, between the com mission and the 'commerce court. The court declare? congress never n'tended to clothe tho commission with, the- wide autnority it has as sumed. It. is further asserted 1 lie ourf could discover no'lliing in the record in support of 1 he commis sion's conclusions or to justify the reductions In' tho rates it ordered. After an elaborate .discussion of the evidence submitted,. the courts opin ion concludes: "Counsel for the commission and for the government simply rely on -tho. authority-of the oinmission to determine what is a reasonable rate and conclusiveness of its judgment where.-' It has done so, against which it -was argued, the courts can afford no relief mile the rate fixed is shown to be con fiscatory. This cot -t'ention must be rejected in our ..judgment. It was never intended to confer on the com mission any such unrestrained' and undirected power. H is .not. within the -commission's authority to re duce rates in this or any other case not necessary, aga hist the weight of evidence pro.V, - to sustain them, but without anything substan tial to warrant the conclusion reach ed or the reasons assigned there for. The existing rates were not shown to be unjust or 'unreasonable and there was no valid basis for the eotiimision's '.conclusion." This was the first case argued before tho 'Commerce -.court, after its establishment, more than a year ago. t proved a stubborn proceeding. The court took full time for its .consider ation.''' it was brought by the Louis ville & Nashville Railroad in an ef fort to modify or annul the com mission's order of reduction. It was declared If the commission's order, fixing what, in its opinion, were reasonable rates, were enforced, the loss to the Louisville & Nashville would bo $200, duo annually. Tho New Orleans board of trade alleged that discriminating rates against New Orleans were made by the Louisville ii Nashville,-, and 'urg ed that that city be put on an equality of rales to southeastern territory with New York, Baltimore, the Carolinas and Virginia. Tin court's opinion is directly opposed to that contention. GIRL IV EDS IX SECRET Parents in Chester Learn of Cere mony in Connecticut. Chester, I'a., Feb. 28. Word reached this city last night that Miss Mabel Major and Frank Davis were married in Bridgeport, Conn., last Saturday. Several weeks ago Davis left Chester for Bridgeport, where he secured a position with an auto mobile concern. Correspondence fol lowed between him and MIbs Major. Informing her parents that she was going to spend the day In Philadel phia, Miss .Major left Chester last Friday. She proceeded to Bridge port, where she became the wife of the man of her choice. The fact that their daughter did not return home Friday night leu Mr, and Mrs, Frank Major, her par ents to believe that she was being detained by relatives In Philadelphia but when Saturday and Sunday pass ed and she failed to return they be. came greatly worried. Philadelphia relatives ot the young woman, telephoned to Mr. and Mrs, Major last night, Informing them that Mary had married Davis. Thirteenth Week of Trial. Chicago, Feb. 28. The thirteenth week of the packers trial began he fore Judge Carpenter, District At torney Wllkerson said he expected the government to rest within two weeks. The government continued its Inquiry Into the Tuesday after noon meetings of the packers when It is expected by the prosecution to show agreements were made regard ing shipments, selling price and margins In violation ot the Sherman Atl-trust law, FEDERALS WANT REBEL PARI CLOSED Washington', Feb. . 28. Mexican consul at El Paso has requested the Vmericun collector of customs there o forbid ihe exportation of Ameri can goods into Juarez, and urged hat the rebels' port be recognized by the United State as cloed. The reasury department is considering tie question with the departments of state and justice. The real lead- rs of .the revolutionary movement. 'onsul General. Hanna reports, is Oiiiilio Vasquiz.ilomcz. . State department, advices initi ate the affairs are serious at Tor en and Vulerandt na,' where Ameri an mining men successfully fought off the rebel hand. In Vera Cruz he insurgents, it is said, captured several towns. American consular representatives at San Luis l'oio.-i, Papaehatila and Saltillo report- quiet. Want Tun New Battleships. Washington, Feb.- 2S. The noire naval affairs committee decided iu avor of authorizing two new bat.tie- l-.ips this e;i-. piMl will demand hat ; i ho-, democratic caucus rescind 13 action declaring against milli ons to the navy now. The connnit- ee will as lor a tree h;ind to 'de ermine the ma,tter for itself. The Steel Trust Suit. Washington. Feb. 2S. The anti trust suit against the United ' States steel corporation .and its subsidiaries comas, to an issue Friday. The gov ernment will file at Trenton its replication to ilie defendant's recent inswers: The replication will deny Jie steel company's contention and eassert the. petition's allegation for dissolution. Taxicab Robber Arrested in Memphis Memphis, Feb. 28. Chief of De tectives Koper announced the man arrested here yesterday as one of the New York taxicab robbers. To day was identified as Eugene Splnin. one of the alleged principals in the robbery;' James Keefe, the other man,'-is stiil detained for examina tion. -:' Village liiiriied Out. Toledo, Feb. '' 28. Fire raged in (lie village of Ilellesville near here and destroyed the entire business section. The properly loss is est I- tied at $1.".ii,inmi. . GIVE Iffi Washington. Feb. 28. To cele brate and strengthen harmony in the re-united national' democracy, wives of the leading democrats here are planning a gathering of the wives, mothers and daughters of the demo cratic leaders in a harmony dinner on Dolly Madison's birthday. May 20th. The plan is to have .Mrs. .Champ Clark preside as toastmistress, with Mrs. Grover Cleveland and Mrs. Win. Jennings Bryan seated beside he. The honor list would include the wives of leaders .who have been mentioned for the presidential nomi nation. Mrs. Clayton, of Alabama, Is chairman of the executive com mittee of the movement, and Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Underwood consti tute the advisory committee. The plan was launched at a dinner given In Mrs. Clark's honor bv Mrs. Wvck- iiffe, wife of Representative IVyck- lifl'e, of Louisiana. DEATH OF M IS. SKY PERT Occurred Monday In Elizabeth City Truckers and Farmers Behind. Elizabeth City. Feb. 28.---George C. Seyfert, age 72 years, died very suddenly Monday night at midnight at the home of his son In Pennsyl vania avenue. The funeral services were conducted over the remains this morning at 10:3 tl o'clock from the home by Rev. J. 11. Buffalo, pas tor of City Road Methodist church, and the interment followed in Holly wood cemetery. My Seyfert had been in declining health for some time; but he had been ublo to be up, and was up Mon day. He has only one relative in this section, his son, George Seyfert manager of the Elizabeth City Hosi ery Mills, with whom he has made his home since they came to this city. Mr. Seyfert was a native of Germany; but came to this country many years ago. : Ho moved here from Salisbury, about fivo years ago. He was a splendid citizen, aud was greatly beloved on account of his aflablo and genial qualities. The eutortalnment-lovlng public C0MIMTE1READY Raleigh and Charlotte Running For Place of Holding the Republican State Convention is greatly interested in the play en titled . "The .. Bachelors-' '. Congress,' which will 'bo presented here Thurs day, night in the auditorium of the High School, under the auspices of the Young Women's Home Mission Society, of the First Methodist church. On account of the very severe winter weather, the truck farmers of this section are further behind with their work than they have been in years. One ireeze alter another has been experienced all -winter long; -and,- when' the ground thaws up so that the farmers. can begin to prepare ( heir lands.: il begins to rain ind soon the ground is too wet. This turn: last year, all of the peas and most of the' Irish potatoes were planlod. This year, but little of the ea crop is in the ground and scarce ly any of the potatoes-. The farm ers are busy every good day hauling fertilizers 'and seed potatoes, so that when the weather becomes good, the -work of planting can go on un- iiierrupted. Very likely the acreage of potatoes this year will exceed that of last year, if the farmers can get the seed in the ground. Recognizes Chinese Republic. Washington,.- Feb. 28, The lioust foreign affairs committee toda favorably reported the Sulzer reso lution, which, in effect would recog nize the new republic of China. It congratulates the Chinese people '"or heir, assumption of the powers duties and responsibilities of self- government." Republican Troops Rebel. Ilanchow, China, Fell. 28, A por tion of the republican troops at Wu Chang revolted during the night. There, was considerable fighting. No details regarding, casualties. :- The city gates have been closed. MANY SHARED IN Xew York. Feb. 28. While .the police have ten alleged highway men's names, five of them under ar rest, new .evidence in the taxicab hold-up in the Wall street district, where two .messengers were robbed of t-wenty-five thousand dollars, shows several others knew about the plot, and perhaps shared in the loot. Deputy Commissioner Dougherty has the names of live men wanted,. Arrests are expected within twenty- four hours. The police are especial ly au:ions to apprehend, three Ital ians, who according to the confes sions of men under arrest, super vised the robbery. FRKIGHT.. DERAILED Curs Piled Into River anil Bridge Wrecked. (Special to The Times.) San ford, Feb. 28. The Atlantic Coast Line freight for Wilmington which lelt here at eight o'clock yes terday 'morning was derailed about fifty yards north of Ihe tipper Little River bridge 7 miles east of here. The train consisted of twelve freight cars caboose and engine. A car near the engi'ie was lirst to leave the track and by the time the bridge was readied It was well off of ties. The engine crossed safely but the ten front cars either piled into the river or were thrown down a fifteen loot embankment on either side. The steel bridge which was about one hundred feet long completely wreck ed and It will take probably several days to replace It. Passengers from Wilmington had to be transferred to the Southern Railway train which was run through from Sanford to the wreck causing a delay ot Ave hours to northbound passengers. No one was injured, the train crew being in caboose which Btopped two car length from the bridge. Aviator Fell But Not Hurt. San Bernandlno, Cal., Feb. 28. Aviator Harry Crawford, fell yester day two hundred feet, when hiB aeroplane become unmanageable. He has only a tew scratches. TO HOLilEETING Only Two Cities In "BANQUET TONIGHT IN THE YARBOROUGH .Many Orators to Pour Out Senti ments When Over Four Hundred Sit Down to Feast Given By Chair man Moreliead in Honor of Mem bers of His Committee The Hon. Thos. Settle to Preside President litchfoid, of Raleigh, and Presi dent Kuester, of Charlotte to Pre sent Claims of Two Cities List of Toasts to lie Responded to To night. For the- purpose of naming the time and place for holding the state convention the republican state ex ecutive committee met in the Yar borough Hotel this afternoon short ly before two o'clock, with Chair man John M. Morebead in the chair. There were strong committees from Raleigh and Charlotte to be heard in advocacy of their respective cities, and it was not known until the com mitteemen had voted who would win out. Tonight at eight o'clock Chairman Morehead will give a banquet In the Yarborough in honor of his commit- ; fee, at which over 400 men will be present. This promises to be a love feast and parly t orators ' will hold forth for several hours, Practically all the leading repub 'icans in the state were in Raleigh 'oday for the meeting of the com mittee and the banquet, and the hotel lobbies were thronged with politicians all day. Many of thera ame in yesterday, but most of the visitors arrived last night and this morning.-. The Morehead-Butler fac tion naturally predominated and politics was all the talk. Mr. Clarence O. Keuster, presl; dent of the Greater Charlotte Club, ' headed the delegation from Meck lenburg, and Mr. Henry E. Litch ford, president of the chamber of commerce, headed the delegation ad vocating Raleigh as the convention city. The respective claims of the two cities were set forth. The members of the executive committee are: John M. Morehead, chairman, Spray. Gilliam Grissom, secretary-treasurer, Spray. - DistrictH. 1st 1. M. Meeklns, Elizabeth City. - 2nd p. W. Patrick, Snow Hill. ;',rd George E. Butler, Clinton. 4th J. J. Jenkins, Pittsboro. Oth -B.- S. Robertson, Haw River, tith -S. A. Edmunds, Lumberton. 7th -F. H. Hanes, Yadklnville. Kill C. H. Cowles, Wllksboro. nth Chas, E. Greene, Bakers vllle. 10th F, A, Fanning, Asheville. Members at Large. Thomas Settle, Asheville. Harry Skinner, Greenville. J. R. Gaskill, Tarboro. C..C- Vann, ..Rose Hill. Tames D. Parker, Smlthfleld. it. C. Campbell, Greensboro. 1. B. Tucker, Whltevllle. H. C. Dockery, Rockingham. Dr. J. .!. Mott, Statesvllle, Ed. A. Smith, Charlotte, C. J. Harris, Dillsboro. Campaign Committee. W. P. Bynum, Greensboro. F. A. Unney, Boone. J. S. Lewis, Asheboro. ' A. A. Whitener, Hickory. For tlie Banquet. The following are the toasts and speakers for the banquet tonight: Hon. Thos. H. Settle, toast master; John M. Morehead, Political Inde pendence; Harry Skinner, The East; F. A. Linney, The West; Iredell Meares, The Whole State; J. Q. A. Wood, The First District; J.'R; Gas kill, The Second District; George E. Butler, The Third District; W. J. Andrews, The Fourth District' B. S. Robertson, The Fifth District; I. B. TuckerThe Sixth District; Clarence Call, The Seventh District; A. H. Price, The Eighth District' Charles E. Greene, The Ninth District; Cna J. Harris, The Tenth District; A.'- A, Whitener, Catawba Wine; A: ft, Continued on Pag Two.). :y
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