rWINCXTY DAILY SENTINEL
bTH YEAR.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL IS. 1906
PRICE 5 CENTS
BEE THOUSAND PEOPLE - REPORTED -KILLED;
PRflPERTY LOSS OF MANY MILL! 001 K
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1 1 c. i. building ill iBLACKBUBN TILI-Mse accident
PROBABLE
FIGURES ARE HOURLY GROWING LARGER.
IE EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO TODAY.
Jury Secured In Fifteen MJn
utes and Taking of Evi
dence Is Begun.
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Shocks This Morning. Followed By Conflagration. Besides Causing Death of Hun-
reds of People. Entailed Property Loss of Millions. One Entire Section of City Be ing
Destroyed By Fearful Disaster City Ha!!.TaIuedaT Seven Million
Dollars. Among Buildings Reported to Have Been Destroyed
Many Buildings Dynamited But Flames Spread Rapidly.
Telegraphic dispatches received today by The
inel state that there was a terrific earthquake
!k in San Francisco early this morning. A disas-
fire followed the shock, the two together result-
ji the death of probably 3,000 people and destruc-
bf millions of dollars' worth of property.
Kraong buildings reported destroyed was the city
alued at $7,000,000, and Call Building.
he fire did greatest damage on Market street, ex-
ng to the bay. '
everal fires are raging in different parts of the
Water is scarce and flames are spreading,
housands of people are fleeing from San Francis
places of safety.
erkley, a suburb of San Francisco, is reported to
been destroyed,
;vere shocks were felt in Sacramento and other
I Special to The Stntir.e!. j
j Sl'KSCKR. Apiil K-The hand-1
I some new Imih'.infc at Cie Spencer j
! Young Men's Christian Ass. uti n ,
completed during the past week1
ja'd i ! tn orcupb d at au eajlv date j
The tola-f ciiii of the structure wj
'approximately $ ; .1100 . xtt which'
,aiiiuttttt t!e Southern R.i'.iwav l'ni
I puny, through it old ials at Washing- .
'tun. cmitrtbuu-d about fU&.tMH) in rash'
,ar.,l tnainrty. The buildinc. which!
I. hi V l Mlll.xrn nf i
UVimubia. 'la modern i resists ;g u; ,0 The 8t.BHntj.
and ik unquestionably one tf the bt i
in ine countrv. retliclluc great credit' unr.r..smm". .mii
Commmsoeer of Internal
Yerkes, Collector Marttina, W. ft.
Krider And Frank Eddlaman Tee--t'fy
'or Government at Today'a (ses
sion of Circuit Court in Greensboro.
Blackburn on the Stand.
GRKKNSUOKO, Ainilr IK. When
upon the nianaittnunt as well a the federal court ntvt at .:jo this Btorn-
Sonthirn officials. - I'" th- older of Judge Goff. enawll-
The Concord Prsltrv. embracing 'd-''11 h" utlI f indictment against
all the I-rosbwerlau ihurvht In eight -'Congressman Blackburn and also the
counties tn this section of North Car! ,d''r overruling the ileliiurrt t filed
olina hK bun In annual union atjbv the defendant wci foimall) inter
Moeksvllle. About one hundred ' on !. an! with It txecp
i.nachers and lav delegates have been i''1"' n;fJ u' iMcndai.t to both
I to Tho Sentinel.
II K..t 1SI U. April IS. Wit
iIiIm niuruliiK wrerkt'd w
'iiiliiinK. In which arc 'located
lal Ti-LRtaph Conipaiiy and
Pacific Railway Companya
ftnhqi:alf wb disastrous,
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fefet
hic
efere
n
Hundred Building Burning.
I.OS A.'G ELKS, (al. April IS San
Francisco and Utiy City Us from the
shock and result of Ore will reach
lute the millions.
' A httndrtd buildings aro buritlDK-
In the fcwlli.n railed by the shock
the streta ar fllicd with debris.
The Are which started In the bus
iress ( el Ion Is now burning It is
bt iiiK foiyilii with d-natnite but there
is little progress in stopping the
fl am os. ,i
Kumi Montgomery street east to
the water front the city Is In flames.
Three hundred bodies have been
taken from the ruins.
Great Mills Building Threatened.
I'ORTI-AM), Ore, April IS. News
comes here that the explosion In tele
phone office iu Sun Francisco bl.w
the roof off. Offices ailjoin the Mills
building. Fire followed aud the build
liiK is doomed as there is no water
ili: utwuUuce and mini Interest re-
pot-tut as In inn taken in the delibera
tions of the body. Rev. J. II. dray.
pastor of the First resb if rl.in
NEW PRESIDENT OE
.'rare s. the fulled Stairs, the
orders.
IHatrict
becaute iKtissarv fur tho dfcndant
ttT plead. He ald that In the rase
church at Salisbury, was eltrted mod -i"' v r
tratoi. and presided at each session.
The Sp.nrer Methodist church tin
Sunday raised about H.nOO to clear off
an lmleltedr.ess on Its proper y.whlch
has been greatly Improved during the
past ,oi.
H. T. Smithdial, who recen'tly pur
chased the hanlwarn' stock of the late
Sydney Risdoti, today op'tietl the
same and will carry a full line of hardware.
By WV to Tt SattnL
WASHINUTON. April IT Natal
oSIc.hs alx'n j to the bureau of ordi
nance h.iv expressed the de ct
concern over technical Irvmhlea pre-
Revenue ;,n( ov fa(4 rci,,.Bi 0a the
Kcarsaricc. Th accident ca only b
consider d as a further proof that
rapid Run piart.ee with bin rlllea il
tails dancer f unUxtked fur tirtittlja
of powder charrea, causea ( whua
cannot w ascertstnrd except at ttte
coi ', ot faial experience.
la beln vrd by offlclala here, la
the abm'nce of ihe details of Friday's
trouble, that the throe sacks of smoke
less powder bnrned without a direct
explosion, lujurtex to officers and men
being rai ted by btirns and ash)ila
. :rm. Mow the Mrl started Is m niv
Wry. the stdutluR of which will con
stitute snoihir lesnon tn Btodefa
tial science.
It U assumed that diirinx too set
Attorney Lewis said it now " orawinB a rnaiRe rn.m pin
a mistake by seaman or ammunition
handler caused the rataslrotthe.
The navy department Is without ad-
By Wire to The Sentinel.
AI'STlN. Tc x.. April IS. Tb exer
cli s connected with tho InauKuratlon
supply. Many lives are reported lost.iol Dr. David Franklin Houston aslt: William CuiiimlnRS, of Kocklnn
The Rieat .Mills building is In dan-1 treslile.-.t of the 1'ulversltv of Texas, ham. ami 1). I,. K liter, of Yadkin.
iKer. Many fires are reported lu diflnr-
wit pans ot the city.
Seven Different Fires Raging.
w ill open hi re this afternoon and will
l:tt two days. puilnK those two days
all woik ftt the t'tiiverslty will remain
the city water works was largely destroyed.
cfrnf i c ctinlr ton fcht in enmn nldrnc '
Allowing are the telegraphic bulletins received ' Market street, ami not a
kn Tho no ur k .forin.o tho f iKlo "'" 1 lie UU11UU1K" W niTO
ur i ui vviiuiivi nun juiiiiuvi. iu iiiv iviwi'iv
ler.
NEW YORK. April 18.-A private i f"hi'" m isii.tm.m n,
dlstmtch r.K-elve.1 In this cltv : thrown open to the Inspection hy the
iir reported killed Riul many l Telegraph office:
lilBhest elevation in San Jose, about
25 miles from Frisco City, can be seen
the blaze. It Id estimated that 1.1UU
Uvea wei lost at 11
Telegraph Office Deserted.
CLEVELAND, April 18. The fol
lowing telegram wai received nt the
local office from San Francisco Postal
i rei ki il and fired. There Is
-
a. m. frequent shocks were
h'!-' the first severe ouakn at
Postal employees had to flee
liniMini,'. Gieat loss of life
i. "I Hie Postal office was
hut not seriously. None. of
Miiis were kill d. but matty
iiuled and killed in the city.
I r mains burst Hnd the (ire
I'll was- helnlesa. The
1 P lutilillnRs to prevctil the
l the flames. At 7 n'cinru
'"I'll- was under way but in
' d manner owlnii to tho
flie dead were beine curried
I'linss III scores.
Mi'ty of California moves tt
"'l (,f earthquakes. The first
.wturiiance occurred in 17SM.
anhqnakes visited this city
to I hi;;,. x(,c dlsttti bailee
f'ed the clt j this iiioriiinR is
''I Hiat lllliuv lives n-oi-o
Mifomia earlhriuakes hnve
fi'"l'iint than fatal.
Ily Hall Destroyed.
I 'he buildings destroyed bv
Imake Is the ritv hnti -m-i.
",, .UILU
e.iii a.
K'k which did the most
f'n'e a! 5:1ft ihlB ,,.i
three minutes. Fires at
'1 ail over th city. All
me exctp;ion. are Kone.
exciienifn: are imlesrrih.
ft "i ihe reonle
''I into Die streets clail in
l,s- nulldillBs hUHveil hiM
KyhiR occupants ln'an area
r1"' Uioeua in i i...i
Houte xas wrecked and
lh at the mercv nf th .,.n
munication Cut Off.
j 'l'iake wf,cked the water
:l Mread in all directions
-eaiuueutH were unable
There is no direct com
l'ilh K'leeraph pnmiuinio
" i mfir.biiildlnBs
D'partmenfs 'Report.
''UN, Ap.il 11-Thewar
as In communication
uncisco for about i,u
l"!'rnins short iv uti ,i.
tj , nit;
Jan 1-rancisco operator
Office is deserted. Power of earth
quake shocks is still felt. No news Is
available."
The; time when the telegram was
sent was not on tile telegram and
wire service could not be resumed.
Both Telegraph Buildings Destroyed.
CINCINNATI. April IS. The lol
lowing bulletin was received by the
Western I'nioii Telegraph Co. here at
11:1.") a. in.:
"The liiv is beyond Control. It is
now destroying Market street and
has reached the Palace Hotel. Both
Postal and Western I'nlou buildings
aro completely destroyed. 1 he los
of lifu Is now estimated at iidlMi.-'
Worst of Coast Earthquakes.
CINCINNATI, April IS. L. C. Itliss,
local manager of the Western f'nloii
Telegraph Co.. rectlved luformaion Hnd south on Markot as far as Tenth
There are seven fires in diffen-nti nm"r!,,, tlf reprstatlvHs vt
..,n .,f Run irr.ri ih I''? ' !' Pas of the t lilted States.
who are assembled liere to take pari
in the celebration. The exercises will
begin this afternoon with a meeting
of tho college represvntathTs for the
purvs; tif discussing educational
matters of lniixirtar.ee. The discus
sion ot the cliy school problem lll b
the principal feature of the afternoon
session.
The liiangurullon proer will take
place tomorrow, tlovernor Ijinhaiii
will be present and will deliver s
short address. Other uddresDes will
bo delivered hy Chancellor James II
Kirklatid, of the V'andi rbili I'nlver-
sity. Prisidei t E. H. Mcl.euii. iif Ihe
I'nlveislly of Iowa. Dr. Ilenj.imiu I.
Wh.eler and President Houston, who
will ilelivi, lliti Inauguration address.
Thb- evening there will be a ten ptlon
tendered ft) the visitors by the Culver-s-Hv
i-f Ti-xas anil tomorrow evening
a banquet will be given by President
IftA-afon.
wero particularly destroyed by the
shock were the old antiquated affairs
mostly. Cannot give estimate of loss
of lives."
Thieves Ransacking Ruins.
SN FRANCISCO. April 18. The
second shock followed three hours af
ter the first. t toppled over many
buildings that still stood.
Fire Chief Sullivan and Policeman
Fronter w,ere kllkd beneath the
ruins.
Thieves ale already ransacking the
ruins nnd soldiers aro being rushed
trom Presidio,
Berkley Reported Destroyed.
Berkley is reported destroyed. It is
ihe ei jurban ijblder.ee city across
the bay.
San Francisco Is a ball of (Ire. The
Kxanilmr and Call buildings will proh
alily be nfiie In a few minute. The
Kxainiiu r presstij are covered by a
mass ol debris. .
Probable Number Killed 3000,
Later. A late dispatch places prob-j
able loss (if life at :;Mj0. i
The Cull Ibiilltling and tlie Emporum
are now goiie.
Market etreet It described oh a
stthlng furnace. The whole city east
of Sausome street to the water frur.t
that the earthquake was the worst
that ever occurred on the Pacific
coast. '
Wireless Communication Tried.
WASHINGTON, April IS. The gov
ernment la endeavoring lo get into
wireless communication w it It San
Francisco.
Earthquake Area Fifty Blocks.
NEW YORK, April 18-Tbe Posla!
Telegraph Company Is advised thai,
the area covered by the earthquake is
about fifty blocks In which all build
ings have been almost totally destroy
ed. The greatest damage done was
east and staith of Market street to
the bay. This area Includes Sanson,
Mission. Battery, Frant, Davis and
Drummond streets, and from Mont
gomery street to the bay. Tbm sec
tion Is devoted largely to manufactur
ing enterprises. '
Aeordir.g to advices , received the
loss of life is not yet known although
It Is believed It will be large.
The fire started in the ruined sec
tiou and Is spreading. Th water
maiu supplying that district . havt
beer, destroyed and buildings in the
adjoining section are being dynamited
to prevent the spread of the flames.
Berkley Threatened.
NEW YORK. April 18 A dispatch
to the Western 1'iUon Telegraph Com
pany from Sacramento reads:
"A big fire Is raging in Berkley, a
suburb of Oakland. It is thought the
town Is on Are. The railroad is going
to Eend out the S:20 train via Vallejo
but I do not know- how far It will get
ii,. ,,; "i"-mioi juui i no not.
h-, 1 T WBB Km" and Am sfraid it Is as serious as in San
Terrible Shock at Sacramento.
HI 11 thnilaoml I .
v.. .- "an weun , r ran ci sco
u.b ueaa and injured
'aken out of ih ,r,.
w ": "1'PPl.v had, been cnt i SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Apili 18;
there were fc.-n- ..i ' . ITIib slronges: eartlinuake in fifteen
""lagration. pi.-p. sa..i)ears occurred htre at 1:15 this
"d In several nl. . i morning. Vibiations were north, east.
Seen 31 un ' !outh and West, lasting three minutfcp
itK .m i. ; iney awoke the entire city snu cans-
' i I ! i.- i r .. . . . . . . , it. . i j I..
iif .. ' iwn-iea a nun c in te noieis. .ououi m
L . u 1,w !ed a panic in the hotels.
inrn!n -'.luiniva ne re.
u" " saraing the i
' 'aruiqiiake. which
Several laree cracks were made In
the- federal building.
u a .... leeKianna njuiiniuiieiitiiiii -i'.
L " "fcurate Infor- ih nnt.i.t r,im was Woken for
FSrtHlini Qnn ... . '
iiieif.., l nancisco tnrte hours. No direct news has come
-T-n inn ninniA . .. . . i
r roMt h cuy irom San rranciscu. lirear, anxiei
"i dj nre. From the u f.-,!f oiUI, i ti,rir Ti,i!ntjl
is completely destroyed.
II Is now stated that every building
in the city is more or less damaged.
Thousands Fleeing from City.
The last shock was felt at 8: 17. The
ferires nre all engaged In carrying
people to Oakland or other points of
safety. People are fieoin,1: from the
city by thousands tn pau'u Many
have dropped dead in toe streets.
Slight Shock in Washington.
WASHINGTON. April 18. Weather
bureau officials state that an earth
quake of mlnlatur proportions occur
red here this morning. The needle In
seisemograph about 8:30 this morning
was thrown violently from side to
side. The shock, however, was not
perceptible to those fu tho building or
on the streets.
AFTER THE MAN THAT
T
SOUTHERN PROBABLY TO
ISSUE 5200.000,000 BONDS
Uy Win! to The Sentinel.
KICHMO.NI. April IX. The stock
holders of thi Southern Railway Com
puny have been called to meet here
this aft. -moon lo vote on the proposi
tion of the board of directors to auth-orl-.e
Hie Issue of liMi.lxMl.tioO develop,
nienf and general mortgage 4 per cent
IkjikIs. Of this amount only ll'i.hOfl,.
(Mid are to be Issued Immediately
while the. rest Is to bo Issued Us the
necessity arises. The details of the
plan have been given In this dispatch
s-lrcady. It Is understood that a
syndicate headed by J. P. Morgan &
Co. has ben formed tn purchase the
f 15.0Oti.0lMl bonds lo be Istued as sooti
as the stockholders have given th.'lr
consent.
The whereabouts of O. M. Moffett.
the Durham man who bought the
stock of goods of W. L. Hill, bank
rupt, for $4.&nn, remains unknown to
Mt.-D. H. Blati, the trustee appointed
by Maj. J. E. Alexander, rfferee In
baiikiuptcy. lo sell, the stock. The
sal was confirmed, but Moffett has
not put tip the cahh yet.
Several days ago Mr. Blair went to'
Greensboro and obtained ' an order
from JmigA Boyd for servjee of troe
ess on Moffett.
There are three remedies against a
false purchaser at a Judicial sale. One
Is to compel nun to take the stock,
By Wire to The Sentinel
WASHINGTON. April li. Miss
Natinle Graham Hume, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hume of this city
and Ueut. Henry C. Jewel t, 1'. S. A
There being no Jarur challenged for
ciuiiV the following twelve were I It n
sworiSiiid rnipanitvllcd. Judge Guff
having nrst addiessetl to. ihein the
tollowlug: ,
"If theie Im' onn among jott Jumrs
who may feel that you cannot give
the defeiiihint fair trial you may In
dlcata It." No one responding, srtei
a moment Jutlgo Goff said, "You all
then feel thai you can." All nod led
assmt. and the oath was administer
ed. The Jury complete Is composed
Ot tho fdlllWillB' .- -
C. R. Wilson. I,i e Anthony, Kills
Fnucetie, W. C. Roper, W. F. Bray.
O. 11. Mauser, Yadkin county: 8. K.
Tale, .1. It. Coll rain, Guilford; Gilbert
X. Hoke, II. II. Montgomery, W. M
Roberts. J. W. Cook'.
District Attorney Lewis (hen r.d
th bills of Indictment, outlining the
nutlets prupoFed lo be proven In the
case.
The court took Judicial notice of the
election of defendant , E. Spencer
HUckbuin. jt a memlier of Corgre
from the Eighth district . of North
Carolina., In November, 1904.
. R. krlgt r, bdng sworn. Uwtlfled,
"On the 10th of March, 1905, 1 receiv
ed n phone message stating that my
wagon and team had been seised for
alligi'd violation of the revenue laws.'
I phored Mr. Blackburn at his home
In Greensboro, and asked him If he
would see lUveuuv Agent Chaimuiti,
Mr, Holtoii and others and liiok after
tho matter for me, I asked him to
look after my Interest. Hu enme to
Salisbury on tho lSth or 2oth of
March and mid he had seen none of
the oRicers yet but he would look af
ti.r It, Along lu May I was arrested
In Salisbury and gave bond. I again
Phoned Blackburn lh Greensboro ami
he told m to come over to see him.
This was the last of May. lie told me
he had wet: Holton and Chapman and
they bad agreed to recommend a com
ptouilse for $100, 1 asked what lie was
going to charge. ll sold he could
not charge anything, that 1 ing a
member of ('engross he could not
ohargu mo without, getting In trouble.
I then paid him 1 1 no to pay the
compromise and I also gave him fifty
dollars for himself, lit! never g,,v. it
back. The case against me In court
at Htatesvlllo I emnloyed lilrn to look
after. Afterwards there tame a loiter
from the commissioner at Washing
ton to Mr. Blackburn, which be, for
warded me, saying that In addition lo
the $100 compromise, I would have to
pay the costs."
The letter was then produced V
was from Collector Harklns ut Black
bum asking liini to forward costs in
case against Krider. as the rule was
(hat In compromise the costs always
had fo be paid. H thought that fi',
would pay the costs. A letter from
Blackburn to Krider, enclosing this
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supu-nu' court had decided that au:('ll,'1' advices tnis morniiia; as ui
arniignnicni ot tho prisoner W nec-j'-he condition of the survlvlug Injured,
cs.-ary. Juilge 11 mini said while it' .
,i not the practice lu this state, Ktj
d ft'ndsnt would agne to have the
record show that an stralgnment had'
beer, made, thus meeting the- district I
attorney's tewn. This was agreed to
and tht congressman did lt have to
stand up and go through the foritial-j-
proceedtngs of being srrai3iiI. Jtnlge
ItMiuin, in answer to Judge Goff's In
quiry as to whether defendant was
uady to plead or not, replied. "Yes.
oiir llonor, the defendant pleads not
guilty to every Item, charge and
count In the bills of Indictment."
It took but fifteen minutes to select
a Jury. The pmsecntloii challeng d
lliti following two peremptorily: J. W.
M-Kiitfleld, Stokes county; D. K. Wag
oner, Alamance ounty. The defendant
8lso challenge!, two, peremptorily, lo-
A party claiming to be a member of
the labor union at High Point, camo
lit re jesterday, for thu purpos, as
he alleged, of ai ranging for on or
two speeches In this city by labor
oi stoi . Tim man was drinking and
on this account members of the Typo
graphical I'nlon hers refused to hats
anything to do with him. Mayor
Ka on also declined to giant tha alleg
ed representative a permit for his
orators to tpeak on the streets It Is
admitted by even the anient friends
of the labor .unions that men of this
diameter do I heir cause harm.
The man had no credentials, there
fore members of the local unions are
persuaded to believe that tho High
Point organisations had nothing to do
with him or his actions for them
while in this city.
Death of Miss Amsnda Leach. '
Miss Amanda Leach died Humlsy
night tit the home of Iter sister. Mrs.
O. W. Csrr. nt Trlnltv. Randolph
county, rthc was also a sister of Mrs.
M. J, IVidson, of this city. .
Deputy Sheriff Jones, of Walker
town, was 50 ears old Tuesday. Rot
ative and friends gave him a surprlso
on Monday In honor of the event.
About 40 took dinner with ihe officer,
who had planned lo visit Roanoke on
the excursion that lay.
C. A. Ktnllh, of High Point, was la
the city today.
There is always somebody who feel
sorry for a poor man st his funeral.
will be married at 5 o'eliK-k ibia after
noon at the Pro-Cathodral church of produced, telling him to for
ward $'i as costs to hiln tfi the collec
tor. The envelope n frsnkd. the let
ter head was on congressional iper
ai d it was dated at Green Park Hotel,
Blowing Rock.
Croe examined, by Mr. .Jii.-.tiee:
"I have known Mr. Blackburn a long
while and our relations were such ss
to make me feel frw- to rail on hiin
as a matter of frlendsjiip. Tlwie was
not a word said by Mr. Blackburn
about my pning him money for his
service In the compromise. I e'xp'ct
the Ascension. The ceremony will
be followed by a reception in the
home of. the bride's parents. The bride
wlil be attended by Miss Klizalieth
Peters, of Cincinnati. Mis Grace
Manna, of Cleveland. Miss Irene
Moore of this city sod Miss Ruth
Halford, also of this city. Mr. Jo!ab
Jewett, Jr., of Buffalo, will act as
best mau for his brother and the
ushers wilt be officer "friends of the
bridegroom.
At Auditorium Last Night.
Thu Davis-Goodwin Company oiien-ieil to Is Indicted ami I found out thai
another to relieve him, or resell the led- a live nights' engagement at tho, Mr. Blackburn had been to-.fedna!
stork and charge purchaser with the, Elks' Auditorium last Light, giving a I court at Statcsvllle and Mallsbury to
difference. This can be done by, ataood performance before a large, aud-jlook after my case in the federal
motion in the cause and without .trial, ! .ence. The specialties were ciever'court. The
The matter will likely come tip foi j Indeed sud the piay Itself was enjoy
a hearing before Judga Boyd lu iail. . .
Grettitboro May 18. ! Tonight
. If a man boasts that he has no-enemies,
he Rt-idotu has occasion' to boast
of his friends.
Light . weight men always tWuk
they are heavy-weight thinkers.
A Daughter of Satan" will
ue presented and a largn audience
will doubtless be In attendance.
Thursday night "The Bcoul'a R
vefige" will bt; presented.
The newslioys of the city will I ad
mit led free. Including carirers. Thurs
day night
the rase on compromise. Trie fifty
dollars was not a large amount for
the services he hud rendered me ia
federal court. Blackburn did some
thing, and I had before had a lawyer
who only got up one time In court and
msde me pay him fifty dollars, t flrt
told this matter to Assistant District
Attorney Price."
Mr. Justice thru asked If Mr. Price
did nirt approach him lu coiuiectio.i
with hl difficulty with Blackburn
or the nomination tor Congress.
X'ommlssloner Yerkes said Black
burn handed him In Washington petl
Hoc lu Ace Dlnkins esse, but did not
make any argument; that pHtllonwas
signed Aee Dinkltis, per Blsekbitfii.
attorney.
" Colli ctor Harklns testified thst
Blackburn over long distance phone
had trl.'d lo get him to recommend
release of liquor seized from Ace
Dlnkins, and upon his declining beg
ged him to do it, saying it would
mean five hundred dollars to him.
Frank Etldlemun testified be psbt
Blackburn $"ih In check on Winston
bunk as fee to gi t Dlnkins case com
promised before collector snd dis
trict attorney. "Have never stated
I paid it for Blackburn to appear gen
irally before departments."
Kilnleniaii was undergoing examina
tion when court took a recess at onn
for dinner. Ho. stuck to It ftiiallr
that he paid Blackburn for bth DavU
snd Dlnkins, to' appear tn court.
Defendant On the Stand.
The 'gov err, nt 'lit rested at 4 o'clock
when the defendant. Hpencer Black
bum, went on the stand to explain
his transactiocs with distiller and
others for whom he appeared a coon-
sf-1. Ho testified that he told his
clients that he could not accept fees
to appear before any of the depart
ments and tabt th.- money paid him
was for legal services In the courts,
The government may Introduce
other testlmoi.y after the defense
conludi'S.
Charges Against Blackburn.
The' 'efeniiaiit Is indicted on three
charges, covering Mirce separal'.1 and
distinct transaefimi as follows:
Flict. taking from T. A. Davis,
to secure the settlement of a case
with the conmiinslonei of internal
reveiuif. at Washlngtoii, In connection
with unstamped whiskey seized In !
cuiiber. l!ot. near Wlnsion.
8'coiut. thsrgi-s. were priferre'i
that Coiignxsiiian Blackburn sccepteii
I.Vi'i as corniH usatii.fi for appearing
b;fore the commissioner of Internal
case had be& adjusted and -1 could revenue to sicure the ri-lease of a
go home, it was two' weeks before dti'i' ling p'a selwd bf the guvern
this thai I had paid Blackburn ihejment officers as ttte property of Ace
$loo on ,th" compromise and the fifty , Dinklr.s. of Williams
dollars for himself., I pad him the! Third .taking $."i0 as fee from W. R.
fee for servires reudeied In the fed-j Krider. of Salisbury, In connection
eial court, and he tiplalned that helwlih the siUure of some empty
contd not take It for having settled stamped whiskey barrels.
court. The case, w.w transferred to
;Ch.irlotte. R!ckhurn was mv atior-
llay thtre. Mr. .Holton bild mo the