TWIN-CITY DAILY SENTINEL.
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SBs MURDERED 111 III
B'S JUNCTION EARLY Tdf.j
WINSTON-SALEM,. N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 14,
1906
PRICE 5 CENTS
frIY HIS WIFE AND ONE CHILD KILLED
THEIR HOME BY UNKNOWN PARTIES.
Harry K. Thaw Very Anxious
For Her Arrival In
New York.
C MOTHER. OFFERS SERVICES. MASONIC TEMPIE. CIII FOOD RIOTS
I When She Getr Then Further Step.
in preparation ot His Defence Will
Thaw
Called
Today But Latter Was
Vid Seriously Injured and Will Die-r-Crime Was Probabl
Be Taken. Mrs .
I HR,twecnOne And Two O'clock This Morn-1 r "cKte-
f'f,,, viftims Were Murdered House Was Set Afire. No' Allowed to See Thaw
.J- I 1.1 It. ....
Awakening Twouwer uuuyi.iei 5 up ouurs. wno : By wire , tk som-md.
'i. ( 1.- .Mis nan v
May
kiiizic. actress aini personal
.1 1 .. 'i-i, ..... ...
. .-..uM DonMnn Full lnvPMlna11nn...Mnrh . . . ' "- a.al ""'
" ..rll ,n -.nt Ulihl., . .mesne
ment' -Victims weil-Iiiuwu auu uiymy icapeueU;as
f. . t Thoir ParsiiK' Rnnm and WitnftQArt L. . OI'K- -n it .--m,
M DOWn IU ,4"v" vwu)K. maw. amm.ni, ,1 I., Mi
L sight-Three Negro Men and One Negro Worn-
Roosevelt " Volunteers To Aid, Will Be Handsomost Office Scarcity of Rice And Consc-
In Settling (Hiatdmala-.
Salvador Dispute.
Building In North
Carolina.
quentRiseln Price Cause
Suffering.
Mexico Fogle Bros. Co., Contractor. Hope to
Complete It In Ten Monthi. A '
Review of the Plans. Work to Be j
gin at an Early Date on the Modern !
Structure. I
JUNCTION, .July.
i0!t horrible tragedies in
if this coumy oci.u..-
ition this morning. Be-
Vours of one . ana iwo
tnown person or persons
me 0f Mr. Ike Lyerly, a
farmer, while its occu-
jsietp, killing Mr. Lyerly,
three of the youngest
tiy, Janie. John and the
Uhce, their ages ranging
i twelve years,
rents and the three chil
ling in the front room
floor, there being two
Jerj sleeping up stairs,
unmolested and were
the si-o'se and flames
tie criminal or criminals
fe to the house. The two
ted the stairs to awaken
nd mother. On reaching
ey beheld a most appall-
tieir father and mother
It younger children being
leds. cold in death. Their
crushed and their faces
kd.
Wageous efforts the two
iers, . Mary and Addie,
6 respectively, managed
dead bodies from the
itinguish the flames. Then
the nearest neighbor's,
rber's, and told the story
tragedy,
fg no officers of the law
Mr, R. R, Millikin, train
ft duty at that hour, was
promptly dispatched the
sheriff at Salisbury, who
?nce to the scene with
and a posse, of armed
bunds were also sent
InSalem t0 assist in the
t guilty.
"own whether the deed
led by a white man or
tt there seems to be no
identity of the criminal
'eabouts.
f7 W3 a most hiahlv
9 I
n and well connected
conceivable that any one
anything against him
to see 1 iw was nut r.a!i-.,..l
as she 'had no permil anil ilu. .,-'.l..ii
refused id deviate from th . rules. Mrs.
Thaw consequently made her visil ti)
several inel' hlls,laltl hnrt as Miss Mackenzie
waK waiting tor her to reiurn.
ear was i T is ,,,,,. ,
, i i-i i . ' . . ' ".' -""".-. mi' ,11-
louriu. juuiiiiic kciiy was louna on;ria (if is mother .. , lw
and breaking the skull in
pieces. .A portion or his
the floor and badly burned about the
lower extremities and a wound about
the scalp penetrating the brain and
substance of the skull crushed on the
ngni side.
Mrs. Byerly was found lying on her!
right side in the bed with her right'
foot resting on the floor with her left
Augusto Vietdl
Kaisci in
la.
hand from the bed as if about to arise
therefrom, her left ear being cut in
two and skull in vicinity' of the ear
being crushed and about one inch
back from the root of the hair on the
vertix an ensized wound two inches
long penetrating the brain, probably
I made with an axe.
- Coroner Dorsett is obtaining all the
evidence possible and will return a
verdict some time this evening.
Bloodhoundc from Winston-Salem
and Salisbury arrived at 8 o'clock this
morning but could do no good in find
ing any trace of the criminals on ac
count of the fact that so many people
had thronged around.'
Three negro men and a negro
woman, namely, George Erwin, Jack
Dillingham and Mitchell Graham and
his wife, upon whom broad suspicion
is cast, have been arrested and
lodged In the county jail at Salisbury,
pending investigation and further
developments. Graham, a negro man
apparently 40 years r age, is stated
to have made some agreement with
Mr. Lyerly in the fall as regards a
piece of land. Graham, failing to con
form to some condition, was ousted-
and ordered to give up all his interest
and it was only a few days ago that
this negro, it is stated, made the re
mark that "Mr. Lyerly had cut his
wheat, but would never live to enjoy
any benefit therefrom.". It is also
stated by Graham's wife that for the
past few nights her husband and the
other two negroes, who have formerly
worked for Mr. Lyerly, "plotted'' at
the well after bed time. The state
ments will probably be corroborated
by reliable people.
Excitement is intense but as there
is not definite proof as to who the
guilty -parties are and the people of
Rowan county are law-abiding citizens
it is not thought that violence is
inevitable.
Mr. Lyerly and family have long
resided in this section and are a most
highly respected and honorable peo
ple, , ,
The'funeral and interment will take
place from Unity church- tomorrow
morning at 11 o'clock.
Went Over on Special.
The first reDort of the horrible mur
dered outrioht inriL.. . , i j
?j , " uci ui mi. diia lYlia. laadi, uciiy auu
1 . Alice, wounded lone child, near Barber's Junction w$s
V -ht"3 n Chance ,or received here by telephone about 4
"e for ,Ch,'d s skuli was o'clock this morning. Deputy Hutchins
Lr'tJtl and iG rest-was requested to come at once and
I J"d ail " 'S StMI alive : bring his blood-hounds. He left at six
leave the house and never heard him
come back: that she knew her hus-
iband, hei son and Dillinaham were
going to ' kill somebody, but did
not know whom, and that her son left
home toon this morning, and "that the
officers could not get him. In the
.j meantime her son was caught trying
to board a freight train. When the
officerr arrived at Graham's house,
about six o'clock this morning, they
found the woman washing, theclothes
being in the pot boiling. The clothes
were taken from the pot at once, but
if there had been any blood stains on
them they had boiled out. All the ap
parel in the pot was found to be men's
underwear.
The negro Dillingham had told sev
eral negroes in the neighborhood that
he killed a farmer near Roanoke
some time ago. He had been at Bar
ber's Junction for 15 or 20 days and
Wednesday Mr. Lyerly discharged
him for cruelty to his horse.
Assure Presides Diaz, cf
That He Will Co Operate With Him
If It J3ecomec Desirable. In Order
That Differences Between These
Two Central American Countries
May Be Settled.
Bv Wli-p tr, Tti Sntitinoi
OVSTKIt HAY. .Iu!v . I I. I'r.-i.l. nt
Uoosevtv !:., i.-i.,;,.; i,js tl til -
Cos to I'i.K.icttt l, a. i,f !Aieu. ti
st-ttli' t!,c Miiialililt- iM'tweeu j'.aiur
ami iiiai.:ni.ii, and 11 is ..i.-;.iir,y that
Sasali: ; llii! ttiil a-.'-aj" ' Ihtuw as
the iii'iTiiHUiHuil -a!:.!!- f juaro.
Aittue um!iT uniois from tin- irrsl
dent. Kt-v't'tary It.i.il u.Nnla irei
l'lt-sid ill Ilia I hat the I nited Starts
Hood icaily ;o -,or mm- with him in !tHri- building,
si ttlin (he iliflVivru'es nt his Ositrall After caredilH
Aim i i( an ui ililini I
Sei'ivtarx Root di,i not aniiK'.imv ill;
l.U off.'r t.' 1'ii'Sli! -in il;u what'
St;i
In Thursdays i--sMe ol 'I In- SeiiliuVl
it was aauoiiiHrd ihai ', li.- onli,u-t
fur tlio m w .Masohic leiuido ,m olliri'
IniildiiiK li.nl l'i ';i a ai di l t.i Uu
Knlt' l!n t'o . of ilu- e;:v. S- cr,il
lariin I'oliliai tiliK til in - pioi enli d m o
iosa!s hut till' lowest hid was iiiiith'
by Kiiftli' 11ms. I'n. and lliis, oj
wi!h the spli'iiii'd ivp'l' a! ion of
roiH't'in, seeiind for them til"
tract for North Carolina's handsomest
fcitement prevails
'th a posse of
food-hound,
here,
armed
are scourina
I'd making every possi
"P'ure the guilty party.
F Persons Killed,
"".details and develop-
assassination of the
' near thi. place early
""cd to be that nnl
'e
and little son
F i be,
lrie wa:
ll.nkt...
' sported.
fsPondent
Possible medical
ln9 rendered. The
aseep with the
h just return-
Corona, r,
ktti I. "UI 5CII
P Salisbury at n
"e!'d'd On his !,...:.
irn .i. r'B"wiion
luntrv i. "a nad
The dead
,in8 altoaeth.. ..
UISTI
JlOl
about
",ca with . the
them
partially
i,
ase of rr-cr, ,u.
Me from aii
'-tie. . "Wan
crime.
'"at i ,pl
rainer.
Wife, a
Id ts. . ' uM"sta, aae
, wounded daugh
C 'yina " the
in r,k. " rom,
' " side
hi.
n"d lace
lying
Wl'n blow on
ratlnfl the ear
o'clock on a special, consisting of an
engine and one coach, carrying his
two dogr with him.
Deputy Hutchinr returned with his
dogs on the afternoon train, arriving
at 2:15. He reports that one of the
negroes had been arrested when he
arrived at the Lyerly home. The
crowd gathered there prevented the
blood-houndr from doing any effective
work. The Forsyth deputy had an in
terview with the wife of Mitchell Gra
ham and she gave him information
which led to the arrest of another
negro, at whose home was found a
pair of trousers on, which were con
siderable blood, apparently rubbed
off of the man's hands. The story
told by the Graham woman seems to
implicate Graham an dtwo other
negroes.
Deputy Hutchins says that the
weapon used by criminals was an
axe. It was taken from the wood
pile and after the crime was thrown
under the porch. There was much
blood on it.
The negro woman further told Mr.
Hutchins that after she retired last
night she heard her husband, who
was in the next room, get up and
Reward of $350 Offered.
RALEIGH, July 14 Governor Glenn
this morning received a telegram from
R. A. Millikin, telegraph operator at
Barber's Junction, to the effect that
early this morning an unknown per
son entered the home of Ike Lyerly,
one of the most peaceable and respec
ted citizens, and murdered Lyerly,
his wife and three youngest children,
all sleeping on the first floor. Then the
murderer set fire to the house and
fled.' The smoke and flames awoke
Lyerly two eldest daughters up-stairs
and they rushed down in time to get
the bodies of their murdered parents,
brothers and sister out and save from
burning. No clue to the murderer has
been found but citizens are scouring
the country now. Millikin appeal
ed to the governor to send at once
bloodhounds.
Orderc were issued from the gov
ernor's office for sending hounds from
the penitentiary but it was found that
the institution has only two young
and untrained ones. Besides they are
at this time on the Halifax county
State farm. Although unable to pro
vide hounds a proclamation was
promptly issued from the governor's
office, offering a $350 reward for the
arrest of the murderer. This action
war taken by Private Secretary A. H.
Arlington, Governor Glenn being now
at Atlantic City.
arlio'! the I'nitnl
ill event of 111,, sit
mole acltTO" Ihil it i
the "off.'r of cmi(i ollires" is snseep-
ihlo of very bi.iad interpivta: Ion and
may mean anything limn the friend!)
i'on.-iilei itiit plans
present! c sxeial well Known
aiehittets a coiiiiiiin, o adopted tin
ies would take plans prepared ,l llook ami Uocerv
I ;i in Ii-(':iiiiIi:k ;of Charlotte.
iia.ii i stood that: ti... 1,1,11. i.. .1 it,.. !.. u .,f
direful studx and desiKii liud in uddi
tion to" the architei'tuiai de'taii, the
It Is Stated That In Some Parts f
China the Food Question Has -co'ne
a Moet Serious Onty Re-rt
by United States Official.
Hv Wlri t. Th Srnllnf.
WASHINGTON. July K.-1W
1 lots have broken out sinonn ntiv
in China on account of partial failure
ot n I- crop anil IiIrIj prlron it which
,this staple- article of fotJ 1 Uclnit
ilield, CoiimiI (iencral Kolgcrs at
'Shanghai touched upon thin subject
i'le.1 ; in his lati'Kt official communication ro
Rovei nmeiit. He satd the price
had alliioot doubled, following
the great floods In llunati and other
Ki'cat lice KmwInR prnvlnc. Dwilcru,
he added, have taken advantagH of
the scarcity and prospective) nhort
(top to add an abnormal profit, Th
Chitii. so as a result arc turning to
foreign fihiilntuffs for relief. foritful
of llui American boycott. They r
n porttil to be bu.lng American flour
that thl
eon- of 1 lee
expression of good-will to seiidini; lo.niatter of leutal lesmis was RUeu a
the scene of hostilities a I'.eet of bat U'teat deal ol eon-.ideiation.
:li ships and an invading aimy. The 1,1 M'caklny of the. building .esier
president, does not' believe, however, 'lay Mr. ('has. ('. Hook said:
that the present Ceimal American "With a frontage of d feet, a d.-pl b
fuss will involve the Cnited States In "f m a'11' tow.-iinc Kit feet above
auv serious work. He is of the "' sidewalk line, Wlilstuii Salem will,
opinion thai as soon as tin- particKl" twelve montliH. lie leadv to show
in the unpleasantness learn that It is. 'he handsomest olliee hulhlliig In the
the desire of both Movieo and the; State.
I iiit.'.l State ; Hint thev emu.. i I here Is iio.ofllcc liillldilig in the
nne
terms and that unless they do the)
stand a good show ot roe- iving a
wholesome spunking they will speed
ih tiuit( their war talk ami lay down
their arms.
Miss Kathleen Smith went to Char
lotte this afternoon to visi: her aunt.
Mrs. .1 A. McMillan.
TRIAL NEXT WEEK
Spi cial to The Sentinel,
KAl.KiCll, .Inly I I. -The trial of
tweiity-on'e alleged lyncher, prom I li
eu I farmers ami hu-dness men, will
begin Morilay at Monroe', I'nlon ronn
iy, Tor tlie Isnchint; id' a white man
named Johnson for the killing of his
brother-iii 1,'iw, a few monlhs ago.
(Ireal iuessure is being brought to
bear to aiqull lite defendants. The
case was removed from Anson county,
tho scene of the lynching, at. the. re
qtRSt of tlie defendants. t
HAS BEEN ARRESTED
Bv Wire to The Sentinel.
t'TICA. Y . .Inly I I.
State that will compare with It, in
points of beamy, convenient t. light,
veniilat Jon and substantial const ruc
tion. . .
"After inali'iial In gins to a 1 rive on
tlie site the woik will he (al lied on at
a rapid pace.as tlie inteiior steel slip
poiteis will all be liiieil ai the shops
and will be quickly put together as
soon as didivernl. There is Ho dnubt
hut that the contractors can llnlsh thw
ildtlldiiiK 'within ten monlhs if they cult
get prompt,, delivery of the building
mateikah'.
"One of ih.'jnost attractive featim s
oil'lho exterior will be the granite
ha so effic!. The basenient, which
will be sevetal feet above the side
walk and ulso all of the Hist ' slor ,
Including a heavy cornice over the
first story will he built of .Mount Airy
granite. The enttuuee wili have, six
large, round Ionic columns with
niasslvii plinths. The columns will
be lb) Inches In diameter, cut from one
pleco of stone, The balance, of the
building w ill be I I'liniiii il in gi unite
with a Hue quality of plessed litlck
as a venter to the- main walls The
poli.shed plate glass will give the
exterior a lone that will be very at
tractive. .'No' building In the State
will have as much plale giass as this
one.. The enhances, both Irorti Trade
sired ami Koiitth street, will be broad
laud elegantly linished with In ass band
liailx. oriiiinniit.il wrought Iron h.iln
- Chester stnide, marble base inel 'teini..o'
Gillette, of Coinlianil. companion of
Miss (itaee Brown, who was drowned
in Dig Mix, so lake his!.. -Thursday, was
arrested today in Hie Adii ondaclis. Il
is be!:, n il (;:!l' Nc threw the girl Into
the lake. u autopsy is being held
today t.i .si e it there was a motive for
the crime
Tear.her for Eighth Grade.
giadeil school hoaid has (li.cied
Th
as teacher of on'
tho ciglnh grade
school. Mr. .1. II
Mocksviiie. who
of tlie divisions ot
at tlie wi',.1 end
Clemeuf. Jr., of
wa.-. all Itollor
graduate of T" 1 in: t v Colo L'e tlt1V-tt.
Mr. Frederick Atchcr, of Chapel Hill,
a gradual'' of the Stat
the teaeher eiect of 111,
of this grade.
floors. On account of Ihe ceiling of
tlie basement being lour feet above
the sidewalk line 1 In basetiu'ii: .offices
will be almost as disliablc as those
on the first Hoof. I lie eievalor w in
be a modern electric passenger el -va
tor. with special attachment for car
ryitiK heavy safes and fill nil me to the
upper llodrs. It will hate a capacity
ot from luuo to abim pounds and will
havn sleel guide wajs, safety catch
anil ornamental wrought iioii giianlh
on each floor. The steam In-atlng
plant will be of the v.-:y In -t and will
lie of the Webster system, which
assures a unlfoiiii ti ti'i"rature In Un
building. A high pressuie steam pump
ami them Is certainly, It 1 mild,
Hi'.iti'i consumption of this article.
I, M. C. A. GLEE CLUB:
TI
The Y. M. C A Rlet? club In hout
ready to take up another tnonth'H
woik in voice trnitiliiK. Next Mon
day night will be the last rchftanti of
i'ie first term nud the members tui
well as I'lofessor llouxhloil OXictld
special Invitation to all their friend
who have bi en thtnktng alout. enter
ing fTTe "class to meet with them Mon
day. Tlie new book, which, contain
tlie jolly college dotigs, ho well liked
h 1 he young men, have arrived ud
In a few lessons the club will Iki able
to sing to their heart's content Whan
It come to HliiRltiK these, songs. Prof.
Ilouglitun h one of tho Iwya Od
eniers Into the spirit In a way tluU li
Inspiiing and helpful.
Tho boys of Hit' association ' IH
take their wtH'kly ogling noxt Tue
Oay, leaving tho association at . 10
o'clock and eating a camp fire luncli
afier, tho InvlKoiatltiK walk. Homo
go In for a swim, some fluli whlln
o:lnis ramble throtigll the woods In
search for relic. Tho boys arc
alwiiys under thu care of tho physical
(11 recto,-.
Mis, l.tila
for Coiutub
brothei. Mi.
rniver.sity, Is lin the boiler room will he kepi in con
other division : stunt operntloii. ... The lighting will
I be conibilialiou, gas and elect ilc, and
. 1 1 in? chandeliers and fixtures, are to
Yoiltit left this afternoon I be of "old brass" Uuis.il in kei dug
a. S. C. to visit her with ihe hardware and bioning of
Winglieid Young.
- ' - -1
jthe ladlators, so that ail expo- -d
linetal work will have the same tiuish
In selecting the Mulshing- woods the
Igieaiesl care will be lised to secure
! inati t ial . so as to gel liie Ik-sI effect,-,
jin sUilning ati'l waxing the surface
'Until oak and pirn- will bo used In
llliilshing the building ' Th" odiees
j will be of ar,otis sizes, rn as to be
jsuilable for any bmdiioss or profes
Ision , Ul ol Hie llo'iis, !; eluillng liic
bas,ment. w-l be iisi d for ollices. x
jcept tile fiflll a.id inesrUlillil' lloors.
which are to lie uned bv the Masonic
'nidge. The main iode room will be
1 lu.i;0 feet and l!i feet, high and wiil
Salem Reel Team Returns.
The Salem Hand Heel Company rv
tiiini'd from Ashevlllo this afternoon.
The boys made u fine showing lit both
the slate and Inter-btato ruCi'Jt at
Aslievllle. wlnnltiK second prU In tlie
grali reel race, also neeoiid prize lit
the lStt yard Interstate race. In thin
race there wt ro twelve or fifteen com
panics, amotiH which were rraok
iiiim from Alabama, South CaroHna,
(bsitgla anil Louisiana. In Ihe ta,Ui
riiccH the Salem lis were hand
leappeii by the association making a
ruling on 1 lie track, contrary to tho
rides goveililtiK the reel races a laid
down In statu association proceeding
uiul exactly contrary lo the way Jn
which ibe Salem team had practicodi
1 he 1 aces. Neverthelnfts tho team
made a very credlUblo liowlng, win
ning secotid money hi two races of
three, entries.
!: V, Memlehliall, of Cltimmonn,
was in the city this afternoon en
route to Mt. Airy.
(' , H Watson came
noon from (iteeifslioro.
In this alter-
Tboinas Harber. Jr., came In thin
afternoon from Wrigtituvllio Iltaeh.
Mi-s .Mil Otlrtllh, of Cloiiimon.
wlir, lias 1 n visiting In Thonuwrlllo
am! Oreensboro, airlved In the city
this afternoon.
Thoinas I.. Farrow, Jr., csnifl lu
'have rolling partitions to the left so, Mils artei noon,
as to make it L'u feet latg.-r !t (!es,i "1 j
;A balcony will also be a sp.'clal
ileatuie of'iiiis room. Tie- 1 i'V;!l a'so.lo I
I be special l-'oonis for the i;i i,.,s chap I
jteis ami commamb 1 ies and a b.'ii.iuc:
Mr and .Mrs. M K. Mol singer went
ICikiii this afteinoon.
; ro mi
I pl'-tc.
w ith "M'chcii. pjintr;. .
Colli-
Moiitit.
Sunda V
Sheppanl went to Rocky
Va,, this afi'-i nwu Ui spend
1 I,. C O Hrien cJiine In this afternoon,
'from High Point.
A H
Killings
Filer wi'iif to
1 his aft.ernooii.
Vado' Mecttm
1
Joseph G." Cannon.
Speaker of National House of Representatives.
i ('has. .Jones and Ilea
white cat peu'i r, whili
!lho new Tiso biti.ding 011 Vlaln sli.e!
,tlli-. iifll IlllXII. at t.'ltee o'cloi t. go!
jinto a row and Jones sino u Spaiksoti
'tho bead wi'h his hamii'ier. Ii.oikii.g
Ihim down and indicting an na'v
j wound, ' though it 1 not con.-edcM l
iserions, Jones, whi sit! lend"! e.d to
lone of the .officer. a !(, Itoiib.e
stari.-d by Sparks InsXing upon him
takit:g a dunk -Jon' s i, f ,-M and
Sparks liegan abusing him The ntn
w iil be heard b May 01 K.r'ot; Mon
day aftertiooli.
Chariis (lanes returned to the. cltr
Siinru: two i,ih aflet noon from Asbevlllfl.
at work in -
W
Hl'e
, H Leak went to I-akavlll tliU
noon.
.! (I
tl'IO.'i.
S ittenlieid came In this af'T-
W. I. Harper
i.i. afleiiKou.
Went to CillUlllOIlM
If i' -coKt more moiiev to utitoko
than to do It. it 'would be easier to
swear off ; ,