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TWIN-CITY DAILY SENTME Assodj'.ei Pnss D!s:zida 4 O'CLOCK EDITION WlNSIt)NALEM,N.C THURSDAY EVENING, SETTEMIIEK 7,1911. Bxau conn two uu 1 on nuDta, lira exam DENTIN THE II CASE IS. 11 HESS 'gwalth Attorney Grc- Vtfdresses Jurynrsi. By Hill Carter I for Defense. DWENDENBURG fl CLOSE CASE. 'iflWRYTOMOBHDW I taw "tld Hi( Instructions t jWonnen Asked to Leave .Room During the Argu , y cumel Beattie Liatena niliig When the Reading jwtiens Is Concluded Judge in Opening Argument, Ar- y Hit Prisoner in Moat Vigor- Umnr-Carter Manes airong iUTERFIELD COURT .Sf, Va, Sept. 7. Caating I L. h a Unnecessary iicvsmn I krformatiott from an atleg- witness, the Common- la it Virginia today began W light against Henry Clay W jr, indicted for wife to Judge J. M. Gregory, l prosecution, and Hill Car- fir the defense, measured Mc in the morning aeeaion JssVnats (coring and laud- i the character of the accue- Ikotigh there ia a possibl lit argument will be con st late today and a verdict mi before midnight. L. 0. wiaerg, who is to cloae for execution, predicted at k k would not finish until ' Gregory's speech occu- mrljr an hour and a half as a scathing denuncia i the prisoner. Appealing ,) religious and moral aenae "jury, Gregory painted a m sf immorality revolting details. Then he em- sasi the cumulative evidence Commonwealth and polnt Ustiit he called the "salient. Avertible fact in the case," H. the purchase of a shot- b Paul Beattie, which four P later killed the wife of hla f. Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. Carter then began hia plea fw (Venae. He argued there M motive for young Beattie 1 Jls wife as the father had warm affection between fle. He arraigned the fw who he declared FWy worked up theoriee ft sntupported suspicions." Wly pointing to the in P" o the jury as to cir fwial evidence and tha 'stable doubt" Carter assail I'waclty 0f pau Beattie. teal not n-,.k.j .... .M,..cu Wnen court "x! recesj. r'M'iM,D t'ni'HT.uniisR - .-npnrv t.;iay Beattle. Jr.'s, murder entered upon Its today wlH'n r0nrt convened (t','0.'1, sonn af,fir taknR hU lWM that ,.. i 7.. , ...... .,Bl., ,n rneir Mte. " P"ri)ns or iT?" all women in th n.,n. Teachers Who Attended Recent County Institute in This City u ft 3 I ; . j " ' " " P I- v . 5 '4 J Jiij',r', in- ' 4 I BliBswBisalBBtastaBBlaaa PI AND BINFORD A PLOT TO BLOW UP (1 FREE; WILL NW IflfiD WITH GO ON STAGE DYNAMITE TTT V 1 ,T. - " - . ... riEl' UESTIOfilS RAISED LAl'APOU BY STATE TTOAIOS lJ ead Instructs l:';. "wnif list u - nmrurtlons, gmilinR riimn' I nn i a . - - na. fart his Instructlong to PAUL AND BEULAH NOW OUT OF JAIL. RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 7., Paul Beattie and Beulah . Bin- ford, detained as witnesses for the Commonwealth In the Beat- tie case, were released from custody thia morning by order of Judge Watson, of the Chest- erfleld circuit court. Paul Heat tic, after belnR releaaed this morning, went Immediately to IiIb home, remaining there nil the morning with his family, greeting neighbors and friends, lie saya he Intends to do nothing for a month and then will go to New York to go Into vaudeville. Beulah ilinford remained in prison later than Paul, packing her. clothing and toilet acessorlcu. The cause or her delay was disclosed about 11 o'clock In the apearance at the jail of agents for the New York Film Co. They bad a private conference wlch Beulah. 'Later she announced Flie had signed contract with them and would leave with them for New York this evening to pose for their moving pic ture productions. BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT COMPANION NOSTON, Sent. 7. The police are invcHilgatlng what appears to be an attempt to blow up the Charlestown navy yard with dynamite. Three large sticks of. the explosive were found yesterday secreted near the frame work of the huge floating der rick. The plot to wreck the plant might have caused two hundred deaths If it bad been carried out, say the au thorities who are now working on the case. ARRESTED FOR MURDER COMMITTED YEARS AGO. KOXVl,LK, Tenn., Sept. 7. While engaged as a carpenter among a iBrge force remodeling a local church. Law son Dougherty was. arrested here, charged with a murder committed twelve yeat'B ago near Ashovllle, N1. C. Once In custody Dougherty admitted iliat he had killed a man named Wil ion Ilamhy, near Ashevillo, but added that he had been acquitted by a cor oner's jury on tiie ground of self-defense. Dougherty aays following the trag edy he went to Texas and after four years' residence there came to Knox vllle, where he has worked at his trade. Dougherty bears several deep scars, whictr he says were the result of wounds infllrted by Ifamliy. in this ,.ase shows," he roumv WM gt-ined b m with the blood of ' Believe I can ihn. WCt'ea le crim. tat JL5 ,fM woman with the I..."". Hp , h i Flts'K . nKnt nd hewaa H" " ne Das here 8rr.r, ha k -J' after 'eferrlng to , wna cam frnm on the night of tw it waa the iSbhl ,8nd none other, 4t Tfh "ngled with relle- ciT; r, 5 Beatti- - " l"e k JT ' non d ' JN & b,'t he became a llr r r- Why, we one a tender babe wat NEAR P MA CREEkVeBORO. Sept. 7. While hunting squirrels yesterday afternoon on the farm of -T L. Bergman, four miles north of the city, near I'omotia. Lacey Hackett, a lH-year-old Ik), was Bhot and instantly killed by his boon companion, Cfaff Smith. The gun, a Hingle barreled shotgun, was aeeidenl ally discharged not more than five feet from the face of young Ilackett, and the entire load struck him in llie mouth. His head was terribly man gled. Young Smith and Al Jones, the two companions of Hackett. presented n oltiful spectacle, indeed, yesterday af ternoon as, with bowed heads, thf.v walked Into the store of the Pomona Cotton Mill Company and announced to several bystanders that Smith hal shot and Instantly killed Hackett but a few minutes before on the Buffalo creek bridge, only a short distance away. The boys were almost in a dazed condition and Tor several min utes could. not tell what had happened. When finally, however, they made the crowd understand what had happened, a wild rush was made by the loved ones of the young man and all the mor bidly curious who had gotten, w-ind of the accident. : t ' The body was carried to Burlington, the old home of the Hacketts, today, and interment will be made in the old family,. burying ground at that place. The funeral services will alno be con ducted there. ASTOR-FORCE WEDDING IS INDEFNITELY POSTPONED. SEW YOrtK. Sept. 7. Colonel .H'hn lacob Astor and M1ss Madeline Tal- niiiw Force are quietly planning lor their wedding, which will not take place for some little time. Astor call- "d on Miss Force this morning before departing for his estate al Rhine- beck. The declination of two ministers to perform the marriage ceremony. It Is said, completely disarranged the wed ding nlans, causing an indefinite post ponement of the marriage. SB L G EN A HANDSOME ITCH As an expression of their apprecia tion of his magnificent work in the pitcher's box for his part in bringing the pennant to North Carolina's best city, local baseball fans today, through Judge G. H. Hastings, president of the Winston-Salem Baseball Association, forwarded a beautiful gold watch to Pitcker Swindell, wno was recently piiiinafteu ty tn Cleveland,, Ohio, team of the American league. The watch Is a Ho,vard, of exquisite design and workmanship. The initials J. K. 8." are engraved on th reverse side of the watch ami the following is engraved on the inside: "Presented by Winston-Salem Fans. Won, ..1; lost, 8." The "Big Boy" is popular in this city and he aided materially In bringing the pennant to Winston-Salem, The above cut shows those In at tendance upon the Forsyth County Teachers' Institute, hold at the Will ston High School from August 7th to August 18th inclusive, under the direction of Prof. I. C. Griffin, su perintundeut of the Salisbury graded schools, and Miss Anna Meade Michuux. ' The course of studv In the Insti- tute waa a comprehensive one and the summer course given the teachers will be of lasting benefit to them and through them to the entire county for no profession has grenter influence with the youth of the land than the teaching profession. Thpi city and Forsyth county are fortunate In having siriendid school systems which are being constantly Improved. Not only Is the physical equipment being improved but the course of study In both city and county schools is constantly being elevated and greater preparation Is required of the teachers. The most pleasing feature of the Institute recently held was the magni ficent attendance, there being, almost two hundred teachers in attendance every day. In addition to giving model recita tions, from which the teachers receiv ed many valuable suggestions, oilier features of interest were Introduced. For instance, a model register was kept of the teachers In attendance at the Institute, thereby showing the teachers the hest way In which to keep their clans-room records. The teachers also discussed among themselves many questions of pe cullar interest to teachers and gained many valuable hints as to the con duct of their work In this way. Kach also presented items of local history which proved to be most Interesting. Practically every phase of school life was brought out at one time or another during the Institute which In reality was a teachers' training school. The work accomplished by the in stitute was most pleasing to Prof. W. Ii. Speas, who Is at the head of the county educational system, and to Supt. R. H. Latham, who Is at the head of the city educational system. Practically all of the teachers were of the opinion that It was the best institute in the history of the county. Those in charge did everything in their power to make It a great success and their effortsowere more than re warded In the work that they acrom plished for It will have a far-reaching effect in the education of the chll dren of this great city and county. Two Aviators Instantly Killed; Another Fractures His Skull VIRGINIA PRIMARY MARTI S1NS0 LIKELY TO WIN RICHMOND, Va., Hept. 7 Ballot ing began today in the fifteen hun dred precincts of the state In the primary election to choose the Demo cratic candidates for the two places In the United Slates Senate. Senators Thomas 8. Martin and Claude A. Swanson, known as the "nmehlne" candidates, are running against Rep resentatives William A. Jones and Carter Class, leaders of (he insurgent faction in the state Democracy. Definite returns are not xected before midnight but it seems quite likely that Martin and Swanson will win by a largo majority. RALEIEH DAILY TIMES IS 525, MIXIIArfiKN, Germany, Rept. T. Lieutenant Newmann, the German mil Itary aviator, and M. Laeonte, tbe French aeronaut, were making Right toward Strasburg when the ma o ulna's gasoline tank exploded And tbe machine d replied at lillshelm from an altitude of sixty feet. Both aviators were Instantly kilted. Aviator Fractures Skull. KAKLHIU'HIC, Hept, 7. Aviator Paul Hengo, with bis aeroplane, fell bile making a flight "aud fractured hi skull. GIRLS IN AUTO HAVt BRUSH WITH DIATH NEW IIBRN, Bept 7 Ust nlglit louring car driven by Mlsa Jane te art (washed Into a Norfolk Southern switch engine that had atopped cross 'he Griffith crossing. In the car were Misses Leila Htyron, lOuhan Onion Mary Uiulse Junes, Maude and Grace Stewart. Only the red lantern on the tender gave notice of ha danger, and winio the emcigeney irake was set the collision could not be prevented The occupants of the ear were badly shaken up. Miss Grace Stewart had her collar bone broken: Misa Btyron ass rut and bruised. h with Miss Stewart, being at onoe taken to the nauiiurium where all eve waa given them. tti A NUMBER OF BOATS ARE CAUGHT IN STORM. CHICAGO, Sept. 7. One of the most violent storms expert- enced In years struck the Chica- go harbor. Between fifteen and twenty launches and motor boats were caught in the storm. One tug capsized. Captain Ctea- vey and crew were rescued by life-savers. - POSSE LOOKING FOR NEGROES WHO ATTACKED FARMER'S WIFE CANON CITY, Colo., Sept. 7. Mrs. Leonard Rostok, a truck farm er's wife, was attacked by two n groes while walking along a railroad track. They dragged her Into the bushes and after she was beaten Into semiconsciousness they started to ward the river, possibly with the idea of drowning her but fled before renchlng the bank. A posse is bunt ing the men. . - RALEIGH. Sept. 7. The sale of the Raleigh Daily Times for twenty- five thousand dollars was announced today. It was owned jointly and in equal shares by J. V. Simtns, presi dent and manager, and John C. Drewry, and the sate Is to John A. Parks and associates, who announce that the paper will be continued as an afternoon Democratic dally, Inde pendent of any seciul political In terests. Mr. Parks was some years ago city editor of the Times and has been in the automobile business- for several yearn. Mr. 8imm8'vexpects to remain In Raleigh some time and has not per fected his plans. His sale of the Times stipulates that he Is to stay wt of the afternoon newspaper field in 'Raleigh ten years. 1le has been running the Times four years and itrevious to this was a member of the business staff of I he News, ' of Charlotte. The purehas" price for the Times was paid In gold, twenty dollar gold pieces being used. GLEE CLUB FOR V. W. C. A. IS BEING PLANNED. Plans are being made for a glee club o meet bl-weekly at the rooms of the Young Women's Christian Association Miss Lilla Mallard will direct the club and It promises to be popular among 'he girls. The club will hold Its first meeting on Monday evening, October 1. A number have already registered for It. Others who contemplate doing o are asked to Speak to the general secretary as soon aa possible. The general educational work of the association will begin Monday. Octo ber 9th. The first vesper service will be held on Synrlay, October 1st. YOUNG WOMAN FOUND DEAD BESIDE RAILROAD TRACK. CHK'yVGO, Kept. 7 A young wo man with a prarer book In her hands was found dead beside the Chicago and, Northwestern Rallrond 'trf-ks ARE PREPARING FOR ANOTHER CONFERENCE. .CHICAGO, Sept. 7. Officials of the federated shop employes of the Il linois Central Railroad, who have been rufused recognition by the railroad, were busy today communicating with local officials of the mechanical unions throughout the system, preparatory to another conference of the Interna tional officials committee. CHINESE FISHERMAN IS CHARGED WITH PEONAGE NEW ORLKAN8, Sept. 7.J. Lee a wealthy Chinese fisherman charged with peonage and conspiracy, la being held In fifteen hundred dollars ball for the federal grand Ju-y. The govern ment will attempt to prove collusion between the boat captains and fisher men. (las A State the Right to Pro- vent Movement of U. S.1 Troops On Sunday? ' MATTER BEFORE THE WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON. Bept. T.-A question has been rla4 about lb ; right of a state t prevent the matt j ment of I'nlietl State troops by stop ping railroad transportation on Ssa- iay. V When the ramp of tnstmetto waa held at ChU kamauga Pars; last year the arival of the First North Carolina Infantry and Third South Carolina In fantry was delayed by the South Car olina taw prohibiting the running of special tralna on Sunday. A alrnlUr law exists la Georgia and two compa nies of coast artUry moving by spe cial train from Mobil to Charleston were compelled to II om at Augusta beeaiie of lb law ; llrlgadktr General Mills, oo mm end ing tb Department of th . Guff, brought up tb natter to th War De partment's attention wlti s view to such action s will prevent unneces sary delays n troop movements. It la possible tb natter will be referred to th Attorney General and Interstate Commerce Commission to determine what course shall be pursued HIS SECRET BROUGHT DEATH, NOT WEALTH, NEW, YORK, Sept. T.nrnard Co nnowich, young Russian who had discovered new process of stslnlng (lass and expected to wake million out of It, died In St. John Hospital, Long lalaod City, of poison breathed Into his system. It Is believed, while compounding hla secret stains. ;' , (loennewtch bad established th st shied gfan Arm of Oownnewlclr 'ft Carr, with a plant at No, iM Palmetto street, Rtdgeway, which proepered.snd other manufacturer of stained glasa sought to buy his secret. He would not sell, and dally he would compound hla stains In a wooden Inclusur back of th factory, The cam a rush order on Tuesday of last week. The weather wa such that Goennewlch decided to mis. hla Ingredient In the cellar of tb factory. SCHOOL OPENING PAGE. Attention I dlreeted t th School Opening Pag lis thin ie- sue. This page will N publish ed five time and besides Intee. esting Information relative to th local schools and their worst will contain advertisement ef school supplies and kindred ar tides that, should b closely read. Th new page promise to be a most Interesting and valuable feature of Th Sent! nl. . , : woniuiN DROWN E D SUNDAY IS FOUND SPKM'KR, Sept. 7. In a badly de composed state the body of young Hraxton Harkley, who was drowned In the Yadkin river ten miles north of Spencer last Hunday, waa found today at Devil's Den, near Spencer, by Phil lip Sowers and William Ward, two voting men of the neighborhood. Tbe body had been washed out on th bank by high water. It had drifted Ave miles down stream In spite of the fact that searching parties bad been dill- gently at work. A number went to ibe scene and carried the body to the home of the joung man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Harkley, of Salisbury. The many friends of Mr. P. E. Alien will he pleased to learn that he I sble to walk around tn his room DANGER OF BASEBALL WAR IS NOW OVER. CHICAGO, Sept. 7.Th dsngor of a baseball war evaporated when th American Association withdrew It pe tition demanding new drafting rule and prices. Auto1 Turn Turtle. Mrs. flsrah A. Hurrla.'7J year, old, and three friend occupied an auto mobile that turned turtle four mile from Wilmington last night. Mr. Bur ns waa caught under the machine, suffering a broken leg and perhaps In ternal Injuries. Misses Robert and El la llrady, daughters of a Wilmington contractor, and Mr, John Heweit were In the car and they, with the chauf feur, received trivial Injuries. 65,000 SUIT TO OE HEARD IfJ THIS HOT 8he was probably accidentally killed, ; after b-lng confined to bin bed for th police belieTC. Jie pt M day by Biuneis. Mr. J. C. Buxton ha been noti fied that the ease of th Ferguson Contracting" Company, which bad U contract to build several sections of th Southbound Railroad but which went Into bankruptcy before com pleting th work, will be tried In th State Instead or tbe federal court. Mr. Olcott, of New York, receiver of the contracting company, mad th motion to transfer the rult from the. Stat to the Federal court It wa argued before Judge Holt, of th V. 3 Court In New York last week. The amount .Involved la about $6S, ooo. The Southbound Company I ready to pny the claim as soon a th rights of the parties are determined by the court. The esse will be beard In FOrsyth. Among those holding claim sr several utKontractor.
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