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VOL. XXII"7ric40CentiMoniii.
CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26, 1911.
; Single Copy, Five Cents. NO. 88
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THE QOODMAB" CASS.
'beer stead for his grandfather mad Lipe, Blackwelder, Saint, Peonis-
Ivm praaent at th tunof th kiUiag.lgw. Bo4 M4 vyMU.
Jiff Witness Tot ths State, Wse'His testimony differed from that of! Where were Plott tad Motley
Gives Important Testimony. BUU
Lather Penninger wss the first wit
. seas called at the afternoon session.
. Penninger 's evidence revested no new
tacts in ths ease. Ha testified that
as was ia tbe ftora at the time of tha
.shooting aad gave tba names of tba
others there, naming tha eama onaa
previously mentioned by ' tha other
" witnesses. Ha waa qneationed partie
larty by both Attorney! Means and
Osborne ss to whether Motley and
Plott vera on tba Inside of tha store
.at tha tima of tba shooting and re
plied that ha waa- not sure bat that
.ha believed they ware. Tha witness
-ssid that they war all talking of go
- ing home and that Bod Goodman ask
ed them, including Motley aad Plott,
' to spend tba night with him. Ha said
that when Bod got oat tba door he
said ha "thought it was Bob that
was shot but it ia Sid." : .
' "Did you see anybody leave the
store just before tha shooting I ask
ed Mr. Means., ' v
"I saw Bob and Sid go out.V
' On further examination the wit
ness aid' that he did not know who
fired tha shot.
, Mr. C. F. Ritebie, of the Ritchie
Hardware Co., testified that ha sold
Motley 25 Colt pistol on the morn-ins-
before Barrier was shot but did
not sell him any abetls at tba tima be
es use ha did not think they bad any
then. He was shown tba bullet that
" killed Barrier and said that tha gun
be sold Motley did not, shoot that
"kind -of a ball. . Mr. Ritehie was not
cross examined.
Lewis Boat, a small boy. in knee
, trousers, waa tha next witness. Boat's
evidence was entirely new and had
never been presented at tba coroner's
investigations. He was examined by
Mr. Means.
' Ware you present when Bob Good
man made certain remarks about Sid
Bsrrisrf ' .!:-
I waa, y'--What
did ba-aavf
' Ha said "I will put one in Sid Bar
rier yet so that he will .never walk."
Where did the conversation take
niece f
At a picnic at Cross Roads ehnreh
in No. 3 township. J- -.
Wbenf '
About a year ago last summer.
He was ' examined by Judge Os
borne, r '
How near did you 'live to Sidney
Barrier T -About
one mile,
Did you aver have any trouble with
Bob at a bail gameT
No air.
Who waa present when the
venation took place f
Waited Safrit.
Was not Albert Odell present
No sir. '
Did not Albert Odell and Sid have
: fussf
I heard about it but did not see it.
What tima waa itt
July ar August.' ,, . .
Why did ha make tha statement t
I don't know. He was talking to
' me and Walter Safrit,
Safrit was called to tha atand and
; testified that he was- present when
the conversation took place but that
ha did not remember exactly what
was said but that it was in effect what
Boat had said.
Smith Scott .was tha next witness.
Ha testified that be went to tha beer
atand with Sheriff Honeycutt after
tba news of the murder had reached
the eitv. The witness said that he
saw Bob Goodman and saw him go to
tha spring. When asked if be was
drinking he Teplied that be supposed
ha was. that he bad hiccoughs. On
cross examination ha reiterated ' his
statement that Goodman went to the
spring and said he waa with others
of the, crowd and that they had a
lantern' at be time. .
At the conclusion of bis evidence
1 tha State rested its case.
Witnesses for tba Defense. '
T. D. S. Ludwig was tba first wit
ness- for the defense. He was exam-
, ined bv Mr. -HartselLi.VV .,:;; I
Do you know the general eharee-
- tor of Robert Uoodmaal ; ; rvf,,&-
r ;Yes. It is good. .- ' ' ,
. , How long have you known bimt
' . About seventeen or eighteen years.
' Where do yon reside t asked Mr.
. : Means. . 1 " '
In Rowan county. , Abont eighteen
' v- milea from here.
Then vou don't know what bis
' neighbors say about himf
- Tha witness replied that he did not.
Luther Goodman waa then called
and examined by Judge Osborne. The
witness said that be waa no relation
tn tha defendant. Witness said that
ha bad known Robert Goodman tinee
ha was a bov and wouldn't say that
bis character was "good or wouldn't
aay it was bsd. -X '
. Ellis Ritchie said thst so tar as he
knew the defendant's character was
food.
the others who were present in the
tore when the shot was fired in what
might be termed tha most important
detail. Tba witness testified positive
ly that Plott and Motley were on the
outside of tba store at tba tima when
the shot waa fired. Ha also taatifled
that Barrier and Safrit got into an
irmmnt and that Motlev waa flash-1 coin out tha door and ebootinc
ing his pistol around and that tbit Bob waa standing near tba door and
caused him and Black welder to have las Sid went out he caught him by tba
few words and that be told them arm and just aa ha stepped on tba
they could not have any trouble, tn ground the shot waa Bred.
there and that if thev wantl to fliiot wno snot mm I
they would have to get on the out-
sidL He said thst he went to Sid
and 8afrit to part them and that then
Sid dared Safnt on the outside and
I dont know. I did not see the
flash of tha piatoL -
On eroas examination by Mr. Means
the witness said that he would not
went out the door. At the time Sid say- whether Plott and Motley ware
went out the door Robert Goodman on tha inside or not. ' "
was standing at be doorway, tbe wit- Conard Lipe, who waa also' at the
nsaa testified..' :V: ' beer stand was called. He testified
Where were Plott and Motley when that be waa at the beer stand when
the abot waa fired f
They were on tha outside.
Did you see who shot himf
No sir. - '
State whether or not your brother
shot himT
No sir. I don't believe be could
have shot him.
Solicitor Wilson conducted the ex
amination for the State.
the outside at tbe time of the shoot
ing t
Tea air.
Didn't you tell Eugene Barrier the
Sunday that Sidney Barrier was kill
ed that you were talking to Plott and
Motley just in front of the
when the shot waa fired f
.No sir.
What did you do after the kill
ing t '
I eama to Concord and Went to
Charlotte Monday night.
tbe timet
I dont know, -v i
Did Motley have a pistol f .
I doa't know.
What did Bob Goodman do before
tba killing! . . .. - . ,
Didst do anything. V ' - -v"
Tall what you know about Barrier
the shooting occurred and gave the
names of tha men on the inside when
the shooting occurred but did not in
clude the names of Plott and Motley.
On cross examination witness ssid
that be did not know whether Motley
and Plott were on the outside or not.
Luther Hendrix testified that be
was in the City Cafe the night Sidney
Barrier was killed and at that about
Did yon see Plott and Motley on 12 o'clock Plott and Motley came in.
He said that he was asking Robert
Sutber, the clerk,- about the killing
and that Plott spoke up and said that
we were out there unhitching our
mule and he fell right under my
mule 'a bead," On Cross examination
stove I tha witness waa asked by Mr, Means
if be remembered what time it was
and be ssid tbat he did not, it might
have been in 1910.
Robert Sutber testified that ha was
conducting the City Cafe at the time
of the killing tbat that about 12
Didnt you try to employ counsel to 'clock Motley eama in and told him
here before that T . that Sidney Barrier had been ahot and
I went to Mr. Means before going cava him his pistol to keep, saying
to Charlotte but ha said tbat ha waa that he waa afraid they might "pull"
already employed as Mrs. Barrier 'a him for havings concealed weapon.
counsel. . " ., ', ,.. I asked him whs did tba lulling and
There waa so chares ajrainst 'anv I he uht that he did not know. Plott
of you aH; why did you employ conn- ssid thst he was shot while they were
aelt V ' - ? 4 V I setting ready to ko horn. The witness
Because Recce Long told me they was cross examined as to the kind of
were going to lay it on Bob. ' , ' pistol and ssid it wss s 25 Colt suto-
w ben asked u he bad ever been in matie.
trouble the witness, said that he had! R. C. Benfield, a policeman, said
in tha. city court snd thst he under- thst he was on the night shift thst
stood there wss s charge in the su- night snd that be and Chief Boger
perior court against him now. " were at the corner near the National
t. O. Earnhardt, a brother-in-law bank, when Motley and Penninger
of tha defendant, testified as to find- drove up snd said that Sid Barrier
ing a pistol in s field near the beer had been killed. I asked bim who did
stand tha mornin? after tha murder, tbe klUins snd be said be did not
He said that be picked it up s short "ow. i siso aweo. mm wnere ne was
Ai.t. h. .ml,.nut nn. at the time of the killing snd he said
posits the beer stand snd that while J " tasids of the beer
holding it in hi. hsnd Bud Goodmsn tamt WM "time
saw it from his house I j short distsnee r A M Brown 1 testified thst
swsy sna sem nis u or,er xr ChlrIes character
it snd thst be sent it to bim. The lst-
good.
ter turned the gun over to the coroner : Mr- J Boger wss called snd his
snd it wss in evidence st the trisi testimony. wss practically the same
When asked by Judge Osborne if Bob u that of Policeman Benfield 's.
Goodman snd Plott csme to bis house John Kwart te&tifled that he was
that night he answered that tbey did traveling along the road near tba beer
not come there together, . but that stand near sundown of the evening
Plott came and woke bim up snd ssid 0f the killing snd saw Plott Vnd Mot
that s mule had been shot down there. ,T the road and that Plott uad a
About that tima the witness said that nutol holdins it nn. Just aa he nass-
Conrad Lipe came up snd ssid that I e(j the witness testified that romeone
it was not s mule but bid earner ont to Plott thst there wss s
hsd been shot. - ' ! man snd Plott said, well, if I shoot
-He m examined by Mr. Means him his life is insured. IstoppeJsnd
snd when ssked if he did not buy pj0tt asked me what I would lake for
the pistol that was in evidence there my life and I told him that it was not
from Earle Blackwelder be said that I fot Mle. The witness said this con
he did not. The witness . admitted versa tion occurred about 600 yards
that he had been in court on oneifrom the beer stand. On eroas ex-
charge. . " lamination the witness aaid that
Mrs. Earnhardt waa also called and had been in court four or five times
corroborated her husband's testimony Uor Sealing in whiskey, and that there
aa to Plott and Conard laps being w. now iisnended indirement
there and the statements they msde. a(raint him.' Ramsay- Ewart, his
John Safrit, constable of No. y0Ung son, corroborated bis testimony,
township, wno waa in ine oeer siauu i , j
.hen th. .hootinc took Dlace was call- ' The Defendant Examined.
ed. He told of the . argument that Bob Goodman, the defendant, was
took place between himself and Bar- the next witness. His being called
rier snd between Motley snd Black- was a surprise to many of his follow-
welder. ; When asked if Bob Good- era of tbe case as it has been the gen
man and Barrier bad any scuffle as Ural opinion that be would not go on
they went out the door he said tbat tbe witness stent. He was examined
thev 'did sot but that they did have I by Judge usborne.
their hands on escb other. : . State what took place st .the beer
When the shot wss fired were Mot- stand that night.
ley and Plott between yon snd the) Motley and Blackwelder had soma
doort ' - - j.-1" I words and Sid and Safrit had an ar-
I did not see them. '.. i. 's fgument.. Sid dared Safnt on tbe out
Mr. Means conducted the examine-1 side and went out tbe door. I was
tion for tha State. standing in the door and hs went out
Will yon swear Plott and Motley he touched me on the arm snd tried
were outside when the shot wss fir-1 to jerk me out. I esnght with one
ed t - i hand by the side of the door and only
No sir. I won't say. - . v stepped one foot out. Just as be
Yon did see Bob and Sid have their stepped out the shot was fired.
hsnds on each other when' they went Did you snoot bimT
out the door 7 r
Yes ' '
Morning 8ession Today.
Jim Blackwelder was the first wit
ness esamined at the mornina aeasion.
TT wsa at the hear stand the nlorht of were' you looking t
fh hAtinff and saiif that Motlev and Toward the rear of the store.
Blsekwelder snd Bsrrier snd Safrit I Do you know which way that shot
' Did yon have say trouble with
him previous to the killing t
He knocked my bat oaT aad tramp
ed as it st s party about six swaths
before.. ; .
Do yen remember s eonversatios
at s picnic with the little boy named
Bostf ; . - .
I did aay I was going to stick him
but I did not say what with. -.
State what your dealings with Sid
were. ; ' -'4
Ws had played ball together and
treated each other st the soda foun
tains and be bad been st my boms s
number of times with me.
Were-yon perfectly friendly with
him or nott
Yea air,
Where was it thst Sid kicked your
hatofff
. At an ios cream supper st Doe Fsg-
gsrt's. - v- .- v'.V1, -
After be had kicked your hat off
didn't yon go down the road and shoot
at Sidney T , . . i, ..
Mo air.'
Who did the shooting t
Homer Ritchie. - -
Where is bet
At school in Mount Pleasant
About two weeks ago didst you
make a young lady go home with you
from as ice cream supper after she
had come there with Earl Blackwel
der, known as Petet " '
I Uid not make her go back with
me. She came back with me snd an
other girl. .. ,!; i j
What about s conversation you had
with Roy Walker bars about the kill
ing T' " ; '!'-":
I never hsd any. " -, ,
Where ia Roy Walker nowf
Hs is in Virginia where he has mov
ed. P,V .....
Didn't you tell him it would cost
AsOror $50 for him to some back snd
testify'.;' ;VY.
No air. V
The witness ssid thst he went home
the next day and told his mother
abont tbe shooting and told her be
did not know who fired the shot.
All the evidence will be concluded
this afternoon snd the case will prob
ably; go to tbe jury tomorrow morn
int'. Several apeeebea will be made
this afternoon. A remarkable thing
about the trial is that not s single
objection by counsel has been filed
the record. The Tribune railed
to state yesterday in giving tbe names
of the counsel that ex-Judge w. J
Montgomery is appearing for the
State. '.
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Services st Bsntist Churen. ' .
Tbe Rev. C. A. Jones, who will eon-
duct a revival in the First Baptist
church, preached bis first sermon there
last mght to S large and apprecia
tive andMnee. JUr. Jones is s strong,
snd forceful, yet simple gospel
preacher, presenting the great truths
of the gospel in such s wsy as to
reach tho besets of his n carers.
There will be services every dsy
st two o'clock, p. m., s cordial invi
tation to ail to come and taks part
in all the servics. iHr. Jones' ser
mon last night was founded on tbe
51st Psalm. - -
' Rnnunsg Ssls.
The Woman's Horns Mission snd
Aid Society of Central Methodist
church will have s Rummage ssls next
Saturday. October 28th, in tbe room
formerly occupied by Dr. Arcbey as
his office.. They will have many nice
things to sell. All ladies of the church
are ssked to get up articles lor tbe
sale snd the collector will . come
sround Friday to get them.
The Hon. Joe Brown says he will
run for governor of Georgis out or
sense of duty. Also from fores of
habit.".- . :- ''''""" ' -'V
No sir.
Do you know where Plott and Mot
ley were at the timet
They were outside.
When he pulled you ont which way
bad some words. His testimony in
MAv1infr 4 Ha dimntM between the
I men wss ths same as that given by
H. A. Goodman, s brother of Rob- the other witnesses present,
art Goodmsn, wss the next witness, Who were on ths inside st the time
He ssid thst he wss conducting the ths shot wss fired f
came fromt
, ' No, tbe sound earns from where the
mula was hitched.
At the time Sid Barrier was killed
did you have any malice toward bimt
No sir.
M2SBI0NA1Y JUSTUS.
Te Be Kali ts Central
Chart HoTember 7. .
A jubilee I Yes. s missionary jubi
lee is eelebrstios of tba fiftieth snai-
ersary of tb beginning of missionary
work by tbe women or una country.
This movement was inaugurated last
year by Mrs. Henry W. Pesbody,
Chairman of the Central Committee
on United Study of Missions, Beverly,
isae.
She conceived ths ides of S nation
! eelebrstios by reading s book,
Western Women in Eastern
Lands," written by Helen , Barrett
Montgomery, and tbe smile of tbe
Lord has rested on the movent nt
form its very beginning.
Many earnest women, some of them
of national reputation, have united
in arousing interest and in conducting
meetings, the first of which waa beld
in Oakland, CaL, on October 12, 1910,
and from which place s wsve of mis
sionary enthusiasm bss rolled over
the entire country, awakening ths ad
miration and warm desire of the wom
en of every denomination to unite in
the celebration of the jubilee.
It ia an undenominational concert
of action stretching from the Pacific
to the Atlantic. The societies of Con
cord, including those of every denomi
nation, are preparing to hold a jubi
lee meeting Tuesday, the seventh day
of November, in Central Methodist
church, st which there wilLbe reports
from these societies, music snd mis
sionary addresses. Further informa
tion will be given in the columns of
this paper.
Committee: Mrs. J. B. Bhemll,
Mrs. J. E. Smoot, Mrs. R. S. Hams.
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Baily Insists That Ha WiU Retire.
Washington, Oct. 25. Emphatically
denying reports that be had changed
his mind about retiring to private
life, Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of
Texas, in an interview bete stated
thst his decision of leaving lbs senate
at the expiration of his present term
in 1913 was irrevocable.
Wilkesbbro' Chronicle: "Concord
is getting after its blind tiger clubs.
If it goes after them like it did tbe
railroad it will get them."
PZSSOVAI, MXHTION.
of ths People Ears Ami
where Who Come And Os.
Mr. Ed. Lady, of Salisbury.
bars last night. . ,
who baa been sick for several days,
is better today.
. Mr. J. 8. Harris went over to Char
lotte thai ssorning on Ne. H.
Mr. Clifford Pearson, of Greens
boro, is in Concord today.
Mr. iM. L Eudy, of Charlotte, is
hers to attend tbe Petres-Mills wed
ding tonight. ' ,
Mr. C. M., Isenhour went to Cham
lotte this morning to see tbe bird
man fly.
Miss Annie Laurie Ramsey, who baa
been visiting Mrs. J. P. Allison, has
returned to her borne in Salisbury.
Mrs. I. L Davis will go to Winstos
Salem Saturday to visit tier sister,
who is s student st Salem academy.
Tbe condition of Mis. W. J. Glass,
Msrriage This Evening.
A wedding of much interest to s
large circle of friends will take place
this evening at 8:15 o'clock, when Mr.
Frank Petrea will lead to the altar
Miss Cornelis Odell Mills. The cere
mony will take place at 8:15 o'clock
at the home of the bride 'a father, Mr.
W T. Mills, on Church street, snd
will be performed by Rev. 8. N. Wat
son assisted by Rev. W. L. Hutchina.
The bridesmaids will be: Misses
Maggie Mills, Carrie Petrea, Ads snd
Mattie Jones, snd Miss Mary Jonas
will be maid of honor. Tha groom's
beat man will be Mr. Connie Bunn,
and his attendants will be: Messrs.
Fred Mills, W. A, Helderman, L. R.
Crooks snd M. L. Eudy. The bride
will be given swsy by her brother, Mr.
Lee Mills. The wedding march will
be rendered by Mr. R. P. Benson.
Tbe bride and groom expect to
leave in the morning on s tour to' Bat
timore snd Washington. ,
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"Somebody. Eaainfrouced.tts
word 'wicket-sham' as a verb." Tor'
some time in some quarters' it has
been regarded as s 'vatt" word. '
Footwear That Sets
The Pace. . . . . .
Headers' of Mehj
Save Their Money
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, The men of influence in -every
community are the men
iwho have saved their earnings
. not necessarily those ..who
drew the fattest pay envelopes
every Saturday nightA'v
:v These men began young-the
best time in ths world to culti
vate the habit of thrift snd
they have followed it svsry
since. , - ".V'TC "
Yon 11 be surprised to find how
easy it is to save and bow
i much pleasure yon will derive.
Well tell you HOW YOXT
, can rise to the tot , own your
. home and lb independent if
lyou will call, write or.Vnone
TODAY. .
0ABA5&TJ8 COUNTY B, I
ft SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
Ia Concord National Bank.
.. "Prudent Saving. "
There's soma satisfaction in selling s
line of LADIES' FINE SHOES that
canst a gasp of admiration svsry
tima they are shown to s inscriminat
Ing buyer. .
THE FAMOUS SELBY models havs
always been popular leadsrs with ths
trade but never before in our his
tory havs ws been able to show such
a bunch of winners as is entered in
this season's style race.
Black Suede snd Velvet in Button
with tip or plain too fi.00
Skillfully
Designed, .
Beautifully
Made
Shoes
Patent Kid with Kid or Cloth Tops,
Button or Lacs f 2.50 TO 13.50
Tan Button, Vid Kid, button or lace;
Gun Metal, button or lace
12.50 TO 13.60
Misses' Patent Button, cloth tops,
sixes 2V W 6, low heel
........ t2.00 TO 12.60
Sams in ' VW Kid, button or lacs
5 .12.00 TO 12.60
Don't miss this opportunity to in
spect this showing of Fall Styles.
There's character in every pair from
tart to finish. - .
, MAY WE BHOWYOUt
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