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Judge Finley Delivered
Charge to Jury After So- j
licitor Don Phillips Had;
Been Heard.
JUDGE’S CHARGE
VERY LONG ONE
Says Virtue of Miss Cole
Not Issue.—Tells Jury
Slander Not Cause For
Murder in State. > j
Rockingham, Oct. 10.— —The
rare < f the state against W. B. Cole,
wealthy cotton manufacturer, charted
with murder, was given to the Jury
si 12.40 o’clock today.
After 36 hoars of argument; Judge
T. B. Finley the court's charge
and the Jury retired to decide the
guilt or innocence of Cole, who kill
ed W. W. Ormond, formerly the sweet
heart of his 24-year-old daughter.
Elizabeth Cede.
The court room was packed. The
doors were closed to the coldest day
of the two weeks’ trial, and the win
ter garments vied with bright colored
clothes of warmer days as the room
settled bnek to awrfit the verdict.
The defendant, nervous throughout
the appeal of Solicitor Phillips for
tfti "even handed justice" sat with his
family. To the ! r right, somewhat re
moved, sal the Rev. A. 1,. Ormond,
father of the dead man, ami his two
daughters. They were silent and un
demonstrative.
Richmond County Court House,
Rockingham. Oct. 10— OP) —The three
subjects in the trial, of \V. B. Cole
about which were centered the bitter
est arguments are not issues in the
wealthy cotton manufacturer's trial
for murder. Judge T. R. Finley
charged a Union Couuty jury today.
The character of M : »s Elizabeth
Cole, the war record of W. W, Or
mond, formerly her sweetheart, ahd
the man her father killed, and the
financial position „of the Cole and Or
mond families are extraneous mat
ters, Judge Finley said.
One of four verdicts will be refprnctT
by the jury that today begins Us de
liberations after one of the most sen
sational trials in the state. -
W. It. Cole may bo found guilty of
murder in tno first degree, of raitfder
in ihe second degree, of manslaughter;
or he may be declared not guTty.
After giving the laws defining each,
the charge defined a jury's proper at
titude towards the two defenses offer
ed by Cole, self-defense and insanity.
‘‘lf you should find from the evi
dence that the defendant entered into
the fight willingly and that the de
ceased started to get his pistol and
then the defendant had reasonable
grounds to believe, and did-belleve that,
he was about to be killed or receive
some great bodily harm at the hands
of the deceased, lie would at least be
guilty of manslaughter.”
"The defendant pleads transitory
: tJß«nity. As to whether the defend
ant was insane at the time of the
homicide is a matter of fact for you
to determine. I charge you that be
fore the defendant can be justified In
killing the deceased on the grounds of
insanity, that he should show to the
satisfaction of the jury that at? the
time of committing the deed he was
insane and did not know right from
wrong, or did not know what be was
doing was wrong at the time of com
mitting the deed.
“By interposing the plea of insani
ty or transitory, the defendant says
by lus plea that he did the killing,
but the act is not one for which be
can be held responsible. The court
charges you. whether the defendant
had a mental disease or not, is a qtlea
tion of fact as to whether he had a
bodily disease or not, if the question
were raised.
"The court charges you. gentlemen
of the jury, that no man has aright
to kill another in North Carolina for
slandering his family. Slander is a
crime and the law provides a penalty
for It, but it is not the death penalty.
The court further charges you that no
man has a right to kill another be
cause he was threatened by him; -a
threat alone not being xuffie'ent to
justify killing. But you are to try
the case under law and evidence. ,
"The law la no respector of persons,
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it id the same thing in its npplieation
to all, whether they be high or low,
rich or poor, prince or pauper, white
or black, Jew and Gentile, Greek or
barbhrian. even in the. exact justice
as it ix meted out to all alike."
Richmond County Court House,
Roekihgham, Oct. 10.—04*)—The trial
of W. B. Cole, wealthy cotton manu
facturer, charged with murder, ap
proached an end today with the last
argument of the state.
Sojioitor Don Phillips, appealing
for an "even handed justice," de
clared that the mothers of North
Carolina are listening for the verdict.
Cole, who last August 15 shot and
killed W. W. Ormond, formerly his
daughter's sweetheart, heard the pros
ecutor charge that the unwritten law
was {minted in bold letters across the
"smoke screen” of his defense.
Solicitor Phillips closed his argu
ment at 10:20 o’clock and the court
declared a brief recess while Judge
T. B. Findley conferred with the
court stenographer about the charge.;
The jury left the room.
A buzz of conversation bandied |
from wall to wall as the crowded
court room waited the formal close
of tile two weeks' trial.
NICKLE PIRATE HEARING
IS AGAIN POSTPONED
ISC. C. Adjourns Until Wednesday
After Brief Session Today.
Washington. Oet. 10.— OP) —A brief
session today before the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the Nickle
Plate merger plan resulted in the ad
journment of further proceedings until
Wednesday. C. L. Bradley, of Cleve
land, one of the directors of the Ches
apeake & Ohio, who also served in the
same capacity for the Nickle Plate
reasons for considering the merger I
plan justified in its treatment of stock
concerned, -wkjla W- E. Pease, a civil
eftfftaeer associated in the Cleveland j
terminal project told the estimated j
cost of biiilding construction over
railroad excavations there.
Prlicncrs Discovered Making Whiskey-
In Jail.
Hertford. Oct. 9.—Bam Lougee and
Louis Powell, who are held in the 1
Hertford jail in connection with the
Chappell robbery* were caught mak
ing whiskey in die jail by Sheriff
Whit Wright. They were using a
still made of a copper pipe, two syrup ;
cans and a coffee can. For mash j
they were using crumbs of bread and I
biscuit.
Biurge Not In Game Today. |
Griffiths Stadium, Washington, Oct.
10.—Ossie Bluege, "beaned”
third baseman of the Washington!
Senators, has had a slight relapse,
and will not play today, it was an-;
pounced by Manager Bucky Harris as i
his men took the field with the Pi
rates for the third ganqe of the world
series in a wintry setting.
Air Races Postponed.
Mitchell Field, N. Y., Oct. 10.—CP)
—A «ixty-five-mile wind caused a
postponement of today's event in the
National Air Raees. The Pulitzers
Speed classic, another contest sched
uled lor today, will be held Monday.
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Bwh Misolong Back Home.
Havre, France, Oct. 10.—Finance
Minister Caillaux and the members
of his debt funding mission returning
from the United States, arrived here
on the steamship France early this
afternoon.
Public Probably Will Never
Get Chance to Read Letters
E. B. Hunter in Greensboro News
Rockingham, Oct. o.—The letteis
written by Miss Elizabeth Cole to
William W. Ormond, now lea 1. lu-i
former sweetheart, will in all prob
ability never be broadcasted to the
public.
“Bill Ormond loved Elizabeth Cole,”
s*id J, B. Jones, attorney assisting
In prosecuting the girl's father for
the murder of her one-time suitor.
He then in substance quoted Rev. A.
L. Ormond, father of the dead man,
as saying:
“I am satisfied my boy lying in the
sandy loam of Richmond county
Would rather his name be slandered
than to have the world read those
letter*.”
Solicitor Don Phillips said be op
posed publishing the letters and if
it were necessary would advise the
bereaved father not to make the con
tents public.
Mr. Jones’ statement came after a
member of the Durham bar here look-
Inff in on the trail said that the peo
ple of North Carolina would never
be rttisfied • with the case no matter
what may be the verdict until the
packet of letters is published.
Rev. Mr. Ormond’s conduct at this
trial haa evoked the deet> sympathy
of those who have gased into his
kindly face from day to day. He has
heard hit amt’a character bandied
around the court room with abandon,
Only Last Minute Details
Await Settlement Before
' Ground Will Be Ready!
For Big Crowds.
special Train
OF HORSES HERE |
Seventy-Six Horses Com-!
ing on Train For Races—
Exhibits Must Be Taken!
to Fair Grounds Monday j
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13th
2:1» Trot Purse S3OOI
2:17 Pace Purse S3OOI
Entrance Money Added to Purse. I
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 14th
2:14 Trot v Purse #BO6 1
2:11 Pace 1 Purse S3OOI
Entrance Money Added to Purses
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 15th
2;23 Trot Purse S3OO
2:22 Pace Purse SBOO
Entrance Money Added tc Purses
FRIDAY. OCTOBER loth
2:10 Trot Purse S3OO
2:14 Pace Purse SBOO
Entrance Money Added to Purses
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 17th
FFA—Horses with records of
2:10 or better _ Purse S3OO
Entrance Money Added to Purse
CONDITIONS
Rules cf Union Trotting Association
to Govern With Exceptions
As the opening day for the third
1 annual Cabarrus County Fair draws
, nearer increased interest in the big
| event is manifested throughout the
county. Inquiries ooneorning various
features of the fair are coming from
all sections of the country and officials
arc more convinced than ever that in
terest ami attendance during the week
will break all local records.
Nothing remains to be done now ex
cept place the entries and as these
can be placed easily oil Monday, of
ficials of the fair are confident that
Tuesday will see everything in full
swing at the grounds.
Persons witli exhibits are expected
to place them some time Monday. No
entries will be received after that
day. Several persons carried chick
ens to the grounds during the after
noon and they were housed by J. Ivey
| Cline, in charge of the poultry depart
| inent this year. A watchman went on!
duty at the grounds during tl>o dfl"
jand another will be stationed there
I tonight and every other night dur.
1 ing the fair.
_ The secretary of the horsemen's
division of the Rutherfordton Fair
Wired J. F. Cannon, President of the
local fair, that a special train car
rying race horses will reach Concord
1 tomorrow. On the train will be 70
horses, the message stated.
In addition to these racers others
are expected from South Carolina
fairs to swell the total. More than
, a dozen horses are already quartered
jat the grounds and when the first
I race begins Tuesday at least 100
| horses are expected to be at the
grounds.
| There will be no formal parade this
year as an opening feature of fair
week, officials deciding to eliminate
j this feature. However, the Wiseas-
I sett Band, which has played for the
; fair every year since its organization,
1 will be on hand and will give a con
cert in the business district.
Each day during the fair the band
will give a concert at the auto ex
hibit tent at 11 a. m. and will play
for the free acts both in the after
noon and at night.
Dr. T. N. Spencer, secretary of the
fair, stated this morning that he has
issued a special invitation to students
of the Laura Sunderland School, the
Jackson Training School, Mont
Amoena Seminary and Mt. Pleasant
Collegiate Institute to be guests of
the Fair Association on Tuesday. The
invitation also included all students
in the public schools of the county.
Concord's business district was rob
ed holiday attire during the night, the
many colored streamers, flags and
add yet he has shown no malice to
any one. He has sat silently through
out the long proceedings, much of
the time with his head bowed a«
'though in prayer.
Larry Moore, representing Mr. Or
mond. said today during his powerful
argument before the Union county
jury that when Mr. Orntond employed
him he informed him that “I don’t
want to do one thing against that
girl that isn't absolutely necessary in
defense of my dead son.”
In the event of a mistrial of the'
present proceedings, the letters might
play an important part in the second
trial. Os course, no one expects a
mistrial, but it is safe to predict that
the Statq would make another power
ful effort to get th® letters intro
duced if forced to prosecute again.
The prosecution has intimated
throughout the trial that the contents
of the letters would go a long way
in convincing the jury that Ormond
played the role of a man in writing
Cole the “slander” letter. The de
fense attorneys on the other hand,
have privately said that the introduc
tion of the letters wouldn't have
damaged their case, so certain are
they that there’s nothing of an ex
plosive- nature in them. Miss Cole,
they say, has assured them that she
is certain no letter in the packet con
tains anything that would besmirch
her.
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North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
CONCORD, N. C„ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1925
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Coolidge Speaks Before American Legion
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Here is President Coolidge at the speakers' stand of the American Legion convention at Omaha. Just be
; hind tlie radio microphones is James A. Drain, national ecmmtuider of the Legion. At the left can he seen the
f huge gong used to keep the convention In order.
ADVISE ABOLITION
OF THE CHAIN GANG
Grand Jury cf Brunswick Says Cast!
Far Exceeds Bern fits Derived.
Southport. Oct. 10.—Drastic cintug- j
es in tile county government of lira. '
wick were recommended by the grand |
jury in their report to Judge Daniel-,
filed just before adjournment of com t |
here Wednesday ofternoon. Consider- !
able comment was bear-1 on all side I
as scon as the report had been read.
The grand jury recommended the j
absolute abolition of tin* chain-gang, j
stating that their investigation con
vinced them that the eost of operat
ing (lie chain-gang, feeding the piis
oners and transporting them back and
forth . far exceeded any benefit tin
county of Brunswick might receive.
They further recommended that the
recorders court be abolished, stnflng
that in their opinion the magistrates
and superior courts could adequately
handle the crime situation in the ccVui
ty, and they felt the expense of a
recorder's court should be eliminated.
This grand jury seems to have giv
en considerable thought and attention
to the expense of county government
and settled Ilians'- reeommendatitons
which would make for a more eco
nomical administration. They further
i Suggested that the cojtunisioners, eta.se
to make special allowances to Deputy
Sheriff Cotton, and that he he re
quested to perform all of the duties
ineideut to his office or the sole com
pensation of $2,000, his present -alary.
BONNIE BROOKS GOES
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
Only Three Members of the Jury
Chosen at Adjournment of Court
Friday.
Hendersonville. Oet. I).—Three men
sat in the jury box when court ud
journed for the day after two hours
of endeavor to select a jury to try
Bonnie L. Brooks, charged with the
murder of Sam Y. Bryson.
The State and defense had each ex
cused a juoror, and eleven had been
excused for cause. It is doubtful if
the remaining nine members of the
jury can be selected by noon tomor
row.
Stanly Farmers Grow Better Variety
of Cottoi;
Albemarle, Oct. 10. — OP) —Farmers
in Stanly county are profiting by the
experience of N. B. Efird, of Albe
marle, in growing a better variety of
cotton, reports Farm Agent O. H„
Phillips.
•In 1924, says Mr. Phillips, Mr.
Efird planted a small acreage of
Mexican big boll cotton ami was so
pleased with the results that this year
he planted his entire crop to eth same
variety. Many farmers in his com
munity planted the variety this year,
and it is the opinion of Mr. Efird
that the whole community will plant
nothing but this pedigreed seed next
year.
Mr. Phillips states that the gin
owned by Mr. Efird has set aside cer
tain days for ginning this cotton and
is rendering a fine' service to farmers
in that community by keeping the seed
clean and the strain pure.
Report J. B. Duke in a Critical Con
dition.
Durham, Oct. 9.—Apparently au- j
thentie reports were received in the
city today that the condition cf James
B. Duke, philanthropist and financier,
is extremely critical and that his
death is momentarily expected. Ef
forts to secure definite information,
however, have been unsuccessful. He
has been ill for several weeks, ac
cording to information received, and
recently underwent a blood transfu
sion.
banners flying high, during the day
in the face of the wind which brought
a touch of winter to the atmosphere
during the night.
Shows which are to make the mid
way at the fair their headquarters
during the week, will arrive in Con
cord tomorrow. They will be ready
for operation Monday night ami the
public will be admitted to the grounds
free of charge that night.
Fireworks experts are already in
the city, ready to put on the first bril
liant exhib'tinn Tuesday night. The
firework* this year will be bigger
and more dazzling than ever before.
“We are ready," stated Dr. T. N.
Spencer, this morning. "Minor de
tails that cannot be attended to until
the last minute confront us but the
big tasks are out of the way and we
will be ready for tb« opening Tuesday.
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* FIRST SNOW OF *
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j * Asheville. Oot. 10.—OP)—The *
I first enow of the season fell in
I I and about Asheville and near
: freezing temperatures prevailed
I Habere last night and this morning.
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i pea As-time program of
AMERICAN RED CROSS
I To Be Discussed at Annual Conven
tion at St. lifliiis October 12-15.
St. Louis, Oct. 10.—(/P)—Further
expansion of the peace-time program
of the American Red Cross, in which
nearly 70.000 volunteers are enrolled,
will be discussed at the annual conven
tion here October 12-15.
Robert E. Bondy. national director
of war service, will outline the $3,-
000,000 Red Cross program for world
war veterans. Henry M. Raker, nat
ional director of Red Cross di-aster
relief, will be present and Earl Kil
patrick. an assistant, will tell of re
habilitation work after the great tor
nado last March in Missouri, Illinois
••d-Jadiatm... •
Major General Meritt IV. Ireland,
surgeon general of the army, and
Rear Admiral E. R. Stitt, sugeon gen
eral or the army, have promised to
be present. Judge John Barton Payne
national chairman, will preside.
Speakers include Melville E.
Stone, counsellor of The Associated
Press; V. R. Dawes, president of the
Chicago Association of Commerce;
Dr. August O. Thomas, Maine sup
erintendent of public schools; Col.
Ernest Bioknell, vice chairman of the
Red Cross, who was Red Cross com
missioner to Europe and directed many
of the projects abroad after the worli
war; Dr. Arthur W. Dunn, national
director of the Junior Red Cross, am
'Chancellor Herbert S. Hadley, of
Washington Cniversity, St. Louis.
Round table conferences will be
held on the subjects of home hygiene
public health nursing, rural pro
grams, city and community service,
nutrition service, first aid. life sav'ng
Junior Red Cross and chapter work
Low Record on Fire Losses in Ashe
ville.
Asheville. Oct. 10—OP)—Asheville
made a new low record here during
' September on fire losses, when the to
tal losses from fire for the month
, were reported as SGS.
August's fire loss total was SBS,
.Which, up to that time, was the low
figure in the city's fire department
history. Os the SOS total for Sep
teinber. S4O of the loss was on build
ings, $25 on contents. Chief A. L.
Duckett's report shows.
Mother of Commander Lansdcwne Is
Dead.
( Washington, Oct. 10. -- (/P)—An
nouncement of the death of Mrs. Eliz
abeth Knox LanSdowne, mother of
Commander Zachary Lansdowne, was
contained in a telegram received here
today from Greenville. Ohio. The
message came to Mrs. Zachary' Lans
dpwne who on yesterday testified be-
I fory the naval court inquiring into
1 the wreck of the Shenandoah and the
killing of Comamler Lansdowne and
members of his crew.
Approve Sections of Security Pact.
Locarno, Switzerland, Oet. 10.—(/P)
—The German and allied statesmen
today approved in the second reading
the majority of points in the draft
of the security pact but left for con
sideration on Monday the two main
outstanding questions, first the con
ditions of Germany's entrance into
the League of Nations; nnd second,
France's special guarantee for Poland.
Book of Prayer Discussed.
New Orleans, Oct. 10. — UP)—Dis
i cuasion of the bcok of common prayer
■ and indications that the heresy ease
of the Rev. William Montgomery
: Brown, one-time bishop of Arkansas,
i would be thrown into federal court,
were the principal matters before the
48th terminal general conference '
Big Liquor Haiti.
Miami, Fla., Oet. 10.—C4>)—Four
men. 1200 bottles of whiskey, two
automobiles and a truck were seized
by customes when who surprised rum
1 runners unloading liquor from a small
i boat into the machines near Cutler,
! a few miles south of here early to
day.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at Decline of 21 to 38
Points, Active Positions Showing
Losses.
New York. Oct. 10.-— OP) —The cot
ton market opened steady today ut a
decline of 21 to 38 points, nct'vc po
sitions showing net losses ab -ut 35
to 45 points after the call, under re
selling by yesterday's buyers who
were apparently disappointed by fail
ure of the weather map to show any
general killing frosts in the south
west. There also was selling on rela
tively easy Liverpool cables and con
siderable hedging oil the decline to
21.32 for December, but trade inter
ests were buyers on tho scale down,
ami the renewed week-end covering
caused rallies of a few points from
tlie lowest toward the end of the first
hour.
Light to heavy frosts were report
ed ill some parts of Oklahoma, Little
Rock and Memphis district, with a
killing frost at one point in Missouri,
but prospects for rising temperatures
over Sunday.
Cotton futures opened steady: Oc
tober 21.63; December 21.55; Jan
uary 20.65; March 21.05 to 20.93;
May 21.22.
C, A-. Ridenhaur Died in Greensboro.
'Richfield,' Dot. 7.—Mr. C. A.
Ridershour. of this place, died at tlie
home of his son. IV. M. Ridenhour,
banker, in Greensboro, last night
about eight oclock. Mr. Ridenhour
left here last week for a visit to his
son. and on Sunday night suffered a
stroke of apoplexy and did’ not re
cover before death.
Mr. Ridenhour was one of the old
er pioneers of Richfield and was very
prominent in his community. He was
for several years mayor of Richfield,
tnd at the time of his death was a
ustice of the peace. When leaving
lere last week lie said that his trip
n-obably would cover a period of
veeks, aud his sudden death is a very
evere shock to the entire com
munity. The body arrived on the
aorning train- from Greensboro Wed
lesda y.
Ynnonnce New Hotel For Carolina
Beach.
Wilmington, Oct. 9.—Contract for
a two-story hotel at Carolina Beach
will be let within the next two or
three days, according to announce
ment made today by E. D. Turner,
secretary of the Carolina Beach Cor
poration.
It is understood that the new hotel
will cost, in the neighborhood of $200.-
000, and that it will be erected upon
the site fronting on the fresh water
lake, which is located just a few
hundred yards from the Atlantic
Ocean. ’
Definite details of the plans for the
hotel are not available just at this
time, but it is understood -that the
structure will be modern in every
partieular.
Makes Plea in Scopes Case.
Knoxville, Teun., Oet. 10— OP)
Dr. John R. Neal, senior- counsel for
the plaintiff in error in the case of
John T. Scopes, vs. State of Tennes
see. was to reply today to the state's
motion to quash the appeal in the Su
preme Court here.
I NOW OPEN j
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The 56th series Jn this old reliable building and loan »
|; and savings association wll open on October 3rd, 1925. j
I The Officers and Stockholders invite each and every jj
iji person in Concord to take some shares in this series.
I; Running shares cost 25 cents per share per week.
| Prepaid shares cost $72.25 per share. ,jj
I Each share is worth SIOO.OO at maturity.
We have been maturing our 9tock in 328 weeks.
Tax return day is coming.
“JUST .REMEMBER THAT ALL STOCK WITH I
US IS NON-TAXABLE.”
START NOW
CABARRUS COUNTY BUILDING LOAN AND *
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
Office in the Concord National Bank I
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jfc Washington. Oet. 10.—(sP)— H
is: Clear skie-and a stiff cold wind M
+ greeted those who peeked out ■¥ i
H 4 early today to reckon the weath- 1
-f- cr conditions for file third game +
a- of tlte world series. A temper- -p
Hr tare of .87 was registered at 7
-f- o'clock, but it had risen two de- rhr
d 4 grees an hour later.
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PRELIMINARY HEARING
OF POSTAL EMPLOYEE
Charged With Robbery at Rocky
Mount Pcstofliee September 15.
1 Rocky Mount, N. I'., Oct. 10.—f/P)
—John Burgos', postal employe* charg
o<| with the.theft of $.*15,000 from the
local pofctofliee. is expected to be giv
en a preliminary hearing before the
United States Commissioner here to
, day.
All the money has been recovered
by postal authorities. In the mean
time. Burges has been under guard in
* a local hospital, suffering from a
l gunshot wound, which he says was in
flicted by mobbed robbers. Postal
- authorities believe otherwise.
i The robbery was committed on the
- night of September 15. Registered
i mail containing $15,000 in currency
- was taken from the postoffice at that
> time. Two packages of the money
- were later found in the postoffice)
basement, and the third was discov
ered concealed near the postoffice. j
• The money has all been returned to
the senders.
> The first intimation of the robbery
- came when a Rocky Mount police of
. ficer heard a shot in tin* postoffiep.
; Hurrying to the build s ng, lie says, he
i found Burges with a shot in bis side.
Burges was the only clerk in the of
fice at the time, it is said.
Burges* version of the incident is
? that four masked men entered the
i postoffice. two of them attacking him.
. while the other two rifled the mail
i pouches. In the encounter with the
men, Burges says, one of them shot
• him.
His arrest followed the discovery
; of the two of the three packages in
the postoffice basement. It has not
been possible to hold a preliminary
. hearing the defendant's»con
. dition being such that fie Could not
* attend such a hearing, it is said.
Want no Circuses, Carnivals or Tent
Shews in Salisbury.
5 Salisbury. Oct. 10. (A 3 ) —Salisbury's
1 board of alderman wants no circuses,
■ carnivals or tent shows within the
limits of this city.
At any rate, the action of thecoun
| oil in passing, on first reading, wlth
-1 out any indication that it would have
• opposition at later readings, an ordi
-1 nance which would prohibit the show
• ing of any such circus or tent show
J anywhere in the city limits within
1.000 feet—about two and a half city
blocks—of any residence. Penalties
# for violation are prescribed.
The ordinance is generally consid
ered as eounding the death knell of I
j circuses within the city, for it is
pointed out that there is no avail*
1 able lot within the city which would
not be within the limits set by the
ordinance.
i
. Sunday Closing Law in High Point.
High Point, Oct. 10.— UP) —A more
! stringent Sunday closing law was ad
vicated here recently by Rev. Charles
I K. Coble, pastor of the First Presby
. terian Church, who spoke before the
j city council, especially urging an or
. dinance prohibiting the sale of ice
. on Sunday.
? It was pointed out that it would be
| unfair to pass such an ordinance in
* Hie absence of Councilman Rodney
A Snow, who is in the ice business, aud
» uo action was taken at the time.
y
Snow Storm in East.
Boston, Oct. 10.— (A 3 ) —A snow
storm, record-breaking in its inten
sity, for so early in the season, laid
r a white covering over New England
f today. At St. Albans. Vt.. six
- inches fell and the city snow plows
* were called out. Burlington, Vt.,
- had four inches, and Barre, Vt., and
Rochester, X. H.. three.
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SAT’B BEAR SAYSs
Fair and colder with frost tenjdfl
i probably heavy in interior. SudSh
j fair with slowly rising temp«ttllfiH
[ Diminishing northwest aud