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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, : Wednesday Evening December 8 V 1909S-" ' -" . N6i? 4; f ' .f .
LEE H. BATTLE IS ACQUITTED
Hard-Fought and Long-Drawn-TJu!
Case Against the Former Cashier
of the Defunct Greensboro Bank
Ends With the Verdict of "Not
Guilty."
Greensboro, Dec. 4. The jury
in the l ee H. Battle case, which
has occupied the attention of
the United States district court
here for the past two weeks, re
turned a verdict of not guilty at
10 o'clock this forenoon and the
defendant walked out of the
court room a free man to resume
his place in the world-of affairs.
'The jury has agreed" was
the message that few minutes
before 10 o'clock and there was
an instant rush of humanity to
the court room. No direct word
as to the result had come from
the jury room, but there was
an indefinable something in the
air that foretold a verdict of ac
quittal. When Foreman Speer
stood up and pronounced the
words "not guilty" and the
other jurors nodded affirmatively
to the clerk's stereotyped "So
say you all, gentlemen?" the de
fendant, who had maintained an
unshaken nerve through6ut
the trying ordeal
through which he has
passed, collapsed and wept like a
child.'
JUDGE THANKS JURORS.
There was no demonstration
when announced, Judge Boyd
having previously requested
to preserve the decorum of the
court, no matter what the ver
dict might be. In thanking the
jurors for their work Judge Boyd
spoke felicitously of the outcome
of the trial, saying in effect:
"It is apparent that your ver
dict is in accord with public
sentiment. The people of this
community are of the opinion
that the defendant has commit
ted no wilful or unlawful act. It
must be a consoling ' thought to
him and his family that the com
munity has confidence in him
and respects him, and -the court
is glad it is so."
After the jury had been dis
charged, Mr. Battle was
overwhelmed , with congratu
lations, the members of the jury
and practically every other . per
son in the court room rustling
forward to shake hands with
him. .
The result of the - trial means'
that there will be ao further
criminal prosecution in connec
tion with the affairs of the de
funct City National bank. Im
mediately after the verdict had
been announced District Attor
ney Holton stated that the gov
ernment would take a nol pros in
two other indictments that had
been brought against Mr. Battle
He stated to The Observer cor
respondent later that no other
indictment Awill be brought
against any one connected with
the. City National bank so long
as he is district attorney.
Kate Puller Entertainment Com
pany at the Auditorium.
ROXBORO, N. C.
The Nicaraguan Puzzle.
Yorkville Enquirer,
It is pretty hard to arrive at a
satisfactory conclusion as to what
is best for this country to do with
Nicaragua. It is a fact that there
no such things as a stable govern
ment iri'that country and never has
been. Ameticans who go down
there and mix in do so principally
as adventurers. But at the same
time it sems that it is a good idea
to make those fellows behave, and
we are more than half inclined to
hope that the American govern
ment will undertake td do this very
thing. .
T wish to buv 125 Turkeys for
Christmas, anyone having turkeys
to sell will please sec nc.
Thursday Evening .Dec
ember 16, 1909.
We confidently believe that the
people of Roxboro and community
will pronounce this to he the swell
est number that has appeared here
for the past two years. It is im
possible to do these people justice
by a short news paper ad. We
will give just a few comments from
those who knew:
MISS PULLER.
Times-Dtspatch "Her selec
tions were rendered with the
matchless grace refinement of this
favorite artist.
MISS DAILY.
Charlotte Observer "Miss
Margarett Daily has the sweetest
;yoice ever heard in Charlotte.
That beautiful tonequality1 like
the yirbrations of a bell she has
either come by natural! or ac
quired. She suggests' and recalls
Christine Nilson! The-v lamented
John Charle3 Mc Neill wrote this.
I was in Charlotte and heard this
young lady sing to 3000 people
for a week, and can vouch for the
above. R. H. B.
MISS RICHARDSON.
Washington D..C.'; Miss Mar
ion W. Richardson is a resident of
Washington, a young and highly
gifted pianist whose music attracts
because she puts soul into it, and
plays beautifully and brilliantly !
This is a special number and
the season tickets cannot be Used
for it. Seats on sale three days
ahead. Select your seat early if
you want the best. Prices: Chil
dren 15c, Adults 25, 35, and
50c.
R. H. Burns, Manager.
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A Plan to Secure Better Teachers. .
Spartangburg Spartan. ,
Superintendent of Education
Swearingen proposes a plan to
obtain better teachers N J or the!
public schools of the State. His
idea is to create a State board of
examiners whose certificate would
be good anywhere in the State,
instead of a board in each county,
as under the present arrangement.
Only diplomas from normal
schools would be good as teachers'
i certificates, graduates from other
institutions being compelled to
stand an examination for a cer
tificate, and the examination would
be graded as primary, grammar,
and high school; ;
The plan seems to be a good
one, and worthy of consideration
by the legislature. It is certain
that some measures are needed to
insure-better teachers for the chil
dren of the State. '
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