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ml5V it! TJ nr. YOUJMI XI1V. KIW BIRN, CB1TII COUSTT, 9. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1902.,-FIEST SICTIOI. fUIBIR II Xurir iri Wade of Pure Qrape MYM, MffMt PtVMt fO-s CitiSED BT 8101'f. So Testifies Coroner Case. in Cropsey Iajnry To Temple Probably Ren dered Girl Un-coBBcIons. No Other 8lg r Vio lence. . Elizabitb Citt, N. C, March H . Taking of testimony began to day In the trial of James E. Wilcox, accused of murdering Mlaa Ella Cropsey. ; Dr. I. Fearing, coroner of the county was the first witness. He said: . ' : ' "I am a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons , of Baltimore. My post-mortem examination of . the . body of Miss Cropsey was made Decern, ber 27 last. 1 found the body In the Fas ouotank river. 60 varda from the Cfon- sey residence, about 85 yards to the tight of the bouse.' The body had been tied down by Mr. Stlllman, the fisher man who found It. It wus carried to a little oothoaeo near thejrlver. . uDrs. J. S. Wood, O. McMullen and . myself held the autopsy. - It was begun , after the body had been out of the water an hour. The other two doctors myself and six jurors were present, i ; v ; : ''We first examined the .clothing to see if there were any marks of violence. " The skirt Was of dark goods and the waist red. . Miss Cropsey wore a slipper on ono foot, the right, and nothing but a stocking on the other, I found the ' clothing in fair condition!. There were - no torn, placed, The fingers - were par- . t l.llw A Mun an) I ha 11 mH. wftM limn ' While in -the water the legs hung loose ly, not belngtlff. J H v .17 "A piece of the" right lung on being : squeezed emitted a small amount' of frothy mucus; ; There was no' water in " the lungs. " The organs were normal. The neck was all right, 1 except for, a mark or depression caused by the cole lar. V -. ": ;if $ m $ "We examined the head and noticed that It, was a little more swollen on the left than on the right side.- We ended the examination there, but after going uptown and seeing the solicitor we went back and made a minute examination of the head. We made an Incision around the head, beginning on,the right side, ' and 'removed the scalp. The sknll was - loft bare. ' As We cat through the left temple we saw a swelling or contusion. . We found in the swollen piece, which was about two by two Inches In size, a . tablespoonful of clotted blood. The. mem brane over the bone was colored dark blue. The conditlon;there was brought . about by a blow," "The blow was given by some round, padded Instrument. Such a blow would produce unconsciousness which would ' likely last.half anour,, Thaabeonce of water In the stomach, lungs and in the pleural cavity would indicate that death ak m u tint ra iarA friat A rnwnlnn T t Utaa , w fivryauBvia , rj wiun Uug, a Crojey bad gotten into thewater alive and conscious and been drowned water would have been In her .stomach, lungs ,atid pleural cavities. Along with the ' : water wont I I are been dlicesUd or un , digested food in the stomoch and blood and troth in the lungs. If I had found ; : - these conditions I would have said that . tl.e went Into the water conscious.", "Tlio coverings of the brain were In tact." Dr. Ferrlng wtnt on. "The de- coin position was Jo .bad that we could not tell about the blood vessels of the brain; J did say In my report that the : blood vessels of the brain were sound lint I )iu Ksaa r9 tH hrattrt Mnlinrf M' uhbw v sum WW HUUUI f I iiait net noticed any signs of violence until I ran the knife around to cut off . . the scalp. Then I found, the discolora tion of part of the frontal bone. No other purt of the head, except the tem plo, had this discoloration.. ' '. ;, ' "There was no blood, on the right side - of the heart. Sometimes the left side of , a person who drowns has blood In it In the majority of cases the right side has none. One could not decide that a person was drowned from the sole fact that blood bad clotted In the right aide of the heart, In the case of Miss Crop sey the blood stopped and Clotted, "We did not make any examination of the the bronchlul tubes and windpipe. That ws rn-t rrrr "sria Crenrri of Tartars 19 HtM yfHWTOWH GUM BRANCH. March 15 We are having some of, the prettiest, weather this week anyone could wish for, and farm work Is pro gressing finely. There was a musical entertainment at Mr. J. H. Cox's last Monday xnlght. J. T. King led on the violin, Mr. B. B. Barry played second violin' while Miss Rachel Cox played the guitar. Mr. 8. P. Venters and wire, Miss Mildred Venters, Miss Annie Franks, Miss Bell amy, Mr. William Venters, B. B. Now bold and Ye Scribe -were present, be sides those who board with the family, It was quite an enjoyable time. Miss' Bellamy of Bouthport Is visiting her sister, Mrs. P. P. Venters. A large water mill is to be erected on upper Cowhorn creek. The owner alms to prepare for grinding flour as well as meal. :''.' Mr. D. J. Bandlln, has some new ten ants this year, one Mr. Melton from South West and Mr. Lee Taylor. Farm work Is progressing finely at present, the farmers are preparing to plant corn Some persons in our burg took our ad vice and have planted more; Irish pota toes than usual. . Ye Scribe has a bushel planted. ,; The sick are all getting better and the measles have disappeared altogether.' . Herrings will soon be up and those who live on or near the river will fare welL v." . , Some of our Mormon friends went to the Mormon convention this past week, they report a good time, there will be a branch conference here shortly, they ex pect two elders here Sunday. ! The people here have their tobacoo wood about cut, hope they " will have enough. y ". We thing that when a county comes to a pass that It can't pay off Its pauper checks,:; It Is time for the old party to gel out and give place for a new one. Every article of food the people have to buy seems to be on the go up here, don't know how It Is elsewhere. Yours truly, Voxpopull. McDoffle's Turpentine ft Mutton Suet Lug Plaster Is a certain cure for whoop ing cough, easy and comfortable, works while you sleep. 25 cents at F. S. Duf- GALILEE. " Msrch 15.-rFIne weather, and farmers are bustling, making preparations for planting. . We had a nice time at the close pf Miss Bertha Gasklns' school. There were some excellent recitations and dia logues recited by the scholars, after which we had a game of base ball. ' Mr. John H. Everington and Mr. T. A Stapleford left last Sunday on a trip to Newport River. They roturned Wed nesday and' said they enjoyed their trip. t Miss Minnie Caton returned home Wednesday from , visiting relatives at WaspN.Cv " Chicken pox la quite plontiful around here. It has been in . two families, but all are Improving. . , Rev. Henry Jones, pastor of the Chris tlon church at Kill Swamp passed here yesterday on Ms way to nts regular ap pointment at KUt Swamp,- ; ? - ; "i:::':: "r-J:".V--? i Snap, Salvation Oil the Best Liniment. PrlcejlS cts; largo bottle 25 cts. Great' est cure on e nh for Rheumatism, Neu ralgla, 1 Soreness, Sprains, Backache Stiffness, Cuts, Bruises, Wounds. Swell tags, Burns and Frjst Bits. Sa'v.iiloa OU kills all pain. . . - ; LESS-WORRY. Children will play and get over-heated get their feet wet, expose themselves In dozens of ways, and you can't prevent it. All you can do is to. keep tnom as free from exposure as possible and al' ways have In the house a Cough Remedy that can be dopended upon. Anway's Croup Syrup will fill every requirement It 1 guaranteed to cure- Coughs, Colds and Croup or the price 25 cents will refunded by any dealer. selling It. Bold by Davis', Henry's, and Bradhx's Pharmacy. : '; '' Extension ol Raleigh and Cape Fear Railway. tierkasa's Imprisoaueit Sentence ; Ceamated. Arranging State " Ball Sckedale. Peace Cut ters Ii Bladen. Reward FerMarderer. RAiJuon, N. C, March 15 Governor Ajoock to day commuted the .sen tence of J. A. Gorhsm, an ex-law agent of the Southern Railway, and R. A. Ramsey, who was convicted at Btates vllle for tampering with a juror In a suit against, therallway for, damages. They were sentenced each to pay a flue of $5Vnd serve 20 days In jail. The Governor commutes the Imprisonment leaving only the iflne.- Gorhamis from Asheville. He arrived here this morn ing. He and Ramsey had made strenu ous efforts to secure the remission of the all sentence. . ' . ... Governor Aycock this afternoon gave his reasons for the commutation of sentence. - He says: "Since Gorham was found gullty-of contempt by 4the courts jury has acquitted him of the crime of Em bracery, and this verdict amounts to a finding that there was no corrupt pur pose onhlsSpart. The judge him guilty of a corrupt purpose. In the conflict of finding between'the judge and jury I believe I ought tofollow the finding of the jury which, acquitted him of any corrupt Intent." The commutation was recommended by citizens of Georgia, Charlotte and Asheville,-, Experts here are at work on the sched ule of games'tOa be played daring the coming season by the North Carolina League. It Is very difficult to arrange a schedule for a six-club league. Reports come in from the Durham and Greens boro clubs that these were enthusiastic. at the outlook.1". Greensboro has already .signed ten players and good ones too. Dr. Talt Butler, State Veterinarian, re turned today fromj the , Northeastern part of the Stato, Saya the glanders in horses which made its appearance at Scotland Neck, appears to have been ef fectively stampedout. He does not be lieve it will reappear. . . A really remarkable amount of farm work has been done during the week ended today. Itjis doubtful it more was ever done in the same time. ' There Is some excitement In Bladen caused bjjreason of the unlawful acts of fence! butters. A stock law boundary fence some 10 miles was built last year between : that county and Columbus. Certain people, Usng in what, is knewn as' the "Necs" and who are graphically described as "half savages," got wire cutter and cut 10 miles of the fence. The latter is built ofjwlre to. prevent Its be lng burned. The fence cutters are again at work.- They have posted notice that "any persons who attempt to repair the fence will find their home In helL" One of the interesting coming events here is to be the annual meeting Of the State Musical Association and its attend ant music festival. It . occurs in May. Some performers of. high talent will be present and take part. A testator tuberculosis has been made this week on a large herd of cattle at Tarboro. It was found to bo free from the diseaso. ';'s. -s : ...a ,. , A cottod seed oil mill company,, with $50,000 capital, is being organized in Wllsonjcounty. ; l- w vr i f Gov. Aycock offers t50 reward for the capture of Edgar Hicks, alias Smith, who la his own house In this county killed John Halloway, while the latter, hia arnest. was slttlntr In front' of a fire. asleep, hicks killed mm wun two diows ol an axe ana tnen nea. . There Is a considerable scare here on account . of mad dogs. Several of the latter have been killed, but not until they had bitten not only a number of other does - but also norses and cattle. None ; of the dogs .bitten, have been killed. One of two Philadelphia syndicates .Will by the middle of next week buy the Kaieiirb ana (Jane 'ear railway ana ex tend it via Favetteville to Lumberton and there it will connect with the Caro lina and Northern and go via Marion S, ri . . i 1 .. . a o ' V . REELSBORO. . . ' March 17 We huve been having bad weather for the past few days but the far hi era are hustlln J ' ' ' ' ' " Mrrf. A. Brlnson.of this place, had the misfortune to lose part of the fence around hU place by fire last wees:. Mr. Bennle Willis and sister, Miss Ella of Bal ds Creek spont last Sunday with Miss Delia Pipkin 6f this place." ;" ' Mr. J; E, Bennett, brother Jep and sis ter, Miss Mollle, of New Bern, were the guests of Sir. and Mrs. . G. T. Rice last tiunday.' " ' Mr. Beth Haghes of Roelsboro visited Olivers, Jones county, last Friday .and Saturday. ' Miss Mltile Dixon of your cliyvished relatives at Rcelsboro last week. - - The Disciples of thl place organised a Sabbath icliool lost Lord's Day .'with. Mr. (. l Pit klo as superintendent Jhe school has the best wishes of the Writer and It Is pur , earnest desire that . the school should grow and prosper May God bless every teacher and scholar of that school and may every one who at tends feel a deep interest In the schooU Mr. George Caton of Wilmington, vis I' J Boulsboro last Sunday. Urs John Ireland and daughter Miss fcaltlo, of Alliance, were in Rcelsboro hnt FrWy. , I' it' ' s to the Jovial. BAYB0R0. March 17-The weather for the past few weeks has been very good, and the farmers have been making good use of It, farming operations have been advanc ing to about the usual point for the tea son of the year. Several Umber men have been In the county this week prospecting and ex amining limber lands. Mr. A. B, Cam pen, our sheriff, has given an option on his saw mill plant and timber lands, and those holding the option have been ex amining the property. We learn that they have been favorably Impressed with what they saw. We hope be msy be successful In selling. It may help us In getting a railroad here, we are bound to have a railroad and that in a short time, Superior Court Is Just four weeks off, It commences on Monday April 14th, Judge Francis D. Winston will preside, there will be a fairly good court for this county from the present outlook. All but the money side of the docket Mr. W. H. Mlakell formerly foreman of the Evening News of New Bern, and W. T. Caho of this place, are fitting np a printing office for job work here, they also contemplate establishing a news paper. The Confederate Veterans are adver tised to hold a business meeting here on the 29th instant to tranact business of Importance concerning the reunion at Dallas Texas, which is only five weeks off. The railroad fare from New Bern to Dallas Texas and return Is only 138-86, It will take three days and two nights to mako the trip, without change of cars, this will be a cheap and interest ing trip for all who can go. Politics has not made its appearance here as yet, once and awhile we hear some venture to express their preference for Judge Brown for the Supreme Court bench, and Thomas for Congress, be yond this bnt little is heard, guess it will warm up in due season. The Best Prescription for JIalarla. Chills and Fever is a bottlo of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It Is simply iron and quinine iu a tasteless form. No cure no pay. Price 50c. ARAPAHOE. March 17. For the last week our people have been busily engaged, finish ing planting their potato crop and aide dressing their cabbage, besides preparing for the planting of other crops. The good weather has greatly Improved the progress in farm work. The mercantile business In Arapahoe Is moving on nicely, our merchants are somewhat buoyed up by the hope of a gdod crop season. The Sunday Schools of Arapahoe have been rearranged. Formerly the Baptist School has been held In the fore noon, and the Christian and .the Metho dist in the afternoon, this made It very nice for the young people to vlBlt each others school, but some spirit of divis ion seemed to prompt starting all the schools at the same hour of the day, this takes all the union from the Arapahoe Sunday Schools. . Professor R. G. Maxwell from Outlaw Bridge,. Ni C.. . visited Arapahoe last Thursday night to begin a series of lec tures on Phrenology. He made the lec tures and did much work around our little town. ' no seems to well under stand his business. - Mr. Mills who has been looking after the interest of the Blades timber busi ness returned back last week to his work.' . ' v;:. ' i" ..' Mr. Rumley the pastor of the M. E. M. St Church of this district filled his appointment here yesteiday and preach ed a very good sermon. , - J. B. P. Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup tor Teething Babies. : Price, ;i0 cts. Cures Wind;Collc, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Gri ping Pains, Sour Stomach, Fever, Chol era Infantum. Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup promotes the digestion and soothes the baby. . To the Public Schools Teachers of North Carolina, The authorities of the Btato Normal and Industrial, College desiring to ren der every possible service to the educa tional Interests of the Btate have decided to offer women teachers an Institute of one- month. This is Intended especially for ihone teachers who desire to better equip them selves for their work, but who, for va rious reasons, are unable to pursue the full pourse ; t : : i--J " '. : A. matriculation fee of $5 will be charged which will tntllle the person paying the same to all : lectures, library privileges; use of text books, etc. The only additional expense will be for board, and laundry, both ol which will not cost more than $3 a week. . In the .department of Pedagogy, lec tures on the best methods ot teaching all the common school studies will be given, and the'stodents will have an op Bortunlty to upend some time la the Practice and Observation School. In add.lttosv lectuies and labratory work will b offered in the different de partments of science.' , ; .; , , Besides the regular faculty of the State Noimal and.lndustrial College, we shall hare with ua. several city superln tendents and other prominent educators to deliver special lectures, .The Institute will begin April 20th and close May 24th. ; H it is your intention to avail your self ot this opportunity, or If you desire further Information, please wrl'.b to CiTABi.rsP. I'.Tvti, DeatnofTwo Well Known Confed erate Veterans. Christian Endeavor Services New Ledge Odd Fellows. Prisoners Bent te Penitentiary. Ser vey For Boulevard. Personals. Ralxioh, Msrch 17 Two Confederate Veterans well known locally died here yesterday, J. T. Watts and P. O. Hardle. The former had for 20 years been a mag istrate In this city. During the Civil war he was in the Confederate service In the "Crescent Regiment,'' from New Orleans. ' He was arsaoe TU yearT oli He was a member ot L. O. B. Branch, 1 Newi Camp, U. O. V. and of his special request was burled In Its uniform. Mr, Hardle was a native of Raleigh. A few days after his birth the home of his parents, which stood where the city hall now is, was burned in afire which swept that part of the city. .He was rescued by State Senator PIckney Caldwell, and in memory of this the letter's nsme was given him. Before the Civil war he was in the express service and left It to join Company E. of the 14th North Carolina regiment, of this city. He became a lieutenant In that company. After the war he was again an express messenger between Raleigh and Norfolk. For the past 10 years he had been on the police force. His age was 70. He also was a member of L. O. B. Branch camp. His death was very sudden and was due to heart disease. Two of his sons are loco motine Engineers, one living In Rich mond. A survey Is in progress for a boule vard from the Capitol to the National Cemetery, out New Bern Avenue and by the Soldiers' Home, thence southward to the cemetery. Part of the work has been done by the city. The government is expected to do the remainder, The Christian Endeavorers now hold services at the penitentiary every Bun day morning. The convicts particularly like these services because they are per mltted to make talks. At the office of the State Superinten dent ot Public Instruction It was said to day that in all probability the warrants for the public school money would this week be sent to the needy couutios. State Treasurer Lacy will attend the Sunday School convention at Fayette- ville this week. A new lodge of Odd Fellows will this week by formed at Salisbury. It will take the nsme "North 'State, No. 20," that of a lodge which ceased to exist 15 years ago. Col. A. B. Andrews of the Southern railway has been Indisposed at his home here for several days. Acnte Indiges tion Is given as the trouble. Two negroes, John Enotts and his wife, were brought to the penitentiary today from Union cdunty. They sub mitted to murder in the second degree, Thewoman was a cook In the family of Dr. Love and was charged with putting arsenic In food and coffee. By this a number of persons were poisoned, but all save Dr. Love recovered. This oc curred In the summer of 1900. The case has attracted much attention. The charge was that Enotts incited his wife to use the poison. She gets 10 years and he gets 5. The sentence Is really a com. promise, as both sides were In some doubt about proving their oase. The International field secretary of the Sunday Behools made two addresses here, one Saturday evening and one yes terday afternoon. He left today for Fay etteville. Surgeon's Knife ;Not Needed. Surgery Is no longer necessary to cure piles. De Witt's ' Witch Hazel Salve cures such esses at once, removing the necessity for dangerous, painful and ex pensive operations. For scalds, cuts, burns, wounds, bruises, sores and skin diseases it is unequalled. Beware of counterfeits. F.S.Duffy. ' Important to Farmers. In view of the fact that it is not gen. eraly understood that the Rite Crop highly protected from foreign competi tion by an import daty and that the crops, raised in the United States have every year fallen much below the home consumption, the Carolina Rice Mills of Goldsboro, N. 0., in order to encourage thecultivation of Rico on a larger scale than nas neretofore been done Is now prepared to make contracts with plant ers In North Carolina for their crops of rice they may raise during the year ll-OS on the most liberal terms. Parties interested, who wish to avail themselves of this offer, can communi cate with us and we will take pleasare In giving full particular. -Respectfully, j'" CAROLINA RICE MILLS, ' Goldsboro, N. O. . ROMULUS A. NUNN, Attorney at Law, NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA C.-Hce: Soatlj. Front Street, Over Tel Fires Ontario Prptf4 Vuokwheat, Jew lot PanoaJc Hw. Cream of Wbean, Oatflakes, Oaroliaa Roe, Orltt aad Blf Hominy. . Fancy Ugi Bmtter tod Rock Candy Drips, the ITloeet Syrup you ever tatted, only lOe qt. fiTeu eaa ism moirr k-y j. l mm 'FhM 0JL rfttttif iiitsiif iii i 'rNNfniffit i V ST and put on display out fill tine d W. L. Douglas At $8.50 and 4.00, in the Newert and workmanship proclaim them equal i style and wearing rroalitieg to any five dollar shoe oft the market. Try them and you will always bay them. We are also showing some rary Alpines. Our $2.61 Derby is made itty is guaranteed in every instance. Fresh Country a . a a ana bioe tsacon, Fancy New Orleans, Wevt&adia and Porto Rico Molasses, Vanilla Drips and Maple Syrup lust Received. We also have full and and fresh supply. of Faaoy Cakes and Crackers, sueh as TJteeda Blsouitt, Uneeda Milk Biscuits, Oysterettee, Cheese Bandwiohet, Forenttae Yanila Oreama, Orange Wafers, CaowluIwttesjnia, ftc. , t . Don't fall to gits us a call and ger$your '.groceries fresh and delivered promptly. ' -.TeuiUtePleatV'' : yfcsissstli asl RstaM Qrooar, nnnia on ',. I",, ," . - a w ! iron Horses, Lliilcs, Buggies, Farm Wagons, Carts Wheels and .. . .... ;, :, -f Harness GIVE ME A. TI1IAA THOS. J. Itwillplcaso your horsa even if he can't smile, his satiafac tlon to know that the oats, bar ot other povenaer yo supply bins, came frem out granaries and wanthouses. He's another ot those chaps who "knows a rood tkinir when he sees it." Really, we bav for sale the best feed in tlie market tor horses, cattle, pigs and poultry, Glad 10 see you ana prove lb r r - - - ' - i I- la ot Cloy ex Hill Print Butter reoeired btytmf yvtr fWOfJlel freta T7kt)Iemle O Retail 71 Broad St. and Foot Glove Styles. The Superiority of Material interesting raliea in Derbys and in the leading shapes, and the qual- Come in and try one on. " Smoked Hams ' ; --' 4 Y miTCHELL. Truck Farm For Sab ! m i.ji ;.'4'i' ; ',;'' One hundred acre TrnnV Prm one-third cleared and containing u uvuows, dppie pear ana otner fruit trees, firrane lnpiL 'iitn. Th other, two-thirds heuvily timbered. DiTOBieanear wew Uern, N, C, 20 minutes drive from railroad and steamboat shinping Dointa. ' Tefms very easy, apply to. - " ,-t P.O.Eox254, . - , , JackaonTiUe, Ha. A line of Packet Eee.'.s, a' o V tlums snd Ew t Tc-s ! tv";. N ) r 'i C '
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