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DOCTOR
CURED
OF ECZEMA
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Maryland Physician Cures Himself of
. Eczema with Cuticura Remedies.
Prescribes Them and Has Cured
Many Cases Where Other Formulas
t Have Failed Dr. Fisher Says: :
CUTICURA REMEDIES
. POSSESS TRUE MERIT,
v My face was afflicted with eczema
..- In the year 1897. I used the Cuticura
Remedies, and was entirely cured. I
am a practicing physician and very
. often prescribe Cutieura Resolvent and
Cuticura Soup in cases of eczema, and
they have cured where other formulas i
have T ailwt I m riot m the habit of ; !
endorsing patent medicines, but when
I find remedies possessing me merit,
such as the Cuticura Remedies do, I am
broad-minded enough to proclaim their
virtues to the world. I have been prac
ticing medicine for sixteen years, and
must say I find your Remedies A No. 1.
You are at liberty to publish this letter,
" or any part of it. I remain, very truly
yours, O. M. Fisher. M. D., Big Pool,
Md., May 24, 1905."
CUTICURA-THESET,$1.
Complete Treatment for Every
Humor from Pimples
' to Scrofula
Bathe the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticura Soup, to cleanse
the surface of crusts and scales aiid
- soften tho thickened cuticle; dry,
without hard rubbing, and apply
Cuticura Ointment freely, to allay
itching, irritation, and inflammation,
and sootho and heal; and, lastly, take
Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cool and
cleanse tlie blood. A single set, costing
but one dollar, is often sufficient to
cure the most torturing, disfiguring,
itching, burning, and scaly skin, scalp,
and blood humors, with loss of hair,
from infancy to age, when all else fails.
Cuth-itm Snup. S5e., Olntmmt. M., Retplvrot 10. fin
foniMif Chocolm Coiled M!Ut2fe. pr v!ul of ft)), are lold
thrnutfjimit the world. Poller lrug And Cheiu. Corp.
Sul i'rop, UoBluil.
, Miled Kit,, "How to Curt Torturing, Dli&curinff
Bunion al lot utef and Afe."
wents of Past Three Days
Torsoly Told For Jour
nal Headers.
E TO MEXICO
nduxlrinl, Commercial, Social, Keligi-
ous, Criminal and . Political
Happenings Condensed in
- Few Linen. :
Washington Aug. 7. President Roos
avelt has granted a rospite to Robert
Sawyer and Arthur Adams,.; the negro
mutineers and murderers who are ua
der sentence of death and confined in
the Wilmington (N. C.j jnU. , :
Raleigh, Aug 7 Late this afternoon
Gov. Glenn ordered Brig. , Gen. B. F,
Armfield to go to Salisbury and take
command of the three companies now
. in control of the city. Tlie captain of
the Salisbury Company informed the
Governor that more companies and
, Gatling gun were needed. There were
threats male of lynching the jailer for
d' fending the jail, r
Salisbury Aug. 7.Solicitor Hammer
today identified George Hall as one of
the lynchers of the Gillespies. Hail
was arrested and. lodged in jail and in
vestigation is going rapidly forward in
endeavcring .to find others connected
with the affair. , Hall is a notorious
tough and ex-convict - , '' ,
The mob served notice on the at
torneys for the prisoners Williams and
Newell not to go down town in Salis-
hurv todav. Thev remained in their
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office and did not appear in court. An
. effort was made to liberate Hall but
was unsuccessful. . ' ,
Salisbury, Aug. Tth.This afternoon
Governor Glenn received a message
from sheriff Julian, asking for onehufr
dred troops to be sent immediately to
Salisbury to assist in maintaining or
der. ' The Governor ordered companies
at Statesville, Charlotte arid Salisbury
to report to the Sheriff . for duty.
talked with the captains over tho tele
phone and gave them imperative in
structions to do their duly, use ball car
tridges only and preserve peace at any
hazard..
The county of Rowan has to pay the
expenses ol such troops whinh are un
der the sheriff's
immediate command,
If necessary, the Governor says more
troops will be sent to the scene.
Governor Glenn mailed the following
1. tier to Juiige Long this afternoon:
mm
JEWS
Tim 1 ill jig of Lyerly' and his family
; NEW
.. at horrible crime, and doubt esse developed after his arrival here.,
less aroused anger of the people, but Chicago, Aug! 8 The financial meth
' deliberate and wilful taking of prison- oda of Paul Stensland, the president of
' erB from jail was likewise crime. The the Milwaukee Avenue State bank
amount of damage to the State cannot which failed for $3,000,000 on v Mondy
be estimated in - dollars and cents, for startled Chicago and the condition thjt
it shows a lawless spite among certain now exists is pitiable in the extreme,
of our people which may deter enter- The great majority of the depositors ki
prise and immigration into our State, the bank were Uboring people and the
There is no excuse for this lynching ( wrecking of the institution has impoT
an upright judge, fair jury, vigorous crisped over 20,000 poor families. f
prosecution and full evidence rendered j A crowd hangs around the wreckea
conviction of the prisoners almost eer-. bank; men are almost stupefied by their
tain. You have the grand jury and So
licitor with you and court is in session,
spare neither time or expense in appre
i hending and bringing these violators of
" law to justice. If necessary, I will aid
' you with whole power of . State. Mobs
must understand they cannot perpe
trate crime and go unpunished. ,1 feel
a blot is upon the State. Help me In
every way you can to remove it b)
punishing the perpetrators. .....
Salisbury Aug. 7 None of Lyerly
family were in lynching party, but all
say they deplore lynching. - It is said
troops could " have defended ja'l and
kept off mob but only at cost of perhaps
fifty lives, soldiers were most blunder
ingly sent into jail, but with only blank
cartridges. After they had fired them
the mob saw its chance advanced and
capturing - several soldiers departing
taking two prisoners with them. The
jail looks like a fort after bombard
ment.
Greensboro, Aug. 8. There is an in
tense feeling of belief in this city that
Frank Bohannon, Ki Crutchfield and
Oscar Crutchfield the three negroes in
jail here for the alleged murder of the
Southern Railway double track fore
man, Beachman, last weex nave naa
their preliminary hearing and will not
be in jail here tonight. ' :
The hearing had been set for Friday
but after the strain of yesterday and
last night in guarding the jail counsel
for the Crutchfield prisoners were
brought out of jail. They were taken
by the private entrance to court room
where Justice Collins and Wolfe were
id waiting. Col. Barringer for the
defendants Crutchfield charged as ac
cessories before and after the murder
waived examination and prisoners were
remanded to jail without bond.
Frank Bohannon had no lawyers,
Responding to statement of Solicitor
Brooks that he waV charged with kill
ing Beachman, "Are you guilty or not
truilty?" Bohannon without the least
nervousness arose and said, "I killed
him" and sat down. This was all of
the proceedings. The negroes ' were
quietly taken back to jail
Governor Glenn had previously been
communicated with in regard to the
situation and it was agreed to be best
to send prisoners to Raleigh for safety.
They were therefore quietly placed
aboard an afternoon train by deputies
Crutchfield and Jeffries and taken to
the penitentiary at Raleigh.
Raleigh, Aug. 8. Governor Glenn of
fers $75 for the arrest and conviction
of the unknown person or persons who
killed Sidney York in Asheviile on the
night of July 9.
Atlanta, Aug. 8th. Representative
Whiteby and Solicitor C, D. Hill had a
terrific fight in the capital here today
The trouble arose over some remarks
made by Whiteby jnthe House of Rep
resentatives about HilL Both men
were badly punished, but Hill received
serious injuries In his fall, being knock
ed down by Whiteby. :
Raleigh, Aug. 8th. Governor Glenn
left this afternoon for Guilford Colleg
where he is to deliver the address be
fore the annual meeting of the Society
of Friends or Quakers. . '
Before leaving he spoke of the fail
ure of the troops to prevent the Salis
bury lynching, saying he was unable to
understand why the troops did not use
ball cartridges instead ot blank cart
ridges and said that the litter was ab
surd and really forbidden in such cases.
Had he known the true situation be
could have placed troops there from
Charlotte and Greensboro in plenty
time, " ; ;
There was not a suggestion that the
sheriff could not hold the crowd back
until 11:30 that night' and he believes
the officers of Rowan county were sin
cere in their belief that there was dan-
Ker untn st WM too late to prevent the
I disgraceful affair.
Washington Aug. 8,
It has developed
- in the case of the leprous patient whose
case has aroused so much interest and
who has been kept isolated In a tent
at Clarksburg West Virginia, that he
can not be sent to his native country of
Syria because he has been a remdent
of this country. four years and the die
BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. N. C.. FRIDAY AUGUST
sudden misfortune; some threaten per
sonal violence to the officers of the
bank. Stensland made loans on houses
up to 80 per cent of their greatest
value. : Warrants have been issued for
Stensland, his son, Theodore Stent
land, nd the cashier, EwbezzlemeM
and misuse of funds is charged to them,
Frederick, Md., Aug. 9th. Edward
Smith was shot and killed today by1
Fred Debold, the 17-year-old son of
John Debold. The Debold and Smith
families had been enemies for some
time and a quarrel had arisen over
blackberries. Smith was a young man.
the son of a neighbor. The elder De
bold saw yonng Smith coming toward
him. and he told his son to shoot, and
he did with fatal effect
St Petersburg, Aug. " 9. Now that
affairs are more peaceful here, the
Czar has decided to take a little outing
and will go to his favorite palace Tsar-
skoe Selo Saturday and will visit the
camps of the Imperial Guard regiment
St Petersburg Aug. 9 -Word comes
today from the Amenian frontier that
severe battle is raeint? between the
Turks and Amenians. Seven .hundred
bm xonnrfwl Villjwt I
o,u'a a TTrrW lh I
cashier of the wrecked Milwaukee Ave
nue State bank surrendered himself
today and stated that he had nothing
to do with wrecking the. bank. While
the police were looking for him he was
sitting around in the parks talking
with newspaper reporters and listening
to conversation about the bank failure.
Salisbury, N. C, Aug. 9. The situ
ation is mire quiet here today. Cap
tain Barker of the local military com
pany says his men had riot cartridges,
but had no orders to fire, and were or
dered to leave the jail by the sheriff be
cause it was thought by so doing it
would pacify the mob. Capt Barker
will ask for a court-martial, to investi
gate his actions.
The State proposes to remove the
trial of the suspected lynchers to anoth
er county, as the law allows this.
Judge Shaw made an erroneous ruling
at Monroe regarding the Anson county
lynchers, in holding they could only be
tried in the county where the crime
was committed.
George HalL the mob leader is ready
to plead guilty to conspiracy. Five
lynchers, suspects, were arraigned in
court this afternoon, two being new
men, George Cable, and George Gut-
le.
The new sensation is the report com -
mg from Barber Junction that the barn
Ol Isaac iyoriy was uunwu mat uiguv,
presumably by friends of the lynched
negroes. Two bones In the barn were
burned to death.
Helena, Mont, Aug. 9 The largest
shipment of wool ever made from this
point was tent to Boston yesterday. It
COmpnsea l,ww,wu pounus anu rwjuir -
ed 44 cars to carry it This wool wss
all the property of one person and was
the product of his flocks of sheep alone.
He refused an offer of 24 cents per
New Orleans, Aug. 9 As a result of
the latest croo bulletin announcing the
nrohahllitvof an exeeDtijnal croo. the
price of cotton fell off 15 points today.
e. w. af:;sif,o:;g sells out!
Mr. M. D. Lane of Fort Barn
well is The Purchaser.
Stock Taken This
Week.
Yesterday Mr. E. W. Armstrong sold
his dry goods and clothing business to
Mr. M. D. Lane of Fort Barnwell The
account of stock will be taken this
week and possession given early next
week. 1 '
I Mr. Lane is not a stranger in New
l Bern; he Is one ol the most prominent
young men in the county and he Is a
man who enjoys the confidence of many
nna- wm oe vaiunuw (. Constipation, bowel irregularity,
Ian to New Bern business circles.
air. Armstrong conwmpiaw. moving
Norfolk.
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Norwnv F.alt Mackerel at the Ouks
- ITeat t'aikot
MOB VIOLENCE VS.
TRIAL
Murderers of The
Junction Hanged
THOUSANDS OF MEN
i:: -.i'.'L'4- I, " " '
Senator and Judge Plead in
Efforts to Call Out Militia Futile. One Man in
The Crowd is Killed by the Jail Guard,
A Blot Upon The State.
e Charlotte Observer gives the f ol-1
lpwihg account of the triple lynching of
Lyerly murderers which took place in
Salisbury late Monday night
Salisbury, Aug. 6. A mob of over
(two thousand determined men entered
Rowan county jail shortly ofter eleven
(('clock and removed therefrom Nease
and John Gillespie and Jack Dilling
ham, -charged with the murder of the
Lyerly family at Barber Junction, July
13th, and marching them to the edge of
town, strung them up to a tree, rid-
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' Georso Ervin was taken from his
U ith his associates, but after close;
ly questioning him, the leaders of the
mob returned him to his cell.
Before getting in its work the mob
gave its three victims an opportunity
to confess the crime. Dillingham and
Nase Gillespie refused either to con
feis or deny the crime. John Gillespie,
in tears, maintained his innocence to
thend. Tiring of efforts to get con
fessions from the negroes ana neecuess
of the pleadings of citizens who urged
that the victims be spared, the crowd
hurried the victims to the baseball field
near Col. John Henderson's residence
and completed their work. At midnight
-less than an hour from the time of
the final attack on the jail, the three
bodies were swinging in the moonlight
from the limbs of a big oak.
Fireman McLendon, an employe of
the Southern Railway, was shot and fa
tally wounded presumably by a stray
bullet from a weapon in the hands of
some member of the mob during the
riotous scenes around the jail, and Will
Trouiman. a negro drayman was also
seriously wounded by a stray bullet.
Both were simply interested spectators
of the proceedings.
This afternoon when court adjourned
th situation here looked very bright
Jullget Long had knocked the mob spirit
out of the crowd but this time things
look blue for the negroes. Swarms of
people are congregating in the streets
1 anfl au tney laca is a reai piucny .euuer
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ront of the jai,t where
A this very moment ouu men nave
SAVED t WRECKED SCHOONER.
I Revenue Cutter Boutwell
j Takcg R Capsized Boat
1 i .
J Into Port.
The Elizabeth City Economist of Aug.
I 8, scys :
I "The wrecked schooner Luther u.
May is now in tnis port, naving oeen
towed in vesterday by the United
I states revenue cutter BoutwelL It
I will be remembered that this is the
schooner which was capsized
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in the
Pamlico sound on July 80, during a
heavy storm which prevailed then. The
boat was on the run from Englehardto
Hatteraa. Two ladies from Englehard
lost their lives.
The Boutwell went out from New
Bern in search of the schooner and
found her about two miles south by
east of Glbbs' shoal buoy. She was
picked upon and brought on to Eliza
beth City, reaching here yesterday ai
ternoon about 5:30. The owner of the
schooner, Mr. B. P. Etheridge, of Cape
1 Hatteraa, was also on the search and
; now In the city. He is loud is his
praises of the officers and crew of the
Boutell. But for them, he says, his
boat would have been badly damaged.
She will now be able to resume her
regular run as soon as some necessary
repairs are made."
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. nSHllHI'l H. U V S UOllDlM HIIUIU ..,-
19 rheumatilnlt disorders Inci
, I dent to sedentary life, positively cured
I by Hollistcr's Rocky Mountain Tea, the
BTeatest American remedy. lea or
I Tablets, 35 cents.-F. S. Duffy.
10, 1906. SECOND SECTION.
BY
Lverlv Family at Barter's
By Lynchers.
FORM THE MOB.
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Vain With Angry Crowd.
dozen or more deputies sit with their
guns across their knees. A few keen
yells would set the crowd on fire and it
would storm the jail. If the deputies
do their duty they may have to kill
some of their fellowmen. As the min
utes pass the crowd in front of the jail
grows larger. Sheriff Julian, Solictor
Hammer and Mayor A. H. Boyden are
busy conferring with Judge Long, who
has room No. 36 in the Hotel Vande-
ford just across the street from the
county jail.
The yelling has begun and it is fierce
With each whoop the mob increases.
Judge Long has been urged to order
out the Rowan Rifles, Capt. Max Barker
and he will do it at once. Every street
car that passes emptied its load in front
of the court house, which is but a short
distance from the jail. It is evident
to Mayor Boyden and Sheriff Julian,
who know their people, that heroic ef
forts must be made to save the prison
ers. Judge Long is preparing to do the
best he can. If the negroes are lynched
it will be over his strenuous protests.
The darkies on the streets seem to be
very much excited, but not mad. The
multitude that has assembled here to
night comes from a number of counties
Davidson, Cabarrus, Iredell, Stanly,
Mecklenburg are represented. ;
At 6 o'clock this evening Mayor Boy
den closed the saloons and cut off the
liquor supply.
Very few if any of the members of
the mob are drunk. It can be said that
none of Rowan's representatives citiz
ens are taking part in the unlawful de
monstrations. Senator Overman Pleads W lth nob.
8:45 o'clock: The yelling at the back
door of the jail has ceased. Senator
Overman and Judge Long addressed the
crowd. Th'eemen with hammers had
slipped in the building and were going
up the stairs to the cells when dis
covered and arrested. A fine looking fel
low with determined face had appeared
on the sene and was leading the party
of prospective lynchers, tie was ap
pealed to. He said: "Turn out our men
and we will ro." Solicitor Hammer
had told him that he could disperse the
crowd with a wave of his hand. Sena-,
tor Overman advised the officers to turn
out the three fellows who had been
captured and that was done. For a
time good order prevailed. Many
Of
the would-be-leaders moved back of,
THE YELLOW FEVER.
Ralnigh News and Observer
Has A Bad Case Which ;
May Result Fatally.
The Raleigh News and Observer
which has always posed as a highly
moral and family newspaper forsook its
him drum existence yesterday and
joined the lists of the yellow Journals
along with the Police Gazette and
other sensational news mongers. In the
name of newspaper enterprise it pub
lished a disgusting and indecent picture
of the negroes hanging from the tree at
Salisbury a most hideous and gruesome
sight The picture occupied a place of
honor, first page, top column, next to
pure (?) reading matter and whether
the reading people desired it or not they
had to raze upon the awful scene, if
they took up the paper to read at all.
As for so called journalistic enter
prise the News and Observer can not
be regarded as having made any capital
in that line. It can not honestly be com
mended in any sense ior such a breach
of decency. , 'Twere bad enough to pub
lish the disgusting details of the hang
ing and of course the public demanded
that much but when it comes to picturing
the died which has horrified the whole
country for its atrocity, irreparably in
jured the State and put under a cloud
the county ana city in wmca it w
committed, the paner has lost rather
than gained. Had common sense been
used such a picture would never have
appeared in the columns of "The Only
Newspaper in the State Having over
10,000 Circulation."
Norway Salt Mackerel at the Oaks
Meat Market '
LAW
LYNCHERS TR ED
TO GET BOHANNON.
Delay In Murderers Proceed
ings Provoked Great Im
patience.
CASE OF II. S. VS. OLD NICK
WILLIAMS CO.. SETTLED.
Typographical Union to be Represented
at Annual Meeting in Colorado
Springs and WiU Also Have
Prominent Part In Labor
Day Celebration. An
other Case For U.
S. States Court
(Special Correspondence)
Greensboro Aug. 8. Close upon the
news of the Salisbury lynching vague
rumors began floating here this morn
ing, that a plan to lynch Frank Bohan
non in jail here for the alleged murder
of the Southern Railway .double track
ing foreman, Beachman, was being
formed. It has never been apprehend
ed that there would be any trouble
from citizens of Guilford County. It
is now known that certain railway em
ployees, here, at High Point, and at
Spencer, have been holding suspicious
conferences. Beachman, it is said has
a brother at Spencer, and the lynching
at Salisbury has undoubtly caused ex
citment in certain circles here and at
other points. This morning there was
an executive conference between the
Board of County Commissioners County
Attorney Wilson, Mayor Murphy, Chief
of Police Neele, Sheriff, Jordan, and
jailer Busick as to the propriety of re
moving Bohannon and his two alleged
accessories in the killing of Beachmun
to some other county jail. It was fin
ally decided that it was not necessary
to I remove the prisoner. Governor
Glenn was communicated with and gave
assurance to the Sheriff that if any
trouble arose, he would be authorized
to call out the militia, and they would
be instructed to use loaded cartridges,
the preliminary trial of these negroes
has been postponed until Friday, when
at 1 o'clock Justices of the peace D, H.
Collins and J. E. Wolfe will preside at
the court house.
This long delay in hearing the prelim
inary hearing is causing a great deal of
criticism, since the murder was pecul
iarly open and cold blooded all the wit
nesses are known, the actual perpetra
tor of it, admits it and involves the two
accessories. It is said that these alleg
ed accessories have not raised the funds
demanded by their lawyer, and the mat
ter is delayed on that account It can
be safely guessed that the negroes will
betaken out of the jail for several
nicrhts to come and guarded at some
place unknown to the general public.
This was done several years ago by
sheriff Gilmer for several nights in tho
case of a prisoner. There appeared to
be no trouble, the very first night the
prisoner was left in jail, he was taken
out and lynched.
The county commissioners employed
Mr. John N. Wilson to represent the
state in the preliminary trial of Frank
Bohannon, Ki. Grutchfield and his son,
for murder and conspiracy. The case
will be called before Justice Wolfe and
Collins Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Col. John A. Barringer represents the
Grutchfields. Bohannon will probably
employ counsel before the hearing takes
place.
Greensboro Typographical Union No
397 held a well attended meeting yes
terday and made an appropriation for
sending Mr. H. C. Curtin as a delegate
to the annual meeting of the Interna
tional Typographical Union in Colorado
Sprint's Aueust 13-19th. J. S. Pender
was elected as a delegate to the State
Federation of Labor meeting in Ashe
viile August 15th and a committee was
appointed to arrange to put a credit
able float in the Labor Day parade m
this city. ;
Before U. S. Judge Boyd, In Cham
bers yesterday afternoon in the case of
United States vs. the old Nick Williams
Company, the bill of exceptions. Vas
settled making out the case on appeal.
The Government was represented by
District Attorney A. B. Holton, of
Winston-Salem, while IS. T. Cannier of
Charlotte and ex-Judge Chaa A. Moore
of Asheviile. appeared for the de
fense. ': . -
Judge Boyd also issued an order in
the case of T. C. Daniels surety on the
bond of D.VD. Carrtck, of Davidson Co,
setting aside the allotment of home
stead and proceedings taken for the
reason that the appraisers had not been
duly sworn, and directing the marshal
to proceed under theexecution to the
alotmentof the homestead as required
by law.
Mr. John W. Blount was appointed a
United States Commissioner at Coole-
me, Davie county.
A white man giving his name as Ji -
Turner, was louna aeaa uruna n:si
night on the A. & M. track near whtre
it runs under the main line of ti e
Southern. He was so situated that a
pnssing train would have cut his hoiul
off.
29th YEAR
EEIIT
YET SUBSIDED
Feeling Very Bitter Against
The Murderers, Crutch-
fields.
STATE CHAIRMAN ADAMS
MAKES APPOINTMENTS.
Peonage Case Against The Southern
& Western Railroad Company and
Also Against The Carolina
Construction Co., New' Dis
ciple Church. Quakers
' Purchase Property -For
House of
Worship.
(Special Correspondence.)
Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 9. The
rather sudden determination yesterday
to send the Beachman negro murderers
to Raleigh, was the result of develop
ments, during the conference with the
State's witnesses. Previous to the ex
amination by the Justices, Solicitor
Brooks and special attorney for the
county John N. Wilson, had had a con
ference with the State witnesses, who
had been summoned here from the dou-
ble tracking camp near Jamestown,
where foreman Beachman was murder
ed. These witnesses were white em-
ployees of the contractors, most of .
them residents of South Carolina, Vir
ginia and Georgia. Their evidence, it
is said made a plain case of conspiracy
with Bohannon. on the part of Ki and
Crutchfield to commit the murder.
What impressed the lawyers represen
ting the State, was the suggestion on -the
part of these witnesses that the
two Crutchfield negroes had as well be
turned out of jail on small bonds. Bo
hannon having acknowledged that he
did the killing they all agreed would
have to remain in jail. It has been
known all the time, that for some cause
feeling was much stronger against old
Ki and his son than against Bohannon,
who committed the murder. It was ex
plained last night from the neighbor
hood, who said that the Crutchfield ne
groes had been a constant source oz
trouble to the working force, not only
by selling liquor, but by inciting the ne
gro workmen to insubordination against
the white bosses. Another reason
given, was that there was no doubt'
about the law's dealing with Bohannon
rind they were content to wait and see
him legally executed, but they had an
idea that the lawyers would get old Ki
and his son free.
After the witnesses had been ex
amined, it was felt that the negroes
would not be safe here, without a scene
of bloodshed in protecting them in the
jail. When the preliminary hearing
was held, the State witnesses did not
even know of it The four doors of
the court room were locked, and those .
present including the prisoners, went
by way of the back stairs After it
was over, the Justices, in requiring a
recognizance for their appearance at
the September term of court, were told
by two of the witnesses that it wouM
not be necessary for them to enter any
such agreement as there would be no
need of their coming here a month from
now. This nettled the Justice to such
an extent he was on the point of com
mitting them to jail After a confer
ence with SohcitorBrooks, the men ex
plained that they meant that the nature
of their employment in contracting
work, made it possible that they might
be in distant States a month hence.
It was noticeable yesterday morning,
that the only one of the three negroes
who showed the least excitement or
sense of fear was old Ki. He was
terribly nervous and fidgety, while bis
son, Oscar sat cool and collected by his
side calmly chewing gum. Neither did .
Bobsnnon show the least nervousness.
He stood up when asked what he bad
to say, and in clear collected tones sim
ply said, "I killed him" and never
changed a muscle. :
With all the determination hereto
uphold the law and protect these wretch
es their departure even temporarily is
felt to be a happy riddance.
Republican State Chairman, Adams
this morning made appointment of the
following Important committee: State
Committee at Large T. 8. Rollins,
Asheviile; D. M. Forches, Statesville;
G. G. Hendrix, Aaheboro; John C
Angier, Durham; George Butler, Clin
ton; Wheeler Martin, Williams ton.
Campaign Committee W. S. Pearson,
Morgan ton; C J. Harris, Dilsboro, T.
T. Hicks, Henderson; C. F. Tom, Hen
dorsonville: Q. C. Meekins, Columbia.
United States District Attorney A. B
Holton went to Marion today to re- rs
sent the government in the indict n;
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