NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. II. TUESDAY OCTOBER 1, 1912-FIRST SECTION
35th YEA II;
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ALLEBT WILLIS
HOTED LIUODER SCHOOL T
1200 PEOPLE AT
FARMERS PICMIC
C.C.
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- tires Number of Vie-
tims of Drink; ;
20 PER CENT WOMEN.
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Figures Result of First Se
: rious Attempt to Get
" the Facts.
.' Washington, ' Sept. 28. That 66,
000 deaths due to alcohol occur an
iiuatly;in the United States, was the
conclusion reached here by Dr. Ed
ward Bunnell Phelps,' editor of the
American Underwriter, in an address
before the International Congress of
Hygiene and Demography. ' . .
These figures are confined to adult
deaths and constitute 5 per cent of' the
deaths(of people of all ages in this
country. , . .? 1 'X
- The speaker stated that these figures
were the result' of- the first serious
attempt ever made in this country to
Teduce to specific . figures the number
of victims alcohol claims every year
in- Amet-ica.. There have been many
so-called estimates'' , said Mr. Phelps,
by people -jwho were prejudiced either
on one side or the other but these, were
merely "guesses." For instance some
of the prohibitionist actuaries had put
the "number of alcoholic victims Jn the
United States up to 680,000 a year.
These figures Mr. Phelps denounces as
"absurd."' . V ; Y '
Of these deaths from alcohol Mr.
Phelps figures that about 20 per cent,
of them are women.
GETS COOL RECEPTION. V
Greensboro, September. 28. Iredell
Meares; - Roosevelt Republican Tro
gressive candidate for Governor, spoke
' an hour here last night, in support of
Roosevelt , theories. Thcrei were not
. exceeding fifty in the audience of
whom not twenty were Republicans
His cool treatment here by former allies
gives further strength to rumors afloat
for the past two days that the old lcad
- er of the Roosevelt organization had
.' finally agreed to surrender' the State
ticket to the regular Republican or
ganization ,with Tom Settle for Gover
nor, with liquor issue" paramount.
: Meares refrained from former strictures
on regular Republicans and Taft, de
voting his time to criticsm of Punc
cratic policies and Woodrow Wilsom.
Mrs. C I. Myers-and little daughter
of .Wilmington who have, been vfeiUng'this account A hard northeast wind
wir. ana Mrs. J. K. figott returned
home yesterday mtrnini.
C' 1
Dr. and Mrs. C 'W.' Bilflncerwent'thla (art thu fi.h wn..M f.
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to Morehead City yesterday for a short
V" V o 1 . - (
Mr. E. Carl Duncan of Raleigh pass-
ed throi gh the city yesterday enroutc
to Beaufort for a short visit. ,
S or doses 6(i " I brekk wry
any esse of CM Is ai d FeT ; a-d If
tekentfenata unlo the FiTeV
not return . - . .1
NEW QUARTERS
- k " t rkiJu E 4 ' j trsde rome f.. i d are ur new Fall
.riiC.?ll!lrnKi"?- SeciaMwitsticno the ladies t ome In and
U.il I ..L J , .
mmM "'up omen irvpn careful tlRnlinn "
J. O. DEL A MAR
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DEALER IN-
Hay, Corn, Oats, Bran, Hominy,
" r'D AlL I:IND3 OF FEED. HIGH GRADE CORN MEAL.
A AND
Low-;:
Directors of Eastern Caro
lina Fair Name Him
For Place.
Appoint assistants.
Grea Activity at Grounds.
Main Building and brand
Stand Completed.
. Mr. Albert Willis has been- appointed
chief marshal of the Eastern Carolina
Fair. He will have charge of the parade
and the marshal's ball and be will ap
point assistants from every sectiqn of
North Carolina. . ' '
. There is no doubt about the manage
ment being prepared to begin its-annual
fairs' this fall, says Secretary J. Leon
Williams.'5 "AH you have to. do to
have your doubts dispelled," he says, "Is
to go out to the grounds; V ...;.
. "The main building and,: the grand
stand have been completed, the poul
try1, stock, and stable sheds are now
being erected, the entire thirty acres
to be used by the Fair lias been enclosed
and the race track will be completed
within the next two weeks.
"One feature "that will drslw thousands
will be the daily flights in his monoplane
by, Mr. Frank Champion, an aviator
of international reputation. Very few
people in this section of the State have
seen a monoplane. Mr. C. C. Witmer,
who flew here last year used a biplane,;
which is an entirely different, machine
from the one to be used by Mr. Champi
on. ', . '".'' :' - . -
"One of the greatest sports in the
country today is motorcycle races. - A
speed of ninety-eight ' miles per hour
has "been attained by these' wonderful
little machines.. There will be racing
by local machines. and by some of the
"peW'wfhgV'' front 'a distance. -"
"Inquiries from horsemen are coming
in every day and the public can count'
on some of the finest horse racing ever
seen in this section of the State. '
"The premium book will be issued
next Monday. Any .'person .desiring
one of these books can get them by
notifying . me. - - ,
EQUINOCTIAL DRIVES
MULLETS OUT TO SEA.
;.The .equinoctial disturbances pre
vailing along the 'coast of North Caro
lina during the past few days Jiave
caused a scarcity of mullets. Although
prices lave not increased the fish
dealers' have horn inrntlvninnrr1 nn
has blown
the fiish to the Carolina in-
lets and farther out tn a Rnr fnr
v umuv iui
shalpw. waters but now will not cease
.their journey until off the Florida coast
and it is feared the North Carolina
fishermen will lose a valuable part of
the catch.
, Mrs. C T. Randolph and daughter
Hattie of Kinston - who have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Turner
returned home yesterday.
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your money in the
OF NEW BERNE I
GEO. II. ROBERTS, Cashier
W.W. GRIFFIN, Asst. Cash.
ED RYE.
I'RICK FOR SALE
N. C.
Supreme Court Next Week
Hears Argument in
State vs. Norrl.
WAS GIVEN YEARS."
His Conviction based En-
.tirely on Circumstan
clal Evidence,
peals from the sixth judicial district "0,t' vice President of the Teachers' day attended the Craven County tnS developed in the Methodist Co-.;...it4-
-. T...i.A,r in cM. Woodrow Wilson Campaign Committee Farmers Union picnic which was' held ny Company of Black Mountain.
preme Court, the first ''argument will be
in the noted case of State vs. t. J. Nor.
ris, from Wake county; N orris Is un
der sentence of 20 years Inthe peniten-
tiary for the murder of J. B. Bissett in
I woods just east of Raleigh 18 months
aeo; Norris has been in Wake county
iail since his conviction and sentence!
a year ago last July. :' t
Some months ago' he prevented a jail
delivery by lowering note from his
windnowonthe second floor of the jail
and secretly attracting the attention of
tk. iailnr' VnrfW.J :'nr.min fnr
Edwards and Broughton Company of
this city, and was well known in Nor-
folk and Richmond before coming to
Raleigh. The conviction of Norris was
on circumstantial evidence Bissett
was surprised and shot down while he
was with a woman with whom both
Norris and Bissett had been earlier in
the evening.
Gill vs. Commissioners of Wake is a
f i .!.. ;
the nidation of wihtW in nrornrlnff
petitioners for calling an election on
'
local tax for improvement of schools
it is necessary to include women and
non-resident freeholders in getting pe-
titioners representing one-fourth of the"
freeholders of. the territory. These
were not counted in the Wake Forest
special tax movement and the vMkY"rr?f
of the election is questioned. -
BARKENTINE IN BREAKERS, -'
WIND SHIFTS, SHE SAILS."
Special to the Journal '
Beaufort, Sept. 26. Tuesday night
an upidentMied barkentine ran to beach
and anchored three and one-half miles
R.nfc Til
Banks Life Saving
south of Core
Station, half mile from shore. Revenue
cutter Seminole went to her assis-
anm thi ifihrnlnir. hut thp wind shifffiH
to the northwest last night and the
barkentine had sailed before the revenue
cutter arrived.- Heavy sea ' running
when vessel anchored and she was in
the breakers.
SHOT HER FATHER 10 . DEATHj
nx, wa.i., ocpi. o. uisguisea
as a man and cheered on by her two
DaD.es, Mrs. winme BrowncH trailed
....r .ir, .yecvw, ,or mues ana
shot him to death because, she says,
he wronged her as a girl.' Lodged in
prison here today, she expressed no
regret for her act. -
Mrs. .Browned' husband is likewise
a pnsotierin a-jcighboring cell, being
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street the girls mother, Nceves widow
i praying for the release of her dangh-
ter. With her are Samuel and Marie,
the 14 and 4 month, dd babies of the
wqman prisoner.
The crime, the strangest ever known
in Washington, was committed at .Cul
, . . . .
de Sac the Brownell couple fleeing be-
cause of the threat, made against Mr,..
Brownell bv the men imnlicated bv
uronnt.11 uw mm impiicaiea py
tne attacks
Whkh she alleges. . '-. ' -
tTAD if aim nprnMF
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HEAD OP SEABOARD
Richmond, Sept. 27. William J.
Harahan was yesterday elected pre.
sident of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
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way, succeeding N. S. Mcldrum. who
retired. The meeting at which the
tl. i , i . 1.
election took place was held in New
York, the action having been recom
mended by a special committee ap
pointed to select a president. ',
The new president of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway was born in the South
and spent three-fourths of his life there.
He won his way from an apprentice
boy ui the Louisville and Nashville
shops to high responsibilities - in rail
road work and came under the eyes of
great 'masters of railroad operations
like Hariman, with the inevitable re-
suit of removal to broader activities.
He now leaves the vice-presidency of
the Erie In the prime of life to come
back South, trained in the school of
experience. ' .
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A two week term of Craven county
Superior' Court convenes In this city
t inwrow morning with Judge W. B.
Cline, of Hickory, presiding. The first
week wjll lie devoted to the disposal of
t
criminal cases while the last -week will
ip taken up ith tivil cases. '
Practically a Unit For the
Election of Democra
cy's Choice.
THERE IS REASON.
AmonS Others Is Resent-
t ment as to Kind of War-
i fare, on Him.
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.Dak Ridge, Sept. 26. Prof. J. Allen
h" 8ent out the following letter to
d8i'y paP61" wlfh t"e request that they
Pub''sn lt 'an(l f3 tne weeklies to copy:
"To the Teachof North Carolina:
"However w may be divided on
othcr eubjects,Uhe teachers of North
Carolina, as elitwhere, are practically
un"- lw election 01 woourow
a
"iison. . Recently, one ot tne pro-
lessors ' of CoriieH .University told me
tnat f very professor of that institution
would probablysupport Woodrow WiK
on, regardless; of former political
affiliations- -'twere are two reasons,
Certain opponents of Gov. Wilson are
endeavoring to' make political capital
a8ainst him by reflecting upon his for-
mer calling. This, they do notwith-
standinK conceded that no other
man in -the last half a century has en-
terct' Politic i10 a clearer vision of
the needs of "lne country. or nas ex"
hibited greater executive ability ,or
resPonded to the call for befter govern-
ment more quickly or more emphati-
ca"y than has this scholar in politics
I . J . . . e . . . . rri e
and student of statecraft. Therefore
the teachers everywhere are resenting
th'8 kind of warfare made uPon him-
"Second, no other class of men has
felt more keen,y the hi8h c"t of living,
,nc,dent to "' Protective tanit and
the ' combinauoria. known as trusts,
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of risinir prices. 1,
"Having been appointed, without
solicitation, as Vice-President' for the
State of North Carolina of the Teach-
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wooarow wuson campaign torn-
"mlcJ" 1 "M lV Z .
a X rT'J"
ery teacher in the State shall give
,.v A. , . ',.,
ai least r.uu 10 me woourow wuson
Campaign fund
and remittance can
!
uc Ml.uc uiicvk iii-ui km liil viinii'
be
man designated in your' county, to
forwarded. Lists of contributions
will be published in state and local
paper, at the close of the campaign, if -
not earlier; and the names of all who
..'.. , , . ,
contnbute will be presented in an at
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tractive form to Gov. Wilson bv Dr.
Clarence J. wen.of Washington,
u. in uut nine.
..c-vrv inHimtinn nnint. tn T.nv.
w:la.. ,,: PmiilP. Kt
wigh t0 make a8gurance doubly, tufe.
The. National Committee needs money
tn . - llt jfrJtllr- flnH ntuprvl!l(,
,.,;. npnmnt. th- .imn nf
QM ,eadef For the moncy wWch we
. ( pffortivfl in', thin Witimatp
... a.a .u.t .k
tribution be in hand early in October
nd a , tQ in a confidence
. hn nf ,h;. tpnjij a
.,' -,-mov0(1 .u. mi. fa-frinalre
from acadcmic ,if ft ,cholar o( h.
. a ho)ar , a
politically, and a statesman' ".
generally accepted one being that Col- THi 't pre 1 !- ireia'td es
i . . " ..:n ,- . t :i:--s.:.u .u. .1. 11. tn. t W il Ft vr. Flv nr
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TRANSPORTATION TO
, . . . n , tr.n
id kJlMsU o l uu.
, .
. . w- A T. riill Kn. ruin rllariii in
rh.. J th..rk nf uritl. mMn.
B- " - - a
of-transportation for the visitors to
the Eastern Carolina Fair to be held
HI HUB I.IIJT IICAl IIIU1IW1. . I1K L.VI1
busily-at work on the matter and has
secured about fifty boats which will
be used on the water route.. These
boats will leave the foot of Pollock and
Craven streets everv half hour. ' ' .
craven streets every nail nour
' in auuuion to mis ne is cnacavonnT
to secure three large auto trucks and
convert them into sinhtsccinit cars each
carrying thirty passengers. A number
of local automobile owners have also
tated that they will carry passengers
w -T
. 1 rr-s- J .1..! l:
idq mr; vui wmiies w tuiiimuiiicHic
with any other automobile owner
who will use his machine for this pur
pose during that week. - .
- The ' encazement of Miss
Ruth
Egerton Brickhousc,and Mr. Simmon,
Hcrritage Haywood of Trenton, N. C,
has been announced. The wedding is
to occur in the Fi rst Methodist Church
in Spencer, at noon, on October 24,
1912. No cards are tQ be issued.
The water in both Neuse and Trent
rivers is far above thejaverage high
water mark and at some places along
the waterfront the water is abovethe
banks. Such A condition causes an
unusually large run of fish .and the
fi-.lii-rmen have made Rood catches
dniii": t' ; p.ist two days.
Some Come in Wagons,
Others in High Pow
er Automobiles.
ALL HAVE GOOD TIME.
Representative of Organ!-
zation Makes an Ad
dress. Fully twelve hundred people yestcr-
at Emul. Early in the day the pic-
nickers began to arrive in every variety
of conveyance from a one horse wagon
to a high powered automobile,
Shortly after the arrival of the train
from this city Mr. D. P. Whitford,
president of the Union, extended a
ncany welcome 10 an present.
Before
concluding nis remarks ne. introduced : company, iney aiso agree mac no
Hon. S. M. Brinson. Mr. Brinson ' one s to have any profit or advantage
spoke at length on the subject of farm J from the sale of lots, but that the pro-
life scheols, fully explaining their ad-, ceeds from the sale of lots shall be used
vantages and urging that the farmers ( fr improvements, such as the con-
of this county lend their support instruction of an auditorium, lakes, roads,
making the proposed farm life school (
a success. Mr. Brinson was followed
by Messrs C. E, Foy, G. V. Richardson,
T. B. Ipock and J. L. Bland, all of whom (
made short talks on the advantages ,
ot the Farmers' Union. j
At the conclusion of these speeches ,
dinncr was served. Long wire tables)
had been erected on the grounds and
these were literally loaded with food
of everjs. variety.
After the remains of the spread had
been cleared away Mr. W. G. Crowder,
of Cary, N. C. ,who is a member of the (
Executive Committee of the State
Farmers' Union, addressed thevisitors.
He spoke especially to the farmers,
rgmg incm to care.uuy .ouow tne;
rules of the Union and that they would I
nmi ml- n Vi R n BlAt ."... .:mA 1
Hi lV . f . n iLZZZ Z ' , Z j
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oughly enjoyed by all. He was follow-
ed by Mr. A. D. Ward and Mr. G. A.
wnuiora, potn ot wnom made snort
but interesting speeches.
At t.n f A ,I
tuuuusiun ui mew auuicsscs
u i u , C j ,
me viunua vegan lu nave ttiiu wiiiiiu
a short while the grounds were almost
v - T
delegation. From the Southern Short-
.j n. .: n:. ,:, tu . ,
iaia vuhuj win nt
a number of young ladies and gentlemen
ann It rnlllrl oasilu Via upon that thmr
Were thoroughly enjoying every detail
?f the event. All those who attended
from this city, were profuse in their
P&e of the hospitality of the members
of the Farmers Union.
.
INSTANTLY KILLED '
DV DACCPVrTD T K 1VT
U 1 M. x&OOEjli VTJjJX .. 111
J.esse Colville of Greenville, employed
on a work train of the Norfolk Southern
was instantly killed by a passe iger train
ahnll. fnll- vwt w,af!, a(t.
, . ohrt H;t.n wDt f aaa
sex.
' Ho n;aa .nl tn floor an Faal rrv..nl
. fn..
him alive again. The engineer on the
oasscnecr said he saw Colville aDDarent-
, .:: n ,k trr o.i-w, k,.
in tim tn nn h train lwf. it rtr...fc
the man.
There .
are varying ' theories as to
howthe tradegy occurred, the most
vine FOB UUI. Idllllliai Willi ilic UUIY
assigned hi.n and placed the torpedo
wh,n th. tmln w. i rl on UiJXat
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hn it H tint him t dm tn at ) W ih
mat, H iai f..arfnl1u munirlwl
1 i. -'I--
, 1 ne uuuy was 1 a kx 11 un ilic uassenuer
train and brought on to Middlesex,
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.
. : That the prevalence of cholera among
the hog of Carteret county has cost
the forntera of tat county five thouaacd
. v
the farmers of that county five thousar.c
m
Stewart of Newport, who was in tha
city yesterday. He said. Carteret
ounty farmers Were having to go else-
wncre to Duy nogs as tne tpcai supply
was pretty well destroyed by the cholera
COMEDY COMPANY 1
' GIVES SATISFACTION
J The Kennedy and Vincent' Musical
Comedy Company closed a'week's
engagement at .the Athens theatre
last night, giving two performance.
before crowded audiences. This corn-
pany Is one of the best musical comedy
companies that ever visited this city,
The performance, given by them were
clean in every detail and every person
who saw and heard them were well
pleased. - Messrs Lovick and Taylor
manager and proprietors of the Athens,
are doing all in their power to give the
theatre-going public of New .Bern a
good .how regardless of the price and
in this attraction their enorst were
crowned with success. '
Methddists Organise Cor
poration to Handle
Project.
THE LOTS. AT $100 EACH
Two of the Officers of the
" Company. Are New Bern
People. '.'"w;
A good deal of interest locally is be
Mr. T. A. Green of this citv is tiftiaVrer
of the company and Mr. A. T;''1pit J
one of .the vice-presidents. Prof.'Jer
ome Dowd of the University of Okla
homa is the president.
The promoters of the enterprise-are
under agreement not to enter into any
land speculation in connection with" the
water supply, etc. The company was
organized Aug. 12 at Black Mountain,
It has already secured options on
about four hundred acres of land, lying,
along and on either side of the
Southern Railroad, and a half mile
West of Black Mountain.
Five hundred lots will be sold at
$100 each and the lots will be distri-
bu ted by an impartial drawing.
The control ; of the auditorium,
public grounds, programs of exercises
and municipal rules and regulations
will be turned over to the trustees of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
in co-operation with other Methodist
organizations.
OUT SHINES THEM ALL
vw "
The biggest day of amusement in the
history of New Bern wi
history of New Bern will take place on
October 3rd. This will be the occasion of
the visit of the famous Sun Brothers'
World's Progressive Shows. This pop -
ular tented exhibition is now on its
twentieth annual tour and the assertion
, , ,.
18 maLde theL Sun management that
the show is richer and newer in all be
Pnrs. succeeomg se.suu
new company of artists are engaged for
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.11 nniHifiiia nffnrta am ni-lmean In
fac? thev "t.8.hi"e the"1 a.1L .The Z
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moth one nd "rve. to introduce the
f eatfst a"J mo.st 8e,ect collecctlon 8een
"J?. decade,.1 . ..
No fakirs, gamblers, or purple attrac-
. j .u . .i.:.
tions are ever countenanced about this
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JST.how 'veTcan.
f U
iea. iwo periuriiiaiii-cs ic pmvc
daily in rainy or fair weather. Posi
tively no curtailment. Adv.lt
Dr. L. L. Dameron left last evening
for a visit at Mcrchead City. , -j;::
Mrs. George Water s and Miss Matti e
Clark returned last evening from a
visit at Havelock. " ':.-.'
Mrs. II. W. Gibbs and daughter,
Miss Zadic returned last evening firm
visit wiih relatives at Beaufort,
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FOR EVERYTHK2'? ;
)ffice and Factory 129 E.Front St. Nevv, Be.fn N
Farm Implements y
Waeairyth old rillabli McCormlck Mow if, Hay R k , Knlf
Grind. .
1 I. II. C Stsil Hay Presses, Hockirg Valley Corn bheliers. .
Ontario" and Buckeye" Seed Dti'is.
, 'Sharpless" Scpsrstors
",900" Washins r.::.d:a-.s
Cypha li'cubt !. Rt-, Awtiititg your ftvorv
J. C. WhiityO
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Deputized, by - Officers to
Assist in (Malclhg
Arrestsz-r - : "
NEGRO MAKES 'feSGAPE.
Wounded Man is Brought
to Stewart's Sanato
rium. Mr. C. C. Gumbo, who lives on the
Harrison farm five miles from New
Bern, is at Stewart's Sanitorium re-
covering from gunshot wounds inflict-'
cd Friday night by Pete Willis,' a desJ
perate negro whose arrest Mr. Gumbo
was trying to effect. V: " ' ! 1 '
For several, months citizens living'
at and in the vicinity of Rhems, this
county, have 'been missing chickens,
pigs and in several cases cows have dis
appeared. Matters reached a climax
a lew days ago when three cows were
stolen. An investigation was made
and it was discovered that an organized
gang of negro men headed by Pete
Willis and Charlie Cox, two notorious
characters, were responsible for the
disappearance of the cattle.
Deputy Sheriff D. H.: Fleming was
notified of the case and Friday night
he" decided to capture the negroes,
Knowing their rendezvous he deputized
Mr. Gumbo 'to assist him.' The two
men started for the cabin in which the
negroes were supposed to be hiding and
reached there without mishap, but
opuld find nobody about the premises.
Thinking that thcir'men would return
shortly the two officers decided to wait
Shortly after this they heard voices
and discovered that the negroes were
hiding in a clump of bushes. Stealthily
the officers approached and when with-,
fin a few feet of the crowd made them.
selv.es,.koQwn..and .ordered the negroes
to throw up their, hands. y Instead of
'obeying they all made a dash for liberty
with the exception of Pete .Willis who
threw up his shot gun and fired. at Mr.
Gumbo, the full load of small shot
taking effect in his. abdomen and lower
limbs. Mr. Gumbo had a gun ia- hi-
, tii.ii-,
possession but the first shell failed to
explode and it was necessary fpr him
to reload. In his weakraed condition
caused by loss of blood, this .could not
be done rapidly but he finally succeeded
in firing at the fleeing negro and there
is .every indication that, his, aim was
true for the negro fell to the earth.
However , after a search had been made
he could not be found.
Mr. Gumbo was brought to New
Bern yesterday morning and medicd
attention given him. Seventy-seven
shot were picked from his body. v He
was later taken to Stewart's sanitoiium
for treatment and the physician who
attended him states that unless blood
poisoning develops he will.. recover.
All of the members of the gang cf thievei
arc known and every effort .will be
made to apprehend and bring them to
justice. Daily 29th : -
The derailment of several freight
cars on the Raleigh division;- of the
Norfolk-Southern road early yesterday
morning caused a slight disarrangement
of schedules. A wrecking crew was.
sent out from this city and assisted in
clearing the tratks. The. damage was
very slight and on one wpi injured.
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