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NEW
SEMM'TEEKLY JOURNA
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA. OCTOBER 13 1914
BERN
kxidy Causes
the -toeatti (M A
! Foreign lonareh
King oi Roumania Died Yesterday
Alter Worrying Over the War
Crisis tor 'Several Weeks. Ger
mans Chasing the Belgians who
Fled From Antwerp. Fearful
Fighting
Petrograd, Oct. 10 King Charles of
'Roumania died today. His death was
said to have been hastened by worry
over the war crisis. It is known that
the king, who was of the same family
as the Kaiser, opposed the desire of his,
ministers to become the ally of Ri'ssia,
sayin.; t'v.t he I .id given his word to
Austria to help her if he entered the
war at all. No 'lctails of his death
ed.
ORcn
.i.i:edlt river
London, Oct. 10 Dispatches late to
day state that large forces of German
troops crossed the Schedlt river headed
northeast. It is apparent that they are
trying to get to the rear of the Belgian
army which escaped from Antwerp.
If they succeed, the Belgians will have
to give battle to superior forces or
cross the border to Holland and be
interned there to end the war.
REINFORCEMENTS BEING
SENT TO THE GERMANS
Rome Xvia UdotO- 10 Ir.8i
learned from German sources that re
inforcements are being rushed to the
German armies in the Russian front,
not only by train but also by sea from
Stettin Danzig and other ports.
THE FRENCH ADVANCING
IN ALSACE SAYS REPORT
Paris, Oct. 10 Information from
Basle says that the French are advanc
ing in Alsace. Recently the Germans
made a desparate effort to seize Vosges
passes but failed and lost heavily in
the attempt, thirty seven thousand
being killed. An army surgeon states
that only four men were left of a Ger
man battalltion after one attack.
CONTACTS TAKE PLACE
SOUTHEAST OF LILLE
Paris, Oct. 10 Tonight's official an
nouncement says "Reports received
from general headquarters this evening
announce merely conracts between the
opposing cavalry forces south east of
Lille. A violent engagement at the
southeast and north of Arras is in pro
gress. There was no comment on these'
engagements.
LONDON, Oct. 9. The Press Bu
reau reports officially that three . Bri
tish airmen successfully attacked the
Dusselldorf airship sheds today. The
report adds "Lieutenant Manx drop
ped bombs from a height of five hun
dred feet on the shed, they broke through
the roof .and destroyed the Zeppelin
inside.. . The -flames from the escaping
ing gas shot hundred of feet into the
air. Three officers manning the aero
planes 8re reported ' to have, landed
safely but their machines are lost".
The admirality says the feat is remark
able because of the distance covered
and of the difficulties met.
BRITISH ARMY HAS
JOINED THE. FRENCH.
LONDON, Oct. .-rA dispatch to
- - the Central New. Bureau tonight states
. that the British army is advancing from
Northera France to Antwerp and has
' already joined the strong French force
proceeding to the same .destination.
The British forces mentioned Wednet
' day as co-operating with the Belgians
It believed to be advancing. The force
. of the German assaults on, Antwerp
i today shows that they are-aware of
the fact that new troops are on the way
to go against them and are trying to
. take the place before the Allied troops
. arrive. - ". .? .. ' ' '. '
ANOTHER AEROPLANE x
SAILS NEAR PARIS.
PARIS,' Oct. 9. Another Taube
aeroplane approached Paris . today.
. French monoplane Immediately gave
chase and both machines disappeared
, to the eastward. fJo bomb) were
dropped, . ... . ; . . , ;
LIVELY ACTION IN
THE VICINITY OF ROYE,
PARIS, Oct. 9. Tonight's official
statement says' "There's nothing new
to report except a lively action in the
vicinity of Rove where in two days we
have tak'Mi sixteen Inn Led prisoners.
ANTWERP HOLDS OUT
AGAINST GREAT ODDS
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Antwerp, though ..lire and w !. great
shells bursting at the rate of wenty a
minute, still holds out. Two m the in
ner ring of forts have been silenced but
the city is making a maginifiricnt de
fence against great odds. After slight
lulls, the morning bombardment re
newed with redoubled vigor and a fui
oi;s attack followed. Several scouting
aeroplanes have been sent toward Os-
tend where it is believed they caught
sight of the relieving army ofthe Brit
ish and French hastening toward the
bcleaugucred city. The roads to Ant
werp are congested with refugees.
SOME SECTIQNS OF
ANTWERP ARE BURNING.
LONDON, Oct. 9. Borgersaut, a
suburb of Antwerp, is burning, accord
ing to a Reuter dispatch from Amster
dam. The bombardment of Antwerp has
been terrible, says an Ostend dispatch
to the Reuter Telegram Company
under date of Thursday. "The Ger
mans threw incendiary bombs," the
dispatch adds, "with the result that
many parts of the town between the
railway station at the south and the
palace of Justice arc in flames.
"It is rumored here that the Ger
mans have been repulsed on the left
bank of the River Nethe.
Fierce resistance of Antwerp's defen
ders on the Scjheldt was partly inspired
by the prccncc of King Albert, says
the Ghent correspondent of the Chron
icle in a dispatch under Thursday's
date.
"King Albert retains command of his
troops." the dispatch says, "and is con
tinually in the field directing opera-
I tions, an example almost galvanic in
,, its effect on his brave forces."
JUDGE R. B. PEEBLES WILL
PRESIDE OVER ONE
WEEK TERM
The October term of Craven Superior
Court will convene tomorrow morning
for the disposal of criminal cases only,
with Judge R. B. Peebles presiding.
This will be Judge Peebles' second
court in Craven county this fall. Dur
ing the criminal week of the September
ber term he disposed of the criminal
docket before the end of the week, not
withstanding the fact that he tried a
murder case that took two days of the
time. . ' . ! . .... . ,
There is an exceedingly large docket
for this week, but as the most of the
cases are of little importance, it is
expected that it will be cleared by
Saturday night. , '. ,, ; ... ; V' . .
The steamer Howard, of the Inde
pendent Steam Boat Line, arrived in
port yesterday from Trenton and Pol-
locksville with a cargo of cotton and
cotton seed consigned to the New Bern
Oil Mills. The Howard will tail for
Trenton and Pollocksville on her reg
ular run tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
Mist Huldah Bowden returned last
evening from, Elizabeth City where she
has been visiting relatives. .V1 :
Mrs. W. H. Styron has returned from
Beaufort where she visited her mother
Mrt. J, W. RvVcrU Who Ml been ill
MOTOR
BIKES TO
RACE ON TRACK
IEF
Speed King, to Give Death Defying
Exhibition, of Skill The Lilt.
Open to All and no Entrance
Fee Will Be Charged
EXHIBITS TO BE CARRIED
TO FAIR GROUNDS FREE
THOSE LI VI N OUTSID OF NEW
BERN MAY SEND THEIR EXHIBI
TS COLLECT BY EXPRESS
BIG TIME IS PLANNED
Motorcycle races will be one of the
features of the Eastern Carolina Fair
which is to be held at New Bern on
October 27 to 30 and the lists are now-
open to any rider who desires to partic
ipate. The races will be held on Friday,
the thirtieth, and prizes amounting
to fifty dollars are offered to the win
ners. There will be no entrance fee
and the only requirement is that as
many as three riders shall enter the
races.
Wednesday Children's Day
Wednesday of Fair week will be
known as Children's Day and every
child, fifteen years or under, will be
admitted to the grounds absolutely
free of charge. A wel known educational
ist probably Dr. J. V. Joyner, State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction, will
be on hand to deliver an address. The
events on the program for that day are
such as will appeal to the youngsters
;'n! rirrv one in ("raven and surround
ing counties is urged to be present.
To Care for Exhibits
Clyde Eb, the manager uf the Fair
is now engaged in getting up the ver
ious exhibits and in every department
these will this year be better and larger
than ever before. Those persons who
have exhibits to be carried out to the
F"air grounds have only to call Mr.
Eby's attention to this fact and arrange
ments will be made to get them there
without the least cost to the exhibition.
Those persons living out of town and
who arc to make exhibits, are requested
to send them along and to make the
charges collect and they will be paid
here by the Fair Association. In every
.department it is the desire of the Fair
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management to maice tne exnibits most
complete in every detail and this can
not be done without the cooperation
of the public.
Horse Racing.
Almost every one loves to see horse
racing and this will be one of the real
features of the Fair. F'ast horses from
all parts of North Carolina and Virginia
will be on hand to participate in the
speed tests. Two thousand dollars in
cash prizes arc being offered to the win
ners. One purse of five hundred dol
lars, the largest offered at any fair in
North Carolina, is being offered at the
Eastern Carolina Fair.
The Gladway.
On the Midway, or "The Gladway"
will be one of the most complete aggre
gations of side shows ever assembled in
North Carolina. There will be some
thing doing along this every minute in
the day and no one can aford to miss be
ing there. Remember the dates, Octo
ber 27th to 30th.
TWO NEGROES WERE
PLACED UNDER ARREST
VIOLATED CITY ORDINANCE AT
THE UNION PASSENGER
STATION YESTERDAY
Captain A. L. Bryan and Policeman
H. Whitford each arrested a man yes
terday afternoon shortly after the trains
from Morchead City and Goldsboro
pulled into the union passenger station.
The charges which they will be tried
for at Police Court tomorrow will be
for crowding among the passengers as
they were getting on and off of the
trains and soliciting checks for baggage
For several months this has been
going on and for the last few weeks it
has become a nuisance. They will
crowd up among the white passengers,
and are not only in the way of the
traveling public, but actually walk up
against white ladies in their efforts to
secure these checks. Captain Bryan
and officer Whitford stated last . night
that this is a violation of a city ordin
ance and it it their intention to break
it up. Some of the officers have also
stated that there are, other, things
going on! around the depot that they
intend to break up, , ; ,.., .
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SOM SIDE-SHOWS CLOSED UP
i ... '.". BY ' POLICE.,-, .-, .
i WILSON, Oct. 9.-Chiet Wlggt or
dered several of the tide shows with
the Wild West Show to close up here
Thursday afternoon, y The' entertain
ment Wat of a character entirely too
suggestive. ' ''.-'' ' '' "!'-!"
,W. S, West and children returned
yesterday from ' Norfolk, Va.j where
they epent KVflral day,
DURING If
GIRL WITH PISTOL
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WOULD AUTO
SPEEOTO ALTAR
' T $
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With Weapon At Ilea Of Former
Finance She Order. Him To
Take Her To Minister
For Bridal
CROWDS IN PITTSBURGH SEE
A REAL MOVING DRAMA.
Man Felled UncoMcl.ua With Re
volver Butt. Machine Wreck
ed Theril Tb.GIrl
Seized. J
Pittsburgh, October '9 "Marriage
or death" was the Subject of a melo
drama in real life enacted in an au
tomobile on several downstown streets
to-day by Lillian Kretis and Benja
min Werner. ' : ,3
Werner, who is an automobile dealer,
was for nerly engaged jo the girl. To
day, at her request, he t.ook her out for
a ride. '
When they enteredj Filth avenue,
the principal business thoroughfare
downtown, the girl drew an automatic
revolver, thrust it against the lack of
Werner's head, in plain sight of hun
dreds of persons, and) Ordered him to
drive to the home of ain East End min
ister or prepare to die.ij.
Werner tried to cajole her, but was
curtly told "Its marriages or death.
Drive to the minister's. If you stop
or signal a policemanTl'll shoot!"
Running the car at 'the lowest speed
Werner sent it through several more
downtown streets. The girl realized
thiit he was playing fontinie.
"You're not playing fair," she cried.
"I've changed my mi ltd. I'm going to
kill you now and then myself."
"Don't shoot me oh Fifth avenue.
Shoot me on Grant Boulevard," said
Werner.
The girl agreed. 'On the nerve
racking journey ' she 't explained that
she had five bullets in the pistol for
him and one for herself
On Grant Boulevard, near Wash
ington street, Werner dropped the steer
ing gear and vaulted into the rear seat,
but his strategy failed, as Miss Kreps
brought the heavy revolver butt down
on his head, 'opening a big gash and mak
ing him unconscious.
Deprived of guidance, the car ran
into an embankment and piled up in
a heap. Men seized Miss Kreps. Wer
ner was taken from the wreckage by
policemen and rushed to the hospital,
where his injuries were dressed.
Miss Kreps is the daughter of a
restaurant proprietor in Elizabeth.
Werner is prominently connected
here.
KING ALBERT OFF
TO SAFER POINTS.
LONDON, Oct, 9 An Amsterdam
dispatch to Reuter's Telegram Company
dated Friday, quotes the News Van
Der Dag of Ghent as saying that King
Albert left Antwerp this morning and
has arrived at Selszaete, a village near
the Dutch frontier town of Sas Van
Ghent.
re:
WAS GIVEN IIY THE TRYON
COTTILLION CLUB IN
STANLY HALL
(Contributed.)
The opening dance of the season was
given Friday evening in Stanley Hall
by the Tryon Cottillon Club. The
event was thoroughly enjoyed by the
numerous couples who participated and
proved to be a complete' success in
every, detail..
Music ' was furnished by -the Star
orcnestra and during intermissions de lie
ious punch was served, Those pajticipat
ing we're-:'- f'M'-f
' The chaperonls, Mrs.-! Robert Nixon
and Mr,; Russell Wache.'r
ine Cottillion was raceiuUy( led by
Mr. -Albert, 'Willis and Miss ' Mary
Turner, ' '' ' :: V -','.
The other dancers were Miss Laura
Ives- with Mr. Albert Marks; Miss
Maud Stewart with Mr," William How
ell; Miss Elisabeth Hymen" with Dr.
N. M. Gibbs; Miss Susan Guion with
Mr. David Morris; Mist Mary Louise
Jones with Mr. John Guion; Miss
Elita . Branch, of Washington, It. C,
with Mr. Haywood Guion; Miss'' Jane
Stewart with Mr. William Griffin; Miss
Haxel Taylor with Mr. Luther White;
Mist Sarah Hoi lister with Mr. Charles
Kehee; Min Margaret Fagari, of Penn
sylvania, with Dr. Ernest Dunn; Miss
Mary Nixon with Mr. Harold Wash
burn; Miss Lila Mae Willis with Mr.
De Witt: Adams, of Richmond; Mrs!
George Stratton with Mr. Everett Mor
ris. ' Stagt Messrs. Dean F, Bell, Fre
lok, of London, Eng., J., A. Street,
Edward Smallwood, John B. Green,
Albert F. Patterson, Mullens, of At.
lanta, Ga., Flowers pf Rjr,hmon!, und
George Holland V -
MUCH
ACTIVITY
T
E
Budget of News From School Bu
reau Throws Some Light on
Subjects of Timely In
terest In New Bern.
MANY PUPILS ARE ENROLLED
IN INSTITUTION.
Prof. H. B. Craven and His Corps
of Assistants Greatly Pleas
ed With Prospects for a
Successful Term.
(By Schoold News Burean.)
The first grade has 95 pupils enroll
ed. These are divided into sections,
one taught by Miss Mary D. Summerell,
the other by Miss Mollie Heath.
The school is so crowded that the ad
vanced first grades have to occupy
both rooms from 9 to 12 30 o'clock
Then the First Grade come s from 12 30
to 3 45 o'clock. We are anxiously await
ing the time when the new building
will be completed, and we can come in
the morning. The children are inter
ested in their work, and are learning
manv tilings.
We have enrolled 38 pupils in the
1A Grade. The children are now hard
at work. On Friday mornings the Pri
mary Department conducts the morn
ing exercises in Chapel. On this Fri
day morning, Elizabeth Scales and
William Smith sang very sweetly "Six
Little Mice."
The 2A Grade had a very inter
esting "Table Bee" on Friday. After
being questioned for twenty minutes,
the following remained standing An
na Clark, James Simpson, Furney
Spain, on one side, and Sallie Hunter
Ball on the other.
The 2B Grade are taking great in
terest in dramatizing stories. We are
now working on "Grand Tusk" and
"Little Nimble," and hope to be able
to play it well enough to give it in the
higher second grade. Walton Smith
takes the part of Grand Tusk, the el
ephant, Albert Uzzell, Little Nimble,
the monkey, and Charles Hibbard,
Grave and Wise, the Owl. Margaret
Armstrong will introduce the players to
the higher second grade.
The 2C Grade held its first "Spelling
Bee" on Friday. Perfect cards were
given to those pupils standing at the
close of the period. The following
received cards- Mary Dixon, Nina
Willis, Ardell Colliding, and Edeep
Bellamah.
The 3A Grade had a very interest
ng "spelling bee" on FYiday. The
pupils were divided into two sections
the Reds and the Blues. The Blues
won the victory over the Reds. Those
standing at the close of the period on
the side of the Blues were- Mary
Louise Jackson, Flora Bell Ellis, Thel
ma Cannon, Charles Duffy, Coniera
Banks, Furnie Dupree, Murial Parkins,
Frederick Whitty, Carl Morton, Vio
let Wade, Lonsdale Duval, Katie Duke,
Beatrice Smith, FVancis Duffy, William
Ireland, Herbert Watson; while those
standing on the side of the Reds were
Worth Eby, Myrtle Doughty, Claud
Everett, George Joyner, Roxie Dicker
son, Thelma Gaskins, Earl Davis, and
Clara Bell Jackson.
The 3B Grade also had a very inter
esting Spelling Bee on Friday. Those
pupils who failed to miss a word were
F'lora Smith, Hattie Dupree, Fannie
Brinson, Mary Skinner, Sara Elizabeth
Cutler, Lillie Suskins, Lizettc Law
rence, Kate Wiley, BcrthaThalley, Rose
Gaskins, Genoa Thomas. Ruth Small,
Elsie Rhodes, Daisy Simpkins, Robert
Kehoe, Kenneth Jones, Benjamin
Moore-, Louis Banks, Hamlin Fere
bee, Edgar Elliot, James Groom, Lein
ster Lilly, James I-'errell, Ural Rhodes,
F'rank Walters, Jefferson Davis, Harry
Ange, Leon Huff and Jesse fclaton. .
On Wednesday, the pupils of the
4A Grade had a test on Geography.
The following received the highest
grades- Elizabeth Richardson, Ma
tilda Harrell, Jack Honrinc, and Maude
Whitehead. We have a new language
book. Studies in English No. 1, and
the pupils are much interested ia then
language work.
The SB Grade has settled down to
good work. All seem interested, and
happy to be busy again. Several o
the pupils have made the room more
attractive with pictures and flowers.
There arc five without desks, but we
hope to have enough for all Monday.
There have been no absences among
the girls, and only two for the boys
in the 6C Grade since school started,
The children seem to have formed good
resolutions for the new term, and are
getting down, to , solid work. There
has been much Interest manifested in
Geography and Arithmetic. , . ,, ",
'The 7B Grade hat begun' the years'
work in earnest. In Literature they
art studying Tennyson's poems be
ginning with ."Gareth and Lynctte,"
in Which they are alt very much Inter
ested. Although' they are trying to
make this a model year, several per
HE I
SCHOOLS
sist la hanging back, and trying to
appear witty. They '.incerely hope
to conquer these few, and make all
unite (n making tht a most luccr.fls.fyl
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nlilEBP HIS
BEEN TAKEN BY
THE GEBMANS
was One of thr Most Terriffic En- J
counters in the History
of the Wars of
the World
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EGE OF THE CITY
LASTED FOR TEN DAYs
Teuton Forces Captured the City
After Long Resistance By
the Troops who Were
Defending It
The Hague (Via London) Oct. 10
Antwerp surrendered to the Germans at
I 30 p. m. Friday, October 9.
The war flag was removed from the
Cathedral and a white flag raised in its
place at 9 a. m. The actual surrender
took place live and one half hours later.
Reports Confirmed
London, Oct 10 An official Berlin
dispatch via Marconi wireless confirms
the report that Antwerp has been oc
cupied.
The British war office announces that
Antwerp was evacuated by the Belgians
iday.
The official announcement of the fall
of Antwerp, given out at German gen
eral headquarters late last night and
transmitted here via Marconi wireless
savs
'This forenoon several forts of the
inner line of the fortifications of Ant
werp have fallen. The town since
midday has been in our possession.
'The commander and the garrison
evacuated the fortifications. Only a
few forts are still occupied by the enemy
and this is without influence on our
position in Antwerp."
The Chronicle states that the Ger
mans have entered Antwerp and that
the inhabitants are calm.
A Long Siege
The siege of Antwerp, which cul
minated in its fall on Friday, October
9, began on September 29, the Ger
mans taking just ten days to reduce the
formidable fortifications which sur
rounded the temporary capital of the
Belgians. The Germans had however,
for a long time previous prepared the
way for the attack by taking a number
of towns in Antwerp's vicinity.
The first direct attack on the Ant
werp fortifications was against the
forts at Daelhem and Wavre-St. Cath
erines. These were reduced in a
couple of days by the aid of the big
siege guns. Meanwhile the forts at
Lierre and Koningshoyjckt and also
been attacked and these and others
of the outer line of the fortifications
were taken last week.
The last few days has seen the
fighting advance to the inner line of
forts and along the Scheldt princi
pally at Schoonaerde. Severe fighting
occured there for several days, but the
superior artillery of the Germans grad
ually forced the Belgians back until in
the last day or two the fighting had
reached practically to the suburbs of
Antwerp.
On Wednesday, October 7, came re
ports that the Belgian government was
moving to Ostend, and that day also
brought reports that the population
was fleeing in terror and panic toward
the Holland frontier. Zeppelin bomb
attacks, which killed scores of people
added to the terror of the inhabitants.
The German forces which have taken
Antwerp are said to consist of five army
corps. 1 hey were under the command
of General Hans Von Bescler, a veteran
of the war of 1870, who was taken from
his retirement to do the work of re
ducing Antwerp.
General Dcguise was in command
of the Belgian defenders. King Al
bert aided them by his personal direct
ion almost to the last, having quit
Antwerp, according to reports, only
yesterday morning, probably when the
end was seen.
Antwerp is 180 miles from London
and in England fear has been ex
pressed that with Antwerp as a Ger
man base Zeppelin airships could be
used to attack the English coast tin
and even London.
The distance from Antwerp to the
British coast is less than 100 miles,
Antwerp is on the river Schedlt.
Before it enters the North Sea the
Shcldt flows through the Netherlands'
territory. Under existing conditions it
would be impossible for Germany to
use Antwerp for a naval base without
violating the neutrality of the Nether
lands. , .
BIG DAMAGff SUIT
Started Against Two Railway Com
. paalea .'.".
. Papers were yesterday served on the
officers of the Norfolk Southern Rail
way Company and the A. ft N. C. Rail
way Company summoning them to ap
pear in i suit in which hat been started
against 'these two companlea by th
widow of the late C. M, ftabaon, who
was killed on the local shifting yardf
of these companies, T!S v!? PC
Called this Week.
GONVGT
GUARD
PLACED III JAIL
It. Foy Accused With Harlot
Caused the Death of Charles
Collins, A Negro
Prisoner
SHERIFF LANE PLACED HIM
UNDER ARREST AT TRENTON
The Blow May or May Not Have
Been the Cause of the
Negro's Death An
Investigation
Charles Collins, a negro who has been
serving a term on the Craven county
hain gang, is dead. J. H. Foy, a white
man who was employed as a guard over
he convicts is in jail charged with
being instrumental in the death of the
negro and a lot of trouble awaits him
n proving that he is innocent. This
a summary of an affair which occured
ast Friday near New Bern and cul
minated early this morning in the ar
rest of Foy near Trenton and his sub
sequent incarceration in the county
jail.
The Story
The story of the entire affair is a long
one, but in brief form it seems that
Collins, who was under the superinten-
ent of the convict force and who was
engaged in working on the roads near
New Bern, was subject to epileptic
fits and that on Thursday night, Octo
ber 1, he had one of these "spells."
n the following day, so it is said, he
did not feel able to work and so told
the guard Foy. The guard, according
to all accounts, did not believe this and
uring an argument which ensued,
struck the negro on the head with his
un and inflicted a bad wound, the
wound which may have caused his
death.
Guard Discharged
As soon as he had learned of the
affair Superintendant Provo discharged
the guard and he went to his home near
Trenton. Collins was brought to New
Bern and placed in the cpunty jail
where he remained until yesterday
when he died. In the meantime the
county officials had been awaiting the
outcome of the man's injuries before
taking any definite action. Yesterday
afternoon the wheels of the law were set
in motion and Sheriff R. B. Lane and
deputies E. J. Bayliss and Thomas
Smith set out in an automobile for Foy's
home at Trenton. It was after night
when they arrived at the scene, but
they found their man, placed him under
arrest and brought him back to New
Bern and placed him in jail.
Did Blow Cause Death?
Whether the blow which Foy struck
Collins caused his death is a matter
for the medical experts to pass upon.
County physician Dr. J. F. Rhem who
attended Collins stated to a reporter
last night that the man had previously
been struck on the head and that it
was possible that the new wound was
not responsible for his demise. How
ever, this is a matter of speculation
and will be decided by the , grand
dry to be drawn out tomorrow for
the term of Craven county Superior
Court to be held here all during the
week.
SEVERAL STATE GASES
WERE BEFORE MAYOR
MAYOR BANGERT HAD AN IN
TERESTING SESSION
All the cases on the docket at Police
Court yesterday afternoon were State
cases except one, which was against
William Bryan, white, charged with
being drunk and down. The defendant
pleaded guilty and was taxed with the
cost. , v ...
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Thomas Frances, a Syrians merch-, :
ant, was arranged on a warrant charg
ing him with selling beer. Several bot
tles of the goods was presented in the
evidence for the State. , Captain Bryan ', -
and Policeman Rowe testified that they . -drank
half a bottle each, and In their ,
udgment it .was beer. ; After hearing , ,
the evidence the Mayor found proba- . ,
ble cause and bound the defendant over , .
to the next term of Craven, Superior
Court under a Justified , bond In .the ;
sum of two hundred dollars. .. .'.
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rinur ana naron i-uue, uoin coiurea
were tent to jail In default of a justified ','
bond in the sum of two hundred dollars, . -;
probable cause being found in the cases
against them on a warrant charging '
them with telling whiskey.' Lottie
Tooten, colored) wat bound over on a ,
similar charge under a fifty dollar justi
fied bond which the was unable to
furnish,-''. .'. .-"'"'' ' '' : y
The steamer Ellen S. of the Vance-
boro Transportation Company arrived
in port yesterday from Vanccboro with
a cargo of cotton, and will leave lurs
day for Vanceboro.
E. Jacobs was a business ' ' r '
VanecWo yc'tr-rclay,
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