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St ' 4 -WEEf ..--'- - -A. ' - A ' . v NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA' MARCH 26 1915 BERN SEMI - Y.4- IF- Ik i r P. lit He.. V r f I AT THE RISK X)F HER LIFE AGED WOMAN TESTIFIES IN Mrs. J. M. WiUiamsJ Physically In Baa Shape, Goes to Raleigh Against Doctor's Ord ers' and Defends the Name of Herself and t D all gh t e r ---Solicitor Norris Gives Some Warm Testimony Committee Comes Here Tonight. ,Ratdgh, islC., Msroh 23 Mrs- , J. ,. ,M. W'illiams, landlady of .'ijthe Montagu Hotel in Clinton, the J? stageeettin&Lpf the Carter comedy frl'ow being enacted in Raleigh, walked ;v$ slowiywith her nurie to the center . aisle fa the hall of the Lower House V today' and took her turn at the wit- ness chair in defense of her family's V name,V v X -The, '-gray-haired woman of sixty, ' ? whosVuame has been impeached hf --".?! townsmen of- Clinton, made the bes,t ' defense-of herself, her daughter, Mrs. Beulah Towler, and of Judge Caiter womhe declared to be a perfect j A'gentJeman. As much of tragic eu tf' eumstanoe as oomio comment was , '' dispensed by her and the 'impression that she created went far to remove the evil spoken of her yesterday. The defense has introduced no evidence to prove (he good name of the woman but has relied on Cross-examination. .-. This method has gone far. to relieve embarrassment to the defense and . ,,. it has shpwn little "of its purposes. ' . Assails Attackers ,'' J V? - Mrs.s Williams is a little woman of C yptentoii type? jateRfge$d ' at; eparteet - somewhat picturesane in speech, motherly' and kind. 'She ' broke for a second today, caught her self, and with resentful cpeech as- ' sailed those who attacked her. "I came here at the risk of my life to vindicate my honor, the honor of my daughter and of Judge Carter.'' she said with more power than her weakened frame warranted. "These, are the most .cruel and dastardly ehargei ever put upon an inDooent ' , woman," the declared as her pretty f nurse picked her up and walked her . a out. , It bore no look of counterfeit aa ' . opt. ; SDiirious debilitv or artificial ' age. She lets the years hang heavily upon her and- won't object to being described as older looking than she . is. She defended her daughter who is muoh in the hospital and wretched in health. "She oould not have climb ed the steps' to Judge Carter's room to save her life," she cried. "You know how men talk about grass widows," she said again.. "I know this and my daughter during her separation and before the death of her husband, was as careful as a wom an eould be." ' ,' - , . .'i ' To repel the . charges of inoonetin ency, she appealed to her age and. to the enfeebled condition of her health. She had violated the orders of her v doctor and come ' here at the risk . of her life. The certificate of sDr, Sterling Ruffln showed her in no con dition to travel or to beat exoitement But she is a Presbyterian and believes that what is to be will be. . . :,! And in that church she showed good standing. The members : sit- . with ' her and hold meotings in. her rooms. Mrs. Grady, whose-husband testified - sorrowfully,' he de elared, against Mrs. WiJJiams, ' was. v pictured a lovely woman and both . had been frequent exohange Visi ; tors. . ,r -"; '.. ''-..-;.' ,:'! ; ' . Other tuditt Quoted , . Mrs. Williams had sat la that "famous lwing". , with . Judg . Will ' Allen onoe and had, played cards - -. with other judges often, in her room , at the hotel. Solioitorfihaw had dined 1 at her private table and no- judge had walked around her house' for another. ' Judge Long alone had t -failed to eat there unless it was Judge . Whedbee. 'But Judge Long, she said, -'k a dyspeptic, does not like" to as- sooiate with people, besides you can't feed ,hlm anyway." Tha4 eauned . "Judicial notice',' and barrio It rial pa- ' thos. . - y ;. ; ; ?- . ' ' ;; ; , ' Adide from the evidence of Mrs. Williams, Solicitor Norrfs made the npws figure of today. He was the hnnlrnt of them all, knew most and bud dats written down. - Of moral d. reliction he said little, though be admitted a suspicion 'when Jur!,-n Cartrr" bad Mr. Norris to cash a hi nh.i k to gu to Norfolk and wr- uBj.. nusmntion. .Mr. Norris inou-,.; n i ritsf tut U Ju '.-s THE CARTER INVESTIGATION ever, not knowing whether the judge did go home or not. . Mr. Norris iu one of the Attor ney! whom Judge Carter ha handled . with? occasional severity, ai he thought, a noticeable thing being that the attorneys who - have suffered in hii hands testify much more directly to the 'judges action than those who look on from the outside. This fur- ""c t sila Icfnan whn laiirrh m 1 side. Laymen who laugh at what lawyers get from the judges, just as they smart under what the lawyers give the laymen on cross-examination, get considerable satisfaction from what is going on. Solicitor Norris is some cross-questioner and has burnt a couple of thousands in Wake and other courts. Mr. Norris detailed many court incidents and quoted not a few cuss words. Near the close he touch ed upon some matters that appeared to have embarrassment for Judge Carter. Once the judge would have asked a question designed to contra dict the solicitor utterly, but ' his equable lawyer, Judge Manning, tou ched his arm aud the boyish-faced judge smiled from under a tear. The committee took lunch when Mr.; Norris stepped" down after the most damaging evidence of it all. The First: Witness The oogrt of inquiry opened at 0:30 this morning, the house being nearer full than at any time. Chair man Doughton was still in charge of the testimony. Dr. W. W. Paison, superintendent of the Goldsboro hospital, was the first witness at the morning session. 'Your name has been furnished as one who saw Judge Carter in a se cluded spot with his arm around a woman, did you ever observe any such occurrence?1' Governor Dough ton asked, "I have not," Dr. Paison answered directly,' "I h"v never seen any such thing," Doctor Faiso'safd. He said that, he had heard -the story asceofo 37 Carn atsortjey WUmhifctotV was introduced to show that Judge Carter had taken meals with women at a restaurant, in Wilmington., Mr. Carr said he had seem Judge Carter at the Everglade Cafe in Wil mington with a woman whom he took to be a member of his family. He did not know but rather thought it was Mrs. Williams of Clinton. He had heard ft remark, that Judge Carter was going with a woman with whom he ought not to go. As to adjourning Pender Court to go to a Wilmington theatre, Mr. Carr said that the adjournment. took place at 5 o dock, very little earlier than the usujal.hour. ,'. ' ,' He was asked, as to the Williams incident of the ''Dutoh dime." The matter was related to him by Levy Carter. Mr. Carr's recollection was that the story at the time was not exactly in line with what, was said Monday. .But said the story made very little impression on ' him. He knew that the Mrs.' Williams was not the Clinton. 'Williams. The witness had observed a little anger and irasoible disposition '- but nothing worse in the trial of cases. He told of ' the . little quarrel of the Wilmington bar and Judee Car ter when the judge ' was determined to hold a term at one tinw and the commissioners wanted it at another The judge ' said ''damned if ' they wouldn't have to hold it" at a certain period," but immediately withdrew the remark and agreed that it as right to have' it when the eominia- Bionersjwanted it. He said he thought the judge's conduot of the Starkey case "was mignty-good. ?J. ' Judge Manning addressing the eom mittee said he thought the evidence of .MK Carr relating to the evidence of Levy Carter ought to be stricken out. Oovemor Kitohin spoke to the name, purpose. He did not - think "hearsay twice removed" was compe tent . ' Chairman Doughton said the committee would let this evidenoe go on; the record without change now but. would foonsldor it,' Wilmindtosi Man' On Stand Ott. 8. Haddock, of Wilmington, em ploye of the Coast Line, said 'he kept the gate at the union station and Judge Carter sometimeafoame and met . the ..trains, i, Onoe on aooouat' of a crowd had to restriot admittance to- iha inodttiing trains' and refused to allow, the judge to go through the gate. ,' . . ' i .. t'i "It seemed to make him mad nd he said that the Coast Line bad some cases before him and he would re member that." Judge Carter and Judge Manning laughed. Mr. Haddock said that the. Judge had told him that he wanted to meet his wife. The train came from Nor folk. He could not describe the woman. ; Another time be; saw the judge with an old U 'j mij to "be hi niothrr.' A' third ti;..e U saw Judije Carter' with a ''very beautiful young woman grown." , fie. said this was in Goldsboro, but he did not know who she was. This was all he knew. Judge Manning urobbed the wit ness as to how he eame to be a wit ness. He had told W. P. Emundson, special agent for the Coast line, to freight agent, to the brother of-Mr . Tom Davis, associate counsel for the plaintiff's against Judge Carter and perhaps to others. He did not know. He was summoned Saturday last. Merchant Testifies T..F. Stephens, of Clinton, a mer chant, next testified as to moral con duct. He 'said he knew nothing, had never seen "anything out of the way," had seen the judge in the swing. once with a woman and he had heard two women whom. he took to be Mrs. Towler and Mrs. Williams talking in Judge Carter' room, which was the parlor. It was about 9 o'olock. He said on special occasions the judge occupied the -parlor and this was the judges room then. Mr. Stephens said that he did not know where the room referred to was . Jamie Hubbard, merchant of Clin ton was put up on information that he knew something. It was a libel. He had never seen the judge in the' swing. Knew absolutely nothing, not even why he was summoned when it was because he boarded there. He had seen them eat together. I Mr. Vann asked if the witness"had told Colonel Kerr that he hdird Judge Carter snoring in the women s room. "I cud not, be said. Swlndintf With Women T. J. Newsome of Clinton, was ex amined by Mr. Grier I He said he had seen the judge swing with the women. . Onoe he rect A sd that it was near midnight when he observed the Judge smoking and sitting io the swmgf He did not think the judge had his arm around the woman. who might give infoTttatfonhe -Mggelted John E,. Fowler as one who 'knows as much as. anybody. ' But Mr Fowler is attorney for the, Clinton ladies and is now very ilL Judge Manning asked, "you are certain that he was smoking a cigar?" Mr. Newsome was. IQBut the judge does not smoke, the defense says. -.Senator Henry Stubbs, of Martin testified that he did not know any thing and said: "I think my being summoned here is the result of a remark that I made during the gen eral assembly, that Judge. Carter was at Virginia Beach with a, young wom an. But that remark was made on hearsay. I know nothing. He was exoujed and asked to prove his attendance. "I don't charge anything," Senator Stubbs. said. "I was glad to get an exouse for leaving home and coming up here;" ' (Laughs) At VtrrflnU Beach , Matt H. Allen, of .Goldsboro, testi fied that he; saw Judge Carter and a stenographer at Virginia Beach. They were on the porch, "but not together. He said ha -spoke' to both. . He detailed tbo incidents relating to the Judge' conduct in the Ernest Cook case. Cook waa convicted of manslaughter and given. 7 years by Judge f drgeson; He was given a new trial and acquitted in three minutes Judge Carter when the verdiot was returned asked if , the- Solicitor ' had anything against Cook. - A submission as to " carrying , concealed . weapons was revived.!;- Judge Carter ordered Cook to pay a fine of $1,000 to be paid to the widow of the -dead man, or go to the" roads .0 years. 'Mr, AUen said Cook's relatiohs had to mortgage their1, holdings to raise the money; ' Mr. 'Allen said .the judge's manner was Very angry. Another incident was .the misaken addiess of apetitlon to Judge. Carter wnion bad, "His ;UonoM Frank C Carter."! Mr. Allan said it mads the judge mad and be threw the paper aside,' Mr, Allen apologised for get ting the name wrong, r He earrieed the case over to-judge "Prank C. Dan iels" and Governor Kltehin .laughed at the "C" whioh should Uve beet " Mrs. WlllUma WitoeM ' j Mrs. J., M. .Williams,, of; tbe' Moo-, tague Hotel, walked feebly no the oourtroonl at 11:40 witH pfetty nurse ' and took . the . stand. i She testified that bae is 00 yean old, mother of sis childr. n, the young est 25, five married and has run the hotol 11 year. She testified that her husband ha been dead four year and that Mrs. Towler, her daughter, iA&t Clinton In very feeble health from three very severe Operations.' She was shown pictures Uf .her. hotel and pointed out wkat she ealk'd "tha farnoun swing," -t Klis brought' d(wn the hoyte wht she to!J about the jud.'s aho'i'or-r-e WAYNE COUNTY' CORONER'S JURY -FREE5U.S. PAGE Officer Shot and Killed Ne gro At Goldsboro On Monday TRIED TOESCAPE Negro Was Wanted By the Officials of -City of LaGrangc Kinslon, v Marcb?3.-v-The eoronJ er's jury this afternoon, at 2 o'clock exonerad' U 8. Page of all blame for the shooting',' of , Jerry Swinson, alias John Wootei who escaped af ter doing something over two years of a three 'year's sentence for housebreaking in Lenoii; county, and was killed by Podiceinan Page while J trying to escape from bim at Miller's Siding yesterday. "' Page, shot in the jaw by jthjs negro, is out of danger,' bat wuThe.fftnflned to a hospital Wher he was carried after the shooting, Jforser era! days yet. ' ' f Sheriff A. W. Taylpr went to Golds boro this morning to be present at the inquest over the boily -of Jerry Swin son, an escaped, nefrov convict killed near that city Monday by U. S Page, LaGrange poUcinan. ' , . ' Page was wouw&d by the negro before the (.laying 'and is now in a hospital in Goldsboro. He has a bul let in the side of bis face, but is up posed to be in - noj danger. The policeman lad received infor mation of the; whereabouts of Swin son, who escaped trom the roads in .L a -ill luia coumy Bomt nne ago ana was few miles fromt Goldsboro When he was .Ideated Page, .found him and told him he was hie prisoner. Swinson jerked it a revolver and I fired it in Page-efface. The ktterl seized the weapQnjwith which he bad Judge Cook trying the case, be con been wounded and Swinson ran. Page victed the two men called to him .to atop, and when he He told the story of Judge Carter's was not obeyed find six times. One taking the Motaino ; ease in Golds shot struck SwinspB'in the baok of boro ay from tb jury in the Case the head. He die several bouri. lat- of patricide ', erj.' . , . s.,x: wtiy..: FageTTnoWelilUilIy fn'the rfavv. rid AM .! nf t.1iKt - T v kind of wcrk' at Vera Cruz last year. He "i an efficient-officer, and a. tena- cious one, as is indicated by his con-j there. She had played cards with other iurisU in her livW room, had entertained Judge Carter, Cooke, Oli-1 ver AllenJC ine and' twrhnns a&m. Shehad not flntortftiymil .Ti,H Tnnir 1 "Youknow he isn't sociable, is dysp- ptio and you can't feed him," she said in a roar. , 1 Both Solicitor Shaw and Judge Carter had eaten at the family table, j Judge Carter being rick and reauir-J ing attention that she could not pri - vatelygive. She said the thick smoke I in the hotel was objectionable. She told about . the Wilmington I incident s-oinir to the theatre and tord the oafe. Mrs. Towler was in mington for the operation. Mrs. j Williams and tbe judge went to A1.I G. Fields Minstrel. They said they sat near Rev. Dr. A. D. McClure, my Presbyterian pastor and introduced him to Judge Carter. She explained doing to the restaurant. It was owned by lifelong friends, "boys J have known sinoe they were kids." Another Laudh She brought another laugh when she said Judge Carter eame over from Kensnsville one , Sunday to spend the day at Clinton. . "If you have ever been at Kensnsville you know what spending Sunday there is," and J. O. Carr and Rivers D.. John- son, natives of Duplint joined in the broad laugh. ''She said Mr. Carr had frequently eaten at her hotol and "knows about us." 'She said that she had sat onoe in he swing with Judge Willf Allen, that! she and her family used the swing ial the summer. Judge Allen sat with her in the day time. ; Questioned a to any misconduct of Mi. Towler and her going to Judge Carters' room,. Mr. William iaid:oion. "She' could not' have gone up stair to save her life." 1 No . Judge' had ever slept in the parlor, sine Judge Peebles ahd Judge Allen did so years Judge Carter'' stenographer on ac ago. A to her own oonduct she count of her charges. Judge Carter denied any wrong' doing. ' ' 1 had said he waa getting .tired of this She sopke handsomely of Mrs. H. A. TJrady'and skid Irath she and) hw. and Mr, Grady had Visited the) hotel often, that' they had once lived a short' time with, her1 and she had nursed their little boy wben he was ilL "There i not a finer woman in the! world than Mrs. Grady. She told of ehurch meetings in the hotel with I her as hostess. , ' r ' Took Life la Her Hand i "I am sixty year old and no man in Sampson county can say that he ever knew m to do aa imprope thing," 'she said firing up and sup- pressiog her .tear.' - 'I osm here at tbe rUk if Uf to vindicate my honor, tbe honor of my daughter and Judge Carter. Yow kaow how ven talk about grass widows and I -was careful that she do nothing doriag her wparation from ker hnebaad BtQ he died. These are tbe, most era el, dastardly charge ever put upon' an innocent woman, I have been like a mother to those who eame to my hotel. . "I broke my doctor's advioe, Dr. Sterling Raffia, to eem here , He said it would be suicide to 'come. But kuietde er ao suicide, I have come.5 have bat one time to die." The atu-se lifted her up and led her away, Jadge Manning lead the certificate which said Mrs. Wil liams was too ill to come to Raleigh. Walter P. Byrd, clerk of Harnett court, spoke of Judge Carter's con duct in the case in which Attorney Toung was ordered to sit - dews. He amid he thought the judge was a little angered at times bat had treat ed bim all right. As to the stenographer brought there he said she was little used and that $12 of the stenographer's fees bad been paid by him. He had not been re-imbursed. Tbe judge and she had walked together. H said the atenographer had wotked at the Harnett courts before and since Mr. Byrd became clerk. Solicitor Talk Solicitor H. E. Norris, of Raleigh, Ltestifled as to conduct of Judge Carter in his courts. His official relations began in February of 1913. This was in Harnett. It was : here that' the Solicitor said he recommend ed .the stenographer after s Judge Carter expressed the opinion thatone was needed. The judge did not know him. then. He related the prosecu tion of the Wake county guards and howv Judge Carter had exclaimed from the bench that these guards who were charged with abuse of con victs oould not be convicted of the offense, that he was reliably; 1h formed that the county commissioners were standing for the defense. Mr. Norris said he was amazed at this stand of the judge and said that he would resign if such a condition existed in his county. 'The ease was continued and at the following term n uud h,hiul every reaon to be- l'i.ilL ul J7..t.; ''.Ili bile UUj WUVWO BUlO icanuu iui iuiu hia father waa a fear that the father would hurt the'bdy's mother. "IJ thought it was pretty nearly murder He said Judee Carter insisted upon directing a verdict or noi guiny over the Rigorous protest of the solicitor. Tbe JudSe Mer tne fevioence was eon- ClUdea Sam to ne SQncilor: i uere is not d- d bit of eed in having & . oi oi noi w itobhub iru ,; He said that Judge W. 8. O B. Kob- inson said "what in the h- -1 doe this mean?" T,he solicitor said the verdict was directed and Mr, Norris thought it was an unheard-of thing. Judge Robinson took a poll or the jury and there were 11 lor con viction. Mr. Norm, said he told the judge who in a whisper said it s a d lie." Mr. N orris said the Wil-iouss words were always uttered in an undertone. The solioitor thought this was wrong to the public and to the solicitor. He had the records in the cases referred to by Mr. Allen as to Cook. The solicitor thought the jury did wrong in the acquittal I but that the judge ought not to have I taken the verdiot away from the I attorneys." 1 He came to Wake eouqty again and 1 told of Judge Carter's conduct in the Girl from Rectors' oase in which he ordered a special venire of 100 men. The venire box waa locked and the judge ordered it broken open. He did not say whether this was done or not but thought it a little strange .for a judge to make such orders, Coming to the moral equation, 1 Solicitor Norris had first been moved I to susoicion when ho observed that Judge Carter did not go home be- tween courts. 1 He sail be bad cashed la check for the judge who said he was going to Norfolk and perhaps I Washington and might have to buy 1 a suit of clothes. That caused snspi- I Mr. Norris had beard talk of. strolls (with the stenographer and told the story of objection being , raised to I talk and that he was 'willing to pay the. "axpens 'himself 'if there'! wis a kick.;- ( ,:'H?,'. 'rj. ;- , Juige Carter aeked a question here, his' face red and resentful, "Yot lay I ' aald " but ( Judge Manning toUOhd bim on 'the arm, It never I n&ma out. . Afternoon ' Sesaion .1 Walter D. Sibr, aolioitot ' of the Pourth .Judicial District, testified first at. the afternoon 'cession, his evidence showing that. Jndg Carter had recommended the Raleigh tteno- graphor. ' v " ' '.. ,v ' , Mr. Sibr said the be Lad olm-rVe tbat Judge Crtr 'and ; lb ' itdno THE II S; TO HAUL . ROCK TO LOOXOUT That the Norfolk Soothers. Rail road will be greatly benefited by' the expenditure of a million or more dol lars -by the Government in buildlag ' a harbor of refuge at Cape Lookout, is assured by the. fact that the took wjll be taken from a quarry on the company's property, and that tbe company will haul the rock oa a' flat freight rate from Neverson, . N- C., to Morehead City. ! The Norfolk- Southern Company owns sixty acres of land near Never sob. which is ten miles west of WiJson, N. C. that abounds in granite rock of an excellent quality, and it is from this quarry the rock, that will be used in constructing the breakwater, will be taken. The granite will be hauled by the Norfolk Southern to Morehead City where it will be dump ed, reloaded in barges, and carried to the cape. It will be seveiaT week, before r.ny of the rock is moved, as tiack to accomodate about one hundred cars will, have to be built at Never son before the stone can be moved. There is considerable work to be done by Jthe contractors at Morehead City before they will be in position to tan die the supplies at' that end.' Long fjieii reaching to the channel cf the river will have to be built. grapher had stopped at the- same' hotel'-but he knew of no immoral conduct on the part of the judge or thie girl. The judge had expressed a , preference for a room upstairs. Mr. .Sibr knew notning';ofi.'.ian' immorality and did not mention ay harsh or other kind of treatment of the lawyers, witnesses or litigants, Hjs. relations with Judge Carte hffB been oleasant. ' ' ' 'l KL R. Hoirle. of Sanford, testified as toJ the judge's strolls with the stenogra- pheriV He had k observed that ' Ml Judge was a' "little abrupt to SoUciv tor Norris" but knew,nothmg else. B. C Beckwlth . County Attorney B. C. Beeklth, of Wake, made a warm witness ; as to Judge Carter s treatment of mm. Mr. Beikwith told of hwVgoSBg with Bherif Sears to tell Judge Carter that the summoning' of , -ptoinl venire wcAi'd eost'the county : a great amount of money and that the. auditor authorise tne- pa-yjnens- hj.ww w Mr Beck wit h said they went and found the judge in his room. They put the matter to him and he turned and opening the door with a wave of hie hand said: "If that is what you have come here for, I don't want to hear any more from you." Mr. Beckwith said he tried to explain his position but Judge Carter did not abate in his anger and Mr. - Beckwith left the room. The Judge said something alout Other attorneys which Mr. Beckwith construed to mean a conspiracy. As Mr. Beckwith went down the steps he heard Judge Carter say; "YoB can summon that venire or ,n6t at yo jr peril." Mr. Beckwith said Sheriff Sears told the, Juage that Solicitor Norris was his at torney and advised him to ' do what be did. Judge Carter rephedr xes, I know about him and the influonoe nf the Joneses over hint." Mr. Beckwith asked again that his posi tion be understood and Judge Carter ranlied: "I want to hear no more from you." "By G you won't," Mr. Beck with said as he described his own feeling. "He was exceedingly rbi- trary and insulting," Mr, Beckwith said. " I have never been treated this way befor,"-Mr. Beokwith paid. He told othor things whjoh he des cribed as "outrages against my client's right." Mr. Beokwith wa asked a to "other spt-ts" of Mr. Beokwith .with other judges. Judge manning aaked if he didn't have temper too. Mr, Uockwith said he'd knock a man down, who upat in his face. He had had two fights in 2r years and was assaulted in each instance , Sheriff Sears related much the same ovidenoe. .He did not lose his tern- per when the other fellow did, The sheriff said he knew the repu tation of Judge Carter' a a harsh lictetorial man in . Wake county Both he und Mr. Beckwith testified that they had 'never heard anything airainst 'Miss Dement -until this hearing. 1 - vt f S v V Rlndmaater at the Snow" f , Sheriff Edwards of Wayne narrated the treatement of , him Joy J udge Carter as' to allowing a prison . to go after. leing, ordered. nto cus',ody JndirB Carter sharol v . rotriir an li hd ed tha. slieriff and after the' sHcriff a. a. ! ' explained. the judge saia, i(ou nave said enough, sit down." , ' " 1 .'" . "I thought it must be so if he said so, the shenn mused, ana the house roved. "His manner," h replied to Mr. Vann's question, "wa more like that of a ringmaster at dog and' pony show than anybiiin Qan tlink of," 'the sheriff said, lie left the iotlrt and, figure coin mere with the judge Wat ptrrii. on between his deputies and. judge aid "they got ' aloen vt'-i NEW BER ; GLaL : :J HAS DISAPPEARED Lydia ' Spttrill Runs Away , " from. Home "At Greens- ' r r : ' - ; boro- ' '-.,(. , ' i ? A story filled with' human latereat , , earn to New Bern yesterday from ;, Greensboro and i whiob a fourtoeB-year-old girl whose home is in tha , eiry, play the central figure ,-Ser-i.,.. era! weeks ago Lydia Bpruill wa taken from her parent in order that ih might be removed from immoral iniluenee. For averal day she waa , j in charge of Pastor W. B,. Everett ,. of the Free Will Baptist ehurch. a noted ' social worker and, was laat j week carried to Greentboro and plao-, , ed in the home conducted? by the.. -Children's Home Society. Tha girl : seemed fairly content with her.STir-. ronnding but it proved that she dis- . like.1 the restraint plaoed. upon, her , there and on last Saturday J nigtit . . mae ber escape., Where tha girl went or where she, .will obtain, food or shelter is a matter of speculation.. Without friends and. without money she is wandering around so mewbera ' in tie western part of the State, evi-( dea Jy intending u possiDie, to re- , turn to New Bern.. Effort are being , made to locate, the girl but at last - reports v this had not been acoom- . plished. 5 .' ) " i.r, Nothing on 'Immoral conduct, v r ' John i D. Bellamy ' . .. n' Ex-Congressman John Bellamy-' of Wilmington, : testified m to the-t'- Starkey case in Wilmington (n whioh.,- i white man of' prominence who naa . been-previously convicMd of r retail- ing was taken upsby. JudgtXarter i and fined $3,000. t . 3 Mr. Bellamy said '. that be tlftad been ' favorably inebned ; to Judge , Carter,' the judge having been p-. ! pointed by Governor Kitehin,-wbim Mr: Bellamy supported aeartay.; He had "heard that thftv-Ashevilla man . Was coming down to break up . the. j , blind tigers." . v-' - ' j The judge eame, told Mr. Bellamy f hat he had evidence that. Starkey,, as the "King of the. .blind. tiger'' , apd " the judge waa io make an example of him. I JUe therefore anea , Sta?key $3,000. :-a'"';" "I objected and asked for ' the , evidence;, upon -which he abased this , action and he said he was aot bound . with my elient andtoia-tao juagp t must' appeal. He said be would sen tence Starkey to-18 . month on the . roads. ' ' ": '.'"'i.'s-f We went 'into the room ..and I cou?d ot contain myself-, : I. said is til damndest oukragal av-T saw. would lie in jail and tot. b 'ar I pay it," I said. -"''ryK- . ' But my client was not so oertain of the Supreme Court. Ha he'd rather pay the fine. I said the mof t iigb-handed . act I J ever V saw ... and he ought to be impeached. ' Next day he reduoed the fine to. $1,000." Mr. i Bellamy said -his gnevanoe waa' tie robbery, of his, client's right -of ippeal, He thought Judge Carter was too spectacular and played to the galleries too much.;. , ; 1 he Wilmington bar wa divided oa - the Judge's character, aa a : judge. He bad no feeling now. ' - '; .,(! . . 5.. , C HON. S. M. BRINSON MAY BECANDIDATE His Name. Being Mentioned In Connection With , -H Certain Office While the local political campaign, ,, aoV in progress, is marked by unusual inaitivity, local Democrats -are be- . gin j ing to talk -about the next eleo- tiou of State pffioers and In laot con sidorabW interest is being' manifested in this. If inoidenU pan out as are anticipated, at least one New Born man will be "among .those present , in executive chamber after the next eleotion and that man will -be Hon. 8. M. Brinson, superintendent of public instruction in Cra,yen, county. Prior ds of Mr. Brinson -are: mention ing' bis name .in connection with a certain office, and' feet sure that, u he will be a candidate, he will secure the plate. There is just one objec tion to Mr. Brinson securing the office and that is, he, will be forced to leave Nw Bern and local citizen art loath to give him up. . Mr. Brinson is not committing himself ' eithnr: one way or tha .other (On .the sut jot. but is siUing tight and watching toee al.S'-h - l way tbe wind blow.- lo t' a t;an- timo his frionds. are; "ahoci ing 'r up ' ana putting oils ' lecitrs iu order to fet a Ime.on nTitiment ai 1 it 1 possible that h wilt, b i ? i ; s a candidate, (' " . NIvW ELRN COTTON t iDy.G.'W. TsyL.r M'tM'.ing ., r !-t tiii.r.;: z -.. .. -1 ':t :. . um not Lome, lie -J .:.::! J liow