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eddy m Tttato and Wn R.T LAND PUNTING CO. I Mm J M. C T Mil Mmnr 9.1 Oyhf Heperlr SUBSCRIPTION BATES 1.00 so Mewths Journal eames eompWU tmkM by Ik Central Kwt PM Ajaoeintiou n ia to this. tmUr tov-n Batter fart Carafiaa by speatal eerresjond- a to peat ofnot in New kn as I rim Mil matter. TUESDAY, MARCH St. hWI Bvery Demoerati voter in the city at New Bern should bear in mind ahe fact that a new registretioa is m mired for the approaching city unary and that only a few lays we left in which they can register. Sp far but few of the voter hare registered and there will be many "iaft at the post" unless they get bnay. This is a matter which should net be laid aside; put off with the attention of doing it tomorrow. There ia Bo better time than today. Do it aow. As the circus announcer would say: L-a-d-i-o n-g s s s a-n-d- g-e-n-t-l-e-m-e-n-, we have with us today Mm fa-ha-mous Cah-tah-Aberne-ahy investigation. Kindly keep your seats and watch the mah-ha-vellcus er-fom-hence." All things come to him who waits, lisped the poet, or maybe it was a poetess. In the latter case she pro bably had in mind that Easter bon net which she expected to le marked own to $4.98 after ApriH. The Norfolk Southern Railway Company is one of those corporations who do not believe in sitting idly by and letting business escape from them. In evidence of this is the fact that they have just landed the con tract to transport the rock to be used ia building the breakwater at Cape Lookout. It also might be said that while other roads are hollering "hard times" and trying to cut off trains, tAat the Norfolk Southern is keeping ins month shut and going right on improving its service. It wouldn't do for one of the Rus- generals to attend a church so cial or other affair where each guest had to contribute a penny for every letter in his name. About the time that the last letter was reached, the Czar's treasury would U bankrupt. There is certainly no religious in aetivity in New Bern All such ideas were disapproved by the hosts who last night packed the Baptist church to hear two of the most eloquent Bibo fogical addresses ever heard is the eity. Apparently the morally stunt ed have sought pastures new. "Made in New Bern" Another sensation in the Carter-Abernethy COLD WEATHER AROUND OCEAN However, the Farmers Are Getting Ready for Crop Planting Quae a. March 24 We are having old and windy weather down here on the coast, but our farmers are getting ready to plant watermelons and corn next week. Mr. C J. Hartefleld has water mel ons np and nearly ready to trans plant from his hot bed Mr. M. C. Parker lias been very nek, but is much better, aud is stfjl confined to his room. Mrs. Mary Russell is very sick, we are sorry to say. Mr. Geo. Weeks, of Morehead City, visited relatives and friends aji rmnnay. Mrs. Mattie Tolson, of Swensboro, is visiting relatives and friends 'here this week . Mrs. C. A. Parker returned home Friday from a visit with relative at Wttdwood. Morehead City. Mr. J. R. King, who has been here a week making pictures, will leare tomorrow for Broad Creek. Elder Stevenson preached a vary interesting sermon at Piny Qreen school house Ust Thursday night. A representative of the Journal gave as a call one day last wank. The stork visited the home ef Or. and Mrs J. W Sanders last Friday end left a nice ghi baby with their atone Mrs. 8. B. Smith Mr. Ml) Weathering ton, of Stalk, was th rnest of Miss Buie Russell Mr. t. S. bam who has bee. an an an to trip returned Wednesday ipnnied by Mr. Knos Mn. ftWodf O H. Onion Mt day aanrnkag for Morehead city to attend to oial business. COMMITTEE CHARACTER OF JUDGE CARTER HAS ARRIVED IN NEW BERN Concludes Taking of Evidence k Capital and Canes to Craven---Hearing Yesterday Was Eventful In the Discord of Testimony , Char ges and Praise Against and For Judge Conies From Friend and Foe Investigation Will Be Held at the Court House and Will Begin at 10 O'clock Raleigh. Much 24 After equal elements of laudation acd reproba tion, panegyric snd the satiric, the committee of inquiry into the charac ter of Judge Frank Caitci and Solici tor Charles Abernethy finished the Raleigh hearing this afternoon at six o'clock and adjourned until Thurs day morning for the resumption of testimony in New Bern, the source of the trouble. Todav was eventful in the discoid of testimony. Judge Carter never had liner or harder word said about him. The charges were not vituper ative. They came from friend and foe. friends who mean' well but told things that murdered the judi cial temperament, and fr m enemies who had been flecked on the raw; and from friends who speak for a district united in its praise. Wrecked Affidavit The evidence of Clerk Sessoms of Sampson county, indicating thai the judge wrecked an affidavit in open court and committed in the mind of his prosecutors a statutory offense, was the testimony of a friend, for Mr. Sessoms was with the judge. He conld not tell whether that dis play of temper on the judge's part, coupled with that against the magis trate who took the affidavit, came before the reading or after, it was very material. It looked bad for Carter. But Solicitor Shaw cleared up the whole thing and handed to Judge Carter, who once ruffled the solicitor as he has rarely been done, as fine a testimony as mortal man ever received. Likewise did Solicitor John H. Kerr who found none in all the 200.000 folk of his district who had aught but praise for a judge in whom the elements of mercy and oppres sion, justice and injudiciousness are so strangely mixed according to the prosecuting view. Many others gave high tribute, but Recorder Roscoe Turner, of Elizabeth City, brought to the court of inquiry one of the most sensational of all the stories when he told of Judge Carter's spectacular conduct in the clean-up of the con vict camp. Mr. Turner's case had previously been in the papers anil it was a twice told story, albeit i lie recorder of former days said only those parts that gave proper trumpeting to judge Carter's conduct gained the light of publicity. Mr. Turner had been severely reflected upon by Judge Carter, he said, and he came not as the other cheek Christian Like Beckwith, he had observed that Saint Peter had his fighting point. The Feature Solicitor Shaw's evidence was dis tinctly the feature of the afternoon It was a little too good to the judge Whereas the solicitor had felt the smart of the judge, he turned the other side of his countenance with abounding erace, most too much grace, while those who had beer stung by the court's rulings, no! only applied the Mosaic law. but went to hotel swings and boulevards to catch the judge out late of nights. The immorality charge; were anni hilated today. Fact is, every law; it has instructions both from Abernethy and the committee not to discuss the immorality phase of it as it con cerns Abernethy. Abernethy wants it understood that he started no such talk and will not advance it. There be many who grieve that wo men's names have been so generally bandied. And Mr. Shaw smoothed out things greatly. He showed that the bright est of them, George Rountrct, was a speaker at the experience meeting, that Judge '"arter reprimanded Mag istrate Lee because the girl' affidavit indicated a tampering with her right, and prejury prosecutions were being resorted to while the state had not completed its ease. All in all, Shtw was a peach of a witness and Dr. Millender, of Aaherille, made a won derful impression in the testimony to the character of Judge Carter. With Mint Dement Mrs. R. F. Bryant, of Raleigh, testified at the opening this morning that she was in Lillington when Judge Carter was holding eourt. The judge aha said, met Miss Prances Dement, the oourt stenographer, at the train and they took walks together. Mrs. Bryant knew nothing of improper conduct. Mrs. Bryant, Judge Carter and Miss Dement, boarded at the tame hotel. Henderson Bridges, of Warsaw, wm introduced He knew nothing and did not know why be was soa- Murray Allen, attorney of Rnieigb, Csrr svidsnei as a eases triad Mors Jwdge Carter Ha saw Judge Carter Irst ia War INVESTIGATING THE ren county court. There wtre no clashes at that court Ijter in Raleigh Judge Carter prrs'dtd Mr APen said he had several cases be fore the judge. These were far down on the decket and Mr Allen left to transact other business in Greenville and when he came back one of them had been disposed of. He asked th judge to set aside a verdict of $.50. The judge said "You are very unreasonable." Mr. Allen argued the case. Judge Carter said: "Do you mean to question the integrity of the court'" Mr. Allen replied that be did not The judge told the lawyer to sit down, but the lawyer asked to ex plain and was told: "You have said enough, sit down." In another case Mr. Allen's road, the Seaboard, was the victim of a verdict of $10,000. Mr. Allen asked the verdict set aside. Judge Carter asjreed to reduce the verdict to $0,000 if there was no appeal, other wise he would let it stand at $10,000. Asked as to the judge's remark that he had "damned little sympathy for a man walking about a railroad if he got hurt," Mr. Allen thought that was all right. Defense Has Inning Sheriff G. O. Best, of Duplin, was the first witness for Judge Carter. He said hi- conduct of the cases in Kennansville was all right. The witness said Judpe Carter spent the snowy Thanksgiving day in Clinton. That was all. He attended the judge's court in the old lodge room and nothing was wrong there. Ex-Sheriff I). C. McPhail testified as to the character of Mrs lowier and Mrs. Williams. He had never heard anything against either. He had seen them swinging with the judge. He did not hear the judge cuss when he kicked the box down but said the judge was mad. He said Grumpier thought of "lawing" the judge. H . L. Sessoms W. L. Sessoms, clerk of Sampson court, had the records in the Bag- gett case, the conduct, of which by Judge Carter had caused such severe criticism by Clinton attorneys. He told of the conviction of Baggett by a jurv in Judge Oliver Allen's court. Judge Allen fined Baggett $500. It was brought out in evidence. Mr Sessoms said, that Baggett had lived in immoral relations with a young girl of 16 or 17, that he had since had her examined by a negro doctor in Fayotteville. He read the judgment in the con tempt, the perjury and the fining case, referred to I. (J. Wright as such a judgment as he had never seen. The defendant Baggett was made to pay the fine of $1,000, the costs in the prejury prosecution and the contempt case did not come up for judgment. The witness said he had the counter affidavit of Winnie Lucas witness against Baggett, that she had repudiated her first statement under fear of prosecution by Baggett and that her original atatment was true. He did not have the original affidavit. Mr. sessoms stud the judge was a "little quick and when he thought a great wrong was being done as he thought in this case, he was consider ably wrought up." He said the box kicking incident was regarded trivial. He did not think Crumpler was much hurt. He said the bar and court officers had given a fish fry to Judge Carter, the evidence being offered to show that the Clinton bar had not gone back on the judge. Colonel J. D. Langston asked about the "original affidavit." The witness said it had been destroyed at the instance of Judge Carter. He testi fied that the character of Mrs. Williams was as good as anybody's, but he had hoard some rumors as as to Mrs. Powler. He wa. asked by Chairman Deugh toa as to the reprimand of Kldndge Lee, the magistrate. Mr. Sessoms said the judge was very much wrought up. He did not think the magistrate had disgraced his office and said his character was food, his manner re spectful to the eourt. Judge Manning read the counter affidavit of Winnie Lucas. Con troversy arose as to whether Kldridga La bad been reprimanded before or after this affidavit, which compromised him and Baggett This point was not settled. Ala. Bethun. Wake, testified to tkn good obaraeter of Mrs. Williams. He bad lived at the hotel tan rears. He regretted to admit that the repu tation of Mm. Pewter was ant goad. H said she bad been an invalid several yeort nd the invalidity bed extended over the period of inquiry as to J 4c Carte. Evidence O. G. Chrte, business man, gave the same e vi dene as to Mrs. William and Mr. Powiar, saying the character of Mrs. Powler had bean talked' about for years, before and since her invalidity. Solicitor John H Kerr testified for Judge Carter. The solicitor lives in Warren ton "There are 200,000 people in my district." Mr. Kerr said "and 1 don't believe you conld tad one lawyer, witness or against Judge Carter officially or socially." He cleared up the Panaca Springs incident. He said Judge Carter went incident. He and Judge Carter went then together Miss Dement was not there. He had known the young stenographer years and she was very efficient. Fred W. Bynum, representative from Chatham, declared that Judge Carter bad given universal satisfac tion in hi county. He had heard nothing against the moral character of him or the stenographer. Dr. Millender. of Asheville, Judge Carter's physician, testified that Judge Carter suffered a nervous breakdown in 1909 or 1910 and once seriously thought of abandoning the law on the doctor's advice to quit working so hard. "He works n-ght and day. Sunday and Monday." Dr. Millender said. "He takes little exercise except walk ing, does not play ball, golf, but is a mountain climber, does not drink or smoke or play cards. You have to walk with him to get along with him," he said. Replying to the suggestion that Judge Carter does not take Mrs. Carter with him. Doctor Millender said he would have advised Mrs. Carter "against any such ambition," that her health was against such a trip. ' He has a very interesting familv, but has had more trouble on account of illness in his family than the majority of men. 1 have often advised him to take trips to the seashore. T was delighted when he went on the bench." Dr. Millinger said the relations of Judge Carter and Mrs Carter are very cordial and that he never heard anything against their domestic con cotd. "The last thing that 1 would expect to hear of him is an act of immorality." He was asked as to Judge Carter's honestv and said: "If I know any thing about him he is honest. The simple remedy, the only remedy, is less work. There is no organic trouble." Dr. Millinder said the judge is quick tempered, earnest and high strung. He thought he was just, , certainly means to be. Former Representative J. Elmer Long, of Alamance, testified that after being summoned here he had interviewed the lawyers and laymen of Alamance who, speaking through his father, "the dean of the bar, said no judge who had ever tried the Alamance docket had made a better impression." This opinion was con curred in by B. 8. Parker. Pasquotank Trouble Related Roscoe W. Turner, former record er, of Elizabeth City, gave the most sensational of ail the testimony as to Judge Carter's official conduct. The judge, he mid, had visited his county and summoned the whole chain gang before his court, privately examined the prisoners and from the bench delivered nn address. In that speech the judge leaned over the desk and said : "Men of Pasquotank, your chain gang is a man-made hell." Mr. Turner said the whole force was brought into eourt and kept in jail. "The guards resigned and an insurrection almost resulted. Pour prisoners escaped and two guards came near being killed," the witness aid. Mr. Turner said that so far as he knew no investigation of the convict camp and conditions had been or dered, the grand jury certainly had not reported any of the evils of which Judge Carter so bitterly complained and so indignantly denounced. He said that Judge Carter bitterly rebuked an old man, president of the bank there and talked very insulting ly to him. "I indicted the county commiss ioners following Judge Carter' char ge in order to give them a chance to vindicate themselves or be eon vict ed," Mr. Turner said. I called for an investigation of camp eondi tions, held a public trial and convict after convict entne np and testified that h bad not been Improperly treated. AD than wm shown wa that one guard had been using too much whiskey. The guards warn acquit ted, the commkndouei were vindi cated, order was mtond and eondi tions again became normal. Judge Vasrer re nee ten anitouwj upon our eitisenship and I don't think our people would like for him to return "My relation to that time had been pleasant with Judge Carter, bit I beard afterward that be told floHei tor Eringhau that he would a soon be b one legged nigger at a kicking ROtM as a defendant ia my court I'll admit I didn't lib that." Mr. Turn said thet he paid no attention to Judge Carter's orders hi the chain gang incident, that ke did an think the judge had any for what he did and that no nni wan near on He did ant know anjaMag ah abont the radge so far at moral matter went. A aother "Exnwrtoskc MeetJnd" Mr. Turner had an "experience meeting ia hit court." Whan be ia that tribunal Chairman Doughton aid, "Well that ia one experience meeting for each side, I believe." Mr. Turner declared that such had been the chaos created by Judge Car ter that Judge Ward eame into the Turner "experience meeting" and said that if assess try they would have "four funerals a day to bring order out of chaos." No funerals were necessary. The witness was then turned over for cross-examination. Judge Man ning asked him if it would surprise him to bear that a number of Elisa beth City attorneys were of different mind as to that chain gang incident. Mr. Turner said it would surprise him. The judge smiled. He was amused at other suggestions of Mr. Turner as to the attitude of K P. Aydlett and Rev. Isaac Loftin. This did not come out in evidence, though newspapers carried much of it at the time. Mr. Turner said parts of Judge Carter's remarks and of the record had been printed in the papers, "Such parts as Judge Carter wanted printed," he said. Judge Manning wanted to know how he knew. He didn't but had seen the judge talking to newspaper men. "That record would fill the Sunday edition of the New York World." he declared. In that fight last summer Judge Carter's right bower was W. O. Saunders, the fearless free lance of Elisabeth City and Pastor Loftin and E. F. Aydlett are Saunders' pet abominations. He hates them to no limit. Judge Manning has defend ed Saunders when Mr. Aydlett pro secuted Mr. Saunders for criminal libel and now Judge Manning is appearing for Saunders against Ayd lett for malicious prosecution. As in Wake factionalism has crept large ly into court house affairs. The committee adjourned at 1:35 for dinner and resumed its sitting? at 3 o'clock. The defense began the afternoon session with the testimony of former assistant Attorney General 0. L. Jones of Macon. Mr. Jones said that the people of his district regard Judge Carter as a splendid judge. He said that he had known Judge Fred Moore and Judge E. B. Cline to aHow public expressions in their court. Charles Ross, attorney of Lilling ton, gave evidence as to alleged dis courtesies of Judge Carter in the Harnett whiskey case. He observed no discourtesy and thought well of Judge Carter as a judge. Attorney John R. Baggett, of Lillington. earlier in the day gave substantially the same evidenoe. F. H. Taylor, clerk of Harnett county , said he had never observed any evidence of immorality on the part of Judge Carter. He had seen little exhibitions of temper. Guy V. Roberts, attorney of Mar shall, said he had known Judge Car ter twelve years and had heard nothing against him. Marshall Bell, Cherokee county attorney said he had known Judge Carter 25 years and that he is an "able, brave, fine, honest, fearless judge, excellent in all respects.' Collector J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh, chief counsel in the "Girl Prom Rec tor's" case, in which the Carter Sear s-Beok with trouble occurred over the 100 venire, was Judge Carter's witness. He said that at the first trial of the case in which a mistrial took place that the jury had not been fairly drawn that there were men on the jury "who were obviously prejudiced in our favor and others who were openly and notoriously adverse to our side." He thought a special venire necessary and just and told Judge Carter so Mr. Bailey said that Judge Carter is a man of exacting justioe, that he expedited business and tried more eases than any other judge who has ever held court in this county. He knew of no Raleigh lawyer who had suffered injustice at Judge Carter's hand if he came into court prepared "but there is usually trouble when the attorneys oome into oourt with ex ouse for being unprepared." Collector Bailey explained the in timation that there wa something wrong with the first jury by granting an alleged statement of a juror that he would have "remained ia the jury mom until Hell frote over be fore he would give a verdict against Upohurah," one of the plaintiffs in the Girl Prom Rector' case. W. H. Pane cross-examined Mr. Bailey and was going into the Wake Water Company ease, charging the Collector with writing News and Observer editorial on the water situa tion while representing the eity and individuals in that case. The com mittee called Mr. Pan down. The issue was passed. On of the editorial had scorched Mr. Paee. Other witnesses for the judge wan W. T. Steven. Johnston county clerk, who said Judge Carter is lav patient with "ditty dalliers." is sin cere said eager to get the truth. P. H. Breaks, mawdar of flmlthneld who knew the Judge a fearless, pro greentve, aggfeeniv judge, arbitrary in hi jndfoial and by Fred Johnson of Macon coun ty who said he could not wish to be treated with more oo M. T. Dickinson, of county attorney of Wayne. the jodge to eoudnatlat eenrt tmek bias a a stan of am a and euiek rw Varmorc 4 WE ARE STILL SELLING GOODS Tf FARMERS AT FARMERS UNION PRICES i Farris Nassef I C. L. SPENCER Hay, train, Fdtuffg, Etc New Bern, N. G. We Have tn extend neu Cnnt Pr t t dw. If t ham aat bMfht, nun lat mil air Iff mt ihnw row the rrfMiri A. B. SUGAR Middle St. THE DULY JOUHl PER TEHR To Our Out-of-Town Customers Ten art cordially invited to soak our stmt quartern when in the city and when in neai f ait -thing usually carried by a first claw drug store affti us your order We will give it prompt attention aWf mail it to you on the first outgoing Parcel Post. Brad ham The Recall Cor. Middle Pollock manner and temper, which might mislead those who do not under stand his peculiarities. He did not know of any improper conduct. Senator L. B. Basset I. of Rocky Mount said he had known Judge Carter since 1911 and that the people of his county speak in the highest terms of Judge Carter. He had heard nothing against Judge Carter's official or moral conduct. Conflict With Norris R. M. Robinson, son of Ex-Judge Robinson, testified as to the evidence against Judge Carter in the Mot zino case in Ooldsboro. He' said that his father did not poll the jury which wab trying the case against the Russian who killed his father, but that several of the jurors had indicated to his father who was appearing for the boy ac quitted under Judge Carter's direc tion, that the jury would not have acquitted the boy. He' said his father wanted it understood that he had not taken a jury poll and that he was not saying that the' jury would have stood by the suggestion that was made by him. "He thought it a good deal of hot air." Mr. Robinson said, and declared that his father was on his way here to give the same evidence The elder Robinson did not arrive. W. A. McGowan, was introduced to deny the statement of Gatekeeper Haddock, of Wilmington, Who said that when he refused to admit Judge Carter to the train once the judge had said "the Coast Line has tome cases before me and I will remember that." Mr. MeOowan said no such 'remark wa made and that Judge Carter said he did not want the gate man to violate the rules of the com pany, wouldn't let it be done. JACKSONVILLE IS A SPOTLESS TOWN Clean-Up Campaign There Proves of Real Benefit Jacksonville, the county cat of Onslow county, is a clean to m today if all. reports coming in from that place are correct. Jacksonville ia us ually kept in a very sanitary oondi tion, but yesterday was the official cleaa-up day and the report haa rench ed New Bern to the ffot that not a piece of trash ha beer left in the bank yard of any the home or place of business, and the street am equally a clear of trash and ,-ub- bish. The people of this city wen very enthusiastic over this movement. MARINE NEW Tb gat freight boat Pilgrim wa hi sort yesterday morning from Lnkens far a cargo of merekandli Th gat freight bent Alton left ynttorday matl fet Davis with s ergs f - Hon ti An ff Decided tht Yu iale im nawkigr, 15 now is tht tins tv mrr New Bern. M. C Drug Co. Stores Cor. Broad Middle BUSY TIMES IN TOWNOF MARINE People of That Section Doh't Believe In Being " Inactive Marines, March 24 Misses Nellie Uornts, Callte Simpson, Opal, Thelma and Mr. Gornto were the pleasant guests of Miss Mamie and Mr. Guy Simpson Saturday night. Rev. Coupeland filled his regular appointment here Saturday and Sun day. A large congregation was.pres- ent. Mr. Kay Marine made a business trip to Wilmington Saturday. Messrs. Guy Simpson, Roy Smith, John and Ollie Marine visited friends at Sneads Ferry Sunday afternoon. Miss Annie Mills, of Sneads Ferry, is spending the week here with rela tives. Mr. A. R. Kellum and family, of Hubert, were the guest of their parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Willis Saturday and Sunday. Miss Nina Pollard, of Wilmington, is visiting her 'parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pollard of this place. Quite a number of the young people from Sneads Ferry and Duek Creek attended, church here Sunday. Mr. W. H. Williams is very ill, His son Spent Sunday with him. The dauther of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fonville is very ill. Mr. Dolphus Henderson was the guest of Mr. G. M. Simpson Sunday. The sporting club was well repre sented here last Sunday. ..... . ILLINOIS BARS THE WHI9- KEY ADVERTISEMENTS Chicane. March 24. The Poster Advertising Company nf the United States and Can- ada ha placed a ban nn th advertlaement of whiskey and Other spirituous liquors. it wa learned her. Seer an' wines are not included. The association ha member In 1.000 cities In th United Stat- e and Canada, No new contract wtll be en- tered Into with th whiskey concern after May St and nn whiskey advertisements will ha posted after this year, if cording tn the resolutions ad- opted bv the board of dlreo tor. Tb gas freight boat Charmer toft rasterdav for Swansbore with a enrgo offmerehendir. The'gM freight bent Daisy port yseterdayf meming a terg f nrbadi tor on tel.
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