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LXLYIL-NO. 41,
WINSTON-SALEMvN.C.; THURSDAY. MARCH 8.-190G.
PRICE 5 OTS;
0 ARRESTED
OBRE HO WM. PLEAH CHARGED
WITH MURDER.
d On Charge of Being Respon
for Death of Henry Kcbre On
L 0f January - Zl. rreiimmsry
ng Before Mayor caiort 10
... n u Rlaip Retained
u.A.mr. v.- .
:fendanta as Counsel.
Ms&ay'e Daily. , 1
Kobie and William Plean, who
ics.ed anil committed to Jail
lit OH me cu' 6' "'"
iiobre, a Hebrew citizen, In his
ver bis-- restaurant, on owiwj
lanuary 21 last, will be given
-an- hearing before Mayor
tomelime tomorrow.
fcrosecutlon will be represented
citor uraven, uu juuicu
rnoon in response to a, ions-
L telephone message sent ; this
t by Mayor Baton. : .- v
h H. Blair has been employed
ar for the detenaams. .
the defendants demand a bear-
waive examination ana oe
. . i ... i
over to rue wuywjjui ;vuun
liestlon has been asked many
viav. It l merely. conjecture
Inart of those who expressed: an
V . ..ii rr J
as to wnai scuuu ivuuro ouu
llltake.
Evidence of Prosecution.
the prosecution evidence tuf-
ho convict? That can only be
d after the evidence is sub-
in a eeat Bearing. , .
tvldenee at hand was . worked
Sergeant J. A. Thomas and
ian W. A. Hartness, after a
to from Baltimore had spent
three days here and failed to
by clue.
the important witnesses
the defendants is Bald to be
stewart, a young whito woman,
parents reside on Mr.' Chas.
farm at Clemmons. The girl
In Hvirg in this city, cooking
nous families." for . several
ana . her character, It is
Is rather questionable. She
e&ied at the union passenger
last Saturday night on. the
of talsance. She was placed
kek up on the third floor of the
building, where she Is saill
It-id until after the murder
bid that Officers Thomas and
were given an, intimation
three weeks ago that Sallle,
knew something .Jibout. ihe.
bus crime aid they nave been
g her ever since.
b Between Half Brothers.
learned (today that three or
eks before the murder was
d Sam and Henry Kobre, who
.f brothers, William Plean and
Robertson, hired a hack and
German ton, where Hen ry
the man murdered)- owned
oserty. Sam made a proposi-
Henry to buy said oroDerty.
Refused to sell. This led to a
keen the half brothers..
Night of Murder. .
claimed that the prosecution
pace to the effect that Sam
nc William Plean. with otherB.
farij at the home of Mix
a Sunday night, January 21;
two men left the Kobre home
are U o'clock, went to the
if Church and Sixth streets,
er a brier conversation, they
d.py another man: that the
Mt to tho room of Henry
'hat two entered the front
ne restaurant, while th third
feicd the saloon from a aide
two of them went un stairs.
plug an ice-pick: Uiat the
pn kept watch, at the rear
for; that upon entering Henry
iwm incj- round film In, his
be, sitting on the side of the
f one of the 'men, grabbed
fniie the second atruck hlnTa
the head with the Ice-pick, lav
i wound in his forehead from
""n expired;- that robbery
the crime; that $77 was
oi the dying man's pockets
W sum of money waa found
1 which Kobre carried around
mat art or firing a ball
"ie south window In the room
nee riiKhui- nm,
pey were Joined by the third
Li or lne men. He'
ha loon,
went toward the pas-
liauon, whH- th 1
wreet.
Refuse to Talk.
,H' B'ulr- on of the counsel,
' With Knh J ,.
IW morning. The defendants
It ,thelr not to
B" especially to news-
that the defendiints are
connaent that they will
io ciearly establlah thair In.
. .,.aBM UiVir 111
hem.
accusation.
The Arrest.
fe and P ean ht
r i a, uou-ask-M
to say nothing about
U f' Z vpn were aerved,
HhA ,! .ab0,,t 10 o'clock laet
a ni . Au'wrium. When
r(P'ftoI was found In but of
Flth l . , bvuu aner nis
' h.s hrlde from Greens-
ft (,,!. l
p.. u ine partor or
Ch1 10 y8a M'nnle Berch
"w 8- C-.. The cere
tformed by Rabbi Ueoa
A. Ktesa and waa the 'form used In
the -Jewish church, f lean has been
salesman for A. Shapiro, the samvle
store man, for several years, and Is
heJtt in high esteem by his employer.
That $1600 Reward. '
-Avrewardtof $1C00 was offered for
(he arrest and conviction of the party
or parties who killed Henry Kobre. Of
this amouct the State offered $250 arid
the city of Winston $200. Private bud
scrlptlon ran the sum up to $800,
antf hist Friday Max Kobre, brother of
the dead man, agreed to double the re
ward, making it $1600. , ,
Report of Crime,'
BeIow Is given aynopiis of report of
crime-as published in The Sentinel
MonCuy; Junuary 22, the day after the
mutder: ;
Hc-rvjr kobre' was mysteriously mur
dsred lart night In his room over the
saloon of ?.' Kobre & Oo., and the res
taurant coufiactetl by the deceased, at
the corner of Thirds " and Church
streets:
i Sam Kobre, a younger brother, who
roomed with- Henry, was the first one
to find) him. He went to the. room
about 11:10 o'clock and was startled
by ficding Henty In night clothes in
a pool of, blood between his bed and
the. south window to the building.
Henry was unconscious. Sam rushed
out, went direct to Hotel Phoenix and
telephoned: to M; Kobre, an 1 older
brother and one of the proprietors of
the saloon who resides at the corner
of Liberty and Sixth streets. . Bam
says that he then went to the police
station, and reported the matter to the
officers, two ; of whom . accompanied
mm to the room' of the dying man.
' ' Wound on Forehead.
Drs." Hanes and) Bynum weTe sum
monl. As soorn as they arrived the
wounded man was placed upon, his
bed. Blood was still flowing freely
from .a deep, severe wound inflicted in
the forehead. Between 12 . and 1
o'clock the dying: man was removed to
the TwdfrOity Hospital, where he ex
pired: fifteen minutes after his arrival
The remains of Mr. Kobre were re
moved 'to an undertaking - establish.
meat, where an autopsy- was held at
10:30 o'clock today. Three physicians
were in attendance, Drs. Pfohl, Hanes
and Byiurm. A thorough examination
was made, but no bullet was found in
the man's head. This" lead many to ex
press the opinion that Mr. Kobre was
not shot, hut was - assaulted in his
room and struck by a sharp Instru
ment cf some klrd. The physicians,
however, held that & pistol ball, fired
through the window, was responsible
for the man's death.
V The Theory of Killing.
About noon the theory as to what
killed Ma'. Kobre was solved by the
flndilng of' a portion, pf a- 38-caWbre ball
In' the ceiling , over the ; murdered
of This calibre weighs 79 grt
while, the piece - found weighed 33
grain. . The physicians say that, the
ball glanced and that it is perfectly
plausible for it to have cracked the
Skull. - -.',-.; .;;"
The jury, after working on the case
rrom 9 o'clock this morning until 3:46
this afternoon, returned this verdict:
"Henry Kobre came to his death on
the eight of January 21 by being un
lawfully slain- by some one unknown
to the Jurors." The Jury examined sev
eral parties this afternoon and their
e'ideTce was recorded. Nothing was
revealed, however, to give the officers,
at present, a clue to the guilty party
or parties.
Over a Hundred
t .
Killed By Cyclone
Meridian, Miss., Swept by Wind which Kills Scores of
People and Does Damage to Property Aggregating
at Least Three Million Dollars Large Number of
1 Those Killed were Negroes Terrible Scenes Follow
ing Cyclone, which Lasted Twenty Minutes. Many
t Houses Burned. ' ' ' ."
MERIDIAN, Ji'ss., March 3. At clone struck .going direelly through
I'
U. 8. ARMY CHANGES
Good 'Music Is a Character Builder,
' Good music is a powerful tonic to
tramy people, eHpecially those suffer
ing from melancholia. It lifts' them
out of their solemn moods, dispels
gloom ami desiwndency, kills dis
couraged feelings, and gives new hope,
new life and new vigor. It seems to
put a great many people Into proper
t ine. It ' gives them the keynote of
truth and beauty, strikes the chords
of harmony, 'dispels discord from tho
life, scatters clouds and brings sun
shine. All good music Is a character build
er, because its constant suggestion of
harmony; order and beauty puts the
mind into a normal attitude. Music
clears the -cobwebs out of many minds,
so that they can think better, act bet
ter, and live better. Some writers are
dependent upon music for their In
spiration, and their moods. Somehow
It brings tho muse to them. It adds
brilliancy to the brain, and facility
to the pen, which they cannot seem to
get in any other way.
. Good music seems to give u a
touch of the divine, and to put us in
contact with divinity.' It drives out
evil thoughts, making us ashamed of
them. It lifts us above petty anoor
ancea and little worries of life, and
give us a glimpse of the ideal which
the actual is constantly. obscuring.
Success Magazine. .
CHILD SMOTHERED TO DEATH.
Infant of Woman Named Tucker, Re
siding in Fairview, Found Dead.
A report was current on Saturday
to the effect that a child had been
found dead In Fairview, northeast of
the city. Sheriff Alspaugh and Coro
ner Robinson went out and an investi
gation revealed the fact that the child,
whose mother is a young woman nam
ed Tucker, residing south of Fairview
church, was accidentally smothered to
death during the night. The little one
was about one month old. -
Capt. Robinson decided that investi
gation by. a coroner's Jury was unnec
essary. . .
6:30 last night a cyclone from ho
south struck this city, sweeping direct-'
ly through the business center of the
town and during the twenty minutes
It spent in passing destroyed approx
imately three million dollars' worth of
property and took lives of many peo
ple. .- ; - .'.'--'-. - V
At midnight the town was in dark
ness, telegraph wires were all down
and only communication with outside
world was over long distance 1 tele
phone to New Orleans and Mobile. ,
The union depot and the Queen and
Crescent freight stations were demol
ished, burying many in the ruins; The
number of casualties Id these two
places alont will reach half a hundred.,
- Among the chief buildings -destroyed
were: Mayer-Neville Hardware CO.,
loss on building $100,000, stock $150,
000; Grand Avenue' Hotel,' building
and furnishings, loss $50,000; Thomas
Lyle, wholesale grocery, building, $33,
000, stock, $.40,000;,-. Elmlra Reetau
rant,' $10,000; Johnson Transfer CO.,
$10,000; Culpepper Hotel, $15.000;. ;Y.
M. C. A. loss $15,000; New Orleans
Northwestern freight depot, partially
damaged, loss unknown; electric light
plant, loss unknown; Pierce compress,
damaged by fire and wind,: loss un
known. Many - smaller buildings and
some residences on the outskirts were
damaged to an unknown amount..
Fire broke out In the ruins and, des
pite the rain, the flames burned fierce
ly. The business day on Front street
was just coming to a close when a cy
me heart of tho business section. It
then veered over east side where num
ber of residences were leveled in
quarter of an hour.- The new brick
buildings on both sides of Front street
for nearly two blocks, were wrecked.
The entire population of the city
turned out to help In the rescue work.
Many were carried Into the homes of
friends or relatives and several large
nouses on the outskirts were turned
Into emergency hospitals. - . V
; i 100 Bodies Already Found,
NEW ORLEANS. March 3. Authen
tic reports from Meridian say a hun
dred bodies have already been taken
from, the ruins and bodies are being
recovered constantly. It is almost
Impossible to Klve the number of dead
as the .bodies whew recognised are.
taaen oy mends or relatives to homes.
, The slaughter In the negro districts
was terrific and the scenes in that
quarter, which was swept by Ore after
the cyclone, can be Imagined. The
people were crowded In tenements and
Killed like (Cattle. The fire par
tlally consumed bodies and It will be
Impossible to recognize many of them,
Everything is in confusion tin the city
and Is Is Impossible to get a list of
uead and injured, ;
i Thi railitaiy has been called out
and Is In charge of the situation and
toe' citizens have formed Into, search
ing brigade, tho.-ougniy going through
every collapsed building.
' The entire business section of tho
c:t Is In ruins.
Many of the Injured are expected i.0
die
DISCUSS FORESTRY SUBJECTS.
mportant Meeting Being Held ,Thii
Afternoon In Charlotte, Many Dietlh
mil flvwetfrpctterr BmjTmeffc'
CHARLOTTE, N. C March 3. AB
'mportant meeting In the Interest of
'oreet development and reform and,
lartlcularly , to promote the passage
if the bill low before Congress for
"ie creation of an Appalachian fores
ry reserve Is being held here this nf
emoon. The Invitations to the meet
ng were issued Jointly by the City of
"harlotte, the Charlotte Chamber of
"ommerco and the Manufacturers'
Club of this city and it promises to
'ie one of the most Important meet
!rs in the lnte-est of forestry ever
held In any Southern State. -
Among those who 'have . already ar
rived or .expected to arrive, to attend
the meeting are. the Governors of
Kentucky. Tenne3Res, Alabama, Geor-
ia; FIor!da, South Carolina, Virginia
and of this State, National Forestry
Commissioner Pinchot of Washington;
several representatives of tho forestry
division of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture; Alfred Akerman.
State Forester of Massachusetts; Al
fred Gaskill, of the United States For
estry Department and many others,
IDAHO ALARMED.'
Armed Men Guard Boise City Pentten
tlary And Home of Governor, .
BOISE CITY, Idaho, March 5. Fol
lowing the cbnfessioni of Steven Ad
ams as to his participation in dyna
mite plots against officials who hav4
prosecuted members of the western
Federation of Miners come disquiet
ing news of "wholesale robbing - of
powder and. dynamite magaslnes.
The first robbery discovered was
that of the Star powder house In the
bills west of this city. 400 pounds of
dynamite and caps having been taken.
Excitement attending the discovery
of the theft mentioned had hardly sub
sided whec It became known that all
the other powder magazines ' In the
nearby hills had been broken Into.
Governor Gooding Immediately had
100 or more guards thrown over the
city, and especially around the peni
Armed men were also placed around
the homes of Governor Gooding, spe
cial Prosecutor James H. Hawtey and
others.
TWENTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY.
1 Montgomery '-Miller,, of : Naar , Old
"pTown, Celebrates 4ls Anniversary
Sperlal to The Sentinel. "'"""""
JOLLIET, March .Saturday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock, at the beautiful
home of his parents, Mr, and Sirs. J.
H. Miller, near Old Town, Mr. Mont;
rwmery MiHer,celebrated his twenty
Hrst blithday. Forty or perhaps more
enjoyed the birthday supper, ; Ice
'ream was served With many different
k-lna of cake, also delicious fruits,
nlcklee, candy and nuts. The table
was attractively decorated In the cen
ter with a bouquet of large whits and
pink cnmatlons, with maiden hair
ferns and other flowers. ,,
The ddnlng room windows and man
tle were decorated with ferns. r
The parlor was neatly . decorated
with ferns and a beautiful bouquet of
carnations adorned the center table.
After supper the guests were enter
tained , id 'the partor until . about ten
o'clock. - -
Mr. Miller hail a large 'grailhonhone
and the music rendered was greatly
enjoyed. ' . :
Mrt Miller received many presents,
some of which were valuable and use
ful. He was remembered by his uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Scaffe,
of South Carolina.
. A WITNESS.
General Baldwin Succeeds -General
Carr In Command of Department of
Dakota Gen. Baldwin the Only Of
ficer In Active Service Holding Two
Medals of Honor Bestowed by Con
gress. .
ST. PAUL, Mlftn., March 3. Gen.
Frank D. Bnjdwln today succeeded
Gen, C. C, Carr In the command oNho
Department of Dakota. There was no
V Ucular formality or ceremony con
tacted wl'.h the transfer of tho com
;'iai.d and the business of the, head
r artera continued in the customary
manner, General Baldwin, the new
commander, has an excellent record
as a soldier. Ho was born In Michigan
and was ouly nineteen years bid when
he enlisted In a Michigan volunteer
tegiment In 1SC1. By his ability as a
commander and his bravery on the
battlefield he rose rapidly and was a
.leutenaut colonel at the close of the
,-. ar. , For his gallantry and bravery
ie was awarded a medal of honor by
Congress. At the close of the war
General Baldwin, upon the reoreanlza
tlon of the army was commissioned a
second lieutenant in the Nineteenth
Infantry, In which regiment ho served
several years, Then he was transfer
red to the famous Fifth Infantry, then
ommatiaed oy coi. Nelson A. Miles
tt was but a short time before Col
Miles bow In Lieut. Baldwin all of the
qualifications which go to make up an
excellent soldier and he made the
young lieutenant a member of hla per.
tonal staff. ''For thirty years Baldwin
served with this famous regiment on
the frontier, i the greater portion of
that time in action against hostile Is
dlans from Texas to Montana and
back again. :
In one of these engagements he was
In command of a detachment from his
and two other regiments which suc
cessfully attacked Sitting Bull's camp
on Red Water River, Montana. In De
cember 1S76, routing the Indians,
Once more, later on, on. Wolf Moun
tain, Mont., he fought against Sitting
Bull and drove him and hla warriors
o Canada, For this deed he Was
again awarded another medal of honoi
)y Congress. He Is today the only
officer to active service holding two
medals of honor bestowed by. Con
gress.
BROKE HIS WRI8T.
Three little rules we all should keep,
To niake life happy and bright.
Smile In the morning, smile at noon,
Take Rocky Mountain Tea at night
- For sale by Landquist It. Pfohl, Sa
lem, and O'Hanlon. Winston.
Messrs. J. T. Stlgsll and Henry An
thony Thrown from a Buggy.
Messrse. J. T. Stigail and Henry
Anthony, who reside near Kernereville
were thrown from a buggy on Shal
lowford street, West Salem, about 11
o'clock yesterday. ?V. Stigail sus
tained a broken wrist.) Mr.- Anthonv
escaped Injury, but his buggy war.
damaged Mr. Stigail . had hla
wrist dressed by a physician. On ac
count of his age he fears that the in
jury will give him considerable trou
ble. He says the horse, which Is own
ed br Mr. Anthony, took a notion not
to go, reared up and fell back on the
bug?y. turning it over.
DEATH OF MR. H. C. WOOTERS.
He Was a Member of Norfieet Caap
His Record During the Civil War.
Mr. Henry C, Wooters, after a lln
Terlng Illness of several months, died
st 6:30 o'clock Friday afternopn at
his home on South Main street, 8alem,
His age was C2 years. Deceabed
a well-know ex-Confederate veteran
and an honored member of Norfieet
Camp.
Mr. Wooters enlisted as a private In
Company A, 53d Regiment, N. C.
Troops, May 2, 18C2. He was wound
ed at Spottsylvanla Courthouse and
Mount Jackson, Va. He was promoted
to corporal and sergeant of Ms com
pany at Appomattox as sergeant at the
pany at Appomattox as sergenat at the
surrender of Lee, at which time there
were only 13 members of the company
besides Mr. Wooters.
The interment .will be at McLeans
vllle, Guilford county, tomorow. .A
funeral service will be held, at the
home of the deceased tonight, conduct
ed by Rev. Dr. H. A. Brown, chaplain
of Norfieet camp.
, Wilkes Bond Cass Settled.
It Is announced that Burton Cralge,
of Salisbury, has made a final settle
ment with W. N.'Coler tc Son, the
bondholders in the celorated Wilkes
county bond suit, and today went to
Greensboro to file bis report with
the circuit court of the United States
for the fourth district. National In
terest attached to the suit in which
Wilkes acd Stanly counties repudiat
ed their bond issues. The Wilkes pa
pers were issued in 1889. and net until
the spring of lvOt wss the question as
to their payment settled. The amount
of the Interest that these $100,000
bonds have brought is $02,675.44. The
principal has not been paid aa yet.
MAY BE ABANDONED.
Naval Station atPort Royal Ceneld
red an Unnecessary Expense,
iv 'Wire .lo the Sentinel. '' "
WASHINGTON, March .5.Thera t
-L. 2&L. dusk's, - la 4h .'avy- Depart'
-rert to be relieved of further expense
tn acocunt , of tho abandon naval
station at Port Royal. It cost nearly
$15,000 to- maintain the useless estab
llshment Inst year. The value of the
?lant which could be used anywhere,
less tnan iduo.ow, and mucn of the
naterlal, Including stone buildings, a
lecaylng dry dock of large dlmen-
ilons, and obsolete machinery could
tot be given away, much less sold for
money. This Is act unfortunate state
jf affairs, but It has been found thai
he Port Royal plant Is of no uit
whatever, and that the sooner It It
disposed of the better for the govern
ment. The suggestion of flnal dlgro
slllon and abandonment has been be
fore the House Naval Committee and
It is expected the description of the
oondltlorrr-ls fully appreciated in Con
gress. The Navy Department Is push
ng work as rapidly as possible on the
new navy yard at Charleston, which,
however, presents an additional rea
son for spending no more money, even
for the protection of property, at Port
Royal.
WAR POSSIBLE.
6ERMANY AND FRANCE SEEM TO BE
" PREPARING.
Germany Hat Assumed a Mora War
like Attitude Recently -anti There -Are
Many In Dlplomatlo Circlet
Wl o Feel That War la to Coma. ;
, WASHINGTON, March 3. Growing. "
.leulinl-sro Is apparent In well-Inform-
i circles here over the European po
itlcal situation. Certain prominent
liplomats representing governments
rest seriously Interested in the peace
f the continent wear a manner of ha
i.uial gravity when : discussing the
VieStlOn, A
If straws show which way the wind
a blowing the recent address Of the
German Emperor to a regiment in the
i Hilary gymnasium In Berlin when he
told the, soldiers who had performed
ayenet exercises that they might tie
ailed to use their dexterity la actual
conflict next summer is construed hero
as demonstrating the Kaiser's frame
of mind. ;
A'hlgh official here Is qucAed a say
'ng that If war comes it will be on
wunt of no Insurmountable dlfferen
es between France and Germany but
recause Germany wants war, The
lame authority expressed the opinion
that bellicose proclivity was just now
temperaments,! - with Germany and h
ave lhs condition as the cause
for Germany's petulant attttud load
;ns up to Algeclraa Conference.
Both nations are In wonderful state
of preparednesa and have been,; so at
east two years. The most elaborate
llaus have been arranged by military
eaders of each country for. Invasion
if each other's territory,'-'-. sfy ,..
Should the declaration of war corns -che
oposlng armlet would be under- -way
in a comparatively brief time
and, like the conflict of 1870, it would
probably be of short duration." .
-'""TRifAL OF DR. MATTHEW. '
HEALTH OF THE COUNTY.
Report Mads to County 'Commission
ers by Dt. 8. F. Pfohl.'
Dr. S. F. Pfohl, county , physician,
makes the following report to . the
county commissioners:
General health of Inmates of coun
ty jail has been good. One case of
pneumonia, the patient being a con
vict. He Is convalescing. Another
convict In jail has recovered aud Is
ready to return to. the camp. ,
A colored man from out of town was
sent to jail ob account of Insanity. 'Ap
plication will be made to Goldsboro
asylum.
One inmate of county home died
during February, General health of
others about as usual. No casoof se
rious1 illness. - "
There Is no case of serious Illness
si convict camp. One convict has
been unable to work the past week on
account of Infected band. Another has
been confined with case of -quinsy.
General health outside of town has
been good. .
One case of diphtheria reported and
disinfected In Lewlsvllle township. No
other Infectious diseases have been re
ported. '
There have been some eases of scar
let fever and diphtheria iu the towns,
many cases of whooping cough and a
number of measles. - .
Stokesdals Locals.
Dr. C. W. Taylor was a witness In t
case in Rockingham court last week.
Miss Beeson, a trained nurse from
Greensboro, came over Saturday to at
ten Mr. H. L. Boric.
The Farmers' Cooperative Associa
tion U.very much iu evidence at the
present time. -k.
Miss Minnie Gerutry Is teaching at
Sylvan la. Prof. Essex will open a
singing school there also In a few
days. - , : ..
Measles and mumps continue to
rage. ,
Three Witnesses for Defense Gave
Testimony Before Noon , Recess
One Physician Teetltled That It
. Would be Impossible to Say What '
Cauaed Mrs. Matthews' Dsath,
Whether Strychnlne.Euromlo Poison
or Appoplexy Defense Trying to In .
, troduce Evidence Showing Hersdl-
' , tary Insanity. . r
i GREENSBORO. March".' i.In ' 'thi ,
fatthews trial tblt morning the deJ
e&se introduced1 Dr,;fGtred; v.h test!.
Jjt. JhaW.acourdJnjf ia.jtauuu.ui ot-
ending physicians, it would be lm
J lbl6 to say what caused Mrs. MaU'
iew'1 doath, whether strychnine, eu
.mic poison' or apoplexy.
Dr.-J.. A. Gorman, dontlst of Aahe.
Ule, tCBiined that be roomed and
'opt' with Matthews while a medical
ident at Richmond thirteen year
to ani one morning found him appa
in:ly dead. He had a spell of de
tendency from the death of sweet
en rt acd had taken poison. He waa
isved and the first thing ht said waa
')r the Wltneis to look in hit Docket,
ei a note out and never let any on
ead It. He had carefully prepared
ils burial clothes. The note gave di-
ectlons for-his funeral, disposed of
his property and named the pall-bear
ers, -i - . v.
There wat a long argument over the
competency of evidence tougnt to be
Introduced from the defendant's fath
er, B. F. Matthews, or Durham, as to .
Insanity In his and hla wife' family.,
The prosecution contends that hered- . ,
ttary insanity could only be shown la
the absence of motive and claim thai
In present case motive had been clear,
ly shown and that all testimony show
ed that the prisoner was perfectly
sane, except when- affected the usual,
way by whiskey or morphine. .
Pending argument on this impor-'
tant point, court took a reoest for'dln- .
ner. . - ' , .
QUAIL COST THEM S250.
New York Clubmen and Quest Shot
Birdt Out of Seaeon.
Frances Burro! 1 Hoffman, a wealthy
clubman and ardent sportsman of New
York city and bis guest, Jonathan
Godfrey, also of New York, were ar-
rested In Greensboro ' Saturday and
fined $250 for violating the State game
laws. Mr. Hoffman is the lessee of
a seven thousand-acre hunting pre
si'rve near Greensboro and for several
years has been an annual visitor there. --
Heretofore the season, for hunting
quail expire! on March 15, but was
curtailed this year to March 1. The
attendants st tho hunting lodge failed
to acquaint Mr. Hoffman of this fact, '
and they spent Friday In the Held, re
turning at night with game bags fairly
bulging with quail.
Saturday the New Yorkers" were to
Greonboro and boasted- of their rare
luck to friendtt at the courthouse. A
deputy sheriff, who Is also the game
warden- of the township wherein Hoffman's-
tract Is located, overheard them
and procured a warrant for their ar
rest. Before Magistrate Collins they
confessed to killing at least fifty birds,
for which they were fined $5 for each '
qua!) shot. ,
Heme from R. F. D. No. 5.
The public school st Friendship
closed last Saturday with an old-time
play-day. There was a large crowd In
attendance. .
Mias Clara Long Is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. W. M. Biles, lo Keener
vllle.
Prof. A. T. Dfrtapp will teach
another singing school at New Ver
bob, Id the near future.
Mr. Frank Long Is visiting friends
and relatives at Mt. Airy. a- ; - -