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BARBER
JUT
SATURDAY
LYERLY. HIS WIFE AND ONE CHILD KILLED
IN THEIR 'HOME BY UNKNOWN PARTIES.
tticr Child Seriously Injured and Will Die Crime Was
Committed Between one Ana Two O'clock This Morn
ma After Victims Were Murdered House Was. Set Afire.
Smoke Awakening Two Older Daughters Up Stairs. Who
Rushed Down To Their Parents Room and Witnessed
Horrible Sight Three Negro Men and One Negro Worn
an Arrested and Held, Pending Full Invesugatlon-Much
ExcItement'-Victlms Well-Known and Highly Respected
al to The Sentinel., ' . , ,
oBER'S JUNCTION, July 14,
of the moit horrible tragedies In
history of this county occurred
this itatlon this, morning. bo-
the noun or one ana iwo
k n unknown person or persona
ed the home of Mr. Ike Lyerly, a
known farmer, while Its occu-
were asleep, killing Mr. Lyerly,
ife and three of the youngest
iren, namely, Janle.-John and the
t baby, Alice, their ages ranging
three to twelve years.
e two parents and the three chll-
wre sleeping in the front room
he first floor, there being two
daughters sleeping up stairs,
were unmolested and were
ened by the smoke and' flames
below, the criminal or criminals
g set fire to the houae. . The two
descended the stairs to awaken
father and mother. On reaching
room they beheld a most appall-
scene, their rawer, ana moiner
the three younger-children being
in their beds, cold In death. Their
were crusnea ana weir races
disfigured. ; ' ' - '
rough courageous efforts the two
daughters, Marx and .'. Addle,
18 and 16 respectively, managed
rry the dead bodies from the
and extinguish the flames. Then
ran to the nearest neighbor's,
W. B. Barber's, and told the story
e awful tragedy. ' .'
ere being no officers of the Jaw
is place Mr. R. R. Mllllkin, train
itcher on duty at that hour, was
ied and promptly dispatched the
to the sheriff at Salisbury, who
ed at once to the scene with
hounds and a posse of armed
Bloodhounds wars also aent
Winston-8alem - to assist In the
nit of the guilty.
is not known whether the deed
committed by a white man or
o. As vet there aeema to be no
s to the identity of the criminal
his whereabouts. '
Mr, Lyerly was a moat highly
ected citizen, and well connected
It Is inconceivable that any one
Id have had anything against him
it family. , . V v
eat excitement Drevaila here.
sheriff with a posse of armed
and blood-hounds are scouring
country and making every possi-
effort to capture the guilty party.
Three Persons Killed.
ter. Fuller details and develop-
t as to the assassination of the
rly family near thia place early
morning proved to be that only
Lyerly, hl wife, and little aon
nle were murdered outright and
r little daunhtar All- uiminHnri
- , -- --
u,,y. there being no chance for
recovery. The child's akull was
hd in the forehead and ia rest
on the brain but she is still alive
His hour and all possible medical
r science is being rendered. The
9rl Janie waa aaleep with the
elder daughters up ataira and waa
killed as formerly reported.
our correspondent haa Just return
'rom the scene, Coroner Dorsett
'"9 arrived from Salisbury at 11
ock. V
Lyerly resided on his plantation
" one and a half milea from thia
P on the Salisbury road and had
retty. country place. ' The dead
' were lyina altooether In one
horribly disfigured with the
f'othing about them partially
" asemblaae of" more than five
Idrtd
PCOdIa f ram ll Bntavsn
lr'del counties Gathered and
F n effort to find some elue aa to
f wmmitted the dastardly crime.
aea are Isaac Lyerly, father.
years; his wife. Augusta, age
f elr. end their little con, Johnnie.
fr of age. The wounded daugh-
"le Alice, la 7 years of aoe.
i Lyerly waa found Ivino on the
f the front . bed room, lying
hpron on right aide with blow on
' of head lacerating the ear
ana breaking the akull In several
pieces, a portion of his ear waa
found. Johnnie Lyerly waa found on
the floor and badly burned about the
lower extremities and a wound about
the acalp penetrating the brain and
substance of the skull crushed on the
right side.
Mrs. Byerly was found lying on her
right side in the bed with her right
foot resting on the floor with her left
hand from the bed aa If about to arise
therefrom," her left ear being cut In
two and akull in vicinity of the ear
being crushed and about one Inch
back from the root of the hair on the
vertlx an ensized wound two inches
long ' penetrating the brain, probably
made with an axe. ,
Coroner Dorsett is obtaining all the
evidence possible and will return a
verdict aoma time thia evening.
Bloodhounds from Winston-Salem
and Salisbury arrived at 8 o'clock thia
morning but could do no good In find
ing any trace of the criminals on ac
count of the fact that so many people
ad thronged around.
inree , negro men and a negro
woman, namely, George Erwln, Jack
Dillingham and Mitchell Graham and
hla wlfeupon rwhrfir broad ausjilslpjj.
is cast, nave been arrested ana
lodged In the county jail at Salisbury,
pending Investigation and further
developments. Graham, a negro man
apparently 40 years -r age, la atated
to have made some agreement with
Mr. Lyerly In the fall aa regards a
piece of land. Graham, falling to con
form to some condition, waa ouatea
and ordered to give up all hla Merest
and it waa only a Jew days ago that
this negro, it Is stated, made the re
mark that "Mr. Lyerly had cut bis
wheat, but would never live to enjoy
any benefit therefrom.". It la alao
atated by Graham'a wife that for the
past few nighta her husband and the
other two negroes, who havs formerly
worked for Mr. Lyerly, "plotted" at
the well after bed time. The state
mentn will probably be corroborated
by reliable people.
Excitement la .intense but a 'there
is not definite proof aa to who the
guilty parties are and the people of
Rowan county are law-abiding citizena
it ia not thought that violence- Is
inevitable. -
Mr. Lyerly and family have long
resided in thia aection and are a most
highly : rsspected and honorable peo
ple. : ' - -; '
The funeral and Interment will take
place from Unity church tomorrow
morning at 11 o'clock.
Went Over on Special. ' 1
The first report of the horrible mur
der of Mr. and Mra. Isaac Lyerly and
one child, near Barber's Junction waa
received here by telephone about 4
o'clock thia morning. Deputy Hutch ins
was requested to come at once and
bring hla blood-hounds. He left at aix
o'clock on a special, consisting of an
enaine and one coach, carrying hla
two doge with him.
Deputy Hutchinc returned with hie
dogs on the afternoon train, arriving
at 2:15. He reporta that one of the
negroes had been arrested when he
arrived at the Lyerly home. Tne
crowd gathered there prevented the
blood-hounds from doing any effective
work.- The Foroyth deputy had an In
terview with the wife of Mitchell Gra
ham and she .gave him Information
which led to the arrest of anotner
negro, at whose home waa found a
pair of trousers on which were con
siderable blood, apparently rubbed
off of the man'a hands. The story
told by the Graham woman aeema to
implicate Graham an dtwo otner
negroes. "
Deputy Hutchine says that tne
weapon used oy cnmmi
. It waa taken Trem the wooo
pile and after the crime was inrown
under the porch. There was mucn
blood on it.
The negro woman further told Mr-
Hutchine that after ene reiirea ...
night she heard her husband, who
& auuaae, msi am and
waa in tne nex rw...,
leave the house and never heard him
come back; that she knew her hus
band, her son and Dillingham were
going to kill eomebedy, but did
not know whom, and that her eon left
home. soon thia morning, and that the
officers could not get him. In the
meantime her son was caught trying
to board a freight train. When the
officers arrived, at Graham'a houae,
about aix o'clock thia morning, they
found the woman waahlng, the clothes
being In the pot boiling. The. clothes
were-taken from the pot at once, but
if there had been any blood stains on
them they had boiled out. All the ap
parel in the pot was found to be men's
underwear. ...
The negro Dillingham had told sev
eral negroes In the neighborhood that
he killed a farmer near Roanoke
some time ago. He had been at Bar
bara Junction for 15 or 20 days and
Wedneeday Mr. Lyerly discharged
him for cruelty to hie horse.
Reward of $350 Offered.
RALEIGH, July .14 Governor Glenn
thia morning reoelved a telegram from
R. A. Mllllkin, telegraph operator at
Barber's Junction, to the effect that
early thia morning an unknown per
son entered the home of Ike Lyerly,
one of the most peaceable and respec
ted citizens, and murdered Lyerly,
his wife and three youngest children,
all aleeplng on the first floor. Then the
murderer eet fire to the house and
fled. The smoke and flames awoke
Lyerly two eldeat daughtera up-stalrs
and they rushed down In time to get
the bodies of thslr murdered parents,
brothers and sister out and save from
burning. No clue to the murderer haa
been found but citizens are scouring
the country now. Mllllkin appeal
ed to the governor to send at once.
bloodhounds.
Orders were Issued from the gov
ernor's office for sending hounds from
the penitentiary but it waa found that
the institution haa ' only two young
and untrained ones. Besides they are
at thia time on the Halifax bounty
State farm. Although unable to pro
vide hounds proclamation '' .was
promptly Issued from the governor's
fefieey offering 3Wrewaf-etr,'
arrest of the murderer. Thia action
was taken by Private Secretary A. H
Arlington, Governor Glenn being now
at Atlantic City. -' '
ALLEGED LYNCHERS'
TRIAL NEXT WEEK
RALEIGH, July 14. The trial of
twenty-one alleged lynchers, promlh:
ent farmers 'and business men, will
begin Monday at Monroe, Union coun
ty, for the lynching of a white man
named Johnson for the killing of his
brother-in-law, a few months ago.
Great pressure Is being brought to
bear to acquit the defendants. The
case was removed from Anson county
the scene of the lynching, at the re
quest of the defendants.
juraiu
Inquiry Into Standard Oil's
Connection With Railways
i ; Adjourns Temporarily.
Postponement of Further Hearings at
Cleveland, Ohio, Probably Due te
! Inability to Seoure Certain Standard
Oil Officiate as Witnesses In the
investigation.
CLEVELAND, July 11. The fed
' a' grand jury here Investigating
relatione of. oil trust and railroads
111 adjourn today until next week
l; lilted Stales District Attorney Sulll-
an W to go to Washington to con
suit the attorney general on develop
ments In the case., It la said one of
fi causes of adjournment la the
ill me to secure the presence as wit-
ucssea of Treasurer Vilas and other
officers of the 8tandard Oil Company
FARMERS ELECT
' NEW OFFICERS
Ashley Home Elected Presl
' dent And Talt ButlerSec
retary by Convention
GIRL'S COMPANION
HAS BEEN ARRESTED
UTICA, N. Y.. July H. Chester
Gillette, of Courtland, companion of
Miss Grace Brown, who was drowned
In Big Moose lake last Thursday, was
arrested today In the Adlrondacks. It
Is believed Gillette threw the girl into
the lake. An autopsy Is being held
todry to see If there was a motive for
the crime. . . . .t - ,
CEO. OAKLEY KILLED
Br ULLAGE GIBSON
(Special to The Sentinel.) k
8TONBVILLE, July 17. Last Sat
urday night, just across the Virginia
line above Price, George Oakly snot
Wallace Gibson with a pistol. The
wounded man died yesterday. It li
claimed that shooting was accidental.
Both men are reported to have been
drinking. The section In which the
shooting occurred has a bad reputa
tion. One or mere distilleries are
said to be operated there.-
G5TLIASTER L0!JG
-; 0IES SUDDEKLY
A special to the Greensboro Tele
gram from Rockingham. Richmond
county, announces the death yester-
flay ot Postmaster Long, of that town
The telegram states that Mr. Long if
the man reported to have been struck
bf a female waitress with a aoup
bowl in the dining room of the Ben
bow hotel In Greensboro, while, the
Republican State convention was in
session last week. The g(rl alleged
that the man insulted her. The Tele
gram says It made diligent effort last
night but failed to And the physician
who dressed the man's head after he
was. assaulted. Anyhow, those who
witnessed the assault and saw the
wound, said It could not have proven
fatal. .The Greensboro paper hears
that Mr. Long died, from other causes.
EfEDf ll
Many Unqunllfled Japanese
Immigrants Got In United
3tates Last Year,
Bureau of Immigration and Natural!
- cation Has Reporta Showing That
Laws Were Evaded In Good Many
Instances Other Notes About Im
migration. .: "
WASHINGTON. July 17. That
hundreds of 'Japanese have secured
admission to this country by intrigue
during the last year has been proven
to the satisfaction of the bureau of
immigration and naturalisation after
careful Investigation Into, the sub
ject. Incidentally agents assisting
immigrants have made large sums of
money by charging "commission" for
their part in outwitting Uncle Sam's
law makers and executive officials.
- Discussion In Oouma.
(By Publishers' Press.), -
ST." PETERSBURG, July 17.The
question of making an appeal to peo
ple of Russia on subject oi agrarian
affairs was discussed in the douma to
day and called forth exoiting debate.
Professor Kousmln Karahoeff made
an effective speech In which he em
phasised the responsibility resting
upon every deputy tor nappenings oi
recent weeks. The speech made a
great impression upon all Douma
members. '
Accounts Short.
WASHINGTON. July 17. The ac
counts of th late Major ueorge a.
Bartlett, for 2 years disbursing of
ficer of the treasury department,
were found to be $33,904 short. The
Fidelity and Deposit Co.. of Balti
more, bis bondsmen, have been noti
fied. Bartlett died ' last February
after s long lltneee. -
fJAl L1ILLE WIRES
EOR THE BLOODHOUNDS
Deputy 8herlff Hutchlns received
telegram this morning from Mayor
W, S. Llnville, of Kernersvllle, ask
ing blm If be could bring his blood
hounds to that town on the 10: GO
train today.
It was near time for the train to
leave when the message was deliver
ed to Deputy Hutchlns, therefore he
did not go.
Mayor Llnville gave no explanation
as for what purpose be wanted tne
officer and his dogs. Parties coming
Id from Kernersvllle this afternoon
said tbey had not heard of any trou
ble. .
. Since the blowiug up of the mayor's
office and calaboose by dynamite
there has been much discussion , be
tween the two factions, which have
existed for some time. One of these
wants the mayor and chief of police
to resign. One citlten reports that
there have been several small dyna
mite, explosions since the mayor's
office and calaboose were wrecked
and the opinion was expressed here
this afternoon that Mayor Llnville
bad a clew to the guilty parties and
wanted the bloodhounds to aid him
in capturing them.
j Deputy Hutchins prefers a guar
antee that he and his dogs will not
be blown up before he enters the
gates of that town.
WASHINGTON ICE TRUST
' NOW UNDER FIRE
WASHINGTON, July II. The fed-
eral grand jury this morning returned
Indictments against tne local ice trust
under the Sherman anti-trust act
charging conspiracy In restraint oT
trade and competition. The jury Jiad
been In session several days and ex
amined a large number of witnesses
among both retail snd wholesale ice
dealers.. It was the prospect of a
local Ice famine that brought about
an investigation, ending la the indict
ments today.
Two Resolutions Were Adopted at
the Closing : Session of the State
Convention This Morning. Several
Addresses Delivered at Last Night'
Session.
RALEIGH, July 12. The State
Farmers' convention today elected
Asniy Home, of Clayton, president, to
succeed C. C. Moore, resigned, and
state veterinarian Talt Butler, secre
tary. '
Resolutions were adopted protest'
Ing against the proposition now oh Hie
from the railroads with corporation
commission for increasing minimum
tonnage of car load lots of fertilise
from 20,000 to 30.000 tons, also calling
on state board, of agriculture to ap'
propriate 11,000 for expenses of hold
ing inese conventions at A. and M
College each summer.
Addressee Last Night.
Corn, a Crop for All Farmers
was the subject of an especially Intor
eating address by R. W. Scott before
the State Farmers convention last
night Mr. Scott is a member of the
North Carolina state board of agrloul
ture from Alamance county and Is one
of the most successful farmers in the
State. Mr. Scott urged especially the
necessity ror diversity of crops and
dwelt on the methods of cultivating
corn so as to get tne best results.
whether raised as provender and feed.
lor stock or for the market and
money crop. The other features of
the eveulng session . were two ad
dresses on "Problems of Crop Cul
ture;- "The Breeding and Selecting
or seeds" being treated by Mr. C. B.
Williams, of the sUte department of
agriculture, and "Important Steps In
uuuivation," by F. p. Walton.
Unique Feature.
A unique feature of the Farmers'
convention has been an excellent
band composed entirely of farmers
from Mecklenburg county. Their
muslo baa' been greatly ' enjoyed by
all. Testerdny ...while the farmers
were at dinner in the big dining room
oi tne college a collection was taken
up for the band, (the rather ' uw
auspicious sum of 113.13 being raised
Some one at the last minute slipped
In an extra dime to break the boo-doo.
JUDGE HAS HOT
DECIDED AS YET
No Decision On Motion To
Quash Indictments For"
Lynching.
HAS HIS COB!
Stamp Clerk J. F, Reynolds return
ed this afternoon from Ashevllle,
whore he witnessed - the transfer of
the Internal revenue office to the new
collector, Mr. Geo. H. Brown. Mr.
Reynolds r brought his commission
home with hjm. He saya that all of
the old . clerks, field deputies, etc,
were re-commissioned. ' The new
collector gave all of the men to un
derstand that If tbey were competent
they would be retained, otherwise
they would have to stop down and
out.
In reply to a query Mr. Reynolds
stated that the Impression prevails at
Ashevllle that the collectors office
win later be moved to Statesvllle.
Mr. Brown stated emphatically that
be proposed to run the office and
would spend most of his time In Ashe
vtlle until it is definitely determined
where the office Is to be permanently
located. Of course be prefers to have
at Statesvllle, where he owns a
beautiful home. ,
EXISTENCE OF
AN ICE TRUST
Igh Officials of Department
of Justice Discover An
Alleged Combine.
They Think This Trust Has Head
quarters in New York And Branches
In Practically Every Large City of
the United States-Proposed War
fars Against This Trust.
WASHINGTON, July 17. That a
national Ice trust exists, with head
quarters- In New York and branches
practically every large city in the
United State, is the belief of high
offlclalls of the Department of Jus
tice. It Is said the matter has been
called to the attention or Attorney
General Moody personally by District
Attorney Jerome, ot New York.
No steps have beea taken to attack
this tract except ia the District of
Columbia, where the officials of the
American Ice Company are under In
dictment for entering into an unlaw
ful agreement to control prices in the
district. The district attorney here Is
the opinion that if the trust Is to
be energetically attacked it will have
be In New York and that the De
partment of Justice might take an In
terest In such proceedings.
If a girl has fiery-red faalr. Ita a
sign her mother will admit It Is
Judge Shaw Is Considering the Caw
On. the Subject And a Decision as
to Motion Made by the Defense la
Kxpeoted at Any Time, "
MONROR, July 17. As' an'liouncexi
yesterday court waa opened for argu
ment by both sides In cases of allj-ged:
lynchers regarding the motion! ot de
fendants to quash the Indictments.
Judge T. J. Shaw at 10 o'clock to
day asked the prosecution W Itha4
any further authority to Vretent be
fore the court replied." ywe hate, If
your honor ha not, made g your
mind," replied counsel. To thia
Judge Shaw said: "I have my convic
tions, but am open to a change' of
mind." This was followed by strong
pleas for each side. Judge Shaw,
speaking to Mr. Bennett, said: "You
need not reply to expense pleat at
all. I do not consider expense." For
the sUte It was ssld that ; justice
could not possibly be had .In. Anson
county,' while the defendant's counsel
claimed they possibly could get Jus
tice there,' but on account of news
paper reports and sentiments, no Jus
tice could be expected In Union coun
ty. - '-MV-
Judge Shaw said: "Gentlemen, I am
not going to rule Anally on this ques
tion at present.. Lynching Is" the most
horrible Of al crimes and the anost
cowardly, and I Mid enough to the
grand jury yesterday for them to In
fer my opinion, i am not here to
make laws. It Is not for judges to
make laws. The act ot 103 gives the
court the right to try thia cue Jo
this county." ' . .. ,
The revised code in connection;
with that of, 1903 la bow being con
sidered by the judge. , ,
Further Judge Bhaw . said:"My
ruling in this case will , be given
reluctantly. . The act of UOJ. la a
very wise law,. The loaf or ; thtne
cases are postponed the harder It l
to get justice, we are not nrre io
make laws. Thev are nasaed br the
general assombly and no doubt thffc'
statutes are at variance with comtadrr
raw wbetr the right to try thesej Cases
in adjoining county 18 considered,
which right ought to be, ex ArtKiod
the special stamtes. I leave toe mat
ter open, Mr. Solicitor, for purposes
which I deem wise. I will not an
nounce tny decision as yet." ' ' . ,
Judge Shews decision is expected
at any moment. , ,
UNIQUE DUEL BET17EEH
deaf -mm LEO
(By Publishers' Press.) '
GENEVA. Bwltiorland. July It A
duel ot unsual nature with fata). .ter
mination has been fought jtear Como.
Both doolllsta wore deat and dumb"
ami their : seconds ' were ' similarly
afflicted. The duet took tflaca far the
forest, The duellists fired at twenty
Ave paces and one foil dead.-,
T
HfllV SAYS HE
ISIJOTIfiSilflE
Reiterates Statement That He
Will Not "Stand For :
This Defense.
However, Mrs. William Thaw And
Attorneys Seem to Think Insanity
Plea the Seat for Her Son Import
tant Conference This Afternoon.
Former Counsel May. So Re-engaged.
,' - . .
. NEW YORK, July 17. Pending an
Important conference at Ave thia
afternoon between Mrs. William
Thaw, her personal counsel, Louis A.
DelaAeld, anr former judge Olcolt
the situation In the Thaw caee is
ailed with uncertainties and various
possibilities. '.
Mrs. Thaw, mother of the prisoner,
has fndlcated - that she desires-that
the law Arm of Black, OlcoU. Gruber
and Bonynge be re-engaged to defend
her son.
Friends ot the Thaw family say the
Thaws believe the best solution ot
the whole case to be to- have Thaw
declared insane.' The prisoner, how
ever, sticks to the contention that be
Is not Insane.
Writ of frehlbltlen Granted.
Later John B. Oleasoo. one ot
Thaw's attorneys, was granted a writ
of prohibition In the supreme eovrt
this morning, restraining the district
attorney and the July grand Jury from
taking any evidence as to the killing
of White. The writ also restrain Ue
district attorney and grand Jtfry from
issuing any subpoertae' ttr con tloo
with the matter. An otsfuB, s also
Issued, directing the district Attorney
and the grand jury to shew asse to
morrow why 'they should not be re
strained from any further proeaedlngs
in regard to the .killing of White ag
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