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SIXTY FIRST YEAR
BEATS SENTENCE IS
AFFIRMED BY COURT
Mrs. Ida Ball Warren and Samuel P. Christy Are Denied a New
Trial Chief Justice Clark Writes the Opinion of the
: - Count in This Famous Murder Case.
Raleigh, Jan. ll The North
affirmed the judgment of the superior court in the case of Mrs.
Ida Ball Warren am Samuel P. Christy, convicted at the July
erm of Forsyth suptrior court
Vinston-Salem. .
.; At the trial in Jily Judge
he defendants to death in the electric chair,
? Chief Justice Clark writing
Irs. Warren's part in the murder:
t "Mrs. Warren seeml to have been the moving spirit in the mur-
er, the yeritable LadyMacbeth
he husband of the pristner, Mrs. Warren, was put to death by his
ife and her paramounby preconcerted, predetermined murder,
3ld-blooded and relentlas, without any mitigating or extenuating
ircumstances. We findtao error
3arned trial judge."
The contention of the defendants
hat the confession of faca made
vhile in custody was made uner du-
ess, fear and nope was denledliy the
:ourt, which took an opposite tew of
hat phase of the case.
The court also held that thelfacts
ieveloped at the trial proved tat a
onspiracy existed to, take the lie of
Warren. The defense contendedkhat
the conspiracy charge was notlsus-
tained by the evidence. '
i ne decision pi me court was tian-
lraous. '' :
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS
f AWAIT THE OFFICIAL RECOlD
f ... .. ......
i xseuner tne court omciais nor oe
counsel appearing In the trial of Sal-
-uel Preston Christy and Ida Ball W;
' ren in the famous "Muddy Creek M
tery Case" had teen officially inform
of the decision of the court this a
ternoon. " f
, Wire. Warren Informed.
Attorney John H, Clement, of the
firm of Jones & Clement, counsel for
Mrs. Warren went to Jail Wednesday
afternoon immediately upon belna
Informed thru ' The Sentinel that the
decision of the lower court bad been
upheld by the supreme court. He told
Mrs. Warren in her cell of the decis
ion and it was received with forced
calm, and with no expression. It
could be seen that she was deeply af
fected by the statement,' for as she
buns her head a moment her lips
closed tight and swallow after swal
low followed in quick succession.
Realizing that there is still hope in
an appeal to ' Governor Craig she
braced herself, confident that .. her
counsel would yet be able to save her
life, tho the balance of her day's
should be spent at the state prison.
Review of the Case. .
The trial of the defendants was
held during the July term of Forsyth
court, 1915, with Judge E. B. Cline,
of Hickory, presiding. The crime of
which they were convicted at that
time and sentenced to die in the elec
tric chair was committed on or about
August 18, 1914, according to the al
legation of the State In the prosecu
tion, and the charge was that S. P.
Christy and Ida Ball Warren, assisted
by Clifford Stonestreet. a son-in-law
of the 'woman, did kill and murder
O. J. Warren, the husband of the
woman, she having brought him from
Texas to this city where they were
married and had since lived. .It was
shown that Mrs. Warren at the time
of her elopement to this city with
Warren from Texas, was living with
Christy as man and wife.
, It was shown that Christy haJ
made visits to this city from the Tex
as home to see Mrs. Vrarren, even
after he had lawfully), married anoth
er woman in Texas, and it is alleged
by the State that it was on one of
these visits that the crime was com
mltted. ' ,. ; v ,? ;;. ;.-'v '
The case was one which puzzle
the officers much and finally a lue
was found that Involved Mrs. War
ren ' and on strength of statements
made by her Christy was located at
Hadley, Texas, where he was living
with his young wife, and was appar
ently respected in hie community. He
was 9 section foreman on a railroad
and had the reputation of being a
hard worker and a devoted husband.
When arrested he waa taken 4 thp
jaU of Van Zandt county, Texas, at
Grand Saline, from which place ho
was accompanied to this city by Sher
iff G. W. Flynt and Chief J. A. Tnom
sb.. He was brought to this city on
April 17ri915. . -
Statements were made by the three
defendants, both Mrs. Warren and
Stonestreet having been arrested
prior to his arrival here, and slowly
the officers forged the chain of evi
dence which was presented to the
court at the trial in July with the re
suit Jh,at Mrs. Warren And Christy
were found guilty of murder in the
first degree, and Stonestreet guilty as
an accessory after the fact Stone
street, represented by Mr. Frank T
Baldwin, accepted a judgment that he
l be confined In the county Jail for a pe
riod of three years and assigned to
. work on the county roads.
.Judge Cllne's Judgment
The Judgment of Judge Cline as to
the other two defendants was as fol
lows: '
- "Whereas, at this the July term,
1915, 'of Forsyth superior court, the
defendants.' Samuol Preston Christy
Ida Ball Warren and Clifford Stone
street. were duly tried upon a bUl of
ndictment as appears of record,
iiarging them with the murder of G.
. Warren, and whereas, the jury
Carolina supreme court today
of the murder of G, J. Warren in
Cline, who presided, sentenced
the opinion for the court, Bays of
of the tragedy. Upon the record,
in the conduct of the case by the
in open court, the prisoners being In
court In person and by their attor
neys, Messrs. Jones & Clement, Par-
rish & Korner, and Frank T. Baldwin
rendered a verdict as appears of rec
ord finding ' the defendants, Samuel
Preston Christy and Ida Ball Warren
guilty of murder in first degre6. , -'
It is therefore consideredadjudg
ed and ordered that the dath sent
ence be and the Bame IsAereby pro
nounced on the said Sanuel Preston
Christy and Ida Ball Warren, and it
is further .considered, adjudged and
ordered that the said Samuel Pres
ton Christy and Ida Ball Warren be
taken by the (sheriff of Forsyth
county and delivered to the authorit
ies of the SJate penitentiary at Ral
eigh as is required by the statute
law of North Carolina, and that on
Friday, the 24th day of September,
1915, the said Samuel Preston Chris
ty and Ida Ball Warren be electro
cuted and killed by electricity as is
brovlded by chaptec443 of the public
ws of : the general assembly of
orth Carolina for the year, 1909.
V "E. B. CLINE, - -"Judge
Presiding."
Take Appeal. " ''
was from this judgment that
til defendants took an. appeal, . and
he argument before the Supreme
t, which appeared in these col-
nrrk It was alleged that errors were-
mat; both in the admission of cer-
testimony, and in the charge de
ity! by the court in passing the
en to tne jury ror a verdict, y
st the next turn in the case will
be b not known. It is now up to
Govjrnor Craig to fix a new date for
the Vxecution, and in the meantime
it lslinderstood that counsel for the
defeil ants will entertain the status
of education to Governor praig for
commtation of the sentence to life
imprilnment - , '. '
Slnq the appeal waa taken to th-
suprenV court the defendants have
been Aid in the county Jail In tht
city, heriff Flynt states that they
have b4n model prisoners, "and that
both Mfc. Warren and Christy have
tried til give him the least trouble
possible! For the past six weeks or
more Ml; Warren has been employ
ing her tne In the sewing room of
the jail, here Sheriff Flynt has tried
to give' tb female prisoners employ
ment. . j'Mk. Warren has had the d i
rection bflhe sewing room during tho
absence oulie jailor, and the prison
ers bave feen doing good work.
So far alhas been noted they have
been undtelrbed in mind,
MRS WArI
AND CHRISTY
MAKE
IOFESSION OF RE
IN THE COUNTY JAIL
LIGlOfl
Captain
Army, rel
sttn, of the Salvation
an interesting story of
prison life, i:
nnection with the an-
nouncement
the decision of the Su-
preme court,
thera was no error
in the trial
and Samuel
Mrs. Ida Ball Warren
Christy, who are un
death for the killing
der sentence
of G. J. Warn
Captain AusVi states that he has
been conductlg : religious services
at the jail site August, -and that
during these Irvtees ' : there have
been many veri bright conversions.
Persons who bai since been released
were convertedViuring their incar
ceration, and - lave - been leading
consistent -lives. I - ' '
At the beginnit Mrs. Warren Was
very reticent, bait -was during one
of the meetings Lid during the lat
ter part of Septeiber that Mrs. War
ren showed an avfkening of .a better
life, and about til first of October,
says Captain Austl she made a pro
fession, and her Induct since has
given evidence tat this was a
bright 'conversion. I Both Mrs. War
ren and Christy hal. been converted
since these - meet
s Degan, ana
both are actively
Icipating 1b the
services each Sund.
Jailer Blackburn
been keeping a
Christy and since
spends hours daily
and this in spite of
I tea that he has
tchful eye on
n version ' he
I ding his Bible,
(fact that there
are many other prlsoirs confined In
the same sectiono f i jail as he.
In speaking of themraptain Austin
declares that-Jfiey arihaing an in
fluence upon the othi prisoners in
the j&lL and that MraWaten, since
making a profession. Is manifested
a deep interest in the tomtn prison
ers. It was largely tVu iet work
that, the Amy, was ae to reach
(Continued on pageEI&t)
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH
DANGER STAGE OF
50 FEPASSEO
Ohio River Continues to Rise
at Rate of Two Inches
v An Hour.
Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 13. The dan
ger atage of 50 feet In the Ohio river
was passed early today and the river
continued to rise at the rate of two
inches an hour.
The lowlands in and about the city
are inundated; Most of the cellars
along Waterfront street are filled.
The continued rise is the result of
the heavy rains of late yesterday, and,
according to the weather bureau, it
will be checked by the cold weather
thai set In today.
GERMANY'S PROTEST AS
t TO BARALONG INCIDENT
London, Jan. 13. The Copenhagen
correspondent of the Exchange Tele
graph Company learned that the- pub
lication of Germany's note concerning
the Baralong incident is expected to
day. : '
The British patrolboat Baralong
came upon' a German submarine
while she was shelling the British
ship Nicoslan off the coast of Ire
land on. August 19, 1915. Germany
alleged that, after sinking the sub
marine, the crew of the Baralong
wantonly murdered the members of
her crew. Germany's protest was
made thru Secretary Lansing and Am
bassador Page at London.
TURNKEY PREVENTS
PRISONERS' ESCAPE
Wilson, Jan. 13. The negro turnkey
at the Wilson county jail today pre
vented the escape of several prisoners
when he discovered Sam Bunn, a pris
oner, in the act of cutting a bar in the
window with a hack saw. jThe prison
er already had severed twobars when
he waa discoverea.
The saw was smuggled to Bunn in
some clothing brought to him by a
negro woman. . Seven prisoners were
In the jail at the time.
DAVIE SCHOOL BOARD
; ISSUES STATEMENT
The board of education of Davie
county, composed of Messrs. a W.
Ellis, S. A. Woodruff and P. W. Hair-
a ton, at its ' meeting last , Monday,
found that it , had money ' enough to
run the schools on;y uiree and one-
half months, and this amount was ap-1
proprlated to the schools. The1 board,
In a statement Issued Bays:
Section 4112 of school law requires
that the county provide funds for a
four months school, and unless this
is done, none of the equalizing fund
will be received from the State. As
the law has not been complied with
and the board fears that none of this
fund can be obtained, but the board
has applied for the fund anyway, and
if it is received it will be appropri
ated later. If this Is not received,
the county will have only 3 1-2 months
school this year. The board regrets
this but. feels that it has done every
thing in its power to get a sufficient
fund to run- the schools four months,,
but have failed. The board asked
the county commissioners for a tax
sufficient ot run schools four months.
When the commissioners refused, suit
was brought in Superior court., The
judge hearing the case rendered -a
decision ordering tlje commissioners
to levy the tax, but the commission
ers have refused .to do It and have
appealed to the Supreme court. This
case cannot be argued before April,
after the schools have closed. If Da
vie county gets only three and one
half months this year, and this seems
now to be all It will get, the fault is
with the county commissioners of
Davie county and not the board of
education.
RAIN AND SNOW IN
THIS SECTION IN 1915
Mr. A. C. Tussey. a good farmer of
near Arnold, Davidson county, keeps
a weather diary each year and is
thereby able to g4ve sojne interesting
Information about how the weather
man acted. There was snow on seven
days of 1915 and rain on 84.: Five ot
these snows were during the month
ot March, one In April, : the Easter
snow, and the recent snow of Decern
ber 11. '- The heaviest rain of the
whole year was- on August 21. . The
schedule of rain and snow by months
follows: , . '" ! - ,.
January, Tain 11 days. February,
rain 1, 14, 23. March, rain 6, IS, snow
7. 20, 22, 27, 30.' ApriL rain 2, 11,
snow 3rd., May, rain, 7, 8, 12, 19, 23,
26, 28, 29, 0, 31. June, rain. 2, 3, 8,
15, 16, 18, 28. .July, rain; ?, 3, 5, 6,
13, 17, 19, 20. August rain, 8, 8, 11,
13. 14, 17. 18.0, 21,. 27, 29, 31. Sep
tember, rain, 47. 15, 21," 29, 30. The
first frost was on September 23. Oc
tober, rain, 5, 6, 7, J 4, 20, 21, 22. No
vember, rain, ,6, 17, 19, 21. Decem
ber, snow, 11th, ain 1, 17, 18, 25,
28, 29.
Teacher fl I. Superintendent ot
Schools R. H. Latham is in a bad way
for teachers. He remarked this morn-
-fng-that ho less than ten are absent
on account of sickness from the white
and colored schools of the' city and
that an average of ten baa been absent
every day this week. . In spite of the
handicap, the, schools are. running ""on
full time," as you might say.
CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14 1916
TELEGRAM SENT
TO CARRANZA BY
U. S:AUTHORITY
:"-:VW-f" fr -!v'-' ''
A Number o Americans Are
: . ' Executed hi Former Villa
Soldiers.
MEXICAN MATTER AT
, THE BOILING POINT.
' Washington,- Jan, 12. The
Mexican situation has been,
brought to the boiling point,
gain by the execution of the
sixteen or more Americans near '
Chihuahua. ' In Congress, at the
White House and at the State
department today It entirely dis
placed the submarine oontrover.
y and al iother International af
fairs, ."i ,:
Secretary Lansing, after send
ing a demand for formal satisfac
tion to General Carrania, Issued
a statement declaring It was to
be deplored that the Americans
had not followed the State De
partment' warning against ex.
posing their lives to the guerilla
warfare region.,.
Washington, Jan. 12. Secretary:
Lansing today telegraphed Gener- '
al Carransa calling for the prompt ,
punishment of the bandits who ex
ecuted seventeen Americans near
Chihuahua City Monday.
Thru Ellseo Arredondo, General
Carranza'a ambassador here, it
was arranged to bring the bodies
from Ohfhuahua to Juares on a
special train today.
Mr.- Arredondo, General Carran
ea'g ambassador, here.recelved con
firmation from Carranza sources
of the execution of. Americans
and has asked for further details.
His advices are the first confirma- ;
tlon from 'Mexican sources. -
Expeoted at El Paeo.
El Paso, TexaSi Jan. 12. With the
expected arrival here today of the bod
ies of the 19 foreigners, most of whom
were Americans, executed by former
Villa soldiers Monday, fifty miles from
Chihuahua C.tty, the .details of tho
fra,gedy were eagerly awaited by hun
dreds of mining men and others form
erly 'active In industrial affairs of
northern Mexico.
Telegraph offices and other houses
of information were crowded thruout
the night with those eager for newt of
the execution. The censorship, im
posed shortly after the first news of
the affair came thru, shut off all but
the bare announcement of what hau
transpired. .
A final checking up by the American
Smelting iReflnlng Company of ltn
employes today showed 19 foreigners
unaccounted for. . Twenty foreigners
were reported to have been on the
train, only one of which, ThomaB
Holmes, escaped. .
According to Information reaching
here, a special train bearing the 2vj
foreigners and. several Mexicans, left
Chihuahua City earlyi the morning of
January 10. It' had hardly started on j
Its journey to the mining camp in the
western part of the state of Chlhuari
hua, when a band of Villa followers
boarded -the train and lined
ud tho
foreigners on the railwav track and
a firing squad killed 19 of them.
Holmes was Bald to have escaped by
remaining behind as hlg companions
were marched out of the cars. Just
as the firing squad raised their rifle
he fled along the railroad tracks In the
direction of Chihuahua City which he
reached Monday night. ' '
A telegram asking that President
Wilson demand full satisfaction from
the Oarranza government was sent to
Washington by & committee of mining
men. It was reported from Juare?
that Carranza troops had been dis
patched to Chihuahua City to bring
the bodies of the victims to the bor
der. Another report said government
forces had been eent in pursuit of the
Villa bandits In WeBtern Chihuahua. '
Will Look To Carranza.
Secretary Lansing's only annonnce-
i ment on the case was that the United
States winld look to Carransa "for sat
isfaction." The question of what steps
the United States will take depends
upon developments of, the facts. -
At the White Honse it was declared
that. While sgjstething undoubtedly
would be donewhat steps the goverr
ment will take have not been decided
At the State, Department official
referred to the fact that American?
had been warned, since the United
States decided to recognize Carran
za, to leave the atates of Sonora anil
Chihuahua .which were then regarded
as Villa's strongholds. They said that
In spite of the official warnings, mon.
than 600 .Americans still- remaik; in
the district, including 200 Mormans at
Cases Grandes., , .
Administration senators said they
were shocked over the killing of Amer
leans, but were Inclined to discourage
hasty utterances and actions. Chair
man Stone, ot the foreign relations
committee said he thought senator
should wait until official reports have
been received. . .
"It appears that the daughter ' of
American citizens was the act of ban
dits," said Senator Stone. "Such out
lawry .might occur in any country.
What can be done, I don't know. I
think that members of congress should
get all the facts available regardins
this crime before discussing it."
BODIES OF THE VICTIMS
RECOVERED AND BROUGHT IN
El Paso-, Jan. 13.-r-The bodies of 18
Americans, killed Monday by Mexican
bandits near Santa Yasbel, western
Chihuahua, reached El Paso early
LEADERS EXPECT
I
Think Way Is Opened for One
Republican-Progressive
Candidate.
Chicago, Jan. 12, Most of tho mem
bers ot the Progressive National com
mtttoe and party leaders left for their
homes today after deciding last night
to hold the National Convention ' in
y. 1. 1 , ...
iiiraso uune an concurrently with
the Republican National convention
After completion of the work nf hn
committee, many of the leaders ex
pressed the otilnion tht Hi i,..
been opened for a common leadership
of the Progressive and Itennhiipiin
parties.
In the declarations of nrlnoiniM
... i i . . ... . -
vuku were aaoptea without a din.
eentlng vote, the belief Was nxnrBM:
ed that the surest way, to secure for
the country a stable leader would "by
having both Progressive and Remih.
llcan parties choose the same stand-
ara bearer and the same principles."
"If the Republican convention is
responsive to the patriotic spirit that
brought the Republican oartv into he.
ing and that made it dominant for
nair a century, if iL meets this crisis
in the spirit of broad patAotlgm that
rises aoove partisanship, the effort
for a common leadership will be suc
cessful."
FOUR DROWNED WHEN
LAUNCH IS SUNK
Galveston, Texas, Jan,' 13, Captain
reter Nones, Medical Corps, United
States Army, attached to the coast ar
tlllerv post at Fort Crockett, and three
privates or the coast artillery corns
were drowned in the Galveston channel
today when a government launch was
run down and sunk by a tank steamer.
Captain Nones' home was in Louisville,
ACCEPTS A CHAIR AT
DRAKE UNIVERSITY
Wilson, Jan. 13. Dr. J. C. Caldwell,
president of the Atlantic Christian Col
lege for nine years, has accepted the
chair of Bible Instructor in Drake Uni
versity at Des Moines, Iowa, it was an
nounced today. Dr. Caldwell will go
to ues Moines next September.
MOVE IN SALEM P. O. . ...
MATTER EXPECTED
Washington, Jan. 13. Some definite
announcement of the next step to be
taken in the Salem postofflce matter is
expected tomorrow.
Three candidates are in the race Tor
postmaster at Moravian Falls, they
being Mrs. W. S. Surratt, Mrs. Judith
Scroggs, and W, C. Hendren. .
Representative Page was notified to
day of the removal from office of
Postmaster John B. Greer.
AMERICAN DOCTOR
SAVED ONLY SWORD
Cleveland, Jan. 13. With nothing
to show but a battered sword and a
soiled shirt. Dr. Richard U. Letts, of
this city,- is home from Serbia, But
what he lacked in baggage , he made
up with stories he has to tell of the
war zone, not the least. Interesting ot
which was bow it happened that he
got away at all. Dr. Letts was serving
in a JJrltlsh Red Cross unit in Servia
His last hospital was at Pirot, and It
was here that his troubles began.
When the Bulgars and Teutons poured
across the Serbian border, sweeping alt
before them, the dangerous task of re
moving the wounded fell upon the
American; doctor and his associates
They arranged for the transportation
of the wounded and to do what was In
their power to save 'their lives. " It
was a - case of moving and movlfig
quickly. Every manner of convey
ance was used to get the patients to
the border of Greece. Dr. Letts caught
up bis sword and came out with only
the clothes he had on. '
today and were taken In charge ot by
undertakers preparatory to sending to
relatives in various parts of the coun
try. ' - '
The body of Joseph Enders, re
ported killed, was not among those
arriving today.
.-, F, E. Stephenson, of Chihuahua,
who organized the party that recov
ered the bodies, said that the heads
were almost blown off.
, "They were stripped of clothing be
fore being dragged out of the' cars
and killed," said Stephenson. "When
we arrived at the scene of the mas
sacre, a Carranza guard remained at
Santa Yasbel, where we found a num
ber of the bandits encamped. : We
returned to the troop train to get a
machine gun and then proceeded to
the place where the bodies were
heaped,
The expedition which left Chihua
hua City to recover the bodies of the
18 slain Americans were Informed by
the station agent at Santa Yasbel that
Benjamin Snell and Frank Woods
passed there bound west half an hour
after the train was reported in trou
ble. The station agent said he warn
ed the two men to return, bnt they
said they were armed and feared no
trouble. Nothing later was heard of
the party and it is believed that they
met the fate or the Watson train.
Report Not Confirmed.
El Paso, Jan. 13. An unconfirmed
report was current in Chihuahua that
ten American men and, two English
women had been killed by Villa
troops at Madera, Chihuahua, accord
ing to Americans who arrived here
early today with the bodies ot the 18
Americans who were slain last Mon
day. . . " . ' ;
AN AGR
EEMEN
SUBSCRIPTION
ANDERSON
FORGERY DIVERTS EftEMY
CASE ARGUED IN
IT
The Superior court completed the
taking of evidence In the rase ot 01
lie Anderson, charged with forgery,
before the noon recess Thirsday and
the afternoon was taken up with
arguments byt the counsel. Kxudge
B. Jones appeared with Solicitor
Graves for the State and Attorneys
Johnson, Wallace and Wall apreared
for the dofendant,,By agreement the
speeches are limited to one-halt hour
each. "v:.' v '',
A compromise Judgmont has been
entered In tho case ot William M.
Chlsman vs. Dan River Brick Com
pany and Charles H. Stone, reciting
that matters in controversy have been
adjusted, and the application for a
receiver . for the company vacated.
The business la to be continued un
der an agreement entered Into at a
stockholders' meeting held on Janu
ary 4. ' :
Another case on the civil Usue
docket was settled today in a' com
promise Judgment signed by Judge
Lane in the case of Robah McKin
ney, by his next friend, James Mo
Kinney vs. F. F. Patterson and oth
ers. In this case all matters In con
troversy were also settled oat of
COUrt.:
There are seven other- defendants
to be tried on the criminal docket,
In addition to - the case now.' before
the court These win not requ're
much of the time of the court, and
the docket Is expected to be complet
ed this week. The term was set for
two weeks, but with the smallest
number Of cases appearing In recent
years, and none of them requiring
much time to hear, the two weeks
will not be required.
Judge Lane goes from this city to
Rockingham where f he convenes
court on Monday, January SI, supply
ing for Judge Webb. At the request
of Judge Webb Governor Craig con
missioned Judge Lane to try cases
at these two terms, after which Judge
Webb expects to be able to take up
the circuit of spring terms In this
district. ' ,
i Comment On Docket. . .
In commenting upon tho docket the
statement was made by one closely
connected with it during recent years
that the recent congested condition
was brought about several years ago,
when smallpox broke out, necessitat
ing the suspension of one term. Stead
ily the docket has grown, largely, due
to tne fact tnat appeals were taken
from the municipal court when heavy
fines were Imposed, with the result
that they were greatly reduced' in the
Superior Court, thru a plea ot guilty,
and request for leniency. This gentle,
man says that when Judge Cline let it
be known that in appeal -cases where
the defendant was found .guilty or
pload gulltyf that the lower court had
not erred in the degree of punishment
and that road sentences would better
serve the purposes ot the court to de
ter criminals in their career, large
numbers of appeals wire withdrawn
before the last court, and cases that
would otherwise be on the - docket
did not appear. They were willing to
nay a fine rather than serve a month
or more on the roads, The reduction'of
the docket Is credit largely to ths
relentless prosecution of . Solicitor
Graves, tacked up by Judge Cline in
entering judgments-after the Jury had
returned their verdict.
. Clarence Young and Napoleon
Spencer, both colored, charged with
housebreaking,' , sentenced to 12
months on the county roads.
A. U Ward, charged with larceny,
verdict guilty.
Will Pegram, charged with carry
ing concealed weapon, Judgment sus
pended upon the- paymont of the
costs. : . , . . .
Tom Williams, ' colored, charged
with gambling, Judgment 60 days on
county roads. He was also given
three months additional sentence upon
the verdlcL of guilty entered in a
case charging conducting a gambling
house.; -: v. .- " ,' . ;
Charlie Jones, colored, charged
with having whisky in his possession
for the purpose of .sale. Judgment six
months on the county Toads. '
Sam Cornatzer, charged with false
pretense, entered a plea of nolo con
tendere, and prayer for Judgment was
continued upon the payment of the
costs. : '' ' -4" '
Fannie Potter, colored, charged
with assault with a deadly weapon,
sentenced to thirty days in Jail. ,
-Charles Alexander, coloredcharged
with larceny, pload guilty, and Judg
ment has not been passed on him by
the court. ...
Charles Jones, colored, charged
with violation of the search and seiz
ure law, was sentenced to six months
on the county roads.
Llllle Oolden, colored, charged with
housebreaking and larceny, verdict
of the Jury was "that' the defendant
was guilty.
The indictments Instituted more
than a year ago against M. 1 and J.
C. Stewart charged with setting fire
to the building then occupied by their
printing office, were reinstated on the
docket last Wednesday for trial. The
cases were nol pressed with leave
last year.
Voluntary non-iuits have been tak
en in the following civU ..eases: T.
E. Day vs. . the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Company; R. O. Whicker
vs. the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Company; W. T. Whicker vs the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Company; W.
T. Whicker vs the Carolina Ore Com
pany; R. T. Whicker vs the Carolina
Ore Company; and T. E. Day vs. the
Carolina Ore Compar.y.
SUPERIOR COUF
PRICE, ONE COLLAR A YLAIt
Oil BALKAN AUD
WESTERN FROIITS
It Also Improves General Stra
tegic Positions on Russians'
-Left Flank. '
London, Jan. 13. The news fromf
the eastern front ot the .capture of
Sadagura Is regarded in military cir
cles as probably true, altho official
announcement on the subject has not ''
been received. 1 -
1 II U IlllUn Tin. B. .. I V A 1 1
northeast ot Czernowiu and 1 a ,
converging point .-for flve" good roads,
is of considerable tra'toglc Import
ance, and previous attempts to cap- 'l
ture It have been stoutly resisted. ,v
Expert said Sadagura Is really ot
more importance than Czornowlts on -account
ot ltr arrange fcatural posi
tion and facilities for communication 1
purposes. - - .-(. ,
The report from Tetrogwd that tha '
offensive ln-Gallcia and Btissarabla
had been suspended for' the present
Is regarded as at least ' prematura.
The Russian offensive could not, It is
believed, be' suspended suddenly as it
was undertaken after careful prepa
ration and. launched, with unexpected,
strength. The object of that offen
sive Is said to be tnree-told: To do
monatrata to the Roumanians' that the
Russian forces are ablp to assume the
initiative when . they . choose; sec
ondly, to divert th Austro-German
forces from the Balkans and the west-1
uvula, nuu iiuaujr, iiiiiuuve vt -
general strategic positions on their
own left flank. ? v . , ,
While the full effect of this Rus
sian offensive cannot yet be determin
ed, the entente military experts affirm .
that the second object was attained,
that the situation in the Balkans waa
sensibly relieved and that the opera
tion' undertaken by the ' Germana
against the French in Champagne
was robbed of its force.'
NEGRO WOMAN SHOT '
AT SOCIAL AFFAIR
Annie May, colored,' was seriously
If not fatally Injured as J.he result ot
a shooting following ' a social func
tion at the home ot Floyd Yokely,
colored, corner of Norfolk and Bath
streets, late Wednesday bight ' Net
Hall, the Degress who did the shoot
ing, was arrested later by Patrolman
C. A. Pratt and Sergeant Cofer, and
Is now in Jail awaiting the outcome -
of her victim's wounds..
It is said that during the dancing,
which formed a part of the evening's -
entertainment at Yokely's home, An- .
nle stepped "on Net's foot. A quar
rel enaued. It was stated by one
of the attendants that a pistol waa
passed to Net who. lost no time in
using it. : The shot took effect in
Annie's stomach, iK;f.;'.'v;
The injured woman' waa taken to
the City Hospital for treatment.
BUTLER DEMANDS "
HAMMER'S REMOVAL
Former Senator Marion Butler has
filed charges against District Attorney
Hammer and asked for his removal. :
He sent the charges to President Wil
son. Mr. Butler signed the statement
to the President for hie law firm, But
ler & Vale. . '
Messrs. Butler & Vale ask that Mr.
Hammer toe removed for eertatn a'
leged election frauds ' in Randolph
county. - i' i ',:' A',;- '. V'-
Senators Simmons ' and . Overman .
will resist strenuously any effort to
Impeach Mr. Hammer. They are plan
ning to get ready for a finished fight
with Mr. Butler and the people of the
State who have tanned the charge -against
Mr. Hammer into a flame, says
a Washington correspondent. ,
In a letter transmitting the state
ment to. the President,' Butler 4k Vale
said:- "We herewith submit certain
charges and specifications made ami
formulated by voters of Randolph
AAimtv Wnrth Carolina aralnst W. C.
Hammer, United States. District Attor
ney for the Western District ot said
State, involving alleged misconduct In
office as set forth therein.
"There is attached to said charges
and specifications affidavits and other
evidence supportive thereof; and on
the face of the transcrlp Is a memo
randum of all the papers submitted.
A printed copy of charges and specifi
cations, as signed by voters, is ap
pended hereto. V
' "We request such action thereon as
will secure the ends of Justice; we
further reque that we shall be tullys"
advised from time to time ot the
course of proceedings concerning the
said charges, with full opportunity to
appear wherever the appearanco " of
counsel ahall be timely."
8TOKES UNION FARMERS TO
DISCUSS FERTILIZER SITUATION
President J. A. Lawson, of the
Stokes County Farmers' Union, baa
called a special meeting of the union
to be held at Danbury on Saturday,
January 29. President Lawson writes
The Sentinel that at tbla meeting, in
addition to other Important businefi,
the matter of fertilizer- for the 1' "
crop is to be considered. He tr
a full attendance of delegates
every vr.'.on in F"-1