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VOL. XXIIL NoV335Li -,
. WILMINGTON; NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY AFTERN0ON;iEPTEMBER 24; 1917
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Statements Issued 'Today, By
Graham Keiian" and ' Dr.
vl Chas.'T. Nesbitt ,
EXAMINATION REPORT
NOT YET RECEIVED
Body Was Removed - From
the Grave Last Wednesday
Morning Six Physicians
: Were Present.' : ' '
The body of ; Mrs.- Robert t Worth
Eingham, whose death occurred in
Louisville, Ky., , several weeks ago
and which was interred in the Kenan
plat, Oakdals cemetery, was disin-
. . 1 ttt a a 1" - " '
terrea on vveunesaay. niGrn.i:":. sep-i
tember 19, according, to vstatero.ont!
made to a representative bf The L:s-i
patch this morning by Ttfr. Graham
Kenan and Jlr. William E. Springer,
president of Oakdale Cemetery Com
pany, the latter spaking for Super
intendent James A. Perry, . of tlx5
cemetery, following a lengthy -'-confer?
enee in the office ; of the v Board - of
Health between Dr. Charles iT. Nes
titt, Mr. Kenan and Messrs. larsdea
and John D. Bellamy," Jr. after a heat
ed discussion between- TJrJ . Nesbitt
and Mayor . P. Q, Moore, ex officio
mtmber, of . the -Board of Health,
wherein the clatter insisted that Dr.
Nesbitt: answer any questions asked
him relative to thq. Bingham matter
or other matters handled through" his
office. ; : '-..--":, ,vi ';'"'.-i'i-.
The , stater:-. -33! cVMr Kenan was
prepared in thCo of Jthe-Boarl
ot Health and given out at 1 o'clock?
this afternoon. - t-. , . :'
The disinterment.; took place tm
Wednesday morning; of last week ac
cording to arstatement 1 made -to ' Mr.
William E.. Springer, I for-Superintendent
Perry, who Stated that the body
was disinterred under the direction
of Mr. James F. Woolvin,: local un
dertaker, r.nd taken tat the cemetery
lodge. He . stated ' that it w)a.s later
re-buried but did-not know what took,
place in the lodge. ' ; if : ',:,
There were six physicians present
at the autopesy, Mr. Kenan stated,he
having secured - the best experts ob
tainable. He denied that any detec
tive or detective agency had be. n
employed which casts doubt on the
reported presence in the. city of Wil
liam J. Burns, the" noted" detective.
The matter is is now entirely clear
ed up. Mrs. Bingham'sTbody was tak
en from the grave y on Wednesday
morning' of last week. taKen to tne
cemetery lodge and: an autopsjr per
formed and it was later " re-buried.
Every thing was perfectly regular, ac
cording to Mr. Kenan f3- statement
althfiuKh ho stated that no court order
was procured in connection vwith tho
case. His statement carries the as
suranco that Judge Bingham's " inter
ests will be considered in any action
that may be taken in the future and
he further adas that the experts who
performed th autopsy have made no
report as yet of their findings.-; ,
The delayin giving out the facts
,in the case is explained in Mr. Ken
an's statement.-which says, that the
family wished to avoid as mueli" pub
licity as possible in connection with
he matter and that everything done
vas absolutely Tegular and- above
board. . - '.".' .- ..' ; -t- '
Although Mr. Kenan . stated, that
there were six physicians" ia the pajty
when the autopsy was performed, he
did not think- it necessary to i make
public their name3rnor did rhe think
. it neccssar-y " to ' say whethert tbe s re
moved parts of Mrs.- Bjngham"s--body
were carried from ; the V cemetery
Jodge. it i3 known that two local phy- j
sicians were present when the autop-j
?y was pei-formed and the presiimp-!
tion is that the remaining four were
irom out of the city-7-experts.
Perry stated that he recognized but .
one man in the crowd.
1 Graham Kenan's ' Statement :
Following is the statement made by
ir. Kenan, : brother-in-law, of -'-Mr3J'rose
Ingham. He said:- v
sng to Mrs. Bingham's last illness and
Jeath and as disclosed :to 'members . of
her family justified them in "and made
11 tiieir uuty to consult leading physl-
c'ans who advised that an autopsy; be
vertormed. This has: ; been 'done; in
Jne usual and regular way ; in the
Perts obtainable, but the' results; of X
iheh- unestigation have-no
DPfn u x - i
.Pn I;,:,-lo known to the family
All interested may be assured that
3 estigation whiclnbas been or
71 Made- has been and' will ; be
yoncuoted in a proper ' and legitimate
'annrf and witb't absolutely;. fairness
'ThR JV-clingp of the family natural-
1
y .made them' rinii-n frt'fcaw-0H f
Publicity as possible given-the mat
. V, -vC.v,!;.A:.v:
1 hope the public 4 will be "fair
enough not to jump at- any'conclu-
(Continued on Fae Six) -
JUDGE BINGHAM
ITS THE NEXT
MOVE OF OTHERS
1
Ody Ot -Mrs., Robert ;Worth French front in the Verdun region. 1
Bingham Was Exhumed ' 1' Aough suffering a heavy reverse
I Y7 1 - " l"n recent German operations-in
r - . ' . Last.v.Week..," , 'Jacobstadt region, the : Russians on
STATEMENT ISSUED : ;
. v DV TUC ATTnDMPVC
BY THE ATTORNEYS
Charges Will Be MetV With
Facts, Says the Statement
Say 'Body Was Surrepti- ' -J
; tiously Removed
my'Associated Prees.i '
TiiIrHa: KW-fionf; wRnw
Worth Bingham, and. his friends here J
those who, according to a statement
given out last night by counsel for
Judge Bingham, in the early hours ,of
last "Tuesday morning caused the
body of his wife, buried at Wilming
ton, N. C, to; beh exhumed and an'au
topsy performed. ' " :U , 7 3; ; '
1 The' statement" issued . last night by
Judge Bingham's attorneys'" contained
.Wham's., body had, been tdisinrred:
The exhiming " of the body was ""car
ried ,-put . slicreptitiously. and without
notice .to -Judge Binghamjs the .state
men said, adding: .. ,. r' ,
"It - belongs to "the public to -form
its , own opinion .of this . ghastly
drama." ' v ';. - '' ";' ; 'T...
:- After reciting that when Mrs. Bing
ham be.came ill ' three physicians had
been' called in attendances the states
ment added that when, two weeks be
fore ..her death, her; condition ' appar
ently became serious, her brother,
William R.; Kenan v was sent for and
came to Louisville.- He ; and ' Mrs.
Bingham's sister, who was .called'.to
Louisville a few "days later,- were in
formed of "the measures that-had been
taken, and gave their approval,- the
statement Asserts. ' - . - J ' v
' In its concluding paragraph- the
statement' said, "if whispered suspi
cion";, shall end in the 'making ol
charges, the charges will - then be
" The text of the statement follows :
. "()n Friday morning last (Septem
ber 21) the .psess was full of .runors
to the effect tbsit-the body of the late
Mrs. , Robert' Worjth Bingham- was to
be disinterred. - Her grave is in ' tbe
cemetery at Wilmington, N. C; ,V1
! "Neither Judge Bingham nor any, ofi
his friends knew anything whatever
about tho matter, and the same Is. true
of Helm Bruce, counsel for the execu
tors and legatees ; under' Mrs. Bing
ham's ' , will. L The x- .dispatches stated i "
that the health- oflicer- of Wilmington t"!
would make no statement and would l
not even affirm, or deny that. he. had j"f
granted any 'permit for dislnterment."r
era! relations of Mrs. Bingham had ,
put" a guard' oyer ber grave. . . ." , i
Bingham was in Wilmington to ascer.
nvonHir hi rrmrtitlmi cit' a fffi.fr a
, lain , c;jlcv i-. j w'v .vm.v..v " - -
It. now appears that at 3 o'clock on v
last Tuesday morningr (September IS) i
the disinterment took place; that an
norfnrrnpd in : th hrea-l
CX VA IU J . w- . JT I
inonf".-WiiHnm -.T.) P.nrriR and sfiveraL
physicians jsvthat vital : artsV of v the '
jf-. wAM'miia inrf(--ft--v fts
V-T-timiPd bv- to soiseo'he
tqi
Mff fhoH rtk wflRnrrpntt.1
Mr.Uibusiand was a .secret closelyiguard - '.
ed -until the object was accomplished
red
then ; that, .the
jr'
from violation.-. : -
supposed - necessity
I6 . "... ' T-''..Tri:-' I
lts i own i opinion of this ghastly
mmmm&BWmm
'Mrs.-Binghamfwas.attehded:livhftr
Inst Mine3s.byiDr.rM, wavitcntijjr,
VWF - ' Bogges and DfeS: AiSteinberg.
On Thursday,- July ,12, two weeks -be-
fore her deatb Mr3.; Bingham had -a
Kevef attack.: iter brother, i William
E. Kenan, was? summoned v by; Judg
..n.. -r.,Vi ni- . RavitfYi. r.rrnc.emlnzr
m;teV-Presttmed;,yiat;;M8-7aismte n ' nlinpP, in:thfl naner vestwdav.
body, .was re hurled. it was swt,
Mrs Bingham's condition yarid ap--; be, awarded ivto; the v candidate- who
proved everything that was , being, turns In the largest amount of money
'donel--'' 'for"new subscriptions, between ;Sep-
.On?$d&rt tember "24 and October C at 9 p. 'm.',
hWcpnditionXwasf stich . that Judge and Whbrdoes" not win one of Mthe
Bingham wrote her sisters that he 'mor valuable , prizes. ' It is the sub
thnneht. that they should comev Respon-' scriptions alone, the new subscrip-
iivAi - thisiherSistcrMrs - Wise,
came; arriying Wednesday evening, tioned, stbft count t6ward .this
juIki5tlk - 'Mrs.'.Binghani:was:then special prize.-. - :
fully; conscious and remained so un- The contest . for, the Diamond .Ring
tiHThursday 'nights Mrs; Wise re-runs only two-weekk s,o ejeryminute
'(Continued on 'Page; Eight) 'counts in ;
ALONG THE
FliDERS'ffifllil
Signs Point to Possible Early
Tvesumption of, Infantry
' t iwu t ivy
RUSSIAN ACTIVITY
ON THE RIGA LINE
Number of Prisoners and Guns
Captured; From Teutons f y
Gcfmans'Take Stores at
Jacomtadt-
.t(Cy ABSQclatefl rress.) 1
in
progress. lastnlghtt on the Flanders1
t1hadir
cent hard fighting; :
tSigns of possible -important activity
Dauie - rront, nortneast- or ipres, 'i out
imnendin ar annearina- in -othPr RPn -
itionf? of the British front, 'notably in
r Mr - - - .
the-Arras region near the Scarpey and
in the vicinity of Lens. - Considerable
artillery activity- is announced from
these sectors. The artillery on both
cuperative power. ,i-and ..-today . a - sub--.
stantiaI Russian victory is reported in.r
the ; sector south of the Riga-Pskoff
road, tbe 'Russians. capturing ;tho Ger
man positions they; attacked, retaining
them -after, d, hard, struggle. , The Ger
man losses were more- than 400 "kill
ed and the Russians took" a number
of prisoners and ten machine guns.
-The, Berlin official'' statement today
ptai'ma thti nntui-o nf lortro nnantiHoo
rr"lrr, r":., v
Pi provisions Dy me ; uermans - wnen
Jacobstadt, ton the;Dvina;;was taken
M'ADOO TO ANNOUNCED
-BOND ISSUE DETAILS
' t -L By-JVssocia:eJ Press. . 7 ; v
. Washington Sept 24,--Details ot
.the : second Liberty 'bond . issue prob
ably will be announced by. Secretary
.McAdoo 'tomorrow. . . - 1 -
nminationthfi intef est 'Vrf and tho
? mount-Of 4the offering constitute the
chief details -which Iiav'e not as yc.L
"bccji -announced. Indications' are that I
the offering, will approximate ?3,000.
00&.4JOO find thrrt a, bon-J ;'.v;ii rcn Kp -"proximately
25 ojrSO ydrs. The in
terest; rate, as fixedly law.may be
up to four per cent., and It is con
sidercd likely that the issue will bear
the four per cent. 'rater-
iiteist mm Bf - :
; IlilOI iG OFFER
r - - -
Caridinates Enthusisatjc Qver Opportunity, to Win Dia
' mond Ring for Two WeeksWork All ' New Subscrib-,
tions Turnecf in Toward Sp ecial Prize v Will Receive
Votes "According to Regul ar Schedule and Also Ap- v
VS rfy on Highest Club Volje Offer.
4 4. 4- 4. 4. 4. 4. 1
. : ;
THE PRIZES.
$775 Erlscob AutomobiTe.-Y
, - Ford Touring Car J
- $200 Nn gold.
$100 m gold.,
- $93 furniture suite, v
$75 Columbia Grafonola.
0 J" L.
Fuchs Department Store,
r $25 wrist watch.
1'wo $60 diamond rings, r
-;w.;;;;;;' : : . ';;-';.:;.; ;,-
4
Ten per cent commission. to 4
a"
non-winners, Who . remain
active, on money for new
sciiptions. "
sub--
' " '
" ' ' . .
- j - tfA tm ;,
... in n nmtat
stn wiih various Mprcss,ons
,bf iel'S '-' . . .
. 'Tf a ' aii7a Atio ffMnrl nnnnrtllllitv t.O
vplck up a handsome ring, .Js the way
e of the; candidates expressed her
approval -of the offer. ; And the con-
lostam is pbiiecuv"6UL j,
irg less . than - a-: wondetful opportu
nity to. get a - Diamond :Rmg for a
JitteN effort ' a,vv
v; The- ring ; was ; purchased from A, O.
s;h-ster, .the - well-known Wilmington
who guarantees, its -value
:atiH f.nalit.v. ' Enough 'said. Its IS tO
tions. turnedin during the time men-
. . a I'lH I 111 111 A I 1 i X k3 tCA . WU. w
1 :-:-. PRICE f SHEL1 CALLS FOR FORCE ! mMm u : U mrsr
- .. -f .-. ...... ? . i, .-, :v ' ,.. - . - . ... -v : r-:: A - r v ' ' - . - . .- . 7. - ...... . . ;. x s. '. -J ... . ' 'v.. -. -. - . t -. . - . . - L-. - .:. . , .... it. v - Y .
Governihent I and Producers
. Reach Aperheiit Which
is Announced Today : A-
(By Associated Press.)
, Wasixfrzgtjn, .Sept. 24. stoor prices
agreed upon DetvrccrAho coverninent
and . producer? were linncuned todyt
z follows;. ; -,vv' ,
cago, lisaper UunxircU vo'ghC Tiicj
recent yr;ca -was&Au:. . ,
xjtiier prcos a$rewii upn-i.-fcii sub -
feet to rOviijkn Jinuary 1 1918. bnt to
becom c eccctive . -irara odiately, follow :
Iron ore, basi - lower-,lalte f-ports :
Pnco agreed upen $5.l)u per, gross ton,
no changa'. :t - - . ,
Coke, Ccnnel3villo, prico agreed up-
on $0 "net tori; recent price' $1G & tonL:
reduction oi G2j5 per.ctril
ENGLISH" V
J . PAMPATHN STARTS
' -VAMfAlUW O i AK 1 0
5 1 ! . - v
i j icw AooAt ita aoci i . -
- New': York, - Scpt " ' Vloarn
English" campaign : to - enlighten and
solidify the- -500,000 foreign-born -residents
of this citywas launched today
with the , beginning of registration1 for
the hundred free .night 'schools 'that
will ' open October 1. ",-An army of
volunteey workers; under ""tho auspic'esJ
of the mayor's .commitLeo-ttu national
defense will ,visit;shop3 and factories
and do:f personal work in every for-
eignA section sof-; tn-ej-city in. anveflQrt
jQ increase 'Uendaiice: : at tbenight
schools
.-....; ...
The ; board of education bas voted
art extra $78,000 tdijenlargelthc-; scope
of these 5 schools,' and at the college
of the city of Newiybrk, special stress
will be laid " this year on such practi-
1 courses. as wil1 fit mer and women
echn!ccl service
in war time.
GERMAN:HEAVYGUNS
WEREACTIVETO
. :;'.'"' ". 'p.i " -.-:'- i
v (By Associated "Press.') . , V .
, London;, Sept 24 . German . . heavy
gims were active eafly this morning
on both banks of the river Scarpe, on
the Arras front in' France, Field Mar
shal. Haigreported; today. A.German
raiding party near LaBasseeville was
driven away, .after a sharp fight . last
lnljght.yith JlrltisjTTtcrtatB&ent fst
,aysi , ' ' , j. .
'fA hostile raiding party last night"
near LaBasse"eville "Xas driven off with
loss, after a short fight. A'few of our
men are missing. ? " ; i- V . v
."The "enemy's artillery . was" active
early this morning on both banks of
.the Scarpe and artillery activity also
was shown during the night south,, of
Lens and northeast of Ypres."
diligently against you. If you idle
;your time away. All contestants are
on an 'equal 'tooting and no candidate
has any advantage over ( any ofL the
others, as subscriptions turned in any
time previous to' September. 24 will
inot count toward the Diamond Ring-
"Who will 1 win?" is the question
constantly asked in connection with
the big contest 4 The question y goes
unanswered, for it is too -'early -for
anyone to s forecast the result; ?Even
narily to' be wise 'to. all -the ways and
winds ot contest weather; 'admit; that
they can make nothing as' yet of so
uncertain a . problem. It : is a
mani-
fest Impossibility to name the Winner
of anv of the prizes at this time. The
contest is in its infancy, andria-en
"rely .within the possibilities hatth,
winners of some of-the prizes are-not
among ; those now entered." '(
' Every mail brings in dozens Of let
ters' containing ballots - for the . dif
ferent contestants." . -These ' ballots
come from all ver this section' of the
State, and it - Is ; plain . that ' many peo
ple are interested .in the candidates
from their town and are giving them
support. "Contestants ; and friends of
CQnte&tantsromthe. city and oftn
f rom' outsid6,' may i be seen at most
anr time of the day calling - at The
Dispatch - office "and turning in 'their
votes v"-----
-Those who; have nokJbtelped a candidate-
should , do so ,at :once, that, the
candidate may" receiye the ehcourage
ment - and Increased "opportunity of
winning that goes wijfy .a-good show
ing durr'T the early days of a friend
ly straggle. . Support extended a con-tc-.lant
at any., time wit be appreciat
ed but will be doubly so at this t time,
when' such' support will really.' do the
most good.-. . . -v
Contestants, who' have not entered
the contest actively should lose no
time;, but ; should commence : tteir
campaigns now," when'v everything is
' A i a t. w
most favorable for. success at .the, fin
ish. - - . .'.-.
v ' Continued on , Pagev Seven)
Wanted - For the Purpose b
j ; 'Maintaining Peace and'
i . - Ordfr'-.in'-Stat- '
TWENTY-FIVE MEN
FROM EACH COUNTY
' .
f tetween: 'Ages-7 oto I - and-' 43
Will Be Used . tor Gukrd
Duty to Replace Absent
. ' -Guardsmen,
- ' (by Associated Press.li
j' Raleigh, N.- C.,' Sept. 24. Because
fOf "conditions which no w " . prevalf-,
.r thense
-T" an,.effectiye force for
the maintenance s of peace andorder,"
,yyrjC bn, uy proclamation
has ' called iiito active . service; a: force
of : 5,00tf me between the ages cf 31
and -45 "-now- comprising part of the
unorganized militia of the State. ,
With this ,for6e, to be selected by
machinery : now. vbeing provided ,by
Adjutant General Laurence W. Young,
upon ? the Governor's - instruction,' an
adequate reserve force j for - ' every
county 'in- the-Stats -will be provided.
In the main I tventyvfive;men Twill -be
drafted from Wch county except those
which are centers vol, large population.
force from the; State and the growth
cf a fueling of. unrest occasioned by
UY
repeated .outrages on the parf Of ne-
rrroea rnrniiehoirf tho Sht-hrfoi
the . Governor in hi3; proclamation, al
though be; had ; before instructed the
Adjutant General to drawup a scheme
for thr..orgianization of a State guard,
y AVdeterminediattick 'brtj the .Wake
county "j aii; situated here,. - Friday
morning all for the purposL;of : lynch
ing .an alleged : negro rapist were
principally suggestive to the : Govern
or v of need at this time. i. .The jail
attack ; was thwarted by the presence
pf the : Governor V-who- persuaded the
mob - to disperse ' while the removal
of the-negro - from the . State prison
Caused an abandonment ' of : that at
tempt "before it had progressed . very
liar.amce the, last , attack,,, another
ol xjuuu i mmeu .. vgamy i - men
aroused by the: negro's' . alleged V at
tempt at : criminal v assault upon a
white'-girL-ofj that county.. .
PROHIBIT EXPORT S
OF GQLD ;TO"SP AIN
(By Associated Press.) .
Washingtoii, Sept. 24. --Treasury of
ficials carrying out the; government's
policy governing ;the : conservation of
gold have virtually decided upon arf
policy prohibiting tbe export of "gold
to Spain -No gold has been licensed
for export Xo Spain since tjre Presi
dent's proclamation became effective,
except several small ; shipments al
ready loaded aboard steamers.. :
OKLAHOMA TOWN HAS
A DESTRUCTIVEfFIRE
(By Associated Press.).: - ..
Lawton, Okla.,. Sept.. 24. Twenty
buildings, all : but two of which were
of wooden constructionwere destroy
ed by ; fire . which broke ojit shortly
afternoon today and swept through an
entire block on E. avenue, and a half
block on D. aveane: entailing an esti
mated loss of$135,O00..-; . -
Heflin Denies Report. THat He
; r Made Charges "Against
Congressnien
s ( Bv 'Associated Press J v
(K Washington, JSeptc 24-Representa-tive
' Heflin, of Alabama, replying in
the . House today to an attack- upon
him by 2 Representative t& Norton, y of
North Dakota, denied, that he. had giv
en a new spaper . interview.1 In which
he - was quoted 1 as saying; that he
could name l?"or 14 members-of the
House, and Senate who had acted "sus
piciously and that he had heard a
story that a card room - was maintain
ed in "Washington where pro-Germans
Und- pacifists- could v get money.; - - "
;The House was - thrown in an ; un
roar while members discussed the
.disclosure that - Count von - Bernstorn
while German ambassador nere, asK
ed his government, to authorize ex
penditure bt, $50,000 to influence-Congress.
- - - -' " ' V -1
- Mr. 'Norton declared that Mr. Hef
lin should haye made a full investi
gation before he" charged - members
with corruption. . . - -Mr.'NortoTL
ouoted Mr. Fflin . a
DVEB SCLOSURE
point-to. the. men In'the South 'wnoimeW and it was accepted. - "
U believe Teceived-money," , and that
their prosperous v appearance indicated
it He1 also quoted . Representative ,
Howard, of Georgia, as -saying that '
part or this , money was paid , directly -
and that he thought he could pick out
the men who got it - Mr. Norton an-'
nnnnPPfT thnt h mimospd to Introduce
- la resolution.requIring.Hemn and nom-
0i v -cra ctot omenta "rti siih--th.
Ck,k KM .J J KJ J V- .UVA. . 3 WV"V -w
mit to' the punishment they .well de
serve..- " 1 , 'aISsu
inn nr pnfTiiM r.nrAv:-
ui mmuK mum;-
:iiii-ij'nrannDftTfln'A.:
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1
I M KB U ' V
lllliIL.111 Ullll IJIUUI U
M FRflWCF FflCFH
III I IIIII1UL. B-llULIiri
TO GET A FIGHT
Ohly By Stringent Orders Are
1 t Sammies Kept Out of ,
Trenches
ARE LOCATED NEAR
THE FIGHTING LINES
f - -:
1 x' i- -'
k A " T-". T- r n ... T- .
me DOdy or Men.Keady to
Try i Conclusions With the
Germans -Visited By:
Associated Press
Somewhere Along the British" Front
- - - - - . ' - . -
Associated Press) .--On a:-iistoric babi10 ' estisiment A" -eans
tlefleld which merges ; into - the fight
jng lines are encamped many Ameri
can : troops, far removed f roni - the rest
of their compaitriots -who : form the
vanguard of Uncle Sam's expedition
ary force in France. . : - j-; "... --.;''..
For. "military reasons, it is t imnds
-
fiihTo J th " icll tfia-Vvrnil1 ' -llTof mhavn
thpRP Tflpn uro -ahn tfiexv -ra r- rrTi o
tfievare' doina-ta furthpKthA intotit
" , - - ti " vm. Vfi - Ti.uat
FlbJd2iWmteiiedu.-b
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at home- that they are -a credit to the r 4" "i""",""11 vx"xa.6v
Stars and stripes Which, - for ; the firstkC body, where it -was placed In, &.
time in-. history fly over - a campi of 1 receiving vauu. iney sioppea over. at
American' soldiers in this part; of thelclnctanatIne said,.Vto do some.tele
war-wrecked world. Some of them Phoning and rest;Up.";' :. v . : i ; "
Lave been wwrkingj c
2'one covered by the German guns arid
already . two ' of their number have
been Wounded, a fact whereof they 1
are ? exceedingly proud.,
- -?. .. -
The Associated Press heard these
men were: here and sougat them out
The visit involved a "long ' motor '-trip
but the " sight' of their bronzed faces
ana tne -souna of ' tneir cheerful, do-
termined voices more than repaid for
the long journey. ; ? ; "
- They are a fine healthy looking lot
and nearly two months of hard work
in the open under real campaigning
conditions has put them in shape and
they are. ready for anything: . (i;
: ' Especially are they prepared and
anxious to try honors with the Geiv
mans.'. In f act, their - only grievance
is that: for: the,; present tbey"; are. notvlet on the right front side of the brain,;
permitted, except where : necessity having been deflected by f the ;f ront of
demands, to expose themselves to the 'the skull. The -steell jacket ? of .the
enemy's big guns. They, want to feel;
the thriir that : one experiences when
explosives are going up all. about and
when shells ; herald their approach
across No Man's Land with a wicked
whine. In fact, until a stringent order
was. issued recently, the American
officers had a hard time keeping their
nien out of the British front line
trenches. It is said that more 'than j if it would have been " possible for -one
American soldier has crept; away j Mrs.'King to have inflicted upon ber-:
when off ! duty : and - after making 1 seif ; the wound described.- The ( de-'
friends with, the "Tommies? has tak-fense; objected that this wis not a1
en' his place -beside them for a few question foran expert but was a mat-
glorious minuteswhile a minor battle
1
It would have been unwise, per-
baps, for "the correspondent to inquire Ranted that the question, was an ex
too closely whether any of theAmer-:pert one. The witness was allowed to
ican officers had 'done their, bit in answer He stated" it . was. his opin
this manner, r ' , Jlon Mra; iang-could Jiot have inflicted
Nevertheless tnecorrespondent had the wound.(J There were no evidences '
grave, suspicions .thatsome.
had been . :'over the top witb their al-: gkin ar0Und it ' he said ' .
lies,;in the early days before orders! Sollcltor Clement objectbd to what4
forbade at- KHowpyethare ' he. termed the reflection on the integ-J
disciplmarKuis and : Arity of Dr. Burmeister, by . Attorney :
f ardl?SWtfo wiwT? Means attorneys.'
issued by the higher command. - 'irriya 'aY. nf n-v :Mnrt nrAo
i The correspondent 5 visited'' (wo di,; r: Z'. ZZ7 2cr
ferent connands, ' and in each there
were the same
cenes of methodical
activity characteristic of " American
methods. Things ..-were moving,
smoothly fandno false motions were
being - made- Efficiency: was the by-r
word everywhere. --f ' ' .
- It was noon when the second xamj
was reached and the officers and men
were preparing for. mess. i A 'Several
clean cut 'young! officers came out to
greet the correspondent and it was a
cheery welcome; with a firm' hand grip
and a hearty -tTm mfghty glad to see '
you." One would have known he wasjDeneatn;tne;.nair. ie, aiso saia tnerc ;
in , an American camp had. be - been was: no . evidence ;tbat the bair had
blindfolded. tC . ;
aWoikIaJ r ,Viv
(.. "I'm -afraid we can 't-offer you - very .hardware concern told or. selling uas-.
much to., eat', said one" officer.-' '.you ' ton Means,. on August 29, a .25 calibre ..
see the cook is 411 -and just at this automatic 'pistol tor target; shoo tir.
moment we are getting "along as best Means .first asked for a .32 calibre pi
we can.- But: we can give you'plenty tol,' heVaidri'bnt'i':.RitcIiie'.t'.liad i',noE".
of beans and well, plenty-' morefHe told also of Means buying anothc
beans," be ended with an apologetic
laugh." - - ' -
so cosion uasea-Deaus ,wsr serveo,
first the . correSDondent - had seen I
" i. ' - f
11 two years oi-KnocKing.aDout wmcn
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Defendant' Represented V By
T-- 1 .v I ' ' ''XI ' t l-l . r- :V
. cignt L-awy ers r neaaea oy
r., 1. Usborne
EXPERTS SAY WOUND
NOT SELF-INFLICTED
Dr. Burmeister, ' of Chicago,.
. Says Mrs . ' King Could Not
; Have Held Pistol r When '
She Was Killed By! Fatal
., Shot ' -
(By Associated Press.) 11 t
Concord, N. C, Sept. 24. Dr. Wil
liam II. v Burmeister, chief coroner's ..
physician of Cook county,. Illinois, .
testified- today - at the preliminary
hearing of. Gaston B. Means that in
his opinion, - it would have been Im
possible ! for Mrs. Maudes A. King tp
haye held the pistol which inflicted
the fatal wound in the back of her
head near here, Augusf : 29. -Ct-"o(-, 7
L. ; A. Wellington, a Concord ; under
taker, who was the first witness, told
of removing the ' body of Mrs,; King
from a Concord hospital to1 his underr
ii u baiu, uiimu ii iiu uvci mc leieiniuuu
to take, charge1 Of the body. , A wbund
in the- head behind' the . left ear, and
fractured Jeft ankle were ; tbe only
wounds on 'the ' body, he s&id. ' : He
placed tbe; body in an . -b,ermitlcally
sealed casket and accompanied It lo
an undertaker's .place. at AshevIIle on.
AUgUSl .01.
There, he said, Gaston
Means nounea, aim mey ,nau ueciueu
n r ' -j. IS J mi t A . f J J
rlo " r fiAAntnA fttAil Vi i m .v l. iV Inri W
He said he thought Mrs. . Melvln
wanted to order some flowers at Cin
cinnatt ' The defense did not examine
Wellington.
1. ur. ..... w uuam .. :tJurmeiBiei. -..rniei t
j coroner's physician of Cook county, J
Illinois, was the second witness. He t
told of performing an autopsy bnHhe !
ihhdv nt Mm , Kintr.
He said her hair, - 4 dark reddish f
brown, was -annarentlr' dved. -Bur-
Bur-
meister, continued to ", describe
the !
body and v the wound, saying the lat- -ter
was" two inches' above the opening"
of the : left ear. There was no evi- .
dqnee of 'powder burnsl Above" the J
left eyebrow was a small hemorrhage k
under: the skin,; but. there was no ll
abrasion on the outside, ; He told ' pt -
finding the ' leaden . portion of the but
bullet was found on the - left side of
the ear " near the . channel through
which the bullet passed. He then de;
scribed the; fractured ankle, saying
the fracture had occurred during life.;
By the length ofytheight fore arm,
he said, there , was ; no question ' but
that Mrs. King was right-handed. ;;
Solicitor : Clement asked Burmeister
ter Cf COmmon . knowledge, "and also
that Burmeister' had not qualified 'as
an, expert on pistols, even if ; it; were
(him; to corner nere,. ne;;sai, ana tne
couniy is.ayiiiiuB ubss. - -
' ur. .ourmeisier was cross-exammea
in 1 regard to powder burns .an1 . testifi
ed, that; a pistol 'shot fired, ten Inche3
from a. blotter left marks on tbe blot
ter., .Attorney Cansler, - continuing t'.j
cross-examination of Dr? Burmeister, 1
sought to show that if the , woman's ..
hair, had been down . wben;. she waa '
shot, the I presence of the hair- would
have prevented; powder burns on' the ,
skin.-- Burmeister said he found : no
powder i burns or stains : on . the skin
been singed or bwrned, when the snot
woo firon v ' ' :: .:
' F. F. Ritchie, a salesman of a locrl
pistol and a rifle from Ritchie's stc:
previotisly- Afteyc'-.a-"'brief e'exan! - -
uon,
' W.
tchie was excused;
Bingham,; whotwas a 'ment
. "
01 tne party.wmca went target si;c:
' (Continued on Page Eight). ;