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SHELBY. NORTH CAROLINA , SATURDAY, MAY 24..
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WISEMAN HEARS
DEATHJENTENCE
FOUND GUILTY BT JURY OF THE
MURDER OF OR- E. A.
HENNESSEE
TO DIE IN CHAIR JUNE 2TH
Jttry Deliberated 58 Miruitea Defend
ant' Attorneys Give Notice
Of Appeal
three-gun man. h--rl his general con
duct .n numerous other particulars,
had he gone on the stand. So his
lawyers deemed it best to keep him
off and thus seo'rh these witnesses.
Also he proved icn evasive and un
willing witness f r the State in
I the trial of the P:tL. boys t Mor
I ganton and thin nn.i have twen
against him here
It seems that at Morganton Wise
man swore that lie was on the train
when the shoot in; took place, while
the evidence here clearly showed that
he was not.
Rivalling the famous Divn murder (
WEBB'S AI'I'OINTMENT ,
EXPECTED B)l T JINK 1
VISIT TO CASAR
SHl.l.H
Eddor
ttu- p:ip,
in l
Guilty of murder in the first trials of 1 9 1 12 in puhlir interest,
gree was the verdict of an unbiased ly nas HH,n tril, ,-nter of groat
Cleveland tmmtf jury in the trial of ' lnlerest and the ;aper .f the
.Aaron Wiseman, charged, with the featured trie cas
murder of Dr. E. A. Hennessee on ! DePnest. formei v of
January 31, 1918, at Glen Alpine. I ,U(W f the Palmetto Stat
Burke county. the trial for the AshoviH,
The caSe absorbed the attention of j Tmi'-s the new Kepuldeai
the special term of court and of hun- , r,,ud of around J",.
dreds of spectators and witnesses for ana, Shi Utors from Burls,
an-entire week, opening uy on Mon- ami Avery counties have
day, May 12th, when the special ve- the hotels and hoard ng
nire of 75'men was ordered by Judge 'th,. city and helped pack
B. F. Lonjr, presiding. The actual nn,m each day cf the r..
trial of 'Wiseman's case, Number 13. It was a sencatiuna!
On the special docket, did not begin, 1 lacking m the Iwncil. .
until noon, of Tuesday, May and human interest.
Six-
court I
State
B. H.
r hut
v, red
enmg
Washington. MaJ- ly it
stood that the appointment
sentative Webb to the we
trict judgeship will be
about the fir.-t of June in
liig of new man then'
tion on the ability of Judge
Boyd. The work of the d:
become taxing, with the ;
the nuniln" of courts
Observer
A PROTEST
I beg the generosity
f Kepre
'v. :.--m.
r.. .-d
n.- Tia-i.-n
n fie.
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m rease
i hanotte
heity
T .,
.'ea
j H.ghlander Special left
or. -cfte-dule time via the ntnes
to Ijtwrulale at one o'clock Sa
I afl.-ni. .on. May IT It arr : h
jet.t-tr with a bundle of the ( ', N 6
j that .s the Highlanders the
t-d;tor'- ineffaceable smile Arriving
in Lawndale, we visited the -t.rc f
the t leveland Mill and Power r .
pany long enough to receive ; ,, g'.' ,
hand from Manager1 Parker aim
proceed by the Eord line nf Plato ,
Kn hards to ( -sar.
asar w ith its genial pout e-a.-Vr, I
i HODISTS
MSt: ..vs ill)
K N x I 1 1 1 N 1 1 1 K I E -1 N D Y
I I 1 HE .-HH H 1 1 I KM I
oKI Mir I'ol-
rn ' hurh in Ii-triit thcrsub-M-ritn-f.
(uota - ampsin W Hell
Organized an Y und Was
Rained in 1 Hour
umrts of y
to make a
erence to n
1 am th.
that i.-. dvst
ur r
brief
-self.
victim
ilird to
it a lat
talement
.. ; ap.-r,
with rcf-
p.it
. Mitchell
o crflowed
hu---e of
tin' court
clime's
tr'al. not
f mystery
1 m
A
eyer,
ram une selection oi me jury
"Jithin two hours the
the -yv-gswlecUfljeot-mor than
cxaDMainrJT witnessjlegan about
f&t t.Tpe8day, kwjptStote and
J.V, :m BBel Bad mtecMptl'MiufSday morn
Wn . ' jJVHit-?y ifeumenta of counseIHhen be-
VO.V. VR&lp iRstedtjtFjrldtr evening
nere were rrve speecn-
dofense and three for the
'Pef ending were J. F.
ih , T 1110111 of jHcjrganton. J. W. Pless
Pwseutmg
cf Mi)rean-
py daafic' Judge Long: -said priva-tely.
y i4 fl of i tie iew "great
F . i BiHarlaM lof 1iJatt1 IiadwI in liia
court -.duriiig iis many years on the.
- - The jiidge charged the jury Satur
day morning, consuming 58 minutes
in so doing, and the jury were out
about the same length of time. Their
first vote was 9 to 3 for conviction,
t he second 11 to 1; the third unani
mous. The court received the verdict and
adjourned until 2:30 p. m., to allow
Solicitor Huffman to come from his
home in Morg-anton, where he had I
gone on account of illness due to over
work in connection with this case.
But he was delayed by heavy rains
and did not arrive until shortly after
court had adjourned.
. The Fatal Sentence
Sentence of death was passed by
Judge Long at 3:30 p. m., electrocu
tion day beinpr set for June 20th.
Wiseman heard with composure the
fatal words, and when asked why
sentence of death should not be pro
nounced said, "I have nothing to say,
except that I am innocent of the
charge." The-prisoner has a strong
chin, a firm mouth and a good nose.
His eyes are hazel-brown; hair black,
streaked with gray; sallow complex
ion. He is about 5 feet, 11 inches tall,
and. is rather thin and wiry; has a
peculiar sort of walk. He was dressed
neatly in a new black suit, with new
shoes, broad -brimmed black V hat
whose crown he compresses and rolls
in until it hardly shows above the
band, and a neat white tie and col
lar. His head is not large. He wears
a moustache, but keeps his face other
wise cleanly shaved. On listening to
both verdict and sentence he showed
the same stolidity and iron fortitude
that ha exhibited throughout the trial.
As the officers were taking Wise
man back to jail, he said, "You heard
what I just said up there in the
court room ?" "Yes." "Well, that's
what I'll say when I come to die."
Mrs. Wiseman and Children
Wiseman's wife, with their two
little girls aged about 7 and 9 re
spectively, sat with him during much
of the trial, but were not by his side
the final day. He is said to have told
them after the jury's verdict was ren-
dered, 'Well, if that's the way they
feel about it, it is all right"
v Wiseman did not go on the wit-
nes stand- The State had a host of
i i .-witnesses from the mountains of
'j. Avery and' Mitchell counties, the old
Wiseman home, to testify as to his
character as a gunman, a two and
This is the second trial growing
out of the tragic and brutal murder
of Dr. Hennessee The lirt was at
Morganton in March. l'.MS- that of
the two Pitts brother- (lartield and
Aaron whose brother (Ionium died
live years previously at the hands of
Dr. Hennessee, following a sensa
tional fight. They were acquitted at
the- Morganton trial largely through
the testimony of J. M. RAMSEY
who swore positively that neither of
the Pittses correspond in size and
appearance with that of the unknown
man whom he saw from the car win
dow of Southern train 21 on that fa
tal night, holding in his hand two
pistols and doin j the shooting.
RamseyfUecognizea Wiseman
JUrajye ,a! the;" State's .first star
witnesses of SlelHjr, 'againip Aarpn
?4aroh Wiiemaf e- said he W &tl
Know Wiseman at wie time, but He
secured an indeKble1 impression?' of
the murderer at the time of the. shoot
ing and that he recognized Wiseman
as the man when he saw him on the
witnesses stand is An unwilling wit
ness at the Pitt trial; that he, Ram
sey, pointed him oflt in the street to
Attorney Spafnh ur, who was de
fending the Pitt ? boys, saying, "Yon
der goes the in: i: who did the shooting."
Asked repeatedly on cross-examina
tion by Lawyer Ervin of the defense
why he did not tell this at the Pitts
trial, he gave ilways the same re
ply, "I was not lsked," and .hat he
didn't want to weaken his testimony
and discredit himself by bringing
another man intr the case.
The defense subjected Ramsey to
a gruelling cross-examination, but
were unable to shake him in his iden
tification of Wiseman as the mur
derer. Ramsey was later backed up by
an array of character witnesses such
as few men are ever fortunate en
ough to have, including Internal Rev
enue Collector Watts and numerous
officers, bankers and business men of
Statesville, his old home town, and
elsewhere.
Ramsey is a o2-degree Mason and
a Shriner.
Ramsey's Story
Ramsey said his age was 35, that
he was married and had two chil
dren; home in f tatesville. On eve of
the tragedy was on Southern train
21, en route to Ashevijle. "I was in
the second-class coach or smoker
was on the second seat from the rear,
on the left. I heard a shot and
looked out, shading my eyes against
the window, and in the light from the
train I saw a nu n about 12 or 15 feet
from me, at an angle of 45 to 60 de
grees and he ; h t as he stepped for
ward and continued to shoot as he
came forward ' iward me. The light
showed him plrinly from the neck
down; his face was in the dusk and
not distinct, but I sW plainly the
general outline of form, walk and his
long, skinny fingers as he gripped the
two pistols, one blue-steeled and one
nickled. He wore a tan-colored rain
coat; it came down below his knees.,
As the train pulled out the man was
still standing there. He wore a
broad-brimmed hat. I reognized the
murderer later at the Pitts trial, in
the person of witness . Aaron Wise
man, and I told not only Attorney
Spainhour, but George Ford also,
that Wiseman was the man and that
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favorable light Kef. r. ; h.
people, of this .ion'
It h:. ai d I- belli - : aid ! v
that I made a sugge ', mi !
member or members !' the .
tee that wan to arrange the
tainmi i:' fur tin' returned so! d
May th Jnth The sugge
that I 'hough; it best to bin
rate days for the white and
This is very untrue. I taki
.. pa
-red
granted that the gentb-m. n
stituted that committee u
able of making their own
ment without any suggest i
me.
KEY. ARTHUR L.
t f
w ho ci
re ca
arrangi
mi fro,
CAR H
Andy Brackett, was there t.
us. that is. Mr Brackett wa
gvod -hare of the people wi ri
mg in. for Saturday was an .
an: .a n the annals of t 'asar.
tax 1 -ting day, under the m:i
;! turn of P. E. Down.
H'-adip,iar!ers were eventual
tatd.-heil in l tie bailiWl. k of ):
alar representative of the Km
parly fur Township No Tl, : ;
tried and true example of con
M moi racy. Zero Mull. It wa.
tore tluit we spent the bu ,
afternoon and it was in i In
of In- friendly home that we
tin night, ale fried eh n k n
gr.
The
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She'hy
Method
-trie! mi
t d. ! nob.y
:h- 1 '-nt.
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HEROES OF TWO
WARS HONORED
BlUC, EST ( KOWli EVER SEEN IN
sHEI.IM CAVE TUESDAY:
ESIiVATED T ".000
l.iixl ) aradr look Plarr in Early
Pari ot Morninjt- Speeches by
Stone all Durham and D. Z. Ne -Iod
SumptuouK Dinner on Court
Square t Noon.
K ,
n: a!t. r
iin! suptT : i
wii gatherei
of Sunday";
--fill
nd surrshui' alternated Tut
i.;ng . after Men ' iy night's
i.'S ' t.rvati ied inrv ra n.
i rowds nj heel on. Soon the
la.-dav. and thousand- '
am!
a.--
the
irki r-
-h. ile
n
Another Train on Clichfield
On dune 1st, the C. C. and O. or
Clinchlield road will start a summer
schedule from Spartanburg to Alta
Pass. This will enable Shelby peo
ple to make connection at Bostic each
afternoon for points west.
Highlander
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m t ..,Jkfr -w w w m
.,, ! . -c !u "
h.-eaii and starwhi rry pie and ii.i: k
jg i full cream milk from th. j,
cow l ingering over the suppi r table
itill the shadows had fallen, wt wan
j del'i'd to' the school holl. e. pu ted
the bell rope a dozen times and sat
i down to wait for the crowd. Pre
jently Doe. Willis came along and lion
'others till we had a real crowd. As
1 the editorial heart was about to bust
with joy at the warmm-ss and heart i
ness of his reception, a gink stepped
up and informed him that the cause
of the crowd was a meeting of the
Juniors and that the editor and hi.s
crowd would have to vacate the
premises, for regions below. We
started to go but hev wasn't no
crowd. It takes three to make a crowd.
SO. we secured a special dispenstWr
v-ule
d
I'i..
Son from the, chair, delive red akhafr.
n m.t n I ai" :i n a . ; rt
In futjUiorance of the plan to uiectJ
bis constituency and to put through
a massive Subscription campaign;
the editor has arranged the following
schedule of speaking dates, with a
meeting every Saturday night 'till
the whole territory is covered. For
the most part, and if not otherwise
designated, meetiiiRs will be held in
school houses
May IT ('asar
May 24 Kings Mountain.
May al Earl.
June 7 -Holly Springs
June 14 -Waco.
June 21 South Shelby.
June 2S I.attimore.
July 5- Polkville or Delight.
July 12 Lawndale. 1
July 19 No. 10.
One three horse power kerosene
engine for sale. Price right. W. W.
Barron. 18t2
The Ellis Studio, the home of good
photography. Make an appointment
today.
Send us in a $ on subscription.
onderneathXwith iflce litfle crowd
that had come in.
Here we, laid bare the plans and
policies . ojf 'the paper and the party
and fotond" a hearty response from the
good Republicans. Best of all they
organized themselves into a Repub
lican club and elected Mr. J. R.
Price, president; Mr. John H. Hoyle,
vice-president and Mr. C. A. Britten,
secretary-treasurer. They decided to
get behind the full Republican pro
gram, including the $10,000 publicity
gram, including the $100,000 public
ity campaign fund for North Oaro-
Remaining over night, we planned
to climb the mountain in the morning
but our chauffeur got cold feet and
failed to get us half way up so we
went, like all good children, tot the
Baptist Sunday Sunday school. After
a hearty dinner and a long hard
snooze on a good, sott bed, we
caught a ride with our own Shelby
dental operator, Dr. C. M. Peeler,
and with only two stops for family
supplies came on to Shelby.
We found the eoplo of Casar up
in arms over the appointment of a
party for road commissioner. They
do not want a hodse builder who
does not favor good roads
their road building job and have cir
culated a petition agaipst one. It
stands about 40 to 1 against.
Editor of the Highlander.
r I
and live anna.:! payments,
mber wen- astonished to
tile: tl.at $l!(UH0 total was sub-crib
e.i :n en, day by the Shelby ('entral
Methodist-, nuniliermg less than aim
member- loH niemlMTs pledged to
donate Jl'U.080 in addition to their
usual ihurch contributions for church
expenses and pastor's salary each
year.
South Shelby Methodists raised
$4,7011 same day.
Other Cleveland county churches,
responded to the pledges for money
and Cleveland county as usual "went
over the top" ami oversubscribed
acessnients by about 50 per cent.
Th.largest4contrUition to this
Centena&mcfrejun& ipom an en-
thneiisti'lietibodjB ant wif each
no
and voiir.g
i ij-.iinni.
K.ii ( r. -s
numb. - .ng
i by th
" I nited
ir nes. scv
marcni 1
and pr--appearanri
.
hur-eback.
w!,i!. 'he it...'-ha
:.!.!. 1 t the attrai turn.-.
Tlie lung aim varied parade, about
nil' m.le long, headed by charming
Red C'ross school girls, dressed in
immaculate white, the soldiers and
marines, about 200 strong; the 600
automobiles and other vehicles excit
ed wonder and admiration, while sev
eral thousands filled the court square
and watched the vast throng the
biggest crowd ever seen here. The
marshals on piajicing steeds, kept
perfect order, and no accident hap-f
pened here Tuesday.
The 1areestMtmribution to this
nobhi' cause came m a poof iit0e
girl of seven years who gave i " she
had in this world $5.00 from pen
nies saved during two years. She
gave r.ll she had and had nothing left,
this was like the widow's mite and
showed self-sacrifice.
Tins was all contributed or pledged
in one day. Other sums have been
added to the $20,080.
The following figures are official
from the Methodist p:utcr. Rev. C. A.
Wood, up to Wednesday mirning.
Other sum:: will increase these
aivc unts :
Churches:
Shelby Central
South Shelby
Sh: ron
Sulphur Springs
Iielwood
Ass'mts
$12,89.,
3,200
9..-.85
Pledges
$20,148
4,700
1,200
1,000
10,327
The entire Shelby district has over-
scribed and other parts ot this sec- j anP; enjoyed the huge
tion have responded nobly and "gone
over the top."
Electric Co manufactures
assembles all the plants
from their factory. Ask
fellow who makes his
who makes his genera
tor. who makts his battery, who makes
his rheostat. 18t2
Western
as well a:
that come
to boss j , ,i, i,,.ra
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FRONT PAGE EDITORIAL
THE
BLACK EMY!
Seldom do we speak of our personal affairs but as we go to press,
we have a telegram announcing the passing to the realm of the spirit of
our own precious Mother. We have always spelled that name with a capi
tal. She was all the world to us. For her, we came to this sunny clime.
We planned to have her here in a few days to spend years in peace and
love. She is here in spirit but her bodily presence is gone. We crave
sympathy in the blackest day God ever made.
. t ... ! ; i
me poetjjgrapr-.er wipi rus magiMjr- e- "o-
lying ienr ana art wai maa.es . w ' "v-'-ii.
tanc to6k.ihe, pkfcarf 'tt ffj
1 thei tirfaaayjl' rfw4wipeettl.
war sat at the -westide QftliieSher- -
ry post office.' . '
The Speaking. "
Hon. Clyde K. Hoey was the ef-
ficent master of ceremonies, with D.
Z. Newton to introduce in a short
speech the gifted orator, S. J. Dur
ham, lawyer, from Gastonia, and the
son of Capt Plato Durham of Shelby.
He gave a true, eloquent speech,
punctuated with applause. The
speaking was brief, as the hour of
dinner, which no luckless sinner ever
fo-gets, was announced. Something
to eat the old and new soldiers want
ed juid soon "the aching void" was
tilled. An elegant and bountiful din
ner awaited the heroes of two wars.
Audubon Rudapill had charge of
making six long tables and he did his
work well. The old soldiers had
chairs' for each one and a magnificent
spread of choice and varied viands
tit for a king. The old soldiers ate
dinner and
some had headache from overeating.
Then they greeted their comrades
and revived war stories, in which each
one was a hero. .
Then 200 young and brave soldiers
came to the repast and praised the
ladies who kindly administered to the
inner man. The spread Tuesday was
bountiful ami magnificent more than
enough. Then others were invited to
the repast. At noon the soldiers ate
their dinner, innocent of rain. As
soon as the dinner was served, heavy
rain made visitors seek refuge. Then
sunshine and rain contended for
supremacy until 4 o'clock, and many
fair ladies' toilets were injured by
the rain, and one said "this is not a
free country, for we are rained
(reigned) over."
If you want a good photo of the
baby, bring the child to the Ellis Stu
dio. He makes babies laugh.
Instock, Western Electric plants
that will furnish you two Hi candle
power lights two hours each night for
thirty-three nights on oi.e batterv
charge. Price, $360. W. W. Bar
ron. , 18tl
Great Things Born in Silence.
Silence Is the element in which
grout things fashion themselves to
gether; that at length they may
emerge, foil-formed and majestic, Into
the daylight of Life, which they art
thenceforth to rule. Carlrle.
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