Mr. Farmer: It Will Pay You to Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield This Season
SMITHFIELD NEEDS:
—Bigger Pay Roll.
—A Modern Hotel.
—Renovation of Opera House.
—More Paved Streets.
—Chamber of Commerce.
Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper — — Established 1882
Forty-fourth Year
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 9. 1925
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Number 94
PROPROSE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE FOR COUNTY
-Johnston County Dollars
* To Build Up Johnston
Keynote of Get-To
Gether Meeting Tues
1 day Night.
^TALK NEW MARKET
“Every dollar paid to farmers of
Johnston county goes to build up
the potential wealth of JohJnston
county,” declared Hon- Paul D.
Grady, of Kenly, senatorial repre
sentative from this district, at the
smoker given by business men for
bu.4i.iess men at the armory here
Tuesday night. “When the towns
of the county forget their differ
ences, then Johnston county will
come,” further stated Senator
Grady, and the motion made toward
the conclusion of a voluminous dis
cussion to organize a county cham
ber of commerce was an indication
that differences will be forgotten
«nd that an effort will be made to
re-adopt a former slogan: “United
and Onward.”
Mr. Chas. H. Grady, lawyer of
this city, but a native of Ke.nly,
was master of ceremonies and
Stated the purpose of the meeting,
after Mayor John A. Narron had
welcomed the guests to which Dr.
J{. J. Noble, of Selma, responded,
and after Mr. R. T. Fulghum of
Kenly had returned proper thanks
to the ladies of the Woman’s club
for serving the much enjoyed ban
quet.
The tobacco market was the cen
l-al theme of the evening, and ev
ery phase of this Johnatem county
industry was represented- The
warehousemen were on hand and
gave their estimate of the situa
tion. Mr. Grayson T. Thornton, one
of the proprietors of the New
Smith field Tobacco Warehouse,
said that the vice-president of the
Reynolds Tobacco company was re
sponsible for his coming to Smith
field, having told him that Johns
ton county grows some of the best
and finest tobacco in the east. As
he has studied the market since
coming here, including other towns,
his conclusion is that the farmers
»tct better attention here than else
where. Some of the largest mark
ets shoot up the price on a few
piles and let the rest take care of
itself. Bribes even, he stated, are
being offered by other warehouse
men to get Johnston county to
bacco out of Johnston county.
Capt. 11- L. Skinner, veteran
warehouseman, having been here
since the establishment of the
Smithfield market, spoke convinc
ingly when he declared: ‘‘I want
to tell you all that we have as
strong tobacco market as there is
in Eastern North Carolina. 1 know
of no market that has come up to
the $27.Of, average established at
my house Monday.
Every important tobacco com
pany of the country has a buyer
on this market, and it was decided
ly of interest to hear what some
V them had to say concerning the
tobacco market here. It appars now
that this market is all right, but
that Smithfield and Johnston coun
ty have been slow in keeping this
rfact before the Johnston county
tobacco growers.
Mr. George Stegall, representing
the Export company, a buyer of
ten years experience, said that his
company buys some grades of to
bacco here that it does not buy
elsewhere. He gave a general re
view of what other markets are
doing in the way of boosting those
particular markets.
Mr. W. C. Spencer, of the Amer
ican Tobacco company, and also oi
the local re-drying firm, William
son, Spencer, Inc., was frank tc
say that one reason why his com
pany came to Smithfield was or
account of the superior quality oi
tobacco sold here- He said his
company had paid the top price
in Smithfield because it wanted tc
|^and because it had to.
Mr. Carter, of the R- J- Rey
nolds company, stated that it hac
always been his ambition to be or
the Smithfield tobacco market. His
I remarks were full of humor, bu
|, he impressed those present witl
j some rock-bottom truths.
| Mr. Cray Staples, repvesentinf
I Liggett & Myers, spoke pnrticu
LOCAL CITIZENS WHO
FINANCED SMOKER
Here are the progressive en
terprises and business men of
Smithtield who financed and
made possible the Rooster's
Smoker held at the armory
Tuesday night, October (ith.
Jordan-Edmundson Hardware
com pany.
It. Lewis.
Turnage and Talton.
Holt Oil company.
J. E. Gregory.
W. J. Huntley
Charles Davis.
Hood Bros.
First and Citizens National
Bank.
Creech Drug company.
Cot ter-Under wood company.
Capitol Cafe.
Woodall’s Inc.
N. B. Grantham.
I W. M. Sanders and Son.
Young Motor company.
Joe Davis.
Farmers Bank & Trust com
pany.
Crumpler - Jones Furniture
company.
H. N. Morgan.
Louis Cohen.
W. E. Barbour.
Roger A. Smith, Jr.
II. G. Gray.
J. II. Abell.
Leon G- Stevens.
II. B. Marrow.
E. J. Wellons.
J. Primro Parker.
Dr. W. J. B. Orr.
W. S. Ragsdale.
R. C. Gillett.
O. W. Beasley and Son.
John Arthur Narrow.
W. B. Wellons.
E. C. Narron.
Geo. Y. Ragsdale.
Chas. H. Grady.
larly of the re-drying facilities j
here, stating that he knows of no (
better in North Carolina
All these men expressed the will- j
ingness to do all in their power
to make this the best' market in
the state.
After the warehousemen and
buyers had presented their views
of the market here, a number of
business men of the county joined
in the general discussion. Mr. W.
H- Austin told how the tobacco
market affected the Johnston
county time merchant. Farmers in
time of stress, he said, come to
the time merchant, then they
often take their product elsewhere
and spend their money.
Mr. D. B. Oliver, of Pine Level,
declared that Pine Level has al
ways been the standby of Smith
field and always will, but that the
biggest trouble with this market is
the people of Smithfield. They
have been too indifferent.
Mr. W. J. Hooks, of Kenly, said
that people of other places have
to come here to boost our section.
He pledged the cooperation of his
-town and said, “I for one will
I pledge a thousand pounds of to
bacco within a week.”
Dr. Coleman, of Kenly, frankly
! stated that the impression out' in
i the county is that Smithfield is for
I Smithfield. He expressed the hope
! that Smithfield has not merited this
impression.
Dr. Noble, of Selma, bet that
j there had been twenty truck loads
through Selma Tuesday. It is re
, ported that Smithfield buyers ship
1 to Wilson. The warehousemen re
plied an emphatic, “No, this is not
true!”
Mr. R-. C. Gillett expressed the
idea that the tobacco market is the
! biggest thing we have. He thinks
we have neglected it too long. He
does not think the people have done
one per cent of what they should
have done. The people of the town
need to visit the sales.
Others who made talks, all of
whom have the deepest interest in
! the tobacco market here, were: ex
j sheriff Massey, of Princeton:
i Messrs. Horace Barber of the Po
i lenta section; Will Suggs, of
I Princeton; Dick Massey, of Selma;
E. J. We]lons, T. C. Youing, R- P.
Holding, D. T. Stephenson and N.
L. Perkins of this city.
Mr. Jas. A. Wellons made the
: motion that the chairman appoint
a committee with representation
SELMA HOSTESS
TO CO. MEETING
Methodist Missionary So
cieties of County Hear
Returned Missionary
Also Dr. Hinohara
AUTO ACCIDENT
Selma, Oct. 8.—All Methodist
Missionary Societies in Johnston
county except Benson were repre
sented in the Johnston county mis
sionary meeting held in Selma
Tuesday at the Edgerton Memorial
church- The morning session was
featured by an address by Miss
Fannie B'nrkhead, a returned mis
sionary from Soochow, China, and
a lecture by Dr. Hinoharo, of Ja- j
pan, who is spending several j
months in the United States. The '
opening devotional exercise was
conducted by Dr. O- P. Fitzgerald,
pastor of the Methodist church in
Selma, who extended a warm wel
come to those present. The county
chairman, Mrs. E. B- McCullers,
of Clayton, made a talk, basing
her remarks on the thirteenth chap
ter of first Corinthians. Solos by
Mrs. Warren McCullers, of Clay
ton, and Rev. A. J. Parker, of
Smithfield, were much enjoyed.
In the afternoon the first topic
for discussion was “Mission
Study,” the discussioln being led
by Mrs. J. W. Darden of Kenly
A message from Scarritt Bible
Training school by Miss Braxton
Banks, a graduate of this institu
tion who is teaching in Clayton
this year, was full of interest
Miss Banks is teaching until she
becomes old enough to go on with
her missionary work.
The discussion of social service
work was led by Miss Margaret
Etheridge, of Selma. Mrs. M. T.
Plyler, of Raleigh, made an inter- j
csting talk. A duet by Misses !
Mabel Nordan and Ethel Lee and '
a solo by Mrs. Warren McCul- ;
lers added to the afternoon pro
gram.
Saturday morning while on their |
way to Goldsboro, the Ford coupe j
in which Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Driver were riding, turned turtle j
in a sandbed on the outskirts of ;
Princeton. They were badly bruis
ed and shaken up and Mr. Driv
er's right hand was badly lacerated.
Ho was rushed to Dr. R. S. Stev
ens’ office where medical atten
tion was given. Neither received j
any serious injuries and were soon
able to be taken back to Selma. ,
The car was not damaged. Mr. and
Mrs. Driver are especially grate
ful to the people of Princeton for
their assistance and sympathy
Home Ownership and Bank Credit
Home and House
To every thoughtful observer it
is apparent that there is a close
connection between bank credit and
home ownership. Likewise, there
is a relationship between banks
and building and loan associations.
A bank deals in credit; a build
ing and loan association deals in
homes, not houses.
“A house is built of bricks and
stone.
Of sills and posts and piers;
But a home is built of loving deeds
That stands a thousand years.”
Bank credit is based on char
acter, capacity and capital. Home
ownership develops character, in
creases capacity and conserves cap
ital.—Ine Wachovian.
MOTOR VEHICLES IN U. S.
NUMBER 17,716,709 NOW
Washington, Oct. 6.—Motor ve
hicles registered in the United
States for the first half of 1925
totaled 17,710,709, an increase of
13.9 per cent over the same period
last year.
The figures made public last
week by the bureau of public roads
showed that Alabama led in the
registration gain ith 53.6 per cent
Florida was second with 41 per
cent, Oklahoma third with 35.9
per cent and Mississippi fourth
with 32.6 per cent. _
from various sections of the coun
ty to formulate plans to organize
a county chamber of commerce
The chairman will advise those ap
pointed by letter within the ;next
few days.
INTEREST III FI
CONTEST GROWING
Plans Are Well Under
Way For Popularity
Contest; Tickets To Be
On Sale Today.
As was announced here Tues
day, the secretary of the Johnston
County Fair, John A. Narro'n, is
putting the finishing touches on
what he believes will be a great
addition to the county fair this
year by adding to the already
great number of features an en
tirely new one, which will be
known as the Popularity Contest, ,
the culmination of which will be ,
the crowning of the Queen of the j
fair at the fair grounds here on
the last day of the great event- |
Johnston county citizens will have I
ample opportunity to say whom
they think is the most popular
young lady in our county, and
they can boost their first choices
and have the opportunity also of
seeing her crowned as the heroine
of the fair if they happen to be
the lucky one.
The plan is simply this: Young
ladies in every town in the county
will go about selling tickets at
ten cents each. These tickets will I
be divided into three pieces. One !
piece remains in the ticket book as '
a stub, another piece goes to the I
purchaser, while the third will be
kept by the young lady selling, it j
giving her fifty votes in the |
contest. If she gets the greatest j
number of votes, then she is the i
recipient of a S150 diamond ring I
and in addition is to be the Queen j
of the fair. If she is second, then j
she gets a SI 00. diamond bar pin, !
or should she happen to be third
or fourth she will get a S50 white '
gold watch. The ruriners up wall
be made Maids of Honor
The plan was adopted merely
to stir up interest in the Popu
larity Contest. A Queen of the
fair must he had, and Secretary
Narron is confident that this will
be the best way to find out who
is the most popular lady in the
county.
Not only will the four winning
ladies receive prizes but everyone
who c.nters into the contest will I
receive some suitable reward for
the energy they have exerted in
stirring up interest in the great
event of the last day of the fair. ;
This is a new feature here, and it
is going to take work to put it
across in good style.
The contest is to be supervised
by Miss Dora Barbour, a local life
insurance saleswoman, who is well
known all over the county. She will
try to have the tickets in the halnds
of all contestants in order that !
they may go on sale Friday of
this week.
Many young women from all
over the county have already en
tered the contest, but it is not too
late for other entrants. Tickets
will not go on sale until the 9th,
and those who have already start
ed will have no undue advantage
over late contestants. Miss Bar
bour can be reached over the tel
ephone easily.
This contest, as said above, is
to be the crowning event of the
last day of the fair, and it is go- |
ing to be a big thing for the sim
ple reason that it is more than a
one-sided affair. Every communi
ty should be represented, and now
is the time to enter.
Watch next Tuesday’s paper for
the names and standing of the
contestants. Buy tickets in the
Popularity Contest and boost your
fair.
Fulcher Makes flood Pictures
Mr. Warren E. Fulcher, photog
rapher of this city, whose studio
is located at the rear of the Sun
dry Shoppe, has done some good
work since coming to Smithfield.
His retouching for newspaper cuts
is particularly good. The Herald
has used several cuts made from
his photographs and they show up
well. The cut of James Sellers in
our last issue was from his work,
and it was our intention to give
Mr. Fulcher credit whe.'n it was
published, but in a rush it was
overlooked.
LIGHT DOCKET IN
HEGORDEH'S COURT
Only Five Cases Came Up
For Trial In Recorder’s
Court Here Last Wed
nesday.
The Johnston county Recorder’s
Court in session here on Tuesday,
October <5, disposed of only a few
casese:
Norman Larkey, a darkey from
Wilson, was charged with carry
ing a concealed weapon. He was
found guilty and given a §50 fine
e, id costs.
James Webb, a white man from
Meadow township, was found guil
ty of reckless driving. Prayer for
judgment was continued upon the
payment of costs.
Pete Moore, a negro from Prince
ton, was granted a six months jail
sentence to be worked on the |
county roads. He was found guilty j
of assault with deadly weapon.
George Pilki'agton, of this city,
was charged with assault. He was j
found guilty and continued prayer !
for judgment was entered. The ’
prosecuting witness in this case,
Andrew Murphy, was charged with
the cost of this action. Andrew
Murphy was also prosecuting wit
ness against George Pilkington,
Alsie Pilkington and Lein Pilking
ton on a charge of assault with a
deadly weapon. The defendants in^
this act-ion were found guilty, but
the prosecuting witness was again
taxed with the costs.
The mill be no Superior Court
here1 next week,- a!nd a crowded
docket will confront this court up
on its'next convention.
COUNTY ROADS ARE
SHOWN ON STATE MAP
Improved County roads will be
shown (vi the next edition of the
official State Highway may accord
ing to notice mailed to County of
ficials recently. This additional in
formation should be of value to
the motorist and County officials
should furnish the desired infor
mation promptly in order that it
may be shown on the new maps.
RELATIVES NOT TO
SEE EXECUTIONS!
Raleigh, Oct. 5.—Moved by news
paper accounts of the presence of
the husband of an outraged woman
at last Friday’s execution of the
negro assailant. Governor McLean
today ordered a letter addressed to
the warden of the state’s prison
requesting that relatives of the
persons wronged by the condemned
man be not permitted to witness
the electrocutio,n.
“An execution is the most sol
emn process of the law,” the gov
ernor said, “and nothing should
enter into it to dictate it is for the
purpose of revenge or for the sat
isfaction of those interested in the
injured party.”
The governor’s request of the
prison warden will put an end tir
a practice which has been allowed
to remain since the electric chair
was first installed. While there
have been scattered protests, noth
ing has heretofore been done to
prevent the presence of relatives
of the victim of the persons con
victed.
Fully three-fourths of all exe
cutions, it has been estimated, have
been witnessed by relatives of the
person wronged by the person who
was paying the supreme penalty.
On one occasion, a woman who
had been criminally assaulted by a
negro was permitted to enter the
death chamber and watch her as
sailant go to death, Several times,
husbands of outraged women have
seen the assailant die.
Last Friday, the husband of a
Moore county woman witnessed
the electrocution of a 20-vear-old
negro youth who had assaulted
her. The newspapers announced
his presence, and when the gov
ernor read of it he determined to
put a stop to the practice.
,One political observer attrib
! utes President Coolidge’s popular
ity to his hold on the American
imagination, hut the voters seem
to like him because he made the
government let go of their pocket
books.—Indianapolis News.
BENSON SOON TO
HAVE CREAMERY
Benson School Opens
With Big Enrollment;
Patrons Attend Open
ing Exercises.
OTHER NEWS ITEMS
Benson, Oct. 7 - The creamery
for Benson that the Kiwanis Club
has been sponsoring' for some time
is now a reality. Work will begin
immediately. It will take about
three months to complete the build
ing and install the machinery for
the plant. This will mean a great
deal to the farmers and business
men in this section.
Mrs. W. D. Boone was hostess
to the John Charles McNeill Book
Club on Wednesday afternoon. The
subject for the afternoon was on
“Child Training1" Mrs. It. C. Wells
prepared and read a paper on
“Modern Methods of Dealing With
Children,’’ Mrs. O. A. Barbour read
several short poems on Child
Life. Mrs. Howard Weinges read
Wordsworth’s “Three Years She
Grew.” Mrs. Jesse T. Morgan sang
“Daddy’s Sweetheart" and "Mighty
Lak a Rose," accompanied by Miss
Wilhelmina Utley. The hostess
served a salad course with hot
chocolate. The invited guests were
Mesdames Roy Smith, Jesse T.
Morgan and Miss Wilhelmina Ut
ley.
Mr. J. P. Graham, formerly of i
Washington, D. C., has opened a |
quick lunch and grocery store
across the street from the school
building. The store will be made
modet:n amt ready to serve hot
lunches to the school children. An ;
inspection of the lunch counter by i
teachers and parents is requested i
and welcomed at any time.
The Benson city schools opened
Wednesday with the largest en- j
rollment in its history. The largest
number of parents were present ,
on the opening in the history of
the school, manifesting their in
terest in the school. The devotion
al exercises were conducted by
Rev. O. A. Keller and Rev. J- E.
Blalock. Judge Ezra Parker wel
comed the faculty on behalf of
the school board. Mr. J. \\ Whit
tenton spoke on the growth of the •
Benson school- Supb. K. 0- Kene
gar made a very interesting talk
to the parents on some things of
vital interest to the school.
Born to Mr- and Mrs. R- L. Bry
ant, a son.
Mrs. W. T. Martin spent Mon
day in Fayetteville.
Mr. and rs. Louis Strickland, of
Dunn, spent Sunday aftemootn in
i;n town.
The Benson school faculty will
he the guests of the Kiwanis C lub
Tuesday evening at the North
State hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. J. (’. Warren spent
Sunday in Dunn.
Mesdames M. T. Britt, L. L.
Levinson, J. II. Rose, and I- L.
Perkins were guests at ;v club
meeting in Clinton Tuesday alt-er
noon at the home of Mrs- J. W.
Darden.
The Missionary Society of the
Methodist church met with Mrs.
W. D. Boone on Monday evening.
It was a very interesting meeting
and an unusually large number
was present.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Darden, of
Clinton, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. M. T. Britt.
VICTIM OF MIDNIGHT
FIGHT IN HOSPITAL
Pete Levents, connected with the
B. & B. cafe, is in the hospital re
covering from cuts sustained in a
brawl which occurred at the cafe
Tuesday night about one o’clock.
* Hi! try Pollard and Levents got in
a fuss over some change and Le
vents was knocked through the
showcase.
Sardis Baptist Church
j Regular services at the Sardis
Baptist church next Sunday mor
ning and night- and Saturday night
before. At the Sunday morning
service the new members recently
baptized will be received into tull
fellowship of the church.
COMPLETE TESTIMONY
IN COLE MURDER TRIAL
HON. FRANCIS WINSTON
TO SPEAK AT CO. FAIR
i The people of Johnston coun
ty will he slnd to learn that the
officials of the Johnston county
agricultural association have se
cured as the fair speaker for
Tuesday, the first day of the
fair. Hon. Francis I). Winston,
of Winsdor- Mr. Winston is
well known in Johnston county
and has a great host of friends
throughout this section. He is
one of the state's prominent
lawyers and is a speaker of un
usual aihility. His subject at
this time has not been announc
td. but will be announced later.
The management is very elated
in securing Mr. Winston to open
the Johnston County Fjtir.
JOHNSTON BAPTISTS
TO MEET HEBE MONDAY
Next Monday an i mportant
meeting of Johnston Baptist will
be held in the Smithfield Baptist
church. It will be an all-day meet
ing of all the pastors and Ssnday
school superintendents in the John
ston association- The meeting was
planned by the last session of the
Pastors’ Conference of the associ
ation. One important object of the
nice ing is to give Miss Gladys
Beck, the associational Sunday
school and B. V P. U. worker, an
opportunity to talk intimately of
what has' been accomplished and
about the future of the work. It
is understood that State Sunday
school Secretary, Mr. E. I.. Mid
dleton, will be present and take a
part In the discussion. Invitations
have been sent to all the pastors
and superintendents in the asso
ciation so far as known. This in
vites any who did not receive the
invitation, for it is feared that in
some eases the new superintend
ents were not known, the list as
used being taken from the minutes
of last year. The ladies of the
Smithfield church will serve lunch
to the visitors at the noon hour,
and it is expected that a large
number will be in attendance.
The executive committee of the
association will meet at the church
at -:-!0 the same day.
Woman’s Club Meets
The resignation of the president
of the Woman’s Club, Mrs. H. B.
Marrow, was the chief item of bus
iness that* came before the club at
the regular meeting Wednesday af
ternoon. Her resignation was re
luctantly accepted, and the selec
tion of her successor referred to
the nominating committee.
The reports of the various com
mittees combined to make an in
teresting program. Among the new
business transactions was a mo
tion carried that the present cir
cle leaders continue to serve until
the March meeting. A discussion
of the ways and means of getting
a larger per cent of the member
ship to attend the meetings took
place and an effort will he made at
the October meeting to have a hun
dred per cent attendance and re
vise the roll if it should need re
vising.
Mrs. Ives Entertains
Mrs. Joho White Ives delight
fully entertained the members of
the Wednesday afternoon bridge
club Wednesday afternoon at the
home of her parents on Third
j street. Bridge was played at six
| tables. Mr. A. 1>- Holman made
the top score and was presented
I with a lovely prize. Before the
: guests departed the hostess serv
ed delicious refreshments consist
! ing of frozen fruit salad, chicken
croquets, cheese straws, pickles,
I hot rolls and hot tea.
Those enjoying the hospitality
,,f Mrs. less were: Meadames It.
Ip. Holding, W. ti. Glass, Roger A.
| Smith. Jr , C- H. Grady, E. K.
Eattimore, E. E. Wright, 1 . H
Kasey, H. P. Stevens , A. H. Rose
W. D. Hood, A. U. Holman, W
j Ransom Sanders, T. A. Wadden
' K. W. Pou, L. G. Stevens, W. A
j Green, J O. Ellington, N. G. Shu
I ford, Roy Henry, Mrs. Mary Has
tings Blandy, Misses Irene Myatt
| Margaret Lee Austin. Jean Abell
I Mildred Young, l.allah Rook!
Stephensifn, and Frances Burtoi
Crews,
Physicians Testify As T>">
The Character of Miss
i Elizabeth Cole; Her
Letters Are Not Used
1 In The Trial.
LAWYERS TAKE CASE
Unexpected conclusion of to. -
timony in the Cole trial Tuesday
afternoon at 4:.')5 came as a sur
prise to the crowd which pack? ,'
the court room. Elizabeth Cole'
chastity was attacked and defend
ed; Ormond’s war record was at
tacked aind defended; the state did
everything possible to pull down
the twin plea of self deffense a. .
insanity; and the defense stroi
ouslt resisted the assault.
Two physicians, Ur. H. H. Uou
son and Ur ,1. ,S. Battle, both of
Greensboro, testified to a physi
) il •examination of Miss Ediz,.
heth Cole and stated that she is
as pure as a “new horn babe.” Tin
state offered Miss Cole’s letter
to Ormond for the purpose of im
peachiig her as a witness, but af
ter the physician’s i.estimon,
Judge Finley ruled that the ch;
acter of the young woman is n
an issue of the trial. The decisi -
not to allow the letters in the cs. -
was considered the most imports .
decision in the trial.
Mrs. Cole, wife of the defen
ant was the final witness < i
Monday, and she rose to suprera
heights in defending her husband
a man whom she described as he . -
ing great affection for his family,
a man unusually tender in his
care for his family. Mrs. Cot ■
-■tilted in her testimony that slut
had thought 'and remarked to a
neighbor that her husband wa
mentally unbalanced preceding th*
homicide.
John W. Porter, president of the
cotton mill cnee owned by W. B
Cole and a friend of Miss Eliza
both Cole, took the stand for the
defense at the opening of the sev
enth day of the wealthy cotton
manufacturer’s trial.
The state contends that Cole oh
jected to Ormond’s suit for his
daughter’s hr.ul because he had
no money and favored Porter be
cause of his position.
Porter stated that he was not
engaged to Miss Cole but he
thought she was a ftie girl
Following Porter’s testimony
witnesses were called by the de
ft, use to testify as to the char
actor of Cole.
John llaxley was the first wit
ness to be called by the state in
rebuttal. Eugene Hall, Hamlet
traveling man, was next called
Samuel Seagoe was *ird. Each
testified to seeing some part of
•he shooting, corroborating evi
hence previously given by witness,
es. They did much to strength
the state’s contention that Ormond
was making no effort to get h»
revolver and shoot Cole.
Ur. W. P. Webb, to whose home
Ormond’s body was tiftten, describ
ed how the bulle’/i entered the
car. Testifying as to Mr. Cole*
• mdition during the spring and
summer, he said that he hadn’i
■ noticed that he was anywise dii
Cerent than he hurl been- E. L. Hr
, suit offered evidence as to his vi »
of the shooting. Ur. K C. Brook
president of the State college, tee
tided as to Ormoftd’s position ;
i college electrician and as to h. •
: deafness.
One nf the surprises ul me m
is that the Rev. A. L. Ormur
Esther of the slaw young man. dt*
, not testify. It is known i* ha
been his desire before the ti •
started that he should take
stand in protection of his sot *
name. Whether he felt that th
matter was fully taken care of
.lie trial is a question supposed
have been answered jl
him quite satisfactorily* Mr. 1
mond's attitude is supposed h* i
to be a desire for .justice Uaun
ed with mercy. He has made
expression one way or another.
The Cole family was visibly ’
lieved when the Elizabeth Cdte 1
ters were excluded and more
when the unexpected ending of lk>
testimony came. t
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