VOL XVI. NO. 34
EMMETT WYNN EXONERATED
FINDS KILLING JUSTIFIABLE
The Solicitor did not Ask
For First Degree Mur
der. Sympathy Seemed
• to be with the Defend
ant. One Other Mur
' der Case Tried.
The case of State against Em
mett L. Wynne was called at 2
p. m. t on Thursday. Solicitor
Allsbrook did not ask for a ver
dict for first degree murder.
Harry W. Stubbs, B. A. Critcher
and Clayton Moore appeared for
the defendant. The following
jury was chosen from a special
venire: M. R. Chesson, W. H.
Daniel, D. J. Meeks, R. L. Perry,
R. A. Daniel, J. B. Hardison,
Sam Taylor, R N. Griffin, J. S.
Jones, J. 0. Manning, J. C. Sex
ton, Joshua L. Coltrain.
Dr. Win, E. Warren was ex
amined for the State and stated
that he was called to see W. H,
Warren immediately after he was
shot and found him wounded by
three pistol bullets —one in the
abdomen, one in the right breast,
one under the right arm; that the
one in the abdomen showed pow
der burns; that the man died im
mediately after he reached him.
Willie Warren, son of the de
ceased, testified for the State I
and said that his father sent for 1
him at pool room.soon after the
arrival of the evening train anjl
he went home. That Mf. Wynn
came up and asked him to call
his father (W. H. Warren) as he
desired to see him. When War
ren appeared. Wynn said: "What
did you mean by insulting my
wife?" Warren said: "1 did not
do it," Mrs. Wynn said that she
was not going to have anything
more*to do with it. ' Wynn curs
ed Warren and shot him three
times. He (Warren) had no wea
pon, and was shot on the porch.
This, was Thursday, January f>th,
11)15*
Examined by H. W.. Stubbs fov
the defence.
"I cannot nay that father was
drunk, but he might have had a
drink. I lived at this house:
(shown diagram), house had 5-
rooms; think porch is about 7
feet wide, and that a man stand
ing in the door could see down
the i>orch to the right. When I
called father he came down
about half way the porch. Wynn
was standing on the edge of the
porch. They were standing in
front of each other, and the pis
.tol was against father when the
rirst shot was fired. Wynn said:
"What did you mean by insult
ing my wife?" Warren answer
ed: "'I did not do it/ as I re
member. Wynn jumped from
porch at second some 7 or 8
feet from main body of porch.
No one standing in door could
have seen him when he jumped
out. State rests.
Chief of j police Marshall, of
Wilson, testified that he had
knowniMrs. Wynn all her life,
and that her character is good.
He knew Mr. Wynn; he lived in
Wilson some years, and was on
the police force about 3 years.
Mr. Lewis, policeman of Tar
boro, testified that he saw de
ceased Warren on day of dificul
ty: about 5:15, he run him (War
ren) from Tarboro. It takes train
about one and half hours to reach
Williamston. He weighed about
175 pound. Said Warren had a
quart of liquor when he left Tar
boro.
THE ENTERPRISE
E. L. Wynn testified next He
described the location of house,
where kiHing occurred. Said
that his wife sent for him about
8 o'clock; went home and found
door locked, wife turned him in.
She was excited and said old man
Warren had insulted her. He had
asked where Wynn was. She
said: "At market." He came in
and said he thought that she was
& sweet little woman, and at
tempted to come in the house,
and took hold of her, and she
snatced away from him. He
then made insulting proposals to
her. Wynn continued: I went
over to Mrs. Baynor's. Met
young Warren and asked him to
call his father and I asked him
(W. H. Warren) what he meant
by insulting my wife. He said
he had not done it. I told that
my wife had not lied about it.
He said, "Do you mean to say
I have lied?" And caught me
by the throat and choked me,
then I shot him. Mr. Warren
weighed about 190, I weighed
123."
Cross examination of Wynny
Had 32 caliber pistol.
Mrs. E. L. Wynn, wife of de
fendant, testified: "I was on
my porch night of Jan. 6th. Have
three children, one 5, one 4 and
one 2 years old. I told my hus
band that Mr. Warren had been
there and had insulted me. He
came while I was sitting on the
porch—witout invitation and ask
ed where Mr. Wynn was. I told
him at the market. He used bad
language, caught hold of me: I
told him to stop and went in to
close the door, he followed and
I could not shut it. I took up
bucket and asked him to let me
pass, and talked so loud that it
seemed to make him afaid. Mr.
Wynn took pistol from mantel
and went to Bayncr'a and asked
Warren about going to his home
and insulting me. He said that
he had not. and caught my hu«-
band. who shot him three times.
T. A. Patrick testified for the
defence. Knows the' Bay nor
house, knows that Mr. and Mrs.
Wynn are both of good charac
ter, „
Miss Adelaid Baynor said that
she li vecbin Williamston Jan 6th.
Said, "I was at depot when train
came, and Mr. Warren got off
on opposite side of train. 1 came
by postoffice; I saw Mr. Warren
on Mrs. Wynn's porch steps. 1
did not see him go in "
Mrs. N. A. Baynor for State
said that she came to William
ston on Jan. 15th, 1914. I re
member Jan. 6th. Iwasathome;
Mr. Warren came in and took a
seat, and about that time, Mrs.
Wynn knocked at the door. Mr,
Warren asked Mrs. Wynn to take
a bottle of coca cola. She de
clined but her child drank it and
she did not seem to care. I got
to front door in time to see Wynn
run out of my gate.
Judge Carter charged the jury
and they went out for delibera
tions soon after the noon honr.
It was seven o'clock when the
ringing of the court house bell
announced that the jury was
render the vejjdict, as
court had adjourned 'and the
Judge had to come from the ho
tel to receive the verdict. There
was much interest manifested in
the outcome and quite a number
went down to hear the decision
of the twelve men. They brought
in a verdict of "Not guilty."
Wynn, who had gone hastily in
to the court room from home, en
tered an auto and with his at
torney, B. A. Critcher, went
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 25. 1915
home to tell his wife the good
news. Before he could reach
there however, Interested friends
had informed her.
Annie Mayo vs Sam Mayo, ac
tion for divorce, granted.
Buck Terry, removing crop,
guilty.
Geo. Lynch, resisting officer,
not guilty.
E. B. Thomas, false pretense,
judgment suspended upon pay
ment of cost and restitution of
property.
W. S. Cherry, ad w. pleads
guilty, fined $25 and required to
pay prosecuting witness $l5O and
all cost.
Fon Hassell and Doc Fleming,
secret assult, guilty of simple as
sault.
J. E. Moore and J. L. Knight,
afTray, Knight not guilty, Moore
guilty, fined SSO and cost.
John H. Eborn, larceny, guilty
of forceable trespass, required
to restore property and pay cost.
R. Nero, larceny, not guilty.
Isaac Murphy, c cw, guilty,
fined $5 and cost.
John Parson, c c w, guilty, SSO
bond and cost for good behavior
one year.
W. E. Rogerson, seduction,
continued under same bond.
Jim Hooker, ctoa, pleads guil
ty, cost and bond for appearance
2 years.
Henry Alstori, c c w, fined $25
and cost.
Henry Alston, a d w, cost and
bond for appearance 2 years.
Ralph Harris, continued under
former bond.
W. H. Ellison, v s s 1, nol pros
retailing, nol
pros.
W. H. Ellison, retailing, con
tinued under former order,.
Wm. Webb, attempted arson,
guilty, judgment that he be con
fined in county jail 3 years to be
hired to Edgecombe county.
Maria Pearce vs Wm. Pearce,
divorce, granted.
State vs Luther Walters, plead
guilty to manslaughter, judg
ment suspended upon payment
of cost, and to pay family of
Stewart Brown the sum of SOOO.
Vaccinate For Smallpox
I have recently been afflicted
with this av* iul disease, and now
write this for the good of the
community at large. Most peo
ple do not apprceiate, or com
prehend what the disease is. It
is loathsome, dangerous, incon
venient and everything else that
is bad. The suffering is simply
indescribable, and the quarantine
cutting you and your family off
from all communication with the
outside world, and leaving you to
yourself and the woebegone feel
ing, as if your friends have de
serted you, and no one cared for
you, and just as soon have you
dead as alive.
Keep off smallpox at all haz
ards. Vaccination will do it.
Where I made the mistake was
in not being freshly vaccinated.
I had been vaccinated over forty
years ago, and it, made me aw
fully sick. 1 dreaded it hence
did not take it again. But this
was my mistake. Every one
should be vaccinated and keep so
once every five years. I Tim
speaking not only from the know
ledge of a physician, but from
the experience of one. who has
been through the throes, and
knows w|iat he is talking about.
My advice to every one is to keep
vaccinated as it is the only way
to stamp out this disease.
Respectfully,
J. B. H. Knight, M. D.
Williamston, N. C.
Clean up day time will last all
the year.
KILLED BY
• LOG TRAIN
Monday afternoon, Frank James
a colored logger, who worked in
Corenirie Swamp for the Coop
erage Co., was riding on an emp
ty log car, and got up to pass ov
er to the car in front and fell be
tween the two. The engine was
pulling two empty cars and going
at the rate of six miles an hour,
when the accident occurred.
James slras crushed and had a
deep CUB in the abdomen. His
sufferings were intense, and
death relieved him a few minutes
past tea.
He Wu: brought across the
river,quickly and taken to Biggs
drug stor«\ where Drs. Warren
and Rhodes ministered unto him
to relieve his sufferings, realizing
that hewus bounded unto death.
His home was in Williams Town
ship. He leaves a wife but no
children. He was an excellent
laborer about twenty-five years
old, and had commenced working
for the company that day. His
body was taken to his home about
one o'clock that night and was
interred Tuesday. '
A Canoe Trip.
On June 3rd., H. C. IJrick and
H. C. Charlton started in a 16 ft.
canvascanoe from Roanoke, Va.,
down the Roanoke River to the
Albemarle Sound to Edenton.
Messrs. I 'rick and Charlton are
respectively 19 and 18 years of
age, and are making the trip sole
ly for pleasure during vacation
1 doHrjty vacation. -They passed
through some rapids, and high
water washed their boat Into K ee
ver and Melrose Falls, said by
be the worstnn the
Stat 1 of Vi:\ "v.ia. They were
[.overturned aud managed to swim
out tu safety. Just above Roa
noke Rapids, they took the boat
I from the water and had it.hauled
part We'don and again started oj)
their trip. While in. the higher
country, they made from 50 to 00
mile 7 --- each day, and lower down
only 10 miles as the current was
not so swift. On the trip, they
found game and caught fish, but
one day found them with only
thret potatoes and two onions for
rations, and there were no farm
houses or towns to be seen.
A t'-nt Was used on shore 'when
camping time came, but this
pleasure was attended with in
conveniences. for mosquitoes,
sand flies and the irrespressible
ticks proved unwelcome guests,
and made living even amidst the
beauties of nature, a bit irksome-
This is the third time this trip
has been tried, and two years ago,
a couple of young men started
and both were drowned in Keev
er and Melrose Falls.
Messrs. Urick and Charlton ar
rived in Wilhamston at 1 os'lock
Monday. They came up town
and looked over things, and paid
a visit to THE ENTERPRISE of
fice, where they talked interest
estingly of their trip. They are
both tanned to perfection, but
have the appearance of being
strong, vigorous young fellows,
who cart dare and do things. Tak
ing the advice of the Captain of
the Str. Hamilton, they placed
their equipment on board and
took passage for Edenton. As
the river broadens a few miles
from Williamston,* strong winds
blow and with so slender a craft,
the trip could not be made to the
mouth with safety and then the
sound wonld probaly engulf them.
The Hamilton steamed off for Ed
enton on Tuesday morning, and
no doubt, the trip down the wind
ings of the lower Roanoke with
COUNTY HERS' INSTITUTE
CONVENED LAST MONDAY.
its marshes covered with the
sacred Lotus of the River Nile,
and the visit to the historic and
beautiful town of Edenton, will
than pay them for any hard
ship encountered en route.
Editor Has Less Porke
Saturday nijrht about two o'
clock. Miss Fannie Murt Manning
hoard some one walking through
the lower hall, but thought it was
a member of the family, so gave
no alarm. Sunday morning, Ed
itor Manning discovered that a
burglar, who had as much bold-
ness as he needed for any Under-]
taking, had presumably entered 1
the rear hall door, locking same, ]
switched off the light in the back
porch, walked carelessly through
the hall and out the front door,
and then went to the smokehouse,
where he filled a sack with sweet
tasting pork and a large juicy ham
and then vampoosed. Mrs, Man
ning had found a sack filled with
meat in the house on Saturday;
it is thought that the job had
been arranged the night previous
but somethiug occured to stop the
robbery.' Editor Manning is to
be congratulated, at least, for he
is one among the few country
editors who can show a house fill
ed with barrels of pork and large
red hams, and the best of it is
that he raises it all himself on a
farm just a mile from town.
A Sad Death.
On lastSaturdav morning. Mrs.
Julia, the wifeof -Julius Hardison,
left home with her II? year old
daughter about 5:30 to
son one and a half miles awav.
She seemed to be in the very best
of health. Rut after walking a
mile she sat do .vn on the side of
I road-, remarking that she was
sick. She asked the little girl to
get some water, and she ran back
I to a stream they had just passed,
but' having no vessel in which to
carry the water, returned and
told her mother. Mrs. Hardison
then instructed her to run to the
house of her son, a half mile
away. On returning, the son and
daughter found that their mother
had fhed-hy the—roadside— Her
body was borne to the home from
wbtehshe had so cheerfully gone
forth, bidding the husband the
last good bye.
Mrs. Hardison was 57 years of
age. In the years she had min
istered lovinglg to nine children
who survive her with the hus
band and father. Several of the
children are married, the young
est being the daughter who was
the last to see her living and the
first to loo~k upon her lifeless
form.
She was kind in disposition and
beloved by her neighbors, and
had been a consistent member
of the Christian church for quite
awhile.
Her body was laid to rest on
in the family
cemetery in the presence of one
of the largest crowds ever seen
in the community. The funer
al services were conducted by
Asa J. Manuiug.
Revl! J. T. Stanford preached
an interesting sermon on Sunday
morning on materialism in the
ancient and modern world. Miss
Irml| Woodhouse rendered a solo,
&nd also sang at the Baptis
Church at the evening service.
Jack Allen went to Raleigh last
Saturday, returning Tuesday. v „
. " * /
..oo a Year in Advance
The Work is Progressing
Fine-The Teachers Are
Hard at Work—Prof.
Jerome Ably Assisted
By Miss Boyce of Ral
eigh- WiU Hold Two
Weeks.-
The hi-ennial session of the
Teachers' Institute of Marti*
county opened at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning in the Auditorium
of the Graded School building.
Prof. J. T. Jerome, conductor of
the Institute, called the session
to order and announced the own
ing hymn, which was sung to an
accompaniment by Miss Eva PeeL
After the Minting of the hymn, a
portion of scripture was read
from St. John's Gospel and SupL
Asa J. Manning offered prayer.
Miss Boyce, of Raleigh, assistant,
conductor, was introduced and
acknowledged same in a few
choice words. Supt. Manning
spoke briefly and extended a
welcome to the Institute nn be
half of the town.
After these exercises, those
present were invited into the
study room on the second floor,
where the real work of the Insti
tute was begun. The teachers
registered, and there were only
thirty-four present at the first
session. However, quite a num
ber have come in since and the
five hours spent in studv each
day have been most profitable.
The plan of the Institute is that
outlined by the State Board of
Education, which Miss Boyce and
I'rof. Jerome accepted as being
the best for teacher training.
Miss Boyce is a teacher of wide
experience and was .-selected be
cause of splendid (fualifications
for Institute work, which she has
done for several r.overal years,
Prof. Jerome has successfullj
conducted institutes, and the
I-work under these two will bring
lout the latent powers of many of
; the teachers, who are de-irousof
giving the lu-st to the children?
under them. i ht* session will
continue lor two weeks.
A Beneficial Organization.
W. V. Ormond, former princi
i cipal of the colored Graded School
! here, has had incorporated the
j MutualßurialLeague. The League
is arranged in grougs of one hun
dred, and the benefit is derived
when any person in the one hun
dred families die, and a $25 cas
ket is secured by the payment of
only 25 cents, the other members
of the group paying 25 cents also.
| One can easily see how much this
lean benefit those who would oth
i erwise be unable to purchase a
I coffin for the dead. If a hand*
! sorrier casket is desired." any
1 amount can be added to the 25..-
j The first casket to be bought un
ider the operations of the League
' was one for the wife of Reuben
! Speller, and it cost the husband
I only 25 cents. The colored people
| should be glad to join a group and
| get in line for the benefit, when
the time comes.
Clean-up day was observed by
many citizens and the appearance
of lots is considerably improved.
But the town carts have been
slow in - removing trash whieh
was collected in piles. A call
should have been made at evaqy
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