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VOLUME XXXIII—NUMBER 82
JAMES GARDNER
*" BADLY INJURED
. BY AUTOMOBILE
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Dishes In Front of Auto
Driven by Newsotn
Boston Sunday
DECLARED ACCIDENT
Iteports from HotfiUl at I O'clock
Today Stat* ChM'a CuiilSw
I Contin—> AM Grave Oaa
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James, the nine-year-old eon of
Mr. and Mra. Henry Garter, of near
here, wit seriously hart last Sunday
afternoon when he waa sirack by am
aatomobile driven by Newaooi Boa
ton, colored. The child wm hen light
here for medical attention, aad waa
later carried to a Washington hospital.
The boy, who lives near the Saaa
Barras farm, between hare aod Iwr
etti, was walking along the highway
with his brother, Jeaae, and Prioce 1
I Ayert, when he dared istto the road
just in front of the Boatoa car. Me
- had been warned of the danger. by hia
brother, but he took Mother chance
and when he had gone about half way
across the road he was struck and car
ried 40 or 50 feet before Boston could
stop his car. The colored man picked
the boy up and started to a doctor
when the car, an Oakland, broke down.
Passing motorists brought him the
remainder of the way.
J'' Examining the child here, Dr. Jas.
•T S. Rhodes found that one leg was
broken, and that he was suffering se
veral cuts about the head. It was al
so believed that the child suffered some
internal injury.
Boston gave himself up to officers
who investigated the case and proved
it to be accidental. Released, Boston
acted very gentlemanly and went to
his home in the Free Union section
where he raised around S4O to apply
on the child's hospital bill.
. TEACHERS HOLD
THIRD MEETING
HERE SATURDAY
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Group Hears Talk by Two
Educational Workers
and Superintendent
Meeting in their third mopthly ses
*a sion last Saturday afternoon, the Mar
tin County teachers heard talks by
Mrs. W. H. Pittman, of Tarboro, and
Miss Mary Theresa Peacock, of the
State Department of Education, in a
lengthy se»sion held in the high school
building here.
Following the devotional reading,
opening the meeting, Mr. J. H. Smith,
of Robersonville, stressed that im
portance of teachers having a good
naaM, characterized by the teachings
of Christ A short prayer was offered.
Mra. Pittman, speaking before the
body, stressed the importance of bavi
ing a variety of good magaaines in the
•% schools, and urged the teachers to take
' advantage of club subscription offers.
Miaa Pittman gave a very interest
ing talk on the organization and admi
nistration of achool libraries, stating
that the big question was not how
much material one had but what uae
was being made of the material avail
able.
Shortly before the assembly waa dis
misaed, Superintendent R. A. Pope dis
tributed blanks among the various
teachers, asking them to follow the
i instructiona thereon. When filled in,
the pamphlets present a self-analysis
of the instructor and hia work. The
aaperintendent announced that a plan
had been formulated providing per
scnal visits by the several principala to
the various schools that they might
observe the work being done in claas
rooms outside their own school. Re
ferring to the work in progress in the
University extension claas conducted
here each Monday afternoon, the su
perinteaded expressed himlelf aa being
, very well pleased with the interest aad
results so far obtained.
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Skewarkey Lodge Contest
Comes To Close Tonight
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Skewarkee Lodge will hold its re
gular meeting tonight. Work in the
second degree will be given a candi
date of Conoho Lodge.
A large crowd ia expected to at
tend this meeting, with several mem
bcrs coming here from the Conoho
Lodge at Hamilton.
Tonight will conclude the contest
between the reds and greens, the
leejng side to give a big turkey supper
at the next regular meeting in Jan
nary.
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Square Dance at Planters
Warehouse Here Friday
jO. Sponsored by two farmer's, a square
dance will be held in the Planter!
warehouse here next Friday night,
beginning at I o'clock, it was an
nounced yesterday by those in charge.
No admiaaion will be charged, and the
public ia invited to attend and take
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THE ENTERPRISE
Columbus Jones Charged
With Rape
Columbua Jones, 54-year-old
negro of Oak City, waa placed in
the county Jail here early thia
morning by Sheriff C. B. Roebuck
and Officers Grimes and Pearson,
charged with rape on Helen
Midgette, 24-year-old white girl
of near Tarboro. The girl wae
errata d by ConataUe Pear eon, of
Oak City, near Tarboro, laat
night, and aha is being held in the
Jafl here as a witness against
J ansa.
Shortly b store noon today no
hsmlng had been held, but it waa
learned that Mayor Crisp would
come here from Oak City to han
dle the preliminaries in the cam
today.
Lewd aad common in every re
spect, many facta la the cam are
bafag withheld, officers a taring
however that liquor dealings be
tween Jones and a white man and
woman, named Pope, would be
diacloeed either at the hearing be
fore Mayor Criap or before the
United States commissioner.
According to the facta obtained,
Jonee went to die Pope hosne near
Tarboro Sunday afternoon, and
accopanied by the white man and
hia wife called for the girl. The
JUDGE DELIVERS
STRONG CHARGE
|TO GRAND JURY
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Expresses Contempts for a
i Judge or Solicitor Who
Drinks Liquor
CRIME AMONG YOUTH
If Church Members Stop Patronizing
Bootlegger, Condition! Would Be
Better, JurUt Declares
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In a short, simple of words, but far
reaching charge to the grand jury here
yesterday, Judge E. H. Cranmer,. of
Southport, mentioned many of the
1 common law violations today, point
ing out their danger to society and
their source. It is a fact to be deplored,
the jurist »tated when he pointed out
. that much of the crime is being com
' mitted today by young white men, and
I the source of the trouble is traceable
! (o the heme, to the fathers and mo
' thers, he declared.
"If church members would stop pa
tronizing the liquor dealers, conditions
> would be better," the judge stated
i when he discussed briefly prohibition
and prohibition laws. And he was not
reserved in expressing his contempt
1 for the judge or solicitor who would
drink liquor snd then attempt to
administer the laws to others who
handle and sell them liquor. "And any
nian has as much right to steal as he
does to handle liquor," the Judge
added.
Judge Cranmer stated that the law
requires every man to live honestly
and hurt no man, that when any per
son either by force or fraud injuries
the person or property of another, he
commits a crime. During his charge,
! the jurist reviewed the history of
Alexander's empire, telling how the
great empire crumbled. He also told
about the fall of Babylon and gave
the causes for it. The great empires
built up by the Greeks and the Ro
mans fell, the judge said, because of
their attitude toward others. "When
Israel did right and treated others
wis> justice, Israel prospered, but
failing in truth and justice it crum
bled and decayed.
| Referring to practically all the com
mon violations today, the judge es
pecially urged the jurors to give par
' ticular attention to the traffic laws.
" He explained how signs should be
I given by the driver when he gets rea
' dy to turn either to the right or to
.the left from the highway. The speed
'limit, 15 miles in business sections and
20 miles in residential sectons, should
f be observed, and alt who violate it
should be punished, the speaker de
- clared.
s, While he said only a few words
- about gambling, Judge Cranmer did
direct the jury to watch the golf links,
- bridge tables and slot machines and
- not center their attention on the ne
> gro "crap" game.
j In bringiflg, bis charge to a close, he
t ( directed Strand jury to inspect
e public offices and the several public
r buildings.
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Woman's Club To Hold
Meeting Next Thursday
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f The Woman'a Club will hold its re
gular December meeting Thursday
e afternoon at 3:30.
i There will be special guests at the
meeting. Uri. J. H. B. Moore —4
-,Mrs. Carr of Greenville who will ap-
L pear on a most interesting program on
e public libraries. All ,members and
t any others who are interested are
jurged to come.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 9, 1930
four rode around that afternoon,
going to Scotland Neck and other
places. Shortly after midnight
they went to Oak City, Jonea in
viting the girl into hia etore to eat ,
cheeee and crackers. It ia under
atood that the Pope couple re
mained in the car. In the store,
Jonea turned out the light, and as
saulted the girl over her protest.
Her screama were heard, and
scars ahow sign of atruggle. The
operation waa halted, however,
when Jonea' wife arrived on the
ecene. She alao lectured to rite
Pope woman, concluding her talk
with a swift blow to the woman'e
Jaw.
Running to the home of Mr. J.
W. Hinea, Jonea' wife told the
story, but unable to go, the war
den referred her to Conatable
Person, who rushed to the atore,
but arrived there too late to make
an a treat. Early thia morning,
county officers with the conatable
trapped Jonea at hia home, and
brought him here for trial.
It could not be learned at noon
today whether the caae would be
called before Judge Cranmer at
thia term of the superior court or
be carried over.
Three Admit Parts
In Peanut Thefts
Charged with stealing 41
bags of peanuts from Mr. Tom
U. Rawls, near Bear Grass, a
few days ago, W. C. Edwards,
Benjamin Drew and Jim Hines
pleaded guilty when the case
was called thia morning, the
fourth defendant, E. J. Edwards
forcing the court to determine
whether or not he was guilty.
Evidence was all in at noon to
day, and the lawyers took the
floor following the noon recess,
but the jury had not returned
its verdict at press time.
Hines, who gave the officers
a detailed statement of their
various thefts when they were
arrested, was unchanged in his
story before the court. Drew
and Edwards both admitted
stealing peanuts on three dif
ferent occasions, and a bale of
cotton at another time. The
elder Edwards did not take the
stand, and it waa apparent that
the boys were anxious to give
him immunity.
ELI GARDNER
DIES AT HOME
IN WILLIAMS'
Faced Many Hardships but
Stated Life Was Well
Worth Living
Eli Gardner, one of the oldest cit
izens of Williams'township, this coun
ty, died at his home there early Sat
urday morning from an attack of
pneumonia. He had been in poor health
for some time, but he was able to con
tinue his work up until a few days be
fore his death.
Mr. Gardner was one of the old
typed citizens who had accepted his
hardships, and they were many in his
case, without complaint. As a boy
and while trying to feed the family in
the absence of his father who was de
fending, at the time, the Cause of
the Confederacy, he cut his knee,
causing it to be still the remainder of
his life. He was forced to use a wood
en peg in walking, but even under this
handicap he carried on, raising a fa
mily by tilling a small farm and work
ing in the log woods during the cold
winter months. Although his lot wal
a hard one, and he barely eeked a liv
ing from the earth, he looked upon
his life as one well worth living.
While the friends and relatives were
gathered around the humble home of
the funeral service, neighbors stated
that many good things could be said
about him, that he was friendly to man
and humble before his God, that he
had the promise of a rich inheritance
because of his Christian walk in life.
| He had been married three times,
latid is, survived by his widow, Mrs.
Etta Gardner, and four children, Hoyt
Gardner, of Tunis; Louis Gardner
'and Mrs. Ada Williams of Williams
ton, and Mrs. Martha» Mizelle, of
Farmville.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon by Rev. C. B. Mashburn, of
Robersonville, interment following in
the family cemetery on R. B. Gardner
homestead.
Testing Sportsmanship
North Carolina's sporting blood was
pitched a real challenged today when
an "all charity game" between Duke
and Carolina was mentioped. No game
will be played, but the fans will be
given an opportunity to contribute to
the charity fund. Now the results.—..
OFFICERS MAKE
ARREST UNDER
DIFFICULTIES
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Man Almost Wrecked Car
As He Jumps from Front
to Rear Seat of Car
HAD TO TIE PRISONER
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Eddie Gaynor, Gold Point Negro,
Subdued By Officera Roebuck
and Gray After Struggle
Defying the law and threatening the
lives of citizens and officers, Eddie
Gaynor, Gold Point negro, was placed I
in jail here last night by Sheriff Roel I
buck and Chief Wm. Gray, of Rob-!
ersonville. The arrest was described
by the county officer as one of the
most stubborn he had ever effected,
Yesterday, in Gold Point, Gaynor
quarreled with another negro, and he
was asked to stop by white citizens
there. The second party to the quarrel
withdrew at the suggestion of Mr.
Henry Johnson, but Gaynor ia said to
have brandished his postol and took
all law to task. Headed by Mr. John
son, a group of citizens took Gaynor
into custody, roped him securely with
plow lines and caged him in the Ro
bersonville lockup.
Sheriff Roebuck, with papers for
Robt. Bailey and another negro in
Gold Point who had failed to answer
court here yesterday went into the
section arrested his two men and was
on his was home when he waa asked
' to take on a third prisoner.
| Gaynor held his hands for the hand
cuffs, but lie then went on a rampage,
he jumped under the steering wheel and
turning loose a vile oath, swore he was
going to drive. Chief Gray and the
Sheriff were lenient with the husky
man at first, and pushed to the other
end of the seat. Continuing to offer
trouble, one of the officers tapped
him over the head, and that quieted
him until they started off. Gaynor
continued his cursing, but the officers
continued to travel. They had not gone
far before Gaynor jumped up, and hop
ped in the lap of Chief Gray who was
riding in the rear seat with the other
two prisoners, the jump nearly wreck
ing the car. Stopping his car, Sheriff
Roebuck pulled Gaynor off the chief
and to place him under control they
tapped him again with the weapons.
The man was inviting misery, and he
was tapped once or twice more before
he reached the jail. He twisted his
hands and cursed the other two
prisoners for not assisting him. Briley
several months ago interferred with
Chief Gray when the officer was ar
resting Gaynor's brother, Jobie, and
he was in too much trouble already
that he did not care to interfere with
officers again.
Last night, Sheriff Roebuck went
into Gaynor's cell and asked if he
wanted anything, the man threatening
the lives of the two officers in reply.
COLORED~MAN
DIES SATURDAY
Moses Alexander, Highly
Respected By All, Dies
at Age of 75 Years
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Moses Alexander, highly respected
colored cftizen, died at his home here
last Saturday of pneumonia at the age
ot 75 years. Unusually active for his
; advanced years, and apparently in
good health, "Uncle Mose," as he was
commonly known to both white and
colored, was taken ill Sunday of last
week.
For more than fifty years, he had
been a trusted servant in various homes
and business houses hire. At the time
ot his death he served efficiently as
janitor for the Methodist church, the
local bank and several professional of
ficers.
| The body was buried in the local
'cemetery yesterday afternoon follow
ing a lengthy funeral service.
,Local Store Preparing for
A Clean Sweep Sale Soon
1 Preparations are being made at B.
F. Perry's for a big clean sweep sale,
which will begin Friday Morning Dec
ember 12th.
| Mr. Perry says he is going to give
! Williamston, Martin and Bertie Coun
ties one of the largest the
I history of hia business. A two page
advertisement in todays issue of the
Enterprise liats a number of the va
lues with the price reductions,
i Sales preparations arc being made this
week and will be continued until Fri
day. The store will be closed Thursday
to put the finishing touches to the
sale.
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Let Contract Today tor
Hamilton Road Project
Bids for the hardsurfacing of 5.59
miles on the Hamj)M!>n road are >e
, ing received by the State Highway
commission at its office in Raleigh to
jday, The ..name ..of the -.successful
I bidder had not been disclosed at noon
today, but would be announced along
with others bidding on 21 projects
later today,
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Man Killed by
Driver Near Hear Saturday
Martin Superic
Thirteen Cases
JURY FINDS TRUE
BILL IN PEANUT
STEALING CASE
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Many Defendants and Wit
nesses Fail to Answer
Summons of Court
MINOR CASES HEARD
Alexander Taylor Sentenced To Pria
on For Four Yeears For At
tacking Lin Williams
The one-week term of the Martin
County Superior Court was opened
here yesterday with Judge E. H. Cran
mer, of Southport, administering the
justice. Unlike the others held in this
county during the past several months,
the term now in progress is one of
much interest, attracting large crowds
from practically all parts of the coun
ty-
No large number of cases is on the
docket, and none of the number is
rated very highly in importance. How
ever, there is a murder case on the
trial schedule, and the spectators arc
already guessing as to whether the
fit st degree charge returned by the
grand jury will go through unchanged,
sometime having paased since a first
| degree murder charge resulted in death
punishment in this county. Then there
1 is a wholesale theft case on the doc
j ket that is attracting more than pas
' sing attention.
* One of the peculiar things observed
| in the proceedings yesterday was the
j large number of absentees among
' both witnesses and defendants, in-
I dicating that these scheduled to appeal
| consider their convenience before they
recognize that of the court. There
j were many old cases, cases where de
| fendants had been convicted at pre
vious terms and allowed several weeks
in which to pay their fines and costs.
, Several defendants appeared to state
I that they had met the requirements of
' the court, while still others passed out
1 unnoticed.
4 Following the selection of the grand
jury, the court machinery started a
slow, but steady grind and before the
day was spent many cases were heard,
and the grand jury was advancing ra
! pidly in its work, having returned nine
true bills before night fall. True bills
returned by the jury included those
against the following,
A. E. Taylor assault with a deadly
weapon;
Henry Edwards, larceny and re
ceiving,
Modica, house breaking;
Edward Eason, house breaking and
larceny and receiving; Leroy Saun
ders, house breaking and larceny; E.
J. Edwards, W. C. Edwards, Jim
Hines and Benjamin Drew, larceny;
Joe Smallwood, murder. No true bill
was found against Arlander Brown
arrested on a charge of larceny and re
ceiving.
Monday's Procssdings
Thirteen cases were called by Judge
Cranmer yesterday, as follows,
Robert Roberson was found guil
ty of an assault with a deadly wea
pon and was fined $25 and taxed with
the costs.
Papers were issued when Robert
Neal, Kelly Neal and Sam Stevenson,
charged with larceny, failed to ans
wer when called.
The case charging Johnson Rogers
with non-support was nol prossed.
Judgment was suspended in the
case charging Sylvestor Wynn with an
' assault with a deadly weapon, the de
fendant agreeing to pay the costs ol
the case and $35 to Dr. J. H. Saun
ders, for services rendered the pro
secuting witness.
Hugh Jones failed to answer when
called for committing and assault and
operating a car while under the in
fluence of liquor. Papers were issued
for him.
George Lee Jones, larceny and re
ceiving, also failed to answer when he
was called yesterday, and papers were
issued for him.
| Wiley Roberson, colored man of
near Robersonville, charged with as
| sault, violating the prohibition lawi
and wanted on several other charges,
' was called and he failed to answer,
Roberson, it is reported was to have
surrendered himself and started ser
ving a sentence November 15. Two
days prior to that time, he purchased
I a railroad ticket to parts unknown,
and up until now, he hasn't returned.
D. L. Whitehurst, pleading guilty of
violating the liquor laws, waa sen
tenced to the roads for a term of three
months. In a second case, charging
Whitehurst with being drunk and dis
orderly, a nol pros resulted.
(Continued on page 6)
>r Court Hears
Here Yesterday
Bundle Day Friday
Very Successful
here last Friday aftrenoon met
with much greater success than
did the one conducted the Tues
day afternoon before, it was
learned from a member of the
Womans Club Charity com
mittee. The Boy Scouts, thanks
to them, canvassed the town
thoroughly, collecting many
useful articles, including food,
clothing and money.
Already, many calls for aid
have been answered by the wel
fare workers, and although the
supply of old clothing ia not ex
pected to last, much relief is
possible in distribution of
the collections, it was stated.
WEED" PRICES
ARE PLEASING
TO GROWERS
Total Sales on Market Pass
Six Million Mark; Two
More Than Last Year
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Tobacco growers were well pleased
j here yesterday with prices on the lo
■ ca' market, practically every customer
j was satisfied and several farmers were
of the opinion that prices were higher
than they had seen at any time "this
season, smoking tobaccos and the bet
ter grades sold exceptionally well.
I The Williamston market has sold,
j through December Bth, 6,131.878
| pounds which gives the market an in
crease of approximately 2,000,000 over
j 1929. With the 1920 season yet two
weeks to run, local warehousemen ex
pect to boost the 1930 total consider
ably.
The local market will remain open
through December 19, and every com
pany will be represented with buyers,
until the last day. >
According to circuit riders and to
bacco men that travel throughout
Eastern North Carolina, the 1930 crop
Will exceed the 1929 crop by 50,000,000
pounds. To date, Eastern Carolina has
sold more than last year with a large
percent of tobacco yet unsojd,
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PREACHES FIRST
I SERMON SUNDAY
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Rev. C. T. Rogers Comes
Here From Charge At
Red Springs
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Entering for the first time the pulpit
of the local Methodist church last Sun
day morniiig, Rev. C. T. Rogers, re
cently appointed to take oVer the work
iin the local charge, fired a bomb in
the sinners' camp when he frankly
outlined a firm platform for activities
in the church during the coming year.
He'assured his congregation that he
would do what he thought was right,
and "if you don't like it, just tell the
I Bishop at the next conference, and
he'll move nie to some other place," he
added.
"What must I Do To Inherit Eter
nal Life," was the basis for the minis
ter's introductory remarks, and during
;hh limited discourse he mentioned the
many requisites essential suc
cessful year for the pastor, the church
,and the congregation, "I am going to
give you the best of my serviced," |ie
told his members, "and in return
II am asking that you give the Lord
| the best you have."
| For more than 20 years Rogers
has been preaching, serving the'charge
at Red Springs just before he came
here to take over the work in the lo
cal church.
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Local Men in Auto Wreck
But Escape Uninjured
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The Ford sedan, belonging to Mr.
K. B.Crawford with Mr. J. W. Watts,
Jr., at the wheel at the time, turned
over on No. 10 highway between Dur
ham "and Raleigh last Saturday after
noon, the occupants, Messrs, Watts,
Crawfprd and Norman Harrison es
caping injury. The car was slightly
damaged and the trio continued their
journey into Chapel Hill.'
According to reports, Mr. Watts was
driving behind another car and just as
he started to go by, the other driver
on the wrong-side of the
roadfUfming the Crawford car into
the (sch. The other driver accepted
the responsibility and agreed to pay
the repair costs.
When Your Subscription Expire!
Watch tfa« Label On Tour,
Paper Aa It Carries the Date
ESTABLISHED 1898
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W. W .BREAZIL IS
HELD BY JURY
FOR THE DEATH
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JChas. Schlon Believed To
Have Been From Nor
folk or Philadelphia
DIES IN FEW MINUTES
Man's Body Being Held In Local
S Establishments While Officers Try
To Learn Names of Relatives
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A man, whose identity had not been
| made certain late yesterday but whose
jiiame, officers believe, is Chas. Schlon
of Norfolk, was struck as he walked "
the highway and fatally injured by a
hit and run driver on the R.anoke
River fill, one-half mile from the main
bridge, just after night fall last Sat
uiday. W. W. ffreazil, of Chattanooga,
I Tenn., was arrested shortly after
j wards following an accident on the
j Washington road, and is being held
! under a coroner's jury examination in '
connection with Schlon's death.
I With both legs broken, one of them
„'crushed, and suffering internal in
juries, Schlon was found by Captain
i \\. S. Pritchard, shortly after he was
• sttuck. In. a dying condition, the man
humbly asked those gathered around
j for help. He was rushed to a local
doctor's office where he died within 30
minutes after he was struck. Stating
just before he died that his home was
j in Norfolk, but up until late yester
_ day, officers had been unable to es
r tablish any connection with his family
e or relatives. The body is being helkl in
r the Biggs undertaking parlors here
s while officers continue their efforts to
locate the man's relatives,
j A scissors and tool grinder, Schlon
I was trodding along pushing a wheel
g burrow on the river fill and coming
_ toward this place when darkness fell.
r He was nearing the poncrete bridge
s when the half-ton truck Relieved to
_ have been that of Breazil's struck him
_ ,from the rear. It is the general opinion
|of finding the injured man that he
, had been struck and left to die five
. minutes before they reached him. Fa
! | tally injured, Schlon was unable to
tell what had struck him or offer any *
_ details of value to officers in effecting
t and finding the little push cart torn in
j many pieces and automobile glass
[J scattered about, officers called nearby
s | towns to guard the highway entrances
g for a damaged car or truck. During the
meantime, Sheriff Roebuck and Chief
VV, B. Daniel started a search here.
They visited several filling stations
and garages, finally learning at the
T Gurkin filling station on Washington
( street that a damaged Ford had been
I stopped there for repairs to the ra
-3 diator.
| A very short time elapsed when a
I telephone call was received from the
I home of Mr. W. L. Taylor, three
( miles from here on the Washington
read, stating that a drunken man driv
ing a half-ton Ford truck had been
wrecked near there. Chief of Police
Daniel went out and made the arrest,
and investigating the \yreck there
found that no glass o was to be found
but all that in the head lights was
missing with exception of a small
piece. The truck was pulled to, a local
garage and the glass found at the spot
J where the fatal accident took place
was checked and matched the small
£
pice found in the car driven by-Brea
it'l. The order of events was checked,
irdicating that Breazil was the one
who had struck the man.
c Occuring in Bertie county, pfficers
there were notified and inquest was
t arranged. During the meantime
5 advertisements were sent to Norfolk
and Philadelphia in an attempt to lo
t cate the man's relative?, but up until
I late no reply had been received.
Coming, here Sunday morning, Coro
ner J, E. Smith with a jury composed
f ot J. E. Tadlock, B. Goldstein, Let
Perry, Junius Bridgers, Ed Perry and
Pedro Mizelle, viewed the body and
then went to the scene where Schlon
was struck where they examined se
veral witnesses. Mr. W. S. Pritchard,
manager oP the local plant of the
I Columbian Peanut Company, stated
to the jury that he left the factory
• about 5:30 o'clock and after a few
• minutes delay started for Windsor.
1 Continuing his story, Mr. Pritchard
' said that he taw the man lying in the
" road and stopped, asking him his name
> and what had happened- "I asked
" him his name, "Mr. Pritchard told the
V jury, "and he said Charles Long or
r Schlon, and begged for help, that ht
could not get air. We placed him on a
9 truck and carried hint to Williamston."
• The witness concluding his testimony,
r stated that the man did not seem to
5 know what had happened.
3 Albert Gurkin, proprietor of the fil
-1 ling station and the next witness quo-
T •
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