North Carolina Newspapers

THE WKATHfr.lt Centrally fair tonight and Sun- I dav Miu|**ral?? north shifting lu I ??a; i Hinds i VOL. XV. FINAL EDITION ELIZABET;! CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY KVENINC, OCTOBIilt 1!I25. SIX I'ACKS. '?>54. Endeavor Make Cole Say He Killed Young Ormond To Make Him Shut Up Kipiil ( 'ross Examination' of Wealthy Cotton Manu facturer Mark? Morning Session in Trial THOUGHT IIAI) IMGHT Cok Insist- That lit* Wu? y Justified Legally. Morally and Also Spiritually in | His Aet I Br Till AmvUM PimiI Richmond County Courthouse. Rockingham. Oct. 3.?A deter-1 mined effort to draw from W. H. ? Cole the admission that he killed1 W. W. Ormond to shut his tongue ; and not to protect his own life marked the rigid cross exatnina- ? Hon of the wealthy cotton manu facturer toduy. Asked why he killed Ormond. j lie ftaid he did ho to keep him "fTOfn killiiiR me and having my family at his mercy." Clyde Hoey tried to get Cole to say how much of the killing was to atop Ormond-? tongue and how mach to protect his life. Cole answer. "I love my family more than 40 lives " "Then you killed Ormond 40 times more to shut his mouth than to protect yourself." The witness would not commit himself. Cole was asked If he thought he bad a legal right and moral right to kill Ormond. He answered. " yes. and a spir itual right." "He said he realized he had done the right thing. Asked again If he didn't think he killed Or mond without u shadow of justi fication. he said he thought he liad a rlghl to do what he did. The cross examination was ended ^t 1 2: Of?. ' Richmond County Courthouse. Itocklngham. Oct. 3. Facing cross examination by the State to day W. R. Cole took the wMness stand to answer the charge of the State that he deliberately killed . W. W. Ormond, formerly his I daughter's sweetheart. Clyde Hoey of Shelby directed the cross examination. Asked If he was sane when he shot Ormond. Cole said that the question was for some one else to answer. The witness said that so far as he knew. Ormond had not seen him or his daughter or communi cated with them alnce the agree ment made at Raleigh to cease bin attentions. Asked If he meant the letters threatening Ortnoiid's life and calling him a "damnable Insulting cur." Cole said he meant the "damnable" part and the "cur" part hut meant to bluff Ormond With the "full of lend" pnri. The State asked If he thought Ormond could know which part he meant. ? Cole said he supposed Ormond couldn't. Hoey was attacking every de tail of Cole's testimony and the witness was nervous and objec tions of the defense were frequent. ! The witness maintained throughout cross examination that s reason for killing Ormond was defense of home and life The Rtaty made nn effort to draw ad mlssfon that he killed Ormond to "atop his tongue." Upon comple tion of fhe cross examination five Wltnessen were sworn by the de fense Miss Edith Md^od. sec retary of ,h,r Hannah Pickett Ifllln for 12 years, testified that she remembered a day when Cole and Superintendent Jenkins left the mill office In February. Cole t<*tlfled taking Jenkins Into his confidence. She said Cole was Mandlng near the window with tears In his eyes. She admitted On cross examination that she1 wai* anxious to have Cole acquit ted' as she could be her father. I4rtc INHl'RANt K MEN ARE t'HANOINO PLACES TWo of thlf? city'? best known ' aifcljmost popular life insurance ' agents are to take up Himllar work 'la (?her fields the first of the wee)"?. 11 announced. John P. Oveman, who has reprenented the Conilrftental Life Insurance Com* P?ay ht-re for a number of year?. Is leavl \% to take charge of the Durham district of that company. George Water*, representative of the liiiiA'nefl* Men's Mfe Insur-; ance Company, on Monday will' take up slmV" duties in Camden County He will be succeeded here by N. R. gOodley, formerly of New Bern. MKRVICI?! AT "Y" On account of tiie rooms in the rectory, where tlty* members of *he Episcopal churcl't have been worshipping since tl\e church has .been torn up by repalY work going 'on Inside. being too .small, ser ' Vires, beginning Sundtv. October I 4, nt II a. rn . will 1??- .VI d in lb-j nf. M. C. A. gymnasium. .The pub lic Is Invited. y j SEYMOUR DESTROYS THE BIGGEST STILL Of CAMDEH VOVSTY South Mill?. <k-t. ?\ too KNll'Hi Mill, o|iemte?| \\ i 111 m III hoi-??' |M>w?*r upright st?*nm boil er an?l 4.INM) gallon* of nta*h ile*lroye?| to<ia> b\ Uty Sheriff H. S. Sewnnur on the t'anwlen *lte of the olil channel of the III?* er near Smith Milk ThU I* ninth Mill (loHtro>e?l b> iVpttiv Sejmour within the last :i? (k)?, iiml tli?> lam?'?!. In* *n\n. that he has ever i'ouimI In the rouut). "The still was ready to mil when vie fotuxl It," said Mr. Si'jtwmr today, "and we hail lliicb llo|H*s of enpturiOK those who were ?>|M>ratliw I*, but. though we ke|K watrli over the N|x>t for lit! bourn, nothing lia|? and we hail la give up <iir \ IkII." WEEK SET APART FOR PREVENTION NATION'S FIRES President ('oolidge und Governor Mel.eun Iskim' Proclamation? for (leiifr ul Olwervance Ncvl Week TO REDUCE LOSSES School*, Ohurches, Factor ies, Stores, and Public Generally Asked to Ot-op erate "Safety Flint" (By A?nr<al>4 IVw? ) Kulelgh. Oft. 3. ? President Goolldge has net aside the week j of October 4 to 10 an Are preven | t Ion week throughout the United r Stutoh, and Governor McLean has | Issued a proclamation designu tInic ,11 aH fire prevention week In this i state. and calling on the rommun 'Itlea and citizenship to observe the week and study the subject of ! fire prevention with a view to lea dening losses from the disasters I of fire. Despite the fact that, as pointed . out in tho Governor's proclama tion. "North Carolina has for : years led in efforts to reduce fire waste and Its attendant loss of life and property,*' and that this , state has shown progress In re cent years In reducing fire losses. \ the losa In 1924 of more than $6. 000.000 In property and 3 4.1 lives, na well as hundreds maimed. It Is pointed out. call for still further ' efforts at fire prevention. The President. In his proclama tion. expressed concern over the , increase In fire losses In the Unit ??d States, appealed to state and j municipal officials, civic organisa tions. school authorities, and all | citizens and organized bodies for cooperation In Improving condi tions. and declared that there is : need "for earnest study of the I principles, of fire prevention as a practical measure of national econ i omy." Governor McLean's proclama ' tlon pointed out the great nutlon ; al losses and Indicated North Car j ollna's share In "our great Nation i al Bo Fire," and declared that "It Is well known that carelessness and Ignorance of fire hazard go "hand in hand as the chief causes" of the fire losses. lie urged that ! during the week "fire drills be I held in schools. factories and stores, and that they be contin ued at regular Intervals; that schools, theaters, churches, public , and private hospitals and Instltu I lions, factories, stores, and hotels be Inspected 1o see that every safe guard against fire is provided, and also that exit facilities are suffi cient In case of fire;" and that "lo cal authorities examine their fire ordinances and make them suffi i clent If they are lacking In any particular." The Governor "es < pecially appealed to the clery and Sunday school snperlntendents to bring this to the atlentlon of their people" tomorrow, the flrst day of fire prevention week. Insurance Commissioner Stacey W Wade has written letters to ministers, lawyers, newspapers, mayors, fire chiefs, and others, pointing out ways and means of bringing the need of fir?- preven tion to tho attention of the people, and urging th eco-operation of of ficials and dtltens. Commissioner of Agriculture William A. Graham has Issned a statement. urging farmers to cooperate with the In surance Department, and State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion A. T. Allen has written the superintendents, supervisors, prin cipals and teacher* of all the pub-, lie schools In the state, urging c.? i operation with the Insurance "de- j parttnent. and fire prevention work throuiho?t the week and the] Sailors Pay Last Tribute To Comrades' Bodies Thin picture aowx officers ami tn-ii of lh?> I'. S. t'aiudiu paying their Ihmi trlhutr to t lit- first two i?? ln? brought up from th?4 sunken MubniH^ne $-51. It ?van lok? n as tli?' bodli**! w?*re helAK IranalnrnU to a dralmyrr for.,<mii"ViiI t i Newport. Kliode Inland. In tli? for^nroundjtw* offh-r? <>f the Camden in* Hhnwn ??biting, w'"b '?<?* Marin?* miaul, to their I? ft. at ?-?<rdiiu; |<? mllitarv Iiiuiom I i k ?? wlsr. The IhkIch were tin#??* ?-f William C. Teachemncher, of Ilanpor. I Vnnxyl yhiiI;i. nm! John I.. <;ih.on. of I'ullnnil. Oregon. FAIR EXHIBITS ARRIVING NOW Final Preparation* llndrr Way for Thin Section'* Greatewt Exposition I Individual exhiUts for tho Greni Albemarle ftatrlct Fair, wltlrli will open he^ Tuesday, be Kun pouring in Satfrday. with In dication* that the exhibit linlla would he filled lltyrally to over flowing hy the ope}ltiR day. The fair will continue through next Saturday. Willi the roads Into KlUubeth City from all direction* in excel . lent condition, anjl ?pedal fares In effect over the Norfolk Honth ern Railroad, boll from North Carolina and Vlrjinla points, the ' largest crowd* in the history of the fair are expected next week. Commlttoes entrusted with tiie ' work of putt ing across the fair were huslly at v*?rk all day to ! day. arranging ethlbits. decorat ? ing the display hills, and attend ; Ing to the thousand and one oth ; er details Incident to holding the I big exposition of Northeastern : Carolina resources anil products. Secretary Job. of the Chamber ^ of Commerce, announce* that he I has prepared a photographic of this city's Industrial and other ' enterprises, which will bo dls | played at tho Information bureau ,?an Innovation at this year's fair ! which Is expected to attract much 1 attention. The fair will open with ft pitno!? 1 through the business district. In which gaily decorated automo 1 biles and float? and fantastically 'attired Individuals will compete 1 for Interest wlt|i two brass hands and the Wild West show which will hold forth on the midway. A total of 1100 la prizes is offered for winning entrants In the p.i rade. There will hd hor^e racing each afternoon for levers of this sport, with substantial purses awarded. The entiles intlude many of the fastest horses Ik this part of North Carolina, alonf with a number from Norfolk, ihe Kastern Shore, and other Virginia points free acts in front of the grand stand each da#, and an elaborate fireworks display, to continue for 4fi minutes each nlpht. will sdd to the Interest of the fair, the management announces. K1,\V<m?|> IIAHK I KY DRAO KI won il Hark lev. 1? year old son of Mr. and Mrs James Hark ley. tfled nt 11:15 St.'tirday morn ing at his home ?1 West Fear ing street, after six *eeks Illness with t vphold-pneinnoMe Mr Rarklev was working at Baltimore at the time he becane 111. He Is -urvlred hs hiN parents, by one flster. Miss Krancla ?ark ley. and by four hr-'hers. Edwin. | Black well. Marshal: and Clarence Dark ley The funeral will be conducted at the hon- Snndsy .ftemoon at 4 o'clock, by Dr. N. H D. Wilson J and Intc ment will be made in( Holly wo 1 cametcn CITIES GOING TO SPEND MILLIONS IN ADVERTISING l?urger Part of This Amount Will Im* Expend* oil Willi NpwApa|HT !?? Ilno-I (jiininiiiiifl** ?? i.oimi) \ ii:adin(; PruspfCtiirK Hav?? In tere?t<Ml Through New> pajM'rs at lx>wer C.<hl I'liaii Otlirr Method* u> .1. r. koyi.k M-OCr>l?M IVXV tor Tli? New York. Oct.' 3. lie t Ween fiO.OOO.OOO and $20.?00,000 will be <-x p*-ii(J?-cl for tu ii uir I pa I adver j tImIiik till" fa" '*nd winter. Tlia IVK#>r pari of this sum will be ex pended with dally newspaper*. It la exchwlve of ilie volume of ad vertising which I ho railroadfi will do. It Ih also expected to reach n total ?urpomlng all hut the most [extraordinary year? litin: the war. The*?- fact? were divulged to day by on?' of tin* largest advertis ing agencies of the country which now Is flgurlug on at leaat $3, 000.000 in advertising from Klor ida Communities alone TIm' advertising expert? of the member* of the National Ketail Dry (?nods Association. who han dle the largest volume of advertis ing in the world, completed today plans for increasing the volume of retail store newspaper ndvertlsln ; through better planning of copy and scientific t? u <)?;?? t i n ^. which will hr presented for action at the meeting of the Mai?-? Promotion Division of the Association at I>e jtroii iIiIh w??*k. Strong efforts | will lie made to have newspaper? establish r**al service departments, conducted in the int. renta of the 'advertiser. The known appropria 'Hons from I'lorlda communltl?*' alone total well above $4.r,00.ti00. ? The fact that tremendous sums will be paid for the opportunity to acquaint the puhlic wit it ndvan ' tages of certain cities and M-dionH In th" daily. papers 1? due to a careful check up of results. Thl began first in California That ,Mectlon undoubtedly furnlHhed realtors nnd commercial bodies with the basic facta of what adver tising would accomplish Canvass of replies in many sec tions have shown conclusively that ?nore prospective Investors have been interested through the news paper field at a lower coat than hy any other advertising method California, the pacific North west, the inter mountain nates and (he Xoulli still are reaplt Die benefits of present nnd past ad /ertl'lni; an-l show no dl .posi tion to abandon tills method of at tracting visitors. Investors and In habitants. A study just cm pie i ed leased on Income tax returns, telephone Installation and demand forelectrlc and gaa service, which divided the sta t en Into five class m show-d California In a c|a*s of It ? own so far as sain in the last dc cade wss concerned. Advertising experts declare that the latere tin:< part of this ?jiu I Continued on paga 4 DIES FROM IIUKI S IN TUNNEL C.ilF.-l\ lll<liiu<>n>!, (Kl. il.? miu I-'. Monby, flrrtnaii. early tmln\ of Injur!?"? mis lalixsl In tin* run*-In of u MTllnil Of III?' (llCHNIHIlkl* A: Ohio tunnel nt lllll linr wlili-ti tiafifWil ?immils ol to Moikmni ciiKu^c?! In rein* fon lni! the wnlls. Ill* Is (Im> Ili?.t known ?l?*nfli. Init T<?lil HiuiiH i r. Is lit' llfiiil to linve Ihm'ii kirictl. Ss*i eml ????? also una?-* <*ountf>l for. Mo*| ?if |It?* others ?luu llnlr way to sn f?'l>. FRENCH RETURN HEAVY HEARTED (?rii'voimly l)i*a|>|Miinl<'l IC111 Will Knilcuvur to I'll) Drill iW. Th? Aavriilrtl I'lru I I N?*w York. Clef. 3, Aflor n t final appeal to "the heart of Am frk-a" Joseph Calllaux. minister i of finance. h ml member* of the ' French ?Mil mission, were ftull J lit); back lunin? today on t lie liner Kratic#. "Crlevounly disappointed" over I lie failure to effect a net I lenient of Prance'a $t.ooo.ooo.oon delit. Calllaux mm Id IiIh county would do everything within the lintitn of her ntrength to pay the debt. PLAY POSTPONED AT LAST MINUTE i4Hot???tinieM to !??? I * i vfti IihmIu) INi^lii. Willi Nl?W (iOHlUlllfS The prenentallou of "Hone 1 lime." ii colorful operetta of mo vie land which wan to have been given Friday night by a lomi ?n-t under auftplcfft of the 1? II Hill Chapter. United Daughter* of the 1 Confederacy, wan poutponed at t h ?? lani minute to Tnenday utahi The postponement wmm derided up>>n. It wan Dialed, on account of ill? critical lllneMN of Mr^?. T S M' Mullan. Jr Two of her hIhIitk. MI'wh IkiiIh'I and Mary Meeklti*. were member* of the ca*t. The additional lime will be k pen I In rciineridrig other? to take their pacta. It wa* explained ftimeilme" will be produced here with entirely new coat umen. ac. ordlng to Minn Mary Hen Wright, director. The operetta has attracted much favorable eom no nt at flocky Mount mid ollu r North Carolina cities In which |? ha-* been M aged. II\NDITS HOLI) Ul? DIAMOND MERCHANT 4*. Paul. Minn . Oet % Three no n held up a New York diamond rmrefcant and aeven other per*oni In the Jagerherg Jewelry Store he--# early today and escaped with Kfrti Valued at more than 1150.' *>?*? 1 ? . GOLD RUSH BY AIR PREDICTED It? SI>: Mi SAM \lt.\ Sralll". Was:?.. c#d :i. Pre diction of a gold rush bv.ulrplanc* to ili?? Stlkine llivi-r district of IiiUKii Coin tu l?ia next spring \v li Idi will r(|iiiil t lo* fantoiiH Klondike rush is made l?y It. \V. i Martin. of Seattle. .Maclean pro?; pcelor ami friend ol Col. Scot I Williams nf t ho Hi iiish air foroo. Axlio tills Mimm<-r In a vikltiK seu planc pioneered ilw bleak North* ern air lanes in search for gold. ?ToloiM'l Williams* invcstlgu lions hv plum* ItuVe uncovered a rieli field a I read v yielding a dol - lar a fool l?v hydraulic mining," Martin nlaliM. "Pay dirt 1.-4 alno lo In* turned up with pick and shoVel It is tin country, though, for a man only equipped with a pick and shovel and a fi w xiripH of liui-oii: a man will need at loan! SiTiit lo m.1 k<- 1 h?* trip and keen himself wlill. digging f?r gold." Martin tells of an Indian guide, Yahot/ Charlie, who. crouched it? I lie nose of thi' hiti plane, was al ternately puitic stricken. dated and I licit elated with this Htrang ckI adventure that ever befell his I ribe and one wltich marka a new epoi-li in lite age-old search for thi' precious yellow metal. While five malmiile huskies lay low on Il?o floiy whimpering with fear Yahot/ Charlie roue lit the air and in nine ininuleN came down in an other m pot with-it heretofore had taken him a full day's traveling to reach. The Indian scrambled out of tlie plane complete dazed, hut finding himself alive and unhurt lie approached the strange winged thing wl?h awe and dclUht and noon became all aviation enthua ; in at. lie was in despair been line Colonel Williams, who has re turned to civili/.alion. could not bring Itlut along. I Many reports had filtered down , from I lie Stlklne region near 1 Wriiugell all fclltnmer about a gold strike, hut until the region was prospected by airplane no defl ulte Information as to the magni tude and rI? liness of the field was available old sourdough* are now flocking bark to the territory, many pre pur Ing to spend the win ter there to he ready for opera tions in the spring. Hacked by Kastern capital. Col. Williams in a sperlally construct e?| in ..nno Vlckers viking nea pbirte -Weill North early In the Mimnier lie flew 10,000 miles wiihont a mishap. demonstrating I hut nol only can new gold fields be pro peeled by air. tint thnl gold <un he lirmiglit out much more easily by phin?? than by tli? old method of pjo k horaen. lie panned Kold over II region 3fit) miles r<|Uare during his brlof summer excursion inflow MAHHKTT N. n V? rU. Oft. 1. Sjwil enJ t o h el >l 'ihI'I. middiiuk SI. On. a decite- "f 1?? points. Future? eloslni' hid: Oct. 22.75. Dec. 22*? I 22 01 March 22.7.J. M ? ? Julv 22 15 .New York. Oct. J Cotton fu inriH I'p'-ued today at the follow ing i. i Oct. 22.yo. Dm 21 00. J.m Sti March 22 51 Mar 22 70 i\<>iHh.K noin is NMOI f.HHI t Ki HI I Ht N-.?i On IUmhI llw I . H. S. I 3111 ilen o IV III.Mk Mami. im. ? t? hlii% imitrml Hii?Mhrt frmn (hi- Minkrn kiiImim rini' M-Al. 'Ib>< ImmI\ hai lilrniltlf?l a* l luil of I'll nI 1?. link. ?*iik Un man m-<-o?hI i'la?, of IVnit*)! TMIlili. 'I'll?? ImhIi h?h IMllv rlirthi*?! nint lh*rk H|i|arntlh IimI br?*ii mi \?nt4-h. Ilil* is Ihc llfih bikh to 1?' litklll ri oin I lw? HTTfk. Olll> ihr?"?* iiifu of tlw? :U) mImuuiI ill?* S-r?| ilftlh. Unfit* has Ih-.-ii hImiiuIoim?! thai an? ina\ Im? finimi allw In th?* wwk, <ll\er> IinxIiic found lull |NII1lll?*tll tt<MMll*tl, WORE JEWELS AS IF THEY WERE MERE BAUBLES Mr*. Je*?ie Donahue, Heir ew* I o Five unci Ten Oiii Store*, Vuti Loner to (?em ThifVPfi j greatest korbeky W oohvorth Ji wi'U Suid to Have C?hI Over ^750,(MH) mul Vulue llud Greatly 1 InoreuKed Since I'urrliaM l?y HOW LAM) WOOD fC*?irri?M. IMS, kr TM I New York. Oct. 3.?The caaual , neaa with which Mr*. JhhhU- Wool i worth Donahue, lielrena to the P. W. Wool worth Five anil Ten Cent , Store*, bundled her Jewela In the ' umu zing feature of the robbery of ?760.000 worth of hauhlea from Mm. Itariahue'a Plaza Hotel bou I dotr Wednesday night. It aeema, from the account of her huaband. Jamea A. Donahue, a broker, that ?he wore them with the name abandon thnt a trim p girl would have displayed Jewelry from the counter* of the Five and Ten Tent atorea on which the iWoolworth fortune wun budded i She wore ?hem through a gay aeaaon abroad, in whlcn ahc v I lift ed the night life placet of ParlH. She wore them morning. neon and evening. In Mr. Don.ihiio'a word?, "ahe never took them oft ' except when ahe wax In her hath, or when ahe retired." Naturally, hundred* of genteel < rookH on two continent* hav? seen and coveted them. And it la among all thlH vaat rcnlry of the j Upper underworld that Police < CommlflNloner Knrl<*ht and hIh force muMt look for 'he thief. The loot of all the gem thieve? I who have operuted In New York in the pattt yeur waa matched lit I one quick ttwoop b) the theft of Mra. Donahue'? two rare pearl atranda and other huithle? valued at more than $7??0.000 I A week ago, lewelers of I bin city, eatlrnatiug thnt icwela to the j value of 11.000,000 had been atol en within the year, were calling 1 on Police f'ommiaaioner Knrlgh' and other city authorltlea to drive the gem atealera out of the city. | Today, with the new? of the greateat Jewelry robbery In the . clty'n hlatory before them, the Jew eler* naw their eiillmat" practical ly doubled. The Wool wort h Jew i eln are Maid to have ml $700.000, , aa they were acquired over the past 14 yeara They are dec lared to have been Inaured for a million dollars. Indicating thai their mine ban Increnned with tin years Commlaaloner Knrlght baa per , aonally taken charge of the Wool worth robbery caae. hut ao far aa ! baa been dlacloaed. he haan't a I Mingle clue to work on. The alt nation waa made to order for the ' robber. Mra. Donahue returned , from a motor ride, toaaed her Jew el*. worth a klng'a runaom. into n dreaaer drawer, dlarobed. and 'entered her bath When ah" emerged the Jewela were g?/ne and It wih dlarovered that the helreaa hadn't even taken the pre caution to lock the door leading ' from the hotel corridor Into her boudoir. The police have no Idea wheth er the theft wan perpetrated by a hand of foreign crooka. auch aa , the hand of ApacheM which Invad , ed the home of Albert It Shat tuck. retired banker, a eouple of yeara back, and made off with 1300.oon In jewela after locking Hhatttick and hla houaehold In a wine cellar, or whether It wo* a band of local talent auch aM that which relieved Mra Hchoellkopf of $2*0.000 In gema In an apart ment to which she had been lured The ShuHurk and Hchoellkopf caaea. In both of which th* thieve* were eventually captured, and the theft of f2RO.OOO worth of Jewel ry from the Ixing laland home of Joahna f'oaden moat of It be longing to Mr:i Richard Norton and l^idy Mount batten, of the Prince of WalcM i-ntourage a?-? 'the only recent Jewel robber lea that begin to Mm para In magni tude with the Wool worth caae. The million dollara stolen In gema in the paat year, which led the tfeweler* of the city to voice their V>rot<at, waa piled lip, bit by bit. In lota of 91,000 to tSO.OOO. DEFENDANT GETS FOUR MONTHS ON LIQUOR CHARGES l.iv?*l\ l'!iu*ouiit?-r lit hum J tiller uihI A I I o r ii ?? y Mark* Trial of (?Tallinn .Moor#* in County Court DKKEMKNI \I*I*RALS lioiid Is |-'ivt*?l at Ne j*ro \\ lio \\ as State9** Main M i t lit*** E?ru|HN alia l-'iin* of S DNI A term ur four month* on the toads *..i inipo-.d n, r . order s rr'\;sj,utda> *?n <ji,?? ham Moult*. ?onvicted charges I or limirjp liquoi Hi hr, |>oiijt<BSi((D i-.V.'i,,UI m"'M 1,1 .?i11*** ,,a,isr?oniii.t aiiil neiling. No oiu.lt counsel, Mooi.- appealed I.I S.I,?1,or Court. , ami hu. bond was ilv.i at $joo Moore, m. i..? |,v.h ivrk'in* I'iiiH'. near this clly, was convlci iupon i!i?? basis of toKllmboy 'Riven by another defendant. John Simpson. colored r? virion t of thl< city. Simpson admit!? <1 having } hart liquor for purpoHcs of Kal? , and (old the court In- wan hand i '' Moor?* under a partner ship arrangement whcn-by each was to receive half the proceeds. | Simpson was given ? hearing Mrtn. i day morning. I.ut Judunn-iit was j suspended limit afi> r disposal of .1 the case aKftlllKl Mooi?-. Sitnpaon wa.i glv? n a suspended , sentence of four uioiirliM iu Jail, conditional upon payment of a flue I of $ 10(1 and co.'.im. "Our bevt citizens become our j biKKest liars when iliey come Into J court Jn connection wnh liuuor cases," Judge Sawyer u user ted. In , passing Judgment. "Henre we are compelled to depend upon the tes limoiiy of such d?-femlanrs as Simpson in i.rder to make any headway In enforcing the law." A lively lilt between JudKe Saw yer and C. I'.. 'I'hompHon. of coun sel for Moore, marked the taking j of testimony iu the case. Leslie Spence, employe of the lire depart ment. testified that he weut to j .Simpson's home upon the invita tion of Simpson's wife, licatrlce, to "sample" som? liquor. Ordered Off stiuul "I don't believe anything you say," the Judge hotly told I he wit ness. "Stand down." ) "The court has no right to ex press pitch an opinion In the pres ence of the Jury," Mr. Thonipimn countered, rising to his feet. Ho then demanded that the witness | be n turned to the stand foi fur tiler?- ?i>ieHt ionin;:. and the demand ' was rianted. j I 'I hi' ease was the first In "le ; corner's court In many months Iu which trial by Jury was requested. The jurors delibcrat?-d f??r aboijt ' three quartern of an hour before reaching a verdict. One?' they bent word 1?? the coilrI that they wished to ask a question. I'pou being as mived thai iii. v anlgbi. they ap paieiilly changed their minds, and dtopped the matter. They found Moore not guilty on a fourth I count, alh-glni: manufacture of whisky. j John Simpson, first on the , Hfaml. lold ??f an all?-ged trannac tlon In whleh he said he wan ap . pronrhi-d by Moore several weeks 'ago with a suggestion that he re tail liquor for the whit?- man.- He told llie court h?- refused at the time, but later agreed, and re ceived a gallon, which he retail?-?! at $1.50 a pint, paying Moore 7J? cents a pint On Friday niglu. September 2b. lie ti-stlfied Moore , brought him a second consignment of it; pints. Discovery of these In u bedroom of hh< house by po lice led to liD arrest. Simpson's testimony, corrobor ated by hit? wife, w is to the effect that Moore visited Mm between 10:30 and 11 o'tmcu on the la* itef night In question. Moot# and hii attorneys undertook to cntjtb j llnh nn alibi, claiming that the de fendant was nb|e to account for his whureaboiilH nt that time. Moore's Alibi Moor?- contended he wont to a poolroom Cf;nductfd by MrKiaTey Snwvor. on Matthews street, that night, and played pool with Mill Casey. a vaeht engineer! front t ha' hour until about In; in o'clock. He said he then went t?j a nearby cafe, had something to eat, and left about II o'clock, taking an other friend. Charlie ('happen, to the latter's home In the Davi? Ha v section. Caaey and Chappeil cor roborated Ills fentlmony lit these particular?, and Sawyer testified to his presence in the poolroom that night. On cross examination, Moore told Ih?? c??urt he wan cultivating a farni of 4 8 acres, with the as sistance of his father and a hired laborer, and never had seen a li quor still. lie admitted having sold liquor severs! years ago. bl|t emphatically denied he was still . engaged in the traffic, or that k? had ever hsd dealings with Simp son. Hob Fearing, next on the stand for the defense, told of having purchased several wagon loads of cotton from Moore, tending to sup port the defendant's contention that he was engaged profitably Iu farming, and had no occMtoa i o deal In liquor. James Perry, a farmer living in the vlclnltv of Moore's farm on Per kin's Une. testified to tfce gen Contlnued on page 4