Vol xxxi
LOUIE WHITMIRE CASE IN HANDS OF
JURY-DETECTIVE COX ON STAND
Day
NO
and Half Selecting Jury ? Case
Hard Fought all the
Way Through
(EVIDENCE OFFERED
BY DEFENDANT WHITMIRE
4>- 1
ifnent,
Believes in Capital Punish
as Evidenced by Replies
of Veniremen
lj.v-.vf Whitmire, of Rosman, went
on /t:->al Monday morning in Superior
iKilv: fur his life, charged with the
mil: . . . f Jesses -Masters. Wednes
(iuj . :ii on the. state rested, and the
de/ions offered no evidence. At
Crlnt-y. began their- speeches, with
Rti'iani B. Overton, 'of- counsel for
ttte <i of eases, opening the arguments.
L Wrr. B. Breese, Coleman Gallo^
vraj . K.*:iph R. Fisher and R. B. Ov
tfrton . r*prc?sntcd Whitmire. So
lictor !J!ess Was assisted in the pros-1
, tlcution by Hamlin and Kimzey.
Je.-se Mas.crs left his boarding
10 use ;n Rosman on Sunday morn
ing. August 15. It is said that he
wa* last seen with Louie Whitmire.
Several days later the body of Mast
ers- was found, and Whitmire ar
rested and given a preliminary hear
ing. charged with the murder. He
was bound over to this term of
court. !
Evidence against Whitmire was of
circumstantial nature, largely, with'
-the exception of that ottered by J. '
S. Cox. of Asheville, who says he is
a detective employed by the Sou- :
thern Detective Agency. Cox told
of spending several days at Rosman, 1
after having been employed to work
on the case, and told the court of
assuming the role of a "Roughneck'' j
in order to get information aoou , h? j
murder case. He was subjected to '
a gruelling cross examination by W.
E. Breese.
-It is expected all the aft.mon
\\ ednesday, and possibly a portion
of Thursday wil be consumed by the '
lawyers' addresses to the jury. |
Then th? judge's charge, and finally '
the jury's finding.
1 he Jury
L. A. Scruggs, farmer; John Hub- i
:nson. faimer; B. T. Tinsiey, : aint- f
er; \\. C. lieese, farmer; Louis Bar
ton, farmer; N. K. Smith, fanner;
L. D. Martir., mechanic; M. D. Hol
den. liiimer; S. A.- Jonss, -f&XYuer';
Hampi.cn Scruggs, mechanic; Milas
Nicholson, plumber; W. M. Cloud,
retired.
All day Monday, and more than
an hour "lucsday, were give: ivvr
to the selection of tbe jury. Sheriff
Sitton summoned a special venire of i
75 men, and ten were chosen from
this group. The court ordered the
doors closed and fifteen more were
summoned within the court room.
One was secured from this number.
Another ten were summoned in like
manner, with no selection made.
Then it was ordered that another
speciai venire of 25 men be- sum
moned over the night, to appear
Tuesday morning. From this num
ber Mr. Cloud was selected.
County Favors Capita! Punishment
An interesting feature of the se
lection of the jury was the almost
unanimous sentiment in Transyl
vania county favoring capital pun
ishment. Only six out of the over
one hundred men examined express
ed themseivas as having, conscient
ious scruples against capital punish
ment.
At press time Wednesday evening,
Pat Kimzey was speaking for the
state. Coleman Galloway, for de
fense, ahd Lewis Hamlin for the
state, spoke during the afternoon.
R. Fisher and W. E. Breese will
speak for defense Thursday, and
Solicitor Pless will be last speaker
for the state.
BIBLE INSTITUTE IS
? CERTAIN FOE CITY
loc
W. A. Monroe, chairman of the
committee sponsoring the local
Moody Bible Institute Conference,
states that he is just, in receipt of a
communication from Moody Bible
Institute authorities accepting def
initely Brevard's invitation to hold
a Bibie conference here next sum
mer in a two weeks' session. The
conference will begin Sunday, July
24, and continue through Sunday,
Ausust is, .
ADVERTISERS WILL PLEASE
TURN IN COPY SATURDAY,
AS THE NEWS WILL . BE
PUBLISHED NEXT TUESDAY.
?V
GARREN CLEARED
IN BURNING CASE
Robert Garren, charged with set
ting fire to the bam owned by
Thomas Wood, was set free , in Su
perior court last Friday. Judge
? Schenek ordered the jury to return
a verdict of not guilty. This case
j had attracted much attention, and
i he court room was fairly well filled
[throughout the course of the trial.
| Ralph Fisher and Hamlin & Kim
1 zey represented the defendant,
I while Coleman Galloway and W. E.
| iii'csse assisted Solicitor Pless in the
i ;rosecution of the case.
MR GOES WITH
IE
ll
N. A .Miller, for twelve years
clcrk of the Superior court of Tran
sylvania county, has accepted a po
sition with the Brevard Banking
company. Mr. Miller becomes man
ager of the Department of New
Business of the bank.
Mr. Miller is' one of the most
f&yoifcitiy known men in this sec
i /on of the state, arid it is said he
knows as many Transylvania people
as any other man in the county. He
horn at Sapphire, in Hogback
township, and has lived here all his
life. Twelve years ago he was
? .-a-- 1 clerk of the court, and
vioveil to Brevard, where he has re
sided . since.
i !u> Brevard Banking Company is
. , > f the strongest financial insti
tutions in the state, and is consid
i an unusually large bank for a
i:.. the size of Brevard. The
? region of the Department of New
ioS is just another progressive
in the lift of this progressive
and the selection of Mr. Mil
.< >r the post of manager of that
i!< ?! .rtment will be pronounced a
.i splendid move by all who know
Mr. Miller is active in church
am) fraternal circles, and enjoys the
: st confidence of the citizenship
<>f the county.
40 AGRL BOYS"
ENJOY OUTING
(By J. A. Glazener)
.iesduy evening at the old
;juugh'' Hamlin spring eighteen
boys of the eighth grade, who are
taking vocational agriculture .enter
tained sixteen ninth graders of the
same course to an enjoyable weiner
roast and 'possum hunt. After two
big camp fires had been built the
boys were issued paper bags, which
not only contained weiners but fresh
rollsy pickles, jelly roll, marshmal
lows and raisins. Needless to men
tion that the boys for the next hour
were sufficienty entertained. The
tenth grade boys also had part in the
enjoyable occasion, but at their own
expense. I
When the hour of feasting was j
over the boys were off to the woods (
for Mr. 'Possum, but he was not to
be found. At 1 1 o'clock they report
ed back at the camp fire and soon
were off for home and slumberland.
It was agreed early in the term
that whichever grade made the best
average for the first three months,
the losing one would entertain the
winning grade. The ninth grade
boys by a: small margin were the
fortunate ones.
%b
SOLD BY COUNTY
, Two hundred and forty thousand
dollars worth of refunding bonds
j for Transylvania county were sold
last week by the commissioners'
'to Walter, Woody & Neinierdinger
company. The bonds are 5 per cent
interest bearing, the 'as>t of the se
ries maturing twenty years hence. It
| is' understood that a good premium
: was paid by the successful bidders.
Several companies had representa
tives here, bidding on the issue, in
cluding Magnue & company of Cin
Icinnati; R. S. Dickson & company,
I Gastonia, and C. B. Fetner company
of Greensboro. Part of the money
derived from the sale of {these bonds
will be used in retirement of short
time notes owed by the lov
V
HENRY REMOVED
FROM HOSPITAL
Attacked Guard and Sent to Appa
lachian Hall ? Wife Under Bond
for Her Part in Shooting
Reports late Wednesday from
bedside of Dave Henry state that
his condition is grave, but some
hopes of his recovery.
Daye- Henry, who was shot by his
wife on Wednesday of last week is
now in the Appalachian Hall in Ashe
ville, having been removed from the
Mission Hospital because, it is said,
of an attempt Henry made to smother
the gaurd who had been placed at
his bedside. Appalachian Hall is a
place where nervous cases are treat
ed, and it is more thoroughly equip
ped for handling unruly cases than
the Mission Hospital.
Henry was shot through the right
lung. Reports from Asheville are to
ihe effect that Henry arrived at the
ivorsie of his wife's parents at
Leicester about noon, Wednesday,
ana called to see his wife. Mr. Wells,
father of Mrs. Henry, had called on
cht sheriff for protection. A deputy
sheriff was at the Wells store when
Henry arrived. Henry went on to
the house. Mrs. Henry met him at
the door, and it is said both began
firing. Henry fired several times,
none of the shots taking effect. Mrs.
Henry fired five times, only one shot
taking effect, and that piercing the
right lung of her husband. i
Mrs. Henry is under bond of $5000
to appear at a preliminary hearing
set for January 1, providing Henry
Is abb to be out that time. Henry
V. under arrest and being guarded
at the Appalachian Hall. t
News of the shooting created
much excitement in Brevard and
Transylvania county. It is supposed
here that the Henrys were living
quietly and peaceably since the
shooting last summer, when Mrs.
(continued on page five)
SYLVANUS M'CALL
GUILTY OF AFFRAY
Not Guilty on Charge of Assault
with Deadly Weapon with
Intent to Kill
Sylvanus McCall was given a fine
of $200 and half the costs, and S.
R. Owen was fined $25 and half the
cost* in the case in which McCall
was charged with assault on Owen
.with a deadly weapon with intent to j
kill, and both men were charged ?
with an affray.
The jury returned a verdict of j
guilty as to both parties in the af~ j
fray case, and guilty as to McCall
with assault with deadly weapon.
The latter verdict wa sset aside by
the court, and the affray decision
stood. The fines were then named
by the judge.
Solicitor Pless was assisted in the
prosecution by Hamlin and Kimzcy,
R. R. Fisher and D. L. English. Mr.
McCall was defended by Coleman
Galloway, W. E. Breese and Robert
-L. Gash.
Attorneys completed their argu
ments about noon Saturday and the )
jury retired for deliberation. In the
afternono Judge Schenck gave in
structions to the jury as to their
responsibility to the state, and per
mitted them to go home over Sun
day. to return Monday and resume
their deliberations and render their
verdict.
EDEN AND LYNCH
CASE CONTINUES!
The murder case against Eden
and Lynch has been continued
to the next term of Superior
Court.
Eden and Lynch are charged
with the murder cf John Chap
man. -.y'"
INSTRUCTIONS FROM POSTMASTER .
CONCERNING RURAL FREE DELIVER!
Postmaster Nicholson is especially
anxious that people intending toj
mail letters and packages to people J
living on rural routes, expecting
same to be delivered for Christmas,
Set their messages and packages
mailed not later than Wednesday of
next week. This applies also to
people living on rural routes who
intend mailing packages and letters
to people to be delivered before
Christmas day.
There will be no rural free deliv
ery on Christmas Day. As this day
falls on Saturday this year, there
will be no rural route delivery from.
Friday to Monday. Mails wiK be
heavy, and in order that all C
mas mail reach its destination
should be mailed not later . ;
Wednesday, December 22.
c
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CHAMBER OF COMMBRiE TO ELECT % 1
NEW DIRECTORS-HAD SPLENDID YEAR
THE PRAYER CORNER
THE INSPIRATION OF
CHRISTMAS
Tc each one of us Christmas!
brings a vital message of inspini- j
tion. Christmas makes ch?cr. j
drives out sorrow, makes life out o. i
death, and proclaims that love :
the Law of the Universe. It is iii
Day of Giving, of self forgetting. <1
making other people happy tro;v.
the babe to the bedridden; a (i~;
that enshrines childhood and glori
fies old age. And it is even m?i\
than that, Christmas brings to some
(as the ang?l did to Mary) _/ionor
and sacred sanction which it' 'places
upon parenthood. The mother o;'
our Lord said (with a true prophecy
which embraces all humanity in it;
blessing) "From henceforth all gen
erations shall call me blessed."
i
How true it is that, wherever
Christianity has pervaded the world,
humanity has been blessed, mother
hood has been honored, and family
life has been made beautiful, and ]
happy! Mary was to be calk-<;
blessed because she was to give ?
Savior to all generations. This, she
knew was the Voice of Prophecy;
and who" shall say that she did not
also fo Lee (what has occurred) th;;.
the chains were to be lifted from
woman and that from being the
slave or toy of man, she should be
come again, as in Paradise, his help
meet and companion, his associate
in all honorable and noble work for
the human race, and in the high and
holy endeavors for the establish
ment of God's Kingdom around the
world.
The greatest inspiration tha'.
conies from the Birthday of Hiiii _
who is the subject and center of our ?
Christmas festivities is its call to
rally under His Banner and to go
forth at His command with the Gos
pel Message. It offers inspiration (
to service, and is the vision and
hope of the better days when Peac-c
on earth to men of good will shr.i! j
be permanently realized. The hu- .
man race must be won to good will
before it can hope for peace. Here
is the great inspiration of Christ- (
mas. |
iTh<; inspiration of Christmas i.s .
ove. Love for God and for man. i
cometh not by observation, but it ,
permeates the worlds advance as |
subtly and surely as the ether fills
the- eternal spheres, breathing
throu h each human life, making ,
sou!? it for the Life of God. i
I
K PRAYER FOR THE
1M3FIRATION OF CHRISTMAS !
O Thou Blessed Father of us all,
may Christmas bring to us all its;
vital message of inspiration, mak- ?
ing cheer, driving out sorrow, making I
life out of death and proclaiming j
that. Love is the Law of the Universe |
May it be to us a day of giving,
of self forgetting, of making other.:
happy from the babes to the bed I
ridden. Grant that it m?fy be a day j
that enshrines childhood and glori-j
lies old age.
We- thank Thee that wherever j
Christianity has pervaded the world,
humanity has been blessed, mother- 1
hood has been honored and family!
iife I has been made beautiful and
happy, the chains have been lifted
from woman, and she has become
again, as in Paradise, mans help
meet. and companion, his associate
in all honorable and noble work for
the human race, and in the high and
holy endeavors for the establish
ment of Gods Kingdom around the
world.
Above all, write upon our hearts
that the greatest inspiration that
s from the Birthday of Him
s the. subject and center of ou:
Chris mas festivities, is its call to
rally under His Banner, and to go
forth at His Command with the Gos
pel n essage, for it offers, inspira
tion o service, and is the vision
and 1 ope of the better days, when
"Peac ; on earth to men of good
w:!l" shall be permanently realised..
Love s the greatest inspiration of
CJnistjnas, love to Thee, our Goci,
e to matt oujr fellow. aim;
come
who
Outlook Bright for City'* Progress
in 1927 ? Much Publicity for
Transylvania County
WILL LEND SUPPORT TO ;
BROADCASTING STATfON
Some Few Business Houses and
Boarding Houses not Supporting
the Commerce Booy
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce in regular session Tues
day night devoted the entire lime o?
the meeting to a resume or the year's
business and plans for the ton.m^
year. The directors wei e grauiiei
with the accomplishment* m me
year's work and unaiiiii.o>..il.v tuiced
the approval ol ti s oi-.ce. i-.n Ju;
spleno.d leauiis oi)Lu.ii;u.
nanciai condition cf
tion as reported
was particularly i>;|
nomicii! adin.it'si
ber's e. fairs u u :
plact-i it 'it
among the civic ufga:
iar hi of any
its inc'.'p;;on luu: yvar.s
were voted '.v.'.u v.i.i-h ur1
all the obligations 'if ill - (. li
the close oi busiii-.'ss 1.1 c-iiibeP
The method ot electing dirj
for 1927 is to be the same
nf past years. Ballots coiuainj
names of all members engibij
new directorate will be mai?
the secretary to the 1926 m3
ship during the w;ek. It is rc_j
sd that the baliots be handcj
secretary or mailed to.
the chamber not ia'.
ber 27. The Dalle
and counted >>y &
ed by the- prvj-jde
pose at th
the year on
Ijer 'tA. Tweii
reiving tl.c i.ig
l*c' to servo as d*
ir.g ye-r.
Jeiry Jerome
pose or the rad.o
tion conwrii.p.a'.cii
the lirsi of tne y-.
valuable pubi
given to all ol
Una over 11
be placed 'i
understood
mitted to tak"
(jrams which w
ia county much
Upon Mr. Jc-r
directors voted to"
dertaking and to
ing if called upon l
It was w..h its
appointment that the if
ed of the appare.it lac
many of the boarding
in the chamber's all airs
year, especially since ill
business is materially
the visitors who -ire a'
Brevard through the pu
ial distributed !?y I
Considerauly less than
the boarding houses, owners of fur
nished houses and apartments and
furnished rooms that were listed in
the current year s tourists' aecom
odation folder, were represented
membership in thv <<hamOer of
merct-, it was shown. Tin.
ivas freely discussed and sujg istions
were offered lor the consideration
of the incoming board e-i uuectors
effecting a greater interest or suck
institutions in the activities of the
chamber during r.e-x; year.
The uresent directors while dis
cussing plans for the coming, twelve
months did not take d"tir.itd Action,
but recommended to the itt?' aeard
several plans for extending tne ^o\ir- _
ist season in iUc.uul. ioremost
among the sugg-suoiis \vjfe rhc op
ening of new V-. i'i .0. y 1 y ir.:soii8l
representatives Oi eh- e-'s -.r. vis
iting such sections, u.i-.;- Jt .'g pub
licity l.iafcni! 'i
Bravaid lie 1.1*0 iu..
Ths chairib.:' vo -.i >t> . ;i 1 0 *
annual banquet en _v.vy_ , l!>2>,
to which several i /.on iue;it .aui ac
tive in chamber, ol' comntt -c- wori
will be invited. ,
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MR. E. D. OWEN ?LL
WITH PNEUIWOMAFEVER
:om
I by 1
r^f
Ltter F
.?Gutter
E. D. Ower
knows