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WEATHER: Fair tonight and Tuesday; Colder in the south and eastern portion. v . Cotton, 9.10. VOL. XVII. Price 40 Cento a month. CONCORD, N. Cn MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1908. Single Copy 5 Cent. NO. 52. THE SANCTITY OF THE LAW. SERIOUS STABBING SCRAPE. SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION. WILL GRAHAM TRIAL NOV. 5. FINAL POLITICAL ONSLAUGHT Evening He iribliivf,- Pastor of Central Methodist Church Preaches a Sermon That Carries . Some Truths That Pinches A Brief Synopsis. ' Rev. Plato Durham preached a ser mon last Sunday night on "The Sanc tity of the Law," and in the course of his sermon uttered some timely a lid solemn words of warning. It takes no prophetic eye, said he, to see that there is in the life of this nation a fever that is appalling and difficult of analysis. There is an ut ter disregard of law, and of taking it in our. own hands. Every lover of his State and nation should study the cause. We cannot say this lies in look of manhood. No nation h ever had the wealth of virility that ' this has had. It is not in lack of t ideals. We are in a grave crisis, and the final fulfillment, if not checked will be death. Rome mocked her prophets of fine vision who pointed out that her tendencies would bring her to death, but you know her his tory. The laws of the nation are not our making. They are the laws of Ood Jehovah sits upon the throne. God is the giver of law. When it become law on our statute books it becomes overarched with the authority of God To break it is not to right a wrong, but it is to bring anarchy worse tha death. The law of trial by jury, for in stance, is not the law of man but of God. It drips with the blood of een turies. It is not some political crea tion. The life of all depends on law Take them off the statute books, and where is your life, the sanctity of your home, the virtue of your women the protection of your children? Whe you tamper with law you are break ing down the fortress that surround us. We are in grave danger of forget ting these things. We have said "Are we not sovereign citizens t' ,We have awakened to the fact that no man's life is safe, no matter bow -free .from, guilt. ; .Given, sufficient wrath and ignorance, every man's life is at- the beck of the mob. We have sown our dragon's teeth and reaped a harvest of cold iron. The law-making and law-breaking power is the same. Even the crim irml is guaranteed justice and a fair trial by the law. When you deny him this you spit in the face of your State and nation and trample on their flag. The Governor of Ten- nessee called out the whole State malitia and the madmen laughed in his face. God help her. Shall this be the story of North Carolina t Her richt arm is Tour only defense. Will you teach your children and neigh' bors to laugh when your State speaks f The mob that lynched the man in Tennessee last week is a mob of our own makine.v Every man who has ever broken a law is a man who helps build np the mob. Are there any law-breakers heret Yon have a prohibition law here. . How many have broken itf No matter whether you agree with the law or not, when North Carolina says it is a law and you break it, you are sowing ths seeds of hell. When men laugh at law, seeds are sown out -of Wh tVi mob springs as a legitimate harvest. Do nothing to degrade the majosty of the low or to degrade youf com monwealth. , How many men firive a eorreet return of their property for , taxes t How many laugh at that and wink the other eye t If we give ourselves to that kind of thins, the tendency is to ride any law. Another thing: The President of our country may be red-handed, but he Is the sovereign of his nation, and . when you. villify him you have de graded the office of President of the United SUtes. Yon have a right to criticise him, but yon most have erenea for the office he holds. We may disagree with the Governor of our State, but we should not ridicule and Villify him. It is the same with ail officers of State and Nation. No wonder people -lose respect for gov eminent when both parties do thit ' sort of thing. As a result we finally wake np to the fact tat ws 1 jive no reverence .for law. Stand for any party yon please, bat be an Ameri can citizen first. V Tha sovereign life of this nation kj above any body.' Every violation of law is a dagger struck into thavboeom of our nation. America sits on the highest throne of our nations. Shad ,wc trample her sacred life in the cc " her feet to walk The . ' r 1 and bit tern i... .1 " T f ' : to open your tj ir.ajestie face of your n.-,..,. r I John Bridges Stabbed With a Dirk in the Hands of Pink Jones, Both Em ployees of the Brown Hill Jones is in County Jail Being Held With out Bail Bridges in Serious Way. Yesterday morning about 11:45 ; fight took place in No. 11 township in which a man was stabbed below the heart and is today in a serious cond tion, while his assailant is in the coun ty jail, being held Without bail. From all accounts, it is beleved that a num ber of men were in the woods beyond Dr. D. G. Caldwell's place, gambling and drinking. Pink Jones, aged about 45 years, runs a -boarding house at the Brown Mills, and about nine days ago John Bridges came to his house and engaged board. Jones learned that Bridges was arranging to leave and skip his board bill, and got alter the man lor las money. Bridges, it is said, gave Jones a pro voking answer, whereupon he (Jones) whipped out a dirk and stabbed Bridges, the blade entered the left side just below the heart and it is thought that it reached the left lung. The wound is a very serious one, and may prove fatal, though there is a possible chance for the man's recov ery. After the stabbing Jones attempted to escape to South Carolina, going down the road towards Charlotte, and was captured between Frank Teeter', place and Harrisburg about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sher iff C. A. Robinson and Police Officer John Earnhardt. He was brought to the city and lodged in the county jail, being held without bail to see the result of the wounds inflicted on Bridges. Jones has a family and lives at the Brown mill, and is known well throughout the city, having lived here at various times for a number of years Bridges is a man probably 28 years of age, and is said to live tit Charlotte, .where he has a wife ami one child. After receiving his wound yesterday Bridges was taken to the home of Henry .Hooks, near the Franklin mill, wnere lie is oemg tasen care or. ii was stated this afternoon that he was getting along all right, and that there was a possible chance for his recov ery. ' DEMOCRATIC SPEAKINGS. Headquarters Give Out Announce ments for the Week. Democratic headquarters in the Pythian building is a busy place every day and night and will eontinue to be until after the election on next Tuesday and the reports all in. The following announcements were made this morning, when the Democrat- speakers were all arranged for the work in the county during this week. There may be other speakings and meetings yet unannounced: Bala Mills, Tuesday nights-G. F. McAllister. Moose School House, No. 6 town ship, Wednesday night Hon. L. C, Caldwell. Cook's Crossing, 'Wednesday night Hon. Heriot Clarkson. Concord, Thursday night Hon. L. C. Caldwell. Concord, Friday night Hon. 'B. F. Dixon, State Auditor. - Concord. Saturday, at 1 p. m. Ex-Governor Chaa. B. Ayeock. Poplar Tent, Thursday night Hon T. D. Manese. rKannapolis, Thursday night Hjn Geo. F. McAllister. - Fire Saturday Nighs. Saturday night about 10:30 o'clock fire broke out in the store house of Joyner 6 Long, at Rocky Ridge, near old White Hall, and completely des troyed the building and its contents. The firm is composed of Mr. Hillman Joyner and Mr. Wash Long. The young son of Mr. Long, was. asleep in the building and was awakened just in time to escape, the roof falling in when he was aroused. A dog that slept in the store, keeping guard over tbe store and the boy lost its life in its efforts to get his master toji place of safety. The origin of the Are is thought to have been caused by a match and a rat The building was falling in when tha fire was discover ed by the people who live in that vi einity. The firs was seen quite, plain ly from the city, Mr. Tom Canon, of Greenville, wa In the eity yesterday. ' ' rith the closest attention by a erg audience. Nc report of it can e more tbtn an H of the powei , a t---how ! ' '-- t!: Cabarrus County Court Convened This Morning With Judge Justice, Presiding P. M, Misenheimer As Foreman of the Grand Jury Time ly and Clear Presentation of Duty Made in Courts Talk to Grand Jury. The fall term of Cabarrus Superior Court convened this morning with Judge M. H. Justice, presiding. The grand jury was drawn and is composed of the following eighteen men P. M. Misenheimer, foreman, John S. Price, D .F. Alexander, D. J. Bost, J. Burris, D. W. Morgan, W. C. Parnell J. A. Widenhouse, J. C. Kluttz, O. C. Hoover, J. L. Brown, R. L. Sloop, D. M. Faggart, W. L. Ritchie, J L. Ross, J. C. Willeford, Shubal Bundy and M. M. Misenheimer. Judge Justice in his charge to thi inquisitorial body was clear and em (phatic, setting forth the principa points in connection with the duties o grand jurors such as give them a clea idea of the full and complete dut resting upon the grand jiirv. His utterances proved his own "confidence in the citizenship of North Carolina and in the men who compose juries. Evan-handed justice," declared the court, "handed out to every man rich or poor, without regard to the criminal or his crime will command the entire respect of the public, and unless you and I can see that such justice is assured we are unworthy of the position we occupy. The law stands guard over the humblest and wealthiest citizen alike and the man who does not give his all to the en forcement of the law Is not the citi zen the State of North Carolina has a right to expect of him." The court gave the usual amount of attention to the several crimes that are prevalent and which always de mand attention. He mentioned those crimes which call for capital punish ment, speaking among these of the crime of rape. His handling of this crime was to impress upon the jury the true position of not only jurors, but the citizenship of the State. The feeling which prevails among the peo ple on this matter was cited and the justice of making the crime punish able with death was shown. "The criminal who goes through the mill of the court in this case comes out on tbe gallows, and very properly so. Mob law is wrong and I can show you how. The spirH. of mob law says that the jury is unfit to pass on the case; it says that the solicitor is un fit, the officers and the court. If I thought that I could not give justice to tbe State as well as to the defend ant, I would resign without complet ing this charge to you gentlemen. When men take the law into them selves they publish to the world their lack of confidence in the jury, solici tor and court. If you could not be relied upon to do justice you would be unfit to sit in the jury box. The time has been when mob law was winked at in North Carolina, but that time has passed. The officers have made up their minds that the majesty of the law must be unheld. They have lost sight of the criminal they protect, but it is the dignity of the law they are upholding, and the court relies upon the citizenship of Cabarrus county to uphold it." Such were some of tbe sentiments expressed by the court in his charge to the grand jury .today. Judge Justice throughout theaharge breathed the spirit of a mad who believes in the law and has full faith and confidence in its working out even justice" all eases. His utterances .were calcu lated to inspire confidence in the law and in its execution. It gave the citi zen his position and showed the ex tent to which a good citizenship is necessary. Following the charge the grand jury was placed under an offi cer, Mr. Ira Winecoff being sworn in as the officer for the law. The crimin al docket, was taken np by tbe court and is being dispatched in regular order. The Negro Charged With Outrage of Miss Tucker to be Tried on Thurs day, Not. 6 Montgomery & Crow- ell to Assist Solicitor Clarkson and L. T. HarteeU and H. S. Williams to Defend the Negro Evidence Strong Against the Negro. At the afternoon session of the Ca barrus Superior Court, the evidew against the suspected negro, Will Gra ham, charged with criminal assault upon Miss Pearl Tucker, was present ed to the grand jury and the matter passed upon by that honorable body The evidence against the negro is suf ficient to hold him for a trial al though there is a considerable amoiin of circumstantial evidence in the cade, Solicitor Clarkson has left no stone unturned in delving into the myster ies or the case and is using everv means at his command to give tl negro a lair and impartial trial. 1 he solicitor asked his honor, Judge Jus tice, to appoint Montgomery & Crow- ell to assist him in the prosecution and to name Attorneys L. T. Hartsell and H. S. Williams to defend the ne gro; and further, asked that the tria be had on Thursday, November 5th. It is learned from a reliable source that the evidence at hand against Will Graham is very strong and Unit his trial will take place on I lie date above given. It is further stated from the an inonties that Will liraliam will re main in the State penitentiary niiti Wednesday afternoon, November 4. when lie will be brought back to Con cord for trial, reaching the city at an early hour Thursday moriiiug. Kver precaution will be taken to prevent a lynching in an event that public sen timent would be strong enough foi such an occasion. However, Mr. Tucker has asked that the law be al- owed to take its course, and for bis sake and the sake of the lives of those who may be in a mob, there is now not a great deal of clamor for sum mary punishment of the negro. DISCOURSE ON CITIZENSHIP. Ih' ream's sermon w&. I. Cuban Candidates Enjoy a Feast at , Santiago. t Santiago, Cuba, Oct 25. General Joe Miguel Gomes B3 . Alfredo Zayas, : respectively," the presidential and . vice presidential candidates of the Zayistas and Miguelistas, ' were given an enthusiastic reception here today.' Many people arrived in San tiago from all over the- island, as nu merous excursions had been previous ly arranged, two coming from m far as Havana. - - " v Several thousand persons took part in the procession in the afternoon, the length of which was mora than two miles. A banquet was given in nnr of tha candidates in the even- - r -crt heirj U!J far 3,0A0. Presbyterian Pastor Talks on Good Works of Those Who Believe In God A Duty to Carry Their Chris tianity into the Matters of Exercise of Citizenship, at tbe Ballot Box, in Upholding and Supporting the Law. With a text from Paul's epistle to Titus, wherein the great Apostle urg- Titus to "affirm constantly thai they which have belief in God might be careful to maintain good works." Dr. J. M. Grier, of the First Presby terian church, made a practical appli cation of his theme and spoke for igher exercise of citizenship. Declaring that he had no interest in any party in talking he would have those who believed in God to carry their religion to the polls and vote one who would maintain goo works. speaking to the regard tor the law Dr. Grier showed the relation on.e holds to the law and the necessity for law and restraint, with specia emphasis on the duty of the men mak. ing the law to support the law. He spoke for the dignity of the law, its importance and the duty of the good citizen in supporting and upholding these laws. The real tendency of mob law was shown, and the position a cit izen places himself in in having a hand in trampling on the law. .One more reference to manner of exercise of good works was made in the matter of reported violation of local option law, with reference again to the position of the citizen whose duty it is to uphold and support law. It was a timely discourse at this time and was an appeal to those who heard to exercise the highest citizen ship. Like the Apostles of old the preacher of today must constantly ad monish his people to continue in good works. Week One of Fighting to the Finish of Next Tuesday Mack Claims Bryan's Election With 301 Elector al- Votes All Cabinet in' the Field forTaffc This will be abusv week with the campaign workers, a week of final on slaught leading to the balloting of Tuesday next, when the American peo ple decide on men and measures for their governmental affairs. Chairman Mack of the Democratic National committee claims Bryan's election and shows where he expects to have for the Nebraskan 301 elec toral votes. Mr. Hitchcock also claims more than 300 for Taft. The cabinet is out on a speaking tour this week, every member being fill ing engagements to speak in the in terests of the Big Chief's candidate. The fight this week will be centered in tile Mates considered doubt till. New York being the choice ground for the operations of botli political parties. Mr. Mack in concluding bis talk ,'iven out Saturday night puts the electoral votes for Brvan as follows: Alabama 11 Arkansas 9 Florida 5 Georgia 13 Maryland 8 Mississippi 10 Missouri 18 North Carolina 12 Oklahoma 7 South Carolina 9 Tennessee 12 Texas 18 Virginia 12 Kentucky 13 Louisiana 9 Idaho 3 Montana 3 Colorado 5 Nebraska 8 Nevada .' 3 Indiana 15 Ohio 23 Delaware 3 Kansas 10 New York 39 New Jersey 12 Connecticut 7 South Dakota 4 Total 301 GINNER'S REPORT TODAY. H. L. Parhs Department Store. Co. A live stocR of Notions Always Something New Let us Know your wants Phone 116 H. L. Parhs $ Co. The Home of Good Merchandise. Lively Fox Chase. Messrs. W. A. Foil and John Bulla had quite a fine fox chase last Saturn- day morning about daylight, having junuted a big red fox in No. 4 town ship! ' They had with them Mr. Foil's pack of pedigreed hounds, and struck a trail within half an hour after go ing out. " When they ran upon old Eaynard the dogs broke run and gave ehase for three and a half hours. The fox made several circuits before he was captured and the sports after the sly fellow had all the fun they were looking for in the chase. The fox measured fifteen inches in height.' Mr. A. J. Collett, who fell from his horse on corn stalk and sustained a serious stab in tbe left breast just over the heart, is thought to be im proving very rapidly. For a weelc his condition was alarming. Ginners Report to October 18th Gives the Number of Bales Ginned 6,283, 780. The ginners report on the number of bales of cotton ginned October 18th was made public today and shows a net amount of bales ginred 6,283,780. This announcement was f dlowedT by a rise on New York market, a market which through the day was firm. The local market took a rise in proportion, standing at 9.10. Mr. Nevin Fetzer, of Davidson Col lege, spent the Sabbath in the city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Fetzer. SILVERWARE J. A beautiful new line of French Gray Silverware just received. The Grape Pattern at C. Willeford's JEWELER Morris Building Peoples Print Shop. Printers. Don't Miss This Chance To Buy A rare chance to get what you have been wanting to get for the home for so long a time, at prices and terms that cannot help but appeal to you. We have an immense stock of Furniture, Draperies, Rugs and Home Furnishings on hand which must be gotten rid of, before the new things for Fall begin to arrive. We give here just few of the many bargains which are to be found at our store during this sale., ' ; -':v. :: ' v v - Craven Bros., Furniture and Undertaking Co. I V.. '
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