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• I ' ' i MMI WMTKk a Bfifovk •t _l_ ~_ *:■_ a— :W| IfUMpEH IM. 15 ADDITIONAL BANKS CLOSE »I GEORGIA; 4 FLORIDA Gfcarlotte Woman Pronounced Feeble Minded By Virginia Alienist tWJJE FREEMAN TABS STAND Di OWN DEFENSE Throat* Pack Into th« Court House Wkre K YocngGirllsOutVial Had Made Treats to Kill Chmrtnlio. lehr 11—TIm f Sooth trial of Nellie Free with ttoaby h»«bS • high point today whM Dr. June* K. Hall, of VtrfMg, allenlat. took the stand as a defense witness mi prsnenafd the girl as feohla minded, and incap «M« reive f her havlsg a more nawonnd mind. She in a child la wind, emotion and attttadc, H Dr. Hall said. t . * “Sm was afraid is testify, or talk U» mo. She had a fear of a—aaslsstlon by relatives of her dead h unhand if aka appeared ta court to tall her Story of the killing*’ 'She lived la a SUU of ronstsst terror sa the re sult of havlsg men domineered sad terrorised by men until she fvered VII wee." **She is practically a phyaicsi dwarf. Whether *bsr condition was brought about fay circumstances be tor* her birth or developed after ward la g matter for roajecture." “Her mind haa developed to the same extent as her body.** She has the faodv of a dyrsrf. and the mind of a child” “Both shout half as ble a« aerMsary”. The rrowd got Ita first thrill of the day. when Attorney Jake Newell after the elate had rested called so» ”Mtae Nellie freeman” to take the ,e’asd. On the day of her h»ebend« death, she said ahe pad strep hltr f*.as for expanses at a barber shop, sad had made as engagement to meet torn later lu_ the day to buy a hat. sad that a hitter dispute had pfe ctfßsmd at the Square, when he told her qf-his latest ton to ateal t nuaslty ot whiskey for sale. She said she T**« botne. thrbw herself ai roaa the bed. pad remained, without meals un til Alton her huabaau returned . Mrs. freeman. W.«d ahe begged bar hnehaud to dir another night when ho was shoot to leave her. ”1 walked away apd got a rsgnr that I had been iHring to shave my neck." the said Thm I came back end put my arm around his neck.*’ "Do you lode meT* I naked klm. She said he repltef negatively. "Then f pulled my hana down and rWt him”. "Before God I didn’t have It ta my heart to kill him, and 1 didn’t Intend to cut him aa bad as I did. I Just wanted to hurt him enough to make him stay at homo that night. Then I walked around and fell on my knees and prayed for (orglvraoos for my alps. If I had raal ty killed any husband.' At that point attorney Newell produced tke ragor and asked her to identify ft. Charlotte. July ll.—<*>—NelHe freeman, ’child bride,” took the j Bpeoktng at and Hr and quietly, ahe bared her Hfe to the Jury' and a crowded epurt-room that led up to the killing. The only show of emotion ream when ehe said: "I did not have It In my heart to kill him I wanted- to teach him a lesson and make him a better man ” JSargah* spoke with dramatic ac cent She da Id ahe slashed her husband's throat on the night of May 13 with (ha intent only of injuring him. Ha had threatened to deeert her. when she became angered and rut hint, ac cording to her testimonyV freeman sane her age as 30. TOE GOLDSBORO NEWS V . 1... 11l p I , . LOCATED AT NO. 110 SOUTH JAMES STREET IN THE HEART OF THE BUSINESS SECTION < Breaks WorU’s J Walking Rtcord JL J Hr ffl W Cj*®*u-‘. fj Mies IL B. Cress ley, above, el ■ >J iddleseg, England, new bolds the world'* record for the MO - walk,' having act a sew wc * ord at the women * A- A. A. meet • at Stanford Bridge rccestiy.’ ~ i^-^sn.uti»i .....iAxs. j.jk. DIRECTORS ABE PLANNING BIG FAIR THIS FALL . <i , ■ Secretary Very ’Muck Enthused Over Prossecta Par This Tear Plana for a trigger fair for this a|l. than haa over been held In Way te county are being planned by the (tractors of the IVlr Association. This tody of men will convene this moro ns at 10:00 o’clock In the pariors >f the Chamber of Coasmerce to go >ver, and perfect plana now under *oa*MeraUon. . - Mr. Walter Denmark, secretary of he fair association Is r«ry much en huaed over the for tbla lear, and with the able support of the •ither officials of that organisation many new features will doubtless be inaugurated and Included la the pro gram. low at 2:3# o’clock this afternoon when qourt resumes following the tooa recess. charlotte, July )&.-The State reet d Its cask against Mrs. Nellie freo- DM "rexor girt,” charged with tha iwiler of her husband while she em braced him. at 11:16 a. ip today. Mrs. A. C Collins corroborated tes timony yesterday of Mrs. J. N Win gate, given yesterday, to the affect that Mr*. freeman had aald she would k'lt her husband If "he didn't cbsngr klfc ways” Evidence os° Ihe same subject was corroborated by others tha mated. -.”*'** (haf-netcr Wttsmse* ‘ « ' Character wltneaaea for the Free man family were the first presented to the court today. , The lather and mother of the slain vrrw 'MV&Xi'Mßr'rtMx FPj#" rt fv ■ *Wtd tbe -furv Hart theh son v« «4RHed: be his young wife after he had told ’hem that he would "desert her If sbe cursed him* again. The Rev. J. A. Hmith, paster of the trig Springs Methodist, church, near hers, was the first witness to take :b« stand this morning. He said that the character of Mr and Mr*. Adol : bus freeman was, good. He bias testified as IS observing the good conduct of the defendant. rewvtiwem Crowded * Beer*l other witnesses also fasti* fed for the good name of the Frae wmmf • ThS courtroom was Jammed Is the dnor long before the trial togas. Two sdtMttowM doputtoa wots awora ka to CALLS DOCTOR ANDTSFUT, [ IN SHACKLES daylw Bailtk. F«nar Priawr Ml CEawforH * t ountv (on viet Caatp sa Stand i, Altoaurls. N. C. Juty 16.—4**>—-t Clayton Amlth, a (ormcrgeonvtct\*a •lfled today ta tha trial s« N. C. Cran ford former convict Boas charged with the murder of two negro’* that Cran ford beat the negro's with a stick Jke a man fighting n snake. Cranford struck tk* nrgra's Jamas Howell and James Terry a dosda or more times, and than Jabbed the etlck In the month or one of the eon vies, smith seated. He said Cran ford tost the negro's enough to die. The witness staled that Cranford made him work osco with a blistered foot Jkat became ao palpful tkat he had to crawl. “Why didn’t you ask teg a dsrisrf a yseeuttng attor b<y qotoUoaed. ’’Because anothst hoy had asked for a doctor, and Cran ford told him that be would get him a doctor, and threw • M revolver on i ;».” 4 " ~ 7* The wltnees deposed that on on* ocedslou he was not getting enough o eat, and wrote home for food “A auard told me ho would shp my l«t- Ur through Cranford, but Cranford • might him with the letter and bawl ed him out. and shackled me.” ftnlth said hie leg was swollen to two or tfaree times their qormat aise. *1 Albemarle, July 16.—How on oaq ocsaslon when hr was suffering fiom blood Tolgcn~lhd requiiled a physician ha was threatened with.* *' hipping loatred and placed In dnu hje shackles, was related to the Jury, •rylng Jlcvln f* (Hanford, former Ptaaly County auperlntendent. today Clayton Hmith. former prisoner of • ranford. was the wltneaa who lold of tha alleged the ’foreman.” I-a ter Pardened Smith was later pardoned by the Eovernment upon hla promise to Join •he army. V Hr was cross-examlnrtl by H. H. McClendon, of Wadeebom. who at tempted to prove kinship existed be tween lbs witnesses for ike State. Rmllb sdmiDed that h; was a rela lire by blood or a num ber of the witnesses called by th* •trosecutlon and said that all but one of them name ty> the Htanlv County •haln-gang from Montgomery at the same term of court. Nerd Id Marfas The second day of tke trial opeutsd this morning with a background of fordidneas painted by state witnesses yesterday. *>P Thompsoa, Montgomery-coun ty farmer and former convict, told l •be Jury that Cranford had often whipped the prisoners pnd said that ahortly before James Terry and James Howell died that he tod forced them to take ten grain* of calomel each one night sad a pint of salts each tt tb* following morning Clny Hmith. another farmer of Montgomery, and a former prisoner under Cranford, told of tlee that (he superintendent huiTtorr. vd them. * . Blx addltlonel witnesses are to hr presented by the prosecution today. TAt’ROT, BITBfTTTR, QriTß IFTF.t M TfA«g New York. July 15. -</P) Third Tot. wArld-famwl detective, reqigued today after 311 year*’ service with Ihe police department. ' He had won an International repu tation ae a finger-print expert and authority of racial and bodily char acteristics of criminals 1, - - / ' GOING TO ARTII.I.fHY HIP Kinston Jnly 11. About seventy f>! mUltlsmen from this city will at~ ’.end the annual encampment of th* llTth field Artlllerr at fort Bra** the first of aext month. Inr hided will be the regimental service detail and hand. Capt. Randall Hlclra will command the local nwtlngval They will he the first nstjamal gwsrdemew to go ta a camp friqpi Klsatoa atasa wbglsrs tke World Wqp, !. GOLDS BOKO, KC, FRIDAY MORNING. JULY IS, 1936 p"" '‘ ~ ~ Noblewoman Turns Dressmaker O ■ ■ ‘..a... . ■ ■* • 1— ■» .. 1.. ■ i. i m* ■ - • '■ ' . urctL-i aJESHHhm tXrw?Bßct p mm. f 'MI • (, i'Hi y ' ’ A • • tv v * r * . ..mf I ady Wans Purse, daughter of U Gen. Air William Fhrss. sad a mem >cr of the most select ISugUsh arlstocrscy, has a flair far designing—pai- Iculartf wedding i.reuses Many of tha season’s smartest brides have worn veiling gowns designed by 1-ady Diana. DOCTOR. WIFE i HELD RESULT OF GIRL’S DE ATH r o 2LYt«r-OM Youth Amun«d BUme For Condition of Miaa Greene D<wi«n. July li Warrant* ebsr* *»g aurttr were Isyied this morning ! Dr Thomas K. Waleb and hi* wife *ho were uyegcd to have performed ad illegal operation on We* Hdith '■*• Ureen. slate, ward, whose dlsmetn > '«red body was fouud on Tuesday Janies V. Ford, a 21-year-old uhip nine clerk, am* arrested today after pa assumed blame (or the condition of M'ss Arsen*. H* named a south end physician responsible (or the ope ration whte| led to her death. Fbrd said he had taken tbs girl to the doctor. He received an urgent call (rom the physician on Sunday, he said, and upon reaching hi* o(tlee. found the girl had died. He said he retused to assist In the disposition ot the body, which was subsequently discovered near a cemetery wall by a laborer on hit way to work. An offlcr ot a doctor was raided by lb* polUfc last night. Dr. Wal*h Is well known to the po lice. He has been convicted of prsc- Una without a llcrnav and ha* la-.-n arrested on*otber .barges. In l!»l*. be was held (or a time as a suspicious p«tson In coßMCtlun wlth'an abort,on ease and in IMto alter hr had beeu indicted (or as slleted it I legal opera VK? bin* not puss ui<hl. A Flitlr thief b* waa touud not gatity of violation of the federal nai.otjc taw. In September 1(*?3 following a eoas nlaiat by tbs state board of resnstra- - Mon In medicine that Wal*h waa held int himself nut as a practicing phy sician without a license, he was eon vlctad and fined S2OO 1 % m hom: unc mo, 4 Atlanta. July if.—Eighteen other Georgia banks dosed their doors to day. following In the wake of «•» oth ers which havt rlneed this week ful- i b’wfag Oh eollapss of Hankers Trust IDENTIFIEDtAS WQMAN SEEN WITHORMISTON Auto Dealer at Tuceon Deelaree He Saw Bor With Men and Women i** Angeles. July 15. Almet MrPherao*. Angelus Temple Iki.ii identified am llae woman whi 1 a vonipnaied Kenneth f.;. Ormiaioi. former radio operator at the Tempi* wiaen ha dlwe bin automoMtr Hainan f arasa «arly on the moraine at May aoth. . * .. ” Qma days after the Eeangellst >iad disappeared from Han to Monica lo- Ryan deputy dhrtrlct den-la red *hen hr appeared an a witness at tb» >loa« of the (Irand Jury session lata ‘oday. The Qrand Jury derided late lhl» nfteriMo# to g|>« O. K. Halt auto ■t**l* r •• Turnon who baa declared he aawr Mrn. McPherson *n company with two in.-ii and a woman several ulabia pVtnr to bar dramatlr ra-ap rvaranc e, und opportunity lo Identify •he Evangelist. Roland W’ooley. at torney for Mrs. Moldjeraon waa In structed to have th.- Evangelist and *oor woman members of the eongra aatlon app.ar la Id* blue and white ■•owtujms worn 1/ temple workers wan to b. aek.-d to pl/k from the group the woman be aaya he ww In Alias I’rlatn. und declared to be Mra. McPherson. Rerlrnhach-llrlanry -e~ f'oHtponttfi New VoTk. July 15 The Paul Bar fetihcM-h. Jack iMilaney bout ban been postponed uni t tomorrow. The an- Tipuit.nueut waa mude after hope bad been held out all day for a *» »«lon of rulftv weather. A frenh downpour of ruin after flee o'clock rauaed pro moter Pugaxey to determine to put bin show off until tomorrow night. TO “MATH" BBUlfm F»tNC Brussels, Belgium. July 15.—Par liament tods* tare King Albert full power to Institute by decree mens ucee to Mi.' the franr. The full pow er* JWI adopted by lb* chamber I to | with four ah yN|yLvmhl by the senate unaiitm |h . . I & 'i, .. jA*t -‘■-* 1 l »*h»i | y.' FLORIDA BANKS !REPORTED BE MEMBERS OF A SYSTEM I 1 - -=jl JUnCTY KAUU I ALL tMI BARB IK ciiiumi now . Bnlelgh. July 15. Bafty raaors hove bMi At A prom'uiA (a CLor iolto Avar aince Mr». NaIIIa fru sab succeeded in Almost severing hor husband's heed with a shaver 4 Me old fashioned persuasion ac ■ordtug to I. M Bailey. attorney * tho Stats Corporation foninla atoa. who baa recently mads a business trip to the Quaen City. Married men who havq baas us ing tha unguardad raaora teas boon hastily putting than out of tha reach of their •wtyea and hows haan laaralag to mow their whta kßr* with tha latest safety derteas mH Mr. Ihttay. _ , Hr stated that ha was told thdt •ha morning spar tha fatal cutting took place that tha |horaa of A. idhe near < harlotta worn crowded With shamefaced benedicts dlapoa lag of thatr euttary. SEVENSHOT IN “ N. Y. GUN FIGHT ,ta, rss«rajs ¥ - Masked Bandits Naw York. July —Ptor tha scond liter la thlrty-algsixMiru a pin •stile was fought along crowded tier-1 ushfare* |gst night. Bavea paraoaa. beta of them woman, wars wounded •y bulla*a when poller battled g hold up man on Broadway tonight a»" •houaands of parsons ware going U theaters. flour m«u wsra shot down at the leak of ike rush hour near tha old ladlson Square Harden yesterday as eruoon whan gangsters attempted tt free prisoners being taken to Jail by detect!van. Oanawa Tafeea Oleg Miller, 3d, of Bnftnlo. waa cap • nrad after a gun fight In Ihe ‘'Roar ng forties *, during which he fired a dnaen shpts at policemen and wat wounded four times. Millar had attempted to hold up thr sat rone of a restaurant on Eighth tvenue near Fifty-first Btreat. In stand of obeying hla command ot i node up. men In the restaurant rush ed him. ' Ha rtad. pursnad by hla la 'ended victims. enlisted trsffli lollcemen In the Thgee. A taal-cab drlvaA attempted to run nlm down ns he crossed Broadway The cab smadhbd across the cugb onto the sidewalk scattering scores of men ind women. p- Hia-Mlnate Battle Mtlldr took refngr In a store en trance and opened fire with a large calibre automatic. Tha police re lumed tha fire from several direc tion*. and the whole district was 'brown Into panic hr tha scrams of the wbuqded’afd '*•« crash nf abac tarad plain slaaa windows After five minutes Miller feH, too wadk to uoatlnue firing. ( k* UW"' Yt .luApnajH Ambulance * uraemia il. '.ended a score of wtmten who faint bd ne became hysterical. Miller waa said to he in a critical condition. Phillip Argus of Bayonne. N. J. was shot In the leg. hla daughlsr. Edllh. If was woundeg hi tha arm. Stephanie Bteph*nson waa shot through thr shoulder. Bella Rusal re ceived a facial wound, and Louis Stern and Waldlnr x/rttg were wound 'd In the arm and lag. The victims of yesterday** fray. Peter Uvea Hammlll and Hoffman and ♦woof the four prisoners they ware 'aktne is Jail after a raid on an al e«*d silk fhtevee* rendesvoha, srere recovering In hospitals today Thatr aaaallnnU aaeapaf. — - '■ n k ASSOCIATED -v PRESS DISPATCHES - *. r . t ■ ' f piuca nvH cum t- -rr * mJ G, Examiner * Skys Ji«~ Thinks Some of thw Banks Will Be Found in Good Shape *‘ v , .. . «mmm. • hnnkit| «d afmlßßi ihg AnpMins • Ananrial * > • j 4 Min l lr IhtoMpM (flflk IbMM m iVVSII/ mOwHs imp mm** mm in. .. I* mancinl ctocks 4nwm ivptßHhk SOUTffS^S^ lowing of Bnnllp Ip Hnvr Mb BSnct nn Ollanr limit ha 1 n Bgakg Washington July IS. —nMntten •I banka In tha South are tp na Bang t aa tha rdault ot the elanSng nf dale banka la o*atgia. la tha aflß an of officials at thn Federal lattrw Board who today coadactad am ■eaty summing up of tha Mtuattoa. Tha hoard nK la ppaetnt pnadan o aurray conditions In Georgia, hut t was said aftehrardt there was an eceaelty for sanding eddlttaaal ra •« rvea ta the Atlanta Frdevol toeeev /* Bank. p, '' The view was held that Mm dMTt ■ll It las of the itate banks WgfU the -ntgrowth as rani eotata appraMana •ipon which most of the back's so- i ■urttles weir -based. Tha fast that •■.early all of the banka belonged to v chain system outside of tha ranarvs system waa hrM significant hp tha hoard member* While eapraaslng a *7»n pathetic at •ltude. government attlctnlh tnntoted there was nothing they could da. Secretary Mellon jn# otbarn aald " ‘ X* * * r.o’rlhcrii Kaniie were rrfufDSTlh ML "apt checks on fleofgta or TtoVldn banks, v Representative Basra nf Flat Ida cnmplalaed yeeirrdny tbarq knd haqn atich a refusal affecting Itortdla Jianke. * A A • l ~ ' - 9 irN TOBK CBTTflf I New Yark. July U Cotton fataiuh closed steady at a set 4 potato Si t ix tnts down. January ITJS; March 17M; May ITS!; October If .SB; Da '-ember IT.SA. New York cotton agot steady middling lAM. ' In Fsrls ike woman should oraet a ■' .V||, statue to the cheT who slabbed a mag lor rriUotatnc thf dinner. , ■ . % '
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