W. F. MARSHALL, Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XXVI. GASTONIA, N. C., TUESOA
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•OPE FIEND'S AWFUL DEED.
Mr*. J* P. Mattbewi. Vila of
Wall-Known 6r**osb*r* Dsc
lor, Diet From I*|ecti*o al
Strychnine AlaialittrW to
b*r by Hash and.
CbirlotU C>b»«r**».
Greensboro. Dec. 1.—Mri. J.
P. Matthews, wile of one of
Greensboro’s prominent physi
cians, died at 7:30 o'clock to
night from the effects of a
hypodermic injection of strych
nine administered by her hus
band, who was place under arrest
shortly after midnight and com
mitted to jail, charged with
murder.
A young railroad man who
boards at the Matthews home
heard heavy breathing in Mrs.
Matthews' room this morning as
he was preparing to leave the
house. Starting into the room
he was confronted by tbe bus
band who told him his wife was
il! and would be alright in n few
minutes. The young man, how
ever, was suspicions and brushed
past the physician. He found
Mrs. Matthews in an oucon
scious and apparently dying con
dition. He St once summoned
Dr. J. P. Turner, who is the
county coroner. Dr. Turner
called in Drs. M. R. Farrar snd
Z. T. Moore and tbe three, find
ing Mrs. Matthews suffering
from morphine poisoning, ap
plied heroic treatments. The
three physicians remained at
the bedside throughout the day
and the patient responded to tbe
treatment snd hope was enter
tained that she would regain
consciousness and recover.
About 5 o'clock this afternoon
Dr. Matthews requested the
physicians to leave the room,
saying that he wished to pray
with his wife. This they re*
fnsed to do. The husband went
to his wife's bedside (or the os
tensible purpose of feeling her
pulse. Dr. Turner, who bad
grown suspicions, detected that
be had in his hand a syringe and
immcumiciy iouk n, uoi, now*
ever, until the hnsbaod had suc
ceeded in giving bis wife a hy
podermic injection. An exami
nation of toe syringe revealed •
enough strychnine left in it to
kill tbree persons. Two hours
later Mrs. Matthews died with
convulsions.
To-night Mayor Morphy is
sued a warrant for Mr. Mat the ws
and be was arrested at his home
and placed in jail, charged with
murder. When questioned as to
the affair he said that his wife
had token morphine and he bad
administered strychnine to coun
teract the drug. Dr. Matthews
has been In poor health for some
time and this, together with the
fact that be is a dope fiend, is
believed to be responsible for
the terrible deed.
Mrs. Matthews was about 29
years old sod Dr. Matthews is
shoot 30. They moved to
Greensboro four years ago from
Durham and bad built up a luc
rative practice. Both belong
to prominent Durham families.
A little six-year-old boy is the
only child. Mrs. Matthews'
brother, and Dr. Matthews
fstber and brother arrived to
night from Durham, to which
place the body will be taken for
burial.
Dr. Mattkews will probably be
given a preliminary trial within
toe next day or two.
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MARK TWAIN’S AUTO REFORM
Hantrift'a linMtln <• Dvtaal »4
I'm «l ■ 11 O* >w»4»4l«i.
Hark Twain Lai tukau op that cud
tf-'U against uvcripcoding uutulata, and
ha u diameter ieilc latter In Harper's
Wfvkiy I hi propose* a noral rnaana of
■l-.i.noting unJ pimialitng tba in. He
»*V*i
Kipul lam for all. U ha good la
theory, tud I beUaru It would prove
gold hi practice If fairly aud dlspes
al.MiilrJj tried. Tba law draaaaa a
convict la a garb wblcti makua blaa
avi.iUy dlatioguMuibla from any moving
tiling lb ibe world at MB yards axcapl
u S.-lira. If be aacapaa In tlioaa ckMies
U.-1 jauot. get far. Could not tbm prlu
il|l» U> extended to luclude Ida broth
arr irbjlanl, tba i»icrapecdcr. thus nak
big ilia pair fairly and righteously
•itul before Hut law I Lrrny day
throughout America the overspouder
runt over somebody and “c-iwpee."
'iliat la tlio way it roads. At praaaat
the 'rnoUlM mimlMoa era ao small that
urdluury eyes cauoot rend them npou
a swiftly receding machine at a dis
tance of a buodrsd teat, a distance
which the machine haa corcrad before
Uir npectutor cuu adjust his focus. I
think i woukl amend tba law. I would
enlarge tbo figures and make tliam
roidablc at a hundred yards. For over,
speeding, first offense, I would aa largo
the figures again and make tberu read
able at 300 yards, this In place of a
fine aocl aa a warning to pedestrians
lo climb a free, this enlargement to
continue two mouths, with privilege of
ramming the smaller figures after (ha
tret thirty days upon payment of <000.
For each anbaccyaont offense men
largcmcnt for six moo tba, with priv
ilege of resuming the smaller figures
u|hiu pujnmrat of $1,000 at die aud of
three. With auto numbers readable as
far aa cue could tall a convict from a
barber pole none of these criminals
coultl run over a jiert.iu and ••escapo."
Two mouths a go a touring 'mobile
came within an indeterminable frac
tion of killing a member of my family,
and Its nnaibcr tv a* out of a:glit range
befoie (be aLnrjtaat ejraa present could
make II out. it was so small and the
Spcclatnm ao doled by momentary
fright. I hare had two narrow eacapei
In New York, and aa haa everybody
else. None of us bus succeeded in cap
taring tlic auto number 1 feci a sort
of yewuunl Idtcrcart In this suggested
reform.
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OLD DICK WILLIAMS CO. OU1LTT
Bat D. Bison Williams sad B. E.
KnaMy, iadiriduals, War*
Acntttid — Tha Cary seat!a*
rifled S5.M0.
•UtenUkLnteuk.
In the Williams trial at Greens
boro the indictment charged
certain offences against the Old
Nick Williams Company, in
corporated, and also certain
offences against N. Glenn Wil
liams and D. E. Kennedy. After
being out tor nearly 24 boars
the jnry returned a verdict of
O'* ras to the old Nick Wil
Co., which was charged
with carrying on a rectifying
business with intent to defraud
the government; and a verdict
of not guilty was returned on
each of the four counts against
N. Glenn Williams and 6. B.
Kennedy as individuals.
Counsel for the defence offered
a motion in arrest of judgment
ou the ground that "corporation
ia an Inanimate legal entity,
having no mind sod hence be
ing incapable of tbongbt or
action." Therefore a corpora
tion cannot be convicted of evil
intent and caonot be fined or
imprisoned. The prosecution
contended that a fine could be
imposed.
After hearing argument Judge
Boyd imposed a fioe of (5,000
on the Old Nick Williams Co.
and taxed it with the coats of
the trial, execution therefor to
issue against the property and
effects of the company.
Counsel for the defense ex
cepted and were allowei 90
days in which to prepare the
hill of exceptions and assign
ments of error, the district at
torney being allowed thirty days
thereafter in which to prepare
bis exceptions thereto, his
honor to settle the bill of ex
ceptions -jfter that time upon
ten days' notice to the attorneys
for the parties.
Tk*M Three Million Bales.
WiLtaiono. Vr»irrwri
The News and Observer quote*
Senator Joseph A. Brown of Co
lumbus sa saying that the farm
ers of bia county will bold one
thousand bales of cotton for
ninety days (or fifteen cents.
That paper says if the farmers
get that price for three million
bales it will make the entire
crop cost tbe spinners an aver
age of twelve and a half cents a
pound and that nearly all mill
products are now being market
ed at a price that leaves a profit
on a basis of thirteen cents for
tbe raw material. If the News
and Observer is right in its fig
ures then the mill owners have
no great cause for complaint
against tbe farmers for bolding
enough of tbeir cotton ofl the
market In order to run the price
no to fifteen cents a pound. Bui
we must say that we cannot sec
tbe fairness in such proceeding,
One ol our state exchanges i
day or so ago commented on tbii
pbaae of the case. It was prettj
■ ■ ' i i •— • m
severe la Its criticistn of the pa
per* which did not advocate this
movement on the part ottbe,
farmers. It said there were all
kinds of trusts, bat that when
the farmers attempted to form a
combination for their own pro*,
tectlon they were cried out
against by these papers.
Two wrongs never make a
right. If it >a wrong for the
beef men, the oil men. the iroq
men, the coal men, and the like
to make a combination why is
it not wrong for the cotton pro*
duccr* to do the same in order
to establish a fictitious price?
This paper did all in its power
to aid the farmers of the south
to maintain their hold on the
market and to keep the price at
legitimate figures. We urged
them time and again to market
their cotton slowly so as not to
give the bears opportunity to
run the price down on them.
This we consider a legitimate
and fair transaction. We did all
we could ia their behalf and will
do the same whenever similar
occasion arises, but we repeat
what we said a few days asp
that we cannot endorse the hold
ing off the market three million
bales of a crop which ia not
large enough to supply the
world’s demand in order that an
abnormally high price may be
secured.
In addition we believe such a
course will hurt the farmers in
the end hr giving the bears the
whip handle of them.
*•» U*e« Wrr -JM Him."
A bt«i nurut I* ht i»u foot irnoaf
Title me* to ri.1 rbe nulimlty of tbo
“ohl r!om~ posts—la oilxv wonts, men
who li-ir.g a mi:ad (be mapas for tbo
parpoM of buying tbo castoff garments
of tbc students, says a Now Haven
dtopotcti ts tbo Xow Took Tr I turns.
Tbo majority of tbo men of tbo »*«
doatlc liepartmoot hare agreed to tarn
over their enstnff clothes to tbo Bor. H.
BoawoH Batso of New York city, wbo
Is working la tbo slams of tko metrop
olis. end tbs Sheffield Bcienttbe school
win foffow suit or will follow with Its
aoMo to a few days.
In tbo construction of tko Amabole
ButmrwarCb railway la Ope colour
on usual dlScallios kad to ba aormoust
ad. according to tbc l*aN Mall Gonetta.
and tba result la, from an engineering
point of view, one of tbo moat remark
able railway* la existence. After 'last
ing through the Kol hills tbo Hue winds
sroond another Ult and thru, at a low
er level, gous under Its own track. This
portion of tbo railway Is knows as tbs
"splrsL”
At another point the lino travels along
tbo banks uf the Usngulu rlror for two
mllea. sad tbon doubles bock for a mile
and a half, so that aftsr covering ihroa
and a half miles, the train Is really
only half a mile to tko good. This aoc
Uca is called tbs wsIgsag.” and, with
(bo spiral. Is uair]no In South Africa.
AO along tbo Kci bcightn I he route hi
through cutting* or ou embankniMits.
Some Idea of Its crtmardlayry eharne
tar may bo fanned from tbo Sts ts moat
that in eighteru mites (be line fella or
rises to tbe extent of LOCO foot
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Gas arm ofice.
•ONE POLITICAL MtSIP.
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tv*!. BH
As a matter of potttieal inter
est tbe Charlotte News bee thia
to say:
A news reporter today leaned
tkat Judge Janes L. Webb, who
is bow presiding over tbe Civil
court ia this city, will be t can
didate for re-election and that to
far no ooc baa offered himself in
opposition to Mr. Webb. It la
generally understood that be
•dll have no opposition, be hav
i*W mede a splendid judicial of
ficer. Besides, be ia very pop
ular throughout thia judicial dis
trict.
It is also understood that So
licitor Hcrlot Clarkson, who was
named lor this position by ex
Oovemor Aycock, at tbe Hen
Judge Webb was appointed
nidge, will also have a clear
Some time ago. it was intima
ted that Mr. 0. P. Mason, of
Dallas, and Mr. L. T. Hartsell,
of Concord, were possibly re
spective candidates. Tbe i a for
mat ion that tbe Nears can gather
is that Mr, Mason trill not be a
candidate. Furthermore, that
he is e strong supporter of Mr.
Clerkeon for the solieitorsbip.
What ia true of Mr. Meson ia
also true of Mr. Hartsell. He
baa declined to make tbe race
•gainst Mr. Clarkson end svill
support the Charlotte gentlemen
ia the coming race for the aollc
itorihlp.
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mim hank ta Hn,
MM tun Ay lav Ala rootbaB yaat lab
brkloyrooA tov hi. ritm.
At haver iM to bon au ny baeaaaa (ba
com ban Mtub
Aad every ybrw catch n If ha IM baa
Cuba aad much.
Mat attar die ATM naans to yal as laab
auta Ay know hear—
Ola Teddy Mimn.lt, Toaiar. ba baa (aat
ball tailor ml
U* ban la cam* I aat batatbar and boa
purty bad.
But ba baa ytut sa attnanaui lab bla Yan
kee Dondle dad.
bom reason. co the odor aid* baa mmMb
lap him oq bttk
AmA kick ii«U4li imurk 00 I» M
ccd kax&jr ftak,
Out Teddy beat aa ptartns traa bar Bfl
bis tana from mud
dy bet Ala bar yntiar fallar rad dam
Hoaadiaavmn blood:
Ay lab dla football hdaoaaa yaat lab aadf
ban loelac cow.
Caaa* Toddy Waiwatt. Yaador. ha baa
fdMIat taper ma.
Ya bat hit dad baa ttcUadL tu. aad tala
bmph Ma aan
To http an bla bar bsbttay ttb Ida tltlmi
day. baa bane.
"Only ba earand. Tab." ks aar. “M n
bun undiraaafb
And don't lat any brttlnr a* aat YIMMf
aat Tar* tsothl
YaTI aaab barn teeth. Ay ml ya. aa ya
yoarnsy afar Dfa'a tray,
nteaasa yu rat a Miaati ta ha • arsM
daat asm* day."
T*rea ehsers for bta sM cribbsa var torn
ooOaa* boya ralaa row,
■Cauaa Tabby Mu*, we*. Ymdar. ha Mm
football taller pew!
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Manama brsetaa.
la Jamnlm Ziono any* ora ItrtM
ta IM cnMlraUun af baitbMf, and
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—not a piece of tin In the entire *
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tlon to partake with ua
coffee and hot biscuits,
witness the working!
Great Malestlc Malleaoie
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We will show you how to bake t
cults brown, top and bottom*
three minutes; how to
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and show you an article
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