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. a A - No. 9,ij5 RA1WH. N, C, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1900. 25 Cents Month r urns FOR ' . ' ". -. . i m .-- .. ' TOM JONES' FATE HANGS WITH THE 12 JURORS Little Laura Jones Tells of the Awful Crime HER STORY TQ AVENGE HER MOTHER'S DEATH Solicitor Pou Conducted tbe Case for the State and B. C. Beckwitu Esq. for tbe Prisoner Court Room Packed. , Wake County Court House was , packed and jimmied thin morning with a multitude of linleigh people mid people from tlie. country who came to witness the h'inl of Tom Jones, charged with the murder of Klla Jones, her daughter, Ida ,Iones, rind burning their bodies with the lw dies of the. four Jones children cm the night of Wednesday or the morning of Tlirusdny of last week about a mile east of (iarner. and about six miles of this city. Court convened at lit o'clock promptly. Judge lloke found the court room crowded when he reach ed the room and soon after he took his seat the aisles and bar were so thickly filled that there was not room for unother person to stand. Eagerly the mob watched for the entrance of the prisoner, and when be was brought from the jail anil entered the room through the door on the bridge, there was a heavy murmuring through the audience. Men stood on the seats and the few women in the court room stood up to watch the prisoner's ac tions. Little attention was paid to the or derof the judge striking out. the for feiture in the cases of the sheriffs of Cumberland and Harnett counties for failure to make certain required re turns to this term of court. Then Jim Walter's ease, which had been with the jury all night, was ended by the verdict of "not guilty" and the jury and prisoner were dismissed. The regular jury was called and then a special venire from which tifty two men were culled. Sixty-four men faced the prisoner before twelve cotild be found who were satisfactory to the defense. Solicitor Pou had pass ed every juror. The selection of the jury was loft alone with the counsel for Tom .I6ne. Mr. lieckwith. of this city. Of the iiumbtr brought before the prisoner, forty-three were excused for cause and six peremptory challenges were availed of by the counsel for defense. Of the six four were colored men. Nearly every one of the men excused for cause stated that they had already formed the opinion and expressed their belief that Tom Jones was guilty. Time and again tbe men entered the bar and as they passed the Solicitor he would call "Pass Ilim." "Have you heard of this case?" would ask Mr. Hcckwith. "Yes. sir." "Have you read anything about it in the newspapers'.'" "Yes, sir." "Formed any opinion V" "Yes, sir." "What is it'.'" "Guilty." nd one by one they would pass by. Finally the jury was selected. It was 11:35 when the twelve men heard Solicitor I'ou rend the bill of indict nlent from the (irnnd Jury. The jury, as finally selected, is coin osed of the following white men: It. T. WILSON". JOHN 1. JONES. THOMAS HIIRNS. .1. P. LAXGSTOX. DONALD CAMPBELL. J. W. SMITH, (i. C. STOXK, CEOIMiK E. HOOTIIE. . W. D. ItUTTS. 1). H. STOKES. .1. M. Tt'CKEI!. H. h. FENDT. The witnesses called for the Stute were: Sam Winters. Mary Winters. H. Vance. Davis, It. Ilobgood. Laura Jones, O. A. Turner and J. I). John son. For the defense the witnesses railed werV: .1. I), licddiugfield. L. M. Green. Dash ford Reddish. Nelson Fnrrish. Atlas (ha vis nnd Albert Hun ter. TOm .lone, alias Tom Furrer, the man charged with the murder, was brought into court by Deputy Sheriff Separk. His head bung down between hid shoulders and he. did not look up at the crowd of murmuring people. rtje walked slowly to his seat before thev jnty and there he once or twice look ed at the men who held his life m their hands. He faced the little girl when she pointed him out as "the man who killed mama.," and but once did his eye blink. He stood the gaze until the little child turned to go Iwek to the witness stand, and. then he looked straight at the floor, his , eyes blinking and batting nervously for the first time. It. was the only time during the trial that he display ed the slightest nervousness, nnd then for.onty a moment. He listened to the testimony of the State's witness with apparent "uncon cern. He seemed to care little what they said. He was to all npparences the most 'disinterested party in the. court room. Mr. H .Vance Davis, of Garner, was the first witness called for the State. His testimony was substantially the cme as that published in The Times Visitor last Thursday afternoon The new facts brought ont by his. testl-4 tuony tcxlny was concerning the con dition of the bodies of the burning woman -and children when he first saw them and the discovery of tracks from the scene of the murder. Mr. Davis stated that when he first went to the scene of the fire the body of Ida Jones, the oldest daughter was in side the door of the house about two feet. She had fallen through the sills. Ella Jones' body was lying across the sleepers and the clothes were com pletely burned off the. bodies. Two or three bodies were lying near Klla Jones' remains, and the' skin was burned off of all of them. The bodies were in such a heat that it was im possible for any assistance to be ren dered or for any part of them to be saved. .He looked at the skull of Ella Jones the morning after the tire and found that it. appeared to have been crushed or broken by something. The tracks form the scene of the murder to the railroad track were re traced, he said ,by him and he had Tom Jones with him. He remarked to I'reucher that the tracks were the same as those made bv the shoes he was wearing at the time nnd had hiin try some of the tracks. The shoes fit them exactly. He told Treacher that if be had not been there the niglft be fore that some one had Ixirrowed his shoes. Preacher asked him as they met people on the track i-tJje didn't think that a guilty man would show it when facing those people anil not walk along with his head up and face the people as he was doing. Later. Mr. Davis said. Preacher grew confi dential and took from his ocket. the slip of pujier exhibited in court on which was noted several monthly pay ments he had made to Ella Jones and the date of his first life with the wo man. He said that the reason be had kept the memorandum was that, should anything of the kind like the murder come up he could prove to people that he had treated her kindly, lie told the story that chicken blood stained the overalls and not human blood, au.il that be had not worn the pants for two weeks. Little Laura told him that Preacher killed her mother. He said that when he first brought .Preacher into the vjew of the little girl she drew back in fright and exclaimed. "That's the man that kill ed mama." He told of tne finding of a, large howie knife, with the handle burned off. just inside the bouse that was burned.. On cross examination by Mr. lieckwith he stated that it was difficult to arouse Preacher when they went to arrest hi in. Sain Winters, who lives near Ihe scene of the murder, and to whose home the little children had escaped, was next placed on the stand. He testified that Lauru told him soon af ter her arrival at his house that "Mr. Preacher" killed her mother and sis ter and then set fire to the beds, "tne two children were covered with Mood and she said that it spattered from the axe when I'reucher killed her sis ter. He didn't go to the fire until the next morning . Mary Winters, a cousin of Saul Win 'rst'whn lives in the same house, told tbe story of the arrival of the escapes. She fjiiii that botfi said that Mr. Preacher killed ;their mother. She and Sinn didn't go to the tire because they were afraid. The children, sin said, spent the remainder of the night at her house, but no one could go to sleep again. The blood on the child ren, she said, was moist. The oldest child was thirteen, anil the youngest lacked only on dav of being a month old. I'. Ilobgood. for whom Preacher Jonts hail worked for more than a year, was next placed on the stand, lie said 1 hut he examined the skull of Ella Jones the morning after the fire and that, it looked as if a wound luig,hccn made in it by the eye of an n xe. Preacher got his nick name from Mr. Ilobgood. He was first call ed Preacher by him and then it was taken up by everyliody. His name was said to be Tom Farrer. and later people called him Tom Jones. He was wilb Preacher at the fire early in the morning and the negro said nothing unless spoken to. He took the fire as a matter of course. Mr. J. I. Johnson ,11 Justice of the Peace, was next placed on the stand, lie testified Hint on the night before the murder and fire. Preacher Jones j hud come to him with the story that he was in trouble with Ella Jones, and that Ella hud threatened to say he was 1he father of one of her children. He asked Mr. Johnson to be at home Ihe next night, saying that he wished to bring Ella at that time and have a compromise. "He said that he wish ed to pay two dollars a month and let the matter end. . Here the State rested its case and court took a recess until 2::mi o'clock. Little Sid, til younger sister, was not brought intoii'ourt this morning. This is the one of the children whose face was terribly covered with clots of blooil that, came from the axe when her sister was murdered in the bed with her. Little Laura had been eat ing cakes all the time in court and was promised candy so ns to keep her from becoming uxeited on the stand. Her testimony was given direct nnd she told the same story that she has so often told since the night of the murder. AFTEILXOOX SESSION. Judge Hoke entered the court room at 2:J. The crowd was even great er, if possible, than in the morning. The number in the rear of the room was larger. The case for the defense was then begun. Mr. II. ('. fteekwith. counsel for de fense called first Mr. E. C. Hedding fleld, who testified that he had known Tom Jones for some time and that he had considered him a weak mind ed man. i Messrs. (ieorgc Norwood. Pascunl Iteddish nnd L. M. Green testified that they had known Preacher Toiies and had not considered him a man of good sense. Mr. Reddish stated that Jones hnd suffered a sunstroke while work ing for him fo'ur years ago. and that he was unconscious for a. night. On -cross examination he stated that Trencher got alright again and bud as (Continued on 3rd Page ) "THE CHRISTIAN" CRITICISED Mr. Broughtoo Thinks Book and Play not Clean PLAYS LIKE "TEXAS STEER" NOT FOR CHRISTIANS Man'cr. Riven Quotes Ministers Rev. J. Win. Jones o Preach and Lecture Here Support a Missionary New Pastor. i The play. "The Christian." the ilrn inntie form of Hall Cable's celebrated novel, which will be presented at the Academy of Music tonight, was se verely criticised at the Haptist Taber nacle prayer meeting last, evening. Mr. N. It .liroiighton, in the course of u talk, declared the book was not clean and the piny could not be. but. he added, that lie supposed it was as good as the Texas Steer, and plays of that, class, which some Christian people had gone to. The prayer meeting lust evening was led by Uev. Alonzn Love, and his subject was, "The Kxodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt." Cpon conclusion of his talk Mr. N. II. ISroiighton made some remarks in which he assailed "The Christian." Mr. liroiighton was seen this morn ing anil a statement of his talk re cpiestcd. He kindly complied and said: "In the course of my remarks in prayer meeting last night I took oc casion 10 say that some would spend their money to see The Christian' to night who had not made a contribu tion to foreign mission, which cause was presented to the church last Sun day night. The book 1 did not. con sider clean, ill my judgment, it is a. misnomer, and the play foil Id not be clean, but this reference to 'The Chris tian' would apply equally to all shows ol that character, and if our young people persisted in running to these shows their Christian influence and power would be gone. "The Chris tian' is as good as "The Texas Steer,' and plays of that class, which some Christian people attended. I referred to the fact that it took as long a time to get Egypt out of Mosses ns .Moses out of Egypt, but when Egypt was put behind him he was a mighty man of God and became the great law-giver of Ihe world. So with the Christian today, young or old. we must put Egvpt behind us if we would do I lie work of Christ." MANAGKIi II I VEILS )l'OTES MIXIS . TEliS. Manager K. C. Rivers, of the Acade my of Music, was informed of the criticism made on the play, which will be presented under his management tonight. He said: "I consider it sufficient to hand you the following opinions of two clergymen out of many who have seen the play in re play to the strictures of those, who. I suppose, bale never seen "The Chris 1 inn'." Rev. James L. Haste, pastor of the C ratnn I'.aptist church. Cratou. N. J.. sav s: "I do not need to see the play to approve of it as a moral and spiritual force. I have read the story and be lieve it to be a true and sincere pic ture, not only of English, but Ameri can church life, sad to say. Rut I be lieie the story produced in dramatic form will be of greater power than the book itself, or even than ninny sermons, for that matter." Uev. J. Wesley Johnson. Methodist Clergyman of Meriden, Conn., says: "I wish to thank you for the op portunity of seeing 'The Christian.' the play founded upon .Hull ( nine's book, and to tell you bow much I en joyed tbe performance. The lientitv of the play itself, the inipressivencss of its lessons, the high level of its morality, its strength as well as its fearlessness, moved me most deeply, and I was profoundly stirred several times in the course of the evening. Some of the scenes were thrilling, not only in a dramatic way. but in their effect iiHin the truest and noblest feel ings of which we are cnable. and more than once the atmosphere was so pure mid spiritual that I could hardly persuade myself that I was not in a church. "I am glad that Mr. ('nine has al lowed his book to be dramatized, though it. is changed somewhat in plot ami denouement. Such pictures and such lessons, night after night, to such crowds of people, cuirnot but do great good, and though theatres are not much in my line, vet with 'The Christian' on the stage. I can see in them forces which make for rightr ousness." ADDIS ESS THE VETERANS. liev. J. William Jones, of Virginia, who was Grand Chaplain of the Army of Northern Virginia, with Generals Lee and Jackson, will be in this cii,. Sunday and oecup.v 1 lie pc'p'1 of -lie Haptist Tabernacle Sunday ni'irnimr and evening. ; In the evening the subje t m' his sermon will be "The Christian Char acter of Stonewall Jackson, an I his sermon will be especially to the L. O'l!. Ilriinch Cam ) of Confederal'' Vet erans, the Raleigh Light Infantry end the cadets of the A. and M. College. The public, of course, are in-, ited. LECTURE MONDAY. Next .Monday uight Iter. J. Win. Jones will lecture in Metropo! tan Hall on "The Hoy in Gray, or th," Private Confederate' Soldier as T Kiev-- Him." This .lecture will lie given :inlor the auspices, of the Ladies Church Im provement Society of the Haptist; Ta bernacle, and the proceeds will lie de voted ti the orgun fund- Tin ndniis sion will be only twculy-fiv:.- cents. This is an excellent lecture. It was recently delivered at Wake Forest and carried the place by storm. FlTND A8SUKEI). Last night it was announced at the Haptist Tabernacle prayer meeting that $5(X)t of tbe $000 necessary to sup port a missionary in China, was in sight. There is now no doubt "nit the Tabernacle will take this progressive step. THE NEW PASTOI! liev. W. D. Hubbard, of Ahili.ima, tint new pastor of the Itaptigt Tu 'bcrnacle. writes that his phy-iciu-is inform him that he will be, entlrel.' well in thirty days, hence he will be here to take charge of his wrik May 1st.. His acceptance is received ivitii universal pleasure, by -nl the -'ople of Raleigh, for Mr. Hubbard made n strong impression in this eiy. MR. CHAS. COOK UNDECIDED """ He Has Under Consideration tbe Eastern Judgeship. Mr. diaries Cook, of Warrenton, ex District Attorney, arrived in the city last evening and returned home this morning. Mr. Cook stated to a Times-Visitor veporter today: "Ves. 1 have been tendered the a )Miint incut of Judge of the Eastern v'riininal Court by Governor Kussell, but I have not yet decided to accept. I have the matter under considera tion. My law practice must be con sidered in deciding whether to accept or not." In reply to a question Mr. t ook said that he had not investigated the sub ject anil could not say whether the uppoint incut would hold until January or only until the August election. Mr. Cook is undoubtedly the ablest Republican lawyer in that district unci the Governor could not make a better appointment in the ranks of his party. Mr. Cook spoke in high terms of the late Judge Battle, in the course of ii private chut, find paid him a deserv ed tribute. j .jj BEVERIDGE SPEAKS Washington, -March :i!i.--The bill to provide for the gc eminent of Porto Kico was taken up in the Senate. Senator Iteveridgc. Kepnlilii aii. of In diana, spoke in favor of absolute free trade between the island and the Tinted States. He argued on consti tutional and practical iirouuds that Congress has a free hand in dealing with territory. RUSSIA AND JAPAN TO CLASH Belief That tbe Criiis Has Now Been . Reached Seattle. March ill. The transport Caroline brings news of aclive pre parations in tin- military and civil lc partmenls of Japan for war with Kussia. The K'ussian fleet at Nagasaki has disregarded th hacbor authorities and anchored where they pleased. The war spirit is strong in Japan on account of the Czar's secret at tempt lo gain the influence of Corea. A grand assembling of the Japanese navy, from which foreign correspond ents are excluded, has been ordered for the last of this month. MUTINIED New York. March -Ml.- The trans port "Sedgwick" arrived this morning. Thirteen of the crew are in irons. They mutinied March :;."th, while the steamer was at, Gibralta, refused to obey the officers and were immedi ately put under arrest. NEW CORPORATIONS Tbe Same Company to Manufacture Bak ing Powder and Snuff A corporation was today created for the purpose of manufacturing and selling baking powder, snuff and to bacco. These manufactured products are not to be mixed, however, but used separately. The. signers of the articles of agree ment an- ('. W. Worth. John V. Mc Nair. 11. L. Vallers. S. P. McN'air and 1). L. Gore, all of Wilmington. The object is 'the manufacture of baking powder, snuff and tobacco. The capital stock shall be ;t.U(Hl. with the privi lege of increasing to $."(UM). "The Farmers Warehouse Company" of Sinithticld. dohifston county, for the purpose of building one or more tobacco warehouses. prize houses, pack houses, storage rooms. The eoni IHiny has the right to own real es tate not exceeding Hill) acres at one time. 'The incorporators, are T. C. Jordan, J. E. Hart, C. Radford, Itrook lyn Man ii fact u ring Company. It. 11. McGuin. I!. I. Lassiter, W. H. La-ssi-ter and II. D. Ellington. Capital stock is J'.'.noo. , MISS CADE DEAD Funeral Tomorrow Morning Prom the Residence. Miss Maggie E. Cade, daughter of Uev. Hnylus Cade, died this morning nl half past ten, at the home of her father on Xewbern Avenue, after a lingering illness. She had visited Colorado for her health, also a sanata rium at Ashcville, but was 'not bene fit ted. She was twenty-six years old. hav ing been born May 10th, 1874. Her death is a sad blow to the family and relatives. She was a lovely character nnd it is a mysterious dispensation of Providence that she was thus taken above in the flower of her young wo manhood. The funeral will be held from the residence? of Mr. Cade on' Xewbern Avenue tomorrow morning at half past nine. Friends of the family are invited to attend. HON. J. B, Business Man Writes that He is Logical Candidate for Treasurer. Mr. Honshu!! has for a number of years been one of Kalcigh's leading and prosperous business men. He has at all times taken an active interest, in local and State politics and was an Aldermnn.of linleigh. and in that posi tion was a niemlier of nearly all the important committees and did much good and effective "o. k for his town and the people of his city. His public career has been a most successful one. and in discharging the duties assigned him he bus added val uable experience to the knowledge ac quired in private life pertaining to monetary and financial affairs. In Wt'.i.'i. and again in tsiir, be was elected an alderman of the city of linleigh. He was made chairman of the Finance. Committee, and as such won the applar. i" and gratitude of the citizens of this city for his splendid lnaniigemeiit of the financial affairs of the municipality. During his term as alderman he inaugurated the best system of lxiokkeeping in the history of the city. When about to be nominated for State Senator two years ago by the Deniocrnts of Wake county, he with drew because be believed the party's interests could best be served by llie nomination of a man outside the city. whereupon the same convention nomi nated him for the House. While it cost Mr. Houshall much in the way of time and nionev to make the tight, he sacrificed his personal interests and accepted the nomiiiuiion in the interest of Democracy and was elected by a handsome majority, elected by a handsome ma jority (overcoming a large "fusion" majori ty at the previous election), and be came one of the most prominent, ac tive ami useful members of the Legis lature of ls'.l'.l. He is sfill a mcmbcr of that body of patriots, which is to reassemble in special session next June. His rci'ord us a member ol" I be Gen eral Assembly is bright and sotlcss, and reflects greatly to his credit. He. is chairman of the Committee on Insurance, and one of Ihe leading members of the committees on finance, judiciary, library and institution for the blind. lie was responsible for the passage of the "Xeirotiable Instrument" law, so thoroughly appreciated now. He attracted attention by bis manly defense of organized labor, particu larly with reference lo the public printing contract, and on several oc casions made important speeches on measures that were noted for I heir brilliancy and sound argument. He was at all times ready to champion legislation that was for the best in terests of the people and his State. He was one of the Democratic lenders on the floor, and his iHivverful voice was frequently heard in the interests of good legislation. The nomination of Joseph I). Hou shall for State 'Treasurer will not only lie the most fitting selection that could be made: it will not only be one of the most popular and satisfactory to all our party people: but .having made it, we will have practically placed in that office a man who, by reason of his camt-ity and experience, will discharge its duties in a manner at once so brjlliant and successful as to reflect the highest credit upon the people of his party and his State. It is most assuredly my desire, nnd I take it the will of every unselfish man in the party, to place before the voters of this State this year those men whose availability is coupled, and strongly coupled, with the links of ca pacity, fitness, deserts. hiiiI ability to make, such a record in the discharge of their duties as wijl redound to the welfare and glory and success of De mocracy in the years to come. I do not believe there is a man with in the confines of this State who would more brilliantly and completiy fill the bill ns Treasurer of Nort h Carolina than Joseph i. ISoiishall. of Vke.; : If his training for many years past htM been cut out with special refer ence to his elevation to this position it ccuUd lumlly have been arranged BOUSHALL better or more opportunely. And now, Mr. Editor, J end as 1 be gan, by declaring it to be my honest conviction that we could not find a better qualified man to noiuiuute for 'Treasurer, nor one vv hose caHieity. ex perience and business predilections are better calculated to result in if most successful nnd brilliant adminis tration of the. duties of that office. In all the State there is not a better, a truer or more deserving working Democrat. Mr. Honshu 1 1 lias served the town well as an alderman and he has serv ed the county well as a legislator, and now that we have an opportunity to honor him, let us nominate him for State 'Treasurer, and he will serve the. State well. v There is an eternal fitness of things and in tbs mutter there seems a spe cial fitness. Let us have a great party leader for Governor, a great represen tative of the Press for Secretary of State, a lawyer for Attorney General, a farmer for Commissioner of Agri culture, a man who knows best the needs of the laboring man for Com missioner of Labor Statistics, and a good business man for 'Treasurer. 'There is no better man than J. I. I'.onshall for Slate 'Treasurer. lA't us nominalc and elect hiin and he will lie all holior to the State. lil'SlXESS MAN. STKOXG IN WAVNE. Mr. I'.onshall is receiving flattering endorsements from the press of the State. 'The Daily Argus, of Goldsboro. yesterday copied a strong endorse ment of Mr. Houshall by the editor or the Economist, and then adds: "The Argils gladly endorses every word the Economist says of Mr. Hou shall. and we know of no man better equipped for or more deserving of the office of State Treasurer than he. "He is one of the State's most repre sentative young men, intelligent, pro gressive, public-spirited, tuking al ways a. lively interest in the State's advancement, and never shirking any duty as a. good citizen. It is to such men that the State should look for the administration of her affairs, that integrity and prosperity may prevail." KRU0ER THREATENED WITH A ROPE Salisbury Says If a Prisoner is Harmed Kroger Hangs London. .March 2J. Au interview with President Kruger has been re ceived here in which he declares that he will not blow up the Johannesburg mines. If the Hoers destroy anything they will be punished. 1'resident Kru ger states that Salisbury threatened him with death. Kruger had cabled Salisbury demanding Unit the Cape prisoners taken by the liritish at Douglass be treated as prisoners of war and not ns traitors, lie declared that if any of them are executed rei risals on the Hritish prisoners will be made. Salisbury replied in effect that if one Hritish prisoner is injured at Pretoria both Kruger and Steyn will lie banged at the end of the war. Kruger replied go on with your hang ing, but remember. however. that Lord Edward Cecil, your son. is at Mafcking. STRIKE SETTLED Columbus. March Machinists strike here whs settled last,night. The employers agreed to take back all the old men but are left free to employ non-unionists on equal terms with unionists. The machinists gain an hour a day. Twenty-live cents an hour' is the price ami a half of this for over time. Mr. Win. E. Dibrell. of Richmond. Vn., editor of Southern Tobacconist ami Manufacturers Hecord, left Rnl cish this morniityr, after spending the afternpon and night with his siRter, Mrs. Kate D. Walker. Miss Nellie llarbee. of ChaM-t Hill, is visiting Mrs. '. C. linker.
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