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i. e kjuth, kitci m tmmn mwmmimimmm tm JI.C3 TIE TUS iuvx mu tmuu, maw. urn u 1910 19.43 BESPEXATE BATTLE WITH INSANE MAN TVn DU Otfcan WwiJii A PB- ; mm Car ef fatfaart Tomriaoi. , WllmingtOD, Del., March 23, An exciting battle in which three men were killed took placed oo a northbound Baltimore & Ohio train this afternoon. The fight began at Xewark, Del nd ended Jo this city. Several persona were wounded in the .deadly iffray, which occurred at the Delaware Avenue station here following the Arrival of the train at 5:17 o'clock, t The triple tragedy was the re sult of an altercation between 'Bethea, who was a passenger, and Williams, the porter in the pull parlor car, Mercury. The car was ,bound from Washington to Jersey City. Bdt'iea, who had been drioklng heavily, shot the porter through the heart, killing him instantly. When Conductor Wellman saw the porter fall he ran to the scene to remonstrate with the passenger who still held the smoking revolv erin his hand, Bethea fired i ' second shot into the negro's body. Then without a word Bethea shot Wellman through the heart. The conductor fell dead in his tracks. When the desperado fired the conductor threw up his right arm to protect himself. The bul let struck his arm and continuing, ploughed through his body aud lodged in his heart. Before the passengers could in terfere the double' murderer barri caded himself in the toilet room of the pnllman car and threatened to kill the first person who approach ed. Meanwhile the train reached Wilmington. When it came into the station a hurry call was sent to the polite station and a squad of patrolmen headed by Police Captains Kane and Evans aud re irforced bv Dark guards and a posse of citizens and trainmen ran to the scene. The police called upon Bethea to surrender. As an answer he open ed the door of the toilet room a short distance away and opeued fire at the police and the crowd with an automatic revolver. Chief of Police Black, who also rushed to the railroad statiou dodged be hind an express office on the train floor just in time to escape several bullets. Bethea is believed to have had at least 100 rounds of ammunition, for he succeeded in holding the posse at bay and also held up the train from 6:17 until 6:35. Dur ing this time many shots were fired on both sides until finally all the windows of the car were riddled. Travel over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was also tied up. When the battle had lasted about an hour the police realized that they would be unable to drive the man from cover. A call was sent to a local fire company nearby. The firemen re sponded with their engine. At taching a high pressure hose to a fire plug and with the firemen bar ricaded behind trucks and boards a stream of water was played upon the windowo of the toilet room. ' The desperado fired a number of shots at the firemen, but they were aot injured. Subsequently Bethea, denched with water, staggered to the platform and the , polJNe once more .called upon him to suv enaer His reily was several shots in , quick order from his revolver. Several .of the policemen had armed themselves with shot guns and just as Bethea fired the , last ihot Police Captain Evans fired a 1 load of shot into his face. , Not ; withstanding this injury ht kept - on blazing : tway. - Patrolman ; ' Booghman opened fire with ft pls tol and struck Bethea in tha right Nfr Proackar Culty. Special to The Observer. Monroe, March 25. The jury in the case of John Crawford, the col ored preacher tried for shooting W.C. McDonald while the latter was conducting services in the col ored Baptist chorea at ,-Waxbaw one 8unday night some weeks ago, returned a verdict of guilty in the superior court last night. Mc Donald testified that he recognized Crawford shooting at him through a window near which he was sit ting, and that he was so "kerflum muxed" by the first shot he was rooted to the chair until three shots were fired. The first two bullets lodged in McDonald's clothes, and the third went wild. Curiously enongh, none of the bul lets got any farther than McDon ald's vest pocket an I his body did not receive a scratch, though he did not know this until he was taken home; he thought be was "dead" before this very important discovery was made by the doctors called to attend him. Crawford's defense was an alibi, and evidence was also produced on his side to show that McDon aid made no claim to having recog nized the person who shot at him until the day after the shooting, and had allowed his friends to se cure Detective McKnight from Charlotte to ferret out the shooter. The court has not yet passed sen tence on Crawford, but it is likely that au appeal will be taken what ever the punishment. DRUNK, CRAZY AND ARMED. Charlotte Observer. The South Carolina man who killed a porter and conductor on a Baltimore & Ohio train, yesterday, who was in turn killed after a really terrific battle with officers, was as a matter of course, both drunk aud crazy. He might have been both and no tragedy would have eusued, but for the fact that he was a victim of the pistol-toting habit. No ordinary revolver would suit his purpose. He was supplied with the most deadly form of weapon a magazine pis tol and cartridges enough for a fight with Indians. Drunk and boiling with rage over an insult from the negro, and conscious of the completeness ol his arsenal, what impulse more natural than to draw and shoott This he did and the next thing, in his disordered and excited state of mind, was to shoot the approaching conductor. The law that permits the carrying of pistols is responsible for these additional splotches of blood on its pages. And here is auother thing. The man was from South Carolina and he will be regarded by the world as a sample. oi the Citizenship of that State. That is where it hurts. arm. The desperate man tried to fire again, but Sergeant Kelleher open ed fire and also managed to spring upon Bethea. When the police took nold of him he fell dead in the arms of a patrolman. Wiley, the park guard and Haley are not seriously injured. They were both struck by stray bullets fired by Bethea. A tragic incident of the affair was that when Wll lli ams. was shot he fell into a seat in the car. All through the battle the dead porter sat with the ap pea ranee of one looking irom the window. Bethea was well dressed. While it was believed by some of the pas sensors who fled when the the train reached Wilmington that the desperado was insane, 'other pas seugs stated that he appeared to be sane, with the exception that he had been drinkink. DR. COOK CI BAD CONDITION. Brake ia Haaltk Oat of Mm7. Bellingham, Wash., March 23. Dr. William H. Aitdl, who was a personal friend of Frederick A. Cook, today received a letter from Mrs. Cook, dated Valparaiso, Chile, in which she says the ex plorer is broken in health, without funds and unable to continue his fight to establish his claim that be discovered the Pole. Dr. Axtell said today: "Mrs. Cook tells me in her letter that Cook made considerable money out of his trip when he first arrived in New York, but that he spent it in defending himself a- gainst bitter attacks from bis ene mies before the Copenhagen decis ion was made public. "Cook lea New York later to escape contumely, says Mrs. Cook, and to go before the board of in quiry at Copenhagen as his own representative. Then Mrs. Cook followed him, met him in England found him a nervous wreck and very ill. "She writes that it was her fault that Cook did not appear publicly at the time he was unfavorably re ported on. She says she took him to Holland, France, Italy, and then to Spaiu where they em barked for Buenos Ayres. "From Bnenos Ayres they went around Cape Horn to Chile. Cook is still very ill and will be in no condition to take up his fight for the honors, which he still says should have been his." I)r Axtell added that according to the letter the explorer and his family will arrive quietly in New York and will settle down for a quiet life. "Mrs. Cook says," he continued "that her husband has no funds with which to go to the Arctic reg ions after the proofs required by the University of Copenhaged and that if he had the necessary cash he knows of no one he could trust to do the work For him." Special Tax Carrie. It isr" Iter of general gratifi cation all over the county that the special tax, for schools in district No. 2 Little River Township carried by a good majority, last Saturday. There was some oppoSi tion to, as there always is to such measures, but the people are be ginning to know a good thing when they try it and want more of it, as is the case in this instance. From all reports the people of this parti cular district have been having good school taught by a capable teacher, hence they want more of it and are willing to make a small sacrifice in order to get it. We re joice that the measure carried and trust that all bad feeling, if any was engendered by the contest, will soon fade away and that they will all work together and make their school a model in every way -Geli. W. P. Roberts, the young est Brigadier Geueral in the Con federate army, died last Sunday in Norfolk, where he had gone for treatment. Recently he had a fall and fractured his hip which was the cause of his death. He was 69 years old and cammanded a brigade at the age of 23. The town of Lilesville had a very destructive fire last Saturday night. Practically every business house In the town was destroyed. The loss Is very heavy and only partially covered by insurance. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are tale, sure . and reliable, and have been praised by thousands of women who have been restored to health through their gentle aid and eurative properties. Sold by J. E, 8hell and Dr. Kent, Druggists. , SwMWPrey. Charlotte Chronicle. The government has succeeded in bringing to justice at Council Bluffs, Iowa, a daring sang of swindlers that has operated all over the country These rogues have been defrauding people for years and generally found victims that could ill afford to part with the money Jhat they lost. The greed for rapid gains is prevalent and between the race horse tip sharks aud the get rich quick mining swindlers they have nearly always found enough victims to make gain and flee from one town to auother as soou as the government sleuths got the wind of them. Several years ago many of the newspapers in the big; cities accepted advertise ments from questionable people, but the trend the past few years has been to reject all advertising that looked suspiciously like a fraud or where preposterous re turns are offered to investors. Peo pie have money to invest should not be taken in with the prospect of big returns. Investments that bring a moderate rate of interest are the saiest. The fakirs who advertise big returns to ensnare the guillible are gettiug suckers, it is true, but the govern ment is making strenuous efforts to stamp them out. The mails are now closed to all schemes that have any flavor of the lottery to them and the postoffice officials are making the regulations more string ent than ever. The man who will devise schemes to rob the unwary, and nearly al ways robs the man who has earn ed his money by the sweat of his brow, should have severe punish ment meted out to him. He is no better than the highway robber. Because a man has not learned the artof investinelhis money and is willing to be ensnared is no reason why the government, as well as the local authorities, should not lend a protecting hand. WhitnoL Correepoudent of The News. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nifong con template moving back to Winston Salem, where they will likely make their future home. What has become of all the newsy writers, come along with the items and till the columns to overflowing with neighborhood happenings. Mr. tius lieard has lumber on his lot recently purchased from Mr. W. W. Deal and will in the near future erect a ' nice modern a dwelling house. Mr. Robert Setzer is pushing forward with the work on Mr. J. W. C. McCall's house and we are glad to see the buildings spring up throughout the country especially here. Easter passed off very quietly here, and everyone seemed to en joy the time honored custom, of which we all are more or less ac quainted with, so far as the writer knows there was no celebration by an egg hunt, but eggs of all colors were in abundance. On last Friday morning Messrs. Frank V. and John W. Harris, sons Mr. V. Harris, left for the West rhey will no doubt locate at Carnegie in the southwestern part of Oklahoma. Their inten tions are to work at the carpenters trade at that place, as it is a thriving, growing thrifty town of the western spirit; while we regret to tee men leave the "Old North State'! yet we hope they will have success. ' The Harp eagle of, Brazil exclusively on jnonkeys. feeds Briof New team. Heavy losses are reported from prairie fires in certain parts of Nebraska. Twenty-two people are reported to have lost their lives in a fire in Chicago, on last Friday. It is said that North Carolina furnished 60 per cent of the Yel low pi ie ent in the Carolinas and Virginia during the year 1909. Loyd Daniels colored was shot and killed by an .ther negro named John Miller at Kinston last Friday. Miller is iu jail. Mount Castellazzo, a mountaiu in the Mt. Aetna district of the Island of Sicily is in volcanic erup tion and e using much uneasiness in the vicinity, though no fatali ties have occurred up to this time and the hope is entertained that the worst is over. Mrs. W. M. Christenbury, of Derita Mecklenburg county, whose husband was killed recently by an automobile, has brought suit against the owner of the machine. The machine was driven, by a negro at the time and was occupied by the owner's wife and a frieud and lan over aud killed the bus band of Mrs. Christenbury, who was walking along the road. The iaay win sue tor fjo.uuu or $25,000. Linvillo It Correspondent of the News. Mr. and Mrs. Jennings have been very ill with something like La Grippe. March has been so far beautiful, bnt we fear that April or May will pay cold weather back for this spring like weather The Sunday school is progress ing very nicely. We feel that we were fortunate in selecting Mr. Josh Qibbs for sn .t. Mr. Rowe is having a new ad dition put to the Eciola Inn, which will add much to the Hotel and also to the town. Rev. Tufts of Banuer Elk, filled his appointment here Sunday at 3 p. in. also preached for us Sun day night at 8 p. m. We all like Mr. Tuffs and wish he could preach for us oftener. Mr. John Henley, has gone to Bakersville to put in prison a young man by name Claude Beck, the young man has been caught fishing on the Company's land here. Married at the bride's home, Mr. Jeff Crow of Montezema to Miss Hettie Forbs; Esq. Joe Hart lev, omiciaung. we extend our congratulations to the young couple. The School is progressing nicely with au average or 25. We hope to see more children out, every parent -bould remember that to start their child at an early age is best. Too many of us neglect these educational affairs too long. The Debating Society met last week, the subject to be discussed "Resolve that Intemperance has been more destructive to the human family than war," too many speak ers to mention, but the affirmative won the decission. A large crowd attends the Debateing Society and every thing is carried out nicely Curat Blood, Sua Dinaw, Ecsena Creatett Blood Purifier Fraa. If vour blood la impure, thin dig eased, hot or full of humors, if you have blood poison, cancer, oar Dundee eating sorea, scrofula, eoiema, itching rising and butupa. swellings or op erating eorea, scaDDT ptmpir lain, uioert, none paint, catarrn, rneuma ttu, or any blood or akin dieeaae take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B. Soon all nor heal, achat and paint top and the blood is made pure and rich. iruggint or dj express si par large bottle. Sample free by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Wa js. . B. it etpaeialiy advtted for ehroaie, deep seated eate of blood or skin ait eate, as u curat arte? au eiae rant. Bold la Lenoir, N. C. by A. A Kent's Drag Btore. Call or write. THE CAUSE OF COLDS. Geo AaVic Raaaraiac t Provoatioa of Coast aaJCoUa. If people would only fortify and strengthen the system, the majority of eases of coughs, colds and pneu monia might be avoided. These troubles are frequently due to weak ness, which produces a catarrhal condition of the mucous membrane which is an internal skin of the body. When this skin is weakened it becomes easily infected with germs which cause many of the diseases to which flesh is heir. Healthy mucous membranes are cs sential safeguards' of the body's general health. An excellent aid in the preven tion of coughs, colds, pneumonia. and such like infectious diseases, is a remedy that will prevent or cure catarrh. We have a remedy which we honestly believe to be unsurpassed in excellence for the prevention of coughs, colds and all catarrhal con ditions. It is the prescription of a famous physician, who has an en viable reputation of thirty years of en its gained through the use of this formula. We promise to make no charge for the medicine should it fail to do as we claim. We urge everybody who has need of such a medicine to try Rexall Mucu-Tone. It stands to reason that we could not afford to make such statements and give our own personal guaran tee to this remedy if we were not prepared to prove the reasonable ness of our claim in every partic ular, and we see no reason jhy any one should hesitate to accept our offer and try it. We have two sizes of Rexall Mucu-Tone, prices 50 cents and $1.00. Sometimes a 50 cent bottle is sufficient to give marked relief. As a general thing the most chronic case is relieved with an average of three large bot tles. You can obtain Rexall Reme dies in Lenoir only at our store, The Rexall Store. The Lenoir Drug Co. The Outlook Promising for Tha Appa lachian Park Schema. Washington, March 25. The Weeks bill, which means the forest bill, providing $11,000,000 for the purchase of lands about the heads of navigable streams, has been re ported from the House committee on agriculture by a vote of 10 to 7. Stanley of Eentnckey was away and his vote would have gone with the majority. This looks promis ing for the Appalachian park scheme. It is the purpose of the committee to get the bill on the calendar for Weduesday. One million is to be spent the first year aud two each year thereafter until the appropriation is exhausted. The bill also provides for $200, 000 for fire protection for the States that spend an equal amouut. This bill provides for a forest res ervation commission composed of the Secretaries of War, Agricul ture and Interior, two Senators and two Representatives. The land purchased would be under the su pervision of the forest bureau. Since the insurgents floored Can non this bill may pass. Luther was confirmed for post master at Biltmore today. Char lotte Observer. How Good Now Spreads. "I am 70 years old and travel moat of the time," write B. F. Tolsou, of Elitabethtown, Ky. "Everywhere I fro I recommend Eleotrio Bitten, be cause I owe my excellent health and vitality to them. They effect a euro every time." 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