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Volume XV Lenoir. N. C Friday, August 22. 1913 No. 83
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Interesting Reading Matter of
Local and National Affair
in Condensed Form.
The progress being made on
the tariff bill in the Senate indi
cates it will pass, with the fea
ture removing the duty on sug
ar, to be effective in Hlt.
Charles McGougan a young
man of Favetteville was killed
CONDEMNED MAN ARRANGES
FUNERAL.
Walter Shelton, the white
man who was convicted of tirst
degree murder in Rockingham
Superior Court he killed his
wife and sentenced to die No
vemberiN, evidently does not
exject to esca4e the death ien
alty. The Reidsville Review
says that before Shelton was
taken to the State prison where
he will await electrocution, he
MR. CARL TAYLOR KILLED.
While (Win The C & N. W.
Tracks One Mile South
of Newton.
THE COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Only cases of Minor Importance
Have Been Disposed of
up to This Time.
at a tunvntme factory at IVrrvisent for a Reidsville undertaker
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Florida, la.st Sunday by a negro i and stated to him that he want
employee. The negro shot Mc
Gougan and he in turn shot the
negro, both the men died about
the same tune.
Mrs. Nance, the mother of
George Nance, who is in Rock
ingham jail for killing his wife
in Hamlet, last week says ler
son is insane and she has no
fears of his being convicted, but.
thinks the jury will commit him
to an asylum or hospital.
(Jeorge Coley shot and in
slantly killed Lawson Hatley
near Albemarle last Tuesday
night. It is said one of the men
asked the other to play cards
with him and he refused to do
so when words passed between
them until Coley drew his pis
tol and killed Hatley. Coley is
in jail.
Harry Thaw, the slayer of
Stanford White and who was
confined in an asylum for the
criminal insane in New York,
made his escape from that insti
tution last Saturday. He rush
ed through the gate as the gate
man opened it for the milkman,
jumied into a waiting automo
bile and made good his escape
before the authorities realized
what had happened. It is
thought he has gone to Euroie
as no trace of him has been dis
covered up to this time. The
presumption is there was a ves
sel waiting him off the Connect
u ut coast at the time he escaped.
Later It is reported that Thaw
has been captured in Canada.
Cood Advertising Results.
I Aslirvillc I'ili.en. )
In casting about for the vari
ous agencies contributing to tin
present prosperity ol Western
North Carolina, in the matter of
tourist patronage, the unusua
work ol the Southern Railway
this year, "aided and abottoi
by the Western North Carolina
Association and the Hoard of
Trade, stands out in a most not
able manner and certainly calls
lor grateful appreciation on the
part of the citizenship of this
section. The conditions of
Asheville are duplicated in all
the neighboring resorts, each
one sending reports of all rec
ords being broken. Viewing
such conditions, we should not
be unmindful of the fact that
the Southern Railway this year
is offering extraordinary induce
ments in the way of passenger
rates to bring the tourist into
Western North Carolina.
Attorney General Hickett has
been frequently mentioned as a
probable candidate for Gover
nor in ID lb and while in States
ville last week he was greeted
bv inanv people as our next
Governor." Mr. Hickett did
not deny or affirm, but it is the
general opinion that ho is in a
receptive mood and that he will
be in tin race "if the way be
clear" - that is to say, if he
thinks it worth while. Mr.
Hickett is an able and popular
man and will doubtless have a
strong following if he is a can
el idate. States ville I ..and mark
ed to arrange the details for his
funeral before deleft the coun
ty. Then, just as a man ar
ranges the details of some busi
ness transaction, Shelton said
that he wanted the Reidsville
undertaker to go to Raleigh on
the day of the electrocution and
take charge of his remains. He
made it plain that he did not
want the matter of e.ense to
interfere with his having a de
cent burial, and expressed a de
sire to have the best metallic
casket the undertaker could sup
ply. The casket he desires is to
be covered in black broadcloth
He also requested that (lowers
sufficient to completely cover
lis grave be purchased.
A list of pall-bearers and flow
er-bearers were named. The
list of pall bearers included tin
three lawyers who defended
Shelton at his trial, two other
Reidsville lawyers, an alderman
of Reidsville, a barber and s
doctor. The flower bearers in
eluded the Reidsville postmas
ter, county superintendent of
schools, prominent business men
and others.
Shelton manifested no emo
tion in arranging the details for
his funeral. He said he had
sufficient life insurance to meet
the expense. - Ex.
THE BOY AND THE CIGARETTE
ALSO, THE LAW.
(Charlotte Observer.)
It is against the law in Nortl
Carolina for any boy under 1
years of age to smoke cigarettes
Know that: to, and what is
more, any person who gives tin
boy a cigarette, or cigarette to
hacco, as well as any one who
sells the same to a boy, can b
lined for the offense. Still fui
ther, the law requires the offi
cers of the law 'every polict
officer in the State of Tv'ortl
Carolina," it reads to ask tin
boy caught smoking to toll
where he got the cigarette, and
on being told, to forthwith issue
a warrant for the arrest ol the
party so offending. If the boy
refuses to tell, he shall be haul
ed ii) before a magistrate, may
or or recorder, as the case may
be, and tried for a misdemeanor.
The old cigarette law was
amended in this stringent man
ner. Of courss no attention is
going to be paid to it. The
streets of Charlotte are tilled
with urchins smoking cigarette
fiends every day and the enforce
uient of tins law would paralyze
the delivery service of the
whole town, and might even
break up some of the Sunday
schools. Hut all the same, the
parent who is worried by his
boy smoking cigarettes has it in
his power to give painful troub
le to both the boy and the one
who gives him or sells him cig
arettos.
Mr. Carl Taylor, of Mount
Croghan, S. C, met an untimely
and tragic death on Wednesday
afternoon near Newton. N. C,
when he was run dowu by No
10 of the Carolina A: North
Western Railway.
Mr. Taylor was in his auto
mobile, and from the appearance
of the road it seemed that he
lad made several attempts to
limb a little sloe leading
icross the railroad, and it is pre
sumed that about the time he
lad succeeded in making the
ascent, the train approached
and struck him. As it had been
raining he had thr curtains of
his machine up and this, togeth
r with the noise of his machine
in his efforts to climb the slip
pery slox no doubt was respon
ible for his not hearing the ap
proach of the train.
Mr. Taylor sHint several days
in Lenoir visiting his cousin,
Atty. S. A. Richardson, and
while here met many of our peo
ple who will be shocked to hear
of his tragic death.
Owing to some letters found
on Mr. Taylor's person, it was
learned that he was acquainted
with Mr. Richardson, who was
immediately notified and left at
once lor the scene oi the acci
dent.
THINGS THAT MAKE ONE TIRED.
(Greensboro Keeoril.)
HENNESSEE IS NOT GUILTY SAYS
JURY.
(News and Observer.)
Some wives not only believe
that their husbands are a treas
ure, but that they are also treasurers.
When you are in trouble and
don't know what to do, don't try
to do anything.
Doesn't it make you tired to
read in some paper that the Hon
So and So had this honor
thrust upon him," when as a
matter of fact the man has been
legging and working for the job
for months? Even Mr. Wilson
worked for the presidential nom
ination; then he worked to br
elected. A candidate for town
ship constable does the saint
thing, and it is right and prop
er, yet the home papers per
haps others speak of Mr.
Jones or Mr. Hrown having
"this honor thrust upon hint, "
just as if he did not want it; as
if he was in fact undecided
whether he would take it or
leave it for some of the smaller
fry to take. The truth is we
would like to take a look at a
man who has had an office
thrust upon him. He would be
a drawing card in a dime muse
urn.
Imposing On The Railroads.
(Charlotte l bsarvei
The Observer is quite in sym
pathy with the railroads that
are asking the Postmaster Gen
era! to give an increase in pay
for transporting parcel post
matter. The evidence is that
while the Government collected
1 l,l!tl,(0 increased revenue
from the parcel post business in
six months the railroads got no
increase in pay for the extra
service. And now the Govern
ment has made an order that is
certain to vastly increase the
parcel iost business, all of
which will further pile up on
the railroads without extra com
pensation, The matter of the
pay of the railroads is controll
ed by Congress, and it is to Con
gress they must look for relief.
The conditions since the estab
lishment of the parcel post prac
tically puts the Administration
in the attitude of a robber. A
a matter of common justice,
Congress should act in behalf of
the railroads. It is not fair to
dump all this free business on
the common carriers.
Court opeDed Monday afternooD
at L,:.'iU, with Judge J. L. Webb
presiding, the judge being detain
ed in Morgantoo by the Hennessee
murder trial. Mr. V
was made loienian of
jury, with Deputy Clarke Steele as !
officer in charge. The Judge's
charge to the grand jury ai com I
prehenstve, covering points in law
which every citiett should know,
and he gave much wholesome and
helpful advice.
Following is a list of the most
important cases disposed of up
until yesterdy afternoon.
S. Watson, bawdy house, guilty,
judgment suspended on payment of
costs.
Hugh Munday, resisting officer,
guilty, judgment suspended on
payment of costs.
Azor Kstes, Tex Clarke, f. and a.
judgment suspended, owing to fact
that parties have married .n good
faith.
David Chester, larceny, judg
ment susnded on payment of
costs. Charley Coffey, a. w. d. w.
not guilty.
Jack Dutton, a. w. d.w. Pe
feudant pleads guilty. Judgment
suspended ou payment of costs.
harlv Brinklev, a. w. il. w.
guilty, lift, and costs.
Harl Sndderth, a. w.d. w. guilty.
J. C. Filer, Chas. Pearson, F. T.
Deft. Flier not guilty, Pearson,
guilty, judgment suspeuded ou
payment of costs.
Janus Corpening, a. w. d. w.
Deft, pleads guilty. Judgment
suspended on payment of costs.
Kd. Price, a. w. d. w. Guilty,
Judgment suspended on payment
of costs. Bond of 200. for good
behavior.
Adam Dyson, larceny, judgment
suspended on payment of costs.
Jay Benlield, nuisance, guilty,
judgment suspended on payment
of costs .
G rover Kirby, Boyd Kirby, John
Fowler, a. w. d. w. Defendants
plead guilty. Judgment suspend
ed on payment ol costs. Bonds to
show good tK'havior for IS months
Adam Dyson, pleads guilty to
two charges larceny and breaking
jail .
.I as. Clay and Ed. Oxford a. w.
d. w. judgment suspended or to
Morganton, Aug. lv The
jury in the case of Dr. E. A.
Hennessee, charged with the
murder of Gorman Pitts, at Glen
Alpine, near here Last winter,
after being out since Saturday
night returned a verdict of not
1. I a tie vruilty, ukjii the o;ening
the grand jrourt tie re this morning.
Pitts wa. killed ::i a tight at
Glen Alpine on the aiternoon of
January l- In the tight six
men were seriou-.lv :n Dr.
Hennessee himself b
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
Items From Our Regular Corres
pondents and Neighboring
County Papers.
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ar:ng ten )OVO u lU,
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wouuus in ins uouy irom a Kinie
and sustaining a fractured jaw
bone. Hennessee was taken to
i hospital, and his life despaired
of for several days after the en
gagement. The tight started
early in the afternoon when
Hennessee and Pitts engaged in
a tist tight. Hennessee went to
his home and armed himself and
returned to the scene. Had
blood had existed between the
Pitts and Hennessee families for
some time and the tight was a
signal for a general melee.
Pitts died several days after the
affair.
He fore liberating him. Judge
Webb required Dr. Hennessee to
give a bond of $1. UK) for his ap
jK'arance in other cases pending
against him of assaults with
deadly weapon. The bond was
readily given, and he was soon
surrounded by his family and
friends with whom he returned
to his home in Glen Alpine.
It is hoiH'd that all trouble is
ended between the Hennessee
and Pitts factions in Glen Al
pine, but there are many who
predict that it will never end
until more blood is shed. The
men of both families are noted
for their coolness and grit, and
if a second tight ensues, it is
feared much blood will be spilt.
WII.KKS.
Hu-t'.rr. i
Singling Hrothers circus will
show at Grandin September 11.
ofjTlieir show is transported in
1 ten or twt-l . .irs.
A rattlesnake four and one
half feet in length Is the reptile
which Mr R. E C.uni,!: has
orought I nick to North Wilkes-
him from the Rlue
iidge. In the same communi
ty from which this one was slain
another one tive feet was killed
this summer and others which
were smaller ones.
Oxford upon payment of one
half the cost Clay to pay fine of
:-J0. and s;;0. to defendant (
ord and half the cost.
Hod ford Holsclaw a. w. d. w.
guilty S7.". and one half the
cost.
Henry Teeters a. w. d. w.
guilty 'J.. and one half cost.
Clarence Norwood resisting
officer, guilty S.". and cost.
Joe Duck c. c. w. guilty judg
ment suspended on payment of
cost.
Can A Chewer Go To Heaven.
(State Journal.)
news article says that a
church at Forest City, Ruthei
ford County, has been broken
up because of its stringent rul
ingfhatno member should dip
snuff, chew tobacco, or wear
jewelry. The church had madi
this ruling and it seems that the
members were quietly submit
ting until an evangelist came
along and said that the lid was
on too tight, whereupon the
whole membership, with the ex
ception of seven deacons, walk
ed out and formed a new church.
This illustrates the folly of try
ing to regulate the conduct of
people on points tltat are not
sinful per se, but are mere mat
ters of opinion.
STEAMSHIP WRECKED ON ROCK.
Juneau. Alaska. Aug. 1
Twenty tive or more passengers
and seven members of the Pa
cific Coast Steamship company's
steamer State of California, per
lsiteu Miiuiay morning in t am
bier Hav. U) miles south of .1 u
neau. with many passengers im
prisoned in their siate rooms.
The steamship left Seattle
1st Wednesday night for Skag
way and way points. The pur
ser lost all of his records and it
is not possible to give a com
plete list of the missing.
The uninjuivd survivors, crew
ami passengers are being taken
to Seattle on the steamer Jeffer
son anil will arrive there Thurs
day. A great hole was torn in the
bottom of the ship. The ves
sel, cargo, mail and express, are
a total loss. The ship was val
ued at4U,UK.
The steamship Jefferson, of
the Alaska Steamship line,
southbound, heard the wireless
call of the sinking vessel and
turned back to rescue the sur
vivors who had taken to small
boats and life rafts. Ten of the
passengers had suffered so se
verely from exix)suro that it
was necessary to take them to a
hospital in Juneau for treat
ment.
The State of California, an
iron steamship ol ,ih gross
tons, was built at Philadelphia
in ls79 and carried a crew of 7,"i
men For many years she had
carried passengers between Pu
get Sound and San Francisco.
The wrecked vessel was com
manded by Captain Thomas H.
Cann, Jr., who had command of
the steamship Valencia on her
last trip from Seattle to San
Francisco and who was trans
ferred to another steamer when
the Valencia reached that port,
thus hardy missing being on
that ship when she went ashon
at CaK Heals H. C, January
l'HH'i, with a loss of 117 lives
At the store of the Giant
Lumber Company near his home
in Fnion township Saturday
evening about t o'clock Mr. W.
J. Palmer was struck by a bul
let accidentally from a little '2'1
calibre rifle which he had just
loaded and placed on the coun
ter preparatory to killing some
chickens. A child managed to
get hold of the gun while he
was about b) feet distant toward
the rear of the store getting
some cartridges and discharged
it, the ball sticking him in the
breast. That night after coming
to North Wilkesboro the doctor
located and removed the bullet
from his right side.
Messrs. Fox and Adams of
Lenoir, were here last of the
week, figuring with Prof. H. H.
Dougherty in regard to making
the brick for a new dormitory
for the Appalachian Training
School. We are informed that
this work will begin soon and
they will make a million and one
half brick. This good old insti
tution is some day going to be a
college for our mountain coun
ties, if it keeps climbing. Wa
tauga News.
THE DIFFICULTY OF KEEPING A
RICH MAN IN JAIL.
'l.ul New, i
A man is found guilty of crime
by the courts, and at the same
tune it is determined that he is
insane. 1 he Mate thereupon
letains him in a prison hospital
so that he may have the oppor
tune v of medical care if it be
possiole to nurse linn hack to
sanity, and may he restrained
from doing any further injury.
The patient would not be al
lowed to carry with him to his
lospital ward a pistol, dagger
or knife. He is not allowed to
have poison or any element po
tential of mischief in his posses
sion. Persons who visit him
may be prevented from convey
ing such things to him.
Yet the law does not seem ab
le to prevent the reception and
use of money by a person so im
mured. And money is the most
potent agency of all. Money
means instruments of escape,
weapons, facilities for flight,
Here is your "one law for the
rich, another for the poor" pre
senting a difficult aspect. Out
law the checks of a criminal or
insane man, permit him to have
no conferences with friends or
relatives except in the presence
of prison officials: there is still
the daily contact of warden and
prisoner, the opportunity to
plot and to promise. It would
be difficult to man a prison with
officials so honest as to be inr
muno from the extreme temp
tations of cupidity. You can
hardly keep a rich man in jail,
once you get him there, if he is
.determined to get out.