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NEW BERN, NORTH CARQUNAV SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1912.
NUMBER 271
THIRTIETH YEAR
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OME people retain idle funds, simply because th-y do .rot
Know of a safe way of employing the money profitably.
This bank isssnes interest bearing certificated of deposit
which yield 4 per cent per annum, thereby affording a
profitable as well as safe mean of employing idle funds. Please
call at the bank and confer with our officers.
YOUR ACCOUNT SUBJECT TO CHECK IS COR
DIALLY INVITED
SPECIAL
TODAY
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EVIDENCE BEING fl
OARD
In TheCase of The State Against
Baker Bryan. Two Hundred
And Sixty Men Summoned as
Special Venire. First Witness
Placed on Stand at Four
esterdax-ACternopn.
nd ueienaanr
Have a Large Number of
Witnesses.
iotfi state
Taking of Evidence Will Doubtless
Consume Today's Session. Dead
Mans Clothing Figured at Yes
terday's Session. Bryan Appears
to be Very Nervous.
FOR
We place on sale 25
dozJVIisses Middy Blouse
all sizes. A Value at 75c
Sale Price 50c.
J ust recewed-SQ-doZv
Ladies Shirt Waist, $1.25
Values, Sale Price 69c.
An assortment that will
appeal to any lady.
S. Coplon & Son
lette., Of ths walk dowa.et straat
in company with Arsry stod Collatta
and of tbe shooting of Attn y Bakers
Bryan and of the srents which trana-
fpired daring thansxt fewfiojira. Shaw's
story was told in a straight forward
manner and despite the efforts of ths
defense they failed to find A single loop
bole in it . ?
Kalph O Neal was one 41 the men
with Baker Bryan on tbe night of tbe
shooting. He said that he and -two
friends went up to house which Bry
an was staying. That they did not go
inside but stood out on the- outside for
for a few minutes. That within a short
whi'e Bryan came ut and vegan curs
ing them and asked which one of tbem
tore down his " window shades After
an explanation Baker sent in the house
for a drink of whiskey.. He then went
on to tell about the arrival tf Collelte,
Avery and Shaw and the snooting - and
the conversation of Bryanafterwards
JUDSON BAYLISS ON THE STAND,
Judson Bayliss, a young man who
lives at Bridgton. stated that he was
driving in that section on the night in
question and that he saw Bryan shoot
Avery and curse him and- then walk
back into the house.
At this juncture Ihs Court took a re
cesa until 9:30 o'clock this morning.
SELLS IT FOR LESS
I I.K OUT OK THK WAY, HUT IT I'AYS TO WALK TO COPLON'S
LUMBER FOR All
mny ! had from ui. We are
manufactures selling direct to
tho public from our own rrtail
yards, and can supply jou with
pine timber of any grade or flnUh,
at attractively low prices. Ask
for our estimates on your requirements.
Sroaddus & Ives Lumber Co.
Vaudeville There., Ftl . Sat.
Cross and Verno Double com
edy wire act, introducing the
clown with the funny laugh.
Will Have Plenty Company.
The Raleigh Times says; i
"Mr. Varner wiH be readout of the
party if he is not careful. Any man
who doesn't wear the collar of the Wll
sonite is r traitor, to say nothing of
being "despicable ar.d malignant."
NEWS
FROM
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FOR SALE
AUTOMOBILE
KNOT'S
BOOK -'STORE
GOOD CONDITION
ee-e mHMmHi
WE SOUCU TfllJB TRADE
on all lino's of seal -for basting
and looking id Q louse, for. the .
furnace la ahop or store, for um
kng parpWs In.- fsftorjr er . mill, -fully
confident tt the quality of
mat fal. He 'ClniiMM and bnr
fselliUee fot tvmK el! rery. We
" will erprwlsU a u ial enter. r- '
Ellis Con! and
At 11 o'clock yesterday morning the
60 specUl venire mn who were sum
moned by the Sheiiff to be on band had
arrivtd and the work of selecting the
remaining two jurymen in the case of
the State vs. Baker Bryan charged with
the murder of William Avery in this
city last Chrialmes night, was taken up.
When the court took a-recesa at noon,
these two jurymen had not been drawn.
Upon reconvening at 2:30 o'clock, the
work was again taken up and within
an hour Mr. George M Wooten and Mr.
Wm. Styron had been ("elected ti (ill
the two remaining son's n ti e jury.
After a few preliminai iea the work of
hearing the' evidence was begun.
DR. RHEM'S EVIDENCE.
Dr. Rhem stated ihat ha knew Wm.
Avery, hsd known him for 15 years.
Performed an autopsy on his remains af
ter he was killed. Found pistol shot wound
in his body which would prove fatal in
the majority of cases, He removed the
bullec and preserved it. Hemorrhage
from a pistol shot wound was the direct i
cause of death. Stated that Avery was
not of large Btatua, probably weighed
150 pounds. A number of persons were
in the room when the autopsy was per-
H f)n f -ta "lfcajniflttti in.t'ft f V'It
ed that the course of the t ullet was
Jownwaid. l'-rTormed the autopsy dur
ing the afiernoon of D cembcr 26 h, be
tween 2 and 4 o'clock, the body was at
Simpson's undertaking establishment at
the time. Nutieed powder marks on a
rose in the lapel of Avery's coat, bullet
may have been a ".spent" bullet a far
as he knew.
JOHN tOLI.ETIE'S EVIDENCE.
John Collette was next placed on the
stand by the S ate. lie soil hat he
was 22 year of age and had c mm to
New Bern nine weeks ago with the
Chester Amusement Company. Had
been with them two weeks hefure com
ing to New Barn. Mot Wm. Avery
when he first came to New Bern. Was
at 81 West Sf. on December 25th, was
rooming there. Knew Bakr Bryn ty
reputation but had never met Mm.
Bryan livid about two hundred yaids
from where he ( YUette) was rooming.
Said (hat on tho oiuhtof December 26th
Will Aver; and he and Morgan Slaw
went out for a walk up West street.
Stopped at a house on that street for a
minuie or two, went down the strtet
until they reached Baker Bryan's hotiss
When in front of the building Biker
Bryan ran out and laid what do you--want
aroood bare. Shy said to Bryin
that tbsy wanted no hing. Bryan then
pulled a gun from his pocket an I iu-h
ed at the three boys. He struck ColUl'e
and fired the pistol pilot blank a'.
Avery. The thri e then ran down ths
street. Collette and Shaw ran round
to the rear door of a building and push
ed open the door, Went on through
the house and found Ateryon ths front
steps. He and Hhaw picked him up
and canted him inside and laid him on a
. He thee ran uut jnmpd Into a
boggy which was standing outiida and
started for a dorter, Oo the way down
town be met cfJl:er D-iwdy and lo'd him
of tbe shooting. Wbeo he I etarned t? elyling ie this eecUoa smw. We keow
the bouse, Avery was dead. Staled but little about their Creed or beHef,
that he was tare that Aveiy had note.- having oaly Keard tbesaooe time Best
tog in tU band when Brysa fired at -ff, iH4y are drawing ra crowds
bins. Oldn t remember the exact hir
bet thought It was eb .ut 11 o rluck.
Said be bad ben kept hi jail mkiUi
booting on eeeouet cf the fael lHt bs
could get m r.e to alaad kit bead.
The witness was thee, turned over
to ne defend sat for rroet naoilMtiufl,
Fot mat lass an bour lb put bla
through- grilling ITre ef istlo4,-tne
abject eould aletary be een M aa t
Umpt l prove to the Jtiry'.lkat bis
, DfE. D, V. JONM iYlDtNCt '
Or. H, D. .1ou$ aait placed
oa the slaad.. He autd that ks waa
the coroner for Grave coun'y, Keew
oho CoJMu, Held -teqaeil ever re-a-.aiasel
Ww. Avery, CvlistU as a
witeeee u4 ee bad" Wiliua ' bl UU
snnn. After sxsminf iaeli be bad
belli hire for 8oprtor Ost and odr.
ed thst be Held turH anl Is) df fuh
ot a bcHl be p'sd In Jelt. ' , .
MOPIAM "'IAW'1 SfATivrnT.
The General Writes Some Very
Interesting Little Items
Thi.i Week.
Swsnsboro, reb. 9. The survey on
the proposed rsilrosd line from here to
Goldsboro ie progressing fast, and it Is
quite likely Swansboro will, before long,
be connected by rail with the outside
world.
It ia said that a canning factory will
be established here soon. A Mr. Snipes,
of Warsaw, is the promoter. It it pro
posed to can anythiog from an opoeaum
to a rtrcoon oytter, and all kinds
vegetables that grow in tbia seel Ion
We extend a glad hand of welcome to
tbe enterprise.
A dentist Is also to locate here soon
He hat promised to give ye scribe
new set of teeth for advertising him,
for all of which, tbe General stands
greatly obliged.
Very few Ash were killed by the late
big fnete.
Wa notice e good many white fields
of cotton; eome of thesa bexre not b
picked at ad tbla season.'
Wa regret to chronicle the death of
Mrs. Leah Nswcomb, which occurred
Tuesday of the anew. Foe bad reached
the greet sge of 90 years. She Was
houw k per for the writer tl year and
did st hli home She mrried a Capt
Nrwcmnb, ef Sooth Ca-elina, wbek aae
a 15 yeare of age, but ha preceded
bet t the grata long ao. Skm wit
eoneiatent member f I be Uetbediet
Church for 73 years ee wwe rr
deeoted (brtstian. ; "
There are I wa BoroaA0 yreacbera pros
THOSE WORK-
IIIUII MILLS
64,207 In Textile Factories In
Ttis State. Accused of
Robbery.
Raleigh, N. C. February 9. -North
Carolina's cotton, woollen and silk mills
and knitting mills come in for interest
ing presentation in a chapter of the
forthcoming annual report of Commis
sioner of Labor and Printing M. L.
Shipman just made public. It shows
806 cotton, woollen and silk mills and 66
of tbe knitting mills. The cotton,
woollen and knitting mills, have 3,332,
812 spindles, 136,997 loomi, 630 braiders,
and 7,432 cards and use 136,652 horse
power and require an aggregate of
299,202,761 pounds of raw material.
Employment is given to 64,207 people
who provide support for about 153.647
people dependent on them. Reports
from 75 per cent, of the condition
of the operatives and 95 per cent,
of the reports show tbe labor laws be
ing observed. Wages for males range
from 93 cents to $2.60, and for females
from 66 Cents to $1.35. The 65 knitting
mills have a capital of $3,043,126. They
have 48,692 spindles, 7,762 knitting ma
chines, 683 sewing machines and use 4,
785 horse-power. Wages for males
ranee 62 cents to' $2. 29 and for females
51 cents to $1.44. There are 6,475 em
ployes reported.
William Uunter, the head waiter in
the Wilson Cafe, which is connect d
with the apartments where the three
men from Benson were asphyxiated
Monday, was jailed here under $1,100
bond, charged with stealing a revolver
and $100 from the three dead men. On
ly $28 was found on him when he was
loeked in the cell, but the officers say
they are on the track of important re
velations.
The North Carolina Supreme Court
announces 4 1 successful applicants for
licenses to practice law out of the class
of 61 that undertook the exan inations
when the court convened for the fall
term Monday.
For Sale
Jha,ety of New Bern has fina hnne,
tor aaie also Ihe reel house located on
West street, apply to A. J. Gaskin?,
(4 New street for further information.
Little Girl Succumbs to Injuries.
At an early hour yesterday morning
little Miss Helen Caton, the six year-
old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. A.
Caton, succumbed to the injuries she
received on the previous afternoon
hen her clothing became ignited
from a match and she was horribly
burned, Everything possible was done
for the little sufferer but it waa seen
from the first that there was but little
hope for hrr recovery and during the
wee 'tree hours ber soul deptrtd from
this earthly vale and winged its flight
unto its Maker.
Tbe funral servicee will be conduct
ed from St, Psul's Carbolic Church
this morning at II o'clock and the in
terment made In Cedar Grove cem
tery.
FARM FOR SALE
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I offer for eale my 109 acre farm one
ha f mile from city limits, 1,836 feet
fronting on Pembroke road. For par
titulars apply or write to John A
Boom, 164 Broad street, New Bern, N.
C.
Prizes at
Tbe A
thena.
Tbers) were twe wstaea eater aoed
bete 4 few da a agtr; bet .'they 'eeuld
net secure a place wbereU, U peach,
so tksr efteved ee Ie other parU..
Oeaeral Wlifla, tbe fsosee besrea
ajoeer, baa aaeeed five Urge bob tea 1
Hug the past asoatb.' T
iTU eeetWw offsrs fas peri unity
for borne sellers. Lend te.e Keep, only
ln dolls re per ete and of it
(vt le. There U ae beallhUr ceuetry
Myvbert, tbe water te e':!t and
tb sell will grew iythit-dp4 te
the cllmei.,- fish, oyrtersX and gsne
are vUaUful. end the peeple who live
bere at Itfld and hoepltaWei What we
aed Is rne pest le. The writer live
about twe piuee from tee-, snt ta
foual ttrm bladoovwir 15 bi n hoe
but there k mom tt CO . We
Last night Tbe Athens awarded the
f'JIowing prises. $.00 gold piece to
Gay Oaskkir, 12-60 gold piece to
Mrs. J. H. Weddell, weekly UckeU or
admission te Mies Eva Amatroag, Mrs.
8raA1tTTsTabT!eSyieWBiYff There
was greet rate rest la the awards, by
the large audi
WILLI A MB' tUDNri TILLS
Have you aegleeted your Kidneyt?
Bar yod aeerworked your Aerveua art
tarn aad aaueed trouble- with your Ild-
aeyaad' bladdarf Have ytM peiae ks
Wo' etV back, grotoa and bJaddart
BaM jroej a; Dabby appearance) of the
face, eepeetajry uader Ueeyes? Toe fre
aueot deaire to pass artae? If so, Wii-
aa- sudney nus win cere irov-ai
DrugfWt, Prtee fOe. WOUaasa MTt-
Cv. Prop., OevelaAd. a
Abotbar hrtct Mocbr fotf. Cnrii; gt.
; Ut. 8 ft. Parker bas' porch see I uf
Or. t, W. ffagbea tbe vaeant M abuih
of tea B wthera pa office oa) Ok
m street aad ks Inakuisf preparatlmM
utrVt a brVk bloeb ther. The
buikllng will have a front me of fifty
I wo feat oo CravM street and a depth
of Sne tiorvWd-' and fifty fL 'to
kas a fli4 little farm (h mould
lit U te arrets l'l itfi us fanrer, t'r!l high. dil ld lata two &xnpr
It it i -rp't(wi4l i ; r"rlinlly fnt ajrtnts, eah, blnw srd Ko. tr
m!l ftr1 If V i h t t"n are nets, I U r -r ill 1 rf f"-' '. , Jh,'
S f f -! f ' i ' t f ' ' ' ' J - ;1 flttn
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SERVICE.
To render to our customers service that is better than
they expect and better thin apparently seems necesbary in
the policy which has caused this bank to be successful in
building up a substantial and permanent volume uf business.
The farmers, merchants and other residents of Craven
courtly who appreciate this spirit in banking are conli.U'y
invited to open accounts with this institution, either subject
to check or at 4 per cent interest in its Savings Department.
SALE A BIG SUCCESS
While we have had a great sale, we still have on
hand a big stock of Mens and Boys Clothing and
Overcoats, Ladies Coat Suits, Underwear, Shoes,
Dress Goods etc., that must not be carried over, so
we will close out all of this winter's stock regardless
of cost.
We thank the public for their patronage and in
vite them to our store to inspect our New Goods
that are arriving daily, and we promise to save you
money.
No Fancy Prices On Our Goods, We Only Want
to Make a living.
J. J. BAXTER
ELKS TEMPLE
DEP'T STORE
HORSES
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Fifty head of fine Horses
and Mules now in stock.
Must be sold.
PRICES AND TERMS
REASONABLE.
SCOTT & CO.
NEW BERN, N. C.
MULES
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ONLY FEW DA$ LONGER
To get those Great Bar
gains at the Fire Sale--We
" offer Greater Bargains
than ever.
72 CRAVEN STRBE1
I MARYLAND
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CASUALTY CO.
OF BALTIMORE. "
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