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v- 4 ( - , .V. mi 3 'iLIii!'.;-'- 'ill; TCL. LXli No. ilOi a-jlegc.. 1 feS-v?;to'El2:CiaSir ..Had Absolute Control Of Himself When He Walk , , ed to Execution t The Grime Said That He Shot Thomas Shaw, Merchant, cut Did Not Intend Kill .'?V.J ingHim ; -'V;j.! '". 'X' , (Special 'to the Journal.) ,,vvv- V J Raleigh Mar 6 " . " . ' -R. W. Cobh the young white man who last May in Halifax County, shot and killed Thomas Shaw, ,3', merchant, . paid the full peaalty af'.jhe law this , jnorning at ten tnirty, .ciock ,wnen crhteen . hundred Volts jot: electricity . ; 'were shot through hia body, in theJ ? ileath. chamber of the -MtafQ prison. -' blanched as he walked 'to the chair, ;f ; : himself, showing, much greater . coolness then the guards whose frames shook aa they adjusted the appliance. ? Reentered, the chamber, in .advance of his guards, shook hands; with War- deh T, P. Sales and walked alertly 'to - the thalr. ' The current was onior six 1 seconds. Surgeons then examined Cobb . anu ' prououucea iuo w ire. wuv.v I Rv. Dr. W. Mr White.' Pastor of first Presbyterian ' Church, ' Cobb's j ! ipiA' , '"tual'.- adviser; today. ' made ' public ;a ' . statement made 4 tJ ' him -Wednesday ",by Cobb. "In this Cobb cdnfessed to "'killing $haw but 1 'said elldid;not . Story ot The jrime. . - d -, The - killing ' of Thomas Shaw, . who J- raq h store about two mile trom " Roanoke Rapids, took place in May of last yea. Mr, Shaw, who was. a 'middle-aged man with a wife and nine cnuaren, was in -me nauu ot , nights until; 10, or It j clock, and . mmlflff frnm thn. ' Rt-m-tf to hlfl . home - ---. --. - - . . , across-the road and about, a hundred yards away,' tKe money taken in on , Saturdays, usually, between. $400 and 1X00. .-. .' r - Cobb; having learned of this hab- ?it wenttobhaws, J-esiaenca one -Saturday wght about-10 o clock and secreo-n.mse.iKin.a corner- 01 . uie porch where fit joined the house, Ty .thetePs.' About 15 minutes later ;Shaw tame along w;1i -a shot hag containing .about 40U or- $50Q. -He 5 was accomoaniea dv ,nis - utue .poy, .. . - JTv - (crnw. nn nil nrpspntpfl 'a': nistol. ; and ... . . . . ...... .... '.-v -r- , r- -- r-- ) commander anaw to jioiq up n s - hands. - snaw stated, oeiore ., nis aeatn tnat ne tnougnu n was one 01 Tiis neighbors fooling -rlth him, and simply told Cobb to go on. away. and U.l HIS UIK, UCU tracc been mad& s . . , X to walk on toward the steps without;. , , . , , '"5 ; . . . . . : - ,w . . Cobb had-Jjeert heard to, plan seV raismg his hands.. Cobb again order-' . , , d him to hold, up his' hands, andral months before to go out there f about the same - time ; fired,-1 hitting and- get the money, and it had" been ..w...- . ... , . .. Shaw fell and cried ou$. Jiis wife ini-A ' frr .. arnnf . tn. film while the little boy ran down the road and overtook two or- thres men t -who had just .-left the ; store-when . Shaw closed it. . and ; brought ; -them to the scene. Cobb had fled by the time Mrd. Shaw i got to the porch steps, and she heard some one run- ' inrr m mA !of?ir ' of tlQUf'e ftltl cry, toward an oat patch at the, side of the house, surrounded by a "wire fence. , . ,- Many neighbors eoon gathered, and Lliaw st.atcd that he was unable 1 ) k' ill.; y t e 1 " 1, I t 1 e v j n. lie 1 I --Dns v 1 o had shot , "e it kv s a white was found ol bricks -e 5 !.aw 11 1 too f . i ( or k afar it f the .. hounds about five in the . morn ing.' ; The dogs weep put on, the trac lin the jamb of the porch, and imme diatelv ran ' off in 4he direction 1 Mrs. Shaw had . heard the person run, To make" sure, they .were starting, in Ull HIV 1 igAlV ' iA4if - nwv vug,. back .to the track in the porch, and they went off' again in the same, di rection.t, It, was'1 then? discovered that the man had jumped the wire fence into ' the oat patch and had run t diagonally across it ' to the public road; '-the tracks were very 4 plain across the oft; ground.; - The , dogs unable to get over,the fcnee, circled the patch : end struck, the track out i on the other side' where id came put , There ygVund the , track of a bicycie that jj come up the road 1 from , the aion ef Roanoke Rap- id9 and propped gainst the "wire fence. :?' It was evident that- the per son who had' crossed the patch had taken the bicycle and . ridden, back down the road toward Roanoke Rap ids. . The dogs ceased to make musie and the people followed the bicycle track. :' At "intervals, ..when the , road was rougn-or.he would lose- his bal ance. 1 the ride would .- step, off - the wheel and push it; Whenever those tracks appeared, the dogs would open Up. " 'K . The strack-'-was ; followed in this way ' to where, it 1 entered . the 1 main avenue leading into Roanoke Rapids. The .-, rider v 'was- joined .- by another. wMo . had been waiting at -this pint with- -'another :. bicycle, and the first rider changed to. the other bicycle without rgefBnTfoth"! - and the, man who had, been waiting took the bicycle ; the .' first one had been riding. The- people continued to fol low the' original -, bicycle ' track and traced it to the home of Clyde Tay lor, where it was-found in the porch This bicycte has : a tread with nine little ridges in it and the track all But ne dogB , wouid -not rua any . 1 - , ..... - . ..1 : : -i. . ... .. uacK irom- wnere- ine . wneei-,.was fflnnd in''Tayior's porch and thi3 qulft a ' may until , aterf when Gherkin. who mj the acCompUce of l r- it - u 1 - .1 T..J changed 'wheels. H,was afterwards asc4rl.a;ned that Cobb, on that same nignt had borrowed Ciyde Taylor's hicyclet and he admltted at the trial ' that h'e,yxJe it that njght( but ' he claimed t0 havc gone to another house n the game direction, it wa8 ghown- however hat-jhe track of iU ' j:j A A -'.u.t n' its occupants stated tnat ne naa . nnrt nwn Tiitn: A .'"i. ?.'...." ..u". i ! ,v.- ' - : A'i j : . : w aoiqe oi ue crianc r The, whee, tracks Was pretty' clear n the 'way ' from Roanoke Rapids tQ shaw p,ace and back -aga!n( and f. w:mrtv wa, thai- nri traffic had al thfe road ,5,, the new HLULHJ LllttL illC UW WTWmVl IIIAUC on "; bicycles , , because ; bloodhounds .cu,d fun b,7clf' and. a.l9 tha Clyde Taylor's wheel would be- used, It was' also stated and not denied .by Cobb, that he had tried to borrow a " i?"- he got ' to - town . that-, night about half an hour after the killing, dusty ' . he had said to a young man that he knew where there was a good thing ia the country and if his plans work ed but he would go to Norfolk on Sunday - and invited . the young man to go with him to Norfolk, u t- - '.. ? s - ' THE HYGEIA OPENS TODAY Modern left Crci 1 Frlor Lurch Ioo 1 " and The Hygeia, an up to-da r;MHr and c iry luin '1 r ice creart NEW BERN, N. C, SATURDAY Where Vincent Astor Will Be Married ' i x St. Margaret's church at Staatsburg, N. Y., where Vincent Astor, the multi millionaire of New York ,clty, will marry tha beautiful Miss Helen Huntington some time thla aprlngr JTh inset shows Rev. Dr. Duncan, who Will officiate at the wedding. PROGRESSIVE OF STATE TO ORGANIZE Gall Soon To Be Issued For - The Purpose To Elect A Legislature Which Shall Represent The Sentiment Of The - ' People of North Carolina For Progressive Measures. Washington, -DrC.rt'llarch 6.-M call for the progressive' Democrats' of North Carolina to meet and organize in efifective force fdr progreassive legis lation will be issued in a few days. . Its principal object., occording to imformation. here, is to elect a. Legis lature which will represent, the senti ment of the majority of people in North Carolina. This Legislature will be expected to enact progressive legis lation of the sort which has previously been killed by the standpat element in the. State's lawmaking body. Leading Democrats in Movement The idea wag born in Raleigh about two weeks ago at a - meeting in the office , of ? Clarence Poe, where leaders in the State Farmer's Union and in the . Social Service League came to gether '-and deveolped this idea as a common plan.. ; Clarence Poe, Dr. H Q. Alexander, of Charlotte, and J. W Bailey, , of Raleigh, were appointed, as a Committee to issue' the call. About twenty-five attended the meeting. The call will be signed by the leading Demo crats throughout the State. E ILT IT I UNDERWENT AN OPERATION IN THAT CITY SEVERAL DAYS -- - - -Ado -..,..'.":. (Special to the-Journal.) 1 Washington, D. C, March 6. Geo rge W. v : Vanderbilt, . the millionaire founder of Biltmore, one of the finest estates in the .world and which is loca ted near Ashville died today in-this city following ;. a , surgical operation several days ago;,. ' 'f -'I MALONE VS. PHtLLIPS, Interesting Exhibition of Billiards ' . At Wilmington 1 After a very interesting exhibition of pocket billiards at . the Creseat Cigar I Co., last night, Malone, . ex champion, conceded odds of 15 start in a 50-point match , to Sam Phillips. Malone won by one point, 50 to i34. Ji runs: - Malone, 31; Phillips 15. Mr. Malone will play two members of the Cape Fear Club in their, quar- 3 t-.jiilj.ht. Malone will play balk V! the members will play un- at z::z rAr.isn house '. :Z KOONING ''.-r j a "1 :,c" will be held ' " ! and the public 1 I I 0 r1"'' it. MORNING, MARCH 7, 1914 I .t' - ' ' DBMOCRA TS Meeting In Raleigh With hi RaletgH WItMttThtrty Days -.iThe meeting will be held in Raleigh within, the next thirty days. An or ganization in every county in the State ready to figure in the primary and con ventions in which members of the Legi lature will be nominated will be effec ted. The platform of the orgiinzation will be. modeled along the line of the one framed by J. W. Baley and pub, lished in .The Nfews and Observer on the fourth of January. In Sqate trnd Congressional Races - The organization has now planned and expects tp figure to figure not on ly in State election but in the Congres sional races. Its backers expect it to be the strongest force -in the politics of the-State throughout the organization and at the next session, of the Legis lature. ' V Action Before Election A . legalized primary; equalization of taxes, and other progressive meas ures will be pushed in Advance of the elections , instead of only after the Legislature, generally a , hostile one meets. : , W. t.. Yelverton. THE AUTD TRANSFER CO. ; : . OPEN FOR HESS FURNISH AUTOMOBILES-- FOR ALL WHO WISH TO NAKE 1 ' -A RIDE ,f ..While there are no real taxi cabs in New Bern the citizen's have an opport unity "of riding in automobiles on prac tically the same basis - as that upon which taxi-cabs are operated. t , Yesterday - the Auto- Transfer Com pany,' who- will make a; specialty of furnishing automobiles to : those - who desire to take a ride to any part of the city , county or stste ,or in fact any where,, opened for business at No. 61 South Front street - , s ( . This Company owns several up-to- date automobiles . and their garage will be -open at all hours of .the day or night. .Their rates will fee reasonable and all that the prospective patrons needs to da is to. dall up No. 765, tell the man in charge of the garage" where the machine is wanted and it will be at your door in the course of a fety minutes. '' 1 1 NO SESSION ,t)F POLICE COURT YESTERDAY ', , There ' being no cases - on docket t!i''i- was no sossion of- police court FOUR SOUTHERN STATES FEEL THE EARTH SHOCKS Georgia Probably Was Center Of Disturbance . LASTED SEVERAL SECONDS The Tremors Were Light And Ra pidRecorded At Mobile Atlanta, Ga., March 6. Seismic shocks, slight but distinct, were felt late today in many cities and towns of Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas. At numerous points business buildings and residences trem bled, windows rattled and mild ex citement prevailed. In the rural dis tricts negroes were badly frightened. As recorded by the seismograph at Moblie, the tremors were light but rapid, indicating that the disturbance was not far distant. Reports from many sections tonight were that the shocks did no damage and that no one was injured. Recorded at Mobile Moblie, Ala., March 6. Seismic disturbances, the third to recorded within the last two weeks, were reg istered by the siesmograph at Spring Hill College here at 3:05 o'clock yes terday afternoon. The waves were rapid and the recording impression was slight, indicating, according to the authorities, that the disturbance was not far away. The seismograph recorded a succession of tremors with in a period of about ten minutes, but those occurring about 3:05 were the most violent. In Sunny Tennessee Chattanooga, Tenn., March 5. A distinct earth tremor, slight but. un mistakable, was felt here late today. The disturbance was noticed but by few persons. Distinctly at Anderson 1 Anderson, S. C, March 6. At 4-15 this afternoon a distinct seismic shock was felt throughout this county. At Greenville, S. C. Greenville, S. C, March 6. A slight earth tremor was felt here late this afternoon. No damage has been re ported. Lasted Several Seconds Columbus, Ga., March 6. An earth shock, lasting several seconds, was felt here and atGirard , Ala. Just across the river late today. Felt at Athens Athens, Ga., March 6. A distinct earth tremor, apparently an earth quake, was felt herq at 4:05 this af ternoon. Shook Buildings Macon Ga., March 5. An earth quake shock was felt here at 3:06 P. M. It shook chandeliers in the Fed eral building and houses in the resi dence sections trembled. The shock was felt, throughout Central Georga. THE TABERNACLES HEAT- NG PLANT IN READINESS WILL BE RUNNING FULL BLAST FOR SERVICES ON SUN DAY Rev. J. B. Phillips and his congre gation are happy over the' fact of hav- ng the heating plant in shape so that everyone can keep warm while they worship in the Tabernacle. x The . Sunday school will assembled at 9'AS tomorrow and every pupil is urged t? be present. Preaching at 11 a. m.. by the pastor Mr. Philllips will conclude at this time the : study he began last Sunday on 'Pentecost." . AH' lovers of the deeper Christian life are invited t attend and bring their. Bibles. The service at night will begin at 7 o'clock and, the pastor will hold only a brief meeting ml .then the congregation will go in body to the Pisrt Baptist Church to hear Mr. Martin, ?; The public are cordially invited. " V RECEIVES '. ANOTHER CAR OF FORD AUTOMOBILES, D. H Gaskins. local agent for the Ford Motor Company, yesterday re ceived another car load of these mach ines! . The Ford is proving very pop ular down in this section of the state and many of them have been disposed of. FIVE CENTS PER CCPT ALLEGED MINISTER DESERTS BRIDE Started To A Laundry And Never Returned HIS WIFE WITHOUT FUNDS Lota Police Asked To Be On The Lookout For the Missing Man The police down in this part of the State, and in fact all over North Car olina, have been asked to keep a watch for John S. Hay rues, a man who posed as a minister and who on last Monday deserted his week-old bride at Ash ville. The Ashville Citizen yesterday car ried the following account of the affair: "Trusting with implicit faith in the love and integrity of the man she married less than a week ago, Mrs. John S. Hames, formerly Miss Matil da Roberts, of Madison county, came with her husband to Ashville Monday with the understanding that they were to make a tour of the cities in the Southern States and finally' go to the home of Haymes in Fort Smith.Ark., where they were to make their future home, only to be deserted here with out friends or funds to make her way back home to her people. Haymes disappeared Tuesday afternoon and although the Ashville police have scoured the city and sent out warn ings not a trace of him has been found. "Following the complaint to the police Mrs. Hames told her story tq a representative of The Citizen. She is a young woman bf modest and intelli gent appearance and seemed to be completely crushed by the misfortune that had befallen her. In spite of her eyident anxiety to have the man ASHE E apJiciitiiUCU l III I L n.i.l I' . viv ..-. v-- n'ess in her words, only a seeming numbed sense of injury. Her story . in part was as follows: "His name is John S. Hames, and he came to this section about three weeks ago as far as I have been able to find out. He first came to the Hot Springs section where he stayed more than a week. He walked from there across the mountain to the community where the farm of my father, William Roberts, is located, about three miles west of Benard station. He claimed to be a preacher and showed papers from the Ozark circuit in Arkansas. ' He preached at the church near home, three days and stayed at our house ' another week afterward. We were married then and he brought me to Ashville last Saturday. We went from Ashville to Wcaverville that same afternoon and remained there until Monday, when we came here. We rented rooms over a resturant on North Lexington avenue and stayed there until yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, when he left me, taking his , suit case and a little leather grip. He stated that he was carryinK some clothes to the laundry in the suit case and some minerals to be assayed the other. "He nev?r come back. I waited until a late hour last night and then fompl lined to the police but they hive not yet been able to find any thing of him. 1 guess I had better tell you what he was like. He was about five feet eight inches tall, was forty-five years old, weighed about 166 nni, nAa , Kai nir va-liM. hootrir cut- ' I -, B ' " J , .. blue eyes and rather heavy eyebrows .;. ; wore a dark suit, has perfect teeth - anu t uuuuie cnin. ne was always . nun- ocsiues ueinK a ureacner ne ai- so claimed to be a lawyer and stated that he had been an attorney-for the . ' He also stated that he- had been en-'- - gaged in the mining of minerals and had at one time been employed bv the .' ' r-irTQmiT-vn . irrin . m nmreinv ",;.. - - . ne ww wen euucaieu ami nau a pleasant address. He could translate . both Greek - and Latin and , "auote - -.lift- , If J. j. I . 1 ' j ' .. ,X-... passages from the Bible very readily. . He stated that his home is at Fort ! ' Smith. Ark., but that he has wandered over the greater part of the country . during ; the past several years. He- V ? stated that a -business matter would make it necessary for him ' to be in bpnngheld, Mo., April 10, and seemed v anxious to get away from Ashyille.'. f v THE WEATHER For . New Bern and . vicinity Ce n " erally cloudy today. Not much change !n temperature. Light west winds.
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