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VOULXII. No; U2
NEW BERN, N. C. TUESDAY MORNING JULY 7 1914
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MURDERER OF KD
BEEN APPREHENDED
Local Police Have Taken
Great Interest In Case
And Are After The
Slayer
Mill Owners
Offer Reward
The Pine Lumber Com
pany Will Pay $100.00
For Apprehension
And Conviction
Of Culprit.
Although the local police have been
working on the case continuously since
early Sunday morning, the slayer of
Tony Rbgers, the aged night watchman
at the plant of the Pine Lumber Com
pany on Griffith street, who a few min
utes after 1 o'clock Sunday morning
was murdered by some unknown party,
they have failed to apprehend the slay
er. However, they have several clues
which, when unravelled, may lead to
the murderer's arrest.
The Journal on Sunday morning
gave a full account of the affair and
during the day the crime was one of
the main topics of conversation and
a number of persons visited the scene
of the slaying. Among the visitors
was a gentleman who, in looking over
the floor near the spot where Rogers
fell after receiving the load of buck
shot -in his heart, found the empty
shell which the slayer had thrown from
bis gun.
To have done this would have taken
several seconds and the general sup
position is that, the man, hearing
A. D. Tiler and John Lamb (the two
men wh'o ran to assist Rogers just
after the report of the weapon) appro
aching, prepared to shoot them if he
found it necessary to make his escape.
Fortunately for those gentlemen they
did not press too closely upon the mur
derer and he managed to get through
a small door near the scene of the crime,
and make a break for liberty. The
slayer was seen, on Griffith street by
T. R. Crawford, W.C.Willett and others
and at that time he had no gun. This he
must have concealed but a diligent
search has failed to bring it to light.
The Motive
Several theories have been advanced
as to the motive the slayer had. Some
think that he went to the mill for the
purpose of robbing Rogers. Some think
that the man had gome grudge against
the old negro while;" others are of the
opinion, as staie m.u.ejBur . a. ou u,
. T I C..J.,
mat tne slayer went to ine mu. .or
tne purpose 01 ourn.ng u anu ds cauSI,u
reu-nanueu uy. me wattmiwii . anu
shot to save himself from being arrest
d or reported. ' ' ' .
' It was brought out it the Coroner's
inquest held a short time after the dead
body had been found, that a lew weeks
ago Mr. Aberly called his men together
and told them that, as .business, was
rather slack during; the summer months,
he would either be compelled to close
down the .plant ffor a few weeks, or to
i make a' slight decrease In their wages
and that he would leave the matter
' up to them as to which step they had
rather he should take. ' -The men de
' cided it would be better to have a
temporary tut in ' Wages then toybe
thrown, out .of work entirely, and such
was the case. ' , ' " " " ' .
Dissatisfaction Arises ,
- - The managers -.of another,, mill put
tht same proposi bn up to their employes
but it did not meet with the same re
sult- and -,a number ot negroes flutt
work.- - Une ot these, bo it seems Bfm
the evidence, seemed to think that
i Mr. Aberly had something to do with
the whole affair and on Friday night '
he was seen around the Pine Lumber
Company and it is known he had a
talk with Robert and that the old man
had run him off . the 'premises. '. Now,
it may turn out that this- negro, intent
on wreaking vengeance for a supposed
grievance, went to the Pine Lumber
Company to set the lumber sheds afire
and while in the act,' was caught by
Rogers, and fired the fatal shot.
- " Mr. Aberly Interviewed
Mr Aberly was interviewed yester-
day by a Journal reporter in regard
to this supposition and he was frank
to say that he did not believe that
the slayer had any intention of burning
the plant or in fact even went there
for that purpose. When asked as tn
what he thought the man's motive might
have been, he declined to say but led
t ie reporter to believe that it was some
p rsonal affair in which the slayer and
tne slain were interested. Mr. Averly
is very anxious for the murderer , to
be apprehended and is in this issue of
the Journal offering a reward ol one
hundred dollars for the apprehension
and conviction of the guilty party.
As the affair now stands it is shroud
ed in mystery. The police are working
hard on the case and if there is any
definite clue, there is every reason to
believe that they will have the mur
derer arrested within the course
of a few davs.
Executive Committee
Will Meet Tomorrow
ARE TO FRAME RULES AND SET
DATE FOR THE NEXT
PRIMARY.
Tomorrow the Democratic Executive
C inmittee of the Third Congressional
District, will "meet at Goldsboro for the
purpose of setting a date for the second
primary, which is to be engaged in ny
Hon. Charles R. Thomas, of New Bern
and George E. Jlood, of Goldsboro.
This primary was ordered by the State
Committee a few weeks ago, and in ad
dition to setting a date for the same, the
committee will also frame a set of rules
for the holding of the primary. It is
the opinion of the majority of those in
terested, that a date some time during
the latter part of August or the first of
September will be chosen, this will give
both Mr. Thomas and Mr. Hood an
opportunity to rest up after the strenu
ous campaign which they have just
closed in the first primary.
. IN SESSTOW YESTERDAY
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MATTERS
WERE TAKEN UP AND
DISPOSED OF .
The most important business before
the Board of Commissioners yesterday
was that brought up by a delegation
of citizens from Vanceboro, asking
thg d ,eading ffom Streetg
Ferry tQ Vanceboro be put in good
condition or give their townsip avoucher
f of a sum sufficient sum to do the work.
The delegation called the Board's
attention to the large amount of traffic
hauled over that part of the road also
stating that this section is seven miles
long and all the distance is almost a
solid sand bar. These gentlemen claim
that the roads in other parts of the
county , are having improvement but
nothing has been spent on this road.
They claim thaf this section of the
county is entitled to what they ask
for.
! The delegation was composed of
J. AV. Sears, L. E. Smith, J. B. Barrow,
J. B. Barrow, N. , M. Lancaster, ; G.
M.' JWetherington, , J. B. Harvey
and J. J. Bfoaddas: ,
Salem Gets No Aid
From Congress
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PRESIDENT'S RECO M MEND A
TION TURNED DOWN BY
4 it SENATE AND WHY
WASHIGTON, July 6.-The $200,
000 appropriation for the aid of the
Salem fire sufferers asked by President
Wilson in a message to Congress last
Friday; was - refused "today by the
Senate appropriations committee. ,r
The (majority of the committee con
tended that Massachusetts Was able
to take care, of the situation and that
Federal appropriation was unneces
sary. ,
Sen. Ransdell
Senator Joseph E. Ransdell of
Louisiana proposed an amendment
prohibiting forever in the United
States divorce with the right to
remarry, and directing the enact
ment of uniform marriage laws in
all states with provision for separa
tion without the right to remarry.
THIRlI regiment
Twelve Companies Now At Camp
Glenn.
ARRIVED THERE YESTERDAY.
Governor Craig Is To Review Troops
The Latter Part Of
Week.
Twelve companies of the Third Regi
ment of North Carolina National Guards
comprising the Company
A, Lexington; Company U, Raleigh;
Company C, Henderson; Company 1),
Lotiisburg; Company E, Oxford: Com
pany F, Franklinton; Company
Reidsvillc; Company H, Varrent"ii:
Company I, Burlington; Company K,
Asheboro; Company 1., Thomasville:
Company M, Durham; the Third Regi
ment Band from Raleigh, and the regi
ment infirmary from Reidsvillc, yester
day morning arrived at Camp Glenn
near Morehead City, for an encamp
ment of ten days.
The soldier boys found conditions
much different from those which have
existed in past years. During the past
few months several thousand dollars
have been spent in erecting buildings
and improving the grounds, and the
place is now equal to any encampment
grounds in the State. Colonel J. N.
Craig of Reidsville is in command of
the Regiment, and immediately upon
the arrival of the trains bearing the
soldiers he assumed charge of the work
of unloading ,the equipment and getting
everything in tip top shape.
All during the day the soldiers were
kept pretty busy at various tasks, and
when night fell the camp appeared as
snug and "warlike" as though it had
been there for months. Assisting Col.
Craig are Lieutenant S. W. Minor.of
Durham, and Majors C. L. McGehee,
Franklinton; J. J. Bernard, and R. M.
McAllister, of Raleigh. The chief event
of the week will be a review of the
troops about Thursday by Governor
Craig, and his staff.' Following this a ball
is to be given corr plimentary to ti e
Governor at the Atlantic Hotel.
BOY KILLS FATHER
. JT DINING TABLE
GEORGIA TRAGEDY GROWING
OUT OF QUARREL BETWEEN
BOY'S, PARENTS
SAVANNAH, Gd., July 6. A long
distance telephone ' message . from
Barrett,: Lowndes county; to the Sa
vannah i Press states that r, George
Hani, a well known farmer was killed
this morning at breakfast by Charlie
Ham, his nineteen year old son. The
husband quarrelled with his wife and
the boy says threatened to kill her be
fore . night. Charles "secured his 32
calibre revolver and while his father
was at the table shot him in the right
breast.
SOLDIERS REACH
CAMPING GROUND
MACON LAWYER
KILLS ALLEGED
Shoots Carpenter, Returns and Fire
More Bullets in Victim.
HE SURRENDERS TO SHERIFF
'No Jury in World Will Convict Me
After Hearing My Story,"
He Declares.
MACON, July 6. Judge A. W.
Stokes, a Macon lawyer, today killed
Virgil Thomas a carpenter. The shoot
ing took place on Mulberry street in
front of the postofhee just halfway be
tween the courthouse and the jail about
6:20 o'clock. Stokes was then on his wav
to the post office to get his mail.
There was no eyewitness to the first
shot. When it Has fired, Thomas fell
to the sidewalk. Stokes put the smok
ing pistol in his pocket and started
away. Alter going about W yards, lie
retraced his steps and fired three more
shots into the mairs bod;. The first
shot had entered the brain. The other
three riddled the heart. By thi time
several persons had run up.
" That man ruined my home." "Mokes
declared to them, adding, "but he
won't break up another."
Stokes walked to the Sheriff's office
and surrendered. He is now in jail.
Several weeks ago Thomas did ome
carpenter work on Stokes' home. It
is not known whether the men had a
previous ac'i'iaiulanee.
"No jiiry in the world will cnnvii i
me when my story is told," St. ike- v
at I he tail. I am going to conduct m
n defense.'.'
As the (.rand Jury will not meet un
til November, it will probably be De
cember before Stokes is tried.
CROPS SAYS J. I SEARS
W. SEARS TALKS INTEREST
INGLY OF CONDITIONS
IN.THAT SECTION.
J. W. Sears, county farm demonstra
tor, w.is in New Hern yesterday and
while here talk d interestingly of the
line crops which are to be found around
Vanceboro. During the course of his
remarks, Mr. Sears said:
Several days ago, I had two of the
stales agriculturists with me, a Mr. Mc
Lean the district agent in demonstra
tion work. Mr. McLean traviMs over
35 counties in the state and while driving
with me to several demonstrations plats
and passing many other farms on the
way, Mr. McLean said, "I did not
know that Craven county could grow
such fine tobacco as in this .section."
" A few days later, Mr. T. E. Brown
the state agent of the Corn Club boys
was with me and he too spoke very high
ly of the crops in this section, especially
the tobacco. After Mr. Brown had vis
ited several other counties, he wrote
me in part as follows," I have not
visited any other cjunty where I have
found the Corn Club boys doing so well
as we did on our trip out from Vance
boro," etc, etc.,
"There is no section that can grow
or has any finer tobacco and corn than
the Vanceboro section of the county.
Although, there are other counties thai
grow finer tobacco, but we must say
that Craven leads in the finest quality
of the weed. The tobacco is well devel
oped and bids fair to an excellent crop.
So let's hope for an excellent? price too."
7-f-
Man From Charlotte
Stricken With Malaria
BOOK AGENT HAD SERIOUS AT
TACK ON STREET LAST
NIGHT
Persons passing along Pollock street
between Middle and Hancock shortly
af tet 10 o'clock last night, noticed a
man lying on the edge of the sidewalk,
presumably in ' great pain. Investi
gation .was made and it was found tha
the man was really ill. He was car
ried to the office of a physician in the
Elks templeand an examination made
The physician stated ' that ' the man
who . said - that his. name : was' J. T.
Hulon ' and who" was working v (or ; C
1 H. Roberson, book dealer of Charlotte,
was full of malaria and was in pretty
bad shape., After being given temp
rary aid he was tarried to his board
HOME WRECKER
ing houae ; - ' .: -. ' ! .
Miss Sonya Levin
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Miss Levin is one of the most en
thusiastic of the leaders in the
cause of Woman's Suffrage. She is
a lawyer, connected with a promi
nent New York firm. Miss Levin
came to this country from Russia
at the aSe of five and by the hardest
kind of work managed to climb
the ladder until she lias reached,
in enviable position. :
!
Brother of Man Suing Divine for Al
ienating Wife's Affections
SECOND BEATING IN 2 WEEKS.
Preacher Was Most Popular in
dianaCfty I'ntil Involved In
Scandal.
In-
KDKo.Mo. Ind., Jab, ,. -Tin
'harle.s M. llarne-s, nn'ii (tt
ago pa-tor of the Harrison
( 'hristian Church of i en
who is now beitu; saed b ( 'ah in
on the rharne tlia, he alien, ii I
Mill! II
M-s
-Miiiih'-. affections, u.,s -1 -. ,,n ,
public square, in the : ,i. . of I, .'tin
jiei'sons this afternoon Ie. v:ni'!i's bro
ther. Harness' face v..,.. i ,. . . , ..: j,
! blow s Iroiu Sin it . j , ,
,iu i in
man tinny studies wer
lakea Ie
physician in closing the wound-.
The fight followed the calling ,,:'
the case against Mrs. SniHi jn a,, ,.
Court. Tiie woman u,.s c.'iarged In
her husband with having descried liar
7-year-old child. The c,i-e was trans
ferred to Circuit Court ,,a motion o!
the Stale, and will not be heard uniil
the next term of court . feeling is strong
against the former minister here, this
being the second time he has been beat
en within two weeks, No charges have
been filed by Harrison against his as
sailant. Harness was one of the most popu-!
lar ministers in Kokomo until i wo !
weeks ago, when Calvin Smith brought ,
suit against him. ' The church board,
met and dismissed Harness the same
night. Since that time he has been j
staying at the home of his parents in!
Muncie, Ind. Mrs. Smith went there I
Thursday afternoon, and on Thursday
night her husband filed an affidavit
against her, charging desertion of her
little son. She was brought here to stand
trial.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION'S ARE
TO BE HELD
Public examinations for teachers'
certificates, for white teachers, will be
held at the Court House, Thursday
July the ninth. The examination will
be conducted by S. M. Brinson, Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction, of
Craven county.
Examinations will also be held on
the following day for the colored teach
ers. NEW BERNIANS RETURN FROM
"LAND OF THE SKY"
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Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Rhem and S.
H. Folwler have returned from Ashe-
ville where they spent a few days en
joying the beautiful scenes in the
"Land of . the Sky." The trip was
made in an automobile, the time re
OUSTED PASTOH
IS WHIPPED AS
200 LOOK ON
quired to make the journey was two
and one half days each way, ' A
FOR THE SECOND
TIME NEW BERN
IS "LIED"
New Ordinance Was Partially Ob
served. COLD DRINKS WERE SOLD.
One Establishment Was Open,
W hile Others Assumed Watch
ful Waiting Attitude.
For the seconrl time si nee the reeently
enacted "bl,,e laws" vent imo effect,
New l!ern lidded Sunday, ami with
the eie.iion ol on,.- pl.ue, the railroad
uneh room, u hi. Ii is h.caied at the
nil ii Passengi ! iat ion a nd i oiid acted
Charles l av I.e. ..nlv f.,... v.rild be
i -ei ,,11-d. .s i
: one ol tile Ii..
! .is tight ,i- p,
i know n. no ii) ,.
Pi"-!
Miday every
re.- v ,ls closed
I so far as is
lues were sold
is were open,
!! drinks, ci-
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i- ; ! ep ar.u i ni a ml cook
- lad ; her ,r ie !es for dinner;
tv ! lee w rks; swimming;
h'kiag, ,ud a patriotic speech
Se,., Mi-ier.
good
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a dis
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by tin
The g., ,, p, .a,;,; ol River l.ile had
generously supplied the boys with
lire works and refresh incut s. To these
the bo s are very grateful. Perhaps
no feature was so much enjoyed as
I he pretended battle between the
Mexicans and the Americans. The
boys were divided into two companies
each taking a half of the large fire
crackers with which they formed lines
of battle by planting the explosives
in rows in the sand, and discharging
them. It looked like a real battle.
$2,500 REWARD FOR MOTORCY
CLE ELOPERS
CHAMPAIGN. ILL., July 6. Be
cause Beulah Davis and Asa Floor, of
Gilford, near here,-eloped on a motors
cycle early this morning, a reward of
$2,500 has been offered for them if
caught before they are married.
The couple left about 1 o'clock.
Police of nearby . towns have been .
notified. , , '
Mrs. f William Holder, 'of Raleigh,
passed through New Bern last evening
enroute to Morehead City where she'
will spend a few weeks.