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VOL XIII.
COLUMBUS, N. Cm THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907.
NO. 10.
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Citizens of Palmetto State Capture the
Exposition City
WAS GLORIOUS OCCASION
Addresses of Day Received With
Great Enthusiasm, Capt. W. E.
Gonzales Deploring Fact That
State Has No Building and Thank
ing Goevrnor Swanson for Use of
Virginia Building Celebration of
Day Continued at hxnioit Palace at
Conclusion of Official Ceremonies
South Carolina Raised Tea, Pour
ed by Official Ladies, Served All
Callers by Japanese uiris.
Norfolk, Va., Special. Friday was
observed as South Carolina Day jit
the Jamestown Exposition with Gov
ernor Ansel, his staff, the South Caro
line State commission, the Second
Regiment of Infantry, South Carolina
Rational Guard and several hundred
THE V1KCT1CIA
South Carolinians present to partici
pate in the events on the day's pro
pamine. The official exercises occur
red in the main auditorium building
and were attended by hundreds of
visitine- .inrt rsirlnf Smith f!i-rliri-
ians. The orineinal address of the
ay Aveer made by Capt. William E.
Gonzales of The Columbia State, Co
lombia, S. C, Gov. Martin F. Ansel,
President Harry St. George Tucker
of the Jamestown Exposition, and
Hon. Walter Hazard, of Georgetown,
S. C.
H. ST. GEOEGE .TUCKER.
President of the
The addresses were notable and
er received Avith great enthusiasm.
, 7 E. Gonzales, president of the
ath Carolina commission to the
"testown Exposition, spoke in part
follows :
Our State may be charged witli
consistency in celebrating the land-
S ot the English at Jamestown thr
eo
BlorvinT , w at thc same tim0 ; side of the palace. South Carolina
Mdmwit0 FNid tea was served to all callers,
PaK, 7 J,i0aitne m his little fort oi. . i wiLj' r
W p gS to the advances of Sir ! bomS PourGcl bY l33 of the official
177 f10.1" on the 2Sth of June, ! South Carolina partjf and served by
ifc oes not come within i Japanef j bills.
II Mil
my province to harmonize the ap
parent contradiction. The South
Carolina commission must deal more
with the present.
"In these times of peace we cannot
indulge in Boston Tea Parties, or live
entirely within the reflected halo of
Moultrie or Sumter but it is some
thing to have the only tea gardens in
America; it is more to be endeavoring
by precept and example to elevate the
standard of our citizenship. ' '
Mr. Gonzales deplored the fact that
South Canolina is without a build
ing at the Exposition, and thanked
Governor Swanson for the use of the
Virginia State building, where he
Paid, the South Carolina commission
had violated a time honored tradition
by inviting the Governor of South
Carolina and the Governor of North
Carolina to "clink glasses of water."
BUIL-DITf G.
In referring to the South Carolina
exhibit at the exposition Mr. Gou
zales said:
"If that which has been accom
plished here is gratifying to South
Carolinians, if in viewing their
State's first appearance at a great ex
position they are given a larger con
ception of that State's resources and
made to appreciate more fully her in
dustrial victories, if by the stirring
of their pride these sons and daught
ser are encouraged to greater endeav
or and achievements, then the exhib-
Exposition.
it is its justification and those that
created it are rewarded.
Following the official ceremonies
the celebration of th'e day was contin
ued at the South Carolina State ex
hibit in the State's exhibit palace
where the Palmetto State has an ex
ceptionally fine exhibit of its pro-
dncts, occupying almost one entire
in iii mm
Acquitted of the Killing of
Theodore Estes.
VERDICT BASED ON INSANITY
Every Hand of the Jury Went Up
in Response to Foreman's Call for
Expression by Those Favoring Ac
quittal Verdict Returned in 41
Minutes After Jury Retired.
Houston, Va., Special. After be
ing in the jury room 45 minutes the
jury Saturday evening returned a
verdict of "not guilty" in the case
of former Judge William G. Loving
of Nelson county, and manager of
the Virginia estate of Thomas F. Ry
an, who was placed on trial here last
Monday before the Circuit Court of
Ilaiiiax, Judge William R. Bai'ks
date presiding, for the murder of
Theodoie K:v.-c, son of Sheriff M. v.
Estes, of Nclbon county. Judge Lov
ing shot and killed young Estes on
Api"; 22 at Oak Rluee, iollowinff a
hftggv ride Estes ha.4 taWi with the
judge's daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Lowng, who told her father that her
escort had drugged and assaulted
her.
The jury le'ired at 4:45 o'clock
and from teat time until the verdict
was returned the defendant remained
in the seat he had occupied since the
triM began, and surrounded bv the
members of his immediate family
with the exception of his daughter
Elizabeth, who Avas not present to
day. At 5:43 o'clock a loud knock
was heard on the door of the jury
room and Judge Barksdale, who had
taken his seat on the bench ordered
the sheriff to preserve order and
cautioned the large crowd that had
remained to not give vent to their
emotions when the verdict was an
nounced. The verdict of acquittal
was read by Foreman B. S. McGraw.
Judge Barksdale thanked the ju
rors for their attendance upon court
at great sacrifices. He declared that
he believed the verdict was in av
cordance with the conscientious views
of th jrry.
After the jury had been discharg
ed. Judge Loving, his wife and other
relatives shook hands with and
thanked each juror.
Team streamed from the eyes of
the defendant and his wife. Judge
Loving was congratulated by many
of his friends present, though in ac
cordance with the warning of Judge
Barksdale, there was no noisy dem
onstration. Insanity Basis of Verdict.
Foreman McCraw, a merchant and
fcii-n-cT, said that when the jurors
entered the room, one of them did
not exactly understand all of the in
structions of the court, and these
were read to him. Mr. McCraw said
that when he called for a vote, he
requested all who favored the ac
quittal of the defendant to hold up
their right hand. On the first bal
lot every hand promptly went up.
When asked what the basis of the
verdict was he said "Insanity," and
that he and the other members of
the jury believed that Judge Loving
was out of his mind at the time he
killed young Estes. The stress, he
said, had brought on by the story
told him by his daughter.
No Assault Committed.
The following statement was given
out by the counsel for Judge Lov
ing: "Within half an hour after the
rendition of the verdict by the jury
and the adjournment of court counsel
for Judge Loving were called on by
two of the ."jury who stated that they
had been appointed a committee rep
resenting the entire jury to convey
to Judge Loving and his wife while
they believed that Miss Loving's
statement on he witness stand of
what she had told her father was a
true account of Avhat she had commu
nicated to him yet not for a moment
did the jury entertain the opinion
that an actual assault had been com
mitted by the deceased upon the
young lady, but on the contrary they
Avere all fully satisfied beyond all
doubt that no actual assault had
been committed, but that there had
been cn attempted assault. Counsel
for Judge Loving upon being inter
viewed in this connection said : 1 The
conclusion of the jury to the effect
that no assault was committed was
absolutely correct."
' Quick Action Saved the Town.
Fairburn, Special Thursday night
the ceiling of the Masonic hall, on
the third floor of the Young build
ing, in the center of toAvn caught on
fire from a hanging lamp. The prompt
action and presence of mind of Hon
John T. Longino, Messrs, J. L. Loon-
c', Warner Vickcrs, and N. F. Smith,
saved the building and perhaps the
( toAvn. Fairburn has no waierworKS?
j and had there been any lack or
j promptness and precision, the tow a
j would have been a smoking ruin to
I day.
2 1-2 CENT RATE ENJOINED
Judge Pritchard Announces His De
rision in the Railroad Rates Cases
and Enjoins the Corporation Com
mission From Putting New Sched
ule Into Effect.
Asheville, N. O, Special. Satur
day Avas the most interesting day of
all in the hearings before Judge
Pritchard in the suits brought by the
Southern Railway Company and oth
er railroad corporations to enjoin the
corporation commission of North
Carolina from printing and putting
into effect the new rte and passen
ger fares law passed by the Legisla
ture oi 1UU7. j
At the conclusion ot argument Sat
urday morning by W41ter E. Daniel,
lor the defendants in the suit of thj
stockholders of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway against the corpora
tion commission, Judgf Pritchard an
nounced his decision in the case of
the
Southern Railway Conmanv
against the commission which was
concluded Thursday afternoon. The
court continues the Restraining or
der pending a final hearing and re
fers the matter to Judge Montgom
ery, standing master gor the eastern
district, to take testinjbnv and report
his finding of facts ,$nd conclusions
of law to the court alt Asheville the
latter part of September.
Judge Pritchard 's. Mernorandr.m.
"It is charged in tie bill filed by
the complainant that the Legislature
of North Carolina, at its recent ses
ion, passed an act reflating freight
and passenger rates ard that by vir
tue of the provisions of said .act com
plainant is about to be deprived of
its propertv without "Sue Drocess of
Jaw. The complainantlseeks to enjoin
Ithc enforcement of certain freight
J and passenger rates prescribing the
same is repugnant to ne constitution
of the United States. It is contend
ed that the lapse of a;iy considerable
time would expose complainant to
innumerable suits by shippers and thc
traveling public as Aftell as subject
wJi4tto the penalties enumerated in the
statute.
"Among other things the com
plainant prays for jjan injunction
against the railroad commissioners,
the Attorney General during the
pendency of this caus. On the 8th
day of May, 1907, anf order was en
tered restraining the defendants from
enforcing the provisions of the afore
said act and at that time notice was
issued to the defendants to appear
before me on the 26th day of this
month and show cause Avhy the in
junciton thus granted should not be
continued until the fiijal hearing.
"The defendants insist first that
this is a suit against the State of
North Carolina and Ithat the court
cannot take jurisdiction of the same
consistently with the- eleventh amend
ment to the constitution of the Unit
ed States.
"Second. It is p.li insisted that
the compftinant has not shown facta
sufficient to justify thj? court in con
tinuing the injunction-until the hearing-
.;
"Much has been properly said by
counsel representing tfte State in re
gard to the sovereignly of the State
and its right to deal vifch this ques
tion through its Legislature. That
the Legislature of the State has the
authority Avithin certain limitations
to fix freight and passenger rates is
undoubtedly true, and; is universally
recognized by the Federal Courts.
The courts of the United States have
at all times acknowledged and re
spected the power of tiie State in th?
administration and enforcement of
its laws within the i limitation of
the constitution is trtie, it is equal
ly important that . an right guaran
teed to a citizen by . ess constitution
of the United States-. houH be fair
ly and impartially enforced when
ever presented to the : United States
courts for consideration.
Bonds Required of the Roads.
Relative to this mater of prospec
tive penalty suits ajd jurisdiction
Judge Pritchard this Ifternoon from
the bench submitted thfe following re
marks which were listened to with
interest: "In view of; the discussion
between Judge Shepherd and Cap
tain Thorn this morning in regard to
the enforcement, of tie restraining
order which I have t entered, I
deem it my duty to w that in con
tinuing this order, I 'have adopted
ample and sufficient m)ans to protect
the interests of the public to the full
est extent by rcqmririgj the complain
ant to file a bond to guarantee the
payment into the registry of the
court a sum of money equal to tho
difference between th$ present rate
and the proposed rate in the event
that the act of the Legislature should
be declared constitutional. I have
not passed upon, the Question as to
whether the act of the; Legislature is
constitutional, and cankot do so until
the evidence taken m the master
shall have been reported to me to
gether with his findings of fact.
"The court having assumed juris
diction of the parties, as well as the
subject matter of the controversy, it
necessarily follows that it has the
power to preserve and protect its
jurisdiction until there shall be a fin
al determination of the matter in
issue. Under the circumstances, it is
the duty of law abiding citizens to
refrain from interfering in anywise
with the order restraining the en
forcement of the act, the constitu
itnoality of which is involved in this
controversy. I cannot believe that
any citizen of North Carolina will
undertake to interfere or an,ywise
attempt to hinder or obstruct the
court during the progress of this tri
al. The people of this State are not
ed for their conservatism, and I am
sure that they will in the future, as
in the past, conduct themselves so
oc f maintain the high reputation
which thev have justly earned for
being patriotic and law-abiding under
any and all circumstances.
A North Carolina Tragedy.
BakersA-ille, N. C, Special. J. C
Randolph killed Anderson Burleson
at Glen Ayre Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Randolph was tax-lister and Mr.
Burleson accused him of listing h.'s
nrnnprt.v ton hifldi. Burleson slann-d
I f J o rr -
Randolph a time or two with open
hand and then struck him on :ne
side of the head with his first. Mr.
Randolph drew a- pocket knife and
cut Burleson three or four times, kill
ing him instantly.
Sues for Wife's Recovery.
Augusta, Special. A. L. Anderson
has begun habeas corpus proceedings
for the recovery of his wife of a few
hours, who was taken from him at
the point of a pistol by the irate fath
er of the bride, D. E. Morgan. The
matrimonial ambitions of the young
couple had been forcibly A-ctoed by
the father, but while he aa-hs seeing
on the jury Anderson and Miss Mor
gan went to a minister and were mar
ried. Torn Up By Bulldog.
Atlanta, Special. Little Bcrkham.
aged 11 years, son of Mrs. Charles I.
Heath, of 187 South Forsyth street,
lie3 at his home his life hanging by
a thread, as a result of wounds inllicfc
ed by a A-icious bulldog in East Point
The "dog Avas the property of Fred
Clemment, foreman in one of the de
partments of the Blount Buggy Com
pany, and it took four men to makt
the dog turn the little fellow loose
and five shots to kill the dog.
News Notes.
An alleged plot to steal $50,000,000
of Government funds is reported
from Russia.
The Fredericksburg Democmtic
Committee has fixed upon August 6
as the time for ; holding the primary
to nominate a candidate for the
House of Delegates.
Lawrence Wallace and Fred Lowe
while bathing in the James river im
mediately below the Richmond Cedar
Works found the body of a baby boy
which had been nailed up in a box
and set adrift in the rivex.
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Charged With Peonage.
Greenville, N. C-, Special At the
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Norfolk & Southern Railroad for
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