ISlrange Story of Man Who Confesses
To Living Long With Another's Wife
( , m i nee Driven Him to Abandon
\\, man and Child. Gets off W ith
Costs
Tl iti.erfordton.—Tuesday in the re
.,-'s court, Clarence Jolley, for
,, , p, of Forest City, and now of
Tl-ill, S. C., plead guilty to the
charge of living for nearly
. tr with a woman not his le
i .v fe, and owing to the reniark
; d strange evidence disclosed,
• jent speech of his attorney,
.■ prisoner’s story, Judge O.
i j.\ in showed him mercy and gave
nded sentence upon the pay
,,1’ the costs, according to a story
nng in The Rutherfcrdton Sun.
IMea of Guilty
Jolley, through his attorney.
Mi. s. of Forest C’.ty. entered
of guilty. The state then call
only witness the officer
(harvested Mr. Jolley in Rock j
• v ho testified to the arrest of
i oner on a warrant charging
: iment of his w.fe and four
■ n, that defendant accepted
.. though it was issued in
i . i ford county, and lfot valid in
i Carolina, that there was no
pt to malee extradition neces
>!■;:* nr.soner was willing to ac
,.jv ’he officer to Rutherford
mid that he admitted he had been
.. d to a girl who lived in South ,
:: since he left Forest City.
arrival at Forest City it war. j
that the so-called wife was a I
,\i ly married woman, he said, |
the charge was changed;!
prisoner was known to have;
.cl with this woman for a period!
. .out ten years .n Forest City; i
jjie had caused the warrant for i
rr >t on the charge of abandon-1
• to be Issued, but had freely ad
r -j she regretted her action.
•Your honorsaid Mr. Jolley’s!
Mr. Moss, in his plea for
"nr; client has thrown him
’ upon the mercy of this court. It i
• • , ever, only right and fair for1
: : the.facts to he stated so your hon
a y -'iir this mans store to,
• ■ his claim to mercy. Over ten
year? ago. Mr. .Tolley was in South.
.!working industriously. As!
: r.r to many of us he fell in love :
a young woman. She returned
e, and as they were on their
.• to another town to be married, j
•' .girl 'confessed she was already |
rri. •!. They returned sadly to the
•. v:: where they both loved.
Loved Each Other
"Far be it for me to condone their
oh .mer.t offense. I am an officer
o'" the courts and it is my bounden |
to give all aid to the law. But;
I wnot forget this man was young j
<ii- :.irately in love, and the girl he]
b.vtd' was equally in love with him
Remember, your honor, this man
wanted to marry the woman. She
H. • (i ,n a state where no divorce for
:7.7. cause is allowed. They could
ot marry. But love is a mighty
• '7m, and it was the reason for j
t! .> man's disregard of the law. ]
They lived in Forest City as man •
nd wife. Four children were born |
t<> 'em. They did their duty to i
r children. They were respected !
' tei'r neighbors. There was no
.Freath of scandal. They were happy!
together, their home life was ideal, j
With the pass.ng years the con
! n of my client your honor, be-j
vie to torment him day and night.
F accused him of breaking one of
Ciw.*’s commandments. There was
■rn.lv the slight chance of him being
:dile to right the wrong he had done
fi:;d was continuing to do, and that
7.7i, in the death of the legal bus
Imr.fl7 of the mother of his children.
1’r<i: t torment to torture for con
is ever with us. and so it was
my client. Gradually his love
fi r this woman began to wane, for
hr real.zed he was living in a state
of sin. Finally he left to think iv
'6c -r. He went to South Carol.na.
"Your honor, I do not think this
m-'.n was in a normal state of mind.
Incessant worry has preyed upon
' .mi. 1 do not think he intended to
abandon his, four children and their
mother. He was distraught, and it
was in this condition he met another
7.,man. He felt she could g.ve him
t o love and help he needed. There
w.t no impediment to their marriage.
She loved and was married to him.
Mr. Jolley was ready .to return to ar
range for the support of his children
and tRcir mother. It was a father s
duty. He was arrested before he had
time tb make his sacrifice. He came
v'HHngly.
Man of Property
“He had been first in the m.lls and
then in the textile trade. He had ac
' aired some property. He arranged to
'urn over to the mother of his four
th-ldren every penny he possessed,
f urther, he will continue to help sup
port his children. Your honor, my
client has pleaded guilty. Guilty he
is, but he has tried to make atone
ment. The woman he lived with has
forgiven him. She said if he no long
er loved her she wanted him to be
happy and she wap glad he had found
another woman capable of giving
him the peace of mind which she no
longer could. Your honor, my client
throws himself upon the mercy of
this court.’’
The prisoner was put on the wit
ness stand and confirmed all his at
torney had said. He appeared to be
a man who was relieved of a great
burden and also as one who was
ready to receive punishment for his
sin. After a short space of time,
during which the judge was think
ing deeply, and the crowded little
courtroom was tense with the re
strained emotions of all present
Judge Ervin said:
Defendant pleads guilty to the
charge and prayer for judgement
continued upon payment of the costs.”
Men Convicted of
Possessing Liquor
Alleged to Have Sold Liquor to Van
Dyke Who hilled C'herryville
Police Chief
Gastonia, April 15.—Will K. Farits*
woith 55, storekeeper, was convicted
late today in superior court here of
possessing anil keeping liquor for
sale. The ease attracting wide at
tention, inasmuch Jesse Vandyke,!
convicted slayer of Chief A. L. Pam- j
ter, of Chcrryville, was brought here
from the state prison at Raleigh as I
the state’s chief witness. The man’s i
Furman Farnsworth, 17 was acquit- j
ted.
The defense, O. Max Gardner and
E. R. Warren, counsel, did not of
fer any evidence in behalf of their
clients. Both argued to the jury, at
tacking the character of the state’s
chief witness, Jesse Vandyke. They
contended that Vandyke was lying
about the purchase of liquor he is al
leged to have secured from Farns
worth.
Solicitor John Carpenter opened
up all h:r guns on the two defen
dants in his speech, vigorously de
claring that both were guilty of sell
ing the. liquor which Vandyke used
to get drunk before his fatal shot
found Chief Pa.n'ter. Mr. Carpenter
argued that the two defendants were
guilty of receiving, possessing and
keeping for sale numerous amounts
of ginger, extracts and liquors.
The evidence given by Vandyke was
to the effect that he bought a quart
of corn liquor from the two Farns
worths before the shoot.ng iti Cher
ry ville. He stated he paid $1.50 in
cash and gave a $1.50 check for the
stuff. The next day he stopped pay
ment on the check because the liquor
was “mean.”
CHERRYVILLE PERSONALS
OF SHELBY INTEREST
(Cherry ville Eagle..)
Miss Virginia Harris, of near Shel
by, is vis.ting her sister, Mrs. Hen
ry Dixon.
Mr. John Blackweldor Was a Shel
by visitor Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. MeCurry and
children, Mr. - Herbert Reynolds, of
Houston, Tex., and Miss Libby Mc
Curry spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. MeCurry at their home
near Shelby.
KILLED IN GEORGIA WHILE
LABORING AT A SAWMILL
Rutherfordton, April 15.—Zora
Martin, young white man of Georgia
formerly of this county, was killed in
Georgia Tuesday while work.ng at a
sawmill. A belt broke, striking him
in the stomach, causing serious in
jury. He died Thursday and was
bur.ed at Union Mills. He leaves a
wife and two children and was a
highly-respected young man.
Ladies may have their hair shing
led but they can’t make their ears
stand out in that fine manly way.
Speech is free. Which shows that
the fathers of the republic had an
excellent sense of commerc.al values.
As to man’s "principles”—well, his
favorite cigarette is his favorite
largely because he .s accusvomed to it.
RE-SALE OF HOUSE AND LOT ON
EAST W ARREN STREET.
Under and by virtue of an order'd
he Superior court of Cleveland couii
v North Carolina . made In the spe
ial proceedings entitled \. C. Rirpy»
'.coma Stubbs et als., the same being
<o 1480 upon the special proceedings
locket of said four., the undersigned
•ommissioner will, on the 1st day 1
da\. 1926. at 12 o’clock M- at “C
curt house door in Shelby, Cleveland
■minty. N- C.. offer for sale to the
linbest bidder for cash that certain
house and' lot. lying and being in
so. 6 township, east Shelby. N. C-tlw.
ollbwinar described tract or lot of land
Adoining lands of ,T. L. Thomassor.
the east; on the north bv lands cf
! T Thoma«son and Betsy Green; thc
;aid lot having a frontage of 86 feet
Fast Warren street and a depth of
7ri Th" same being a rectangular
a.onre wuh good dwelling house, etc.
This 14th dav of April. 1926.
f, B. McBRAYER, Commissioner
Received today (Monday)
a shipment of genuine corn
fed western steers, cuts fiom
which we are offering our
customers at 40 CENTS A
POUND.
Cuts include porterhouse
and sirloin steaks—the best
beef on the market
This service by no means
interferes with the sale of
other high class meats, which
wiil be dispensed here as
usual.
—PHONE 48—
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She’s the Only Lady Who Has Had
President Coolidge as Her Escort
Mrs. .William .Jardine
o
Mrs. William M. Jardine, wife of
the secretary of agriculture, is the
only ‘‘cabinet lady”—or any other
lady, excepting only the present mis
tress of the White House—who’s had
the honor of going out to dinner with
President Coolidge as her escort. 1
President and Mrs. Coolidge were
invited to dine w.th Attorney General
aiict Mrs. Garibaldi Sargent, in
the presidential suite at the New
Willard. .
They accepted. It was one of the
regular cabinet dinners, which the
members of his official family are
privileged (and an expensive privi
lege) to give to the pres.dent.
Needed Some One
President Coolidge had had a cold
but was better. In the meantime,
Registrars And Judges Named
Coming Primary And Election
Registrars and judges have been ap
pointed for the June primary and tne.
November elec Jon by the county
board of elections composed of B. E.
Weathers, chairman; J. Frank Harris, 1
secretary and A. P. Byers. For each
vot'ng precinct there is a Democratic
registrar, a Democratic and a Renob
tiean judge and their names are as fol
lows:
Holly Springs precinct: J. A. Mc
Craw registrar; Ben Humphries and
Gilbert Jones judges.
Youngs precinct R. V. Green regis
trar; Roscoe Bridges ami R, M. White
judges.
Boiling Springs precinct: W. C.
Hamrick, registrar: J. Lester Green
ai d J. L. Jolly judges.
Sharon precinct: M. D. Moore, reg
istrar; D. D. Dodd and J. A. Smith,
judges.
Earl precinct: S. H. Austell, regis
trar; W. D. Earl and J. C. Bridges,
judges.
Patterson Springs precinct: L. H.
Patterson jr., registrar; S. L. Roberts
and C. L. Byers judges.
East Kings Mountain precinct: Jno,
Floyd, registrar: Arthur Hay and
Charlie Oates judges.
West Kings Mountain nrecinct: W.
B. Smith, registrar: O. B. Carpenter
and D. A. Fulton judges.
Grover precinct.: .T. A. Ellis, regis
trar; J. G. Herndon and T. B. Price
judges.
Wreo precinct: M. C. Whitworth,
registrar; M. P. Harrelson and J. B.
Ca rper ter. judges. ' •
Shelby No. 1: J. L. Smith, registrar
John Toms and E. CItff Carpenter,
Judges.
Shelbv No. ‘LOliver Anthony regis
trtr; Claude Webb and R. L. Mode.
: judges.
Shelbv No. J: A. P. 1,Tminers reg
I i trar. L, Z Huffm-.1 ^ * -
S Her judges.
Jg*
.anv
Shelby No. 4: T. C. Ks
istrar: Paul Webb arid A.
pion, judges.
Queens precinct: A. M. Hamrick,
'CPis-m”: D. E. Grigg and A. D. Cal
lahan judges.
Double Springs precinct: Cleophus
Hamrick, registrar: A. Washburn an*
George Pryor judges.
Lattimore precinct: L. C. Groe-,
registrar; Z. It. Walker and J. I>
Horn judges.
Mooresboro nrecinct: C. B. Love
lace registrar: W. B. Martin and H.
H. Green judges.
Polkville ureevnct: Sam Lattimore,
registrar; E. L. Weathers and Robert
Sh"ford..
Delight nrecinct: Zemri Kistler,
registrar; Marvin Eaker and B. !.
Tnwery, judges.
Lawndale precinct: F. L. Rollins,
registrar: A. J- R. Hoyle and C. G.
Fortenbury, judges.
Fallston precinct: W. A. Gantt,
registrar; P. O. Ross and W. M.
Glenn, judges.
Mulls precinct S. T. Carpenter reg
istrar; Julius Mode and J. W. Ritch,
judges.
Casar precinct: Andy Elmore regis
trar; Chester Downs and A. R. Me.
Neiily, judges.
ALLEGED BOOTLEGGER
GETS FOUR MONTHS
Gastonia, April 16.—Will E. Farn
worth, 55, must pay $1,000 fine and
must serve four months on the coun
ty chain gang for possessing liquor
for the purpose of sale. Judge W. F.
Harding ruled in Superior Court here
Friday afternoon. Attorney Ernest
W. Warren indicated that he would
take the case to the Supreme Court.
It is understood that the Court Crier
Van Sellars, allowed the jurors to
examine empty liquor and ginger bot
tles m the case. Solicitor Carpenter,
in his talk on the matter of punish
ment, asked that the children, men
and women of the county be protect
ed from bootleggers; that mothers’
hearts be freed of worry over their
sons who are subject to the trade of
such liquor dealers. The defendant
was accused of selling liquor and
ginger to Jesse VanDyke, who while
drunk shot and killed Chief of Police
A. L . Painter of CherryviPc.
New Marble Cutter
With Plant Here
W C. West, an experienced marble
cutter, of Georgia, has joined the
force at Dellinger and Greene’s on X.
Dealb street. Mr. West has been fore
man for years in some of the big lime
shops of the country, and conies here
from High Point, being attracted te
Shelby by the home advantages of the
c icy.
Mr. Dellinger, head of this firm,
known as the Shelby Marble and Gran
ite works, has developed one of the
best equipped shops in the State for
n-able cutting. He has erected an en
tirely new plant, equipped with an
overhead crane, and is employing ex
perienced workmen.
For more than 20 years Mr. Dellin
ger did finishing work in marble/but
'.i1' >ut " tr ago te developed his
i rt t. .iterprise, equipped to cut
and finish stone from the rough.
Under The Auspices
j Of The
American Legion
“LETS GET
[ MARRIED”
' At The
PRINCESS
THEATRE
TUE3D\Y
!
A fine, wholesome
I drama with Richard
Dix and Lois Wilson
j two of the film world’s
j most outstanding dra
[ matic stars.
For an evening’s fine
entertainment see this
picture.
however. Mrs. Cooldige had caught |
it. At the last minute she couldn’t
go.
The president needed someone to
take with him. He consulted the
si >vks on presidential etiquette who
aboui around the White House.
They cited precedents from the time
of President McKinley. Mrs. Me.
Kinley was an invalid. Her husband
frequently asked the wives of mem
bers of his cab.net to accompany him
to social functions—so the etiquette
sharks said.
President Ooolidge glanced around
him for an available cabinet mem
ber's wife. Mrs. Jard.ne had an open
date that evening. Would she go
with him to dine with the Sargents?
Sure she would.
Hut the president never goes to get
anyone—not merely Coolidge—The
president.
Sent a Carriage
President Cleveland didn’t even go
to the railroad station to meet Miss
Frances Folsom, when she arrived
in tpwn to be married to him. He
sent a carriage but he didn’t go in |
person.
The etiquette shurks explained all
this.
Accordingly President Cool id go
sent one of the White House auto
mobiles to the Jardine’s home for
Mrs. dardine. It picked her up there
and took her to the White House.
There the president was accumulat
ed and away they went to the Sar
gents'.
After the d.nner back went the
auto to the White House. Out got
the president, with many expressions
of the obligations he was under to
Mrs. Jardine and away chased the
gas wagon to the Jatdine's again to
return his spouse safely to the secre
tary of agriculture.
Few of Burbanks
Plank Miracles
Here arc a few of the "miracles”
Luther Burbank performed at his ex
periment station in Santa Rosa:
Developed the "Burbank |x>tato,"
now universally grown more produc
tive and nourishing than the earlier
kind.
Evolved a new type of wheat that
added millions of bushels a year to
the world’s crop.
Brought fourth the California
gladiolus, with 100,000 different
shades.
Made corn grow to a height of
eight feet, with ten to fourteen ears
to a stalk.
Removed the spines from cactus
and made the plant bear pears.
Removed the seeds from the orange
developed a stoneless plum and -a
seedless grape.
Originated the beapt;ful Shasta
daisy.
Produced the aramanthus, or “mol
ten fire”, his proudest work among
the flowers.
Gave perennial growth to a spec
ies of rhubarb, increasing the size of
the stalk from thickness of a pencil
i to that of a man’s wrist.
Produced 2,000 new varieties of
plum and prune trees.
Developed a new species of the
torch lily and evolved a new camassia
u beautiful blue flower.
Developed fruit trees that stood
freezing weather in blossom.
Developed seedless apples, and a
walnut with a paper-like shell that,
can be crushed between the fingers.
Produced n mulberry tree with
leaves ten times as large as ordi
nary mulberry leaves. This increased
the output of silk and lowered the
price.
Caused a walnut tree to reach 100
years growth in 10 years.
Changed the colors of thousands of
flowers, including the California pop
py, which he changed from yellow to
crimson.
Obsolete saying: "Howdy, strang
er; want a ride?"
FOR SALE
A number of beautiful lots in Belvedere Park for resi
dential purposes. Lots in this development have been
selling for about three years. Every purchaser can now
double his or her money on their purchases. This is the
only restricted residential development in Shelby.
X
30 LOTS
Have already been sold, sixteen homes have been built
costing $161,000.00, an average of $10,000.00 each.
Other homes to be built soon. Restricted lots 100 by
200 feet or more. Wide streets, planting spaces, parks,
drives, Springs, etc. . f *
' *
30 LOTS
FOR SALE—
The owner of this development has decided to offer
for sale 30 choice lots to people who wish to build. This
development is ideal for Shelby people, close in, yet
out away from the noise, and heat from paved streets.
10 LOTS
For sale on Chestnut street—part of Belvedere Park
property 50x160 feet overlooking Shelby, (no restric
tions) will sell separate or entire block consisting of 10#
lots. These lots will double in price this summer.
Street in front of this property to be widened and work
ed out at once by city. BEST BUY IN SHELBY TO
DAY.
JUST LIKE
LIVING IN THE
COUNTRY—
Yet in town—For people who wish to build—and live
at home.
Wm. Lineberger
-OWNER
OTHER GOOD LOTS FOR SALE - THE MONEY-MAKING
KIND.