Bluefield evening leader. [volume], March 06, 1908, Image 1

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DEATH IN
WRECK
MOB AVENGES
TWO NKCHtOKH LYNCHED NKAIt
THE scene OF THEIR ( HI AIK
HDD KILLED AGED COUPLE
i
Munlchil Mini \V«x Known to Have
lla<| a Large Sum of Money in Hl«
House, Which Furnished Motive
of Assailants nr lliniself and Wife
o Hawkinsville, Oa., March 6.—
Two negroes, Curry Robertson an I
•John Henry, were lynched yesterday
near here and their bodies burned.
Thy were charged with the murder
of Mr. and Mr*. Warren Hart.
Oue of the negroes confessed to
the crime and said the motive was
robbery. Robertson and Henry were
arrested Wednesday following the
discovery of the body of Warren
Hart. His wife was lying nearby in
a dying condition.
SCENE OF THE MURDERS.
The murders took place near Fra
iler, the homo of the Hart*. Mr.
and Mrs. Hart had been killed ai
the result of a blow in the head, ai>
parently made by an axe. Mrs
Hart was seriously beaten and was
found unconscious. Site died
Wednesday night without having re
covered consciousness.
Yesterday the negroes quietly
were taken from the county jail anil
carried some distance from the
town, where they were hanged to a
tree.
The lynching party consisted of a
number of men who concealed their
identity with masks. After the hang
lug the bodies were cut down and
Incinerated. After this the poe.<e
quietly dispersed. There is uu ex
cltement in the district* as a result
of the lynching.
The crime of which the negroes
w-ej-e accused was committed just at
duy light Wednesday, when some
one attacked Hart as he went from
his house to feel his stock. His
heal wig crushed. The murdereie
then wh at to the kitchen of the Hart
home, where Mrs. Hart was prepar
ing breakfast, and attached her with
an axe. leaving her for dead.
•Mrs. Hart was found on the floot
with a fork \r her hand and the
breakfast which she had cooke 1
to a crisp. She died late Wednesday
night.
HAD $1,000 IX THE HOUSE.
The purpose of the assault is be
lieved to have been robbery, as the
Hurts were known to have about $ 1 ,
000 in the house. The murderers did
not get the money.
News of the murder spread quick
ly through the section, and in the
vicinity of Empire, a village near
the scene of the murder, there was
*he most intense excitement. Over
a thousand persons gathered, among
thorn the friends of the aged cou
ple. who Immediately, forme 1 n
posse, secured dogs and besan to
search. Within a short time two
negroes were arrested and brought
here for safe-keeping. During the
night men gathered near the county
Jail, demanded Robertson and Hen
ry, and then took them to an Iso
lated place npar the scene of the
double murder and lynched them.
Mr. Hart and his wife were flr>
years old.
•b C. PKCK DEAD.
Had Charge of Pant Which Manu
factured (funs for Confederacy,
Atlanta, C,a., March 6.—J. C.
Feck. a retired contractor and
builder, and during the civil war In
charge of the plant which manufac
tured guns and other arms for the
Confederate army, died at his home
here last night. He came to At
lanta In 1856 from Connecticut and
was 77 years old.
POLICE
KILLED
SHOT TO MEATH BY HI'HPKITIII
KKYOMTIOMSTH.
Khers »r, Russia, March «. Four
policemen were shut death by kus
pectcd i evolutionists when attempt
Ang their arrest. TUc sluyora es
caped.
SHOT FATHER TO
SAVE MOTHER
( AM l*A<;R, of WILSON Coi'NTY,
N. C., KILLED BY HIS SON—
HOY IIFLM JUSTIFIED.
Raleigh, N. C., March 6. Today,
n Wilson county. Cad Page, a prom
Anent farmer, was shot dead by his
aj; -old aon, Ernest, while
:he father was attacking the hoys
mother. The old man was drunk.
The coroner's Jury In holding an In
quest this afternoon. The evidence
assures Justification or the boy who
lid not attempt to escape. Wilson,
Ix'.wis, of Wilson, who killed Ms
wire last Saturday, died In Wilson
aQunty jail early this morning.
Cause unkuowa... - # "I ~ ,
meWmtesT
AMUSED BY THAW
Albany, March fi. Harry K.
Thaw, after three weeks in the
Matteawau asylum, has become a
model inmate, according to a state
ment today by Hr. Ferris, head .of
the commission of lunacy. He has
gained twenty pounds in weight,
and fitted Into the asylum life with
earh, and not only amuses hliu&elf
hut provides amusement for others
by playing the piano, etc. The of
ficials, however, will take a long
time, lor observation before arriving
at a decision regarding his release.
WOULDN'T TELL NAMES.
Bristol, Va., March f.. Because
he declined to tell f.ih grand jury
the names of persons from whom he
had bought whiskey In Bristol since
the saloons were abolished. Harry
Sumpter was fined $50 and sent to
j Jail fdr fen days by .fudge John W
, Price, of the rorpnr.itIon court,
j Charlie Massic, another young man
I who declared he could not remem
! her the names of the men from
whom he had bought whisky, was
sent to Jail, as the Judge suggcstel,
"to refresli his memory."
BADLY BURNED.
Richard Ramage, who burned his
I foot so badly last Saturday, Is re
i ported as resting fairly well at his
home on Thirl Rtrect. Mr. Ramage
| is a plodder for the Superior Sup
ply company and accidentally spilled
a lot of molten inetal Into his shoe.
He quickly plunged his foot Into a
tank of water, but not until -he had
1 burned It so badly that he will not
l>c able to walk for sonic time.
NKW HlMUNCi JACKRT*.
They embody In fabric,
workmanship and In style tho
highest attainment of the tail
or's art.
PHICRB THAT I’LRAMK
Misses’ and Children's novelty
mixtures and Plaid Jackets,
prettily trimmed U to $o.io
Indies', Misses' and Children's
Jackets In Blue, Red and
Brown, Solid Colors, Stylish
trimmings , $:f.lo to $10.00
Ladles' Black Cloth, mannish
Coats, silk lined.... $10*00
Ladles' ami Misses’ Corset
Jackets, fitted backs $.1.00
Ladles' and Misses' Corset
Jacket*, fitted hacks, silk
lined .$|o.oo to $12.00
IjAflIKH* SPRING MITTS %\l»
MKIItTM <»\ DISPLAY.
E. S. PEDIGO
B2WI27 Princeton Avenue,
llliteflelfl, Wi lt \ Irginls
'I'll It KK MKX AMI A WOMAN
lU'HIKII IN IIKBIUN—XINK
•It MIMIS ANIi AX KVtiINK
IMI.KIl IN A HKAI*—1WSHKN
t»KK TKAIN ANNt’IiLKII.
Kavly this morning us freight No.
N4 waa howling along at n lively clip
between Tip Top nnd Halley, on the
* llnch Valley division, the engineer
saw a large boulder on the track
Just ahead of him. It was too late
! to stop and all he could do was to
| check the speed of his train nnd
jump for his life, the fireman doing
I likewise. The engine struck the
, boulder fair and was badly wrecked.
Nine Jumbo ears of coal and coke
were piled on top of It, and several
| trespasser were hurled beneath the
wreckage. A colored man numed
Thompson, said to be from Poca
hontas, and a colored woman travel
ing with him, were killed.
Another colored man. giving .his
j name as Klehard Johnson, wus
brought to Bluefleld Sanitarium, lie
is in pretty had sha|>e. nnd will not
recover.
A white mail whose name could
not be learned, was brought, to Gra
buni and is said to Ik- in a dying con
i dltion. with botli legs crushed to a
shapeless mass.
These persons were all trespassers
and It is rumored that there were
jolliers whose remains have not been
found. This may |>rove to be un
founded.
The wreckage covers the track for
some distance and will not lie en
tirely cleared away before tomor
row morning. The morning passen
go rtraln was annulled and the after*
noon trains transferred.
'••nglneman Wilbur night was
painfully bruised, but not seriously
injured.
sun:
I OF WKhL KNOWN PlXANdiill—
HRAf/llf SAIll Til HAVK
BKKN Till: C’AI'HK.
Detroit, March G. Treasurer Fl
wood T. Hance, of the Union Trust
company. committed suicide by
I blowing out his brains today. He
was formerly postmaster of Detroit
and one of the t>est known financiers
in the city. Ill health Is believed
to have been the caused of the rash
deed.
ANTI-BAILEY “
CONVENTION
KFFOItT TO PltF.VKNT Ills
KI/MTTO* AH ,\ DFI.FGATF
TO DFNYFK.
Dallas, Tex.. March «.— Political
enemies of United States Senator
Bailey will hold • convention In
Waco tomorrow, as the result of a
fall issued by Chairman George W
F. Kiddle, of the Democratic club of
| Texas.
The stated purpose of the con
vention Is to take steps to prevent
I nited States Senator Bailey front
being sent to the national conven*
1 Mon at |)enver as n delegate at large
; and "to fight against the evils in po
jlltlcal and official life which have
come to be generally grouped under
I the name of Balleylsm."
The Halley adherents are also ac
| Mve and the senator Is being boome/l
as fine of the four delegates at'large
from Texas to the national Demo
cratlc convention at Denver. Many ;
of them are advocating making up
the "Big Four" as follows; United
States Senator Charles A. Culber
son, Untied States Senator J. W
Halley. Governor T. M. Campbell
and State Chairman George A. Car
den
There seems to be little doubt
that these four names will be pre
sented by the Bailey men at the
state convention In Fort Worth on
May 26.
; AT DEATH S DOOR!
PROHIBITION I.FAItF.lt AND CA V
IHDATF, FOR PRFHIMFNT IH
DYING.
Harrisburg, March 6.- Rev, Dr.
Silos C, Swallow, leader for years of
.the prohibitionists of the country, Is
at the point of death at his home
near here. He has been ill for some
.time with a complication of diseases
and his physicians stated today that
death might come at any time,
1
WILL FORCE
LINE-UP FOR
GOiyUGHES
STATU CHAIRMAN TIMOTHY L
WOOhRlTT AX|» HHCKKTAKV
l«M>T IIQTH WANT TO MARK
NOMINATES J S|*UU('II.
New York, March 6.—It is likely
that the Odell faction will seek to
force a line-up on the presidential
nomination of Governor Hughes at
the meeting of the Republican state
committee tomorrow. It is alleged to
he their intention to offer resolu
tions indorsing the governor as New
V <>rk a favorite son, and Instructing
tile Convention to elect n new state
committee.
At tomorrow’s meeting of tho
committee the i-all will bo issued for
the state convention, to choose four
delegate* «t Inrge and four alter
nates to tho Chicago convention.
New York city will probably he so
leeted as the place and Saturday.
April I i, as the date for the con
vention.
1 rimarles will |»c held Tuesday,
March 31, to elect delegates \0 (j,e
state convention and congressional
conventions.
State Chairman Timothy I,.
WoodrufT and .Secretary Root wilt
be among the “Rig Four” that will
heud the Empire State delegation to!
the Windy City.
There is atiil son tv question as]
to who shall make the 'speech noml- j
natlng Governor Hughes. Mr. Wood
ruff wants to do It himself, believ
Ing that to do so would put him in i
a stronger position In the fall, when
there will be another state conven
tion and a state ticket to be chosen.
The president is said to prefer .Sec
retary Root, who, it is reported, Is
on the tentative slate for either tem
porary or permanent chairman of!
the convention.
The 'Parsons-Wood ruff forces may
fight, to have the election of the
state committee postponed until the
regular stale convention in the fall.
In the event of such postponement
the present dominant forces would
bo at the helm at t'he beginning of
the presidential fight.
Among Republican leaders It is
the consensus of opinion that ex
Governor Odell will seek to put the
state committee on record regarding 1
the candidacy of Governor Hughes.
Odell offered a resolution last May
indorsing Governor Hughes, but it
was laid on the table. He may call
up that resolution, or lie may pre
sent a new one, lenmitsi* of changed
conditions.
Organization of the campaign to
capture the primaries on March 31
Is well under way. Odell has taken
prominent headquarters at the;
Fifth Avenue hotel and Is personally
directing Hie battle that will he
fought all over the slate.
BIG _
Font mM»iti:i» m ii.inv.s i>f
• HTItOYKD.
Toklo, March 6.—a tremendous |
fire is raging at Nodasov near here, j
Four hundred buildings have been
destroyed with a loas of two and a
half millions.
CONI FitFVCF OF 1,111011.
Washington. March 0 President
Roosevelt will today hold a confer
ence with the delegation from the
Civic Federation, which is here for
the purpose of dloouaslng questions
row-ernlng labor and capital with
members of congress.
WHITK I’lAtdK Ml N IT A ItII M.
Albuquerque, N, M., March (i.
Plans are l**ing made for the erec
tion here, at a coot of $1,000,000, of
a great sanitarium for the treatment
of tuberculosis, by the Presbyterian
church of the I'nited Htate*.
"THF, <11111, FROM OI T VONDF.lt"
A fair audience greeted Adelaide
Thurston In her appearance at the
oj>era house last night and all seem
ed well pleased with the play. Mis*
Thurston Is a clove! Iltte actress an I
had good support,
IIKIiMOTTT FAFF.
I tally.
Full Course Dinners,
12 to ft p. m.
Mr J. F. Thompson, Mgr,
I
MFNMATIONAI* UK\ KI.OPMKNTH
IN CASK OF WFAI.THY CIAB
MAN WHO IIIKI) AFTKB N It HIT
OF IM.KAHt'KK.
Hackensack. N. J.. March 6.—Act
ing on the positive declaration of
| chemists that they had diitroverod
j large quantities of arsenic In the
! vital organs of Walter l\ llaker, a
wealthy Boston clubman, who died
about four months ago at the former
I home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurd
at Bogota. X. J., after a night of
pleasure in New York and with tho
evidence of detectives employed by
Kd ward F. Maker, a brother, placed
in thefr hands, the authorities to
day took the tlrst steps toward a
formal investigation of the young
man h death. Baker's body Is said
uow to l>e here, having been ex
humed end brought here from Bos
ton. Investigation has been urged
by tho brother, who never believed
death resulted front natural causes.
THE SCAFFOLD
ISJ30LISHED
CONOKMNKO ( ItIMINAlX IN VIR
GINIA WILL Ml) IN KI.KITIIlr
CHAIR IN Till-: ITTI IIB—ANTI
COt'AINK MKAHI’IIK ,\IH>|*TI<:0.
Richmond. Vu., March 0. -The
bill establishing a touchers’ retire
ment fund, which was adopted in
the senate oil Wednesday, passed
• ho house yesterday. The house
adopted the amendment proposed by
the finance committee decreasing
the appropriation for the fund from
ten thousand to live thousand dol
lars.
The hill making tho unlawful
selling or handling of cocaine a
felony, which had long el nee passed
the senate, was adopted by the
house. The central feature of the
new law is I hut Jt makes possession
of l he drug prlinn facte evidence of
the guilt of the accused. The ikmiI
tentlary sentence In case of con vie- I
lion Is not less than one year nor I
more than live. An emergency
clause is attached to the bill, which
will become a law with the signa
ture of the governor.
There are to be no more hangings
In the state of Virginia. All crim
inals hereafter are to he executed by
electricity in the state penitentiary
III this city. 'I'hls action was reach
ed when the senate concurred In
the house bill providing for electro
cution. The bill provides for an ap
propriation of one thousand dollars
for the Installat ion of an elect rlc
chslr and the building of a death
chamber.
The Joint resolution, of which Al
len Hell, of Culpeper, Is patron, re
Miiestliig the state hoard of educa
tion at Its next selection of text
hooks for the purpose of schools of
the state, to adopt the single stand
ard, and which passed the house
several days ago. has unanimously
passed the senate.
DEPEW GALVANIZED
NKW VOltK 8KNATOR IS A LI VI-',
ANl» MAKKM A HI’KKOI—FA
VOItS ALlHtirtH HILL.
Washington, March 6.—In ft
speech on currency legislation this
afternoon, Senator Depew endeavor
eel to show that Wall street Is no*
the den of Iniquity that it has been
painted of late. He charged that
“hasty and Ill-considered legislation
in many states ha<| much to do with
I he recent panic.” Incidentally he
warmly praised CJovernor Hughe
frrr his veto of the two cent fare
bill. He favored the Aldrich bill.
MltH. WAIM-: I'AH\I,VZKD.
Mrs. ArieJla Wade, mother of Mrs.
T. H Becker, was paralysed today
at. her heme on Tyler street and Is
In n very critical condition. Mrs.
Wade has been In had health all
winter, but had appeared for sev
eral days to be lnr»|rroved. This an I
den turn for the worse Is quite a
shock to her friends.
TO IlF, Ml STF.BFD IV TOVIOlIT
AM members of the uniform rank,
Knight# of Pythias, are earnestly re
quested to meet st their drill hall,
Halley hull.ling, tonight ill full dress
uniform to be mustered In. A mus
terlng officer will be present and all
member# should Ik- present. By or
der of R. I/. Taylor, captain.
PROMOTK MtVO l»OVV HACK.
F/dgemont, 8 I)., March f.
the suggestion of Col. W. K. Cody,
a race of cow ponies from this place
to Denver Is being arranged, the
first rider to arrive at the Colorado
metropolis to receive a purse of
$1,000.
INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE
*
APPoi NTKl> |l\ NPKAKKIt CAN
NON TO INVKMTIOATK THK
CNAHOKM OF (MIIHIIT PRACV
TICK,
Washington, March «.—The house
decided this afternoon to investigate
Kopresentstive Bliley's charges |n
reference to suhtunrine boat legUla
Jion, having adopted a rsolutlon
brought In by the committee on
rules, providing for the appointment
o| a committee of five to investigate
chargee of corrupt practice on the
part of the electric boat company
and momt>cra of congress In respect
to legislation. Hia»aker Cannon ap
polutcd Boutelle, of Illinois; Ste.
v<m»b, of M Innt'sota; Olmatead. of
Pennsylvania; Howard, of Georgia
and Broussard, of Ijoulslana. a com
mittee.
I
RKSIURNPK8 OF H. J. GIBSON
ANI» K. O. JONKN SCKNK OF
OPKHATIONH.
Cast night about 11 o'clock an at
tempt was made to enter the house
of S. J. (11 boon on Pearls street. Two
windows were tried by the would-be
burglar before he was frightened
away by the presence of Mr. (Jib
in'* three sons, who, were waiting
for him. The man was chased by
Mr. (llbson's sons to the ridge
".oiith of their residence, where they
lost sight or him. Others joined
them in the chase and several shots
were 11 red without effect. The man
was not recognized.
An attempt was made on the resi
dence of E. O. Jones on Walnut
street on Monday night. While the
burglar got away, Ills features were
recognized and he It a white man.
The probabilities an* that he will be
caught.
mmm ■ ——
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CHINA MINT “IM’T IT” OH
FHJHT.
•Pekin, China, March 6.- With the
Japanese squadron on its way to
Canton, and danger of an armed
clash with the Mikado growing hour
ly more Imminent, China Is waver
ing between nut Iona I. pride and fear
of war which might mean the disin
tegration of the empire. While Ja
pan has been assured that the TatHii
Marne incident was an accident, she
Is now thought to have made It clear
to Pekin, according to information
In high official circles, that force
will be used If the Chinese govern
ment persists In defying and disre
garding Toklo foreign office de
mands.
GERMANY TOO
HONOAflBLE TO
BUY SECRETS
HKINRUW KHHKIt ARRRNTKD IIY
PKDKKA I« AL'THORITIKN AM)
CHAIUIKI) WITH ATTKMPTINCI
TO HKLL WAIl HKt'ltKTH.
New York. March 6 —The federal
authorities of nrooklyn reluctantly
admitted today the arrest of Hein
rich Natter, on an alleged attempt to
»**ll United States war aocretB to
Germany, which la directly due to
the German authorltjea. The latter
not I tied the German consul In New
^ ork, who lu turn opened communi
cation with the police. Together
with the tip canto the iiRsurnnce of
Germany that under no circum
stances would ehe take advantage of
such offeni,
MKMORIAIt NKHVK'K MONDAY
FOR UMDKNTIPIKR DKAI),
Cleveland. O., March «.— Early
today the ttrat funerals of the chil
dren burned to death at Colllng
woo«l school began, followed at In
terval* or half hour. Many nre Het
Tor thin afternoon. A big funeral
memorial service for the uuldentltlo:!
deal 1* *et for Monday. Her vices
will be held then simultaneously at
all churches In town. Tomorrow
morning solemn high mnsH will ho
held m the churches. While arrango
ntonte for the memorial service go
on. the relief committee Is liurd ut
work preparing relief for the strick
en.
DEATH l-'lt<>M DIPHTHERIA.
Mr. slid Mrs. Floyd lllack. of Po
cahontas, lost their little son. Qeo.
VYLilian), yesterday, from diphtheria.
They have the sympathy of their
many friends.
"liir
Is the watchword of almost every
household. Note a few of our priced
and get the habit:
Tomatoes, per can .10c
Sugar Corn, per can. Pc
Sweet Potatoes, per can.1 2fl
W. N. Clark & Co.’s fancy
goods, per can .2f»c
Nice Lean Bacon, per lb.10c
Fat Bucks (for boiling pur
poses), per lb. 9c
Pure Leaf Lard, per lb.11c
Breakfast Bacon, per lb.15c
fingar Cured Hams, per lb.13c
Wm. Tell or Ideal Flour, jier
barrel .$5.50
Large Hack .70c
Small Sack .35c
Potatoes, per peck .30c
Cabbage, |*>r lb. 2c
I/enox Soap, 7 cakes for.25c
It I* our purpose to minimize ex
pense to the very lowest figure and
sell goodn accordingly. We do not
deliver smalt purchases.
We sell for cash only and solicit
your patronage.
THE 8TBWOK CASH SUPPLY CO.,
59 Buefleld Avenue.
3-6-3t
GLOVES
We sell the boat makes, viz.:
Dent’s, Perrln’a And Kowre's. We
have them In all shades of tan, grey,
brown and In bla'k (’ape or Mocha,
lined or unlloed.
SI .30, $2.00, S2.50, $3.00
Men’® Muffler*] •>
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