Jackson County journal., December 24, 1915, Image 1

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DEFENDANTS HELD
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Dave and Hayes Matthews, father
and son, respectively, and Adolph
West, captured about three weeks
ago near the scene of the shooting
of Deputy Collector J. A. Galloway,
were arrainged yesterday before
United States Commissioner A. E
Hampton at Brevard ,pu charges of
illect distilling, and held under
heavy bond for the May term of the
United States court at Asheville.
In view of the fact that Dave Mat
thews, the father of Hayes Matthews
is a man of seventy years of age,
Deputy United States Marshal J. Y.
Jordan, representing the govern
ment at the hearing, stated that he
would be satisfied with a bond of
$500. Bond was fixed at this sum by
Commissioner Hampton. In the case
of the other two defendants bond in
the sum of $1,000 each was required.
None of the defendants were able to
furnish the bonds required and they
were again committed to the Tran
sylvania county jail to await trial.
Owing to . the fact that Adolph
Vest's father was also committed to
the county jail as a result of a hear
ing in the Superior court of Brevard
yesterday on the charge of disposing
of mortgaged property, the two fa
thers and two sons are all four in
carcerated in the jail, and occupy
the same cell.
The chief witness against the
three defendants first named, was
Deputy Collector Galloway, who told
of having raided the "still alleged to
have been conducted by the defend
ants, and swore that he recognized
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night before Christmas,
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when all through the house
a creature was stirrings not even
a mouse;
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aiem before they got away. He test
ified that he found the plant run
ning full blast.
Shortly after he had raided the
plant mentioned above, Mr. Gallo
way was shot from ambush while
riding back from the raid with
Luther Owen. The three defendants,
however, are merely held for illicit
distilling. Other witnesses who testi
fied against the defendants were
Deputy Collector J. M. Newton and
Special Employe J. F. Cabe"
None of the defendants were repre
sented by attorneys and they intro
duced no witnesses. Nor did they
take the stand in their own behalf.
DOCTORS TO EPORT
The Bureau of Tuberculosis of,
the State Board of Health is now
ready to enforce the law requiring
physicians and institutions of
the State to report all cases
of tuberculosis coming to thair
attention. Dr. L. B. McBrayer, of the
State Sanatorium, is superintend
ent of the Bureau of Tuberculosis
and is making every effort to put
this law into effect as soon as pos
sible. The State institutions and all
physicians have been informed as to
the nature of the law and plans of
the work, and no time will be lost
in putting it into operation.
The object of this law, it is claim
ed, is two fold. In the first place it
is absolutely essential to know the
number and location of all cases of
! tuberculosis in the State if the dis
ease is to be speedily ancTsuccess
fully combatted. In the second place
knowing the location of cases of the
disease, home instruction may be
given the patient and family direct
which it is thought will greatly pre-
vent the further spread of the dis-lease.
stockings were hung by
the hopes that St Nicholas
wouia pqanere; ; .
1 BUYS' INTER
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One of the largest business deals
in this county in some time was
that made by C. J. Harris, when he
sold an interest in the C. J. Harris
Tannery to the Armour Leather Co.
This deal has been on for some
time and was closed the latter part
of last week. The firm name will
hereafter be known as The Harris
Tanning Co., with C. J. Harris presi
dent and H. W. Boyd, who is pres
ident of the Armour Leather Co.,
vice president, and E. L. McKee
manager.
The Tannery will be worked to
its full capacity and will probably
be greatly enlarged in the near
future.
More important developments
along manufacturing lines are ex
pected soon.
BALSAMjCHflOL
Jackson County Journal,
Sylva, N.C.
As this is the close of the 5 th
month of our school, not withstand
ing the snow, rain and mud, we
still have about 75 "regular scholars
enrolled, eigth oi which have not
missed a day or been tardy. . ' .
During the summer, the school
base ball team won two decided
victories over the saunook team.
The students who have not miss
ed a day or been tardy are as fol
lows: Earl Mehafifey, Grace Mehaf-
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ARMOUR
uie The children were nestled all. snug
soon While visions of siar plums danced
through their heads.
fey, Mary Campbell, Boyd Foster,
Walter Crawford, Hattie Dills, Claud
Warren, Elsie MehafTey.. 4
We are also having great success
with our Moonlight School. Our
new blackboards have arrived and
we intend to continue throughout
th. winter. We have five who,
when they began, could not read a
etterof the alphabet. Now they
write letters, sign checks and do
any other kind of writing. We
hope to have them doing some
work in arithmetic before we are
through with them.
Mr. W. B. Farwell has been of
great help in the school and has
consented to continue throughout
the term.
Respectfully,
B. O. Painter.
Miss Ada Mae Pruett left Tues
day for her home in Ellensboro,
where she will spend the holidays.
Miss Effie McDade left last week
for South Carolina, to visit her
uncle. Hall McDade.
Mrs. Sophia Coward returned Sat
urday from Johnson City, III, where
she has been visiting her son Homer.
Chas. Grindstaff of Franklin is in
tthe city this week.
Miss Lassie Kelly of Franklin was
in the city this week.
Frank Holden of Glenville was in
the city this week on business.
Lawrence Lovedahl was in the
city this weei.
The many friends of Mrs. J. T.
Gribble of Murphy will be glad to
know that she is recvering, after an
attack of pneumonia.
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Franklin, Dec. 20.- Franklin has
had two serious- accidents in the
automobile line in the last day or
two. C. C. Cunningham of the Stall
cup F urniture company, when com
:ng into town, lost control of his car
and it ran off of a high embankment
but fortunately no one was with him
and no damage was done with the
exception of a few broken places on
the car. When Mr. Cunningham
went to crank his car next morning
however, it seems that the crank
lever was bent and by some means
it caught his arm and broke both
bones of the forearm.
A more serious accident occurred
last Wednesday afternoon. Otto
Love, a merchant of Franklin, while
out in a car with Miss Mary Siler
and her sister, Miss Ella Siler of
Commerce, Ga.t who is visiting her,
went to pass a wagon in a close place
while the car was going very rapidly
He lost control of the car' and it cut
around quickly and overturned,
injuring both the ladies. Miss Mary
Siler's spine is injured, and while
she is resting fairly well it cannot
yet be told just how serious the re
sult may be. Miss Ella Siler is not
thought to be hurt so badly. "She
had two or three teeth knocked lose
and a few bruises on her body but
it is not thought she is- hurt very
seriously. Gazette
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