Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-28
NORTH CAROLINA.
rsx ruR1rsarox MURDER STILL THE
GREAT sENsArIoH.
p;,,h.u still At Largs-A Pathetic
Scene The Burial Of the victim
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R,Ir,su, n. c., December 2I:-There Is
oui,e a sensation here over the labor ques
ron In connection with the new city water-
works now IN course OF CONSTITUTIONS iue
knights OF Labor met tonight, " Is report
ed. 70 make demand that only halelga Va
bor and no country labor be enployea W
the construction. One OF tue contrac'oIs
told me to-day that they expected 20 e,n-
rloy Raleigh labor only ana no ou''iuo '''
boz.
TIVE SEARCH FOR BINGHAM,
The brutal murderer Of Miss burlington,
continues, and indignation against MN y
AZ Unite heat. Rumors were current nere
Yesterday OF his arrest In Canada, but tne!
were uniounded. He was last heard OF AZ
81, Louis last Tuesday morning. lie was
then unquestionably on his way 20 Souncl
Blufs, Iowa, to kill Professor Edward
Mckee Goodwin. This is The man Whom
Bingham thinks was his rival, ana ne nas
sworn to kill him. GOODWIN Is aoout
TWENTY-FIVE, handsome young fellow. porn
in his city and he was popular as teacher
in the institution OF one branch OF winch
Miss burlington was matron. Last sum.
ner he accompanied Miss burlington onu
Mr.. w. J.. Young, the superintendent OF
fbe institution, to California to attend the
national convention OF deaf-mute teachers
st Rerkeley. that State. lie was always
Ierv friendly with Miss burlington, but
moi "a lover. He is not deaf mute, but
the possessOr OF every faculty. tie Wrote
here Saturday that he had never triiled
with Miss Turlipgton's affections in any
way. ,
THE REWARD FOR BINGHAM.
Governor Scales has offered reward OF
300 for Bingham or any Information
which will lead 10 his capture. 1t Is proDi.
he that this reward will be supplemented
by others.
AVERY SAD SCENE
WIS witnessed soon after the body OF Miss
burlington was found. Among the nrst
persons TO arrive were Bingham's brother
nrd the three brothers OF the dead glrl.
Presently William Bingham said aloud:
con, nv poor mother. How she Is suffer
ing now, and how much greater Will he
her suffering" One OF the dead girls
brothers. standing near, responded; lana
think OF our mother" Ii was ineXpressl-
bIv toucbing. 1t is said that for one week
Mrs. Bingham has not closed her eyes IN
sleep. L, is expected that the shock OF the
horrible discovery and the attendant cir-
cumstances will prove fatal to one mother
or both mothers.
BINGHAMs PECULIAITTIEs.
A means OF identification OF the muir
derer is his loud breathing, caused by
chronic caiarrb. It is very disagreesbly
loud and cannot fail to be noticed. How
a deaf mute, with such a ready means OF
Identification, can commit murder and
travel all over the country is a mystery OF
mysteries.
THE COROSER'S JURY
was summoned here Friday by Coroner
II. B. Ellis, when he went up TO Cary TO
view the body. 1t was composed OF Raleigh
men. The foreman was o. j. Carroll, and
the other members were ID. II. King, W. Il.
FISK, c. b. Hart, a. 7. Kuester, and \. ID.
Hill. The jury saw the body. The train
on the Raleigh and Augusta road was held;
the body was put on board and taken by
the three brothers to Wilmington. No
post. morton examination was made. There
is some condemnation Of the failure to do
this, particularly on the part OF physician,
here. The bullet which Bingham had fired
into the girls head had passed entirely
through il. The girls brothers took the
four rings from the dead girls fingers. A
plain cold ring on the third finger was the
engagement ring given by Bingham. The
piece OF cham visible at the neck was that
of one attached to a locket. The dead girls
watch and chain were in her hand'satchel,
which was found one hundred yards from
The body. The watch and chain were gold
and fine.
THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD.
Miss TuIlington's body was buried yes
terday at Wilmington. The murder created
the deepest feeling OF horror and indlgna-
ton there as well as here.
BINGHAM's ACTIONS.
Last Tuesday week ago Bingham vas
| here and went to livery. stable. He wrote
| on pad that he desired very fast horse
and a strong buggy. lie left al order for
such vehicle and horse "for all day Fri
day." He drove away from the livery
stable Friday morning with remarkable
| speed. He drove into Durham like mad.
| The horse was in a lather, and the buggy
literally covered with mud.
| not INSANE.
Bingham's brother declared his belief last
! THURSDAY II bis brother Walters sanity.
The plea of insanity viii hardly be urged,
though people talk OF suen 4 po'SlD'u!
with great anger.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Raleigh never saw a merrier Christmas
| than the present one. Business was better
thon ever before, giit.giyers were liberal,
and everybody was happy. A novel fea-
ture Of the day was the opening OF the
streot-railWay line. All day the cars were
crowded. The mayor. aldermen, and other
| city officers rode in the first cars. AppIo-
| pirate tOasts were drunk. Yesterday the
cars were packed all day, aud the scenes
we've very novel and amusing.
TIE C0NvICTs' CHRISTMAS.
This morning the cOnyicts bad their
| Christmas. They had regular feast, iol-
| lowed 10y religious exercises aud speech
| making. Remarks were made by Governor
| scales. Hon. A. :. Mcrriman, Fab. III. Bus.
| bee. II. L. GRAY, T.. II. Stamps president OF
the Board of Directors) Rev. Frank l..
Red, and W. J. Hicks architect and
| warden). The four hundred cOnvict> in
! The building assembled IN the chapel aud
appeared to greatly appreciate the days
| exercises.
PENITENTIARY NOTES.
Mr.. Hicks gave your correspondent some
| interesting facts in regard TO the cOnyicts
| in addition to those sent you a few days
| since. There are 1915 cOnvlcis in the state.
! OF these 1853 are white males and females,
| while l,0S7 are black males and 81 females
| OF all the women in the prison only two
| are held for nun del. Both were sentenced
TO be hanged, but their sentences were
| conmuted. There were the past year IS
| deaths, and g were killed. There were .
| plrdOns, were sent to the insane asylum,
! 100 escaped, and 323 were discharged-a
| total Of 52S dropped from the rolls, leaving
| as stated, 1915 November 80, 1856.
| SUPERB BUILDING STONES.
| Many conyicts are now preparing the
! marble for the Governors mansion. There
are numbers OF varieties OF marble, all
brought from Jarratt's, near Red Marble
Gap, on the Western North Carolina rail-
road, 10J miles from AsheyiIle. The beauty
Of the specimens cannot be described. In
size and in all colors they exceed any mar.
| bile ever cut or quarried in the South.
RAILWAY NOTES.
Yesterday orders were received appoint
ing Captain W. II. Green superintendent
OF the North Carolina railroad from Salem
10 GoldsbOro' rice Colonel A. Is, Andre US.
Captain Green was here Yesterday and
| took charge He is yarv ponular and