Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-24
THE GRISS0M CASE
STILL THE MATTER OF RAGING IN
TEReST AT RALEIGH.
Indignation Meeting at a Pic-Nic-A Muir
der--A Fearful AccIdent-Flre-
Personal.


RALEIGH. n. c., July 23.-The matter Of
raging interest here il stlll tho Crissom
affair. Tho verdict Of the Board Of Direct
ors. which it was hoped would put mat
fcrs 90 rest. has seemed 90 make the matter
one Of more excitement and comment than
ever Yesterday j. G.. Maroon, a merchant,
attacked and reflected on DR.. L. Burke
HAYWOOD, chairman OF the Board Of Direct
ors, through the columns of the Erentnq
CqH. To-day three sons Of DIR. Haywood
called II MarcOm's Office and when they
came away they brought full retractiOn,
which was published this afternoon. At
Auburn TO-DAY. eight miles from the city,
there was q gathering and picnic attend
ed by 900 people. They passed resolutions
of condemnation and indignation az the
verdict in the GrissOm case. They called
on the Governor 70 have Il special session
oi the legislature 20 have Or. Grlssom re-
moved If such course were necessary.
A great mass-meeting Of citizens was
held in the Town Hall here tonight, at
which indignation was expressed 10y word
Of mouth and by resolution at the finding
of - verdict Of Not guilty" 10y the Board
OF Directors Of the Insane Asylum IN the
Dr. GrissOm investigation. Speeches were
made by prominent citizens and resolu-
tions were adopted requesting the board
TO ask Or. Grissom 10 resign: II they tMl
IN this. for the Governor 20 ask them TO To-
sign. and # they refused, 20 call special
session Of the Legislature for the purpose
Of investigating the matter fully. lhe IN
dlcnatiOn IS intense. In adopting the con-
denuatorv resolutions there were exccp-
tions made in favor Of the members Of the
board who voted for the conviction ot
Grissom. The general sentiment Is that
the verdict Of the board was not IN accord
ance with the evidence.
TIE THIRD MURDER.
Peter Whitson (cOlored) was knocked in
the head and killed at Mizpah yesterday.
Phileman Howard and Birdie Stewart
(coloreO have been Jailed for the deed.
Tins il the third murder at this place SINCE
the negroes wrecked the freight tram IN
January last. in which fireman was killed
and the engineer badly wounded. On
nearly the same spot two of the murders
have been committed. and in both III
stances the victims were thrown INTO =
creek. Il modest stream dcnscly Oycrlapped
with bushes. The woman, Birdie stewart
took of her hustle. made of an old " Mo-
Their Hubbard" and left 1T with other rags
by the track to give credence 10 the tale
that the train had struck her and Killed
WhitsOn.
A FTARFUL ACCIDENT.
r. W. Crews. Of the Southern Postal
telegraph Company, sustained fearful
accident this morning. lie WAS at the top
of a telegraph pole adjusting a wlre when
his spikes broke or slipped, and ne fell
down the entire length of the pole 10 the
ground. In falling AN iron foot-rcst m
The pole caught him under the thigh and
tore him tcarfully through the stomach.
While very painful and dangerous, the
wound is not Of fatal nature.
IMMIGRATION.
KIileoN Il.
been spending some time in finding ont so
far as possible the number of native North
Carolmians now resident in other States.
lie presents the following Ina Alabama,
- .2G9: South Carolina, 1921 Georgia,
2llj6: Florida, 6.297 Mississippi, Z3,l2S
Louisiana, G.202; Texas 1921; tennessee,
II .9lS: Kentucky, 9.733; Arkansas, l9,727;
Indiana. 20.Ssi; Virginia, z2,jO5 Kansas,
j,sO9, Missouri, 15,325.
TInE.
4 steam saw-mill near Clinton owned by
Powell a. Johnson was DESTROYED 10y fire
SUNDAY night last The fire Is supposed 10
have been incendiary. No estimate of the
loss is furnished, but it j., quite large. The
mil supplied great quantity of lumber
aud vcncorS used for making crates, gio-
GERS dishes, etc, 10y the mandatory at
Clinton.
The first ten miles Of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin-Valley railroad towards Whining
ton having been completed so o0o Of
bonds ISSUED 10y the city of Wilmington
we're delivered to the officials of the rail
road company yesterday by the City Clcrk
and Treasurer and for which stock Will be
given the city.
Work has commenced on an Artesian well
ut Hammocks. near Wilmington, for the
Wilmington Sencoast Railroad Company.
1t viii be located alongside the railroad
next 10 the banks channel.
Mr.. q. +. Adams has been elected prin-
cipM of the Ncwbcrne Academy. Mr..
Adams is n graduate of Trinity College, IL
"a Wiley Gray medallist, and has made q
fine reputation for push, industry. and
talent. aud is twenty-four years of age.