The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-07
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
FIERCE FIGHT AMONG FOUR
PEOPLE IN MCDOWELL.

seven Executions TO be Held In Thirty
Days-g~aser- In the Dan-The Capt.
tai Club-Report of Violence to T. NJ.
Joiner Near 4 shboro Denied.
RALEIGH, y. c., January G.-lspeciall--
At Smallyillagc, in Mcdowell county.
few mile. from Marion, desperate fight
occurred night or two ago between Fran
els Dixon, James Dixon. and Alexander
West and his wife. which resulted in the
shooting OF Alexander West and breaking
the arm and lex Of Mrs. West. sometime
ago Dixon borrowed one quart Of meal from
West. and did not return 10 40 once. West
and his wife tackled Dixon in the public
road near his house. Knocked him down, and
administered fearful beating. DSion's
SON. Jrmes, a thirioen-year-cld boy, was
standing near, and whom he saw that his
father was being SO lcaffglly beaten, put
the muzzie OF a gun within foot OF West
and pulled the trigger The contents were
amptiod into the bowels Of Alex. West, and
viii, in an probability. result In death.
Mrs. West. who entered the melee brard-
ishng largo knife and made night hideous
with her profanity, came out with an arm
and thigh broken and was otherwise bruised
and SCARED.
II is learned here to-day from responsible
persons that the events narrated in the sen
sational story sent ont saturday night con
cerning mob violence offered TO one I. NJ.
Joiner. a British subject, who lived at Holly
Springs. in this county. did not occur at
Holly Springs, but near Asheboro, IN
Randolph county, which is nearly one hun
dred miles distant from Holly Springs.
Persons who are here to-day from AsheborO
state that Joiner had been living In that sec
fiou number Of wears and had made him-
self very 0diOus 90 white people there hy
teaching negro school and advocating so
cial equality with bold ciilOntcrl. and max
ing inccndlary speeches. lie and MS Wlie
bad adopted white child, who attended
school with the negroes. lie made ad-
dresses saving he hoped the time was near
br when white aud negro children would go
to school together AN over the country.
About the time the attack was made on
Joiner by white people there was an IN
cDndiary r, which wa- believed 20 have
been iHstigatcd by him. People Of that See
ton are heartily congratulating themselves
upon being rid oi Joiner.
The News and Observer will say to-mof-
row that. after making thorough eNaini-
nation. 10 has failed Oh ascertain that such a
person as Rev. +. NJ. Joiner. the alleged
british subject making complaint Of I'M
proper treatment at Holly springs, Wake
county. y. c.. has ever been in that vicinity,
or that any such outrage as reported ever
occurred here. Joiner is entirely unknown
to the pople Of that community.
The Governor to-day fixed ihc day oi eN-
ocution of Manly parkey and John Wilson,
convicted of murder. and sam. llaliord ana
r.. =. Willis. convicted for burglary. 10 Feb
marg Ith. This viii make seven hangingS
iu the state within the next thirty days.
lthas been discovered that beavers aDouhu
fn great numbers ON Dan river Many there
haYe been caught, and people oi That Soc
zion are selling their skins at handsome
prices.
The Capital Club held its annual election
of officers here on saturday. Or. James H..
F Mckee was reelected president and MI
+ Frank y. Daucy secretary.
A mlss-mccting 0f Bapusis Of THIS ciiy
was held here tonight o. take steps 10 Sc
cure for this city new Baptist female M
stiute at an early date.