The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-14
KILLED HIS WIFE.
Unnatural Crime of Thomas Mooro-sad
Accidental Death-Other News.

CHARLOTTE. y. C.. Mar. l5.-lope'lAl-l
Thomas Moore. one 81 the bcst-known citizens
of Franklin. y. C.. and senior member OF the
wealthy firm Of Moore & Son, this week shot
and Instantly killed his aged wife while sine
wa, in bed At about 2 o'clock q pistol snot
was heard IN the bedroom occupied 10y MT.
and Nh, Moore. Their son. Ldwail'
who was awakened 10y 'he ,l;.. lCpol,i
rushed 10 the room and dlSconei'd
ms father standing i'm the middle oi me moor
holding "a smoking revolver IN his hand MIS-.
Moore Law i'm bed dead. The shot had taken
effect IN the LETT eye and passed thIou-h
the brain. coming ont al the back oil heI neal
Moore was al once disarmed. lie hhd oeth
drinking heavily for several days, and the
murder was committed while hewas suffering
from the tremens. Mooreis aged seventy wears
and bis wife was s.Nty-eisnt. Inc murdeiei
is now under arrest.
The barn Of T. VI. Carr in Long Creek
township. this county was totally destroyed
this morning at o'clock by ire. Inc loss ~
There is "a lady living in Goldsboro. n. c..
who is cutting AN entire new set OF teeth ny
fine ace Of seventy. Some time ago she hhd
an her teeth pulled out and j. now cutting
new set.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
Information reached here this morning q
sad accident which happened at Elnnvle.
Davie county. ~ c., Monday afternoon.
Conrad Myers. in company with heishsOT'
was ont in the woods cutting down Ice,
audas thcsame was iallnglt struckalarge deiu
limb ON another tree. luordcrto get out Of the
way Of the falling limb. Mr.. Myers unfortu-
nafelv Jumped under "a tree, which fcll across
him. breaking his back. from the effects oil
which he died that night. Inc deceased
leaves q wife and two OF three children.
Camille the threc-Ncar-Old daughter OF MIs.
Sue Aldridec. Of Kiuston, y. c., was badly
burned Tuesday morning. She was PLAYING
around "a fire iu the yard where some washing
WAS being done IL is thought the wind blew
the flames around her. Her mother fell over
the child and smothcred the fire. Inc ch!id
was badly burned On the forehead and head.
DEATH or MRS. HMGH.
Mrs Sarah Hall Haieh. only daughter OF
the late Edward Hall. and wife Of George
U,ich. Of Fayetteville. y c.. died several
davs since at her residence In Fayetteville.
Mrs.. IIaigh was ffty-cight years old. ana be-
longcd a. one of the most influential families
Several weeks ago while Colonel 4;
b. Andrews. Of the Richmond and
Danyiile, was IN his private car en-
route 10 Greensboro. he had narrow
escape from death. Some wretch fired shot
in the ear and It went through the window
where Colonel Andrews sat, passing only a
few inches from his head white man by
| the name of Bud Nicholson. from burlington,
/ \. c.. las been arrested a- the guilty party.
4 thief entered the residence OF Alderman
! Habenicht. of Columbia. ;. c., before day
| yesterday morning and stole two watches.
/ diamond studs and other jewelry worth $500.
! The follow went through all the bedrooms
/ where the family was sleeping and cOoiy took
/ what lee wanted
Thomas j. Campbell died on Tuesday morn
| ing the 10th instant. at his residence IN Fay
etteyille. y. c.. aged flty-ihree years. lie
was "a faithful Southern soldier, entering the
army in ,he FIRST Bethel regiment. serving
ON the Peninsula In Virginia m 1851, and sub.
seouently re-enlisting % remain III the field
| until the close 81 the war