The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-28
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
vERY cowARDLY ArrAoA BIZ ExUx
The Third Party Candidate for Governor
sIssbsa Mr.. Aycocix with n Knife. Nearly
severing His Ear From Bis Head.

Raleigh, " c., Oct 27.-Spccial- News
reaches here of serious personal COLI
sion which occurred yesterday In Wayne
county. near the home Of DR.. w. L. Exum,
Third party nominee fer Governor, between
Exrm and c. B. Aycock. The latter is
prcminent lawyer Of Goldsboro, and has
for some time been engaged in Joint
canvass with Marion Butler. Third party
nominee for elector. Yesterday they spoke
at Snow Hill, and Exum was present d'r-
ing Aycocks speech Exum denounced
statement he made as lie. Aycock, turn
ing around. replied that he would attend
10 ENum after the speaking was over.
Nothing further occurred. however, uu
the speakers Had left Snow Hill,
Exum was In one buggy and Aycock was
in another. When they reached Exunl
house Aycock got ont and approached hiin'
and told him he would have TO retract MS
language Exum becnme enraged. aud pro-
ducIng n large knife made at Aycock with
II. The latter COX a stick out 81 the hand
Of Butler who WAS close AZ hand, and be-
gun 10 crack DIR. Exum over the bead with
n. A terrific fight ensued. Ayeock's cloth
ing was cut to pieces by BNim and one
of his ears was nearly severed. and he
received an ugly cash I'm the forehead
The stick was broken over Exuns head
in the scrimmage.
The fight did not come to an end until
Mrs. Exum appeared on the scene and
begged Mr. AycOck 10 desist. which he
did and went en- his way. There Is said
10 be great indignation at the cowardly
attack made by Exum on Aycock with a
deadly weapon
4 meeting Of the Bar OF the State was
held in the Supreme Court this evening 70
take steps TO do honor 10 the memory OK
the late associate Justice. j. J. Davis.
Justice A. c. Avery was called 20 the chair
and a committee of five was appointed TO
nrepare a memorial sketch OF the life or
/ Judge Davis and report TO an ADJOURNED
meeting. -
grand Democratic rally was held here
tonight under the auspices of the Cieye-
| hnd-Carr Club. Addresses were made py
Hon. u. III. Bum, Josephus Daniels, y. H.
Rroughton and others. Hon. A. w. Wad-
dilI arrived here to-day and will speak
tomorrow at Leesville, in this county.
where there will be big Democratic bar
hccue II is expected that there VIII be
! four thousand people present.
Chairman r. NJ. Simmons OF the state
| Democratic executive committee, to-day
/ publishes n letter from j. III. Dunn. a re-
! spcCtable citizen of Vance county, expos
ing the oath-Dound organization III 'i'
| State known as Gideon's Band. and also
/ giving the oath CT initiation verbatim' la
| the oath Is the following: IL further pledge
my life. nv liberty and my sacred honor:
| and should | wilfully break this oath. l
hereby surrender my body to the just ven.
geance of tn, members of this order.
| This is nothing less than the death pen
atty. SIr. Dunn says he was initiated un-
der this oath, and when he became aware
Of the infamous purposes Of the order he
withdrew.
Ii Is learned to-day that the Ihlrd party
will take Weaver of the ticket IN Nortn
| Carolina and will vote for Harrison, and
( that the Republican State nominees viii
be taken down and the Republicans VIII
vote for the Third partyites for State oil
| hcoS.