Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-31
A MURDER.
ALTHOUGH 1T MAY HAVE BEEN ALTO
GETHERA AN ACCIDENT.

and Fearless: Even the Inanimate
statue of Washington Rebukes the Fus-
ion Mob in the State House: A Lively
Debate in the House: Other Items of
General Interest.
RALEIGH. Jan. %.
Representative Williams, of
Warren county, lies critically i'll
at his boarding house here. Just
a week ago Mr.. Williams was
stricken with pneumonia and
from the first he has been seri-
ously i'll. Now his death is hourly
expected. Representative Will
liams is in his 74th year, and is
the Oldest member, with one ex-
ception, in the House. He is a
Populist, and has for several
years been a political leader in
his county.
Four more seizures of illicit
distilleries were reported to Col
.lector Simmons to-day. Deputy
Collector Pickard reports three
and Deputy Gibson one.
Two of the seizures are of par
ticular interest. Deputy Gibson
reports that he on Saturday
seized and destroyed a % gallon
s'moonshine'' still about Z miles
from Hamlet. The still was
owned by Peter Pate. who has
long been known as an illicit dis
tiiler. Pate ran a mill on a creek
and it was on this creek that it
was supposed the still is located.
Revenue officers had often
searched for it but could not find
it. Deputy Gibson finally located
the still on a bushy island in the
middle of the creek. He last
Friday received a letter from the
moonshiners threatening his life
if he interfered with them. But
he went right on and destroyed
lit.
Deputy Pickard, Saturday cap
tured and destroyed a 125 gal
Ion illicit still and 1000 gallons
of beer near Bahama, Durham
county. It is supposed to be
owned by John Laws, who also
runs a registered distillery
Laws has long been suspected Of
being a moonshiner, but sufi
cient evidence to convict him has
never been obtained. The othel
two seizures reported by Deputy
Pickard are one Of 100 gallons
capacity near Bushy Fork ano
the other, one Of 25 gallons, neal
Rouqemont, Person county.
News was received here to-day
of the death of a woman, named
Ella Stafford, near Hoffman, n
&C., by a gun shot wound. The
woman was killed by a NAL
named Robert George. It Seems
that George and the woman
lShafford, came to Hoffman
flew months ago, having trampe'
from here. In the party wer
also a child and an old woman
Georges mother. They claime'
that they came from Augusta
Georgia, The party obtained
II1Ol1S Ol1 DllS D1dllO1U1OL I'll W.. A1
Jones, near Hoffman, where the,
r have lived since. Yesterday tn
woman was killed, at 10 o'clock
mo one was in the house at tn
time except George and the VIC
IMAM. George says that the VIC
imam was lying before the fire
he took the gun from the mantle
to take off the cap and it was ao
cidently discharged. killing tn
= woman. The people Of Hoffma1
ARE much excited, believing tina
: the woman was murdered.
z A Mr.. Griffith, who works. 6
: the Briggs woodworking shop
: here, this morning had his han
Icaught in the planning machin
and completely severed. A ger
tleman standing near caught hi
arm, causing him to place hi
hand in the machine. He wi
sue for damages.
Mr.. T. G. Harris was formerl
1 carator at the State museum. II
; was last summer practically dis
charged. however, by the Boar
> of Agriculture. Mr.. Harris claim
L that he was unfairly treated an
l THAT his resignation was aske
for owing to spite, he havin
displeased one of the official
Z His term had not expired and /
W now says that he will in all pro
s liability sue for salary due him f
the remainder of his term.
~ The man, Iledell, who is su
> pected of having defrauded S
loon keepers, was arrested We
terday. Nothing could be prove
: on him absolutely, however, al
he was let go on the conditit
y that he leave town. He did S
= What makes the case all the mo
- interesting is the fact that Irede
- is a strong prohibitionist.
The Governor to-day appoir
ed Mr. H. B. Parker, of Gold
y boro, a notary public.
A good story is told of a Der
~ ocratic visitor to Raleigh w
I'll noticed George Washington
LII statue facing down Fayettevil
street. Il don't blame 20
George" he said, ''for turnil
- your back on that mob in t
capitol"
l was mistaken in stating t
other day that a student W
"failed to pass his examinatio
ne at the A. & M. College could 4
H. return. He nav make up' if