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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRusT

BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
dated May /, 1893, from J. r. Bell 10 the
undersigned trustee, for the purpose of
securing G. Marley the payment of five
hundred (S500l dollars, in two equal in
staliments, payable twelve and twenty
four months after the date thereof; and
default having been made in the payment
of the said notes and having been required
to do so by the present holder Of the said
notes, will offer for sale at pablo auc-
ton in front of the courthouse in the city
of Roanoke, Va. on the BIRD DAY or
DECEMBER. 1887, at 12 O'Clock NJ, the
following described lot situated in the
city of Roanoke, Va:
beginning ut the northeast corner of
Fourth avenue and Eighth street T. W.,
thence north 81 degrees 80 minutes east
III feet along Eighth street to an alley,
thence south 6S degrees 10 minutes east
o0 feet, thence south II degrees so min
utss west III feet to Fourth avenue,
thence north GS degrees 10 minutes west
80 feet to place OF BEGINNING.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash rs to so
much thereof us will be necessary to de-
fray the costs of sale and the sum of five
hundred $500 dollars, with interest
from the first day of May, 1893, .and ~
to the residue, upon n credit of one and
TWO years from date of sale, with interest
fro II date, deferred payments to To Sc
cured by deed OF trust upon the prem
Uses. :. b. MARKLEY.
Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01

Il want some good stories about old
Blank. . said tho magazine editor
But don't know any" protested
tho writer What has he ever done?"
well, he was n schoolteachor once. "
"Oh, well. then can fix up that old
story about thrashing tho bully of the
school within an inch of his life and
thus securing peace in school that
four teachers had previously had to give
up That tale hasn't been used for two
or three months "-Chicago Post
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
QUICK TO ANGER.
After All Blykins Complaint Was an Un-
reasonable One.

After All Blykins Complaint Was an Un-
reasonable One.
Mr.. Blyllins was i'll tho mood to be
annoyed by whatever pretext might
first assert itself. His wife watched him
uncasily us he dropped into his chair in
the library and reached for tho paper
1t was when he perceived through tho
daily prints the colossal opportunities
for criticism of the way i'll which tho
affairs of the human race are conduct
cd that no grew most indignant He
reached for papn- and glanced at Il
headline. With IL snort of Indignation
he arose and threw the paper upon the
table.
''Thcre it isr' he exclaimed "1ho
same old story!"
whats the matter, dear?" came tho
patient query.
"Matterv' he echoed Indignantly as
he took the paper again. ''Looli there
ana SEQ for yourself what tho matter is
Look at that headline, Paul Goes TO
Rome' -
81 don't SEQ that it's anything &c
worry over NOW
WHO'S Paul? Tell me that What
has Mr.. Paul ever done for this coun.
try: But that's the way with every ad
ministratlon They're always picking
out somebody that you never heard of
before and giving him one Of the most
Important and biggest salarled places III
the whole diplomatic service OF course
have nothing 10 say against HIM per-
sonally But why should he be selected
when the country is full of men of ex-
perlcncc IN statecraft and who have in.
ternational reputations:
My dear hadn't you better look and
SEQ what paper you We're readingt"
No l don want to see any more of
1t. I'm gong to read novel or play
solitaire the rest Of the evening"
"Yon wouldn't object to my telling
you what it is. would your
mo. not if it will be any satisfaction
to you. although you can't make me
doubt the authenticity of tho story, be-
cause it's just the sort of thing that
expect
"Well, dear, the paper is Johnny's
Sunday School Messenger. and the
line that has given you SO much uneasi.
ness is the topic of last week IS lesson Z"
Washington Star.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
The Slave,

With fingers weary and worm
And eyclids heavy and ed.
She sits arraycd IN beautiful robes.
Plying her needle and thread.
Stitch, stitch. stitch.
With rawlings stuck 10 her skirt
And she huns III voico of medium pitch.
But not the song OF the shirt.
Work. work. work.
Though she's neither n mother nor wife.
But IT'S work. work, work.
As If TO save her life:
Stitching away from morning; til night.
As busy n any Turk.
Destroying her nerves and spelling her
sight
On piece OF fancy work.
Chicago News
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
FREE OF CHARGE TO SUFFERERS.

Cut this out and take it to your drug
gist and get d sample bottle free of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds. They do not ask you
to buy before trying. This will show
you the great merits of this truly won.
dertul remedy, and show You what can
be accomplished by the regular size
bottle. This is no experiment, and
would be disastrous to the propsietors,
did they not know it would invariably
cure. Many of the best physicians are
now using 1t in their practice with great
results, and are relying on it in most
severe cases. 1t is guaranteed. Trial
bottles free ut Massie's Pharmacy. Reg
ular sizes so cents and 81.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
Nov. 4. 1897

tRUSTEE'S SALE.--BY VIRTUE
Of II deed of trust executed on the 22nd
day of April. 1891, Iy John b. Phillips,
recorded in the clerk IS Office al the hust.
ings court for the city of Roanoke, in
deed book II, page 50, whereby the here
matter uescribed property WAS conveyed
thel elm mentioned. and default having
been made in the payment OF the same,
and having been requested so to DO ny
the beneficiary therein. WILL on the
18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1897, at
II o'clock M. in frCn ut CT the courthouse
III the city Of Roanoke. offer for sale at
public auction, to the highest bidder, the
property mentioned and described il said
deed, VIII Gu is bounced and Described as
follows:
beginning at point on the vest sido
of Roanoke street 2l9.6 feet south of
Church street, thence south 50 degrees
west lI0 feet 10 IL point, south : degrees
east - feet to Luck street: thence with
the same north 50 degrees east $50 feet
to Roanoke street, theme with the same
north 5 degrees west - feet TO the place
Of beginning.
TERMS OF sALE:-Cash sufficient to
pay costs Of. sale, including trustees
legal commission. and the sun of 50,
jJ3.32, including balance on debt, with
interest to December -, 1897, and the
residue upon II credit Of six and twelve
months from the date of sale, evidenced
by notes of the purchaser, secured by
deed of trnst upon the property sold.
ROBT. T.. SCOTT, Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01

henderson, call it presumption for
ono OF those organ grinders to stop I'M
invited before your door and grind out
alleged music and then ask you for
coin.
Gibhs-Yes, but think of tho pre-
sumption of another class of alleged
musicians who demand your coin be-
fore letting you into the house to hear
their discord. = Philadelphia North
American
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
New York Journal.
Easy to Be Good.

At literary gathering the convcrsa-
ton turned upon the income of bishops
and their benevolent work.
"Ah, said gentleman. it is easy
enough to be good OH salaries of e5, 600
Il year, but others of us havo to be good
for nothing, and" looking round,
'some Of us are."-Tit- Bits.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
When the Oven Is Too Hot.

When baking i'll an oven that is too
hot ut the top. fill with cold water a
dripping pan that is about an inch deep
and place 1T OIL tho top crate of the
oven Should the oven be too hot Oh
the bottom. put Srato under tho ar
tlclc that is TO be baked This precau-
ton says the Philadelphia Times. will
prevent disastrous results
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
LEGAL NOTICES.

the courthouse in Roanoke city, sell by
public auction To the highest bidder for
cash the lot conveyed in said deed, lying
on the east side of Fronklin road 100 feet
south OF Walnut street, fronting 90 feet
on FRANKLIN road and extending back be-
tween parallei lines to AZ alley, fully de-
scribed in said deed
a. F.. KING, Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01

TRUSTEES ALE.-B VIRTUE OF
Il deed of trust dated January 20, 1891.
recorded in deed book 81, page 93i, Of
Roanoke hustings court clerks oiIice.eN
ecuted by WI. ard l.. Blair, Jr.. default
having been mnde in the payment of the
debt therein secured, and being required
SO TO 90 10y the beneficiary, shall on
THE llTlI DAY OF DECEMBER. 1897,
at 1910 O'Clock p. H., in trent of tine
courthouse in Roanoke city, sell 10y pub
lie auction to the highest bidder for cash
tbcolot conveyed in said deed, lying on, the
east side CT Franklin road 2jO feet south
Of Walnut street. fronting NJ feet on
Frankiin road and extending buck he
tween parallel lines to I'M alley, and fully
described in said deed.
A. r. KING, Trustee
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
Earlv American uistnr,,

"a door, said Aaron Burr, lis not
IL door when it is ajar.''
"Ihcre are many points to that joke. "
was the comment of Alexander Hamil-
ton rs he slipped his port. because it is
Il chestnut, Burr -
Tho duel followed. - Indianapolis
Journal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
All He Lacked Was Ambition.

Toddling Tufnut Wot arc you
thinkin of, Weary?
Weary Walker-1 WIZ jest wishin l
he'd the ambition | used to hey
"Wot would you do?'
I'D get up syndicate of the boys
and buy the Union Pacific. ''-Cicveland
Plain Dcnlcr
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
N NV Norfolk sWestern
uzMExErnrn Schedule in Eject
July 4, 1897.

July 4, 1897.
WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
$40 q. IN. washington and Chattanooga
hmited) for Bristol, intermediate sta
lions and the South and West. Pull
man sleepers to New Orleans and Mem
phis' Connects at Radford for Blue
field and Pocahontas.
ago p. M, the Chicago Express for Rad
ford, Bluefeld, Pocahoutas, Kenova,
Cincinnati, indianapolis, ST. Louis,
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago
Pullman Buffet Sleeper Roanoke to
Columbus. Also for Pulaski, Wythe
vile, Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga
and intermediate points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT ROANOKE.
From Norfolk 1850 n. NJ; 4:1O p IN.
From Hagerstown 1850 a. M; 4:O5 p. m.
From Winston 1:15 p m.
From Bristol and the West 1 :35 p. m. {;
1890 p. M.
NORTH AND EASTBOUND, LEAVE
ROANOKE DAILY.
l;5O p m. for Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk.
l:45 p. m. for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York.
10:45 p. IN. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleepers Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg to Richmond.
l0:45 p. m. washington and Chattanooga
limited> for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York. Pullman
sleepers to Washington ria. Shenan.
doah Junction and Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
Durham Division-I.eave Lynchburg
Union station)..dail except Sunday,
400 p. IN. for South Boston and Dur
ham and intermediate stations.
Winston Salem Division-L.ave Roanoke
(Union staton) 4:30 p. m and
1880 a. m. daily, except Sunday Camp
bell street station), for Rocky Mount,
Martinsville Winston-Salem and inter
mediate stations.
For all additional information apply
at ticket Office or to W. b. Bevill, General
Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
NJ. F. Bragg, Travelling Passenger
Agent.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
Entirelv Too Generons.

"What's that" exclaimed the deaf
individual who was held up by foot
pad Money or my wife? Take her.
my boy; take her. -
mot OH your life, said tho footpad
as he dashed around the corner Tit
Bits.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
LIS SllIntlnr.

lie tcasually)-I got three % cent
cigars crushed in my vest pocket tho
last time was here.
She tcoldly)-Well, don't YOU think
that 1t was worth it's omcrville Jour
nal.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
Chicago Not So wen or.

II have been thinking about this say
ing that hell is paved with good intcn-
tons -
What about it?''
"Oh. only that if it is paved with
anything and the pavement is half way
decently laid it's that much better off
than some parts Of Chicago. "-Chicago
Post.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
A Narrow Escape.

Eyes, that's Scrubs, the great foot
ball player
How pale he looks
YES. no had quito scare this morn.
ing"
"What caused it?"
"Ho camc very near getting in the
way of bargain day rush. ''-Clcve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
Petit Larceny.

ballroom OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES if Man
sard has skipped out! He didn't owe
you much.
Landlady twccpingly)--Ycs, but he
carried away the folding bed III his
grip.-Now York journal.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
TRUSTEES SALE VIRTUE on

TRUSTEES SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
Il deed OF trust dated January 20, 1891,
recorded in dee. book 81, page 2l3. of
Roanoke hastings court clerks office,
executed BY ". j. ard l.. Blair, Jr., de
fault having been made in the payment
of the debt therein secured, and being re-
quired so to do by the beneficiary, shall
on the 18th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1897,
at 1920 O'Clock p. M, in front of the
court house in Roanoke city, sell by pub
lie auction to the highest bidder for cash
the lot conveyed ia said deed, lying on
the east side of Franklin Road 200 feet
south of Walnut street, fronting % feet
on Franklin road and extending back
hetwecn parallel lines to alley, and fully
described in said deed.
\ T. KING. Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
Thin Diet.

Willie Wheclaway spends his entire
time on his bike. "
Living Oh wind. eh?"-Detroit Free
Srcss
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01

Gus novelties appear III graduated sizes
suitable Tor the large formal dinner or
tho cozy little home party
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
SALEM.
WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY

Salem runs between Terry building and
Salem. Fret car Sundays at $40 a. M. Tickets
between Roanoke and Salem can he purchased
In Roanoke AT Vaughan's cigar stand, Terry
building, and at billiard ~ Persinger's Salem.
VihtOn car runs between Terry building ard
Vinton. and cor meets with Norwich and Crystal
Sprn, care. FIRST car Sundays 500 q. m.
Norwich car rms between Union Depot and
Norwich and connects with V.nton and Or, stal
SPRINGS CARS. Trips marked IN" will go through
to.NOfwich; all other trips will stop at Wood
runs First car Sundays 500 M
college car runs between Union Depot and
Virginia College. via Baseball Park, and con-
meets with Norwich and Vinion care.
Crystal Spring car rms between Union Depot
and Crystal Springs First car Sundays SIG q.
~
West End car rims between Union Depot and
al" street First car sundays S:2n a. IN.
Franklin Road car runs between L MON Depot
and cnth avenue 8. w.
EOst Roanoke car runs between Uni Il Depot
and Lynchburg avenue n. c.
5. W. JAMESON, Gcn'l Mgr
OnIcc Rooms lCS and fC6 Terrv Bnfldino
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
Down Fine.

Have You fine law practice, Crib
ley"
Il should say so. If it were much
finer, there wouldn't be anything of
It, Detroit Free Press
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
about it,"
CnnSnlCll.

almost died when Maud was wed.
You see. loved her so.
thought that joy forc'cr lad fled
And life YVES naught but woe.
Eu' yeas have flown know shea fat.
saw her t'othcr day.
Shc wore most atrocious hat
Hor lair IS getting gray.
and. ah, JUS; now | thought IL die
In tiN,..,l n.r 10 l.ritll
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01

TRUSTEES SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
a deed Of trust dated January 20, 1891,
recorded in deed book -, page $50, OF
Roanoke hustings court clerks Office.
executed 10y w. j. ana l.. Blair, Jr., de
fault having been made in the payment
OF the debt therein secured, and being
required 80 to do by the beneficiary,
.hnll ON the l.TU Day OF nECEM.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
LEGAL NOTICES,

TRUSTEE $ SALE OF VALUABLE
building s.-By virtue Of a deed Of trust
dated the 5sh day of August, 1892, from
ID. Arnold CARRIER, of record in clerk IS
Office of corpoi alton cour; for Roanoke
city, Va, in deed book 50, page 1873, de-
fault occurring in payment of debt Sc :
cured thereby and being so requested by
the beneficiary. tbs undersigned will on
THURSDAY, DECEMBER THE BOTH,
1897 mt 12 O'Clock NJ, in front of the
COURT ouSe, in che city of Roanoke, Va,
proceed to sci, Mt public auction, to the
highest bidder, all those certain vacant
lots designated at lots Nos = and 3 in
section 20 Lewis addition to said city.
TERMS: Cash as to enough to pay
costs of sale and Sl02.23 taxes on said
land paid November 10, 1897, and to pay
the debt secured by saiu deed Of trust
viz, the sum of 81, 600, with interes st from
August ., 1872. The residue, if any,
shall be payable in two equal annual in
stallments, with interest from day OF sale
and he secured by lien upon said land
ROANOKE TITLE AND CONVEY
ANCE COMPANY, Trustee
BY TlIOS. w. MILLER, PRESIDENT
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01

TRUSTEES AND COMMISSIONERS
sale.-ln pursuance of Al decree entered
September the 30th, 1897, in the chan
Gerry suit of Alice j. Breslin against joel
III. Cutchin ct ais, -pending in the cir.
cult court for the city of Roanoke, Vir-
ginia, the undersigned trustee and spec
ial commissioner will on MONDAY,
THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1897,
at twelve o'clock M, offer for sale, at
public auction in front OF the court house
fol the city of Roanoke, Virginia, the fol-
lowing described property situated in
the city of Roanoke, Virginia.
Beginning at point on the north side
of Giimer street two hundred and ten
feet east of Jefferson street and corner of
lot of NJ. NJ. Carr; thence with the line of
said Carr north two degrees east enc hun
dred and twenty five feet to an alley; thence
with sail alley south eighty eight de-
grees east fifty feet to point, corner of
lot Of j. !. Breslin: thtnce with line
of said Breslin two degrees west one nun.
dred and twenty. five feet to Gimer
street; thence with Gilmer street north
eighty eight degrees west fifty feet TO the
pout of beginning.
TERMS OF SALE: One half OF the
purchase price in cash, the balance pnya-
ule in six months from the day of sale,
the purchaser TO secure the deferrt Il pay
ment by deed OF trust upon the property
and to insure the buildings upon the
property and assign the policy to the
trustee
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
Decorative Lighting.

Gloomy weather and tho earlier fall
ing shades of night increase the long
ing for everything suggestive of bright
ness and sunshine. so flowers ana light
are to tho fore for tho dinner table and
the parlor.
In shades for candles. lamps and elec.
trio lights como dainty novelties III soft
white material and lovely lowered
silks. The effect OF colored silk. as we
all know Is wonderfully softcnlng and
improving 10 people and things alike
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-01
JOEL. II. CCTCHIN.

JOEL. II. CUTCHIN,
Trustee and Special Commissioners.
Bond required by the decree in the
above cause has been executed.
S. 5. BROOKE,
Nov 4, 1897 Clerk.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
GALENA MINING SHAFTS DO NOT
GIVE UP THEIR DEAD.
SEARCH is TO BE CONTINUED
GRABHOOKS BRING UP GRUESOME
SIGNS OF MURDER.
Ladies' Underwear With Human Flesh
Sticking TO 1t and Bloody
Vest Found-The StaMebnclks
Are Observation-Disclosures
ing Probable.

Galena Kas. Sept. 16.-tSpecial.) The ma
chinery put in position Sunday to remove
the water from the abandoned shaft, claim
ed by Cora Staffieback to contain the
bodies of two young women, shut down to-
night. Dirt has been taken out. it is
thought down to the bottom of the pump
which, if so, leaves no possible chance for
the bodies to be there. Yet Cora, who is
on the ground, stoutly declares she is not
mistaken in the shaft. A club or piece of
pick-handle was drawn out to-day, which
had human hair sticking to it.
The machinery will be moved to a deeper
shaft tomorrow. about fifty feet east.
which Cora says contains the body of the
italian peddler. Grabhooks were used in
this shaft. and brought forth ladies' un-
derwear, with human flesh sticking to it.
A mans vest. stained with blood, was
dragged from another shaft near the house
to-day.
George and Ed Staffieback, who are con-
victed of murder in the first degree, are
willing. They have quit cursing and have
gone to praying and crying. Their mother.
Mrs. Wilson, lay in dead faint for over
two hours last night. The Staffleback den
is visited by hundreds of strangers daily.
Excitement is high, and should the bodies
be found, there is no doubt but lynchinS
will occur within a few hours time.
Topeka, kas.. Sept. 16.-(Special.) A re-
port reached the state house to-day that
there was grave danger of the Stafilebacks
being lynched at Columbus, so intense is
the indignation against them on account
of the recent murders in Cherokee county.
The information was forwarded to Gov
ernor Leedy. who. was at Independence
received at the state war department cali
ing out the militia,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
ANOTHER BUSY DAY.
Many Distinguished Persons Among
the Callers Mt the White
House Yesterday.

Washington. Sept. 16.-The president was
very busily engaged at the White House
to-day. Several members of the cabinet
were in consultation with him during the
morning. Congressman and other dis
tinguished visitors called, and all day long
the ante-chambers were thronged with
officeseekers. Among those who saw the
president were Secretaries Sherman, Bliss
and Alger: Assistant Secretary Day, As
sistant Secretary Roosevelt and Senator
Platt. 1t is learned to-day from absolutely
authoritative sources that the statements
published to the effect that Senator Platt
had urged Secretary Bliss to accept the
regular Republican nomination for mayor
of Greater New York. and that President
Mckinley had added his appeal to that of
the New York senator, are utterly without
foundation. Secretary Bliss. it transpires
did not participate in the conference be-
tween the president and Senator Platt and
other New Workers yesterday. Some months
ago Senator, Platt urged upon Secretary
Bliss the advisability of accepting the nom
ination: 1t is also learned that about that
time the moving spirits of the Citizens
Union made a practical tender of the NOM
ination to Secretary Bliss. But he declined
then to entertain the proposition of either
the regulars or the independents.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
HUNTER TRIAL BEGUN.
Thomas Tanner swenrs Positively to
What DIR. Hunter as Posi-
lively Denies.

Frankfort, Ky. Sept. 16.-The first days
trial of DR.. Godfrey Hunter and four other
defendants under joint indictment for
alleged conspiracy in an attempt to bribe
three legislators for 5000 each to vote for
Hunter in the recent senatorial race closed
as sensationally as the most curious of
spectators could have hoped The verdict
of the public, so far as DR.. Hunter is con-
cerned, has all along seemed to turn on the
question of whether Hunter was, ON the
night of April /, at the. home of Noel
Gaines, one of the defendants, and the man
who says he was trying to trap Hunter and
defeat his plan to election as senator. 9th
ers say they were at Gaines house and
went as friends of Hunter to see what was
in the Gaines story about Hunters chances
for votes. but Hunter himself has always
bitterly denied and still denies. and will
swear that he was never in the Gaines
house, or even knew the man.
Thomas Tanner, brother-in-law of
Gaines, and one of the defendants, was
dismissed on motion of the prosecution and
went on the witness stand this afternoon
and told, in Hunters presence, with the
minutest detail how, on the request of
Hunter, he piloted the latter to Gaines
house and heard part of their conversation.
Gaines and his wife have before the grand
jury told the same story, and Tanners
testimony this afternoon received the cor
roboration of circumstantial evidence CIV
en- by other witnesses.
All the defendants, several important
prosecuting witnesses and most of the
prominent politicians of the state are yet
TO testify.