The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-02
.TRA|LED BY HIS BLOOD
A Burglar Shot by Raleigh Merchants but
Manages to Get Away.
SENATOR CLARK IS DISINHERITED
Ikig Mother CUTS Him OF WITH ~
Shilling. for His Championship, OF
tho RilI A1luwIn. Halifax Live
Siocft TO Run Mt large The Bill is
Zine for the Democrats.

Raleigh, y. c., March l.--(SpcciaL)-
There was Il very sensational occur
renee here yesterday morning at 4
: o'clock when n negro house robber was
shot by both members of the firm OF
Turner & Birdsong. The negro had
smashed with an axe a SIS inch plate
glass window OF their store. entered it
and had filed q barrel on the side walk
with property. The members of the firm
slept IN an adjoining building ana heard
the noise. AS they ran In at the rear Of
the store, the negro ieapcd through the
window Both fired at once and the man
1ell 1t was found that both bullets
struck. He crawled around q corner
and along q stone culvert, The blood
flowing from his wounds, and it Is sup
posed was helped into n wagon by his
accomplices. The trail for many yeards
IS marked by spiotches Of blood. The
city Is being searched for him.
CUT OFF WITH A SHILLING.
Mention was made the other day that
the relatives Of Senator Il. 4. Clark were
extremely angry with him for his work
in passing the outrageous bill 10 turn
stock loose In Halifax county three
months in the year. His mother had
given him warning Of the certain re-
suits Of his action. She has now disin-
herited him. She OWLS much real estate
In Halifax.
Looked at as n political business, this
Halifax matter Is great for the Demo
IN the State. The way the bill was la
bled in the House was due
TO them. The members who
reflect are disquieted at the
behavior or Hancock and Sutton Of
New Hanover, who urged the tabling
OF the bill to extend the time for this
odious Halifax to go Into effect
FENCES FOR CONVICT FARMS.
And now comes State Treasurer
Worth and urges Representative Me-
NenZie to Introduce q bill to aDpropriat @
$15,0O0 for fences around the great con
Wet farms In Halifax. The cost or
FENCES In the county, which has been with
out them for twelve years will reach
$4,000 1t Is said. Senator Clark says
that the bill Is the result Of q fight In
II alifaX between the rich and the poor.
by ms own confession It is thus class
gisiation. aimed at the land owners,
and affects every land owner In the
county.
ANOTHER SENSATION.
There was another big political sensa-
ZION yesterday, when 1t was stated tina
GOV. Russell had attacked Senator
oduin. Populist bolter from Arson
odum Is the Senator who it has hcen al
lesed IS to receive the Wadesboro post
Ao' foliliS5 LOT senator PrltCn1rI
Inc Governor said: 81 want II under
STOOD now that would 80 into the pen
ltentinry and pick out the worst crlmi-
ma there issue him pardon and appoint
MIN on the Board OF Pcntentjarv Di-
rectors before would appoint that
scounarel Odum TO anything, and be-
Iore /! Will appoint an Arson county
Iopuilst TO any position you must bring
me n certificate frankly certifying thnt
ne does not respect or even speak to this
uir'y scoundrel." Odum voted against
me governors bill to annu the lease Of
the North Carolina Railway.
Ihls remarkable declaration Nv tba
Governor has aroused the wrath
or the Populist boilers and
the friends Of Senator Pritchard
n.a'hly Anson men. The fact is
the relations between the Eastcrn ,r3
western Republicans are becoming
quite strained and the Western ones do
nov hesitate to express their contempt
ioi d number OF those from the East.
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