The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-02
STATE NEWS.

Henry Mahaley, farmer living
about miles from Salisbury had the
| misfortune to lose his house and house,
hold effects by fire Sunday morning.
1t is thought the fire originated from
some live Goals being thrown out with
the ashes. 1t was by great difficulty
that he saved his barns.
| The nineteen bills of indictment
drawn against Salisbury merchants by
Solicitor Hotter for selling cigarettes
to minors has been much discussed
since the grand jury returned the true
bills. All the cases will probably come
up for trial at the February term of
Rowan County Court.
Gilmore Hammond, who last week
was tried in Salisbury for the murder
Of Frank Avlrett before Judge Coble
was found guilty of manslaughter and
sentenced two years in the penetent-
larry.
Fears his Prisoner Will be Lynched.
WINSTON, N. c., Nov. 26.-Jailor Da-
wilson, of Wytheville, Va, yesterday
Mount Airy, who stands charged with
criminally assaultinga white girl at
Wythev;lle about four months ago. n ct
being able to reach home that day, the
Tailor brought his prisoner to Winston
to spend the night. He left here TO-
day for home but stated that he had
fears Bowen would be taken from hin
and lynched before he reached Wythe.
, Vile. He has no doubt about the ne
gro being guilty. The citizens of the
town are still terribly wrought uI
; over the crime.
!. Hod CrI.ni n Tn
f WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Prit
4 chare, Judge Moore and J. S. Adams, o
= Asheville, representing the officials o
e the defunct First National Bank o
l AsheYille, saw Comptroller Eckels, o
J, the Treasury Department, to-day, il
f reference to the affairs of the banl
They claim that they are prepared t
o show that there was no criminal in
n tent on the part of the officers of tn
o bank and the failure of the bank
e due to the depreciation of prices Q
: property, as a consequence of the re
n cent hard times. They also claim tina
l. they are prepared to show that the OF
q ficials of the bank have not saved an
p money as q result of the different in
= yestments which they have made, BIT
a. have wrecked their fortunes in tn
Il attempt to save the bank; and viii
m the officials are left without any fund
they hope by the aid of their frien(
and the sacrifice of their homestead
to enable the receiver to declare sma
"a dividend.
nj Murder and Lynching.
le WILMINGTON, n, c., Nov. 40
rs Thanksgiving day, Nathan Willis,
on colored man living near Town Cree
10 Brunswick county. was arrested {
ne the charge of numbering young viii
as man by the name of Stephens. st
n phens was found in the vicinity
en- Wample, s c., with a gunshot wouI
~ in the back.
ne Thursday night mob was raised
ng the farmers in the country near t
.r- Waccamaw river. Willis was tax
on from the sheriff, carried into t
cal woods and chained between two pi
ar- trees. Lightwood was then pill
q around him and he was burned
death, thus suffering an awful death
Ter pay the penalty for his terrible Grin
&c, Suspicion at once rested on the color
IN man who had been seen in nelghb'
a ing communities wearing some
he stephens garments. He had also be
rs seen driving the OK cart In wnich
DER murdered man was last seen alive, q
nat $25 in money was found on his pers
MS that it was supposed, he took from
10 victims pockets.
rlt- A later report says that the above
Ca not true as regard the burning
Willis but that he is safely lodged
Horny, S. c., county Jail.