The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-05

His Cold, Blooded Declaration Looks
LIN Preparation for the Insanity
Dodge-Two Negro Rapists I'm Wake
JafI-ylasonic Notes
Messenger BUREAU.
Raleigh, n. c.. August 90.

messenger BUREAU.
Raleigh, n. c., August 80.
AT 2:5O O'Clock this morning J. J.
jefferson, the assassin of Captain Cal
vim Barnes, was brought here from
Wilson county to save him from lynch
ing The sheriff about 8 o'clock took
him to a point nine miles from Wilson,
boarded a train and hurried here. JEFF
ferson was placed in the station house
until a commitment arrived so he could
be Jailed.
Jefferson made a full confession; in
fact exults i his crime. He says he
hated Barnes and that 5000 people will
rejoice at the killing. He says, further,
that Barnes wanted to make his daugh-
tiers work in the tobacco fields and re-
fused to give them cloth for dresses;
that he asked Barnes early in the day
Monday for the cloth and again that
evening and that upon Barnes refusal
he told him he intended to kill him
and hen shot him as he sat in his
buggy with his little daughter beside
him. No more cOld-blOoded criminal
than Jefferson has ever been seen here.
He is past middle age, with rough face
and fron-gray hair. He says one of
his brothers was in an insane asylum,
but escaped.
AT ) o'clock this morning two ne
groes, both charged with rape, were
brought here and jailed to save them
from lynchers at Durham, for a lynch
ing party 1000 strong had gathered to
take their lives. One of these criminals
is Melville Parker, who outraged May
Huddlestone, white, aged 8 years. The
other is Andrew McAdams, who neal
Burlington, Alamance county, outraged
a 4-year-old white girl. McAdams was
taken to Durham to prevent a lynch
ing at Graham
Sheriff Markham, of Durham,
brought these men through the coun-
try in a carriage. At s o'clock last
night he took them to his home, nine
miles, for developments, and when he
found a great mob was assembling he
drove the prisoners here. McAdams is
about 16 years old. He was half clad,
and without a coat, and full of fear
and also so cold he trembled like a
leaf. He confesses his crime. Parker
denies his guilt. 1t is now stated that
he did not fully accomplish his assault.
Grand Master of Masons R. J. Noble
and Grand Secretary J. G. Drewry, re-
turned today from Statesville, where
yesterday the grand lodge laid the cor
ner stone of the court house, Charles
H. AImfield delivered am address.
Grand Junior Warden w. L. Liddell
delivered the Masonic address. Two
hundred Masons We're present.
Grand Secretary Drewry says that SO
far this year three new lodges have
been chartered, and that there are now
316; total membership II, 600.
State Treasurer Worth returned to-
day from Guilford college, where his
brother Daniel was buried yesterday.
The fall term of Wake Forest college
began today. That of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college here begins on
the 9Th of September. So far eighty
students have passed the competitive
examinations for scholarships is vari-
Jus counties.
The programme of the races at the
state fair in October is out. The purses
aggregate 2 1000. Mr.. Carter, of Rich
mond, will as usual be the starter.
Governor Russell has ait last made
uUIIlWldIlULS lUI OLlCtlo III luC Lew
volunteer regiments. No one can ex-
plain his delay. He keeps the nomina-
tions secret.
T. K. Bruner, secretary of the board
Of agriculture, took many photographs
of Colonel John S. Cu~nningham's to-
bacco farms in Person county. He
says there are 5000, 900 hills and esti-
mates the weight at third of a pound
to the hill, making 100000 pounds.
That is the largest crop in the south,
grown by one planter.
Labor Commissioner Lacy says that
the chief feature of his report for this
year will be letters from laboring men
lin all trades and ~avocations.
Smithfield Herald: We are informed