Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-13
SON DEFENDED HIS MOTHER.
a Connecting Link For the seaboard Air
Limo Now Being; Constructed Between
Monroe, N. c.. and aIcBoe. s. Raleigh
Men the Prime Movers George Gooch.to
Rescue Ills Mother From tho brutality
ola Drunken Father. Uses a Gun with.
Perhaps, Fatal Effect.


begun OH the new railroad between
will give Charlotte and western
North Carolina short connection
with Columbia. Savannah and other
points in South Carolina. Georgia and
Florida.
The railroad. which is being built as
connecting link for the seaboard. is
backed by private corporation, in
which number OF Raleigh gentlemen
are the prime movers and are large
stockholders.
The railroad is to be known as the
Charlotte. Monroe IL Columbia Rail-
way. The company which is building
1t owns forty thousand acres OF valu-
able timber land at the South Caro-
lima terminus. 1t was originally the
intention of the company to build a
narrow gauge railroad for the de-
Velopment OF the timber property in
the territory through which the rail-
read is to pass. Now 1t has been def
nitely determined that standard
gauge road will be constructed, which
VIII be up-to-date in every respect
ana permit of the operation of the
heaviest trains.
The contract for the construction of
the first half of the road has been let
and the work of grading has com
menced on the South Carolina end.
The road Is to he thrty-three miles
in length. according to present calcu-
latlons. Work begins at McBee and
VIII be pushed on to Monroe.
The new road is being constructed
by company of gentlemen who are
identified with the Seaboard, and 1t
seems evident that the Seaboard Line
VIII eventually operate this short line
h,a l1nr
Halfway for traffic between Western
ana Central Carolina and points in
South Carolina. Georgia and Florida
The new road Will give the Seaboard
direct line from Charlotte. where
connection is made i'm Western Caro-
lima TO Columbia. S. c. Trains will be
operated over the Carolina Central
from Rutherfordton and Charlotte to
Monroe. and thence over the new line
to McBee. where connection is made
with the Seaboards main line to CO.
lurnb!n. Savannah and Florida The
construction OF the new link between
Monroe and McBee has given rise TO
the story that the Seaboard VIII push
me Carolina Central on to Asheviiie
II is claimed mat The Seaboard's new
line Will be equally as short If not
shorter. than the Charlotte, Columbia
~ Augusta, the Southern Railways
connection.
Three of the gentlemen who are
largely interested m this new venture
are Raleighites. They are Mr. Charles
T. Johnson. mir. j. NJ. Turner. super
ihtendent Of the Seaboard, and MIR.
William Moncure. assistant superin-
tendent. Three Virginia gentlemen
have also invested in the enterprise.
THIS company, which is building the
Ink between Monroe and McBee, also
owns tie big area OF timber land at
the South Carolina terminus. The
town Of McBee, which some day bids
fair 10 he quite q railroad and manu-
featuring POINT. also belongs to them
With such gentlemen as Mr.. John
son and his associates back of the en-
terprisc, lis success is assured.
SHOOTS HIS FATHER.
Yesterday morning about nine
o'clock, George Goocl,. a young man
Just about grown shot and perhaps
fatally wounded his father, Jubal
Gooch. Tie poy was brought here
last night about dark ana placed i'm
jail by Deputy Sheriff Riddich ana
Constable Scott. The shooting took
place near New Hope church. about
seven miles from Raleigh, in st. Mat
tnew's township.
From the accounts given of the af-
fair, il seems that the wounded man
VINO was drunk, was beating his wife,
and had Knocked her down when he
was shot by his SON There was
hog-kiiing at the Gooch home, and Il
number of neighbors were present
assisting i'll the work. Gooch went i'm
the house TO ostensibly get & lard pail
and, in n few moments the noise of n
rife was heard. George Gooch
went in the house, and almost imme-
diatcly there was the report of gun
When the neighbors ran in Jubal
Gooch was lying on the floor, the en-
tire charge of small shot and the
wadding having taken effect in the
face and eyes. The boy went to a
neighbours, but made no resistance
when later i'll the day he was arrest
ed. The wounded man was not moved
until the arrival of a physician.
There We're only two persons in the
room, besides the principals, when
the shot was fired. One OF these was
an old blind woman, who says she
heard the noise OF the scufIle. and
Mrs. Gooch. who had been Knocked
down by her husband. and who says
She did not hear the gun fire.
1t is said that Gooch when drink
ing. is very disa greeablc character,
md that he has not only beaten his
wife frequently, but that he has at
tempted to shoot her. He is about Sc
years old, and until five years ago
lived in Raleigh. and he still owns
some property here. He was n plas-
terer by trade. II. son who shot
him, is about 90 years old, and has
always borne n fair reputation. Pub
lie sentiment ait present seems to be
In his favor.