The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
The Body of Young Man cut to Pieces
by a Trafn-Close of Wayne County
Sunday school Conventional Horse
Thief Captured.

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
.Goldsboro, n. c., October s.
The junction of the Smithfield
branch of the Atlantic Coast Line and
the Southern railway, about seven miles
from this city, was the scene of a most
horrible death Saturday night. Two
young white men, Arter and Jesse
Snipes, sons of John William Snipes.
boarded the Southern railway freight
train that had left his point a few
minutes previous. having in mind TO
get a ride to Princeton. AFTER, who
was about IS years old, got his foot
caught in the frog at the junction of
the two railroads and his leg was torn
from his body at the hip. He was
dragged for a distance OF several hun
dred feet hen he fell, the car wheels
cutting his body in two, also, crushing
his head, h brains falling out in a
heap His face, it seems, was not dis
figured at all. The train sped on to
Princeton where his brother, Jesse,
alighted, and not finding AFTER, inquir-
ing for him led to the finding of his
,mutilated body, which was picked UP
in several pieces.
The Wayne county Sunday school
convention was brought TO a successful
close yesterday afternoon. The attend
ance at yesterdays session was 100,
49, "AOhA ELJOy Cu Liz SpCCSIIcS "
Rev. b. w. Spillman, DR.. Jno. c. Kilgo,
j. w. Bryan, r. n. Simms, H. B.
Parker and Geo. E. Hood. The old Of
fcers were reelected and are as fol-
lows: H. B. Parker, Jr., president;
Geo. E. Hood, secretary; Ct. S. Pritch-
ard, G. w. Edgerton, j. w. Thompson
r. B.. Raiford, executive committee.
The time and place of next convention
We're left with the executive commit
tee. The success of the most delight
full song service of the convention is
largely due to j. E. Dunbar, whose solos
Were exquisitely rendered. To the I'M
firing energy of H. B. Parker, Jr., Geo.
E. Hood, G. S. Pritchard and J. w.
Bryan is due in a large measure the
convention itself.
Misses Lilly Hooks and Loudora
Overman, of Eureka, who have been on
a visit to Miss Hettie Overman, return
ed home this afternoon.
The infant of Mr.. sand Mrs. George
Stanley died here last night.
On the outskirts of the city Joseph
Wilson, of South Carolina, who was on
a visit to his sister, Mrs. Foreman,
died at 4 o'clock this morning.
Another of the escaped Jail birds has
been placed again behind the bars.
John Wright Evans is the name of
the darkey that took charge Of the
horse of DR.. Will Powell. He was cap
tured Saturday evening and has made
a full confession, but declares he only
took the horse to ride out in the coun-
try for his dog, which appears to be
the property of Mr.. NJ. L. Adams and
that he proposed bringing the horse
back. In catching the dog, his dogship
put up such a howl as to arouse Mr..
Adams and others, who ran out, fright
ening the negro away, the horse being
found tied nearly. Mayor Peterson
thought it a matter for a higher court
and required bond in the sum of 5000
in default of which Evans went to Jail.
GoVernor-elect Aycock has returned
from Kinston where he. spoke Satur-
day. He expressed delight with his re-
ception there n says a full vote will
be polled in Lenoir.
7. G. Wooten, candidate for district
elector, passed through today en- route
to Northampton, where he and Claude
kitchin begin today a experimenting
tour of the county. They concluded
their work in Warren county last week
where large crowds greeted them at
every appointment.
a. NJ. Shrago has returned from his
purchasing trip north.
The stockholders of the GoldSboro
Tobacco Warehouse Company, at q
meeting held Saturday night to con
slider an offer of lease and purchase
decided to leave the matter with the
board of directors to do as the thought
best.
James Robertson, of Colorado, an ole
New Bern boy, passed through on his
return from a pleasant visit to New
Bern.