The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-25
THE SLAYER ESCAPES
Victim Buried at the Home of the
Murderer's Wife
THE TRAGEDY OCCURS NEAR CREeDMooR
The Murderer Walter Gardner, and His Brother,
William, Bore Very Bad Reputation.
Walters jealousy cfhis Wife
Led to the Crime.
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reached here of murder, horrible in
its details, that was committed near
Creedmoor, Granville county, a few
days ago. The murderer was a half
brother of the man slain, and after the
deed he hauled the dead body quite
a distance to his home and then made
his escape.
The parties in this terrible affair were
colored, and Walter Gardner is the
murderer while the body of William
Gardner lies buried at his home near
the place named.
From what can be learned here it
seems that there had been bad blood
between the two brothers for sometime.
Walter Gardner was suspicious and
jealous of the attention William show
ed his wife and of the kindly manner
in which she received them A few
nights ago Walter caught William near
his home. Hot words passed between
the two, and the tragedy followed as re-
lated. A shot gun was the weapon
used.
After the shooting Walter Gardner
went to a neighbor, borrowed a horse
and wagon and hauled the dead body
of his brother home. Having taken 1t
out of the wagon he returned the team
to the one from whom it had been bor-
rowed and then made his escape. Since
then nothing has been heard from him..
Both of the men bore very unsavory
regulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Jeffries have re-
turned from Culpepper, Va, where they
were called on account of the illness of
Edward Jeffries, brother of the above
named. When they reached the bedside
he was dead. The deceased had been in
very poor health for quite a long time.
He was a brother of Melville and Marion
Jeffries, well known business men Of this
city, and also brother of DR.. Jeffries,
pastor of a Baptist church in Louisville,
and who is well known all over the
South
THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.
The city election to be held on May
7th promises to be the hardest fought in
years. There are four candidates for
mayor in the field and the supply of
mayorality timber is not yet exhausted.
The candidates who have announced
themselves are M. C. McCown, the pres
ent incumbent of that office; R. B. Boone,
the well known attorney; T. L. Peay,; ex-
e. Owens, justice of the peace. The can
didates for aldermen are so numerous
that no one has yet made an effort to
enumerate them. While voting for the
city officers the question of bonds for
more school buildings will be submitted
TO the people. The bonds will doubtless
be carried by a large majority.
Mr.. ]. B. Walker has gone to New Or
leans to attend the general missionary
conference which will convene in that
city on Friday and be in session until
next Tuesday.
Mrs. Cameron, wife of Prof j. W. Cam
eron, principal of the East Durham gra-
ded school, is reported as being quite
i'll.
Tonight at o'clock there was a mar
riage in colored high life at st. Josephs
A. NJ. E. church The contracting par
ties were Oscar Aston and Annie Rogers.
Miss Dora E. Davis. daughter of Mr..
]. N. Davis, died of consumption at the
home Of her parents in the western part
of the city yesterday afternoon.
VARIOUS LAW SUIT.
PC. Graham went down to Raleigh this
morning and will appear for the defendant
in case to come up before the Supreme
court in which Capt r. B. PEBBLES is
plaintiff and George Graham defendant
The case involves the title of S64 acres of
very fine land belonging to the estate of
the late Paul G. Cameron. In the trial
of the case here the evidence went back
to deeds and grants made during the
reign of Charles III and occupied about
week in trial. The jury rendered a
verdict giving Defendant Graham 800 acres
and Plaintiff Peeles Ga acres Both sides
appealed to the higher court. The prop
erty involved is worth about $4,000.
The case of Rev. r. j. Gattis will also
coe up before the court this week This
case is the one in which Rev. T. j. Gattis
brings suit against DR.. j. c. Kilgo and
others for libel and SANDER. In the trial
at Oxford the plaintiff was given YER
dict for $4,000.
At the home of the bride on Morris
street, this morning at nine. o'clock, Mr..
j. II. Harvard and Miss Mabel Pearce
were united in marriage. The groom is a
we'll known business man and for a num-
Der of years has been deputy sheriff of
the county. The bride is a daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Pearce. The officiat-
ing minister was Rev. c. L. Dowell, of
Society Hill, S. c., an uncle of the bride,
who was assisted by DIR. w. G. Tyree.
pastor of the First Baptist church in this
city Mr.. and Mrs. Harvard left on the
eastbound train for South Carolina where
they will spend a few days on a bridal
tour
Mr. r. Vickers. manager for the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Company in this
city, went over to Oxford to attend court
as witness in damage suit against the
Western Union Company The plaintiff
in the action is ]. M. Bullock. of Stems,
Granville county. Sometime last year a
telegram was sent Mr.. Bullock from OAR
lington, S. c., telling him to come at once
and take position near that place fol-
$40 per month. The message was lost in
transmission and was never delivered
HI IS cuirg for $500.
W. C. Couch. of this place, and Miss