The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-23

father is a coward and so are you" where
upon Mr.. Crawford struck him, and sew
eral blows were passed before they were
separated by the passengers. They did
not hurt each other beyond few slight
bruises and Mr.. Crawford expressed SIM
cere regret over the occurrence, but said
he felt that to be called coward was
an insult which should be resented then
and there. Mr. Crawford is a graduate
of Trinity College and is well-known here.
He is prominent in church as well as
business circles, holding several official
positions in Grace M. E. church, Winston
Salem. He is nephew of Mr. John T.
Pullen and Mrs. Charles H. Belvin, of
Raleigh
DIR. KILGO'S VERSION OF 1T.
In regard to the difficulty that oc-
Cured between DR.. Kilgo and Mr.. Craw-
ford this morning, DIR. Kilgo's friends
made the following statement tonight:
Some While ago there appeared in the
Raleigh Post part of private meet
ing of the friends Of Trinity College in
Greensboro, which DR.. Kilgo attended.
At this meeting DR.. Kilgo laid before
them matters of interest concerning the
college. In the report of this meeting
to the papers, it was said that DR.. Kilgo
had made some references to an editor
ial which appeared in the North Caro-
lima Christian Advocate. 1t seems that
| the editorial after mentioning the exec
utive committee of Trinity College
said: All of these are members of the
North Carolina Conference DR.. Kilgo
thought that the statement would make
| the impression on some that the North
Carolina Conference wished to usurp
| control of the college. Mr.. r. b. Craw-
| ford, of Winston, son of Rev. l.. w.
| Crawford, editor of the North Carolina
Christian Advocate, wrote DR.. Kilgo
! under date of May 81 as follows:
| Dear Sir:-The Raleigh Morning
Post of Saturday, May Is, contained
| report of your speech made in Green's
boro on the evening of May 16 This
report contains many quotations from
your speech and also a reference to an
| editorial in the North Carolina Chris
tian Advocate of May 18TH, on the cata-
logue of Trinity College. AS graduate
of the college and as president of the
Advocate Publishing Company, will
you kindly write me if the Morning
Post of the above mentioned date quotes
you correctly. / enclose stamped enve-
lope for reply.
Respectfully,
r. b. CRAWFORD
ITO this DR.. Kilgo replied: In reply
to your letter / wish to say that the
information you desire can be obtained
from Mr. Chas. Ireland, DR.. Turrentine,
DIR. Peacock or DIR. Turner, of Green's
boro, as they were present and reside
in Greensboro, the headquarters of the
Advocate
Here the matter rested until this
morning. DIR. Kilgo was returning
from Concord, where he had preached
on Sunday. In changing cars at Green's
boro, he went into the smoking car.
Somewhere. between Greensboro and
Burlington, while he was sitting crouch
ed down in his seat with his hands in
his pockets, Mr. r. b. Crawford came
into the car and spoke to DR.. Kilgo. DR..
Kilgo did not rise, but asked him to
have a seat. He declined and then re-
marked to DIR. Kilgo: Your letter
was not satisfactorily DIR. Kilgo re-
piled: Nor was yours satisfactory to
me- 1t was evident that Mr.. Craw-
ford, who had been riding in the car
behind the smoker, had come into the
smoking car with the intention of meet
| ing with DR.. Kilgo and settling the
II.
statement, Mr.. Crawford then said, in
not polite manner: We'll, sir, it was
| mean and cowardly in YOU To which
| DR.. Kilgo replied: Yours was also a
piece of cowardice.' Without any
warning he began to strike DR.. Kilgo
| in the face. From all that can be learn
| ed DR.. Kilgo was at a very great dis
advantage in the matter of protecting
himself.
Mr.. Crawford is six feet tall, and
apparently weighs from IT'S to 1870
pounds. Mr.. Crawford struck the doc
tor number of times before some gen
tlemen reached him and pulled him
| away. Mr.. Crawford then went back
| to the rear of the car. DR.. Kilgo did
not strike him, nor did he attempt to
strike him.
1T was reported that when Mr.. Craw-
| ford left the smoking car he remarked
that DR.. Kilgo had insulted his father.
In reply to an inquiry, DR.. Kilgo stated
that ne had never insulted Dr. Craw-
| ford.
"The friends of Trinity College in Dur
ham express regret that the attitude
| long maintained by the North Carolina
| Christian Advocate towards the present
administration of the college has led to
| a personal assault upon the president.
| But DR.. Kilgo's advocacy of the highest
strongest and best type of education
cannot. and will not be thwarted by
people who resort to methods such as
have been manifested today
DIR. KILGO DECLINES TO TALK.
Immediately on receipt of the news of
the fight, the News and Observer wired
it's correspondent in Durham to Interview
, DR.. Kigo and get his version of the diff
ficulty. Soon thereafter the reply came:
''Dr. Kilgo declines to make statement.
Last night however, the statement
above printed was wired this paper.
Mr. Crawford is hardware merchant
! in business at Winston, but he is well
known in Raleigh, where he has often
visited. He is nephew of Mr. John t.
Pullen and Mrs. Charles Fl. Belvin, of this
city.
ACCOUNT BY EYE WITNESS.
Mr.. d. A. Bats, of Wilson county,
who was on his way home from a Western
business trip. happened to be on the train
yesterday morning when the trouble arose
between Dr. Kilgo and Mr. Crawford 1T