The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-16
Usr STOP:
So says Governor Aycock-He has been|
Wanting to Make this Declaration
for a Long Time.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, n. e. July l3.
Governor and Mrs. Aycock expected
to leave for Morehead City at 5 O'Clock
this morning, but on account of a heavy
rain storm waited until this afternoon.
Your correspondent met the governor
at his office this morning and his excel
lency said: 81 am officially advised by
an association at Seattle in the state Of
Washington, that it is formed for the
purpose of preventing lynchings and
that it offers $500 reward for each and
every person concerned in any lynch
ing.I am also officially notified that 1T
has offered such rewards for each and
every participant in the Iynchings this
year at LAGRANGE and Smithfield, and
that it has put up the n ! do
not care for outside aid in securing law
and order in North Carolina, but I have
positively decided that hereafter, no
matter what the ernie may be / will
offer $500 reward, which is h limit
unde the law for each n every par
ticipant- / recognize that there is a
crime for which the penalty is certain
death, but the criminal must be hanged
by law and not by a mob. Lynching
has got to stop in North Carolina I
ask you to call on the press and the
preachers in the state to stop the ten
dency towards lynch law 1t is a great
blot in the state
The governor has for some time been
wanting to make this declaration. He
now makes it fairly and squarely. 1t
is a new departure. His hope has been
that no lynching would occur during
his administration. There a been
three-the two named and one of a ne
gro in Cumberland county.
Governor Aycock leaves Morehead
City for Wrightsville Monday and that
afternoon will review the Third regi-
ment at Camp Aycock. The mex morn
ing he will see guard mount n drill
and inspect the camp and see h Off
GERS and men.
A great fall of rain fell last night and
today, with a strong northeaster blow
ing. The wind has for thirty-six hours
been from the northeast. The rain is
injuring crops in this section.
Auditor Dixon and Treasurer Lacy
today made speeches at the Wake
Sunday school convention at Mt. Mo-
riah church. Next week they will ad-
dress the Johnston county Sunday
school convention.
The adjutant general has received all
the invoices of the supplies shipped by
the war department for the state guard,
mainly for the First and Second regi-
.ments. Most will arrive next week.
The state superintendent Of public
instruction says: 1.-THE reports as to
the election of county superintendent
of education have so far come in from
fifty counties. They show that some OF
the best educators in the state have
been elected. They also show that there
is a very decided increase of enthusf-
asm as to the private schools and edu-
cation generally. All this is inded en-
c~ouraging."
Governor Aycock pardons a man nam
ed Pender an ex-editor, of Swain cOun.
ty. He did what far too many people
in this section do; that is, sold whiskey
without license. His case has some
very pitiful aspects, inc the pardon was
an act of mercy. He was serving a six
months sentence in Jail.
In the superior here Judge Rob-
inson stopped Attorney Herbert Norris
from making an explanation in a Grim
inal case. The attorney wanted to show
the sitution of a road in reference to the
defendants and. The judge said it was
unnecessary. The attorney withdraws
from the case and says he will never
again appear in a case on trial before
this judge.