The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-06
QUICK CAPTURE
Greensboro Necks iA-stretch
TO see That Millionaire.
Creates Sensation by Buying Ton Of Coal
Back to the Old Home After Sky
Six Years.
Especial to the News and Observer


Police Scott made quite a quick capture
of Salisbury fugitive from justice this
morning. In the early mail he received
a letter from the Salisbury officer to be
on the lookout for a negro named Ed.
DWiggins, wanted there for assault with
deadly Weapors, stating that he had a
scar on his forehead, etc The chief was
walking down Main street with the letter
In MS hand, studying about Ed As he
passed the Guilford Hotel, his attention
was attracted to n darkey on the inside
sweeping. He looked him over carefully,
ana there was his man, or some man.
with scar on mis- bare forehead. Walk
ing up TO him, he simply said: Ed. I
want YOU The man replied: az Won
lookin' fur Ed. Dwigglns fun Sails
pury? That's right responded the
chief well lie him." said Ed. but
I'm 'scused wrongful over there. an
reckon I'd just as well go back an prove
it, To this the chief cordially agreed
and the next seen of the twain, thew
were headed for police Headquarters
Where Ed. has been resting from labor
until the Salisbury officer arrives to
claim him.
When asked about the reported arrest
OF j. G. Hankins who escaped from the
custody OF a Rowan officer sometime
ago, Sheriff Jordan today said he had no
othcial information of the capture; that
IL was entirely in the province of the
Rowan sheriff, who offered the reward
for Hankins, to bring him back from
Kentucky, and deliver him up to Chill
ford. But suppose the Rowan au-
thoritieS should keep him under a war
rant for escape?" was asked. He he
longs here" said the sheriff He was
SIMPLY loaned to the Rowan officials, as
a witness under orders from the Judge
and 1T would seem that he ought to be
brought back where they get him. be-
tore trying any other racket on him: he
belongs in jail here until his case is
tried, or bord is given, and suppose
VIII be brought here by the Rowan Of
ficers, straight from Kentucky" Poor
Hankins' and poor US; we'd hoped here
to have heard the last of him, and SO no
doubt had the news readers
sensation was created here this
morning by the passage along Main
street of whole ton of genuine anthra-
cite coal. The millionaire who pur-
chased it at $18 has not been located.
Factories here have all been fortunate
enough to keep supplied with soft coal
and there has not at any time been a
necessity for shutting down. The cotton
mills were we'll supplied, and the only
fears expressed had been on account of
railroads confiscating part of coal on the
way to them. This confscaton sometimes
amounted to whole carloads, but re-
Gently, the coal has been returned, ard
the factories are all resting easy over the
situation.
Mr. Thomas H. Bailey and family of
Martin county arrived today to take up
their permanent residence on a Gull
ford county farm which Mr. Bailey has
recently purchased, about two miles from
town. The steady influx of such settlers
here is one of the most encouraging
notes in the music of progress. 1t is not
only in the towns, but in the rural sec
tons here, that people are constantly
coming to, taking advantage of ready
made good schools, good roads, and an
excellent market for all products that
the soil grows.
Ex-Judge W. p Bynum. Jr., returned
today from Randolph court He was
counsel in murder case set for trial
there yesterday, appearing for the ac-
cused, but the case had to be continued
because of absence of witnesses for the
prosecution, and from the further fact,
that the chief witness against the de-
PENDANT had died Monday night.
A most interesting arrival here last
night was that of Mr.. w. A Lewis, of
Indian Territory, who came to Guilford
on a visit to his old home, after an alb
sence of Sc years He says this coun-
try has changed greatly since he left it,
at % years of age, nearly three quarters.
of a century ago. His old acquaintance
arc all gone, and he says there is every
sign of wondrous progress and develop
ment here to what he expected to find.
He is IS years old, looks hale and hearty.
He says he has prospered; that he has
had six wives, eighteen sons. the Oldest
being 65, and nine daughters, and his
Youngest child is three months old. He
has been judge in three states, fought
in the Mexican, Indian and Civil wars,
and would have fought in the Cuban war
had his young wife not objected. Judge
Lewis left with Prof Wharton this morn
ing to visit his old neighborhood in Gull
ford. and in search of relatives, who
may be living