The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
Agent of Burial association in Trouble.
Woman Seeking her Husband,
Especial to News and Discovery

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Greensboro, n. c.. Nov. IF there is
any foundation for the charge, the pub
llcation of a trial here before Justice
Wolfe today may prove of value to peo-
PIE elsewhere. The defendant gives his
name as John Elliot. He is a stranger
mere. He was tried today for forgery on
a warrant sworn out by Mary Clews. q
coIored woman. Her testimony is that
Elliot came to her with a proposition
That she join a burial association"
concern which would undertake TO have
her suitably buried il she should die and
not leave the means for that purpose. 1t
would require that she pay So She said
she didn't have that amount Whereupon
according to her testimony. the agent
pulled out $3.50 and said he would loan
her the money and take a mortgage on
her household and kitchin furniture. She
declined to give the mortgage, saying
that it was bought on the installment
plan and hence already mortgaged Later
she saws her furniture was called for,
hauled away, and sold on the strength OF
mortgage which bore what appeared to
be her signature but which she VOWS
she never signed. It was in signing her
'it'AAAN ~ bAllS llOl l-sdSG llldI she CIdiIiGQ
the defendant in the case committed for.
gerry. Justice Wolfe sent the case OF
10 Superior court
The sale of the Hucomuga Cotton Mills
of Greensboro. was confirmed at Graham
today by Judge Mcneil. Messrs. Cone,
of this city, were the purchasers at $25,-
GOO. 1t will be some time, they say, be-
fore operations will be resumed.
On the eastbound train this afternoon
there was carload of q colored hands
going to Wilson's Mills to work on the
spur track from the iron mines to the
depot at Wilson's Mills. This is the
track the completion of which, is re-
quired before the Empire Steel and Iron
Works can start IN.
DIR. =. L. GrOome was called to Max
ton today on account of the critical con-
dition of his son. Prof. p B. GrOome,
who is to have an operation for appcn-
dicitis performed today or tomorrow.
Mrs. Groome went down yesterday to be
with her son.
The city has walked up on the street
matchmaking subject. Rock Cuarries
have been opened in two new places with
in the past week and the supply is good
Two forces are now earnestly at work
matchmaking One on North Davie street
which has been graded and ready for
rock six years The other on Asheboro
street.
Chief Clerk Schultz, of the railway mail
service, has arranged for mail to b. sent
TO Mount Airy by way of Winston. Leav-
ing here at $40 o'clock in the morning
it will get to Mount Airy at one o'cloc.,
several hours sooner than it goes on the
c. f. and Y. V. road Mail from Mount
Airy will leave there at two o'clock over
the same route and get here at 6:19
p. m.
Miss Bessie CLANCY, of Danville. has
been in the city two DAYS looking for
her husband Jno e. CLANCY, a carpeH-
ter. She says he sent for her to come
over but did not state for whom he was
working or where he could be found
This morning Mrs. CLANCY was at public
headquarters in great distress as her
own efforts added to those of the public
department to locate her husband had
proven fruitless. She will probably re-
turn home tonight unless Mr.. CLANCY
shows up or is turned up.