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Sharp County record., 1902-04-25
W. D. COCHRAN
Makes a Reply to Certain Charses Made
Against Him.

ty: ...."
AS Hutchinson has used me as a
target upon which to ride into the
Office Of sheriff Of this county |
take this method of vindicating
myself of the accusations he has
made against me. l will com.
mence at the beginning. He came
to me on the streets of Hardy on
Friday during The January term
of circuit court in 1901 before he
commenced collecting taxes the
following Monday, and asked me
at what price | was going to sell
scrip. told him l had thought
but little about the matter as |
would not be able to sell any un.
til others who had scrip had dis
posed of theirs. He said his rea.
son for wanting to know was that
he had but little of his own to sell
and had promised to sell some
scrip for H. B. Hill and Judge
Smith. | told him Judge Smith
had made me an offer OF his
scrip and that guessed l would
buy it. He asked me to write
him on the following Wednesday
at Ash Flat if bought it. l
came home, bought Judge Smiths
scrip at 85c and wrote Hutchinson
as tle had asked me te do, and |
also wrote him that when he sold
out what scrip he had to sell to
J let me know and would put a
man out to sell my scrip or make
arrangements with him to sell for
me. He received this letter which
he didnot deny to me afterwards
md should he now deny receiving
, ,' I've other evidence that he
S't aaeeive it. Then what did he
SHe sold scrip about five or
six days am told for S5 to 90
cents and then commenced COL
lecting 1O0c on the dollar, telling
the people that I had all the scrip
and would not sell it. Now why
did he do this? Because during
the year he would receive on his
salary, about 800 or 1000 dollars
in county scrip and he wanted to
get 1O0cts on the dollar for his
own scrip and all that he could
buy for less money before he
made his settlement with tha
county. When I found out what
he was doing I hired Mack Haney
to sell scrip for me and ne met
Hutchinson collecting in Big Rock
township, and when Haney ar
rived Mr.. Hutchinson was talking
to the people telling them that !
had all the scrip and would not
sell it. Mr.. Haney informed him
that would sell my scrip. and
Hutchison wanted to know how
Haney knew would sell it and
he (Haney) told him that had
sent him there for that purpose,
so Haney sold scrip for me at the
different precints where collec-
tons were made until they reach
ed Evening Shade and during
February term of circuit court
1901. During the above term OF
court asked Hutchinson it ne ex.
pected to buy scrip issuing from
the July term of the Hardy court
and put it in his settlement for
this collection 1 knew ne could
not do SO lawfully but | knew II
had been done] and he answered
me by saying he would not and
that the collection would be over
and the money turned in before
that court convened. | told him
if he was aiming to handle the
Hardy court scrip ! would put my
scrip down to Soc on the dollar
as | had been holding it a long
time and wanted to sell some Of
| it. His answer was "don't DC
that. You can get 95c and could
get a S1.0o just as easy and VIII
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Mr.. Edwards a proposition to sell
my scrip to him at 40 cents Oh
buy his at the same price, and he
accepted the 40 cents on the dol
lar for his scrip. So then had
something over S25OO.Oo of Sharp
county scrip, which continued to
decline ia value. Owing to the
large Issues of scrip l could not
sell, and | afterwards bought a
small amount of scrip at Is to 30
centso on the dollar, possibly S7OO
or $500, and by holding my scrip
off the market The price began
going up, and l bought on the
rise, paying within s cents on the
dollar CT what scrip was selling
at, but I could never sell any
scrip as collectors have attended
to this and put 1.-The proceeds in
their pockets, The large issues
kept plenty of scrip on the mar
ket for them to speculate on, and
lay all the blame to me.
H. B. Hill and W. A. Edwards
discovered a $4,000 lot of scrip
in Rhode Island for sale that had
belonged TO the defunct Bank OF
Mammoth Spring and bought
S3, 900 of it at go cents on the dol.
lar which they placed on the
market and sold at different
prices. bought S70O of it from
H. B. Hill at IS cents on the dol.
lar. He sent an order for $1,000
more of this scrip at the same
price, but during this time the
entire balance of $1,000 of this
scrip was offered to me at q
cents, which I bought, and Hor'
ace failed to get his last $1,000
I thought as l was carrying {
large amount of the county's in
debtedness' | might as well bu!
this scrip and make something OF
it as for others to be doing so
So you see l have bought scril
all the way from 40 to 81 Ii
cents on the dollar, except tn
small amount referred to which
bought at Is to 80 cents.
Jasper Hutchinson has told al
over this county that | had al
the scrip and would not sell it
This statement is wholly gratuit
GUS, without foundation in fac
and cannot be inferred from an!
conduct of mine. have not re-
fused to sell anyone scrip since
this collection began who asked
me for it, at % cents on the dol
lar. On an average, the scrip
hold, counting the loss OF lega
interest, has cost me something
near 100 cents on the dollar. Nov
if Sharp county or any individual
will take all the scrip I have they
are welcome to it at Is cents OF
the dollar, which would be an ac'
tual loss to me of about 20 cents
on the dollar. You can see tina
I have not got rich fast on SHARP
!. county scrip. Now | am aware
that some of Sharp county's bes
citizens have some feeling agains
me about this scrip matter, which
| think is unjust, and if they vii
take a fair and impartial view o.
the matter they would see the at
titude in which l am placed. LIST
l am carrying the county's in
debtedness for more than it tool
to build the two court houses
without interest. The people ar
getting the use of the houses tina
you might say were built with m!
, money, and I am only holding
warrants that l had nothing to d.
with the issuance of, and tina
without one cent of interest.
Hutchison's statements abou
the lawsuit that | had institutes
against him, like many othe
, 4,+nr,o,,+o ba NADIA before an
Sharp County record., 1902-04-25
P, H. WILKINSON
ATTORNEX
BATSVILLE, ARK.
DIR. G. E. CRAIG
Physician and Surgeon,
.x,u
EVENING SHADE, ARK.

Offer RS his Lrofe ISL onal service to the CT
ems and viciAity.
souuIug the annual ex-Confeder-
Ute reunion at Dallas, Texas.
Mrs. T. w. Pepoon and
laughter, Miss Mary, of Hardy,i'
I've spent several days this
eek in Evening Shade with Miss I
ucy Pepoon, who is instructing {
sclass in music here. Y I
Th.sen rr,.,,l,.is, 70, Malaria, p !
Chills an !. fever il a. gbottle of v
lro-n' Il Taat nlnoa xil..li I1n----- LIN
Will practice in the courts. and Civ
fithfu attention to lseal business I
every kind when employed.
Address: Batesville or Eve
ming Shade, Ark.
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OLD VETERAN PASSES AWAY.
Mr.. J. q. Pickett of statesville, Died Las
Night at the Soldiers Home.

The Soldiers Home was saddened last
night by the death of one of the old vet
Grams, Mr.. J. H. Puckett, of Statesville.
He passed away at S:45 o'clock. Paraly-
sis was the cause of death. Mr. Puckett
had been an inmate of the home since
1898, and was in his list year. His COM
mand was Company B, Nineteenth North
Carolina Regiment, which afterwards
became the Second cavalry in Robert S
brigade.
Mr.. Pickett was a Christian gentle
man and q gallant soldier. His record as
soldier was attested by the fact that
when Gen. Roberts visited the Home
during the last State Fair, he remem-
bered the old soldier and recognized him
Immediately, although he had not seen
him since the surrender, more than thir-
ty-five years ago.
The funeral will take place from the
Soldiers Home this afternoon. DR.. Eu-
gene Daniel, of the First Presbyterian
church, officiating. The interment will
be in the lot belonging to the Home at
the Confederate cemetery.
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must be taken up at $50 tomorrow
morning.
1t is generally assumed here that a
true count will be found, and in that
event the prisoner will be arraigned and
a venire drawn. Mr.. Ward anticipates
delay in getting petit jurors He says a
panel of $50 talesmen will be taken. In
an interview this afternoon Attorney
Aydlett, for the defendant, said it had
not been determined positively whether
a change of venure would be sought. but
that would be agreed upon at confer
ence some time tonight.
An idea of the legal battle for a life
may be had from the fact that Mr.. Ayd-
lett's associates are former District At
torney w. j. Leary and w. NJ. Bond, of
Edenton, and w. H. McMullen, of Eliza
beth City Mr. Ward will be assisted by
]. Haywood Sawyer. of this city, and pos
sibly by Andrew G. Cropsey, of New
York.
Presiding Judge Jones, of Macon cum
ty, in the Sixteenth Judicial Court today
delivered an impressive charge to the
grand jury but he did not bear on the
Wilcox case in specific terms.
Physically he has grown stronger and he
seems to be a picture of health especial
1y since a shave today, which was the
first since incarceration. He had raised
full whiskers.
In tone he is cheerful and discusses
pleasantly anything but himself, except
to say he is tired of being locked up
There is no sign of fear when his trial is
mentioned.
WilcoX's meals are brought to him by
his sister Sadie. Former Sheriff Wilcox
said today Jim's meals had been sent
from home since the son had suspected
ground glass had been put into his food
he knew not by whom.
One of the cases saddest features is
its effect upon the prisoners mother
The grief is gradually wearing her away
Sheriff Wilcox admitted today that his
wife's condition was serious and that it
was brought on ytrouble. She has not
left her room for several weeks.
From one view point it looks like
Caleb T. Parker will be the States wit
ness, but there are two tales as to what
he will say. Judge Cropsey said today
that he and a New York private detec-
tive visited Parker and that with the
aid of rough diagram Parker explained
how he had seem near the Cropsey home
on the night of Nells disappearance, a
woman with her head leaning on a mans
shoulder Parker thought then, so the
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EAGER FOR COTTON
This Explains Relatively Free
Receipts at Ports. Prices
Should Advance.
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New York, March 1O.-A vigorous eff
fort has been made today to depress the
price of cotton by the selling of futures
in New York. Thus far there is no evil
dence that this attempt fictitiously to de-
preciate the value of the article has had
an effect upon the Southern markets,
and May contracts in New York tonight
are selling at practically the same
prices at which middling cotton is quoted
at most of the Southern ports.
I desire once again to advise all hold
ers of cotton at the South not to be ter
rorized into parting with the remnant
of this years small crop at anything un-
der the full value for it, The value in
my opinion will certainly be obtained
before the present season is much older.
Much capital is being made out of the
fact that receipts of cotton at the count
ed points are relatively free, but the
fact is entirely ignored that these re-
ceipts are due to the eagerness of buy
ers and not to the eagerness of sellers.
The fact that spinners in many South
ern markets are paying niue cents md
over for cotton is the strongest possible
evidence that could be had that this crop
is short one and at this time of the
year the receipts are an evidence of the
demand and not of the supply. Exports
from the United States for the past two
days exceed the receipts by about 250,0 600
bales. If cotton continues to disappear
in this ratio the greatest famine the
trade has ever known is impending. Bear
selling of paper contracts in New York
does not augment the supply, and those
who sell them will probably have diff
Guilty in receiving them at present prices.
THEODORE H. PRICE.
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FIGHT VAIN
North Carolina Disseminated
Against in Free Rural
Delivery Bill.
Especial to News and observer)

NopcGidl 10 NEWS anu OBSeEyEI.J
Washington, d. c., March 10.-The
Senate today passed Senator Pritchard's
bill to move the custom house in the
district of Albemarle from Edenton to
Elizabeth City.
The President has signed the bill for
life saving station at Bogue Inlet.
Representative Thomas has secured a
favorable report from the Commerce
Committee of the House on his bill for
new revenue cutter costing $4,000 for
Pamiico Sound and Neuse River, with
headquarters at New Bern This bill
has the approval of the Treasury Depart
ment.
Today Representative Small introduced
an amendment to the rural delivery bill
to require the department to treat all OF
the States and districts equally in the
matter of rural free delivery. He and
Representative Re w w Kitchin vigorously
advocated the amendment, pointing ouN
that North Carolina had been discrimi-
mated against in this regard. The
amendment was defeated, however.
Representative ". W. Kitchin has in
troduced resolution TO amend the Con-
stitution in regard to direct taxation.
Senator Simmons spent Sunday with
Mrs. Simmons at Walters Park, Pa, re-
turning to Washington today. Mrs. SIM
mons health is improving.
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The Rebellion in China.

Hong Kong, March S.-Tle Kang 81
rebels have reached Kai Chou town
eighty miles from Kwong Chan Yuan.
They surprised the local mandarins,
overpowered the garrison and released
the prisoners who joined in the rebel
lion.
1t is reported that the members Of the
Triad secret society have joined the reb-
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story goes, that it was an embrace of
affection he witnessed but now it is be-
lieved he saw man bearing a woman's
limp form. Parker did not recognize
either. A gentleman in sympathy with
Wilcox sal dthis afternoon Parker's
brother would prove that Caleb was at his
residence some time before Nell Crop
sey left her home.
District Attorney Wards opinion is to-
night that the preliminaries will have
been completed and Wilcox placed on
trial Thursday There were two ne
groes on the grand jury today.
Mrs. Cropsey, whose eyesight was i'm
paired by her ceaseless view of the
waves before Nells body was found, has
nearly recovered. The dead girls sis
ters wear very deep mourning and their
bearin on the street tells of very great
sorrow. Seemingly the happiest among
those closely connected to the princi-
pals is former Sheriff Wilcox, who today
stood aobut the building in which the
grand jury was in session and chatted
with friends in his old time spirits.
Expressions of opinion that Wilcox
would fare as we'll in an Elizabeth City
trial as in an adjoining county could be
heard today. They declare that those
most anxious to do mob violence on the
evening fthe autopsy were from a
nearby county The chances tonight are
that the trial will take place here.
Theer are twenty commonwealths wit
nesses down on the books as follows:
Alex Brown. Fannie Mitchell, Dave
Mitchell, Mary Forbes, j. W. Markham
Jnrrv w WilcoY Charles A Ranks Row
Crawford Leonard Owens, Eden Owens,
e. II. Bailey, Jerry Waters, Caleb T.
Parker. Mack Fletcher Riley Lee, ]. w.
Scarborough, DR.. I. Fearing, Dr. j. e.
Wood, DR.. o. Mcclellan, J. H. Leroy.
Ifthe court in session here is a sample,
North Carolina tribunals are models of
dispatch. The usiness gotten through
with today would have occupied some
other State courts more than twice as
long. PRUDEN.
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Worlds Resigns.

Rev. ]. ]. Worlds, pastor of the First
Baptist church, colored, here has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect on
April 18th. He has not announced where
he will locate, but it is understood that
he has several calls under consideration.
The congregation yesterday collected
$34S.S1, to pay the amount due their pas
tor from the church. This was an excel
lent showing, considering the hard
winter. The Sunday school, of which
James H. Young is superintendent, raised
$137 of the above amount.
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Lotus Club. More than 300 members CT
the club were present
General Funston told in minute
detail of the instance which led to the
warfare between the American army and
the insurgents and during the narrative
told of the shooting of several sentries
by Filipino scouts, who had passed the
lines. He said that on the opening of the
battle between the army and insurgents
Major Metcalf of the First Nebraska
regiment had come to his quarters and
said: 1.-The dance was begun
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LONG STEPS ASIDE
And Henry Moody Succeeds
Him as Secretary of
the Navy.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, March 10.-The third
change in the Cabinet of President
Roosevelt occurred today when Secre-
tary Long submitted his resignation in
a graceful letter, it being accepted in one
equally felicitious by the President. The
change was made complete by the selec-
tion of Representative Henry Moody, of
the Sixth Congressional District of Mas
sachusetts as Mr.. Longs successor in the
Navy Department. Mr.. Moody will as
sumo charge of the Navy Department
May 1st.
This change has been expected for
long time. Mr.. Long had intended to re-
tire at the beginning of the late Presi-
dent McKinley's second term, but he con-
sented to remain until certain lines of
policy in which he was involved were
more satisfactorily arranged. Then
when President Roosevelt succeeded,
though anxious to return to private life
for Secretary Long will never again enter
public life-a strong feeling of loyalty
towards Mr. Roosevelt induced the Secre-
tary to defer his retirement until it was
convenient for the President to make
a change. Mr.. Long will re-enter the
practice of law.
The correspondence exchanged today is
as follows:
Navy Department, Washington, d. c.,
March 10, 1902.
'My Dear Mr.. President: Will you
kindly accept this as my resignation of
the Secretaryship of the Navy-tO take
effect ON the first day of May next, or
sooner of course, if you shall at any
time so wish? 1t has been to me a de-
lightful service. l leave the official
circles of your Cabinet, in which my
association with you and its members
has been so happy, with high appreciation
of your administration, and with most
cordial good wishes for it's success and
for you personally.
every truly yours,
(Signed) JOHN D. LONG"
1.-The President"
white House, Washington, March 10.
My Dear Mr.. Secretary:
"It is with very sincere regret that
accept your resignation. 1 shall always
count it a privilege, not only to have
served with you during the last six
months, but to have served under you
at the outset of President McKinley's
duHlulSIIdtlOn. nave seen you III DOlh
relations, and it has never been my good
fortune to be associated with any public
man more single minded in his devotion
to the public interest. Our relations
have been not merely official, but those
of personal friendship.
May all the good fortune you so rich
ly deserve attend you wherever you go.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
''To the Hon. John d. Long, Secretary of
the Navy
Mr.. Moodys selection for the post of
Secretary of the Navy was the outcome
of an interesting contest. There were no
less than half dozen aspirants, but the
struggle finally narrowed down to the
two representatives in Congress. Mr..
Foss, of Illinois, chairman of the Naval
Committee of the House. who had the
energetic support of his Western col
leagues, and Mr.. Moody, for whom Sen
ator Lodge made the winning fight.
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Those Who Will Represent the Pris-
oner Are Messrs Aydlett, Leary,
Bond and McMullen.
THREE MEN MAY REPRESENT THE STATE
They Are Ward, Sawyer and Possibly A. G.
Cropsey. Wilcox is Cheerful, But
Grief is Gradually Wearing
His Mother Away.

Especial to the News and Observer
Elizabeth City, N. c., March 10.-After
a day of eager interest among the crowds
of people who had come to town to learn
about the Wilcox case the grand jury
enter the murder investigation. They
had been grinding out true bills all day
and the assembly waiting for words of
Wilcox anxiously. There are yet un
touched several minor indictments but
District Attorney Ward issued instruc-
tions tonight that the Wilcox murder bill
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ELECTRIC GENERATOR BURNED
Revenue Officers Seize Unstamred Whiskey.
DR.. Buxton Believed Dying.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and ObserVer.)
Winston Salem, N. c. March 10.-A
one thousand horse power electric gen
orator at the Yadkin River plant of the
Fries Power Company was burned out
this morning. 1t will cost 81 500 and re-
quire two weeks to repair the damage.
Revenue officers today seized $50 gal
Ions of stamped whiskey and 70 gallons
unstamped belonging to John Willard,
two miles beyond Waughtown. A gov
ernment distillery. operated by another
man, at the same place was also seized.
Mrs. j. c. Buxton went TO Asheville
tonight in response to telegram stat
ing that her father-in-law, DR.. Jarvis
Buxton, was thought to be dying. Mr..
Buxton left this morning for his faith
ers bedsire.
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Washington, March 1O.-The United
States Supreme court today decided the
Illinois antitrust statute to be uncon
stitutional because of the provision of
the law exempting agricultural products
and live stock from the operations of the
law. The decision was rendered in the
case of Thomas Connolly and others
against the Union Sewer Pipe Company
of Ohio, and was delivered by Justice
Harlan.
The decision of the court in effect de-
clares unconstitutional the antitrust
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THE STAGES ANTITRUST
FLAWS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
So Declares the Supreme Court on the Ground That
These Laws Should Contain no
Exemptions Whatever.
CBy the Associated Press.)

laws of Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louis
lana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana,
North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennes-
see, Texas and Wisconsin. In each of
these States there is an exemption in
favor of live stock and agricultural
products in the hands of the raiser or
producer, or of labor organizations.
Under the rulings of the court, an anti
trust law, to be constitutional, must
apply indiscriminately to all combina-
tions, with no exemptions or exceptions
whatever.
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BEARS IN FORSYTH.
Reported That These Have Attacked Man
Woman and Animals
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Especial to News and Obseryer.)
Winston, N. c., March 10.-Reports
reach here that there are bears in the
country four miles from Winston. A
young man named Nathan Rominger, is
said to have been chased by the animal,
one of them stricking him in the back,
the young man barely escaping.
The tracks made are pronounced to be
bear tracks. and it is said that attacks
have also been made on a Mrs. Johnson,
and on some cattle. Hunters from here
will go out with a pack of hounds to
search for the bears.
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Trio Of Big Speakers.

Especial to the News and ObserVer(
Auburn, N. c., March 8.-Dr. Geo. I.
Winston will lecture at Mt. Mor!ah
Academy Friday, March IA. In April
Prof w. r. Cullom, of Wake Forest,
n. c., will lecture. Governor c. B. Ay-
cock will deliver our commencement ad-
dress May 18th New students continue
to arrive. ssf4Ss,
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Pauncefote to Visit Biltmore.
(By the Associated Press

Washington, March S.-'The State De-
partment has as yet received no intima-
tion of the selection of a successor to
Lord Pauncefote. He will leave Wash
ington in few days for a visit TO
George Vanderbilt at Biltmore, n. c.,
where he hopes to recuperate fully from
bis recent attack of gout.