The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
TWO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
Under Death-Sentence-A Remark
able Lemon.
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Goldsboro, \, c.. November 12.-Thi@
morning about 1 o'clock Sheriff Stevens
and Chief of Police Freeman receivel
a telephone message from Governor
Aycock stating that it was reported
IN Raleigh that a mob had been formed
in Trenton yesterday afternoon and
were on their way to Goldsboro to
lynch the negro Alfred Daniels. who is
now in Jail here under sentence of
death for the murder of Mr.. F. @. Sim
mons, the father of Senator Simmons,
OF Which OffenSe he was convicted in
Trenton last week. The governor in
structed the sheriff to notify the cape
tains of both military companies to b.
in readiness to call their men together
in case their services were needed
The necktie party did not arrive. Ira
fact no one here expected them to ar
rive. 1t seems that the report started
in New Bern and turned out to be =
mere hoa
Besides the negro Daniels. who is
now under sentence of death in JAZZ
here, there are two more murderers
who have been sentenced to die. tina.
have been confined in Wayne county
Jail for safe keeping. They are both
from Duplin county. Dan Teachey IS
awaiting a decision of the supreme.
court under sentence of death for the
murder Of G Rivenbark near Wal
lace last spring. Teachey broke Jail in
k~enansville while awaiting for trial
and afterward went in and gave him.
self up. He stated to his lawyers that
he could prove an alibl and they ad-
viSed him to Civ himself up. George
Daniels, who killed Will Maxwell about
two months ago, is also confined IN
jail here. He was convicted in Duplln
superior court last week and sentenced
to be hanged. He took an appeal to the
supreme count. The crime for which
Daniels IS under sentence OF death 81
alleged to have been committed because
MaXW ell persisted in visiting the home
Of Daniels and paying attention to he
step-daughter of Daniels. after he had
been forbidden do so. Daniels went
into the woods where Maxwell was st
work and shot him down without
warning.
A fatal shooting accident occurred
on the plantation of Mr.. John H. MOI
ris near Pikeville yesterday afternoon.
a Yelverton, a young colOred man,
who was considered industrious. reli-
able and honest. had been out bird
hunting during the day. He returned
with his game in the afternoon and
while showing the birds to his mother
set his gun down on the ground ana
placed the muZzle under his arm pit.
He leaned on the gun while talking
and in some mysterious manner tke
gun exploded, the load tearing away
his shoulder and part of his head and
killing him instantly.
The news reached the city this aftoT-
noon of a very distressing and proba-
bly, fatal accident. which occurred at
the saw and griSt mill of Mr.. Nus
grave at SaulStOn. III this county. this
morning. Mr.. MuSgraVe was attending
the grist mill himself when one Of tie
big mill rocks exploded with terrific
force. Some Of the flying fragments
struck Mr.. Musgrave in the throat ana
penetrated his head. rendering him un-
conscious at once. At this hour his
condition is very critical and grave
fears are entertained for his recovery.
He Is we'll known throughout the coun--
ty as an energetic and influential citi-
zen and his host of friends Will sin
cerely regret the terrible accident which
has befallen him.
Mrs. John Y. Sherard. living out be-
yond Salem church in this county
brought to this city today a marvellous
growth in the shape of a lemon. which
weighed 1912 ounces and measured 1e1s
inches IN circumference. 1t is put
down in the seed catalogue as the
American Wonder and we'll deserves
the name. The lemon came from a tree
only Is months Did and is Is inches
high. Mrs. Sherard has been nurturIng
the tree in her flower pit. The tree
now has OF its besides other full grown
lemons younger fruit n a number of
blooms