The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-27
BIC MASS MEETING
In Greensboro Tonight For
Temperance Legislation.
Judge Boyd Did Not 60 to Washington 10 Ask
Cltmency For PuIIiam---N gro Found
Beaten 10 Death.
Especial to News and Observer.)


Greensboro, N. c., Jan. 26.-At West
Market Street Methodist church Sunday
morning, the pastor, Rev. DR.. S. B. Tur-
rentine. preached sermon that was in
the nature of high blast for the cause
of reform in the liquor question. He en-
dorsed most cordially the plan which will
give places of the size of Greensboro the
right TO say by a majority vote whether or
not there shall be saloons. He denounced
the habit of individual drinking and he
said that income from liquor licenses
would not be blessed of God for anything
that was wrong in it's essence could not be
made right because it advanced CONNER
cial ends He also declared that even
financially considered the licensing of sa-
looms is a failure. He gave figures to
show that the sale of liquor caused States
and cities to spend many times more than
it yielded in income. He pointed out the
prosperity of Maine and North Dakota,
where the is constitutional and statutory
prohibition. He called for a show of
hands to ascertain no many wanted to see
Greensboro and North Carolina. relieved
of the whiskey curse, and practically all
the adult persons in the crowded church
auditorium raised their hands.
Tomorrow night at o'clock at the
court house there will be mass meet
ing of citizens interested in an enactment
by the Legislature to improve the con-
ditions under which liquor can be man
ufactured and sold in this State.
Judge Boyd returned from Washington
last night He did not go as stated in
some of the papers to recommend to
President Roosevelt the commutation of
the sentence of Lawrence G. Pulliam, of
the defunct First National Bank OF
AsheVille. He has not acted in the case
since he sentenced Pulliam to five years
in the penitentiary, the minimum punish
ment When he pronounced that SEN
tence he stated that he would recommend
to the Presidenk to commute the same to
a short ter min all on account of Pull
liams age and the condition of his health.
But there has been no application for a
pardon yet. Judge Boyd would probably
recommend an absolute pardon. He
thinks Pulliam should have ten mcnths
or a year in ALL Nearly all the members
of the ury which convicted Pulliam signed
a petition to commute his sentence to a
all sentence of six months.
Henry McAdoo, colored, also known
Ernest Taylor, was found on the railroad
track here early Sunday morning in a
terribly mangled condition. His skull
was crushed both legs broken and man
gled and shoulder bruised. He was
found shortly after 1 o'clock and carried
to the yardmaster's office, where Dr.
Charles Scott treated him He lived
about two hours without regaining con-
seriousness. He bled 10 little that Dr.
Scott thought it possible that he was
chubhed, partially stunned, and then laid
on the track. However, it is known that
he had been chased earlier in the night
by the police, who wanted him for car
rying concealed weapons and it is
thought that in the hope of getting out of
reach of the officers he sought, at the
price of his life, to board a swiftly mov-
ing train.
Walter E. Blair. who has been deputy
clerk in the Federal court here for a num-
Der of years, resigns to accept a position
with the Southern Loan and Trust Com
pany and is succeeded by Miss Hattie
Causey who has been doing clerical work
in the clerks office for some time.
Mr.. w. L. Callum, whose hand was
blown off by a cannon cracker during the
holidays, has gone to New York to have
an artificial hand fitted to his arm.