The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-08
LARGER THAN
EXPECTED
Dedication from NeWbern
Bank Will Reach 100000.
HEINOUS CHARGE MADE
Man Accused Of Criminal Intimacy With
His Twelve-Year. Old Step Daugh.
ter-krag-Jorgensens for
Tarheel Troops.
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RALEIGH, N. c., August 1.-Judsc T.
b. Womack, who went to Newbernc as
counsel for the North Carolina CORPORA
ton commission. to direct the transfer Of
the books and assets of the Farmers and
| Merchants Bank to Receiver Thomas
Daniels, returned this morning, and re-
ports that the defalcaton by the abscond-
Ing cashier. T. w. Dewey, will amount to
fully 100000 instead of $1,000, as at first
| estimated. He says excitement among
deposltors has about died out, and oil are
/ grimly awaiting the result of the inves-
tigation Depositors, he says, Will GER
tainly lose good per cent. OF their de-
pcsits.
The adjutant-generals Office here has
been notified that the new supply tf
krag. Jorgensen magazine rifles. to be
furnished by the United States War De-
| pertment TO the North Carolina Nation II
Guard, have been shipped from the arse
| nal at Augusta, Ga, and will arrive in
| few days. They will be distributed to the
| various companies of the guard IN time
for the First Regiment to use them III
| their encampment at Asheville beginning
| August 10Th.
1t is announced that Governor Aycock
| will go to Greensboro Monday to review
| the Third Regiment, North Carolina Ma
| tional Guard, now encamping there lie
| will be accompanied by his aides and
| general staff
| Two local tax public school elections
| have been called in Pitt county. onc at
Farmville and tho other at Ayden, the
| first named being a township election,
und the other large district
| The State Superintendent Of Public IN
| struction reports that large numbers Of
| APPLICATIONS for the States part IN the
funds for rural school Libraries Oslo Tor
each library are being received.
FEARFUL CHARGE.
j. NJ. Bishop has been committed to
Jail by Squire Hefin to answer the
charge of criminal intimacy with his
twelve.year-old step-daughter 1t Is stated
to-day that the warrant will be amended
so the charge will be criminal assault
capital offense. The child claims that
the intimacy has been going on for some
time, beginning with the intrigue some
| time last fall. She says she mas been
afraid to tell Of it until now, as Bishop
told her he would kill her IL she did.
Bishop conducts bicycle repair shop
on Wilmington Street, and has had n
good character UP to this time. He and
| his friends claim that the chacge Is
persecution, pressed on him BY the chiid's
| grandmother to whom she first told her
story.
Governor Aycock to-day issued a rendj-
| ton warrant in accordance with a "equl-
sition from Governor Montague, OF Viz
ginla, for lack ThaXton. who is wanted
! in Norfolk for killing a woman II seems
| that when the murder was committed
Thaxton ran away to Edgecombe county,
| this State, where he subsequently, COM
mitted q larceny, and was sent TO the
penitentiary. He is now In a gang OF
convlcts at Hillsboro. His term OF SEN
tence expires tomorrow, and an o'licer
| from Virginia will be Sitting around
waiting for him when he is turned loose
by the North Carolina authorities.
MURDERER ARRESTED.
information has been received that
Born Potter wanted In Washington coun-
ty for the murder OF deputy s'etHl
| Amos, W. Howell and another man, the
latter an old man, has been arrcsstd IN
wyoming, and Will be brought back to
answer for his crimes. peLtIliar 1act
| Is that when Potter was arrested, lie was
| using the assumed name of Ike Donnel-
ley, but had on his person pocket-pook
on which was stamped his real .ihme. ~
b. Potter. and in the pocket-pooN was
q. clipping of the proclamation or the
| Governor of North Carolina, Off ,rng
reward Of $500 for the arrest OF d. 3.
| Potter.
The Pamlico and Neuse River Lumber
Company, of Newberne, was chartered
to-day, with 5000 subscribed ana Sl2oo'V
capital authorized. Q. Il, Guion ana
number OF other capitalists are the NJ
corporators. :.
The greensboro Supply Company is
chartered, with $4,000. to deal IN 81
glnes boilers, machine shop supplies
y, ]. CUTLERY, w. A, Hewett are among
| the incorporators