The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-06
BISHOP SHAKES
The JUDGES HAND |. 4 NJ
AT Greensboro. En- Route for
the State Prison at Raleigh.
He was in Good Spirits.
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GREENSBORO, NJ. c., March o.
Arthur Bishop, in custody OF Sheriff
Wallace, Of Mecklenburg, passed
through here this morning on his way
10 Raleigh to begin his nve-year SEN
tence In the penltcntiary for the killing
OF Tom Wilson in Charlotte Bishop
was not handcuffed, and alighted from
the train here, speaking cheerfully to
several acquaintances and friends Judge
Neal. who presided at his trial and
gave him the hve-years' sentence, was.
standing on the platform. going to his
home, in Scotland, from Rockingham
court, and, Bishop seeing him, walked
over and shook his hand having few
moments casual conversation. ASIDE
from evidences OF close confinement.
bishops appearance did not indicate any
spccial nervous or mental strain, and
when the train pulled out he waved
adieu from the window to group OF
friends.
The decision Of Governor Aycock, re-
ceived here last night, locating the Nash
and Davidson monuments at me Iull-
ford battle-ground. five miles distant, has
evoked general expressions OF satlsfac-
ton. While the impression has always
been that such would be the case, the
fact that influential cities like Char
lotto and Raleigh had pooled thelr IN.
lluenccs to secure one for each, had
caused people In this whole section 70
questioned equity OF the battlegrounds
claims. These monuments are au-
thorzed by Congress. and an appro-
priation of 10000 has been made for
their erection. in honor of the two Rev
olutionary heroes. There are now nine
teen monuments on the battlesround.
Since the decision of the Conference
Committee OF the Methodist Protestant
Church to locate the State College for
men and women at Greensboro. there
has been going on lively contest
among citizens In different sections OF
ttic city, to induce the special location
committee to select certain sites otlered
In and just outside the corporate nm
Its.
This committee deferred its decision
Monday night last for week, owing
IL. the intense rivalry One o1i1cer o.
site OF twenty acres has already neen
Increased to one hundred acres and
considerable money bonus.
Another site of sixty-ive acres mas
had a good cash contribution added, ana
still another locality Is canvasslng LOT
subscriptions to outbid the other two
With the eleven thousand dollars con-
.tributed by tho city OF Greensboro ana
these additional Inducements being OF
fered by rival localities, south. north and
west It would seem that the college
when finally located would start of with
a decided boom, so far as Greensboro's
generosity and public spirit was con-
,cerned. !, q
i Daniel Boone, a descendant OF the IL
z]ustrious OF that name, died at his resi-
dcnce here last night, aged slxty-hve
years. Ills two sons-one an engineer
on the Southern, the other on the sea-
board Air Limo railroads. arrived IN
time to BIO present at his demise
Ri A three-year-ol old daughter OF Mr.. D.
NJ Sullivan was seriously burned yester-
day evening while playing with hre,
burning Off a garden. Tier clothes
caught and her condition is critical.
z John Lindsay Setter was to-day COM
,missioned as a United States commits
sioner for Hickory and surrounding tes-
Chief Of Police Scott this morning ar
rested Charles Mobly, O. young white.
man, wanted at siler City for burglary.
An officer from that place Will arrive
tonight to take him to Chatham coun-
Mr.. T.. M. swlnk, a prominent lawyer
Of Winston, was struck on the head
Nv n rock thrown Mt q train at ker.
nersyille last night, and seriously IN
cured Mr.. swink was returning from
buckingham court and was sitting BY
the window of the car, when q heavy
crash was hoard, and he fell In his
SCAT. Arriving at Winston. he was
t.ai,ar n tha hosptal and the severe