The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
A SERIOUS AFFRAY
Conservatory of Music
for Greensboro.
Fred Tice Charged With Burglary Ap-
plies for Habeous Corpus. Alder
men Remember Firemen
With a $500 Gift.
(Snecial to News ana Observer

Especial to News ana Observer)
Greensboro, N. c., Dec. 24.-Greensboro
is to have a first class Conservatory OF
Music. The e,school will open January 4th,
with the following officers and instructors:
Principal Prof. Palmer, assisted by Prof.
Frank E. Williams and Miss f. M.
Crocker.
Pupils will be given musical education
in all grades on all musical subjects
piano, pipe organ, violin. mandolin, guitar
ETC.. and musical theory, consisting OF har-
mony, counterpoint, figure, form, history
and voice culture. Orchestral and choral
classes will be formed for adults and child
rem and the conservatory, Prof. Palmer
says, will be conducted on the same lines
as the leading English colleges.
Prof. Palmer has recently arrived here
from London, and his work as organist
and trainer of the choir at ST. Barnabas
Episcopal church has in very short time
attracted widespread attention and fav-
orable comment. Greensboro is felicitat-
ing itself on the prospect OF having this
fine school OF music Ill addition to it2
other great institutional advantages.
The Odd Fellows last night after most
enjoyable oyster supper elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing year: n.
c.. w. G. Lewis: V. G., John w. Lewis;
Recording Secretary, w. T. McCuston:
Treasurer, Il. L. Woodard.
| There was very serious cutting af-
fray this morning at the passenger sta
ton, in a coach of the train for Raleigh.
While waiting for the train to leave, two
passengers. Mr.. J. A. Holmes, of Hills
boro a clerk there, and Ellis Shaw, cot
mill operatives of Big Alamances had
some dispute over the turning OF a seat
in the coach 1t ended by Shaws suddenly
whipping out a knife and proceeding to
slash Nj. Holmes in a most desperate and
violent style He was badly cut across
the chest, but one almost deadly cash was
made across the f1eshy part of the arm
near the shoulder, severing the muscles
an dstrking the bone The gush of blood
from this gaping cut was something fear
full 70 the terrified occupants of the car,
but the flow of blood was luckily
staunched by a physician who was IN
another COACH or the injured man would
have bled to death in few moments.
Mr.. Holmes was Immediately taken to the
office of DR.. Scott and his wounds attend
ed to, which are not thought now to be as
serious as at first supposed, except for the
weakened state following so much blood
letting. Before Shaw could be caught by
the outraged passengers he had in some
mysterious way escaped. Policeman
Pugh arrived early on the scene, and in
looking for Shaw, found the door of the
toilet room locked. train man saiw 1t
was usually locked at the station before
leaving. The officer was not satisfied and
when a key was brought, it would not
unlock the door, showing it to be locked
on the inside officer Pugh then proceed
ed to burst the door open and there found
Shaw, standing with the drawn knife, all
covered in the blood of Holmes, read tc
strike But he was disarmed without
damage and carried to the city jail to
await the result Of Mr. Holmes injuries
The latter had spent the night here max
ing hristmas purchases, and was perfectly
sober Shaw, twho had also been here
making purchases, seemed to have invest
ed rather largely in liquid refreshments,
without as well as within. Besides an
over-supply in him, on him was found
when searched, three pint bottles filled
with whskey and half empty half pint
battle.
Chambers this morning Judge Shaw
heard argument on a habeas corpus
brought by Mr.. f. ]. Justice, for the dis
charge of Fred Tice, young white man
of Winston, who was placed in Jail here a
week ago, charged with a burglary al
High Point. The writ was resisted by So
licitor Brooks. Judge Shaw remanded the
defendant to Jail, pending his decision in
the case, which will not be given until
against Tice is based entirely upon volun
tary communications or remarks made by
him in connection with the burglary, and
that he is habitually under the influence
of morphine. and given to suppository
statements Tice is a painter and comes
of good connections. At Winston, where
he was born and raised no one ever con
sidered him at all inclined to criminal in
stincts his peculiar actions and talk from
childhood being generally regarded as a
misfortune of brain development.
There have been some nice public Christ
mas gifts here. A few of them are: The
Board of Aldermen led off last night with
$500 present in cash to be distributed
4 among the firemen; the firemen followed
suit by the presentation with handsome
watch fobs for Chief Fred Taylor and As
s'stant Chief w. r. Peasants, the fobS
bearing their initials, and that of the
Greensboro Fire Department. Theasurel
w. z. Harrison, of the Gate City Furni
ture Company, in behalf of the opera
tives, presented Superintendent c. A. De
Witt with a handsome shaving service
and to Mr.. M. L. Spencer, foreman of the
shaving room, with beautiful lamp. AT
ter the appropriate oratory pro and cor
was over, Mr.. Guy Branson, book-keepel
of the company, took Mr.. Harrison
breath away by an unexpected speech
representing the employees, of presentation
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