The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.


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Greensboro Record: Mr.. Theo. T.
kIuttz. Jr., son OF Congressman Kluttz,
mas accepted a position On the staff Of
The Charlotte Observer. Mr.. Kluttz is
q brilliant writer and a young man OF
energy and brains and will d to the
already strong staff OF The Observer.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. John Mel.
Brown fell dead at Red Springs Satur-
day afternoon. Mr.. Brown had just
driven in to town from his farm, a dis
lance OF three miles. He was one OF
Robeson's substantial citizens, and was
about so years of age. and a wife n
several children survive him.
Kinston Free Press: 1t is remarkable
to what extent people will allow them
selves TO be led by morbid curiosity.
A striking illustration of this is to be
found in the interest manifest by a
large number of people in the prepa-
ration at the Jail for the execution or
Frank Davis. Jailer Waller told the
reporter that he was worried pretty
near to death by people who wanted
to see the gallows which is built for the
execution.
Durham Herald: The democratic
county convention met yesterday at
uOOn anu clcCIeQ uSIeSdlc5 u tic SldlS
n congressional convention, both of
which will be held in Greensboro next
month. The election of these delegates
was the only business transacted by the
convention. No instructions were given
the delegates elected to the state con-
vention. However, the Stedman men
were in control and most of he dele
gates elected will cast their vote for the
Greensboro man for governor.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Mr.. ]. C. Kit
trell tells The Gold Leaf an original
snake story. His cook killed a hen Sat
urday and when she went to dress the
fowl she found a live snake fifteen
inches long in the craw. It was as
large as a mans little finger and ap-
parently none the worse Off for having
been made food Of by the hen. Mr..
Kittrell thinks he must have bought
the snake along with the hen. He got
her among a lot of other chickens a
few days before and she had been in
the coop ever since.
New Bern Journal: The following
clipping from h Free Press refers TO
the murderer who is sentenced to hang
in KinSton May 10: Frank Davis is
very sick with fever in the Jail at
Goldsboro and having a doctor attend
ing him every day, is the advice Sheriff
Wooten has from Sheriff Stevens, OF
Wayne, IN a private letter. He further
states that Davis is very thin presuma-
bly, from worry and illness. The ply
sicln attending Davis is giving him
every attention. If he should continue
i'll he would be reprieved by the govern
or for a time.
Wilson Times: Saturday night d ne
gro named a. S. Henderson, a native
of Wilson and a brick mason, was
knocked off the track just this side Of
Contentnea and must have been in
Stantly killed, at least that is the sup
position as there was a hole in tue
right side of his head His bicycle was
broken to pieces and lay in the ditch
on the side of the road, while he was
Iynching by the track. The flagman OF
an extra southbound freight noticed
h bicycle lying by the track and upo
further investigation the body of the
man. The freight passed that point
about 9 o'clock n the superstition is
thai the negro was rigging upon the
side Of the track coming towards Will
son and met the train and was killed.
Asheville Citizen: From evidence
gathered by local attorneys. and which
IS now in possession of The Citizen,
Buncombe county, it is alleged. stands
disgraced with one of the most fragrant
~TraVeSIleS on justice WHICH mas ever
been perpetrated by a jury. composed
OF supposedly intelligent men. Devel-
Upments in the Rice-Murray trial Show
hat members of the jury which had the
fate OF the accused men in its hands
actually surrendered their principles Of
right to a desire to escape a prolonged
vigil in the jury room. The Citizen
has reliable information that the jury
in the Madison county murder cas-
stood six for conviction and six for ac-
uuittaI. 1t was apparent that after d
prolonged discussion of the case the
jury was not able to agree IL that
a mistrial vas likely to result Upon
the facts now disclosed it seems that
the minds of the jury never reached
an actual agreement, and that the jury
was only enabled to return its verdict
through a bargain between the con-
tending forces that those who favored
acquittal would join in a verdict OF
guilty of murder in the second degree
upon the condition that all the men,
bers of the jury should unite in a petit
ton to the governor for the uncondi-
tional pardon OF all the defendants.