The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-06
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Passing as Detectives, They Rob
Young Farmer and Leave Hin
Unconscious to Freeze.
FARMERS FIRE INSURANCE
A Rattlesfakc Dies Of Starvation
After I7iftee1, Months Fast
ing Jail Delivery.
Special to Tho TIN -Dlspatch.)

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.)
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 5.-News has
been received here that Robert Adams.
n prosperous young farmer Of Harnett
county, was set upon by highway robbers
carly Sunday morning, noar Angler, and
robbed Of $l13 in cash. The men stopped
him under the pretext OF being United
states detectives. Then after relieving
him Of his cash left him In an uncon-
cious condition on the roadside. SO that
he came near freezing. Three hours
later an unsuccessful attempt was mace
ia trail tho highwnymen with blood
hounds. i6
Tho Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Association of Nortl, Carolina Is to meet
III annual session In this city january
10th, and 1t is expected, that the reports
from tho county branches VIII snow
the best years business In the history
or the association. N. B. Broughton, OF
Raleigh. is the president. and a. u. y >.
Lindsay secretary and treasurer.
STARVED SNAKE.
ono of two largo rattle snakes kept
alive in the State Museum, died of star
walton this morning. 1t was received
from Macon county over fifteen months
ago. and during oil this time has per-
sistently refused to take any food any
kind. Curator Brimley says 1t IS g clear
case Of snake suicide, and propapiy, INC c
longest fast on record. De-
Wesley Morgan, fourteen-year-old
negro. was brought to n hospital hero
last night with his head terribly batter
ed. and he has not yet rcgnlned con-
sciorsness He started to Raleigh sat
urday with load Of wood for a farmer
a few miles from the city, and BOY ana
wagon were missing all Sunday ana
until late yesterday when the boy was
found In the woods some distance from,
the road in the awful plight related, and
the wagon and team were tied TO q teie
rraph pole little distance from the
rond, The wood was gone, but 1t had
not been delivered to the party for
whom it was intended BY the farmer lor
whom the boy works. There are VIII
nesses who claim to have seen the team
driven into town yesterday morning by
an elderly negro man and woman. me
whole affair Is deep mystery, that
will probably not be solved until the
HOY regains consciousness, II he ever
does.
NEW CHARTERS
T,bo Secretary of State charters the
Southern Exchange Company, OF MAX,
ton. with $4,000 capital authorlzea. ahu
s. ECO subscribed, by E. g. chamberlain
and others. =.
4 certificate Of dissolution for the Ca,
Htayrba Cotton Mills Company was llled
with the Secretary Of State this mornlhs'.
John p. Yount was president anu James
Yount secretary
The Superintendent OF PuDnc lnsttuc-
ton gives out the statement that tneIe
arc IN the state now 1855 local tax dlstrlcts
far fine IMPROVEMENT of public schools:
mere arc, he says. less than halt
dozen public high schools outside OF me
Inrornora ted towns, but he has rccc!fe"
IN formation during the past few Gays
from the superintendent OF DUR mann,
Buncombe and Rockingham counties .li.
steps are being taken In eacn 70 estup-
lish several rural high schoo!s III eao''
JAIL DELIVERY.
rherc vas Wake county Jail delivery
about o'clock this morning. IN "hlel,
nine prisoners made their escape anu
are still at large. ~, ,.,,,,
They in some way sawed oIs iol.
Lever In two, that operates the cen uoo os
and broke out Joe Battle. coloreu' hs.o
from Edgecombe county, LOT SUE hssp
ing, is the most noted prlsolel a. &c
He was held for criminal assault. ool'.e
~ thn others. notable, we're Len spencer
cclored for burglary, and John hethei'
vino Is regarded as dangerous cr''nn '-
no Toe Rattle. tile worst criminal ina t
escaped. was held for crlfn ~, ~ ~ -. last
xugust. He was CAPTURED ~ Mh R3s STATE
last October and brought 10 nn nnnta n rue
hS rean peaehing Tarboro the officers hay
T In; Kim in charge were notified that q
movement was on foot to lynch him !. u
thought there. SO he was brought -
len Len, Spence, another ESCAPED prisoner,
was held FOR breaking into two reslu Ell g e.
in Raleigh, one at night being cap ''tl
offenSc. tt