The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-31
MURDER OF SMITH A MYSTERY
viii be Hard to Prove Who Fired The
Fatal Shot.
Erection OF Masonic Temple VIII Not
Begin Before Spring-sovcrnor
Glenn Makes a Statement Concern
ing tile Murray Case. IN Durham.
Interesting Contribution Go History
hy student Horncr Winston.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. \. C.. oetober y.

Raleigh. y. c, October -.
The u~nraveling OF the mystery mat
surrounds the killing OF Charles u.
Smith of Petersburg last Saturday mere
Is attracting a keen interest here ard
l. looks now ike Ii will be hard To
prove that either n of the two nsea
under arrest-Lilister and Morris
tired the fatal shot. or rather. which
one oil them did. After the shooting IL
was published here and elsewhere tcas
the dead man was the same man rs
the man Smith who was arrested Tor
picking the POCKET OF q man al the Rs-
leigh ~fispensary, Police Justice Bad
ger and others identifying him ms such.
However, these officials and others
have since deciced that they were I'D
error and that the men Were not the
same although they resembled each
other considerably. Ii Is an amusing
fact that the man whose pocket was
picked by the other Smith was an IN
mate of the county poor house ana re
had 81 10 which was recovered. Then
the fellow was arrested and gave lie
S10o bond.
Regret is heard on every hand tor
the ldtl IIdl IIt LulluALb toAAAI4AtAtt
Of the Grand Lodge Masonic Temple
have decided not 10 proceed with the
erection OF the temple. but have pest
poned further action until the next ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge in January
for the reason that the plans as adopt
ed will require 500. 900 and all hat
the lodge has authorized 10 be expend-
ed is S135, 900. They do not wish to
rodpna tho plaus All ,ha fanenfS in shA
old buildings that are TO be torn away
to give place 10 the new temple iai
been notified TO vacate n several had
already done so. IL is more than prob
able that the Grand Lodge Will ar
range for the work TO beg.n in tins
early spring.
Governor Glenn is TO appoint WITHIN
the next few days a committee of pny-
sicians 10 examine the condition or
eX-Sheriff Rowan Rogers N J. +.
So:rell and ascertain whether their
close confinement is injuring their
health and if Ii Is then the governor
will grant them the privilege OF "prls-
on bounds" They are serving terms
In Jail for tampering with the jury in
the noted Gatti3 VS.. Kilgo suit, Both
are old men and their confinement rs
said TO be going very had with no:h
Of them.
The smallpox patient, c. +. Mann
| cousin of Superintendent Mann OF the
| penitentiary, is reported TO be doing
very we'll and there is no indication
that there will be any spread OF ne
disease in the prison. Mr.. Mann vas
here from Hyde county visiting he
superintendent during the state FAIR
and was seized with the disease. IL Is
not known where he contracted IL. A
strict quarantine is maintained.
Governor Glenn gave out a statement
this morning to the effect that he lad
had his attention called TO the news
paper accounts of the in which
the cell was being fixed up in the Dur
ham county Jail for w. r. Murray, 10
serve the two years sentence for XIII
ing his uncle. j. ). Murray, and that
he had written to the sheriff OF the
county { o know II it is true that he
had modified Murray's sentence from
hard labor on the roads to imprison-
ment for humanity's sake a OF
the mans physical condition and not
In order that he might establish him
self a place Of business or recreation
in the county jail. That the sentence
must be served IN the same conditions
n environments that the poorest
class Of citizens would have TO serve
theirs. The reports were to the effect
that Murray was to have a regula,
Office equipment in the cell, receive his
salary as president of the music house
and receive daily reports OF the busl-
ness.
The North Carolina historical coin
mission has received from Mr. Horner
Winston, who Is now q Cecil Rhodes
student at Christ Church College. Ok
ford. England. = certified copy of the
publication in the English Gazette
about the Edenton Tea Party" OF IT'S.
IL is strange TO say the name OF Ella
beth Roberts appears three times. that
of Elizabeth Vel twice. and that OF
Mary Creecy twice, so that the pu0!t-
! cation made by sir. Halsey. OF Nav
York, was correct In every particular.
No reason is known whey these nam IS
thus appear. MIR Winston writes thar
he searched the British museum for the
copy OF the much sought for Cape Fear
Mercury, said ID contain the Mecklen-
burg declaration OF May 20. IT'S, but
1t was not there. and that he intends
10 run down 10 London from Oxford
again and search for this paper In the
Bodleian Librar7. where there are q
great many documents OF the highest
historical value.