The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-15
State Auditor Dixon Delighted With
His Visit.
Iaur School Districts VIII Vote Spc-
cial Taxes-Governor Glenn Makes u
Statement Concerning the Will Adj
ans Case-Shoofing Affair at VIII
boTt-No Habeas Corpus i'm Case OF
the Men Charged With Killing Nall.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, \. c., September Il.

At the town Of W1Ibon, IN Holy
township, this county, Satur-
day afternoon there was a desperate
shooting affair i (which two lightning
rod agents named Aiken and Lendon,
both from Dunn figured. Ii appears
from the statements brought here that
both men were driknig and that Aiken
attacked Lendon with a whip, where
upon the latter cut him with a pocket
knife, whereupon Aiken went into 6
store. procured a shot gun. pursued
Lendon and shot him in the back,
then caught him, threw him down and
stamped him. Two lei OF he
place,one of them, S. G. Wilbon, fol-
lowed Aiken to save the life OF
Lendon, but he turned upon them and
pursued them all the way to Wilbon's
house, where they locked themselves
in. Aiken went around the house sew
eral times with the gun and threaten
ed TO kill them and once put the gun
through and attempted to shooo a
young daughter OF Wilbon. The men
were to be tried at Fuquay Springs to-
day.
When notice was given to Will Adj
ans, the condemned man in Jail mere,
that the governor had ordered hlGl TO
be hanged next Thursday, he mani
tested no interest in the matter, IA
deed did not seem to realize his fate.
1t has been intimated that there
would be habeas corpus proceedings
in the case Of the men charged Win
killing Nall at the hospital Tor IN
insane, but any such. plan has Deen
definitely abandoned. The attorneys
will devote themselves to the lnV7sti-
cation this week by the directors,
from which interesting developments
seem to be expected.
Governor Glenn and party LETT at
one o'clock this morning on a private
car. over the SeabOard Air Line 1of
New England, where, as has been stat
ed. the governor will make a series OF
speeches on North Carolina and the
south. ,
Yesterday State Treasurer Lacy ana
ex-Congressman B. H. Bum ADDRESSED
a very large meeting Of b conductors
and engineers of the Atlantic Coast
Line at Rocky Mount. Mr.. Lacy, VIC
returned here today, says MI. bunn
made one of the most appropriate
speeches he ever heard.
Next Thursday at GdentOn Street
M. E. Church Sunday School a special
reception will be given in honor oi
the Agricultural and Mechanical o
lege cadets and of, the Methodist girls
who are attending the various colleges
in Raleigh.
The governor has made the follow
ing statement regarding the case OF
Will Adams, murderer at Ralelgh: Inc
prisoner was tried and convicted pc
fore Judge Brown and a jury In March
1904. and sentenced to be hanged. Oa
appeal to the supreme court a ne"
trial was ordered and was held las
February before Judge Moore n d
Jury. resulting in conviction as muir
der in the first degree and senUenceu
to be hanged March 18th. Inc prs
oner again appealed to the supreme
court and again the Judgment or the
lower court was affirmed. upon ap'
DlicatiOn respites were granted, u
last until September 14th. Inc pris-
oner being poor and frlendless, the
court assigned Snow and naHer t
defend, and they have we'll and truly
lone their duty, as much so, as II tueii
client were rich and inHuentlai, ,'oi
which they deserve the approval O
all. At their suggestion L careluii9
examined any witnesses IN Order u
see if there were any foundatlons iol
the suggestion that some one else COLI
mitted the crime. Neither the sollCi
tor nor the judge recommended SoAn'
mutation, so after a full n tnorousI
Investigation of the evidence DeIcrs
the court, as we'll as thai taken pc
fore me in my Office, l am
convinced the prisoner is guilty Oh the
brutal and wilful murder or May
Bridgers and her little child and ina
thre are no extenuating clrcumstah
ces to mitigate the punishment IRON
death to life imprisonment, n
feel it my duty to refuse the apiica
ton for Communication and to dsrect TN
sheriff of Wake to carry out q SCI,
tence of the court, September 14tn
A charter is granted the Amer
can Box and Veneer Company OF fta
leigh. authorized capital $1,000 OO, paid
I'D capital $40, 900, Charles B. Park an'
others being the stockholders. -.
Auditor Dixon has returned from nj
trip to the southeastern counties
where he took the place OF State u
~erintendent Joyner, who has gone u
Europe. On the desk before him wa
a school book of a new kind, sent +.
one of the book publishing firms, an
picking this up he said: Here is tn
first gun in the great book tight o
| next year. The last one was in tn
| spring of 1901, and the contract thel
made was for five years. So far as
know the contracts have been Ser'
we'll kept and / have heard no CON
plants" =.
! DIR. Dixon was asked about his visi
, to Columbus and other counties an
said in reply: 81 certainly found CIV
erything in fine shape in Columbus.
is naturally n of the richest coun
| ties in North Carolina. At Chadbourl
I was given a reception by the resi-
dents, who are very largely from tn
northern and western states, but wn
have become regular "Tar~HeelS" an