The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-09
NO'ELECTI0NI ON
,S 5. I |. I: { II LIQUOR d.
Raleigh Board Of Aldermen Has
u Declined to Order One
to BE Held.
FARMER Arr |: i DIES OF DISGRACE.
~. Illicit Still Was On His
Land-The Case Of
Nall.
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Especial to Tho rimes-D ispat ch)
RALE1Cal1. N. G., September s.-The
. n OF this city, after having had
the registration list pllrscd by a special
committee 20 tN and having had the same
course taken In regard to the list of pcr-
cons cons who applied to tho board to call
an election OIL Tho question OF open sa-
looms, has found that the number Of per-
Sons i1i applying Is sixtcen short OF the re-
iquired two-thirds OF MI tho voters Tie
board, therefore, declines 10 call any cloc-
lion. The liquor men through their law
yers. Will now take tho cnse, BY writ
of mandumlis into tho courts Their con-
tcntion is that the law says ''rcgistcrcd
voters, and tha t Il voter does not have
under this provision TO pa, poll-tax on
Or before May lst, of the year IN which
nc makes his petition. Tie Board OF Al
dermen holds that duly qualified voters,
IN other words, those who have paid their
poll-tax before May 1st, Of tho year III
which nm election is held, are tho only
ones, who have any status whntover is
electors. NEE
The Disgrace Killed Him.
a8l The revenue officers this week made
raid in Granville county. and found an
4 Illicit dlstilery In operation upon the
lands OF an old farmer, named Hayes.
The latter became 10 much excited on
account OF the discovery, that he died
In three days. his heart being Affected.
\ TO the last he denied that 1t was his
STILL but said tho disgrace OF the affair
was too much for him.
# q test case is being made hero In the
Federal courts before Judge Purnef. 6un-
der hnbeas corpus proceedings, to see
whether the police Justice Of Raleigh can
sentence persons to work OH the ron Is
4 or to pay find. without trial BY
jury
Governor Glenn leaves Tomorrow for
tho New England States, to make
series Of speeches. and will be absent
over a fortnight. Several other: southern
Governors who were to make up the
party, but some Of these. 1t seems, will
not be able to go.
Has Created Sensation.
To-day the attorneys for the four men
sent to jail by the verdict OF the 5coroner's
jury. which found that to their harsh
treatment the death or Patient Nall. at
the Central Hospital, looked into the law
on this matter, the first question being
whether the coroner could put them in
This hospital case Is causing sensation
alls over the State, and will cause a very
thorough Inquiry Into the management Of
tho institution here. The directors meet
next Wednesday, and, OF course, the
court before which the prisoners must
appear viii look very scarchingly Into the
whole matter. AZ there Is always tho
probability OF ao:ue one else becoming In
volved. In fact 1t would not have been
surprising If the coroners jury had IN It's
finding brought IN the names OF some
other officials. This, It seems, was ex-.
pccted BY not a few persons, but the
jury only brought In the four attendants.
| who. it found had caused the death OF
Nall by blows upon the body and head,
particularly the latter. 1t Is alleged that
| n letter was written from he:e to4Nalis
people in Chatham. county, saying there
was nothing In the stories current AS TO
tho treatment and that this letter was
written directly after the first publca-
tinns concerning the affair. and before
the coroner, acting upon an afadaVi',
! took IN this most serious matter.
NcxtlpWednesday Secretary OF * STATE
| BRYAN Crimes Is TO deliver an ADDRESS pc
| fore the National Farmers Congress. az
/ Richmond, his subject 70 pc Ih ~, tNs
| rIcultural Resources and Opportunities OF
| the South $.ss,
| rhe authorities ut the Agricultural and
Mechanical College here are greatly ham
pcred at. the lack Of dormtory room for
students, IL this were provided, a NUM-
| Der Of students could be doubled IN q
! year. Students from other States desire
/ TO enter this college, but none can no"
| do so, ana there is no room. y OF ohiy
are the college dormitories full' put vi
available rooms In the village OF VS.
,,nleirh. where. the institution is located
4 arc filled with students.