The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-30
Especial to Tno Messenger.

Greensboro, n. G., June 2s.-It has
Just become known here that on lass
Friday, this city barely escaped tras-
edy, as bloody if not so scanCalous as
the one occurring in Raleigh Saturday.
as result of the debauching of tive
young girls by prominent men there.
On last Thursday, at :! O'clock in the
morning, Justice of the Peace Collins
was awakened by loud knocking on
his door, to find Mr.. George Yowe, a
prosperous farmer and dairyman liv-
ing near the city eXcitedly asking for
Il warrant for the arrest of w. E.
Moore, manager of the Singer Sewing
Machine Company at this point, and 4
man Of influence and standing, on "A
charge OF seduction under promise Of
marriage of his beautiful daughter,
Lena Yowe, barely eighteen years OF
age. The father explained his coming
at such an hour and in such haste by
stating to the justice that ONLY IL u
night had the daughter communicated
her trouble and the name of her Sc
ducer, but had given the information
that he was going to leave for Wash
ington on the early morning train, and
she would be ruined forever. A war
rant was issued and served on Moore
before he had gotten out of bed.
On Thursday afternoon, upon the
examination Of witnesses, Moore's at
torney not placing any witnesses on
the stand, he was put under bond for
his appearance at the next term of the
Superior court to answer for the Of
tense, which is made a high misde-
meanOr by the special statute passed
SIX years ago to cover such cases.
Moore stated, however, that he had
never promised to marry the young
lady and that while he was going to
Washington on that morning, he was
not running away, but was only going
there on business for two days.
Holding Il prominent position in
furniture factory in High Point is Ar
chic YOwe, the eighteen year old broth
er of Miss Yowe. He received Il letter
Thursday night from his parents tell
ing of the trouble at home, and the al
legged author of it. Friday morning he
took the first train to Greensboro,
sworn to righting the wrong as far
as possible or having vengeance on
the accused author of his sisters ruin
and dishonorer of his family's name.
Reaching Greensboro, the boy went
straight to a hardware dealer licensed
to sell firearms, and purchased the
best revolver i'll the store and loaded
it to the brim. He called an acQuaint-
ance he met on the street and asked
him to go with him, naming a store
adjoining the Offices of the Singer
Company, saying he wished him as d
witness i'll business transaction.
Meeting Policeman Skeenes, he asked
his company, naming the same place,
and the three went on together
lust before reaching the store named
| by young YOwe, Manager Moore came
out of his office next door, and Yowe
| remarked to the officer and his friend
that is the manaI was going to see,
| halted him, at the same time telling his
companions to bear witness to what
+ happened and was said.
YOwe then said to Moore: Il got d
! letter from my parents last night say
: ing that you had ruined my sister, and
! Will YOU get in a carriage with me.
drive right out home and make such a
settlement and amends for the trouble
as will suit them and my sister, and |
viii give you but five minutes to de-
cide''
Not another word was said, for 1t
dawned on the policeman that TRACE
dy was brewing and placing his hand
on the hip pocket of the young man.
and feeling pistol, he said, "Give me
that pistol and consider yourself under
arrest for carrying concealed wea
pom" Yowe made a feint to resist and
move towards Moore in threatening
manner, but the officer and the friend
caught him, not rudely, and cautioned
him kindly, and bursting out crying,
he pulled out the pistol. gave it to the
officer and the four men went quietly
TO the mayors Office.
Upon the hearing before the mayor,
the skiilful lawyer for the young man,