The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-01
FIRED TWICE At
SLEEPING | WOMAN ! Q \ A
Mysterious Attempt to Kill Mrs.
Neva E. Williams ii,
Raleigh Yesterday.
.BLACk LEY GIVES HIMSELF .. UP U
Unable TO Renew Bond and
Mist Serve on County Roads
Convict Escapes.
Special to The Times -Dispatch.)

Special TO The T -Dispatch.)
RALEIGH, NJ. c. March ST y&o SHOTS
were fred through a window into the
bedroom OF Mrs. Neva h. Williams, No.
$7ls Fayetteville street, atout 2 o clock
this morning. One ball passed within
sfew5inches Of the wonnans head. Mrs
Williams snatched a revolver from under
her pillow and returned the IRE, while
her ten-year-old son ran out at the back
door to notify the night Waterman OF. a
nearby mill. When officers arrived there
was no trace Of the person who fred the
shots. }.ss K,
Blackley Must Serve Term.
a& The grand Jury OF tho Wake county
Superior Court tns returned a tri,e bill
against H. G. cGinnis,sy as i agent, In
charge OF the Ware and Leland bucket
shop Office here. The case Is to be sub
mttcd to the Judge within the next day
or two for a ruling, 80 that IT. may. go
directly toithe Supreme Court, where the
constitutionallty OF the anti-bucket shop
act passed by the recent: sis
K 10 be passed upon. It is claimed that the
law discrlminates, in that 1t exempts
manufacturers and wholesale merchants
in the prohibition OF dealing in futures
In the State. III 5ss
JanNs c. Blackley, whose sentence to-
the Wake county roads for five years has
recently been confirmed by the Supreme
Court, came here to-day and surrendered
to the sheriff.. He was unable to renew
his bond, which has been Increased from
$500 to $500. His friends say. t here, $is
nothing left for him to do but serve the
sentence. trusting for a pardon later.
He was convicted OF embezzding 1900
from st. Louis horse dealers while SELF
ing them here In carload lots. He Is a
5Lousburg man, OF excellent family.
Farmers Convention.
President 3. L. Dartridge Il and II other
members Of the North Carolina State
Farmers Convention held during August 4
at the Agricultural and Mocha nj cal Co.'s
lege here have decided to prepare for the
accommodation OF fifteen hundred farm 4
ers and farmers wives, the. committee
having determined to have special fen-
lures that will attract wives and daugll- \
tiers OF farmers, q as well as the farmers
themselves. The vice presidents Of the .
convention. one for each county, have
just, been ma m ed Is. 4i5 b Y, S. m
Ps aBegley, Of New York. some days
ago wrote the Commissioner OF La bor
and Statistics. H. p Warner, regarding
the bringing of immigrants into the
State and some, mention OF It was made
IL 0Ldtc
that he has for several days been re-
ceiying letters from numerous Land I'M
provement companies. private owners OF
mills and other enterprises who Wish
him. to send Immigrants to their particu-s
lar localities. It turns out that Begley
merely sought information for The 3pur--S
pose OF writing a magazine article. Is III
Interest In the local campaign for the
election Of Mayor, police Justice and
aldermen has aged so decided 81 that
an effort is being made to have the ex-
lecutiye committee move up the time for
holding the Democratic primary from,
April 10Th to the 18th, This will probably
be done. s3 81
Convict Escapes.
n Arrangement are being made for NOV
ing the offices OF State Insurance Com
missioner from the third y floor OF the
Capitol building to the Agricultural build
ing, 3 in which the auditorium apartment
is to be converted into Office and y file
rooms for the State insurance depart
ment until some future legsla ton pro-
yides additional buildings for the State
departments tsj & Z RS III
4 H. Hauser, a Swiss matchmaker. VINO
was serving ten years for burning his
store In Wilmington. has escaped from
the penitentary. He was working as
night fireman, and disappeared about 4
O'Clock in the morning He&Was apout
sixty-Ave years old, and weighs ABOUT O'0'l
two hundred pounds e, y.
Judge Purnell has appointed Charles
Harding receiver for the bankrupt estate
Of Smith Paul at Washington, ~. So