The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-06-29
OUR RALEIGHLETTER
Some Things Doing at the State
CAPITAL.
Horrible Tragedy In Raleigh Saturday
nornin2-Claude Bernard, Former
United States District Attorney,
Mixed Up in the Affair-Other State
Happenings.
GORMAN News BUREAU,

RALEIGH, \. T., June 10Th.
Another horrible tragedy has been en-
acted in Raleigh and as one OF the results
young John Dockery, the 2o-year-old son
OF United States Marshal Henry {. Dock
cry. a deputy in his fathers office, lies at
the point Of death in a hospital here
with two pistol balls in his body and
"only one chance in a hundred his ply
sicians say, to recover.
Dockery was shot by Policeman Isaac
W. Rogers for the debauching and alleged
seduction OF a daughter OF Rogers,
young girl about Is years of age. The
shooting occurred in large office build
ing in the heart of the city at 10 O'Clock
Saturday morning, a few hours after
young Dockery returned to Raleigh from
Wilmington, where he had been in at
tendancs on the Federal Court. Rogers
Immediately surrendered himself and is
now in Jail.
Mixed up in the affair is Claude Ber
nard, former United States District At
torney, who is lodging the father and
brothers of another young girl named
Howell whom he has been debauching
latter having seduced her, it is charged)
and who repeatedly took hsS to an assign
alton house here in company with Dock
cry and the Rogers girl. Bernard is an
unprepossessing little duck legged fellow,
nearly 80 years of age, a married man
with a wife and several children residing
in this city. He has notorious reputa-
ton in matters OF this kind and it is
charged that he was compelled to leave
Greenville, Pitt county (his former home)
on account of his escapades there. On
one occasion he was shot at by the hus-
band of lady whom he had insulted
and pursued with his attentions.
1t is common talk here among the citi-
zens of Raleigh that they believe Bernard
is the guiltier of the two and that he is
probably largely responsible ior the
whole affair Bernard will be arrested
as soon as he can be located.
There is considerable sympathy ex-
pressed for young Dockery, both on ac-
coune of his family and the young man
himself, despite the character of the
trouble, and largely because of his youth
and the general belief that he was led
astray by his older and Inexperienced"
companion. At the same time there are
many who endorse the course taken by
the father of the girl-as is always the
case In heart-rending tragedies of this
kind
Gov. Glenn will go to New York next
week where be will deliver a speech at a
4th of July banquet of the Tammany So
ciety. He will remain out of the State
about ten days, during which time he
will recuperate his health by taking a
much needed rest. During his absence
Lieut. Gov Winston will be acting Gov
ernor.
Dr. William Simpson. grand treasurer
OF the Masonic Grand Lodge of North
Carolina, and one of the best known
druggists in the South, was buried here
yesterday, after long illness. He was
widely known throughout North Caro-
lima and several other States
The State farms management last week
took advantage of the rise in the price OF
cotton and sold 600 bales at nine cents a
pound. There are about 500 bales yet
on hand.
The State Dental Society will hold its
35th annual meeting in Asheville the last
of this week, beginning Wednesday and
ending Saturday, July 2.
The proposition to import Cinnamon
into the South as a solution of the farm
labor question, which is being agitated
just now in several Southern States does
not meet with much favor here-and very
properly so; for it is said by those who
are familiar with the habits Industrial
and otherwise) of these peculiar heathe
that as farm hand" the 'sorriest ne
gro on earth is to be preferred. The
North Carolina department of agricul-
ture is rightly and wisely discouraging
the idea of promoting the immigration
of that race into this State
A gentleman here who has personally
known OF the yellow peril of which the
Pacific coast States and the city of San
Francisco especially complain, tells me
that if our people knew what he knows
and could see what he has seen they
would, en- masse, flee from this PROPOSE
ton as they would from 1.-The wrath to
comet ''And then, too he adds. 1.-The
blamed rascals are all heather and you
cannot convert or civilize them to save
your life
Californians who have been written to
on the subject declare that the class of
japanese that is now coming to this
country (the very lowest class and who
are encouraged by their own government
to leave their native country are no bet
ter than the Chinese, and that we had
better steer clear OF them Also In the
face of these facts-because they are not
generally known, probably-North Caro-
lima farmers are now sending letters to
the agricultural department here calling
for this very class Of labor, Chinese and
japanese.
With properly directed efforts we ought
to be able to secure, after a while desir-
able white immigrants for our farmers.
Until that time comes our people had
best let the yellow peril alone.
LLEWXAN.