The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-10
THREATENED THE DOCTOR.
Man Who Wanted Cocaine Put Out
of His Office. Many Accessions TO
the Churches.

| Especial to News and Observer
Durham y. c.. Oct. I'm the po-
lice court this morning young man
named Walter Caudle. was arraigned
on charges of being drunk and as
saulting DR.. f. Is. Cook, who is now
acting in the capacity of county and
city health officer. He made no re-
sistance to the drunk charge and SAID
that if he assaulted the physician he
knew nothing about it, DR.. Cook told
the story of his connection with the
matter but did not want the matter
pressed against the Young man. eau
die was fined s. and costs for the
drunk.
Saturday afternoon young Caudie
went TO the office of the health officer
land asked for a prescription for CO.
caine. He was refused and then
showed a prescriptions from a Green's
boro physician which called for forty
grains. Still he was refused. Caudle
then locked the door of the office and
stated that he had IA gun in his
rocket which would be used unless
there was a consent on the part of
the dotcor to give him the drug. The
doctor told him to open the door or
there would be trouble. DR.. Cook
then found the key on the floor the
door was unlocked and Caudle driven
from the office.
AS a result Of the Stuart meetings
in eight of the churches yesterday
more than two hundred new members
were received. From what Can
be learnedtthere are yet some fifty or
seventy-five names in the hands of
the ministers, but these were ont pres
ent Yesterday. In all there Will be
somewhere in the neighborhOod of
three hundred new members Of the
various churches as a result of the
great revival.
Albert Maynor. about 43 years of
age. died at the Watts Hospital last
night between and o'clock. Ty-
phoid fever was the cause of his death.
The remains were taken to Motifs
willie. this morning for interment. The
deceased left a wife and three small
children. He has one brother, who
lives i'm Raleigh, and a half brother
at Apex.
Stabbed Him and Fled.
The police were today looking for
a negro by the name of Reuben Brad
sher, who used knife on John Nc
Gown. conductor on one of the street
cars. yesterday afternoon. The cons
ductor and negro got into a dispute
as to the fare. the negro claiming that
il had been paid. the conductor taking
the opposite view. Finally when the
conductor made Il move 10 put the
negro off his car, the negro used tbs
knife. inflicting bad wound Oh the
fleshy part of the right leg. AS re-
suit of the wound McCown is in bed
and will not be able to return to his
work for a week more.
Between and 10 o'clock Saturday
night the hung jury in the case Of Fl.
j. Brown against the city Of Durham.
who asked for damages in the sum
of $4,000. came in with their verdict.
The plaintiff was allowed $4,000. To-
day notice of appeal was given Brown
claimed damages on account of falling
into a bad hole on the side of the
street. The jury in the case of Carpen-
ter against the Durham and South
ern road also agreed Saturday night.
The plaintiff was allowed $4,000 for
the three and one-half acres of land
taken by the road in approaching East
Durham. There will be an appeal
in this case also.