The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-19
KILLS NEPHEW "
WITH SHOTGUN
Fatal Result Of a Mulc Trade in
Johnston County
N. G..
a CHARGE OF NEGRO BLOOD
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4 CHARGE or NEGRO BLOOD
Supreme Court Supports Right Of
Portuguese Descendants to At
tend White School. #

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RALEIGH, N. c.. May 1s.--News was
received hero this afternoon Of u quarrel
between Fl. D. Hudson and his uncle,
Julius Hudson, In Johnston county.
which resulted In the killing Of II. d.
Hudson by his uncle. They had traded
mules and the nephew had gono to his
uncle to demand a rue back" In the
quarrel, the nephew attempted to strike
his Uncle with an axe. The latter fired
on him with a shotgun. killing him In
stantly. Julius Hudson also had his
arm fractured by blow from, II. p. Hud-
son with the axe. Julius Hudson sur
rendered himself to the authorities, and
makes u plea OF self-dcfense
s One Of the most remarkable OF the
appeals from the Fifteenth Dlstrist, just
argued In the Supreme Court was GILL
land VI. County Board OF Education,
from Buncombe county, Involving tho
question of whether or not there was
negro blood in the family OF the plain
TIT that would debar the children from
attending the public schools OF the coun-
ty. The board had made an order that
the Glliland children DO not allowed
to q ttend the white schools, and the
Alainttrr Instituted the suit to compel
Vdmittance Of HIS children, on the plea
that their dark complexion was due to
Portuguese ancestry, and not TO negro
l.
plaintiff, and that the Gillilands had
Portuguese and not negro blood. Tho
case came to the Supreme Court on pe-
tlhon for a rehearing, on the ground Of
newly discovered evidence, which would
show negro ancestry.
Rev. Sylvester Bets, who Is behind the
movement for an election on the ques-
ton OF IN 'prohil1kion or "dispensary,
says good progress is being made and
that the petitions with ample qualified
signatures to force the calling Of the
election will be submitted to the Alder
men OF Raleigh very soon. He says there
viii be no let up until the election is
secured, MS the greatest stumbling block
to the Christian life of Raleigh, is the
dispensary.
There was forwarded to-day from the
executive Office OF Governor Glenn, the
requisition on the Governor OF Ohio. for
Mt. spaich, who has sbene arrested on
the charge OF looting the treasury OF the
Sells Bros. and Torepnughs' circus, near
iarboro, N. c., In 1905. The report that
Spaich has been released in Ohio un-s
der $1,000 bond, is not credited here, as
1t is declared that II such is the case,
with the evidence against him as strong
as II is, he would disappear at once.
Colonel John s. Cunningham, president
of the North Carolina Tobacco Growers
Association, said while in the city to-
day that he estimates the damage by the
late frosts to plants in the beds and
those on the tobacco fields at about ten
per cent. '5:5. @ Ell
It is ascertained in the Office of Sheriff
Page that eighty-fi five per cent. OF the
poll tax on white persons were paid
and fifty-eght per cent. Of the colored
polls, May 1st. SO that they will be
qualified to vote. It is thought that very
few will really lose their votes ~ fall
ing to pay their poll tax. since the great
mass OF the unpaid polls are persons who
have 1aft tho -rouptyto ranpnt he found