The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-29
HAPPENINGS IN OLD NORTH CAROLINA

aDle inmates dL the hlubSuUuSt CduBlt
fire from a defective flue this even
ing at o'clock and burned down,
burning up two inmates One Of the
persons burned to death was a white
y man named Mcods, the other col
& ored woman. Both were crazy.
u Charlotte special to Greensboro In
dustrial News: Judge w. R. Allen, of
Goldsboro, who Is presiding at the
present term of the Meck'enburg su-
perior court, this afternoon appointed
receiver for the Vermont and Whet-
stone cotton mills at Besssmer City,
the operation Of which was suspend
ed some time since 1t IS thought
that the embarrassment of the mills
can be remedied shortly and that they
viii remain In the hands of the old
stockholders. Mr.. Jenkins will en-
deavor to have the mill sin operation
by next Tuesday
Kinston Free Press. q. WI vii.
liams, employed by John L. Roper Lum-
Der company at New Bern, met with
a horrible accident Tuesday. He was
at work In a dead boiler, and the
fireman, not knowing Williams was
In il turned the steam from live
boiler into the place where the man
was. literally parboiliHg him. He
managed To get his head through the
imam hole and was taken out without
much difficulty and conveyed to a hos.
rital. He IS reported 10 be getting
Along as well as could be expected
nd may recover. though only after
weelSs Of suffering.
Garysburg special to News and oh.
terver: Friday morning January 10.
" young man Rainey. was found dead
in his BID, his head being shot so
badly that the brains were exposed.
Il There were other marks OF violence
y on his body. The deceased was a
young man of good character. and
was doing mercantile business four
miles north u Garysbnrg, near Jor,
dams Crossing. Oh the Coast Line
road The object Of the murder Is
believed to he robbery This morn.
ing Joe BarmH, James BsFmer and
/ Richard Barnler, brothers. we're ar.
rested undar suspicion An invest.
cation today al the place Of the homi.
eide did not show sufficient evidence
10 ho'd them. SO far as known here
there IS no other clue as to who muir.
dered Rainey
AsheyIle Citizen: County Auditor
RI stokeiey Yesterday afternoon re.
celred from the tax commission Of
New York city an official lester which
sstab fishes Tie fact that Mr. Wander
bilt Is correct II his statement thar
he pass Dersnnal taxes n Now YORK
cts. ana that the New York news
papers naa other sources 81 lnfoema-
tioa were mistaken In saving that
he iid hi pay nch taxes ihere The
letter Hoea not say On whaf Valuation
y ~ prsonal property Mr. Vanderbilt
pays but TIE Interest q tie Baneombp
county aathorlflss eaasos pien fl 81
nstablhhed TINT Nr Vanderbilt Il Il
legal resiIert q New YORK and pgF
I'D personal taxes there. Aralt0r
stoleley vas informed IN seeulineiy
good authority that Mr. Vanderbilt
hal warn usss hls personal taxes w
New Ycss On De eraand flat b. wa
+ tiieat ni Nerh Carnltaa md a
conscientious ciHeet charged pfiN
sufl iBtg be uaau IBnatrr n q nfi
ratn way from tin Nov York naiclais
Troy special u Charlotte ohs6-.sr.
TIE nIbt Important caaa dock ta3
nj this fern eE Montgomery CONT
! over which Judge Moore praadts
IVA That M Charles smith. charged
i.h killlnr Mllton Brnnsii for BIZ
onev aa ihe night nf January 10.
NJ taae WA opened yesterday, con.
knded toiay and given 10 the jury
Al d O'Clock mia morning. After three
hpurs' deiibTatlon q verdict u sui.
s. q felaniuos murder IN the saeond
<1efrce wa returned The youth re-.
reiyed sentence u 20 years at hard
I6fpr When the case was called the
Heffndaut represented By Mr.. j r.
Nla'r and Mr. W. A. Cochran. pleaded
nH giilty Tho state was represent.
nd BY Solicitor w. e. Hammer. Of
Aheburo, assisted hy Mesrs Poole
NJ Reynolds. Or Troy. There was
obite a cit between eantendlng c0un.
~ on the Legality Or admitting a.
vItness Frank Page. 10 repeat the
confesinn Of the defendant Smith
made 10 ite Witness The Jury was
retired until this matter Of law had
been passed npon. The prosecution
won out.
Wnd6sboro special 10 Charlotte OBJ.
Ferycr ThUmas wheeler. the Young
white man who plead quilts Il break
Inc and entering four stores at Nor.
ven IL thla egiutr several months
ago and was sentenced 70 ten years
IN thc ppnitnnliary last vrck. a.
caped from the oflca Sunday morn.
ine Wheeler las appeared yery un.
concerned about lis eaap ard Wa nUl
moved q ihe le4al 81 ih sentence lm
ros1d sunday morning iho ofncnfa
too hln 10 fht depot here. Thpac
Il shafes we're Sheriff S 4 Martin