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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
GIRL NEARLY DEAD
Found in P.tifu Con iition ard
Bereft of Reason
FOUL PLAY IN CASE SUSPECTED
People Of Camden County. Having
Heard For Ten Days Strange
Sound Resembling the Cry Of
Panther, Institute Search and Find
Young Lady In q Heart Rending
Condition.

Elizabeth City, \. G., Special
News from Camden county has just
been received In this city of the find
ing Sunday i'll the section of that
county known as "Thoroughfare Is
land" Of young white woman who
on account Of starvatinu and expos
IRE is now in most pitable plight,
having so lost her mind that she Is
unable to either talk or make her
identity known. The story of her
finding was brought to this place D.
a reliable person who had been in
that county and is as follows:
During the past several days the
person residing near this island have
been hearing a peculiar cry which re-
sembled that of a panther more than,
a human, and on Sunday a party
started out to investigate. Armed
with guns and axes, the men searched
the entire territory, which is about
six acres in size, but nothing was seen
of the "thing' which had been MAX
ing the peculiar noise.
About this time some one suggest
ed to set up yell, which suggestion
was acted upon; and in a few sec
onds q response was heard in the dis
tance. The men then divided them
selves so as to form a circle and
the spot from which the noise came
was closed in, preparing to fire upon
the object, which all hands thought
to be a panther. The men dashed
upon the poor demented creature ly.
ing prone upon the ground, with only
scanty supply Of clothing. An at
| tempt was made to hold conversa-
ton with her, but only a few moments
suficied to impress upon the men that
her reason had vanished. The wo-
man was carried to the home of d
physician residing at Indiantown,
near the woods from whick she had
been rescued where everything is be-
ing done to restore her mind. Those
who have seen her are unable to iden-
tifv who she is.
The noise which caused the search
had been heard about ten days. Some
are of the opinion that the woman
bad been carried to this lonely spot
for the purpose of doing away with
her. It is reported that she appears
to be about Is years old, and is rath-
er good looking.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Woman Stabbed by Her Husband.

Salisbury, Special.-Henry Ander-
son spent the day in Jail Sunday and
his wife hovered about the gates Of
death, resulting from a stab she re-
ceived from Anderson about midnight
Saturday night. Anderson is a ma
chinist and spends his time every
where. He came here several days
ago from Columbia, S. c., saying then
he was in search of his wife who had
left him. Though strongly of the be-
lief that she had treated him bad
ly he said he was going to take her
back with him. What occurred Sat
urday hight to provoke the assault
does not appear. Anderson says he
was crazed by morphine and stabbed
his wife with a butcher knife and the
wound was a most vicious one. He
will remain in Jail until there is a
change for the better. The prisoner
is minus hand which he lost in an
accident in the Columbia shops. He
figured in fight here in the spring
which almost laid him out.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Storm Seriously Damages Cotton.

Charlotte, Special-Farmcrs in the
city Sunday report great damage to
cotton by the storm which passed
over this section Sunday night as a
reminder that the equinox was at
hand. They say that fully ten per
cent. of the cotton that was open in
the bolls has been torn from the stalk
and strewn along the ground. Aside
from this, which represents the great
est amount of the damage wrought
the cotton which held out against the
strong wind is badly stainerd and
therefore deprecated in value. Corn
was blown down, but the damage to
this crop is comparable with that
which cotton sustained This comes
as heavy loss to the farmers large
ly in view of the fact that at least
half Of the cotton was open in many
sections. Fhe storm and rain seem to
have been general beginning shortly
after dark Sunday night and continu
ing until O'Clock Monday morning
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Glass Monitors Named.

Davidson, Special.-The following
announcements We're made by the
president at chapel as to class moni-
tors. In the senior class Messrs. H.
J.. Moore, w. Pratt and L. r. Scott
made precisely the same grade, 1920.
The decision by lot was in favor Of
Pratt and Scott. In the Junior class
the four men are II. A. Query. r. ID.
Dodge, d. W. Dodge and J. J. Murray.
In the sophomore class the men are
H. N. Alexander, J. r. Hay. S. 0.
Flemin". 7. M. Harden, f. d. Thomas,
J. R. White. In the freshman class
at the first the selections are deter
mind alphabetically or arbitrarily, as
no class standing has been established.
These arc T. S. Finn, K p. Foreman,
W. c. Morris, W. L. Morris, W. D.
Wolfe and g. F. Worth.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Alamance Men Don't Appear.

Asheville, Special.-The promised
interesting hearing before Judge Prit-
chard Of the railway rate case Of the
Southern Railway Company against
Counselor Jacob A. Long and four of
his clients of Alamance county did
not materialize. There wasn't any
hearing. The counselor and his eli
ents did not put in an appearance and
Judge Pritchard simply signed an or
der continuing the injunction restrain
ing the Alamance gentlemen from
prosecuting in the Superior Court Of
Alamance county their suits against
the North Carolina Railroad Company
and the Southern Railway for penal
ties for violation of the State 2 IA
cent passenger rate law.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Looks Favorable For Road.

Asheville, Special.-C. Sawyer of
the Ashevilie Retail Merchants AS
sociation who has taken an active part
in the proposition to build a eompet-
ing line Of railway through Asheville
and this section said that everything
looked favorably; that from informa-
tion at hand he believed the aid bonds
would be voted without any trouble
and that in such an event the new
road was assured. Mr.. Sawyer and
those who have labored with him are
greatly encouraged over the man
ner in which the people have taken to
the proposition and is satisfied that
before the close of this year work on
the new railroad to Knoxville and
through Asheville will be undertaken.
Influential members of both political
parties i'll this city and county are
lending their influence TO the bond is
sue proposition and thus far no ep-
position whatever has developed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Open $1,000. 900 Custom House.

New York, Special.-New York s
new $7,000000 custom house was for
mally opened to the public Monday
with the Grand Army of the Republic
of New York acting as master of GER
emonies. The posts of the city march
ed down Broadway from City Hall
Park, and. to the accompaniment Of
ringing cheers from thousands Of
throats raised the stars and stri pes
over the magnificent structure erect
ed bv Uncle Sam. Colonel Simpson
Hamburger was in command of the
veterans. Colonel George A. Golden
delivered an address and Governor
Hughes, General Frederick D. Grant
and other prominent men were in at
tendance.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
White Man Assaults Widow.

Winston Salem, Special News
was received here of a most outrage
ous criminal assault made upon Mrs.
Harder a respectable widow residing
near Campbell, Stokes county. Mon
day by Sam Shelton, Jr. The particu-
lars Of the affair could not be learned
beyond the fact that a warrant had
been sworn out for the arrest of Shell
ton on the charge of criminal assault.
The warrant was taken out before
Justice Of the Peace J. A. Fagg, Of
Danbury. 1t is stated that Shelton
lied Immediately after the crime and
Is possibly in hiding in Virginia He
IS about 40 years old and had pre-
vlously borne a good reputation. He
Is a son of Mr.. Samuel M. Shelton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Money Stolen From Newly Laid Cor
ner Stone of Church.

Salisbury, Special Some one
knowing that in the cornerstone Of
the new colored st. John s Lutheran
church there was deposited 81 crawl
ed under the church between Sunday
and Wednesday morning and took all
but "a cents, Rev DR.. W. II. Lash
held dedicatory services Sunday-in-
pressive memorial it was, too-and
the money was put in the corner
stone. Wednesday he noticed that Il
brick was out Of place and investi-
eating found that the money had been
taken and the papers thrown away
The church people we're very much
incensed over the blasphemous per-
formance.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Comparative Cotton Receipts.

Mooresville, Special.-The cotton
receipts at Mooresville for the fiscal
year ending August 31st, 1907, were
4,S28 bales compared with 5,499 fcr
the year ending August 31st, 1906
The first bale of cotton sold on this
market last year was brought in by
Mr. c. L. Walters on September 11th
and sold for 9 1-2 cents. The first
bale this year was brought in one day
earlier, by Mr.. R. P. Craven and sold
for 13 cents. Receipts for this sea-
son up to same date last year were 45
and to same date last year were Is
bales.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Considering Tax Case.

Raleigh, Special.-A most impor-
'ant case is being argued in the Su-
preme Court. 1t comes from Frank
lin county and is to settle the ques-
ton whether or not counties are re-
CURED to levy sufficient special tax
es. for schools to keep the latter open
at least four months each year, aud
thus comply with the constitutional
requirements to the lettar effect. The
decision in the lower court was a
Ealnst the State, which contends for
the tax. The only decision by tho
Supreme Court exactly twenty years
ago, ago, was adverse to the States ee4-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Cotton Seed Crushers Meet.

New Orleans, Special For the
first time in its history the Interstate
cotton seed oil. Several officials of
held a special session. Matters con-
sidered included the reported bad
handling of cotton seed products by
the transportation companies in for,
eign ports and the Austrian duty or
cotton seed off. Several officials ol
transportation companies are in at
tendance at the meeting and hav,
promised to do all in their power tt
remedy the condition of which th'
cotton seed erushers complain.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Bishop Threatened,

Rochester, spseial.--EvsFy effort Ii
being made by the police to discover
the anonymous writer Of letters ir
which Bishop Ne Qnaid OF. the Cath
ollie diocese OF Rochester wss threat.
ened with death for refusing to sub.
NIT to "Blackhand demands foi
money. The Blackhand some time
ago demanded $1,000 from the bishop
and meeting with refusal let HIM
know that four men had been chosen
10 kill him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Child Sues Southern for $40, ,000..

Charlotte, Special.-Suit for $10,.
900, damages was brought against the
Southern Railway by the representa-
tives of Willie Sharp, the 9-year-old
boy who suffered the loss of a foot
several months ago on account Of an
accident at the Smith street crossing
with the Southern. 1t seems that the
boy was trying to climb over between
the box ears when q suddeh start
threv him under one Of the cars.
Stewart s. MeRae are attorneys for
the plaintiffs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Salisbury Working Hard.

Salisbury, Special.-At a called
meeting of the merchant S association
there was protracted and business
like discussion of the proposition to
bring the railroad terminus to Sails
bury. The Evening Post has made Wig
orous editorial appeal to the people Of
Salisbury to get busy and do all pos
sIbIe to bring the employees of the
Southern 400 or more to the town.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Merchant Sued for slandes.

Durham, Special,-M. Kruger las
instituted suit against N. Haskell for
damages in the sum Of $50 on account
Of slandsr and defamation Of charac.
ter. It is charged by Kruger that he
was working for Haskell having
charge of store at Cary, and that
Haskell openly charged that he stole
$500. The case promises to be one Of
more than ordinary interest.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26

Thonaston, Ga, special.--Fire ssr.
iy Saturday destroyed the vehicle
plant Of the Atwater.gelson Buggy
company at this place. causing Q loss
Of 100000 with insurance Of $4,000
The blaze started In the vnrnish room
on the third floor and on account OF
the dense smoke could not be reached
by the fremen. A large number Of
mel. Will temporarily h. thrown ont o.
employment.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Bishop Van De Vyver Returns.

Richmond, Spccial.-Rt. Rev. Au-
gustin Van delivery, Catholic Bishop
of Richmond who spent the summer in
Belgium returned to Richmond. lie
will begin his official tour Of the
State on the first of the coming week
Bishop Van dc y,$ver has dispelled
the idea that he i. to leave Richmond
and take up church work in another
field. He saws that he vii! assuredls
remain ir this city.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
To Bore Oil In watauga County.

Winston.salem, speeial.~-A report
comes from Watauea county that the
machinery Is being hauled in to bore
for oil in that county ID miles west Of
Boone on the lands Of Mr.. n. L. Mast.
Mr.. Mast, on whose property tLis
Northern company is to do boring
owns a considerable amount of prop
erty in Watauga including about 600
acres fland besides mercantile bus
inesses and is president of the bank
at Rooue.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Mail Carrie. Shot AZ.

Mount Airy, special.-Les Burrus
0f this city shot of G. Y. Nichols
Thursday night just before 8 o'clock
firing into the rear end Of the mail
wagon the shot hitting the mule Mich.
OILS was driving. Nichols carries the
mail from the trains to the postoficc.
Burrus was promptly arrested. Re-
port says "there is a woman in the
case" Your correspondent cannot
Vouch for this part Of the story.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Fire in Hotel Iredell.

Statesville, Special.-Hotel Iredeu
the leading hotel in Statesville came
near having a serious fire early Thurs.
day morning. Had it not been for
the early discovery of the fire by Pro-
prietor E. G. Gilmer and the prompt
and quick work of the fremen the
building would have been badly dam
aged if not destroyed. The damage
as it is will only be a few hundred
dollars.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Dewey So Years in Navy.

Washington Special. = Admiral
George Dewey entered the navy Sep
tember %, 1854 and is therefore the
ffty-tbird anniversary of the day
that the hero of Manila became one
of Uncle Sans fighting men. A.
usual the students of the Annapolis
naval academy will observe the ami
versary of the enterance of the great
admiral with an informal celebration.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Hospital for Gastonia.

Gastonia, Special.-That Gastonia
is soon to have hospital now looks
assured. Those interested in secured
the necessary stock have succeeded III
raising 12,4O0, and a charter has been
applied for. A site of two acres has
been donated and as soon as the char
ter is received building committee
will draw plans for the hospital.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Tiles to End Life.

Charlotte, Special Mr.. W. N,
Mullen, well known in the city and
throughout the county, made an at
tempt to end his life about 4 o'clock
Monday by stabbing himself with a
large carving knife. Arising at this
hour he awakened his wife telling her
that he was going downstairs. Sus-
pecting that he was going to make
such an attempt Mrs. Mullen followed
him within a few minutes but by the
time she reached the sitting room her
husband was lying on the floor with
the blood flowing from a wound near
his heart. Other members of the FAM
lily were notified and Mr.. Mullen was
hastily taken to the Presbyterian Hos
pital where he remains in fair condi-
ton. The attending physicians hold
out the hope that he will survive the
wound which he inflicted. Fortunate
ly the knife stopped before it reach
ed the heart.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26

Senator Foraker in speech pro
tested against judicial stretching oi
the Constitution.
The parents Of Leon Czolgosz the
assassin Of Mckinley are applicant.
for charity.
Judge Fort Is expected 10 be nom
mated for Governor by New Jerse;
Republicans.
The body Of Rear-Admiral John q
Walker was eremated and the ashes
will be buried in Washington.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Quarter Million Fire in New York

New York, Special.-Fire gutted
the seven story wholesale grocery es-
tablishment of Louis Degroff & Son
in the wholesale grocery district en-
failing loss of quarter of million
A number Of employees sustained in
juries.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Claims NOT GUILTY
Letter Said to Nave Been teft
By Joshua Harrison
FACTS ABOUT THIS SAD AFFAIR
Latter Found In Coat Pocket Of josh
n Harrison. Who Killed Himself
at Norfolk Declaring In God
Name His Complete Gnilt.eSsasss
of Kidnapping Young Beskley.

Norfolk, Va, Special. - Declaring
he was innocent Of the charge Of Kid
mapping Kenneth Beasley and asking
God to bless his family were the las
words OF Joshua Harrison who blew
out his brains in the Gladstone Hotel,
in this city, rather than serve a sen-
tence of twenty years IN the pemiien-
tiary. The following letter was found
in the coat pocket of the dead man
shortly after he breathed his last at
st. Vineent's Hospital a few hours
after he had fired the fatal shot into
his brain.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26
Kept His Nerve AL Right.

Joshua Harrison, harrisburg. N. g..
registered at the Gladstone Hotel
about 1 % clock Tuesday afternoon.
He walked UP to the counter and ask
ed w. C. Mcdowell, the day clerk, If
he could get a room. Then the clerk
asked him to register. Mr.. Harrison
said he did not know whether be could
write or not, as he had left his eye
glasses somewhere. Mr.. Mcdowell
offered his, and Harrison wrote his
name on the register in plain even
hand, with no indication of nervous
ness. He was assigned a room on the
second floor and was shown to it by
bell boy. 81 noticed nothing un-
usual in his manner" said Mr.. Nc
Dowell, "but in about fifteen minutes
after he had gone mp to his room De-
tective Wright, of the Norfolk force,
came in and asked me if Mr.. Harri-
son was in. / told him yes he show
ed me telegram that had been receiv-
ed from Williamson, n. G., in which
the Norfolk police were asked TO ar
rest Harrison, as the Supreme Court
had confirmed the judgment of the
lower court. The telegram asked the
police to disarm Harrison, stating
that he had threatened suicide. When
the Boy went up to Mr.. Harrison's :
room and told him that somebody
wanted to speak to him, he replied:
~ m not coming out.' Before the
boy could get in communication with
the officer, a pistol shot rang out and
when the door of Harrison IS room was
opened he was found lying on the
bed with an ugly wound in the side
Of his head. Captain Ford, of the
police department, ordered an ambu-
lance and the man was taken to st.
Vincent s Hospital, after he had been
attended by DIR. Schenck-
Harrison, it is said, had declared
that he would kill himself before he
would serve the sentence OF the court,
protesting that he was innocent Of the
crime. He had hoped that The Su-
preme Court to which he had appeal
ed would act favorably. When the
news came Monday morning that
judgment of the lower court had
been confirmed by the Supreme Court
he gave up in despair and determined
to end his life
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26

little fellow alive. A. loss - la
rsson lise~l | hop~A that @ssne dAy /
wuuid bear shat dssTsessgiea haa Es~ca
made oF him: hus nae that BE- has
killed himself I feel that lie ssxrxs
Ix bnried.
II bad offered 20 waive al pTuse-
enison against HarrSson If BE woald
produce nv little boy OF tell wheFw i.s
eoald be found alive. bat be "a. BOT
the klad Of RAN 80 take sdSsnsass
Of that oppoFtunity and preferred 10
aghi Il out. The testimony uas eoa-
elusive agaias, him The people Of
Carritnck thought 80 al the time aad
their iudgmeu, Is confirmed b. tAe
Supreme Court, which refused HAg-
rison a new sriL after going over the
entire evidence.
WHO '-the-wisp Clewx
Continuing Mr.. Beasley said that
Harrison lad ample opportunity 10
get possession Of kenneth. Referring
10 some of the clues that he had re-
ceived as 20 the whereabouts Of bis
son. Senator Beasiey recalled letter
that had come 10 him In April, 1905.
"The writer told me If | would
place $500 under a tres,ie on the At
lantie Coast Line Railway. near
Rocky Mount, y. C., at o clock on
the evening of April lith, my son
would be returned 10 me At whatever
place / desired him left, but that If
/ made any alarm his body would be
sent TO me in keg of brine whea
| received the letter | came 10 Nor
folk.
Edgar White, of White Bros. on
Commercial Place, went 10 the bank
and drew $500 for me. We went 10
the Gladstone Hotel that night and
sat up there until morning, taking
the numbers of the bills and the
banks which issued them, hoping that
we might in this way be able 10 trace
them. Then we went 10 the place
designated BY the writer Of the letter
and there deposited the money. Two
men from Norfolk lay in the bushes
near the spot all night and as nobody
came For the money they brought il
back 10 Norfolk the next day. | have
had several clues since that time and
| have been as far west as Arkansas
looking into one of them
"Had | wanted Harrison to die, !
could have accomplished this by ex-
pressing the desire to my fellow eoun-
tymen in Currituck, They would
have lynched him without hesitation
if / had simply said the word. ]
waited for the law to take its course. -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-26

The torch Of truth must Be- fed by
The heart.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-08
too clean for that. and if they wear

too clean for that, and if they wear stout shoes and rubbers, they are all right. Most of them do so.
 "No, the majority of the cases Of pneumonia which come to our atten- ton are caused by germs blown into the bronchial and nasal tubes with the dust clouds. which are immedi- ately allayed by moisture. wonder how many people know that on dry day such as I have described fully 70 per cent of them have in their months germs enough to cause pneu- monia-are inoculated, in other words.
 There is no great danger for any body in good physical condition, how ever. Indeed, I suppose that on some days every person who goes out of doors is inoculated; but if ones sys- tenn is in decent order, there is no danger. It is when man has been working hard all day, perhaps hav- ing no time to get his lunch, and then caps it all by getting his feet wet and going out to dinner in the evening, that he Is destined for pneu- monia. His system is so weakened that it cannot resist the germ with its normal vigor."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-08

The Evening Asmocrss is the peoples paper. 1e price b zc c copy. lie a week. 4zf . nonths e6 c rear. by mai1 or earfR.