The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-06
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, March ).

Raleigh, March 3.
United States Deputy Marshal sharp
returned today from Wilson and Elm
City and brought some interesting IN
formation about some strange develop
ments at the latter place, fake tele-
grams having been sent from tnere
or some other place nearby on tne
telegraph lines to banks at several
points, asking that money be rushed
to the Elm City bank. MIR. Sharp traV-
elled with a Pinkerton detective, en-
ployed by the banking association,
and they were both struck by the
presence on the train of lame man
and presently the Pinkerton man TOOK
this suspect into a second class car,
asked him some very pointed ques-
tons as to whether he was not
watcher for gang OF robbers, tnen
searched him and took pistol, which
he afterwards showed at the bank
The Pinkerton man suspects gang
of having planned to rob the bank
and says they generally have sucn a
man on the watch as the one he pinch-
cd. Yet other people think that the
er-agent of the Atlantic Coast Line at
Elm City or some person In his oince
sent the kilograms. The agents books
were examined Saturday and he was
found short in his freight account ST.
coo and on his express account S2CO.
Deputy Marshal Sharpe says that
! never were people more excited than
the citizens of Elm City. They are on
| the watch day and night and large
posse was heavily armed with reVol-
vers Every train was met and every
| stranger watched. Country people who
were in town Saturday left early as
| everybody suspected an attempt to
rob the bank and the country folks
remarked that they did not want 20
| be on hand while the shooting was
F, going on 1t was very evident that
| robbery was intended. A Richmond
bank was called on for $4,000 and sent
| it, though it only owed the Elm City
| bank $500.
| Capt Winston, U. S. A, recruiting
1 officer for this state, says recruiting
Is now very good and that he has
| secured q men each month during
IDecember, January and February.
| Today a charter was granted to the
Goldsboro Union Station Company,
which is to build a mile of track on
the new union passenger station there,
connecting all the railways. The
stockholders are Vice-president A
B. Andrews, Secretary Henry W. Mil
Ter and C. N'Freeman. oE the Southern
Railway, and J. R Genly, w. n. Roy
al and w. r. Sullivan. of the Atlantic
Coast Line.
| Governor Glenn has received from
the Southern Railway the $17,50C
which it had promised to pay towards
the expenses of the railway rate liti-
cation, it having assumed all the OBJ
legations.
The Clansman" gave two perfor-
mances here today to large audiences
the advance sale having been the
heaviest of the season. Pastor Massee
of the Baptist Tabernacle, OF which
Tom Dixon, the author OF the play
used to be pastor, denounced theater'
| in his last Sundays sermon and saiC
Playwright Dixon. ought to return II
the pulpit
r. B. Parker der1onstrater Of thu
farming section Of the state agricul
tural department, has returned from
the east where he maae tour. accom-
panied by Mr. Hudson, of the nationa
agricultural department. Their chic
business was to visit colonies Of Inn
migrants and see how these were get
ting on. The first one visited wa
! tat OF the Carolina Truck Develop
nSent Company. Of which Mr.. Hugl