The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-03
ARE DRAWING NET
AROUND YECGMEN.
Testimony Of Number OF Wit
nesses Damaging to Prisoners
in Raleigh.
PROHIBITION BELL cRAc KED
Pieces Are Now Being Sent
Around as souvenirs-Orators
for Davis Day.
PROHIBITION BELL CRAc KED
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RALEIGH, N. c., June 2.-The trial
Iof the live alleged yeggmcn. J. III
Leonard, Chas. Williams, C. It. shaw,
James scanlon and Henry S. Hallan,
on, the charge of blowing open the
safe In tho post-ofIice at Dunn, in
l1arnett county, is we'll underway In
the United States District Court here,
with the prosecution making a strong
case agalnEt the prisoners.
| The theory of the prosecution now
being developed in the trial is that
tic five are professional yeggmen.
operating principally in the south At
lantic States. The discovery OF heavy
explosives and regular safe cracking
appliances in their possession. their
! behavior on and after arrest and tho |
fact that they We're in and around
Dunn q day or more before and imme.
diately after the robbery, are very
damaging points. Witnesses by whom
these statements have already been
made on the stand are A. r. Wilson.
postmaster, and w. r. Smith, clerk at |
| the Dunn post office; DR.. S. II. Egglcs
and T. r. Thompson, Van wych; j. p.
Whorton. jailer. Lancaster. S. c.: POST
Once Inspectors NJ. o. Kalverstadt and
ID. w. Bulnh, DR.. S. F. j. Lee, Of Dunn.
Prohibition Bell.
There came to Governor Glenn this
morning from Thomasville a large
piece OF the big bell that was rung
all day during the State prohibition|
ELECTION. calling the prohibition voters
|thereabout to the polls. When the
returns tegan to come In showing a
big prohibition victory for the whole
state, the ringing of the bell was kept
|up with increasing rapidity and vigorI
until IL was cracked from the force
of the blows. The fragments are be-
ling distributed as souvenirs to prom
iinent prohibition workers. The Cow
lernor will probably give his fragment
Of the bell to the Hall OF History in the
state Museum.
The senior class of the Raleigh High
school. the first graduated in the his
tory of the school, organized to-day u
permanent alumni association. with Mr..
lack Harris as president: Mr. George
Bagwell, vice-president, and Miss Bes-
sic King, secretary and treasurer.
A. Dughl. caterer and fruit man,
has found what is believed to be a
valuable mineral spring on farm
ne recently acquired near the city. The
Sqte Chemist is making an analysis.
Crop Conditions.
Captain s. a. Ashe candidate for
state Treasurer. is to be the orator
at the celebration OF the centennial Of
the birth of Jefferson Davis at Pitts
!. poro tomorrow.
A crop bulletin just prepared in the
! State Department of Agriculture, shows
that the crops planted in the State this
season compared with last year on a
: 100 per cent. basis are nacreage: Cot
/: ton, 81 per cent; corn, 100; tobacco
1Oc, and peanuts, 1o1.
Il Captain 7. w. Mason, of Northamp-
ton county will be the orator here to-
morrow afternoon at the celebration
of the Davis anniversary. The cere-
monies will be under the auspices or
: the Raleigh Chapter, Daughters OF the
u Confederacy.
!, knights of Pythins.
Headed by Past Grand Chancellor w.
W. Wilson, the Raleigh Knights Of
= Pythias are making elaborate arrange
ments for the coming of the North
Carolina Grand Lodge to the State
y capital On June 9th, 10th and 18th for
j. the annual session. The order reached
: the 10000 membership mark in this
J. State during the past year. and the
:. general condition at this time is better
: than ever before. Mr. w. c. Christ.
!: of winston-s Salem. is grand chancellor,