The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30
Gypsy KING WILL
. GO TO GAR THAGE
Will Be Given Hearing on Writ
of Habeas corpus-Fight
Not Yet Over.
Especial to The Tlmes-Diypatch.1

Wadesboro. N. c., December 90
The troubles in the gypsy camp, over
the claim Of Emil Mitchell, as king Of
all the gipsies of the United States,
took new turn tonight when Judge
w. j. Adams ordered the sheriff to
bring Mitchell and the other arrested
gips1es to Carthage for hearing to-
morrow, on writ OF habeas corpus.
Attorneys for Mitchell made this move,
and Sheriff Lowry will leave on the
early morning train with fourteen de-
PENDANTS for Carthage. Attorneys for
the prosecution, and the members OF
the prosecuting members of the Ste
phen John faction, will go to Carthage
to make the fight stephen John adj
ded considerable light to the cause of
the trouble tonight, when he brought
to the attorneys the history of other
alleged black hand actions of the gypsy
king is endeavoring to collect blood
money from members of the clans.
The instance occurred near Chicago
some time ago, it is said and was
aired in the PoAtce Court of that city.
when several of the gipsies We're ar
rested. In that case, the king was
Ziatcho Dimito, the predecessor of
Emil Mitchell, and stephen John claims
that Mitchell is in fact Dimito, having
changed his name because of former
troubles.
The story of the other trouble was
similar to the occurrences of the last
few days. The members of the tribe
were tied to trees and tortured in order
to secure money, and the sum of $4,000
was demanded as a ransom. The money
was not secured, as the men who were
hn lnI ,y{v q IN NJ ar
of the band to hide for them. The
king went to Chicago and had the mem
bers of the band arrested and charged
with various crimes, as revenge. When
the cases came up for trial the facts
were brought out. but the reports OF
the trial state that when the witnesses
testified against King Dimito and his
queen, who was mixed up in the affair
that their looks of anger" so stirred
the witnesses that they withdrew the
charges of conspiracy and gave up the
case.
Going on In his story of the affair,
stephen John has documents, 1t Is al
legged to show that in June of this
year the report was given currency
that King Dimito had left the country
and that then the five chiefs of the Ave
gypsy tribes in the United States were
called to meet IN Washington and
elect new king, and that this meeting
resulted in the election of Emil Artch-
ell, but that he (Stephen john insisted
that the said Emil Mitchell was the
former king, Dimito, in disguise, with
changed name.
Further reports of the trouble at the
camp, which will be brought out to-
| morrow, will show that the battle be-
tween the rival clans was terrific
one. and that guns. swords and clubs
were used by the followers of the
Mitchell faction in their effort to en-
force the claims of their chief, Emil
Mitchell
1t also appears that the trouble was
premeditated for the Mitchell clan sent
| kilograms to Mitchell before he came
to Wadesboro, and he was advised that
the Stephen John clan was preparing
to leave here. and he Immediately sent
message, it is asserted. to his fol-
lowers TO hold them until he arrived.
and they did so.
Stephen John and his followers are
In the fight to stay. and they claim
that they will be able to prove all OF
their charges against Mitchell. On the
other hand, Mitchell and his followers
are making lively effort to secure
Mitchells freedom, realizing the serious
charge that is preferred against him.