The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-12
PARDON IS GIVEN
TO lee CALDWELL
Had Lived in South Richmond,
Where He Had Good
Reputation.
Reputation.
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Especial to The Times Dispatct.1
raleigh, N. c.. October lin
granting pardon for Lee Caldwell, Of
Warren county, to-day, serving six
years for manslaughter in that he
Killed man who had week before
attacked and beaten his (Caldwelrs)
mother, Governor Kitchin to-day stat
ed in connection with the reasons 1or
the pardon that Caldwell was for six
years engaged In the furniture bust
ness in Manchester (now South Rich
mond), Va, and was regarded there
as honest, Industrious, temperate and
polite" The Governor says. 200, that
the dead man seems TO have attacked
Caldwell's mother without apparent
good reason. and that when Caldwell
got UP with him. he told him he in
tended TO beat him or be beaten. The
deceased struck Caldwell with hoe,
which Caldwell got possession of and
returned the blow. Then the decea sed
got in three bad wounds on Caldwell
with his knife. Thereafter Caldwell
backed off and fell into ditch, where
he drew his revolver and fired a fatal
shot. as the deceased was coming at
him again. He has served two years
OF the sentence. The trial Judge and
the solicitor joined in asking for the
pardon.
Call for Reports,
State Commissioner of Insurance j
r. Young issued his call to-day to the
clerks of the towns and cities in North
Carolina for reports on the fire fight
ing apparatus and general system OF
keeping down fire waste, this being
a necessary preliminary for the steps
for the collection by the commission
err from the insurance companies do
ing business in North Carolina. OF
the one-half of one per cent. tax on
policy premiums collected by the re-
spective companies for the year. This
tav is the iremans' relief fund" pro-
vided by the Legislature of two years
ago. Only towns that maintain a fire
fighting apparatus valued at $1,000 at
least and observe the State law re-
gulating precautions against fire
waste, can enjoy the benefits of tils
fund.
The w. A. Adams Co.. Of Oxford,
received a charter to-day with $4,000
capital authorized. and s1,s0O subscrib-
ed for mercantile business. w. A
Adams, Oxford, and j. P. Taylor. Hen
derson. are the principal incorporators.
I The Weldon company of the North
Carolina National Guard has notified
guard Headquarters here that 1t will
be here in a body on some day Of
State Fair week to take in the festivi-
ties. An effort is to be made to in
duce the company to come In time to
take part in the parade from the Var
borough to the fair grounds on the day
of their visit. NJ. NJ drake is captain +
of the company The local militia will
provide courtesies for the visitors
while here.
Commissions by Governor.
Governor Kitchin to-day commits
stoned Dr. D. Il. Everitt and Colonel
w. p. wood as directors of the North
late Colonel A. B. Stomach and the
late Major 3. F. Dixon. Colonel WOOD
IS the Democratic nominee for State |
Auditor. and he takes the place OF
Major Dixon. late Auditor, on the
board. Major Dixon was secretary of
the board of directors, and 1t is eS-
pected that Colonel Wood will assume
the duties of the secretaryship when
he enters upon his dictatorship.
Another appointment by the Govern
or to-day was that Of Dr. N. B. Nc
Canless, of Salisbury, as director or
the North Carolina Railroad, to fill !
the vacancy by the recent death OF
T.. f, Heilig.
The alumni Of the University OF
North Carolina in Raleigh are prepar-
ng for their annual banquet on the
occasion of University Day, observed |
,ach October 10. a special committee
aas the preliminary arrangements in
rand. and the affair promises to be Of
an exceptionally elaborate nature.
The receivership of the Grand Thea
no was made permanent to-day by
Judge Charles M. Cooke after a hear
ng here this morning, Francis Cox
being continued for the permanent res
,eiverships The playhouse IL to be-
,un right along by Lessee Finch, whose
ease is not interfered with by the
financial complications Of the owners
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