The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-03
LAWYER EXPLAINS
SERIOUS CHARGE
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Mr.. Abell Had No Intention Of
Deceiving Court in
Statement.
ELECTION VOTE CANvAsSED
Majority for Democrats in Con-
gressional Race Is
4o,641.
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Especial to The Times DISPATCHED
Raleigh. N. c., December Ed. s.
Abel, a prominent Johnston county
sttc-ney. appeared in the Federal Court
this morning and through James II.
Pou as spokesman explained the "tel.
egraph complication" that stirred
sensation In the court yesterday, when
Judge Conner directed the clerk to
write Mr.. Abel to appear and explain
how 1t was that he presented to the
court officers a telegram calling him
10 the bedside OF a sick wife, thereby
occurring the continuance OF a case that
The court had heretofore declined to
continue. when no such telegram had
been received here.
Mr.. Pou's statement for Mr. Abel
was that his daughter called hin UP
over the telephone and told him the
facts set out In the telegram and the
necessity for his immediate return
home; that he Immediately wrote
telegram for hack TO meet him at
Smithfeld, and, using the same tele-
graph pad for lack of other paper to
set down the matter, he wrote on the
telegraph blank the telephone message,
ns lie had gotten 1t over the telephone;
that he went directly into the court
room and showed the written message
to Judge Conner and District Attorney
Seawell, without any intention OF de-
ceivlng them as to the message being
telegram. He had the operator OF
the Smithfeld Telephone Exchange
for some one In the Abel residence.
at smithfield. with him. in Raleigh, Just
prior to Mr.. Abell's presentation of the
message In court.
Judge Conner accepted the explana-
ton with the statement that there had
been no other idea on his part but that
1t had been Intended that he regard
tho message shown as a telegram, this
also applying to other court officers.
District Attorney Seawell stated to the
court that he understood that he had
been criticized by Mr.. Abel or his
friends as having acted through malice
In bringing the matter Into the court,
and that he wanted TO disclaim any
such motive. Judge Conner stated
from the bench that no such imputa-'
ton could apply to the district attor-
ncy. but that his course in the prem
ises had been most conlmendable
throughout
The state Board of Canvassers has
finished the count of the votes in the
ten congressional districts. and the
grassmen, shows l4o,so7 Democratic and
1886 Republican, this giving a Demo-
cratic majority in the State OF 1861.
However. the vote for judges is gem
orally the fullest. and the Indications
are that the canvass OF the judicial vote
will show considerably larger Dem
ocratie majority. The congressional
vote by districts follows, the first
named for each district being Demo-
crat and the second named Republican:
First District-Small, 1854; King.
5,721: a. Edgar Hodges, 81.
Second District-Kitchin. 1919; r.
II. Norheet 1857; stallings. 12
Third District--Faison, 1925; But
Ter, 1906; scattering. IL.
Fourth District--Pou. 1928; Cooley.
lilo; r. L. Fesperman, 10; W. W. Cole.
Fifth DistrIct-Stedman. 20,ss2: Blair.
1850; j. II. Morton. 2a; r. NJ. Morton.
10; L. S. Blair, 1: b. S. Royster 1.
Sixth District = Goodwin, 1896;
lIeares, 4,257.
Seventh District-Page. 1857; Par.
ker, 11,006; H. Morrison, /; Henry Nor
.ison. "a; J. II. Lowe. 1.
Eighth District-Doughton. 1850;
Cowles, 1851; j. W. L. Gwaultney, 1:
Il. P. Deal, !.
Ninth District-webb, 1854; Nc
Minch, 1899; II. Z. Crawford, So.
Tenth District-Gudger. 1645s;
Grant. 14.s01: q. c. Fisher, 80.
Tonight the board finished the cam
xass Of votes for State Auditor and
Corporation Commissioner. For Audi
tor, w. P. Wood, Democrat received
14o,5s1, and j. 9. A. Wood. Republican.
p4,017: Democratic majority 4S.514.
For Corporation Commissioner W. y.
Lee. Democrat, received 14Q,SS2: u II.
White. Republican, ss,56e; Democratic
majority, 44.s20. The board expects to
complete the canvass of the entire
State vote Tomorrow.
The Galloway Dairy Company. Of
Mecklenburg county, Eve miles from
with $500 capital, by II. D. Kirhpat-
rick, a. NJ. Haddon and others as the
incorporators. Another charter is for
The Ivey Wholesale Millinery Company.
or Charlotte, capital $125,000 author
lied and $4,000 subscribed, by ]. B..
Ivey and others,
) The sessions of the North Carolina
Primary Teachers Association to-day
We're held in the auditorium of Mere
dith College. President Vann. of the
college, opening the morning session
with prayer. There was a paper by
Mrs. T. Edgar johnson, OF Salisbury,
on adaptation of Courses Of Study to
the Child" Thereafter there was a
short business session before recess for
dinner AT 3 O'Clock there was dis
cussion Of "The Educational Value OF
T Play" led by Miss Paanill, OF Green's
boro, and an address on play. a Fac
tor in the schoolrooln," by Miss Meal
lister, of Greensboro, The afternoon
session closed with a demonstration IN
health supervision by Allen j. Barwick,
Of the State Department Of Health.
Tonight there We're addresses by Dl.
Henry Mckee Tucker on HThe Human
Brain at Firth and at Maturity and on
The Child study and Culture Epoch
Theory. by Miss Noteworthy, of Co
tlun1bia University. The association
will elect officers and adjourn satur-
day forenoon.