The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16
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North Carolina Judge Makes
Unique Charge-Freak
Of Lightning.
Especial 70 The Times-Dispatch. /

Rd sfRsfhlaN t. e. The suy haa
well undertake to break herd of bull
.yealrings with small twines in The place
OF rope as try to control many hard
headed boys in the public schools.
lowing the teachers to use the lasn,r
declared Judge Chas A. Cooke, in a
unique charge to Jury in Wake SUI
perior Court this afternoon. Counsel
4 for the defense OF prisoner at the
bar, a fifteen esr-old negro boy,
charged with attacking his teacher
with a knife. while she was admins.
tering punishment had suggested to
the court that there was law in
Wake county against Jeachers being
permitted to administer corporal pun
tshment Judge Cooke declared that
he had no sympathy for any Limitation
to the power OF school teachers to con-
troll children under their training. The
judge said that the public schools were
one OF the finest demonstrations OF the
philanthropy of the people, everybody.
whether they had children TO educate
or not contributing to the maintenance
of the schools. The teachers selected
by competent committees for each dis.
trict were supposed to be competent
in training, temperament and in other
ways, and that when installed as
teachers In the schools they were en-
titled to the fullest cooperation of
the parents in maintaining order and
promoting the best interests of the
schools. The courthouse was packed
with people during the charge, which
scemed to make profound impress
sion, especially on the negroes. who
were gathered to watch the progress
of the case. The jury found the boy
n TN Hrve hy
not yet passed sentence.
The most remarkable freak of tho
fierce electric and rain storm that
passed over this section Wednesday Ia
reported from lakewood Cemetery, this
city where the handsome monument
at the head of the grave of the late
Judge Thomas r. Purnell, of the Eas-
tern District United States Court. was
literally ruined by bolt of lightning.
smaller stone, at the head of the
grave OF his deceased son, was also
knocked down. but not broken.
Condition of Senator Travis.
Anxious friends here regret 10 learn
that there seems to be no improve
ment In the condition of State Sena-
tor T.. l. Travis, who was 30 terribly
wounded in the mouth by the man
Powell. who at the same time shot
Representative Paul Kitchin and Chief
OF Police Dunn. Senator Travis spent
long while in Richmond hospital,
under special treatment, and went to
his Halifax home three weeks ago.
While there are good chances for his
ultimate recovery. his friends are
very anxious about him Powell is
serving twenty years in the peniten-
,iary for the killing of Dunn, having
submitted TO the charge Of man
slaughter in the midst of his trial for
his life. when his defense was insan-
iiy
A letter received at the mansion
this morning from Governor Kitchin
was TO the effect that his mother is
slightly better. but still very i'll. and
not out OF danger. He was summoned
to his mothers bedside at Scotland
Neck Tuesday. and has been there
ever since.
An amendment to the charter of the
Dover Lumber Co increases the capt.
tai 10000. ]. ". Stewart is presi-
dent. The company's principal Office
is in New Bern.