The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-08


light plant was put out of business.
the streets were flooded and In some
places completely Quilted. and for two
days train service completely held
up.
Chief OF Police Russell. OF Rae
ford. has been acquitted in the Su-
perior Court at Fayetteville. Of kill
ing a negro whom he had arrested
for a minor crime and who attempt
ed TO escape The State asked for
second degree verdict.
Car Inspector w. T. Hogue was
killed In the Southern Railway yards
at Spencer last week, his body be-
ing frightfully mangled. He was
standing between two cars when an
engine backed them together, catch
ing him between the bumpers.
Robert Carney, white, janitor OF
the Southern building at Whining
ton, fell down the elevator shaft and
sustained injuries that may result
In his death. His little child was a
witness to the accident and sum-
moned help.
The tobacco market has shown up
well, prices being higher than they
were for a similar period last year,
and equaIling the high prices Of two
years ago. Growers are expressing
great satisfaction. Most Of the leaf
now coming in is Of inferior quality.
The crop is late.
A baby, living but two hours after
birth, the child of William Burgess,
of Durham, has been the cause OF
considerable comment to-day. The
child has a single eye with small
eyes combined in it and place for
nose far above it. Such anomaly has
not been seen by doctors.
During a terrific electric storm
which passed over the southern sec
ton of Rowan County Saturday
afternoon, Ferrie Gibson, colored,
aged 10 years, was instantly killed
by lightning. While the storm was
severe no other fatalities are report
ed, though it is said much damage
was done to growing crops.
1t was Capt. J. G. Hollingsworth,
of Fayetteville, who was injured in
the auto accident at Richmond Fri
day morning, instead Of G. ]. Hol-
lingsworth, as stated in the special
from Richmond. Captain Hollings-
worth is popular military officer,
and it will be gratifying to his friends
to learn that he will recover.
Capt. James Ireland, of the little
schooner Amelia, laden with a gen
eral cargo, came into port at Beau
fort, from Norfolk, having sailed the
vessel home without any crew. When
he removed the matches it was found
the vessel had leaked, causing $500
damage to the uninsured goods.
A petition is being circulated and
freely signed, asking Judge Boyd, OF
the Federal court, to set aside the
verdict in the case of Mr.. Craft anC
n. Glenn Williams, both having beer
convicted at a recent term of court a
Greensboro, on the charge of con
spiracy to defraud the government il
the postoffice at Williams, Yadkil
County.
Mrs. Thomas P. Wilcox, wife o
the ex-Sheriff of Pasquotank County
and mother of Jim Wilcox, who il
now serving thirty years in the Stat
penitentiary for the murder of NELL
Cropsey, died at Elizabeth City las
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Wilcox hat
been ill for some months and ha
been great sufferer. The principa
cause of death, it is said, was moth
er's grief over the plight of a way
ward son.
After much criticism on the par
of the state press, Willie Medlin, tn
crazed would-be suicide, has beef
admitted to the State Hospital 70
the Insane. The authorities Their
at first refused to receive her, al
leging there was no room, in spite O
the fact that half of a million dol
lars has been expended on these in
situations during the past few years
The unfortunate woman has bee
confined for weeks in the commo
Jail at Raleigh.
Shot His Wife Dead