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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24

the Robesno County Rap
LIST, the First to Die I'm the Electrie
Chair-Four Applications Nscss-
sary to Kill.

A1OrfISOn. the h0DcSnO county hap~
ist, the First to Die I'm the Electric
Chair-Four Applications Nscss-
sary to Kill.
Walter Morrison. negro. tbs first
man TO be electrocuted under the new
North Carolina capital punishment
law, paid the death penalty In the
State penitentiary Friday.
Morrison went to the chair with a
gold cross clutched in his right hand.
AS the first charge swept through his
body, the hand holding the cross stiff
fened and turned until the cross was
held upright. Another wave of cur
rent was turned On and 1900 volts
coursed through the body. The last
pulse throb was noted six and half
minutes after the first charge Nor
rison had a prison record. He COM
mited an assault upon Croatan wo-
man the day he was released from
sentence on a chain-gang. Delay in
the installation of the electrical ap-
paratus caused his execution to be
postponed four times.
Morrison was led into the death
chamber at 1917 o'clock. his face
horrible picture of agonized distor-
ton. Tears streamed from his eyes
and as he moved toward the death
chair he muttered alternately, 20,
Lord, have mercy" 20, Jesus, have
mercy!" 20, God. have mercy" He
held a gold crucifix about eight in
ches long in his right hand and just
in front of him wen the Rev. Faith
er Price.
Within one minute he had been
strapped in the chair. the electro
hood adjusted to his head and the
electro-pad strapped to his right leg
ready for the current to be applied.
Warden T. P. Sales pulled the lever
| for the first voltage at 1918. This
| drew the body to rigid position with
a sharp jerk. Within a minute Sec
ond alternating voltage was given,
the body remaining rigid except that
the right hand, which still grasped
the crucifix, turned slowly to the
right. Then a third voltage was Civ
en-, the crucifix dropping from his
hand to the floor. The waist STRAP
was loosened in a movement to take
him from the chair, but the ply.
sicians, Dr.. Riddick, prison physician
and DR.. McGeachy, decided to have
ia fourth charge. This was turned
on at 1925 and the prisoner there
after was pronounced dead. All dur
ing the process of the electrocutioI
the Rev. Father Price was kneelin&
in front of the death chair rendering
the last absolution service.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24

that he Ii stronger IN Rspubncanism
now than ever and IL strong osliss-
er In local sslf-govsrnmsnt- He was
the Republican nominee for the sem
ate from Johnston County in 1900
and waged q very active campaign
Mr. Pssdin Ii now dsvoiing his time
TO farming and other business inter-
ests. and has made q success In Afs-
he says he has nevsr bought pound
Of lard and that his father before
him never bought any. This IL good
example. and when all farmers raise
all their home supplies. they will
never be affected by the high cost OF
living. except to be benefited by 1t
when they carry their surplus pro-
duce to the market TO convent 1t into
cash.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
A Man With a Memory.

Rev. II. F. Peedin, of Princeton,
Johnston County, called in the Office
Tuesday to renew his subscription to
The Caucasian and incidentally paid
us very pleasant visit. Mr.. Peedin
is a veteran of the Civil War and is
now sixty-five years old (but the
writer is sure that no lady would
take him to be over forty). Mr.. Pee
din was a member OF Company G
Fiftieth North Carolina Regiment
and can now call the roll OF all the
members of his company. He say
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
County Road Affairs.

At called meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners Monday it
was ordered that. for the present,
and until the selection of superin-
tendent of roads, the county road
forces be under the supervision of
and control of the supervisors of the
several camps, under the direction of
the commissioners living in the Sec
lions in which said camps are locat-
ed. 1t was also ordered that Mr.. F.
P. Austin take charge of the mile OF
experimental road that is now being
built north of the city.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Fatal Accident in Wake County.

Mr.. L. w. Adams, one of the larg-
est planters in Panther Branch
Township, was killed near Blalock's
saw-mill Thursday by falling tree.
He was cutting logs, when tree fell,
striking him on the head and inflict-
ing the fatal wound.
Mr.. Adams is survived by a wife
and several small children, and was
an uncle of Mrs. D. M. Peddy, OF
this city.
The interment took place at the
family burying ground Friday.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24

Severe strains on the vital organs,
like strains on machinery, cause
break-downs. You can't over-tax
stomach, liver, kidneys. bowels or
nerves without serious danger to
yourself. If you are weak or rum
down, or under strain Of any kind.
take Electric Bitters the matchless
tonic medicine. Mrs. ]. r. Van de
Sande, of Kirkland. ILL.,, writes:
THAT I did not break down. while
enduring q most severe strain, for
three months. Is due wholly to Elsc-
trio Bitters." Use them and enjoy
health and strength. Satisfaction
positively guaranteed. Soc at all
druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Raleigh Policeman Arrested.

Charged with having entered the
house Of Mary Allen, colored, with
out warrant or due process of law,
officer H. l.. Denning was arrested
and carried before a~local magistrate.
1t is charged that in looking for a
man charged with larceny of some
chewing tobacco, he entered the
house against the protest of the wo-
man. The man was not found.
City Attorney Clark represented
the officer, and at his request, the
magistrate postponed the case until
Friday next.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Murder at PinetOps.

Tarboro, N. c., March 22.-Satur-
day night two colored men, "Achey"
Williams and Charlie Jacob Battle,
engaged ma quarrel in fronto f the
house of another colored man, Wal
ter Harris.
John Harris, who had called to see
his son, hearing the loud noise, put
his head out of the door. AS he did
so William fired at Battle, but the
ball hit old man Harris just above
the temple, killing him instantly.
The quarrel is aid to have started
over a woman.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24

ward and decided that the paid-ln
capital should 10 si.25o.ooe. The
nsw stock VIII DO sold ~ t13s q
share and virtually al OF IL has ossn
subscribed.
The committee On marking his
toric sites the state over. appointed
By the North Carolina Literary and
Historical Association. has deter
mined TO take up this work NJ once
and will set on foot q movement TO
induce the public schools Of the State
TO mark historic sites within their re-
spectiye districts. this TO be done on
the next North Carolina Day in the
coming fall. Another feature OF the
movement will be the organization Of
county associations 10 cooperate
with the State committee In locating
and marking sites
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Wakelon High School to Be Dedi-
Gated Monday.

Preparations are being made for
the dedication of the handsome
school building of the triple city,
Standardization. The ex-
ercises will take place at o'clock in
the afternoon of Easter Monday (next
Monday when the people of the
three rapidly growing towns will
gather at the large and commodious
building, which is located in the cen
ter of a progressive community, and
appropriately dedicate the high schoo
building.
The program will include address
es by Ex-Governor Chas. B. Aycock
Mr.. Josephus Daniels, State Superin
tendent James Y. Joyner, County Su
perintendent Y. V. Judd, and others
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Blockaders Still Busy.

Internal revenue officers report
blockade distilling quite active in all
the eastern sections of the State.
Deputy Collectors D. G. Downing and
]. B. Holland cut up three distilleries
in Moore and Montgomery Counties
last week, and two in Columbus and
one in Harnett during the week be-
FORE They have a number ION the
string" ahead for the next week or
two, and are kept on the go constant
ly all the time ferreting out clues
and reports that are coming in. The
same applies to other raiders operat-
ing in this section of the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Travis and Kitchin Fast Recovering

Second Neck. N. c.. March IS
Mr.. A. P. Kitchin, who was severely
wounded two weeks ago to-day by l..
E. Powell. was able to be on the
street yesterday a short while. His
wound is healing nicely and 1t Is
thought that there would be no dis
figurement of his face where the ball
entered. Mr.. e. l.. Travis. of Hall
fax, who was shot by Powell at the
same time and severely wounded In
the mouth, has been in serious condi-
ton ever since. but news this morn
ing says that he Is better. His fever
has abated and hei s getting along
very well.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Local M a t ters.

Governor Kitchin has been invited
to attend the Boone celebration In
Davidson County, April 30th, and to
speak.
Mr.. S. F. Campbell, Of Buie's
Creek, has been appointed as book
keeper in the Insurance Commission
er's Office.
Policeman Wyatt was bitten very
severely on the leg by dog Tuesday
afternoon, while near the Fayette-
Vile Street crossing.
Mr.. Z. T. Banks, who lives on Ra-
leigh, y. c., r. f. ID. No. 3, lost a
fine horse a few days ago. Mr.. Banks
had owned the horse only a few days.
The agitation regarding the sale
of meat unfit for food has caused
meat sales in Raleigh to fall of fully
one-third. Several stalls in the city
market have been given up.
David Goode, w. H. Stevens, Frank
Mordecai, Frank Finch and Cleo Res
saw, all negroes, were arrested here
charged with numerous burglaries
and robberies. All were bound over
to court.
Bertha Brown, Marie Turner and
Mary Askew were before the Police
Court Justice charged with conduct
ing a disorderly house. The Brown
woman, who was already under in
dictment on a similar charge, was
sentenced to eighteen months, the
others to thirty days. All appealed
and were bound over to court.
At the request of the counsel for
the defense, the case against Swift
& Company, which was to have been
heard before Police Justice Stronach
yesterday morning, was postponed
until o'clock to-day Thursday
The prosecution will be carried on
by City Attorney Walter Clark, Jr.,
and the case will doubtless be hard
fought one.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. de Pedro, Jr.
of New York City; Miss K. V. kar-
vey, of Brooklyn, and their chauffeur
Mr.. Raymond Jackson, of Washing
ton, d. c., arrived in the city from
Portsmouth in a large touring cal
and registered at the Marlborough
The party left New York and came
to Washington via Philadelphia anC
Baltimore. From Washington they
shipped their car by boat to Norfolk
Baxter ShemWell, the wealthy
Randolph County man, who was sen
fenced to five months in Jail for dead
ly assault on a railway conductor, ant
who was reprieVed until April Is
by Governor Kitchin, has been ex
amined by two physicians, regarding
his application for further eXecutlV
cIemency. While the Governor ha
not announced his decision, it is stat
ed that their report is that contine
ment will likely prove serious to hi
health.
DR.. John A. Terrell, of Kenans
vile, who was recently appointed as
sistant secretary of the State Boar
of Health to look especially afte
hook-worm disease, who arrived i
the city early last week, has return
ed after a tour of Greensboro, Me
bane, Chapel Hill, Durham, Wax
Forest, and Raleigh, with DR.. Charlie
Wardell Stiles, where lectures wer
made on the phases of the hook-worl
distase. DR.. Stiles will move b
family to Raleigh in a few days.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Entertainment at Garner.

On Friday night, On the fourth of
March, there was presented before
a large audience in the auditorium of
the graded school building at Garner,
the charming little play, Under the
Laurels.'' The exercises were intro
duced by an attractive song with
chorus. There were delightful must
cal selections rendered.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Still Selling Corn Meal.

The State and Federal authorities
are still Selling corn-meal shipments
from the Mountain City Milling Com
pany, Chattanooga, Tenn. for short
weight. There have been seized in
Charlotte $50 bags of this meal, $50
from Brinkman Company and $50
from w. F. Redman Company, to
whom the Tennessee millers had ship
ped it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Governor Pardons Three.

Governor Kitchin has granted par
dons to Buie Luty, of Burke, SEN
fenced to five years for horse stealing
and to Cap Jones and Haze Watson,
negro boys, of Asheville, sentenced
to life Imprisonment, and twenty
years, respectively, for burglary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Old Mans Aim Was Bad.

Wadesboro, N. c., March 21.-J.
A. Mathis. a white man of good rep
utation, attempted to shoot his SON.
in-law, John Wilson. at his home five
miles from town yesterday. Three
shots were fred, but Williams es-
capped.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Police Kills Negro at Oxford.

8. L. Roberts, chief-of-police OF
Oxford, N. c.. shot and killed New
man Slaughter, a negro, Friday, be-
cause he resisted arrest.
The negro was wanted in Virginia
for stoning a moving train, injuring
a passenger.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
SOUND OF PISTOL.
CONTINUED from Page /.

CONTINUED from Page ID
late hour last night, after foreibly
taking charge of one OF the children
and starting of with 1t, fired back at
his mother-in-law from the yard and
instantly killed a six-year-old child
of his wife's sister. Gertrude Mclean.
Seeing what he had one, the negro
dropped the boy being abducted and
fed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Raleigh Negro Attempts Murder.

Charged with having been involved
in a shooting scrape in which Alice
Fowler was wounded in the arm, Jim
Holmes and Halle Powell, both col
ored. were arrested Monday morning
by Officer Denning. The shooting
occurred Sunday night in Matthews
Alley. AS yet, the particulars are
unknown to the police.
Immediately after the shooting the
Fowler woman fed, but the police
are after her.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Shooting in Wilmington.

John Grady, colored, was arrested
in Wilmington Monday for an assault
with deadly weapon on Herman
Granger, also colored. Grady was
arrested after a lively chase and
landed in Jail.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
MOTHERS,

Don't fail to procure MRS. WINsLow's SooTH-
ING SYRUP for your children while cutting
teeth 1t soothes the child, softens the gums
aIlays ali pain cures wind collie, and is the
best remedy for diarrhoea- TWENTY-FIVE cents
a bottle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24


taken by the citizens of that city.
Miss Vina Folk, aged about forty |
five years. died at the hospital at
Winston-Salem as result Of self-in- !
fiicted gashes cut in her throat and
arm.
Wadesboro is agitating the ques-
ton of establishing cooperative
creamery. It is estimated that 1t
will bring about $4,000 per year to
that community.
The two Greensboro physicians
who were charged with giving whis-
key prescriptions without good rea-
son were discharged after hearing
before Recorder Eure.
Governor Hughes, of New York,
has been invited to speak in Char
lotte under the auspices OF the
Greater Charlotte Club" at cele-
bration to be held in April.
The Citizens Bank was organized
at Farmville with a capital paid In
of $4,000. r. L. Joyner was elected
president; Jno. T. Thorne, vice-presl-
dent; and T. G. Turnage, cashier.
| Greensboro has been decided upon
as the meeting place of the next in
terstate convention Of the Y. M. G..
A. for North and South Carolina. The
membership is reported to be largely
increasing.
, Plans are now under way toward
> building a railroad between Char
lotte and Newton, ultimately extend
ing into Virginia via Allegheny,
Wilkes, Alexander, and other noun
tain counties.
: Miss Rena Ballard. teacher of a
public school near Staesville, was
convicted of excessive punishment OF
pupil of her school in Justice Tur-
lner's court at Statesville .and was
fined fived ollars and costs.
$ Prof. L. c. Brogden, State Super
: visor of Rural Schools, has spent
four days visiting schools and in
t specting conditions of rural schools
e in Johnston County. The townships
visited were Wilson Mills, Beulah
4 Boon Hill, Banner and Ingrams.
Il J. P. Cudahy. the Omaha meal
: packer, who slashed Banker Jere
! Lillis whom he detected with h'
G wife, was in Asheville last week, but
l. as soon as his presence became
+ known, he left. He states that he Ii
v seeking quiet and seclusion.
oil Col. Geo. L. Morton. for severa
terms a Representative from New
Hanover, and Democratic floor lead
er in the Lower House of Assembly
has removed to Atlanta. Ca, as tn
;, representative on large oil compan,
Il at a salary, it is stated, of $1,000
:. per year.
E. E. Powell, ST., who killed Chief
. of-Police Dunn, of Scotland Neck, an
III also shot Assemblyman Travis an
Kitchin, and who is now in the PEN
le Tertiary for safe-keeping, will, 1t
u stated, enter plea of insanity.
u is said he has been mentally unba
% anced for some time and "toted"
gun.
The widow Of w. A. Stewart, VIII
recovered $4,000 from the A. c.
for the killing Of her husband. col
n, tests in court the claim of her Law
ce yers for $3.50, or one-fourth Of tt
to sum given the widow and the orpha
i'd children, for their services. Coz
lin gresham II. L. Goodwin is one OF tt
is lawyers who claim this fee.
hei
lid At a special meeting OF the stocl
ee- holders OF the Wachovfa Bank ar
G, Trust Company it was authorize
MT, that the capital stock be made 81
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24

The proposed Masonic Home for
the Aged will be established in
Greensboro, definite steps now being
taken by the citizens of that city.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
Attractive Round Trip Rates.

Account Annual Reunion, United
Confederate Veterans, the Southern
Railway announces the sale OF very
cheap round trip tickets to Mobile,
Ala, and return. Tickets on sale
April 23rd-24th-25th, with final re-
turn limit May 2, 1910, or by de-
posting your ticket with special
agent at Mobile and paying fee OF
fifty cents, you can have final limit
extended until May 10, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24

Ex-Governor Aycock has been re-
tanned to defend one Of his hooking
birds" who sang one man to death
and nearly finished two others.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Geo. w. Fisher. of Concord, died
Tuesday at the advanced age Of 81
years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24

Miss Vina Folk. aged about forty
five years. died at the hospital at
Winston-Salem as a result of self-in-
fiicted gashes cut in her throat and
arm.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24
$50 Good Stories.

.whsn vriuns adv9sassn please mention
this paDk.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24

At special meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Wachovia Bank and
Trust Company 1t was authorized
that the capital stock be made $2.-
900, 900, double its former amount.
The directors met Immediately after
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-24

The widow of w. A. Stewart, who
recovered $4,000 from the A. c. L..
for the killing Of her husband, con-
tests in court the claim OF her law
yers for $3.50, or one-fourth OF the
sum given the widow and the orphan
children, for their services. Con-
gresham H. L. Goodwin is one of the
lawyers who claim this fee.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-12-03
ATHLETIC CONTESTS
AZ the Y. M. C. A. This Evening.
Music BY Orchestra.

One of the attractive features of
tonight's program at the Y. M. c. A.
will be the musical numbers by La
Barge's Orchestra. Selections will be
furnished during the athletic contests
and intermissions. The basket ball
game promises to be one of the most
closely contested of the entire sea-
son, as will be noted by the following
lineup:
First Team: Thresto, c.; Trelford,
r. f.; Davis, !. f.; MeMeans, r. g.;
Dietz, l. g.
Picked Team-Shelton, c.; Ander-
son, r. E.; Wells, l. f.; Barnes, r. g.;
Hamilton, !. g.
An admission fee of ten cents will
be charged, the proceeds to be devot-
ed to the purchase of new gymnasium
supplies.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-12-03
Mr.. CANNON CONES BACK
For His Final ely" at the Speaker
ship-Has Nothing to Say
About Politics.
(Herald Specially

Washington, D. c., Dec. 3.-fUncle
Joe" Cannon has come back to Wash
ington for his last fly at the speaker
ship job. The speaker got down to
business today. Answering the cor
respondents question, he said: Il
have nothing to say about politics. y
and the erstwhile "tyrant of the
house" looked as though he meant it.
He added, however, & am feeling as
clipper as chipmunk, and am ready
for business. 1t looks like it is going
to be busy session, and we have lots
to do"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-12-03

Mexico's overtures to the Insurrectos.
Chihuahua, Mexico, Dec. "A peace
commission appointed by President
Diaz left here tonight to confer with
the revolutionists in San Isidoro. The
revolutionists promised to facilitate
the passage OF the commissions spec
ial train, which floated a white flag.
This is the first time in thirty years
that the Mexican government has
made such overtures.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-12-03
COUNTRY IS
INUNDATED
LEvEE RESTRAINING WATERS OF
LOIRE RIVER GAVE WAY TODAY,
FLOODING VALLEY AND mum
DATING 5000 FARMS.
(Herald Specially

Diyatte, France, Dec. 3.-The leeve
restraining the waters of the Loire
river burst above Nantz today and a
great volume of water flooded the en-
tire valley, inundating five thousand
farms to depth of from six to ten
feet The inhabitants in the valley
had been warned yesterday of the i'm
peding danger and had fled, and
there was no loss of life so far as now
known Thousands of animals were
drowned, however.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-12-03
Or. PARSONS COMPLAINS
Says There Is Much Diphtehria and
Some Scarlet Fever of Mild
Types-Not Reported.

Health Officer DR.. E. B. Parsons
complains that cases of contagious are
not reported to him, as the law di-
reefs; that at this time there are a
number of cases of diphtheria and
some scarlet fever of mild type, some
of which are not reported to him. He
thinks the law should be enforced,
that the public health may be safe
guarded.
No deaths have occurred lately
from these diseases, but he says they
will spread unless great precaution is
taken.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-12-03
SUMMARY OF NEWS

LOCAL.
Health Officer Parsons says important
law is being violated.
Over nine thousand bales of cotton
marketed here this season.
DR.. J. c. Silliman and family now &C.
cupy new home on Magnolia street.
GENERAL.
gasmen went out on strike
tAaay.
Tex man appointed solicitor general
by president Taft.
YOU g girl will be plaled on trial in
Canton, o., Monday, charged with
isoning her sister.
wage increase is demanded by
ainmen employed on sixty rail
ads west of Chicago.
se restraining waters of Loire
yer in France gave way today;
z. thousand farms inundated.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-12-03
Stenoqrapher,

! am prepared to do stenographic
work for the public, at reasonable
rates for first-class work. My office
is with my father, DR.. A. A. Speegle,
in the Brown & Gardner (Dick) build
ing. Office phone, 236; home phone,
494. Miss Mae Speegle. 11-9-1m