The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-15
RALEIGH POLICE
RELEASE YERBY
No Indication That H Had Any
Connection With Killing
Of Bissett.
SEARCH FOR OTHER CLUES
Charters Issued by Statc-Pre-
vention of Forest
Fires.
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Especial to The Times-Dispatchl
Raleigh. n. c., August 1.-THE au-
thorities have released William R
VERIFY. husband of the woman in the
case" held in connection with the
murder of ]. g. Bissett here Sunday
morning. the release being on the
ground that there Is not the least in
dication that he shot Bissett. or had
anything to do with the affair. He
seems really to have been at home
drunk, as his wife told Bissett and
L, j. Norris he was when they were
driving in the hack. The police are
developing other clues.
The body OF Bissett was carried to
Bailey's. in Nash countp, to-day for
interment. The charge is being made
by his people that on Saturday eve
ming he had collected $500. and that
this was taken from him when he was
killed. thereby raising the question OF
robbery IS the motive. However. s3s
was found in his pockets. and the
police do not credit either the story
OF $500 collection. or the theory OF
robbery. Coroner Seaparks and his
jury have taken q recess for a couple
OF days TO await developments, with
tho expectation of coupling up another
man with the killing sufficiently to
prevent habeas corpus proceedings In
his interest after they bind him over
to the Superior Court. The ind!ca
tons are that Haywood Penny. the
negro hackman, will be released soon
as there is no evidence against him.
However, he Will be an Important wit
ness.
Two charters were issued to-day
The Farmers Union Supply Co., OF
North Wilkesboro will begin business
with $4,000 capital, subscribed by j.
e. Hackett. B. S. Call and others, for
a general mercantile and farmers sup
ply business. The Morley Furniture
Co. of Salem, was chartered with
$685. 900 capital. by P. C. worley and
others, for n furniture store. There
is an amendment to the charter OF
the Albemarle Furniture and Supply
Co, of Albemarle. to add $4,000 to
the capital stock. A. p. Harris being
the president
The North Carolina laws for the
protection OF forests. as amended by
the last Legislature, provide both
criminal and civil liability for the
starting OF fires that through care
lessness developed into forest fires
Commissioner OF Insurance James R
Young is sending to the sherirs and
clerks of the courts in all the coun-
ties copies OF the law and big posters
to be put up throughout the counties
" 6eN peiofe tHe people Just what is
expected OF them to protect the for
ests and prevent fires. and what the
punishment is for those guilty Of
either careless or malicious starting
OF such fires The forest FIRE losses in
the United States the past year
amounted to s25.ooo.oO0. and NORTH
Carolina's share OF this was far more
the commissioner says, than there /.
the least excuse for its having been
The national convention of the State
Commissioners OF Insurance Will be
in session August % to 26. in Mil
waukee, and James r. Young, North
Carolina commissioner. is to attend
being chairman of number of the
most important committees OF the con-
vention.