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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
UpsDeakable Crime Committed
Asalasi Yesss Married Wsnas
LATER SHOOTS HER FATHER
Mrs. j. A. Chaplain, of Warren Cean.
" Victim Of Beast IN Human Form
Father Of fiena Enters House
With Other Negroes, Ovespswers
Him and Turns Him Over to Officers

warrenton. Sept ls-A negro.
George Marshall. lately returned
from the north. late Saturday after
noon criminaily assaulted Mrs. J. Il.
chopin, the wife ola respectable
farmer OF vicksboro. II miles from
here. after having threatened to Kill
her.
II appears that Mrs. choplln. the
daughter OF Mr.. J. W. Abbott. aged
% years. on going to the spring near
the dwelling. was held up by Marshall.
who with gun IN hand. crlminally
assaulted her. Returning 10 the
house she related 10 her husband
and father what had occurred.
The father with two or three neigh
bors. white and colored, approached
the nsgros home. not to arrest him.
but TO watch that he did not escape
while the sheriff was being phoned
for. Upon the approach OF the father
the negro shot him with bird shot
In the face and IN the Gncst and. with
the second barrel. In the hip and side.
The faiLc- is In a serious condition,
but will recover II no complications
set In.
The 7herir and posse, armed only
with shot guns. attempted 10 capture
the negro. but was shot at and fire.
quenily struck with stray bird shot
The sheriff returned 10 icwn. leay-
Ing he house suardedso procure help
with rifl.s. returned ans demanded a
surrender.
Upon the appeal Of the father and
brother OF the negro they were allow
ed TO capture him and turn him over
90 the sheriff The brother and broth.
er-in-law made friendly approaches
while the sheriff aud posse apparently
disappeared. on gaining an entrance
they grabbed the criminal and called
the sheriff. who bound him and
b ought him 70 warrenton 10 Jail
This course was pursued in order q
prevent blood shed aud the killing ol
she negro In the home OF his father
who is respectable colored citixef
and land owner The coiored peopl,
aided In the arrest aud bitterly con.
dfmned the crime.
Mrs. ChopIin Ia ready 10 go befor,
the grand jury. now In session here
and there IA no question OF conslc
lion. Judge Justice. IN his remark.
20 the grand Jury this morning. saIC
that the conduct OF the citizens o.
Warrenton was jnst simply admirable
Negro minister's In their churche,
here yesterday condemned the Grim,
10 the strongest terms and assured tn,
publi' Of their disapproyal OF sucl
conduct. and their readiness In aid
ing In upholdlng the Law.
The case will 10 10 the grand fur,
this afternoon and BE- tried Tuesday o.
Wednesday. The victim OF the iiend
ish crime. her husband and father liy,
on the lands Of the editor of the war
renton Record.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
TRINITY BASEBALL team
CAPTAIN BUyDY CALLED HIS MEN
TOGETHER THIS AFTERNOON TO
PREPARE FOR GAME.

Capt. v. ". Bandy, who was elected
last year az captain OF the Trinity
baseball team for this year issued a
call for all OF the old players and
any new ones that wished 20 try for
the team 20 report al the Hanes ath-
lefic field this afternoon.
Five OF the old players were pres
ent and several new ones TO try for
the team. Trinity will play the hozie-
~ mill team some time soon and hard
practice will be given the boys until
the date set for the games.
Everything looks good for Trinity
10 have another good baseball season.
Coach Atkins VIII b. IN Durham ear
ly 10 the spring and will set all OF the
recruits at work with hard practice.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
Dixie Nv Wrecked I'm
Race, lniuring Three

Buffalo. Sept 1S.-Dixie w. Burn
hams speedy hydroplane. which de-
fendrd the Harmsvorth cup al Hunt
ington. l. l.. and won the champion
ship OF the United States. lies wreck
on a narrow ridge OF rock between
The Niagara river and the Erie Canal
on Riverside Paris The Dixie was
leading In race tor the great lakes
championship Saturday afternoon and
was speeding az the rate OF thirty
nine miles an hour when the accident
occurred. which resulted In the wreck
and the serious injury OF three spec
tators. one of whom, Harold Bell. 10
years old, will die.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
FATAL AUTOMOBILE RACE HURTA UNUSUAL ACCIDENT
STRUCK nv SWINGING DOOR or
SOUTHERN FREIGHT. KNOCK.
EDrNDER sEABoARD TRAIN.

Raleigh. Sept. Walter Arm
strong. a young married man OF this
city. while walking along the paral-
lei tracks Of the Southern and Sen
board Air Line railroads early Sun
day :mornIng was struck on the head
by DE swinging door on a car on a
Southern freight train and knocked
unconscious nto the seaboard
tracks. where another passing train
crushed his left arm. lie Is IN q
precarioas condition at Rex Hospital
here. The railroad authorities will
contend that he was drunk.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
JUDGE F0UsHEE SWORN IN
TOOK OATH or OFFICE saTrR.
DAY AND LEFT SUNDAY To
HOLD FIRST COURT.

Mr.. II. A. Foushee took the oath
of Office as Judge Of the superior
court In his Office Saturday afternoon
and left Sunday morning for Taylors-
vile. where he holds his first court
The oath was administered By
Esquire X. c. Cox in the presence
Of Messrs. c. u. Green, W. J. Girls.
void. r. II. sykes. ". L. Foushet
and Miss Hortense cowan.
The style of the Law hrm OF Fou.
shee and roushee will hereafter b,
known as W. l.. Foushee.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
Paymasier Is Killed,
But Money Is Saved

Pittsburg. Sept iS.-whiie driy-
lng 10 the mines Of the Superior Coal
Company near here Saturday. with
the scml-monthly pay for the miners.
David steen was shot and Instantly
killed BY highwaymen. His father.
William J. steen. who was in the
buggy with him. caught the body Of
bis son as u toppled over. The
money, ss.fOO. was saved.
Later In the day. Quadrata Orig
hell. an Italian. was arrested. sus-
pected OF knowing something Of the
crime. and Il was with ditiiculty that
troopers Of the state constabulary
prevented the elder steen from throt-
Ting him.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
Fireman Killed and
Engineer Fatally Hurt

Laurel. Va. Sept. iS.-The Rich.
mond limited on the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road. which left Washington az 1901
p. m. bound for Richmond. was
wrecked here Saturday evening. kill.
ing Fireman Byrd. The train was
running a. miles an hour. The loco.
motive and four coaches were over
turned. Engineer Koontz and Bag.
gageman Bush we're injured and
some Of the passengers we're bruised
Engineer koontz died later from his
| injuries.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
Confessed Assailant
Oi Teacher Is I'm Jail

Langdon. n. D.. Sept. is.-Ed
Davis. confessed. assailant and alb.
dittor OF Miss Gladys Price. the
Manitoba school teacher, was tonight
positively identified BY the girl as the
man who appeared AZ her school
house In pembina Valley last Mon,
day morning and held her captive
for more than 30 hours IN the timber
nearby. with no shelter and with !
terrific storm In progress a portion
Of the time. Davis was brought her,
and lodged In fail.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
Dr. Few 10 Deliver
Address Al Charlotte

The committee on Association Work
IN cotton mill communities viii hold
a meeting In Charlotte beginning ON
the twentieth Of September and con-
tluulug until the twenty-third. At
the first evening session, on wednes-
day the address OF the occasion will
be- delivered by President W. p. Few,
OF Trinity College. Dr. Few viii
leave for Charlotte Wednesday morn.
Ing,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
MAY Be GENERAL
Strike ON A.c.L.


Rocky Mount, Sept Is.-Upon the
result Of a conference to be held at
Wilmington today between the strik-
ing car repairers Of the Atlantic
Coast Line shops here and the CON-
pany's superintendent OF motive
power. r. +. Smith Xill wdepsud
whether a generaf strike. affecting
not only the car repairers but prob
ably the machinists, blacksmiths,
boilermakers. freight engineers and
conductors OF the entire system, will
be called.
The union officials here claim that
the railroad refused to treat with
them, but later il was announced
that Superintendent Smith would
meet the men at Wilmington today
During the day the car workers held
a conference with the engineers and
conductors. and II terms OF agree
ment are not arranged al the meet.
ing at Wilmington II Is likely that
they viii refuse 70 haul uninspected
cars. The blacksmiths. boilermakers
and machinlsts probably will go out
In sympathy. Workers az other shops
OF the company elsewhere are re
ported 20 have struck In sympathy.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
Much Interest I'm
Gov. HarmOn'S Visit

Raleigh, Sept. 1s.-There Is mark
ed gratifcatlon here and throughout
the state at the announcement OF the
coming Of Governor Judson Harmon,
OF Ohio. TO the North Carolina state
fair October Is. Following as he
does Governor Wilson. OF New Jer-
sey, who visited Raleigh in the early
summer. The coming Of Harmon
and its bearing on North Carolina's
line-up IN the matter Of the demo.
cratic presidential nomination in
1912 Is q subject Of keen interest.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19

Ray City. Mich. Sept fS-Tlay City
Is decorated In the national coios In
honor OF President Taft who arrives
here about o'clock this evening aud
remains IN the city over night. The
program for the evening provides for
q banquet, an open-air address at
wenonah Park aud q public reception
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
INTERNATIONAL GOOD ROADS
Congress Begins Two-wccks session
In Chicago To-day.

Chicago. Sept lS.--what bids fair
TO be the most notable gathering
ever assembled to advance the cause
Of improved highways was ushered
in here today with the arrival OF
delegations from many parts OF the
United States and Canada for the
fourth International Goods Roads
Congress. The sessions OF the con-
gress will continue through the re-
mainder or the month. The pro-
gram will ihciduc addresses by many
OF the most notable good roads ex.
perts Of America.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
Meet 10 Discuss BiIls Of Iadlng.

New Orleans. La, Sept iS.-Rcpre-
scntatIyes OF southern cotton ex-
changes. bankers and business men
assembled in this city today 10 die
cuss the phases OF the Liverpool bill
OF lading plan and TO devise measures
for the protection Of the mutual inter-
ests OF those engaged in handling and
financing the southern cotton crop.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19

Mr.. Wallace Gibbs. who has been
employed with the Erwin cotton
mills for some time, has resigned his
position 20 take up the study OF med
lclne. He leaves In a few days for
Baltimore. where he will enter a
medical school.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19

Waco, Texas. Sept. ls.-The Office
building recently completed in this
city BY the Amicable Life Insurance
Company, was formerly dedicated
and opened today. The structure Il
22 stories high and Is said 10 be the
tallest Office building In the south
west.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
NINE PERSONS KILLED WHEN LEE
oLDrIELDs MACHINE BURSTS
TIRE AND PLrSaEs INTO CROWD

Syracuse. n. ". Sept 49, Nine per-
sons are known to be dead and at least
~ hnr,. several probably fatally. a. a
automobile race Al the state fair track
result OF an accident III the s0.mile
late Saturday afterfbon.
Knox racing car. driven by Ice
Oldneld. crashed through the fence
On the turn after leaving the stretch
in front Of the grand stand and
plonghsd for some distance Into the
crowd, causing the casualties. Old.
held wan not seriously hut. The blow.
Ing 40 of a tire on Oldheld's machine
was Responsible for the accident.
Efforts were made BY prominent
syraeuaans 10 siop the meet at oncs
starter Fred y. Wagner, or New
York, however. refused 20 stop the
race. lie started another race. IN,
last .one OF the day. within ave min.
nies after the track had been cleared
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
Rs,enue Officers n conference.

Detroit, Sept. ls.-.The frst general
conference ever held BY United States
internal revenue officers began In this
city today and will continue over to-
morrow. Between 200 and 900 officers
are In attendance.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
Indcrrndcncr nar IN chill.

Santiago. Chilli. Sept. is.-The
ssth anniversary OF the declaration
OF ChiiIan Independence was ceie-
brated with elaborate festivities
Throughout the republic today.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
No Statement From Company.

Wilmington, sept. Is.-H. r.
Smith. superintendent OF motive
power OF the Atlantic Coast Line.
last night declined TO make any
statements in Connection with the re-
pairers' strike at Rocky Mount. He
said he had received no information
that Indicated there would be a gen
eral strike on the entire system. as
stateds BY the report from Rocky
Mount He ackll@iedsed. .owevcr
that he would hold conference here
with one OF the union officials.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-19
iirandfalI,rf t'lsuse Ilcarlna.

Enid. olka.. Sept. is..-The 40.
called grandfather clause cases
Mere called for hearing today before
Judge Cotteral In the federal court.
Ihe defendants are Jack BeaIl and
1ack Quinn, OF KIngfsher county.
VINO are under federal Indictment for
refusing negroes the right 60 vote
.or congressman nj the last election
Dy enforcing the grandfather clause
provision Of the state constitution
against them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-21
cHAPTER xI.

+. H. 70 q !
sought her the next day in the
strdlosand found her occupied with a
pupil. He had forgotten it was her
day for pupils. She would be busy
until four O'Clock.
win come around and walk home
With you II 1 may"
Very well,D she assented.
They stood in the doorway, Just out
Of sight Of the pupil, He was watch.
luz her face anxlously. He fancled
tint she looked pale and worn, as If
shehad not slept
yoa are tiredT he questioned in a
loWtone.
she admitted that she was-"a lit.
tles
pefhsps ! would better not come
foE YOU tonight"
Come. II will rest me to
haye some one to talk to-
BIT it come, 1 shall speak," he in.
sisted.
She did notiraise her eyes to his as
he had half hoped, She hesltated fo1
aai6ment, and then only said, as she
turned towards the studio, II will
Raitforyou%
ieleft the building, a tumult Of Joy
and doubt In his heart, She had given
him permission. to speak, but she
seemedfto have refused his demand
before ii was made, He dared not
hope He hoped l,spite Of fear
Az The day wore on the fear sub,
sided and the Joy Of love took pos.
sesslon Of him, That, at least, she
copIds ~ take away, no matter what
steSA nt refuse, 3
IIeiound her alone, at work In the
cray afternoon light.
Tam improving the last minutes, Y
siie aaids looking up as he entered and
apeakllg lightly as II eager to put
theirineeting on commonplace foot
ing
he dld not answer, but A Gated him
SEN Oh ne long couch opposite her.
lie WATCHED her as she siIetched III
tha outline of atilliise Htpdy, SIZE
was sitting as usual wlth tlie lIght,
failing full upon her. Yes. Ae had been
Eight Her face was pile.
gWtnf q lt2'i ha no|'ed ohTinnft NJ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-21

Richard pefflng, returning from win
Ter in the ibods to his mothers farm
home. Is oyertaken by his uncle, accom-
panied by his eccentric wife, coming 10,
pAy 4 Visit ut the farm. Aunt Jerushassl
qtes Mons about Emily Hutton, supposed;
toS ttici ards sweetheart. bring out the.
9aet I'm { she Isl TO marry merchant
sdwafls. behring's dlsappo continent stiTn-
lllRtes his ambition and under the advice
81 Seth Kinney a hermit Of the woods,
lesresQlv yes to ut himself for college. Kim
uey promises toateAGh him Greek. Dor
glng tells his mother his resolve,
md In his grandfather's old lab
erasory begins the study of Greek
Seth Kinney hears Richards Greek;
recital Ion in the woods while he and Tom
slshnp ply the crOss-cut saw Der
Ring learns that he can look indifterently
qpolis the loss OF Emily. He visits Aunt
who volunteers to help him
thfough college, Tie Greek learned IN the
woods carries Richard trlumphantly
ilfppRhy entrance examinations, wins APP
4proyal from the professor and insures his
rtty among his fellows. -Four years
VA pllege oblltefltes the memory OF EN-
perrtng begins journalistic work in
hleago. He meets Helen Gordon, anrar-
letrinR is promoted to art critic on.
MS per He makes rapid progress In
roi1tadestl hip with Helen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-21

dies should die myself. enc sind
quickly. a could NOT bear thair
He had risen and was standing. one
hand raised and resting on the easel,
looking down at her,
She lifted her face 10 his. smiling at
him a little wisiluily, II had not
hoped that you would understand. /
Thought there would be an e1pIara-
ton and parting
Sot that neyerls
But there afe no pfonises she
SAID dtilelsly NO. holding ID hef
hand As he would have interrupted
3lier, ! an older than YOU. olSsnoyg.
fcl ma oiitgrow Ine. You must not
be bound even III q promise We
are made Tor cll other We shall find
1T out, IS time goes on without them (;
and e We are not I'VE shall only DRIFT
farther apart and there win be NO
pain for what never really existed.
isutif we we're bound BY mafriage I,
she broke on, looking straight before
her
you have loved before. II was
looking down II Eher. You3would not
reason SO clearly 81
though lit once that / loved. Her
eyes were on her work
Tie question sprans to his Inns.
siAnd he III iead99
sThank God yesss
Hs stared. az !her bIani,ly
Il should not have found out IN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-21
CHAPTER XII.

D + q u
But there were no promises, there
was much happiness In the months
that followed. After the talk In the
studio their life assumed a new phase
something as far removed from the
unrest Of courtship on the one hand,
as from the acommonpla Of mar.
ified llltesoh9theiot
Derring had atcebted her deElslen
3aB final. sIAete sFas to be NO marriage
mot even a promise Of marriage8aRtt
some distant day. His love for her.
must begin and end III itself. one less
capable Of love or one who lad
longed less for love, might have 3fret.
ted at the anomalous position in which
he found himself-neithef aspiranfi
nor accepted lover. But to Derriag It
seemed that never since man was
created had a, love SO unique been
upon the earth. II H, ~,
He was at the studio daily. some;,
times several, times day. He fell.
into the, habit Of going, there to write.
up the articles for which he had been.
gathering material-an, art lecture be-
low stairs or first view above. Oft
en- he read these articles to her as she
sat at work. Her criticisms were
frank and iInsparing Sometimes for
days together, a stranger, oyerhearlne
them as they talked Or tested. would
not have guessed that thew were more
than good comrades. Only now and
then, word half.breathed. as he sat
watching her move about the studio.
would speak volumes and bridge over
hours OF commonplace. Then again
there would be days when they would
talk Of their love as Of any accepted
fact Of common interest.
Perhaps nowhere but in the art
world could such a friendship have ex.
listed without danger Of misunder,I
standing. At the boarding house theyI
had instinctively remained mere table
acquatntances. But among the artists
they came and went with PlatonlcI
freedom, No one criticised. No oneI
watched with malicious eyes. Here
as wherever artists meet, life was too
busy for petty spying. Or is 1t, after
all, not Indifference or preoccupationiI
put the inherent purity OF an appar
ently careless life, that makes artists
SLOW 70 llaiak eyil OF each other? IN
any case, tnese Two were sate among
lne ll from lear 81 mlsunaerstanaing'
anu pefElng was y sae stuulo When
ever ni - WORK OF leisure gave MN OBJ
portuni'S
y always knew you must be some
%nele, ue salu one aaE ne nag
~, WINS ana Say leaning pacS
no p ss S,aspea Ten.uu ms neaa, y
i .lu IN ~ na.h an nour since ne ~
q. .saeu MylA ~; nua ~ %oto nau pFoKen
sue steHeS ~ y spoAe'
i never dared believe should find
you, though, he continued.
she was turning her head to one
side ana leaning back, with half-closed|
eyes, to get q view Of the last wash,
yes, YOU were a good while fn1inRI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-21

A SEA 4 NTAsY.

i i
I'm time remote before mans tongu,
Had lisped phrase ofslegend sung.
Before mans brain had dreamed q
pages
To chronicle forgot tens days
For thought o'erburdened future ages
Hiddenby jealous SUR and haze ].
Within an emerald; Sea ring ed space
There dgelt q spper hupan race
Twas named Atlantis IA the anciel
tales ifa
An Avalon otsneYeTs fading means,
NO snogit knew, nor hail. nor sleet,
gales t
That blast the falrest fruit Of fertile
seeds
In effort something thereof TO recall
Unsprang, perchance, the story q
mans fall
A whisper stealing through times tan
gled weeds
To find re.echo in q thousand creeds!
Their lineage from such gentle. folk o.
yore
Romantic 1reland's little people drew;
And fairer echoesito no other shore
From far antiquity tradition blew!
And though green Ergin,s fairy foil
: ~. ~ y
are gone
They strewed niementoes Ger the
boundless sea;
So, that in whatsoever cline one be,
When hearse winds lull, and halcyon
quiet broods
Upon huge waves OF nultitudinous
moods, s;Fs
In dance Ot yiewless LIlllputian hosts
one feels a glamour as at coming
dawn, (
or gets glimpse q anescent
ghosts
ID bfiny' iiash 81 tiitonsB weird silver
gloams, h IL
Mid hollcxs Of the foam that la slyward
tossed,
An instant cradles them ere they be
lost .fit,l
In blackgreen surf or moons corq us
cant gleamssa s5 .yi
Which with their nympholeptic lure
do tease
The imagery of summer midnight
dreams,
Or haunt the fancy in day reverles,
struthers in Boston Tran
script