The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-14
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Wadesboro. y. c.. January 13.-The
hearing OF a charge of assault brought
against one OF the rival clans of gip-
sizes encamped near here brought out
a story OF peculiarly startling possibIli-
ties. and caused more impassioned legal
oratory to-day than any trial before
a magistrate in many a day. Charges
back n forth have been made during
the progress of the gypsy troubles.
which started here the day after
Christmas, and In most of the Instances
the cases have gone over. to be heard
at the coming session OF the Superior
Court. inc the hearing to-day re-
suited in the defendants. who are mem
bers of the Joan clan, being bound
over to the court. TWO days were used
in the hearing. and there is another
case stu waiting,
On the one side is the clan headed
by stephen Joan, and this consists OF
six families. The other side is the
Mitchell clan. and It Is much the more
numerous. and others are coming every
little while. for they are very loyal
folk. The news of the trouble has
gone far and wide, and next week
court weeks to mark the gathering
OF still more here.
The Mitchell forces acknowledge tho
chieftainship of one Emil Mitchell.
who halls from New Orleans, La. They
claim that he is the king" of all OF
the slpsies Of the United states. anu
TO prove their assertion they have a
DracinnS 1Dclnanf- III huS SaAlS nf
red and ribbons-red. white and blue.
1t was offered III evidence to-day. and
the correspondent managed to exam
Inc II. although the attorneys demand
ed It and refused to allow 1t copied.
The document was drawn up In
Washington, -. c., and the signatures
are witnessed by Evans Browne l+li
addition there Is the attest Of RIOS
we'll w. Snow. notary public.
There is a certificate from the At
torney-Gencral of the United states,
George w. Wickersham. 10 the effect
that Roswell W. SNOW Is a notary pub
lie. and attached TO This. with its rlb-
bons and seals, is II certificate from
Hon. II. c.. Knox, Secretary OF state.
certifying to the seal of the Depart
certificate. however. there appears this
statement: For The contents OF THIS
document the department assumes no
responsibility
This document. with all The seals ana
certificates, sets forth the appointment
of Emil Mitchell. of New Orleans. La.
as chief of all the gipsics Of the United
States, and Is signed by the chiefs OF
1--WE tribes. Attached TO ii is another
document. also w.,nessed and with a
certificate, and this as signed by I'm
Mitchell and is his acceptance OF thc
appointment, and in it he announces
that he has the authority to apprchend
all violators of law and turn them over
60 the proper persons for punishment.
and he also announces that he has the
authority to prescribe the manncr ana
method of education of the gipsics OF
The United States.
The members of the stephen Joan
clan do not recognize Emil Mitchell as
their chief, and they assert thai all or
tho trouble here has been caused on
this account. TO prove this. they $50
mitted evidence showing that a tele-
gram was sent TO Emil Mitchell ad-
vising him of their presence here. and
that in return he wired his people 10
"Hol stephen Joan TIL come. Don't
give up Then they also claim that
when he did come, he demanded $500 as
tribal AK.
Tho lighting and other troubles fol-
lowed the demand. and stephen loan
testified that he was tied to a tree. and
$50 In gold taken from him by Chief
Emil Mitchell, They also claim that
other members of their clan were
beaten and one of their women at
tackled. They assert that Emil Mitchell
uses the document froA Washington as
his authority TO collect tribal a. and
in addition also claims tho right as
chief to Lrrest violators OF law, and
uses this authority as n threat to
enforce collections from the tribes.
The Mitchell clan deny all of the al
legations and claim that the trouble