The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
ATTENP TO KILL
BUSINESS RIVAL
Sanford Hotel Man Shoots at
Close Range, Then Ends
His Life.
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS
New Building to BE Erected at
University-Other Raleigh
News.
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS
lspeetal to Tho rirnes-pisnatoh.


crowded waiting room at tho Union
station this afternoon Henry II. Pow
ell. proprietor OF tho Sanford Inn, SAN
. FORD, called Charles H. Smith and Dun
can f. AIcIver to him, and az they
approached. like e fash lie drcw a
pistol and began firing upon them, a
bullet inhictins g nesh wound in
Sn1itils right arm. Tho bullet aimed at
MclEar narrowly missed him and sew
oral bystanders. Evidently thinking
he had killed both men. Powell placed
! the weapon under his right ear and
blew out mis- brains, falling in heap
on the tile floor. while women tainted
and men hurried TO places of safety.
Pown1p5 mind had become unbal-
anced from broodins over a rumor that
Smith and Mc1ver were planning to
| erect rival hotel at Sanford. Powell
| was Confederate veteran. and is
survived ny his widow and several
children. Prior 10 locating In Sanford
! nc managed famous resort hotel
| near Southern Pines. and was we'll
| known BIZ many Northern sportsmen
and liked by all classes Smith is
| president Of tho Sanford Chamber or
commerce and successful lumber
. merchant McIvcr Is ono of the best
known lawyers OF his section, and has
held pubiic Office,
Supreme Court Opinions.
| lao Supreme Court has handed down
decisions as follows:
Jenkins vs.. montgomery Lumber
Company, from Gates, no error: Nor
! folk and Southern Railway Company
| vs. Washington county and Chowan
county, from Chowan, ramanded and
costs divided between Washington and
Chowan counties; Brown US. East Car
| DINA hallway Company. from Greene,
| aHrined; Deppc VS.. Atlantic Coast Limo
Railroad Company, from Craven. now
! trial; Lewis VS.. Stanciii from Pitt, az
! armed; Williams vs.. Elm CITY Lumber
| COMPANY. from Craven. affirmed: Nor
] ton vs.. Blades Lumber Company, from
Craven, defendants appeal modified and
| affirmed, costs against defendant State
| vs. Norman Lewis, from Nash, no error,
Shcrrod vs. Battle. from Edgecombe,
new trial; Walters vs.. Rocky Mount
Sash and Blind Company, from Edge
| conlbc, reversed: Robertson VS. Green.
leaf-J ohnson Lumber Company, from
Martin. no error; Sherrod vs.. Dawson,
| from Edgecombc. reversed; Kcarney
VS.. Arlington. from Franklin, no error.
Kerr VS.. Hicks. from Sampson, affirmed
Seaboard Air Limo Railway vs. City of
+! Wilmington. affirmed; Baggett VS.
Grady, from Sampson. affirmed; Uzzcll
j vs.. Norfolk and Southern Railway
! from Wayne. docketcd and dismissed
|! under rule II, on motion Of plaintiff
/ appellee; Sutton VS.. Swain from Ons-
] low affirmed; Truclovc vs.. Norris
from ffarnctt, dismissed for failure 70
! file brief
! The hearing on the petition TO re-
quirc the Seaboard Air Line to run an
additional local passenger train daily
between Raleigh and Hamlet was re-
suHed to-day at noon before the North
! Carltna Corporation Commission, a large
delegation being present from points
between this city and Hamlet The
| petitioners ask that the train which
arrives here in tho morning from Nor
lima be continued to Hamlet. returning
!, In tho afternoon.
| Abut fifty members OF the Raleigh
/: Lodge of E,lks attended the festivities
In Durham last night in connection
With the visit OF q number OF Ora nd
! Lodge officers TO tho Durham Lodge
train carly this morning. and report Il
| delightful time.
Lcnf Tobacco Safes.
| Inc leaf tobacco sales on tho twenty
eight markets reporting for February
to the North Carolina Department OF
! Agriculture show Il total OF 12,3O9,O7l
| pounds. Winston Salem leading with
4,2o5.76G pounds Reidsville was soc
ond. with l,O0..903 pounds
The executive committee or the board
| or trustees of tho state University will
award the contract at once for the cree
/ ton on tho campus OF tho university.
at chapel Hill Of n $4,000 building FOR
the schools OF medicine and pharmacy.
Ihe new structure will be known as
tho Caldwell building, IN honor or DR..
Joseph Caldwell. the first president OF
! the university. President Vcnablc cS-
| poets the approaching commencement
| 10 be the most notable III tho history OF
! the university. The annual address is
10 be delivered by Governor Woodrow
.f Srn,t Iap - ~,
| trains will BIO run 10 Chapel Fiji to ac-
| ommodatc tho crowds.
Warden II. T. Sale. or tho States;
! prison, returned Tonight, bringing r.
B. Whitson from Lexington, Ky. where
ne was arrested last week. after living
there for several years. Watson,
while serving a thirty-year sentence in
tho penitentlary escaped fifteen years
ago, and nothing further was heard OF
him until last week. Whitson talks
freely OF himself. and says he hopes
TO secure a pardon from the Governor
During his residence In Lexington he
a masaed a considerable Fortune and
bore tbs reputation OF being All up
right, we'll behaved citizen. His cap
ture was brought about through be-
traya by an old friend whose enn1ity
he had incurred In business deal
Charters are Issued by the Secretary
Of State TO the Marion Enterprise Man
nfacturing Company. 10 engage IN the
lumber business a Marion; authorizoc
capital $4,000, paid in $4,000. the prin-
cipal incorporators being j. l. Black
burn. Gerard l.ail and ID. T.. Carlton. ali
OF Marion; the Farmers Bank OF Gates
At Hobhsyiilc. authorized capital
$4,000. paid In $500, by G. g. Hatha-
way. Z. \. Rountree, S. b. Carter and
others; the Windsor Manufacturing
Company. Of Windsor, to do general
In l,, .t,,,.t I,
$4,000 the principal incorporators be-
ms j II. White. 4. ". Johnson and w.
i. Francis.