Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-10
DESPERATELY WOUNDED
IN ATTEMPTING SUICIDE
Farmer Shoots Part of Face Away,
Then Cuts Throat With
Knife.
HAS CHANCE TO RECOVER
No Cause known for j. W. Turner's
Attempt to Take His Own Life.
He Is Found In Shed by Sons,
Aroused by Shot.
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RALEIGH n. c., January 81. W.
Turner. well-known Wake County
| farmer, is believed to have chance to
recover from the results of an at
tempted suicide committed last night
1T his plantation I'm Panther Branch
| township. Mr.. Turner left his bed and
went to the woodshcd, whero he shot
T his chin and PORTIONS Of his mouth and
nose away with II shotgun. Tho shot
I having failed to produce death. he
went to n cotton shed closely aud cut
his throat from ear to ear with a
knife, barely missing the jugular vein.
/ He was found an hour later by his
sons. who had been awakened by the
Gunshot. Tho physician treating the
case says Turner may recover. Menu
bcrs Ct the family arc at loss to ac-
, count for the mans act.
wHEDBEE IS APPOINTED
TO HOLD TERM OF COURT
! Governor Craig to-day commissioned
| Judge II. w. Whedbec to hold a one
week term of Civil Superior Court in
| Pitt County, beginning OH Monday. III
the place Of Judge George w, Conner.
who is undergoing treatment in Il
| Richmond hospital
\ charter was issued to-day for The
Riverside manufacturing Company. Of
Wilmington, capital $4,000 authorized
and $500 subscribed, by II. l.. Lolors.
u. NcEaChcrn and w. a. Mailer. An
other charter is to The Newborn Ford
Company, Of Newborn, capital $4,000
authorized and $4,000 subscribed, by
J. V. Blades, Is. Il. Hurst and others,
for handling automobiles. There is
an amendment to the charter of The
Fairview Park Company, of High
Point, that reduces the capital stock
from 100000 to $4,000.
Superintendent, OF the Cherokee
County public schools. writes tho State
Department of Education of fine sue
cess being attained in the holding OF
night schools for men and women who
are in need OF education
JUDGE CRAWFORD BIGGs
WILL. PRESENT STATUi:
Judge j. Crawford Biggs will present
the statue OF Chief Justice Ruffln, OF
the North Carolina Supreme Court. 10
the state on the evening Of February
!. and ii will be accepted by Governor
Craig with an appropriate address
! Tho program for the exercises has been
completed and made public The prin-
cipal address will be by Chief Justice
Walter Clark. The veil will bc drawn
from about the STATUE by Master Peter
Brown Ruftin, son of Allen Rufin OF
/ !lillsboro and Thomas Ruiiin, son OF
william Rutiin. of Spray. The statue
is the gift of the North Carolina Bar
ASSOCIATION, ana Judge II. " COnnOT Is
the chairman of the committee that
procured It. The statue is already in
position I'm the main entrance to the
new administration building. II Is the
work OF Frank L. Packer. OF New York
Internal revenue collections for the
Eastern Carolina District during De-
ccmhcr aggregated $i0i.2J2 which was
$500 less than the receipts for the
previous month.
Entries have closed for the fourth
annual poultry show OF the Wake
County Poultry Association. which will
he i'm progress january 1915 in the city
auditorium. There will be at the same
time the annual meet ng of the North
Carolina branch of the American Poul-
try Association, of which w. r. Byford,
OF Charlotte. is chairman and j. n.
Bland. OF Raleigh. the secretary and
treasurer. The show this year will
be held under the american Poultry
Association rules.