The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-12
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ed with the killing IN 1915 OF Ernest
Watkins. cotton mill superintendent
brother OF Senator Frank Watkins OF
Anderson. :. c. Mellwaine Is now IN
the Lancaster jail and will b. tried
al the next term OF court. II Il said
Mcllwaine shot Mr. Watkins after he
had been ordered out 81 the Lancas.
ter cotton seed oil mill III 1915. and
He'd. He was not apprehended until
last year. when he made n statement
in Detroit that h. was wanted for a
killing in South Carolina. For some
time eXtradition proceedings have
been pending. but the warrant was
honored only few days ago. Sher-
III Hunter made four trips 10 Detroit
Tor his man.
George L. Hess. "handcuff king. Z
iiom Rowan county. gave an interest
ing exhibition OF muscle movement.
blood control and joint dislocation on
the court house square here yesterday
afternoon. His first stunt was an
escape from Siberian shackle re-
straint \ man in the large crowd OF
spectators securely bound Hess with
caains and locks. His hands were
tied together with the chains. his
feet We're wrapped together, and
chains were pulled tight all across
his back, arms and chest; yet he
managed TO get free in four minutes,
and the chains left marks on his
arms to show that there was no fraud
about his act. His next exhibition
was an instrument said TO have
been used by the Germans to torture
prisoners into betraying military Sc
crets. This instrument looks like
straisht-j jacket. but is far more pun
ishing. II cramps the Kidneys and
bends the backbone until the prison
er is bent double and can hardly ut
ter word. Ii was found on an ltal-
ian officer in a German dug-out by
Hess brother shortly before the
signing of the armistice. according to
the "hand-cuif king, who pronounc-
ed il TO be- the most brutal of German
instruments of torture. Three ne
groes put the shackle on Hess, but by
dislocating his neck and through
muscle movements he was free I'M
three minutes Hess claims to have
been a secret service man during the
war, stating to Journal reporter
that he had 1900 miles Of railroad to
guard against strife while the guns
were booming in France. The Row
an man next performs in Rocking
ham. f,
Il want to BE- in heaven when my
friend Stack gets there said Nj. +.
I. Cansler. ITO see ii he cuts David !
and Noah and refuses 10 speak tol
them when he gets there Thisl
statement was made during argument
to the jury in the Halman case. and |
was one of the humorous places in
that long drawn solemn hearing. |
Mr.. A. NJ. Stack appeared for thel
and Mr.. Cansler for thel
These two are recognized |
as leaders in the legal profession in |
North Carolina and are rivals OF long |
standing They frequently appear
against each other but it has been
many years since they appeared to-
gether in a case Mr.. Stack had just |
made his argument TO the jury, |
he threw down the gaunt-
let to Mr.. Cansler. Furthermore, he
drew a horrible picture of a man
who drinks whiskey and yields to his
appetites. This sort of
word painting with his clinet as the
subject riled Mr., Cansler, who fol-
lowed He declared that man is
not all bad because he drinks and is
unable to control himself. He told
Of David, King of Israel. the man af-
ter Gods own heart. who yet look
ed upon beautiful women to lust
utter her and sinned; he recalled the
,ase of Noah, a man of such faith
hat for a hundred and twenty years
he labored upon the ark, aud was
through his faith the savior of life
IN the earth, who yet could not with
stand the temptation of the wine
press and was found drunken. Then
N his peculiar inimitable style Mr.
Iansler made the statement above
luoted. which proves that the opin-
on held by a great many joke writers
hat there will be no lawyers in
leaven is not concurred in by distin-
,uished members of the bar.
There will be no services at the
Il. Paul Episcopal church Sunday on
recount OF repairs.