Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-17

0f The court.
No Merey u courl.
III you and youl associates wish
to seek mercy, you viii have to ap-|
ply TO some other tribunal" he told
Murphy. Then he read his judg
ment, very solelnnly declaring that
each of the two negroes must pay
with their lives for the crime eonl
mitied against Mrs. Keteilen eleven.
days ago by electreeution at the
state Prison on Friday, September
IS. They have thirty days more to
live. Their attorneys made no mem
ton of appeal Not an objection
was raised during the whole prog
ress of the trial by either side
There are no exceptions to be taken.
The prisoners slumped back into
theih seats. Murphy was wiping
The tears from his dirty face Thorn
as countenance did not change
throughout the trial He was stolid,
Indifferent, but the most intelligent
of the three, A few minutes later
the troops formed hollow square
about the prisoners, and they march
cd back to the Jail to wait until Che
special train took them away at 9
O'Clock.
Multitude Subsidies.
Hundreds of automobiles that
have lined the streets since the trial
began yesterday morning began~to
trickle out of the town, and an hour
later there was little TO mark the
fever heat of public interest that
has been evident for days ndkdays-
The keepers of hot dog Stands went
home, mostly with their tongues
hanging out. These have been siren
uous days for all OF them, and but.
most OF Moore county's population
would have been hungry.
Not the least strange among the
manifestations of the week has been
the presence of so many people
from far places. Charlotte must
have had a hundred people here
Raleigh nearly that many, and Fay
etteyille, Rockingham, Sanford, Dur
nam and just, about every town in
this entire section. Carthage took
little comparative interest in the
proceedings, but most OF Moore
county population turned out en-.
masse.
Crowds Were Orderly
Better behaved folks never gath
Tered anywhere. Interested they
were to be sure, and determined on
lust one thing these negroes
were going to be punished. Ii the
court did it we'll and good. 1t would
relieve the community of dirty job
If the jury didn't, somebody would
have to do it. This is undoubtedly
true, but nobody went around max
ing threats. Not a threat has been
heard by the court or by the officers
commanding the guardsmen.
Under the command of Captain
Fowler and Lieutenant Aycock the
soldiers have behaved themselves
mighty well. They have kept i'll the
background as much as possible,
have been courteous to everybody,
made no display of militarisn, but
have been very firm in doing what
they have been toItf do. judge
Long has not liked seeing soldiers
in his court with hats on, but mill.
tary regulations are. military regu.
lations.
Fine For Business.
One way it has been fine for bust,
ness in Carthage. Seven times q
towns population can not come here
and not spend some money Drug
stores and any place that sells
meat and drink have prospered like
wartime profiteers. No, not that
they have shot up prices. Volume
of business did. it, Carthage hopes
| it will never happen again, but the
occasion has been most interesting,
1t was almost like Old Home Week.
Mrs. Ketchen will remain here
with her husband until he is able to
| travel, and then they will so on
| with their trip, but not in an auto.
mobile. The 16-months;old baby
has entIeared himself to the hospital
staff, where the Kitchens are stay
ing lie did not sl.8Ta up in court.
And by way of foot-note, something
Happened in yesterdays story about
Eher age, She is 23 and could pass
for less in a pinch.