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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
4
Grand Jury was selected. Judge Shaw urges justice and fairness as trial proceeds, signaling strict adherence to due process and high court accountability in the case of J V Johnson’s alleged lynchers.
Monroe July 16 one hundred residents gathered as hundreds more arrive for the Anson county lynching trial of J W Johnson. Judge Shaw presided at 10 20 pm with a packed courtroom and few women. He instructed a Grand Jury on justice, conspiracy, perjury, and the duty to convict the guilty while protecting the innocent. The jurors include foreman J Marsh of Marshville. one man excused for indigestion. The court adjourned after petty cases as officials warned against mob influence.
Palos, Indiana. July 16. Judge Buskirk sustained the demurrer of Thos Taggart and other defendants. receiver not appointed for French Lick Hotel now. Attorney General Miller gave immediate notice of appeal to the State Supreme Court.
Greensboro July 16 a Swain county Republican legislator Mr Patterson has endured a turbulent run since being asked to resign as United States Deputy Collector two years ago. Indicted for false expense accounts and alleged conspiracy with distillers he was acquitted on some charges but found guilty on others awaiting judge Boyd. Patterson faces potential arrest in September over concealed weapon incidents and paid $25 for appearance before the mayor after a near clash with a Swain delegate over support for Adams Blackburn chairmanship.
Rev C D Moore of Harpersville New York describes a painful cough from the grip that kept him awake. He tried many remedies before using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Cols which cured his cough and saved him from consumption. Sold by C M Shuford and EB B Menzies druggists at 1.00 guaranteed. Free bottle offered.
The city plans Sunday closing for drugstores with one exception, allowing emergency prescriptions. A farmers institute will be held next Thursday with speakers including Me. J. Davis and Franklin Sherman Jr. Mrs. J. N. Stallings Sr. is mourned. funeral held at the Baptist church. Water damage at Smoot Bros. & Rogers causes losses over a thousand dollars. Mary Roueche undergoes appendicitis operation while her hospitalized father recovers from injuries. Community groups, church events, and local notices fill a busy Salisbury scene.
Mrs Ernest Clapp, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs G S Bradshaw, died Thursday night in Greensboro at age twenty three leaving a husband and two sons. She was known as Kate Bradshaw for her charming personality. Funeral services were held at First Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev G H Detwiler and Rev C E Hodging, with interment at Green Hill cemetery.
Funeral services and interment for Isaac Lyerly, his wife, and their children Alice and Johnnie were held at Unity Presbyterian church. Hundreds gathered from Rowan Forsyth and Iredell counties, swelling the crowd to over two thousand for the somber services conducted by Rev Bease.
Roward F. Stoss and wife, operators of a small mercery shop at 231 North Avenue, were found murdered in their upstairs rooms. Both throats cut and heads shot, with a revolver left on the bed. Police believe Stoss killed his wife and himself.
SERMAN KALI WORE, Atlanta, Ga 32% So, Broad Street VR forms unreadable.
Testimony in the Hartje divorce case in Pittsburg was postponed again as Hartje’s counsel seeks more time for defense experts to review mandine letters. In Columbus, Stand Path operators and Ohio mine workers sign an agreement. miners gain some concessions, while operators yield on certain points. John C Scofield named adviser and chief clerk to supervise War Department work for the Jamestown Exposition in Washington.
The United Synod of the Lutheran Church met to discuss funding for a Lutheran school in Japan at Kyushu, pledging twenty five thousand dollars and planning five teachers and five assistants. Delegates voted to purchase the United Synod Publishing Co stock, to publish church materials, and to manage the Lutheran Church Visitor and the Tidings. The Orphan's report noted four thousand dollars debt to be raised soon. property valued at forty thousand dollars. Committee members included J. H. Wilson of Salisbury, N C C R Belt of Kings Mountain, NC and L A Fox of Salem, VA.
At 2 80 this morning a teller at Wachovia in Spencer was awakened by a stranger seeking a meeting at the Salisbury hotel. The visitor, believed to be in Europe, was not admitted and vanished. Later another unknown caller at Bank of Spencer spoke with cashier WK Dorsett before leaving. Police will guard Salisbury and Spencer banks for several nights.
Blytheville Arkansas July 14 A shocking double tragedy unfolds when Joseph Woods after marrying the daughter of Joseph Vaughn without parental consent returns home and is shot dead by his father in law Vaughn. The bride witnesses the fatal shooting, Vaughn flees to Dell and is killed while resisting arrest by Deputy Sheriff James Wills.
J W Innegan a Rufins farmer in Colleton County South Carolina killed his wife and four children with an ax as they slept. He told neighbor Isaac Salsbury of the crime and was jailed. He claimed he did not know why and that he loved them. He is about forty five, originally from Sweden where he worked as a book keeper. He previously attempted suicide by cutting his throat two years earlier.
Washington reports that Adjutant General Drain of Washington has been named United States attorney for the U S court in China and Korea. Bruce Leonard B Michigan is marshal, Frank E Hinckley of New York named another official. The State Department directs to establish the court in Shanghai and begin operations promptly.
Work will start on a new trade school in Detroit this July, funded by an incorporated company with stockholders from the Employers and Builders Association. The program emphasizes practical training and aims to meet rising demand for skilled labor, admitting entrants based on character and adaptability.
London July 14 Christie's cis sale of the season realized a total of £70,148. Eight pearl necklaces topped £1,000 each with the best at £10,000. Emerald and diamond earrings sold for £1,350 and emerald and brilliant necklace £1,250. Sapphire brooch £1,020 and three black pearl studs £1,000. A diamond tiara and a pearl necklace, the property of Lady C Montgomery, brought £780.
Reports say Mrs Leslie Carter and actor William L Payne obtained a marriage license in New York and wed by an Episcopal clergyman. Both denied previous marriages. Payne and Mrs Carter left Portsmouth for Boston then Shelter Island. Belasco confirmed the marriage to Mrs Carter.
Rev Dr W P Thirkield resigns as corresponding secretary of the Freedmans Aid and Southern Educational Society. Bishop Walden chosen to act as secretary. Thirkield to become president of Howard University. Luther B Townend elected to fill vacancy at Gammon Theological Seminary after President Adkinson's death. Hargis and Sallahan murder case heard in Beatyville Ky with jury to be chosen tonight. Electric Bitters touted as malaria remedy with testimonials.
A salvage steamer sent to Spartel reported that the New York school ship St. Marys had stranded but later was found at sea bound for Bralter and did not require assistance. The sighting occurred July 14 as details reached Gipraiter.
The United States Court of Appeals affirmed a five year sentence for Henry Lear former president of the Doylestown National Bank for abstracting its funds. George Brock Lear’s brother in law was convicted and an appeal is pending.
In Jacksonville Florida on July 16 the trial of several ice dealers ended with a verdict of not guilty of criminal intent to defraud after a protracted legal battle. The case charged the dealers with conspiring to raise prices by collusion.
John Morgan, a respected Salisbury resident aged 43, dropped dead at his home at noon today. The death leaves a legacy in the community as neighbors recall his longstanding local ties. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
News telegraph from Tegucigalpa reports Honduras has not declared war. An invasion by Guielma prompts Honduras to mobilize nationwide defense. The message is dated July 16 with a July 14 misreport correction from St Marys about signals. Also includes advertisements for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Chamberlain's Salve by Shuford Drug Co.
The office of the company is under Martin's Drug Store. Lamps must be kept clean and returned if replaced. For any trouble notify the offices. repairs may take time. Wiring of stores and residences will be charged at material and labor cost. A sick headache is blamed on stomach trouble and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are recommended, sold by Shuford Drug Co.
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