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a- THE AND PBSEllYffg, SUNDAY, DECiSBIBEB 61008, 13 lis vl KI1H Will you viant a fancy tssllet op chythini sp cclil I 7 Ipoli "SAFE You cro more exposed to infectious end ti-gioin diseases then yon would fco if fcedthy and strong. Yon hove less power of resistance. I Richard Villiams Swears Vatclj ib Delivertto pepot Ben" mtx 1 4-. fahcy asllets and spec-: oraerea eany, Let air ti- Installation of Officers i Tonight; will occurv the InstallaUoa mm yi will have a fall sapply of refjalap shes frorx and makes Its good effects on all these organs felt at once. It will! make you feel better, look better, cat and sleep better.

It will cure you of scrofula, eczema, catarrh, 'rheumatism, nervousness, tired, languid eelings dy spepsln, lobs of appetite, general debility. And it will give you the best possible protection against typhoid feverj malaria, ague, Knotted fever, smallpox, tuberculosis and all other germ diseases. Don't Jclay. but begin taking Hood's Rarsaparilla I at one and one to five poands, bat iaiues win nave to ne have yoar order now. Probably no other medicine ever produced has accomplished so much la restoring health and strength as Sarsaparllla.

This great medicine purifies and enriches the blood. It makes the blood normal In red and white corpuscles and other constituents In other words, makes it of the right quality and quantity. In doing this, it builds up the whole system and Increases the power of resistance to disease. And It also acts directly as well as through the blood on the ctotnach, liver, kidneys and bowels, KINC-CROVELL DRUG CO. of officers of the -Westminster League -of! the First Presbyterian church.

The meeting 1 will Jbe addressed by pastor. Dr. Wi McC White. Spec! My mother anil I have been entirely cured of impure bfood and that tired feeling by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Two bottles did the work perfectly and permanently.

We think it is the greatest medicine in the world. We are sure we can rely on it, for it haa never failed; to do what we expected of it." Frank Hamilton, 2718 7th St. Louis, Mo. JI Hood's S'arsaparllla effects Its wonderful cures, not simply because it contains sarsaparllla, but because It combines the utmost remedial values of more than 20 different ingredients, each greatly-strengthened and enriched by this peculiar combination. There is no real for it.

If urged to buy. any preparation said' tobe "Just as good. you may be sure it is Inferior, costs less to and yields, the dealer a larger profit. Begin taking Hood's Sarsaparilla today. Qet it in the usual liquid form or in chocolated tablets known as Sai-satabs.

100 Doses One Dollar. r- WE HAYEiONE HUlibllED cases nice for Santa der; now. finest! cluster raisins Claus cse, They are! the on-Tuesday morning following, for the North Carolina YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. Those 1 in the Business World Who Succeed. There, are -thousands of young men and young women in North Carolina who could be making more money if they had the opportunity1 to get business training The News and Observer is going to make this possible for three who write us.

giving rear sons, strong I reasons about their own future and how it could be bettered. It costs nothing to try. All that is necessary is to read the offer of the News and Observer Ih'another column of today's paper and write us a note don't write unless you really want a business education. You VJanS You You lnJan4 i i mjVm 1 TELLIWG nteffere with his SaJidsffedlfed the sug-1 gesting that the taken till 9 o'clock adjournment oe Monday morning. which would give.

Oatllng three hours before the' County Commission ers should meet, and make the hearting begin an hoorh earlier than the coroner's inquest. i jrouce justice Banger acted on me suggestion and adjourned the court until that hour. -1 jWhero is" Depxt Bell. 1 A "Depot thef mulatto woman to whom witnesses Bwear Earle Cotton sent the diamond land taken from the -clothes of Smith, and concealed after (delivering the val- iables Thompson, of the police force, has mysteriously disappeared. It was last Wedndv af ternoon that she showed son tne niamg piape of the ring and watchJ i She wad last seen policeman) but is the last known of her.

It was rei6rted that she -had purchased ticket and left for Greensboro. Thef Police will make anj effort to bring jher back. although her tesumony is not considered all- Important -The police believe they have evidence to spare without her, but after running, away, if she is lo cated, she may be apprehended and arrested on the charge of r' receiving itolen goods. The ring- and water) were sent to "Deinot Bell'f Sunday. She was seen Irt the Cotton cafe a considerable length of time early Sun day morning.

Chloroform Used. It was learned the chemist. Dr. that tbe report of J. M.

Pickel, who inalyzed the liquids said to hav been tsed in the robbing and doing away ith Smith, will show that one bottle contained chloroform, the other alcohol, or whiskey, In the bottle containing the latter was a haVd sub stance, which, it Tras said, mlgfit have -rn iKiiBuii, uui bo cnemicai analysis was made of. It. i ARE THEY "SKEERED OF THE FARMERS? Arc tlie B5ys at the University of Virginia and or North Carolina Afraid of tlie A. and 2li, Team? The demand for a trial of skill between the University and the A. and il.

teams is growing so strong that the papers are taking! it up. The Henderson Gold Leaf had three editorial. par-igraphs about It jthls week as fol- The' University of North Carolina knd the University of Virginia hold hemselves above the A. and M. Col ege and will not play football with -hem.

Cause: They are afraid of the farmers and do not want jj to be beat jy them. 4 i "If darpllrta wants to win the foofball championship next year she should put up the A. and M. team as her champion. Wilmington Star.

"The A and M. team seems to be champions whether North Caro-Ina puts them up or not. Certainly (he University team Is not in it with the Tarmers, however contemptuously he former inay jregard the latter. "Why does not the North Carolina University tackle the and M. on the! gridiron? Wilmington Star.

-1 "Because the Universltv of North Carolina-Is afraid ot A. and that's why. And the same thing, applies to University i of Virginia just Vas truly. Neither one. will admit it.

of course, but actions speak, louder than President Venable, President Hill Vnd President Aldermen ought to get ogether and give us games between 'hesel three popular institutions. CHANGE OF MrrfO. C. rdian, HI Morgan Comes From Me and Succeeds Mr, I I King as Operator for tlie Associated Press In the News and Observer Office. Mr.

O. C. Morgan has arrived from Meridian; Mlss-if and succeeded Mr. 1. King as operator in the Newsl and bserer office for the Associated Mr, King has been transferred to the central office at Washington.

D. C. iHeis a very; efficient and painstaking Mrs. Morgani'and children will ar-'-lve herje' In al few days join Mr. MorganA Of ihc departure from Meridian the Dispatch says: O.

C. Morgan for the past year more the clever and accommodat-ng Associated Press operator on The Dispatch, left this morning for Ral-slgh, Nt tofaccept similar position with the same service he has so long and so ably represented. Mr. Mbrgan- was hrst assigned to a posi-lon on a paper in Norfolk, and had made alii of his arrangements 'or going to that city, but at a late hour, last night received a telegram from the Associated Press headquarters sending him to Raleigh instead of to Norfolk, Mrs. and -their two Interesting little sons, Ralph and Master Rosco Morgan, will remain In Meridian until the holidays, when they expect, to join the husband and.

father. Mr. Morgan has many friends! in Meridian who will regret to learn of his departure but will wish; him wen, In his new home." Central Church Meeting. Monday evening 'at 7:30 'o'clock there will be an important business meeting of the membership of Central Methodist church, i Every member is urged to be present at this, the last meeting, as thy pastor will leave INFORMATION WANTED AS TO the address! of J. or; F.

Fltz-Patrlck, who was employed during the Exposition as motorman Tor the Norfolk arid 5 Portsmouth Traction Norfolk. Va, This. Information will be of advantage to Mr. Fltx-Patrkk. i Communicate with The Bilisoly Adv.

Agency, Norfolk, Va, coroner would not iS 4 A i PEaPLE SMITH-FOREST CO. i. TP a to Find-to Ronfi Cotton Gave Him Diamond toHide- er the Crime with bread and pickles Cotton came into the front room from his private apartmentahd went to the cash register, takingi therefrom two one dollar which "he gave to Chavls "Is that lose enough" Chavis replied that was close a-plenty. About- the same tme Chavis got the steak arid the bread. A man entered at that? moment and called for i et smalt, brewi Williams went -to the front to' wait "on him and and Holderfield at the saw Chavis carriage.

Holderfleld. he said. was putting a man in the carriage, or else a man was getting In. I The horse was headed towards west. Chavis unblocked the horse and got In the carriage.

Williams paid that at that time) he went to put the brew bottle Into the barrel and didn't see the carriage again, not knowing whether; It drove westward or turned around -and went toward the quarry. The man put in the he said, was same man who came mto the cafe and we nk into the back part. He admitted that he saw Chavis and Holderfield start off inAthe 1 Williams stated that Holderfield returned 1 to the cafe in; about twenty? five minutes, and remarked to Cotton: d4-n woman wouldn't let me in." Cotton enquired, "Who Holderfield "May Shep- ard." The dpor that time. between the two rooms at said -Williams, was open. then "kind p' pushed to" after Holder- field and Cotton got Inside the private room.

Holderfield remained there all night, as wpll as Cotton, neither leaving the place, Williams said. Watch and Diamond. 1 OnSundiy morning, Williams testified. Cotton gave him something wrap--ped up In a newspaper', and told him tP carry it over to "Depot Bell," a mulatto girl who was staying at the woman. Charley Turner's house, Just across ther street from the cafe of the red light.

He was instructed to tell the girl to put It where nobody could get She put it over the kltchln- Onpnday Cotton told Williams to go back to Depot Bell and tell her- to put tbe package In another plice. Sh too4 L0Ji front over the 4oor and openl7l The package contained a diamonlHTng and a said he had not seen them! before, but would know them If he should see them again. He said that after delivering the message he returned directly to Cotton, but did not tell him where the muUrtto' had put the valuables. J. Williams Cross Kxamlnid.

On cross examination Wllliii.m.9iri that? been In; the i -employ -of Cotton since the Monday the colored fair, in October, i HU hom I in Raleigh. He, was in the Cotton Cafe all day Friday knd slent thro on, a cot In i Cotton's room Friday night. worked in the restaurant all day Saturday, was Inside- all during the day, and did not leave thj place afterf dark, staying there all night. A man came In about 7:30 nor 8' o'clock gearing, gray overcoat. black button shoes unbuttoned, without collar ot tie, wearing no hat and staggering.

(IHe asked for the proprietor and went In the backroom, In which were Cotton -and Holderfield. Cotton "was lying down resting when Smith went In. Every once In a while the man; asked if he could get a drink of whiskey. The witneH re-tbld what he had said In the direct testimony He -said he out -Chavis steak in a wooden, tray, because Cha vis bad asked him to put it in a tray. The restaurant, hei said was for white and colored, too, but generally the colored patrons did feot want to eat at the counter.

Chavis gave 25 cents for the steak. i After Chavis had re ceived this steak In hls hands Cotton came and gave "Chavis the two dollars. Williams said the carriage used bv Chavis was not standing in front of the cafe but. In front of the alleyway between the Cotton nd the Kelly restaurants. Li Kelly's Place is about 20 feet from the Cotton Cafe.

From the side qf Cotton's prlvajte room a door mers upon me aueyway. ile-aald tnat on Sunday Cotton gave a. package, containing a diamond ring, a watch! and a pin iwlth an eagle's foot for! "Depot' Ben." Williams declared. hat neither Cotton, Holderfield Hopkins nor him self left' the cafe, during the entire hlght after Holderfleld's return. Diamond and Watcli Recovered.

5 Captain Mart Thompson, of the Raleigh police department, testified that in a conversation held by him with Richard Williams the negro him that he had 'been given certain property byJEarle Cotton, the watch and diamond, to take over to "Depot Bell' Belle' Stegalt And that she rei celved the package and hid It over the 'kitchen -door; that afterwards he (Williams) went -Overf to "Depot Bell's? Cotton's order to tell her to moves, Itl -from the place. In eonse-quence mt this conversation Thompson went t5 see "Depot Bell'; in regard to the particular She took the officer to' Charley Turner's close to 'the Cotton cafe, and In the rear of the house the, girl dug down Into the '(ground with her hands and recovered Hhe. diamond and the watch. CaptalQ Thompson was standing by the young while she, discovered the hiding place and brought to light the missing jewel and thef watch and chain. The.

officer took possession of them and. turned them' over to Chief of 'Police Mullins on the aftfrnbbn or their, recovery, last For i the purpose of putting them '-Jn evidence; had -obtained them chief of police. woman! told Captain Thompson that Williams had. brought the valuables over tol her and told her to hide therd so that nobody could; find them, Vnur Cases Not Proswed. 11 The hearing was held In the county Court house.

Thei large auditorium waS filled with (curious-people, largM numbers crowding around the bar and every seat In tho haJl being filled. City Attorney W. Mr, W. B. Jones, representing this fither, Uhe Solicitor for this district, and Mr.

Alexander H. Sands.1 an attorney of -Richmond, appeared for the The defendants were represented as follows: Earle Cotton by W. Ll; Watson; Tim Holderfield by John W. Hlnsdatef "Red" Hopkins by Bart the Day Af SOT I i n.p IS i'V rf i Cubes Against Hopkins, Rid yh i anl Williams. Ed; ha vis and Mi karlo Not Pressed put Fbrmer Del fcudants Are Held as Wli yo of Them Retaining fCounse lalf of, the Story i the Robbery rrwtlrt In dm iwiltmlnniv If MU -Uiok'itlte of tlie! Eirtranceir'ol fciiith the RWtlJght' Cafey of llolderrlcld's Taking Smith Awa Md df JliellSubse4ulnt jllldlnif tlie Vatcli aiid friioniiHon Ilelatesirow, uic mmsiuz Vulftttblht' Were Revered.

Haggard of countfnncej wun ey uftro from the name or uiirsi. King pitifully for strong bar- leaded. his long dark hair ruffled; couarleqfa, his smrt iru exposing hia throat. his. shoes unbuUonedf terribly worse i- nsr th carniVal ol dlssltiori In which hi had spent night! rand a day.

Df Klbert i W. ihe Rlchmong tiayeUng man. between 7: 3 0 and is o'clock. Saturday Itnight. Novenf-ber 14th.

entered the Red Mght Caf, liarfe Cottoin'a restaurant In the heaft if i the? lawless district i where he was ribbed ofl hia dlamoftdirlng: and watdjh and was taken out thrdughia aide doar a. carriage In which he jwaa drivnl vfaa chloroform, the -Ohly Other liqu ii the casie being whiskey. Tho city, police-; have established their theory of therobbery of Smith. Thiy' proved it withr the production 4f the diamond and gota watcn oi tne dead, which were adentlfled by Mr. Kllx-rf Smith, widow of the unfortunate man who nt a tragic death htri on the night iftf -November 14th.

Sirs; Smiih appeared iit the prellmifi-siry hearing yestefjaay before Pollfe Badger. rShe was brought ihto' the crowded court room supported by Alexander II. Sands, ff ltlchmond. Attorney for te White Oak Coal Company, the firm Whljch- Smith represented in Virginia tind the Cnrolinas. She was attirtd in Weep' Imour wearing a heaf-y-, ii-il tliarlild the.

faee. There was ifi tA nge-Kilence as aha took the stand.f a iitiipeijicate-woman, graceiui in twj movemenu. dui sduwidk in ner wmn ind words a broken heart, Only ffr 14 brlet moment coud her face be sen, I then by none saveitliose Immediately; beneath the witness stand, i She llfd i her thick, black Viejl far a if ew is she held the flashing Jewel and tie ivatch of tier dead husband In hr ianu to wienjyry tnem. -Her smaii oundl face was showing little ines i formed byi. gflef, I andvl teirs rlckled down her theeka i Her voice faltered as sh recognized the yalia ililes, and City Attorney Snow stqpd k-Jose to; her to hear her worda, ibarl audible a few feet away.

Mrs. smitn thei covrt room jdirectly, attend ed by- Mr. 'sit: I The- shearing was begun shortly after 10 o'clock; at 1:15 adjournment was taken till morning aj "v4-." i two -principal witnesses sx uminedj were Richard Williams, a mulatto youth; 195years'of age; cqoVs, In Cotton's restaurant on' East the Red light Ca (jr. Williams, said that was- In rrstauratttY all days Saturday and Sat uraay rugnt, iNovemoer.iitn. ana tia Cotton was there all Saturday nlf ht havinff-gone out In the- evening fof" a short? 'time: he said, ffaa in the restauranti'all Saturday evening, i )alrbeculnff for 'Cotton.

Bfe- i tween 7:30 and o'clock well as he could rememheri a long straiige man entered the; front door, being without collar, and and hatfes. Herwore.a-llght brown overcoat' pThe stringer, asked- Cotton If-he knew 'where he. could get 'a drink. Coton reJl led that" he didj not. and wished thajt he could gft one for himielf.

The i slouchy visltbr wearing 'on Jiiw: finger a brilliant stbnfl, and In velt a gold- wi itch ana chain, with i'gd'-d badges on Ws left- the fron rpom. fn dch ther business of thj restaurant was Ion-ducted to the second Cotion's sleeping apartmfnf. Tim Holder- iflekl was lying across thn bed. A and jhot; frp blazed fjom the? hearth, i Cotton; took a seat by the fire; The 'do4r the; two rooms had been staidlhgi bu after Smith en- corse ead. some one it.

toJ The llrvir wah not locked Williams said. iinKins was jn in tront part of the ca fe, i waJtlag.upd)i jtha lr I ciujvipiicars. Twenty minutes fter i the loWir the" stranger. HiUi-rrMd came put of the aecret cnimner, parsed- by Williams mkinp hU exit, and I the cafe thifiugh tM front entrance Fifteen. mifiuteu alter lert Ed.

Chavisi- a negro cabman, entered the caf orier' to Wllliamsj who preparfdi It. 4 Tina reriulrd about ten Be- fucoj the- stefrk had i finlahed cooking lldidcrneia re-entered, going tnu the or Cottoii's'j: room. wmiams gaVCkthe steak to Chavis In ftltray 6 AWise Breallfcist and cram. 'It nourlihtf! irain andS body. a 4 There's ReaioiL 11 HUSBAND'S yilLUllQLES take it faithfully and went to fhe John W.

Brown Cof- nn House Where ne recognized the corpse as that of. Elbert W. Smith Smith was five feet six on seven inches nigh; weighed, about 150 nounds: had smooth, clean shaven face, large mourn, aark ham. He had known Smith two years. He said he had seen Smith intoxicated twice, but did not know to what extent Smith drank; Smith had a prominent forehead; high cneejc oones, large mouth, with a good pronie.

un cross-examination Mr. Se rey saia at Columbia, S. Smith naa once been on a drunk a week. He said Smith was educated to ho physician, but 'had heard Smith say nau never practiced medicine oumwib miner was reputea to be iU wealthy man. Smith received a sal ary of 11,000 'per year and expensed.

Me received no commissions. He was married, was about 56 years of age, had been married four or five years, and had never heard of his having naa any domestic troubles. How The Dead Man Lar. Collier was again placed on the stand. On cross-examination he.

said that Smith Was lying on his right side with his hand lying back of his head wnn nis ieet up the steep incline, hi head about two feet from tho water and the ground at Smith's feet appeared as though he had been kicking and his body had gone nearer the water every time he had kicked. Tbi body was wet from lthe breast to his feet. His face looked as; though blood had rushed to It. There'was a scratch on one of hJs handa'as though th 8kJnJ'had been He observei tracks in' the mud and" at the water' edge around the rock "like children playing Ground a taW," and there appeared to be no other tracks. It looked like Smith had tried to cllmh up incline and had slipped backward.

A pipe running a few feet from the place where Smith's body was found, had mud on it. as though Smith had taken hold of it or his clothes had brushed against It. Smith's hands, shoes and trousers' bottom were, muddy. I The vest' was also muddy. '-'1 j.

f. Condition or Smith. I Mr. John W. Brown, undertaker.

testified that J. T. Serey. of Rlcn- mond, had seen the body at his place of business and identified it. i Mr.

Ed. D. Brown, of the John W. Brown Coffin House, said he was at the company's office when-Smith's body was received there from Coro ner Separk. The body was embalmed and.

it was shipped to Richmond. The witness said he helped to disrobe, the body and that the- clothes taken: 'I were still at the undertaking establishment, i Mr. Johji W. Brown was sent for the clothes. Mr.

Brown described Smith, saying there was a bruise -on his. hip, a scratch on his right arm, and a bruise on the right side ot Smith's head. No bone was broken and the neck was not broken so far as the witness knew. The clothes were wet, and somewhat muddy, The abrasion on Smith's temple was slight, as from rubbing, and the bruise pn the right arm was of the' same character. The clothes were wet but the hair was not wet.

There was an unusual purging, from the lungs, a froth, and there was none from the stomach in Smith's case. It Is usually from the stomach. Mr. Brown exhibited th clothes which had been removed froim Smith's body and his coat and overcoat that had been! found at the brthk of the quarry. The shirt front and sleeves showed considerable mud and the trousers wese very muddy, frdm top to bottom.

The vest front was covered with mud, and the underclothing showed the effects of having been wet. The clothing was the same condition as It was whem delivered to the undertaker by the coronter. The clothes had, been kept In a' box and were still damp yesterday. 1 1 Dispute Over Adjournment. At 1:15 o'clock said that considerable progress had been made, and as he desired to confer with Solicitor Jones, who was hot In the he asked the court to allow a 'recess until Monday morning at 10 1 Messrs.

Gatllng. Watson and Hlhs-dale were opposed to a continuance unless it should be till Tuesday morning, Mr. Gatllng stated that he could not bo at the hearing Monday, as he was county attorney and the Board" of County Commissioners would be in session -then. I .1 Mr. Snow said that -Mr.

Gatllng ifas not counsel In the case, being attorney for Only a witness, "Ked'T Hopkins; Mr. Watson thought that the trial could be concluded In two or three hours and as the prisoners-; had the right a hearing, having been In-earceratled beneath the surrace of the ground the. police station1 for two Mfeeks, the hearing should hot be adjourned, but should be Held forthwith. If adjournment were taken, he Said, it should be till such a time when all the counsel for the defendants could be- present. Conflict of Mr.

Show Etated that even during the process of the trial the coroner had served warrants on two of the State's witnesses. "Red" Hopkins and Ed. Chavis, and that the coroner's hearing would be held-t 1(0 o'clock Monday morning. This Was a furth-r er reason, he said, why 'the hearing should be resumed Monday morning. The Police Justice stated that, tho I COSTS A tliE M.

Catling; Ed Chavis. by Col. J. C. EcTci Harris and Chas.

U. Harris. The direct examination was conducted by Mr. Snow, the cross-examination by Mr. Watson.

1 Jn the beginning Mr. Snow announced that it was the desire oi the State to enter nol prosses in the cases against Madge Earle. Richard Williams; Ed. Chavis, and E. A.

Hbpkins. Police Justice Badger stated that such course Would be taken. Mr. Snow said that the three warrants remaining charged Cotton and Holderfield With the three crimes of murder, assault with intent to kill, and larceny. He declared the State ready for Mr.

Watson stated that the defendants -were: ready for trial. A Tilt of Words. Mr. Gatllng asked if there were any charge against Hopkins. Police Justice Badger said there was none, as a not pros had been entered in his I i "He's at liberty then to go?" enquired the attorney 1 "No sir." answered' the Police Jus- tice.

"Uponf-what "A grounds is being neid "As. a i witness The Police (Justice stated that Hop kins was In charge of the court, and that; he had been subpoenaed. If he he should give bond he might go anywhere he desl red. stated the court. Gatllng said that Hopkins had been brought.

to the court house with nljiperaon nevr knoivn, such a thing to happen before. thought It was against the The court xlld not think that way, and pleasantly remarked that there was a difference of opinion. WltnesHCs I Called. Snow called the following-wit nesses to be i sworn Police Officers Barrow and' Warren. 'Captains Beas-ley 'and Thompson.

Chief of Police Mullins, A. Matthews, Stephen B- Collier, Wm. Taylor, John W. Brown. Ed.j Browne E.

C. Sinclair. Andrew Simmons, Ida Boone, Alice, Grif- rin, IWinslow K. Kelley, Gaston Jones, (not found); "Depot BeH'" (not found); Richard Williams. Ed.

Chavis. E. A. Hopkins. J.

T. Serey. and Mrs. Smith. Mrs.

Smtth was not aworn and did not appear lat the i trial until near the close, then only for a moment to Identify her dead nusoand watcn and ring? The witnesses rin the case were or dered to stand on the -outside till they were called. Mr. Watson stated that the defend ants had no witnesses. There would be no witnesses put on for the defend ants at this hearing, lie said. -j Wm Taylor.

Tlie Coats Found. The first witness examined Was Mr. Wm. Taylor, plumber, who testified that he was -on the road at the rock quarry Sunday morning, 15th, and found a man's overcoat, and inner coat on -the! side" of the road about twd'feet rom the road at a quar ter to eight 'clock. It was about the center of the side of the quarry.

It was a kind of brown overcoat and. dark' inside coat. He picked the coats up and carried them to Matthews and told the latter if he saw anybody looking for them to give them to him. The collar and tie, he said, were In the overcoat pocket. He went back to the quarry at about two o'clock and saw the body- of Smith, which had just been found.

The corpse had no coat, collar, tie nor hat' He saw the body taken away by Coro ner Separk in John W. Brown con veyance. He said when he picked up the oyjercoat the inner coat slipped out, as though both i had been taken off together. The overcoat was covered with white frost. Tle IJody Discovered.

Mr. Stephen; E. Collier, who lives in last house-on East Davie street near the rock quarry, testified that he went to the quarry at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, November 15 and saw. a man In the quarry. He thought the man was alive and- spoke tp him twice.

He went down Into thi hole4 to see what was the matter with him and found him to be His brother John, who was with him, "phoned Coroner Separk and told him a dead man had been discovered in the quarry.V. Smith was searched after the coroner and a pocket-book found In the hip pocket, containing a one-dollar bill and Smith's business cards. jacket was unbuttoned. Smith' Bfanagrr on The Stand. Mr.

Serey. manager of the White Oak Coal Company, Richmond. by whom Smith had been employed, testified that he came to Raleigh Monday mprnlng, November 16, PILES CURED AT HOME BY HEW AB'SORPTIOH METHOD. lif nuffet from blepdlng, Itclilug. Itllud or protruding ril9i.

mmd dm your Wrr. Mil I will tell you bow to cure 7urMeir Lome, by the new abtwrj'tlon treatmeut sml U1 etKl some of tUU borne trettmrat tree for trial, -with- Trfemcm hun your own loealltr If KtaMtd. Immediate relief and permanent cure a mured. Hesd no money, but teU otbera of tbis offer. Writ today to Mr, it.

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