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' T) KE I -ANC LEDGER 1852 R ;ast RVTFW \MA T*NT ER I TUDDDTCC tOOt mew: 1 5 VOL. 2. NO. 47 Big Sensation in JL >sistant Cashier National Bank . SEMI-WEEKLY. Charlotte.;?'*'"orn,nB ly he secure*. . ot it during t ofCharlottelweekB La? Disappears LANCAS ?? ?? months. Very like day a 1 the major portion to Mi he past four or five keep* summer an exhaust-1 goinj: e ..11 ' i TER. S. C., 'MARCH 23. fternoon he gave h;s keyCarey W. Butt, booker, telling him that he waa to Richmond, Va , on urI - " x 1MUU I 07 * 1907 : Two Boys Capture a Charged with S Clothing. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PEI 1 Man Capt. J. C. Ro tealing The Gallant Co fimr onrl TTr R COPY. Dings Dead. nfederate Of>rinrV*f Pifi'Tftn with Sixty-eigh Dollars of tl Funds?Preside Heath Issues Showing Bai dition to be all T3 I r*?T ? |*wo CAdlll III 'I ( t Thousand Wa8 nia<ie by tic Bank's nothing irrej nt B. D. could be leai Statement that the s ik's Con- shortly after Right;-Big There is li i A U M V I miuu IA ( I'll Ul Mil HCUUUUtS gwnl experts. There was not g *ular then so far as ing M rned. It is possible he wi dealing commenced grip i the experts left. board t'le doubt but that 7:15 ouMnes8*ana that he might et back in time lor the open londav morning. With thie ant home, packed up hie ind went down t> the SeaI depot.. He caught the o'clock train for Hamlet. 1.1 OOO Illfir i nil . I- ' Chester Reporter : A white man. giving bis n 1 Charlie Brown, is in the ' jail charged wiih stealing of clothes from Mr. W. A din. The young fellow |Mr. Hardin Friday af UI1U J. young Passed Awa auie ftS Night. county a 8Uit ryy. "TT" ? I he many frte L* ,lF James 0. Rollings came to , , , . n learn of his deatli, terno n , , , ' LWl -lot ...r a 15UI viu^un ^ y Tuesday nds of Capt. 1 will regret to which occurr v ivcwaiu uiicm sconding Offlcei From The Observer The Charlotte yesterday morning announcement of t A i 4 /"I LI i?~?i nu- ? * . o . w P. ulafing. I), took a few o( Thursday, the batik'* m itional Bank trieve perso made officid the P?'fit th he fact that w',at '<? had ii this and trie ? lrt> go ou IL1 ; oublless at first lie It' hundred dol'ars of er fl loney hoping to re- c?mp nal losses and with toapj us derived pay back direci borrowed. IJe lost ed to d anain. ITe went in his j,* w v ?* A AI' ur rii i\ c*is s needless to add that, neith le bank nor the bonding anies will spare any effort Drehend him. .The board ol tors met yesterday and votoffer a reward of $1,000 foi ?rrest. 'The two hotidine and applied for woik. Mr. sta'ed t'nat lie had no ] > available, but would young fellow a few ruld ' do until he could find a position Saturday moruii Mr. Hardin w v> 8 in t ' n * - 1 . vV4 JL UC7aua V tJarclm , . * home in Kershaw position was a S'?n ot the It ive the ~ , , . lings ot Oakhurst jobs to , 70 years old. He regular . Lancaster county t ig win e J . ny ye?rs ago, wli he city . J , . . . time he v-?s succe? infill ilt IUH county. He ite Evan Roland waa about moved from o Camden maere for a long Iftfullv oru'nrrful ^ Assistant i asnier Jones had disappe his accounts were i sum of $08,000. C the announcement cation was the s President B. D. h haul; 'u nntwlilinn n r r?nu n. ared and that heaT-v> loa< short in tl.e which "irere Joupled with of weaUhol the delal. and wilh U ' .tatement by whlch he h? Ieath of .he that not a 'brouch (lie iing up on stocks c?mi d brilliant j rospects 'ng ( The market broke a,,d t tvent all the margins pany <1 posted. It is said bondi small sum passed spen< hands of b-okers in pr?ci rj >aoies, the American Bind Jompaiiv, of Baltimore Md lie Americm Surety Com, ol York, who ha# e<l him for $20,000. wil i any amount in onler t< ire his arrest. The de?ec ? oriwn io'>k aivantage absence to purloin the e ' The logs was soon discov ' Mrs. Hardin and info ^ phoned to Mr. Hardin, w ^ his little son and a 'ittle ^ i irx one direction to ii I t.tick I Liaf it'liilu liu Of (118 . r Ioiliing "le '""caniile 'ered by "n< electe(1 mav' r ma don '"r 8 ve),al /bo sent r"r"l",Wllh? darkey "rCr ?' K<"8ha>v ?' atercepl 6 r -1' in e?l in him} .. o?fc, business. lie or of Camden and for several office of treasountv. lie was e trusts repos ble showing. T Heath's statement u Versonal guarantee tors lliat all deposil paid in lull. This President Heath an tors' guarantee of . President Fort 81,11 ftn i as added I he Theb"lk of of the direc rie'1 away tors would he '''^delate statement by e<1 e,lrl>' Mo d the deposi- ''??r? of the directors ed'Mr" Jc,,< ?l Hock Hill, S. C. }iRe ' it probably was car- "olifi aturday night. Fran jalion was discover- Mi nday morning. When ,,urg lhe bank were open- ^r- ^ is, who was acting sider igencies huve already beei ie 1 and from this tune 01 c Jones is a marked man. Jones is a native of Louis He is a son of the l.it IS. C. J'ones, who was a re it of Charlotte years ago v w n Jiiio ??c OCi 1 another. The two little 1 met Brown near the Wv and brought him on to tl " where they turned him e Sheriff Peden. The cap " their hands full of roc were evidently nreoared Milt 111 , ,, (- apt Kolli n<rs \\ fellowH 4 . .. .. gallant Confedert lie Mill . . was captain of coi "I' 12ih South Caro over to ., . . . lie was despora'e] tors had . / . . the second b.?ttU R8, and . being shot, in ill to carrv ras a brave and lie soldier. He npany 1, of the Una regiment, [y wounded in > of Manassas, le mouth. He are reproduced in follow : "Charlotte, March ,kA shortage of cash of the bank w . Monday, the 18?h i sistant cashier, Fr> lOto. They c?9hier ill tl H. Twittv, . 20th, 1907. TI"iikinK . 68,000 in I he w"y> 0omeo1 an discovered to discover net. The as- ?P?"?e'o ill mc H. .loues, rcce,v"'i wa le absence of Mr. W. lle c did notr show up. /eari nothing out of (he w'th ie called up his home ,er H he trouble. In re- ?"OV< e query, the reply the f s that Mr. Jones had did i .V i__ . ame to the city some 2( s ago to Hccept a popjtioi E. M. Andrews & Co. Al residence of six years h 3d to Newbern to go int iirniture business there. H tot stay there long tor b 1 i % ' out Mr. Hardin's orders i 11 Brown in dead or or aliv r " came across him. 0 Ycung Man Shoots hi and then Kills Hin e to brinjt was greatly belov< 'e it titer ra,les-aml lhey be pained to hear Capt. -Rollings is Wife ri'?' but he is following brother: 1Se"? M V f is . Mrs. /. L. Rob I* V . ed by his comes pecially will of his death, was never mar* urvived by the * and sister6: inson, Messrs ie missing. He is I strong surety comj: aggregate of $20,00 ' The total loss will be upproxiina which will come 01 vided profit s and pi: a a ; ^ oeen called )onded in two . , Richmond, tames for an q from Mr. ?)< in tlift bank 088hi,"r of. lelv $18,000, B?nk'oltl" . . .. ,. ed lhat one it ot t lie 11 mil , e , , bank pre Pen irplus fund of 1 ;? / it, i unexpectedly 1% rt?,ui Va , by h telegram .VeHr Mm M. Miller, Jr., in til the First. National tion* fc city. It so happen* I'"'6 of the officials ot the 'ie w it knew that Mr. Mill telle ,?-l, i.i - I i Un n I nierio unanot'e the nex life accepted a position le Merchants & Farmers Na il t)ank as bookkeeper, i more than tour years age as tendered the position a r in the Charlotte Na'iona Ir nrlri/alr onoai?t^-l PUi t Lynchburg, Va , Mai > Otis Thompson shot ] (wice and then killed V about 6 o'clock Mondav S were married December s had quarreled and si d two weeks afro. Il is \ 21. 'wnsom, L?ewis a liis wife linMh Mrs John himself Millard Duncan, . They lin8p and Dr. Joli 1 sfc, but of this com: aparnted Mollings, who is thought Kenfucky. u l Lomue KolStover, Mrs. Miss Sallie Rolti \V. Rollings ity, except Dr. a resident of the bank, leaving cajjitul of $125,00< but in addition a si S $50,000. ''The business w ued without intern tkB. I cl ? itn III i; not only its r. , , quested to .) untouched, 1 i ? a i bank, Wl irplus tuna of a*ked about ill be COl.tin. Ile had 8ent jptiou. . : wi,at r ). Heath, ) M,ller fliin cr#t r\ Vtr i?rnm?. ne was restep down to the len he came, he whs whei , the message which 'er? Mr. Jones. Rosh nessage?" aske?l Mr. M' haven't wired any a?e? Tnnoa A Mr! oo r.yr VOllI inv>> ?iv rtvv^tjnru, I. Ill he he!d until last Januar 1 he w as made assistant casli Mr. .lones married Mie i B. Smith of Wilmington, r. Jones is about 40 years r although he looks five year mer. He is small ot stainm ? mat mompson went to tl >' where his wife was boa urge her to live with hit lfi .and that she refused. shot her twice in the fac >f ting two critical wounc ,fl rushed out of the room ? I * i._ * ~i ^i.~ i? he house ,rding to Sduthern Powei tn ai;ain ing to Devel He then Broad River. e, inflic Is. She Yorkville Enquirt and into pleted its work II_ U~ LV. 11 _ 11 . n r Co. Freparlop Plant on / ?r: Having corat Great Cataw I "M ar % uTo the depositors lotte National lotto, N.C.: "We, the und hereby personally ['resident.' " ch 20,1007. xuromoning of the Char- 1 n'veT "'? liank, Char- "You had his books, i . i continued ersigned, do , .1 . has told you guarantee t hat J e .1 . ? cHteg Homet U UUV/O i l ??14 (in IWI J him lo Richmond. ftbou light. of such a step, blacl better get busy on SI lLlll f such is the case" | Mr Miller. "It lie uj]v i that story, it indi and hiim wronr?." mt-ai it 5 (eet, 7 inches tall, wit < huir and black eves. 11 s classes and walKs with i it stoop. He weighs abou pounds. His face is unnsti thin and his eyes deep sf ne e prominent. His dt tor is nuiet and his habit ' iiiu/liiri |# ?l t Ui tNtr IIUl It followed, ami when in e turned the pistol to his 11 fired, and fell dead. T 1 ner deemed an inquest ,t es^arv. 1 \ S TP inol isf. iae ;? runs, me Qi the hall coftipany is now i forehead lire working fore he toro tion plant from nnnec to Ninety Nine is of t lit? proposed B is about four ra r>**4- /-v s 1 ! H I i f t It ?> i y lio outnern rower moving it-* ene and construcCatawbfl Falls lands. The site road River dam idea below the W.IK, Hf...... i lie exi ting ueposn will be paid in full "B. 1). " Vinto "C. Va "C. F. "K. II. is oi i nns nam* From tl?a .. . were stirrin 1Ieath, f /M of the Char n Liddell, . ... A quiet in ."er/ , mediately ii Wadswortn, . . r , were haulei Jordan. ' gone over. o t moment on, tin re re^u H times in the fli^es lotte National Bank. Bro ivesti^a'ion was im- E istituted. The books is 1 out and the accounts -ii The cash was.count lar. ther Kills Man Wh loped With Sister am Shot Down by Brothei n-Law. -A. lliui A\V^p Cotton for the Yeai O Washington, Mir. ! J ' final census report on c? _ the year issued today sli 13,290,677 hales of c ittn ing round hales as ha D1 I VJI1 "v " ' ""u fact tiring compai struct ion folks ar 20.? 1 o it>?? c|tii?e a little Dttou for ,,t the dam, and icwf that is that, the statei in, count-: number between If bal? s. | hunilre 1 souls. .* ^ .* 'ii in m aiiu* ny. The cou e rapidly buildtown at the site the prob?bi!ity nent will soon four and five Ilavincr fynt.tp.n 'j no iv Nothing has hap] lotte in recent created such a stii stood high in publ held the esteem a: his employers. 11 i* ed and the < pened in Char- ftvery item years which la'ed. Mr. Jones It requin lie favor and dim-lose the nd regard of man whs a e had heen a had stolen i leposite checked up. . A was carefully tabu- umr outl id but a little time to the i fact that the missing llell defaulter and that be in fi large part of the L>ut shland, Ky., Mar. 20.?T\v tiers and an avenger made a aw were reported to day, i result ol one tnan'S act t ier, Ky. In an old villi* Soutlieru Virginia, Fran ton and Alcene Hose tin 'O including linter-, luu n ginned. The number o ginneries this ye;?r is 28 it The 1006 crop is c :e with 10,725,602 lor 1 k 13,607,310 for 1904. 'J el age gross weight of the yo beeij dam building do^ f active point, it is not tli ,702. Southern Power orapared be a great while 905; and present work. Hie aver- > bale for t o:h l ? "r> o " ~ n to a very fine lought that the company w.ill in finishing the ... *iT. J TV resident lor years, aidered as one c leading young bus: had been connec Charlotte Nationa! years, holding first ble position of tell and was con- bank's casli if Charlotte's tion of the iness men., lie the situatio ted with the worse, Iron I Bank for four ficit awellet i the respond The reckon er. day showed i. As the examina- and accounts proceeded, ing. a grew worse and folic 1 thousands, the de in p 1 to tens ol thousands, and ing at the close of the wan that the missing man Dut loved, an elopement follov ,8am Rose, brother of the gi ?wed them to FJellier, whe: istol duel lie killed Dutt< almost immediately afte is was himself shot by Kin ton, brother of Frank, dyii v 1906 is 510.7 pounds, rl crop, expressed in 5C re bales, is 13,576,226. T >n entering the totals for r of 1906 are 13,099,92 as baies; 266,795 round I; ig 352 vSea Island bales; a , , , j-fcua omen L and the 10 pound ? lie items Marion special the crop State: Little J Y square the live year-old ales; 57,- Mrs. John Hog] nd 321,- the Campbell's 1 >y ivxau ijog, I in Thursday's oe Stackhouse, son of Mr. and li Stackhouse of bridge section of I hp missing ijih bis accounts $68,0( became of the n knows for sure, have gotten it di n skipped witn naa made [)0 short. What The deficit loney no one er. He could only Mr. Jone iring the past ing any of away wun *b?j,uuu. besi t may bo even larg- ton pOflf s left without notifythe directors. Satur- Do de his sister's doorstep. L>u took to the mountains and J6 is in pursuit. you take The News? it- 160 (inters. lhe qua a cotton estimated by nil delintors as remaining t ued and included in t ? of 1906 is 155,704 bale mtity of this county, was iners and dog Saturday, i io he gin- the lollowing da he report for treatment at a. ' etitute. bitten by a mad and was taken ,y to Baltimore the Pastuer in*