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TEN YEARS TO WOMAN KLLER His Accomplice Gets Acquitted on Lack of Evidence f ELLERBE TELLS REASONS EUerbe Acted Under Circumstances of Great Ag gravation The State vs. Neil Rouse, charged with murder in the same indictment with Richard Ellerbe for wife murder was called on Thursday afternoon. Richard Ellerbe had already pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but had Tiot been sentenced when Rouse was called for trial. It had been alleged that Rastus, by which name the defendant, Rouse, was known, had furnished the gun which Ellerbe had used in killing his wife. This, probably led to his being included in the indictment. He is a negro who came here with a negro plantation show several years ago and had remained when the negro show left. It was rumored that he, too, had family troubles of the same nature as Ellerbe's and that they had planned the killing together. Dave Faison testified that Lizzie Ellerbe is dead. She was killed with a shot gun. He saw Richard Ellerbe, her husband shoot her. Rouse was in the house when the shooting took place. "I was in bed asleep in a house about one o'clock. When he went there he saw two men in the house and one came out. Rastus was in the house trying to keep Lizzie Ellerbe from going off with him. He did not see Rastus any (toore. The woman screamed. Saw no more of Rastus. That the woman started out with him and when the woman got in the yard Ellerbe came there with a gun and shot Lizzie Ellerbe. Cora Johnson was sworn and told about the killing of the woman in her house. Ellerbe was there at first dark. He went off. Then he came back upon the porch. Rastus came after Ellerbe shot into the house. Ellerbe fired into the top of the house. She called her son to go and have Ellerbe arrested. The woman started away and was shot out in the yard and then ran back in the house and then Ellerbe went into the house and shot Lizzie again. Neil Rouse had come over to ^1 ( SALES! I Business reas prices here t such bargain Dry Goods, Noti Ladies and Gents Furn thing cut below Factory price of today.. 1,000 yds. of Apron a hams, good quality, Sal A big assortment of E Ginghams, Voiles, Orgc Chines, Taffetas, Pong< 4 11 1 1 All cut below wholesal LADIES' READ\ a special on ladies' read; several beautiful Dress Spring and Summer fror centers that we are goinj Silk and Taffeta Dress< Skirts for Ladies Shirt Waists for Ladies Gingham Dresses Other bargains just lil Conwa ?? J < find out what was the matter. Willie DeWitt was called and told 1 what he knew. He was at the house when Ellerbe shot. Then Rastus and Ford came and Rouse advised Lizzie to stay in the house or "that fool would shoot her. Lizzie started out anyway and was shot in tl^e y*rd . Richard Ellerbe was sworn. He said he got the gun1, from Rastus. Ellerbe was comipg^tieick from Paul Smith's house, ..Saw Rastus and told him he had caught Will DeWit and his wife. Rouse said he knew that. Rastus went and got him the gun and five shells. He evedropped and heard this man got to bed with his wife. He j then called his wife to give him his J coat and he went back of the house! _ - t _ i i? ii . ? 1 ana asicea ior tne coat again. Kouse was at the back door with him. The gun went off in the top of the house as he was mad. He pot another shell and put it in the gun. After the first shot Rastus went in like the rest, just like the others, telling' Lizzie not to pro out of the house. When he handed the coat to Rastus Rou.se, Rouse left and he did not see Rouse any more until he saw him enter the house from the other side, as he had not been there before that night. He stated that Rastus was with him when he got the coat out of the house. Rastus had offered to go there with him when he had said that if he had a gun and some shells he would paint the town red. Then Rastus had gone and got the gun and the shells for him. Witness was under the house when DeWit went in the house the first time and he had heard DeWit and his wife make an arrangement to the effect that he would go in J. C._Ca1houn's room and .oull off his shoes and that then he would slip back in the room to her. He had gone to Paul Smith's to find out if the dead body of his wife's father had come, as he was dead in North Carolina. He was worried about the thing he had discovered regarding DeWit He told that he had stood in the door and saw Will DeWrtt enter his wife's room after he, Dewitt, had made the plan. He saw this through a crack in the door. He said he had not run away but simply walked off. He was in two miles of Gallivants Ferry when caught. He left after the shooting and stopped at Cool Spring until morning. He shot her because he caught her and this man together. He did not intend to hit his wife with the last shot but this man had hold of her trying to find out where she had been shot and he had intended that last shot for the man. Rastus, or Cornelius Rouse, had given him the gun to kill his wife NEVEI ness ca T. JL*fi Cold type NOTHING r ARTS FR ?ons forced us t< >elow to give yoi s! And just in til ions, Shoes ishings. Every-. For Men, and Wholesale gains galoi White and nd Dress Ging- Hose, Me e Price 10c. SllC )ress Goods, in ^or mdies, Crepe de ees and Serges. Children s e cost of today. Ladies' sh< -TO-WEAR?We are mal yMo-wear. We have just recei Capes, Coats Coatsuits n New York ancT other commer I to run in this sale?a real bar, ;s $2.98 98c i . 39c 69c ce these, going at bargains galoi y Trading / m noi.v .tm&S / THE HOBBY HERALD, OON W with and he shot his wife about ten minutes after that. J. C. Calhoun said he saw Rouse in the house after the first shot. Richard shot his wife. Will DeWitt was there. Rouse came in immediately after the shot He saw EUerbe, who; was in front of the house, when he shot. He heard Rastus prevail with Lizzie not to go out. DeWitt did not go out. William Johnson saw the gun, and it belonged to a man named Owens. It was in his shop. His shop was broken into and the gun was gone. Rouse had been in his shop about ten minutes before he closed. He did not see Ellerbe there at the shop. Joe Suggs testified that Rastus passed his home about five minutes before the first shot. Rastus had taken his wife there to witness* house before anything had happened. When the midnifirht train came in. Rastus was there at Suggs', talking to his wife. He admitted that Rastus was out after saying he was going to Ford's shop. Sarah Suggs was sworn to the effect that Rastus and his wife were at her house that night. Rastus left and in about ten minutes the first shot was fired. Wallace Ford was sworn to the effect that he was in his shop and heard the gun fire. He then saw Rastus comincr towards his shop. He did not think he could have had time to come from the place. He went with Rouse over to Cora Johnson's house and witness then went on back to his shop, leaving Rastus there and after a little he heard another shot. H. N. Sessions testified he heard Richard Ellerbe talk since the killing. He was not allowed to tell this conversation on the ground that no foundation had been laid for a contradiction. Rouse, or Rastus, by whichever name he is known by, was sworn in his own behalf. IT - J 1.1 A. 11 1 1 ? ' ' ne saia mat, on ine nignt oi tne killing he arranged for Joe Suggs to take care of his wife. He talked with his wife until midnight. He walked out of the gate and he heard a pun fire in the direction of Cora Johnson's. He went to Ford's shop and went with Ford to Cora Johnson's and was informed that Richard Ellerbe had shot into her house. He advised Lizzie Ellerbe not to leave the house. She went out anyway and Richard shot her and she crawled into the house, saying he had shot her. Rastus went and reported to the sheriff. He emphatically denied that he got the gun for Ellerbe. He said on cross examination that l BEFORE in reer have we t VREC could never e; BUT BARGA [DAY, MA > this selling eve 11 an inkling of 1 me for EASTEB Hosiery Women and Children at barre. 15c Dress Hose, Black, 1 /v t i ? Cordovan, (3c; Lisle 1 hread n's and Women's 19c. jes and Oxfords 'hole family at bargains you :an't afford to miss. shoes and oxfords 75c up oes and oxfords .... 98c up ved i 5oT? i:i | coi gain D Clip this out; ?II up O at this Sale/On a4y UP Jy purchase of $5.00 < UP ? CONWAY 1 up e NJOrtf ^ 1 1 r ; .< 1 . -;b a i > iv AY, S, 0, MAJt. .18, 1923 BOB GRAINGER IS CAPTURED R. C. Grainger, otherwise known as Rob Grainger, was captured on Tuesday morning of last week in the act of operating a whiskey still. In the raiding party at the time^ headed by J. K. King, of the rural police, were State Constable Youmans, of Florence; G. P. Stacey, Jqhn Rogers, W. C. Hooks, J. K. Floyd, and Berkley Fowler. The capture of Grainger was considered as a feat, when thus at last accomplished, because of the fact that he has been sought by the officers of the law for several years, and up to the present time he had been able to ? *? .... ? eiuae tneir most vigilant efforts to take him. In the course of the several years during which he has been sought by officers, other men have been brought into trouble on account of their alleged assistance in aiding Grainger to keep out of the way, and in helping him to dispose of his product. In the course of that time the officers have found and destroyed three whiskey stills which they allege belong to this man, without a doubt; but never, on any occasion of the previous finding and destruction of the stills, was there any sign of Grainger, about the place of operation. It was the fact that he seemed to have aid and comfort from those who were on th? outside of the official circle that led to trouble with bands said to belong to the Ku Klux Klan. There was a number of men accused of having aided and abetted Grainger in disposing of his whiskey and in staying out of rpnrh of ?r?H if wqo these that the Klan is supposed to have dealt with. On one occasion within the last three months, a posse went to the home of Grainier, believing he was there. They fully believed that they had Grainger at last, but on investi- | oration, it was found that he had fled j again, and was able to stay out of Ellerbe had accused him of going with Lizzie and he had nothing to do with it and he claimed that Ellerbe had this against him. He denied that he gave Ellerbe the gun and denied the main facts of Ellerbe's story. This case was not finished when court adjourned Thursday evening. Before leaving the court house, the court passed sentence on Richard Ellerbe. It was ten years on the public works. the history of c >een guilty of :kin< (press such a pi INS AWAIT \ RCH 16th, int. Come over vhat we have in i L? Men's shoes and oxfords ... $2.75 and $3.00 ladies she and oxfords $3.00 U. S. Army work sh for men >2.50 Scout shoes for men .. Shoes of all kinds, and at ar Under weai For the family, both heavy weight, will be put on the t )UPON JPON g 2^ worth 50c in tradfe* Q K Article in our store ort , 2 6 >r more. U Si GRADING CO. \ ? E 103^06 ; Main St., their hands. On Tuesday morning of last week, thrf party whose names already have been given, remained in hiding at the fourth still that had been located as belonging to Grainger. They kept their movements entirely secret and about daylight Grainger came to the stiU,which had a charge already filled in ready for running, carrying on his back a crocus sack containing two or three fruit jars and a glass jug. The still was surrounded, but he did not know it. A ? he% entered inside the circle and was spoken to by King, he dropped the sack to the ground and started to run off. Before he had taken many steps he was about to run into the arms of Youmans. You mans spoke and Grainier started to run the opposite way. In that direction he was about to stumble over King, and when he found he was surrounded he made no further resistance and gave up. He was brought to Conway and lodged in the county jail on Wednesday morning. It was said that he would not be held here, but would be turned over to the North Carolina authorities. He is wanted there for killing a man several years ago at Cerro Gordo. For that he was tried and sentenced to serve thirty years in the penitentiary at Raleigh. After serving a few years he was paroled by the Governor and allowed to go on his good behavior. Some time ago, before the whiskey stilling charges came out on him, he went through the town of Fair Bluff shooting oft his pistol as he went and kicking up a rumpus such as the town n pvpr Vinrl hofnfA A nrtlinnmon - W ..V.N. -#V* Vft v? am. ^/VIIVVIIIUU V& A^U to arrest him and was shot by him and crippled for life. Since that time Grainger has been a fugitive from justice. His parol has been violated in more ways than one, and the of| NOI Our entire st going at and 1 CASH. All past being closed out taken in and resc Sutherland >ur busisuch a G S. mwmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmwmmm 'ice disaster :uu HLKt at 9:30 A. and help us. W i store for you. ....$1,98 up ter at prices bel >es Men's union si $1.98 Ladies' union Ladies' Gauze UC& _ TV/T ? . $ ] 9g lvien s two-pie ..$1.69 Shirts, ov< 'yP"cehere- $1.00 men's d $ 1.00 men's v $1.25 men's c and Summer $1.75 men's c >argain coun- Other garn FANCY AND STAPLE ing in our Grocery Departmei 1 Lbfe. Good Self Rising Flou ingans Pure Lard, Bulk, the p Lbs. Good Green Coffee ror igar (10 pounds to customer) verything in our Grocery Dej om the smallest article to the Is >urself. Conw ???? ? fleers of North Carolina have been on H the constant lookout for him. A telegram was sent to Sheriff John fl Amnions as soon as Grainger was lodged in the jail here, and the North H Carolina officer was expected to arrive H for him any day. After he has finished his sentence in I North Carolina for manslaughter, he H will be brought back here to stand trial in this State, provided he lives H that long and does not escape. H His life has been one of crime and H constant trouble with the violation of the laws. He is married. He had this last still located in a I thick bay. It was ready for the fire I to be kindled under it when Grainger came there about daylight, to begin the work of running off a charge of H whiskey. He had no weapons at the A 9 * * * nrr?e ot nis arrest. He had an ordi nary pocket knife which was taken off H his person by the officers. Jfl o MOTHERS' CLUB MEETING The Mothers' club will meet Thurs- I day afternoon at 4 o'clock at tfce Bap- H tint Annex. H o H GOT OFF LIGHT Richard Ellerbe, the wife slayer, got H off remarkably light last week in the H court of General Sessions. The fafts, H as they have been detailed, show cold fl blooded murder of the woman he call- H ed his wife. H Everybody thought that Ellerbe was H sure to occupy the electric chair at no H late day. H TT _ iV -1 1 - ? 1 1 A - 1 1 ne onerea 10 pieaa guilty to ine crime of manslaughter and this was H accepted by the court so that he has H only a term of years to serve for his H crime. H * * * * * Don't stunt the garden on manure H and fertilizer. ncE 11 :ock of furniture I below COST for I due accounts are I and the furniture I >ld. I 1 Furniture Co. I * ALE RAIN OR I 9 SHINE I e quote a few I M 1_ _ t n ever oerore ow actual cost H aits, athletic 48c H suits, good quality .... 69c H i vest ... 10c H ce underwear, each_._. 39c H sralls, extra pants I ress shirts 79c H ^ork shirts 69c H >veralls 98c H Iress pants $ 1.39 H lents at similar prices. H GROCERIES?Every- I it wi ii rprliirpfl. I IH ound 15c jartment will be reduced, I irgest. Come, and see for ay, S. C. M