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A mint 1 KAtifcUY
IN LUNATIC'S HOME
Madison James Kills Vtifi
And Brothe=in=law
Was Himself Killed.
Three of Sheriff's Posse Wounds<
in An All Day Fight With
DeBperat* Man, Who
Was Finally Killed.
Special to the State.
Hartsvilie, Dec. 8. ? Madiso
James, a farmer living about fiv
.miles from this place in the Ke
ley town section, shot and kille
his wife last night, murdered hi
brother-in-law, Mr. Sid Kelle
this morning about 0 o'clock an
was himself ahot to death about
o'ciock this afternoon after an a
day tight by a Sheriff's posse
James is a man ?bniif ?*??"
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old and heretofore a peaceabh
inoffensive man.
Two years ago be was sent 1
the asylum at Columbia and hi
been discharged and returne
home only about seven weel
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Nothing is known of the even
leading up to the killing of hi
wife Inst night, except that Jam
had threatened to kill his wife
mother yesterday afteinoo
Why this threat did not impre
hereon, Mr. Sid Kolloy, who is
very fearless and careful man,
not known. At all events 1
shot his wife to deah in the ear1
part of last night and the other i
mates of^tho house, his wifo
mother and his two half-grow
children, tied at once.
CALLED TO WINDOW.
Last night Mr. Kelley went
the house and called James to tt
window and said to him that 1
was not armed and not to shoe
him. He then asked James -if 1
realized what he bad done an
when James replied yes, that 1
had killed Queen, Mr. Kelley tol
him that he was coming into tl
house. James warned him th
if he came in he would be sho
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All Dight Mr. Kelley tried to i
duce Jamas to come out and iu
render and guaranteed him pre
taction. To all of these effort
James replied that be would n<
come and said he would shoe
anyone who [Attempted to con
in.
Early this morning Mr. Kelle
sent word to Hartsrille for se
eral of his friends 'to come u
and advise and aid him and wei
again to induce Jamef to con
out. He went up to a windo
with hie gun orer his shoulda
and smoking a cigar and engage
James in eonveraation and finall
induced him to hand him out
$10 bill he had gotten from Mr:
Kelley Friday. He hoped t
grab bin hand when he handc
out the money and hold him b<
failed to do so. Kelley Finall
told Jamea he wai coming int
the house anyhow, and turned t
step down backwards off a box c
which he was standing. As t
turned off James shot him in tl
neck, tearing out a largo part (
the side of the neck and killin
himinstant.lv Mr ?
J. ? . ivcildjr VY
smoking at the time and hit bod
fell backward, hit gun across
ACTED WITH COOLNESS.
James would allow no one t
approach the place at all an<
aoted with the atmost deliboratio
and judgment in defending bin
self and waging his unequal bat- w
tie for the next eight bourn, lie tl
wan armed with u shot gun and s?
plenty of shells, but fortunately tl
? with nothing but small ?hot am- tl
munitien. ShoritT Scarborough
and a large posse soon surrounded c
the house and tried in every way a
to get possession of .lames. lie u
would listen to no overtures for n
1 surrender and shot all who came o
within range, wounding Mr. W.
A. Sumner and young Mr. Sec- v
gars of this place and another I
young man whoso name is not a
known. Sheriff Scarborough t
narrowly escaped being killed for i
James shot at him twice as the
j sncrilf opened the front door and i
j umy misssu DID) a few ieches. 1
^ Sheriff Scarborough went in the 1
house twice ami to the door of the i
y
J room J nines was in and begged t
^ him to surrender and promised <
^ to protect him with his own lif?
if necessary. He got no answer <
except a volley through the door ?
and the sheriff had(to go about '
' getting his man in a more careful
manner. It was thought that >
to . ^
^ the man might be woumUd ^nnd
, induced to surrender but he fought 1
d .
. with such coolness and daring
ks
that it was soon seen he would
^ have to bo shot to death to capture
him. This even took sohio
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time for James was accreted in tho
es
, chimney place where he emerged
n at intervales to shoot at anyono
who approached within range. 1
The whole end of tho house in
a
. which the desperate man wad bar^
ricaded was shot to pieecs by the
posaeof 30C or more men pre
sent and James was wounded
n,
man/ times before ho was nt
last killed.
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SECURED Kit AO GUNS. I
Deputies caine to Hartsviile and
secured some of tbo Ivrng guns
from the local military company
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to help shell him out and firearms i
10 of every description wero in constant
use at the place all day. A
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j perfect fusillade was kept up at
all times till ho was finally killed.
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The wounded men of the posso
ore not at all seriously wounded.
OMr. Kolley was one of the most
prosperous men of his neighborhood
and a man who excerUd
among bis people a most oxcellcnt
influence for good.
Evoryone hero feels it a loss to
the section that he has been killed
^ for a bigger hearted, more honest
man it would be hard to find.
Neighbors insist that James was
not crazy whon ho murdered his't
I COTTON stil
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To moet this decline we are goin?
our good?.
r For tho next Twenty days wo ar
lie more goods for the monej than t
j tor.
,* We are offering d
? 15.00 Suits at $3.98; $7,50 sin
3d $12.50 and $15.00 suits at $9.00 i
ut $2.98 and up to $10.00 ones. Pan!
iv to $3.50, worth $0.05. Heaviest
^ guaranteed, at 6c yard.
to J nut received caso
>n yards for 75c. Only 10 yards to tl
cent undershirts at 38c. Two for 1
10 and 35 cont vesta for 19c per garme
16 left at 25 cents.
We ftill have on hand a few ?hoei
8 need Snoes. Don't miss theio bargi
8 twenty days. YOU
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n 1'. S. 10c bottle^Sowing Mi
j. Cotton 5c and a hundrod othc?* ahing
ife and her brother. Thoy say
int he was angry with Kelley for
Hiding him to tho asylum and
10 murders followed as a result of
lis.
His actions today from all acounts
were remarkably deliberate
nd hia tight for eight burns renarkably
well conducted for a
nan who was temporarily bereft
f mind.
No one will ever know, of courso,
ehat the true stHto of affairs was,
mt tho more charitably inclined
re disposed naturally to believo
hat he was madly insane through
tall.
There can be no doubt, howiver,
that Mr. Kclloy believed
lim insane when ho approachod
lim this morning or else h# would
lot hate acted in a way so foreign
o his usually careful, if fearless,
lispisition.
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iuuiu whs iiiucii excuemoni tobiv
and 111011 camo from miles
iround and participated in the
>att lo at the house.
The coroner is now holding the
nquest.
Mr. lvelley leaves a mother,
wife and ?oven children.
W. E.
AN OLD TIME HEM ED V.
Murray's Horehound Mullein anil
Tar has lc It the purest of drugs. All
of which were used by our parents
and grand-parents. T is a combination
so put together that It cures.a
cough right otT. Nothing la better for
babies 11 is a most reliable cura for
all cases of coughs. Ask your druggist
for It. They all have It. Get a bottle
now and have it ready. Costs only
iioo a hottla?extra large bottles?
regular 60c slz*. Remenber to ask for
'.Murrays" and take no other.
Mob Takes Nigra From Captors.
Columbus, era., Dec. 3.?A
special from Seule, Ala., to The
Enquirer-Sun says that Wiliiam
Vaughn, colored, who is charged
with robbing, murdering and cremating
in her homo his wife's
grandmother, and who later made
i sensational escape from the doplty
sheriff, was captured today
ienr the scone of his alleged crimo.
rho negro had a bullet wound in
lis loft arm, which was inflicted
jy the deputy sheriff when he os;aped.
The capture was made by
t white man and two negroes
After his capture Vaughn was
:n?ten from his captors by parties
in the community and his present
whereabouts is unknown to the
> dicers. It is stated that thoro
was imminent danger of mob
violence when tho negro was cap;ared.
L DECLINING
C to Knife deeper tho prices on
e going to oiler tho trading pubhoy
evor saw before in Lancas?
urinir this time
o '
ta lit ?5,98; ?10.00 suits at $7.50
mil ?10.00, $5.00 Overcoats
:h from 50c per pair, worth 75c,
weight yd wido Sheeting, weight
lllcacn to go during this sale 10
io customer. 50 dozen mens1 50
f5 cents. 20 dozen Ladios' 25
nt. A few of those 50c Shirts
*. Price them, yoh'll buy if you
ftins. They only hold good for
US FOR TRADE,
mrk Co.
ichioo Oil 5c. 10 halle Sewing
;s to numerous to mention.
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