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O.. DECEMBER 7, 1904
1 TRIPLE TRAGEDY ?
IN LUNATIC'S HOME. V,
Madison James Kills Wife
And Brothe=in=Iaw m
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Was Himself Killed. t
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Throe of Sheriff's Poase Wounded bu
in An All Day Fight With w
Desperate Man, Who ^
Waa Finally Killed. gl
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Special to the State.
Hartavillo, Dec. 3. ? Madison j
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u times, ii iarmer living about five
i miles from this place in the Kelf
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| leytown eection, shot and killed ^
I his wife last night, murdered hie ^
brother-in-law, Mr. Sid Kelley
I thie morning about 0 o'clock and ^
I was himself shot to death about 4 ^
lo'ciock this afternoon after an all
I day tight by a Sheriff's posse.
I .James is a man about 50 years
1 old and heretofore a peaceable,
I inoffensive man. ?
! Two years ago he was sent to ^
I the asylum at Columbia and had .
1 been discharged and returned
1 home only about seveu weeks
H?- 1
| Nothing is known of the event*
Heading up to the killing of his
I wifo Inst night, except that James
had threatened to kill his wife's (
I mother yesterday afteinoon. 1
I Why this threat did not impress ,
i her son, Mr. Sid Kelloy, who is a
I very fearless and careful man, is
I not known. At all events he
shot his wife to deah in the ear'y
part of last night and the other in- 1
mates ofc .the house, bis wifo's '
mother and his two half-grown
{children, tied at once.
] CALLED TO WINDOW.
Hast night Mr. Kelley went to
the house and called James to the (
window and said to him that he (
was not armed and not to shoot
| him. He then asked James .if he
realized what he had done and '
| when James replied yes, that he
had killed Queen, Mr. Kelley told
him that he was coming into the
house. James warned him that
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I lie namv IU up wuuiu ue SQOl. j
All night Mr. Kelley tried to in
duce James to come out and sur- .
render and guaranteed him protection.
To all of these efforts ^
James replied that be would not ^
come and said he would shoot
anyone who Qattempted to come
in.
Early this morning Mr. Kelley
sent word to Hartsville for several
of his friends 'to come up
and advise and aid him and went
again to induce Jamef to come
out. He went up to a window
with his gun over his shoulder
and smoking a cigar and engaged
James in conversation and finally
induced him to band him out a
$10 bill he had gotten frem Mrs.
Kelley Friday. He hoped to
grab bis hand when he handed
out the money and hold him but
failed to do so. Kelley Finally
told James ho was coming iDto
the house anyhow, and turned to
step down backwards off a box on
which he was standing. As he
turned off James shot him in the
neck, tearing out a large part of
the side of (he neck and killing ,
him instantly. Mr. Kelley was 1
smoking at the time and his body
fell backward, his gun across it
ACTED WITH COOLNESS.
James would allow no one to
approuch the place at all and
aoted with the itmost deliberation
and judgment in defending him
If and waging his unequal bat- w
i for the next eight hours. lie tli
\h armed with a shot gnn and so
enly of shells, but fortunately tli
ith nothing but small ?hot am- tb
unitien. ShorifT Scarborough
id a largo posse soon surrounded c(
e house anil trioil in every way ni
get possession of James. Lie 11
ould listen to no overtures for n
irreniler and shot all who catne o
ithin range, wounding Mr. W.
. Sumner and young Mr. See- w
ms of this plaoe and anotlier b
eung man whoso name is not a
nown. Sheriff Scarborough tl
arrowly oscaped being killed for i!
amos shot at him twice as the
icriff opened tho front door and e
nly missed him n few ieches. 1
heriff Scarborough went in the I
ouse twice and to the door of tho r
00111 J nines was in and begged t
in) to surrender and promised <
3 protect him with his own lif?
f necessary. lie got no answer <
xcept a volley through tho door li
nd the sheriff had(to go about 1
;etting his man in a more careful
oanner. It was thought that i
ho man might be wounded [^nnd
niluced to surrender but he fought 1
vith such coolness and daring
,hat it was soon seen he would
lave to bo shot to doath to capure
him. This even took sohio ,
.ime for .James was secreted in tho
ffiimney placa where he emerged
it intervales to shoot at anyone
who approached within rango.
The whole end of tho house- in
which the despcrato man wad barricaded
was shot to pieecs bv the
posse of 30C or more men present
and James was wonndod
man/ times before ho was at
last killed.
SECURED KKAG GUNS.
Deputies came to Hartsviffc and
secured some of tho Ki ng guns
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hum niu iuuhi umiiury company
to help shell him out and firearms
if every description wero in constant
use at the place all day. A
perfect fusillade was kept up at
ill times till he was finally killed.
The wounded men of the posse
ire not at all seriously wounded.
Mr. Kelley was one of the most
prosperous men of bis neiphboraood
and a man who eicGrUd
inaong his people a most excellent
influence for good.
Everyone hero feels it a loss to
the section that helms boon killed
for a bigger hearted, more honest
man it would be hard to find.
Neighbors insist that James was
not crazy whon he murdered his
COTTON STIL
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To moet this decline wo aro goin
our goods.
For tho next Twonty days wo ai
lie moro goods for the money than
t?r.
We are offering <1
15.00 Suits at $3.98; $7,50 su
$12.50 and $15.00 suits at $9.00
$2.98 and up to $10.00 ones. Pan
to $3.50, worth $0.05. Heavies
guaranteed, at 6c yard.
Just recoived caso
yards for 75c. Only 10 yards to t
cent undershirts at 38c. Two for
and 35 cont vests for 19c por gnrmt
left at 25 cents.
Wo ftill have on hand a few shot
need Snoes. Don't miss the*o bar*,
twenty days. YOl
Funded
P. S. 10c bottle^Sowing M
Cotton 5c and a hundred otho'* whin
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Ls7TBL18llED.?8fi2
ife and her brother. They say
sit he was angry with Kolley for
nding hini to tho asylum and
10 murders followed as a result of
lis.
liis actions today from all acnwts
were remarkably deliberate
id hie tight for eight hcurs rouirkably
well conducted for a
inn who was temporarily bereft
f mind.
No one will ever know, of course,
dint the true state of affairs was,
ut tho more charitnbly inclinod
ro disposed naturally to believo
bat he was madly insane through
Lull.
Thore can bo no doubt, howver,
that Mr. Kelloy believed
dm iusaue when ho approached
dm this morning or else ha would
lot hate acted in a way so foreign
o his usually careful, if fearless,
Imposition.
There was much excitement tolay
and mon catno from miles
iround and participated in the
lattlo at the house.
The coroner is now holding the
nquest.
Mr. lvelley leaves a mother,
vit'o and seven children.
VV. E.
A NOLI) T1M E H E M E D V.
Murray's Horehound Mullein and
Tar has in It the purest of drugs. All
of which were used by our parents
ami grand-parents. I Is a combination
so put together that It cures.a
cough right ofT. Nothing Is batter for
babies 11 is a most reliable cura for
all cases of ooughs. Ask your druggist
for It. They all have It. Get a bottle
now and have it ready. Costs only
2oo a bottla?extra large bottles?
regular 60c slza, Ketnenber to ask for
'Murravs" and take no other.
Mob Takes Nrgro From Captors.
Columbus, vjrft., Doc. 3.?A
special from Seule, Ala., to The
Enquirer-Sun says that William
Vaughn, colored, who is charged
with robbing, murdering and creniating
in her homo his wife's
grandmother, and who later made
a sensational escapo from the deputy
sheriff, was captured today
near the scene of his alleged crimo.
Tho negro had a bullet wound in
his loft arm, which was inflicted
hy the deputy sheriff when he oscapeil.
The capture was made by
a white man and two negroes
After his capture Vaughn was
tfiien from his captors by parties
in the community and his present
whereabouts is unknown to the
officers. It is stated that thoro
was imminent danger of mob
violence when the negro was captured.
L DECLINING"
g to Knifo deeper tho prices on
re going to otter tho trading pubthoy
ever saw before in Lnncasluring
this time
its at $5,98; $10.00 suits at $7.50
Hud $10.00, $5.00 Overcoats
its from 50c per pair, worth 75c,
I weight yd wido Sheeting, weight
Klcacn to go during this sale 10
ho customer. 50 dozen mens' 50
75 cents. 20 dozen Ladion' 25
jilt. A few of those 50c Shirts
:s. Price them, yoh'll buy if you
jains. They only hold good for
IKS FOK TKADE,
Tl
mi* k co.
ncbiiio Oil 5c. 10 balle Sowing
gs to numerous to mention.