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BREAK HIS VISTA.
Marion Parr Waiting for Death ?
Three Weeks Away
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Heading Simple Bible Storied? gll
Does Not Seem to Fear His k
Execution and is C-Jlad
Tbat He Hub (Jon- J
fe88ed A* ful . P
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T he State, 25th lost.
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Vlth (tntrarj 4.1.*. ? ?4
.. .v~ ma gun- y
ed door of his cell and one arm ]
tin list through oue of the interstices,
Marion Parr looked out y
into the beautiful daylight yesterday
afternoon. His vista was
limited, for on the outer edge of ^
the five-foot corridor which rues j
in front of the colls is the grating
which shuts in the cell block. ^
Across this corridor and through cj
the grating, Parr must look and ^
then through a barred window.
The iron rips the picture of the g
world which he can see like great
stripes Oj: pitch which a fiend ^
might daub over a beautiful can- (j
vas. Day after day Parr sits ^
there and gazes into the blue sky
and the tops of the newly-green w
trees, and in the morning the sun ,
shine strikes through this pat lieu- ^
lar window and floods the cold,
hard, whitewashed walls with a
golden light. For three weeks
in iro ho must sit there and then
he will never see the light of day
again For Marion Parr will he J
hanged on Friday, April 14th b
Parr dees not impress one us a Q
murderer, ultbough he has con w
fessod that he so brutally killed el
Clarence Shealy, and does not it
hesitate to admit it when questioti tl
el. "
lie has the manner and np!
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pearance of the ordinary mill 1 w
operative, rather tall, an-inmic in \
color and with exptessionless 1,
eyes and a puerile beard. Yesterday
he was clad iu an old piir
of trousers and a brown flannel
undershirt. ile was sealed on A
the edge of bis cot reading when si
a reporter came to his cell door. s<
What's that hook you're lc
reading,'1 asked the reporter. <t
'This is Mother's iiihle b
lJ,,1K1?0 >> nn.l l.-l.l ?L_
'Don t you feel better since c]
you have confessed ?" he was asked.
|
Yes, I do. Before I confess- t,
ed L wai miserable and every time d
I turned Shealey's face came up >'
in front of me. While I was be- ?
ing looked for I was a wild man, ^
but when 1 was arrested ' a great Cl
load seined to have been lifted ?
from me." F
Do you ever see the boy's
? lac now?'* *
Yes. sir. Sometimes at night
I wake in a cold sweat, and 1 see
him staring at me with awful f<
e}bs. But I am trying to gel c<
ready to meet my God, and when Q
. -- l?i
my ume cornea l won't ntoch."
' Why did pou kill the boy ?"
"It was what he said to me. |
Those words were what did the
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'Tl'm, don't yoi: suppose'
hiskeyhad something to tin with
|M
"Yes, sir, whiskey had some- I
ling to do with it, and has to do
ith many crimes. IJut I wasn't
rnnk, sir. i was drinking, lint i
wasn't drunk. Those words ho i
lid to mo were what made 1110
ill him."
The unfortunate man?ho is hiiw
the average mentally ? oecuies
his timo by reading and writ- ^
ig and his immediato family and I
I <
51110 of tho clergy uro allowed to j
isit him in tho jail. lie is
pathetic and seems rather to want |
le end to come than anything
Ise. j
Ho has a wife, now in Carters- ,
ille, in Sumter county, and a (
lofher in this city. Ho has two ,
tarried sisters and one married *
rotlier and two sisters and one
rether besides these.
"VVhere'd yon get that ring?" |
iked the reporter, pointing to a (
leap gold bund that was round j
is little linger.
"My little sit-ter gave me that. )
he sent it to mo and 1 haven't (
;en her hut twice since 1 have
een here. She loves me, she
oes,-' ami he smiled wistfully, ,
nt with no tears in his e}es
Three weeks to live, throe
eeks to breathe the air and to tie ,
lie to see the world, if i.ot to :
e in it. And then?the black cap!
ovui aco) uim uo nuiu U j J II1U [I
pi inted pages so thut tbe visitor c<
might see the simply woided ver a
sion of tho Book of books. T
Purr si?>8 he hau been reading g
for sometime and is trying to get ' o
himself into a proper state for his j
approaching death. He does not
nctmi iu uuiiuipaie uis end WUD
terror, and talk at>out it casual- a
ly. si
IV11 led by u Trolley. 1
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Charlotte, N. C., March 25.? 1
. F. Swunnoy, foreman of the (
ookbinding department ot tho 1
'neon City Printing Company, f
as instantly killed today by an fc
ectrii; car. Swanney was rid- '
ig a wheel and attempted to cross '
le track in front of the rapidly '
loving cur. He was knocked *
om his hicyclo and his body i
jound to pulp beneath the ?
heels. .
,500 Bales of Cotton Burned at '
Corinth, Miss.
Memphis, Tenn., March 25.?
, special from Corinth, Miss.,
ijs that that a spark from a
tvitch engine set fire to the Tay>r
Compress company late today,
estroyed the building and 1,500 '
ales of cotton and spreading lo
le liloek north of the compress,
inhumed two cotton seed oil t
tills and 15 small dwelling houses. 1
he total loss will probably ag- )
regato $200,000, with insurance '
f about half that amount. ,
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Slollur and Daughter H) pnoti/.e
lOach Other, La Iter Dy ing. - Physicians
and Hypnotist l'u/.
/.led by a Strange Cu.se
In New York.
New York, March 2L- O.ie of
;he most remarkable cases in the
ixporience of the ilocfois of tho
Presbyterian hospital ip this city
3nded today in the death of Miss
[jiiella H nest is of Mount Vernon,
svlio with her mother. Mis Jus 11
Hnestis, liar, been in a trance for
15 days prior to her death. Moro
ilnm two weeks ago both of tho
women were round unconscious in
[ho home Henry W Heifer, a lawyer
of this city, and wore supposed
to have been asphyxiated by
jus. Neither had since recovored
. onseiousness anil physicians and
hypnotists wete puzzled by their
inaecountable condition. Miss
Hucstis was an attractive young
Ionian, aged 22 years. Lack of j
nourishment was the principal j
;au6e of hei death us it liad heen i
mjoscible to give her food except
n liquie form and through a tube.
Stimulants and oxygen were uduiriistered
without effect.
A singular fact is that the
young woman's mother, who lay
in an adjoining room, begun to
jhow signs of approaching death
joon after the ilrwth of her daughter.
Like her daughter the
mother also is greatly emaciated
ind the physicians at the hospital
jay that her low vitality is due
principal 1 v to starvation. One
mecialist in hypnotism and physiology
who investigated tho case
uis made public his conclusion
hat the two women had unconsciously
hypnotized each other
ind '.hat gas asphyxiation had
lothing to do with the case. He
explained that he had himself been
lypnotized while hypnotizing a
la'.ient and had only been awaken
'd by the arousing of the subject.
The case of the two women has
ittracted the attention of scientists
ill over the country.
An autopsy made tonight on
he body ot Miss lluestis showed
hat death had rosulted from gas
loisoning.
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Chronic Bronchitis Cured.
"For ten years 1 had chronic
ironchHis so had that at tunes I
jould not speak above a whisper,"
vrites Mr. Joseph Coffnmn, of
Montinorenci, Ind i tried all
emedies available, but with no
uiceoss. Fortunately my employer
suggested that 1 try Foley's
Money and Tar. Its effect was
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many people have
ised Foley's lioney anil Tar and
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Surrendering Cotton at 8 Cents.
Sewton ICnlerpriso.
A few farmera aro now selling
;otton, whenever they can get 8
:ents. One day last woek the
STewton Cotton Mills needed some
jotton they offered 8 cents and by
^ight 100 bales camo in. The
Vlonbo Mills one day last week
ibn nlTAi'p/1 fi "? ? ?1 1 AA
..... ...... w. v wnio ami ^(H I UU
[>nles. But the farmers will not
jell under 8 cents. There nevor
before was so much cotton in the
jpring in Catawba county.
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*?i. a uuius v^onma Attempts
Suicide.
Monroe Enquirer.
Mr A Kufus Collins, a farmer
living in Lanes Creek township,
shot himself with suicidal intent
with a 38 caliber Smith A Wesson
pistol soon after daylight this
moPning.
Mr Collins had been in Monroe
for the past two days.
Ho went home yesterday afternoon
and seemed very despondent. He
spoilt a sleepless night and rose
this morning ubout day and pass,
ed through the kitchen where his
wife was getting breakfast, kissed
her and asked her if she was angry
with him and being informed that
sho was not ho went out to the
barn, his wife supposed to feed
the stock, but really to take his
own life.
Mr Collins placed the muzzle
of the pistol exactly over his heart
nod pulled the trigger. The ball
ranged outward and barely missed
the heart, passed through the
I lungs and lodged just under the
shoulder blade. Dr J B Eubunks,
i who attended the wounded man,
says that his recovery is not an
impossibility, but that the chances
aie decidedly against him.
Mr Collins is rutional and states
that ho has been drinking recently,
that be has squandered his
money and is tired of life. tie
says that he does not want to recover.
Ho has several small
childreu. The affair is sad beyond
expression.
That Mr Collins was determined
in his efforts to end his life, it was
found that the first cartridge in
the pistol failed to explode, and
that again ho pulled the trigger,
which very probably will prove
fatul.
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Fertilizer Plant Bu-ns.
Home, Ga., March 25.?The
plant and ttock of the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company, at
EabtRome, was entirely destroyed
by lire tonight, the loss being
placed at $250,000. The insurance
is estimated at about one half
the total doss. The fire commenced
aboot7:30 o'clock,and the
only protection available was that
afforded by the apparatus belonging
to the company. Two men
were seriously burned. The origin
is not known.
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Happenings in the State.
\s Chronicled by the Alert Correspondents
of The Columbia
Slato and the Charleston
News and Courier,
(Specials to The State*)
An Alleged ltavisher F-raped
From Prison.
Springfield, Orangeburg county
March 25.?This quiet little
town was the scene yesterday of
a sensational trial.
Norris Chavis, a young white
man in the employ of Mr. Connie
AltmaD, who lives a few miles
from Springfield, was arrested
and brought before Magistrate
Arnold Corbett on the charge of
un attempted assault upon the
4-year-old daughter of Mr. Altman.
As far as your correspondent
can ascertain, it was a well defined,
though unsuccessful attempt.
Chavis, it is said, was apprehended
by Mrs Al man.
After several witnessos had been
examined, Chavis waived a preli
minary hearing and was b> und
over to the higher court. He was
placed in the guard house, which
is a flimsy affair, and during the
night the prisoner mude his escape,
and lip to this hour has not been
captured.
Once More the Tax Problem.
Our lawmakers and revenue
ruisers havo experienced another
set-back in their efforts to "touch"
the corporations. Tbo income
expected from the franchise tax
on railroads has been suddenly reduced
from $50,000 to $20,000
because of the opinion of the attorney
general that a tax cannot
be laid on that part of the railroads'freight
which includes interstate
business. That opinion
seems well grounded.
It is highly probnhle that the
railroad and other corporations
are not paying an undue amount
of taxes on their property in this
but it is more than probable that
they are paying more than their
pro rata share according to actual
valuation. If other property
were assessed on the same basis
as railroads, banks, factories and
building and loun associations,
the levy for State purposes would
have been reduced insteud of increased
at the last session of the
legislature.
The tax problem will never be
solved until the solution is under
taken in a spirit of fairness and
justice to ull classes of property
holders and with the determination
to have done with favoritism.
Practically all the ^increase in
assessed valuation in twenty years
is represented by the increased
valuation placed on railroads and
fuctories and other corporations.
The actual increase in real estate,
personal property and commercial
stocks has been as great. Where
is it ? Not on the tax books.
If all the property in the State
was returned for taxation at fifty
cents on the dollar there would be
money in the treasury and lower
| assessment. Millions of dollars'
f worth of property escapes taxation
AftkAi* MAHIIAM/. ? 1 I"
nuuguiuvi y UVUUI IIJIIIIIJIJB Will IU
is returned at from ten to thirty
per cent of its value.
When will there be a fair, lion*
est assessment ??The State.
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T'* ' - - -
Skinner Released on Bond
Peculiar Circuuistauues Preceding
Killing of Miller D Anderson
Arought out at the Hearing.
Special to The State.
Barnwell, March 25. ? Mr Jaa
11 Skinner, who killed Mr Miller
D Anderson day before yesterday
near Dunbarton, applied this
morning for bail before Judge
D ATownsend. The testimony
that was taken at the inquest, together
with numerous affidavits,
was read and commented upon by
the attorneys, when the judge announced
that he would grant bail, I
which was fixed at the sum of $1,? I
500. I
From some of the affidavits, it H
seems that in January Mrs Ander- 1
son was calling in a friendly way
on Mrs Skinner, her neighbor;
that Mr Anderson, learning that
his wife was out calling on Mrs
Skinner, wrote his wife to come
home; that he did not want her to
call on such people. This note
offended the Skinner family who,
subsequently, when thoy met Mr.
Anderson in Dunbarton, refused
to speak to him. This enraged
Mr Andersoo, who used such
gross and insulting language that
Mr Skinner demanded of him a
retraction, and this brought on a
listcuff, wherein Mr Anderson was
severely thrashed. .
A number of witnesses swore
that Mr Anderson threatened to
take Mr Skinner's life and that
these threats were communicated
to Mr Skinner.
Defendant states in his affidavit
that on morning of homicide Mr.
Anderson was at Dunbarton; that
in order to avoid him he arranged
to drive te his farm; that he got
his gun and some friends who had
bcenon a visit to him,and tood his
little nephew in the buggy with
him. That while on the way he
saw a buggy in front of him; that
be did not know whose buggy it
was untf he had driven up to it
when Mr. Anderson called|to him
and said: l(You took advantage
of me bofore; we'll settle it now,"
and drew his gun, when defend
a n t fired. Defendant's
nephew swears to the same thing.
Mrs. Anderson wife of deceased*
was in the buggy at rhe time de?
ceased was shot. She says Mr.
Skinner overtook them; that he
drove close to the bnggy in which
they were riding and, calling to
Mr Anderson, said: uDo you
want to see ire,'' and without
another word shot him. With
her dead husband at her side, her
lonely drive back to Dunbarton
was pathetic in the exireme
Numerous affidavits were pro*
duced setting out the character
for peace of Mr Skinner and the
rowdy character of Mr Anderson.
At the June term the case will
probably be tried. Thecommuni*
ty is shocked by this unfortunate
homicide.
Court adjourned today sine die.
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