The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, April 29, 1905, Image 2

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DEFENDANTS IMSCHARGKD t Result, of the J ruliiul-nry ll<*ur-j? inu iu the Caso against Ker- ;5 P sliaw Citizens ( har^fd With j j ; Lynching Morrison { I nour last issue it was stated i that a number of warrants had v been issued in g<mnjcgfa>??ixi>vatirlltcMorrison 1 hear i no u Magistrate Ca^ttcy Qr4 ' 'ui.J ' , * , | . Friday. Yesterday promptly at "* 10 o'clocTP^l'i^'^buV^H^as yrtlWcrt'cd and in l!h^'uybnrt; , house mvM^ \>Mtio w - i* i"?, th&ft^1 VtvVf*5 t?tVihhiH^ j:l room leffM^rtte aWles'hWl at (Wind the dno^ '1 d.Vn t 'fit^ss^rt1 ^ l*ur\vcll<nVti<?Wk4P(W 9nj Frank Il^igfr?SlW*H'*;ttA, 'JvMW ] Stevens,?*I (IWWiW' LKttfc' v Hoik. St?A?!l OAMW,'-)\yJ {Nhn ' Iloldcu nttWfWl-WW-sW^i, Ml | for the iWfl^'fjarP'jyfoiMiiFM tflH- 1 zens of '< and rcad>lot0P,iifrna'ifWVdMV?gAfion.1 ' The Ma^MVxte ^Mkt'd+/Jtlve'"J)i?oii- 1 ecutor \Pibt '*|iiivil>?' hearing no answ-otnhuil ?SoWiiboi Henry j and 11 ^It* J^utyilcV^'fc'lvti'NaSWfjed ] State's (tat^cfiv4M;u>li>l?d. ii ft was \ annonnced'by 4omiii't?iie that'So- 1 licitor 1 ItttWJyJ wooJUidi.',a'rMvfc -wi 10:30 traltiisUidU) deoes* wdi taken1 until thcfctikyjfrallof/lho l/uin.ul'iiui < i Whennofcbo vuailit-l rbixHivoiuid .Soli, itor-jI?IcJirjf1lJ!it|i|)d;*ruil!) and i made anuatHmt todm*o tbb liwiribg: postpomaiuHntylnwcitt kVvdbffsdlip^ \ stating that he hud not hud time , in which to prolate, UmiLW was totally iinpr.?{-vm(Ol, 4kht >Uu;bMl->iio, : wiincsseethovdp tl**ti Id; r-.iuub not i! been ah A: WlAm^lift'dfuHy' Mritii'M ihexuii&mtetfmMvJ* 'Iw&ik ... . IO .-JlfiCTi Tto ' ^llfivritl It .1 K IJiukcnoy, W.iluums, A .VN.iliunns, dra T bom : fail i undL, fi(l : the defcn^^Wio ooslponmlt^Wr/dchiinliiUj tihd'rlifhi ; for the iimiutMlU* of Am 'Wifiildi' diuto mv^ifrnHforl Ivfrtcdi . , -oo17/iu oO .oai^ir; o.'iit, boon aotnandirijT since their arrest. <vJln ?floo??q vnaciT noiTuhi last m\ miss th(J.!.<Hise "fw,sii?l^.;ii;eas<>n;, First, that the Stuteihailifailfatli-'to1 i produce any testimony wtuitever; second, hecause ,'^A^iIahtJs : on which the defendants were arrested were sworn out 'lienor o1' tlie'l ? A A _ ill'll 1 uf A. S ? l/ . fli?. 1 ! ! magistrate nwr signed uy nun while heytiAd'rfib ,UfYsdlit56n?-^-!rnf' i Chester cdUHtJy'.",,SW<S'rtl? sj^ec'hes' *' were nittifc' by'^tiCh'ftf thd'defeiVJJ^' ants' alto^Wtf^i totHI^':?iK:<ftjhi,"'{n1 which thoMhi^tlih^.s Mided and 'thVv: | patties er/?aj>fcd'lH'tfy'lngl(b t/ehiil'fe- i or hatch flfti tey'tirnHhy ti^aTfraf Sift' 1 defendant^'* J 5 detuned. ""At <fhb '(if 'the ' argutuont^n,hWrtiitf /rl !| Magistrate Caskey announce/!' 1 his decision disniissiffpf" nJe"" case against th*b '"'BfilfWtb?' 1 . trA if;?if*fHI*# of liitt.jf lienry then annonhced Ino.with- . J ?ntJ'fnori ti ^<ii ,N|iiiVi T.-i { drawal ofj^ pr^Wlti(/u. f*g|up*>t all others for who^HiiWttWiOTtt* .bald if been issnail; a*id wtlja vr-at^ >1 journetl. | HUAW1Q 111 ... < T? v? /J If II Everything was quiet and or- . dcrly thidrt*tldtlt dfry.1 i"PhcV<*' 'J was no d JfopHVf/HtT&VVrfHWfcv^rV : 1 'i . . 'i at Iflh. fjlfw t)/t 11"' U' i ll> r" In this connection we fee1 impel- ? (M'lii (J U;H y in riftfi' i P led to staJftVlif^ i the pcopl(fio?nfct#>h(jwj,. *wfd, /Vhe- .(j county in general felt deep iivdig-i nation at the' firft& t''which was published that a militar^y fc'6W- I pany would be sent hlTTt "fTnhe I prclimina/j^,' V e $ a r c f nil g' !V a h' 'A"f e - ^ flection o)v' T'luVcA'lci ''^1' 'boM f name. rtl- I'Wiito "dofi'si^-T* dent of The State has laid t'fci6 origin of t'b'WfdHfcil'hWof' tVv - R>eb>'' tective Xc\Vbt>ld'?Jf ?hW'[i*rV'm" 11 '* Equal ifiyigilkr^'V^ftft1 lft,;thb | 111.411.-) 4IIU I1IL111UUS illlC^CU III j have bcctiflempleycdfjUy tl*?,fpr?s-? t ccution in/wiMjkrtna up-thii, /jaSeL,,, ,1 The fort'?;/fiin,^',is'l?:rld"tcf bf h fair sample of'-ftic rWaKs'Vi^ecf'. "" t n vr< Z , l-OI? KI> illM TO TESTIFY, Charlotte t^t)se^^f-/^th4'i^*>t.' ' ' ' ; Mr W f''droxton''o? f\crsh'aw, '< S. C., and fus' two ' sons, "'tl'ic younger J'CTgx- 1 ton, wcrt'^icW'^esWday "and ij gave an (3&^fveV fcjVoi 'iinf 'I n? I tervicw yesterday. They were fresh from an adyeiUuia^*>f ~TTt> lit M.'fTCA YAt i if, ' % lc Iroprotance and interest. \ -> W Welsh, connected \vith the <nrrij*rrm rrrrrr ;onV>f Mr A R Hough, of tlr**1 tefi&Wti**!* tiz&ttdtwrx'zxKTc jtrr "ested on April 24 for complicity rt Thrrtyrrclrin^ rrffhcTrhttr- rrnrrrr" I <?U,u ? ..Morrison, last October. i his interb^ilUl-Dt.niWWifiiltllitl T ': 1 { > natter. ? ' '^I'tvo and a half Jtiirtls ago Mr. fi'W. Austin, agent for a ?ewiii^ machine!,/A liottJ moili 'jfciHi r>j.t.-MSVr J. Cr<>xtom,7t^;co.ye, }o he Central Hotel 1ieje atilis r<ix-. 'iVn^V 1 Ie toldW t^fti^ Wk' fMyltl'J of Kershaw,viUfHgfctlJ f4io :*petUti money. ^ho<, J;ti\'cvftHo nv.all right, $2. 1 thought he and 4,job for me, and so)tI ^amq, to Charlotte. , ,< , ? i 1. Tf > r.JOO n* i!v )J \\* ? ' 1' ' ' 1 * 4II .went to l)is bociicfin^; house !>u <rrtihatn sorbet,' Qb'i\u' KtiC "'lije^t to <J'shitilr' I cnme"i<^i^ti J.ovMi street aiuhrivet <Ufc> with ii. l> IJjyugh.. vyhonij ,1 knew^aitd mi m9> >?ji?et ;S?H JSto'telie introduced me to H. . Ik, rfo'\Vie,ja private 'detective. '1 oLiycxl ja- gamu -or 1 two- of f>ool A'i*ii hi|n, and went tio talkingi to jl I,e ^4id he w.yit^dto. .jo do win to Chester and, pljW a j'ahri Lf poker \vith h'ini! ' lie' <rti<$ "if H'o{ildi!be Ml ' Correct;<'Wiat* I ;\vc?crC (go untferf- the' naiire ; of ";Mr..( j ijpenceflj"vi:iiind?'*t?ol)ody kflOVub ^i ^lVAVt. c, We. i>1a>:.VH 1 won money, and next morning we :afrVe'!b ick to CharWWf.' ( ;l': " "1 met - Mr. Austin -t>w 1 the ^I'V'et 1jeforq the, Cvrtttfal<tind>talk-cil with! him. ,,,That ,'fight got, into a game ami played, uokcr | 4!: . ) 1 < ' ? W ) j * * J lii -i ' im /X 1 T * I hci;o a day ami a night, and i\\cn weiil bAetUttv m wiiltmj<;. A'ftor 6*ie i idglvt's>; play .W '^lmslor, dJowiC i suggested m U :J>(ffp AtkuUa^ ,^?ul , I ag'fe'ed. . We got there, at . S trClodk j hex'{' mpfhing. Hc'.'ahd f{??;nff{<*iids7c^arVletl me'ti;n liiddbh' rtnW'fxHgau lilling- mc' with J&# ^oft<t: or anrfw^j. .. vvq>pjrank-drank, SttIVfitfeji )vo^t aufj $af., oq. Jr.ucUi*: ifeAvihi depot. , There came to us^ftb io^crsj \vlio Arrested hie and Hbp?h. "* ??"-?" ? ,,,: "Conjid oil) and go without, they ?aid. i , I , ., hi .. I>.jt< I "What's ti^c trpiijil^, ( gejitlepjqij?:'.'? i . , , u 'Cupid on.' they hkicl.' 1 ' ?vSo they took rtiJ and'throw1 ns H'ja'it hjidileft a**thep?'fr<tav& ?. n, 'tiliKrJ p. ni, the. .following'day, i Hiey, w^uhi rjot. tyt. pje, lyfitp, i; fo my u'.,BH,evai,i<! !,h?y w<M'e }N\UP 0 coniKict me with the Kershaw yWcHhfJ. 1'L'heh drttiie Hoi^ie to Wdhrfii|iB<m ami 'proposed': ' Hh ivoidd thin mo out and .,give,:iiiie? ?3 punlUy and expenses apd long it# I vy^mted to work to along with hint ah'd assist him. 1 told liin I would Vft'k'h" Mfiii' tip, "arid ' fc'b W tot ill 3 hllti "< f ' ' ' "Ho jCHurietl ?ioi...tbr ?ui>pwy vavt/moj^^ty.qft.lHJfthraufhi.^tcr 1 gondii i^e^.we topk thetraiip fqr;i and aot there Sunday norning ifweelc Ag'oC' fl'bWi'e soht or k iaV ve'V4,'''t)ite : and ifttt-HtM 10 (ira-wttif) my wiUHJavit1 ijj^o wh )iu .1 ?aw! att Uie^JVtorriaoo tfching ^u?,i w,|iu tyApec^qdV^A, twor.o that 1 was with tlio crowd, i J "tin "J. ' >nt i there, not l?y design, but >riiy Hjj' iblVdeWf." 1'iMfeWtftd IKfr/fc Mi 4tn<t-thr otlghJ?At*i,ioln'iy 'l' v?sHt to' 1??; w hut was. (doing, and! hatV>Mfi ?>y,.J,fa,*Uh?ilK?)fllM'^-.' I M<|,vv i^lung^ f-he, Wlun, t Ml.' 11 Wei , ' vi/e1''' th ll (Y^teV lonWliru 'mWyttVl 'tlMere' a'1 tvfcek." le or He irgh or jWiH'Mbore stUy-^ d'wiih I no all the time. Howie ried <M \v\.wieM9/go <>ut apfJLM49 n. tkv I'MinUy t?> keep tho sheriff ' 1 rl(. til ,'11011/ ii ' \ff .t ir so met ody else from gotting no.' f'ftt. t"*i Wrttll'dtf4! ^V.;" ' ;Ak!lasti Sunday evening. Hk?wUj entruits Mqpre ?toWo^r> MWi.-tH*1 'JW son^VTjill Moore |y uio,ate|mi. lie said that Slier (T lV?inl< i Was' iVi Nlbnfo'e' and hathe v niitcd a Way 'froVw UN), i?#I' would n?t t Wl' ii8'1 ke Jie iMi^oyt.tn t<*vvO>,!but made n* valk,ont moyjfll iq thQ, count y/ n< w.io, VVill \fooro and I ;vUnt"{j'ri t'nd 'I'u'jMfy to .flovvio'b eight' hulea away." Wo tuyed tl ere t'vciV hii>htk hrfd One tfljr''' ' ' ?>|H p,l ,i;; i rtj'iy* inouDiiqg ,wp, jjbitoban I fj;;qvejt<ytyput8, arriv* |ngrtbqc< ?>9 li^)iiy unci a halt before trni > Vimh.' Wo kal out oh a pifo of ei o'fH-ties'and talked t6 pfcBi time."' Afhei'a 'while we savr a carriage coming, tho horsob at a I f f( > . ft'i m>. J ?>t ItUiV/ i ?; ligjr N undo; ! Uuu! Howie, cried fi'ouhlr pile of CI wnffiil broke .fur the woods.'"' jf flffawyd, for 1 <? ill n't UiK?.w-U ^*4 wy 0*11 people When 4Wi) got j wmillb wo 111 All j A hull 1 j jujuv the liiguor ti it eh the.. hor*e? SmJ&aV!1- '( <!un'.'n- I0W<L hi^ oantT' on TiTtv-jn^Fnt^ntr riron?o'n t, ,\v$avr 1 l ocb^'n/zml niV*bnitber. " 4i)?in't"sliont inv brother,' I nl "My brother enmo up, and pretty saon s?y father/ They, told.him they ..vjero after tyq.;. "'^'Whiit (|o you wajrtl with him?' 'linked jlowie. ' M " , |t411 ilo( tui' t niiiko any blllrorohce,' my fatlfor answered. 'He's my son undl I'm going r.ttVsfhim.' 'lHoi}vLy.Hiiid it was yery goi|d; that lie Jiudivo objection*;,; that IfiVre'[jujii, i>e im hard feeling. l'id*So v o1 a l i cat lie to Charlotte. When l?re?gAt'Off fihd were talking1 .abqiUfjhA idepfot; went to a ,pi?pper standing there arid commanded to aryest me for rmVid^k The I'Dniipr tunic tun mid i "J (If|J -JjJ , cAi'rflfca nie to (he police static^. 1 feUtybcj thero'rtintil the solicitor ^roqtj t<Vtnhe rtiv f?<theci< word to huvqj(^^ rattthfe preliminary' bearing iU.l>tu editor i*iext/ Wednesday* IWqtboy^me . go.'/. , . . ' I hey; were nil well-dressed welltffMkitf jpebpii, and u view of t hem siiggeslH the 'fcdfth'it^nhss' ??f thb business ttht??d.ii5 !S|>*ttdef Croxtiin is J^j^jarsiDloband quita in ihnniK ty&d ' >' 11' i I ?:v-' M-t V?> :'! i. 'I lie jdistressed. ffl.tjw would hid'e^'tVnid more difficulty in <lipcoMi ingWiti' whereabouts 'of 111 si >boysJili(r,:!t heart 'fdr't'he ef-1 ftoiepf/ iH^dntyrtho it of .Detective1' Mndiijiyks, whose oIHqoh , .placed S|)feneet ot, Wqxhaw. /.'tuiaed, the tiirlier and brother to bo there at the r ght ftiiie. '* '' Sciz! d Guards' Guns Then ^rnjea jaii;^; rill,n Tr-->i ?."><S. |.li.v 4^af.ing {Kfforts of Louisiana Mob :to Uyjnch Prisoner.?Falling 31 . .. I to Reach the Prisoner the i i. i'-'Mrtb Shot Him Twenty ' ".'times.' , , ii! : t i I i I t: -< iT I ii < : ?. , Shreviepprt, La., April 26.-1-. After- working itlit ee hours with * sledge hun nie rs andpick axe*;, a nfob >?f >5 " fnt'n broke into the parish nail at'Itome'r, La., 75 f.'t . r!11i 11* 1 ? * tnilos "hartfiea^t .of(f Shreveport, today an di^sliQt,.JJick..Craighead, taftictind AVOu?dfi[which will prob-. ably.pro t'C"fatai. 1 'Craighead was .charged with't life niurdfer of Mrs. Ike Mph ce'^the wife of his half brother/, and ner little son. o <'flip ft ithoritics were unaware .obthc. tie sign to mob ^he prisoner until it 1 was too late to protect him. i.Jp^erj^ telephone and telegraph .wire out of'IIomer was I cut,, and :lie'rfflibs of the Claiborne Guards, the'h&al ftiilitary coiri-' .p##y,. ,\m< /c' seized before the move vy^(^naflc"dn tW jaiit Sci quietly idi^.th : 'tWob W6'rk; that scarcely .rtHy-, PtfP ?/i 'tlic' little 'tbwn was a^vafe qf wflV&V was tHklttg pl.ldd' a^jthc jia il?''' 11kVliig dug' it hole through hk brick Wall,'the lyrtchiqrs crawl I'd'fhkbtfglV the bpenltfg, but on> red'chiftg the* slteel cell ih .\yjbi9h thi prlsidne^ was- confined, fqHy.t] impossible to break the lpc,kfl. 7^ibytlieit -'b eg a 11 shooting at, fly: cowering prisoner through tl. ? flu J .til.- I ' - . ! I'. _ i ,injt; ,P,^F* or ms ecu. more tnan 20 ^hots(j>ei|:ig fifed arid hfrarly every one taking effe't.:r The ' Man's legs, arms and portions of his body were literally riddled, lieicvmg that Craighead was dead, tlie members of the 1110b left the I ? 1 ? . ''*?* : ' ' 1 i prison ar d cjiijckly dispcsed. When Sheriff Kirkpatrick and 4a :!'#? .lit'* ') | ' t citizens cf the town reached the * ' ' * J ' * ? f ' '<4 jail they found Craighead still ^liy'e. I t js said that he told the sheriff the'names df three of the lynchers and that another prisoner in the ja/l Void the iiiunc of another mm wlioiiV lie recognised. The nanus have hot been diviil I I? ' CM . 1 I I ged. P . 6ll||M 4 l?Ob' ???> 1 ;i,h>a >i/r/.f ff. A 4 4 /jL 1 jT if ?; 3ftCilS.i3r.rt; *.-F r." .;?t. ?:*> \ r. dt* : :|i r- ;:v t * 1 * * \ i L H.L HE A * J * m i i I; i t : 1 ! . . % I r Feel satii decidedly Ml i . 11 .v .i -i .... tiest line I | = ' ? ii f <*1 SP Ever off* All the Ladie selves openly tl ( ANAVEST L Knowing' these just enough to i 'D EE PER, so tl j! .: Hi* r? I f;0 | gahr ? .. C' r ' - ?! . I ' We set out for b fair and squa are strictlv in honest dealin; ' i . I i " I ' ' . ' " in all the leadii 11 red Mohair, n ges?just up-to skirts. Also a ribolines, Soies vass weave, nu and voiles. Tl right, thing for "to beat the lui for we have in tempf you. I ' M. ' ir.rth"^H - m Wt ",h v .. . , t:?- . 11 i . ' .. , / __ __ -MI r- >? f / Our MISS O the North with ~ i III! |sftlf5 A'OIIlill g I t-;, All are c attend th nesday, J I I I ' ? .if' I ( li'lii ! ril.ri { ,f|fj ,,j jllM,! , . -11 III J -'[ ?i tif i? f > t v JrI . , , ?" !< ' 1 ['! .Ji P'" VfcV'i-r 1. : . *r r:. r-sv-fc cIV ;i fit ^.Xt..<T sty*v L'fiW id flu A3 3 A it T H-J 0 fftj, f -i - ul *f;!>?i'.i sfied that * ! ! *i ..*: ; / , * Al .< . ii'l !.-.: ' { > I Mi'Ih H] f .. r the best -01H?. i ? : v !' . ! :.! . i.'i Oi *,!l -!,j' RING GOC f)ll J! j'ili <i I *( ?Vl ' . !li : : !i . ,'Vlfj L'.iJ (ti i ' i i : sred to tb vrU '!J/1 ,j:;? *?d' in ' *?"?'< i . j: J. t.:;V : no'-J s arc pleased, am iat have tl INK ol'NON liii'l . ** . : oiUlJtfiiniiDi in*, iu I i laets makes- us make us cut pri< liat no com pet!to ' ' i t,;:;:.] i..M , .-.tl Ill iHj usiness, and on business pri re dealings will hold trade, I i it. We have always advot is to all. RESS Go< I.;1 I*r ' r-lf" ii.i-) -? u* i?* ii"' shades, Kolriu C7 |yji lixeil (ihevoiiSj Si -date thing' for 1 beautiful line of ettc, white and c irceeised oxford, lese goods in all < shirt-waist suits Hid," and anythii this line, and . i , ! . ? ? , .1 mi! it r it " ? I ' .U.i? r.t -. M ? i \ j > ' j ? I * ?'? ? * 1,1 IN 1 VlUllsON has jv the Latest Nove season. !"" JI 111 r, i > 11 : ., ie OPENII Inril Sth. ! M il I 'I 1 * IS 1 Si ir; i i nil ! I /tl '>1111; i i . -* , .... j -:TiK.; ff i j % r/ij.'wijy *! i, i. I ?.1 itJ< ij>hnn>4 Ion! s^/r. ? I i aftiit. ,.t COMPANY : i:.'t{: . !i lis they have ivili x>j ?r!$h * I? > ? i ': ' . anil Bret (|J ' ' * , ijnO ' HUX: if i** **!? * .iB.VI tn ! jr. ? J vj. it ! I;;I/! *>icMft>'i(too vif! ? ' :: J \ * ' m St '!Ji // ' i j n?? ! . r: .7 i..tlii?;1 j S'i 9*: ' ' )DS tx> ie TRADE id, : ! tJ . ? .fliui:- - ; "j . . i-i ..17 , I-J**!'!-I 'I'i'ill.; J : ].. i>; j dtiitlw loilrt n<ij n . i i ox [Pressed tliem ic:;.imsT';'A:NS) ' I ($&! ever siiown. Ileel'',', goody! and eesriA.-' LITTLE ' 'I **J-Jl* i ,11 tljiilklilj bl ; I U r can tone!] us. ,;i| !f! {: t ! | ?f,,- J ':>*:. I MM) r'f>; ' f, , ii: Jj'[ *! <j I ii < . inciples, and if ^ - <now that we 1 :ated squnre and , ? , 1 \ .ilt f > . ?; i>>-; ' . - |. i :.i< im i- .<| j i .i i t if' i ?? ? * JI?. ?1 >1 .? >J: i ' ' f- 'i ne; main and fie ijt.Migs, and seradies suits and tatjejia suitings, oloinfd lines, cati:c^!tdn?. ooiiiune the . : 1^' iiite goods tig W?u may call ~ '4.1 "-ii iriees that, will ./. i Rlf u" 11 : 1 ; ; 11 A t 1!. ... , . '-w.: 1 1 ,0.. 11 1 ? , :> t ! I I ?' - 1 . IV 1 f h' ! ' J 1 1 R Y < mi nh iSt returned from llk>? and Styles ' ' ? f.i'li'n It | % ' I I.i! 'Jl i > ' } nil'' i BV?9WNMU HSIMHBB '' liwlted to sriswH ^"'2 ww ? i ( I IIV# i..' " . /' i '? , I) . '! I? ? ; ">,! * (! !''( < li I i i *?fT?? ii- l|.i> ririU'i