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m fT. * MgMMUM * t % 4? *> * f ~ i i *???*. ~=^~^,l4:-^^s' 4tfc-" ^?%ZZ. i 'r?S5SIZ? i i ' ??~" ' 'i**?** ' ?* ? ? - ' ' ' ' 1 ?^SS^^--M?SSS^^BSSS3^B5SS3SS8S3^B3SSBS^5SSEi^5iSS?l^. ? w^Tr'ni Jr. ^ '. ?? ? m mnmm-m. mo SKMUWBKKLY l A N O a S t K R. S. O.. MAY 27. 1905 K81A BUShK1; "J *? ???????????? - , l. ~ ?? ? , n,MI ainu ,, m , __ mu i 1 - " 1 - me Lancaster view 1 of Mr. Henry's Course. J HISTORY 3! PROCEEDINGS MCI; ENDED IN FIASCO < As Told by Mr. Blnkeney ? Part ! Playid by Howie?The Solicitor's Conduct of tho Cuwo Criticised A Cnnntir , Feels A grieved. ? * To the Editor of The State: In order that tho public may Judge whether tho citizens of this community were justifiod in criticising the methods employed in tho attempt recently made to apprehend tho supposed lyncheis of John T. Morrison, and for the purpose of correcting tho impression prevailing in some quartors that the indignation manifested by our people was due to the fact that certain citizens were arrested, 1 deem it proper to hero present tho fact and circumstances connected ?n tho recent uniortunate affair. Tho statement contained in the recont issue of The Stii o that general indignation pv. o - - _ - "" i3to<l on account of tho arrest is J without foundation and mislead- I ing. Thee has been no oxpresa- I ion from any one of indignation i because of tho arrest, in itsolf, I hut there has been, and will no i doubt continue to be, expression I of indignation and disgust at the method used, and a dispassionate I public call from its own conclu- i sions after hearing of the facts. I Again, 1 note in The News and < Conrior of May 1st the following i headlines: "The Attack of the I Lawyers for tho Defense on the 1 State's Conscientious Solicitor." I W e will see later onhow "conscien- t tious" the solicitor was. t It appears that some time last c fall and soon after the death of < Morrison that Solicitor Henry re- t commondod to Gov. lievward the c employment ot Ilonry B. Howie t lis a suitable and proper person to 1 work up the case against tho lyn- t ehcrs of Morrison; that Howie t wiu employed liy Henry, or recoin- ( mended to Gov. Heyward, is ad- i mitted. Now, vho is Henry 15. ( Howie? First, wo call attention i to the fact that he is a discharged t dispensary constable (of tho reason for his discharged we are not udviscd), hut being a resident of the city of Chester, the ho vie of Solicitor Henry, we naturally presume he was well known to him, and, if he win not well known how could Solicitor Henry'recommend him? Mr. Henry in his report to Gov. Ileywnrd dated May 3rd, givos us his reason for the employment of Howio among othors that Howie was a native of Lancaster county. This i presume, is true, and it is a fact FULL OF TRAGIC MEVNING are these lines from J. H. Simmons, of Casey, la. Think what might have resulted from his terrible cough if he had not laken the medicine about which he writes "1 had a fearful cough, that disturbed my night's rest. I tried everything, but nothing would re Iieve it, until 1 tootc Ur. King s Now Discovery for Consumption, ' Coughs and Colds, which completely cured me." Instantly re- i lioves and permanently curie all | throat and lung diseases; prevents grip and pneumonia. At Crawford Bros., J. F. Mackey & Co., and Fnnderhurk Pharmacy, druggost; guaranteed; 50c and $1.00. 1 Trial bottlo free. \ hul ninny of the West citizens of Lancaster County together with Prominent officials of Union eoiniy, N. C.,aro ready at nt any iino to take the wlinens stand and estify that they would not l>eievo Howie upon his oath (1 should have stated that Howie tended at one lime in Monroe, Union County, N. C., that this Howio was accused of a very serious and contemptible offcuso while n resident of Monroe. It is also an open secret in Lnucnstcr sounty that Henry Howie has been guilly of petty and distjtmli Fying offenses against the inws :>f Suulh Catolina. (If Howie is innocont of these charges let him iemumi the proof and ho eon and win pronauiy no given the oppor- ' funity of vindicating himself he- i fnre u jury of his native county.) 1 So much for his purl; now for I jis connection with the Morrison 1 2Hse unci the methods he resorted * to. Sometime during the month 1 ? Df March 11)05, II iwio, with one 1 Austin, traced young Frank v Hough to Atlanta, Ga., where}' they found him working for his j1 uipport and leading such a life as!' would indicato his resolve to re- 1 form and make a man of himself. ' It may he here stated that young * Hough had , some time previous 1 to his meeting with these men < ind before ho went to Atlanta, * tieeu addicted to excessive drink, ^ )ut it is also true that when he 1 eft home and undertook Work in ' At I *nt.u ho put aside his former 1 bad habits and no doubt, had he ' lot met his former acquaintances, |Howie und Austin, would have ' jontinued to refrain from drink I md evidtntally made a man of 1 limself. 1 lough was induced by * Howie while in Atlanta to take a ' irst drink, and hero the circuit)- 1 dances warrant the belief that : his first drink contained a drug ' >f some kind. After the lirst 1 Irink it was easier to induce him o take the second, tho third and * io on, until he again became tlie I dave of an unfortunate appetite. 1 While in this condition, Howie 1 ind Austin induced young Hough 1 :o uro with them to Hustonm \T O ? J,, from Gastonia to Chester, 1 Iroin Chester to Charlotte, from ' jharlotte to Moorcsville, N. C , * hen hack to Charlotte. During his entire time Howie was pay. ng his expensos, rnihoad, sloopng car, hotel and the ot cetera* ncidont to and in keeping with lis condition and the taste .of his sotnpanion. While this was gong on Howie and Austin, were in tommunication with Spencer 3roxton, a youth of 18 years, ffho was at his home and with his parents in Kershaw. Young 3roxton was induced by false representation to join Austin at Charlotte in the following man lor: Austin wrote him, and the etter was deliveied by a third party, offering him work if ho would como to Charlotte on a 1 jertuin day. On Saturday bo ' Fore young Croxton wont to 1 Charlotte on Montlay, Howie came ' to Kershaw, made enquiries cor- ( corning Croxton's proposed trip 1 to Charlotte and left money for ' linn with which to pay his expen- 1 ses to that city. Upon nrriving in Charlotte, ' Croxton and young Hough, by ' prearrangement on the part of ! Howie and Austin, met young ' Hough and together tit four continued the line of dolmir^.uuy commenced with young I lough, ip Ats i lanta. (See Spencer Croxton's \ ->? , . ntcrview published in Churlotto /bservor of date April 28lh.) ? Yftor arranging u gauie of poker 11 Charlotte, io which these hoys vcro induced to lake u part, they veto cfu lied to Chester, the homo >f the ' 'conscientious" solicitor of lie sixth circuit. At Chester the jame of poker, beer and whiskey Old other immoialities were plu? 'ci before these young men, flowe furnishing money for the game if poker and paying for the drinks laying that it was tho State's nonev. From Chester they wore iguiti carried in l'ullmnn cars to [Jhurlotto, from Charlotte hack to Chester, from Chester to Atlanta, md here the crowning infatny was resulted to There and then these young men were arrested and iluced m jail and confined in scp. irate cells. When this was done ,ho I) >y Croxton asked Howie the jrivilego of communicating, by \iro or letter, with bis father at vershuw Thin request was reused and h*3 was told that he vould bo kept in solitary confinenenl in Atlanta and fed upon read and water until be would nuke a statement charging ceruin parties with the lynching of Morrison. (Here it may be well ) say that CroxIon's name does ud, nor did it ever, appear in any )f the warrants issued for the supposed lynchers, and wo might veil inquire the authority for pin:irg him under arrest in Atlantu, ivhon, if his arrest as a witness ivas necessary, it could and should i tave been made while he was in south Carolina.) After (lading i nit that he would not be released :rom j-til, Croxton yielded to tlie ( epuest of Ilowio and made a , itatement implicating such men as . tlowie suggested ~so be swears. | After agreeing to mnko (his state- | nent, llough an t Cr??x...n wore aken from the AOanlu j.iil and :arried to Chester, where their tuU'inent was in ide, and winch | statement does not app.vir in the ] mblishe I rep at made by Snliei- i or fienrj to (nv. 11, y ward of 1 late May 3,1. Cn xt?n and 11 ugh ! ivcro still kepi on 1 i she spion- j ?ge of Howie, and were not per- ( lPttol t i luavis his -ight, and So- i icitor Henry admits that ho had 1 several conferences with llough ut Jheslcr. Tho solicitor's report o the Hover nor that young Crox on was taken from Howie l>y his 'uther while m Charlotte is not rue, for as a matter of fact, ' 3 rox toil's father and brother ' V !ound Spencer in company with k Howie and a relatiao at Stout'*, a f" dation between Charlotte :nd s n Monroe, and it is also a fact that ivhee Howie saw these men ap^broaching, he ran and attended :o escape, ut was overtaken by r ,ho father and brother, and yomg "roxton wont in company vith | lis father and brethor to Clar- t lotto. It was at Charlotte, hat < Howie, the man who Mr. Hinry I says was selected to do this work J knonneo r\C loo ? I _ ! 1 - a t_ _ V.<?.1 V Wi inn i;c?i willlsj inO ^ Croxloa* were waiting to ake 4 Ihe train home, ordeied thcairost if fSpencer Croxton by a poice insn on the charge of murder,but consented to his release after om municution with Solicitor Hdry by telephone and upon the fath r's ?xeculiug the receipt mcntioied in Solicitor Henry's report nd published in The State of May .3. So much for the part played by Ilbwie. >7 Now we como to the part taien in this matter by the "conaciD* tious" aol citor, Mr J K Ilen^J | who first appeared upon the scene the week following Morrison's death, at which timo he camo to Kershaw for the purpose of inves tignting the atfair and reporting tho results of his investigation to Gov. Hey ward. In this report to tho governor, tho solicitor first revealed, to the satisfaction of those in position to know, that he could not be relied upon to prosent tho facts as thoy really existed. For among other statements contained in this report, he said that tho ministers of tho gosptd stood back with folded hands and said "amen'' to tho lynching.? This was not true, for inquiry develops the fact that this "consci cnlions'' solicitor never mentioned the subject of the lynching to any of the ministers, nor did ho have authority from any one f?>r this statement, and in proof of this assertion, when approached by one of the Kershaw ministers on the day of the preliminary hearing at Lancaster, ho was requested by this minister to give his authority for the statement.? lie failed to do so, contenting himself with saying something about having heard a traveling man on the train use the expression. Now (Concluded on Pago 2.) Mexican War Veteruna. Dallas, Texas, May 22.?About 150 voteruns of the War with inoxico uro here to utieml the annual reunion of members of the National Mexican War Veterans' association, which began today. The Texas Association, of Moxi:an War Veterans* also held a meeting horo today. The sessions of the two (todies will be brief. The average ago of those present is in excess of 80 years. NEW CURE FOR CANCER All surface cancers are now known to lie curable by Ruckleu's Arnica Salvo. Jas Walters tf Duffield, Va., writes: had j cancer on my lip for years, that seemed incurable, till Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed it, and now it is perfectly well." Guaranteed nire for cuts and burns. 25c at Crawford Bros', .J F Mackoy Ac Co's, and Funderburk Pharmacy. 400 Mules Are Burned. East St. Louis, May 23.?Over 100 mules perished in a firo tolay that destroyed tbo sales sta>lo9 of Maxwell As Crouch and mparts Brothers at the National stock yard. The loss is $100,000 laid to bo covered by insurance. L'he origin is unknown. -m-m *? PLANS TO QEl' IUCH 110 often frustrated by sudden breakdown, duo to dyspepsia or innstipation. Brace up and take [)r Kind's Now Life Pills. They ;ako out the materials which are dogging your onorgios, and give pu u now start. Curos hoadiches and dizziness too. At Crawford Bros', J F Mackoy & Jo's and Fundorburk Pharmacy. 25c, guaranteed. i OVfiKYOdKED KIDNEYS Jlfurrray's Bucbu, Gin ami Jan iper in proscribed ami endorsed l>y eminent physicians. It cures when all eisr. fails Prevents Kidney diseases, Dropsy,brights disease, ct At all druggists $1 OO A BOTTLE Or Direct From * Murray Drug Co, Columbia, H C ' ?. . . - No Mo 10 Buckotahnps For N<?rlh Carolina. Raleigh, N. C.. May 'Jo-?Tho North Carolina supremo court today uHirmed tho decision of (lie lower comt sustaining tho act passed hy tho 1 a^t legilnturc prohibiting "bucki-tstiops'1 and the practice of dealing in futures. The law makes it a misdemeanor to open a placo whoro quotations oufutures are fucished or to buy or to soil opticus for future deli very of the goods is not eoiitcm- j plated. The effect of the decision is to close up all branches of cot-1 ton exchange houses in this state doing a future business DONT BOIthOwTKOl'HLM It is a bad habit to borrow anything, hut tho worst thing you can possibly honow, is trouble. When sick, sore, heavy, weary and worn-out by the pains and poisons of dyspepsia, biliousness, Wright's disease, any similar internal disorders, don't sit down and brood over your symptoms, hut 11 y for relief to Electric Bitters. Hero you will tind sure and permanent forgetfulness ..11 * ? ui uii yiiu'- irouoies, ami your body will not ho burdened by 11 load of debt discaso. At Crawford Bros., J. F. Mackoy & Co., Funderburk Pharmacy. Drug stores Prices 50e. Guaranteed. It is begiuning to bo generally recognized that what is known as tho damage suit industry is becoming a serious menace to the welfare of well ordered society, and thoughtful people everywhere have begun to give more or loss earnest consideration to the necessity of apply ing remedies. There is no disputing tho fact that when one citizen sutlers injury through tho carelessness of another citizen or of a corporation, by whom he may huvo been injured, that the person or corporation inflicting tho injury ought to bo punished for its carelesssness. But it is hardly to bo denied that under tho existing system, the legal adjustment of such matters is often more damaging to society than were tho matters calling for adjustment. Tho existing system is calculated to oncourago bogus claims of all kinds, and is a mat tcr of fact a bogus claim is established about as easily as a just one. There are lawyers who make a business of scouring tho country for clients with claims against corporations and individuals, and who prosecute Ihoso claims for a percentage of the proceeds. There are individuals, both men and women who, after having informed themselves ns to the state of facts necessary to establish damage suits, manage to create just such facts for tho profits to bo had. They have no I gonuino grievance; but that makes ' no difference to them so long as they aro able to sccuro what appears to bo a legal sanction of their fraud. Oases of this nature take up much of tho courts, and cost tho taxpayers both time and monoy; but tho evils referred to soem to be growing rather than diminishing, and the time ?1~ ?tii ? wuuu iiit? puupiu win pnniunij- nildertake the terrible light that will be necessary to securo their abate ment is not yet insight. ? Yorkvillo Enquirer. Mothers can safely give Foley's Honey andTar to their children for eoughs and colds, for it contains no opiates or other poisons. Sold by F underbur? Pharmacy. ?Pay for Tbo Ledger. How Is Your Heart? Is your pulse weak, too slow, too fast, or does it skip a beat? Do you have shortness of breath, weak or hungry spells, fainting,smothering or choking spells, palpitation, fluttering, pains around the heart, in side and shoulder; or hurt when lying on left side? If you have any of these symptoms your heart is weak i or diseased, and cannot get better without assistance. ! Dr. Miles' Heart Cure strengthens weak hearts, and rarely ever fails to cure heart disease. Try it, and see how quickly you will find relief. "About January 1st, 1!M2, I took down with weakness and dropsy, and pradually prow wornr*. I was told by my family physician that niy case was hopeless. My neighbors and family bad pt von mo up to die. My limbs and body were swollen to onethird larger than normal size, and water had collected around my heart. For nt least three months I had to alt propped up In bod 1? keep from smothering. 1 sent for flvo bottles of Fr. Miles' TIeart Cure, and by tho time I ll-l.l tnlt.n r ? .. viii mi ?. w?u> uimreiy curo?l. l fool hotter thnn I have for twenty years, nn<t I nm uNo to rto nny kind of work on my farm. My attending physician told mo that if it hadn't been for l>r. Miles' Heart Cure 1 would now be In my grave." L. T. CL'HU, Wilmore, Ky. Dr. Miles* Heart Cure Is sold by your druggist, who will fluarantco that the first bottle will benefit. If It falls ho will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., lElkhart, Ind Notice to the Public. I will hold all inquests in the county. Phono to my residence at Pleasant Hill for mo when needed. d. Montgomery Caskey, opt. '20?tf CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Notice to Debtors and Creditors of C H Lathan All persons having claims against the estate of Charles Harvey Lath an, deceased, will present them properly proven to the undersigned for payment, and all persons indebted to said estate will make immediate pyamcnt to the same. John T Green, May 12, 1900-1 ni. Executor. Notice of Election. Notice is hereby given that by order of the County Board of Kducation of Lancaster county, State of IS. C., an election will ho hold at Tradcsvillo on Tuesday the | 30th day of May, 1905 to deter- % mine whether or not a special tax ox four (4) mills shall lie levied f on all real and personal property in Tradesvillo School District No. I 12 for school purposes. At which election only such electors as return real or personal property for -taxation and who exhibit their tux rccoipt and registration certificate as required in General Elections shall bo allowed to vote. II M Polk, ,! B Fonderburk, iV A Funberburk, Board of Trustees. NOTICE. The hoard of county commissioners in their meeting Monday passed a resolution 10 the effect that hereafter no magistrate in Lancaster county will ho paid for holding an inxuost unless it is lm possible to get the coroner, and then the magistrate must comply with the law by securing affidavits from three citizens of the immediate community that it is important that an inquest be held in the particular case under consideration. M C Gardner. County Supervisor.