3* I - - a ?|?|? n I $rm n rrrr i p i ~ r urn - - it i j SEMI-WEEKLY L A N C A S T E R, S. C., SEPTEMBER, 23, 1905. ESTABLISHED 1852. 14 \\J n ? M 4- i I ?L!? ~ I ur? I?? lr i 11 liii" I'?? ? I S. iL.? il.- ' 'II 1 *' 1 " ii Tas mil A Lyii tiling n Bu A Foul Murder. ?>! o The Killing of Allen Pendleton n Culls for Investigation.? White Men ut Fault. oi Special to The State. hi ilonen Path, Sept. 18-Tho par- ly ticulars in regard to the Killing of p< Allon Pendleton last nigh', ?>v O that instead of being a lynching le it whs a foul murder. er The whole story, so far as your tli correspondent can learn, is about tr as follows: Sometime during the th day yesterday, Mooto, the man at who was killed, ran jnto Pontile- fr ton's nuggy with his. Yesterday pi afternoou when Pendleton started er home, Jim Mooro and Oscar Mc- pi Donuld waylaid the road for him et and the difficulty occurred. Mc- ti Donald testified at Moore's in- (h quest that Moore was drunk and when Pendleton cauie up to where II they were in waiting Moore asked n< Pendleton what ho hud be?n say- Ji ing about him. Pendleton jump- ei ed out of his buggy and replied, ni "Nothing," but if he wanted any- 111 thing he could gel it; and they t?e- P gau to tight and Pendleton cut ci him to death. hi t TUB NEOEO'8 STOUT. t"( The negro last night before ho 81 was killed said that they caught 111 his mule by the bridle and stop- tr ped him; that he begged them to let him go; that they beg no to ei bent him with his whip; that they 81 undertook to pull him out of his buggy and that while they were healing him and pulling him oik of his boggy he cut Moore. b< a gi iii.'8 statement ^ A A girl ubout 15 years < f age, bright and well educated for her ^ age, was passing and saw tne oc- ^ ciirtence. She would have no 81 reason for uiissiuting the case. She said to your coi respondent 1 today: ' ! saw him kill him." ^ When asked to state how it was, lvj she replied: ''Father and 1 were coming up the road; the white men had their horse tied by tha w side of the road aud were waiting; ^ wuru iuw uegru uauio uui iuiu iuo road tbey caught bis mule by the bridle and stopped him, the negro said, 41 promised Mr. Monroe to ^ have his mule home by night; . please let me go; they took his lC whip aud began to beat him; then pulled him out of the buggy and the negro cut one of them; the . negro came on and drove by us; he was crying and said: 41 pro- ^ raised Mr. Monroe to have his ^ mule h ;me by night and they are beating me and won't let me go.' " tj The girl's stoiy is generally believed here to be tme in every particular. TRIED TO ESCAPE. The negro then drove on to- ^ wards town trying to escape. It a is said by those who saw him com. ing along the road that be could a have jumped from the buggy and _ ? T1 made his escapo through thewoods, ^ hut he seemed boot on bringing Mr. Monroe's mule home, as be Q had promised. tl He was captured just on the j Abbeville and Anderson line, about a half mile below Honea Path, and carried back to Magis- a trate Melvin Ashley's. Mr. Ashley was not at home. Boon John w Marion Ashley came up and l>egan to beat tha negro with a piece ^ gf plank and swear that they were n fh vw rial kiilll. V/1I1VI L'IIIIH; II ) and tho negro was carried 8 ick to Iho scone of tho killing. 1 n tho way ho jumped from tlio iggV and ran, hut was shot with t shotgun and recaptured. f I'f.EADED WITH THE "MOH." v When they arrived at tho scene 1 f tho killing a considerable crowd * id gathered for tho purposo of * nching tho negro. C. E. Hur- ' jr, John F. Monroe aud Editor H . E Monro had heard of tho intided lynching, and were pies- * it; they begged the mob to let * le law take its course. Magis s ate Ashley came and joiusd em in pleading for tho negro, id begging the crowd to desist ( om its purpose. They got a ( onuse from the slain boy's futh j tbat be would wait till the peo- t e of tho entire community gath- ^ tut anil lonve it with 12 influenzal men to suy what should he } jno with the negro. j They phoned to Donald and onea Path for help to save the pgro; but a few hot heads led by j ohn Marion Ashley, Hugh Bow- t i and ham Bigby would listen to i longer delay, and when the len from Donalds und llonea { ath weie almost in sight they | irried tho negro off and riddled ^ is body with ballets. The oeg- , body wus left by the road- j do where it lay still this tuornig without any one watching ( ver it. { It is said that tho negro's broth- ( will not come near und it is ^ ipposvd tbat the county will t ive to bury him. THE NAMES GIVEN At tho inquest over the negro's ^ ;>dy toiUiy C. E. Harper, John L . Monroe, Magistrate Melvin ( .fthley and P. VV. Sullivan losti- t ed tbat they were present when ( le crowd carried the negro off to mch him; that they heard them j ly that they were going to lynch ( im; that they saw aid recognized r ohn Marion Ashley, Sam Bigby, 1 [ugh Bowen, Bob Moore, Jim ? loore'w father, and Josh, John j 3d Will Moore, his brothers; mt they heard them suy they t ere going to lynch him, that i tey saw them carry him ofl, and ^ iuI in a few minutes they, heard r jveral shots fired in tho direc on m which the mob went. They idn't go to the acene of the killig and didn't aee the negro luit ight after he was killed. D. M. Humphreys of Donulds as foreman of the coroner's lry. The jury brought in a erdict that Allen Pendleton cunie ) his death by gunshots and pis >1 shot wouuu inflicted by parties nknown to the jury. Solicitor Cooper was phoned to lis morning but replied that he juldn't come on account of court pening in Laurens. It is now p to Governor Heyward, Soliciir Cooper and the courts to say whether this murder shall go unvenged. l'he boy, who was killed, was bout 21 years old and was drunk rhen he was killed. Bob Moore, is father, and his brothers are owdies, and have been in numeriiHdrunken brawls. Jim Moore. io hoy, who nurder; thov, further, lieliovo hat Solicitor Cooper and Gov. 1,1 ieyward should at onco taso tho ')e natter up and that those guilty hould bo made to answer for it. l)el Gov. Heyward's attention has mt >een called to tho matter and it is (:,l lelieved that ho will act at once. re< gri OLICITOU COOPER SWEAU8 OUT !11( WARRANTS. ^ Honea Path, Sept. 19?Solicitor d0 3oopcr is hero, acting under or- po lers from Governor Hoywurd. w| le is investigating tho case against 8>J| he murderers of Allen Pendleon. ru Ho hus sworn out warrant* iguiust John Marion Ashley, J. 0(| 1. Moore, Josh Moore, John Moore, Will Moore, Sam Bigby j;g ind Hugh Bowen. Sheriff Lyon W1 h here and will make the arrests no oinorrcw morning. foi Solicitor Cooper says that he is cjj ^oing to investigate the case to i,e ho bottom and prosecute it to the W1 'ull extent of his ability. ^Constable shannon had the ne- iy ;ro Allen Pendleton, buried yes- Xc erduy, or rather ho had the neg o dragged on a slide to a hole, u0 ibout 200 yards awuy, and dump- ih d into it. There was no coffin \y mr box, dirt was thrown in, the jr( jolo was partly tilled and this was |e^ he burial he received. (jl AC KIM TRAGEDY pr, s daily enacted, in thousands of WL tomes, as Death claims, in each pe me, another victim of Consump- )m ion or Pneumonia. But when ^ Joughs and Colds aie prop uly treated, tho tragedy is avert- u" id. F. G. Huntley, of Oaklandon, ,vll Lnd., wiites: "My wifo had the sat ionsnmption, and three doctor, do jave her up. Finally she took Dr, fat Ciug's New Discovery for Connimption, Coughs and Coldse vhich cured her, and to-day she no s well and strong." It kills the ^01 jerms of all diseases. One dos. wn elievcs Guaranteed at 50c and p1( &1.00 by Crawford Bros., J. F. ()f Mackey & Co. Funderburk Pharnacy, druggists. Trial bottlo free. le' m foi Bridges to Let f<> Hfll I will let a contract to build 1 now hiM/lnft l?""? ' 1 . ..v.? u ?ui imvur v_/?iup Jreek on the Browns Ferry road m' ,o the lowest responsible bidder cij >n Thursday Sept. 21st, at 10 Cu i'clock, a..m. Also one over big ev Jamp Creek on what is known as he Green place, on the same day it 3 o'clock, p. id. Specifications m< :o be known at place of letting, ro :eserying the right to reject any dr ind all bids. be M. C. Gaudneh, Sept. 8, 1905. Co. Supr. SICKENING SHIVERING FlTd. ioj if Augue and Malaria, can be re- bi lioved and cured with Electric an Sitters. This is a pure, tonic medicine; of especial benefit in * malaria, for it exerts a true cura- 8ftlive influence on the disease, driv- tri ing it entirely out of the system, ha It is much to be proferred to Quin- wj iiw, iiuviug none 01 this drug'* :>ad after-effects.* E. S. Munday, if Henrietta, Tex., writes: c,My an irotber was very low with malari- ^ il fever and jaundice, till he took ha Electric Bitters, which saved his g0 ife. At Crawford Bros., J. F. . Vlrtckey & Co. and Funderbnrk )C Pharmacy drug stores; price 50c, it piaranteed. OASTOZllA. Bears the *'n(1 You Have Always Bough Lc rr ?* m ltovenue Compensate for the Evils Growing out of the Liquor Traffic? i i [From I lie Kershaw EraJ rhoso who lluttor themselvos | j it tjkc friends of the dispensary Lancaster county are going to sat it tied to remain quiet and let | a vote ho taken without a desrate struggle to retain their pet ( dilution, which Iris as its priu)le features of argument and ( sommendation revenue and * i i aft, will hud themselves to he \ rat wofully mistaken. Already J, ay are industriously at work to feut the manifest will of the I ople, which admittedly is overleliuingly against any method of lliog liquors in this county. Wo had hoped that the vote uld bo had without fevered agiI... 4 1. - 4 * ? 11 .iwu, 11 y niu voiers oeing auowto quietly cant their ballots as uir judgment dictated in the ;ht of twelve years experience th the dispensary, but such is t to he the case. We have he- ( re us at this time an unsigned cular letter copies of which are ing distributed over the county th the patriotic [?] purpose of ving the dispensary to the coun, aud for what purpose, we ask* > elevate and better the condim of our citizens? Certainly t, for the only possible effect of o liquor traffic is debauchery, ell, is it to prevent our children iui being depriv-ed of the privi;e ot having schools to attend? early no, for wo had schools bore they were helped by liquor tiiits; and Marlboro and Green- , iod counties, which have no disnsaries within their borders, ve just as good schools and run >in just as long as the other . lnties We do not hesitate to ; r that when it becomes neces- ( y to debauch the citizens in or- { r to maintain schools it will be { better to close the schools. ( it no such necessity exists now, , r will it ever exist. Wo can ticeive of no more expensive iy to run schools than through 3 dispensary. For every dollar school funds you get that way presents about ten dollars spent r liquor. If the foregoing are not reasons r wanting to retain the dispen* ry what is the reason? We must plore the confusion of argusnts which reveal but ouo prin mi luuuii una iuai lb rovenue. in revenue compensate ,for tho ils growing out of tho liquor *fHcf Parent, what amount of uney would you regard as a just turn for a son being made a nnkard and possibly a murderer, sides the danger of running into e other evils on account of an tlamed brain? But let us examine the circular Iter and analyzo it just a little t. It says prohibition is a farce d cannot be enforced without iblic sentiment behind it. Who ys so? Advocates of tho liquor iffic. But what do those who ve prohibition say? Cherokee, nch was first to vote out the jpensary, says it works well d th&t they would not have any. ing else. And the states which ye tried prohibition refuse to back to liquor selling. We lieve that those who have tried are best qualified to speak, for ey speak from experience. But what about the dispensary? it us answer them with thoir rn argument. Was thero ever a bigger furcid Ami where is the i moral sentiment t<> enforce that law and make it ouo knows thut they will never voto to restore the old bar room system. Furthermore, ny license system is at present provided for at all. If the dis penssrios are voted out wo will ' liuvo absolute prohibition under ' the dispensary law. They claim that tlio dispensary purified is the best solution. Well who hus the power to purify it? One egg not quite so dacayes as ( an other might bo better purified, :, but who can purify it? Take the J actual experience and learn by , that that the evils in liquor are s inherent and will come out of it, I 1 \ it matters not whore or how sold J or by whom drunk. Take the , dispensary and look at the revela- ( tions disclosed by the investigate ] ing coimniltoe. Good men from geod families have gone in from ' good motives and now their names are bemirched and their characters blasted. Some who have gone into it have been able < to realize tho dungor anil have 1 retired before destroyed. It is claimed that during last 1 year Lancaster county derived v ?0.500. revenue from liquor. ( Suppose it did. ?Vhat has the ; county got iu return that it did ' not havo before? Our taxes were j no more when wo hail no dispells aary and when wo did not have , near so much taxable property. ? The truth of the matter is that ( this increased rovonuo is a grave temptation to extravaganeo in matters of no permanent value to the county and the result surely will ho more harmful thau helpful. You have novor in your life soon a bigger hearted fellow in tho mattor of spending money than whiskey sellers. They make their money easy and it goes easy. Citizens of Lancaster, the question is beforo you and you must pass upon it. And however much some seek to obscure tho real point at issue, it remains strictly a moral question Ono that involves your owu welfare and the dostiny of tho young lives now approaching manhood and womenhood; but it can he settled only thoso men who now boast that they are able and willing to protect tho interests of their wives and children. ^ A prohibition law will not be perfect, just as tho law against murder, stealing and all other crimes is not perfot. But it can and will minimize the ovil. So far as the argument is concernod, tbat men crave whiBfcoy and will have it and we bad just as well have the revenue. We hclievo the argument would he just aa legitimate that men have other appetites that thoy will gratify in the face of all moral and civil law and wo had just aa well take advantage of this weakness of their human nattKo to make a ht> revenue. \ve profess to know something >f the sentiment of tho county, For it has hccn our privilege to [)roscnt this mutter to them face to face for many years, and wo lave confidence in the manhood of the county that they will vote it nit because they believe it right ind their duty to do so, and, that when the votes aro counted, they will stand about two to one against he dispensrry. SPOILED HER BEAUTY1 Iarriet Howard, of 200 W. 341h 5t,. New York, at one time had rer beauty spoiled with skin .rouble. She writes: "I had Salt Rheum or Eczema for years, bnt nothing would cure it, until 1 used Bueklen's ArnicaSalve." A cjuick *nd sure healer for cuts, hums ind sores. 25c at Crawford Bros , 1. F. Mackey A: Co'a, and b'underburk Pharmacy, d r u g store. No. 7858. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Office Comptroller of the Currency Washington, D. C., Aug. 4, 1905. WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that "The First National dank of Lancaster", in the Town af Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster and State of South Carolina, has complied with all the provisions of the Statutes of the United States, required to be :omplied with before an association shall be authorised to commence the business of Banking; NOW THEREFORE I, Thornis P. Kane, Deputy and Acting comptroller of the Currency, do lcreby certify that "The First National Bank of Lancaster", in he Town of Lancaster, in the Jounty of Lancaster and State of South Carolina, is authorized to tommcnce the business of Banking is provided in Section Fifty ono lundrcd and sixty nine of the Revised Statutes of the Unitod States. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my hand and Seal of offi:e thisFourth day ofAugust, iqo5. SFAI 1 1. P. Kane, 1 " ' Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency. 0-io-'o5. GREATLY IN DEVIAND. Nothing is more in demand than a medicine which meets modern requirements for a blood and system cleanser, such as Dr. King's New Life Pills. They are just what you need to cure stomach and liver troubles. Try thorn. At Crawford Bros1, J F Mackcy & Co's and Funderburk Pharmacy, drug store, 25c,guaranteed. The Confederate Monument. In soliciting funds for the Con federate Monument, wo feel that 11 1 _ A : 1 A our run uppeuis 10 every resiueui of Lancaster County, and we need the aid of every ono without ex~ ception; it is impossible, however to make a personal application to the people in every part of the county. Wo therefore make this proposition to the women of the county, (those living both in town, and I ho country,) that every woman send % 1.00 to any of the following persons, who aro each chairman, of thoir respective committees, for soliciting subscript . it a Al nons?luo names 01 moso contributing will be regularly pub? lishod in the county papers. Mrs. L. B. Foster, Mrs. John T. Green, ) Mrs. M. It. McCardeli, } Com. Mrs. J. M. Kiddie, ' ?Please call by number. Lancaster Phone Co. 9 ?