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•' 1 VOL. XXVI •TRI AL PUT OF. J. H. Tillman Oats a Continuance of —- • . . _ “ -' His Case. 'I WO MAIN WITNESSES I SENT. L_ 1 Xhc State Ucaiats the Application for. ( ontinuancje, but la Overruled by the Presidin'!* Juttjce Klufth. tended for delay, but i* made solely lie- cause in the opinion of deponent as at torney for defendant the said defend ant cannot go safely to trial" without the testimony of Capt. White. That due diligence has been used to procure 'the attendance of the said witness, as deponent is informed ahd believes that the warrant for his arrest was lodged with the sheriff of liiehland County by I*. H. Nelson, Esq, also one of the at torneys for tlie defendant, on the 21st day of March, 1803. That Miss Mary Julia Roper is also a material witness for the defence, and is also absent. That deponent is informed and be lieves that a. warrant for the arrest of -1-m^adLwltnfss was- lodged with the BARNWELk. 3. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1903. WILL SOON KANO. NO 32 The cafe against Jas. H Tillman fur_the murder of N. 0. Gonsuile> lame up in the Court of General Ses sions at Columbia on Wednesday, and on motion of the defence was post poned until the July term of Court. 'Hie State wishes, the case to be promptly tiled and insisted that tire d« fence had not made a sulHcient showing to gain:a continuance. The defence based its application for continuance of the case, iirst, on the nllidavit of physicians that Capt. J. A’. \V idle was too ill to attend the Court; that he was suffering,from diabetes of. a serious type and partial paralysis; and, second on the affidavit that MisS ^-Mary Julia Roper was in New York »t%i could not be gotten here tor the (jjpapt. White iti his affidavit used In r e oe application for bail swore that R. 11. Hulzenback told him of a 'conver sation with Mr. Gonzales, in which lie said Mr. Gonzales had told him (Hol- zenback) that he had made Lieuten- ant-Guveruor Till man ‘-'show the white feather on several occasions hni when tie met him ht would make Jdm slnTw if again.“ ^ Miss Nfary Julia Roper is a trained i disc and stie swore in an affidavit iisid in the application for bail, which *Ms manned, tnat wnttp nttendmg Mr. Gonzales’.^ unde she heard Mr. Goi.zales s;iy that lie "had mady Lieutenant-Governor Tillman show tile white feaCber and that he would do all in his power against him and was exceedingly bitter in his denun- sheriff of Richlamt'Cmmtv on the 2nd day of April, 1803, which said warrant was sent by the said sheriff of Rich land County to the sheriff of Spartan burg County, Miss Roper being* resi dent of city of Spartanburg; and the Tsaid warrant was returned on the 4th day of April, 1803, endorsed N. E. 1. That deponent lias been informed that Miss Roper is temporarily-in the city of New York, and lias received assur ances that she will return tot lie State, and be present % testify at the next term Of this Cotirh* That jdue diligence has been used, to procure the .attend ance of this witness, and in deponent’s opittkyi his client cannot safely go 15 trial in her absence, and this mot ion is not made for delay , hut spiel v. for' tire reason above stated. G. W. CtoiW^ Sworn to%ul subscribed before me tiiis^th day of April, 1803. 1*. ill. Nelson, , tS-: n ii. ci.ilKmor T’he defence urged that it had tried luiret. these witnesses, but without any particular and that It had not been shown what the witnesses would have test!tied to had they been pres ent. . The defence said •ainfmg,' other things that tfimlTCff counsel had ever yet seen Mias Roper and that they did nut know exactly what' she would testify to; that she had written a let- fbr to members of Mr. Tillman's fami- lyVin which she made mention of ad ditional threats, and that Abey were not fully , advised as to this witness, and they further conKmded that no harm could come to thelLState by de- lay. as the defendant was^n jail. Col. Crawford. OOP tended that llie view expressed by the Judges at a re cent meeting was to require a com; pliance with the rule, as to avoid fre quent continuances, and that the rule contemplated that the' opposing side might be fully advised of what was sought to lie proven oy absent wi^- nesseiu that all of this might be agreed to and the case not delayed, lie went on to urge that the affidavit* submitted, and the motion, as made, did not comply with the rule in any wafT" ' The Remarkable Clew of a George- - \' town Negro Murderer. •' . i i - V~'- a ■' BROWNFIELD, A BLACK BARBER Has Been Saved lor Three glfeara from the (iallowa. All tempted Suicide Uecently, But A, ( .Courage Failed. ' One of tiie most unlqhe cases iu.the aqnals ofrerime exists in Georgetown. Jolin l{rown|ield, the negro barber who killed J. C.^Scurry, a wliite man, on Sept, 28,1800, Is still alive and con fined in the bounty jail, although once -tried, convicted and sentenced tb be hanged on Dec. J27, 1800. ~Thc case,has excited widespread in- Col. Croft contended thaCthe de fence had shown due diligence Ht Us efforts to get the two witnesses, and that it Was an utter surprise to coun sel that Miss Roper was not in the Stpr aird-tirat-she Wd not be pres- eht ioFthe trial. He l x iad informa Notary-PubjUi for Soujh Carolina. ^Jiss Roper" would,, if, pre THE STATE OBJECTS: r ' . -- - - la Solicitor Thurmond promptly arose and said: “The rule of Court pre- scriiK'R how continuances will he secured and we submit these affidavits do not come up to the rule of Court. If the rule is complied wfttrlt may be thfc .State will i>e iifa position to enable tlie defendant to proceed to trial any wajt at this term of Cuurhl \Ve..,ag.k that the nrK^f CottEt he rnmpllff^ with,” Col. ^Andrew Crawford, of counsel for the State, added: "it seems to me. under the rule as last ameided, that even whch* the rule is 'complied with, the assent jai feature of wliicITTs to sot' forth all the tapis, ibcn vtii 1 affi- davl i i s su bin i tied T<) c< nlbset < ui t he other side, and if counsel agress touc- suctess./ ' Tue State urged that tlrc^defcnce liad hot made a proper, full or satjs- factory showing in ita application for n cont inuance, and that if such a show ing were made of what it was proposed ty prov^ by tlie absent witnesses it iilu-hf he admlHed-^r facllI t:t te tbe: cept llie statement-scontained in these affidavits aa ktatements ttRU' would I e made if the witnesses were present, then the case wilt go on. Nnw; iti thisinstance our friends have failed to make known to us what facts they oropose to move lath at ent, testify to other things than-'weYe brought out in the - affidavit used at, the hearing for bail, and that counsel did know from information that she wetuid testify a* to Other threats. He then emphasized the value of having a witness on the stand and having the jury judge of tlie credibility of the witness by seeing the person on the the attention of every court from the HufiTnnrnia'g1sU , ate i » to- -the United States supreme.court at Washington and) although the verdict of every tri bunal has been against the negro,, yet -he is still livingand ho date set for uis execution. Blieriff McKeithen of that (Sourity readiljr-assented to allow the prisoner to be keen in his cell. - 'File clanging of the massive iron door*.as.the bolts were thrown back aroused the prioher from his cot iu his cell where In-had been quietly cori- versmg with his fellow prisoners through the bars. He immediately put on Ills hat and stood in the open door, apparently ready to meet any s,anf1 ' f —n i net re-vmiw might befall him. The negro wford insisted that TTfrrnNt j sa ij,mt, 2.*) years old, tall erect and saved his life. When asked why be madp the attempt he replied:. "Any kind of death Is.preferable to the dis grace of being hanged by the neck um til dead.” It is stated that his negro friends have about given up all hope, realizing that they have exhausted every means to save him. ' Large sunp> of money have been raised in the negro churches of Georgetown county, as well aa from his relatives in Columbia and Mayes- ville, Sumter county r the home of hjs wife, for by thorn Brownfield is BRYAN’S PROSPERITY. BIG GUNS BURSTS. ot -file Why It Bothers Home napers of the Fouatry. Bryan garded as the exponent of an iraagin-/ ary principle. It is stated that pray- ers i^rc being offered that he may die The fact that Hon. W. J —-j *■ . f lias just completed a home at Lincoln, Neb., is being received with a great deal of pain by a number of papers throughout the Worth and east. The^e re-,| papers lay particular StTess upon the News-1A Paul Aocidaot «« Ut jattlaaklp Iowa Thursday. - A TWELVE INCH TTJRB XXPLODXS by any other-method saVethat of a legal execution and to them is attri hpiahle tlie poison that has been S een him on more than one occasion, t the negro is loo cowardly UrWSIt untH the poison takes effectr before calling for a physician. One of the direct results of the riot episode is the passing of the city and county government completely into the hands of the whitVpetipfe. The negroes put up tickets in both elections last year biit> failed to support tliena-j^n the y»t?f eteeblon.yrhe city of George- 4|cwn has been continuously under the mayoralty of the lion. W^ D, Morgan f<>r the last l<i year*, but the new Georgetown which has sprung Into existence within the laAt five years, bears little resemblance to\the quaint oktclty which formerly ktood at the head -of Winyah bay.—Columbia State. - v- \ fact that this house has twenty rooms, and that Mr. Bryan Is not only a free stiver man, but an energetic opponent Several Seamen Killed aad Woaad- ' ed. Tbe DlaaeCer Oeenrred ' Oaring Target Practice OP Pensacola, Fla. of the trus^TTrReyTIoTcrto the axiom t A disastrous explosion occurred on that^ny man who sympathizes with battleship Iowa Thursday while the poorer classes should remain poor ♦ K - himself and leave to others the ac- the ves “ l w “ Urget pratlce la the cumulation of riches. It Is said that ot Mexico. The forward port 12- Mr. Bryan has already accumulated | Inch gun burst from the premature Mr. Ci a at least bo shown what these absent witnesses* would prove or what they, wore expected to show. Judge Klugn thought that this position was-cor- recL ' Col, Nelson said Ite thought tlie aflt- i■ft.i'vit.t Ot the sm;looses in qui'stiua were familiar to tiie counsel and oth ers, but at the instance of the Court he brought the affidavits used at the time of the application for hail and read these to tTuTUblTlT: ATTfie Lime qf.the application Capt. White made t hp •following affidavit as to what en- his lung oMjnfinementrTrf months has reduced his par- healing- , . Judge Klug decided that a sufficient showing had ;hMU,made by the defence for a (jn.ntihuaflreof the case and so diifctfd. * r*-- ■ u — - i’lUK KKiaNuS rx IfETAtL. i»y t hese tw ticular their showing is absolutely fgctlve. “1 submit we are entitled to have lliisvcase go on. first, because there is not a compirahBe with the rule of Court in any particular, and secondly, If- tlii?" gffnpilance Is- -made.. we cau ifvthe admit placed AUat- the" After tlie routine. itusiness of the •Court liad been disposed of Wednes- morning. Judge Klugh said that -tijc firSt case on the docket vtas tliat of "the State against James TT. Till- r man.’' As »ion as this announcement was made Col. Geo.‘ W. Croft, of coun- st 1 for the defence, arose and said: •Before 1 he defendant ft arraigned we iiave a HMhion to make on Ure part —; i»f thp di* fn : i ‘b‘nt. We understand, may it plesuse .youiriEHEir, that the State cxpeclsto try this case at the present term of Ijourt, and we regret f / to say that the defendant will becom- / pel led to ask* for a "continuance. l>e- eause we find that two of tin; most rnaterial witnesses-for tlie defenceean- not alteort at this teHn. yw ing-to the severe sickness of om* of the witnesses, J. A. White, of EdgotudtUAnd —■*" OtipL ^ owing of Kdgetkia. a vary absence frt ing to the temporary 1 he State of Miss Hoper. of Spartan- - burg. We liave the return of tlie sheriff, slwwing tliat one of these witnesses has been served and tempt made to serve have also a certificate sworn to by t he _± physician-of-Cant. Wliite,of EdgCfleld, savlntrhe is seriously ill and conttned to his room, and it will beimpraqtieal for Tiinetoat tend tlds Court. The return of thC she iM tf ^ihows tliat Ml upon swear to the tilings and matters -set forth In the affidavit, and then the ease will proceed.” ~ STILL AN'OTHEK AKglDAVIT. - Mr. P. H. Nelson saLd: “We thouglil our friends were so thorotigh- ly advised of what these witnesses testify to in ihe main, ttbeir affidavits- having been used and cdplUB liaving lieeiT furnished some time ago.) we did not tillnk it necessary to embody in a separate affidavit what we expect them to testify on the trials Antici pating that pbrnt might be flrade we^ have, prepared this affidavit from Mr. Croft: . *—-- •'State of Sotmi CaroUba. county of Richland. George W. Croft,'being in addition to deuce was to ha expected of him: nearly 31 weight to about 12’> pouridisf;- dfv 7 answer to the question if lie still fejt confident that h^ would yt^t escape the gallows, lie TepUcd: r— ——- - ""■"‘Sly efi.niew now ionic pretty sittn-, and 1 am the victim of Caucasian prejudice. I ought not to be hanged, for at tlie time of the trouble I was in mv barber shop when Mr. Scurry name in to oollecC dellhqiretjt taxes; under an execution issued by Magis : trate Hucks. Sorry told me that if - A GOOD ROADS MEETING \ — / To Be Held In Ht. LouIh the Latter Part of April. WHAT WHITE SWEAK* TO. Smith Carolina, (Amnty of Rich land: Personally appeared J. A. Wliite, who, lieing duly sworn, deposes and says: That he recalls tlie event and circum stances mentioned in the statement of R. H. Holzenbaek. That he is keeper of one of tlie committee rooms of the Senate of SputhCarolina. That at all times hurifrg .the session of the Seriate witnesses:'were li^TriTUembl of theSemH-cr "stand, They tv11u 1 d jnTncschry ortVednesday Iiefore the shooting-of N. G. Gonzales oecurTecj he was sittingTiy the front door Of-the said lobby talking La Richard Holzen- back: that to 'the best of his recollec tion it wasJTuesday. That said man witli whom tlie deponent conversed was clean shaven ana wore glasses, and as lie t nrned to go off deponent asked wlio he was <ihd was informed by some one tliat it was N. G. Gonzales. That after the deponent’s last remark the said Gonzales turned off abruptly ami deponent does not know whether lie I walked irrtrrthe Senate chamber or : into the corridor. Tliat the deponent I eommiHHeattd to the said Lieutenant ] Governor and President of-tlie Senate ♦tiiesUtemeat either on tlie afternoon of Tuesday or Wednesday, he cannot recall which, preceding tlie shooting oh Thursday. That deponent is a Confederate veteran, having served iu the end than the paying of a special tax for the purpose of building roads which will be permanent in their nature, ? '. At the last, session of the general assembly there were a number’ of I dldTioT pay Taxes”tTraLTie~wi)U Id ar- freeasurcs-int n id need. some ad yqcati n rest me and 1 told him that he could not artest me without a warrant. “He grabbed me In the collar and threw a pistol in my'fSfee and told me that he would show me. I caught the pistol with both hands and turned it to one side to keep him from shooting me and I then wrenched the pistol from his hands.and slfOt him several T iaft thx'chiip nnrt r£n the The qui stion of good roads is giving public men more td’TTiiQk abdurTTiaTT anything else which has come up in the last generation. There iswio deny4 ing the self-evident facts presented by those who advocate building good citads ami ,wlio urge that to have bad rosids is inure X’dstTy ATld friure rff a tax 1 ,lU t ^t^VlTS griy between $150,000 and $500,000 worth of property, and asserted that his an nual income from his paper and other sources ft not less Ilian $50,000 nually. This condition of affairs ft sad, do doubt, but what Is the use ot protest- Ing? An especially generous Prov- idenoe endowed Mr. Bryan with more tharf lift Share inf gray matter,' aorHt is not apparent how these people are to keep him poor. It is true that Mr. Bryan is 7 becoming wealthy without oppressing any one, and that there has never been the least suspicion that one penny of filthy money ever soiled his hands. And it Is this that hurts. ..plutocratic organs which are pained at bis prosperity would have no ilhfeeling against him if his" money /ere wrung from the sweat and the suffering of the mass of people. If Mr. Bryan had, for example, secured his wealth by cornering the stock of coal In some city during the existing "blizzanT or explosion of a shell, 12 feet of tbe pieoe outside the turret being demol ished. Three men were-kllled aad five Injured, two seriously. The killed are: First-class Beaman Klele. Ordinary Seaman Peroall and Gunner's Mate Berry. , The.Jnjured .aw.:. Firet-olass Sea man Gaught, Ordinary Seamen Truee- dale, Brown, Mansdale and Parrocker. The men killed and injured were on the second or gun deck at mees. Three pieces of the exploded gun, each weighing over a ton, passed downward through tbe spear deck, faHing upon the men at 016884 instantly killing tbe three named. All of the men were horribly mutilated. Tbe heavy mis siles, after passing through the gun deck, continued down to the third deck, where they came Id contact with the armored deck, the heavy steel bringing them to a stop, thus haiTlIevIsog iomF~piari the engineers aad Iremett who whereby thnall dealers In certain com- were wort below. Although the -modules coUld have been ruined that upper decks were crowded with men, a syndicate might capture the trade n0 on ® there was seriously injured, which had been theirs, he would have Th® explosion occurred Just as the been hailed as a captain of Industry. I ri®® 88 ha d been sounded. Firing But that he shout WOE a special tax TOJJrnrptrcrrr and others suggesting a -pfcrrr duly sworn, says: Tliat the affidavit of Miss Mary Julia Roper, , j,.,, deponent, is informed and he i*Be«es four ihat she, if present, would testify to the matters therein stated, and de-j County for a like period would 1 and-t+tat he is an uncle by marriage of ponent is inforriicdAltat slie matters more] slie is only tW ; State", fat New York. She la.a citizen- of tliis ~ State.. W e are'dnffiTrned- temporarily absent from 'andThat she will lx; present at the: next term of Court, when this case will be tried. 1 ask your Honor’s at tention to the followingcertiffcate and affliJavit: I will ask Mr. Nelson, who is associated with me, to Bilul these affidavits.”’ yf - , . . Mr, Nelson read the affidavits printed below. The first affidavit was in connection with Col. White, which read;.. ... ( _ Edgefield, S.C., April I, 1903.—This is to certify that Jl A. White is suffer ing from Idiabetes, of a-serious type; also suffering from partial paralysis and incontihence of ufine, and. conr fined to ids room and under treat menu' Butler & Patterson. Sworn to before me April 7, 1803. J. D. Allen, J. P., E. C. - After this affidavit had been read 1-Mr. Nelson read this endtirsemcnt on the subpoena for Miss Boper, the other witness in the ease, who is wanted: ^ A" he re by certify that I, have made diligent search for Miss Julia Roper and cannot, .find her in this county. Am informed that she is-in German Memorial Hospital, New York city, N.Y. John E. Verner, Sheriff, S. C. April 2, 1903. /. \ XW5THEK ATn»AV«r- pointed even than those Vherefn set forth.. “Thai owingTO absence and dist arice- , , . from the city oM'Yrhimtiia none of tlie served and attorneys for the defendant have ever ,e t he otlK>r. - >\e | ia{ i an opportunity of Seeing «r ,talk- ine witli her, ami therefore deponent cannot give in Yletail tlie threats and oilier matters about which Hiey are in formed slie would testify. „ That J. H. White, if present, would .esiify to wliat is comauuaUn t l’ davit of R, H. Holzenback, reTerf Ktjeet . hut was caught by a policeman and put.'lp jail where l haveTieen ever since. I Was not responsible for any- thmg-else that happened. My attor ney Mr. Mite’ ell-^-a Charleston negro lawyer -hAS written me sayintf that a petition to thfi governor Is circulated asking him to corrirautejny sentence tofiyb*. imprisonment.” is about the substance . of his story. Noticing that he kept his hat pulled down over his eyes, lie was asked to take it off, hut he drew him self up and said: “No sin, I won't do that”’ The sheriff, who was standing near, was appealed U> Ifld BB the negro to take off his hat. Alfr made the same reply to him, but in stantly it was snatched from his head and in the top was pasted a small miyg>r v in which, perhaps, he. often L-iur-the bump of self esteem is very prominent on his cra nium. —' '. . : ■ — Johh Brownfield killed J. C. Scurry on .Sept. 2371900, and was -placed in jail the same—afternoon. The next night a race rjqt at the jail was: ed only by the txioCaecisive action of the wtritecitizens. The local military companies were called out and the governor appeale^-4© for more troops. A- CsreHna. Csunty of 4 Richland. Before me^ ; ' peared George W. Croft sworn says: That he is one of the attor neys for the defendant above named. That Capt, J. A. White, a witness for the defence.!n the above entit led casq. Is, as appears by the affidavit of But ler & Patterson, phj’siclansof the town of Edgefield, In the State aforesaid, confined to his room on account of serious illness, and will not he able to attend at the present term of this Court. That the testimony of the said witness ft material to the defence and the defendant cannot go to trlal ln hft absence. That thlsmotion ft not In- TdTlio conveitiaUun. betwewixUn ana N. G. Gonzales, and that he coinimiiTL Gated, the sairie to t he defendant. “Sworn to and suhscri bed. be fore me this 8th dayhf April, 1903. , W. Croft. “P. H. Nelson, NotaryAOUfiic for South Carolina. . _ THE Kl’LE OK COURT. > « The rule of court involving continu ances in such cases was read to the Court as follows: . Motions for Continuance: No mo tion for the postponement of trial be yond the term, either in Common Pleas or General Sessions, shall be granted on account of the witness, without the oath of thp party, tils counsel, or either, to the follow ing ef fect, to wit: That the testimony of the witness is material to support the action or defence of the party moving; tliat tlie motion is not intended for delay, but' is made solely because lie cannot go safely to trial without such testimony; that he has ma.de ustM)f diligence to procure the testimony of tlie witness, or of .sucli other circum stances as" wTlTsatisfy the Court tliat his motion is not intended for delay. In all sueli cases where a writ of sub poena lias lieen issued tlie original shall be produced, with proof of ser- -vice, or tlie reason.why.JOOJt served, en dorsed thereon or attached thereto, or ana or me Hon. W^ A. Strom, late a member of the House of Representatives from Edge- tieJd-Countv. J. A. White, —Sworn to and subscribed before me thii. 11th February, 1803. Robert Moorman,.(Iu.jp - Magistrate Richland Cofinty. holzk^hack's testimony. t . The defence; also submitted the One company from Sumter and two afttdaVttbf Richard Uolzenback, vyiio-]-from Charleston Were sent liere,' for it will lx; remeinlx'red’Teslitled tn fnil That wliije he wvs in the -dSiatw House a day 1 of two before the ^nfortu^la , c occurrence ^vhieh result^ etHtHlie death of N. G. Gonzales he , whobeingduly original subpoena. A party apul original for such le subpoena. A party applying postponement on account 01 the absence of a witness shall set forth under oath, in addition to tlie forego ing matters, what fact or facts he be lieves the witness would testify to and the grounds of such belief. " f THE LAWYERS SPAR. was talking to Capt. J. A. White, win was keeper of one of the committee rooms lri the Senate end of Hie Capi tol building; that widle lie was thenv N. G. Gonzales, whom the deponent had known for two years, came in tlie lobby of the Senate chamber arid asked Capt . White where his bQss was-. Capt. Wliite replTerb~ “I have ho boss,” apd. he (GonzaltS) said he meant tlie Lieu tenant Governor, and salch'‘tl su he is neglecting his duty as he^A "Lrefiicnam—Governor Tillm was not presiding at that time, but Governor Sheppard yvas in the chair. Gonzales said to Capt. White, he had madfT'him, referring to Lieutenant Governor Tillman, show the white feather on several, oceassions, and when he met him he would make him show it again. Capt., White made some reply and shortly afterwards Mr. Gonzales vlent otT."* Idb not recollect whether he went in the Se.iate cham ber or out of the State House. WHAT M!8« ROPER SAYS. The affidavit of Miss Roper, who is the Ollier absent witness, was: State of South Carolina, coniity of Spartanburg; Miss ^lary Julia Roper, being duly sworn, says: That she is by profession a trainednuise and is en gaged now as such, hat durii" the matter ■ Counsel contended over for some time. Mn Thurmond and- Col. Crawford contended that the defence had utter- )j failed to comply with the ruje in Spartanburg, S. C„ who was then sick, suffering from dysentery. Tliat his nephew, N- G. GonzaJes came to gee him during his illness and deponentsaw Mr. Gonzales frequently. That in discussing the differences be tween Lieutenant Governor Tillman and himself Mr. Gonzales said on more than one occasion to deponent that he, Gonzales, had made Lieutenant Gover nor Tillman show the white feather, arid that, he .waul'd do all in his power against liim^ and was exceedingly btt- which the legislature at Its next ses sion had to appropriate about $2jJOO yitcti as 1 has been adopted by special school districts— let each tqwnship vote upon the ques tion. Other* suggested tbe plan of issuing township bonds for this pur pose. Hut no action was taken, so unsettled were the convictions of the legislators. v .... - One of the.- most earnest advocates of btfildlOjrAnd malutafifing good- roads ft Governor Heyward.. He has repeatedly urged the importance J)f this dftittter and is taking no little interest in the proposed good roads convention which ft to be hel< at St. Louis on the 27th of thii month. He^expects to attend,,, if his business engagegients will permit, and lias been itifyrmed, IhllC" I'resldcnt Rooseveitand the governors of a num ber of States will be there at that time and will make addresses. — Governor Heyward Wednesday an nounced the appointment of the dele gates.froth 1 this State to that con veil- lion, arid- fie has—selected the gentle men named not so much because of their prominence in the good roads movement, but because he believes they will attend and will bring hack to South Carolina ideas Which will be of grfeat value in the ^movement. Fol lowing are the delegates named; First -District—W. G. Hinson, Charteston; lYW. Williams, .Moocks Corner; J. E.Moore, Ayalterhoro; Lanham, Manning. Second District—II. G. Folk, Bam berg; Brunson Holloway, Edgefield; B. F, 'Crouch, Saluda; W. F. Cum mings, Hampton. Third District—J. N. Vandiver, Anderson; W. J. Strlbbllmr. Oconee: W r V It F. Hill, skull, and without his neighbors, is, of criurse, inexcus able. It is more Inexcusable that he dne* not change his polilical views now that he lias acquired a ..eofisiderable amount of worldly goods. ;But more damning than all else 1s tbatx he ft regular 1 v the salary of a maua- ger of a great syndicate w coin this wealth I WM 10 h * v ® cewed after the shot for within hi* h h ® dinner hour. The nogs had been ihjury to any of The ringleaders were arrested IRfd Heavily fined, one of Ahem servin^. a —Fourth District sentence of one year in the peniten tiary. 1 n November of the same year Browrifield was tried before Judge Gary and sentenced to be hanged the next mouth, Dec. 27. His negro at torneys appealed to the State supreme court, who several months afterwards confirmed the verdict of the circuit court. While the case was pepdlng in the supreme court, a little more than t’Wo years ago, Brownfield burrowed a pressing any one whatArieVftf., „ v The public will be pained along with the plutocrats at this extraordi nary conduct of Mr. Bryan, but their pain^tvlll by no rue&ns he as acute. In fact they may be vetting that Mr. Bryan should continue to prosper, though the more envious will not un naturally complain that Providence wasnot more cvcn-handodln lls dlfe tributionof brains. Mr. Bryan has achieved a notable victory in demon- si nit ing that even at this late day brains are a valuable commodity in the world, and th&t-a man may pros- ven yet without-oppressing his neighbors and without permitting his conscience to be seared by'ihs acquisi tion of wealth by furtive methods. It may he as well to inform these plutocratic organs that wealth ft tlpt in itself an evil, but that evil metb- acquiring the wealth is what constitutes the sin, and that they will never be ahj® Achconvince the world | that, honesty acquired-wealth ft a dis grace, while wealth dishonesty and Illegally acquired ft an honor to tbe holder. May Mr. Bryan continue to coin wealth out of his brains until he has airthnt ft necessary to his happi ness. The pity of It ft thariDOSt of the great fortunes in this country are not in the keeping of such men as he.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. get indAtie Iowa was steaming along at a speed of 12 knots an hoar, when Lieut. Reed, in charge of tbe forward 12-Inch turret, gave orders to load and and fire. The time fuse was cut for tbe rente, the piece charged, breech Closed and the word given to fire. Following tbe report of tbe gun T was a smothered report as the M exploded midway in tbs gun and irated 1 pieces of tbe burated gun and ere scattered broadcast. Three rest holes-were torn through the Tboee who were below began up on deck, soma bloody and 1, while lying on tbe floor almost beyond recognition the three unfortunate nan. itts, alx miles distant, was signaiied for ald.sndoneof the | cutters put off with the surgeon and assistants. Tbe wounded men were taken to the hospital and their in juries dressed. Tbe dead were brought to Pensacola. Some claim the explosion wad caused by a defective shell, and others think that tbe frequent firing of the piece at Culebra during the winter, added with tbe work done here dur ing the past 10 days, so strained the piece that tbe force of the charge bunted the gun. - $ 1 ▲ WOMAN Of HACK Abbeville; R. M. Hayes, Greenwood. W.Ar. MttUkltB, with the foot of a«stove and made his escape, but was recaptured within v an hour. ; ? A> soon as he learned that the Greenville; J. P. Goodwin, Greenville; S. T McGravy, Spartanburg; H. B. Humbert, Laurens, Macebeth Young, Union Fifth District—F. P. Stacy Gaffney; P. L. Hardin, Chester; T. W. Boyd, Rock irill^J r iihn G. Mobley, Winns- boro; T. KT Cunningham. Lancaster. Sixth District—Capt. Frank Man ning, Clio; W. H. Manning, Dillon; W. A. Dowling, Darlington; J. B. Mc- BLACK AND WHITE. Crap-ftfiootent Get Caught All Bight, but Poke^ 1*1 ayetm Kscape. _Jii a recent issue of the Rock Hill fiournal mention was made of the fact that a squad of negro holcAhrough the I>Gck waBtfiA^iejalL Bryde, Florence: John L. Bnyd, Coa- way, ^Seventh District—-F.. H. Hyatt. Co- _ iumbla Lewis T. Wilds, Columbia; W. State r supreme court rbaxT^dsctded^H.'' Seal,"'Sumter: J. A. Banks, St. Mattehws; Capt. J. H. Counts. Irmo v * /••We - .* against him he attempted to end his miserable existence by taking an over dose of laudanum, hut prompt 'medi cal aid saved his life. His attorneys carried the appeal to the.United States supreme court on the plea that there were no negroes on the jury which convicted him, but this court, Within the last month, de ckled against him. Every one thought that Brownfield would be resentenced by J udge Gage at the court of general sessions which adjourned at George- town last Saturday, but it seems that Hie summerof 1902 shfuj the Unifced States supreme court,-uf _.**_*-^ iu detF-the-ftw r THrtfcftO days wl to return to tht^tate the papers in the case from which they eminate, and the allotted time will not expire until tomorrow. Hence the negro has a new lease on liffe until June 15tb, when Judge Gary, who originally heard the case,^will probably-resen tence him to be hanged 'Beaux to Order. Hereafter no Chicago girl needbe without a beau or an escort, unless by choice. She can now go to’that ifel$ phone and order a beau for thp morn- ing, afternoon or evening, the samfe as she would order a block of ribboh or a bottle of pickles. And she can order Just tbe style of hkau she wants, to match; her complexion or her new frock, or her-‘confection” or a new hat. There are to be had long beaus and short, dartt and light; lean and those that are clean shaven. It is merely a case of “you pays your money and you takes your choice.’’ gamblers had pafd fines of nearly $50 Into the city treasury, with' 23 days work on the streets as a result of a raid, made by the 'police....In commenting on the action of the council The Journal says we are glad the.police caught them and that the mayor “laid it on heavy.” But what about ^gambling in high places?” We hear it whispered that the little negroes and bad white boys who are occasionally bagged down in the “Black jacks'Awe not the-oniy sln- Strange Htory That Comes from Urn County Bent of Colleton. - , ' . W ' , - A dispatch (rom Walter boro to Tbe State sayA quite a sensation was create ed in that town on Thursday morning by the arres^hpon a warrant issued by Magistrate '<(. R. Bryan of 8. J. Fennell, a farmer and manufacturer of lumber, residiug\ about six miles [from the towu, on Being unable to give aim 1 of $700 he was committed to jail. A mysterious woman In black, de scribed as quiet and ta ners. Let the officers hunt for bigger garrie, and the miyor will have the op portunity of paying off the city debt. This thing CT clubbing the negroes knd a few trifling white people into iq- sensibility because their evil nati led them into wrong "paths and letftng big sera peg races go scotl free is fair. Arrest some of the"”‘big fish” you hear so much talk about, and let’s have a genuine sensation, and a heap of it. We are making nu charges against the administration or the police. It ft the same everywhere. The poor and friendless have to “toe the mark,” while some others do about as they please. In justification of in action. no one need come back at us for Abe protil or for names. We in tbe case. Intact, actor. It istoot known who What Is known is that 1 at the Farmers and Merchants at Walterboro on March 27, presented a check for $432, bearing tbe signa ture of W. O. Thompson, Jr., drawn upon tbe Bank of Hampton in favor of one of his married sisters, whom she impersonated, and received tbe money. Tbe circumstance connecting Fen nell with the transaction is that be Is known Urhave accompanied the wo- "1 1 man from Walterboro to Hampton, conversing with her tbe precedlugday, At Hampton she presented a check for a similar sum, but owing to some error payment was refused. He re turned with her to Walterboro the same day. Where she secured lodging for the night cannot be ascertained. Fennell admits seeing heron tbe train, but de nies knowledge of her identity. An other mystifying feature of the esse is- that the woman must have known the extent of Thompeon’s depostot in Bank of Hampton, and have been familiar with his signature. Thomp son, who ft now on a visit to Florida, might a|d in clearing up the mystery of tbe ^mysterious woman Ini tiMR?* fat. and whiskered beaus not a detective. Hut if the admiais- 1 inupont. pffnrt* holng V*?*** 1 -{eoNTiNUUftOk PAoa 4. j Monday a week ago Brownfield swal- j lowed a large quantity of parts green i n another attempt at) suicid^, but be came frightened and sent for the sheriff and a physician, who again An Inbnmsn Deed. At Hardeeville, on Saturday night, Hie stable of Mr. Lassiter was enter ed by a miscreant who heartlessly, mutilated and killed a valuable horse'. All four le^s were broken with an axe and the foreshoulders severed. The dastardly act ft supposed to have been prompted by a villainous revenge tration is sincere, evidence can be got ten and the city authorities will not have to hunt far to get *t. There are other places besides Bock Hill that ] the comments of The Journal fits. out who she is and where she is. ■ays Mrs. Death of a Cadet. Cadet Louis A. Roberts, of the South-Gorolina Military Academy at Charleston, died there on Tuesday of last week of heart disease.. He wu from Ninty-Six. Died of Blood The Columbia State Robert M. Anderson, who has citizen of that city for many years, died at her home on Price avenue Wednesday, after an lilnem of two weeks. While out training % vine some time ago, Mrs. Anderson got a splinter in one of her !| ~ through this slight wound ed blood polaon. . ,• • • • 4 • * * - jw - • —' v ..