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FINALLY SET FREE Agatha Eeiohlin Murdered by “a Per* ton Unknown” is the AMaUias Seem to Have the Law and >> • • . . i"' • Preaa Intimidated. L YIRWOT THE JURY RENDERED. K The Testlmonjr Did Not Tend to In ert mtnato the Aceoaed Prleet. Congratulated by Friend* 1 / When DUeharmed. A dispatch from ETys)a, Ohio, says at the end of a rather complete in* vestlgatlon Into the cause of Ifie death of Agatha Rjichlin who was murdered last Thursday night, Go to ner French of this county this even ing gave this as his conclusion of the verdict: —> ■—- ’—- ,l That. J Agatha Reichlin came to her death from wounds inflicted by a stone in the hands of a person un known.” —• /The investigation' was held la the presence of a large and deeply inter ested crowd of witnesses and specta tors. The conclusion reached by the coroner resulted in the feeling of Fa ther Waiser from contlnement later n the evening. The witnesses examined Wednes- ay Jnclyded policefflen who had n called to the Relchlin borne at o’clock Friday morniug TOWmi'V'brotTRy J. B. Marcum, a prominent and deputy United States commis sioner, was^'shot and killed Monday, May 4, while standing in the door of the court house at Jackson, Ky. The shot was tired from inside the court house. It is not known who did the shooting. Marcum was a leader of the antl-I18rgl* political faction and a friend of Cockrills who was killed two months ago in the Cockrili-Ilargis fwidg. f , —" A dispatch from Lexington, Ky., says Wood G. Dunlap of that city left uesday for Jackson, Ky., as' attor ney for the fusionists in the Breathitt county contested election cases. He succeeds as counsel James B. Mar cum, who was killed at the court louse Monday wiiite tiling paie sin these cases, it. is feared that tbd jroceedings at this time will precipi tate further trouble In the Cockr 111- largis feud ih which i half dozeu Ives have already been lost. A tele- TfT and murdered girl. Rev. Qharles Relchlin, another brother, - also testified. The concensus of the testimony of the witnessess Wednesday was favorable to Father W.User’s claim of innocence and hi support of the, theory that a burglar or some other desperate'tnan —^ had committed the crime. Capt, . Ketchum. chief of , police, testitied that the bloodhounds did not pay any more attention to Father Walser’s bed than to the other beds in theTkmser - Describing his visit to the house, Capt. ; ~ Ketchum said: * ‘Going to the attic I found “fresh -mud on the floor, that had apparently recently* dropped from a man’s shoe. There was atso -fresh mad o'n the'tad : - der that had l>een put up to the attic window. of Caslmer Relchlanf brother of the murdered girj, described the scene In his sisters room when he reached it after being arouse the night of the murder. Th^‘ girl’s left foot was drawn up and her head was bleeding and she lay partly on her left side Th<» bed clothes were smooth and un- disturbed and tbe bed quilts drawn up close under her chin. The body was still warm. The door between the ^girl’s room and Rev. Walser’s rooq^was open, one bed. in the latter room had been disturbed. The other had not. A ladder (»u tbe south side of the building leading to the attic window was found. It did not reach the window by two and a hallf feet, The window itself was out and leaning against an old trunk. He noticed no tracks until next morning. When discovered the tracks were small, but not Indistinct. He said Walser gave him a description of the mao he had seen as being thin, tall, wore a mus tache and a slouch hat. Casimer said the .watch dog that was on the lower floor of the bouse on the- night of the murder had an ugly dispositiori and usually barked when any one came around the house at night. The dog did not bark on the night in question, however, until after the murder had been discovered. There was suppi ed excitement when Prosecutor Stroup asked the witness:’ “You do not know of your own knowledge who killec your sister?” “No, sir,” answered Casimer with emphasis. “You do not know whether the per sou who killed your sister came from i* user’ “No, sir, I cannot tell you.” . Rev. Cbas. Relchlin said as to the motive: ;'My first thought was that mlgh&tfSve been a Jilted lover. Hr Rospefe was her last lover. I think the motive for the crime was robbery. My n»v<»r expressed to me any love for Rospere. He called twlC t since November. My sister lived alone with Walser during my absence in Europe last summer. Rev. Walser put a bolt on the door between his room and Agatha's at tbat time.” , THK FRIK8T DI8CHAROKD.~ Father Walser, arrested lastSatur day morning in connection with the murder of Agatha Relchlin, was brought to that city Wednesday night from tbe county jail at Elyria and dis charged from the charge of murder which was placed against him at tbat time. Prosecuting Attorney Stroup said: “After having listened to the evidence presented at the inquest Wednesday I can see that there is not sufficient evidence to hold the defend "ant. The action taken on the part of the officers in arresting Father ' Walser has been In attendance with their duty. A terrible crime has^n committed and if tbe suspicion of guilt had been placed against any other person I can assure you he Would not Jbave been treated as the defendant Mayor “IBng tifeis -ftated -tuF prosecuting attorney had remarked there wat not sufficient evidence to hold the accused and there was noth lug to do but to discharge him from custody. Father Walser then addressed tbe mayor, expressing tnanks foruia itb- eration and saying Agatha Relchlin was tbe last person he would have killed. Father Walser was generally DEPLORABLE COHDITIOH.~ TWENTY LIVES LOST gram from a m mber •oLthO'' Hargis faction to cx-Sinator Alexander Har gis at Winchester, says that Belven wen, who was talking with Marcum when lie was shot by the assassin In the Breathitt county court house re cognized the murderer. Ewen when . seen positively refused to say anything regarding the si looting. Not a Hue is being seutoutof Jack- sos, Ky. I by the local or resident-cor respondents for fear of the feudists. ispondents tor tear or ine reuensts. r^faBir^fmww mirrroisrracir By the Slaking of the Saginaw at Sea. Steamship FULL ACCOUHTOF THE TRAGEDY. The Steamship* Saginaw and Hamll- . ' t* - _ . ’ '7 r - - -<4- ; - 1 ton Collided in a Dense Fog, and the Saginaw Waa Sunk. A collision at sea that cost the lives of twenty or more people and the sink ing of the Clyde steamship Saginaw by the Old Dominion Steamship^xmi- pany’k liner Hamilton occurred be tween Winter Qaarter lightship and Fenwick Island lightship, on the \’ir-_ glnia coast, at 4.40 o’clock Tuesday morning May 5. The Hamilton left New York the afternoon before at 2 o'clock for Norfutk and the Saginaw passed out the Virginia capes at 0 night bound.-ffom- (TCUiiJk the same Rtctnnond andNorfoik f;jr Philadel phia. A dense fog settled along the coast shortly after nightfall and both vessels were going at reduced speed when the crash occurred. The scene of the collision is absut twelve miles off the shore ahd be tween 180 and 200 miles south of Maw York, or between 125 and 140' miles north of Norfolk. The fog whistles of both vessels were dHtluct- ly-beatd by aacti -ublnir -fur, -KAVtexal son to Lexington over the Lexington and Eastern railway on being promised byThe Associated Press correspondent- that his name should ndt b ‘ used, said, the conditions at Jackson were deplorable and renewed hostilities be tween the friends of Marcum and those now in. power are imminent. No arrests have been made and there, are no efforts made to apprehend the assassins. The widow of Marcum went to see the dead body pf her bus Yand Tuesday for the first time, but Marcum’s friend > have been afraid to ie seen "taktirg any rntefest liv -ium. Mrs. Marcum went to tbe court, house and vliped up the blood of her dead jushaha with her handkerchle Suspicion points to three well.known men, the third standing near Marcurf! and giving ttye signaTT _ A Murder Myntery. William Patterson, a member of one Yhe promlnentand wealthy families if Nunloe, Ind., ami a brother-in-law of McCulloch, president of the Union Traction company., was shot and fatally wounded Wednesday night. The trageby.4« shrouded in mysteryand the police are guardingthe louse.’ The'day was well advanced before news^of the shooting leaked out. One story Is that Patterson was shot about 3 o’clock in his own-house. One bullet passed through the stomach and the other through tiie groln. A not bo report Is that he was sfiotW ;tthe str©J|at an early hour. The most generally accepted report is that the shots were flred while-he was in TTTs own room, but by whom is" not known. The Patterson family is one of the oldest in the city-and William Patterson was pominent both in social and business affairs. raond Times-Dispatch interprets this as "“ very nearly akin to t he plea Which they used to pin on the back of the pianist in tbe Western music hall: outside or whether he 4nM^onjpbe io» Apon’t ahoot the pianist; he’s doing thrbesthe can.’ Plague and Famine. . Plague and famine in China are becoming moye devastating dally ac cording to cable advices received at the state department from United States Consul McWade at jCanton. He states ihabthe Dlauue la increas- cording to__tbe Clyde officials, the paAies'of-only ^ 8 passengers are known and it is admitted by Second Officer Morris that 15 colored women, all of whom are now dead, were in the swamped lifeboat. The crew of the Saginaw numbered 26, all told. From the officers of the. Cryde company here, tbe fottowtngltftt of passengers was obtained: E. B. Coles, Philadelphia^!'. Trevor, Philadelphia; R. B. Younghead, Chea-i Bj gpjlln Ke n* yf w Ko, Alter Wound- ter, Pa.; George B. H»>d, Philadel phia; H. F. Winters, Camden, N. J., all white. Mary, A. Sanderson, Windsor, N C. Morris Payner, Northwest Virginia; JVihn Reese, Norfolk; Miller Pnell, Norfolk; Judson S. Willis Berkley, Va.; David Rowland, Newport News; Mary Robertson, Florence Newby, Ed na Ward, M. E. Jones, P. L. Pendle ton, A. Giltnore, S. Jernlgan, all col ored. - ' , Those known to be lost are: Passengers—A. Gilmore, P. L. Pen dleton, Florence Newby, Edna Ward, M. E. Jones, Mary Robertson. . , ^ Crew^-Edward-Gjislee, first mate; Wm. Bittes, first assistant englpeer; Mary Anderson, stewardess; — Cook, cook: Wm. Morris'steward; ilhkHowri colored waiter. Peter Swanson, a lame member 'of ttio crew^ is a among the flstsstrqr,; Just how miny of tha above pis>en- gers were included in the 15 that were lost in the swamped lifeboat can not b, determined as yet. A number of the passengers left Richmond Sunday on the Saginaw, and until the list of these is secured it will lie impossible TERRIBLE TRAGEDY On a Public Highway in the County of BishopYiUe. ■ jr W. SrcHICH BHOT TO DEATH ing Creech, Pureued Him on a Horae, Caught Up and Finished Him. i-- • • • • . ft ' t, & A special from Camden to The State says: W. E. Crtecb of Blshopville was killed by Spain Kelley of Lee county Wednesday evening on the public highway leading from Camden to Bishopville, about 10 miles from the lormer place. It is stated that Mr. Creech was returning from Cam den, 'driving a buggy, Mr. Howard Singleton being with him. While go ing up a biN ue%r tbe Lee countyTlne they met Mr. Kitley in a two-horse buggy driven by a negro boy. KelTy evidently did not recognize Creech until be was nearly past him. As soon as he did, however, ba- picked, up a pistol lying beside him and tired three shots in rapid succession which entered Mr. Creech’s back. Mr. Sin gleton gut out of the buggy and was followed by Creech, whose horse look- fright and bolted, whereupon Mr. Crqech ran up the road t.^„a buggy to. ge^Ure M^ccurate estimate of the driven by Mr. King, which was going dead. “Itie discipline of the crew was j towards Bishopville. admirable-and. “women tirat.” was the i As Creech ran up tl\c road Kelley, initial command of Capt. Tunnell afier • who had in U»u that Kel|v is ope of tbe commission to adjust tbe debt between the coun ty of Lee and the old counties from which It was made, and is a member of tbe legislature. In this connection, however, it should be stated tbat the member of tbelegislature Is B. F. Kel ly, while tbe dispatches declare tbat Spain Kelly killed Creech. Tbe escape of Mr. Howard Single ton is said to be remarkable, for be received but one slight wound In tbe hand. The horse which he was drlv-; Ing was struck by six buckshot and the buggy was riddled. Mr. W. D. Trantbam, a leading lawyer of Cam den, stated Friday night that be knew Creech very well. The latter was about 32 years of age, a splendid Judge of horses And a man of pleasing per sonality. In Camden Creech was re garded as a man of blameless life. Mr Trantbam at that time did not know which K< lly had done the shoot- IDR. X '~.A ‘ "X • i" '*«i PREACHER SLAIN BY MOB. LOST IN A FOG. Pishing Behsonsr Oloriaaa Wrecked on Whale Cove. FIFTEEN LIVES LOST IN WRECK. There Are Only ThreO ea4 They Had to Oervlvore Their L . The Leader of “Sanctifl | Lynched In Missouri od People” minutes before the collison occurred. According to Capt. iloaz of the Hamilton his ship was going about nine miles an hour and the Saginaw about ten. The fog was so thick that objects a ship’s length away were n visible and when the two crafts hove in sight of each other, bow on, there was but a moment’s interim before they met. ' ^ The Saginaw veered, ‘ as did the Hamiton, but they had not the time to clear each other and the khlfe-like steel prow of the southbound vessel struck _$he Clyde ship on the port quarter'about 20 feot- from her stern,, cutting, the entire rear of, the ship. r.- - The -4nrashing water- caused. the Saginaw to settle rapidly in the stern and the impetus of the Hamil- tnn took her out of sight of tbe crip pled vessel. ‘ Engines already reversed,“ put-full -steam to the rear and the Hamilton circled to the scene of. the wreck, at the same time lowering two life boats. There was consterna tion among the passengers of the Old Dornioionshipandnret thoughts were of their safety, but as soon as It was discovered that tbe ship was prac tically uninjured, only some bow ’plates being stove in, aH efforts were directed to the rescue of the Clyde company’s steamer. - ^ When the Saginaw was again sighted her stern was under water and her bow hlgKin the air. Panic stlcken people - rushed over her decks and scrambled toward the bow. Lifeboats first nfeirfeKatsXi^ lKien prep;!" vT7or lowering. The fliat-twoboaUrfHMj tbe Hamilton first made a brief Mir.ey of tnat vessel's eondition a no serious injufy had been sustained, bas'ened to the Saginaw. Ij. K. Berwln of New York was cme of the passengers on the steamer Ham* ilton, whic'i was in the collision. II s account of the wreck is graphic. He said: Fog settled down like a pall on tbe ocean about 7 o'clock Tuesday night. Suddenly when we were two hours ate Wednesday morning, six bells rang and 1 knew something was wrong. The crash t-ame next and a grinding which made the ship shiver. Nothing Tiad happenecTX67)u Saginaw appeared with 20 feet of her stern torn completely away. 1 1 could look right into tbe steamer. At that time she was still afloat,hut she quick ly disappeared in the dense fog Ahil sank Just 10 minutes after the crash. The first thought was for our own safe ty and our own boats were lowered and the hull examined. When It was were 15-colored women were piaced. acoord- ing to Second. Officer W. L. Morris, who was in command- The boat was swamped as it struck the water and its occupants were thrown into the sea. All were drowned except the second officer and the colored stew ardess, who was caught by First Of Cleveland an lloosevelt. Mr. Cleveland's reference to Presi dent Roosevelt at the St. Louis dinner oould not have faied to attract notice. “Let us not forget,” said he,“that W& owe Bometblng*lo thisservant-of ours. If.any discredit fall upon him, his dis credit is ours. With American fair play, let us, gentlemen, give him tbe benefit of tbe doubt, so long as we-l Thfluct: ^ ne oeuevch ne is rignt, ine iucn w,,—* ♦ hoi* • fleer Goalee and held until a boat from the Hamilton reached them. The wom^n was ytlllfed te butrthe gallant mate sanlc 1 mmedtatelyv'The woman died before tb^malkboat reached the Hamilton, more from injuries race! ved by the impact of the collision than by drowning. ' . rush of wa- /he captalu and his crew turned to ward the other boat, hoping to save some human lives. When the Hamil ton circled and we again saw the steamer through-the fog and mistpnly her two masts were showing, as she bad scuttled and was resting quietly on the bottom. It was providential that the sea v as quiet. Pur boats Jjrought off 16 people, four of whom were white. Tbe captalu .was lashed /O the mast with one white passenger, but two of his ribs were broken. So great was tbe confusion that one man >ut life preservers on his feet and when seen later was drowned floating feet up. E. B. Cole of Philadelphia, who was saved from the Saninaw, had ust sold out his business in Newport News and was en route home. He placed $700 and a diamond pin be neath his pillow before retiring. When decks to burst their fastenings with a roar like tbe report of big guns and ing in that city and tbat the famine in Kwang Si province is spreading. An American missionary is his authority for his statement. In one village the body of a famine victim was eaten by the etarvlng people.. * He Waa Drank. Scarcely had the convention of the oity democracy of Charleston adjourn ed Monday when the report of a pistol rang out in the lobby of the Hiber nian Hall. A rumor flashed through the building that a man had been shot. 9 An investigation Indicated, however, that this was not the case. Policeman C. W. Cooper bad an alter cation with Policeman Collins in the course of which he orew his gun and dIscbarged It. ■ Cotton Way Op. \ r tons of freight of *11 descriptions soon littered the sea. To this tbe strug gling pejple in the water dang and many were rescued by the boats from the Hamilton and- Saginaw. Befogs tbe lifeboats of the Hamilton had reached tbe Saginaw the latter had disappeared beneath the waves and nothing but her topmasts were visi ble. To these several men were cling ing, one of whom was the aged cap tain of tbe Saginaw, J. S. Tunnell When frS was taken off it was fount that be had sustained severe, if not A dispatch from New Yord says un der date of May 6: “May ootton sold today at 10.77. Yesterday’s highest point was 10.68. May cotton COnr tlnued to advance and at 11.30 was t 10.75. la the afternoon sold between lO.WIloliHISOauteroom 10.75 until Just before the close there was a sale at 10.77. congratulated upon bis release. He Is Cauatlc. The Louisville Cyvrier-Journal says: “An esteemed contemporary asks us why we refer to tbe Smart -Sot as- oe-4 nunl »* r eilhittog ‘between bell aud- the Iran works.’ Because it gets its inspira- tlon from the one, its money from the 7 J other,” serious, internal injuries. Tbe Hamilton hovered around the scene of the wreck for over ap hour, but no sign of life could be seen am the mass of floating freight. Two bodies, one of a man and the other of a woman, both clad in night dress were observed drifting between the bales of cotton and oases of goods. The first news of the disaster was. received at Old Point where the Hamilton stopped for a few moments on her way to Norfolk. She arrived at her pier in Norfolk about 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Her bow plates were stove in and tons of wreckage still clung to her. All of tbe damage was however above the water line. On board t|ie survivors of the Saginaw had been given clothing by the passengers anc seamen of the mor? fortunate vesse and a collection was taken up amont the passengers to be distribute! among them. Capt. Tunnell could not be seen. He on the Hamilton under the care of a doctor. His In Juries are said to consist of two broken ribs and Intend disorders. It was some time before any definite state ment could be secured from tbe offl cials of either line regarding the rea )pie lost and saved, and even now after official lists have been pbhee. given out there ts.great discrepancy be tween the statements of passengers and the company’s statement. Ac unship betowr^Tfte ceased t* a with S seiz d :i double-barreled breechloader f rotnTHs Imggy and uhntd It at him, I jut Hi ugletbu japped Jn front of the unLCreech reached the buggy in sqiyty and was off at a rapid pareX Kelley attempted to f illow them wiuXhis team, but the pdrsued had made suah headway that he realized he eoul(\ not, overtake them. He thereupon unhitched: one of his horses and Jumping on its t»ck, armed with his breechloader, galloped after the buggy, overtaking it after it had passed the Lee county line. K.flly tired three more shots, killing Creech. It is rumored that this act on Mr. Kelley’s part, was in consequence of an Irremediable wrong done by The de- member of the. former’s D. M. Halone, a preacher for a sect Hufr-n » “Sanctified People." and Constable W. J. Moqneyhoon were shot and killed by a mob at WardeTl, Mo., on Wednesday. Malone had been '-prosperltylng In this county for sever al months and considerable feeling had been aroused against him. - A wo man named Mrs. Frill having left her husband, caused much agitation cuiUs TutJlxiug JWthJUkiuc,.» jyieJi his own wif*-. Mrs. AU/e Maloue, the preacher’s wire. -objeotel vigorous ly, and M ilone declared Iter insane and cans d lirr'b»b’, d -taiub,! hi JiU pending an inquiry. This action aroused the citiz nsao frenzy, and a warrant, was Issued against Malone and Mrs. Frill on the pbarge of un lawfully living together. Constable Mooney boon Saturday night arrested both because of the lateness of the hour dedded to take them to home for the night. Shortly After midnight therfe was a knock ii the front door aud Mooney* boon opened the door. He was shot family. Mr. W. E. Creech, a North-Caro linian by birth, was a", partner of the Bishopville branch of Mr. George T. Little’s Camden livery stable. For several years previous to his departure for Bishopville the deceased was em ployed by Li tile In Camden and here bore the reputation of being a peace injured' then Yul *.nd qnh>t, plt.lzgn. ——/— ANOTHER ACCOUNT. A dispatch from Bishopville to Tbe State says': This town was shocked Tnursday morning ' to hear of- the tragic death of W. E. Creech, who was shot to death Wednesday evening byjgpain Kelly. Mr. Creech was re turning from Camden in company with H. H. King and Howard Singleton. About 12 miles from Bishopville they were met by Kelly, who was riding in a buggy, accompanied by a negro and leading another horse.- As he came Companion* Din Befbra Their Bye*. dispatch from Canon, N. S:, says American fishing sc hot ner Gle- rlana, Capt. George Stoddart of Glou- cester, Mass., rand ashore during * thick fog on the cliffs at Whale Cove, near White Point ledges, Wednesday night and 15 of tbe crew, Including the captain, were drowned out of a total of 18. The survivors are John Richards, Eugene Leblanc and Frank Nicker son. The drowned are Capt. George Stoddart of Gloucester, Arms worth Thomas, Eli Manson, Ansel Goodwin, Reuben Surf, Harry French. Fred Doucette, Thomas Frazier, George T. Malxee, Martin Goodwin, Ales Hanson, Charles Pierce, John Moul- aoug, Arthur Bonaghsn and one un known;. The Gtoriana left tbe^norlheast bar of Sable Island Wed neadsy afternoon bound for Cansu. There waa a heavy easterly gale blowing, with thick fog. The vessel was kept under short sally and It Is presumed that Capt. StOddsrt m When the Glurlahs struck on It ledges she passed over the outer ones, but brought up on the Inner reef, but ted against a cliff of rocks and then fell off Into the sea. When the vessel struck the cliff Richards, Leblanc aud Nickerson were on deck and they ran forward, rushed out in the bowsprit and climbed up therfitff to a place of safety before a receding wave carried the vessel off agtta. Tbe others of the crew who were below rushed on deck half clad and started to lower tbe dories. As soon M ifih hP*V touched the water It was smashed to pieces. The high seas wars breaking dean. /'/■/> rAr/±r/\rAW r/l r/'rvAAfl?*/ - - 1 —— the house, and, selzlpg Malone, drag-1 0T * r 8he 8WUn ® br0 *fr Frill frantically begged that no harm I ptnmding nsetliy. Lines we>eU|rowB be done to him, but she wuipiigblj pushed into the house and the mob de parted. Malone was taken to a w( Some distance away and shot to death. The mob then dispersed. No harm was offered to Mrs. Frill or to Mrs. Mooneyhodh. , Intense excitement has resulted from the tragedy. It is not explained why the constable ~was mob but 4t is believed he was either mistaked for Malone or the mob was angered because the ponstable took the couple to his home af ter arrestlbS them. __ opposite to Creech and Singleton, who were riding together, Kelly drew his double-barreled gun from under the buggy seat and aiming his gun at Creech said; “I have been hunting you for 48 hours.” - He then fired, bqt the negro knock- ed up the barrel and the load went the crash camc.all tl)ought.jcK-yAlua-4 ^ ^P. of t , the 1 hu 8«y- Creeob and Singletop then Jumped out and the horses ran away. Kelly fired hies was forgotton and he sought safe ty on deck. When he remembered his money he started below, hut he was driven hack by the waters. Mr. Cole grasped a piece of wreckage arid;-man aged to reach one of the topmasts, from which he was rescued by one of the Hamilton’s boats.” HensaUpnal_Arre*t, A dispatch from W&lballa to The State says Hoyt Rayes was committed to jail here Tuesday charged with the murder of his wife, who was shot and instantly killed on tbe morning of April 26. John E. Mason, ; Esq., of Oakway committed Mr, Hayes upon an affidavit of Mr. Cradae, tbe father of the wife of young Hayes. It was cur rently reported that Mrs. Hayes had committed suicide and left a note say- ing why she had done so. The arrest of young Hayes has caused • great deal of exciteihent in the commu nity wh^re all the persons live. The parents of both Mr. and Mrs. Hayes are prominent families. again, the load striking Creech in the side and arm. King then caught Creech and pulled him into his buggy, driving rapidly away. Kell j mounted the horse he was leading and rode after tbe retreating men.' King, see ing that Kelly was fast appproachlng, whipped his hom-lntoa rupA.nd- thla J “ pace was kept up for more than two -- - \ Held on Suspicion. AtLbs Angeles, Cal., acting under instructioha from the secret service bureau at Waihington, the police Tb ursday arrested ajtoan who is sus pected of being oneovllie four broth ers of-Cidlgosz, the assassin of the late President McKinley. Great secrecy has been mamtalued about the arrest. No charge has been lodged against him, the police simply detaining the man on suspicion un til after the president shall have left Los Angeles. It is said that Czol- gosz -has been living In this city for several months being empbyedlna tamale factory. His actions, it -is said, have not been out of the ordinary. Another Buffalo Tragedy. Buffalo, N. Y., must be a very Tough place. As tbe culmination to domestic troubles John Costelly, tbe millionaire Standard Oil man, was shot and per haps fatally wounded Wednesday afternoon by his wife, Sarah. Hla miles. Coming opposite the house of Mrs. Sallie Boykin, Creech begged King to stop as he oould go no further. They drove Into tbe yard, Kelly following. King pleaded with Kelly not to shoot again as the man was dying. Kelly rude up to the buggy and fired twice with his revolver, killing Creech Instantly. Neither Creeoh nor the two men with him were armed. The verdict of the ooroner’s Jury was that the deceased came to his death by means of gun shot founds at the hands of Spain Kelly. The cause of the shooting is a mystery to everybody here and no mjtive can be assigned for the deed. Mr. Creech was manager of the livery stable here of the firm of Creech A Little. He had made many friends sluce his residence here and Was highly respected young man. HAD NOffVRONOED HIM. The State of Friday morning says further Information In regard to the snocklng tragedy was brought to Co lumbla Friday night by Mr. John Milady, who was In Bishopville when tbe shocking news was brought to the town.' He stated to a reporter of The State that the entire town is in gloom, and practically all work has been sus pended and stores closed. Both of the principals in the awful affair were populailn tbe town. It is said that with his dying breath Creech declared his Innooenfie of any wrong toward Kell?. The body of the dead m*n was taken to Tennessee Friday night by Mr. J. B, McLaughlin, a lawyer of that place. Young Kelly Is said to be a man of quiet demeanor and well educated, having attended the grammar schools v l office atifl drewapistol. Tbe husband an Into the hall and was shot as be ried to escape Into another office. —■ '■ ^ . ■ ^ • -- X:"" ~ -i - ~ Fatal Runaway Accident. Mr. Morgan Shumaker, one of the oldest citizens of Orangeburg county, who lived about three miles “from Kl- loree, was thrown from his buggy on Monday of last week and injured so badly that healed the same evening. Mr. Shumaker was entering Elloree In a buggy When his horse took f from a train, which was leaving the depot and ran away. Tbe animal thoroughly frightened and ran at great speed. In turning a corner the buggy was turned over and Mr. Shu maker fell with a great force on his face. “He was picked up and. exami nation showed that his fate was badly cut and his skull crushed. Dr. A. C. Baxter was called, to see the unfortu nate man, and after awhile restored him to consciousness. He was then removed to hlsHOme and lingered ^ton- til Monday evening when he died. A colored woman who was in the bug- Ashore from the schoaner—several times, but <tbey were either broken dr torn-from thelr-faetenlngs- oft tbe rocks-fry tne enrglng, Four of tbe crew Jumped overboard and attempted to ewlm ashore, but daebed against the rocks and killed In the attempt. The otbere who train vessel took to the rigging and clung there while their lasted, bat tbe enormous mote than they could battle against and one by one they were swept away* Tbe three men on tbe rocks oould see their companions dinging to the rig ging ind their shouts for help above tbe roar of the sea, but It was iraipe- slble to do anything to save them. The three survivors spent a terrible night on tHe cliffs. When daylight dawned they aaw one man still ding ing to the rigging, and made their way to the mainland for assistance. Tbe shore folk harried to tbe scene of the wreck and tbe man was taken from the rigging, bat he was dead. The place where the Gioriana wrecked Is one of the most dangerous on tbe Nova Scotia coast. It is leas than a mile from where the steamer den was totally wrecked last year and only a half mile from the scencc of the wreck of tbe steamer Tiber In February, 1&02, when 22 live* were lost. _ —i_-— - *£- water a few slight bruises. Mr. Shumaker waa a highly respected citizen and bis tragic death Is greatly deplored by many who knew the old gentleman. He was over eighty yean of age. ^ Skeleton* Kxbnmed. The Charleston Poet says while gaged in digging trenches for ~ mains in Franklin and Magazine tursday, negro laborer un earthed a number of human skeletons and rotting coffins. The trench dig gers dug through a number of graver and grinning ekulls were thrown up Ambnahed and Shot. A dispatch from Eaatover to The State says Wednesday evening while going toward his home riding a mule. Just after dark. Carolina Jones, one of the staunchest colored men of that section, was shot from ambush near bis house, about three miles south of Eastover. Tbe weapon used by the would-be assassin was . a shot gun loaded with No. 7 shot, the load tak ing effect In Jones’ back and face. Jones, who has ample means, at ohee telephoned Sheriff Coleman to send bloodhounds to the scene of the shoot ing. The hounds trailed Jones’ own sons to his'(Carolina'sj house where a guu was found with one empty cham ber apparently Just shot. from under ground one after another. Tbe digging up of the skeletons and rotting coffins created a sensation among tbe negroes for a time, but their nerves soon became steady and the work was continued, the laborers Mirowing^the bonesand skulls to one side in the street. It Is believed that the skeletons are the remains of Brit ish soldiers, who were killed In an ex plosion of a powder magazine that stood at the spot during revolutionary days. It iff on record that about 1780, while tbe city was in tbe hands of tbe British forces, there was angxptoslon of a magazine in that section, In which a number of soldiers were killed and their bodies were buried about tbe site of tbe building. Tbe loca tion of tbe magazine is shown on some old maps of tbe city and it was From all-1 from that building that the street ac- wife Immediately surrendered to tbs She went io her husband’s In Bath, England. HIS father is also as business a man of refinement, and was at 1006 time tbe champion cricketer of Eng and. The State’s informant says that can be gathered It seem i tbat {quired Its name- three of his own son-i did the shoot ing. However, no arrests have yet been made. It it thought 4 now that Carolina will recover. . „ ' r In Good Hand*. '• ^ • ^ The Augusta Chronicle, tbe oldest newspaper in the south, was sold Tuesday at public auction The pa- pel was bid in by Thomas W. Loyleas, chief editorial writer of the Atlanta Constitution, for $40,000, representing himself and U. H. Cabanlss, business manager of the At’anta Journal. Messrs. Cabinets and LoylesS will go to Augusta to assume the active management of the paper, tbe former rind the latter as ook, editor of Tbe Onue {n tbe edlto- tbe paper. Mall Carrier Held Up. A <jispatch from Gollatln Tenn., says the tfUFfter on rural route No. I was held up Thursday afternoon by two masked men and threatened with - death If be dld not resign. Tbe car rier is John Allgood, a colored min. and tbe feeling has been strong against him ever since his appoint- ment. The milter is being, investi gated by the postofflee authorities ----- and anothereareie* waAittiCclUfl^^ Friday morning. There is no objec tion to tbe carrier personally, but tbe patrons along the route are opposed to him on account of hlf-ootorr -Post master Gent ral ' Payne has suspended 1 editor. E. B Chronicle, will rial department service on tbe route pending investiga- are confirmed summary action follow. Tbe incident may hi second Indianola esse.