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v - ' . ' ' v' ' - J: HORRIBLE CRIME FOILED. - ? \ " JOHN RUFUS TURNER ATTEMPTS CRIMINAL ASSAULT. Little Daughter of Hon S. G. Mayfield, of Denmark, the Victim. Threats of Lynching. Our people were stirred this week as never before, and there is no doubt in our mind that had Turner not been carried to Columbia, he would have been onmmorilv Hpalt with ATnndaV niffht Mr. Mayfield called the writer on the phone and asked him to inform the sheriff and others that a crowd of men were coming to Bamberg to handle Turner, bat we informed him that the man had been carried to Columbia, so of course the men did not come. Mr Mayfield had by earnest efforts dispersed one crowd, but another crowd had started. The full story of the horrible affair is given below, and is the account given by the correspondents of the News and Courier at this place and Denmark: No little excitement was created in Bamberg last Monday morning when it was learned that a dastardly outrage had been attempted at Denmark upon the person of the little eight-year-old daughter of ex-Senator S. G. Mayfield by a white man named John Bufus Turner. Turner is said to be a worthless, drunken * fellow who for years has been befriended and largely supported bv Senator May? field. The outrage was attempted Sunday afternoon in a commissary building only a short distance from the Mayfield residence, and it was the screams of the child that brought her father to her rescue in time to save' her from serious bodily ilOIUl auu puuouiv uvavu> TURNER SEVERELY BEATEN* When Senator Mayfield reached the scene he ponnced upon Turner and beat him into insensibility, supposing at the time that he had killed him, but Turner afterwards regained consciousness and Mr. Mayfield decided to spare his life on condition that he leave at once never to return. This Turner agreed to do, but Monday < ' morning it was learned that Turner had not yet left, and Mr. Mayfield ran him down and proceeded again to beat him, bnt be was persuaded to desist in time to save Turner's life. A warrant was sworn irc ?" * out before Magistrate Walker, and Turner xms hnrried to Bamberi? and nlaced in charge of Sheriff Hunter. ; / RACED PRISONER TO BAMBERG. The news of the attempted outrage had spread over the quiet village of Denmark U and the passions of the citizens were aroused. Threats of lynching were heard on every street corner, and Magistrate Walker, in order to prevent it, deputized two extra constables to accompany his ' constable, D. K. Ray, and assist him in conveying the prisoner to Bamberg. Ray had already left with his prisoner, and, seeing the others behind him in a buggy - armed with shotguns, he supposed they :v'were lynchers in pursuit of his prisoner. ?v. He pnt whip to his horse and when he arrived here his steed was foaming and "... panting, and his assistants were still in hot pursuit. As soon as he arrived he told the sheriff that lynchers were pursuVint mKan tVioTT arriniul ornlano. lUg IUIII) uu* Itueu VUVJ IM11I w vajribuaia tions followed and all was serene. THE GOVERNOR NOTIFIED. Turner was placed in jail and Sheriff Hunter promptly notified the governor. / The governor told him to protect his prisoner at all hazards, and to send him J.'4''? to Columbia to be placed in the penitentiary for safe keeping. This was done and the prisoner left Bamberg Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock by way of Branch? . ville for Colombia in charge of Constables Simms Hunter and H. N. Bellinger. a The affair was kept so quiet that few persons in Bamberg knew that the prisoner had been brought to Bamberg until after he had left on the evening train. SENATOR MAYFIELD COMMENDED. Senator Mayfield is highly commended ' for his coolness and mercy, and all the officers deserve credit for the admirable manner in which they managed the case. Under the severest provocation Bamberg county has been spared a lynching, but if the prisoner had been kept in Bamberg there is no telling what might have happened. THE STORY FROfl DENMARK. Another Account of the Attempted Outrage. Denmark, January 14.?The correspondent of The News and Courier called npon Mr. Mayfield this afternoon in order to obtain from him a statement relative to the attempted assault committed upon his six-year-old daughter Sunday afternoon by J. R. Turner, a white man about 40 years of age. . Turner was seen Sunday afternoon . playing with the little girl around the back door steps, and after they had been together for some time Turner picked the little girl up in his arms and carried her to his room, a short distance away. In a short while Mr. Mayfiela heard the little girl screaming, and rushiDg to Turner's room found him attempting to commit criminal assault upon the child. Mr. Mayfield was, of course, infuriated. He lost control of himself for the mom ent. tie rushed upon Turner, anu neat him most severely. He would, no doubt, have killed him had not tfce thought of murder deterred him. After having thrashed him, Mr. Mayfield agreed to allow Turner to leave the State and never return. Turner agreed to this proposition.only too gladly. This morning Mr. Mayfield saw Turner \. ? . v **' ^ v '4 k ' ' ''\V y '' W '.J in Denmark. He again flogged him, and only desisted when friends intervened. A warrant was sworn out, a preliminary ex. amination held before Magistrate Walker, and Turner was committed to jail al Bamberg. It was a usual thing for Turner to bf about the house, and when he was seeD Sunday afternoon no particular attention was paid him. Feeling is running high tonight and there is persistent talk of lynching. Mr. May field is doing all in his power to have law and order prevail. It was | learned tonight that Turner was being taken to Columbia for safe-keeping. Turner is about 40 years of age and unmarried. He comes of a good family, but is said to be a drunkard and has had no social standing himself. Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy a Guaranteed Cure. 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Cothran, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city Monday. ?Mr. Thomas Clayton, of the Colston section, was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. and Mrs. Emory A. Hooton, ol Augusta, are on a visit to relatives in the city. ?Mr. T. D. Beard, of the Colston sec tion, was in the city last Friday and called to see us. ?Messrs. C. E. Walker and Isaac W Carter, from the Ehrhardt section, were in the city Tuesday. ?Miss Carrie Ray, of the jSalem section, spent last week with her cousin. Miss Mary Matheny. ?Mrs. J. P. Matheny and her mother, Mrs. M. J. Boyd, left Atlanta yesterday for Blackwell, Oklahoma. ?Mr. W. H. Adams, who has been on a visit to his father, Mr. H. W. Adams, left last week for his home in Texas. ?Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Shealy and Mr, and Mrs. 0. A. Simmons left Tuesday night for Florida, where they will live in future. ^ ?Mr. and Mrs. F. 6. Fickling, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Fickling and little Miss Sarah, spent last Sunday with Mrs. T. G. Fickling's sister, Mrs. D. R. Matheny. ?Mrs. E. A. Matheny and daughter, Mrs. J. P. O'Neill, and her daughter, Mrs. F. G. Gyles, and Master Forrest, of Blackville, visited Mr9. Matheny's son, D. R. Matheny, last week. ?? - That's the house the Doctor built, The biggest house you see; Thank goodness he don't get our money, For we take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. H. F. Hoover. a Literary Prise. The largest amount ever offered as a prize for a literary contribution is 1,500,000 rubles, which is still open for competition and will be awarded at St Petersburg on Dec. 1, 1925, to the writer of ihe best history of Alexander I. of Russia. Araktcheief, founder of the military colonies of Novgorod, left a fortune of 50,000 gold rubles to provide for this unique prize. The nrize eiYintr dav is the centenary of the Czar Alexander's death, by which time the money will, it Is estimated, have Increased to 2,000,000 rubles. One-fourth oMt will be used to defray the coat of publishing the work which wins the prize. At Which Are? An amusing discussion recently took place between an artist and an author as to which period of her life a woman was the most fascinating. According to the artist a woman should not be painted between the ages of twenty-five and forty, as she was In' the greatest transition period of her life. The author, on the other hand, declares that she Is at the height of her fascination and beauty between the ages of thirty and forty. The question Is still unsettled?Bremen Zeitung. Sea Snakes. Sea snakes are very plentiful In the south Pacific. They are widely distributed, stray individuals having been secured on the coast of New Zealand. When swimming close to the surface they exactly resemble an ordinary snake, except that the head is always below water. At night they come ashore and lie among the rocks. They feed on fish and, although their .small double fangs appear harmless, they are reported to be very venomous. Clean Young Men. There are plenty of bright young men in the country whose hands have not been soiled by the dirt of latter day politics. It will be a good thing for the state and for the nation to have them come forward and take an active part in public affairs. It will be a good thing for any party that recognizes them and gives them proper encouragement.?Knoxville Journal and Tribune. End of the Honeymoon. "Finished your honeymoon yet?" "I don't know. I have never been able to determine the exact meaning o? the word honeymoon." "Well, then, has your wife commenced to do the cooking yet?"?Houston Post. Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.?Ben Jonson. I WILD MAN IN DARLINGTON. Man Named Freeman Arms Himself With a Gun. ' Darlington, January 13.?Messrs. J. W. Goodson and S. W. Byrd, of ' the New Providence section of this , county, came to Darlington this morning and reported to the Probate 1 Judge that Jim Freeman, a white ; man of that section, was crazy and > terrorizing the inhabitants of the community. Freeman has been working at a . saw mill up there, but on Friday he . announced that he was going to farm and that he had to have five mules and a saddle horse. He has no money and to secure the mules and ; horse he took his gun and proceeded , to supply himself wherever he found them. His manner and conduct was that of a crazy man and he met with i little opposition. He, however, did not confine himself to mules and the I horses, but took other things also. His father, Ervin Freeman, was kill| ed near Society Hill about eight or > ten years ago, and he says that he will kill the slayer of his father if he finds him. The people in his neighborhood did not leave their homes for church today because of fear. Sheriff Blackwell sent out to have him arrested during the day, but at . nightfall nothing has been heard from the effort. IIW. P. RILEY II O O 5 o FIRE, LIFE < 0 ACCIDENT o | INSURANCE1 | < BAMBERG, - - - - S. C. J [ "WARNING NOTICE. ' > All persons are hereby warned not to hire a negro named Glover Hightower, ! as he is under contract with me. J. W. BARNES. Cope, S. C., January 4,1907. * J" F"C art E R I ][ Attorney-at-Law J[ |[ BAMBERG, S. G. J[ ,y Special Attention Given to Settlement (> 1 of Estate* and Investigation of Titles < J J Office at the Court House. J [. I AUSfol Injec/or I T^MjHi Light SAWMILLS LATH AND SHIN6LE MACHINES < SAWS AND SUPPLIES, STEAM AND GASOLINE ENGINES. Try LOMBARD, APgSfTA Cotton Seed. As I wDl not farm this year, I offer for sale a quantity of the genuine Moss Cotton Seed, for planting purposes. < Price $1.00 the bushel. S. P. CH1SOLM, rVvis+A*. c c WIOIVU) v? I TITLES LOANS EXAMINED NEGOTIATED J. ALDRICH WYMAN ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Civil and Office upstairs, next to Criminal Practice Bamberg Banking Co. MONEY TO LOAN We are prepared to negotiate loans on improved farms at a low rate of interest, in sums from $500.00 to $10,000.00, for three, five and ten years. J. O. PATTERSON, JR., J. W. PATTERSON, Barnwell, S. C. DR. G.F. HAIR. DENTAL SURGEON, Bamberg, 8. C. In office every day in the week. Graduate of Baltimore College of Dental Sur- . gery, class 1898. Member of S. C. Dental Association. Office next to bank. Dr. 0. D. Faust DEINTIST BAMBERG, S. C. office in folk building UfM I IQTFQ'Q Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Busy Medicine for Busy People. Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor. A specific for Constipation. Indigestion, Liver and Kidney troubles. Pimples. Eczema. Impure Blood. Bad Breath. Sluggish Bowels. Headache and Backache. Its Rocky Mountain Tea in tablet form. ?> cents a box. Genuine made by Hollirter Drug Company. Madison, Wis. 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On Saturday Night "Monte C Secure Your Tickets I Th t fit-in* fha Qaacnn n1 i/Ul All^ Uiv 4^VU47V11 vrJ I Will Confine my Repair Business to Guns, Bicycles, am Gasoline Engine; Having discontinued the repair of Steam Engines, C< Grist nills, I will be in position to give my line of wor PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION W. H. PATRICK, Bamtx |\| + *v? | Notice to Debtor Iff/] A yl Kf^\77^|A, All persons indebt* IV1U V (I 111 V T vl V John M. Rhoad, decea J make payment to eitl and save time. I sell the Cres- signed at once, and a cent, the best wheel on the mar- i any claims against th< ket for the money. I also handle mem, uuijr aiicoicu, other models of low priced bicy- Dunc cles, all good one?, but cheap. J- * Carter, Bicycle Repairing Bamberg, S. C. I do all kinds of bicycle repairing at reasonable prices. Can repair your old bicycle and make it look /VtON E Y T and ride like a new machine. Bicycle Supplies Large line of bicycle supplies in terms. Will take stock, such at pedals, handlebars, or negotiate new bells, saddles, spokes, cement, j pumps, wrenches, tires, etc., ?J- A.L,DI^IGt which I sell cheap for cash. ATTORNEY uns and Pistols Repaired Examination of ti T * c hi* i * .1 Office upstairs next to E I do repairing of all kinds in this line and guarantee satisfaction. ?????? In fact I repair most anything? WANTED ?By a p Pumps, Pipe Fitting, Tin Work, magazine, with large. Soldering, etc. I am the "handy tion locaI representa man" when it comes to general rAn(>Wj)ic nnn inrP*?c repair work, and will do you a in Bamberg and vie: good job and not want a fortune basis, with a contini for it either. Give me a trial. year to year in the bus JDITICT DDtri/I E Perience desirable, . DlIM I)KllRLt Good opportunity for ^ ^ Address Publisher, E 3AHBERG, - - SOUTH CAROLINA New York. ... ''-1 ' ???^ ^ M BUSINESS I the way to the store $ antile Company, and I again, for they find g| H ods at most reason= 1 teous treatment.::: g :|| -ULL LINE OF &M 4PLEMENTS es, rakes, trace chains, ft|| meral line of hardware |p| >RESS GOODS II body, all bought close JM the same way .... 1 - GROCERIES 1 j r. We buy in car lots S3 ipv f.nmp tn us fnr & ,m9 x-r ? a a "w ^x-r a x-r a ap ies. We will get your Jpfjf id low prices will get it g .;.|j ery Week. It Will Pay Yoiiy|| RGANTILE CO. 1 BAMBERG, S. C. C9 aeepeeuruT MATi^r AIT/? I i nw i iwb I 111 C Office of County Auditor, Bamberg, 8 u I III 111 ^ C., December 11,1906. 'J W -* Ivl 1 w The auditor or bis deputy will be at 4|K| -A the following places on the days and dates named below for the purpose of ;g>|? taking tax returns of personal propert Lees, Tuesday, January 8th, 1907. icp Denmark, Wednesday and Thursday, January 9th and 10th, 1907. . , . ^ Bamberg, Friday, Saturday, and Mon\2ajf| day, January 11th, 12th, and 14th. X ? Go van, Tuesday, January 15th. ======== Olar, Wednesday and Thursday, Jaauary 16th and 17th. ' Bamberg, Friday. Saturday, and Mon- ^^S| day, January 18th, 19th, and 21st ' m+in C f\ Ehrhardt, Tuesday and Wednesday^ ItlC vU? January 22nd and 23rd. 3 . 8t. John's Thursday, January 24tb. % ^ Kearse, Friday, January 25th. d* Bamberg, Saturday and Monday, JanuA XT' ary 26tb and 28th. 3 r^l J/-\ Y Farrell's Store, Tuesday, January 29th. VO NIGHTS Hunter'8 Chapel, Wednesday, January^^H Colston, Thursday, January 81st. t . " ? Bamberg, Friday, Saturday, and Monnsto. day, February 1st, 2nd, and 4th. ' - 4 At Bamberg until Wednesday, Februr--*^ I Earlv ary 20th. mS All male persons between the pges ofJj^H ~ twenty-one and sixty are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, except those exempt by ]aw. f All taxpayers are requested to make Itheir returns to me or my deputy in persoa ; y y After the 20th of February a penalty of fifty per cent, will be added to all personal property not returned. J R W. D. ROWELL, 'JM ~| Auditor Bamberg County; J Fresh Meats|i S When In Need of , Meats Call on... Xiy-,AJL2S8il Free Delivery In City Limits All Kinds of Fresh Meats, Beef, Perk, Jf af.0. C C Sausage, Etc. always on hand, jt jt jt ||| " ?' * * ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY SATISFACTION QUAKANTEBU sand Creditors =|WILLIAM ORftm ed to the estate of "7=s? ^==r~=-^=?=~r sed, are required to (d \ I (d \ 1A ? ?/ tier of the under- 1 I _ I I I > I j |\ 11 persons holding -?L/ U JLJ JL4 JUL, ; -;|9[ j estate will present Has in stock a nice line of >; M!&. Opes aid Tap Biggies mi'ham. :|j Executor, for sale cheap. He is agent for . Smoaks, S. C. Bickford & Hoffman's Celebrated Grain ;'v$?gj Drill, the Woodruff Hay Press, and hmmmhb Deering Harvesting Machinery. , _ . ^ . Also Conducts a First-class < V? 0 LOAN REPAIR SHOPf Easy terms; and builds aiiything on wheels rates and Ion* to order. No w is the time to have up mortgages your buggy repaired and painted loans.'.'.Y.V.V to look and last as good as new. "^rM 1 wyman Horseshoeing a Specialty | I r_aT.i AW RUNS A -xfj ties a Specialty 11 Grist Hill on Saturdays ?J lamberg Banking Co I have also added a ' FIRST-CLASS RICE MILL '<,? >romiaent monthly and grind on Wednesdays **$1 high-class circula- and Saturdays. . ,tive to look after * have also just put in a e subscription list Good Year Tire Setting Machiae tnity, on a salary , , ^ 4. \? i-sSl ling interest from and cannowputon rubtotires # jiness created. E* ana repwr D.cjruC x?. but not essential. Factory Style.^ <j)# j# j)?]yK,::| ' . . . ,' v :