University of South Carolina Libraries
V* f ' * f f KILLED HIS BROTHER. Slayer Says Dead >lan Made Advances to His Wife. \ A dispatch from Augusta, Ga., to The News and Courier says W. G. Brazelle, a middle-aged white man, from Columbia, S. C., was arrested at Augusta union depot yesterday morning by Patrolman Norris and Detectives Bartley and Williams, and he is now being held at police i barracks. The Carolina authorities charge him with murder, and an officer will come from Columbia this morning to carry him back. Brazelle admits shooting at his brother, Melton Brazelle, on Saturday night, but he states that he did not know what the results of his shots , were until informed by the Augusta officers that he had killed him. The shooting occurred near Horrell Hill, a small place in Richland county, about fifteen miles from Columbia. The man detained here ays that his brother had been pursuing his wife and * had made per* sistent attempts to get on familiar terms with her, but she repulsed his proffered attentions. . He says he informed his brother four months ago ' that he would kill him if he continued to act as he was doing regard: ing Mrs. Brazelle. Brazelle and his wife and children v? * reside in Columbia, but on Saturday they went to visit a brother-in-law, ' near Horrell Hill. The man imprisoned at the barracks says that the deceased followed them, and on . . Saturday night about 9 o'clock went 4 . to the place- where he and his wife were stopping. "I thought that Melton Brazelle i would come to the house that night," said the slayer of his brother, "and I walked away from the house, believing that he would go there. I went a few hundred yards and retraced my steps, and when I reached the house again, Brazelle was standing near the front gate, with a double-barrelled shotgun in his hands. I quickly seized it before he knew my intentions, and after a tussle, wrested it from his grasp. When ^ he Baw that I had the gun he ran, but I fired both barrels at him. 1 ran into the house without knowing the result of my shots, and my wife urged me to leave at once, although I am perfectly willing now, and was then, to face trial. I felt that I did * right in killing him in order to protect my home." Brazelle is a carpenter, and he and his wife have two children. ? Meeting of Farmers* Union. \ Columbia, April 13.?Mr. J. Whitner Reid, the secretary and treasurer of the State Farmers' Union, has given notice that there will be a meeting of the State executive committee on April 29 for the purpose of consulting in reference to the handling of the cotton crop of 1909. The meeting is expected to be a very important one and President Harris has requested all county presr idents and other officials of the counV ty unions to meet with the commit' , tee. >. .. X. The regular annual meeting of the union will be held on July 28 ' and notices have been sent out accordingly to the county unions .in order that any changes contemplated in the by-laws may be prepared now. ^ * Boys Charged with Killing. Roanoke, Va., April 16.?John Craig was shot to death in his home at Roaring Fork, a small mining A ~ ~ TrTi? locf ovon inc IOWH III Wlbt? tUUUlj, laov vivi?ue, and his two sons, Patrick and Arthur Craig, aged 9 and 12 years, respectively, were to-day arrested charged with the patricide and lodged in the county jail at Wise Court House. It is said the father had been brutally treating the boys and while he was asleep they planned to take his life. One of the boys pointed a revolver at the father and pulled the trigger, but the cartridge was not exploded. The other boy then took * the weapon and shot the parent through the head, killing him almost instantly. Sure Enough Bad Negro. St. Louis, April 13.?Conducting his own defense on a charge of forgery, Louis 0. Graves, a negro who claims to be a graduate of Yale, today pleaded "Supereducation." "I am a negro, and have no business with a college education," he declared. Graves was charged with forging a check. He called himself to the stand and conducted his own examination. After testifying that he had served terms in the penitentiary and - - i tnat ne naa Deen an inmate ui uvc insane asylums he asked himself: "Did you ever try to commit suicide?" and answered: "Five times." Graves said that he had no recollectioh of the forgery with which he is now charged, and he was remanded to jail to await possible action by the grand jury. .1 DEMOCRATS OUT OP IT. Republicans Must Assume Responsibility for Tariff. Washington, April 17.?The Democratic senators will not delay the passage of the tariff bill. They held, their second conference to-aay and while no formal conclusion was reached on any point, there was a consensus of opinion in favor of permitting the Republicans to take entire charge of the measure with the understanding that they assume, as they necessarily must, the entire responsibility for it. It was stated that the postponement of proceedings in the senate was due to a request from the Democrats, but they take exception to this statement, and say they will be prepared to proceed with the consideration of the bill whenever the Republican senators desire to take it up. The nearest approach to a formal agreement of the senators was a re iteration of their former expressions in favor of an income tax. There is no doubt that the party in the senate is united#cn that point, but there was no efTort to bring about a concerted understanding on rates of duty on any of the articles covered by the tariff. There was no divergence of opinion as to the desirability of a general reduction of rates on necessaries of life, but there were some indications that individual Democratic senators would stand against specified decreases in the interests of their own localities. Attorney General Pleased. Attorney General Lyon, who was out of the city when the decision in the dispensary case was announced in the United States supreme court, has returned. Naturally he is very much gratified at the victory won by the State, although he expected all along that the court would sustain the contention of the dispensary commission, which was that the State had charge and jurisdiction of the funds and could wind up the affairs of the institution in its own way. Mr. Lyon did not discuss his plans for the future and, in fact, there is nothing to be done until a conference is held with the dispensary commission and attorneys- There are two vacancies on the commission, caused bv the resignations of Messrs. C. K. Henderson, of Aiken, and B. F. Arthur, formerly of Union, these two having been named as receivers along with Jos. McCullough, of Greenville, under the original order of Judge Pritchard. The governor has under consideration a number of names and will probably announce the new members in a few days. In the meantime Mr. Lyon will hold a consultation with the others and there will probably be some announcements as to future proceedings. In his absence Mr. Lyon has visited Atlanta and Cincinnati, although for what purpose he will not state, but the speculation has been quite freely indulged that he is getting evidence for the prosecution of the graft cases. In discussing the dispensary decision yesterday an attorney connected with the State declared that Mr. Felder, of Atlanta, did some excellent work. "Mr. Felder had considerable knowledge of the workings of several whiskey firms and this information to the commission was very valuable. He has as a result aided the commission considerably and much of this will be brought out later in the investigation to follow." On his return to the city yesterday Mr. Lyon opened a large number of letters from friends .throughout the State congratulating him on his victory. These letters showed that there are several thousand people in South Carolina who wish to see the prosecutions pushed and the support given by them may aid considerably in securing the convictions which Mr. Lyon thinks will come.?Columbia State. Each Killed Man. \ Knoxville, Tenn., April 13.?Advices have reached here from Mentor of a fight between Theodore Rose and Dick Thomas, in which the former was killed and the latter is not expected to live as the result of the wounds. The men were gambling and a dispute arose. Each drew a revolver and began firing. Rose shot four times and Thomas three. The place is a coincidence in the tragedy, as both men previously killtragedy, as both men previously killed a man. Rose killed Harvey Birchfield, twelve years ago, and Thomas accidentally killed a man six years ago while shooting at another person. "I'd Rather Die, Doctor than have my feet cut off," said M. L. Bingham, of Princeville, 111, "but you'll die from gangrene (which had eaten away eight toes) if you don't," said all doctors. Instead, he used Bucklen's Arnica Salve till wholly cured. Its cures of eczema, fever sores, boils, burns and piles astound the world. 25c. at Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. > ' . WHITE MAN CONVICTED. i Poses as Woman's Husband Because of Resemblance. Yorkville, April 17.?The jury in the case against Marshall Steele, indicted for assault with intent to comA V? rti MAiio nrimo KrA?cV?f 4 m q li-1 1 L Q UdiiV/UO VX 1U1V) Ml VU^AAb AAA ?? verdict of guilty of simple assault. Judge Klugh imposed a sentence oi 30 days' imprisonment or $100 fine. This ended one of the most remarkable cases ever tried in South Carolina. The case was entitled the State vs. Marshall Steele, and the charge was attempted assault. The beginning of this trouble was on Saturday night, February 6, when a lady came to Rock Hill from Lancaster, to meet her husband, from whom she had been separated for seven or eight years, the husband having just received his discharge from the United States army, had written his wife to meet him here, but the husband's calculations miscarried, and the wife after alighting from the train and not finding her husband, secured a colored hackman by the name of Price Cloud, and was driven to her uncle's. Steele was at the depot, and being an almost exact counterpart of the husband, the wife naturally gave him a searching glance, which Steele claims was more than ordinary, and one that might be expected from a woman of the world. After she was carried to her uncle's the driver returned to* the city, anu meeting Steele told him the lady he had just carried was looking for some one to meet her, and from the de scription given Steele filled the hill. Steele told the negro that if he thought she was "all right" to go and get her and that he would be in the pool room. The negro returned and informed the lady that a man wanted her\ uptown, and the negro described Mr. Steele. The lady thinking that her husband had sent for her, came with the negro, and was driven up in front of the pool room, the negro going in and informing Mr. Steele that he had the lady. Mr. Steele went out to the carriage, which was a closed one, and on opening the door was greeted in a very affectionate manner by the lady. She called him by her husband's name and he indulged the deception. The negro was instructed to drive, and the couple was driven to the outskirts of the city. What happened in the carriage was not fully brought out at the hearing before a recorder's jury, as Steele was being tried for disorderly conduct. On this charge he was convicted and a fine of $100 or 30 days given, from which he appealed, but the evidence showed conclusively that the lady thought Steele her hus band and Steele was just as sure he was not her husband. After considerable parleying the driver was instructed to drive back to town, Steele telling her he was sorry the mistake had been made and that he thought her a perfect lady. The driver was told to take her to her uncle's, and that gentleman learned of the affair. He immediately had a warrant issued for Steele's arrest, and he was tried as above stated, on the charge of disorderly conduct in the city of Rock Hill. On the charge of attempted rape before Mayor Beckham he waived examination and was bound to court under a $500 bond. The lady is a very beautiful woman and her character is above reproach, so say those who have known her since childhood. She married the husband about eight years ago at l>er home in Lancaster, but they separated, the husband joining the army, but they have continuously kept up a correspondence and the meeting that was planned to be a happy one was turned into one of remorse and much notoriety. They have been living in Charlotte since February. Mr. Steele is prominently connect ?- +V>Jr. la +Via flret 6a 111 LUlH cuuiii), auu luio id tuv >.. case of this nature he has figured in. Robbed by Two Masked Men. San Francisco, April 17.?James M. Thompson, vice president of the Thompson Bridge Company, on entering his office to-day with a sack containing $3,200 was confronted by two masked men, one of whom shot him through the chest, 'inflicting a serious wound. The men escaped with the money, but were captured. During the shooting William Roseburg received a stray bullet but was not seriously hurt. Mr. Thompson had just drawn the r? Bonl/ r?f Palifnrnia IUUUtJV 1IU1U IUC uaun ui vumvx*?, and when he entered the office he discovered his bookkeeper tied to a chair. On turning his head Thompson was confronted by the masked men, who promptly fired upon him. Then grabbing up the sack, the men made a dash for a buggy nearby, which one of the robbers with the money entered while the other made his escape. The fleeing man was pursued by policemen in an automobile and finally captured. 2___ . The Herald Book Store has just received a large line of late books, all strong titles, regular $1.50 editions, at 50c. and 60c. A. , - -C: - }: . ? ' .. **- . i f ;\ii -.? * . . . . I AUG US T fl M US IGFESTIV A L f f THE GREATEST IN THE SOUTHf J April 26th and 27th > Mme. Emma Eames and Camrosch's New J 2 York Symphony Orchestra of 50 with ? Four Renowned Soloists. y 3 Grand Chorus of 200 J ? Will Render Rossini's Stabat Mater. r J Low Rates on Railroads for Both Days, Good j* J Returning on Third Day. Augusta will be J J en fete. Augusta and Jacksonville South J 2 Atlantic League Base Ball Teams X 2 Will Play Both Days. . ? 2 ' NIQHT PRICES .... $1.00 to $3.00. ? T AFTERNOON PRICES 50c TO $2.00. t / ^ ....FOR.... , I LIFE I FIRE, HEALTH, ACCIDENT, BURGLARY, I AND PLATE GLASS ' I INSURANCE I I FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS I I SEE i I I W. C. PATRICK I I Spann Building Bamberg, S. C. I * ' ' ?J . ' ' - - \ ' ' PD P Cures A Xr Rheumatism Read what Nicholas Lang, the largest retail grocer In Savannah says about P. P. P. P. V. LIPPMAN, Savannah, Ga., \ Dear Sin? For many years 1 consumed much medicine, and In fact triad every means in ? cured of that terrible disease, rheumatism, which had undermined U1J fV-v. w . my health. I visited Hot Springs, Ark., without gaining relief, and at last in sheer desperation I took P. P. P. (Lippman's great remedy), and was in a short time en* tirely cured. In the eight years since that time I have not had a symptom of rheu* matism. P. P. P, did the work to my entire satisfaction and made a quick and permanent cure. Yours truly, Nicholas Lang. fHoover^Dru^Store I We beg to call your attention to our new soda 8 fountain, which we have recently installed. We I have also overhauled our entire store and have I made it inviting to the most fastidious. I We have a well selected line of Valentines. Sole agents for the famous Huyler's Candies. I Our Patent Medicines, Drug and Sundry lines are I complete. I PRESCRIPTION WORK A SPECIALTY. IhOOVER'S drug store n h m | Excursion Kates via soutnern Kanway | A CHARLESTON, S. C? COLUMBIA, S. C., SPAB- A A TANBUBG, S. C., AND WASHINGTON, D. C. A TO CHARLESTON AND RETURN: Account meet- ^ A ing of Shriners, the Southern Railway announces very At 5g low round trip rates. Tickets will be sold April 21 and 5k M 22, limited for return, leaving Charleston not later m ? than midnight April 23, 1909. )gv TO COLUMBIA AND RETURN: Account Musical 3S 5k Festival very low round trip tickets will be sold April ? 21, 22 and 23, limited for return, leaving Columbia not R* later than midnight April 24, 1909. ^ TO SPARTANBURG AND RETURN: Account South 5r k Atlantic States Musical Festival very cheap round trip J* ? tickets will be sold April 19, 20, 21, 22 and for trains R8> ? scheduled to arrive Spartanburg before noon April 23, 5r 1909. Limited for return leaving Spartanburg not later 5k @ than midnight April 24th, 1909. ^ @ TO WASHINGTON, D. C. AND RETURN:. Account @ ^ annual meeting Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D. C., very low round trip tickets will be 5g @ on sale April 15 and 16 only, from all stations, limited R* for return, leaving Washington up to and including, but not later than midnight April 28th, 1909. 5g ^ For detailed information, tickets, etc., apply to @ Southern Railway ticket agents or address, R? $ J. L. MEEK, J. C. LUSH, ? W Asst. Gen. Pass Agt., Division Pass. Agt., vg ATLANTA, GA. CHARLESTON, S. C. A * t .... . . . ' ' " * ' s M '>*1 ' :j>m Do You I Want to il Make ' - - J $100.00 Write Ctoas. M. Stieff and we will gladly teO yon how to do it. Don't delay; write to> S;|8 day and watch each changeOf :;S-; oar advertisement. ; CHAS. M. STIEFF J Manufacturer of the p|3gj Artistic Stieff Shaw and Stieff Selfplayer Pianos \ Southern Wareroom: ||S 5 W. Trade St. Charlotte, 0. | C. H. WILMOTH, Manager. M Mention this paper. .q. j|9M j| W. P. BILEY 'M || Fire, Life i !| Accident 9H 2 INSUEANC E:>f||f < BAMBERG, 8. <0. 8 O ' y ' jtBsafiBB MEAT MABKETt/||l Same men at a differ- ? -/ ent place. When you K. want the best meats obtainable call at our market opposite The ;??|9| Herald Buiiding, Main i street. Our prices are right. We also buy ' ':1m beef cattle, pork, hogs,/ hides, chickens and si bronsok &gbant Is BAMB^Oy S. C. C. & K. MAT 1 - For $3.00 and 93.50 and $ ? ' - . f^fle Florsheim Shoe I For $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 \|?S C. R. BHABBAI'S SONS'I BAMBERG, S. C?. ' " rtmrrrnw VrtTTrp ?' : "* The State of Sonth Caroliija-r- ^^B County of Bamberg?By Geo. Pv-?c?j Harmon, Esq., Judge of Probate. ' Whereas, Mrs. William F. Hughes * hath made suit to me to grant her letters of administration of the ee- ^Jjj tate of and effects of Sam Beard; ' These are therefore to cite and.'^l admonish all and singular the fcindred and creditors of the said Sam Beard, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court o Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on Saturday, April inn, next, alter ?s:m publication thereof, at 11 o'clock In , the forenoon, to show cause, if any $gj they have, why the said administra- ??j| tion should not be granted. Given under my hand this 2nd. ,^8 day or April, A. D., 1909. GEO. P. HARMON, Judge of Probate. / REGISTRATION NOTICE. Please take notice that the Muni->*319 cipal Books for Registration for the, town of Bamberg are now open, an<$ f 'tM those qualified electors of the countyv" -J| of Bamberg, residing within the in- ' 'M corporate limits of the said town, desiring certificates of municipal regis- ? v-vjS t ration, will apply to me for such certificates before May 1st, A. 'fM 1909. . A. M. BRABHAM, Supervisor of Registration. /v'5? Bamberg, S. C., April 1, 1909/