The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, September 13, 1917, Page 7, Image 7
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REVEALS DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
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Bo^i?s of J. Milam Hellams and His
Wife Fbund, Each With Wound.
Laurens, Sept. 6.?Cold in death's
embrace and lying near each other,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Milam Hellams,
who reside near Tumbling Shoals,
?. were found this morning at 10 o'clock
on the floor of their bed room, with
a pistol wound in the head of each.
Under the body of Mr. Hellams was.
found a revolver, with two empty
chambers. The theory generally accepted
is ^hat it is a case of murder
and suicide.
The tragedy probably occurred yesterday
afternoon shortly after four
o'clock, as Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Terry,
who live near by, testified at the
coroner's inquest this afternoon that
they heard two shots at about that
time in the direction of the Hellams
hotne. As this was not an unusal
circumstance, however, they paid no
attention to it, for it is said Mr. Hellams
frequently engaged in, target
practice about his home, being an expert
pistol shot.
Verdict of Jury.
The coroner's jury returned a ver.
diet to the effect that both came to
^ their death from gunshot wounds in
the hands of parties unknown to the
jury. The doors to the room were
closed and the window shades pulled
down. About ten minutes elapsed
between the reports of the two shots,
it is said, and the supposition is that
Hellams shot his wife and then prepared
the room for his own destruction.
Mrs. Hellams was shot through the
temple and her body was in front of
an open dresser, with one foot resting
on an overturned chair, which
she probably occupied at the time the
fatal shot was fired. Mrs. Hellams
was shot in the forehead and was ly>>
* feig face downward. On the carpet
were pools of blood and tnere was
nothing to indicate that either body
had been molested after death.
Robbery Hardly Motive.
That robbery led to the double
tragedy is improbable, as two purses
containing $34 were found in the
pockets of Mr. Hellams, and in the
satchel of Mrs. Hellams was a smaller
sum. Neighbors, becoming suspicious
? on not seeing any signs of life about
the Hellams home late yesterday afternoon,
and again this morning, decided
to make an investigation, with
th? results as stated.
Mr Hellams was a good farmer and
lived in that section of the countv all 1
his life. He was about sixty-eight
years of age. Last winter he married 1
Miss Deheims, of Lexington County,
who was his second wife. Mrs. Hellams
was a sister of Joe Deheims, a :
well-known poultry fancier of Lex- 1
ington. One daughter and two sons 1
by a former marriage survive Mr.
Hellams.
BOMB PLANT FOUND.
Roof of Building Blown Off by Blast ,
as Detectives Were Passing.
Hoboken, N. J., Sept. 8.?What appeared
to be a fully equipped bomb- ;
* making plant was disclosed to the
police tonight when an explosion
blew off the roof of a small building
# in Third street as two detectives were
passing. A man who fled from the
structure was seized by one of the
officers. He gave the name of Robert 1
Lichenfeldt and his age as fifty-three
years old. He admitted he of is Ger- (
man birth.
The fire which followed the explo- 1
.sion was quickly extinguished with- '
out additional damage from the dan- '
gerous contents of the structure,
W iiiCii 10 &nuaicu 111 a muni* puyulated
section.
Police reserves removed the bombmaking
ingredients, which included
bottles of sulphuric acid, muriatic
acid, sulphate of iron, nitroglycerine
and several pans of white powder.
The plant was elaborately equipped.
On a work bench were several
chemist scales, mortars for mixing
purposes, a bellows and five gas jets.
The supply of explosives was said by
the police to be fully as complete as
that found in a River street hotel in
February, when Hans Schwartz and
Fritz Kolb were arrested.
Lichenfeldt was held under the
technical charge of being a disorderly
person.
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and it is an ideal weapon for use in a
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NO MORE GRAIN FOR LIQUOR.
Whiskey Manufacture Ceases Under
Food Law Provision.
Washington, Sept. 8.?Tonight at
11 o'clock whiskey manufacture
ceases in the United States under the
provisions of the food control law,
and the millions of bushels of grain
used heretofore in making that form
of drink will be diverted to food.
Importation of whiskey also stops
tonight.
Just how much grain will be added
to the food supply as a result is not
determinable, but experts say about
100,000,000 bushels are used by the
distilleries each year, of which about
40,000,000 bushels are used in whiskey
manufacture.
Customs officials throughout the
ronntrv after tonieht will seize all
importations of spiritous liquors
reaching the United States. Officers
of the Internal revenue bureau
throughout the country will see that
distilleries make no more whiskey.
Distillers may continue manufacturing
alcohol for commercial purposes,
and many of them have arranged
for this work, others turning
their distilleries into manufacturing
plants for yeast, vinegar and by-products.
Stocks of whiskey in the country
undoubtedly are larger than they
ever have been, because of active
preparation by distillers and dealers
in anticiDation of the law. Distill
ers have ?een working at utmost capacity
and imports have been larger
than ever.
Officials estimate the quantity of
whiskey in bond in warehouses to be
about 190,000,000 gallons. Stocks
not in bond will bring the quantity
on hand in the country up to about
230,000,000 gallons. The annual
production of whiskey has been 116,000,000
gallons.
MESSAGES TO BERLIN.
Directions for Destruction of Vessels
Sent Through Swedish Office.
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Washington, Sept. 8.?Copies of
three brief dispatches made public by
the State Department today revealed
another case of sinister German diplomacy,
this time directed against
Argentina and involving the Swedish
foreign office in an apparent grave '
breach of neutrality and diplomatic
propriety.
They were messages to Berlin from
Count Luxberg, the German charge at
Buenos Aires, forwarded by the Swedish
legation there as its own com- ,
munications. Besides advising that
no concession be granted Argentina
in the submarine controversy, they
suggested that the South American
country's ships be sunk without leaving
any trace of them, and gave information
as to the sailing and the
positions of certain vessels.
The department's announcement
went to the Argentine embassy and
the Swedish legation here at the same
time it was given to the public .There
was no explanation as to how the
messages came into the hands of the
United States nor discussion as ' to
what may be the result.
Created Sensation.
The action created a sensation, particularly
among the neutral diplomats.
Baron Akerheilm, the Swedish
charge, in the absence of advices
from his government, would not
comment further than to say it was
improbable that the Swedish minister
at Buenos Aires knew of the contents
of the dispatches. Axel Robert
N'ordvail, of the special Swedish economic
mission, declared he was certain
that Baron Lowen, the Swedish
minister to Argentina, had no knowledge
of the contents of the dispatch.
"Moreover, I am sure,", said Mr.
Nordvall, that no Swede would have
been a party to such a heartless proeepdinsr
I know Baron Lowen very
well. He is not in good health and
it is possible that he was unaware
of the sending of any messages. If
the dispatches were in German code,
as I assume they were, even if he
knew they were sent, he could not
have known their contents and may
have thought they were harmless
business messages."
Mr. Xordvall was of the opinion
that Baron Lowen would be recalled
by the Swedish Government and said
he looked for an explanation and a
disavowal of any intention to commit
an unneutral act.
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Columbia, Sept. 8.?Henry Knight
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plant to recover the grease from the
garbage and feed the residue to a
herd of several thousand hogs. The
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away. A herd of 3,000 hogs will be
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