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E8TIW??LLE 8?3E PROCEEDED SLOWLY. Tour of the Men Implicated sn the Killing of Bookhart Heid. St. George, Dec" 7.-In the case of the parties accused cf the m arder of Sei tr- Bookard. the State of South Carolina has failed thus far to produce evidence directly implicating the men steel There has been circumstantial ridence, but it is of a vague natnae will he valuable only as cumulat? ive evidence in supporting state ?ents hereafter to be introduced^ The hearing was begun at ll o'clock today in the court bouse by Magis? trate A. E. McCoy of Berkeley; So?? " >T P. T. Hildebrand of Orauge represented the prosecution, and prise nop were represented by Sen >r E. J?Dennis, Jr., of Berkeley ' Hr. M. Rutledge Rivers of Char >n. Mr. R. W. Haynes of counsel defense is ill in Charleston. The parties charged - with this m?r? ir are representative people in the jjper part "of Berkeley- county and ieir arrest caused a sensation. They j rere brought to the State penitent wry for safe keeping and for their I own good as the jail at Monck5 Coro? ner was represented to be unfit for j 26?r detention. The arrest was made 13th by Sheriff Morrison of Ber ?y? and the preliminary was not _Lven until today on account of some entanglements unfortunate fer* the prosecution, for the delay has given the defendants the sympathy of many iple in Berkeley county. Sheriff Morrison and Deputies J. H. )n and W. J. Carson- boarded ?3 train in Columbia at 7 o'clock this morning and brought six of th? j seven accused- to St George for the preliminary. The other was left in Columbia, for he is a material wit? ness for the State. But Solicitor Hildebrand has been unable to make out a prima faci? case without the presence of this, witness, and Henry ?Edwards will be put upon the stand today. mm The names and connection of the accused can better be determined by a little digression. When the train . ttom Columbia reached Branchville, there came aboard a tall, powerful man cf swarthy complexion &Dd with a shock of white hair which added to the blackuesss of his laughing eyes. Tills was "Old Mau" Martin, or Mr.. Xi. A. Martin, Sr., the foremost man ; of a large family connection in Berke? ley county. He is the father of two of the ac? cused-L. Andrew and Benny P. Mar? tin. He is the father-in-law and also the ?mcle of another of the accused, Piney Martin, son of Pink Martin. He is the father-in-law of another of the accused, Adger Butler. He is tbe brotber-in-Iawvof a fifth, S? A. Eadon, constable to Magis? trate Wiggins for the last two years. He was the employer of H. C. Ed? wards, the orphan boy. He was the employer of Eeitt Book aid, colored, murdered July 11th, 1S04. He was tbe warm friend of. J. H. Palmer, town marshal of Eu ta wv: ie, .and the seventh of the accused. "Old Mau" Martin takes his trou? bles stoically, trying to smile over the affair, but the seriousness of it was evidenced by the large pile of green backs whicb he was seen count? ing ont in a jury room when the wind clew the door open and he was seen in "consultation" with ^ne of his lawyers. Mr. Pink Martin, another stalwart, pleasant; faced farmer, was .?here looking after the interest of bis boys. They - were accompanied from Entawville by the wives and children of those of the accused who are mar? ried. ^Solicitor Hildeband had up-bill work today. The testimony of some cf the witnesses was not as emphatic ?s he had expected it to be, but it was ?vident that he was trying to prove that Eeitt Bookard had been arrested ctn some trivial charge, had been con? fined 2n tbe lockup at Entawville over Bight to be taken to the county jail tito next morning; that the Martin hoya were drinking in the afternoon ; that Eadon and Palmer were suspi? ciously solicitous as to the prisoner's welfare until 10 o'clock that night,, ?usd that Eadon was astir at 3 o'clock tbs next morning,, that there were many tracks leading from Eadon's Ssouse to the guard house and finally that as a possible motive the deceased .had beca known to have quarreled with one of the Martin boys because cf his having ruined one of the sisters cf the deceased. All this is circum? stantial evidence and was not direct enough to justify the magistrate in nolding the prisoners for trial. But there will be other evidence submitted tomorrow which may weld thet? links Into a strong chain. H. C. Edwards, one of the accused was to be brought here on the train leaving Columbia at 1.35 tonight, Solicitor Hildebrand having askedGov. Hey ward and the penitentiary author? ities to send him down. It was not fee purpose of the prosecution to pre? sent Edwards, but there seems no way out cf it as another important wit? ness, Mr. F. P. Demalo, Jr., could sot get here. There was not very mu^h interest manifested, and very little nervous? ness or excitement. There was too much levity in the proceedings, but this was not the fault of Mr. A. E. McCoy, the magistrate, who is pre? siding with fairness, with no little wisdom. The case is sickening in some of its details. From all appear? ances the murdered man was treated with the utmost display of passion in the effort to mutilate his body in the manner regarded as the extreme de? gradation. Only one witness has tes? tified that the dead body was that of Keitt Bookard, but several witnesses have testified to.tbe fact that the corpse was mutilated in a most revolt? ing manner, the cutting off of the ears and the knife wounds ic the body "being only a part of the sickening words.-William Banks in Tue State. St George, Dec. 8.-Four of the men charged with murdering Kitt Bookhart were bound over today by Magistrate McCoy for trial. Edwards, who has turned state's "evidence, said tint Butler and Penny Martin were mst present at the drowning of Book hart, but he implicated Penny Martin, who has never been arrested. On his testimony Andrew Martin, Eastons, Urney Martin and Policeman Palmer vere held for trial. They will be taken to Monck's Corner today. Ed? wards swore that Eastons, Palmer and the Martins tied the bar of iron on Bookhart, took him ont into the river in a boat and threw him overboard. Be turned his face and did not see the actual throwing of the body over? board, but insisted that he saw no mutilation of the body. Bookhart was bound hands and feet and with the iron ba'r tied to him was thrown into the Santee river. Edwards was brought here by a pen itenti?ry guard and left town in a buggy a soon as he testified. The four prisoners will apply for bail at once Penny Martin will be arrested, as a warrant will be issued by Solicitor Hildebrand. SUPERINTENDENT MARTIN'S ANNUAL REPORT. Columbia, Dec. 7.--lu his annual report, made public today, State Superintendent of Education Martin makes nine important, and some of them radical, recommendations: As follows, to continue the library act with improvements; to extend the time when a district may vote a special levy ; to enact a school build? ing law, based on the principle of self help; to improve the dignity and sal? ary of the office of county Supreinten dent of Education; to begin the establishment of county high schools with industrial features; to appoint an educational commission to rewrite the school law ; to combine the Citadel with the South Carolina college and form the South Carolina University; to observe South Carolina day in the public schools; to allow legal enroll? ment for attendance on the public night schools. An Emergency Medicine. For sprains bruises, burns, scalds and similar injuries, there is nothing so good as Chamberlain's Pain Bahn. 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Lowest expenses and cheapest cash house in the city. Phone 313, or ring up "Wells So Edens, Flour, best $6.20 per barrel, rice $2.25, $2 75, $3 00 and $3.50 per 100 lbs, salmon ?2.00 per case. 3 lb. cans best to? matoes 85 cents dozen. Best builders lime $1.00 per barrel or 90 cents at warehouse, A. 0. L. 10 penny nails $2 25 per keg, all above, same price below, 20 cents extra. Hay 90 cents per 100 pounds. Grits $1.55, meal $1.50 per sack, full weights, starch SI.50 per box, soap $2 00 per box. cash. Compare these prices. Don't pass us by. H.L.B.Wells&Co. Warehouse at A. C. L. Phone 313. Sumter, S. C. Having sacrificed 30 lots this November sales day, we propose to give ypu one more chance to buy a home in City of Sumter at auction on SALESDAY IN JANUARY, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1905, At Sumter C. H., S. C., promptly at 12 m. We Offer 55 More of those elegant lots on Manning Avenue: j High and dry and the best location in the city. | Terms 1-3 cash, balance, 1 and 2 years. 50x150 j feet. 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