Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Unusual Court Sitting. ] Supreme Court and Circuit Judges to Hear Together a Famous Case. t Columbia Record. I Tbe famous R. A. Adams nuir- * der case of Colleton county, after ! a three-years' course in the courts, ^ lias resulted in the ordering together of the highest court that ^ an American state may have?the ' supreme court en banc- ( Today this or ler issued ? \ , The Sta'e of South Carolina: \ In the supreme court, April term, 190G, ninth circuit, Colleton ^ countv: r The State vs. It. A. Adams. It is orde.ed that the members r N of the supreme court and all the ( C) 3U(lges ?* circuit courts ol this sta'e except such circuit judg s who tried the ca*e, shall q meet together in the city of Columbia in the supreme court room to pass upon the uuestionx involved ill the motion for a now trial in the ahove suited case, on ^ Friday the 28th day of September, 1900, at 10 o'clock in the morning. Let the clerk of this court notify the parties to the suit Hud (heir attorneys <>f this order forthwith. / V..J. Pope, j. Chief J ustice. | (Attest) U K. Brooks, , Clerk. v September 21, 1900. ! ) ~ ? >/6mething over three years v ag >, It. A. Adams shot and kill- g ed a man named Jacques in Col t I leton county, lie was indicted s lor murder and on his trial was h convicted, the strongest evidence 1 against him heing given by a 1 young woman who was his niece. | Ho secured a new trial and this I n.- . I mnw .no _>utmg woman testitieii { in her uncle's favor, declaring ^ she had testified to Ilie contrary c boloie under duress. Tiie case (J I came up to the suprejne c>ur! 011 \ points of law, nod that tribuna1 d being unable to agree, one of the 1 ju<tice*, under ttie right given him by the law in such cases1' provided, call d for a si ting of,1 the court eu banc to hear the case. The order above quoted i was 1 he result. I ? W . tm J H Bureau to Forecast Weather r > Week Ahead. Washington,?A dream of f years of Prof. Willis L. Moore, I f .1.: r r 4i * cuiei 01 rne weatner bureau, is t . likely noon to be realized. It is ti Ate forecasting: of the weather ie Tor many days, and perhaps for v weeks and months. In a short [1 time, it is the expectation of J Chief Moore to issue not only the 1 regular weather reports twice ' t! each day, but also a special re-1 e port covering a period of at least j j a week in advance. Lm , . , ? mm m . I j 1 Galveston's Sea Wall I ma ken life now as safe in that city as on j t tlio higher uplands. ? W. Goodloe, who reside* on Dntton St., in Waco, Tex., needs no sen wall for safety. He writes: "I have f a a?e 1 Dr. King's New Discovery for Con ...., .... ........ . inn well ami sale. before that time J had a ! f cough which for years had been growing j worse. Now it's gone." Cures chronic |f Coughs T.a Grippe, Croup, Whooping I g 4P'y "S'b and prevents I'neuiu una t'lwa-ant | to take. Hvery bottle guaranteed .it J F. i 1 Mackey Co., Crawford Bros.. Fitnderburij | I'harmacy. I'rioe 50c au<l $1,00. Trial hot tie free. j t ^ Keftd The News. t * If a Cow gave Butter -nankind would have to nvent milk. Milk Is Na.ure's emulsion ? butter put in shape for diges:ion. Cod liver oil is ex:remely nourishing, but t has to be emulsified pefore we can digest it. Scott's Emulsion combines the best oil vith the valuable hypophosphites so that it is jasy to digest and does 'ar moire good than the pil alone could. That nakes Scott's Emulsion he most strengthening, lourishing food - medicine in the world. Send for free sample. i at buwne, Chemists tOQ-415 Pearl Street New York 50c. and $1.00 All druggists Sensational Killing foung Man Loses his Life on Account of Alleged Attentions to . Married Woman?Husband the Slayer. Spencer special in Charlotte Ihserver* G. C. Whitaker, a Southern Railway flagman, of Tint Manntain ??' ? " ?!>" ?- ' ? - vi-t II, 11 ni3 mull MU(( I II S I H III y killed hero this afternoon by \ F. lledrick, a Southern Rail/ay conductor, of this place. The .ilium occurred iu a store in the enter of town where Whitaker /as making a purchase, and it is tated that no words passed beween the two men before the hooting began. Accompanied by lie wife, Mr. lledrick was seen o pass along the street and ener the store where Whitaker /as. On seeing Mr. and Mrs. ledrick enter the front door V hi taker i mined latly ran towards he rear door, apparently in efort to escape the presence of the onductor. iledrick, it is said, pened tire with his revolver as Vhituker escaped at the back ioor. Following him to the back ot it was found that Whitaker lad been wounded and bad fa 1? en in u small ravine. Bv this inie Hedrick h.nl emptied his evolver and was snapping at the vounded man. A crowd began to gather on ihe scene and in a mom ait, it is i.tifu uv witnesses, tieunck had eloaded his pistol, walked up to 'Vhitaker'e side and fired another Millet into the breast of the dy? ng man. He then walked away allowing Mrs. Iledrick to the rout of the block. Iledrick aferwards returned to the scene if the killing and asked by-stand rs if Whitaker was dea 1, after vhich he went to Ihh home and ater surrendered to officers. After being taken into custody ie retained as counsel Overman k Gregory and Clement & Clem int, ol Salisbury, and was coinnitted to jail without bond, iedrick was tried and acquitted or killing A. I). Shaping in Salsbury eight years ago, it boing ipiu tnat trie snooting was justiiable. The killing of Whitaker is <*hi?1 i o have been the result, of his ;?!entions to Mrs. Hodrick. The lonductor, however, claims selflefense. Five balls took effect ind Wnitaker died without speak ng. lie had a pistol in his hand vhen he died but was {not seen o attempt to use it on his assail* int, though two chambers were impty. rcztolveo ]} That when anyone reaches the Top or THE ladder itmeans -?- he ?s a success- 5omepeopi e ) ARE FooUSH E/YOUCHTOTHINK ?\ $)/ tsatSUCCESS IS anacc/dcnt ? lu?> of course it is hot. Success j; vl r\rf^ - IS the result of hard work li\ ' Na&f" AND ClVhVC; PEOPLE SOMETHING Ul .._./> > rOf< THEIR riOHCY- WHICH' \ Bp />/, \ Jf I PROVES THAT HONESTY | 11 j:f s\ v / 15 the best policy it | v\ I \6u WANT To DRES5 S MVw s\ / I l./UFDP n itrv la/^kiC f|l ! inti novL kl-r^-4^ MADE A SUCCESS AT 8 I ( AM 1 DRESSING PEOPLE-g W/Bl . I DRESSING THEM VELL AMD :: i; \ ' 1Jf LViW cheaply | || BV5TER B Rowrf f No. 88. ..^ ^ co^twicht H?t. Brrwt BuiTtw paownco chic?<k> i IYou have been seeing us climb. We ourselves have made the rounds to the ladder of our success. Of what? Buying good goods; I selling good goods at only reasonable profits; dealing squarely?giving all customers the J same price; standing behind everything we 8 sell; treating our patrons with courtesy; and, jj as you know, by attending to our business | and rarrvinrr f? l: ?.. W..V- owv/v-rv. UUU Li lit ICI1 HUIlb conic I1< only out of the head ; good goods must come ^ out of a good store that is able to get good I goods. We enjoy our business. Activity, pro- m gress, is enjoyable. We are business men, proud of our profession, and we make a profession of our business. A professional man I is a man especially skilled in what he does. We have made a study dressing people; this is our profession ; and this is our confession. *1 Yours truly, hiit-iisiiT Mertaalito Co. I . I ll/% ^ mmumihmbi iiiiiii A Number Killed and Town Beating the Ticket Taker. Mysterious Death of a Geor Wrecked by Dxplosion of! gia Preacher. Dynamite. | F rom the MnrniiflMn. k'uu Tri. I Man/??? <i.. _ a :-i - , ... v<o.?n npoeini io i lie Jullico, Ten 11 , J^opt. 23.? bune. Telegraph from Dupont, (in., Twelve lives were snuffed out. Dou't 9?eak in at a ball name. 8R>'9: Bcores of persona hurt and proper- y ftt Sj|hno la8t weeK ft fellow * ra?k Cornelius, a Baptty damage eati mated at probably , , , . . i?t minister, near Dupont, was 500,000 was done here this orrovve a "a < crosso> t ie J 8?U)^ through the head while readmoruing at 8 o'clock when a car rivor> ?ot Ids feet wot and mud- ()|} ^j8 t>0111 porch. His.famiload of dynamite, standing in a dy, climbed up the bank, tore a |y rushed to his assistance. It tr<ek near the Southern depot, $5 pair of pants on the under WrtH thought he was assassinated, exploded with a report that was bhush, got poison ivy all overbid! but indications are that he comheard lor 20 miles, shattering ^ .. ' ?1 ' .... .... : ' iace, supped up to the game in buildings in the business section . f, ,, . of the town and breaking every 11,6 l),rk ,rom tho ?"" ??>' Tl'vp Mpnro Hoes .lot. Printing piece of glass within a radius ot hut to find Ot tlr 11 a'misdon liv llvlD for others. Why one mile of the sceue. was charged to the gam?. can't we do vnnra? ?*? 9999 I - I -- J *>' J I I I i \ \ v , I