The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 14, 1908, Page 8, Image 9
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day in January my son aud E
Langley, Mr. Sinclair aud otl
all warned me to look out
Stogner.
J. L. Konnington for dele
?Lives near where fclamp SI
ner lived, i<l>o near defenda
place. Saw the Stogner-v mc
ing of shooting at home ; s
in the morni u; saw them le
home. Left H.imp Stogn
house in a one-horse wagon. ^
Sims that morning at my hoi
All parties left their hoi
about same fime. Sims was
buggy with Steele. Know B
Stogner; heard him say that
brother, Hamp, shot. IIamp
Stogner's reputation for viole
bad.
Cress examined?Didn't
the Stogners get into the wag
Saw them a3 they turned
corner.
II. M. S. liallman for defe
?Knew Hamp Stoguer ; his r
utation for violence was bad.
Cross examined-?Can't i
who 1 heard say deceased wa
violent man, but I heard seve
say so.
J. It. Mothershed fur defo
?Knew deceased; his reputat
was bad lor pence and good
der. Have had trouble w
Hamp Stogner ; he cursed
one time.
The Defense here closed. 1
State offered no testimony in
p!yChesterfield
Now Dry-?T
Stock of Liquor on Hat
The State, March 13 : D
pensary Auditor West has
turned from Cheraw and Chest
field, where he checked up t
stock on hand in those dispe
aries, which have been clot
since the order of the supre
court, affirming the election
that county for prohibition.
There are some interest i
questions raised in settling up
dispensary account under t
Carey-Cothran law. It is p
vided that when a county voi
j: ...
uut mtJ uiNpeiiBwy , nit? it)nut
ing stock shall be sold to the o
er counties where dispensar
are maintained.
It the stock is Fold in this w
it, will be necessary for thecoi
ty board ol Chesterfield to tn
out a wholesale liquor deale
license from the Federal govei
ment.
In the case of Chesterfield a
Cheraw dispensaries, there ?
assets amounting to about $1
000 and liabilities of only ab?
$13,000. so that the county w
receive a surplus. The suppli
have been placed in the Chen
dispensary and a man employ
to watch the stock until sold.
Com. Watson Reappoints
Columbia special in the Ne\
and Courier : Governor Am
today reappointed Mr. J. E. Wi
son commissioner ot agricultui
commerce and immigration I
the term of four years, commen
ing March 1T>, 1908. Whon t
department wan created to
years ago Governor Heywardt
pointe?i as commissioner R
Watson, who has since that ti?
devoted himself with characti
is tic intelligence and industry
the duties of the office.
?The Scott <fc Silverlake shi
i9 now exhibiting in Lancas
as will be seen by announcemt
elsewhere.
?
TH
. C. Program for B. Y. P. U.
iers 2nd Baptist Church 1
for > morrow Afternoon.
Mr. Editor: The followin
i n bb
the program for the B. Y. f
^ at Second Baptist church !
dav, March 15th. at 3. p. m.
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THK CHRISTIAN JOY
Subjects: 1st. Joy in Sa
ave J:
, tion, Ps. 9:14.
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2nd Joy jn Extent of S?
>aw J
lse tion, Jno. 10:28 Heb. 7:25.
nes 3rd. Joy an evidence of
j Spirit's workings, Gal. 5:22
p 4th. The measure of Joy
jj|8 Jesus gives, Jno. 15:11,17,15
,on 5th. Christians thould reh
nee Phil" 4A6th.
Reward lor rejoicing
gee the Lord, Ps. 37*4.
on 7th. Joy in future expects
the Phil. 3:20, 21 1. Jno. 3:2.
O. T. Hardin, Leader
me
ep Burned to Death in Foi
Fire.
say Wilmington special in CI
9 a lotte Observer: Further part
!ral lars of the destructive forestnear
Tomahawk, S impson co
NS6 I Kot urnon WMlmi Mrtt Ati artrl I
i?n etteville, were received to-d
?r- Two fires were raging in
'ti? woods near the station,
me wind blowing a gale at the t
and the ilames lapping
he boughs of the tallest pines. (
re- en Herring, white, section f<
man on a logging road, and CI
ley Meredith, a colored labo
he with two other men, Dan Re
nd. ter, white, and Arthur Alurp
.. colored, were overtaken in
'is- 1
dense swamp by the llai
and Meredith was burned
er" death on the spot, his body h
ihe been found alter the
ns- hugging a tree. Herring n
;etj aged to get out of the swa
nie after the lire had passed
died to-day. The other two
111 severely burned but may live
n?~ Chester Man in Troubl
Alleged Shortage in ]
ro accounts.
tes The State, March 12: Mi
in- ger J J Hardin disappeared fi
th- Chester and there has since b
ies discovered a shortage of $2,
in his accounts with the Che*
ay plant of the Southern Cotton
m_ Company. It had been repot
,ke 'hat Mr. Hardin had none to Is
r'a York, to consult his brotherrn
law, Mr. W. A. Harbor, fort
attorney general, but up to
nd time he has not been heard tr
l-e although he left Chester sev<
0
1 days ago.
'ut ,f ,,
Mr. C. ritzSimons, vice-pr
dent and general manager of
iw Southern Cotton Oil Compa
od was asked for a statement
night. He confirmed in part
news from Chester, but decla
'a* I that everything would be
j right. Mr. Hardin was bom
8^1 j and the bonding company ^
it- make a thorough examinati
re,
for Col. Mike Brown Dead
,c- Blackvdlo special in yes!
day's State: Col. Mike Bro^
,,r formerly a native of Blackv
lp- and well known in Barnr
lr- county, died in a hospital in >
ne York this afternoon. His ronu
3r~ will bo carried to Brunswick, (
to Saturday and interred th
Sunday morning.
ow ?The high school at Ku
ter Chesterfield county, has clo
>nt on account of the illness of
principal, Prof. West.
K LANCASTER NEWS, MARCH 14
at Two Well-Known White
To- Men Enter the Penitentiary.
g is Columbia "ppocial in the News
U. and Courier: Two white pris? n?
Sun- ers, men ot prominence. were
brought to the Penitentiary today
to begin serving sentence,
Iva- the Supreme Court having pass
ed on their cases and decided
Iva against both oi them.
J. W. Gallman, who killed S.
the M. Gilmore, in Union County,
and was convicted of manslaugh.
that ter, was brought down by Sher
J iff Sanders. His sentence is 15
nice, years.
Gallman is 40 years old and
; iu has a family. He left his wife
ill at home. He is very highly
,tion spoken of by those who know
him as a man of character and
courtesy. The difficulty between
Gilmore and Gallman occurred
"est ?J?ne8ville on May 15, 1907.
Gallman asked Gilmore if Gilmore
accused him of stealing
Capt. Foster's cow. Gilmore
1CU" said he did not, but that Gallman
n
uro had accused him, Gilm >ro, of
burniug his own barn. From
X- this the lie _ was j)assed and the
li^ * difficulty began. There were five
' 10 wounds in Gilmore's body.
W. II. Mills entered the Peniinu
tentiary today for the rett of his
' 10 natural life unless pardoned. He
A is a young man. At Blacksburg
ir<" about one year ago Mills shot
lal and killed Frank Deal, a young
rer' man who was a member of a
prominent Blacksburg family.
' Mills ^claimed that Deal had
a been intimate with Mrs. Mills,
^ whose statements as to her relaay_
tions with the two men differed
fire, different times. Mills was
lan- tried in June, 1907, and convictmP
ed of m' rder with recommenda*)Ut
tion to mercy. On appeal the
lower court was sustained and
now Mil's has begun his life senton
CO
le?
Lunatic Threatened to Blow
up Bank.
marom
Omaha, Neb., Mar. 11-A bold
eon attempt was made today to rob
the Merchants' National Hank at
Thirteenth and Farnam streets
uer
().j by a man who, although at first
ted a desperate crim
-ew inal, is now believed by the police
to be a lunatic. The man
nur gave his name as L. L Fee, formerly
of Iiockford, 111. lie walkom
*nto ^ie bank soon after it
aril 0Pene(* and menacing Vico President
Luthur Drake with a bot
tie which he said contained nitro
glycerine, demanded $5,000 cash.
' Mr. Drake though believing for
ny? the moment that his lite and
last those ot his fellow ollicials and
the employes of the bank might be
n> I in imminent danger, conferred
calmly with the would-be robber
a until other oflicials called the
Lied police and the man was taften
will into custody. Tests hy tho poion.
lice seem to show that the contents
of the bottle were harmless.
' McCullough Out of Race.
die Columbia, S. C., March 11 ?
veil Joseph A. McCullough, of Green;ew
ville. who was recently appointlins
eil one tllp receivers for the
;ja#, South Carolina dispensary fund
ere by Judge Pritchard and who before
that had announced his
candidacy for the United States
by, Senate for tho term beginning
sed March 9th, 1909, to-night withe
nounced|his withdrawal from the
race.
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.1908.
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