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VOL. 4. NO. 25. SEMI-WEEK NIGHT RIDER HORRORS. one ' sin Sample Stories ot Cruellies as jdelated in the Trial at Union ?rll City by Somooi the Wit- witi nesses- - Women are nigl Whipped Like Dogs. Iron dud Uni<?n City, Tenn.?The State ]Pilv practically completed its case to urm day. against. the eight alleged mec night riders on trial lor the mur- j ^ der of Capt. Rankin, when it ! Qf fc * drew from Frank Fthringer, a corr member of the band,- who turned j fASfc, State's evidence, a detailed state 0jjjt ment of the Rankin affair, and a nan] score or more of other outrages. ^AI1( It also called to the stand Mr9. ! 8({tn Emma Thurman Johnson, one ot ^Qr the two women said to have been ^lrj whipped by the band, and had m . her tell her story. y The startling testimony of wa8 Frank Fehringer , who confessed. |0l,e accusing the men on trial ot be- ; y(at ing actual participants in the (Q ^ murder of Capt. Rankin, given with an exactness of detail, J jje ? amazed the people who thronged cou] the court room. Then, as Mrs. a^n, Johnson's name was called, a q murmur ot satisfaction arose, j. She walked rapidly to the stanu mj^ and removed her veil reluctantly, Uncj on the Judge's instructions, that j j she might be heard by the jury. in g Mrs. Johnson had married Joe : ^ Johnson, a man 30 years older than she, and lived with him ingt four years, when a child was eve( born. Last August she sued him ; ^ for divorce, charging cruelty and uj | asking maintenance. Early i" ! fotc September the riders visited her1 pan lather's home aud left word tliat! jier she must withdraw the suit. She or(j( failed to do so and on a second oWI visit her father was whipped. j10l] On both occasions she was at jujJ her sister's home. The riders 1 ri(j seem to have realized this, for on ^ale September 30, about 11 o'clock KO t at night, thoy went to the si3 9U,t(] ter's house. Mrs. Johnson awoke cjon beside her child to find her bed auj loom filled with masked and all0 armed men. A man whcm she said she recognized as Fred Pin- / ion, oue of the defendants, was lorc otandiniv ?/a / ? 1 t L ? * ? ' ^ ovnuuiu^ nw \j | o O i Lint SUC UUll'U ll(tl touch hiui. qUa "We have come to tell you for bor the last time that you must dis- Jac miss that divorce suit," Pinion ? aga is charged with saying. lou, ' I will not withdraw it," she jier replied. bef( "You will before we get. last through with you," was the re- the ply. talk "If you dismiss it now we will Job see that he supports the child, but you must not touch his prop- son erty." brai Mrs. Johnson insisted that she i y?u would press the case. Then the , J men withdrew into the yard to j the consult. In a few moments they | hub I returned. Pinion stepped over'trie I * to the vouug woman's bed and I talk said: "Come with us." Jud Two others ot the baud seized fore _ her and dragged her from the bed slip j?5 , in her night clothes. They kur- ridt rt**d her about 250 yards away to k and one of them beat her across hirr the shnolders with a strap. After han the first beating they asked her not if she would dismiss the suit, but She said no. Then she was again he whipped. This time her fighting He spirit was b^onen, tad she sob S bingly said she would give in to qua their demands. cou Iiet's give her another," said bine 'i *** : * : 5 LY. of the ^aod. "Did 1%-T ? l ? < * ? * /mo, snc- mid, l inion replied, couit * hrm hud enough. "Y u an n (-11y, i'enn. ? Wnen Yr-. retorted m i J act-son, one ot 'he State Marti lessen this afternoon in the j mer nee it-riders' trial, wt?? excused visi'ed i 'he stand, she turned to iriven li ge Jones and said, "I will not penalt y e the court room without n lie m< eu protection. I know these thai he i " liome w Irs Jackson told a vivid story Wittv several visits ot the riders, vi^iialic ohorated Fred Fehringer's <here w imony in many details, a* did no ello ?r witnesses, and identified by riders w te at least 27 members of the 'am Ka d. She was followed on the One wit id by her daughter, Miss asked li a Jackson, an 18-year-old the ban , who corroborated her "Abu her. wo< he last witness of the day Will Russell, auolher al- Woman d night rider, who has turned e's evidence. Russell came' Thorn Jnion City alter the Rankin |0tte () U2 and made a confession, ^vord w was trembling with lear and WOman Id scarcely raise his voice ^)OUl ve a whisper. The Attorney (kroner eral had to repeat moat of a jury j answers in order that the jury tjie f_tCj ht hear them. Russell is as |0n0 er constant guard, but says found t 'ears that he will be killed rfth pre pite of these precautions. about d lussell's story was practically mj;e lrc same as that told by Fehr- i Edding' >r, and corroborated it in war,i ^i ry essential detail. proved Irs. Emma Jackson said the a^lo to' ht-nders came to her home, anow h, led her to dress and accom p m y them to her father's with j5Q va, husband and daughter. They (jnally " i. : 1 i ' ~ ? 31CU ?OI ??? ^11" !""UIO ll'IfiO 9UC subject ted, and burned her lather's t wag ise. She identified CJarrett { no proCi neon as the leader. TI19 ceased u*8 came back two nights r, she declared, forced her lo si'EC! 0 her lather's half-clad, and There 1 there had been some talking churoh n is coral a e. They whipped her lather The j,, then her sisters. She said at 2 o clc again recognized Garrett The i'i nson and several others. meet ne' p. m. A i third time they called to 1 this mee e her lo get rid of her sister's , The r4ei ^ l,an?asu e child because the latter had be held i 1 , ... , Kth, 1H09 rreled with amother neigh- to have 's child. They told Mrs. wi" hR! business kson that il they had to come in they would whip her. A rth time they came to whip Mi*s lather, because he testified le|u,nn . . ? , school, Dre the grand jury. On the ^ visit Garrett Johnson, eaid witness, aslcen tier H she hud n< ;ed She replied, "No, iMr. inson, 1 have not." Il you were a mau," John- Kidney retorted, "I'd blow your Dan ins out. We will hang you if PeO] talk." The gr a. . thatthej udge bhaw, a witness, said r<,ror rec< night-riders wore "mother ^Ivou^ bards" and black masks and bago, ur| ,. , . , and Hrig d to disguise their voices by auooeasic ting in talse lones. When ' u'"the ? nafo rttmi Ige Shaw was summoned be K. \v. i the grand jury he tried to years a? into the town at night. The backaetn ... , , peculiar >rs caught him aud threatened when i i [ill him. Finally they gave i his choice ot switching or would jo ? , ? he able t ging. He told oem he was; MpenN. . anxious to undergo either, *T| if he bad to make a choice had a sh< would preter the whipping.!^"1,*", got it. Kidney ] me relief haw amused the court by his j edy in e: int answers to questions ot Foster*! nsel. After the riders whipped | sole agec i they told him to run. no^otSer . V . jMIBiK V \ LANCASTER, S. G, DECEMBER 30, 1908. V"" ru"'" n'lai-du..1 Pleasant Valley News. oogh.er h v? seen me," Another Account of ,he Re tit vtitnes . cent Homicide?Constabl n Leonard, another tar- ^ ir K' el Ko.,1 lake, wn8 Hal1 s Good Record-Vis by the riders tin.! w:is itors During Holidays, ve ciavs 'o move under dim Reed, a thriftless negro o ol being hanged Asked had character ami reputation jyed he casually observed, was s hoi and instantly killed h was .-till alive, but his i Constable J. Iv. Hall on Monda; as burned. ol lasi, week. Constable Hal ess after witness told ol was serving a warrant on hir >ns by the riders and when ihe negro attempted to kil as no identification and him with an axe, and the con rt. made to connect the stable was forced to kill him i ith 'be murder of Cap- self defense. The bullet passe liken or bis m1 rderers through the chest of the nesrrc ness, Mrs. Leonard, when piercing Ihe pulmonary arter} ow m ?ny there were in and lie died almost immediately d which visited her, said: Magistrate H. K. Hall held a iut two hundred, I reckon, inquest over the body, and th ids were full ol 'em." .jury rendered a verdict of just -- tiable homicide. Constable Hall ,, Vi?a I. who Jims i n r.flinu ?aa>. ... - a/T|| t,, ggl |1W, ,n ?*- - v ?* i ti vi^uu yuan Carol inn. and who has made an elfieien lasville -p-cial in Char a,,d tearle8s 0,Iker- was 8ervi" bserver: Tni. morning hi" la8t da? 11 constable. mi as received here that a J' " Potts- 1 ia successor, las had been loun.l dead a- char*e ol ,llB ol1ice the fo1 e miles west of I his place. Io?>uk day. This was ihe onl J. W. Peacock summoned "me that Constable Hall has ha and went to i.ivesligaie "C?a9'?n 9l'""* any one durin s in the case, which were al1 1,16 lime be 8Prv'-d 39 oat ws: The deceased was fiIa'de. o be the body of Mrs. Sa- Tbe f?llowi"g college student edle. She was last see n are 91 hom" for tbe hollda5'8 ark Tuesday evening one Mis8e" Alda Therrill and Valli .m her son in law. Phillip l>eltU9i ,rom t!le Normal and Co er's, home and going to. legiate Institute al Asheville, an s house. The investigation Cadets K- E- Ha" ?"d L F that she fell and was uu Thorrill, lrom Clerason. arise and ihat affer the The following are some ol th ad quit falling about 9:30 v,f"lor8 tn E'?tw?nf Valley du: .st nicht she crawled about ing the holidays: Prof. F. t lis through tbe snow and ^ ?"9 d,e ' niv. of S. G., Mi Irog' to death. She was dohn Crane, ol Roanoke, Va to attacks ol vertigo and Mr. Vance Crane of Fayettevill. due to Ibis as there was N- C" Mr" Ed Crane and 5lil ,f ol foul play. The de-! Eclna Harris ot Monroe, N. C J iki IT a i. ? *? was about 70 yearn old ??.?"?? ueam ana mar M . Harris o< Chariot(e, Mins Wren AL NOTICES. Harris of Hamlet, N. 0. will be a basket supper at r nion Magistrate Hall married thre """"" couples from North Carolina o mt-Hster c. li. local rnion will Sunday before Christmas, bi > <>?' correspondent was unabl imp t'reek Farmers' In ion will to leant the names of lll0 partif :t l<riday, Jan. 1, at J o'clock involved ill'the dlfaculties. .11 members are urged to attend ting. m. j. hong, Pres. The Sunday School of th (fular quarterly meeting of the |?lpasant Hill MPthoriiat chore ir County Farmers' Union will 1 leasaiu ni,i >?etnoai8C enure n the court house Friday, Jan. had a verv delightful Christmi , at 10.30 a.m. We are anxious , a full delegation present as we tree Occasion Oil ( hristmf ve a great deal ot important evening to transact. K. is. l.ingle. Pres. Mr. 1). O Potts returned 1 a< week from un extended visit I Blanche Moore, who is re]aljves an(j friends in Mississii g in the Beautort graded , VT it_ ,, e .ill- pi, lennessee and North Caiol is at home for the holi- 1 na. Mr. Potts is scheduled l give his highly entertaining an iNGER IN DELAY. lnrfc" '?fiurVT,Til0 in the West, to rhe Belair Fa a raers' Union on Tnursday afiei / Diseases Are Too noon ()f jj,js week. The lectui gerous for Lancaster will be^in promptly at 2 o'oloc pie to Neglect. 8. 10. B. eat danger of kidney troubles is , r get a firm bold before the suf ignizes them. Health is nrati- * "** >-vv j TguvtauH. lermined. Backache, headache. arja Correspondent NOW i less, lameness, soreness, lumLnary troubles, dropsy, diabetes. the Land ofFlowers. ;ht's disease follow In merciless >n. Don't neglect your kidneys. 1 he News venerable and vt kidneys with the certain and ,,?,j J,...* T^u., V Bdy, Dean's Kidney Pills. ue(i correspondent, Mr. John V Coiner, living at 4t>4 Hampton j Twitty, in writing lo have II t llill, S. says: "Several, , , , , , TT , . :o i began to have spells of address changed from Valdost ?and was atHlcted in a rather I (} tQ Tampa, FU., nays: way. A pain would strike me 1 J at least expected it and often Mr. hdiion I am now in Tan liking on the street I would be c,, , c .. , , ith a crick in my back and Prt ^'4 ' 'udefilllI ftly ; hence St drop. For days I would not mu,t have''The News," and o get about on account of these Some time ago I heard about that end I enclose $1.50 then Kidney Fills, and procured a tn_ tey relieved me and I have not if0r' Cred,t ,he ? ?unt ?1 zere attack since. Sometimes change m.V addres from ValdOB lh'ht soreness across u?y loins, i . . * . , ncm occasions I appeal to Down's to this place. het it be unde Pills and they never Tail to give Htood that goon j tftke r. 1 do not think there is a rem- , tistwee that is equal ta thein." 1 the city I will write a letter f ltlbT?,^.,*S.VJ?'!CN.5; rZtpublic,on, keeping mj trie,, its I'ditei stata-*. a,id relatives posted as to n ?ber t?e nacos? Dosn's?and t ike ^ 24-25 I whereabouts, etc. I see you a I**, "'X, : | ' , .^s' FRICE J j "widening out," and I like your DEATH heading bet or. A gond ?-ign. which I hope vili continue. As ^ fsJativ things now si and I do n<?' look r T e r i . a Use for anv lei up in the onward x .r . .Lute 11 movement o your citv and the ^ prosperity of all branches of 11 business. ' w ,s i, Our daughter (Mrs. M. P. 'as^ *3SU< v Urawfor) lias recently been on I Mam mo in v on h visit. She was pleaaed and reared in I enjoyed her visit. We had many a lew wet ,l questions to ask regarding old 'dale of b 1 families left years ago. We a 8on ot^ learned that many had "passed mond, ar 'i over the river'' and perhaps a brothers (1 majority of your population are F. R. an >1 now strangers to us. In chang- , sister, Mr > ing the address do not forget to A. H Pe . mention street and number. i years ag< n . -late No^ ? Bloody Street Fight in Geor- 1<la ? * gia Town?Three Men IHsicied, ' ! Killed. ac unt( 3, Our t lt Ocilla, Ga ,?Within a stone's tnourns t p throw of each other, their life ^ an^ . blood making crimson the shaded Samuel j streets of this quiet town, three oue 0 t , I, i men were instantly killed to- vvho peac y | night and an officer of the law hia jlom, j received mortal wounds. Novembf g i The dead are: nesJ8 u {. 1 Charlie Moore. I Carolina Virgil Moore lo Alach ,8 Leonard Smith. iu Noyei] Fatally injured: Policeman was unit* e Caia Walters. Marv j i .Tack Shsnnnrd and Dharlia . . . r-t ; aaugnter j Moore met Police Officer Watson Hawthor; ? on the street. shortly after ^ husbatid o'clock. Just alter passing the i8 surYjv j officer, Sheppard, it is stated. ancj (W) ; fired a giant cannon cracker The Thomas c < officer mildly remonstrated with jour town r him for the act, whereupon Moore ing prece took the side ot Sheppard and ago. words passed between the trio. Mr. II Moore, it is said, became vio- ate vet '8 ! lently angry and attacked the beginnin, ' otticer with his pistol, shooting J. M. M ^ J at short range. Sheppard got pauv, ai out of the way and took no hand following i further than (hat related, in the Slates ot ? tragedy. The officer, mortally and Virg wounded bv Moore's first bullet, hotly-con it J t4 summoned his energy and game- a brave i ly fired upon Moore as the latter died lovi ran. The officer's aim was un before d | erring, the ball striking Moore lite of ne ^ squarei.v in the back. He ran a- ed hi9 wi i cross the street trom the officer aide and 18 .... and fell lifeless. her he While the duel between the uever ui ^ officer and Charlie Moore was in but lovet progress, Leonaid Smith, a son of ami was Chief of Police Smith, rushed to g00(j rtn the officer's aid. At t his junction I was an t I Virgil Moore, brother oi Charlie have eve j Moore, went to the help of his s,,uj i brothei and, it is said, tired upon gave it. Smith, killing him instantly. to return r- 1 ? ... . .. ...?? smnn, returned the hre upon Ins m" ia8r ,? assailant, shooting him dead in ?(i ,M k In. tracks. '?* * ^The newly elected officers of Coiorwi r. Jackson Masonic Lodge, as by *v< heretofore published, were for- ^ lii n hially installed Monday night. otnvpr A splendid banquet was also ' ,, ' ,1. served. kllled a y ? Creek t< Prof. U. T. Cox, of Furraan Hilliard' University, Greenville, spent a man nar a> tew days in Lancaster the past can had week- gotten li 11" *" and whi If it is to bo printed. send it to putting to The News ..ffi<-e _ i Slldde0|, A Dangerous Operation. striking ^ \ is the icmovat of the appendix by a snr- in It la aeon. No one who takes Dr. King's New ' j Life Pills is ever subjected to thiH fright- \ almost i T luloadeal. They work so qnietly jon | don't feel them. They eure constipation , headache, biliousness and malaria. 26c 1 or 1 at J. T. Mackey a Co. and Fnnderburk | , Pharmaay. w| ##Mon . ? . In Nei IV \ . . .. , alosed at hen you want any printing done. , follows: re I Mad it ta The New*. | May. ?.8I . 1 ... .? I ' 4 r 5 CENTS PER COPY OF S N. HA MMOND e .Lancastrian Ends ;ful and Exemplary i Florida, the Home Adoption. learned h re since our 3 that Mr. Samuel N. .1, who wan born and Lancaster count v, died ks uuo in Fiorida, the lis adoption, lie was the late Frank Hamid is survived by two in this c -unty, Messrs d P. B. Hammond. A s. Mary Perry, wife of irry, died about a two >. A newspaper, of sr. 25th, of Hawthorn, rhore Mr IJammnnd contains the followiug it Ins passing away : ; >wn and community ..e death of this lienorrespected citizen, Mr. s. Hamuiond, who was e <?ld landmarks, and letully passed away at e in Hawthorn, Fla., ?r 7th, after a short ille was born in South 73 years ago. and can.e ua county in 1858, and nher of the same year id in marriage to Miss E. Hawthorn, eldest of the late Jag. M. n. He was a devoted and kind lather and ed by his widow and d 80119, James F. and L, both business men of ; William, one son hav- tm-~* I..1 - e 'I umu iiiin a iew inonu. s amnion 1 was a Conteder eran, enlisting at (he z of hostili'ies in Oapt. lartin's Artillery Comml 9eryed to the end, \ his flig through the Kentucky, Tennessee inia, and was in many [tested battles. He was iod gallant soldier, and ng the lost cause. Just eath, after a married arly 50 years, lie callseping wile to hi** bedwith feeble voice told was going home. He liied with the church, i the cause of religion a contributor to every d worthy object. His xemplary life, and we ry reason to believe that went to the God who His remains were'laid i the Hawthorn]cemetery, sad rites being performe Hev. G. B. Thrasher resence ot a large assem* Hon Accidentallu Killed *qro Man. itle negro b?y, Willie was accidentally shot and few days ago in Cedar >wnship, on Mr. J. 0. 'a place, by a colored ned Mack Duncan. Dun gone into his house and lis gun to shoot a hawk, le standing in the door in a shell, the weapon V discharged, the load the boy, who was near ie bowels, killing him nstantly. Cotton Market. on local market, #.26 cents.lS w York yesterday spot cotton 9.16 cent and futurea cloned aa J an nary, 8.68; Marek, 8.75; ; December, 8.87. 8U ^ v.. *