The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 14, 1909, Image 1
VOL. 4. NO. 55. SEMI-W]
I MICKEY REMINISCENCES.
Incidents in the Remarkable
Career of late Judge T. J.
* Mackey, as Related in
Sketch of His Life in
Brooks's "Bench and Bar
ot South Carolina."
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idchiias jenerson Mac&ey, woo
was elected judge of the 6th
circuit ,on January 27, 1872,
was a native of Charleston, where
he received his primary education
and also the limited college
training which he had. lie served
in the Mexican war, being a
soldier in the Palmetto regiment
commanded by Pierce M. Butler,
and also in the Seminole war.
He entered the confederate
f . service as a private, and in 1862
had risen to the position of
# captain of engineers in the army
ol Gen. Sterling Price.
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In January, 187o, he was sent
by Gov. Chamberlain to look into
conditions in Edgefield. He
made a report, in which he Bcored
Ithe republican officeholders, da
daring them to be both incompetent
and depraved. Of the
county government he said: "In
my deliberate judgment, no
such iniquity has been indicted
upon any portion of the English
speaking [race since the
, Saxon wore the iron collar of
, *he Norman.*'
The judge was fond of telling
jokes on Edgefield, Here are
some :
At the battle of Oherubusco
a soldier ot the Palmetto Regiment
was seeking the rear in the
hottest haste. ''What do you
mean bv this?'' asked the officer.
"Where are you going?" 'M
just can't stand it," said the fugitive.
"Well, then,"' asked the
^ officer, "what did you e\er some
ne/e lor? "Well, you see,*' explained
the soldier, "I live in
/ Edgefield and I came here for
peace.
Once, on his to Edgefidd, he
said; "I am going to hold
court in Edgefiiid, and I ex
.jec a sumewiiai excning lerin
hh the fall shooting is about to
commence."
At another time he said : "1
have jus' discovered that a g re at
injustice has been done the peopie
of JEdgefield. It is charged
that they kill negroe* on account
of their political opinions. That
us altogether a mistake; they do
.nt for sport."
When Judge Mackey went on
the bench he found the civil cab
endars crowded, and there hud
"been much complaint at the
Jaw's delay, lie proceeded at
once to help the lawyers to dis'
) pose ot the accumulated busiI
ness: and on more than one occasion
the bar pa>-jed resolutions
V | t
of thanks tor his activity. One
common practice of his was the
holding of night sessions. After
* midnight he would say to the
sheriff. with a twinkle ot hiseye :
''Mr. Sheriff, announce that the
court stands adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning."
Once, upon his return from a
circuit, he said : have just
come from Union, where i held
court for 12 days and 10 nights,
u Anlw f Aiir /?! ? a * -II ^,1
I" UM UU4J IUVI4 *! IlUC JUJU16 U1?U
from fatigue."
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THK IN UANCA8TKR.
in* the dark rnvs of re*
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V
EEKLY.
| construction in this 9tate, A
Wallace was a member ot c
gress from the sixth South Cs
lina district. Judge Mac]
was the presiding judge at
Lancaster court, which was
session at the time Congressn
Wallace died, and upon hear
of the death of Cougressn
Wallace, Judge Mackey m
these remarks from (he bench
uThe coart has just be
with infinite satisfaction of
death ot A. S. Wallace, .and
court now stands adjourned
honor of that glorious event. rl
court will address the consti
ents of the illustrious dead fr
the court house steps at4o'cl
this afternoon and will augp
that they erect a monument
i his memory and that the
! lowing inscription be placed
on it:
' Beneath these stones A.
W all ace's bones
hi solitude are laid ;
; "Tis here he paid dame Natur
debt.
The only one he ever paid
To heaven Wallace has not go
Too mean to pay the tell;
Neither has he gone to hell,
For Wa'lace has no soul.
"
The form in which -Judge M
key passed sentence upon a n
convicted ot arson at the couri
general sessions in Lancaf
county is a sad commentary
the state ot affairs existing
SotTth Carolina at that time. T
paper is on file in the court ho
at Lanoa?.ei':
"State ot South Carolina,
County of Lancaster.
"I do hereby sentence Cal
Rlack, cony "Med of arson, to
pr 'onment in the penitenti
at ham labor for life. "1
"convict was ably and earner
defended by Messrs. Iversli
and Moore, two distinguisl
counsellors assigned by the co;
The verdict was rendered by
impartial jury of singular in
ligence, composed of five w I
and seven colored citizens seh
ed by the prisoner, who had
ty challenges.
"The evidence developed
tact that a child ah<>iif se
years of age wan consumec
tlie burning dwelling house.
"1 do, therefore, in the na
I of the vio'ated law, prol
against executive clemency
ing extended in this case by
chief magistrate, F. J. Moi
jr., who has so prostituted
pardoning power as to make
administration of the crimi
law a mockery o! justice i
convert the proud seal of I
state into a symbol of appro
crime.
"Witness my hand, at L
caster court house, South Ci
lina, this ttth day of duly, Is
"Thomas J. Mac key,
Presiding J udgt
When in lh70, the lav
house of represent a' ive^, kn<
as the Wallace house, and
illegal body, known as the Mj
. ey house, were sitting togel
i in the hall of the house, Ju
Mackev was called on fo
speech, ile began as folic
"Messrs. Speakers and Men
men ol the Houses of K'prei
tatiyes : We see here two b
. ies, each claiming to be lawti
each claiming to he the chili
i uur iiiomer siaie, uut it 18 nil
feet from the difference in co
that one of them mnet be i
! gitimate," and everybody ki
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LANCj
s SENSATION IN ATLAf
oniro
^ey Federal J udge's Horn
'he; vaded and Dismantle
111 Constable and Foi
!an Negroes.
ing
jan Atlanta, April 10.?A
acie meeting ol the Atlaut? R
. Jaociation has been call
l molrn wliut ronaratinn i? *
ara "" .vrw. ? <
the t^ie invasion an'l disraant
the th? h?nae of United State
iu 1 cuit Judge W. B. Sheppai
he ^er 11 wr*t attachment.
tu- yers as wo" a citizens <
om ; H'e affair was ai. outrage.
ock A month or more a
.est juriat'3 secretary was c
; to!^udge Sheppard home, wh
fol- Crtr a nenro. The
up-ic'a'm> 'ie w?,!; not negligf
agreed to pay the injured
g bill and give him $50. '
torneys tor the negro refi
.
j accept this sum and sai<
, i would sue.
0 0
Instead of tiling an or
suit, they wailed until lat
terday evening 5nd swore
1)0 .
writ of attachment. One
attorneys, accompanied
constable and a force of r
went to the iudcre'R hnrr
I ? - ~ -7ac-,
found Mrs. Sheppard alor
ian ; her children, one of them
t of ot only six months. A
der they bw^>n to 6eize ever
on in sight and loaded it on
in They took all the furniture
'his the beds, the clothing of i
ufle members ot the family the
and even the? ys oPfche
ones.
All the time, N!rs. jh<
vin was pleading with the th<
im* to wait until her husba
ary turned, bnt they refused
his ten and she says they wet
dly rough and insolent. Nex
t u ttr i Jt. ? 1 1 - ' 1 1 1
oueppani leiepuonea 10 to
led yer of the negro, but as
Jrt. she explained who she \v
}*n says he abruptly hung up
tel- eeiv r, saying he talked
nite oess with men only,
act- Judge Sheppard whs i
for- ihis afternoon ami openl
bitterly denounced the ire
the he had received a- not on
ven rageouB, but as an attack
1 hi the dignity oi the I'uited
Court.
tes' 20,000 Women Mill \
ers to go to Washing
the
Philadelphia, April
tjib Twenty thousand wonie
tjlt. workers, recruited from 12
n J in the vicinity ot Philad
tod thereabout 1 r>0,<V)0 won
his emp'?yed, will make a
vt>(j Washington to convince ci
of the importance nt adopt
increase in the duty on hoi
iro- proposed in the Payne tar
>71. Thev will make ihe trij
next week. They will
W<t->hington in regiment* <i
fu 1 each bv special train.
iwii 'lie proposed advance in
the will not aflect price to il
ick- sunier and that women't
her organized to help women
doe er^ by opposing the ineren
r a ge-te?l are really doing
iws: harm,
t le
ten- that lie wsi standing
ocl- Wallace house,
il? At this * imc Hon. Hoh
i of drich. now a circuit judg
*ni occupying the chair ol tt
lor, lace house, and a neg
He- Darlington, R. id. Hun
lew pres*''0 ' Macke
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4.STER, S. C? APRIL 14, 19<
HIA. Hampton's Clerk o
3 M. - ? twtt .
ana /\notner wnite
Shot by Negrc
le In- Hampton special in I
ed by News and Courier ;?Mr
rce of! Causey, clerk of Court
county, and Mr. Jesse 8
special a white man living neai
ar Aa-i*on> were shot here last
ed to a negro man known as u
:au for Hughes. The particult
ling of shooting are not
>8 Cir- Rhle Mr. Causey *
rd un- through the body a
Law. | been taken to a hospital
ieclare SU8ta to he treated. ;N?
pard reeved a bullet in
so the aim- which was remove
Iriving entered,
len the Causey died in
judne i no8Pual Monaay ?yeumj
>nt but, ?
man's Ex-Sec. Hitchcock
rhe at- Washington. April 10,
ised to Allen Llitcheoek, Secret;
i they1 interior under I'resid
Kinley and Roosevelt,
dinary this morning at 11 o'cln
;e yes- 74 years. Me had been
' out a ill for several days and
of the 1 was not unexpectad.
by a ? ?
tegroes r^egro Steals Grip Co
16 a"? , BigLotoiMor
ie with
a baby ?' AuIU8ta> April
t once 1,f)yR8 of the Southern
.. . here report that, early ^
y thing . K iL J *
j morning at the Uenma
' ra,k?ad crossing, a negi
PXl eP a grip containing $8,00'
all the reuCy< tj,e property <
by the a year ago. Fluke lias
rested.
?ert A1- ??
;e, wan Mr? John Lucas, who
le Wal- undergoing treatment at
ro from nell hospital in Rock
iphries, j turned b* ?
y mob
tniiiNh kvai?s, of Edgefield, S. (
> little from the moving train,a
ed into the woods. Mi
ippard was riding in a first-cW
e men and the grip was by
nd. re- when the thief snatche
to 1?- uroke away from me
e both train crew who tried to
t. Mrs. ?? - *
e law- Important Meeting
soon as by state President !
a8? slie ....
the re AH the county presi
bo i e8Pecially requested to r
the State executive com
. l'hursday, April 29. 1
n c urt 1 '
, p. nt., in the citv of (
y a nd r
. S. C., tor the purpose o
at moot . 1
i mg together in referetv
ily out- , ?,
handling ot the cotton
; upon
1909, and such other n
St ales
may be uselul lor the u]
ol the union in securit
Vork coml)'e,e organization
counties of the State,
ton. ?>As many ol the coui
10.? taries and county busim
n mill as can conveniently do
0 mills (piested to attend also,
elphia, with as many member
uen are union who can come,
trip to "A ma-s meeting is (J
ongress discussion and consults
ilie iho UB.
siery as "('resident S. (\ Siate
ill bill. V nion.
> early <-'.1. Whitner lieid,
tro to "Secretary* '1'reasurer
?f 1,000 ? ?
ey sav
hosiery Killing in Suml
ie con- Columbia, April 10
t clubs Voijrht, proprietor ot
work- at Sumter, was shot an
i"' stu> there tins morn in i: bv 1
them in-law, C. W. K. Klakt
count of family troubles
came to Sumter Irorr. 1
)9.
f Court Mistrial in Case
Man Louisiana Man C
>. With Killing Gro
Monday's Few Hours.
. W. B. Plaquemine, La., Ap
for this j At 7 o'clock tonight th
heppard, , the case of the State ag
Hamp- brian F. Bouvy, charged
night by murder ot Prof. Fred Va
PpIT f,ODr" I i.nri/M.fn/1 I*
? ~r ?*?r> ' lunt it wn5 Il<
trs ot the disagreed and was tl
obtain- discharged by Judge Scl
'as shot The killing ot Van 1
ud has i curred on October 3 of 1
in Aug-j while he was seated by
Ir. Shep- ot a tew hours in the ch
his right of a Texas dc Pacific
(1 after it route to New Orleans.
Bouvy's attorneys a
Augusta to show that he was <
? ) attached to MissKhorer
he smarted under the kt
Dead. ot a great wrong which
ftthan tempted to prove Van I
ary of the ' done Mi33 I!hnr<ir be
ents Mc marri"Ke to h8rdied
here! The *'d<wed bride
ch, aged she >?Tod Va" Ini
critically never loved Ho"vv- bul
his death Pea'edl.v r"Jr'c'e,J hSm a!
tor her hand
i CJlosincr of 55iv TWTila*
ntaining ~^
: The sch(
Mile closed April 9th. T
11.?Km-'children had an"old turn
Railway egg hunt and picnic,
reaterday without raying that M
irk, S. C., ter's work haa in every i
ro seized all to the sa.-gfaction. >
0 in cur- quietnens and firmuess
of N. G.' peculiar to her charactei
leaped endeared herself to the
nd eacap- nud patrons. 1
r. Evans
iss coach Bride and Groom
hie side Dead,
d it and
n of the Portland, Me.. Ap
halt him. Samuel Kline, 25 year
cently of New York,
bride of thr^e weeks, 1(
ailed j?]jlie> Htct-d 21. were tot
Harris, dead from bullet woun
dents are on die floor of their roi
neet with While the coroner beli
mittee on il of murder
d09, at 8 cide. he has not decided
Columbia, 'A? man or the woman
1 consult- other. 1 he ia^t two
ce to Ihe the honeymoon had t?ee
crop of P>r, ^ i~ said. ^
lattery as ? ?
pbuilding The Vote on Passage
ig a more iff Bill in Hous
in all the , .
\\ ashington, A pril 1
three weeks' discussion
ity secre- . _ .
ne farjtT bill was passe
jus agen'u , , 1
hou e tonight bv a votf
so are re- / ,, J
11> 1. '.'ne Ivepublicar
together *
(tenn. voted against
8 ot the
ure and four Democrats
. , Louisiana, Me-ssrs. H
esired lor ,,
hstoptnal, 1'uio and
lion.
,, vote! for if. An aft
Harris,
, Champ (. iark, the inino
r arrners
er. to recommit the bil
strueti-ig11a 11 y faile<
Youth Attempts to
mail His Own Pat
ter.
rairmount, W, Va., A
A. < After being arrested tot
a bakery charge of attempted t
id killed Curtis Smith. 18 year
lis father-1 Watson, near here,
*, on ac- having written letters
i. Voighl fher demanding money
Baltimore * b,ack han,! society's
been ar- tbem* W. K. Smith rec
letter? demanding a 1 arj
money and threatening
I not paid to kill him an
hftfl 0^60 u L L- C rfit
i uid uumv oy nre. i ne s
t the hen- j ter answered bv
Hill, re- j agk'^c 'or tr
V^im- w?B
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Against ME HISTORIC BLACK JACK
Charged
om of a
Sheriff Hunter Recalls to
iril iq Mind Incidents in Connec
e jury in uon W1U1 ine uia
ainst Fa- Landmark
I with the Mr. Editor: The Black-ja-'k
,n Ingen, | tree, of which mention was made
->pelessly J in the last issue of The Lancaslereupon'ter
News, stands on the West
lwitig. side ot what was called when 1
ngen oc- was quite a lad, and perhaps a
,ast year., half century before 1 was born,
his bride' the Lancaster and Oamden stage
air coach road, near Elgin. It is the same
train, en old black-jack tree, a9 stated,
to which the mail box used to
ttempted be nailed, which was used by
iecidedly the Shavers, Baileys, Hunters,
and that and others, many years ago when
lowledgo mail was delivered and received ?
t they at- there by the mail carrier, whilst
ngen had on his trip to and from Camden,
fore his a distance ot 40 miles I can
' easilv rprw11 fr? m4.?u~ ~l-1 -
, vw ujouiui y me iiuuiC^
testified true and brave men of my neigh
jen, had borhood when they were bidding
had re- farewell to loved ones and
> a suitor friends and all else dear to them,
and leaving their homes, many
of them, never to return. They
School, went to the bloody battle fields
)ol at Six ot Virginia, and elsewhere, in
he school the sixties. I often weut to this old
e1' Easter tree hoping to get good news to
It goes carry to my home, one mile
iss Hun- south-west of the tree, to cheer
ivay been my (iear good mother and si9ter,
-Vith that w^Qse hearts, with mine, were
r^h'ehae the Coixlederate soldiers on
-tudeuts t^le battle fields, night and day.
' M A Often I had only bad news to
carry. However, of course the
Found ,ree wae not to blame, it is
true, tliat 1 never see this aged
tree without being reminded of
1,1 ' nay boyhood davs. And a feel
__ w ? ? ?*/! i IV/
ner Offer Corn Prizes.
,)rj| j j At the meeting o! the county
light on a Faamers' Union last Friday the
dackmaih Union decided to oiler some
(
* old, of prizes lor the lai^y t yield of
confessed corn on one acre d and, and
to his fa- t)ie president of e-aoh local
, signing union was appointed a cornname
to mjtteo to solicit subscriptions to
pivpd two . t
get up a .(una (or this purpose,
ee sum of , , ,
and this committee is required
if it. were . ?
, . . I to meet at the Oourt House on
id destroy >
econd let-i bftturdtty Apr* '24th, to rePort: ?
Ir Smit*Un<1 make out " ~
s oig, re- '. .1". i . t
j j . ing that I am in the presence of
} ja dear, good old triend comes
over me. So 1 do heartily thank
m d i'1'* my kind friends, Messrs. T. B.
?m 'here Trueade11 and A* K- Baile>'' lor
treating this ancient landmark
e\est at ^ wholesome coat of white /
in . ^ui , permitted to stand /
I whether . . . /
^ yet many more years, so that /
ki 0(. t le lravejers along that route tnuy /
vvI
find rest and iuvigoration under /
n unhap- shady branches during the
hot days of summer.
Yours truly,
' Of Tar- John P. Hunter.
o ?After Car Inspector Killed.
. the Pay- Columbia State, Pith inst.: C,
tl by the W. Sanders, a ca/ inspector and
>of217 to repairer at the Seaboard yards,
i, Austin waH instantly killed yesterday
th meas- afternoon about 4 o'clock while
ill from rePa'rinP a car on a track at that
part of the Seaboard varde knowu
roussard, . it ... , J ,,
vv i ? H? l'ie Park yards. He met his
1C e. death between two cars. His
empt by head whr caught between the
ritv lead- "bumpers," the cars which had
I wit}) ' Jbeen standing about five feet
1 apart being unexpectedly brought
I* together.
Countv Farmers' TTninr, *r?