The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 12, 1909, Image 1
VOL. 4 I
SENSATION;
Tri^This We
* Wjf^for 0
Dinnble ?
?tted.
Hattiesbur
A'great deal
f fetted uot 011
but through)
fate of G. L,
j?). ?*T
' wile, Minnie
be tried for 11
*J. K McSha
Forest count
ginning he
crime, wbic
most * zti&tiVxd
/nis stct:
m^ny unuei
features, was
ter Sunday i
both Crosby
made coniplt
expected thai
consume muc
Accordiug
the murJere
planned by (
husband, w
fiendish idea
untailhtul w
her lover to 1
ly to become
in the widest
She pressed
shotgun whi<
ed at the def<
When the pi
McSbaun, mi
olturee, was
ed Rpot nea
bridge in Le
April 21, Co
a jury and he
there whs e
Crosby had
the murderei
0
rested and
amination be
jury. She d
the crime am
the county jai
? lull confess
riff D.
- -) , .
ed ber to app
coroner's ju
i j confession Lin
' Mrs. Crosb
n'nd been inti
and had met
times near
while ber hi
in the emplo
<'J Lumber comp
^ V working with
\ in the woods.
%. home for dn
r* time. Her
t aware ot hei
') ( intercepting
| with McSbar
to kill her,
Afj make her ai
Ml . revenge.
jftj j Vender thr
u J I Cronoy *aid,
II polled feer to
/ ieh plan of f<
tation she w
i Shann, askir
on ?aster 9
11 o'clock, i
bridge. Tw(
day of the
hie wife wen!
the bridge ai
X ?*
"4o. 63 Semi-Weekly
VL MURDER CASE, fe'i shotgun un
on the same 1<
ek of Husband and Cro^h -?tai.ls
f iL M M Urobby insist
. . ., * c L a ftUDisbmeut
iomicides Ever Com. ness, should t
the shotgun, v
Miss., May it, H at McShann1
of interest is tnani- ^ll Kasfcer S
ly iu this county, an <?arly hour
out the Slate, in the S^ung wife, *
Crosby and his raore than fifte
Orosby, who will home in l'etal
tie brutal murder of t-iesburg, and *
>?n at the term of While she waii
y circuit court be- ,or McShann,
re Monday. The lra*ed farther
ih was one ot the UD'>' he reach
ual in the history wbich the gi
iou, 4 and presented McShann can
ual and interesting 8eemed pleas
a_.i __ yt* f!rnahv tlmro
i'iHIiiiiM iHIi on r,as? j
at this year. As ^'ie in('ucet' h
and his wile have rftther fcXl)ose
>te confessions, if is bridge 11 m' 'e
I the.trial will not SP"1 where I
5h time. wailing lor hii
to the confession of ^ hen they
rs the crime was R few ^eel 1101
J roe by. the wronged aro,se 'rom h*8
ho conceived the Hl1 ' eomman
of compelling his t'ir ;W UP ''.is
ife not only to lure Pe* victim <
lis doom but actual threatened liii
> particeps criminis ^ ^'40 ^r?8'JV
L sense of the wcrd. *u' a*m a?
the trigger of the Mrs. Crosby
:h her husband aim- an l w^en l,e
enseless victim. 'ie wa? ready,
irtlydecayed body of shoulder
dilated by hogs and (r,?t;?r. Ihe
fo^nd in a seclud- McShann sqm
tunj.ii,,and lower par
1 " IV C L I COL
af river swamp orr hina *n a f(
roner Fairley called "n"1 Cro*by
>ld an inquest. As reached hoim
vidence that Mrs. *hem th.?t 1 hej
been intimate with uPon 'be scei
J man, she was ar- Duriog 'be ni
submitted to an ex- fc0 'be pPot ?
itore the eoronor's ^un*
enied knowledge ot I When Crosbj
d was remanded to hai1 r
l Ti,o-? U J 10n' be refuse*
il. Iliere she made lil9l When
1011 to Deputy telle- however, lie
iiilvrav, who indue- appear before
ear again betore the "^bere he sul
ry and repeat her callv every c,<
a same evening. Previous cor
... , , completely e
y admitted that she Woodruff ...d
mate with McSliaon arrested on si
him secretly manv'been implicaii
the Bowie bridge ^hey were |
, , and Crosby an
lsbaud, a saw filer * M . * ,
. ' held .'or tri *1.
y of the Mclnnis
any at Petal, whs ...
Observance of
the Jogging crews ,
, Lancaster.
, staying away from
lys and weeks at a Memorial L
. . , , ately observed
h'lsband became ternoon, undei
unfaithfulness by the Daughters
her correspondence acy> the exerc
t. , the school and
in. He threatened at 6 o'clock.
Dui spared Her to occasion was
i instrument of his Brabbam, pasi
dist church,
, , ,, K, able and patri<
??tW)t death, Mr,. rn|| of ,',u, ,
ber husband com called by Ex-fl
agree to his tiend- The devotiona
1, u:* Ai~ rises was cond
svenge. At b? (he- I/W Robjn,
rote a letter to Mc- p church,
ig him to meet her At the cone
undav moruiug. at V.'CPS >n ai1
. ? . sion was form
it the Bowie street caster's new
j days before the commanded \
murder Crosby and ( ant' ma
teries, where
t to the swamp near j^ted the sole
id concealed a load- flowers
vANGAS'
LEDGER itbz ' REVIEW 1878
LANCASTER.-S. <
Ider a log. Sitting CLARENCE GREGORY D
jg.the two arrange >
ol the plan and
ed that his wife, as $?n ?* Mr. an<* Mrs. T. S. i
for her unfaithful- Formerly of Taxahaw,
>u 11 the tripper of * in Cheraw.
vhile Crosby ?vmed Choraw Chronic Ma;
s 'hroai. . (Jiarenc** Gregory, son
n'.day morning, at and T
S Gregory
, Crosby and his ^ity^ died on Saturday n
rho is only a little \iay ist, ? ab<>nt 4 o'cloc
en years, left their an j|jne8K 0j several mon
I, a suburb of Hat- that human skill could t
rent to J ho swamp, done to restore hic health
ted at the bridge hands were ever ready t
her husband pene- bidding, lov ing hearts
into the swamp (hized with hitn, and lovi
ed the log under laj]y watched the slowly
in was concealed. Jnf|!, )air)p as its last tin
promptly and away^
ed to tind Mrs. Personally Cla'encj
waiting for him. was a young man ot tin
im to Ipavp fV?<*
? men's, urbrne ami chivi
d ground n^ar the jdg mauner; kiul and cc
d him toward the deferentia, t0 tb? wwdle
ier husband ?M en;a WBail rt, gIei
s victim. (y . a )rue frien |
had arrived within T?e vacan, c,l;m. -n t
m the io-', Crosby cjrc,e win bni^ 60rr0,
crouching position reHVed OQ6^ bll(. hi, llf(
ded McShann to fiUre lbem tha, dei4,h
hands. The trap- kint, me88enger ,hat
?beyed, .??< CroBby pains aad called
n with his shotgun. higIier day8 an., crea,e:
wh> taking care- uetigj jn jd8 eternal linn
McShann s throat, 8jcblle8s never comes, p
walked behind him sepHration are never
informed her that and famijy reunions nei
she reached over , , . . ,
, . . 1 he funeral took plat
ami pressed the ^ , r, .
. , .' . . , Baptist church on Sundf
load ol shot sfnck ... , ,, D,
... . ing, Dr. L. 11. Shuck co
srely in the neck , ,
. , , .... the services. After the
t ot the head, kill- , .
the remains were taken
3\v moments. Not ? ,. . .
... . . teitield on a special In
and his wife had . _ ? .
.. . the O. A L. railroad, m
i <ii< it occur to jabj tQ reg, vx
7 had left the gun that place.
ie of the murder. We weep with the
slit both returned hearts ot loved ones left
ud reovered the bu' would p'oilft then
Giver of true solace. c
can enable HiPmto say
'^rt! jtreat depths of their boa
nude a full confess- wil, l)e (loIle ?
i to believe it at m ___
ho was convinced s $/convention to' be
also consented to D . . . r, ,
<be coroner s jury, Pr"b)"er'an ChurchJstantisied
practi- lt was originally intern
(tail of Ins wile's 30 published it, the projjr
ifes-ion He also the County Sunday Sch
. , ,a , ventton, which conven
ixonera ed h L. next Friday, would he
wife who had been the new Methodist chu
ispicion ol having the place of meeting h
3d in the murder, changed. The Convent
>romptly released tie held in the Pres
d his wile were church. Delegates and i
interested are requested
the change in place of
and govern themselves
Memorial Day in ingly.
Waxhaw Lad Accidental!
>ay was appropri- Himself
I here Monday af- r .
r the auspices of Herbert McCain, al
i of the Confeder- years old son of Mr. Ger
isea^beintr held in Cain, of VVaxhaw, N.
itorium, beginning accidentally shot last $
The orator of the evening. He was takin
the Rev. M. M. out of the buggy, \vh
tor of the Met ho- been carried to the field
who delivered an crows, when the weapon
otic address. The wa-v happened to disclead
soldiers was Part of th(> ,oa(1 strikinj
layor R. E. Wylie. in t,KJ 3>de. breaking on
1 nart of the ever- ribs. anil one or more sh
iucted brtheRev. the lungs. He was
son. of the A. R. | the Pryor hospital in
i where he was at once
lusion hi the ser- on- h was reported y<
iditorium a proces- that pneumonia had de
ed, headed by Lan- which renders the boy's
military company, doubtful. , ,
)y Lieut. R. E. when IlI/OOMNiTuilEUMJ
rched to the ceme- MEN l' h;?* caret) nmny ens.
loving hands deco- p3,**'""'. * },y (,i> > ,n -"fly *??,]
i- nte a/motion, it rehire* all pun
hers graves with ^ ROd 6oi a botti* c
Sp#cUl A^ent*.
i A
ENTERPRISE 1891
MAY 12, IW
?JL%
EAD. | Death of Mrs. Thomas Lucas.
Mrs. Lucas, wife of Mr.
Thomas Lucas, of the cotton
Gregory, mills village, died Monday night, Spec
Died paralysis Her maiden name ?
was Knight and she was about ^
75 years of age. She was an jy|
r Mr es^mable old lady and a devout
member of the Baptist church. P
ot Mr. she is survived by her husband q
, < f our and two children, Mr. Harrison
lornioff Lucas and Miss Mettie Lucas. S<
The remains were buried yesk,
a tier terday at the Blackmon graveths.
All yard in the Taxahaw neighbor- , .
lo, was ho.Kl^ jj>w
o do'hie Commencement of Uncaster Grad- The
s> ill pa. ?<1 Schools. well
.lie eyes The closing exercises of the ^
Hicker- Graded Schools will be held May ^
. ... 20 and 21, and they will be simple the
' and short, but in many respects
unusually interesting.
Gregory Thursday night. May 20. will cl)r<
e attain- *)e brief exercises by the six wiv
lower grades, and the address by pel:
nlrous in president Snyder of Wofford j.
jnrteoua. College. Dr. Snyder will be in-!1
gofolh produced by Mr. I). Reece Wil- 1 cn
. . liams. Music tor this occasion
at probi- wjj| bo furnished by Mr. John ..
Poag, Miss Isabel Divis, Miss
he home Kliza Wylie, and the school quar- l>' '
. tette. i he
a t ? be- Friday night. May 21, will he
e will as- the exercises by the graduating
whs the class and the presei tation of the *'c 1
relieved diplomas. The "r: uuates will add
read essays written entirely by ir
l.im fo themselves and all of them disr
bappi- cussing some phase of South Car- '
e wpere ?''na history. onai
The closing exercises at the ivfl
am hug jyjill school will lie held Wedneskaowu,
day night, May 19. Peo
'tr end. * ? * t,,e
ce at the The Services in the Methodist Wls
iv morn- Church Sunday.
, till!
nuuctiuK in accordance with announceservices
ment in Saturday's News, there 1
to Obes- vvas Poaching in the handsome "a3
new Methodist church last Sun- the
on over cjay for the first time. A forceful 0uh
i \ and appropriate sermon was de- ?
jtery .?? livered on the occasion by the ''ru
pastor, the Rev. M. M Brabbam. E
t,l?.idiug ^ good opportunity was afforded big;
h^hi ,r fhe initial service to test the
t ,j ' commodious building's seating ress
V1 capacity, which was found to be 'lie
>no who abundantly sufficient even for Qi i
Ir mi the extraordinary occasions. There
i is" i by j being no services in thp oth#?r H ?
churches, an unusually large con- ' l,ei
gregation was present, hut all fall
Held in wore comfortably seated |)e
M , , I * '
led. and Seven Pardons Refuse(1 *>? Gov- s?n
am, that Ansel.
100I Con- \. w /?
es here Columbia, May s.?(,overnor i,av
held in Ansel tolxv refused pa:d>ns i" niai
rch: hut ?even as follows; tili.^
as heen , r> e \ i
ion win L ?ve Robin-on of Vuk,?ne fts
hvterian Km, sentenced to haii^ next Fri ren
illothers day for the murder of a young our
tu ? t( who relumed to let him hug th*
meeting f
accord- 'ier* * of
Dai<y Cook, colored,oi llamp- pen
C1 I ton, sentenced to seven years for try
y Shoots 1 , ,
1 manslaughter. etat
Will F. Gardner ol Spartan ;? tl
K)Ut 10 1
VI.. : burir. In nm. VQ?r frtf
4TJA.- I ? ,V" HHI
C., was I driving oft another'* team. ^
Saturday Henrv Hlackwell of Spartan* ? ,,
tr gun i au''
lich had bur"'MX mondH I..r -ailing li Jm)
to shoot M'|ur .
hi somei Mitcht, i hrwilk?H, a promi- ?
harge. ajneni farmer, Saluda, sentenced N
r the lad 1 lo lif lor murder. , jjy
e or two j Sion Mi .-r. white. Saluda, ten o,Q
nt enter-1 v r for - Mder.
^I^en , A r l? r >1 f <'henler lieid.
dlostei t i v\ 11 \ h ir? <o' rmii-1 slighter.
operated t
esterday ! s
veloped, ; Miss Daisy Lynch, of Fort
recovery j j/tUVn an,j sistor from Virginia,
who is visiting her. spent SaturiTiu
lim day in Lancaster. acIi)
M,f Ki" " Mr. J. C. Elliott and daughter,
invtanu". Wiss Cornelia, spent Monday in
Ford nr.*', the country with the former's boht
4i?-74 mother. Mrs. Caroline Elliott. ***?
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PRICE 5c COPY I
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ITEMS FROM AKTIOCH. V , \
ial Meeting'of Farmers*- Union
iturday ? County Union ,to
eet at^ Antioch in July *od
rominent Speakers Expected-,
ood Work of Antioch Sunday *
chooI-Other Matters.^ ^ v v
his community has b en bui^ v(|
week breaking the crjjet of \ hv
I formed by the recent ft&ins.
i gram crop is doing fairly
I mid is hastening to inaturi .4 ...
n next Saturday afternoon, P I
1") h day of May, the An- \
Winners' Union will hold^a A
mil meet'ng, at whuth time the * \
es and daughters ol all meui
s oil his or other locals will be .
iated as members of Antioch
il. We are expecting a large
lenng at this time. ./.*o?s8
'he next meeting of the counHi
11 convenes with u? on
cecond Friday in July, at. m I
ch tune there will be a pi^b- B
meeting in the morning and /
resses will be made by Free. I
rris, Editor Parrot, and Mr. t v
iianis. the airent nf Mm rfoni.l
, ?o-"" " * * X/ ^ V ?**" J
J
I ration work in this St*u. j
want nt least a thoueaud 1
pie to be preseut and hear I
answers to the questions we \
h to ask these practical sprak- I
who are able to tell us soint-^
m about farming. Ever' I
y come and bring a lunch
ket tor a picnic spread upon y
porch of our splendid school
Idittg. Remember the date,
iav, the 9th day of duly,
lacli boom Antioch gets on is
:er than all the others. I'rogi
is our watch-word. May
time come when no fanner
his section will have to buy
mud ol corn, but all will have
ir crimson clover, vetch, ai.
a, anil above all plenty o'
vine hay.
he wnrkera in the Aotioch
id ay School aie to be comided
tor the tine work ihey
e been doing; this year. The
i who neglects such work as
is injuring no one as much
he injures himself. It yon
iuve i he Sunday School from
community you take away
t which enriches the minds
onr children and binds our
pie together in uuity. Counpeople
should by all means
id by their Sunday Schools
key would have their commues
grow as ours has grown.
Irs. Jane Miokle of Camden,
unpanied by her little grand,
Bennte Forte, is visiting her
nddaughter, Mrs.R. M. West.
lr. I Vie Hammond rtVl famare
vi?ifinu: relative# at
neboro.
'lie Antioch Woman's Misary
society *ill meei next
unlav afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Kex.
lElt DU1NKKHS oud others who ho tilth
Bright* Disease, Diabetes, Back
ft, or any Kidney or Bladder Troubl.
h? cured it' tbey wilt take BLOODINB
K>1> AND KIDNEY TABLETS, 60c r
mailed by llio ltloodine Co , Inc..
011, Crawford Brott, Hpeeie.,
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