The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 23, 1913, Page 8, Image 8
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WILL FAIR, NEGRO,
NOWAjREE MAN
Spartanburg Jury Acquits Pris
oner Mob Nearly Lynched.
JUDGE COMMENDS VERDIC1
JiKl^e (t?ir)je \V. tiage Says Tinu
Will Show That the Decision
is ltight One.
Spartanburg Special to Charlottf
Observer. Sept. 20.?In the face ol
the positive statement of a respectable
white matron of high intelligence
that he had assaulted her,
Will Fair, a negro, was found not
guilty this afternoon at a special
term of general sessions court called
for the trial of the case. The jury
was out 20 minutes.
The verdict caused no surprise and
was quietly received. A few people
not entirely familiar with the case
were reported to be muttering this
evening. Fair was told it might be
inadvisable for him to remain in this
vicinity. He thought so himself A
position was offerefl him in a railroad
construction camp 300 miles
from here and he left for there this
evening.
The acquittal of Fair is a vindication
of Sheriff W. J. White, who, at
the risk of his life, saved the negro
from being lynched. He stood off a
large mob who stormed the jail on
the night of Fair's arrest and went
so far as to blow open the outer
gate with dynamite. Hundreds of
pistol shots were fired and three men
were wounded. F liceman S. J. Alverson.
who was alleged to have shot
one of the men and who was impelled
by the force of public opinion
to resign in consequence, has been
exonerated by the city council and
tnrtav vas reinstated on the force.
EPOCH-MAKING CASE.
People were saying here tonjght
that Fair's trial and acquittal were
epoch-making in South Carolina and
made the best argument that ever
has been advanced against lynching.
The woman is believed to have accused
Fair in good faith, but to have
been laboring under a delusion due
to her physical condition. The circumstances
surrounding the case did
not bear out the woman's statement,
although Fair admitted that he passed
her house about the time of the alleged
assault.
The jury. It is authentically reported,
never considered a verdict of
guilty. On the first ballot six stood
for acquittal. The other six wanted
to report a mistrial and shift the
burden upon another jury. Thus
they stood until about 10 minutes before
they finally brought in their
verdict. Then Judge George W.
Gage bade them be men. They filed
Into their room and soon emerged
with the verdict.
Judge Gage had asked them: "Do
you think I may not say anything to
help you in arriving at a conclusion
In this case?"
The foreman, Joseph Lee of T,andrura,
president of a hosiery manufacturing
company. replied: "We
are hopelessly disagreed."
JUDGE GAGE SPEAKS.
"I have had juries so often say that
to me." said Judge Gage, "and then
go out and find a verdict within 10
minutes. I tried a case in Charleston
where the jury was out two
nights and a day and said they could
not agree and that jury agreed in 10
minutes auer inai.
"You cannot agree if you each
make different points?if one man
sets his head this way and another
sets his head that way and another
another way. If the members of a
jury pet to combatinp views, and especially
if they lose temper, and
they pet up that thinp called 'pride
of opinion' they will never apree.
Rutif they put everytliinp under
their feet, and po at it in the spirit
of truth-seekinp. in the spirit of honesty?I
mean, honest with yourselves
?let every man. every juror, po
down into the bottom of his own
heart and uncover himself before his
Maker and his Maker alone, and inquire
calmly and quietly what is the
truth?and when you do that, and
see the truth in the small and silent
chambers of your heart?if you do
that and own it and proclaim it. you
will all be of one mind.
PRESENT THE TIME.
"This court was called for the
trial of this case and nothinp else.
It has been held at an enormous exoense
in money, in time and in nerve
I have been on the bench now 16
years, and I have never held a conrl
that caused me such nervous strain
It is too much to put on anybody
apain, and too much to put on you
''It is next to impossible for us ir
matters of this kind to put away al
outside considerations. I speak frorr
my own experience and out of my
own heart and my own knowledge
1 was raised on a plantation with ne
proes and I think I know them as
well as any man knows them,
know their weaknesses and I know
our own weaknesses. They are her*
by a strange Providence, but thej
are here. How our final relationshij
with them is to be determined no mar
knows and no man need questioi
himself. If we go to our duty day b;
day and do justly man by man, th<
end will come and the God whi
made us and who made them an<
d ho put. us here together will brim
us safely to some common end!
RACE AGAINST RACE.
"I know that men are almost in
capable of weighing a nice balanc
of truth where the contest is be
tween one race and another race, es
pecially w here the one race is charg
ed with the awful crime of assault
I know the awful anxiety and awfu
peril our country women are subject
? d to. I was ralRed in the count rj
and I know its duties and beautier
its stories and its perils, its Joys an
its sorrows and burdens; but th
THE
only question for- you in ttaiB caBe is: I-"" """"""""-"""""
Did this man assault this woman and ' /*/\f Til1
under all the testimony is it true be- I |ll|n|
yond a.reasonable doubt? If it is, VWI1
it is your duty to declare, it is your
duty to say 'Guilty.' If it is not true
as you see it, if it is not true beyond
a reasonable doubt, then to write a
verdict of 'Guilty' in answer to any- Special to Th?
. body's demand would be to crucify j)ry creek
the law, to degrade our courts and to lne Mathis Kp
stultify you men. 1 know there is John McMurr
such a thing as public opinion that tjon
drives and whirls men like a sand- ^'r j0jm E
' storm, but I tell you this: a wave of BDeut" Sundav
public opinion in times of excitement eran<ifather I
't, 8?lme"me8 V!,e St ,UUCe^a!n Miss Normi
' tI? nK l." ??r,d; Jh<? ?v.ljLCerlaln Jay afternoo
thing Is the knowledge which points ^y j puj
to the truth and which never errs. " faster"Alvs
If you follow it, you are in the sure ....n
path, and if you leave It you are in ^,r q g ,
) quagniifes all the wvpy. p gejj
"Now, gentlemen. I do not mean "Mr and Mrs
to take from you the prerogative of Mary'Mathis i
deciding the truth. If you believe jas
the charges in the indictment have ' '^jr j,-d
been proved by the state beyond a McKeowii spc
reasonable doubt, it is your duty to wpjj their frie
say so. but if you are left by the tes- ^rs kuu (
tlmony in a state of uncertainty and wg], Mr G W
your minds are unsettled, it is your |jov*' c{
duty to say so. I cannot reach your vy' ^authcn s
inner consciousness: these men can- ^ jobn cag](
not. You can. and the God who pre- 1 ^.r w ^
sides over you can. d " ith' hl "
"I am not going to say another ?eckhanu
word to you. I am done. But I M1b8 Co?nie
don t want to leave this city with b,rthday dlnn,
this case unsettled. The supreme w|1, be 1Q
court has directed me to sit at this
court, and it has been ordered by the
governor. It has been held at great SUNDAY SUI
expense. To order a mistrial would
be to have this furore and excitement i?,.oirl.HI11 0# ?,
continue until and through another
term of court. I will confidently ???? "l,lwa
wait upon you with the expectation The Flat C
that you will find a verdict in this school convei
case. You may retire." Midway Sundj
| When the jury reported that they tober 3, at 10
had found Fair not guilty Judge Devotional i
Gage said: dent.
! "Inasmuch as you have had the Enrollment
courage to do your duty in this mat- various schools
ter I ought to have the courage to Address of a
commend you for it. Time will Response by
show that your verdict is right. Verbal repo
I There are many things that cannot "Working Con
I be proven In evidence, but when you First query:
sift this thing to the bottom you will age nm|t in S
find that your faces have been set in all ages and s<
the right direction. I discharge er of the inst
you." Inclined? W.
| Jones, Rev. '
CHAIR FACTORY quer
FOR CONVICTS est problem,
Sunday school
P. K. Blackmo:
Goods Will be Manufactured at Profit B. Welsh, Losi
Guaranteeing Sixty Cents Per N. Faile, M. C
l>av For Each Convict. Third query
as advancing t
Columbia Special to Charleston the earth. R(
News and Courier, Sept. 20.?Em- S. D. Bailey, 11
ployment of the .100-odd convicts P. McManus, 1
now at work in the hosiery mill in a F. Long. Mrs.
chair and table factory to be estab- The preside
lislied in the prison walls under the enumerated to
direct personal supervision of the di- cusslons.
rectors, the state to buy the material Each school
and the machinery, manufacture the gates as per th
tables and chairs, and making of a public is invit<
contract with A. D. Martin of Frank- pleasant day t
fort. Kv., to sell the product, was the
tentative decision reached by the
board of directors of the state peni- FOLOHKI
tentiary and Governor Rlease in a
long conference yesterday in the governor's
office. Association to
Mr. Martin will simply enter into in latncasi
a contract with the penitentiary to ?
sell the manufactured goods at a
profit, which will guarantee tlio state To the fr
at least 60 cents per day for each County Fair J
convict employed, and to give bond tor '1Itltv r?
for this purpose. Details of the * '
proposition were gone over by the planning to hi
penitentiary board at a session last- Lancaster Oc
ing late into the afternoon. and it is hope<
It is estimated that P will cost the , .. OVf,r
state about $10,000 to . ly the neces- fere;ted ln ma
sary machinery and material. Before ?0 PxhlbitIon
deciding what building within the , n ,,
prison grounds to use for the new ^i^lmw wh
factory, the state board of health coiored neonU
will be consulted. The hosiery mill - make
contract expires November 1, and it Vnn
is the intention to rush the plans to ~ .
complete the chair factory as soon ' , 'f
as possible. of, .
H will be given.
of horses mul
SCHOOL BOY WON GOLF TROPHY milk cows. E
sheep and g
Highest Honors in the World Go to n}ent- (|
also all other
Hay State ^ oulll. Mopli 11 tiIph nrp
Brookline, Mass.. Sept. 22. hibitlon of t
Francis Ouimet. a school hoy ama- blacksmiths,
teur of Rrooklinc, won the highest whatever else
golfing honors in the United States. A prise will be
if not in the world, by defeating music in u
Harry Vardon and Edward Hay the will be farmer
English professionals, by five" and display. On
six strokes respectively in the play day, and all o
off for the American championship county will be
today. school teacher
The victory of the boy carried with cot and bring
it a gold medal and the custody of their schools
the championship cup by his home woman's day,
organization, the Woodland Golf the nicest dr*
; Club of Newton. of canned fru
I No amateur in this country and chickens. Th
only one abroad has ever gained such and putting o
j golfing fame. There were few of the double team !i
5,000 persons following the play who single buggy
felt at the start that the youth could harness. L?
J possibly vanquish such renowned among the pe
veterans as the two former Rritish be a number
' champions. year. We hoj
encourage th<
Crime Wave Swept Jefferson County, this partlcpla
., . , ,. merchants of
Alabama, on Sabbath. <>rn, pr1zes(
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 22.?Six along industr
[ persons are dead and a seventh is ?ther countiei
t dying at an infirmary here as a re- pre|
) suit of a wave of crime in Jefferson
1 county Sunday. _ ,
1 Henry Moran was killed as he n
' stepped from a trolley car in the
country by two negroes, who escaped ,
> after robbing the body. Maeon Col- in** DK,n eir
' quitt, negro, killed his wife and sur- f Intense
* rendered to the police, and Mounted r 8row^?,
Policeman Norrell killed Dave Evans, Ointment oen
, negro, after the latter had shot at ?n5*t Peraoan
him. Two negroes were stabbed to b??'?8 whose
" death and another was struck over p1?^? their
B the he-ad with an axe by an unidentl- ??"? was am!
" fled assailant. He will die. A negro ?' *be 8?'B
woman died of poisoning and the po- Doeto
lice suspect she was murdered. bel]
. son^ ? ?f?a#tu
1 overjoyed' to
Despondency. cured befort
\ T Is often caused by indigestion and .writes Mrs. S
>, constipation, and quickly disappears All druggisi
d when Chamberlain's Tablets are PfelfTer Che
e taken. For sale by all dealers. Louis, Mo., a
i 1
LANCASTER NEWS, SEPTEMBER 23,19]
i'eat cabbage, fish
TY NEWS L SAUSAGE, NEW- BREAD
No Indigestion, Las, Sourness or Up
IY CKKEK. 8et Stomach if You'll Take
______ "Pape'a lMapepsln"?Try This!
> News. Do some foods you eat hit back?
Sept. 22.?Miss Paul- taste good, but work badly; fermen
ent Sunday with Mr. into stubborn lumps and cause <
ay of Dry Creek sec- sit-k, sour, gassy stomach? Now, Mr
of Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down
tell of this eommunitv Pape's Diapepsin digests everything
afternoon with his leaving nothing to sour and upse
dr. D. P. Bell. you. There never was anything s<
i "Robinson spent Sun- safely quick, so certainly effective
n at the residence of N<v difference how badly your stom
p. ach is disordered you will get hnppj
i Bell spent Sunday af- relief in five mirtutes, but wha
Miss Bessie Mathis. pleases you most is that it strength
Williams visited Mr. D. ens and regulates your stomach
you can eat your favorite foods with
i. O. E. Mathis and Miss out fear.
spent Sunday at Doug- Most remedies give you relic
Sometimes?they are slow, but no
binson and Mr. Brice sure. "Pape's Diapepsin" is qulck
nt Sunday afternoon positive and puts your stomach in t
nd, Mr. Dan Bailey. healthy condition so the miserj
'authen spent Sunday won't come back.
'. Cauthen. You feel different as soon a>
luthen, son of Mr. G. "Pape's Diapepsin" conies in contact
pent a few hours with with the stomach?distress just
ey. vanishes-?your stomach gets sweet
Robinson spent the no gases, 110 belching, no eructationdaughter,
Mrs. Ada of undigested food, your head clears
and you feel fine.
Mathis will have a Go now, make the best investment
?r next Sunday. She >'ou *ver made, by getting a largr
irs old. fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store. You realize in
v -VT v ^ve m'nutes how needless it is to
iOOL t'ON\hNTION. suffer from indigestion, dyspepsia or
any stomach disorder. 3
ie Meeting to lie Held ????
y School October 3. | TK..\ PARTY IN AIRSHIP.
rook township Sunday
ltlon will meet with Twelve Women and Kiglit Men Guests
ty school Friday, Oc- of Hmt Am|<1 th CUtutlH.
o clock a. m.
services by the presi- Berlin, Sept. 22.?The first tea
party* ever given aboard an airship
<Vf d?'egates from the took place yesterday afternoon while
t of tin ownship. the Zeppelin passenger Cachsen was
velcon. by Midway. in (light near Berlin. Twelve woDr.
J. E. Jones. men and eight men were the guests
rt by each school on of I)r. Feist Wilhelm, of this city,
idition." Counting the crew the Sachsen carWhat
should be the ried 30 persons and the party lasted
unday schools. Could an hour and three-quarters,
sxes increase the pow- One of the guests, after disembarkitution,
were they so ing, described the innovation as an
L. Croxton, Dr. J. E. unequalifled success. A cruise of
r. A. Dabne}, W. U. about 55 miles was made. No heat
tng apparatus or anytning requiring
y: What is the great- fire is carried on the Sachsen because
and best solution in of the danger of gasolene explosion,
management? Rev. so the tea, milk, water and toast had
n G. M. Faile, Rev. N. to be taken up already warmed.
sin Payne, Rev. T. W. ??????
. Gardner. I Quarterly Conference.
: The Sunday school ,pjJp japt quarterly conference foi
he kingdom of God in i?ancaster circuit will be held af
?v. Jabez Farris, R^- Eigjn Saturday morning, 27th inst.,
ff;v*... Gardner. \v. at n a. m. All official members art
IV. s. P aulkenbery, R. reqUested to be present.
T. A. Dabney REV. C. P. CARTER,
nt will ask those not
participate in the dis- .... , ? v
Mothers! Have Tsar Children
I urged to send dele- Wormi?
e constitution, also the Are they feverish, restless, ner^
>d to come and have n voos. Irritable, dizzy or constipated!
ogether. Do they continually pick their now
("11R. EX. COM. or grind their teeth? Have thej
cramping pains, unregular and rav)
COUNTY FAIR. enous appetite? These are all slgm
of worms. Worms not only cause
your child suffering, but stunt lti
Hold Its Annual Fair mind and growth. Give "Kickapoc
ter October 20-31. Worm Killer" at once. It kills and
, ? removes the worms, improves youi
of The News: child's appetite, regulates stomach
lends of the Colored liver and bowels. The symptoms die
Association of Lancas- appear and your child Is made happj
.. and healthy, at nature Intended
member tlu \ < ar druggists or by mall, 26c. Kickive
our annu fair at ap00 Indian Medicine Company
toher 29, 3j and 31, Philadelphia, Pa., and St. Louis, Mo
1 that the colored peo
he county will be in- ' Teachers' Examination,
king a creditable pub- Next regular teachers' examinatior
of their industries wjjj held at the court house Fri
There will be a big day, October 3, from 9 to 4 o'clock
leh quite a number of * y ^ LINGLE,
s (men) are planning Superintendent Education.
I 101-1
r best yield per acre of |
nolasse8, potatoes and i ... ...
,r which liberal nrizes 1 Teachers of EanCaster < ounty.
Ilrtng your best stock We are going to organize a Teach
es, cattle, stock, cows, ers' Association (or Lancaster coun
Ixhlbtt your best hogs, ty Saturday. September 27. just aftei
oats. Ladies' depart- the meeting of the Conference for th<
luilts, best made, and Common Good. Every progressive
kind of needle work, teacher in the county is expected t<
asked to make an ex- join in this movement. We are an
heir work, carpenters, ticlpating great things this year; th<
wheel wriglits and best work in the history of the or
they want to put on. ganization. Are you willing to d<
given to the best band your part toward its success? Then
niform. On the 2ftth let us have an excellent beginning,
s' day for making their V. A. LTNGLE,
the 30th educational | County Supt. of Education,
f the schools of the
represented all of the , Notice of Discharge.
8 are urged to be prea- I ^
something to represent Notice is hereby given that the un
/-... tt._i.i_ in darsiened as administrator of thi
uu r rniu) v% in u*- ? ? when
will be exhibited estate of Hood L. Belk. deceased, wil
>ssed baby. All kinds fll<* his first and final return as sucl
Its and ail qualities of administrator In the Probate Cour
e colored man owning of Lancaster county on October 2 4
n exhibition the beet 1913. and apply to said court fo
n harness, and the best letters dismissorv.
horse to be driven in It- L. C. BELK,
?t Lancaster county Administrator Estate of Hood L
ople lead as there will Belk, Deceased,
of county fairs this! September 23, 1913. ^
>e the white people will
} colored people along | T4T vnTinc
r line, and that the * '
the town will ofTer lib- 1 The tax books will be open froi
or creditable exhibits October 15, 1913, to March 15, 1914
lal lines as they do in One per cent penalty will be adde
s. . in January, two per cent in Fet
M. D. LEE, ruary and seven per cent in Marcl
sldent and Manager. | In school districts Nos. 1, 4, 5, <
13, 15, 30 and 43 a special tax c
k. wuk two (2> mills is levied. In district
iJ. v ?? Eczema Nop 2 3 ? g 19 22 2g 34 4
kin Kruptlons. and 4 8 special tax three (3) mill:
d a perfect skin-cover- in districts Nos. 10. 11, 17, 18, 2<
uptlons cause them not 23, 27, 31, 39. 42, and 47 specii
suffering, but hinder tax four (4) mills. In districts N<
Dr. Hobson's Eczema 14 special tax six and ohe-ha
be relied op for relief (.6&) mills. In districts Nos 1!
ent cure of Buffering 32, 46 and 40 appeal tax eight (8
Bkln eruptions have mills. In district No.' 38 special ta
life miserable. "Our ten (10) mills. In district No. 4<
leted with breaking out special tax eleven (11) mills. In dl
all over the face and trict No. 25 special tax two and on<
>rs and skin specialists half (2 Vi) mills. All male cittzei
p. We tried Dr. Hob- between the ages of 21 and 65 yeai
in/Ointment and were are subject to a capitation tax <
" see baby completly three ($3) dollars for road purpose
? one--bo* was used," and all lirtale cjitlzens between tl
trublgr, Dubuque, Iowa, ageaof.21.and 60 years are liable f<
imical CompujaW Btl' ;-r_ ?A r\ f t. J^TON.
nd Philadelphia, Pa. , u * (foVhty Treasurer.
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Traded
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Broom Sel
Having just received 01
chandise I have ever shown
trading public to come to se
I defy competition. I i
\ Prices and I will get Your
BECAUSE BROC
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' Just a few prices from a de
I ment full of bargains:
. 64-Inch Panamas at
> , 38-Inch All-Wool Serges at. ..
, 36-Inch Serge, worth 3 6c, at.
2 Lots 36-lnch Suiting, worth 16'
20c, while they last at the yar<
27-Inch Silk Ratine, lot of p
shades, wholesale price, was 2
I sell them for the yard
p 39-Inch White Cloth for Qu
' 500 Yards Light Outings,
t children and men, while
SHOES. SHOES.
Our stock of Shoes, as usual i
i> the best makes and of the best ]
ers. Your shoe bill will be mucl
if you buy them from Broom.
- sells them for less.
n R. & G. Corsets here a
'd Millinery will arriv lat
>- Those who bought early wi
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It NOTIONS. NOTIONS.
Babcock Corylopsis Talcum Po
5
? Hair Pins and Dress Pins, pap
'* A good Box Writing Papor fo
11 A 16c Box of Writing Paper Co
A $1.60 Real Human Hair 8
' for white ladios
7 Silk Hose for Ladles at
' Silk Half Hose f:r Men at..
% ==========;s;B======;s.
Look for Broom's sign
ig by others claiming to be Br<
f W. F.
" Successor to A. J. Broom <
serve you and
ty the Unpainted Housef
ild you go out in the pouring rain wearing
best clothes if you had no protection
i as an umbrella or raincoat? Not if yoo
d help it, you gay.
\
some peopte expose expensive material to
element*' without adequate protection,
building material in J your house is ex;ivq..and
should be protected. Otherwise
ill be ruined assurcjy as the fine clothes
wouldn't wish to w?ar out in the rain.
ipness causes deciy in wood-wort IT
keep out the dampness j?ou keep swap
y. Paint madt; with j ?
Atlantic While Lead
Dutch Boy Painter Trade-Mark.)
and Pure Linseed Oil
keep away dampness and prevent decay.
sell it. Come in and have a talk with at
it painting.
ncaster Hardware Go.
LANCASTER. S. C.
y Opening
lly invited to attend
linery Opening on
and Thursday
24th and 25tli
Mercantile Coy.
I Broom's
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Is It For Less
ne of the best selected lines of merin
this town, I ask one and all of the
,e me.
isk the trade to compare Values and
Business where this is done. Why?
m SELLS IT FOR LESS.
part- POPLINS AND REPS.
27-Inch Poplins, worth 20c, now 10e
.40o 27-Inch English Rep, 36c every.40c
weher, Broom sells them for 34e
.24c 27-Inch English Whipcord, In the
c and new shades, sold In all department
d lOc stores for 26c, Broom seels them at
>retty lOe
7 1 v c, 27-Inch Silks, 26c grade, at the
.25c yard 20c
lilt linings or other uses.. . .5c yard
suitable for night robes for women,
they last at 8 y2e yard
LADIES' COATS,
ire of I have received one of the nicest
leath- lines of Ladles', Misses' and Chilli
less dren's Coats ever shown by me.
He Prices from. . . $1.50 to $10.00 Each
See them before buying.
lways.
;er and will be of the latest designs.
11 not have Dame Fashion's latest.
HATS FOR MEN AND BOYS,
wders A Real $2.00 Velvet Hat L*r. $1.4$
15c The celebrated line of Chesterfield
Cr Hate here for your inspection,
r in*- *3.00 Velvet Hats In blocks and
iwitch Kreen? 'or
fl.oo Boys' Black Plush Hats
. .25c Men's 1 os. Hats, good for $1.26,
. .25c while tbey last 98c
on his door post and don't be misled
x>m. Yours truly,
BROOM
Company. At the old stand anxious tp
satisfaction guaranteed.
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