The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 14, 1915, Page 7, Image 7
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TRIBUNALC1V
Coroner's Jury Finds Officers
and Government of German
Those Who Sank ^
W!
* TORPEDO WAS FIRST HINT
Captain Turner Describes Cat- lh
astrophe and Says That He
Could Onl> Obey Orders ha
Given Him.
The coroner's jury investigating
the deaths of five persons drowned Ti
when the Cunarder Lusitania was at
sunk by a German submarine off the jK)
coast of Ireland last Friday, return- jj,
ed a verdict at Kinsale, Ireland Monday
charging "the ofiicers of said
submarine and the Emperor and governmcnt
of Germany, under whose j
orders they acted, with the crime of (u
wholesale murder before the tribunal
of the civilized world."
Captain Turner of the Lusitania
was the principal witness. He told
the jury he did not see any subinarp
rines either before or after his ship
all
was torpedoed. He was on the
bridge when his vessel first was
struck and Immediately gave orders c'a
for the lowering of the boats and the ih
placing of the women and children 11
in them. He said there was no nu
panic; that it was almost calm.
Many of the boats could not be cc
lowered because of the list of the ne
steamer, the witness continued He W1
was unable to say how many boats ! ,,
were put overboard, nor was he able
to tell the extent of the damage to
the Lusitania. He gave It as his jlt
opinion, however, that the water- KS
tight compartments were blown 0f
asunder by the force of the explo- af
sion. These compartment, he said, tp
were all closed when the ship was pj
struck and yet she remained afloat
only 18 minutes. m
CARRIED OUT ORDERS.
Captain Turner said that after the sh
warnings at New York that the Dualtania
would be torpedoed he did not gi
^ make any application to the ad- wi
miralty for an escort. "It is their sp
business, not mine. I simply had to
carry out my orders to" go, and I to
would do it again," declared the wit- w|
ness with emphasis. wi
Among other witnesses heard was at
Ship's Bugler Livermore. He testi- sti
fled that all the water-tight com- an
partments were closed, but that the wa
force of the explosion and rush of
water must have burst them open.
In summing up the case Coroner ^
Horgan charged that the responsibility
"lay on the German government
ami the whole people of Ger- j
many who collaborated In the tersa
rlhle crime."
CORONER'S VERDICT.
"""The verdict of the coroner's jury
follows: Ca
"We find that the deceased met jin
death from prolonged immersion and %va
exhaustion in the sea eight miles jOJ
south-southwest of Old Head of Kin- to
sale, Friday, May 8, 1915, owing to alt
the sinking of the Lusitania by tor- jlo
pedoes fired by a German submarine.
"We find that this appalling crime rill
was committed contrary to interna- xva
tional law and the conventions of all
civilized nations.
"We also charge the otllcers of at
said submarine and the Emperor and pj{
government of Germany, under
whose orders they acted, with the ja|
crime of wholesale murder before
the tribunal of vhe civilized world. to
"We desire to express sincere condolence
and sympathy with the relatives
of the deceased, the Cunard jnf
Company and the United States,
many of whose citizens perished in
this murderous attack on an un- lnf
armed liner."
Coroner Horgan said that the first gnl
torpedo fired by the German submarine
did serious damage to the Lusi- g
tania, but that, not satisfied with this
the Germans bad discharged another i
torpedo. The second torpodo, he
said, must have been more deadly,
because it went right through the rte
ship, hastening the work of destruction.
AWARiE OP THREATS.
Captain Turner was the principal wa
witness. The coroner asked him:
"You were aware throats had been boi
made that the shin would he inrn?.
r - ?
doed?" ab<
"We were," the captain replied. ]
"Was she armed?" ?
"No, sir." fte
"What precautions did you take?" be
"We had all the boats swung when tioi
?e came within the danger zone, be- cor
- tween the passing of FaBtnet and the '
time of the accident." . the
Asked whether he had received hat
"any special Instructions as to ilie I w
voyage," he replied that he had but J <
RDER BEFORE '
1LIZED WORLD:
of Submarine, Emperor tei
V ftllilfw nf OflofVi
J VI H11VJ VI wallit VI
With Lusitania. wa
wa
is not at liberty to tell what they I s
?re. op
"Did you carry them out?" ai ed ter
e coroner. aS'
"Yes, to the best of my ability,"
e captain replied.
hei
"Tell us In your own words what
ppened after passing Pastnet '
CAPTAIN'S STOItV.
"The weather was clear," Captain
irner answered. "We were going wii
a speed of 18 knots. I was on the '
rt side and heard Second Officer
jfford call out: 'Here's ? ?w<
"I ran to the other side and saw 0,1
e wake of a torpedo. Smoke and
jam came up between the last two j
nnels. There was a slight shock. ^or
imediately after the flrrt explosion
ere was another report, but that ('01
ay possibly have been internal.
"I at once gave the order to lower ! ,l,)l
e boats down to the rails and I di- j tal
cted that women and children
ould get into them."
"I also.had the bulkheat.s closen." j j
iptain Turner continued. "Between
noi
e time of passing Fastnet at about ^
o'clock and the torpedoing I saw
1 sign whatever of any submarines. j
tere was some haze along the Irish ^
ast and when we were nohr Fast!t
I slowed down to 15 ><nots I
er
is in wireless communication with
str
ore all the way across.
REFERRED TO ADMIRALTY. he.
Captain Turner was asked whether rei
? had received any messages in re- 1
ird to the presence of submarines otl
f th Irish coast. He replied in the rei
Urinative. Questioned regarding tor
e nature of the messages he reied:
thi
"I respectfully refer you to the ad- pr<
iralty for an answer." tin
"I also gave orders to stop the
uj, uapiain Turner continued, j
)iit we could not stop as the en- |
nes were out of commission. It j Co
as not safe to lower boats until the !
eed was off the vessel. j tli<
"When she was struck she listed for
starboard. I stood on the bridge > tin
lien she sank and the Lusitania of
ent down under me. She floated pr<
tout 18 minutes after the torpedo fre
ruck her. I was picked up from cot
nong the wreckage and afterwards j mo
is brought aboard a trawler. <
NO CONVOY. ; thi
s; i.
"No warships was convoying us. I
w no warship and none was report- IU
to me a shaving been seen. At f nt
e time I was picked up 1 noticed v\?
dies floating on the surface, but ' 1
w no living persons."
"Eighteen knots was not the nor- "''l
ll speed of the Lusitaia. was it?" 1 a>' '
"At ordinary times," answered [ 1
ptain Turner, "she could make 2 5 ' f' ?
ots, but in war times her speed | |lia
is reduced to 21 knots. My reason ' ,,n?
r going 18 knots was that 1 wanted
arrive at Liverpool bar without *n(l
ipping and within two or throe ,to
urs of high water." ,
"Was a look-out kent for milimo.!01
les. having* regard to previous!10"
rnings?" i 'oei
"Yes, we had double look-outs." ! p*a
"Were you going a zigzag course eac
the moment the todpedo took i ,,pr
ice?" !lro1
"No, it was bright weather and on
id was clearly visible." 1 'un
"Was it possible for a submarine 'a')l
approach without being seen?" ^
"Oh, yes, quite possible."
"Something has been said regard- 1
? the impossibilty of launching the ] ,)ra
ats on the port side?" ?' 1
"Yes." said Captain Turner, "owC
to the listing of the ship."
"How many boats were launched int<
'ely?"
1T /lonnAt n??? ? '
m. voiiiiw nu;.
OME BOATS LANDED SAFELY. con
"Were any launched safely?" tbn
"Yes, and one or two on the port
e." bRr
"Were your orders promptly car- abo
d out? "
"Yes." ca8
"Was there any panic?" bofj
"No, there was no panic at all. It
s all most calm.' '
"How many persons were on >tb|
ird?"
"There were 1,500 passengers and mai
>ut 600 crew." bh
By the foreman of the Jury:
'In the face of the warnings at ^
w York that the Lusitania would und
torpedoed, did you make applica- ecui
n to the admiralty for an es- *'ro
t?>. of I
'No, I left that to them. It Is pp0j
ilr business, not mine. I simply for
I to carry out my orders to go and
rould do It again."
Captain Turner uttered the last ^
THE LANCASTER NE\*
>rds of this reply with great emaslB.
By the coroner. "I am very glad
hear you say so, Captain."
By a juryman: "Did you get a
reless to steer your vessel in a
intern uirecilJn'f"
"No," replied Captain Turner.
"Was the course of the vessel al ed
after the torpedoes struck
r?"
"I headed straight for land, but It
s useless. Previous to this the
,ter-tight bulkheads were closed,
uippose the explosion forced them
en. I don't know the exact exit
to which the Lusitania was darned."
"There must have been serious
mage done to the water-tight bulkads?"
"There certainly was, without
ubt."
HAD LIFE-BELTS.
"Were the passengers supplied
th life-belts?"
"Yes."
"Were any special orders given
it morning that life-belts be put
9
"No."
"Was any warning given you bee
you were torpoded?"
"None whatever. It was suddenly
tie and finished."
"If there had been a patrol boat
aut might it have been of assisice?"
"It might, but it is one of those
ngs one never knows."
With regard to throats against his
ip. Captain Turner said he saw
thing except what appeared in the
w York papers the day before the
sitania sailed. He never had
ard the passengers talking about
'threats, he said.
"Was a warning given to the lowdecks
after the ship had been
uck?"
"All the passeneers must t.nvo
ard the explosion." Captain Turner
>lled.
Captain Turner, in answer to anter
question, said he received no
tort from the lookout before the
pedo struck the Lusitania
After physicians had testified that
? victims had met death through
donged immersion and exhaustion
s coroner summed up the case and
; jury brought in its verdict.
A Silo for 92S.
lumhin Record.
Silage is generally recognized as
j most nutritious of winter food
live stock. But the farmers feel
it they cannot afford the expense
a silo. Knsilage is the piocess of
?contpressing it while green and
sh in a pit or vat where it is kept
ered front the air and outside
isture.
3n some of the big show farms of
s state we have seen immense
ts of concrete capable of holding
tugh silage for a dairy herd for an
ire winter. These, of course.
ma oe impossible tor the farmer
moilerote means. Bvt we have
n a statement from a North faro
i farmer that he had built a silo
:i cost ot' less than $25.
le began by digging a hole four
t deep and eight feet across. He
de a border of cement and large
stones for a firm foundation tor
upper part of the silo The pit
eased the capacity without adding
the cost of the silo.
'or the upper silo he had sawed
pieces of 2\4, each one 10 feet
g, and two pices of 1x0. each 16
L long. The lumber was not
ned as the rough faces fitted into
h other all the more closely. The
ight pieces were joined by 16
it rods, each 16 feet long and half
inch in diameter. The cost of the
iber was 511, of the rods $6 and
orers' wages $3.
ts the object of a silo is to keep
ensilege from moisture and cold,
night be inquired if this silo was
ctioal and useful. The statement [
he owner and builder, Mr. George ;
Glenn, is as follows:
'Corn, peavine and cane were put ;
) the silo and it was left open at !
top and covered only with a load
;haff. The silage kept fine, but I
slder the corn silage better than
t made of peas or cane.
I began feeding silage in Novemand
it was the principal feed of
ut 12 head of cattle the entire
iter. The horses, too, had an oclonal
feed, as did the chickens and
:s.
I am planning to have this silo
this year and maybe build aner.
This. I am sure, is the poor
i's silo and will help him to, get
) to put ep better ones later on."
Notice of Discharge.
lotlce is hereby given that the
erslgned will, as surviving extrlx
of the estate of Mrs. H. P.
ckett, deceased, on the 29th day
day, 1915, make her final return
*ueh executrix and apply to the
bate court of Lancaster county
letters dismissory.
3. NANIE 8. CROCKETT MILEN,
Surviving Executrix Estate
t the said Deceased. <?pril
27. I91ij
'S, MAY 14, 1915.
SAYS COUNTY MUST"*;
PAY FOR LYNCHING :
Verdict Affirmed in Cantey vs. ^
Clarendon County. J
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Kntlicr of Man Lynched to bo Award- j
ed 8-,ooo Exemplary 1
mintages. (
Columbia Special to Charleston ^
[News and Courier, May 7.?In an |
! unanimous opinion, written by Asso- 1
} ciate Justice D. E. Hydrick, the I
|stat. supreme court attirnied the I
I in rlfFITIPnt nf t ho
| awarding $2,000 exemplary damages
! co Madison C'antey against Clarendon 1
county for the lynching of his son, 4
Marlon Cantey, there on February
! 22, 1 13. J
Marion Catitev was arrested on a w
| warrant swori out before Magistrate j
L. S. Harwich, charged with assault j
1 and battery with intent to kill. He 1
was given a preliminary hearing at J
I'axville the same day of the alleged d
rime?February 22, 1913?and was d
sent to the circuit cour for trial, j
That night the prisoner was sent, in "
I the care of a constable, from i'axville
to Manning. When they ar:
rived at Tindal's Mill, about ten .
1 miles from Manning, a "mob" of
i eight or nine men took Marion Can ey
from the constable and shot hira
to death. ,
1
Under the authority of Section 6 x
of Article 6 of the Constitution of
1895 the lynched man's father. Mad- ,
ison Cantey, sued Clarendon county t
for $2,00 examplary damages and t
won the suit in the circuit court of ?
the same county before Judge Rice. '
Attorneys for Clarendon county then
j tpplied to the supreme court for a ]
new trial, on alleged errors in the !
j presiding judge's charge. <
i The opinion says in part:
"By Section 6 of Article 6 of the ]
| Constitution and the statutes enacted
thereunder, the law-makers un- 1
dertook to make a law which would
i at least aid in preventing the crime ,
| of lynching in this state. The Con- (
; stitution provides that, i? case a '
I prisoner lawfully in the custody of '
1 an officer is taken from his custody, ,
through his negligence, permission
or connivance, 'bv mob or other un- ?
lawful assemblage of persons," and '
at their hands suffers bodilv vio- 1
|
lence or death, the officer shall be (
guilty of a misdemeanor, and provides
for his prosecution and suitable ;
penalties on conviction. The same ?
section provides that, in all cases of J
lynching when death ensues, the ..
county where such lynching takes
olace shall li?> linhlo
resentatives of the person lynched 1
in exemplary damages of not less '
than $2,000. f
"Appellant's sole contention is a
that tlie trial :udge erred in instruct- r
ing the jury what constitutes "a mob j
or other unlawful assemblage of per- ,,
sons,' and in not leaving it to them
to tind, without such instruction,
whether the persons who lynched
t'antey constituted 'a mob or other
unlawful assemblage of persons'
within the meaning of the Constitu- i
tion and statutes.
"It was clearly the duty of the
court to instruct the jury and ex- '
plain t othem the meaning of the n
words used in the Constitution and b
statutes. It is a well settled rule of
construction that technical words or
phrases used in a statute?especitlly
one dealing with legal proceedings?
shall have their technical meaning,
unless a contrary intention appears. ''
Tlie phrase 'unlawful assemblage' s'(
has a technical meaning, and by us- p
ing it as the altrnative of the word h
'mob' is clear that the law-makers in- "
icuuvd inai mon snouid moan the
same as 'unlawful assemblage.' j]
Therefore, the court correctly defined si
the word 'mob' as an 'unlawful as- '1
semblage of persons' and correctly
defined the latter phrase according ^
to the standard text books and our It
own decisions. P
"Judgment affirmed." ^
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Whereas, one-third of the freeholders
and one-third of the electors
of the age of 21 years, residing In
Charlesboro school district, No. 34,
have petitioned the county board of
education to order an election to de- a
termlne whether or not an additional "
tax of 4 mills shall be levied on all
real and personal property for school '
purposes. _
We hereby order said election to ^
be held by the trustees in sahl
Charlesboro school district. No. 34,
on Tuesday, May 25. at the school
house. ci
At which election only such elec- c?
tors as return real or personal prop- pi
erty for taxation and exhibit their cc
tr.x receipts and registration certlfi- m
rates shall be allowed to vote. w
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day celebration and Trade Carnival
vhich is to be staged in this city on
day 18, 19, 2 0 and 21. are coming
>n apace and the tentative program
is thus far outlined gives evidence
hat there will be an unusual amount
ind equally of "something doing" on
he days mentioned.
The retail merchants, who are lined
ip behind the celebration to a man,
ire leaving no stone unturned to arrange
special bargains of such a
character as to make visitors reap
profit as well as pleasure from their
participation in the Queen City's
commemoration of its most historic
lay. The big department stores
lave long since placed their nnipr?
n the Northern markets for Roods of
he most varied description for this
special occasion and the managers
ane and all predict the most alluring
'east of bargains Charlotte lias ever
tiad to offer. Nor are the big concerns
alone in the manufacture of
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opportunity to make new acquaintances
among the throngs of visitors exuected
and upon turning those acquaintances
into friends by means of
extraordinary values.
Another class in Charlotte's indusrial
world that is busy making prepirations
for the great event is that
vhich operates the moving picture
louses. Special feature programs
ire scheduled in every "movie" tlieare
in the city, while the "Piedmont"
s preparing to offer the strongest
iind of "Keith" vaudeville obtainble.
The rejuvenated "Hornets" will
iffer another Strang drawing card,
s they strive to make up for whnt
night well be termed a sinister boinning,
the Winston "Twins" being
heir opponents the iirst three days
t' the week, while the Raleigh
Mnckmen" will endeavor to furnish
ntertainment during the closing
iree.
Special features of particular exellence
have been arranged for the
difieation of the general public durig
the festivities. In addition to
ic speaking which will feature the
vcning of May 20. there will be
rills of various kinds by a number
: military organizations, among the
umber Horner's cadets, of Cliarute,
and the corps from the Deaf
nd Dumb Institute at Kalcigh.
here will bo a great floral parade
f decorated automobiles which is
spected tio set a standard in this re?ect
for years to come. The goreous
and spectacular fireworks dislay
will occur on the evening of
lay lath. Woam Field having been
?lected as the scene of this unusualbrilliant
featuse. Horse rating,
igh wire bicycle riding and other
vents galore will (ill in the intervals.
After careful consideration the
miniittee in charge lias decided that
here could be no better music for
uch an occasion that that manufacired
in this immediate vicinity and
1 consequence of this decision the
rganizations in Morganton. Salisury.
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A Twentieth of May celebration in
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eently ho moved to another
part of the City and the grocerynian
he traded with there
j had no Luzianne and he sent
him bulk roasted coffee in its
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He says that it is an absolute
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