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THE LEDGER. T harlow S. CsLt'tci, EDITOR AN|> MANMJKR WKI>NKSI) A T, NOVEMBER, 21, 1000. For Th? Ledger. VAN WYCK ITEMS. Farmers are about through with thin year's crop# in, both gather-^ ing and selling. However, there j are a few who have not sold any ' and need not ?ell until it wuita them. How much better it would be for all, if this was universal. Some are still sowing giain, some hauling up winter wood and others * breaking up land for another year's crops The health of the community is good with the exception of colds Mr d C Crenshaw'*, baby lias been quite ill but is better now. llr J !> McGuirt has a ehild quite sick. i Mr. .J W Williamson and family have returned from a visit to tela uvt.? in Aiiania ami \ ill* Kirn, Gu Kev ,1 I Sprinka will preach hit la>t ?ermon for this conference roar ut Van WvcL church next Sunday evening at .'J o'clock. 11 ha* bsen a faithful pastor and in liked t?y his people. The stewards ot the circuit will meet at Osceola next Saturday morning, Not iMth nt 10 o'clock to wind up their work and make a final report. Van A'yek is extending her hordera. Mr. K 11 Maaiey ia placing lumber and other material on tii# lot on Main Street and workmen are busy erecting hiu mansion. Also, the cootraotora ami the carpenters are buey put ting up Dr VV ,1 White's cottage. Both of theae buildings will be completed soon and occupied before the year closes. The young people are havinjr a good many pleanant parties or entertainments thin fall. They had one, yerv much enjoyed by all who attended, at the hospitable home of Mr. ami Mra II N (Jlyhurn last week. At aome of theae parties, they have raturnad to ciutoiufc, in which na sometimes joined and witnessed, more than a arm a of \ ears ago, and tripped the light fantastic too, until tlie "wee small hour* of inorn." ' S lia cnniy t > ? Ka II.1 ? ? ? ? - * t II* n\;u- \r 1 I IIV *tiiu j^ntrsw kilHl the noise of the guns of their would he-Mayers, are heard in the land and often makes the welkin ring. Some of our aggressive Nimrod's had the tuck to laig some good game last week. Many rabbits, squirrel, and quail hud to sucouinh to the well directs 1 aims of 'he hunters. Mr. H KCIjrburn had the good fortune to add to his collection t wo tine ducks at a sin- j gle shot, and Clyde ^ oder a fat, nine pound wild goose. The W oodman of Cedar Camp have made out the following program for the dedication of their , hall on Thanksgiving night, Not 'Jt'th, beginning at 7 o'clock : First? Opening Ode, by Camp. 1 Se( ond?Object of Woodcraft, ' Sov .1 .1 I'errv. ''"bird ? Brief History?Woodmen of the World, Soy .1 W Bates. ' Fourth Woodcraft in Life and I>e?th, Sov M B Thompson. Fillh? Musicul Selections ?or gun. Mrs K II M.?s-e\ and ousrtett. Sixth? Itrief History of Juris-! diet Snv J A 11 vatt. Sa\ #n41) Rrief history of (' < lar Camp, Sov J M Voder. Kiprht ? Musical selections, or-, gan and quartette. Ninth? Our New Forest, Sot (r ! 1j Vaughn. I enth ? Dedication of Hall, Sot W S L Porter. Eleventh ?Closing Ode, hy Camp. After the dedication which will take place at the hall, a hot topper of choice? viands including oyster*, 1 will l?e served at the residence of j .1 M Voder to which all are solicited to partake and proceeds he ' given to the Camp for furnishing the hall and other necessary demands. The Camp wili meet on Saturday afternoon, Nov 24th at 2 p m for rehearsal and complete arrangements for the dedication and supper. A full-attendance is expected. OPTIMCS. [ THE BRATTOHS GO FREE. In Forty Ryc Minntes the Jury Retnrned a Verdict of Not Guilty. SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS. The W Ahly Argued on Roth Si.|p? nnd the Ve rdict i.11.. i ?i lo V 11 w I m I I y 4?\ j'|?n 'f tM. Yorkvile, Nov lt? ?Tke case of the State against Paul R nod ,!<>hn S Hruttoti, brothel's, charged with the murder of Harrv A Brown, in Rock Hill, on the 14-th of September last, wascommenced in the (ieueral Sessions this morn* in^r and has oeorpied the entire day. At the adjournment at (i o'clock this atternoon tlie State had made out it* case and the de ' fence had only two more witnesses to put up in reply. The cafe of tho State ia about ' as developed at the inquest on September 14 and 15th, and pubI . I I MM. V ? 11horn in i hp rsrvvb an<t Lounir I ut the time. ? Mr 1* A Neal, the tir?t witness i put up t>y the Slate, testified that J shortly after midnight on the 14th of Sepletn liar he nn awakened I>y a rapping at the door. He anawared the rapping and a man who appeared to i<e white atated that lie had come to get Mr Brown to paint a sign. He whs insistent and witneaa went to wi*ke Brown up. Brown ent witness hack to the door to find out what kind of sign was wanted. Witness returned to Brown's bedside and, while he was making explanation, a pistol was discharged. Brown cried out with pain. Witneaa saw stranger making ready to lire again and grabbed hit arm. The second shot struck Brown in the arm Witness saw the stranger'* face l>y the Hash of the pistol, hut did not recognize him. The stranger escaped from the room and outside told another man who was waiting: "Don't you tell." This was ahout 2 o'clock. Brown lived until ? o'clock. The witnohs nun unable to give full description of the stranger. Said he looked as if he had not hecn shaved for several da?H. Wore n dark coat, light pant*, no vest, an oral straw hat, had no mustache. F>r T A Crawford and others testified that Brown, while fully con?eious and rational, told of a difficulty that he had hud with John S Bratton in Yorkville the night before, ami gave it u? hiu opinion that the man who did the shooting was either "Amry Crockett, (iale or Bratton himaelf." Amry Crockett i* u brother of Mrs Fanny Bratton, (iale is a brether.-in.daw, John S Bratton in! her husband. Later I'olieemun .tonkins dia \ cornel that Paul R Bratton was' t) It'll \ I ? * a in ivoc* 11111 ana asuen i>rown il it wus not he who did the shooting. Brown nodded bin bead in the af> iirmativ* and answered, "I'll, ! hull." Previous to this anodynes 1 had been administered and it was not clour that Brown wm rational. This, howavar, was a matter of opinion. The defence this aflarti an 1 proved about the following: On ' the night of Saptamber 13 John S Bratton found II A Brown in tha 11 room of his wife. Brown escaped by a window. Bratton intercepted him. A struggle ensued, j Brown got Bratton, who w,u tha weaker man, tangled in a awing 1 n . and tried to choke him' to death. Bratton alarmed the neighbors for a distance of two hundred yards by shouts of murder. A number of men assembled and removed Bratton from theadvanaget i that Brown had ovar him. Bratton baat Brown on the haad with a atone una bagged for a pintol. Nobody had a pistol, and ha hepgad for a knifa with which to cut Brown's throat. A knifa was not furnished. At thia time Bratton .tub in his nipht clothes and Itriian l.o.l I.;. .1..? - rr ?. his ? i 11. itllh j Brattnn tvrs ici her night gonn. Brat ton went into the house, to , make further search for a weapon, leaving Brown in charge of the men outside. Brown remarked to the men that he had heen fairly | caught in a dreadful predicament, or words to that effect, anil rolnnturilv suggested to the men that they might take him off and hang him or cut his throat. lie was .Mowed to go away and he went. There was considerable) tight over the admission of the above testimony hut the Court let it all in with tbc undsratanding that if lha defencs should fail to hlmw its i?v*l?ncv to the killing it would lio stricken out. \V I) (?. Yorkrille, No? 17.? After re maiuin^ out otis hour and thirtysix minutes ths jury in threat* of Paul Brat ton and John S Bratton. charged with ths murder of Harry A Brown, ut 3:25 o'clock this aflsrnoon returned a vsrdiet of not ouilty. Although ths verdict was a popular one and ths court houss was crowded there was no demonstration sxi;spt a rush of people to congratulats the defsnd ants. Mr .John 8 Bratton wai the only witness put on the stand today. In answer to questions I? \V VV Lewis, Esq, he told Ilia story about as follows: "I am 4S yeais of aye and nut married in 1SS7 to Miss Fannie Crockett. Four children have been hora to us an<l two of them, both girls, are Imng. 1 loted my wife and children a* sny life. ' On the night of September l.'tth, I went to be<! in my room iu the front part of my house. My little daughter wan sleeping in the same room. Between it and 10 o'clock nsy wife came into the room, as 1 thought, to arrange the coyei ing and mattresses of the bed in which the child wa> sleeping and went out. She had had some teeth pulled that afternoon and fearing that she was restless, I started to her room to se<* if there wax anything 1 could do for her I "twin rainliinir I UIIJ- IIVI VIWU1 1 heard a whibpered conversation inside. 1 ms honor-struck and want hack to tnjr room to my pistol, for I recognized one of the Voices ? that of a man. I'll* pistol so usually kept hstween the aaatressesof tha lappa had ia which tha child slept. It not tli?re. ' I went hark to tha room and de j inaadad admission. I'll* door was not opatied and I want around to a window. 11 A Brown waa climbing out. I sai/.ad him, and commenced heating him with air list. My health is not good at any time and on that occasion was especially had. Hrown, heing a strong man, got tko hatter of ma ai.d tangled me in a swing with tli* rop* around my n* k. 1 ? all* <l for help *s long at I could un? | til I was unable to niuLa a sound. Presently neighbors <ame in ana- | wer to my cries and I resumed! pounding him with mv tiat I alto got a email ?ton* and b*at bin iwith that, 1 asked for a , weapon, a pistol, wit i which to ihoot hiiri or a knife with which ; to ont his throat, but i? thev did not give me a weapon I went into the house to put on my clothes. "Mr#. IJratton was present during the struggle. She wae clad only in a loose wrapper. I said: My God, Fannie, hare I got auch a wife as this She did net answer. I felt that it was my duty to kill her but had no weapon with which to do it and 1 % j ? ? i a ? W*4 It offered hor no violence. She denied her guilt at tirat hut during the next afternoon confessed that Brown had come to the window and ahe had allowed him to enter the reom, after which they put out the light. Mre Bratton claimed tlmt her intimacy with Brown was due to threats made by Brown against her life, but she had never intimated anything of the kind bet for* that night. "1 determined then and there that I would kill Brown whenever i should tind him. 1 nent for my brother, Paul, to go to Rock Hill with me after Brown Paul tried to persuade me not to go but I told him that I would go whether he went or not. I was not certain tbat we would tind Brown for I wii* aware that, my wife, hud written him to escape or he would i># killed. It took me some time after reaching Rock Hill to lind the place. I knocked at the door. Mr. Neal cume down. I asked ! for Brown, aiying that I wanted him to do some paintieg hh<1 mm! . see him at one*. Mr Neal went back and forth twice before I con* eluded that Brown wan not coming out Third time I followed Mr Neal to Brown's room. 1 could see him clearly and that there wa? no one else in bed with him. I saw no other bed in the room. I tired at him twice and left the room. "Outside I told the negro, Will faldwoll: '1 hare shot Brown, t too * t you tell.' We then came back to Yorkville. 1 surrendered to the aheritr voluntarily at anon aa I heard of tho verdict at the in quest. I did not go to bed after the incident of Thursday night until Sunday night." Mr. Bratton anawered every queatiou with deliberate nreciaion. impressing all who heard with the truth of hib statement lie showed some emotion, at times shedding tears, hut all of tlie story was in a straightforward, m at ter-of-fact manner. The solicitor did not even examine him and the defence announced that it had nothingfuther. It had heen agreed that unleas the defence showed the relevancy to the development* previous to the killing ail testimony relating thereto would he atricken out. The solicitor claimed that tin* relevancy bad not heen shown and quoted authorities hut the court over-ruled him. Mrs. F annie Itratton w a* not prsssnt, just why has not heen ahown. Mrs. It. A. Itrown was present sad the solicitor delihera tsd st length as to whether he would put her on the?tand in reply hid decided not to do so and nnrinnml tlial 1 >? i ? ? iiv amu idinilJ" f ill her. .In Ige I. D. Withers pofjn iml W. H. Wilson, K*<j., spoke for the defence snd Solicitor ilenrt answered in an aide argument for ! its prosecution. From Judge Klugh'u charge it appeared that the Iw wub strongly against ths defendants !>nt acquittal could lie almost felt and hreaihed in the ery atmosphere of tlie eourt room and the verdict was received as a matter of course." ( Yorkville (traded Schuol Huilding [turned. Special to The State. Yorkville. Nov. 10. ? Our Loaded school huilding caught en tire this moraing ahout 1 1 o'clock, ' caused by u burning chimney. It it a total wreck. All the children got out safely, hut a number of j them loet their books and wrapt*. The furniture was all lost by tire and breakage This building was' formerly the old female college. It was sold some years ago for $<{,000, but cost mush more than that' The insurance on in was $2,000. G. T. S. e Overlooked Laws. H L Scaife, Esq, of Union, has prepared for Progress an article on "Laws Sometimes Overlook^ ed." Among the statutes which ne iiimmuriZM are several whicD, if an forced, wculd greatly benefit the country. The following prohibitory statutes, which he mentions are not often invoked: "Any person welling a minor, under the age of eighteea years, cigarette paper, or any substitute theretor, is subject to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars." "It if. unlawful for any person to carry any torch, chunk or coal of tire upon the lands of another without permission; it is also un^ lawful to set tire to aay grass, (ield, brush or other combustible matter, whereby any wood, Held* or fences of another are burned.'1 "In a limited mercantile part nership in addition to the sign containing the name and style of the firm, the law require* that there shall be posted in its place of business the given and surname of each member of the tirm. 1'he penalty is fifty dollars for each month default is made. Any persou who shall add to his name on a plate or signboard the word 'company," or 'Co,' when there are no other persons in the business besides himself, is subject to the same penalty." "Selling merchandise or resorting to sports or engaging iu games on the Sabbuth day is prohibited.*' A Colored Man Has His Hand Torn Off in atiin and Dies. Comparatively few victim* of the gin have been reported during this cotton season. One occurred about 15 inilee from the city last Wednesday, whereby a colored man named Frank Davis lost his lire. lie worked at Cor ley'a gin end through carelessness got his left hand caught in the saw*. Hie arm up to the elhow was g-ound into a pulp. Physician* were fen? for to Columbia, but it was four hours after the accident that they arrived on the scene. The arm had to be amputated as giving the man the only chance for life. Put he had lost so much blood that he died the neit morning. Had he been brought to Columbia at once and received proper medical attention his lite might have been saved.?The State. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Ike Kind You Nave Always Bought Signature of Science tells us thai the hodj ef every hutnan liein:; neighing 150 ll>? contains w pound of ?a!t Alio thatevery one of ua neede in a year aiiout 15 pounds of eult. MORE MULES : GOMjNG.: and Horspc, t?>?. IlnvW QQ iiik well nigh Hold out b W J the two car loads of stock wo received the other day, Our Mr Crawford is now oil the Western market* buying more Millet an.l 1 luree* for our rapidly increasi ii<; t ratle. The car load* of new stock being purchased by Mr. Crawford ?re expected to arrive here Saturday of this week, no don't fail to call ami n*e them. You'll llnd in this lot tome tare htyui* tics in both innleanil horse*flesh. M I while you are looking at M lg II our line atock, you can 11 U a I AO take a peep at our handsome display of vehicles?liuggies and Wagons. ELLIOTT & CRAWFORD Not 13, lttOO. ?>/><? r * * * * "T1 ** Mil I Worst Bask Break Yet A Cashier Who Lived High With Wine, Women and Cards, Beats a Hank out of Douhla lta Capital Stock. Cincinnati, (). Nov 18?Unitad StstCH Hani: Examiner Tucker today took possession of the German National Hank, at Newport, Kj., and posted a notice that the hank would remain closed,pending an examination. Examiner TuckAt* n I anrwiiiwiA/) .. vi wiw iiuuuiitrvi uiiuiiiumny invt Frank M Brown, tha individual hook-keeper and assistant cashier, wan musing, and that a partial investigation showed that Brown was short $kJ01,()0O Brown had keen with the hank IS years, was one of the m >st trusted men ever I connected with this old h?nk, and I it is stated l>> the experts that ; his operations extended hack as . 1 ^ j imi- as i?n years. i lie capital stock l of the bank ia only $100,000 i Brown's allowed shortage it double , that amount, and more than the reserve and all assets, including their real estate Whila A Word j got away with $700,0O0 in New I York, he did it in a large bank, but Brown did not have so much to go on and seems to lure gone the full limit for a small hank in a city of le*? than SO,000 inhabitants. , The Find National Bank of Newport wua wrecked two years ago by Cashiei Youtsey, and now wilhtiie German National Bunk closed Newport has only one bank left. Brown was living u fast life with wine, women and gambling. His career was not cut short by any discovery ut the bank until a jealous woman gave him awuy. Brown is a widower, with one son 10 years old who lives with Brown's father, J'aria C. Brown, ex-mayor of Newport and one of the leading citizens. Brown wrote to a woman in Cincinnati that he was bound 'or ?*>oulh America, hut The Enquirer will say tomorrow that it has good authority for alleging that Hrown sailed from New York yesterday and hia destination is China. LERK'S SALE j STATE OF SOUI H CAROLINA. I j A N <' A K t Kit COUNTY. In the Cnmm >11 Plea* Eliza J Wyll? ami It K Wylie, KxeiMit'ix and Ezacutor,reepeclively. etc , Plaintiff* myaivtt I Win (\ Mnbley, Perry It. Mobley, . Mini others, Defendant*. ' UY virtu? of decretal order* ir? the i D ahov? cane I will *?M at Uanraetor court lv?u"* within ti.e ! ??! of site on the Fire' Monday in December. next, all that p.ece. parcel or tract of lend in Peasant Hill townwhip. county of /.Mtica'ter and Htate of South ' arolina, containing IOS Acren, More r f, - i \ and hounded mm follows; On the North -hylandMOf Berry Mohley and tract No ? of the estate lands of Jcsss It. Mohley. dec ased; ICast I y lai ds of Jterrv Mohley and e?alhe D Mohley; South bj lands of eallie L Mohley and tract ?V.?. S of the rotate land i of j Jesse It Mohley, deceased; ami on the j West hj lands of Alice M Hur on and perhaps others. The shove described land was purchase I hv Matth* A Mob! y at a sale of the estate lands of Jesse It Mohley, deceased, and is marked ill the general plat of said estate lands as tract No 7. ) Tile a hove derciihed land will he i sold in two pur's or carrels, p uls of which will he exhild'ed on day of *ale. Terms ot sale cash. Purchaser j to pay for papers, stamp*, etc W s. I, PORTKR 0. V. C P. L 0. \V .K. Wvlle. Plaintiffs' Atty. ' WAN I'F.D -ACTIVK M AN of jo- d I t'haracter to deliver and collect in I South Carolina for old established i manufacturing wholesale house. $t?()o I a y?ar. sure imv. ..">*? ' f T Kiwir % 11(111 | exiierl^nc* requlrnl. Oui refrrt-lire, any bunk in ?ny city. Knclon* Hrlfti a<i<lrt*HH(Mi KtHrt>|o<i env?lo|?e. Mnnii* | fHcturerx, Third Floor, 334 Dasrhorn j Ht., Chicago. T. W. SECREST.IuRVEYOR, omckola, M. C. If fully equipped, nndjqaaliflad, and Hollclta your ?arv?yiiig. l*ny your nub?cri|*ton to The Lodger. V0T l'ay your aubcription loth kl>o R!