The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, November 21, 1900, Image 2
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.
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