The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, May 01, 1901, Image 2
TliH LKDGbR.
Th ? low S. Carter,
itii'DK A N I> M \ N AUKU.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1901.
Kvwhold Say* Prisoner is Not M
R R?'P?.?
The State, 20th.
After all, it turn)* out that the
man under arrest at Oxford, Term,
was not the much desired M R
Reese. Mr. Newhold, when he
left, stated that h? did not believe
that the Mississippi authorities
hud gotten Reese The authorities
there were so positive, however,
that the governor thought it
absolutely necessary to at least
send some one to see whether it
was the man wanted. Last night
the following telegram was received
oy the governor:
To (iliv M 'Sweeney, Columbia,
S C.
Wrong man. Looks nothing
like lo ese. Will write from home.
? u rsewhoiu
[ For The Ledger.
A Complaint Against Conditions
of Public Highways.
To the Supervisor and Overseers
of the public highways:
It seems thai our Supervisor
has over I inked our roads in the
Tradesville section nnd elc^where.
Some of our roads below Trades
vi I let have not been worked since
the chaingaeg worked them four
or live years ago, and some have
no overseers on them, ns the
Supervisor is aware, for I notified
him myself. 1 thought from the
impression he made in time of the
campaign that if he was elected
we would have better roads, but I
find il a mistake. There is a place
near Mr. M .1 Long's house that
is noarlv impassable, and it has
been so all the winter; and our
Supervisor passes oyer that road
every week. What is the mutter
^ ?whose fault is it that the roads
hnve not been worked \ Kvcry
i verneer ought to tie made to
work his section of rout, or push
him with the law. I believe in
^ oi|'ihI rights to all and special
privilege's.to none. Where dues
the equal rights come in at for
me to work my section four days
according to I iw, in the year,
the section next to me my neigh
hurt work none at all. There in
no justice iu it; let us all work
our roads alike or quit. The Super
visor ought to go over the county
and see that the loads are worked
If they don't work them, make
them pay their tines. Some of
our overseers will go over their
section of road in.half a day, just
to say thev have worked their
road, but the Supervisor ought
not to accept that?make them put
in the full time that the law allow*.
1 would suggest that the overseers
put in two and a half days in the
spring and the balance in August.
If v*o do that, my word for ii we
will have better roads in the
future than in the past.
Yours truly,
L .1 Fnnderburk.
When it is seen that t!*e ablest
and most enterprising citizens of
the state are in sympathy with
McLautin, it is a little strange
that even the thickest headed
citizen does not realize that there
is a ditl'erence of opinion in South
laroiinu. Those tomtit politicians
who can furnish evidence of
loing nothing to advance the he>.t
interests of the country assume
to he able to criticise men. any
one of whom has done more for
the development of the state than
'he whole crew of their assailants.
?Abbeville Press and Banner.
Barnard B. Evans
Is Allowed Bail.
SUPREME COURT FIXES IT
AT THREE THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
. ilaj. Evan* I Mailed Story of
How the Killing Occurred
Attempt at Suicide Follow
ed by Accident.
Special to the Daily News.
Columbia, S. C., April 20.?
Bernard B. Evans was today iul>
mitled to bail in the a mil of three
thousand dollar*. .lohn Gary
Evans, N (ieo. Evans and W .J
Murray went on the bond and
Maj, Evans has gone home.
(ieo Johnstone, appeared for
Maj. Exansuni .lodge Crawford
and Maj Gary are associated in
the defense The chief and only
sensational evidence was that of
Major Evans' and he testified as
follows: |
WHAT EVANS SAYS.
' Captain Griffin helped me to
move some of the furniture and
when this was finished we went
over to my room in the Green
. I
field building A friend of mine
had sent me a small keg of whiskey
of which 1 had before inform*
ed Captain Griffin and our purpose
was to open this keg and try
the whiskey. The keg was sent
h rew <iays nerore and had not
been opened. As nearly as lean
recolhct it was between 11 and
12 o'clock when we got to the
rooui I called William Roof,
the janitor, to come and open the
keg and he, under the direction of
Capt Griffin, did so. When ttie
liquor was poured out it was
found to he colored, although it
had heen sent to me for corn wiais
key.
"We remarked upon the color
as unusual for corn whiskey hut
took a drink of it, and William
tilled a small water pitcher with it
and placed it on the table. We
sat down and talked upon various
subjects and during the time took
several drinks. It was a drizzly
day.
"After sitting and talking for
some time, Capt. Grilfin asked me
for a cigar. Not having one, nevei
smoking them, I went down to
get him one. ITpun mv return
William Roof came in and Cap
tain Grilfin remarked about my
having only one cigar and said
that it would not last him and
sent William down to buy some
more.
j We continued our conversation
and it drifted to my race for i ailroad
commissioner in the last election
in which Capt. Griffin lias
taken such a friendly and aelive
interest ami in which he had been
my principal advisor.
"He began to talk of plana for
anwther campaign and said he
could elect me next time.
'' Viy diener hour having approached
t invited Captain Griffin
to go with me to dine at my
hoarding house. He replied, 'No*
and said that 1 must go to Ben
David'fc restaurant and I consented
to do so. We arose and decided
to take a drink before going
to dinner and Captain (iriflin had
just Hniehed taking his. 1 had
poured out mine and was prepare
ing to take it and was standing
with the bureau to ray side and
back and was facing Lady street.
SUICIDR.
"Captain Giiflin was standing
up at the bureau. My pistol was
lying in the top bureaft drawer
which was partly open, the room
not having been put in order for
i Ka /In w AA ? 4 i -... 4 ! 1
?..w . my HIICIIIKIII W8H HI
traded to Captain (iriftin by heariag
him repeat* poet i t something
about 'This is not an ignoble
death.'
"I turned around and saw him
with a pistol in his hand inclined
towards hinueli. I put dowa my
glass untouched and exclaimedc
'Mind that pistol is loaded.1 I
sought to get possession of the
pistol. lie did not release it and
while we were thus engaged the
pistol fired.
"We hoth j 11 Biped hack startled
and Captain (jriflio stepped hack.
1 rushed to his assistance and he
suid: 'I am shot go for a doctor '
1 rushed out to see if 1 could see a
I run ilitnrn uluiru on.l
down stairs and went into Midler's |
tor* and tried to call a doctor j
over the'phone. I could get no
satisfactory answer I went to
Dr. Rice's office, which is in Gerrais
street, hut found no one in.
1 came down Main street and went
to Dr. Fiehburn'a office but seeing
no one there I went to McMillan's
drug store and tried to telephone
a doctor from there.
441 could get no one and went
hack across Main street and went
into Mulone's piano store hut
could not get the use of his'phone
as it nab neing used. I went
again into Mr. Miller's store and
being informed a doctor would
soon come, 1 went to my room.
441 found Captain Griffin on
I the floor between the bed and tho
table ami tried to help him up as
best 1 could and got him on the
bed. 1 opened his collar aud shirt
and asked him to breathe hard
and he di?' so. Afterwards Dr.
Gihbs came in and L asked hira to
do all he could for my friend and
assisted hiei to the best of my
ability.
"Dr. Gibbes said that he injected
strychnine aud that Capt.
Griflia was dying. 1 had not
realized that he was d\ing and I
blamed the doctor for the use of
strychnine knowing it to be a deadly
poison.
"1 became incensed ami greatly
excited. Afterwards policemen
came to the room and 1 became
indignant and more excited. I
was taken into the custody of -tbe
law and have been imprisoned erer
since.
WERE WARM FRIENDS
' Between Captain Griffin and
me there had existed a warm 'and
intimate friendship for years past
and with him I was, perhaps,
more miimate than with any
ther person outside my immediate
family. During the time tint
covered the sad occurences related
in this affidavit our friendship and
intimacy were not broken in the
slightest degree. While a guest
in ( y room not an uukind word
was spoken, not an unfriendly act
suggested and I sincerely regret
his death."
OTHER TESTIMONY.
The solicitor, Thurmond, did
not have voluminous affidavits
The first was from Dr. R W
Gibbes, who testified at the coroner's
inquest. He also saw the
bruises on Griffin's body. They
had been make by some instrnment
and that the hat had
dents in it. He reftored to (iud
ing powder marks on the back of
Griffin's hand. Evans was drinking
but was not drunk. The bullet
could not have been tired at
V
less than three or six feet.
Dr. Earle's affidavit was as te
bruises on Griffin's body. He ^
found one on each cheek, at the
end of the nose and under the chin
and on the forehead. Those on
the forehead and nose might have
been made by falling on the floor.
Others could not have been made ;
in that way.
MONF.Y MI SSI NO
Coroner Green told of finding
only % silver dollar in the pockets
of the deceased. A son of Captain
Griffin said that, he was with
his father about- 1 1 o'clock at J
Hill's shoe store. Before that in
his father's office, he saw him put
a large roll of hills in pocket. His
father had given him $10 to give
te bis sister and after his death
the family received enly one silver
dollar. His father was a Coifed
rate soldier of a peaceful disposition
and I aw Abiding. He never
carried a pistol He wax cheerful
and happy and his family relations
were of the ttnderest. and
most loving kind. No man in th?
world could have hud less reason
to commit suicide. He was drawing
a good salary, was not behind
[in bis accounts and the railroad
authorities were well pleased with
his conduct in his position and
thev hud contindence in him.
They have appointed his oldest
brother to his father's position I
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A Dav for the PbiintiHri
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Special to The State.
Yorkville, April 26 ?The jury
in tho case mentioned yesterday of
\V. Brown Wylie, clerk of court,
a. the Commeicial an?l Farmer's
hank of Rock Hill, after remaining
out 12 hours, catne in at id
o'clock last Di?;ht with a verdict
of $12,000 in favor ot the
plaintiff.
The court of common pleas was
occupied all dav yesterday with
the case of John R. London of
llock Hill vs. the Landsford
Water Power company. VIr Lon
don was for several years president
of the company, and sued
4_ua .x, ?... . ? j?f? /\aa ?
HJO uuiujjmiy n?r vz,uuo Kir services
in trying to sell the properiy.
The jury rendered a verdict in his
favor for $i,(iG4. It is probable
that an appeal will be taken to the
supreme court.
A New Generation Confronted
With New Conditions.
The Richmond News is a warm
supporter of Senator McLaurin.
It say8 that he discusses issues of
not only national but world-wide
importance logically, clearly and
calmly, while Senator Tillman
(lies into pae-ion and resorts to
personal abuse. It says:
In two generations the the people
of the cotton States have had
no opportunity to consider or discuss
economic questions. For
many years they were occupied
with slavery and secession; for
many later years with reconstruction
and th? color line. Speakers
and writers who have irone before
them with questions of tariff ami
finance and foreign policy have
failed to arouse their interest: have
found themselve3 appealing to
mind} trained to consider other
things. For that reason those
people have been ready prey for
Any quack who appeared with a
glittering and shallow theory on
any of these matters. Now for the
first time in fifty years a Southern
Democrat will go beforeaudiences
of Southern Democrats ami secure
a hearing inside the organization
? ?
for the new and broader questions
of the daiv.
The McLaurin fight promises
discussion by a broad man of
broad issues before the Democratic
masses of the Southern States.
It promises a vas upheaval in the
South which will carry the Democratic
party back to real Democratic
principles, vitalized, ener<gized
and modernized to meet new
conditions.
When McKinley appoints Ne
gro Republicans to public office,
they are sometimes lynched, as
in the case of the Lake City affair;
and when he appoints whiteDemoorats,
the newpapers kick vegorously,
although they did manage
to behave themselves reasonably
well with regard to the census appointments
that ivere made last
' 1 A. I 1 - -
v?ur. it *11(1111(1 noi ue forgotten
that all of those appointments
came from a Republican adminis
tration, through Senator Tillman
and McLaurin, and that leading
RepublicaoH were also consulted.
Most of the quarrelling we heard
of in this state was between Democrats
as to which should get the
plums.?Yorkrille Enquirer.
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Apportionment of j p
Dispensary, Fund.
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What Kach County (Jets from the i
School Fund Money. t
The Stute, 27th. . ?
The comptroller general bne at '
lust received all the reports trom
the various counties as to the
mnoimis neeoeu rrom mo uispenwary
fund to make up the per
capita school allowance an required
by the constitution, and yester.. i
day proceeded to make the apportioninent
of the school fund de- I
rived from the profits of the (lispensary.
Of the total amount of
#100,000 paid into the school
fund bv the State board, #5,000
had to go for summer schools, and
it took #15,386 15 to make up |
the deficiencies A statement of '
the deficiencies by counties has '
already been published in The ?
State This left $76,613.85 to be
apportioned among the several
coun'ies upon the basis of total enrollment
in the schools This "
I
was yesterday done as follows,
aud \enterday afternoon the warrants
were beinir sent the several
counties for the amounts iudicat
ed:
Quota
Enrollment based on <.
n .. * sis.
jrupns. jMiroiim t !
Abbeville 8,187 $2,312 25 1
Aiken 8,208 2,338 50 '
Anderson 12,293 3,471 88 (
Bamberg 3,734 1,054 5?
Barnwell 7,311 2.067 82 *
Beaufort 6.891 1,946 21 '
Berkeley 5,050 1,426 25 '
Charleston 12,511 3,538 35 1
Cherokee 4,599 1,298 90 '
Chester 6.254 1,766 31
Chesterfield 4,319 1,219 80
Clarendon 6.408 1,S09 80
Colleton 5,550 1,567 501
Darlington 6,665 1,882 40 ,
Dorchester 3,070 867 05 {
Kdgelield 6,136 1,732 97 i
Fairfield 6.468 1,827 02 !
Florence 6,040 1,705 86 !
Georfcetown 4.561 1,288 15
Greenville 12,752 3,6??1 51
Green wood 6,415 1,811 77
Hampton 4,763 1,345 20
Horry 5,123 1,444 87
Kershaw 5,382 1,520 02)
Lancaster 6,394 1,805 #5
Laurens 8,141 2,299 25 i
Lexington 6.741 1,621 42
Marion 7,901 2,231 46
Marlboro 5,327 1,504 50
Oconee 5,230 1,47b 10 I
Newberry 8,119 2,293 03
Orangeburg 14,114 3.9t>6 46
Pickens 4,799 1,355 40
Richland 7,025 1,984 05
Saluda 5,152 1 455 06
taaburg 13,367 . 3.775 21 <
Sumter 10,082 2,847 43 ,
Union 5,192 1,466 36 .
Williamsburg 6,498 1,836 21
York 10,045 2,836 98
Total 281,391 $79,613 85 .
Deficiency fund $15,389 15
Summer schools 5,000 00
$100,000 00 I
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Robbers in Blacksburg. {
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Special to Tho S.ate. ?
Blacksburg, April 27.?The J
dispensary and the store of D- R. ^
Bird were broken into last night. <
The former was robbed of about a t
gallon of liquor in pint and quart
bottles and the safe in the latter '
was opened and about $150 taken (
therefrom. No goods were taken.
It was Mr. Bird's habit to leave
the safe at night partly loc ked
fortl o convenience of his head clerk (
the next morning and it was an <
easy matter for the thieves to
enter it. There is no clue to tho
robbers. W. A. !
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GOOD ,
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a blessing to the body in Dr.
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v i. WUIUU ^
positively cure Constipation, Sick(,j
Headache, Dizziness, .Jaundice, j
Malaria, Fever and Ague and all ^
Liver and Stomach troubles. t
Purely vegetable; never gripe or ^
weaken Only 25c at Crawford .
Bros' and ,1 F Mackey & Co'? ^
drug store. . * I
How Arc Tour Kidney* I
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Add Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or N. Y.
i\ollce
V, or ICE l-? HK vKMV GIVEN
* i-mi on toe 2>l lay f May, 1901,
*> uiiiiorrIkii? ?1, h? i:u r?li-n of J.
Oil win Nisb . will tile hi* final re ur<
an-' Meiileniem ?n ?l niske applih
i i to ill* Pr-baiM ourt for the
>uo:y "f i.aio'AHiei s. i , for a flnal
liactmrge mm ku r in .
1* W. NIHBET,
(la'Hil ^4t'i A prii 1901
ISotice.
jVOI'KE is Hi-.ltls.HY G VRN
I Mm. "ii 'lie 21 < na\ i M?y, 1901,
lie mill* r-ii? *8 miIihii iniator of
e .? at of Win - Gioh (h ceased,
x i I 11 e hi- li al return anil settle*
till >l'li III Ike H| I < it'll ion to the
1'roiMie (\iu *o> the iji u in of I.a* *
iter. S i' . f r * final it *cl<arge as
u *< 111. i.no r . in .
GEO H GRIFFIN.
Oao <1 24th A 11 it 1901
. BRIdG.S TO LET.
\ ul'KiuY M vY 4 NEXT,
i " Hit' u.?i? >' 1.. (? - *lcr hiiiI
k'or > < mi i. h ? i e?-l a 14 \ J l.liS
ii< 1)1*K, <*r ?a <vvi) mi ?a
ui" at.' F?i i Mn . fit * purpose
if .eUl .it a Oil < t "i liuini a lt?W
inn. at th? if i i Tn?? reserve
a? riv i i<? r j i.?v ?iid all bids,
i e. /fi ati'K - in d- knn ? h "it day ?f
< ;tii*u I'd? tarni't' ridge untms the
mi..' *ir- ..ii ii 'e l?t t ?e sain? day
i t2 ' * no ii KiKi'iliot tons to be
nune .. nwi iIi d?\
\\ i), % * KEY.
JOi. ? K OOKllOJf,
| .?i" visors.
-v 11ri 24 lHOl.
BRIDGES TO LET.
I'lte ridge over Little Lynches
:reek near .John M Hiuson's and
he one ever Lick creek near
tVhit? Bluff, will l>* let to the
owes! renttutisihie bidder on Tuaa~
lay, the seventh day of May, 1901
?the former at 11 o'clock, a. m.
;he latter at 3 o'clock, p. m.
Claris and spueiticiitmns will he
nude known at the letting. The
*ight to reject any and all bids ia
et>erved. W. Q C>t*key,
Co. Supervisor.
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Vou can be cured of any form of tobacco using
easily, be made well, strong, magnetic, full ot
new life nnd vigor by taking MO-TO-BAO,
bat makes weak men strong. Many gain
.en pounds in ten days. Over 5 00,000
Hired. All druggists. Cure guaranteed. Booket
and advice 1;K1?K. Address STlvRUlNG
itliMEDY CO., Chicago or New York. 437
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and are a truly wonderf ul medicine I have often
wished for a medicine pleasant to take and at last
have found It in Oasearets. Since taking them, my
blood has iieen nuritlcd and my complexion has Improved
wonderfully and I (eel much better in every
way." alua. Sai.i.ik U. kki.i.aiis. 1. -jttrcll. i'enn.
CANDY
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kajdWtiWti
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Hfl.Tn.Rif! s,lld and guaranteed by all drugHU-IU-DAb
gists to cfu KK Tobacco liable
THIS WAY.
PLEASE!
Just received a carload of Count
hia and Jewel Buggies. Top
md open, all the different kinds
>f springs and colors. These bugties
are beyond (Jpubt the nicest
ind best wearing that we have
mndled. We have also a larire
ot of Buggy Harness, from $6.00
o $18.00 per set. Plow and W agin
Bridles, from the cheapest to
he best.
We still sell the best Mules and
dorses for the least money of any
ither dealers in the up country.
We have a number of extra
rood Harness and Saddle horses.
Our liverv outfit i? iim
r v w ??iv "toi aim
vo cun always furnish a nice turnnit
at very reasonable rales.
Jome and see us.
ELU9TT&
CRAWFORD
To The Deaf.
A rich ladv cnri?<l cA ?*
|7 ?r<? W* IIVI
less and Noises in the Head by
)r. Nicholson's Artificial Ear
)ruius, gave $10,000 to his Intitute,
so that deaf people unable
o procure the Ear Drums may
A -
iuvh mom Iieo. Address No.
1967 The Nicholson Institute,
70, Eigth Avenue, New York,
I S A. 6m.
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