The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, July 22, 1903, Page 4, Image 4
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Wednesday, July 22,1903.
Willie Sail Zilled.
A deplorable tragedy occurred in
this county last Thursday, near Chin
quepin creek, which is the lice which
separates Lexington from Aiken
county, in which one white man,
Willie Hall, lost his life and his
brother, Judson Hall was severely
beaten by a surley and saucy negro
named G9orgeEi wards. As a direct
sequence of this murder acotbar negro
named Dennis Head was slain by
parties unknown. The scene of these
tragadies, which followed each other
in quick succession was in a
very sparsely settled portion of
Aiken and Lexington counties,
near the dividing line. As usual
with crimes of this character, there
are many acconatsof the unfortunate
affair and many rumors are sfloat,
many of which are founded on mere
opinion and unfounded by the facts
in the case, while oChers have just
enough of the element of truth in
them to give them credence Bat, 1
however, the main facts agree to the
following: Willie Hall, a white man,
kept store in Aiken county, just
across the Lexington line; he was
also postmaster. George Edwards is
a violent, turbulent negro, and has
figured in seve-al difficulties, with
white people thereabouts. He and
young Hall, had some words on a
previous occasion about some store
account and were not on friendly
terms. Hall bad repeatedly warned
Edwards to stay away fromhi9 store:
that he did not care to have him com*
on his premises. On Wednesday,
the fatal afternoon, Edwards wont to
Hall's store armed with a shot gun,
and requested Willie Hill toexchane
some tobacco tags, which he had for
some article suitable for a present
Hall said: "you have got that gun
for me." The negro made some impudent
reply and going our of the
store, halted on the bridge which
spans ChiDquepin creek, and fired his
gun in the air. He then left that
vicinity, coming ov.t into L?xington
county and went to a hcuae occupied
by negroes, distanced from the store
about three quarters of a mile, Willie
Hall had ample pre vocation on several
previous occasions to chastise
Edwards bat desistel for the sake 01
peace. On th;3 aftfrnoon, however
he concluded that forbearance hid
ceased to be 3 v'.r u* and it was time
for him to use drastic methods to
secure peace aDd safety for himself.
Accordingly, e nd his brother Jud
son, aged about liC years, loaded theii
single barrelled shot guns and started
in pu>uU of Edwards. Tfcey
came up with bm> at the negro house.
Their intention was to wh'p Edwards.
Edwards wi3 seited just msid-s the
door. PoVa mo i bvelel thdrguusas
they entered the bouse. Elsie Head
rushed past and out of the door.
Edwards se z-?d Will Hall's gun by
the muzzle p,q i ? lerrifio struggle
ensued in wh'eh the negro captured
the weapon, and, turning, shot his
assailant throu ,'h rbe abd< men. The
wounded man cried: "I am she'',"
and half fell, walked down the steps I
into the yard, wh-re he expired m a
few minutes. Edwards rushed at
x Judson Hall, 'h* y ucger brother,
and tried to wrest hi* shotgun from
him, but Ed-iie Head assisted the
white man in the struggle and finally i
the negro looked Hall in the eye and <
said: "L 3fc me go; I won't shoot you.' !
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Judson Hsill took the gun, and, examining
it, said it was not loaded, so
he sayp. In seme way Edwards
gained possession of it and ran across
the fields unmolested because his opponent
was physically exhausted.
Thursday about 1 a. m. a po83e in
search of George Edwards went to
the house of Dennis Head, in Aiken
e ?notv, a known pal of Edwards, snd^
up >d heiug refused admittance, broke
open the door and dragged out
Dennis and a negro boy about 18
years of age. The negroes were told
that no harm was intended and if
they would keep quiet the white men
would search the house and leave
fVtom olnno Ao a r*ror??nt.inn ficrainfit
treachery, Head was bound and
placed in a buggy. Head asked the
men to let the boy bring out his
clothes so that he could dress. The
men allowed the boy to go into the
house to get the clothes and when be
came back they told him to toss the
bundle to Head in the buggy. The
boy did so, arid the bundle etruck the
wheel and a revolver ft 11 out. As
soon as the boy saw that his plan had
miscarried he ran. The men then
killed Head, who had tumbled out of
the buggy and was tryiDg to reach
his pistol on the ground.
There is a party now out searching
the swamps for George Edwards and
if he is caught he will be lynched.
Magistrate Shealy of Lexington
county held the inquest over Willie
Hall's body on Thursday morning
and the jury brought in tie usual
verdict in such cases, viz: ''William
Hr.ll was killed by a gunshot wound
at the hands of George Edwards "
The above are the facts ia the de
plorable tragedy as we have gathered
fcbem from different sources. We
are Dot sufficiently acquainted with
all the circumstances of the affair
and the situation surrounding the
people in that community which necessitated
the killing cf Head, the
pal of Edwards either to condone or
condemn the crime against the perce
and dignity of the State.
As will b9 seen from a card from
Major J. H Counts, published tbewhere,
that it has beeD
advisable to postpone the good roads
meeting which was announced to
take place on August 1st, until the
20 h of that month. The only reason
assigned for the change of dates is
that Senator Tillmar,-who has been
iovited, could not be present on the
day first set for the meeting. We
are of the opinion that the change in
date3 is illadvised and a mistakeHowever
desirable it might be to
have Senator Tillman with us and to
get the benefit of his experience and
advice, yet the question is fraught
with such tremendous issues affecting
the interest of the county that it
is almost fatal, to postpone the discussion
of good roads loDger. The
time for delay has passed and the
time for action has come and a.l tie
grave responsibilities of adv; need
and enlightened citizenship are pressing
heavily upon us. Only two coi ditions
confront us to day, we either
have to improve our roads or 1 e
wiped from ihe map as a county,
which shall it be?
Whits Rock WhittlingTo
the Editor of the Diepatcb:
Married, July 15, 1903, near Ballentine,
S. C, Mr. Irvin Fiick and
Miss Corrie Bailentine, R^v. S. C.
Ballentine officiating.
Mr. J. E. Koon has bought the
property of Mr. J. J. Eargle, recently
of this place, aDd will move as
soon as the dwelling can be vacated
by Mr. S D. Skealy.
Mr. E. U. Shealy opened the school
here this morning with a splendid
attendance.
R. P. Sites who has for several
years successfully taught the school
at Spring Hill has been elected to
the priucipalship of the school at
Pacolet and has assumed the duties
of the same. S. C B
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The following extract from a k> er j
written by G. M. Harwar, editor of !
the Dispatch, to th? proprietors cf
Ramon's Remedies is self c xpliLatorj:
"There is no pill that equals
Ramon's Pills; they leave the bowels
and stomach with such pleasant,
healthful feelings?no bad effects?
after performing their work so thoroughly.
I have tried them, and 1
know whereof I speak." 25 cts.
The Road Law. i
[Continued from page G ]
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such percn or persons aa may be j
agreed upon by contractors and the
County Board of Commissioners, and
said eum shall be credited upon the
amount due or to become due said
contractor by the aaid board aa hereinbefore
provided.
Stc. 32. Ttie County Board of
Commissioners are herebv authorized
to work the highways in their
counties, or any part thereof, by a
chain gang, without regard to the ,
system or systems used in other
portions of their counties. Immedi
ately after the payment of the commutation
road tax to County Treasurer?,
as provided in this chapter,
thev shwll furnish tbe Couoty Board
of Commissioners cf their respective
counties with tbe names of all persons
who have paid said tax; and tie
County Board of Commissioners shall i
furnish all overseers or coutractors j
with tbe names of all such persons ;
who shall Dot be liable to road duty
for the year in which said payment I
may be made.
Sec. 33 All moneys paid into the j
county treasury in commutation of
work on the public roads shall be j
kept separate and apart from the j
general county furd, and except as '
otherwise hereinbefore directed, shall
b exclusively applied by the County ;
Board cf Commissioners to repairing ;
tbe highways end bridges of the
county, by contract or otherwise, as
may be deemed most expedient; but
said moneys mu3t be expended upon
those sections of the public roads j
whereon the persons paying such i
commutation tax may be liable for j
road duty. The County Board of ;
Commissioners of the countiee are !
authorized to use for other county I
purposes than repairs of highways j
anv balance of the road commutation !
"
tax remaining in County Treasurer's j
hands on the first day cf January in i
each year.
Ssc. 34 The County Board of
Commissioners are hereby authorized
and empowered to have specia
supervision of the b.iildiDg of new
bridges over the rivers and creeks of
this State; also of extra and extensive
repairs of old bridges. When such
work is to be accomplished tbe Supervisor
and County Board of Commissioners
shall give fifteen days notice
io the county paper, and in writing
duly posted in tbe neighborhood in
v h:ch such work is to be performed,
that he will be at such place on such
a day aDd hour, with suitable specications,
to let out such work to the
lowest bidder, and to take from tbe
successful bidder sufficient bond for
the faithful performance of his duty.
h^n fVio n?nrlr io rtnno if. ctioll !
TV UV U IUV ?? v* *? * w>vwv AW w t? v* WW
inspected by the Supervisor end
County Board of Commissioners,
who shall report the result of his investigations
to the full board, sDd
they shall accept or reject the same
aecoiding as they may determine j
whether the ccnstractor has or has j
not complied with the terms of his j
contract
Sec 35 If any bridge over waters
of this State which shall constitute a j
boundry line between counties shall
be necessary to be erected, it shall
be the duty of the commissioners of
such counties to cause the same to
be erected or repaired in the manner
provided in the last section, each
county bearing an equal share of the
expense so incurred. And when aDy
such bridge already exists, or shall
hereafter be built, it shall be the
duty of said commissioners to divide
the same, by measurement from the
centre to the end of each approach, i
and each board shall be responsible i
for the good condition cf the half j
next adjoining the county in which I
they exercise tbe functions of office. 1
And when if becomes necessary to j
build a new bridge, or to entirely re- I
place an old one which ha3 been j
carried away or destroyed, it shall be ;
the duty of the boards of the two
counties to do the same, as aforesaid, j
Sec. 3(j It f ball be tbe duty of all j
owners of mill djuus and biiages in ;
connection there with o^er which any i
public highway shall pas?, to keep |
the same in good repai", and no !
county shall be responsible for re- |
pairs upon the same, except that the i
County Commissioners may have said |
dams and bridges repaired in th6
ordinary way of repairing highways
and bridges, if, in their opinion, such
I CHEMICAL ANALYSIS I
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Beveals That "Pe-ru-na is Calculated to
Tone up the System, Restore the Functions
and Procure Health."
SO SAYS PROlF. L. J, MILLER, CHEMIST.
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Prof. L. J. Miller, late Professor cf Cheu^ and Eotany of the High School
3f Ypsilanti, Mich., writes from 3327 N. Clark Street, Chicago, III., as follows:
"As several of my friends have spoken to me of the favorable results obtained !
through the use of Peruna, especially in cases of catarrh, I examined it most
thoroughly to learn its contents. j
,;I found it composed of extracts of herbs and barks of most valuable medicinal!
qualities combined with other ingredients, delicately balanced, calculated to tone ;
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"i consider Peruna one of the most ski! 1 fully and scientifically prepared
medicines, which the public can use with safety and success. "-?PROF. L. J. j
MILLER.
ordinary repairs be just.
Sec. 37. The County Board of ^
Commissioners of the several connties ^ WHEN Y
of the State where there is a special ^
levy on real and personal property ||> ^jf|R|gt
for road purposes, not later than the B*31 I 53 vUUl
first of March in each year, shall
a ^portion the road fund derived from ^
said special levy to each township
upon an equitable basis: Provided, ^ ? ? 6? 8 & 8 0 K N1
Where levied in a township, as provided,
it shall be expended in that REMI
township. The road fund so apportioned
shall be expended in doiDg all <^> ^052H
necessary work upon the public high- I J
ways and opening: new roads when ,<|p
directed, and in building and keeping
in repair oil bridges that do Dot 0 TJoq H rm Q 7?f #
exceed twelve feet in Length, by the j|p| J^wwivXCJLldJL u\
road overseers or Township Board cf all til'
Commissioners, as the case raav be, 4>
subject to the geoeral supervision W
and approval of the County Board of j$j ALL
Commissioners: Provided, however, j$!
That the Board of County Commis- j$| yoUR PVTROX1GE
eioner3 or Township Commissioners ?6? T tcttp
, . . o<\; JjIUI lili U cALi.'Drdl
shall not enter into any contract for
the expenditure cf more than four- Sr Best Service?Best Goo;
fifths of their apportionment before on Us?TV
the first cf the last quarter of the ^
fiscal year: Provided, further, That jSpf JH
any contract entered into by the |j?l E*J IsM W
Board of County Commissioners in ^ HI'S IS lea
excess of the apportionment shall be ^ iro3 ^jain Stie^t
void. No County Commissioner shall
be directly or indirectly interested ^ S.iV
in any contract peiiainiog to his ^ ^
duty as County Commissioner.
Sec. 38 Private roads crossings _
railroads shall be protected by said -l3
railroads the same as the law re- S*
quires them to protect public L'gh- j \^I?^ Q
ways. I ^i}'/ \V5h
Approved the 2Gth day of F*b- Vj] \'X~T
ruarv, A. D. 1002. /f^' Ql
! To be continued. ] ^ ^f
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"Builds up the System," ^
Hon. Joseph H. Ridgeway, Secretary
of the American Anti-Treat Society,
writes the following letter from tho
Grand Central Hotel, St. Paul, Minn.:
"Itis with great pleasure that I endorse
Peruna as p e 0 c 0 . 0 c 0 o 3 3 J Q
an honest medi-j >
cine, competent * ^
claims. I have f ***>, I 1
used it several 1 Wh 4
times and know! \A 4 *\ jy *
cf nothing that j lijwiir *
cures so com-1
pletely, and at ^ \\ *
the same time ? i\ j f
builds up \y \
"I have rec-a j
ommended it to j Joseph Ridgeway. |
a number of my ;C:C'5?^
friends and always feel that I do them a
service for I know how satisfactory the
results invariably are. I only wish *
every family had a r>ottie?it -would save
much sickness and doctor bills."?Joseph
II. Ridge-way. ,?
"Feel Better Than for Five Years." 1
Mr. James B. Taylor, Roberts, Ind.,
-writes:
i "I am at the present time entirely
well. I can eat anything I ever could.
I took five bottles of Peruna, and feel
better now than I have for five years.
I have doctored with other doctors off
and on for fifteen years, so I can recommend
your medicine very highly for
stomach troubles. I take great pleasure
in thanking you for your free advice
and Peruna."?James B. Taylor. ;
"I Enjoy my Meals as I Used to."
Mr. J. W. Pritchard, "Wolf Lake, Ind.,
writes:
" I am pleased to say that I have been
cured of catarrh of the stomach by Peruna.
I could hardly eat anything that
agreed with me. Before I would get half
through my meal my stomach
would fill with gas causing me much
distress and unpleasant feelings for an.
hour or two after each meal. But,
thanks to 3-our Peruna, I am now completely
cured, and can eat anything I
want to without any of the distressing
symptoms. I can now enjoy my meals
as I used to do, and it is all due to Dr,
Kartman and his wonderful medicine,
Peruna.
"It has been one year since I was
cured, and I am all O. K. yet, so I know
I am cured."?J. V>\ Pritchard.
Dyspepsia is a very common phase of
summer catarrh. A remedy that will
cure catarrh of one location will cure it
anywhere. Peruna cures catarrh wherever
located. That it is a prompt and
permanent cure for catarrh of the
stomach the above letters testify.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory
results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to I)r. Ilartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
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