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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, August 24, 1904. Burned at the Stake! A Georgia Lynching Party Take Two Negroes from the State Malitia. TEE NEGROES' CRIME!! Murdered a White Family and Burned Their House Down?Had Just Been Convicted land Sentenced: to Hang. SfcateBboro, Ga., August 16 ?With clothiBg satuated with kerosene writhing and twisting in their agony, ecreaming to heaven for the mercy that the mob would not show, Paul Beed and Will Cato, negroes, two of the principals in the dastardly murder and burning of Henry Hodge and wife and three children six miles from StateBboro, three weeks ago, were burned at the stake today. The two negroes were self confessed members of the "Before Day" society, tli? snle rmroose of Ul^BIilASU tV/A iwv ? ? ^ murdering the white farmers of that vicinity, their wives and children and burning their homes. This afternoon at 1.21 o'clock a determined mob charged upon the court house, overpowered the military guard, secured Gato and Beod, who bad been found guilty after a legal trial and sentenced to be hanged, took them two miles from Statesboro and there exacted the fearful penalty. The forenoon passed quietly, the trial of Paul Beed, the ring leader in the murder, being concluded and a verdict of guilty rendered. Sentenced was imposed upon both him and Will Cato, convicted the day beore, and September 9 was fixed as the day of execution. Up to the noon hour there was no intimation that so soon was to enacted the terrible climax. In the trial of Beed little delay was caused and upon its conclusion the prisoners were hustled into the witness room where a strong guard of military was , mounted over them. THE AGITATION BEGINS. In the corridors the agitation began. The spectators left the court room and from the lawn outside many entered the hallways. Shortly before 1 o'clock the crowd was addressed by a tall man, who seemed to inflame it greatly. He called upon those about him to follow him. Then Capt. Hitch of the Oglsthrope Light Infantry, who was in command of the forces, realized that the situation .was desperate. He posted gurads on each of the stairways that led to the floor above where the prisoners were confined. With fixed bayonets, but unloaded rifles, the guards stood. The mob surged toward them, but were repulsed several times. The determined effort was yet to be made. At the rear stairway the gravest danger threatened. Prominent in the crowd was the Rev. Mr. Hodges, brother of the murdered man, who sprang to the front to address its members. He be^ffed tbem to desist. DO 1 Sheriff Ketdrick was in the crowd. He cautioned the orowd against violence and pleaded with them to disperse. "I am your friend," he said. "I beg you to do nothing that will reflect upon us as well as upon the community. Disperse and let the law take its course. We need these men. There are others to be brought to justice and only from the information to be gained from Cato and Eeed can we bring the right ones to justice. I can almost promise you that wbeu the case is finally sifted there will be five parties who are equally guilty." "Promise us," the mob shouted, "that you will not take these men to Savannah,but keep them in the Statesboro jail." This Kendrick could not or would not promise. This incensed the mob that like a whirlwind some twenty-five men crowded around the guards, and before they could be prevented they seized the guards and soon overpowered them. They threw open the breech locks. The weapons were empty. That was what the crowd wanted to ascertain. The r troops had been given orders not to load their rifles. The same policy was followed until man after man the soldiers were captured. The mob then threw itself upon the door where the prisoners were confined. They dragged Cato and Reed out, releasing Bell into the hands of the , few soldiers that were left. Reed | was taken down one stairway with a rope about his neck and Cato down the other, both pleading for their lives. The crowd moved across a field to a strip of woodland. Several men , climb to branches and called for rnnps. "Burn them, burn them." shouted the crowd. Cato begged to be shot or hanged. Some of the more humane wanted to grant this request but they were in the minority. To a large stump twelve feet "-igb, the men were chained with their backs to the stump. With trace cbainn the men were lashed to the stump. Then a wagon load of pine wood was hauled to the spot. It was piled around the men and ten gallons of kerosene was thrown over them. The scene which followed beggars description. Frenzied cheers rent the air as men, almost crazed with hatred of the men being punished, saw the cruel flames drinking up the life of the helpless victims of the mob's inhuman wrath. As soon as it was seen that the men were dead the crowd dispersed. Sow's This. We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, - Toledo, 0. Sail's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mrcous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials sent free. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. Obituary. Mrs. Laura Cornelia Swygert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. LoDg, was born March 19th, 1869. She was given to God in infancy and at the proper age assumed the baptismal vows by being confirmed in Macedonia E. L. church, of which she remained a faithful member. In December, 1889, she was united in holy matrimony with J. Davis Swygert from which union four children were born, one has preceded her to the spirit land. She departed this life August 4th, 1904, after the most trying and Christian suffering for more than five months?during 1 all this time she never gave way to her afflictions, but lived in the true hope of the blessed beyond. Her life ] up to the time of her last illness was J one of pure love and tender kindness, ^ a pleasant friend and a most obedient * daughter, a loving wife and a devoted mother. 1 May the God of love and peace 1 bind up all the broken hearts and may all the bereaved ones live soch 1 pure liveB so as to at last meet her ^ where there shall be no more parting but where all their tears shall be ff ?|/vv* M ft V-^ The body was buried in Macedonia cemetery, amid a large concourse of ? people. The service waB conducted I by Revs. J. K. Efird and S. C. Ballentine. A Friend. j Taken with. Cramps. Wm. Kirnise, a member of the bridge ' gang working near Littleport, was taken suddenly ill Thursday night with cramps and a kind of cholera. His case was so severe that he had to have the 1 members of the crew to wait upon him ; and Mr. Gifford was called and consult- . - ed. He told them he had a medicine in the form of Chamberlain's Colic, Choi- , era and Diarrhoea Remedy that he thought would help him out and accordinly several doses were administered with the result that the fellow was able to be around next day. The incident speaks quite highly of Mr. Gilford's medicine.?Elkader, Iowa, Argus. This remedy never fails. Keep it in your home, it may save life. For side by The Kaufmann Dtug Co. Gaston Eshcss. r To the Editor of the Dispatch: '( The August days aiv passing by, I The hottest of the year. ? The candidates have passed us by. So dear voter don't you cry. Fodder pulling, barbecues and the 1 rote seeker are now the order of the c day. * You now hear the cry from people 1 who want to fret: 'T wish it would 1 be a little dry, for I tell you it is too wet. The cue at Gaston on Campaign ( Day, passed off pleasantly, notwith- ' standing a large crowd was present to see and hear the dear office seeker, 1 among the number was the editor whose corporeal size has almost ircreased to that cf the writer since He has been attending the coes And tor the Dispatch coiltoted dues; Sometime he is tbe countrv. Sometimes he's in the town; i Sometimes here and yonder. Where tde migh.y dollar is found. The Sunday school at Gaston has ! recently purchased an organ for the < church. Miss Eugenia, daughter of Mr. V. i W. Spires, was taken ill a few days ( ago and died after suffering for four i days. She was 24 years, 4 months 1 and 2G days old. Her remains were interred in the burying ground ( at Gaston on August 4:h. Our sym- i pathies go out to the bereaved ones. : Fellow citizens, how are you going i to vote on the free bridge question? Be sure you vote with your eye open, i Have you seen George? Well, ''Klondike" says he has; but its a question in my mind whether it was George or Uncle George. Since Mrs. Felix and tbe precious little ones have returned Billv is beaming all over with smiles as broad as those the editor had when his pockets were made to jingle to the tune of the silver dollar. [A.b, Billy, the chink of the dollar 'Tis a charming sound, harmonious to our ears, in soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds and drives away our cares.?Editor.] Efird, Edwards and Mr. Sharpe, A trio for the Senate, all smart; A "spike team" in the Senatorial race, Eagerly seeking votes from place to place. Miss Dora E Craft, an accomplished and experienced teacher, has been awarded the school at Gaston for the fall and winter term. Corn crops through here are the best we have seen for years. Those rawhide traces which have been attached to the pony of the sand hills have been stretching during the rainy weather. Now he is away yonder in the lead; but, oh my! how about it should the rain cease at once and the traces begin tc contract1? ?w r? i _ ? T7i r\tL l 7 iur. JBoynion Hi. urair, woo nas been attending college at Nashville, is spending his well earned vacation under the parental roof. Everybody should go to the polls in November and vote for Lever and Parker. If the Democratic party does not win in this election it won't be for the lack of a good man. Prof. James V. Smith is now teach- , ing an excellent school at Calk Hill. The protracted meeting at Red i Bank will begin the first. Sunday | night in September. Rev. Henry M. | Fallaw, of St. Matthews, will assist the pastor. Everybody is invited to ( ittend these meetings. { Mr. J. P. Burgess had his horse silled by lightning while he was returning from the cue at Edmund. With best wishes to you, Mr. Ed- ( tor, and the readers of the Dispatch, j [ am, Billy Felix. t August 8, 1001. ^ i At Chefoo. Cfaefoo. Aug. 19, G a. m ?Two Fapanese torpedo boat destroyers entered the harbor at 5 30 a. m. today. They remained half an hour and ihen departed. Five other destroyers ire reported to be outside. The object of the visit is unknown. Stateshoro Situation, I] 1 Savannah, Ga., Aug. 18 ?The sit uation at Statesboro is still quite serious. Reports are coming in from all parts of the county of promiscous whipping and shooting of negroes. The blacks are thoroughly terror- i ized, and it is impossible to predict the outcome. It will be several days before the situation quiets down. The whipping seems to be general, and negroes are leaving the county in large numbers. An organization has been formed by the whites throughout the country with the J ivowed purpose of driving all bad legroes out of the community. This )robab!y will lead to further bloodshed. A message today says the charred emains of one of the negroes lyneb;d W99 placed in a box and addressed ;o President Roosevelt with this 30te: 4 You'll never eat with this liggetv' Level headed men went to ;he express ofBce, however, took the oox out and the President won't re;eive the gruesome relic. The Gjvarnor has been cfficially notified of the name of the leader of Tuesdays mob. Cures Blood Poison. Cancers, Ulcers. If you have offensive pimples or eruptions, ulcers an any part of the body, aching bones or joints, falling hair, mucous patches, swollen glands, skm itches and burns, sore lips or gums, eating, festering sores, sharp gnaging pains then you suffer from serious blood poison or the beginning of deadly cancer. You may be permanently cured by taking Botanic Blood Baim (B. B. B ) made especially to cure the worst blood and skin diseases. Heals every sore or ulcer, 1 "11 M 11 1 Bven aeaaiy cancer, scops au acnes and pain5' and reduces all swellings. Botanic Blood Balm cures all malignant blood troubles, such as eczema, scabs and scales, pimples, running sores, carbuncles, scrofula. Druggist, $1 00. To prove it cures, samples of Blood Balm sent free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical advice sent in sealed letter. Latest Irish Story. A late story of Irish wit is located in New Orleans. An Irishman boarded a train in which every seat except one was occupied by two people. This seat had as occupants u youDg snort and a large shaggy dog. The Irishman stood by the seat, expecting that room would be made for him. The young man did not take the hint, but regarded the other, who was poorly dressed, will ill-disguised scorn. At last the Irishman remarked: "That iB a foine looking dog ye have with ye. What breed is it?" "Its a cross between a skunk and an Irishman," was the sneering answer. "Sure, then, its a relative of both of ue," was the instant retort. End of Bitter Fight, "Two physicians had aVmg and stubborn fight with an abcess on my right lung" writes J. F. Hugher, of DuPont, Ga., "and gave me up. Everybody thought my time had come. As a last rporvrf T tmVrJ Dr Kind's "New Discovery lor Consumption. The benefit I received was striking and I was on my feet in a few days. Now I've entirely regained my health." It conquers all Coughs, Colds and Throat and Lung troubles. Guaranteed by The Kaufmann Drug Co. Price 50c. and .$1.00. Trial bottles free. Japs Concede Nothing. London, Aug. 10.?A dispatch to the Central News from Tokio says it has been announced there that the Japanese commander in front of Port Arthur has been unable to accede to a Russian request for grace in o?der to permit the removal of non ccmbatants from that place. Nothing has been received from 3ny other source confirming the fo:e?oing. Cholera Infantum. This disease has lost its terrors since Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea came into general use. The uniform success which attends the use of "his remedy in all cases of bowel complaints in children has made it a favorite A'lierever its value has become known. For sale by The Kaufmann Drug Co. Dispensary Law Void. Mobile, Ala, August 17.?A special to the Register from Montgomery eays that at Uniontown, Ala., tolay in the cases of State of Alabama F8. Joseph Green and city of Uniontown vs. Joseph Green, Judge Partridge declared the dispensary law passed by the last legislature void. f ^ , A Father's Worry. v- w-if.. loom* sIohd XUU1 JJ^.X ?c?uxc.? ,, r, night after night nursing the little one suffering from that night fiend for children and horror to parents, ckoi'p, should have a hot tie of Taylor's Ohero kee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein, an undoubted croup preventive and cure for coughs, colds and consumption. At druggists. 25c., 50c. and $1.00 a bottle. Sold by all druggists. Don' be deceived! Vote for the bridge and you'll make no mistake. i IJIiilfliP 1 ' SS IIAliUw* JPIiiSsp SS f? o-^eocs:23~z3s, ?? If Field and Garden Seeds IS $ TV'e carry oue of the Urge*: .uost coojpiete lir.es ^rg of tbese goods to be seen in Tti> ^i^inn o' >hr eou> f?v. ^ C?0 and are determined that we will not be und-r^ulb, 1 (8^^| quality of goods into consideration Jf u '? GEOCE- fluffy ' gg PJES you want, FANCY OB STAPLE. J is WHOIESALE OR MIL, & 5? it will pay you to come to see us or wn.? us for puces. fe^y5 ? - == - ? m rnp1Willi w% % c- f * w cp TVe have an enormous sr.oclc 0't}; >-e nocd^ To choose fiZhCB from, the popular brand?, which arc in such treat. IP^S demand ; the kind that gives eoiid eorr/ort ?n enr-ei ir*r. |g5!j| Cj2? Oar prices on tobaccos are ii?|hr, ckoc; by the plug ?,r gg ? LOSrICK & LOWBANCE. gg 23 Columbia, S. Cc ?3 m ' pITZMAURICE! fiTZMAURICE! . 1704-170(> MAIX ST., COLUMBIA, U Dry Goods, N otions Clothing and Furnishings. j There are two good reasons why yon should trade at Fitzemaurice's when in Columbia. First. They give you more real value lor vonr mono.* brcsnse the exp*-us?> in all cases most control the amount of profit pnr on goods. W, < vn our own bui <Mnf v. have no exhorbitant rent to pay. Second. The Prr pr et'rs ol this More a-e no r. of experience and know how to buy to save yon dollars in many casts I ut in most a 1 t oses the cents, and you know it, takes them to make the dollars. y Now for this June sale. We offer \on a lot of t.ooi>- bought less than hrif price. Our buyer brought from the recent sale of 8wiiz-r, P-mbroke & C ? , New York, S3 or0 worth of White Goods. There is not a piece of this that the mann'aclurtrs wonld make for less than 20 cents to sell at 35 ceot^ a \d,'r I hut: we are off ifin r the whole lot at 10c. the yard, lo see the goods you will more than repay yourselves. We offer the foltowine: ;$ rj 5000 yds. 38-in Sea Island 4.}c the yard. j This Ail-Woo', our 3 piece Suits, in 3f|00 yds. Beat Shirting Prints 4.]c a yard. ! Black Clay. Blue Serves. Scotch Mixtures, 30<>Fine All-Wool 2 piece Suits at $4.50. i Unfinished Worsted at $7 50 $*.50. $10 50 Fine All-Wool Flaked Mixture, in mixed I for } our choice This is genuine Bargain ^ 3 brown color at $7.53, sold at $10.00. | Month It will pav to be on hand to witnice All-Wool Suits at $6.95, regular ness epecni on Monday. Next Monprice $9.00. j da> will be live with bargains. Alfred J. Fox, j" j j j Life and Fire j j PM. "^ J Insurance and ! I ; 1 IcalifornlCaI jReal Estate! r^ooo vV | j ! i |d el i cio us 1 " Ao-p-nt ! I nutritious i ilgeni, |j | corrective - ^ 1 ROBERT A. CAMPBELL; M.D., writes-S i jPitin crtnn R il IAfter m3nyother foods had sunbn8h?s 3 IjUIl, kJ. \J ; J saved our babv. I have used it many times ? ? . 9 *'?th uniform success as an infant food, also I r\ i Tv a. /~n /i d 1 I Typhoid and other fevers. I can recom- b I 0n'y First C,as3 Companies Repre-; | mcnd it with fu|| confjdcnce ,hj[ j( "J" Sen I universal satisfaction, and agree with more I My companies are popular, strons I babies than any other food on the marker. . and reliable. No one can give yonrjj I 50*, 75t. S1.2S, $3.00 Sizes. f business better attention: no one can ; j 8cgive you better protection; no one can I 8 Sunbrights California Food Co., i give you better rates. j Los Angeles. Cal. d . j e , .. , 1 I ? RECOMMENDED AND FOR SALE 8Y Prompt and careful attention given jj _ 1 c ?* m to buying and selling Keal Estate, ;J j ^ 'LiiiS jv vCc'-.l * i<a*U j ^0.,b both town and country properties, j | IE Lexington s c ; Correspondence respectiuly solicited, j J U ^ sfTOPiitvs if it* j learn to ditch a Curve ik k 4W 4k4k4* 4. if M?w.e JFiW Practice in all Courts, THE SOIENGE OF legal business to beattendld io at lice in the Kaulruann building at a-, time ... - ,........ . ) HOW TOPUiYTHE&3WF HI? KJ8I).Mtlf mfM&'m Captain-Manager OB. F. 0. GiLMORE, JiewYorkTeamJjl dentist, 1510 Main St., Columbia, S. C. \ ?fFicE 3zis:30to%7rp- " ^ HUI?sfqr19D4 * January 23, 1901?tl. i SypMir '& ?' f I IIIn> ilberfc M. Boozer, filMl fS^;5^ a j j J T B&lBiPKSii IO CENTS , Attorney at Law, * .pu.OShcV AM. V U \S M. V ?' ^ FRANKllN ' SQUAW. .*? *.*./. N(W Yonn. COLUMBIA, S. C. ? = =^3 Jl Especial attention pven to bnsin^ en- JRp RR^ Rjj W R^p trusted to mm oy ma ienuw ?. ... .... ....... Lexington county. FVFR PIIRI KHFfl ! Office: 1316 Main Street, upstairs, oppo L ? Lll f UULlorii-U ( site Van Metre's Furniture Store n u ^ ^ February 28_tf. Tells How to Play Every Position a from Pitcher to Outfielder. 1 I find nothing; better for liver derange menr and constipation than Chamber- sent on receipt of 14. cents, stamps Iain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.?!.. or money. F. Andrews, Des Moines, Iowa. For RICHARD ?. fgx, puh. f sale by The Kaufmann Drug Co. franklin square, new yokk' city,