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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. : j| Bepresentatnte newspaper- Booers Lexington and the Borders of the Sturrotindinp Bounties Lihe a Blanket. gpS" Vnt. TTYVTT 7 ~~ LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13. 1907. ' 19~ in t?fl/ \* CHAS. B. 9BSZ2TE KILLED ? XT SOSSSS WHO MTO- ti SSB8S HIM. h Edgar Marshall, Son of Prominent ? Dry Goods Man, Well Known as a Strike Breaker and Who Turned Bobber, Was Identified by His s Fattier,-Who is Prostrated With ^ Grief. Probably Had Accomplice. b< Columbia, March. 10.?Charlie B. Green,a siiburban merchant, was way- C( laid and killed and his assailant, Ed- a gar Marshall, son of P. G. Marshall, ^ ' was also killed sometime about midnight last night in Shandon, in sight U] ||teb of Green's .home. Their dead bodies 81 ^ were not found until about 3 o'clock ja this morning. When found Green's ^ clothing was on fire, his body being w tha Vioart, anr] sidp ' it IWaii.^U OliVUUU VUV MVMTA.V V.*?V. , ^ where the ballets took effect, and a tj roll of greenbacks were burned in I tj twain. lb So far as eye-witnesses are con- j ^ cerned the tragedy is a mystery and ^ only circumstances tell the tale. Probaby Killed Eaeh Other. s< Green, with his clerk, left his store near Epworth Orphanage, about 11:30 P and they walked two blocks together, when Green turned down Preston . street to his right. His home is one block down l^reston street. Halfway Sj the block he was accosted and the po- . t] sition of the bodies and other circum- ? stances, indicate that Marshall at- " tacked him with a heavy slang shot; S that Green fired at Marshall at close * range and that Green was himself fired upon either by Marshall or a ? confederate of Marshall. Three shots penetrated Green's body, and two of them were fired as he was falling to ? his knees. Before being wonnded he had doubtless given Marshall his death wound, the ball entering the highwayman's right chest ana two others making flesh wounds on the a When Mr. Green had not come 1 p home by .2 o'clock Mrs. Greene was I V alarmed and aroused a neighbor and * a IWI BE M This Store 1 5g^ >5 - - bjv > g Salvage ^H| mbmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmm B B " . ||M !?>w .'. - ' jt. r""I?^DOOO fe flft ' U Worth of Stock If f H Bo Sold Within ? || TEN BITS TIMI It" 1 By the f Q BOSTON SALVA6E PI n fc" s jfj BANK! KKHI ISag US'r.'J - ( -w. s Itfo MAIN HTRE Solicits a Shai * search was made. The two mei ere found in the street, lying wit] ieir feet together, less than thre set apart, as they had fallen, show ig that they were facing each other reen's pistol, with_ four chamber red, a 82 Smith & Wesson, was a is right hand. Marshall Had Two Pistols. At Marshall's right hand was a 38 mith & Wesson, which had not bee] red, and near his left hand was a 4 olts, of which five chambers ha< sen fired. Under Marshall's bod,1 as found the regulation highway tan's slung shot and his face wa >vered by a black cloth mask, whili woolen comforter enveloped hii iroat to complete the disguise. The leather slung shot or sand bag n<4or> Me t.WO DOUnds O UUV*. utw VVWJ , i nail shot in the end. Near his heax ly two burglar masks, one havinj vo bullet holes in it Und was clotte< ith blood. Marshall was shot twici irough the head and once throug] le right breast, while Green ha< iree bullets through his heart. Thi ack of his hand was covered wit! iood, indicating thatr he may hav ad a struggle with his assailant. Several pieces of silver were foum jattered about Green's body. Th nding of the two masks and thre ats leads to the belief that Marshal ad an accomplice. Marshall was 24 years old, unmai led, and the son of the manager o le large department store of J. I [imnaugh, of this city. The fac lat Marshall had a pistol in eacl and, it is hard to understand how h 'as able to manipulate the sandbag he tragedy has caused a great sen ition in this city. The young man was unknown i handon and was not identified fo 3veral hours, until his father wa snt for and recognized in the would e robber his young son. Neighbors Heard Shots. The neighbors heard the shots, bu s shooting by negroes and drunke l-an is not unusual, no attention wa aid to it. Not even the clerk, J. I ITard, who had just left Green, gav . ^^HkHH ^1'fl n H will be opened i uompany. ______ THE] arran? mtmmm the Gr bia, Sc ust M- Bk ing, SI . Goods F placed ia; J III iU t rated < ly red over a people 1UPT I ILOBE SET G 3*. ^onsrcsiTo: :et, re of Your Valued Pj n Shandon is a separate incorporate a from Columbia and has only one mai e shal to preserve order. Marshall had returned sever! . months ago from Panama, where 1 s had a gotxl position as machinist. 11 t wentinxhe Southern railroad shoj . here as a strike-breaker several yeai ago and at that time had some troubl with striking machinists. He wa i, considered wild and reckless, but ha a apparently settled down recently. H 1 fatner is highly esteemed and tl: 3 family is an excellent one in this con Y munity. Green was a man of excellent stan< s ing and is well connected. His wii s is a sister of Mr. L. P. Levin. The 3 have no children. Green was aboi 45 years old.?Cor. Augusta Chronicl< ? For Artificial Limbs. , Columbia, March 9. ? T h j Comptroller General is sending oi e the blanks for the applications for th ^ artificial limbs for Confederate, Vet ^ raus under the recent Act of the Legi e lature, by which $5,000 is appropriate 1 for that purpose. The former Act c this subject permitted the Veteran wl had lost a nmo in oatue ia> uiaw rj certain amount from the State trea e ury, with which he could purchase e limb, but this Act is careful to- Stai that the Veteran may be given a lin and not the money, as there was roo 'for abuse of the former Act. f The Comptroller General does n< know just how he will proceed to s ? cure measurements and fit the liml x on the old soldiers, but this will like e be looked after by the county pensic boards. The State pension board w: |* be called to meet about the 19th < J this month, when this and other ma n | ters will be discussed. This artiflci r | limb fund was attached to the bill a j raise the pension appropriation fro ? I $225,000 to $250,000, and the $5,000 f< j limbs comes out of this pension appr ; priation. i ^ ^ t j Alexander Dowie Dead. Q j Alexander Dowie, the famous "El i9 ; jab II," died at the Shilo House, Zi< i City, Saturday morning after a loi e i delirious spell. He died as he hi r. i lived, denouncing his opponents. iliv Wednesday, M This will be thi BOSTON SALVA( ?ing stock, markin eatest Bankrupt ? >uth Carolina. T1 im, Agent, consist: loes, Dry Goods, I , Trunks and Noti I " A'P r I ^ L ill LUC UiUlUO ui jl lays time. The B( of capitalists, who need prices. This ,nd must be sold ii i for miles and mil SALE I] OODS GOHFAI atronage. Polite and P ? j NEGRO ASSAULTS " i PRETTY TEACHES ll ie [e Marion County Scene of Attrocioi * Assault.?Should be Warning to / ie Young Women Teaching Publ d Schools. 19 i One of the most attrocious and bn ie j tal assaults that has ever occurred j 1_ j thi9 state, was made upon pretty Mil . j Estelle Pittman, a young public scho< p | teacher of Marion county, Monda fe afternoon by a burley negro. Mi y Pittman had closed her school for tl : day and wa9 on her way home. Tl ' negro had evidently been hiding f< i the young woman, for when si ! reached a lonely spot in the road, 1 e j attacked her and accomplished h it ' purpose, after which he fled, leavii ie his victim unconscious, e- j As soon as the news became knov s- ! a posse was organized and the hui " r ^-1- ? hnF. r ;d ! iui LUC U1ULC uggau, uuu .. * in suits. However, a negro, Natlu 10 | McCleary, supposed to be the guili a i party, was captured yesterday at Fa; 8- ettville, N. C., and by directions fro a i the Governor was carried to Raleij te for safe keeping. ib j Miss Pittman is exceedingly pop m i lar and well connected. At "last r J ports she was still unconscious. 3t This should be a warning to tl e- many lady school teachers of tl 38 j country, who have to go to and fro ly j their schools alone. >n | As to New Counties. To the Editor of The Dispatch: a2 Allow me to say a few words as to- new counties: m 1st. The constitution prescrib DT the amount of territory necessary f 0_ the formation of new counties, ai the conditions that will justify it, a] ^ ~mnat in tl j 11U W uuc iuuvv formation of new counties. 2nd. The counties of Lexingto li- Aiken and Orangeburg have territo; >n enough to form several new countie lg i and when the people make up the id | minds to that end it will be done. 3rd. When conditions require it ' i aammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrn larch 13th, at S ! greatest sale GrE CO. has char g down goods, pre; Jale in the history le elegant $25,00C ing of Men's andBi ladies' and Gents' 3 ons. This store he Boston Salvage Dston Salvage Co. buy and sell stock stock having be< 110 days time, wi] es to attend this g M COL! ' i NY, COLUMBIA, H. C 'rompt Attention* new county ought to be formed and the constitution has wisely provided that persons outside of the territory have no vote of opposition. Wagener, Swansea and Summerland may IS all be good locations for county sites iii and some of us may live to see the day when these places, fitted as they iC are by nature, will have them. Of course there are traditions and memories about the old historic court a- houses that should not be forgotten; [n but these, precious as they may be, s9 should not bar a people who are pro 1 gressive, and who are approaching Ly their goal in a right way. If the sg times demand that Edisto, and Sumie merland, and Swansea counties be le iormea, wno nas - a ngnt to say id ought not to be done? The people ie know what they have-; they certainly ie know whether it is what they need. is I am personally opposed to the idea ig of not allowing children when they reach lawful age to go into business :n for themselves, provided the business nt they propose going into is right. The e- father may need the service of the m child, but the child has rights, and if ty allowed to use those rights,' may y- make a more useful member of socim ety than the father. And what is rh true of a family is also true of a community. u- In 1884 it was said that if Saluda e- county was formed old Edgefield would be "forever africanized." The ie facts of today prove that there was ie not a word of truth in the statement, m Let us away with scare-crows and let the conditions we are under and the facilities at hand guide us to conven ience9 needed, that we may be more useful to the state and helpful to each other. Joab Edwards. 10 Leesville, March 9. es ?^ ?d Half ttillion in Claims. ad . . ie The-commissioners of the State dispensary have no easy job by any means. Claims have already been rv' filed with the board for over half a (8 million dollars. Every one will have to be carefully gone over and the j justness of the account proven before a | any claims will be paid. o'clock a. m? h; held in Columbii I ge and is paring for of Colum- i" ) stock of I oy's Cloth- I burnishing I (j has been I i Co. to sell I is incorpo- I Sl :s at great- I en turned LI bring the ^reat JMBIA, t ? Iff ! BARROOMS VOTES OUT BY LARGE MAJORITY. | Five Thousand Women and Children Paraded Streets Requesting Men to Vote Out Liquor. Knoxville, Tenn., March 11.?Knox| ville, by a majority of nearly 2,000 | votes, decided today that the 9aloons ; must go. Under a State law grant! ing incorporated cities the right to say | whether or not they desire saloons, ' ; an election was held as an expression 1 of sentiment. The result was a majority of 1,921 for temperance. The : legislature reconvenes tomorrow, foli lowing a recess, when a bill will be i introduced abolishing the present : charter and reincorporating without i saloons. Six months' time will be ! given the saloons in which to close, i Today's election was featured by i memorable scenes. Five thousand women and children paraded the streets before the polls opened and all during the day women worked at I the polling place's, requesting the men I to cast their ballots for the temperance | cause. Countsville Items. : To the Editor of the Dispatch: The farmers have begun turning the soil,'and it sounds familiar to near gee! haw! Mr. Geo. O. Derrick has about finished remodeling his old domicile, and soon the painter's brush will give it a brilliant color. Misses Eunice and Lela Fulmer have returned home, after having taught successful schools daring the past winter. / Mr. H. H. Dreher has added many improvements to his place.' Magnolia school is flourishing nicely under the tutorship of A. F. Swygert.. ^ Indian. 62 Hours Aftar July First. After July 1st cotton mill operatives will only work sixty-two hours a week, and after January first, 1908, the new law will be in full force, when the hours will be cut to ten hours per ' day. / the Boston 8 3( Si Gi y 313 1 ervais Street, n 3 Doors Above ABOARD DEPOT. j U itch the Red Sign. I U EaI I^H Hh s. c. || ?1m