The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, March 13, 1907, Image 1
THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH.
: j| Bepresentatnte newspaper- Booers Lexington and the Borders of the Sturrotindinp Bounties Lihe a Blanket.
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CHAS. B. 9BSZ2TE KILLED ?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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<
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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.
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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
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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]
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atronage. Polite and P
? j NEGRO ASSAULTS
" i PRETTY TEACHES
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[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.
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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
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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
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'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
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! 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.
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ervais Street, n
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