.mmssms-as The Lexington Dispatch, f Wednesday, May 22.1907. j! CHAEQED^ITHl4UEI)ES. a Man Condemned to Die for the Mur- t: der of His Wife Declares that Judge ? and part of Jury are Likewise Re- A sponsible for His Terrible Deed? n They voted for Saloons, which soon a caused Him to be a Drunkard and o a Murderer. "Prisoner at the bar, have you any- ^ thing to say why sentence of death .. shall not be passed upon you?" ^ A solemu hush fell over the crowded court room, and every person waited in almost breathless expectation ^ for the answer to the Judge's question. ^ Tne J uage waiiea in aignmeu suenue. ^ I Not a whisper was heard anywhere, and the situation had become painfully oppressive, when the prisoner was seen to move, his head was raised, r( his hand was clinched, and the blood ? had rushed into his pale, care-worn 1] face. Suddenly he arose to his feet, ? and in a low, firm, but distinct voice, ^ said: e: "I have! Your honor, you have ? asked me a question, and I now ask, E as the last favor on earth, that you ci will not interrupt my answer until I ^ am through. q ; V "I stand here before this bar, con- fi victed of the wilful murder of my wife. Truthful witnesses have testified to the fact that I was a loafer, a drunkSa ; - I aid, and a wretch; that I returned n fe from one of my prolonged debauches j and flred the fatal shot that killed the e; wife I had sworn to love, cherish and g & x "protect. While I have no remembrance of committing the fearful deed, I have no right to complain or to con- ^ demn the verdict of the twelve good w men who have acted as jury in the ^ oarp. for their verdict is in accordance (with the evidence. ^ "But may it please the court, I wish ^ to show that I am not alone responsible for the murder of my wife!" ^ This startling statement created a 01 tremendous sensation. The Judge ^ leaned over the desk, the lawyers wheeled around and faced the prisv oner, the jurors looked at each other in amazement, while the spectators could hardly suppress their intense excitement. The prisoner paused a g( few seconds, and then continued in ii v the same firm, distinct voice. cl "I repeat, your honor, that I am not the only one guilty of the murder * of my wife. The judge on this bench, u; the Jury in the box, the lawyers with- y in this bar, and most of the witnesses, ^ including the pastor of the old church, tl . are also guilty before Almighty God, ri v ; - . . ... . and will nave to stand witn me oetore I His Judgment throne, where we shall S all be righteously judged. "If it had not been for the saloons of my town, I never would have be- ^ came a drunkard; my wife would not J have been murdered; I would not be here now, ready to be hurled into ^ eternity. Had it not been for these human traps, I would have been a ^ sober man, an industrious workman, a tender father and a loving husband. ^ But to-day my home is destroyed, my wife murdered, my little children? q ' God bless and care for them?cast out u on the mercy of the world, while I am o to be hung by the strong arm of the .. State. * n "God knows, I tried to reform, bub h as long, as long as the open saloon was c in my pathway, my weak, diseased = will-power was no match against the fearful, consuming, agonizing appetite for liquor. "For one year our town was with- out a saloon. For one year I was a sober man. For one year my wife and children were happy, and our little home was a paradise. "I was one of those who signed remonstrances against re-opening the 5 saloons of our town. One-half of this | jury, the prosecuting attorney on this | case, and the judge who sits on this I bench, all voted for the saloons. By 1 their votes and influence saloons were ? re-opened, and they have made me u what I am." j The impassioned words of the pns- f oner fell like coals of fire upon the hearts of those present, and many of the spectators and some of the lawyers V were moved to tears. The judge made a motion as if to stop further speech, when the speaker hastily said: "No! no! your honor, do not close my lips; I am nearly through. g "I began my downward career at a m saloon bar?legalized and protected | by the voters of this town. After the 1 saloons you have allowed have made g me a drunkard and a murderer, I am o taken before another bar?the bar of 8 justice, and now the lawpower will ? conduct me to the place of execution I and hasten mv soul into eternity. I 3 shall appear before another bar?the B judgment bar of God, and there you, 3 who have legalized the traffic, will | have to appear with me. Think you 5 that the Great Judge will hold me? " the poor weak, helpless victim of your J traffic?alone responsible for the mur- g ?& . . .... er of my wife? Nay, I in my drunkn, frenzied, irresponsible condition ave murdered one?but you have deiberately voted for the saloons which ave murdered thousands, and they re in full operation today with your onsent. "All of you know in your hearts hat these words of mine are not the avings of an unsound mind, but God Limighty's truth. "You legalized the saloons that lade me a drunkard and a murderer, ,nd you are guilty with me before tod and man for the murder of my rife. "Your honor, I am done. I am ow ready to receive my sentence nd be led forth to the place of execuion. You will close by asking the r. King's New Discovery's power over raghs and colds is simply marvelous." iO other remedy has ever equaled it. ully guaranteed by Kaufmann Drug o., druggists. 50c and $1. Trial bottle ee. Killin.fr at Jonesville. Jas. W. Gallman and S. M. Giliore, prominent farmers living near onesville, in Union county, became ngaged in a difficulty in the store of [ames & Scott Wednesday. Galllan shot Gilmore five times with a istol, inflicting wounds that proved ital a few ?hours later. With five ounds in his body Gilmore chased is antagonist through the store, took le empty pistol from him and beat im on the head severely wounding Lm. Both were prominent and lived ithin one hundred yards of eachbher, and the tragedy has cast a loom over the entire community. CATARRH and Catarrhal Headaches re quickly relieved by Nosena. It jofches the congested membranes, allays iflammations and thoroughly heals and leanses. It keeps moist all the pasiges whose tendency is to thicken and ecome dry. Cures colds, throat trouLes, hoarseness, hay fever, "stoppedp" nose, breathing through mouth bile sleeping, offensive breath, etc. It antiseptic and contains no chemicals r drugs having a narcotic effect, or lat can cause the "drug habit." Derek's Drug Store and C. E. Corley. Ipeeial Delivery Stamps No Longer Necessary. Washington, May 14.?No special elivery postage stamps will be needI after the 1st of next July, to inlre immediate delivery of a letter, ursuant to an act of the last session f congress, Postmaster General [eyer today issued an order, that on j ud after July 1, next, if there is atiched to any letter or package of lail matter 10 cents worm 01 swim pa, f any denomination, with the words Special Delivery" written or printed n the envelope or covering, in addion to the postage required for ordiary delivery, the article will be andled as if it bore a regulation speial delivery stamp. 1 "Cut | lit Out"! I says many a doctor to his i| I lady patients, because he j| H doesn't know of any medi- IS & cine that will cure female M ? troubles except the sur8 geon's knife* W A That such a medicine B y exists, however, is proved by jjj thousands of cures made by |s ur uniivui ? Cures Womb fi 1 Disease H 5 It has saved the lives of many 0 W weak, sick women and rescued oth- fg 6 ers from a lifetime of chronic sick- B 9 ness. It will cure you if you wiil 0 L only give it a chance. Try it. H 1 Soid by all druggists and deal- m J ers in SI.00 bottles. g f GAVE UP SUPPORTER. flj ? " I wore a supporter for four 0 S years, to keep up my womb," 0 # writes Mrs. S. J. Chrisman, of 0 | Mannsvgte, N. Y. 4'My doctor said K Sr no medicine would help me. After 0 1 taking Cardui 1 gave up my sup- 3B | porter and am now well." 0 i *> Perfect Womanhood The greatest menace to woman's permanent happiness in life is the suffering that comes from some derangement of the feminine organs. Many thousands of women have realized this too late to save their health, barely in time to save their lives. To be a successful wife, to retain the love and admiration of her husband, should be a woman's constant study. If a woman finds that her energiesare flagging, that she gets easily tired, dark shadows appear under her eyes, she has backache, headache, bearing-down sensations, nervousness, irregularities or the "blues." she should start at once to build up her system by a tonic with specific powers, such as Lydia E. Pinkham's V( the great woman's remedy for woman's 11 cures Female Complaints, such i Back, Falling and Displacements, Infla Organic Diseases, and is invaluable in and Expels Tumors at an early sta Prostration, Exhaustion, and strength Headache, General Debility, Indiges female sysem. It is an excellent re Kidneys in either sex. i Negroes Barred. Did you know that there is between three and four hundred square miles ^ in South Carolina where a negro is not allowed? It is down in Horry county. The "dead line," for that is what it is called, starts at Mt. Tabor, N. C., and extends to Bayboro, S. C., ti< about twenty miles distant. * Between Ai these two towns and the ocean is the 30 country where no negro is allowed and should one enter he takes his life m in his own hands. It is not known at when or why the "dead line" originated. The persons living within its so bounds say that it has been known sa ever since they were small children and before. The story is handed ca down from generation to generation, wj It is supposed that the people of this Pj "dead line" district are greatly pre judiced against the negro. They are ] not afraid of the competition as far as labor is concerned. They just do not gr want the negro in that section, and 90 they are determined that 'none shall ^ enter. Some of the largest lumber plants in South Carolina are in Horry * county and those plants adjacent to the dead line find it very difficult to provide sufficient labor to carry on ar the work. The negroes, who constitute the best labor for lumbering, are afraid to work near the dead line dis- ^ trict.?Anderson Mail. , w: Deafness Cannot be Cured. ^ by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion ot the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is or by constitutional remedies. Deafness is m caused by an inflamed condition of the er mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infUmed you have a ^r' rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and a' ... i rv t i *u? WUCU It AO CUU1C1) UiUDCtl i/CttlUC05 H tUO gj result, and unless the inflimmation can be , . taken out and this tabo restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroy* er ed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. G We will give One Hurdred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. te: F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. be Sold bv Drqegists. PI Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation w CI lit A Plucky Teacher. Because Miss Lillian Smith,a teacher tv in the Voorhees school, Reinbeck,Ia., * j whipped Wm. Albright, a farmer who ar sought the righting of an alleged re wrong, she was given a raise in salary C< from $30 to $40 a month, and a diamond ring valued at $100 by citizens 1 of the town. Albright, it is said, did not like the 0f treatment accorded his son, and came va to the school with the lad to see Si about it. At the threshold he was lu stopped by the teacher, who asked ce him his business, and when he attempted to brush by her, she seized a gr poker standing handy, and began la using it over his nead and shoulders. El Albright beat a hasty retreat. When the school board heard the at story, it promptly increased the tii young lady's salary. E^ N< Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is best for women and children. Its mild action and pleasant taste makes it preferable to violent purgatives, such as pills, tablets, etc. Get the booklet and a sample of Orino at the Kaufmann Drug C. di . . Fr The four-year-old son of John Mul- UF lanev, superintenden of a cotton mill at Cedar Grove, N. J., was murdered last week near his home by some unknown person. When found his head tn Koori rtTi-icViorl V?v n Stop overs will be allowed on sea- s n, sixty day and fifteen day tickets, me as on summer tourists tickets. j> For full and complete information, dl on ticket agents of Southern railay, or write R. W. Hunt, Division Ji issenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. |[ Disturbed the Congregation. J The person who disturbed the con- J i.: o 3 T I i _ J cgatiuu itwsu ouuuay vy uouimuauy ...* ughing is requested to buy a bottle of )ley's Honey and Tar. Kaufmann VI rag Co. Ij . Si; Bull Fro; Eats Chicken. Mr. M. B. Lee, of Bogansville, is our ithority for the following remark>le feat performed by a bull frog: There is a small spring branch near r. Lee's house. He was sitting near W< e spring a few days ago while a hen a ith a number of small chickens was gi ratching near the branch. Suddena large bull frog came out of the anch and swallowed a "chick" at le gulp. At another time some embers of the family heard a chicki giving a peculiar cry as if in disess, and upon going near they found large bull frQg trying to swallow a = licken several weeks old. They lied the frog and rescued the chicki.?Union Times. i ood Words for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. People everywhere take pleasure in stifying to the good qualities of Cham 1_ -n 1 - W r m y i sriam s oouga rvemeay. Mrs. rxiwara aillips of Barclay, Md., writes: "I g ish to tell you that I can recommend lamberlain's Cough Remedy. My itle girl, Catherine, who is two years d, has been taking this remedy whener she has had a cold since she was to months old. About a month ago __ contracted a dreadful cold myself, but ? took Chamberlain's Cough Remedy m id was soon as well as ever." This I medy is for sale by Kaufmann Drug I )mpany. ft Tegro Gets One Cent Verdict. Washington, May 15.?In the case to W. H. H. Hart versus the Pennsylmia Railroad Company a jury in the lpreme Court of the District of Combia brought in a verdict for one :nt in damages. Hart, who, it was claimed, is a neo,was ejected from a train in Marynd in 1904 and placed in jail at | :kton on the charge of violating the \ Tim Crow" law. He is a practicing torney in this city and was at one mz ne private secretary to William M. /arts while he was Senator from I 3w York. Wi > flB Died at the Age of 127. Adam Frost, colored, aged 127years, A ed in Spartanburg county last week. M ost had been in the best of health H > to two weeks before his death. j| Prevents Headache. ^ Force them! No?aids them. Ramon's jatment of Liver Pills and Tonic Pel;s strengthens the liver and digestive gans so that they do their own work d fortifies your constitution against ture trouble. Entire treatment 25c. urick's Drug Store and C. E. Corley. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM and beautifiea the hair. ES Promotes a luxuriant growth. JW Mcvcr Pails to Bestore Gray Hair to its Southful Color. Curcr ecalp diwaseg k hair tailing. JUc.aGd ll.OOat Druggiita > WHOLESALE C " < FITZMAURICE'S FITZMAURICE'S Three Arch Store. _ r \ Three Arch Store. c COLUMBIA, S. C. > / r> lew Spring and Summer Goods Arriving by the carload every day and we are showing the strongest line of 'f IT GOODS, NOTIONS and CLOTHING. \ D be seen anywhere. We are offering 100 pieces Solid and Plaid Chambray at per yard. This is positively the grandest value ever shown here. 5,000 yards of Good Sea Island at 4c per yard. 1.000 yards 4x4 Madras at 10c?the 15c kind. Our Black Goods Department is full up with the Best Black Mohairs and Scislans. Our 54 inch Mohairs at 50c is the nicest value you ever saw. If you ant Black Goods see us. Our 30 inch Taffeta Silk at ?1.00 per yard. Every yard warranted. No risk in lying a new dress from us. Money back if not satisfied. Grand Sale of 40 inch Lawn. 5,000 yards of 40 inch Shear White Lawn. The value for 15c, only 10c. # 5,000 yards fine Cambric Percale at 10 and 12.1c, 36 inch. -[crYPT^T? xrai?A i.i vjl xvju ainv; iui jvui ajiujul^j ijjl auj cli liu ac w c ecu. McCall's Patterns in stock at all times. We prepay charges on $5.00 worth of goods bought and paid for. C. I BROWN & BRO., ] 1730 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C., I Is where you can find one of the best stocks of j|> - PAINTS OF ALL KINDS. i* * :S DOORS, SASH, BLINDS & GLASS, LIME AND CEMENT. f * !| CABINET MANTLES. 1 j Call or write for Prices. ijt j lamps?; Saddfe RlankPts Rnhps IU1 llUUUj UUUUIUU) U1U1IUUIU) 11UUUU AND EVERYTHING PERTAINING TO THE BUSINESS. Owing to the increased demand for the best class of Harness, e have employed Mr. J. V. Stiller to take charge of our shop, with full force of skilled workmen, and are prepared to furnish all* ades from best to cheapest. We have a lot in rear where our friends can hitch their teams. 517 MAIN ST. .... COLUMBIA. S. C. FURNITURE. * l H. SWELL FURNITURE CO. COLUMBIA, S. C. We especially invite yon to come to see us for your Furniture, Cheap Suites, IroC * ds, Lounges, Stoves, Lace Curtains, Side Boards, Hall Racks. 80 DAYS SALE?FURNISH YOUR HOUSE. W. H. SOWELL, FUBNITURE CO., 1231 Main Street Opposite Y. M. 0. A. Building. he whitf lit sFwmii iiii The design and finish of the stand is unexcelled. Nothing* i equal it has yet appeared on the market. STEADY, SWIFT AND SURE. Has a very large Bobbin?Holds more thread than any other. BALL BEARING, A LIGHT RUNNER?STRONG and durable. It is something new. i ^ [White SHUTTLE Machine has been in use twenty-five years.) rhe NEW HOME stands at the top of SHUTTLE machines. I have the latest. Always on hand good Second Hand Machines. Needles for all machines and ichine attachments, shuttles, belts and the best pure SPERM OIL. < , H. BERRY, 1802 Main Street, Colombia, S. C. ?c ^ SMO?] s: We can save you money on your Spring and Summer Shoes. if looks, fit and wear they will give nerfect satisfaction to every wearer. JbMHHi farmers medium and heavy weight work shoes a speciality, and the prices will please von. All fresh HARMAN'S SHOE STORE, UXTT1?_ n 3 t? r* j._ n vv ueie ttuuiiLv ituu it rice vounis. ? h ist Office Block, - - COLUMBIA. S. C. I