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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. - g - ~ $ Eaptassntatioa JSatuspapar* >ouers kaxinpton and tha Sordars of tha Surraundinp Sountias &ihe a Elan&et* ^ ????mm^?? j.'. fyj " ??????^? ? ???? VOL. XXXVIII. LEXINGTON, S. C. WEDNESDAY. MAY 6. 1908. 27 * TT"* GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, A .>......,^. Tjp^ -^7". a^oi^c^iziroiT, cris., ^^nsr^a-iEiEe. Trf|g> J ItJdO MAIN STREET, - - - - ' - - - - COLUMBIA, IS. C. ^ " Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. THERE IS A LOT OF COMFORT In conducting your financial affairs through a good bank. It saves a lot of time, a. lot of worry and a lot of misunderstanding. A CHECK ON THE HOME BANK is as good as the cash and better. It is a receipt that nobody can dispute while a payment in cash is sometimes denied. The stabs in your check book are accurate records of all payments, the last one showing you at a glance the amount of cash cm hand Better open an account today. THE HOME BANK, LEXINGTON, S. C. JULIAN E. KAUFMANN, ALFRED J. FOX, KARL F. OSWALD, President. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. TIME IS MONEY! ' ' 7 . y YOU CAN SAVE LOTS OF TIME BY , . FIRST GOING- TO THE i ^ v * - - A x * STUDIO, 1438 1-2 Main Street, Over Owings Drug Store, When You Visit Columbia. WE - WON'T KEEP - YOU - WAITING. I . # NOTE THESE PRICES: Cabinet Photos, $2.00 per dozen. 30 Ping Pongs, 25c, 3 large size 50c., 7 for $1.00. 3 Special Photos, 25c., 7 for 50c. Extra Fine Cabinets, $3.00 per dozen. High Orade Folder Cabinets 4 and $5 per doz. We have Picture Frames Ready Made to fit any Cabinet Picture 10c., 15c., 20c. and 25c., with glass. Brifig any kind of Picture, large or small, and we can Frame it before you leave Town. r X gg T" * LEXINGTON / "* f " r'/, p ' * "w ' JF' ' V -' ; > f' * : 1 j FROM WHOM PURCHASED. POSTOFFICE. ' I J. W. Kelly & Co (Chattanooga, Tenn ! ? tt-II- o_ n. J. W. iveuy oc. vuaiuuiw^A) icnu.... J. W. Kelly & Co Chattanooga, Tenn J. W. Kelly & Co Chattanooga, Tenn j J. W. Kelly & Co ;Chattanooga, Tenn [ Peoples' Distilling Co 'Cincinnati, Ohio : Peoples' Distilling Co (Cincinnati, Ohio ! Peoples' Distilling Co Cincinnati, Ohio ! Big Spring Distilling Co (Savannah, Ga Big Spring Distilling Co Savannah, Ga Big Spring Distilling Co Savannah, Ga Rosskam, Gerstley & Co Philadelphia, Pa Ros8kam, Gerstley & Co :Philadelphia, Pa Meyer, Pitts & Co Baltimore, Md Meyer, Pitts & Co Baltimore, Md ; Strauss, Pritz & Co (Cincinnati, Ohio i Strauss, Pritz & Co Cincinnati, Ohio i Strauss, Pritz & Co 'Cincinnati, Ohio , Strauss, Pritz & Co (Cincinnati, Ohio ( Capitol Brewing & Ice Co (Montgomery, Ala ; Capitol Brewing & Ice Co (Montgomery, Ala j Capitol Brewing & Ice Co (Montgomery, Ala J. B. Letton (Columbia, S. C All goods to be shipped in such quantities ar the above purchases as the sale of any of them m The above awards made upon bids submitted Dispensary Board. Lexington, S. C., May 4,1908. & NEGROES DIE BRAVE. Ned and Brack Toland, Murderers of Mrs. Ellisor, Pay Death Penalty for Awful Crime?Sheriff Corley Sprung the Trap. On Friday last Ned and Brack Toland, the two negroes who so savagely murderred the aged and decrepid Mrs. Paul Ellisor in her quiet home near Cayce about two months ago, paid the death penalty on the gallows. At eleven o'clock and fifty-five minutes Sheriff P. H. Corley spruiig the trap which carried the negroes to an endlesss eternity. Ned, the older of the two, was pronounced dead eleven minutes later, while the last spark of life left Brack in thirteefi minutes. The prisoners were brought over from Colombia Thursday mgnt by Sheriff Corley and deputies J. J. Bickley and Frank Griffith, arriving here about 1 o'clock. This move on the part of Sheriff Corley was a surprise to many, as it had been expected that the men would be brought over on the early train Friday morning, and hundreds of people went to the depot to see the party arrive. Through the kindness of Sheriff Corley, who is always a friend to the newspaper man, the assistant editor of The Dispatch was the first to enter the cell where the condemned men were lying or sitting down on sqme, blankets. We went in just a few minutes after the prisoners had begn given breakfast, and both exprespld themselves as highly pleased with fne treatment they had received at. the hand9 of the popular jailer, Mr.. "S&m J. Miller. Before we entered the jail, however, Mr. Miller purchased.;*, h . package of cigarettes for the ipen, aud both smoked with luxurietit pleasure while they recited the story of the terrible murder. Their breakfast was the best they had since they left home and consisted of mixed bread, light bread, ham, butter, eggs, grits, gravy, blackberry;rvio "Vea Q1 r hnfla* ATt aJLIU WXIVV* A VW? Uii) WUM } ? Miller sho' give9 U9 plenty good rations," said Ned, a9 he took another draw on his cigarette. "Tell 'em I had the best breakfast thi9 morninjr I'se had since I'se been in jail, and I' sho' enjoyed it." Ned asked what time they would be -hung, * and asked Mr. Miller to "please sir give us one more meal before you hang us." Story of the Crime. The boys were informed that their time on this earth would 900U be up, and if they had anything to say now was the time to speak. Ned said they told the truth on the witness stand and that his brother was innocent. He 9aid: "My brother held her with one hand and me with tother, trying to pull us apart. He begged me, with tears in his eyes, not to kill de, poo' innocent woman, but I killed her anyhow and nothing made me do it but de devil and cocaine." While Ned was talking Brack was sitting in one corner with tears streaming down his cheeks. "I killed her," said Ned, "because I thought she would have us up anyhow. After she told us not to come in that we were .up to Some meanness, I just thought she would tell on us and dey would lynch us anyhow, so I killed her." When asked if they had secured any money Ned said they only got some watch chains, the gun and shells, and a coat. He said: "That's the coat Brack's erot on now." He said the reason Purchases of Liq COUNTY For the Quarter En ij ji il ! !l <o | ' KIND OF LIQUORS. ' ? X Corn, 75 proof XX Corn, 85 proof JmBHSI XX R3V, 85 proof JlpBra I X Rum, 75 proof . <. X Rye, 75 proof rtihritrni XX Rye, 85 proof X Gin, 80 proof :: Peach Brandy, 80 proof Apple Brandy, 80 proof j! Howard Corn, 80 proof Old Saratoga H A Rogers Stokes County Corn I Manhattan XXXX Rye j Primrose Tom Gin ji Mciiuuy's Malt | Lewis 66 j Fox Creek Corn j Old Heidleberg Beer | Bavarian Beer j Bohemian Beer ! Schlitz (fresh) Beer j id at such times as the Board ma iay require. in accordance with advertisem< d | they told the first story in the New| berry jail was because Brack had a [ good reputation and he had a bad one; I that he thought Brack's good reputai tion would clear them both and that ! they would be turned loose, j "Tell 'era I'se made peace with the lord and am ready and vdlling to pay ! the death penalty for the po' woman," | said Ned. "Tell 'em I'm sorry of it } and my brother is perfectly innocent. | This is all I have to say now." Brack was asked to make a statement and he said: "I begged him not to kill her from the first to the last. He wouldn't listen at me and lulled her anyhow. I'se made my peace with Gcd." Ned's Warning. I When Mr. Miller and myself were about ready to leave Ned said he had thought of something; else which he Wanted to say and of course tbe op portunity wa9 given him to make any statement he desired. He said: "Tell all young boys my age, both white and black, if dey ain't got but one fece of bread stay at home and eat and drink water. Don't be loafing around, for you sees what a pattern I'se laid down for all of dem. Home is de best place. Tell my wife I give Jeff Gallman, my brother-in-law, a bible and dat I says treat my child j right; don't let anybody run over her; I raise her up right and treat her right, j Tell her to go and marry who she J .toants to. Tell father and mother i and sisters and brothers good-bye; I that I have made peace with God. j fell them all to 9tay out of bad com- ' pjwrr; to go and attend church every r.imd y. I'm ready and willing to go." i*\;u said he was 23 years md and Brack said he was about 17. Both said that they wanted the papers to publish that they had been baptized and had joined the church in the penitentiary. As we left the jail the two boys said: "Tell 'em all we'll meet 'em in heaven." We called on the prisoners a little later in the day. The crowd began to gather early in the morning and by this time the jail yard was a mass or'" ' hnmanitv. evervbodv seeming anyioDS to get a glimpse of the prisoners who were so soon to be hanged foi^ the most dastardly and brutal murder in the annals oi the county. Wftenlve went in. the jail Revs. G. K Howell and I". YV. Simmons, from Columbia, were talking and reading "scripture" to the men. The scene was, in a sense, a sad one. Rev. Howell made a very impressive prayer pleading with God to have mercy on the souls of the two boys. The boys joined in with the ministers in singing "Asleep in Jesus," Brack completely breaking down toward the last. Ned, whose face showed that he had been a hard criminal for many years, never showed the slightest sign of fear or emotion. Both Eat Dinner. At 11:35, according to promise, Mr. Miller, brought dinner for the boys, which consisted of beefsteak, potato salad, stewed beef, baked chicken, mixed bread, lighthread, rice, blackberry pie, coftee, and cream and strawberries for desert. Both ate with a hearty relish. Ned said, "this eats mighty good," and he ate ravenously. It wasn't long, however, before Brack announced that he "had enough," and said: "Tell the people I enjoyed mine fine; best we've had since we left home. Tell the people luors Made by the DISPENS ding August 3,1908. COST PRICE. i i i n i ! I i . ' ! ' -2 . i | i I .5 . ' ? i ! 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While Brack was making this statement Ned was eating for all he was worth, and it was evident that he intended to die feeling that he had had enough to eat one time. He said: "You can tell 'em de last thing I drank was coffee. I enjoyed my dinner ever so much." Ned unconcernedly lit a cigarette and began smoking. By this time the voice of Sheriff Corley could be heard echoing and reechoing through the corridors of the jail calling for the crowd to clear the yard, so that the prisoners could be taken to the scaffold. Not a man in the large crowd failed to- heed the warning of the sheriff and in a few minutes the greater part of the crowd had gone outside tne gate,only those holding permits and deputies remafning"inside the"yard/ The boys knew what was coming and seemed to appreciate the fact that it would soon be over, and Ned said to Revs. Howell and Simmons, who came into the cell to accompany them to the gallows, "Got nothing on my mind; God i9 de onliest man to me now." The Final Act. At this juncture Sheriff Corley came in with handcuffs in his hand. The boys were fastened together, the large door flew open, and the march to the scaffold began, the boys following the sheriff and obeying his every command without any assistance whatever. They mounted the scaffold unassisted. On the stand with the men were the two ministers, and a brief service was held. They denied to the last that Brack was guilty. Ned made a few remarks to the crowd, advising everybody to stay at home and not loaf up and down the railroads. Rev. G. E. Howell pronounced the 1 3nffnn inVii'/th ShorifP Pnr. ueueuiutuju, aii.'ci ley tied their hands and feet, placed the black caps over their heads stepARY BOA 1 if" SELLIN( !l i_ " i i! ! :: '! t j- . ! = . i o O ? it? I o s j .2 ! 5 | .2 j s o i s I 5 ; ? ) 13 7-12 ! 12 25 60 ) 15% 12 75 175 2 75 |2 40 14 i 12% 60 13% 70 12% 60 - 7'? 13% ^ ) 13% | j75 3137-48 i i1 50 ! r%r% h i m J i H HA jZZ ?1~?? i I |X vv j ) 11919-24 | I il 00 I ) 1919-24 j |l 00 | ) 18% i ; ji oo ) 2121-24 i il 00 26 1-24 i j jl 25 | 1919-24 I! I (1 00 ! | j 11..? The Board reserves the right ' S7th, 1908, by order of the SLER, J. L. SRULER, J. W. AI Lexington County Bi g Out oney has gone will not involve rou have a bank account, ed checks will be both vouchers i labor saver it is worth while >unt at tank nf Ratpshiirfl JU1UI U1 UUIUUUU1IJI SBURG, : : : S. C. >day. Pay all your bills by 11 have less bookkeeping to do, is to your money and what you l it. erest on savings accounts quarMERMAN, Pres. Vice Pres. . C. JONES, Cashier. rM. M. CARTER, Asst. Cashier. 1 ped down and sprung the trap. The crowd was silent. Not a sigh, not a moan, a drawing up of the hands and feet, the doctors began to feel the pulse and to listen for the heartbeats, j In just eleven minutes, Dr. E. P. Derrick, the county physician, announced that Ned was dead, and two minutes later the last spark of life I nattered from the hanging body of Brack. The other physicians in attendance were: Dr. L. B. Etheredge, of Leesville; Dr. R. E. Mathias, of Irmo; Dr. H. G. Eleazer, of Spring Hill, and Dr. Jas. P. Drafts, of Barr. Their necks were broken by the fall and the men died without a struggle. The bodies were cut down and turned over to Coroner Clark, who had them buried in the potters field. People crowded around Sheriff Corley to congratulate him upon the excellent manner in which he carried out the sentence oMhe court. It. was estimated that fully 600 visitors were in Lexington during the hanging. Save Your Bank Account: Have your painter use the L. & M. Pure Paint, because L. & M. guarantee the L. & M. Paint, and thus guarantee your painters work; its double insurance. 4 gallons L. & M. Paint and 3 gallons linseed oil, make 7 gali Ions paint at cost of $1.20 per gallon. E. P. Derrick, Lexington, S. CSheriff Corley Lands Negro. Sheriff Corley, through a shrewd piece of detective work for which he is so well noted, captured Hayze Ingrman, colored, wanted in Dillon upon the charge of selling whiskey. ^ The Sheriff heard of the negro's presence in this section and addressed a registered letter to him and placed the same in the po9toffice here. He watched for the negro and when he called for the letter he "took him in." Pretty slick, was'nt it? R D, 31 PRICE. j j I ? | c ? ; . * g - ! g .5 ? ? j X Oh OH X 1 & j 15 20 >10 25 I 55 20 |35 , |20 f 1A l.*C . I i,o 135 | 20 40 25 40 i 25 40 i 25 ,85 50 <55 ! 30 150 | 30 50 I 30 50 I 25 50 i ;30 :70 | 40 bO j ;30 i i 115 10 ! ,10 10 to decrease any [of Lexington County )DY, spensary Board.