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Case of Infanticide- ie
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| Coroner B. B. Clarke received a
i telephone message from Magistrate
illff ' Shealy at Fredonia on Sunday, stating ta
; that a female infant had been found ^
>IBS on a roc^ P^e *n vicini*y Cedar
Use Grove church. The message was re1Tn.
ceived too late for Mr. Clarke to get I
ley to the scene in time to hold the in- w
r as quest Sunday and he ordered Magi?'
trate Shealy to proceed. A jury was
L empaneled and viewed the body, but ^
for *?r ?* ev^ence inQuest was l
not concluded and the matter will be
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looked into further.
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uor?ner uiarise wem aown on luon- ;
day to make an investigation himself
:ians and he and Magistrate Shealy will
t. leave no atone unturned that will
throw light on what seems to be a ^
clear case of infanticide. cc
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ONDEMKED NEGRO
LYNCHED BY MOB.
Tallahassee, Fla., June 6.?Dangling
om a limb in the county jail yard,
id within sight of the dome of Flor-^
a's capitol, the lifeless body of Mike
orris, colored, greeted the people of
is city this morning: Already consumed
to death for the murder of
illiam Laneston, late sheriff of this
mnty, this negro on Friday, June 11,
auld have paid the penalty of his
ime with his life at the hands of the
w. A mob cf not more than 15 men
:creed otherwise however, and at 3
clock this morning Morris was dragsd
from his cell in the jail and strung
the limb of a tree within the jail incisure.
As if to add emphasis to
eir lawlessness, the masked band
nptied a round of cartridges into the
eless body of the negro and rede
ray without the slightest molesta?n.
Sheriff Houston was in Georgia and
jj^en the lynchers arrived at the jail
,ey brought the jailer to the door
ith the ruse that they had a prisoner,
-erpowered him, took his keys, securl
the negro Morris, locked the jailer
Morris' cell and soon accomplished
eir work.
Lately Morris had been acting
rangely, and it is believed that fear
at the negro would attempt to estpe
the gallows through feigned in,nity
prompted the act of the mob
embers who this morning took the
w into their own hands to avenge
le death of Sheriff Langston.
Lang9ton was kiiiea by tne negro
iorris in March, last, while the
leriff was attempting to arrest him
>r a crime committed in Georgia,
here was - considerable excitement
Mowing the killing of the officer and
>r three days posses, with blocdounds
scoured the turpentine woods
rid swamps in search of Morris,
-nebing being recognized as inevital
in case of capture at that time.
le was later captured in Georgia and
iken to Jacksonville for safekeeping
ntill the date of his trial nere. Mor.3
pleaded guilty to the murder
harge, received the death sentence,
nd Gov. Gilchrist named an early
ate for his execution, since when
lere ha9 been no intimation of lynch-.
The eoroner'9 inquest today failed
> develop any clue as to the identity
f the men composing the mob.
as. H. Witherspoon
Takes His Own Life.
Sumter, June 4.?Mr. James H.
fitherspoon, manager of the Wither>oon
Furniture company, committed
licide this morning at 7:30 by drinkft
/\i/l ft 4- l-\in h /\*v? n /Mi ftft ni
ig uaiuuuu auiu. au uis iivinc uu casu
ibprty street.
His body was not found untill nearly
. o'clock. He got up at bis usual
)ur to go to the store, as his
ife thought. Mrs. Witherspoon was
locked to discover her husband's
?ad body in the garden about 10:30
A four ounce vial which had oonined
carbolic acid and a tumbler
ere by his side.
Mr. Witherspoon was 45 years old.
rhaw to Remain in Asylum.
New York, June 5.?Harry K. Thaw
to stay in the State asylum for the
inimal insane at Matteawan. A desion
rendered yesterday by the apellate
division of the supreme court
Brooklyn so held. Thaw's applicaon
for a writ of habeas corpus reasing
him from the asylum was disissed
by a justice of the supreme
>urt months ago. He then appealed
the appellate division which sirs
ined the lower court and dismissed
le writ.
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L. Franis Causey Elected.
Hampton, June 5?L. Frank Causey
as declared elected clerk of the
>urt of Hampton county for the uncpired
term caused by the death of
is brother W. B. Causey, by the exeitive
committee after the votes were
bulated.
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wow juiiea 07 Liigaxning'.
On la9t Sunday a week ago a very
tie cow belonging to Rev. W. D.
uick wa9 killed by lightning. The
>w was in a pasture and was grazing
?ar a wire fence.
1018 COIPAJ
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;ronage. Polite and Pr
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LUS jrr.niDiuon reeling.
Pursuant to the call of "Prohibitionist,"
a representative gathering
of prohibitionists met in the court
house on Monday. A permanent organization
wa3 effected by the unanimous
election of the following officers:
Hon. E. C. Ridgell, of Batesburg,
president; Rev. S. O. Canr.ey, of
Batesburg. secretary; Col. M. D.
Harman, of Lexington, treasurer.
The Rev. J. L. Harley, state superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League,
was present and, at the suggestion of
the Rev. Mr. Carney, addressed the
.' convention. He briefly outlined the
' plan of the work being done in other
[ counties, and made a strong and eari
nest appeal to the prohibitionists to
j begin the fight at once and not let up
until the "battle is over and the victory
won." He didn't belieye that
I there was a county in the State that
had voted out whiskey that would
vote for the reopening cf the liquor
shops. He stated that the most important
work for the organization
was to see to it that the law is carried
out to the letter on election day.
And this is not all; after the liquor is
voted out a strong effort must be
made for the enforcement of the law.
He ridiculed the idea that more whiskey
would be sold after prohibition
* went into effect, and that the blindtigers
were going to vote for prohibition
because they would then have full
sway. "If the blindtigers expect to
sell more liquor under pronioition
than they are selling now they will be
badly fooled,'' said Mr. Harley. He
gave it as his opinion that IS out of
the 21 counties will vote prohibition
in the August election. Mr. Harley
closed with an eloquent appeal for the
"rising generation, those who are to
manage the affairs of county and state
after we have all passed over the
river."
Hon. E. C. Ridgell, Rev. S. C. Ballentine,
Rev. S. 0. Cantey, Prof. L.
B. Haynes, Col. M. D. Harman and
C. P. Robinson were named to draft
an address to the citizens of the county.
The committee presented the followingwhieh
was unanimously adopted:
Wherea9, by an act of the General
Assembly, approved March 2, 1909, it
is provided that all dispensaries in
South Carolina shall be closed on
August 3, and that there shall be an
election on August 17 in all counties
now having dispensaries to determine
whether the dispensaries closed shall
be reopened in said county; and,
"Whereas, Lexington county is one
of the counties now having dispensaries,
and so may have an election to
rlftprminp whether the dispensaries in
this county shall be reopened,
"Resolved, First: We, the undersigned
citizens of Lexington county,
in convention assembled, on this the
7th of June, declare ourselves unalterably
opposed to the reopening of
the dispensaries in this county, and
do hereby call upon ail good citizens
to unite with us in an earnest effort
to prevent the reopening of the dispensaries
for the legalized sale of liquor
in this county.
"Second: That we call upon all
ministers of the gospel to preach on
the stibject of temperuuce in each of
their churches between now and the
August election.
"Third: That we ask all of our
county newspapers to co-operate with
us in this campaign, and to give liberal
space for temperance facts and
figures.
"Fourth: That we call upon the
W. O. T. U.. and the Anti-Saloon
League of the State to aid in this
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"Fifth: That we ask the papers in
this county to publish these resolutions."
Following the plans outlined by the
Rev. Mr. Harley, the chairman appointed
a central committee at the
court house, who w ill appoint township
committees and look after the interest
of the organization throughout
the county. The following gentlemen
compose the committee: D. R.
Haltiwanger, chairman; Col. M. D.
Harman, Rev. W. D. Quick, H. A.
Howard, T. Hayne Williams, John J.
Fox and H. W. Powell.
It was suggested and adopted that
the central committee secure a list of
available speakers to be supplied to
the various town>kip committees.
A ci llection was taken and a substantial
amount was received to begin
the work.
Brief addresses were made by State
Senator Crosson, Rev. Joab Edwards,
and Rev. W. S. Myers. President
Ridgell urged unity of action and to
( keep down animosities. He stated
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?!% We Want y?ur business. I
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j M J. G. GUIGNARD,
Jj^j Vice-President.
! F ASSISE SHOT DEAD
SY NEGEO TENAN:
Denmark, Juneo.? J. A. Nix, a far:
j er living near Denmark, was shot a
j instantly killed this irorning by Is
j dore Nirnmcns, a negro tenant. 3V
! Nix had let a crop to two negro tc
| men, and the women had hired Nil
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mons to do the plowing. Early tl
morning Nix went to the negros
cabin to get them out to work.
It seems that he used force with o
of the women, who called Nimmo
! to her if lief, Nimmons rushed in ai
shot Nix through the neck witho
giving any warning and again throu]
the body as he fell out of the doc
Nix has been given trouble by the n
groes many times, and it becai:
tnnirn t\nrlav that Nimmons hi
hreatened in the earlier part of t!
week to commit the crime and hi
| prepared himself for it. The news
I the tragedy spread rapidly and so<
j hundreds of citizens and officers
j the law with bloodhounds were in pi
| suit of the negro.
Several hours after the crime tl
I negro was seen about six miles fro
i the Nix place, near Baxter's estat
| where he was reared, but the Bambe
j dogs failed to carry the trail furthe
| Dogs arrived from Columbia on tl
[ midday train, but no results were r
j ported.
j Nix was a strong, narn-worKii
j man. He leaves a wife, three daug
| ters and one son.
| Ends His Life Under Charge;
j Roanoke, Va., June 5.?Johu \
| Fuller, a concrete contractor, aged :
j yearn and unmarried, committed su
| cide here yesterday in the presence <
! several members of his family t
i swallowing carbolic acid. Fuller wi
| arrested on a warrant charging hi
' with seeking to defile the person <
| the 12-year-old daughter of Samu
! Castro. He was released on $500 ba
| and informed friends that he wou
| kill himself.
Sellers Acqui ted.
j Wade Hampton Sellers was acqui
! ted in the Richland court 011 Thur
' day for the killing of Constable Jann
i P. Farmer in Columbia about a vez
j ago. The jury was out for abot
j three hours. Col. P. H. Neison, tl
> well-known and popular criminal lav
yer, was leading counsel fordefendan
while Solicitor Cobb was assisted i
the prosecution by Geo. R. Rembert
that it must be remembered thi
there are some who are opposed 1
prohibition who are as honest an
' Kolinf oo tlu? T\wi,nili
HUHJCH- 111 IIKT11 CIO HIV, I'iVMii;
tionist is in his.
| The benediction was pronounced t
the Rev. S. C. BaUentine
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DOLLAR IN HAND
half as much as one in the bank. For
st twice in the temptation to spend it
>n out of your way by depositingjyour
; Bonk of Bofesburg,
rESBUBG, : : : S. C.
ere any way than in your safe or cash
-our account today with what you
it a rule to deposit all your cash and
>y check. You'll find you have more
df every time you balance your books,
erest on time deposits quarterly.
EE, Pres.
L C. JONES, Cashier.
WM. M. CARTER,Asst. Cashier.
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t is our desire to please. Leave (jlj
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L. S. TROTTI,
President
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f LET HER RIP
>r. ? Boys will be boys and accidents will
le- happen. We are the doctors for such
ne cases and having just purchased a
ad large stock of BOYS' READY-MADE
he CLOTHING at a bargain price we are
ad ready to share ihe \ argain with you.
of We also have bargains in Dry Goods,
nil Notions, Shoes, Hats, etc.
,?r! T. H. WILLIAMS,
Lexington, S. C.
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r? FOULLY SLAIN,
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[ie Williston, J ine o.?Clove Fanning
e. was slain from ambush last night,
near the old Phillip* mill site, by a
:0. party whose identity is suspected,
h. but whose whereab )uts are not known.
Mr. Fanning was driving along the
unfrequented road, when he was shot
from behind a tall pine. Mr. FauS
ning's house and buggy came to a
^ neighbor's home, and it was seen that
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-y the buggy was bio xly. iris brother,
L1" Jack Fanning, who has charge of the
county chainganr, was notified to ;
>y come and bring the hounds. The
as searching party round the dead body
ni near the old Phillips mill site, which
is about two and a nait miles north
e* of town.
Since there was no other trail than
^ the murderer's the dogs had no trouble
in picking it up from behind a
large pine, whgiv the murderer stood
to shoot his as he sat in the
t- buggy. The tr*il was then followed
s- 1 through the woods, for the fleeing man
?s did nor trust himself to the traveled
ir roads, to a point on the Edisto river
it about six and a half miles from the
killing. There the dogs stopped at
\T- a tree on the river's bank and looked
t? up as if they had the victim treed,
in but on closer examination it was seen
where he had untied his boat. The
? dogs swam around in the river, but
could pick up :io rrail on the other
to
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that paying interest on a
>y mortgaged house is the same a9 paying
rent 0:1 a leased one. .
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