Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, July 29, 1908, Image 7
TOLBERT IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
Mixing Too Freely With Negroes He
is Requested io Leave Town.
(Greenwood Index, July 23.)
Joe W. Tolbert, who has been liv
ing at Ninety-Six for the past four
or five years, or perhaps longer, was
i waited upon Monday afternoon by a
committee of citizens and ordered to
leave the town of Ninety-Six and
never to put his foot back there as a
citizen again. He was escorted to
the train for Columbia and his de
parture was watched by about every
body In the town of Ninety-Six.
The action of the citizens of Niuety
SJx was the rosult of some trouble
which Immediately followed the close
of the voting on the question of vot
ing bonds to build a new graded
school building. The issue was close
ly contested, the final vote being 103
to 84. Tolbert, along with others,
was opposed to issuing bonds and
worked against the issue. lt was
reported here that he was very active
in getting voters to the polls who
would vote against lt.' Of course
this was resented, but nothing would
have resulted from this, but lt ap
pears that late In the afternoon a
negro with a regulation registration
certificate appeared and voted against
the bonds. Having the registration
certificate, lt was, of course, neces
sary to allow him to vote, but the
citizens resented this action, which
they attributed to Tolbert's activity.
How the altercation which preceded
the notice to Tolbert that he must
leave began Is not known here, as re
ports are conflicting. Tolbert was
knocked around pretty considerably
in the melee, but was not seriously
hurt. It was first reported here Mon.
day afternoon that he was badly shot,
then later that he was fatally cut,
but he was nolther shot nor cut.
He went from Ninety-six to Co
lumbia. Yesterday's State had the'
following local story about Tolbert's
being in Columbia:
Joe W. Tolbert, of Ninety-Six, who
was called upon by a committee of
his townspeople on Tuesday and told
to leave town, after having been bad
ly beaten up, Is In Columbia. Ile
left Ninety-Six a few minutes .ifter
the committee ordered him out oi' the
town and arrived in Columbia Tues
day night. Two or three citizens of
Ninety-six came along on the train
with him to Columbia. Yesterday
some of Tolbert's friends joined him
here, and some others from Ninety
Six who are not Tolbert's friends
came in.
Tolbert declined to make any state
ment for publication yesterday. He
arrived in Columbia minus bis coat
and had (o purchase one early yester
day morning. He appeared on the
streets yesterday, looking as well as
ever and looked none the worse as
a result of his exciting experience of
the day before. It Is said, however,
that he Is badly bruised about the
body and arms and has some sears on
his head.
To a friend yesterday he denied
that the trouble originated over his
trying to register negroes to vote In
the bond election. He denied that he
had aided any negroes In securing
registration certificates for the pur
pose of voting them In this election;
in fact, did not vote himself. He said
he was opposed to the bond issue, as
were some of the oldest and best
Democrats of Ninety-Six, and there
was no occasion for working polities
into the bond Issue fight.
lt ls understood that Tolbert has
employed attorneys and will take
some action In the courts concerning
the treatment he received, but as to
this he would have nothing to say.
He says he has a lawyer In Green
wood, but It Is understood that he
consulted another here yesterday.
Joe -Tolbert was reminded by the
reporter that lt was just ten years
ago this November that Tolbert paid
a hurried visit to Columbia. At that
time he came with Col. John R. Tol
bert, who had been sprinkled with
blrdshot In the terrible Phoenix riots.
Col. Tolbert at that time was a wolf
at bay, fearless and full of qjght, but
without strength to fight any longer.
No Truth in Rumor.
A prominent citizen of Ninety-six
called up the Index yesterday and
stated that there was no truth In the
report that there was any general
arming of citizens, etc. He said the
people could have killed Tolbert doz
ens of times if they had wanted to.
He also Bald the trouble had been
brewing for Borne time; that Tolbert
had been Inciting negroes to all sorts
of devilment for some time.
The Tolbert Affair.
(News and Courier.)
The affair at Ninety-Six, resulting
in the knocking down of a conspicu
ous Republican leader and in his be
ing ordered to loavo tho town on tho
first train, is ono of those "South
ern outarges" which should illumin
ate tho Northern mind. Tolbert
ranks high In enlightenment among
the Republican leaders In South Car
olina. He ls doubtless tho peer of
any of them. A few years ago he
was a central figure In a disturbance
usually referred to as the "Phoenix
riot." He ls of as much use ns any
white Republican in a rural South
era community.
We suspect that the behavior ot
Tolbert was acutely irritating to the
people of Ninety-Six or they would
not have knocknd him down and or
dered him away. An election had
been held upon the question of bond
ing the town for $12,000 In order to
build a school house. The negroes
in Ninety-Six pay no taxes worth
mentioning. They own little or no
property. Probably J. W. Tolbert,
the white Republican, hasxa house
and lot and a barn and does pay
taxes. ' The white Democrats of the
town desire good school houses for
their children. Their taxes also sup
port the negro schools of the town.
Tolbert, the Republican, did not wish
the tax rate increased, hts contribu
tions to the-schools were to uls mind
large enough, so he mustered those
of his negro supporters who are qual?
Ifled voters and opposed at the polls
the bond Issue. The negroes had
everything to gain by" improvement
of the public school syBtem, far more
than the whites in Ninety-Six, but
they fellowed Tolbert. Tolbert made
himself obnoxious, got into trouble
and was told to leave the village. Vio
lence to the Republican we are not
defending, but we wish that-our
Northern friends would contemplate
this striking instance of the influence
of Republicanism in the South, di
rected against'progress, against com
mon school education.
There is no class of people In the
South BO eager that the negroes be
kept forever In the bondage of Igno
rance as are the white Southeru Re
publican leaders, who control the ne
gro votes. Were the negroes gene
rally taught to read and write, so
that the number of negro voters
would be multiplied, John G. Capers
would not be able to control them;
nor would Hitchcock or Tolbert.
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BRYAN CANNING HIS SPEECHES.
Gets Five Hundred Dollars for Doing
So-Money to Campaign Fund.
Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., July 22
Most of yesterday was spent by Mr.
Bryan delivering short speeches on
thc issues of the campaign in a pho
nograph. He previously had made
similar speeches on records of a com.
peting concern. His int cht ion is to
give his views wide distribution
throughout the country. On his
own volition Mr. Bryan announced
that he hnd received five hundred
dollars fron each of the two con
cerns as a compensation for his work.
When confronted with the sugges
tion of a newspaper man that he
had accepted money from corpora
tions, thereby acting contrary to the
declared policy of the Democratic
party. Bryan stated that the whole
proposition was a commercial one
and that he very properly could ac
cept pay for bis labors.
. The remittances were not retained
by him, but were turned over to
State and county committees as' a
personal contribution.
Bea?i th? -fm Kind Yon Hw ttww BougM
ttfiatut
Rip Van Winkle.
Rip Van Winkle returned from lils
long sleep looking ns fr- sh as a daisy,
and made his way to the village shop,
not only because he needed a hair
cut and shave, but also becaiiBe he
wished to catch up on the news.
"Let's see," said he to the barber,
after he wag safely tucked In the
chair, "I've been asleep twenty years,
haven't I?" ,
"Yep," replied the tonsorlallBt.
"Have I missed niue ?"
"Nope, we bin standin' pat."
"Has Congress done anything
yet?"
"Not a thing."
"Jerome done anything?"
"None."
"Platt resigned?"
"Nope."
"Panania canal built?"
"Nope."
"Bryan been elected?"
"Nope."
"Carnegie poor."
"Nope."
"Well, say," said Rip, rising up In
the chair, "never mind shaving the
other side of my face. I'm going
back to sleep again." -Success.
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A Bomb Explosion.
Chicago, July 24.-Bomb number
18 In the gamblers' vendetta, was ex
ploded in the rear of Jamos J. Cor
bett's saloon on State street last
night. It broke several hundred dol
lars' worth ot bottled goods. It was
evidently, directed at the keepers of
the gambling rooms In the hotel.
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Rxclted Passenger Held PI?tol in the
Conductor's Fuee.
Charlotte, N. C., July 23.-Capt.
W. B. Smithers, conductor of No. 37.
one of the fastest passe.nger t rains on
the Southern, moved along through
the train yesterday while it traveled
several miles, collecting faros with a
big revolver pointing In his face.
The revolver was held by a passenger
named Shemwell, of Lexington, who
had demanded to have the train stop
'at a certain station where lt was not
scheduled to stop.
The train traveled 10 or 15 miles
while this exciting scene was being
enacted, and lu the meanwhile the
passengers were thrown In a condi
tion of panic. The only cain, man on
the train, apparently, was Capt.
Smltflers, who lives In Alexandria,
Va., and ls a large, muscular man
with ilorid face and soft bluo eyes.
Shemwell had boarded the train
at Charlottesville, and desired to
stop at Lexington, He was told that
the train did not stop there, but that
he could get on* at High Point and
catch the train that followed. With
out mincing words he told the con
ductor he was going to get off at
Lexington or he would make trouble.
"Yes, but the train does not stop
there." said the conductor.
"It will stop there this morning,"
said Shemwell.
"I must ?Obey the orders of the
road, and my instructions are to let
passengers for Lexington off at High
Point or carry them on to Salisbury
and let thenj take a local train," de
clared Capt. Smithers.
"You must stop at Lexington and
let me off," exclaimed Shemwell. This
train used to stop there, and lt will
have to do it now."
Somewhere between High Point
and Thomn8vllle Capt. Smithers went
back Into the first of the three Pull
mans attached to his train and was
met In the vestibule by ShemWell,
who drew n gun and threatened him.
"Shoot away," said Capt. Smithers,
coolly. "You have got a good op
portunity, as 1 am not armed." Then
he moved along collecting fares.
Shemwell began to back and swear,
and continued doing- so through the
length of the three sleeping cars,
keeping his gun in the face of the
master of the train all the while.
The other passengers were pnnlc
Btricken, men, women and children
being frightened at tho sight of the
gun and the threats.
Capt. Smithers did not seem to
realize the danger he was In. At
Thomnsvllle he stopped the train and
wired to the mayor of Lexington to
have an officer to meet the train.
Shemwell pulled the bell cord at
Lexington, covered the conductor,
trainmen and Pullman employees
with two revolvers, and backed off.
The police officer was there, but did
not arrest the man.
In the spring of 189? Shemwell,
then a well known business man of
Lexington, shot and killed Dr. John
F. Payne, a physician of his own
town, after several days of bitter
feeling, engendered by business ri
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Child Iv ill. .1 hy Light "in,.' .
Spartanburg, July 23.-The eight
year-old daughter of W. C. Turner, a
farmer residing In the county, near
Arkwright, waa Instantly killed by
lightning late yesteday afternoon.
The bolt stunned several members of
the family and Bet flre to the house.
Mr. Turner's efforts extinguished the
flames.
SHOT ri' SALOON IN BOSTON. '
Three Men Had Battle with Police.
One was Killed.
Boston, July 23-After three dead
ly battles between three desperadoes,
the police and a small arm/ of citi
zens, one bandit was riddled with
bullets and killed, the second doubt
less wounded and now being search
ed for, and the third ls believed to
be Gslssippl Dencla in custody, charg
ed with murder, he having been iden
tified as one of the trio who Bhot up
a saloon on Washington between
Winterstone and McManus streets
Tuesday night. The desperadoes left
behind, over a mile and a half trail,
two dead and eleven wounded. All
are believed to be foreigners.
Two of^he desperadoes were dis
covered last night in Calvary ceme
tery, and running and yelling they
fired broadcast and wounded D. Fal
lon, Policeman Englls, Car Conduc
tor Thomas Moore, whose car they
ordered .to stop, Michael Flinn, Pat
rick McGinn, Thoma* Fleming, John
Nolan, John H. Wrightman, in the
streets and parks. Herbert E. Knox,
a watchman seeking them, was killed
when he came on them unexpectedly.
The desperadoes stopped .several
times to reload their revolvers. Offi
cers surrounded the Calvary ceme
tery, a ragged barefooted man, carry
ing a revolver, sprang up and ran
madly over the graves and shrubbery,
wdth a mob of policemen pursuing,
disappeared In a ravine and the offi
cers fired a rain of shots into the
bushes there. The body was found
riddled.
In the meantime a man refusing
to throw 9v his arms was seized and
disarmed. Both the captive and the
dead body were carried to the Ja
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