"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BB FALSE TO ANY MAN."
By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER.
WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 101?.
New Serle? No. ? 15\-~ Volume LXIV.-No. t,
To Each
and every one of
friends, and to th
we extend our
wishes for a Hai
ous New Year.
C. W. & J. E.
WAIiHAt
WOMAN KlixLS HEH SON-IN-LAW.
Body Thrown in Pond-Woman's
Cold Blooded Talle of Killing.
Mobile, Ala., Jan. 1.-Arrested
within a few minutos after tho
bloody remains of ber son-in-law,
Frederick Wasserlaben, had been
found in a pond near tho wostorn
city limits, Mrs. Mary L. Godau last
night mado a full confossion of tho
deed. Wasserlabon bad been shot
turee times, twice through tho head
and once through the arin. Tho kill
ing occurrod at tho homo of Wassor
laben, after, according to tho confes
sion, insulting remarks wero mado to
Mr? Godau.
Ab \ result of tho allegod insult,
Mrs. Godau says she saw Wasserla
ben's gun in a hall rack, picked it up
and returned to tho room. "I raised
tho pistol, and, looking him straight
in tho faco, pulled the trigger. ?
thought 1 would do a good job while
I was at it, so I pulled tho trigger
again."
Subsequently, Mrs. Godau took tho
body In a wagon and dumped lt into
the pond, where lt was discovered.
Last Husband Murdered.
Mrs. Godau has boon married three
times. Joseph Godau, her last hus
band, was murdered in a manner sim
ilar to tho deed of to-day, but tho
grand jury failed to indict her. An
other husband, named Stolnor, mys
teriously disappeared.
As a result of the finding of 'be
badly mutilated body of Wassorlanen
floating in a pool noar tho western
limits of thia city this morning, tho
dead man's wife and Mrs. Mary T.
Godau, his mother-in-law, wore
placed under arrest, charged with
the crimo.
Two bullet wounds wero found in
the hoad and ono in tho arm of tho
dead man, and his head had boon
horribly battered, apparently with
some blunt instrument.
Several hours after tho finding of
tho body a number of garmonts sat
urated with blood woro unearthed
\mdor tho WasBerlabon home, about
a milo from tho pool wbero tho body
was found.
It was the theory that Wassorla
bon was killod In his homo and the
body enrriod to tho placo whore it
was found. In an effort to avoid do
toctlon, it was believed tho bloody
clothing was brought back to tho
dead man's homo and concealed.
Mrs. Wasserlabon, In a statomont
made boforo her mother's confession,
declared that sho kr.e<y nothing of
tho affair until ndvisod of tho finding
of tho body. She assorted that sho
inst saw bor husband at noon yester
day. Mrs. Godau at first rofusod to
make any statement, but confessod
later.
Banker's Wlfo Suicides.
Chicago, Doc. 80.-'Mrs. Froderick
T. Haskell, wifo of tho vico prosidont
of tho Illinois Trust and Savings
Dank, died tills afternoon at a hos
pital here. Sho had shot horsolf
through tho right templo.
. Mrs. Haskell's frlonds say sho bad
suffered from a slight Indisposition,
but bad boen always cheerful, and
wns apparently In tho host of spirits
last, night and enrly lo-day.
i
our patrons and
e general public,
heartiest good
)py and Prosper
BAUKNIGHT,
J-iA, S. C.
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STILL ONE MOKE HOMICIDE.
Young Henry Cheek Shot and Killed
Hy a Cliild.
Henry Chook, a young man of
about 20 years of .?go, was shot and
killed at the home of Tin lo Klllburn,
In the Wolf Stake section of Oconoo,
last Wednesday night. Statements
made before tho coroner's jury wore
very conlllcting, but sufficient evi
dence was brought out to warrant
tho arrest of four members of tho
. Klllburn family. Those now In jail
I under indictment aro Tlnio Klllburn,
Lillie Killhurn, Henry and Jimmie
Klllburn, the latter a boy of about
I fi years, who claims that lie fired
tho shot, that instantly killed young
Cheek, by accident, not knowing that
tho gun ho used was loaded. There
is testimony to tho contrary, how
ever, one witness having told on the
stand of threats made by tho boy
several days previous to tho effect
that ho would kill Cheek.
Tho circumstances surrounding the
killing aro lo the effect that the fam
ily had become obnoxious In the com
munity and had boen notified to
leave, and that threats had been
made that they would bo forced to
leave if they did not do so volun
tarily. Young Cheek, lt is claimed,
wont to the house supposedly as a
friend to assist in resisting possible
efforts to oust the family.
There aro two othor members of
tho family, a boy and a girl, and
they, too, aro at tho jail, though not
hold as prisoners. They are about
II and 12 years of age rospectivoly,
and having no ono to caro for them
thoy aro under tho caro of Sheriff
Kay until some disposition can be
made of them. Efforts aro hoing
made to havo them admitted to tho
Rescue Orphanage at Columbia, but
so far no deflnito arrangements have
hoon perfoctod. In caso thoy aro not
placed thero they will bo doubtless
cared for at tho county poor farm.
Y jung Henry Cheek was a son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cheek, who re
sido in tho New Hopo community.
Tho doepost sympathy ls felt for thom
in their sorrow.
Tho romains of young Cheek wera
interred in tho cemetery of Wolf
Stake Baptist church on Friday.
News Up On Little Uiver.
Little River, Jan. 1.-Special: F.
G. Holden, of Rabun county, Geor
gia, was visiting in this section dur
ing tho holidays. Ho alBo visited his
sister, Mrs. Burgess, of Jocassoo,
during his stay In South Carolina.
Fato Holden, of Georgia, was cir
culating in thoso parts tho past wook.
Charlie Porry spout tho latter part
of last wook in Picketts visiting rela
tives and friends.
Walter White, of Old Pickons, was
hore during Christmas.
Mrs. Ii. Smith and son, of Stamp
Creek, spout the latter part of last
week with hor parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Talloy, and family.
Miss Alico Whltmlro and two of
her brothers, of Toxnway, and Miss
Ella Hun tor and brother Enrlo, of
Salem, woro guest? at tho homo of
J. H. Wlglngton during tho holidays.
MEN HELD FOR DYNAMITING.
Three Union Leaders Indicted by Los
Angeles Grand Jury.
Los Angeles. Cal., Deo. 80.-Olaf
A. Tveltmoe, secretary-treasurer of
the State Building Trades Council;
J. E. Munsey, leader of the Salt Lake
Union of Structural Iron Workers,
and Anton Johannsen, organizer of
tho State Building Trades Council,
were indicted to-day by tho Federal
grand jury in connection with tho al
loged nation-wide dynamiting con
spiracy. Their arrest followed.
Tho three labor leaders have boen
hero for some time as witnesses lu
tho govornmont dynamite inquiry
and wero arrested in tho wltnosB
room In, the Federal building a few
minutes after the indictments wero
road.
Tiley Wero Not Surprised.
None of thom expressed any sur
prise, and when told by Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal Albert Slttell that
they were under arrest for alleged
complicity with tho McNamara bro
thers and were wanted at once in
the Federal Court, they proceeded
without a word.
The charge against tho throe la
bor leaders ?3 tho general accusation
of conspiracy to transport dynamite
in violation of Inter-State commerce
law. The true bills under which tho
men were taken prisoners were but.
a part of the packet containing an
unknown number of Indictments.
Deputy marshals wore sent out im
imdiatoly and it was said other ar
-osts wero imminent, both here and
In San Francisco.
The action of tho grand jury af
fected Tveltmoe. Ho was palo wbon
taken into tho United States mar
shal's office.
"Who will you havo for your at
torney?" Johannsen was asked.
"Blamed if I know; we've had
too many attorneys already," ho re
plied.
Bail, It was said, had been Axed at
$5,000 for each man, and Attorney
Harri man, after a conference with
tho three prisoners, left tho Federal
building to obtain tho security.
United States District Attorney A.
I. McCormick announced that In ad
dition to Tveltmoe, Johannsen and
Munsey, indictments returned by Hie
grand jury named E. A. Clancy, tho
McNamara brothers, Ortie McMani
gal and Schmidt and Caplan.
"And tho grand jury has not fin
ished its investigation by auy
moans," bo said.
Janies A. Hoyt's Principles.
Columbia, Jan. 1-Tho withdrawal
of James A. Hoyt from tho manage
ment of tho Columbia Evening Rec
ord ls generally supposed to bo tho
outcome of his fight on the racos at
tho fair grounds. While many per
sons condemned tho races, others saw
no barm therein and welcomed the
oxpoudlng of somo $25,000 a week in
Columbia by outsidors.
Just how or In what manner Mr.
Hoyt and some of the stockholders
disagreed is not, of course, public
property, but it is rumored that
rather than sacrifico his convictions
bo concluded to sell his Interests in
tho papor and retire. While races
are over in Columbia, it ls under
stood that Mr. Hoyt will not givo \ip
the fight and will endeavor to pre
vent tho game from starting in
Charleston.
Mr. Hoyt's retirement from tho ed
itorship of tho Record was announc
ed very briefly, ns follows:
"Having disposed of my interest in
Tho Record Publishing Company, my
resignation as editor and general
manager of tho Daily Record, effect
ive December 30th, 1911, has boon
tendered, and af tor to-day my con
nection with tho papor will ceaso.
"Jas. A. Hoyt."
Educator Commits Suicide.
Mobile, Jan. 1.-'Prof. C. O. Moux
ono of tho most widoly known edu
cators in this section of tho South
and proprietor of Moux Business Col
logo, committed suicido in his office
Sunday with a small pocket knife.
Ho stabbod himself bolow the hoart.
Tho body was discovprod by hip wifo
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Parson's Poem n Gem.
From Rev. H. Stubenvoll, Allison,
Iowa, in praise of Dr. King's Now
Lifo Pills:
"Thoy'ro such a health necessity,
In every homo these pills should be.
If other kinds you'vo tried In vain,
Use Dr. King's and be well again."
Only 25c. at all druggists.
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DEAD MAN IN THIS HOUSE."
Sign Tolls of Horrible Murder of An
derson Morel tant.
Anderson, Dec. 80.'-"Theie ls a
dead maa In this house" were the
words written on a small piece of
paper tacked to the door of a small
store near the city limits that at
tracted tho attention of persons look
ing for D. Hutto, tho proprietor. In
vestigation to-day resulted in Un
finding of Hutto's body with his
head beaton in. Ho was last seen
Monday, and it is probable ho was
killed that night. Robbery 1B
thought to have boon the motive of
the killing, as the placo had been
ransacked. Who wroto tho note 1B
not known.
Nothing tangible developed at the
Inquest this afternoon Investigating
the horrible murder of David Hutto
after several witnesses testified. Tho
inquest was adjourned until Mon
day.
Two negro boys testified that they
saw two young white men write an A
tack up a sign which was found by
the officers on tho front door of the
store. . Tho officers believe that the
tacking of the sign was meant as a
joke; that tho young men tried seve
ral times to got into the store, an_.
tiring In their efforts, wrote the sign
and tacked it up.
The officers believe that the deed
was committed by a negro and the
motive was robbery.
It is ovid .nt that death resulted
from tho first blow, as the entire loft
side of Mr. Hutto's head was crushed.
A good deal of Interest ls being
generally manifested in the brutal
murder and tho investigation now.
being carried on by the coroner and
tho shorlff.
When buying a cough medicino for
children bear in mind that Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is most effect
ual for colds, croup and whooping
cough and that it contains no harm
ful drug. For sale by all dealers.
"THREE MONTHfcToR NOTHING."
Asked Judge for .Three Months and
Refused Moro.
New York, Dec. 31. - Louis
Kruse, 45 years old, who says he ls
homeless, walked into thc Gates Ave
nue court, Brooklyn, and, approach
ing Magistrate Voorhees, said:
"Your Honor, could you kindly
send mo away for three months?
Tho winter ls cold, and I would Uko
to escape lt. Three months from
now I can get a job on a farm."
"I will givo you six months," said
tho magistrato.
"I don't want six months, your
Honor. I asked for three months,"
said Kruse.
"Well, it's six months or nothing,"
replied Magistrate Voorhees.
"Well, lt will bo nothing, then,"
said Kruse, as he turned and walkod
out of tho court room.
POLITICAL AN
To tho Citizens and Voters of Wal
In view of tho nearness of the
statement of some facts concerning
to some citizens and to myself.
Some wooka ago I was urged
taxpayors to enter tho race for
cllnod to do, advising thom that I
absolutely cloar of any local polltl
same time naming several gentle
suro the citizens could safely agree
and insure the best possible gove
however, considerable division,
Hon, "If elected, will you servo?"
ed candidate in tho field, and I
proposition, fooling that, under tho
of service to tho town.
Since that time, howevor, can
selves, and I feel that, in tho inter
duty to announce publicly, to ono
nolthor a candidato for tho office
an Alderman; and at the. same
ed mo to accept the offlco of Mayor,
ono for whom lt would bo well to
mo.
For my own reasons, which
Tho Keowoo Courier I can host
lately free from any local political
Hon I nssumod when I consented
to elect mo. I have never boon in
of it even as a poBsiblo choice.
In coming to this decision I
situation and feel that it ls
obligation, howevor slight, that
. mo. I appreciate the intoreat and
and in rolieving tho situation of
has arisen I but do what seems to
I withdraw ruy namo for oven
and gladly, and stand ready to
of Walhalla shall indleato as thoir
PREPARING VOll 1012 WORK,
Meeting to Bo neld January 0th at ,
Wes tm histor.
Editor Keowee Courier? Just a
few. words as to the boys' work in
Oconee county. Capt. O. B. Martin,
who is in charge of this work, has
requested mo to calv a meeting, as
early in January as possible, of all
who are interested throughout tho
county, so I trust that we will have
the co-operation of all classes, rich
and poor, old and young on Satur
day next, the 6th, at ll a. m. The
boys' and girls' corn and cotton
dubs will meet at Westminster
school building. Capt. O. B. Martin,
Prof. C. B. Harden and W; H. ti?r-'
ton have been Invited to bo present,
and J; P. Strlbllng and the superin
tendent of education will bp there.
Some able speeches will be made.
If you get a good thing you muBt
plan for lt. I will do all I can for
the encouragement of tho work.
At this meeting lt will 'be decided
who will take this work in charge
for 1912. I trust that all will boar
In mlnd^that 18 ls the limit as to
age. If you aro 18 do not enter
your name, because y?ii aro over
age. ?
I truBt the rising generation of
Oconee will make It tho banner
county of Carolina. She bids fair
for lt now. Some of the leading
counties are feeling the efforts that
were made in 1911.'
One hundred and eleven bushels of
corn is hard to beat, but an Oconee
man who cannot write his name has
beat lt. Mike KlBer, 60 years old,
a tenant, cannot read a word. Un
der the assistance bf the demonstra
tion work he was able.to harvest 129
bushels of corn from one aore of
measured land-and lt was moas-?
ured corn.
Anderson county failed to say any
thing Uko that In 1911. > ' /<
Wo hopo to meot a large orowd at
the meeting at Westminster. Do not
forget Saturday next, the 6th.
M. G. Holland.
Marriages at Townvillo.
To wu ville, Jan. 1.-Special: Mar
ried, on December 24, 1911, at the
home of the bride, by Rev. T. C.
Llgon, Miss Ellon Cromer and Lee
Hunt, tho former of Anderson coun
ty, and tho latter of Oconee.
Also, on December 27, 1911,, at
tho homo of the bride's fathor, J. J.
Martin, by Rev. T. C. Llgon, Miss S.
J. Martin and S. A. Wright, both of
Anderson county.
Wo extend congratulations and
best wishes to both these youn-:
couples. .
-
Constipation is th? cause of many
ailments and disorders that make lifo
miserable. Take Chamberlain's Sto
mach and Liver Tablots, keep your
bowels regular and you will avoid
these diseases. For sale by all deal
ors.
ID PERSONAL.
balla:
municipal election I feel that a
tho same is due, both in justice
by a number of business men and
Mayor of Walhalla, and this I de
felt lt best that I should remain
cal consideration whatever, at the
mon, upon any ono o? whom I felt
as a proper person to head a ticket
rnment There was found to be,
and I was asked the pointed qucs
At that time there was no avow
reluctantly consented to this latter
conditions referred to, 1 might be
dldatea have announced thom
est of harmony and unity, lt ls my
and all at the same timo, that I am
of Mayor nor a place on a ticket aa
time I ask thoso who have expoot
if I should bo settled upon as the
voto, not to caBt a single vote for
aro that I feel that &s editor of
serve tho town of Walhalla abso
tio, I must rocode from tho post
to servo if the people might soe flt
tho race as a candidate; I am out
have considered all phases of the
best to rollevo ono and all of any
might have boen felt, to support
confidence of thoso friends In mo,
this much of tho complication that
^jne tho best,
</?solblo consideration willingly
support whomsoever tho citizens
choice. J. A. STECK.
COUNTY UNION, FRIDAY, JAN. 1?.',
E. \V. B*bl>?,'State, Pi^dcnt, W1U
Address Formers of Ooonoo.
Tho Ooonoe County Farmers' Un
ion 1B hereby celled to meot at Wal->
halla Court House on Friday, Janu
ary 12th, at ll o'clock a. m. A full
delegation from each local ia request
ed, as this is tho most important
meeting ot tho ye?r. Plans for tho
coming year will ba wade, and othor
business of importance Wi coiino,bo
fore the meeting.
Stato President E. W.; Babba will,
attond this meeting ttnd will nddrosa
the public lat li a. m. sharp.* Tho
public Is cordlaMy Ihyitod 'and urged
to Attend,' Immettiat?ly after the ad
dress tho Union will go into closed
sosBlon, and,,continuo in sOcslaiv ?nj-ll .;
tho transaction pt IniBlncss ia .'?fin
ished. Evory favraer in .tito county
union and non-union- -ls Invited to .
attend this meeting.
A. H. Ellison, Prcsidont.
J/ W. Alexander, Secretary.
Coner?ss I<ocai XTiiion. ',
?onoross Local Farmers* ;Union, "
No. 76, will meet nt the regular piaco
Of meeting ^ next Saturday, Janii^-y
6, at 2 o'clock p. m. sharp. Ail meni
bors are urged to attend -promptly.'
Business of importance,wiltbo trans-,
acted. W. H; Butler. President.
F. H. Burley, Secretary,
Farn\or8' ?nlon Meeting.
Bounty Land Union will moot on
Saturday, January 6th, at 10 o'clock
a. m. All brethren aro' reguosialti.<j&>!-s
bo present, as thor? ls sorao very im
portant business to be t,r?oBactod:
Also delegates to bo elected to tbfc'
county meeting. Don't forgot, tho
hour. . Be there promptly at 10
o'clock.. . M. M. Morris, Prc?,
.''.".'.itt.Tv..0,;Hopkins,;.S??re;i?ry. '
MAN HE!JY> FOlt BABY'S DEATH.
Cade Stokes, of Florence,, Hold for
Criminal Caroles???'??.
Florence, Doo, ,v30.-~r'',ho story of
the little baby of Mr. and Mra.
Crawford Hutchinson of El'unghnm,
does not seem to have been'told lu
the fulness of Its terrible, (letalis.
At thC\ Inquest of tho 'cor?ii?r it
was brought out that the man who
was so unfortunate as to ho 'tho
me'anB of tho death pf tho tittie ono
was criminally careless.
Tho story as h rough t out atv.ihe'
inquest was that Cade Stokes, a
young mah of tho nelghborhbod>(wAs..
? visitor at the home of the Hutch
insons, and that, to scaro/ and .
amuse the children; ho ,took tho shot
out of a number of shells for a shot- i
gtin, and was shooting tho blank
shells nt tho children and making
them Jump.
It ls well known by : ?vii who haye
had any Instruction In the.nse-h^f..
shells that a blank shell ls danger
ous, and poslsbly fatal, at a distance
of twenty feet. In this Instance Mr.
Stokes, who had no Intention in tho
world of doing even mischief,, snap-r
ped the gun at one of tho little girls*,
who had the baby In her arms, while
almost in reach of her. Tho shot
did not Injure the girl, but tho wad ;
struck the infant and death resulted.
BURNED IN TRAIN WREOIL
Five Persons Killed and Score of Qtlt>
?rs Injured.
~
Aneta, North Dakota. Doc. 30.~
Train No. 3, the "Oregonian," on'tho
Great Northern, was ditched and at.
loast flvo persons wore kilted and a.'
score of others Injured-this mpVni.uK
near Sharon, Stoole county. Tho fa
talities occurred In the dining oar and
cho bodies were burned by fire wMolt,
started In tho dobrls!
With the thermometer roglslorlng
12 below zero, the Injured pasaongora.
and trainmen suffered before ?.hoy
1 could be given aid.
The genera^ manager's car and thq
?bsofvatl?n cat,were both transform
ed into tompoiary hoopltais for tho
j roi lof of the victims, whllo othbr?
wore taken to farm,houses.
Officials had given orders not lo
extricate corpses until ?bo Injtfftw';
had boon oared for, and tho uro burn'?
ed so briskly that, tho bodies (voiv v.. :
mated before identification cofald.bb
, made.
Passengers aro ?conndont, tl?a.'
Ucl of- doad will bo greater t\\b}x now
reported. Parts of bodies w?rd acat
t?r'od hnndroda of feet.