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Miss ANNIE E. WILMMS. Wa? Held In High Esteem by I??N>ple of Adopted Home. The following clipping from the Leesburg (Fla.) Commercial of July 12th will be read with Interest by many Courier readers who had known Miss Annie E. Williams as a young lady In Walhalla some years ago. We quot?1: Miss A. E. Williams Killed by Train. Thursday afternoon of last week Miss Annie E. Williams and little nephew, Master Bartley Corley, sis ter-in-law and son of Bartley Corley, of tho Commercial, with Mrs. J. L. Kelley, left Gainesville for Swan nanoa, N. C., to spend the summer, as had been* their custom for several yea rs. Shortly before noon Saturday the following telegram, like a flash of lightning from a clear sky, was re ceived: "Swannanoa, N. C.. duly 12, 1913. - Bartley Corley. I.eesburg, Fla.: Miss Annie Williams was killed by train on trestle this morning. Will leave here at 2. lo this p. m. if possi ble.- Mrs. Kelley." The details of the horrible tragedy are described in the following from the Gainesville Sun, except that whatever struck bet caught in nor hair and swung and threw her to the opposite of th?? embankment. Her hat fell off about half way, the bat pin being bent about Hie shape of a hairpin. She apparently fell to her knees as she jumped from the rail road, probably owing to a sprained ankle, which had given ber consider able trouble. The Sun says: "The remains of Miss Annie Wil liams, who for ten years or more made her home in Gainesville with Dr. and Mrs. .1. L. Kelley, and who met a tragic death near Swannanoa, N. C., last Saturday morning, passed through this city Sunday noon via the Atlantic Coast Line. Mrs. Kelley, who left Gainesville last Thursday happy in the thought that their out ing at Swannanoa would be as pleas ant as those of previous . ears, ac companied the remains to this city, but stopped here, the strain over los ing one whom she so highly esteem ed being so g>-eat as to make lt abso lutely necessary that she have rest. "Miss Williams, it will be remem bered, left Gainesville on Thursday nf l?*st W<VPU In r>r?mnr?nv \v(t\i hr*r t?me of Mb mother's death a fe? duya following hie birth, and Mrs .1. L, Kepi Thov stopped >i> A Seville on f riday night, going to Swannanoa on an early train Saturday morning. Accompanying them wns Mrs. Kel ley's sister, Mrs. Fannie Cheetham, of Sandersville, (ia. They had rented a cottage about a quarter of a mile from tho station, and after having attended to their shopping duties preparatory to the first day's house keeping, the party started for the cottage. The wagon road runs on the left side of the Southern railway tracks for some distance from the station, then crosses the railroad just before a trestle is reached. The tres tle is only about sixty feet long. Miss Williams, lt seems, was some dist ance ahead of Mrs. Kelley and sis ter, and Master Corley and other members of the party were ahead of Miss Williams, having reached the cottage. Miss Williams had walked almost across tho trestle when the ladies behind saw a train approach ing at a high rate of speed. They shouted to Miss Williams to get off the trestle. This she did. but just as she stepped down the embankment the train reached the trestle, and she either ((lipped and was thrown back ward, or the suction of the fast-mov ing train drew her toward it. At any rate, some part of tho locomotive the step on the side of the pilot, it is thought-struck Miss Williams' head The lady was hurled almost the dist ance of the trestle, falling In a heap against the opposite embankment. The engineer of an engine which was standing on a sidetrack nearby wit nessed the tragedy, and jumping from his engine, hurried to where Miss Williams' b%dy lay in the under brush. It was too late to do any thing, her hack having been broken. The anguish of the ladies who also witnessed the tragedy from across the trestle cannot be imagined when 'he engineer imparted the sad news to them!" Miss Williams was a (laughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Williams, of Walhalla, S. C. After tho death of her parents, about sixteen years ago, with her sisters. Miss Matul (after wards Mrs. Corley) and Miss Marv (now Mrs. Cook), she came to Lees burg to keep house for her brother, W. D. Williams, who was then con ductor on the Leesburg-Astor A. C. L. train. Mrs. Corley died eleven years ago. leaving a little son only a few days old, whom Miss Williams had since cared for with all the love of a mo ther, and ir. return received the same love a mother would havo received. Although the little fellow did not seo the accident, a few seconds after wards he was beside her lifeless body. A few months after ber sister's death, her brother having been trans ferred to tire High Sprlngs-Roehellc run, she went to Gainesville ? and made her home with Dr. and Mrs. J. L#. Kelley, friends of the family, where she had since lived. She was a true friend and loved hy all who knew her, a patient and loving foster mother and sister, always ready and willing to share the burdens of oth ers. She is survived hy her little ne phew, Hart., to whom she was a mo ther; two brothers, two sisters and other relatives. One brother, W. D. Williams, is conductor on the A. C. L. between Palatka and Rochelle; the other. John Williams, resides In the WeBt. One sister, Mrs. Claude Cook, lives in Miami, and one, Mrs. Sarah Holland, in Washington. D. C. Unknown but kind citizens of Swannanoa made ii possible i>? Iv.ut there Saturday afternoon, and the body arrived in Leosburg Sunday af ternoon, accompanied by Dr. J. L. Kelley and daughter, Mrs. H. R. Wilburn, and Master Hartley Corley, of Gainesville; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Williams, of Palatka; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cook, of Miami, and Hartley Corley, of this city, who had gone to Gainesville on the early train. \V. S. McDowall came down as an escort from Gainesville Lodge, No. 990, B. P. 0, I*'., Mr. Williams being a mem ber of the lodge. The funeral services were con ducted Monday morning from the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Car ney, where Mr. Corby lives, by Rev. D. A. Newell, pastor of the Presby terian church, assisted by Bishop H. C. Morrison, of the M. K. Church, South, and the body laid to rest in Lone Oak cemetery beside her sis ter, and both graves covered with Howers. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the Arm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, county and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay tho sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscrib ed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 188G. (Seal.) A. W. Gleason, Notary Public. ? j blood \:>d mucous tun acea . loni . I F. J. Chene;. & Co Toledo. O. ? '(< ny j I d *<..:. - 7 I 8tipation. adv. Hodel Fire nt Ferguson. Ferguson, Aug. 12. - Fire at 12 o'clock yesterday morning completely destroyed the large hotel here, a building of three stories. The build ing is a total loss. It was erected at a cost of $30,000. and was a frame structure of sixty rooms, with baths, electric lights and steam heat. There were over GO guests asleep when the alarm was given, and all escaped in safety. Several of the men and wo men had narrow escapes. Most of the guests lost their wearing ap pa rel. There was much excitement. A Mr. and Mrs. Tidemann Jumped from the second floor porch, while Messrs. Steinmetz, Mitchell. Kenney and Dantzler saved themselves by sliding down roj)es from the second story. "Hello" Office Invaded hy Cupid. Bvanston( UL, Aug. 14 - Residents of Evanston, who havo been com plaining about telephone service this summer, were informed to-day that Cupid is the cause of the trouble. During the last month 17 telephone operators out of 70 at the Evanston exchange have resigned to get mar ried and District Manager Lea Gates learns that half of the girls who have remained at the switchboard are en gaged. "Cupid seems to have possession of our wires," said Mr. Gates, "and we are now training double the usual number of students. We have no difficulty In getting new girls, ar? the telephone service is attractive to them because girls get married, but we never had such an epidemic be fore." Porter flwirltion Sails. Jersey City. N. J., Aug. H.-Por ter Ch.?ilion, confessed wife mur derer, left homo ties behind him to day to he tried in Italy for killing Mary Scott Castle Charlton and throwing her body in Lake Conto. The steamship Re Ditalla, on which the prisoner travels third class in chai ge of Italian officers, left her pier about 10 o'clock. Italy has no death penalty, hut Charlton faecs the i>ossibility of soli tary confinement for life. His father, Judge Paul Charlton, a Yale class mate of former President Taft, will attend tho trial. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Curt. The worst cases, no natter ol how long standing, ure cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Potter's Antiseptic Healing Oil, It relieve? :;:n and Heals Ht the same time. 25c, 50c, $1.00 THE IMPEACH* OF N. 1 Dual Government Follows, Executive Office-Liei Also Claiming Chic: Mrs. Sulzer's Cc Albany, N. Y.t Aug. 13.-William L. Sulzer, of New York State, was Impeached to-day by the Assembly. This action raised a vital question as to whether, under the constitu tion, the Governor must vacate omeo pending final adjudication of the Im peachment issue by the Senate and the Court of Apjieals, sitting jointly as a trial court. Indications are that he will con test bitterly the theory of the oppo sition that he becomes automatically barred from exercising functions of the office the moment the articles of impeachment are formally presented to the Senate, and that he will be disqualified from resuming the du ties of Executive until the court of im peach men I falls to sustain these cha rges. 'Phis afternoon, eight hours after the Assembly adopted the Impeach ment articles, tho Governor had not announced his intention. Smiles Cheerily, When Mr. Sulzer reached the cap ital he smiled cheerily to corres pondents and posed for a battery of camera men. "lt's a fine morning, gentlemen," he said. Lieut. Governor Martin H. Glynn came into Albany from his summer home during thc forenoon and went to his newspaper office as usual. He declined to comment on the situa tion. If Governor Sulzer is deposed. Mr. Olynh will automatically take his place. The fact that the various State de partments and borealis are divided in their allegiance to the Executive and tho Democratic, organization which is seeking to depose him stim ull ?W interest in the com plicated sit uation. The possibility of two men endeavoring to discharge the func tions of the Chief Executive at the same time suggests a chaotic condi tion that the courts alone will have power to deal with. Governor Sulzer, according./to a ' ' : ?> \ -~ J.- - -irrrftod 0 !-. ?. <.< -i. "iud* Inp cen.-:. . ?or tofus n i ov< his oflWe so tient. I Governor G ly?") In anlqlpr,:.! ? ! Qt ;ut:h H demand aftet tho Sfitoali bas ; elver] the .!,.?}<.??. of lm; c.ic.Iinicnt. AU-Mght Session. The vote of 79 to 45 came after an all-night session, and after the Governor's wife bad made an elev enth-hour effort to save him at the risk ol sacrificing her own reputa tion. Mrs. Sulzer Makes Statement. In the light of the revelation con tained in Mrs. Sulzer's declaration to Senator Palmer yesterday after noon, Governor Sulzer's friends are inclined to view the ordeal which confronts him with less apprehension than before his impeachment. By her assertion that she diverted part of the campaign contributions sent her husband to private purposes without his knowledge, and used them to purchase stock In Wall street she has shorn the articles of impeachment of many of their ter rors, his friends declare. Governor Sulzer consented to per mit Mrs. Sulzer's declaration to be come public late last night only wl'ien he found that he could not prevent it, and that it lived as a rumor on the Ups of every member of the As sembly in the city. Mrs. Sulzer must take the witness stand In her husband's behalf 'be fore the court of impeachment, tell her story in detail and submit to ex amination by hostile lawyers or take the hazard that the impeachers will prove their case, the Governor's friends believe. Either her reputa tion or her husband's, these friends fear, must suffer. They say sho will take the stand if she has no other choice. They add that she besought the Governor a week ago to permit her to tell her story to the public. The Charges Agniiisfi Sul/er. The articles of Impeachment against Governor Sulzer, as passed by the State Assembly, make a docu ment of over 4,000 words. They charge tho Governor -vim violating penal law? of the State, not only In connection with the filing of an improper and incorrect account of his campaign expenses and divert ing campaign contributions to the purchase of stocks, but also In con nection with his alleged efforts to prevent witnesses from testifying be fore the Frawley investigating com mittee. He ls also charged with at tempting to manipulate tho stock markets by attacks on the exchange. Substance of Articles. The articles are In substance as follows: 1. That Governor Sulzer, in filing his statement of campaign expenses, set forth that his entiro receipts were $5,460, and his expenditures lENT fVs GOVERNOR Sulzer Refusing to Vacate it.-Governor Glynn is f Executive's Chair. >ndition Serious. $7,724; that this statement "was false and was intended by him to be false and an invasion and viola tion of the statutes of the State;" that his list of receipts failed to in clude eleven specific contributions, ranging in amount from $100 to $2,500; that the Governor's false statement made "wrongfully, wil fully and corruptly," caused "great scandal and reproach to the Gover nor of the State of New York." 2. That Governor Sulzer attached to his statement of campaign ex penses an affidavit declaring that the statement was In all resjiects "a full and detailed statement of all moneys received or contributed or expended by him directly or indirectly; that this affidavit, duly subscribed and sworn to by said William Sulzer, was false and was corruptly made by him." and that he was "guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury." "Corrupt Conduct." 'A. That Governor Sulzer, "unmind ful of the duties of his office, was guilty of mal and corrupt conduct In his office as Governor and was guilty ol* bribing witnesses." The specific charge ls that while the Frawley commit too was investigating the Governor's campaign accounts, he "fraudulently induced" three wit nesses (his campaign manager, a per sonal flrend and a stock broker), "to withhold their testimony, from said committee," and that in so doing he acted corruptly and he was guilty of a felony. "Suppressing K.videnco." 4. That the Governor was guilty of "suppressing evidence" in viola tion of the State penal code. The specific charge is that, while the Frawley committee was in session, he "practiced deceit and fraud and used th teats and menaces with in tent to prevent said committee from producing the attendance and testi mony of certain witnesses." 5. That the Governor was guilty of "preventing and dissuading a wit ina* I . - .di . undoi a',ab 1 ..ena" the ' >ns o the F raw lev j I comm.it . 1' ' wii ne i referred t > ?is PrbdeibiM L- Colwell, allegad to j have neted inlier's ageiH in e?r- . i tain slot i- i ran ac I nxs. I 6. That prior to his election tue Governor appropriated campaign con tributions to his own use and "used the same, or a large part the . r, in speculating in stocks to brok jpe rating on the N'ew York e.\i I ange, and thereby stole such funds and was guilty of larceny." Among the contributors mentioned are Jacob H. Schiff. $2,~>00; Abram I. Elkus, $r?00; Wm. F. McCombs, $"?00, and Henry Morgenthau, $1, 000. 7. That Governor Sulzer promised and threatened to use the authority and Influence of his office to affect tho vote or political action of certain public offices, including two assem blymen. 8. That he corruptly used his au thority as Governor to affect the prices of securities on the New York stock exchange, in some of which he was speculating, upon a margin or otherwise, recommending and press ing for passage legislation affecting the business of the exchange, "and then by withdrawing, or attempting to withdraw, from '.he consideration of the Legislature such legislation as was pending therein-all the time concealing his identity in said trans action by a subterfuge." in conclusion, the Assembly de mands that the Governor answer concerning all these matters before tho court which is to hear the charges, and offers to present proof of "the said matters at such time as the honorable court of impeachment may order and appoint." Dual Government Set Up. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 14.-Two claimants for the office of Governor sat in the Capitol Thursday, each at tempting to conduct tho State's af fairs. Sulzer In the executive chamber received, without comment, the noti fication of his impeachment. Glynn in another room claimed the Gover norship and tried to organize the de moralized retinue of department heads. Mrs. Sulzer Collapses. New York, Aug. 14.-Dr. Robert Abrams, nervo specialist, left New York at midnight, in response to a summons from Governor Sulzer at Albany to attend Mrs. Sulzer. The wife of the Governor is said to be In a serious condition as a result of nervous breakdown over the turn Sulzer's impeachment proceedings have taken. The Governor has told his advis ers, it is said by those who claimed to have knowledge of what transpir ed at the night conference, that un der no circumstances would he allow 1 Mrs. Sulzer to testify at the trial. It was said, on the other hand, that Mrs. Sulzer insisted, hysterically, that she be allowed to testify in her husband's behalf. Grout Seal of Stute Loekcd. Albany, Aug. 14.-The great seal O' tho State of New York was locked and chained this afternoon to pre vent its unwarranted use. The seal < ls in the office of Secretary of State May. Mr. Glynn's confidants assert that Mr. May will permit the Lieu- : tenant Governor, but not Governor Sulzer, to use it. The key is in pos- ' session of a ?eputy to Mr. May. The question o, w-ho ls Chief Ex- i eeutlve of the State o." New York still ? was unsettled when the lights went out In the Capitol to-night. Both the Impeached Governo . and ' the Lieutenant Governor ci;.lined to be directing the machinery of the gov ernment, and both spent a busy day In 'heir respective offices with coun sel and friends formt tating plans to malntam their authority. Meanwhile, the Governor's wife, who is expected to le the star wit ness at his trial, lies i t a critical con1 dit ion in .he Executive Mansion. Her nervous collapse yesterday, which was acr om pa ii led by hysUria, grew so ser'ous this morning that l?:?* Gov ernor sent to New York for two mo;*" specialists. Mrs. Sulzer had a high temperature and a rapid pulse dur- j lng most of the day, but her condi tion was reported as somewhat Im proved to-night. The whole machinery of State gov ernment was demoralized to-day as a result of the unique contest between the rival Hannants for the Executive office, and already the double exer cise of authority has precipitated j complications with two other States -New Jersey and West Virginia for whoso Governors Mr. Sulzer signed requisitions for the extradi tion for prisoners in the State of New York. How tho Trouble Starts. Constipation is the cause of many ailments and disorders that make ' life miserable. Take Chamberlain's , Tablets, keep your bowels regular and you will avoid these diseases, i For sale by all dealers. adv. j ! Ends Life When Sister Dies. (Atlanta Constitution, 15th.) Despondent over the death of his favorite sister. Mrs Snnht? ???Ith ?ion of the heart, A. I Gmbh, aged ' !?.">, ;. wealthy contractor and bull let i I of North Decatur, commit ed suicide '? \ .<( Iv., hom?, 50S DeK iib syenite, 1 I Thursday ;r. ruing at ii o'clock bj j taking strychnine. With the excep tion of his 19-year-old son, Harvey,! all of Mr. Grubb's family were at tending the funeral of Mrs. Smith. Mr. Gruhb had been in poor health for more than two weeks and stated Thursday morning that ho did not feel well enough to make the jour ney to the grave, 'and his youngest son stayed at the house to walt on him. About 10 o'clock Mr. Gmbh told his son that he was going for a short walk, as ho had not been out of the house for two weeks. He walked a short distance up the street to a drug store, where he purchased a vial of strychnine, telling the drug gist that he wanted to poison a dog. Returning, Mr. Grubb met some friends with whom he stopped and talked for about ten minutes, receiv ing congratulations on his apparent recovery. Immediately after he returned to the house his son heard groans issu ing from Mr. Grubb's bedroom and rushed in to find his father writhing on the bed, and ho died in his son's arms Just before an ambulance ar rived. Tests Safety of President. Washington, Aug. 14. - While President Wilson was sleeping in ap parent seclusion and quiet an intru der leaped the fence of the White House grounds and stealthily made his way in tho region of the Presiden tial chambers before he was discov ered. Under cover of darkness the tres passer, dodging through the shrub bery of the grounds, bad gained the corridors of the White House Itself before a policeman arrested his pro gress. This was all the policeman did arrest , however, for the inf ruder was Supcrinic; dent of Foiice sylves ter. Tho head of the force was out on a personal inspection to discover tho efficiency of the guard thrown around the Chief Executive of the nation. Convicts Confirmed hy Bishop, Nashville, Tenn,, Aug. 14.-The Tennessee penitentiary last night was the scene of a notable service, Bishop Th?s. F\ Gailor, of Tennessee, con firming a class made up of fifteen convicts. Representatives from evory Episcopal church In Nashville were present. ' Por Weakness and Loss of Appetite The Old Standard genera! strengthening tonic, GROVM'S TARTKLKSS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic and sure Appetiser. For adults and children. 50c. GREENVILLE NEGROES ESCAPE. Ktuke MorriH ?nd Alonzo SniitJi Flee front State Penitentiary. (Greenville Piedmont, 14th.) Sheriff Hendrix Rector Inst night received a communication from the superintendent of the State peniten tiary conveying information of the escape from the penitentiary on Tues day of Stake Morris and Alonzo Smith, two negroes convicted in Greenville county on serious charges and sentenced to long terms in the pen. Stake Morris was tried and convicted of murder and was sen tenced to death hy electrocution, but i his sen ?once wa? hiter commuted hy the Governor to life imprisonment. He was resentenced to life imprison ment at tho January, 1913. term of Court of Sessions for this county. Morris was one of a party of five negroes Indicted for the murder. The four other defendants were acquitted of tho charge. Morris, lt is- stated, bore a very good reptuat.on and was well know.: to a number ot* white residents of Greenville, who. it is stated, made more than one attempt to secure from the Governor a pardon for him. The m irder for which Morris was convict' .1 occurred ?luring 1912 at a "liol supper" near Pink Chappel's (colored) store, on the outskirts of \Vest Greenville. There was some disorder in the place, and five ne groes chased another member of their race out into the street and it. was here that the negro was shot and killed. At the trial four of the ne groes who vere also under indict ment for the act testified that it was Morris who fired the bullet. This is the second esc i pe from the penitentiary of Alonzo Smith, alias Jack Smtih, who was serving a sen tence of seven years for assault with intent to ravish. He was convicted in this county in 1905, bul in 1907 he escaped from the pen. In Sep tember, 1912, he was recaptured. At the time of their escape both Mon's and Smith were working on the farm of the penitentiary. Superintendent Griffith has offered a reward of $50 each for the cap ture and delivery of the two escaped convicts. Hables Brings Death. Anderson, Aug. 14.-Dora Coch "",, ?v- fe. '* <* fi ugh tor " Arthur Kodj H ve i>.i?'> nort heast ol here, developed a case of rabies, rend dWd ll : tO-d?y This little negri' girl wa? ons of eleven pe rsum bitten I y a mau thai ian amuck u?m on July 22d. It started on Bleckley street, lu this city, and ran eight or ten miles before being killed. On the day following the attack by the dog the girl was given the Pas teur treatment, each day Deing brought from her home to tho office of a physician here. Tito three weeks' course of treatment expired on Tuesday of this week, and it was on this day that the doctor noticed the first symptoms of the dread dis ease. All of the other ten persons bit ten by the dog escaped the disease and are getting along as well as pos sible. Remarkable Cure of Dysentery. "I was attacked with dysentery about July 15th, and used the doc tor's medicino and other remedies with no relief, only getting worse all tho time. I was unable to do any thing and my weight dropped from 145 to 125 pounds. I suffered for about two months, when I was ad vised to use Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I used two bottles of it and it gave me permanent relief," writes B. W. Hill, of Snow Hill, N. C. For sa'.? by ali dealers. adv. Farmer shoots at Auto. Tallapoosa, Ga., Aug. 13 Charged with shooting at J. C. Jackson as he passed along the road in his automo bile, about three miles from town, Bud Barry, a farmer, was arrested this afternoon and lodged in j^iil at Buchanan. Barry became enraged at the auto just ahead of J. C. Jackson, driven by his brother, Henry Jackson. Barry claimed that the latter had scared his team. When J. C. Jack son's machine came along he fired at it, but did not hit the car. While being taken to Jail In (lie Jackson machine, Barry attempted to escape by jumping out, but was captured. Cincinnati Loses Tuft. Cincinnati, Aug. 15.-That Cincin nati has lost former President Wm. H. Taft as Its most prominent citizen was made known Wednesday through tho report of an humble collector of taxes in the ward in which Mr. Taft formerly resided. The assessor re ported that ho had never received a report from Mr. Taft ft? to his taxa tion. The board of review, the offi cial taxing body, took up the matter with Mr. Taft at his summer home at Polnt-au-Pio, Canada, and Mr. Taft replied that he is now a citizen of New Hnven, Conn., where h? has al ready paid his taxes.