ESTABLISHED JEN" Ii
THEY SHOT HIM.
Negro Boy Who Entered a Resi
dence at Badnam
TAKEN iND LYNCHED.
"Was Taken from Jail Soon Aftei Being
Arrested by the Sheriff, and Shot
to Pieces After Identiflcatioi
By a Little Girl of tbe
House He Entered.
About twelve o'clock Thursday at
the town of Badnam, which is about
two miles west of St. Georges, Mr. S.
Xj. Connor, who Is the manager of
Dorchester Lumber company's stores,
was notified by a negro who came into
? the store that be bad seen a negro
run away from the residence of Mr.
Connor, which is about 150 yards from
tbe main store of the Dorchester
Lumber company. The view from
tbe store to the house is obstructed to
to a considerable extent by a large
Held of sugar cane, which is growing
between them. Tbe negro upon run
ning away from tbe residence of Mr.
Connor was seen by tbe negro who in
formed Mr. Connor, dodging into the
sugar cane endeavoring to conceal
himself.
Mr. Connor, knowing that there
was no one at the house at the time
except his 11-year-old daughter, went
towards the bouse and went through
the sugar cane field, and came upon
the negro hiding among the sugar
cane, getting within three feet of the
negro before the negro saw him. He
laid hands upon the negro, but the
clothes of the negro were rotten and
his hold was broken and tbe negro im
mediately offered to give battle to
Mr. Connor. Whereupon Mr. Connor
struck the negro on tne head with his
flat, breaking several bones in his
hand without visibly wounding the
negro. When Mr. Connor hit him,
the negro rolled about in the sugar
cane and ran out of the field Into the
ar Joining woods ana was soon lost
aigafc of. Mr. Connor was severely
wounded in ills hand.
Men in the vicinity where this af
fair happened immediately formed a
posse wno went in search of the negro.
They also telephoned to St; Georges
and a town posse left on horseback
lor the scene of the trouble. After
scouring the country in the viainlty
of Badham for about two hours, they
located the negro, whose name was
Willie Spain, and brought him
tnrourh the town of Badham on to
St. Georges under puaro The ne
gro was'delivered into the custody of
Sheriff Limehouse, who placed him in
jail.
Tbe prisoner had not been in jail
more than 30 minutes when, without
warning adever car on the Southern
railway, which runs within 150 feet
of the county jail, was stopped, and a
crowd of determined men went into
the j ill and took the prisons' cud,
placed him upon the hand oar and
sped away. It Is not known how many
persons were present when the pris
oner was rescued from the sheriff or
wnether any of them or not partici
pated in the lynching.
The negro did not protest his Inno
cence, but admitted that he bad gone
to the residence of Mr. Connor and
intended to enter the house, but was
frightened away by the screams of
Mr. Connor's little daughter, who
saw him approaching through the
window, and by a buggy passing along
road, which Is quite near the residenoa.
The admission upon the part of the
prisoner evidently satisfied those who
had him in custody that he was the
guilty part, but out of abundunoe of
caution ne was taken by the parties
-who had secured him from the sheriff
hack to the bouse and he was posi
tively identified by the little girl.
After this nothing was known of
the affair until a volley of perhaps 500
snots rang out just west of the town
of Badham, and when tbe sheriff ar
rived upon the scene the lynonlng
party had all departed, and there re
mained nothing to tell tbe tale but
the lifeless body of Willie Spain,
.hanging on a limb of a small oak tree,
shot beyond recognition in the face.
Were it not for the hair upon his
scalp and tattered clothes upon bis
form, it would take somewhat dose
Investigation to satisfy one's self that
a human being had there died.
Immediately upon losing his prison
er at tbe handB of the determined
crowd, Sheriff Limehonse called up
Governor Hey ward over tbe long dis
tance telephone and told him of tbe
occurrence and the governor instruct
ed the sneiiff to do all In his power to
prevent the lynching, but evidently
t that time the lynching party bad
performed its work. Sheriff Lime
house pressed in a few deputies and
went in pursuit of the lynching party,
only to find tbe body of Spain aud the
parties who killed him not to be
found.
This negro Spain was a stranger in
this locality, and had worked for the
Dorchester Lumber company, at Bad
ham, a short while at Intervals. He
claimsd that he came from North
Carolina. He was about 21 years of
age, and was said to be a sullen,
worthless negro. What the purpose
ot the negro wa3 in his endeavor to
enter the residence of Mr. Connor
can be imagined without Btatlcg it in
full in this report, for he was loafing
around the town of Badham and
evidently knew that there was no one
at Mr. Connor's bouse except his
little daughter. The mother of the
little girl and the other children of
tbe family are spending a while at
Henderson ville, N. C.
Gov. Heyward, immediately upon
869.
receipt of Information that trouble
was expected, wired Solicitor Hilde?
I brand at Orangeburg:
"Sherl"" ??$fP8?SJDQTQUlMtAT
connty.fcASSal.'eT./' ???
marville m Bej&rS * ' I*5
men took-?4^*^'"??^ at
an hoar ago and carried hhfi off." I
bate Instructed the sheriff to swear
in deputies, follow and recapture the
prisoner. I would request that you
goto the scene as soon as possible
and take aii steps in your power to
uphold the law.''
Solicitor Hildebrand missed the af
ternoon train by just ft few minutes
and went to Summerrille Thursday
night. Got. Hey ward instructed
Sheriff Llmehouse to suspend the in
quest until the arrival of the solici
tor. The coroner was notified by
wire to the same effeot. In the last
talk over the 'phone with Sheriff
[Limehouse, Govi Heyw&rd received
the information that the names of
I some of the lynchers are known to
I the sheriff.
HOBBXBLB ACCIDENT.
A Young Man Terribly Mangled Id
Brickyard Machinery.
Probably the moat shocking acci
dent that has ever occurred in this
olty, says the Gaffney Ledger, occur
red Thursday about 10.30 a. m., with
Montis Curry, a young son of Mr. J.
H. Carry, as a victim. As this is
?ritten his condition cannot ba de
termined, althoug it is thought to be
decidedly grave.
The facts as learned by a Ledger
I reporter who arrived at tbe briokyard
of Mr. Currv a short while alter the
: accident occurred, are. about as for
lows:
It seems that Montie was working
at tbe drum used for pulling up cars
of dirt from the pit.. It was his
duty to manipulate tbe lever of the
machine that pulled up the cars of
day. He was to do this when the
signal?tbe ringing of the bell?was
given. While waiting for the signal
be had apparently gone over to the
other side from his lever, near a
swiftly revolving shaft, and was play
ing with a small piece of old worn out
belting, which he had wrapped around
the shaft, supposedly to see what ef
fect it would have or to await for It
to get too hot to hold. Stray strings
from the belting finally caught the
abaft, and in turn caught the boy. At
every revolution of the shaft the body
not only struck the ground but struck
a large piece of timber which was
near. His clothes were torn entirely
from his body and when the frighten
ed bands reached him he was abso
lutely* without a stitch of clothing,
even his shoes being torn from his
feet. One arm, the right one, was torn
from the body at the wrist and was
found some distance away. The same
arm was broken above the elbow.
Both legs were broken above the knee
and it is feared that internal Injurlea
exist. Physicians were hurriedly sum
moned and Mr. J. H. Carry, the brick
contractor and father of the boy, was
soon on the spot. The unfortunate
lad was carried to his homo, a short
distance away, and preparations were
made for an operation. The operation
is in progress at this writing.
The escape of the boy from instant
death is marvelous. Small scraps of
clothing and buttons can be seen
strewn around the ground where the
accident occurred. The constitution
of the boy is excellent and will be of
great assistance at this time of need.
He was conscious when the physicians
arrived on the spot, and conversed
with them as to his injuries.
Aged Couple Parts.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Bryan, aged
seventy who was to have married
Daniel DeB Keim, aged seventy-five,
at Asbury Park, N. J., Thursday,
will remain a widow awhile longer
because of the Intended bride groom's
backdown when the appointed time
for the oeremony arrived. Mr.
Eelm's refusal to marry the widow
was due to the fact that while at
lunoheon with his intended bride he
Is Bald to have discovered that she
bad surreptitiously dosed bis glass of
milk with wine. Keim wrote a ourt
note saying the marriage must be
called off. He would not knowingly
touch wine and under no circumstan
ces could he bring himself to risk
being tempted again, for he feared if
be did his old longing for drink would
return to him.
Another Fiend.
A negro in Bluff ton committed a
criminal assault on a colored woman,
the wife of Isaac Garvey, a respect
able negro, on Saturday night. He
fled and was caught Tuesday In the
neighborhood of Foot Point. He was
given a preliminary hearing before a
magistrate Wednesday and was bound
over to the circuit court. A oon
stable put him In a buggy hand-cuffed
and started for Buckingham ferry,
there to take tbe steamer for Beau
fort. When about seven miles out of
Bluffton, the prisoner leaped out of
the buggy and over a barb wire fence.
The constable fired four times but
missed. A posse is now hunting him.
The negro beat and severely injured
his victim.
Commit Suicide.
Two aged women of Brooklyn end
ed their lives Thursday night?one by
hanging, the other by gas. Mrs.
Catheilne Hoer, seventy-five, of No.
325 Staeg street, was found hanging
from a transom in her room. She bad
bten ill for several weeks and bad
been closely watched until Thursday
night. Mrs. Emily Eisner, slxty-slx,
of No. 845 Hanoock street, grieving,
the polios say, over quarrels between
her two sons, had often threatened
su'.oide. The young men quarrelled
again Thursday and the mother went
to the bathroom, dosed the window
and door, turned on the gas, and then,
wrapping herself in a blanket, lay
down in the tub. She was found there
dead.
Q?ASTGEBintGK
I WORK OF FIEND.
Two Young [Ladies Attacked
Near Their Home by>
BEUTE OF A NEGBO.
They Were Gathering WUd|Plowers When
Attached by the Brate, Who Knock*
ed Oat One?Eye sad Broke the
Ann of One of the
Ladies.
The Atlanta Journal says: Miss
Ethel Lawrence, sister of W. 0.
Lawrence, is believed to be dying,
and Miss Mabel Lawrence, her niece,
is prostrated as a result of a singular
ly brutal and atrocious attempt at
criminal assault made upon the two
young women by a negro near the
Lawrence home on Johnson's road, a
mile from the end of the Highland
avenue oar line, early Monday morn
ing.
Not satisfied with fracturing her
skull, gouging out one of her eyesj
and breaking her arm, the negro at:
tempted to strangle her with a ro e,
and would have done so bad not the
niece interferred and given the alarm.
The negro fled, and Miss Ethel Law
rence was put in an automobile and
hurried to the city. Her niece escap
ed with bndses on the head, arms and
back, which the negro administered
with a Btltit with which he beat both
women.
At the Wesley Memorial hospital
where Miss Ethel Lawrence was
taken, it was said Monday afternoon
that her condition was orltioal, and
that she would lose one of her eyes as
a result of the attack of the negro.
It was added that tbere was some
hope of the young woman's recovery,
although the outcome was doobifu).
The Lawrences are among tbe most
influential people of this neighbor ,
hood. Mr. Lawrence is manager cf
the Westview Floral company. His
sister, who is now believed to be
dying, was on a visit here from Lon
don, England. Sae is 27 years old,
and her niece, the daughter of Mr.
Lawrence, Is 14 years old.
Tar, Lawrences lives in a pretty
home one mile beyond the end of the
Oopenhill trolley line. The neighbor
hood is tb.niy settled, and across the
road from the house is a narrow but
dense strip of woods, well fitted with
the ueeulaion It offers for tbe crime
attempted there Monday morning.
It was into these. woods that Miss
Ethel Lawrence, fond of the country
after- living in the city, and unac
quainted with the danger which
Menaces southern women in lonely
lburbau localities, went with her
uisce about 9 30 o'clock Monday
morning.
Tbe girls proceeded along a brook,
and pioked ferns from the banks. Doing
so, they were confronted unexpected
ly by a tall, slender and very black
negro. Apparently be had walked
out from concealment in the bushes.
The girls drew back in fright. They I
stooa near the remnant of some old
breastworks.
"Come here, little girl," the negro j
said, addressing the niece. The girl,1
now frightened in earnest, turned to
run to her aunt. The negro followed!
her. With a stick he carried, he gave
ber a stinging blow across the back.
He struck her again across the arms
and upon tbe head, and she fell, cry
ing:
'Oh, I am dead! 1 am dead I"
This was a ruse to divert the atten
tion of the negro, and be, abandoning
bis punishment nf the prostratc?girl
devoted himself to the aunt, wbo had
run to the protection of her niece.
The brutality of his attack upon ber
scarcely seems creditable. He struck
her with the stiok and with his bony
fists. He fractured ber skull, almost
gouged out one of har eyes, broke
ner nose at the base and broke her
right arm.
Not satisfied with this, the negro
brought out a rope, and slipped it
around the girl's neuk. By this time,
however, the niece had come to her
aunt's assistance. There tuen en
sued a struggle that will be remem
bered by the younger girl, and by tbe
aunt, If she survives, as long as they
live. They kicked and struck the
negro with all their delicate strength,
trying to keep him from choking Miss
Lawrence with the rope.
The younger girl, seeming that
their combined strength would be as
nothing against the negro's, broke
away from the struggle, and ran to
ward her home, seeking to give the
alarm and bring help. She.ranattbe
top of her speed to the house of 0.
W. Hunter, proprietor of the Bock
Spring dairy, and gave tbe alarm.
Mr. Hunter ran back to the woods
with the girl. Toe negro, however,
bad seen Miss Mabel run towards the
Louse. He had abandoned his attsck
on Miss Lawrence and tted. Tbe con
dition of MissLarwrencs was pitiable
Hunter md his companion lifted her
gently and bore her to her house. An
ambulance was summoned from the
undertaking establishment of Barclay
& Brandon.
The news meantime had been
'phoned to town, and an automobile,
tirivan by E. P. Steinbauer and Wil
liam Humphries of the Atlanta Au
tomobile company, appeared on the
scene about the game time us the am
bulanoe. Because tue machine could
be driven at greater speed than the
ambulance, and as it was feared that
Miss Lawrence would die, she was
plaoed on a stretcher and this was
laid across the seats of tbe motor car.
Mr. Lawrence boarded the auto with
the two drivers, holding his umbrella
above the strloken girl, and they
i S. C., THTJBSDAY, AU<
drove to town.
Miss Mabel Lawrence, exhausted by
her terrific struggle, and hysterical,
was taken to the Lawrence home and
Dr. M. L. Fisher, who had bandaged
the wounds of Miss Lawrence, attend*
ed to hers also. She reported later as
being out of danger.
The news spread with amazing
quickness. Not only was the neigh
borhood quickly informed of the at
tack, but all the country around. By
the time the county and city police
with the sheriff's deputies had arriv
ed, fifty men were armed and eager
for the search.
This band of determined men was
augmented by arrivals from the city,
from Decatur and all the surrounding
territory, who bad dropped business
In the hope that the perpetrator of
this crime should cot escape.
Bloodhounds had been secured from
Superintendent Tom Donaldson's
camp. They were led to the breast
works, and immediately took the
trail. They leaped over the breast
works and took a northerly direction.
The negro was caught and is now
in jail at Atlanta. He will be tried
and pulshed.
M'MAMUN ON CbtiM ON
CRITICISES THE MANAGEMENT
MOST VIGOROUSLY.
Only Instance Where Any College or
Department Does as it Pleases.
Heeds Cleaning; Out.
The following is a more complete
report of Mr. McMahon's remarks on
Olemson than could be given In Tbe
Record Wednesday afternoon:
The management of Olemson has
never been noted for its efficiency. It
has surrounded the young men of the
state with conditions which would be
intolerable In decent homes. He had
resigned from the board of trustees of
the university in Columbia as he was
expecting to make some such criti
cism and be desired to bear alone the
responsiblity of his views. He de
clared tbe entire organization of Olem
son to be wrong. It Is supported by
a tax upon tbe farmorB, which tax
some years far exceeds the usual in
come. To avoid criticism for spend
lng more money than Is necessary
they use tbe surplus before the time
to report to the legislature annually.
This encourages extravlganca. The
appropriation Is in violation of the
fundamental safeguard of govern
ment. Except at Clemson it has been
unheard of in our state for a board of
trustees without speoifio authority
from the legislature to ereot build
ings, add new departments, commit
the state to new departures without
asking the consent of the legislature.
The feitilizar tax should go into the
state treasury and Olemson should be
supported by annual appropriations
as the other state Institutions are.
He deplored the faet that under the
terms of acceptance by the state of
"a mere pittance of poor land and a
little cash" from Mr. Olemson, there
is a perpetual condition that a major
ity of the trustees should be named
by him and Bhould have the power to
perpetuate themselves and thus rule
forever tbe institution upon which
the state should lavish her wealth.
No state institution should be beyond
state control. Trustees become old,
antiquated in their ideas and out of
joint with the progress of the times.
Their Caesar like power may breed in
them arrogance, bigotry and selfish
ness.
It has long been felt that Olemson
college Is a class corporation, largely
officered by the kinsmen and other fa
vorites of these life trustees, who will
control, even beyond the period of
their natural Uvea, because they
choose their successors. Nepotisn
honeycombs tbe institution. It Is op
erated in large measures by the trust
ees for the trustees. Before the leg
islature stopped the trustees from
drawing per diem and confined them
to actual expenses, there were a few
old broken down trustees who were
on committees to supervise work that
should have been left to the presi
dent. The mileage and four dollars
per day were an Inducement to bang
around the college nearly all the time.
So tyrannous are the trustees, that
professors have been taught to keep
their mouths shut and to be in con
stant terror and son etimes to cringe.
Mr. MoMabon deolared that the
remedy is for the state to purohase
from heirs or residuary legatees the
reversionary interest so that the state
can repudiate the will and takeoharge
of the management of the institu
tion. Then the name shou'd be chang
ed to Oalhoun, after tbe great states
man whose name the world ovar Is
linked with that cf South Carolina.
Oalhoun's estate was willed by an un
worthy son-in-law, a northern man
wit! out olaim upon the seat, who was
so ungenerous, so meanly selfish that
ae decreed in his dictatorial will not
only to rule fortvar the institution
which he asked tbe state to support,
but to foist upon it his name instead
of the name which sprang to every
life?the Immortal Ca-lru-uo.
liaising MonoT.
Charged with making dies to coun
terfeit the standard silver dollars of
Venezuela to finance a revolution in
that country, Captain Gaorge Broyn
ton, former manager oi the Orinoco
corporation, of Vcnezuola, and Mr.
Thomspon, an attorney, were arrested
In New York on Wednesday. Both
prisoners were admitted to live thous
sand dollars ball, Other arrests will
be made in connoctioa with the oase.
Killed Four Men.
Henry Greggs, a white man, is held
in jail at Canton, Ga., awaiting the
arrival of the sheriff of Louisiana.
Greggs is said to be wanted in that
State for the murder of four men In
New Orleans. The governor of
Louisiana has offered a reward of 81,
700 for the capture of the man wno
committed these murders.
HJST 30, 1906.
WAR IN CUBA.
The Little Republic Has a Civil
War On Hand,
LEADER KILLED.
Decisive Eojajemect Near San Lais
la Which a Nomber Were Killed,
Wounded and Taken Prisoners
bVdJnsnrgents. Insur
gents Capture City.
It looks as if the young republlo of
Cuba has a civil war on ber hands. A
dispatch from Havana says General
Rodriguez, commander of the rural
guard, Wednesday night, after relat
ing the incidents of the day, said to
the Associated Press:
"You can cell the American people
that Cuba is entirely competent to
cope with the insurrection. The fl jod
j of rumors in all directions about the
I organization of insurrectionary bands
in great numbers are not borne oat by
reports, or, so far as can be learned,
tba facts.
'The results of the enoounter at
San Lois is still not known definitely.
The much-talked-of movement in
Santa Clara province has not been en
countered, and no insurrectionists
have been seen there by our forces.
''We have today equipped and sent
out in various directions 300 volun
teers under competent officers. We
have plenty of Remingtons and ammu
| nltlon for all who enlist at present,
I and more have been ordered from the
United States."
The dispatch goes on to say that
while the foregoing is typical of the
utterances of the government officials,
there are evidences of threatening in
creases in tbe number of insurrection
its. In the province of Santa Clara
the infection 1b widespread, and in
the province of Havana a great many
people are in sympathy with the insur
gents. In some cases whole communi
ties appear to have been carried away
by the recrudescence of Insurrection
ary times. The extent to which this
will lead is still uncertain.
A gentleman who has returned
from Aguoate, where he spent several
days, stated to the Associated Press
Thursday that as many as 500 men
most of them armed, were riding
about the vicinity proclaiming insur
rectionary ideas. The principal event
Wednesday was the fighting at San
Lais. One hundred recruits were
started westward Thursday on
ooard a special train, bat it is not
likely that they will be permitted to
reach SauXuls.
A detachment of 100 recruits on the
way to Guinea had a slight enoounter
with Insurgents, but no one on either
side was hurt. An attempt Is being
made with 200 mounted rural guards
I and regulars to corner Qaentln Ban
I dera who, with 150 men, is continuing
his dodging tactics in the western
part of the province of Havana. Three
large bands of insurgents are out In
the province of Santa Clara, tbe in
surrection appears to be growing but
the loyalists of the town claim that
they will, be able to resist the move
ment.
The government's later reports from
San Luis which significantly are dated
from Pinar del Rio, are to the effect
that MaJ. Liurent, In a recent
engagement, killed four insurgents
and captured a few hores and moni
tions. The major has not yet arrived
at Pinar del Rio. The act nearest
approaching insurrection in Havana
was the seizing of several horses
which were being lorded on a train of
the Western railway at Salud, a su
burb west of the olty.
An attempt was mads Wednesday
evening to assassinate Gen. Emeilo
Nunez, governor of the province of
Havana. A man had a revolver lev
I elled at the governor as he was enter
j ing his home. Another man, who was
passing by, saw tbe would be-assaa?ln
I and cried out whereupon Gov. Nunez
turned and, drawing his revolver,
j fired over the miscreant's head. Tne
[ latter was so surprised that he drop
ped his revolver. He was promptly
I arrested. His Identity is not known,
but he Is a white man and was well
dressed.
The Insurgents in the province of
Plnar del Rio captured their first city
there. At 9 o'clock next morn
ing the fore led by Pino Gucrra, an
ex-congressman and an. influential
man and wno was thought to be mauy
miles easward, and sundry ooner In
surgent bands attaoked San Luis,
which is situated on the railroad auout
ten miles west of Plnar del R.o city.
A sharp and deceive tngagement
followed during which a number of
men were Hilled or wounded. The
town was defended by less than 100
rural guards, fifty of whom surrender
ed to tbe Insurgents aud are leid as
prisoners. Among the kill d was
Quintin Banceras, tbe aged l 4x0 in
burgent, and who was prom.cut with
the negroes of Cuba.
Tne insurgents are in possession of
the railroad station and of tbe town,
which is resuming its normal condi
tion. By the capture of San Luis,
wnloh has about 10,000 inhabitants,
tbe insurgents have ootained an Im
portant base for future operations.
LduIs Perez, the last liberal governor
or tne province of Plna del Rio, has
j ined the insurgent forces in that
province.
George Kenny, one of the three
convicts who murdered Stello and es
caped from the Caarleston drainage
stockade on Tnursday, was brougcu
Into the city Saturday night and
lodged In jail. He was arrested In
Greeleyvile. Goodlng and Wilson are
1 still at large.
mem KILLED
FOR INSULTING A "WHITE LADY
WHILE ALONE.
The Husband Hunt-: a? >.
' Shoots Him to Death in
a Store.
Mr. Lee Marshal, a farmer, who
lives in the Efflngham section, ten
miles south of Florence, in that coun
ty, came here Saturday and went to
Sheriff Lurch's office at the Court
House and informed the sheriff that
he had killed a negro at Effi ogham
Saturday morning and wanted to give
himself np into tbe bands of tbe law.
Upon investigation It was found that
Marsball had killed tbe negro for hav
ing insulted Marshall's wife while he
was in the field at work Saturday af
teraoon.
Sheriff ?uroh at once secured the
coroner and the party left for Effing
ham to investigate the report, and if
it was true to held the inquest. It
was stated that Saturday afternoon
one Lewis Gregg, a negro who lives on
the plantation of Mr. James S. Me
Call, near Efflngham, went to Mr
Marshall's home while be, Marshall
was in the field at work gathering
fodder. While at the house the ne
gro, Louis Gregg, Insulted Mrs. Mar
shall by making Improper proposals
to her. Mrs. Marshall became fright
ened and began so-earning, as she was
alone, and the negro made bis es
cape.
Soon after the occurrence Mr. Mir
shall came home and was immediately
told by his wife of the insult offered
by the negro He at once got bis gun
and went In pursuit of the negro, but
he could not be found. The search
was continued throughout the night
and this morniDg when Marshall found
Gregg In the store of Mr. Henry B.
MoCail, at Efflngham depot, having
gone there, it is thought, with the
Intention of getting off on the first
train passing that place. He opened
fire on him, emptying both barrels of
tbe shotgun that he carried for that
purpose. Gregg fell over as Boon as
shot and expired. Marshall then came
directly to Florence. Coroner Ocoper
and Sheriff Buroh have not returned
from Efflngham yet, but the above
facts are said to he substantially cor"
root. Marshall Is a respectable farmer
and it Is said that he proposed to pro
tect the sanctity of his home, and
that his wife should not be Insulted
by any negro while he was away from
home.
According to the coroner, the facts
given are substantially as follows:
Gregg went to Marshalls house,
knowing that Marsha]1 was in tbe
field, and made improper proposals to
Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Marshall told
Gregg that she would call her mother
who, she said, was in the bouse, (but
she was not,) doing this In order to
frighten tbe negro. He persisted in
his proposals and she then told him
she would call ber husband. The ne
gro Informed her that be bad just left
her busband In the field pulling fod
der, and again insisted on his propog
cal. She then attempted to get away
from the negro and he grappled her by
the shoulder and tried to hold her,
when she began screaming.
The negro then left and escaped to
the woods. Marsliall came home soon
after and got his gun and proceeded
to hunt the negro, hot finding him
until Saturday morning, when be
walked into McOall's store, and as he
entered Marshall, who was sitting on
McOall's counter, opened fire on
Gregg.
Gregg attempted to run behind the
counter, when Marshall shot' the sec
ond time, killing him instantly.
The coroner's jury, with L. A. Mo
Gall, Jr., as foreman, rendered a ver
dict of justifiable homicide. Marshall
was brought back to Florence and Is
In the charge of tbe sheriff. Every
thing Is perfectly quiet at Effiugham
and no further trouble is apprehend
ed. _
W?iri? FlfifHi).
Mrs. Muttie Bryant Assaulted by
Pinea Barton at Graniteville.
A dispatch from Aiken to The
State says a young white man by the
name of Prince Barton was brought
here early Sunday morning and placed
In jail charged with committing an
assault upon Mrs. Mattie Bryant, who
is said to be a divorced woman of
Graniteville. According to Mrs. Bry
ant, sue had never seen Barton prior
to Sunday night. She says Barton
came to her house Saturday night
while she was at a neighbor's. Some
of the people in her house oalled her
home, spying that Barton was a nice
young man. She agreed to accompany
him to an Icj cream festival. Mrs.
Bryant says that shortly after leaving
the house Birton made an attack
upon her, throwing her to the ground.
She resisted aa best she could, and
screamed for help. Some people near
by ran to her assistance, but Barton
fled before they arrived.
Mrs. Bryant's clothes were badly
torn, and she was bitten on the face
and arm. She has been confined to
ber room all day.
Barton was captured some time af
terwards in Graniteville aud brought
here early Sunday morning. Birton is
about 24 years old and is a mill hand.
When seen by your correspondent
at the jail Sunday Barton said he was
not responsible for hir. action; that he
was drunk and didn't know what he
was doing. He claimed that Mrs. Bry
ant threw ber arms around his neck
and said after that he remembers
nothing, ne asserted that he knew
nothing of the assault and declared
that if he got out of this trouble he
would "cut out" liquor.
Constable Howard made tbe arrest.
There is no excitement or threats of
violence.
SI.00 FEE AN NUM.
ANSEL AHEAD
With Manning Second in the
Race for Governor.
BLEASE IS THIRD.
How the Vote Staads for the Others
State Ofi leers. The Status of the
Legislature is Not Definite
ly Known at This
Time.
Withabou 50,000 votes heard from,
out of a possible 100 000, the result of
tbe Democratic primary yesterday is
fairly well known.
For governor Mr. M. F. Ansel of
Greenville has a very long lead, and
his nearest competitor is Senator
R.ohard I. Manning of Sumter. Then
two will make the second race, Mr.
Manning distancing his next man by
several thousand votes.
In the race for attorney general
Mr. J. Faser Lyon of Abbeville is far
in tbe lead, and it is very likely that
he will be elected over both his op
ponents but the large vote received
by Ool. LaRoy F. Youmans was a
auprlse to many political observers.
For secretary of state it appeaza
that Mr. R. M. McCown of Florence
may bi elected on the first ballot
over all opponents.
Ool. John O. Boyd of Greenville has
run away from his opponent for ad
jutant general; Major Lewis W. Has
kell of R'.ohland, and is an easy win
ner.
For comtroller general the race is
very close between the incumbent,
Mr. &.. W. Jones of Abbeville, and Mr.
G. L. Walker of Greenville, but Mr.
Jones has a majority of the votts so
far reported.
The second race for :rallroad com
missioner will be made by Col. John
H. Wbarton of Laurena, incumbents
and Mr. J. M. Sullivan of Anderson,
unless the result Is changed by later
returns.
Senator Tlllman was scratched all
over the State, but in many places
the vote for Tlllman wail not counted,
owing to the Interest in other offices
where there are contests, and it la
impossible to say what is the extent
of the scratching.
For lleutentant governor Senator
T. G. McLeod of Lee is elected with
out opposition. State Treasurer
Jennings and Superintendant of Edu
cation Martin also reelected without
opposition.
The contests for county offloars and
for the legislature excited the inter
est of the voters so much more than
the State contests in many counties
that the counting of the oonnty tick
ets first has delayed the returns on
tho State tioket. It is impossible to
tell at this time what will be tbe sen
timent of the next legislature on the
dispensary.
As far as heard from the vote is as
follows:
Foe Govebnob
M F. Ansel./.22,78ft
OoleL. Elease.8,601
J. E. Branson.5,036
W. A. Edwards.386
A. O. Jones.503
R. I. Manning.12,132
J. J. MoMahan...,.1,129
John T. Sloan.1,536
Fob Lieutenant Govebnob
Thomas G. McLeod.45,000
Fob Secbetabt of State
R. M. McCown.19 595?
J. B. Morrison. ..7,217
L. M. Ragln.5 040
M. P. Tribble.1,610
Fob Comptbolleb Genebal
A. W. Jones .13.684,
G.L. Walker.12,269
Fob State Tbeasttreb
R H. Jennings.46,000
Fob adjutant and Inbfectob Gen
ebal
J. 0. Boyd.18 232
L. W. Haskell.9,90a
Fob State Sufebintfnt of Eduba
tion
0. B. Martin .47,000
Fob Attobney Genebal
J. Fr?ser Lyon.26,511
Jas. W. Ragsdale. 13,450
L. F. You mans.11,082
Foe Railroad Comhissioneb
James Cansler.5 876
John C. Sellers.2 789
J. M. Sullivan.6,433
J. A. Summersett.6 850
John H. Whartoo.7 846
Graves *v*Bhd? Up.
At Kansas City Mo., the washing
out of graves at Elmwood oematery
by torreotal raina Tnursday exposed
nearly 200 bodies to view. The ceme
tery grounds, which are live miies
from the business center of the city,
were flooded Monumente toppled
over and other damage was done.
Much damage was done in tbe coun
try districts. In the city 5.93 inches
of water fell in three and a half hours,
a record for that length of time. The
police and fire departments rescued
many parsons from basements in the
north end of town, and in the east
and vre3t bottoms, where the water
entered many small houses.
Nut Satisl.'.cd.
The London D illy Telegraph's To
kio orredpondentsays thit the Japa
nese consul at Vanoouver, having re
ported that it is impossible for him
to obtain a satisfactory or full report
of tbe killing of Japanese poachers by
Americans in the Aleutian Islands,
the Japanese goverament has decided
to oirry out Its investigation of the
affair and may send itfi consul to the
Prib?off Islands.