The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, July 09, 1907, Image 1
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PF'j^SION FRAUD CASE.
|f Indictment Against Four Colleton j
Men Quaishcd?Tlie Case was
Veil Known.
At this session of I lie court tin* now
H famous pension fraud case of Colle$9
toil county wills called for trial. This
5 case has attracted considerable atten?3
tiou and much interest has been shown
H in the conclusion, li was generally
I known that it would be called for
I trial, and in consequence the court
| room was crowded. The decision of
| the court dismissing the case seems to
i meet with commendation on the
ground that the state, through its legally
constituted ollicers, had agreed
1 upon a settlement, and had, therefore,
no right to again bring an indictment
against the defendants.
A short history of the case will not
a be uninteresting. The defendants
were ti. J. Varn, Henry J. DuBois,
C. W. Ulmer and V. M. Varn, and the
indictment alleges thai in Januaiy,
1001, they conspired together to obtain
from l'i. H. Me 1 eer, then cleik
of court, a sum of money from the
pension fund of the county, through
forgery and false pretensions, thai
is, forging the names of persons not
living and obtaining pensions for
them. They succeeded in obtaining
t in this manner the sum of $-123.63.
This fraud was not disVovered till
the early part of the year 1 HO.), when
('apt. li. H. Padgett, who had sue\
muled Clerk of Court McTecr in office.
was paving out the pension tnnds ,
for that year. He reported this fafit
?f the alleged fraud to the solnMto. ,
1 St .lullien Jervey. who preterred bill* ,
.of indictment at the .July term ol
B^Co-irt in 100."). The grand jury ro^Bjlnrt.ed
true bills against the < 1 1 u?
m\l ants named above. The case was conR
tinned at the fall term of Iourt. U
IW on account of the illness ot one ot
R* defendants. '
i At the spring term of Court. 1. ?, .
ft: the solicitor received a letter from the ,
Rcountv board of pensioners, requestiB'ing
him to enter a nolle prosequi. foi i
W,tho reason that the defendants had i
Unpaid back the full sum of $423.08, and ?
M ' tliat 'hey believed it would be tor the
' Rest '. itcrests of the county and all i
I fconeerned if the solicitor would con- .
Ml sent to nolle prosse the case. I his ho i
R/' agreed to do.
' The grand jury a few days latei i
handed in a presentment that was
quite sensational. They presented the .
solicitor and every member of the
count v board of pensions for agree- ,
mg to settle this case, and re-pro*- ,
ented everv defendant. The solictor ,
did not make out any new bills at that
time. 1
Subsequently to this the comptroller
general called Solicitor .Jervey to I
Columbia and. by his advice, the soli- I
citor again in .lune. 1000. handed the <
<?rmd jurv new indictments and they I
returned 'true bills. At the fall term I
the case was again continued on ac- i
count of the illness of one of counsel. I
No court was held i? March this year,
owing to a defect in the drawing ot
the .jury.
When the case was called tins morn- j
i,,,,. Uj-. \Y. H. (iruber, of counsel for j
the defence, made a motion to quash (
the indictment on the ground that it (
was not specific enough in detail.
Judge C.ary held that the indict- |
I- mcnt was suilicient enough, charging ,
t general conspiracy, fradulently to obtain
public funds.
The defendants were then arraigned
and Cr. J. Varn pleaded not guilty,
and counsel for defendant-' entered a
} special plea in bar. setting out the
/ facts of {he compromise agrei ment be- 1
j ween 'he county board of nensioners. <
the solicitor and the defendants. I he\ i
argued that the state, through! its legally
con it it lited ollicers. had -..cceple l
the | aym -lit of * his money, and lh.il
the case, because of tin- agrceinc*
S had beep fin] ive-sM. m-\ that :
would Kiting in bad fai'h 'o again
bring M after the def?ii.'ants had
compli^t with the re , iircine-Hs of the i
slate as expressed 'h'OMih its legaliN (
constitute officer?. This |.!c:i. with .
some changes agreed to by the counsel j
for both sides. wa> argued by M?*. ,
L fi ruber and Solicitor Jervey, who
ra briefly recited the history of the case.
H Judge lary v'?? rendered !.i* de
W .eisiuii. >i ?t!)\ui! .'. the p'ca inoi d.?R
,n;.-?iug ?<ic case lie -.-til ; did i ? j
believe from a strictly legal point of
V"L'U I ha * lit* VM.l !ll! , j u - * ifit?-' Ill
di5tahsi>jjv the ca?.- biu thai in epii.y
ii won lit not be right for the state to
r.-ci-ive 1! -is 1110 1 *v i : i t'e .- *c;;nlants
and then prosecute them, that lu*
?i ' i::k' this , : t ? ease. The
following are his cotic]n<litiii" words,
which express the general opinion of
those present: "The compromise of
these cases does not meet with my approval
even though I "rant this motion,
heeanse the effort to rob an
old Confederate soldier of the little
pittance the slate five's him ought to
have met with more serious and severe
condemnation and punishment
tWiin is represented by the amount of
money which the defendants paid to
the state."
WHY HE RESIGNED.
Report That- Capt. Clay Decided to
Leave Clemson Because of Insubordinate
Behavior of Senior
Class.
Greenville News.
The resignation of Caplian Clay as
commandant of cadets at Clemson
College is a very unpleasant surprise
to the friends of the institution all
over South Carolina. Just why the
United States army officer decided to
leave the institution has never been
clearly explained, but it has been intimated
that the behavior of the senior
class during- commencement had
;i great deal do v i;.i C.i'u i::i Clay's
determination to l.-ave the .( liege.
The senior cadets, it sec;.is, were
having a good time and Captain Clay
objected to their behavior, lie ks said
to have ordered the young men to
heir rooms and they ignored his authority
and treated him with little or
no regard. Captain Clay is an army
uHicer. lie was sent to Clemson to
maintain military discipline there, and
it is said that when he found that ho
rould not enforce the order he decmi-d
necessary, he decided to withdraw.
It has been intimated that the resignation
of Captain Clay may result
in the permanent withdrawal of army
dicers and federal aid from Clemson
College. This would mean that the
institution would lose the use of t'ie
11 rins now in its p.??session as well as
[lie services of ;i reg;i;.ir .- i my officer
is professor of military tactics and
commandant of the college. The loss
to Clemson would be very serious inileed.
That such a course will not prove
necessary is to be hoped, but a friend
>f the institution said that he was apprehensive
as to the outcome and
eery sorry that Captain Clay would
lot be there another term.
Col. AT. T,. Donaldson, a member of
the board of trustees, was asked about
Captain Clay's resignation, but he
Icclined to say anything further than
that it was fact that the commandant
ad resigned. The matter would come
up, he said, at the next meeting of
the board.
Card of Thanks.
I wish to extend to mv friends and
leig.hbors my hearty appreciation and
thanks for the valuable aid given me
luring- the illness and death of my
ivilo. Words fail to express my ap>reciation
and T feel I cannot repay
hem but commend them unto Him
aIio can do all things.
Sincerely,
J. W. Ilartman.
Teacher Wanted.
The trustees of Hartford school
vi11 meet on Saturday, July 111 at 'A
>'clock p. m. for the purpose of electng
a teacher. Salary $50 per month.
Session S or f) months.
J. C. Hipp,
P. M. Hawkins,
Trustees.
Notice.
All farmers and business men of
STewberry county are requested to
neet at the court house on July 15th.
riiero will be addresses by Messrs. 10.
). Smith, F. II. Hyatt and F. H. Weson.
I?. T. C. Hunter.
Occasionally there is a man wise
noug.h to think poetry without writng
it.
J
A VERSE THAT STICKS.
; Once You Read, "She's The Onlj
Gill I Love," You Can't
Forget It.
- "Speakinir of poetry." said a gentleman
in Newberry yesterday, "havi
you noticed I lie prominence which the
newspapers throuirhout the country
are irivinjr the little verse:
"She's the only ??irl I love;
lias a face like a horse and buirgy;
I met her leaning' on the lake?
Oh. fireman, save me child."
"It is beinir discussed from one end
of the country to the other, as it deserves
to be. There is something peculiar
in that little verse. It waf
several years airo that 1 lirst noticed
it. in some newspaper. And sinct
that time I haven't been able to net
it out of my head. Some newspapei
man had not it off at a bampiet somewhere?1
have forirot how it came into
existence?1 think it was Kditoi
Walker Kennedy, of Tennessee, wlui
nave it birth?but the verse itselt
will not out. 1 knew that some day
its literary merit would be recognized.
and I prophecied it. and now it
has come to pass. I am .triad. And I
hope those to whose attention it h
now beinir brought by the press of the
country will be as much delighted
with it as 1 was when I first saw it;
and?it may be mean?but I hope it
will stay with them as long as it did
villi me.
"1 noticed in the Charlotte Observer
several days ago that a professor
up there in Charlotte was walking
iround the streets in an ahsenl-inindm1
manner. occasionally leaning
igainst a telephone pole, and with a
i'ar-a-way expression in bis eyes,
softly reppeating:
"She's the only girl 1 love;
lias a face like a horse and buggy'1
\nd I was glad. with the great gladic-<
that comes to a man on a railway
t:;.i:i who has slept while lkv
;rain passe-1. ':is station and carried
him < :s. am! then linds that somebody
else, in some way. has also passed the
sta'i'Mi must gel back !o that sfitirn
immediately. and sooner.
" The v. rse stni'-k my fancy as
soon as I saw it. and then?: was all
up with me. If th" city < ! ? wherry
had been ffered me to I'm net it. I
couldii'; haw to? it. On my way
home night, 1 found myself repeating
:
"I m< i lr?v leaning on the lake-OV.
lirrman, save me child."
"Hut on my way home that ni?ht,
little did 1 dream what trouble it was
to tret me in before the dawn of another
day. I thought that when 1
managed to get to sleep, it would
vanish, as does a popular tune which
one can't help humming for awhile
sometimes. I thought my wife would
make fun of the little verse, and so,
with ureal effort, I managed not t<>
let her hear me repeat ing it before
bed-time. Had I known then what
was coming during the night, I would
have recited to her the poem, and its
history, and everything I know about
it.
"Some time during the night, in
my sleep. I commenced repeating that
verse. 1 don't know whether I not any
further than the first line or not; but
I have good cause to believe that the
first line came from my lips:
"She's the only girl I love"?
And niv wife heard it. And what happened
next 1 haven't been able to
I'm rive I. either, though I have tried
as hard to for.net it, as 1 have tried
to forget the verse. And I am not going
to tell you about it, either." said
the Xewherrian; "because." he continued,
"it's none of your business.
And don't you ever mention it to me,
either.
"That was some years ago. I
thought then that I had got clear of
I, or had it frozen in me so hard thai
it wouldn't thaw durinir my life time.
!?ut next morning it was with me
again. and, durinir my busiest moments,
it would rush through my mind
and I would find my mind off my
work, and I would be softly repeatinn:
"She's the only girl 1 love.
NEWS OF PROSPERITY. j:
J j
' j The First Cotton Blooms?Buggies I
"Gone Up"?Sudden |l
Death. .. i
1
i i j-\. .Inly S.?Bu.ngie> have j I
?i certainly "up" very much laic-j I
> ly. I '.lev haw made such leaps ami I
hounds :hat one of thcui, a beautiful (
surrey, lias lauded on top of Quail t le-I t
haum (.V; Landlord's barn right on the i
comb. This is a very novel adver- I
; tisemcnt. I
I nuti' that you were bragging, Mr. (
Fditor. of the cotton hlooms that you \
had received, hut I want to say that
I the lirst bloom that was sent to your :
correspondent was on the 2Xth of t
'.Tune, and was sent by Mr. S. .).
lvoliu and on the li!) 11) we got two 1
more hum different sections, one i 1
from Milus Koon, of Pomaria, and
the other from Mr. (I. 11. Livingston, |
(d the Saluda river section, near
O'Neal I. j
Mis> Marie I>oI> 1 > left on Friday for
an extended trip to Wilmington, X. i
('., and the .lamest own Fx posit ion. j
Mrs. Caroline Boland died suddenly
Saturday night of heart failure. She ]
was i i town on Satu day and seemed
to be as well as usual. She will be I
buried today (Monday) in Prosperity
: cemetery. I
We were sorry that our notes did j (
I not gel in the Friday's issue but all ; *
that will do you will please put in j i
Tuesday's paper. \ |
l
Prosperity News. ,
Prosperity. July S.?Miss Lillic May
Russell spent last week in Columbia. |
Miss May Lee Barrc has returned .
from a visit to -her sister, Mrs. K. j
Baker, at (ireenwood. I,
Mrs. J. F. Browne and little Fli/.a- ;
both have relumed from their visit
to Johnston. 1
Messrs. J. F. Browne and H. C. ;
i Moselev attended the meeting of the
hankers in Charleston last week. I
The Masonic picnic will be given .
by Amity and Prosperity lodges on J
July 2">th. T.lie lodges at Whitmire
and Peak have been invited. Prominent
speakers will make addresses.
Your eorrespondeut learns that in ^
the vicinity of Mr. Amos Conwill,
there was a severe hail storm, cum-'
pleielv destroyed his crop. Mr. J. M.I
Hawkins and others have suffered \
some, but not to the extent of Mr. j .
('on will. 1 ?.
Miss Lucy Wheeler is visiting in \ v
Kinards this week. j t
Miss Mamie Counts returned on j i
Wednesday from the Agnes Scott i|
College, Atlanta. j I
Mr. S. C. Lybrand and family vis- I
iteil the home folks in Lexington '
county last week. 1
Mr. F. B. Bedenbaugh has return- ?
ed to Atlanta. Mrs. Bedenbaugh will
spend some time at the Rev. X. W. >
Bedenbaugh's.
The summer school at St. Lake's
will open Monday. Miss Carrie Hun- 1
ter is principal.
Mrs. C. (J. Barrier has been visiting i
in Little Mountain.
Rev. Mr. Orr's meetings are well '
attended. Some of the stores close, J '
for all have to attend them. We feel < >
sure that much good is being done.
There will be a special meeting for j t
men on Monday night.
Miss Louise Fulnier. of Little Monn- ' '
tain, is vistimr her aunts, Mrs. Bar-j
ier and Mrs. S. J. Kolin.
Mi.-s Janie Chalmers, Dr. and Mrs. | I
Brown, Rev. I). (I. Phillips. Mr B. ! . j
Cannon, and Mr. and Mrs. J. IT. Hun- i '
ter have been in attendance upon the <
Orr meetings.
Dr. and Mlrs. (L T. Pugli are at Mr. j '
\V. P. Pug.li's for the summer. I I
Dr. Litllejohun. of Parolct, has j
been over for a few days.
Our little friend, Henry Quattle- j '
bauin, has been visiting his aunt, Miss <1
lo. Langford In Spartanburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Langford, of t
Has a face like a horse and buggy;
I met her leaning on the lake?
Oh, fireman, save me child."
c
"And it has been that way with ,
me from that day even until now. And n
hat's all I had to say. I wouldn't
have mentioned it at all. except for (]
rhe recent discussions in the Charlotte |.
observer, the oClnnibia State, the y
\"orioH< papers, the Charleston pa- t
pcrs and others that I have noticed." f.
S'ewberry have been on a visit to
dr. atul Mrs. \\\ A. Moseley.
Mrs. M. ('. Morris is visitinir the
>aiernal roof at Lykesland.
Miss Myrtle lieaehani, of (ireenvood,
will stop over on her journey
roin Powniaii, S. with Miss Fdna
Kellers on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I'. Planton, of
Jratiiteville, are visiting Mrs. PlanOii's
father. Mr. A. A. Nates.
Mrs. (!. \. Hunter, Misses Krilt
Kolin, (iertrude Simpson ami I.ilia
Ivibler are attending the Mission
'onI'erenee in Asheville, N. ('., this
veek.
Dr. I']. N. Ivihler, is attending the
slate Dental association in Anderson
his week.
Mrs. P. L. Kikard and little son.
\ihleroT Atlanta, are visiting Mrs.
iikard's lather, Mr. A. M. Counts.
Mr. Hoht. Hunter has returned
'loin the Citadel.
Prof. .1. K. lluntei of Clcnison, is
it home for the summer vacation.
Miss Carrie Hunter's school havnir
closed, she will spend the vacation
it home.
Mrs. '1'. 1). Copeland is visitinj; her
tarcnts.
Mr. and Mrs. Carper Kreps are at
'astor Kreps' for their vacation.
Quite a jolly crowd hail a nice little
denie trip to Little Mountain Wedlcsday.
Aniouir the party were Misses
Addie and lOllen Werts, Miss .loyler,
Miss Tolier. Messrs IVii'ltc Wise,
lart Kolin, \V. H. Wise, (leo. llarnon,
.Ino. .lat Wise. Mrs. C. M. llarnon.
Mrs. Kate Mollis has returned to
ier home. afler a visit to relatives
il Prosperity and Dyson.
Col. \\ . P. Wise, one of the ubupiit>ns
Kniirhts of the Cirip, is spending1
i well earned vacation in town.
Messrs. .1. |(. Wise and Kir^e Wise
lave returned from a business trip to
Savannah.
Conl racls have been let for the
>nihlin<r material of the new 1/utherm
church and work is expected to be:in
Auiiusl 1st.
THE ARMSTRONG CASE.
N arrant Sworn Out For Dentist
Charging Him With Illegal Extraction.
At the meeting of the State Dentist
issocia| ion. held at Anderson last
veek, the ease ot C. (', Armstrong,
vim was tried for murder al I lie last
erni ol court here, charged with killnu
Mrs. Carrie Perry by injecting
mison into her ?>unis while extract inn
eelh, and who was acquitted, was
aken up and considered by the asso iatioii.
The following is from the Anlerson
correspondent of the Columbia
State:
The matter of C. C. Armstrong, the
illejred dentist, injecting poisonous
luids in the uuius of a woman in
dewberry recently, from the effects
I which 11 uid the woman died, was
u'ouifht up before the commit tee ami
t was resolved that a warrant be
;worn out for Armstrong charuini;
lim with illegal extraction. The waranl
has been placed in the hands of
"dierilt (S recti of this county. It is
'ecalled that Armstrong was tried in
he court ol general sessions Tor (Hurler
in Newberry county and was actuilted
of the charge.
In connection with the above mater,
the Iol)ovvini>? resolution was adoped
:
" Uesolved, That it is unlawful for
my member of this association to
"inploy any one in his ollice or praeice
who is an illegal practitioner or
las not a license to practice dentisry
in South Carolina.
"Uesolved, further, That this asocial
ion will withdraw MU'inhership
roin any dentist ?uilty of such conluct.''
Mr. Armstrong was in Newberry on
he fourth of .Inly enjoying the festivlies
of the occasion with his friends.
First Class Meat Market.
Mr. J. A. Wright has opened a lirst
lass meat market in Friend street,
icxt door to the Observei ollice. 'The
narket is fitted up with al) modern
onveijicnces. and. what is one of the
nost important things in a meat tnar:et,
it ??s as clean as a living room,
dr. Wright will irive pi-ompt attenioii
to all order.-, and will serve his
uslomcr.s well.
PROGRAM.
! Interdenominational Sunday School
Convention of Newberry
County.
Following is the program of (ho lnj
^.denominational Sunday school conj
vent ion of Newberry county at Bush
I river church, July "Jotli ami LHith:
First D<iy.
10..10 a. in.?Sony service; devolional
exercises by Kev. .). T. Miller.
Knrollment of delegates.
Appointing committees.
Topic: The relation of (he pastor
to the Sunday school. l>y Kev. 1). Q.
Phillips ami Mir. J. K. MeKit trick.
Report trom the state convention
by Dr. \Y. M. Pelhain.
Question box.
1 ntcrmissiou.
truest ions answered.
Topic: The importance of and how
a teacher^ nice liny should no conducted,
by I >r. (ieo. P. Cromer and
Mr. 11. M.4kiry.
Iopw: I lie relation ot the teacher
to the scholar outside of the class
room, by |{cv. J. .). Lout* and Prof.
L. (>. Counts.
Second Day.
10 a. in.?'Devotional exercises and
sonir service, by Mr. das. F. Fpliny.
I opic: I lie teacher as a soul winner.
by Kev. I5. |>. Mitchell and Mr.
I no. ('. (ioyyans.
I "pie rile value ot I h radle roll
in Sunday scln.nl. by Rev. li. L. Latimer
and Mrs. M. A. Carlisle.
I opic: I he limiic department of
the Sunday school, by .las. F. Kptintf.
Appointiny committees ami raisiuy
pledges
I ntcrmissiou.
Topic: ('lassi fviicj Hi?> school, by
Kev. .1. I-'. Ciison and Col. \Y. ||. Hunt.
I opic: Mow to reach the unreached
in the school, by Rev. I.. 15. While ami
Mr. A. 11. Koliu.
Fleet ion of ollicers.
Flection of delegates to the state
convent ion.
Miscellaneous business,
Adjou rnment.
FOUR YOUNG LADIES HELD UP.
At PistoFs Point Stranger Forces
Them to Obey Command?Fortunately
They are Unharmed.
I>amhery, duly II.?About dusk yesterday
evcniiiy four youny Indies.
three of I licni sisters, were si rolling
"ti the outskirts of ihc town when
-uddeii !v I hey were accosted hv a
white in;in who threw ;i revolver upon
Iheni. cominamliuy thai Ihev fol'"u
I1'1" 'u 'he cdyc 111' (lie woods.
Cpon reaching a ditch he yave a further
eoiiiinand I hat lliey take off their
shoes and yo in wadiny. About this
tinie one of the youny ladies fainted
and another made au outcry, whereupon
the unknown man took to the
woods.
I he alarm was soon i?i\-en and a
search was ilist it n 1 ed for the sirainfer.
I'loodhoimds were put mi the trail
ami lie was tracked for several miles.
The doys Having lost the trial apparently
because the slranyer took a
buyyy. the searchers secured vehicles
ami at a laic hour toniyhl the search
is beini!' continued.
The man was apparently about "JO
years old, I all. ot dark complexion
and clean shaven.
Several incident- have occurred
here recently Which lead people to believe
that there is an insane man in
I lie community.
Barbecue.
We will yive a lir-?t da-.* h;it'hcciic
a I llie ri'-idence of |). Ilalfacre.
J near St. Philips church. >i\ and a
| nail miles east ot Newberry, dulv IS.
j Music will be I urni>hod by the dolly
I St reel band tor all the youny people
j who desire to dance. The nun clubs
I of the county arc talosiinvtFTA$
of the county arc also invited to be
with us on thai day. The public is
cordially invited to attend, anil a
food dinner is guaranteed.
Admission for gentlemen. dO cents;
iadies, cents. \
Ilalfacre & ICibler.
The more a woman talks to a man
the |c>> he is inclined to <it n;> ;in,|
'take notice.