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NEGRO KILLS NEGRO. Wess Williams Lodged in Jail Charg ed With Murder in the Killing of Nick Scurry. Wess Williams, colored, was lodg ed in the New'berry jail on Wednes day charged with murder in the kill ing of Henry Seurry alias Niek Scur ry, in the Pomaria section of the county. It appears from the testi mony taken at the coroner's inquest that the negroes were at a frolic at the house of one Tom Koon, and that among ot:hers Wess Williams and Nick Scurry went out in the yard to gamble. A dispute arose between Nick and Wess over twenty-five cents, it is stated, and an alterca tion ensued, whereupon Wess struck Nick in the head with a elub. Nick lived until Tuesday. The inquest over the dead body was held by Magistrate . P. B. Ellesor, the verdict of the coroner's jury being "that the deceased, Hen ry Scurry, came to his death from a blow received on the head by an in strumen-t in the hands of one Wes Williams." Williams was brougt to Newberry and turned over to Sheriff Bufori by Constable E. H. Werts. Sheriff Buford had learned of the killing and had just finished telephoning to Pomaria and stepped out of his of fice when he met Constable Werts with the negro. Williams has retained Messrs. Blease and Dominick to defend him. Following is the testimony taken at the coroner's inquest: George Wicker, sworn, says: Was at Tom Koon's in the house when some one come in and said Henry 'had been killed off and I better go see about -him. Nobody there but Job Wicker and Henry. Henry was lying on his side. Me and Job and Will Lane and Walt Bishop carried I him over to my house. Didn't see any gambling at all. I saw Wess Williams there before they begin to frolieing. his George x Wicker mark. Walt Bishop. sworn, says: Was at Tom Koon's on the night ,of Dec. 26. 1007. Didn't see the knocking. I had already lef~t the fire. I was standing in the yard. I suppose about 100 yards from fire. I walk ed up to fire and heard them quarrel ing and.turned and went away. Don't know who all were at fire. Wess and N ick were both standing up quarrel ine when I saw them. I helped to carry Nick to the house where he died. Couldn 't swear who passed the lick.. Don at know what they were quarraling abouvt. his - Walt x Bishop. mark. Job Wicker. sownr. says: I was a: 'Uncle Tom Koon 's on Thursday niight, Dee. 26th, at party. The lick was passed ,.about 9 o'clock. Wess Williams and Henry had had a little squa'ible about, some money. Wess. said to Nick, You have took a quar ter from m. Nick says, . No, .I didnAt'. They cussed each other once or twice apiece. Henry made no at tempt to hit Wess as I saw. Didn't see anything in his (Henry's) hands. Wess got up and pieked up a limb about the size 'of my arm and about 4 or 5- feet long and said G-d you, get up, and struck Nick while he was trying to get up. One more man was there, but don't know his name. Don't know if any others were there. Walt Bishop and Frank Gallman had been there. I had been there about twenty-dirve minutes when liek was struck. Geo. Wicker was first. to coure -up after he was struck. Didn't see any of them drinking. Hid be~en game being going on around the fire. his Job x Wieker. mark. Tom Koon, sworn, says: Don't know anything about the fuss. Didn 't know the boys bad a fire out doors till they said Nick was hit. Geo. was in my house when :Vhe news came. that Nick w ~ hit. I walked to my piazza to see who was fighting but didn't see anybody but Job and Niek.' Suppose it was about 9 or half past 9. Had given orders that no fire was to be built out doors. This was on tire 26th Dec., 1907. Don't know who hit Nick. his Tom x Koon. mark. Jule Oxner, sworn. says: I am half brother to Henry. I was at' party for, a short while but left be fore the lick was passed. Henry died about 7 o'clock a. m. on the 31st Dec.. 1907. his .Jule x Oxner. mark. Dr. Z. T. Pinner, sworn, says: I was ae to see Henry Scurry Fri sv\u rlock hr, . -lui . Uxiier. a half )rother of the deceased. Re ;ponded to call. Found Scurry in the house of George Wicker in a uncon scious condition caused from a in jury on the left side of the head just' above the back of ear. I rendered services and went back to see .Nick Late that evening and again Saturday morning. with no improvement of his eondition. Saw him last Monlay morning. Symptoms growing worse. I held an autospy over the body of the -deceased in the presence o-f a jury empannelled by Mr. Ellesor. Dpened the skull and removed skull eap. Found a fracture of base of I brain with a general heror.hagc and I blood clots. The deceased was nev ?r rational and partially parailyzed. Dying from the lick received on bead. Dr. Z. T. Pinner. WOULD ABOLISH SUPERVISOR. Petitions Circulated in Pomaria Sec tion to Put Affairs in Hands of Three Commissioners. Pozmaria, January 2.-The Christ mas holidays passed very pleasantly, but quietly, at this place. Miss Eula Ray Sligh. of St. Pauls. and Miss Fannie Crooks. of Newbe ry, visited Mis Ethei Seybt last week. Mr. Her1bert Bundrick came up from Columbia to spend his Christ mas holidays at home. The resolution printed in the last issue of The Herald and News, which was to be offered by Mr. T. E. Wicker in the R. F. D. Mail Car rier's convention yesterday, has be-n the subject of a good deal of favor able comment. It is understood that the following petition, likewise look ing to the more effieient. supervision of the roads. is being circulated in this community: "We, the undersigned citizens of Kewberry county. do hereby respect fully petition the senator and rep resentatives of this county to exert themselves to s'ecure the legislation necessary to abolish the office of eounty supervisor, and to substitute in lieu thereof three county commis ;ioners. each to be elected from the ection of the county over which he hall have jurisdiction, the county being divided into three sections for this purpose." Profs. Howe and Wideman Ligon. the former of Pendleton and the lat ter of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina. spent several of the Christmas holidays with their mother, Mrs. R. C. Ligon. and their sister, Mrs. B. M. Setzler, of this place. Miss Massie Williams- came down from Newberry last Monday with' Miss Ollie Wedaman to visit the lat ter's mother. Mrs. H. N. Wedaman. Near here on the night of the 26th, Wesley Williams and Nick Scurry, both colored, becam-e involved in a difficulty over 25 cents in a game ofL ards. Williams struck Seuyry in th-e head with a pine club, from the ef fets of which blow the latter died on last Monday morning. At the in quest held by M.agist-ate P. B. Elli sor, he finding of the jury was in ac cordance with the above facts. Wil lams has been arrested, and is now in jail. ' There was a runaway marriage at Pomaria last Sunday. Miss Rosabell Allen, daughter of Mr. W. A. Allkn, was married to Mr. Walter Ringer,I the Rev. J. J. Long officjiting. S. EECEIER FOR SEXABOARD. Application Was Made by Attorneys to Judge Waddell-To Apply To Pritchardl. Riehmond, 'Va., Jan. 1.-CDounsel for the Seaboard Air Line railway and eredi-tors of the company applied this afternoon to United States Dis trict Judge Waddell f.or the appoint ment of receivers and subsequently agreed to make application to Judge Prithard of the United States cir cuit court and thereby obviate the necessity of securing ancillary d-e rees in each of the court districts through which the lines of the com pay operate. With this end in view Judge Leigh R?. Watts. general coun sel of the Seaboard, with other at torneys, left for Danville at 6.010 o'clock on a special train to meet Judge Pritchard at that point, it hav in been learn-ed that he was on his way to Richmond to consider the mat ter tomorro.w. Judge uaddell an nounced that h-c would appoint the receivers on certain conditions, but it was thought best to go to a court with larger jurisdiction. Later Intelligence. Richmond, Va., Jan. 1.-It is just learned over the long distance teh phone that Judge Pritchard and the couse for the Seaboard are in con 1irecl a1 t i1 Sou n tr n .v i ay - tion in Danville. They decline to -ive out anything for publication un til the entire matter is settled. NORFOLK AND THE BIG SHIP Status of the Controversy Over Sil ver-Servicing the North Carolina Reviewed, With a Few De risive Hoots Thrown In. :vorfolk Landmark. It is a pleasure to have the hearty support of. the Chariotte Observer in the contention that the presentation of the silver service to the battleship North Carolina should be made at the port of Norfolk and Portsmouth, if the idea of a presetation by breach es:>uoy at Lookout. N C.. does not ommead itself tQ the i,avy depart ment. That idea does not seem to be arousing much enthusiasm -in North Carolina. It would be hard to ;ee how it could. We thought that the .points mahk by he Landwark against Charleston would be appreciated by the Obser : particulariy the points about the ecklenburg Declaration of Inde p)nldenice and the birthplace of An drew Jackson. Those who have seen no practical vah:e in the discussions at the Round Table will now have to admit that the interest of the Land1mark in such things has won for the port 'of Norfolk and Ports mouth a. valiant champion in North Carolina in this important instance; and a champion, too, in a part of the state far from the sea, and much nearer the- South Carolina line than the Virginia line. This remarkable accession ought to settle the competi tion our way (if the breeches.-buoy is barred). We hereby derisively hoot at the Charleston News and Courier anent i; siatement that it will be "much sirprised if they (the North Car olinians) are satisfied with the mis erable bic which the Landmark mak es for their favor." It is very plain that the News and Courier does not understand the people of North Car olina-never did and never will. You can't hit them over the head and she cessfully pose as their friend. They are not so easily fooled as some peo ple think. Endorsing the argument which the Landmark has been making with such noteworthy effect against going a hundred rmiles out of the way wheiY a. friendly port is right across the Virginia b'order, the Newport News Times-Herald very naturally puts in an oar for its own city: ''We again call attention to the laims of Newport News in this connection and 'submit that they are not only worthy of consideration, but we believe that they are stronger and. better than either of the above cities. The battleship is a product of Newport News skill and labor. Here the vessel was built and it will be from tFhis shipyard thait she will zo forth to perform her duties. New port News can accommodate and en tertain all of the North Carolinians who will come to witness the cere mony. and. like the Landmark, we can never get enough North Carolina company. On that ground alone, we certainly have the lead on the .oth er cities, for we think. so mueh of North Carolina that we have elevat ed one of her sons to the highest of fiial position within our gift. .Mayor Buxton, of Newport News is a native of North Carolina.'' Of course, if this were, not .the place for the presentation, Newport News would be the place. ''If I were not Alexander. I would be Dio genes." But though Newport News has the shipyard, yet this ,port has the navy yard; though Newport News has raised a native North Carolinian to her mayoral?ty, yet Norfolk did so before (towit: Mr. Nathanial Baa man); though Newport News "can entertain all of the North Carolin ians who will come to witneg the ceremony," yet Norfiok and Ports mrnU can entertain still more; though the battleship is a produet of Newport News skill and labor, the patcehes will have to be put on at our navy yard-and Norfolk and Portsmouth are themselves to a con siderable 'extent products of North Carolina skill and labor. Finally, this port is geographically nearer to North Carolina than is Newport News. Upngressional Stories. Senator Frazier of Tennessee tells his stories in the committee rooms and cloak rooins while his colleague. "Fiddling Bob" Taylor. saves his for the stump. As a result the for~ mer's efforts have been dwarfed by the greater circulation given .to Tay lor's narratives. In thre senate com mittee on military affairs. however, Senator Frazier is rated as one of the best story tellers in oongrees. si :ne., remuur o ~ ~ t - Overman remarked tiiat in many sta te, pardon restores tie :iviet to full citizenship. '"That is true in Tennessee," said Senator Frazier. "I remember that I hal it called to my attention in a peenliar way. Just before I was elected to the governorship for the second time I received a letter from a young Irishman who was serving a ten-year sentence in the peniten tiary on a charge of manslaughter. He said be had six months yet to serve, but that if he were pardoned before that time he would not lose his vote. He colsed his letter by saying: 'I am a Repu'blican, but if I am pardoned before the coming elec tion I will take great pleasure in vo'. ing for you.'" As the Tennessee senator showed no indication of continuing, Senator Lodge called attention to the fact that it had not been made clear whether the young man received his par?inn. When the laughter which greed thrs pertinent inquiry had suK=it. Senator Frazier said: " Well. I will answer that by tell in' von a story on 'Old Bill' Cul lu:'. a; inle of Senator 'Cullum of Ill:nois. and a great friend of Henry Clrv. . got this from W. B. Burnett of Knoxville. formerly assistant gen eral counsel of the Southern railway. Burnett says that 'Old Bill' used to visit the courts, before the days of railroads in the mountains of Tennes see. on horseback, and ~his immense saddlebags attracted a great deal of attention. Cullum guarded these bags pretty closely and took them into the court room with him. As he rode away one day his fellow-lawyers showed curiosity as to what the bags contained and did not hesitate to ask. "'Old Bill' looked at his' ques tioners a moment and th3n said: 'If you must know, why I carry two vol umes on criminal law on this side,' i.dicating the left bag and on the right side it is nobody's d-n busi ness what I carry.'' It is needless to say that Senator Frazier's colleagues caught his point. Another story told by Senator Fra zier was of the only attempt ever made to bribe him since he has been in public life. While he was gover nor an old negro mammy besought him to pardon her son who was serv iny a short term in the _penitentiary. Fmnally sie aWd~ there was any thing she could do to get him tc rajnt - the pardon. The governoi promised to look into the case. During the conversation the ne gress fumbled in an old stocking which evidently contained money She turned it upside down on thE governor's desk and out rolled a loi of -small change, and she asked ii that would, be any inducement, re marking at,the sime time that there was alunfost $7 there. "Well, do you know,'' said Sena. tor Frazier, in telling the story, ''l was so dumbfounded I hardly kney what to say.' Finally I said: 'Main my, you ought not to offer me thia1 money,' whereupon she exclaimed iM Gawd, Governor, it's all I 'st go.' ''-New York-. Times.. GOLD DOLLA RS Can't be had for Fifty Cents NEITHER . toan$5 Pao bem;4;;7; or $300. GAN ELL ood iano for$250, which are fa Or24 years of honest dealing bore I If you dsrreibePa o rgans, wi to us5 for caaos rcsadterms. .. Malne' MuicHouse Passenger Train Schedules (Revised' 'Effective 12.01 a. m. (Eastern time Sunday, November 24th, 1907, thi leaving time for passenger trains on of Newberry Union Station will bi as follows: Southern Railway. No. 15, for Greenville . . 9.07 a. m N. 12, for Columbia .. .. 10.35 a. m No. 19, for Greenville .. 1.25 p. in No. 18, for Columbia .. 1.40 p. m No. 11, for Greenville .. 5.18 p. m No. 16, for Columbia ... .. 9.47 p.m C., N. & La. Railway. No. 85, for Laurens .. 5.19 a. in *No. 22, for Columbia .. 8.47 a. m No. 52, for Greenville . .12.46 p. mn No. 53, for Columbia .. 8.10 p. m No. 21, for Laurens .. .. 7.25 p. m No. 84, for Columlbia .. 8.30 p. m * Daily, except Sunday. The foregoing schedules are giver only for information, are not guar anteed and are suxbject to change without notice. G. L. Robinson, Rtation Master. Start the Year Right -:- BY - Opeling a ash Account! Know how much you spend. Know for what you spend it. You will find afull line of Blank Books at the Book Store. Gall and see them and make your se lecUon. MATES' BOO( STORE, NEWBERRY, S. C. RESOLVED THAT Dt/RiNC TNELAST YEAR WE HAVE U$LT UP Aw Ho1S.T RADE \J)TH C HOEST PEOPL' BYSELLIG HONEST GOODS AT HONEST PRICES-NEXT YEAR SAME - . MET_ODS .BUSTER ROWIW N ARE No oN WEoNEE 'THT WTE PA LT. oUR PATRONG PRoVES THIS. IN THE YEAR To CoME WE CAN PRoMiSE To Do No MoRE THAN IN THE YEARS THAT HAVE PASSED. WE NEED NoT, WE KNOW, EXTEND ANY THING BUT THANKS To OUR OLD PATRoNS. WE KNoW THEY NEED No INVITA 'TION To CoME To oUR STORE. To THoSE WHO HAVE NOT YET COME oUR WAY, To THE STRAN GER IN oUR ToWN, WE EXTEND, HoWEVER,- AN INVITATION To-COME AND SEE US. RESPECTFULLY, EWART--PERRY Co., CoR. MAIN AND CoLLEGE STS., STATEMENT -OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEWBERRY, S. C., -under call of State Bank Examiner at close of business December 16, 1907. rg RESOURCES. Loans and discounts - - - - ,31 2,666 49 Overdrafts .- - - - - - 7,i99 87 Furntiure and fixtures -- - - 3,116 93 Cash in vault 35,041 03 - - Cash in other Banks 72,674 93 - - 107,715 96 $431,699.25, LIABILITIES. CapitaiStock - - - - - - $ 50,000 00 Undivided prfits -(less expenses paid) - 49,222 20 Dividends (npaid). - - - - - 940 00 Cashier's ceks -~---- 800 00 Deposits, Banks 7,910 74 Deposits, Individual 322,826* 31 - - 330,737 05 $431,699 25 JNO. M. KINARD, Pres. 0. B. MAYER, Vice-Pres. J Y. McFALL. Cashier 4 Per Cent.. Inter.est Paid in our Savings Department.