The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 03, 1908, Page FIVE, Image 5
i NEGRO KILLS NEGRO.
Wess Williams Lodged in Jail Charg
ed With Murder in the Killing
of Nick Scurry.
\ Wess Williams, colored, was lodged
in the Newberry jail on Wednesday
ciharged with murder in the killing
of Henry Scurry alias Niok Scurry,
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 a I
the house of one Tom lvoon, and that
among others Wess Williams and
Nick Scurry went out in the yard tc
gamble. A dispute arose between
Nick and Wess over twenty-five
cents, it is stated, and an altercation
ensued, whereupon Wess struck
Nick in the head with a club. Nick
lived until Tuesday.
The inquest over the dead bodj
was held by Magistrate P. B,
Kllesor, the verdict of the coroner's
jury being "that tlie deceased, Henry
Scurry, came to his death from a
blow received on the head by an instrument'
in the hands of one Wess
' Williams."
'Williams was brougt to Newberrv
and turned over to Sheriff Bufoivl
by Constable 10. II. Werts. SheriPt
Buford had learned of the killing
and had just finished telephoning tc
Pomaria and stepped out of his office
when be met Constable Wert's
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 olT and 1 better gc
sec 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
him over to my house. Didn't sec
any gambling at all. I saw Wes?
Williams there before they begin tc
f rolieing.
liis
Oeorge x Wickoi
mark.
Walt Bishop, sworn, says: Was a I
Tom Koon's 0:1 (lie night of Dec
20. 1007. Didn't see the knocking. 1
had already lefit the fire. I was
standing in the yard, I suppose
about .100 yards from fire. I walked
up to lire and heard them quarrelill"
and, turned a:id went away. Don'I
know who all were at fire. Wess aire
Nick were both standing up quarreling
when I saw I hem. I helped k
carry Nick to the house where In
died. Couldn't swear who passed the
lick. Don't know what they wen
<iuarreling about.
his
Walt, x Bishop,
mark.
Job Wicker, sownr, says: I was a
Uncle Tom Koon's on Thursday
night, Dec. 20th, at party. The liei
was passed .about 9 o'clock. We si
Williams and Henry had had a litth
squabble about some money. Wesi
said to Nick, You have took a quar
'ter from me, Nick says, No, . ]
didnM'. They cussed each other one.
* or twico apiece. Hienry made no at
tempt, to hit Wess as T saw. Di.ln'
see anything in his (Henry's) band's
Wess got up and picked up a liml
about the size of my arm and abou
4 or 5 feet long and said G?el?
you, get. up, and struck Nick while In
was trying to get up. One more mai
was there, but don't know his name
Don't know if any others were there
Walt Bishop and Frank Gallman ha<
been there. I had been there abou
twenty-five minutes when lick wa
struck. Geo. Wicker was first t'<
come up after lie was struck. Dieln*
see any of them drinking. Had b'eei
game being going on around the fire
his
Job x Wicker
mark.
Tom Koon, sworn, says: Don'
know anything about the fuss. Didn'
know the boys liad a fire out door
till they said Nick was hit. Geo. wa
in my house when the news cam.
that Nick was hit. T walked to nr
piazza to see who was fighting bn
didn't see anybody but Job atu
Nick.' Suppose it was about 0 o'
half past 0. Had given orders t'.ia
no fire was to be built out doors
This was on the 20th Dec., 1007
Don't know who hit Nick.
bis
Tom x Koon.
mark.
Jule Oxirer, sworn, says: T an
half brother to Henry T was a
party for, a short while nut left be
fore the lick was passed. Henry dicc
about 7 o'clock a. m. on the His
Dec., 1007.
his
Jule x Oxner.
mark.
Dr. Z. T. Pinner, sworn, says:
was called to see Henry Scurry Fri
- \
clay morning;, Doc. 27, .11)07, a bo
seven o'clock,' by Julias, Oxner,
- half brother of I ho deceased. H
sponded to call. Found Scurry in t
house oi' George Wicker in a unco
scions condition caused from a i
jury on the left side of the head ju
. above the back of ear. 1 render
. services and went back to see-Ni
. late that evening and again Saturdi
s morning, with no improvement of 1
. condition. Saw him last Mouth
; morning. Symptoms growing woiv
; I hold an aufospy over the body
, the deceased in the presence of
[ jury empaimelled by Mr. Ellest
, Opened the skull and removed ski
t cap. Found a fracture of base
. brain with a general henoivhagc ai
. blood clots. The deceased was nv
; or rational and partially paralyze
Dying from the lick received i
bond.
, Dr. Z. T. Pinner.
! WOULD ABOLISH SUPERVISO
Petitions Circulated in Pomaria So
tion to Put Affairs in Hands of
Three Commissioners.
Pomaria, January 2.?The Chris
mas holidays passed very pleasant!
[ bul (juietly, at this place.
Miss Fiila Ray Sligh, ??T SI. Pan
and Miss Fannie Crooks, of Ncwbc
1 r>\ visited Mis Ft hoi Seybt, last wee
Mr. Hertbert Bund lick came i
1 from Columbia to spend his Chris
mas holidays at home.
The resolution printed in the la
issue of The Herald and Nev
1 which was to be offered by Mr. T.
Wicker in the R. F. D. Mail Cn
! rier's convention yesterday, has be
1 (ho subject of a good deal of favc
able comment. It is understood tli
' the following petition, likewise loo
ing to the more efficient supervisii
of the roads, is being circulated
' this community i
"We, t'no undersigned citizens
Newberry county, do hereby respe<
fully petition the senator and re
resent atives of this county to e\v
themselves to secure the legislati
necessary to abolish the office
county supervisor, and to suhstitu
in lieu thereof three county comrn
sinners, each to ho elected from t
; section of the county over which
shall have .jurisdiction, the conn
' being divided into three sections f
this purpose."
Profs. Howe and Widoman Ligf
j the former of Pendleton and the li
. tor of the Presbyterian College
South Carolina, spent several of I
Christinas holidays with their mot In
' Mrs. R. C. Ligon, and their sist
Mrs. P>. M. Set/,lor, of this place.
Miss Massie Williams came do>
from Newberry last Monday wi
Miss Oilio Wedaman to visit the li
tor's mother, Mi's. IT. N. Wedanif
Near here on the nig'ht of the 20
Wesley Williams and Nick Sour
" both colored, became involved in
' difficulty o\;er 2") cents in a game
k cards. Williams struck Scurry in t
head with a pine club, from the
3 fects of which blow the latter di
on last Monday morning. At the :
" quest held by Magistrate P. B. F
sor. the finding of the jury was in ;
2 cordanee with the above facts. W
Hams has been arrested, and is m
in jail.
There was a runaway marriage
J Pomaria last Sunday. Miss Rosab
^ Allen, daughter of Mr. W. A. All-.
was married to Mr. Walter Ring
e the Rev. J. J. Long officiating.
S
{ RECEIVER FOR SEABOARD.
s Application Was Made by Attorn <
, to Judge Waddell?To Apply
t To Pritchard.
i .
Richmond, Va., Jan. 1.?Conn
for the Seaboard Air Line railw
and creditors of the company appli
this afternoon to United States D
^ trict Judge Waddell for the appoii
t incnt of receivers and subseqnen
s agreed to make application to Ju<l
3 Pritchard of the United Stales c
, cuii court and thereby obviate t
' necessity of securing ancillary ?
{ crocs in each of the court distrii
] through which the lines of the eo
,. pauy operate. With this end in vi
t Judge Leigh R. Watts, general coi
sol of the Seaboard, with other
torneys, left flor Danville at 6.
o'clock on a special train to m<
Judge Pritchard at that point, it lu
ing been learived that lie was on 1
way to Richmond to consider the mi
1 tor tomorrow. Judge Waddell f
j nounced that Vie would appoint t
receivers on certain conditions, li
\ it was thought best to go to a coi
I with larger jurisdiction.
Later Intelligence.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 1.?It, is ,ji
learned over the long distance tc
T pliOne thai Judge Pritchard and t
- counsel for the Seaboard are in cr
lit lerence at (ho Southern railway wt'i-li
a lion in Danville. They decline to' <
e- give out anything for publication un- j (
he til (he entire matter is settled. it
n- (
11- NORFOLK AND THE BIG SHIP
ed Sta.tus of the Controversy Over Sil- ]
ek ver-Servicing the North Carolina ,
ay Reviewed, With a Few De- (
lis risive Hoots Thrown In.
ay ]
>e." Norfolk Landmark. f
of Ft is a pleasure to have the hearty (
a support of the "Charlotte Observer in ]
>r. the contention that the presentation ?.
ill of the silver service to the battleship i
of North Carolina should be made at the j
nd port of Norfolk and Portsmouth, if ^
v- the idea of ;i presentation by breech- t
id. osbuoy at Lookout N C., does not (
on commend it.so If to the wavy depart- j
incut. I hat idea docs not seem to
be arousing much enthusiasm in ,
North Carolina. It would be hard to i
R, see 'now it could.
We thought that (lie points mad'J \
sc- bv jhe Luudwark against Charleston j
would be appreciated by I lie Obser- ,
vcr; partienlariy I lie points about the ?.
Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde<t
pendeuce and the birthplace of An- h
drew ,Jackson. Those who have seen ! |
no practical value i:i the discussions j |
Is, at the Round Table will now liave'^
!1'- '?> admit that fho interest of the
ik. Lmivlitnark in sucii tilings has won
?P for the port of Norfolk and Ports- ]
?t- mouth a valiant champion in North ,
Carolina in this important instance;
ist and a champion, loo, in a part of the
'Sj state lar from the sea, and much ,
E. nearer the South Carolina line than
ir- the Virginia line. This remarkable !
on accession ought to settle (he compel i r
(ion our way (if the breechefi-buoy
at is barred).
k- We hereby derisivelv hoot al (he <
[ narleston News an,I Courier anent
1,1 iis statement that i| will be "much ' i
surprised if (hev ((ho North Carof
oliuians) are satisfied with the mis-j ,
>t- ecable bid which the Landmark mak- j j
p- es for their favor." It is very plain!
irt that the News and Courier does not j i
on understand the people of North Car-I
of olina never did and never wiil. You !
ite can ( hit Ihein over (he head and sheis
eessfullv pose as tlioir friend. They
lie arc not so easily fooled as so live peohe
pie think.
y Endorsing the argument which the
01 Landmark has been making with '
such noteworf by effect against going j
>n. a hundred miles out of (he way 'when \
it- a friendly port is right across the j
of Virginia border, the Newport News
he Times-Herald very naturally puis in!
an oar for it* own city:
R>\ "We again cali aliention to the j
claims of Now port News in this
,vn connection and submit I hat (hev are I
ith not only worthy ?f consideration, but \
*1- we believe (hat they are stronger
and belter than either of the above
lb, eities. I he battleship is a product
'*y, nf Newport News skill and labor,
a Here (he vessel was built and it will
ot ,be from this shipyard lha<t she will !
go forth to perforin her duties. Now?
* port News can accommodate and en^'
teitain ail of (he North Carolinians
who will come to witness the ceremony.
and, like the Landmark, we
\c.~ ca11 never get enough North Carolina
ll" company. On that ground alone, we
ow certainly have (he lead on the othcr
cities, for we think s0 much of
North Carolina that we have elevat?
od one of her sons (o the highest, official
position within our gift. Mayor
er> 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 tlie place. "If I
were not Alexander, T would be Dio}ys
genes." Hu( though Newport News
has the shipyard, yet this port, has
the navy yard; though Newport News
has raised a native North Carolinian
sol to her mayoralty, yet Norfolk did so
ay before (towit: Mr. Nathanial Beaied
man); though Newport News "can
is- entertain all of (he North Caroliniit
ians who will come to wit ncfj th'e
fly ceremony," vol Norflok and PortsIgc
niMvih can enferiain stiil more;
ir- though (lie battleship is a product of
he Newport News skill and labor, the
le- patches will have to be put on at
ids our navy yard?and Norfolk and
m- Portsmouth are llremsclves to a con1>w
siderable extent products of North
??- Carolina skill and labor. Finally, this
-ii~ P?rl is geographically nearer (o
W North Carolina fhan is Newport
jet News.
IVlis
VJongressional Stories.
[n_ Senator Kra/.ier of Tennessee (ells
ho '''s s,ol''fts in (he commillce rooms
iut and cloak rooms while his colleague, j
irt "^ddlinpr Bob" Taylor, saves nisi
for the slump. As a resull (he former's
efforts have been dwarfed by
the greater circulation given Jo Tav-I
lor's narratives. In (ho senate comxs[
mitt'ee on miiitary affairs, however,
, Senator Frazier is rated as one of
,1C the best story tollers in congress.
The other day a group of senators
iinu l\ l"> vv n. V.
ivoi'o di.s: eu.^iir Ih> .iiws of various I *
Mali's relating U? pa; Son a I or | 6
Overman remarked that in many sta- \
,os pardon restores I ho enviet to full I
jitizonship. "
"That is true in Tennessee," said
Senator Fra/aer. "I remember that
[ ha*1 it called to my attention in a
i)crnl5ar way. Ju'st belfore I was
elected to the governorship for the
locond time I recoivwd a letter from
i young Irishman who was serving'
i ten-year sentence in the penitentiary
on a charge of manslaughter.
Ele said lie had six months yet to
servo, but that if he were pardoned
jefore that time he would not lose
lis vote. He colsed his letter by
?ayi:ig: 'I am a Republican, but if I
mi pardoned before the coming elecion
I will take great pleasure in vo'..
ng for you.' "
As the Tennessee senator showed
10 indication of continuing, Senator |
>odge called attention to the fact ?
hat it had not been made clear I
ivhethcr the young man received his
>ardi'ii. When the laughter which f
riveted this pertinent inquiry had *
uf'Mdcd. Senator Frazier said:
" \\Yli. I will answer that by tell-j J
n von :i story 011 'Old Hill * Culu:m.
an uncle of Senator Cullum of I
Illinois, and a great friend of Henry
,'lr. I got this from \V. li. Burnett
?f Knoxville, formerly assistant general
counsel of the Southern railway.
Uurnett says that 'Old Hill' used to
t'isit the courts, before the days of
railroads in the mountains of Tennessee.
on horseback, and his immense "
saddlebags attracted a great deal of
vt10111ion. Cullum guarded these bags
>retty closoiy and took them into the
pour't room with him. Ats he rode
[\way one day his fellow-lawyers
showed curiosity as to what the bags A,
ontained and did not hesitate to ask.
" 'Old Hill' looked at his questioners
a moment and th.ni said: 'If j
n>u must know, why 1 carry two volumes
<111 criminal law on this side,' j
iHeating the left bag and on the I
right side il is nobody's d-?11 business
what 1 carry.' '
It is needless to say that Senator 11|
Fraziercolleagues caught his point. > ^
A I!->t her story told by Senator Frazier
was of the only attempt ever j
made to bribe him since he has been ,
in public life. While he was gover- I
nor nn old nejsro mnmmy V>o>iouu'ht I
him to pardon her son who was serv- j
ing a short term in the penitentiary.
Finally she asked if there was any- j (
thing she could do to get him to [
grant the pardon. The governorj
promised to iook into the ease.
During ihe conversation the ne-j
gross fumbled in an old stocking j
which evidently contained money, j
She turned it upside, down 0:1 the |
governor's desk and out rolled <1 hit j
of small change, and she asked if t
that would be any inducement, re- .
marking at^tlie same time that there
was almost $7 there. j
"Well, do you know," said Sena- ]
tor Frazier, in toiling the story, "I .
was so dumbfounded I hardly knew
what to say. Finally 1 said: 'Mam- ]
my, you ought not to offer me that
money,' whereupon she exclaimed:
'My Gawd, Governor, it's all T'so '
got'.' "?New York Times. ]
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Passonger Train Schedules (Revised)
Effective 12.01 a. m. (Eastern time^
Sunday, November 24th, 1907, the
leaving time for passenger trains out .
of Newberry Union Station will be i
as follows:
Southern Railway. ,
No. 15, for Greenville .. 0.07 a. m.
N. 12, for Columbia .. ..10.35 a. m.
No. 19, for Greenville .. 1.25 p. m.
No. 18, for Columbia .. 1.40 p. m.
No. 11, for Greenville .. 5.18 p. m.
No. 16, for Columbia .. . . 9.47 p.m. (
0., N. & L. Railway. ]
No. 85, for Laurens .. 5.19 a. m. i
No. 22, for Columbia .. 8.47 a. m.
No. 52, for Gi^eenville ..12.40 p. rn. '
No. 53, for Columbia .. 3.10 p. m. J
No. 21, for Laurens .. ..7.25 p. m. ]
No. 84, for Columbia . . 8.30 p. m.
Daily, except Sunday.
The foregoing schedules are given
only for information, are not guar- v
anteed and are subject to change
without notice.
G. L. Robinson,
Station Master, j
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have not yet come our
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bash in vault 35,041 Of
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OP NEWBERRY, S. C.,
aminer at close of business
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$431,699.25
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4
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$431,699 25
O. B. MAYER, Vice-Pres.
Cashier
Dent.
ivings Department.