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SPARTANBURG JAIL GUARDED BY TROOPS ANGRY MOB TRIES TO LYNCH WOULD-BE RAPIST. Negro Attacks Young Woman, but Fails to Accomplish His Purpose Authorities Determined to Prevent Lynching. Nmvs ami Courier. Spartanburg, October II.?'['brisling for t.lie lilV of John Irby, a negro clnirgiMl with attempting to criminally assault Miss 1/illic Dempsev, a ]|i?'lllv ri?<IH'n) I'll Viilinir iv* 11 l I r. U'.iiiinn ;in angry nn>l> numbering over a jhonsaml men yesterday afternoon suiTiHii'.letl and made several unsuccessful cll'orls |o shorn tin* enmity jail, where lie was taken ii|><hi being arrested soon alter lie attaeked tlie young woman. At I o'clock this morning three companies <>I* the X;ilional llnard of South ('arolina, under the command of.' Assistant AdjuI ;iiil ami Inspector (ieneral I'rock, which h.nl Iieeii called nl td insure protection for I lie negro, are guanine.: I lie jail, while the mob, increased b\ three hundred armed men from (Jrcenville. has dril'led l>> the Soiithern liailway station Io awail I he arrival at 'J. In o'clock of Train No. !{">, which is reported to he bringing a brother of Miss Dempsey to the >cein' of jicl ion. The >1 reel s are now well -nigh descried, excc|?t for I ho pickets I ha I have been |iosted along I he >l reels leading to I he jail, and :ill i-* <111ieI. Shotihl M iss Itcinpsey's brother arrive at '2. In il is rumored lli.il anolher allaek ina\ be made on the jail, bill Ibis is extremely doubtful. S| rong appeals have been made to the mob lo let the law lake its coltlm'. Mll'l (llivcniul- Ansel, \vll(l is ill I iree.nvi 11 . lins promised ji special lenn o|' eonrl to try I lie negro. Sheriff Nichols lias sworn in a seore or more of special 11 |?111 ie- ami all are heavily armed, and if any further attempt is made to storm the jail it is certain I o lie re|nilsed. The Assault. 'fin1 assault upon Miss Dempsey was committed this morning about 11 o'clock and was one of the most brutal ever known in the history of this neclion. The young lady was on her way home from Saxon Mills, a mill village about three miles from the. oily. She was walking along a path by the road side, near a thick woods, ! > avoid the mud in I In- road, when she was sei/.cd by a negro man, who choked her most unmercifully and dragged her into the woods. Miss Dempsey was unable to call for help because of I lie fiendish clutch about her throat, though she fought desperately. I'inally her strength gave way and she fell to the ground in an unconscious condition, and in this condition the negro left her. though no| until he had stripped her fingers of several rings she wore. Shortly alter the attempted assault Miss Dempsey was found unconscious by a colored man. who hastened to the store of S. (I. I'orter and reported the matter. Mr. I'orter armed himself with a gun and started in imrsuii of the ld o-L linn., mm... ...... spread through t lie t":?* 11?i*y villa'.'" in I he twinkling ??t* :in eye. In ;> brief period of time I tie woods were surrounded by men. Tin* police departnient \v;is noli lied, ;md also the sheriIV, and mounted ollieers hurried oui In Saxon. Tlio Negro Captured. In I lie meantime Mr. Porter found tlh> negro crouching in I lie bushes, mid covering him with his gun made him walk out ahead. Just al this lime Private Fleming, of I lie police force, rode up and the prisoner was delivered into his keeping and was taken before the young lady, who identified him as her assailant. The moment Miss Dompsey charged Irhy with being the man who assaulted her t.lie mob made a rush for bim and sought to take him from the officer by force. A fierce struggle look place. The negro with the ollieer hiddimr to him wi?ri? jiii.> foot. The mob brought gnus into play, but Private Fleming liold'on in bis man. Chief of Police Hall drove up in a buggy with several otlicors on horseback, and they managed to get the negro into the buggy and ho \va> brought to the eity and lodged in jail. Within ten minutes after Trhv had been landed in jail Sheriff Nichols received word that a mob was forming at Saxon and oxpeoted to tnarol to the eity and storm the jail. In order to he on the safe side Sheritl Nichols swore in deputies, and arming: them with rejnwt.ing rifles, stationed them inside the jail. ('apt. Nichols, ol the Hampton Guards, was notified and the eontpany was held at th< armory ready for action at a moment 's notice. Mob Begins to Form. The angry citizens of Saxon began to gather in tho court house yard at about 1 o'clock and at 2 o'clock there were several hundred people assembled. The mob secured step ladders and sledge hammers and made an unsuccessful attempt to get over the high brick wall. (Trover Fowler, a young man, attempted to break down the gale with a hammer, and at the same time the mob made a rush for (he ladders. Shots were fired from inside the jail, resulting in drover Fowler being shot in the arm and ' I'M Foster in the head. Mr. Clemj mons and :i man named Solesby were ] also shot. None of the wounds arc j serious. A man in the mob returned 1 11 lie fire with a -Oiotcrun, breaking: out ! a pane ?>l <_>1ass in the jail, and it is re j ported that Oo.puty Sheriff Beokncll j \v;is s 11111 in I ho face. j Nn^ro Did Not Accomplish Purpose, j l>r. II. 1?. Mlack addressed tlie mob, si a liny I lml. on his wonl of lu%ior, I he | m-iifM did nol accomplish his purpose, and I ho only Imrm she suffered was I bruises about the face and throat. I The following siarned statement was .riven out this afternoon by the atI tending physicians: "This i- lo certify lliat we have litis day examined the person of Miss ' l.illie l>emp-ev ;iml find that- she has { not been ravished, and that there is I ii" evidence .>f violence on her person, I except severe bruises about the throat and neck. ller assailant failed to accomplish his purpose. ( Si *_!i ie? 1 > "J. 1,. .Jefferios. M. 1). "II. K. Black. M. IV' Speeches Made to Mob. Tlie mob wa- a!s?> addressed by I Senator II. |i. ('arli-le and Solicitor Sease, both of whom made pleas that I t he law be allowed (o take its course. ! Solicitor Sease assured the crowd I that he wouhl ?lo everything in his i p.iwi-r |o liave the governor call a ! special term of court and that he would do his utmost to convict the j iicuto. Tlie mob made many loud oxj clamations, saying they 1 i I not want la special term of court?that they ! wanted tile tieuro now. j The mob increased in numbers dur i11lt i!if afternoon. ;tti 1 by evening !ium?Ireds of people l'n>m the surrouuding factory towns had arrived ami the court house yard by 8.30 i?'cloc.lv was a surging mass of angry linmanily. The mob commenced to talk ivbiuil dynamitim: the jail. When SlicrilV NiehoU learned of the continued threats he commnnicatcd with ilic Morgan Kifles, at Clifton, and the company readied this city this afternoon <?n a special trolley car, hriniiinvi' a large box of ammunition. As the company marched through the ciMirt house yard and into the jail vard the men were hissed and jeered by the mob. Governor Ansel Informed. SherilV Nichols lias been in communicati<>11 with (inventor Ansel, who is in (ireenvillo, and it is understciid that t.iie sheritT has been advised j to be ready to remove the prisoner to i < 'olunihia for safekeeping. Many citi'/en-; here are opposed to 111 i< >tep. statinu' that the jail is perfectly safe and that they have every confidence in Sheriff Nichols's abilitv to protect tlie prisoner, and that he will do so even at the cost of his life. It is out of i!ie i|uesi.ion to <ret the prisoner out of jail, for the building is snrc.. II..1...1 i... .i i. , . I .. * I III- 11II >11. ... Mi.-s l)einpsev is an attractive and popular yonmr lady. For many years die was stenographer in the insurance office hI' .lames <'ofield and is hiuldy rcsrarded. Mobs from Greenville and Greer. Spartanhnrif, October 10.?A mob full three hundred strop."- arrived t??niulit ?>n train No. }0 from Greenville, and it is said the (irecnville font in-1 v*? ni will join forces with the Saxon | Mill m?>h and storm tin1 jail. The (irecnville crowd want Clarence A?rncw, colored, who wrecked No 10 jtlxnp ten days a?o near (ireer, resultin*: in ilie death of Knafineor Foiiville. >f (ireenville, anil Fireman Rowers. The crowd from (ireenviile marched I from the depot through Magnolia street and came to a halt in front of uthe court house. A hurried conferi ence was held with Saxon Mill pen-J ! I tde and the moh m:ir<'ln><l ilnwnufli t!-.. I I ;' i i 1st roots to the southprn portion of t'.in vity. where it is said they expect '<> s mobilize. Thorp :nv throe military i companies stationed in the jail, numbering forty mpn oaoh. Sentinels I have hppn thrown on all streets leadi in<i to the jail and pickets are on duty around the jail wall. All crowds that i trad her in Iho immediate vicinity of j the jail are disporsod. Col. Brock arf rived here this afternoon and is now t in charge of tho troops. This after-j I noon a man named Parks, who is said i. to have fired into the jail today, and I Dan Barnell, otip of the leaders of the > Saxon Mill ini>l), wpre arrpsted by the - militia upon tho instructions of, Judii'P Klugh. j jVKgnjJI your money?withe <tflk ^ 'l docs not do wl Because it conta tWffBg Pilocarpin, Borax, Gly jSjV combination, Rexali "9^ VUft the softening, cleansing, stimulating and nourishi ble and nccessary for t jlD of scalp and hair troubl If used according to d WLfiy length of time, wo arc iVfl will thoroughly cleanse tli irritation, eradicate dan [J/t follicles and papilla, rev roots, stop falling hair, ? hair growth and make the V You must realize that we w claims with such a liberal offer unl c m substantiate our statements in ? v,)tK-.al person should at least be Tonic at our risk. GILDER & WEE! Three Negroes Wanted. News ha* just been received thai a mob is forming at (ireer and will give assist a net" tu the mob here. 1; will he remembered that a negro named Johnson attempted to make a criminal assault on a young lady sehoo teacher at (Ireer several days agn am narrowly escaped being lynched aflei his arrest. There are now three met ii?, ;..:i i., 1 i... .1 1 111 int- ,|?ni unr ? ?uiumi in i nu m<>n The mob from Greenville is com posed largely of railroad men and havi come armed with Winchesters ami dynamite. I'pon I heir arrival the\ found the Saxon Mill mob poorh equipped. very few having guns 01 weapons. An effort was made h night to purehase ammunition, hill the hardware stores had closed. Ii ibelieved that the stores were closed as a matter of precaution. Governor Promises Special Term. Spartanburg, October 10.?.ludgi Kluirh and the Rev. L. M. Cooper addressed the mob in front of the court house late this afternoon. Solicitoi Sense and Senator Carlisle also ad tlw. .....I. i : Iiiwu I.wi i ue niM'iimi I II1K' The mob seemed disposed to listen t< Judge Klugli. but hissed and jeere< the other speakers. Telegrams wen read to the moh from Governor A use slating t-hat a special term of court would In4 held, and the negro given ; speedy trial. The mob hooted a;i< howled like Indians. Company G, o! Laurens, ('apt. Oscar Bahb command ing, arrived here tonight. As tin company turned into the street load inn to the jail the crowds called lib en " nitrger lovers." "nigger protectors' anil other like epitbets. Agitators Arrested. Spartanburg, October 10.?At mid ni trhl two arrests were made, ma kins, four men that have been taken int? custody. One of the men :irested war from Greenville, the other from tin upper section of the county. Both mot were in the court house yard address ing the mob and urging the crowd |< follow them, saying they would leai the crowd into the jail. Chief ot Police Hall appeared on the scene am t(H>k charge of both men. Parks, tlx man who was arrested earlier in I In evening on 'the charge of shooting in to the wns refused bail. Hi; friends tried t<> secure bond for him hut the magistrates refused to gran ha.il. The warrant charges Park; with shooting at Sheriff Nichols. A 1 o'clock tonight the streets are quie and the mob has dispersed. Kvorv thing around the jail "is as quiet a a unday in May," though the militar companies are si ill on dntv. The ah so nee of liquor is responsible in larg measure for lack of violence on th part of the mob. It was a most sobe mob, there being no liquor in evi i donee. TIad Spartanburg been a whis j key town there is no telling the num | her of lives thai might have boon losl KILLS FLEAS, and cures I he wors case of mange, Bioaises Mang Cure. Not poisonous. For sale b; Dr. Van Smith, Sole Agent. IpOST CARDS' that sold for 2 for I cents :\t 1 cent. Broaddus & Ruff. c promise to return )Ut question or quibble? lat we claim it will. ins Resorcin, Beta NapthoK SMR cerin and Alcohol in perfect JjjBtt J" Hair Tonic provides AtWJsStS antiseptic, germicidal, /RmKflUHr ng properties, so desire.- sfu&Gumm he successful treatment I ircctions for a reasonable absolutely positive that it ie scalp and hair, relieve druff, stimulate the hair itnlize and nourish the hair prevent baldness, promote /sfj?L\ lair naturally soft and silky. KufnaSfti ould not dare back up our ess we were positive that we fyff :very particular, and the most nV/ : willing to try Rexall "93 0 Agu CS, Newberry, 3. C. ? a?O? IIIIWM??WB??? ? Excellent Health Advice. Mr-. M. M. l)avison, ol" Nn, .'!70 I Clifford Ave.. San .lose, t'al., says: '' l lie worth nf Klcetric Hitters as a general family remedy, for headache, - hiliousne>s and iorpi>r of the. liver 1 and bowels is so pronounced that I 1 am prompted to say a word in its favor, for the benefit of those soelci inir relief from such afflictions. There is nimv lucillli f??i? flw> <1 i,n?cl i fit organs in a bottle of Electric Hitters ? than in any other remedy I know of." I Sold under guarantee at W. E. Pel ham & Son's drug store. 50c. EXECUTOR'S SALE OF LAND. , STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. ; j Geo. J. Wilson, in his own right, I | and as executor of the last will and | testament of II. Carter Wilson, dcI ceased, and J. Chester Taylor and J. J. II. Brown, as executors of the last > will and testament of H. Carter Wil. son, deceased, Plaintiffs, vs. | Effie Lindy Wilson, Texanna Thorn. asson. and others Defendants. By virtue of an order of the court i in the above ease, we will sell to the I highest bidder before the court house door at Newberry, said -State, on I salesday in November, 1908, within [* the legal hours of sale, the followt ing described tract of land, situate I in said county and State, namely, f Tract No. fi, of the home place of the . estate of II. Carter Wilson, deceased, i containing seventy-three and (54-100 . acres, more or less, bounded by lands i of M. A. Carlisle, estate of Henry ' Kinard, G. J. Wilson, and Tract No. r> of the estate of TT. Carter Wilson, deceased, a plat of which is on file i in said cause in the office of the clerk of court. ! Terms of Sale: One-third of the purchase moncv to be in cash and ) 1 ' # flip balance in equal installments in | one and two years, with interest from j day of 5;ale at the rate of eight per cent per annum, the credit portion to ! be secured by the bond of the purj' chaser and a mortgage of the prcmp ises sold, with leave to purchaser to .'anticipate the credit portion in whole lor in part. Purchaser to pay for " I drawing deed and mortgage and the " j recording of same. Geo. J. Wilson, * j ?T. Chester Taylor. ' J J. J. H. Brown, Executors of the Estate of II. Car* j I ter Wilson, deceased. i Oof. 5. 1008. t | s Why James Leo Got Woll. Everybody in Zanesville. O., knows . Mrs. Mary Leo, of rural route 8. Sho o writes: "My husband, James T^ee, (? firmly believes he owes his life to i> the use of Dr. Kind's New Discov. ery. His lungs were so severely afi fected thai consumption seemed in. rvitable, when a friend recommended . New Discovery. We tried it and its use has restored him to perfect t health.'' Dr. King's New Discover ery is 'the King of throat and lung y remedies. For coughs and colds it has no equal. The first dose gives relief. Try it! Sold under guarantee at 5) W. E. Pelham & Son's durg storo. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, M COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. 1*1 Court of Common Pleas. George S. Mower, Plaintiff, Against Vf\ David C. Gist jus exec., &c. of R. V. Gist et nl. By virtue of an order of the court ^ herein, T will sell before the court house at Newberry, State and county aforesaid, to the highest bidder, within the legal hours of sale, on die first Monday in November next, the same * ^ being snleday, all that tract or plantation of land situate in the county and Slate aforesaid, containing seventy-five (75) acres more or less, and t now bounded by lands of Wilson P. Coo, Robert A. Taylor and Jos. L. Koitt, tbc said land lying in the forks nf tbc Ash ford Ferry road and tbe Henderson Ferry road., and being; I lie land sot apart to ltichard Y. Gist as a homestead exemption. ? Terms of sale: Cash. Purchaser to ^ pay for papers. 5zJ ir. II. Riknrd, uq October 5, 1008. Master. ?+ CO SALE. p I will soil at my home on Saturday, ? October 2Kb, at public auction, the following personal property: mules, wagons, buggies, corn, fodder, bay, fanning implements, household and kitchen furniture, and numerous oth- jj er articles. Sale begins at 10 o'clock | a. m. Terms cash. I John L. Hunter. Oct. 3, 1908. | Ni 1 lot AN ORDINANCE. j lcU c\c* Fixing the rate and prescribing the | time for tbe. payment of town taxes i CO | for the year 1908. j pr P?E IT OHDAINED by tbe mayor ml and aldermen of the Town of "Mow-lc, _ ? Ol. berry. S. C., in council assembled and pj by authority of the same: . That for the purpose of raising a revenuo and in the exercise of the t?' taxing power of said town, the following taxes are hereby levied for |? the fiscal year ending December 3.1st, 1008, upon all real and personal property within the corporate limits of said Town (except such us is exempt from taxation under the constitution VA and laws of this State) upon the valuation thereof as assessed for taxation for county and State purposes; viz: Section 1. That a tax of sixty cents on each one hundred dollars of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the Town of Newberry in the State of South Carolina (except such as is exempt from taxation under the constitution and '*r laws of this State) is hereby levied "n for the purpose of raising a revenue to defray the ordinary expenses of ',v said Town for the fiscal year end- am ing December 31st, ]908. Section 2. That a tax of three- 'l0 fourths of a mill on each dollars' worth of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the { Town of Newberry (except such a" 25. is exempt, from taxation under the Lii Constitution and laws of this State) pei is hereby levied for the purpose of ed raising a revenue to defray the bonded indebtedness of said Town for the i Opera House. Section 3. That a tax of two and a t half mills on each dollar's worth of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the Town of Newberry (except such as is exempt ^*? from taxation under the Constitution an' and laws of this State) is hereby levied for tho purpose of raising n revenue to pay the interest on and 'in create a sinking fund for the bonded mi indebtedness of said Town for the "f Water Works and Electric Light At Plant. ?'51 Section 4. That a tax of one mill ] on each dollar's worth of real and In< personal property within the corpor- the ate limits of the Town of Newberry 001 (except such as is exempt from taxa- (]a tion under the Constitution and law* of this State) is hereby levied for tln> jar purpose of raising a revenue to pay j the interest of tlie bonded indebted- . ness of said Town for the Sewerage System. ajr< Section 5. That all taxes herein ^ imposed or levied shall be paid to the said Town of Newberry in law- [ ful money of the1 United States, between the fifteenth day of October, Pn 1008, and the fifteenth day of No- ft"' I voinhnr. 1008 mid ? , , U1 lUII per cent is hereby imposed upon and shall he added to all taxes in arrears. W Section 0. That execution issue ac- ' cording to law for the collection of all taxes, fines or ]>cnaltics past due and unpaid for fifteen days, and the cost of said execution. Done and ratified under the cor- 1 porate seal of the Town of Newberry, Sa in tho State of South Carolina, this foi the second day of September, A. 11., bin 1908. ftbi J. J. Langford, Ka Attest: Mayor. pei Eng. S. Worts, uu< Clerk and Treasurer. Soi rs. Alice Robertson, H TEACHER OF II lice, Piano and Harmony. Studio Over Mower's Store. )pen Mondays, Tuesdays,' Thursys and Fridays. Phone 263. ? t VIOLIN MUSIC: I ss Carrie Pool will give instruction 011 the Violin, beginning September the 14th. dress: 1727 Harrington Street. Phone: No. 78. 1 <3 I > i1 CD ^ O wy ? > Y I g ? g- ? > | I a?, - P S? 1 crq FOR SALE 73 Acres Fine Land One mile of city limits of swberry, S. C. One-half of ids in new grounds. 100 res will make one bale of ^ tton to the acre per year if \ I operly cultivated. Just two fA iles from the City Graded^rfj :hools and Newberry College '1 ne location for a home. Can a purchased on reasonable ] rms. Apply to J EO. W. SUMMER, NEWBERRY, S. C. J. G. Houseal, JW. D. Officii Hours - { L. f\. Riser, m. D. Office Dr. Houseal. ( s ^ * v vv/ vj n? ill* Oflice Hours - < 2 to 3 p. 111. ( 6.30 lo 7.30 p. 111. She Likes Good Things. Mrs. ('has. K. Smith, of West iinklin, Mainn. says: like good S tiirs and have adopted Dr. King's 1 \v Life Pills as our family laxa- J e medicine, because they are good ' 1 do their work without making a is about it." Those painless purirs sold at W. K. Pelham & Son's ig store. 25f. < >00 Mile State Family Tickets $11.?Good over the Atlantic Coast 1 ic in each State for the head or deudent members of a family. Limit- , to one year from date of sale. 1000 Mile Interchangeable Indivii\ 1 Ticket $20.00.?Good over the the Southeast aggregating 30,000 les. Limited to one year from dat-a ' solp. ' 2000 Mile Firm Ticket $40.00.? | od over tlie Atlantic Coast Line d 30 other lines in the Southeast rregating 30,000 miles; for a manur or head of firm and employes lies in the Southeast aggregating 41,- , ted to five, but good for only one such persons at a time. Limited to lantic Coast Line and 30 other line* e year from date of sale. ] 1000 Mile Southern Interchangeable i dividual Ticket. $25.00.?Good over J > Atlantic Coast Line and 75 other 9 ") miles. Limited to one year from H to ->f sale. 2 All mileage tickets sold on and af- W April 1st, 1008, will not be honor- I for passago on trains, nor in ^ jcking baggage (cxcept from noneney stations and stations not en for the sal eof tickets) but must presented at ticket offices and thore changed for continuous tickets. 15 cents saved in passage fare b.v rchasing local ticket from our ents. Atlantic Ooast Line. ^ T. C. White, f General Passensrer A/ront .7. Craig, ^ Vtsengcr T radio Manager, Wilmington, N. C. Tor Sore Feet. M have found Bucklen's Arnica Ivo to l>c I lie proper thing to use 4 sore. (Vol, as well as for lioaling rns, sores, cuts, and all manner of asions," writes Mr. W. Stone, o? st Poland, Maine. II is the pro thing too for piles. Try it! Sold , lor guarantee -at W. E. Pel'ham & i i's drug store. 25e. \