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- A C Ii Th w . OEW VOL XLVI NO. 77NEWB-rERIRY,.S. C.. TV.ESDAY. OCTOBER .5. 1901)WO EK.$.0AYA * THB IDLER. The Idler: I wish YOu would sa\ to the civic association that the sex tons of the churches that have pave( sidewalks along the lots have faile( to see their request to have then swept on Saturday evenings. During these dusty days the dust settles or t.hese paved walks and it is worse that where there is no paving. You ough1 to walk out some Sunday morning anc see the horrible condition of th<1 iaved walk along Boundary ani Caldwell streets. I am satisfied if th( sextons just knew that the civic asso ciation had made the request tha. these walks be swept it would be done X. Y. Z. Now this is a pretty come off. WhN does not X. Y. Z. go and see the pres ident of the civic association and laN ;hese troubles before the body. Bu1 I did stroll out Boundary street th( other day a-nd the dirt was at least half inch thick and I know the prettN white dresses caught it hot and heavi on Sunday morning. Some of th< residents along this street seem t< sweep these sidewalks in front *o their residences every rnornhig ani the contrast is very striking. Wh not every one sweep at least. once week. Seems to me that the Goo( Book says something about cleanli ness being next to godliness. The goo people of the community should be ar example to the rest of us who are no1 so good and ,us by example lead u: in the right direction. There is ii telling the power of the influence ol example. It holds good in othej things than conduct. Outward ap pearaice is sometimes an indication tc character. Not always. But it i just as esay to be clean. It. is jus o easy to keep these sidewalks clear that it, ought to be done. Suppose ev ery one try it. Talking about sidewalks have yov been down the street by Mayes dru store-I don't know the name-] think it is Nance street. You ough to see the holes in the sidewalk wher the brick have been taken up or pull ed up or something. It is awful. i ought to be paved or auese brick vught to be put back in place. 01 they ought to be taken up. Whos ward is this any way. Where is th alderan? Maybe he never goes thi: way. Well, I don't think I wil again until it is fixed. Talking again about - sidewalks you wifl just have to excuse me-I au not findin0g fault-I am just speakmus f conditions and trying to point ou .a way to improve them-talking abou sidewalks, I say,-they told us wher :ey were writing about good road zaat good roads were a nindex to cinx lz,ation and intelligence of a peopli -and vou know I am sorry that thni is true'for I am afraid we would no mesr pt he highest standard ,ut I say if that is true-and suppos we admit it for the sake of the argu ment as the pleader would say-wha a bout the streets and sidewalks of< ity or towa being considered an in de to the civilizationi and intelligenec of that city or town. Well- supp0s von do the rest or conclude the sen tnce and carry out the argument a: to Newbery..- am afraid to do i bo I have been a citizen here for lon ime and I .have made up mn; mind never~ to say anythiing but some thnig cmplimentary about my towr This thing of saying a good \i. - uut var town is aI habit which hi o ole Af this commnunity ileed t"~ t.vte and they need it badly. Y" utstart out here sonme bright morn ----vs.even on a bright mnorumi "en~every one ought to feel good andd mention something about any cit ie,I don't care who he is, or ho' ourere heis, and you will be surpniset t know how many people have ou their little hiammers and how wit. theirr might they will be try,ing to a~ them.eNw how much better it woui .~.e all had a good4 word to SaI n- se hbor)(. Whna: nakes .~' p...'eo;le who' hive mn 1t )%V 11. 1 ilj1 licad. it Y '1'\' IW 1 1" 714 un L \ YIn Wil 1'ect b>eler yvre om u will be bel ter. tO. I ee iII It iewspa>ers that Judge 1emminger ordered a mistrial in the Black case because one of the jurors had read a copy of the State news paper. Nuw I have been wonderi'o whether that is a reflection on the juror or on the newspaper. A news paper ought It) state the facts and di-Zcuss tile (uestions i n1a fair auld impartil mannecr and I do -ot se how reading a newspaper could keep !,a juror from dischargi.ng his; duty. In fact I think if jurors wvould read more and think more they would be the better equipped for jury duty. Did you see all those wagon loads of cotton that came into Newberry on Saturday? It did -not look like a short erop. I wonder how many bales were sold on. Saturday and about how much money was turned 1,)ose. Some body must have had a good day. Then it was about the first of the month and I reckon the banks caught the big. gest pile of the cash. -0 The Idler: Some of these days when you haven't anything else to do I want you to come around and take a walk through Boundary street. You will observe some rock scattered around in a certain portion of the istreet, aind some plank in aoll.er portion of the street-evidences of work whica wa.s started but nev,-r : completed. Now. the mayor s-i!J he was going to complete tilis work. The rock is for a curbing. and the plank were put where they are to be used in making a concrete curbing. There is some other work along the street in other portions of it that ought to be done. The mayor is very busy. I know. but I believe if you will bring these matters to his attention he will go ahead and complete the work. If the work is not done either the city or the property owners ought to re move the roek and plank. Resident of Boidary Street. -o As I have already said I was aut P>undary street the otaer day and I saw those rocks and timbers and I wondered what they were do.ing. From what Residen: says ther must be d' ing2 noting. It seems to me that when I was out this street about six or eight months ago these same rocks and timbers were there then or some iust like them. 1 am sure the mayor never comes down this street or he would not leave it in tis condition. I know he has promised to fix it an.d I am almost sure he thinks it has al ready been done. And I am equally cert-ain just as soon as he reads this the will have the work done. Let 's see. I believe he lives out this same street and I would suggest to Resi dent that an invitation be extended Mayor Langford t take a drive along down as far as the First Baptist church so that he might see the con ditions for h.imself and I am morally certain these req.uests will have imme diate attention. I believe where the jresidents take a pride in keeping the sidewalks and streets in front of their premises the city ought to co-operate and by co-operation encourage. Where1 tihe owvners of p)roperty take no inter-j est let it get as bad as possible. We have good au:thority for helpi'ng those .hohelo t hemselves. Some one toll me the other day that Policeman Tom Adams arrested a team of *mules tha: was cutting the arass and weedls on~ the monument q4uare in the. rear of the 0old court hoituse. Now t his i- t bad. I had no: observedt thad qar fr a long ~good pasturze that it tempted a team of' mules Policeman Adams should not have interfered until th!e gtrass was e ut. When the mayor tinishes his' wagron yard in the rear of the opera house I know these little parks we are tgoing to have aro'und( the old court house will be soi neat and1 tidy that! even a team oft hungryv mules will l hae a (due regard fr them and will not tr'espss I The Idler. Married. S ua n d a y .i i 1 t i ( S e p t e m b e r . i \ l r . B r a b - AN UNPROVOKED HOMICIDE. f Payton Rawl Shot to Death by John 1 Wheeler at a Negro Barbecue. The Testimony. l'i Vtl ( Il I-aI W 1WaS s14) 1 to dea tI by John Wheeler with The,) Wheeler as < III areesry oI last Saturday, at a iegro barbeete iII No. 9 towns4hiip. tihis -ounltv. T'hat i. the verdiet of tile Coroner's ury 'v. The testilony whie is pub ihIed ereithl inldicates anll un1pro okedt murIIder. The t wo 'heelerS left: an1nefliatelv after ,he killi,and iave 1not yet I)een arrested. Es oon)l! is the information reached Newberrv 4heriff Buford sent his deputy. Pope )uftmd, and the loner went. a. soo 15 he could arrange to go. There is no test.imoy taken that here had been any quarrel between hese negroes, and there seems to have >een no quarrel prior to the shooting' ) Saturday. It is understood from Lter sources, however. that about a eal ago there were some differences )et.ween -John Wheeler and Payton lawl. The foliowing is the testimony ta en by the coroner, W. E. Felker, h,ll( was accompanied by Constable G. Blease: The Testimony. John Caldwell, sworn, says: I k-aom Pavton Rawl, deceased. Saw him to lay. I was selling lemonade. Monroe Bailey and myself was in conversa ion. John Wheeler came up with a' h1otgun and said, G- d- it, get I Mut of the way.'' John Wheeler the-i< hirew up :iie gun and shot. Pavton Rwl was inside lemonade stand. Had 2ot heard Rawl make any remarks Ihout John Wheeler. John Wheeler iei shot. I did not see Rawl tintil ifter the shot. Af:er the shot Rawl 'an. John Wheeler followed him with pn. Theo Wheeler said. "Kill the .' John Wheeler had a double )arreled gun. John Wheeler followed ayton with the gun pointing towards 1 awl. his John X Caldwell. mark Ben Siealy, sworn. says: I was in emonaade stand. Pavion Rawl stood >ehind me. John Wheeler came up ii( said. "G-d- it. get out of the var.' Wheeler then threw up gun u.d fired. Have never heard Paytod Rawl say anything to Wheeler. Shoot ng happened in Newberry county. S. .After shot Rawl rau and Wheeler1 Mlowed him, Wheeler's gun in posi :ion to shoot. Wheeler followed Rawl itil out of my sight. Shooting hap sened about 2 or 3 o'clock. his Ben X Shealy. mark John Shealy, sworn, says: I saw John Wheeler with shotgun going in] irection of lemonade stand. A few seconds after heard gun fire. Immedi.. tely saw Payton Rawl running. John! Wheeler following with gun, in hand. [ saw Paytona Rawi about 100 yards rom lemonade stand rolling and. cumbling and R.awl said, ''Oh. boys, aut my throat.'' He lived about one our after shot. J. S. Shealy. John Caldwell, recalled. say3: Theo Wheeler said "Kill the ---.'' He said this afteir tihe fire of the gun. his John X Caldwell. mark Marion Shealy. swvornl. says: I was t lemonade stand. Payton Rawl was :)aying me for some drinks. John Wheler walked up and said. '"0 1-it. get out of the way,' and then Wheeler fired the gun. Payton ran. John ran after him wit.h gun in posi ion to shoot again. Theo Wheeler said. "Kili the ---.'' Saw Rawi fter he fell. He said, "Boys, help ne.'' Me and Prelow ihlped .him out f the ditch. his Marion X Shealy. mark Marion Shealy, recalled, says: I aw John Wheeler shoot Payton Rawl. his Mlarioin X Shealy. mark I hereby eertify thla! I haive exam ied the body' of Payti H awI. de eased, and tha: iin my opinion dleathI vas caused by gunl shot wound. which m)(I-,e zh-ot and va(lmiig in axillary he (ause of death. C. T. WYche. M. D. October 2, 1909. The verdiv: of the jury was to the ffeet that the said Payton Rawl -ame to his death from a gun shot VounI in the hands of Joh-n Wheeler. tid that Tiheo Wheeler was an ac essorv to same." Description. Jolni Wheeler, age about 43. color lark ginger cake. 6 feet. weight about 80 pounds. Little mustache. Accessory. Theo Wheeler. age 20 ears, height 5 feet. 7 inches. weight bout 145 poun(s. Hump shouldered mnd kinky hair. Light oinger cake -01lr, clean shaven. BRYAN GIVES REASONS. ays it Would Advertise the Difer ences Among the Democrats on the Tariff Question. Lincoin. Neb., Oci. 1.-In explana ion of Ils position on the proposed lebate with Senator Bailey, of Texas, it Atlanta. Ga.. W. J. Bryai. to-day i4ressed a letter to Clark Howell, ditor of the Atlanta Constitution. rie letter follows: "I wired you last night that I vould communicate with you by let er my reasons for believing a de >ate inadvisable. When a joint meet ng was sulggested at El Paso, Texas, [ replied to the effect that I am try ng to aid in the electionL of a demo :-ratie majority in the next congress. :hat to that end I have suggested a )rief but specific tariff plank which L ask democratic .candidates to ac -ept. reject or amend. and that. be ieving a debate would tend to turn ittention froili the issue to individ mis. I would not consider the propo ;itioni unless it came as a personal re Iest. "I might add t;he further reason hat a debate between two democrats vould accentuate the tariff differences :hat have embarassed our party in :ongress and give the republican iewspap)ers a chance to dwell upon lemocratie dissensions instead of de m iing their time to tile contest now >eing waged between the progressive -epublicans and the standpatters. - .Iebate might be pleasing to par - icipants and entertaining to the au lene. b)ut I think the subject which [ am endeavoring to prevent is wor :h of calm and serious consideration. "V\ery truly yours, "William J. Bryan." Mr. Bailey's Regrets-. Gainesville, Tex., Oct. 1.--Other han to express regret that the de ate would not occur, United States Senator J. W. Bailey made no state nent last night when informed of the etter Win. J. Bryan wrote to Clark Eowell at Atlanta explaining why Le did not consider a joint debate as o the traiff issues advisable at this time. DOBURN'S GREATEBR MiNSIRL Will Appear at Newberry Orera House Next Tuesday, October 12. Many New Novelties. The Garcinnetti's, .a Spanish Amer an import'ation this year with Co urn 's Greater Minstrels is an abso ite novelty never before seen with anyv minstrel a.t4 raction. They are -)nedy aerobats and excentriques of 1 very hiigh order and introduce nov ?lty appliances, and features which ake them the strongest closing fea urec ojf any vaudeville performance n America. Maniager Coburn has in roduced many novelties and comedy ~eatures in the p)ast few seasons which ave met with hearty appreciation by aS patrons but in the Garcinnetti 's .e believes he has succeeded in pro iding an aet: which will prove to be :he biggest hit of his big show, a-nd >ne that will be remembered by his )atrons with much pleasure. They ire nly one of the features of the erformance however, and each num er moves with vigor, and snap char cteristic of this popular' compan.. Don't forget the date next Tuesday t the Opera HIouse. A lOw set of teeth doesn't en hance the value of a smile. HARRY H. BLEASE DECLINES. To Run for Commonwealth's Attor ney.-Gives His Reasons for Declining. Mr. Harry H. Blease. of Staunton, Virginia. is a brother of Hon. Cole L. Blease. of Newberry, and for awhile practicel law in Newberry. For several years he has been a suc cessful practitioner at Staunton, Va. He has been urged to become a candi date for Commonwealth's attorney, but has declined to run and in de elining gives his reasons in the Staun ton Daily Leader as follows: -Yes. I have been solicited by a large number of my fellow-citizens to become a candidiate for the office of Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Staunton, and being unable to see all of the signers of the peti tion personally, I am glad of the op portunity to give them my answer through your valuable columns. "I desire to assure each one, who has so kindly solicited me to become a candidate for office, that I fully ap preciate their interest in my behalf, and that I have carefully considered their request to anr~*%e myself as a candidate for Commonwealth's At torney. "While our friends may differ with us as to the advisability of an inde pendeat candidate at this time, under such circumstances one must even tually reach such conclusion as he be lieves to be for the best interests, not of himself, personally, but for the cause which he is to represent, and the policies which lie believes to be tor the welfare and improvement of t:he community in which he resides. "I voted in the State Primary. I am a democrat. and have been such in politics all my life, and have always felt that when the party puts forth a candidate for office as a loyal party man it was my du.ty to support the nominee. and thereby support my party. "Taking all these matters into con sideration, I have decided to decline the call which has been so generously extended to me. t. become a candidate for Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Stauntori.' COLLEGE LYCEUM COURSE. First Number Will Be in Holland Hall October 11.-America's Greatest Musician. The first number of the College Ly ceum Course is the Morphet Co., a company of magic. melody and mirth and will appear in Holland Hall on the evening of October 11 at 8:30 prompt. 'Mr. Harry Mor-phet is said to be one of the greatest of America 's Ma gicians. This entertainment com prises a refined exhibition of the most mystifying feats in magic, illus ion, and ventriloquism; vocal solos and instrumental solos and duets on a number of novel musical instruments. Prof. D. W. Daniel, of Clemson Col lege, says: ".The Morphet company completely ca'ltured our big audi ence of college boys. We have seen many others of t.he best magicians, but none ever surpassed these peo 1Daily Standard. Freeport. Ill.: "The Morphet Company was a sur prise and a delight. Morphet is a peer in the art of magic. He preseints a niumber of feats of magic that no ot her magician in America attempts. The playing on the saxaphiones and other instruments was excellent.'' Our course consists of six splendid attractions. We are told by lyceum men that it is the best course New berry has had for a loing time. The seasou ticket is $2.00; double ticket admitting two. $3.30. Those who do not secure season tickets before Oc tober 11. may secure them at the door on the evening of the first attraction. How Many? ''Tell me--ah-are you a-er-ah -a good, careful, exeellenr cook a'nd a-er-a very superior laundress?T' "'Ah-h-h! Wot d'ye take mefe twins?"'-Harper's Weekly. '-Hi% wife is coming ihome.'' "'How do you know?'' "'I saw him caryn a lot of empty bot ties dlown cellar this morn ng "--Marin Journal. TRIAL OF BLACK SUDDENLY ENDED MISTRIAL ORDERED IN SECOND DISPENSARY CASE. Jury Was Disqualified.-Newspaper Found Its Way into Hotel Room Occupied by Jurors. News and Courier. Columbia, Oct. 1.-Because a copy of the local morning newspaper found its way into th1- room of the jury and was read by the jurors, and also because of a conversation between one of the jurors and his employee last night. the Black case has resulted i.n a mistrial. This unexpected culmi-. nation of the sensational "graft" case came in the Court of Sessions this morning, after Judge Memming er had examined every member of the jury as to the newspaper incident an as to the conversation that Juror J. D. Perry had last evening from the window of his room at the local ho tel, where the jury had been confined since the opening of the trial. How -the paper of September 30 came into the room was established by the statement of one of the jurors that a newsboy passing early yester day morning had thrown the paper up into one of the rooms where the jurors were kept. But who paid for the paper could not be ascertained by Judge Memminger. In dismissing the jury Judge Mem minger stated that be did so because a serious indiscretion had been com initted, but an examination into the matter had not led him to believe that there was any corruption. The posi tion taken by Judge Memminger was that if a verdict of guilty should have been rendered. under the circum stances. a new trial could be secured. On the other hand. if there should be a verdict of not guilty the State would have no redress. How Cat Got Out of the Bag. It was only because of the arrest of C. M. Dorn, Perry's employee, and young Abney Keith last night that the whole affair was brought to light. When Judge Memminger called in the deputy and the young men under arrest and questioned them there was no intimation that the presence of :the newspaper in the room would play any part in t.he matter in hand. In fact, the first.statement as to .the newspaper came from one of the ju rors. and then the new incident took the lead with the conversation in t:he background. When Judge Memminger eame into the Court room, having been officially informed of the arrests ma.de - last night, he called to the witness stand Deputy Sheriff Frank Grimsley, who told what he knew of the conversa tion between Perry and Dorn. "I saw two men about 9:30 o'clock last night standing under the window of the hotel room. One of the men had his hands up to his mouth. I had. just got there and couldn'.t under stand what 'he was saying. One of the men was talking back to him from the window. I didn't see any ot-her jurors. Mr. Grimsley said Dorn was doing the talking and that lie never heard yotmg Keith say a word. Dorn Tells of Conversation. D)orn was called to the stand and told what passed between himself and Juror Perry. "'We passed a few words regarding busines.' said Dorn. "He asked me how I was fixed out meat. I told him I had had two beeves killed. He told mue then to deposit all money I had and take a de posit slip and( keel) it. Dorn said he didn't think it was any harm to talk to the juror. He has 'been in Columbia only a' short time and was from Sumter 'County. He said that *n'body had talked to him about the jury. He told of meeting the elevator boy, young Keith. and of walking down the street, and in passing t he hotel Perry waved at him. he said. Then followed the He outlined the niature of the con versation and held out that it was solely upon b)usiness connee-ted with the meat market that Perry runs. Perry Questioned. . D Perry, meml)er of the jury,