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VOLUME XLVI. NUMBER M. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1910. TWICE A WEEK, $.M A YEAN.
NEGRO TDIBLES TO DECOY.
-Will Sims, Wanted at Newberry, S. C.,
For Deadly Assault, Captured by
Lexington Officers.
Lexington, July 5.--One of the
slickest arrests ever made here oc
curred yesterday when Chief J. B.
Hayworth nabbed a negro named Will
Sims, wanted in Newberry, S.* C., fzr
deadly assult. Some days ago the
sheriff of Newberry county wrote the
chief, stating that Sims was supposed
to be at work on the Southbound
here, and that to catch him, a decoy
registered letter had been mailed to
'him, with special instructions that it
should be delivered to none other than
Sims himself. Of course, the unsus
pecting negro got notice that such
mail awaited him, and yesterday he
walked into the postoffice and called
for it. Chief Hayworth had been
watching the doors of the office close
ly and when he saw the negro go into
the lobby, he trailed after him, arriv
ing about the time Sims asked for his
mail. As soon as he saw the officer,
Sims started to sidle out of the door,
but he was halted and carried, to jail,
and the Newberry sheriff notified.
?he above dispatch is from Lexing
ton, N. C., and to the Charlotte Obser
ver.
The below clipping is from the Lex
ington Dispatch of the 6th instant:
"The other day the sheriff of New
berry county, S. C., wrote Chief Hay
'worth that one Will Sims, colored, was
-wanted there for an assault with in
tent to kill, and that he was supposed
to be working on the Southbound 't
this place; and also that a registered
letter had been mailed to him here
with special instructions that it shou'd
be delivered into the hands of noze
other than those of Will Sims. Ac
cordingly the chief has been keeping
lis eyes skinned, watching the post
office. Yesterday morning while sit
ting in the mayor's office in the De
velopment building he saw a negro
enter the postoffice and he lit out
lickity-split to see if it might be Wil
liam Sims, Esq. It was. The negro i
}ad just called for the letter when the
chief came in, and he at once began
edging for the door. The officer halt
ed him and asked him if he was not
Will Sims, and the negro declared be!
was not. But it was too thin. He was
carried to jail and the sheriff of New-a
berry notified to come and get him.I
While no reward was offered, the
sheriff said he would pay all fees and
$5. There never ,was a slicker- cap
ture.'"
It will be seen by the news from.
Lexington that Sheriff Buford is still
at his old tricks of tracing up and
running down fugitives from justice.
The fame of the "old sleuth" from
Newberry is extending far and wide,
having long passed the mark of local
reputation. "A prophet is not with
out honor save in his own country."
Beyond the borders of his own State
in four directions the Newberry sheriff
is 'known as a veritable human blood-1
bound when it comes to scenting the
secret lurking places of far away and
longV absent escaped prisoners. He
-doesn't pattern after the devil, "going
about like a roaring lion seeking
whom he may devour", but is rather
o n the order of a cat watching and
-waiting for a mouse. When he gets
ready to spring and pounce he lands
Ion the right spot. He corners crim
inals and comes nearer having a cor-I
ner on them and, a monopoly of the;
'business than any other sheriff in
South Carolina, without exception.
The newspapers show this to be true.
His success in this direction has been
phenomenal. He is a remarkable of
ficer and his ability as sheriff and di
tective is marvelous, some of his best
efforts in ferreting out and locating
and landing wanted men being no
less than wonderful. He never tires,
never lets up, is always on the watch
or the go, always busy and ever ready,
sometimes coming in on one tran and
going out on the next. While at Jack
sonville last week after one man a
telegram came to Newberry calling~
him to Lexington, N. C., for another.
As soon as he returned from Jackson
ville he arranged to go to Lexington.
The result cC his visit to Lexington
*has been told by the press accounts
above quoted.
The manner in which Sheriff Buford
worked up this last case-his latest
triumph--indelibly stamps him as an
of a high ord'er. After finding out
that Will Sims-which, however, is
an assumed name-was in Lexingtoi,
Sheriff Buford wrote the chief of 7o
lice to that effect, telling him that
Sims was expecting a letter and for
him, the chief, to be on the watch.
Sims had been in Lexington only v
few days. How the sheriff found that
out, and also the assumed name, is
one of the secret mysteries of his
fine art which marks him as a profes
sional and specialist. He seizes the
phychological moment, after working
while others are sleeping or playing
Well, the sheriff, informed the Lexing
ton chief that the said alias Sims was
expecting a letter, and that he, Sheriff
Buford, was mailing him, Sims, a reg
istered decoy letter, with instructioiv
to the postmaster to deliver the letter
to none other than Will Sims in per
son. The* sheriff took the precautioa
to instruct Chief Hayworth to get the
Lexington postmaster to let him kn3w
when the letter came, and to have a
fugitive warrant sworn out, so that all
things could be ready for the final
scoop. The sheriff sent Chief Hay
worth a full description of the alleg
ed, Will Sims and between the chief,
the postm;ster and Sheriff Buford the
scheme worked beautifully and
smoothly. The negro, though, at the
last moment, refused to leave withou'
requisition papers, and consequentl r
Sheriff Buford returned without him.
The Greenville sheriff will get out the
necessary papers and go or send for
the prisoner himself, as the man is
wanted in Greenville, where the crime
was committed, Sheriff J. Perry Poole,
of Greenville, only having had Sheriff
Buford to work up the case for him.
upon which case he has been at work
since the 27th of last January. The
negro's right name is Johnson Law
and the Greenville sheriff was later
informed by a Newberry negro that his
man was about eighty miles from
Newberry. That was about the 15th
of May. Things worked along nicely
until they terminated successfully in
Lexington as above related.
FERTILIZER LAW.
Clemson College Wants an Interpreta
tion of the Act-Facts Regarding
Sacking of -Nitrate of Soda.
Augusta Chronicle.
.Columbia, S. C., July 8.-Atty. Gen.
Lyon has been requested by the ferti
lizer department of Clemson college
to give his interpretation of the act
passed at the last session of the gen
eral assembly requiring that every
package of tommercial fertilizer or
fertilizing materials sold or offered
for sale in the State shall contain eith
er 100 pounds or 200 pounds each, and
that the weight be plainly printed on
the package. The penalty for viola
tion of the act is a fine of $10 for each
package and imprisonment not to ex
ceed 30 days. Thesopinion will be giv
en by Atty. Gen. Lyon during the pres
ent week.
The act of the last legislature has
caused considerable correspondence
with the fertilizer departinaent of
Clemson college arnd a fertilizer com
pany of Charleston.
A Charleston law firm has written
a letter to the fertilizer department
of Clemson college in which it -is stat
ed that one of their clients is a direct
importer of nitrate of soda from
Chile and that he has asked several
questions with geference to the act.
The following facts in the case are
stated: "The sacking of this nitrate
of soda in Chile is regulated by the
government. Parties who mine It and
who sack it have no authority of voice
in the matter. The Chilean govern
ment fixes arbitrarily the size of the
package in which the stuff is shipped.
Hence the original package is dicta
ted not by the law of any State, but by
the law of Chile, a foreign country,
from which it is brought into this
country. These packages vary in
weight and it is impossible to fill this
stuff in bags that will always weigh
100 or 200 pounds." It is further stat
ed that the importer has not the right
to regulate the size of the packages
and that it would be impossible in a
damp season to change the stuff
from one sack to another.
Unfinished Products.
Gushing Gussie-Men owe lots to
women. Take the case of Mr. Binks.
His wife~made him.
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* To the "Bravest of the Brave." *
* The Unterrified Voters of 'New- *
* berry County. *
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Two years more of grace are number
ed.
With other things, on history's pages,
Years, in which, in peace, you've
slumbered
Untroubled by the wail of "sages."
Two years of happy, home-life deal
Z ings,
For home-life's love and children's
weal,
To concentrate your loftier feelings,
And fix thereto your guardian seal.
Two more years you've 'scaped from
trouble,
Two more years surcease you've
bad,
But from way things start to bubble
You will soon be ranting mad.
All things worldly have an ending,
Else they ne'er could mundane be
And rest and ease are ever blending
With periods of perplexity.
Well we know, that~ in the waking,
Our happy dreams are tinged with
fear
And just as light of day. is breaking,
The mists of morn its lights en'sere.
Just rest assured that mists are vipor,
No matter be they dark and drear,
No matter how they roll and caper,
The sunbeams are forever there.
Just so, in things, to law pertaining,
From campaign yell, to Statute, writ
Whilst we fond vaporers are entrain
in,
The Sun-dear people-you are IT.
We would that you 9rthur-ize our ven
tury,
Wiss't not Aulls not intended sin
Should e rrorrest in this indentive
Good Godfrey, what a scrape we're
tn.
We hear that others, still are 'proach
ing
With haughty mien and heavy tread
All curried, slicked and fresh from
roaching ,
And whiskers sot to infuse dread.
Had but the rainy season lasted
You might have seen a lot of fun,
Mayhap our hopes may yet be blasted
For some folks just can't stand the
sun.*
'Tis sad, so sad for we were wanting
To school the kids and work the
.roads ~.
And lower taxes, we're not vaunting,
And trim the edges of your loads.
To fix-for time-the whiskey wran
gle
God save the mg.rk! What polites!!
To solve the prohibition tangle
And various other conjure tricks.
To elevate the moral status
So court, would realm of justice be,
So truth, and not inane afflatus ,
Decide the right, twixt me and thee.1
So widowed wife, and children sireless,
Could not be bent beneath the rod
By mortals who with actions tireless
Disgrace the image of their God.
Poor black hearted grasping flunkies,
Who, for gold their honour sell,
Idiotic, jibbering monkeys,
It's give it mack, or land in hell.
These things, yes. *nd many others
We are hoping to effect
Honing that, for you, as brother,
We may do what you expect.
Do the right, 'thout fear or favor,
Halting neither day or night.
Waiting not for trainted flavour,
Doing, just because 'tis right.
-1
Hark! I hear the distant rumbl.ing <
Of the other fello'rs tramp,
Come they, walking, rolling, tumbling.
Take 'em in and let 'em vamp.
Bet the buttons on your packet, t
Time they have to state their case,
Time to help us make a racket,
But we're going to set the pace. t
So take your choice and kindly land it I
In the box-we'll swear accord
And, if beat, we'll try to stand it
Whaeno u rest. nn thnn the Lord.<
"MUNAWAY JOE."
Visit of CoL Jno. Hobbs Awakens Rec
ollections-An Interesting Rem
inescence.
Columbia, S. C., July 5, 1910.
Editor Herald and News- I was re
Lently giveii ! ..opy of y(ur nE.wsy
newspaper, and while reading it was
pleased to notice that Col. John F.1
Flobbs, of New York, was among the
visitors at Newberry during com
mencement week. While reading it
we were carried back for nearly 501
years when "Johnnie' and I were
neighbor boys and associates 'on the
'old plantation." The distance be
tween us was less than a mile and
the merry song of the slaves on one
plantation were plainly heard and
asily answered by the song of the
glaves on the other. The colonel and
( fished in the sa]ne ponds, bathed in
tho same sparkling streams and two
appier boys never tramped the Broad
iver soil of Newberry and Lexington.
For seveval years we rode the same
pony to the same schools and happy
we were as our little animal rapidly
paced off the long miles to and from
the school room. Our first teacher
as Mrs. Jane Long (then Miss Cros
5on) who has made teaching her life*
work, and her greatest delight seem
ingly centred on fitting the minds and
earts of the children to meet the du
ties of the future as the Good Master
ould have them. Would that we had
miore such teachers and would to the
3reat God that the parents of this
generation would awake to the im
portance of such. Our next teacher
was Dr. Julius -D. Dreher, who was
since president of Roanoke college
lor 25 years, and who is now filling
in important post in some foreign
Land through the appointment of our
president. Col. Hobbs fell heir.to 500
icres of his father's estate, and has
only recently sold it that he might
make a more convenient investment
aear his New York home. Frequent
ly in our rambles the "Col." and I
would have a lively race over hills and
Lcross the brooks as we would sud
lenly imagine in our childish nature
-hat we saw or heard a runaway nig
er for at the beginning of the war
ind for nearly five years afterwards
that section was somewhat agitated
aver the disappearance of a noted
slave on the Eichelberger plantation
i few miles to the South. He was
known far. and wide as "Runaway
Joe." His frequent deeds of daring
plainly showed the section of country
de surveyed but for several years he
uccessfully rubbed the "rabbit* foot"
>n all efforts to capture him. "Old
roe" had solemnly promised himself
: be a free nigger at any cost and we
ill soon see how faithfully he kept
is word.
He had been hunted by the
lood hounds of Mr. F. H. Dominick
Br., and various means were used for
iis capture but the universal verdict
)f the hunters on their return was
'No Joe." After the negro had been
~one for several years and on a cold
nd still and frosty morning there
~ame dashing along a path that led
hrough the Hobb's plantation one of
he best riders and most successful
ox hunters of that section in the
~hape of Mr. Win. Hipp. Suddenly and
ithout warning Mr. Hipp found him
elf face to face with the great big1
iant runaway. Quickly dismounting
VIr. Hipp fastened the Burly "Buck."
or a few minutes there was a hand to1
land struggle as only two giants can
roduce. Mr. Hipp was a "man" from
eel to scalp-a perfect athlete-but
eing handicapped by a heavy over
oat and after a long and tough strug
;e the negro with a - mighty struggle
t last freed himself and into and
,rough 'the nearby woods he disap
eared at a rate close onto a mile a
ninute. Again foi' a year or two no
ight or sound could, be had of big Joe,
he runaway. But on a bright and
uiet Sabbath day about 10 a. in., and
vhile the writer (then a boy of seven)
as talking to two of his father's
roung slaves (one 14, the other about
.8) suggested to "Young Marster" to
ake a stroll, and then again there was
slight obstruction in old Joe's peace
ul pathway. The two negroes and I
ramped to a point about a half or
bree quarters of a mile from the "big*
ouse." Nigger like, the two young
)uskys carried two dogs and we were
iot long into the wom until both
Lord, and soon there was lively canine
music o'er the hills near by. I
Suddenly and to my surprise the C
dogs were called off at the close of I
their first round, for Wilson, the -old- I
est of my two guides, had "smelt a
mouse." He carefully cautioned little I
Jim and I to keep still while he 3
stealthily removed a small portion of 9
the pine straw from the plank cover
ing of old Joe's den. Quickly and I
quietly replacing it he grabbed l
"Young Marster" by the hand, and I
across the branch over the hills big
Wilson, little Jim and tiny "Young 4
Marster" heeled it to the "big house." f
On our arrival we found that we had
been missed and that the music of the
dogs had betrayed the object of our
absence. But it's a bad wind that
blows no good for while our chase t
broke into the business arrangement M
of the big runaway our tale of having 1
discovered the "North Pole" kept two 1
young niggers and a white boy from
getting a copious supply of swi'ch oil t
on their, equatorial and external r
anatomy. c
"Old Master" was at church, but in
a few hours returned and securing e
his silver mounted rifle (carried North
by Sherman's cruel and torchy devils)
and with a dozen of his strongest
slaves, he followed pilot Wilson to the
deep and earthly mansion of the long
lost runaway. After a careful exam
ination it was found that Joe had not
been napping, but had carefully util
ized the interval in removing his en
tire household and kitchen furniture.
He had just recently finished for The
live coals were still sparkling in the
clay chimney and everything in a
warm and recently occupied condition.
Among the wreckage was found the.
bones of sheep, hogs, turkeys, chick
ens, ducks, geese and other positive
evidence that old Joe fared sumptu
ously'every day in his lonely, yet neat
ly, carved palace of clay, and that he
had been a frequent freq'uenter to the 1
chicken yards and orchards and pas
tures of the wealthly farmers of that
section. For another long interval
stubborn Joe had it all his own way,
but it's a long lane that has no turn,
and the freedom of the runaway was
slowly, but surely, coming to a close.
All efforts may fail to make a nig
ger vomit, but there is,one sure pop
on rats along that line, for when one
t
nigger falls very deep in love with
another nigger's wife there's "some
thing doing." Unfortunately for
t
R'unaway Joe he concluded it was notj
good for man to be alone, and he wo:1
the undying love and admiration of I(
anther nigger's wife on the Hobbs
plantation. The wronged slave kept
up a close watch and at the right time e
informed his master, Dr. Llewellyn P.
Hobbs. In a short while the doctor
secured the help of his brother-in-law, '
Mr. . C. Hope, and one dark drizzly
night, after careful preparation, theb
two followed their trusty guide, and
in less than 'an hour they were stand
ing close beside the den in which old.
Runaway Joe lay wrapped in the arms
of Morpheus, while the unfaithful ~
dusky damsel sweetly rested in the
strong .ebony arms of a powerfully
built and dangerous negro. After sur
veying the grounds and carefully
p'acig tNemd.es for accurate action i
Promptly arg I c'oefKly tie negro re
moved the cover ig an I after a short
pause found the happy room mates
sweetly sleeping. At the second sig- n
nal the faithful trusty rapidly plunged (1
the end of an eight foot pole into the c:
ribs of the resters. ci
Realizing his situation and true to
is oath and disposition the^ black a
giant started to the top of his den
with a long and keen and dangerous I
knife in his right hand. But just as
his head and broad breast showed
above the opening he met the full con
tents of two carefully loaded guns and ti
down tumbled the heavy body to the
clay floor of its earthly mansion. F'or A
a short interval the dark stillness
reigned supreme. But the interval ~
was short lived, for as the soul of old
Joe was passing from this to the un
seen world he signaled his passage in '
leep, hoarse groans, and the faithful,
vet unfaithful frowzy frow' of the
trusty fearing that old Joe was fast
urning to a "spook" commenced a
rapid exit. At the top of the den she,
:o, was met by the music of rifles p
(intended only to frighten) and the el
:lme she made from the den to her S
sabin on the plantation has never yet ai
The next day there was an inquest
Leld, after which the body of the dis
bedient slave was wrapped in his
lanket and lowered to the bottom of
tis carefully carved den, where, for
5 years it has slept the sleep that
:noweth no waking. A few hundred
,ards to the west of the sleeping ne
7To is the Hobb's burial ground. In
ide there are two beautiful monu
aents. One a beautiful white marble
o the memory of Dr. Gao. Etchelber
er, and the other a large and hand
ome brown, recently er&ted by Col.
Johnnie) Hobbs to the memory of his
ather and mother, and two younger
irothers.
Yes, it has been our pleasure to
now Col. John F. Hobbs fr.om in
ancy, and in all our association we
ave yet. to hear an unkind word or
ote, an unclean act for his deport
Lent has ever been -that of a gentle
an- from heel to scalp.
During his school and boyhood days
here was no youngster who got more
leasure out of a game with his asso
ates than did Col. Hobbs. But the
reater part of his leisure hours were
ither spent in reading or in quiet
ought.
Col. John F. Hobbs did not steal his
alents for his grandfather was sena
r from his county, his father, -Dr. L.
>. Hobbs, was a successful physieian,
nd his mother was not only far above
he average woman in intellect, but
ine of the most beautiful in that see
[on of country.
Now and then we notice the Po
aaria or Hope Station or Broad River
ection of Newberry and Lexington
poken of as. the "Dutch Fork." In
eality such is plainly and positively
ot the case for "Dutch Fork" in its
urity, is only to be found 15 or 20
ailes to the south in the fork of Sa
Lida and Broad rivers. But some wise
rose penciler has said there's noth
ng in a name, and be that as it may,
re are proud to kdow that Col. Robbs,
ike more of us, are from a section
nce inhabited by the Wessingers,
fillers, Dickerts, Hopes, Hobbs,
fugheys, Lakes, Glymphs, Lanes,
lentz, Subers, Crooks, Hattons,
romers, Eptings, Eichelbergers,
ummers, Folks, Cannons and Hollo
ays and others and all without a
ingle excetion were as intelligent
nd p-Operous farmers as any see
on of like size to be found in South
~arolina.*,
Our above experience and observa
Ion better fitted us to enjoy the read
ig of Col. D. A. Dickert's splendid
tory of "Marse Jake and Run-away
age."
It was not ill treatment that caus
d the big nigger to go to the woods,
r his master, Mr. Elchel.berger, was
realthy and made kind and ample pro
ision for the welfare of all his slaves.
'he African giant had simply worked
imself up to a dangerous degree of
npudence and defiance and sooner or
ter had to be shot.
Now, Mr. Editor, we bid you good
ight with thanks for the above space
1 your newsj paper.
* . Congaree.
*EP WOETH LEAGUE.
ill Meet Central Church on Friday
Evening-Interesting Progr'am
Arranged.
The following Is the program for the
ieetng of the Epworth league on Fri
ay night in the parlors of Central
urch. Any one Interested is most
ordally invited to be present.
Subject-The Passion Play at Ober
mmergau.
Song-Hail, Thou Once Despised
esus.
Recitation-'Miss Saluda Biease.
Two minute talks.
(a) Thirty years' war-Yiss Ernes
ne Wicker.
(b) The black plague-Miss Mattie
.dams.
(c) Situation of Oberammergau
[iss Josephine Dunbar.
Vocal Duet-M1sses West.
Talk-Tne Passion P'al-Mrs.
Tright.
Recitati s. - ".1' s. Emma Shockley.
Solo-Mrs. Gaillard.
Joint Conference.
The joint council of the Beth Eden
astorate will meet at Beth Eden
iurch on Saturday before the "third
unday in July at 10.30 a. m. A full
tendance is urged.
Jas. D. Kinard,.
Pastor.