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TCHARGED WITH WONAYS DEATH. Mrs. Ben Spradley Dies From Shock Occasioned by Beali.t of luw band and Xefhew. Aiken, A.ig. 4.--Rora! Policemen _Busbee and Samuels r, an in 1ate tonight A. L. Holstein, K i1olst'in. Sidney Holstein, G. C. Holstein and Dock Cockrell, charged with the death of Mrs. Ben Sp 'ad1ey, and the sever? beating of Ren Spradley and his nephew. Plii Spradle-y. The cause of this unfortunate affair was the planned marriage of Plum Sprad Isy to a daughter of A. L. Holstein, -which the parents of the girl could -not prevent, and the Holsteins'visited the home of Ben Spradley with the Intention of whipping Plum Spradley. They had taken him out and were mercilessly beating him \vhen Ben 'Spradley interfered, and he also suf fered a severe beating. The excite ment was so intense that Mrs. Sprad ley died from the shock. She leaves a -baby of five weeks. Ben Spradley is; now 'in an unconscious condition and little hope is held for his recovery. This affair happened on Wednesday night, and the community is greatly wrDught up over it. Mr. Ben Spradley lives within about two Wiles of Mo-i netta in the Beth church section. Probable Cause of Trouble. -The cause of the unfortunate occur rence dates back to a harness cutting scrape, which took place at a church n 'Wards township, about a month' ago,.in which young Spradley was ac -cused of having participated. A num. ber of young men went to the church -at the time, and ~during the services went out among the vehicles, and cut up several sets of harness. Mr. Spradley and two others were accused of the offence, and were -tried for it. The first trial resulted in- a mistrial, but at the second trial all three parties were acquitted. But some of the people of the com munity seem to think that he was guilty, even though the evidence brought out at the trial was insuffi cient o prove his guilt, and dissatis fation prevailed over the outcome of the final trial, and, for this reason, it is thought that the affair of last night sprang from this. The report, which reached the city this morning, has crealied quite a sensation, and other details of the af-f fair are awaited with intense interest. The Story From'Augusta. Augusta, Qa., Aug. 4.--Because her ~parents could not break up an 'en gagement between, and prevent the marriage, of .a daughter, of A. L. Holstein and /Columbus Spradley, A. 1L. R., R. H., Sid.ney and T. Q. Holstein a.nd R.obert Cockrell are now in the -Aiken'county jail, Mrs. B. Spradley is .dead from nervous fright, Ben Sprad :ley is not expected to recover from h?e effects -of a merciless flogging, Columbus Spradley is missing. -. Both families are fairly well-to-do and are prominent in that section of Aiken county, where the flogging oc~ curred. When the parents of the young lady lound that they could -not break up the love match,, members of the Hol stein family went to the Spradley borne Wednesday night, and calling - Columbus Spradley from the house, took him to a nearby field and began fiogging him in a merciless manner, telling him, meanwhile, that he would have to leave the communit'y. Ben Spradley followed the Holsteins and Cockrell to .the field and when he at Aempted to interfere, was treated sim 1erTly and is now in an unconscious -condition. Mrs. Spradley, formely Miss Etta Sawyer, of Aiken county, was the .mother of a five-weeks-old baby, and. in her weakened condition, hearing1 the screams of the flogged man, and prohibly seeing the flogging, suc ibed to a nervous disease. jp Spradley's Story of Flogging.. Augusta Aug. 5.-C6ldumbus Sprad 'y, one of the victims of the Holstein 'night cap" affair in Wards township, .iken county, is in Augusta, and to night went into details, telling of his own flogging, but was mystified when told that Ben Spradley had been flog -ged and Mrs. Spradley frightened to -death. HEe was seated on the porch of Ben Spridley's home, he said waiting un t:il" 9.30, the hour fixed for his elope ment with Gussie Mae Holstein, when they were goinzg to Saluda to be mar ried. He was called to the gate by an unknown man, whom he recognized later as a cousin of the girl. Covered. '-with a shotgun, he was ordered to~ get into a buggy and driven 100 yards from the house where a party of six other members of the Holstein family ondthem. Says Lynching Threatened.. He says they held a conference to deeide what to do with him, and A.1 'o lynch nim to a near-by tree. Fin ally he suggested that he be allowed to leave the community, but they in sisted that he be punished, whereupon he was stripped, thrown to the ground and held by some members of the Holstein mob, while L. Holstein be labored him with a buggy trace. He was left in a dazed condition and told to get out of the community, the mob going back in' the direction o Ben Spradley's home. He walked 15 miles to Johnston, arriving thrare about jaylight, and came to Augusta. Determined to Get Narried. According to Columbus Spradley, Ben Spradley was evidently flogged inside of or in front of his own home, and not on the same spot where the young man was flogged. Young Sprad ley still has the marriage license, pro cure the day before the flogging, and declares he is going back to Monetta and carry out the plan he and Miss Holstein had made to run away and get married. Husband, Also, May Die. Batesburg, Aug. 5.-On yesterday afternoon the coroner of Aiken coun ty held an inquest over 'the body of Mrs. B. F. Spradley, who died Thurs day night. Austin Asbill was fore man of the jury, the verdict of which was: "We find that the deceased came to death by fright, brought on by a difficulty raised by Augustus L. Hol stein, Grover Holstein and other par ties unknown to the jury." The ver dict was the cause of the arrest of A. t. Holstein Idnd Grover Holstein, Sid 'ney Holstein and Richard Holstein, nephews of A. L. Holstein. - Dock Cockerell was "also arrested. It is said these parties were carried to Aiken and lodged in ,jail. Boyd Hol stein, a son of A. L. Holstein, made his escape, but it is said he will be apprehended. It is said that young Columbus Spradley was arranging to marry- a daughter of -Mr. A. L. Holstein, and to prevent such a slip they went to the home of B. L. Spradley and car ried him off and gave him a severe whipping and ordered him to go to Augusta, the home of his father. After administering the whipping, they came back to interview a negro, who lives on~ B. F. Spradley's place, .and when B. F. Spradley went out to in terfere, it was then that they fell upon him and cuffed him, about severely. One of the men hit him over the head with some kind of a blunt instrument, which rendered him unconscious for some time. The whole affair is much deplored -by the wholre community. The sad part of the whole affair is the fact that Mrs. Spradley leaves an infant only five weeks old. The physician who is attending B. F. Spradley reportg, his condition un changed, arnd he expresses the opinion that the chanc.es are against him. BEYAN REPLIES 70 UNDERWOOD. Promises Soon Other Thiings for Floor Leader to Discuss. Chicago, Aug. 3.-Whm. J. Bryan to day replied to the criticism of Repre sentative Underwood made in the house yesterday, 1*y declaring that the statements which Mr. Underwood criticised were based on a Washing ton dispatch which appeared in an Omaha paper. "If that report is in correct," said Mr.' Bryan, "I take it foi granted that Mr. Underwood will read the report before the house and deny it." "If the report is correct, I have nothing to withdraw. If it is erron eous, I shall withdraw my criticism of Mr. Underwood so far as it is bas ed on 'his action in that particular case. Whatever -the outcome in this instance, I do not withdraw my crit icism of Mr. Underwood on other oc casions and I intend to take early op portunity to give him some other things to discuss. Assumes All Responsibility. "Yes, I read the report of Mr. Un derwood's speech in the morning pa pers," said Mr. Bryan. "The criticism to which he refers is contained in an editorial which I wrote myself." "The report on which the editorial was based," continued Mr. Bryan, "ap peared last week, after the house cau cus of July 15. "I am not sure of the 'exact date, but it was not earlier than Wednes day of last week and not later than Saturday. The dispatch from Wash ington said that Speaker, Clark offer ed a resolution-a modification or a subStitute for a resolution-instruct ing the ways and means committee to proceed with the preparation of other bills. The dispatch stated that Mr. Clark was supported by a number of members, but tMr. Underwood and Mr. Fitzgerald led a fight against the resolution and defeated it. Kitchin's Remarks, as Reported. "The report also quoted Congress man Kitchin as insisting upon intro iron and steel, and quotes Mr. Kitchin as calling attention to Mr. Under wood's holdings in the steel company, and as expressing the fear that, in case of failure to proceed with the reduction of the tariff on iron and steel, such failure might be attributed to Mr. Underwood's interests in the business. My editorial was based up on this published report." Mr. Bryan was in the'city between trains and is now'on his way to Iowa.. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. By Frank M. Schumpert, Esquire, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, E. H. Aull and John K. Aull made suit to me to grant them letters of administration of the estate of and effects of Mrs. Alice Kinard Aull, deceased, THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Mrs. Alice Kinard Aull, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the court of probate, to be held at Newber ry, S. C., on Augusta 14, 1911, -next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administra tioit should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand, this 27th day of July, Anno Domini 1/11. Frank M. Schumpert, J. P. N. C. NOTICE OF FDAL SETTLEXENT. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned, as executor of the last will and testament of Epsy Stewart, de ceased, will make a finkl settlement of the estate of said deceased in the PrQ. bate Court of Newberry County, South Carolina, on the 28th, day. of August, 1911, at 11 o'clock, forenoon, and will immediately thereafter apply for let ters. dismissory. All persons indebted to said estate will make settlement forthwith, and all persons holding claims against said estate will file the same with the undersigned, eor his attorney, Eugene S. Blease, Newberry, S. C. W. G. Peterson, Executor. Never leave home on a journey with out a bottle of Chamberlain's colic, cholera and diarrhoea. remedy. It is almost 'certain to be needed and can not be obtained when on board the care or steamships. For sale .by all dealers. TAX'DELINQUELNTS. Both town and ~county will please make payment at once as I must close up my books. I' M.' M. Buford, August 3, 1911. ' Sheriff. BARBECUE AT UTOPIA.. In connection with the Farmers' un ion, we, tihe undersigned, will give a barbecue at Utopia at Mr. W. I. Her bert's ~on Thursday, August .3. The public Is Invited to attend. , W,. I. Herbert, Spralis require careful treatment Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain's Liniment freely4 It will remove the soreness and quickly restore the parts to a healthy condition. Fo~r sale by all: dealers. Vacant Scholarships "in the Citadel, The Military College of South Caro lina, Charleston,' S. C. 4One vacancy in the beneficiary scholarships ,in the Citadel from New berry countiy will be filled by competi' tive examination on August 11, 1911. For full informatipn concerning tVese scholarships address the superl intendent, at the Citadel, Charleston, S. C. Next session begins September 20, 1911. The Citadel offers courses in Civil Engipeering, Englis'h, Chemistry and Physics. Degrees of B. S. and C. E. conferred. It is designated by the war department as one of the distin guished military institutions, one of whose graduates receives a commis sion in the United States army. -*-: Tip Top Advice. "My .- Mtea me to take our boy to the d' tor to cure 9,n ugly boil," writes D. ?'?iankel, of S"oud, Okla. "1 said 'pur Bbcklen's it ica Salve on it.' She did so, and it -.lured the boil in a short time." Quickest healer of Burns,., Scals, Cuts, Corns, Bruises, Srains, Swellings. Best Pile cure on earth. Try it. Only 25c. at W. E. Peham & Son. 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