Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f s * YOLCSE lit JiUSBEB IT. KEWBEBBY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FIRDAY, FEBRIABY 28, 1913. TWICE A WEEK, ?U0 A YEAB. \ Gives Cruel T as Rea. ( SENSATION SPRUNG IN j PENITENTIARY MATTER! /N'i?r?nvAn I?T V iUV CL'Vn^: Ul^. 1 liUYtn.^un Duti SAGE TO LEGISLATURE. I Had >"egro Brought to His Oftice and ; Cites Members of the House as Witnesses. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Feb. 27.?G-ov. Blease on Tuesday night sent the following message to the general assembly: Gentlemen of the General Assembly: [ transmit to you herewith letter received by me on the morning of ? February 25, 1913: "February 23, 1913. \ TTV/^ol 1 onpv flnvprnnr FUpasp I Columbia, S. C. "Honorable Sir: Simeon Ellis (col-! ored) a prisoner ... I understand, was talking to you yesterday, Saturday, on the street. He was working on the city street detail and ' as you passed asked his guard, Cor-1 I poral Boykin, to speak to you, and j .HoyKin rerusea nmi me permission iu do so and he spoke to you anyhow. "To day he was brought ud before (Japt. Sondley by Boykin and was sentenced to the stocks and Ellis says he "was struck 45 or 50 lashes, he can not say the exact number, and his back j now shows the result from his head i down to his hips. "I am telling you this as a matter of information, which I think you will he glad to know at this time, as I am very well posted as to what your policies are regarding such things regarding the State penitentiary. "Therefor-? I do not hesitate to send you this information as I know that you will not give the source of your information. "Yours respectfully, (Signed) s "Monday morning." ? "Ellis was taken to the blacksmith "* shop and a pair of very short shackles put 011 him and he tuen tola tne uaptain and Dr. Jennings that he was going to tell you the first chance that he had been whipped for talking to you. Then he was taken to the shop again to have the chain lengthened, and while this was beir^ ^one he had ^ fit He is subiect to such spells. ----- - - ( The chains were cut off him and he was taken to the hospital, where he now is. I understand he is in serious T condition. "Later: To still further punish this poor, ignorant, defenceless negro. Dr. Jennings applied a strong electric battery to him and tortured him for more than a half hour. His screams and cries and piteous appeals for mercy could be heard all over the * penitentiary grounds." ?, Upon receipt of this letter, Col. Aull, my private secretary, requested Cap- j tain of the Guard Sondley, at the; State penitentiary, to bring this pris-; i one" to my office at o'clock p. m. He was brought in his prison garb, closely shackled, with a chain around Kntv, locc Ac tn his nhvsifal cnnrii tion, I leave the description of that! for Representatives (\ C. W'yche. I Mitchum and Fortner, who wore pres- ; ent and saw the negro's back and hips : > This is but another instance which j ( came to my -ears only by accident, and | -which I am giving to you for the pur- j pose of showing that I am doing what j A . I can to relieve suffering humanity, j and that I am only heeding the- de-j manas ox auiiiauuv upuu mtr. j After finding that the negro had 1 been in the penitentiary thirteen ; . , years for killing another negro, and | L feeling sure that if 1 returned him to; /. >. the penitentiary as a prisoner he; ; would again be whipped, shocked and ; /: : possibly killed, I granted him a parole :: K during his good behavior. In taking this course, I am satisfied j W that I am not only heeding the do-j inlands of humanity, but that I am up-; holding the letter and the spirit of j our constitution, which provides in I Section 19 of Article I, "r.or cruel and i musual punishment inflicted," and reatment son for Parole "corpora! punishment snan not ne inflicted." The letter which I have transmitted to you says that when this negro was tortured with "a strong electric battery . . . for more than a half hour," "his screams and cries and nitonns annpalc fnr mercv could be yi>-\,vuo ?r-1.??u heard all over the penitentiary grounds." They reached my ears. They have now reached yours. The demand upon me was not for mercy, but for justice, and 1 believe that justice was secured from me, so far as in my power lay to give it. What will you do? Very respectfully. Cole. L. Blease, Governor. Columbia, S. C., February 2r>, 1913. Mr. Mills Livingston's Loss. It was stated in the last issue of The Herald and News that Mr. Mills M. Livingston had lost his barn by fire on Saturday night. He was in the city Tuesday and gave some information. The barn was a fine, substantial building. Besides its complete destruction, with all of his feed stuff in large and assorted quantities, tys pea thresher and other machinery, implements and tools were destroyed. He estimated his loss at between $1,500 and $2,000, insurance covering about half the loss. As to the origin of the fire it 4s unknown, dui Mr. **yo that tracks were discovered in the rear of the barn site, said tracks made by a person running from the place. Sehu mpert-S ichols. Married, at the residence of the of~ l T??? A T Rnw. ticiaung minister, nev. ui. *l. ?rs, on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Mr. A. M. Nichols and Miss Pearl Schumpert. Both of Utopia. Death' of Mrs. Harriet Zobel. Mrs. Harriet A. Zobel. widow of tlv late Julius Zobel, died last night at ? ^ - ?J* ?-? ? < ?I s~\ 1 _ her nome on Diauumg suwi, * lowing a short illness. Mrs. Zobel io survived by five children, Mrs. Charles Far.nsworth, of I^aciile, Wyo., L J. Zobel. P. W. Zobel, T. C. ZobcJ. James L. Zobel, of Columbia, and oa-i sister and two brothers, Miss Mary 10. McCoy, John W. McCoy and P. B. McCoy, of Columbia. j Mrs. Zobel was 67 years of age,'hav-, : ?~ ? rai-iHant r>f Pnlnmhifl '"or lllg ucua a icoiuvuw V4 WW many years. She was a native of Helena, Newberry county. She ^ak> a member of the Lutheran church il??r j husband. Julius J. Zobel, was a Con-| federate veteran, member of coriraiiyi E. Third South Carolina, of the Ker-! shaw brigade.?The State, 25th. \ Mrs. Zobel's funeral was held at 3.30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at j " TA " ' --xl?" nlinw.Ii intor- i 5>t. raui S Liuuieian uiuitu, *??v? ment in Elmwood c?:netery. The pallbearers were: C. J. Beck,, Col. U. R. Brooks, R. C. Keenan, Dr. | D. S. Pope, W. P. Houseal and H. A.! Taylor. Mrs. Louise Zobel and Mrs. 0. Klett- i ner, relatives of the deceased, were in attendance. Could any one afford to miss "Andrew Jackson" at Arcade Saturday, in two reels. Junior Workers. The .Junior Workers' band of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer w ill 'hold what will possibly be the most iniDortant meeting of the y.-ar aL tho parsonage next Monday at i p. m. An interesting and instructive program has been arranged for the occasion, and every member of the band is requested to be present if possible. Also other children of the congregation ' who have not yet joined are cordially invited to be present. Parents can not afford to let their children miss the splendid training this band is giving. Mr. and Mrs. .J. H. Foster and baby, * ? Vt Amo Virginia, nave reiunieu ium in Roanoke. Va., after a visit to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Foster, in the county. Mr. VV. P. Houseal. of Columbia, and Dutch Weather prophet fame, was 1.1 the city Thursday. The Arcade guarantees four features each week, and they r.ot to t>1 over L'.~ days old. i LITTLE MOUNTAIN NEWS. \ "The Ranchman," An Ametenr Play, Prod need by Local Talent, a (ireat Success. Special to the Herald and News. Little Mountain, Feb. 26.?Occasionally the people of Little Mountain I and surrounding communities are j highly entertained in the large auditorium of the High School Building by plays given by local talent. The one given last Friday evening "The j Ranchman" was the best yet. The scene was a typical western one. All j of the actors played well their parts, and evidenced the fact that intelligence and superiority are not un- j lr r< r> nnanitioe lurp Thp nlav was i so interesting and entertaining, due j not only to the character of the play i itself, but also to the training that i each ac^or received, that a general desire hrv's been expressed to have it reDroduced. A large audience greeted the actors and everyone pre-; sent was highly gratified. Being a i fine play, interesting, entertaining, educational, well rendered, let's have I it again. Hurrah! for "The Ranch-: j man." j The teachers of the high school are.! very glad to welcome Miss Mathias, i i our music teacher, back with us again.! Miss Mathias had the misfortune or being suffering with a case of typhoid fever for several weeks. i Rev. Cline. preached for us last SunI day eve in interest of the "Lowman j Home." | I Dr. Sease is improving rapidly to' the gratification of his many friends 1 1 I here. 1 I It is beginning to look and feel like spring again, seeing the farmers haul- j ing fertilizers from here. j School work in general is progressing nicely, and it looks now as though i this will be the best session we have had in many years. Church of the Redeemer. TT'iilon vvirlpr nastor^. V XXC* . UU II. JL uivu .. , J . i Nothing preventing, the following will be the program of divine services at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer next Sunday: 11 a. m.?The regular morning service. The pastor will preach on the subject: "A Wise Man's Wisest Quesj tion." A prudent merchant forecast- j | ing the end of the year goes over his I books, takes stock, and counts tne j profit or loss. Foreseeing danger men i take out accident policies. Knowing I I j that life is uncertain men having help- | | less women and children dependent [ upon them wisely insure their lives | that these may not be left upon the' j charity of the world. Seeing a possiI ble conflagration wise men insure' I I their houses, stores and property. A ' I - i-t- - i t ?.WA,j ! wise man Knowing mat ne iuaj 5iu? ; j old lays up something for the helpless age. I A wise question that men need to, [ask themselves in this age is: "When1 | life's banquet is over, and my seat empty, will I be missed?" Are our. lives such that when we are called I i away the world will feel a loss, or will it be glad that we are goner | 7.30 p. m.?There will be a song service. Nothing preventing, the pas-1 j tor will give a lecture at this service j on "Every man his Klondyke." In: ! this age of restlessness men need . 'stop to consider the splendid opp?r-j I tunities and blessings at their v<n*v i doors, if they will only see them aul _ ; seize them. So.ne practical thoughts; i %?.;n Kfl nvQcontoH in lecture tlie* ' \\ ill Ur j;>VOV,Ul,VU AAA V..V _ ; all our citizens need to consider i 4 p. in.?The Sunday school ra,j '?. i j The public is cordially invited to all! I the services. ! | The Arcade never mentions clear i pictures, that's understood. Ask the j I -r.f ,? 11-Jin Viiir. }>AAn | pai iv nc/ uu<^ wvvm. | Alderman Ward 1 Resigns. Capt. W. H. Shelley, having decided j J to move to Sumter, has resigned as! i alderman for Ward 1, and city council j j jias oraereu an necuuu iu wv | March 18. ' i Parlor Car Discontinued. Effective March 1, 1913, the through j parlor car service between Greenville I and Charleston on trains Xos. 52 and .53 via (\ & W. C? C., X. & L. and A. ,C. L. will be discontinued and this car will only be operated on thesi trains between Columbia and Ohnrles| ton. 2-2S-4t. / APPOINTS GAME WARDEN. Governor Says Legislature Insists on Paying One, and Blease Han Might as Well Have It. Special to The Herald and News. ^ 1 ' * - " t- af uoiumoia, ftD. Zi.?vxuv. Di-'ase uaa sent the following message to the senate and transmitted a copy of it to the house: Gentlemen: Seeing that the present general assembly is inclined to pay the unjust claim of J. Henry Rice, as State game warden for 1912, after the veto of the salary claimed had been sustained in 1912, and Mr. Rice having resigned, as per the following communication: "CcZumbia, S. C., 1913. "To tho Governor and General Assembly of South Carolina. "Gentlemen: I hereby tender my resignation as chief game warden of the State, to become effective so soon as my successor is named and has qualified. "I am, wun gr-fat respect. Yours truly, (Signed) ".Tames Henry Rice, "Chief Game Warden." "Accepted Janary 31, 1913. (Signed) "Cole. L. Blease, "Governor." And, the Audubon society, having mp thp t'nllnwins: nnmmuni ration: "Columbia, S. C., 21st Feb., 1913. "Hon. Cole. L. Biease, Governor, Columbia, S. C. I "Dear Sir: In order to advance a work of great importance to the people of South Carolina, I herewith beg kto transmit to you the nomination by the Audubon society of South Carolina or Ail red Kicnarason as cinei game warden of the State. "Very truly yours, (Signed) . "W. H. Gibbes, "President." I have this day appointed Alfred Aldrich Richardson as chief game ' warden for this State, in obedience to sub-division 2, Section 747, Vol. II, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1912, WHICH XCclUS. "2. Apopintment of chief game, warden, bond, oath of office. The mode of his appointment shall be as follows: The Audubon society of South Carolina shall send in the name of suitable person to the governor. On approving this nomination, the governor shall transmit the name, with his recommendation, to the State sen ate . . You will notice the word "shall" is used and not the word "may," making it mandatory upon the governor to transmit the name with his recommendation to the State senate. I think the office a useless one; thought so last year and vetoed the appropriation, in an endeavor to save the tax-payers of this State their hard earned money; that general assembly, who fought me at every turn, and a large majority of whom the people of South Carolina retired, sustained my veto; but, your house has seen fit to reverse' the anti-Btease house, and pay this claim, thereby showing tliat they think there should be such an l/IUVV. 1 think a mistak-e has been made in paying Rice, and I think it a mistake to have such an office, but if you think differently and pay Rico, we might as well let a Blease man have the job and pay him also. I am satisfied if Rice had not been paid this matter would not have been further agitated: we would have had no game warden and the people would nave been pleased; but, of course, after Kice was paia, it was oui aauuui mm somebody should work for the job; it is also natural that th>e Audubon society would demand its rights and make its recommendation, and your law says I "shall" transmit it to you, v hence, here it is. If the fight is to be made, lets make it to the finish. I have lead my part of it successfully since 1S90, and I am still in it. I may go down, but when I do you will set: a ~ ? --- ? CiTlfl T my nag uymg mc unu . j will not go disappointed, for I have got all I wanted and that is considj erable more than many others can say I or ever will say. Very Kspectfully. Prvlp T. P.lp^sp Governor. i j Wlu n we advertise, we deliver the j uoocls. Arcade. i GOVERNOR'S POSITION IM ADnrofur n rrTinw in uni/Lninu LjUA/iiuii WHY HE FIXED APRIL 29 FOR CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. Says Executive Committee Did Not ! Have Quorum, and Action Taken l>y Them Blow at System. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Feb. 27.?Gov. Blease, in answer to a request for his full position in the matter, has given the folj lowing interview explaining fully his j position in connection with the call! ing of an election to select a succesI sor to Congressman Legare: "Qi-mrf-iv aftpr rnn?rpssiiian Le j gare's death I wrote to each county |,chairman in the First congressional j district in order to get their views in | regard to holding a primary. All of them answered, favoring the primary. I myself, personally, favored it, as j I have always favored the primary in j this State. As the candidates were announced. I addressed a letter to each of them, whether prospective candidates or uiose positively announced, and each of them answered, favoring the primary. I secured this information for two reasons, first, so that when the executive committee met I could fm :ish it to them, and, secondly, that I might order the general election at such time as would give opportunity for a primary to be held. "I am a member of the State executive committee! but have not attended a meeting since the present chairman was elected, and will not attend one while he is chairman, I do not speak to him, and never expect to?personally, on business or otherwise. Consequently I would not attend any meeting over which he presided, and if I should be so unfortunate as to be in one where a majority would select * r 1,1 Mini as tneir presiding omcci, 1 wumu immediately retire. "When the committee met here last Friday I was exceedingly busy, having : j just received from my secretary, Col. I Aull, a large number of bills which ' 1? -3 ^ ~ VVTT f Tvrv (ran^ro 1 n Q j IlclU UfcJfcJli itlLIilCU UJ Hi-C I sembly and were awaiting my signa- i ture. I thought, however, that the! committee would consult the governor ?not the member of the committee j from Newberry, but the governor of: the State, whose duty it was to order j -1 ??~ ,,-rw,V-, tVio rimo tVlA nri- j j lue eicviiuii, uy\ju. i.>u>v t- - - , marv should be ordered. However,1 the committee?or, at least, those who; met; I understand there was not a quorum present, and those in the meeting had no right to transact any business?but those who did meet, j following their usual custom of last year, showed their political bias and prejudice against the present governor by absolutely ignoring him in the matter, and I feel that I am in no way bound to recognize the acts of a minority of a committee, who did not constitute a quorum, when they abj solutely ignored me in the matter. \ i "Some time ago I announced that j 10 ?j~- * v> ? nnssihlv I 1 woum orucj LLic tiwwv.. ?? the second Tuesday in April, but cer- | tainly during the month of April, for I : deemed it extremely important on ac-! | count of Charleston's situation and j location towards the Panama canal, j and also for the reason that it has j j been agreed that the appointments of' i President Wilson in this State shall j ! be governed oy ui>e t-uusiwomcu w* ' the respective districts?in view of j j these facts, I say, [ deemed it ex- j j tremely important for this important j j post at Washington to be filled at the J earliest possible moment. 1 was surprised, then, when I saw that the committee had not only ignored me, j but had ignored the date which I had suggested, and postponed the primary to a date which, if it should be allowed to govern the date for the general election, would deprive this district of a representative until the end of the special session of congress, which President Wilson will call, which I J think would be very detrimental to the \ best interests of the district, and par-} ticularly to the port and city of 'jnarleston. "However, to be frank with you and with the people of the district, I do not think a primary advisable if it is to be used as a means to rob candirjotoc hv fnnv. and I think it dis graceful and disgusting that any body o: white men should say that another i i white man shall pay the enormous and extravagant sum of $500 for the bare privilege of beijig a candidate in a white man's primary in South Carolina. It is outrageous, because it utterly deprives the poor white maa of the right of entering the race. By A 4: ^ U ? (?"AA ?-V? A1. tut; unit: lie icixaeo tuia $o\jv, auu iucu pays his absolutely necessa:y expenses, and the contributions th-it will bs expected of him by the ounty committees, and the individual contributions which every candidate does pay, and is forced to make under the dis guise of charity, he will be ruined, if he is a poor man, and, in short, it simply means that nobody but a corporation official, or corporation-furni,6hed-nfpney candidate can get in the race. I believe that is the purpose for which it was done, and if, as the governor of the people of this State, I can thwart it, I believe it is my duty to do so, and I propose, to do it. And I propose, in the next State convention, to make a fight to fix the assessments of candidates, through a coti mittee, and take it out of the hands or a set of politicians who place themselves as the special guardians of the people and attempt to deprive the poor man of the privilege of entering a race. I guess if this crowd could fix the assessments next summer they would put the assessment for the United States senate so high that it would be absolutely 'impossible for me to pay it, in order that the corpora tions might eiect their candidate, and the poor people, unless they took up a private subscription to enter their ; man, would be deprived even of the | privilege of having some one to vote I for. 4 "And, while we are speaking of the matter of expense, and where the mo! ney goes to, it might he well to see j who was present and who was paid i for attending this so-called special i meeting or ine executive wiuwhiw. x ! "I think it better for the First dis1 [ trict to have 210 primary, rather than ' to be forced to vote for onjv such men ! as the corporations will furnish the money to pay the campaign expense 1 and assessments of. "I consider this a grave situation, \ Hirpr-t discrimination in favor of the rich as against the poor, and I thi.ik the .nembers of the State executive committee had better beware before they go much further with this kind of politics. "My private secretary, Col. Aull, stated my position to the Xews and Courier, and I stand by what he said. I add what I have here stated in ordor that my position may be given In full, and that the people of the Stat.': ai d of the district may see and know what is going on; and, for the further ieason, to kt the people see th-i* it i.s .iot a mnflint between the S'ate executive committee and the governor, but merely a disagreement between the governor and a little handful of men ?not even a quoroum?of the State executive committee, who are attempting to dictate to the white voters of a congressional district. And I have no doubt but that certain can didates for congress were consulted in the matter, while others were ignored. "As a matter of fact, I believe the action of those claiming to be the executive committee is entirely illegal, and there was not a quorum present. If the committee wants to do the right thing it can now meet and nave the primary within the time mentioned in the proclamation, and no one will be hurt. The law requiring sixty days as to Charleston will not affect the matter, for the Democratic party in a special primary can make its own rules and requirements. The general law on the statute books applies to the g-e.ieral primary elections, and there is nothing about special elections. Therefore,, there is no reason for any uneasiness or fear. What I am fighting for is my old platform, 'Equal rights to ?Il m^n and special privileges to uone.'" A Cheerful Prospect. They had just become engaged. "What joy it will be," she exclaimj ed. "for me to share all your griefs and sorrows!" "Bui, darling! he protested:' 'I have none." "Xo," she answered; "but when ve I are married you will have."