The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, June 03, 1913, Page SEVEN, Image 7
. MUTE EVIDENCE OF |
PEOPLE'S VENGEANCE
AUSTINS MULTILATED BODY DANGLED
FROM LIMU OF OAK.
Gruesome Sigrht on Court House
Square at Hampton Viewed by
* Hundreds.
Hampton, May 29.?Sheriff J. R.
Morris, of Barnwell county, entered
Hampton county last night with the
dead body of Richard Henry Austin, I
the negro desperado who had killed j
^.ree white men and wounded two j
others, and attempted a criminal as-1
' sault upon the wife of a prominent
Hampton county farmer, tucked seL
surely away in an automobile. The
j Hampton populace turned out in full
I ^i^mo thp return of the men
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kv-ho had fought so long and worked so
Bard to effect the capture of the negro
desperado. Their welcome was truly
H royal and was merited by the able conm
duct of the search for Austin. Today
F on the beautiful and spacious court
I house square, the body of Austin with
P the head and right arm severed, and
with the toes and fingers cut off, the
Lskin of the body singed and burnt,
s vings from the limb of a large oak
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K in the human breast of the white man
r . "when crime, such as those perpetrated
' by Austin, are committed in this coun>
try.
Body Tak^n from Sheriffs Auto.
In the early hours of this morning,
while Sheriff Morris was eating at Es-!
till, the body of Austin was transferred
v by unknown men from the machine of
f. the sheriff into another automobile and
was brought to Hampton, where probably
two hundred men had gathered.
Upon arrival at Hampton, about 2
o'clock, the body of Austin was taken
from the machine and viewed by the
waiting body of men. The toes and
fingers were first cut off as mementoes,
x-t? 4.1,^ -a.-q q severed from the
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body, the right arm was taken off, the |
body was placed on a fire, singed and |
burnt. Next ropes were fastened to the
body, it was suspended from the limb
? of an oak tree, where it now swings.
All night long people came, viewed the
body of the desperado, and then quietly
went to their homes. The men were
unusually quiet and orderly. Xo excitement
prevailed. Sheriffs Morris
and Lightsey arrived from Estill soon
after this, and in an interview with
these two men the following detailed
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account 01 me llUilt anu
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v elicited:
Story of Hunt and Captnre.
After being fed on the South Carolina
side of the Savannah river, be- j
tween the time of the killing of the I
three white men, by a negro on the
Martin place, in Hampton county, as
Austin himself related, which negro
was minutely described and the farm
on which the negro worked was also
j described, until the time Austin crossm^ed
the river, Austin went to Hutson's
Ferry and talked to some white men,
who, as Austin stated, told him to
cross at that place. The ferryman, one
Coker, told Mr. Parr, and he in turn
wired the authorities.
Upon receipt of the information Sheriffs
Morris and Lightsey rushed to the
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river ana tneir aogs iraueu ausuu iux
one mile. This was on Friday. The
' # posse then went to the house at which
Austin had lived in Georgia and there
I found that Austin had just eluded
' them, there being a cup, in which
greens in hot water were cooking, the
man's shoes and the sack in the house.
| These belongings were found on the
1 person of the desperado when he was
captured. The dogs could not pick up
* the trail at the house.
100 Yards from Posse,
f Austin afterwards stated that he was
| in asmall patch of gall berry bushes
J in a small patch of gall berry b *;shee
when the men entered. Other neighboring
houses were then searched without
avail. Then the searching party returned
to the house and saw that the
cup, shoes and sack had disappeared.
Absolutely no trail could be found. On
Saturday word reached the searchers
rthat the negro had been seen at Mr.
Marvin Jarrell's house, where he went
to get something to eat oil Friday. On
[ Sunday the fact that Austin had approached
three negro houses in search
of food became known. The Barnwell
eouty dogs trailed him three miles f
and back to the bay near Austin's *or^
mer home. That day pickets were
~ placed it different stations around the
country. Monday the searchers found a
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lire aiiU iuc uug? n urn oaiuncu uancu
Austin around the bay or swamp for
fc^everal hours at times reaching the
y man and fighting him. At one time,
' Messrs Lightsey and Morris were within
100 yards of Austin and heard him
hit the pursuing dog. The dog re,
covered shortly after this, but was
not able to be put back into the bay.
Morris Battered Down Door.
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Messrs. O'Neal, Dunbar and Oswald,
of the searching party, on Tuesday
morning surrounded a hous-e in which,
the negro was supposed to be. The
brave Morris, risking his life in so
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battered down the door of the house
and searched it thoroughly. This occured
at about S a. m. Tracks having
been found leading to the Savannah
river swamp, the searchers followed,
but the trail was found to be
obliterated. Weary and almost exhausted
the searchers then broke
ranks and quietly returned to their
oil Knno nf thp armrehension of
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Austin having vanished.
Messrs. Morris and Stivenger went
to the home of Mr. Jarrell and were
in the front yard when Austin approached
the kitchen door and asked
for food, stating that he was cold and
wet and very hungry. Miss Jarrell
communicated the fact of Austin's
presence to Sheriff Morris, who went
to the back door of the kitchen and
looked out. He then slipped out of one
of the side doors and approached the
man, who was back of the gard-en
fence. Both Austin and Mr. Morris
raised their guns to fire, but the sheriff
fired first, bringing down his man with
a load of buckshot.
Fugitive's Last Sbind.
Austin recovering from the shock
raised up to fire at Mr. Stivenger, who
?? "?^AMniror nt this time, but
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Stivenger stopped him by shooting a j
44 Winchester through the left arm
and breaking it. Austin was pounced
upon by Sheriff Morris and Mr. Stivengre
and overpowered. He was then,
placed upon an improvised cot and
was found to have two guns and four
shells. H-e had changed the load in
the several shells so as to have some
buckshot in each shell.
The ladies of Newington praised
Sheriff Morris very highly, tuning out I
in force to compliment him. The Barn- j
w-ell dogs were literally covered with j
ribbons and decorations.
On going into Savannah people Hocked
to the train in such numbers that
the train had to be backed out of the
Brinson depot, and held until an ambu
lance arrived.
Chase Ended, Manhunters Keturn.
Allendale, May 29.?All members of
the man-hunting posse have returned
from Georgia and are full of their adventures
and hair-breadth escapes
the pursuit of Richard Henry Austin,
who for several weeks puzzled officers
of experience by his daring feats. To
all appearances he was absolutely
fear qtm hv his iriekerv and !
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his jungle sense showed his kinship
to the Indian.
After his capture he related with
composure "how he eluded his pursu- i
ers, dodging them like a wild animal, j
saying that often the men would pass j
very near him, and that only once did j
he become really frightened, and that |
was when he thought he was cor- j
nered in a swamp, but by keeping his j
head he made 'his escape. It is relat- j
ed that he was a negro of some educa*:v^;nrr
ohlo tn write a STOOd hand.
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The members of the posse are unstinted
in their praise of the Georgia
people for their aid in the hunt aD
for their hospitality. A number of m^,
from this s-ection left here for Hampton
last night to view the body of the
noted desperado.
AUSTIN IS BURIED.
Body is Cat From Tree and Covered
With Dirt in Potters'
Field.
Hampton, May 30.?The mutilated
body of Richard Henry Austin, which
has been hanging from the limb of a
tree in Hampton's beautiful court
house square, has been cut down.
The body was wrapped in a sheet,
placed in a coffin and hauled to the
potters' field where it was buried
wtihout ceremony.
The citizens of Hampton are glad
that the sight 'has been removed and j
quiet restored.
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May Make ?w Pla^e for Judge Woods, j
Washington, May 23.?It is be-1
lieved likely that the nomination of
Justice Charles A. Woods, of the
South Carolina supreme court, to be
United States judge may be withdrawn
in a few days, and that he
will be immediately nominated to the j
i
additional judgeship that is liKeiy to
be created by act of congress.
Senator Chilton of West Virginia,
who strongly urged the appointment
of Representative Davis of that State
to .the place for which Justice "Woods
was named, has secured the passage
by th-e senate of a bill providing for
an additional judge' in the fourth circuit.
The house has not acted upon
that bill. Representative Mitchell
Palmer, of Pennsylvania, however,
had passed through the house a bill
providing for an additional judge for
the eastern district of Pennsylvania,
and when that bill came before the
senate yesterday, it was passed with
an amendment providing ior the adf/->n
w v, indsre. With
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concurrence of the bouse and J
the approval of the president, this
bill may become a law in a short time,
whereas the Chilton bill, now slumbering
in -the house committee
might not be acted on for an indefinite
period.
It is stated on apparently good authority
that if the additional fourth
circuit judgeship is create^, the president
may withdraw Justice Woods's
name, and nominate Mr. Davis to
succeed Judge G-off, and immediately
name Justice Woods for the new
place, because it will have been created
by a congress of which Davis is
a member; hence, the reported con-1
templated shifting of nominations. 1
The two judgehips will be of the>
same rank.
FEDERATION SCHOLARSHIP.
Open to Competitive Examinations.
Appieation >Iust Be Filed By
June the 20th.
The- South Carolina Federation of
Women's clubs offers the following
scholarships: one at "Winthrop college,
value $104.00 and free tuition;
one at Confederate Home College,
value $100.00; one at Limestone college,
value $50.00; c..? at Cofcer college,
value $50.00; one at Training
School for Kindergarteners, given by
The South Carolina Kindergarten
association value $100.00. These
scholarships are for four years, with
the exeception of the one at the Training
School for Kindergarteners, which
is for two years.
These scholarships are awarded by
competitive examination, and are not
open to any one who has attended
college before, unless there is no
other aDDlicant. Applicants must be
over fifteen years of age.
Applicants must have the endorsement
of the president or some officer
of a club belonging to the federation.
No applicant will be received after
June the 20th.
For further information, address,
Mrs. Frank E. Gary,
Chairman of Education,
Abbeville, S. C.
U. S. POSTAGE FOR PHILIPPINES.
Postmaster Burleson and Secretary
Garrison Issue Order.
Washington, May 29.?Postmaster
General Barleson and Secretary of
War Garrison today signed a joint
order directing that after July 1, the
embossed stamped envelopes and sin- j
gle one cent postal cards of the Unit- j
ed States be valid for postage in
the Phillippine Islands when directed
to any address in the United States,
and that those of the Philippines be
accepted here under similar conditions.
Stamps are not included in
the order. !
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A Circus "Spieler's" Speech at a University.
In the June American Magazine appears
the "Autobiography of a Theatri- j
cal Press Agent," in which the story
is told of a famous Shakespearean j
actor, now one of the foremost and
richest men on our stage, who in his 1
early days was scheduled by his j
press agent to make an address at a
university in a city where he and his
company were to appear. The ar
rangement was made without the
actor's knowledge or consent and
when the day came.,'for him to appear |
before the university, he sent word j
to his press agent a few hours before
the gathering that 'he wouid Eot he
able to appear. The press agent was
angry at his employer, the actor, and
decided to resign, but before he |
resigned, he resolved to "get j
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"spieler" for Barnum's Circus and
hired him to go before the university
audience and impersonate the actor.
The press agent and the "spieler"
hastily got hold of a second hand copy
of George Henry Lewe'u "An of Acting"
and copied extracts from it,
which the "spieler" memorized for
delivery as his epeech. The story
goes on:
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tor-car, the spieler, the circus pressagent,
the dean of the university faculty,
and myself drove to the campus
where we found the biggest auditorium
packed with the intellectual flower of
the State, and most of the counties ad- !
joining. I had previously given out
copies of the oration to the local newspapers,
and had sent others to the
leading journals in surrounding cities.
The spieler turned nary a hair. He
was an old hand at almost any game> |
but when it came to "wind-jamming' j
he took off his fcigh hat to nobody. Fol
v^kell
as
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phone line wi
same high-clas
now enjoyed \
If you ha^
tell you how t
You do not ot
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lowing out the instructions, he maintained
an impenetrable dignity, listened
meditatively to the organ obligato
which started the exercises, bowed
his head modestly while the president
of the university uttered gaudy
encomiums on the art and artistry of
the celebrated guest of the afternoon,
or*,* ornso nmiri p torrent of applause
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to deliver his speech.
"And it was some speech! Carefully
tossing back a stray lock from his
gray wig, he shouted, 'Lad-ees and
GeDt-elmen!' in a way that gave me the
cold shivers, and then, quickly regaining
himself, sailed into "The Art
of Acting' precisely as Dewey sailed
into Manila Bay. He was a revelation
and a riot. A dozen times applause
interrupted his flow of George Henry
Lewe's diction. Once, when he let
himself out bit, he had to hold up his
hand to stop the cheering; and when
he had finished, the audience rocKea
with wild-eyed enthusiasm and pressed
forward to grasp the great man's
fist.
! "None of my company was present
at the affair, and so the star was not
i tipped off as to what had happened
until he alighted from the train Monday
afternoon and was handed a bundle
containing copies of his speech in
all the papers and a box-office statement
showing that his house was sold
nicr*hf nnd mnst of the re
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mainder of the week. Attached to the
statement was my resignation to take
effect immediately. I went to the circus
that night. Aftter the show the
circus press-agent, the pieler, and I
had a blowout in the palm-room of the
I
| local hotel. At an adjoining table sat
my late star, his leading lady, to
whom he was married, and his business
manager. He eyed me gloomily,
but uttered no word. Next day I head-,
ed back to New York.
"The Shakespearean company did a
land-office business throughout the
State, but although I have passed him
scores of times on the street, in clubs
and in hotel lobbies, the head of it has |
I "
never addressed a syllable to me."
Doomsday After 1933.
The Jews will return to Jerusalem
in 1915, and the Battle of Armageddon
will be fought in 1933, according to
Rev. S. Samuel Clements, superin
tendent of the Wesleyan Methodist
society, who is delivering a course of
lectures in the First "Wesleyan churob,
of Philadelphia. Fifty-second and
Thompson streets, on "The Second
Coming of Christ." Mr. Clements declares
that the. New Testament has
foretold these events, and that by a
careful study of the Scriptures and
by comparing the prophecies with
happenings of the past, specific time
1 -*1 '"? IT- + C* I
c<tJLL o" set iur Lu.ese gi^siu cicuw.
"The sign of the times plainly show
that the fulfillment of all prophecy is
now at hand. St. Paul declared that
the falling off from the Christian faith,
would be the forerunner of the final ;
destruction of the world. People nowadays
are not going to church. This is '
a lite<l fulfillment of the prophecy. i
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Farmer^
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ith PryorSt., Atlanta, Ga. j
"The world is getting worse everyday.
The extreme disobedience of children
to their parents is another sign
that the world is getting worse instead
of better. The time is not far off when
the final consummation of all thin^p
* ' ? T??.? T,TiU
will be at nana, me jtws nm icluiu
to Jerusalem in 1915, in preparation
for the second and literal return of
Christ to the world. The present Balkan
war is simply another fulfillment
of Biblical prophecy and paving the
way for the second coming of Christ.
"The decline of the Papacy will occur
in 1923, and the Battle of Armageddon
will he fought in 1933. The end
of the world will soon follow."?Phil
adelphia Record.
A Pare Mathematician.
Let Po-ets chant of Clouds and
things
In lone attics!
A Nobles Lot is his who clings
To Mathematics.
Sublime he sits, no Worldly Strife
His Bosom Vexes,
Reducing all the Doubts of Life
To Y's and X's.
!
Let Bra parts vow to do and dare
And right abuses!
He'd rather sit at Borne and square
Hypotenuses.
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Along his straight-ruled paths he
goes
Oontem-ed with 'em
The only Rhythm that he knows,
A logarithm.
An uptown lady who still con- !
siders herself a girl receives e^ery
year a book from her father on her
birthday. She now has one of the
largest libraries in the city.?Anderson
Mail.
Needs
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and get the ...
istance service
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this book will
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ijaroecae jjuucc.
We will give a first class barbecue
at Keitts Grove on July 24. A good dinner
is guaranteed.
B. M. Suber,
0. A. Felker.
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We, the undersigned, will give a barbecue
in front of J. P. Wicker's, No. 2
township, on the second Saturday in
July.
H. M. Wicker.
J. P. Wicker.
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I will give a first class barbecue at
my residence at tke late J. A. Cromer's
home place, on Saturday, August
9. Dinner 35 and 45 cents. Enjoyi
ment for young people guaranteed.
J. A. Felker.
Barbeene Meat and Hash.
I will have at my store Saturday,
May 31, barbecue meat and hash for
sale at 11 o'clock. No dinner will be
served. All for sale.
G. W. Kinard,
Prosperity, S. C.
Barbecue at Pomaria.
There will he a barbecue at Pomaria
July 4th for the benefit of the Lutheran
church. Refreshments will be
served on the grounds. Therg' will
be speeches, baseball and other attractions.
Dinner 40 and 50 cent3.
"Frederick," said the Sabbath
school teacher, "how many years did
Methuselah live?"
Frederick looked nonpulsed.
"But see," she admonished, "here
is this list I asked you to memorize.
Methuselah 969."
"Oh," said Frederick, depreciatingly,
"is that "what it means? I supposed
that was his telephone number."?
Presbyterian WitMM,