The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 13, 1922, Image 1
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VOLUME LV1II, NUMBER 3. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY \Q, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STARTS ITS GRIND
GET: DOWN' TO WORK I IN
SHORT ORDER
By J. K. Aull
Governor Cooper Delivers Annual
Message In Person?Many Measures
Pour Into Hopper
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<? Columbia, Jar.. 12.?At 2 o'clock
<$> five ballots had been taken for
associate justice as follows: J. H.
? * /? -> at 7 r> ? u ? 10.
<*y ivianon do; ai. ij. x>uiiuam *xv,
<?> Carter 4G. Judge Shipp's name *
<r> was withdrawn after the fourth
ballot. '*
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Columbia, Jan. 12.?Convening at
rr% 1 ? -a-l 1 n/v'/sln4n n'af
noon or Tuesday, tne icguuiuis
down to work immediately. Both Lieutenant
Governor Wilison G. Harvey,
dn calling the senate to order, and
Speaker J. B. Atkinson, in the house,
spoke of necessity for relief in tax
matters, and yesterday, in his annual
message, Governor Cooper devoted a
considerable portion of his remarks
^ to financial recommendations.
Cnaoi-or A+L-ir>5nn in his remarks
KJ^ItauVA ^ A W4?*.wv ??
paid a feeling- tribute to the memory
of the late Mr. George S. Mower, of
Newberry, who died last year during
his term of office.
Governor Cooper delivered his message
in person from "the speakers
stancf in the hall of the house of representatives.
He stressed the point
that the state government is not too
| expensive, but said "that our method
| of raising revenue is intolerable and
indefensible."
The governor forcefully reviewed
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me enure tcix Si-uaniiii ai.u mv
legislature to relieve the tax burden
* on the small property owner and shift
it in parr, at least, to property now
? escaping taxation, and to provide newsources
of revenue, including1 an income
tax, an inheritance tax, a tax
on vaseline ana other petroleum products,
an occupation license, a tax on
luxuries, and a tax on hydro-electric
power.
The governor also submitted to the
legislature the budget for 1922, which
i total; $6,466,83-1, as against the tcL
tal amount appropriated for 1921 cf
1 $6,767,135. The largest item is for
education, the gcverror strongly urging
that the state's educational activ>ities
not be curtailed.
.According to the figures presented,
the expenses of the join*" legislative?
committee on efficiency and economy,
which investigated tax conditions.
1 o ?ig \Tncf r>T +hi?. was oaid
W ^ v..v v- t
a Chicago firm of efficiency expert^,
the amount paid this firm being
$9,750. Traveling expenses of experts
amounted to 8970; stenographic
work to a little over ?1,000; per diem
of members of committee, $230;
traveling expenses of members, $309.
and several other items, such as ofr
fice supplies, and so on.
Ballo&nG: for an associate justice
of the supreme court, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late
Associate Justice Georsre W. Gage r>f
Chester, will probably commence at
noon today. The legislature deadr
locked on this election last year.
r Nearly forty ballots were taken, t* e
final vote standing: Jesse F. Cart- r
of Brmberg, 48; M. L. Bonham of
Anderron, 46; Senator J. Har ii:i ?*!"rior.
of Chester, 30; Judsre S. W. <-.
** Shipp of Florence, 24. It is expect- !
that the names of all these gentl men
will be presented again, and pos
> sibly the names of otners n a:; '
tempt to break the .eadlock.
The election of several circuit
judges will also be taken up early :n
the sersion. The only judge, so *a ?
as has developed, who has opposition,
is Judge I. W Bowman of Orangeburg.
Already a number of measures
have been introduced. Senator \V' ]!?
of Edgefield ha- offered a resolution
as to the payment of :axe?, extending
the time for the ; ayment of all st-ve
and county . \x< s until July 1~>, vi'h
S - T
one per rtent r jnaay icr eaiu aMm.i
during 1 at time.
Representative Iv.'rar A. Brow:: of
Barnwell has introduc;"! a bill to provide
for a motion picture censor
a salary of $2,000 per year, to Ik*
paid from taxes on films, which \v.u;M
PARDON GRANTED
j FOR YORK NEGRG
.TRUSTY WHO SAVED GUARD'*
LIFE GOES FREE
.
i Emanuel Daniels Quelled Mutiny cr
Chaingang and ?s Rewarded
for His Work
'
The State 10th
Emanuel ("Buu") Daniels the Yoil
I county negro convict who jum ucr.!
quelled a threatened mutiny of 1 '2
white and negro prisoneis on the
York county gang after James Robinson,
the guard in charge of the men
had been hit in the head with an axe
was granted a full pardon "by Governor
Cooper yesterday morning.
Daniels grabbed Guard Robinson's
j shotgun after the guard had "beei
! felled by the blow from the axe and
i covered the urisoners. As Daniel?
'procured the srun, the negro, Reid
who hit Mr. Robinson, had the axe
: drawn back for another blow. And of;
fieers who arrive d on the scene soo.r
i after the trouble believe the guard
: would have been butchered if Daniel
; had not intervened.
| Daniels was sentenced to one year
| for forgery and had only a few more
months to serve. He has "been prais
ed hiarhlv for his prompt action anc
ja sum of over $100 has been taken up
i in York for him. Daniels was a trusi
tv and Onie Grier, also a trustv, rar
i
I for help while Daniels covered the
| convicts. Executive Clemency foi
| Grier is also 'being agitated.
; The petition from York tor? the
i signatures of all the county officers
i Senator John R. Hart wrote the govi
ernor that this was the first time he
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; had ever requested a para on ior
} one. but he thought th:s negro ceri
tainly should be given clemency.
News ot Whitmire
; Whitmire, Jan. 8.?The municipal
election for Whitmire was held Inst
{Thursday with the following1 results:
j W. G. Puckett, mayor; W. F. Howard,
, J. A. Campbell, T. P. Ca,baniss, B. II.
! Herrin, J. A. Darby, Frank Sinclair
j aldermen, mere were iournseu tau!
didates for aldermen and only on<
i for mayor, Mr. T. H. Watson having
declined to enter the race.
Thorn well orphanage brought bail;
i their boys' and girls' teams over Fri;
day nisht?both teams winning ove:
j the Whitmire opponents.
Mr. Bachman Crcmer and fam'lj
! of Xewberry have moved to Whit
! mire.
Mr. Pratt of the Columbia Theolcjri
ical seminary addressed the people oi
! the Presbyterian church Sunday,
j Mr. E. B. Abr.ims and others havt
had a few exci'in^ fox chases lately
i Mrs. 7. C. Abrams, Jr.. returnn::
; from the Chester hospital Saturday
| much improved.
' .. W T? TT,vu?ovr1 u*nc nr>oi\nfpd Oil
last Monday for appendicitis at the
Baptist hospital of Columbia.
Mr. Ed Stroud is now back at the
Y. M. C. A. barber shop after sper.d
iaar two weeks in the Chester hospital
j Mrs Gladys Earnhardt also had <
I successful operation for apper.dicit::
j last week la Chester v.i the hospit*.
i 1
j auu is <. <j: ifi, -.v t<i.
New signs have been placed all th<
way through the town of Whitmir.
i showing the now highway.
Basketball
The NVwbeiry co:?e:ie second tean
; will p'av Newberry "Hi" Friday nigh
! ;.t 8 o'clock in college gym. Admis
j sion, 15c.
' also -bring a revenn o the state.
Bills have a: o bt:en introduced t(
j limit the rates on nhone service ar.<
i
*o reoui'-f tt'!i-:?hone companies oner
jatinjr in South Carolina 10 render t<
[subscribers interurban service \vithou
'.additional cost where there is direc
j interur.ban telephonic conimuncation
Jwivhout relay.
| A v.'-solution has introduce?
| by Mr. CHnkseales of Anderson call
j in^ for a twenty pev e>-: i red'U-lio'
| in staf exnei 'f.':ure?.
! Senator Millvr has introduced :
! measure lo <':;r.so:iuafe the railrea<
j:'*1'! public service co nmission,
j Dr. J. W. Waling, well known ii
Wwiii r'T, wherv s *nv.' years a.-co h:
f.'vr.i as p;;str,r. h;:s beer;
! chaplain of the senate to succeed fV
G. A. F : :??<: who recently moved t;
Newberry.
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S WEET POTATOES '
t WILL GO ABROAD
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* i SOUTH CAROLINA SHIPMENT TO,
LIVERPOOL !
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j L-t-'.c Association SjVts Contract
With Ame:-ic?.~ Fruit
!
Growers
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, ; The S.ato. !
. i Florence. Jan. d.?As prc^Mer.t of
t South Carolina Sweet Potato associa[
lion, T. Uolton Youne\ tonight made
two a irouncoments which me an more
to eonimer. iaftziinr this important
' crop of the state than any previous
moves. IIis announcements were the
, surnir.-T of a contract with American
Fruit Crc>we;*s. of Piladeiphia
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for market in? the non this season
t
I and smpment of a lot to L:verrpool
for intra.'!u.vti".ry distribution.
Amerktarv Fruit Growers v:i3] open
an office in Florence January 15 and
place a repnseriat.ve here to handle
the movement of the crop. This cfI
fice will ?be able also to handle any
i and all other pro-luce of the farmers
jwhen i -nderc-d in ear lots. This con.
'nection will afford direct outlet for
, | South Carolina potatoes in 200 consuming
centers of the United States
i where the corporation keeps oersonal
^representatives. ;
: Charles J. Brand, president of the
i
i American, made the trip here personk
ally to land the contract. He signed
. for his company while Mr. Young
| signed for the- association, acting un-;
J der'authority delegated him by the
i directors in a meeting in Columbia.
The American a $10,000,009 cor-,
1 poration and reputed to be largest
. selling organization of its kind in the
. world.
j Through this sales connection the j
' Truth Carolina Sweet Potato associa- (
:-icn vpeets to place readily all the'
' pi'odu s of its members. A partial ,
I lis* of member houses include Dillon,
'Florence, Kingrtree, Timmonsville,'
: i Waltej ooro, with four houses at Fairj
. fax, Williston, Bamberg, Aiken. Jchn.
ston, Trenton, Ne-v'berry, Bishop.
v:i]e, Appleton, Carnett, Manning,.
- Silver, Blocmville, Georgetown, with
two houses at Wateree, Lanes, Varn:
vi;Ie and others. Consequently inter;
est ::i the contract is statewide.
II The overwhelming bulk of cured
; tweei potatoes of Scuth Carolina is
marketed through the association.
, This will amount to 200 carloads this
' yc; r. All of this will move under
-; copyrighted brand of the association
vvirh its guarantee backed by the
association, which makes specia!
inspection at the shipping point.'
' > V fmor.'s are pooled monthly by
gva-le and all shippers within the
. lhe same month receive the same
i pv:ce for their stock.
Li -vforence to the English ship|
me> , he association, the Southerni
'r.-'iv.- .y and the Carolina company of
; .-ion will ship Saturday by way
j <;f the steamship Wekiki 500 cartons
* of ai.o<:iation cured and guaranteed
. { > Liverpool. Through
. iho bi:.crest stores of that city these
t potatoes will be distributed free to
> most : customers for introi
duction to English tables. Recipe
j bocks will accompany these cartons
? so K.'.uli hmen will know how to pre
pai" then ac ording to time tested
ways i : the S'.atn.
i A fe.i.ure of tne shipment will bo a
t-;u?cini ron/i;:::: for ICin.ir George
i and his queer!. This probably will be
I tender through the American am.
bas-ado'% Goonre i-arvey.
; tHp r-!"o!co/" anv is nvenared
. .to f ilov: ii;) thi.- ?" . oda-fory feature
ibv persona! representatives. I
l
) T!v- is ;he : effort of South
1 Carclina t> break into Europe with
. sweet pot .toes. !
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EO;s'D ISSUES SOLD
, Lauren? Drsnr.srs cf i'locks at
Ili^h Figures.
- Special to The ?! " . j
Lauiens. .Jan. City council has,
?o!<l two bo:;d '.<mounting' to
i .> "5,000 for !ix' 1-1. t . proceeds of
i which are to be used in sewerage exition
and strc.-l *. " rovt nt i;:. The
t bends were bought by :i Cincinnati
through A. Ii. Moiifcith oi
! lumbia. The bonds were authorized
: an election hi M ?"vcr:'.! months
l .,r.u). Ore issue was iV..- .<20,000 and
l:h other iw 003.
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CONTINUANCE IS !
MADE FOR CORBET!
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SLAYER OF THREE AGAIN IN
COURT
Has No R^r.rect for Officers
Who Run A vay to Protect
Frbcnrr;; ;
The ?::iie.
Ornnj'i bur;?. Jan. !'.? Mot ion for
continuance of the t iai of Carlos
Co: ctt. charged with the* murder of
Hugh I'annir./, v..;. when the
c?.?e was called here toda;> and after
a earing argument, juu/e i liini- anr.cunced
he would make his decision
tomorrow morning. Corbett was indicted
on charges of killing three 'men
and blinding a fourth in Mare'.i. 11)20,
and .it }iis iirst tria] was acquitted
of the murder of iJryan Saliey. When
called io trial, charged with the murder
of Julian Cooper, his counsel entered
a plea of former jeopardy which
is pending in the United States supreme
court. At the opening of his
trial today on a charge of murder of
the third of the trio, Corjett's counsc
1 moved that the case :be continued
until the supreme court decides the
appeal in the Cooper case which, it
was indicated, also would be made in
this case.
The three men, who were killed,
and Jonas Salley, who lost his evesight,
were passing Conbett's home in
the western part of Orangeburg county
and he opened fire on them in the
belief that they had set fire to a pile
nf lirncii in Vii<; front vard with intent
to destroy the place, it was contended
in the earlier hearings. There had
been previous trouble between Corbett
and the four men, it also was
declared.
Orar? bur;r, -Tan. 0.--The 3far.uary
term of the court of jreneral sessions
for Oraivvourjr county opened today
with Judge George E. Prince of Anderson
presiding. Judge Prince'*
charge to the grand jury was one of
the features of tht day. Declaring
that when church n ^m'bers quit patronizing
blind tigers md bootleggers,
the bootleggers will go out of business,
and deploring the large number
of indictments for violation of the
whiskey laws and the apparent great
th:r?t nf tho Ovanjrphnrw countv neo
pie, Jadge Prince took occasion to
speak of the class of "shine" liquor
that is new being; made and sold, describing
it as such that a drink of it
would make a rabbit slap a bull dog's
face.
In calling attention to the grand
jury of their duty to inspect all of
rices ana taiKmjr 01 tnc auues 01 01ficers,
Judire Prince took occasion to
speak ox the mo'b spirit. He had no
respect for a sheriff who would run
fiom a mob. A sheriff and his deputies
shouid shoot down members of a
mob as they would ilops. VThen men
come to know that prisoners will be
protected, there will be no mob rule.
The jud.se referred to the Gappins,
Fox and Kh by case and the mob spir
it therein, where a South Carolina
mob had a Georgia sheriff run nine:
frcm Augusta to Savnanah. If he
had been governor of South Carolina
he would have announced the day
that the prisoners were to be brought
from Charleston to Columbia and
would have had sufficient deputies to
br:ng the prisoners back in defiance
of any mob, he said.
The court will continue through
two we el;?. Argument was made1 in
the cs-e against Carlos Cor'jett and
Jud'2.1 Prince will decide tomorrow
morning; if he will grant a motion for
a continuance rf this case. Cases
against Claude J. Rast, former county
superintendent of education, will
tv brought up, charging him with attempted
criminal asault and for malfeasance
in office while township
commissioner. ,
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GREAT CHITA IN MAKES
PLEDGE TO FRANCE
Cannes. J'iii. 0.?Great Britain's
written pledge to France to come to
her immediate assistance to the fu!!1
(\tc"t of her military and naval
K?r:' v.re.-s the event of unprovoked
au'irrcssi^n on the part of Germany,
has been embr ."- il in a document fy*
Davj.-l I. - y.-! (Je.)t^e, the British premier,
<' rid submitted to every member
of the P.jv'-h cabinet for approval.
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"$> AMERICAN LEGION NOTES. ?
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Oi:r post enters upon the new yea
with bright prospects for a good yea
L is 5 tror.^er today, bcth numerical!
and tinar.cially, than it has ever bee
br-feve. The paid up membership fc
1021 was The post's home, wit
;:! )!( . : hairs, piano, etc., paid fo
w*!! compare favorably with that c
~ ~ + ! >/> fi-oto A ml "rtoct r
UUM, .II uir . n... ^^ ^ all
!he post retains the ccnfidcnc
and gcod-\\<ll of the citizens of th:
community.
;"c:h:-.ps the public will bo in teres
ed in a resume of the activities of th
post during 1021.
The post tendered its services t
the families of our comrades froi
Newberry county who made the si
prome sacrifi.i- i/t Europe, upon th
arrival of their bodies home, and i
several instances had entire charge c
the funeral arrangement?. It contril
uted to the fur.:' for decorating th
grave? on decoration, day of our con
racles who sleep in the A. E. F., an
resisted in decorating the graves c
those who lie in our home cemeterie
contributed to the fund for a fourt
of July celebration for our boys 4iivh
lie sick and broken and for whom wc
can never cease," in the U. S. P. H. i
hospital No. 26, at Greenville, S. C
was host to the largest and best coi
vsntion the South Carolina depar
ment American Legion has ever helc
planned and carried out with the a
sistance of the Legion Auxiliary A:
misVIce day ceieoration inau a-cnvC
high commendation; with the assi:
tance of other organizations in Xev
berry planned for the observance (
national education week, sendin
speakers into every school in th
county, and placing in the hands c
the teachers a copy of the pamphk
prepared by the 'American ecmmi'
sion containing a taik on Mag lu
quette; contributed to the Sant
Ciaus fu~ J for the patients in U.
P. H. S. hospital No. 20. During th
year the post put on two home taler
shows; gave several dances; ccopcra
c-d in every community project: joii
ed the chamber of commerce; assists
ex-service men in securing hospiti
treatment, vocational training, Vict<
?i rtfVir
ry medals, etc.; ana in many
ways made its influence tell in th
community.
Our big sister, the Legion Auxil
ary, grave hearty cooperat:on in all c
our undertakings, and results or
tained were largely due to her assi:
tance.
Fellow Legionnaire, your activ
membership, too helped to make po;
sible whatever was accomplished dui
ing the past year. We are ccuntin
on your active support during 1925
Have you paid your dues? The L(
gicn year begins January 1st and enc
December 31st. Therefore your due
($2.50) Which includes subscriptic
to the Legion Weekly, is now pa*
due. Pay up so that you will receiv
the "2 issues cf the Weekly.
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1 iie IDiiowin^ Jt;Ltc-i uuo uctu *>
ceived from the U. S. P. H. S. hosp
tal, No. 2G:
"Deai Contributor:
"We wiih to acknowledge your cor
tribution to the soldiers' Christina
fund, our appreciation of which o
behalf of the hospital authorities an
patients cannot be expressed in raer
words.
"You will he interested to kno1
that o.ich of these boxes contained
razor, a knife, an Eversharp penci
some home-made candy, socks, smoke
postal cards, stamps, and other thing
which brought cheer and a thought c
home to these boys.''
There will he a special call meel
ir? of the pest Monday, Jan. 16-tl
at 7 :'>0. Ali members are urjred t
come as business of importance is t
be considered.
Jo/.n-B. Sstzler,
Publicity Officer.
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Greenville, Jan. 0.?Mamie Crei
shav.*. 11 year old school .u'.vl at th
City Vow school \v?.s killed this morr
incr when she was struck '">y a frar.
r.ent of stump that had been hurle
K>0 feet through the air by a dyni
mite blast. The accident occurre
,iu.-:t as the pupils weiv assembling t
reenter the school room atti-r a re^e?
period. The stump was blcwr. up 01
" "C" h-' ' j : T * V of ;-oa
U id vau n\-u4vtT ^, I---.workers
who are rebuilding the higl
way.
: TRUSTY PRISONER
PREVENTS ESCAPE
\ GUARD ON GANG STRUCK DOWN
WITH AXE
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Quick Action of Negro Foils Attempt
!1 | to Get Off York
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^ I Chaingang
^ The State.
^ York, Jan. 5.?Only the loyalty, j
presence of mind and daring of Bud j
. McDaniel, negro trusty, who covered j
the convicts with the wounded man's :
i i
f ?hotgun and defied any one to move |
^ on penalty of instant death, prevent- !
ed the escape of a squad of 12 white j
nnd nocrvo chaineantr prisoners, near '
York, this morning after one of their
r.umoer, John Reid, negro, had
knocked Guard James Robinson uno
conscious with a blow on the head
f with an 2xe. McDaniel held the mutinous
convicts at :bay until help ar- .
rived ac the result of summons car^
ried to a nearby farm house by Onie
, Gvier, another r.ego trusty.
T'.K-V nri + ViA rrMari\ pvirlpn+lv
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part of a prearranged plan of escape,
V occurred two miles north of York at
8 o'clock this moning while the con10
,
victs were being transported ioy truck
> from their camp at Black's mill, west
[ of York, to work on the Lincoln road.
As the machine was passing through
, a dense woodland on either side of .
t
tile highway, .Jonn neiu, serving *
three year sentence for shooting a f
negress in Fcrt Mill township, picking
^ an cppcitune moment suddenly reached
around the ca'o in which Mr. Rob-!
^ inson was seated beside Bud McDan^
iel, the driver, and struck the guard '
on the face iust be lew the ear with ;
or "
" 'tVn. nf m a^e. Mr. Rc'oinson
^ toppled over unconscious.
^ Then McDaniel, the negro tjutVy, (
s got into the game. Quickly wresting;
: the axe from the attacker's hands,!
throwirT ;rto reverse the truck en-;
vi 1
, ginc and grabbing the helpless guard's
* shotgun and ;>istol, he leaped to the
ntvr. 11 ,-?/ ? on/^ hri?i<riv<r fho ?UT1 to his I
, ?ivuuu c* a * v* o ?- -- ,
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t shoulder, declared that he first man j
who stirred from the truck would get j
.j a load of buckshot. Xct a man mov-,
, ed. McDaniel then told the other |
convicts to squat while he shot John |
Reid, the assailant of Mr. Rcfoinson, I
but the order not being complied with,!
e i
he contented himself with holding;
. them in the truck, while he dispatched !
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^ the other negro trusty to summon assistance.
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)White
men of the vicinity were scon :
on the scene and Sheriff Fred E. j
e Quinn nad Deputy Sheriff D. T. Quinn 1
arrived shortly afterward, :but the !
mutiny had been quelled and there j
0. was nothing to be done but to get!
> medical aid for Mr. Robinson, who j
hnd retrained consciousness, though,
js somewhat t!ar.ed and bewildered, lay
>s on the roadside covering the convicts
n with his gun. He was brought to
York, where an examination revealed
5 J
e that no oor.es were broken. He is suffering
from shock and will not be fit
>_ for duty for several days. Mr. Robinson
doubtless owes his life?aside j
from the interference of the trusty in
his behalf'?to the fact that when
j_ striking him wirn xne axe uie ;
l3 Boid was not in position to use his j
r full strength.
d 3Ir. Ro'binson is about 30 years of!
e age and is a veteran of the world war,!
having served in the thick of the j
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tv lighting as a memoer 01 uie iuhucmi
a division.
], John Reid, <who made the attack, is
s from Foit Mill township and has
;s about two and a half years to serve
if on a three year sentence for shooting
a negress. That the attempt to kill
t- Mr. Robinson was part of a carcfully
i, laid plot for a general getawway is
n believed by those who are investigat
.o irg the affair, though it is possible
that a few of the convicts were not
in the scheme. Resistance from an
unexpected sources was what knocked
the plans awry. They were a crestfallen
and chagrined bunch when men
from the community arrived on the j
e scene.
Among the white prisoners m the
r- squad was John Hudson, young mar.
d from Rock Hill, who, while in jail
i- awaiting trial for housebreaking and
d larceny, attacked Deputy Sheriff
o T. Quinn and attempted to overpower
:s him.
it Bud McDaniel, whose loyalty and
d nerve foiled the plan of escape, will
he recommended for a pardon by Supcrviror
Hutfn G. Brown, it is under>
A SMOOTH ARTICLE
IN CHECK PASSING
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BOLD AND DARING
ROBBERY PUT OVER
Passes Forged Checks on Two Different
Banks in Newberry and
Escapes Before Detected
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A very DOia ana uanng ruu.uery an
the passing of forged checks was
pulled off in Newberry on Tuesday,
and the forger got away with around
$500 and left in one of the banks a
deposit of $600 which he said he
would leave for a few days.
On Monday night some time after
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office of Mr. Nat Gist and secured two
of the checks from his check .book,
and successfully forged the name of
John Robertson and drew the money
on them. He cut.the phone wires and
so completely imitated' the signature
of Mr. Robertson in signing the
checks that it took a close inspection
to discover that the signature was not
genuine. The signature ofetffie Gist
Cotton company is prtirfed on the
checks and they are signed 'by Mr.
Robertson who is the bookkeeper.
The rule is to issue all cotton checks
payable ,to bearer and the banks pay
them without identification. The '
young man who worked these checks
is very probably the same as "S. P.
Brockman" who at Anderson the other
day attempted to raise money on
a forged check of W. K. Stringef, cotton
dealer. Cotton checks are the
favorites because they are made to
bearer and do not require identification.
The young man who made th? dash
n Newberry issued two checks both
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C870.40 payable to J. F. Hailey and
the other for $215.80 payable to J.
F. Henderson. He presented the
Henderson check at the window of
the Commercial bank and received
*he? rash on that one.
Ho then went with the HaiJey check
to the Exchange bank and presented
it, and he prcfoably would not have
received the money for that amount
on it .but would hay'e been directed
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payable, but after Complaining how
bad it was to be forced to sell cotton
at the present price,\ and how he
hated to do it but had to raise some
money and was forced to sacrifice
his cotton, he then conceded that it
would be best to leave part of it
in the bank and check on it, and so
he asked if the bank would accept
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tior.s were rather early in the morning,
and the banks cleared before the
forgery was discovered, and .the Commercial
bank also cashed the Hafley
check for $876.40.
No one paid any especial attention
to hrm, as nothing of this Kind was
suspected, and he had no dou'ot gotten
a long way from town before the forgery
was discovered. It is said that
he had ccttcn smeared all over him
and that he was a young fellow and
with a round face of florid complexion
and weighed apparently around
150 pcurds. Identification will .be
Tailor rliffir-irlh find it locks now that
he has made good in his get away.
There reems to be a regular wave
of crime all over the country. We
hr.ve .been a little free of anything
Like this in Newberry, but it is spreading
from the cities to the towns.
ACCIDENTAL WOUND
COSTS LAD'S LIFE
nrodnwnnfl. Jan. 5.?From wound
received when he was accidentally
shot while rabbit hunting the day after
Christmas, Wesley Perry Vaughn,
a 16 year old boy of Ninety-Six, died
Monday at his home, physicians stated.
Young Vaughn was accidentally
shot by Wade Elkins, with whom he
was hunting. As Elkins handed
Jii-m o cnin a sVipII PYnlod-?d. the load
passing: through his right leg and entering
the left leg. The wounds were
believed not to be serious at the time
"out became infected, gangrene causing
death.
Vaughn is survived by his parents,
ivlr. and Mrs. J. L. Vaughn, and sevA
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stood, and the other trusty, Onie
Gray, will likely receive some consideration.
McDaniel has two or three
months yet to serve for forgery.