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ft V)' CORNER STORE .b After a successful opening display of Ladies', Misses and Children's Hats, Coat Suits, and Dresses, which helped our lady friends and custo-, mers aecide as to selections the next day, and dur p ing the balance of the week, we are pleased to 0 announce many new arrivals in shapes and a new b lot of Pattern Hats, also a very pretty collection of new hand made Hats right out of our work ti room at reasonable prices. Only newest and best t 0 materials are used in spite of the low prices we are selling them at. C We have also just opened the new "American V d Lady" Waists in Crepe De Chine, Georgette Crepe 5 t Our courteous salesladies will be pleased to t show you through. The above Waists are in all e sizes, also in out sizes. You can also find your Skirt to fit before sizes r are broken. Small and large sizes. t N Why shop away from your town and pay r t more for no better merchandise? F HIRSCIIMANN'S Corner Store. 'i ,J ohuntin 3 o'clock, the arguments by the ELILI ELL defense and the government began. hann W.s Buse, Meit von Thulen,5p liiiIII I~r'hT ICJm. and a verdict of not guilty on the guiiis Of OVT conspiracy charge and guilty with a b recommendation to mercy on the c J~ohn Luken, George Sunkel, Jonas charge of sinking, or permitting the c E. Jansen, Heinrich Wattenberg, Jo- ship to sink, in a navigable stream, hann W. Buse, Merits von Thulen, was returned shortly before 6 o'clock. ' August Neuse and William Schwart- The jury in the Liebenfels case was8 ing, the eight members of the crew drawn Thursday and placed under the? of the German steamer Liebenfels, care of Marshal J. L. Sims. sunk in Charleston harbor Felruary First .itnss 1, were tried and found guilty in the Thfiswtnsitrdcdb United States court before Judge H. Dsrc tonyFacsH etn A. M1. Smith, at Florence yesterday,ofClmiadAisntDtrch of an "overt act" in sinking theAtonyJWaesWrgfCh steamer, or permitting it to sink inlstn vsJmsPAleaa-h a navigable stream. The mna alsositnUiedSascvlsrie were tried on charges of conspiracy, egncro hretn h etfe but wvere found not guilty on the in- a otelcto fteLeefl dictmpent. Judge Smith announced i h oprrvrcanlbfr that he would pronounce sentence thisadateshwssukMrAln morning, and allowed the convicted tsioya'st h fetta h men their freedom for the night on ibneswsukintecaelC their present bail.buthrwaplnyoromfr' The case against Captain John R. sist aso ihrs~e Klattenhoff, wvho is under indictment MjrYugeg on similar charges, was not called. MaoG..YunbrfteI Captdin Klattenhoff is ill in this city, Uie ttscrso nieri andl was not able to go to Florence tochreoChlstn abr, ext standl trial,.h tn.O irc n rs-x Big Surprise.,aiainMjrYugegsilh Logan and Grace, of Charlestom, at- hdmd omv oso h ik torneys for the defense, sprung a big igo h ibnes hnh a surprise when they announced, at the avsdo h medn at n conclusion of the government's testi- hdol sue hreo h mony, that the defense would offer nostaewhnitrcdtoo 0b witnesses. Mr. Grace asked for a dIi- hssprosa ahntn hog recter verdlict, but this was refused by mltr hnes Judge Smith, who stated the jury MjrYugegtsiidta would reach a verdict. The govern-gramnysisomdete r ment restedl its case at 1:10 p. m. (e~-lagt ol o asteLe an~~~l, after aefene an thegovrnmentfoluc benfg nsftuls xrm a. Wil begla tosere yu. e cay wen complte line of 5. Prce.Vr Rasnabedc, fntgulyoh Wil gve oul~omp srvcenprc guarnted guilty Ciall prompenttiattenerctinohe Phonee333snking, orpemttn C he U oi' approaching tye und -that; the steel buni roi pen, ,opoaite Zie engine xpbnir' n deck the ,hatches were open e aacovers dislaced and wasr in thi old, All 'deck tatlfinery, oh ,ti ridge and aft, were rendered prac cally useless. Photos of the Liebenfels. at .half . :and of the disabled nachinery fireless room and steering "ea ere identified by Mar Ypungberg The Liebenfels, stated Majoi oungberg, was 'being pumped out a1 resent, and the work, it, wasi ex ected, would be completed within tw< r three weeks, when the vessel W*II e raised. John P. Grace, for the defense, here iterposed the objection that this tes mony would only serve to prejudice ie jury, and could only prove thai ie crew demolished certain parts of fe ship, without any direct bearing n the actual sinking. Mr. Grace's bjection was overruled by Judge mith. Cross-examined by W. Turner Lo an, Major Youngberg stated that the bannel in which the Liebenfels sunli ras 1,500 feet wide, with a mear epth of 30 feet at low tide, and wa 00 feet wider than the channel be ween the jetties, where the meal )w tide depth was only 28 feet 'hus, Major Youngberg testified here was space of 900 feet on one ide of the Liebenfels and 600 fee n the other, in a 30-foot channel. Lula Ashe Heard. Lula Ashe, the colored stewardes f the Liebenfels, was the next wit less. She told of having been em loyed for four or five weeks aboar< he steamer prior to the sinking, an< as on board the first pare of th4 ight of January 31. She had quar era on board, and only went on shor ceasionally, as she was "following icture serious." On the night of January 31, she ras told by Captain Klattenhoff, wh ad been absent from the ship, sev ral days and only returned tha vening that she was to go ashore 'earing that something was wrong he inquired: "You ain't mad at me ?" Captain Klattenhoff replied, "N 'here is a storm coming. The sig als are up. You had better g shore. Come back in the morning. Lula prepared to go ashore anc ras handed several articles by the aptain, that had been placed in hi: ands for safe keeping. -Puzzled, ah poke to Arthur Williams, the colorec nok, and told him "something was rooked." She went ashore in the launch 'an rhen she returned to the Columbus treet wharf the next morning, a :30 o'clock, the Liebenfels was sink Captain Klattenhoff, she stated ras brought to the wh~arf from th hip and landed. She was not takei ack to the ship. Captain Klatten off, said Lula, seemed nervous and pset and did not speak to her whei e landed at the wharf. Lula testified, under cross-exami ation by Mr. Grace, 'that when Cap din Klattenhoff reached the Lieben els on the night of January 31, hi ave hurried orders to. the first offi er, and "the men acted like I ha< ever seen 'em act before." Sh eard strange noises in the ship im iediately afterward. Mr. Grace brought out that the mei yoked upon the captain as the chie ad that all his orders wvere unhesi atingly obeyed. Arthur Williams Talks. Arthur Williams, colored cook o be Liebenfels, testified he was o oardl all night January 31, an eanrd "blowing and booming noise ri the ship." Hie was told at 9:3 WHtAT IS LAX-OS LAX-F0S IS AH IMPROVED CASCARA A DIGESTIVE L.AXATIVE CATHARTIC AND U.VER TONIC [Ax-Fos is not a Secret or Patent Med 2ine but is composed of the followit ald-fashioned roots and herbs: CASOARA BARK 'BLUE FLAG ROOT RHUBARB ROOT BLAOK ROOT. MAY APPLE ROOT SENNA LEAVES AND PEPSIN rn LAx-FVon the CAscAR A is improved I the addition of these digestive ingred ents mnaking it better than ordinary CA CARA, and thus the combination acts n only as a stimulating laxative and catha tic but also as a digestive and liver toni Syrup laxatives are weak, but LAX-Fi combines strength with palatable, as matic taste and does not gripe or distu the stomach. One bottle will pro LAX-Von Is Invaluable for Constipatto Indgentin or en TopT Lier. :Price S nt k wer o 60r$ ldigtars o . ':hal' ;al. a: ,an Thz l ~iscgvered. the.frtqle on t : and~ cooked: brafa Ohb or opsexamnantion,:he e .sd h}i idnot. i~n9W, whether- all 'th$ men were on boardi al l night 'or' not. :, Emmiua AtmpbeU a ,Stand. . ma;a' mpbelJ, colored, whi wprked during th" day, on the ship, testified lhe came . to the wharf . Col nmbuestreetht 7;80 o'cloel on the morning of ,February 1, to niept thi launch. . Captain Klattenhof wai landed from the ship, she oaido and 'in' reply to a .question, -f rom :a 1y standet as to Avhether the shini was sinking, .said: "I hope so. I want to go to Ne" York. I'm tired." Captain Flatley Testifies. Captain Flatley, master of the tug Waban, testified that the Liebenfel was sinking by :the *stern when hi went to offer assistance on the morn ing of February 1. He said he noted the stern port hole open when he approached. He went- aboard an< talked to the first officer, telling him the port hole was open. He boarded the ship on the starboard side, and when he inquired of the first officer if there were' any port holes on the port side, he was told I don't know." According to Captain Flatley, ther< was nothing done to relieve the sink ing condition of the ship,. and thi first officer refused all offers of as sistance, saying that he could dc I nothing in the absence of the cap I tain. His testimony under cross-exami - nation developed that he had towe< vessels past the Liebenfels since shi had sunk, but he was a little mor< careful now. He said he was- mor< afraid of hitting the anchor or an chor chain than of colliding with the ship. Captain Flatley said he. coul< take any ship that could enter the harbor past the Liebenfels with safety. Next Captain Lockwood. Capt. J. J. Lockwood, Jr., maste: of the tug. Cecelia, testified he fol - lowed the Waban to the sinking shin and bore out Captain Flatley's tes timony. He said he was told by thi Waban's commander to find Captain Klattenhoff. He went to Johnson's wharf and telephoned, but could no find him. Charles H. Yeager on Stand. Charles H. Yeager, expert dive: from the navy yard, next took the stand. Mr. Yeager gave a thorougi description of the damage done tc the wireless outfie, steering gear an< engine room machinery of the Lieben fels, in an investigation which began February 2. Mr. Yeager went dow first into hold No. 4, aft. There ar six holds in the Liebenfels, each sep arated by wvaterlight bulkheads. He examined the sidcs of the shij and the suction pipes that lea.d 'inti the bilge, or drain for the~ water ii the hold. In 28 or 30 feet of' wate in-the hold he found one large stee bar, used to uncover the cargi hatches, in the bilge. Engine Room Damaged... He next went into the engine room where he found two eight-inch discs lying on the floor, with marine growtl on them. On the starboard side tw floor plates had been removed. I large steel wheel, used to reverse th engine,' was found under the engin room floor plates, on the double bot tom. The small steam throttle handi 1was broken. Small pieces were brok en off the dynamo engines, on th port side, and manifold castings t sone or more valves, used to floo compartments or discharge sea wate1 were broken off. Triedi to close se valves, but could close only one c three, as the discs had been removec Sea water, said the diver, flowve Sin and out through the condenser. On cross-examination, Mr. YeagE said that only dlamage done to til Liebenfels which could cause sinkin was the destructive work on the man folds leading to the sea cocks. H*le .said he had worked' on ti gUnited States collier Hector, sunk o Charleston harbor last July, and ti work of raising the Liebenfels woul be easy by comparison. C. B. Vinson Testifies. C. B. Vinson, supei'intendent of ti Terminal company, testified thi members of the Liebenfels crc brought their baiggage ashore and ei gaged transportation to points in tl 3city on February 1. tGovernment Closes. :After the tostimony of F. L. Bowe >s marine engineer on the Unit< 0- States dredge Sumter, who view< the wrecked machinery of the Liebe fels, the government announced I .'close. '?At defendats sik h and ' tliether There e Ited a pir S ,ITWaiter WsirIp, 'C l1arestqnh asistailt 'Unfted States difrict at. torney, began ,t} ar gtaent. 'for the government, Mr, Warinig said, ih part, that It was a imple sQ; .rn issue of who sunk .hex but sinipIy whether ,the Liebenfels Was permitted to sink, in a navigable strean. He reviewed tlie testinony,t tending to proyo that care had been takten to male preparation against the sink ing, and that the.. proffered help was refused. The testinony, said Mr. .Waring; was full- and complete,, that the ship was sunk by opening the seacocks, aid .there was a conspiracy 'among the eight defendants to sink the ves. sel. . Mi. Logan, in . answer for. the de fense, told the jury that they were charged with the conduct of a case of tremendous importance to the de fendants, and - they would. be untrue to their oath and to the tradition of the United States if they did not give them full- justice. "These hnen," said Mr. Logan, "are not on trial for dismantling. their ship. They are on trial for opening the sea valves and sinking her." Mr. Logan said that the idea of a conspiracy was absurd, . as the men acted under orders from their sap tain, who was the supreme master on board. He asked if the jury could pick out the man who dismantled the wireless, who wrecked the steer ing gear, or who opened the seacocks. The Liebenfels at anchor, swinging in the tide, was more a menace to navigation than after she sunk, he claimed. He urged the jury to rise above passion and prejudice, and render justice. Mr. Grace Argues. John- P. Grace began his argument to the jury by painting, a picture of the pathetic sight of a two million dollar ship at the bottom of the river, and eight men in a. strange country facing the penitentiary. He begged the jury, in an inipassioned appeal, to try the case in a spirit of the weight upon the shoulders of the eight men, and not in a spirit of conviction. Mr. Grace pointed out that if the conspiracy charge stood, it included the cook, the stewardess and the maid. "The time is not yet in the United States," said Mr. Grace, "when we, in patriotic wrath, pursue cIvilians, and if we go to war, we will begin with soldiers, I hope!" "You can say," he continuied, "oh, well, one of them sunk the ship.'Wh I try to find out which one?. All of .them did it! Gentlemen, they haven't proved it. Time was when some of these men were not on board, ac cording to the government witnesses. The government can't put Its hand on the man, and expects you to do it." Mr. Grace said the members of the Liebenfels crew had become a part of the life of Charleston, and it was unworthy to take vengeance. 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District Attorney Francis II ton, of Columbia, closed. in'_ appeal to 'the jury to try the'. its merits. Judge's Charge. Judge H. A. *M. Smith,' 'in charge to, the jury, outlined the indictments, alleging conspiracy, sinking, or permitting to sink, sel in a' navigable stream.' Tie matter of law, he said, was wet. the defendants sunk the ship navigable stream. He directe attention of .the jury, in detail,, t evidence, and ended by pointing that' the only. question was.n intention. After the verdict was returned;;; gan and Grace announced their tention of submitting argument,. a new trial. SEE OR WRITE US FQR Selkction 'Packa. of anything 'in .,the line of Pro for Weddings, Personal Gifts o~ Own Use. Single Diainonds or Faucf Diamond Jewelry, Wat Clocks,.Sterling Silver, Cut Glass, Att Q JEWELRY of the newes pnte both p lain and fancy. ha Only SOL ID and GEN UIN BO and *compete with all -maff hoiuses. Orders filled at once. TRY U.S SYLVAN BROS Cor. Main& Hfampton Sts. Ph COLUMBIA, S. 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