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^KHj^BBgpCoiifession of Criminally AsBflljlMB&rartcfct
June 19.?The posse
K*|MBpl? ' yesterday- morning began the
Ppbv'l^nt for Herbert Quarles, a negro,
with criminally assaulting a
woman, one mile west of Plum
caught the negro at 3 o'clock
Mp|pBii$ afternoon and put him'to death.
JBre|@jleFe were prdbably two thousand
in the search- The ne&ro was
^pi^OTjnd hiding under some brush, about |
mii^s from the place where hef
BPlj^^mitted $he crime and about one
i'rom where he was raised. When
gtpi&cse finding him were in about ten
KHpst-.of him, he pumped up out of the
C f.pli&iRh. holding his hands up in an
to keep from being shot. HunHS&ired?
of shots were fired in the air
an alarm by those near the spot.
^Kpfhe news spread rapidly and the posfipvse
soon gathered on the scene. Men
P^pfrcfm Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield,
E^C^Lfken, Abbeville, Newberry and Lincounty,
Georgia, joined in the
WQ.:'f'J&rom the spot where Quarles was
CITATION NOTICE.
StSftte of South Carolina, County of
|||j|) r -Lexington.?By George S. Drafts,
Bpffesquire, probate judge.
|p>-- Whereas, Thos. H. Bell made suit to
me, to grant him Letters of AdminJf|.
istration of the Estate of and effects
lb of George Bell.
'/.These are therefore to cite and adW
nronish all and singular the kindred
'and Creditors of the said George Bell
* A - ? ^" oonnoQr
|| >, deceased ,tnat* mey uc <*nu.
f " liefore me, in the Court of Probate,
f* to be held at Lexington, C. H., S. C.,
on 28th day of June, 1921, next, after
publication hereof at 11 o'clock in
r, the forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 13th
i day of June, Anno Domini 1921.
GEO. S. DRAFTS (L. S.)
Probate Judge Lexington Co., S. C. 1
Published on the .15th day of June,
j|r 1921, in the Lexington paper, 2 weeks.
Winthrop College
SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE
W' EXAMINATION
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The examination for the award of
vacant Scholarships in Wintlirop Col:
lege and for admission of new. students
will be held at the t County
i _ 'Court House on Friday, July 1, at
^ 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less
than sixteen years of age. When
scholarships are vacant after July
l.they :will *>e awarded to those making
the highest average at this ex-*
aminatiQn, provided they meet the
conditions governing the award. Applicants
for Scholarships should write
... *t"o President Johnson before the examination
for Scholarship examina- '
tion blanks. *
Scholarships are worth $100 and?
free tuition. The next session will/
open September 14th, 1921. For fur-i
ther information and catalogue, ad-f
' dress Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill.j
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louxju we was laken to tne nomc ui j
his victim, and while there was no J!
doubt on the part of those finding j
him about his being the right party, i
the crowd was cool and orderly and !
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they immediately agreed to take;
him back to the scene of the crime j
and to the victim for her identifica-1
t'on. >^ot only were those in charge j
of him sure of his identity, but the
negro himself admitted having committed
the crime and while he gave
no reason for committing the deed,
he said: '"Tell all the colored people
that this is the wrong thing, and
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pie and never try the deed that 11
tried."
Alter being identified by his victim
and making a full confession, the
t egro was taken to a point within
the Robinson graveyard, in the
clump of bushes where the deed was
committed, just 100 yards from his
home and about two hundred yards
from the home of his victim, and1
with a plow line around his neck
and a trace chain around his body, he
was directed to climb a cedar tree.
He broke the limbs and climbed the'
tree about fifteen feet. When he had |
reached this point, some one went up
and chained and tied him to the tree. I
When all was in readiness a volley of
probably five thousand shots was
fired. He was left hanging to the
tree.
This is the first lynching that has
ever occurred in McCormick county,
and although the regular June term
of the court of general sessions for
McCormick county commences here
tomorrow, the appeal of the officers J
and th?se who do not favor lynching
fell on deaf ears, as the men went'
about their work. In fact, not more
than half \he number in the hunt
were present when the negro was put J
to death. Those in charge of the
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negro, who naa tanen nun u-um mc
town of Plumb Branch to the home
of his victim to be identified, had
stated that they would return to the
town before going about the work of
lynching him.. This statement was
relied upon by several hundred who
remained in the town of Plumb
Branch awaiting the return of the
men with the culprit, and when all
of a sudden a volley of shots rang out,
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everybody made a rush for the scene,
the crowd present having left by other
and various roads before those waiting
in the town could reach the
scene.
The shooting took place at 4 o'clock.
The clothing worn by the negro and
the body were mutilated for souvenirs.
As a rule, the negroes of McCormick
county are polite and obliging
and quite a number took part in the*
search for the negro. There is no
feeling whatever between the whites
and negroes.
SOLICITOR ORDERS
LYNCHING INQVIRY
^Callison Calls on .Coroner to Invest!- j
gate.?Court in Session. {
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Special to The State. (
McCormick, June' 20.?Solicitor T.
C. Callison, who arrived here last
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the state in the cases to be tried at
the regular June term of the court
of general sessions for McCormick
county, upon learning of the lynching
of Herbert Quarles yesterday issued
the following statement this afternoon:
'H have ordered the coroner of McCormick
county to make a full and
complete investigation of the lynching
which took place yesterday and
report the results of his investigation
to me as soon as practicable. I
regret that in view of the fact of the
opening of court* hero today Herbert
Quarles could not have been tried
and convicted under the laws of our
state."
Court in session here today took
up the trial of the case of the State
against J. Tom Smith, charged with
the murder of Lang Clinkscales on
September 10, 1920. This was the
second trial, the first held in February
resulting in a mistrial- when it is
understood that the jury voted 11
for acquittal and one for conviction.
With deliberation of less than one
hour, the jury today found the defendant
guilty of carrying a concealed
weapon and not guilty of either
manslaughter or murder.
The case of the State against J.
Press Blackwell, charged with the
murder of his brother-in-law and
partner in business on the 11th day
of last February in the town of
Parksville, was called and a trial
demanded by the defense. After a
confernece with attorneys assisting
the solicitor in the prosecution he
announced that the case would be
ready for trial Wednesday afternoon.
This case is expected to take up the
remainder of the term of the court
and has created wide niterest throughout
this section of the state.
It would seem to be the clear duty
of congres to establish rules for buyI
ing an election.
IX THE DISTRICT C OURT OF THE
UNITED STATES. FOR THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
In the matter of J. A. Whit ten?
Bankrupt.
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To the Creditors of J. A. Whitten. in
the County of Lexington and District
aforesaid. Bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of June, 1921. the said J. A.
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Whitten was duly adjudicated a bankrupt,
and that the first meeting of
the creditors will be held in the office
of H. N. Edmunds, Referee in Bankruptcy,
in the city of Columbia, in
the County of RichlamJ. S. C., on the
24th day of June, 1921, at 10 o'clock,
in the forenoon, at which time the
said creditors may attend, prove theii
claims, appoint a trustee, examine the
bankrupt, consider a proposed sale oj
the assets of the said estate, and
transact such other business as ma>
properly come before said meeting.
H. X. EDMUNDS.
Referee in Bankruptcy,
No. 713 Palmetto Building.
Columbia, S. C.
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Among those who are sick is Thomas
Rogers, who was taken ill yester- t
day morning and when the doctor ar- f
rived he said an operation was necessary
so he will be taken to the j
Leesville Hospital today under treat- ?
ment of Dr. T. W. Gibson. He will
be operated on tomorrow. "We wish :
for him a speedy recovery. <.
Farmers have been very busy for
the past few days planting and sow- s
ing peas.? The boll weevil is doing ,
much damage here: some have plowed
up their cotton and planted peas.
-Mr. Gordon Cockrel and family
i snf-nt'Snnrlav with her sister. Mr. and
! Mrs. Bunion Burgess.
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Mrs. Albert Oswald and children
returned home Sunday after visiting
her lather, Mr. J. J. Boatwright.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Ridgell spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Mr.
land Mrs. J. B. Burgess.
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! Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson and
I son, Lee, went to Leesville Satur- ^
1 day evening to consult the doctor for
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| Mrs. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boatwright j
land little son, J. P., spenft Sunday
' with his parents.
] Thomas Rogers and William BurI
I gess were visitors at Johnston Sunday
afternoon.
; Carson Fox spent Tuesday with his
! cousin, Jefferson Burgess.
! Mr. Cliff Fox and family spent
! Sunday with L. M. Fox and family.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Burgess and
i daughters, Eva and Ruby, were shop'pors:
at Batesburg Saturday.
J Private Jenkins Boatwright has re!
turned to Camp Jackson after visiting
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] his brother, Mr. and Mrs . Albert |
I Boatwright. "Old Pal" says he likes
the'army life Tine. j
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
| All qualified resident electors in
I Smith Branch school district Xo. H-l
| will please take notice that an elecj
tion will be held at the school house
j therein, on Thursday, the 30th day j
of June 1921, to vote an additional j
j levy of four mills for school pur- j
j poses. Polls will open at 7 a. m. and I
j close at 4 p .m. Bring tax receipt and j
registration certificate.
By order of the County Board of
Education.
B. M. YONCE,
S. L. LUCAS,
LEE BERRY,
Board of Trustees No. 64.
June 13, 1921.
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NEWS OF THE BUTCH FOlBvT
\*e are having plenty of rain in
he Dutch Fork section for the last
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e\v days.
Messrs. Clinton, Collie and Jacob
Derrick and Gary Bickley were seen
joins up the road Sunday afternoon. !
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Derrick vis-j
ted Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Derrick!
Sunday e vening. I
Misse Myrtle and Aline Amick spent[
Saturday night and Sunday with ]
Misses Maude and Martha Bickley. j
Miss Myrtle Derrick spent Sunday!
A'ith Misses Lessie and Annie Der- j
ick.
Messrs. John ana Claude Lowman
ind Miss Eloise Wise motored up the
"oad Sunday afternoon.
Mr. John Brooks Lowman made
his usual trip Sunday afternoon.
Little Miss Mildred Eargle of Peak,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. E. B.
Wingard.
Mr. Johnny Green Hiller and family
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Wingard.
A large crowd atended services at
St. Michael's Sunday.
Messrs. Curtis Derrick and Orris
Bickley were seen going down the
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school house, Saturday evening
at 7:00 o'clock, after which refreshments
will be served.
Daddy's Little Work Girl.
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'I hear there are more than 100
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"That is interesting," opined the
girl, "but I suppose the same rule
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bowels better than calomel, without
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