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8 PAGES THIS WEEK. jfltU0tl IfPHlliL " v K8TABLJ8HED 111 1896 DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1911. Vol. 17. .< k M A - ' ; BOTS' SLAYERS I FOUND HI LAS1 ARREST OF TWO NE6R0ES IN BENNETTS VILLE FOR MURDER * CRIME COMMITTED YEAR AGO > Believed That Parties Who Killed Two Kittle White Boys and Threw Them in a Ditch Art Found at hast. Bennettsville, Dec. 22. ? The arrest here to-day of Joe Malloj and Charlotte Eaaterllng, charged * with the murder of two white boys Guy Rogers and Prentiss Moore, or '? November 24, 1910, came as a surprise and sensation to many. It if understood that negro detectives "f have been working on the case foi several months, and that they have V j flOPllrorY loottmonv J V. # ^wmuuj, O.UU ^ -who know the work of the detectives in this case that there is little doubt to question the guilt ol Joe Malloy, as principal, and Charlotte Easterllng, as accessory. . Bodies Found in Ditch, n will be recalled that these two little boys left their homes tr Bennettsville on a hunting trii Thanksgiving Day, November 24 1910, that they failed to return t< their homes that evening, and thai searching parties were organized and for two or three days the river swamp was searched; that fin j ally the bodies of the two boyi * were found in a ditch in an oper ^ s, field, very near Charlotte Easter ling's house, a Mystery Unexplained. There were three theories ad vanced at the time to explain the * mystery, one being murder, one ac cidental shooting of Prentisi Moore by Guy Rogers and then sui cide on the part of Guy Rogers the other an accident as to both Joe Malloy, who has been arrestee is a negro man who had at the time a wife and several children His wife died a few weeks after the I*coroner'8 verdict under eomewhai suspicious circumstance. iw MfcGRO CAPTURED IN ASHE -V VILAiE. Wanted in Pickens for Shooting 1'racemaker. "% Asheville, Dec. 27. ? Special: ^ Sheriff Roar, of Picfcena county, S C., and some of the local officerc have arrested Latham Davenport, s negro, who is wanted in that county for the serious wounding ol Jesse Cantrell. Tiie negro was ? caught in the Victoria section ol sai^ the city. , Accoiding to the statement ol the South Carolina officers, Cantrell was acting as peacemaker in a difficulty at a corn shucking and was ** mistaken by Davenport f r one ol the contending parties. The negro - re made his escape after the shooting. Xfe KILLS HIMSELF ON HONEYMOON. . Florida Man's Bride Unable to Account For Suicide. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 27. ? "I V&nnot bring disgrace upon my fam"V aiT' ?? * have decided to end it all." . " 'This was the substance of a note round in Room 4 4 of a local hotel, lip after Zebuulon Vance Fowler, aged 28, a young lumberman from TerW rill, Fla, had taken a quantity of strychnine. Only having been married since December 9 and having come to Jacksonville with his bride to '' . spend his honeymoon, the young man, a member of a prominent fam ily of the State, committed suicide. His wife was with him at the time of his death, but declared she was unable to account for his terrible act. SELFVDEFENCE SEGLER'S PLEA Aiken Man's Version of Patterson Killing. Aiken, Dec. 19. ? Special: The first publ utterance given by Jas. 4***, \ Soigler, vuo, on FHday afternoon j November 17, shot and Instantly -g.* a.ileu Wade Patterson, who was before Associate Justice Eugene B. Gary, of the Supreme Court, in a 0^- motion for bail on the part of the defendant and his attorneys. The pM statement is doubly interesting in thaf it gives Seigler's version of m the deplorable tragedy. llie Defendant's Affidavit. Personally appeared before me ' James G. Seigler, who being duly MjfcL sworn, says that he is *he defendant in the above entitled case. That on I Friday, November 17, 1911, I went J out to the Fair grounds, just p northeast of the city of Aiken with " my little hoy, who is about 6 years of age, to see the exhibits at the Fair and to attend the shooting contest, given by the Aiken Gun Club. I came back on the trolly car and got off at Overstree's corner. Mr. J. G. Chaffee had left his overcoat out at the shooting traps and 1 brought it along with me for -isiore on L.aurens street, Mr. Pat-j jlterson walked up to me caught me. . jby the shoulders and said, "Consid, ; er yourself und&r arrest." I asked . him for what? Mr. Patterson said 1, "Flor cursing on the street." I re? plied, "I haven't cursed on the . I street." He said, "I heard you sir." ?j I turned to Mr. John Overstreet I and said, "Mr. Overstreet, was jl on the street when 1 cursed?" I Mr. Overstreet replied by saying to j _ l Mr. Patterson, "No, Mr. Seigler was " ! in the store." Mr. Patterson then > remarked, "I will lock you up anyjhow." I then stated to Mr. Patter5 son, "That is not necessary, I ' I think I have enough money to put up for my bond. What is it?" Mr. Patterson replied, "Five dollars." I then handed him a $5 bill \ as my bond. FOROIVKNE88 AT SON'S BIER. | Woman Declares She Cannot Ikv 11 eve She Killed Her Husband. P _ I Fort Worth, Tex., December 19. j?-Over the bier of his dead son, ' Thomas W. Trout, the aged father 1 of Homer Y. Trout, the prominent II cattleman who was killed by his wife i at the grill room of a local hotel i Monday night, under dramatic cir. cumstances, extended forgiveness to , the young woman, who swooned and was carried from the room. Mrs. Trout, who was released on j bond of $2,500 following her pre{liminary hearing, on condition that she be constantly guarded, insistedj that she be allowed to take a last 1 look at her dead husband. She 1 would not believe that she had killed him until she beheld the corpse. She was taken to the un-j : dertaktng establishment in an au- j tomobile, where she came face to j I face with the father of her victim. II Throwing herself at his feet she I cried that she did not mean to kill his son. MISTOOK POISON FOR WHISK FY ________ Stranger at Sumter Drinks Deadly < Poison, But Will Recover. Sumter, Dec. 19. ? Special. A , - man giving his name as Fouliuston and his home address as Princeton, N. J., came near killing himself here Sunday afternoon by drinking poison which he mistook for whiskey. Fulouston was at once given medical attention and to-day it was reported at the Sumter Hospital, to ! whlxh *u-' ? >vu ?uvv ? v noo um i icuf llim he was getting on well and would < probably be out in a day or two. i 'Rowland dun. We learn of one gentleman who lived in the new county of Dillon, , last year and is now living In, Robesoa. He says he has the very same personal property this year that he had last, and yet his taxes is more than double. Ii > | walked into Mr. Overstreet'a storej and put my shotgun, grip and thej said overcoat on the counter in Mr.! I Overstreet's store. My .ittle hoy I took his bicycle and started home, > and I started up into the commerI cial club, of which 1 am a member. I There wore five or six persons p! standing on the street about the . entrance to the club, and Mr. Wade Patterson was in the party. [ I walked up to the crowd and . stopped. A little dog which als i ways followed Mr. Patterson ran 5 j up and tried to jump on a larger . dog, and then the little dog runs , backward and backs on to my right , leg. I pushed him off with my . right leg, and as I did so he turn. ed around and tried to bite me. I f kicked at him once or twice, but . don't think I hit him. Mr. Patterson said, "Don't kick that dog." 1 said, "I won't let the d? dog bite , me." In the meantime, Chief of I Police Howard had walked up to , the crowd, and he said, "Go on, boys, cut this out; 1 don't want any J more argument here." Then as I II started up up the steps into the 11 club, Mr. Patterson said something !; to me. 1 said, "1 have nothing . I further to say, but I have no apoli! ogy to make." I went up into the i j club, stayed there a few minutes . and then came back to see after j i my gun and grip and Mr. Chafee'si I overcoat, and for the purpose of .' putting them in a safer place. As I \ 5 : walked to the front door of the pigs i: 1 (Oopyr'.Rht. 1911.) COUNTY HEWS 1I AND HAPPENINGS NEWSY LETTERS FROM DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY COMING ANDjOING OF PEOPLE News Items of Interest to Herald Headers. Ebb and Flow of the Human Tide. Maple. (Written for last week.) Mr. and Mrs. W. Bailey, of Cerre-Gordo, visited relatives in this section Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Surles, a fine boy. J. R. Jackson, visited at Dillon Sunday. D. H. Hyatt has installed gas lights in his residence. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hyatt, a boy. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hyatt, of Florence county visited friends in this section recently. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Jackson, #of near Floydale, visited relatives " in this section Sunday. Pleasant Grove church and others of which Rev. W. C. Wallace is pastor are raising funds to purchase a parsonage at Lutta. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Moore, a girl. J. W. Snipes has moved to Fork. Mr. Charlie Lane and Miss Annie Webster were married last Thursday. We wish them much happiness. Simon. Pages Mill. (Written for last week.) Mr. Thos. Gaddy spent last Sunday with relatives in the Gaddy's Mill section. Mr. G. C. Prevatte went to Wilmington last Tuesday on business Mr. Johnnie McKenzie, of Gaddy's Mill, was in town Tuesday. Mr. V. G. Grantham, has completed his large brick store and will move in after the holidays. Miss Young, teacher of the primary grades, spent last Sunday with friends at Kemper. The High School building is nearly completed and this town and section of the couuntry have something to be proud of. Dr. J. O. Rogers is able to be rolled out on the streets in bis chair again. A number of young people of town went over to Kemper Friday night to an entertainment given by the Kemper school. Mr. Luther Ford and family returned last week from a pleasure trip to the beach. They made the trip in wagons and brought back with them fish, oysters and game. They report a good time. The Carolina Realty & Auction Co. have been busy the past week preparing for a big lot sale here. Two hundreds lots are to be sold. Hamer. (Written for laat week.) Mrs. A. L. McCorquodale, of Dillon, spent Wednesday of laat week * S PIGS ' I: 1 r-. | ! CALLED TO DOOR AND SHOT DEAD B. T. AMNIONS, A MARION FARMER. MURDERED ON HIS THRESHOLD HADTROUBLEJTH NEGROES Former Mail Onrrier Relieve! <<> 1 Have Met Death jus Result t?f a Dispute With Negro Farm Hands ' Marion, Dee. 22. ? B. T. Aru- , nions, who for a long time carried .; the mail from Marion to Britton's^ Neck, was caJled out on his piazza j . in the lower part of the county I about 10 o'clock on Wednesday I j night and shot to death. The i sheriff in that section of the coun-[ j ty is now investigating the mat- ( ter and will doubtless make some j arrests in connection with the j crime after the inquest by the cor- t oner. j i It is reported that Mr. Ammons j has been having trouble with a family of negroes who live near him, { and it is thought that the shoot- \ ing is a culmination of that trou-.; ble. near here with -friends. Mr. R. C. Hamer and mother left; Monday, the 18th, for Texas, to (! spend Christmas with Mrs. Hamer'a I brother. |c Miss Grace McDonald spent a few days with relatives near Fairmont 1 loot ? ? i Mr. C. B. Breeden, of Fayette- r, ville, N. C., spent Sunday at the home of Mr. J. F. Graham. Mr. Arch Mclntyre, of Dillon, was: greeting friends in this section . Sunday. *; Mr. and Mrs. S. A Blackwell, of, Dillon, spent Sunday with Miss No- y ra Graham. Misses Sara and Flora Hamer, of Red Springs Southern Presbyterian *' College have returned home to! spend the holidays. Mrs. Tom Carter and children, of Rowland, Route 2, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. J. F. Graham,!' near here. Mr. Hugh Monroe, of Pate, N. C.,'5 was visiting friends here a few . hours Sunday night. '* Miss Mary Graham spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives at I El rod, N. C. Christmas is almost here and 1 nearly everybody in this section . have their fie ds white with cotton and it seems that they can't get it ptckJed. Here's hoping that The Herald's many readers will have a glorious i. Christmas and Happy New Year. I "Peg." j Pages Mill. A . Mr. D. K. Cecil left Friday to s< spend the holidays with relatives at o Lexington, N. C. a The teachers of the high school 1< left for their homes Wednesday. b Mr. P. A. Hodges, who has been A here for the past week selling real ti estate returned to his home at Ben- 1< nettsville last Saturday. ? Miss Gibson, teacher of the Kem- tl per school passed through town last N Tuesday. H Miss Ethel Townsend returned . I home from Limestone College Thursday to spend the holidays. Miss Irene Hardwick, of Mullins, spent last Sunday with Miss Florie Ford. Mrs. G. C. Prevatte left Saturday to visit friends and relatves at Lumberton. N. C. Messrs Joseph and Everette Temple returned from the Citadel Saturday to spend the holidays. Miss Lillie Gnddy, of Gaddy's Mill is spending this week with Mrs. 11. H. Bailey. Mr. W. Horn returned Monday j from Wilmington. Misses Jane and Grace Temple ar home for the holidays. Mr. E. C. Rogers, one of the t leading cotton buyers here, went to I Mullins Saturday. Little Rock. Misses Sadie, Maude and Normo Hamer have gone lo Chester to spend some time with their sister Mrs. Hardin. Miss Berniee Davis has gone to' her home in Marion to spend the Xmas holidays. Mrs. Ellie Carter, of Darlington, is visiting her mother, Mrs. H. W. Boalen. Miss Patty Sherwood is home from Coker College for the holidays. Mr. R. C. H. Berry, who is attending the Richmond Medical College, is spending 4 months with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Berry. Miss Ailleen Kilgo is visiting friends in Florence. Mr. W. A. Walker closed the Little Rock High School on the 21st and has gone to his home in Gaffney for the holidays. Mrs. Terrel Rogers, of Blenheim, is spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Berry. Town Marshal R. L. Lorton expects to move his family to Little Rock in the next few days and will occupy the Hamer cottage. Rev. M. Dargan preached his in-' tial sermon in the Methodist church Sunday, after having been out of the ministry for several rears on account of ill health. We all welcome Mr. Dargan md family into our community. Mr. G. W. Leach has accepted a position in McColl, S. C. and will ?ove his family there in the next ew days. Mr. J. T. Welch will occupy the tome vacated bv Mr. Leach Miss Cappie King has returned x) her home in Dillon, after spendng several days with Mrs. J. W. Earner. Mr. C. C. Bridgers is preparing o move his family to Georgia where ie has purchased a nice farm near tmericus. Mallory. I will send you a few Christmas i lots from away over here around Jethlehem in the thriving little ity of Brownsville. j The League Christmas tree under < he skillful management of our ] hird vice-president, Mrs. R. R. 'rentice, was a grand success. < There was a large crowd and ev-' 1 try one seemed to be in a fine ] 'hristnms humor. The address of. i velcome by Mr. C. P. Hodges was o the point and the Christmas , himes by the children were just . ovely, and old Santa Clans came topping and skipping in and everyhing went well till about half the resents had been delivered. Then )ld Santa got too close the tree ind caught afire. That caused some j ight smart up stir and gave the .udience a little fright, but the lames Wert* KOOn nnil I io one hurt and everythng went on s before only wthout a Santa Claus or he was burned up. Poor old l ellow! Well, we hope he can be esurrected by Dec. the 2 5th. 1012. Msses Belle and Maude Harper, if Sumter, are the guests of ther incle, A. J. Brigman. Miss Georgia Porter Is visiting i ifise Winnie Whittington. i L. W. Cottingham was seen at j lunnyside Sunday afternoon. Ix>ok | ut. Lews. J i Wishing The Herald much success am The Same Old Kid. i i Letter From Rev. C. W. Clark. I Dear Herald:?I h?vo ?K < ent from Dillon for some weeks 1 n account of the panicky times i nd business at home. 1 am nov 1 joking to the south again and will ] e present at the Union meeting at i intloch, December 30th, and will I ry and will represent the Amer- ] "an Bible Society of New York and 1 rill have on hand a nice line of i humb indexed and red-letter Bibles, t lew Testaments and gospels at pub- l sher's cost. it Eld. D. J. Clark. ?t f LAW OVERTAKES STORE ROBBER GROWER JONES. WHITE. ADMITS ROBBING THE MORRIS FASS STORE HAS SERVEDIJME IN PEN Captured With the (J<mm1k in McColl. Smwl Two Years fur Hobhin^ Store on Conner Occasion. Sheriff Laine went up to McColl C..? .. ua.uiuu) ?i ii a returned with a white man named G rover Jones, who admits that he is the man who entered Morris Pass' store on the night of the 20th and stole merchandise to the value of $150. The man was captured at McColl and some of the goods were found in his possession. Jones is an ex-conviet, having served two years in the State prison for robbing Fletcher & Smoot's store at McColl some years ago. On the night of the 2oth he entered Morris Pass* store from the rear window and from the number of burnt matches found on the floor next morning it appears that he took his time in selecting the class of merchandise he wanted. He packed the stolen goods in suit cases and in this manner managed to get away with about $150 worth of goods. Some of the merchandise was recovered. FELDKH'S HOOK ON liKEASK. Humored that Atlanta Attorney Hun Made Good His Threat to Expose Governor. The Spartanburg Herald of yesterday published a story based on information from a reliable citizen, who gave it as heresay, to the effect that Thomas D. Felder, of Atlanta, has made good his threat to expose Governor COle L.. Blease, and that the book he promised to write is in the hands of the printers. It is said that the book will be entitled "Felder on Blease," and that the language will be somewhat strong. ooon arier tlie adjournment of the Legislature of lit 10, Governor Blease declined to sign an Act passed by that body, which called for an investigation of the old State dispensary winding-up commission. This Act was passed at the request) of the Governor, or upon his suggestion that such an investigation should be made. The old commission clamored for the investigation, but the committee was not appointed. Fallowing Governor Blease's action in the matter, Thomas B. Felder, who had been employed as attorney for the old commission, stated in the public prints that if ' the Governor did not sign the Act within thirty days he would write a book which should be a history of the old State dispensary in its palmy days, and that therein he would expose certain connections with the business of Colt L. Blease, then senator from Newberry county. Felder claimed that his expose Mould be a sensation. The Herald publishes the story that the book is now completed as it rumor. The truth of it will be proved or disproved in the course of time. It was also stated that Felder would, in all nrnhuhllttv appear before the Legislature Its approaching session and furnish proof as to Blease's connection with the old dispensary, as he proinis? cl *-?.me time ago. NAVY WON'T TAKE BANDITS. High-Horn Hoys. Who Committed Robberies Defused. One of the most remarkuhle Bcenee ever witnessed in the County court in Washington, Pa., came thiweek when James R. Dudley, E gene Wheeler and Joseph Cc^is all under 21 years of age, an*- , members of prominent faeel<s went before Judge J. A. Mcl.?<?" and entered pl? as of guilty to * long list of burglaries which had puzzled the police for months. When it became known recentl* that the boys were ready to *j.J the robberies a desperate '8 ' made by attorneys at There rriends to save the i tt_. prison. A tentative1 ttie was reached by whicl is not so. ically promised the b ;f t t| let go free U they e'"xy LJnlted States Navy, arkably su station, however, refu , hem, and then the ~ay* nen came before ered pleas. -rvrlut win r*t?r* o prison. SlBDICAU CO* KIWiar*