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I FOUND HI LAS1
ARREST OF TWO NE6R0ES IN BENNETTS
VILLE FOR MURDER
* CRIME COMMITTED YEAR AGO
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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.
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^ -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.
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MfcGRO CAPTURED IN ASHE
-V VILAiE.
Wanted in Pickens for Shooting
1'racemaker.
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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.
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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
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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:
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(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
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S PIGS
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! 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
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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
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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
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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*