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ESTABLISHED 1804 THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MOKMNCi, APRIL 7, 1921. VOL. 27. NO. 80.
NEW TRIAL AiRAN'TED
IN BERRY CASE.
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, A case that .attracted a good deal
of attention at the time of tts trial
was that of .George Rowell et al
against Mrs. Eppie D. Berry, wife r
of the late J. H. Berry. The anit was c
to recover possession of a tract of t
land containing about eighty acres e
which formerly belonged to William 4
Rowell who died in 1852- He left a c
will giving the tract in question to 1
his son David Rowell for life with j
remainder to hig children. David t
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was brought by hiB children. t"he re- f
malndermen. In the meantime the t
lands had been sold for debts of William
Rowell and through numerous
conveyances th^,1 lands had passed in-'
to the possession of Mrs. Berry. At
the time of the first trial the parties
interest had been unable to find the
judgment roll iiader which the lands
^iad been sold in 1856 for debts of
William Rowell and the Supreme
court held in the case of Rowell
against Hyatt, which invoved the'
same question, that the recitations in
the deeds were not sufficient to show
that the judgment -was upon a debt!
ot \VilMam Rowell. After the trial
oi the Berry case and while it was
on anneal to the Sunreme c'ourt the
' Rowells brought another suit against
Erwin Coward to recover another ^
part of the same lands and his conn- t
sol succeeded in finding the old judg- ]
inrnt which showed conclusively that
the land wa8 originally sold for j
debtB of William Rowell. Upon the
judgment being located notice of a
motion was given for a new trial in j
the Berry case which is still pending)
in the supreme court. The matter
was continued from Dillon to be ar-;
gued before Judge Bowman at Or- .
angeburg on Thursday March the
31st. The following is a copy of the "
order signed by Judge Bowman:
"This matter comes before me on (
a motion for an order granting a t
new trial on the ground of after dis-.
covered evidence. ******** in,
San.s vs Hoover, 33 S. C- 403, cited ^
with approval in Mills vs A. C. L.)
Railroad Company, 87 S. C. 157, the
Supreme court hag stated three con- :
ditions which must be made to ap-,;
near to instifv thp pr.nntins' nf a mn- >
tion for a new trial upon the ground .
of after discovered evidence, (1)
the proposed new evidence was discovered
after the former trial, (2)
that it could not by the use of due,
diligence have been discovered in
time to be offered at the former trial!
and (3) that it is material; and in thej
Mills case, the court further states
that, even when these three condi-!
tions appear, it does not necessarily
follow that the judge should exer-,
cise his discretion and grant a new'
trial, because it may appear, never-!
theless, that the ends of justice would
not be thereby the better promoted. In I
the present case, it clearly appears tot
me that the evidence on which this'
motion is Dasea was discovered alter
the trial, that due diligence was em-1
// ployed to find it before the former!
trial, that it is material and that the,
ends of jusice will be the better
promoted by the granting of a new
trial. Having reached these conclu-:
sions, it follows that the motion for,
a new trial should be granted, and:
it i8 so ordered."
This order does not affect the appeal
to the supreme court, but what-,
ever disposition be made of the appeal
the case stands in Dillon county:
for a new trial.
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NEGROES IN NEW YORK.
Harlem Settlement Has Had a Reinarkable
Development.
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Much faster than New York itself
there grows the city of negroes in up-,
per Manhattan, relates the New York
Evening Post. The Census Bureau
has just reported that the colored
population of New York increased 67
per cent in the decade, against 17
per cent, for whites; it is now more
than 15<t,000. But the population of
the Harlem district has risen much
more rapidly. The San Juan Hill
quarter west of Columbus Circle has
in recent years emptied half its population
into Harlem, partly its housing
conditions have been intolerable,
0 partly because clannishness draws
negroes uptown- In six years, according
to the League of Urban Conditions
Among Negoes, the area of the
Harlem settlement has become 75
per cent, greater. At first there was
only a small patch of colored folk
at Fifth and Lenox avenues near 135
street. The ddatrict has moved steadi- {
1 y westward, first swallowing a long
strip of Seventh avenue, then taking
in more and more of Eighth, and
now beginning to trench upon St.
Nicholas avenue.
The Harlem district is not only
one of the largest urban sections of j
negroes in America; it is also one of,
the most alert and progressive. It |
c* has hundreds of negro merchants,!
whose business is stated to have qua-!
drqpled in the last three years. A,
ntimber of negroes have ma<le large-!
fortunes. For a time the marked
West Indian immigration seemed to
give that element the lead in enter-1
' prise?Marcus Garvey, head of the'
Black Star Line and other enterprises,
is a West Indian ? but Southern
migrantH such as have lately poured
in have shown business aptitude.
Three years ago a negro realty deal-l
or computed that one-third of the
section's real estate was owned by
colored people- The negroes have
their <fwn churches, their own social
business and ciTlc organisations and
tfceir own amusements.
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CARsOF POWDER BLOWS LP. [
rwo Injured and Much Damuxe Done' I
by Explosion. c
Fredericksburg, Va., April 3?-Two'
nen were injured,ut least six freight i
:ars were destroyed and traffic on t
he R. F..and P. Railroad was block-.A
id for hours this afternoon when | ^
10,000 pounds of black powder in a t
:ar exploded in the frieght yars near c
tere. The injured were: A. W. John-,r
ion, conductor, and A- R. Brown, e
>rakeman. i t
The blast could be heard ten or t
ifteen miles distant. Glass Windows.
ind plastering in homes and stores r
lirouchoin TPmutorlolreKi,*,, ^
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lamaged. The extent of damage i
:ould not be estimated tonight but ?
t is thought the total will be high.ji
Intensee excitement was caused t
lere and throughout the surrounding
:ountry. Hundreds rushed to the a
icene of the blast. j 1
Several freight car8 were splinter- '?:
?d by the explosion, which set three I
)ther cars on fire. The Fredericks-1
?urg fire department, after a hard I
lgnt, prevented the flames from i
spreading. For a time it was feared !
)ther cars of explosives mipht be on i
he train, but this was dispelled by t
:hc authorities of the railroad. t
Two water tanks in the immediate 1
vicinity were destroyed by the blast,
ind two cows in a nearby field were I
Killed.
PENROSE BACKS I>LMAN1?
IX I^IAUTY. 1
Pennsylvania Senator Promises Assistance
in Raising the Bars. >
Washington, April 2 ? Senator
Ponrose assured a delegation from
Philadelphia that he favored an equal
right bill pending in the Pennsylvania
Legislature, of which Representative
Asbury, a negro member of,
the General Assembly, is the author.
"I see no reason why the colored
man and colored woman should not
be able to obtain a cup of coffee at
oinius ii mey want 10," paid Senator
Penrose, "or for that matter go to
hotels, cafes, restaurants or other
public places frequented by white '
persons"The
time has long since passed 1
when there should be any discrimina-'
tion or repression toward our colored
citizens. They are entitled to their (
rights as citizens under the Constitution.
They are free men under the(
Constitution and I believe they are
entitled to full commercial and po-/
litical freedom of action, especially
in regara to the public accommoda- 1
tions and utilities." '<
Senator Penrose said that he had '
assured his visitors that he would use
his influence to get the Equal Rights 1
bill passed in the Pennsylvania Legis- '
lature.
"I am glad to be able to use what
influence I possess at Harrisburg,"
he concluded, "to secure the passage '
of the Equal Rights bill, which has
been hanging fire too long. I am
glad to assist the men and women of
the colored race to remove the inequality
and discrimination to which 1
they are now subjected."
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Organizes Bogus Masonic Lodge
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Bill Smith, one of our local neg_ I
roes, visited the camps of the Jackson
Brothers Lumber Company last
week and separated several of the 1
.niuufe m-siu uhch? iruin t"i'ii' casn m
exchange for membership in his al-,
leged lodge. It was testified that as
soon as Bill reached the negro quar_
ter he "flung out a sign" which was
answered by an old Georgia negro i
who knew something of the secret
works of the negro Masonic Order, i
Bill at once pictured to this old dar
kic the advantages to be gained by'
getting all of the "young gentlemen" ?
to gine", representing that he was
Master of the Dillon Lodge and was
ready to do business. Something commenced
to happen. Eleven young neg_
roes from Georgia, Georgetown and <
Florida, judging from their accent, i
hulled out their long green in ex- 1
change for such initiation as Bill and i
the old Georgia negro who was as- 1
sisting him could furnish. The case
consumed all of the morning and 1
some part of the afternoon of Monday!
and was witnessed by the largest 1
crowd ever attending a magistrate's!
trial. The evidence being all against <
Bill the magistrate had to give him j
cme time on the chaingang for ob_i]
lining goods under false pretenceHe
Is now serving a sentence of six-'
ty days. I
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Attention K. of P.
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There will be a regular meeting i
of the Dillon Lodge No. 54 K of P. j i
ui: inursaay nigni, April vtn. rouri.
for second degree. Refreshments. All , 1
Knights urged to be present.
C- S. Herring, C. C. !<
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DR. WIMBERDY COMING.
Rev. C. F. Wimberly of Charleston |
will be in Dillon during the Revival j
Meeting at the Main Street Methodist j
Church and will do the preaching for'
a part of the time. Dr. Wimberly was
formerly a successful Evangelist in
Kentucky, but was brought by Bishop
Darlington to South Carolina to
become Pastor of Bethel Church in
Charleston. Dr. Wimberly is quite a
scholarly gentleman, being the author
of several popular books, and
has the evangelistic gift to an unusual
degree. Our community is fortunate
in having a man of this character
to visit us and to spend several
days in preaching. No doubt, large
congregation* will bear him.
CHAKOEIt WITH ULACK.MAIIj
took Hill Negroes Said to Have
Fleeced Aged White Woman Out
of $3?300?A Peculiar Caae.
Rock Hill. March 28?In Magisrate
Wingate's court this morning
fiolet Shaw and Otis Fewell, ne- :
;roes, were bound over to court in s
tonds of $1,000 each, the charges <
if embezzlement and obtaining mo- 1
ley under false pretense being lodg- I
>d against each. In default of bail
hey were taken to York jail this af- i
( moon.
This is the outcome of one of the '
nost peculiar cases thai has ever
leveloped in this county, and is
irobably without a parallel in the
tate. Other negroes are said to be 1
niplicated and further arrests are i
xpected at any time. 1
On March 17 Margaret Thomasson
irnounced that she had lost her
tandbag, containing $1,500 while
mottle to the bank to make a de?osit.
Investigation resulted in the trial
lei'ore Magistrate Wingate this
norning, when it was shown that
diss Thomasson had been fleeced of
ibout $3,500 by the negroes within j
he past year and that they invented
lie story of the lost handbag for'
ter to circulate.
It seems thai the negroes by some
'acuity were able to force Miss
i'homasson to pay over sums of
noney at will and compel her to
ceep the matter a secret. As high
is $300 in cash had been turned
jver to them by her on a single oc-|
asion. Just why they invented the!
story about the lost money has not
ret been developed and it is possible!
hat but for this fact, the game,
?ould have been continued for some'
iine in tne future. Miss Thomftsson,
i seems, cannot account lor the ease
villi which the negroes persistently
orced her to part with her money,
mr why they compelled her to cir
:ulate the "lost" story.
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Lake View.
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Mr. and Mrs. \V. C- Wallace ofj
Iohnsonvillt. spent the week end here
with friends and relatives.
Miss Ellen White spent the Eas-'
ter holidays with friends in Dillon. [
Misses Louis Mathis and Elizabeth
Altaian spent easier in Blaeksville, S.
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Little Miss Jean ltogers spent the
week end with Uena Mae McLeod.
Mrs. Tom Hankins who has been
an the sick list is improvingMr.
L. T. Ford has returned from
lhe Florence Infirmary where he uulerwent
an operation and is improv_
mg slowly.
Mr. H. I.. Curtis and brother from
Greensboro, N. C., were in town Saturday
morning.
Setting of tobacco is the talk of the
farmers now when they get to town.
Miss Rachel Powell who is working
in the Bank of Cheraw spent the'
week end with her parents.
J. C. Adams and Jack McLaurin
were in town Monday afternoon.
Charlie Grantham made a business
call to Fairmont Monday morning, i
G. Ira Ford has rented his cottage
on Walnut street to Mr. Spivey.
A. W- Harrington made a business
call to town Monday morning.
L. W. Temple spent the week end
in Raleigh, N. C., 011 business.
Registered at the Palmetto Hotel
for the last day or two were: J. S.
Harper, Columbia; A- T. Fripp and
W. H. Bowman, Columbia; V. D.
Wall; W. R. Seal and C. L. Guthrie,
Richmond, Va.; O. G- Weatherby, R.
L. Daniel, G. O. Pitts and N. E. Whitiker,
Zt bulon. N. C.
Little Miss Doris Elvington spent
lhe week end with Miss Elizabeth
AUmon ;?% C CI
.\;tiiiau in Diatnsi llir, O- V/.
Miss Jessie Gasque of Marion visited
Mrs. Mack Johnson last week.
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Mlntura.
The Ladies Missionary Society Society
of the Keedy Creek Presbyterian
church held its monthly meeting
with Miss Lizzie Sinclair Thursday
ifternoon. Quite a number of ladies
?cre present.
Miss Kate Evans is visiting Mrs.
L. F. Smoot In Darlington.
Miss Jessie Proctor spent Sunday
with Miss Bessie Weatherly.
Messrs. Lonnie McSwain, Mack McQueen
and Miss Verna McQueen enIryed
a missionary party given at
Miss Dorothy Moores in Dillon Fri-j
Jay evening.
Miss Eloisee Jackson returnedj
from an extended visit to Columbia
where she has been visiting relatives.!
Miss Effie Evans was "April fool-;
pd" Friday evening by a number of
the young folk who arrived unexpec-|
tedly at her home about 8:30 o'clock.1
Numerous games were enjoyed un
til a late hour.
Mr. and Mrs- M. F. Edwards visit-'
ed relatives in Marion, 8. C. Thurs-,
day.
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(>tir0 His Father it Thrashing.
J. B. Larriniore, a young man of
the Cotton Mill village, administered
R severe beating to hi8 father Saturday
night and was otherwise disor
rifcrly. As a result he is serving a sixty
day sentence in spite of the pleaj
of the old father that he be excused
and given another chance. This young
man evidently did not think there
was anything coming to him and was
in a hurry to get through with the
case and back to his regular beat,
for he suggested during the progress
of the trial that the magistrate put
a little more pep In ft. He got the pep.
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VAIX1HAX ( AFTVIIEI)
IX FLORIDA
Arrest of Condemned Mini Reaves
Interest In Sensational Case.
T. A. Earle, believed to be T. U.'
Vaughan, convicted at Greenville six
pearB ago on charges of criminal assault
on four girls under 14 years
of age says a dispatch from Tampa,
Fla., to the Columbia State, was ar-'
rested this afternoon at his home at
Fort Tampa by Tampa police detectives,
J. A- Killibrew and Stansell and
Marshal Suddutli of Port Tampa.
The man's wife was also arrested and
held at the police station for investigation.
Earl denies that he is the
Vaughan wanted in South Carolina,
but several attemnts in rnmmW ?ni
cide led to his being placed in a
padded cell at the county jail for safe
keeping. It is said that the crimes
for which Vaughan was sentenced to
death were committed while he was
in charge of the Odd Fellows orphan
home in Greenville. It is claimed
that he was convicted on the first
count and sentenced to death by electrocution.
Later he i s said to have
been regarded as insane and was
transferred to the State Hospital for
the Insane in Columbia, from which
lie escaped about two years ago. He
is alleged then to have made his way
Port Tampa, where he has held the
assistant principalship of the Port
Tampa city school, and that he was
married here under the alleged assumed
name. The wife, it is claimed
v. as one of his nurses at the hospital
in Columbia.
Detective Killibrew went* to the
man's house yesterday afternoon,
leaving Detective -Stansell .and Mar
snai 2SUUUUIH lioar the house to
prevent the man escaping. Upon
learning Killibrew's intention and his
mission, Karl is said to have asked
permission to go into one of the
rooms of the house to see a friendThis
was refused. Karl \vas in his
shirt sleeves and when he was searchen
ihe officer did not find any weapon.
TrK'd to Cut Throat.
Detective Killibrew put Karl in a
car and took him to the place where
Detective Stansell and Marshal Sudduth
were waiting. When Marshal
Sudduth got out of the car in which
hf. was waiting to place handcuffs
upon Earl's wrists, the man suddenly
ran his hand into the watch pocket
of his trousefs and pulled out a
knife with which he started to cut
his throat. Detective Killibrew, however
grabbed the man before he
could inflict serious injury upon himself.
Dr. W. H. Mudge of Port Tampa
rendered first aid. Foiled in *is attempt
to end his life by cutting his
throat, Earl tried to jump out of the
automobile in which the officers were
bunging him to Tampa- He was final
ly lodged in the police station, where
shortly afterwards he attempted to
pull the bandages from the wound
in his throat. Later he attempted
to take his life by drowning by placing
his head in the water in the bowl
of the toilet in his cell. Seemingly
driven to desperation, when foiled at
this, the man again tried to end his
life by filling his hat with water and
burying his face in it- To guard
against further attempts of suicide,
police officers took the man to the
county jail, where he was put in a
straight jacket and placed in a padded
cell.
Local police officers state he has
been identified by a man living in
Tampa, who had formerly made his
home in South Carolina, and knew
Vaughan.
Wife Also Desperate.
The man's wife, who was brought
to Tampa, and held in the detention
room for investigation by the local
officers, was foiled in an attempt to
end her life also tonight. The police
say the woman about 8 o'clock tonight
suddenly grabbed a pocket
knife out of one of her pockets and
started to slash her throat. She was
prevented from accomplishing her act
by Detective Stansell. According to
the officer, the woman took the knife
from her pocket and hesitated for
several minutes, seemingly taking
the time to arouse courage to carry
oui ner pians. tsne was caught just
ac she started to jab the knife into
her throat
The woman is said to have told the
police officers that she was a nurse
at the State Hospital for the Insane
in Columbia, S. C. when she first met
Earl. Further, she, it is alleged told
the officers that she knew Earl had
never been insane and that he was
guilty of the charges he is accused
of. Shejeft the hospital before Earl
made his escape, she said.
Earl came to Tampa first she is
claimed to have told the officers, and
to have then sent for her. She came
tr% t hiu /?itv on/I fKov won/* erlo/l
here, according to her statement.
After her attempt to take her life,
she was placed in a cell and is being
held until information is received
from South Carolina authorities to
learn if she. is implicated in any way
with the case in that state.
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TRAIN' SMASHES AVTO
A Ford automobile driven by Dan
McPhatter was struck by the southbound
Seaboard passenger train Sunday
morning and completely demolished.
The accident happened at the
tower crossing near the Dillon Mills.
In the automobile with McPhatter
were two small children, but they
were not hurt. McPhatter was severely
bruised- Th e passengers had a
narrow escape as the car was a complete
wreck.
BEATS 11' MJMSTEK.
Young I'liwliire l-'ilied for Altmk ?
Charged Attack on Dead Father
Anderson, March 30.?In police
court today there was a trial which
caused considerable interest, beingthat
of Kenneth Cheshire, charged'
with carrying concealed weapons,"
fighting and disorderly conduct. The i
Kev- Witherspoon Dodge testified
that when he was assisting a woman ji
into a car Tuesday afternoon he was
attacked from behind and struck in
the back of the head. Mr. Dodge
stated that he did not know who his"
assailant was at the time he was
hit. and that brass knucks were'
used.
Young Cheshire offered no defense,
pleading guilty to the charges
and was fined $35.
This assault was made by young
Cheshire as a vindication to his father's
meninrv \1r tlnHi'i. tironMmri
a sermon two Sundays ago, in which
he used as his subject "The Lesson
From tin* Life of Vic Cheshire." Mali)
complimentary things were said
about the deceased editor, but the
family took unibarge to some parts
ol the s> rmon. Mr. Dodge gave the
substance of his sermon in a local
paper, and the application which In
had made, but this did not satisfy tie
on, who is i:? years of age.
Mr. l)odgt. is not seriously injur-,
ol, although painfully hurt, and
was taken to a local hospital to have
the wounds treated.
Sweet Potato Meeting.
If you e.vpecl to grow any sweet potatoes
to be cured in our storage
house collie to the court house at 1.1
: m. Friday, April 14th to hear Mr.
Ai. Mttsser o! Cletuson College It
is a certainty that a storage house
of three compartments and capable
o' storing about fifteen thousand
bushels will be builtWe
cannot successfully develop a
new industry without a gnat deal ot
study and planning. The sweet potato
industry is very promising. It is said
that most white fleshed potatoes get
pithy in storage and are not fit to
eat
1 We are told that porto rica potatoes
not only keep well in storage;
but they carry good quality until mid
summer. It is said potatoes must be
ripe when dug or they will not keep.
It is very necessary to have an abundance
of plants early in the season
so the crop will be mature before
frost. It is claimed that potatoes
should be dug before frost falls on
the vines if they are to keep well. It
is advised to dig and put potatoes in
the curing house by October 20. It
' is necessary for all persons putting
potatoes in the some curing room to
dig at the same time. It is best to
take crates to the field and sort the
'potatoes and place them in the crates
as gently as if handling eggs and if
possible to place the crates in the
storage house the same day as dug.
These and a multitude of other
points will b{. discussed by Mr. Musser.
If you are going to grow some
potatoes for the market it will be well
worth your while to come to the
ccurt house on April 14th and hear
the discussion. We can all grow pot'tinou
Kill vt'?? Imvf* in 11 It'iirnt'tl to
keep them without losing a large part
of the crop. Mr. S. \V. Epps says the
I.atta Storage House has kept in good
.condition about ft9 per cent of the potatoes
stored. The small loss in the
house at Latta was due to storing
s(iint. late immature potatoes, to digging
some after frost had killed the
vines and to some people who would
? r\ \ tr /\n .lotn o/li iciwl o rwl ii'.o-ii
compelled to put in the storage house
several days after heat had been applied
to the first potatoes stored.
Wade Stackhouse.
< ITIZKNS I'ltOTKST ACA!N>T
ItAISK I N IMIONi: It ATI >.
Meptlnp lleld Tuesday and Committee
Appointed to Confer With
Company.
Dillon subscribers to th{. Southern
i Bell Telephone service ate protesting
vigorously against the raise of 20 per
icent in rates which went into effect
jthis month. A meeting of the citizens
, was held at the town office Tues|dav
and a committee consisting of
. Mayor Hamer as chairman and Dr.
I A J. Evans, M. A. Stubbs and W- V.
I Jones was appointed to take the mattei
up with thp telephone officials.
The town has a contract with the
telephone company made in 1913
while Mr. N. B. Hargrove was mayor
j in which the company agrees to furnish
service to Dillon subscribers at
I the following rates:
Business phones $3.50
Duplex business phones 3 00
Residence phones 2.00
Duplex residence phones __ __ 1.50
This contract was to remain in effect
until the number of subscribers
reached 7 50. and at the present time
there are about 400 subscribers. Thus
it will be seen thai regardless of
what the telephone company does in
other parts of the state it will have to
live up to its contract with the Dillon
subscribers. Mayor Hamer is arrang_
ing for a meeting between the town
committee and the telephone officials
to be held some time this week.
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The Heart May Actually Break.
London, March 29?An actual
broken heart is a physiological possibility,
according to Doctor Strickland
Goodall, an eminent heart specialist,
in a lecture. Rupture of the
heart fibres might result from emotion,
and more often might it do so
from Joy than -from grief.
THINKS UIUHAM CAN
CDKAIC SON'S NAME.
Aged Mother of I>r- Charles K. Chapman
May Com e to Florence.
Americus, Ga., April 1?To plea?l
for her son's liberty, which she believes
it to be withih the power of a
convicted matricide to confer, the
aged mother of Dr. CharleB K. Chapman.
the Americus physician now
serving a life term following conviction
of murder, may shortly visit
Edmund L> Digham ltigham --- convicted
ol the murdt rer of his mother,
sister, brother and two adopted chiliIi-a,.
l.s- - --
u* vii vi i??o 1h in ;i CfJIl ID ?l
South Carolina prison. He is doomed
to die in the electric chair in Columbia,
S C.. on April 8.
Bigham. a former resident of Leslie,
15 miles south of this city, came
her e with Walter Wade a few hours
before Wade disappeared, on the
night of August IT, 1;?1 7. With two
bullet holes in liis back, and his
pockets turned inside out. the body
of Wade was two weeks later dragged
from the Flint river. Bigham,
it was alleged, was the last person
seen with Wade.
Though closely questioned, and for
long k< pt under >ui veillanci , Bigham
was never indicted in connection
with the case, although it became
known that Wade and Bigham
had had some personal disagreement
when Bigham lived in the
Wade household, before tin pair
.. tin to Atuericus. The eyes of suspi<
ion later fastened upon I>r. C. K.
Chapman and Warren 1. Johnson.
IP tli now s- rve lit', sentences as convieted
murderers.
Mysteriou*. >l?ivemeiits.
Investigation ot the movent. nts of
Fighain on the night upon which
\\'ad?- disappear, d has brought to
light among actions shrouded in mystery.
the f ircunistatic. that a taxicab
uriver, W. U Conipton, was on the
night of the disappearance, employed
b\ lligham to drive him into the
country, and that the man traveled
for some distune e in the direction of
Flint river.
A sister'^ plea lor tho aid of the
matricide in securing the freedom of
hei brother is declared to ha\e been
ignored when Miss Emma Chapman,
a sister of the convicted Americus
physician, wrote tht. man following
his arrest at Florence about a month
ago. She urged him to relate mat
lers 01 which Higham \\as assumed
to have knowledge. She received
no response. A similar letter is said
to hove been written the jailer at
Florence, and to have likewise remained
unanswi red.
liighnm's vanie Not on itccords.
Atlanta, April 1?According to
members of the State Prison Commission,
the records in that office 'n
the Charles K Chapman and Walter
Johnson cases do not niaki any mention
of Edmund Higham, the Florence
county, S. C-, man who has just
been convicted ol the murder of his
mother, sister. broth? r and two children
and sentenced to be electrocuted
in Columbia.
Information published trom Aniericus
is that the mother ot Di. Chapman.
now serving a life sentence lor
tin murder ol Walter Wade, is going
to South Carolina to see Hicham, in
tin hope of being able to get from
him, since he already is under sentence
ot death, a confession that he
is the man who killed young Wade.
This, i( is said is on the ground that *
Higham was 111 Leslie with Wade,
hired an automobile i n which Wade
uiiii out with Higham. and that Higham
wus one ul the last men with
Wade, if not the last one.
woihm.. ( ',..>>???!? #??.! - '
-- * linn- ( lilUIltMI.
rin- cunt em ion of 11??- apclieants
for pardon of both Chapma ti and
Walter Johnson as presenied to the
I't i-mn Conitnission, hits been that
Wade was Killed in the house of a
certain woman in Americas, b> one
the inmates of that house; jhat his
bod\ was taken out of the back door
placed m an automobile and carried
away. Among the documents filed
with the commission are afidavits of
two or three people. one of them also
a female inmate of the same house,
who claims to have seen the mysterious
woman shoot Wad e while they
were quarreling.
| The angle connecting the South
Carolina murderer with the <ase is
a new one, insofar as evidence presented
to the Prison Commission is
concerned.
The applicat ions for clemenev are
still under advisement with the Prison
Commission, no disposition having
; been made of them since arguments
were made, and that body can reopen
the cases at any time, should Mrs.
' Chapman gain any information of importance
from Bigham
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Honioes At The Methodist <*hurch.
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Main Street Methodist Church, Dr.
Watson B. Duncan, Pastor.
Sunday School at 10 A. M.t Mr. W
|H Muller, SuperintendentI
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.-. villus n v di s\. in. anil s f. M,
i by the Pastor
Morning Subject: "The Faith That
Brings Others To Christ".
Evening Subject: "When Our
Names Are Written in Heaven."
Junior Epworth League at 4 P.
M., Miss Mildred Sellers, Superintendent.
Intermediate Epworth League at
7 P M., Mr. Clyde Fraser, Superintendent.
Meeting of Stewards at Close of
morning service.
Revival services every afternoon
next week at 4 o'clock.
Public cordially invited to ail
services. ? .