Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, June 30, 1910, Image 2
RESTS ITS CASE *
Deface n Trial tf Larimer Says Testi mt
Necessary Submitted.
WHOLLY UNEXPECTED
State's Attorney Wyman in Argu
mm to ttie Jury Says Murderers
Om Go Unpunished, but There Is
No Justification for Bribery.?
Uefnnilaut Will Not Testify.
Precluding the possibility of the
defendant going upou the stand in
bis own behalf, counsel suy, and
shutting out all testimony that Senator
William Lorimer might have to
offer in denial of the charge that his
seat in the United States senate was
purchased, lawyers for Lee O'Neill
Browne abruptly rested their case in
the criminal court at Chicago at noon
Tuesday.
The sudden move of the defense in
the alleged legislative bribery trial
was wholly unexpected. More than ,
fifty witnesses for the defense were ,
thus excluded from the records of
the cose. Several of these in addi- (
ties to Browne and Senator Lorimer K
were considered of importance to the ^
defense. Among them was Lieuten- (
ant Governor John G. Oglesby. r
It is said that Browne's counsel t
believe their case stands or falls , r
u|h>h whether the jury is willing to c
accept the testimony of Represents- j
tive Charles A. White, who made the r
first confession and delivered the s
principal testimony in the alleged r
bribery scandal. t
Attorney W. S. Forest, who has t
led the defense of Browne, haB insisted
from the beginning that he is not t
concerned materially over the out- .
couie Ln the criminal court; that he t
has made out a legal case for his c
client to stand on in a higher court.
In this connection Mr. Forest said ,,
at the close of court: c
"We have submitted all the testi- {
monjr that we believed necessary. t
We wanted chiefly character witness- (
es to support the defendant as believing
that after what the Jury heard f
about White, hia testimony would (
hare no weight." ^
State's Attorney Wyman, how- ^
ever, takes another view of the pro- e
ceeding. He says that Browne and c
his lawyers fear to allow the case to ^
be probed further, that even with g
their own witnesses they dare not r
take a chance cf an unexpected stop. e
Although Mr. Wyman began his
closing argument to the Jury com- ^
paratively early in the afternoon, he t
had not finished when court was ad- ^
Journed for the day. Mr. Wyman t
said In part: ,
"Murderers can go unpunished, g
larceny Is often excused by the law, ^
and a man may go out In the night c
and rob to feed a starvlg family;
but there is no justification for brib- %
ery. It cannot go unpunished.
"The fact that over fifty Demo- fi
crats voted for Senator Lorimer, a j
RCMtl hi icMIl rIihuk In lliuilf thnt them
was bribery. Representative White t
was thus bribed to elect a member r
to the only body in our federal goveminent
that can declare war or ef- j.
feet peace for the millions of our r
population.
"It was a gigantic moment for
Browne, the minority leader, when
he tried to elect Lorlraer. If he had
failed, what amends could he have (
made to his constituents? As long
as he succeeded the Democruts could
go back to their constituents and
make some sort of apology because
he had succeeded."
TAKK LAMBS AND PIGS.
Missouri Farmers Attribute I/osscs
to the Bird of Freedom.
Farmers in Missouri and other
Western States are blaming eagles
for thefts of spring lambs and pigs
from their flocks. Recently C. N.
Drexler, of near Washburn, Mo.,
captured ono of the big birds. It
measured more than six feet from
tip to tip and stands nearly three
feet high. The bird was kept alive
as a decoy to capture its mate, but
the niHte never appeared. Mr. Drex
ler had been missing lambs and pigs <
and blamed men for the theft, but !
no trace for tho missing animals <
could be found. On the day he captured
the bird his dog was engaged 1
with it In fierce combat and was !
getting the worst of tho fray.
(Hiihl Shoots l>own Flume.
Five-year-old Thomas Gardiner, of
Thatcher, Ariz., fell into a lumber
flume In the Graham mountains and
was carried seven miles at the speed 1
of an express train. The flume is i
considered dangerous, but the child 1
came out at the bottom with only a
few scratches and minor bruises. 1
Aeroplane Dived Into River.
In an attempt to make a glide
across the Ohio river At Louisville, 1
Kjr., J. C. Mars was surprised for |
the motor of his aeroplane stopped '
and tho machine dived Into the riv- f
er. He was not injured and the <
machine not damaged. <
!jsha, ...
IERV1NG LONGEST TERM
HIGHLY KDUCATKD BLACKS IN
THE PENITENTIARY.
Ignorant Negroes Serving Shortest j
Teems in Soutii Carolina Peniten
tiary.
Figures that should cause all
thoughtful advocates of the so-called
higher education among the negro
race to ponder yet a little more,
have been compiled showing the
sturtling conditions that of the negroes
incarcerated within South Carolina
State penitentiary those most
highly educated are serving the longest
sentences. The poor ignorant
negroes are imprisoned for the minor
crimes and offenses while the negroes
who have hud a school or college
education are the life-timers and the
"over ten year" prisoners.
That this is the condition also in
the county chaingangs and on the
p blic works of the counties and in
the JaiJs throughout the etate is
the opinion of Commissioner E. J.
Wutson, of the department of agriculture,
commerce and Industries,
t>y which department the figures
ivere compiled.
Asked for an explanation of the
ompilation and the possible reaions
fV>r the condition shown to exist
Commissioner Watson stated Tueslay
that the figures showed beyond
easomible doubt that the academic
iducation Is not the thing for the
legro. Commissioner Watson advoates
education of the negro along
ndustrial lines and thinks that the
legro should also have sufficient
ehooling to be able to keep the acpoun's
on the farm Summing up
he * 'nation the commissioner said
hat the proper education of the nero
is to furUier his usefulness in
V> ;.wll.?f?(nl n.nnl ^ U?
in- i:iviuoiii(ii ttui iu ujr aiftiiin ui
iroper instruction in subjects that
end u> increase his manual eltiiency.
The commissioner and his assistants
had a wide field to bane their
ampliations upon for there were
>35 negro prisoners examined, of
his number 4 79 being males and 5?
>eing females.
The total number of male life
>ri*>ners is 25 6 of the negro race.
)f this number 10 read and write
without attending school. One hunIred
and seven attended the common
ohools from one to ten years. Sevsnteen
attended school less than one
rear. Six attended coflege. The
tummary shows 123 who cannot
ead and write ad 133 who can read
md write.
Of the female colored prisoners
vho are serving life sentence, the
otal 11.. None read and write
vithout attending school. Five atended
common school 1 to 10 years
ind none of those who attended
>chool did ao for one year or less.
Two of the life prisoners among the
:olored women attended college.
There are four who cannot read and
vrite and 7 who can read and write
A further anulysis of these figures
ihows that there is altogether 267
ife termers of the 536 negro pris
ners at the penitentiary, reformaory
and state farm. That of this
lumber 140 can read and write, 8
ittended college and less than one
talf of the total number cannot
ead and write.
FLKKING CONVICTS SHOT.
Convicts Make a Break for Liberty
But are Downded by Guards.
Two young white men, Garflelu
lutchina and Lindsey Huffman
vere shot while attempting to get
tway from convict camp on the LowMonday
morning, and it is said that
lutchins may die. The men slipped
tway front convict camp near Winson-Salem
Monday, and it is said
an into a cornfield a distance about
orty yards when Guards Griffin and
)ull fired on them, dropping them
nstantly .
Hutchins, who is rather welltnown
hereabouts and who was on
t thirty months term for rohherv on
he street while impersonating an
jfflcer, was struck in the back of
:he head by a load of buckshot. He
*i?8 hurried to the Twin City hospital
at Winston-Salem and l)r. E. P.
dray attended him. The physician
said the man would scarcely reco\ar.
Huffman, who was serving a 14
months term for forgery, was slightly
wounded about the head and will
recover.
Blackberries .Make liens Drunk.
Spoiled blackberries thrown '.n her
back yard by Mrs. James Burnet, of
Holiday's Cove, W. Va., made a
feast for her hens and put them on
a jag. While they were drunk she
thought they were dead and thriftily
plucked their feathers. Now the
birds are wearing blankets.
Freight Steamers Collide.
The French frefght steamer La
Rochelle from Bordeaux for Liverpool,
was sunk through a collision
with the British freighter Yews off
3kerries, Ireland, Monday. Ten of
he crew of the French vessel were
lrowned.
PROTECT YOURSELF
BY FORMING A MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY.
.
According to Bill Passed by the Legislature
Last February Ten Men
May Organize For Self Protection.
A bill was pased and approved by
the Legislature on the 4th day of
February 1910 providing for the organization
arid regulation of Mutual
Protective Associations. It provides
that any ten men of lawful age
could form an asociation to protect
themselves against loss from lire,
disease, accidents, lightning, hail failure
of crops, and to insure the live
stock of its members. It must be
understood that this association is allowed
only to protect its members
and is not organized with a purpose
of making money, or enriching anyone
privately. These associations
are only allowed to work in the county
in which they were organized.
Before the state allows any of them
to begiu business the elected president
and secretary of the proposed
asoclation must swear that twentylive
men will take out policies in it
for not less than a total sum of
twenty-five thousand dolars. This
list of subscribers must be sworn to
and filed with thep Insurance Commisiouer.
Bach member of the Asociation is
entitled to one vote in the elections
neeesary. It is required that a thirty
day notice be given of each meeting
by publishing the same in the county
paper and by sending a postal to each
member of the association, who can
either attend or send a proxy, but
no man is permitted to vote more
than twenty proxies or vote under
the orders of anyone having twenty
proxies. Each asociation is required
to meet at least once a year and elect
directors and officers, the latter can
not be elected for a term longer than
two years. The amount to be received
by each officer must be stipulated
before the duties of the ollice are entered
upon or the work performed.
The manner in which this association
would pay the loses of 113 number
would be to assess each member
equitably for the amount of the loss.
Hhould-upon investigation the Insurance
Commissioner find that ay officer
Is neglecting to levy and collect
any assessment made he may apply at
any court having the proper authority
for a mandamus to enforce the
performance of the neglected duty.
The premium is to be guaranteed
by a note or lein on the properly
insured, but the property must be so
described that a person could recognize
it from the description. Any
of these asociations could create a
reserve fund in the mauer prescribed
by their by-laws, provided it did not
conflict with the laws of the state.
From a table compiled by Insurance
Comissioner McMaster it is shown
that there are fifteen of these insurance
asociations now at work in this
Stale, earying from $191,604 to
$4,4115,040 insurance in force. The
rates of these companies range from
$1.80 to $8.00 per thousand.
Here is what Insurance Commissioner
McMaster says about them:
"The salvation of these companies
is to have a director in each township
who will approve the insurance ot
each piece of property in his township;
to take only the class of property,
viz country residences and tenant
houses; to take only a limited amount
of insurance, say $.1000 on
any one peice of property; to have
at least one annual meeting of the
policy holders at which the officers
and directors are elected, a"d at
which complete reports are to be
made by the officers; to have quarterly
meetings of the directors.
"While a number of these assosiations
levy assessments as the IIres
occur, and while others levy assess
merits but once a year it is beleived
safer to require the insured to pay
that it would be very much better and
in advance what is understood to be
the rate by the stock companies, and
at the end of the year to refund him
whatever the saving might be.
"There are many other features j
connected with the business needing ,
explanation and the insurance I>e-I
partment will be glad to answer any j
inquiries made." Addres your let- j
ter to the "Insurance Department of 1
South Carolina, Columbia, S. C.
0 9 0
llobbers Fire Hani.
Four mules and a thousand dollars
worth of Hour, implements and
supplies were burned Monday night
in the barn of H. Hobgood, at Garner.
near Raleigh, N. C., there being
every indication that the barn was
burned to cover the stealing of a tine
horse and buggy, no trace of whicn
could he found in the ruins. Hobgood
is a well-to-do farmer and conducts
a tobacco warehouse at Clayton.
Three Firemen Injured.
Three firemen were injured during
a tire Wednesday which completely
destroyed a five-story building at
St. Paul, Minn. The loss was over
$100,000.
Crazed by Wife's Death.
Perry Noblett shot and killed himself
a few hours after the death of
his wife near Hamburg, Iowa. He
was crazed by grief.
SHOT INTO CROWD I
OXK RKCKIVKS PAINFUL WOUND
WITH 8LUCJ.
Two of Posse Fired at Him But it
Ls Not Known That He Was Hit.
Woman Is Arrested.
A dispatch from Walterboro says
that at Williams on Saturday night
at 10 o'clock Dr. S. E. Klnsey was
shot and seriously wounded by Joe
Freeman, a negro.
Saturday afternoon Dr. Kinsey'H
son was standing at the door of the
store of Quinn Bros. when Lena
Freeman, a negro woman, came up
the steps to enter the store door
and said to Mr. Kinsey: "Some one
wants to come in." Mr. Kinsey stepped
out of the way and looking back
saw this negro woman.
He expected to see some white
woman enter, and jokingly remarked
that he thought it was somebody.
The negro took out a knife from her
pocket and began to abuse Mr. Kinsey,
who insisted that she hush and
stated to her that he did not mean
any harm by the remark, which was
jokingly made.
She continued her abuse and left
the store shortly, and going to her
home, returned with her husband,
Joe Freeman, she carrying a gun.
Mr. Kinsey was informed of this'
fact and went to his home and returned
with his gun, which he put
in Mr. llrabhain's store. His father
hearing of this came over to the
store and instructed his son to put
the gun up and go to Magistrate Wilson
and take out a warrant for the
negroes and have them arrested.
This Mr. Kinsey did and turned tne
warrant over to Constable Maxey.
who went over to Williams to make
|the arrest. Maxey appointed Dr.
Kinsey and others as special constables
to aid him in making the
arrest.
The party proceeded to the homo
of the Freemans, but just before j
reaching it, they were informed that
Joe Freeman was back at the store
of Quin Bros, with his gun. They
returned to the store and attempted
to arrest him, who seeing the party
approach ran. They went back to
the hoin?', where the woman was arrested.
After securing her they
started to leave and Joe Freeman
appeared behind a clump of bushed
near the house crying: "Get out of
there."
At the same time he shot into the
crowd, the shot taking effect just
above I)r. Kinsey's hip. The negro
then made his escape into the darkness.
Dr. .Kinsey was taken back
homo and was attended. It was
found that the gun had been loaded
with a slug, but fortunately the load
produced only painful flesh wounds.
Kfforts were made Sunday morning
to catch Freeman and he was
s< en several times by the pursuing
party, but owing to the thickness of
the undergrowth in the bays near
Williams, he has so far eluded capture.
SKCOXll IN SHOOTING.
The South Carolina (tanks After the
llattleship Idaho.
The battleship Idaho is to enjov
for a year the coveted official honor
of being the best hitter in the Amer
lean navy. a comparison or tne
shooting performances of the battleships
this year was mad<- public at
Washington on Tuesday at the navy
department. The Idaho made a
score with her guns of 4 6.121. The
South Carolina gets second place
with a score of 42.585, and the Wisconsin
third with a score of 40,478.
Th.> battleships are eo-.ipeting for
a trophy, their rank depending not
only uiK>n the hits of the guns but
upon theh work with mines and torpedoes.
While the target practice
has been concluded by the battleships,
only a few have done the reuulred
mining. Ot these the Wisconsin
stands at the head of those
which have eompl ted the competition
with a score of 45.494, the
Maryland second with 2 7.587 and
the West Virginia third with 22,264.
Of the vessels competing for the
cruiser trophy for gunnery the Charleston
now leads with a score of
21.075. In the competition for the
gunboat trophy, the Mayflower stands
at the head of the list of those that
have tired with a score of 6.612.
Among the vessels competiting for
the torpedo trophy the Preble is the
victor with a score of 90,928. One
of her competitors, the Rowan, is
credited with a score of only 0.05G.
Killed by lightning.
In the presence of his wife. Burt
Crannon. a farmer, living about
Cireer, was struck by a bolt of lightning
Thursday and kill<ed. Crannon's
cloUit s were burnea from his
body and the handle of a hoe with
which he was working was entirely
consumed by the heat of Uie Has.
Fanner Slain in l>uel.
Quincy Everett, a young farmer,
was shot and instantly killed, and A.
B. Macklin, his father-in-law, was
stabbed and fatally wounded, the result
of a duel between the men at
Mineola, Texas, Thursday.
I ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS
^ AMOUNTS FOR PUBLIC BUILD(
IXCkS AXI> 8ITKS.
Colombia (lets Appropriation of $75,
OOO for Xow Site.?Camden and
Bennettsvillo i-lach $.V),0OO.
A Washington dispatch says that
President Taft will affix his signature,
during the next duy or two,
to the public building bill of the
present session, just passed, and
within u short time a large amount
of money will be spent, in different
parts of the United States, in the
erection of Federal buildings.
A careful inspection of the figures
shows that South Carolina ha s been
well provided for, the following being
th>- provisions. Camden, $50,000;
Gaffney, $10,000; Orangeburg, $10,000;
Columbia, $75,000; lleiinettsville,
$50,000; Marion, $7,500;
Laurens and Union, each $10,000.
Newberry, $10,000.
While the members of the South
Carolina delegation worked hard to
secure these amounts, credit should
be given Representative Johnson of
Spartanburg, a member of the Iiouse 1
committee ou buildings and grounds,
for his work. As the matter stands i
now every city and town in South
Carolina which, under the law. is i
entitled to receive a Federal build- I
ing. either has one completed, mi- i
der construction, or authorized. <
The Columbia appropriation is for I
the purchase of a new building site, i
The amounts of less than $50,000 t
are in addition to previsions made S
for the cities in former bills.
SWKI.TKK AN1> SIZZI.K. i
llitpless New Yorkers Cringe Beneath 1
the llot Weather. t
I
Hapless New Yorkers sizzled and
sweltered Tuesday while the mer- J
cury climbed steadily until it at- 1
tained a maximum of 90 degrees by
othcia! readings at 5.45 p. m., a high
mark for the year. Thermom*ters
on the street ranged as high as 98
and three deaths directlv due to th?
heat were recorded. More than 30
persons were prostrated.
Excessive humidity added to the
tortures oT the year's hottest day. lu '
the congested districts the suft'eriug
was Intense and hospital ambulances *
were kept busy caring for the strick- 1
en.
In Bayonne, N. J., five men were 1
prostrated, two of whom are expected
to die. 1
At Minolea, L. I., during a parade
and contest of I/ong Island vol- (
unteer firemen, .half a dozen firemen '
were overcome and several spectators
were prostrated. 1
9 0 9 ?
SHOOTS AT INVALID.
Negro Enters Sirk Woman's ltooin
and Fires When Seen.
While the family of Mrs. C. V. i
Adamson, of Macon, Ga., were seated
at supper, Mrs. Adamson's daugh- .
ter, who had been sick for some
time, was eating her supper in bed
in a nearby room. . She happened to t
glance upward and saw a big yellow
negro standing ut the side of h??r ^
bed fumbling between the mattress.
She screamed to alarm the household,
and the burglar, instead o*.
making his escape as quickly as possible.
pulled out a pistol that he ^
had .found under the matte ss and
deliberately shot at her. The bullet
passed through her hair and buried
itself in the head of her bed, and y
the negro, hastily springing over the
bed on which the sick womn i wes c
lying, jumped out of the window and r
nia.'e his escape. The unci! was i
found on the grass near th-i house, s
where he had thrown it. j
DYINC; IIK ISSI KS OltHKKK. ,
Switrhmaii Shows Nerve After His i
l<eg.s Are Severed. .
r.eorge C. Hrilev, aged twenty- '
three years, a switchman for the .
South', rn railway, at Hirminghain, j.
Ala., after being run o\er .Monday s
morning, both of his legs cut off j
and otherwise hurt, gave instructions (
as to the disposition to be made j
of his body, asking that it be shipped
to Columbia, Tenn., where he has
relatives. While cutting a string
of cars his foot was caught in a |
swum irog and before he could extricate
it he was knocked down and
several cars passed over his body.
He died twenty minutes after the accident,
but was conscious to the last. '
Ibiinlxiw Appeared at Night.
C. I,. Royer and members of his \
family saw a rainbow between 12 i
and one r?'clock while returning to l
their home near Prosser, Wash. The
moon was sninning brightly. The t
sight was witnessed during a light t
shower. f
Impure Ice Cream Made 1)5 111. J
Ptomaine poisoning caused by the t
eating of impure Ice cream made 95 I
people ill in Houston, Tex. Heveral 1
of the victims had narrow escapes t
from death. <
IN FULL BLAST
State Campaign Opened b Sumter m
Wednesdby.
BOYD AND BROCK QUIT
Turn \nu* Kntidiui t I ???? ? ? ? ?
Day.?l'an(li(lnti> Spiikr at lii.shopville
mi Thursday.?tliurgos
Mmlc by Opponent ??f Attorney
General.?Lyon Replies.
The State campaign opened up in
Sutnter ast Wednesday. The last
duy for filing pledges was Tuesday
and up to noon ot that day the only
surprises were the entry of Barney
B. Evans for Attorney General
against. Lyon and F. K. MeCully,
Jr., of Anderson. Another feature
was the withdrawal of both Gen.
Boyd and his Assistant Col. Hroek
front the race for Adjutant Geueral.
At the meeting at Di&hopville on
Thursday the feature was the severe
attack upon the public r-cord of Attorney-General
Lyon by Barnard B.
Evans, an aspirant for that office,
and the clear-cut. forciful reply of
that officer. Other features were the
rousing reception accorded to Titos.
LI. McLoed, candidate for Gov? rnor,
tty his home people; a mild attack
apon C. C. .Feathcrstoue by the oilier
caiididates. who are advocating
state wide prohibition and a general
'warming-up" all along the line.
\side front thes- points, the tueetng
was in elfect practically the
same at that at Sumter the da> before.
The following is a correct list of
hose aspiring lor State cilice* and
or Congressional jvtim:
For Governor?Cole L. ltlease,
loiin T. Duncan, C. C. Featheistone.
H. Hyatt, Titos. G. McLeod and
lohn G. Richards.
For Lieutenant Governor?E.
iYalker Duvall and Chas. A. Smith.
I.-,.- O -?
i ut OCV. I t'LUl ) Ul OliilO Ai.
KcCown.
For Comptroller General? A. VV.
Fones.
For Statu Treasorur-i?H. M. Jenllngs.
For Adjutant General?Charles
s'ewnhain, \V. \V. Moore, J. M Itichirdson.
For State Superintendent of Indication
J. K. Swearingen.
For Attorney General-?It. it. KvinB,
J. Fraser Lyon.
For Railroad Commissioner ?Jas
Pansier, G. Mc Duffle Hampton, G.
hi. Muhon, O. C. Scarborough.
The following candidates Hied the
pledges for the different Coagreslionai
Districts of the State:
First District?George S. Legare,
F. 11. Lessene.
Second District?L. P Boylestou,
las. F. llvrnes, C. W. Harris. J. t).
Patterson.
Third District Wyatt Aiken, Julii8
E. Boggs, Coke I). Mann.
Fourth District .los. T. Johnson.
Fifth District?Thos. B. Butler,
). E. Finley, J. K. Henry.
Sixth District George W. Brown,
F F. Ellerbe, P. A Hodges, B. B.
Sellers.
Seventh District?A. F. Lever. VV.
>V. Ray. .
MOTH Fit KILLED HKItSF.I.F.
it'nrrv O, ... m - -' - ?
, ?.. on <>i one or ner
Daughters the Motive.
Soon after her t J year o!<l son
lad left her, .Mrs. Ellen C. Kagiu
:omniitted suicide in a sensational
nanner Wednesday on a sidewalk
n Media, Pa. Accompanied by her
ion. laniis, Mrs. Eagle came from her
lome in Lansdowne. Pa., on a troley
car. Alighting from t-he car, Mrs.
fiagle told the boy to go into a drug
itore and drink a soda water us the
lay was hot.
As he turned his hack Mrs. Kaclo
ook a bottle containing poison from
?< r pocket and drank the contents.
The son turned to say something to
lis mother and witnessed her act.
She collapsed in his arms and died
loon afterward in a hospital. Mrs.
Baglo's worry over the illness of
>ne of her daughteg is believed to
lave been her motive for suicide.
\\ I I.I. KAT NO FOOD.
i?K<?nia?i iM'ii-i-miiu-41 u> starve linnself
to IHmiUi.
\V. A. McGlnnis, a white man, who
lias been serving a three months'
tentonce in the Greenville county
ia.il for bigamy, according to the
>vardcn has eaten no food- for a porod
of 14 days. The farts in the case
lave just become known.
A week ago the warden's attenion
was called to McGinnls' ootid 1ion,
and the county physician was
innimoned. He made an cxaminaion
and reported t-hat there is nothng
the matter with the man's conlition.
He appears normal in every
particular and seems bent on starvng
himself to death. He even refuses
nilk and has only taken two or three
lrinks of water this weok.