Ithe Fort MSi.l Times.
Established in 1691. FORT MILL. S. C? THURSDAY, A|'pR1L 3 m3 - _
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, FLQYO AND CLAUDE ALLEN
n PAY PENALTY IN THE CHAIR
The execution Friday shortly
after noon of Floyd and Claude
Allen, who had been the principal
actors in the "shooting up"
of the Carroll county court at
Hillsville, Va., March 14, 1912,
marked the closing chapter of
one of the most sensational murder
tragedies ever enacted in
this country.
Some time in February, 1912, j
two nephews of Floyd Allen were
arrested for some minor offense
by a deputy sheriff. While they
were being taken to the jail,
Floyd Allen attacked the deputy,
knocking him senseless with the
butt of a revolver and rescued
his prisoners. He was arrested
and indicted and his trial began
in the early part of March.
Floyd Allen had openly boasted
that he would never go to
prison and it is said that the
Aliens had made frequent
tm taw a^aiiiot liic tuun, ctuu
everybody connected with it.
He was tried March 13, but the
jury did not bring in its verdict
until the following day. The
prisoner, being a man of promi
nence, his trial attracted a great
deal of attention and on the
morning of March 14 the court
room was crowded with spectators,
among whom were half a
dozen or more of the membtrs
of the Allen family.
The jury rendered a verdict of
guilty and the court sentenced
Floyd Allen to one year imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
When the presiding judge,
Thornton L. Massie, turned the
prisoner over to the sheriff,
Floyd Allen, exclaiming that he
would not go to prison, drew a
revolver and opened fire. The
other members of the Allen
family, who were in the court
room, followed his example and
4 for a few minutes bullets flew
thick and fast. Judge Massie,
gate's Attorney Foster, and
^Sheriff Vv ebb were shot down
and kiikd on the spot and* a
number of other persons who
were in the court room at the
time were injured. Two of
them, Augustus Fowler, a juror,
and Nancy Ayres, a girl of 19,
died from their wounds after a
few days.
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r luyu Alien was arresieu on
the following day and two days
later a special grand jury returned
indictments against Floyd
Allen, Claude Swanson Allen
and Victor Allen, sons of Floyd;
Sidna Allen, a brother of Floyd;
Friel Allen, Wesley Edwards
and Sidna Edwards, nephews of
Floyd; Bird Marion and John F.
Moore. The latter was merely
indicted for having assisted the
Aliens to escape.
Victor Allen and Bird Marion
were arrested at Pulaski, March
17 and taken to Roanoke. Sidna
Edwards was captured near his
home March 22. Claude Swanson
Allen, almost starved by two
weeks of hiding in the mountains,
gave himself up near Hillsville
and on the following day Friel
i Allen followed his example.
Sidna Allen and his nephew,
Wesley Edwards, managed to
escape, but were captured at
Des Moines September 14.
Floyd Allen and his son,
Claude, were tried separately
for the murder of State's Attorney
Foster and found guilty.
They were sentenced to be
executed on November 22 of last
' year, but obtained several respites,
the date being finally fixed
for March 28. Sidna Allen was
given 35 years, Wesley Edwards
27 years, Friel Allen 18 years,
Sidna Edwards 18 years in the
penitentiary. Victor Allen, Bird
Marion and John F. Moore were
acquitted.
Senate is Democratic by Six.
The election last week of two
United States senators from
Illinois fills all vacancies in the
Senate. The Democratic strength
the Senate is now 51, against
L total opposition of 45, composed
of 43 Republicans and
two Progressives. Democratic
defections have been rumored
on some phases of tariff revision
but it is claimed the addition of
Mr. Lewis to the Democratic
ranks gives a safe majority for
the tariff bill.
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PRESBYTERIANS OF STATE
HAVE RAISED $200,000
The Presbyterians of South
Carolina are rejoicing over the
victory they have won in the
endowment fund campaign they
have been conducting for some
months.
The joint committee, representing
the three institution of
the church in this State, that
has been managing the campaign
met in Columbia yesterday,
when it was found by the reports
made that the $200,000x
they had set out to raise had
been subscribed in full, with a
margin over, it is ieit that this
is no little achievement for the
26,000 members of this church to
subscribe for its colleges in
addition to the large amounts
they are regularly giving for
current church expenses and the
extensive benevolent work they
are interested in.
At the outset the church did
not have as an incentive the
promise of any large gift from
any outside individuals or boards
to be paid upon condition that
they raise the balance. There
were many in the church who
did not have faith in the ultimate
success of the enterprise
but those nearest to and especially
those leading the project
believed that when the Presbyterians
of the State were brought
face to face with the great need
not simply of the schools for
financial aid but of improving
the schools for the sake of the
church, that they would not fail
to improve such compelling opportunity,
and their faith has
been rewarded. True, quite a
number not members of the
Presbyterian church have been
magnanimous enough to lend
their aid to the enterprise and
also, at the last, substantial help
was received from outside the
State?two women believing in
uenominational colleges, and in
Christian education, making generous
contributions.
Pierpont Morgan, Financier, Dead.
J. Pierpont Morgan, the New
York financier, died Monday in
Rome, Italy, a few minutes after
noon. For months his health
had been declining but the
symptoms became greatly aggravated
about a week ago, and
since Wednesday last he had
.been in a semi-comatose condition.
Mr. Morgan came from an old
New England family which dates
back in this country to 1636. He
was born in wealth and his
father, Junius Spencer Morgan,
left him $10,000,000. J. S. Morgan
had accumulated his fortune
in the dry goods business with
Levi P. Morton and later as an
associate of George Peabodv,
merchant, banker and philanthropist.
J. P. Morgan was
Knrn A r?i?i 1 17 1 OQ7 1 ? * I
win n.^1 ii xi, imi11 in tx uiuucai
red briek cottage in Hartford.
Conn.
Mr. Morgan started his business
career half a century ago
on the board of directors of a
large maritime insurance company.
He, secured the position
through the influences of his
wealthy father.
Cotton Picker by York Man.
J. B. Neil, of Filbert, who has ,
patented a cotton picker which '
he is preparing to have manu-1
factured and placed on the market,
is in town today. Mr. Neil
exhibited one of the rolls from
his machine to a number of
people and explained the principle
of the mechanism. Many of
those who talked to him ex-"{
pressed the opinion that he has
a practical machine, one which
will nrnhahlv anlv*? tho nmKleni
of cotton, picking, which has >
confronted the growers ever
since cotton has been produced.?
Rock Hill Herald.
New Hill for Yorkville.
Yorkville is to have a new
$250,000 cotton mill, according
to reports in the newspapers.
The secretary of State has granted
a commission to J. W. Cannon
and J. F. Cannon, of Concord,
N. C., to form the Ancona
cotton mill at Yorkville. The
mill will manufacture cotton,
I wool, linen and silk into yarns
j and cloth.
ESKRID6E MEETS DEATH
AT HANDS OF A NEGRO
Robert Eskridge, a resident of
Fort Mill some years ago and
well known here, was shot to
death Saturday night by an unknown
negro in a colored theatre
in Charlotte. After shooting
Eskridge the negro forced his
way through the panic-stricken
crowd to the door and escaped.
Robert Eskridge was serving
as a special officer for the city ot<
Charlotte and with another special
officer, John Wilson, had
been station* d to keep order at
cue negro meuter. iuskridge was
standing outside the building
when Wilson, on the inside, became
engaged in a desperate
hand-to-hand struggle with a
negro. Eskridge rushed in to
assist Wilson just in time to receive
the fatal wound. A bullet,
which may have been from Officer
Wilson's pistol, entered
Eskridge's head just above the
left eye. He fell to the floor and
a minute or two later expired.
A strange fatality seemed to
pursue Officer Eskridge, says
the Charlotte Observer. About
two years ago, while serving on
a negrc excursion which was returning
from Columbia, he was
wounded in the abdomen so severely
that his life was despaired
of for months, and it was believed
that at most he would
never be fit for active service
again. He had so far recovered,
however, as to resume his duties
as special policeman for the Belmont
ssction. Policeman Wilson,
who wss his companion in Saturday
night's affair, was on .duty
on the same excursion and was
also wounded, but not seriously.
The death of Eskridge is a
blow to his family, for he is survived
by a wife and a number
of children for whom he was
the sole means of support. It is
said that his youngest child is 2
months old. He had been doing
special police work in Charlotte
four or five years and was about
38 years of age. His reputation
was that of a faithful officer, unobtrusive
and quiet, biit vigilant
and fearless.
Nr. Harris Won Oat.
The second primary for the
nomination of a magistrate for
Fort Mill township was held
Saturday, Mr. R. P. Harris defeating
Mr. W. L. Hall for the
place by a vote of 170 to 163.
The friends of both Mr. Harris
and Mr. Hall worked diligently
throughout the day and it was
known to no one which candidate
had won the race until the
ballots had been counted.
It is expected that Mr. Harris
will be commissioned by tne
Governor during the present
week.
Congressman Finley Hi.
Friends of Congressman D. E.
Finley will regret to learn that
he is seriously ill at his home in
Yorkville. Mr. Finley returned
to Yorkville from Washington a
a few days ago and has since
been confined to his room. His
condition is such that the attending
physicians have thought it
advisable to permit only the
members of his immediate family
and those in attendance at his
bedside to see him.
Teachers' Meeting at Hickory Grove.
The last meeting of the York
County Teachers Association for
this year will be held at Hickory
Grove on Saturday, April 5th, at
which time the following subjects
will be discussed: Maury's
Complete Geography, Manual
Traininor vs Athloti/?a on.)
_ 0 .?v*iivvivO UIIU 11IC
Kind and the Value of Marking
Pupils in their Studies.
Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, president
of Limestone Female College,
will deliver an address to
the teachers on this occasion.
A full attendance is earnestly
desired at this meeting.
F. W. Moore,
_ Sec'y.
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Beat Cough, Cold, Throat and Lung
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Wells, Floydada. Texas, writes: "Dr.
King's New Discovery cured my terrible
cough and cold. 1 gained 15 pounds."
Buy it at Ardrey's Drug Store, Parka
Drug Co. and Fort Mill Drug Co.
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OF CONh 'EDERATE SOLDIER.
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I In going thr^ )Ugh hi? old papers
a few days aj ?0 Mr. J. H. Col:
tharp, bf Goldi Hill, came across
the following ? letter which he
had written, ? while a soldier in
the Confeder: ^e army, to his
brother, J. Coltharp, of
the towH|h!fr*
Tarttiyijif,; Va., Jan 26, '63.
"?a. Your letter bwi.
-"yfngJ&fcae 18th inst. ^bc
witv ei^ reoh? (pwnd. I was t.mU
"};?ac* V| p-.leVilE^porn you all again.
But was eorfJi xo hear of another
'call "ing b^ade for men. If
you i. hould st><?ve to go to the
arm ( vou yyc^hld do well to go to
the \ <st, cotf/ou have no choice
in thl mattilfft though you will
not find y?# jpath strewn with
flowers or aby .flowery beds of!
ease. My health i3 good now 1
with the excai^tioTj of carbuncles,
or boils. 1 Wtt\ now afflicted with
the third orwrJ l have had within
the last two^ (months, and they
keep tne qvti^e busy grunting,
groaning, etc^f and this will account
for my not writing you
oftener. I will start back in
October and p^ive you an outline
of the different moves I have
made since that time. I was
taken downwfjth mumps while in
camp above VL'inchester and sent
to the hospital at that place.
While there I met with a member
of brother Brantley's regiment
(2nd Miag.) He gave me
the firet notys I had of his
wounds and 'death. This man
told me that Brantley was wounded
on the S^)th of August at
Manassas an^ hacl died at Warrenton
on the 17th of September.
This was a seVere shock to me,
as I had seen him but a few
minutes sincei [ came to the war.
1 met wit) ?Jffm in April last, a
few days bafoue the battle of
Willamsbcigi ,^jHe was looking
auite well aKZC?j ?
? ?** oocmeu very noptJt'ul
of ou iicgftup#, and said he
went intwfwBjBervice from a
sense of (ifciph?pwed his country
and i ftj|l it would he at
ihe post o cluty. He gave me
an accout^ t>jf Jus experiences
at the bfftie fltf Manassas on
Sunday, he >ejyt of July. He
| said his rf^nnant went into the
battle aloiMf^e\he Fourth S. C.
reginu ntluM that he felt proud
of havingw,ne his first fighting;,
alongside. from his native
Sta'e. 1 ? ,s4$id he was only a
few feetl tftnvGen'l Bernard E.
Bee, ot S* CT ,^hen he was shot
down as^ fb was leading his
brigade li ^ithe fight. While I
was at V? tlhester I was agreeabiy
stu'P'ied "when one morn-;
ing Uncle Archie Graham and
Andy Merit t. stepped into the
ward wher i w:ls. They re-!
minded t-*S of home so much
that I oo'idn't help but shed
tears. * I, I didn't stay at
WinchestvJbut a few days until
all the joldiers that could be
moved v,,ie loaded on ambulances
an.kvagons and started
oft* down n. Shenandoah Valley
on a 90-nm driVe to Staunton,
where v.e |anded atter three
days out. i would be proud to
give youdescription of this I
| valley, b*| \ alT1 not able men- 1
itiiiy nor wsically at this time.
However. embraces several
I counties jing between the Blue
Rid^e an?Alleghany mountains
and is t<h,(inest country I ever
saw. A Ieat part of the valley |
1 between ^nchester and Staun1
ton has bn the scene of many '
battles sij'o the war began and!
and eart-fc(yrics, bursted cannon,
broken "rimd new-made;
graves an* where many a poor I
fellow ma? hist last stand. At
a little toy Strasbunr, is where
Jackson leaned up General
Banks laSyear. Here he took
several htdred prisoners and a 11
lot of m and seventf* hundred ! I
pounds o^haeon. The cftizens
of Winch*? *-o --
ecu an 8niusinp[
story on ?nks. They say he
went btt through the city at
break nee speed hollering that
the (ievijTid a million of his
angeljf ?e mi ter him. Hun- I
dreds of crcs of this valley is
fenced J ^/jt.h a stone fence,
sometfclpd^e you have around
Flint pi grave yard, only a
much betj. fence. I didn't stay
at StaQ??i but one night until
I wa?- Phed in an old box car
and staid to Richmond, and d
, that eve ig we were lodged in I
Howard rove hospital, east of
)
the city. While there Cousir
J. C. Coltharp, of the 2nd Miss,
came to see me and brought m<
brother Brantley's watch whict
j he had left with John, he (John)
i being sick in a camp near the
i city. A few days here I was
transferred toChimborazo hospital
on a high hill below the city
' overlooking the river. A few
days there I was piled in an old
j box car with a lot of lousy devils
and started to this place, where
we landed about midnight more
r\dead than alive. I think we are
j now some 60 or 70 miles west
of Richmond on the Appomattox
1 river and I reckon this would be
a very good place to stay if a
i-8 low was well and never
wa'nted anything to eat. I got
a letter yesterday from Cousin
' John Coltharp. Their rpo-imo.it
is now at Goldsboro, N. C. John
writes me that Cousin Newton
has been discharged from the
army, has gone home and married
a 16-year-old lady and him
55. Don't you think two fools
have met? I got a letter yesterday
from iMr. Springs. He seems
to be quite hopeful of our cause
from the way he wriies. If
mother has got home from Concord
you can tell her that I am
just boiling and bunding right
along. It seems that if I should
have another one on my neck all
the sense I ever had would ooze
out the back of my neck. It
seems that I am precious little
account here, yet they say nothing
about turning me off. Ward
Master Cobb told us of a funny
affair which he said happened
here sometime since. He said a
preacher came around one day
and had a long talk with an old
soldier whom he thought was}
near death and after talking and
praying with the old man he
gave him his hand saying,
"Goodbye old man, if I don't see
you any more, remember it is
sweet to die lor *.ur country."
The old fellow raised up on his
elbow and replied: "That is
mighty nice talk, brother, but 11
uiu ime sweet things." A!
lady came in this ward last week \
all the way from Texas. She
had been to Richmond and
Petersburg searching for a son,
whom she found in this ward.
Their meeting together was a
truly affecting scene and brought
tears to many eyes. You now
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Nice country Cured Hams, onl
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Fresh car Soft Winter Wheat I
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"THE PLACE WHERE C
*j..zo rer Year.
1 WILL RELEASE YORK FROM
; QUARANTINE REGULAOIONS
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The Times is in receipt of the
5 following self explanatory letter
from M. Ray Powers, State
r veterinary surgeon, of Clemson
j College:
' Clemson College, March 29 ? As
a result of cooperative tick eradi;
cation work conducted by the
Veterinary Division of Clemson
Coilege and the U. S. Department
' of Agriculture, York county has
practically been lreed from ticks
and will be released from quar,
antine April 1, 1913. New
quarantine regulations for the
control of splenetic fever in cattle
will become effective on that
date. This change in regulations
will rploooo V.. ?I- '
v..x-ewv. a ui rs. county irom
both Federal and State quarantine,
thus allowing shipment
of cattle from this county without
restrictions which have frequently
been imposed. That
portion of York county north of
the Kingville & Marion branch
of the Southern Railway was released
from quarantine July 18,
1912, and the new quarantine
regulations, effective April 1,
1913, release the remainder of
the county from Federal and
State quarantine. With the exception
of a few premises which
remain under local quarantine,
York county has been freed from
ticks and these premises will
probably be in condition for release
by July 1, 1913.
Tick eradication work, which
has been conducted in York
county, will prevent heavy losses
of cattle, from which the county
has previously suffered, and will
open all the markets of the
country to York county cattle.
This should prove of great help
to the live stock industry of the
county.
Mothers Can Safely Buy
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to the little ones when ailing and suffering
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Niagra, Mo., writes: "Dr King's
New Discovery changed our boy from a
pale weak sick boy to the picture of
health." Always helps. Buy it at Fort
Mill Drug Co., Ardrey's Drug Storo
and Pittks Drug Co.
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