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Bmju Kin**■ Story !■ Tmo—“Spoofed '"^^FoUt Witli DecUrstion Of In nocence When Arrested. Columbia, S. C.| July 28.— << Yot > I !ed them.” v Nashville, Tenn., Sherrod Har- Tell, alias Frank Harrell, arrested as the alleged accomplice of Mortimer N. Xing in the slaying of Maj. Samnel H. McLeary, U. S. A., had vehemently dhdared his innocence of the killing and of the robbery. “King killed' him,.. .King made me get out, too, and drove me into the woods with the major... .He just bumped him off and then he turned on me, and said; 'If you ever cheed anything about this I will bump you off too.*.. .He made me get in the car with him... .He made me go to Canton With him... .1 didn't make no attempt to hide.... “Honest, mister, I'ffl as innocent as the angels in heaven." So he had talked in Nashville anil men there believed him. A minister, with whom he had prayed, heard the story and told him, Td trust you: I’d put my faith in you.” A lawyer had offered 'to defend “Him without charge. But last night in Columbia Har rell repudiated this story. “Yes, I spoofed them,” he said and he and King, who sat near him, laughed. In the presence^ of six officers he told his new story, one that, the of ficers say, jibes in every essential detail with the story told by King. His true name, he told them, was not Frank Harrell, but Sherrod Har* relL Together, he and King, Harrell ad mitted, had planned the robbery that led to the death of Major McLeary, They were to ask a ride in an auto- ile and to rob their benefactor, who ever he might be. “We’ll Get Something” On the morning of July 2 he hac remarked to King, Harrell admitted, '“Today we’ll get somebody.” Several ‘cars passed, but they “didn’t suit” and were not stopped. Then came Major McLeary. They asked for a ride and the two got in the car, Har rell in the front seat as they had planned and King with a pistol in the rear seat. For , many miles they rode together talking and then 11 miles south of Cheraw, King—in accord with the plan—stuck the pistol in the major’s back and ordered him out of the cor. While King held the pistol on the man, Harrell went through the of ficer’s pockets, there by the side of the road. The spot was too open to passersby, however, they decided, and the major was driven into the wo:ds, where King shot him, believing, he declared, that the officer was reaching for a pistol. Together they stripped the body of valuables and made their way, Harrell doing the most of the driving, to Can ton, N. C., King’s home, near which they accidently ditched the car. They divided the rest of their spoi» LaFollette Impartial in Attack On Records—Sugar Price Probe ' Discussed. • ^ Washington, July 29.—By way of a demand upon the United States tariff commission for information as to what it has been doing in sugar inves tigations, Senator La Follette of Wis consin, independent candidate for pres ident, today promulgated a declaration which impartially attacked both the present Republican and the preceding Democratic national administrations. The commission, which has power to re-command upward or downward revisions of tariffs, the senator said i ehad “reasons to believe,” had been delayed by representatives of sugar interests in submitting a report upon an investigation into costs of sugar production. He reminded the public in this connection of fluctations in sugar prices during recent years, which instanced, he asserted, some “control”even of the government by sugar producing and distributing in terests. ^ In 1920, under Attorney General Palmer, Senator La Follette asserted. , Reason Enough Bland:—“What is the teachings of the Bible which Smithers practices and which cause his. wife to sue for divorce?” Blake:—“Love Thy Neighbor.” Bland:—“Well ?” Blake:—“She’s young and pretty.” to the Anal top of 30 cents a pound was occasioned, while in the spring of 1923 when he said the “misleading department of commerce report” on sugar stocks had played a part, they were again rushed up. He asserte< that lobby influence and cooperation between Senator Smoot of Utah, as chairman of the senate finance Com mittee, and Cuban producing interests in the fixing of American tariff levels had been noted in 1922. Reviewing the history of the com mission’s investigation into the sugar tariff, SenatorLa Follette in his state ment asserted the sugar interests ha< been powerful enough to dlay action “trough the highest official channels of the government.” Recalling that the investigation had been ordere< nearly 18 months ago, he requeste< of the chairman of the commission complete record of the case. “The report based on this invest! gation will largely determine whether or not existing tariff duties are just and reasonable,” Senator La Follette said, “and whether or not they shouk be reduced under the flexible torif; provision of the .Fordney bill It is the first test on a large scale of the extraordinary powers conferred upon the executive under the flexible pro visions of the law. The public has a right to know the exact status of the investigation “I have reason to believe that rep resentatives of the sugar interests have been powerful enough to delay through the highest official channels of this government the final decision and report of the tariff commission and attempts have been made to in timidate and otherwise obstruct the action of that body.” No statement on the case was made by the tariff commission or other gov ernment departments today. Think Again, Dad Father:—“Fll tell you this, young man, no one ever got rich by at tending other folks business.” Son:—“Oh, I don’t know. How a- bout lawyers?” How About It Sleeks:—(Holding up long blonde hair) “Ha! where did this come from?” Alibi- Ike: — “My wife’s head—of course!” Bleeks:—“Sure about that?” Alibi Ike:—“Absolutely—positive.” Bleeks:—“That’s funny—I just took it off Sam Snicker’s coat.” At Least Honest Evangelist:—“And what’y your idea of heaven?” ^ Truck Driver:—“Oh, a lopg stretch ed in white.” True to Form Sneed:—“I have a ticket for the lecture tonight. It cost me 35.00.” Bill:—“So—what’s the subject?” Sneed:—“Fools.” BiU:—“It’s all right, I guess—it says on the ticket 'Admit One.’ ” Information Spellbinder:—“Home—ah, friends— how many of you know what that word really means?” Voice from Rear:—“It’s a sleeping place near the garage.” Cynical Crepehanger Auto Salesman:—“The Blank car is the best car on the market today Why, sir—it takes 1,236 nuts to hold that car together.” Prospect:—“—one more, brother- one more nut—the guy who buys it.” BLONDE BESS OPINES My boss says I’m dumb at figures, but this I do know—five pay days hath August and November this year.” ““We live and us just live.” learn—but most of and after a visit at King’s home, Har- MRS * HARRISON NEIGHBORS SUDDEl^ rell left, the two having agreed to keep the crime a secret even fiont their wives. Don’t tell your wife; I won ’: tell ’mine,” King had said, and Harrell agreed. This confession of Harrell and the ^confession of King and a joint con- fession made by the two of them last 'night agree in every essential detail, ithe officers said. At Office of Chief. The final confession was made last 'night at the office of the chief of po lice of Columbia, in the presence of: ‘Charles K. Powers, agent of the de partment of justice; Tom Berley, atate constable; F. S. Strickland, chief! BELIEVES HE HAD A NARROW ESCAPE PASSES LY Mrs. J. Harrison Neighbors of the Hurricane section, died Sunday night at her residence after an illness of only a few days. The funeral -and in terment took place Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock, at Hurricane, Rev. Ed ward Long being in charge of the service. The death of the deceased came as a surprise to her many friends since her condition was not considered alarming. She was a woman of not able Christian traits of character, and all who knew her loved and esteemed her. Her death brought sorrow to all her friends. ^ - Mrs. Nabors is survived by her hus- ■•of Columbia police; S. 'S. Shorter, chief , nd , eve „ ^ildren-five boys •of Columbia detoctlotg; T. Alex Helw.j , nd two ^ one thUt( Mrs rion Verden, and one brother, Lum- sheriff of Richland county, and J. D Dunnaway, chief of the county rural iwlice. It was taken in short han 1 by the city stenographer, A. P. Wal ker. It is the last link in the chain ami the mystery that once surrounded the disappearance of Major McLeary has been solved in its minutest details. There remains now only the securing of such buttressing circumstantial evi dence as may be found. On this Mr. t®bwers, who is still in Columbia, and Mr. Berley, assigned to the case by Governor McLeod, are now engaged. Texts of the confessions have not’ been made public by the officers, but will be turned over to Solicitor J. Monroe Spears of Darlington, who wiil prosecute the case whep it is called in Chesterfield in September. Mr. Pow ers arranged last night with Mr. Spears for a conference as to the evi dence against the two men. Gerald Harrell, who was arrested with his brother, Sherrod or Frank Harrell, in Nashville, Tenn., is also wanted by state officers and Gov. Thomas G. McLeod yesterday tele graphed the governor of Tennessee asking that the ipan be held for South Gnolina officers. Requisition papers «*U be forwarded if requisition is de- *W*L''* -v.ViV, .-w*'*’* J# • .fit 'tMuMj.. - i. -s. ' t ..-,5 ? , ' \ > mus Duckett, both of this place. Take Traveling Man Thinks King and Harrell May Have Accosted Him For Ride Sumter, July 26.—Special: G. W, Kraker, a traveling man of this city, has for the last two weeks leen congratulating himself on what he considers a narrow escape. On July 2, as he was leaving Raleigh to re turn to his home here, he picked up a young man whom he had known before and who wanted a ride with him as far as the next town. Except for the fact that his companion hac been drinking Mr. Kraker found him good company until he had to s f op on the road for some gas when his companion did something that dis pleased and frightened Mv. Kraker, because it might have had unfortunate results foP him. Afterwaids, as he rode on, Mr. Kraker says he thought about the incident and he just devidec that it was a bad policy to pick up people along the road, for they might get him into trouble. Witn this idea in mind, he soon reached the desti nation of his companion, put him out and set out again resolved not to pick up any more people along the road, as had been his custom heretofore Mr. Kraker says coming on further down below Rockingham he was accosted by two young men who asxed for a ride, but with his new determination in mind he “stepped on it” and soon left them far behind. Mr. Kraker says.he did not think of the matter any more until about two weeks later | when Mortimer King was arrested and confessed, it is alleged, to secure- ing a ride with. Major McLeary just about where the two men hud hailed him, with the resultant murder of the army officer. Mr. Kraker says that while he was giving his atten tion chiefly to getting past the two men he believes from the description of them that they were King and Twenty-five Bullets in Body of One—Twenty in Other—Believed to Have Been Killed by Liquor Dealers. Wilmington, N. C., July 30.—The bodies of CLy Prohibition Officer Leon George and Deputy United States Marshall Sam W. Lilly, found atlO o’clock last night on a lonely swamp road, 15 miles northwest of the city in Brunswick county, were literally shot to pieces, according to a reporter who returned from the scene at 1:80 this morning. There were 25 bullet holes in George’s body and at least 20 in that of Lilly. Powder bums on George’s face in dicated that both men were shot down with buckshot at close range and then round after round poured into their bodies from pistols. A small copper still was found in the rear of their machine. Lee Jackson, a nephew of George, collapsed when he saw the mutilated body of hia-kinsttmiir —t” No* effort will be made to insti gate a search for the slayers until daylight this morning when, fully 500 armed men will begin scouring the swamps, it was. announced early today by Chief of Police Lane and Sheriff George C. Jackson. At 1:30 a. m. the coroner had not yet arrived. Both bodies were pierced with bullets fired at close range and George’s police dog was also found dead in the car. The posse con sisting of 50 police and county of ficers, went armed with riot guns to meet any exigency. The weapons of both officers were found in their pockets and had not been fired. First news of the tragedy came in the form of a telephone message from Phoenix to the effect that negro had reported hearing 25 or 30 shots fired and had seen the bodies of the wounded officers at a distance. At 11 o’clock an additional 100 men had been hurried into Bruns wick county to join in the search for the slayers. George was 52 years old and had been a member of ihe police depart ment for 25 years. For the past three years he had been assigned actively to prohibition enforcement work, his efforts in this direction have been widely exploited in motion pic ture news reels. He was unmarried. Lilly was about 45 years old and is survived by a wife and several children. The two officers left Wilmington at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon, Lilly telling friends that he was going to serve papers in connection with a prohibition case in Brunswick. Nothing was heard from them after their departure from the city until brief telephone message at 8:55 tonight, saying that it was re- ported they were killed. The officers were traveling in LU ly’s automobile. RIDING OVER TRAIL When the bodies were found at were ambushed by persons who" had reasons to fear their coming. George, in addition to his duties with the local police force, was a special deputy marshall and frequently accompanied members of the federal unit on •their raids on nearby counties. HEAD BLOWN OFF Early this (Wednesday) morning the local police received a brief re port that the top of George’s head was virtually blown away, indicating that the shots were fired at close range and without warning. At 12:30 today Coroner Harrelson. of Brunswick county, accompanied by Sheriff Jackson, of New Hanover county, was reported en route from his home at Winnabow to Phoenix, distance of 20 miles. * WOULD NOT DISCUSS ASHVILLE, N. 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Lilly, three months ago, shot and killed Jimmy Hill, negro, .Alleged bootlegger, in a gun battle near the scene of today’s tragedy, a coroner’s Jury later exonerating him for the killing, on the grounds of self de fense. ^ Up to midnight reports from the scene of the tragedy were meagre, a rural telephone line between Phoe nix and Wilmington, distance of 15 miles, being the sole means of com munication, none of those taking part in the search having returned to the city. The activity of George Lilly in breaking up distilleries during the last few months leads local police authorities to believe that the pair W AN TS ■ ■ i i 1 Hats Cleaned and Blocked Dyeing and Tailoring We Call For and Deliver all Work Same Day. SKILLED WORKMEN PHONE 28 CLINTON, $. C. i mu rjTi n M n ,Tf Dull, Sluggish Feeling LACK-DRAUGHT for the liver Beware of imitation*. Demand the genuine in 10c and 35c pack ages bearing above trade mark. —v manded by the prisoner. 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