The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 11, 1924, Image 6
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON, 8. C
THURSDAY, DECEMBER U, 1»U
ELECTRIC.CHAIE
CLAIMS TWO
King and Harrell, Slayers of Army
Officer, Electrocuted at Peniten*
tiary Friday.
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Columbia, Dec. 5.—Paying the pen
alty exacted by the civil authorities
for the murder of Major Samuel
H. McLeary, Mortimer N, King and
Frank Harrell, both former soldiers,
were electrocuted here today at the
state penitentiary.
Walking successively into the death
chamber with firm tread, first Harrell,
and then King, took place in the oak
en chair without hesitation and ad
dressed the gathered witnesses in
calm tones before the electrode's were
set in place and the current applied.
Neither, while seated hj the chair,
made direct admission of guilt of
the murder for which they were to be
executed. Harrell, while stating
simply that both had planned to rob
a passeyby on the lonely road between
Raleigh and Columbia and steal his
car, declared that what he had done
did not warrant imposition of the
death penalty.
Warns Against Crime
.King, the . actual slayer,. ^
a'passing reference to the crime and
confined his last statement to an ex
hortation to his hearers to avoid the
course he, himself, had taken.
By the time the hour of 6 a. ni-»
had struck on the penitentiary bell
there had gathered in front of the
stone prison walls over a hundred
men, waiting to gain admittance.
Half an hour earlier Captain B.
E. Evans of the prison guard, had! He ’ , too » ? valk< * 1 , , . „ ^
read the death warrant to' both of de * ti ' ? halr and seated ^mself, after
breaking the thought,
God I did not”
This statement referred to the kill
ing of a soldier in North Carolina,
concerning which he had been ques
tioned by officers.
“I confess I have done a lot of
wrong," Harrell continued. “I beat
a lot of people out of money, I beat
cotton mills, and I beat board bills.
But I had a good mother who never
taught me to do wrong," and here
he raised his voice in ar final tribute
to his mother—"I have had as good
a mother as any of you gentlemen
here. And I’ve had a good father,
and he taught me not to do wrong.
I hope the Lord will forgive me."
Hoped to Last
Even at last Harrell appeared to
entertain the hope that something
might intervene to save him from
death, and even when he was
asked by Chaplin Crain, “you feel
that your sins have brought you
heret” he answered, ‘‘Well, no, I
don’t believe I’ve done enough to
deserve this.”
“I realize I have sinned, but I
have not done enough to place me
where I am today,” he added. He
reaffirmed his faith in God in his
last words.
' J IW r big n= SWifeh
“I swear to body I died like a man. Tell all the
boys to do right. I hope God Vill
forgive me and that I will meet Him
in Heaven."
Asked if he had repented for his
deeds, he replied in the affirma
tive.
‘‘The blood of Jesus cleanses us
from all unrighteousness," the voice
of the chaplin was repeating in low
tones, "all of this you will know now
in a few minutes.”
The current . was thrown on. at
6:88 o’clock for one minute’s time
and in four minutes, lacking two sec
onds, the physician nodded his head
to signify that the spirit of the man
had flown.
Both bodies were consigned to re
latives late today, the body of King
to his wife in Canton, N. C., and that
of Harrell to his home near Lockhart,
S. C. Gerald Harrell, brother of the
executed man, who was arrested with
him on a vagrancy charge when they
were apprehended near Nashville,
Tenn., and who was with the condem-
ned man shortly before the execution,
accompanied the body on the last
journey.
minute the bright, blue sparks played
around the electrodes. Four minutes
and twenty seconds after the current
of 1900 volts had been liberated, life
was pronounced extinct by three
prison physicians.
King Composed
When led into the death chamber
at 6:35 King was also composed.
firmly up to the
the condemned men at their cells.
‘‘Captain, I am ready to go,” King
told the prison official at the con
clusion of the proceedings.
Although King was the confessed
slayer and j Harrell the accomplice,
according to his own statement,
Harrell was the first to be led to
his execution. He was brought in,
accompanied by Prison Chaplin J. D.
Crain.# He went straight to the chair
where he shook hands with those
about him before taking his seat.
When asked if he had final statement
to makfe, he cdlaghed, cleared his
throat, and said:
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Harrell’s Statement
“Well, I’ll tell you, my good friends,
if I had lived for God, I would not
be here today. But I hope and trust
in God, and I hope that you do the
same.
“As for murdering anybody in
.North Carolina,” he said, suddenly
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CHRISTMAS
By Mary Graham Bonner
which he was strapped in. There was'
no rebellion on his part against the
penalty imposed upon him by the law
as there had been in the case of Har
rell. Kis final utterances were
characterized by deep contrition and
an apparent desire to warn others
against following the course he had
taken.
“I am very sorry to have to sit
down this way this morning before
you people,” he declared. “I realize
the disgrace I have brought on my
self. I ask God to bless ever yone
of you; I ask God to forgive me of
my sins.”
There was a United States marine
in the group of witnesses. King,
at one time himself a marine, creat
ed a dramatic situation when he point
ed to the man in the uniform of the
service, and said:
Warns Marine
“I say, friend, I don’t know your
name, but I want you to tell every-
(©. 1*24, Western Newspap«r Union.)
OR TEARS he had
been funny. For
years he had paint
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A Few Actual Purchases and Prices Evidencing Concretely
a Few Reasons for the
GROWING CONFIDENCE
ALL OVER OUR COUNTY
Being Placed In The
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By way of explanation of the crowds inti) their too-often-pro- also two oi biggest wool Man-
non-appearance for several
weeks of our weekly advertise
ment your attention is called to
Section 213 of An act to codi-
ven SPIDER-WEBS, namely : kets with the pretty plaids
SELF-INTEREST: J. D. Col-1 double, at $5.95, (Our big dark
lins never appeals to love, friend-! gray blankets 72x80 have at last
ship, or sentiment of his arrived.—Don’t do like some,
fy, revise, and amend the Penal crowds, but ALWAYS to SELF- wait until they are gone and
Laws of the United States. (Act INTEREST, ENLIGHTENED then complain that we advertis-
of March 4, 1909, 35 Stats., SELF-INTEREST.
1088.) Reading as follows:
“Sec. 213. No letter, package, pos
tal card, or circular concerning any
lottery, gift >nterprise, or similar
scheme offering, prises dependent in
whole or in part upon lot or chance;
and no lottery ticket or part thereof,
or paper, certificate, or instrument
purporting to be or to represent a
eror Interest tirrir
.dependenLagon th^avent
enterprise, or similar scheme
offering prizes dependent in whole or
in part upon lot or chance; and no
check, draft, bill, money, postal note,
or money order, for the purchase of
any ticket or part thereof, or of any
share or chance in any such lottery,
gift enterprise, or scheme; and no
Frank Williams, Ora, one
heavy lady's coat sweater
for ; $1.69
F. H. Coleman, La,urens, 1
pair of shoes for children with
that new Nu-Ski composition
outer rubber sole (This sole does
pnf Hrfftoii jnnr^QQiis.-Q’}.. Me
o ggrsjpire, hu
waterproof—there being
-ed them and caused you to come
so far far far “for nothing.”—
Be the early bird.
Jessie Williams, Laurens, pair
of man’s rubbers at 98c;—also
women’s .rubbers at 85c; also
the famous Florsheim shape
shoe at ,..$4.9S. V
rensr 7 yard»-
Coats thread at
holes or pores as in all leather.-*-
We also have these in Men’s and
women’s shoes varying in price
in the others' according to size;
the most flexible substantial
ne Ws pap«V circular, pamphlet, orif. h °* n “ de > wi . th “ ut exaggera-
publication of any kind containing, tion, and probably the most
any advertisement of any lottery, gift economical and Comfortable,
enterprise, or scheme, of any kind;Also 2 pairs good heavy ribbed
offering prizes dependent in whole or | h for children for 19c, 38c.
in part upon lot or chance, etc. Archie Wheeler Ora 10 vards
And then Continuing: “Shall be Arcnie Wheeler, Ura, 1U yards
fined, not more than one thou
funny clothes aud
had made Jokes.-
He had traveled
first of all in this
country with a
road circus. Then, when the road cir
cus was going out of business, more
or less, he joined a road circus abroad.
And now he W&s very old.
But every afternoon and every
night for ten months of the year he
made jokes. He was in a small circus,
too, so sometimes he had to take other
parts.
The performing fox terriers acted
with him. They were his pets. And
how he loved them. How could some
people be unkind to their pets?
Not the old clown.
There was the donkey, too. When
he paid too much attention to the
dogs the donkey came along and gave
him a push to tell him that the don
key, too, wanted some attention.
And now he had planned to have a
holiday. A long holiday. He would
take a tittle place and with hia don
key and his fox terriers they would
rest after their work.
They would not join the circus an
other year. They were ail old.
How tired he had become after
some of the performances that year.
He had washed his face in the basin
sand dollars, or imprisoned not IftCh Wide at 18e, $1.80.
p., h . faro i more than two years, or both; John Boyd, Laurens, Railroad
eo_ ms race, worn and for any subsequent offense shall trade-union gloves at 98c pair.
vearTetc” more than five |Mr. W. A. Franks, Laurens, pair
y ’ ' of those Wimco Over-alls like
4c a spool: $1.08
.Mrs. Henry. Ettie Lepord,
Laurens, 1 yard of widest black
elastic at 9c (three yards for25c)
Mr. G. M. Bryson, Mountville,
2 school tablets at 4c each... 8c
Mr. Robert Nelson, Route 2
Gray Court, one pair of George
F. Johnson shoes for boys (the
only work shoe upon which the
President of the largest shoe
outing dark heavy and over 36 i factory in the world—this is no
of cold water outside his wagon and
had not even bothered to get off all
the makeup.
The water was cold. It was hard
to heat water after the performance
was over, and only a little of the
paint came off—only a little cold-look
ing pink water was at the bottom of
the basin. v
But the dogs didn’t mind. They
slept on the end or by the side of
his cot In his wagon. They Jumped
In after him each evening, and they
each kissed him good night. They
didn’t mind paint They were used
to It
Oh, yes, he would take a long, long
holiday. He would rest on the little
he had managed to save. It would be
enough for him and his pets.
But as the days passed along he
seemed to feel rested and the pets
seemed to have new vigor and
strength. It was splendid to feel rest
ed again. A family had Invited him
to Chrlstmaa dinner—and he had ac
cepted and he had asked, too, If he
could come with his donkey and bring
hia dogs along. They, he cfeld, would
help put on a little show for the
children.
It waa all agreed.
But when Christmas afternoon came
and the Christmas dinner was over,
and the old clown was beginning hia
show for the children, he knew then
that he could never take more than a
few months’ holiday from being a
clown.
The laughter and the delight and
the shrieks and the cries of Joy from
the children were things the old clown
could not get along without.
This Christmas had shown him that I
In reply to an inquiry the fol
lowing communication has been
received from the Post Office
of the Solicitor, Washington:
“Mr. J. D. Collins,
Laurens, South Carolina. '
My dear Sir:
In reply to your letter qf the
11th instant, submitting a copy
of an advertisement containing
a list of purchases made at your
store, together with the names
of the purchasers and the prices
paid, I have to advise you that
as far as can be determined
from the face of the copy sub
exaggeration—places his own
personal name, at $2.45; one
black English-cut shoe, like most
others would get about $4.50
for; our price was $3.98, but be-
some of our neighbors run at cause of Mr. Nelson’s complaint
“sale” price of $L35 Mr. Frank’s’about another shoe, $3.25 (Don’t
price $1.25 i forget to ask Mr. Nelson if our
Mrs. J. C. McMillan, Reno, S.| guarantee of satisfaction is
C., pair of solid leather guaran- j worth anything); and 5 pairs of
tdfed shoes for ....$1.98! men’s socks at 5c a pair:....$5.95*
Miss Janie Green, Gray Court, j Miss Ettie Nelson, Laurens,
Route 3,5 yards ginghams, dress! 1 large size hand-mirror 20c
ginghams, imported kind lifce! Fred ;Hunter, Laurens, 1
some sell for 39c but our price j double-strap black suit case at
25c per yard,- $1.25; 5 yards)$1-63; but he then reconsidered
sheeting; 2 pair of pure wool and paid the difference for one
gray hose at 47c, 94c.
Miss Daisy Bolt, Laurens,
Route 5, one pretty lady’s hat
trimmed
i, prettier than most of
mitted, there appears to be those'bemg sold by some for $3.-
nothing contained therein which 95, our price $2.98
is objectionable under the postal • Mrs. T. M. Keilett, Owings
laws, it being understood that Route 2, 3 pretty dolls at 23c
the advertisement has no refer- each. 69c.
ence to a prize scheme of any
kind.
Sincerely yours,
H. J. Dannelly
Martha Jane \yilliams, Water
loo Route 1, blue serge boys’
cap at 39c.
Ida McDaniel, Laurens, widest
Acting Solicitor. , bla^k elastic at 9c yard.
It therefore appears that all! John C. Hamlett, Princeton,
merchants, or otherwise, ihclud- the $1.00 kind of wide belt for
ing or excluding or regardless of t men at 88c.
Mr. Collins, must be very care-t Annie Dawkins, Ware Shoals,
ful to refrain from referring Route 2, pair of the Greenback
to any prizes in any advertise- silk stockings sold by all others we want to remark about it
ments to be distributed by the at from 45c ter49c, our price 39c. because we realize that many do
United States Mails. Conse-i Gus Brown, Laurens Route ^ know that we have this: 1
quently Mr. Collins by way of' 2, pack of 17c kmd of cigarettes 1 P. a * r °f rubber bottomed, crepe
of our better suit cases at $3.95
which has steel frame and is.
capable of holding up 6 grown
men.
Mattie Sullivan, • Laurens,
Route 2, 7 yards of outing for
$1.00; 7yards of 40 inch bleach
ing (containing no starch) for
$1.00; 2 baby’s' undershirts at
20c each; J&P Coats thread at
4c; and toilet soap at lc....$2.65
Jessie Brown, Laurens, Route
2,1 pair of the broadest toe slip
pers made E. E. last for $2.45,
most comfortable slipper one can
wear without buying an old
ladies’ comfort.
Mr. (We do not publish a name
wher requested not to do so)
precaution for the sake of “safe- our price is 15c.
ty first” now aslcs the Public to
consider nothing in ttys adver
tisement or statement or in
NOTICE OF SALE
We will sell at public outcry at the
residence of the late P. M. Pitts, near
Renno, S. C., on December 16th, 1924,
at 10 o’clck A. Td. f all personal pro
perty belonging to same, consisting
of the following:
12 mules,' 2 horses, 500 bushels
corn, 9,000 bundles fodder, 1 reaper,
1 mower, 1 rake, 5 two-horse wagons,
and all other farm implements.
J. G. PITTS, Adm.
I 3tc Mrs. Sallie R. Pitts.
future advertisements or state- 59c kind at 49c)
ments as referring to anything | B. A. Hester, Watts Mill, 5
except prices at which such yards prettiest curtain goods at
goods were sold to the person 19c yard. (Also have the white
mentioned in connection there-;wide and with the border for
with. Mr. Collins holds, cer-) only 10c) also a window shade
tainly with logical reasoning, | at 59c (We sell two of these for
that the crowds trading at the'dSc)
J. D. Collins Store, very aptly | Mrs. Ila Fuchstadt, Laur-
termed the People’s Hive, have ens, 1 and a half yards of widest
not just happened upon that'oil cloth at 25c per yard, 38c
spot and made it a veritable Peo-1 L. E. Craine, Laurens, Route
pie’s Hive; that just as there is 4, 10 yards of heaviest wide
a reason for everything else,iseemless sheeting at 49c, $4.90;
there is a reason for this, too; j also $3.52 worth of heavy shirt-
that this reason is identical to i ing; (the best heavy shirting is
that prompting his many com- j 19c, but we have that old relia-
petitors to put on “sales” in ble, Hickory, at 15c yard or 7
the effort to entice some of his yards for a $1.00
sole, men’s calf-skin slippers
C. E. Spearman, Laurens, f°r$5.95 $5.95
pair of 85c kind of bedroom slip- j Reathel Spurgeon, Gray
pers at 69c. (We also have the Court, 14 yards of outing for
$2.00; and 7 yards of the fade
less Spencer dress ginghams
for $1.00
Downs Briggs, Laurens Route
2, 1 pair of solid leather large
size stitch-down shoes for $1.95;
and 3 pairs of heavy fleece-lined
ladies’ hose at 15c
Mary Douglas, Barksdale, 10
yards of starchl^ss bleaching at
15c a yard:
Why does J. D. Collins get
the crowds, while his would-be
competitors usurp pages of what
Ivould otherwise be interesting
reading"' matter in their lotid
efforts ?—Simply because
FACTS ' SPEAK LOUDER
THAN WORDS.
Money Saved or Money Back Follow the Crowds
J. D. COLUNS
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Among the new arrivals at and do not forget how cold it —Do not forget also that the
J. D. Collins are: big lot of ex
tra large sizes in wool broadcloth
dresses at $4.98; two big lots of
ladies’ hats going at $2.98 and
$1.88; Hob-nail shoes at $2.75;
is yet to be—blankets at all proof of the pudding is in the
prices, BLANKETS; and also eating, and the PROOF OF THE
dolls, toys, wagons and dolls— SHOE IS IN THE WEARING*
Santa Clause doesn't have to ONE MORE . REASON FOR
be a Millionaire at J. D. Collins., OUR SWELLING CROWDS
Money Saved or Money Back
Follow the Crowds
J. D. COLLINS
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