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SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1816. MM -.xj i NUMBER 12. FEAR FOR INNOCENT; HOPE FOR GUILTY '] jd Be Written Over Petit ry Room Say# Judge in Hit arge- - Outline* Duties of nd and Petit Juror* Very t*rly. Chronicle is Indebted to the cf eourt stenographer. A. M, Deal, following copy of Judge M. 1? * aide charge to the grand jury, kin"\v ll will Ih? read with in i,v those who wepi not present tourt to hear It : Kuroaian ami gentleifceji of the Jury: ThV Court asaiuue^ thut former term of the court y<>u .Hilly instructed as to your du | h j;oiioral nature. The recognl jf that fact. however. din's not L tin-, Court at this time from Ilxintf ivrtaln phases of your , my Heet Ion to the l>eneh in ate it became my purpowo and illation to endeavor to impress irles with the real dignity* and ikv ??f their position, and If [in my |K?sitioii should succeed K so. even in part, it would )? vindicate, at least, the wla-i the choice In elevating one" tdj v. misII Ion of itraitd Juror Is the ijM>rtii nt and significant in the system. lie is (lie <>uly one ?s the right, officially. to enter etiice. from that of Clerk of own to the most insignificant } demand an Inspection of eV :>k or paper tjmt contain* the* of a pul die transaction . to 11 fall ami satisfactory ex.: hi of every i-eeeipt. voucher, r other pajH-r that evidences mlituie of one cent- of t|?e Iniuls. tn pass upon the faith and eoinpeteiicy of every jief-* 9 receives one cent of the pith: s as 11 compensation for Her- 1 nilered. to criticise, -ctmdetmrj ,ove the business methods of' Ifio are Mit rusted with t.lie man 1 of public affairs, to supervise i fiistltntion. establishment, pub dinir. road, street or acl^(X)I |n| nt.v. to stand us a monitor or I > to watch closely evtfry ? tirX ery administrative . levy, the j.v ui ??m| for every I Mind ihsue, iso juid promote those things til ltd for the health-, iwjacts a prosperity t?f- 4tfe : jfeoptft nty mid for the development rcs-otirrcs. and to stand bt)uare flst every agency or condition oiistriu'ts real progress. ? You e right. officially. to l<x>k into latter* hence the dignity and Deo of tii,. position immediate lr. imt only tin* privilege of a itror to do su t >ii t It Is. Ills siil" tli which y<?u have taken, Mr.,j , is the measure ami the 11m- ; of your duty, and I desire to we references to certain phases^ oath and couuneiul its oonsld to your IhmIv at tills tliue. ? its sanction you are to "(Ull* Inquire, and true presentment I if >t 1 1 such matters and things l?e ?iven to you In charge.' i clause relates particularly "tiH indictment which the Solicitor^ ?for your consideration In the : >f your duty and upon "Which] to art The grand jury, is trial tribunal. Kxclufdlng till of defense, whose force rests admission of the act charged offering of s|a>clal matter by ?xciim' or justitientl<?n. exelud ? mat.ters. if the testimony sat ? it i ? ; n h I jury that there Is* a ca-f of ^ullt made out against tised. that unexplained and^ idictcd. a iK'tty Jury would lie '<?<1 in. (hiding a verdict of guil i il U your duty to Hild a truej Itherwise it is not. airse. y . mi must <-onflnc your a consideration of the testl-. fore you. has l>eeii more money wasted l? Carolina in trying useless eases than In almost any Ot,S? eause connected with * the ad Ition of justice. 'How often he ^o??J. common , sense and, Bit of a urn nd juiy, when it j ?"hind a prosecution a little,' iotive of envy. l?e a?!?erted tt K advantage if It threw It out, tich money could l?e saved and ?Hi annoyance spared. if they ?? act and only present for the at ion of the Court those cases ffford a proper opportunity to SHie law and promote the true justice. next clause hi your oath to he Court will direct your at hrlefly. is. "the State's coun-i Iie people, of your fellows, and n. you shall keep secret." v. -: Dreman. publicity Is the great* ?guard in humau government I Injustice and oppression.. i nt rases which have been persj In this world, everywhere the| m tyranny haa held its sway, upon the desecration of tra- 1 rty and upon the untold agony mind and soul, have Hourish ?p council* of governmental *et. It becomes at time* nee ? the highest Interest mnd Tn (pnUghtened form of govern t there should be secrecy. In ative department of our gov-! ?tl * provided that both ho? ? ?t*H> In the transaction of totlnued oo La at Page.7"^a^ WAR AS LAST RESORT >S*y? President in Speech Be*' fore .New York Pre** Club. ?. . New York, June .'U>. 1'iesideut Wll muii id iitlo It plain in lil.s at the | Now York Press Club banquet tonight ? that ho will i ii> i countenance 11 war with Mexico until thoro Is no other alterna tive for settling tho IkirH'T troubles. Auain ho ikvlurcd that ho whs ready t ?? saorflice his own i>olltlcal fortuity In order to oarry out his oonvli'tioiis us to what would Ito the just oourso to pursuit in the situation. llalubiige t'olhy. who placed Theo dore Uoosovelt la nomination (or tho presidency at the Progressive <x?nven tion at Chicago, |?ahl President Wilson high tribute in an address hut ilid not declare unqualifiedly that he would sup port him in the coming campaign. as It was reported he woultl/flo. In his address President Wilson said : "1 realize that I have done a very Imprudent thine; 1 have eotne to ad dress this thoughtful company of men without an.v preparation whatever. Rut gentlemen; as a matter of fact, I have heen absorbed by the rosiMHislbllltlos which have been so frequently referred to here tonight.. and that pre-occupa tion has made It Impossible for me to forecast even what you would like to hear mo V<))k about. Mr. Colby said something that was among the few tiring^ ! had forecast to say myself, lie said that there are some things width It is really useless to debate, be cause they go as a matter of course, t "Of eojirse. I.t Is our duty to prepnru tills Nation to take eji re of its honor and of lhi, Institutions. Why debate any part of that, except the detail, ex cept the plan Itself, which Is always de batable? "Of course. It Is the duty of the '(b>vermnent which it will never over look,, to defend the territory and i?co ple; of this country. It goes without saying that it is the duty of the Ad rat ion to have constantly In mind with the utmost sensitiveness every ]K>lnt of National honor. "But. gentlemen, after you have said and accepted these obvious things your program of action is still to be formed. When xvlll you act, and how will you act? "The easiest thing is to strike. The brutal thing ; is the impulsive tiling. No man has to think before he takes : aggressive action- but liefore a man real ty Conserves the honor ^iy realising the ideals of the Nation, he has to think' exactly wliat he will do and how lie ' will ,lV> II, "))o you tldnk the glory of Ameri ca would be enhanced by a war of, con quest In Mexico? I>o you tldnk that aiiy action of violence by a powerful TO&pfe UlvC thl*. agaiyst h weak ami J^lestVw^tive neighbor would reflect dis tinction 11 pi mi the annals of the 1'nlted states? - ? "Do you Jhink that it is our duty 1 to ckrry delf-defense to a point of dic tation into the affairs of an other peo- { l?lci ? The Ideals of America are written : plain upon every page of America!! his- : tofyv "Ami I want -you to know how fully I realise whose servant I am. I do not ! own the (loveriitqent of the I'nited '? States, even for the time being. 1 have j no right in tjie use of it to exi tvasfs my J own i?assious. 1 hnve no right to ex- J press my owu ambitions for the devel- 1 opment oft America if those -ambition* ' are not coincident with the ambitions j of the Nation Itself. "And I have constantly to remind, myself that I am not the Servant of those who wish tA enhance the value of their .Mexican investments, that I am the servant of the rank and tile of the j>eoplo of the lTnlted States. "I uet a great many, letters, my fel- i low cltizeps. from Important and in fluential men fn this country, hut I get i n great many' other letters. 1 get let ters from unknown men, from humhlc. ??*>meii, from jieople whofee names have never been heard and never will l>e re corded and there is but one prayer in alt of these letters 'Mr. President, do not allow anybody to i>ersua<Ie yon that the people -of this country want war with anybody.' ? "I got off a train yesterday and ax ( was bidding good-bye to the engineer, he said in an undertone* 'Mr. Presl dent, ke^p out qt Mexico.' And If one ?man has said that to' me a thousand have said it to me as 1 have moved abmit the country. i "If I had opportunity to engage tftem further lu conversation they say 'of course, we know that you cannot govern tty; circumstances of the case altogether; and It may be necessary, but for God's sake, do not dtt It unless it >5jQeCeasajy^r^;.;_.r.^7."r;~-: I'Jii . "I am for tlie time l>eing the spokes man of such ]?eople, gentlemen. I have not read toiatory without observing, that "the greatest foreea In the world and the only permanent forces are the moral forces. "Force will not accomplish anything that Is permanent I ventnre to say, In the great struggle which la going on on the other aide of the sea. The per manent things will be accomplished af terward* when the opinion of mankind is brought to bear upon the issues, and the otily thing that will hold the world steady la this same silent, Insistent, all powerful opinion of mankind. "Force can sometimeH hold things steady until opinion has time to form, but no force tjkat waa ever exerted ex |cept In respdnse to that opinion waa ever a conquering and predominant [force. "I think the sentence in Aawrican history that I myself am proudest of l?lh>t In thelntrodoctory MBtwees of the Declaration of Independence where the writers aay a doe inspect for 'the opinion of mankind dejnands that they atate the raftaona for what they are about to do. I venture to any that a .decent respect for the optnkma of-man klnd demanded that thoee who started the present European war should have KEfcSHAW NEWS NOTES. Interesting Happenings Gath ered From the Ker*h*w Ere, Miss Maggie l'each died a I the homo of her father, Mr. Win. Peach, about two miles chhi of Wostvlllc, Saturday afternoon at o'clock. She was a christian lady of tlno ijlnyacter and ha<l many friends throughout t lie coun ty who wtlli ho grieved to learn ? ?f her doath. Mis?* l'each was .'is years of arfo and Is survived hy her father, 'four sisters and one brother. The remains were Interred at llcthol churchyard on Sunday morning aftw funeral services hy her pastor, Hew A. R. Fuliner. Mr. Martin I tower*, of the IMcasant Ulll section, died at his home )ast Fri day and was hurled at Saleni <vnie tory Saturday. Mr. Mower* was about tK? years of ago and left a widow and several children. Me was well known throughout the county oil, account of his active interest In politics and had many friends who will regret fo learn of his death. Mr. Dove Knight, who. left Chester field eounty twenty-six years ago to make Ids home In I^mlslana, where he has made #o<>d as a citizen and biialmsi man, arrived in the city sat urday to "t?|K?nd alsmt a mouth visit ing relatives and friends in this Mic tion. He Is spending tlds week In Ker shaw with ills alstor, Mrs. C, 10. Day Is. I Hi r not Wldtaker of the clerical foree at the Kersluiw oil Mill, left last Thursday to Join his company, the Kershaw Guards, at < /ft nip Moore. Mr. Wldtaker was not under <aoiupulslou to go at this time, l?eing on the reserve list, hut his patriotic spirit was too stron# to see his company go to the front and leave him Iwhlnd. Ahd he Koes as a private, {riving up a good position. F. Ii. Zenip, of Camden was a visitor In Kershaw Monday between trains.' Mr. Zenip is an electrician and was at one: time connected wWli Kershaw's electHc lighting service. Kershaw'** etticlent i>olleomon made several seizures of lltpior Saturday. They are determined to break lip the hllnil tiger business here If It can pos sibly he done. As the new law. which requires chain Kan# service for thin offence, is now In force, "they w ill have hotter supjHirt to their effort*. Very few will care to have to pay both a tine In the city court and receive a chain gmig sentence from the higher court. ^ The enrollment hook * for Hanging Rock 'club Is at the otilcc of Magistrate 11. ' N.'Joties. The lH?ok for :Hvh club Is in the hands of .1. Itoht. Maglll. MuXcy Croxton arrived in Kershaw Sunday from hjs Florida home to join ids family, wlin have beeri heVe for some time nt the home of Mr. Crn^ ton's parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Croxton. . ' Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Fletcher. Dr. W. C. McDowell, -ani! Carlisle KlrkMVy arc attending the Wesle.\ f'lhle Class Foil oration at Sumter. World's Richest Woman Dead.' New York. -Inly .*t. ? Mrs. Hi-tty Green said to be the wealthiest woman In tin* j world. dle<l at her home here today at I H :Of) o'clock. She was born Novem : her 21. ISftfi. at New Bedford." Mass. ! Her father was Kdward Mott Itobln ; son. who left his daughter a fortune | of Jfb.(HXMKK). She leaves one son. Ed. | ward Howland Green, who has been ? president of the Texas Midland rall | road since 1SIW. To Speak at York. Judge Mendel L. Smith,, one of the J best kniown men in South (Carolina's : public life today, has accepted an invi- ; tat ion to come to York for the chau- ; Uiuqun. July 15-10 and has agreed t<> J tlellver an Address on the first day of; i the chautaiupia. which Is "Farmers' Day." Another splendid speaker se- ! | cured for the three-day ehihitampia is : Dr. R<r>lx>rt A. Hayne of the South Car- 1 I olina State Board of Health. He has j I accepted tl^e invitation tendered him and will come to York and deliver an address on the last day of the Chau tauqua. which is "Health Day." Dr. Hnyne is no st ran per tif York people. ? York News. I . _. Will Work For Wilaoti. Washington. July 2. ? J. He- j ney, of California, a leader of the ; Roosevelt delegates to the Republican j convention in 1012 and afterwards ac tive ill organizing the Progressive par ty, telegraphed President Wilson today that he would work actively for the president's re-election. He declares the nomination of Mr. Hughes represented "the fruition of the political -corrup tion which was successfully practiced by the Republican national rommittee four vcars ago," and told the president that "through your personal efforts most of the important planks t?f the na tional Progressive platform of four years ag4> have i?l ready been enacted into law." # ? m ? stated their reasons, but they dttt-aot pay any heed to the opinion of man kind and' the reckoning will come when the settlement comes. "So, gentlemen, I am willing no mat ter what my personal fortune* may be to play for the verdict of mankind. Personally, it will be a matter 'of In difference to me what the verdict on the seventh of November Is provided I feel any degree of confidence that when a later juryslt* I shall get their Judg ment in my favor. Not my favor, per sonally ? what dlfferepce does that make? but In my favor as an honeat and conscientious spokesman of a great National convention. ~rr "There are some gentlemen who are under the delusion that the power of a Nation < owes from the top. It does not. It eoesc* from the bottom." BETHUNE NEWS NOTES. Chronicle of Happenings From Our Regular Correspondent. 1 Itcthnue. .Iiil.v ti. ?Mr. Sunt li. Pad gett. uf ItctintUc. and Mrs. Oertmde >Mel.aughtin, from illarlsvHlo. wrrt1 UMirtUsI at the residence of a Mr. *on. h relative of the brhle. a few miles from thai town, on last Thursday af ternoon, June 2i?th, Key. J. M, Fortds, of this place i>erforndug the ?vrvmouy, The hrldal party returned to ftethune immediately a ft of tlu1 eefemony and a re?*eptlon wan held at the resident of t !??' groom on Thursday night at tended I ? v a few Invited guesh A now Itaptixt church wax organ ized recently near the home i?f Mr. S. W I *la?*K \\ ?-H. Just across l.ynchos riv er froth Tiler's Ferry, with a substan tial- membership. A clu|r<'li conference will be held at Harmony Baptist church next Satur day evening, with prayer meeting* set vice. A large crowd went from this plaee to Kershaw on Tuesday to attend the Fourth of July jvlebratlon. A hunt eighteen of Hethune's >y>ung society set will leave next Monday for the mountains of North Carolina, where they will s|ieud about ten days. They will travel by automobiles and will he accompanied hy ltev. and Mrs. J, M. Korhls, who will eluiiierotie the party. t*ne of the biggest rain falls of the year f*?l I In this vicinity last Sunday evening. Miss (ienova King, of Klngfitree, oh me up Sunday evening and will s|>end sonic time here with the family of .her grandfather, Mr. <L S. King.. .'Xr. Mrewer Copeland ami family, of Jefferson, have heen spending several (lays with the family of Mr. 10. 1.. Corn-laud, near town. . Mr. Hen Hrannon, who went to the .Otifluinbla hospital for an oi>eratlon HOyeral weeks ago, returned home on Sunday last. Mr. Ikuittlrfs Mays spent Sunday at finlumhla and at Styx. >lrs. <\ I j. Mays, Miss MaUile Mays, Mr. Jack McLaurln and Mr. F. II. Beanie s|icnt Tuesday A\i Columbia. They went over In Mr. MeLaurln's ear. , Mr. W. Feeble* and family and Lee ('lyburh, Mr. Peebles' nephew xif ;Pitts. fifto. ate spend i lit; ? while with relatives in this section. Mr. and Mrs. S. It. Padgett. Mr. <?'. <*. Padgett- and Miss I^eona Nurthcutt spent Monday and Tuesday 'in Colum Iuh.? i: . ^ Dir. ('. I?. Tomas. of Jefferson. was u Visitor in town last Sat Urdu, v. .^Messrs. K. H. King and T>. W. Copo*. land. enrrlers on routes one and two. at lidded the State Couveutloji of Jflu ray letter Carriers In couvcnTtou ;it Columbia tills Wffelt.' Miss Nancy-' Mathis. a charming' youiig flid.v of St. Mary's. Flu.. arrived I hen- Tuesday ' aftcruobii and stayed ; over until today. when she left for a j visit to .relatives at Sharon, York eouu- | fy. a<*cotnpanied hv Mr. F. II. Bcarde. j While here Miss Mathis was the tfuest 1 ? if tiie Misses Mays. The < 'hroniele Is a mighty Kood eoun- i ty news|)H|K*r and seeius to Ik* very populur In this vicinity, as we loaned our last weeks copy to nine different ; persons and they are still Itorrowiug j il. We are always jrlad to accomodate j folks In this respect, hut ? oh. the suh- j serlption price is only $1.00 for twelve I months ? 52 Issues. Send a dollar to tlu? editor. The school hoys of Bcthune played three games* of base hall recently with the McBee school team, the first and lust games going to the Hefhune team :iim1 the second game to McBee. The Fourth was very quiet here. A laigcC crowd went to Kershaw, while ii numlter visited other places. .Miss Katie Mays, Air. Douglas Mays and Mr. ^ YflrWoUKh will leave tomorrow for Atlanta. Miss Mays will s|k*ihI several weeks there with her sister, Mrs.- .1. V. Davis. Mr. Yar h rough goes t?? Atlanta after two new Maxwell cars and he and Mr. Mays w III bring them ha.vk through the coun try. .Misses ( J ussie and I/ols Iiouirh, of Kershaw, came down Tuesday to sjieiid severnl weeks with tlielr sister. Mrs. K. T. Est ridge. I,ittle Miss Carrie Yarbroi.igh Is quite sick at present. Miss Ella Ilortoii, of route .1. has ac orptCQ^pfidthm with Messrs. I'lyhurn & Davis and hegan her duties there July 1st. Mr. .and Mrs. it. S. Catoe are the proud i possessors of a new son. which arrived at tlielr home on Monday hdifMi g ' A party was 'given at the residency of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. King compli mentary t<? the visiting yountf Indies in town. Mr. J. JCr Harfleld was a visitor In town on Tuesday. The.. .writer has not seen a single watermelon this year, and July in al ready old. The town of Befhune has not had a single picnic, game of brtsehftH^hjur no chamber of commerce, IsMrftl of trade, etvic league, never has a con cert. entertainment, etc. This is a grsHl towh alright ami we would cerr ta inly like to see 1t on the map. vBBffiiiunf rinor .iiovm, MeOormlck & Co. have removed their undertSkllJi establishment from the Dibble building on Main street to the Sullivan property on North Main street recently, purchased by Mr. McOftfiiilik. Mr. K. W. Bond, the manager, and his family have also moved Into the aaiM building and will occupy the two up per floors. The entire lower floor of several rooms has been nicely arrang ed and eqnlpped for an undeitaJUpg parlor. Mr. Bond will be there at all times day or night to attend any call promptly. V V CONTINUE ADVANCES, j ?; ' ^ " v J Teutonic Forces Being Ham mered on AU Sides. !? roueh troops co ? ?! H?r<i 1 1 ?ik with the! Million in the Somitio rcgioii, have Ml I'lliuhtelicd I l?ol I* line l?\ (ho capture '?f Ha riot) x. Itelioy KuXantcrro ami |0s tres, mii.I it iv advancing oil a ? erald.x wider front lot ward IVronno, At Kshvs, who to .VK) prisoners were takeu. the lighting Is still Knin>: ?? furiously. Oil tl?o Itritisli end of tho lllie slli?ht progress has hoen made at some iHiints. j I'uotftcial dispatches say thHt the en tire Urltlsh from of ninety miles |M ! hearing lu- hill share of tho halth\ hut It Is toward tho south Dial tho heaviest tii^ht Iiik Is under way. A IiIkIi Urltlsh official Is authority for tho statement tliht artillery prep h cations will pmvdo all further In fantr.x attacks, as tho resourceful noses, determination and lighting qualities of tho Oorniaus, as woll as tho |h>wov of their dofvinvH, are woll rccounUisl. Steady Advance. Although tho French are making a stoady advaucc In tho Soiaaio sector without apiaitvntly h<*avy casualties, and now faces an easier task, accord ing to ex pert opinion, to roach their ob jective. the river Itself, the Verdun army In engaged iii i>artleuhirly heavy tlghtlng, the Qermnns not having per mitted tho hat tie of tile Somino to In ter/ere with their o|>erations for the capture of the Krent fortress. The (Jer mans have taken the Thhiumont work for. the fourth time, after a terrltlc bom bardment and l?y a massed attach. Around this work, which lias been the *'?ntr<> of desperate attacks ami coun ter attacks, for many days past thous ands of men have fallen, for (Ids Is a position which Is essential to the (Jer mans for carrying their advance nearer to \ on) un Itself, und to tho French to keep their resistance Intact. Uusslan.s and Italians are lending all their strength to tho cprtihiiiml hiow against tiie Central Powers, and Ihich arost report* a significant inoveraent of ltnssian patrols, who are saitl to Have' advanced from Kiui|>olung, in Jtukowl na and entered Hungarian . torrltorv. All along the Hussian front engage* monts of tho severest character are hi prQjmjfla. and the 'Russians, driving north from Koloiuoa. have advanced more than twenty miles, and arc threat ening to outflank <{en. Von Hothinor's army and tho Anstro-Ccrmnn forces in the 1 aruopol region. .Should this Hus slan movement prove NUWMMfi|i, Von Hotithior may havo to fail hack on berg. ' The Russians report the capture- of many guns and more than .'1.000 pris oners 011 the various sectoro of the eastern front. .v. Though the official communications with ros|?o?-t to the hnttfo* &iotig tiie Aiistro-Italian front give only a mea gre Idea of the situation as a whole that Issued hy the Italian war ntthi* Indicates that the artillery ami hifan tiy fl^ltlin^ is of a pontliious and dos jH'rate nature. The Austrian war of fice is silent regarding the oporatlons against the Italians. Soldier Hoys Appreciative. / I Ik* Chrobiclo has revolved the fol* I Paving commniiicatioii from "Camn Moore." Styx. S. C? with tin. reipiost that we pulilisii same: I ho Kershaw (iiinrds, oach and ev ery one of them,' request the Chronicle to publish their heart.V thanks and ap preciation of the many kindnesses of the ladies of Camden toward them. Hesldes the royal send off which they were given upon leaving Camden. \v<mI nesdny morning in camp they received boxes of delicacies from the ladles of amdon. There was enough for ev ofy hoy to have a generous share and t need not he said that they enjoyed Jt Hhcn the boya know that- the la dles at home are thinking so kindiv of them they feel a much stronger tiT, <a c'ount''-v loyally 1 he Camden hoys ho])e to do honor t<> Camden and to the homes that semi them nut." Letter From a NuhHcriber, 4 friend of The Chronicle, writing from Wnfe^bury, Corny, under date of June 28, : ?_ "Am enclosing payment for aubscrip tion. It given aw great pleasure to read j ??? the grrnvik and pi ?>n|>erity of ('ain den. Have" traveled extenHlvely fait Camden, with it* beautiful home*. If? places* of hiatorlc interest and nice cli mate Ih unexcelled. For t lie jmihI yfrar have l>een employee] in building u ra> f*ltk>n factory, covering five a crow. All concrete floor#. We} employ aevcu hun dred men. Lal>or is at a premium. I The portion of the plant now in oi>era | t!em workK three ahifts ? eight liourK each. Make several jthouaand sia-iis 4tdi.v." Shot in Stomachs f James Miller, a negro from Horatio, hi^Htnntor county, wag brought to the -f^amden Hospital Friday afternoon suf fering from a bullet wound in his 'stomach accidentally inftfeted. The accident occurred a ahort time before the Southern paKHengcr arrived at Ho ratio and he wan placed aboard and brought to Camden. An immediate op eration waa performed and physicians state that he baa a fair chance of re-, eovery., \ Attended Opening of Hoepitftl. Tft, John- W. Noarbett, of Camden, was at Wadesboro, N. O., a few daya last week where he waa invited, along with other prominent physician* of North and 8ooO> Carolina to fttend the opening of a, hospital at that place. While there l>r. tV?*bstt On* as ?trto ride over *ome of Kortfe OaroHaa'a good road* aM?|l that county ae-.^e^t road.* In the state. CRIMINAL COURT CASES DISPOSED OF QUICKLY Long List of Caiei Tried and Many Recruit# For County Chain Gang ? Some Unique Sentences Passed by Judge Smtih. The ilrst week of tin' summer Uinu of cuini convened Monday morning. Soon after the roll rail of Jurors Judge Mendel I.. Smith, presiding, delivered his charge to the grand Jury, ami the eases were Immediately gonevlnto, No time Is being lost and tlu). eiimlual docket will eotno near being cleaned up at this time. Solicitor <\>hh Is ael lug for the state and ait uuuauuI nuiu her of ronvletloiis have resulted. The promptness with whteh Judge Smith Is carrying on the business of the eotirt, and his elear charges to the juries has boon the subject of much favorable, comment. I'p to the hour of going to i>i'ohs yesterday afternoon the following eases had been dls|*>s ed of : lt. It. Tiller, charged with dlsi>osjLng of pfeppfty under lien, wns found not guilty. II. 11. Stephens and S. S. Sheorn, selling and handling alcoholic bever ages unlawfully. Nol groaned. Sam Taylor uud Joseph O-nrlos. lair ceny. Nol pressed. Whit iJary plead gullt.v to larceny, and was sentenced to 30 days. Perry Bradley, Henry Brannon, Till man Munn, and Henry Bradley found guilty In One of the Magistrate's courts of being drunk, disorderly and curb ing and shooting, I/ower ipottTt of Magistrate (*>i>elnnd afllrmcd. I.. L, Barker, giving false cheek. Not guilty. Willie Harris etmrged with hurglsry and Iftrceny, was found guilty with rccomiuehdatlou to mercy, and was glv en a sentence of live years. Joseph Scott plead guilty to lar ceny. Sentenced t?? one year. Robert Salmon charged with burn ing woods, was found not guilty. Henry Wilson plead guilty to house breaking and larceny, and was sen .tiiUlaMLIo. eight- months. Anderson Murtgo and Sylvia Cregg wofC fonnd guilty of adultery. tte_uv TOnees, Mungo 11! mouths Cregg Mix months. , ? ' 10(1 English plead guilty of Rolling whiskey, ti iitl w^is Htuitenced to otfe year. tl mouths of the sentence was. suspended. . . :jy Maticta Triwsdell whs found guilty of forgery, iiihI was Hcntonccd to one year mill to pny u line of one dollar. Harry Brisbane plead guilty of Ing whiskey, ami was sentenced to 12 month*, i<lx months* tj>f this mmtpnc? was KU?iH?inU-(l, inn Brisbmie also has I lu ce months coming to him which wit* puHpcndcd from a former sentence ami will make nine months that he will have. to serve. Tom Williams was found guilty of selling whlnkey, ami sentenced - U? lit months, leu .mouths being suspended. Olhltcs Scrlven was Hcnteuced to 11! months for selling whiskey, ii part of which was suspended. Tom Lawson was found guilty of selling whiskey, and received a sen tence of twelve mouth*, ten months toe ing suspended. Joe 1'ettlgrew, charged with selling whiskey was foupd not guilty. Coot Arthur plead guilty to selling whiskey and received a sentence of twelve mouths, 11 months suspended. Artliur was found guilty of selling whiskey in another case ami was sen tenced to two years, Eighteen. luuntliH of this sentence was susftemled. Thomas reach was found guilty of Helling whiskey. Sentence not yet passed. Jih' McCirt was found guilty of sell ing whiskey and received a sentence of IS months, twelve suspended. The cane against W. E. Arledge, charged with selling .whiskey resulted lit a mistrial, hut yll) likely he cAlled again this week. Wit I'auly was -sentenced to twelve months for tilling whiskey. 10 1-2 months suspended. v " niimiI Williams received n sentence of ?lx months for selling whiskey. 4 months ^suspended. - , b4 ? Hetty Alexander, wan sentenced to , six .inouthM for Helling whiskey. Half of this nenteiice. was suspended. u JsJco Monroe, charged with \Vhlskay. Found not guilty. NWorty Belton received a sentence of twelve months for Helling whiskey, Jfcii ' month* l?elng nusi^ended; - Charley Johnnon wan sentenced to 18 month for selling whiskey, 14 mouths being suspended. *? ? ? ? ~ In passing sentence on Robt. Browu. charged with,., stealing $1,240 In cijr- .j rency from Mr. J. |? Hall. Judge Smith told Brown that he had it in his power to sentence him . up to twelve years, but that He was going to give him the privilege of saying what he thought would be sufficient to keep . him from' committing the same offense . again should the opportunity present Itself. Brown was a little averse to sentencing himself, but finalljr stated that he thought five years would be. about Ttght? irud?? fcmtth then toJd^~ the negro that he was going to do bet ter by him than he would Mfji ddfeST? stating that he" had about decided to i give him four years, but that fce would <*ut It down to three year*. In the caHeof WgafiHuntcr, charr ed with selling whlskay, . the Jttty brought in a verdia|| of guilty Md ask-'- ' ed that thff ^ovrtho light Jn^ passing man made a plea In Hunter's behalf, . - (Amtlauqd oil Last Page.)