The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 01, 1921, Image 8
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By Muii Charged W HI* Deal* of
Kleven Negrot*
0
Atlanta, March 25. A iceneral de
ida I to oU?r?e? that he had worfcwl ne
gr <*'* in peonage and th<4i hud eleven
?f them killed wlwn Iht-j threatened
to run uw'iy \vu# made here tonight
?by John , WUlhinn*. Jasper County
fa rnier,- who wa? brought to * ii?* Fill
i?'it County lower for i?^
Will in in*, who I ml ie i <?d "ii ?
eiiarge "f ininth'i \? >ici(l:i.s at C^jv
ington, <Ja, during a gland Jury in
?eatlgalion "f the findlm: of tin re ne
grooH in it river near (here, tohl a
Mtory of a baiii Mel between his faro *
neighbors who h" jlillj lliir'H
4>ne<f to "break our neck* in the fed j
rial court#.''
The chafes against Williams were
made by < 'iy?l(> Manning, a negro la
borer on the WllllaniH plantation. who
with another negniN Clyde Freedom.
wa? brought here yesterda.v and held
ill Connect I on with the ca.so. The eon
feHsion attributed to Manning de
acrltHHl how he, under fear Of \\ II
. liatnn IiikI kiKH'kcil ??>ur nogroe* in the
, head with all a\e #fid buried them in
u .pasture, a I h.l. how rive_plhers had
been taken an'Oji* into Newton Couuty
and tinl to rocks and thrown in the
river to drown. Only I hn^e bodies have
lH>eu discovered despite the search vd
the river
Williams .who charged a '.'frame up"
" ? 1 ,
declared that >cvcu yca^.a^t lr->ul..r
arose between himself ii.nd members of
the 1.1'verett family ?'Vrr land lines
j rid stray c.tnio lai*! fall he -Mid'
Ids sons were accused of opera I illg a
htlLl and lal^i. he a .?.T T>a\c Leveret P
ii id a fight. '.
Williams who is flftj four *v en r>- o-l ,
Mild the father ot twelve children *a id '
he nr\rr had heel) arrested brlore ? i u d
I hat he In d eiuplovi.-d eoiin^d and was
^roing to i'io\i; Ilia I be. i> not ^u:l1y of
the charge* against him.
The ill vest leal ion in ?>o ingloi^' ha >
ih?I > ended.
N0T1CK
Petition will lx? present isl io the
< iovornor for the pardon of Solomon
.Lee
Hermitage Mill News.
Camden. S. C. Maivh ."?1 < hie of
flu- most enjoyable and beneficial
meet iugs ?f the season was held (it j
lti*? Hermitage Mills church March 'J7.
This day w.-is set apart by the Hap j
tints a* Missionary Pay Former'
Judge Mendel F. Smith, n most elo
ipient and uble sjx'aker, delivered tln^,
Hddresv ,?f the evening. Mi'- Smith,
i.s no stranger to our |*?oplo
Mild c ,'| I'll one presold W .I > glad of Jill
npport unity of hear! uk him
A progra in wiin carried out by the
children of the Sunday School and ap
pro)>rla te songs ^ ' 1 1 > K by the ehoii.
The *1 u n i or f'ooklng I'hi** went to
the head of l In* pond on a hike on {
Tuesday >i'fiei'iiob'h F.a- h member ear
ricd :i nicrl> prepared basket and
every I him: nan inijo.ved They ua tinn
ed w ild fb.w cr<' ''' w.iffcd in the pond
ami took ko<lak i?ieture-? TIiom' ]?rrs
(Ml t on the hike were Mi>se^ l.essi"
ltellc and Fvelyn Flayer, i.dlian and
Blanche Peterson, lOunioe and Myrtle
< ?arducr. Irene Matto\. Arle\ia Itu
sell.'and lalna Peterson, lad.i Itussell.
l/Oiiise I 'clvrson. Miiif^ii1 and Fillic
Phillips. A rlenia Williams Itessb
( ' rol le v ? 1 1 o 1 M;i r \ Ii.nI 1- )c m i nu
Seventy seven >f I he llcrmita^c
rhildi'rn rnjojrd an l.a-br e^j hunt
on" Saturday afternoon. Misses iaila
H ussrll and Fvelvn Player tied for
'tie ^irls ]?ri/.e ; Messrs Andy Harris
and Ira Reeves r,-.-, is,-,l tin- boys i?rlx<>
? ;am?'> w <-i i> pl.i\ed and each present
-weni's I ha v e a phvi-ant afternoon
KDMIM) IlICIHAM <;i IFTV
i I'.iiitltined from pa^e M
heard the ir-u - f the verdict and >cu
toner while in tile office of I he e.efk
of coin" dowm'n i t*s. Mrs. H:>;hiini
fainted wiien beard the verdict
ami Mrs Worieli the wife of a Hor
enre policeman, who b.iv 1hs-p. her eon
^laiit i-i unpa a i ? ? r . dnr.nu tlie trial, w.nt
to the court room for a tJ.?-to! I . I
M lli.ks jiifeicle,! Mr- P.iu'bam ami
wlu'ii nh? w?? coinfortAble S6?
was taken twek to Mrn' Worrells
Uurdlitg houae wJitp *h?* Iwh a
guest.
A record iitt^ftUeiH.1* marked the
film I day of tie trial, tin- jxm <<ntiin.
of women flowing grett tjPjP HiUil ever
i; ml I hull' manifest Interest viwM?Ty In
ete> *??>?.? It ^?'s Aft elderly crowd,
liouvvcr, mid only unee ilurluK 1'he <hiy
dill the Judge have i ?<?(?. i v. ion to rebuke
anv outbreak rat tin* part of tlK* *p<cin
|ol'S.
,\ i i(iriu') A. I. King t.e-in lii^ aa-a
ii 1 1 - ii I r..r lit ?? defense fift -rtly after UU?
i on rt o|*?ned. M f. King read i*fipre>\
sively' I'm 'in I In* f&iJiCt JlcOonllUK to
Hi. Matlhw ?0 and dfow (ho nnaiilotty
lli'tWWH llils i-Mttf and the false wit
nesse* against the Savior, and then
1 1 iiiii Si Ala 1 1 hew 'J7 d?intt?ldud of
tin- il?of> for i In* release of BHttlbhns
a (id f 1m* oruflxlng of Christ. The ui^
tunny handled this d.oHoate proposl
tioti very effectively and without bring
ing u(>oii him so If any show <?C fooling
upon tin* part of listeners. It wa*
a daring thlufc to do and In* did It well.
A* Mr. King warnud tjp to his at
luck on the prosecution for introduc
ing the ArrpwMuith testimony and la.
y y 1 1 io \eiii his opinion on the Arr<>wj
> in j I h Tee of for straightening
nut tin- affairs <>f the Hlyfmnt estate.
Mr < ;,is<|Ue rose and usUed that such
:il tacks he slopped.
J inline Mem mincer promptly asserted
the eou>t's prerogative and gave Mr
King' not lee ' that any further attack"
ol such nature would result in his be
ing denied tin- privilege of further iir
guinenl and another attorney Ik* ap?
pointed lo present tin- ease of the jury.
Mi lvin? it lids jtetiod, and more
e> lensi vely ,, a ' the close of his nr^ll
inont, a pologi/ed to t ho i-oiirl . the liar,
tlie jur\ and I lie ? vpeetatoi's for whii t
Ii, 1 1 , < 1 d nie. look all I ho Ida tne upon
himself , ii iid -aid I e 1 hoped the jury
would not al.l-'W his i?ut|uir>'l I" idfln
. i-.-e their attitude toward his elieiit
\ -ule from this incident .Mr. Kilill -
^IH'eili was impressive and was put
i ojineed by those who heard it l?> hi; a
a * . i s i e r I v pleee of advocae.v At tiiiie$r
it w ii s not cohesive and litis fault was
(lie prliieip.il one a Iltcray critic might
have urged against it. Mr. King rebod
principally upon the defense's theory
of the insanity of Smiley Hicham, his
committing of the murders and his
subsequent stiiehle lie did, however.
I bring into his speech the testimony
hearing ii)>on the alleged insanity of
Higham's father and laid stress upon
tin- prejudiee shown by neighbors
I against the defendant.
| Tin* |?roM<nla I ioti of J l ? * ? cu.>e by So
! r< it Or f.'as<|ue is said hy lawyers ami
laymen to have been an eveuiplnry.
v oik of its Kind. H-e eolinoi ted hi.sj
fuels in logical sequence. From lltei
Mh of January, wlnn it is set forth'
tl-at Fd in u nd l> Highatu wdiiin>od< hi <
<ls|er lieeant*e she aeeusod him of stea'
i ins eertain papers eonneet?*d \\ i t li tin'
I'lghant estate, until tlie day when .Mrs
P.iirUa Itl tried lo smuggle a holtle of
ehloroform into her hushand's eell. Mr.
<i';|s(pi?> did liol leave all II liei ill lte< ?( ed
link in i lie vt ory .
The story ran Hut Fdmiind l> I ? i lt
l am. the son of a rielt. father, w ho had
'si |i| Id-, interest in the estate to his
brother :md sist?-r and gone away for
man v \ e.i i s. had heard of differenee-i
reuardlug the recent disposition of his
fa! Iter's estate and hastened home to
injeel himself .i fa* lor into these
faiuilv d.spnles. ;ii the hop'* "f I'eeovor
in^ hi iub rest in properly whieh
In- was in no way eulitlcO.
I'roin the time of his appearance In
the lllgham le>ns?diold I here has been a
succession of bickerings and disputes,
fulminating in the ineideiif which
dro\e .\Tr>v. Marjtirie 15 i chain 1'hiek to
I loreitee, wlieiv, at Attorney Arrow
smith's office, .she hail made a will,
giving everything slic had t'? her^bro
iher. Smiley Hicham, to wlcin she
?oiifided the < a re of her old mother
and her two little adopted children.
In thi* wiil she hail set forih her
fear of some person, who sh?. < | i ? ) not
njnne in the will, who hud obtained
poosoosj.Hi I.f shree de< ds eov? ring
I ? r i ? p? - r t \ of her estate, whieh she had
- -/lied . :t blank Following this ??ame
i ! : e ulei !a i a i i.?n of Smiley Highait't on
i
Tmwday following the visit to Fhu
fitco, when h? Ki? id to Mr*. Kirton, a>
Mrs. Klrtou. *aid on tbo ntand. that
"Kdmund llightnu wh? cutting up and
threatening to kill all of tHein.."( am
not afraid of Jilm but Margie is. If
ho will helmvc himself I am going to
give him a ploee of hunt though h?' Is
not 91) titled t6 it f<?i he has had hi
share."
Another incident proving a distinct
motive for Um* crime Whteli the solicit
or emphasized was the testimony of a
m-ro t hat Sinile.v I i;i < I i em >u>t r? i .? I
\\iii? i :< i iiMiiiii for i?a> lug m much for
cutter % : that Mtlin it u?l had if
sen ted tliis; that Smiley had said th;ii
il was his ItIO Any. and that before lu
Would have it wasted lie would go In
the woods and settle with the haud>
himself; that Edmund replied with a
show of temper that tlu; hn?Jness in
the woods was his end of it and that
!f Smiley emtio there he would stay
there "find," said Mr. (bisque, "he wont
there and never came back."
Mr. Casque also dwelt on the tonti
ninny' of the it'cgro witness, Andrew
Singletary, who went to the woods in
company. with Smiley Highajn after hi'
Ing asked to do so by Sin Hey* ft mother,
who said. she feared the consequences
of smiley'& meeting with Edmund In
the woods. Me set forth thai other
totlmony to the effect that in tho
woods Edmund lligham carried the
same revolver that was found in his
brother's hands when his body was
tVftind. lie told' how Singletnry bad
left the woods after seeing Edmund
call to .Smiley and the departure of
the two men in the direction^ of the
spot where Smlley's body was found
the next day. *
From there on Mr. tJ-ii'-qno. pictured
in his summing up (hat, yfter killing
his brothei' in the woods, Edmund I?iu
liarn had gone home; that on noticing
Sm I ley's failure, to return, Mrs. Hiir
ham and .Mrs. ltluek had accused Ed
mund of doing away with him; that
after getting his dinner and preparing
to go to Patnplicy he had put Jus fa niN
ily in thy automobile in. the garage,
set the motor going, and while this
noise drowned the reports of his pistol,
he wiped out of existence all those
who stood to accuse him of the crime
of his brothers; murder
I'.y this means Mr. Casque exouerat
ed Mrs l-'dmund Rigbain of guilty
knowledge ?d' what her husband had
done, .and explained the extraordinary
devotion of his family to the defen
dant's inter tot from f 1m? time of his
arrest until today.
The >wiost impressive point of Mr
liij.sqTTns summing up wa.s reached
when he stood facing the defendant
ami said:
"Listen. Kdmund Itigham JJ>ten
There is :i voice calling you. Look
Kdmun<!. There is a man standing
i here irr front of you. It's your brother,
Dudley ;i !id Ho is -'ailing to you to tell
you that. while he forgives, he stands
a n your accuser for the. crime of his
mnrdei
During this dramatic episode 1'ig
haiu ?*?:! I with his eyes fastened upon
i lie solicitor, and not one twitch of a
muscle nor one nervous movement ex
cept the lapping of his (Vet displayed
the fad that he even heard what the
prosecutor was saying.
?I ud Memniingor's charge io the
jury, while couched tn legal verbiage,
was as plain and understandable as a
child's primer. It left no doubt as to
l ho proper interpretation of those two
fundamentals of criminal law. malice
a forethought and reasonable doubt.
The charge was very brief. The jury
listened to it most attentively, and its
conclusion broke a nervous tension
that Ira d held every person ill the court
room from the very oj^unni: of Mr.
King's argument.
Following th^ ? barge .ludue Meut
minger nnnonnccd a recess until
o'clock
The juror- remained in their seats
for a time and until the coitcJ Jiousc
was empty, They then went to Moner
their consideration of the case was
given within the space of a boat an
hour, thus ending the most important
criminal trial in the history of Flor
cii'V ("oiinty. and probaMv *the most
' iiij'or i a it t in the State. ?
1 1 I 1 1
Waters Mill News.
The semiannual ele**tiou of a Mayor
and it representative Iron tyich block
in the village to serve as mii Alderman
for liis block took place ou Friday
night, Mm roll 25 th at 7 o'elook at the
? 'l?l? House with tlui following ii^ulCs :
.Mayor II. K. Hallett.
' AlduruieuV
lUock HM> jyhu j. Sander*.
Ulofrk 200 ? It. D. t >i l in
Block .;<?> .? < ?. Haker
Block MM* J, E. Robinson. .
Uloi |t 500 p. Davis.
Block OOO- Mill Threntt. -
Hllni 700 A. C. Rotlick.
ltl?K-k sou Turn 'Jfhames.
JiltK-k '.mki 1 lt*ii ry Oil rt^.tiuuK.
Block l.otNK- Ben Card ner.
Block I . I ? h ? Arthur Denton.
Block l,2?>o <i. c. Davis.
Block i.;?oo i.. r. Anderson.
The Alde^en for the past six
months* i i it vi> done some very fine work
fur Hit* betterment of liio village as u
whole. Tii those who aiv not acquaint
??(! with the work that Is being earriwl
I <ui hy tin* Aldermen it might be said
I that In April 1920 a form of civic
govern ni\nt was originated for the pur
pose of taking care of. questions aris
ing in connection with tin* welfare of
the village.
Inasmuch as the village is laid off
iu blocks a representative was chosen
fiotu each block hy the adult* of the
village t ? ? net as Aldermen. There
In hi y thirteen blocks a like number of
representative^ to serve as Aldermen
were . chosen.- 4 mayor was alsn
chosen to net as presiding officer.
This government has therefore now
Ik'cii in existence for one year and it
is needless to say that a great deal
of good work has been accomplished
, by those who have served on the Board
Summarized briefly it is interesting
\( note some of the work which they
have carried on Kiieh as the enforce'
inent of :i speed limit for automobiles
passing through the village on the
National Highway . Taking aclloni
nuainst t hose. ??f undesirable cb-i meter
in the village, aKo" many other . Hint
ter* were takeli up bv lhei.ii Wltll tbe
view of making the vibitfe better :is 1
whole ami giving ?i I ? a square deal
? *f the 107 successful aspirants who 1
passed bar examinations in Boston re- J
cenlly. seven were women.
- Wants? For Sale
I OK SALE ? Seed potatoes ">o cents j
per ixs'k. ?* Bliss and Colliers at
Dixon's Grocery. Camden. s < ' r?2. |
LOST ? < ine brown wool scarf, left in
Episcopal Church Tuesday after-]
"nocfti. lender please return to this
office. lip
FOR KENT ? Tile bungalow overlook
?iut; Sarxficlil tiolf Links, Six rooms
and bjith with screen porch. * Apply
Henry Savage, (,'auiden, S. C.y .">2tf
FFKMSHED COTTAGE FOK KENT
Attractive five room cottage near
Sarsfield is offered for rent until
September Jst. Apply to L. A. Mc
Dowel 1, Agent.
FOK SALK ? Peanut Seed, ca refill I \
selected, shelled and graded, fresh
- at plaidlng time, f.et us~T?ook your
order now. but do not plant until
May or June for liest result*. We
can furnish White Spanish or Hun '4
ner seed in any quantity at reason
able iprice ; also i>cunut planters and
w coders ; and full information about
growing. SWA ISLAND COTTON
<?11/ CO., Charleston. S. C. ,VJt f.
HEMSTITCHING and picoting at
tachmcnt works on any sewing ma
chine, easily adjusted. Price $2.50
with full instructions. tJom Novelty
Co.. Hox lo:51 . Corpus Cbristi. Texas.
52pd.
FOK SALE ? Extra pretty pu|?s, sable
ami* white, two months, males $15;
females $M each. Also fox terriers
two months, white, black and brown
spot*. Hull puppies, two months,
same priii' as collies. Ilounds three
moutUx *ir? P?vr pair. Progressive
cverl?e;i ring strawberry plants. $1.2f>
per hundred delivered. Home can
ner outfit complete $10. Master's
plant setters $0. prepaid. C?i?h with
orders, stamps for replies. Dar
iinH's Kennels. Willia mstou, S. C.
r?2 -1. 2.
WANTED? To buy young cattle. Ap
ply to Henry Savage, Camden. S. C.
> 50.
BEARDS? Battery Service hns 1 tele
phone number 11H W. 51 2
WANTED ? Will keep good milch cow
during summer for her feed. Ad
dress Il<<\ 247. City. 1
REDPATH
CHAUTAUQUA
^umm^^^^Sssssssssss^^^^^^Sm^SSSm?^^^S'H
n ATTRACTIONS? "I 1
INCLUDING A *
DUNBAR'S
WHITE HUSSARS
Band and Male Chorus
"NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH"
i . *' . ? {
Sparkling American Comedy
Artists Four Singers and Players
Stolofsky Concert Company,
Grobecker's Swiss Y odlers
Beulah Buck, Entertainer
EVELYN BARGELT
Popular Cartoonist
in ' JOY NIGHT" Program
NOTABLE LECTURES ON TIMELY THEMES '
5--BIG DAYS-5
Redpath Chautauqua
Season Tickets $2.50 Plus 10 Per Cent, War Tax
CHAUTAUQUA WEEK HERE APRIL 25th-29tb
\YK SKLL. repair cxch.'i nge. ivnt or
charge Storage Batteries. We have
en! urged out'- plant to twieb its size,
ami have an extra in;m to look after
jnr Free Service. Now is- the time
t\ have your batteries examined.
Batteries cad led for and- delivered.
Board's Battery- Service, Phone 1!S
Caimlen. S. C. .">1-2.
FOlt SALK ? Wa una ma ker, Cleveland.
Liu holl cotton seeil. Alu.de 'S2 hales
last year on 17 aeres.- j?-r ,
bushel. B. 11. Truesdell. Camden, S . .|
O ol-l j
BATTKK1KS? %See tis before you buy I
a new battery or throw away your j
old one. We can.sUve you money on i
our exchange plan. Phone 118-W.
Beard's Battery Service. Camden, S.
C. ,"?1
COTTAfiK IOB KKNT ? Atiraeiive
five room furnished cottage near
Sarsfield is offered for rent until
September 1-t. Apply to !.. A. Mr
1 towell. Agent.
KODAKKHS ? We a re agents for Bast
man films. Specil attention to fin
ishing. all work guaranteed. Ad
dress K. B. 1 '.odd ill. at W. K. Ztinp's
l>rug Store. Camden. S. C. 49-51!
(?KT 111 SV ? k ? busy. Is your job
unsafe? Is it j>ermanent ? You want
a lifelong business. You can get
into such a business, selling more
than l.'iT Watkins products direct
to farmers if1 you own auto or team
or can get one ; if you are under 5<)
and eai] give -bond with personal
sureties. We back you with big wil
ing helps; ,r?'J years in business ;
?jn.OOO.OOO users of our products.
Write for information where you
? ?an sot territory. .1. R. Watkins Co..
department 111. Winona. Minn.
IOoOoIjkI.
1 WE TEACH Through rorrespondenee
I J ho same bookkeeping, accountancy
and penpaansfcip as taught ki our
college dally. Very low rate of tul*
tlon. We are- as near you as your j
mail box. Write at once for par.
ticulars. Bowen's Business Collie,
A?.-cr edited School. ColumWa/S, 0.
? ? / ... 48hfe .
CLOSING OUT ? In order to close out \
stock of merchandise of late B. B^
Rollins, sit. Cassatt, S. C.t the entire
stock is being offered at a greatly
reduewl price. James Stokes Ksecu
tor. Camden, S. C. 40-50-51. J
KODAKERS ? Correct developing j
means better pictures. Send your
kodak lilms to us and get the betf
Columbia Studio,. 1423 Main street,
Columbia, S. C. Write for price list
47-50 '
Carbide For All Makes of Gai
Generators ? Save trouble ]
and delays by buying from
T. B. McClain, at Manufac
turers prices plus freight to
Camden, T. B. McClain Cam- .
den, S. C. 43.
LOANS ? on improved real estate, eUj
terms. R. ('. vonTresckow, Camdn,
S. C 46
CONTRACTORS AND
Kstimates on wood and brick
In and out of town service. Good
work and lowest prices. Furnlsfiw
plans and s-peci Heat Ions on all wort
Benson Carlos and Robert Holley.
Camden, S. C. l4-51pd
AOKNT WANTED ? For Worthutf*
Hair Preparation. Sec or caU o?
Madam K. K. BeJton, 1713 GojJ*
Street. Camden, 8. C. 3
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We have installed a complete Vulcanizing Plant, and can take care of any kind of Casing or Tube Work.
We will give Free Tire Service? changing your tire free of charge? whether we make a repair or not. Are
also better equipped than ever to do your auto work. Let us look your car over.
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Free Battery Water