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VOLUME XXXIII CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. JULY 8, 1921. NUMBER 14. I D NOBLES NOT GUILTY; OTHER CASES DISPOSED OF , .fronted with ai. ..x.vedli.?ly ;;v .!?*? n?' >"**??? T?n for Kewl.aw O.mnty .onvened Tuesday luornltttfc with JudKP \ " ? .f.nvi.wnd "f - :v. E ? ??? "Tas J"n. present and at their ?>' ""'judge Townsend delivered * wptl (molly clever and able charge td ,ra?d jury, and a hunHx-r <>f true 'hills were returned. The trial of It. ?? Noble*. charge,! ull juiirder in the killing of John A. Cs in the town of Kershaw, on vl-uarv 20th of this year, consumed an day '.Wednesday and was given to the jury on Thursday morning. Short s-after one o'clock the Jury brought lu a verdict of not guilty. According tin' testimony Nobles and Davis had fallen out at Lancaster several days previous, and each had sworn ?ut a warrant for the other. Nobles charg ing pavU with assaulting him with a knife, and Davis charging Nobles with carrying a concealed weapon. The defendants testimony was to the effect that the difficulty at Lancas lev >jrew out of .an accusation by Davis that Nobles A%d been Running after Davis* "wife"? though the de fine deuM that the woman in -ques tion was his wife, and Nobles denied that' he either knew Davis or Davis' wife. At the time of the Issuance of tho warrants in the Magistrates court, the defendant's witnasseso testified, Davis told Nobles he was going to whip him, and said he was goiqg to Kershaw to' whip him and to tell Nobles' wife that he, Nobles had been running after his, Davis' wife." ."Nobles himself testified that next morning he went to Heath Springs, and passed Davis on the road coming towards* Kershaw, and that while in Heath Springs he bought a shot gun for pro tective Returning home -Tye~sald he found DaVis on the&ront l&oreli talk ing to 'iris wife, anA' that he ordered Davis awrty. and as he did so, Davis did not make any effort t<^ go, and Chief of police Mother shed, who fas present, took Davis by tho arm and was u r^i 11 vs him out. when just as they trot near the gate, Davis either jprked loose from Mothershed, or was turned loose by him. and whirled with his hand in his pocket, and as he not partially turned towards him in this attitude Nobles fired with his ?hot ?.??in. The wound penetrated" be !<??? til.- shoulder blade, to the side. Chief Mothershed of Kershaw said lie bad gone to the Noble, s home with Davis .i r the' latters request, Davis having bdd him that the request was uiailf ai the instance of Sheriff Hun ? r ..f 1,1111. aster. Sheriff Hunter de iii?'<l that he had so advised Davis. Mui!,, Mi. --1 said that, acting upon * b I< ropiest he went to the Nobles .'?in. wiih I Mi vis. upon the statement f Km* that the request was made it -li. request of Slieriff Hunter and vh"rr:.\ after they got there Nobles ?iri.\p u',) and ordered Davis out of :.i- i r<!i;jliul Davis did not at first ii.l that Mothershed caught him ? V i 1 ? li^lit arm and that "1*?^and Kt\i wire going out. of the yard Jn '!> i.tiitfi-, Davis possibly a little '" ' ? r. ar t .f him. and just as they t ?, the irate, or possibly just out "t ih.. cite. Nobles fired. Prior ih> ),,? >aid. when Nobles first he told Nobles to "not let's 1 ' \ trouble here." and for the -ii.- Nobles bad let the barrel ? - -"in drop towards the ground, ? ; " when be induced Davis to thought the whole thing was 1 1- : i 1 the report of the gun. i,r < . -ec..ry testified that the per " v ? f;re<i tbe fatal shot, must have ;""l standing slightly to the rear of '.t i < In t)n> <;iv?> of Joseph Mlckl<*i an while man. and Ella Mickle, an t ),. jr.. woman, charged with for i' liri. the jury failed to agree and n t was ordered. The case wns ? r t a fi?rmcr term of court, when 1 ft" -trial was also ordered at that iiiir 7*),0 defendants pleaded a le -??) marriage l>efore the statute, aid* ; rr intermarriages among the '*<??* illegal. % I !'?<?*;<? vcit Salmon, a negro hoy, was ''"'i ?,f h charge of murder in kilting of another negro hoy. It - 'Wvfinrpod hy the testimony that homicide was purely accidental. "***? ' ? defendant was with the brother of t ho deceased, In a barn, where the ^fendant found an old nurty piatol. wido^n shooting at ? tree be killed 'he Wfa^i Just a* the latter came DR. IJPKCOMK KILLED. ** - ? ' . . < Negro Farm Hand, ('ImrKt'tl With Deed. Captured.'^ Greenwood, July 5, ? Two nbuN after the fatal shootiifg of Dr. I.uw ton C. Lipscomb (prominent farmer and druggist of Ninety Six, Pink Griffin, a negro farm hand, was captured hy a posse of citizens headed hy f<. M. LipseorivK a cousin of* the dead man, brought to Greenwood and turned over to the county officers. The negro was spirited away froni\ t lie Green wood County Jail to the State peni tentiary at Columbia for safe keeping. Governor Cooper will he asked to call a special term of court ' to try the negro, who Is charged with the crime. A f>jll confession was made hy Grif flu to his captors. It is alleged. David Machen, another negro, was tttso car ried to Columbia for safe keeping. Dr. Lipscomb was shot six times, three of tho bullets taking effect In the region of the heart, following a reprimand given Griffin for beating his mule, it Is said. Griffin followed from the barn lot and began firing when Dr. Lipscomb had turned and mqde an effort to wrench the pistol from his hands, powder burns and bullet wounds Jn the right hand, in?tt catlng such. lie was dead when his wife reached him. t The news of the fatal shooting of Dr. Lipscomb quickly spread and fully two thousand citizens formed a posse and laterally coiribed the woods and swamps for miles around. The negro was captured on the Seaboard railway near Alexander's brick yard, about five miles from the scene of the deed. Sheriff Cannon Blease, of Newberry, was telephoned for bloodhounds and he responded at once. When the negro was captured, the hounds were ^ot on his tracks. Members of Dr. Lipscomfb's family urged that the law he allowed to take Its course, and the posse dispersed soon after the negro was brought to Jail. Dr. Liipseomb is survived by his- widow, who was a Miss Cathcart, of Columbia, one sister Mrs. G. T. Calhoun, of Ninety Six, and thfee brothers, George W., E. P. and. J. N. Lipscomb, all of Ninety Six. " / I Married. Mr. Norman Wesley McCaskill, of Iieth tme, and Miss Beruiee Bradley, of Camden, were married at (lie home of Prohate Judge W. L. McDowell, on Saturday afternoon, July 2nd. . On Wednesday morning, July Cth. Mr. George Zimmerman Galloway ami ! Miss Essie Hayes, both of Bethune, | were, married by Probate Judge W. I L. McDowell. Mr. Charles Frasier Wilkes, of Columbia, S. C.. and Miss Emmie Dora Burns, of Columl)ia, were mar ried at Blaney, on July 3rd. llev F.I S. Hook performing the ceremony. Not Guilty. Traveler ? Your son just threw n stone at me. Irishman ? Did he 111 I you? TNHfoIer ? No. Irishman ? Well, then he wasn't my boy. ? Magwamp. on the sceAe from around the corner. Ceeil Player, a ten year old white lad, was acquitted of murder in the killing of J. T. Robinson, a little playmate, by the accidental discharge of a shot gun which the lad had se cured from a room in the home and with which he way playing. The two cases against William Brawley, Alex Cartledge, Lloyd T.or ick and Dewey Dennis, charged with breaking and entering into a bank ! building (Bank of Lugoff) and other ? charges growing out of the same al leged transaction, were postponed un til Tuesday of next week on account of rhr enforced absence of Mr. M. L. Smith, associate counsel for the State, for the remainder of this week. The cases had been set for Thursday morn- \ ing. <? .Tames Carter, colored, plead guilty in two cases to charges involving stealing, and was sentenced to three months in one case and six months in the other ? a total of nine months. John Williams and Eugene Jackson, were tried and convicted on the charge of manufacturing whiskey. Sentence was deferred pending the trial of some other cases. Jerry Wood and John Williams, colored, were tried and convicted on the charge of manufacturing whiskey Sentence was deferred pending the trial of other cases. * E. S. Hunt, white, who according to Constable Stokes, came In on an early Seaboard -train with five gallons of liquor in his grip, saying that he was fro m Savannah, was tried in his ab sence. The court having a bond glvwi by Hunt. SAM NEWMAN DKAt>. Win Confederate Veteran ami Kellreil Farmer. Samuel N. Ncwmun, Confederate veteran and retired ? farmer died at Ills r<>?t(]elio0 at 1224 KlinWood avenue yesterday afternoon following a short i illness. Mr. Newman Had been in his usual good health up to a few weeks ago ami only four months ago was marbled for the second tiino. Mr. Newman was 75 years old and was horn in Chesterfield coutity. May 23, 1846, his father ami mother l>oth being natives of Chesterfield, Mr. Newman entered the Confederate ser vice in July, 1862. an a la. i of 10 and served wjth distinction throughout the conflict, bdnir wounded in action. IIo enlisted as a member <?f Company K. Twenty-first South Carolina volun teers, fighting with this unit in ISvans* brigade until the surrender. The war over. Mr. Newman returned to South Cnrolina to locale "t liethnne where as one of the best known farm ers in that section of the state he spoil t the greater ]w>rtion of his life. Mr. Newman was twice married, his $ecoud wife, a bride <?f only about four months, being Miss OMv<j Hur rows. daughter of F. A* Burrows of Columbia. Mrs. Newman survives him with h number of grandchildren by bis first marriage. Mr. Newman moved to , Columbia from Bethuuc just aljont n year age entering the Confederate soldiers* home here. He received his honor able discharge from the home after his recent marriage, going to live with his wife at 1224 Klmwood avenue. Hi; ?was a liiembor of the Methodist church, retaining his membership In the Hethune church* ? Wednesday's Columbia State. Found Alter Many Years. Miami, Flu.. July 5. ? Charles ,T. Menne and his former wife, Ella Menne today found the sliver lining in (lie cloud that lias hovered over their lives slnee the groat San Fran cisco earthquake of 1906. When the qqake that wrought ruin and death visited that city, their home, like runny others, was wrecked and hurried. Husband and wife and children were parted. Menne gave up the search for his wife after? many months and finally obtained a divorce. loiter he came tn Miami to seek his fortune anew. Recently he learned that his wife was living in California. He wrote to her and asked her to come to him. .She arrived yesterday and they were remarried today in tie* presence of their grand (daughter. From Former Camden Man. The Chronicle is in receipt of a let ter from Mr. S. W. Parker, who was former owner of the large furniture store here which here his name. He is now located at Palmetto, Fin., where he is conducting a hardware store, selling furnishings and' sporting goods. He writes in part.: "Since I have ceased to let The Chronicle come to Palmetto 1 have learned the worth of ,it and miss it. a great deal, so I a in enclosing my elieck for subscription. Boys, the fishing is fine here. I went out a few days ago and caught upwards of 7<?> i*ounds. When you come to Floridh, come to the gulf const, it is fine." House Damaged By Lightning. The six-room dwelling on Hampton street belonging to .Mrs. W. S. Alex ander. was badly damaged by a bolt of lightning ultout eight o'clock Tues day evening. The bolt came after the storm had apparently sirbsided. The chimney and roof was quite badly torn np and some damage done to the in terior of the liouse. Mrs. Alexander and daughter were sitting on the front porch at the time and fortunately neither one was Injured except for 'i t?mporary shock. letters We Like to Get. Below is found a letter from a valued subscriber residing at Jeffer son, S. C., and we are taking the Mberty of reproducing it in this paper, but of course We are withholding the name. It 'Is not every day a country publisher gets a letter like the one be low and it makes oh fell so good vrr are passing It along to ortr friends for their reading: "Dear Sir: Enclosed find check for $2.00 for which please renew my s**>*crlptlon to The Chronicle for twelve months, beginninr with the ex piration of my present subscription. I don't want to miss a copy of the The Chvoaicle. It )? the best paper I take and erfn safely say It 1 s worth all jooi ask for it and more." ' CO|* THOMAS WILSON UK Al> Was 1 int'i 1 1 CltUen of Sunder uial Owner of Northwestern Kail way Sumter, July 2. The sail news of Col. Thomas Wilson's death, which took place la New York City at 10 o'clock Friday evening, caused a feel ing of grief throughout tills cowiniuti ty. Col. 'Thomas Wllsou has heen a resident of the elty of Sumter for many years and has made" many busi ness associates and a great many close and loyal friends. Thomas Wilson was faint a! Al'rdrle, Scotlaud, Scptendier ft, 1K4<1, and in early manhood married Miss Eliza beth MeCormack, and shortly there after went to New Yoj*k residing there and In Jersey City, N. J., for several i years, subsequently moving to North Carolina, where he engaged in farm ing and in the lumber business. Leav ing North Carolina in 1K83, he settled In Houth Carolina and engaged in the lumber business, conducting large lum ber manufacturing enterprises in Williamsburg and Clarendon Counties. During this jierlod of his activities he constructed the Northwestern Kail road, of which he watt the first and only president. Some fifteen years ago he disposed of his lumber interests and moved to the city of Sumter and has ever since continuously resided here, devoting ids entire time to his large farming interests arid the busi ness of the Northwestern Railroad. Col. Wilson Is survived by his widow Mrs Elizabeth MeCormack Wilson and his children, Miss Mary Wilson,. I)r. E. R. Wilson, Mrs. G. A. I>emmon, Mrs It. D. Graham ami John Will son. all of Sumter ; Mr. C. M. Wilson, of Sum inerton ; Mr. W. .11. Wllsoij,-^)f Tampa, Pla., and Mr. Thomas Wibjoifi, Jr., of Louisiana, and one brother, Matthew Wilson, of Alrdrle. Scotland. The funeral services were <K?nd act ed at the residence on the afternoon of Monday, July 4, ut 4 o'clock. The active pallbearers were Dr. Archie China. I. C. Strauss, J. A. Faffleld, J. H. Clifton, C. M. Brand, H. J. Bland, all of Sumter; H. B. Hare, of Florence; Dr. Hamilton MacKay, of C&Hrlotte, and R. D. Cronly, of Wll inington, N. C. The honorary i*iil bearers were: H. Walters. New York; J. It. Kenly, Wilmington. N. C. ; Ly man Delano, Wilmington, N. C. ; A. W. Anderson, Augusta, Ga. ; John Mc Swcen, Timmonsville ; It. O. Purdy, Sumter; F. Barron Crier, Creemvood ; C. C. Rowland. Sumrer ; Nell O-Don nell, Sumter; It. A. Brand, Wilming ton; R. C. Watts, Laurens; deorsre B. Elliott. Wilmington, N. C. ; W. H. i Newell, Rocky Mount ; John T. Held. I Wilmington, N. C. ; C. ,C. Whltaker, Tampa, Flq. ; 1'. A. Wilcox, Florence ; j C. J. Shannon, Jr., Camden. Game Warden . Funds. A total of $40,237.70 was forward- j I'd Tuesday to the various county ' Measurers of tlio state l?y Cjdef Game, Warden Richardson, this amount ho J inp earned by the game department during the past fiscal year over and above the "upkeep and expenses of the department and being due to ho dis tributed to the counties for school' purposes. Richland county loads the list with $3,210.75 while <J r?>enville is second with $2,770.20. Kershaw county gets $1,172.25 of the funds. Board of Education. J. J;'. Swearingen. state superintend ent of education, has appointed L. T. Mills, of Camden; Mrs. Margaret Itrown, of Rt. J. Camden ; and N. P. Gettys, of Lugoff, members of the Kershaw county board of education. His Car Was Stolen. Motor car thieves or joy riders took a Ford roadster yesterday afternoon from the vicinity of the ball park and it was located several hours later on the 300 block of Senate street. The machine belonged to T. J. Arrants of Camden, who attended the same. Mr. Arrants missed Ids car ut the con clusion of the game and hurried to the police station to report the loss. He was giving a description of the roadster to Desk Sergeant Tallon when a telephone message announced that the machine had been recovered. The roadster had been abandoned or stored for safe keeping when located. ? Sunday's State. Dropped Grip on Road. C. J* McCaskell of Camden a?ked the Columbia police yesterday to as sist in locating a grip which fell from a moving motor car.. The valise con tained women's wearing apparel and wa* lost between tbe river bridge near Camden and Columbia ? Tue* day'a Rtate. DK.MPSKY KKT.ilNS T1TUB,. Knocked Out in Fourth i Rotmd. Kinnslde, Jersey City, N .1 . .Inly - - Jack l>eiapsey is still heavyweight pugilistic i'lui mi >i? >it <?f thi* world. A crushing light swing from the fist of tho American fighter shattered the titular aspirations of (Jeorges Cari?entier In the fourth round of tho soeailed "Jlattle n>f the Century" here this afternoon. The pile driving blow lauded flush upon i he jaw of the Frenchman, flodrlng ('ai^ontjer for tho second time in a trifle more than a minute of fighting In the final ami decisive round. Although he had staggered to his feet after the initial knock down he was uuaMe to^ survive the second one and w^s Motion less when ltefere.e Harry Krtlo tolled off the fatal ten counts. Although tiie knockout punch 'Was driven to Carpen tier's Jaw the way to Donvpsey's victory had hoen I Ml veil hy a continual hombardirtont of blows whleh landed on every section of the Frenchman's body. ICach swing, Jab find uppercnt, scored to the stomach, ribs and sides, contributed to the slowing up process of the s|>eedy Cur pentier. In addition, a clubbing right which landed flush on the back of tJoorges' neck in the third, round, played an important part in his defea t The Frenchman folded over in an at tempt to prohnt his body, left the hack of his neck exposed, and Demp sey with the fair target in front of him drove down a terrific, slam to ('arjHMitier's vertebrae. After the knockout the Frenchman stated in his dressing room that this punch was the cause of his pugilistic downfall. He said that the punch stung his entire physical and mental makeup and he was thereafter unable to carry on any effective attack. "It developed after Oarpeutier had reiiirnod to his training camp at Man ha$et. N. Y? that during his aggros sivfc and effective attack in the sec ondvi'vund, the Frenchman had broken hh^\rl^t; thumb and sprained his ffim' 'OoriKMitlor was unable ro ex plain how the injury occurred, but it is thought that it came as a result of a hard swing which landed high on Dempsey's head. CAMDEN'S FOURTH HANK Opened For Husiness Last Friday ami Started Off Well. Tin' Peoples ] til nk of Camden, for merly tin* Bank of Lngoff, opened for business last. Friday morning and Cashier J. B. Wallace was well plead ed with the amount of depositors for the first day. A nice little hanking room has been j fitted ii'] i in the north side of The j Messenger office and it is neatly fur nished. The hunk was formerly oper ii led at logoff and lias the hacking of some <?f the best farmers and busi ness men of West Wateree, and this together with the added patronage they will undoubtedly receive from that section of the city as well as other sections will make it a strong institution and also be a matter of great convenience for business men of lower Main street. It is officered by good men of the county jyid Mr. Wallace the cashier, ix a well known and' popular resident of Camden who has had a great many year" of banking experience. Britt Croft liadly Shot. Mr. H. Kritt Croft, who resides in Swift Creek section, was badly shot through the right thigh late Wednes day afternoon by a white man named Cillimorc. There are conflicting statements as to the cause of the trouble. fJallimore was attenant on the farm of Mr. Croft, uud at one time worked in a cotton mill here. Tie came here from North Carolina and has been on Mr. Croft's place for about one year. Both are married men and have families. Mr. Croft was bronght to the Camden hospital where it was found that the right thigh had been broken by a load of buckshot. Deputy Henry McLeod went down Wednesday night and brought fJallimore to Camden and placed him In Jail. Evidence was found where a whiskey still 1'md l?een in operation and had only been re cently removed from a place nearby. Two Tax Assessors. R. B. Williams was appointed a township assessor for DeKalb town ship, Kershaw efcunty, yesterday by tbe governor. C. H. Yates was ap pointed an assessor for the dty of Camden. BIO PROFITS FROM F1UHT IVttfeeilb From Hlg flout . Huns in l>argr Figures Now York. July 3: 'IVx llkkard figured today that his net profit from the ncmpsey-< Hirpentler fight yesterday wouhk ho Oi the neighbor hood of |.VKM)00. Bxpcrt accountant)} were busy all day balancing the books used In thw promotion of the contest. Klckard said he did not expect u final and ac cural o statement before Wednesday, but. that oxpensos of all kinds would approximate $050,000, and taxes on his share $100,000, while the gross gate receipts were oxpeeted to ox* eeeO *1.000,000. It was also figured out that Penip soy earned in the neighborhood of $20,000 a minute for his ten minute* and 10 seconds of actual fighting, Carpentlor's profits as the loser In the contest wore approximately $10,r>00 a minute. The I'nited States government will receive in one form of taxation or another a considerable part of the $.,100><H>0 paid Pempsey ?iid the $200, (HH) which wns Carpentlor's share of "the purse. The government proceeds from the bout will total more than $100,000. The income tax will take about $100.0<>0 of the $il00,000 enrned by Pempsey and about $77, (KH) of Cur pentier's share.0, The federal reve nue from the sale of tickets will amount to $100, 0(H). Ticket sellers who remold the paste boards at an extra price are required to give 00 per cent of the profit to the government. -The state of New Jersey also collects 10 per cent of the gate re counts. Profits of preliminary l?oxers and all ring officials also will be taxed adding to the government proceeds of the bouL (Jeorges ;('arpentiur must pay his entire tax to the United Ktates be fore sailing for France. Deinpsey may pay his tax in four installments next year, the first being due March, 1022. Revenue officials have j>oliited out Jhat (.'arpentler also is likely to face another stringent i Jerome tax on arri val in France, shrinking still more the eurnlngs of the French lw?xor. FEED .M1IX ANI> CREAMERY Chamber of Commerce Will Launch Move For Two New Enterprises. It lias been learned that our Cham ber of Commerce will luuneli a move for the establishing of a feed mill and a coi-operativc creamery in Cnn?den. The creamery proposition was dis cussed at a meeting of I lie Hoard off Directors .some' few weeks ago and the feed mill was discussed at their met ing held on hist Tuesday. It. is 'pointed out that both of the above mentioned enterprises would mean much for Camden and Kershaw County, In- view of1 the fact that tho need for both of them has been fell: for a long time. The establishment of t ho | creamery would have h tendency to encourage the farmers of the comity t<> such an extent that within I a short time cream would be one of the principle products of the county, and that the feed mill would enable them to secure a better grade of feed for their stock and at ;i much cheaper price than they are now paying for feed. It Is possible that in addition to the creamery a cheese factory will be given serious consideration. A committee has been named to work on these projects, and they I will be very glad to re eeive from any one interested sug gevtio'ns that will enable them work more intelligently in hastening the movement along. The committee con sists of the following gentlemen: Henry Savage, chairman : .1. 15. Zeinp, tJeo. T. Little. F. M. Woolen and J. I H. Humes. Exercises at Refuge Church Educational exercises planned for July .'{rd at Itefuge church will be car ried out Sunday night, July 10th, at 8:30. H. T. P. U. exercises at 7:30. rl he public is cordially invited. Illicit Distiller)' Captured. Deputy Coleman "and Oon table F. J. fcj myrl, of Columbia, went into the West Wateree section Tuesday when they captured a sixty-gallon still said io belong to Hurwell Howen and John Spires, white men, residing on the old wire roa?l leading from Camden to Columbia. The still is said to have jbeen found on the premises of Spires while ten gallons of com whiskey was found on the Howen place. The still and whiskey was confiscated by tho officers, but the men were not ar rested And will be allowed to five bond for their appearance.