The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 06, 1922, Image 2
NKNTKNCHK or A MJUKU4YHR.
.
Judxe Km'w a Rraiarkuble
to CliMrlfh Ashley.
#"(Kix?ih the Anderson l>ully Mall.)
HV(flKht4!i| with the wladottt of many
y?ars a* m < |,?vult > Jud^e, of flu?
most remarkable ?ientence? ever heard
front the bench in Andensm county
probably wiin that of Judge Memhl L.
Smith who yesterday afternoon xen*
Um'-<s| J&FU&il Ashley, con v h* t cd of
manslaughter arid carrying concealed
wcaj?o))>? ?*? ? tI II#* of ill*I?jis(>llllt<-|lt <?r
12 \ears. 'ttu* sentence wkm concise,
tljrtdf leant of the emotion^ under
vliltli flu' T?i(N?imn*K Jud^e trad tn
Iwrod In forming bis conclusion. and
TAX NOTICE.
Office of Treasurer KerabaW County,
('a r?<l<u, 8. &t. IW&
Notice ia h<*r?tiy given that the
hook* will be ojkmksI for the collection
??Jf State. County and School taxes from
October 15th, 1922, t" March 15tb,
Jifjii. A penalty of l per cent will be
iiddcd to all taxes tnipald January
1st, lfCo, 2 per tout February 1st,
lfTZTf, iind 7 ]T4ir font March 15th, 11)211.
The rati? per centum for Kershaw
<?iunty Is fh follows:
MUR
Stan- Taxes 7 I H
<*ood Itoadu 2
County Ta xcj? 11 ?'M
Hospital 1-1
S? hoo) Ta xes ....... .'I
PcKafh Township Itoad Bonds ',i
> -V ?? >? ' . . L.-'T
Total 2* 1-2
Do? Tux $1.25. All dog owners arc
miulred to make a return of their
dogs ,to the County Treasurer, who I*
required to furnish K licence tag. AH
dogs caught without the license tag
iIn- owners VvMt tie uubj<s-{ to ? fine
of Twenty ($20.00) Jiollnr*.
Tin* following School I>lsirlets have
Misvlal lcvbv?;
School Iiistricl No, I" 2>i
School Id strict No 2 8
School I lint riot. No. 8
School IIIstrict No. -I (?
School District No. f? S
School IMMrict No t? S
School District No. 7 8
School District No. S 4
Scbovl. District. No. S> I
Schi^il I >lst Hel No.
School I list rift No, 1J It
School District No. },", S
si*11*h>1 District No. It N
School III*! rid No. 1s
Schoul I list i lct No. 1'? I
Sdlool District No. IT 's
s> I).ki! DUtriel No. Is* 1
Sdrooi I listrii i No l!i l
S.'h.M.I l?iv||(,l No. 'jo ?
Srhool DKll'id No 'J I I
School Idstrlcl No U'J . . IS
S< tKK'l I i|sf rlH No. L!'5 ?'*
S* hool Idstiict No. 21 ^ S
! il?t rl' I No. '?!?"? , s
Si hoo' 11i vt ri;** ,\?. 'Jli s
School I lUu i. 4 No. -7 S
ScTto?iT nUTPler Nn. -js H
s?)iool |>lstrict No. 2l> R
S< hool I >lht rh'S No. :{u . S
School I>|*til? l No. .",1 S
Sctiool I>l.stri? I No, ??'J , s
School I >i> I r ii?? No. .s
St hool I i|?t i h i No. .'II .... . S
s.-hoo| 1 listrit-t No. rjfi fi
s<? hooi I >istrid No. :;?> s
Si hool I.Mfftrlct No. .'57 "J
S<-]|/?..! DltiMici No. ::s S
School |ii*>frict No. !S1l K
School nUtr'.it No. It) 17
SctXfOl f ?i?ti h i No H H !
School I ii/-lrlc.t Nil -1'J 8!
School | list l let No, i:5 I1
S< hool f?i?,tt i'! No. M 8
?Tl.ool I iirjet N?i. hi 8
S< !i ../I 11 i>t rlct No 17 ^
"I ho |x?ll In \ iv
Ail ;jIi|ch"'li?i(i male por?oii? from
the i^o of twenty-oni* < 'J 1 1 to sixty
il.ll. I'Ol ll i,M]U.-i\f. ovopl lev
incuts in io(H?i"i'oi at?'<l luwns of 111?*
? ounty '1 ~ than 'J Thhi mhahit:itil?.
-I;i!l |'ii> S\(H) .1 % JI ro.nl t;i\ c\i'c|lt
mini>;cr.- of Liu* a?-tually in
1 of 1 1 t ion, ti-il' in-i - olli
I'.ovimI in pnhlif >?? 11 ? ?*?!-. school tills
:i in! piM voiis |NTtn;i ncnt |,\ ill.s.
;ihh"l hi the mil liiry ?<tvicc >>f this
and persons who served in the
\\ ;i t !'???'w ??t*M the Sttitc.s. and jill per
.>?>!!* . 1 111:111\ employed in tile (fininin
iin?- s,r\t??, < 1 f |hi< stjite and all res
diiiiv \\ho may Is* attending s<*ho<d
1 itt tie tiiue when said road
.1 \ ^luiil txsvune due, l*er<o?us cOalm*
1 J 1 lis.1 hi 111 most pi cscnt certifl
? ;t 11 f fin T ?? repntah.'e phwi.iativ of
: h |v <-oj|jf y
Ail inf. >:*m.i t tow with ref??retn*c to
'.i\?v o;'? <..? fiimtsiii^i upon npplica
' "i I >. M M'K 'ASK 1 J.I..
< omits TiVflstirer.
Circular I<> \iiriitor* and Treasurer*.
f h??r. vein.-. ti? (>?? h tjroaf dojtl of
< ??11 fu-( i.jii rt nin^ ihi* *1.I.Uvnse
\ or < t?r^? iiJi'tl for in tin- Art
of 1 rr ?jvov.-il M.i:> h 1IH'JJ, In
? >rd?M lli:it fie- 1 t v\ 111:1 \ uniformly
:?<Inn r.iftiM-<? I u\er i!n- ? ? n t i: ? ? -! a t *\
> ? nj wiil plrtf-e t::ui>ll<* the ? ? ?l*m-t lori
of l!i- !l< fTis** I a \ ft.- follow
t Iv.i \ ;>:i yirhle during Jai.U;iry of
?il \ ? i M *t4)riui 1 *? t 1- 11 if !.1 -t
? !n \ '
J I" ^ ? - ii ?? 1 * * ?* fit t hi- i 11 ?? * 11 ->? ? !<(\ <f
i\ month.- old or ??!U?t on .(miliary
' <lo^ torn .four 1 't'JJ i- HaWe
' ? mv .1 i (i.i;i ry. 1 '.KZt) .
*: Tio- \?\ i- in )joji of :tt| i?:h??r
! ? \o ;? on '!<?;;>?? ??ilhr:1 o"Mii
t\ ui ii.i. io.il a> ol tjorw 1m*.
I 1 n- iy Ta v p:iyah!?' .,lan
.1 > I 'J- I I'll till.' j-?VI|o.l |)\ t 1 ill'Ms'
i. * ? ? - ,<?!. ?< <???:? r ft!.- ?;-? Hpfion >oj?
.????! 1', :<'?. ?. t!o- -?
it. ? :i i I ( . i n' y?.
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Ito J"<). I Iir.iii >?. t t.o ordinary
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to- t'f f ? i' ? ot|o? ; ,ou_ N ijt
iiiisi|om#Mitv?r Soi'i.oi t -a M
A. i ;i tit! .pnui-haMo S\ i;u
' -! C/-1T, nii'I. f
? It i ?? till* ti 111 V of I ill- S> 11' ???1 I H I > ?
> ?? - <>f (>;i oji 11 i ??! ?" ' to -?t J i ? ;?!??*
? . \ ?H??< tr-?l
s Tit*"1 Thm *n< ?-r i- to twen
ty -five for <?.!< ii tnc sold to rp|m
lum for fcenpinjc the record? and
fwyin^ for the fajrB. Thr? County pay
f? r 'r.? Ir?sr \l?e reireipfa.
WAT/TKU W. DUNCAN"
Comptroller Oeoeml
Ayr*<"<-*4 : H AJfflKf/ M. WOLFF.
Atf?rf?^r (Html, i
FHWP?JP???P?? w. .'W?'^
n ?iitttint 11?* accne wax enacted ?* huiv
? Ir. <l> of p**0ple listened wllboiind
for iIn* i>UMK>UUCititf of thf fate of Kr-1
n??nt A*hley.
KoDofUfl a?*?? some extract- Im.ju
tIk* renin rkalde jironoonectf
by Judgo HujIiIi:
"Mr. A*hley, -this U the moid i>alu
f.ul duly thiii I have had to perform i
In many a d%f. I cannot recall n >wid
<hv moment during the time I hare
s^cm on tho bench U,i the discharge
of ui,v duty a* a regular Judge as
rlghr now .In my long | iw.lh- career
Hi this *tute. I hyve i-ome In contact
wlih several of your kinsmen. My
private seeyetagy. whw> I was a me.m
her -if ihe Iioum* of representative*. a
fine genth man and 11 pood man. w ho
later iK'cauic the clerk of court <jf thin
bounty, was it relative of your*.
^hiring the 11n??* I was hi the h(niv,
1 wns thrown lu Wohc tou<*h with
another of your klnajieople, 'lincl?
.Josh Ashley, n<* hi? wax familiarly
known,'
- '? Ash ley. you are extremely fortu
i.?ir.iN in the verdict of Hint jury. They
could li:?\ ?? IM-.II> found you guilty
of murder mid -while I would not have
l?crinlttod fUoni to have taken your
life, f certululy would not have dis
turlH'd tin* verdict had tin* Jury found
you guilty of murder with recommen
dation to tin* mercy of the court. The
Jury has neon fit to take, a very lenient
view In your caw.
"Now. I am going to address' my*
mo If to your inner Keif, thai great, big
honiethlng limide a man (hat tolls him
right from wrong, and I want you
to -ilent'ly. nua.\\'?.T the question* that
I am going lo ask you. Not out loud,
hut let your consclenee answer them.
Ashley. to begin with I have the ut*
moNi confidence in tin* testimony of
iho little U>y who wa< playing on the
I mi si'| mi J | grotfnd ami ovorluurd that
t-onvcrsutiou out "iiear the signboard.
I t?*ll .von Ashley, if Hughes' fricwls
fiad trhnl to manufacture evidence,
the.v wouldn't have gone to a ?littlc
1hi>. who might break down under
flit'- apprehension of cros< e\ajuhiatlon :
and given jhe whole plan away. 1 ;
atlaeli con?ddcrhn h* importn nee to the
"lalcmout that liit.le hoy made, and I
believe the jury in your ease .put full
eriiletiee in it Men I'arolj seek <Mif
little b<>\ s and have tlicm take part
in n hatched up story, for the risk is
too yrent. Hoys the age of that little
fellow, when they ?ome into court,
come to t??ll the tilith ami I believe
this litle fellow fliil tell it
"I am telling you those things he
euiN1 1 don't want you to have any
grievance against the law. 1 want you
to feel Unit there is'Justice in what I
am going to do. and if you will ask
your conscience and. answer the <pie.s
t Ions I a in going to ask you. you will
feel there is whether you say so or
noft i?t' course, you have made ex
?' 11 4 ? foj- tlliv: ki'llng. II IK I It ftpJK'M I's
natural that you would. It .seems toi
ni>' ji? I would let iu\ mind revert to
I lie scene of a lifeless Inidy l*ciug car
rie-l Jo a bullet-made widow, w hose j
-'?ivaniM wt?ubl U*yt agaiiifl my ears,]
i .'> p*?wer eoubl k^ep m<* from making!
^ j
-o|ne e\< ti?e
Mm li ha*. lu'fii siiiil in thus ease iu
hi i fl'nrl why I Inches look
? ? 11 ? l;i> U"lll 'I'lll'IT l< Ho dollht ill II iy
? fh)H IlllttlU'" 4-tl? I -1*4*111* > V 4 * lli.x
pi-tol t'n tu hi*? side; the thief of jm?li?-??
v .1 ?> standing t!i? *r? ? and lu? sa>> lie
iiM-k ii from his Iff! *i<te with hi* 1?? ft
hand and handed ii 1 ui n< 11* ? first to
4'fiirf Pair'' Ho drow thai mm with
hi.-, h'ft hand >ou know a man does
not draw a }juu that way wlun he is
^oiu^ to shoot and there hii.s sumo
movement on the pn rf of I lughes as
though In* was about to t;ikoff hi.s
Nidtf'
'That i- ju*( as plain ii* th?* noon
day *un. Hughes wji.s a brave man.
there is do Uoubt about that Not n
?vll in his b'rdy responded to the rail
of fear. When .\D'n>ne had walked t?v?T
to him and 1ift<?d him from the *Kl**
walk two or thnv times and jolted
him u i and down, and he had a.sked
t" let loose, and yon walked tip and
-i ? I Don't get huffy about it." he
kri? ? lo* \\a* in .4ii air of hostility nn<l
lu- ???ino\?<d hi-, qnn and whs rea<-hln?
-lo take -off hi* Iwljre to ,H>mplo???ly
Ti-Uiovf hi- i iffii -la i < a.paet \\ ?*i Jti'
4-ouid fight jtiu : .kf a man II?? In
I ??til l?'d f i: r. he intended fi^ht
iDC >i>n fair
" I'her.- j- . ?:? t h >.; jjf \.-ii ha \ i ? li>i'ii
taught sinoi' \" i wiM'o ;i eh I'd ;i! >?>ur
mother's kneo." and ,v.m romjied "vcr
the ]'la.\ grounds >.*ho<i]. an<! that
u.i- to fight fair: ?> never hit a ma.
w.'icti he :- d'A\ ?? N'*?ti lea "m?d to
fi.'h; liko that when \ ? -u wit, ? : >
- ? J i ? * I - a nd <o>d bio-** u- f?? r tin- ln.y<
w h<. want t fight when 11.?? > ;iri
\v oi._-i d .t . ,|,|h,.v?,n| f,>r u.i- t h 11
-.im?* -?] 11 r 11 th.it m*di* Ann-ri*a \ >t"
i ?u? in !b?- w I n.ir -J ? i j * \. 11
' ]ii;''i| i. it r ' ? -drike i tna: wh'-li
I <? r'.i:i. v
1' t fir-* bullet \ o i f;J,,;,,
II ?; Iwwty uent straight Ivnck and
t. re down his npinat itml. lie wa*
pnraly'^l Thorn f* no Tr.sthnony
tJiHt ho was. hut it t* a practical
theory that he wh*. When ho fell to
the Hid?n*alk. wounded in the abdomen,
he very probably ptralyxed from
hi* ?!iouU)er down. Now, If you had
?hot thrw time* in Nncce?*lou ami
your gun about In the .same position
as von *ay you did. one at the tftillet*
would huvi* pn*si?d into the crowd that
weiv mound Ok- front of Mk* store and
probably killed aome one cIm. Ashb> .
yon shot that man after <h?* had fallen
to the iddewalk. You shot, him as lit'
Ih.v tliw, lR*)]?Jt*v?? and paralysed. a?
I ?wy, from the head down, and the
bullet ratig?sl d^wn, Indicating that
It <xrti)(J not have conic from the posh
Mon In which yon dMiD to bare held
your gun
"What should he done to a man
afterhc lias shot another one time,
fire* upon him after he lws fallen T
holpienss to the ground? I could leave
that question to yon If you'd apeaak
the convictions your conscience dic
tates. or the opinion of any red-Mood^
man would speak.
'In rhartfug U?e Jury, I told them
I wou'd consider a reonunendatlou,
although one would not he binding
Upon the court. Tin- Jury have seen
j fit not to give you a recommendation
f and I take it thar they did not feel
It their duty to nsk the leniency of
the (V)url. Ood knows V have tried
b> give you a f?Lr trial, Ashley. You
have Ix-on ably represented by counsel;
the lawyers wlio defended you have
done all within their power; they
have presented every line of the tes
timony in your favor to the Jury
and if they haVe failed to do their
hesl In any detail. the <^urt cannot
ret-all lr..
"Keganfless of, what others say, I
am going to do what I .think right
after a long, careful, and I ayi not
ashamed to say. prayerful del libera
tion. <;<Hl knows I hate to do it. but
my conscience is cleor that I am do
ing my duty as the circumstances and
facts surrounding the ease show.
' i'lie sentence of <^e court is iliat
you be ?-onflned at hard labor iq>on
the public works of Anderson <v>unt.v
or In the state penitentJar.v for a pe
riod of twelve years."
The Fruit Tree Liar.
fleiusou < 'ollege, Sept. ?Prof. A
i'.. Conradi. Kntemologist for the
South 'Carolina State Crop Pest Com
mission, charged. with tin- enforcement
of regulations reganlihg nursery -feck
is out gunning. for tin1 tthsenij n
Ion* frulr-tre.- agent and Is appealing
to the buying 'public for aid In -up
pressing this dangierou* nuisance Hi
low is Pmf.. Couradi's wa riling appeal.
"Remember that it Is unlawful for
a fruit tree agent to of*? rule In this
state without an agent's license. To
obtain this license (lei's not require
cash, but it does require tiie agent to
furnish satisfactory evidences to the
South Carolina State Crop Pest Com
mission, Clemsou College. S. C#, that
lie is a responsible man and will com
ply with the law. If he luis a deliv
ering point in this state. hl< shipments
must l>e accompanied by ?i agent's
fag furnished ar cost.
Remember that *oiue of tjjese
agents have wonderful ?torlcs to t;.ji :
about their vf.M-k Are you gullible j
enough t.? believe lliem': We are;
trailing some of them now and we!
will pro-vu te w lr hour Invitation. We,
will < o-o|NMate with ever.\ h<'in-st tree |
agent who s..||> ul,;i: rei.rcvent
"?d wtu heir him ?? Uilv IwrM>l..i
,'1''; l>m |,,! '?* ?? 11 band tog thor and
show the nijM-rupu oiiv t !????? li;u" that
South < aiolin.-i has no n>e t'.?r litm. 1
He h:i?- don,. eiiongu ibuuage. The I
'?egislatuie has tuade laws with '
?'-th in them to get mu-|. H.eafs amt j
**?' a-k tile ,V, operation of , w.ry on,. i
'?< I nicking tIn'se r-'l.ow - to f hvlr ?
lairs "
Three s ? ai iijj white uumi Mini u wo j
man of ITJ \wr?- ? ?ouimittcd rc? Kldi- i
IhihI rouiny j;i".! M??n<Jny *i j<h; l?y ru
ral po!i?fiu.'ii Th?\v wore f?? >iii<I wltli
fen two quart fruit ja r?. ? f whiskey
four mill's fmni <u.|un>ln.i. The men
cave their name* a-- S. S ("lybunt.:
Sum Kiux \V. .VI. Atl?l.\. .1 n< 1 sul'J
I hey were fr..iu K.?- k Hi!!: the 'young
woin:m -Li i 1 !?? yivo her name.
(?ihiT ]i??r>on> \\*? i? with : 1 in an
ntluT i-iii : hnr iln'\ :u their
i nr. Tin* < .i|>i in iil ? a t* w a.- i: f ? -c*a f?tL
S|'?n ijnhnii: i- y 11 v oil .> i: ^ :he s?ak*
i.f (??? ,-r i.mh ...ivu- rin*
I nil i f <I'>h. :
JikIk*' David, Of (he Chicago Supe
rior court. announced that membonTof
the Ku KIuv Klan would uot be allow
ed to nerve in the trial of case* over
which he i n*?l<l?-<i
Columbia police nrv bunting for the
driver of a cur that turned turtle tut*r
Coiuralda Saturday afternoon at the
corner of (SrJcu and Assembly Mtrcctx.
filling a quantity of liquor, specta
tor* of the accident told officers that
tli?? driver fled an soon an In* oould
xfiHiublv to hi* feet.
A dispatch to The State of Tuesday
f*aya that physician* of Charleston re
ported to tin* city lira It li officer ?^7
uew l ast* of donguc, or broken boti^'
fever, that day, which, addtnl to tlic
im*ch 0 previously reported. made 2ft2
<h>K'?. xUk*' il??> e|4domh> Kti'ta^k the
city. |
The graceful lines of the kimono
haw prevailed ahno.xt nucha nged
throughout the history of Japanese
drew.
Ihiriiig the World War and since
l-iicle Sam h<*x decorated but thirteen
wotnmi of tfilx country for the part
they ployed in it.
The town of Alton. NT. II., 1# prac
tically run by women, almost every
office being hold by a member of the
fa IV sex.
Ade!c 1'. Hughes of Cleveland.
Ohio, has the distinction of being the
only woman manager of a symphony
orchestra in Amerioa.
I?r. Miadelili de ItouvuHle. chief of
one of the largest dtnics In tlie city
of Paris, wears the highest decoration
of the French republic for bravery.
lleing blind Is no drawback to Mlw
Grace K, Keatxns of New York, who.
In spite of her liwwiwcity, 1< able to
rake eighty word* a minute by ste
nography:
FOR RENT
DURING WINTER SEASON
Ten room house completely furnished with two bath
rooms and double sleeping, porch?-in center of town.
ALSO
We have for sale one nine room house on Lyttleton
Streetf with lot 60x250, a very desirable location.
House recently painted and in good condition. It will
pay you to investigate this property before buying,
i ' ? ?mmm
Camden Loan & Realty Company
The Koyal Academy, Kngland's an-f
ileiit institution. his for the M>cond
time In two year* accepted an ordi
nal etching Kv KHeen Soj>er, u sixteen
yfar old girl.
Sarah Itcmhardt hold* the record
fur t lit* farces} Kt'ary\eV,cr dlsi?ensed
in the AdutUmu v?rlptles, she receiv
ing a day: for appearing on the
vaudeville >tage.
Mi?t Krrstein 1 lesseigroii.a* the
lli-xt and only woman mumher of the
uj?|x*r chamber of the Swedish lilks
dag, is known a* Sweden's 'hvutlng
legislative lady."
Spurning the elevator. Mr.<, Napo
leon Ii. .Jennings, of (heat City. Mich.,
sfve-nt^v-two years of age, recently
(limbed the steps to the top of \Va*h
ington monument. a distance of, 355
feet.
llr<. Kortlni IMam1' tt. only wonmn
guide in tin- Yo<emlie Nat foua I I'ark.
recent Iv won < oinm< ii.l itiou for her
quick action and fine work in putt lug
out m fores* fire that threatened dis
aster.
Women of high cJusm in China use
only the daintiest, of thimbles, Bom*
of them being car veil out of enorfous
ptutr!* and ornamented with bands'of
fine gold on which all manner of
Quaint and fantastic design# are
carved. 1
v?*.>
Aci-ording to statistic# th.o Johg^t
lived people in the United' States aro
the Kauuaivs, the expectation of iifn
at birth j? Kansas being 50.73 for
white males and 00,SO for white fe
males.
Florence H. Ward has the spending
of nearly $.'{,000,000 each year in her
section of the United States Depart
ment of AgrlcuUture, Her job is that
of cooperating with the State colleges
in the development of extension pro
grams and project* in agriculture aud
hotuiv coonomltv.
Announcement
We have been appointed the Exide
Service Station for this locality.
In addition to selling
BATTERIES
the right battery for your car, our
service includes Skilful repair work
on every make of battery. You can
rely on responsible advice and rea
sonable prices here.
We look forward to a call from you.
LITTLE'S GARAGE
ON DeKALB STREET
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