The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 18, 1924, Image 6
KILL AND BURN B0D1KS.
Horrible ('rime Attributed to Relative
of Ahrahata Lincoln.
Aurora, Ills.,.* Jan. IS. r- Warren J.
I. tin oln, lawyer-horticulturist and
distant relative ojf Abraham Lincoln,
vhOHe disappearance from his home
Were last April caused police to be
lieve U'ftt he had been murdered, to
day confessed killing hi* wife after I
?he had Hhot and killed her brother,
Byron Shoup, according; to police.
According to Lincoln'** confession,
hit* wife shot her brother three times
during a violent quarrel and he, fear
ing she would turn on him, struck her
down with a stove poker, and then
lucked their bodies to pieces, burning
them in the green house furnace
nearby.
Lincoln was arrested in Chicago
last night on a charge of swindling his
brother-in-law, John Shoup, Lincoln,
Ills., of $f?00. His confession, ac
cording to police, camo with the first
few questions of Assistant State's
Attorney .1. Bruce Amell. The slay
ing, Lincoln is said to have admitted,
?ccurred in January, 1923, and three
months later he framed the circum
stances which * indicated his murder
and implicated his wife and brother*
in-law.
Lincoln, according to the so-called
confession, had trouble for months
with his wife and brother-in-law. The
quarrel was precipitated by an at
tempt of his wife, he said, to poison
him with "drugged" cocoa. Byron
Shoup upbraided her for "her clumsi
ness" when she poured the contents
?f the cup into a bottle with the in
tention of having it analyzed.
Becoming angry at her brother's
words, the w;ife is said to have gone
into her bedroom, seized a revolver
" "d Suwt ****** thi'vu ui'iivK. It v\aa
then, Lincoln *?id, that he frnrcd nhc
would turn on him in her frenzy and
We seized a stovo pokor and struck her.
Then he said he set about cutting
the two bodies into small pieces and
took them to the green house furnace,
where he burned them and the blood
stained clothing, explaining the next
day that they had quarreled and his
wife and Shoup had left.
Almost from the night of the mur
tier, Lincoln naid, he began planning
his own disappearance which woutd
take on tho aspects of a murder and
implicate hi* wife and her brother.
In April he carried out tho plan and
then traveled Kast, watching the pro
gress of the search for his body and
his supposed murderers, through the
: newspapers.
! Ho disarranged 'the furniture of the
house, opened the window of his bed
room; smeared blood on the window
sill, took his night dress and cap, to
gether with a glove of his wife,
smeared blood on them and dropped
them in a nearby field. He left an
Indian club in the green house close
beside a .pool of blood.
His brother, Kdward, living nearby,
told the police of the quarrel between
his brother and his wife, when police
began investigation of what they be
lieved was the murder of Warren
Lincoln. The wife and brother were
sought for questioning, descriptions
broadcast but no trace of them was
found.
Nearly two months later Lincoln
telegraphed Aurora police from Chi
cago that he was waiting for them in
a hotel there and when returned to
Aurora, told of a kidnapping by a
dope ring of which his wife was sup
posed to be a member, of being taken
Kast and finally of his escape and re
turn.
Police dropped the case and Lin
coln returned to his green house but
seemed dissatisfied. He turned his
business over to his brother and dis
appeared again. Shortly after he
began writing letters to relatives ask
ing for money in the name of his wife,
they said. Police took up their search
again and last night found him in
Chicago. He' was returned here on
the charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses.
7rod?tyy -in the presence of several
poticr -officers and a stenographer,"
Assistant State's Attorney Amell be
gan with the usual questions as to his }
name, residence and age.
When asked, "Where is Byron j
Shoup?" Lincoln replied quietly, "He
is dead." Then continued with his al- j
leged confession. The charge of ob- ;
taining money under false pretenses j
will be permitted to stand and Attor- J
ney Amell said he would consult With
his superiors before making a deAnite
charge in connection with the c*?e to
morrow.
? WINTER.
A poet once wrote of "Tho beautiful
snow,"
He tiaid naught, of an up-to-date
freeze, |
For he lived quite a long time ago
Before this great age of et^ue
With all its modern convenience# for
man.*
The ear, bath tub, and the sink,
When a freeze causes all the disturb
ances it can
More than that poet could think,
We go to bed with Area left bright
To keep those fixtures warm,
But just before dawn the frozen pipe
Is the cause of great *larm.
The basin has jumped quite out in the
floor
' The spigot has hit the wall
The drainage won't drain, the sink's
frozen o'er
And there't no water to be had at
all. ' ? '
The cars won't go for the oil won't
flow,
In this 'Sunny South" of ours.
But we are glad that its just for a day
or so,
And then we'll have Springtime
flowers.
/'The Old Oaken Bucket" is the Song
for me
For it hangs in the good old well
Where the water ne'er freezes, e'en
tho icy breezes
Would blow for quite a long spell.
Births in South Carolina.
Columbia, S.< C., Jan. 12. ? The bu
reau of vital statistics reports a total
of 30,678 births in South Carolina for
the nine months of 1923 ending; Sep
tember 30th.
Boy babies outnumbered girl ba
bies 770. The birth of 15,055 boys
was reported ? 8,112 white and 7,543
negro. Girls born numbered 14,879 ?
7,497 white and 7,382 negro.
Tho total number of white babies
born was reported as i5,G0D, v.'hilc
negro babies numbered? L4,U25.-r
The sex and race of 44 babies were
listed as "unknown."
Moore-Reynolds
ISTr. Heyward Neil Reynolds, of Lu
tfotr, and Miss Annie Louise Moore,
of .Camden, were married Sunday
morning, January 6th, at the home of
Probate Judge W. L. McDowell.
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Qualities of Both Hudson and Essex
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Simple to keep in first class condition.
Requires little attention. Lubrication for
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Mileageon fuel, oiland tires is exceptional.
No car we ever announced has met with
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R. C. RICHARDSON DBA!>.
Prominent Planter j of Suramerton
r.. . .. .1 Away Tueaday.
News was recoived in the city early
ili is iin >rii i nr. of the death at his home
at Summerton of Richard C. Richard^
son, a well known and prominent
planter of that section. The deceased
;wft> the son of J. M., better known as
"Tuory," and Mary Richardson of
Summerton, and was a nephew of the
lato R. C. Richardson of this city. Mrs.
R. C. Richardson and Misses Minna
and Anne Richardson left for Sum
merton this morning, soon after hear ,
in): of the death of their relative. Mr.
Richardson had been in ill health for
some time prior to his death.
The deceased is survived by three
brothers, Messrs. Thomas C., H. B.,
and J. M. Richardson, and two sisters, l
Mrs. L. E. Brailsford and Mrs. Arn^.
Briggs, of Summerton. Ho married
Miss Camilla Cantey of Oamden, who,
with four sons are left. The sons are
R. C., Jr., J. P. J. M. and J. C. Rich
ardson.? Tuesday's Sumter Item.
fiunter-Catoe.
Mr. Benjamin Coleman Catoe and
Miss Grace Orene Hunter, both of
route 6, Camden, were married on
Sunday, January 12th, at the residence
of Probate Judge W. L. McDowell.
Binhopville Druggist Dead.
Dr. H. L. Parker, prominent drug-,
gist of Bishopville, died at a local hos
pital of pneumonia yesterday morn
ing' at 7:25 o'clock.
Dri barker was closely identified
with the business interests' of Bish
opville, having been engaged, in the
drug business in that city for the
last 25 years, and the announcement
of his death will bring, sorrow to his
friends. He was a man of uprightness
-and?loyalty' and was courteous and
obliging in his dealings with his fel
low man.
His wife, who preceded him to the
grave by several years, was Miss,
Mamie Hull of Rock Hill. Dr. Par
ker is survived by a son, A. Otis
Parker, of Rock Hill; three brothers,
T. L. Parkor of Columbia, A. P. Par
ker of Shelby, Ky., and J. Roscoe
Parker of "Fort Myers, Fla.'f and one
sister, Mrs. B. K. Armstrong, of Sa
vannah, Ga.
The body will be taken to Rock
Hill today, where the funeral services
will be held. Interment will be in
the Laurelwood cemetery. ? Monday's
State.
Solves 'Possum Mystery.
The great marsupial mystery has
been solved. In the recently issued
annual report of the Smithsonian In
stitution, Dr. Carl Hartman, zoologist
of the University of Texi*^ tells how
the new-horn. Virginia opeccum geto
in its mother's pouch. Incidentally,
?he upsets the . fascinating theories
which old woodsmen and nature stu
dents have fabricated to explain this
puzzling phenomenon.
Throughout the country, among
whites and negroes, there hffS been a
conflict of explanations. The more
credulous have held that the young
are born directly into the pouch
which serves as their incubator dur
ing the first several weeks of their
lives. Others have maintained that
the mother syizes the baby opossum
with her mouth and thrusts it into
the pouch herself. Dr. Hartman is
one of the few who claim to have ac
tually seen what really happens. He
was lucky enough to watch the birth
of a litter of eighteen. The processs
is as simple as it is remarkable, he
says.
The new-born opossum just climbs
hand over hand up into the pouch
without the aid of the mother. The
co-ordination of nerves and muscles
necessary to find the pouch in a maze
of hair and attach themselves for
their two months' stay at this haven
of food and shelter is little less than
marvelous, I)r. Hartman declares. He
found also, that the opossum has an
extremely early birth, the entire de
velopment of the embryo within the
mother's body being only about eleven
days. ? Kansas City Star.
President Coolidge paid tribute to
Andrew Jackson on Tuesday by laying
a wreath at the foot of the famous
"rocking horse" equestrian statue of
the hero of New Orleans, in LaFay
ette square, opposite the White House
in Washington. This is the first time
on record that a Republican president
has paid tribute to one of the greatest
Democrats.
Norman ("Ked") Ryan, bank bandit,
and escaped convict, has been sen
tenced to life imprisonment by a court
at Toronto, Canada. Ryan first plead
ed not guilty and was being remanded
to jail. He was handed a letter by hi*
brother, and after reading it he de
manded that he be taken back to court
that he might change >?s plea. When
back in court he entered a plea of
guilty and was given the life sentence.
Tennis Hatfield, youngest eon of
"Deril Anse" Hatfield, is a candidate :
tor the office ot eheriff of Logan
county. West Virginia.
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; Hermitage Comttuutity News. i
Camden, S. C? Jan. 15. -Mr. ami
Mrs. B. B. Tryll mut Mi,? Louise <ai
r. 1 1 1 . i?u>toifU tu Columbia Saturday
and spentftfte week end with relatives
and friends. ' \ ,A
UK S, L. Crolley, former over see*:
of spinning, took his position last
Monday as Syperinteudent. We wiah
for Mr. Crolley oVery success in hta
new work.
Little Margaret Crolley entertained
a number of her little friends Satur
day afternoon at .a birthday party,
this being her fifth birthday. After
several games delicious refreshments
were served. All the "kiddies" enjoy*
ed the afternoon.
The members of the office force
enjoyed a visit last week from Mrs.
Mark Johnston of Charlotte, formerly
Miss Virginia Taylor.
Mr. M. A. Ctolley of Pinwille, N.
*C., spent the week end with his moth
er, Mrs. J. A- Crolley.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Myers,
a daughter, uttd also to Mr. |ga
J. K. Watson, a daughter,
l.ust Saturday evening tk# ^
n\4?n of the village vntertiiM
S. C). 1). 11. riul> girls ut J ^
tmpper. Thoy had a real fo
llunah for the boy*.!
Messrs. W. T. Mattux, S. I
(Veld and R. B. Pitts went to Col^
on Monday of Ust week for % ^
once with the South Carolina $
Mission Commission in refew*,
the work of Ikn utnge B*p
church. The state Comnust^
pressed great satisfaction at the )
gress made by this church, and ?
quite pleased at the progress
spite of the great difficulty of ^
ing on a church without a bulldfaq
liar field Hot ton,
- Mr. Clyde Horton, of Bethoae,!
Miss Florence Barfleld, of Chin
were married in Camden on Wed#
day, January 9th, Judge of
McDowell officiating.
KLtiCTRIC DRILLS? V2in. Now $58M
Made by Black & Decker Manufacturing Company.
- ^ Inch Special Drill reduced from $68.00 to (58.00.
VklV$ Grinder reduced from $45.00 to $34.00.
Vi inch Drill reduced from $39.00 to $28.00.
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"THE BIGGEST STEP FORWARD IN
THIRTY YEARS."
Is what one man connected with the U. S. Department of Agriculture
^fter. readin* our literature on "Naco Brand Open-FonmW.
No-Filler Fertilizers."
If the F armer would buy his fertilizers with the same care he does
??er merchandise, he could double his crops and set rich."
we think your plan of leaving- out the Filler is splendid and will be
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using under their crops."
Don t see how cheaply you can buy a fertilizer, for<?cheap fertiliser*
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u ask your dealer what it's made of, how many- pounds of each ma
terial are used and how much filler, and if he cannot answer yo or
questions, then ask our representative,
W. R. HOUGH, at Camden, S. C.
To explain our Open-Formula No-Filler Fertilizers. You will find
put a tag on every bag showing exactly the number of pounds of etc#
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Don t continue to be satisfied to ask for an 8-3-8. Find oufctwhj P?
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five or ten years ago, for you haven't started to
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