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Calm and Colle?'?d He Sa\s Hilt I al>*
Should be f.ewHon to Other**,
< Charlie Simuel, year old Jspar
temburg negro, dbd in the electric
chair at tjfe state penitentiary yc s -
trrrtny mommr tot ;tic murder of
l.'-luivk I. Of;'.. I. a/ed ihjmo. SjmUfcl
si-ciiM'tl to be perfectly calm, laughed
ill length bcfoie the i vu m m! wua
turned on.
When a ? k < d i! he had anything to
.-ay, t he, negro replied that he was
jetting what was coining to him. for
he had i oninutU'd the crime, of which
he was convicted. "1 1 fed at the
trial," he *aid, and added that he had
told another lie since coming to thy
penitentiary. He declared that he,
was sorry- fur his crime and tjiut hi-*
punishrru nt diould be a ;*?>?* on ' u
others.
Simuel wan buried hi the peniten
tiary hurial ground yesterday aftei
JlOOlf.
Iii the trial of ,Simuel before Judg*
S. W. <?.. Shi p| ? it, was brought out
that robber.v was the motive of the
crime and that Simuel had used tin*
aged neg???'w fun in tiring the shn'";
that caused the death of Long. The
negro was sentenced to die in the.
electric chair May #0 and was admit*
t<Hl to the State pri.son Inn weeks be
fore that date.
In speaking *vith 1>. K. IOvan*T cap
taiu of the penitent iary guards, the
negro told a story t?> the effect that
he ai)d Long wen1 engaged in. a mid
night card game when the shooting
took place and gave i ircum-staiiCe*
which Captain Kvans considered
tnight be mitigating.
A reprieve, was gt anted the negro
by Gov. Thomas CI, Mcl.eod. who in
strutted James < . Do/.ier, .secretary
of the state board of public welfare,
to maku an inve^tigui-ion of the
claims of Simuel. In his investiga
tion Ma.ioi Uozie: found tittle
grounds for the n?-gi o V contention.
Oil receiving I !??* report (iovernor
Mcl.eod announced thai no further
reprieve would be granted unless un
foreseen development.- aiose. -
Simuel Hit.* a tan In heavy set,
tlegro. lie was uiimaiiu'il. He gav
Union counts as the piace of his
bir'h Saturday's State.
Hurt* Hrmir Heath.
f i/ji Mill, ?iune 17. .Mt-. (Jeor ge
M erriit. who was stiioV, Monday
afteinoon b\ automobile on a
-;j.r ,'e t : ft i?m* of the mi-it \ itlagcs,
? driven ! >\ I-.!! lot ! I ' o 1 1 > , dii'd Mondav
mgnt a- a n\>ult ? ? f" tie- tu.iuiios re
ceived. The body, on examination hv
physic ian> did n>-t reveal any broken
hones and it had hoped, that
theie woo d md !?? any -e> uni ? tun
equvnees. I-h> .--a-ian.- ? ?n?idel that
ie miFere'j loncit^-icn of the brain.
? Joseph Novnki, dead at He
1 1 ? - * t , .Mi, i . f-ut-i pDtsoc, >elf indicted
b-cau-e I ;- u 'e, 'JS, had confessed
to him do lo\ed Tony l.ausicki, a
boanlei if - ! }re home. The husband
le ft ? ! O' lt i r i m - 1; v.* n< e.
Dr. C. F. Sovvell
DENTIST
(Office Over Bruce's Store)*
CAMDEN, S C.
DR. G. C. TRANTHAM
DENTIST
First Moor, Crocker Building
PHONE 450
PIANO TUNING
Lewis L. Moore
242- W PHONE or 46
CAMDEN, S. C.
T. B BRUCE
Veterinarian
?t(?n SI . I'honr
CAMDEN, S. C.
Hayes Bus Line
C NMD E N
Col U II'. I) I. A ,
B i b ho p v i I ! e . 1 i a r t s v i ! 1 e,
Kersii.i w , ,
Charlotte.
i'>( r r : : t ; . ? . '
Phone 181, Camden Hotel
A. R. COLLINS
Undertaker and Embalmer
A M BLL A N C E S E R V I CE
Camden, S. C.
Telephone ? Day 41; Ni^ht 3S0
TOUUSTS HKI l> I f AM) SHU'
Another Disgraceful Affair on (Jreen
\ ille-llenderHonville Highway.
'(Tuesday's Cir^vn vill<- News)
The second shootitig affray be
t woe ?i prohibition ..aytint*- ?ikI
pffiters, and civilians within little
ini?rc than a year on Humombe Koad
in uppe. (Ireenvllle County, growing
out of apparently mistaken identity
by #|1 jjhiIk.-., oicuued lh miles north
of tlu* city at about I o'clock yester
da\ morning. \ a result two men
W' M if. the * ity hospital la -t night
???u iff ran g fiom pistol shot wounds and
five wananV *had been taken out
x har ginv- * man> participants in tho
ttffaii \s U.h n -ault arid battery with
?inteti.t 'to kill.
K. M. Ivey and llerndon Thomas,
prominent Atlanta business men,
worn in the ho^ital, thfc former
suffering from wounds in his right
knee and left and right thighs, and
the latter from wound* in? his right
thigh and left arm.
Warrants charging Reuben .Gos
nel.l, federal prohibition agent, John
< '.iu!i > , >iati Vonittiblv and Albert
M< Caulcy, son of the constable, with
assault and battery with intent tq
kill \vere sworn out by J. Archie
WUJ1U. .friend ot the -Atlanta men,
s'f?ofi after they had reached the hos
pital yesterday morning. No sooner
had the ^officers made bond that
Agent Gcwhelj Hworq out warrants
f ? ? i- the two Atlantann charging tho
.same offenstf us alleged against thf
officers.
All live nun made bond id tin1 sum
??f $1,000 each. St a to Constable
Ht-ncy Ht*II signed bonds for the' two
officers a ml youn? McCauley anil Mi.
Willis signed bond for Mr. Ivey and
Mr. Thomas.
Talk , of .still further warrants
charging tin- oiffcers with transport
ing whiskey, on tin- basin of a Mega*
tionx that one bottk; of something
was. seen in their car as they brought
Ht e wounded men from the scene of
the gun fight to the hospital was
iiea.rd .yesterday.
Stories told by participants in the
fight differed greatly. Ilowovwr all
agreed as to time, place and the gen
eta! features of the affair.
The two Atlantan*, Mr. hey and
Mr. Tli(inia\ accompanied by two
other men from the (leorgia city,
A. J. Martin and .J. M. Foley, ad
vertising men on the Atlanta Con
stitution and Journal, respectively,
had been to Ashevdle for the week
[end. Thi y were making their way
bmk to Atlanta when the shooting
'.occurred on the road above here.
Traveling in a Ford touring car
tin party had left Asheville at an
early hour in an effort to get to
Atlanta in time for work yesterday, i
Arriving a> the .point some IS
miles above Creenvillc an't*"along the
mountain road between Traveler:*
>t and U ild w ood Park the men
stopped the car to take a drink of
water from some., army canteen.*
which they curried and to exchange
di i\ ci s for t he car.
\\ hile standing on the roadside
another lord touring car came by,
! MiiiiniHi1, who later proved to be
j A -4 < ? i ) t (to.-nell calling out and asking
it the Atluntans needed any help.
They answered in the negative, they
??aid. Mr. (iosnrll drove his car on
a short distance, parked it and de
cided to go hack to the first car and
sec if it did not contain whiskey, he
said.
The officers approached the At
lanta car and seeing a man drinjung
out of the canteens he asked, he
claimed, what was in it. The shoot
ing soon began.
Mr. (iosncll said that he was
cursed and abused by Mr. Ivey whom
it proved was drinking from the can
teen. He claimed that Ivey said
something about being held up and
asked Thomas, who was in the car,
tot Ins gun. The three men grappled
f ?r the gun and the dry agent finally
let go and dodged behind the machine,
calling to Constable McCauley for
aid. I?i >a:d. Mr. Co ml! said that
hey rired two oi three times and
! h .*t ' he then nprnrd tire. A fusillade
i>t -hot- followed ard Mr Iv.y and
M Thonui* were wounded.
Tht ACanian.- u-'t into their car
and Minted off down the highway,
?lil [hmkn.vj. t h e \ -aid of getting
a*.a\ fr<?m m<-r. whom the\ though",
j w?-*c highwa;. men. The, ifio into
; .h ,| \ i n nii|i.i!il;nii r.t the
| . .1 ! i t M, ( ,iire\ Shot -? were
I : ? ? ! .1 ' ' 1 ? rn -I'd ' 1 .1 ' , t h> A W e Ve
r : h.c i . .id
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Jr.- ,.<v mi..; ? ?? : ? \\
i tit' * rr.m where Mi--,- M.i*\
iCvv 1 at I Krs.niie Bowcn wi n rii-'l
i ? l\ a g'.'Un of prohibition age? : -
[? n .-sening of April ~T. I'.ej:. ???<?>
i . ll> resulting in trial
I of the officers in federal court. They
were acquitted. Mr. (Josnell, the only
federal officer involved in yesterday's
atfair. however, was not a member
of the party which fired on the young
women, thinking them to be boot
leggers, they said.
HOY <;kt*? i ikk sentence
.MrDvwell I'd S?*r\e l.ife For Murder
of Hit* Mother.
( Icai water, Fla,> June 21.- 'Frank
McDowell, confessed slayer <?f other
member* uf ixii fiuuily. who was cuit.
vie ted yesterday of the murder <?f hi?
mother and recommended to the mer?
cy of the court, formally received
a sentence of life imprisonment by
Judj^e M. A. McMuIh-n today.
J. i., Kelly, representing McDowell,
made a motion for a new trial, claim
ing the verdict was contrary to the
evidence afid citing seven reasons
why a new trial should be granted.
The motion whs overruled.
When asked if he had anything to
say as to why sentence should not
hi |?a sed, the youthful defendant re
plied.
"Judge, 1 have lots of things to say
hut it would he useless." '4
"Vuu are a fortunate boy," the
judge told McDowell, "to escape (he
electric chair. I am sorry for you,
Frank, and 1 truly hope that you are
insane for if you are not your con
science will curse you every hour of
your OJe? It is m> duty to sentenc.'
you t<? lift* imprisonment."
It is expected that the prisoner
will be sent to the state penitentiary
at Kuiford about Thursday. .
Talking wilfi newspaper men prior
to court co Setting today, McDowell
reiterated previous statements th^t
he is not crazy and took no stock in
what the alienists said about him.
He expressed a preference to work
<?n the prison farm rather than in the
institution's factory.
Discussing the trial, McDowell said
he "hated to be, called an idiot and a
fool" and declared that he is "no
body's fool." lie hopes to be restore i
to health snd gvt a pardon in a few
years, he said.
Second Week Jurors.
t
Following is h list of jurors drawn
to serve at the second week of the
court of general sessions. Wo are
requested to state that the grand
jurors are expected to report at the,
first week of the court of general
sessions which convenes on Monday,
July 7th:
' K. K. Munn, Camden.
J. H. Watson, , Kershaw.
Nick Watts, Lugoflf
J. C. Rose, Camden.
Martwell M. Robinson, Cassatt.
J. K Williams, Kershaw
I). S. Trapp, Camden.
.1. F. Moseley, Camden.
L. 1*'. Coats, Kershaw.
J. A. itahon. LugotF.
H. L. Twitty, Westville.
.1. .1. Owens, Westville.
L. K. McCaskill, Bethune.
T. .1. Holland, Camden.
II. II. West. Camden.
(i. S. Rodgers, Cassatt.
Loring Davi^, Bethune.
?I. L. Hinson, Lugoff.
Ira H. Catoe, Kershaw.'
T. M. .McCaskill, Blaney.
J. I. Lovett, Hlaney.
Albeit Faulkenberry, Kershaw,
i Benton SHeorn, Camden.
Sam Moseley, Kershaw.
?J. W. Thompson, Camden.
j John Kirkland. Jr.. Blaney.
Lewis Rabon, Lugo IT.
j'ames X. Taylor, Kershaw.
I. E. Rowers, Cassatt.
Hcllis Deas, Kershaw.
T. i?. Blyther, Camden.
J. R. Langford, Camden.
W. J. l/orrity, Camden.
V*. M. Stc.kes, Camden.
S. I.. Rush, Westville.
J. M. West, ilamden.
Sparrows Killed by Storm.
Newberry June '2-1. The dry spell
ill Newberry was broken last night
when the city was visited by some
what of a small electrical storm.
However. n<> damage is reported near
the city with the exception of the
burning out of a fuse in the home of
I.. A. Wilson. The amount of rain
fall was l.'JT inches.
A Verv peculiar thing occurred ou
('line street near Jesse Hitt's store,
when 1 r>!l English sparrows were
killed during the storm. The insula
tion of the light wires wa* ?>tf
during the night and the sparrows
were killed by electricity while sleep
ing in the tree, the wires coming in
cohta? t with the tree.
j The largest bridge in the world \s;Il
. I" I'Uilt u\c! the estuary of the
! K \ er l!l>>! :i in France t<> connect
, 15: ? u 1. I* .-va.-tel It wit! I>r >ix
min - .<>' x -1 made lip ? f t \\ ? ap
, )'? .1 he . ? : " i::rd ?.!' a m::c : -r.vr.
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\ I ? I | o N s A I K
T- ? u . be an M..i -
'i'-.tf . a ' i J M .v M-?.
V? ' I' .k. kue .'?? v" ? ? ' ' > - ' ' ' : l ir
, ? : I >1 .lb. >a 1 .. <!i 1 ?? I r e ??'.<?< K a ? d
; t n ' ! ' he .ib-\( ;iu ntii : * i -tote
1 a . . . bi a;.i " K'i.? ?! a* t at * vie, and
? .1 *i. t fa ! tvr1' - ' t'l'i i' ? . I'f i ni < of
-ale , ,|J p-i
I < ?K M W.IS I KATE
W < ? ;ii r.niime S > < y 1 ? . . ;
a .k andidati (>>r the ulTin of Maif
Irate ot hi' lat Rock towr.>h:p. Ker
>ha? ''our.'.j, S < . and piedxc han
to abide the rcs'J.t oi the Dt'niix ra??c
' primar\ election. M.mj Friend-.
NOTICE.
Thi.- i> to n..tif> the public that
J K. C,r ime?s, formerly agent for the
HartsviJIe Marble Works, is no longer
connected with the Hartsville com
pany. The public- is notified not to
make payments or give any further
orders to the said J. E. Grimes.
HARTSVILLE MARBI.E WORKS,
13-pd Hartsville, S. C.,
33
<>>er Him ? l. -.til
Not so long ag o the wife of a
wealthy merchant in a Western town
decided that it was high time the
family assumed the high social pysi
tion to which its richuo entitled it.
Accordingly, the plunge was made,
much to -the disgust Of the father,
who, hoWfV*'i, did Mot dan- to cross
hit wifo in anything.
"Well, Henry," said a friend, meet
ing him on the atreet, "I understand
that at last you are in the swim."
"Mother and the girls think I am,"
said the old man, 'but my personal
feelings are those of a man who has
fallen overboard *aiid ow;rht to be hoi
losing fqr^heip."
Urilliant Chang, London Chinaman,
said to be the head of the hop ring
in London, has been sent to priso.i
for fourteen months.
~ NOTICE OK SAKE
Whereas, one v Ford automobile
roadster. Model 11)24, motor number
9877.669, license number A -89-580,
usetf in thiJ illegal transportation of
alcoholic liquors, as forbidden by the
statute laws in this State, was seized
?nd taken possession of and eonf?s-j
cated by me in the County of Ker- 1
shaw, this State, under and by virtue }
of Section 885 of the Criminal Code |
of South Carolina, same being used |
by ^ Kddie Kershaw in the, illegal
transportation of Hquor.
Therefore* notice is hereby given ,
that I will sell said Ford roadster, ;
Vnotor number 9877669, license num- ?
her A? 89-580; under and by virtue !
of the law in such cases rfiade and
provided, at public outcry to highest
bidder for cash in front of the Court :
House door at Camden, S. C., at 12 1
o'clock M. on Saturday, July 19th,'
1924. The proceeds of sale will be
disposed of according to law.
_____ W. L. STOKES,
State Constable for ^Kershaw County.
CITATION.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Kershaw,
By W. L. McDowell, Esquire, I'robate
Judge.
Whereas, W, J. Christmas -made
suit to me to grant him Letters of
Administration of the Estate of and
effects of N. Christmas.
These are, therefore, to cite and ad
monish all and singular the- kindred
and creditors of the said J. N. Christ
inas, deceased, that they be and ap
pear before me, in the Court of Pro- .
bate, to be held at Camden, South
Carolina on Saturday. July 5th next,
after publication- thereof, at 1 1
o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause,
it^ any they have, why the said Ad
ministration should not be granted. I
(i.iven under* my Hand, this 19th i
dnv of June. Anno Domini 1924.
w. L. Mcdowell,
Judge of Probate for Kershaw County
Published on the 27th day of Juno
and the 4th day of July. 1924. in the j
Camden Chronicle, and posted at the
Court flousr door tor the time pre
sriiU-d bv law.
CLEMSON COLLEGE
Scholarship Examinations
Competitive examinations to till
vacant scholarships in forty-two
counties will be held on Friday, July
11, 1024 beginning at 9 a.m., under
the supervision of the County {super
intendents of Education.
Four-year scholarship** ? Open to
students desiring to pursue four-year
college courses in Agriculture. Win
ners of these scholarships must meet
fully the requirements for entrance
into the Freshman Class.
Two-year scholarships ? Open to
students desiring to pursue the Two
year Course in Agriculture. Common
school education sufficient.
Each scholarship is worth $100.00 a
session and free tuition of $-10.00
Membership in the Reserve Officers
Training Corps ? R. O. T. ? is also
equivalent in money to a scholarship
during the last two years in college.
For catalogue, application blanks
and other information write to
THE REGISTRAR
Clemson College, S. C.
MASTER'S SALE
State of South Carolina,
County of Kershaw.
(Court of Common Pleas)
Frank K. Bull, Plaintiff,
vs.
Carolina Ice Company, et al. De
fendants.
Under an order of his Honor, \Y. II.
i __ ; .
Townsend, Presiding Judge Fifth
Circuit, elated May.' 20,. 1024, I will
.sell to the highest, bidder at public
j auction for cash before the Kershaw
County Court House door in Camden,
I in said State, during the legal hours
I of sale on the first Monday, being
i the seventh day of July, 1924, the
following described property:
"All that piecel, parcel or tract of
land, situated in the City of Camden,
County Of Kershaw, State of South
Carolina, bounded on the North by
land now or formerly of Young and
E. J., McGirt, and the depot lot of
the South Carolina and Georgia Ex
tension Railroad Company; East by
right of way of said South Carolina
and Georgia Extension Railroad Com
pany; South by lands now or former
ly of James Brown and A. D. Ken
nedy; West by land of the estate of
Jane Bronson, deceased, and James
BVown, according to a plat made by
R. \V. Mitcham, Engineer, dated,
February 24, 1915, and which plat
is attached to and a part of a deed
from John T. Harrington to Caro
lina Ice Company."
"Also, all corporate franchises* and
corporate rights, privileges and im
nuinities of the mortgagor company,
and hImo all the estate rights, titles,
reversions and remainders, as well in
equity as in law, rents, income,
profits, franchises, licenses, and priv
ileges whatsoever which the mort
gagor company now owns."
No bid will be received from, any
one except the plaintiff unless the
bidder shall deposit with the Master
in cash or certified check the sum of
One Thousand (?1,000.00) Dollars as
evidence of good faith.
B. B. CLARKE,
June 18, li>24. Master.
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TO OWNERS
of Private Pa??enger Cars ?
\V e p fF er A ETN A- Auto _
liability insurance pro
hTting you up to $10,
000 for injury to any
one accident? -for but
20 per cent more pre
mium than you are now
paying for the partial ?
protection of a $5,000
3 10,000 policy!
Double the protection
for 20 per cent addi
tional premium! Write
or Phone.
CAMDEN LOAN & REALTY CO.
AETNA-IZERS }
Phone 62 Camden, S. C.
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