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-- ? ' r-iJ? I VOLUME XXXVII. ;V\ ? v'j?-'; :gv vV ' ; .? ' \ >?' > . . v V ?. ' Chronicle , SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1925. NUMBER 29. <OU?: DKCl AKKl) NOT (iUll.TY (iivon Hi# Liberty Ah a Man of Souud Mind ; ; I Rockingham, Oct. 11. \N' . % Colt . declared, 'not guilty of murder ,.t 10 o'clock this momihg, but was" .(?lunietl to jail to he held in custody until Tuesday at 1 o'clock when, Jn Wilkesboro, Judge T. B. Finley will conduct an examination as to his amity. '?May 1 shak,e hands with the jury, your honor?" the wealthy defendant asked, with a glad smile lighting his face, when Charles E, Rushing, fore man, solemnly spoke the words, "not, guilty." Judge Finley spoke a few words of appreciation to the jury, largely conveying the idea of sympathy for t lie m in their trying task. The de fendant walked over and shook hands with the men who had pronounced him bhtmelos*. and looked up with a start when Judge Finley said: The prisoner continues in your custody, sheriff." The verdict was returned behind locked doors of the courthouse. Hock ingha m had been waiting for the ?courthouse bell to ring, signaling that the jury had reached a decision. Sheriff Homer D. Baldwin, however, said that he had later received in ductions from Judge Finley to notify him quietly when the jury was ready; a course which he followed aUd one w hich resulted in the prisoners being back in jail before the people realized that the great moment for which they had been living two weeks had come unawares and hacl passed. About thirty people were present to hear the verdict. Miss Elizabeth Cole was probably the first person outside the court room to hear the news. Dr. W. Hh Cole, of Greensboro, rushed to a tearby phone and called the home .vhere she, her mother and younge" lister were waiting. From that mo ment, the news spread over town like wildfire. The assembled Sunday school rustled and murmured and for got what song bad been announced. The telephone exchange was swamped with calls, each wanting to be the first one to tell someone else first. Yet there was no uproarious excite ment expressing joy or resentment. The only noticeable public reaction, immediately after the verdict, was f.hHt of excited interest. The jurymen said informally aftey their verdict, that they reacfied the acquittal decision on' the basis of the Cole insanity plea. Judge Finley; by the process of eliminating the self defense plea on the grounds that the defense had not made out a case, :fo! towed to Ihe conclusion that the jury had found the defendant was insane at the ft me of the homicide and that t was therefore his djjty to inquire nto the present state of Mr. Cole's mind. The "State takes the position now, :.n<l contended throughout the trial, 'hat if the defendant was insane at the time of the homicide, it was not nsantty of a transttcrry nature, nor due to a temporary condition, but due to a diseased brain, which, it is ?ontended, is of a piermanent nature. The defense contends that the mental rouble was temporary and has passed. Thus, the whole matter of Mr. ' ole's freedom or confinement moves *>odily from Rockingham to a formal hearing in Wilkesboro in which, para doxically, the State assumes partially position tfc<nipted by the ? n the murder trial and the defense takes up the prosecution argument of tKe trial. The SfaFe, fresh from~H ? aliant effort to prove the prisoner <ane, now is to fight to show that he * insane, the defense to show he is >anc. This position becomes tenable for the State, W. R. Jones, ^of Rocking ham, explains, when it is remembered that the State's contentions were overthrown by the jurors, who found and established as a fact that Cole *as insane at the time of the?killing. If he is insane then, Mr. Jone9 says, t then follows logically, according to the State argument, that he was in sane of a diseased brain and is there -'ore insane now. Cole (?oc? Free Wilkesboro, N. C., Oct. 13.? W. B. roie, acquitted last Sunday of mur !er. walked from a little red brick -ourt hous? hero today a free man, after proving to Judge T. B. Finley that he it sane and not * menace to THE ROM, OF HONOR I Of Student .s Who Have Been Pro! if - it nt During FirM Month Grade lu- Minnie Sue Unar, Ruth Evans, Florence Savage, Nancy T. Watt?, Archie Brown, Julius Hough, Jack Mogulescu, Lyles Munn. Grade lb ? Billie Nettles, l.e?> Sny der. Grade wa Sarah Bissell, KlUabeth Goodale. Emily Shannon, Emily She orn, Lena Stovenso^, Edna Strak, Thelma Stokes, I K li n Tindal, Jack Btown, Murray Graham, Jaek Ilalsall, AK' Kaiii Richards, Robert Shaw. Grade 2b ? Marlon Smith, Charlie MeCaskill, Clyde Brown, Carl Scar borough, Fleta Hprton, Dorothy Lewis, Vidar Shivar. Grade 3a ? Katherine Brnyshaw, Charlotte Brown, Charlotte DuBoee, Ruth* Moseley, Eatello Myers, Frances McLeod, Marie Trapp, Dorothy Van Landingham, Mary Waters, Eleanor Watts, Jack Haile, Jerome Hoffer, Doris llouser, Everette Montgomery, Roland Moore, Billy Moseley, J. A. Hast. ~ , Grade ;ib ? Mary Leu Hilton, Evelyn' McLajn, Nancy Watts. Grade 4a? ->James Clybuifci, Cecil McCaskil), Fletcher Moore, William Moore, Hamilton Osborne, Alvm San ders, Luther Shaw, William Thomp son, Almeto IJaxley, Mary Lee Blake ney, Mary Ellen Kirkland, Kate Shan non, Golda Shirley, Lovine Strak. Grade 5a? Samuel McCaskill, Kath erine Kennedy, Sarah Kirkland, Meta Mogutescu, Virginia Drawdy, Joseph Lang, Reuben Pitts, Emily Zemp, Jack Boyd, Elizabeth Gardner. V"~' (trade Ga ? Phyllis Garrison, Alice Del ass, Emily Goodale, Margaret Goodale, Joe Jenkins, Margaret Mc Coy, Solomon Minis, Sarah Richey, Grace Robinson, Grayson Shaw, Lois Turner. , m Grade Ob? Willene Hall, Mabel Shirley. Grade ?a? Elizabeth Zemp, Willie Haile, Emily Pitts, Elizabeth McCas : kill, Lenora Rhame, Arthur Brown, Geneva Jones, Carolyn Houser, Mat j tie Shaw, Carolyn McKain. Grade 7b ? Isla Mae Rhoden, Dewey Dority, Grade 7c ? Sarah Shiver, j High School. Grade 8a ? Frederick L. Graham, Robert M. Kennedy, Duncan M. Lang, j. Rochelle Sheorn. Grade* 8b ? Betty 'Cureton, Sara,h Mills, Caroline Richardson. Grade 9a ? Mary ' Boy kin, , Joq Mo gulescu, Elmer Watts. Grade 9b? Evelyn Bruce, Virginia Haile, Ellen Stewart, Dotty Zemp. I Grade 10a? Gertrude Zemp, Moul trie Burns, Willie Porter, Louise Jen nings, Aileen Funderburk, Louis Lang. Grade 10b ? John Richardson, Robt, Davis. Grade 11a? Carolyn Wooten, Maud Dabney, Susie Watkins, Jemel Rabon, Pearl Jones. Grade lib ? Charlps Lorick, Mary Cureton, Margaret Billings, Sarah De Pass, Jumelle Haile, Ruth Robinson, Martha Singleton, Harriet Whitaker. Walterboro Attorney Shot Wilmington, N/C., Oct. 13.? D. B. Peurifoy, a lawyer of Walterboro, S. C., was at the point of death in a local hospital today as the result ?of two bullet wounds, suffered in an unexplained manner. The attorney was found this morning in his room at a local hotel. Officers said there ?were no indications of foul play; neither, \Ffl3. a. note or other indication of suicide. The bullet wounds were through the head and chest, Peurifoy wa? Iwu-e. to confer with attorneys for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad. ' Missionary Society To Meet The general meeting of the Mis sionary Society of the Camden Bap tist Church will be held in the church Tuesday afternoon, October 20th, at four o'clock. legion Auxiliary To Meet There will be a meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary at the home of Mrs. A. M. McLeod or> Mon day afternoon, October 19th, at \ o'clock. All members are urged to attend this meeting as business of importance will be discussed. ham, where since August 15 he hati been in Jail for the killing of W. W. Ormond, ?on of a Methodist minister and one time suitor of his twenty four-year-old daughter. Elizabeth. The insanity hearing today, ordered by Judge Ffnley after a jury had re turned a "not guilty" verdict Sunday, was the last move of the State hi the ?ensatfonal trial. ? ^ HICHAM ( ASK AKGtKD Solicitor Claims Twff Widely Separ ated Juries Have Paused 011 Cane \ ? Columbia, Oet. 12. Th.it the de cision of two widely separated juries on u verditt of guilty for Rdmund l>. Bigham, now under sentence of death for the murder of his brother, Smiley Bighati), five years ago, attested to the fairness of both trials, was con-> tended by SolU-itor L. M. Casque in answering tho arguments of Bigham'"* attoi nrys when the ease came before the Supreme Court of South Carolina for its sixth hearing here today. The court's decision will be handed down in the future. Judge Mendel L. Smith and A. L. King, attorneys for Bigham, had arg \ied that both trials granted to their client were unfair and prejudicial. Their arguments cited several out standing instances which they said supported their contention. Among them was that pf George J. Steele, a Witness whose death on the stand im mediately after his direct examina tion had been concluded, robbed the defense of its right to cross-examine tney stated. In reply. Solicitor Gasque pointed out that lio motion for a mistrial to have Steele's testimony stricken from the record or for any other purpose had been made at the time of the witness's death. Solicitor Gaisquc also added a suicide note alleged to have been written by Smiley in which the word "plat" was misspelled "platt," an error that Smiley, bein^ an engineer, would not have made, ac cording to Gasque. Asked by Associate Justice Watts to explain the questioning of Bigham concerning the death of a negro in CJeorgiaj whose body was found with a nail driven through one ear ajivl for whose murder Smiley had been tried and acquitted, Solicitor Gasque replied that the State had - followed the lead of the defense who had "let the bars down" in examining into the character of State's witnesses. A. I,. King, attorney for the de fense, directed attention to the State's theory of the case, which, he said, had been introduced for the first time at this hearing. This theory tends to show that Bigham killed his fam ily to gain jjossession of certain pieces of property, in which, accord ing <to Mr. King, only Mrs. Black had any interest. Mr. King closed hi* argument by speaking of the dauger of overwhelming jurors with stories of blood and horror. Judge Smith dwelt at length upon the importance of examination of witness George Steele to the defense. (Steele had testified that he saw a hand pi int in- blood on a' door jamb of the Bigham home. This testimony, according to Judge Smith, was ended by Steele's death before the defense had been given an opportunity to have the witness state in examination whether the print was of a right or a left hand. The suicide note and the pistol found in Smiley Bigham's hand were turned over to the court. Destroyed Their Stalks A campaign is on among the farm ers of the county in an effort to gel them to see the wisdom of stalk de struction and so far those to get on 'the honor roll for having completed the job are A. C. Gregory, B. D. Gardner, W. T. McDowell, W. M. Gaskins, S. A. Jones, W. J. Bowell and L. I. Guion. Round Worms of Poultry The County Agent urn receipt of" a letter from Dr. W. K. Lewis, State veterinarian, Columbia, in which he encloses a letter from a party at Camden, dated October 11, which let ter was unsigned by the writer, re questing a remedy for round worms ? of poultry. Since the writer seemed to lie anx ious to get this remedy immediately, the following treatment is published in the local paper with the hope that he may see it, and also that others reading the remedy may profit from it. "The treatment for round worms consists of the following, which is in dicated for 100 adult birds: Steap 1 pound of finely chopped tobacco sterna (do not boil, but have the water at about 140 degrees P.) for two hours; mix with 1-2 ration of ground feed, or mash, and feed after 24 hours complete fasting. Two hours after (jiving the tobacco-grain mixture, give 1-4 ration of moist mash to which has been added 1 1 ounces of epsom Mlt*. . Allow water at ?ll times." J. W. Sanders, ? r CNBty Agent. BETH IN K NEWS NOTKS Items of Interest Gathered by Our i Regular Correspondent. llcthune, S. (\, ^ Oct. 1 5. ? Thy en tiro town And community was shocked and grieved Friday night at the death Mrs, Etta Smith, wife of A. J. Smith, Previous to her death Mrs. Smith had suffered several at tacks of angina pectoris* but had seemed in her usual health and at tended a meeting of the School Im provement association Friday evening returning to her home about nine o'clock. At this meeting she was called upon to make a few remarks to which she readily responded. Mrs. Smith was about 55 years of age. She came to Bethune with her family from Anderson several years affo, and had made hosts of friends since her residence here. She was a woman of cheery disposition a Ad untiring energies and had been a groat help to the town. She was deeply interested in church, school and civic activities and was foremost in the advancement of anything that tended to the uplift of the community. Mrs. Smith i* survived by her husband and eight children as follows: Mrs. J. L. Shaw, of Youngstown, O.; Mrs. J. D. VVel born, of Anderson; Mrs. C. S. Wat kins, of Riner, Va.; Miss Thelma Smith, Paul, Josh, Baylus, and Tom Smith, of Bethune. Two sister*, | Mesdames Ida Long, of Anderson and J. ft. Orr, of Westminster. Also she is survived by a number of relative in Anderson County. The funeral services were held in the Bethel cem etery just north of here. Many beau tiful flowers attested td the love and esteem irt Vlrhich she was held. Among those from a distance attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Wel born, Mrsf. Ida Long, Miss Robb'e Mosley ^pd Mr. Broadus Brazill, of Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. W^t kins, of Kiner, Va.; Mis, J. O. Orr, of Westminster and Mrs. W. A. Davis of Atlanta. The reguhir monthly meetFng of th*.' School Improvement association was held Friday evening in the high school auditorium. Two choruses were given by the girls of the' high school. Talks were made by Rev. J. M. Forbis, Messrs. J. D. Lafittc* and G. E. Pariott in the interest of a superintendent's home, which it is hoped will be erected soon. Mr. M. G. King in a few remarks represented the business men of the town on the advisability of building this home. Mr. O. |K. Bell, treasurer of Lan caster, and family were guests of | Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bethune Sunday. I Mrs. Bell and children remained until Wednesday. Miss Helen Pope Ward, of Heath Springs, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Ward. Misses {Mary Louise Mc-Daurin and Lizzie Kate Davis, of Chicora College wCre the week-end guests of their j parents here. i Klesdames A. K. McLaurin and J Hugh Oliver spent Friday in Colum bia and at Chicora College. I)r. and Mrs. L. C). Johnson^Tt^l Mrs. W. R. Rozier spent Thursday in Columbia shopping. Mr. Mark King and family, of Neeses, were guests of Mr. and Mr3. N. A. Bethune Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Foster and two little daughters spent the week-end with Mr. Foster's mother in Spar tanburg. Mr. J. K. Sevarance has sold hi? | grocery store to Mr. W. E. Davis. Mr. Joe Estridge, express agent of | Weiborne^' spending sdme time with his father here while re cuperating from an operation of ap pendicitis. A game of football was played here Friday afternoon between Be thune and Ruby resulting in the score of 54 to 0 in favor of Bethune. Mr. C. A. Byrd, last year's coach of the football team here, was here, Friday to witness the Ruby-Bethum game. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. McKinnon ofj Lancaster spent Sunday with relu tives here. Iseona Smith e'ebrated her twelfth' birthday Saturday afternoon with a party. A number of little guests were present. A sweet course wan served. s Messrs. Percy Mays, Tom Clyburn,! Mayo Davis and G. Fowler attended | the world's series game in Washing ton Sunday. Messrs. Mack Johnson And Conway Gardner made a business trip to the mountain section of North Carolina [Thursday. Mr. Lucas Shaw and family of tbej FOKD TO BE GIVEN AWAY Merchants To Induce Trade By Hand somt> Premium A number of Camden merchants and business men announce that they will award a Ford touting car free to so nw lucky person on December 20th. Thy drawing, wiU be held In the usual manner and ticket* will be given with each Oash purchase qf fifty cents. The tickets will start with purchases as soon us they can be secured from the printers. Further announcement will be made In this paper next week. It is very likely that a car will be awarded each month. Those partici pating in this advertising scheme arc | as follows: Ciy.bu.rn Drug Company, McLeod-i Hush Company, Kershaw Motor Com pany, Miss M. E. Gerald, The Fashion Shop, (I. I., Blackwell, 11. 10, Heard's Garage, Camden Lumber Company, DcLoaohe Motor Company, Carolina Motor Company, Zemp & DePass, Burns & Barrett, Hirsch Brothers, M. 11. Hey man Company, Wolfe- j Ejchel Company, Camden Shoe Hos pital, Baruch Nettles Company, Dan M. Jones, Mackey Mercantile Company, H. S. Williams, Lomansky Brothers, Camden Clothing Company, W. II Zemp, Camden Candy Kitchen, Enterprise Mercantile Company, I. | . * i Snyder s, DeKalb Pharmacy, Lewis & Chrltmas, Smith's Grocery, Stokes & Evans, Camden Chronicle, Smith* Moore Music Company, W. P.Thomar, Electric Maid Bake Shop, G. C. Bruce, DeKalb .Service Station, Hotel Cam den, DeKalb Grocery, Lang's Grocery, C. C. Whitaker, Palace Barbar Shop, Parlor Meat Market, I. B. English, Camden Commission Company, Speed way Filling Station. t Fire at Depot Fire at the Southern freight depot Thursday morning: about 2~~o4cfoek de* troyed one freight car and a caboose of a freight train. The fire depart ment saved any further destruction. 1 It is not known how the fire orig inated. Killed By Fall From Truck Jim Pringle, aged about 46 years, an employe of the city, fell from a truck Wednesday and died soon after reaching the hospital where he was Carried for treatment. The accident happened near the Southern passen ger station as the truck was turning into DeKalb street. The negro was riding oh the center of the truck and when the turn was amide he fell in ; {such a way that the rear* wheels ran j over his ,body. It was thought un necessary to hold an inquest and no blame was attached to anyone for the accident. I Mrs. Go<>date Entertains Mrs. Robert Goodale delightfully ; entertained Circle No. Three of the I Camden Baptist Church at her home October thirteenth with an informal 1 reception. Mrs. Goodale offered a [ splendid program on China and dur I ing a contest representing the coun j try and the missionary workers Mrs. : Ted Campbell was awarded first prize for guessing all the name*. Following each member was present ed with a small china cup with rice and chop sticks, after which a salad coutse was served. First Week Civil Court Jurors M. T. Hough, Cassatt; O. J. Smyrl, Camden; W. T. Holly, Jefferson; P. D. Stokes, Camden; F. H. Hayes, Blaney; W. D. Hearon, . Westville; W. H. Knight, Kershaw; K. E. Hol land, Camden; Andrew Branham, Lo goff; H. C. Croxton, Kershaw; Leon ard E. Kabon, Lugoff; W. A. Ander son. Camden; W. A. McDowell, Be-_ thune; N. B. Welsh, Kershaw; J. W. Catoe, Kershaw; J. T. Rabon, Lugoff; W. E. Brown, Blaney; L. J. Faulken berry, Kershaw; I>ewis Anderson, C&Hsatt; J. H. Clements, Liberty Hill; J. T. Ross, Blaney; George Phillip.;, Kershaw; J. M. Hoffer, Cainden; W. W. Horton, Cassatt; Thomas Knight, Kershaw; C. E. Davis, Cam den; J. L. Bjranham, Lugoff; Walter Mobley, KershaW; W. H. Baker, Be thune; J. J. Taylor, Kershaw; Sidney Moseley, Westville; William Hilton, Kor*haw; H. H. Stokes, Lucknow; L. F. Robertson, Camden; B. K. Young, Westville; J. M. Smith, Lu goff. . . _ J the house formerly occupied by Mr. W. H. Hammond. Mrs. John McSween, of DarHngton, spent last week with her daughters, Mesdames W. E. Davis and O. P. Hatfield. Ifr. and Mra. L. K. Yarbrough, of EUoree were the week-end visitors of Mr. K. T. Estridge and family. ... ? ? , ?-*- aj -? KKPORT or ( III l? H CKNSL'tf Committee Makes Known Their Can vass t?f Thin City s Owing to the fact that a few fam ilies were absent from home whoiv tho canvassers made their rounds the tak ing of the recent church' census was ^lot absolutely, perfect, ami it has not yet been convenient to gather these few additions to make the poll com plete, A tally of ilv result however shows that a more thorough count was made of the white people of the city than has ever been made butforu. ' The table below k'Vc* a summary of the whole: Ihiptist- Local 204, non-local 175; church preference, Including* children ::27. Kpiscopal ?Local ? I IS, non-local II; church pre.fnence lift. ? Methodist Local 207, non-local 50; church preference 120. Presbyterian - Local 170, non-local 21; church .preference 62. ? Hebrews, ftp; Catholics, 20; Aposto lic Faith, K; Lutherans, 8; Church of Jesus Christ, 2; Seventh Day Ad ' ventist, 2; Grcok Orthodox, 2; Con gregational 1st, I; Unitarian, 1; No' preference, 7; Not sufficient infor mation given, 117; Total number re ! ported on, 1,819. I The cards for all of our regular established faiths have been turned over to representatives of these churches. The names of thosi* who have no regular established church here, and of those who have expressed no preference have been listed and a copy sent to each of our established congregations ?hat each church may take part in making these feel at home in any of the churches as they i may like to attend. Those who took part are due the thanks of all our church people for thoir excellent work and are to bo congratulated on the H])lendid show ing: that has bewn made. It is up to the church organisations to make use of the information ffat into their hands through this work. Kaeh church has now before it the names of all the people of the city who have expressed a preference for that denomination, and also the names of nil who have no church preference. This is all the church census expected to do or could do. The good that is to conle from it rests in the use that in made of the information gathered. Residence Damaged The brick veneer house of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Watts, on Highland Ave nue was quite badly damaged by fire last Saturday afternoon about three o'clock. The fire was caused by faulty construction of the fireplace. The furniture was* not- damaged to any great extent and insurance on tho building fully took care of the dam age. An unusually quick settlement was made on this fire loss through the Camden ? Loan and Realty Company. The fire occurred, as stated, on Satur day, and tihe check had been turned over to the owners of the building by Wednesday morning. The policy waa in the Equitable Fire Insurance. Co., of Charleston, S. C. Returned From Germany Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hirsc'n who have been spending the summer at their old home in Germany returned to Camden last week. They had a most delightful tirrte and spent a part of their vacation in Switzerland and other countries sightseeing. Gospel Meetings in Tent Evangelistic meetings will be held in tent on DeKalb street, near the Southern railway depot. Tho meet ings are non-denominational and .'all who love the simplicity of the Gospel are invited to come. Tb<' evangelists are Thomas Craig and George Knap man. (May at Bethune "Mrs. Tubbs of Shanty-Town," a comedy-drama in three acts will be given at the Bethune High school auditorium, Friday evening, October 16th, at eight o'clock under auspices of Sunday School of Cedar Creek Baptist church. A small, admission fee will be charged. NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS Notices of taxes doe have been mailed from this office. Property owners ere urged to call and pay their heck, taxes at once. Ex celling end paying at the Sheriff's Office they w >11 save mileage charges which will have to be added where deputy Km to make trips to collect. J. ff. McLBOD, Sheriff. * r ? - * ' -*"*2Ta^r ? ?IBE^