Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? BAD MAN CAPTURED^ ? ? . Martin Durkin Wan Charged With Marty Crime* V '-*? Chicago, Jan. Jfl. Martin J. Dur kin, dapper police slayer, captured in ?St. Lwuia wi<h h '? ^ "|K-vi ar-o!d bride. was in tin- hands ot hi; prosecutor* today- proof, as federal agents phrased it, that "the government al ways gets it.s man." Federal officers have trailed him virtually from coast to coast, some times only 21 hours behind him, since ho killed Edward Shanahan, govern ment agent October 11 and shot his way out of a police trap, killing Ser geant Harry Gray, two weeks later. And today the government had joined with- the state authorities to bring him to trial as soon as possible, probably Mareh 1, with the gallows the objective of the prosecution. Durkin made one last desperate effort yesterday to. escape the cap tors who hemmed him in enr'oftte from St. Louis to Chicago. Despite the shackles on his wrists and ankles, he reached around his wife and sought to grab a guard's pistol. Hut an operative seized his wrist and the at tempt failed. After that he manifest ed slight cone em. His first query on his arrival was for his lawyer. His relatives Were reported making an effort to obtain Clarence Harrow, noted criminal attorney, to defend him. Through thj- nigh! prosecutors questioned him, his wife, Irma; ? . daughter of Bert SuUivntt, village j blacksmith of Cornell, HI., his cousin, Harriett Hallow of Brooklyn, and Hetty Werner, Durkin's former sweet heart. Miss Callow related how Durkin, after killing Gray, dressed himself in feminine attire in New York and ealmly powdered his nose in the pres ence of policemen who were question ing Miss Gallow. In woman's garb he returned to Chicago and pl-antcd his bloody clothing on the Michigan boulevard bridge with a note indicat ing he had committed suicide. Then Irma and her parents took up the narrative. She met him two years ago at a Chicago municipal beach. They corresponded, Durkin representing himself as Bert Connel ly, a bond salesman. On December 2, ho came in a big blue sedan to Cor nell and the next day they eloped to St. Louis, Durkin giving his name a-* James Durkey in obtaining the li cense. Durkin told the rest. With Irma who knew he was Durkin, the hunted gunman, within a few days after their marriage, went to Los Angeles with .federal agents not far behind, fie stole an automobile in Hollywood, boldly driving it out of a sales room. The federal agents learned of the i theft and surmised he would come east. The fugitive, his wife and a police dog, drove to I'ecos, Texas, last Sun day. A sheriff there stopped them, hut a California star and a glib story of being on a hunting trip to account for the weapon* in the machine won the freedom and a ietter to other Texan officers to extend them court ewicB. Durkin ncnsed danger and turned his flight toward Mexico. Hut a burned out bearing forced him to abandon the Automobile near (jljrvln, 1 Vcus county, Texas, and board a .rain at Alpine, Texas, for San An tonio. They hi<l in San Antonio until Tuesday. The federal men in Dallas earned their quarry had passed there and wired ahead to St. Louis. The capture at Webster Groves, Mo.', yes terday forenoon resulte<f. Durkin freely admitted killing Shanahan, but said he thought he was a robber. The death of Gray and of Lloyd Austin, in whose flat the trap was laid, he attributed to police bullets in the wild shooting that ensued when ho appeared with Betty Werner. Dur kin was shot through the arm in es caping from the Austin flat. He was treated by Dr. David V. Omens, who later t.old his storyi to the police. But Durkin had fled Chicago then, having gone to New York where he assumed his woman's disguise. I (ietting Bad Reputation f iieat Kails, well known.. through o\it the' United States for ?its huge electric plants, is also becoming known for its robberies of late. The hold-up at the Farmers & Merchants Bank was likened to that of the wild and wooly West and now comes the information that the store of Mr. .James A. Gladden was entered by a rear window and merchandise to the amount of approximately eighty dol lars stolen from the store. Deputy Sheriff Gladden Dye was informed of the robbery and imme diately began tracking the thieves, finding some of the goods hidden in a swamp. Later in the day he appre hended the thieves on the Chester Great Falls road in a Ford automo bile. When accosted' by sheriff Dye and others the two made a dash for the tall timbers. One of them was caught and while the posse was chas ing the other the first managed to make his escape from his captors. Wednesday evening two negroes entered the "Wylie Harshaw store and while one of them engaged Mr. Gamble, the clerk, in conversation, the other proceeded to help himself to merchandise. Mr. Gamble got onfci the stunt and called Deputy Dye, who located the thieves in the outer section of Great Falls. ^Both ran but hot lead from the sheriff's gun got one in the foot. However, the fugi tive continued his flight and the sheriff pulled his coat off and after a considerable chase caught his man. The merchandise was rpco-vered. ? Chester News. SOUTH CAROLINA LEADS In Producing Children Hays Student of ^durational Situation (Kruin .Sunday'# State) South Carolina has in proportion to its adults more children than any vrrrtr in-thr-urne***- ? ~ 1 For every 100 persons under 21 years of age there ure only 86 more I than 21 yeays old, it is shown in figures in the current issue of South Carolina Education. North Carolina, with 89 adults to every 100 children, is the next "most childly" state. The figures were obtained from "The Effect of Population Upon the Ability to Support Education/' a study by Harold F. Clark of Indiana university, this study tending to ex plain in part at least the apparent shortcoming* of South Carolina and other Southern states in educational progress. With the child population consider ably outnumbering the adult the eco-_ nomic problem is naturally height ened, for a great proportion of the young are dependent upon older per sons for their suport and contribute nothing to the wealth of 'the state. California, at the. other extreme, has for every 100 children 200 adults, while Nevada's figures are 10Q to 208. Other states ih addition to North Carolina and South Carolina that have more children than adults are: Alabama, 100 to 05; Mississippi, 100 to IN?; (Jeorgia, 100 to 07; Arkansas, 100 to OH; and North Dakota, 100 to 00. While the report in South Carolina Education does, not attempt to ex plain the reason f^or the preponder ance of child population in the Pal metto state, two factors ? that of the mill communities and of the large number of negroes? are likely large ly responsible. In the other South ern states of the list the one or the other factor plays an important part. "It is evident that if one working man has a family of four children ho can not educate them as well as another man with arj equal income who has two children," The journal quotes Mr. Clark as saying, "The same thing is true of communities. . . . To state it simply, if one com munity has four times as many chil dren as another it is not" as able to provide ati education for each child." Confederate Veterans ta Meet There will be a meeting of Camp Richard KirkJand on Saturday, the 13th day of February, . 1926, at the ; Court House. All veterans are re quested to be present. Come prepared to pay your dues for the present year. If not able to attend, please send in yourviues of fifty cents each by some one else. All widows of veterans are i requested to file their names with the Judge of Probate so their names can be placed on the pension roll for the present year. If not convenient to come, write, so he can know you are living. . W. F. RUSSELL, Commander. Universal Recommendation Krorii every section of the many states in which we aell our product. cume letters from the farmers proclaiming their suc ? ? ss wit h the use of OPEN - FORMULA FERTILIZERS TOP. INCREASED Y/ELDS USE. : t * a univtr^tl r?. ..u mru^Utior fron. ?v?ry u*?r t ?fl of tb? wonderful idcrtsi <<( to pa JOSli Y M it linger th^tri Li aa I l? 7 rropa n r? rftnrnW b) (lie n*t of qnallff fertiliser. K \nfr prtcr* n.r? paid for JoSMY-jrnwn rmin hfo:un? th??T wi of ? hifcti^r tcailf n>*r* la aLan a larjcar v 1 ^ ; d wharf K'SK Y'H I* Ulrd J Otf K Y*H para'HLar Hvtd?n<)* !e ?r??f wgjr, Ho'a faxnitri I'.nd thti to fart ?v?ry ya.a-r whan ar* yon t<~i t?Wa ? .n'^ > ? ? i . r ? ropg by u?1i < J'?SKY'N f*rllllf?r? See our ftearent dealer, or write direct to ^ N. B. Josev Guano Company WILMINGTON, N. ( . IWboro, N. C- Scotland Neck, N. C. T - ? .i ? ..!* y< 'U ' arc cv< n h'.RC h - thar. the deal - rr* Hf ra u**?* *?( f?< ' they re*uit?." t* f * 14 ? * ? Changes of Reel Eatate a* Recorded In the Office of Auditor i: ll. Dibble to Beh jam in F. Cook, 1 lot and building, Campbell .stun, Ciniden^ $1,000. 1 W w Hrown to Minnie Williams, 1 lot Broud strict, Camden, $200. S. B, Turner ot al., to J. J. Cun ningham, I lot DeKalb street, Cam den, $510. J. S. Rosa to J, T. Heath, 100 acres near Blaney, $1,400. u . II. Hilton, Master, to J. P. I/cwis 4,st al., 177 acres near Sandy Grove church, $3,050. Rebecca W. White to A, G. Hall, 1 lot in Whites Gardens, $270. B. B. Clark, Special Master, to Ger trude Estridge, 199 acres Flat Rock township, $1,100. ,B. B. Clark, Special Master, to Camden Wholesale Grocery, 5 1-2 acres at Westville, $1,050. R. H. Hilton, Master, to J. H. Estridge, 50 acres near Kershaw, $1,875. I Sam Baker to H. M. Ogburn, 41 acres near Mt. Pisgah High School, $953.38. IJUle Mangum to Bank of Bethune, 50 acres, near Italey's Mill, $500. J. N. McLain and .1. E. McLain to Bank of Bethune, 50 acres near Haley's Mill, $400. H. Ij. Jones to A. K. Mi-Laurin, 03 acres near Bethune, 1-2 interest, $500. Mack Dinkibs to Joseph Heed, 2 lots in Cureton Park near Camden, $185. . J. C. Townsend, Master Richland" County, to Heath & Powers, 151 acres near Blaney, $5,200 inclusive of some land in Richland County. V. L. West to W. T. Pitts, 2 lots in town of Bethune, $250, J. T. Blackwell, to Frank Black well, 08 acres Buffalo Township, $1,000. J. C. Hilton to K. C. fitters, 98 acres, near Westville, Lockhart road, $982.50. J. B. Zemp and F. M. Zemp to J. B. | Mickle, 1 lot on Lakeview street, Camden, $1,500. J. T. Blackwell to J. F. Gee, 49 acres Buffalo township, $1,500. Wilson McLeod to John N. Mc Leod, 1 acre, Eastern Kershaw County, $1. F. I). Boykin and W. K. Davis to John T. Nettles, 187 acres near Mt. .Zion church, $1,250. Moses Brevard to Godfrey Maynard Company, timber deed 150, $500 and lumber. * * J. T. Bowers to Godfrey Maynard Co., timber deed 290 acres, $1,500. Harrison Williams to Mack Wil liams, 30 acres near Cantey Hill, $400. Senie Mackey to E. W. Croxton, right, title and interest 911 acres, Flat Rock Township, $2,000. H. Z; Broughton to S. L. Crolley, 1 lot DuBose Park, $125. L. E. Mungo and Mack Mungo to Joe S. Mungo, 34 acres near Mt. Pis gah high school, $680. Daisy M. Thompson to J. H. Rat> cliffe, 50 acres near Sandy Grovo church, $500. * ? Mrs. M. C. Sanders. to W. A. Boy kin, "80 acres at Boykin/ $5 and other4 consideration. R. H. Hilton, Master, to Ethel M. Houser, 288 acres Buffalo Township, $1,950. The Greeks gathered unto' them selves many of the vices that come with wealth. They went under when the more virile Romans struck/ them. The Romans sent their strong men into all the world. They gave to modern civilization its system of laws and to our forbears the jury system. ANNOUNCEMENT. Subject to the rules governing the Democratic Primary, I hereby an nounce myself a candidate for Mayor of the City of Camden in the ap proaching election. If elected, I shall advocate* a progressive Administra tion consistent with good business. C. P. DuBOSE. January 25th, FOR TREASURER 1 hereby announce myself as a can- 1 didate for the office of Treasurer of i Kershaw County in the coming prim- ! ary, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Democratic party. S. W. HOC, UK. For Alderman Ward Four I hereby announce myself as a- can didate f >r the office of Alderman J from Ward Four for the city of Cam den in the c</ming Democratic primary' subject to the rules and regulation" of the primary. LEON H. SCHI.OSHL'RC. ANNOUNCEMENT 1 I hereby announce myself as can- I didate for the office of .Judge of | i Probate for Kershaw County, subject! I to the rules of Democratic primary. : SAMUEL N. NICHOLSON. | FOR ALDERMAN 1 hereby announce myself as a can didate for alderman of the City of Camden from Ward Foor, subject to the City Democratic primary. C. C. WmTAKER, SR. should be a BUICK For Comfort's Sake The Better Buick offer# every ordinary motoring comfort* and many that are exclusively Buick: Itatier starting ? a neu.', high-speed starting motor does it. Smooth running from the go ? Automatic Heat Control is an exclusive Buick feature. Easier steering? -Buick's 5-con troi'Surface steering gear is the most expensive and most effi> clent type today. 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LEE LITTLE, MANAGER, CAMDEN, S. C. * Greenwood Sues Ex-Treasurer Greenwood, Jan. 30. ? The county of Greenwood has entered suit for $62, 795.61 against R. A. Ellison, former county treasurer, who already is un der criminal indictment for the al leged misappropriation of approxi mately $55,000 while in office. In the same complaint the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance company, surety for Ellison while he was a county officer, is sued fop $20,000, the amount of his bond, and Mrs. Minnie L. Ellison, wife of the former treas urer, is also made a defendant, it be ing alleged that Ellison transferred considerable property to her "with intent to hinder, delay, defeat and de fraud his creditors, especially the plaintiff." At the same time the plaintiff filed a notice of a motion for the appoint menV^of a receiver for all "right3 and credits, real and personal prop erty of Ellison, and of Mrs. Minnie L. Ellison, which was conveyed, as signed, or transferred to her." BIG BOOZE HAUL Camden Man Loaes Car and Liquor at Manning Manning, Jan'. 30. ? A Ford coupe loaded with corn whiskey was halted late Wednesday afternoon by Sheriff J. E. Gamble in Manning and 13S two-quart jars filled with the booze were found. The driver of the car gave his name as B. 0.t?hurle'y, aboui 22 years old, and was enroute from Berkeley county to Camden. "The young man was placed in the jail in Manning until Thursday morning when he was released on the payment of a $600 cash bond. 4 Much dxcitement was created when the 138 glass jars were carried on the court house plaza and the con tents' poured into the gutter and ig nited, the flames slowly destroying the steady current and fumigating the vicinity, attracted crowds to the scene. . ' ). The glass jars were sold at public auction and bought in by the Kash and Karry company for $7.50. Lay Aside for Emergencies Lay something aside now for the emerg encies as well as the opportunities of the future . 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