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The Camden Chronicle . CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, APRIL 9,1926. NUMBER 2 CHAPMAN |?AY8 PENALTY Condemned Man Hanged After Many Staya By Law ^ Woihcrafield, Conn., April 6._ Gerald Chapman, notorious bandit was hanged at 12:04 o'clock th's morning for the murder of u New Britain policeman. . , Chapman was pronounced dead at 12:13 o'clock. Chapman walked to the blue chalk c^cle on the floor of the death chamber in full strength. He looked quietly around, his glance lingering an instant on the closet in which tho mechanism of the hanging machine was hidden. ? Father Michael Barry entered the chamber with Chapman. He did not have a crucifix. . Chapman was hanged in the prison for the killing of Policeman James Skelly at New Britain on October 12 1924. A few minutes before htfpipman'* neck was broken by the automatichanging machine the third reprieve given him by Governor John II. Trumbull to permit counsel to battle in the courts for the mail's life expired^ The governor in final appeals for still another reprieve refused to grant "even another hour," the; courts, federal and state, for lack of evidence or legal reasons, having do-! clined to grant a new trial. Chap man's hope for delay in execution, j waning ^as' his counsel lost in the ; courts, faded when the board of par-1 dons rejected his application for-commutation to life imprisonment. In the death chamber were the officials required by law, representatives of seven daily newspapers in Hartford county, who rnder the law were witnesses, and three persons, selected by the condemned man. Th^ officials were Warden. Henry K. W. Scott, of the prison; Deputy Warden George H. Starr; Dr. P. B. Batty, the prison physician; Dr. E. G. Fox, med9 ical examiner of the town representing the coroner; George H. Bradley, parole clerk of the prison and a number of guards. Chapman walked from the death cell to the death chamber, a distance of about 10 feet, across a narrow entry. In the death chamber a guard on either side qf the noose, dangled1 the end of a new, ^veil-stretched rope which disappeared in the ceiling, the unseen end being attached to the machine which was not within sight of the witnesses. Chapman was in the clothing of n free man, the prison garb having been-, replaced while he was in the death cell, but he wore felt slippers. He wore a dark suit and low white collar. The condemned man had been conducted from his cell, occupied for a year on the second floor of the hospital wing of the prison, to the room iu which is the death cell, during the forenoon. His last meal was in this cell. A guard sat in front of the cell until others came to get the condemned mam Down the*same flight of stairs- from the first floor of the hospital ward to the entry which separated the roorrv where Chapman was and the death chamber, walked the group of witnesses, in cadence which awakened an echo in the high ceiling paa&age. The building is a new one and this was the first execution in the chamber. The witnesses and prison official} passed into the death eh a m be r. The midnight hour had' come and the reprieve was ended. The door was closed. All except the parole clerk and the warden passed by the dangling noose and took seats on benches In the rear of tjie room, 10 feet from the rope, while the parole clerk and the warden, passing to the Jqft, stopped at a metal cover let into the floor in the extreme left-hand corner, their figures masking, a plunger which protruded froim the cover much like an automobile foot-brake. It required only a minute to seat the witnesses. The chamber door opened and Chapman with his arms bound by a leather strap, a guard on either side, walked in without stopping to look at the noose, five feet from the door sill. A guard passed a strap around his legs above the knees and in almost simultaneous motion other guards slipped a black satin cap over his head and the noose, drawing the latter taut. A signal was given, a foot pressed the plunger noiselessly, the slack of the rope was taken up and a afcond jerk Carried Chapman straight upwards several - " "? Aftgr a very 4& former citizen dead John C.Humphrle, W?? l-ony Tim. H.Md. ui ?f Thi? County Mr. John Chopmnn Humphries pass.d away uV W? home on North Church atro.t Sunday evening, April : att*r "n 'Un??? Of over a year, but I-* ' not considered! ou* until the last ?ix weeks. p V H"mphries w?? bom in East-1 11 V!" 8W count>' October 9, 1856, the eldest son of Benjamin and Margaret MoCoy Humphries. He spent most of his life farming ear oykin in Kershaw county until nine years ago when he moved to fcumter and.<went into business. Mr* Hmuphries was an influential! man in his community, taking ?n active partem social and church activities. I'or twenty-seven years he was ?f the Beulah Sunday Mr-.,Hunjphries married Miss Netio Tiller^of Chesterfield "in 1890 to which union were born'thirteen children. He is survived by his widow andJen children: Leroy F. Humphries \0t Miley, S. C.;C*rl D.,? Winnsboro; (Hugh C., Sumter; John H. and An| drew C Sumter; Mrs. Dewey Stubbs, Dillon; Mrs. L. L. Price, Berkeley, | Calif.; Mrs. J. R. Owen, Columbia; Alma Humphries, Florence; Louise , Humphries, Sumter. , He is also survived by three grandoh.Mren, All of his children were with him at the end except Mrs: Price of California. ' ^ The funeral was at the homo and , the interment was in . the Quaker .cemetery at Camden, at 4 o'clock I Monday evening?Tuesday's Sumter ! J tt iii, Beach Crop Not JfuTtT 7CE.tJU+tlhei;1 Pin0R? H does not appekr that the frosts have hurt the peach crop, although the temperature drop was low. But whether it has or not the brilliant show of blossoms has been a remarkable sight. The crowds hat have been in this section in the Mast few days is a Record maker "I ' body was lowered so that the feet were a few inches from the floor. The prison physician and medical examiner rose from their seats and opening the coat and shirt of the dead man applied their stethoscopes. When Chapman had been officially pronounced, dead the. Camber door opened again, a man wheeled in an undertaker's basket and the body was placed in it aud removed to the room which Chapman had left in life a few minutes before. The witness., left their chain, formed again in a column and walked back to their starting points. Those who were ?9 <be at the execution by mandatory and permissive provisions Connecticut's death penalty laws, assembled in the board of pardons room late last evening. An adjoining dormitory room had been made into a telegraph room for newspaper men. After verification of -each man's credentials a lunch was served by Warden Scott. At the midnight hour," the group was formed into a column headed by the parole clerk and the captain of the night watch. Outside the prison _b'uildipg. guards were on patrol in the darkness, It being stated officially that only usual patrols were maintained. As prison Jurisdiction is limited to the . institutional area, police officers the tovyn and Hartford were on patrol duty in nearby streets. At midnight the group walked down stairs and were joined by the warden. Dr. Fox and Dr. Batty, who feil'in at the rear. ^ To obVtote passage in the open air the line of march was through the wing of the prison and along weli lighted passage ways with several turns. The group entered the guard jroom^jwhich is an enclosure of steel gratings. . . - The turnkey let the party jnto the prison chapel, where the cadence of feet echoed. The overhead lights brought into relief the figures in the painting which covers the wall behind the platform which on Sunday is the altar of the Catholic, communicants and the pulpit at other services, j The canvas is from the parable of the fishermen and depicts Christ in a group oir fishermen besidea the sea of Galilee enjoining^ the kneeling Peter to "feed, thou my sheep." The Easter lilies and Dowers of the Sun dayawtoe had been sent to the'hospitaia, but in tha air ware the odors 1 ,fcf- iacensa HUd pcrfuMe** ' - * - ..J - BASE BALL TODAY Camden High To IMay Sumter High At Base Ball Park N Lbvcrs of the diamond are promised a good game of baseball at the ball park at 4 o'clock this afternoon when the Camden High school meets the high school team from* Sumter. > The probable line-up will be: Batteries, William Clyburn and Oharlie Russell; T. Brown, first base; Rabon, second base; Clarkson Rhame, short; Sowell, third; H. Brown, left field; Moore, center field; Moseley or Jenkins, right field. The Camden boys have won three out of the last four games played. They have defeated Wedgefield twice by scores-of 7 to 5 and 7 to 3, Rishopville 10 to 5 and have been defeated by Mayqsville 9 to 7. They have been playing mighty gotid baseball and the team here this afternoon was brought under a considerable guarantee and the boys need u good attendance at this game to pay their expenses. The receipts this afternoon will determine whether or not other teams will, be brought to the Camden diamond. A small admission fee will be charged. Colum| bia will very probably play here next J Friday afternoon. I ' it?~ \ Public Health Notes j The following is the public health I report for the month of March: Prenatal visits, 4; infancy preschool, 11; ! tuberculosis, 19; other communicable ! diseases, 8; other nursing visits, 46; j j follow-up honxe visits, 16; instructive,! 121; social service, 32; not, otherwise classified, 19; schools inspected^ 5; . talks to school children, 4; talks at! iclub meetings, 2; orthopedic cases! (treated, 2; vaccinations for smallpox, i 18; ami-typhoid inoculations, 10; other treatments, 2. The South Carolina Public Health Association met in Sumter on Tuesday. A very interesting and helpful program gave those in attendance many new suggestions for this work. The necessity for yearly physical examinations of adults was stressed.: Much has been don? to lengthen the' life of an infant but very little has I been accomplished to prolong the ex-| pected life time of the person of over, forty years. By means of annual ex-' ammations, the family physician could detect beginning organic disease before it Was too far advanced for treatment. > . * ' 815,000 ESTATE LEFT ?By Two Sisters -in Charleston Who Were Believed To Be Poor Charleston, April 2.?The state of South Carolina is expected to start escheat proceedings for an estate of $15,000 left by two elderly sisters who died here last winterin apparent poverty, and who so far as available information shows, left no relatives. The Misses Davidina and Florida Fabian lived for many years at No. 88 Broad street, where they once conducted a private school. The building is owned by the Hebrew Orphans Jsociety which employed the Misses Fabian as hall keepers for the property. The two women lived secluded lives and it was generally thought . that they were on the verge of destitution. Last November, Miss Davidina fa-, binn died and three weeks later she was followed by her sister. No relatives appeared and no will was found, but an investigation of their effects resulted in the finding of $4*500 in paper money. In a locked closet, and it was learned that money on deposit tp the credit of the Sisters in local banks brought the value of their property up to $15,000. Synthetic beefsteaks made from cottonseed ire forecast. , y Retiring Mayor Remembered At an enjoyable supper at the headquarters of the Camden Volunteer Fire company 'on Wednesday evening the members of the company remembered Mr. H.- G. Carrison, Jr., the retiring mayor and also a member of tho department, in presenting him with a beautiful silver sugar' and cream set suitably engraved. Attached to the set and signed by the department was the following card: "As an expression of ability exhibited and service rendered by you as mayor of the City of Camden for < the past four years, and as one of the best fire-fighters in the U. S. A , this token of esteem is presented from your comrades and personal . friends." ~J- J \r ~: BETH UN E NEWS NOTES .items of Interest m Gathered By Oar Regular Correspondent Bethune, S. C., April 7.?Easter egg hunts were given each grade of the .grammar school by their reBpecuve teachers Friday afternoon. The girls of the economics departo?ent were taken on a hike to Lyhch's river Friday ef to r noon by their teachEf.i* Alberta Stuckey. An egg rftIli^Wa8 we?ni0* were roasted, marshmallows toasted and lemonade was served to refresh the lassies for their homeward trip. * wifl!f{r.exeLrci8^ were held in the Methodist church Sunday evening which consisted of songs and recitations by the children of the primary department under the supervision of Mrs. J, C.? Footer and Mrs. D. M. Mayes. Mr. Billy Gardner, an elderly man To k" w * 9^ 8ectlon' died in a Columbia hosDital Saturday where he hud been confined for some time The body was brought out the following ay fpr burial in the Thomas cemetery near his residence. Mf\ Gardner jh survived by his wife and a number of children, one of whom, Mn?. G. H. Heinie, resides here. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. MeCaskill were called to Tryon, N. C., Saturday afU'rno?,? HP a^ount- of the death of (Mrs. McCaskift's uncle, Mr, Will Mc( hesney. Mr. and Mr?. MeCaskill I returned home Sunday night. Mrs. Janie Vaughn attended the marriage of her son, Mr. Bailie Lee, to .^M^s , Gladys King at high noon Saturday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne King of the Ashland section. Mr. Bass, of the Theological semi1 nary_ fn Coluijvbla, held services in the Presbyterian church here Sunday morning. I ,?ansy Hyatt of the University ?f South Carolina was the guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. E Hyatt this week. " * * ' i> ^8 ? 9urPfise to her husband, Mrs. l>. r. Bolton entertained a few friends and relatives Tuesday evening in honor of Mr. Bolton's birthday anniI Versary. ' .Mrs. L. D. Robertson and son, Hamel Thomas, attended the birthday anniversary Thursday of Mrs. Robertsons sister-in-law, Miss Mary Thomas of Che Clyde section. Mr. and Mrs, D. J. Clyburn attend** jhe Kinjar-Lee. wedding in the Clyde Section Saturday. rV . -wwuiv, Mrs Kenneth MeCaskill and children of Sanford, N. C., were guests of Mr. J. A. MeCaskill Monday en route to Mr. McCaskill's old home near Bishopville. ' Mrs. D. M. Mayes and brother, Sedley King, spent Wednesday at An-1 der&on College. They were accom-1 panied home by Miss Cecilia King,1 who spent the spring holidays here, j .Mrs. C. L. Mayes was the guest re* her son, Mr. I^e Mayes, in Flor:ence Sunday. , Lee Ernest .Outlaw was host to ;the graduating class, of which he is ja member, Friday evening. ! r Kathleen MeCaskill, member ?.e Marion school faculty, spent here ho,id*ys with her parents . Mr. Johnnie Richards of Chera* was a week-end guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs, J. A. MeCaskill. wftLlttle Miss Annie King nf riin^ Srl n vl8itor of her Mrs. D. M. Mayes. Mrs- S- Kin* o? Hart?Jl /J*. .Misses Frances Severance. Katharine Ward and Nancy Best of Coker College spent Sunday aftern?on with relatives here Mrs. J. C. Foster entertained about twenty-three little boys and girls Saturday afternoon complimentary to the-ninth birthday anniversary of her nttie daughter, Marguerite. Many outdoor games and contests were enjoyed. The party table was centered by the snowy birthday take bearing nine pink candles- Ice cream and crackers were served. The hostess was assisted by Miss Eva Mfce Cast^xer of the Httle honoree, and Po*?- The motif of pink was c?Med out in detail t xivors which were miniature pink baskets filled with Easter; candies,., ' ~ - ' -rVVanrri? At a meeting of the auxiliary of tnerjfresbyterian church held Tuesday *??"H>on Mesdames M. G. King, ? ?*. McKinnon and Margaret Marion ^ele^lt?9 to the next weSk * meets in Aiken .wil1 represent the nigh ^school hy in the declamatibfe content to be held in Columbia Fffc] day. evening. Cohen Awarded |8M As the aftermath of a shooting af. fair in Fort Mill township two years sgo, when M. A. Cohen, Fort Mill merchant, was stopped on thf highway in the night by a party of officers headed by Sheriff F. E. Qulnn t>f York county and wounded, Cohen has been awarded a verdict of $800 against >he Maryland Surety comP*ny, bondsmen for Sheriff Quinn, in federal court in Columbia. He was suing for $10,000. The York officers ^fere on the lookout for a bootlegger and their version of it is that Cohen failed to heed their summons to halt and fired the first' shot, while Cohen .having a weapon In his poskiu^0n' Wat W0Utl^ed on" the J . A GREAT RAIL SYSTEM. Southern's Passenger Represent at i\e Spends a Day in Camden. Mr, B. H. Todd, district passenger agent of tho Southern Railway, with headquarters in Columbia, was here Wednesday in tho interest oMiip road. Mr. Todd h?s spent 27 years of his life with tho Southern in various States, in various capacities, and looks like ho is good for that many more. He is a true representative of courtesy which the Southern tries to inculcate into all its employees. He was handing out a beautiful folder. ? work of art, issued in the interest of Magnolia and Middleton Place Gardens, entitled, "Beautiful Flower Gardens of Charleston," illustrated and descriptive and inviting folks to see these beautiful spots dui ing March and April while they are at their zenith. The Southern has recently compiled u valuable folder on the Wilson Dam at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the information contained therein was prepared by Captain L. R. Lohr, of the United States ' Army Corps of Engineers and is distributed by the Southern for the information of engineers and those of the general public who may be interested in this important undertaking. The booklet is profusely illustrated with pictures of thm mammoth project, considered one of the greatest engineering feats of modern times. there are larger dams than Wilson Dam and there are higher ones, but it 'represents the largest mass of mono-' lithic concrete ever used in a! hydraulic development. It stretches! a mile across the Tennessee river and rises to the towering height of 137 feet. To say that it contains 30,000,000 cubic feet of masonry but faintly conveys the size of this imposing structure. A better appreciation of this mass of concrete may be gained by stating that it is sufficient to construct a concrete boulevard 04 feet .twide a,ld 6 inches thick from Washington, D. C., to New York City. This is only one of the many instances in which the Southern has gotten out descriptive literature advertising projects of wide import along its lines and all of this information is free for the asking. The Southern railway truly lives up to its slogan that "The Southern 'Serves the South." She Swallowed Lipstick Allendale, April 2.?Miss Mario MiRer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Miller, of thlj place, was the victim of a peculiar-accident while riding in a car Sunday afternoon.* Miss Miller was attempting to paint her lips with a lipstick, when the car hit a bump in the road and -ehe bit a large-pteee of the "stick" and swallowed it. The "red stuff" refused to be swallowed, and lodged in her throat. She was taken at once to a doctor in Fairfax, who rushed her to a hospital in Orangejburg. While the car was halted on the way for repairing a puncture, the fragment became* dislodged from Miss Millar's throat and was swal-r lowed, doing away, with the necessity of an operation as it was disclosed *'he" arx *;r*_y PkWg was taken at the Orangeburg hospital. Only eleven survivors of the Mexican war, all of them more than 05 the rolls of the tUnited States pension bureau. v ?<? ' AtWndhi* Charleston Horn, Show ^ Mr. George T. Little, ?ccompaiiled by Mr. E. C. von Treeckow **d Mk? Kotberlne Wallace, was In Charleston Wednesday to attend the horse ah6w held _a$_ the Riverl^nd Terrace oh James Island. .' > Among th? borses cntSroct by M#, Little Were: Starlight, three-gaitcd saddle horse; Mlddlebrook, single jwrnesa horse; Modesty, In road hack class and also in polo class. Wednesday's News and Courier says: 'Mr. George T. Little, of Camden, one of the best known horsemen ;he country, has shipped an entire carload of thoroughbreds here and they will compete. It is stated thAt these horses are beauties and the finest blood courses in their veins Mr. Little is called "Un?lc George" by those who know him,*nd jR jul(tJy JST! , of, hiR excellent animals. Officials 6f the horse show are gratified that Mr. Little decided to enter so many of bis finest horses in thv now here. Especial attention will . bo puid to them. Mr, LjttWtw here with his horses and will ride some, of ' A ' 'h . V , ' * V- 5> "V fcS 1 CHAUTAUQUA WEEK NEAR i omedy and Lectures To Feature Week Beginning May 13 The sparkling comedy, "Applesauce ; premier musical companies including the internationally popular Solis' Marimba Band and Ruthven McDonald and His Highlander; lectures by such head liners as Private Peat and R. B. Ambrose?these are among the nrUny first-rank attrwctiona which will appear here at the big 1J26 Redpath Chautauqua whicn opens May 13th and continues for five days. Tho Greenfield Orchestral Quartet will launch the Chautauqua on the first afternoon with a notable instrumental concert. This fine company is well known in all the larger American cities, having a ten-year record of successful concert appearances. On the first night, following a concert by the Greenfields, R. B. Ambrose, the electrical wizard, will * present his lecture-entertainlbent, "The Science Story," accompanied by thrilling platform demonstrations. Ruthven McDonald and His Highlanders, widely known singers and entertainers, will present u popular concert on the second afternoon, following which Kdward A. Marshall, noted landscape gardener, will de[ liver his unique lecture, "Landscap- ' in*l,._Mr Marshall offers practical aids toward making the home, and community grounds more attractive. z On the second night Ruthven McDonald and His Highlanders will be heard in a grand concert characterzed by all the rare musical and entertainment qualities which have made this organization famous in the Chautauqua world. A program of magic and mystery will^be given on the third afternoon < by .Reno, the magician, a past master jin the art of sleight of hand, illusion a"d? legerdemain. The smashing Broadway comedy success, "Applesauce," will be given on the third night by a east of New ^ Xork actors organized especially for the?Redpath Chautauqua. On the fourth afternoon the Her^: nek Entertainers, fun makers deluxe, will present a lively program featur^ ing costumed musical sketches and humorous impersonations. Following a prelude by this com. ipany at night, Harold R. Peat, whto as Private Peat won an international reputation^ in the telling of his expenences during the great war, will deliver his noteworthy lecture, "The Inexcusable Lie." Bami' tion which has gained marvelous pop. will give a concert on flk afternoon, following which Jane. Goude, gifted dtamAtk. impersnnstorP will present an entertaining program combining ? scries of short ductlon ? " With the complete proauction of a one-act play. v The last night wi|| be devoted to?' Bafd" TK ?naf' by So"8' Marimb^ .1, * feature conccrt wi"" chabtanqua!8 conclu8'on to this big 'Id addition to the regular program mLt. m wee dell*ht'<" eotertalnl V..lLWn *' **" toK the children. i*on Grant will entertain the~cKIT-~^ ?5,2? *he 8econd morning with delightful stories illustrated with clever i S?* ;Qn the third morning ^ mgicjan will give a. mystifying *k!Zhm rn T*ic and 9leighthand; Zu ?P h,s *m*]l P?trons thrift, ^ ement and breathless 'J Jit' ^miCChit the^ accord?onist, in - and amusing program, will beii the ffeatuVe of the fourth morning. , Market Moves . '|j ?Watkina> -^proprietor of the Parlor Meat Market operated for years at his old stand in the^uild- 1 Shffeh":ntyrr^ by Mr* J<*ePh 3 Sheheen, bas moved a few door, miried to bU"din? 'ormerly ! W ^IThe "M#rth? Washing^ 1 " WJere hc wi" continue hie' grocery and ^eat market. He k well fitted up in his new quarters ahd Z Z hU lrienda * <*k? * the change and, call on him. t Traffic Toll For Week ? ** sta^ta rta ""idcnts ln ? Souther,, * claimed a total of 60 dead and Sbndi "IT v "f'nB """ w?k ended unday (light. It was revealed in n jftTsi" t?dUCl<,d bf .% Asaociated rres? Jhc survey included accident.