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MM1 |'|^K liKANTKI) BOND and Mr*. Willi* Under indict'meat lor Murdtr reenville, -inly lll(' W {)( |3,000 each was this afterEn granted by Associate Justice [p. Cothran t<A Mrs. Ethel Gray lillih and Henry 8. Townsend, L^ged with the murder on June 11, Ifgheriff Sam D. Willis. I Arguments were not made by either L defense or state after the last Uftdavit, that of Mrs. Willis herself, jus read this afternoon. Col. A. H. Oean of counsel for the defense said ie thought the bond should not be 00 high, adding that "in all my ex-1 >erience I have not seen a weaker J nurder case." Mendel L. Smith jumped to his feet ;q reply, saying it was not so regarded )>y them, and that before the case gas over he believed the state's position would be vindicated. Mrs. Willis was released from jail shortly before 5 o'clock, soon after the hearing was concluded. Mrs. Willis* affidavit, read afs the concluding testimony of the defense, said the sheriff "had implicit* confiidence in Townsend and loved him as U brother." 1 The Townsend family and our IlMflly," "h? said? "were absolutely Vfoute, cordial and perfectly friendly it ill times, but there have been ajiidue intimmatices between the Mjsnent and Henry Townsend apd Aponent indignantly denies the many Unwarranted and untrue slanders in Ais regard." A detailed account of her moveents on the day and night of the ime was given by Mrs. Willis. She Id of going with Mrs, Townsend to in the afternoon to bring the puty home from a hospital where had undergone a minor operation, d later of going shopping to buy rtain food at the request of her sband for what proved, to be his it meal. She "saw" the sheriff lor the last ne, she set forth, at his bfflce, to uch she had taken him in her auto>bile about 9 o'clock on the night the slaying adding that, "throught the whole afternoon and evening, ere had been nothing but the ut3st love and affection in all of our ovements." After hearing the shots and seeing e stranger run away, Mrs. Willis I id she ran into the yard barefooted | id in her night clothing. On findg her husband lying near the garge, she said she screamed and ran ack into the house to telephone a octor and the sheriff's office. 'i did not see Henry Townsend iit night after leaving his house (tout 8 o'clock until he came with % father and his wife after infor?bn had been given them of the dooting which I gave Mrs. Townsend ,ortr the telephone," she continued. I "I did not go inside the garage that night after I left my car and after the shooting. I was not in that garage at the time the shooting Kcurred. Deponent has on many oc- j ittions been driving in the car with Henry Townsend, on many of such Jccasions having been sent out by her tusband who had implicit confidence the said Hebiry Townsend and loved the said Henry Townsend as, a bother and trusted him absolutely." Townsend, deputy sheriff ana longtime friend of the slain officer, did sot leave his home on the night .of Mturday, June 11, until after he had bon told by telephone of his chief's border, according to affidavits )iy !bs. Townsend and other members f the family* read jfcst before the ithe defence had*' an affidavit by *ri. Ethel Wiins, Sl-year-old mother Tfour young children, jvhlch had pt been read. |*?Uher Mrs. Willis nor Townsend ip the court room, the^" former N in the county Jell, while the fbty remained in the state penitenS at Columbia whither he was fluted after his arrest. . state's ease, as made public tapped allegations that Mrs. Willis Townsend had been in each ***r*s company very often for Months before the murder end on thf aft?TTtoon of the tragedy. There was direct testimony concerning the *ta*l shooting of the sheriff at his where he fell'with four birt *ts In hjg bodyj. r. Bramlett, deputy under ^iHis, swore that fog tt months the ywganu had beyi. togei&iFjfr?gently. About two months before 2.Wordert his affidavit said, Town5* wlstlons with a married 4aMa And declared he was going to put an end to it or he would get shot but did not name the woman. Besides bringing out testimony bearing on their robbery theory, de- j fense counsel began the reading of affidavits to support Townsend's alibi claim. The state, with former Judge'Mendel L. Smith of Camden, making the argument lost the first round when Justice Cothran refused to sustain Smith's contention, this being ahabeas corpus proceedings, it was incumbent upon the petitioners, mean-' :ng the defense, to bear the burden of proof. i Alvin H. Dean of defense counsel demurred declaring that the state's proceedings in the entire base had paralleled because there had been no i coroner's inquest, and no intimation had been given of the nature of the evidence against his clients. Concurring \p the defense position that the simple denial entered was sufficient reply to warrant, based | upon information and belief* Justice Cothran declared. "It would be unreasonable to require more than a denial in the absence of proof by the states The state is calle<f upon'to shov? its hand, for the defendants cannot foe required to shoot in the dark. This is not a game of push pins. The state has nothing to hope for* except justice, and a plain, open handed policy in my opinion, is not only best'font Comports better with the dignity of the state." Affidavits from Miss Grace Williams and Coroner John L. Parks, told of seeing Mrs. Willis and the deputy alone together in a room at the Willi* home in the hours following the'shooting* and Mrs. Ellis Hand swore she saw Townsend kiss the widow good night Sunday* while her husband's body still lay in the house. Coroner Parks''.affidavit, as well as those of other officers, said the woman's foot ^prints found at the garage* where the sheriff was shot down* were apparently of a size to fit Mrs. Willis' foot. The coroner said one of her shoes fitted the tracks exactly. The prints of a man's foot were declaxtod by the same witnesses to be the same as the deputy's. In reply the defense submitted affidavits by Mrs. J. T. Roe and Betty Ro?, next door ^neighbors, saying they had been at tli* scene* imtne-; diately after the shooting, and had stepped within the garage* whfere the prints of a - woman's foot were reported to hare been found. Testimony that Sheriff Willis had been concerned over reports linking the names of his wife and Townsend Iwas given in an affidavit by Robert Lee Goings* who aqyved during the war in the company of which the late 7$fffe*r was captain* and who is in. jail here jjT connection, with an alleged plot to assassinate Carlos A. Rector, present sheriff.' Saturday n Week before the slaying Goings re"""" lated, Willis asked him if lie * had heard any rumors about Townsend paying too much attention to . his wife; td . which the witness said| he replied In the affirmative. - The defense having won a preliminary . victory- w)jen Justice Cothrap required the prosecution ta .present its case first, began its replyearly this afternoon wi$h the reading of another series of affidavits, tending to build up a theory that the officer was shot down by a robber, and, and attempting to show that the woman's, footprints at -4he ?fei.e of the tragedy were made by tpecaiois who rushed to the spot ps?soon as they heard reports of the. four shots that kilted the officer.. 1 * ' ..., A-?uir ?r MII^TTA 4JOYK AT CAM I* ^ I-J Camden Company at Camp Jackaon For Fifteen Day* Company M, 118th Infantry of the South Carolina National Guard, left Camden on Sunday, July 8, to be encamped at Camp Jackson for fifteen days. The roater of the company I leaving here ahowa the following men | in camp: Captain Alfred M. McLeod, First Lieut. M. M. Reasonover, Second Lieut. Brevard Boykin, First Sergt. W. B. Whaley, Mess Sergt. H. F. Evans, Supply Sergt. C. 11. Yates, Jr., ? Sergeants R. G. Goodale, Edward B. Lorick, Jr., E. C. Rush, F. B. Haynes, Purvis L. Sanders, Wade L. Stokes, Jr. Corporals T. T. Flowers, H. C. Hardy, 3rd, C. P. Lorick, Jr., Arthur ; V. Smith, J. T. Haynes, J.- C. Rush, T. P, Brown, Jr., Hoyt S. Trapp. Privates Ward B. Hough, Albert Anderson, Thomas K. Baxley, William C. Biasell, Burnett A. Brannon, Connor Britton, James W. Brown, Jr., John F. Evans, Sam , Chewning, James S. Clifton Parley Crolley, Clarence Davis, Thomas S. Dunlap, William Goodson, Leonard Elliott,1, Charlie D. Hinson, Broadus Horton, J Lewis L. Hunnicutt, Roscoe R. Hor- j ton, Nick Langley, Clyde H. Love, .Walter M. Love, J. B. McCoy, Jr., John S. Nettles, Lucius B. Ogburn, j Jr., Christie Rogers, Hdbron Radcliffe, J. E. Ross, Jr., Charles H.' Sawyer, Frank P. Stevens, Carl F.! Stoke3, Oline Stokes, John Story, Willie Stokes, Arnold S. Trapp, ( Julian Tidwell, Elwood Williams, T. L. Willingham, Jr., James Taylor. j KENDALL MILLS (KLEBKATE Moilohon Mill at Newberry Furnished Flayyround for Organization F ? A ( hrofljjcle niun had the pleasure of enjoying the annual field day event* of the Kendall Mills organisation held this year at the Moilohon Mill village at Newberry on Monday, July 4. Several hundred representatives' from the Wateree Mills and , the ihiift Manufacturing company at Paw (,reek, N. C.. went to New* bony to take part in the day's festivities, und it was estimated that p* crowd of around fifteen hundred from all of the Kendall units enjoyed the duy. Mr. Henry P. Kendall of Boston was present and mixed with the crowd and personally saw to It that' things ran smooth. Mr. Paine, Mr. ] Hallett and Mr. Llewellyn were also' present and mixing with the crowd.] Mr. Hollis Cobb was there too. Mr. Hallett had charge of the sports con-! tests. The pleasure of the day started off j at 9:15 with a baseball game between Wateree and Moilohon, and despite the fact that the Wateree team had to rise early and make the 77-mile trip they were the victors in a hard fought seven inning game by a score of 11 to 10. The game was tied tjp at several stages but the Wateree team pushed over two in their half of the seventh and Moilohon failed to score when last at the bat. From 11-30 to 1:00 the field events took place with all the mills participating. These contests consisted of 100 yard dash for tuen; potato race for boys; 75-yard dash for girls; obstacle race for men; 75-yard dash for boys; 75-yard dash for second place girls; three-legged race for girlB. At one o'clock the band concerts began with the following bands participating: Wateree Mill band, Oakland Mill band, Thrift Mill band, Moilohon Mill band, and all bands in unison. . In the afternoon addresses were made as follows: Welcome to Moilohon, by Mr. George W. Summer; welcome to Newberry by Mayor Z. F. Wright, and a talk bv Mr. H. P. Kendall. At 3:30 there was another ball game between Oakland and Thrift Mills of Paw Creek. Then came the presentation of prizes, and at night -fireworks display and band concert. All in all it was a most enjoyable day, for both homefolks and visitors. The Kendall Mills organization puts on a field day of this kind every year at one of their plants. It is in the nature of a get-together spirit between employer and employee and they are all made to feel- that they are a part and parcel of a great organization ofwiill workers. Mr. Kendall does not like to be referred to as the "Big Chief." He tells us that he wants every one of his employees to feel that they are big chiefs and this spirit seenVs to pervade the organization. The magnificent lunch served at midday whs prepared by the ladles of the Newberry County hospital auxiliary and we were told that Mr. Kendall paid the ladies $500 for preparing and furnishing the eats. iW fireworks cost \juit|^j?ifcum of riidhey. but it is money , well spent in keeping such fm. organization on happy terms, getting the best there is in them for the benefit of the corporation. Aside from the large -number of .mill people who went, to Newberry for the day, several Chmden people were there for the celebration,tinclud* ing Dr. and Mrs. S. F. Brasington Mr. E. J. Lewis, Dr. and Bftrs. S M McCaskill, MrJehh S Ltddsay, Mr and Mrs. J. Nettles Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Llewellyn, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Kirkland, Mr. H. K Hallett, Mr C. M. Coleman, Mr, ?John R. Goodale, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Niles. _L.. 1_ .. I., '. J I n i? OLDEST TRIPLETS CELEBRATE * ? Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Tell Tales f on One Another Knoxville, Tenn., July 4.?AbraUato, Isaac aud Jacob Warner, of i 'Maynardville, near here, celebrated ! their seventy-first 'birthday in Knoxville. 'i hey claim to^be the world's oldest triplets. Each is a farmer with * family. All have children. And all re happy. L While here they spurn yarns about thalr early days. They said that until they were forty years old there wasn't two pounds difference in their weights. "That made the scraps interesting," observed Abe. Ike added that village bullies in "picking on" one found that they had a trio to combat. ' I heir love affairs were also exciting, and often complicated. Like Ike nnd Mike they looked alike. Jake told this one: "Abe had a date with a girl, and j it seems, offered her a dollur for a kiss. He had to take it on credit [ The next week, when 1 went to see I the girl, she dunhed me for the doli lar." [ Abe grinned. "Yes, and you had i to pay the dollar because you had I stolen my date and didn't want the girl to know it was you and not me," : he retorted. j "Yes," answered Jake, "and you j still owe me the dollar." I ."I didn't aslc you to pay her for j me, <Jld I?" | "No, but I did"? "Well, try and collect"? The near-beer glasses were drained in unison. ! 1 , Here in Private Car Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Woodward j of LeRoy, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. Harry j j D. Kirkover, Mr. R. W. Pomeroy and i Mr. Harold Olmstead, all of Buffalo, j i N. Y., came down last Friday in a private car, "Constitution," of the ' New York Central lines, the car being parked at the siding at the end of West DeKalb street. They are stop-1 ping at Holly Hedge recently pur* j chased by Mr. Woodward. They are here looking after their recent pur-1 chases of real estate and hunting preserves. Good Colored Woman Dead Mary Robinson, a worthy colored woman, was found dead in her bed last Thursday morning. She had been sick for some time and her death was not unexpected. For many years she was the faithful servant in the home <^f the late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar McCreight. She was considered a fine laundress and for many years had served many of the homes in Camden in that capacity. She is a sister of Celia Robinson, who is remembered here as a registered nurse. Barn Destroyed Fire early last Thursday morning destroyed a barn on the premises of Mr. N. C. Boykin, just north of the city. The barn contained a lot of feedstuff and some farming implements. The keeper of the premises was at breakfast when he noticed smoke issuing through the roof. Huri riedly opening the door the barn burst into flames, and good work kept it from burning the keeper's cottage and garage combined. It is not knorilM how thd fire originated. i Club To Meet We have been requested to announce that a meeting of the DeKalb Ifome Demonstration club will be . held on Tuesday, July 12; at 4 o'clock j in the afternoon at the residence of Mrs. N. B. Workman. l __ Killed Large Battler Mr J. & L> Brannon was. ip our office Saturday and was telling us of the killing of a large rattlesnake on his place nine miles east of Camden. The snake met death at the hands of EM Grooms, a negro, and if measured five feet long and had eleven rattles and the usual button. It was killed op July 1. Mr. Brannon fells us that they are supposed to be numerous1 in his section but that this it the first MM there this year. j * ? I* Waterec Was The Winner , The Wateree team was winner in ; an interesting game last Saturday afternoon on the Wateree diamond over the strong Sumter team. It was a leal fine exhibition of base ball and greatly -enjoyed by the fans. Th<= score ended 7 to ft. Both teams pu. up real sports ma nl:ke ball.,; n J tht beauty ol iLwas there wa? no wvang i -ling or . disputing o? decisions, being an earned victory on the part of Wat i eme and the Gamecocks took theii defeat gracefully. ONLY MINOR CASKS I1KAKD | _ Viututlun of Prohibition l aw Feature <**? ? in Court This Week I The July term of court of general ioiih ht*H been on this week with only minor cases being heard. Judge W. H. Tow'naend of Columbia is presiding. The case of Elmore Joffera, charged with the killing of Kirkland at Blancy on last electio/i might, has been continued until another term. The cases disposed of, together with the presentment of the grand jury and the report of the sheriff's office to the grand jury, follows: O. B. McNaughton, white, plead guilty to violation of the prohibition law and was sentenced! to serve one yeur with ten months suspended dur-? ing good behavior. Manning Belton, negro, plead guilty to violation of the prohibition law and -was sentenced to Berve six months with four suspended. Luther Braizael, white, plead guilty to violation of the prohibition luw and, was sentenced to serve nine months with six months suspended. Braizael plead guilty to a second charge of violating the prohibition law and received a similar sentence but this will run concurrently with the first sentence. Charley Cly.burn, white, plead guilty to violation of the prohibition law and was sentenced to serve six months with five months suspended, John Thompson, negro, was found guilty of violating the prohibition law and received a sentence of eight months with four months suspended. Rufus Waters, white, was found guilty of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to serve one year with eight months suspended. William Mosele?, white, plead guilty to violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to serve one year with nine months suspended.* Curtis Patterson, negro, plead guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and was ! sentenced to serve two years with eighteen months suspended during good behavior. Lucas Blackwell, white, plead guilty to violation of the prohibition law and was sentenced to Berve nine months with three months suspended. Evans Brown, negro, was found not guilty of house-breaking and larceny. Jesse Carlos, negro, plead guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and was sentenced to serve two -years with eighteen months suspended. : Jimmy Joye, plead guilty to violai tion of the prohibition law and was , sentenced to serve six months with four months suspended. Ambrose Belton, negro, plead guilty to violation' of the prohibition law and received a sentence of six months with five months suspended. ' Frank Belton, negro, was found guilty of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to serve one year with six months suspended. Frank is out on bond of one thousand J dollars pending appeal. ! Mancey Jefferson, negro, plead guilty to violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to serve six ! months with four months suspended, j Jesse Carter, negro, plead guilty to , violating the prohibition law., and was ^ s?nt?pced to serve six months with four months suspended.!.: .. .. : Robert Truesdale, negro, plead guilty to violation of the prohibition i law and was sentenced to serve four i months with three months suspendedCharley Dixon, negro, plead guilt? to violating the prohibition law and received a sentence of six months ; with four months suspended. John Adams, negro, plead guilty to a charge of larceny and was sen ttnced to serve one year. ?? =??Presentment of Grand Jury The presentment of the grand jury, > signed by J. B. Cureton as forman, is \ as follows: " To his honor, Ji&ge W. H. Townsedn, presiding judge of the July brm of court for Kershaw county: We have passed on all bills handed us by the solicitor. ' We recoinm^nd that'the proper ajl'thoiities arrange the jail so that , 'vhtre an<j colored be kept in separate cells. We ask that white and colored . be worked on the gangs separated . f < m each other, if only at a short , M^tsnc* apart. We think that the I .' rgulathm stripes should be worn bj 1! niisoners at all times. ; -We wish to commend the sherifl - d his fbue of co-workers for th< >tK:k that th^y have accomplished li I '.he enforcement" of" the IswfT, ty -| We recommend that the proper an r thoritie#.visit fill camps in this count: | where livestock If worked and t* I after their condition and that they be properly cared for. I - A committee visited the jail and finds same to be in very good corf-' ditlon. | Complaint has reached us that the : condition of the bridge over Spear* I.Creck is in bad condition. We.rl?sk that proper authorities see after this at once, and also;recommend that the I Knight's Hill Road be worked at once J as it is in Very bad condition to travel. \ I The foreman of the-grand jury has I witnessedT the annual settlement of I the county officials. / We wish to thank h$s honor, the I judge, solicitor apd all court officials I for the courtesies extended to us, all 7 I ef which we submit. t t-Sheriffs Report I Under provisions ot the law where1 by the recent rural police system, of I Kershaw county was created it is reI quired of the sheriff .to'make a reI port of his .office twice each yea\ I J. H. McLeod is as follows: I. Fifteen stills' have been captured. I Ninety-fiVe galldns of whiskey has 1 been captured. I Five thousand six hundred seventy I gallons mash or beer ; has been destroyed. I twenty-three arrests for violation II of the prohibition layr has been made. .1 Sixty-eight' arrests for other vioillations have been made,' ri Nine cars have b?en capturedThree cars have been sold for I #31*7 50. V" f| Two cais have bs*n redeemed by II parties for $125.00. iffpjfcd caV> -1 o^aaiwho were not driving carf. 0 J fl Two cars a:e now undtr poss? ssion el ?f the sheriffs office. KKKSHAW CO I'NT Y WAS FIRST To Make Annual Settlement With Comptroller Ceneral'a Office Mr. K. C. Rhodes, from the comptroller general's office, whs in Camden on Wednesday and made his annual settlement with the outgoing and incoming treasurer for this county. Mr. Rhodes says thut Kershaw county is the first county in the state to make a settlement for the year. Mr. 8. Wylie Hogue assume^ the office of treasurer on July first to succeed Mr. O. J. Smyrl, who was appointed to the office. While in the treasurer's office Mr. Smyr] made an excellent officer and his affairs were kept in the very beat shape. He proved himself capable, courteous and accommodating and made many friends as temporary treasurer. He was popular with court house officials us well as the general public and his friends regret his departure. Mr. Hogue enters the office under most favorable conditions, with everything In order and his friends predict that he will give'general satisfaction. He sturts off with a cash bulunce on hand of $36,446.IK). An abstract from the settlement made on July 5 shows the following figures: Total balance all sources; State, $48,417.38; County, * $263,436.71; Schools, $491,031.06. Paid to state to July 1, $49,858.18; over-paid state, $940.75. Paid county claims, $265,271.64; over-paid county, $1,835.13. Paid school warrants, $451,808.38; cash balance to schools account, $39,J 223.67. Cash balance all purposes in hands of treasurer July 1, 1927, $36,446.99. Not Known Here A press dispatch from Union, S. C., under date of July. 3, says; "Mrs. John Brown, of Wateree mill village, was instantly killed and one of her children thought fatally injured, while her husband and two children were badly injured when their car collided here with another car at 7:30 this afternoon. Mrs. Brown was about thirty*five." Inquiry at the mills here failed to locate a family of that name and it is thought there was some mistake as to her residence. Base Ball Saturday. The Wateree Mills management , promises another good game of base ball on the Wateree diamond Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock when they play the strong Sionoco team from Hartsville. This will undoubtedly be the strongest team they have gone up against this season and real base ball is promised. The Wateree team has been goinfc good with its victories and have been play}ng jam-up base ball. A small adnqrissioh as usual will be charged and the mill b6y? are expects ing a good crowd to~theer them oni - J