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JURY ACQUITS ROBERTS Crude Forrmiiu at Walterboru ( Clear of Murder Walterboro, March 15,? ,Much busii L'mh ha# been transacted by the court of general ?c#-ion# which convene'l here Monday with Judge M. I.. Honham of Anderson presiding In hi# i narjfc to the grand jury Monday morning he commented upon the come hack of the low country, an I predicted a great future for this .section. r Perhaps the most important aril most witerchting case tried at the term ho far wa# that of the state against I. H Robert*, charged with the double killing of hi# wife and J. 11. T ice, in a local hoarding house early on the morning of October 211, 11*27. The trial resulted in a speedy acijuillul, Jefferies and la-oa. k# being the defendant's attorney#, whip* Solicitor Randolph Murdaugh, appeared for the atate. The court house wa# crowded during this trial, which wa# much shorter that anticipated. Only three witnesses testified Sheriff Lucas C. Padgett, Dr. J. ('. vonLehe and S. M. Crosby, these ireing those to whom the killing was first reported. The defendant wflfc not placed on the stand. The defense ins based upon four point#?defense of home, selfdefense, accidental killing and temporary insanity. It was testified to that Mr. Roberts had left his home early in the morning, but returned to the home, and heard his wife remonstrating with someone in the room and bog ging him to leave. Upon going into the room he found Mr. Tice in the room. He sensed an attack by Tice who was physically much stronger and drawing his pistol he began shooting, his wife being accidentally shot. Tice was instantly killed. Mr. Roberts immediately called a physician and the sheriff. His wife was taken to the hospital and was later visited by Mr. Roberts who expressed great regret and grief at her having been hurt. He later went to the funeral in custody of the sheriff and has had the support of the relatives nf Mrs. Roberts. Several of the near relatives of Mrs. Roberts were in attendance upon the trial. The dead man and the defendant we res on the best of terms, Mr. Rob erts being grader foreman for Deen and Varborough, contractors, who I were here constructing the coaatal highway, while Mr. Tice waa the | mixer foreman. 'l'hey were daily au-j sociales and were living at the same rooming house. i The first caae heard was that of killing Mr#. ItidxTts, the solicitor luter agreeing to a verdict of acquittal for the killing of Tice. i < at tie Judgiag <'on teat On Friday, April <J, 192k, will witness the inauguaration of a dairy cuttle judging content at St. Matj thewk Colored Training School, in School District number 2 of Kershaw County. The object of this contest is to kindle a spark of interest and enthusiasm in every farmer in the District, and throughout the county I in cattle raising. The contest will i he conducted by the local chapter of the Ntw Tanners of South Carolina. The one hundred points dairy cattle i score card by Central Scientific Compuny will be used. A first, j second and third prize will be awarded by the business enterprises of I Camden. It was considered proper in George Washington's day to eat peas with a knife and to drink tea from a saucer. MANY FINK SHOW HOUSES Continued from First Fage shown by B. 11. Boykin, Jr. Five-gaited saddle horses were entered by A. I). L. Barksdale of Greenville; Kirby Tupper, John R. Todd, and C. C. Coddington, Charlotte. First prize went to "Stradivarius," owned by John R. Todd; second, to "Ix?e Lady," owned by C. C. Coddington und third to "Chief" owned by Kirby Tupper. In the combination class were horses of A. I). L. Barksdale; George F,. Wilson, Jr.; George T. Little; R. H. Johnston, Charlotte, and Mrs. A. B. Wright. This class was shown , in harness and under saddle at three gaits. First prize was awarded "Sporty McGee" owned by A. D. L. Barksdale; second, to George T. Little; third, to "Gloria Golden," i i owned by R. H. Johnston. I Light weight hunters and jumpers ! i * were entered by B. H. Boykin, Jr., Carroll K. Hassett, Mrs. R. B. Dean, George 11. Dunnell; Mr. and Mrs. John Devine of New York City, Mr-. Dwight Partridge, F.rnest L. Woodward. L. H. Bramlett. Fred Tejan,! Mrs. John AV. llunes and Kirby Tup- * per. Fri^t prize, a silver trophy pre- | ____ i sented by K. H. Butler, went to B. H/ Boyknt, Jr., for "Kelso"; second, Carroll Bassett for "Aida"; third, Mrs. I)wight Partridge for "Sunday Night." This class was shown to' splendid advantage in the ideal natural setting surrounding the ring in which each jump was visible to the many spectators. The riding of Miss Nancy Maxwell showing "Tell 'Em" was especially commendable. In the three-gaited saddle horses, 15:2 hands and under, shown at walk, trot and canter, first prize went to "Sporty* McGee" owned by A. D. L. Barksdale; second, to "Sunbonnet" belonging to R. H. Johnston; third/, to "Terrible Turk," owned by George K. Wilson, Jr., of Charlotte. Winning in the flve-gaited saddle horse class, over 15:2 hands, were: first. "Battery Box," of George T. Little; "Minute Man," of C. C. Coddington, and "Harvest Moon," owned by A. D. L. Barksdale. The ladies' saddle horses, shown by ladies at walk, trot and canter, were entered by A. 1). L. Barksdale, Mrs. Kirby Tupper, Sumter; Myron C. Wick, Youngstown, ().; Mrs. Nelson I. Asiel, Fred Tejun, C. C. Coddington, Mrs. A. B. Wright, and Mr-. John Devine. The first prize trophy, presented by John R. Todd, went to "Oyama," belonging to Myron C. Wick; second prize to "Chess," belonging to Mrs. A. B. Wright, and thiid to "Billy, owned by Fred Tejan. I he heavy weight hunters winning were "Kmcraid Isle," "Castle Bar," and "Surprise." All of these were j entered by Ernest L. Woodward. The C< urt Inn presented the trophy for first prize in this class. In the three-gaited saddle pairs "Gloria Cnoden" and "Sunbonnet" entered by R. H. Johnston of Chnrlottr, won first place. "Gleno McDonal" and "Terrible Turk" came second. 1 he ladies' trophy was presented by Mr. and M-rs. John L. ; Weeks of Camden and the men's trophy by Myron C. Wick. The handy hunters winning were: first. "Castle Bar," of Ernest L. Woodward; second, "Hill Hawk," of 'Mrs. R. B. Dean, and third, "Sunday Night," of Mrs. Dwight Partridge. The three-gaited saddle horses over i 15:2 hand?, shown at walk, trot ani canter, wintvng were: first, "Oyama' of Myron C Wick; second, "Gloria* Golden" of R. H. Johnston, thiri. ^' Palmetto" >>f John R. Todd. In the combination class shown in larness and under saddle at five gaits "Batte: y Box" of George T. i Little won fir-t place. The heavy weight polo mounts were won by "Dandy Lot" of Fred Tejan; "Nanc>" of John W. Hane-, 'and "Jig-a-lo," a.so belonging to Mr.. Tejan. ' Road hacks showing good walk, trot and canter and winning prize.w. re: first, "Gleno McDonal," owned by ('. C. Ooddington; second, "Sunn .-n-t," ot R. H. Johnston; third, N nper," owned by C. M. Taintor. 1 h? children's ponies shown bv ddren ot twelve years of ago an! un'or were divided into classes ac cording to size. In the larger size M.ss Doris Asiel siding "Flirtation" ov nod by h red Tejan won first plac? and "Little ( orpoial ' owned by Mrs. John Devine of New York City secnrd. Iij the smaller class little Miss Dolly Butler, a writable picture of youthful loveliness ridii.g "Silver Twilight" was given first prize ani pony of Mrs. R. B. Dean was awarded seco nd. The championship horses of the :a\ were: three-gaited saddle horse, '"yuma," owned by John R Todd; f ve gaited saddle horse. "Battery Box," owned by George T. Little; hunter, "Emerald Isle," owned by Frnest L. Woodward; polo pony, >" Sparkle" belonging to Fred Tejan, Championship trophies were present , ed by R. W. Pomeroy, Joseph B ;4:rorker, H. D. Kirkover and Ernest jL. Woodward. S *, w I I Where All The I I vJ|^? | Foods are Good 1 ^^TAi??SWI3^ Women everywhere shop at the A&P with entire confidence that eveything A&P offers is of the finest quality Cheese, c"'L,ib 29c EAGLE CONDENSED MILK can 18c Lard, 2 ,bs 25c | S GORTON S CODFISH, 2 cans 25c I Snowdrift 8ff$1.39 | P 1). M. ASPARAGUS IMPS, No. t square can 29c | j -L * Del Monte Sliced 01 _ I reaches or Halves, lg can FANCY CALIFORNIA PRUNES, B lbs 25c J Scott Tissue, 3 Roiu 25c I CAMPRKLl/S TOMATo SOUP, 3 cans ...v ... 25c ; I Can Hominy Each 10c I ENCORE SPAGHETTI. 3 cans 25c I Millr Carnation-Pet Cn Lg 1flp . 3 I lvIllK Evaporated sm can Can jj I cZT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TCE0A Stores on DelCalb and Broad St*. mt They Don't Get Lost in this Tourist Town ) Manager A. F. I>uflft, of Hotel Aiken, w?* aroused from his slumbers last Thursday morning about 3 o'clock, by a commotion in his lobby, and upon investigation found a man who wanted to know "where he was lit." The fellow was a winter tourist, and told Mr. Dufft that he had been driving about the city for the* past four hours trying to find wher^r he lived. He said he could not fin.1 his home, and could not see u single man on the streets to ask for information. He asked for the loan of the colored porter to show him where his home was, after stating that he lived near the Aiken polo fields. Mr. Dufft glu/lly helped the fellow out, and allowed the porter to help him find out where he lived. It might be stated that the fellow was perfectly sober.?Aiken Journal and Review. i. .> _ ?- - ?-? - - - - cl~ tm u ~ JJL CAMDEN FOLKS ?By L. A Sown*"*? VJHAT STOfcfcX ^ SBLlS ONE J J AAILLION J ^n'HiNGS^ S6U.S THINGS Y that TAST6 C (SOOO AMD ySMfcLLS 600P?J I ^ where can a kid get a good run for a , nickel amp a man i (set a dollars worth. or a buck At SOW ELI, DRUGSTORE \ VoUR SHOP V of seav/ce) Here can be found a complete line of drug*, druggists sundries. Cigars, cigar. I etts, tobaccos- Nice line of box stationery and toilet articles. Prescriptions fille<j fl with care and accuracy. Visit our soda fount for refreshing drinks of all kinds I HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS Six Fatalities Occurred in,Thin State Cant Month Columbia, March 16.?Six personswere killed uk a result of accidents on South Carolina highways in February, the state highway department's records show, nine others were severely injured, and 44 received less serious injuries. One death was caused by the collision of moving cars, two resulted from overturning of automobiles while the other three fataliUeir were ascribed to cars running off the highways. , There were six collisions reported between motor vehicles, three with other vehicles, and eight with other objects. Twenty-eight cars were overturned, twelve were driven off the roads, twenty-three were listed as seriously damaged and twentyfive slightly damaged. Two other vehicles were damaged. Four accidents were recorded at or near bridges, one at a railway grade crossing and one at the intersection of two public roads. Thirty-one of the accidents occurred in the day time, while only 19 were after dark. Thirty- eight were on straight roads, seven on curves, four on paved roads, and twentyfive on unpaved roads. Sixteen of the accidents, according to the department's roads$ were attributed to careless driving, four to speeding, ten to reckless- ' ness due to liquor, two to dazling headlights, one to poor lights, four to defucts in the cars, one* to defect of the road, and four to skidding. Three cars were burned when they turned over. i i Fisherman Drowned. Allendale, March 15.?Ralph Pow-1 ell, 1H, son of Archie Powell, firsherman was drowned at an early hour this morning while fishing in Combahee river below Yemassee when he fell out of a boat, his heavy boots 1 filling with water. His body was re- ! covered and brought to Allendale, his home, tonight. This is the J second son Mr. Powell has lost bydrowning. 1 " Hickman Placed in San Quentien Prison San Quentin, Cal., March 17.? William Kdward Hickman, convicted of two murders and a kidnapping, arrived at San Quentin prison today from Los Angeles and was enrolled as convict No. 44,089. Hickman <is under sentence to be hanged April 27 for the murder of 12-year-old Marian Parker, daughter of a Los Angeles banker, but an appeal is pending. He also is under a life sentence for the murder of G. Ivy Toms, druggist of Los , Angeles suburb. Hickman was one of 18 prisoners brought under heavy guard in a special car. Among them was Welby Hunt, 17, former pal of 4iickman, convicted of participating in the Toms holdup and killing. I I Millionaire Suicides Chicago, March 18.?John F. Smulski, millionaire banker and former state treasurer of Illinois, ended his life in his hotel apartment j here today. His body was found by i attaches of the hotel and repre"- ! sentatives of Coroner Oscar Wolff, after a thorough investigation, issued iin official report that the 61-year- j old banker and political leader had . ended his life by a bullet after a pro- J ponged period of despondency over ill health. Man, 107 Dies Gadsden, Ala., March 15.?Stancill i Moore, 107 years did, died at thej county home near here yesterday Moore gave up chewing tobacco for his health when he was 105 years old. 200 Taken From Fiery Building Albany, N. Y., March 17.?More than 200 patients in the Memorial hospital were taken out by ladders and over fire escapes during a fire in the fifth floor of the building today. Six patients on the lower floors of the building became punic-stricke.i and jumped into the street but early reports indicated there were no serious injuries. MRS. STOKES DEARTH Resident of Mt. Zion'Section bi^? Home of Her Daughter Here. ^B Friends and relatives throughj^B the county were saddened last day when the announcement made that Mrs. Edward C. Stoktg h^H died. She had been a sufferer frol pneumonia and came to the homt^H her daughter, Mrs. H. T. Lovett, ? Mill Street where the end came. 1 Mrs. Stokes before marriage ^^B Miss Laura Olive l^yals, the daugb^H of Sarah Boone and Joseph M&digfl Ryals, and was born November 1866, in Montgomery County, (Jta^B gia. She was married on July 2, 1893,t^B Mr. Edward C. Stokes, of this couii^B and to this union were born Mrt,(? T. Lovett, Mrs. T. R. Shiver, | Wallace Stokes and Fred Stokei,? of whom survive, as well as .c^fl grand children. I The funeral and burial occurred I^H Mt. Zion Church on Sunday at fl o'clock, and services were eondactd^| by Rev. John Dabney. I Rev. Kenney Dead. fl H News was received in Camd<i^| yesterday of the death of Rev. J. Wfl Kenney, of the Pisgah section. It ;i? said that his wife found him dead it? bed. Mr. Kenney was a well know? Baptist minister and had resided i'.H the Pisgah section where he serve^B churches for a long while. He is so? vived by^his wife and several dil? dren. Rev. .J. P. Graham went do*:? to assist in the funeral services. Attending Federal Court. Messrs. W. H. Pearce and Ja|H DeLoaohe, Jr., are in attendance'? on Federal Court in Columbia tli^fl week, being called to serve as pl^fl jurors for the first week. J. Fraser Lyon will remain a mefl ber of the state tax commission it? another year, Governor Richards m? having appointed his successor vrht^| his term expired and the legislato? was in session. The law providf? that a member holds over a year uc-H der such conditions. Much specnb^B tion as to his successor is thus stop? ped. 9 Always I a new Horizon for I HIJDSONI 1 NEW HUDSON PRICES 1I8-inch chassis Coach - $1250 Coupe - 1265 , (Rumble Seat 1M extra) Sedan 1325 127-inch chassis Standard Sedan $1450 Custom Victoria 1650 Custom Landau Sedan 1650 Custom 7-Pass. Sedan 1 *>50 All prices f.o.b. Detroit, plus war excise tax Tiuyers can pay for cars out of incon** at lowest available charge for interest, handling and insurance 'r fl The consistency of Hudson leadership I is but the performance of its first principle,' I resolution and tradition ? to always lead H in value. In the beautifully designed and luxuri- I ously finished bodies that feature the new I Hudson Super-Sixes the same relation of B values obtain as made the Super-Sbt chassis I famous. . H DeLoache Motor Company I West DeKalb Street Camden, S. C. ; I r ..* ~ ^ ?.-?^? ?7 "v.' ^-|1|T^ r"