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I Thomas Whitley
Gets His Freedom
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Vim Whitley goes free. A jury in
Jurt of general sessions rendered a
lerdict of not guilty Thursday mornjjg
after deliberating about one hour
md thirty minutes in the case of
' ftiomss Whitlejfr young white man
i charged with the oiurder of Wyatt
Patterson, a respectable and hardworking
negro of Kershaw.
The case was begun Monday morning
in the second trial?the first jury
jirFebruary failing to agree upon a
verdict. The court had appointed attorneys
I. . Hough and John K. deLoach
to defend Whitley, ' Large
crowds of both races have been in attendance
upon this trial each day,
with standing* room at a jpnremiimi,
Solicitor Spigner, assisted by -former
Judge M. L. Smithy had made out a
strong case against Whitley* although
all of the evidence was circumstantial.
Attorneys Hough and deLoach
put up a good fight for their client
all through the trial.
No new evidence was brought out
at the second trial, and the case followed
al6ng the lines of the former
trial.
Wyatt Patterson was killed with a
shot gun and his throat cut in DeI
ceraber of last year. His partly deI
composed body was found several
I days later, and looked at first as
I teagh the killing yrould remain a
ft mystery. Officers from the governor's
1 office, assisted by Sheriff McLeod and
I to officers, unearthed sufficient evi
dm to hold Whitley for the crime,
ft Officers from the governor's office
V mre out the warrant several weeks
V liter and Whitley has rppaqined inI
carcernted in jail for the past six
I months.
I The jury who heard the second trial
and rendered its verdict yesterday
morning was as follows: JR. A. Bruce,
foreman, H. E. Cannon, <C. M. Laney,
? B. M. Rosborough, J. F. Smith, Jas.
M. Smith, Lewis .Gardner, W. D.
Dowey, J. A. Bell, ,3. 3.- Baker, W.
H. Truesdell, Landy Bowers.
Small Being Tried
The court was engaged yesterday
a/brnnnn in the trial of another murder
case, that of Arthur Small for
the killing of Price Johnson jn the
Buffalo section of Kershaw county.
Attorneys B. >M. -Smith and W. L.
DePass, Jr., were appointed by tl}e
court to defend Small. The jury
drawn yesterday afternoon to pass
on Small's guilt or innocence is as
follows: J. K. Lang, foreman, L. H.
Hilton. John Whitaker, Jr., G. S. Rod?ers,
N. R. Goodale, Jr., J. H. Os^?rDe'
J- A- Hough, C. V. Massakau,
E. S. Rodgers, H. L. Schlosburg,
C. M. Laney, J. fT Smith. '
Presentment of Grand Jury
On convening of the court on Mon>
morning the grand jury, through
the f?>fman' John Kahon, Jr., made
tSrreport to jud?e w- haJVV-r'nl'.
conditions at the
--D , in ?ood shape and order.
condhioi" and bfidgeS Are in faiF
wl7hlr(iport, of A C' Clarkson, who
the n P y d t? ma-ke an audit of
I filed Si8 Kershaw County, wag
herehv v ? ? Grand Jury, which we
ThffI ? m Clerk of .Court.
J'e&r? c?vers a period of three
iho^?u ??uJune mh- 1929- Which
of the p different departments
wJv tv Unly-are in <?ood &bape and
fer11 Jmg ?>ein8f handled by the diftor*
Woepar^?1?nt8 *n a very satiatfacTri???y'
* ? want to commend the
r?on V" for the excellent annual
j. ade by him; we are also
jj* the same with the Clerk of
itu" b?ve the -report from the ShefOffE
, t enforcement work of hia
R'Bich'rt?, ? 18. vf*y satisfactory,
^ntment wW lnclo8e with our preSherifr
> , want to commend the
the effi8" A Rural Policemen for
in? in fK* work that they are do"Thr.
r? on^orcement of the Laws,
sed th<. ."n'man of this Jury witnesP-nua
settlement made today
Rhodes , f ??nty and' -Mr.
Office Comptroller General's
icitoV jVj'1 ,!? thank the Judge, Sofourte
1 uh Court Officialafor all
RHich ?CS c*tended to us. All of
U(' submit."
nrath From Strangulation
^sderson, Juiy 54?^ death that
underUn^SUa^' ?r circumstances
Out J*u?h 11 occurred unusual, was
id,8 n ?race p- Frady, 46, employed**
p section hand by the Blue
Cdav J some time
* n,Kht? ?r early Sunday. De,
-according to the verdict m
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Howell Found Guilty;
To Die August 22
0< E. S. 'Howell, 40-year-old night
watchman, was found guilty of the
murder of E. Hart Williams young
filling station manager, by a jury in
General Sessions court here this
morning. The verdict was returned
after one hour and 36 minutes deliberation.
Mrs. Carrie S. Howell,
.wife of the convicted man and also
charged with the mqrder of Williams,
was found not guilty.
'The verdict^>f the jury automatically
carries the death penalty ami after
a brief delay, occasioned by the absence
from the court room of one of
the defense attorneys, Howell was
arraigned and sentenced to die in the
electric chair in the state penitentiary
on August 22.
Howell displayed no emotion when
the clerk read the verdict. He sat
calmly in his chair by the side of
H D. Epps, who, with Mortimer
Weinberg, defended him, and his expression
showed no change' when he
heard the verdict pronounced.
Mrs. Howell, flanked by her attorneys,
tS. K. Nash and Raymon
Schwartz, was also unmoved by the
verdict which once more made her a
free woman.
Someone in the audience cla-pped
when the verdict was read, but subsided
instantly when the sheriff called
for order, and there was no further
demonstration. The court room was
packed and mhny spectators were
standing in the rear.
"When court was convened this
morning at nine o'clock, Judge Wilson
immediately began his charge to
the * jury. His change required 43
minutes to deliver and the case was
given to the jury at 10:10.
At 10:48 the foreman of the jury
requested that the testimony of J.
D. Bradford and A. J. Ard be read
again. After this was done by the
stenographer the jurors retired once
more. At 11:40 the foreman knocked
oh the door And the bailiff was informed
that a verdict had been reached.
Five minutes were required to
summon Mr. Epps to the court room,
and at 11:45 the jury was brought
out.
The indictment was passed to the
clerk vwho read the verdict.
Judge Wilson then asked Mr. Epps
if he was ready for his client to be
^sentenced. Mr. Epps then informed
the court that Mr. Weinberg was not
present and requested that he be summoned.
Mr. Weinberg had previous
ly been excused by the court, Mr.
Epps stated, and intending leaving
the city at once. A bailiff was sent
out to try and locate the attorney
before he left the city, and succeeded
in thi^, Mr. Weinberg coming into
court at 12:0{>;.
Howell was then placed in the dock
for arraignment. When asked by
Judge Wilson if he had anything to
say before sentence was passed, the
prisoner murmured:
"I have nothing further to say at
this time."
Howell spoke in such a low tone
that it was necessary for his attorneys
to repeat his words to the
court.
"It is a fearful duty I have to
perform," Judge Wilson declared in
passing sentence, and went on to
say that the law laid the penalty
for murder and the judge had nothing
to do but follow this law. He
then ordered that Howell be taken
to jail and from there transferred to
the state penitentiary, where he
should be put to death by electrocution
on Friday, August 22.?Wednesday's
Sumter Item.
Protracted Meeting at Refuge
A protracted meeting will commence
at Refuir? Baptist church on
the fourth Sunday night ill July,
which will be July 27th, at 8:00 o'clock.
- Preaching will be by Rev.
James Hunter; of Kershaw. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
Minister on Vacation
Owing - to the pastor's vacation
there will be no more services in
Grace Episcopal church until the first
Sunday in September. Sunday school
and the Young People's Service
League will continue at the usual
hours.
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Services at Antioch
T. P. Christmas, pastor of Antioch
Baptist church announces service*
for Sunday, July 20 to be a*
fcllowi: Sunday school at 10 o'clock,
moraine service 11 o'clock. Oowe^to
Anti-Rat Campaign
Begins on Monday
Cooperating with the city council of
Camden, Mr. C. D. Schwartz, of the
United States Biological Survey, will
be in Camden Monday, July 21, to put
on a rat poisoning campaign, and
Mayor Robert M. Kennedy requests
the hearty cooperation of the resi|
dents as well as business men. The
loss by destruction from rats;
throughout the country runs into millions
of dollars annually and it has
been demonstrated in other cities that j
the use of Red Squill, as used by the j
government agencies, is the best and
surest way of extermination. - 4
It is advised by Mr. Schwartz that!
the day before the poison bait is j
placed out householders should pre-1
bait with unpoisoued bait for rats to j
eat. Place this out in small quantities
where the rats run and feed around
their holes. This merely insures a
higher number of rats killed where
the rats have been poisoned before
and are suspicious of all food exposed
which contains poison.
In order to make the greatest success
in rat campaigits, it is necessary
to remove all food that may be avails
able to the rats the night that poison
is exposed. This insures that
more rats will be killed and greater
freedom will result.
All garbage cans should be of iron?
and with tight fitting covers of the
same material. Food is one of the
two necessities for rats to live Attd
if the garbage cans are such that
rats can not obtain food from them,
half the battle of control is over.
The other'necessity for rats is shelter.
Trash piles' and piles of lumber,
shingles and loose wood offer a fine
shelter where the rats may be protected
and thrive. Farm machinery
and tools left for long in sheds and
outbuildings make, suitable cover for
rats to tunnel under.
Rat-<proof corn cribs and granaries
should be built on every place where
needed. They should be separate
buildings from barns, stables and
chicken houses.
Each householder will be given a
bag containing two kinds of bait and
directions say that it should be all
placed1 out at one time, in pieces the
size of a small pecan. Half a teaspoon
is the right quantity. Place
first a beef bait and then a cereal
bait out along the walls, on the floor
where rats run and eat. Bait may
be thrown down into the tunnels.
Put all the bait out at one time. Call
for more bait if needed. Never put
bait on shelves or above second story.
Mr. Schwartz stresses the fact that
the bait is made of Red Squill and is
not dangerous to anything but rats.
He also states that only in rare cases
is there any odor from dead ratp, as
they leave the (buildings after eating
the poisoned food and die elsewhere
than in the buildings.
Colonial Lake Popular
Colonial Lake, a few miles north
of Camden on the Camden-Charlotte
highway, is proving a papular place
on hot afternoons. Many visited1 the
lake during the hot spell and found
the waters fine for cooling off.
Thursday afternoon last quite a
large numiber of American Legion
members gave a delightful fish fry
to post members and a number of
their friends.
Again on Friday afternoon about
thirty or more members of the Camden
Shrine Club had a box supper.
Headed by Mrs. Docia McCaskill,
immunity nurse at the Wateree Cotton
mill, a large number of the mill
workers and children enjoyed a supper
at this lake on Friday afternoon.
Buried in Colleton County
George I). Thomas, aged 49, a veteran
of the Spanish-American war,
died at his home here on Wednesday,
July 9, and his body was carried
to Smoak's Cross Roads, in Colleton
county for burial on July 11th by the
Evans funeral car. Deceased is survived
by his widow and nine children.
A Red Twins Separated
Newberry, July 12.?Elijah Sampson
Franklin and Elisha Sampson
Franklin, 75-year-old twins, have been
separated by death. Elisha died here
yesterday.
Buys Hunting Preserve
Columbia.?W. S. Murray engineer
of Saluda dam, haa purchased 7,936
acres for $32,204 in Richland county,
which he intends to use as a hunting
preserve.
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One Man Killed;
Another Wounded
Kershaw, July 15.-*Stephen Owens,
24, was instuntly killed when shot
through the heart and hU brother, ?
James, two years his senior, was i
probably fatally injured in a road
shooting affair between Westville
and DeKalb at 11:30 Monday night.
The surviving brother, barely able
to mumble out the accusation, named
Henry F. Clyburn, 25, of Westville,
as the killer. Stephen's body was
found in a parked automobile.
James Owens was taken in an am?ce
early today to a (Camden hosand
Clyburn was parried to the
?aw county jail.
, Clyburn, son of >5teve Clyburn, of
Westville, was found two miles from
| the killing on the Gamden highway.
He was said to be badly bruised and
his sleeves were torn off his shirt.
No statement from him concerning
the shooting was available.
The officers, also, were secretive
about any motive they may have discovered.
The dead body of Stephen Orwons,
who was married, was seen on the
right side of an automobile's front
seat by two Kershaw boys, Donald
and Alex Williford, who came to this
town and reported to Special Officer
Hough and Chief of Police Mother i
shed, who immediately went to the
seen? with The State's correspondent.
In the meantime, James Owens had
crawled to a house 100, ya?4f away
and had attracted the atention of the
residents by his nw^ms. He feebly
explained that his brother had been
shot in the heart and instantly killed
by ClybuWi and that he himself
had been wounded, with a pistol, in
the stomach and in the right leg.
Here this morning there were many
rumors but nothing definitely ascertained
about the motive behind1' the
killing and wounding of the Owens
brothers. It was affimied that there
had been a scuffle about the automobile
but neither the officers nor
the principals confirmed this belief.
So far as could be determined no
pistol was found on Clyburn when
he was taken into custody.
Clyburn in Jail
At the coroner's' inquest held Tuesday
afternoon at the Evans funeral
home, young Clyburn was held for
the killing of Owens. Dr. Carl A.
West, the physician who examined
the body of Stephen Owens, told that
the bujlet wound which entered be-1
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low the collar bone, severed an artery
and caused death. Clyburn is said to
have admitted the shooting to Rural
Officer J. L. Hough. No statement
has been made by the (prisoner as to
the cause of the difficulty. Young
Clyburn is said to have been badly
beaten up during the fight and his
fdc? and clothing showed evidence to
that effect.
Former Judge Mendel L. Smith has
been retained as counsel for Henry
Clyburn.
Funeral services over the body of
Stephen Owens was held at the Evans
funeral home Wednesday conducted
by Rev. Blackmon, of Camden, and
the remains were carried to Westville
for interment.
James Owens, brother of Stephen
Owens, lies desperately wounded in
the Camden hospital suffering from
bullet wounds in the abdomen and
one in the thigh. Little hope is held
out for his recovery.
Makes Annual Settlement
The annual settlement between the
Kershaw county Auditor and Treasurer
was made this week through
E. C. Rhodes, representing the Comptroller
General's office.- Kerahaw
county is said to be third in the
state to make their annual se'ttie:
ment.
Columbian Hurt in Accident
Columbia.?Perry L. Crow of, Co!
lumbia, sustained a slight fracture
i of the ekuli and severe bruises about
his shoulders and legs when
| knocked down by an autOUlbbile
driven by Howard Knight of Columbia.
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Presbyterian Church Services
The following are services for the
week at Bethesda Presbyterian church
as announced by the .pastor, Rev. A.
Douglas McArn: Sunday, July <20,
sermon subject, "Building Our Lim
Around Beautiful Things." Sunday
school 10 a. m.; morning woxsfcl?
11:16; midweek service Wednesday
evening, 8:80. The public is cordially
invited to all these services. .
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For Paving J1
('ailed For July 29
The state highway department
Monday called for bids on 104 miles ,
standurd concrete paving, 56 miles ?
of surface treatment, 04 grading pro- <
jects and 15 bridge project* to be a
received at the Jefferson hotel, Co- v
hunbiu, July 25. This is the third I
largo highwuy constructidh letting (
under the $05,000,000 bond issue and .
is the third consecutive month for
a major letting.
Officials of the department estimate
that the work included in this ,
meeting will cost approximately $5,- (
250,000, or slightly more than a mil- (
lion dollars less than the United
States record-breaking letting of
May when the bond issue program
was inaugurated.
Important stretches of major high- \
ways arc included in this letting.
Route 21 frofri WinnsboVo to the
Richland county line?the last un^
paved section between Columbia and
Charlotte?is among those listed for
standard Concrete paving.
Three sections of route 40, the
coast line highway in Charleston,
Georgetown and Horry countiee passing
over the Cooper river and Santee
river bridges, are to be let, completing
the paved highway from Conway
to Charleston.
Route 1 from Cheraw to Patrick in
Chesterfield county is another trunk
highway which will be paved,
Lancaster county: The paving with
cement concrete of 17.13 mile? of
route 26 from Lancaster to the Kershaw
county line.
Kershaw county: The paving with
cement concrete of 5.999 (miles of
route 26 from Boykin's mill toward
Sumter.
York county: The widening of
three miles of route 5 from Rock Hill
toward Fort Mill.
Lancaster county. The construction
of a reinforced concrete, structural
steel and treated timber bridge on
route 97 between Great Falls and
Liberty Hill.
Chesterfield county: The construction
of reinforced concrete bridges
on route 35 between Pageland and
McBee.
Lyttleten Street Methodist Church
Services at Lyttleton Street Methodist
church are announced for the
week by the pastor, Rev. George
Pierce Watson, as follows: Sunday,
July 20, Bible school, 10:00 a. m.,
Mr. L. . Shaw, superintendent; Bpworth
League, 7:45 p. m.; public worship,
11:15 a. m. and 8:30 p. m., conducted
by the pastor. Morning theme,
"Christian Stewardship." Evening
theme, "The Worthwhile Life." Midweek
service Wednesday, 8:30 p. m.
The public is most cordially invited
to ail the services of this church.
Visitors are especially welcome. Come
and bring your friends.
Mother Sees Child
Killed by Auto
Rock Hill, July 12.?-While her
mother, horrified, looked on, little
Virginia Donohue, six-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Julia Dotiehue, was struck
down here and fatally injured by the
automobile of^'Mrs. C. R. Durham,
of Chester, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Donehue and other eyewitnesses
declared the accident unavoidable.
No inquest was held, Mrs. Durham
not being detained.
Aged Confederate Vet Dies
Columbia.?Capt. Richard CNeale,
89, Confederate veteran and former
mayor of Columbia, died Saturday
morning at the home of his daughter,
1110 Henderson street. He volunteered
for service in the Confederate
Army when 18 years of age.
Old Age Claims Elephant
Poughkocpsie, N. Y., July 14.?Bess
has died of old age at 93. The first
elephant John I*. Ringling ever owned.
Bess has loomed large in the
Ringling circus ever since she was
captured in India 43 years ago. The
I eabody museum at Yale inherits
Bess.
Prisoners Should Rest
-Columbia.?Governor
Richards although
he has no authority to order
that it be done has suggested to
I county authorities that ohaingang
I prisoners should not be allowed to
labor in the middle of the day, but
that work shook) ha confined to the
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Winter Resident
Dies in Huston
Pittsfteld, Mugs., July 12.?Benjanin
Durant Ticknor, owner of Berkshire
Inn ut Great Harrington and
.'-ourt Inn ut Cumden, H. C., died ol
ipinol meningitis ut the Massachusetts
General Hospital, early today,
do was bom ut Middlebury, Vt., Hixy-one
years ago, the aon of Caleb
*nd Martha Durunt Ticknor.
He had been in the hot id business
jver forty yeura when he retirod in
1928, having lirst been associated
with his father. He wus a vestryman
i)f 8t. James's ^ Episcopal Church,
Great Barriilgton. Survivors are his
widow, who was Constance Parker of
Salem, N. Y., a sister of Representative
James S. Parker, and three
duughters, Mrs. Dwight Partridge of
Great Harrington; Mrs. George B.
C.luett, Jr., of Troy, and M.rs. Kdward
B. Gaillard of New Haven, Conn.
The ubove dispatch appeared in the
New Y^ork Times of Sunday and will
be read with genuine regret in this
city, where Mr. Ticknor had made hiswinter
home for more than thirty
years. He had a wide acquaintance
not only in this Bection and state but
throughout the North and East,
where 'management of his two hotels
brought him in contact with noted
men and women tourists from all sections.
He had labored hard * in Camden
and the Court Inn, one of the oldest
of our tourist hotels, is a monument
to his albility as a hotel man.
Funeral services for Mr. Ticknor
were held at 48 West Avenue, Great
Barrington, Mass., on Monday at 3
o'clock, with private interment. Mr. "
C. H. Yates, vice president . of the
Bank of Camden, long time intimate
friend of Mr. Ticknor attended tho
funeral from Camden.
Route Not Hettled
Columbia, July IB.?The nged-in-Iocation
dispute among (property owners
of the Boykin Mill section on Route
>26 between Sumter and Camden simmered
again in the highway department
yesterday when a delegation of
Kershaw county citizens called at the
department's offices to determine
what location would be followed when
tho road is paved under the J,ply
29 letting.
Although the department engineers
and the property owners could not
agree on certain relocation problems,
the department plans to receive bids
on the road1 the end of the month.
Baptist Church Services
The following services are announced
for the week at the First
Baptist church: Sunday school at
10 o'clook, Mr. W. G. ^yilson, superintendent;
preaching by the,pastor
at 11:15 on (the subject, "The Comfort
of the Holy Spirit." Evening
service at 8:30, preaching by the pastor
on the subject, "Felix Before
Paul." Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 8:30. B. Y. P. U. Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock.
The attendance of the B. Y. P. U. is
gratifying to the pastor. In the
midst of the hpt weather more than
fifty wero present last Thursday
evening. The prayer meeting attendance
is also holding up well.
The public is cordially invited to
worship with us.
Beaver Dam Services
On Sunday, July 20th, the pastor
of -Beaver Dam church, T. P. Christmas,
announces a series of services
will begin, first service to start at
3:30 o'clock. These services will
continue through the week, morning
service to be at 11 o'clock,'-evening
service 7:45. Rev. L. D. Munn will
assist the pastor in these meetings.
The public is cordially invited to all
services.
Dairy Exposition
The 24th National I>airy Exposition
and St. Loui9 Fair will be held
at St. Louis, Mo., October"11-19,
1930. It is hoped that one or moro
cars will go from Kershaw~>eounty.
Anyone interested in going will
please notify County Agent Green.
Water Tests Pure
A sample of the water from the
Camden Water and Light Department
submitted by John W. Wilson,
health officer, to the State Board of
Health at Charleston, for bacterial
analysis shows analysis to he nega- ,
tive, and indicates water to bo free k
from contamination. The report is _
signed by F. L. Parker, M. D., chetn11st
awl bacteriologist. ^ ftj;