The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 15, 1932, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
I Curtis Gets Fine
I and Jail Term
}']eiuini?to^ ON. J.? July 11.?John
I Ifeffc** Curtis, conrvieted of hiuder
jag capture of the kidnapers of the
I ijudberjch baby, was sentenced toj.
y to one year in jail ahd a fine of
$1,000.
The maximum possible sentence
I which oeuld have been imposed under
& indictment on vAjich Curtis was
I found guilty was three years' imprijonsiont
and $1,000 fine.
The sentencing followed a. fervent
I attempt on the part of the defense
I to bait action a gad net Curtis before
I sentence was imposed. Defense
counsel moved for arrest
oi judgment on the same grounds that
three separate attempts were made
I during the trial to halt the action beI
fore it reached the jury. After a
heated argument, during which comaI
ael shouted back and forth, Judge
I Adam O. Robbins ruled that these
I poirfts already had been paased on
I and denied the motion.
I Lloyd C. Fisher chief counsel for
Curtis, shouted that iCXtrtia had never
had any contact with the kidnapers.
"He was just a man with wild
dreams about boats and things," be
I This statement came as a complete
surprise because^the defense stand
during the trial seemed to be that
Curtis had been in touch with the
I real kidnapers and had done eweryI
thing possible to help obtain the re-,
I turn of the baby adll capture of the
kidnapers.
Curtis was arrested after he Bigned
I a confession that all his negotiations
were a hoax, but later he repudiated
this confession, and, when the trial j
opened, the state accepted the re*
I pudiation and hased its charges on
I the allegation that Curtis had been
I in touch with the kidnapers and then
had prevented their capture by the
I hoax, confession.
I In arguing for arrest of judgmertt,
I Fisher said that Curtis had been made
the "goat" because he was "honest
enough to come within the staters
I jurisdiction.".. * ... ...
"Prejudice is the only reason John
I Hughes Curtris sits there convicted,"
he said. "We plead for mercy. The
I jury urged mercy.
"Only John Hughes Cartas, the
I goat, is tried. Thousands of chaos
and letters were received, but none
I were charged with obstructing jusI
tice. He is charged (because he was
I honest enough^. to come within the
suite's jurisdiction."
Coroner's Jury Fails
To Place Blame
WinuUm-iSalem, N. C., July
A conorer'* jury which had studied
the case for three days refused tonight
to ft a the responsibility for the
death of Smith Reynolds, returning
an indecisive verdict that the heir to
tobacco, million* came to his death
from a bullet wound at the hands of
a party or parties to the jury unknown.
The verdict left the case afbout
where it was when the jury first began
its investigation last Friday, but
had the effect of releasing from custody
Libhy Hoi man, his widow, and
Albert Walker, his secretary, who had
been held as material witnesses. , *
No responsibility was placed upon
the grand jdry as a result of the
verdict. It may ?r may not, as its
menders see At, begin an investigation
of Its own. The grand jury
meets tomorrow. ? V
Tbe coroner's jury began deliberating
at ft o'clock tonight and reached
its verdict at 11:45 p. m. It was
signed toy every member of the jury.
In returning its verdict, the jury
refused to accept in full faith the
stories of Labby, former Broadway
"Blues" singer, and Walker, a lifelong
friend of Reynolds, that the 20year-old
son of the late R. J. Reynolds,
wealthy tobacco manufacturer,
had killed himwekf.
Lobby told the jury she could remember
none of what happened just
"before Reynolds was shot or afterwards
for some hours, but remembered
a "flash" in which she saw
Reynolds with a pistol to his head,
i heard him call her name and saw
fthn fall.
Walker testified Reynolds had told
him just a* few minutes before the
shot that killed the youth was fired
that he was going to kill himself.
The Federal court at Louisville,
Ky., "has dismissed James R. Brown
and Chat tee F. Jones, president ?nd
vice president respectively of the National
Bank of Kentucky, who were
being tried on charges of misapplying
PLOOOiGOO of the bank's funds. The
court held that the evidence presented
toy the prosecution did not warrant
conviction.
C. C. Coddington, Jr., 18, son of the
late C. C. Ooddington, of Charlotte,
was instantly killed Friday afternoon
when he dived from a boat into the
shatjbw wuter of a pond on the Coddington
farm in Onslow county. His
neck was broken when his head struck
the bottom of the pond.
II ICED COFFEE WEEK I
* ' **
Summer Time is ^
Coffee Time
lead whm jrott want It cold; k?t
whan you want it hoL Coffca b always
satisfying an4 rtfrwhinf.
I 8 O'CLOCK,. .3 lbs. 50c
RED CIRCLE lSubBo?eA lb. 23c
BOKAR and^Wlnoy I
EAGLE MILK a 18c
SNOWDRIFT ? 6 JL, 55c
1 mm+mmtpm p [
WESSON OIL iw m 19c
n. b. c.
vanilla
brightons
. 4 V. A
Delicious Vanilla Wafer
lb. ISC
iona
Yellow Clinf
PEACHES I
ISc I
Bread A Batter ,
PiCKLES ? 2 jars 35c
Quaker Maid , ^
CATSUP ? 3Ljg. 2Sc
FLOUR lona 24 lb. bag 52c
OLD DUTCH CLEANSER 3 cans 19c
FAIRY SOAP ? 7 cakes ? 25c
\ '
Local Watermelons ... 20c
Ca ntaloupes 5c
Large Lettuce, J for ..25c
Pot Roast Beef, lb
Frankfurters, lb 12Vic
Hamburger, lb. ......X 15c
Large Celery 10c
Green Cabbage, lb 5c
Tomatoes, 2 lbs 15c
Veal Chops, lb 17V2c
Spare Ribs, lb. .... 12 V2c
Nock Bones, 4 lbs. for 25c
Farm Activities
Named For County
m
The following meetings and other
activities -of interest to men, women,
boys and girls all over Kershaw county
have been scheduled by the home
and county agents as follows;
DeKalb general community meeting,
Tuesday, July 12, 4 p. m. Held
by Miss Craig, home demonstration
agent.
Wateree general community meeting,
Tuesday, July 12, 8 p. m. Held
by Miss Craig, home demonstration
agent.
Mt. Zion general community meeting
Wednesday, July 13, 4 p. m. Held
by Miss Craig, home demonstration
agent.
Midway general community meeting
Wednesday, July 13, 8 p. m. Held
by Miss Crai^,shome demonstration
agent. V"'
Wednesday, July IS, County Agfcnt
Green attends hog marketing ,conference
at Hartavilie, S. C.
3C*s general community meeting
Thursday, July 14, 4 p. m., Held by
Miss Craig, heme demonstration
agent.
Thorn Hill 4-H club, boys, and general
community meeting Thursday,
July 14, 4 p. m. Held by County
Agent Green.
Sand Hill general community meeting
Thursday, J-tfTy "14, 0 p. m. Held
by home and county agents.
Pino Grove 4-H boys nnd general
community meeting Friday, July 15,
10 ?a. m. Held by County Agent
Green.
Charlotte Thompson general community
meeting "Friday, July 15, Held
"by home and county agents.
(-Charlotte Thompson 4-H boys' and
girls' club party Friday, July 15, 7:30
p. m. Held by home and county
agents. o
Bethune general community meeting
Saturday, Jiily 16, 4 p. m. Held
'by Miss Craig, home demonstration
: agent. ....
Blaney general community meeting,
Saturday, July 16, 4 p. m. Held by
County Agent (Green,
4-Hwlub boys from all over county
hold livestock judging contest Monday,
July 18. "Meet at County Agent
Green's office, 9 a. m.
"Mt. Pisguh general community
Monday, July 18, 8 p. m. Held by
County A gent "Green. 1
Kershaw County Farm Tour to
Sandhill Experiment Station Tuesday,
July 19, assemble at Court House in
Camden 9 a. an. in o-rder to get passes
over Wateree river bridge.
Friday, July 22, County Agent
Green attends soil-building confer- j
ence at Sandhill Experiment Station.
4-H club boys' annual camp to be
held at 4-H club at liake Shamokin,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July
28, 29 and 30.
It will be noted that considerable
emphasis is being put at this time
on the production, canning, storage
1 and conservation of all available
foods.. This is considered) of vital
importance by those who have carefully
studied the probable conditions
that will prevail this winter. It is
very evident that money with which
to buy food1 and feed will not be
available this winter and people who
i have heretofore depended upon money
from their cash crops with which
_to~purchase a part of their food for
winter use will in all probability be
.in destitute circumstances this winter
unless they take immediate action
for . greater production and conservation
of food.
There is a great need for the thinking
people of Kershaw county to cooperate
in this matter as the day of
living alone, independent of neighbors,
has passed. Destitute people
cost the other people of the county
in one way or another and it is better
for all concerned that destitute conditions
be prevented rather than attempted
to be cured after they hecome
a realization.
It is especially urged that the business
people, preachers, doctors, banlpers.
county officials and other Traders
attend the meetings held in their respective
community.
.. The attendance and interest shown
nt the food production conservation
meeting held last Friday is especially
encouraging and it is desired th^;
l aTT of the people"of the county should i
know in order that they may appreciate
the sacrifice and work being put
forth by these 50-odd leaders who
attended this meeting and who are
doing so much in the various communities
of the countg to get our
people in shape to go through this
winter with the least possible hardship.
? ?
James Mattern and Bennett Griffin,
after making a non-stop flight from
Harbor Grace, New Foundland, to
Berlin on Wednesday momingr left
that city 13 hours and 33 minutes
ahead of their estimated schedule,
arid landed a few hours later in- a
peat bog near Borisov, Russia, wrecking
their plane. They landed because
of trouble with the machine controls.
Neither of the fliers were badly Injured
ra the wrecked machine, v i
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4-H Club Boys Will
Camp July 28-30
Arrangements have been definitely
completed by (County Agent Green for I
the 4-H club iboys of Kershaw county
to hold their annual camp July 28,
29, 30. The camp will be held at the
4-H club house at Lake (Shamokin,
7 miles from Camden juat off the '
road to Lancaster. '
Mr. J. B. Zemp, who owns the lake, (
haa again kindly consented for the
boys to use the lake for swimming.
Lifeguards and other details are be- j
ing completed and indications are that
the camp Will be very successful.
Mr. Dan (Lewis, in Boys' Club
Agent from Clemson college, is to
assist Mr, Green during the entire
camp. Also Mr. R. W.^Coarsey, Ex? ,
tension (Dairy (Specialist, and Mr. A.
L. DuRant, Extension Livestock Specialist,
will take part in the program.
The boys are to put on a number of
programs themselves., Mr. Green is
writing: ??ch Club boy complete details
as to what he should bring, etc.
AH club boyq who expect to attend
this c&mp are requested hereby to
notify the county agent in writing
at once.
| Any club boy who fails to receive
a letter from the county agent by
Wednesday, July 20, regarding the
4-H Camp is requested to notify the
county agent of this failure to receive
such notice in order that corrections
in the mailing list may be
made. This is especially important
due to the fact that so many club
members have recently joined the 4-H
club and stencils "have not been cut for
the addressegraph machine for some
of the more recent names.
'
Mrs. Joseph W. Alsop, cousin of
Franklin D. Roosevelt, and member of
the executive committee for Connecticut
of the Women's Association for
National Prohibition Reform, has reisgned
because that organization endorsed
the Democratic presidential
nominee. Mrs. Alsop is n niece of
the late President Theodore Roosevelt
and is also a member of the
state legislatmne.
Anna Garey hid $2,850 in hills about
her home and later being unable to
find the money, called in deputy
sheriffs believing the money had been
stolen. The officers spent three days
helping her find the currency in $10
and $20 notes that she had hidden tn
many different places.
LOOKING BACKWARD
Ttkci From the File* of The Chronicle Fifteen end Thirty Yearn Ago
FIFTEEN YBAH8 AGO
August 3, 1917
(Slni Murphy, negro woman residing
>n Halsall How, shot and instantly m
tilled by Jerry Kirkland. t
Fir* destroys residence of C. M.
Coleman, north Fair street. s
Bumper crops reported from all v
parts of the county with probably
48,000 bushels of wheat and large f
Acreage of corn. 1?
M. H. Heyman forms partnership
with Jerome M. Hoflfer under firm r
name of M. H. Heyman and Company. 1
J. B. Wallace and family move to
Beaufort where Mr, Wallace engages <
in truck growing.
One hundred and twenty-one men ?
from Kershaw county get first call 1
from selective draft board.
Judge M. L. Smith to address Wes- r
ley adult class at Methodist .Sunday
school on {Sunday. i
"Mama" Tisbie Thomas, of Man- t
ning, dies at great age of 127 years.
William .Brearley, aged 66, died at i
his home near St. Charles. <
Attempt made to wreck Southern
railway train at 86-mile post near 1
Camden.
iScores dead from beat wave in I
northeYn and eastern cities.
Mrs. G. H. Lenoir made head of j
Kershaw iCounty Women's Defense 1
Council. _ _ ]
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Kennedy <
and two daughters on visit to relatives
in C.harlestown, W. Va. i
Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Hamman, of
Los Angeles, visiting Mr. and Mrs. !
I. C. Hough. i
Henry G^ad/den and a youth named
Meares rewued from drowning at
Wateree mill pond by John Catoe of
the mill village.
Leon iSchlosburg has a to* amputated
at the Camden hospital.
Attractive new home of I. R. Hayes,
of Kershaw, scene of pretty wedding
*>f J. Gardiner Richards to Miss Nannie
Roberts Hayes. Rev. J. C. Rowan
performed the ceremony.
Reporter for Bishoipville Vindicator
says that in his fifteen years residence
in Lee county be: has never
seen finer crops.
Harmon McCoy, of St. Charles, gets
back from successful trip on a convoy
to France. German U-boats attacked
' " ' ' yj
but did not hit.
Henry C. Brown appointed as local
agent for Standard Oil Company.
Mrs. Hester Trapp, aged 71* died
at thb home of her son, B. D. Trapp,
and burial was in Antioch cemetery.
'Herbert Campbell married to Mine
Mabel Henning, of hock Island, 111.
Over one hundred dead in greater
New York from heat prostrations. ,
Mirs. OtiHio ,S. Dropenoski, 32, is in , S
jail at Baton Rouge, La., along with
her confessed lover, Sidney Bercegeay,
46, charged with the murder
of her husband, Joseph, wife -was shot
from ambush near his borne last Frl- " "
day night.
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THIRTY YKAR8 AGO
July 15, 1902
U JSchenk ami company is a new
neroantile Arm to open business In
he opera house etore.
J. D. Tiller, of Bethune, dies after ,
hort illness and loaves surviving his
fidow and four small children.
J. W* La Motto, former conductor on
Northwestern railroad killed in Columbia
when he fell" from train.
Seaboard selling Sunday round-trip
ateH from Camden to Columbia at
11.00.
F. K. Mathis and family to leave
Camden for Greenville.
Late Dr. J. Thomas Pate bequeathed
his entire HhrAry to Wofford colJohn
L. Starr, of York, has a Ane
nule stung to death by bees.
Robert Goodale returns to Camden
is prescription clerk in new drug *
itore of Dunn and Burnet
Oliver Wendell Holmes appointed
in associate justice of the supreme
:ourt to succeed Justice Gray.
Edward VII crowned King of England
in Westminster Abbey.
Civil war veterans had a great
time in Greenvillo at soldiers' reunion.
Allen Deas, James Wilson, R. W.
Hammond, J. "T. Young, T, H. CaUthon,
Capt. I.. L. Clybum and Col.
L C. Hough in attendance from this
:ounty.
W. E. "Osteon opens bottling business
in Clyiburn block.
Edward Salmon goes with W. H.
Zemp store as salesman.
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