The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 10, 1908, Image 1
VOL. XXXII
FIEND CAUGHT
BARNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1008
NO. 16
WAR IN HAYTI iMANY ARE LOST
Man Who Assassinated Ussey at
Barnwell is Arrasted.
WAS PAID TO DO IT
He la * Negro by th© Name of
— . ' ~ «
Quitman Johnson, and Lives at
Aiken,. Where He was Appn-
• V L
hende0—Taken to the Peniten-
~ ,v
* tiary for Safe* Keeping.
Columbia. * Dec. 2. — Quitman,
Uonhaon. the negro who was arrest
ed at Aiken for assassinating W.
Perry Ussey at Barnwell on las(
Saturday night, was brought to Co
lumbia yesterday mprninaf and plac
ed in the penitentiary jwr safe keeF
ing-
Governor Ansel was notified of the
capture of the negro, at Aiken Tues
day night by The^State and his ex
cellency at once 'communicated wltn
the authorities there, instructing
them to lose no time in bringing
the prisoner to Columbia.
There was considerable feettng
in Barnwell over the homicide an 1
while no direct evidence had been
secured against Johnson it Ts said
that the circumstances' surrounding
the case show that he at least knows
something about it.
What Is Bald in Aiken.
A dispatch ffom Aiken says the_
suspicion toward Johnson for th'*
kilting is very strong, and the par
ties interested believe that they have
Lhp right man without a doubt
Certain statements made by Johnson
before the tragedy are very incrimi
nating. v
He went to Barnwell last week,
birt before going he is said to have
told a gentleman of Aiken that what
he would do in Barnwell would b
heard about and also that he sup
posed he would get lnt<f trouble yet
about the white people.
It is said that he was seen a few
^ minutes before the shooting with t.
gun and that he was seen a few min
utes after with a gun. The parties
Interested are confident of having
the right man. » -»~
The case has excited a great de^l‘ '
oMfiteresT ih Aiken and Is the t/fnic cl, - v
. _ “ TliU ,
of conversation among many groups
, on the streets and any developments
will be watched Closely.
Jbhnson is an Aiken negro, hav
ing been a resident tnere for several
years. He Is saki to have been
raised in Barnwell county.
Bight Man <’aright.
A dispatch from Barnwell says
the local authorities are sure that
they have the man whb assassinated
Mr. Ussey la>t Saturday night. The
officers and citizens have been un
relenting i ntheir effortH ^to “get^th’
guilty man, and all are confident
_ that sufficient evidence has been se
cured to lay the guilt on Quitman
' Johnson.
It seems that Johnson left Aiken
the latter part of last week to go
to Barnwell and before leaving stat
ed to some of his pals * he had a
special mission to perform and tha'
they wQuli. hear from him In -a
short time. He stated that he wou'i
carry out his plans, but might have
to hang. for r it.
His movements after leaving Aik
en have b©?n traced directly to
Barnwell and from there hack to
Aiken, where he was arrested.
There is a preat deal of evidenc>
going to show* his guilt that it woulJ
not be wise to give to the public
at this time, sufficieth it to say tint
Johnson Is the man wanted, be
yond a shadow “bf a doubt.
There Is a.strong desire on th*^
part of many of tbe citizens tp hav
Johnson tried at this term of crim
inal court, which is now in-^rogress
As to whether this will be done can
not now be stated. Solicitor Davis
Is of the opinion that a trial at this
thne will injure the case as it is
likely to develop in such a way as ir
Implicate outside parties. He wlr>*<
Governor Ansel to this .effect laU
this afternoon. It is not known non
whether Johnson will be allowed
*- remain In Columbia or whether hi
will be brougnt back to the county
>U. „
Johnson Is a flitvflwe^J^^gpunty*ne
gro and has a very'unsavory refill
tatlon wherever he is known.
NEW INSURANCE COMPANY
THE PRESIDENT FLEES TO A
FKENt^l SHIP.
✓ •
Div
Lojra'l Citizens and Soldiers
perse Angry Molls Who Pillaged
Stores and Residences.
Hr'
Washington, Dec. 4.—The revo
lution is on in Hayti, and the in-
s-urgf nts are about masters of the
situation- Port au Prince is in the
hands of the revolutionists now, but
before the city fell there was great
trouble and strife. TNe troop.1
ay ninrning fired Into a mcb,
that began to loot stores and dweli-
1 Ing^; just as soon as it was known
that President Alexis had fled from
the city. Twelve men were killed.
The trouble began shortly affir
the president had been escorted to
the' French cruiser by the French
minister.
The people from the Belair and
the Salines sections of the city In
vaded the business quarter and be
gan pillage. They"' divided Into
bands and worked tbefcr way down
bn'e street and up another.
By 10 o’clock eleven stores were
looted, nine belonging to Syrians
while Haitiens owned the other two
stores. Their proprietors stood by
helpless.
The loot^was hauled \into th
street, where its division resulted in
flghts.among the mob, in wT^yh four
were killed.
It is feared thatT the dlso
would spread over the entTV^ city
buC<Je«eral PoJdevln saved the sit
uation. He firmed a Iwdy. of citi
zens and a small detaehifient of
loyal troops and with them .fired
on the looters, 4-^.
The general then go.t together a
number of courageous citizens and
rounded up a small detachment
of lowal soldiers, and marched on the
looters., .
The Pillag rs were unaware of hi-
approach and their first intimation
that they were to meet any opposi
tion canie to them in the shapb of a-
volley from Gen ral Poldevin’s band.
Right of the looters fell at the first
fire.
The crowd quickly dispersed..
While this was going on in the
business district, another {nob was
looting the rich residence section of
Steamer Soo City Founders Off
i •.
New Foundland Coast
IN A SEVERE
Ten Fishing-Vessels An* Sunk an
4
Most of Their Crews An* liost.
•frl*- - '■* —
The Crew of the Steamer, Which
Numbered Eighteen, Were Also
Drowned.
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St. Johns, N. V , A> c 4.-—Wreck
age which has’ come ashor©*** Cape
Ray loavus- little roomj for doubt
■
that the. ( sturdy little .stea-mer Soo
City, which for 20
an excursion vessil on tie- great
lakes, went down with her crew in
jhe midst of the gale that lashed
the 'NewfouniWtfnd coast fo/ two
days ,this, vyet’k—The steamer was
in command of Capt. John G. Dl}fon,
of Brooklyn It is known that uu'
less than 18 men were on board.
The Soo City was recently sold
by the Indiana TransporjAtMn Com
pany to Felix Jackson, of Velasco.
Texas and was being taketT tc,J8’rav
Orleans, where It had tieen pliwiied
to put her in service between that
city and Texan ports. §he carried
V'sentrera. ■ She was to he first
overhau’ed in New York.
The Soo City sailed from Michi
gan City on November I and reached
Ogdersburg, N| Y,, -Nove-n.l^er 1 1
Up to that time the steAmer was in
charge of Capt. F. V. Doritv, of
Miiwaukee. 1 ■ ut at Ogdensburg th»‘
command was turn-l over to (’apt.
Dillon. She was last reported 'af
Qu» beq^ffeivembor 14. On Wednes
day Inst the \essi.l was li^'ii'd by the
maritime exchange among tbe miss
ing. The steamer's first mate was
John Casey, of Chicago.
Today a d ek cabin and fittings
and 16 lifa preservers c: me ashore
Thvse all bore the name ‘‘Soo City."
Difring the day life buoys, deck
boards and other grear unqmstion-
aMv belonging to Fie stoat'er.jtjo
washed in.
Tic- slimi *hat wrecked t’e Soo-
A WRECKED LIFE
■4
A BEAUTIFUL A^D WEALTHY
GIRL JUST DIVORCED
Who Was to Have Been
Married
Again lautt Beet. Took Her Own
New York, Dec. 3.—The beautiful
young woman who was found shot
to death in her room at the Ciar
endon hotel in Brooklyn yesterday
was positively identified today a*
Mrs. Lillian Falconer Doty,, who re
cently returned from Sioux Falls, S.
I)., where she, secured a divorc?
from^her husband. The, woman
comes of a rich and fashionable
New York family, where Alexander
Falconer, the father, madp a great
^SPEGIAU4AXAII0N
City was one of tlv‘ v s< \'•-est in
Till, .inwww.n [n'satisfy th''[*cent years. It
ooiuin-
ted for 48’h< urs, asscninc at times
the porpottions of a blizzard. Th°e
ieg,in Tims 'av night
crowd in the suliurlis. for they theti witn a rrortlu rl» gale—OiiU
fortunft^ J *4 1,
^ New developments occurred today,
years plmiT H^-.jjhich showk-d conclusiVely thSt Ahe
woman had committed suicide and
concurrent with these came other
revelations,
The woman secured a divorce
from Mansfield Doty, a Wall street
broker, on ' November 13, at Sioux
Falls’, and was to have been married
this week, btit the name of her fianc-'
‘is being guarded with Jealous sec
recy by tthe fafnily. „
Owing to the fact that-Che woman
could not be Identified when found
the body was taken to the morgue,
where It was examined. The gar
ments were found to be of costly
texture and fashionable In design;
the Jewels found uj>on her perron
were such as to indicate wealth,
refinement and culture. The exam
coroner's'physician found a
inumber of bruises on the body,
which have not yet been accounted
* — ■
for. - —s.
Mrs. Doty registered at the Ciar
.endon on Tuesday as Mrs. Falcomer,
"Sioux Falls, S. D. When the maid
found herself unable to arouse the
inmate of tfie room yesterilay, she
notified John Hill, the managpr of
the hotel. ' A bell"boy was sent up
the fire escape to the window to
fake a survey of it foe |room> and
when he peerfcd into the apartment
he nearly fell from the aerial perch
from astonishment, and horror.
The body of the woman was found
on the floor, a gaping bullet wound
in her right temple .and her gaj-
ments soaked In blood. The room
w;^ litered with cigarette butts and
MORE TAXES
To Bt Levied To Meet The Treas
ury Shortage.
BANK WAS LOOTED
BY FIVE DARING WOHBEltH WHO
— . ^.*.1 .. .» -/«««~ - ^
, ESCAPED
In an Automobile, Carrying Fourteen
Thousand Dollars in Cash Away
With Them.
any
dispersed' wltfibut. committing
further depredations.
At 11 o'clock a seminary priests
was surrounded by the menacing
crowd demanding that General Col-
con be turned over to them. The
*
priest's reply was that the general
was not there. Word reached Gen
eral Poidfevlh of the threatening sit
uation at seminary artd he hurried
forward at the head of his detach-
nunt of citizens and soldiers and
on his arrival the crowd dispersed
At midnight the city was company
lively quiet.
RECTOR GETS CHECK.
He Receives Substantial Token From
-W His Congregation.
New York, D^o. L—When the
Rev. Dr William Hungington, rector
of Grace church, ot^ this city, sat
down to his breakfast he foubd tin
der his,plate a check for more ihjjn
$40,000.
This sum was voluntarily contrib
uted by members of his congrega
tlon as a token of their esteem for
his long and faiTh+ul service.
Dr. Huntington recently ‘celebrat
ed his seventieth btrt^ay, and on
Sunday, the twenty-fifth annivers:.
ry of his coming to Grace church,
was observed.
He thought at the time that h
would resign, but instfad of accept
ing the resignation he was urged, to
-emain and the handsome testim >
ilal of good will and regard follow
'd.
ACCIDENT, OR SUICIDE?
Orangeburg in Columbia With Home
' Capitol Entirely.
Columbia, Dec. 1.—The Gulf and
Atlantic Insurance Company, was or
ganized here today at meeting of
stockholders. Comptroller General
Jones being made * president and
Mayor Remain treasurer.
It was chartered with a capita.
of IIQO.ffOrto "(Jo^ a general fir-,
r-eastilty and bond Trig business, and
today out up $10400 security wlja
for. pe it
cense to do fiiialtess In this State.
The directors consists of A u W.
Jones, W. 8. Rekmer, C. K. Hender
son, J. T. Simons, P. H. Gadsden
„ George S. Mower^ James A>
D. O. Herbert ahd. S. M. Jones.
Seven ynndrrd Drowned.
Chefoo. China, Dec. 1.—Two Jai
aneae steamships collided off this
port, Tuesday.- Details are lacking
but It Is reported ,that a total ol
700 persona J&av* been drowned.
Chief of Police Lost Overboard From
Patrol Boat.
San Francisco, Dec. l.»—Williaii
T. Biggy. chief of police, was lo>'
'overboard from ,^the police boat,
Patrol, between Belvldere and San
Francisco, shorty before midnight.
The only other occupant of the
oollce launch was William-'Murphy^
he engineer. Murphy missed tin*
chief when the boat was about half
way aoroes the hay, back to the
City. A search of the small launch
showed no trace of the chief and
Murphy put on full speed and pad
for the dock. He reported the loss
of the chief aflQtfflfCe on his arrival
and was taken Into custody.
KILLED BY TRAIN.
Yotyng Man Ran. Down on Way to
Dance. *
senger train as it whirled past th'
station at 8 o'clock Wednesday niglU
Victor E. Hendereon, a young mao
was badly mangled po as to mak
hair and a book with his name wm
ton In R. and a letter he had ad
dressed to a brother in Louisiana
and failed to mail. Henderson was
twenty-four years old and farms
near here. He. was on his way t
ame gate caught ain 1 drov • to plec-
s no less t! an 10 N<*wf mndland
fi-hirg vessels, Vm l whil- Seven of
lie cTe\vs u T<sraped threi veto lost,
with a total of 17 persons drowned.*
was niHiTied—after—re
rapid first courtship in “The Little
Church Around the Corner," In
Her married life was stormy and
n hep-divorce petition she alleg'd
cruelty. *
CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTORY.
Second Death
r
111
Atlanta From the
Pellegra' Disease.
Atlanta, Dec. 1 Mrs. Sarah C.
Smith. wiH* of R Smith, died at th-
Irady hospital'Saturday morning at
10 o'clock of Pellagra, a disease re
sulting from the eating of corn im
properly cured.
Mrs. Smith was 3.*) years of ag .
and was originally from Chatlfteld.
Texas. She has been under treat
men^^it the hospital since October
19 \ht the curious disease, which
though known to the medical pro
fession since 17.'1 ■>, . is v fy un
common and said to lie in most oas
es fatal.
It will lie rerpemtiered that Mis'
Emma Payne,'Hg-d 37 years, of 6
McDonough street, died of the sarm
disease in Atlanta on Nov mber
making, with Mrs. Smith, the sec
ond death resulting from the diseasi
within the past two weeks.
RFRNKI) SCUfKlL HOFSE.
Prominent Farmer Trailed by D»»gv
and is Vtaested.
^ (
Ifawkemrville, (la., Dec. 1A sen
tation was created ity the biirnin.
tf Dorminey_ HUJ-'school h«us ■, ten
miles below here. Ibis trTbrnTrrjr;‘aii'l
the arrest of Johnjp'. Knight, a prom
inent farmer, charged with being th
incendiary. * •
Sheriff Rogera and a. jmissc wtuft
immediat ly to the scene of th
flre^wivb track hounds^ which fm
lowed the trail to the residence of
Knight. Suspicion is said to hav
fallen on KTtfght from the firs',
because lie wns leuo.wn, to be hostile
to tht'- ^h.ool. - .Jow in Jail
h' re, but denies th*fe' crime. Tin
value of the school house and fur
hiture was about $3,fi(M'.
Kisses t'onie High.
Huntingdon, W. Va., Dec. 3.—
Miss Eulie Johnston, a stenpgFapfier
liroirght suit against G. C.’‘Rickets
a wealthy merchant, for $15,000 be
cause the latter, as she' alleges
flipped his arm about her waist an
stole a-hiss.' At,the trial th" yotetg
woman testifi d she had had nervous
dyspepsia MT-erght months as a re
^gOhy-the
Crum Once More.
Washington, Dec. 2.—At the ex
dentifteation possible only -PW^tjon of his term of office earl
this month CoITecYffr -tCram,
Charleston, will be reappointed
There was a long and bitter fight on
the original appointment of Di
Crum, who la a negro. For several
years his name-w^as hung up in the
cigarette box nearly empty was
oiind in her Russian leath r satchel
Mrs. Dot v
KILf.KD HERSELF
Itotlier Than Endure tlie Tortures of
a Living Death.
St. IxmiIs, Dec. 3. Mrs Adelaide
Bentz, who claimed to Imve dl.-if*
covered a sure destroyer for thi*
Mexican cotton boll weevil, ts dead,
the victim of a self-lnflicfod bullet,
wound In the h f>art - She was known
all over the Southwest. She was a
sufferer from cancer, which develop
ed as the'result of a blow received
while ronduhting experiments on
the farm of Charles P. Taft, at Taft,
Texas, two yearf ago.
Knowing that her malady was'In-
'’ttrable, Mrs. B-ntz had spent tbe
last few, months of her life labori-
ttisly reducing the results of her ex
periments to driting. The formula
f the comiiound, which she claimed
was a sure destroyer of the scourge
if the cotton field, and all knowl-
•dge she had acquired through years
>t study and experiment, were cart
ftillv tauten .out in the-r..£prm. of«J
letter to^er son. The secret of the.
ompojifjiul she guarded to the last.
Whilj^'Jief^sister was out of th-
house, where they lived alone, for a
hort time,'Mrs. Bentz secured a re
volver From., a small casket in
which she kept her treasured wr^t
*ngs and other valuables, she took
her wedding'Tfing and placed it on
her finger, then fired a bullet
through her heart.
SLAIN IN HIS CAR.
Southern Railway Employee Assas
' — , Xv
sinated at Durham.
ts-
Raleigh, N. C.. I)dc. 3.—The po
lice authorities oT Durham are baf
fled and the city is exalted over •
recent fories of crimes which reach
ed Its climax early today in the as
sassination of Engineer Jas. Holt
of the Southern Railway, who was
shot to death while in the cab of
his engine in the suburbs of that city
todav. No cause has been assigned
for the deed, and no clue has been
found to the murderer. Holt was
shot in the back and died half an
hour afterwards. •' .
Will lx* Resorted to to Meet the Ex
travagances of the Republican Ad
ministration, Which Him Squan-
, ^ . '
dered the, Money of the^ People
With a lavish Hand.
Washington, Dec. 4.—Now that
the election is over Republican poll?
ticians are speaking frankly concern
ing the nation's finances. A renewrl
of special taxation is considered es
sential bje-Republl^an leaders in
congress to meet deficits and con
stantly growing jexi>eiuNt tires, and
an internal revenue duty may again,
be imposed on many, if not all ar
tides so taxed during the Spanish-
American war.-
A deficit that today aggregHTpr
$50,000,000, and by June 30 nexl
.will total $100,000,000, has broug'!
Representative Jawney, chairman of
the house appropriations committee,
and others charged with formulating
the/'fcreat money measures here in'
advance of the assembling pf con
gross te consider the situation
Nussrs." Cannon,"'Tawney and Payne
have conferred on the subject. Mr
Tawney has talked the matter over
with President Roosevelt - ai{d Sec
retary Cortelyou.
He has requested Mr. Cortelyou
’o prepare some data indicating th^*
revenues derived from articles sub-
f cted tb t7R i war revenue Tax and to
imt+rurte. others that may eventually
be placed in The list. It has become
vldent to the leaders that a revis
ion of th’ tariff will not materially
ncrease the revenues. While lower
1 titles' may bring larger Imports In
some instances. In others there wi.l
b? a falling off of importations, anti
hus the books will about balance.
Secretary Cortelyou has given no
intimation a:-' to what his snggstlon?
will be, but they are certain to in
clude a tax on coffee. Thr&o cents
pound is .the figure mentioned.
This was the rate Imposed up to
4-8 8 2. when—U, wag placod ' un—the.
Bfe list. It is also the almost un
animous sentiment that the tax 0.1
b'eer should be doubled, making it
2 a barrel. It ls> already virtually
settled that there shall be no dimi
nution of the rate on sugar, as it
s the best revenue producer the
government has. A renewal of the
war revenue art would almost ex
actly offset the deficit.
It brought into UF' treasnrjy a'
rifle more than $ 1 OO.ono.iiou a j'ear
n four years $46,000,000 were col
lected on legacies, or an average of
111 .OO'O.OOO , per annum. Beer was
he big money-bringer of the war
revenue lawL ^ The added dollar a
barrel rcalizm? $30,000,000 a year
The tax of ten cents a pound on tea
was the next item In -Importance,
bringing In $10,000,000 a year. It
is desired to avoid, if possible, all
the numerous stamp taxes, not be
cause of their expensiveness, tint be
cause of their inconvenience
A two-cent on telegrams and tei-
ephfne messages. I>ifc insuiraftT ■
policies were taxed six cents for
every $100 of value. Chewing gum
was. assessed four cents for every
dollars worth. One cent was col
lected for each palace or parlor car
sea\ sold or berth occupied. Rail
road amr-'stramship tickets* were
taxed from $1 to $3. Bonds, cer
tificates of stocks, proprietary med
icines, notes, bills of exchange, buck
et shops and broker* 1 -, transactions
bills of sale, agreontefits, drafts, ex
press receipts, bills of lading, leases
protests, almort every form of leg; 1
document were compelled to bear
tai^ stamp.
National banks with a capital
stock of $2r».ft(J0 paid $50, and $2
for each additional thousand db
lars of capital. Brokers and pawn
brokers were taxed $50 jnd $2,0 re
spectively. Theatres, concert lialls
xod musnnma . paid $100 A "e|rc-ti
paid $100. All other shows ettn-
tributed $10. Each billiard table
or bowling alley was-taxed $5
Pepper*’!). Mass., Dec. 3—Although
the police of every city and town
within a radius of fifty miles wefe
keeping a sharp outlook for traces
of the five burglars who early yes
terday blew open the safe of the
First'National Bank -Were and es-
cajied with $14,0'00 In'casji, no clue
to the Identity or wherealtouts of the
safe blowers has lueen discovered.
So confidently, were the burglars
that their preliminary preparations
were effective thSt They fired two
charges of nitro glycexino in Hie safe
after they^ knew that they had been
discovered. Then,’ gathering the
bills together hastily, lint overlook
Tng aliout $3,000 in gold and silver
coin, they made their escape in an
automobile with about $14,000.
Th» bank vault was blown open
about two o'clock, at which time the
last,of thm* explosions was heard by
Ertiest "Tarbeilr who-was sleeping
next door^' He reached the bank
just as the robbers were leaving. Af
ter shouting an alarm, Tarbell fired
several shots at the burglars, but
there Is no Indication that any of
them took effect.
He foupd a quantity of bills and,
silver scattered aliout lh<‘ vault, giv
ing evidence of the hurry with which
the burglars secured their booty.
DREADS TO MEET TILLMAN
.1.
Recause of tin* Massacre of Negroes
at ills Home.
PERISH IN THE FLAMES.
One Carried Down 'and Two Jump
Out of Window.
a country dance, a mile from Mon-1 Senate and the people of Charleston
„ • htubbornly fought his confirmation
/v
’started from an overheated kitchen
stove at midnight, burned the Stfhpi
ro block in Princeburg near here
and the following perished in the
flames; Abraham Shapiro, filer
chant; hj,® 8on ' Arthur, and daugh^
ter, Anna, and 1 ’hfs mother-!.n-la^‘
Mrs. Sarah Blatski. Mrs. Shapiro
was carried safety down the ladde
and her two sons were saved by
jumping from windows.. The loss
it $15,000. - . ; * * *
Washington,- Dec. -4.—-A dispate’
from Springfield, 111.,* says Shelby
M. Cullom, dean of-Mhe United
States Senate and for years one o
the prominet mem Iters of that body,
recently left Springfield for Wash
ington with trembling flesh and with
fear in his h art.
The venerable statesman is ter
ror-stricken over the prospect of his
coming meeting with Senator THI
man. - v - •
For years Cullom and Tillman, a.'
widely separated as the poles , in
their political ideas and methods
have been warm personal* friends
Outside the halls of Congress the I riage
Other discoveries. It is uld,
wo, by mutual consent, nave avoid-1 wore'placed nt the disposal Qf lh*
e<f all polijical discussion, save oiii- grand iuD t —wWclr — retuyned the In-
subject the negro. The Illinois I dlctmdnt. It Is said Mr. Mitchell
Senator, from the home,.of Lincoln, unhesitatingly admitted that it wa*
the emancipator, has taken keen de- his horse and his rented buggy That
light in lambasting h4p Southern
friend on Ih*‘ floor of the Senate, In
committee, and in private, hecaits;*
of his hatred of the blacks.
Just before Cullom left Spring-
The tax on tobacco -$hd spuff was
doubled, being raised from, six coins
to twelve cents a pound. The to
bacco dealers were taxed from $6
to $24, according to volume of bus
Iness. The tax on cigars and cigar
etts was proportionally Increased.
HOLDS RE(X)RI) -FOR DIVORCES
Peoria County, III., Takes Palm, f01
Breaking Of Marriage.
Chicago. Dec. 3:—According to
the statistics of Peoria County, Illi
noie,. beats the record for divorces
From November 1, 19075 to Novem
her 1. 1908.-Ahflre-was one d^vorr
SERIOUS CHARGE
Made Against a Prominent Citi
zen of Thomatviila, Ga»
/
WHO IS BEING TRIED
For AInIacting and Attempting n
(Yiminal Assault Upon n Popnlnr
and Wealthy Young lauly of thn
Same Town—The Cane is Hhroud-
ed In Mystery,
Thomasvllle, Ga., Dec. 1.—Th*
trial of, the Hon. W. H. Mitchell,
one of the most prominent citizen*
of Thomasviller for abduction ■ and
criminal assault upon Miss Lucll-J
Linton, a very popular and -wealthy
young lady,- also of Thomasvllle,
commenced on Monday. It js one o?
the most sensational cases ever tried
In the courts of Georgia on account
of the extraordinary crimes charged
and the prominence of the partle*
connected with It. The following 1*
the story of the case; w
Late _ln October Miss-Linton re
ceived a telegram supposed to hav*"
’■e**n sent by her brother from Moul
trie, stating that he was coming
across the country to her home.
Later in the afternoon an alleged
negro woman handed Miss Linton
a note saying that her brother had
been the victim of an accident and
was injured and In a house about
four miles from Thomasvllle, and
asking that sh<* come with all pos
sible haste to him. ,
Miss Linton left ThomaKville In *
buggy, driven by what she supposed
was a negro woman, but whom many
believe wrts a white man-Jn disguise.
Some miles out from the city.j
Miss Llnton-hrewme suspicious and is
said to-have demanded that her
driver return to he* home. An at
tempt is said to have been made to
smother her with a lap rpb^ or a
blanket and‘the screams of the wo
man brough)J to her assistance a
farmer and a negro man. "T —e
The driver sprang from the bug
gy. and escaped in the woods when
help came, and though posse* and
'dogs scoured the wpods, no one was
trailed. It Is said a paper found
In the buggy bore the name of
William H. Mitchell, who Is con
nected with Miss Linton by tiiat-
away In
Miss Linton 'was carried
from Thomasvllle. .
It is also-known that Mr. MJtch-
ell was energetic in the pursuit af
the "wtmian” who fled and was
field, ha was talking to United I active In "the matter of locating the
States District Judge J.. Otis Hum- alleged assailant.
phrey, of the meat packers’ "im-1 Mr. Mitchell has explained that
munity-bath" fame. his horse and buggy had been stolen
'Well, Senator," raid the judge,, j from him. He has also admitted
‘p-wuppose you' will be glad to get 1 t-hat he was in the locality where
back to Washington, where you can the assault took place, claiming that
>usy yourself with the affairs of he was looking for thieves who had
state?" boen giving him trouble bn hi*
Not by some siglit.” emphatical- country place In that vicinity,
lyresponded the Senator. Other startling discoverle*, ad-
"VV*hy, I thought you found your missions and circumstances linked
greatest pleasure in your official du-1 together gave an added mystery to
ti f." said the surprised Judge. the case and when all of the clrcnm-
"Offlcial duties be blowed," ex alanc^s are reviewed there Is - pro
claimed Cullom with emotion m* 8 ** of the unraveling of sensation
"Since this Springfield race riot, I after sensation. •
have not spent a happy moment. Following tjie altducfttor^oniy
sleeping or awake, because of dread | forty-^ght hours Mr. Mitchell, w^lle „
of what Ben Tillman is going to do | sp ateti
to me the remainder of my life.”
’ NO WEDDING HELLS.
Pickpocket Got Both .Marriage
cense and Railroad Tickets. •
‘Love
LI-
e* Chicago, Dec. 3.
laugh at locksmiths"
may
on -AteesHdon'
but a pickpocket .Is ft tflJTeertit prop
osition. And when thfe pickpocket,
gets the marriage license arid 'll) *
honey moon railroad tickets—well
this was the experience of Marion
G. Lewis, bf Indianapolis. Lewis
is a traveling'man. He also is a
successful suitor for the hand of
Ml.-jp Estelle Ellzab th Lawrence,
'In his room,’ was fired upoifT*
he says, from the outside. The aam*
bullet penetrated both legs, and hi*
right hand. This chapter added
more interest -In tire mysterious and
sensatfonal .chapfer of the case and
only more confusing the^situation.
Motive* of •niafny kinds have been
ascribed by Interested, -people who
have watched the Take-5. TheoVie*
have been advanced and speculation-
has been constant, but probably not
until the verdict is returned In^ the
case and probably never will .-4hft
whole truth be known. N *
The fact'that Miss Linton refused
to swear out a warrant or to take
an active part in the prosecution
only baffled the officers all the more. .
Then it was that a Pinkerton de-
marrlftge licenses. The United
States census report gives Illinois
the palm for divorces, the State av
erage being one divorce for every
twelve marriages. *
li> ^’toe ai *' S011 aVin '"‘j. * he wed dim; 1 Eiiy £, u-aa calU-.d in upon the caso
was ® r t‘ for y TO ter day afternoon a: and It Is said to have been due 10
4 0 clock, at the church of the Re . flj g unceasing efforts that' the my*-,
deemer, ! ifty-sixth street and Wash- (ery has bee^l brought before the
ington avenue. J courts. ' '
Shortly before the appointed hour] what Miss Lintoa ftojs.
Lewis notified Miss Lewis he had The feature of the first day of
lost his wallet on the train*; 1 also th« the trial was the testimony of Mia*
tick ts and the marriage license. Linton. She told the whole atory of
Postpone the wedding? Well j the trip through the woods and of
not If Lewis knows what he is do- |.th*r attempted assault. She said
ing. If Mr. Forsythe, the best man fhat a supposed negro womai
would Just see that the rhurrh ar- I .brought her a message supposedly
--eangements were all right, ha would- from her brother-in-law asking her
get another lice me, and be right t 0 come to his house. She got Into
out.' But at the. county building the carriage with the supposed ne-
Marriage Clerk Salmonson insisted gro woriian. Her suspicions became
that the bridegroom. was not known I aroused and finally she was certain
to him. and it took Lewis 15 min- that the woman was a man disguised,
utes to establish his identity. It was When the solicitor general asked
j,ust 5 o'clock when the bridegroom her if she recognized the man, she
reached the church; He had nego- said. •'Yes, is was 'Will Mitchell.’*
Hated, some loans, more tickets w?re She said she did not let him know
lie couple departed for that she recognized him. She point-
Mad Dog Bite Fatal.
Mplena, Ga., Dec. 4.—Zeke Owen
a prominent farmer, died Thursday
morning of hydrophobia He was
bitten on tibe hand by a dog he had
found on his porch. *
New AJrleans after flte-ceremony. » | ed a pistol at him, but wa* unable
to pull thp trigger. She fought with
Cat Found in Mail. I him desperately. He tried to throw
Augusta. Ga , Der. 3 —Among th-- a blanket pver her face to keep her
many strange things found in the cries from being Heard, and the*
local mails was a rat. The feline fried bandages. She said she offered
was mailed to an address in Mich him money and property to take her
igan without sufficient postage and to her sister's house. Finally her
has been adopted by the postal err. screams were heard anSrshe^wa*
ployes. The animal was packet]! in rescued. She was cross-examined
a small box with very little footf and when court adjourned th#
and no water. * ^ examination wm not hall or#r.