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The vol. xxxv BARNWELL. S. C., THURSDAY. JULY 2'). 15)12 REED BAGGED IDEM 1 bites prove fatal ROUNDED UP A LOT OF ATLANTIC CITY GRAFTERo THE DICTAGRAPH USED < HAKLKSTOV MW VICTIM MARSH MOSQU ITOES. OE A SIORT OF GRAFT SAYS HE SLIPPED MONET UNDER Succuiiihs (o Illness BrmiKlit on Ity Myriads of Mos<|i|j|nes \Vhicli Bit i Him While in a Launch. IT WENT ON FOR MONTHS The Boocllecs Were Tra|’ •! \ery Mucli in the Same Way T t Reed, rosing as Henry \. Borit a Chie- an:o Ijnvyer, Claims to H. e Trap- ptsl Nichols. 1L S. Heed, the thdei * : v who while posins as Henry N > >r!er, a Chicago lawyer, clatos to 'one en trapped Sam I N.ehois. a 'partan- burg .lawyer, into negoth..ions - t.u ha\e a notorious yeayiiiati . ardoned by Bov. I ’lease, is mi:! .1 in his methods, \er\ sueies~ful m ids work, quiet with a i* wh: h rotninees one of his sineeri: y , and a j ersonality W hieh is .It.d el;:: , Mr Heid. who ’s the rir”.i tiejwer of William .i I: irn.- ^ -a ' l'i w day 'iti \ H i . torney T^one.s i: t c-midoy he w. • • • evidem • a’.m.n ,\ 1)1 tee;: . lantle (' ■ . . ■ ' . have !.. . • '.ip i..; d ' i- ry. .Hid . i • . d leo'Yi \ Loan!: * . • 1 . - M 0. : • l t ! . . . n rotdver. "i S - ;■' \ er: - i \ • .ry cf him an i In.'. Ww.ii wo..id ii ad i.k ■ a real d::,-e me. ■ 1 " r s a : ii a a I •• ■ l• >' id At- lii w 1111 * II M • ! ■ if t I e hols It was * ’of (1 the \ * - e * '• "t w fijj.tl! U W I- ie Heed • , 1 is hi -1 beeij - • a lso a e ’ ■ Si i |||e i a i ’he ilia i\ .ii kot a l.i. I - nil .- ■ man t( -a • ■ . h r: i l* • i . • i w . ■ • i * w'n n Mi • a .'mis' a i i . \ i: l.aii i ■ 1 is h ,Md'' d U h. MU' I • J II '• • 1 M ' ' I • V ho' The News and Courier says as a re sult of numerous mosquito bites, which he reeeived in the marshes be hind the Isle of Halms about two weeks a^o, Mr. John Von Oven, the King street grocer, died at the Hlver- -iiie -Infirmary. Mr. Clarcnee I'air- ehild. who was with Mr \'on Oven, was also badly bitten, and is ill at the Hiverside Infirmary, thouuh his con-, dition is stiid not to he serious, Appealing b fore the eoimniltee of The two men spent the night In a the general assembly at Columbia on hi mi eh mar the Isle of Halms two Thursday, .1. H. Ii. O'Neill, a confess- weeks, or more ;mo. it is said, hut 'd wholesale and retail whiskey deal- O'Neill, I'ormer Charleston Iiiquor Healer, Says lie Collected “Pro tection I'uiul'' I rom Other “Tig ers", Hut it in Envelope and Left it at Otlice of Chief Constable. did not feel seriously t,he effects of the attacks of the mosquitoes until a few days ago. Mr Von Oven's death is ascribed to a severe malarial i n feet ion. It was not bv previously made 'hui-. hut through seemingly acci dental circumstances that Messrs Von Oven and I'airehild spent the ii u I: t in t ):• la n m h In h'm 'he Ish ■■I Halms - The !'ah non, t igeiher v I *!i some ladies. Find gone *o Ho iso iif I I m s to a' I on d one of the ' ilion Th.-v mad- the er of Charleston, gave testimony un der oath that he had been paying a "protection fund' of about Jtlu a month to Hen 11. Stothart, the chief whiskey constable in Charleston. O Neill made the direct charge that !:•■ had collected this fund from ser- ■ ral retail whiskey dealers. 'I h*' testimony by O'Neill was gtv- • u aft* r In* had been put tlirough a gr.llmg cross-i xatnination by the * 1 >m: ten and after he had hieen t !iri'a'* !i'•! with a tail sen'em e for q s at la 111 | ■ the t : d a g niiit* a f i 'it. 'lie tin'll had * M.. 11 w ,1 oC at t t': tse t t r* *• hs Vf'SSHl in ha k of the it 1 1 >■ it was found that d and h f* the hrn» * i: po»»||i|e to get it' 1 our under ’he ul 'Ilf lad • S spell' he rr ■ n s’ iy of the V * -Sel , I ' oi.;ein on th" Ii.OIl V o enillltl eoinmi' O'N'.ull uati.Mi The I - ."e I • ,t t ♦Id' 'C s a III I 11 tils 11 , t [MIS t i : I ' . 'I he w itin stau d refused n the ground that it might In !• him The members of the t ' took the position that must answer all questions t' rein " to the ('!; a r lesion sit Of to he held in contempt. t est l moil V of the Wit Hess a I) d t*s v. | i aused a g' to 'a. uproar I g the S[)ec' a t Ofs If e til d f'l ■ p: ,e ' II a I i V every q lies' loll till i I'd "• ' : o • g to : tel that ;' m igh: !. :• r other Charleston i '' i • . w . t li h is - m ■: i r \ . . : < , a| i time about Ibis method of ''protec tion"? I | lift you agree with tnc const allies that this matter should be done in this way? A That 1 could collet t it. I matie that agreement with Mr. Stothart himself. Q. How many retailers did yon represent in this proposition? A Different times. (). How many times did yvou leave it under th*' door’ A. Once every month. () When did that arrangement be- gin' 1 A About Is months ago. Q. Commenced soon after Mr. Rto- thart w**nf^4«to business as consta ble' A. About the time 1 went into th*' jobbing business About March (*f last year. Q Soon after the inauguration of Bov. 1 Mease? I want to g*'t after th*' date of Mr Stothart's appointment. A. Shortly alter that. (J. \m! continued up to what? A I'p to win'll I went out of business, some time in tin' month of June. (.y. Just about the time that article came out in Common Sense? ? a Before that 1 think Q 1 would like if you could give us tFie exact date of your going out of business? A. I can not state pos itively. Q Do you know whether any oth er jobbers had this same plan? A Don't know anything a’iout others. cy Mr Stothart didn't tell yon'’ \ No. sir. cy Where were you when you made that arrangement" A \t my plate of business Mr Stothart cam*' there. He notilied me he nad tie.'ii ■ when placed i apjiointed chief constable, and the to give testl-'buys would 1- . • s ■ The “Boys''. ty Whom did h" mean bv bo\>" A Men utider him. g What arr.itigemi't g- st to ; 11 . ■ an:- 'h:t ■v ha' *1 ’ d > " l - ) g g* - ' ' \ o'i ' \ D.ilii ' - i. v - st *'o 1 jec I ed 'hi' n11111 u.irjitJi and put H ui an • ttv . " r at I he of ■" ly \t ’h" t; m •a" a ll I he • " a' ’ \ 1' -It WILD TEW STEER ON A RAMPAGE IN THE STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY TRIED TO GORE PEOPLE Hashes Through the Streets, Bellow ing and Charging Croup of Hoiks on the Sidewalks, and Is I'iiially Killed hy fl Bullet from the Hlstol of a Hotjceiiian. The Now York World says one hundred long-horned steers. Just ar , THE WAGES OF SIN MAN WHO MERDERED LITTLE (HRL KILLS HIMSELF. His T'other Told Him, After He C<*n- ' fessed to the Murder, Suicide Onl) Thing Left. The hoily of Nathan Swartz, whose fat her Informed the police that his son was the slayer of fourteen-year- old Julia Connors, at New York, was found early Thursday on rtte fourth Poor of a tenement house on Christie ette.-t. that city. Swartz had com mitted suicide by inhaling gas. The body was identified by Detective Jos- eph Brennan. Swartz had engaged the room eight 'lays ago under the name of Max itcuREs un j. menus n THE COMMITTEE TALKS ABOUT RECBttS nved in New Nork from the I'exas j 1111 sko wit/. from Max Kaplan. Ear- iTM tie S ’I *■ Uti iJi-asatit | ,'<itji'l do for ' anv 'littig iluritig th • i, ati • r 1 lirst con h *> vv i * ii PI <1. ativthtne v( 11 ii 1 d rv*- arou n A \ t-P* 'I Ih* .1 " - si heme - I* g t* plains, were being unloaded Wednes- 1 day night from a cattle boat at the Hot of East Forty-fourth street. Suddenly one of them —a big red fellow— gave an angry bellow, plung- *d against the fence about the pier, broke it and leaped into th" East Hiv* r. The steer started up the riv er. swimming with the tide. r V an> persons Swimming off the i i* is passed by the longhorn hurried l'i* t" shot*' At the foot of Fortv ninth ''tt 1 street there Is a pier that extends tar out into the river. The steer lounded it and then turned toward • "' . vi! ••••*• h : i .' * ,,. i"" u.iti and women w * t ** batliing. The first the battlers knew of the s' 1 *t having got loose was when they saw him aiq.machine At the same ' u," I," gaine*| a footing In the sFial l>w w ater and with a bellow charged i‘> <, t> had told him that he had killed th* m ! the Connors girl, to which the father \ small hnv. Irving to clamber up 1 r 'sponilcl that there was nothing left javeed rocks, was overtaken by j hut for th' son to commit suicide. Swartz, his landlord said, would have been turned out of hla room Thursday morning for failure to pay Ins rent and the police thought that, fearful of the ordeal of finding anoth- • t place of shelter and subjecting himself to the gaze of strangers, S varv final]> brought himself to en ly Thursday Kaplan smelled gas. On investigation he found Swartz In bed with the end of a gas tube tied to bis mouth. Examination by a physician showed the man was dead. Written in lead pencil on his col lar were the words: “I am guilty and insane. Caused by the beautiful make-up of women, which has made me passionate.” There were several i's of newspaper lying around, one of these was written the sen- '•'ticfc "I was sorry the minute after l did it So don't cry for me.** A letter •''*s found addressed trH ' B.I I . ill ' ' ll lie 1 on .* ■ . his guilt and telling her not to cry her eves out. Later Philip Swartz id'-ntifli'd the dead man as Ms brotn- er Huh a few days ago Swartz's father informed the police that his , i * 1 i * i' i i tt',- th*- hru'e The steer was lunging forward with his sharp horns when V- alter Mi-BIrr of No It 11 East Fifty I lit st street ran forward and covered | I* steer’s eyes with his coat. Then ■ h i> was drawn 'o a safe place gii'klv th*' steer shook the coil’ *i■ i h.s head .mil, trotting up to th* ' • ' ' . • I loped up I 1)1 l \ I,; t tti toward i',r*t av * nu* 1 .u ' 1 ' ’ -I .is I I o ,v d, d b it t ", , I ll ), ill V C l ' ' - ' - id g I V . M 't|> a' .rill ' ’ i ' - ’ a \ * n ue th*- s' r -a .; > ■ ■ ":' a" * (’ • id*'* 'award ' ’ *' r r • • !'• I 'tig •'■ - a* the foo* of " . ' •• • re ”;.i*.v tt. ot Fi • r w :' h b.i P ' I. - ,1'. 1 - I! I * h; I d r*' ti .1' ' ' ‘r ' , ’ ' I -'* * r n ad* stra.ght f*" • • • ul t'" wonon at. I r! • !dr< n ■ 1 . ; . s ‘i' I i ;>**n .* 1* ir g• I,. mI'ti n 1 ' . s*, lie h t M* r "*n t-.i f- ' v i . "B' • were < al.e.l Ag.u :i i he ■t ta n Mi ' lull h) ■ i lea of sllli Jus father ide Suggested Young Attorney States to the Dltpm> sary Hrollers That He Had No jiiS tentlon of Doing Wrong tn OoM^N^ ~ -.-i .fT tion With Efforts to Secsre Par#wi for Yeggmaa, Young States to the Dispensary Prober*. That it was “liquor talk” and that ho was druuk at the time when hn was dlctagraphed and, therefore, on ly talking wild, was the statement, in substance, of Samuel J. Nichols Thursday morning, when he took the stand before the dispensary IbymU- gating committee at Columbia, sad made answer to the charge '♦'♦"tnlntd in the testimony of Detective Reed, that he had employed Nichols to bUT a pardon for James Johnson, ths so- torious yeggman. Nichols admitted that ‘‘Henry N. Horter" came to see him in Spartan burg about securing a pardon for ’■ ri-septlng that Johnson w as heir to a f 000,000 estate in Chic ago and that it wag necessary to get a pardon for him before he could come In under the terms of the will. Saying that “Pon«r N made *»«— dead drunk after he called ontlm at the Hotel Finch, in Spartanbnrg, Nichols said what ths dletagrapfc made him My might hare bees as rw» ported, but that he was “wild drunk” and simply talking big If he did. That Nichols was drunk when he started to Baltimore .with “Ports*", after their conference In the ■stst* Finch, waa testified to by Jndge Oeo. \V. Nichols, his father, who saw b*lh when on his way to the. depot. AM affidavit from c p Calvert, the edl- t“r of the Bpartanburg Journal, who lit ItV-. HHTIMTIVKH tllMENT. j accompanied Nichols to Baltlmorn, V as subniltted. stating that Me beta „ i v as wifdl> druuk T and one to tho \ fi aid TK. ) Would be AwMSwinstevl I “ M ,n '‘ ^’‘ rf h y K 8 Ps»ly. city rs- jccr'ler. of Spartanburg, who was tf They < eme V I. . in in credit , i t *"! at i i-' ar’. ii ,o v i t I'd h'-aL \ I , lig M " l" ) hal* ,| in ■ v a ! \ 1 ■ I h ! I N \ ♦ I, ili- I ,i I r \ >i •; i'I t; r y v iidri • H i H. I !l ,1 C". ■I F 'il at ; Ugh: tb. • t > M i tig t ui ii has (utue a hn ut ’ , v iga'.oil in the absence of . m "ti,', q. : ei 11 v e* Sam Nichols i I r.-q uea'eil Miat wiieu he testified 1 ut m I a v I .~ Bums' Heuteu- , ".'i'i,tr and hear hit testimony iiifi; tt,Ji" l.ad reuui sted Heed .ii'.' it tmt atitmiini lunctit nas i el u,.i.!i that ui Ither the Burns de- • h i,nr I IminaH B Felder, wtio I. Ml I- M. n, t pa i r. t Itr it.d t" ■! h 1) .11 k tig the detect Iv iii t « » !i . 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'!' :;e It mi iusccT. know ti as m edic" mid tiirives on of Mosi|iiito IlilwTis. of Mnsq-tit" !.. t vv !* s La., Tlitirsdav a: a : to "•mn. T tliM tip W i) In (i With O N'.'iil, did of know mg or file chb f msLitib'S aiJ ua 1 ly got this it v nu pu' tin'll r Uie door'’ ih Ui': know for a | nsIM v o n i" n' v A ( ' I.'"’pb W 11U I' 1 A. About a month aft'-rwards have tii'cn longer than a tf Mm ".larnmg m.osqnito die'. ag's : -s"!: 1 ly r,’"in, :• tid l■ f* ire If li nl. j, d t> .• oh so that tile diet a- tjih conbl be im ' allei! in the e< il- r of t:!:, a nib'.v riv m i- itac one ard t!ie d: tiling and lie was eotii- Jed to sw ■■ Not to bo net"n"". HeeJ h td th' res throw " ''U' "f a window, and C’V niinn! f ,i" the gang assent- >d ho skil 11; pniti) d He dicta- aph behind a curtain The oper- ir work ip-' ups'airs D'cordcd all it transpi' 1 K ."t a mirplcto rc- rd was > •: im 'hat when on* vnted with Mm < i ii'tiOC' t'o’ gang- >rs owned •> and refnn 1' 1 p:a‘ti- 11v all of H " bribe r bn"r Iif Kpeakit; v 'o an Atlanta reporter >ed exhibit'd the dictagraph tha* -orded his ( nversatlcn. vv'*’- i, “That’fi the same ■''at trii;i;>cd the McNatiiara-s in 'io iiy nainil)* ]il<)the said. ' It s Mo k:me om- I used to eonvici Mae graft mg council men at Atlantic City am Mm legislators at Molumlms. It iiemi a pretty loyal machine to th i'lirnk detectivi' agency, aijd B mav ,q s )• ne niore work to undo Bleasc I’m not through with Mi" ease yet 1 tn going to be in Ttlaiitu for several i! iv a waiting * upon t he call of th" conimittec. "\Y" had proof even while the committee waa in session mat. Nich ols was coming along nicely in his ".c>"ations with the governor to Mi" ini. vmir name on It A. Names of parties pi.ti. v ami ' Io if place you know the consia- . p that money? A. to give the money to t i I -O' t aides'’ A. tlii' ret.iih'V li 'tween reailers Yes, sir. ?* djj’eet you liow 'i'h" r-»ta i let> W ’:,) told you to put it r ’ A. Those pimple who dial- with me was to pay me to much ’n k"' f) from hi-inc raided tiyy a warrant \1! I had to do was to him.'’ place tlie amount in an envelope and : (J nano s and to leave at the office. ! ment His Name. ithat ! o Ques'ion hy Sen tfnr Clifton: TYhaf : ’s his name' 1 A B. H. Stothart.,The , * ' n sell us Bentley's pardon. Of courge constable's office Me p 'egram telling me to come and i Question by Senator Carlisle:'Who ; Q w ir-1 it tip meant that the governor made that arrangement for yon toco! were had accepted Is.bno for the papdon that'’ I arranged. those fellows 1 'rom what did you judge'* A. 1 g u*■ s"* 1 I would have gor a tele phone message if there wasn't some thing doing. Bv Mr Carlisle: Why do you g'lp-.-s Mint" A. Jutit. guess they would liav" rung me up. (j HidtMt they do It* A. I never gay. tie m to e. I always smit it in. Q Did you know a man named Howe'’ \. Sam Howe? q T'es A He used to be chief constatile there: during the State dis pensary, I Hunk q Ever know of his receiving any money directly or indirectly'.’ was a new ■beginner. Q Did you ever hear of any ope ivv ho did make arrangement with ; ” Mr < i,Will, , n v .mi tirs' i "iiv SfoMi.u'. diil you .' t "' tn) t,' vv it h I,n o! prut", i mn Ton mi a 1 all vv :Mi hi m ’ A No | Q. You simply paid him r ,ttit nfTif*r i- wob4M!t atev umlerstHiuiimi • vilige or simply wrote him names of ..A N'"\er ; 'bd enclosed money, j (j How did you know he fake n'.' A. 1 didn't know. Jus sent it to him. Q H" vv long aflcr that first con versa'iott was it you first sept it.t< him ? ’digit t month. Q You did that without any I* nowl'dg*‘ of wh* titer he would a< i ept it or not ’ A. T'es, sir. CL Without any suggestion from anyone? A. Yes, sir. Q. Ever pay protection to anybody . ISO? A No.' Q. By Mr. Evans: Why is it you i.gxed yourself' heavier than others? A. I just sent it to him. There was no price on any. A. 1 didn't know, just sent It. If • wasn't satisfactory 1 gimss I would have heard. Q hy Mr. Cary: Did you first think tip this scheme that it would 1 o ti good.one to keep your customers p.otected? A. I thought it a good idea for those fellows, they would not have no trouble. Q. hy Mr. Clifton: How far is tr place from Haaselrneyer? A. One mile and a quarter. i" i ; ai l tmnicy t,> * onsta- .ii., .i^r* * ment ’ A Air , ,i 1 1 ■ : m ' * ui v [ilai •• ami said ,t| 1" n ' i I , h tef const atil"S • "U -■ i,’ tm that money In ' , i'. ,i," • "irn tr ' A I m ' ii i.iii m an i n v elope. k m v .ibi, p yuur agree \ 11ki,• a aliiiut names In H" didti t suggest, that 1 '. Midir door u ,di, t K no w Stothart w as J ' I, i"f , ■ uist a Ue un' ii he 1 : 1 n t v ,u ' neti agree ■ • . i" i ■, i f i om i ' i Id at.d i b y would not •i i v w ,i' rant 1 \ i pm mon- ■ o; and pu' it under door -V vv ha' it was for ’ A with Sun Nichols on hla trip NU hols said one of hla eharactaii^ tics was shell he aot druak that ha talk' d big This was also t«atlfla4 to ti) Mr C H Sims, who Mid thM w hen sober, Sam Nichols waa a quiet, courteous fellow, but that wheo was drunk, he was rowdy and waatt4 tv fight 'Ihe whole testimony tended to show that when 'Torter'’ approached Nn hols, he first made him ao drunk Mia' xirhois didn't kno% anything abon' what was gninji on and that he we* iii Mns alleged Irreeponatble co*- dumn during the three confereaeM Aitli Horter when the conreraa- tis wet.- <11, tagrsphi'd, in Bpartaa- ■ og Washington, and In RaHlinot*. Nu lods denied having at any time h id any Idea ot any wrong-doing tn Miin transaction and also Mid that he m ii-r om •- tnentlonevj the pardon '*”• r to Bovernor Illeaae after ha 'oi'ied the csntpalgn imrty In Rara- ••I: hit his first knowledge of any t oi * k * * 10 i»s* was when he read tha ..iptis Sun'a, uiorning. \ttorney '' H Sims and Ralph Carson testified that there wm noth ing unprofessional In presenting tha petition for the pardon of Johnaaa, ami Mr Canon aald that he voaM hnv.' signed such a petition. Mr. Situs was assix. lated with Nichols In the matter . \noMier important atatement of Nichols was that he waa to recelva a $ I "."00 fee for thle pardon, hot tuM that no mention of the Governor waa ,n r made I knew the Gownor would not eoutenance any wrong-do- ing." said 'Mr Nichols He denied having paid anything tor getting Governor nleaae to 'Mgn Mie eharter to the Pleomont and Nor- thorn Railroad, and said that putakla o' the Johnson pardon he hadn't got* ' t; • v* ft mm for all the other pett- ti ti? tie had represented, that^the, tour he was personally Interested tn were granted, one of which waa a commutation. • a^- Nil hols dubbed the dictagraph rel- k:, Vv .1 to Mm tunning for the GoYer-7 now, and i f Q ' t, * • i ust * i i ii; W , vv Hut to r.i *1 tiles*' peo- orr ‘ ,u run's ' \ To i.e raided , nor * tl, P ,wo > par '' from Km that h would notify us , for < h ® Senate aa another ewi- t was Mi*' agreement? s no agre.-ment. That was t, • iii*'.- on tn feel A Oh, I , iliugl ood v Mr Cary. Mr O'Xeill, on 's' trip of Mr. Stothart’s to dm-" did you write down the ilies* 1 retail luiuor dealers a:. 1 -bo ,v ii to Mr. Stothart with ."im in:-. opposite thmr names’ A. No. sir; 1 guess It was a month af- u 1 wards when l sent it to him. Q iud you ever submit'a list to Mr Sue hart without the money? A. No. Q liy Mr Carlisle: You didn't collect m advance? A. No, sir. I'li" committee then adjourned ■uliit'ct to the call Of the chairman. Witness Shot and Killed. At New York Herman Rosenthal, Mm p -opriftor of a gambling house, whos" sensational charges that the polme ar, gtuity of grafting, oppres sion find protecting gamblers, were t be investigated was shot and kill- * *1 in ft u t of the Hotel MetropoFe by five men in an automobile. A I A. N'o. sir. ,| By Mr. Evans: Any arrange-j made in your behalf 1 A. Not f: * know Ever have anv protection at all, A No. Hrotccted hy Stothart. Iway 1 A Yes, sir P.v Mr Carlisle: From whom' Q. Do you-know Miller? you to he protected? A. The gir. * Five Texas Feudists Poisoned. Count'. Commissioner M. G. Diaz, IDs nut sc. ami three'other county of- | tleiais who drank from the same har- ! rel of w ater in San Diego, Tex., are (j. Wasn't he one of your custom- dead as the result of a feud in which A. No. •» number of outlaws had x>een prev- Sold Whiskey. j iouslv k'!l"d. The water was shown Q What do you sell 1 A. Wills to. contain strychnine, jk’ey, mostly. Q You were in business in a small si ■ ■ y J (I- nee that he was drunk, for uid he: I would Qijlx be_twenty-nine and too young to qualify, even if elected Bovernor.'' Nichols denied having sent any “O. K." telegram to “Porter”, and said that the only one he sent was from Hla* kvllle, as follows: “Things do not look good to mo row Come to Spartanburg.” He exhibited the original of thla to the committee, told of baring tried to get from Felder a copy of the alleg ed “O K.” telegram, which Reed Is said to have declared he received, and defied Felder to print it. Nleh- ola said he preferred to teetlty ha South Carolina, .where wltnewns would be punished for perjury and did not believe in going to Georgia. Mr. Nichols gave Governor Bleaao a high recommendation and anavott the general chargea made agaiM^ him by the dictagraph, declaring that it Jie said what it aaltj he did, he WM drunk and not responsible fOf Ml siatements, and that there waa noth ing in it. : - He said that he was to hire got ten a fee of $10,000 if the Johnaoh pardon was secured, but that he nev er mentioned the matter tb or Blease and was going to tell "Foam ier" so if the latter to Spartanburg. and was ready dictatra''*' ~ to issue it. p1 ’* **■ .only one I got any protection from A What | was Mr Stothart. ! Q Do you know. Mr O'Neill, any- . .wv-mooWI 'n,this business. Did you 1 thing about what became of thstj-worl I 191 conversation at gn^l money whan jit went ln f o the handal o, keeper of tb 1 I family. Gasoline Tea Kills Girl. Miss Florence Trout, of Musca- Yes, tjne, la, was burned to death and four other members of the family Q. Did you hear him say he col- were injured, two fatally, when a tea lee.ted money in the same way? A. ,vot of gasellne exploded By mistake Yeah, sir: he was my collector. He the kertie had been filled with the d for me. Idanre-ous fluid and placed pd a hot 1 7 collecv«d frpm the p«opI« gtorg. v > v .a Several Drowned by At Barren Run, Pa night during a heavy 1. ^ ^ Raymond left hla home and went a barn tn a nearby ravine, by hia continued st* children and two search of him. Aa they ravine a wall of water a and drownad t*a«. . Ua bam. waa haWlaMt pa ttetiag . .1