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■ i Y . Barnwell ▼ol. xxxvi BARNWELL. S. C.. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10.1012 SI FRIEND OF TROSTS HOW THEY HELPED TEDEY WHEN HE BEAT W. J. BRYAN SHELDON TELL OF FRAUD He Swears Archbold, Morgan, Frick and Could Each Gave One Hundred Thousand Dollars to Roosevelt’s Campaign Fund According to the Records of Treasurer Bli*>. Four contributions of $ 100,000 each, from John L>. Archbold, of the r Standard Oil Company; J. i\ Morgan A Co., H. C. Frick and Ceorge J. GouIdy.were made to the Republican naCorfal campaign fund of lOoj, win n Roosevelt ran against W. J. 1’r. an, according to records of the lat< Cornelius N. IShss, which i>ass- <d through the hands of George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the lints Re publican committee, who testified on Wednesday before the Senate com- rnrtee investigating campaign ex- p<u litnrt s Mr SI.••Mon said Mr Miss gave hit. a detailed statement of the 1 S" 1 tut Is. tll.lt be noted "these large to tributions, ' and that he was po- Mve no record appeared of the t 1 1 . • o LYNCHED IN PRISON WHERE HE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO SAVE HIM FROM A MOB. ♦ But Convicts in the IMson Ijcarning That the Negro Had Assaulted a White Woman Hanged Him. 1 Details of, the lynching of Frank Wigfall, the,negro assailant of Mrs. Esther Higgins, known as the “pris oners' friend," by the convicts of the State penitentiary at Rawlins, Wyo., Wednesday, while Sheri# \yillis, at the county Jail, was holding off a party of would-be citizen lynchers may never be known. The sinister threat, ’'the first man who squeals is the next man-hung," silenced all the convicts and prison guards examined by a coroner's jury The jury gave up the task late Wed nesday afternoon, without learning anything. Wigfall was placed in the county jail late Tuesday for safe keeping, af ter his capture at Fort Steel. When the mob surged about the jail early Wednesday morning the sheriff prob ably saved the prisoner's life by slip- I ing him out unseen and rushing him to the penitentiary nearby. Wigfall was placed in a cell, which soon aff-r GIVES SOME CASES IRREGULAR OR FRAUDULENT VDT- ING IN COUNTIES REPORT DY COMMITTEE In Some Boxes Dead Men, Negroes and Boys I nder Age Were Allow ed to Vote.—At Other Places Men Wlio Could Not be Found Were Recorded as Voting. The following report in reference to irregular or fraudulent voting in the first primary was made by the sub-committee of the Democratic State executive committee appointed to investigate the many charges of fraud in the first primary: Abbeville County —The boxes of AntrevilLe and Cold Springs are the cnly boxes about which there is any question. In those it seems that the managers were not sworn, and some of the voters were not sworn. Of votes REPORT ON COTTON THE CENSt S IU REACH SECOND GINNERY REPORT. ! ft 1 2 1911 1 9ok 1 9 or, tin- votes cast at those boxes Gov. prisoners inarching to breaktas, ha, (t],. aS e received istl, Judge Jones Jo, to pass As they filed by toe negro | lutu . aI , Total 242 made slighting p•marks of his crime.: Aikt , n rounty This county was Witt) the mob at the jail still j (ar efully abstracted. The votes at .... clamoring tor the negro, about o ne| t | itl Hath precinct were challenged i \rchbold con'ribution hav hundred of the prisoners broke loose all | the proof is undisputed that the; ing Ik-* n r* ' urued With equal pns- lmm '' lla ''' 1 - v itf ter_ breakfast and m ; tnak ,,. rs were not sworn At that 1912 records ma 'le a dash tor the negro, who also j,., Iirt were 1 49 votes cast. 1 l ;• ] 1 liar 1 le-eti taken to breakfast. Ihe | n a ,ij|i|<,n to that irregularity, it 190s been ‘■'"• ir ' 1 v,,:is overpowered before tie w , s [ )N affidavits that a num-| 19U', ^ (011M thrust tlie negro into a cell an*F ^ bintself In, ked n, the cell by the In- 7. .. Nearly; Stiuth Carolina Ginning Considerable Ibdiind Last Year's, While Texas is Much Larger. The second cotton ginning report of the census bureau, announced that I’.h 1.0,023 bales of cotton of the growth of 19.12 had been ginned pfior to September 2r>, coputing round as half bales. To that date last year 3,- t)7t>,.b94 bales, or 23.(i per cent.-of the entire crop had been ginned; in 1 908 to that date 2,o 11,t;3;t bales or 19.8 per cent, of the crop had been ginned, and in 190(1 to tliat date 2,- ur)7,2S3 bales of 1.7.8 per cent, of the crop had been ginned. Ginnings jtrior to September 23, by states, with com parisons for last year and other big crop years, with the percentage of the entire crop ginned to that date in previous years, follows: Al&tuun*. State-#. Ginnings. PerCt. 1 9 1 2 1 9 4.33 4 .... 1911 3 00,2 4 1 2 1.2 1908 3 Itl,:! 4 9 23.7 190(1 2 2 1, s 3 1 17.9 Arkansas. SHOT IN HIS STORE » T »« E M INTRUDER IS A COLORED MERCHANT KILLED BY ROBBERS NEGROES DID George Hanford, a Colored Merchant of Darlington, Was Shot to Ifeatli in His Store' hi that City on Thurs day Night by Two Negro Hoblters, Who Made Their Escape. A special dispatch from Darling ton to The News and Courier says George Hanford, colored, was shot and killed in his store at the corner of Main Street and Avenue D, Thurs day night about nine o’clock. There were no witnesses to the shooting ex cept the two negroes who did the shooting and made their escape. Elias Davis, an aged negro, who AIKEN MAN AMONG INJURED IN WRECK OF EXPRESS. A CHARLESTDN LABI GRAmB WITH A BORGLAR Many Passengers Probably Caught in Hurtling Wreckage, Which May Increase Death Ust. At least eight persons were killed late Thursday, when the neglne of the second section of the Springfield Express, bound frotn Boston to New York, failed to take a cross-over and nearly the entire train was ditched near the Westport-Sagatuck station, on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. It is believed the injured will rus to fifty. Four parlor cars, heaped up in a mass of wreckage, immediately hurst into flames, which brobably imprisoned and killed some passen gers/' The exact number of fatali ties in the wreck is not known and may not be determined for some hours. The identified dead are: G. L. Clark, engineer; J. J. Moker, fire- WHO ENTERED HER HI -Negro Vmchc* Him—tf lie--, h.- sw ore t hat th ■v ed 1’ •■ d,sputed Kdw ard !! 9 fund <>'. I". had v e 1 .' r i'li.-- fur (In a I:• putil.• an St.it*- committee. Ir If <>d ! of $. I" was rai- j ie-t of It If Odell.' Mon and t unit *1 ov cr "•••• : 11 I's t-ntiret y ' M r • !•* - ':• • w. J it was err- * k ; *e 111 t • y Mr Slit-I in a ! all 11 .'-eiialor r of ltd »• r n n n I in n, 1 ■ • ee Of , .,•., ' - a ’ ■ itM- and d-n • ! feriated eonvii I One of Ole n p" and win) Hr* • 14 «» U.* 1 1 ati.li Hi. .1 ’ • " ... ’ 1 ♦ •1. :. 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Ill i \\ MIM'-l li ro UK I *s ♦ sat ,,11 l.iMiit •>( Diitanille ami I'nui h- 1-.] H ( UT of parties voted who were not] c ■ /ctis of South Carolina all of t belli. however, voted at Hath pretint’ and are embraced in 149 v, t,.s \ f. w other votes were cast i arOes tha’. wa re charged with h. nc idtL'ihle to vote. runnitiK I o' a | ! q • ber of i ti illellgeit Votes \ : k • II con !|t V to 1 s 9 \ * 1 • * - n Tount > 111 \ nder-on 1 *t• v ‘lore appears to have been \ et e-- no’ 'll I h •• * Ise to a l More i t>f.of required ’ a: ' v •nn>n: "•ee e' an ■ 1 . : -t, « .re aide tort or* » 1.1.- -r** - 1 n —t af 11 »** • • f I tie -aa*e • ,• . • ; ^ ,if. the ■ r'd! more 11. at. • r mnit.g from two to five r d • n one 11. -' a ti • •• as h'sii its :s «afe!v itiree a" d a v !* - sh " * n s' a n • e- ' t - • ~ a’ st v t-rai p' r sons ha'e ' K'ell ’ O ! •. w • ti s 1 b‘ • t a v r ay • 'i i«-G-i|'| 1 \ 1 .ri It t ari.1 not 1 I ( Ik IrfltollOt s ,ui li ( art it 1 n i lives with Hanford and his wife in man; Mrs. James Hv Hrady, of A1 the small house adjoining and attach- bany. N. Y., two children of Mrs. ed lo the store, was sitting on thei Grady. There are also three uni- p'azza and heard the shot, and saw | dentifle^ tidies, two of them wo- two negroes leave in a run. i men Robbery was the motive, it is j 1 lie injured includes: Elliott Har- thought, as it is said the same ne- risen, of Aiken, S. leg broken, utoes held up and robbed Elias Fur ' The locomotive, which was nin- nan in Ins store alnnit two Mot a- 1 ing at lugli speed, went over on iti> awav just Itefore the killing of Han-1 side, after leaving the roadbed, and fi rd occurred They took about Jjojthe boiler, to all appearances, ex- fioni Furman. I ploded. Engineer Clark was taken s t Peter Smalls, also colored, was at , out alive, but died soon afterward, the Furman store at the time of tint Joseph J. Moker, hia fireman, was n bhery, ami tie and Furman identi- enn-hed to death The baggage ear tod one of the three Hiisbects amst- and tli“ four (tiair cars next follow- led Thursday as being the one that it.g It were overturned, and in these • I w ent through his pockets while the.' >*rred the loss of life. The three • 4 1 ntber one held a pist ol on him. May coaches, although derailed, re- " Apparently they had robbed Han-'"‘fined upright The wreck carried ■ ford and w • re making tlnur way out down the poles hearing telegraph f the store, and owing to Hanford s • w ires amt delay ensued before out- lioid cries and shouts of "robbers •'t v turned back, and it seems that F.infold In list have ifn fMlowing •'.ill 'iiwari 1 ' tlie door, and he. too. t : t.ed w h• ■ 11 bf found tfiov wi-re • ofifftig bn k 111 • (• h(1 •. 1 • it was Just at '' k nine that 'he shot was fired and 17.0 I l t -itjc assistance could be called. The South Norwalk fire depart- Young Wife Holds Buriy Intruder While Her Haebead Gomes WUh PUtoI.- lioose and Darts Through Bade Door Amid Fusillade of Shota. The News and Courier sayt after a hand to hand struggle with Mr*. Rooney, the young wife of Mr. John D. Rooney, Jr., paftneater of the Clyde Line Steamship Company, Ben jamin Brint, a large and powerful negro man was found In Mr. Roon ey’s apartments at ffO Wentworth street Thursday morning about fire o’clock, broke loose from the strong hold of the young lady, only to be shot In the left lung by ber husband as the negro tried to make his es cape thropgh the back door of the house. The ne^ro at present isly- ing in a critical condition at the Ro per 11 a i . _L 1, where he was taken immediately after the shooting. The presence of mind displayed by Mrs. Rooney and the cool manner in which she acted during the struggle was remarkable. She was aroused from sleep by the cries of her moth er, Mrs A. J. Carey, on the third floor, that a burglar was in the house, and rusljed out in the hall way. catching the intruder by the lapels of his coat, while her husband followed with a revolver in his hand. As soon as Brint taw Mr. Koony approaching be broke away from the grasp of Mrs. Rooney and start ed for the door, and at this mova- w as railed out and began work-; mrn , Mr Hoon<y fired the first shot mg on tin- burning mrs and surgeons aT , h(1 rt ,.,. lltK man . nt 8 atm was bad. "* r .' xunimomM from n.-srby towns Miowev. r, and the bullet went wtld.- l aiitifni' darkness bad fallen and | IU , ono ( ,f the two other shots tired wink <>f rescue of^the Injured j a( n rml HS t,,. was hurrying down I lie 1**1 1 nn examination of the wound pann. npors was slow The fire hurn-j t |, p k at^irs struck him In tha • - fomd ‘hat the hall had < titer ' n vi ral houra In ihe wreckage j |,.fi limp The mere fact that he roe 1 'h back amt made wav I he di ad., evept the engineer hR(1 a j, l |||,.. lodging In his breast did nm stop Brint. for he continued , tr make his evu through the gate \ a n 1 o s' *1^ held over the re ‘ ' I 'h it in (tits car manv prh- a f(,, r i-..aching the vard, Mr. Rooney tired two more shots at the burglar h> art ami out • f The ill ad.. e\CHJ,t till li.i wi r• uM >e 1, 1*v I'd t<> have liei-n pa.i k. npor- iii ihe ftral chair car Fears - of Hanford ThunMav hv For f 1 • • - Ion their llvew I nter Ihe 1.,tin II Kellv and .» jurv found wt.. ki.-. w . re found the bodies of i !,*• M A ‘.•I, .‘.d M \\ ll I 1 d ! 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Hi from 'he pw/a. as he ran tbroug the vard tiir missed him Thai a burglar was la the bouse was first discovered by Mrs Carey when she was distar bed by tb« jtolaa of some one creeping up tba stairs leading to the third fk»or where ehe wa* asleep tn the front room Mrs. Carey thinktng that It was her sou l.oieii/o Howland. 13 year-old son who w.«s iciming up to get a blanket F 11 Howland and H C iv t y. 1 from one of t he rooms, called U> him m iieronau’ fell '.im feet from a'in a low voire Not receiving a rs- LaL ion an I win- iiistantly killed stipD. site got up sad went to the door the .-tail- ( air grounds at Tuscum- and ssk'-d who it was. I i.i \la on Tuesday The man »*ild something In a low 'I he tragedy was witnessed by s tone that Mrs Carey couldn f bear. Iirg. crowd of spectators, which had j 9*he called again, and he told her .issi'ii, lili'il to witnesa the ascension I that tic was a travelling salesman. Hg w l.dot previously tiad been 1 At she was not keeping a boarding s'.Hi'i'Ug near 'he balloon while it house. Mrs Carey thought that the was l" lug iii Gated When it soared man had made a mistake. How- .pA.ir l spi'tators were startled to ever, as she opened the screen door, k. . b;in dangling lo ad down from she recognized the as a negro, who . I., of ihe rop.s on the balloon In had by that time come close up to f ii,' manner Howland s feet became ber H*' was ask^d his business, srt it gb I n tin- ro[»e before the hal and stated tliat the boss sent him to 1 o". was ' irm *1 loose ‘get some Mottling Mrs Carey, IM .otonaut made heroic efforts who was fngh'ened by this time, i * -. Ho- lad from his perilon* i told the negro "to get out " When ■ nn When the hallooti tiad Grint started down the steps. Mre. f .*' h« .I a height <>f a suit 3ou feet Car« y screamed to it tq, para'hute loose from the Mr and Mrs Rooney, who reside with Mrs Carey, and whose room I is on the second floor, heard tha lv hv bees one dav last week ‘IlH .t:U been brought forward he'ore till hut tl died from the effects of the roll Was certified I" s' ngs It seems that Mr Long had loaded !us wagon with cott >1 i.tM ni ■ Tlie coil.mitte' 1 i! urging that 2 Maple mills and also at Dillon, and ' . i. d hanlfi 1 ti v Senator I >: \ - :s : rg' iv < • inti" hut' ,| hv (leorge '»: k:t.». Frank A. M msej and R Hanna The Senator said ri- d distribute tlie burden lv amongst the three men and Hit > arh had given about $23.- uhiM William Fill) gave $ln.- and other smaller amounts j ha(l |,. ft mules standm : Th. v •fits Ctmt of $9.;,whs in addi-j azPr ] around ’and ran upon in. i tliat onu man voted at Latta and also ti. :i he said, to the $li;:;.niM handl- turning two of tho gum. ov. r/a* Kirl'y, and that no poll lists or ed by E. TT. TTookef, ai New York, I p tic's immediately swarni'M aetf • t"huagers oaths were sent in from u : iIm citv primary fight and the| ( . om pi,,teiy covered the animals. Onej ia'rniuda. N> ■ York Branch of the national 1 () c ,| u . inu '|,, s ( jj ( .,| slier: while after-j This committee lias asked the sevelt committee, and the $102.- wards; the other the following day. 1 county chairman to send up copies of given by William Flinn, in Penn- | oss f a i| s heavily on Mr. Long,j Hie clul. rolls and poll lists, and for who is a hard-working, industrious 1 any other information in its posses- citizen. |! lee 'le pi d l-.lppear* d .] ; The committee kent io Ur itigehurg n,, n ports that the • at* M-.-n.'S'S dis plaved m tliat countv i. i c.'ir'dess- ness tii 'iig the usual lus'om US' d in that county m not ineserv ing all Hi election, i ' and both men began to drop - w • ■ . downward k.,m.• tea-on (tie parachute shrieks of the eledr lady Mr* Roon- (.i . d o . t, The men plunged to '•) Immediately went to the door, ihi . arih and were killed Howland while Mr Rooney grabbed hla re- k t ( u. k th" i ,i r'h fir-t and the aero-'vidver Mrs Rooney wa* the flrat I.aut landed on top of him When j to reach the hall way, and wa* con- -Pv< tatots nat tied the two men both (fronted with the big negro aa he win dead icam** down the stejm. She seised ♦ ♦ ♦ ' him by the lapels of hi* coat, and RI.M(>\ ED TO mU MRIA. | held him until Brint Froke loose —« wh'ii he saw Mr Rooney advancing ! • ng Taken I-nun \lk*'n Jail to the with the pistol grasped In his hand. : \s Itnnt was making hi* escape Penitent iarv. s pi < tatm s r• a 1 ; s di ath w .is irum DEM \\D> Bit. \ M < M NT. 11:rough the door, the husband put Ins Ureatm to use. and followed up the first shot until he had emptied the revolver Policeman Lafourcade, who heard the report of the five shots In the I'or W nuts Twenty Million Dollars Fal-e Imprisonment. Governor Dix, of New York, Iii- K* pr. >• nintive-ele.'t Hugh Lone.! w h11 at Wageiier Saturday afternoon •••■iv ago in tin: ted the wounds where-j trm: Pi* kens Gunter, hank presi-i d' i:t 'lied Mondav night, was at I 1 ,,, , , .... ■ , . .v "•lock Tuesday night taken to t he ! * , ' Hn “ 8S ..°! '^7 State P. inteti’iary in Columbia, os- hou.se, and was told by Mr. Rooney that In* had shot a negro who was • ti- "iv lor safe keeping. He left I , , , _. ,, \.M „ on the so-called IIUlll)Utlt f"""'! on the premises. The police- train. accompanied by bis wife and FK rK T B Rnbom flrrme have pro- no'inci'd this step as over-precaution- arv. h'dieviiig that the existing con- dit ons fail.-d to warrant such action, man instituted a iearch and found Brint.lying on hla back in the door way of Dr. Ball's office, "k-few doors from Mrs Carey’s residence, bleed ing from a wound in the left breast. Hi was arrested and sent to the • nm The amounts contributed Jr. Perkins, Mr. Munsey and Mr ua also were in addition to their ribut mns to the New York fund, nator Dixon declared he would an\thing he could about Roose- fuiids, but he insisted that the minee show -as much activity to a other candidates as it han to- - the Progressive candidate. He; made the arrest. sa 1 he had been informed t,i a'^lim i n a church. Allen, it is under- la sums had been contnbuted for I Rto J has agrop( , t0 turn over $31.0 tie sup pot t of Taft. \V ilson, l nder- f tlip amount to t i ie detectives who w< Ml, Harmon and riark. Attempts by Senator Pomeren/ ;o get the names of the informants |/<>st Her Uft . for „ at . hi ought on a bitter exch.ang \ Tv ice' , S. nator Pomerene appealed ‘o Fhair-j Caroline Comer, knegro cook, was , . to ;i Clapp to compel Senator Dixon' s ^ ruc ^ a RaiD'ay *o co “ ( tion is natural and proper, due to the to give the names of men who knew n ' 0 ^ V0 Wednesday night just south j j ( | ont jj v 0 f names in different cotn- ahuut these funds. Senator ni/on! of Banville, Ya., and killed. While ( j eP 0n t h P other hand, many si.id what he had stated was "com- cro88 ' nK 1,10 track ahead of the en-; of t j )OSP ndmes thus duplicated ap- n 11 rumor," and that he had r e- P'" p her hat blew off and she turned, p (ar ( 0 he repeated on the part of to recover it with fatal consequences, j ( [, OBP ‘voting’." They reported that ha> received le'ters i-e,a.rds pertaining to th min voted at the severely condi'iniied In Richland County two hundred and ninel y-t wo votes ca»t in dupli- l cate names, which the comm ttee r*- reieivci] a letter signed "J. P. Winn, ports are some of them explained by; lt* nver. Colo , ' in which tin* writer being two persons having the sa''io demands "an apology from you as name: and wo have not boon aide tie governor of the state of New York ascertain how many are in that s, n,. au'l 12" 1 n | "i,(t"o damages for fa Is • Hon. imprisonment and frustration of my ly sniie tin In Spartanburg Countv there were life ; teeling in Wagoner, though not run- 222 irregular votes riqiorted, such i nless my demands art* complied " riotous demonstration, is cer- as voting and not on tin* club roll, or wit It," the communication continues. strong against Mr. Long. like irregularities, am) 339 apparent ' * shall enter suit against New York 1 • • • ciHcntiv left' nnen It is thnnrht repeaters were shown by the lists of Sfiate. I am hacked by the army and! Shot by l nknnvvn Man. fhp Pame up back Step* voters whose names appear more "avy of the Fnited Stares." | At Benson, N. John Smith, a f tho RPPOnf i floor and that aa down' Governor Dix said he did not take 1 well known horse deaier of Smith-1 ^ ^°tSe back rooms we“ . , .. great 'he matter seriously, but would turn held. N. C., was shot and killed and. y„„ MrpV „ i.. f .v P H ;it Pregnals precinct but nr “ l(kf,r; niass of affidavits which are herewitii it over to his legal adviser. his brother. James Smith, was seri-* „ , .-A nam.s or proof were furnished, al-1 submittP d, that these apparent though requested. titions were largely due to different! I n,Pn ^ avin Rt th “ 8amp «' nam “' "ere! Lieut Donald P Morrison was krll- " h “ rf ‘ there were four un-j , Mr j D Rooneyt Jr . f „ the pop- were cast in which’the voters'could not in fa 7 r0 ! ,ea,ers * the /ame ex- e" and eight men were iniured Tue S - k 7 >wn ni(,n * nn d p,< ' kP(1 up a chlp |iilar paymaster of the local Clyde perience having been had, in the day by the explosion of the steam :*•' in ^ on a "hair. An altercation wa * Line offices. He is & most excellent sion in order that It might deter- minued these, but has received no response. In Dorchester County there were 12.7 votes counted at Summerville It! (•ets a l>arge Reward. Sheriff Poole, of Greenville, has turned the reward of $7"" offered by , . . . the State for the arrest of T. F.i ,hat vo,( ' (1 >" the vvrong k “ than once. Running these Vaughn over to R. E Allen Jr.. the| 7 as „_ r 7 po . r | p . d ^ demonstrated the fact, l,y a Greenville hoy attending a medical school in Baltimore, who detected nth B over to his legal adviser. repe- 1 Killed on War Vessel. Mil ii is well known that, particular- . . , death of Mr (Binter, the) ,,08plta, ‘ uht ‘ rP h . e now li « 8 ’ w ‘ th litUai proapects of recovery, under the surveilance of a policeman. The negro evidently entered the house from the gate, ’which was ae- . . . . o ... . 1 •*.• he crept up the h.s brother James smith, was sen- front Rtair casPi untl , dl8 ^ )vered> ously cut in a fight there Monday F , nepr print8 of the negr0 . B handl| muht. .larpes Smith went Into a res- cou , d bp ^ en OJl the Btep8 . not he found. They reported 240 repetitions on the poll list and say, "We are satisfied, however, that a considerable portion of this dupliea- 7 c* ived much of his information from 1.’ 'osevelt leaders in the different d stricts, where it was hard to pin d iwn informati'i.t t > c rtain persom Aften Senator Dixon had admitted f it he did not know what arrange- 1 "nts th ■ tommittee ht l made for i estigating the funds of other can- d latea. Senator Pom , ”'''no cfiareel F * Roosevelt manager with attempt- i g "to slander the cotimlHes.” Senator Dixon's references to cam- ign activities for Governor Har- county of Anderson. York county reports 4\- irregular votes. ; lamg and (Junter are Held. A coroner's jury at W'agener re turned a verdict on Tuesday that Pickens N. Gunter came to his death by a gunshot Vound at the hands of •best on the torpedo boat destrover Mart*'<l and knives drawn. John \Valke. The accident occurred off Sm ''h entering during the fight, was Brenton's Reef lightship while the 8tl,jt ,kroiJ Kh tbe body and died soon Walke was preparing for her sec^M j "Berward. (H.arterly trial. Lieut. Morrison en-' toped the service from Missouri in 1902. Shoots and Kills His Father. ' At Troy, Ala., Charlie Wilson was i .shot and instantly killed there after most courteous ftad efficient of young man, and is known and ad mired by a large circle of friends, ■many of whom commended him highly, when they learned of the manner in which he handled a diffi cult situation. Mr. Rooney Is the son of Capt J. D. Rooney. Sr^ one of 1 1 an. whom Senator Pome.-pne had Ten Children Burned Up. [sworn At St. Bernard, Quebec, ten chil-| In Greenwood ‘‘Countv there are dren, 18 months to 15 years old*; reported 179 men as voting who are were burned to death in their home not on the club rolls and there are 44 during the absence of their parents, names that appear twice; but they Alexander Gravel and his wife. William Sul/.e.r Nominate*!. he made an alleged attack upon his; the stewards of th»’Clyde fleet of a good many voted without being! Hu K h ^ Lon^and Hayes Gunter was! William Sul/.er, Representative in wifo ' to . hav€ , learners. an accessory to the shootnig. Dr. D. Congress ftrom New York City, was '"'’eatened fo kill his wife for having R r i n t j 8 a negro painter, and for B. Portwood, who was arrested on a nominated for Governor earlv Wed- ^' !n arrPS ' p, l charged with abusing 1 ^ | a8 j j ew wee j C8 has been irorklur ** * her. Tho Vvav romrNnotrofo^ with h<«! _ . __ ^ ^ have not investigated as to whethen er 8 ^ ury re ^ urTlp< ^ ' tH vpr( ^' ct they were repeaters or different men The boy remonstrated with his accessory to the shooting and taken Democratic State Conrmtion It was to jail was released after the coron- the seventh time he had been a can- 'breatened to kill him. warrant charging him with being an nesdav morning hv the New York ' l "' ‘euioumraieu wuu uis: at Oaklev He came to Chari father, and the latter Is said ter have a nrAm The boy Dixon demanded of Senator Pomer- of the same name, ene where Governor Harm.vu had In Hampton County twenty-jeven made a public statement of his ex- men reported as voting whose names pendlturea, the Ohio Senator half were not on the club roll, at Camp rose, grasped the arms of hla chair, Branch: and they report that others t nported, intensified the feelin# be-| glared at the wltnees and said "If were allowed to vote without being K een the two men. When Senator'you’ll atop outaide I'll anawer that.’ | on the club roll, but no fraud la South Carolina Lutheran Synod. The program for the meeting of the South Carolina Lutheran Synod has didate for this nomination. stepped into an adjoining room, se cured a shotgun and then blew hla father's brains Out. . Fell Dead at Telephone. A telephone message that he was about to be arrested charged with op- been announced. This year It meets 1 erating a handbook so frightened In Newberry with the church of the Joseph Sohlckling. aged 52. at Cin-I va ‘ uf ‘ a majl t ^ ie kP - Redeemer, commencing October 22, clnnati. O . Wednesday, that he drop-j pa^atu, of ,lfe Inataad of by Ua in- aad contlnulag through the 26th. 1 ped dead at the telephone. Iternal nobility, Many Make This 'Mistake. It Is a mistake to estimate the Wednesday and placed an order a supply of paint with a loeal He states thjt he does not kf made him go into the house. Automobile Kills ‘ Congressman Carl (L Aada Fostorio. O , was tMMtly Wednesday night whea tho bile In which he was rMtaf o*er ooer that dtjr. *-