Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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o Sin IS HIT HARD ■T ilTENII ILEASE EDI FIN- ING IIS NEGRO. HE RAN AUTO TOO FAST Oo!wbiA Mid RIHiUmI Oo«»t)r Are Burdened by Bienne tBecMue Hi* Nctgro Chnuffeur Wnn Fined for KndMiffrlBK the Uren of Women and Ctiildren and Others. Mayor W. H. Gibbon of Columbia, two days ago denou&ced Id scathing terms the policy of the governor of South Carolina of punishing the city of Columbia and county of Richland for fining the governor's negro chauf feur. That policy was announced by the governor of South Carolina and published. Here is one of the pub lished reports: " ‘lie who laughs last laughs best,’ remarked Gov. Rlease this morning in saying that as a result of the fining of his negr® chauffeur by the City of Columbia for speeding iie had *44cd ^ swung from the three more men to the Columbia con stabulary, each of them drawing a salary of >9# per month, half of which Is g>aid by the county and half by the city. The added expense, the governor explained, was put on Co lumbia for fining his negro chauffeur. ‘I told them at the time it would be a dear fine and you can figure out for yourself Just how much those fines are costing the city of Columbia,’ con tinued the governor. “ ‘Wvery time they fine my chauf feur I am going to add another con- aiable.' ” It will be recalled that Harrison Neeley, the negro driver of the gov- •raor's automobile, was fined three times for racing through Main street, on the testimony of policemen and aamerous other witneaaes. and that tha pardon# promptly issued him by hip employer were not recognised by the seoatcteat authorities. In commenting on the statement bf Blease that he had burdened the fltr and county wlUi three additional liquor constable*, drawing In the ag gregate $J70 a month. Mayor Glbbee made a statement In which he said: 'There are pome things too un- •pdakably HUle and contemptible to be expreeaed in words, and thU is one ef them. “The spectacle of the viper gnaw ing the file would be only amusing, ♦xoept that the file ought to be put to oonatruetlve usee “Prohably rraaklin J. Ufoees la all fthi Wreer a* Miagovernor of South Carotin a a ever daecended to to petty n plane of official action ae this “If you deaire my official comment* on Urts matter and the county dis pensary rtteatloa, you will find them la tha anaaal. now in the handm-of thB printer “ la tha mayor's annual review, un der the oaptioo, "Recorder's Court." appears the following “Correepondeuce between the may or aad the recorder, on file in the mayor** office, will ahow that per be p* the mayor has been extra- official in • rglag the recorder to oonaider very aartsuelf the importance of placing fiaes upon those who drive automo biles and break the traffic law# of the city. “I view it as a privilege for any one to be permitted to drive one of these dangerous machines on the crowded thorughfaree of a growing city and that privilege ought to be valued by those to whom it is extend ed to the extent of their giving strict Obedience to the reasonable ordin ances enacted for the protection of the public as well as for the protec tion of the occupants of such ma chines “Oie who drives an automobile recklessly upon a crowded street is aa dangerous a citizen as he who might blind himself and stand upon a street crossing discharging a pistol in all directions, and as much loss of Mfe is liable to happen from the one Qffiuae as from the other. "The correspondence will show that this point of view has been urg ed upon the Recorder for time to time by myself. It does not seem to me to 'be possible to exaggerate the Importance that they mast obey the laws or suffer penalties, or in case of continuing to break the laws, that their privilege of driving must be taken from them. "It Is unfortunate that I should feel called upon to mention any par ticular case, but since an issue has been made In the case of Harrison Neeley, the negro chauffeur for the Governor of the State, I want the public to be fully informed and to that end I herewith give all of the evidence which was offered when the original fine was placed upon this law-breaker: "‘Columbia, S. C., March 7, 1913. " ‘Policeman W. T. Kelly being sworn saidT was standing In front of Bryan's book store on 1100 block Main street with my watch in my hand when I seen this man (Harri son Neeley) coming in automobile; otoght his time from Plain and Main to Waohlngton and Main Streets; ran the block in IS seconds; caught time from po«th Mde of Main and to ooBth atdo of Mnin and HUNG BODY ON TREE UKUKAOMK SIGHT ON THK CWRT " HOl'SE HQ( ARK. Captors of Desperado Welcomed Home and Praised for Tireless and Successful Search. Sheriff J. R. Morris, of Barnwell County, entered Hampton County Wednesday night with the dead body of Richard Henry Austin, the negro desperado who has killed three white men and wounded two others, and attempted criminal assault upon the wife of a prominent Hampton county farmer, tucked securely away in an automobile. The Hampton populace turned out in full force to welcome the return of the men who had.fought so long and worked so hard to effect the capture of the negro desperado. Their wel come was truly royal and was merited by the able conduct of the search for Austin. Thursday on the beautiful and spa cious Court House square, the body of Austin with the head and right arm severed, and with the toes and fingers cut off, the skin of the body limb of a large oak tree, a symbol of the spirit of revenge in the human breast of the white man when crime, such as those perpetrated by Austin, are committed in this country. In the early hours of Thursday morning, wliile Sheriff Morris was eating at Estill, the body of Austin was transferred by unknown men from the machine of the sheriff into another automobile and was carried to Hampton, where probably two hun dred men had gathered. Upon ar rival at Hampton, about two o’clock, the body of Austin was taken from the machine and viewed by the wait ing body of men. The toes and fingers were first cut off as mementos, men the head was severed from the body, the right arm was taken off, the body was placed on a fire, alnged and burnt. Next ropes were fastened to the body, it was sus pended from the limb of an oak tree, All night long peopre came, viewed the body of the desperado, and then quietly went to their homes The men were unusually quiet and order ly No excitement prevailed Sher iffs Morris and I.lghtsey arrived from Wstlll soon after tills. Plain atreet* f Signed > *• W T Kelly ' 'Harrison Neely being sworn said 'I have nothing to say.’ “In a communication addressed to the city of Columbia the governor has seen fit to make threats that this fine which was Justly and unavoid ably Imposed upon his negro employe will prove to be expensive In the long run to the people of this city Sure ly s man occupying the position of governor of South Carolina must de sire. or should deaire. that the lawn be tested and obeyed Why then, will he not give ua an op^vortunlty to carry this case to a higher court"* Failing to do thin. If he attempts to make an Isaue at the expense of the people of Columbia, he should re member that his special friends will suffer financial loss to Just exactly the aame extent as those who do not approve of him or his methods. "Bo far a* the police department Is concerned It will attempt to carry out the laws against his negro em ployes as strictly aa against any other law-breakers and the mayor does not consider that apecial privileges ought to be extended to such a person more than to the most lowly and especially does not consider that the lives of the citizens of Columbia, men. women and children, and their property should l>e permitted to be Jeopardiz ed by the chauffeur employed by the governor, Cole I,. Blease, whether such chauffeur be white or colored, any more than, as has been stated before, such permit should be given to any other law-breaker. "The governor is invited to bring (h|s matter to a test in the courts. If hla pardoning power shall be es tablished in regard to petty offenders against municipal ordinances, the po lice courts of the State will be de moralized from Fort Mill to Charles ton. It he should win such a suit, the legislature would not be long in submitting to the people a constitu tional provision limiting such indis criminate use of the pardoning power of the executive head of the State. " ‘ 0! It is excellent: To have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous To uee it like a giant.’ "The Recorder's is a difficult and thankless task, and it is not my in tention to add to his burdens by any hostile criticism." » ♦ ♦ Ijover Killed by Her Side. Driving a mile and a half over a dark road eight miles in the country from Toledo, Ohio, with her dead lover by her side and with a bullet In her own body was the experience Sunday midnight of Julia Probert, sixteen-year-old daughter of George Probert, a farmer. The girl was driv ing with George Steele, nineteen years old, when they were held up by a foreigner who demanded money. ♦ ♦ The Democrats have determined to give the people a genuine down ward revision of the tariff. abb -i^a jAB Your Home and loved ones should be protected from the every-day aches and pains by always having on hand a bottle of NOAH’S LINIMENT—the Best Pain Remedy. NQAH’S LINIMENT is for internal uses as well as for external application. Absolutely pure and clean to use, made in a modern laboratory and compounded as carefully as a physician’? prescription. NOAH’S LINIMENT does not contain any chloroform, ammonia, alcohol, naptha, benzim. or poisonous drugs. Noah’s Liniment is an excellent remedy for rheumatism, lameness, stiff Joints, backache, neuralgia, strains, sprains, cuts, bruises, pains in chest and side, sore feet, etc. Penetrates and requires very little rubbing. • NOAH’S LINIMENT Is one of the best remedies for sore throat, coughs, colds, colic and cramps. A few drops on a little sugar will usually relieve these troubles immediately. For toothache there Is nothing better—a little on cotton In cavity and applied externally. Look for Noah’s Ark—trade-mark—on every genuine pack age; beware of substitutes. NOAH’S LINIMENT Is sold by all dealers In medicines In tha cities and out in the country, In three sizes, at 25c, 50c and $1.00 a bottle. Send for booklets and testimonials, Noah Remedy Co., In a., Richmond, Vs. “I h*v« b«en using Noah'* Lini ment for more than a year, and find It the h««t I hav* *vor trlod for rheumatism, neuralgia and ail ache* and pain* of any kind.”*— Mr*. A. M. Doyl®, Kichmond. Va. For Cold* aad Hoafeacon— "Noah’* Liniment quickly relieve* cold* and hoar*ene.*», and 1 hav# carried a bottle with me for year* in traveling.”—W. T. Burton, W1J- eon, N. C. • For BaekaeSe aad StWI Jolata.— •*1 hive used Noah's Liniment for backache and etiff Jomts and pains and find It to be the best liniment I ever used.”—Mrs. Sallit Young. Edgar, V*. For Tala Following Chill*.— My little girl was suiTering with chilis, and for the pain following I ua d Noah’s Liniment, wini it gave in stant relief.”—'A. H Greenwood. Richmond, Va. For Sore Feet.—“Suffering for a month with rheumatism in my ankle, Inetep and toes, 1 com menced to use Noah's Liniment, and my foot has improved won derfully, and can now walk with i v little Inconvenience.”—C. A. James, Portsmouth, Va. For Pain In the Back.—~I Buf fered dreadfully for ten year* with pain* In back. Less than half a bottle ef Noah'* Liniment made a perfect cure.”—Mrs. J. D, lay, Paint Eastern, Va. DIES ON WAV BACK ■ ♦ AUSTIN. TIE FIEND, SUCCUMBS TO IIS MOUNDS . ♦ PLEADED FOR HIS LIFE — •* targe and Determined Crowd Waited for Austin’s Return to Hampton, and Had He Reached There Alive Would Hvae Been Killed by the Enraged People. The fiend Austin, who was badly wounded Tuesday afternoon by Sher iff Morris and Officer Stavinger, near Newington, Ga., and carried to Sav annah for-treatment, has cheated the law by dying aboard the Attaquin, a boat, between Savannah and Bluffton, Wednesday afternoon about four o’clock. The officers had decided that it was safer to move Austin from Sav annah and were also in hopes of get ting him to Soutli Carolina soil alive, but he died half way between Savan nah and Bluffton. It is said that he | would have been killed had lie lived ■ to reach Hampton, where a large crowd had gathered. A dispatch from Hampton says that Richard Henry Austin, the negro des perado, wanted for murders in South Carolina, who was captured Tuesday evening near Newington, Ga., after being desperately wounded, had died on board a boat on the Savannah Riv er between Savannah and Bluffton. was the news received there at about eight o’clock Wednesday night over long distance telephone. The report that Sheriff Morris, of Barnwell County, and Messrs Stav inger and H. M. O’Neale had left Sav annah for Hampton at about one o'clock p. m. with Austin in an auto mobile, was received at Hampton at about four o’clock Wednesday after noon. In less than an hour a crowd of determined men began to gather from various sections of the county to await the arrival of the officers and their prisoner. From the nature of the threats heard on every side it appeared certain that the crowd would make short work of the des perado If he arrived alive Sheriff I,ight*ey and three or four men left Hampton in an automobile at eight o'clock Wednesday night to meet Sheriff Morris and the body of Austin and escort him to Hampton It is expected that the officers will arrive with ttie body of Austin about eleven or twelve o'clock Wednesday night The men composing the crowd gathered at Hampton are sober and quiet. Wednesday afternoon, howev er. tome of them appeared excited and various threats a* to what would be done in case Austin arrived alive were heard I). T Padgett, one of the commis sioners of Hampton county, whs was at Newington. On., and who saw the CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND FARMERS EXCHANGE PLANTS. "Carolina Rice Meal"—The fine stock food. West Point Mill Co., Char leston, S. C. For Sale—Lookout Mountain Seed Irish Potatoes, J2 per bushel J. R. Thaekston, R. 1, Powder Springs, Ga. 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Some time within the next six months a ship will leave San Pedro with the most curious and grewsoine cargo that ever left Southern Cali fornia The cat go will mtists* of the remains of ‘te'ween " 11 " and '■ "OO Chinese, wlin have died in this coun- trv during the last fifty vears It wtll he the largest -engle removal of human remains in the world s his- torv. and the preparations have been carried forward so quietly that no comment has been occasioned, says the San Francisco Call Nearly s year ago the Chinese Con solidated Benevolent Association of San Francisco, so met 1 me* known aa the Chinese Six Companies, took out permIta for the removal of the re mains of the Chine*** who are burled in California, and up to thle time more than 5.000 skelttons have been exhumed and prepared for shipment. The bones are carefully wrapped, <*ach in a separate piece of soft cloth. capture of Austin, told the story According to Mr Padgett's story It seems that Sheriff Morns and Mr Stavinger were at the home of Mr Marvin Jarrell, about seven miles above Newington, on Tuesday even ing. Mr. Jarrell was not at home About dark a negro came up to the rear of the house and asked for some thing to eat. stating that he was wet, cold and hungry Miss Jarrell recog- nied the voice as that of Austin, he having worked for Mr Jarrey in the past. The young woman at once communicated with Sheriff Morris, who answered Austin, telling him to wait, that he would bring him the food directly. Proceeding cautiously around the house to the rear Sheriff Morris caught sight of Austin by the back fence. The officer and the negro raised their guns in deadly aim at the same time, but Sheriff Morris proved quicker on the trigger and the des perado fell desperately wounded in the stomach with a load of buckshot. Austin, recovering from the shock, reached out and grabbed his gun, which had fallen two or three feet from him. Pointing the weapon at Mr. Stavinger, who had approached with Sheriff Martin, the negro was about to fire, but again he was net quick enough, and before he could fire the arm that steadied his aim fell limp at his side, almost severed with a bullet from the 44-calibro Winchester in the hands of Mr. Stav inger. Austin, as he fell the second time, shouted, "Don't shoot any more; I surrender.” He was immediately dis armed. The negro held conversation with members of Hie posse who gath ered around him, giving de tails of his wanderings as a fugitive from justice. Austin admitted kill ing Mr. Victor Rowers, but declared that the other men had been shot by accident by members of the posse. He said that the reason he had taken Magistrate Edenfield's gun was be cause the South Carolina folks had taken his overcoat. Austin,said that he had moved over to South Carolina from Georgia, had secured a piece of land and had intended to settle down to farming. Austin was taken to Savannah Wednesday morning about ten o’clock and lodged In police barracks there, according to reports from men who have returned from the scene of the man-hunt. Pea*—Clean mixed pea* in good sacks Beat for hay Your last chance to buy at $1 90 per bu f o b Address I) W Watkins, Granite Hill, Ga.. or T. E. Watkins. Belton. S C. For Sale—Nancy Hall and Dooly Yam Sweet Potato Slipa. $1.50 per thousand Missionary and Ecelsior Strawberry Plants $2 per thousand. Write or wire. Southern Plant Company , W. J. Hawkins, Mgr., Plant City, Fla. Broken Auto—Drank cases, cylin ders, transmission rases, or any thing made of metal welded back aa good a* new Pric*** reasonable. The Bridgers Co , Florence, 8. C. Nancy Hall Potato Plants. Buy dir ect from grower and get fresh plants. 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Immediate Shipment of genuine Nan cy Hall and Porto Rico sweet potato plants at $1 per M, or $1.25 deliv ered. We ship nothing but good strong fresh plants, and guarantee entire satisfaction. The Eiear's Head Farms, Pine Castle, Fla. POULTRY AND EGGS Single Comb Rhode Island Reds, ex clusively, eggs $2 for 15, $3 for 30, $8 for 100. Mrs, K. H. Hill, Wash ington, Ga, White Indian Runner Ducks—For 10 days will sell for $1.25 per dozen. This ad will not appear again. S. A. Lowrance, Mooresvllle, N. C. 100 White Indian Runners—To make room for 3,000 young stock, will sell for $10 a trio for next thirty days. Alabama Leghorn Farms Co., Mulga, Ala. Ger Married — Matrimonial paper containing advertisements mar- riageble people from all sections; rich, poor, young, old Protestants, Catholics, mailed sealed free. The "Correspondent,” Toledo, Ohio. In or ler that thev may not b** de fined by handling nor Injured by un due friction, and are then plac*Ml in a tin box and carefully sealed On the outside of the E>oxe# are placed char- ac tern giving the name and the fam ily of the deceased and the village, district and province from which he came When a Chinese |pftve« home to ter another country ami seek fortun^WA he goes in a totally different than does a man of any other nation ality There Is In it the spark of ad venture and the average Chinese makes no effort to maintain his sta tion in the country to which he goes. Scholars and poets sometimes work in kitchens and over laundry tubs in order to get the wealth necessary to return to China and hold his proper position there. Until late years there were no Chinese who did not fully in tend to return, so their fellows feel that they are only doing the'- duty in Bending the remains back fo -elatives and thus ending the pilgrimage. Prize Winning White Indian Runner duck eggs, 11 for $3; 22 for $5. Bronze turkey eggs, 11 for $3; tT for $5. 5 Toulouse goose eggs, $2.50. White Orpington figg". 1 for 15 and up. Fawn and White Indian Runner duck eggs, $1.50. M. B. Grant, Darlington, S. C. I will teach you bookkeeping and the collection business. Appoint you my special representative in your own town. In your spare time. And help to make you prosperous. Write to-day for this offer. Brown’s Correspondence School, Wilcoxon Building. Freeport. Illinois. Registered Berkshire Pigs—Ready to ship. From prize-winning stock. Big bone, short nose type. Write for prices. W.' H. Hudson, Tim- monsville, S. C. White Indian Runner Dock Eggs from prize winning Carlisle- Fishel-Patton strains, $1.50 dozen; from Imported Penciled. $1 dozen. W. O. Brownfield, Opelika, Ala. REAL ESTATE For Farm Lands—South Georgia; open or cut over. Write J. H. Bar- field, Box 22, Atlanta, Ga. They Sure Shot to Kill. John Walker, a British mine own er, and his wife, fighting shoulder to shoulder, recently killed seven and wounded three men out of a band of 11 employees at the mine near Villa Garcia, Mexico. The employees at tacked Mr Walker in the office of the mine E)ecause of his inability to raise money with which to p*y their wages. K No More Registry Stamps. Postmaster General Buneson Wed nesday issued an order dis’o.i ’ .uin,- the use of ten cent registry stamps and providing that no additional reg istry stamps shall be printed after the present supply shall have been exhausted. Hereafter ordinary post age stamps may be used for the pre payment of registry fees. i Charged With Killing Wife. At Cripple Creek, Col., James L. Bacon, member of the Legislature from Teller County, was arrested Monday on a warrant charging him with the murder of his wife, Ida Bacon, and his stepdaughter, Joseph ine Davidson. The women were kill ed In an explosion that wrecked the Bacon home April 28.