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KT .^i Barnwell People. >• •♦■A VOL XXXVII ‘Juftt Like a Member of the Family 0 BARNWELL, S. C. DECEMBER 4. 1913 A %. *-■ NO. 14 iV. MEN FACE MURDER CHARGE Jim Hogg and Aiken Williams Arraigned Tuesday. STATE’S CASE IS COMPLETED ALFRED WIDNER FATALLY , WOUNDED AT WILUSTON A Synopaia of the Evidence Brought out in the Proceeding*. The stage was set Tuesday morning in the Barnwell County Court House for the concluding act in the tragedy that resulted in the death of J. V. and Henry Hogg in the little town of Kline on the aight of September 15th and J. W. Hogg and W. A. Williams faced a jury of their peers to answer to the charge of murder. The court room was well crowded to watch the proceedings of what prom ised to be, to the morbidly inclined,one of the most interesting cases that has been tried here recently. Some difficulty was experienced in selecting a iury, necessitating the drawing of an>extra venire. This hav ing been accomplished to the satisfac tion of the State and the defense, the trial proceeded. The Solicitor is being •asistedby R. C. Holman, Esq , of Barn- tll, and the Hon. D. S Henderson, of cen. The defendants are represen- 'tod by Messrs. Harley Jr Best and (». M Greene, of Barnwell, and S G May- field, of Denmark. It is the contention of the State that the shot that killed the two brothers was fired from the window of the ne gro waiting room of the Kline depot by the defendants To prove this the evidence of a large numWr of witness e« has been introduced A »ynop*i» of the proceedings follow* Dr A. B Patteraon, who made a poat mortem examination at the roro ner’a inquest, wna the firxt witne*» and testified to the numt>er and the nature of the wound* received b) theteo brother* O. Price Hogg, the father of the *lain men, testified as to the location of the depot, streets, measurements etc . on a plat made bv a surveyor Probably the most important witness for the State wa* John (' Hogg, a brother of Velpo and Henry and an eye witnsaa to the tragedy Hr testified that about an hour before the (hooting he west to the home of Mr B M Jen kins to see a young lady, that when he left, he went back down the »tree* *nd paaaing by the station, a « two men whom he recogniied a* the dr fen dants, that they had a »hot gun xnd looked a* if thrv had nu*rd ,t lo shoot across the *trert at W H Har den and John llm**r the eitnr** volunteering the information that th*- dr fendanta must havr thought it wa* Vrl poand Henry that when the defendant* saw the witnes* thev ran and went in to the colored waiting room of the dr pot. that he. the witne*.*, went on am** the street to Velpo .* store and u^ion being told by hi* brother* that Aiken William* had been trying to beat • Henry Hogg a short time before, he | to them, “Why. the over in the nigger waiting room waylaying you now,“ w hereupon Yel- po and the witness got two shot guns and they all went out of the store to look around, witness saying that he thought they had a right to look around; that shortly after they got onto the sidewalk, a shot came from the window of the colored waiting room; that his two brothers turned and went back in to the store, he standing in his tracks for about half a minute, waiting for the defendants to come out of the waiting room, when he shot at them; that he went back into the store im mediately and found Velpo dead and Henry dying. Lewis Clapper, a photographer, iden tified pictures of the scene of the tra gedy and same were put in evidence. J. C. Mackey, the depot agent at Kline, testified that a few minutes be fore the shooting he saw some human being in the colored waiting room of station; also that there were powder stains on the window sill. B. F. Jenkins, a clerk in J. V. Hogg’s store at the time of the tragedy, testifi ed to the fight that had taken place in the afternoon, in which Henry and Velpo Hogg, Aiken Williams and George Barnett were engaged; that he was at his home and saw the flash of a gun from the depot and then one from the direction of Hogg’s store, that when Entered Commissary of Mr. Henry MichelL—Waa Shot Twice. Williston, December 1.—Satyirday night about 10:30 o’clock, Mr. antf Mrs. Henry Mitchell, who live about two miles from town, heard an unusual noise around their premises. Upon in vestigation, Mr. Mitchell discovered a man in his commissary helping himself to some money that he had left on the counter. He fired twice at the in truder, who fell mortally wounded. The man proved to be one Alfred Wid- ner, a convict who had recently served a term on the chain gang. Dr. J. Lewis Smith and his bride were welcomed home to Williston on Thursday. They are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy before going to housekeeping. Dr. Smith is to be congratulated upon win ning the heart and hand of so fair a companion to share with him life’s joys and sorrows. The Rev. W. M. Jones has returned from Birminghabi, where he was called to the bedside of his brother-in-law, Mr. Liwrence Owens, who was des perately wounded in an accident. Mr Owens' mother and brother, Mr V. S. ; in ^ presentment: Owens, of Barnwell, are with him Mr and Mrs Thomas, of Aiken, spent Sunday with relatives. Col and Mrs J Emile Harley and Miss Margaret Harley spent Sunday with relatives here The friends of Mr* M K Weathers- bee will Ik- pleased to know that she i* improving after on illness of several w eek* Mr I. V Greene left Mondav for Flortila an a bovine** trip Special Christmas Edition. The Barnwell People will issue a special Christmas edition on , December 18th. While nothing very elaborate is being planned, the pr t on that date will be profusely illustrated with pictures embody ing the Christmas spirit and will contain a number of interesting articles and stories suitable to the occasion, while the advertisements of the progressive merchants of this section will give many helpful suggestions towards solvirtg the annual problem of what to give “him” or “her.” The front cover ’page will present a handsome . lithograph of Santa Claus in coloril Advertisers wishing to be represented in this issue will please communicate with this office at once. Do not delay or you may be disappointed. Subscribers will bear the date of issue, December 18th, in mind. They, as well as the little folks, will enjoy its contents. GRAND JURY MAKES ABALE PRESENTMENT Thera in the is Nothing Sensational Document, However. To the Honorable George W. Gage, Presiding Judge, November term of Court, 1913: We, the Grand Jury of Barnwell County, beg leave to^nake the follow- Mr* T J Arlrdge sworr that some timr after thr killing she met Vikrn VS illiam* in thr n*d and that in re »p<in*«- to her question a* to how it happened. William* toid her the) got them with double shots that »hr took a dnnk with Wdliama in the roed Milledge Lee testified that he had examined a tree a short distance from the dr (lot and that he found shot in it also that there were (icwder burns on thr window sill in the depot H M Jenkins. Jr , testified that he waa present at the di»turt*nce in the afternoon and that it was a cursing match tietween Henry Hogg. V eljio Hogg. Aiken Williams and <»»-orge Harnett that Velpo drew a gun on Williams and told him that he could ' attend to him th«t Wili ams told him to put down hi* gun and he would fight him Hr wa* then called awav and the fuv* *eetlifd t.i juu t down B S( Jrtikin* Sr , t*-*tifled that Jirn Hogg came to him a ft w minute* Ix-forr th»- *h>Kitmg and wanted to Ixirrow a gun hut *u*pecting his First We beg leave to thank your Honor, on behalf of the people of the County, for the business like proce dure of this term of Court From time to time our body has, for the common g<xid, ventured to recommend to our honored judiciary that the) make some improvement along this line, and specially that promptness of the witnesses he required, that, the law)«-r* at the Har be not allowed, save for tbe tx-st of reasons to continue from Court to l ourt the cases of those heid 1 for heinous crimes, snd also that said gentlemen of the bar \<r held with | this in v>mr reasonable limit as to the time sre UMB CRUSHED BY A FALL FROM A HORSE Otis Dunbar Suffers Serious Injuries.— Diptheria Scare. Ellenton, S. C., Nov. 29.—Several from this place witnessed “Ben Hur” last week. Among those who attended were Mrs. C. J. Ashley, Miss Florence Bush, Miss Annie Foreman, Miaa Mary Crosland, H. M Cassels and family, W P Cassels and wife, C. M Turner, A R Dunbar and J B. Wingate Mrs Fizzie R Settle left last week for Anniston, Ala , to visit her son. who is jiastor of the Christian Church at that place Born Saturday, to Mr and Mrs A F Floyd, a little daughter < >tis Dunbar, the little son of Mr and Mrs \ R Dunbar, had the misfortune to fall from a horse Thanksgiving Day, crushing hi* limb and otherwise in junng him He was taken to Augusta ANOTHER HOMICIDE OCCURRED LAST WEEK J«sa« Roberta KiiUd Hanry Elliott Nwar Baldoc Wednesday. Another homicide occured in Barn well County last Wednesday night, when Jesse Roberta, a negro, shot and killed Henry Elliott, another negro, on the old Pender place, now the proper ty of Mr. W. I. Johns, near Baldoc. The weapon used was a 32-caliber re volver. Only one shot was fired, it is said, the ball entering the body of El liott just above the heart, causing al most instant death. Domestic trouble is said to have led up to the tragedy. The inquest was held by Magistrate Frank Owens, of Baldoc, and the jury found the usual verdict. Sheriff Morris was notified early Thursday morning but was told that it would be unnecessary to carry the dogs with him. ^ However, when he reached Baldoc it was found that Rob erts had made his escape, and although the Sheriff made a diligent search on both sides of the Savannah River he was unable to locate the fugitive. A reward of 125 is offered for the apprehension of the escaped negro. REV. W. J. SNYDER TO RETURN TO BARNWELL Statu Matkodiat Cmmimrmmtm M*k*a Ap- po'ntmw.t. f*c Y«*y. The State Mcttvxliat Conference met in Rock Hill thi* vear The appoint menti for the en»uing year were an nounred »h<>rtlv Ix-forr midnight Mon- dav The (>e«>plr of thi* *ection will be GOOD PROGRESS MADE BY COURT the that evening, and it i* not known at inting how »eriou» hi* injune* pur ( (h>*c refused tu let him have it. that the dead men Henry and \el|H», bore v erv bad reputation* in the community V ictor Lewi* cashier of the Hank of Kline, testified that he was at home a few minutes before the killing, that I ^ i Jim Hog came to him and told him that : he Hogg wanted a gun. that Henry and Velpo had him cut off from his ' buggy and were going to kill him when he went to it, that he did not have a gun, but went down to Clay Pate's and borrowed one and gave it to the de fendant that they parted at B. M j Jenkins' and Hogg went away, saying that he would protect himself. C. I). Stephenson testified that Aiken Williams showed his pistol, which he described as “a thirty-eight, left-hand wheeler,” just before the difficulty, and said that he had had trouble with Velpo about five dollars. T. J. Arledge testified that while he was town marshal at Kline during the summer, Williams came to him and showed him his pistol, saying that he had had trouble with Velpo and that the first time Hogg crossed his path he was going to kill him. W. C. Simmons, Arledge’s father-in- law swofc to having heard Williams 1 make threats. j W. H. Harden testified that just pre- I vious to the shooting he and John | Ulmer had been at Velpo’s store; and i they left and went up the street to- , wards Ready’s store before the shooting occurred. I Harden’s testimony completed the State’s case and Court adjourned until Wednesday morning, j Counsel for the defense began the examination of witnesses yesterday morning. It is impossible to give a h« reached the scene V'elpo was lying synopsis of the testimony but it is sp in the door across his gun, dead; that parent from the trend of the evidence the gun was loaded and both barrels that the shot or shots that killed J. V. ^■Urie Holley testified that he was an< i Henry Hogg were not fired from in it house at the time of shooting and colored waiting room window that the gun shots sounded very loud Several witoeaae. have teittfied that they may consume in any one caae In short, we have suggested that the Court* be presided over with a firm hand, to the end that justice ma» be meted out with more dispatch, and we ha* e urged thi*, not entirely on ac count of the saving that it will be to the tax payers, though necessarily thia appeals to us aa buameaa men but we have a dee(>er reason Wr feel that our Court* are not commanding as they should the entire confidence and respect of the citizens A* your Honor said to us in your able charge. This is an age of educatHin and enlightenment and in such time* men refuse to re *{>ect an * thing unless it can fill the needs for which it waa created they demand result*, therefore, it is with great gratification we see that your Honor is alive to the aituation and needs of the (w-ople Second iour Honor will find at ’.ached a second *ection of the repirt of Mr I. A S« arson, Public Account ant, with whom we had a contract to I look into the condition of our County ' Offices, all of which we find are in good shape and carried on according to i law, except the Magistrate * Section > 140t), Volume I, of the Civil Code re guires each one to make a monthly re | port to the Treasurer This we find is only done by a few The Auditor has ! I asked that two shelves be put in his office, this we recommend be done, I and we also think it advisable, and re- , commend, that the County Commis sioners offer a reward of not more than twenty five dollars for the arrest of criminals in felony cases, where the said criminals have escaped to other states, or to some distance. Third: It has been brought to our attention that none of the Carnivals, tent shows, etc. going through this County pay any taxes, except regular Ring Circuses and we respectfully aak our Delegation to amend Section 3430, Volume 2, of the Statutes so as to in clude these small shows. They take a lot of our good money and certainly should pay some tax. Fourth: Our attention has also been called to the number of gambling de vices, slot machines, wheels of fortune, etc. operated in our towns and villiages and we would urge the various muni cipal officers of the County to look closely into these affairs. Gambling, no matter by what name called, is in jurious to the morals of the people. It is clearly against the law and should be put down. Fifth: We have sent Committees to inspect the Jail, Poor Farm aud Chain Gang, and we recommend that a second cage be furnished the Chain Gang, as the said Gang is usually divid ed in two sections. Also that the Mis* Florrnc* R li«*ll was in Augusta Wrdnrsday and whilr thvrr paid a v iait tu aomr uf th* city achooia Dr F l Brinkley spent aevrral days this week at Sumter Mr Charlea \A i*e and son. uf Augus ta. apent Thanksgiving l>ay at this place Mr* F R Buckingham and Miaa Ethel Dunbar were in Aiken thia week vrrv much grabfu-d tu irarn that th« Rev \\ J Snvder ha* fceen returned to his Ha rnwrll charge for another year The appointments fur the ( harleatun and Orangeburg piatrirta are a* fulluw* Charleston Dustnct —J W I>»n»*l. preaiding elder Allendai*. H G Mur phy Appleton K / James Beaufort and Port Royal. J H Noland Bethel circuit. J () Bun-eft. supply Black Swamp. W H Anal BJufftoo. J B Kil gore. Charleston. Bethel. S B Harper Tnmty. R S Trueada.r Spring Street. Mrs C M Turner, apeol several day* 1 ^ ^ ^ ^ > rel* f this week in Johnston ^ oung • Island. YA H (hincan. Jr. tot James Julian Hush of Columbia, was IstfV'dlr. W \ Dibble. C yprtaa, M M Mil .e a don Ehrhardt. B J Gueaa Hlea ton. H T Morrison Jr Furman, D N Busby. Hampton. I. W Johnson Hen deraonville. \A A Kirby l^>dge P K Jr ft coat. Ridgeland and Gtlltaon ville. J Hhin* Summrrville J 1* Simpson 'A alterboro. J W NA oiling • •rangeburg district. M I. Banks, pre siding elder Hamberg and Bamberg Mill* VS H Hodges Barnwell. W J Snyder Branch*1 He T J White Lam erun. T W <i.»dboidt Denmark H G Hardin Fdiato. S H Booth. Futawville, S D Vaughan Grover, T A Shealy Harleyville, R (' Boulware. Norway. A S l^-»lie, <>lar. to be supplied, Orange burg St Raul. W B Duncan. Elliot Sta tion. \ A Corbett, supply Orangeburg circuit. S VV Henry . Orange, J J Steven son Pruv idence, T L Melvin, Rowes- m KHenton several day* this week The Ellenton graded school has been skiaed for about two weeks because of a diptheria scare L will open again Monday the ruitement having about tutrsided Mrs Julia Hush, of Augusta, wa* m Flieiiton one da* last week hrvrrai memlrrrs of the Aiken Coun ty di*i>cn*ar) board were here this » rr k 1 D Brabham is in Filrnton with ■ carload of mules snd horses G VV Hush w as m Aiken sev eral da* * this week Nef^v^bnvicted of Murder Widi Recommendation te Mercy. SOMD HAVE PLEADED GUILTY Houaebreakiaf gwlHy of rltfc Joe Ready,a merchant of Klme.teatifi- ed that while lytaf in bed he heard the tint gun fired, that be got up and went to the window tad aaw the naah uf the ^ „ porches of the first three houses of the .hat the defense « .ttemptmg to prove , Poor v „ d * re . bu(N or rep . lrtd . Wc have made other recommendations in a former presentment in reference to ; improvements to Jail aod Poor House. These, we are assured, will be attended to la due time. Respectfully submitted. BLACKVILLE HOSTESSES ENTERTAIN CHARMINGLY Mesdamcs W. J. McGanty and I F. Still Entartain Clubs. Black ville, Nov. 29.-Mrs. W J. Mc- Garity was hostess to the Busy Bee ■dub on Tuesday afternoon Miss Har ms and Mrs. Will Holland of Spartan burg were guests of the afternoon. Grape juice and cake were served. Mrs. I. F. Still entertained the Pris cilla club on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. H. E. Milhous and Mrs. Leroy Still were guests of the afternoon. A turkey luncheon was served. Mrs. Will Holland of Spartanburg is the guest of Mrs. L. F. Bonner. Miss Delle Thomas spent Tuesday in Columbia. Miss Marguerite Levy of Augusta re turned home on Sunday, after spend ing some time as the guest of Miss Bertha Rich. Misses Sara Hammet of Allendale and Isabelle Fre^ of Brunson are spending the Thanksgiving holidays with their parents here. Miss Harris of Columbia is the guest of the Misses Groves at the Shamrock. H. M. Mathis and R. S. Martin at tended the Shriners’ convention held at Sumter. ^ — Barnwell Minister Called. The Rev. George Hopkins, of Barn well, has been called to the pastorate of the Leesville Baptist Church. In a dispatch from Leesville last week it ville, J A Graham. Smoakea, J C Counts, St George, VV F WTggma. I I *•* TEACHERS WILL MEET AT WILLISTON SATURDAY Hon. E. J. Watson to Address the As sociation.—The Program. The second meeting of the Barnwell County Teachers’ Association for the present school year will be held at Williston on Saturday, December 6th, from 2:30 to 5 o’clock in the afternoon. An excellent program has been ar ranged for the occasion and among those who will address the teachers is the Hon. E. J. Watson, Commissioner of Agriculture. The following is the program: Opening hymn. Prayer by Dr. W. M. Jones. Address, “Preparation for service,” Supt. W. Jay McGarity, Blackville High School. Vocal Solo, “Garland of Old Fashion ed Roses,” Mr. W. L. Fteaster, Elko Graded School. Address, “Relation of School to Pub lic Service,” Hon. E. J. Watson, Com missioner of Agriculture, Columbia. Vocal Solo, (to be selected), -Miss Ruth Kennedy, Williston. Business Session. The train schedule is very con venient and teachers from the lower A Report of Coses Tried Since ! of The People. Frank Dukes, a negro, was the first person accused of murder to be found guilty of that offense at the present term of the Cou# of General Sessions. The jury recommended him to the mercy of the Court, which means thef he will spend the rest of his days in the penitentiary unless pardoned or paroled. Very good progress has been mads, by the Court since the last issue of The People. Thursday being Thanksgiving snd a legal holiday, the Court took a recess, re-convening Friday morning. The Grand Jury found the following true bills: William McDonald, and larceny. Isaac Mack, violation of the aary law Lewis Boland, alias Bowman, larceny. Jesse Corley and Isiah Gadaon, mur der Cases disposed of since Wednesday are Perry Sanders, murder, guilty ef manslaughter w.th recommendation te mercy Lewis Boland, alias Bowman, pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny of stork and waa sentenced to in the penitentiary or gang King Hopkies was found larceny with recommeedattoe tel and sentence*! to oe# year la the iteatie^y or oe tbe chain gang TTe«Jy Pneeter. charged found guilty of maa Frank Duka*, murder, guilty recommendatioe to marry WiUm Hayes, charged with waa found guilty with tkoe to merry In the caae of Willie Mew. and Tam Mew. for murder, the charge weedin’ mimed again at Tom Mew. the efeer defendant pleaded guilty lot ter Joe Kikes pleaded guilty te mreeay sad was sen leered te month* in the peaiteetlary or on chain gaeg In thr case of Vslamn Norris l Jesse Hunyan. charged with forge Hunyan wa* acquitted and Norris e ncte-d He was sentenced to IS in thr penitentiary or on the chain | Isaac Mack ess found guilty at rso la ting thr dispensary law aad sentenced to 3 months on the chain gmag. H» tence was suspended until another tree bill fur violation of the dispensary has been found against him. Norris Holman was tned in his ab sence snd found guilty of violating the dispensary law A sealed sentence was given him. Wm McDonald was convicted ef housebreaking snd larceny and sea- renced to six months in the pemtee- tisry or on the chain gang. A motion for s new trial to the erne of Frank Dukes, charged with murder, has been entered. Bail has been granted to Clifford Robinson, James Alonzo aod Willie Gregory, charged with murder, in the sum of 91,500 each. Two extra venirea of jurors were drawn this week as follows: First venire: Allen Thomas, J. C. Staley, C. W. Calhoun, R. A. Deastm. W. J. Lemon, J. J. L. Hair, E. G. Birt, L. G. Richardson, A. T. Beard, W. S. Grubbs, W. T. Aycock, S. J. CarrolL Second venire: C. C. Langley, J. R. Carroll, G. B. Creech, P. W. Price, J. J. Hitt, A. A. Lemon, T. S. Black, J. B. Moore, Tom Pressey, G. W. Long. Facts From Fairfax. Fairfax, Nov. 29.—Mrs. S. L. Sanders has retured from a visit to the Mimes Kennedy of Charleston. Mrs. Simpson and her friends will give an entertainment Friday evening for the benefit of parsonage improve ments. Miss Attaway, the accomplished W. ■ C. T. U. speaker and organizer, is vis iting Mrs. Wittara Simpson. Misses Kenney and Loadholt attended “Ben-Hur” at the Augusta theatre. was announced that he had accepted part of the county will have no trouble | Misses Harrison, AlbergottKand Porter itfended the same play in recently. the stains referred to by the State were not caused by powder burns. Tbe tes- ttmoey of the defense will appear ta next weak’s Nov a, Aik M B and would enter upon his duties on December 1st. This statement, how ever, is sn error The Rev. Hopkins has taken the matter under advisement but so far has not reached a definite decision Hh many friends in this sec- boo sincerely hope that be will coo- tinae te Mbar in thM (laid. in making connections with the South ern Railway’s train at Denmark and Blackville, which reaches Williston at 12 o’clock m A return train leaves Willintoa at 5 JO p. M , making coo sect loos at Blackville aad A fall V" 1 ri H. P. Erwin, of Aliendala, R. A. enheimor of Greensboro, M. C., W Kraker of Richmond. Va., cent gueets hart. Tbe Mims