Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IN VKSTIvjI ATIOX. There was n simple citizen Who read t he news each day. And marveled much thai living men Their trusts couiti so betray. 4*Si?ee all t!m world is steeped in sin, W ere it not well."' quoth he. "That some inquiries should begin .At home, like chanty?'' And so this very simple man Put questions to himself. Though surely 'twas a worn-out plan, Fit for a dusty shelf. He :u?tecl if he had ever bent To custom's smug control. And made?'twas so expedient? ? tiniall rebates to his scul. Then how before all-searching eyes Would show his kiudiiest act': In what preservatives ami dyes u Were half his motives packed? Honor like his stood so secure That none could tempt it?still, Had he. with specious, subtle lure, Bribed never yet his will? Thus did the simple citizen Probe in his private court; The findings lie beyond our kenlie's published no report.^ ?3d. A. De Wolfe Howe, in Youth's Companion. , \ THE I f STOLEN ARMORTI I BKBBegSBBSSm If K Jf ^rom frsnsh IL 0H53BSE^^jf Alex. Dumas, Jr.x aamaai i La Piroche is a village I do not know, but which must be built like all villages. It is the year 14IS, and two men, one the father of the other, are trotting briskly along the road. "Shall we be in time?" asked the sou. "Yes; it is not till two o'clock," replied the father,, "and it is only a quarter-past twelve by the sun." "I am curious to see it." "I believe you." "So he is to be hanged in the ! armor he has stolen?" "Yes." "What put it into his head to steal a suit of armor?" "The idea wasn't the difficult thing to get hold of." "No, it was the armor," interrupted the son, who wished to have his part in this sorry jest. "Was the armor handsome?" "Gorgeous, they say?all inlaid with gold." "And they caught him as he was carrying it off?" "Yes; you understand that this j armor did not let itself be carried off without making a noise; it did not wish to leave its legitimate owners. The people in the chateau were awakened, the man was arrested, and 111C IjUI U Ul JLill X U UV.11C ua3 ocaiv^uvvu him to be hanged clad in the armor." "Why this clause in the sentence?" "Because the Lord de la Piroche is not only a brave captain, but a man of sense and intellect, who wishes to extract from this just sentence an example for others and a profit for himself. You know whatever has touched a man who has been hanged becomes a talisman for the possessor. The Lord de la Piroche has, therefore, ordered " that the criminal shall be clothed in the armor, that he may take it back when he is dead, and thus have a talisman in the approaching wars." "That's very curious." "I believe you." "Let us make haste. I am eager to see this poor fellow hanged." "We have plenty of time. Don't let's tire our nags." A great crowd witnessed the execution, which came off punctually. The thief was hanged in the armor he had stolen, with the vizor of the helmet down, and his hands tied be- j hind him. The next morning, at daybreak, j two guards came out of the chateau de la Piroche to take down the body of the culprit, from which they were to remove their lord's armor, but they found something they were far from expecting?the gallows and rope were there, but the criminal was ; gone. The two guards rubbed their eyes, thinking they must be dreaming. But the fact was palpable enough. No body, no armor. And what was : extraordinary was that the rope was j noithor hrr?>pr> nor out. but iust as ! it was before the robber was suspended by it. The two guards went ! to tell the news to the Lord de la Piroche. The Lord de la Pircche promised a reward'Of ten gold crowns i to him who should produce the culprit clad as he was when .he died. Houses were searched, but nothing was discovered. La Piroche was about to accept the result and put up with his loss, when, one morning on waking, he heard a great noise in the square where the eiecution had taken place. He was getting ready to investigate the cause of it when .his chaplain entered the room. "My lord," he said, "do you know what has happened?" "No, but I'm going to inquire." ??T -trnit ?? x uaii ten "What is it?" > "A miracle." \ "Really?" "The man that was hanged " t "Well?" "He is there." "Where?" ( "At the gallows." "With his armor?" "With his armor." "That's right, for it belongs to me. And is he dead?" "Quite dead?only " "Only -what?" "Did he have spurs on when he tras hanged?" "No." "Well, he wears them now. And 1 instead of having his helmet on he i has deposited it at the foot of the ! gallows, and is baiehtaded. "Let us go and sea tit once, master i chaplain." The Lord de la Piroche hastened j to the square, which was full of curi- j ous spectators. The neck of the j criminal had been replaced in the r slip noose, the body was at the end i of the rope, and the armor on the j body. The people declared it a mira- ! cle. The body was taken down and j stripped, then hanged again, and the j crows went to work on it so busily I than in eight days it looked like a i rag, and at the end of a fortnight looked like nothing at all. How happened it the culprit was saved? It was said that two peasants, returning at nightfall, and passing near the gibbet, heard something like moans and a prayer. They used the ladder the hangman had left, planted it, climbed up and questioned the suf- j ferer. "Are you alive?" "Yes." "Do you repent of your crime?" "Yes." Then the father and son took him down. The rope instead of pressing the culprit's neck had passed round the base of the helmet, so that he was suspended, but not strangled, and had recovered his breath when our two friends came up. They took him down and carried him home, where he was confided to the care of the peasant's wife and young daughter. But he who has once stolen will steal again. There were only two things to steal at the peasant's. These were his horse and his daughter; the latter a fair-haired girl of sixteen. The robber determined to steal both, for he coveted the horse and had fallen in love with the girl. Ke succeeded in saddling the horse, but the girl awoke, gave the alarm, and told her father that the villain had attempted to abduct her. Tthe father and brother, finding no genuine repentence could be expected from such a man, tied him across the horse, took him to the square of La Piroche, and hung him in the old place, putting his helmet on the ground to make sure he did not escape again. Then they went quietly home, satisfied that- they had done their duty. As for the Lord de la Piroche, now he had a sure protection in the recovered armor. He went gaily to the war, and was thr very first man killed. PLEA FOE BRIDE'S FIRST KISS. One Man Who Has Been Six Times a "Best Man" Defends Custom. The Vicar of Tintwistle, England, having declared that the "foolish and irreverent" custom of kissing the bride after the ceremony should be stopped, is thus answered by one signing himself "Six Times Best Man." "As I have on six occasions filled the invidious position of best man, I trust you will grant me space to deliver an emphatic protest against the abolition of this good old English custom, which is, apparently, wished by some clergymen and many curates. "Is there to be no reward for the unfortunate 'best man' who has borne for hours on his shoulders all the worries and responsibilities of the important ceremony; the rallying of the trembling bridegroom, the supervision of all the social arrangements, and the departure of the happy pair from the church, to say nothing of the lavish scattering of largesse to every hanger-on within and without, for which, -by the way, he is very seldom reimbursed? I repeat, is there no reward for all these manifold difficulties successfully accomplished? "To the bride and bridegroom it is the solemnly joyous moment of their lives. All the playfulness- of eager friends and even the ecclesiastical chivalry of the minister should not be allowed to rob the parties of a kiss, the remembrance of which will remain with the happy pair all their lives."?Daily Mail. The- Last Lieutcnant-Geueral. When, in June, 1309, LieutenantGeneral Arthur MacArthur, having j reached the age limit for active service, retires from the office which he assumed yesterday in succession to Lieutenant-General Henry C. Corbin, retired for age, the grade of lientenant-general will cease to exist until revived by act of Congress. The rank was established as a reward for exceptional meritorious service in the army and several of the nation's most distinguished soldiers have held it. While, perhaps, the new lienienantgeneral cannot be classed with some of his predecessors in the exalted po sition, he has, nevertheless, earned honorable place in the list of successful military commanders by the character of his services, which began almost at the outset of the Civil War and have continued ever since. General Mac Arthur was useful on the plains, in Cuba and in the Philippines and he reached his present exalted rank by regular stages.?Provi* dence Tribune. Brains of Great Men. Brains of great men vary very much. It is found that men of en-! cyclopedic mind have large and heavy brains?Gladstone had to wear a very big hat with an enormous bed of gray matter and numerous convolutions; on the other hand, men whose genius is concentrated upon one line of thought are of small brain and, consequently; have small heads. Newton, Byron and Cromwell were in this class.?Kansas City Journal, ?fV tim> 1lh it | Palmetto Stale Newsl! J L r+r"i.?"v *v v v v fi)1 *y y Drunken Man Slain. k A special from Edgefield says that Leonard Corn, a white farmer of that county, was shot by James Gomillion Friday night .it Johnston. Gomiltion was hurried to jail, but investigation shows vhat Corn was -attempting, while intoxicated, to enter the home of Gomi!iion, rr.d refused to answer when hailed, thus inviting the shot that caused his death. * * Signs Agreement for 1907. Pioiessor Ranuie, director o: ainietics ?'it Georgia Tech. announces that Tech and Clemscn have signed an agreement for a Thanksgiving game in i&< 7 to no played in Atlanta. This announcement will be of interest to college boys and alumni over the south, as it settles the question of Tech's opponent for next year. It was also announced that the game between Storm Mountain and Gordon institute is off, and in place of it Tech scrubs and Goidoi: will play Saturday at Tech park. * * $ Prairie Wolf Runs Amuck. A prairie wolf, which had been confined for a year by a dog chain, broke loose ait Greenville, created a panic on the streets and attacked several people, tearing their clothing. Luther Rogers, a 12-year-cld white lad. had one leg gnawed almost off by the animal, before it was knocked senseless by a negro blacksmith by a blow from his fist, after which he stamped it to death. The animal's herd has been sent to the Pasteur Institute in Atlanta, for examination. * * * Northwestern Railway Meeting. At the annul! meeting of the Northwestern railroad, bold in Charleston the past week, a. diviaent .of 4 per cent was declared, and the following officers elected: Thomas Wilson, tv^'dent; J. F. Post, treasurer; K. u. Cronly, secretary; John Wilson, auditor; directors, H. Waiters, Baltimore'; J. F. Rhame, Manning: T M. Emerson, J. F. Divine, Wilmington; Alexander Hamilton, Petersburg. The annual meeting of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad Company followed. All stock was represented. Officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: John P.. Cleveland, Spartanburg, president; dent; T. AI. Emerson, Wilmington, second vice president; J. F. Post, treasurer; R. D. Cronley, secretary. Directors. J. B. Cleveland, Avery Patten, .Greenville; J. 0. C. Fleming, Laurens; A. F. McKissick, Greenwood, J. A. Brock, Anderson; J. p. Doughty, Augusta; H. Walters, Baltimore; Michael Jenkins, Baltimore, Alexander Hamilton, Petersburg. * * * Harris Hsid For Woman's Murder. The jury in the inquest at Gaffnev over the dead body of Mrs. Morgan, who was found with her throat cut several .days ago, returned a verdict against Tom Karris, charging him with the atrocious crime. Scferal witnesses were examined, all of whom testified that Harris was seen going in the direction of Mrs. Morgan's home on the day she was killed; that.he asked several peopju wlierc she lived, and that he was seen on the tront porch of the home of the deceased talking with her the morning she was murdered. After hearing the testimony, the coroner's jury returned a verdict that Mrs. Hortense Morgan came tc. her death from wounds inflicted with an instrument in the hands of Torn Harris. There is an investigation being conducted in a quiet way by officers, for it. is believed that there are other circumstances connected with the murdoi that involves ethers. The investigation will bo continued and other developments are expected. * Pastors and Members Indicted. j The Spartanburg county grand jury made a sensational report to Judge [ 0. G. Danrzeller, who is presiding over j the sessions of the court, urging immediate prosecution of every minister of the Seventh Day Advcntist church in the county, on the change of violating the Sunday laws, working on that day. The presentment not only recommends "hat :iot only ministers be punished, but also all members of the denomination who have performed work on that day. The presentment names Revs. Nash, .Johnson and Sap>r.u~ ..^.,,^,.1- hoc f-rpptcd mucn per. j ue excitement in The camp of Seventh Day Adventists. Wanted to "Get R?d" of Them. 1 here has been quite h sensation in the country about seven miles east of Prosperity. A girl 14 years eld had been adopted by Joe Miller and wife. They gave her all she needed, lull she was not permitted to follow her own will in the matter of visiting, and it is charged she made an effort to even up matters \>y putting rough on rats in the coffee pot. Both Miller and his wife were made quite sick, and to this fact, in all probability. they owe their lives. The physician, when called, recognized the symptoms of poison, and upon investigation found sorr.e of the compound still m the coffee pot. When accosted j and asked why she did it, the girl said, I it i? si?, tori, "Because she wanted to] ' get rid of "em." ! I * * * j Hunnicut Was Not Dead. I Manning Hur nicut, the young man ! \\ ho. several days ago, was attacked j ay three white men near Spartanburg, j ami who was reported dead, is alive, i i He was in a comatose state and liis relatives thought he was dead. The case is a most remarkable one unci is attracting Interest among the Physicians. Hunnicut was struck cn ! the head several times with an axe handle and slashed with a knife. The blows from the axe handle cracked his skull and caused blood clots to form i on the brain Physicians performed i an operation, the back of the head bei in?r nrtonrd and the clots of blood re *"3 J Moved. Yet Hunnicut is alive, though 1 unconscious, having never regained j uunsci ousness since he was assaulted, j Several (lavs ago a messenger was j hurried to Spartanburg from Ilunnii cut's home with the news that he was | dead. Solicitor Sease instructed the coroner to go ? head with the inquest ! and make a careful investigation, i While preparations were being made ! for the inquest Hunnicut showed signs | of life. He is now lingering between j life and death. i Jce Buffington, Will Martin and jud j Dezern,, three white men, are being j lie-Id charged with the crime. BuffingI ton is a well known cotton mill man. j At one time he w as superintendent ! of Beaumont cotton mills in this city. * !* * $ Creighto.n Hearing to Be Resumed. 1 The South Carolina Methodist conference will convene at Columbia with Bishop Wilson of Baltimore presiding. Much interest is being manifested in tlie gathering of the Methodist ministers. as a report will be made by j special committee that was appointed j at the conference held in Columbia last year to investigate charges against Rev. C. W. Creighton, cf Greenwood, editor of the Christian Appeal. Mr. Creighton, it is claimed, had been writing articles in his paper attacking t.he presiding elders, and when conference met here the minister's character was arrested and he was charged with uttering slanderous statements. ' "*r- : ?h o vc. o. Wlien Kev. ivir. wieismuu? WlVW O.Wter was under attack at the last conference it caused a big sensation. He was not without friends, however, for a large number of ministers and laymen espoused liis cause and were ready to battle for him. The case was referred to a special committee to take evidence and report at the conference to be held in Columbia next week. The committee met at Greenwood during the summer and held the inj v estimation behind closed doors. At j one time the investigation took a sen* sulional turn. *lt is said the committee objected to the presence Gf a lady i stenographer that Mr. Creignton had | brought into the committee room. She I was asked to leave, but Mr. Creightou made a firm stand, declaring that he had a right to have the evidence taken down, as he was more concerned in the investigation than any one else. He threatened to call in police protection, it is stated, if any effort was I made to eject his stenographer. SLAYERS THANKED BY'JURY. i i Remarkable Verdict Over Kill* ing of Ashevllle Negro Desperado. I At the inquest held over the body j of Will Harris, alias Rufe Lindsay. I the desperado, who was shot to death | by a pesse of officers and citizens, I the coroner's jury at Asheville, N. C., i returned the following remarkable I verdict: i "The said Will Harris, alias Rufe i Lindsay, came to his death at the J hands of public-spirited citizens who i at the time were in the fearless and I unselfish discharge of a public duty, that the law might be vindicated and | justice administered; that said Will ! Harris, alias Rufe Lindsay, at the | time of his death was resisting arI rest and attempting to shoot and kill f the- citizen?, above rererrea to, wuJ sisting of the posse who were attempt| ing under due authority of the law to affect the capture of the said Will ! Hcris, alias Rufe Lindsay. ' That the citizens above referred to. constinting the posse aforesaid, as well as ethers who participated in the search and spontaneous efforts to ! bring to justice this incarnate fiend ! and savage desperado, are entitled to | the commendation and thanks of the whole community." PATRICK ESCAPES DEATH. j Sentence of Convicted Murder of Millionairc Rice to Be Commuted. j A New York dispatch says: Lawyer Albert T. Patrick, under sentence of | death for the murder of William Marsh | F.Ice, has won his fight for life. His J end will not be in the electric chair, j Before Governor Higgins gives up his ' office as chief executive of the state J he will sign a commutation of the death sentence. Life imprisonment will be Patrick's fate. v UP to factory owners. i Cotton Mill Operatives Must Mave More Pay or Strike. The five unions of rotton?mill operatives at Fall Fiver, Mass., at spatial meetings held Thursday night, voted by large majorities to reject an offer i of a 5 per cent advance in wages, and J to go out on strike next Monday morning, unless the demand for 10 per cent increase is granted before that time. - -TT , * ' v> | EDITOR BRINGS SUIT! i i For Campaign Libel Against j the Atlanta Journal. ! ESTILL WANTS $50,000 | | | Action is Eased on Charge of Buying i Neoro Votes in the Recent Strenuous "Georgia Gubernatorial Campaign. ! 1 Cel. John H. Estill, editcr-in-chief I j of the Savannah Morning News, and j recent candidate for governor of Geor| gia, has filed a suit for $50,000 dam | ages against the Atlanta Journal for ; alleged iibc-1 during the recent guber! naturial campaign in Georgia, j The suit was filed Saturday at'ter' noon with the clerk of the superior j court of Fulton county in Atlanta by j Attorney Twiggs and Oliver of Sa! vannali. The alleged libel, it is charged, grew out of a card which the Journal ! published on August 3, 1806, the card | bearing the signature of "G. A. Kol| ler, of Meinhard, Chatham County, Georgia.*' Among other things said by Roller ' against Colonel Estill was the charge j that he had purchased negro votes in ! Savannah, along with ward politicians, for the purpose of defeating farmers ' for a fence or no fence law. i Colonel Estill claims that the pub; lication of the card greatly injured | him both as a citizen and a business j man, and that the card was libelous, j He asked that the Atlanta Journal j Company be made to pay him $50,000 ! for said alleged libel. There was a great deal of card writ* i ing, along with other writing during I the heated campaign in Georgia, and a j lot of things were said ihat were not ! complimentary.- Most of this, howi ever, could not he regarded as libel* i ens in the eyes of the law. Colonel i h/iiiovp's that in#* card about I AVOVA14 W liv ? wv % *? j him in the Journal was of a different ! type from the other campaign stuff, | and he takes the position that to publicly charge that a citizen has bought votes is ruinous tc his character in the community in which he lives. TILLMAN DEFIES NEGROES. Says it is Absurd for Them to Think They Can "Gag" Him. 'Senator Tillman of South Carolina passed through Chicago Saturday on ; his way to South Haven, Mich. When ! intormed that the negroes of Chicago j had protested against the delivery of | a lecture by him in Chicago, he said: 4iI am surprised that there should j be any talk in this city of a negro I uprising to prevent a lecture which is i for the benefit of a hospital which has I never yet closed its doors to one of i i the negro race. It is absurd for the ! i:egroe3 to think that thqy can preJ vent a senator of the United States ! from talking. They might as well try j to stop President Roosevelt. I shall I not change ray lecture in the slightest j degree. The subject is 'The Annexa| tion of Cuba,' and this question is so I interwoven with the negro problem of this country, that it will be impossible for me to avoid discussing the latter." BOPRCRS "SWIPED" PAYROLL. j Adams Express Office Looted and Burned?Six Hundred Dollars Gone. The Adams Express office and the railroad station at Kayford, W. Va., on the Cabin Creek branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio, was looted and burned by robbers early Saturday morning. Of $6,000 taken, more than j $5,000 belonged to C- V. Boxlev, a railroad contractor, and was for the day's payroll. CUBAN REBELS REAPPEAR. f Armed and Mounted Bands Reported at Cienfuegos and Guir.es. A Havana dispatch says: The reappearance of armed bands was reported Saturday at Cienfuegos and Guines. The mayor of Cienfugos reports that a considerable number of mounted men entered the outskirts of the city, but afterwards retreated to the eastward. KEEN SWORDS FOR RIOTERS* Wild Scenes cf Disorder and Lawlessness cn Streets of Hamilton, Ont. Never in the history of Hamilton, Ontario, were such scenes of disorder i and lawlessness seen as were enacted , in the princhipal streets of the city Saturday night. Scores of rioters, sympathizinz with the striking street car men, felt the weight of policemen's night sticks and the keen edge of the soldiers' swords in conflicts on the principal streets. As a result nearly one hundred peoi pie are in the hospital for treatment. i I ROBBERS MAKE BIG HAUL. Jewelry Valued at Over $50,000 Stolen . From Wealthy Philadelphian. The police department of Pittsburg has been asked by the Philadelphia authorities to look for jewelry valued at from $50,000 to $75,000, which was stolen from the residence of Henry P.arnett, founder of the manufacturing concern of 3. & H. Barnett, and head of the Black Diamond file works, of Philadelphia. . ?" J f >. ,l1 r. ' ' 'V1 = I GOMPERS HOLDS HIS JOB I Llected for the Twenty-Fifth Time asHead of Federation of Labor. His Policy Indorsed. j At the annual convention of the: i American Federation of Labor in Min- * I A neapolis. Saturday Samuel Gompers- 5 was re-elected president for the twen ty-fifth time in the twenty-six yearsthe federation has been in existenceThere was no opposing candidate. Indorsement for Gcmpers meant inborsement for his policy and the men who have worked with him framing; and executing it. The entire execu- i tive and administrative staff was re- it elected by acclamation. Action was taken on the proposed, declaration of principles drawn up for the federation by the resolution committee. ;; This is the declaration; - ; ^ I in iurmerimut' u* uui viaiuu--ajw*^! lv, that our principles comprise thej fullest and highest scope of human. ! activity, and from time to time wilL *' .... | be enhanced and advanced in accordance with the demands to satisfy hu- v;.f man needs and desires, we recommend . ^ the following as a partial statement at this time of the economic demands of the American Federation of Labor: ?. "Free schools, free text books, ancg compulsory education. "Abolition of all forms of involun- '. i tary servitude except for punishmentof crime. "Unrelenting pretest against the is- ? suance and abuse of the injunction. "*s j process in labor disputes. "A work day of not more than eight hours in the twenty-four-hour* day. v A"A strict recognition of not over eight hours per day on all federal* state or municipal work, and at not less than the prevailing per diem: '. wage .rate cf class of employment in. j the vicinity where the work is performed. . jfe ' Release from employment one day : in seven. . "The abolition of the contract sys tem on public work. "The municipal ownership of pub- ; ? lie utilities. "The abolition of the sweat-shopsystem. "Sanitary inspection of factory,, work shop, mine and home. -v ' "Liability of employers for injury*, 'fy to body or loss of life. ' "Nationalization of telegraph and: '? . telephone. "The passage of anti-child labor ,. iaws in states Vvhere they do not exist- "2.?a "Woman suffrage coequal with mijx. ' - ? suffrage. "Initiative, referendum, imperativojr^Jjl mandate and right. "We favor the system of finance? whereby money shall be issued ' J clusively by the government with such. I regulations and restrictions as will!-:r protect it from manipulation by thebanking interests for their own pitvate gain." . THREE RELEASED ON * ' ' ;>^&G Men Convicted on Peonage Charges its f 2 Pensacola Given Liberty. 4 W. S. Harlan, manager of the Jackson Lumber Company; C. C. Hfltoa and S. E. Huggins, who were found guilty at Pensacola, Fla., on the charges ; /1;. of conspiracy to coinmit peonage, have ' been released on bonds of $3,000 eachThere are seven other indictments in the federal court against attach^ of the Jackson Lumber Company., on? other standing against the manager, , v V | Mr. Harlan. Robert Gallagher, fort- : -/.-jig man alone of several campo, will face . three separate indictments. The case just finished, the government believes, was the weakest. orieyon the docket. It took ten days to dispose of it. . CITY TO SUE MAGAZINE. ' ?'-lirf: Charge of Libel Will Be Brought; Against World's Work. A resolution introduced at a meeting of the Atlanta city council calls1 J for the institution of a suit for libefc against the World's Work. The magazine published an articlecasting severe reflections upon the city officials in connection with the recent j riot and left the impression that the* | city was run by a lot of men who werer i ready for any bloodshed where tbene- 1 ! gro was concerned. /r . NEGRO JUDGE IS UNSEATED. Canvassing Board at Chicago Find* That He Was Not Elected. Ferdinand L. Barnett, the colored assistant state's attorney, who, accordcording to returns, was elected judgo of the new municipal court of Chicago? ? at the recent election, has been . un-< seated by the canvassing board. Th? ; election returns gave Barnett a pini rality of 499, but the official count j of the thirty-five wa.rds of the city,. ! whiph was completed Thursday, show* that Thomas B. Lantry, democrat,, was elected by a plurality of 304. Barnett was the only republican defeated fo* f" a city office at the election. FATHER PAYS BIG .REWARD For Young Son Who is Charged Witl? Murder of a Negro. it James Taylor, Jr., a well knowa young man of Duquesne, a suburb of Pittsburg, Pa., charged with the ninr- ^ der of a negro, was arrested in Martinsburg, W. Va., Thursday. Young Taylor says he shot in self-defense. The young man's father offered a reward of $1,000 for the capture of his '-M son. 1 " J ' - "::Wm v,>>&