The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, January 17, 1907, Image 5
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HORRIBLE CRIME FOILED.
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JOHN RUFUS TURNER ATTEMPTS
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Little Daughter of Hon S. G. Mayfield,
of Denmark, the Victim.
Threats of Lynching.
Our people were stirred this week as
never before, and there is no doubt in
our mind that had Turner not been carried
to Columbia, he would have been
onmmorilv Hpalt with ATnndaV niffht
Mr. Mayfield called the writer on the
phone and asked him to inform the sheriff
and others that a crowd of men were
coming to Bamberg to handle Turner,
bat we informed him that the man had
been carried to Columbia, so of course
the men did not come. Mr Mayfield had
by earnest efforts dispersed one crowd,
but another crowd had started.
The full story of the horrible affair is
given below, and is the account given by
the correspondents of the News and Courier
at this place and Denmark:
No little excitement was created in
Bamberg last Monday morning when it
was learned that a dastardly outrage had
been attempted at Denmark upon the
person of the little eight-year-old daughter
of ex-Senator S. G. Mayfield by a
white man named John Bufus Turner.
Turner is said to be a worthless, drunken
* fellow who for years has been befriended
and largely supported bv Senator May?
field.
The outrage was attempted Sunday
afternoon in a commissary building only
a short distance from the Mayfield residence,
and it was the screams of the child
that brought her father to her rescue in
time to save' her from serious bodily
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TURNER SEVERELY BEATEN*
When Senator Mayfield reached the
scene he ponnced upon Turner and beat
him into insensibility, supposing at the
time that he had killed him, but Turner
afterwards regained consciousness and
Mr. Mayfield decided to spare his life on
condition that he leave at once never to
return.
This Turner agreed to do, but Monday
< ' morning it was learned that Turner had
not yet left, and Mr. Mayfield ran him
down and proceeded again to beat him,
bnt be was persuaded to desist in time to
save Turner's life. A warrant was sworn
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out before Magistrate Walker, and Turner
xms hnrried to Bamberi? and nlaced in
charge of Sheriff Hunter.
; / RACED PRISONER TO BAMBERG.
The news of the attempted outrage had
spread over the quiet village of Denmark
U and the passions of the citizens were
aroused. Threats of lynching were heard
on every street corner, and Magistrate
Walker, in order to prevent it, deputized
two extra constables to accompany his
' constable, D. K. Ray, and assist him in
conveying the prisoner to Bamberg. Ray
had already left with his prisoner, and,
seeing the others behind him in a buggy
- armed with shotguns, he supposed they
:v'were lynchers in pursuit of his prisoner.
?v. He pnt whip to his horse and when he
arrived here his steed was foaming and
"... panting, and his assistants were still in
hot pursuit. As soon as he arrived he
told the sheriff that lynchers were pursuVint
mKan tVioTT arriniul ornlano.
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tions followed and all was serene.
THE GOVERNOR NOTIFIED.
Turner was placed in jail and Sheriff
Hunter promptly notified the governor.
/ The governor told him to protect his
prisoner at all hazards, and to send him
J.'4''? to Columbia to be placed in the penitentiary
for safe keeping. This was done
and the prisoner left Bamberg Monday
afternoon at 5 o'clock by way of Branch?
. ville for Colombia in charge of Constables
Simms Hunter and H. N. Bellinger.
a The affair was kept so quiet that few persons
in Bamberg knew that the prisoner
had been brought to Bamberg until after
he had left on the evening train.
SENATOR MAYFIELD COMMENDED.
Senator Mayfield is highly commended
' for his coolness and mercy, and all the
officers deserve credit for the admirable
manner in which they managed the case.
Under the severest provocation Bamberg
county has been spared a lynching, but if
the prisoner had been kept in Bamberg
there is no telling what might have happened.
THE STORY FROfl DENMARK.
Another Account of the Attempted
Outrage.
Denmark, January 14.?The correspondent
of The News and Courier called
npon Mr. Mayfield this afternoon in order
to obtain from him a statement relative
to the attempted assault committed upon
his six-year-old daughter Sunday afternoon
by J. R. Turner, a white man about
40 years of age.
. Turner was seen Sunday afternoon
. playing with the little girl around the
back door steps, and after they had been
together for some time Turner picked the
little girl up in his arms and carried her
to his room, a short distance away.
In a short while Mr. Mayfiela heard
the little girl screaming, and rushiDg to
Turner's room found him attempting to
commit criminal assault upon the child.
Mr. Mayfield was, of course, infuriated.
He lost control of himself for the mom
ent. tie rushed upon Turner, anu neat
him most severely. He would, no doubt,
have killed him had not tfce thought of
murder deterred him.
After having thrashed him, Mr. Mayfield
agreed to allow Turner to leave the
State and never return. Turner agreed
to this proposition.only too gladly.
This morning Mr. Mayfield saw Turner
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in Denmark. He again flogged him, and
only desisted when friends intervened. A
warrant was sworn out, a preliminary ex.
amination held before Magistrate Walker,
and Turner was committed to jail al
Bamberg.
It was a usual thing for Turner to bf
about the house, and when he was seeD
Sunday afternoon no particular attention
was paid him.
Feeling is running high tonight and
there is persistent talk of lynching. Mr.
May field is doing all in his power to
have law and order prevail. It was
| learned tonight that Turner was being
taken to Columbia for safe-keeping.
Turner is about 40 years of age and
unmarried. He comes of a good family,
but is said to be a drunkard and has had
no social standing himself.
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Personal Mention.
?Mr. G. 0. Mather, of Govan, was in
the city Monday.
?Mrs. W. B. Moore, of Bishopville, ii
visiting Mrs. W. P. Jones.
?Mr. W. Hampton Dukes, of Orangeburg,
was in the city Tuesday.
?Mr. J. L. Cothran, of the Ehrhardt
section, was in the city Monday.
?Mr. Thomas Clayton, of the Colston
section, was in the city Tuesday.
?Mr. and Mrs. Emory A. Hooton, ol
Augusta, are on a visit to relatives in the
city.
?Mr. T. D. Beard, of the Colston sec
tion, was in the city last Friday and called
to see us.
?Messrs. C. E. Walker and Isaac W
Carter, from the Ehrhardt section, were
in the city Tuesday.
?Miss Carrie Ray, of the jSalem section,
spent last week with her cousin.
Miss Mary Matheny.
?Mrs. J. P. Matheny and her mother,
Mrs. M. J. Boyd, left Atlanta yesterday
for Blackwell, Oklahoma.
?Mr. W. H. Adams, who has been on
a visit to his father, Mr. H. W. Adams,
left last week for his home in Texas.
?Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Shealy and Mr,
and Mrs. 0. A. Simmons left Tuesday
night for Florida, where they will live in
future. ^
?Mr. and Mrs. F. 6. Fickling, Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Fickling and little Miss Sarah,
spent last Sunday with Mrs. T. G. Fickling's
sister, Mrs. D. R. Matheny.
?Mrs. E. A. Matheny and daughter,
Mrs. J. P. O'Neill, and her daughter, Mrs.
F. G. Gyles, and Master Forrest, of
Blackville, visited Mr9. Matheny's son,
D. R. Matheny, last week.
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That's the house the Doctor built,
The biggest house you see;
Thank goodness he don't get our money,
For we take Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea. H. F. Hoover.
a Literary Prise.
The largest amount ever offered as a
prize for a literary contribution is
1,500,000 rubles, which is still open
for competition and will be awarded
at St Petersburg on Dec. 1, 1925, to
the writer of ihe best history of Alexander
I. of Russia. Araktcheief, founder
of the military colonies of Novgorod,
left a fortune of 50,000 gold rubles
to provide for this unique prize.
The nrize eiYintr dav is the centenary
of the Czar Alexander's death, by
which time the money will, it Is estimated,
have Increased to 2,000,000 rubles.
One-fourth oMt will be used to
defray the coat of publishing the work
which wins the prize.
At Which Are?
An amusing discussion recently took
place between an artist and an author
as to which period of her life a
woman was the most fascinating. According
to the artist a woman should
not be painted between the ages of
twenty-five and forty, as she was In'
the greatest transition period of her
life. The author, on the other hand,
declares that she Is at the height of
her fascination and beauty between
the ages of thirty and forty. The question
Is still unsettled?Bremen Zeitung.
Sea Snakes.
Sea snakes are very plentiful In the
south Pacific. They are widely distributed,
stray individuals having been secured
on the coast of New Zealand.
When swimming close to the surface
they exactly resemble an ordinary
snake, except that the head is always
below water. At night they come
ashore and lie among the rocks. They
feed on fish and, although their .small
double fangs appear harmless, they are
reported to be very venomous.
Clean Young Men.
There are plenty of bright young men
in the country whose hands have not
been soiled by the dirt of latter day
politics. It will be a good thing for
the state and for the nation to have
them come forward and take an active
part in public affairs. It will be a
good thing for any party that recognizes
them and gives them proper encouragement.?Knoxville
Journal and
Tribune.
End of the Honeymoon.
"Finished your honeymoon yet?"
"I don't know. I have never been
able to determine the exact meaning
o? the word honeymoon."
"Well, then, has your wife commenced
to do the cooking yet?"?Houston
Post.
Folly often goes beyond her bounds,
but impudence knows none.?Ben Jonson.
I WILD MAN IN DARLINGTON.
Man Named Freeman Arms Himself
With a Gun.
' Darlington, January 13.?Messrs.
J. W. Goodson and S. W. Byrd, of
' the New Providence section of this
, county, came to Darlington this
morning and reported to the Probate
1 Judge that Jim Freeman, a white
; man of that section, was crazy and
> terrorizing the inhabitants of the
community.
Freeman has been working at a
. saw mill up there, but on Friday he
. announced that he was going to farm
and that he had to have five mules
and a saddle horse. He has no money
and to secure the mules and
; horse he took his gun and proceeded
, to supply himself wherever he found
them. His manner and conduct was
that of a crazy man and he met with
i little opposition. He, however, did
not confine himself to mules and the
I horses, but took other things also.
His father, Ervin Freeman, was kill|
ed near Society Hill about eight or
> ten years ago, and he says that he
will kill the slayer of his father if he
finds him. The people in his neighborhood
did not leave their homes
for church today because of fear.
Sheriff Blackwell sent out to have
him arrested during the day, but at
. nightfall nothing has been heard
from the effort.
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"WARNING NOTICE.
' > All persons are hereby warned not to
hire a negro named Glover Hightower,
! as he is under contract with me.
J. W. BARNES.
Cope, S. C., January 4,1907.
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LATH AND SHIN6LE MACHINES <
SAWS AND SUPPLIES, STEAM AND
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Try LOMBARD, APgSfTA
Cotton Seed.
As I wDl not farm this year, I offer
for sale a quantity of the genuine Moss
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Price $1.00 the bushel.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Civil and Office upstairs, next to
Criminal Practice Bamberg Banking Co.
MONEY TO LOAN
We are prepared to negotiate loans on
improved farms at a low rate of interest,
in sums from $500.00 to $10,000.00, for
three, five and ten years.
J. O. PATTERSON, JR.,
J. W. PATTERSON,
Barnwell, S. C.
DR. G.F. HAIR.
DENTAL SURGEON,
Bamberg, 8. C.
In office every day in the week. Graduate
of Baltimore College of Dental Sur- .
gery, class 1898. Member of S. C. Dental
Association. Office next to bank.
Dr. 0. D. Faust
DEINTIST
BAMBERG, S. C.
office in folk building
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I Will Confine my Repair Business to
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Having discontinued the repair of Steam Engines, C<
Grist nills, I will be in position to give my line of wor
PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
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Iff/] A yl Kf^\77^|A, All persons indebt*
IV1U V (I 111 V T vl V John M. Rhoad, decea
J make payment to eitl
and save time. I sell the Cres- signed at once, and a
cent, the best wheel on the mar- i any claims against th<
ket for the money. I also handle mem, uuijr aiicoicu,
other models of low priced bicy- Dunc
cles, all good one?, but cheap. J- * Carter,
Bicycle Repairing Bamberg, S. C.
I do all kinds of bicycle repairing
at reasonable prices. Can repair
your old bicycle and make it look /VtON E Y T
and ride like a new machine.
Bicycle Supplies
Large line of bicycle supplies in terms. Will take
stock, such at pedals, handlebars, or negotiate new
bells, saddles, spokes, cement, j
pumps, wrenches, tires, etc., ?J- A.L,DI^IGt
which I sell cheap for cash. ATTORNEY
uns and Pistols Repaired Examination of ti
T * c hi* i * .1 Office upstairs next to E
I do repairing of all kinds in this
line and guarantee satisfaction. ??????
In fact I repair most anything? WANTED ?By a p
Pumps, Pipe Fitting, Tin Work, magazine, with large.
Soldering, etc. I am the "handy tion locaI representa
man" when it comes to general rAn(>Wj)ic nnn inrP*?c
repair work, and will do you a in Bamberg and vie:
good job and not want a fortune basis, with a contini
for it either. Give me a trial. year to year in the bus
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antile Company, and
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I 111 C Office of County Auditor, Bamberg, 8
u I III 111 ^ C., December 11,1906. 'J
W -* Ivl 1 w The auditor or bis deputy will be at 4|K|
-A the following places on the days and
dates named below for the purpose of ;g>|?
taking tax returns of personal propert
Lees, Tuesday, January 8th, 1907.
icp Denmark, Wednesday and Thursday,
January 9th and 10th, 1907. . , .
^ Bamberg, Friday, Saturday, and Mon\2ajf|
day, January 11th, 12th, and 14th. X ?
Go van, Tuesday, January 15th.
======== Olar, Wednesday and Thursday, Jaauary
16th and 17th. '
Bamberg, Friday. Saturday, and Mon- ^^S|
day, January 18th, 19th, and 21st ' m+in
C f\ Ehrhardt, Tuesday and Wednesday^
ItlC vU? January 22nd and 23rd.
3 . 8t. John's Thursday, January 24tb. %
^ Kearse, Friday, January 25th.
d* Bamberg, Saturday and Monday, JanuA
XT' ary 26tb and 28th. 3
r^l J/-\ Y Farrell's Store, Tuesday, January 29th.
VO NIGHTS Hunter'8 Chapel, Wednesday, January^^H
Colston, Thursday, January 81st. t
. " ? Bamberg, Friday, Saturday, and Monnsto.
day, February 1st, 2nd, and 4th. '
- 4 At Bamberg until Wednesday, Februr--*^
I Earlv ary 20th.
mS All male persons between the pges ofJj^H
~ twenty-one and sixty are liable to a poll
tax of one dollar, except those exempt by
]aw.
f All taxpayers are requested to make
Itheir returns to me or my deputy in persoa ;
y y After the 20th of February a penalty of
fifty per cent, will be added to all personal
property not returned. J
R W. D. ROWELL, 'JM
~| Auditor Bamberg County;
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sand Creditors =|WILLIAM ORftm
ed to the estate of "7=s? ^==r~=-^=?=~r
sed, are required to (d \ I (d \ 1A ? ?/
tier of the under- 1 I _ I I I > I j |\
11 persons holding -?L/ U JLJ JL4 JUL, ; -;|9[
j estate will present Has in stock a nice line of >;
M!&. Opes aid Tap Biggies mi'ham. :|j
Executor, for sale cheap. He is agent for .
Smoaks, S. C. Bickford & Hoffman's Celebrated Grain ;'v$?gj
Drill, the Woodruff Hay Press, and
hmmmhb Deering Harvesting Machinery.
, _ . ^ . Also Conducts a First-class < V?
0 LOAN REPAIR SHOPf
Easy terms; and builds aiiything on wheels
rates and Ion* to order. No w is the time to have
up mortgages your buggy repaired and painted
loans.'.'.Y.V.V to look and last as good as new. "^rM
1 wyman Horseshoeing a Specialty | I
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lamberg Banking Co I have also added a
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high-class circula- and Saturdays. .
,tive to look after * have also just put in a
e subscription list Good Year Tire Setting Machiae
tnity, on a salary , , ^ 4. \? i-sSl
ling interest from and cannowputon rubtotires #
jiness created. E* ana repwr D.cjruC x?.
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