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* / * t f -?m ' <* ' ~m (Tit? lamltmt ifmtlii | - |? Established 1891 BAMBERG, S, C.. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907 One Dollar a Year ^^==^^=====^== :a . IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down For Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. , The county of Orangeburg has fourteen cotton weighers. The ladies of Barnwell have organized a civic league, with Mrs. W. G. Simms as president. Darlington, Gaffney, -and other towns in the State will have big fourth t of July celebrations, , v The county treasurer of Spartanburg has resigned to accept a position as cashier of a bank in that city. Charleston is leading the base ball teams of the South Atlantic League. We hope she will stay at the top and win the pennant. The case of Mills, who was found guilty in Gaffney of the murder of ?Yank Deal, has been appealed to the State Supreme Court. James Malloy, a negro, was tried | in Bennettsville last week for the murder of his wife. He was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. J. W. Quattlebaum, of Batesburg, was arrested in Spartanburg last Friday. He is charged with misappropriating funds of a Philadelphia ..insurance company. ^ Abbeville and Lee counties are soon to erect new court houses. At Abbeville the contract has been let and the work of clearing, away the old buildings has begun. The city of Spartanburg has as1 sumed control of the waterworks plant, the municipality recently having purchased the plant from a private company. Bonds will be issued to . * i pay the purcnase pnce. J^Babe" Huntsinger was struck on ^\the head with a brick by D. K. Cun' ningham in Spartanburg last Saturday. Huntsinger was drunk and attacked Cunningham with a knife. The wounded mam bled at the ears . * and was seriously hurt. Both are white farmers. Pearl Forrester, the ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. ' Forrester, died at the Orr mill village in Anderson last Wednesday from lockjaw. She stepped on a nail, which resulted in the disease attacking her. She suffered terribly, and 'her death was a horrible one. George Linstedt, a young, white man of Orangeburg, had his right leg crushed by a switch engine in the Atlantic Coast Line yards in Florence last Friday night. He had been working for the road a few weeks as j switchman. His leg had to be ampuV lated between the ankle and knee. W. H. Mills was tried at Gaffney r last week for the killing of G. Frank Deal, and was found guilty of murder with a recommendation to mercy, which means life imprisonment. The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court. Mills claimed that he killed Deal because of his intimacy with his wife, and that Deal had also attacked him with a knife. The killing of nno rvf fVio /v\tt/vn mills in WVUXXVU WW V11V VA v??v VVWWA4 ... Gaffney. r* Rev. William Aiken Kelly, the Methodist minister who disappeared mysteriously while in charge of the church at North Augusta a few 0 years ago, died in Charleston last ? week. The interment was at Magnolia cemetery in that city. Mr. Kelley wandered away while in charge of a church in Sumter, but returned in a few months and was doing good work until his health broke down at North Augusta. He was finally located, and relatives in Charleston cared for him until his death. Beer Dispenser is Removed. Columbia, June 28.?Former Chief Constable A. S. Osborne, connected with the constabulary for many years and who has pursued the dispensary law breakers in almost every county ; in the state, has been removed as 4 beer dispenser by the Richland county board for selling empty barrels and bottles and arranging for a drinking place back of his dispensary. Mr. Osborne pleaded for leniency, admitting he had sold the barrels and bottles, but protesting that he did nut mteixu tu <tppiupx iatc wic muntjr. Pharmacist Varn, whose place adjoins Osborne's, testified J that Osh > borne offered to divide the profits from the sale of bottles with Varn if he would allow customers to drink in rear of the drug store. The board after a full hearing h. adopted this resolution, which was sent to Mr. Osborne, along with a letter notifying him he had been dis. missed: ''That Mr. A. S. Osborne be - dismissed from the position of beer dispenser, to take effect at once." Mr. Osborne's clerk was Jackson Cartledge, against whom Chief Constable Hammett preferred charges under the old regime. Cotton Bloom at Ehrhardt. Ehrhardt, June 25.?A red cotton i bloom was brought into my office yesterday by Miles Williams, a colored farmer on C. Ehrhardt's Ayer farm. Have heard of one other bloom, but have'nt seen same, so can't say for certain that information is correct. Jee. ALLENDALE'S NEW DEPOT. $ New School Building Also to be Commenced Soon. Allendale, June 28.?All bonds recently issued by the town of Allendale have been sold, a suitable lot has been purchased for a school location and work on the new school building will be commenced as soon as practicable. The location of the new school building will be at the junction of ^ ^ . .1 Mt Mam ana spruce streets, on tne nortn side of town. Negotations are being made for properly lighting the town. Excavations for the foundation of the union railway station are being made. Material for this building is on the ground and a large force of hands is at work. The two railway companies will push the work to completion. The new depot is to be a brick structure built at a cost of $9,000 or $10,000. The plans call for a neat and commodious station. "The Royal Runaway'' was played to a full house by local talent last Friday evening. The affair was quite a success and a neat little sum was raised for the benefit of the-Allendale Library association. I Mrs. J. Norman Walker entertained I o mimVioj- frian^c nn a VX XliViiVAU V*4 A.AV44V.V.J VM.VV* noon in honor of her guests, Mrs. James Aldrich Wyman and Miss Marie Keel. Cards were the feature and Mrs. Walker's beautiful home was a scene of beauty and gaiety. Delicious refreshments were served. Mr. J. M. Patterson has recently completed his steam launch, the "Isabel." He started on his journey to the wonderland of Rose Island via the Savannah river yesterday afternoon. Mr. Patterson's boat is a thing of beauty and under favorable circumstances can make tert miles an hour. Mr. and Mrs. James Aldrich Wy man of Bamberg spent a few days at the home of Mr. J. N. Walker this , week. Mr. Henry G. Bryan returned from Macon business college last week. Mr. Bryan has accepted a position , with the Walker-Deathridge Live Stock company. Thought Brought Tears. A Spartanburg lady who has re- : cently returned from the Jamestown j exposition, where she visited among < the first places the South Carolina ' exhibit, tells an incident which certainly indicates that the South Caro- i Una commission has done its work ; well in presenting the advantages , and resources of their state. As she . stood viewing the exhibit, which she j says is indeed the best in the entire | building, an aged man approached and stopped to look upon South . Carolina's contribution to the great \ display which surrounded him. , "And this is South Carolina's exhibit," he was heard to say. At- ] tracted by the peculiar uncertain note , in his voice, the lady looked into the ] old gentleman's face, to behold tears , in his eyes and every evidence that he had been deeply touched by some- ( thing he had seen or something he , had thought. "It is wonderful," he continued, < speaking to a friend, "and think j what that State and those proud people?God bless them?have been through." The lady learned later that the old gentleman was not a South Carolinian 1 neither a Southerner but a native and , resident of Massachusetts and a sol- \ dier in the Union army. -Spartan- ( burg Herald. Revengeful. A singer who recently passed an ' evening at the house of a lady, stayed late. As he rose to go the lady said: j "Pray don't go yet, Mr. Basso; I : want you to sing something for me." ] "Oh! you must excuse me tonight; ] it is very late, and I should disturb \ the neighbors." j "Never mind the neighbors," an- I swered the young lady quickly,' 'they poisoned our dog yesterday." niss Sheridan Skips. ! Savannah, Ga., July 1.?Prof. J John A. Lieble and Miss Verne Sheridan, proprietors of the New York ^ * **"?:_ n u L-onservaxory 01 iviusic, ai^oruugnton street, west, have disappeared , simultaneously with a number of valuable violins belonging to their pupils ] and rewards have been offered for their arrest. Miss Sheridan was one of the ac- ( tresses about whom two members of 1 a troup of players at Gaffney, S. C., were killed about a year and a half < ago by George Hasty, a young white man, who is now serving a life term in the South Carolina penitentiary. ? * /City delivery of mails will be instituted at Newberry as soon as the houses can be numbered. The making public of the government crop report caused future cotton to go up over fifty points in New York Tuesday. ( The Saluda oil mill was sold at auction last Monday. It was bid in by M. T. Pitts for the stock holders for $10,000. The mill cost $25,000. The stock holders can either come in- ] to the reorganization or receive forty ( cents on the dollar for their stock. ( Talk about your breakfast foods, A thousand you can see; I w juld not have them as a gift, But would have Rocky Mountain Tea. i H. F. Hoover. . ] & * 'Si ' -'V* * V'.- V- . * COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, July 1.?Messrs. G. B. Clayton, H. B. Brown, M. H., D. M., and D. P. Smith have fine cotton. All these men can talk about cotton blooms. Mr. W. K. Best, of the Three Mile Creek section, says that he has five acres of cotton that has small bolls in it and that it is waist high. There are other crops in this and that section that will hardly make a blossom to the acre, unless there is considerable improvement in it shorts Mr. W. A. Kfnard exhibited a squash. Says that he did not "know the name of same, but from the description of its habits and growth could name it appropriately "hard times squash." The squash he showed me was 38 inches long and showed that it had not been broken off and stem was three inches in diameter at largest place. Mr. Kinard says that this species of squash grows very rapidly. Once you get them started to bearing you don't pluck the squash from the stem but measure the amt. of squash you want to satisfy your appetite, then you cut it off with a knife. In a few days you can go back to the vine and you will find that the squash has grown fully as long as it was before cutting it. Mr Kinard says one squash is all that his family can use through a season. Says it is good to fry, bake, stew, and to eat. The chain gang, assisted by citizens of the Ehrhardt and St. John's section, did some good work in the way of claying the new public road from Ehrhardt toward Mt. Pleasant church. The assisting parties hauling clay were Messrs. Jno. E. Carter, H. W. Carter, H. W. Chitty, C. L. Brant, J. C. Breland, J. C. Copeland, C. S. Hiers, G. J. Herndon, J. L. Kinard, M. A. Kinard,A. M. Kinard, Jr., A. M. Kinard Sr., H. L. Kinard, P. M. and J. M. Kinard, W. D. Kinard, J. J. Kearse, Geo. B. Kearse, [. H. Mitchum, J. A. Peters, J. Rit fcer & Son, G. W. Rentz, and G. S. Shaw* These men believe in the good roads law. Capt. J. M. and J. D. Dannelly, also Mrs. Ruth Dannelly, returned from Bayard, Fla., Saturday. Mr. David was taken sick down there and as soon as he could travel, they brought him home. He has been confined to his bed ever since he reached home. Courting going on in Walterboro and Bamberg this week. Some of 3ur town folks have gone to both places. Mr. J. L. Priester says it rained so hard Friday and Saturday until it washed out his well. It was a heavy rain, but not hard enough to wash up our wells here. Mr, W. L. Warren sports a turnip Df red top globe variety weiging 9 pounds. Mr. E. E. Hughes and wife,of Holly Springs, Miss., are spending his summer vacation with his brother, Mr. H. A. Hughes. Jee. Death of J. C. McKenzie. Mr. J. Calvin McKenzie, one of the best citizens of the Ehrhardt section, died at his home in the town af Ehrhardt Tuesday afternoon about ane o'clock, after a short illness. Hemorrhagic fever was the cause of his death, and he had been sick only since last Friday. Mr. McKenzie was a farmer and merchant and was successful. When the county dispensary law was put in force in this county he was elected dispenser at Ehrhardt, which position he was filling acceptably. He was about 55 years old, and leaves a wife and four grown sons. The news of his death only came to us Wednesday morning, just as we were getting ready to go to press, so we do not know what the funeral arrangements are. ___ Woman's Missionary Union. The sixth division of the W. M. U. af the Barnwell Association will meet jvith the Olar church on Saturday, July 6th, at eleven o'clock. The topic will be home missions. Following is the program: Devotional exercises?Mrs. E. A. Sojourner. Roll call. Minutes. Address of welcome?Miss Emma 3ook. Response?Miss Stella Folk. Address?Miss H. Wright. Reading?Miss Mamie Lancaster. Collection. Devotional exercises?Miss Wright. Address?Rev. D. L. Roton. Reading?Mrs. Hattie Beard. Address?Mrs. E. A. Sojourner. Reading?Miss Mattie Brant. Discussion?How to increase interest in our missionary societies. Dinner will be served on grounds. Amount in Circulation. Washington, D. C., July 1.?The nonthly statement of the comptroller ef the currency shows that at the ilose of business June 29, 1907, the total circulation of national bank notes was $603,788,609 which is the largest amount of circulation outstanding in the history of the goverment. ANNOYED A WHITE GIRL. Anderson Negro Lodged in Jail for Frightening Young Lady. Anderson, June 29.?A young negro, by the name of Herington was lodged in jail this morning, charged with annoying a white girl of a good family, four miles north of this city. The girl was picking blackberries when the negro was seen to approach her. She ran and screamed and the negro ran, but was later arrested. A brother of the young lady started to jail with the negro when a deputy met him and brought the prisoner here. It is said that the people in that section were wrought up over the incident, but all is quiet now. New Advertisements. Bamberg Banking Co.?In Judging a Bank. Peoples Bank?Rainy Days. South Carolina Military Academy ?Scholarship. Reunion of Company G. The reunion of Co. G, 1st S. C. V., will take place on Thursday, the 25th day of July, 1907, at Bethesda church near the Clear Ponds in Bamberg county. Hon. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, and M. P. Howell, of Walterboro, have consented to be present and make addresses. The public is cordially invited, especially all old Confederate soldiers. G. W. Folk, J. H. Pearson, and Jasper Zeigler are the committee on music. P. K. Hughes, Charles Mitchell, and Ben Pearson on grounds. J. B. Hunter, J. C. Copeland, W. T. Beard, Executive Committee. Cotton Association fleeting. Friday, July 12th, will be a big day in Bamberg. On that day the officers of the South Carolina Cotton Association will be here and make addresses. President E. D. Smith, Francis H. Weston, and F. H. Hyatt will all be here. The meeting will be held in the court house, and will be at ten or eleven o'clock. Better be here by ten o'clock, as the days are so warm, it is likely the meeting 11 _ 1 TTT will commence eariy. we are in receipt of the following from President James B. Guess: Denmark, S. C., June 24, '07. Dear Mr. Editor:?Will you kindly publish the following letter in the next three issues of your paper and urge everybody to attend? Columbia, S. C., June 11, '07. James B. Guess, President, Denmark, S. C.?Dear Sir: We will visit your county on Friday, July 12th. Please give it all the advertisement you can, and see that the farmers, bankers, merchants, and business men are all notified, as we wish to get our organization as complete as possible. Yours very truly, E. D. Smith, F. H. Weston, F. H. Hyatt. Death of Mrs. Geo. H. Smoak. Mrs Nannie Smoak, wife of Mr. Geo. H. Smoak, died at their home about two miles from this city last Friday morning about ten o'clock. Mrs. Smoak had been in bad health for a long time, and her death did not come as a surprise. She had been confined to her bed for about eight months, and during this long time she suffered a great deal, yet she bore it all with Christian fortitude and did not murmur or complain. At her request she was buried at Ebenezer Baptist church near Cordova, in Orangeburg county, Saturday morning about midday. Rev. A. J. Foster, her pastor, conducted the funeral services. Mrs. Smoak was about forty years old. Her maiden name was Tucker, and she was born in Kentucky, but her parents moved to Florida, and it was there that she was married to Mr. Smoak. She is survived by her husband and six children, two boys and four girls. She had been a faithful and consistent member of the Baptist church for a number of years. Mrs Smoak was an earnest Christian woman. She loved her home and church, and she was always ready to labor for the cause of the Master until her health gave way. She will be sadly missed, not only by her immediate family circle, but by the large number of friends who knew and loved her. But a life of suffering has given way to eternal peace and rest. Negro Kills White Man. Springfield, June 30.?Last night about 10 o'clock, L. N. Dexter Williams, white, drove to the house of Wm Baker, colored. Returning from Neece's, on his way home, he went to the latter's door, and Baker asked who he was. Receiving no reply, , Baker's son fired at him with a shotgun, the load entering Williams's right breast and killing him instantly. He also shot at the buggy, supposing some one else to be in it, and thereby i injuring Williams's horse. Williams is supposed to have been intoxicated, whiskey having been found in his buggy. Baker, it is reported, has gone to Orangeburg to surrender to the sheriff. The homi- i cide occurred about four miles from 1 Neece's and about seven miles from here. \ S0ORT TERM OF COURT. ONLY TWO DAYS FOR JULY TERM HERE THIS WEEK. Judge Klugh Presiding?Solicitor Jas. E. Davis Absent?Only a Few Criminal Cases Tried. The July term of the circuit court convened here Monday morning, Judge J. C. Klugh presiding. Stenpgrapher J. F. Byrnes was present, but Solicitor Davis was absent on account of sickness. C. A. Best, Esq., acted as solicitor. This was the shortest term of court on record for Bamberg county, as all business was finished and the jury discharged Tuesday afternoon. The grand jury disposed of the following cases: C. W. Davis?disposing of crop under lien?true bill. Joe Reed?obtaining money under false pretenses?true bill. John Ryan?assault and battery with intent to kill?true bill. Malachi Hutto?false packing cotton?no bill. The grand jury finished its work Monday afternoon and made the following final presentment: m ,1 TT T /~S TT\ 1_ ; J! io tne non. j. La iMugn, presiuing judge: We, the grand jury for Bamberg county, beg leave to make the following presentment: All indictments given us by the solicitor have been passed upon and returned to the court. Our committee appointed at last session of court to visit the chain gang from time to time to see how the prisoners are fed and cared for, have reported that the prisoners are well fed and cared' for. We have appointed a committee of five to confer with the supervisor and to have the jail more securely fixed. All offices have been examined and found neatly kept. We thank your honor and all court officials for courtesies shown us. Respectfully submitted, C. F. Rizer, Foreman. The following cases were tried. Charles Kinsey] Junior Kinsey, and Joe Kinsey?murder?not guilty. ! This case has been postponed for several terms of court, the young men ffw fVia IrilHnar nf Q UUlll^ IIIUIV/U^U XVI W1AV/ XXXXXXXX^ VA Ml negro named Otis Davis at Eh-hardt. The trial consumed most of Monday and resulted as above stated. Joe and ( Charles Kinsey were found guilty of . carrying concealed weapons. Motion for a new trial was made and refused. They were fined $100 each or 30 days on the chain gang. The fines were . paid. I John Ryan; a negro, plead guilty to ( assault and battery with intent to kill, , and was sentenced to serve three years on the chain gang. . Joe Reed, a negro, plead guilty to ( obtaining money under false pre- tenses. He was sentenced to one ] year in the penitentiary. Joe is an old offender, and has been on the gangbefore. G. W. Davis, also colored, was tried ] for disposing of crop under lien and , found not guilty. Philip Padgett and Melvin Carter were tried for murder, the crime charged being the killing of Walter Martin, a negro, -near Ehrhardt, while attempting to arrest him. 1 The jury found a verdict of not guilty : This ended the criminal business, and the balance of Tuesday afternoon was devoted to civil business, ; taking orders, etc. County Board Meeting. The county board of commtssioners , held a regular quarterly meeting ] here last Monday, Supervisor Kearse ' and Commissioners Bellinger and Folk being present. The most interesting business before the board , was the election of cotton weighers. There were a number of applications 1 for each place. The following were elected. Bamberg?Edgar Dickinson. . Denmark?F. B. Gibson. j Olar?Joe J. Brabham, Sr. 1 Ehrhardt?Jno. D. Carter, Jr. An application for a new road , from Govan to Ayer's mill creek j was granted, provided the county j did not have to pay for right of way. i Louisa Carter, Flora Kinard, Abra- , ham Funches, and Israel Carter 1 were placed on the county pauper j list. There were a number of applications before the board, but the i others were held over for further j mvesugauun. i A number of claims were approved and the board adjourned. ] - ] Camp Rivers' Bridge. , Olar, S. C., June 24, 1907. < Camp Rivers' Bridge, U. C. V., 1 will hold its next annual meeting at 1 the memorial grounds on Thursday, 1 July 11th, 1907. The public is cordially invited to 1 join us in a basket picnic. And to 1 the old soldiers, (our ranks are getting thinner, comrades) you will be doubly welcome. John F. Breland, J. W. Jenny, 1 Adjutant. Commandant. 11 ] The town of Olar will not get its ( high school under the new law, as the i attempt was made to combine sev- 1 eral school districts. It is likely that J Olar will now go ahead and establish a high school with that district alone, s BOAR WHIPS BEAR, Desperate Battle Took Place and Bruin Was Put to Flight* Altoona, Pa., June 28?A desperate battle between a hungry bear on - ; one side and a sow and boar on the other took place at the farm of Josiah Henchey, some three miles north of here, at the foot of Wonsononock Mountain. With a litter of pigs the old sow was rooting in a field, when Bruin % ambled down the mountain side and calmly seized, killed and proceeded to dine on one of the pigs. The little fellow's squeals alarmed the mother ? and she rushed to the protection of her family. Before she reached the bear the latter had slain the second pig with a blow of its paw. . Bruin and the sow closed in, with much squealing, snarling and grunting. Thp sow was the aggressor, and bit out mouthfuls of fur, but failed to reach a vulnerable point. The bear retaliated lacerating the sow with his claws and nipping off one of her ears. Wallowing in a nearby mud-puddle was a boar, rousing himself when he heard his mate's squeals for assistance, he went after the bear most viciously, gouging out pieces of fur and skin, and ripping his side open with tusk. The bear fought back fero ciously, all the savagery being aroused at the dual attack. It was a ^ bloody, terrifying conflict. :M Attracted oy tne unusual noises, Farmer Henchey snatched up his gun, and went to investigate, and at the first opportunity let go both barrels, the bear received the charge in the breast, but kept on fighting. Returning to the house he reloaded the gun, then came back to find the boar the victor, for the bear, wounded and - ( still hungry, had made tracks back to the mountains.?^Philadelphia Record Married in Maryland. ? Marlboro, Md., June 27.?A small but pretty wedding took place at , half past one o'clock Wednesday, June 26, when Miss Vinnie May Red- * , !| miles, the youngest daughter of Mr. \ and Mr. Jno. Redmiles, became the wife of M. Cope Livingston, of Bamberg, S. C. v';|g The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's parents by the Rev. Francis McManus, rector of Trinity church, before members of the bride's family and a few relatives. The bride wore a gown of white chiffon, elaborately trimmed with lace and ribbon, and carried bride's roses. She was. attended by her brother, Mr. Charles Redmiles, and ' cousin, Maud Pumphrey, who wore a dainty gown of white persian lawn. The house was tastefully decorated \ with roses and daisies and on one side of the room was hung a chain aid bell made of daisies, under which the bridal party stood. The bride and groom left in the afternoon for South Carolina, the borne of the groom, for a two weeks' bridal trip. On their return they will make their home with Mrs. v ~ | Wells, the sister of the bride. Affray in Edgefield. Edgefield, July 1.?Sheriff Ou'tz of Edgefield this afternoon returned from Modoc, on the Charleston & Western uaronna railroad in rxige field county, whither he hurried on Sunday to look into a most unfortur " . nate and bloody affray. Mr. Winchester .McDaniel, a man ^ of means and high character, is the leading merchant of Modoc. Mr. Tom Glanton, also of Modoc, entered McDaniel's store under the influence of whiskey, it is said, late on Saturday afternoon and became engaged in a dispute with McDaniel and his two sons, who were in the store, about some little bill or account. He was ordered or pushed out of the store, but returned, his return giving rise to a bloody affray, the par- ' $?? ticulars of which are not yet clear. In this affray Warren McDaniel, one of the sons of Winchester McDaniel, shot Tom Glanton in the stomacj^twice and in all probability the wound will prove fatal. Glanton emptied his pistol without effect. Which man began the shooting does not seem to be clear yet. * Freeman Glanton, a son of Tom Glanton, was also stabbed and but for timely medical aid might have bled to death. Tom Glanton was taken to the hospital in Augusta, where at this moment he lies in extremis, if not dead. Just before Sheriff Outz left Modoc a local physician returned from the aospital in Augusta and reports that ;here was no earthly hope of Glan* :on s me. Should Glanton die Warren McDaniel will come immediately to Edgefield and surrender to the sheriff. * Huntsinger Dies. Spartanburg, July 1.?"Babe" Huntsinger, the Roebuck farmer who aras hit in the head Saturday afterioon with a brick thrown by D. K. Cunningham, whom he attacked with i knife, died tonight about 9 o'clock. [t appears clearly a case of self-defence. Cunningham is out on bond to answer the charge of assault. >?91