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I Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1907 One Dollar a Year-lfl
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SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down For Quid
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Gov. Ansel has taken a hand in the
matter of the counties keeping thei]
recristration books in proper shape
He has advised several supervisors t<
l\- revise their books.
Fred Dunbar, a negro, has beer
arrested at Middletown, N. Y. He
shot and killed E. H. Fisher, ?
prominent white man of Sally, some
months ago and made his escape. H<
will be brought back for trial. ?
Ben Lee, a young white man, w&<
found dead in a field near Lake City
The supposition is that he became
. overcome by whiskey and went tx
sleep in the broiling sunshine and the
whiskey and heat caused his death.
H. L. Solomons, the whiskey drummer
arrested in Columbia chargec
urith violatinc the anti-erraft clause
of the dispensary law in Beaufort
has been released, the magistrate noi
' finding sufficient evidence againsi
$ ,bimThe
State board of canvassers ha
not yet rendered a decision in th<
Kershaw county dispensary electioi
contest. It will be remembered tha1
the dispensary was voted out, and th<
dispensary people are now contesting
the election.
H. 6. Stalworth, former distric*
? constable with headquarters at Beau
Pfort, was arrested at Greenwood las
week. He is charged with having
attempted to bribe or influence i
member of the Beaufort county dis
pensary board.
Governor Ansel has appointed K
W. Hughes, of Hampton county, tc
the beneficiary scholarship in th<
South Carolina Medical College a
Charleston, from the second con
gressional district. One scholarshii
is allowed from each district.
The trustees of Clemson colleg<
met and discussed the matter of se
| - curing another commandant in th<
, , place of Capt. Clay, who resigned
Capt. Minus, an old Citadel mai
and West Pointer, with several year's
service in the Philippines, will prob
ably be secured.
.
Alfred Boulay, a white man of Bal
timore, committed suicide in Charles
ton last Monday night in a lodging
house by hanging himself from thi
ceiling with a dress suit case strap
He had left Baltimore recently ii
company with a young woman, am
they had been traveling around a<
man and wife. He was out of mone;
and had been drinking heavily.
BAD "NIGGER" IN ROWESVILLE
Seriously Cuts a Negro Woman an<
Attacks Officer With Knife. >
Rowesville, July 15.?Jim Jones
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01 tfllS place IS wnai, is kiiuwii as> a ua\
4'nigger" and he kept up his repu
tation Saturday night by an un
provoked attack on Lavissa Lee, ;
woman with whom he has lived fo
the last six years off and on, and b;
gj. an attack later on Officer Dempsey
| Jones is very jealous of Lavissa am
Saturday night about 10:30 o'clocl
he found her talking with a group o
negroes on the street near the rail
road crossing and without warning
he slashed the woman with" a bij
knife and the blow or blows laic
| open the back side of her head an<
^ then caught into the flesh and open
ed a gash on her back from the necl
to the waist line. While none o
the wounds are necessarily fatal
they were serious ones, as one or tw<
arteries were cut in the scalp an<
the wound on her back is half ai
>: inch deep in places. Officer Dempse;
was notified of the assault and arm
f ing himself with a pistol, which wa
furnished him by Intendant Stokes, h
ran against Jones in the dark with
out knowing that he was up agains
his man until the latter made a lea;
for him. The pistol was not a self
acting one, which Dempsey did no
know, and when he pulled the trig
ger with out having cocked it, it o
course did not go off and Dempse;
was overthrown and went down o:
his back in the ditch with the negro
who is a powerful fellow, on top o
him and trying to use his knife o:
him. Dempsey called for help an<
did his best to ward off the blows o
the negro. He was cut slightly in th
M *' left hand and his shirt was cut thre
times over the heart, but he was no
* injured other than the slight cut o
ithe hand. The white men had gather
ed by this time and the negro ran
followed by a fusillade of revolve
shots and by discharges from shot
guns, but so far as known he was no
i hit in the darkness. A search wa
. made for him until midnight and i
was renewed yesterday but he was no
found. There is no doubt but that h
will return and then he will be place
J. under arrest.
If he had been found Saturda
night the chances are that ther
would have been a dead "nigger" i
Rowesville, as the temper of th
young white men was such that the
would have taken no chances wit
the "nigger," armed as he was, an
after making the assault which h
did on an officer.
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J flRS. SALLIE GIBSON RETURNS.
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Columbia Woman Who Was Assaulted
> and Robbed in San Antonio.
Mrs. Sallie A. Gibson returned to
c the city last night from San Antonio,
Tex., where she recently suffered an
alarming experience, that of being
assaulted for the purpose of robbery.
; Mrs. Gibson is under $7,000 bond to
r appear and testify at the trial.
Her assailant, Rufus F. Williams of
) this city, is there in jail awaiting
trial for his life, for the alleged
i crime is a hanging offense in Texas.
; Mrs. Gibson talks freely of the matter
[ and is confident that Williams will be
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; Mrs. Gibson spent last night at the
home of a relative and will remain in
, Columbia. Last fall she had a har5
rowing experience when some person
[ came to her home one night during
J fair week and tried to kill her and
j get $30,000 which it was rumored she
had in her home.
She afterwards decided to leave
Columbia. Having sold all of her
1 real estate she went away with $61,J
000 in cash on her person, 50 bills of
, the denomination of $1,000 each and
t $11,000 in gold. Williams got her to
fc go to Texas on the pretext of showing
her some real estate suitable for
3 investments.
5 They drove out from San Antonio
J to look at this property. Within ear(.
shot of a residence, Williams took
a out a pistol. Mrs. Gibson inquired
r what that was for. He replied that
' he wished to be ready in case they
should be attacked by Mexicans and
I". V?/-. IrtQrl hie rpvftlvpr. TTlOV
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- soon reached the river edge and the
t man struck her from behind with the
r pistol and left her for dead. She
1 afterwards revived and had Williams
arrested. That is her statement of
the case. Furthermore, she alleges
that he tried to poison her while on
J the way to Texas.
3 It is said that this is the third
I time that Williams has been in jail
. in San Antonio. The first time he
) was a fugitive from justice from
Lexington county, where he had
killed a negro, it is alleged. Before
3 being arrested in Texas he had some
" unsatisfactory dealing in horses and
3 was again imprisoned on that charge,
after having been tried in South
J Carolina. It is stated that he was
3 convicted in Texas and paid a heavy
" fine.
He had become acquainted with
- Mrs. Gibson by having rented stables
- from her and had secured her confirm
dence. She did not put much faith
3 in banking institutions because her
. uncle, the late 'Squire Levi Metts,
i had lost his fortune in a bank taiiure
1 That accounts for her having had
s such a large amount of cash with
f her.?Columbia State.
Will Bring Results.
Gov. Ansel will in a few days issue
to county supervisors and county
* boards of registration a letter calling
attention to the law requiring the
3 revision of the books of registration,
j The grand jury in Barnwell county
_ has refused to take action on the sit_
uation in that county, which was rea
ported to the governor by Rev. C.
r E. Garner and others. In this case
m. it was reported that the books had
not been revised in 11 years and that
I the board had refused to revise the
{ books without additional help, alf
though Gov. Ansel has stated that
the board should do this work.
r However, the governor is satisfied 1
r that the agitation will result in an
| improvement in conditions and here3
after more attention will be given
_ registration laws. The penalty is
c very heavy and members ^of boards
f are subject to removal.?Columbia
State.
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j Killed Horses and Mules.
i Columbia, July 14.?While the
y c mgregation was assembled at the
- Benevolent church, near Congaree,
s this morning a bolt of lightning kille
ed 12 horses and mules which were
- hitched on the outside of the church,
t No one in the church was hurt, but
p the negroes who composed the con
gregation were very much frightent
ed. No other damage has been heard
of. There were heavy thunderstorms
f all around this afternoon.
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n Proposed New County,
>, Gov. Ansel has appointed J. M.
f Tucker of Branchville, A. M. Reeves
n of Dorchester, and F. J. Berry of
i Colleton as commissioners favoring
f the proposed new county represented
e by the above names. The county
e proposed has Branchville for its count
tyseat and is the third petition pren
sented affecting Orangeburg.
Johnston Cut Out.
r The town of Johnston is without
the benefit of the telegraphic facili?t
ties affored by connection with the
s Western Union Telegraph company.
It It may seem strange, but it's a fact.
>t Several days ago there arose between
e the town council and the company a
d discussion over the town license.
Finally the company paid the license
y required to do business in the town
e of Johnston, then quietly cut the ofn
ficeout.
e When it is to be reopened has not
y been stated, but so far very little
h inconvenience has been experienced,
d Johnston has communication with
e the outside world by long distance
telephone.
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HUTTO HELD FOR MURDER
RESULT OF PRELIHINARY BEFORE
HAGISTRATE WRIGHT.
ilr. Norris Nevils the Only Witness
Examined?Evidence Circumstantial
Hostly.
Wesley Hutto, the negro recently
arrested in Charleston charged with
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the murder 01 m. d. varn, was given
a preliminary hearing before Magistrate
W. R. Wright last Friday. The
result was that he was held on the
charge for trial in the court of sessions.
Hutto 'has employed H. M.
Graham -as attorney, who represented
him at the preliminary. He is
still in jail and it is likely that no
effort will be made for bond. The
case will come up at the October
term of court.
Magistrate Wright is not satisfied
that the testimony adduced so far is
sufficient to convict Hutto of the
murder, but there are circumstances
and statemements of Hutto himself
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which go tar to corrooorate tne u?timony
given at the preliminary.
Therefore he decided that, in so important
a case at this, Hutto should
be held for the grand jury.
The only witness examined was
Mr. Norris Nevils, who testified that
on the night of the murder Hutto
borrowed a piece of iron pipe from
him, both of them working at the
oil mill. About nine o'clock the same
night he neard some one run across
the field by the oil mill and when he
called to know who it was the man
answered "Wesley Hutto." That he
heard Hutto make a remark next
day about following Mr. Varn most
of the way home, in fact to near the
point where he was killed. Hutto
admits being in Mr. Varn's store the
night of the murder and buying bacon
from him. It is also a fact that
tracks went away from where Mr.
Varn's body was found towards the
oil mill. This is in substance the
evidence against Hutto, and if his
own statements are to be believed,
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his action m toilowmg Mr. varn
needs to be explained. Being a preliminary
hearing, Hutto could not
be put on the stand in his own defense
nor could any testimony favorable
to him be taken.
Addison Johnson, the negro who is
charged with the same murder, is
still in jail and no efforts for his release
have been made. Frank Nimmons,
whose statements led to the arrest
of Johnson, is still in the asylum
at Columbia, and we understand his
mental condition has not improved.
Educational Haas Meeting.
Editor The Bamberg Herald:?Will
you kindly announce in your paper
that we will have an educational mass
meeting at Lodge, Thursday, July
25th, in interest of high school department.
i State Supt. 0. B. Martin will be
with us, and perhaps another good
speaker.
Everybody will be pleased to hear
Supt. Martin. We invite and urge
everybody to come and help the
day to be a great one in the interest
nf nnhlip school education. We want
v.
to link Lodge public school to the
Freshman class of all colleges. We
have the link marked out, and hope
to weld it in the not distant future.
Let everybody come and help us
out, and all be greatly benefitted.
J. H. A. Carter.
A Unique Vacation.
In the August number of the
Woman's Home Companion, Dr. Edward
Everett Hale describes in his
delightful way a unique vacation trip
taken by a party of four women and
their husbands, that many a couple
would enjoy. Securing eight easy
riding horses, and a camp equipment
of four "A" tents and one wall tent
from the local regiment, the party
started out from their home on a
Monday morning in August. They
rode by easy stages, traveling just
through the nearby counties, camping
at night wherever they might
be, and discovering the neighboring
towns and villages, they gypsied
away for eleven days. Every
locality has its spots of interest, and
such a trip is possible in almost any
part of our broad land.
Why can't dozens of people, who
' ? noAnfinn nlonc
nave IlU ciauuiatc vai/auun yiwiu,
spend a happy week or ten days in
this same way?
Traveling by Water.
A tramp has beaten all known records
by swimming twenty-sever
miles in thirty minutes, says the
Youth's Companion. He did not
mean to do it. He merely tried tc
steal a ride from St. Louis to Chicago
on the rear of a locomotive tender.
When the train started he fell over
backward, through the open manhole,
into the water tank. The noise
of the train drowned his cries for
help, and he was obliged to swim until
the first stop' was reached, at
Alton. When taken out he was nearlj
dead, but the engineer was so unfeeling
as to call his attention to the
fact that the water was only foui
feet deep, and he might have stood
up. The conductor, also unfeeling,
asked him for his ticket, but the
tramp said he had not come by rail,
but by water.
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KILLED BEATING A RIDE.
White Man of Spartanburg Falls Beneath
noving Train.
Asheville, N. C., July 14.?Sam
Couch, a white man from Spartanburg,
was run over and fatally injured
yesterday morning by freight
train No. 454, between Asheville and
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spartanDnrg. ne aiea as a result or
his injuries a few hours later.
Couch and a 13-year-old boy who accompanied
him, came to Asheville
from Spartanburg early this week,
and becoming stranded, decided to
beat their way home on a freight
train. At Fletchers they were discovered
by the conductor, who put
them off, but they again boarded the
train. At Bird mountain Couch in
some manner fell beneath the wheels
of the train and both his legs were
severed below the knee. The injured
man was picked up and carried to
m i ??j j:..i _j.
iTyon, wnere ne receiveu meuicai attention,
but survived but a short
time, dying at 2:30 p. m.
Our New York Letter.
Here is an item of interest about
now when so much is being said and
written about corporations.
The first one organized chartered
in this great country was by Aaron
Burr, of a certain memory. It was
the Manhattan Water Company (now
the Manhattan Bank of this city).
Burr was a schemer?a power in politics
in his day, or at least until
up to the time of his disgrace.
The promoters proposed supplying
water to the residents of New York
city. Little attention was paid to
the measure?so simple?merely a
"water bill" and at that time water
was an object to the growing city.
It was found afterwards that Burr
had incorporated in the bill broad
privileges, exclusive rights, not
only water rights, but all manner
of things were granted, banking,
trading, speculating,anything, everything
could be carried on under the
protection of law and to the exclusion
of others. The water company
is defunct and has been for years,
yet the far reaching charter is pre
served and under it a score 01 enterprises
are to-day operated.
The great Manhattan Banking institution
takes the lead among the
many undei* the wings of this franchise.
The law makers at the time
incorporated in the measure a clause
requiring the daily pumping of water
and the minimum was placed at one
gallon, from that day to this water
has been pumped daily, and now
every day one gallon is forced through
the pipe, to save the valuable franchise.
A good man, no matter what his
politics or religion is, deserves the
commendation of his fellow men.
Governor Charles E. Hughes, of New
York State, is the one your correspondent
has in mind at this time.
This is not written to further the
political chances of Governor Hughes,
but simDlv and solely to give honor
to whom honor is due. Hughes is a
' man, a make-up such as the writer
1 has never before seen, and it is a
> truth the'man does not care whether
; he is further favored or not po;
litically; he is a nature's nobleman
f who does right though the heavens
>. fall, lets fly the chips no matter
whom they hit; his first and sole
thought seems to be the right. A
'? christian tried and true, son of a
Baptist preacher, his training was
correct, and he has never deviated
from it. As some one put it "novelty
is a great asset in politics, the people
at large have" an instinct for dis!
covering the new thing, and the
" Hughes method is unquestionably
1 new. Joining the stiff orderliness
1 associated with extreme conservatism
to an uncompromising radical;
ness of idea, disregarding alike the
appeals of friendship and of party,
; using no weapons except those drawn
; from the arsenal of reason, here is
a man of whom anything is possible,
; even the permanent lifting of American
public life to a higher level."
The young man of to-day will do
' well to watch the life and doings ot
' Charles E. Hughes.
H. W. Finlayson.
Delayed by "Track Bucking."
Union, July 10.?A case of track
bucking caused by the sun's intense
heat the past few days occurred near
1 Blairs yesterday morning and caused
1 all trains to be delayed there about
1 three hours and a half.
"Track bucking" as it is called by
railroad men is something that is considered
very dangerous by them, as it
can never be told when and where it
l will occur. It is caused by the rails
i expanding on account of the heat, and
; when the pressure becomes too great
? where the rails are placed end to end
? the rails jump or buck, carrying the
crossties with them, and often form
ing the shape of the letter "S."
The ' 'track bucking'' yesterday oc;
curred after No. 53 freight had gone
I north and one car was thrown off and
- all other trains were delayed as about
; 75 feet was thrown out of place and
r a wrecking train had to be summon
ed. This caused No. 13, which is due
i here at 2:06, not to reach Union until
about 5:45 o'clock, all the passengers
having spent a most delightful time
, at Blairs, which is described by one
! of the passengers as being only a little
, box of a station and a house high on
a hill.
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BAMBERG'S FARMERS MEET
MESSRS. SMITH AND WESTON ADDRESS
A GOOD CROWD.
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Meeting in the Court House?Bamberg
Association Reorganized?Another
Meeting August 5th.
A good number of farmers from
all sections of tfce county assembled
in the court house here last Friday
to hear the addresses of Messrs. F.
H. Weston and E. D. Smith, of the
Southern Cotton Association. The
meeting was presided over by Capt,
J. B. Guess, of Denmark, president
of the Bamberg county association,
and Rev. Peter Stokes offered prayer.
Mr. Weston was the first speaker,
and he made a strong, practical address.
He told of the aims and purposes
of the Southern Cotton Association
and some of the things it had
accomplished since its organization.
Mr. Weston urged the farmers not
to sell their cotton for future de- ?
livery, no matter how tempting the
price. He showed conclusively that
this was a bad practice, and while it
might benefit the man who sold, it
meant lower prices and consequent
hurt to the small and weak farmer
who was forced to sell, no matter
what the price.
Mr. Smith discussed the cotton
question in a most eloquent speech.
He said the South had a monopoly on
cotton, and yet her farmers and business
men did not realize it. He made
a strong plea for organization and
the building of warehouses, and his
illustrations were especially strong
and applicable. Every man present
was obliged to acknowledge the
sound sense and logical propositions
presented by both speakers.
Mr. Smith is the national organizer
of the association, and after his address
he reorganized the Bamberg
county association. Capt. James B.
Guess declined re-election as president
and Mr. J. A. McMillan, of the
Colston section, was made president.
A. W. Knight was elected secretary
and treasurer. A number of names
of farmers and business men were
enrolled as members, and a collection
was taken to defray the expenses
of the South Carolina Association,
which amounted to $53.60.
President McMillan has called another
meeting of the Association to
be held in the court house on Monday,
August 5th, the first Monday in
the month. The object of this meeting
is to get the county organization
into working shape, as by that time
the certificates of membership and
other necessary working material
will be sent us from the head office
in Columbia. Let each member come
prepared to pay his membership fee
and annual dues, which amount to
one dollar. This includes all dues
and assessments for the first year.
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It is also liKeiy inai mis meeting wm
take up the matter of erecting a
cotton warehouse. Let every farmer
and businessman in the county be
present. This is too important a matter
to be neglected. The destiny of
us all is wrapped up in cotton, and
we must do something if we would
be prosperous and happy.
"SOUTH CAROLINA PYTHIAN."
Messrs. E. H. Aull and F. P. Cooper
to be In Charge.
At a meeting of the committee of
the South Carolina grand lodge appointed
by Grand Chancellor M. L.
Smith the following matters were de'
cided upon last night:
Mr. Elbert H. Aull, of Newberry,
deputy grand chancellor for the Columbia
district, was elected managing
editor.
Mr. F. P. Cooper, chancellor cora
PolliAnn lru^arp NV>. 22. of
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Charleston,- one of the largest and
most influential in the State, was
elected associate editor and business
manager.
The contract for printing was
awarded to The State company.
All of the members of the committee
were present, Chairman Aull and
Messrs. D. C. Heyward, J. T. Arnold,
of Greenville, M. Rutledge Rivers, of
Charleston, and James F. Williams,
of Columbia.
The first issue of The South Carolina
Pythian will be mailed on the
15th of September. The committee
has to start with an appropriation
equivalent to 25 cents assessment on
each member in the State.
Mr. Aull has long been in the
norocnanpr business. having been
f
editor of the Newberry Herald and
News for 25 years. Mr. Cooper also
has had successful newspaper experience,
having been until recently circulation
manager of the Charleston
News and Courier.?Columbia State.
Wasting Time.
A sophisticated mother who felt responsible
for the future of her daughters
said to one of them according
to the Philadelphia Ledger,
"Anna, what did young Mr. Jones
say to you last night when he was
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buttoning your glover i saw ne was
slightly excited."
"Why," answered Anna, "he said
i that the person who made a glove so
hard to button as that deserved to be
killed."
"My dear," retorted the mother
impressively, "don't waste any more
of your time on young Mr. Jones."
FOUND NEGRO BABY.
Infant Left by the Railroad Track Near
Oil mil Thursday Night. ' :W
Last Friday morning a negro named
Commanus Lee, while going to his
work, found a negro baby by the
railroad track not far from his house.
Lee lives in one of the houses just '
below the oil mill switch, on the *31
north side of the track. The Child
had evidentiv been laid down by the ij?
track and was not hurt. It was crying,
and that attracted his attention.
It seems to be about three months
old, and is a mulatto.
Lee has the child yet and wants to VIS
keep it. His wife gave birth to a
girl baby the night before, and as :'.M
the child he found is a boy he says
he wants the pair. No doubt tnes
child was thrown from the three
o'clock train, which generally slows
up at the oil mill switch to come
through town. The police believe it
f-n h<> t.hp child of a necrro woman . '#?
who has been arrested in Augusta.
This woman was originally from ^||
Augusta, but she has been staying in
New York for some time. She came
home last week, leaving New York.
on a Clyde steamer Tuesday after- ?||S
noon. She had the child with her^liM
then, but she did not have it when
she arrived in Augusta. She no M
doubt was aboard the early train and
threw the infant off here in order to
be rid of it. The charge against her
in Augusta is forgery, but she wiD M
no doubt be held for attempted mur- yjj
der of her child, as all the circumstances
point to it being hers.
Found Negro Baby at Bamberg. 'M
The local police authorities received
a long distance telephone mes- |j
sage from the chief of police at Bamr
berg, S. C., yesterday afternoon to |J
the effect that a negro baby, between
two and three months old,
had been found near the Southern
railroad track near that point at an
early hour last Friday morning. The jjSM
police suppose it to be the one which $
Lillie Gaines is alleged to have car- :
ried aboard the Clyde Line steamer
at New York city with her last Tues- |g
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, when she
left for Augusta via Charleston. No
one had attempted to do the child Jg
violence. It had simply been desertc^w^B
Lillie Gaines is the young negress
who is being held here at police head- jfg
quarters for the New York police authorities
on a charge of forgery, She
was arrested last Saturday afternoon,
at her mother's home, on Twiggs $
street, by detective Bartley.?Augusta
Chronicle.
DROWNED AT CLIFTON.
Wade Hooper Ran Away Fi
to Meet Death.
Wade Hooper, white, aged r-jgl
who ran away from his home inon- %
ion several weeks ago. was drowned 'm
in Pacolet river at Clifton Sunday 5S
afternoon while in swimming. Coro- kM
ner Turner was notified and an in- . ;:M
quest was held. The jury returned a
verdict of death from accidental ;'M
drowning.
Young Hooper went into the river 1H
with several companions Sunday af- 3*J
ternoon to enjoy a swim. While 'V'jl
swimming across the stream the first '%
time he was seized with a cramp, but > vj
he managed to reach the opposite 3
bank. He rested for a time and then
started back. A number of the party
told him that he had better not undertake
to swim back, as he had been
seized with a cramp, but Hooper said |j
he could perform the feat and offer- ' 'f.
ed to bet $5 that he could swim back f
to the opposite shore. He plunged "
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into ine stream <uiu suuu
the bank on the opposite side. He ;Jgj
had gone only a short distance when J
he was seized with cramps and was
drowned before assistance could $1
reach him. The body was soon recovered
by a searching party.
Hooper left his home in Union sev
eral weeks ago and was following a
small circus or tent show that traveled
through the country, giving exhibitions
in small towns. The circus CJ|
stopped in Clifton and being there over
Sunday, Hooper and several . ; mm
members of the circus decided to :JB
go in swimming. IB
A rather remarkable coincidence vjaj
in connection with the drowning of
Hooper is that about eight or nine - ;
years ago a brother of Wade Hooper
was drowned only a few yards from
where Wade Hooper was drowned IJl
Sunday afternoon. Just before Hooper
went into the stream he remarked ?
that a brother of his was drowned in 3a
the same place several years ago,
but that he would show his friends
that he would not drown, or words f|9
to that effect. Within a very short 1m
time after he made his boast his M
lifeless body was taken from the
river.?Spartanburg Journal.
Th* holdintr ud of those ladies in
Bamberg by a white brute is one of ^
the worst things that has ever hap- \ %
pened in this section of the State, and ?
we hope the cowardly scoundrel who
did it will be caught, and given at
least fifty lashes on his bare back
with a cow hide. We do not believe
that the perpetrator of this dastardly
crime was crazy. The fact that hie
ran off on the approach of a wagon,
shows that he knew what he was doing.
He should be hunted down like
a wild beast.?Orangeburg Times and |
Democrat.