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I /IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
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State News Boiled Down For Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings. ,
Calhoun county is now a reality.
Hie bill creating the county was
signed by Governor Ansel last Thurs
It is said that J. G. Richards, a
member of the house of representatives,
may be a candidate for goverL,
nor this summer on a prohibition
platform.
v'r In the hearing before the dispensary
commission last week it developed
that the firm of Lanahan & Son
1 had paid $2 a case or 33 cents a gallon
"graft" to somebody on whiskey
T =* sold the State dispensary. C.
C. Featherstone, of Laurens, who
once ran for governor, on a prohibi%
tion platform, will make a speech in
the court house at Orangeburg today
; t on the subject of prohibition. It
-tA.-_.fc. Al ?_ nATifimanf
y seems UlSl UMJ.TC IS sumc ocuuiumh
in that county on thequestion of voting
out the dispensaries.
John Gary Evans, of Spartanburg,
, who has made something of a practice
of running for the United States
Senate at every opportunity in recent
ijM years, has again announced his can
didacy. He will no doubt again find
out that the voters have not forgot?
ten his connection with rebates.
< V Ae famous affidavit of the people
in North Augusta who opposed the
opening of a dispensary in that town,
J?'has been made public. The paper
charges Representative Croft with
V * jbeing the attorney of the county dispessary
board and with having a
brother as clerk in the dispensary at
North Augusta. It also charges him
with making false statements.
i C. A. Steed, the white man who
who victimized a number of women
5. V in theimll towns around Anderson by
taking their money under the pre^
tense of securing divorces for them,
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-v- was capturea last weeK ana trieu.
He was found guilty of obtaining
ffioney under false pretenses and
sentenced to pay a fine of $300 or
y wye sixty days on the chain gang.
He took the days.
< ; The dispdhsary commission last
Wednesday decided to pay the claim
S. of the Paul Jones Distilling Co. The
Ja cjainrwas $22,000, less$8,200"graft."
^ The representative of the company
made a .sworn statement giving the
iygnames of the parties to whom this
"graft" was paid, but the statement
has not been made public. These
k names will come out when the per-!
. sons connected with the dispensary
^3Piime to trial.
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Leaves Because of Prohibition
k Asheville, N. CL, Feb. 14.?John
A. Roebling, multi-millionaire, of
Trenton, N. J., and son of Col. Washington
Roebling, of Brooklyn bridge
lame, who several months ago gave
away his handsome country estate,
V Beauxchiens, here which adjoins the
jpv?>- Btttmore estate of George W. Vanz
' derbifc, and announced his intention
of leaying Asheville for good because
the town voted dry, has lately left
town, accompanied by his-family and
- a number of servants.
Mr. Roebling stated that he would
return to Trenton, the home of his
father, where he would live in the
I future. Hedeclared that he regretted
* to leave Asheville, where he has been
for ten years where he has intended
inakhig his permanent home, but said
he could not consistently stay under
the circumstances.
Tt is altogether a matter of principle
with me," hedeclared.
"I do not care to live in any place
L, ; where one's personal liberty is taken
from him."
Mr. Roebling gave away his handif
some estate here to the Episcopal
KaqwI r\f the TTnifwl StjifpR
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m ; , He intended erecting a mansion that
& Cwouldtake six or eight years to comP
plete. Yesterday he distributed
thousands of dollars to charity and to
f las employees. One of his employees
he made present pi $500. He handed
hv , out bilk in the street right and left.
Roeblinghas contributed thousands
f of dollars to charity here, and was
the largest individual tax payer, not
pi r excepting George W. Vanaerbilt, in
E Asheville. He always contributed
| - liberally to public enterprises.
flaine Wreck Anniversary.
J Habana, Feb. 15.?The tenth an'
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ii' niversary 01 trie aesirucuun ox me
I f Maine was observed here today with
customary ceremonies. A fleet of tugs
| : and launches congregated about the
: > wreck of the battleship upon which
1 were deposited many floral offerings,
| including wreaths sent by the Daughv
ters of the American Revolution,
| Gov. Magoon, Mr. Morgan, the
I American minister; Maj. Gen. Berry,
commander of the American forces
r in Cuba; the American club and the
\ rural .guard.
Probably this was the last time the
wreck will be decorated, as it is ex*
pected it will be removed within the
| year to clear the entrance to the
| - wharves about to be constructed by
I the government.
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WAS BLEASE WHISKEY AGENT?
Lewis W. Parker Swears Lanahan Told
Him Blease Was His Agent.
Columbia, Feb. 13.?Special testimony
which the legislative investigating
committee of 1906 declined to
bring out was developed by the commission
to wind up the affairs of the
state dispensary today when Messrs.
Lewis W. Parker and Ellison A. Smyth
were put on the stand and related a
conversation with Mr. S. J. Lanahan
of Baltimore in 1905 in regard to the
employment of a "prominent politician"
to represent the Lanahan firm
before the state board of control.
Mr. Parker said that Lanahan in a
prior conversation, whenCapt. Smyth
was not present, had said that Hon.
j Coleman L. Blease was the agent re|
ferred to. It is understood that Mr.
Blease, who is now and has for four
! years been State Senator from Newberry
and candidate for Governor in
1906, has an affidavit from Mr. Lanahan
denying that Mr. Lanahan made
o+ofamoTif offrfhnfpH to him.
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Two years ago the legislative committee
to investigate the dispensary
summoned Mr. Parker to appear and
he related in substance the conversa-,
tion with Mr. Lanahan but when
pressed by Mr. Lyon to give the name
bf the prominent politician he declined
to do. As Mr. Parker challenged
the power of the committee
to make him answer a case of habeas
corpus proceeding was brought in
the supreme court and the court decided
that the committee had the
authority to require Mr. Parker to
answer its questions. But the committee
over the protests of Messrs.
ILyon and Christensen then decided
| not to exert its authority and Mr.
Parker did not answer the question.
It has been common knowledge
that the suppressed name of alleged
agent of Lanahan was that of Senator
Blease and this knowledge evidently
reached Senator Blease himself, as he
took the precaution to get an affidavit
from Lanahan and it is fortunate
that he did, since Mr. Lanahan
died about two weeks ago. The
commission to wind up the state dispensary
had already summoned Mr.
Lanahan. Messrs. Parker and Smyth
were summoned to appear before the
commission two weeks ago, but Mr.
Parker was at that time in New York
and their testimony was postponed
until Monday.
When they testified today Mr.
Parker and Capt. Smyth made it plain
that they did so unwillingly and only
yielded to the recognized authority
of the commission, which has the
same authority as the legislative committee,
as decided by the supreme
court. The conversation with Mr.
Lanahan took place in 1905 in the
Westmoreland Cub, Baltimore. Mr.
Parker stated that Lanahan said he
had ehgaged Blease at $2,000 a year,
but the engagement lasted only a
short while:
Mr. Parker gave the most detailed
account of the conversation with
Lanahan as Mr. Smyth did not hear
name of the agent mentioned, but
told how Lanahan described the manner
in which business was done with
the dispensary.
* Changeable Senators.
It is somewhat remarkable that the
bill repealing the lien law was passed
to second reading by a vote of 19 to
9, and the next morning killed by a
majority of two votes.
So far as we observed nothing
transpired in the interim to change
votes, except the killing of another
bill. But thp Hydrick bill preventing
crops from being mortgaged till
they were growing, was Wiled. At
the time it was whispered that if the
lien law was to be repealed, lien
merchants wished such a measure as
the Hydrick bill passed, because
otherwise the large farmer or landlord
would have a hold upon farmers.
And that report had verification yesterday
when the bill passed by 19 to
9, the evening before was called up
and killed.
Several senators changed their
votes. Why? The bill has been discussed
for years,' there was nothing
new to find out.v Those that voted
for it Wednesday had ample time for
consideration. Yet several changed
on Thursday. Is the story true that
the merchant wouldn't give up his 20
to 25 per cent, interest on advances
on a mortgage on labor, unless the |
landlord was made to loosen his grip,
and prevented from taking a mortgage
on crops before they are plant-j
ed? Is it true, as Col. Brooks said
or\<iartli in fVia conofo tViP nther
XIX XXXO opwvil XXX VilV uviiMUw v*?v w w*?w? i
day, that there are merchant-senators
on that side, and that these
gentlemen have personal interest in
maintaining the lien law? If it is!
good for South Carolina to repeal the
lien law, and that must have been
believed before the majority voted
on Wednesday, why the change on
Thursday??Columbia State.
Former Governor Indicted.
New York, Feb. 13.?Indictments
charging perjury were returned by
the grand jury today against Foster
M. Vorhees, former governor of New
Jersey and formerly president of the
Bankers' Life Insurance company,
and against Frank H. Combes, formerly
secretary of that company.
The charges are based on reports
made to the New York State insurance
department in 1904.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, Feb. 17.?Last week
can be placed on the calendar as a
rainy week; only broke off on Saturday,
then the cool wave was wafted
over this section by western galea.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt and
their little daughter and son, Mamie
and Liles, returned from Savannah,
Ga., Saturday noon. They say Savannah
is not a dry town, as it rained
there all the week.
Cotton took a tumble last Friday.
It seems as if the farmers holding for
' 1 i.~ T--1J lsxnnwt*.
10 cents win nave tu uum uu lungci.
All farm work wjis suspended last
week. Some say it was too wet to 1
feed pigs. ;
Mr . George B. Kearse, of Bayard,
Fla., was in town Saturday. George
hasn't forgotten how to talk yet. He !
paid me a call and had a social chat
on current events of the day. v
Mr. T. E. Simpson and Dr. J. D.
Robertson, of Broton, Mass., spent a
day and night in our town at the Ehrhardt
hotel. Th^y were on a hunting
expedition, but In this occasion
the birds escaped them?too much
water and rain.
Messrs. Frank and Isaac D. Copeland
left Sunday for Br^nchville,
where they expect to spend a few
days with their sister, Mrs. Emma
Appleby.
Capt. J. M. Dannelly went to Bayard,
Fla., on business last week. Has
not returned up to this writing. . i
Mr. JerryChassereauandwifespent
Sunday with his brother, Mr. Wiiii^J
Chassereau. |
Miss Leila Epps, who was called
home on account of sickness in the
family of her parents, returned to
her work last week. Her pupils were glad
to have her with them again.
Saint Valentine's day was indulged ;
in to a greater extent this year by
the young folks of this section than
heretofore. This is a time when the
bashful youngsters can 'write their
love sentiments to each other and not
sign their names, leaving who did it
to be guessed at. (
Quite a crowd from town went out
to Mr. J. H. Fender's place last week
to try their hand at dove shooting.
There was at least five hundred shots
fired, and only about sixty birds bagged
by the crowd. Doesn't speak
much for their marksmanship.
Our town council should look after
ditches, clean them out and clean up
the town of debris more than is done.
A new ditch on or below Mill street
to the branch by school house should
hp cut so as to drain that section of
the town. I think this matter has escaped
the notice of our street committee.
A walk around t^ia street
from the railroad to J. C. Kinard's lot
will show the necessity of this work
being done. If this water is allowed
to stand and get stagnant, will impair
the good health of our town, and
create an insect that none of us like
about our houses when we want to
sleep in the good old summer time.
Railroad Avenue would look considerably
better, if all the old logs and
trash were moved away between
Broadway street and Mill street.
Visitors coming to our town would
have a better opinion of us if we looked
after this matter. Most of the
logs have been lying on the yard ever
since last year.
Mr. W. H. Kmard went to Charleston
last week on business. Jee.
Items from St. John's.
St. John's, Feb. 17.?Messrs. Bob
Delk and Percy Hiers spent last Sunday
with friends and relatives of this
neighborhood.
Mr. John Carter was in Ehrhardt
last Tuesday.
Most of the scholars were absent
from school last Monday on account
of the rain.
Messrs. A. M. Kinard, Merrick
Kinard, Ernest Hiers, and Willie Ritter
were out dove shooting last Wednesday.
Had quite a successful day.
A tenant house of Mr. W. L. Mitchum
was burned last Friday evening,
burning a little colored child to
Mr. H. N. Folk's gin house was destroyed
by fire last Saturday night,
which was quite a loss.
Raleigh Kinard was absent from
school last week on account of sickness.
Mr. H. W. Carter, from Colleton,
spent last Wednesday night with his
son, Mr. Henry Carter, of this section.
Mr. Bellinger Folk and his sister,
Miss Pauline, carried Miss Lois Steaman
to Bamberg last Sunday, who
had been visiting at Mr. J. C. Folk's.
A pindar shelling was given at Mr.
H. C. Bishop's last Thureday night,
which was enjoyed by all, especially
the young folks. Boyce Bishop.
St. John's graded school.
W. 0. Warren, charged with raising
a postal money order, had a preliminary
in Orangeburg Tuesday and
was bound over to the United States
Court in Florence in March. Bond
was fixed at $300, and in default he.
was lodged in jail.
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BOY BIDS FOR BONDS.
Youthful New Yorker Fails but Isn't
Discouraged.
New York, Feb. 15.?Among the
bidders for $50,000,000 in city bonds
and stock whose proposals have been
opened was Gustave Klopstock, who
today is known as New York's youngest
napoleon of finance. Young
Klopstock is fifteen years old, and is
employed as an office boy for a brokerage
firm in Wall street.
His bid was for $1,000, for which
he offered 102.02, and with the bid
was a twenty-dollar bill, the two per
cent required by the city comptroller
on all bids. But in spite of the fact
that he was the youngest bidder he
did not get his bond, as the average
price paid was 103.70, considerably
above nis bid.
The boy was disappointed, but announces
that he will try again He
was nonchalant about his financial
deals, Saying that he had a little Federal
StJel stock which paid him about
7 per cent, and that he sold a weekly
paper on Saturdays to add to his income.
"And I have other irons in
the fire that are good," he added as
he sauntered away from the comptroller's
office.
News from Olar.
Olar, Feb. 17r?The meeting of
the literary society was postponed
from Friday till Monday on account
of examinations.
We have just elected new officers
as follows: President, Miss Ettie
Kearse; vice president, Mr. Henry
Kearse; secretary, Miss Orrie Morris;
treasurer, Miss Agnes Kearse; critic,
Miss Maida Still; censor, Miss Anna
McCormack; door keeper, Mr. James
Chitty. ;
Rev. Bass, of New Brookland,
preached at the Olar Baptist church
Sunday night ana visited the school
Monday morning, giving a talk that
was of much interest to the school.
Messrs. Baker and Nunnally visited
our little town Sunday.
Miss Brown, of Fairfax, was here
Sunday.
Mr. Brown, of Columbia, is visit
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mg relatives 01 tms piace.
Mr. Floyd C. Chitty, of S. C. University,
visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Chitty, last week and retted
to his studies Monday morning.
We are glad to know that Miss
Zelma Rizer, after two weeks' illness,
is improving.
The missionary rally was held at
the Olar Baptist church Saturday,
February 15th. We had three misMO
Uioia Al mo Qon^ifay I
S1UXUU1CQ W1U1 bU| UUBO muia uwijuiav* i
Miss Brownfield, and Mrs. Sojourner.
The young girls of Olar have organized
a Y. M. A., which we hope
will do much good.
The masquerade party given Friday
night by Mr. ana Mrs. J. G. Brabham
was greatly enjoyed by the
young folks in town.
We are sorry to note that one of
the teachers of this school, Miss Mims,
is very sick, being unable to teach.
Her father is visiting her. ' Hope she
will soon recover.
Miss Nora Barker.
Colston Cullings.
Colston, Feb. 18.?'We had plenty
of rain last week and warm weather
with it. Rained every day ex<fept Sunday.
Mr. Eddie Fender and sister, Miss
Minnie, visited Miss Adrine Hiers
near Ashton last Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Chassereau,
from Adams Run, visited friends here
last week. They returned home last
Monday. '?
We are sorry to learn 6f the extreme
illness of Mrs. C. F. Padgett,
but we hope to see her out shortly.
Rev. S. P. Chisolm and Mr. B. W.
Beard went td Bamberg last Friday.
An enjoyable valentine party was
given at Mr. G. H. Kearse's last Friday
night. It was largely attended
and enjoyed by all who were there.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Rentz went to
Bamberg last Thursday.
Miss Annie Bishop spent last Friday
night with Miss Minnie Bessinger.
Mr. Gordon Beard was the guest of
Mr. J. C. Bishop last Sunday.
Mr. George Fender spent last Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
Clayton.
Miss Bessie Folk visited Misses
Alma and Prettoe Fender last Saturday
night.
Mr. Lawrence Bishop visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Bishop last Sunday.
Mr. John G. Clayton and sister,
Miss Nellis, visited her sister, Mrs.
B. D. Bishop, last Sunday.
Mr. H. Z. McMillan lost one of his
mules last Saturday evening. He was
going ?o town with a load of light
wood and the mule died on the way.
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The mule seemed to Kinder cnoKe.
Mr. C. C. Fender is sick, but we
hope he will soon be able to be out
again. A. L. B.
The Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
Company of New York has been placed
in the hands of receivers. The
liabilities of the company are greater
than its assets.
Why get up in the morning feeling blue,
Worry others and worry you;
Here s a secret between you and me,
Better take Rocky Mountain Tea.
H. F. Hoover.
HIGH WATERS SPREAD RUIN
nUCH DAMAGE DONE IN SEVERAL
NORTHERN CITIES.
In Pittsburg the Property Loss Wifl
Amount to Several Million
Dollars?No Lives Lost.
Pittsburg. Pa., Feb. 15.?Spreading
ruin and disaster in its path, the
annual flood of the rivers and small
streams of this section holds Pittsburg
in its grasp tonight.
At 7 o'clock the water had reached
a stage of 26 feet and was rising a
half foot an hour. The weather bu
reau predicts 30 feet by tomorrow
morning and possibly a foot higher
when the crest of the flood arrives
late Sunday afterno'on.
While the weather conditions tonight
are much colder and snow flurries
are experienced at intervals, the
changed conditions will have absolutely
no effect on the high water.
At the headwaters the rivers continue
to rise and scores of cities and
towns in western Pennsylvania, eastern
Ohio and West Virginia are partially
inundated,
In the Pittsburg district alone, the
damage, it is expected, will amount
to several million dollars.
The record flood of last year, when
the water reached a stage of 26 J feet,
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causeu damages esumaieu at ^xv,000,000,
but sufficient warning was
given this year to save much property.
A conservative estimate places
the number of men thrown out of
work by the flood here at 20,000. This
great increase to the army of the unemployed
is expected to result in
much suffering. The men are employed
in the mills, business houses
and coal mines located in the flood
zone. For weeks charitable organizations
have been soliciting funds for
the unemployed and today additional
appeals were made for contributions
to assist the flood victims
NO FATALITIES REPORTED,
The high water has been responsible
for many narrow escapes and
thrilling rescues, but ilfc to late tonight
no fatalities have been reported.
During the flood last year a
score of persons met death.
All the low lands of Greater Pittshnrcr
are snhmerced- The tracks of
the Pittsburg & Western railroad,
Bessemer & Lake Erie, Baltimore &
Ohio, Pittsburg, Virginia & Charleston
and several other roads are under
water at a number of points.
Along the latter line heavy landslides
have occurred, making the transportation
slow and dangerous. Trolley
lines in the flood districts are crippled
and on several lines service has been
entirely abandoned.
A number of street pavements collapsed
in this city today and thousands
of cellars are filled with water.
A great number of families have
been compelled to move their household
goods to upper stories. They go
to and fro in skiffs.
On the north side of Pittsburg tonight,
the policemen are patrolling
their beats in skiffs.
At Wheeling, W. Va., Steubenville,
Ohio, and other points below this city,
the flood waters are expected to reach
serious proportions late Sunday night
or Monday morning. A
Natural Assumption.
He was a drummer of the more
flashy type and had just finished tell
ing a startling story to His newly
made acquaintance in the parlor
car.
"That reminds me of one of Munchausen's
yarns," remarked the victim
for want of something better to
say.
' "Munchausen? Who is he?"
"Why, don't you know about him?
He is the most colossal example of
mendacity that civilization has produced!"
A brief, painful silence ensued,
which was broken by the traveler in
a tone that was almost timid.
"Excuse me, my friend," he said,
"if I seem inquisitive, but would you
mind telling me what house he travels
for?"?Philadelphia Ledger.
< Country Correspondence.
Miss Gertrude Oxner and Mr.
David Hill attended a social gathering
at the home of Mr. J. A. J. Rice
last Friday night.
Mrs. Julia Sandifer returned to
her home Sunday, after spending a
few days among friends and relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hill and little
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nermon wursmppcu at 1115
Branch church Sunday and also attended
the Sandifer and Crider marriage.
Mr. Leon Sandifer and Miss Bessie
Crider were married on Sunday evening
at the home of the bride's par
ents. Mr. Sandifer is the youngest
son of Mrs. Sallie Sandifer, and Miss
Bessie the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Crider. Leon, we wish for
you and Bessie a long, happy and
prosperous life. Mrs.
0. P. Jordan and son, Bart,
visited their aunt, Mrs. L. E. Hanberry,
last Saturday.
Builds up waste tissue, promotes appetite,
improves digestion, induces refreshing
sleep, giving renewed strength and
health. That's what Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea will do. 35c, Tea or
tablets. H. F. Hoover.
1U KEAKtfi mc miuiiA.
Qovernment at Last Has Full Supply
of Rifles.
Washington, February 14.?Acting
Secretary Oliver has announced
that the War Department, at last, is *
in a position to completely arm the
organized militia of the country, 100,000
strong, with the new high-powered
army rifle or musket. The weapon
is officially known as the model of
1903, rechambered for the ammuni; .
tion of 1906, the distinguishing feature
of which is the sharply pointed
light steel-clad bullet with its enormous
range and flat trajectory.
Governors of States may have the *
new rifle for their militia upctfi requisition
and turning in the KragJorgensen
guns of the type used m
the Spanish-American war* jthe first * ; 1
magazine shoulder arm regiilarly issued
to the American army. ..
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Brutal Murder Near Asheville.
Asheville, N. C? Feb. 14.?John
mtliUttll, WliU woo losb ncca cuiujwu - ^
and lodged in jail at Marshall for the
murder of his wife, was yesterday ;J
evening brought to Asheville for safe 7
keeping, the sheriff having reason to
believe that a mob was organizing
for the purpose of lynching the
prisoner. Sheriff Cole, who with '/."?
Deputy Sheriff Sprinkles, brought.
Randall here, became convinced after
his arrival here that the prisoner
might not be safe even in Asheville, * ^
and decided to take him further west,
leaving on an early train for Waynesville.
The crime with which Randall is,\'V$
charged is a most brutal one. Randall
and his wife, who lived in Barnard,
Madison county, had some disagreement,
after which Randall left7 t M
for Marshall. Mrs. Randall, fearing ",'g
violence from her husband upon his
return, went to the house or a rel- 1
ative,whereRandallfoundher. After
beating her severely, in spite of the
protests of her aged uncle, who was
threatened with death if he attempted
to interfere, Randall drove nis J??
wife home before him, beating her : *
all the time with a club. The marks . vjjw
in the snow showed that she had fall
en several times and been dragged to
her feet by her husband. When
within several hundredyards of their
home Mrs. Randall feu for the last^
time, with a fractured skull, her head' ; ;
being crushed in and her face hor- "
ribly mangled. Seeing their father
come hon!fe alone, Randall's sons became
alarmed for their mother and
sought her. They discovered her dead
body and brought it home. They then 'M
sent for the sheriff, in the meantime
keeping close watch on their unnatu ral
father. When the sheriff arrived
Randall was at ODce placed under arrest
and lodged in jail,
v As the news of the murder spread
over the country the feeling seemed y-$
to prevail that Randall should be
lynched. It is now known that a well,. : S
organized body of over 100 men had
planned to take Randall from the
jail and lynch him. Sheriff Cole,
learning, of the contemplated attack,,
smuggled Randall on the train for
Asheville. The prisoner spent the
night here but Sheriff Cole thought - ^
it better to remove the prisoner to a, rfj
place more distant from the scene of _
the crime, and therefore took hinrto ^
Waynesville, where he will be kept
Until the present excitement abates KM
to some extent. ,
Lyon Calls Koester Liar. -H
Columbia, Feb. 13.?During the v"|
session of ,the dispensary commission
this afternoon Attorney General Lyon ?
denounced Mr. George R. Koester, ?
editor and manager of The Columbia -4?
Record, as "a most infamous and
dirty liar." Mr. Koester, who was
present asked for the protection of
the court and arose from his chair. *
The situation was tense and Commissioner
Patton also arose as if to step
betweeen Lyon and Koester. Mr. 1
Lyon warned Mr. Koester not to approach
and dramatically told him he
(Lyon^walked the streets of Columbia
and was personally responsible
for what he said.
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mere was no conxmuou uuxu? uuc
exciting- incident but the situation
was sum that even the official expert
stenographer did not get his notes
straight However, the detailed account
of the affair is given as a transcript
of the official copy of the testimony.
\
The incident grew out of an editorial
in "The Record" this afternoon.
The paper was brought into the rods)
while the commission was in session,
and the attention of Mr. Lyon was "
called to the editorial. Mr. Lyoh had *
just come into the room./ He at once
requested the commission to summon
Mr. Koester. This was agreed to. Mr.
Stevenson drew up the summons
which was signed by Mr. McSween.
The marshal of the commission went
out to find Mr. Koester and within
half an hour returned with Mr. &oester,
who had come very willingly. He
was examined %nder oath by Mr.
Stevenson, the regular counsel for the
commission. <.:
At the conclusion of his statement
Mr. Lyon arose and uttered his denunciation.
The editorial criticised
alleged g^tereby^oldingup ^c?m?L
Koester said his editorial was based
on published reports of the commission.
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