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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
v SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down For Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
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- Senator B. R. Tillman is now in a
sanitarium in Atlanta, and his health
k seems to be improving.
The Southern Railway discontinued
two passenger trains between Wash
ington and the South this weeK.
4 The State Bankers' Association
will hold its annual meeting in Columbia
next Thursday and Friday.
Congressman Lilley wants the
government to abolish the Charleston
navy ydrd, but his efforts are not
taken seriously by congress.
Col. George Johnstone, of Newberry,
announces that he wiH positively
be in the race for the United
States Senate. He made the race six
V years ago.
Judge Pritchard has agreed to
suspend his receivership order in the
matter of the State dispensary funds
if the commissioners will give a board
of $250,000 and deposit all securities
with his court.
Mr. S. E. Boney, who has been
traveling agent for the.News and
Courier, has assumed charge of the
Laurens Advertiser. Mr. Boney is a
. bright youhg man with considerable
newspaper experience, and we gladly
welcome him into the ranks of the
country newspaper editors.
Ned and Brack Toland, the two negro
boys who murdered Mrs. Ellisor,
an agred white woman, at Cayce, near
Columbia, on Wednesday, February
26th, were tried at a special term of
court in Lexington this week. They
. acknowledged thekilling. They were
.; found guilty and sentenced to be
. banged.
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Petitions are being circulated in
Laurens county asking for aji election
on . the dispensary question, and
^; f nearly enough signatures have al??Ao/)tr
Wn QAonrpH An election has
X- been held in that county on the question,
which resulted in a victory for |
X the anti-dispensaryites, but the elecv
turn was declared illegal.
X fcnmigration Commissioner Watson
> returned last week from Philadelphia,
brfcigingwith him thirty-three English
farmers, who will settle in this State.
V" They are to work the first year for
wages, and then purchase lands. Mr.
Watson says he has great hopes of
gettinga steamship line established
this fall from England and Norway
to Charleston and Havana.
Twelve cadets of the Porter Military
Academy in Charleston were susf
pended last week for damaging property,
interfering with discipline, and
. adding and abetting the same. Their
names were withheld by the rector.
The boys have been smashing^ windows
at the- academy and otherwise
conducting themselves in an improper
manner. They may be expelled by
' % the trustees.
Want MflU to Shot Down*
Charlotte, N. C., April 10?At a
meeting of the executive committee
* of the North Carblina Cottoh Manufacturers
here to-day it was recommended
that the mills, embraced in
the Association as well as all other
Southern mills shut down for sixty
days. The decision was reached after
a thorough discussion of existing
, conditions in the Southern States and
acute depression in the price of yarns.
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Strong resolutions to tins wiu were
unanimously adopted. The meeting,
which was presided over by R. M.
Miller, Jr., ex-officio chairman of the
committee, was enthusiastic and representative.
The meeting of the Southern Cotton'
Spinners' Association called to
consider the matter of curtailment
will assemble here April 17, and it is
expected that the Southern mills will
tall in line with the mills of the State.
The executive committee decided to
hold the annual meeting of the Association
at Wrightsville Beach, June
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> Milita to Guard Court.
Columbia, April 11.?The two negro
hoys, Ned and Brack Toland,
brothers, will be tried next week at a
special term of court at Lexington
for the atrocious murder of the aged
Mrs.'EUisor. As the boys have con- j
fessed to the horrible deed, the trial j
at best will be a matter of form, but
it is intimated that in order to prevent
a lynching the militia may be sent to
Lekington to preserve order and the j
spectacle may be presented of a court1
transacting business under guard of
the armed militia. The fact that an
extra term was called to try this case
was at best a concession to the mob
spirit, but if the court is held under
military protection it will be further
evidence of this concession and also a
confession that the law, as law, is
powerless.
The two negro boys stand no chance'
whatever for their lives; their con-j
viction and execution is certain if the
law is permitted to take its course in j
a dignified and orderly fashion, and
the holding of court under armed
guard is not a course which appeals i
to many citizens.
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KILLING IN BARNWELL.
W. H. Smith Shot by His Son While
Beating His Wife.
Quite an unfortunate killing occurred
on Mr. Luna Still's place about
five miles from Barnwell this week.
The principals in the affair were Mr.
W. H. Smith and his sixteen year old
son. The details as near as we have
been able to get them are as follows.
On Saturday afternoon of last week
n.?n !? Doi?nnTall* Viafrtvo
1UX". OlllltlX WCW> in uaiuTrtU) uviviv
going home he purchased a lx>ttle of
whiskey. On Sunday morning while
intoxicated he commenced to beat
his wife, his son interfered to prevent
the mal treatment of his mother.
Smith then turned from his wife and
made for the boy with an open knife,
the boy backed off until he was
cornered, he then told his father he
would kill him if he attacked him
with the knife. Smith paid no attention
to the threats and when the boy
saw that he was about to #be cut by
his drunken father he fired at him,
ir?flirt.rn<r a mortal wound. Smith
lingered until Tuesday afternoon
when he died. Young Smith came in
on Wednesday morning and gave
himself up to the sheriff and is now
in jail.
The elder Smith had somewhat of a
bad reputation, and has been called
to account before for beating his
wife.?Barnwell Sentinel.
Profits of Dispensary.
A checking up of the old state dispensary
account with the state, just
completed by Comptroller General
Jones' office, shows a total paid into
the state treasury on profit account
during the thirteen and a half years
history of the institution of $1,515,107.57,
this up to December 31st, last.
This does not take into account anything
that may come from the winding
up commission, nor the amounts
paid out by the county boards to their
city and county funds. At one time
these latter profits approximated
about a million dollars a year.
Thecomptrollergeneral's summary
Shows that Pf the $1,515,107.57 there,
was paid into the state .treasury for
ordinary expenses ofthe state governnient
$238,500.40, $42,000 for sum
mer schools, and the remainder, $1,234,607.17,
was distributed by counties
for schools according to enrollment.
This latter sum also includes
the amounts paid out under the
school deficiency act, for the benefit
of the poorer country schools.
Good Temperance Address.
Ah eloquent address on the danger
of giving alcoholic stimulants as a
medicine was conveyed in a New York
news item as follows:
"Lizzie Arlington, of Jersey City,
was declared a hopeless drunkard today
when she was arrested for the
I hundred and first time.
"Ten years ago she was a beautiful
girl. She belonged to a respectable
family. During a long illness she
was kept alive b? whiskey. When,
she recovered she was possessed by
an irresistible craving for the liquor.
Since then she has spent three-fourths
of her life in jail. She is thirty-two,
but looks sixty. He hair is gray, her
face wrinkled and pinched, and her
body as infirm as that of an octogenarian."
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Killed by Negro.
Macon, Ga., April 10.?In an attempt
to make an arrest here tonight,
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J. J. Wimoeriy, a painter ior me
Georgia Central railroad, was shot
through the heart and instantly killed
by Joe Holmes, a negro, after the
negro had been shot by Policeman
Jobson. Officers Jobson and Rogers'
were held at bay by the negro, whom
they attempted to arrest and who
threatened them with a pistol. J. J.
(Wimberly joii^d in the chase after
j the negro Holnfes, who in the meantime
secured a shotgun and killed
Wimberly. The negro was afterwards
run down and captured.
^Prohibition Law Effective.
Montgomery, Ala., April 9.?The.
Alabama supreme court to-day held
both the general prohibition and the
9 o'clock closing laws to be constitutional
and effective. Attack had been
made on both by the liquor forces of
the State.
The two laws were argued together
and the decision is taken by both
sides to settle the question. Mobile
has fought the two provisions, holding
that both were ruin to a coast
city. In upholding the general pro?
hibition act the court also gives valid- >
ity to the local option law that was
involved in the cases brought.
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In Society;
The negro barber on a limited
train running from an' Eastern city
to Chicago was once shaving a man
whom he recognized as a well known
merchant of Albany. The barber
worked with especial skill and was
rewarded with a substantial fee.
When the barber was telling the
other employees ^n the train of his
good luck, he announced pompously:
"He's shore a mighty fine genulman,
dat Mr. Smith; jes' as nice a
man as you'd wanter meet. I's often
been in his sto' in Albany, but dis is
de fust time I's ever met him socially."
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, April 13.?Some time
Saturday night the cool wave struck
our town. Don't think there was
any frost Sunday morning, but did
not miss it far.
Sunday morning between four and
five o'clock the fire :alarm was sounded
in our little town.
Messrs. Hiers Bros, lost their store
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ana contents compictcij, uuuimg ?i?
saved. The building was wrapped in
flames when found out. By hard work
other buildings were saved from
catching on fire. Messrs. Hiers Bros,
had five hundred dollars insurance on
the building and twelve hundred and
fifty dollars on their stock of goods.
They are young men, just started in
business less than a year ago, having
saved their earnings for years, and
some help from their father. The insurance
was not enough to cover their
loss, as they had about a three thoussand
dollars stock. They have the
entire sympathy of most of, if not all
of community. The fire was thought
by all to be the work of a party who
thought that the owners of the
premises left money in the store at
night, as they had not procured their
iron safe. They had given an order
for one, but the company had not
sent it to them.
Chief J. W. Priester has a fine
daughter. He is all smiles now.
. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Zeigler buried
their infant daughter at Mt. Pleasant
grave yard on Saturday afternoon at
tour o'clock. The little one has been
sick for some time.
Mrs. Lawton Bishop has been very
sick, but she is better and hopes to
soon be about again.
Mrs. Owens and daughter, Minnie,
went to Lodge Saturday to see one
of her granddaughters, who is very
ill.*" v
The baseball game on Friday afternoon
between the school and town
was very close, the town boys say they
will beat them as soon as they get a
little more practice.
Dr. Copeland's dwelling looks decidedly
improved since he has added
to and repainted his old one.
Mrs. Rosa D. Clayton and little
daughter, with Mrs. Ada Copeland,
went to Williams last week, visiting
relatives. J ,
Rev. P. E. Monroe will preach m
Ehrhardt Lutheran church on the 4th
Sunday at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
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News from Olar.
Olar, April 13.?The program of
the literary society was as follows:
Essay?Miss Agnes Kearse.
Composition?Miss Orrie Morris.
Essay?Miss Kathleen Kirkland.
Reading?Miss Lena Kearse.
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Sumter, April 10.?Russel McDonald,-a
colored man, shot and seriously
wounded a colored woman named
Florence Woodard to-night at 7:40
and then killed himself. From information
gathered it seemed that McDoriald
first shot the woman twice
and ran away. Returning shortly,
however, it is said that he was grief strickey
and begged forgiveness.
Leaning over her he asked her to kiss
him, and then drew his revolver and
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snot nimseu m uie ucau, u^mg almost
instantly.
Bryson Convicted.
Spartanburg, April 10.?Jesse
Bryson, private in Company C, 1st
regiment, was convicted to-day before
Magistrate Potter on the charge
of disposing of his uniform, and was
sentenced to pay a fine of fifteen dollars
or serve twenty-five days on the
chain gang. He failed to pay the
fine and will serve out the term.
Bryson was a member of the company
at Clifton.
NEWS FROfl KEARSE.
"Old Timer" Writes Interestingly of
flany Things.
Kearse, April 13.?Thanks to the
Doctor and Mrs. 0. T., I am up again.
While I am still a little uncertain in
my feelings, I think I will pull through
safely. It made me feel awful proud
to think how much my better half
thought of me; how attentive in her
nursing me in my recent attack of
grip. First a mustard plaster, then
the medicine and water, then mpre
plasters, all of which I took without
a murmur, for it made me feel proud
to see how anxious she seemed for
;my recovery. Just as soon as she
thought I could stand it here came
all kinds of dainties, ham, eggs, batters/wafers,
jams and jellies, oh, I
can't say how much. With all the
good treatment I received I knew
that the dread monster grip had to
leave. In a few days I was out on the
front piazza in an easy chair taking
in the scene. How pretty the flowers
looked; the rose bushes clad in
splendor, red, buff, crimson, pink,
I while and yellow, the verbenas and
phlox forming one grand profusion of
colors, with the little pansies looking
up with their sweet little eyes, seeming
to say don't forget me, I am here
too; then the fragrant little violet in
blue which has been with us since
November but soon will go until next
fall, all these chimed in saying we are
some of the beauties of nature, learn
of us and be content; with Sam the
gopher standing his full height among
them. He too looked the picture of
contentment. Just then Mrs. 0. T.
came in from the vegetable garden
with beads of perspiration on her
brow and in a surprised voice said:
"You up? Well, I am proud of it, for
I tell you the weeds and grass are
taking the garden, the English peas
need sticking, I want you to move
that house over there for a plunder
room, I must have a calf pen at once,
the yard.fence needs repairs, and you
must hurry up and fix up our dwelling
house, for it is in sore need of it,
and the memorial on hand, too. Then
I need four more coops today for I
have all the others full and four hens
hatching and the poultry fence wire
must be put up at once, for I am
afraid the foxes will make a raid on
my goslings. I have only 34 and three
more old geese to hatch."
I asked Tier if that was all; "yes,"
she said, "for the present. You remember
how good I've been to you
while you were sick." I told her yes
I would do all of it at once. So as
soon as I was able I put in' to do it and
will make good, but it takes time.
The sun shines bright today and all
nature smiles, the birds are singing
ind there is much good in the land
still to cheer an old man.
Rev. T. L. Belvin, of Ehrhardt,
paid us a visit on Wednesday last.
Come again, for we always enjoy
your visits.
Mr. Wilbur M. Kearse has a piece
of corn from 6 to 8 inches high; he
has it cultivated once.
There was a fish frv at the memorial
Uomposmon-ivi aster wyatteuooKe.
\ Recitation?Master Corinthen Morris.
Reading?Miss Etta Kearse.
Recitation?Miss Maida Still.
Current Events?Miss Anna McCormack.
Miss Lucile Rizer, of Columbia
College, is visiting her parents.
The Y. W. C. A. had their meeting
Sunday afternoon with only a few
members present.
We were very sorry to hear of the
accident that happened in Govan Saturday
afternoon. Mr. Joe Gunnells's
little nine year old son, who had been
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Kennedy, for
a short time, was shot and instantly
killed by her son who was only eight
years of age. We extend sympathy
to the bereaved farpily.
Mrs. Emily Fail, who is residing in
Georgia with her son, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. M. C. Chitty.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Kearse visited
Bamberg last Thursday.
Mrs. J. R. McCormack is spending
some time with her parents in Charleston.
Mr. Preston Bennett spent Satur JrrnfU
Uio
U&y iilgUb W1WI uia^ai^uw.
Mrs. Tulious Morris, of Townsend,
Ga., is spending some time with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Proveairx.
' Shoots Woman and Self.
grounds on Saturday, the 11th, given
in honor of Miss Hutto, the popular
teacher of CampHill school. Haven't
heard how many tons of fish was
caught.
Miss Aline Kearse lis making preparations
for an entertainment at the
close of her school at White Point
school soon.
j Mrs. L. S. Chitty received a very
painful wound on Wednesday last.
! She accidentally fell in her dining
[room and has been confined to her
: bed since. Hope she will soon be up
i again.
| Mr. Willie Hitter's horse became
frightened by the buggy turning
over, dragging Mr. Ernest Hitter
j some distance. He escaped unhurt,
but the horse receive^ a bad cut on
its hind leg. Old Timer.
' ' SCHEME A FAILURE.
Happyville Colony in Aiken Has Come
to Qrief.
The colony of Hungarian or Russian
Jews settled upon the tract of
poor land near Montmorenci several
years ago, and misnamed the Happyville
Colony, has come to grief, which
appeared inevitable to every one who
knew the conditions.
A tract of 2,200 acres of as poor
land as Aiken county contains was
bought for the high price of a few
dollars per acre, and sold at a nice
advance to European Jews, who became
stockholders in the so-called
company. These Jews had no experience
in agriculture in Europe,
and of course still less understood anything
about agricultural methods in
South Carolina. They were put on
land which is so poor that they could
not really make a living off it. The
result is reported to be a final collapse
of the whole scheme.
We learn that the land is mortgaged
to Messrs. M. M. and F. W.
Coward for $5,000, and that the Jewish
Agricultural Aid Society of New
York has a second mortgage on the
land, and one on 2 mules. The Bank
of Aiken has a mortgage of $500 on
5 horses, and Mr. J. T. Shuler a mortgage
on sundry other stock and im-1
plements.
The colonists have been struggling
for some time, but now the end of
their struggle seems to have come.? j
Aiken Recorder.
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EHRHARDT SCBOOLCOLUMN
PERSONALS AND NEWS FROM A
GOOD OLD TOWN.
News Written by Pupils of the School
Under Supervision of Principal
T. D. Jones.
Ehrhardt, April 13.?The town
council has bought a lot from Mr.
Ehrhardt near the corner of Franklin
and Main streets, where they expect
to erect a guard house and council
hall in the near future.
The big men of town played base
ball with the little boys of school
again last Friday afternoon, and the
result was 16 to 20 in favor of the little
boys. The big men say they are
going to try us again next Thursday
afternoon. Mr. Jones says that if
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we Deal xnem again ne win iet ua
publish the names of their players.
Messrs. Hiers Bros, lost their new
store on Main street, together with
their' complete line of merchandise,
by fire last Sunday morning. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but it,
is thought that the store must have
been robbed and then set on fire from!
the inside. Their loss is about $3,500
with $1,750 insurance.
Miss Sallie Carter is spending a few
days at the home of Mr. G. L. Bishop.
Mr. Henry Bishop and daughter,
Miss Bertie Bishop, went to Bamberg
last Saturday.
Misses Willie Rentz and Jonnelle
Hoffman spent last Saturday night
with Miss Anna Bishop.
Miss Theacia Copeland returned
home from Bamberg last Monday,
where she has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Robert^Delk.
Mesdames G. B. Clayton and J. B.
Copeland went to Williams last
Thursday. Mr.
G. F. McMillan and son, John,
went to Bamberg last Saturday.
Mr. G. W. Hughes was in town
last Thursday.
Misses Jonnelle Hoffman and Annie!
Rentz spent last Wednesday night
with Miss Biddie Carter.
Messrs. Charlie Brandt and H. L.
Kinard went to Bamberg last Friday.
Misses Lizzie Rentz and Rosalee
Rentz were in town last Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr. William Hughes, of Bamberg,
was in town last Friday.
Mr. Henry Planer is having the
roof of his house in Robertsville
painted.
Mr. W. C. Zeigler, of Bamberg,
was in town last Friday.
Mr. J. D. Dannelly returned to
Bayard, Fla. last Saturday.
Mrs. J. M. Dannelly and Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Dannelly left last Tuesday
for Bennettsville, where they expect
to spend a week's vacation.
Mr. G. P. Sease went to Bamberg
last Tuesday.
Mrs. W. E. Sease spent last Wednesday
in town with her daughter,
Mrs. T. D. Jones.
Mr. Laurie Copeland and his
mother, Mrs. J. Laz Copeland, were
in town last Thursday morning.
Mrs. Lawton Bishop has been very
sick for the past week. She is thought
to be better now. and her many
friends hope for her a speedy recovery.
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Mr. William Best, of the Buford's
Bridge section, was in town last
Thursday.
Mr C. A. Thomas went to Olar last
Tuesday.
Mr. J. H. A. Carter, of the Oak
Grove community, was in town last
Thursday.
Mr. Gordon Kearse and sister. Miss
El vie Kearse, of Odom's Bridge,
spent last Saturday night in town,
with Mr. S. W. Copeland.
Earle Jones had the misfortune to
have his laundry basket burned up in
Messrs. Hiers Bros, store last Sunday
morning. The laundry had just come
in on the noon train Saturday, consequently
but little of it had been
delivered. He wishes his patrons to
report to him the value of their
packages and he will pay the loss.
It is reported that, a base ball team
is being practiced at Kearse's to play
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our little Doys next oauiruuy <u.lcj.noon.
Our team doesn't claim to be
invincible, but they always do the
best they can.
Charlie Hiers spent last Tuesday
night with Earle Jones.
Last week gave us a taste of the
good old summer time sure.
Jesse Rentz.
weekly summary. . . 1
The following merits were earned
last week. The number should be 28.
wjiot ia it?
John McMillan . 18
Talbert Warren . 18
Robbie Hughes.... . -23
Harry Hiers . 22
Jesse Rentz *28
Annie Rentz *28
Biddie Carter - 27
Lionel Clayton 13
Ryan Clayton 17
Clyde Bishop 13
George Bishop 18
Purdy McLeod 25
Clarence Moore 22
Clemmons Carter 21
Jonnelle Hoffman *28
Gilbert Hiers 24
Maurice Clayton 21
John Copeland *28
Harry Copeland...,. 27
The refreshing showers this week
were very welcome.
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awmjl wmm^aiuin.
Youthful Criminal Gives Reasons for
Killing His Unnatural Mother.
New York, April 9.?"I killed my .
mother and I am glad of it. I would , < .
be even more happy if I had murdered
the entire family. Why shouldn't
I have slain them?"
This was the cool, calm confession
made by Bernard Garlin, convict not
yet of age, when he was arraigned
before Magistrate Furlong, in the
Gates police court, Brooklyn to-day.
He had shot down and instantly killed
his parent, Mrs. Susan Garlin, in her
home, 587 Quincy street.
4 T never knew what a mother's love
was," he went on. "The stray dog1
in the street has led a better life than
I have and it was all my mother's
fault. I never knew the love of a M
home?never knew the meaning of |
boyhood. I grew up behind dark
walls with criminals. A moment of
happiness never crept into my exist- ^
ence. 1 never knew anything. My ,j
mother brought me into the world .
and then forgot me. At the age of &
5 she sent me to an orphan asylum.
There they taught me to steal ana
when I emerged at the age of eight, M
I had learned but one thing?crime.
"I was free less than a year. Then M
I was sent back again and came out M
at the age of 16?came out as a savage
from the wilds?for here I was
in the heyday of youth and memories - M
of nothing but prison. . v |
. "I stayed out two years and then I ; S
was sent back. My mother knew the . . j
conditions, but she did not try to ' ^
help me. I came out of theNapanoch Ja
reformatory in Ulster county, Mon- .^|
day. Before they turned me loose,
I dreamt that I was to be sent back. M*
In the same vision I shot my mother,
and my brother. I laughed, for it -$
made me happy. I saw her fall to ;l
fka oe a Via -foil Vmf T rMnvf*.
Wl^ iiWX f UU Otiv MMV A * VQ " . ..,
that my brother did not go with her."
"The physicians say I will go blind
from confinement in four months. ?; >*jjj
am gradually losing my sight, so
what is the use of living anyway. I ' JjS
am prepared to die to-morow?to-day
?at once."
Carlin stopped for a moment and ?|?J
tears bedimmed his eyes. As he con- ,
tinued his face assumed the contortion
of a hardened criminal. His die- > :iffl
hevelled hair fell down over a declin- " ^
ing forehead, his nicotine-stained fingers
twitched nervously at his sides,
"What have I got to regret?" he
finally resumed. "Why didn't any 'da
one ever care for me? Why didn't im
my mother love me as she loved the ..v^S
other children? God knows I tried
to reform, but my mother kept me rja
from it."
As Carlin was being led toward the
cell, jie turned to the magistrate and
said: jSJ
"Let them kill me quick. Why
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snouia anyone, wnu m an uio iuc '/'ft
never knew a mother's love wimt t/i ,'
live for an instant? If my mother , 5$
had only written me a single letter
during all the time I was in prison, I
would have forgiven her, but never v,
once did I hear from her. I suppose
to-day her soul is scorching in hell/
Conductor Simmons Stabbed. / ;
Savannah, Ga., April 10.?Driving
a long-bladed knife into the right -:,vM
lung and again into the abdomen of :&
Conductor J. F. Simmons, Seaboard ; y
Air Line Baggage Master E. J. Tyson s |
inflicted probably fatal wounds upon
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union passenger station and was ar- . ^
rested before he could leave the ~
scene of the difficulty.
Simmons was taken to St. Joseph's 1
hospital, where he is given little hope - <|*
for recovery, the physicians stating1
that he has one chance in 50.
An old trouble fanned into flame
by a quarrel last night is given as
the cause for the trouble.
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Negress Adopted White Child.
%Washington,
April 9.?Edith ;g
Brown, a beautiful girl of eleven
years, was taken from the home of ;
Mrs. Brown, colored, several weeks
ago by officers of the board of children's
guardians, and since that time
has been in one of the homes maintained
by the board.
It is claimed by the board of guardians
that the child was never legally ;;
adopted by the colored family, ana -ft.
that for this reason they have a right f -2
to put her in a house for white cnil- >; ; S
dren.
The Brown woman in the juvenile
court this morning said that several
years ago she expressed a desire to ^
adopt a little girl. Learning of this,;
a prominent New York physician,whose
name she could not recall, came
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The doctor told her that he knew of
a three-months-old white baby girl,
the daughter of a well-known New
York woman, that the colored wo- ?
man could adopt. 1
A few days later the girl was
brought to Washington by the physician.
The physician never revealed the
child's name or the identity of her
parents. The agreement was that
the Brown woman would ask no questions.
The baby never knew her real
mother, and the colored womangave
her the name of Edith Brown. She is \
a pretty child, with a mass of rich
black hair, dark eyes and a beautiful
complexion. .
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