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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, March 2.?Quite a number
of our town folks left for Bamberg
and Walterbor o this morning to
attend court. Some as gentlemen of
the jury, others as witnesses and the
> like.
Mr. H. Karesh opened up a stock
. of goods in the J. C. Kinard store
last week.
Some colored men got into a fight
fiaturriflv avftr a came of cards.
Neither one was badly hurt. With
the exception of a few scratches and
?> bruises they were the same as before
the fight.
Rev. T. L. Belvin spent a few days
in town with his children. His many
friends were glad to se him and give
him a shake.
Notwithstanding the price of cotton
has gone off, the farmers are
still selling a bale of cotton occasionally
to get a little cash to push on
their farm work.
The fertilizer men are hustling
about over the country trying to get
merchants to give them orders for
their goods. All of them have the
best goods?if one listens to them.
Prices are being cut right and left,
trying to unload their goods on the
t merchants and farmers.
Mr. Henry Ehrhardt is making
preparations to build two houses on
his lots. Think Mr. I. J. Zeigler has
the contract to build them.
Mrs. Rosa Clayton gave an old
^ time quilting on Saturday., Had
quite a crowd of ladies and did a
lot of work as well as eat a fine dinner
prepared for the occasion.
Mr. G. B. Kinard is rice and bacon
broker here, also in the insurance
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Weimer, of Fert
mawjIIma T7*1? trlolfln or frmn/lct in
uduuiua, r ta>) aic itsiuug mvuuo iu
Colleton and Bamberg counties.
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Kearse News.
Kearse, March 1.?The Timrod
Literary Society met and held its
regular meeting in the school building
Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
T After roll call and the minutes were
read and approved the following program
was carried out:
Current Events?Mr. Ennis Breeland.
Recitation?Miss Cressida Breeland.
Debate?Query: Resolved, That
South Carolina should have co-edut
cation. Affirmative: Miss Ettie
Kearse and Mr. Angus Kearse; negative:
Miss Aline Kearse and Mr.
* Ernest Ritter. The decision was in
favor of the negative.
On next Friday evening Miss
Elouise Brabham will entertain the
social meeting.
The entertainment given at the
school building Monday evening of
this week was largely attended notT
withstanding the very bad evening,
and was highly enjoyed by all present
Loyal Temperance Legion.
The Lotal Temperance Legion held
its last meeting Friday afternoon in
the Sunday-school room of the
Methodist church with an increased
attendance.
All of the honorary members were
present ready to help with this good
work.
We entered into the singing with
great spirit. The Legion stood and
gave the South Carolina rallying cry.
The leader read the first Psalm,
followed by a prayer. Lesson took
place. It was about the effects of
tobacco on the body. We had that
it effects the heart, lungs,
stomach, nerves, throat, mouth
and also that it hinders the
digestion of the food eaten, weakens
the muscles, and stunts the growth.
; It was proved that it weakened the
muscles by experiments in the University
of Michigan. A machine
which tells the working power of the
muscles was used.
The girls' excellent teacher, who
is Miss Bradham, makes the lessons
much * more interesting than they
f really are by explaining everything
so clearly. The "lesson thoughts"
were:
"No smoker can be a well man.
Health is the foundation of success."
I am sure that the boys had a good
lesson too, as they have such a good
teacher, Mrs. Hampton Jennings.
After the lesson Lonnie Zeigler
read a piece about the flower mission
work that is an interesting
work. It is to send flowers to the
sick, and to funerals, and to distribute
fruit and other eatables to
the poor.
We are proud of our Legion and
its teachers, and are anxious for its
membership to be increased. A prize
is offered, one to the boys and one tc
the girls, for Attendance, good lesj
sons, and deportment.
After the meeting was over we
practiced some of the L. T. L. songs
looking toward observing temperance
Sunday.
We were adjourned with the L
T. L. prayer.
EDITH RICE,
Secretary L. T. L.
? Hecker's cream oat meal, twc
packages for 25 cents, at D. A. Kt
. nard & Co.'s.
NEWS FROM KEARSE.
"Old Timer" Writes of the White
Point School Entertainment.
Kearse, March 1.?The entertainment
given at White Point school in
honor of the one hundred and
seventy-seventh birthday of George
Washington was a grand success. In
the early evening lowering clouds
and heavy peals of thunder with'
floods of rain seemed to say all is
lost, but soon the stars came out
and through mud and water many
went and soon a full house was there
to cheer and stamp and clap their
hands, amid peals of laughter as the
boys and girls acted so well their
parts.
When the curtain went up in the
center of the stage stood the statue
of liberty draped .in bunting and
flags, the stage handsomely decorated
in the national colors, red,
white and blue, with nags streaming,
all making a charming scene, and to
crown all on the very top of the
rtatue of liberty was the face of a
I ;autiful young girl, only her face
to be seen. So charming was the
scene a pin could have been heard
fall so profound the silence. Soon
the little boys and girls surrounded
this statue and sang America only
as these little folks can sing It. Then
came liberty bell. Next Uncle Zedekiah,
very deaf, surrounded by his
sister and her charming daughters
and two rude boys, who long for the
old man to die so they can get his
money, but he proves after all not
to be so very deaf and leaves very abruptly.
This was 'very laughable,
after which came the gossips, by five
little girls. This was a button buster
and a side splitter. Then old
folks at home, rendered by twelve
little girls, all arrayed in pure white
and new slippers, a scene well worth
a long drive through the mud to see
and hear. Next was an acrostic
by ten little folks, Washington.
Then the cap drill by the boys, hard
to excel. Next the little seamstress,
rendered in so artless manner all
were captivated, after which came
the wand drill by the girls, which
was perfect, especially the time kept.
Little orphan Annie came next, a pathetic
little poem. Then Young
America, a parade by the school,
where Uncle Sam in his tall hat and
longtailed coat, accompanied by a
handsome young lady handsomely
gowned for the occasion, was the hit
of the evening, and the real Uncle
Sam would smile to see the true patriots
in this quiet little hamlet, all
a fit emblem of this grand republic.
A recitation came next, by a little
girl attired in a handsome suit to
suit the piece, red, white ana Diue.
Last came Dixie Land, the whole
school taking part, and as the sweet
childish voices so well trained sang
this grand old song many emotions
filled the heart of a certain old man,
for it brought forth memories dear
to him never to be forgotten.
May happy hearts and cheerful
faces be the lot of all the little folks
who took part, and parents should
feel proud of the little ones who acted
so well their parts and appreciate
the painstaking care given by their
teacher, for every scene showed her
guiding hand.
Yesterday was a fine day, the only
one in February so near perfect, and
as the mocking bird sang his sweet
strains from a nearby tree and the
little violets smiled so sweet and the
hearts ea3e looked so modest with
the snowdrops abloom and the tender
buds bursting so soon to make the
old world so beautiful with its
myriad * leaves and flowers, all tell
us that soon spring will be here.
OLD TIMER.
Honor Roll of Bamberg Graded
School.
The following is a list of the
names of the pupils who won distinction
during the month ending February
12th and are entitled to a place
on the honor roll.
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Before any pupil s name is ymcwu
on the honor roll, he or she must
make not less than 90 per cent, on
every study in the grammar school
and primary departments, and not
less than 2 on every subject in the
high school department:
FIRST GRADE.
Hazel Armstrong, Mary Ann Bronson,
Marguerite Dixon, Hartwell
Dixon, Nannie Faust, Lucile Folk,
Aegina Knight, Charlie Move, Margaret
Ray, Gladys Varn, Rebecca
Graham.
SECOND GRADE.
Rebecca Dickinson, Tom Felder,
Roy Free, Mary Lee Grimes, Margaret
Kinard, Marion Kinard, Gene
Price, Marion Rhoad.
THIRD GRADE.
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Clarence Armstrong, Callie Battley,
Pink Baxter, Vista Brabham,
Leona Brabham, Annie Lee Creech,
Margaret Easterling, Corinne Fowler,
Marion Harmon, Eunice Hunter,
' Lucile Hunter, Edward McCormick,
Willie Ott McCue, Lula Morris, Von
; Etta Rentz, Lucile Utsey, Garris
) Zeigler.
T7?rvTT'Drrij nT? A r?F!
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1 Leone Bamberg, Janie Bellinger,
Carey Graham, Annie May Griffith,
; Lola Hightower, Ochie Jennings,
| Hazel Price, Francis Rice, Pinckney
| Smoak, Nelson Wright.
SIXTH GRADE.
Edith Rice, Nelle Black. Mildred
( Knight.
EIGHTH GRADE.
Raymond Smoak.
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
Miss Bessie Armstrong.
Ladies, for spring dress goods,
white goods of all kinds, spring foot>
wear, etc., you should see J. A. Byrd.
- He has handsome stocks in all these
lines.
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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 legislature killed the bill appropriating
$50,000 for free school
bookn for children who are unable to
buy books.
A new bank with a capital stock
of $100,000 has been organized at
Rock Hill. It is a national bank,
and Thomas L. Johnson will be president
and Chas. L. Cobb cashier.
Messrs. W. N. Carter and H. S.
Spires have been granted bail in the
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matier or uie unimg ui u. ??. uccu.
Mr. Carter's bond was fixed at $3,000
and that of Mr. Spires at $1,000.
Both men gave bond and have been
released.
B. Sherwood-Dunn, of New York,
has moved to Aiken, and will establish
another bank in that city. It
will be a national bank with a capital
stock of $50,000. This will make
three banks for Aiken. It is said the
new institution will commence business
at once.
Congressman J. E. Ellerbe, in
whose district Florence is located,
says that President Taft will not reappoint
Joshua E. Wilson as postmaster
at Florence, but that a white
man will be appointed. Wilson is a
negro preacher, who has held the office
for several years, being appointed
by Roosevelt.
Dr. W. H. Brown, a veterinary surgeon
of Orangeburg, was tried in
that city last week for selling whiskey,
and fined $75.00. The doctor
was secretary and manager of a social
club, and it was in this capacity
that he sold the liquor. The, negro
porter of the club was also fined $50.
The negro's fine was paid, but Brown
has appealed.
Col. Jno. T. Sloan, a prominent
citizen of Columbia, died last Sunday
night while on his way home from a
hospital in Philadelphia, where he
had been for treatment. His death
occurred while the train was near
Greensboro, N. C. Col. Sloan was a
little more than sixty years old, being
born in 1846. He had been a
member of the legislature and senator
from Richland county. In 1902
he was elected lieutenant governor
and served two terms. He ran for
governor a few years ago, but was
defeated by M. F. Ansel.
The Senate killed the railroad bill
which provided that railroads must
accept mileage on trains. Now passengers
are required to exchange
their mileage for tickets at the stations
where they board the train, and
the traveling men wanted this inconvenient
feature done away with. It
was learned that the railroads would
not sell mileage books if the bill became
law, but would require all passengers
to purchase tickets at the
regular rate, so it is very well that
the bill was killed, for the traveling
men would have been worse off than
before, as they would still have had
the trouble with no reduction in
rates.
INTERESTING SUIT.
Miss Knowles Awarded Verdict for
Fifty Dollars for Libel.
On Friday an interesting case was
tried in the Magistrate's Court, before
Judge Smoak. The case was
one arising out of utterances said to
have been made by one Turner, injurious
to the character of Miss
Knowles, of Langley. Miss Knowles
brought suit against Turner for $99
damages for libel. The jury awarded
her a verdict for fifty dollars.
This case was connected with the
case of the State against St. Julian
DeForest, who was tried at the last
session of court and convicted of assault
and battery with intent to kill,
upon Turner; DeForest was engaged
to Miss Knowles, and when Turner
made alleged injurious remarks
about* Miss Knowles he made an assault
upon him, cutting him with a
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knife. Deforest s aeience was uiai
he was protecting the good name oi
his fiance. DeForest was convicted
and is now serving a sentence in the
penitentiary.
It was for making these same remarks
that the libel suit was broughl
and, as above stated, a verdict ol
fifty dollars was awarded.?Aiken
Journal and Review.
White Man Kills Negro.
Will Goodman, a young white mar
of Cross Hill township, was lodged it
jail late Monday night, charged witt
the murder of one Ben Partlow, s
negro, of the same section of the
county. The killing occurred Sunday
afternoon, six miles below the
town of Cross Hill, on S. T. Vaughn's
place, and is said to have been the
result of a dispute over a game ol
"craps." The inquest was held bj
Magistrate Culbertson.
The sheriff's office was notified ol
Lilt? U1UI UC1 Cdl ly iuuuuaj mui
whea two officers were sent at onc<
to the scene. Goodman made no effort
to get away and was found anc
1 arrested at the home of his mother
' It seems that the white man and 2
party of negroes were in the woods
Sunday afternoon engaged in a gam*
of craps. Having won a stake of tei
cents, Partlow picked up the coir
over the protest of Goodman. Wher
demanded by Goodman to lay th(
, money down, Partlow began a retreai
whereupon, according to the severa
. witnesses, Goodman drew his pistol
i and snot the negro through the body
killing him.
BLIND TIGERS GET SENTENCES.
Fines Amounting to $3,350 Imposed
on Them Saturday Morning.
A total of $3,650.00 was assessed
in fines in the city court yesterday
morning by Judge W. F. Eve. The
bulk of the fines was imposed upon
the blind tiger keepers, there being
$3,350 imposed upon them.
Judge Eve was severe on the blind
tiger keepers and in each sentence it
was a fine of so much or six months
on the county chain gang. They were
not given a jail alternative.
The fines imposed were as follows:
Henry G. Kale $400; George Hanvey
$400; T. P. Fagan $400; J. E.
Allen $600; J. W. Fitzgerald $400;
J. J. Dunne $750; F. W. Sherlock
$400. The above men were charged
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wun running unuu i.igcio.
James Franklin aMd Henry King,
charged with cheating and swindling,
were each given $100' or eight
months; Albert Murray concealed
weapon $100 or six months; Charlie
Williams, larceny :?rom the house,
$50 or six months and Sam Herst,
gambling, $50 or sir. months.
In passing sentence upon J. E. Allen,
the court remarked that Allen
had been before the court two or
three times before on the same
charge and for that reason he would
make the fine heavier than in the
other cases.
When passing sentence upon
Dunne, the court remarked that he
thought the jury had brought in the
only verdict that they could, under
the evidence, and for that reason he
was going to impose a heavy fine
upon him.
The week's business was one of the
heaviest in months and the docket
is getting clearer than it has been
in a long while. There are only
three or four tiger cases still hanging
over to be tried at the next term.
?Sunday's Augusta Chronicle.
LONG HIKE FOR DOG.
Travels 160 Miles Overland to Get
Back Home.
. A remarkable story comes from
Utica, Miss., of the long journey of a
dog. About one month ago L. G.
Hutchins, a resident of Utica, made a
trip from that place to Gulfport, a
distance of about "i.60 miles, carrying
with him a canine named "Nig,"
of mixed bull and mastiff breed. The
trip was made overland, Mr. Hutchins
driving a herd of horses through
the country and the dog assisting
him with the job.
After staying a few days in Gulf-,
port "Nig" decided that the sea
breezes of the gulf coa&t metropolis
were not good for his health; so he
decided to hike back to the more enjoyable
climate of Utica. He was not
heard from again until a day or so
since, when Mr. Hutchins received a
letter from Utica that "Nig" had reappeared^
at his^ old hopje, and was
given a ^joyous" welcome -by all his
canine friends and citizens of the
community generally.
Confessed Murderer Removed to
Safety.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 28.?John
Junken, a negro, confessed slayer of
Clara Rosen at Ottumwa on February
5, was brought to Des Moines to-day
by Sheriff Griffin from Albia, and
placed in the Des Moines jail for safe
keeping, as feeling runs high in Ottumwa,
the scene of five brutal murders
of women by negroes within the
last two years.
A fellow prisoner, Albert Evans,
declared that Junken deliberately
i planned the murder while an inmate
, of the Fort Madison penitentiary
. serving time for robbing and beating
; a woman. It was Junken's boast, aci
cording to Evans, that he would
again "do the trick" if given a
chance.
Evans' statement has some weight
> as Junken killed Miss Rosen just a
L few days after he was released from
; the penitentiary:
Junken claims he was "chuck full
of dope." He said he had been
[ chewing cocaine and opium.
Since his incarceration Junken has
i remained in his bunk, weeping. He
. | says he attacked Miss Rosen for the
Lisole purpose of robbing her.
: i When a mob last week threatened
{to storm the Ottumwa jail to wreak
1 vengeance on a negro who assaulted
> Mrs. Johnston, Junken was secretly
hurried to the Albia jail.
A grand jury will meet in Ott
tumwa Wednesday. The Junken case
j will be submitted first and immedil
ately on the return of an indictment,
the trial will be called. He will be
kept in the Des Moines jail until that
time. He is 27 years old and has
served numerous terms in prison.
1 Miss Clara Rosen's body was found
1 in an excavation with the skull
1 crushed with a stone. The case was
L baffling to the officers and Junken
5 was arrested without any evidence to
" implicate him in the crime.
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| Professor Voted "Wet."
F Richmond, Ind., Feb. 28.?The
r resignation of W. N. Trueblood, professor
of English at Earlham college,
F is demanded in resolutions passed by
; a meeting of the Friends' church at
j Dublin because he voted "wet" in the
- recent local option election, which
I resulted in the defeat of the anti.
saloon faction.
t Wayne county is the only one in
> Indiana that has gone "wet" in an
i option election. Earlham college is
l closely connected with the Friends'
l church.
i General merchandise and other
t stores cannot compete with The
I Herald Book Store in fine cor1
respondence paper, tablets, etc.
, Come see our line and note our
cheaper prices and better values.
SENTENCED TO BE BDNfi
WILLIE CARTER, NEGRO, FOUND
GUILTV OF MURDER.
His Crime Was a Most Horrible One,
He Catting and Slashing a Negro
Woman to Death.
The March term of court convened
in the court house here last iMonday
morning, Judge R. C. Watts presiding.
Solicitor J. F. Byrnes and Court
Stenographer Brown were in their
places, as was also the other officers
of the court.
The new grand jury organized by
the election of Capt. W. S. Bamberg
as foreman, and being given some indictments
by the Solicitor, at once
went to work. This body disposed of
the following cases:
Percv Williams, Cary Halyard, and
Lot Preacher?larceny of live stock
?true bill.
Willie Bonaparte?larceny of live
stock?true bill.
Ben Orr and Seville Orr?obtaining
goods by false pretenses?true
bill.
Alex. Dickinson?disposing of
property under lien?true bill.
Lawrence Mitchell?larceny of live
stock?no bill.
Hazard Aaron, Will Hay, and Milledge
Braxton?housebreaking and
larceny?true bill.
Will Hay?receiving stolen goods
?true bill.
Charlie Nimmons?larceny from
the field?no bill.
Grand Jury Presentment.
The grand jury finished its work
Monday afternoon, and made the following
as their final presentment:
We, the grand jury for Bamberg
county, beg leave to make the following
presentment:
All indictments handed us by the
Solicitor have been passed upon and
returned to the Court.
We have not examined the different
county offices or books, as this
was done at the last term of court,
but will be attended to later in the
year.
We thank the Court and officials
for courtesies shown us.
Respectfully submitted,
W. S. BAMBERG, Foreman.
The Cases Tried.
rr(AllAniJ.ir .go aa hovo hppn
1UC lUlluntU5. v/acvo uu>v
tried up to the time of going tc
press:
Willie and Tiny Carter?murder,
Guilty of murder in the first degree
as to Willie Carter. The judge directed
a verdict of not guilty as tc
Tiny Carter. This was a most atrocious
murder. Carter cut a negro woman
to death, and her body waf
slashed horribly, the physicians having
to make fifty-eight stitches tc
sew up her wounds. The negro waf
jealous of the woman, and broke
into her house to kill her. Althoug!
badly wounded, she managed to gel
out of the house, and still he followed
her, cutting and slashing her. He
has not been sentenced up to the
time of going to press, but he will be
sentenced to be hanged. If Carter if
hung, this will be the first executior
since Bamberg county was formed
Willie Bonaparte, a negro, waj
tried for larceny of live stock anc
found not guilty.
Alex Dickinson, a negro, waf
found guilty of disposing of prop
erty under lien. He was given f
sentence of two years on the chaii
gang or pay a fine of $215.00.
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rent uoyeiduu, a ucgiu, nao uiv>
for the crime of murder. The jur:
brought in a verdict of manslaughtei
late Tuesday afternoon, and Cope
land has not yet been sentenced
Copeland killed another negro.
May Rice, a negro, was foun<
guilty of larceny from the field, an<
given a sentence of ninety days 01
the ch^in gang or a fine of $30.00
The case against Ben Orr and Sevilli
Orr, for obtaining goods under fals<
pretenses, is being tried Wednesda;
morning as we go to press. The busi
ness of the Court came near beinj
blocked Wednesday morning on ac
count of the absence of Stenographe
Brown, but Mr. H. N. Bellinger kind
ly consented to act as stenographe
so that Court could go on. Mr. Browi
had gone to Aiken the night before
and the train was late Wednesda;
morning.
Judge Watts and Solicitor Byrne
say they are going to clear the docke
at this term of court, and they ar
having physicians go and make a]
examination of those parties whi
claim to be sick. This is being don
where parties want cases continued
The court is going to clear the jail o
prisoners as well as get all crimina
cases off the.docket. The crimina
business will likely be concluded to
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Qciy, UUl LLICJL C Oi C uuv/ugu v* * 4* vmwv
to occupy the court all of this an?
next week.
Young White Man Killed.
Easley, Feb. 28.?Hezekiah King
a negro, shot and killed Mr. Zio:
Fortner here last night at 10 o'clock
From the best information obtain
able it appears that King was in :
row with another negro, shot at th
negro three times, one of the bullet
striking Mr. Fortner, who was stand
ing 30 yards away. The bullet tool
effect in the head. The negro mad
his escape and is still at large. Mi
Fortner died to-day at 10 o'clock
He never spoke after being shot.
The negro is a brown, short, heav;
set young negro, about 23 or 2
years old, weighs 160 pounds. H
was well dressed and his face wa
clean. Twenty-five dollars is offerei
by the mayor for his capture.
Is your account too large each pa
day where you are now trading? Ou
customers "keep the books."
D. A. KINARD ? CO.
DISPENSARY BEFORE COURT.
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Famous Case Being Heard Before
Highest Tribunal in the Land. .
A special from Washington to tha
News and Courier on Friday says:
The South Carolina dispensary
case was called for argument in tha j - r?
supreme court of the United Statea
to-day, the following attorneys being
present: George B. Lester, Alfred 8.
Barnard, T. M. Mordecal, Attorney
General J. Fraser Lyon, B. L. Abney.
W. F. Stevenson, A. W. Ray and D. ^
W. Roundtree. The title of the case, ^
as it appears on the docket of tha f
court, is W. J. Murray, Tohn MeSween
and Avery Patton, constltnt- ^
ing the State dispensary commission
of South Carolina, petitioners,
against Wilson Distilling Company
et al. and the Flieschman Company,
respondents.
The briefs of George R. Lester and. . !?
Alfred S. Barnard, which were read,
Ka aaoa 4a In the onnrowin
3UU W 'llittl tuc AO AAA vuv ouy* V?MIV f
court on a writ of certiorari to ra?
view a decision of the circuit court ' ^
of appeals for the 4th circuit, affirm*. y~*|
ing an interlocutory order of the cir- v;fei
cuit court for the district of &outh
Cprolina, granting an injunction and
appointing receivers pendente lite. ;r d
The arguments were opened by B. ' *
? L. Abney, of Columbia, leading conn- ixM
sel for the State, who took the post- A'%
tion that this is a suit against the
State, that the State is indispensable v-||
pary and that the supreme conrt ia
i without jurisdiction. His position !a >;$?j
every respect was directly opposed to :>
i that of the Wilson and Fleischman \
people.
The respondents, after giving a :
brief outline of the history of the diir
: pensary since its authorization by tht
legislature of South Carolina in
1892, went into the question of th*
> organization of the winding-up com*
mission in 1907 and its duties under
the law.
The various steps in the litigation ,
i of the past year were then shown. hg
After alleging that the sum ?t
- $83-4,00-0 4s now in the possession -3?S|
i and control of defendants, and
. no part of it is in the State treM^
ury, nor has any of it ever been
mingled with any of the funds be- '^j
> longing to the State of South Onto- v f>
lina, the briefs and arguments continued
as follows:
Three Questions Presented.
The several assignments of errors Jjd
i of the petitioners present three quhs- ^
i tions: * v
I First: Does the act of the general
, assembly of the State of South Car- X 1
s olina of February 16, 1907, create a
. trust and divest the State of the title X jj
? and control of the State dispensary .
property? e ;
Second: Is this a suit against the -'.if?
i State of South Carolina?
Third: Is the State of South Car- X
> olina an indispensable party to this
i suit?
> The arguments will be continued
i Monday, there being no session of
t the court Saturday^ Mr, Mordedai
. and Mr. Stevenson will dose for the
? distilling companies and the dispell
; sary commission.
| FRANKLIN "MAV HANG. ? ^
Negro Who Killed Orangeburg Coa- ' ""X
| stable Has Slight Chance. v
The case of Franklii the negro >
s who murdered Constable Valentine, X
in Orangeburg county a few years
1 ago, and which has been hanging fire M
1 in the United States supreme court ' ?;J|
. for a long time, will likely be settled
1 in a short while, and settled against
f the defendant. It will be remember- X-X
r ed that Franklin was convicted of X
murder, and his two negro lawyers
appealed to the United States court
. on the ground that no negro was on X
J the jury, and that Franklin had /.}
1 thereby been discriminated against. J
1 A few days ago the United States f
supreme court refused to intervene
^ iooa wM/.'h had hppfl A TV.
m a 1CAOS vaot nuwu "-V. ? ?x.
e pealed on precisely the same ground J'
)T as that on which Franklin appeal?
So it looks like the sentence to > %
J hang Franklin wil be carried out. ;J|
Negro Brute Arrested.
r
a Gaffney, Feb. 27.?The negro,
>, Norman Gregory, who is said to have
y attempted a criminal assault upon
the little five-year-old daughter of a - J
s prominent farmer a short distance
t from Gaffney, on the second day of
e this month, was arrested this morna
ing at Pacolet, in Spartanburg couno
ty, and will he brought to Gaffney as
e soon as an officer can be sent for him
I. by Sheriff Thomas,
f It will be remembered that the lit,1
tie girl was playing at home with her
,1 little ten-year-old brother, while the
i- mother was at the house of a near
s neighbor when the negro entered and
d atempted to assault the Httle one.
The screams of the boy alarmed
the mother, who ran with all speed
to the house where she found the
villian making the attempt She
>> seized a shotgun and snapped both
a barrels only to find that the gun was
nnt the neero making his eg
* cape.
a Neighbors assisted the father for
e some time in search for the negro,
s whom they thought was hiding in the
" neighborhood, but failed to find him.
k The negro is seventeen or eighteen
e years of age and used to work in one
' of the livery stables of Gaffney, but
had been living in the country just
prior to the commission of the
y crime.
* It is unfortunate that the court of
e general sessions has just adjourned,
8 because i/ it had not the negro could
have been sumnjarily tried. As it is,
he will not be tried until the June
term.
y m
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paper, put up in tablet form, for 5c.,
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