The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 18, 1909, Image 7
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GUILTY OF MANSLAL'fiHTER!
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NORTH CAROLINIAN CONVICTED
IN NEW YORK COURT.
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Shot Harry Suydam in Latter's Office,
Where Inventor Had Gone
to Collect Debt.
. * New York, March 10.?John C.
Lumsden, the young North Carolina
inventor, on trial tor the murder of
Harry Suydam, a curb broker, in the
latter's office, last December, was
convicted to-night of manslaughter
in the first degree.
Several well known North Carolinians,
among them Mayor James T.
Johnson, of Raleigh, testified in the
^ supreme court here to-day in behalf
of Lumsden. After all these witnesses
had testified to Lumsden's
good character the defense rested its
case.
William Henry Bagley, a brother
of Ensign Worth Bagley, and a mem
oer or tne sran 01 iue guveruui ui
North Carolina, testified to the defendant's
excellent reputation, as
r did Edward G. Powell, a musician
of this city, who had known Lumsden
several years ago in Birmingham,
Ala.
Brig. Gen. Jos. F. Armfleld, who
commanded the First North Carolina
mounted infantry, in which
Lumsden served in the SpanishAmerican
war, and Col. Z. P. Smith,
of Raleigh, who was first lieutenant
1 of Lumsden's company, were other
character witnesses for the defense.
On cross-examination both stated
that they had never heard of Lumsden
being courtmartialed during the
war.
Mayor Johnson, of Raleigh, told
the prosecutor he believed a man
could carry a revolver and still keep
a reputation for peace and quiet.
Witnesses in rebuttal were called
by the prosecution, after the defense
* had closed its case.
The rebuttal testimony was brief.
Former Governor Charles B. Aycock,
of North Carolina, summed up for
> the defense and declared that the
evidence showed the killing of Suydam
was accidental, occurring in the
struggle for Lumsden's revolver before
the latter had taken it from his
pocket.
shocking""tragedy.
Frank Shuler, a Farmer, Killed by
His Wife.
Elloree, March 12.?The news of
* another shocking tragedy reached
here last night and it seems that
this community is suffering from an
epidemic of tragedies. Just one
week ago James H. Till, a stalwart,
handsome young man, died as the
result of carbolic acid poison, administered
by his own hand. To-day
Frank Shuler, a farmer, residing
, four miles east of here, was mortally
' \ wounded as the result of a gunshot
> 1 wound at the hands of his wife. The
tragedy occurred at the home of the
couple last night about 7 o'clock and
there were no witnesses, except'the
four small children of the Shulers.
It appears that the husband was 1
seated by the fire in the parlor of ?
their little home when his attention ,
r was attracted by the screams of one
of the children, whom the mother
was chastising. He remonstrated
' with the mother, telling her to cease
whipping the child, and back came
the hot reply: "I will whip you,"
whereupon the husband advanced
upon his wife with a fire poker in his
hand and she ran out of the room 1
\ where she was whipping the child :
into an adjoining room, procured a
,.32-calibre pistol and fired upon her
husband, the ball entering just below
the heart, passing through the lungs
(' ( and lodging in the back. Passersby
were attracted by the discharge of 1
the weaDon and assisted in removing
the wounded man to his room and
summoning medical aid.
L Internal hemorrhage set in and
^" Shuler died at 6:20. The relation
existing beween the husband and
wife has been for some time the
source of comment, neither bearing
an enviable reputation, and the
tragedy is the outcome of continued
ill-feeling between the two.
Ashley Gives Bond.
Anderson, March 13.?"Citizen" .
Joshua W. Ashley, member of the
house of representatives from Anderson
county, came to this city today
from his home near Honea
Path and gave bond in the amount
of $1,000 for his appearance befqre
the United States circuit court at
Charleston on March 16 to answer
to the charge of peonage. The warrant
was served on Mr. Ashley by
United States Deputy Marshal W.
M. Scott and the bond was filed before
United States Commissioner S.
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County Treasurer Jas. M. Payne and
, Judge J. S. Fowler, both of this city.
The indictment against Mr. Ashley
was found by the grand jury at
the January term of the United
States circuit court in session at Columbia,
while the legislature was in
session, and contained between 16
and 18 counts. Mr. Ashley, it will
M- he remembered, offered to furnish
bond to any amount necessary for
his appearance in court, but there
? was no disposition on the part of the
federal officers to interefere with
Mr. Ashley's duties as a legislator,
and the bond was not given until today.
It is expected that the approaching
session of federal court in
Charleston will not hear this case and
' that it will be pos-~?oned to some
later date, probably until the next
session is held in Greenville.
The question of the federal government
arresting a State legislator
caused some interest in this State
when the indictments against Mr.
Ashley were returned. According to
a recent decision of the United
States supreme court, in the case of
the United States vs. Williamson, a
f Western congressman, a decision
was handed down that a member of
i a State or national law-making body
can be arrested while the body is in
session on any criminal action, but
in the case of Mr. Ashley there was
no conflict, it being arranged that he
appear here to-day and give the nec*>
essary bond for his appearance at
, court.
SCARES FOXES TO GET PELTS.
This Man Frightens Reynard Until
His Hair Turns White.
A dispatch to the Philadelphia
North American from "Skinnem,"
Pa., says: One of the rarest of furbearing
animals is the silver gray
fox, whose skin is worth from $200
to $600. That it was possible to
artificially produce a silver gray fox
skin was -not thought within the
range of man's ingenuity until this
winter. M. F. Murphy, late of Stamford,
Conn., has shown that it can
be done.
He simply takes a fox of ordinary
breed and average intelligence and
places it in an enclosure with a muzzled
hound dog. The hound pursues
his quarry with fierce intensity without
being able to harm the fox, and
in good time scares the animal so
much that its hair turns white. This
can often be done in a single night.
Mr. Murphy is rapidly buying up
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ail Lilt! live reu iuacb mat mu uc yuichased
in the open market, as well
as a plentiful supply of wicked
hound dogs, and he will shortly go
into the business on a large scale.
He tried the same experiment on
minks, hoping to transform them into
ermine, hut the minks wouldn't
scare worth a cent.
Tillman and the Negro Soldiers.
The observer of passing events of
national interest recorded in the
daily newspapers will recall the unexpected
and sensational alinement
of Senator Tillman with Senator
Foraker in the bitter fight against
President Roosevelt for dismissing
the battalion of negro soldiers, some
of whom were guilty of shooting-up
Brownsville and all of whom appeared
to be in conspiracy to protect the
guilty. Senator Tillman, it will be
remembered, spoke' vehemently
against the injustice of the president's
action. That proved to be a
great advertising card.
Recently, a bill came up in the
Senate to permit the reenlistment of
those negro soldiers discharged
without honor, who could prove
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meir luuuceuue ui paiiiuyanua m
the shooting-up of Brownsville. It
was said that that measure had the
indorsement of both Senator Foraker
and President Roosevelt. The
bill passed the Senate by a big majority,
but, singularly, Senator Tillman
voted against it. In attempting
to explain his vote the Senior Senator
from South Carolina said in
part:
My position then was that the
president ought not to have dismissed
and punished innocent men because
some men were guilty. We
bave to-day illustrated what used to
be called on the Scotch 'border Jedwood
justice. When the lords of the
marshes caught some man who
might have beer? suspected of stealing
cattle or committing some other
offense, they would hang him first
and then try him afterwards. These
negroes have been "hanged," so far
as the president could do it, and
now the Senate proposes to give
them a trial and a tardy justice to
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tnose wno may De a Die 10 prove meir
Innocence, although I doubt if any
can prove it. But it is a cardinal
legal principle that a man must be
considered innocent until he is
proved guilty, and proving a negative
is an impossibility. But my attitude
is that somebody shot-up
Brownsville, and I believe some of
the negroes did it, but not more than
25 of them were ever charged with
it, while 168 were dismissed. Now,
to turn the whole bunch back into
the army, as they doubtless will be,
to admit into the service of the
United States some men who have
committed murder, for there is no
doubt in my mind that you will
never be able to find out who committed
this crime. Therefore, as I
did not want innocent men to be
kicked out of the army, I do not
want any guilty men to get back
into the army, and so I voted "nay"
on this proposition.
We have upon occasion commented
upon Tillman's remarkable lack
of logic, upon his incapacity for
strong reasoning. Here is another illustration.
Deprive our "Noble Lead
er" and "Great statesman" or nis
sner, snarl, inevective, and rough repartee,
and where would he the
greatness of him?
The measure against which Senator
Tillman now votes does exactly
that which Tillman insisted should
be done when he opposed Roosevelt's
discharge order. It enables those
who can prove their innocence to be
reinstated in the army.
Tillman opposed discharging the
battalion because he believed only 25
out of 168 to be guilty; now he opposes
letting reinlist those who
can prove their innocence because
some of the guilty may get back.
And when we decline to take pride
in the representation of South Carolina
by one who makes such exhibits
we are told that "bitterness" and
"prejudice" blind us to the exalted
statesmanship and masterful strength
of Mr. Tillman!
Fine line box papers from 10c up,
at The Herald Book Store.
ROBSON'S ASSAILANT HELD.
Negro Who Attacked Charleston
Dentist Caught.
Washington, March 10.?The negro
who assaulted Dr. Robson, a
member of the German Fusiliers, of
Charleston, at Harvey's restaurant
here last week, has been captured at
Charlottesville, Va., and brought to
Washington to-night. Dr. Robson
left to-night for Charleston in company
with Dr. Lamb, of the hospital
staff.
It will be recalled that the managers
of Harvey's restaurant shielded
this negro and spirited him away, so
that the authorities could not get at
him. Representative Aiken, who is
the only South Carolina congressman
here this week, has been assisting
the police authorities in seeking the
negro. Mr. Aiken was to-day informed
by Capt. Broadman, of the
city police, that the negro was
caught at Richmond yesterday, but
that he escaped, going on to Charlottesville,
where he was again
caught to-day and is now in charge
of the Washington police. Messrs.
Douglas and Banter, attorneys here,
both South Carolinians, have been
engaged to prosecute the negro for
assault and to sue Harvey's restaurant
for damages.
A Close Shave.
David Warfleld, the actor, was describing
his European trip. "The
best thing I saw was the Milan Cathedral,"
he said. "The worst was
the English barber. The English barber
uses a dull razor. He lathers
your nostrils and your lips. He
brushes your hair with a revolving
brush that runs by machinery.
"I'll never forget my first experience
of a London barber shop. It
was a dim, stuffy room. I sat in a
straight-backed chair. The barber
though his razor was dull, cut me
three times.
" 'Will you have a close shave,
sir?' he asked after going over my
face once.
"I wiped a few ruddy drops from
my chin.
" If I get out of this chair alive,'
I said severely, 'I shall certainly
consider it such.' "
Always "Just Going To."
He meant to insure his house, but
it uiirnt before he got around to it.
He was just going to pay a note
when it went to protest.
He was just going to help a neighbor
when he died.
He was just going to send some
flowers to a sick friend when it proved
too late.
He was just going to reduce his
debt when his creditors "shut down"
on him.
He was just going to stop drinking
and dissipating, when his health
became wrecked.
He was just going to provide proper
protection for his wife and family
when his fortune was swept away
from him.
He was just going to introduce a
better system into his business when
it went to smash.
He was just going to call on a
customer to close a deal when he
found his pompetitor had preceded
him and secured his order.
He was just going to quit work a
while and take a vacation when ner
vous prostration came.
He was just going to repair his
sidewalk when a neighbor fell on it
and broke his leg.
He was just going to provide his
wife with more help when she took
to her bed and required a nurse, a
doctor and a maid.?Success Magazine.
Kentucky Governor Has Narrow Escape.
Frankfort, Ky., March 14.?Gov.
and Mrs. Willson and their guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Lyman, of
New York, narrowly escaped death
to-day, when the horses attached to
Gov. Willson's carriage ran away.
Mrs. Willson was rendered unconscious,
two of her front teeth were
broken and her left wrist was fractured.
Gov. Willson was bruised
about the body and Mr. Lyman's face
was cut. Mrs. Lyman was not injured.
Gov. Willson was driving the
horses and Mrs. Lyman was seated
beside him, while Mr. Lyman and
Mrs. Willson occupied the back seat.
One of the horses became frightened
at a street car and kicked over the
pole of the carriage, breaking the
whiffletree. Gov. Willson managed
to guide the horses until the pole
was broken off short and then the
carriage skidded from one side of
the street to the other until the
horses, now frenzied, dashed towards
the sidewalk and the heavy
vehicle turned turtle. The horses,
being entirely freed of the carriage,
dashed up the street. The governor
called for help and passers-by lifted
the carriage and freed its occupants.
Mrs. Willson was unconscious,
and it was at first thought she was
dead, but she later recovered consciousness
and her physicians state
that her internal injuries are not
considered dangerous.
How's This?
We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
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We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm.
WALDING, RINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price
75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall's family pills for constipation.
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? I have moved my hardware store into the ?
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? Farm Supplies, etc., and can save you ?
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We received recently another car load of ?
Horses and Mules, direct from East St. j?
Louis, the largest Horse and Mule market ||
in the world. This load was carefully a
selected by our Mr. W. P. Jones, specially A
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We also have on hand a good assortment ?
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horse accessories. Come to see us. The ?
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General Practice. Loans Negotiated
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BAMBERG, S. C.
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the people of Bamberg county, and .;'vg|
oy giving iaitniui auenuon 10 mu . ^sa
business trusts to merit a portion or
the legal work, and assures in advance
his sincere appreciation.
Offices upstairs over Bamberg
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Attorney-at-Law
BAMBERG, S. C.
Practices in all Courts of this State*
Offices in The B[erald Building*
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Attorneys-at-Law
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Will practice in all the court* of
South Carolina.
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