PITCHER KILLS HIS MOTHER.
Charles Rapp Commits Murder and
Then Takes His Own Life.
South Bend, Ind., May 15.?Chas.
Rapp, who had considerable local
fame as a baseball pitcher, to-night
killed his mother and then committed
suicide.
Rapp, according to the police, had
been drinking and when his mother
pleaded with him to give up liquor,
he grabbed a hammer and after beating
her on the head, stabbed her with
a butcher knife which he snatched
from a table. When his mother fell,
Rapp gashed his throat with the
knife.
The police found the dead woman
on the floor, her head beaten to a
pulp, ana Diooa nowing iroui sevciai i
knife wounds. Near her lay Rapp
with a wound in his neck and blood
gushing from two wounds in his
breast, but still conscious. After he
was taken to the hospital at the county
jail he stated that he had intended
to kill the entire family.
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Dr. Mell May Resign.
The Greenville News of last Friday
contained-the following:
Persistent rumors, proceeding
from what may be declared to be an
official source, are current in Greeniry'ville,
that President P. H. Mell will
hand in his resignation to the board
of Clemson trustees at the July meet
mg.
A representative of the Greenville
News in an interview with Dr. Mell
? over the long distance phone yesterday
afternoon was informed that the
president of Clemson had 90 states';.
ment to make for publication.
To the question, "Is it true that
1% your resignation will be handed in
the July meeting of the board,"
Dr., Mell said that any rumor carrytfV
ing such import was without any authority
from him.
^0*' /-No one has any authority from
p ' me to say that I will resign," he depfe?.-;-"
dared.
In view of the many disagreements
and petty misunderstandings at
Clemson during past months,-it is
o/1mi*t??H that thA
I.VUC101V auuuvtvu WAX V VAA. a
Ion of President Mell would occaion
no great surprise; and it may
ie stated that the present rumor
omes from a source that may be
indited.
Col.- M. L. Donaldson, the local
somber of the board of trustees,
than seen last night, said he knew
iGthing of the rumor.
STOCKMAN READY TO SERVE.
leadngton Man Wants to Fulfill Sentence
on Chaingang.
Lexington, May 12.?S. W. Stocklan
came into town early yesterday
idrning and gave himself up to the
Steers and was confined in the jail,
fe stated to the sheriff that he was
?w ready to begin his sentence of
9ven years for having killed his sonl-law,
Hampton J. Hartley, near
iramit, during Christmas, 1905.
tockman wants to serve out his
time on the county chaingang instead
of'in the penitentiary, and Deputy
, V Sheriff Miller accompanied him to
jthe gang, but, as the supervisor was
not present, he could not be acceptBpgv:*
edi- and the deputy returned with
; Stockman to Lexington.
> It is a question whether Stockman
- can legally serve hi9 time on the
chaingang. When he was convicted
Judge Dantzler sentenced him to
^ ' serve seven years in the State peni&
teritiary at such labor as he might be
; v . able-to perform. It is understood
Igpthat the reason Stockman prefers the
chaingang is because his people will
be able to see him oftener and can
jattend to his wants better. He is
now 55 years of age.
possibly, one of the
> hardest fought cases in the annals
of the county. Stockman was tried
twice, the first time resulting in a
[mistrial. At the second trial he was
coztaicted of manslaughter.
< marriage"delayed.
Because Bride-Elect is the Victim of
Measles.
Chicago, May 12.?Measles, just
plain measles, but aided and abetted
by the Chicago health department
have baffled young Cupid. In consequence
the marriage of Miss Louise
Wilson, principal sufferer from the
measles, inasmuch as she has them
snd must await their disappearance
before she can wed Arthur McCracken,
has been postponed at least
two weeks. It was arranged for the
teremony to take place to-day.
The wedding announcements were
nit and all preparations had been
Hide Monday for to-day's ceremony,
it was to be at the home of the father
of Miss Wilson. Then, Monday
Homing the bride-to-be became ill.
q "Mum," muttered Dr. Beaudry,
when he had seen the patient. A very
light attack of the measles. I must
>bey the health department."
Ffe* And the health department quarfr,,'
antined the house.
Pleadings were of no avail. The
bride-to-be became a trifle superstip
< tious about postponed weddings and
said-so. She even said she would
!% :, be married to-day or not at all, which
caused the prospective bridegroom to
sm.y 11 rcre that all means be used to Der-1
fifo suade the health department. But
S^'f; his pleadings were in vain.
The wedding ceremony remains
^ ; postponed.
Negro Trapped in Swamp.
Edgefield, May 13.?The condition
of Mr. B. A. Jordan, who was shot by
the negro, Coates, near Johnston,
| * . Tuesday, is somewhat improved, and
|xv unless complications set in the
| chances for recovery are good. Sheriff
Outzs came from the scene of the
tragedy this morning and reported
that all efforts to catch the negro had
proved futile, the dogs failing to
I strike a trail. Later information
brought by a party from Trenton is
to the effect that Coates is surrounded
in a swamp two miles west of that
place. If captured there is every
reason to believe that he will be
summarily dealt with.
Have you tried those lc pencils at
The Herald Book Store.
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TURPENTINE MEN SENTENCED.
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Judge Names Imprisonment as Punishment
for Law Violators.
Savannah, Ga., May 14.?Overruling
the motion in arrest of judgment
offered by the defense, Judge William
?. Sheppard this afternoon sentenced
the five men found guilty of violating
the Sherman anti-trust law, and for
the first time so far as is known, jail
sentences in two cases were imposed.
The sentences follow:
Spencer P. Shotter, chairman of the
board of directors of tne American
Naval Stores Company, tnree montiis
in jail and a fine of $5,000.
Edmund S. Nash, president of the
[company, $3,000 fine,
i J. F. Cooper Myers, vice president
of the American company and president
of the National Transportation
|ana Terminal comyau.\, mice mumuo
in jail and a fine of $2,500.
George Mead Boardman, of NewYork,
treasurer of the American
Naval Stores Company, $2,000 fine.
Carl Moeller, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
agent of the American and general
manager of the National Transportation
and Terminal Company in Jacksonville,
$5,000 fine.
Shotter and Myers were sentenced
to terms in the Chatham county jail,
Judge Sheppard imposing the punishment
upon them because they had
been before the court two years ago,
entering pleas of guilty. At that time
Judge Emory Speer, who was presiding,
stated that a term in prison
would be imposed if they should come
before the court again. Nash was excused
on the former occasion when
the grand jury returned a "no bill" as
to him, as he was a witness before the
grand jury. Moeller's sentence was
made heavy because of his connection
with the terminal yards in Jacksonville,
where regrading and regauging
were alleged ^o have taken place.
The case will be appealed to the
United States court of appeals just as
soon as the bill of exceptions can be
prepared ana cerunea to vy mc uuiuu
In the meantime a motion for a new
trial will not be made before Judge
Sheppard. A writ of error citing 53
grounds was filed by the defense immediately
after sentence was passed.
Counsel attacked nearly everything
the court permitted to come before
the jury to which the defense entered
protest It begins with the court's
failure to sustain the demurrer to and
indictment and ends with an exception
to the jury's verdict.
Bond in the sum of $20,000 was
given for all the defendants jointly
and they were discharged pending the
determination of their appeal.
The costs they must pay if the
conviction and sentences stand will,
it is said, reach $17,000, which, in the
event the sentences stand, will be apportioned
among the five convicted
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sparatly. Judge Sheppard made no
long ^address, but merely gave them
an opportunity to say why sentences
should not he pronounced, a privilege
of which they took but small advantage,
and then passed the sentences.
Shotter was the last to be sentenced.
Judge Sheppard made his longest
speech then, probably 100 words.
The defense was represented by W.
W. Mackall, Former Judge Samuel B.
Adams and Gen. Peter W. Meldrim.
With. Mr. W. M. Toomer, of Jacksonville
the government was represented
by Assistant District Attorney Alex
Ackerman. The case will be fought
by the defense until there is no power
to which the defendants can appeal
further before the jail terms will be
served or the fines paid.
OBJECT TO THE"XEGRO SCHOOL.
Men Who Went to Inspect the Site in
Kentucky Warned Away.
Lexington, Ky., May 11.?Two
men who went to-day to Shelby
county from Louisville to inspect the
site of the proposed $400,000 Lincoln
Institute for negroes received a
bundle of switches and a hemp rope,
together with a warning. There has
been much objection from people in
that section to having the negro
school located there, although it has
been stipulated that students will be
kept on their own reservation- and
that they will have their own railroad
station and postoffice.
Night riders have warned negroes
employed at Benson, near Frankfort,
to leave m rorty-eignt nours. ueiectives
are at work on the case. The
negroes at Benson have appealed to
Adjutant General Johnson, who
guarantees them protection.
Injured Youth Doing Well.
Gaffney, May 12.?Young George
Stephenson, who was so badly hurt
Friday night by being run over by
the engine on the dummy line is doing
finely, and his physicians say
that if he contineus to improve that
there will be no necessity of amputating
his foot. Those who saw the
accident expressed themselves as being
astonished that his injuries were
no more serious than they are, as he
was dragged several feet under the
engine after he fell between the
wheels,
Alleged Lynchers Jailed.
Tyler, Tex., May 13.?Nine alleged
participants in the recent lynching of
Jim Hodge, a negro, were held to
await action of the grand jury by
Tiirico SimnRfin tn-rtav. si*
without the benefit of bail. Hodge
was under arrest in connection with
an attempt to criminally assault a
young white woman when he was
taken from the jail and lynched, notwithstanding
the young woman had
not identified him.
State Rangers have been in attendance
at the hearing and their
presence proved timely to-day. When
the prisoners were removed to the
county jail the party was followed
by a jeering crowd, but with the
drawing of weapons on the part of
the Rangers the crowd quickly dispersed.
Later a large crowd congregated
in the vicinity of the jail and it became
necessary to fire two shots into
the air to warn them away.
Lewis Adams, Ross Ford and
Horace Turner were granted bail in
the sum of $5,000. Those held without
bail are H. F. Lindley, Joe Matteson,
Louis Francis, Horace Austin,
Birdo Pyron and Henry Hoybrook.
ltill against cassell.
Representative Ellerbe Presents
More Affidavits.
Washington, May 12.?Representative
Ellerbe went again to the
White House to-day and handed the
president some more affidavits
against the character and fitness oi
Howard Cassell, who is an applicant
for appointment as postmaster al
Florence. Mr. Ellerbe says these a.fidavits
are of such a nature thai
they cannot be ignored. It is stated
here that Mr. Harris, postmaster ai
Charleston, and Mr. Durant, collector
at the port of Charleston, Republican
muckamucks, who were here a few
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days ago, "nxea up me nureu?
postoffice matter with Messrs. Taft
and Hitchcock by hitting upon a certain
man at Florence, who would be
"acceptable" to both Senators Smith
and Tillman and would mean harmony
all round. It is understood
that this extremely harmonious gentleman
is a Democrat. His name is
Mr. Blank and he wears a green tie
on Sundays. Senator Smith, whom
the president must consult before a
man is made postmaster in the senator's
town, does not know anything
about this "fixing," he says, so those
who did the "fixing" have another
"fix" coming to them. Senator Tillman
refers inquiries to Senator
Smith. "I'm not butting into the
Florence postoffice matter," says
Senator Tillman. "That's Senator
Smith's job."
Senator Smith says he is not ready
to say anything on the subject yet.
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Try them. 25c. at Peoples
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Accidentally Shot.
Laurens, May 13.?J. Ross Wilson,
member of the Demorest Stock Company
playing an engagement at the
opera house here, was accidentally
shot in the abdomen to-night by Dick
Lewis, another member of the company.
He is not expected to live
through the night. Dr. C. B. Earle
of Greenville was summoned and left
there at 9;30 o'clock in an automobile
to perform an operation. He arrived
here shortly after 11 o'clock.
Lewis, it appears, had finished
loading the revolver just a few minutes
befor^ the opening of the opera
house. He handed the weapon to
Wilson and in some way it was discharged.
The ball entered the lower
abdomen and coursed to the right,
perforating several intestines.
Wilson is married and has two
children. He is originally from Sullivan,
111. No show was given tonight
because of the accident.
The people of the city have been
very attentive to the wounded man,
but there is little hope of his recovery.
Kills to Stop the Fiend.
The worst foe for 12 years of John
Deye, of Gladwin, Mich., was a running
ulcer. He paid the doctors over
$400.00 without benefit. Then Bucklen's
Arnica Salve killed the ulcer
and cured him. Cures fever-sores,
boils, felons, eczema, salt rheum. Infallible
for piles, burns, scalds, cuts,
corns. 25c. at Peoples Drug Co.,
Bamberg, S. C.
A Negro Patriarch.
There arrived in the city Monday
from Aiken an old colored man whc
is a character. He appeared in the
Hotel Jerome in the afternoon and
attracted a great deal of interest and
attention. He was only about 5 feet
in height, and was a veritable patriarch
of the tribe of Ham. He announced
that he is 137 years of age,
and he looked it. He stooped with
the weight of years. His wool was
as white as blown cotton. His gums
were innocent of teeth. Over his
shoulders were strung four boxes
which he said contained records concerning
his property in Aiken. Id
addition to these boxes, he carried a
double-barreled shot-gun of the muzzle-loading
type that in its days was
no doubt a good one, but which, like
its ancient owner, is antiquated; also
a heavy cane and a gripsack.
A reporter talked to the weird old
colored man a while and was much
interested in what he said. His name
is Fred Jones; that he is 137 years
old; that he was born at Culpepper,
Va., and has lived at Aiken for many
years. He owns property at Aiken
and he says parties are trying to secure
it from him since it has grown
valuable.
The old man says he walked all
the way from Aiken to Columbia. He
started last Sunday "an hour befoh
sun-up," and got here Monday forenoon.
He said he lived at Culpepper until
he was 12 years old. There were
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county was wild and "full of wild
varmints." He said in those days
the Indians overran the country. He
talked about the gophers and "two
kinds of rabbits that you don't see
any more." He said in those days
there was no paper like we have now
and people lived differently. They
ate sheep sorrel for greens. He spoke
of having seen George Washington
when a boy.?Columbia State.
A Sad Fact.
Two men met on the street. They
hadn't seen each other for months.
One of them had a wife who occasionally
figured in the society columns.
After they had exchanged
views on things general, the other
man asked him?"Is your wife entertaining
this spring?" "Not very,"
said he.?Everybody's Magazine.
Almost as Good.
Little Ikey came up to his father
with a very solemn face.
"Is it true, father," he asked,
"that marriage is a failure?"
His father surveyed hi in thoughtfully
for a moment.
"Well, Ikey," he finally replied,
"if you get a rich wife it's almost ae
good as a failure."?Lippincott's.
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