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Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. S., THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1909. One Dollar a Year
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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, S. C., May 24.?Have a
cool spell on us now, which makes
our cotton in bad shape tor growing.
Crops are well worked up and in
good shape for warm nights.
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Our high school is about coming
to a close. While the work is as
good as we could expect from what
our teachers had in hand, still we
want better service and more room
for such service. So we are trying
to open the eyes of our good people
that we need a modern school building
with all the modern conveniences
so we can get our share of
> the benefits to be derived from such
a move. A good school will help
our entire community; what helps
them helps the State, so let us go
together and have it.
Next month comes our town election.
No candidates have been
named vet., hut there is no doubt
that there will be good men at the
t helm when needed.
Ehrhardt ball team will go to Wal*
. terboro on Thursday next to play
hall with the Walterboro nine.
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; The young ladies are hard at work
taking subscriptions for The Bam'*
7 . berg Herald. Go ahead, young
ladies, you are all popular, but there
v< is no doubt but some of you are bet"
^ ter workers than others.
Rev. Herbert, of Bamberg, preach\
ed a very interesting sermon Sunday
night at the Ehrhardt Lutheran
church to an attentive audience and
will give an educational talk in bet
half of the school to-day. Others
will have something to say also.
Messrs. H. C. and J. F. Folk,
spent last night with their father,
Mr. H. N. Folk, of Colleton county.
It seems as if screen doors are in
good demand. JEE.
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NEGRO ATTEMPTS MURDER.
Shoots and Seriously Wounds Sheriff
Who Went to Arrest Him.
Lexington, May 19.?Sheriff P. H.
Corley is lying at his home suffering
from a desperate gunshot wound,
while a posse of several hundred der
termined men is scouring the
country hunting for his assailant, Ed
\ Bynum, a negro whom the sheriff attempted
to arrest at a nearly hour
* ' this morning. Bynum was a cropper
on the plantation of Mr. C. W.
Caughman, about a mile and a half
from town. Yesterday the negro
gave up the crop, it is said, and Mr.
Caughman ordered hands to go to
his field this morning and take
t charge of the crop. Bynum interfered
and ran the hands out of the
field with his gun. Mr. Caughman
had a warrant issued for his arrest,
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" ana me same was yiaueu m iuc
hands of Sheriff Corley for execution.
When he went to the house
of Bynum to serve the warrant, the
negro shot the sheriff through a win*
dow, with about No. 4 shot. Sheriff
Coriey returned the fire with his
rifle, but his aim went wild. The entire
load took effect in the right side
of Sheriff Corley's face and breast.
His right hand is completely riddled
' with shot. When the sheriff saw
that the negro was going to shoot he
threw his hand to his face and this,
in all probability, is what saved his
life. Bynum escaped at once.
The news spread rapidly and in
less than an hour hundreds were on
the scene. The sheriff's bloodhounds
i and the bloodhounds from the chaingang
were carried to the house, but
they failed to carry the trail successfully.
At 1 o'clock the dogs from
* the penitentiary were brought over
in an automobile in charge of Capt.
Roberts.
All kinds of reports have come to
town since the shooting. The negro
has been tracked to Barrs, a little
station about four miles above Lexington,
it is said, and it is reported
that he secured a mule from his
* brother and made his escape. He is
* a desperate character and has been
in trouble before. He is described as
^ being a bright mulatto about six feet
tall.
snerin uoriey is resting as wen as
could be expected and the outcome
* of his injuries cannot be determined
at this time.
Sheirff Corley is one of the most
t * popular officers the county has ever
known. He has proved a terror to
the lawbreakers. Many have been
the anxious inquiries about his coh -
4 dition to-day.
Senator Smith Leaves for Home.
Washington, May 20.?Senator
Smith, after making a little 10-minute
speech in the tariff debate as a
> ' sortr of introduction in the senate today,
left this afternoon for Gaffney,
where he will deliver the annual address
at Limestone college. He will
go from Gaffney to Congaree to de?
liver an address Saturday. His remarks
in the senate?the first time
he has taken part in the tariff debate
?were directed against a proposition
> to protect the chestnut bark industry
in western North Carolina.
He stated that he did not see how
anybody who was in favor of preserving
the forests in the Appalachians
could be in favor of protection
on lumber and on this chestnut bark,
both of which industries cause the
trees to be cut down.
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CHASE PROVES UNAVAILING.
Negro Who Shot Sheriff Corley Stili
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at Larse.
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Lexington, May 20.?Ed Bynum,!
the negro who shot Sheriff P. H. Cor- j
ley yesterday morning, is still at J
large. All day yesterday and all last
night armed men were on the hunt,
but without success. All trace of the
negro seems to have been lost about '
three miles from town and all efforts 1
to find a new track proved futile.
Another crowd started out early this ,
morning to renew the chase, but if j
the negro has been caught the news '
of his capture has not reached here. '
The direction in which he was going
indicates that he was making his 1
way toward Congaree creek. It is
said that at one time Bynum worked
on a turpentine farm in the lower
part of the county and it is the supposition
that he is now hiding in his
old haunts.
Messages have been sent to all of
the towns along the railroads to be
on the lookout, and unless ne maae
good his escape last night, it is
thought that the fugitive will be
heard from within the next day or
two. Rains have fallen all over the
county during last night and to-day,
which will make it possible to trail
the man down with dogs, once he is
routed again.
Bynum is a bright mulatto, almost
white, with thin black mustach;
straight, dark hair; about
five feet and eight inches tall;
weight 150 to 160 pounds; wears
about a number seven shoe; freckled
face; legs bowed and walks pigeon
toed. He is said to be a desperate
character and is thought to have a
pistol, and it is not likely that he
will submit to arrest without a
fight. . / .
All during to-day crowds have
come to town from different sections
of the county, all anxious to help
bring the sheriff's would-be slayer to
justice. '
Sheriff Corley is resting quietly at
his home and is doing as well as
could be expected, considering the
seriousness of his wounds. More
than 100 shot entered . his right
hand, and the wound is causing a
great deal of pain. The wound in
the neck is considered the most dangerous,
several shot having entered
near the large artery. The wound in
the breast is not considered danger- i
ous. The outcome of the injuries,
however, cannot be determined at :
this time, but the attending physi
Ciail, Ur. Wlllgeuu, uucs uui a.yyi
hend any danger unless blood pois- ;
on should set in.
Paying the Preacher.
A preacher in a country commu- 3
nity was due his year's salary and 1
there was no money to be had. The 1
deacons conferred and after a little 1
debate decided that it would be a ]
good idea for each member of the
church to give one gallon of wine to 1
the preacher, it being a community
in which grapes were grown plentifully,
and consequently all had plenty
of wine. The pastor accepted the
proposition for the wine as his sal- <
arv, and the following meeting day '
was appointed as the time for each 1
member to bring in a gallon of wine
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ana empiy same iu a uauci iuai, wao
to be prepared for the occasion.
On the morning of the meeting day,
Deacon , who had been look- i
ing in the grate thoughtfully, said to
his wife: "Mary, one gallon of good
spring water wouldn't hurt in a fiftygallon
keg of wine, would it?" "No,
Silas," replied his wife. The horse
was hitched to the buggy, the jug
placed under the seat and the drive
to church was taken.
Each one coming brought his jug
and went to the barrel in the corner
and poured the contents of it therein.
The pastor preached a good sermon
on the joys of giving. After the ser- <
mon was over, the spigot of the wine
barrel was turned to have a taste of
the wine, and, lo and behold! nothing
came out but clear water.
Each fellow had expected the other
to do the square thing.
Card of Thanks.
A personal letter to each one who
has sent us messages of sympathy in
our sad bereavement would not be
possible, so we take this means of
reaching them and expressing our
appreciation of same.
We ask those kind friends, who
so tenderly ministered to our dear
sister, Mrs. Lalla O'Neal, in her suffering
when she was so shockingly
and fatally hurt on Memorial day,
also through her lingering sickness,
to accept our heartfelt and undying
gratitude. May God's rich blessings
i*rv/\n Tf All
i CDC upuu JUU.
Dear friends, we thank you.
M. A. MOYE,
D. MOYE O'NEAL.
Bamberg, S. C.
Iron Molder Kills His Wife.
Norfolk, Va., May 21.?Eugene
Peebles, an iron molder, apparently
insane, to-day killed his young wife
before the terrified gaze of their little
child by striking the woman over the
hoar? with nn a*p as she sat in her
sister's boarding bouse on Main street
writing a letter to her mother telling
of her hard lot in life and of her husband's
unjustified jealousy. When
struck with the weapon the woman's
head was split open, killing her almost
instantly.
Peebles was arrested, confessed his
crime and expresed a desire to die.
Peebles came here a week ago from
Savannah, Ga. His wife who was Miss
Narcissa Brizzel, of Augusta, 27 years
old, came here previously with her 2
children. The couple had been married
six years. Peeples had been unable
to obtain work in Norfolk and
became despondent.
The inquest will be held Monday
and Peeples probably will be examined
as to his sanity.
FIRST COUNT (
Standing of Contestants
Popularity
The highest number of
publication will be 50,000 ea<
Those contestants who turn i:
given credit for same and pu
nrmn'nns tn tViP last WPPk of t
Miss Estelle Lancaster, Gova:
Miss Pearle Delk, Bamberg,.
Miss Evelyn Brabham, Olar,
Miss Mary Matheny, Bamber
Miss Louise Felder, Bamberg
Miss Camille Price, Bamberg
Miss Bessie Armstrong, Bam
Miss Katie Carter, Ehrhardt
Miss Lucile Lightsey, Bambe
Miss Bettie Steedley, Bambe
Miss Zelma Herndon, Ehrhar
Miss Mary Wright, Denmark
Miss Georgie Emma Jordan,!
Miss Nell Clayton, Colston,..
Miss Reba Williams, Olar,...
Miss Ida Lou Hiers, Ehrhard
Miss Alice Smoak, Bamberg,
Miss Estelle Smoak, Bamber
NEWS OF THE CONTEST. j
The Piano to be Exhibited?A Great
Success.
The Herald's Great Popularity
Contest is just a little over one week i
old and a number of young ladies
have entered since the last issue of
the paper.
Our Contest Manager says that in
all his experience in the newspaper
business he has never conducted a
contest where the people of a community
were more loyal to the girls
and it has been demonstrated so far
that the friends of the contestants
are working as well as the contestants
themselves.
There is just as much satisfaction
in winning out in a contest of this
kind as the intrinsic value of the
prizes themselves will afford and it
seems as if the friends of each contestant
are determined that their
favorite shall carry off the biggest
prize in the bunch.
The piano will be on exhibition in
a couple of weeks at The Herald office
and when the girls see what a
beauty it is they will leave no one
in the county unsolicited.
In a contest of this kind it is the
ones who stick until the last who win
the prizes, not the kind who get discouraged.
No matter how small your
vote may be at the beginning of the
contest, the last week may bring you
far in advance of the leaders. There's
no telling what might turn up. So,
don't be a quitter. On the contrary
fight all the harder for the leader's
place. Determination and persistence
will accomplish anything in this
world. Don't let an opportunity
pass to secure a subscription. Make
those who have promised you live up
to their promise. There is plenty of
field to work in. Get each one of
your friends to secure you at least
one subscription apiece. They will do
it. Fight and fight hard up to the
last minute and the last hour of the
contest and you'll be rewarded.
On a Western newspaper last year,
a little girl entered a contest of this
kind working faithfully up to the
last day. When the votes were published
just before the close of the
contest she was 100,000 votes behind
the leader. Her friends rallied
to ner rescue, iney gui, uui uu wc
streets of the town in their shirt
sleeves and canvassed for her." The
result was that at the close of the
contest she stood about 150,000
votes ahead of the leaders.
Be plucky. The world admires a
plucky, gritty man or woman.
That's all, except, KEEP BUSY.
Xegroes Killed by Lightning.
Johnston, May 20.?Alex and Jack
Browne, two negro boys, were instantly
killed by lightning this morning
about 9:30 o'clock on the plantation
of Mr. Wm. Toney, near Johnston.
There were five in the oneroom
dwelling, and all received a
shock. A falling brick from the
chimney where the twu boys were
sitting on either side struck a younger
brother in the eye and inflicted a
bad wound. One end of the house
was entirely shattered.
Cyclone Strikes Edgefield.
Edgefield, May 20.?A cyclone
swept over a portion of the town at
5 o'clock this morning. It seems to
have originated within a mile of this
place and came from a southwest direction,
its width ranging from 50 to
200 yards. A number of tenant and
outhouses are total wrecks. Several
occupants of a negro residence were
blown from their beds. The court
house was partially unroofed, chimneys
of the jail blown off and the
livery stable of Mr. J. A. Wier partially
demolished. Its path can be
traced by the fallen trees, hundreds
having been blown down. It spent
itself about three miles from here
and to that point carried destruction
in its path. There were no lives
lost, nor personal injuries suffered.
The injury to property in town is estimated
at 13,000.
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)F THE VOTES
in The Herald's Great'
' Contest.
votes allowed to appear for
:h week to each contestant,
n over this quantity will be
blication made on the week
he contest.
n, 50,000
50,000
43,000
g, 42,000
, 37,000
31,000
berg, 21,500
, 13,000
rg,... 10,000
rg, 4,500
at, 4,51X1,
, r. 3,500
Bamberg, 2,500
2,000
1,000
It, 1,000
1,000
g, : 1,000
Why The Bamberg Herald Selected
the Kingsbury Piano from the
Cable Piano Company of Charles
ton, S. C., for its Prize Contest.
There are several hundred makers
of pianos in theUnited States. Theretore
when The Herald decided to give
a piano as a premium in its subscription
contest, the publishers could
have made a choice from any number
of instruments.
But they realized that they must
have a piano that would give satisfaction
and be consistent with the
ideas of their readers. That is why
they chose an instrument from the
Cable Piano Company.
If you could visit the great factories
of The Cable Company, at Chicago
and St. Charles, 111., and see
how they make pianos there, you
would understand why it is that
these instruments have attained such
a high reputation for merit. These
factories are equipped with special
facilities for accurate workmanship,
and the men employed are skilled
piano makers, particularly experienced
in production of high grade in
struments.
This piano was chosen for the contest,
therefore, because it is made according
to correct, scientific and artistic
principles. The Cable Company
is acknowledged to be the greatest
concern in the world engaged in the
manufacture of pianos and reed organs,
and because it has produced instruments
that have satisfied the
public, it has been able to obtain
this enviable position. The officers
of this company recognize that only
by giving the most complete satisfaction
to the public could the greatest
success be gained, and you find in
that principle the reason for the superiority
of their pianos.
You will see in these statements,
also, the reason why the publishers
of The Herald gave their preference
to a piano bearing the name of The
Cable Company. They knew that
they could place it in the home of the
successful contestant and that it
would stand there as evidence that
the publishers of the paper had in
mind the best interests of their readers.
The Kingsbury Piano, Style T
is one of our latest and most popular
designs of the famous Kingsbury
pianos. From the time it was introduced
it received the highest favor
from both the trade and the general
public. In constructive and musical
merit, it has all of the characteristics
that have given the Kingsbury
pianos their remarkable prestige.
Particular attention is called to the
artistic case design and the veneering
I which makes this instrument particularly
adapted to please the taste of
j discriminating people.
Specifications.
Three unisons and overstrung base.
Seven and one-third octaves. Fine
ivory keys. High grade hammers.
Three pedals. Case with full extension
music desk; rolling fall-board;
continuous hinge on the top and fallboard.
Furnished in rich mahogany,
fancy walnut, or beautiful grained
oak.
The first regiment of State militia
will have an encampment at Greenville,
the date being July 25th to August
2nd.
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PERSON AL MENTION. j
People Visiting in This City and |
at Other Points. *
?Mrs. E. P. Allen has gor.e to
Williamston.
?Mr. Taylor is visiting his friend, 5
Mr. C. E. Black.
?Hon. C. W. Garris, of Denmark,
was in the city yesterday.
?Dr. J. H. Roberts, of Ehrhardt,
was in the city yesterday.
?Dr. J. L. Copeland, of Ehrhardt, 1
was in the city Monday.
?Mrs. J. Norman Walker, of Ap- i
pleton, is visiting relatives in the
city.
?Mrs. E. H. Dowling, who has
been sick for some weeks, is improving.
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% ?Mrs. J. A. Williams is at home ,
again after spending some time in ,
Augusta.
?Mrs. Rosa Hooton and Miss
Kate Sadler, of Olar, were in the city j
last Friday. , (
?Mrs. R. M. Hays will leave Fri- |
day for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. ;
Hays, in Greenwood.
?Mr. W. D. Rhoad attended the 1
grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, in
Charleston this week. ,
?Mr. H. Z. McMillan, of the i
Colston section, was in tlie city last :
Saturday selling cotton. <
?Mr. Glenn Cope, from the Citadel,
has been at home for some days 1
on account of sickness.
?Miss Thelma Bailey, of Edgefield,
is visiting her grand parents,
Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Black.
?Messrs. Thos. Black, Jr., and
Mr. Charlie Black attended the S. C. I
C. I. commencement in Edgefield this
week.
, .?Mr, M. A. Moye, of Fairfax,
spent several days in the city this >
week on a visit to relatives and
frionHa '
?Mrs. Julia Reynolds went to
Charleston Monday evening for a. 1
visit of a week or more to frier ds in
that city.
?Mrs. M. A. Adams is at home
again after a visit to her son, Mr. C.
D. C. Adams and his family, in
Walterboro.
?Mr. W. C. Best, of the Buford's
Bridge section, was in the city last
Sunday and Monday on a visit to
| friends and relatives.
?Messrs. C. R. Brabham, Jr.,
Henry F. Bamberg, H. J. Brabham,
Jr., and M. W. Brabham spent a
j few days near Charleston this week
on a fishing trip.
?Mrs Austin R. Neal, of Roanoke,
Va., who-has been in the city
for the past few weeks because of
the illness of Mrs. E. H. Dowling,
will return home soon.
?Mr. J. Norman Walker is at
home from Mexico, where he spent
the past few months, and his friends
are glad indeed to note the improvement
in his health.
?Mr. Clarence E. Black, who has '
been studying law in Edgefield the J
past year, is at home for the summer. ,
Mr. Black has also been teaching in the
Edgefield graded school. ^
?Dr. J. B. Black and Mr. L. B. i
i Fowler left Monday for Charleston
[to attend the session of the grand i
lodge Knights of Pythias, they being j
the delegates from the lodge here. ]
?Paymaster Eugene R. Walter, ;
of the U. S. Navy, is at home on a
furlough and is visiting his brothers 1
in Orangeburg. He is expected in <
Bamberg soon to visit relatives here. <
?Mrs. W. L. Stokes and children, 1
of Branchville, have been visiting
relatives in the city the past few j
days. They will go from here to
Marion, where they will make their '
home in. future.
?Mr. J. R. Owens, of Denmark,
has been in Charleston for the past
few weeks for medical treatment, but
his many friends will be glad to know
that he is improving and will come .
home next week.
?Messrs. T. D. Jones, of Augusta, ]
and W. D. Sease, of Ehrhardt, attend- ,
ed the session of the grand lodge, ]
Knights of Pythias, in Charleston :
this week, they being the delegates ,
from Ehrhardt lodge. .
?Messrs. W. M. Oxner and J. M. ]
Kirkland, of Olar, were in tne cny <
Monday afternoon on their way to i
Charleston to attend the grand lodge, 1
Knights of Pythias, they being the
delegates from Olar lodge.
?Messrs. H. N. Bellinger, Norman '<
Kirsch, J. F. Kilus, and Dr. Geo. F.
Hair went down to Charleston Tuesday
night, and spent yesterday in 1
that city. They went to see the am- 1
plified Page rank conferred. (
COLOR IN THE LAW'S EYES. <
A White Man and Negro Cannot Suffer
Equal Humilation.
New York, May 21.?A negro and
a white man do not suffer equal humiliation
in the eyes of the law for
false arrest, according to the appel
late division of the supreme court, j
which today sustained the decree of i
the court reducing the amount of
damages awarded George Griffin, a
Pullman porter from $25,000 to :
$3,000. ;
The negro was arrested on a charge
of stealing a pocket book but the
charge was not sustained and he was
released. He brought suit against
Daniel M. Brady, a New York manufacturer,
who caused his arrest.
In his order Justice Degro said:
'While in some senses the negro under
the law is just as good a man as 1
the President of the United States, it
would be bad argument to say he is
just as good in some respects. Damage
cases of this kind depend on the
man's standing and circumstances, i
and if he be colored, that fact should
be considered."
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
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sOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
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state News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
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The freight depot of the Seaboard
A.ir Line at Cheraw was destroyed by
are last Friday morning about two
a'clock. The origin of the fire is unknown,
and but little freight was destroyed.
The dispensary was voted out of
Clarendon county some months ago,
but the stock on hand at that time
bas only been disposed of recently.
The stock was sold at a loss, and
there is a debt on the dispensary of
several hundred dollars.
The government has selected a
3ite in Orangeburg for a postoffice
building. The lot selected was that
of Judge Jas. F. Izlar, fronting on
the court house square. It has a
frontage of 115 feet and a depth of
135 feet. The price paid was $10,The
receivers of the Seminole Securities
Company have announced
that the stockholders will receive in
a few days a dividend of twenty per
cent, on their stock. John Y. Garlington
has filed a claim against the
company for $24,000, but the receivers
say this claim is unjust and will
not be paid.
TWO MEN SHOT IN ROW. }
Serious Encounter in the District of
Vice.
In the vice section of the city early .
Sunday morning two penitentiary .
guards and two men of bad reputation
became involved in a serious .
encounter. As a result Eber Ashford
Lies in a dangerous condition in the
Knowlton infirmary, W. E. Mellette,
a penitentiary guard is wounded la
the thigh and Lonnie Hall and John
White are in arrest.
The story given by the police is v ;>|i
that Hall and Ashford, both of the
tough element, had been annoying
Mellette and White, who were on a
Crolfc, it appears.. The actual encounter
is alleged to have occurred
an Gates street, midway of the block f /J
between Lady and Gervais.. The police
were informed that Lonnie Hall
knocked Mellette down and appro- ^
priatedhis pistol. Thereupon he waa
called by White. Hall knocked
White down and some one began
shooting. There were three shots, it :
Is stated, and two of these struck
Eber Ashford, who had not mixed up
In the melee. The third struck Mellette.
Ashford is dangerously hurt, one
bullet having entered his left side 'Qj
nnnra./l lnHffinor nMP '$3
liiU iaii^U upnttiu, *WV?04M0 p
the heart. The other wound, In the ..v^a
groin, is not of such a dangerous na- : M
ture. Mellette was shot in the hip.
There were powder burns on Lonnie v
Hall's shirt, showing that he must
have been close to the mouth of the
weapon.
Ashford's condition at midnight
was reported to be a little more hopeful.
The bullet has not been located,
however. He is a brother of the 3
poung man who was a juror in the
Sellers trial and was brought before Ja
the bar of the court on the charge of
contempt, it being alleged, that while
irinking he had done some talking
ibout the case. 7;
Eber Ashford has never been in
any real trouble before, but less than
30 days ago Detective Forde found -Xga
bim loafing constantly around a no
torious place on Gervais street and
warned him that he would be arrestad
for vagrancy. Ashford was in bad
company.
Lonnie Hall is a terror. A man '."-J|
3hort of normal stature by several
inches, he' is yet one of the most /Sj
powerful men in the city. He has
been in numerous escapades and encounters.
The police here arrested . i
bim once on the charge of highway
robbery committed in Georgia. At
pne time Officer Forde attempted to
arrest Hall and the latter drew a
knife. The officer broke his night
stick over Hall's head and a desperate
encounter resulted. There were
three policemen in the encounter befor
Hall was jailed and at that he
was chased across the river bridge
and into Lexington county. -r7
Mellette lives in this city, 1114
Divine street. He was employed as
a penitentiary guard about a week
ago and Capt. D. J. Griffith considered
him a good man. He was engaged
at the State farm, in Lexington
county. Mellette has a brother on
the police force.
John White had been a guard at
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to that time he had been a guard at
the asylum and had been discharged
by Dr. Thompson for tippling, taking
part of the whiskey intended for the
patients on the ward. He has a
good record at the penitentiary and
Capt. Griffith was grieved to hear of
his trouble. "He was a fine guard;
humane to prisoners and a man of
rare judgment," said Capt. Griffith
last night.
Lonnie Hall tells a different story
from that received from the police.
He says that it was not until after
White had shot Ashford that he
knocked White down and took his
pistol away from him.
Both pistols are at the police station.
Both are loaded all around.
Therefore, unless a third pistol was
used the discharged cartridges were
removed and fresh ones placed in
their stead. Both of the pistols at
the station are Smith & Wesson .38
calibre, but one shoots a long and
the other a short cartridge.?Columbia
State. - ->