The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, October 28, 1909, Page 7, Image 7
GOLD FINDER GOES TO JAIL.
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^ Raised $12,000 From the Credulous.
Failed to Locate Treasure.
\ Abbeville, La., Oct. 20.?"1 am go- :
ing to the penitentiary because they |
say I lied when I said I found a pi- j
rates' cave containing $90,000,000 in I
treasure, but I was not lying and j
when I am a free man again I will i
^ penetrate the marshes of this parish!
4 and find that money," said Joseph j
Choate, known as the "Pirate Treas-,
ure King," before he left here for j
the State penitentiary in the custody
of two officers.
Choate advertised his project ex
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pany and obtaining more than $12,,
000 from men and women who were
impressed by his statements.
"Sure the money is there," continued
Choate. . "Several years ago I
^ was hunting in a district near Little
Lake. The marshes were thick and
I got lost. I had been groping and
stumbling through the high grass for
hours and had almost fallen down in
* exhaustion when I ran upon the cave.
Found Great Chests of Gold.
"I penetrated it and found great
chests of gold and silver, coins and
Jewelry. I had almost decided I
would lie down and die, but the sight
^ of the treasure stimulated me. I
plunged back through the marshes,
and after a few hours' walking came
; to the road. I marked the place where
I crossed the highway and resolved
on avr\l r>Tlntr nnrtv to re
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turn and obtain the treasure.
"I took a few into my confidence.
My statements were received with incredulity
by most of those whom I approached.
I then resolved to go into
the marshes again and obtain some
A of the treasure. I brought back as
* many Spanish doubloons as I could
carry. After that I had no trouble
in securing cooperation.
"I raised about $12,000, which was
devoted to building roads and canals
through the dense swamps. It was
my plan to bring the treasure by
means of boats and barges."
"How do you know the treasure
^ was valued at $90,000,000?" he was
asked.
4 May Be $100,000,000.
"Why, the treasure was contained
In 180 chests in a tomb-like apartment
within the cave," replied
Choate. "I examined the contents-of
evexy chest, and I'm sure there was
not less than $500,000 in each. However,
the treasure may be worth more
> than one hundred millions."
There are many who believe that
' Choate is absolutely sincere. Previous
to the time he obtained the
$12,000 his life had been above reproach.
He had been a hard working
man, a good citizen and was held
in high esteem in this community.
Even now he has hundreds of friends
here. Comparatively few of the resir\t
AHH01HII0 hAlipVP he should
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have been punished.
Many hundred feet of roads and a
long stretch of waterway had been
built at the time Choate was arrested.
Those who were backing the project
believed it was time the treasure
was materializing and accused Choate
of leading them a wild-goose chase.
He insisted that he would soon find
the trail and declared that his confusion
as to the exact location of the
millions was natural, as no man could
be expected to know the swamps even
* though he lived in them. Finally the
backers grew impatient and had
Choate arrested.
One of those connected with Choate
was Charles Broussard, brother of
Robert Broussard, a Louisiana congressman,
who occupies a conspicu.
0U8 place in his party's ranks at
Washington. During the trial of
Choate it developed that he was much
aggrieved at Charles Broussard because
he had bought in his own name
? the land supposed to contain the
treasure instead of jointly in the
names of Broussard and Choate.
Whether it was a coincidence or
not is not known, but it was at this
time that Choate began to lose his
f -bearings and led the explorers almost
iu a vii v?v.
"Were you under the impression
* that Broussard had mistreated you?"
Cho&te was asked.
"Well, I don't think I was treated
exactly fair," he replied, "but that
did not make me want to cheat any
one."
When Choate was sentenced he
* thanked the Judge.
"I know you think I am guilty,"
he told the court, "but I am not. I
am going to be a model prisoner,
have my sentence reduced, and when
j I get out go for that treasure. I will
end you some doubloons as a sou?
renir."
, Choate has a wife and a bright little
boy.
"Will you Wook for the treasure
yourself?" Mrs. Choate was asked.
* ' "No," she replied "My little boy
and I will wait until Mr. Choate
comes back."
Union Meetings.
> Union Meetings of the Barnwell
Baptist Association will be held at
Mount Calvary, Allen's Chapel and
Bethesda churches Saturday and Sun
day, October 30 th and 31st.
^ PROGRAM.
Topic 1.?State mission needs.
Topic 2?The advantages and disadvantages
of organized fields.
MOUNT CALVARY.
' Introductory Sermon?Rev. R. P.
Galphin.
Topic 1.?W. M. Jones, D. D., R.
R. Johnson, G. E. Birt.
Topic 2.?R. M. Mixson, J. T.
Grubbs, Jeff Hair, Rev. J. K. Goode.
Missionary Sermon on Sunday?
Rev. J. D. Peacock.
^ ALLEN'S CHAPEL.
Introductory Sermon?Rev. J.
Hopkins.
Topic 1.?Rev. W. G. Britton, J.
A. Jenkins, C. M. Edenfield, Rev. W.
C. Baxley.
Topic 2.?Rev. S. P. Hair, H. Clay
Creech, W. Barker.
Missionary Sermon on Sunday?
Rev. D. L. Roton.
i BETHESDA.
Introductory Sermon?Rev. Mr.
Allen, of Denmark, S. C.
Topic 1.?Rev. C. H. Turner, Rev.
* W. H. Simpson, D. O. Hunter.
Topic 2.?W. Folk, Capt. D. Rice,
C. B. Free, Rev. O. J. Frier.
Missionary Sermon on Sunday?
Rev. O. J. Frier.
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LAW AND ORDER LEASEE.
FORMED BY THE CITIZENS OF
THE TOWN OF COPE.
Meeting Held Monday Evening and
Plans Formulated.?G. B. Kittrell
Elected Chairman.
Cope, S. C., Oct 21.?On Monday
night a good many of the citizens of
Cope and suburbs assembled at the
school house for the purpose of forming
a "Law and Order League." Mr.
G. B. Kittrell and Mr. R. K. Henerey
were elected temporary chairman
and secretary, respectively.
In selecting its officers, the following
were elected: G. B. Kittrell,
president; W. 0. Tatum, Sr., first
vice president, and W. H. Smith,
secon.d vice president, and R. K.
Henerey, secretary and treasurer.
The secretary was asked to draft
a resolution, and wrote the following:
"We, the undersigned citizens of
Cope and surrounding community
desiring to have better law and order
in our midst, hereby pledge our
selves to do all in our power to correct
all evil, as we see it,, first,
warning any offender to desist, and
failing to do so, to report said party
to the league and have it act on
same."
Signed?G. B. Kittrell, president;
W. O. Tatum, Sr., first vice president;
R. H. Henerey, secretary and treasurer;
J. F. Cleckley, V. Brabham,
H. J. Murphy, G. E. Griffith, J. M.
Brickie, O. F. Smoak, A. D. Dempsey,
James A. Cope, B. B. Brickie,
W. M. Hughes, J. H. Clark, D. W.
Bonnett, W. R. Hoover, J. A. Sandifer.
As a name for our order it was
moved and carried that same be
called the "Cope Law and Order
League." The following resolution
was made on motion of G. B. Kittrell
and seconded by D. W. Bonnett:
"We, the citizens of Cope, S. C.,
and the surrounding country, hereby
give notice, that we have this day
organized a "Law and Order
League," for the purpose of putting
down the disorder and rowdyism that
has prevailed in this town and community
since the re-opening of the
dispensary; and whereas, it has been
common rumor that certain persons
have been selling cider and other
stuff that is believed to contain alcohol,
and that some parties make
it a business on Saturday to go to
Bamberg and bring buggy loads of
dispensary liquor for other parties,
and claim to have been sent by for
it. We hereby give fair notice, that
this is against the law and from now
on any one buying in lots for other
parties, and bringing same to this
town for distribution, will be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law.
We hope the above will be fair notice.
We mean business, and intend
to carry out the law, be the
party white or black, that violates
the law.
"We hereby instruct the secretary
to send a copy of this resolution to
the county papers and request them
to publish same, and to post in conspicuous
places in the town of Cope
two or three copies of the same."
FAMOUS SHOW COMING.
In Addition to Conmlete Zoo and All
Features of Regular Circus
Coming to Bamberg.
With the aid of imagination some
fairly adequate idea of ancient splendors
may be formed. Magnificent
chariots drawn by Arabian, stallions,
herds of elephants ~nd camels carrying
Bikaners, warriors in chain armor,
sacred cattle and carts of golden
plush, bullocks covered by silver
trappings, odd conveyances harnessed
to elephants, camel teams and natives
direct from India, all take part
in this production.
Howe's Great London Shows carry
a large amount of live stock. Over
two hundred horses have to be cared
for every day. It takes tons .of provender
to feed them and the menagerie.
The animals of the menagerie are
generally of the most interest. The
hardiest and longest lived and most
intelligent is said to be the elephant.
Some of the largest of this show
are used to push the heavy wagons
and cages about the lot when the
show in setting up.
One morning an elephant became
enraged at his driver and wheeled
quickly and struck at the man with
his trunk. The beady eyes of the animal
glistened as he trumpeted his
anger. The keeper lashed the big
brute with his whip and subdued him
without any damage being done. Had
the man been hit by the blow it
would have killed him. When an
elephant gets so bad that he is dangerous
the owners have the animal
killed, although the killing of an
elephant means a loss of several
thousand dollars.
Shows carry everything that can
be found in a good-sized city. With
the aggregation is a blacksmith, a
barber, harness maker, two painters,
gilder, cooks, bakers, electricians, a
minister veterinary doctors, and its
regular family physician.
Two exhibitions are given daily,
rain or shine, and in case of inclem
ent weather waterproof tents insure
ample protection and comfort.
The show will be in Bamberg Tuesday,
November 2nd.
Compromise Completed.
A compromise has been affected
between the representatives of the
State of South Carolina and the
National Surety company, in the matter
involving the alleged shortage of
J. C. Langford, county treasurer of
Hampton eounty, amounting to $24,000.
A check for $20,000 has been
turned over to the attorney general
and suit will be brought for the full
amount against the county treasurer
and any banks involved for the full
amount of the shortage by the surety
company.
J. A. Byrd has a large stock of
Douglas shoes for men and boys, fine
shoes for ladies, clothing for men and
bovs, hats, etc., which he is selling at
close prices. He wants a chance at
your trade.
GOVERNOR'S ORDER SERVED.
End of the Registration Incident in ,
Dorchester County.
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St. George, Oct. 20.?Two mem-jl
bers of the board of registration fori!
Dorchester county, Elias Doar and R. j
M. Limehouse, have been removed!
by Gov. Ansel. Copies of the governor's
order were served upon each
of the parties by Sheriff Owens today.
The removal of .Messrs. Doar and
Limehouse is the result of an investigation
conducted by Mr. W. K. Townsend
of Columbia, at the request of
the governor. Mr. Townsend came
down to St. George about six weeks
ago in order to make an investigation
into the affair and secured a number
of affidavits regarding the doings of
the board at their last regular meeting
before the election on the dispensary
question in August.
Gov. Ansel, on the 21st of September,
issued a rule requiring the members
of the board to appear before
him, at Columbia on the 27th of September
to show cause why they
should not be removed from office
for misconduct and neglect of duty.
Messrs. Limehouse and Doar, at
the hearing before the governor, admitted
that they had issued certificates
from lists made out and given
to them without the persons to whom
the certificates were issued appearing
before them in person. They contended,
however, that such course
has always been pursued, and that
they were governed by an established
precedent.
Gov. Ansel in the order served today
recites the fact that it was impossible
for these officers to determine
that the applicant could read
and write any section of the constitution,
or that he owned or had paid
taxes on the amount of property as
required by the constitution of 1905,
when he had never appeared before
the board in person.
Mr. A. W. Rumph. who is also a
member of the board, subsequent to
his having been served with a copy
of the rule to show cause, tendered
his resignation to Gov. Ansel, giving
as his reason the fact that his health
and advanced age would not permit
him to appear at the hearing.
The governor in view of the extreme
age and feeble physical condition of
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Air. nlimyii, aucepicu uia icsiguauuu.
The service of this order to-day fl
closes a matter which has engaged I
the high attntion of the people of I
Dorchester county since the election I
on the dispensary question. "
Mr. Doar, the chairman of the
board, was seen by your correspon- $
dent to-day, but said that he had no
statement to make regarding tilt
affair at this time.
For the last two weeks there has
been a sharp controversy going on in
the two county papers in reference J
to this affair by those who are inter- |
ested therein, which was begun as I
the result of the publication of sever- |
al affidavits contradicting some of _
the original ones filed with the governor.
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White Man Convicted.
Sumter, Oct. 23.?R. M. Barwick,
white, of Pinewood, was convicted of !
manslaughter with a recommendation ]
to mercy. His attorney, H. C. i
Haynsworth, gave notice of a motion
for a new trial which will be argued -j
next week. The jury in this case was
out from 6 Thursday afternoon until
10 o'clock Friday morning. Barwick
was a policeman at Pinewood and
while on duty shot a negro. The
jury, however did not think the facts
justified shooting. Barwick was tried
once before, the result being a mistrial.
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who have not been regular eaters
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vigor will mean that every other
month in the year will find them doing
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