The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 12, 1910, Page 6, Image 6
ALLEN DAvIS TO HANG.
First Death Sentence in Orangeburg
in Eight Years.
Orangeburg, May 5.?Allen Davis
> was sentenced this afternoon to be
hanged for the murder of his wife
last January. The defendant when
arraigned on iast Monday morning
stated that he had no counsel, thereupon
the court appointed counsel for
the defendant and the trial was set
for to-day. Allen Davis had no witnesses
to testify in his behalf, but
plead not guilty upon the arraignment
this morning.
The case was begun shortly after
li o'clock and the State had a fewwitnesses
to relate the facts of the
crime. The story of the crime was
that Davis' wife had left him hecause
of his loose life. On January
30, last, Davis went to Gospel Temple
Baptist church, a church of his community,
for the purpose of making
his wife return to him. Just after
- the services were about over, Davis
found an opportune time to speak to
his wife, Lela Davis. He asked her
if she was going to return home with
him. She replied that she was going
back the way she came. He stated
that if she didn't return with him she
would return in a box. Upon her
second refusal to return with him,
Davis drew out his revolver and fired
a bullet into her head. While prostrate
upon the ground he fired four
times, at her, missing the body entirely.
/ After the shooting Davis left and
v;; / - went to Charlotte, at which place he
was arrested. A reward of $100 had
been offered for his apprehension.
When on the witness stand Davis
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admitted killing his wife and stated
that he was sorry as soon as he did it.
He asked the jury to save his life.
He was a pitiful witness, just 22
years of age, who stated that his passion
overcame him and he was truly
penitent. He loved his wife, he said.
Vjv- Trembling, Davis answered the
judge's question as. to whether he
V had anything to say why the sentence
% of death should not be placed upon
^ f ? him, replying in the negative. When
Judge Sease pronounced that he
should be hanged on July 1, between
the hours of 11 and 2, Davis sat down
and bowed his head.
This is the first death sentence
conferred in this county in the past
eight years.
G. Duncan Bellinger Dead.
George Duncan Bellinger, former
y. attorney general ot the State, died
; at his home in Shandon ast Wednes'
. day night at 9:15. His fatal illness
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Jl&a DtHiu unci, auuuugu mi. .tusniix
ger had been in-ill health for quite
a long time.
' . His general health had appeared
to be improved by a 'stay at Hampton
Spring, Fla., and his friends
were totally unprepared for the an
* nouncement that he was desperately
1211 with blood poisoning. The malady
*made rapid progress and at 9:15
Wednesday night he passed away.
Mr. Bellinger has been a resident
of Columbia ever since he entered
the office of attorney general. Mr.
' Bellinger had many of the elements
% . of a great public character, and had
' be been less of a man and more of
a compromiser, he might have gone
high as a public officer, perhaps to
the United States Senate. But with
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the fearlessness which was his greatest
characteristic there was a hatred
\ of
the mean and the low, and his
'
candor and boldness were also proverbial.
He was regarded generally as a
skillful advocate and a man learned
in the law, but his first great hold
upon the people of South Carolina
? was when he prosecuted the "Brox.ton
> Bridge" case. White men of
Colleton county were charged with
a serious crime and they threatened
. all sorts of revenge if Mr. Bellinger
should prosecute them. Mr. Bellinger,
attended only by a newspaper
correspondent, who was a close personal
friend, passed gallantly through
that memorable trial, and the next
summer he bravely faced the same
desperate men in his campaign, even
though it were tempting violence at
their hands for him to even appear
in Colleton county.
The news of the death of Mr. Bellinger
will be received with sadness as
well as with surprise by his many
friends throughout Sou\h Carolina.
> The funeral services were held at
his late residence in Shandon Thursday
at 1 o'clock, the services being
conducted by Rev. W. C. Lindsay
of the First Baptist church. The
body was taken to Barnwell, his old
home, the interment being in the
cemetery of Bethel church.
Mr. Bellinger is survived by his
wife, who was a Miss O'Bannon,
three daughters and two sons, Sophie
N., Norma and Anna; G. Duncan
Bellinger, Jr., a law student at the
University, and Harry O'Bannon
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bowels cause frightful despondency.
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"THE STATE" COMPANY SUED.
$50,000 Action Brought Against "W
Newspaper by John E. Black.
Columbia, May 7.?A libel suit for
$50,000, filed to-day against the State si
Company, calls attention to the fact b
that there is no libel statute in South f(
Carolina and only the common law tl
applies. Several years ago the State
Press Association framed a libel law, p
but it was not passed by the General n
Assembly. f<
The $50,000 suit is filed by attor- si
neys for John E. Black, and grows Y
out of the recent local political elec- n
tion. g
The complaint alleges that the C
plaintiff was damaged on account of R
publications in the State during the
recent municipal campaign. o]
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A Great Achievement. p,
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Nowadays there are many doors w
open to the girls and they fill many a
positions that a few years ago would s]
have been considered quite out of C(
their line of work; but none it would s(
seem could be less attractive than the
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position held by Miss Clara True, who 0]
is agent of the Mission Reservation y<
in California. Her appointment to ^
this position came about through h.
Commissioner Leup, who having ei
watched Miss True's management of
an Indian school in New Mexico, ^
thought he discovered in her that fC
power that would work wonders for
the betterment of the Indians, and it m
has been amply proven that he was ai
right. ' ; n(
Miss True was sent as Indian agent w
to a reservation that was poverty- v(
stricken because the Indians would st
not wrork, and were thoroughly de- ^
based by whiskey. The Indians did j>
not want her, and resisted every ef- n(
fort she made to better tneir conai- tv
tion. The liquor dealers tried to
bribe her; the cattle thieves and
land thieves did all in their power to
drive her away; and once when she p.
chanced to be away for the night, her w
pillow was riddled by bullets. la
But Miss True is a good fighter co
and has a large stock of courage, re
determination and real love for her n(
fellow-man, and so has bravely won
out in her fight for decency and progress.
From being the wosst spot 80
in the Indian possessions, the Mission
Reservation is rapidly becoming a gt
model for all the other Reservations'; ci|
-and to-day good order prevails, neatness
abounds and the hitherto incorrigible
element is subdued through or
the kindly offices of a large-hearted, ga
sympathetic girl who has successful- ar
ly demonstrated what can be accomplished
through the power of love.
Fidelity. hc
ye
j It was several days ago. How the ga
years do fly! It was in a country w<
district, several miles from a rail- fa
road. The doctor was compelled to of
drive long distances on dark and so
stormy nights, over the mountain he
and along rough roads. On this par- lie
ticular night the weather was fine, an
Our doctor had been called to a case he
about four miles from his home. A cr<
child was seriously ill. The case
puzzled him. His eyes were riveted gr
upon the child. His hand held its ea
pulse. Every symptom was observed, to
The medicine was working. The wl
doctor was expecting a crisis. His fo
eyes must not be lifted. He must not m<
lose his chance to save the child's th
life. tei
A messenger drove in great haste th
into farm yard. A call for the doc- qu
tor. He moved not a muscle. The wi
messenger entered the room. The ba
doctor's barn was burning. The
house had caught. No need to inform re
the doctor that his wife, with her tr:
new-born babe, only a few days old? in
their first-born?was in that house, th
He turned not, trembled not, said no ho
word. He watched his patient. Yet fic
he had heard. A battle waged with- a
in. His yearnings were yonder. His th
trained faculties remained in the sick po
room. He waited, waited, waited.
At length the crisis came and passed, gi]
Remedies were applied. They were $5
effectual. He could safely leave the ju
child. mi
A well-rejsted fast horse carried him co
home quickly. The barn was in ruins. ch
Two fine horses, with other valuable th
property had been consumed. A part
of the house had been burned?not gi]
all. The mother and child had been ba
carefully removed to a neighbor's. TI
He cared for them. There were no inj
serious consequences. no
That doctor's fidelity to his patient br
has been an inspiration to me during mi
these years. How often the tempta^ mi
tion comes to act only in our own tn- th
terest. or for the advantage of family,
or friends, to the disadvantage of others
who are relying upon us! That ty
doctor was a Christian. This may ex- ab
plain his conduct: He trusted in God co
for the dear ones at home, while he is
performed the duty at hand. And it 18
was well. at
O, for that perfect confidence in pe
God which enables men to he faithful en
to duty, to sacrifice personal interests, be
even when so-called extenuating cir- he
cumstances surround! Out of such th
fiery trials souls come pure and pr
strong. Such tests endured make mi
men.?Selected. in,
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SAVE THE GIRLS.
rliite Slaves Bought and Sold on Xev
York Market.
The New York World says whit*
[avery in that city was shown t(
e a real, hideous fact' in the las
iw days. The following yrooi o
le above we take from the World:
After three months of carefu
lanning by District Attorney Whit
lan and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
jreman of a grand jury now in ses
on, four girls were bought in Nev
ork by an Assistant District-Attor
ey and two courageous women
raduates of Smith and Radcliffc
olleges, who had worked with th<
ockefeller grand jury on the cases
The girls were purchased in the
pen market. The District-Attor
ey has the receipts for the monej
aid for them. They were sold Witt
direct understanding that thej
ere to be carried to Alaska for imtoral
purposes. They were sold as
aves, without any reservation, ac
>rding to the evidence in the posjssion
of the District-Attorney.
Each of the girls gave her age
Eficially as sixteen and seventeet
sars old. One girl when found bj
le authorities cried bitterly for s
alf hour because she had been tak1
so quickly from a home of vice
lat she did not bring her doll
nother little girl cried equally hard
?r her Teddy bear.
Three arrests have already been
ade in the cases and other arrests
e predicted by the District-Attorjy
within a short time. The first
as that of Harry Levenson, 27
jars old, living at No. 16 East 3rd
reet. The District-Attorney charges
iat through the agency of Assistant
istrict Attorney James B. Rey)lds,
and the two college women,
70 girls were purchased from him.
The second arrest was that of
alle Moore, a negress, living at No.
18 West Forty-first street* The
istrict Attorney charges that two
hite gi^rls were purchased from her
st week by the same agents. In
mnection with the woman's arst
the District Attorney stated that
>t one-quarter of the facts could
s made public at this issue.
Later in the evening Alex Ander>n,
who is employed in the Union
ife, in Broadway near Fortieth
reet, and which is ^aid by the offiils
to be under the management of
jorge Considine, was.arrested. The
Bcials admitted that warrants are
it for several other persons, but
id they did not expect any more
rests before morning.
While the arrests were being made
e police were searching all the
>spitals in the city for an eleven
ar old girl, who had been bar.ined
for and who, it is declared,
mid have been sold but for the
ct that she became so ill because
mistreatment in an immoral re
rt tnat sne naa to De sent tu a
spital. There is reason to be;ve
that the girl has been found
d will tell her story later, but
ir whereabouts are being kept seet.
The investigation was made by the
and jury and Mr. Rockefeller, who
ch devoted a large sum of money
the search for the root of the
lite slave trade. It was found
r them by two young college woen
who had devoted themselves to
e interests of their distressed sisrs.
They went to Alaska, where
e traffic is fierce, and there got acainted
with the under world and
th the people who trafficed in deuchery.
They got in touch with their corspondents
in all parts of the counT,
and finally got letters to parties
New York, the state for which
ey were working. They returned
me, took the district attorney's ofe
into their confidence, and with
member of the grand jury nailed
e trafficers beyond question, as rerted
above.
They found that formerly white
rls could be bought for $5 to
0, but the activity of the grand
ries all over - the country had
ide the price of these articles of
mmerce rise, so that the dealers
timed $200 for the great risk that
ey ran.
They found also that little white
rls were brought and sold for deuchery
to white men or negroes.
Ley found many things most revoltl
and sensational, but they will
>t talk much until the cases are
ought to trial. The recitation of
uch that is published, even now
ay well make one question whether
is is a christian country or not?
From birth a boy can own proper;
at 7 he is, if intelligible, answerle
for crime; at 14 he, if necessary,
uld choose his guardian; at 14 he
punishable for a misdemeanor; at
he is qualified for military service;
21 he may declare himself indendpnt
nf his father and is old
ough to vote, work the roads and
sued for breach of promise; at 25
is eligible to congress; at 30 to
e United States senate; at 40 to the
esidency, at 45 he is exempt from
ilitary service, jury duty and payg
poll tax.
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Parole Granted May.
v Because he is dying of tuberculosis
and because his child has developed
symptoms of the same disease, Chas.
3 S. May, yho pleaded guilty when acj
cused of the misuse of the funds of
t the city of Rock Hill to the extent of
f several thousand dollars, was last Fri:
day paroled by Gov. Ansel, the lenien1
cy to extend during good behavior. It
. is required that May go to another
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. health.
j C. S. May was brought to the State
. penitentiary hospital several weeks
ago from the York county jail, where
i he was serving a sentence (. f three
; years. It is stated by the physicians
at the penitentiary that his health has
; not been improved. While serving
. his sentence in the York county jail
T he became seriously ill with tubercui
losis. Gov. Ansel on petition granted
r a parole that May might be brought
_ to the hospital at the penitentiary.
} The following is the language of
. the parole:
"The petitioner Chas. S. May pleaded
guilty at the November term, 1909,
> of the court of general sessions for
, York county of breach of trust with
r fraudulent intent, and was sentenced
t to three years in the York county jail.
. While serving his sentence he de;
veloped a case of tuberculosis and it
became necessary to remove him from
1 the York county jail to the tuberculosis
hospital at the State penitentiary
t for treatment. Since his confinement
( there he has not improved as much
. as it was hoped he would.'
"A petition signed by a very great
number of the people of Rock Hill
; and of York county has been filed
i with me asking for a pardon, and
stating, among other things, that the
. only cniia 01 me petitioner nas aisu
manifested syfnptoms of the, same disease
from which her father is suffer;
ing.
"The petition has been reported
upon by the solicitor of the circuit
, and by the presiding judge, and, after
mature consideration of the case, in
mercy to the petitioner, to his health
and to that of his only child, and in
order that he may have an opportunity
of regaining his health, if that be
possible, I do hereby parole the said
Chas. S. May for and during good behavior,
he to go within 30 days from
this date to a climate^beyond the
limits of this State where consumption
may be arrested."
An Eye to Business.
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One day a man with a case full of
handbills entered a* restaurant in
Cincinnati run by an astute old German.
"Vot haf you dere?" the latter
asked as he observed the man about
to display several of the bills on his
walls.
"Railway circulars?excursion."
"Oh, ho," exclaimed the proprieA
" -?? ? ? J a- ? fi-irs /Imr AV_
tor, out; Ul UUOC tucay ecu uaj CAgursioiis!
Go avay cheaper vot you
stay at home eh?'J
"Exactly," said (the bill man.
"Und you vantj to hang dem up
here?"
"Certainly. You've no objection?"
"I have most clear objections," said
the German decidedly. "Dake dem
avay! Do you dake me for a fool,
man, dot I vould vant my customers
to read dose bills und den go avay
und eat at some cheap place for ten
days?"?Detroit Free Press.
NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE^
Please take notice that on Friday,
May 13th, 1910, we will apply to
Geo. P. Harmon, Judge of Probate
for Bamberg county, for letters dismissory
as executors of the last will
and testament of R. E. Steedley, deceased.
N. P. SMOAK,
J. H. FENDER,
Executors.
Bamberg, S. C., April 12th, 1910.
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