The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 11, 1911, Page 5, Image 5
jf PERSONAL MENTION.
\ People Visiting in This City and
at Other Points.
I"" ?Mr. Otis Brabham, of Allendale,
spent yesterday in the city.
?Mrs. J. D. Copeland, who has
been quite ill, is improving.
?Mr. John H. Cope, of the Cope
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Capt. J. R. Hamilton and wife, of
Branchville, spent yesterday in the
?Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bruce spent
Sunday in Branchville with relatives.
?Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Counts, of
Laurens, spent a few days in the city
last week.
?Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Brickie, of
Augusta, spent Sunday in the city
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^ with relatives.
?Mr. R. W. D. Rowell, who has
been sick for several weeks, is out
again, although he is still very weak.
?Miss Mozelle Copeland came
home from Converse College, Spartanburg,
on account of the illness of
her mother.
?Mr. Thomas Black, Jr., who has
L been attending a medical college in
I Baltimore, is at home for the sumI
mer vacation.
?Mr. G. H. Jennings, of Hampton,
was in the city Sunday on a visit
to his mother. He has recently
r| been in the hospital, but is all right
again.
?Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Hartzog, of
Greenwood, spent several days in the
y city last week on account of the ill|te.
ness of Mrs. J. D. Copeland, a sister
fof Mr. Hartzog.
?Lieutenant D. G. Copeland, who
is now stationed at Troy, N. Y., has
been spending several days in the
city on account of the illness of his
^ mother, Mrs. J. D. Copeland.
?Mr. J. L. Mims, editor of the
Edgefield Advertiser, spent last Friday
night in the city, leaving Saturday
morning for Charleston. He paid
The Herald office a visit, and we re*
gret very much that we did not get
to see him. But the fact is that we
' have been in bad physical shape recently,
and as we work a great deal
at night, we do not get to the office
; early in the mornings.
! MURDERER SEEKS PARDON.
Blease Hears Petition on Behalf of
Barnwell County Farmer.
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Columbia, May 8.?A hearing was
held to-day before Gov. Blease in the
petition for the pardon of Chester
Kennedy, the wealthy Barnwell county
farmer, who is serving a life sen||
. tence for murder.
Kennedy was (fonvictea upon toe
testimony of Quitman Johnson, a negro,
who confessed to being hired,
H as he said by Kennedy, to kill a
j? Barnwell county white man, but who
f by mistake, shot another man.
A secooid negro was convicted at
J:- the same time of complicity in the
jf ' murder. Kennedy lost his appeal to
the supreme court.
PREFERS DEATH TO SURRENDER
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Singlb-Handed, Bandit Defies Posse
Until Killed.
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Jefferson, la., May 7.?Marshal
Busby, of Paton, Iowa, and a bank
robber were killed and a highwayman
seriously injured in a clash between
a sheriff's posse and the bandits
early this morning, at a school
^ house two miles from Paton.
? This morning at 4 o'clock the hightwaymen
blew a safe in the postoffice
at Paton, taking several hundred
dollars in stamps and money. Busby,
with a posse, started in pursuit
| of the robbers. The posse came upon
a school house near Paton. The
marshal went to the door, and upon
opening it was shot dead. One of
the robbers dragged the body into
the school house. Then a fusillade
* of shots was begpn between the robbers
and the posse.
Shielded by Marshal's Body.
The body of Busby was propped
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behind which the robbers fired on
the posse.
By this time another posse arrived.
The combined posses then
poured a fusillade into the windows
and doors of the school house. Finally,
one of the robbers staggered
through the front doorway badly
k wounded, saying: "Boys, I surrenI
der, but my pal is going to fight till
you get him."
Shot Through the Heart.
The lone bandit was given a
chance to surrender, but he refused.
I The fight was renewed. All the time
E the dead marshal's body was hung
K up against the window and the robP
ber was firing from behind it. The
I* fusillade lasted for 30 minutes. Fin *
t-i
(ally the posse saw tne rouuei ?ux5!
ger and Busby's body fell from the
window. A rush was made for the
[ door. The robber was found dead,
with a bullet through his heart. .
The wounded robber refuses to
t give his name. His leg is shattered
and will have to be amputated.
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FLETCHER FORD SHOT.
Now Lying at Hospital With Bullet
Through Lung.
Chester, May 6.?Fletcher Ford is
lying at the hospital here shot
through his lung and with slim
chances of recovery, and Emmet Rodman
is in jail charged with the shooting.
The affair took place at Richburg
last night about dark, and the
occurrence is one of the most der\f
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piui aui^ cllij i\iuu VT aiv/u aao vv
I curred in this county in years. The
I wounded man is a prominent young
farmer of Richburg, while Emmet
| Rodman is likewise a well-known
; young man of Rodman and the son
of S. A. Rodman, several times a
candidate for the legislature from
this county.
The story of the affray seems to be
that the young men got into'a quarr?
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id a i uituuui 3 xaot 1115111, wc>i ov/mv
trivial matter. It is alleged that Rodman,
who is a cripple, was the aggressor.
It *s said that Rodman
cursed Ford c.nd when the latter remonstrated
with him he drew a pistol
and attempted to hit Ford over
the head. The latter threw up his
arm and warded off the blow. It is
alleged that Rodman then fired. The
bullet entered below the left arm
pit, passed through one lung ana
lodged in the back. The wounded
man was brought to the hospital
here this morning and the bullet removed.
Reports from his bedside
state that chanees for his recovery
are extremely doubtful.
Rodman was brought to the city
by a constable and lodged in jail,
pending the result of the fight his alleged
victim is making for life.
Counsel has been retained to defend
him and he is not talking. Fletcher
Ford is a splendid young man, just
coming into manhood. He has been
farming and has made a god record
| for himself. People to-day from the
| Richburg section spoke highly of him
] and expressed the hope that he would
yet recover.
Jerome Harley Acquitted.
Orangeburg, May 6.?Jerome Harley
was tried to-day for the murder
of George F. Philips, near North,
about two months ago, and as nc
proof could be made out that Harley
fired the gun that killed Philips, a
verdict of not guilty was ordered.
Victor Philips, a son of the deceased,
is also held for the killing. He will
be tidied later. Victor Philips testified
that he killed his father by ac
cident. Young Farley and Hariej
had had a quarrel and Harley had
folowed Philips back to Philips's
home. When Harley entered the
door young Philips saw Harley had
a pistol and he picked up the gun
that was in the corner of the room.
Philips said the gun went off through
some means unknown to him and the
load struck his father, causing his
death a day later. The elder Philips
was Aanding at another door of the
room.
Engages Equipment.
Charlotte, N. C., May 5.?The Piedmont
& Northern Traction company,
which is building the interurban line
through the Carolinas, to-day awarded
the contract for practically the
entire electrical equipment of the
line between Charlotte and Greenwood,
S. C., to a Pittsburg concern,
for the sum of $300,000. The con
tract emoraces eignt eiecinc iocu
motives of the motor type, transformers,
wire, etc., but does not include
freight or passenger cars.
Bolters Must Come Back.
Nashville, Tenn., May 5.?At a caucus
of what is known as the regulai
Democrats of the senate and house
held to-night a resolution was adopted
to the effect that the regulan
would not treat with the fusior
Democrats so long as 34 of them remained
out of the State. It was further
resolved to keep both houses in
session so long as necessary to prevent
the calling of an extra session,
A legal opinion was read that the legislature
was still in legal session and
could so remain for years, even with
only two members in each house, provided
adjournment was taken from
day to day.
Efforts at compromise are still in
progress.
Watkins Refused New Trial.
Charlotte, N. C., May 6.?In Buncombe
superior court to-day at Asheville,
Presiding Judge Webb denied
the petition of the defense for a new
trial in the case against Formei
Deputy Sheriff F. C. Watkins, convicted
of the killing at Black Mountain
two years ago of John Hill Bunt^
rviQ-n rnnrocnntin o* n
lug) CL liavcaug Luau u
Chattanooga, Tenn., concern, upor
the allegation that a juror had gone
into the box prejudiced against the
defendant. The court stated that had
a report of the charge against the
juror been made earlier in the tria]
cognizance of the matter woulc have
been taken, but that it was too late
now. Watkins was sentenced to twc
years in the State penitentiary, and
notice of an appeal to the supreme
court was given.
INJURED BY TRAIN.
; Conductor M. A. Strauss Has His
Leg Cut Off.
1 Conductor M. A. Strauss, in charge
of freight train No. 331 bound for
Augusta on the A. C. L. met with an
accident Friday morning in which he
suffered the loss of his left leg and
had the right foot severely mashed.
The accident occurred at Creston just
as the train was pulling into the station.
The injured man was hurried
to this city for medical attention,
and the A. C. L. physicians, Drs.
Lowman and Shecut attended him on
his arrival here. Strauss was conscious
when he reached the city, but
-1 at that time it could not be stated
1 as to the extent of the injuries.
A phone message was received
1 from Mrs. Strauss this morning re
questing that no operation be performed
until she could see her husband.
She will arrive this afternoon.
At that time, the physicians
state they expect to perform an operation
which will probably result
in a double amputation. Although
the patient is bearing up well under
the shock, the physicians at this time
1 are unable to say what the outcome
1 will be.
1 According to the report concern^
ing the accident, Strauss was riding
on the engine and was getting off
1 the engine at the station. He lost
' his footing in some way and fell.
1 His legs fell across the track and
the wheels completely severed the
left leg just below the knee and severely
mangled the right foot.
Conductor Strauss together with
his family resided in this city for
some years. His home was in Sum|
ter and only a week or two ago, he
moved his family to that city.?Orangeburg
Evening News.
Flames Destroy Negro Hospital.
Yesterday afternoon about 2:30
o'clock, just as dinner was served,
Taylor Lane hospital, the institution
located on the Camden road just outside
of the city, for negroes, was com.
pletely destroyed by fire. The only
. thing saved were a few pieces of furniture,
a little bed clothing and a
, piano. The loss is estimated at about
r $5,000, with only $1,200 insurance.
L It is supposed to have caught from
a defective flue. Last month the roof
caught on fire, but was extinguished
[ by quick work before any consider
.! able damage was done.
The flames were discovered after
r the sparks had caught under the roof
[ and there was little chance of saving
. the building.
! Patients Removed.
L Ten patients were at the hospital
L at the time the fire started and one
was in a serious condition, and they
were hastily removed by the nurses,
assisted by R. S. Hipp and W. D.
Grimesly, rural policemen. Those
convalescing were taken to- their
homes; those who were waiting to
be operated on were removed to a
farm owned by Dr. Matilda Evans,
superintendent of the hospital; those
who"'were in a more serious condition
[ were quartered at 1007 Lady street,
where the hospital was situated some
? 10 years ago. Ebbie Brooks, who
k for some time had been the efficient
matron and housekeeper, was extremely
ill and it was thought yes[
terday by Dr. Evans that the excitement
of 'the fire might materially affect
her.
Taylor Lane has been under the
direction of Dr. Matilda Evans for
many years. At one time it was only
a few rooms, but 10 years ago was
. moved to the old Miller residence, a
. *Tirr?_ctnrv 1 S-rnom dwelling in WaV
erly. That was the building burned
. yesterday. It was owned by Mrs.
3 Mary A. Chambers and she carried
[ $1,500 insurance on the main build.
ing and $500 on the small house in
. the yard, which was used as a nurses'
[ home. Her loss is probably covered
. by insurance. This was one of Columbia's
old homes, having been
. erected in 1839 and later remodeled
I in 1859.?Columbia State, Saturday,
i May 6.
Should Attract Immigrants.
L Monroe, La., May 5.?Predicting
that the resources of the Sputh will
divert immigration toward this section,
G. Grosvenor Dawe, director
general of the Southern Commercial
congress, delivered an address tol
night to the delegates of the Louisi
r ana Farm Lands congress on tne sud
ject of "Immigration."
"If we uphold the standard of our
civilization," he said, "the South is
bound to lead the nation again within
l a generation. The Canadian governi
ment expends vast sums annually to
i secure selected immigrants. The
' South can and should do the same.
I The nation should welcome all "who
i will help build a greater nation
I upon the governmental ideas, and
i the South will become by the million
i those immigrants who meet these re>
quirements and who will help us keep
I racial purity paramount."
5 The congress comes to an end tomorrow.
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GRIMSLEY HELD FOR MURDER.
Inquest Over Remains of Mrs. Bessinger
and Walter Sandifer.
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Columbia, May 7.?The coroner's
jury fastened the blame upon Ernest
Grimsley for the killing yesterday
of Walter Sandifer and Mrs. Cora
Bessinger, at the inquest held this
afternoon. The solicitor of this circuit
was present and it is stated that
an indictment will be handed out at
the term of court, commencing tomorrow.
The story of the double killing,
as told at the inquest, was not differ
ent in important details from the
story already printed. It appears
from the testimony at the inquest
that Grimsley was not drunk. It
was stated by two witnesses that he
had taken a drink or so, but no testimony
as to his being drunk was established.
Frank M. High, a Confederate veteran,
was the principal witness. In
substance he stated that he stepped
into theBessinger restaurant and was
talking to the man behind the counter,
who was the young man Sandifer,
when Grimsley came in and commenced
firing. This time Sandifer
was shot, and as Mr. Bessinger stepped
into the room, from the other
room, she, too, was shot by Grimsley.
It was brought out that Grimsley
had bought cartridges a short
while before the killine.
The only possible motive for the
crime, as brought out, was the ar-?
gument earlier yesterday over the
bowl of soup. Grimsley wanted to
get two rolls of bread with his bowl
of soup and, upon being refused, he
was angry.
Ernest Grimsley is a young man,
probably about 22 or 23 years of age.
He was until very recently employed
as a chaingang guard. Walter Sandifer
was also a young man. Mrs. :
Bessinger was the wife of the proprietor
of the Acme restaurant,
where the killing occurred. Feeling
against Grimsley is high in all parts
of the city.
A large crowd attended the coroner's
inquest, held this afternoon.
The verdict of the jury was that Mrs.
Bessinger and Sandifer came to their
death by gun shot wounds at the
hands of Ernest Grimsley. It is stated
that Grimsley's defence may be
insanity.
Flat Rock Hotel Burned.
Hendersonville, N. C., May 7.?A
$20,000 fire this morning totally destroyed
C. E. Roper's summer hotel
at Flat Rock, two miles from here.
The building, which was situated on
a high hill, near the Flat Rock depot,
was less than a year old, and
the spectacular blaze attracted hundreds
of spectators. The building
and contents were insured for $11,000.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Mr. Roper spent last night in Hen
dersonville and the only occupants
of the building were his two sons,
who awoke to find the forty-room
structure ablaze in many parts. Mr.
Roper probably would have sold his
hotel Tuesday to an Atlanta man.
The hotel was erected at a cost of
$20,000 and had not yet opened for
the summer.
Two Children Barn.
Batesburg, May 7.?Information
was received here to-day of a fire
yesterday on the farm of Henry Derrick,
adjoining the- Cedar Grove
church, near Leesville, in which his
two little children were burned to
death and his residence destroyed.*
The fire was discovered by neighbors,
it seems, during the early afternoon,
when the parents of the
children had driven to one of the
adjoining fields. The children, one
of them 2 and the other 4 years of
age, were heard screaming inside the
house, and efforts were made to res
cue them, but the flames had gained
so much headway it was impossible
to j?et inside the building. .
Their bodies were found in the
debris and taken to Columbia last
night.
The loss, in the destruction of the
dwelling, amounts to about $2,000.
To Regulate Saloons.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 5.?Following
the defeat of a constitutional
amendment for State-wide prohibition
at a recent election the State
senate to-day passed a drastic bill
regulating the saloons of the State
by a vote of 17 to 5.
Among its prohibitive provisions
are sale of liquor to habitual drunk- ;
ards, saloons to close at 8 o'clock
and not open until 7 the following
morning, to abolish all screens, the
use of all music or games and that
no more than one-fourth of a pint of
any intoxicant shall be sold to a customer,
this to be in sealed pack- ,
ages. The object is to prevent barroom
drinking. It is believed certain
that the measure will pass the house
and become a law, that body already
having signified its attitude towards
the sale of whiskey.
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