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- : m... ? i r n I TO teir . mtm. . BP* * &, 1 Bp I J' ' ^ . & 1 ' ' a n - p] * p- I* g* it iv |R, 1 Hpt > A# Iff ' G. I ||"THE LIVE STO( ) BOY'S BODY IN FIRE. Believed that Lad was Killed am ^ Fire Started to Cover Crime. - Washington, D. C., Sept. 10.? Firemen who extinguished a blazi in the cobbler shop of Tony Melano near the government printing office early to-day, found unmistakable evi dehce that the fire had been set t( cover up the murder of a victim, af terwaxds identified as Harry Smith 14 years old. The firemen pullec the charred and unrecognizable re mains of the boy from burning a< bris, which had been soaked witl I;;?oal oil. Several blows naa Deer dealt the boy with a heavy instru ment and a blood-stained hammei was found near by. The body was identified by a scarf pin. Melanr ? was arrested at the point of a re volver. The witnesses told the police they saw him fighting in his shoi yesterday. One woman said she sav ; him strike a boy with a hammer ^He claimed he loaned his key to ar American friend who said he want ed to sleep in the shop last night. Myrtle Smith, 22 years old, a sisi ter of the murdered boy, becam< hysterical and attempted to commii suicide when she wrent to the morgue (with members of the family in an ef fort to indentify the charred remains of her brother. Screaming loudly sh< (ran out of the morgue and was aboul to jump off the wharf into the Po tomac river when she was seized bj two policemen and restrained b} main force. GIRL'S NUDE BODY FOUND. Believed that Kidnapping was fo] Revenge Upon Parents. Madison, Wis., Sept. 9.?The nud< body of seven-year-old Annie Lam berger, who was kidnapped from i bed in her parent's home last Tues day night, was found in Lake Mo nona, near here early to-day. Superficial examination of th< body disclosed no evidence of vio lenbe beyond a slight laceration or IK' one ear and a discoloration or the neck, the latter mark indicating that the child may have been stran ??;. : ' gled. No weights were on the body nor were the hands or feet bounc i: in any way. The only motive for the murder as far as the case has developed seems to be revenge upon the child'i V parents by an unidentified enemy. CK P Bl You Ca List recer ico. 11a xr loads ( rices. \ ext week lules. \ ish or ci 7RA :k and vehicle MURDER SUSPECT CAPTURED. i Hampton County Negro in Jail for Cirime Committed in 1907. Bruson, Sept. 12.?Sheriff Lightsey, of this county, passed through Branson early yesterday morning on his way from Gainesville, Fla., having in charge a young negro man, [ Ellie Platts, charged with the murj der of a white man^ Laz Padgett, of this neighborhood, in August, 1907. In a preliminary examination Dej fore Magistrate Dowling, of this place, Platts was discharged. He disa appeared from here immediately af" ter. Subsequently a warrant was issued for his arrest on after-discovered evidence. Sheriff Lightsey traced him to Florida, where he was liv, ing under the name of Harvey. ( Padgett, when killed, was living albne in a house about a mile from Bcunson, and was known to have several hundred dollars in cash, which he carried about his person. He was shot to death in his house about 9 o'clock at night and found by neighbors the next morning. No money could be found on his person or about the premises. Platts is in > *" * v Magistrate Collins Resigns. Florence, Sept. 12.?Magistrate s Mack C. Collins, of Oak Grove, ? T/vnch's townshin. in this eountv. the t well-known and fearless magistrate, . who has served the State and counj ty in that position at Oak Grove for 7 several years, has decided that, for the best interests of his own person, that he would resign his position and move to Florence. His resignation was forwarded to p Gov. Bleas? to-day, and is effective at once. Mr. Collins, it will be remembered, was -recently charged with an ugly crime in his community, but, after legal investigation, was exonerated entirely by the trial magistrate. He states that he has no objection to the hatred shown him by a number of people of that section, and was not afraid of being done bodily harm, but when it got to the point that a citizen of the State should come out i and swear out a warrant against him I /\r? wViof nriT-r> TITO c. o folco n Vl O T- Or" O 3 un w next, lie oajo w cio a. iuio^ v^xxcxx t> v^, | - he thought best tht he should leave ? the community and seek rest and 1 contentment elsewhere. Mr. Collins came here to-day, and , has already secured a position on the , city police force, going on duty at 6 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. His family reached here to-day. I -V 11- ..... v A*:/ ' 1 HIL JGG n t peat 1 red, two re varic of Wage Ve willh % : a car lc Ve solid edit. / N K MAN." BOND. IS CALLED IN. Mims, Charged with Incest, Arrested at Sumter. Lexington, Sept. 12.?Will Mims, the Brookland white man charged with incest, was placed in jail on Sunday by Sheriff Miller, having been arrested in Sumter. Mims's bondsmen decided that they ?id not care to remain on his bond longer and so notified the officers. -It will be recalled that Mims was first arrested several months ago upon the charge of rape, the alleged victim being a near relative. At the last term of court the grand jury failed to bring in a true bill on the charge of rape, and a warrant was worn out by the solicitor charging incest. Mims remained in jail, but finally was able to give bond. The little girl, ftie co-defendant in the case, is out on bond. The case is revolting in its nature, and will be thrashed-out in the general sessions court next week. Mims looks to be about 50 years of age. He is a mill operative. "Ghost" Came With a Crash. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 13.?Three young women operators in the Pittston telephone exchange were badly frightened this morning when a man, clad only in his nightshirt, jumped through the glass skylight of the oporafinflr rnnm of 3 nVlnr.lr and fitond ViUViUg * VVUA MV V V ^ w bleeding and torn before them. They shrieked for help and dashed painc-sfcricken into the street, shouting that they had seen a ghost. The police found the man was James Roach, who, while delirious from fever, had got out of his bedroom, climbed to the roof of his house and passing over two other roofs, had fallen into the exchange. He was severely injured. Record-Breaking Shipments. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 10.?With cargoes of co-tton, totalling more than 41,000 bales, four steamships flying the British flag cleared from this port to-day for Liverpool, Bremen and Manchester. The vessels and their cargoes are: Dominion, for Liverpool, about 15,000 bales; Anglo-Bolivian, for Bremen, 6,000 ' bales; Author for Manchester, 10,000, bales; Meltonia, Liverpool, 10,000 bales. It is declared in shipping circles that the first half of this month will break all records for heavy early movement. \ > . ' '>v * ... ' ' . ' : - ' sfe*: .i ' - .. ??< jv.-.V-.-V c&HiX: ,L IES kam CAP #1 11^111 A V/l U car loai ms ma! >ns. En c I avc ivi l >ad of h t your i / BA t MAINE "WET" AFTER ALL. Official Count Gives 134 Majority Against Prohibtion. Portland, Me., Sept. 14.?An apparent majority of ,134 votes for repeal of the . liquor prohibitory amendment of the Maine constitution was announced in an official state meat issued to-night by Secretary of State Davis as the outcome of Monday's election. The secretary's report is based on signed returns from town clerks. Certain discrepancies, which indicate errors by town officials in returning the vote, are not taken into account in the secretary's report. These discrepancies are declared by leaders of the anti-repeal side to be suffiicent to change the result to a "dry" majority Only the canvass of the vote by the governor and council later can J-"~-?or.*.* aujusi any uisrcieyeuiuicD ui mis oun. Press returns compiled in this cityindicated to-night a "dry" majority of 356, taking into account the alleged discrepancies in town clerks' reports. Trafficked in Girls. Tampa, Fla., Sept. 14.?Charging a violation of the federal statute, whidh seeks to prohibit the trafficking in girls, L. Athanasaw was placed under $1,000 bond here to-day on a warrant sworn out by the Woman's Home and Hospital. Athanasaw is proprietor of the Imperial Theatre in Ybor City. It is a vaudeville house with wine rooms attached. The specific charge against him is that through and advertisement in an Atlanta" paper he interested young girls of that city and surrounding country to come here and go on the stage at a fancy salary. The name of Miss Agnes Couch appears in the warrant. She has been living in Atlanta, but her home is at ? * ^ - n* J 1 iV. ~ senoia, ua. cue was resuueu uy cue superintendent of the Woman's Home and Hospital. Five other Atlanta girls answered the advertisement, but none of them went to work after visiting the place. Miss Couch said she was employed by an agent in Atlanta, who paid her fare here. She told the authorities she was forced to smoke cigarettes, drink and importune men to drink, and to submit to other indignities. . Highest price paid for cotton seed. W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. $65 be Price ds of Bu res. Tv itertainu i Monday< [orses ar >atronag MBI , BAMBERG, Si FRANCIS F. CARROLL Attorney-at-Law Office in Hoffman Building. GENERAL PRACTICE. 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