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ARREST ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
J. D. Hungerpiller Accused of Burning
a House.
Several days ago a dwelling house
being erected by Frank Champy in
Edisto township over in the Fork,
and which was nearing completion,
was set on fire and burned, entailing
a heavy loss on Mr. Champy, as he
had no insurance on the building.
Evidences of incendiarism was to be
seen in some of the circumstances
connected with the burning, and Mr.
Champy determined to push the investigation
with :he hope of detecting
the fire bug.
The suspicion that the house had
been set on fire was strongly corhv
a warn in fir notice that
had been pasted on a tree near the
scene of the burning. This notice,
which was written in print letters
with a pencil, warned Mr. Champy
not to attempt to rebuild the burned
house under pain of death. In addition
to the warning to Mr. Champy,
a coffin was drawn on the piece of
paper, with the words "This is the
Black Hand" and "This is the Place"
printed writh a pencil underneath.
From the fact that a misunderstanding
had arisen between Mr.
Champy and Mr. J. D. Hungerpiller,
-who had been employed to build tne
house, he came under suspicion of
being the party who had set fire to
the house and wrote the warning
note. A warrant was sworn out for
Mr. Hungerpiller before Magistrate
C. P. Brunson charging him with the
crime, and he was taken into custody
on Monday, and bailed in the sum of
$500.
Mr. Hungerpiller, who keeps a
little store in this city, denies the
charge, and claims that he will prove
himself innocent when the case comes
to trial, while on the other hand, his
accusers claim that they have most
damaging evidence against him,
winch will De Drougnt out wnen me
case comes to trial. The matter will
be thrashed out in the court when it
meets next month. Mr. Hungerpiller
came to this city some months ago
from the country. ? Orangeburg
Times and Democrat.
Artilleryman Drinks Poison.
( Suicide was evidently the intention
of Private Mitchell, of the 16th company,
United States coast artillery,,
when he raised a small vial of laudanum
to his lips, near the corner of
Society and King streets yesterday
morning about 10 o'clock. Only
prompt action on the part of Policemen
Welsh and Kellaher in getting
the soldier to the hospital saved his
life. At the hospital late last night
the report was that Michell's condition
was fairly good and that he has
'good chances for recovery.
Mitchell was noticed on King
street just before he drank the poison,
according to an eye-witness, acting
in a queer manner, muttering
to himself and otherwise attracting
attention. But no one noticed the
man very much, most people thinking
him drunk.
When Mitchell got nearly opposite
^Society street on King, he pulled a
small red-labelled bottle from his
Mitchell, of the 16th company of artillery.
His first name has not as
yet been learned.
Upon the arrival of the man at the
hospital the corps of doctors set to
work on him to counteract the effects
of the deadly poppy extract,
which permeated his system. After
a few hours of hard work, the man
took a turn for' the better and his
condition improved rapidly.
The Fort Moultrie authorities were
notified shortly after the occurrence,
but up to a late hour last night, no
action had been taken by them in
Mitchell's case.?Charleston News
and Courier.
Probers of Dispensary.
Columbia, Jan. 26.?The election
of Senator H. B. Carlisle, of Spartanburg,
chairman, and Mr. J. J.
Evans, of Marlboro, secretary, were
the principal matters transacted at
the first meeting of the new dispensary
investigation commission held
here last night. The commission is
now organized and will go immediately
to work with the investigation
of the. governor, the attorney general
and the former members of the
winding up commission and others
connected with the old State dispensary
under the terms of the act by
which they are created.
KILLS BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY
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| Distressing Affair Brings Sorrow to
Chester County Family.
Chester, Jan. 24.?A particularly
tragic occurrence was the accidental
killing of young William Wherry, at
his home, at Lewis, in this county,
this morning, by his little brother,
James. The two boys were amusing
themselves, in company with several
friends, by shooting at a target with
parlor rifles. William was in the
yard and James was on the steps,
j when the weapon in the hands of
I James was accidentally discharged,
| the bullet striking his brother in the
head and passing entirely through.
A physician was summoned, but the
boy was dead before medical assistance
arrived. The parents of the
boys are Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wherry,
who also are heartbroken on account
of the occurrence.
MODERN PORTIA BEGINS TASK.
Woman Appointed Federal Commissioner
at Covington, Ky.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 26.?A
Portia came to judgment yesterday
in the federal building in Covington,
Ky., opposite this city, when Mrs.
Mabel Van Dyke Bell assumed her
duties of federal commissioner to
which she was recently appointed.
Mrs. Bell is said to be the only woman
to hold the position of judge in
preliminary hearing in a United
States court.
The first case was that of a man
charged with sending libelous matter
through the mails and she bound him
over to the grand jury and fixed his
bond at $500. The room was crowded
with attorneys assembled to witness
the novel spectacle of a woman
on the bench.
Roy Burglars.
Elizabeth City, N. C., special of
Jan. 25, to Charlotte Observer: Being
caught, after boldly covering the
keeper of the Pasquotank river
bridge with revolvers, Earl Franks
and Milton Lowry, ages 10 and 14,
respectively, are locked in the county
jail awaiting trial for breaking
into and stealing a quantity of pistols
and cartridges from the hardware
store of D. M. Jones company. Both
of the youngsters are sons of wellknown
business men of this city.
Last night Keeper Upton of the railroad
bridge was on duty, when the
two boys walked up. They carried a
leather bag. The keeper of the
bridge informed them that they could
not pass. No sooner had he gotten
the words out of his mouth before
he found himself staring down into
the barrel^ of a couple of dangerous
looking weapons. He was ordered
to throw up his hands, which he
did without delay. The boys started
on, but as soon as the guns were lowered
the keeper grabbed them and
took charge of the situation. The bag
which they carried was examined and
found to contain five pistols, in addition
to the two which the boys used
in trvins: to force their way across
pocket and emptied the contents
down his throat. He walked on a
short distance and fell to the ground.
Policemen were summoned to the
spot quickly and rushed Mitchell off
to the hospital.
An eye-witness stated that when
Mitchell was raised to nis teet, ne
drew out another vial of the laudanum
and appeared to be attempting
to drink it. It was also stated that
Mitchell thrust his hand into his hair
and pulled out a handful of hair as
if in great agony.
When the man was picked up on
the street, his identity was not
known. It was after he arrived at
the hospital that a search through
his clothes revealed his last name as |
the bridge, and a large quantity of
cartridges. Mr. Upton marched the
youngsters back to town and turned
them, with their bag, over to the police.
Runs Postoffice with Six-Shooter.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 27.?Although
such action might be regarded
as a violation of the postal la^s
and regulations, there is a game little
postmistress in a small mining
town in Colorado who believes in
handling strenuous patrons of her
office at the point of a revolver.
Postmaster-General Hitchcock received
a letter from one of these patrons
to-day, in which he states that
this postmistress had threatened, to
blowr the top of his head off. He
stated also that his brother had received
a similar threat, in addition
to being horsewhipped.
"I am afraid to go to the office to
get my mail," is the complaint of
this patron. "I live a long distance
from the office and don't know what
to do about the matter. I consulted
a lawyer and he advised me to communicate
direct with you."
wo than went on to relate that he
did not intend to make any further
report of the matter, which the postal
officers here believe contains a
veiled threat that the next time he
goes for his mail he will do some
"gun play" himself.
The postmaster-general has taken
cognizance of the case and has detailed
an inspector to look into the
matter and report. While it is not
the custom to run post-offices with
the aid of a six-shooter, Mr. Hitchcock
admires the courage of this particular
postmistress.
Violates Governor's Parole.
Aiken, Jan. 27.?Following arrest
and conviction on a charge of disorderly
conduct, Smart Lloyd, paroled
by the governor during the Christmas
season, has been deprived of his parole
privileges and carried back to
the county chain gang to serve out
the remaining two years of his fiveyear
sentence.
HOLDUP IN GREENWOOD.
? Two Boys Hold Up Three Men on the
Streets in One Night.
Greenwood, S. C., Jan. 27.?Greenwood
is not a wild Western town, but
one would think so judging from the
, number of "hold-ups" which occurred
last night. Three negro men were
robbed at the point of a pistol last
night by Nello Goldman and Connie
Blain, two young white boys. They
i were arrested by the chief of police
last night and lodged in jail. This
' morning they were brought before
Mayor Baker, who sent the case to a
magistrate. The boys were carried
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cases were entered against them.
Oue by one the victims entered the
magistrate's office until the following
were present to prefer charges against
the young men: Bert Johnson, robbed
of $5.45; Joe Graham, robbed of
$4.20 and Thomas Romans, robbed
of $3.50. Arrest warrants were
sworn out and Judge Kerr gave them
the privilege of having a preliminary
trial or waiving the preliminary. The
boys decided upon the latter and
pleaded guilty to highway robbery
in three cases. They were sent to
jail to await their trial at the next
term of court. They will probably
remain there unless they can arrange
a bond of $900, or in other words,
each boy's,bond would be $300 in
each case.
score jKoooeries.
Last night when the boys were arrested
a pistol, which was identified
as one which was stolen from a hardware
store here, was found on their
person. A postoffice key, which was
taken from the money drawer in Dr.
E. C. Conner's store, was also found.
The key was carried to the postoffice
and it unlocked Dr. Conner's box
without any trouble. A key which
was in the pocketbook of one of the
negroes was also found and he told
the police that it was a key to a lock
at his home. The key was carried
there, and it worked like a charm.
So there is no doubt about their guilt
and there is strong evidence against
them to show that they were connected
with the robbery of various
stores in the city. During the past
few weeks stores all over the city
have been entered and up until this
time the police did not have any clue
to work on.
Extreme Youth.
One of the boys, Connie Blain$, ds
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trousers. Goldman is not over 19
years old. They were bold with their
hold-ups if they are young. One victim,
Bert Johnson, a waiter at the
Oregon, testified that he was approached
just below the hotel and the
"Wild West robbers" announced that
it was a "hold-up." Johnson told
them that he didn't exactly know
what that meant, but soon the barrel
of a 32-calibre pistol was pressing
against his forehead and then said
Johnson. "I knew what it meant.
Up went my hands as high as I could
hold them while they went through
my pockets." But even at that, Johnson
says that it was a "sweet" holdup,
for one of the pistols which was
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other words it was a glass pistol,
which was formerly filled with candy.
The other boy, however, had the
real article. One of the negro men
was robbed near the Magnolia street
cemetery, while the other was relieved
of all he had near the Seaboard
cut. The robberies took place anywhere
from 9 until 10 o'clock. At
10*SO the bovs were themselves rob
bed by the police?robbed of the
privilege to continue their daring
work, for soon they were in the county
jail.
On their person was found all of
the money that the negroes said they
lost, and then some was left. More
victims may put in their appearance
later.
Champ Clark a Candidate.
Washington, Jan. 27.?Speaker
Champ Clark in a statement to-day
declared that he was a candidate for
the Demoratic presidential nomination
standing on his own feet "without
leanine on anv other candidate."
The speaker appeals for the support
of a representative delegation of
"loyal Missouri Democrats" who will
stand by him as long as he has a
chance for the nomination. Mr.
Clark is emphatic in declaring that he
is in the presidential race on his record
and standing and seeks no alliance
with any other candidate.
"Governor Folk and his friends,"
said Speaker Clark in his statement,
"may make combinations with other
candidates if they wish, but they
have no right to excuse such conduct
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practices. So far as I am concerned
I have stood and propose to stand, on
my own feet without leaning on any
other candidate. If I carry Missouri
I want a representative delegation of
loyal Democrats who will support
me with fidelity as long as they believe
I have a good chance for the
nomination and beyond that I am entirely
willing to leave the delegation
to do what may seem best for the
party and the country."
'TWAS A FJRE ON WHEELS.
Cotton Being .Brought to Market
Burned in Gaffney.
Gaffney, Jan. 25.?An unsual fire
occurred just within the edge of the
city yesterday morning. Mr. Will
Lipscomb, a planter of the White
Plains section, was bringing a load
of cotton, consisting of three bales,
to the city to market. . Just after
reaching the incorporate limits of
the town and starting up Granard
street, he turned and saw that his
cotton was on fire, a great volume
of smoke issuing from one of the
bales. Hastily jumping from his
wagon he rushed to a nearby house
and turned in the fire alarm. Fortunately,
his wagon was standing quite
near a reel house and only a short
distance from a hydrant. When the
water arrived the blaze was readily
extinguished, although the bale was
so badly burned as to make it pracXI
sxnr.
wui tmcoo.
Mr. Lipscomb is at a loss to ac
count for the origin of the fire, although
the presumption is that it
was set by the sparks from a passing
train.
LAWLESSNESS AT BRANCHVILLE
The School Piano Torn Up and Other
Meanness Done.
The Branchville Journal says
Sunday night some parties in a spirit
of wanton mischief and devilment
tore down the town pump at the corner
of Edwards and Main streets,
several shots were fired on the
streets, a street lamp in front of the
store of X. C. Jones was taken away
and b?,s not been returned and Monday
morning the piano in the Branchville
high school auditorium was
found to have been wrecked.
The wrecking of the school piano
has caused general indignation, and
all good citizens hope that the guilty
will be apprehended and punished.
The wrecking of the pump, the pistol shooting
on an otherwise peaceful
Sabbath night were bad enough but
that piano was the gift of the noble
| women of Branchville and representj
ed a labor of love that is appreciated
by every good citizen that has a de- I
cent regard for his town. r
And such unselfish devotion as *
those good women represent is worth
more 10 any cuiiiiuuuicy iuuu any
gang of liquor-soaked cowards that
ever covered their deeds beneath the
dark mantle of night. Mayor Dukes
has stated that he will make it warm I
for those he can convict for shooting j
pistols wantonly about the streets.
The citizens of Branchville are depending
upon him to enforce the
laws, and make it hot for blind
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tigers. All believe him to be a man
of grit and courage.
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"Report", of Winding-up Board.
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Columbia, Jan. 26.?Gov. Blease
transmitted to the legislature Thursday
morning a printed report of the ^
Blease dispensary commission,
Messrs. Stackhouse, Wallace, Dominick,
Brantley and Thomason. The
report contains sixty-one printed J;
pages, mostly itemized expense ac- a
counts of members. 1
The Ansel board is accused of de- *
laying and obstructing the Blease J
board in its work. Attorney General
Lyon is reported to have done noth- g
ing to help the board and Thomas B. J
Felder is accused of holding on to J
needed records which it was his pro- \
fessional duty to surrender. I
The board reports that it nas cans- ;
ed a Cincinnati bank to hold up in- \
definitely the distribution of fund of f
$7,500 deposited there before the tri- ^
all of the label case in Columbia last *
September, to be paid out, half to
Felder and half to the State.
The board thinks the whole ?
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amount should come to the State. ^
The report says in conclusion: "The e
commission thought at first that it ^
would be in position after a few 3
meetings to make a final report of c
the condition of the dispensary af- j
fairs to your excellency-, but it found I
at the outset that the records were
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in such condition, and we invite your _
attention to them, that it would be
a most difficult task to ascertain the
true status of affairs."
WIFE ALSO ARRESTED.
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Another Woman. (
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Roanoke, Va., Jan. 27.?Mrs. Mary t
M. Raines, wife of Joshua Raines, t
the alleged slayer of the Roanoke "
county school teacher, Miss Eva
Chambers, who was murdered Wednesday
morning near her school because
she refused to agree to dismiss
a slander suit against Mrs. Raines,
was arrested late this afternoon by "
a deputy sheriff on a warrant charg- J
ing her with being an accessory to
tbp prime Mrs. Raines was taken
to Salem and placed in jail. The
warrant was sworn out by S. A. ^
Chambers, father of the murdered
girl. B
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