The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 06, 1912, Page 2, Image 2
WARRANT FOR TOM WATSON.
Charges Sending Obscene Matter 1
Through U. S. Mails.
Marnn. Oa.. .Tune 1.?United
States Comisioner W. E. Martin this
afternoon issued a warrant for the
arrest of Thomas E. Watson, of
Thomson, editor of Watson's Magazine,
charging him with sending obscene
matter through the mails, in
the May issue of his magazine.
District Attorney Alexander Ackerman
approved the warrant, which
was sworn out on the accusation of
Postoffice Inspector A. J. Knight,
who has headquarters at Savannah.
The warrant was promptly turned
over to United States Marshal George
F. White, and he in turn sent it to
Deputy Marshal Murray, of Augusta,
with instructions to serve at once.
The arrest of Mr. Watson will
probably be made Monday morning,
and he will be taken in custody of ;
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in? marsucu tu ^uguaia, ?ucic
will be arraigned for a preliminary ;
hearing before United States Commissioner
Godwin. Mr. Watson, ac- .
cording to Marshal White, will be ]
shown no favors or considerations
i,. .
and he will be treated just as any ?
other person arrested by the United j
States. It will be impossible for Mr. ?
Watson to give bond at Thomson and ,
it will be necessary for him to go to
Augusta.
The warrant says that Mr. Watson
"knowingly and feloniously deposited
and caused to be deposited for mail- (
ing and delivery to divers persons
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whose names and addresses are unknown
by and through the mails of
the United States divers popv of a
\ certain obscene, lewd, lascivious and
filthy publication of an indecent ^
character, which said publication
was then and there contained and ,
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printed in a magazine entitled Watson's
Magazine, in May, 1912, which
publication contained on certain
pages an article entitled 'The Roman
Catholic Hierarchy; the Deadli^of
Monono Our T.ihortips and Our
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Civilization,' which said publication
is so obscene, lewd, lascivious and
filthy as to be offensive to the court
and improper to be set forth herein." *
The United States marshal is di- *
rected to apprehend Watson and ?
bring him forthwith before a United *
States commissioner that he may be c
dealth with for the offence.
District Attorney Ackerman says 1
he will be ready to give Watson a *
hearing whenever ht wants one. ?
TWO FIRES; $35,000 DAMAGE. c
Flames Do Great Damage to Lancas- ?
ter Oil Mill. t
Lancaster, June 1.?Fire was discovered
last night at 10 o'clock in the (
seed house of the Lancaster Cotton
Oil Company. The department responded
promptly and in a short
while had the fire under control. The j
fire originated in the tower of the r
conveyor shaft, at the extreme top a
of the building, and it was only by r
the heroic efforts of the department ^
and the fact that the night was per- j
fectly calm that a serious conflagra- ^
tinn was nrevented.
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Two hours later the alarm was _
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again turned in and this time it was g
found that the main mill of the same f
company -was a mass of flames. The
tired firemen were again on the a
scene, but the fire had gained too t
much headway. Damage to the r
building and machinery amounting j
to about 535,000 was inflicted. It is j.
said that the loss is covered by in- r
v.
surance. The management will have
the mill ready for the fall business. r
The fire department is being praised
on all sides for their splendid work. ^
Mouse Starts Stampede. ^
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Joilet, 111., May 31.?Just as the ^
hero in a romantic play at the Opera
House matinee to-day was telling the n
ingeniue how he loved her a mouse
ran toward her from the wings.
Miss Olney, the actress, screamed
in fright and ran from the stage, c
breaking up the ecene. The hero ?
kicked at the mouse and it ran off the t
stage ar.d jumped into the orchestra, j
Thereupon five hundred women, on (
seeing the cause of the interruption
of the drama, stampeded for the ^
doors. In the rush Mrs. A. Blake was t
hurt. The mouse got away. f
FOUND DEAD ON STREETS. !
Police Hunting for Slayer of Georgia 1
Convict Guard.
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Atlanta, Ga., June 2.?With a deep '
wound over the right eye, the body
of Demp A. Smith, aged 25, a stockade
guard, was found at Decatur and
Hilliard streets early to-day. Exam- <
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ination snowea mai ornnu aisu uau j
been struck over the head with a 1
heavy instrument, which fractured i
the skull. i
The crime is attributed to some ]
former stockade prisoner, who held
a grievance against the dead man. <
One negro was arrested as he was at- 1
tempting to hoard a train near the ]
scene of the crime, but the police say i
there is little evidence against him. I
WILL REQUEST SPECIAL COURT.
Odd Fellows Determined to Sift
Charges Against Vaughn.
Anderson, June 1.?James H.
Craig, Grand Master of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, stated this
morning that he had taken steps to
have a special term of court called
to try the case of T. U. Vaughn, erst
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wmie suyermteuueui, ui mc vuu o?lows'
Orphanage at Greenville, on
the charge of assaulting six little
girls, who were inmates of the orphan
home while Vaughn was superintendent.
The trustees are working in connection
with the Grand Master in this
matter, and are doing all in their
power to protect and preserve the
good name of the order, and will
leave no stone unturned to get at
the bottom of the affair. While they
do not wish to convict Vaughn improperly,
still, if he deserves it, they
wish to see him get the extreme penalty
of the law. *
It seems that the little girls were
afraid to talk while Vaughn was su"
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perintenaem 01 tne msuiuuuu, uuu
so soon as he left they told the alleged
horrible affair in detail. Vaughn
has been arrested, and issued a
statement to-day, saying that he was
innocent, and asking the public to
suspend judgment until he had an
opportunity to prove his innocence.
Gives Children Deadly Dose.
Anniston, Ala., May 30.?After
:aking his two children, Evelyn, aged
5, and Knox, aged 4, to a lonely spot
lear his home, at Choccolocco, twelve
niles east of here, Whitt Scarborough,
a well-to-do planter, adminis:ered
to each a dose of carbolic acid
end soothing syrup. When he was
sure they were dead, he also swallowed
a large dose of the mixture. The
:hree bodies were found late this
ifternoon.
Scarborough left a note stating
:hat his act was the result of despondency
over his wife's death eight
nonths ago.
Slain Awaiting Bride's Coming.
Houston, Texas, June 1.?Lloyd
rackson, a wealthy youth, was killed
here to-day by D. M. Moody just
is the young man and Moody's daughter
were about to hurry to a wedling
ceremony.
Jackson was killed as he waited
lear a second-story casement of the
tfoodv home, and Moody asserts he
;hot because he thought he had
;aught a prowler about to enter his
laughter's room.
In a dying declaration, Jackson as;erted
that nobody had objected to
he match.
TRIED IT ONCE TOO OFTEN.
Calhoun Man, Shot While in Female
Attire, Dies.
St. Matthews, June fe.?Paul
teese, colored, shot last Saturday
Light, while dressed in female attire
md out "for fun," died yesterday
norning early. When he ran Dave
faniker across the cotton field the
atter shot him with an old musket
oaded with good-sized balls. It dereleoped
that this was a peculiar habt
of deceased. . He seemed to get
jreat pleasure out of this class of
un.
Coroner J. W. Spigener summoned
l jury and held an inquest at noon
o-day. Reese's wife and all the witlesses
testified that Reese and Vanker,
brothers-in-law, were on the
>est of terms and that deceased exmerated
Vaniker from all blame.
The jury, J. Moss Holman, forenan,
brought in a verdict in accordmce
with the evidence and that Van
Ker was witnout Diame.
Vaniker is now in jail, but bond
rill be sought at once for him.
THREE KILLED, TWO RETAKEN.
Three Escape, when Convicts Make
Dash for Liberty.
Baton Rouge, La., June 2.?Three
:onvicts were killed, two recaptured
tnd three escaped, in a daring atempt
for liberty from a Louisiana
jenitentiary quarterboat early tolay.
The convicts were making their
vay across the Mississippi river when
;he guards discovered them leaping
:rom the quarterboat, which had just
eturned from the Hymelia crevasse,
rhe guards opened fire and three
nen sank. Their bodies were not
ecovered. All were white, except
i negro who escaped on the shore
fide.
Beer Sole Campaign Fund.
Sandusky, Ohio, June 2.?Defeated
for re-election as a member of the
Republican county central commit:ee,
Sergt. Chas. C. Campbell, of the
Soldiers and Sailors, filed the following
statement of his campaign expenses:
"To four glasses of beer at 5 cents
each, 20 cents. To one glass of beer
for a fellow who said he carried the
precinct in his pocket, although the
returns proved that he was mistaken,
5 cents. Total, 25 cents. That's all."
WARRANT OUT FOR VAUGHN.
Greenville Man Charged With Capi- C
tal Offense.
Greenville, May 30.?In consecuenece
of a meeting of the board of ^
trustees of the South Carolina Odd 0
tl
Fellows' Orphanage, held in this city t(
Wednesday night, a warrant was this
morning issued for the arrest of T. ^
U. Vaughn, erstwhile superintendent
of the orphanage home, charging him g
with rape, the alleged victim being
one of the little orphan girls under
his charge. The warrant has been
placed in the bands of Sheriff J. Perry ^
Poole for service, but as yet he has j
been unable to apprehend the ac- y
cused. ^
The affair has created a sensation S(
in church circles, for Vaughn was C(
prominent in church work, often jr
prayed in public and was looked upon b
as a devout Christian, gentleman. The g
few who have learned of accusations n
a.gainst the young man express tnem- u:
selves as "thunderstruck" and in the i?
next breath the bitterest indignation.
Concerning the matter, a member ji
of the board of trustees, who took si
the lead in the investigation, leading
up to the swearing out of the warrant
against Vaughn, dictated the f(
following statement to The News and a
Courier correspondent: * ^
Trustee's Statement b
"About two weeks ago the board 01
of trustees learned that former Sup- b
erintendent T. U. Vaughn was impli- t(
cated in some very serious conduct.
A full investigation was made and u
Mr. Vaughn was summoned before a
the board. He came and denied the d
charges and we dispersed. w
''A subsequent meeting of the
board was called and Mr. Vaughn
was sought to be served with a notice v'
to attend the meeting, by mail and
otherwise, but could not be reached. s*
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His family have not been at home in
the city for two weeks. His brother, h
is said to occupy the house at night,
and told the messenger of the board b
of trustees that T. U. Vaughn had
gone North. k
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"A meeting of the trustees having
been set for May 29, and having been
unable to reach Mr. Vaughn, a war- b.
rant was sworn out for his arrest,
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charging an unmentionable offence ^
with one of the inmates of the Orphan
Home. This warrant was placed
in the hands of Sheriff J. Perry Poole,
but up to the present he has
not apprehended Vaughn. w
Lodges to be Informed. p:
"The board did not care to make
any public announcement, but rumors si
having been published already, the f?
salient facts are now given out. si
Grand Master James H. Craig, of An- e:
derson, will immediately address per- h:
sonai letters to all lodges of the State, t?
so that any uncertainty in the mindb h<
of the members may be set at rest.
This letter will be read in all the hi
lodges, and will not be published in
the newspapers. It will be an official tt
statement concerning the entire mat- tt
ter. hi
"The purpose of Vaughn's trip ti
North, if he has gone, is not known. w
It is known that hs offered before
leaving Greenville to sell his beauti- a)
ful new residence, in which he has
been living since leaving the orphanage
the first of the year. So
far as known, no conveyance of the w
property has been made. ei
"It is reported that his family is sl
in the neighborhood of Tigerville, a]
with Mrs. Vaughn's people. Num- ^
erous persons who have known him e(
favorably and esteemed him highly
are shocked by the report. Suffice it
to say, the board of trustees have p]
made every effort possible to find out sg
the truth, and having become con- p]
vii'.ced that it is true, and that it is ^
their duty to prosecute at law, no jj.
effort will be spared to fix the blame
and vindicate the truth." p]
Failed to Find Vaughn. ft
w^dnp.adav nieht. it is said, three hi
men, a committee from the board of cc
trustees, went to Vaughn's house, ci
having reason to believe that fc
Vaughn was in hiding there. One of eg
the committee approached the house ?
from the front, while another approached
from the rear. The house
was in darkness. Shortly after the
party knocked at the front the light
was turned on in the interior and' si
Vaughn's brother answered the door,
and was armed with a gun. Being as- ^
sured that the committee's mission
TT
was a peaceable one, the young man y
opened the door and gave the infer- B<
mation that his brother had gone p3
North. n
At the time the alleged offense is I
said to have been committed the girl
was under fourteen years of age. C1
This being under the age of consent,
the offense, should it be proved, is
it
punishable by death. ^
For a number of years Vaughn was
superintendent of the Odd Fellows' cj
Orphanage, situated four miles west
of Greenville, on the Easley Bridge 11]
road. Last January he resigned and
later became connected with an insurance
company of this city. He
built an elegant home in the city,
purchased an automobile, went to ^
church regularly. M
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A PITIABLE STORY.
hild Taken from Parents and Given
to Grandmother.
A domestic tragedy came before
udge Ernest Gary in Richland court
f general sessions yesterday. And on
le completion of the hearing, which
^uched the hearts of those in the
ourt room, a wife parted from her
usband, their child was taken from
iem hnth and enven tn its naternal
randmother.
"Neither of the parents is tit to
aise children," the court decided.
It appeared that Mrs. William Le rand
had left her husband and, tuklg
the child, a little boy about three
ears old, sent it to an orphanage m
[orth Carolina. LeGrand wanted his
on, however, and brought habeas
erpus proceedings against his wife
1 order to obtain the custody of the
aby boy. The South Carolina law
ives a father precedence over a
lother in the possession of a child,
Qless it can be proved that the father
> not fit to care for his offspring.
"I'll hear both sides," said the
ldge. "Mrs. LeGrand will take the
iand."
Sent to Orphanage.
The mother placed the boy, about
jur years of age, in his father's lap
nd walked up to tell her story. She
ad sent the child to the orphanage
ecause she wanted it to get a good
ducation and be taught about the
ible. She did not want her husband
) have the boy.
"My husband left me," she contined,i"and
I had no clothes to wear,
nd little to eat. He is no good; he
rinks; and he abused me, and
recked my health."
Mrs. LeGrand stated these things
larply, but with little emotion in her
oice.
Her father, ,Mr. Eleazer, on the
;and afterwards corroborated her
:atements. Members of both the
usband's and the wife's families tesfied
in turn. Both his mother and
is father took LeGrand's part in tes- ,
fying. When called to tell his story,
e placed the child in the mother's
ip before taking the stand.
LeGrand denied his wife's charges
gainst him. He had not left her,
ut she had left him. She had plenty
f clothes and an abundance to eat.
e had never been drunk.
Both Declared Unfit.
And after hearing all the witnesses,
Lidge Gary rendered his decision. He
lid neither the mother nor father
as capable of caring for the child
roperly.
"The paternal grandmother, there;
le's got a good face, a motherly
ice. I'll give the boy to her. Both
le and the boy's grandfather have .
^pressed their willingness to take
im," said Judge Gary. "You will
ike good care of him, won't you?"
5 asked the grandmother.
"I certainly will," she answered,
sr face radiant with motherliness.
tiisix seiuea it. uuwu iu num ui
le court house a few minutes later
le mother kissed her child and put
im in his father's arms; who, with
ie members of his family, went one
ay, while she went the other.
The baby boy was silent through it
.1.?Columbia State.
Hard Metals.
In one respect the diamond has alays
stood pre-eminent in the min al
world?that of hardness. ^ Other
ibstances have rivaled it in beauty,
id at least one, the ruby, outranks
in cost, but none in the whole list
luals it in hardness.
Since the invention of the electric
I
irnace, however, which is capable of
roducing a heat equal to seven thoumd
degress Fahrenheit, at least two
roducts have been prepared which
Lve supplanted the diamond even in
ardness.
Experimenters have succeeded in
roducing titanium in the electric
irnace. In its pure form it is much
arder than steel or quartz, and when
imbined with silicon, to form a siliA~.
titanium r?r irith hftrnn to
UC Ul titauiuui) v* ?? Aw** w?, - irm
a boride of titanium, it surpassi
the diamond itself in this quality.
BRONCHITIS
To Whom It May Concern
Bluevale, Ont., May 4, 1910?"I was
ck for two years with chronic bronlitis
and a consequent run-down con[tion.
I received no benefit from doc- :
>rs or from a trip which I took for
iy health, and I had to give up work,
inol wan recommended, and from the
jcond bottle I commenced to imrove.
I gained in weight and strength,
ty bronchial trouble disappeared, and
am at work again.
It ?is the combined action of the
irative elements of the cods' livers,
ded by the blood-making and
Tength-creating properties of tonic
on contained In VInol which makes
so successful in curing bronchitis.
Vino! is a constitutional remedy for
ironic coughs, colds, bronchitis and
llmonary troubles?not a palliative
fce cough syrups.
Tiy VInol. If you don't think it
sips you, we will return your money.
Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C.
We recover umbrellas and para)ls
of all shades and sizes. F. G.
:ERTINS, Augusta, Ga.
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(ft. massive steel safe, but by ample burglar insurance as ^
well? You do not perhaps realize what great danger sT 4
?ft* your money is in when kept around the house. Every ! *
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this habit. If you would sleep soundly, with the knowl- >
ft* edge that your money is perfectly secure, bring it in at V|gH
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Didn't somebody scratch, scar or bung up some of your furni- I
tnre during that Xmas jollification?
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Q quick to dry. Try it for floors also, nothing better. Q
HWe have just received a nice assortment of Screen Doors and m *
vlnt,h^?-c FirtivAr Pots. Jardinieres, etc., and they are going at (|
Summer Prices. II ^
We give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps for all cash purchases g
and for all bills paid on or before the 10th of each month. j
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