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CHARGE AGAINST B. B. EVANS.. Alleged Failure to Properly Turn Over Money Collected. Columbia, Sept. 20.?An order, signed by George W. Gage, circuit judge, has been filed with the sheriff of Richland county, directing Barnard B. Evans, one of the candidates in the recent primary for attorney general of South Carolina, to show ????.? ormntv rnnrf honsp. on ^ vauoc XU bUV VV/ ? j October 7, why he should not pay over to the Murray Drug Company of this city the sum of $103 alleged to have been collected for them while Evans was an attorney for that company, and he having failed to turn 4 the money over to them, it is further alleged; or in default of such payment why he should not be judged to be in contempt; "and why such other or further relief should not be granted as may be just." The petition of the Murray Drug "v Company, W. J. Murray, as president, alleges that "on or about the 5th day of January, 1905, your petitioner placed for collection with one Barnard B. Evans, an attorney at law then practicing his profession as such in the town and county of Saluda, and now practicing as such in the City of Columbia, county of Richland, a claim or account amounting ' to $129.84, against one T. E. Dowling, of the said town of Saluda." .The * petition further alleges that Barnard B. Evans, as attorney for the Murray Drug Company, between January 5 and October 16, 1905, collected from T. E. Dowling the sum of $103 in full payment of the claim. The petition says: "That Barnard B. Evans has wholly failed to pay > over said sum, $103, or any part thereof, to your petitioner, but the said Evans has wholly failed and refused to pay oveV said amount or any part thereof." There is an affidavit attached to the petition from W. J. Murray deposing that the statements alleging that Evans has failed to turn ? the money over to the Murray Drug Company, are facts. Also attached to the petition is a copy of a receipt for the amount in question, that T. E. Dowling alleges he received from Barnard B. Evans. Walter T. Green, an attorney of Columbia, in an affidavit, deposes and swears that his father, the late Allen J. Green, then an attorney for the Murray Drug Company, received the claim against T. Hi. uownng iur > collection and forwarded it to Barnard B. Evans at Saluda to handle. He further alleged that Barnard B. Evans has been questioned concerning the claim in his and his father's presence and had claimed that T. E. Dowling had given him a chattle mortgage to secure the said claim. The affidavit further alleges that to the best of Walter T. Green's knowledge and belief the mortgage was never turned over to himself or to his father, the late Allen J. Green; that Barnard B. Evans had denied in their presence that he had received any money from T. E. Dowling. . 5 v. f ^ Bank Robbers Have Escaped. v ' Chicago, Sept. 19.?Despite a reward of $27,000 offered for their capture, the two bank robbers, who, with $150,000 loot, escaped because Police Lieut. Burns, it is said, wantad to arrest them single-handed, were not found to-day. Police offioials beleve they both have left Chicago. ? The robbers, it is believed, still have most of the large bills taken . in the robbery of the Bank of Mon' treal at New Westminster, B. C., but the smaller notes, it is believed, have been disposed of. It was learned that the men had planned to exchange the rest of the money for American currency held by Greeks who make a 9 Chicago saloon their headquarters and could get rid of it by sending it to Greece. Four of the six men wanted m connection with the robbery already under arrest are: John McNamara, former Chicago saloonkeeper, said to have planned the robbery, now fightf ing extradition in New York; "Jimmy" Walsh, alias Red Dayton, said to be one of the leaders of the gang, under arrest in Toronto with a woman companion, known as "Maud Adams"; Charles Butcher, arrested in Detroit under the name of Martin Powell, said by the police to have lived in Chicago as "Dr. Martin Wallace"; Charles F. Dean, now under arrest in Los Angeles. NEGRO SUES FOR $100,000. '? Sain Burton Charges False Arrest Following Race Riot in Virginia. Norfolk, Va., Sept. 19.?Samuel L. Burton, a negro, arrested and acquitted some time ago, after a race j^^-'riot at Onancock, was to-day given the right to press a suit for $100,000 against five individual defendants, whom he charged conspired to false ly arrest and injure mm. burton included in his suit the town and county of Onancock and the county supervisor, but Federal Judge Waddill upheld the demurrers filed by the town and county officials. A VAUGHN CAUGHT IN BALTIMORE. Former Supt. I. O. O. F. Orphange in Greenville Again in Jail. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 22.?T. U. Vaughn.erstwhile superintendent of the South Carolina I. O. O. F. Orphanage at Greenville, who sawed his way to liberty from the jail there on the night of June 26, where he had been confined on charges of criminal misconduct toward inmates of the orphanage, was arrested to-day in a Baltimore Sunday-school. Vaughn's arrest was brought about by Mr. R. E. Allen, Jr., young son of Mr. H. xv Aii^n nf Greenville. Mr. Allen. who came to Baltimore a few days ago to accept a position in a bank here, detected Vaughn as both were on their way to Sunday-school. Following Vaughn until he entered the church, Mr. Allen then turned and called detectives. Severela minutes after the detectives received the message, they arrived on the scene, and walking up to Vaughn, Detective Armstrong said, "Hello, Vaughn; what are you doing in Baltimore?" A hunted look crept into the man's eyes and he made a movement as if to escape. The other detective graooea mm oy me arm and he was taken to the headquarters office, where he denied to the captain of detectives that he was the man wanted in Greenville. Later, when confronted with a picture of himself, Vaughn broke down and admitted that he was the man wanted. He was searched and in a wallet in his side pocket was found $445; several newspaper clippings taken from the Greenville News relating to his escape from jail were also found. Since his arrival in this city several weeks ago Vaughn has been a student at the Baltimore Medical College, where he was taking a course in medicine. When interviewed to-night in the central police station, where he is being held, Vaughn refused to tell anything of his whereabouts since he left Greenville, except that he spent a week or two in Norfolk. He appears to take his arrest coolly and stated that he was coming back to Greenville in January to fight the charges against him. Asked who helped him to escape from jail, Vaughn stated, "Lots of friends in Greenville," who would be willing to spend a lot of money and time to free him of the charge against him. Vaughn asked to be placed in a ?11 - ? -* 1? nf o+q ti nn cen in me upyci iwuj. \jl tut house, but as the police are taking no chances on his escaping he was placed on the lower floor. R. E. Allen, when interviewed at the Central Y. M. C. A. of this city to-night, said: "I was walking on Eutaw street with several friends when I noticed a man on the opposite side, who it seemed that I knew. I walked over and was very much surprised to see that the man was Vaughn. I followed him and saw him enter the church. 1 asked one of my friends to telephone the police and I entered the church and watched him until the officers arrived. He was placed under arrest and as the police were leading him away the man turned to me and stated that he would get even. Mr. Allen stated that he telegraphed to his father last night to claim the reward which is offered. And tonight Mr. Allen received a telegram* from his father which stated that Gov. Blease had been telegraphed - ' J u ^ ^ ^ 4-^ V*;r? ana tne rewara wuuiu ue yam w mo son. Marshall of Police Farnan also received a telegram from Sheriff Poole who stated that he would leave Greenville to-night for Baltimore. Vaughn is willing to return to South Carolina without extradition papers. Hyman Endel, president of Mountain Lodge No. 15, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Greenville, who is stopping in this city called at the station house to-night to see Vaughn. What the conversation was Endel refused to say. CHESTER'S REGISTERED VOTERS 2,905 Names on Rolls for General Election?Dispensary Issue. Chester, Sept. 20.?Chester county's registration for the general election, at which time the dispensary is also to be voted on in this county, accounting no doubt for the heavy registration, is 2,905. There is intense interest in the county concerning the dispensary election, and both sides will fight hard. Several months ago the Christian Civic League, of Chester county, was organized for the purpose of fighting the efforts to reestablish the dispensary, and it is said that Ex-Gov. R. B. Glenn, of North Carolina, and other distin guished speakers will be secured a few weeks before the election comes off to deliver addresses at several points throughout the county. Wasted Energy. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever," remarked the husband as he surveyed her gown. \ "You can't jolly me into wearing this dress another season," remarked his wife.?Pittsburg Post. MR. O. E. JOHXSOX BADLY HO Charleston Man Knocked Down Bicycle in Yorkville. Yorkville, Sept. 20.?Mr. Oscar Johnson, of Charleston, was stru by a bicycle while attempting to cr< Congress street, Yorkville's prin pal business thoroughfare, last nij about 9 o'clock and knocked unc< scious. He was picked up imme ately and carried to the Shandon I tel, where he had registered on I arrival on the 5:35 Southern tra and was in the charge of Dr. Si McFadden, who happened to be n< when the accident occurred, duri the entire remainder of the nig At one time the doctor and otl watchers at his bedside entertain grave fears as to the probability his recovery, but, although still ir dazed condition, he expressed a < termination early this morning leave for Spartanburg, where he v to meet Mrs. Johnson, who was return to-day from the mountains North Carolina, and left here 7:20. The bicycle that struck 1 Johnson was being ridden by a you man named Claude Neil, and was \ ing at a rapid clip. Those who s Mr. Johnson this morning were of t opinion that he was not sufficien recovered from his unfortunate ex] rience of last night to undertake < trip to Spartanburg, but he woi not consent to stay longer. The juries were about the hips^md he; the most serious apparently bei aDOiu me neau. Spot Situation Improved. New York, Sept. 20.?Cotton 1 latterly rebelled against the tact attributed to spot interests and o ers, by which at one time it was for( downward, assisted by the big mo ment of the crop in Texas. It is ti that many of the crop reports he been favorable and that there is growing impression among many tl Texas will raise a much larger ci than that of last year. Moreover, speculation has d: down. Many have become disgusl with the sudden change in pric due, as they think, purely to mani] lation. But it is clear that the s] s-ituation has improved. The s] sales in Liverpool have notably creased. The demand for the acti cotton at the South is larger. Cott is offered less freely in Liverpc American and foreign spinners h? not been buying at all freely for so little time past, but as their tre has within the last two months c< siderably increased, it is argued tl it is about time for them to be; buying on a larger scale. And app ently they have been buying m< freely during the past week, m< particularly for the past few da They are evidently somewhat alar ed by the lateness of the season a the bullish tenor of many of the cent private crop reports. So have shown a decrease in the con tion within a month of half a dos points. Some think that the gove ment report will put the condition about 65 per cent. Grave injury said to have been done by sheddi and the depredations of boll wee\ and army worms. Some alarm nno time over the low temDeratu in the Sotuhwest had a tendency strengthen the market. The otl day a New Orleans weather exp predicted a t'rost in Oklahoma, frightened some shorts here. 1 returning prosperity to general trz in this country and abroad is < pected to react favorably on the t tile industries. Some crop estima have recently been heard appro mating 14,750,000 bales, but m of the estimates do not go over 1 000,000 bales, and bulls insist tl it may easily turn out to be not m< than 13,000,000 to 13,500,000 bal Of late large spot interests wh: have at one time sold freely hz bought both here and in Liverpo At the moment the market is cons ered a mere trading affair. Ma are holding aloof awaiting more li? on the general situation. ROBBER HAD VISITED Y. M. C. Pages of Magazine Substituted i $55,000 Stamped "Y. M. C. A." Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 21.?T fact that some of the magazine pa* substituted for the $55,000 stolen transit between this city and Flon ton last Wednesday were stainf "Y. M. C. A." was the only additk al information vouchsafed in conm tion with the robbery to-day. Whei er the magazine was taken from t local Y. M. C. A., or in ^ome otl city was not learned. With the : rival of more detectives and spec agents to-day, tne investigation sni ed from Pensacola to the surrour ing country in the hope of obtaini some clue to the thief and the mil ing money. An official of the Southern Expn Company expressed the belief night that an arrest will be ma within the next twelve hours. $15.00 suits now $11.25, all wo fit guaranteed. Write F. G. ME TINS, Augusta, Ga. IT. DENYING GUILT, NEGRO DIES. by Ed Alexander Electrocuted at the State Penitentiary. E Columbia, Sept. 20.?In a stateick ment not exceeding one minute in 3ss length Ed Alexander, a negro conici victed in a special term of court of ;ht Fairfield county, for attempted crimen inal assault on a prominent lady of di- the Rockton community, strongly delo nied his guilt and gave final direcbis tions for the disposition of his body in, just prior to his electrocution this am morning. Although apparently movjar ed by a relaization of the fact that he ng was so soon to die, the negro spoke ht. without a tremor of the voice and ler deeply impressed the forty or more ted witnesses to this, the fourth electroof cution to be held at the State peni1 a tentiary. 3e- Negro Denies Guilt. to After he had been placed in the as death chair and the straps adjusted to about his body, Col. Griffith, superof intendent of the penitentiary, asked at the condemned man if he had any dr. statement to make and was answered ng in the affirmative. "I'm going to bid Io- the world farewell," he began. "In aw a few minutes I will be in the pres:he ence of my God, and I hope to meet tly you all on the King's highway. I swear pe- I'm not guilty and that I never touch:he ed that woman. Please send my lid body to my sister at Rockton, South in- Carolina. That's all. Good-bye." ad, He was led into the death chamber ing at 11:22 and immediately strapped in the chair; the brief statement was made and the current of 1,900 volts turned on at 11:25. The body stiffened and strained at the straps for 1?LS a few seconds, while the high voltics age was maintained. The current* t^1" was then reduced to 200 volts and 'ed constantly varied between these two rp. N extremes for 58 seconds, when the ue switch was thrown out. An examin i ve ation by Dr. Jennings, the prison ' a physician, and other physicians of the 13. t city, showed that life was extinct. op Maintained Denial. The negro has denied his guilt i p i throughout his detention in the death *ed " ^ house at the penitentiary, as he has e' done ever since his arrest immedi111 ately after the commission of. the DOt crime. Several colored ministers of . the city and the Rev. J. C. Abney, the m" penitentiary minister, have held fre[13.1 quent services with the prisoner, and 'on in all of these he has been firm in 10 ' his denials. I VP / At the direction of Col. Griffith at 1116 11:15 the witnesses proceeded to the i dp death house, where at the door the superintendent made a short statelat ment calling attention to the fact Tin = that several colored ministers were ar~ present and requesting that these be )rg allowed to enter the chamber of death irp before the remainder of the witness5S' es. The ministers then entered and m~ the room was soon filled, many standnd ing about the walls. After a few c" minutes the condemned man was led me from his cell and placed in the chair, the death warrant having been read rgn to him earlier in the morning. His rnstatement and death followed immeat diately. A Near-Accident. Two unusual incidents occurred during the course of the execution. With the current still running full force through his- body the strap over t0 the eyes of the negro fell about his ier neck. Col. Griffith, who was standgrf ing near, thoughtlessly advanced to 11 readjust the strap. T. Q. Boozer, State electrician, warned him and a ' guard caught the hand of the superex* intendent before it had touched the 0X" strap. Mr. Boozer said later that if tes Col. Griffith had touched the body of lX1" the negro he would undoubtedly have been seriously injured. -> 4?~ While Dr. Jennings was examining iat the body of the negro after the exe)re cujion had been concluded, a speces> tator .was overcome and fainted. He i lca was caught before falling to the floor LVe and hastily carried into the fresh ,0** air. He recovered immediately, id ny Small Iron Ball Found in an Egg. ?ht Spartanburg, Sept. 18.?A few days ago when the wife of H. S. Griffin waB breaking a fresh hen egg something heavy dropped out. When ^or she examined it it was found to be a solid iron ball, a half inch in diameter with a set screw running nearly he through the ball. Between the head of the screw and the ball there were ! m two square washers. There are two ia" mysteries in this case. Howr did ^.n ; ,ed ounce ball get in the egg? Where j )n" did the ball come from and for what ec" was it used. Did any one ever see such a ball? .he ' ? ier BARNEY EVANS SUMMONED. I ir ial Accused of Failure to Turn in Some ft- Money He Collected. I id n? Columbia, Sept. 20.?Judge Gage I ss- has signed an order for B. B. Evans, I candidate for attorney general, to _ jss show cause before him on October 7 to- why he should not be required to de turn over $103 to the Murray Drug Company, of Columbia, alleged to ? have been collected by Evans while ^ ol, attorney for that company. R Rub-My Tism will cure you. \x(MvuA J Bj f NEw/oRLEANS tjSyj iaBaicj ? 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