The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 12, 1912, Page 6, Image 6
FATAL FIGHT AT SAW MILL.
One Georgian Killed and Two Others ;
Wounded.
Macon, Ga., Dec. 7.?A special to
the Telegraph from Ashburn, Ga.,
says: G. R. Christmas was killed instantly
and his brother, J. A. Christmas,
and J. D. Ward, all of this
- place, were seriously wounded this j
morning at a saw mill six miles from
Ashburn, in an ama> ?nunc
workers there.
The three men. who are fairly
prominent . went to the mill attempting
to get several of the younger
men to settle for damages done to
G. R. Christmas a few days ago. when
he had been whipped and his clothing
taken from him and burned for
an offence, the nature of which is
not known.
Christmas blamed the outrage on
various workers at the mill and J.
H. L. Lane, a farmer, who accom- j
panied them and witnessed the affair,
says that none of the party
was armed, but that they simply
wanted a cash settlement for the
clothes. Lane says that as soon as
they got close to the mill a shot
was fired and the entire party commenced
to run for a pine clump, followed
by a rain of bullets. G. R.
Christmas fell dead and the other
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two dropped further on.
Lane sent for the sheriff, who late
to-night had made no arrest6, as eyewitnesses
are uncertain as to which
members of the mill workers' party
fired the shots. Arrests are expected
before morning.
LANCASTER MAN KILLS HIMSELF
A. J. Clark's Body Discovered Beside
Wife's Grave.
Lancaster, Dec. 5.?A. J. Clark,
one of Lancaster's most prominent
and influential citizens, who recently
resigned the position of manager of
the Lancaster News, committed suicide
early this morning, between 6
and 7 o'clock, in the Presbyterian
cemetery, at this place, using as an
instrument of death, a 32-calibre pistol,
with which he shot himself
through the neck, the ball entering
from the left side and lodging in the
base of the brain. From the nature
of the wound inflicted, the physicians,
who examined the body, say that
death must necessarily have been instantaneous.
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Motive Unknown.
No probable motive is yet assigned
for Mr. Clark's r-ish act, which
has caused universal sorrow and regret
in this community, where the
deceased has lived and worked the
best of his life, enjoying the confidence
and esteem of all with whom
he came in contact.
The body was found at 2 o'clock
to-day, by parties walking through
the cemetery, under a large oak
tree, near the grave of his wife, who
died here some eighteen years ago.
The discovery was at once reported
to the members of the family and
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count of his continued absence from
'home since dawn this morning, had
been looking everywhere for him.
His body was found in a reclining
posture. He "was partially dressed,
and held in his right hand the pistol
with which he put an end to his life.
Native of North Carolina.
Mr. Clark was a native of North
Carolina, from which place he came
here years ago to engage in the
newspaper business. For seventeen
years he was editor and manager of
the Lancaster Enterprise, which paper
was finally taken over, with the
Ledger and Review, to join the Lancaster
Publishing Company. He w^s
elected manager of this company,
which position he held continuously
ever since until about two weeks
ago, when, on account of failing
' health and close confinement in his
office, he was compelled reluctantly
to,resign.
Supreme Confidence.
Finlev Peter Dunne tells this story
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oil nimseu, Dut ihsisls it was siaucu
by his enemies, and has no basis in
fact. He had a speaking engagement
, in a small town in Southern Illinois
a few weeks ago, and after luncheon,
according to the story, he was standi
g in front of the little hotel, waiting
for the local committee to come
for him.
A stranger drove up and jumping
from his buggy*, turned to Mr. Dunne
and asked him if he would hold his
horse for a few minutes.
"Why should I hold your horse?"
asked the one addressed. "Do you
know who I am. I am former mayor
of Chicago."
"Well, I don't mind that." replied
the stranger, "I'm willing to trust
you for ten minutes."?Boston Journal.
"Never see any more sea serpents
around here?"
"No," replied the coast dweller.
"What do you suppose killed 'em
off?"
"I dunno; but I have my suspicion
it was local option."?Washington
Star.
WOMEN REBUKE BLEASE.
Female Auditors Shocked by Governor's
Utterances.
Richmond. Va., Dec. 5.?Gov. Cole
L. Blease. of South Carolina, bawled
out. "to h?1 with the constitution."
in language so strong, at the afternoon
session of the Governors' Conference
to-day, that most of the women
in attendance, including nearly
a dozen suffragettes, left the hall
and did not return until he had resumed
his seat.
Gov. Blease was elaborating his
views on the negro in connection
with the divorce question and had
just paid his respects, in characteristic
style, to Jack Johnson for marrying
a white girl recently, when
Gov. Carey, of Wyoming, evidently
provoked by the South Carolinian's
declaration that he did not believe
in educating the negro, asked him if
he did not take an oath when sworn
in as governor that he would stand
by the constitution, which guaranteed
equal rights to all men.
Would be Correctly Quoted.
As the Wyoming executive resumed
his seat amid applause, Gov.
Blease paused, then turning to the
newspaper men, he asked them to be
careful to get his reply straight. He
also requested that they refrain from
stating that he was excited. "For,"
he said. "I have the reputation down
in South Carolina of being a fighter,
and a cold-blooded fighter at that."
Again facing the audience, he yelled
out to Gov. Carey:
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came governor, but I say, to h?1
with the constitution if it stands in
the way of me and protection of the
white women of South Carolina."
Women File Out.'
No sooner had he uttered thesd
words than the women began to file
out, among them being Mrs. B.- B.
Valentine, president of the Equal
Suffrage League, of Virginia, and
also Miss Miss Mary Johnston, one of
the leading suffragettes.
Undaunted, Gov. Blease went further,
declaring that he would even
tear the constitution into shreds if
it failed to afford white women protection.
Incidentally, he said that he
regarded the negro of South Carolina
as his friend and he believed if they
all could vote, fully 75 per cent, of
them would cast their ballots' for
him in an election contest.
No Apologies to Make.
He had no apologies to make for
any views he had expressed, and if
any one doubted that the majority
of the people of South Carolina were
with him. they had only to consult
the results of the recent gubernatorial
election in that State, he said.
- Speaking on the divorce question,
he said he was proud of the fact that
no divorces were allowed in South
Carolina. He was also proud that a
negro could not marry a wnite woman
in South Carolina, as Jack Johnson
had done in Chicago. If this pugilist
had attempted such a thing in
South Carolina he doubted if a grand
jury would have been necessary to
give him his just deserts, declared
Gov. Blease.
Millions Tied in Bundle.
A package one foot long, ten inches
deep and eight inches wide rests on
one of the shelves in a vault in the
treasury building, says the Washington
Star. Its wrapping is of ordinary
brown paper, the ends of which are
held together by two dabs of red
sealing wax. It contains 4,000
$10,000 gold certificates?$40,000,000.
It has remained undisturbed
for six months, save when an especially
fortunate sightseer who is a personal
friend of some high treasury
official is permitted to view the inside
of the vault and allowed to lift
the package. It weighs about twenty
Dounds.
A thief would have a hard time
with that $40,000,000, even if he did
manage to get away with it. He'd
have a lot of trouble trying to buy a
"Bronx" cocktail with one of those
bills, and mighty few haberdasheries
would give him $9,999.75 in change
for a 25-cent collar button. The
first appearance of one of those yellow
certificates would bring every
secret service man in the United
States into immediate proximity,
Incidentally there's a little secret
treasury officials impart in regard tc
keeping the package intact in the
vault for so long a time. It really
increases in value?that is, it is better
money now than when it arrived,
It takes this long, they say, for the
ink to set and for the chemical reaction
to take place. The bills are
just about "ripe" now. The package
will shortly be broken and distribution
will be made as the demands
warrant to the various sub
treasuries tnrougnout tne couniry.
"My dear," said Mr. X. to Mrs
X., "what name did I understand yon
to call the new hired girl?"
"Japan,' replied Mrs. X., briefly
"And, pray, why such an odd
name, my dear?"
"Because she is so hard on China.'
?Detroit Free Press.
TAKEN FROM JAIL.
Body Hanging from Limb Tell
Story of Murder Avenged.
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 6.?Danglinj
from the limb of a tree the body o
Azariah Curtis, a young negro, \va
found to-day at Butler, Ala., as mut
evidence that the murder of B. B
Bush, a planter, who was shot t<
death last Monday, had been aveng
ed,
Curtis confessed that he and tw<
other negroes killed Mr. Bush whil
, they were lying in wait for two mei
whom they intended robbing. Ac
cording to the negro's confession tin
highwayment were waiting for Ta:
Collector T. B. Bennett and J. F
Howington, both of whom wen
known to have large sums of mone:
on their person.
Mr. Bush was driving a wagoi
~ i?~ nn whiph it was PY
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pected the proposed victims of th.
negroes would pass. Curtis steppe<
out from his hiding place and fire<
point blank at the planter with ;
single-barrelled shotgun. Reload
ing the weapon he fired two mo,r<
shots at the planter's body as th<
mules attached -to the wagon rai
away.
The negroes were captured by j
sheriff and his posse. After profess
ing his innocence, Curtis finally con
fessed. A mob of 200 stormed th<
jail and lynched Curtis. The othe
two negroes. Green Coleman and hi<
brother, still are under arrest.
A \atural Inquiry.
R. T. Lingley, a New York rea
estate man who lives in the suburl
of Park Hill, was moving from on*
street to another where he had jus
built a new house, says the Satur
day Evening Post. Observing wit!
dismay the care free way in whicl
the moving crew yanked his cherish
ed antiquities about, Lingley was fill
ed with a desire to save from possi
ble damage a tall grandfather'
clock that he prized highly and tha
was reliably reputed to be more thai
a hundred years old.
Taking the clock up in his arm
he started for the new house. Bu
the clock was as tall as its owner
and heavy besides, and its doors kep
swinging open so that he had t
put it down every few feet and res
his arms and mop his streaminj
brow; Then he would clutch hi
burden to his heaving bosom an<
stagger on again.
Before Lingley had gone a bloc!
he had repeated this operation :
dozen times and was panting fron
exhaustion. Every time he put th<
clock down he would gaze into it
round, impassive race and curse i
for weighing so much and for beini
so unwieldy.
After half an hour of these strenu
ous exertions he was nearing hi
destination when an intoxicated per
son who had been watching his la
bors from the opposite side of th<
road took advantage of a halt to hai
f
him.
"Mister," he said thickly, "could
ash you a ques'n?"
"What is it?" demanded Lingley
"Why in thunder don't you carr;
a watch?"
A Legal Opinion.
"A cat sits on my back fence ever;
night and he yowls and yowls an<
yowls. Now, I don't want to havi
any trouble with Neighbor Jones, bu
this thing has gone far enough, am
I want you to tell me what to do.'
The young lawyer looked as sol
emn as an old sick owl and said no
a word.
"I have a right to shoot the cat
haven't I?"
"I would hardly say that," replie<
young Coke Blackstone. "The ca
does not belong to you, as I under
stand it."
"No, but the fence does."
"Then," concluded the light o
law, "I think it safe to say you hav
a perfect right to tear down th
fence.,?N. Y. Press.
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