The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, January 02, 1913, Page 3, Image 3
DOES MURDER FOR $?()0!
Widow Accused by Slayer of Paying
Him for Recent Crime.
Macon, Dec. 27.?Following the
confession to-day ^ of Nicholas Wilburn,
a young farmer, that on De-!
cember 12 he shot and killed James j
King, a wealthy Jones county plant- I
er. and that to commit the crime he
was offered $600 by Mrs. King, the '
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latter was arrested at her home near )
Round Oak and is now being brought
to Macon.
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Wilburn and a negro witness named
Jesse Barber are already in the I
Bibb county jail, having been
brought here for safekeeping on account
of the formation of a mob at
Grays, the county seat of Jones.
Mrs. King was one of the most
highly esteemed women of the county
and her arrest has caused a shock
and a sensation. She is well related
in Macon.
King was found dead with a bullet
wound over his heart, and his faithful
setter dog keeping watch by the
corpse. The man went bird hunting,
and when he did not return a search
was instituted. Wilburn says he killed
King with the latter's own gun.
He also says that Mrs. King had
promised to marry him. The negro's
statements corroborates Wilburn's
confession.
The place where the killing occurred
is abput 18 miles from Macon.
Mrs. King has six children, and her
oldest daughter is the wife of a
brother of Xick Wilburn.
J. P. Wallace Killed by lb*. McManus.
McBee, Dec. 24.?To-night about
8 o'clock the whole town was thrown
into a state of confusion as the news
rapidly spread that Dr. Clyde McManus,
a druggist of this place, had
shot and instantly killed J. P. Wallace,
a farmer living about one mile
south of town. It see is that in a
general fusilade of fireworks, McManus
and Wallace began a friendly
duel with Roman candles. Wallace
became angry because he was being
worsted and drew his pistol. McManus
was near him and grabbed the
pistol. In the tussle which followed
Wallace succeeded in pulling the
trigger and McManus received a flesh
wound across the stomach and one
on the hand. McManus then gained
possession of the weapon and shot
Wallace three times, all the bullets
entering the head.
Wallace was about 35 years old,
was married and had five children,
the oldest a boy of 14 years, the
youngest a baby of nine months. He
was very industrious and generally
well liked.
McManus3 is the prescription clerk
of the McBee Drug company.
TARIFF MUST RAISE MILLIONS.
Figures on Which Next Congress will
Base Revision Legislation.
Washington. Dec. 26.?Between
$325,000,000 and $350,000,000 will
have to be raised by the tariff legislation
of the next congress. This is
the basis on which the ways and
means committee is figuring the
amount representing what would
have to be provided for upon the
elimination of the present Payne
Aldrich tariff law.
The committee plans to provide in
the tariff revision plans whether the
new congress should deal with it
schedule by schedule or as a general
bill, and whether there should be an
excise or income tax to meet part of
the revenue necessities. A number
of the members of the house committee
on ways and means were at the
capitol to-day preparing for the hearings.
Representative Underwood, of Alabama,
chairman of the committee,
who is to confer with President-elect
Wilson next Tuesday, in response
to an invitation from Mr. Wilson,
which he accepted to-day, was at the
capitol still suffering rrom the attack
of grippe. Mr. Underwood had a
volume of correspondence to attend
to, relating to plans for the hearings.
The hearings begin with the chemical
schedule, January 6.
HOYT ASHLEY SHOT BY UNCLE.
Is Not Believed to be Critically Injured?Wounded
in Both Legs.
Honea Path, Dec. 28.?Hoyt Ashley,
who lives some four miles from
here, in the Keowee neighborhood,
was shot yesterday afternoon by his
uncle, Sam Bigby. They had had
some misunderstanding before, and
Sam Bigby in company with John
Marion Bigby, his brother, went to
the home of Ashley and called him
out. The difficulty was renewed, it
is said, with the result that Ashley
was wounded in both legs, after
which his wife came on the scene
armed with a gun. The Bigbys then ;
left, but. it is said, renewed the fire !
at a distance as Mrs. Ashley was hav-{
ing her husband carried indoors, j
Doctors from here were called who
ministered to the needs of the |
wounded man. They found him
painfully but not critically wounded.
STABS DEPUTY TO DEATH.
"Ifcid Man" Arrested After Being *
"Boss of the Town for One Day."
Oak Grove, La., Dec. 27.?After
having been "boss of the town for <
one day?" as he declared, Fink Mad- 1
dox, a reputed "bad" man, was shot 1
and killed by officers he-re yesterday r
after he had stabbed to death Deputy >
Marshal L. E. Ray. <
Maddox had almost complete pos- I
session of the town the entire day. i
By the liberal use of his firearms he 1
kept nearly all of the terrorized pop- i
nlntion indoors. 1
Ray was stabbed to death while i
attempting to arrest the desperado, i
Maddox mounted a horse and at- 1
tempted to escape, but was overtaken 1
by officers and killed in the battle s
which followed. i
RATTLER PROTECTS YOUNG.
Washington Hunter Authority for a c
Curious Snake Story. ,
"During my 10 years' stay in Mon- *
tana I had some experience with the
rattlesnake," said an old hunter of
Seattle, discussing the poisonous reptile
and some of its characteristics,
says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. e
He continued:
"In Montana many have been killed
by the rattlesnake. The most dan
gerous period is what is known as
the dog days of July and August. In
these months the reptiles are blind
and always coiled for action. Very
few people ever recover if bitten
during either of these months, as
the rattlers are more poisonous at
this period than at any other time.
The rattler is very savage in its blind
condition and will strike at all
sounds that appear near him.
"Although we are king of all animals,
we hate to meet Mr. Snake.
The people of Washington should be
thankful to have such a prosperous
State, splendid climate and to be entirely
clear of the poisonous pests
that people in many countries dread.
I have been informed by good authority
that plans are under way to
start a big rattlesnake farm near Seattle,
the object of the enterprise being
to furnish the market with snake
oil. which brings a high price the
world over.
"In the first week of September,
1S95, I had a queer experience with
a rattlesnake family. This is a true
story. I was on a hunting expedition
in the South Crow creek country in
Montana.
"The morning was cold and chilly.
I was in a hurry to cross the Quartzite
divide, which is the home of the
dreaded reptiles. In picking my way
over the rough surface I generally
followed old game trails, especially
when they led any way near my direction.
I just reached the first big
butte close to the summit when a
large rattler jumped from a flat
bowlder and challenged me to fight.
She almost struck me before I succeeded
in getting away from her
reach. She was more than five feet
long and game to the tail. I think
it was the most vicious snake I ever
met during my travels in various
mountain countries.
"In looking around to see what I
could find in the nature of. a weapon 1
to kill this venomous enemy I nearly (
stepped on a large bunch of baby
snakes. The little poisoners were .
huddled up close together. They ?
were about five inches long, brown- '
ish in color. 14 in all, and certainly
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were true counterparts of their moth- "r
er, who was only a few yards away. '
"You can imagine my surprise in
looking down on this reptilian family.
I was about to get a step closer (
when the old snake made a peculiar
noise. I had no idea what it meant,
but I was soon informed by the wise
ones; they knew the call and made a
dash for mother. She received them ?
with open mouth, swallowing her lit- i
tie darlings as fast as nature allowed c
to give them transportation. It was t
comical to see those little reptiles j
hurrying over the rough ground to
obey mother's call when she gave j
them the signal of danger. i
"After storing her babies she look- t
ed twice her former size, and, ex- 2
pecting trouble, coiled herself for ?
battle. At this moment a thought s
struck me that I could kill the rep- f
tile with my rifle, although I had c
never heard of anyone shooting a i
snake. Drawing a fine bead on the r
body of many lives I penetrated her
center with four shells from my j
4 0-S2 Winchester rifle." i
Shot Up Two Buildings. ^
Brunson, Dec. 27.?Great damage;
was done by some unknown party j ^
Christmas Eve night by riddling with
pistol balls were fired through the I
sive plate glass front of the store of
.Moore-Barnes Company. Nineteen
pistol balls werefi red through the
massive plates of glass. Damage is a
estimated from $300 to $600. Earn- I
est efforts are on foot to discover j
the perpetrator of the outrage. De- c
tectives are working on what they r
consider a valuable clue. Several t
shots were fired into the postoffice, r
through the cabinet and into the let- e
ter boxes. a
A\'I> RnRRKI)?
Joe \Y. Todd Dies Soon After Arrival
in Anderson.
Anderson, Dec. 29.?Joe W. Todd,
iged 33 years, died suddenly at the
home of his brother-in-law, E. G.
F'ant, near this city, last night. Mr.
rodd moved to Blackfoot, Idaho. 12
ears ago, and while visiting in Anierson
last summer decided to go
jack to Idaho, sell his plantation and
nake his home in Anderson county.
Yesterday afternoon when he arrived
n this city he climbed into a hack,
jut was unable to give the driver
my instructions. Some one recoglized
him as Todd and directed the
lackman to take him to Mr. Fant's.
Je was put in bed and a phyisician
mmmoned. Death came without his
eturning to consciousness.
It has- been suggested that Todd
vas "doped" en route to Anderson
ind that the money he received for
lis farm was stolen from his body.
3nly eleven dollars were found on his
lerson and no papers to indicate that
le had banked his money before
eaving for South Carolina. Todd is
>f a well known family of this coun;y.
He is survived by two sisters
md three brothers.
The Horrors of an English Prison.
The January Woman's Home Comlanion
contains a vivid account of
nilitant woman suffrage as the cam)aign
is carried on in England. The
violence indulged in has resulted in
he imprisoning of a great many wonen.
Of the experiences in prison
hat these women have undergone
he article goes on to say:
"Once in prison, the advantage is
>n the side of the government, since
echnically, these women are crimnals,
and can by law be so treated,
rhe life of a comman criminal in an
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lingnsn jan is nut t;asy iux a icimcu
voman, educated in modern germ
;heories to follow. There is hard
vork, coarse, monotonous food, asso:iation
with criminals, and rules
hat are both rigid ~nd humiliating.
She must undress in public, surrenler
all her garments and personal
jelongings, take down her hair, and
hen, with her arms stretched above
)er head, she must submit to a thor>ugh
search, wearing only a prison
:hemise.
"Then she must get into a dingy
ron bath-tub and bathe where liunIreds
of criminals before her have
)athed. She inherits their prison
;hoes, their torn, patched garments
tnd their corsets. She must scrub
ler cell floor and, in certain cases
;tand most unhealthful odors from
insanitary conditions. Her window
ioes not open, and she may exercise |
)ut-of-doors only three times a week j
;hen she must walk with the other
irisoners in single file, and without
iommunication.
"It is not against these personal
lardships, however, that the suffragettes
are protesting. They feel that
:hey declared war openly upon the
government, that they are fighting in
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;hat they are not criminals, but prisrners
of war.
"Men rioters against the governnent
are deprived only of their liberty.
They use their own furniture,
ilothing and books; order their own
:ood, beer and tobacco, and may,
f practical, continue their work.
The women feel that it is belittling
;he cduse of suffrage to allow themselves
to be ranked as criminals.
They began their protest against this
;reatment by smashing their winlows,
in an effort to get pure air.
^or this they were put into solitary
jonfinement in punishment cells." .
To Banish Negro Soldier.
Washington, Dec. 26.?The proposal
to eliminate the negro as an
American soldier is a topic slated for
sonsideration when the conference of
he ranking officers of the army takes
dace here on January 8.
Some officers favoring the plan are
jrepared to urge it on the ground
hat in the Philippine Islands the naives
are said to resent the appearinna
omnnor thpm nf thp black troop
?rs and that there are signs of disiatisfaction
in Hawaii owing to the
act that the 25th infantry a negro
>rganization has been ordered to the
slands to form a permanent garison.
Friends of the negro soldiers are
>reparing to make a strenuous fight
n their behalf, pointing to their
;plendid record in time of war in
>uba and in the Philippines.
sEGRO CHILDREN DIE IX FIRE.
Raines Destroy Home of Ola Ruth
and Her Three Children.
Spartanburg, Dec. 28.?In a fire
vhich destroyed the home of Ola
tuth, a negress, who lives in the up)er
part of the county, her three
hildren were burned to death last
\\o-ht Thp woman rmt her children
o bed and went to a dance in the
leighborhood, and when she return;d
she found her home reduced to
ishes and her children burned.
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put in a supply of
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kinds. Let us print
them with your
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thereby save yourself
a lot of writing. J
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mortgages, iiues, oonas, ana i
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have a swell line of I
Marriage Certificates I
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