The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 24, 1913, Image 1
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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 24,1913. Established 1891.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
' County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, S. C., April 21.?Farmers
had a goo-d week last week and
v did a quantity or worK on tneir xariiis
in the way of planting and replanting
^ corn.
The Ehrhardt Lutheran church has
put in acetylene lights, and the same
S generator will furnish lights for the
4 narcnnooro Tbp r?larit has riot. heen
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competed. Hurried to get them in
the church for the conference last
week.
Two negroes were killed last Saturday,
one at Hardeeville, S. C., the
other at Caldwell, S. C. The negro
at Caldwell was shot three times
with buckshot; was drunk and cursing
a store keeper and his wife is the
prime cause of the shooting. No information
as to how or why the one
at Hardeeville was killed.
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Miss jonena noiimaii aas uccu aasisting
in the graded school here for
> a few days.
The young men are working up a j
base ball team to liven up our town i
a little for the summer months.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Leary are
visiting her sister, Mrs. Jacob C.
Hiers, Jr.
^ ' Mr. Herbert Ehrhardt is the happy
/ man. Can't hardly stay in his place
of business; he is afraid Herbert Ehrhardt,
Jr., wil cry and not hear him.
Mrs. Slattery is spending time with
her mother and brother, Hendersons.
Dr. J. J. Farreli goes to Charleston
today on a business trip.
The Southern Conference of South
Carolina Synod is over and we allj
feel that we are benefitted by having |
them in our midst. The various ser- i
mons were rendered with ability, and j
attentive audiences showed their appreciation
of the thoughts brought
forth from the subjects chosen for
them. Topics for discussion were
well handled and showed that all had j
given some thought to them.
The attendance was good and served
dinner on the grounds so as all
could get an even start to hear and
speak, thereby getting the benefit of
all the meeting.
Music was furnished by the church
choir under the guidance of Mrs.
Fannie Copeland, organist, which
greatly added to the conference,
tfc Made them all want to say something,
and enter more fully into the spirit of
the meeting. A vote of thanks was
given them by the conference.
All have gone from among us,
but there is new ideas left among us
that could not be taken away, and
these ideas we hope will bring in
good results later. We all should
take more interest in the church and
Sunday-school work, so we can be
better posted as to the wants and
% needs of both. JEE.
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Colston Dots.
Colston, April 22.?The farmers
of this section are very busy, some
planting and some plowing corn.
Very little cotton planted yet, but the
farmers all say this will be a good
crop year.
Mr. Henry McMillan spent Sunday
in Bamberg with friends.
Little Ernest McMillan, of Bamberg,
is spending some time with his
grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. M.
Vara.
Mr. J. I. Valentine, of Cope, has
been spending some time with his
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Mr. Perry Lee McMillan, of Bamberg,
spent Friday night with Mr.
>>" Monnie Yarn.
We are glad to say that Mrs.'Mary
Wooley, who has been very sick for
the past few weeks, is progressing
nicely.
The Cuffy Creek school, taught by
Miss Bessie Baskin, will close and
the public is cordially invited to attend
the picnic on Saturday, May 3rd,
< with well filled baskets.
YOUTH GETS LIFE SENTENCE.
TT?-1^ 1Q Vcko A1H Pah .
narviu ju. x i?/ ?^ vm, ^w..vocted
of Shooting Lad of 18.
New Haven, Conn, April 18.?Har^
old B. Page, 19 years old, was senV
tenced to life imprisonment in the
Criminal Superior Court this afternoon
for the murder of Harold J.
Ford, aged about 18.
Page shot Ford in Madison in
March, 1911. He was recently captured
in Colorado and brought East.
Both youths lived in Meridian. Robbery
was the motive for the shooting.
? Arizona in 1912 produced 350,000,000
pounds of copper.
LIQUOR TRIAL AT VARXVILLE.
White Woman Convicted, Fined $100
and Appeals.
Hampton, April 22.?Probably the
most interesting blind tiger case ever
tried in this county was neara on
yesterday at Varnville. Josev Lightsey,
the wife of the proprietor of a
green grocery and cold drink establishment
in that town, was, on the information
of a fifteen-year-old school
boy, who acted as the detective in the
case, prosecuted, charged with selling
whiskey, and a jury of the citizens of
Varnville brought in a verdict of
guilty. J. W. Manuel, Esq., represented
the prosecution and Warren &
Warren represented the defendant.
The defence set up by the defen/^onf
iron o rr> nn cr rtthor things thflt a
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woman in the presence of her husband
could not commit a misdemeanor.
A vigorous fight was made by
both the prosecution and the defense.
Another interesting feature of the
case was that it was worked up by
two school boys, both under the age
of 15 years, both of whom received
rewards from the town for working
up the case, and that these two boys
were the only witnesses for the prosectrtion,
with the exception of the chief i
of police, who testified as to having j
procured the services of the boys. |
The defendant is a white woman. After
the sentence of the Court of thirty I
days or $100 the defendant appealed !
to the Circuit Court. A great deal of
interest was manifested in the case
and the result will be looked forward
to with interest.
Fairfax Fancies.
Fairfax, April 21.?The Y. P. U.
held an unusually interesting meeting
Sunday evening. Mr. D. M. Davis
gave a very fine talk: "Human
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xioney cees. ne spoite ui mc icligious
home training he had received
from his mother, and there was
scarcely a dry eye when he closed.
Miss Dell Best read a sweet piece on j
same subject.
Misses Louise and Marie Weekley,
of Ulmer, visited relatives here recently.
Misses Susie Albergotti and Flora
Kenney visited Brunson recently.
Miss Julia Folk returned with them.
Mr. Judson Lightsey, of Savannah^
spent Monday with relatives here.
Mrs. Gray, of Woodruff, visited
Mrs. Jennings on Tuesday.
J. F. Lightsey and children spent
Sunday with relatives in Brunson.
Charlie Fennel won the prize in
foot ball racing at Brunson.
Rev. Cobb, of the Lutheran Seminary,
preached here Sunday evening.
G. H. Edwards, of Charleston, was
here this week, also Frank Cain.
J. F. Rivers, of Hampton, was a
late visitor.
Mrs. Kenney, of Johnston, is
spending some time here with her
daughter.
M. C. Bull and W. H. Byrd, of
Columbia, were here this week.
J. H. Woodward, of Orangeburg,
H. H. Russell, of Atlanta, M. A.
Strauss>. of Sumter, were here this
week.
The teachers, Messrs. Roy Young,
Geo. Sanders, Speaks Moorer and
Wm. Sanders were invited to a moonlight
picnic at Bostic's pond. Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. Youmans, chaperones.
Given in honor of Miss Grace ZimmprmflTi
of Cameron. The ride gave
them an appetite for the delicious
viands so lavishly spread by Mrs.
Youmans, and the evening was a
most delightful one. Miss Zimmerman
is the guest of Miss Margaret
Youmans and is well remembered,
having visited here before.
The girls of the high school presented
the play, "Miss Fearless and
Co.," to a crowded hall Friday evening.
Our girls did real well, Ethel
Simpson, Lylete Wilson, Sadie Harter,
Hattie Dowling, and Lucy Googe
being the principal actors. Miss
Harrison, as usual, charmed the audience
with sweet music between the
CHJt-S.
There will be a convention here
on the 30th of members of U. D. C.
A large crowd is expected and this
chapter will welcome them, serving
dinner at the Commercial Hotel.
The Stature of Kings.
The rulers of Europe have lost
somewhat in the matter of inches
since the eighties of last century,
when an exceptionally tall company
of monarchs occupied the various
thrones. The gipantic Czar Alexander
II, the equally tall though less j
robust King L,eopoia 11, me rvaibei
Wilhelm I, and his successor, the Emperor
Frederick, King Christian IX,
Kaiser Francis Joseph and the King
of Greece were all men well over six
feet.
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
A white woman, aged about fifty,
was knocked from a bridge near Seneca
by a train on Saturday and killed.
D. W. Welch, a switchman, was run
over and killed by a train on the
Coast Line near the union station m
Charleston Saturday night. He was
48 years old and lived in Charleston.
The friends o-f Mr. Herman L.
Spahr are boosting him for the position
of president of' the University of
South Carolina, to succeed Dr. S. C.
Mitchell, who has resigned. Mr.
Spahr is well-known and has many
friends in Bamberg, he having practiced
law here several years ago.
T? - n A VTA+tlAe, n rHpH tVlP
XVI O. A. :^ClWCO n uo unuiu^u V? v
j contract for publishing the Southern
Christian Advocate for the next four
years at a meeting of the publication
board in Columbia Thursday night.
He has been the publisher for a good
many years, and has brought the paper
up to a high standard of excellence.
News from Olar.
Olar, April 22.?Misses Zelle Loadholt
and Cleo Bronson, of Barnwell,
spent the week-end in town with
friends.
Rev. McCloud, of Columbia, who |
was -to conduct services here Sunday
morning, is here quite ill.
Mr. Walker Hartzog, of Denmark,
was the guest of Dr. L. A. Hartzog
j this week-end.
Misses Mamie Nelle Bronson and
Olive Calhoun, together with some
other Barnwell folk, spent Sunday in
town.
Air. Gilmore Hartzog, of Columbia,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Bill Cave.
Drs. McCormack and Hartzog attended
the State medical meeting in
Rock Hill last week.
Miss Clara Joyner spent the weekend
in Fairfax.
Mrs. C. F. Rizer, Mrs. L. A. Hartzog,
and Mrs. Paul Cooke visited in
Williston on last Thursday. They
were accompanied home by Mr. Edward
Black.
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31 r. A. it. Waiiach. was m oaiuncu
Monday.
Mr. Bernice Barker is at home for
a week's stay.
The following men attended a masonic
meeting in Columbia Monday:
I Messrs. H. H. Kearse, H. O. Morris,
J. A. Brabham, J. R. Chitty.
Mr. C. F. Rizer was in Brunson
Friday.
; Misses Inez Starr and Jennie Rogers
spent the week-end with Miss
Sallie Neeley.
I Miss Clara Creech has returned
home from the hospital in Columbia.
She is rapidly recovering from her attack
of appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cooke spent
Sunday in Govan with relatives.
Mr. T. Moore, accompanied by
Misses Aull and Allen, were in town
Sunday.
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;\lr. rtuutJit <ji., ui nuuu
I Carolina, is visiting his relatives
[ here.
Mr. W. D. Ayer spent the last week
! in Walterboro.
j Mrs. Marcus, of Orangeburg is
! here with her daughter, Mrs. Pearls[
tine.
Mrs. C. F. Rizer and Mrs. L. A.
! Hartzog spent Tuesday in Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Starr, Miss Jennie
Rogers, and Mr. Wilbur Starr
spent Monday in Bamberg.
Messrs. A. Neeley and Frank Starr
were in Springfield Sunday.
In a meeting of the trustees of the
Olar school all of the present teachers
were re-elected.
Clyde Line Pier Destroyed.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 22.?The
old Clyde line pier, No 2, was destroy- j
ed by fire here to-day. The loss is
about $75,000. Five barges belonging
to the St. John's Terminal Company
also took fire and, burning, drifted
down the river for a time threatening
the entire shipping district of the
city, but by good fortune, they
grounded separately out of harm's
way and burned to the water's edge.
Thousands lined the river banks and !
watched the fiery display. All the
small boats were gotten out of the
way and none of the Clyde line steamers
was at the dock.
The destroyed pier and warehouses
occupied a part of the site of the proposed
municipal docks and the fire
simplified the acquisition of the lands
and water front.
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C. P. RUSHING ELECTROCUTED. <
Chesterfield Man Meets Death for
Wife Murder.
Columbia, April 18.?For the murder
of his wife, Sue Rushing, Charlie i I
P. Rushing, white, of Chesterfield
County, was this morning electrocuted
at the State Penitentiary. The
current was turned on the condemned
man at 11.54 and ran through his s
body for 55 seconds. Death was pro- I
nounced by Dr. Jennings, the prison c
physician at 11.57. r
The electrocution, the eighth since 6
the installation of the chair, was wit- t
nessed by about 65 spectators, who c
assembled in the death chamber at
11.45. Rushing was immediately <3
brought into the room and placed in f
the chair. After the straps had been t
adjusted he was asked by Superin- a
tendent Griffith if Jje had any state- f
ment to make to which he replied in e
the negative. Rev. J. C. Abney, the i
Penitentiary chaplain, who has been c
with the wife murderer constantly c
during his confinement, then spoke t
with him briefly about his soul's wel- I
fare. r
After Rushing had shaken hands
with Capt. Griffith and Rev. Abney,
the metal clamp was placed on the c
prisoner's leg and the helmet on his c
head. J. C. Robbins, one of the pris- c
on guards, threw the switch and in c
55 seconds the current was turned off ^
Rushing had a relative living with- | a
in the city and he took charge of the ! ?
body of his cousin. It will be ship- t
ped to Chesterfield for burial. ;
Story of the Crime. (
The crime for which Charles I
Rushing was this morning electrocut- 1
ed is one of the most brutal in the t
history of his county. One night c
onmck mnnths acn Rnshine" went. tO ^
his home in a drunken condition. J
He quarreled with his wife with 1
whom he had been on bad terms "for (
some time. Finally becoming en- c
raged he pulled his pistol and shot c
her through the abdomen. The I
wounded woman fell to the floor and S
crawled into the kitchen. After some
minutes Rushing announced to one of
his daughters who had witnessed the c
tragedy that "he would finish the \
job," and commanded her to pull his r
wife from the kitchen. When she re- c
fused he forced her at the point of c
the pistol to obey and then cruelly r
beat his helpless wife with a large c
stick. The woman lived for several c
hours and told her story to the depu- a
ty who arrested her husband. Rush- s
ing's trial and conviction followed c
immediately. 1:
Since his arrival at the Peniten- c
tiary he has professed to believe him- S
self saved and stated on several oc- t
casions that he felt no fears about ?
his salvation. Although he appeared t
unnerved when seen privately in his t
cell this morning, he steeled himself e
for his execution and met death with
cold stocism. t
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Memorial Services. I
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The Rivers' Bridge Memorial Association
will observe Thursday, May y
8th, as memorial day. The Hon.
Richard I Manning, of Sumter, S. C.,
will deliver the memorial address, j
rrv,n nAr/liollv invitprl to at- >
JL lie puunt 10 Luiuiuiij AUTAwvk wv ??
tend and the ladies are earnestly requested
to bring flowers. The following
committees have been' appointed:
On grounds and order of the day?
J. D. Jenny, J. C. Kinard, J. A. Pe- a
ters, H. W. Chitty, W. D. Sease, J. 0.
Kearse, W. H. Ritter. s
On music?Rev. D. B. Groseclose, y
J. C. Kinard, J. F. Kearse. i
DR. N. F. KIRKLAND,
J. W. JENNY, President.
Secretary. t
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Five Charged With Murder. t
Edgefield, S. C., April 22.?Sheriff t
Swearingen returned to the scene of t
the murder of Jim Middleton and t
Adeline Murray, which took place in t
Merriwether Township about a week t
ago, and as a result of further inves- v
tigation the following negroes were I
arrested and are now in jail charged i
with the crime: Bill Williams, Robert
Marshall, Jim Henry Norman,
Carrie Norman and John Murray.
The testimony against them is said to
be very damaging. e
Jim Henry Norman is alleged to c
have made a statement to the effect J
that he, John Murray, and his wife, g
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uarrie, Were in llie xiirusc ax mc tujjc ?-<
of the double killing and that while f
there Bill Williams and Robert Marsh >
broke into the residence and commit- e
ted the deed, braining the parties n
with an axe. He claims that none of s
the others had any hand in the kill- b
ing and were taken entirely by sur- r
prise when Williams and Marsh appeared
on the scene and committed t
the deed. As yet no motive for the f
crime has been developed. t
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SCHOOL CHILDREN STRIKE
1CHOLARS STRIKE BECAUSE OF
SUPERINTENDENT.
jittle School Girl Hun Down and
Killed by Street Car During
Demonstration.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 22.?The
trike of school children against S.
,. Heeter, as superintendent of the
ity's public school system, spread
apidly today and resulted in one
[eath. A little girl was run down
>y a street car and killed during one
if the demonstrations.
Beginning yesterday, when hunIreds
of children remained away
rom school as a protest against Heeer,
who last Friday was acquitted by
l jury of two serious charges preerred
by a female domestic employtd
at his home, the strike gained
rreat proportions today. In all parts
if the city thousands of school chil[ren
paraded the streets, tieiug up
raffic at a number of business points.
3olice reserves were called out to
naintain order.
To Investigate Charges.
Late in the afternoon, when the
lemonstration of the children had
eased, the Pittsburg board of eduction
held a meeting at which a
:ommittee of seven prominent men
vas asked to investigate the various
illeged charges of immorality against
Superintendent Heeter. The commitee
follows:
W. H. Stevenson, president of
Chamber of Commerce; Valentine
Sarie, president Iron City Central
Trades' Council; Bishop C. L. Whitelead,
of the Pittsburg Episcopal dio:ese;
A. Leo Weil, president of the
Voters' League of Pittsburg; Bishop
r. Regis Canevin, of the Pittsburg
ioman Catholic diocese; the Rev.
George W. Shelton, pastor of the Sec>nd
Presbyterian Church and presilent
of the Ministerial Union; the
lev. Dr. J. L. Levy, rabbi Rodelph
Shalom Synagogue.
Little Girl Killed.
The unique strike of the children
:aused the police considerable inconvenience.
A score of the youthful
narchers were detained at the vari>us
police stations until their parents
ould be notified. One little girl was
un over and killed by a street car
luring the excitement occasioned by
>ne of the parades. Charles McCool,
iged 3d, was arrested in ironi 01 a
chool building and charged with disorderly
conduct. He is alleged to
lave been attempting to prevent chilIren
from entering school. William
Jlater, aged 67, was taken into cusody
charged with inciting a riot.
Jlater and several women attacked
wo officers who were breaking up
janners carried by children inscribed
"Kick Heeter Out."
Banners of all descriptions, some of
hem inflammatory, are in evidence
ill over the city. Aa a number of
joints during the day Heeter was
langed and burned in effigy.
lother and Children Die in Flames.
Roanoake, Va., April 18.?Mrs.
5eter Bryan, of Goode, Va., wife of a
Norfolk & Western section foreman,
vith her two children, aged 2 and 4
ears, were so seriously burned when
heir home was destroyed by fire yeserday
afternoon, that one child lived
inly a few hours while the mother
md younger child died today.
rnl? ^ Kir 4-Via mnncr
X lit; lire W aa tauocu uj
ters playing with powder, considered
larmless. The powder exploded and,
gnited other combustibles near the
loorway, thus shutting off all egress.
Trapped in the burning building,
he mother become frantic and rushid
through the doorway, a living
orch with her hair and clothing ailaze.
W. E. Byke, a negro school
eacher, attracted to the isolated
turning building, plunged through
he blazing entrance and brought out
he two children, horribly burned and
vith their flesh hanging in shreds,
loth children died without recoverng
consciousness.
Suit. Against Woodmen.
Greenville, S. C., April 17.?Sevral
cases of Statewide interest will
ome up within the next few days in
federal Court. The case attracting
;reatest attention is the suit brought
.gainst the Woodmen of the World
or $20,000 for the death of Samuei
I. Taylor, brought by S. P. Taylor,
Yppntnr. Samuel M. Taylor was a
aember of the degree team and was
hot during the initiation ceremony
y a candidate. The tragedy occured
near Honea Path.
The order is strong throughout
his territory, and the case is being
ollowed with a great deal of inerest.
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Flames Sweep Big Plant of A. C. L.
Corporation.
Georgetown, April 21.?The plant
of the Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation,
said to be one of the largest
lumber plants in the world, having a
capacity of one-million feet per day,
was almost completely destroyed by a
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mc, v> mv;ii ui unc irui imo ujuiuiuq
about 5 o'clock. Fanned by a strong
wind from the north, which increased
as the fire made headway, it seemed
that nothing in the pathway of the
flames could escape. One of the mills,
which was located north of where the
fire commenced, and another, which
was not directly in the direction of
which the wind was blowing, remain
standing. Two mills, together with
the power house and two dry kilns
and a? vast amount of lumber, about
ten million feet, were destroyed. The
loss is estimated at about one-half
million dollars, and is said to be
completely covered by insurance.
It might have been a serious proposition
to a great many persons who
were employed in these mills, as well
as to business generally in Georgetown
and vicinity, as this was the
chief industry in this section, but the
management has announced that the
work of rebuilding will be started at
once, and that the two mills which
wprp not burned will be run day and
night.
Owing to the fact that most of the
pumps were put out of commission
during the early stage of the fire very
little could be done to check the
flames; however, the plant of the Dupont
Powder Company, which manufactures
alcohol out of sawdust, was
saved by heroic work on the part of
the management and employees of
that plant. Of course, the fire attracted
great attention and a large crowd
of people, in fact, every one who
could possibly get out, turned out to
witness it.
WALTER ALLEN ENDS HIS LIFE.
The Man Who Served Term in Penitentiary
is a Suicide
Greenville, April 21.?Life overshadowed
for years by a pall that apparently
could not be dispelled?endangered
by the thought of the blood
wtrtn .mnri Viie honHfl ov.
Ui <X itjuuw man umo uuuuu, v.
er rising like the ghost o-f Banquo
to haunt him in the hours of both
day and night; recollections of a
long term served behind prison walls
the grief of a young daughter having
died by her own hand, and of
other family troubles?Walter Allen,
formerly a resident of this city and
well known in the community, last
Saturday put an end to his troubles
in Concord, N. C., where he went
about two months ago to make his
home.
Some 12 or 16 years ago Allen was
tried in the court of General Sesions
of this county for the death of one . '
.Henry Trammel, in the upper part of
Greenville. The jury charged with
his case found him guilty of murder,
but recommended him to the mercy
of the court. This brought upon him
a sentence for life in the State Penitentiary.
After he had served a number of
vpars on his sentence. Allen made his
escape from prison. It is said that he
came straight back to Greenville, and
went to see hie wife. The desire to
see her and be at home once more, is
said to be his sole reason for making
his escape. Credence is lent to this
statement from the fact that Allen
(went back to the State Prison of his
own accord and surrendered to his
old keepers.
When some seven or more years
had passed away, the prisoner procured
executive clemency. It could
not be learned definitely last night
whether he was pardoned or paroled.
At any rate, Allen came back home
and went to work. The years in prison
evidently had a reforming effect
upon the man, for he changed his
way of living. And up until the time
of his death, so far as known, he
walked straight in the narrow way.
Several months ago Allen's young
daughter, then some 13 years of age,
shot herself to death at her home in
the western section of the city. The
tro p-in dpath ncrnrreri earlv one
morning about 10 o'clock, and it was
said at the time that she killed herself
because she did not want to go to
school. Whether this was the real
motive, no one knows. Her father,
who for the past few years worked
as a traveling salesman, came
home at the time. He seemed to be
deeply grieved over the death of his
daughter.
The man went away again and
nothing more was heard of him, that
is, publicly, until news was received
in the city yesterday that he had ended
his life in Concord, N. C.
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