The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, November 27, 1913, Page 6, Image 6
103 PRISONERS GET LIBERTY
Governor Ble;use Breaks Record
Granting ("leniency to Convicts.
Columbia. November 23.?Previoi
pardons records were broken wh(
Governor Blease affixed his signatu
to papers granting freedom to 01
hundred convicts in the Penitentia
and scattered on chain gan
throughout the State, this being tl
Governor's list for Thanksgivii
clemency. With the Thanksgivii
number the total number of convic
pardoned and paroled by Goverm
Blease since he first assumed offii
in January, 1911, jumped to 882.
The pardon and parole papers f<
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this 100 convicts nave Deeu sigueu i
the Governor and will be sent to tl
office of Secretary of State R. M. M
Cown on Tuesday morning in ord'
for him to affix his signature. Tl
papers will be sent to the Penite
tiary, the Stat<* farm, and the coun
chain gangs where the prisoners a
confined in time for them to be li
erated on Wednesday and let the
eat Thanksgiving dinner at the
homes on Thursday.
Crimes Committed.
Hurried compilation of the crim<
for which those given clemency f<
Thanksgiving were convicted sho
the following:
Twenty-eight life-terms for mu
dor fwontv-wcht for manslaughte
seven for burglary and larceny, t?
for assault and battery with intent 1
kill, four for assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature, five f<
housebreaking and larceny, one f<
highway robbery and larceny, one f<
larceny of live stock, two for obtaii
ing goods under false pretences, 01
for gambling, disorderly conduct ar
larceny, three for rape, two f<
breach of trust, one for larceny i
bicycle, one for grand larceny, 01
for safe-cracking, one for larceny ar
forgery, one for bigamy, three f<
violation of the dispensary law, ma]
ing a total of 100.
Richland Heads List.
Richland County heads the li
Pwith ten in the number, Spartanbui
- and Greenville tie for second pla<
with eight a piece, and the others a:
apportioned to the following cou:
ties: Greenwood three, Lee on
Newberry five, Darlington fou
Charleston three, Marion three, Do
Chester two, Union one, Bambei
one, Oconee one, Lancaster two, A
beville three, Pickens one, Ande
son three, Barnwell two, William
burg one, Orangeburg four, Chesti
four Mnrihorn one. Edeefield tw
Laurens six, York one, Georgetcw
one, Cherokee five, Lexington fou
Aiken four, Kershaw one, Dorchesti
one, Colleton one, Clarendon on
Chesterfield one, Calhoun one. Th
makes thirty-five counties, and tl
other counties not figuring in the li
were: Dillon, Jasper, Horry, Beai
fort, Florence, Berkeley, and Fai
field.
Only One Full Pardon.
Out of the 100 receiving clement
for Thanksgiving only one was give
a full pardon, he' being J. E. Hinso
white, convicted at the March, 191
term of Court for Marlboro Count
of aggravated assault and batter
and sentenced to six months' impri
onment upon the public works <
Marlboro County.
The one from Bamberg County r
ceiving a parole was Robert Conne
ly, convicted at the March, 1909, ter
of Court for this county of murdi
with recommendation to mercy ar
sentenced to life imprisonment in tl
State Penitentiary. In view of tl
petition presented and the recommei
dations of Solicitor Davis and Judj
Watts the defendant navmg serve
nearly five years, a parole was gran
ed him, during good behavior, N
vember 25, 1913.
COURT REFUSES NEW TRIAL.
Lemacks Sentenced to l>ie Januai
22?Will Appeal.
Walterboro, November 24.?Th
morning the motion for a new tri
for I. S. Lemacks, the young whi
man convicted Saturday night of tl
murder of Acquilla Blocker, all
white, was refused by Judge Bot
man, and January 22, 1914, was s
as the day for his electrocution.
D. B. Peurifoy, Esq., attorney $
Lemacks, made an eloquent plea f<
his client, but the Judge stated th
he could not interfere with the ve
diet o? the jury. Mr. Peurifoy lab
stated he would appeal to the S
preme Court, and that he would co
tinhthe fieht for the life of h
client for some time to come.
Florence Lady Accidentally Shot.
Florence, November . 23.?T1
many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Georj
DuBose will regret to learn that Mi
DuBose was seriously injured by tl
firing of a pistol which occurred
their home Friday afternoon in son
inexplicable manner. As soon as po
sible she was removed to the Flo
ence Infirmary, where surgical s
tention was given her. At last r
ports from the Infirmary she w
resting' well. ;
Xmas cards at Herald Book Stor
. GRACK WITH MANY AFFIDAVITS
in Said to He in Capitol to Press Cas
Against Richard S. Whaley.
.is Washington, November 24.?Sai
jn to be armed with a trunk full of afii
re davits to be used in the case agains
le Representative R. S. Whaley, in th
ry case now pending before one of th
gs House committees on elections, al
le though he will give no information a
lg this time concerning them, Mayo
lg John P. Grace, of Charleston, arrh
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IS fc!U 1X1 VVasiiiugLUli mic last, uigiu <.
or await the next meeting of the con:
c*e mittee which will probably be hel
the latter part of the present weel
or As stated Mr. Grace has nothing noi
jy to say concerning the allegatio
ie he recently filed against Mr. Whale
c- charging him with hawing spent some
er thing like $60,000 to secure his sea
ie in Congress, of the witnesses h
n- brought to Washington to substant:
ty ate his charges or of the plans of th
re committee which for a short tim
b- considered the matter, but it is uc
m derstood that he has come to Wash
ir ington prepared to see the case to
finish, and is sanguine of complet
success.
es It is known that privately he tol
or friends in Charleston a short tim
w ago that there was no doubt that th
committee would order a complet
r- and thorough investigation into th
r, right of Mrs. Whaley to hold his sea
?n in the House. He is also understom
to to have told these friends that th
a committee, soon after its next meet
:>r ing, would decide to go to Charlestoi
or to take the testimony. On this lat
or ter point nothing definite has beei
a- learned yet, owing to the fact tha
ie Chairman Post has been absent a
td him home in Ohio for some time am
or probably will not return to Washing
of ton until after Thanksgiving,
ie Mr. Whaley also is absent fror
id Washington, being in Charleston, am
or it is impossible to find out what h
ft- intends to do, but it is understood
in a general way that he has hi
side of the case in good shape if th
st committee sends for him.
rg As to whether the committee as
2e matter of fact will order a regula
re investigation seems not to be know;
a- here yet, but immediately upon th
e. return of Chairman Post the publi
Ty will be informed what the future o
r- the case will be.
^ ARMY AERONAUTS MEET DEATH
r~ Were Doing Volplane Stunt Whe
gr Accident Happened.
o, San Diego, Cal., November 24.?
m Two intrepid navigators of the aii
r, Lieuts. -Hugh M. Kelly and Eric I
gr Ellington, U. S. A., attached to th
e, camp of the 1st aero corps, were in
is stantly killed at North Island to-da5
ie when they fell from an altitude of 8
st or more feet in a dual control bi
a- plane.
r- Lieut. Ellington, a skillful pilot
occupied the instructor's seat wit!
Lieut. Kelly at his side. The lattei
;y a comparative novice in the art o
?n flying, w^as receiving instructions i;
n, the handling of the control levers
3, Owing to the arm of the controllin
y, wires Lieut. Ellington could at a]
y, times be absolute master of the ma
s- chine.
if The engine, one of six cylinder
and sixty-horse power, was workin
e- perfectly and the officers ascende
>1- to a height of 300 feet, circled, am
m then began a volplane, which wras t
ar havp hrousrht them back to the hang
id ars. According to Capt. Cowan, i:
ie command of the aviation post, th
ie biplane glided at a normal angle fo
q- about 200 feet. Then the engine
*e which wTas throttled at the begir
id ning of the volplane, was throw:
t- open.
o- Whether at this instant the avia
tors lost control or the initial impetu
of the revolving propeller, when th
biplane was at so low an altitude
caused the machine to tip forwarc
ry can only be conjectured. But specta
tors say the biplane suddenly shot t
the earth. The impact probably kill
is ed both men, but the motor mad
al death\sure by crushing them,
te
ie Native of North Carolina.
30 Raleigh, N. C., November 24..y.
Lieut. Eric L. Ellington, killed a
et San Diego, was the son of Sheriff J
T. Ellington, of Johnston Countj
-r and was born at Clayton, N. C., i
*,r 1887. He entered the Naval Acade
at my at the age of 16 and graduated i
> 1907, standing seventh in a class c
!1 er
300. He was the first man eve
u_ transferred from the United State
n_ navy to the army, this being mad
is possible by Executive order of Presi
dent Taft in 1909. He is, survive
by two brothers, Douglass Ellingtor
now in Paris, and Kenneth Ellingtor
of Johnston County. His body wi]
lie be brought to Johnston County fo
?e interment.
ie Mad Dog Bites Little Boy.
at Greenville, November 20.?Cham
ie Smith, a little white boy of th
,s_ Brandon Mill village, was bitten se\
r. eral days ago by a stray dog, and
Lt- telegram from Columbia stated tha
e_ the dog was mad. The head of th
as dog was sent to Columbia immediate
ly after the child was bitten. Th
Smith boy was taken to Atlanta fo
e. j treatment.
1. NATIONS FEEL "HIGH COST."
e Feeding Their Treasuries by Borrowing
Drain on Many.
d Saddled with debt, the nations* of
i- the world are feeling, no less than
it individuals, the pressure of the
e "high-cost living." This is clearly set
e forth in a report issued by the bureau
1- of foreign and domestic commerce
it dealing with the national debts of
ir the principal governments. It is di
vulged that the aggregate debt is
o upward of $42,000,000,000, a debt
i- increase of 20 per cent in the last
d decade, and double what it was 40
;. years ago.
v France, according to the experts'
n figures, has been leading the fastest
y pace, for its debt is the heaviest of
any single government. Following
it on its heels is Russia, Italy, Spain,
e British India, Japan, Germany and
i- the United States in the order name
ed. The debt of this country in the
e last ten years grew by a little more
i- than $100,000,000.
i- The rates of interest on this vast
a volume of indebtedness are a source
e of especial comment in the report.
The strong nations are enabled to
d get money at comparatively low rates,
e but the smaller and less well estabe
lished governments are compelled to
e pay heavily for accommodation. In
e case of the United States the interest
t on the national debt ranges from 2
d to 4 per cent, with the bonds selling
e at their face value and above it. Such
governments as Nicaragua, Panama,
q Ecuador, China and Honduras, however,
are compelled to pay interest
u charges on their debts as high as 10
t per cent in some cases.?Washington
t Post.
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DEFENDS FATHER-IN-LAW.
a Leslie L. Allen Also Attacks Accusd
ers of C. P. Sims,
e
A Spartanburg, Nov. 24.?If all the
s bitter charges and recriminations
e which the disbarment proceedings
ntrainst Uharles P Sims have precipi
a tated are taken seriously, there is a
r probability of the airing of several
Q nasty scandals in the Courts,
e "Cock fighters, gamblers, atheists,
c nonentities, pious cowards and def
vout oppressers of the poor" are
some of the milder epithets applied
by Leslie L. Allen, a cotton factor,
h in'a statement issued to the accusers
of Mr. Sims, who is his fatfyer-inu
law.
Mr. Sims himself telegraphed from
Atlanta: "In reference to the disbar.
ment proceedings against me, I beg
to say that I am conscious of my ine
nocence; that I have absolute faith in
_ the fairness and sound judgment of
r each member of the Supreme Court.
9
0 Therefore I expect complete vindi_
cation when said charges are investigated."
Mr. Allen in his statement made
h charges of the gravest nature against
. certain of the lawyers who signed the
,f petition for Mr. Sims's disbarment,
n and concluded by saying: "Let him
5 without sin cast the first stone." He
g called attention to the fact that a
II number of the prominent members of
_ the Bar had not signed the petition,
or, as he put it, "are not back of this
s persecution," and he asked:
g "Is not the attack the work of
(j the personal enemies of Mr. Sims,
d seeking to use the Courts to wreak
o personal vengeance on him, and to
orru+ifv their nrivate sDites. and have
o* v*VA*J r -* !
q they not enlisted in their aid some
e impecunious lawyers who are anxr
ious to secure his practice for themselves?
Do the lives of the instig^l
tors of this attack give them the right
n to throw stones?"
There is much curiosity and speculation
in Spartanburg as to whom
s former Solicitor Otts, prosecutor in
e the Sims proceedings, had in mind
? when he intimated that there were
lt possibly other unethical lawyers in
L_ Spartanburg who would be brought
o into court in due time.
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e ACCUSED OP STORMING JAIL.
Three More Indictments for Mob
Violence at Spartanburg.
it Spartanburg, Nov. 24.?Warrants
r. were issued this evening ?for three
r, more men accused of participation in
n the storming of tne county jau august
18 by a mob desirous of lynchn
ing the negro, Will Fair. They are
if Sam Ford, O. M. Thispen, and Will
fr Hunnicut. The warrants were issued
is by direction of the grand jury, which
e held an extraordinary session to-day
I- to consider the lynching case and
d examined a number of witnesses,
i, Still further warrants are expected,
i, W. R. Belcher, the third of the first
11 four men indicted to surrender, gave
r $1,000 bond to-day for his release
pending trial.
Arrested at Barnwell.
P
e Barnwell, November 24.?Acting
r- on information from Jacksonville,
a Fla., Deputy Sheriff E. G. Bolen tot
day arrested G. G. Swicard, a negro
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e doctor, on tiie cnarge or seuing meuis
cine without license. The Jacksone
ville authorities were notified and
r they will probably send an officer
here for the prisoner.
TWO HAVE GIVEN BOND.
Warrants Out for Other Two Accused
Spartanburg Men.
Spartanburg, Nov. 24.?Following
the example of Jesse Wolfe, Robert
Ward, another of the four men accused
by the grand jury of participation
in the attack on the jail on August 18
by a mob bent on lynching the negro,
Will Fair, has surrendered. He and
Wolfe were released in $ 1.000 bond
each. Sheriff W. J. White has warrants
for the two other men, W. R.
Belcher and Robert Wilson.
Wilson, a painter, living near
Oroor ic in n nvprnrimis onnditinn thp
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result, it is believed, of his having
been struck by a train on the Southern
Railway on November 15. With
skull fractured, he was found on
that date lying beside the railroad
track. He has been unconscious
since except at fitful intervals, when
he muttered a few unintelligible
words.
Sensational developments in connection
with the prosecution of the
lynching party are expected in the
near future.
NEW GUINEA'S TRIBES.
Claim Dog as Ancestor and Still
Practice Sorcery.
There 6eems to be no end to the
stories of strange people and customs
to be found in New Guinea. The
latest news from this island is given
by Mr. W. N. Beaver, resident magistrate
in the western division of
Newr Guinea.
Two of the most interesting expeditions
in which Mr. Beaver took
part were to the Giara country,
which for three parts of the year
is almost entirely submerged.
These people claim descent from a
dog. They possess five totems, which _
are drawn on all their houses. Their
villages are erected on hillocks so as
to be clear of the wrater, and the
people of each village inhabit one >
large common house.
The centre of this huge building
is a kind of common hall, which is
used only oy tne men. me wumeu
are not allowed to enter the building
by the same doors as the men.
In the wilder parts of the country
the chief is himself a head sorcerer,
He claims to be able to separate his
spirit from his body and to send it
on various missions, including that of
killing people. Quite recently a number
of sorcerers went by the house of
a native on whom they cast a spell
by pointing at him a human bone. .
They afterward murdered their victim.
*
Mr. Beaver explored a large tract .
of country in Dutch New Guinea, ?
where the majority of the people had
never before been visited. These
were very primitive folk, armed with
bows and arrows. They assume a
fierce aspect by inserting kangaroo
claws in their nostrils and by wearing
in their hair artificial tails extending
to their waists.
In one district near Daru it is the
custom to brand, by means of a
mark on the shoulders, girl children
with the mark of the men they are
subsequently to marry. Cannibalism
still exists.
One of the most curious movements
that has recently been brought
to light prevails along the northeastern
coasteastern coastT ewliqRro
eastern coast. It is known as the
Baigona movement, and its operations
almost approach sorcery. Great
respect is paid to snakes, none of
which is allowed to be killed.?Lon
don Chronicle.
FULL OF AERIAL THRILLS.
Big Dirigible Balloon Goes Wrong
in Mid Air.
Pasadena, Cal., November 24.?
Five passengers carried by Aviator
Roy Knabenshue on a dirigible balloon
trip of 20 miles to Los Angeles
and return were given a thrill just
before landing here to-day. At a
height of 1,400 feet above the landing
place the engine suddenly stopped,
when a water pipe burst. As
the craft started to rise Knabenshue, the
sixth occupant, climbed along the
dirigible's frail framework to the
bow, where his weight pointed the
balloon toward earth again.
Then more danger appeared in the
shape of an orange grove toward
which the dirigible was heading. The
passengers began throwing ballast
bags overboard and the balloon cleared
the trees. A moment later specta
tors seized an anchor rope and towed
the dirigible to its hangar. The tenmile
journey to Los Angeles was
made in twenty minutes.
Farmer Injured.
Lexington, Nov. 21.?J. Ed Shealy,
a progressive farmer residing just
across the line of Lexington in Saluda
county, while operating a corn
shredder yesterday had the misfortune
to get his left hand caught in
the machinery ana so badly injured
that amputation was necessary. Mr.
Qhoaiv is doine as well as could be
expected, considering the extent of
the wound it is said.
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