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GRANT LOSKS APPEAL. Negro Will Ik* Returned to Edgefield to Face Trial on Murder Charge. Lexington, December 13.?George Bell Timmerman. solicitor of this circuit. received a letter to-day from Saunders Lewis. Jr., clerk of the United States circuit court of appeals at Philadelphia, stating that an opinion had been filed by Judge McPherson of that court affirming judgment of the United States district court in refusing to discharge Joe Grant, alias Frederick Brown, the Edgefield county negro, wiio is wanted in this State upon a charge of murder, on a writ of habeas corpus. This means that Grant will be brought back to Edgefield county within a very short while unless his lawyers now appeal to the United States supreme court. The Grant case is without a parallel in the court annals of this State. During April, 1906, Grant shot and killed J. T. Durst, a white man. in the town of Johnston. Grant made his escape, and bloodhounds from the State penitentiary were rushed to Johnston in an automobile in an effort to affect his capture. In spite of the fact that the governor of the State offered a large reward for the apprehension of the negro in addition to the amount subscribed by pri x ^ r\ 111 r? vale liiuiv luuai^, uiarn. biuuvu vuv officers until about April, this year, when he was captured in Philadelphia by a mulatto detective, who had learned that there was an outstanding reward for his return to South Carolina. Grant was operating a sa* loon in connection with a barber < shop in Philadelphia, and had identified himself with a number of negro lodges, and he had no difficulty in securing aid in fighting extradition. The case was first carried before * the attorney general of Pennsylvania and from there to the governor of the State. Requisition was granted and Grant's lawyers fought the case on habeas corpus proceedings, first going through the State courts. State court of appeals, the United States district court of appeals and finally in the United States circuit court of appeals., The State of South Carolina has been represented at all of the hearings by Solicitor Timmerman, who has felt confident throughout that he would win, and that Grant would be brought back to this State. % ESCAPED COX VICT RETURNS. S'i ... Voluntarily Surrendered After an Ab/ sence of Eight Months. A surprise was afforded the county criminal authorities this morning in the appearance of one Richard Crawford, colored, escaped convict, . who voluntarilv surrendered and ex- < pressed his willingness to return to the county chain gang and serve the remainder of his two year sentence, or about twelve months. Crawford was the negro who took "French leave" while under confinement in : the city hospital after undergoing an operation for appendicitis and, incidentally he took with him a bedstead. He took the furniture, however, not through choice but because it was attached to him by chains, he having been bound by the strong arm of the law. The negro's recovery was even more than remarkable, and completely mystified his physicians, who had operated upon him just a few hours nrior to his disappearance. The convict-patient escaped through a window of the hospital, carrying with him the foot of his bedstead. Since that time (about eight months ago) he had not been heard from until this morning. Since leaving Greenville the con- j vict stated that he had visited and worked in New York, Philadelphia. Boston and other large cities of the northeast, but "Greenville is the best place, after all." asserted the negro. Crawford was convicted in the court of general sessions in Green ville, two years ago, on a charge of burglary. He had attempted to rob Springfield's store on Buncombe street, it was alleged.?Gerenville Daily Piedmont. LYNCHED BY GIRL'S CALLERS. Black Boy, Found Under Young Woman's Bed, Hanged. Hawthorne, Fla., December 13.? Henry White, a young negro, was lynched at Campville, at a late hour last night, after he had been discovered under the bed in a young white woman's room. Several young men from this town were calling on the young woman when they heard a noise in the bed room. Upon investigation the negro was found. A rope was secured and he was strung up near the house. The rope broke and the negro fell to the ground, but he was promptly riddled with bullets, his body being found early this morning. All kinds of ledgers and blank books at Herald Book Store, cheap. JUDGE AND LAWYER FIGHT. Magistrate Gantt and Representative Wythe in Fisticull'. Spartanburg, December 14.?Hundreds of church-goers were spectators of an exciting encounter between Magistrate Robert J. Gantt and Cecil C. Wyche, attorney and member of the legislature, this morning. The battle was fought in the most conspicuous place on .Main street, about half past 11 o'clock, and is reported to have been caused by an argument over a point of law involved in a case in Magistrate Gautt's court in which Mr. Wyche is counsel for the defendants. They had a tele-1 phone conversation on the subject last evening, it is reported. Chancing to meet on the street this morning they renewed the argument. Mr. Wyche, it is alleged, made a remark offensive to Mr. Gantt. who struck the lawyer a blow on the head with a light walking stick. Mr. Wyche, it is claimed, wrenched the cane from the magistrate and soundly belabored him with it. The stick was soon in pieces and the men then fought with their lists. So large a crowd gathered that traffic was blocked. When bystanders attempted to part the combatants other men interfered, telling the wouid-be peace-makers that the quarrel was none of their affair and the fight should be allowed to go on to a finish. Blood was flowing when Lieut. Alexander Fleming, of the police department, arrived and stopped the fight. The beligerents were taken into a nearby drug store and washed. A charge of disorderly conduct was preferred against them in the mayor's court and each was required to - give SoO bond Samue'l J. Nichols, city attorney, went as surety for both. Messrs Gantt and Wyche are well known throughout South Carolina. Mr. Gantt formerly served in the legislature. He is a son of Larry Gantt. who was one of Senator Tillman's principal lieutenants in the Piedmont years ago and more recently has been editor of a :n ~ \T r* Mr news pa pei' ai wimevmc, v^. i?i?. Wvche is a son of Dr. C. I\ Wyche, of Prosperity, Newberry county, both father and son being members of the legislature. C. C. Wyche is also a nephew of Judge Thomas S. Sease. of the circuit court, and his brother is one of Senator Tillman's secretaries. RIGHTS OF THK LAITY. In last week's issue of the Southern Christian Advocate, the organ of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in South Carolina, we find the following paragraph: "The majority vote for the division of the conference was to many surprisingly large. Whether the action was wise or unwise time alone will tell. As this is a matter that concerns our laymen as well as our preachers, we can but feel the former ought to have some way of expressing their desires in the matter. In other words we do not feel that it is fair for a handful of preachers to have a great conference divided,allowing more than ninety thousand laymen no voice in the matter." The Advocate is now under the editorial management of Rev. P. F. Kilgo, and truly he speaks striking words for a preacher. It is a spirit we are glad to see manifested in the Methodist conference. Heretofore it seems to have been the idea of many nreachers that they should control affairs while the laymen furnished the money to carry out their plans, without any voice in whrt should or should not be done. The new editor is speaking out along right lines, and we trust he will continue to do so. The growth of the church in this State has been hampered be,cause the laymen have so little control of matters of real vital importance. BIG FUSE IX GIJEKXVILLK. Hoise, Buggy and Delivery Truck Burned l*p. Greenville, December 12.?In a fire that threatened a part of the business district early to-night a horse, buggy and automobile delivery truck, the property of the Gilreath-Durliam Company, on South Main street, were destroyed in spite of the efforts of the members of the fire department to rescue them. The horse and vehicles were secured in a wooden shed situated in the rear of the Poe Hardware and Supply Company and the Gilreath-Durham Company, by whom the building was used jointly as a storehouse. In the building was stored a quantity of feed stuff of a highly inflammable nature and. starting in this, the flames leaped skyward with a glare that lit up that section of the city. Eating through a ? ^ *U~ .-> Sllglll. pariiuuii *.iue mr e.\piuucu a i pack of dynamite'caps, causing hundred of spectators to scatter, fearing a dangerous explosion. Xo insurance was carried by either of the firms using the shed. The loss of the Poe Hardware and Supply Company was slight. The GilreathDurham Company's loss has not yet been estimated. Read The Herald, SI.DO a year. iLEJ) YOl'XG MAX LOSES ARM. \wi 1 In- Manly Moorehead is Seriously Injur- j | / ed at Blacksburg. [ J[| layor Blackburg. December 13.?Manly ienry Moorehead. tlie third son of W. J. jurg, Moorehead. a prominent merchant of ition this place, met with a very serious burg and almost fatal accident yesterday e nf while nnpratine' the srin at the Farm ORAXGEBURG MAYOR REGAL First Time the Recall Has Reei yoked in South Carolina. Columbia, December 13.?.M R. F. Bryant and Councilman H Yon Ohsen, of the city of Orangel have been "recalled" by a pet signed by 100 citizens of Orange filed this morning in the offic Governor Blease. The Governor ing under the Commission Fori Government Act, has ordered th< election for successors to .Mayor ant and Councilman Von Ohse held in Orangeburg on Tuesday, cember 30. The commission form of go1 ment under which Orangeburg is erned provides that on petitio 20 per cent, of the qualified vote the last election any official ma recalled and the Governor is em ered, when such petition is fiiei order an election to fill the plae the recalled officers. The allegations made by the titioners against .Mayor Bryant Councilman Von Ohsen are That they are tempermantally qualified to fill the duties of offices and that they continued i liceman in office over the protes citizens alleging brutality and i cretion against the policeman. First Use of the Recall. There were 4S9 votes cast for : or in the election at which M Bryant was chosen and the pet is signed by 100 qualified votei set forth in an affidavit from Job Blanche, clerk of the election b - ~ TMl O a 1 ?>/"? t ! O 71 Ct D Ol Iliaua&d B. X lit bivviiv/11 w .. cember 30 will be conducted by managers and under the law: other elections. As far as kr this is the first time the recall been invoked in South Carolin any municipality. Columbia. ? tanburg, Orangeburg. Sumter, 1 ence are cities in which the com sion form of government has re ed the old aldermanic method, Orangeburg, like the others, has initiative, the referendum and recall in its charter. Mayor Bryant and Councilman Ohsen have only been in office a months, the commission plan 1: adopted at an election held on few months ago. Because of its being the first the recall has been invoked in State the result of the Orange election will be watched with j interest. JAMES G. SEIGLER PAROl Aiken Man Who Killed Police Wade Patterson Freed. Aiken, S. C., December 13.?Ji G. Seigler, who two years ago month shot and killed Wade Pa son, an Aiken policeman, and after a sensational trial, was victed of manslaughter and seni ed to seven years in the State ] tentiary, has been paroled di good behavior by Governor Blea; Seigler reached home lastj I from Columbia. The action of the governor ca no surprise here. It was gene known that he intended part Seigler. As a miatter of fact, Seigler, began his prison sentence last sp was granted a temporary parol Governor Blease several weeks for the purpose of securing a pet from the people of this section also to attend to some financial ters. Seigler came home lat< October and spent the month of vember here. During that tim< circulated a petition and secured wards of 1.0.00 names of the lea citizens, not only of Aiken, bu Barnwell and Edgefield countie well. He returned at the end o parole to the penitentiary, and presented the petition to the g( nor. Seigler. who is a member of 01 tiio host.knnwn families in this of South Carolina, claimed at his that he shot Wade Patterson in defense. Efforts to secure a new failed, and after a long delay went, last spring, to begin his s years' sentence. It is unders that he has been a model prison^ It was understood at the time ! ler was temporarily paroled tha had been granted leave of abs from the penitentiary for the pur of winding up some of his tar business affairs. He owned a 1 farm in the county, which was h ly mortgaged, and it was to been sold under foreclosure the .Monday in December. While he at home, however, he devoted time and attention to the circuh of a petition for a pardon, ma trips to Barnwell and Edgefield securing hundreds of names, the pie generally joining in the rer for his release. Seigler has been pardoned di good behavior, which, his fri say. will be permanent. Some Italians with a coupl bears were in town last week, were objects of interest to the s boys and some older folks as wel , act- ers' Oil mill. The sleeve of his coat in of was caught by the saws and he was it an instantly thrown under the "breast" Bry- of the machine, which lacerated the n be flesh and crushed the bone of hjs , De- right arm to such an extent that amputation of the member near the rern- shoulder point was rendered necesgov sary. Fortunately the large artery of n of the arm was uninjured. The young rs at man is doing as well as possible this |\ y be morning. |J0 pow- ? ? ? i to 25 head well broke mules for sale ' ftf by J. M. DANNELLY & CO., Ehr- < hardt. Weight 1,000 lbs. and up,-ad. < ! per Real Estate Bargains dis their S4V-> acres good land near town 1 P?- limits, dwelling and outbuildings, ts of worth $2,500.00. under wire fence. If ndis- soid promptly will sell at a sacrifice. 3SS acres 7 miles from town; dwelling worth $2,500; timber enough to may- ? v r pay for property and some to spare. Prices and terms right. Must be sold ltl0n ? -7 -11 U at once. See me quick or you will be S pS too late. I in R lo oard Modern two-story dwelling in the De- town of Bamberg, prices and terms lt ' the right if sold by January ist. vvun s as the new railroad coming in now is the |3|( lown time to buy city property. h- H.M. GRAHAM n< >par F]or~ MASTER'S SALE. \\ i in is plac- By virtue of a decree of the court and of common pleas for Bamberg county, S. C., in the case of Mrs. M. S. Cope' land against Robert W. Miller, et al., ^e signed by the Hon. G. W. Gage, circuit judge, at the November, 1913, term yon oi court, 1, H. C. Folk, Master of said court, will on Monday, January 5th, 1914, the same being salesday, in >eing front of the court house door at Bamly a berg, S. C., between the legal hours of sale, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described lot of tlme land: the All that certain lot of land, situburg ated in the town and county of 3amjreat ber&, S. C., containing one acre, more Vfl or less, and bounded on the North by |W| Southern Railway Co.; on the East and South by lands now or formerly bEI>. 0f estate of E. M. Cox; and on the West by lands of James Redford. ?? Milan Terms cash, purchaser to pay for papers. ' jSQ H. C. FOLK, Master for Bamberg County, imes November 22, 1913. # last A tter. PUBLIC NOTICE. 11 w^?' I offer for sale at my residence on * * con- Friday, December 19th, next, at 10 tenc- o'clock a. m., to the highest bidder peni- for cash: . 1 horse; 6 mules; 16 head of cat- jr() irmg tie; 10 meat hogs; 4 sows; 10 pigs; se- 100 bushels of corn: 3 wagons; 4 light sewing machines; 1 hay press; 1 I fill weeder; 1 harrow; 1 cooking stove; . 2 bed steads and bedding; a lot of lls c household and kitchen^ furniture and 0S ralI>' other things too tedious to mention. >ling J. S. BRELAND. Olar, S. C., December 2nd, 1913. g0( RUB-MY-TISM ' 6 by _ ag*0 Will cure your Rheumatism ition Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, ail( and C?^c> Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and mat_ Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects rQ1 . Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in" v ternally and externally. Price 25c. A;?" an( e he . I Colds m j ner- Al should be "nipped in the lit L/j bud", for if allowed to run IfV ie 0r rfrjunchecked, serious results TV part M/flmay follow. 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