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lynched and body burned. Negro Meets Death at Hands of Crowd. Leland, Miss., Feb. 24.?Sam Petty, a negro, accused of having killed Charles W. Kirkland, a deputy sheriff, here late to-day, was shot to death by a mob to-night and his body burned. An effort to burn the negro alive failed when the flames burned the ropes with which he had been bound. He was riddled with bullets when he attempted to escape. , Petty, wanted on a trivial charge, opened fire on Kirkland with a shotr gun when the officer entered a cabin on toe outstnrts ot i^eiana in wuicu the negro had taken refuge. Kirkland was instantly killed. To-night Petty was captured by a posse of citizens and before officers could secure possession of him a mob had formed and determined on the torch as a means of execution. With little ceremony the negro was bound and placed in an oil soaked dry goods box and the match was applied. A moment later the man, his clothing aflame, broke from his fastenings and started to run, but before he could gain headway he was riddled with bullets. The body was then replaced in the box, fresh inflammables were piled about it and within half an hour it was burned to ashes. The mob then dispersed and no further disorder is anticipated. Up to a late hour to-night no arrests had been made. Several weeks ago a policeman was shot to death here by a negro, and f ' when news. of the killing of Kirk land was circulated the mob was ***$ quick in gathering to-night. It is estimated that more than 300 men B/ took a part in the lynching. |i - THE LUCK OF MIXERS. How Mi1 lions Have Been Taken From \ Claims Abandoned as Worthless. "Boss, come here," said one of the "boys" in the employ of Mr. Bowker, an Englishman who was working a diamond claim at Droogeveld, on the Vaal river, in South Africa. The boss came, and the kaffir showed him a huge diamond of 178^ carats, or nearly the size o$ the Kohi-noor. , This was in October last, aijd on the very day when Mr. Bowker and his partner had decided to abandon the claim, which had produced only , a few small stones. Needless to say, they did not leave, and a few days later they hit upon another diamond even larger than the first. It was 196% carats, and, sold in the rough for 1,770 pounds. It is strange how often the miner makes a fortune out of an abandon ea or aimosi auauuuueu uicum. There was such a case of Waarn Yarra, in Australia, in May, 1903. ? Two Kingston miners bought an old claim for a song, and found it in such bad condition that it needed timbering all through. One wanted to give it up, but the other suggested that they might try their luck for a day or two. So they took some props down and set to work. The first man stuck his pick into v, the clay roof to make a hole for a prop, and c down fell a large stone f* almost on his head. But it was not f > a stone. It was a nugget of pure / gold weighing 118 ounces. ,,,, . The richest copper mine in the world is the United Verde, in Arizo- jV na. It was originally found by a coupie of ranchers, who sold it for $10,000 (2,000 pounds) to two men named Murray and Trimble. They worked it and found little copper, and were absolutely at the end of their resources when they i>ti UCll cl yuv-ivci, uui ui tuppci, uuu silver ore, which netted them a sum of 16,000 pounds. They came to an end of the silver and abandoned the mine as worthless. Another man came down from Montana and bought the old claim for a few hundreds. He struck the real vein of copper, and within ten years it made him one of the richest * ' men in the world. In a single twelvemonth he *took out copper valued at 2,4000,000 pounds. This calls to mind the even more famous Mt. Morgan gold mine. The first owner of the land was Donal'd Gordon, who grazed his flocks over untold and unknown riches, and sold the land for 1 pound an acre to two * brothers named Morgan. m - They set tc work, and the quartz panned out up to 800 ounces of gold * * to the ton. In 1889 1,000,000 pounds was distributed to the shareholders. One shareholder left a fortune of 2,311,000 pounds. ^ ? Gradually the gold quartz petered out, and the Mt. Morgan mine was supposed to be dead. Then some clever mineralogist poking about the half-deserted works, realized that there was more copper than gold. In 1906 the mine was re born as a copper producer, and a new f . process was discovered for extracting gold from the copper. Today Mt. Morgan is still going strong.? Answers. \ Read The Herald, $1.50 a year. 19 JIM CONLEY POUND GUILTY. Accessory to Murder of Mary Phagan. C One Year on Gang. Atlanta, February 25.?Jim Conley, the negro, was found guilty as a an accessory after the fact of Mary ^ Phagan's murder by a jury in the criminal division of the superior C court Tuesday morning after five min- a utes' deliberation, and was sentenc- a ed by Judge Ben H. Hill to twelve ^ months in the chain gang. 0 The feature of the trial was a sen- e i u sationai speecn Dy solicitor uenerai Hugh M. Dorsey who, after recount- c; ing evidence given at the Frank 0 trial, declared that the evidence ^ abundantly establishes the fact that p the hair found on the lathe in the *c metal room did come from Mar. e Phagan's head. " He ridiculed Dr. H. F. Harris ^ opinion that the hair was not the w slain girl's, and he insinuated that ^ the defense of Frank was afraid to ^ ask the State's witness, Dr. Harris, ^ about the hair, otherwise the de- C1 fense would have elicited Dr. Harris' opinion as he got the opinion of Si Frank's witness, Magnolia Kennedy, ^ on the same point. k When the trial of the case was f( resumed at 9 o'clock Tuesday morn- r< ing, Albert McKnight, the negro 71 wanted by Solicitor Doraey as a witness, had not been located by the score of detectives who have been searching for him, and Mr. Dorsey, ei who later intimated that he feared b that Conley would disapA >ar as Mc- ai Knight has done, if given his liberty, b; told the court he was ready for the ai argument. 1 Judge Hill then stated that he s would eliminate the felcony indict- si ment from the proceedings, and let si the trial proceed on the misdemeanor T indictment, which carried with it as C an 'extreme penalty only one year s? in the chain gang. Later in the a: charge he explained his reason for t( this ruling that, in his opinion, the n facts in this case did not come under P the definition of an accessory after A the fact, when the act is a felcon>. s< The law in such a case, as construed by Judge Hill, is that a person must r< harbor or conceal a person convict- ri ed of a crime; in other words, the fc law practically covers only the case s' where a convicted felon is received, ri after his escape, and is hidden from p! the officers of the law. 3 ASKED TO DECLARE HIMSELF. ^ Asylum Head Says Dr. Saunders Will Leave Institution if He Goes. V> "I have written a letter of resigna- a tion as superintendent of the State fl Hospital tot the Insane and will send yj it to the governor at the proper time.'" g This was the announcement made w yesterday by J. W. Babcock, M. D., n: superintendent of the State Hospital e( for the Insane, following a conference ti at the State house of Dr. Babcock ^ with Senator Strait, Senator Mauldin, Senator Young and Representative C] Hunter, members of the special com- ia mittee appointed to investigate the t( charges in connection with the asy- b, lum. Asks Definite Answer. c] Dr. Babcock told the members of b the committee that he wanted a defi- a! nite answer from the governor as to C1 what he proposed to do regarding a: the institution. He said that out of p, regard for his family he considered the resignation of his position the best solution. He said he must consider the health and peace of mind F of his wife and children. The oral statement of Dr. Babcock was transmitted to the chief executive by Senators Strait and Mauldin. t< The governor said that he would take t< the matter under advisement. s< "Will Dr. E. B. Saunders also re- a sign?" was the question asked Dr. y< Babcock yesterday. ir Dr. Saunders May Go. fi "If my resignation is accepted, Dr. Saunders will not remain at the in- tl stitution," replied Dr. Babcock. bi Dr. Babcock said that for the rea- a sons above stated he had decided to fc resign as superintendent of the o asylum, following the report of the t< legislative committee. The commit- ei tee exonerated Dr. Saunders of all anrl liic-hlv pnmmen deri Dr. c] Babcock for his defense of the young s] woman, who is employed as the sec- c< ond assistant physician at the asy- n lum. Masculine Tact. A miner once got killed, you know, B and a tactful associate was delegated e; to break the news to the widow. b So the tactful fellow called at her F house and said: t< "With your golden hair, blue eyes V and pink and white complexion, si ma'am, you'd break every heart in h town :f you wore widow's weeds." s< The young woman laughed and a blushed for pleasure. ei "Oh. go on," she said. ci And you are a widow, too," said b the tactful miner quickly seizing his h chance. "Bill's head and legs and is arms was just blown off in an explo- B sion. But, by crinus, ma'am, ain't ii ycu goin* to look good in black si though!"?New Orleans States. tl HOLI) UP IS IN VAIN. Iiester Planter's Precaution Saves His Money. Chester, Feb. 28.?Adam M. Varn- s dore, a prominent planter of the j * ichburg community, while returning j c 5 his home a few nights since from I 1 E Chester, was held up at the point of y revolver. He had sold a large c mount of grain that day and the I ivo negroes that stopped him knew ^ f it, it is thought. They demand- ? d that he get out of his buggy, i< 'hich he did. His pockets were h arefully searched by one, while the jj ther pointed the pistol in his face, g 11 that the negroes could find was f< lug of tobacco, which they returned j ) him, saying that they wanted eith- * r money or whiskey. They also j ? ireatened to kill him, inasmuch as j e didn't have anything that they ; 2 anted. After much argument from ; C Ir. Varnadore they dispersed ^ irough the woods. Mr. Varnadore ^ id have a large sum of money in ifrency on his person, but, having o: een robbed once before, he was ? agacious enough this time to put i? money in his socks. The Rich- I urg people made a careful search 1 )r the negroes after Mr. Vanadore sported the matter, but the search as in vain. Files Old Massacre Claim. The financial liability of the Fedral government for the property lost ^ y California emigrants massacred C t Mountain Meadow, Utah, in 1857 y the alleged Mormons and Indians, nd made the basis of a claim before 891, is to be passed upon by the upreme Court of the United States. ? lys The Washington Post. Briefs lbmitting the claim of Matilda h n rotnn whnsfli fflt.hpr. William lameton, was one of those masicred, for $9,500 worth of live stock nd other property, were presented > the court yesterday by her attor- ^ eys, F. Spriggs Perry and Harry eyton. The government through ssistant Attorney General Thorn p>n is resisting the claim. , The massacre was one of the harnving tales of the days of the early ish to California. All but three or >ur of a string of 28 wagons, con- g tituting what was considered the ^ ichest train that ever crossed the ft] lains, were lost, together with about j 0 mules and horses and approxim- tl lately 900 cattle. . ' v ti After an unsuccessful attack on k le emigrants, it is claimed, one of n< le Mormon leaders, John D. Lee, ashed the paint from his face and pproached the train with a white ^ ag, explaining that a company of g lormon militia would escort the emirants to safety. After the march ^ as resumed, it is claimed, the Mor- _ ion militia shot down the unarmd emigrants, and the Indians torlred the women and children to ^ eath. When Mrs. Thurston filed her 1 aim under the Indian depredation ^ lw with the court of claims, it had > meet the requirement of having sen presented to congress or the insrior department before 1891. Her aim' was filed in congress in 1877, lit that claim named the Mormons lone as defendants. The court of ;aims held it was an Indian claim nd disallowed it. From this an apeal was taken to the Supreme Court. TILLMAN BACK ON THE JOB. S Wends Delighted at Senator's Ap- P parent Health. ^ t< Washington, February 27.?Sena- "~ >r Tillman returned to Washington )-day and occupied his seat in the mate. He looks as well as he has t any time within the past three ears and his appearance was comlented upon with gratification by his iends. Mrs. Tillman also returned witn le senator, and said that she had I een greatly benefitted by her rest in I sanitarium at Atlanta after the ^ itigue she had suffered as the result f her constant vigil at the senaar's bedside during his attack of rysipelas. Senator Tillman plunged with haracteristic zest into his correaondence and the work of the naval ommittee. of which he is chairmn. ridgman is Killed by Elder Brother. ^ Greenville, Feb. 28.?Richard ridgman was shot to death at an arly hour this morning by his elder rother, William Bridgman, in the 'elzer mill village. The shooting aok place in the bed room of the .vo men's mother. The mother was leeping when the two brothers came ome, and was awakened by the f Dund of a shot. The two brothers 4 re said to have been drinking and ngaged in a quarrel. William was at severely about the face and head efore he fired the fatal shot into is brother's body. The aged mother > prosprated with grief. William iridgman was arrested and lodged 1 the Anderson county jail, the [looting having occurred just across ie Greenville and Anderson line. "J Hastings' Prolific Corn Yielded 214 Bushels on I Acre If you are going to plant corn this pring, either to fill your own crib or o enter the corn club contests, the orn to plant, is Hastings' Prolific, j Official United States govern-; lent records show this corn has ielded more per acre than any other orn planted in the South. Hastings' Politic won the Georgia record with 14 bushels to one acre; the Missis ippi record with 225 bushels; the Aransas record with 172 2-3; the Floria record, 129 1-4. 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