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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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