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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1914. Established 1891.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
k County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
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Ehrhardt, March 16.?Sunday
j made the farmers think about plant/
ing corn; was a fine warm day. Have
had so much bad weather during
February and part of March until
open fair weather will be enjoyed
by us all. The farmers are talking
about planting corn this week.
Had a small fire in town Tuesday
afternoon. It was an old store room
at Charlotte Copeland's place near
tb? Northern corporate limits. Its
origin is not known. The loss was
total; nothing was saved; no insurance
on the building. Charlotte's
dwelling, near the store, caught several
times, but was put out by those
gathered at the burning to render
all the aid possible in saving any part
they could.
Last Thursday night one of Catherine
Williams's daughters, Mabel
Williams, who, it is said, did not
Lwant to be corrected by her mother.
She left the house and went to the
well and jumped in and was drowned
before they could get her out.
The family lived on the plantation
opened up by old man Jacob J.
Zeigler on the old Wm. Hughes lands.
This is Kate's second daughter that
took their lives. One before this
took concentrated lye and killed herself.
Mr. F. E. Robinson sold his house
and lot near the Methodist church
\ in town and his business as green
grocer and left town for Columbia,
; almost before his neighbors knew he
was going. We will miss him and
family, but hope he has found a better
job than he had here. Wish
him success.
Mt. Pleasant and Ehrnardt Lutheran
churches have issued a call to
Rev. E. F. K. Roof, who will soon
j. be through his work at the seminary
5% at Columbia. He has accepted the
call, and as soon as he can will take
the work in charge. Rev. Roof is a
yeung man of ability and pleasant
address, and we will try to make his
work with us pleasant and one that
he will not regret..
Mr. C. A. Eckardt has sold his
house to Mr. H. A. Hughes and will
in the near future move to Charleston.
/ Mr. Frampton Wichman is all
smiles. It's a fine baby girl.
Mr. J. H. Fender came home ?*ri'
day from the hospital. Mrs. M.
Chassereau will come as soon as her
.ankle is out of danger. She is get
ting on nicely and hopes to be among
her friends shortly.
An event enjoyed immensely by
f the young people of town was the
rook party given by Mrs. J. M. Dannelly
last Wednesday evening in
honor of Miss Marie Williams and
Miss Florence Hiers, of Allendale.
A delicious salad course in addition
to the rook added greatly to the
pleasure of the evening. Miss Williams
was the guest of Mrs. Dannellv;
Miss Hiers was visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. D. Sease. The young
ladies left Sunday for their home in
Allendale. JEE.
Govan News.
Govan, March 17.?We learn that
Dr. L. A. Hartzog is the father of a
bouncing boy.
There will be a moving picture
show in town to-morrow night. Our
town is getting "up-to-date."
Mr. M. B. Kennedy, formerly of
* Ridgeville, is visiting in tne community.
/^' Mrs. Annie Hutto has gone to Augusta,
Ga., on a visit, accompanied
by Mr. M. B. Kennedy, her brother
Dr. Gadsen Hay, of Beaufort. Mr.
P. Hay Gantt, wife and children, were
pleasant visitors in our town last
week, the guests of Mr. W. A. Hay,
Sr.
Mr. W. H. DeWitt, of Blackville
was a visitor here sunday.
Misses Irene and Lila Lancastei
report a pleasant visit to Denmark,
y Miss Rosa Hay has purchased the
y house and lot formerly occupied by
Leighton Hartzog, and has remodell^
ed it and is now occupying it.
Mr. Montgomery Eaves is visiting
his daughter on John's Island.
There was a very pleasant social
gathering at Mr. B P. Hartzog's
Tuesday evening. Some very enjoyable
music was rendered by some ol
the party. One of the most enjoyable
fonturps was the "turkev trot." per
formed by a little girl, Margaret Hay,
five years of age. It was very gracefully
performed.
Oats are looking fine since the
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"DEAD LINE" FOR CROOKS.
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Criminals Who Pass Fulton Street
J Subject to Immediate Arrest.
New York, March 16.?The old$
time "dead line" at Fulton street has
been re-established it was learned today.
Many years ago Police Inspector
Thomas Byrnes fixed this line well
above the financial and jewelry dis'
tricts as one which no man with a
criminal record could pass without
- being subject to immediate arrest.
' Within the past three or four years
1 the rule has not been in effect, but
complaints that men of the criminal
' class were becoming increasingly
bold in their invasion of the former
' prohibited district induced Police
Commissioner McKay to revive
' Byrnes' system.
Fairfax Fancies.
i Fairfax, March 16.?Mrs. M. A.
Moye returned to Moultrie, Ga., with
Mrs. Gussie Sullivan, after the latter
' had paid her a long visit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lott, of Columhio
aro cnonHine' some time with
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Moye Dowling paid
a flying visit to Augusta recently.
Laurens Youmans, Cleo Sanders,
and G. D. Sanders motored to Augusta,
leaving here about 11 a. m.
Wednesday. They reached Fairfax
6 a. m. Thursday, and had a real
fine time, despite the heavy shower
during the night.
Miss Ethel Brooker, of Swansea,
1 has been spending some time with
her, sister, Mrs. Wm.1 Simpson.
Mr. and Mrs. Blount, of Denmark,
are now living here.
Miss Anna Kearse has returned
from Atlanta with lovely millinerynotions
for Mrs. M. A. Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Williams, of
Hickory Grove, visited relatives here
recently.
Mrs. .Tosie Mixon has returned
from a pleasant visit to Columbia.
Misses Annie Simmons and Carrie
Weekley have been visiting Mrs. NT.
W. Weekley and Mrs. Otis Deer.
Mrs. John Weekley and daughter
1 visited relatives here last week.
Mrs. Geo Brant, of Ulmer, visit
ed G. F. Young's family recently
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rivers, of
Estill, visited Mrs. X. Weekley recently.
W. H. Wingard, of Augusta, visit;
ed W. P. Wingard this week.
Mrs. G. W. Barber is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Silas Gladden, of near Columbia.
Mrs. Josie Mixon has returned
from a pleasant visit to Columbia.
Miss Olive Calhoun, of Barnwell,
and Miss Waite, of Harmony, are
visiting Miss Zelle Loadholt.
On Tuesday evening the Masons
gave a banquet at Commercial hotel.
With great taste Mrs. Dowling had
decorated and illuminated the spac!
ious dining hall, and the table glis'
tened with glass and silver. A few
ladies' entertained each other and
their partners in the parlor, while
the Masons had a business meeting
' at their hall, initiating into the first
degree four new members. At a
late hour they marched to the dining
' hall. There was a large crowd
(ladies and visiting Masons) which
filled the many tables, and the feast!
There was nothing lacking, after
nartakiner of turkey, ham. chicken
salad, fried .oysters, stuffed eggs,
sandwiches, coffee, different kinds of
ice cream and cake.
All human history attests
That happiness for man?the hungry
> sinner!
Since Eve ate apples, much depends
on dinner.
We didn't get the names of all
the visitors, but recognized .Messrs.
Brabham, Ritter and Williams, from
Olar, Meyers and Benj. Loadholt,
! | from Sycamore. But there was a
; large crowd.
J Mrs. W. L. Brooks and sister
s | have returned to Holly Hill for a
: I visit, the latter expecting to return
, j in April.
The ladies of the Baptist church
, gave a bazaar Friday and took in a
nice sum for putting pews in the new
' brick church.
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! cold wather.
Farmers are preparing to plant
j corn.
I The ground hog's propnecy was
;! certainly carried out to the letter,
i as we have had six weeks of dis1
j agreeable weather, and we are now
: i enjoying the beautiful sunshine. The
| peach, plum, and pears are budding
j into blossom.
! ! Judge Hay says:
- { All the trees are putting out.
, j Yes everything is in a sprout.
And soon again I'll take my route.
And fish for perch, and jack and
t trout.
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
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SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
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State News Boiled Down for Quick g1
Reading?Paragraphs About d
Men and Happenings. J:
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G. L. Johnson, a prominent farmer r<
of Edgefield county, died at his home ri
on Tuesday at the age of 60. o
Mrs. E. L. Herring and little tl
daughter, of Estill, were slightly in- 01
jured in a wreck Tuesday at Way- ^
cross, Ga." d
The Securities Trust Co., of Spartanburg,
has purchased the entire a
bond issue of $250,000, issued by the
city of Augusta, for flood protection 11
work on the Savannah river. ^
Dr. J. W. Babcock, former superintendent
of the State Hospital for ^
the Insane, has opened a sanitarium ^
in Columbia. Dr. Eleanora B. Saun
aers is associated wun mm in uie new
institution. g
It has been stated in the news- ^
papers that Comptroller General A. p,
W. Jones would likely be a candidate
for the United States senate Q
this summer, but he says that he is
not a candidate and will not be.
VICTIM OF ESCAPING GAS.
Body of Charleston Citizen Found .
it
in Bath Tub.
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Charleston, March 17.?Frank
Rion, general agent of the Philadel- ,
phia Life Insurance Company, of
Pennsylvania, was asphyxiated yes- q
terday afternoon some time between
1 and 2 o'clock in the bath room of h
Mrs. P. A. Bird's boarding house, f(
No. 15 Colonial street, where he had t(
been making his home recently. Mr. c?
Rion's lifeless body was discovered
in the bathtub about 2.30 o'clock ^
when a boarder in the house started
an investigation to locate the source ^
of an odor of gas. Coroner Mans- t
field was summoned to the "house and
after viewing the remains issued orders
for burial. The body was taken
! in charge by the McAlister undertakJ
ing establishment, where the inquest ^
will be held tnis morning.
As far as Coroner Mansfield could ^
learn yesterday, the death of Mr. ja
Rion was purely accidental and resuited
from a leak in the pilot valve
of the instantaneous water heater
in the bath room, which is reported b
to have been turned on to heat the tj
water. While Mr. Rion was taking
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his bath it is supposed that the flow
of escaping gas was so slight that >
he could not detect it and that he ^
suddenly collapsed in the bathtub, ^
when overcome by the poisonous .
fumes.
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"I'LL BURY YOU FELLOWS YET." P
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Says Senator Tillman to Scoffing Associates.
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Washington, March 17.?"I'll bury
you fellows yet;" commented Sena- J
tor Tillman to-day after he had said tl
he noticed some of the senators s;
laughed when the senate clerk read S
an article on health contributed to a tj
magazine by the South Carolinian. h
Senator Tillman introduced an b
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amendment to tlie naval appropria- "
tion bill, providing that no officer or t(
enlisted man in the navy who bej
came incapacitated through the use tl
of intoxicating drinks should receive o
pay through the period of his in- S
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MAJOR A. H. KIRBY QUITS.
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Aged Spartanburg Magistrate Says
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Spartanburg, S. C., .March 16.? \i
j Magistrate Augustus H. Kirby, eighI
ti' f;\rr\ roove r\f a era n-hnril tbo c*nV- _
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ernor has been trying to remove n
from office for three years, has given
up the fight.
He received a special delivery letter
from the governor while at
church yesterday, notifying him that g
he had been suspended "for incapaci- c<
! ty, misconduct and neglect of duty." S,
.Major Kirbv said to-day he would G
make no further battle to retain i ei
! his office. He declared that Colonel ci
IB. G. Landrum, of the governor's ct
I staff, had preferred the charges on la
I which he was suspended because he T
I recently bound Landrum over on a a
j charge of assault and battery of a pi
| high and aggravated nature. j w
j .Major Kirby was removed from of- I w
' ti<'A hv fhe governor three vears ago. !
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| but refused to quit. The supreme j M
court was appealed to and declared fi
that the governor had exceeded his P
authority. Major Kirby was rein- n
stated. He has been magistrate here o'
for twenty-four years. tc
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DIVIDED REPORT RETURNED.
ine Blames the Monroe Other the
Nantucket.
Philadelphia, March 16.?The two
nited States local inspectors of
team vessels who investigated the
isaster off the Virginia coast on
anuary 30, in which the steamship
antucket rammed the steamer Monoe,
causing the loss of 41 lives,
sndered a divided opinion to-day,
ae holding the captain of the Nanlcket
guilty of negligence and the
ther charging the commander of the
lonroe with responsibility for the
isaster.
The report of the investigation,
long with the two decisions, was forarded
to Henry M. Seely, supervis
ig inspector at New York. It is not
nown here what the next step in
le case will be but it is believed the
ipervising inspector will consult the
epartment of commerce at Washing>n
before making any further move.
The local inspectors who investiated
the collison are Capt. R. A.
argent, inspector of hulls, and D. H.
ioward, inspector of boilers. The deartment
of commerce designated
lem to investigate the charges
gainst Osmyn Berry, captain of the
antucket, brought by the local inpectors
at Norfolk after a preliminry
examination. ^
Negligence Charged.
The charges against Capt. Berry
lcluded negligence in not reducing
le speed of his vessel in a fog, and
ith neglecting to ascertain through
le wireless operator the proximity
f o.ther vessels.
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No charges were brought against
apt. Edward E. Johnson of the MonDe.
Twelve days were devoted to
earing witnesses and after counsel
)r Capt. Berry had argued his case
)-day, the board rendered its deision.
The opinion filed by Inspector
argent was voluminous, going into
le construction of the ships, the colsion
and the conduct of the crews af;r
the impact. The report concludes
lat Capt. Berry and all other licens3
officers of the Nantucket are exuerated.
Capt. Sargent's report then charges
apt. Johnson with "incompetence,
egligence and inattention to duty."
e is charged in the report with vioition
of the international rules for
reventing collisions in giving a
rong whistle signal in the fog; with
egligence and inattention to duty
ecause he took no action to prevent
le collision or to lessen its force
hen the vessels came in sight of
ach other, and with incompetency
nd unskillfulness because proper
iscipline or organization was not
laintained among ?he crew in an ef3rt
to protect lives of all persons
n board and because no proper effort
romptly was made to obtain assis
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nice from tne iNaniucnei.
Fails avS Captain.
On the last specification Capt. j
argent said:
"While we believe that Captain
ohnson as an individual did everyling
that was humanly possible to
ive the lives of all, it is to be reretted
that he did not delegate cerlin
duties which he attended to
imself to some of the other memers
of his crew and thus give
imself more time to devote to matjrs
of greater importance.
Inspector Howard refused to sign
lis report and rendered one of his
wn in which he found Capt. Berry
uilty of failing to reduce speed in a I
)g as charged, but not guilty of al;ged
failure to use the wireless aparatus,
and recommended that his
laster's license be revoked.
In reading his report Capt. Sar?
* ho had hpen a li
Cii L aiaicu mat. uv
msed master and was experienced I
i navigation and that Inspector
[oward was not a licensed master
nd had no practical experience as a.
avigator.
Polo Player Fractures Leg.
Camden, March 17 ?In tl|e first
ame of the polo tournament in a
Dntest for the Cleveland cups, XL
. A., llth cavalry, Fort Oglethorpe,
a., against Long Island Fish Catchrs,
the game was marred by an accent
to Lieut. Eben Swift of the
ivalry team, in which he had the
irger bone in his left leg fractured,
he lick which injured the player was
lused by a back stroke from an op j'
orient's mallet. The injured man j
as carried to the Camden hospital,
here he received medical attention.
A large crowd witnessed the game
[onday afternoon, many coming
'om Columbia, Lancaster, Sumter,
inewood, Bishopville and other
earby towns. This being the first <
f the games the number is expected
) increase in attendance.
JOAN J. JONES PARDONED
ABE PEARLSTONE'S SLAYER
GETS HIS FREEDOM.
To Leave State?Going to John Hopkins'
Hospital?To Practice
Law Again.
Orangeburg, March 16.?"I feel '
deeply indebted to the Christian women
of South Carolina. I am certain
that it was largely through
their prayers that I was able to hold
up under the severe strain which I
have passed' through since the first
of mv trohble. To those who have
been friendly toward me, and have
spoken words of encouragement and
aided me in my effort to be released
from the State prison, I feel that I
owe a debt of gratitude which I can
never repay. To those who have
been unfriendly towards me, I pray
that they shall receive forgiveness."
Such were the remarks of John J.
Jones, the Branchville attorney, who
was convicted in the criminal court
in this county for the killing of Abe
Pearlstine, and who was paroled by
the governor Saturday afternoon
on the condition that he leave the
State within twenty-fourt hours after
being paroled and never return.
Jones was in the city this morning,
coming in from the county poor
farm where he has been for the past
nine months, having been brought
here from the State prison in Columbia.
Jones appeared very much pleased
with his release, and when asked
as to his plans said that he would
leave this afternoon for his old home
at Branchville. He will spend tonight
there, and to-morrow morning,
in company with his wife, who has
worked hard for the release of her
husband, Jones will leave for Baltimore.
He will enter John Hopkins
where he will undergo an examination
to ascertain if his health will
warrant his taking a special course
at a law university. If he is assured
of this fact he will take a special
course, after which, he will seek a
new home for the practice of his profession.
Other than this Jones stated
that he had no plans.
It has been 39 months since Jones
was first placed in prison. Tomorrow
17 months ago Jones entered
upon the term of his sentence.
The parole of John J. Jones comes
as a very pleasant surprise to his
many friends and was not altogether
unexpected. Jones has been at the
county farm for some months. He
has been well cared for. He has not
been able to do any great amount of
work on account of his health. While
in the penitentiary he contracted
lung trouble, it is stated, and has
been suffering from this malady ever
since. He has suffered several severe
attacks since being at the county
farm. The conditions of the parole
will, therefore, serve a dual purpose;
it will offer to Jones an opportunity
to seek new surroundings
where he can shut the unpleasant
memories of former days at Brancnville,
in the Orangeburg county jail
and at the State prison, and it will
also offer him the opportunity of
seeking such a location as will be
beneficial in his efforts to regain his
health.
The case of John J. Jones is one
of the most remarkable in the annals
of Orangeburg county criminal history.
History of Case.
The case was twice before the circuit
court in this county, and during
the trial of same the array of jurors
as prepared for the jury box was attacked,
and shown to have been prepared
contrary to the requirements
of the law. Following this his case
was reviewed by the Supreme Court
on several occasions and from different
standpoints. In every instance,
however, he lost. During the
time that his case was before the J
highest tribunal of the .State, a peti- j
tion carrying innumerable signa-1
tures, secured from all over the
State, was presented to the governor,
asking for his pardon. On account
of the fact that this petition was
premature no action was taken on 1
same, and Jones remained in confinement.
At last' when it seemed that every
resource known to his attorneys had
been tried in an effort to secure his
release, he entered upon liis term of
service of 10 years and 30 days. He
served some time of his sentence, i
when his health became such, as to <
make it almost certain death for him i
to remain in the State prison. At
this juncture the supervisors of
Orangeburg county took Jones from .
the State prison and brought him to !
this county, placing him at the coun- :
SHERIFF FEARED LYNCHING.
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Mack Mims Taken to Penitentiary
for Safe Keeping.
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Columbia, March 16.?Mack Mims,
the negro who escaped from the
Edgefield county chain gang and who
shot J. R. W. Smith, a farmer, in the
face with a shotgun Saturday, was
to-day lodged in the penitentiary for
safe keeping upon an affidavit of the
sheriff of Edgefield county that the
officer believes the negro would be
lynched if held in the Edgefield jail.
The following is the affidavit upon
which the office of the governor acted
in the placing of Mims, on request
of the sheriff, in the penitentiary for
safe keeping.
"State of South Carolina, County
of Richland: Personally appeared before
me, John K. Aull, notary public
for South Carolina, W. R. Swearingen,
sheriff of Edgefield county,
who, being duly sworn, says that one
Mack Mims, who was serving a sen
tence upon the Edgefield chain gang
for larceny of live stock, escaped ?
from the gang,, and in the pursuit
of him by a posse he shot a white
man. That the said Mack Mims was
captured, but that deponent, the
sheriff of Edgefield county, feels that
he is not able to protect him in the
Edgefield jail, and requests his excellency,
the governor, to order him
placed in the State penitentiary for
safe keeping for the reason that he
believes that the said Mack Mims
would be lynched if held in the
Edgefield jail."
ATTEMPT TO BUY TESTIMONY?
Woman Makes Affidavit in Frank's
Favor.
Atlanta, Ga., March 14.?The
charge that she was offdred $1,000'
if she would give testimony inimical
to Leo M. Frank, superintendent of
the National Pencil Company, under
sentence of death for the murder of
Mary Phagan, 14 years old, a factory
employe was made here to-day in an
affidavit by Mrs. Mattie Miller.
Four other affidavits were made
public by counsel for the defense,
who are collecting information to be
used in connection with an extraordinary
motion for a new trial for the
convicted man. The general intent of
the affidavits, according to the de- . 73k
fense, is to show that an attempt was
made to manufacture / evidence
against the factory superintendent.
Mrs. Miller in her affidavit says
that she formerly worked at the National
Pencil company's factory,
where she knew Leo M. Frank, and
that in June, 1913, about two months
after the murder, she was visited by
a man who said he was A. S. Colyar.
According to her statement, he
told her that if she would testify that
Frank made certain proposals to her
she would be given $1,000.
Prosecution officials to-night denied
that they had any connection with
any of the efforts set forth in the
affidavits to obtain untrue testimony.
No man named A. S. Colyar, they
said, had any connection with the
prosecution
Miss Lillie Mae Pettis, one of the
other affiants, made affidavit that
James Conley, the negro factory employe
convicted of being an accessory
after the fact in the murder, had
made advances toward her. The defense
contends that Conley was the
oriri'c mnrdprpr instead of
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Frank. ,'|j
Frank to-day issued a statement
criticising Newport Langford, chief
of detectives in the local police department,
for the declaration attributed
to him, in which he said that . ' _?
Conley told the truth on the witness
stand in Frank's trial, and that other
statements that might be obtained
from the negro nowr by private detectives
would not be credited by
him. The condemned man says that
the chief of defectives has admitted
falsity in portions of past affidavits
made by Conley, and concludes:
"Lanford says he knows this is
the truth. Now he is quoted as saying
that any new statement the negro
may make will be a lie.
"The question is: How does he
know?" ' J
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tv farm just south of this city.
Here Jones was required to per!
form certain duties, but at the same
time he was permitted certain privi- , <>
ieges on account of his health.
As, upon the day of his sentence
when he signified his intention of
serving his time as becoming a model
prisoner. Jones will follow the con
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ditions of the parole as graiueu u>
the governor, and it is doubtful if
those who know him, will ever see
Tones again within the boundaries of
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