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One Dollar and a Half a Year. v BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9,1916. Established 1891
WILSON
. Late Returns Give the
>? Hughes. Little Doi
West Goes i
A message received in the
announced the reelection of
iL doubt.
A telephone message from
nesday gave the following sin
time: Positive votes for Wi
Reasonably certain for Wilsc
doubt 44. The outstanding
sota, Deleware, New ^Jampsl
J Wilson is neck and neck with
all probability carry Califorr
lean to Wilson. Prevailing s<
Wilson is elected. The Wilsc
300 electoral votes.
Returns received Tuesday
of Hughes, and it was
Wilson's vote began to outelii
pie had practically given up a
when bulletins announced tin
k every return showed gains fo
I Late advices indicated that
I the close States would put Wi
^ election was practically assur
THE KIXSEY HOMICIDE.
Versions of Ehrhardt Tragedy as
in Hf-hat* Pq i\^rc
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" - The following account of the kill-,
ing of Mr. C. E. Kinsey at Ehrhardtj
by Mr. G. J. Hiers appeared in last'
week's Bamberg County Times. This!
account differs from that told by witnesses
at the inquest. As The Herald
wishes to print all the facts obtainable,
we herewith reprint the Bamberg
County Times version, also accounts
from other papers.
G. J. Hiers Killed C. E. Kinsey.
An unfortunate tragedy occurred
at Ehrhardt on Friday afternoon of
last week. From the best information
that can be obtained. Mr. C. E.
Kinsey had been violating the prohibition
laws, and warrants had been
sworn out against him. He regard-1
ed Haskell and George Hiers as his
principal prosecutors in these matters,
and it was said that Kinsey's
mind turned to revenge. The officers
of the law recently disarmed
Kinsey and took his pistol away;
that recently he had gotten a new
five-shooter, six-inch barrel, ana
showed it to his friends and told
them what he intended to do with
this pistol. That he had gotten it
expressly to use upon the Hiers people.
On Friday he bought a new
double-barrelled shot gun, and told
his friends on the streets of Ehrhardt
that he wanted a gun that would
shoot buck shot; that he was tired of
hunting small game," and that he was
now after men. Also said that he ex.
pected that either he, or George
Hiers or Haskell Hiers, or all of
them, would die with their shoes on,
and said that he expected to kill six
men in the town of Ehrhardt, and !
then blow his own brains out.
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Late Friday afternoon, Mr. Geo. J.
Hiers, being near Ehrhardt, drove into
the town; and afterwards in pass
ing the store where Kinsey was
standjng, he was spoken to by Kin-i
sev, and words passed between fhem
and an altercation arose, and Kinsey
began drawing his pistol out of bis
pocket, the hammer hung, and Hiers
tried to stop Kinsey, but failing fired.
The shots took effect in the shoulder'
and neck and in Kinsev's struggle to,
get his pistol which had hung in the
pocket, he was shot tljree times. The |
pistol was taken later from the body
by Magistrate Kinard, and is still in
his possession.
This is an exceedingly unfortunate
tragedy as it is now believed that
Kinsey's mind by reason of liquor
A fit crc- >-) o r? hpon n-nrVprl HD tO
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such a state as made him almost irresponsible
and deadly dangerous.
It is doubly sad for it forced a good
man to take his life.
There are several who saw the killing
but only one or two know the
details.?Bamberg County Times.
Fatal Shooting.
Charles Kinsev was shot to pieces
and killed last week and we are told
George Hiers is charged with the killing.
We hear he surrendered to the
sheriff. It is said there had been a
feud between Kinsey and George
Hiers and his son, Haskell. Sometime
ago Haskell and Kinsey had a
difficulty and Kinsey struck Haskell
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President Lead Over
ibt -Remains. The
For Wilson.
city Wednesday at 3 o'clock
President Wilson without
Columbia at 2:30 p. 111. Weduniary
of the election at that
Ison 232, for Hughes 212.
m 257, for Hughes 230, in
states are California, Minnelire,
New Mexico and Idaho.
Hughes in Deleware, will in
iia, others still in doubt, bin
entiment in Columbia is tliat
ai managers claim more than
night indicated the election
not until yesterday that
nl) Hughes's. Bamberg peo11
hopes of Wilson's election,
at he was going strong, and
r Wilson.
the official count of votes in
ilson well in the lead, and his
ed at noon yesterday.
over the head with a bottle, but some
days later it was supposed they hac
made friends. Our information is
tnat on one day last weeK ueorge
Hiers went to Kinsey's store and
found him standing in the door and
poured two loads of shot from a gur
into him and then fired five pistol
balls into his body. It is said Kinsey's
little boy begged him not tc
shoot his father any more. We understand
that Hiers has a family and
that Kinsey had two little boys, 6 and
8 years old, their mother having died
sometime since. The tragedy is
greatly to be regretted.?Denmark
News-Monitor.
C. E. Kinsey Shot to Death.
The following account of the kill
ing which took place at -Ehrhardi
will be of interest to the readers o!
The Press and Standard. Mr. Kin
sey, who was killed, was a son of th<
late C. E. Kinsey, of Williams, anc
had many relatives and friends ii
that community. The killing ii
greatly deplored and, from the new:
which has been received here, seem;
to have been unprovoked at the time
Account taken from dispatchei
to The News and Courier:
Bamberg, Oct. 28.?Charley Kin
sey, a merchant of Ehrhardt, in thii
county, was shot and almost instant
ly killed by George J. Hiers, a jp^om
inent farmer of that community, las
night in front of his store in Ehr
hardt. It is said that Kinsey wa
first shot with a shotgun loaded witl
buckshot, and after he had fallen t<
the ground that Hiers emptied hi
pistol into his body. It is said tha
bad feeling had existed between th<
two men for some time but full par
ticulars of the affair and an explana
tion of the immediate cause of th
shooting have not yet reached here
Coroner Zeigler -went to Ehrhard
this morning to hold an inquest ove
the body of Mr. Kinsey. Mr. Hier
has not yet been placed under arrest
but it is understood that he tele
phoned friends here today that h
would come to Bamberg Monday am
surrender to Sheriff Ray.
Hiers and the deceased belong t
large and very influential families
and the tragedy is greatly regrettei
by the friends of both.?Walterbor
j Press and Standard,
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The following, signed "A Frien
of George Hiers," appeared in las
week's Bamberg County Times. Th
publisher of the Times informed Th
Herald that the article was hande
him by Attorney S. G. Mayfield:
To the Public.
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sensauunai accuuuLs m cue umui
tunate tragedy which occurred i
Ehrhardt, in which Charles E. Kir
sey was killed, have been publishe
in the county papers.
If the reader will stop to analyz
the articles which have appeared i
the press, it will be seen at once th
causes which impelled these publics
tions to print the articles:
Looking back through the recer
months of political troubles and th
efforts of the courts to enforce th
prohibition laws in this county wi
tell what forced George J. Hiers t
kill -C. E. Kinsey. Therein will b
found a reason which animates som
to misrepresent and condemn a ma
in advance of his trial by a jury c
WE HE NOT ON TICKETS.
' County Conies Near Not Having any
County Commissioners.
' Bamberg county came dangerously
1 near to not having any county com'
missioners for the next two years.
' By an oversight or error the names
> of the two commissioners nominated
' in the recent primaries were left off
I the State and county Democratic tickl
ate Ahnnt half Dast three o'clock
1 Tuesday afternoon, Mr. W. D. Bes5
singer, one of the Democratic nomi:
nees, discovered the error while he
was at Denmark. He hastened to a
telephone and called up Representa-.
tive Carter to investigate the mat-j
t ter*
f Mr. Carter hastily looked up the
election rules and found that the;
tickets may be either written in black
J ink or printed, or partly written and;
partly printed. A few tickets with
the names of Mr. Bessinger and Mr.
3 Otis L. Copeland, the other nominee,
* were placed at the ballot box and
voted by a few persons, thus saving
^ the day, for even a. half dozen votes
3 will elect, where there is no opposition.
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I The error probably came aooui uy
this offichaving been an appointive!
one up until a few years ago, when
t the law was changed, and the office
was made elective. The same error
g occurred before, and was remedied
1 in the same way just before the closing
of the polls.
This is rather a serious matter, alt
though, under the circumstances not
dangerous to this county. There being
no candidates other than the
Democratic nominees, there was, of
courserno chance for some one else
, to have been elected, but if there had
t been another county ticket, the Demr
ocratic nominees would have been
s# left out.
News Notes From Carlisle.
e Carlisle School, Nov. 5.?Carlisle's
^ next game of foot ball is with Porter
Military Academy next Wednesday,
0 in Walterboro, at the Southern Caro?
lina fair. A hard fought contest is
^ to be expected.
0 On Thursday evening the board of
control met. After the meeting they
were served a delightful dinner in
d Ouilds hall.
On Friday morning the Rev. A. J.
e Cauthen, chairman of the board of
e control, and the Rev. F. W. Shuler,
^ conference commissioner of education,
gave short, but interesting and
beneficial talks at the chapel exercises.
n Dr. H. N. Snyder, president of Wofl"
ford college, was a visitor to Car^
lisle on Thursday evening. In his
usual forceful and penetrating style
e he addressed the student body on
n "Are You Growing?"
e ==========
i- his county.
In behalf of Mr. Hiers his friends
it ask that the public suspend judge
ment; set aside the .sensationally
e false reports and await the produc11
tion of the true story as it will come
o out when the case is tried?not to
e condemn a man on newspaper artie
cles. Let the light be turned on. Ren
spectfully,
>f| A FRIEND OF GEORGE HIERS,
Carlisle Loses to Freshmen.
Although the Carolina freshmen
won from Carlisle school of Bamberg,
Friday afternoon, 19 to 6, they
haf to play about the best football of
the season to turn the trick. The
preps put up a terrific battle and the
first half ended with the count in a
knot, 6 to 6. The score at the end
of the third quarter was the same
and the collegians could not tuck the
pastime away until the last quarter
when they made two touchdowns,
both coming from long forward
passes.
The Bamberg contingent launched
a distinct surprise. Foster's followers
expected to win handily but they
reckoned without Lenoir, Hough,
Luther, Sistrunk and others. Lenoir,
the captain of the visitors, played a
wonderful game. He made Carlisle's
lone touchdown by running a punt
back 35 yards to the goal line and
time after time he cut loose for dazzling
runs. He did not depend on
skirting the ends but threw his diminutive
body through the line for
substantial gains. He also threw a
dozen or so perfect forward passes.
He had plenty of nerve and negotiated
forward passes when almost in
the shadow of his goal posts. Hs
was guilty of only one error during
the afternoon. He tried a long forward
pass on the third down, witi
only about six yards to go for a
touchdown and two downs to make
it in. The pass went over the goa
line and the ball went to Carolina or
the 20-yard line.
I , Hough played a sensational game
! for Carlisle. The big fullback buck
! ed the line in impressive style. He
made several first downs in one dive
and divided first downs into twc
1 plays more than once. The othei
backs, Luther and Sistrunk, alse
played well. Luther is a Columbit
1 boy and got a good hand from the
; home folk at the game. The line-up:
; Carolina (19) Carlisle (6)
i Moorman LE Kearse
; Thomas Li 1 ammauutj
McGowan LG Carrol
Cox C Bryani
i Jennings RG G. Smitl
E. Smith RT ' Moon
Weston RE Freemai
I Brown Q B Lenoii
Turner LH Sistrunl
] West R H Luthei
i Allen F B Hougl
Score by quarters:
! Carlisle 6 0 0 0? (
Carolina 0 6 0 13?1!
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Legal Sales.
, The following public sales wer<
! made Monday by the master, Mr. H
| C. Folk:
In the case of B. H. Walker, plain
i tiff, versus Mrs. S. J. Walker, et al.
; the following tracts of land weri
; sold:
! Tract No. 1, home place, sold to H
i W. Walker for $2,000; tracts Nos. 2
! 3, and 4 sold to Mrs. S. J. Walker
| B. H. Walker, W. G. S. Walker, Mrs
> H. H. Cauthen, and Mrs. A. L. New
ton, jointly, for $1,525, $1,4 25, an(
I $2,100, respectively.
In the case of Jones A. William:
versus Adam Grimes, et al., the sal*
was withdrawn, settlement being ef
: fected privately.
Read The Herald, $1.50 per year
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
Vews Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Oak Grove Greetings.
Oak Grove, Oct. 6.?We had some
frost last Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hayden, oi
Cope, were the guests of Mrs. Rose
Hoffman last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. George McMillan spent lafet
Saturday night with Mr. J. W. Copeland,
Jr.
Miss Ethel Smith left sometime
r\ crr\ f a ??af a h a v xi* a r lr o t on n oft c_
I COUlilU 11^1 ? U1 i\ ai utn
ville.
We are very sorry to heaY of Mesdames
D. M. Smith's and J. L. Copeland's
illness. We hope they will be
out again soon.
Misuses Pattie Miley and Grace
Hoffman, of Lodge, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Rose Hoffman.
Those who dined with Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Copeland last Sunday
were: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hayden
and family, of Cope, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. .Copeland and family, Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. Copeland and daughter.
Miss Pearl Martin spent last Sunday
"with Mrs. Rose Hoffman and
family.
Mr. M. A. Kinard and daughter,
Lizzie, spent last Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Copeland.
We are very sorry to know that
Mr. G. W. Clayton is not getting
along so well.
Miss Jennie Lou Martin was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Smith
TVnivo/lotr ? orVi f
laoi. luuiouaj uiguii
Olar News.
Olar, Nov. 2.? (Written for last
week.) Mr..and Mrs? E. D. Bessinger
and Mrs. Elizabeth Bessinger spent
Sunday in Fairfax.
Mrs. E. A. Thain spent the weekend
with relatives in Fairfax.
Misses Sadie Boyd and Mary Clayton,
of Colston, spent the week-end
with Miss Boyd's sister, Mrs. C. B.
Ray.
Among the many who attended the
State fair were: .Mr. and Mrs. H. F.
, Starr, Misses Daisy and Zelma Rizer,
( Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Hartzog, Mr. and
; Mrs. L. A. Brabham, Miss Belle Cook,
[ Mrs. G. J. Wescoat and Miss Norma
. Brabham.
, We are glad that Mr. Earl Rizer
. is able to return to college again.
Miss Maude Williams, of Allendale,
i has been visiting relatives at this
, place.
Hunter's Chapel Happenings.
^ Hunter's Chapel, Nov. 7.?Mr.
' Pipft stooHiv left Snndav-'for Tarboro.
where he will spend several days
with relatives.
t Mr. O. G. Rhoad, of Branchville,
| spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hightower
and children spent Sunday with Mrs.
Hightower's father, Mr. J. L. Herndon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hunter and
son, W. I., have returned to the
' country. They are staying at the
home of Mr. D. O. Hunter.
r
j Mr. Frank Herndon, of Bamberg,
^ spent Sunday here with relatives.
Miss Lucy Carter is spending a few|
' days with her sister, Mrs. A. W.
' Hunter.
; Mr. and Mrs. Benjy Rentz attend1
ed church at Zion Sunday evening, j
1 Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Fender and j
^ Miss Bruce motored to Orangeburg
3 Saturday.
I Ott's Outings.
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r Ott's, Nov. 7.?Our burg is Degin1
ning to sweeten up; have commenced
making syrup. Can turn out quite a
5 lot in a day as it is ground and cook*
ed by steam.
The farmers have about finished
gathering their crops and all have a
a broad smile on their faces as their
crops exceeded what they expected.
Mrs. L. D. Odom has been on the
sick list for several days but is up at
this writing.
' Mrs. Lizzie Griffith has returned
to her home at Cottageville after a
week's visit to her sister, Mrs. C. E.
Sandifer.
Mrs. L. S. Dennis has returned to
her home at Kingstree after a pleasant
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
j L. D. Odom.
Miss Eva McCue has gone to Latta,
where she has accepted a position
a as teacher.
Miss Kate Ray, of Blackville, visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. McCue Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sandifer spent |
Sunday at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Lloyd Hightower.
Miss Germaine Sandifer, of Blackville,
left last week after a few days'
visit at Ott's for Kingstree, where
she has accepted a position as saleslady
with Silverman's department
Store.
Some Ott's folks attended the evangelistic
meeting held at Denmark by
Andrews & Curry,"which is reported
to have been the best ever held in
Bamberg county. The old cotton
warehouse, which was turned into a
tabernacle for the occasion, could not
hold the crowd Sunday mortiing and
evening. The crowd was estimated
at from 800 to 900. Mr. Andrews f
left Sunday afternoon immediately
after services for Allendale, where
he will conduct a meeting for several
weeks.
Colston Clippings.
Colston, November 7.?On account
of sudden and important business,
Prof. J. K. Breedin could not be with
us on last Sunday. However, Prof.
Guilds, of the Carlisle school, delivered
an address which was much enjoyed
by everybody. His subject
was "The Measure of a Man."
.Miss Xelle Clayton spent last weekend
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Clayton, bringing with her as
her guest, Mrs. W. H. Herndon.
Misses Dora and Mamie McMillan,
of Bamberg high school,. spent last
week-end at home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bessinger
and family spent Sunday in Colston
with relatives.
A good many of the young people
enjoyed a party given by Miss Nettie
Clayton last Friday night at her
home.
Mr. John G. Clayton, of Walterboro,
spent last Sunday and Sunday
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nigm wun ms parents, ivir. ami :ura.
Thos. Clayton.
Miss Natalie Kearse spent Sunday
with Misses Sadie Boyd and Ethel -r*
Logan. rMr.
and Mrs. William Zeigler spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Beard. ^
Olar "ews.
Olar, Nov. 7.?Misses Daisy Rizer
and Bessie Mae Cave were the guests
of Miss Floye Sauls, of Brunson, recently.
Mrs. Carry C. Starr and children
were the guests of Mrs. Ulmers, of
Brunson, recently. .
Misses Leona Thain and Marie
Bessinger spent the week-end with
relatives in Fairfax.
Mrs. E. A. Thain and Mrs. P. E.
Aver motored to uamDerg r naay.
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Hartzog and
son, Franklin Rizer, attended the
surgeons' meeting at Jacksonville,
Fla., and then visited relatives in
Ocala, Fla.
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Schofield Sketches.
. Schofield, Nov. 6.?Mr. James L.
Owen left yesterday morning for Savannah,
where he goes to undergo
an operation.
Mrs. Ogreta Beard, of the Colston
section, is spending a few days here
' with relatives.
| Miss Aggie McCormick, of Eden,
Ga., visite: her sister, Mrs. S. D.
Lain, last v.ee Mr.
J. P. Ei.m:e, of Williamsport,
Pa., arrived here last night to accept
a temporary position as log scaler.
Mr. W. G. Mcintosh left last evening
for Williamsport, Pa., where he
will spend several weeks with his
family. He is expected to return for
/intv ahniit January 1st. '
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Gunnels, of
the Govan section, spent Sunday here
with relatives.
We are glad to see Clarence, the
little son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Beard,
who has been confined to the bed for
several days, improving.
DRAEBLR.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, Nov. 7.?Another year
has rolled around and no fair for
Bamberg county. Why is it that no
one will make a start? The water is
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fine, and now is time to go on in, so
let the proper ones begin to prepare
for next fall. Bamberg is ahead of
some of the counties and could exhibit
a fair that would make others
get busy to compete with her.
Mr. Abe Bennett, of near Lodge,
died last Friday and was buried Satnrdav
at Carter's Ford cemetery. Mr.
Bennett was one of the wealthiest
planters of northern Colleton county.
He leaves a large family and
numerous friends to mourn his death.
Considering how wonderfully nai
ture has blended things, when the
average length around a woman's
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