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(Man Murders y; Confesses to Crime Dillon Herald. It was a well-known woman writep'of popular fiction who coined the Vbrase, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," and a desire for revenge, born of scorn and ill-treatment, brings to light a murder mystry, the details of which have surprised the officers of the law and shocked beyond expresion the citi> zens of the Marietta and Lake View communities. It was on or about the beginning of the present year that Manning Ford, the 18-year-old son of John Ford, well-known to the citizens of Dillon and Dillon county as a peddler 5of chickens and eggs, disappeared ^ from his home near Lake View. The f boy was in the habit of leaving home for a few days at a time, but when he did not return after a lap^e of many days his parents became appre hensive and made diligent but fruitless inquiries as to his whereabouts. \ No trace of the boy could be found. [y He had disappeared as completely as if the earth had opeffed and swallow/ ed him up. -V' In a modest cottage near Marietta Frank Summers and his wife lived the quiet and uneventful life of rural folk* and it was here on the night of 4 February 18, 1922, that a story in' ^ f ' real life almost stranger than fiction ? had its origin in a tragedy that blazed a trail to a remote Georgia town4nd . thence back to the scene of its .rfeginffc ning. / * / On this fatal night Manning Ford, the victim, was a visitor at the home of Frank Summers. An altercation arose and the two m#n began to ^ fight. They fought odt through the |^^oor and into the fi/nt yard. AcHBcording to Frank Summers's side of sVthe story they reacfied the wood pile oBand Mannina: For/stooped to pick up piece of iight\y(/od. As he was lean- ; I lug over Sumnyers snatched up an axe j I and struck the boy in the back of jLthe head, k^i'lpg him almost instantH ly Realizing what he had done he H took the body upon his shoulders'and WF cast- it into some underbrush a few -* hun-'dred yards from the house. The t < wif? was not an eye-witness to the tragedy itself. Hut killer must have been haunted py the spirit of the killed. For I ' several weeks Summers continued to ' f-'Mjvirat his home within a fed hun- J dred yards of where lay the body of bis'victim, but whether through fear ? ] kt or superstition or some other reas^vOn' which has not been explained he ( dull not revisit the secluded spot , . vhare the body of young Ford lay I exposed to the elements and the vultures of the air and earth. Summers wTas a man of iron constitution, but ,t livin? daily in such close ^proximity to the body of his victim began to tell upon his health and strength. Conscience lashed, and pursued by an avenging spirit more terrible than any punishment that could be melted out by the law itself, Summers fled to Georgia. Here he once ^ more took up the thread of life, T-fcoping in a measure to forget the * scene of the fatal nigh: of February 18th. In a few weeks his wife folI lowed him ?nd there they lived, keeping the dark secret locked in IT their bosoms, until Nemesis like, ^^^notli'r figure, appeared upon the in the form of a woman who ^ won Summers's affections away from ~ the faithful wife who had stood between him and the shadow of the / electric chair. .-And the unholy alliance thus w.. . 53 -formed in a wicked moment was / the cause of Summers's undoing. The faithful wife upbraided him for his conduct, and he not only scorned her but turned upon her and beat her HBiP?roifur/. In a spirit of revenge Fhe 'd the story to the officers of the k and when confronted with the crime Summers confessed to his guilt. Gf rg^a oi?:cers wired North Carolina officers and the reply was that Suinnsrs was not wanted in Marietta for the alleged crime. There was of coUi~e no record of it as rumor !?> . had no* connected Summers with the (strange disappearance of the Ford boy. But Summers insisted that his stcry was true and he was brought, back 10 * 3 scene of his crime. conducted officers to the spot M" where he had cbncealed the body of . his > otim and there they found in V "the fomn of a skeleton the remains p|g*of the boy who had disappeared so I mysteriously six months before. All that romained were the remnants of CW half rotted clothing, the shoes and a belt buckle on which were engraved l the hoy's initials. In the back of the gtu-HOvas ? ~?le as large as a man's : fist showing where the fatal blow had been struck. /lotaHs nf fhp f rasredv ^ 'I'fltJ All 1 J T VI ? O ? ^ have tot be3n told. What carried young Ford to Summers's home on |jg ^ pight of the tragedy and what ML caU*ses I d ip to the-fight are not B ^nC-vn>AF'fr(I "was a quiet, inoffenff give 7Summers is a man 40 V ^e. That there were under SENTENCE IS SUSPENDED. C. W. Austin Given Six Months By Judge Memminger. j Orangeburg, Sept. 20.?Judge Memminger, after the convening of court this morning, sentenced C. W. Austin, white farmer and formerly a director in the People's Bank oh Bowman, which bank failed, to servfe six months on the county works or & like term in the state penitentiary, but suspended tne senienee uunus good behkvior. The jury convicted Austin of violating the banking laws and recommended mercy. Mr. Austin was charged with securing loans from the bank of more than tO per cent, of the capital and surplus, as allowed by law. The case against R. L. Patrick, who was cash'er of the same bank, has not bppn called for trial as yet. Harry Monroe, a young white man, who, plesded guilty to entering the store of Marvin Arant, in this city, was sentenced to serve one year upon the pi&lic works of the county. Walter .Gaines, a negro from the Limesto^ section of the county, was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced tto serve three years on the public works of the county. Gaines conducted his own defense. In the afternoon the court entered ijpon the trial of a negro murdef .case. ???? Are They? The most religious state?Mass. The cleanly state?Wash. The most egotistical state?Me. The sickliest state?111. The most maidenly state?Miss. The most medical state?Md. The most paternal state?Pa. The mining state?Ore. The bunco state?Conn. The deep in debt state?O. The coy state?La. The oldest state?Ark.. tying causes cannot be doubted. Rumor has it that Fard was not Summers's first victim. It is said that once before he murdered a man, cut Ihe body up and cast the pieces into a .stream. There may or may not be any truth in the rumor. Later reports from the Marietta section state that officers have an affidavit made by Mrs. Summers in which she says that Ford was murdered by Summers while he was isleep She. states that Summers told her he was going to kill the boy and as she could not prevent him from murdering Ford she left the house and was cut in the yard when the crime was committed. | THERE VS I Mock V OIS Cope Scho< FRIDAY EVEf Given by the Mel The bride will be t groom Mr. Bull. * Cope and W. H. Ze A LAUGH FOf DON'T FAIL TC | We Al I Ginning onl; TUESDAYS, THURS1 H Of Each \ P Furthei 1 Farmers IBambe CHILD DIES IN WRECK. Reckless Driving Alleged as Cause. Boy's Neck Broken. Auderson, Sept. 23.?Harold Donnald, a seven year old boy, was killed tjiis morning when a car overturned hear Neal's Creek church, between this city and Belton, and his father Tom McDonald, was severely injured, 'having his shoulder blade broken, and other injuries. Mr. Donald was coming to Anderson with his young son, who had his arm broken about ten day9 ago, to get the arm dressed, and a young fellow named Cowan Robinson said that he was coming to Anderson, and they might come with him. Mr. Donald said he remonstrated with Robinson about driving so fast, but he paid no attention to him. The man was driving^so fast that it attracted the attention of speed cops, and they began to chase the car. They did not catch up with it until after the accident. Whether the car struck a sand bank and overturned or whether the driver was passing another car and got into the ditch, is not known, but the car was completely turned over. The driver was not hurt beyond a shaking up. The boy was put in an automobile and rushed to a hospital, but died on the way. Examination showed that his neck was broken, and also his jawbone. Byrnes Favors Bonus Bill. Columbia, Sept. 21.?Only two members of congress from South Carolina actually voted on the presidental veto of the bonus bill, according to information received in Columbia from Washington, but in all six members of congress from this state were recorded in favor of giving the ex-soldiers the bonus. One member, Representative Dominick, of Newberry, would have voted against the bonus, had he voted. He was paired, however. Representatives Byrnes, of Aiken, and McSwain, of Grdenville, voted to override the veto. Messrs. Logan, of Charleston, Fulmer, of Orangeburg, Stoll, of Kingstree, and Stevenson, of Cheraw, were paired also, but showed in their pairs that they favored the bonus. The average life of men in the country is 55.23 years, as compared with 57.41 for women. Mrs. Pauline Beldam, of San Francisco, holds a unique position. She makes a business of building personality among bank workers. ILL B& A K bedding I F THE M ol Grounds I mG AT 8:30 I iodist Bible Class 8 3. B. Ashe, and the jpj Flower girls, G. W. iigler, Parson, S. B. J EVERYBODY g ) BE PRESENT f| 0 t^nnfe re Now 8 f nttnn I VVllUll | y on I JAYS AND FRIDAYS I Veek Until 1 r Notice 1 ?Gin Co. J :rg, S. C. H DARLINGTON FOLK INJURED. Three Occupants of Car Have Lambs Broken?Auto Hits Carriage. Darlington, Sept. 24.?In a collision between an autopaobile and a carriage on the Lamar road about three miles from Darlington last night, Tom Cross suffered a broken ankle, one daughter had a leg broken and another suffered a broken hip. His wife and father-in-law were badly shaken up, while his son, wno was driving, was uninjured. Sam Truett, the driver of the car, was cut about the face, 60 stitches being taken. The other occupants of the car was onlybruised. The car and carriage were demolished. The horse "had to be shot. It is said that the automobile had a lantern for a light' ^ ? Stetson hats, Schloss Bros and Styleplus clothing, Manhattan shirts, Dutchess trousers, Black Cat socks, Florsheim shoes, high grade merchandise at right prices. W. D. Rhoad.?adv. J. WESLEY CRTJM, JR. ATTORXEY-AT-LAW ' * Bamberg, S. C. , Offices in Herald Building Practice in State and Federal Courts. Loans negotiated. Funeral Directors and "Rmbalnriftrs MOTOR HEARSE J. COONER & SONS BAMBERG, S. O. (Auto Service m GARAGE ' m SERVICE STATION g| EXTRA PARTS H TIRES, TUBES I EXPERT WORKMEN Repair Work Done pn jrrompny ana satisjg| faction Always GuarK anteed. NEW CARS I Chevrolet and Overland Mm / SI Let us show them to p you. -Also a few good Bnp used cars?at Bargain IS Prices. SEjBj v Ij.b. brickle Eg BAMBERG, S. C. ONLY 45 MINUTES I " 1 FROM BAMBERG I mm ? 1F IF YOU LIVED AS CLOSE TO I BETTER PICTURES THAN ARE BROADWAY CHARGING MUCH I WITH SUCH PROGRAMS ' THURSDAY, SEPT Gloria Swanson in "E LASH"?a 50c picture ai mission. FRIDAY, SEPT. Jack Holt in "THE CA NORTH"?a sure-enou Xorthwesterner. SATURDAY, SEPT A John Gilbert "GLEAM OF DAWN"? tion here. Also a Fox Su art v entino in ''Blood & Sand" I ?' October 2nd and 3rd, . RECEIVER'S SAUE. Pursuant to an order signed by his Honor, H; F. Rice, judge of the second circuit, bearing date of July 31st, 1922, issued in the case entitled McMurphy Fertilizer Company, et al., plaintiff, vs. J. M. Kirkland, defendant, in the Court of Common Pleas for Bamberg county, the undersigned will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at Bamberg, South Carolina, before the Court House door, between the legal hours of sale, on the 16th day of October, A. D., 1922, the following described real estate, to wit: All that certain lot, with the buildings thereon, situate in the Town of ?i 3i "DOty> atota j&nrnarui, v/uuui^ ui juvmw of South Carolina, measuring fifty (50) feet by two hundred (200) feet, fronting on Broad street, bounded as follows: North by Alley; east by lot of Mrs. M. S. Morris; south by lot of J. L. Copeland; and west by A^A A^A A iA jjfek "(|v vy f | Attractive Round Tr | Fares to Pat X Mountain f | Southern Rs T ^ Tickets on sale daily until S V limit October 31st. Stopovers j ^ or returning within final limit c A * Week-end tickets to Seasho: ^ Fridays and Saturdays, good tc point Midnight of Tuessday fo t 3 HIGH-CLASS A v Y COACHES, PUIaLMAI i Write for illustrated ^ W. C. Walker, % Traveling Pass. Agt., V Charleston, S. C. ffe EVERnMSl P v n* i J A. II in rim ana yi ffl The San I For Quality Tom. 1 IELIANC 9 *EW YORK AS YOU DO TO ORAXG SHOWY AT THE RELIANCE. YOU HIGHER PRICES. REGULAR REli IES AS THIS WE DON'T SEE ' 28th. MONDAY A fNDER THE ROD< t*regular ad"BL1 29th. lLL OF THE The Pictl gh he-man recopc office receip Admission 30th. production, WED plenty of ac- ,May Mc nehme Com- COURTSHI Keaton Cod IHEATRI RANGEBURG, v . . SOUTH CAROlJ Broad street. Also the life interest of J. M. Kirk land in and to all that certain lot or ^ parcel of land, situate in the Buford's Bridge township, county of Bamberg, state of South Carolina, measuring sixty-five (65) acres, more or less, bounded north by lands of the estate of Mrs. S. E. Neeley, and by lands of Mrs. O. E. Kearse; east by lands of the esttate of Mrs. S. E. Neeley; south by Buford's Bridge and the Waltferboro Public Road, and hy lands of Robert Kirkland; west by lands of Mrs. lone Kirkland, or H. H. Kearse. Terms of sale, cash, and purchaser to pay for papers. J. M. KIRKLAND, W. D. KINARD, Rpcpivers for J. M. Kirkland. Bamberg, S. 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