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'll Lu\ Wi La 0*1. rm tandari VOI^ XXXIL WALTERBORO, S. C MARCH ^6. 1910. NO. 30 DESERTED BY CONSTABLE; JIM PRICE GOES FREE ' , I • FLORIDA SHFIIFF INDIGNANT OVER CELtBRATED PRICBCASE3IAS AT1AST TREATMENT OF RICKARD GREEM j ENDED. FOUND GlllLTY»OF|CAR* BY CONSTABLE MAXEY. j RYINC CONCEALED WEAPON • ■■ ■ — ■ - * ' ■ I Constable M. M. Maxe\ la«t week! .lames Pricehan at last been ac-| took the nejfro he arrested at Lodtfe,! quitted by a jury of his peers and is auppn«**d to be an escaped convict j now a free man. No dreaded U ial from Horida, to Jacksonville, lie | and tear of verdict now huntrs over turned out be the wrong* man. and Ifoxoy returned leaving him in Jack?orviHe in a destitute condition. Mes^r* Bennett and Fox of btdpe MISS CHASE BUCK GETS PIANO IN THE GREAT POPMIY CONTEST The greatest voting contest ever held in Colleton county has closed and the results are announced below. This has been a great contest for the candidates and for The Press and Standard. The results have been most gratifying i'n every* way, and now the paper goes to more homes than ever before. Thecounting of the votes was held in Treasurer Jones’ office and was witnessed by a great crowd of contestants and their friends. It was tfon- Burrough’s adding EXTENDED TO DENMARK THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF All COSTA WISHES OUR RAILROAD El TENDED TO DENMARK. have received a letter from SheritT Bowden asking that Given's people send money to pa^ his railroad fare most interesting hack home. W. It liennett. Ilsq. had secured a number of aifkiavils from promin ent citizens of upper Colleton and Bamherg county, setting forth the fact that Green for many years had him. The verdict fflund Saturday morning: Not guilty as to first count, guilty as to second count, W. S. Marvin. Foreman.” was perhaps eluded at 11:30o’clock, thanks to the skillful use of a the most, joyful sentence he ever machine by Mr. Jones, heard. And thus ended one of the The report 0 f t he Judges follows: cases the county' ! has ever had. There hav* been two 1 I. • , ... • .... T*> the Editor of The Press and Standard: A letter has been addressed to'a number of the business men of Wal- terboro by The Chamber of Com merce of Augusta, Ga.. asking if I they would join in a petition to the A. C. L. railroad to have this branch road extended to Denmark. With out exception the recipients of this letter have expressed themselves as tiemg heartily in favor of the exten sion. and ready to Ho all in their trials both resulting iu mistrials, and it was feared this would add another to the M.-t of mistrials. Tne case is amiliar to our readers. It will tie remembered tiiat Price ... . j ! power to secure it. The action of We the undersigned judges beg to report that we have made a care- j the Aujrusta c « hamber of ( ful canvas of the votes cast in your Voting Contest and find that the first prize, a Newman piano, goes to Miss Chase Black, W’alterhoro. Second prize. Rock Hill Buggy, to Dr. M. R CarWpbell. The third prize. Champ- ; ion Sew.ng Machine, goea to Miss Jennie Connor. The fourth prize, a ROAD ENGINEER HERE I Bl 1 UNITED STATES EXPERT ROAD ENGIN EER HERE TD CONSULT WITH >. COUNTY BOARD. * United Statea Roarl expert, J H Rldridge arrived in town. Saturday night for the purpose of consulting with Supervisor Griffin and the county board as to the machinery needed to construct some permanent roads in the county. Supervisor Griffin at once on re ceipt of a telegram from Mr El- dridge called a meeting of the board for Tuesday morning, in the mean while arranging for a public meeting at the court house Monday night to I ladies gold watch, goes to Mrs. M. M. Corbett. The $10.00 in gold for been a resident of the community j killed Willie Redish at Jim Smith’s! and, theref«g>\ not possibly the! home in upper Colleton, April C. escaped Florida convict. Those UmG. following an alleged cursmg gai* since. Feb. 13th goes to Mrs: Gertrude Strickland. The $3.00 affidavits, Mr BenneU was going use in habeas corpus proceedings three times, the two^ first trials to of Red’sh’s sister by Price while in- in gold for second greatest gain since’Keb. loth, goes to Miss Jennie Ad- a to toXicatcd. Price has been tried jdison. Respectfully submitted. ’ negro, now be resulting in no verdict. t Counsel for the defendant have made a hard fight for their client. The present trial of the case was Wednesday afternoon secure the return of th This, of course, will not necessary. The following is the letter from the Duval county shentf. and if the charge therein lx true, it may mean .entered into trouble for MaxeV. Jacksonville, Fla., March 11th, Messrs Fox and Bennett, Lodge. S. C. . ii.g about 1<» o’clock. ‘ Ndt guilty Derr Sirs: — Richard G r e e »>. ;t> to tne first count, guilty as I41 the colored, a one armed negro, who! second count. W. S. Marvin. Fore- daims to live at Lotlge, S. C., and j man was the form of die verd.ct. E. K. JONES, J. C. LEMACKS. E L. FISHBURNE. T<» Our Friends: We desire to thank those who hava taken an interest in the Voting t on-, great benefit to Augusta as it now We trust there shall be no wounds to lakea atn ' ut twenty-four hours to go k h**al, and that al! the candidaTes will feel satis-fied over the results. They -ommerce) will U* awaited with much interest, i be addressed .by.. Mr Eldridge and and all the co-o|x*ration msded in I others. This meeting was at tended getting up a petition will be forth- [by a few dozen jhtsons and was itd- commg from this end of the line. ! dressed in a short talk by the expert The following is the letter: Dear Sir:- Has it occurred I to you w'hat a benefit it would be to the territory traversed by the Green Pond-Ehrhardt branch of th«? A. C. L. if this line wen* extended to Den mark or some point on the Coast Line main truck. This extension would also lx* of | un ^ concluded late I* nday evening either as candidate or voter going to the jury Friday night. A ve.dict was reached Saturday morn-' L * o’clock * N -' intiiot. niust reinember that aiheannot be winners some must lose. It takes from Augusta to Ehrhardt or return. \V ith this extention persons from points on the Ehrhardt Branch could nerve to be a loser. ' ; arrive in Augusta and attend to bus- It shall lie the ami of The Press and Standard to make a better paper for inessand return home same day. If who says he was brought here last week by a Mr Maxey, representing himself as an officer, and who ar rested this negro Green at his home there, on a suspicion that he (Green) which meant that Price was not guilty as to the indictment for kil j ling Willie Kedish but guilty of car | rying concealed weapons. Judge Aldrich sentenced him l< ; was an escaped prisoner from Fla. ! pay a fine of $50 or serve a sentenci This man Maxey leaves this old of 30 days for carrying concealed negro here, after learning that he is not the man wanted, without a cent. This old negip came to my office today, to know what he could do. After hearing his story, and know ing that he wan locked up here in the Police Jail, I thought I would address Uda letter to you. and ask that you deliver it tOLhia people, so they could mtnpge to »end him enodgli money to getWck home on. I told him to call back and see me next Tdeadly, by which time I should have a letter from his people. Of coarse I know nothing abou- this negro, but if he is a>l right, 1 think he has been badly t tea ted, am: t.ieSheriff of y«ur county, shoufi be acquainted w ith the fact, tha such business as this is allow ed in hi? county. If Richard Green’s peopl* care to send him, money f*»r hi ticket back home, and will send G me, 1 will see that he > ets it. Yours very truly, K. F. Bowd* n jdicritT. weat-ons. The fine was paid. Judge Aldrich made this sentence the occasidn of delivering an impres sive lecture to Price, as U> the im portance t»f future good behavior and future sobriety. ** The following was the jury. G. M. Bishop. G. H. Hieru. H. J Perry, J. P. Gay, T. C. Craven, Jack Frank, W. L. Driggers, M. W Avani, S. E. Boynton. B. M. Wil- W l^angdale. S. Mr. Maxey was in town Tuesday and when shown the above letter and asked if he wished to make an> statement realied: “Ahen 1 took Green to Jacksonville and carriet him out to the camp four of the ol<> guards at once spoke to him, sayinp "Heilo Green, you are back here?' They then took him in charge?, • but one of these guards then said. "Hold on, this does not look like our Green, j At any rate, if we keep him he j would not lx* worth a for he; canftot do anything except cook.” Leaving Green with these guards I went to the office of S. A. RawL liams Jr Marvin. in..* attorneys engaged in this ;.rial were: Padgett, Letnacks ano d * Kit er and H, K Padgett for de- r'*-n>e: Solioitoi* John H. Peurifoy. la-. E and D B. Peurifoy assisting. Amuiu the other eases tried dur ■ng tne week were the following: Jam ry Smalls,, ct'lorixts was tried 'or the murder of Wi'lie Green and - iiteitct d two j ears hi the-peneteii tan* Y J. i" Hr >w n and Robt. Oawfort \*t re tried f^r a.M-ault and battery n the p»*rson of lx.*vi Giliaon with *itt rt to tii'. and for carrying con oaled weipoiih l hey were each >er,teiiC.-ii tluet ars on the chain or s lii.e term on the chain trang. • in.ul Lazarus was tried for the murder nt ins wife, and was found guilty of mai s augbter with recom mendation to the mercy of the Court. He was s-enteiiced three years on chain ya*'U capeil convict, I never would have gone to the expense of paying his and my railroad fare out there. People who saw* hiin^ andhis des- cription believe it to be t'Jf^e.-vaiKtdj _ . . v, • ^ convict If he had beeif hJcntifieors Co., who are lessees'of convict $ from ■ ... , u 1 - . Y , , is- .i , as not beiog the mat) wantw before j — the Slate, and who offered a reward 77, J *7 ... v ; ! , 4 . • , I left Jacksonville I would have., for the capture of this convict, and * , 4 , .... if' .. , J a. r^rw.^1 1 brought him back with me, and if th?y informed me that their General * „ k .,1. 1 o . . . 1 1 j' sufficient proof can be made to me Superintendent, who knew Green , 1 . i _,j!i , / , • , yet that he is not the man, 1 wi l pay 01*8 year>, and ano e - f or t h e loss of time and aov ex- from our little town recently, wffio was on tne chain with him, ' .... u „ , - . . „ pense that he has peen put to. farmers are getting along fairly well 4 ^ | with their work. MR. SMOAK SINKING. i increased num’oer of readers Wo ask their continued interest.! Sincerely, . THE PRESS AND STANDARD. * Thr stamiing of the-Candjdatofi at eft^eof Contest: Misn Cha«e Black, WalterVxiro 42fi,985 Dr. M. R. Campbell, Walter boro 3S4.755 Miss Jennie Connor, Smosks 313,170 Mrs. M. M. Corbett, laiandton 297,150 Mrs. Gertrude Strickland, Smoaks, R. F. D. 2 197,065 Mias Jennie Addison, Cottageville 169,12) Mrs. Mamie O’Quin, Hendersonville 46,400 Mr. L. C. Padgett. Smoaka 33.660 Miss Janie Crosby, Lodge 32,910 Mr. Jasper A. Saunders, Walterboro v..24,490 Miss Lillian Rediah, Weeks. f 21,970 Mr. S. W. Linder, Walterboro 20,190 Mr. L. G. Drawdy, Weeks 14,560 Mr H. LeeChaasereau, Walterboro, R. F. D. 3 14,460 Miss WilhelminaBennett... 13,510 Miss Lizzie Delle Blocker, Walterboro, R. F.' D. 2. 13,290 * Mias Ruby Hill, Round........ 12,840 Mr. W. P. Smoak, Ruffin, R. F. D. 2 11,960 Master Estes Smith, Walterboro 11,640 Miss Ruth Brant. Brant ....10,415 Miss Addle Linder, Walterboro. R. F. I). 3 10,020 Mrs Eva Brant. Ruffin 8,515 Prof. H. G. Sheridan, Walterboro 7.520 Misa Nell deTreville, Walterboro 6,620 Miss Maggie Ramsey. Williams 6,200 Miss Addie Peeples. Meggett 5,880 Wise Nancy New ton, Adams Run ^ 5,780 Mr H. J. DuBois, Island ton 5,750 Miss Alice Sykes, Walterboro. R. F. D. 3 5,750 Mr Lee B. Hudson, Ruffin 3,520 Mr. T. L. Hudson. Ruffin. R. F. D. 2... v . 3,640 Misa Viola Connelly, Walterboro 3,600 Mrs. Mabel Gatch, Early Branch 3,520 Rev. B. R. Ulmer, Ruffin.. 3,300 Mia* Lucile Hiers, Walterboro 3,360 Miaa Maggie Grave*, W’alterboro 3,260 Miss Father Linder, Walterboro.... 3,020 Miaa Mary Ann Myers. Badham 3,010 Miss Jessie Dodd, Round 2,835 Miss Belle Wescoat, Walterboro 2.500 Miss Blanche Griffin, Ruffin ... 2,080 Miss Dora Langdale, Walterboro 2,010 Miss Zula Carter, Ruffin, 2,000 Mr, John H. Wilson, Smoak* 1,510 Mr. J. W. ftaggett, Jr., Hendersonville 1,500 Mrs. Irene Bryan, Ruffin ??? 1,030 Misa Darling E. Smith, Islandton i-. *♦»... 1.000 Mrs Sallie Smith, Islandton *....' 1.000 * the subject interests you'would you be disposed to join us in petitioning A. C. L. R R. to extend line os sug gested ’ Yours truly. o H v H. Stafford. ’ President. ✓ COURT CONTINUES. Court has been steadily going on. The coart of General /ieasions ad journed Monday after the Washing ton ease was concluded. Tuesday on the convening of the Court of Common Pleas, the case of Emily Taylor vs A. C. L. R. R. Co. was entered into. This case will proba bly take two or three daya. „ Court convened Monday morning at 10 o’clock and the there being 13 jurors absent the following were drawn from the five mile box: J A Diederick, A B Padgett, A C Beach, A H Francis, H C Price, W E Jones, J H Koger, H A Francis, W W McTeer, A J Padgett, A K Beach, R L Sanders. The first and only case tried Mon day was that of Gus Washington,, a 15 year old negro boy—for attempt ing a criminal assault on Miss Ida May Hioct Hudson, an adopted daughter of Mrs t H M Hiott of Round Solicitor Peurifoy conducted the prosecution and the defendant was represented by Hon. J S Griffin. The verdict of the jury was: As sault and battery—the negro boy was sentenced to imprisonment in the Stat$ Reformitofy until he is 21 years old; SMOAKS ITEMS. Smoaks, Mar. 12.—Special: Con siderable fertilizer has been hauled The were not present, and whe 1 they saw him they would exanfine this negro, and if he proved to be the J one wanted, a reward of $100 would The friends of W. W. Smoak, Sft, ing be paid on the 18th the regular pay- ] will regret to learfi that he is ex- He day, if not, they would see that ’ tremely ill at his home at Smoaks. Prof. L. C. Padgett is recuperat- preached a very able sorrhon at Cedar Grove school houke^-Sunday- • ’ v " ‘ afternoon. R. W. Barnes visited his brother, Jas.^arnes, of Jenny, S. C. last week. Green got back to South Carolina without expense to mb or him. Three of the guards claimed tkfet he was the right convict. 1 know that he answers in the minutest details th? description given in the logos. If I had had any <ny mind of his It is not thought he will survive but s few hours longer, * Mr, and Mrs. J. B. Frsllx of near WaKerboro. have moved to Smoaks, where Mr. Fralix has opened op a blacksmith Aop it the J. L. Lyons from ah attack of pneumonia, was attended by Drs/'C. E. Kin sey and B. Luke Phdgett. Dr. Pad gett has returned to resume fcgi practice in Hastings. Fla. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hodges have moved m their beautiful home here. Mias Rebecca Sauls Is at home for awhile. Rev. J. E. Roahton, the efficient circuit MILITARY NOTICE. All member* of Co. “K” CHey-' 1 ward Riflemen) are hereby ordered to be present at the annual inspec tion to be held at the armory at Walterboro, S. C., Monday, March 21st. The uniform to be worn will be the olive drab service suit, cam paign hat, leggings and olive drab ■hhrt. The company will be impacted promptly at IOJO o’clock a. m. Be Ia. nandu rue, uape. MAKING GOOD AT MULLINS. Tf$ Methodist church last Sunday was the scene of two most excellent sermons, in fact as good as one could wish for. In tne morning, the pastor, Rev. J. L. Daniel, filled the pulpit and spoke to a crowded house. Mr Daniel seemed to have triet^ himself on this occasion, and the rapt atten tion with which he held his audience proved that he succeeded in his un dertaking. There was hardly a vacant seat in the house, and fof a Ashton was at the guest » -while it looked as though it would ! Crosby Nunday P. M. be necessary to throw open the doors of the Sunday school room. "Re sponsibility and Influence 7 ’ was the subject, and it proved a good one in the speaker’s hands.—Mullins Enter- er who cited numerous examples of how, good roads had been built over the country. His address was at tentively listened to and he was fol lowed by Hon. D I. §mith who favored |iermanent roads as was the purpose, of the Act. CTCummings was of the opinion that we have plenty of first class road building material at hand. Supervisor Griffin presided ove£\ the meeting and^ made a few re marks. * The meeting of the board called for Tuesday morning was attended only by Mr Griffin* who spent a while dicusAing matters with the engineer. Some definite steps will lx* taken in the near future. DRY BRANCH LOCALS I/xlgc, Mar. the 14 - Special: We are having some nice weather at present and the farmers are very busy planting corn and preparing for the latter crop. * The Sunday school at Dry Branch is hroRrewing nicely under the management of our able superinten dent, Mr. Jl W. Hiers. Miaa Mittie and Janie Fender who have been visiting near Ehrhardt returned home Sunday morning and was accompanied by Joe Copland. Miss Ruby Stanly of Lodge is vis iting her sister near Dry Branch. Mrs. Ida McMillan, Miss Nell and Florrie Crosby paid J. W. Crosby a flying visit Sunday last. Mr. Lee Hudson and brother passed through this section Saturday afternoon. ■ ^ Mr. Josie Fender and family of Ehrhardt visited Mr. Berry Padgett near Ashton, Saturday and Sunday. Miss Lor. ie Crosby dined with Miss Nannie McMillan Sunday. Mr. Cleveland Caldwell spent Sat urday night very pleasant with lyir. J. S. McMillan. Little Chesley McMillan who has been confined to his bed for three weeks is improving very slowly. Mr. Frank Padgett and sister vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Abe Steeby’s Sat urday and Sunday last. They report a very nice time. Mr. Prfvleau Miss Emma and Sammie Carter taken dinner with Miss Lizzie McMillan Sunday. Mr. Henry Bishop and sister spent last Sunday at W. S. McMillan’s. Mr. Johnson McMillan and Clarence Caldwell iff Dry Branch section vis ited near Ashton Sunday afternoon Mr. Billie Hiers paid Ashton a call- Sunday P. M. ^ Miss Lorie Crosby andjNannie Mc Millan paid William’s a pleasant call Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Sim Carter and Hugo Hiers of of J. W» The wedding^bells are going to ring soon listen for 4 them, if this es capes the waste basket will coma again. , Two J»ly Girls. DEATH OF MRS. EUZA CHASSEREAU. Stokes, Feb. 28.—Special: Eliza Chawereau died at her home near/here on the 17th inst. at the Heri Dm. Creek the Manning. Marcn wnue inean- uncement has not beepl' formally authoritatively made, it ia practi- Uy safe tft say tnat J. H. Lesesne M ,41 1 TO RUN FOR CONGRESS- Manning. March 9.—While the an nouncement ^ n, ‘ ^cally safe to say — of Manning will be in the race this ^ year for congress from the First ^ district. Mr Lesesne represented this coun ty in the State legislature