The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, March 08, 1916, Image 1

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*v SECTION ONE PAGES 1TO 8 «OL 37. WALTER BORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY; MARCH 8, 1916. NO. 28 MJRDERTRIAL NOW GONG ON ROSS CATTERTON AND E. N. SMOAK BEING TRIED. IN COURT TODAY D. M^ARTER LOSES STORE Station an,| Store at II. & ». Junc tion Dehtr^jwl b> Fire Satar- ; day Xiftht. GKAND JURY FINISHES WON! PLEADED GUILTY Several Liquor Seller* Knter Pleas of Guilty—Sentence Sus pended. The Court of General S^hsions for Colleton county convened at 10:00 o’clock Monday morninR with Spe cial Judge Frank P. McGowan, of Laurens, presiding. Solicitor John H. Peurlfoy. Stenographer W. L. Rodrigues, the newly appointed stenographer. for the 14th judicial circuit, Sheriff J. D. Ackerman, Deputy Sheriff Lucas Padgett. Clerk D. B. Hudson and Deputy Clerk R. R. Miley, with the requisite number of petit and grand jurors were in attendance. The first business of the cburt was enrolling the jurors and reading the commission of Judge McGowaq in open court. At the conclusion of this Judge McGowan made his charge to the grand Jury, which was considered a very strong present ment. In beginning. His Honor mention ed an incident of history coupling tlift* county with his native county of Laurens. He stated that it was a historical fact that Col. John Laurens, soldier and patriot of the. Revolutionary war. in 1 a 'skirmish with some tories. received his death wound in Colleton county, and' that when the county of Lauren* was formed it was named after this dis- ' tinguTsTLed-hero of Revolutionary fame.^ He was glad to note the era of prosperity following the financial de pression of the past two years; and mentioning the causes of thi.s war and of the unrest and dissatisfaction in'Mexico, to impress Hipon the grand jury the importance of strict obser vance of law*. ‘•There are.” said J^dge McGow an. “three great ptincipl'es of gov ernment— prevention of crime, pre-^ vent ion of spr«;ad(#)f-disease, and the prromotion of the jp-ngral prosperity of the people.” Thes^ principles of government. Judge McGowan con tended. are in the hands largely of the grand jury of the county, and he admonished the grand jurors to be alive to their duties pnd respon sibilities of the positions they hold. Judge McGowaft commented at some length on what should be the condition of the jail, chaingang and poor farm, and stated that these in stitutions should be kept in a clean and sanitary condition; with* djrfe re gard to the>confihement and health of the Inmates. Prisoners/of the chaingang should be supplied with sufficient clothing, warin beds to sleep on during the cold weather, and not work too hard, said the A disastrous fire occurred at H. & B. junction Saturday night about midnight, in which'the store of Dr. E. P. Carter, with its contents, and the H. & B. station were entirely consumed. It seems that this fire, started about midnight in the office the depot. Agent Beach had left on the afternoon train, and it is a mystery just what caused the fire. When discovered the depot was almost completely burned, and the wind was blowing towards the store. Without water supply,, or without a fighting force, the rtcre caught and was burned. The buildjng was -Dr. E. P. Car- tier's, the goods were his brother’s. D. M. Carter, which party also lived in the up-stairs. He was awakened barely in time to escape with his life; consequently nothing was saved from the store, and only two trunks from the household goods. Mrs. Carter and children were away from home Saturday night- Mr. Carter was sleeping in the -up-stairs alone. . - The loss was estimated as follows: Store. 11,201); stock of merchandise and household goods of_ D. M. Car ter,. $1,000; freight in depot, $300, No insurance, was carried Vy Messrs. Carter on the store or stock .of goods. a constable, at Jacksonboro. later escaping to. Florida, where, he was ipprehended and brought back. J. (“ Carter was tried Tuesday for obtaining money under false preten ses, and found not guilty. This was a suit by P.^V. O’Neal on second mortgage on real estate. He claim ed Mr. Carter- had not stated there was a flirst mortgage. The Jury re turned, a verdict of not guilty.'* Solicitor Peurifoy was assisted in the prosecution by L. B.‘ Houck, Esq.; the defendant was represent ed by Padgett & Moorer and J. C. Remarks. * * Carroll Barnes was tried in his absence on charge of assault and battery with intent to kill, Barones •was charged with bayjng'cu’t Frans Miley oq the l7th of Oct., 11*14. at James Padgett’s, near Berea church, lie was found guilty of assault and battery of a high and aggravated na ture, and a sealed sentence left. So licitor Peurifoy appeared for- the State; H. R. Padgett for defendant. The following ^ persons pleaded guilty to a violation of the dispen sary law. and wel;e sentenced to pay •• fine of $100-of serve 3 months on the chjyn gang,'the-entire sentence being suspended '’during good ber ( havior, but should they again be convicted of the saiqe offens^ they are to serve the suspended sentence: ,i. F. Chassereau, M. S- Lane, Tom Carter, Stepney Wright, The court at once got down to business and 'a number of cases were disposed of Monday and Tuesday. Several liquor cases on the docket were disposed of by a plea of guilty, resulting in a suspended sentence. Several others will also make a sim- PRESENTMENT OF GRAND JURY READ IN COURT TUESDAY NAME COMMITTEES Member* of Grand Jury Are Chouev A* Member* of Committees to Nerve During Year. * The grand jury completed Id work somewhat earlier than usual at this term of court, and were discharged from further attendance upon the session yesterday! ' Tp * matter of organizing the Jury and appoint ment of committees vas gor * into. W. C. Saunders, of Waite boro, whs made foreman .and the'other mem bers appointed op the various com mittees ehosen. ■ . - The presentment was read in r-pen cobrt Tuesday Just before the noon recess by Expert H. R. Padgett, and His Honor, Judge McGowan, in dis missing them thanked the members for their prompt and business-like handling of the affairs entrusted to theif charge. ’. k f The ifrincipal recommendations of the grand jury were in reference to teaching agriculture in the rural schools of the county, improving the condition of the jail, and road work. The presentment in full follows: We, the grand jury for the March ^term 1916, herewith respectfully submit this, our general present- oient. We thank you very much for the kindness and consideration extended tp us and the able instruction given us and We have passed upon all the urgent b.usiness before the court and have organized committees for the work of the ensuing year. The committee on Roads and Bridges being as follows: Kond* ami Bridges. .•Bells—A. P .Carter. Broxton—J. G. Mdrdaugh. Warren—W. W. McMillan. Ver.dier-7-P. B. ’Bridge. Sheridan—C. M. Risher. Fraser—T. S. Willis. Glover—J. I). Dandj-idge. Heyward—G. M. Bishop. Blake—J. Y. Beach. Lowndes—B. F. Griffin., Chain Gang. W. 11. Saunders, Carey Fender. J Hampton Fender,x D. l T . Godlev an 1 J. M. Taylpr. Public Building* and '•■ mlttee. EsNORN INFRIARY WILL OPEN SOON BUILDING WILL BE COM- PLtTED FOR OPENING LAST OF MONTH HAS NINE ROOMS InArmary will Be Able to Acrommo- date Nine Patient* at Time. I'lMo-Date H«*|»ital. Oae of the needs Walterboro has had for many years is about to be reallted in the completion of the Es‘- Dora Infirmary, which will be opened on or before April 1. This splendid building located on an elevation near to the home of Dr. Es’Dorn, facing •Hickory Valley.” and eotn- mandino a splendid,view of the town and country, is qurte an addition to the town, and will be a success from, the beginning, is the prediction of all. The plans for this infirmary could not wVlj be improved upon, and when opened for inspection of the public will convince them that It w»s arranged for.comforCand con-* veblence. There will be nine patient rooms, and each af these will be furnished In latest approved hospital style. The infirmary will have t\u* stories; and botii floors will have rath room accommodations. ■Each room will be equipped w»th*‘’’^leetri < ' call Jtells. two electric lights,-and furnished in approved* style. In addition to the patients rooms there will be an operating room, sterilizing room, hath room on each floor, and an abundance of piazza on both floors, w Stgli will }>e screened and use,! by patients. On the whole this building will present a spleuditf appearance and will add greatly to the tone of the community. Great interest, h^s been shown in this infirmary, and a number of the well known citizens of Walterboro ha\e asked the privilege of fitting up‘4 room. The following persons will furnish eairh a room: Judge Jas. E. Peurifoy. Jnq, G. Glover. (!. Glover. Jno. M. Kieni. G. Brown, H. D. Bnogeft. and the Kings Daughfees expect to furnish a room and endow it. so that on*- de serving patient may be treat**!' there •t.!!'the time free of cost. The management of the infirmary will be largely in the bands of Dr. Es’Dorn and bis wife. Dr. Es’Dorn 'will have charge ahd Mrs: Esj’Dorn Office Vom- will be superintendent and will have In charge the training of nurses, etc taught in the public schools and yqbitc schools and v** recommend that >the proper officers with the law so that Colleton couu- take immediate steps to. comply ty might have the bene’R of an ap propriation for such* purposes. It seefhs. tO'US to *be a "etf |»n*di* J<l law and a good nnc nod w? hi le thal this recommend it: m Will *e- celve careful atteati-m. „ * We have examined the Jail and find the same to be in a very bad condition, indeed. We find that the walls should be white ' Washed m calsmined and that the hyilding needs scouring and a great deal of work along this,line to put it in sanltafy rendition. -We find th - bedding very scarce and the venti lation yery poor and we urge that this building be given a thorough renovation even if it has to be done by thW inmates. Our former. re.v><^' ommendatlon in regard to this state of affairs was overlooked and Dwe specially urge and recommend that this recommendation he given at once the attention that it de- servea'r^. ,, * ’ . - We find' that the road leading from Bell* to I^odge, near Mr. Cald well's plaee to he in impassable con dition and as the same can be re paired at a small cost we recommend that the same be attended to at once and w-e make the'same recommenda tion as to the i*oad leading from Gireen Pond to Aerre.Hall. It has been called, to our attention that Mrs. Susan Wglker, with b“r five small children, is in destitute circumstances and Is entirely de pendent upon the* kindness of a few neighbors and is a burden to the commutiity and the Highway Commissioner and his assistants take the necepsary steps to relieve this distress' by placing th«*m on the poor farm or appro priating a„sum sufficient each month to care for fhem until their condi tion Is Improved.' All of. which is respectfully rub- mjtted. , W. C. SAUNDERS. » Foreman. pl«*a bv consent of the Solicitor That portion of Judge McGowan * ... .. t ..nHorafiimllne «h*t charge relating to schools was made especially Impressive. He stated that schools should be brough^^nto reach of every child growing up in order that they might have fhe'ad vantage of an education. He also urged the grand Jury to look into the matte'r of attention given to the edges of the county by the principal public officials and • stated thSt a great eaus*> for dissatisfaction and unrest In these outlying sections was due to the fact that the outer edges of the county were usually neglected, and this was responsible for the ere- atlon of new counties, and the gen eral dissatisfaction in those sections. Upon the conclusion of Judge Mc Gowan's charge, Solicitor Peurifoy handed in a number of hills of In dictment on which special charges were made to the grand jury. True Bills. E. N. Smoak and Ross Catterton, murder. Wilkes Lane, murder. F, W. Benton, murder. . Oeo. and Julius Carter,* larceny. E. P. and A. C. Carter, violation of dispensary law. Case* Tried. Thomas Metthews was triM and found guilty of violation of the dis pensary law. A sealed sentence was left as defendant was absent. 'Joe Chisolm pleaded guilty to vio lation of the dispensary law and was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or . serve a sentence of three months In jail or on chain gang, but upon pay ment of $50 the. balance of sentence is suspended. A. C .Carter pleaded guilty to the second count of the indictment charging him with selling liquor, and was sentenced to serve a sen tence of three months on the chain gang. State penitentiary or public *•11 for three months, or pay a fine of $100. Should he pay $60 the re mainder of said sentence he sus pended. Robert Crawforl. tri^d on a charge of assault and batfery with intent to with the distinct understanding that should any one of those entering the plea ever be found guilty again of a violation of the liquor laws this sen tence will be first served. * ’ Murder Trial Today. *', The court is engaged today in the h*ial of E. N. Smoak and Ross Cat terton for killing* Charley Smoak, the homicide occurring Oct. 9> 1915, at the store of James Yarn in the Shiloh section, fo the,county. E. N. Smoak is a-brother of the dead man. and , is held as a principal in'the shooting Great interest is shown in this trial and the court house foday was packed with witnesses aiid friends of thf> parties. The State 1 completed its testimony at noon’to day and this afternoon the defense -is being heard. Solicitor Peurifoy ■ is conducting . the prosecution, and Padgett & Moorer the defence. The case will consume the entire dav. The following is the jury sitting iin the rase: B. B. Crosbv. foreman; I R. 8. Avant. M. L. Tnvlor. A. E. Wil liams, L. R. Smith; J. H Sauls. H.* R. Williams. J: M. Strickland. Jr.. J. S. May. Paul Walters. C. P. Wilsn*: ; F. W. Stanley. Other Case* This Week. 1 Thursday the trial of W-ilkes Lane ! for killing Willie Padgett will be taken up. Thi* is another homicide case in which there is great Interest. n ndgett was shot to death by Lane last summer amf the case attracted much attention at the time. , Friday a’ negro murder trial will be taken up. Ezekiel'Simmons will he tried for killing another negro in the .ow country. Court Next Week. The Court of Common Pleas will convene next Monday and will be In session’ doubtless for the entire week. W. L, RODRIGUES ' IS APPOINTED * ——^L^_ Judge Peurifoy A|>|iolot» Young * Charleston Man as Official Stenographer. Judge Jaa. E. Peurifoy appointed W. E- Rodrigues official court steno grapher for the new 14th Judicial circuit, and he began his duties Mon day morning. Mr. Rodrigues was one of several to*Wke application for the position, and at the examina tion recently held by Judge Peuri foy he passed every test with great ease and absolute accuracy In de tail. Judge Peurifoy was so' well pleased that he had no hesitancy in making' this appointment. Mr. Rodrigues is a native of Or angeburg. and for several years has been stenographer in the law offloe of Hagood. Rivers & Young. Ch»r T leston. He has on a number of oc casions acted as special stenographer in the Courts, and he presented with his application a mass of testimon ials from those for whom and with whom he worked . Mr. Rodrigues is a young man with a family consisting of a wife and one child. , He will make Wal terboro his home and will move here as soon as he finds time from his of ficial'duties to make the move. The people of Walterboro will be glad to extend a cordial welcome to this brilliant young stenographer, pnd family. . C. W. Pellum, W. L. Lucas. W. (’. ; The medical and surgical staff will Saunders. ; • ‘ j b«» announced as-soon as the build- We have looked" carefully into the ; ing is fuliy. completed. It Is the law relative to the furtherance <.f [purpose to maintain a corps of nur- agriculture by haytfig such studies ses in training, and already three Mrs. D. E. Martin nrd other mem- bo's of her family have arrived in tow;n to make their home here. Mr. Martin has leased the B. Levy home L. M. RICH TO SPEAK Lodge March ft. — The next h^r on the school lyceum course M gjvan nL HlP^nchool audino - — * * Aw Uum-°i will rlum k|n. and resisting an offlcee. pleaded , *here they will reside. ruHty and was sentenced to serve 2 . Triira on chain gang of pav a fine of J Herman Btachoff, of .Jacksonboro. $300. This negro shot C. F. Garvip. jwai in Walterboro Monday. ' xitollf IIU 4 ■ ... J ’ * . - • , - - - . • r / ' - '' - day evening q| this week.''begin- r ! ng at 8aa30 o'clock. Hon. L. M. Pice win -Be the speaker. The pub- »'<* la Invited to be present and hear this gifted speaker. ENVOY DAVENPORT HERE I* VOy juar P. G. KEARSE IS A CANDIDATE Aspire* to Office of Highway Com missioner—Card In Thi* Week’s issue. FAR OFFICIALS . DISCUSS PLANS * SIXTEEN COUNTY ASSOCIA TIONS REPRESENTED AT COLUMBIA HUGHES PRESIDENT * fcl * CPe t* r y *>f Orangeburg Unit will Head Federation—Week* Sends His Message. The ‘card of Perry G. Kearse, one of the be*t" known citizens of Rrox- ton township, appears in this issue ■ of The Press , and Standard an nouncing his -candidacy for the of fice of County Highway Commission- ••r, Mr. Kearse Is a resident of Ash ton, and-is well known in business circles. He waii born and ream! on a farm and has had‘several years experience In building bridges and in ( olumbia. Mar. 3.—A most suc cessful conference of the South Car- olina Federation- of Fairs was hell at the Jefferson hotel yestterday af ternoon, beginning prormptly at 2 oclock. Sixteen fair associations ju the State were represented. J- M. Hughes, secretary of the Or angeburg Fair association and vlce- 'resident ot the State association, presided. . I harles R. Weeks, retiring presi dent of the federation, was absent but sent his address., which was read at the meeting yesterday by William R, Timmons of Rook Hill secretary of the York county fair! He safu in part: “/ do not believe that circuits ar ranged on geographic location ’••ill be successful for three reasons: Each fair spends H different amount of money for free attractions; dif ferent tow ns in a geographically'ar, ranged circuit are apt to give very different support to the fair and to the shows; and amusement com panies rate tli«vfairs differently. "As you an know. I am for au educational fair, luit I am now ready to confess that we must be careful not to Append on educational fea tures at the expense of loss in paid admissions, which after nil Is the life blood of a fair. Here is the principle we must j-ecognlze. Our race came up from savagery through barbarism, chivalry, to civilization. No doubt our race spent more time ia barbaric stage than we have In the civilized.'' The European war shows how- easy it^is to drop hacl{. Science tells us that every individual road work. ’He worked fcYr Hampton ... i. county, and 13 years ago built Brox^ , ! ,P „ r *r,. h L 8, " r . y ' , ThP ‘T* ton bridge which'bridge is standing •wlay as strongly as it did wh-n, completed. Mr. Kearse stated- to a represont- tfive of this., newspajier that he would make a clean race for, (he of fice of highway commissioner, and if he was elected he would huild some good roads for the county and cut down the expenses of the county government. His friends feel that .they have picked a winner and (hat Mr, Kea.'s'* ♦ ill prove Immenfeely popular in the county. have been selected from a score of applicants. The young ladies who have been chosen to begin train. upon the opening of the.infi:maty are Mias Lucy Ham. Sampit; Mi*h Annie Avant, Walterboro. route V. Miss Mamie Davis. Khrhardt. An other will be chosen before fhe date for opening. Dr. and Mrs. Es'oDrn are plan ning an elaborate opening and will arrange for an inspection of the In firmary by the public prior.to i.s formal opening. They desire »o make.,if of great* service to the com munity and any physician, will be st lilierty to use it for his patients, and this, privilege will doubtless be Util ized j»y physicians of Walterho:.! and the entire county. MISS VAN BUREN HERE THIS WEEK Flrwt Addre** Will Be to Pupil* at N«M»n Friday-Other Meeting* Planned. ^ OLD SOLDIERS HOLD MEETING Annual Meeting and Election of Of ficer* Hail Monday at Court House. Walterboro has a treat in stole for the latter part of this week in the visit to Walterboro of Miss Maud vanlluren, who will he here Friday and .Saturday. Miss van Burefi is chairman of the departnn'iELt.of jun ior civics of the American Civic Association, and comes to Walter boro under the auspices of the loc il Civic Club. She has' a message *o every citizen of Walterboro. and her work * n other places has been in • Camp Heyward. IT. C. V., held its annual meeting in WaMerbnro Mon day. .After mil call by the Adjt. 1st Lieut. G. ,W. Way. prr. Ul ng. (lie election-of officers was' in '-’■der and the following were re-dected for Uie ensuing yeef; Commander. D. B. Hudson: first I.UmiL, G. W War: second Lieut.. .... . ... A. A. Patterson. Sr.; Adjt. F. O. S. ^commend th^^ rUr,i * : Ch »P , *‘ n - Kev - S W Arkor - we reeommend that njm * urgeon w B Ackerman. M. D,: color' bearer. 8. L. Breland. ■ Delegates to the general reunion, which meet* in Rirmt v.>ara. Ala., in May. 1»1«: G V Aav and 8. L. Breland. Delegates State re union that meets in Mav. 1916, in Rock Hill. 8. C.:.. F. O. S. Curtis, r H. Hiott. R. G. W. Bryan and Lucien Cannon. A committee was appointed to se lect place, time and speakers for a picnic to be held this vear. com posed of G. W. Way. R. G. W. Bryan and F. O. 8. Curtis. stnimentnl-in arousing the people to I Moore, a realization of their duties and re sponsibilities. ' A special meeting of the Civic Club was held Tuesday afternoon *o arrange a program for this series of meetings, and it was derided -fn itwv during ed harian likes excitement, show, gla mor. noise, rings in his nose and bracelets on hi** ankles. If we get the people to the fqjr. that we may educate them after ,they get there, we niTist appeal to. them thitougn amusements that satisfy their racial inheritance, xif ^NB'h we all have' oUf share. Of courhe it is the duty of the r fair officers t^ see that tho amusement meets these require ments and is clean and -elevating. This certainly is a problem for your discussion.” A communication was read rela tive to the critical condition of Sec retary D. F. Kflrd, and the following resolution was unanimously, adopt-’ ed: , . “Whereas we learn with regret that Secretary D. F. Kflrd of the South Carolina Agrlrultural and Mechanical society In now undergo ing an operation at a ColumbiiT Hos pital and. “Whereas we shall be denied tho ieasuro and privilege of having the 'tenefit of the experience and advice of Mr. Kflrd. therefore lie it “Resolved. That the secretaries of he South Carolina Federation of • ti-s assembled do hereby extend 'Ui heartfelt sympathy ahd earnest hope that he will speedily recover.” The following subjects were dis cussed: "Arrangement of Circuits on Basis of Size of Fairs Rather Than Location,” J. M. Hughes. Orange burg; “How to Secure Attractions With Least Expense and Secure Maximum Percentages.” » Paul V. “ Spartanburg; “Pans and J. W. Hicks. Tlor- Advertising.” Lu llies Ellison. Lancaster. ThejSecretary’s annual report waa read and approved. The following officers were elect- 1 Ticket Trouble#, ••xi ce; “Judicial E. Davenport, with h‘>ndquirtera In Charleston, waa in Walterboro this week In the interest of the Solvation Army. Miss vanlluren several times he* stay. The Civic Club desires to urge upon all persons to attend thes<- meetings and to assist in • making them a great success. The following in the program ar ranged. Friday. 12 o’clock, noon. Miss van Buren will addtess the pupils of the school in the school auditorium. Friday evening 8:0ft o’clock, the following program will be carried out at the school auditorium: Vocal Solo—Prof. E. H. Carpen ter. Instrumental Solo—Mrs... Sam Riddle. VocftL Solo—Miss Kate Rente. Address—Miss vanButen. Saturday morning. 11:00 o’clock, at the school auditorium, address by Miss vanlluren. Saturday afternoon.. 4 :30 o’clock, •'ddrcaa to negro women at the negro Presbyterian church by Miss vanBu- ren. Saturday evening. 8'30 o’clock, address at school auditorium by Mis* vanlluren. „ Admission will be free at all these meetings as the Civic Club has ar ranged all expense*. for thd ensuing, year: President. J. M. Hughes. Orapgeburg; vico president, L. Hunley, Chester field; secretary-treasurer. Luther El lison, Lancaster; executive commit tee. T. J. Kioard, Ninety-Six. and W. W. Smoak, Walterboro: clrcuu committee. J. M. Hughes. Orang 4 *- burg: T. J. Kinard. Ninety-Six; W. W. Smoak. Walterboro; Charles B. Scarborough, Conway. Magistrate Bryan ■Again nt Home. The friends of Magistrate Bryan are glad to see him again at home after a stay of several weeks at a sanitarium In the 'North. Judg" Bryan has been much Improved by the treatment he took at ’this place and is fast regaining his accustom ed strength. Community Club Meet* Thursday. « The members of tb** Bethlehem Community rluh are requested to at tend the regular meeting of this club at the Hall school house Thurs day evening of this week. A special program has been arranged. Dr. W. K. Flshburne, of Plnopoll*. ■ / Judge Jaa,. E* Peurifoy had bus!-j la at the bedside of hl^ mother, ii ). nes* in Brunson Tuesday. |W. J. Flshburne, who is 11L v * ^ - » o