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The Batesburg Advocate. j VOL Hi BATBSBUliG.S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1903. NO 11 I TRIAL PUT OF. J. H. Tillman Gets a Continuance o His Case. TWO MAIN WITNESSES A' SENT The State ItcslHts the Application t'oi Continuance, hut In Overruled by the I'rosiditiK Jutljco Klugh. The case against Jas. II. Tillmai for the murder of N. G. Gonzalc came up In the Court of General Ses sions at Columbia on Wednesday, am on mution of the defence was post poned until the July term of Court The State wishes the ease to 1> promptly tried and insisted that th defence had not made a sufllcien showing to gain a continuance. The defence based its application fo a continuance of the case, lirst, on th ntliduvit of physicians that Capt. .1. A White was too ill to attend the Court that lie was suffering from diabetes o a serious type and partial paralysis and, second on the atlldavit that Mis Mary Julia lloper was in New Yorl and could not be gotten here for th trial. Capt. White in his atlldavit used it the application for bail swore that 11 II. Holzenback told him of a conver nation with Mr. Gonzales, in which h said Mr. Gonzales had told him (llo! zenback) that he had made Lieutcn ant-Governor Tillman "show th white feather on several occasions an1 when he met him he would make hiii show it- again." Miss Mary Julia Koper is a trainci nurse and she swore in an atlldavi used in the application for bail, whicl was declined, that while attendinj Mr. Gonzales's uncle she heard Mr Gonzales say that lie "had mad Lieutenant-Governor Tillman sho\ the white feather and that he wouli do all in his power against him am was exceedingly bitter in his denim ciation of Mr. Tillman." The defence urged that it had trie to get these witnesses, but withou success. The State urged that the defenc had not made a proper, full or satin factory showing in its application fo a continuance, and that if such a show ing were made of what it was propose \ .> nrtmTtren A'TRa^V-n^'W< hearing. Judge Klug decided that asulllcien showing had been made by thedefenei fur a continuance of the ease and si directed. PROCKKDINUS IN DKTA1L. After the routine business of tli? Court had been disposed of Wednes day morning. Judge Klugli said tha the first ease on the docket was thai of "the State against James II. Till man." As soon as this announcemen was made Col. Ceo. W. Croft, of coun sel for the defence, arose and said: " lie fore the defendant is arraignec we have a motion to make on t lie pari of the defendant. We understand may it please yonr Honor, that tin State expects to try this case at tin present term of Court, and we regrei to say that the defendant, will be com pelled to ask for a continuance, be cause we find that two of the inosi material wit nesses for the. defence can not attend at this term, owing to tin severe sickness of one of t be \\ it nesscs Capt.J.A. White, of Edgefield, am owing to the temporary absence fron the State of Miss Roper, of Spartan burg. We have the return of tin slierifT, showing that one of thesi witnesses has been served and an at tempt made to serve the other. W? have also a cert iticate sworn to by tin physician of Capt. White,of Edgetield saying he is seriously ill and confined tc his room, and it will he impractical foi him to at tend t his Court. The retain of the sheriir shows that Miss Roper i: in New York. She is a citizen of tlii: State. We are informed she is onh temporarily alisent from the State ami thai she will be present at th? next term of Court, when this east will be tried. 1 ask your Honor's at tent ion to the followingcertilfcateam affidavit: 1 will ask Mr. Nelson, win is associated with me. to read I lies* affidavits." Mr. Nelson read t he affidavit! printed below. The tirst. affidavit wa: in connection with Col. White, whicl read: Edgefield, S. April 7, lUOJ. Thi: istoccrtifv Dial J. A. White is suffer ing from {diabetes, of a serious type also s u tie ring from partial para l> si: and incontinence of urine, and con lined to iiis room and under t reat inent But lor A Patterson. Sworn to before me April 7. ltHIII. .1. I>. Allen, J. P.. K. C. After this affidavit had been reac Mr. Nelson read this endorsement oi I the subpoena for Miss Roper. the othe witness in the case, wlio is wanted: I hereby certify that I have madi diligent search for Miss Julia Pope and cannot tind her in this county Am informed that slie is in (formal Memorial Hospital, New York city N. Y. John K. Verner, Sheriff, S. ( April-, UM)J. ANOT1IKU AKKII) WIT. State of South Carolina, County o Richland. Before me personally ap peared George W. ('roft. who being duh swornsiiys: That he is one of t he at tor neys for t he defendant above named That (.'apt. J. A. White, a witness fo the defence in the above cut it led case is, as appears by the affidavit of But ler A Pat t erson, physicians of t lie towi of Edge tie Id, in the State aforesaid contined to his room on account o serious illness, and will not be able ti attend at the present term of thi: Court. That the testimony of the sail witness is material to the defence anr the defendant cannot go to t rial in hi: absence. That this mot ion is not in fc. tended for delav, but is made solely because in l be opinion of deponent as attorney for defendant t tie said defend* ant cannot go safely to trial without t the testimony of Capt. White. That due diligence has been used to procure the attendance of the said witness, as deponent is informed and believes that t lie warrant for his arrest was lodged with the sherilfot Richland County by L\ 11. Nelson, Esq, also one of the attorneys for the defendant, on t lie 21st day of March, 1903. Thai Miss Mary .1 ulia lloper is also a material witness for the defence, and is also absent That deponent is informed and be lieves that a warrant for the arrest of i,he said witness was lodged with the slier ill' of Richland County on the 2nd day of April, l'.KKl, which said warrant was sent by the said sheriff of Richl?.wl < .. t4i... ..< i? ,| III I IM \ VHIIII > IU I III* ^IIL'IIII III 0|?ill I illlburg County, M iss Koper being a resis dent of city of Spartanburg, and t he - said warrant was returned on the 4tli I day of April, llMKl, endorsed N. K. I. That deponent has been informed that - Miss lloner is temporarily in l lie city u of New York, and has received nssur' ances that she will return to the Slate, c and be present to testify at 1 lie next e term of t his Court. That, due diligence t has been used to procure the attendance of this witness, an 1 in deponent "s opinion his client cannot safely go to r trial in her absence, and this motion is not made for delay, but solelv for the 0 reason above stated. G. w. Croft. Sworn found subscribed before me ; this'sth day of April. I'.hk#. f P. II. Nelson, i; Notary Public for South Carolina. s TilK STATIC OUJKCT8. ^ Solicitor Thurmond promptly arose 0 and said: "The rule of Court prescribes how continuances will be 1 secured and we submit these atlidavits do not come up to the rule of Court. If the rule is complied with it nny he e the State will he in a position to enable the defendant to proceed to trial any way at this term of Court. We ask J: that the rule of Court he complied with." 11 Col. Andrew Crawford, of counsel : for the State, added: "It seems to ' me, under t he rule as last amended. ! that even where the rule is complied i with, the essential feature of which is 5 to set forth all the facts, then theatll 'davit is submitted to counsel on the other side, and if counsel agress to acv. j eept the statements contained in these I attidavits as statements that would be I made if the witnesses were present, ' then the case will go on. J "Now. in this particular instance ' our friends have failed to make known j to us what facts they propose to prove ^ i by these two witnesses. In that pare j ticular their showing is absolutely der I fool I r "I submit we ;ire entitled to have tills case go on, tirst. because there is | not a compliance wt* h t in- ^^irle, yf if the compliance is made, we can admit that, if the witnesses were placed upon I he stand, they would c swear to the things and matters set J forth in the attldavit, and then the case will proceed." STILL ANOTI.KK AFFIDAVIT, e Mr. 1*. II. Nelson said: "We - i thought our friends were so thoroughL ly advised of what these witnesses t testify to in the main, (their affidavits - having been used and copies having t been furnished some time ago,) we - did not think it necessary to embody ! in a separate atlidavit what we expect 1 them to testify on the trial. AnticiL paling that point might he made we ' have prepared this affidavit from Mr. ; Croft: "State of Sunt h Carolina, county of Richland. (Jeorge W. Croft, being duly sworn, says: That in addition to the atlidavit of Miss Mary.lulia Roper, deponent is informed and lie believes " I t hat she. if present, would testify to ' the matters therein stated, and dej i lament is informed that she would '! testify to threats and matters more ' pointed even than those therein set r forth. "That owing toabsenco and distance from t lie city of Columbia none of the at torneys for t he defendant have ever ; had an opportunity of seeing or talk' i ing witli her, and therefore deponent ; cannot give in detail tlie threats and ' ot her mat ters about which they are in: formed she would testify. "That .1. II. White, if present, would "I: testify to what is contained in theatlli j davit of II. II. Ilolzenback, referring 1 ) to the conversation between him and ' | N. <?. (Jon/.ales,and that lie coaimiitii[ j cated the same to t he defendant. "Sworn to and subscribed before ine j this sth dav of April, 1 "C. W. Croft. "1\ II. Nelson, Notary I'uhlic for I South < Carolina. s! tiik nn.k ok (oner. s j The rule of court involving cont inu) anccs in such eases was read to the < ,'ourt a>. follows: s Motions for Continuance: No mo t ion for the postponement of trial be: vond tin- term, either in Common s I'leas or (ieneral Sessions, shall lie - granted on account of the witness, . j without the oath of the party, his counsel, or eit her, to t he following effect, to wit: That the testimony of the witness is material to support the 1 | action or defence of the party moving; j J that the motion is not intended for j delay, hut is made solely because lie [cannot go safely to trial without such J testimony; that he lias made use of ' diligence to procure the testimony of the witness, or of such other circumstances as will satisfy t lie Court t hat ; his motion is not intended for delay. ' | In all such cases where a writ, of subpoena has been issued the original shall be produced, with proof of serj vice, or the reason why not served, cn1 dorscd t hereon or at t ached t hereto, or if lost, t lie same proof shall he offered, ' wit 11 add it ional proof oft he loss of the y original subpoena. A party applying for such post ponement on account of the absence of a witness shall set forth ' under oath, in addition to the foreifo' intf mat tors, what factor facts he he" [ lieves t he wit iiess would test ify to and ' t he grounds of such belief. fi TIIK I.AWYKICS SI'Alt. ' Counsel contended over the matter I for some time. Mr. Thurmond and Col. Crawford s j contended thai the defence had utter J ly failed to comply with the rule in anv particular and that it had not been shown what the witnesses would have test!tied to had they been present. , The defence said anions other tilings that none of counsel hud ever yet seen Miss Roper and that they did not know exactly what she would testify to; that she had written a letter to members of Mr. Tillman's fami- ] ly, in which she made mention of additional threats, and that they were not fully advised as to this wit ness, and they further contended that no harm could come to the State by delay. as the. defendant was in jail. Col. Crawford contended that the view expressed by the Judges at a recent meeting was to require a compliance with the rule as to avoid frequent continuances, and that the rule : contemplated that the opposing side . might be fully advised of what was | sought to be proven by absent wit- , nessos, that all of this might be ' agreed to and the case not delayed. : lie went on to urge that the atlidavits i submitted, and the motion, as made, | did not comply with the rule in any way. Col. Croft contended that the dc- ( fence had shown flue diligence in its | efforts to get the two witnesses, and , that it was an utter surprise to ooun- | sel that Miss 1 toper was not in the j State and that she could not be pres- | out for the trial. lie had informa Lion that Miss Roper would, if pros- ( out, testify toother things than were ( brought out in the attldavit used at the hearing for hail, and that counsel ( did know from information that she . would Lestify as to other threats, lie j then emphasized the value of having , a witness on the stand and having the ( jury judge of the credibility of the I witness by seeing the person on the I stand. Mr. Crawford insisted that it must j at least be shown what these absent , 1 witnesses would prove or what they i were expected to show. Judge Klugh ! thought that this position was cor- ' j rect. Co!. Nelson said he thought tlie atli| davits of the witnesses in question were familiar to the counsel and othl ers, hut at t he instance of the Court ! he brought the affidavits used at the i time of the application for bail and read these to tlie Court. At the time of the application Capt. White made the following affidavit as to w hat evidence was to be expected of hitn: WIIAT WIIITK 8W KAKS TO. South Carolina, County of Richland: I'ersonally appeared J. A. White, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he recalls the event and circumstances mentioned in t lie statement of R. II. Holzenbark. Th:it he is keener 1 j Senate of South Carolina. That at all t ! times during the session of the Senate 1 [ he is in t he lobby of the Senate. That | j 011 Tuesday or Wednesday before tlie j shooting of N. (I. Gonzales occurred lie was sitting by the front door of tlie said lobby talking to Richard IIolr.cnback: that to t he best of his recollec- ' t ion it was Tuesday. Tliat said man ' willi whom the deponent conversed I \v:k clf.'in viliiiv'i'H :in<i vvnin trl-iccnc -in.! ' as he turned to go olT deponent asked '; I who he was and was informed by some- j one that it was N. G.Gonzales. That ! after the deponent's last remark t lie } v said Gonzales turned off abruptly and M I deponent does not know whether lie | 1 walked into the Senate ehamher or !? ' into the corridor. That the deponent f | communicattd to the said Lieutenant t j Governor and President of the Senate i 1 t lie statement either on the afternoon , of Tuesday or Wednesday, he cannot J recall which, preceding t he shoot ing ! on Thursday. That deponent is a j,k I Confederate veteran, having served j? | four years in that dreadful struggle. 1 That lie was also county commissioner ;: I of Kdgetield County for a like period, ? i and that lie is an uncle by marriage of ! i Solicitor Thurmond and of the lion. ! W. A.Strom, late a member of thcl. I House of Representatives from Edge-1 . ' Held County. .1. A. White, j-1 Sworn to and subscribed before ine j 1 this 11th February, 1003. N Robert Moorman, (L. S.) t Magistrate Richland County. j < 111 U.ZKN HACK'S TKSTIMONY. I k The defence also submitted the < atlidavit of Richard Holzenback, who t it will be remembered testitied in full , , ! as follows: That while he w; s in the ; < J State I louse a day or two before the ' I unfortunate occurrence which result-! i ed in the death of N. <1. (ion/ales he | was talking to Capt. .1. A. White, wh !k j was keeper of one of the committee t rooms in the Senate end of the Capi- I ! tol building: iliat while lie was there ' i N.ti. tion/.ales. whom the deponent i, had known for two years, came in the | , I lobbv of t lie Serin t e eli:i ml:i nil ;i<L-.?l I ('apt. White where his boss was. ('apt. ' White replied. "I have no boss," and 1 j he (Gonzales) said he meant the Lien- ( tenant (iovernor, and said, "1 suppose 1 lie is neglect ing his duty as he always t is-'' Lieutenant (iovernor Tillman l was not presiding at that time, but , (iovernor Sheppard was in the chair. ( (ion/ales said to ('apt. White, lie had . made him, referring to Lieutenant (iovernor Tillman, show the white : feather on several occassions, and ? when he met him he would make him > show it again, ('apt. White made ( some reply and shortly afterwards Mi. < Gonzales went otf. I do not recollect whet her he went in the Senate chain- ( her or out of the State House. WIIAT M I ->S linrKIl SAYS. , The altidavit of Mhs lloper, who is | t he ot her absent wit noss, was: , State of South Carolina, county of . Spartanburg; Miss Marylulia lloper, being duly sworn, says: That she is by profession a trained nuise and is en- ' gaged now as such. That during t be summer of Um>2 she was nursing ('apt. Ilalpli Klliott. in < Spartanburg, S. C.. who wastticnsiek. | sutTering from dysentery. That iiis nephew, N. (1. Gonzales, . came to see him during his illness and ' dc|>0!iCHt saw Mr. Gonzales frequently. That in discussing t lie differences be- < I twecn Lieutenant Governor Tillman and himself Mr. Gonzales said on more I t ban one occasion to deponent t hat lie. Gonzales, had made Lieutenant Governor Tillman show the white feather, and-that lie would do all in his power against him, and was exceedingly bit- ^ [CONTINUKD ON l'AOK 4. J ! WILL SOON HANO. |? r i! The Remarkable Case of a Qeorge- ( town Negro Mirderer. e BROWNFIELD, A BLACK BARBER Han Been Saved for Three Yearn from the flallowH, Att tempted Siiieiile Recently, But Courage Failed. , One of the most unique crises in tl?o Annuls of crime exists in Georgetown. John R row n Held, the negro barber who killed J. C. Scurry, a white man, on Sept. 20, 1000, is still alive and eonlined in the county jail, although once irieci, convicted iitia sentenced to ue * hanged on Dec. 27, 11)00. The case lias excited widespread in- j torcst and at various times occupied (| the attention of every court from the , humble magistrate's to the United (] States supreme court at Washington jind, although tlie verdict of every tri- ( Initial has lieen against the negro, yet e tic is still living and no date set for j nis execution. Sheriff McKeMien of (l that county readily assented to allow j die prisoner to Ik; seen in his cel. s The clanging of tlie massivA iron joors as tlie bolts were thrown back irouscd tlie nrioner from his iflt in Ills cell where lie had been quietlrlconvcrsing witli his fellow prisoners Lhrough tlie liars, lie immediately put on iiis hat and stood in the open ioor, apparently ready to meet any fate that might licfall him. Tlie negro is about 2*> years old, t ill erect and j p tiis long contiuement of nearly 21 ;1 moutlis has reduced his weight to ' about 12o pounds, in answer to tli i ; question ii lie still felt confident tliat J' lie would yet escape the gallows, lie I t replied: ! r "My chances now look pretty slim, < and I am the victim of Caucasian i prejudice. 1 ought not to he hanged, j1 for at the time of tlie trouble I was in t my barber shop when Mr. Scurry v came in to collect delinquent taxes, i under an execution issued by Magistrate 11 ticks. Scarry told me that if a I did not pay taxes that he would ar- r rest me and 1 told him that he could a not arrest me without a warrant. 1 "He grabbed me in the collar and a threw a pistol in my face and told me 1 that he would show me. I caught the t I'.1 V, i Y i i1' i Vi k i' i1 [' n i 1 'i yi lie and 1 then wrenched the pistol t 'rom his hands and shot him several 1' dines. I left the shop and ran up the itreet, hut was caught by a policeman u ind put in jail where 1 have been ever r a nee. 1 was not responsible for any- r .liing else that happened. My attor- t icy Mr. Mile! ell?a Charleston negro 1 awyer?has written me saying that a r jetiLion to the governor Is circulated a isking him to commute my sentence n /O life imprisonment.'' I: j ins is intoui me substance of his j h .tory. Noticing that he kept his liat I 1 lulled down over his eyes, lie was11 isked to take it olT, but he drew him-11 ielf up and said: "No sir, I won't do ! .hat!" Theshcritr, who was standing !? lear, was appealed to and lie ordered m .lie negro to take olf his hat. He t nade the same reply to him, but in- n itantly it was snatched from his head ' t md in the top was pasted a small' r, nirror, in which, perhaps, he often 11 id mi red himself, for the hump of self- t \stcem is very prominent on his era- c limn. li Johh Hrownfield killed .1. C. Scurry ?n Sept. 2'.). 1900, and was placed in C ail the same afternoon. The next C light a race riot at the jail was avert- ! >d only hy the cool, decisive action of I .he white citizens. The local military 'ompanies were called out and the 1 governor appealed to for more troops. 1 )ne company from Sumter and two 11 'rom Charleston were sent here, for which the legislature at its next ses- 1 .ion had to appropriate about $2,700. \ The ringleaders were arrested and | J icavlly lined, one of them serving aj lenience of one year in the peniten-1 < iary. in November of the same year v Itrowntield was tried before Judge ! Jury and sentenced to be hanged the 1 lext month, Dec. 27. His negro at- ; ornevs in t i ?? Kt'itauinnim..! I curt, who several months afterwards 1 oiiliimed the verdict of the circuit i ourt. While the case was pending in : lie supreme court, a little more than i wo years ago, Krowntield burrowed a > iolc through the brick wall of the jail i .vith the f(K>t of a stove and made his \ scape, but was recaptured within an I lour. As soon as lie learned that the j 1 state supreme court had decided! I igainsl him he attempted to end his } niseruble existence by taking an overlose of laudanum, but prompt mcdi al aid saved his life. His attorneys carried the appeal to! * the i'nited States supreme court on c Llic plea that there were no negroes Oh j i Lhe jury which convicted him, but i this court, within the last month, de- <> ided against him. Kvery one thought ? that Urowntield would be resentenced <>y Judge (Jage at the court of general t sessions which adjourned at George- i town last Saturday, but it seems that I the I'nited States supreme court, ur- J Icr the law, has 30 days within which I to return to the State the papers in s Lhe case from which they cminute, i md the allotted time will not expire i until tomorrow. Hence the negro lias ei new lease on life until June 15th, when Judge Gary, who originally i licaril the case, will probably resen- ' Lence him to be hanged. < Monday a week ago Urowntield swal- 1 lowed a large quantity of paris green in another attempt at suicide, but be- '* came frightened and sent for the ( sheriff and a physician, who again I r aved his life. When asked why he nade the attempt he replied: "Any chid of death is preferable to the disgrace of belli# hanged by the neck unit dead." It is stated that his negro riends iiave about given up all hope, calizing tliat they have exhausted ivery means to save hi in. Large sums of money have :?'-cn aised in the negro churches of Jeorgetown county, as well as from lis relatives in Columbia and Mayesille, Sumter county, the home of his vife, for by them Hrownlield is regarded as tlic exponent of an imaginiry principle. It is stated that prayrs are being offered that he may die ?y any other method save that of u egal execution and to them is attrimtable the poison tliat lias been ;iven hiin on more than one occasion, jut the negro is too cowardly to wait mtil the poison takes effect before ailing for a physician. One of the lircct results of the riot episode Is he passing of tlie city and county ;overnment completely into the hands f the white people. The negroes put ip tickets in both elections last year mt failed to support them on the lays of election. The city of Georgeown has been continuously under the mayoralty of the Hon. W. 1). Morgan or tl?e last 1- years, but the new corgetown whiclt lias sprung into xistence within tlie hist five years, iears little resemblance to the ipiaint Id city which formerly stood at the lead of Winyah bay.?Columbia itate. A GOOD ROADS MEETING 'o lie llcld in SI. liiiuin the Iaittcr I'arl of April. The que stion of good roads is giving lublie men more to think about than nytbing else which has come up in lie last generation. There is no denyng the self-evident facts presented by hose who advocate building good oads and who urge that to have bad oads is more costly and more of a tax n the end than the paying of a special ax for the purpose of building roads vhich will lie permanent in their laturc. At tlie last session of the general Lssembly there were a nunilier of ueasures introduced, some advocating i special tax, and others suggesting a ocal option plan such as has been idopted by special school districts et each township vote upon the quesion. others suggested tA^ylan of iwiiu'.iipiiin'iiui imikdWIIlm insettled were the convictions of the eglslators. One of the most earnest advocates if building and maintaining good uaun i.-> uuiciiiui iicywaru. ue uas epeatcdly urged the importance of his mattter and is taking no ittle interest in the proposed good oads convention which is to be held t St-. Louis on the 27th of this uonth. lie expects to attend, if liis i siness engagements will permit, and las been informed that President iooseveltand the governors of anuin?:>r of States will he there at that inie and will make addresses. Governor I ley ward Wednesday anon need the appointment of the dele:ates from this State to that convonion, mid he has selected the gentlenen named not so much because of h?ir prominence in the good roads Qovcraent, but because he believes hey will attend and will bring back o South Carolina ideas which will be if great value in the movement. Folowing are the delegates named: First District?W. G. iiinson, Charleston; T. \V. Williams, Moncks Corner: J. E. Moore, Walterlioro: ohn S. Wimherly, St. George; J. C. janham, Manning. Second District 11. G. Folk, Ham?erg; Hrunson llolloway, Edgefield; t. F. Crouch, Saluda: W. F. Cumaings, Hampton. Third District J. N. Vandiver, Vnderson; W. J. Stribbling, Oconee; V. T. Howen, Easley; K. E. Hill, Abbeville: It. M. Hayes, Greenwood. Fourth District W. L. Mauldin, Jreenville; J, P. Goodwin. Greenville: ?. 1T1WKK jr, .^|M 1 l.ll! I 111 ; II. II. lumbert, Laurens. Maeebeth Young, 'nion. Fifth District t\ 1'. Stacy lialTney; \ L. Hardin, Chester; T. W. Hoyd. lock Hill; John 0. Mobley Winus>oro; T. K. Cunningham, Lancaster. Sixth District ? (Japt. Frank Manii11vr, Clio; W. 11. Manning. Dillon: iV. A. Howling, Darlington: ,F. 1'.. Mctryde, Florence; .iohn L. Moyd, Convay. Seventh District F. II. Hyatt. Coumbia Lewis T. Wilds, Columbia; W. i. Seal, Sumter; .1. A. Hanks, St.. dattehws; Capt. .1. II. Counts, Irmo. llfiuiN i<> < >rdcr. Hereafter no Chicago girl need he vithout a heau or an escort, unless by :holce. She can now ^'o to the teledione and order a heau for the morntig, afternoon or evening, the same is she would order a block of ribbon >r a bottle of pickles. And she can ?rder just the style of beau she wants, o match her complexion or her new rock, or her "confection" or a new lat . There are to be had long beaus md short, dark beaus and light; lean ?eaus and fat, and whiskered beaus ind those that are clean shaven. It s merely a case of "you pays your noney and you takes your choice." An liiliuiunii Deed. At llardcevillc, on Saturday night, die stable of Mr. Lassltcr was enteral by a miscreant who heartlessly nutilated and killed a valuable horse. All four le^'s were broken with an axe md the foreshoulders severed. The iastardly act is supposed to have been prompted by a villainous revenge ) THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER Ol* an Unknown Man In the City ot CharU'Ntou. Charleston has another mysterious murder case. The Post says with a bullet hole through the head atul another through the heart, the body of a well dressed, unknown young white man, about nineteen years of age, was found half buried in the marsh near Wappoo mills Friday afternoon. The body was discovered by T. .lervey, who was out in the Ashley river in bis boat. The information that the body of a man had been found was communicated to Coroner O'Donne II and he caused it to be removed, brought to the city and sent to the hospital. It was in a.state of almost perfect preservation, showing that it had been in the water only a few days. In the left temple was a bullet holo made by a :12 caliber pistol and the other was through bis heart. Either of the wounds would have caused instant death. In his pockets were found an open ease silver watch, a few pennies, a small knife, a pair of cut! I buttons, a pocket comb, a number of ! pistol cartridges and a newspaper clipping tolling of the suicide of Frederick I. Stebbins, a Socialist who ' killed himself at Iiochester, the early part of this month. The clipping gave the reasons for Stebbins'suicide and on the margin of the strip of paper were written these words, "I say the same, goodbye." It was believed by the coroner that the unknown young man had killed himself by shooting himself in the head and then throwing himself in the river. When the body was found Friday only one : wound, that in the temple, was dis! covered, but when the body was stripped for a post mortem examina; tlon a bullet hole w?is found through his heart. An inquest was held Saturday morning at the city hospital and a j full investigation was made. I he two wounds, cither of which would have cause instant death, led the jury ] to believed that the man was murdered and thrown into the river. It is thought that the newspaper clipping with the words. "I say the same, goodbye," written on the piece of paper, was placed in his vest pocket for Hie purpose of covering up the crime of murder and making the crime one of suicide. The jury rendered a verdict that the deceased, unknown to The Oltl Story. A dispatch from Manila says Captain Pershing's force captured Hacolod, Island of Mindanao, Wednesday killed a hundred Moros and wounded many others. Three Americans were wounded. Pershing's force consisted of Shaw's battalion of the 27th infantry Kilpatrick of the lath Cavalry and j Chacuacis battery. Pershing was surveying the West Shore lands when the Uacolodians opposed his advance and provoked the ligl t. Pershing surrounded and attacked their strongI hold, first shelling them and rushing I his troops forward charging gallantly. Airer crossing the deep moat and entering t tie fort, the Americans engaged the Moros' bayonets against Krisses. A hundred (>f the defenders were killed, including the dattoof Pannandun>;an and many were wounded. Only three Americans were wounded. After the capture of the fort it was des 'troyed. ! The Crazy Fitter. The State says I)r. J. W. Babcock reports little cliange in the condition of the Mormon elder who was given j severe treatment in Williamsburg couuty a few days ago on account of his offending a lady of the Lake City {section. The demented elder's traveling companion has culled on him here. These elders always go al>out in pairs. | The question now arises, "What shall be done with this insane man?" lie is not a citizen of this State and : the law provides that the State of South Carolina shall not take care of parties in such a condition unless they have been residents for two years preceding. This was done in order to keep neighliorlng States from imposing upon South Carolina. As the elder is a citizen of Utah it is thought that he should l?e cared for by the people of that State. A Fatal Swim. Mattle Lou Smith, 20 years old and I "Nick" 1 in tier, Irt, were drowned Friday in tlie St. Johns river near the Florida Fast Coast railway bridge at Jacksonville. The bodies have . not yet been recovered. With another woman, I'earl Soay, they went to the river crabbing. The two who were drowned entered a rowboat and 1 went to tlie south Jacksonville side where, after crabbing a while, they ' went in the river for a swim. They had not been in the water long l>efore persons on the drawbridge heard cries ! lor help. Two men instantly started towards them in a rowboat. before they reach the spot they saw the wo: man disappear beneath the surface and an instant later the man disappeared. __ Found Murdered* Kd Norris a notorious negro blind tiger of Greenwood was found dead in a vacant field back of his house Tuesday morning. Two jugs containing t wo gallons of whiskey each were found not far away. A Winchester ritie was lying by ids side. There I were no witnesses to the shooting, so ' far as known, and the whole affair is i one of mystery. Kd Norrls was best ' known as tlie worst blind tiger in Greenwood. BIG GUNS BURSTS. A Fatal Acoident ou the Battleship Iowa Thursday. A TWELVE INCH TUBE EXPLODES Several Hcaiuen Killed and Wounded. The Disaster Occurred During Target Practice Off Pentiacola, Fit. A disastrous explosion occurred on the battleship Iowa Thursday while the vessel was at target pratice in the gulf of Mexico. The forward port 12inch gun burst from the premature explosion of a shell, 12 feet of the i llioiui mitol/lA * * 1? a * fvw uuuiiuk vuc luiici uciiik uemoiIshcd. Three men were killed and tlve injured, two seriously. The killed are: First-class Seaman Kiclc, Ordinary Seaman Percell and (Junner's Mate Berry. / The injured arc: First-class Seaman Gaught, Ordinary Seamen Truesdale, Brown, Mansdale and Parrucker. The men killed and Injured were on the second or gun deck at mess. Three pieces of the exploded gun, each weighing over a ton, passed downward through the spear deck, falling upon the men at mess, instantly killing the three named. All of the men were horribly mutilated. The heavy missiles, after passing through the gun deck, continued down to the third deck, where they came In contact with the armored deck, the heavy steel bringing them to a stop, thus saving the engineers and tiremen who were at work below. Although the upper decks were crowded with men, 'no one there was seriously Injured. The explosion occurred Just as the mess call had been sounded. Firing was to have ceased after the shot for t ie dinner hour. The range had been set aud the Iowa was steaming along at a speed of 12 knots an hour, when Lieut. Reed, in charge of the forward 12-inch turret, gave orders to load and and tire. The time fuse was cat for the range, the piece charged, ! breech closed and the word given to tire. Following the report of the gun there was a smothered teport as the shell exploded midway in the gun and pieces of the bursted gun and shell were scattered broadcast. Three great holes were torn th|^uh the ^B mutilated, while lying on the floor > crushed almost beyond recognition were the three unfortunate men. The Massashusetts. six miles distant. was signalled for aid, and one of the cutters put otT with the surgeon and assistants. The wounded men were taken to the hospital and their injuries dressed. The dead were brought to Pensacola. Some claim the explosion was caused by a defective shell, and others think that the frequent tiring of the piece at Culebra during the winter, added with the work done here during the past 10 days, so strained the piece that the force of the charge hursted the gun. A WOMAN IN BLACK. Strange Story That Comes from the County Seat ofColleton. A dispatch from Walterboro to The State says quite a sensation was created in that town on Thursday morning by the arrest upon a warrant issued by Magistrate J. II. Bryan of S. J. Fennell, a farmer and manufacturer of lumber, residing about six miles from the town, on charge of forgery. Being unable to give a bond of 8700 he was committed to Jail. A mysterious woman in black, described as quiet and handsome figures in the case. In fact, she is the chief actor. It ismot known who she is. What is known is that she appeared at the Farmers and Merchants bank at Walterboro on March 27, presented a check for 8432, bearing the signature of W. O. Thompson, Jr., drawn upon the Bank of Hampton in favor of one of his married sisters, whom she impersonated, and received the i money. The circumstance connecting Fennell with the transaction is that he is known to have accompanied the woman from Walterboro to Hampton, conversing with her the preceding day, At Hampton she presented a check for a similar sum, but owing to some error payment was refused. He ret nrnnrl u/if h hn?? * u - ... vv. ? llbl KAJ uaiitiuuiu LUC same day. Where she secured lodging for the night cannot be ascertained. Fennell admits seeing heron the train, but denies knowledge of her identity. Another mystifying feature of the case | is that the woman must have known the extent of Thompson's deposist in tiie Hank of Hampton, and have been familiar with his signature. Thompson, who is now on a visit to Florida, might aid in clearing up the mystery of the "mysterious woman in black." Diligent etTorts are being made totind out who she is and where she is. Died of nioiKl Poison. The Columbia State says Mrs. Iloliert M. Anderson, who has been a citizen of that city for many years, I died at. her home on Price avenue Wednesday, after an illness of two weeks. While out training a vine sometime ago. Mrs. Anderson got a ! splinter in one of her hands and through this slight wound contracted blood poison.