Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ii Bill W UH There. If BM was there There where the Japs aud Kura Are raisin' Buch a fuss The cables would be sizzhi's bot A-tellln' ol the fights they fought, i'ur Bill-he's got the whole thing phiuued: How each one ought to malu; a stand, And just how either could begin And, with no trick at nil. could win, There would be trouble iu the air If Bill was there. If Bill was there He'd take his submarines And rapid-tiro machine And tow om slowly, nf tor dark. Right up to whero ho's put a murk Near that there town- it's name, bgeel Huns out some fifteen miles to ??en And then you bet theie'd somothln drop. He'd fight* below 'em und ou top, And rome ono sure would get a scare If Rill was there. If Bill was there Ue'S ?tuck a dozen pins To mark the outs mid ins Of how'd ho'd march a million men Across tho laud and IT t agu in And put tho foreman in tho ditch. Whoso men? What side? Ho don't caro which ! He says sometimes he fairly aches To see how both side make mistakes. Thero would be light in' everywhere Jf Bill was lhere. If Bill was thorp But ho's at Miller's store Him und a dozen moro Of our towns' keenest strategists With stubbv pencils in their lists. Concoclin' battles mid campaigns That take in all tho BOOS and pinina, If either one-tho Buss or Jap Ix lookiu* for u likely chap To run tho war with tact and skill, They'd send for DUI. THE ARMY ROLLS Of the South Carolina Patriota Who Fought the British Under MARION, PICKEN3 ANS SUMTER. A Document that Should l?e ol Great Interest to tho Descendants ol the Gallant Men Led by Partisan Lenders. The Columbia State from week to week publishes the names of the sol diers in the Revolutionary war, as they have been culled from the quan tity of loose documents discovered by Secretary of State Gantt in the State house. We publish these rolls from week to week as they appear in Plie State. The fourth installment fol lows: The rolls, continued from last week, are as follows: Michael Deale, Capt. Moore's com pany, Sumter's brigade. William Heal (No. 2) lintier Maj. Noble in Charleston, before fall of elly, Capt. Joseph Calhoun's company. Abner Dean, in Capt. Arran man us Liles' company; under Maj. Pearson at Congaree's hi '81, Maj. Wallis, at Orangeburg, in '82, and Col. liratton, at Four Holes in '82. Robert Darlington, Col. Richard son's regiment, Marion's brigade. George Dean, sergeant, l'ickens' brigade. Julius Dean (or Druggcrs), lieuten ant, Picken's brigade. Samuel Dean. William Dean, Pickens' brigade. Simeon Deas, Marion's brigade. Enoch Deason, Capt. William Dca son's company, Marshall's regiment. John Deason, Capt. William Dea son's company, Col. John Marshall' regiment. Quillan Deason, under Cols. Kim ball and Marshall. William Deason, captain: from Jun _l8tt_ 1780j, as private in /'apt. Fret Kimball's company, Sumter's brigade Oct. 20, 1780, promoted to captain ii Sumter's brigade; from August 15 1781, served under Gen. Marion 3i days. Jeremiah Dally, lost horse on ex pedition to Cherokee nation. Zachariah Dellay, served durini 1782. John Delsh, Capt". Ross' company Sumter's brigade. George Delaughtcr, l'ickens' bri gade. James Delaney, at Sumter's defeat desperately wounded in action, dur lng year 1781. Robert Delay (?) served during 1781. Zachariah Delaney, served as as sistant commissary on special service, attached to Gen. Green s army. Hardo Delotch, served during 1781 and 1782. John Deloach, served during 1781 and 1782. Michael Deloach (DelstocheV), serv ed during 177'J and 17*0. Samuel Deloach, l'ickens' brigade. William Delough, Roebuck's regi ment. William Delwood, l'ickens' brigade. Peter 1 l?mate/., served on the Fri gate "South Carolina." Dennis Demsey, sergeant, Col. Brandon's regiment. Edward Denny, sergeant, served prior to fall of Charleston under Col. . Brandon; afterwards in Col. Waters' regiment. John Denning, undi r Capis. Berry and Gray, of Bickens' brigade. William Dennis, with Col. .lohn Laurens at "Chynaw" June Bl, 17*2. John Denling, served during 1782. Francis Dennis, served under Com modore Gillon, on the Frigate "South Carolina." Simeral Denness. Richard Dennis. John Densler, Capt. Jacob Ru m ph's eompany, Gen. Henderson's brigade. John Henry Densler, dragoon, Ma ham 's regiment. James Densmore. served during 1781. James Denton (widow. Mary): dead at close of Revolution: collector of grain for the army. Reuben Denton, corporal, Capt. 'Putt's independent company, du ri nf) years 177'.? and 1780. Samuel Deprec, Capt. Bowie's inde pendent company. John Derams, Capt. Jacob Humph. John Derry, wounded m action and attended by Dr. Carier. Daniel DeSaussure, Esq., raymastcr general of militia. John La B. DeTreville 1 7 7 7 t<? 1782, captain, Fourth regiment of artillery! Henry Deshei/.er, Capt .lolly and Capt. Hughes' company Brandon's regiment. James Denling, served during 1782. Charles Devant, Bickens' brigade. James Devant, served during '81 and '82-, also prior to fall of Charles ton. Lewis Devaul, captain. Francis Deveaus, l'ickens' brigade. Joseph DcLespinc, surgeon. William Deval. Teter Deverney (?). Reuben Devlin. James Devlin. Jacob Devore. Matthe w De voe. John Dewees. Charles Dewitt, served during 1781; employed collecting cattle under Wii 11am Hart, State commissary during 1782. Harris Dewitt, 2nd S. C. regiment, jfirlor to fall of Charleston, Reuben Dewitt, dead at close of Revolution, 2nd S. C. regiment. Edward Dial, Water's and Casey's regiment. Garret Dial Pickens1 brigade. Nathaniel Dial, lieutenant, Bran don's regiment; on duty as sentinel at Phillip's Fort," in Georgia, under Capt. Wm. McColloch. John Dial, sergeant. William Dial, Plokens' brigade. John Dlchtel, Capt. Rumph's com pany, Henderson's regiment. Joseph Dick. John Dick, Capt. John Turner's | company; also under Marion. Robert Dick, Marion's brigade. - Thomas Dick. Willllam Dick, lieutenant, during ?81 and '82. James Dlckun (?), Capt. N. Mar tin's company, Sumter's reorganized brigade. Michael Dickert, captain. James Killey certifies (as his commanding olllcer) that "Michael Dickert did the following duties In the State of South Carolina, as quartermaster, under the several commanders, viz: 1781, from April 22d to May the 14th including 23 days duty at the taking of the Fort at the Congarccs, under the command of Col. James Liles, deceased, Waters* regiment; 15th August, to 14 days duty at Angromos at the Congarees, under the command of Col. Jonas Beard, Waters' regiment; 10th Oct., to 14 days duty in gitting of wagons and provisions to supply Gen. Pick ens' brigade at the Congarees^ 1782, May 7tb, to one month's duty under the command of Col. David Glenn, In Gen. Greene's camp." John Dickey (of Black Swamp), Capt. Kirkpatrick, Col. Neil. Alexander Dickey, Col. Waters. David Dickey, Lieutenant Hill house, Capt. Kirkpatrick, Capt. Woods, Col. Bratton. Capt. Mouzon's company; sergeant under Lieutenant McGill. John Dickey, purchasing commis sary. John Dickey (of Black River) Mari on; during 1780 and 1781. John Dickey, Capts. Jamison (James and Francis), and Capt. Hlllhouse, Sumter's brigade. Robert Dickey, Capt. Kirkpatrick. William Dickey. David Dickson, Sumter's brigade. David Dickson. i iii,; ii ulvjivouii, -^ayyj. ifOUQ UlltS.1 company. James Dickson, Capt. Anderson Thomas' company. James Dickson, Capt. Chestnut's company. James Dickson, Capt. Lawson and Dickson's company, of Roebuck's regi ment. Jeremiah Dickson (see Dixon), cap tain, Roebuck's regiment. Joel Dickson, Capt. Anderson Thomas' company. Julio. Dickson, sergeant, Capts. John Wilson and Hugh Wardlaw. John Dickson, Marion's brigade. Josiah Dickinson. Matthew Dickson, Gen. Williamson. Michael Dickson, Capt, Knox's com pany. Robert Dickson, Bickens' brigade. William Dickson, commissary of purchases, Sumter's brigade; also ser vice as private. John Digmon, Capt. Greene's troop of horse, Marlon's brigade. Nicholas Dill, Capt. Jacob Rumph's company. James Dillard, lieutenant and captain under Pickens; lost gun rear Ninety-Six garrison In May, 1781. James Dillard, lieutenant; captain ia command of 17 horses at Chas, (row's Jan. 5, 1781. Nicholas Dillard, Col. LeRoy Ham tiond's regiment, Pickens' brigade. Thomas Dillard, captain. Robert Dingle, served during 1781 and 1782. Jacob Dennard, lieutenant, 1781 and 1782. John Dlnnard, served during 1781. John Dlnnard, Jr., served during 17*2. William Dinnard, served during 1782. John Dinning. Ralph Disse, served under Commo dore Gillon on the Frigate "South Carolina." Jesse Disto, sergeant, Capt. Ross, Sumter's reorganized brigade. - Dixon, Col. Bratton's regiment. Hugh Dixon, Col. Walters' regi ment. James Dixon, Roebuck's regiment. Jeremiah Dixon (see Dickinson,) captain, Roebuck's regiment. William Dixon, served during 1779 and to 1782, under Capts. John Wil son and Hugh Wardlaw. Robert Dixon, served from '79 to '82. William Dixon, lieutenant under Col. Roebuck; also in Brandon's regi ment. Portunatus Dobbscn, sergeant in Roebuck's regiment. James Dodds. Capt. Edward Mar tin (his commanding olllcer) cert!ties his account as follows: "For personal military services done In Gen. Wmson's brigade, in Col. John Winn's regi ment, in John Ellison's company, 38 days as horseman; in May 1782, 24 days Gen. Henderson's brigade, Col. Richard Winn's regiment, Capt. Mar tin's company, a footman." John Dodd, Brandon's regiment. William Dodd, Brandon's regiment. John Dods, Jr., Capt. Edward Mar tin (his commanding olllcer) certifies service as follows: "1781, June 1st, to 10 days service on horseback In Capt. Martin's company, commencing June 1st and ending the 10th; to 70 days duty on foot, commencing December 20th. 1781, and ending February 28th, 1782; 17M2, June 1st, to ;10 days duty OD foot commencing June 1st and end ing the 30th, 1782; August 1st, to 30 (,ll-Y1r'?? sliau''^' v^onirnenclng August . ' "'th 17X'* " viuji lour pnces ?" ', " "' t is wanted most: p,T^0fme1r' . , ? . ., ?oebuck s regiment. ) l,0o? at th9ouglass, dragoon, Col. and n.v l egi ment. Thomas Douglass, continental ser vice from '80 to '83. Solomon Douglass. Sherrard Douglass. John Douglass, lieutenant in Capt. ?John Irwin's company: sergeant un der Col. Anderson. (To be continued.) Sentenced for Iilfo. Emil Waltz, who has been on trial at Detroit, for thc past six weeks on the charge of brutally murdering little four-year-old Alphonse Welmes, whose horlbly mutilated body was found August 18, among some mold ing flasks in the rear of the Detroit stove works on Adair street, was Thursday found guilty by a jury in the recorder's court. His trial has been sensational in the extreme. Waltz who is a man of ungovernable temper, a number of times during the trial completely lost, control of himself and fairly raved against the prosecu tor, thc police otilcers, witnesses and even his own attorneys who ho has declared, at times, were not making the proper efforts In his tiehalf. Waltz was sentenced to prison for life. BUYING BOHOOL BOOKS. Superintendent Martin Inanes lin? purtnut Letter to School Trust?es. Superintendent of Education O. B. Martin Issued last week an important circular letter in regard to the pur chasing ot hooks as follows: To County Superintendents of Educa tion: Gentlemeu:-I desire to call your especial attention to section 25, page 31, Regulations of State Board, In School (Law. This section provides that: "No public school supplies shall be purchased by school o il lee rs for use in the public schools of any county in the State except such as are authorized by the State board to be sold." It also requires that sellers of adopted supplies shall sign a con tract and that state board In cou fi r mity with the law, requires a suffi cient bond to protect the trustees and schools. The contract states prices and requires samples to be filed and goods must conform to samples, etc. The regulation further provides that trustees may draw warrants and the county superintendent may counter sign warrants for adopted supplies. The section clases as follows: "All persons purchasing any such warrants before the same have been counter signed by the county superintendent of education, do so at their own risk. An agent cf the Union School Furn ishing Company, Chicago, stated be fore the state board Friday afternoon that his company "had been selling libraries In parts of this state for the last four years." Now, of courss, if the people have bought them with private funds, I have nothing to say; but if ls clear "that trustees and coun ty superintendents havo no right to buy with public funds goods which are not adopted and for which no con tract has been signed and no bond gi ven. In addition, I am reliably in formed that the Union School Pub lishing Company has been doing pi ratical work in other states and that even now the state of Tennessee has numerous lawsuits against said com pany for false representations and irregular work. This company made a bid for the library books and said bid was refused. Their books cost too much even if there were no other reasons for refusal. 1 trust that you will guard these matter? carefully, and see that no warrant is counter signed which is not in strict conform ity with the law. Sincerely yours, O. B. MARTIN, Supt. On tim Right Track. The following article is taken from the Home and Farm, written by Mr. W. F. Turner, of Tennessee, in which he gives some good advice in the way of getting the best results in poultry raising: The poultry industry in this fair Southland of ours is yet in its in fancy. We do not know the possibili ties of thc wonderful little money makes, the American hen. A great many things have been written about her, in most cases true, and yet the same things ought to be brought to the attention of all raisers of poultry. Every one has his favorite breed, and it should be that way: yet all breeds are profitable if properly housed and cared for. That ls where the trouble beginn. The farmers in the South could make great advance ments, get thoroughbred stock, house them properly, and give them the at tention that they give the cows, pigs, sheep and horses. So many of our good farmers think that "the chick ens" are Just "for the women folks," in the way, and tolerated because they are here. The hen picks up what she can during the winter months, sits on the fence or in some friendly tree all night, and is expect ed to shell the eggs out j JSt the same, or she is a dead expen .. Well, my good farmer friend, suppose you give your cows the same tr, itment and see if you get plenty of n i ile and but ter, or your hogs, etc. Rulid you a modest house for your chickens of lumber that is going to waste, make lt warm, but it need not be expen sive; keep it clean, have plenty of grit, a dust box, fresh water, where they can get to it at all times and feed your grain in litters. Try this next winter, and you will have been paid three-fold for your time and ex pense. The bulk of the winter that has just passed has been continuously cold since t fte' ita i dd le of November last but we havb bad, no trouble I ri getting eggs frjpm or)r.. White Lang shans and Single-comb White Leg horns, but \ve'ha&'jplenty of room for scratching sheds';' kbptitfrlt and fresh water before ther?^?ll the time, pro vided a dust box In each scratching shed, and it was music that delighted the ear to hear them sing -and see them work for thc grain scattered in the litter, and when you brought in the 2."> cent-a-dozen eggs lt made it a pleasant and profitable business; but thc houses must he kept clean. The hatching season is approaching now, and every farmer ought to improve his flock, get stock, although lt is late now for that, but get pure-bred eggs of your choice breeds and next year you will have a pen of your own. >. ri; ru Ciirl SI>Ot. A shooting scrape occurred Monday night on the Adams plantation near Congaree. It seems that one Phillp Anderson, a lad of 19, and Aunle .lane, a negro girl just 1(5, had been devoted to each other for some time aud Phillip was very particular about whom Annie associated with and when ho found her at the home of a neighbor lie Mew into a violent passion and ordered her home. As she lied, pursued by 1*11 i 1 i p armed with a blun derbuss'' intent upon mischief, she turned around the corner of the house and said to Phillp "Peep Oo!" That "riled" the noble Philip and he fired at her, the shot taking effect in her arm and lacerating the breast. The wounded girl ls now resting easily and Philip seems te be In hiding, but she says she will forgive. Carthquako shocks. Two earthquake shocks were felt at Seattle Wednesday night. A vibra tion from east to west, severe enough to rattle dishes, move chairs and shake up the higher buildings, oc cured. In the church of thc Im maculate Conception a big congrega tion was assembled and a small panic was caused by thc earthquake. An other shock was felt at Vicknla lt. C., the severest felt In twenty years. Clocks were stopped and invalids screamed with terror. The seis mographic recorder at the metcrologi cal ellice cannot be touched until Saturday. The curator expect thc record will show a spasm of unusual violence._ GEN. .loe Wheeler, who knows something about, war, holds the opinion that Russia is going to win in the conflict with Japan. We have held this view from tho beginning of the war. AFTER FOREIGN COTTON. HlRta Prices Herc Will Came Com* petition in An ica. v The Chicago Inter Ocean saya on the day alter raw cotton reached 18 cents On the New Orleans exohange King Edward opened the British Par liament with a Bpeoch containing this significant passage. The Insufficiency of the supply of raw material upon which the great cotton industry of this country de pends, has inspired me with deep con cern. I truBt the efforts being made In various parts of my empire to in crease the area of cultivation will be attended with a large measure of suc cess. There ls an old saying derived from British political experience, that what Lancashire thinks this year all Eng land will do next year. In the light of that saying the signficatice of that speech from the throno is apparent. Lancashire him been thinking as never before how to escape from bondage to American cotton, and the British government has resolved to do what lt can to make Lancashire's thinking effective. Nor are the Lancashire and other European cotton manufacturer os without hope of escape. There are many regions which can grow cotton and which will be made to grow it if American delusions of the last year as to cotton pi ices and American manipulations of those prices are per sisted in. Egypt offers a case in point. Fifty years ago the cotton plant was mere ly a curiosity of the pasha's gardens there. The American civil war start ed cotton culture, which has steadily inoreased. The present production is nearly 2,000,000 American bales and the equality is such that Ameri can mills pay 2 cents per pound more for lt than for the domestic product. Even with the additions made by the Assouan dam the cotton area of Kgypt proper ls limited, but in Nubia and the Soudan are vast stretches, of river lands which can be made white with cotton in a few years. On the west coast of Africa cotton is produced which compares with the lower grade American. Both Germany and France arc encouraging cotton planting in their African possessions. The little Island cf Barbcdoes pro duced 20,000 bales of cotton last year and expects to make 100,000 within three years. Considerable cotton is grown in the Crimea and elsewhere about the Black sea. India is grow ing cotton, and several South Ameri can countries are beginning to grow it. In fact, the tropical and semi tropical zones clear around the world are full of possible cotton lands. "Natural causes" had something to do with the recent high prices which are so stimulating the extension ol cotton culture outside of thc United States. That other causes by no means "natural" operated is provided by thc simple fact that when the managers of the recent speculation finally let go prices went oil 4 cents In four days. The recent successful manipulation of the cotton crop may have given thc South "money to burn," but there is the very serious danger that such burning may prove a playing with the fire that will consume the South in a few years in thc contlagratlon of a world wide overproduction of cotton. SENATORS IN SECRET. Invent {gating; tho Game in i??eoiiPfv? Session. A special to The State from Wash ington says: With the paraphernalia for playing Jal Alai, a game which figures conspicuously in t:ie contest against the conlirmation of Gen. Leo nard Wood to he major general, thc members of the United States senate amused themselves for more than an hour Thursday afternoon, protected from the gaze of the pub ic by the closed doors of an executive session. A lively interest was manifested in the game, lt was stated b/ members of the committee that the game will be introduced at the St. Louis exposi tion. Senators l'r >ctor, Cockrell, .Ouarl.es, Foraker, Teller, Scott, Pet tus,: Blackburn and others who par ticipated in the hearings before the military affairs committee, where the game was explained by experts, were tire exponent of Jai Alai. Senators Cbokrell and Foraker, who have paid several visits to Cuba while the "Pe lota" season was at its height, ex plained that the gambling features of the game are not essential toits adop tion by the Cubans, while Senators Blackburn, Scott and Telle - contend ed that without the betting privil ges the Jai Alai company would not have made application to Gen. Wood for the concession to erect a building as headquarters for the game. The spectacle of senators clasping the basket racquets lo their hands and gesticulating in their efforts lo illust rate the manner of throwing the "pelta" ball in real play was so un usual that it came nearer holding a quorum than have any of the fiery speeches that have been made for or against (len. Wood's confirm?t ion. After thc executive session had ad journed a group of senators gathered in the middle of I he chamber, and Senator Blackburn read from the printed testimony given in the Wood hearing to prove that the game is de voted almost wholly to gambling and that Gen. Wood knew this fact when he granted the franchise to the com pany. Thc Milenio Hook Law. The mileage hook law will become effective March 25th. This is the new law to require the railroads to trans port not only the purchaser of mile age books but members of his family. The bill was introduced by Dr. S. T. D. Lancaster of Spartanburg and passed wit hout a light of consequence. The act-, which was approved by the governor Feb. 25th, is ?pute specific and will he agreeable to the traveling public who use. mileage hooks. "Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina, That Hom and after tho passage of this act every mileage ticket sohl by any railroad doing business in this State shall be valid and good for the carriage over the lines of said railroad, both Tor the purchaser and t he actual members of his or her family living with the pur chaser at the t ime of purchase: Pro vided, That the name of any person so entitled to usc said ticket shall be furnished in writing to the railroad selling the same by the purchaser at, the time of the purchase, and shall bc inserted in the ticket: Provided, That this act go into effect 30 days after its approval hy the governor." Up to this time the railroads have not given any intimation that they will resist the enforcement of the act, but it is probable that they will do so. TBS UNWRITTEN Spain Kelley Acquitted at Blthopvllle for :t Ml I MIT W. F. Creech. The trial of Spain Kelley for the killing of W. F. Creech commenced at Bishopville last Friday and ended one o'clock Sunday morning by the ac quittal of Kelley. The killing, it will be remembered took place last Fall near Bishopville In the most tragic manner. Spain and Creech up to the night before the killing had boen good ! friends, both being young men and associates, lt will be recalled that Kelley hunted Creech and when he found him on the high road he pur sued him and shot him to death in the coolest and most heartless man ner. Mr. August Kobo in his report of the case for The News and Courier says there was no intentional clouding of the Issue, no plea of self-defence and no justification save the one idea that Creech had seduced Miss Maud Kelley. Young Kelley said on oath without reservation that he went out to lind Creech; first to undertake to make bim right thc wrong bc had done his sister, and, if he declined to do so, he was going to kill him. lt was with him a marriage or a funeral, plain and simple. Thc cry of King to his friend. "Lookout, Creech!" was what, be said, broke the tension and made him shoot. Soain Kelley stated plainly that he was behind Creech when he opened Ure ot. him, and that there was not a word, exchanged between them. Ile thought Creech turned slightly in ids buggy, but made no ?daim of nedf defence, but he simply stood pat, as the politicians says, upon the posi tion that he, as the eldest son of a family of eleven children, liad under taken to vindicate the honor of the family and avenge thc wrong done his eldest sister. Why did he pursue for miles the wounded Creech? Spain Kelley urged that he did not wish the seducer of his sister to escape, but that he did not know that he had wounded him in his first shots, and that when King interfered at the final meeting place he did not know what lie was doing, that he was ex cited and worried and that he tired the two final loads from Ids gun in a moment of excitment. Wb;?t was intimated Friday transpired Saturday. The young woman in the case, Miss Maud Kelley, told her story as best she could. It was a sad story, and perhaps there may he those who will urge that it ought not to be printed. But it is H chapter of real life that tells others convincingly of the pit falls of life and the terrible conse quences of such errors. Miss Maud Kelley is no ordinary . woman. 1 take her to he of more than average education: her family is of the best. Her father for years was 1 in thc (General Assembly. He is prospering and her relatives are in ' positions of honor. Her form is rather ' slender, but ber attraction is In her eyes and clear complexion. The eyes of Miss Maud Kelley are dark brown and large, shaded with heavy black eyebrows, and altogether 1 the outline of ber face is that of an attractive young woman, except that 1 her chin is rather large. Her hair is ? deep black. She came into Court ' accompanied by her father, mother and two aunts. As the party took their seats Spain Kelley crossed over to his mother and kissed her, and then he kissed the sister who was to go T uirough the ordeal of the law and subsequently he greeted his two aunts. Miss Kelley, whatever may be her strength, collapsed at the sight of the witness stand. She sobbed and cried as If hysterical for a long while, but later in the day she calmed herself. ' When asked to take the stand she seemed deaf to the calls. Un the stand she answered as simply and as hrielly as she could, never raising her head fully, but beseechingly casting her deep brown eyes about as if to say. " Hov much more of this must I "bear?"' She told hrielly that Creech was thc father of her still-horn child, i and yet she seerad to have loved and trusted Creech until the very last. From the evidence thc trouble began months before she finally told her family, for her father testified that the child v/as horn In .luly, two : months after the tragedy. Never before have 1 heard such a straight statement as that of Spain Kelley. . He willingly assumed the full respon sibility for what appears tobe terribly cold-blooded killing, without equi voca tion he shouldered all possible burden for thc manner ol" the shooting and unrelenting pursuit of the already , wounded Creech. And with him it was plain that bc went forth from i the family council to kill. There were whisperings of sensations, hut if there were the breath of truth in them the case stands absolutely upon the re cord. That Spain Kelley ti ist heard of his sister's trouble the day before the tragedy I am convinced, absolute i ly so. That he loved his sister is also evident, as it Is that he, with his father's approval, undertook to deal with Creech. The evidence showed that Creech was a great favorite in Rishopville, that he was introduced into the Kelley family hy Spain Kelley, and that Creech was the tally man who had ever had any improper intercourse with Miss Maud Kelley. SPAIN KELLEY'S STATEMENT. Here is the statement of Spain Kel ley, the defendant in the ease. Ile appeared fairly self-reliant and confi dent, lie answered the inquiries quickly and with precision. There was every evidence of truthfulness andan almost brutal frankness about his statements. He showell no feel ing on the stand, hut at other times seemed very much affected at the hap . pollings Of tho Court. He began by saying thal he was 2."> years of age and that he was the second of eleven living children of his mother and father, and that his sister was older I than himself and the oldest child. He said that he had known Creech for i more than a year and regarded him as i a close and intimate friend. He liked him SO well that he introduced him into his home, invited him to soci ables and saw that he had invitations to picnics and the like. They were the best of friends up to the night be fore the tragedy, when he first heard of thc trouble. Ile had been lishlng t?n thc day of the revelation to him by his sister, and on his way home he had stopped and had a talk with Creech at his stable, never for a mo ment suspecting anything wrong. Creech offered him two hundred dol lars if lie would get his horse into first-class condition, and he drove ot! with two young ladies who happened to pass by the stable. That was the hist he saw of Creech until the killing. After supper at home his younger sis ter called him out of the room, and after they had gotten away from the malu part of the house she threw her arms around his neck and cried and sobbed "Maud." That was all, he said, bo could get out ot the younger Bister, and he told her to briog Maud to him. The elder sister, Maud, then came in and she threw her arms around her oldest brother and began crying bitterly. Spain Kelley insisted on knowing what was the trouble and Maud Bald that she would rather die than tell, and she told him that she had come to him for protection and that Bhe might as well tell it all. She did so and told her brother that Creech was to have met ber at home that night at 8.30 o'clock and righted the wrong, but that he had failed to come, and that she had waited until ? o'clock before she said anything to anyoue. She told him that she wanted to be saved from disgrace and to sive the family if she could, of the prom ises that Creech had made her, of her visit to town that day and how Creech had told her that if she told her brother or father that he was a dead man. Alter his sister had told him the whole story he told her: "I will attend to it." lie said that he felt it his duty to act as bc was the oldest brother, and that he had introduced the young man into the family. Ile then called his father out of the house and told him of the trouble and, after consult ing with friends, it was decided that the father should go for the minister and that Spain Kelley should go for Creech, lt was theu about midnight. On the way to Hlshopville the father said that Creech boarded at the home of a malden lady and that he did not think that it would bo right to dis turb her and have a dldlculty there and so the visit that night was aban doned. He went home and later on found that Creech had left Bishopvllle. He drove across to the roid to Cam den to try and intercept Creech, but lound out early in the morning that Creedb had already passed. Then he went home and took a nap and next day started for Camden to lind Creech, with the full knowledge and con sent of his father. lie said that when he started out that it was ibis intention to intercept Creech and make him marry his sister, and that while sitting by the roadside walting he loaded two shells with large buckshot. Ile said that he took the extra hors? to pursue Creech If lie found that he had left Camden. On his wav to Camden, while going down a bill he was almost upon King before he saw him. All of the vehicles were moving fast. Ile heard King call out. "Look out, Creech, here is Kelley!" About this time Creech threw the lines to his companion and made a turn in lils seat as if to stoop down. Ile said nothing, but thought that tue tight was on and that there was no time to lose, and he opened fire. Ile insisted that his hind buggy wheel was just parallel with tue hind buggy wheel of the buggy in which Creech was riding, lie had to wait a little, he said, as there were two between him and Creech and he could not lire until he had passed Creech. As soon as be tired Creech and his companion jumped out. He jumped out of his buggy also and about that time Creech was getting up again, and he fired into him again. He saw no effect from either gunshot, and then Creech began tu run and he fired at him twice with his pistol. Creech ran towards King, who helped him into the buggy, and they broke and ran in their buggy as fast as they could. Ile went back to get his buggy, picked up his gun and followed the fleeing men. He said that he followed them for some time and, seeing that he was not gaining on them, he unhitched his horse, adjusted the saddle and started in pursuit of the men, whom he overtook in a three or four-mlle race. He said that they went In the direction of Barnett's and not in the direction or Hlshopville, and that made him think that they were trying to escape and that Creech had not been burt, because he was able to run faster than he did out of the way of the pistol balls. As he turned into the Boykiu place, where Creech and King had gone, he was met by King. King came running out and he threw his gun on King, as he did not want to be Interfered with and did not know what King was going to do. After some words with King he shov ed him out of the way and fired twice, almost simultaneously, into Creech, lie said that he was all wrought up, excited and worried at thc time of the second shooting. He then got on his horse and returned to find bis buggy, which he turned over to a friend, and then he left the county to go to Monroe, N. C., as he did not care to be arrested just then. He assumed the name of Law and, after sending his brother here to look into matters, he quietly returned to Sumter, where he surrendered him self. Up to the time of the disclosure of his sister he had no intimation that there was anything in the world wrong. The home had been a happy one and he had the highest regard for Creech. KELLBY ACQUITTED. At midnight thc jury asked Judge Purdy for further instruction. He re peated his charge in substance and the jury returned to its deliberations. After being out until 1 o'clock the jury in the Kelley case returned to Court with Its verdict of "not guilty." There was a murmur, no applause, and no warning of applause by thc Judge Young Keller was forthwith discharged and went home. An ac quittal was generally expected. Fjt)|Cineor8 Narrow FlNcnpr. 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Will/,m gonville with the .lohn IL Sparks Thursday, shows and lefl l hem here. Since then 1 lie has been giving a side show with his three huge linns nu West Ray street. For several days he has been showing signs of Insanity, and Wed nesday, while giving one formalices, he went negro assailant <jf Mrs. Shielda and little daughter inerts city on januarj 30, has confess^ ^ ki,Hng aQ Itallau J'jikt?t Liverpool, O., and to s throat in Penn was hanged there A dispatch t}.om Springfield, Ohio, to the New Yonk Tjmes ^ that ^ Friday night f,no whit0 children of the cage door open, \ ,3 Vis nefe ?gg*? 35 saying: "They will not conic out, as him along ??T ?i??inri <?* God is looking aller them." Ile then j was rcxwC\^toilSus i lerched himself on a box and stated been doneT serious i pe that he could restore sight to the blind and cure any disease known to medical .science by his magnetic pow er. Bystanders closed the door and kept the lions from escaping. The investigating committee decided that he has lost his mind oh 11 io subject of religion. He preached for sonic time to them anti tried to explain where thc Bible gave him power over beasts and humans. Ile will be taken to thc asylum in a few days. Perlnor hails from London, England, and says that he had a world-wide prominence in the animal world. Ile has been traveling with circuses for the past 30 years, so he stated Wednesday. ho negro injury had AN exchange says: "Thc only way the Democratic party can win the respect of the voters of the coming National campaign is to Like the strongest possible si anti lo stamp out Bryanisin, and the best way to take such a stand is to nominate Mr Cleveland." This would bc an ex cellent, way to stamp out - the Demo cratic party. If you are no? wi/, uruv wftut to know Ut% . \!l about your trouble, Boua ,?r m_ free bookie..P nnd ?ft examination, hu-vV? No. 1, Nervous Debili ty (Sexual Weakness), No. a, Varlcocele. 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