The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 06, 1894, Image 1
VOL. Ix.
BLOODY TRAGEDY IN BLACKVILLE.
TWO Mi:x AllM KIIiljl'il> ON TIIK
HTUF.BT.
Tli? ltCKiilt 111*1111 Old I Viul?A Dispensary
<bmstublo Seizes Clothing hi
Searching lor Contraband hltiuor?
A Seiisiu ion at the Inquest.
Special to the Columbia Register.
UhACKVihhio, S. C., Aug. 28.?Tills
afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, the
bloodiest tragedy over enacted in this
quiet littie village occurred on the
main street t?f the town, directly opposite
the passenger station, and Solomon
Brown, the 22-year-old son of Simon
Brown, and John Ciribbin, of the State
Dispensary constabulary force, lie cold
in death.
This double tnurdoHiclho result of
a feud of long standing. At the timo
when Tillman was first nominated as
(j over nor, liribbin, tin n the town marshal
was especially active in his cause,
thereby incurring the enmity of the
uonservativo citizens of tho town, who
in the ensuing municipal election supported
and elected a council, the members
of which pledged themselves in
advance not to appoint Gribbin town
marshal. Tho inllucntiai Brown family
were earnest supporters of the Conservative
faction and did much to bring
about the defeat of men who favored
Gribbln'a continuance as town marshal.
After his defeat, and a short time
prior to vile passage of the Dispensary
Act, Gribbin posted a letter lellceting
upon .lews which further widened the
breach. After his appointment as a
member of the State constabulary,
upon three occasions ho opened packages
consigned to^irious members of
the Hrown famUy^Whieh naturally engendered
bitter feelings.
Today, about 1 p. m., he entered the
freight shed and opened a ease of clothing
from Baltimore consigned to Solomon
Brown, ostensibly to search for
liquor brought into the State in violation
of the Dispensary Act. Shortly
before 2 o'clock Simon Brown, the
father, meeting Gribbin 011 the street
reproached him for opening this particular
package, accusing him of persecution.
The argument waxed warm
and Simon Brown was joined by his
three sons, Solomon, lsailore and Her
moil. Gribbin oilored to light any one
of thorn and Isudoro Brown, a youth of
about 20 years of age, promptly accepted
tiio challenge, asking him to remove
his eoat and ollicial badge. Gribbin
struck in the direction of Isadora
Brown, who parried the blow, knocking
Gribbin against the wall of George
A. Stitt's store.
At this juncture pistols wore drawn
by Solompn Brown, Herman Brown
and Grjbbin and six or seven shots
wore tired in rapid succession. Gribbin
was shot through the left shoulder,
and near the heart, the ball entering
the left lung. He staggered into Mr.
ouuu n pum u, iinii^ at DunMiiou nruwn,
who fell half way to the ground at the
llrat shot, which was quickly followed
by two or three others, one of which
took olToet in his head, penetrating'
the bruin. Another went in the right
side and a third entered at the back,
perforating the heart, causing almost
instant death.
Gribbln after being shot walked
through Mr. Stitt's storo to the back
yard, where ho fell and died within ten
minutes.
Solomon Brown was the third son of
Simon Brown and had recently embarked
in the furnishing goods business
on his own account. He was engaged
to bo married to a young lady of
Savannah and a beautiful home to
which he expected to conduct his young
bride is now under construction. Ho
was an especially shrewd businessman,
popular and courteous, and his untimely
end Is deeply deplored by all who
knew him.
John Gribbin, tho Disponsavy constable,
was a native of Ireland, about 40
years of age, and came to Blackvillo
as a town marshal in INST, and was regarded
a competont olUccr, but rather
lacking in judgment. This position lie
retained under several administrations,
losing it when lie espoused the Till
man cause. Before coming to Black*!
villo he had been successively a private
in the British Army, in United States
Marino corps, frqiy^which ho deserted,
and was afterwj^rjyja* the Fifth United
States Artilh>rjM\?.?*n which he was
discharged. ' lie was an especially active
member of the constabulary force,
and though esteemed by the supporters
of tho Dispensary Act, his course
had made him very obnoxious to those
not in sympathy therewith. Ho leaves
a widow and four children.
About I p. m. Coroner II. I'. Dychoe,
who it is assorted fired tho shot which
killed young Brown from inside his
store, empaled a jury to view the remains
of the dead constable and proceeded
to a grove near by to hold the
inquest. After examining II. D. .Johnson,
J. G. Strobol and partially examining
Goo. A. Stitt. as witnesses to
more or less of tho unfortunate affray,
a communication from Solicitor G.
Duncan Bollingor was placed in his
bauds suggesting that in view of tho
met it was oponiy cnargoa no una iirod
at least ono shot. during tho nioleo, it
would bo better ,8'tiat ho should not preside
at tho irtT(.-feBV In this opinion,
however, tho jury did not concur and
insisted upon concluding its duties.
Tho examination of Mr. Stitt was resumed
when a bailiff from tho sherilT's
ollioo notified tho coroner that tho
sheriff was on his way to tho inquest
which ho desired should bo hold by
Trial JusticoHammot. Notwithstanding
this official message, however, tho
tho jury persisted in tho performance
of its duties. Coroner Dyches, who
had interrogated tho witness as to
whether or not they bad seen him fire a
shot at Solomon Brown and, also, if it
was possible for Gribbin to have shot
young Brown inthoback in tho position
they occupied respectively, to which ho
received negative replies in both cases,
was not at lulbAitii to conduct tho in.
nout. t o n n ttiimic I evi need no dt>si ro to
exorcise hi^ prerogative to adjourn the
proceedings.
The examination of Mr. Stitt was i
again resumed, when Sheriff Lancaster,
accompanied by Trial Justice Hammet,
appeared on the scene, and summoning
tiio coroner drow an oflleial'doenmont
from his pocket and placed him
under arrest, charged with the murder
of Solomon Brown. This sensational
donouraent caused the immediate
cessation of the inquest. Trial
Justice Hammot procoeded at once to
empanel a jury and summon witnesses.
The facts elicited are in accordance
with the abovo, and tho verdict of the
&
jury ovor tho remains of John Oribbiu
is thill limit.il ll'HW iMIlUIlll Kir < iiKlsl
? .. w ? ?'j < v |'io vv *
shot wound from a pistol in tho hands
of Ilormon lirown, and that Simon and
Isadoro lirown art; accessories before
and after tho fact. The inquest over
tho remains of young lirown is sot for
8 a. m. Wednesday morning. j
A ST AT KM KNT KltOM Ml K K UKOWN. |
llKACKVIM.K, Aug. 28. ?At the request
of friends, notwithstanding tho
bereavement, of my family, I cannot refrain
from giving iny views for publication
on that which caused tho cold
blooded murder of my brother, Solomon
lirown, here to-day.
For some time Gribbin, boing actuated
by personal spite, has never lot
the opportunity pass to persecute my
family. When Chief Constable Ilollcy
was lirst appointed, I met him and
explained the unfitness of Gribbin to be
on his constabulary force, for the rea- j
son of his personal reputation in Glaekvillo.
This occurred upon the train j
coming from Charleston, and 1 wrote
Governor Tillman this morning before
this trouble occurred, requesting Gribbln's
removal. Clothed with authority
Gribbin lost no opportunity totyrani/.e
the anti'Tillniauitos and especially
the Grown family which had boon
shown in my letter to the Governor.
This unfortunate atl'nir can only bo attributed
to tho appointment of prejudiced,
unprincipled scoundrels who are
only enlisted for political gain to the
dominant party, regardless of otTocton
law-abiding citizens, who have everything
to lose by such appointments by
the administration of constables acting
for the State.
1 do not desire to enter into a statement
of the circumstances surrounding
this killing, for this will bo shown
in tho proper tribunal of justice. Particularly
aggravated lias boon this offense,
in the light of the fact that for
political reasons the Coroner of this
county, II. P. Dyches, a Tillmanito,
has so acted us to be now in jail charged
with being the party who fired the
fatal shot which killed my brother,
, I, < . . ! - - V '
urn., 111 spn,e t?i i/iu.s iaet, insisted upon !
holding the inquest in the eases, in
fnco of a letter to him from the Solicitor
of the circuit suggesting the impropriety
of his doing so under the circumstances,
and was only deterred
from finishing the inquest begun by
him b/ the sheriff of the county arresting
him upon the charge of murder
ami committing him to the county jail,
notwithstanding his request to allow
him to finish beforo his departure.
His conduct in this connection linimr
I ovidcntly for tho purpose of shielding
himself from tho consequences of his
act. Mike Brown.
THE DUEL TO DEATH.
Tho Coroner's Inquest Over Young
Brown?Throe of the Browns Are Infor
Murder?Tho Coroner Did
Not Eire IIis Pistol.
Blackville, Auk- 2J).?Trial Justieo
lluinmet, acting coronor, this
morning' procondod tc hold an inquest
over the remains of Solomon Brown,
killed yesterday afternoon in the
Brown Gribbin a IT ray. A number of
witnesses were examined who testitied
that Herman Brown, tho 17 year old
son of Simon Brown, and youngest
brother of the deceased, firod the first
two shots directly at Gribbin. lie discharged
his pistol in withdrawing it
from the case, the ball penetrating his
left hand. No testimony was adduced
to prove that Solomon Brown fired a
single shot, although one witness testified
that Isadore Brown commenced
tiring simultaneously with Gribbin.
Tho witnesses agreed in tho statement
that in the positions occupied by
Gribbin and young Brown it was impossible
for tho former to have shot
the latter in the back, it is claimed
that ooth Simon and Isadore Brown
wore unarmed.
iu was proven uiai 11. 1*. Uychos, tho
coroner, who was arrested on tho
charge of murder while holding tho
inquest over tho ^remains of Gribbln,
entered tho store, secured a pistol and
returned to tho street during tho fight,
^jpveral witnesses swore point blank
jHEpt Dychcs did not lire, hut another
Notified that a sliot was fired from
Dychcs' store, after which Solomon
Brown fell. This is supposed to ho the
shot which entered at the back, penotrating
Brown's heart.
Tho jury returned a verdict that
Solomon Brown's death was caused
hy pistol shot wounds indicted hy .John
Gribbin and other parties or party unknown
to tho jury. Warrants have
been issued for the arrest of Messrs.
Simon, Isadore and Hormon Brown,
hut will probably not bo served until
after tho funeral of Solomon Brown,
which will occur in Augusta to-morrow
upon arrival of tho South Carolina and
Georgia train. Tho remains of this
lamented young man will be accompanied
to their final resting place by the
members of his large family and many
citizens, and a detachment from tho
Gordon Volunteers of which ho was a
member.
The autopsies reveal that Brown was
shot six timoty'and Gribbin four. Tho
witnesses testified to the firing of hut
seven or eight shots, two by Hormon
Brown, five by Gribbin and the shot
fired from Dychcs' store. One bullet
impinged against tho brick wall and
another crushed through tho glass of
a display window in Dychcs' store.
From this it appears that not less than
twelve shots wore fired. It is known
that a great many people witnessed tho
shooting who wore not brought forward
as witnesses at tho Inquests.
Theso parties will bo called upon to
tostify at tho trials which will ensue
and tho discrepancy will doubtless bo
I am advised that Gribbin was continued
as marshal of Blackvillo until
October, 1893, and that his removal
was brought about by his arbitrary
treatment of citizens and overbearing
and ovorzealous manner in the discharge
of his just and imaginary duties,
and that ids political auiliatfone had
nothing to do with the opposition.
Gribbins' remains were interred in
the city cemetery this morning, tho
services being conducted by tine
Knights of Pythias, of winch he was a
moinbor.
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TUB llliAOKVIfiliB TRAGEDY.
What Governor Tillman Has In Hajr
A bout it?Correspondence as to the
Official Course or I lie Dead Constable.
Tho terrible tragedy at Blackvillo
was tho subject of much talk in Coluru|
hiu, and gonoral rogrot was cxprossod.
CONWAY, S. C
As the tragedy wis the result rf a porsonal
altercation and not because of t he
Dispensary law, Governor Tillman did
not get muoli information about the
utVulr. The Govornor expressed his
regrets. When his attention was railed
to the criticism of Col. Mike Brown,
he said that if Colonel Brown had notified
him earlier of the personal feeling
oxistiug ho would have removed Gribben
to another field. Inasmuch as Col.
Brown made public mention of the
matter Governor Tillman at the request
of the newspaper reporters gave
to the press the communications regarding
the affair.
Tho following is the letter written j
to Govornor Tillman prior to the trag- |
ody, to which reference is made in the
card of its author in a preceding col- '
umn:
Baiinwulu, S. C., Aug. 28, 1891.
To His Excellency, B. U. Tillman,
Governor, Columbia, S. C.
My Dear Sir: I regret very much
the necessity of complaining to you
about any matter, but tho recent outrageous
and onwiLi'riint.ixl
Constable Gribbin, at. HlaokvlUo, in
soizlng ami oponing a final I box consigned
to my wife by express is of
such aggravating character that 1 fool
it my privilege and duty, as a law abiding
citizen, to bring the matter to your
attention and request the removal of
Grlbbon. 1 am advised by Mr. Richardson,
route agent of the express
company, that a report of the seizure
lias been sent to you. I am not dealing
in whiskey, nor interested in any
one who would be disposed to violate
the dispensary law, and if I was, 1 certainly
would not degrade myself so far
as to attempt to smuggle whiskey in
my wife's name, and 1 write you in regard
to the matter fooling sure that,
you would not uphold or allow any constable
in the employ of the State to
aggravate, insult and trample upon the
rights of tlm people?a lady?to grutify
personal grudge, under pretense of
carrying out the law. This man Gribbin
is a low down scoundrel, without
intelligence or judgment, and totally
unlit for so high a position. As a proof
01 tins point, l roior lo the following
circumstance: Some time ago he trot
mud with my hither uiiout some mattor.
and to vent his" spite, stated tlmt
on a certain day at Ulaekvllle ho would
publicly expose the Jews. My brother
mot him on the streets and eharnetei ized
him publicly, with oaths and curses,
and ho did not resent it. (which
any respectable man, as you know,
would certainly do.) His animosity
extends to every member of the family,
and it was to aggravate mo, and in a
spirit of rovengo, that he seized a
package addressed to my wife, which
had not the slightest sign, or ovUleuoo
of containing whiskey, i enclose you a
letter received from Mr. iluckinghain
this morning, which please return,
when you have read. While Gribbin,
in this instance, has boon acting within
the pale of the law, I am sure that
your Excellency would have approved
and excused him in granting Mr. Iluckingham's
request and allowing the
camphor and alcohol to bo forwarded
to the sick lady, and his refusal to do
so, under tho circumstances, knowing
that it was ordered and needed for a
sick lady, shows that he lacks any feeling,
judgment or discretion, and is not
qualified for the position. 1 understand
that lie is a straggler left here
by Sherman's raiders: when lie came
to lllackville, ho was compelled to
leavo Aiken. An investigation will
satisfy you as to his character, and 1
feel that his removal is due in justice
to myself and the protection of the
community. J am yours, very respectfully.
Mike Brown.
MR. 1JUCKINUllAM'S CASE.
The following is the letter enclosed
by Col. Brown, and referred to in his
letter:
Barnwell, s. c., Aug. 27, 1894.
Col. Mike Brown, Barnwell, S. G.:
Dear Sir: Complying with your request
of even date, I herewith furnish
you with a statement of the seizure of
a gallon of alcohol and one pound of
gu:n camphor by Constable Gribbin, at
Blackvillo, some few weeks ago.
My mother was in a dying condition,
and her doctor ordered that she bo
freely bathed in alcohol, strongly impregnated
with camphor.
There wjis no alcohol to be had in
Barnwell, and my father ordered it,
along with some groceries, from his
grocer in Charleston, but instructed
the grocer to ship the alcohol and camphor
by express, thinking that wo
would receive it sooner than if it wore
shipped with the groceries by freight.
The package was seized at Blackvillo
by Mr. Gribbin. I being unknown to
him, and desiring to get the drugs as
soon as possible, got Mr. llaminett, the
railroad agent hero, to wire him and
state that the articles were for medicinal
use, and were urgently needed.
Mr. Hammett is well known to him
and I desired to have the truthfulness
and good faith of my request for the
roleaso of the stuff vouched for by some
ono Mr. Gribbin could rely upon, as ho
did not know mo.
Mr. Hammett explained tho case,
but he still refused delivery, claiming
it was "rum" and has since posted notice
of its seizure as rum, but makes no
mention of tho camphor. I recognize
the fact that it was strickly speaking
a legal seizure, and have no complaint
to make 011 that score;! do hold,'though,
that any constuble who has sufficient
judgment to entitle him to an appointment,
should exercise his iiidirmnnt. in
a cabo of this kind, and releaso goods
under circumstances which wore
vouched for us in thiscusc, and I further
believe that his superior officer
would have hold hiin harmless for so
using iiis judgment.
I do not write this in hopes of getting
back the seized goods. Commissioner
Traxlor lias already declined delivery
on the ground that the shipper
marked package "Groceries," and
thereby attempted an ovasion of the
law. The grocer marked them thus on
his own responsibility and not by any
instructions from us. Very truly yours,
Perry M. Buckingham.
governor tillman in rei'ly.
Tho following was penned by Governor
Tillman and mailed to Colonol
Brown:
Columbia, s. C., Aug. 29, 1894.
Mr. Mike Brown, Barnwell, S. C.:
Doar Sir: Your letter of tho 28th lias 1
been received. Had yon written sooner,
whether your complaint is just or
not, I would have soon to it that you
had no cause for ccnsuro, by removing i
Mr. Gribbin to anothor ilold, and thus i
the lamentublo tragedy which has
THURSDAY, SEPT
darkened your own household, and loft
i a widow with four children to struggle
alone with the world, might have boon
averted.
As a usual thing constables are always
sent from homo, and had 1 known
that there was any cause of friction,
Mr. (Jribbon would liuxo boon detailed
for duty outside of Barnwell County.
it is needless for me to say that 1 regret
the sad catastrophe, which could
nave so easily been averted hail you
written your letter sooner.
Very respectfully,
B. r. Tillman, Governor.
l\ y.?In regard to the alcohol be- !
longing to Mr. Buckingham, his own
letter is a sutliciont answer. Alcohol
j is kept for sale by all the dispopscrs,
and the package in question was marked
"groceries." Mr. Buckingham
could have gotten the alcohol legitimately,
and, when he risked smuggling
it instead of buying from a dispensary,
he has no just cause of complaint.
Constables have no "discretion"
in such cases. To release contraband
liquor under such circumstances
would mean instant removal. Mr. .
Blll'.ki ncrllll IH ulli.nl.l Vinti., ?!.? I
? n .'uwum 11 c% v v 5 nan tin:
phor mid alcohol mixed in Churlouton.
It wus not medicinal, until mixed.
II. U. T.
Til K IIIIOWNH Alt It KMT 101 >.
SImm-IIV Imin-UMter Arrive* to Take
Tlicm to llurn well.
Augusta Chronicle 81st. hist.
Mr. Simon Brown and his two sons,
1 Lor man and Isadora Brown, of Blaekvillo,
S. C., were arrosteil hero last
nl gilt.
Herman is charged with the murder,
and his father ami brother with
being accessories before and after the
fact of tho killing of John Grlbbin, tho
Tillmun dirponsary spy, down at Blaekvilio.
Tuesday afternoon Mr. llrown and
bis sons, with other members of the
family, canto here to attend tho funeral
of young Solomon Brown, who was
killed by Gribbin and some unknown
person in the a ITray.
Coroner Dyohos is tho suspect who
is in the Barnwell jail under tint
charge of having 11 red tho fatal shot at
Solomon.
Last night Chief Ilood received a
telegram frox Sheriff Lancaster, of
Barnwell County, asking him to arrest
for murder Messrs. Simon, Isadore and
Hermon Brown and to hold them until
hocainu with requisition papers.
Chief Hood detailed Sergeant burnish
and Doctectives Howard and Murray
to go out and lind tho wanted parties.
The officers had no difficulty in
e-rrying out their orders.
When Sergeant 1 famish went in
search for Mr. Brown ho went direct
to Mr. Kubonstoln's residence and he
found the desired gentleman there.
He had retired, hut upon being called,
immediately got up and went to the
officer und surrendered at the same
M .. I ...1 ... >
.'ii. immerse lirown cnino up
unci ho, too, wus placed under arrest.
The father and son went with the
olHeer to police headquarters and
Chief Hood told them of the painful
duty he had to perform. Mr. Brown
was sent to jail.
The other son, Ilormon, who is accused
of having killed the spy, hearing
that his father and brother were under
arrest voluntarily went around to the
police barracks and gave himself up.
Sherill Lancaster, accompanied by
Judgo J. O. Patterson and YV. K.
Holmes, arrived on the 10:30 o'clock
train from Barnwell.
The sherill', upon being told that old
man Brown was in jail, immediately
sent an olliccr there and had the aged
gentleman brought to the Arlington
I Intel.
The sherilT and his friends and Mr.
Brown and his sons took rooms at the
Arlington, where they spent the night
and will return to Blackvillo on the
early train this morning. Application
will be made today for ball.
GOV. WAIl'H ARRESTED.
Charged Willi Opening and Retainingu
Private Letter.
DfONVK.lt, Col., Aug. 28.?Gov. Davis
H. Waito was arrostod this evening
on a warrant charging him with opening
and retaining a letter addressed to
\ f.... r i t
,d i m. uiKtsiiH, lormeny matron at police
headquarters. Tho warrant was issued
by United States Commissioner FIinsdale,
who also issued warrants for the
arrest of 1'resident Dennis Mulling, of
the polieo board, Hamilton Armstrong,
chief of polieo and Kate Dwyer, matron
at police headquarters.
The complaint was made by Mrs.
Likens and was investigated by l'ostotllco
J n spec tor McMahon. M r. McMahon
laid the matter before United
States District Attorney .Johnson and
a formal complaint was drawn up. The
letter upon which these warrants wore
based was written to Mrs. Likens by
Jesse I'urr, of I'ueblo, who unswered
an advertisement for a housekeeper.
Mr. Parr said ho was in need of a friend
and a good woman, in this letter, and
two of the words have been underscored
by pencil, which Parr says was
not done by him.
It was about six days after this letter
was received that Mrs. Likens was
discharged. It is charged that this
lotter to Mrs. Likens was not only unlawfully
opened, but that there was a
conspiracy; that this letter went into
the hands of Chief Armstrong, Mrs.
Kate Dwyer, Dennis Mulling and Governor
Waite, and the answor to this
advertisement for a housekeeper was
tho point they used against Mrs.
Likens.
Governor Waite created a scene in
the ofllco of United .States Commission'
er Ilindsdalo. alleflrintr >i. <v>nuni....nn !
O ?O ? "I"' "VJ ,
but JiO was confronted with a statomont
frcAn Chief Armstrong, that ho
received tho letter in question from
Governor Waito. Tho Governor finally
gave bail in #1(X) and tho others
were released on thoir personal rooogni/.aneo.
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This is tlio nroper way to peel tomatoes:
Cover them with boiling water
half a minute, then lay them in cold i
water until perfectly cold, and tho
skin can bo peolod off without difficulty,
leaving the tomatoes unbroken and
as firm as they were before being '
scalded.
?All plants havo periods of activity
and rest. Some ai active in tho daytimo
and sloop at night; othors roposo !
during the daylight lipurs and arc
awake at night. Among tho latter are |
tho oleetric plants. i
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KMUICK 0, 1894.
TALKS ON THE ELECTION.
<iOV. TII,I,MAN ON rill'. SITIM
TION.
11 Says iluit llis l)itiiHH'i'U(') Menu
While Sii|ii'i'iiu\i',v The I 'i v <?(' Kin
llulc Dim'h \i>i frighten Him.
COhUMlllA, S. C., All;,'. 2i?. (JoVOl
nor Tillman was interviewed todaj
anil spoke o? follows regarding tli
poi'tontious polieal situation:
" Until somebody explains why th
Conservatives of Columbia and Chni
lesion did not turn out and vote it is n<
necessary for us to say anything abou
the light Reform vote. TnoConservt
tives have everything their way i
these two cities, and the Reformer
have everything their way in the com
try, and didn't exert themselves. 1
most of the counties there was no o|
position ticket to spur the Reformer
to action. The reiteration of the or
of a ring is not going to scare anylrod,
or muster up any votes.
" I give notice now that we are nu
going to have any Alabama business i
South Carolina in November. If thes
people want to warm this black sunk
into life and join forces with it undo
the plea of Democracy, we are read
to meet thorn and give them the worn
drubbing they ever had in their liven
"The defeated politicians who ear
not get a majority of the white vot
and want to net elected by joinin
forces with the negro, may as w ell un
del-stand this.
" I will never believe until I soo i
that any considerable number of th
Conservatives will make this desperat
ell'ort to regain political power at suel
terrible risks, for every sensible 111111
knows that when the negro is brough
in as the balance of power between th
contending' white factious the Stat
will sink into a deeper gulf of miser
and misgovcrnmont than existed fron
'(18 to '70?or from that which w
emerged in 1S7(?. All the ottlces in tin
world are not worth such a price. M;
Democracy means white supremacy,
and those who have backed mo wil
lint Wllftl n ! 1. 41,.. . I
..X'V \si v?vjo ? ltd! tllL' IR^n?. I-il3
those who do. justify it t.<> the people.
AN A I'l'lOA 11 TO TIIK I'KOI'IjM.
What IltKler Hays Alton) die Willi
drawal oi llis I* ledge.
Special to the News iiiid Courier.
Washington, Aujj. 27. Judge Izlai
is going to make the race for ro*olee
tion to Congress from the 7th district
iiis determination in that diroetioi
was lixed some time ago, and witliii
the past few days ho has received sub
st.intial endorsements from tiie lies
elements of the Demoeratie party ii
that district. lie will not go into tin
"Reform" primary trap, which wool)
he sure political death, but lie wil
suiuu uui in Li 10 open Hold when tin
tlio general oloction takes plnco am
contest every inch of ground with tin
" Ueforni" candidate whoever he maj
lie.
Judge l/.lar will leave Washingtoi
to-morrow after the linul adjourninen
of Congress, and he will take charge o
his own campaign and conduct it 01
the most vigorous plan. It would hi
futile for him to subject himself am
friends to the cut and dried process
which will prevail at the "Itoforin'
primary, and his enemies had hopoi
that he would surrender without 11
struggle, lie is not made of that kirn;
of stuff, lie has won the admiratioi
and the esteem of the genuine Democrats
in hoth houses of Congress durin}.
his brief sojourn in Washington, ant
they will watch his campaign with the
keenest interest. He is confident o
the support and encouragement of tin
true Democracy in the 7th district, am
he is prepared to abide by their decis
ion at the general election.
Washington, August 28.?Senatoi
Ihitlor's announcement that he wouh
not make his contest in the primariei
occasioned quite a flutter in the Souti
Carol'nu colony. I met him in the
Senate chamber this morning shortly
before the Senate convened. Ho wa>
holding quite a levee at his desk,
which was surrounded by South Caro
linians who are here with the Knight:
of Pythias, All of his callers congrat
ulated him upon his aggressive campaign
against Tillmanism, and the.\
were surprised to hear him say that
he would not go into the primaries,
hut make his fight at the general
election. It was apparently verv
gratifying to tho South Curolim
visitors to find at least ono of thuii
Senators on (iuty at Washington, and
they wore pleased with the eourteour
manner in which Gen. Ruticr received
thorn. In the House Judge I/Jar wathe
only mombor of tho delegation or
duty, his colleagues having left Wash
ington last week.
When quostiunod concerning his determ:
nation not to go into the primarie.Senator
Butler made the following
statement: 4' I have known for some
time of the existence of the ringand it.inachinations
to defeat the will of the
people. U used its power in tho most
flagrant and unscrupulous manner
against Reform candidates, and there
is not an intelligent mar. in the State
who does not know and feel it. Ol
course 1 could not submit my candidacy
to a primary manipulated atthis
was, so I withdrew my announcement
of it made to the executive committee
in order that I might he free to
take advantage of exigencies which
might arise in the future. Just what
that may bo I am not prepared to express
an opinion, hut that something
must be done to relievo tho Democratic
party of the falsoposition into
which those in charge of tho present
party machinery are driving it must
bo apparent to everybody. If an
earnest and determined protest is not
made in some form tho Democrats of
South Carolina will find themselves
committed to Third I'artylsm and a
hopeless division in their ranks. The
Democratic masses of the State are as
true to Democratic principles as over,
hut under the leadership of selfish and
unprincipled demagogues and rings tors
tnoy arc being drawn uway from tho
trno faith and wo shall all bo bound
hand and foot if no stops arc taken to
avert it."
" THK l'AHTY HAH LKFT US."
A Conservative Newspaper (lives M??
Ic? It W ill Not Huppoi't the KvanN
Ticket?Homo Pointers lor 'lie Near
Fltl uro?Ih it .1 udg;e Wallace lot' United
Slates Senator?
jpurtnnhurg Daily Herald.
Senator Butler has withdraw a hi*
|>lodgo to abide tho result of tho primary,
filed with the State Kxocutlvo
xy vy vv - V
Committee. and it seems that ho will
make tho race in the general election,
i- That is ho wi'l run candidate ? for th<>
1 .egislaturo in all tho counties that
huvo not nominated l'on orvativo |{?
i" mvsontatives in tho primary olootiun.
u l?v .odoin ho roino\o-i hi solf from
I tho I ii'iiHH'rul io party us at present
1 organized uuu eoniroiiod in South
h ] ('urolinu.
o This la not the oriino it nnon was.
Tho Koform, tho majority faction of
o tho Democratic party in this State,
have taken tho party far away from
?t the old moorings of Democracy "both In
it principles and practices, and if tho
i- Conservatives and tho disgusted K< |
n formers want to take any part at all '
s in tho Holoctinn of the men to lilt tho
i* oIlleoH and run tho government they
n must go outside of the organized Demo*
> oratic party to do It. N ? political narty
s or fact ion over troatci' a minorit y more
y unfairly than tho K formers trouted
y tho Conservatives in holding their infamous
Colleton convontion and not i
>t | allowing free white citizens of the
n State the faintest voice in tho selection
e of their rulers. The Conservatives
e acknowledged themselves hcuton and
r did not put up any ticket or make any ]
Y light, whatever, hut so solHsh was the !
it greed of tin- Iteformers and their I
' olliee-seokers that they would not even !
i- allow the Conservatives tho privilege
u ^ oi voting r<>i* the Koform candidates,
g Is this Democracy ? After thus trout
i- i ing tho Conservatives thoy need not
expect them to remain in tin- so-called
t Democratic party. The Herald servos
o notice on thorn now that we do not pro0
pose to have anything at all to do with
h them as a pat ty ami will not feel hound
1 to support any tickets that we have no
11 part in nominating'.
o We do not care anything about Sene
ator Butlor. llo has not stood by his
V ' people as we think he should have done
11 j and we are not losing any sleep over
0 : his prospects, but we do not and will
u ' not foul bound to vote for John Clary
V ! Kvans and his ticket simply because
1 they were nominated by the eonvon'
] tion, the delegates to which were
t elected vestenlav and clumsc /Mill
' themselves tho ropresonatives of tho
i Democratic party >f South Carolina.
v
Tho ronmrkubly light voto that was
" oast at tin: primary olootion gives food 1
for much thought. It shows that the i
Conservatives no longer regard them- \
r selves as belonging to tho party that 1
held the primary and that they are i
' holding themselves free from tho ol>- J
1 ligations that voting in the primary '
1 would have plaeed on them, it shows
also that a largo part of the Reformers
have become tired and disgusted of I
1 having a few bosses tlx up a ticket for
' them and command them to swallow
it. They refuse to have tho State
ruled by a ring and they will not have
a set of rulers elected by tenor llftoen !
thousand men disfranchising all the |
) i > '
uuier wmic VOUII'H in the State.
This feeling of dissatisfaction and
disgust in people of all kinds is rapidly
1 taking sliapo. This fraud and coercion
1 i that lias boon practiced on tlicm has
been too brazen. Tliey will not stand
' it. The I to formers are largely disgusted.
The Alliance has boon ran
over by the bosses. The Conservatives
? have been kicked out of the party organization
and are allowed no voice in
anything. Forbearance lias ceased to
J he a virtu re and these people are not
going to sit idly by and see these wrongs
1 perpetrated on thotn.
There will be an independent ticket
j in the Held at the November election
for State ollieos and tickets for the Log'
islaturo will bo put out in all the counties.
One of the best and purest men
in the State will stand for United
States Senator and the people in South
Carolina who love fair play will have
an opportunity to place the seal of
' their condemnation on the trickery
I and ringism and deinagoguery of all
i kinds tiiat has been practiced on us
i for four years. Ileal Democrats will
J he the candidates and the real Demo'
cents can vote for them.
[ ?William Stanley, a prosperous
. farmer of Marion County, lad., and,
until ho recently joined the Populists,
a Democrat, intends to bring a peculiar
r suit for damages against Congressman '
Uynuiu. Stanley says that when By- j
ntim was a candidate two years ago. lie
j said that the farmers would get $l.2.">
r per bushel for their wheat if Cleveland
was elected, instead of the eighty or
. ninety cents they were getting at that
I time. Del loving that the Democrats
, would carry the county, and relying
j upon Bynum's promise that wheat
would be $1.25 per bushel, Stanley says
| ho sowed a large amount of wheat and
had a crop in the two years ol 2,800
bushels. But, instead of getting the
promised price, he was compelled to
t sell for sixty cents last year and forty.
five cents this year. 1 io intends to sue
1 BviUlin for the il I tTnfrni/m v.,?i...
^ .. x/uvv i7v.'wn u'Jll b 11U
( price promised and tiio price received.
I
, ?An attendant at tho Rome (N. Y.) i
State asylum a day or two ago found a
i lien with singular maternal taste. Tho
> hen had shown a great predilection to
1 sit, and was finally found on a nest in
tho barn. Tho attendant took her out
i of the nest and was amu/.cd to find that
she hail been sitting on five wee kit
tons. Tho hen evinced so strong an
i olTection tor her wee fatnily that it was '
almost impossible to keep her away
, from the nest. In spite of the pains
taken she was hack on the nest again
the next day, but all except one had
been token away, (t is supposed that 1
she came across the kittens in their 1
, home, and, after driving the mother
away, adopted them as her own, t.nd 1
that when she was taken otT the nest
, the old cat carried all but one of her
kittens away.
??The
young Khedive of Egypt Ikj- 1
lieves that American agricultural ma- j
chlnory is the best in the world. II?
thinks that the farmers of Egypt
should no longer depend upon tho un- '
certain moods of the lilvor Nile for ir- 1
rigatlon so he is studying the methods .
of the Mormons, who settled in Utah, 1
made of an arid, unproductive region 1
a perfect tlowor garden by means of
Hoionuno irrigation. .
?The Ilusslan method for young .
girls to find out when they will bo rauri
rlod in for a party of thoin to assoiuhlo *
| urnl take olT their rings and drop them .
; into a basket of corn, stirring the grain
! meantime till all the rings arc hidden, *
and then a hen in brought in and invited
to partako of the corn, and tho
owner of the first ring uncovered will
bo tho llrst to enter matrimony. 1
a*
NO 7.
STEWART IN A SCANDAL.
tin-: \r,v.\i>.\ sr.natou i>i:<
i.akivs rr iiIjAck>1 vie.
A Social Sensation in WaNliliiKton
The \ I'lti'i alilr .M II lionnf re In Co-1tospomlciit
in ii Dlvcirrr Suli,
Tho o!o.->e of tho Fifty-Third t'engross
was immediately followed lust week by
tho unveiling of social scandal in
Washington, which involves tho milllonairo
Senator from Nevada.
Tho story of a divorce suit, with
Charles L. Glasscock, a clerk in tho
Southern Kail way otllcc, as complain*
ant, and a United States Senator us
co-respondent, was published several
days ago. Tho published account did
not mention his name, and the papers
in the case worn under a han of secrecy
pronounced by Judge llrodloy, hut
rumor said that Senator Stewart, of
Nevada, was the person meant.
Senator Stewart, when askek if Inhad
seen ttie article in which a prominent
froe-sil vcr advocate in tho Senate
was accused, replied : '* I have,
and presume that it applies to mo."
Mr. Stewart then made tho following
statement :
"About a year and a half ago the
woman Glasscock camo to mo as a
'Southern lady' In great distress. She
represented that she had live children,
and that her husband was unable to
support thorn ; that they wore suffering
for food and clothing. She said
she was willing to work in any "opacity,
and wanted mo to got her employ
ment It) Home of the departments any
kind of work would do. I applied to
the interior department for her, hut
they had no place. A few tiu>ea afterward
she cam to my ollice, always suggesting
some way that through my influence
gho could get work, and always
t ? * -
. v ,/. v-viiuiik tin; great, CUSU'OHH 1 tl?lt
she and hor family wore suffering. M
ono time she came on u cold, ra
day, and said that they had no ooa>,
and. that she and her children wore
suffering. Uil guvo lior $."> to buy coal.
At unotner timo she. Bunt her little
i*l to me with a letter, statin# that
one of their children had the typhoid
fever and that she had no money to
buy medicine, and unless site could got
money, the child would probabiy die.
I sent hor a few dollars i do not remember
how many. On one or two
other occassions she obtained money
from me for like charities, and linally
she commenced writing letters, assuming
that improper relations existed between
us, and that I had more to loso
than she had. I met her at the capitol
one afternoon as I was going through
the corridors, and told her that these
were bluckmuiling letters, and that I
was bound from that time on to treat
hor as a blackuiai'er.
" A few day after this, I received a
letter from an attorney, Mr. Carrington,
asking if I had any reason to give
why'Mr. Glasscock should not bring a
suit against me for alienating the
atToctions of his wife. I sent Colonel
Thompson to him to state the facts.
He wrote Colonel Thompson that his
client was an honorable man, and was
about to bring a suit for divorce. I
then wrote to Mr. Curriugton, stating
ttie facts for his information, supposing
that that would end the matter.
Hut the suit was commenced, and Mrs.
Classcoek sent liie the subpoena. Some
time afterward 1 received a letter from
James 11. Wilson, stating that Mrs.
Glasscock had called on him in great
distress, fearing that her children
would be taken from Iter, ami that it
was a delicate matter to manage. I
paid no attention to the letter.
Shortly afterward I received anotli....
iaii.... f m .
\ii iutt'1 irum 4>i rs.
that's ho must sou 1110, anil that sho
would call tho following Monday moniing
and informing mo that hoi* husband
was in illchmond, Vu. I'>y that
tiino 1 began to suspect a conspiracy,
and when tho tiino arrived I had them
watched. Sho camo and attempted to
got into my otUce. Her little girl was
with her. Mr. Glasscock, her husband,
was out in tiio street near the.
entrance. Tho plan evidently was to
get in ray ofllcoand then send nor little
girl for hor husband and create a sensation.
Hho wrote me one or two other
letters insisting that she could protect
mo if siie could only see me, that her
husband was absent, and that it was
necessary for her to see me before lie
returned. One was brought to me by
hor little -x>y at the capitol. Sho and
hor husband wore thoro immediately
afterward. They hunted for me in
pairs for several days. The plan, as 1
learned, was to meet me and ho was to
come up and accuse us of intimacy,
create a scene on tho ttruet, and get it
published.
" I then employed a detect.ve and
ascertained that they were living together
and have been ever since tho
suit for divorco was commenced. 1
obtained proof of tho conspirroy, and
my attorney presented it to Judge
Bradley and there is an order of tho
court that the tpiostion of this conspiracy
or collusive suit shall be first
heard. The allidavits are on the tile.
" I have also learned that Mrs.
Glasscock and her husband have several
co-conspirators of a disreputable
character who have been hanging
around the capitol for years. Kvory
letter sho over wrote me and every
conversation that she had with mo was
cither a demand for money or a throat
to injure me unless she could get money.
Mr. and Mrs. Glasscock have made
threats individually and together that
?. u
moj ?uuiu nave money or a scandal ;
uml their co-conspirators have frequently
done the same.
"I know every movement that they
uml their co-conspirators havo imuio
for tho last three months. I was put
under the painful necessity of guthoring
these facts and going before tho
court, with a view of punishing them
for their blackmailing schemes.
" Mrs. (Jlasscock has tho audacity to
iay that 'last December my husband
left me and we have not lived together
linee, and since May 12 1 have not
svon seen him.'
" Tho mendacity of this statement
llustrates tho character of the woman.
Scores of persons have seen thorn
together daily during the last throe
nonths ar.l all their neighbors and
friends know that they havo been livng
together as husband and wife over
linco tho suit was commenced and
.hat they are living together today,
f she has seen the affidavits on tile
die would have lieen a bravo woman
,o have made such a statement."
a. --- ?
?A word to tho wise is Hiifttninn*
>ut a fool noeda tho whole book.