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CHAPTER XV
"Tho Butt Jo of the Win nts," fo Big
Road's pooplo calhd it lon^r months
nftor, fought Into at night and far up
tho slope* of tho Elk range, was r? pc i trd
at Fort Trayno before the rising of
anothor sut!. Tho m\ -torious s\ stt m of
signaling which i n -1> < d (ho Indians of
tlio reservations in Nebraska (o know
tho detailsof llio Cunt* r massacre boforo
they could bo wired from Bismarck
was hero in use again, and stragglers
from tho band far back at Trooper crook,
and oven the cowboys and ranchmen
carousing about Bunko Jim's in honor
of tho triumph of their plans, knew all
about Farwell's overtaking the village,
of Farrar's dospernte stand and Wayne's
long gallop to their support before tho
first tidings were whispered within the
silent walls across tho stream or even
guessed at by the grim old soldier rousing
from his sleep barely ten miles from
tho scat of action. The first news to
reach tho garrison canto from Jim town
and was laughed to scorn by members
of tlio guard. Tito next words went fearfully
along among tho kitchens of Officers'
row and speedily readied the ears
of the anxious wives nnd children of tho
souium ?u jnn nem, hihi hiii ino Hiirgcon
loft ill charge at Frayno refused to
believe the rumors ami hastened to forbid
that any one should speak of them
where they could reach the ears of the
household of Farrar, for the croakers
told of fell disaster and of the death of
the last soldier of that honored name.
But bad news travels ffist, and the
direful tidings readied Lucretia Fenton's
ears while Kitty still slept the
sleep of the young, the innocent and
unsuspicious, and what Luoretin know
she could never conceal. The morning
?. gun had failed to wake Will's dainty
ladylove, the trump is rang no i< veille,
for there was no j tin on to rouse, and
only ono trumpeter 1 maimd to sound
tho calls, but people were up and astii
and hurrying from house to house long
beforo the usual hour, and Marjorio
Farrar, watching by the bedside of her
stricken daughter, heard with straining
ears tho excited tones of the si wants at
tho back doorsaud but for Hel< u Daunton's
vigilance would heiself have gone
to ascertain the cause. Stipulating that
her friend should not ge> down stairs,
, Helen had hastened forth, finding their
own kitchen deserted, and, as the colonel's
house was but a few rods awav and
Lucretiu was there at the gate in vehement
recitative with Mrs. Aniory and
certain of the younger In lies of the garrison
as listeners, Helen hastened thither,
only to see tho party scatter at her
approach. This in itself was ominous,
Dili ir was no uinr 101 Hesitation. m 1110
of tlio parly were evidently in tears.
The old chaplain was rapidly approaching
from his quatteiv on tin* v>? . tward
side; the doctor, ticldglass in hairtl, was
studying tho snowy expanse to (Jic north
from tho cdgo of the bluff. With him
stood tho sergeant of the guard, and another
noncommissioned ofiiot r was hastening
toward him up tho sentry post
- of No. 5. It was to them she appealed,
and in their faces she read tho first intimation
of ill news.
Tho doctor turned as though ho liad
been expecting her and held forth his
hand. "Iain glad you aro here," he
said, "fori have reason to disbelieve
tho news that has been frittering in ever
since, dawn, but I wish it kept from
Mrs. Farrnr as long as possible."
Helen's faco hail turned white as tho
snow. Ho sow it and draw liar arm
within liis own. "Stragglers from Big
Road's band say?those that wero loft
at Trooper creek, at least?that thrro
was a light last night. Part of the village
was captured and part of tho hand
broko through and got away. The Indiana
claim to have killed several of
our people, but they are tho biggest
boastorn on tho face of the globe. Tho
cowboys over yonder believe it, because
they bate Fen ton and tho Twelfth and
wouldn't be sorry to havo them worsted,
, because that would bring oil a big war
and lots of troops. We would have heard
it by this time in somo way bad there
been serious disaster. "
"But, doctor, Miss Feuton and others
with her hastened away when they saw
mo coining, and they wero in tears."
"Oh, thoy'vo got hold of some silly
story that the servants have boon gabbling
and that I've tried to test, that
TParrnv ia nttimii; tin- ijiinrrfl I>. oil
comes from that vile roost over there,"
said he, scowling malignantly at Jimtown.
"No, don't you givo way, Mrs.
Dannton, " ho continued as who scorned
to shiver and tremble. "Ishnll need all
your strength if there bo trouble coming.
But, if my opinion is not sufficient,
let mo tell you what Captain
Lcnlo thinks. He says that the Indians
wouldn't fight in the dark except at
long range, and the story is that Will
was tomahawked. Ive< p? very thing from
her, therefore, for the present. Colonel
Font on will ho here by noon."
"Keep everything ftom her, doctor!
A mother reads fact s as yon do books.
No one can ct ureal from Mrs. Farrar
that ill news is in the air and that it is
- of her hoy. Is there noway Wo em find
tho truth? Anything almost vouId bo
bettor than suspense 1" she cried with
breaking voice.
"I know of none, my poor friend,"
he gently answered. "All ovt r tin re at
tho settlement is riot and confusion,
5Choy believe oveiy thing and know notli\
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details, for tho Indiana say the li, lit
took placo away in among tho lid's
through Elk Springs eunyen, over 50
miles north of us, and tin; telegraph
lino from Laramie to the eId post follows
tin; stage road fiom ?Fclteiuinu far
to the l ast. If any rt ports, however,
have got in by way of Laramie, they
would surely have been repeated up
i hero lor our benefit. "
And just then a man eamo hurrying
| to them from tk< lin; i i' 'i.lleers' tp
tors. It was Lealo's attendant. "Tho
I oaptnin says, sir, that lie thinks if you
, wire through Laramie they will he law,
ing news by this time at BuiValoor McKinney
stage stations."
"Tlrat was like Leale," thought tho
doctor, "and lie mast have heard sho
was hero with me." "It's worth trying,"
lie said aloud. "Will you go with
me to the ofllcof"
"1 must. 1 cannot return to her with
such news as I have heard." And so together
they hastened over the snowy
parade, and Murjorio Farrar, watching
from the dormer window of Ellis' little
room, saw tl.em and read 'ho motivo
of their going.
Ten minutes later a dramatic seeuo
occurred in that shabby little oflloc, OHO
that Frayne has not yi t ceased to tell of
and will long remember. Kurt/,, the
operator, was clicking away at his instrument
us the doctor i ntcred. "I've
got Larai,nie, sir, now," ho answered in
I response to the first question nuked him,
"and he says Buffalo knows nothing yet.
The first news ought lo come through
uie stago station near Allison's ranch,
riilonel Foil ton was t ver there last
: night, hut nothing has been heard this
morning. The operator is there now."
"Wire to him then. Urge him to find
out whether there, was a fight in the
hills, whether Colonel Fejitun is still
at Allison's, and get any authentic
news he can and send it hero at once."
And even as Kurt/ began clicking bis
message there was some sudden ehcck,
tin eager light shot into hiH face, an expression
of keen, intense interest. Ifo
let gt> his ko}- and sat liste ning to the
quick heating of the tiny hammer of
tin- instrument, then sei:;- <1 a p< noil and
I began to writo just as a faltering step
was heard on the creaking woodwork of
the piazza. The door but-1 open, and in,
with wild ej s and el ' ) volcd hair,'a
heavy cloak thrown about her, hut without
ov? rshoes, without glove s, all oblivious
to the hit tor cold, Marjorio Farvar
rm lu d iu upon them.
"Tell mo instantly," she began, hut
the ( otor, ail inspiiation seizing him
as lie Had tho operator's face, turned
with uplifted hand, with reassuring
j smile as Helen opened her arms to rocoivo
her friend. Tin re was a moment
more of hi t athlcss, hat row ing suspense,
of swift clicking at tho table, of swift
skimming pencil, and then Kurt/sprang
to his feet and placed in .Mrs. Farrar's
trembling hand the yellow brown sheet.
With, eyes that seemed starting from
their sockets, she read. Then, with one
glad cry, "Thank (led! Oh, thank
; Clod!" throw herself on lie leu's breast.
I Tho doctor seized the fluttering paper
j ero it it rcuchf d the floor and read aloud :
My congratulations on Will's gallant Scaring
in Ids maiden 11 g 111. Ho merits tho namo Im
[ bears. Expoot hh homo tomorrow night, vory
hungry. (..not or Pknton.
link 11 hit was only a part of the story.
What li tin said was true enough.
I The Indians would not light iu the dark
except at long range, but that did not
prevent their talcing advantage of the
dark for a sudden rush that would uinhlo
them to burst through what they
well knew could only he a thin and
widely dispersed line. It was easier to do
it in tho dark, as tho warriors wefl
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niaccd iu Mrs Furrur'n tie milling hand
IIIi: yellow hio 11:11 sheet.
J know, than in broad daylight, olid po,
. learning from their vigilant scouts
! about when; Farrar's 111011 wcro deployed,
they rode forward in noisoless array
until close upon thcm;tlieu at given
signal and with full understanding that
no one was to stop for anything they
dashed forward over tho snow at headlong
Spec d.
Tho l'< \v shots fired whizzed by their
ears without, checking them in the least,
1 though two ,Sioux saddles, by great
good luck, were emptied, and when tho
pony of ono low be nding warrior collided
with Fairar and keeled him over
others loin.wing in innd rnoea through
just, us he win si.rambling to his feet,
and one t.f t)io riders had struck wildly
with his warolub at the dark object
and downed it again. Tho whole hand
was out of righ/j in h hs time than it
takes to tell it. The era; h and sputter
of hoofs could bo beeid as tiny tbundorcd
away and tiieu the loud crackling
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In <li si '.'lit to (' I'iinyt >i fart)u r to tlio
, i -i nial found J 'at wi ll'a lt d horses on
tin' bluIf.
K \.a* ti.vij, as tho sergeants wcro
rai inn Will, stuniud and bleeding, to
his li i t that they lvalitst d not an instant
must I o last in hastening to Funvoll's
aid, and, wli i' > ono Uutliod with snow
the aching, bewildered head and another
gavo the young ofllecr wat? r from
his canh en, :i third helped placo tho boy
in saddle and gavo the word to tho.men
to follow. Another niinuto and Lcalo's
men, led by their lieutenant, grasping
at tho pommel till tho same to steady
himself in bis scat, went, charging
through the wooded highland and tumbled
in on Farwell's assailants just in
tho nick of time. With evory niinuto
Will was reviving and ]nilling himself
togctlu r again, and by tho time Way no
and Ins fellows came riding in to their
support through the flro spitting clumps
of evergreen tho boy was shouting i.is
orders and cheering his men as i,hough
no blow had ever downed him. Rut
Wayne's coming relieved him of all rosponsibility
t n that side, sceured Farwell
in liia grasp on tho village, and
when at last Rig ltoad's sullen, beaten
braves slunk away through the timber,
leaving the greater part of tho village
?women, children, old folks and a few
U lag us ted warriors?in tlio hands of tlio
troops, Will's frantically aching head
reminded liini that ho was in need of
attention, and then it was discovered
! that ho was literally hnthed in blood
and it was timq for him to faint from
I the loss of it.
Heavens, what a to do there was at
Frayno when that hoy was brought
home with the setting of tho second sun
tliereafh r, his head bandaged and his
shoulder sore and his hurts severe, and
yet with tho record that, despite it all,
ho had fought his troop like a voternn
?"liko a Fan-ar. " Fenton handed him
over 11> his mother, after their long ride
in the ambulance sent out to meet them,
and went on by first train to comply
with his order.-?; and Marjorio took her
boy to her rejoicing arms, forgetful for
tho moment of Fenton, of Kitty, of all
else in tho world.
! And then, in a few days more, oniiio
the major back with his squadron and
his recaptured village and moro than
half tho recalcitrant braves, tired of
their midwinter sprue and quite ready
to be taken back to Abraham's bosom,
io bo forgiven, and, what was moro to
the purpose, feasted. And by this time
Will was well enough to ho out again
and to ride to meet them and towelcome
Wayne with especial ? nthusinsm,
for the major had re-enforced his ragged
line just in time to save him from another
rush such as had hurst it and
downed him on the slopes a mile to the
oast, and Kitty, no longer imperious
sweet la ait, bat devoted lev , had found
it high time to take no further chalices
and so' bad named tho day and bad
amazed tho dreamy major by her declaration
that she would lie married only
wliero Undo Fenton could givo her
away and M. ior Wavne. who had
"saved her Willy," could ho host man.
There was one blissful i pisode, thorcforo,
in that sad and scmlx r winter.
Jhil so far as our friends the Farrars
were concerned it was about tho only
one. Not until tho day after honest
JYnton had gono did it occur to Mrs.
Farrar to inquire how and why it was
the colonel h ft the command and spent
flint night at Allison's ranch, and then
as the story was unfolded by Will her
sympathy and indignation knew no
bounds. Even at bucIi a time, when
wounded and maligned, when robbed
; of his command at the very moment
I when it was dearest to him and when
he must have, been burning with eager*
ncSs to face and confound his accusers,
J'Ynton had turned back to learn the
truth about the tight at Elk canyon and
wire to her?to la 1?tho glad news of
her hoy's safety, the proud news of his
spirited and soldicily behavior. If Fenton
could have scon her emotion when
from Wayne and Will she learned the
wholo story, ho would have found his
trials easier to bear.
Ho had gone, however, to department
headquarters, and there his accusers
wero missing. Not ono remained tofaee
him, and when called upon to substantiate
their statements, as they had eagerly
declared thoir readiness to do, ono
and all, tiny had business elsewhere.
The chief conspirators had achieved in
part at least tho ends for which they
were striving, a row with Big Head's
band that would enable them to get
square wills-White Wolf, Pretty Bear
and tho other alleged assailants of Pete
Poland, replenish their stock of ponies
and other spoils of Indian war and
double the price of forage, and, though
tho alleged murderers escaped them and
the villago in great part fell into tho
hands of the Twelfth and Fenton came
hack from headquarters a vindicated
man, still they had given him and his
regiment far more trouhlo than tho regiment
had ever caused them, so honors
were more than easy. "Wo'vo learned
the old man not to monkey with tho
i cowboy again."
There was a sweet, womanly, grateful
note awaiting the colonel when, aft
er an an.cik o dt a fortnight, lie returned
to Frayne, hut t lio Farrars were
gone. The doctor Imd said they could
not too soon inovo Kllis, onco she could
ho moved at all, to sout horn California,
and, w ith a month's leave in his pocket,
thither had Will escorted them, Kitty
going, too, as si matte r of course. .Tack
Ormsby came west once moro to meet
Malcolm Leak) and to ternh 1 ly conduct
hint, sightless and fdift'ering, to New
N ork, and Fcuton felt that vengeance
indeed had been wrought by Thorpe and
that the Lord had been with the Philistines
across the stream, for the light
had gone out of his life, and smiles and
sunshine seemed to havo vanished from
Fort 1 rayne. Will camd back in February
and threw himself enthusiastically
into his duties with his troop, and
Wayne went mooning night after j.ight
to the colonel 'a hi etude, and Terry
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3. THURSDAY, JANU
; Kovke, crippled with a rheuiuat io twinge
abopt an old bullet hole, was limping
and growling about the post, and Fon)
ton prayed for the coming of spring and
sunshine and Juno and loses, for Kitlv
hud still another freak?she would bo
married mil* from nmlnr tlm .o*
tin" flag and Undo Fen ton's roof. With
Ellis bolter, but mill not well, tlio Furiars
and Kitty bad taken the Sunset
mute from Monterey to Now Orleans
the end of March and reached Gotham
just as the buds were opening in the
park, and Wayne, east on leave on
some mysterious mission, called towelcome
them home and to say that Ormsby
was to sail at once with Malcolm
Lcale, who was to go to Germany to
consult an eminent oculist, and Ellis
lost the color which was fluttering in
h< r cheeks when they hove in sight of
the familiar landmarks of tno beautiful
harbor, and Helen Daunton strove to
compter her own disappointment that
she might comfort the poor girl, who,
since the tragic night of her brother's
death, had neither seen nor heard from
the lover .she bad rebuffed and wronged,
even though here and now she had written,
admitting her Hi 11 against him and
humbly yet confidently asking his forgiveness.
That was Thursday night, and
there was ample time, but lie sailed on
Saturday with never a word.
I TO HE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.]
LAtlOK IjI'XJISLIATION.
In Tlicro Any Necessity lor a Eabor
Commissioner in South Carolina'.*
Columbia Evening News.
There appears to be u decided purpose
in some quarters to urgo the
Legislature to pass some new laws
bearing upon the labor question in
South Caroiinu, special reforouee being
liad, it seems, to the employment ami
management of the help in cot ton factories.
Such legislation has been before
urged upon the,General Assembly,
but it is now thought that it will be
pressed with more earnestness than
ever. As tiio particular form of the
desired laws has not yet been made
known, it would be unfair to criticise
the purpose of those who are expected
io move in the direction indicated
One proposition, however, seems sure
of submission to the Legislature?that
there should be a labor commission* !,
with the duties and powers which
similar olliciuls have in some other
States. Without discussing in advance
the utility of such an ollicial at this
time, it may be well to present some
considerations growing out of present
conditions in South Carolina.
We have bad laborers?including
mechanics and urticans of variouclasses?in
this State for many a year
The relations between these workers
and their Ginnlovarn hnvn iilurnua h?.>n
-\icli that tho intervention of tho State's
nutho ity has net boon found needful,
- Ithop to adju*tdifferences or correct
Vila. If there have been misunder-.tuudings,
these have been adjusted
the parties interested?and this, so far
as the publie is informed, to tho 11
i ire satisfaction of all concerned. Unless.
therefore, there are new coniii
ion* that see in to require legislation
which shall operate upon tho rights
and relations of employer and emp'o>
ed, such legislation is plainly iinnecessary
-which m? ans that, without
omg good, its tendency would iio to
do harm.
It has been suggested that tho in
ii use in cotton mills has necessitated
it least a recognition, of tho conditions
which alTect laborers employed in suci:
establishments. It is not clear that
ih< increase in the number of free people
wiio have chosen the cotton mill
lor their spin i e of labor calls for laws
o protect those who have thus acted
of their own free will. If it could be
! own that the growth of cotton mills
oas resulted in any action or policy of
the mill owners which might bear
harshly upon the workers, there might
be some ground for an appeal 10 the
lawmaking power. Hut no such eon
dition is observable. There have be? n
:io signs of a purpose, on tho part ol
Uio mill owners, to change their methods,
which, so far as tho public is informed,
have always been fair to tho
point of liberality. Indeed, tho gratifying
increase in the number of our
mills ought rather to suggest great
caution, lest, b/ apparently hostile
legislation, a check bo put to our pro*
gies?in mill building. Where there
is no actual need of change, it is wise
to let well enough alone. This is
especially true where change might
disturb business relations. In tho absence
of any evil to bo corrected, the
law ought not to intervene.
Tho policy of the State, towards
capital and towards business interests
in general, should, at this particnlar
tlme, be at once liberal and cautious.
The growth of our manufactures,
largely aided by outside capital, he
been very encouraging. Nothing
hould be done to exeite the fears of
moneyed men or make them hesitate
to invest in South Carolina. It is
equally important that nothing shouid
ho done which might convey tho impression
that there aro differences between
employers and employed, such
that the power of tho law is needed to
adjust them. There are, indeed, no
controversies possible which may not
he fairly fettled by tho parties themselves.
In such a state of affairs, legislation
is unnecessary.
There is an evident purpose among
mill owners in South Carolina to do
their best for thoir employes?this not
only because it is rigiit, but because
such a policy will inereaso tho efficiency
and the permanence of the labor.
Tho growth of factories constantly calls i
ior new workers. It Is hotter, for I
these as well as for others, that the
mutual obligations of the employer and
the employed bo well understood.
Conservatism in the laws, due ward
had to all interests, will promote th.o
result.
In every view of the subject, it
would seem clear that this time no
legislation is needed on the labor question
in South Carolina. Wo had best
let well enough alono.
?A swarm of bees took possession
of a big grocery store in ^ogansport,
Ind., and after driving out the clerks
end customers, ate 2o pounds of lioneyj
> that was exposed for sale.
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ARY 1-+,. 1B<=>7.
CltlMK IN rim STATU.
IntorcHtliiK KlKiireH ami Comparlno
iis?IHsponsary Violations a
Close Second to Assaults and Hat*
torlos?Coiuealeil Weapon Caw a
Dead Loiter.
The Attorney General In his annual
report makes a most interesting slate*
munt as to crtmo in the Statu with
iWtlM Ito nieimu t*\?? l<?n.? ??? " ?
v*/m |'ui imMio t\n 111 v." ? n M i n jrin n.
Anion); tho interesting facts gathered
arc that tho greater number of
criminal cases are those for assault
and buttery, while violations of the
dispensary law are a close second. In
the tirst class t*?oro wore <>74 cases and
in tho second 02f. It is further shown
in tho report that tho law against carrying
concealed weapons is practically
a dead letter. Only one case was reported
during tho year and tho grand
jury throw that out.
Jiidgo Townsend, who got up this
feature of tho report, makes tho following
comments on the consolidated stateill'
nts made from reports of the various
solicitors :
From the general consolidated statements
it will b seen that 3,002 criminal
cases were disposed of in the State
during the last fourteen mouths covered
by this report. <>f this number
tiiere were 1,175 eonvio'ions, IS,'I acquittals
and I,ill I not prossqnis and no
hills, li -sides these cases disposed of
in the Court of General Sessions probably
hundreds of misdemeanors have
been tried by tho n agistrat.es in the
dill'erent counties, no account of which
reaches this oOice, for tho reason that
-ueh cases are not required to he reported.
It further appears from tho consolidated
statements and former reports of
solicitors to this olliee that tho following
nuinberof criminal cases have been
disposed of from 1887 up to and including
180(1, to wit; 1,738 cases in 18H7 :
2,1 lb cases in 1888; 2,003 eases in 188b;
2 000 eases in 181)0 without tho number
In the fifth olroult; 2,148 obb< 8 in 1801;
I <>70 cases in 1802 without the number
in the third, lift) i and sixth circuits;
2.080 cases in 1804 without, tho number
in the third circuit; 2 350 cases in 1805
and 3,002 cases in 180(5. During the
last decade there seems to I avo been a
remarkable uniformity in tho number
?.f criminal cases disposed of each year
in tiie State, which indicates that there
lias been no marked increase in critm
during this period.
Tho crime of assault with intent to
kil! and aggravated assault and battery
seems to have, been predominant,
there being <574 cases, .ibout 20 per
cent, of all tho criminal cases disposed
of in the State. There was only one case
of tho kindred crime of carrying concealed
weapons in tho State, and this
was ignored by the grand iurv. which
shows tluit tli ih liiw in not enforced.
The next most important crime seems
to huvo been violations of the dispensary
law, there being <127 ca>es. The.
crime of burglury foots up 278 oases,
and larceny 103 eases. Homicide cases
have also been larger, tbejuimbcr disposed
of being 207 cases. The percent
of convictions in cases disposed of during'
the last fourteen months is about
30; no bills and discontinuances about
id per cent. The per cent, of convictions
in homicide cases is 25; in burglary
about 50; in larceny 50; in assault and
batti rv 37 ; and in dispensary cuses
about 25.
Of the convictions for the last fourteen
months tboro were live sentences
to death and twenty-nine to the penitentiary
for life; (111 to terms in the
penitentiary and 117 to jail and chain
gangs.
By way of comparison, it is found
that in 1801, 2 303 cases were disposed
of in the State. Of tin so 835 were discontinued
and no bills, there were 082
convictions and 18(1 acquittals. In 1805
2.037 cases were disposed of. Of these
775 eases were no bills and discontinuances,
and In 807 cases there were convictions
and in 3(15 cases acquittals, it
will thus he seen that the proportion
of convictions has been maintained and
there had boon some increase.
From the coiiho!iduted statements it
v\iii bo aoon tiiat during tiio lust fourteen
montha there waa tho very large
numbi r 1,1144 110 bills and discontinuancea
in the criminal caaea in tiio Statu,
which waa about 10 per cent. I'his
ahould hu remedied in aomo way aj tiio
exponae uselessly entailed on thocourta
ia very large. Something aiiould lie
done in the way of legislation to pre
vent thia evil.
It upp< are further that duriug the
period eovered by thia report there
were 207 homicide caaea in tho State.
Of theao, in 52 caaea there were convictions,
in 110 acquittals and in 45 no
bills and discontinuances. In 1HH0
there were 111 caaea of homicide disposed
of in the State. I n 27 cases there
were convictions, in 65 acquittals and
in H mistrials and II discontinuance?
and no bills. Tho per cent, of convictions
waa 21.
in 1805 there wore 205 homicide cases
isposed of. In 20 cases thero were no
oills and discontinuances, in 00 caaea
convictions and 110 acquittals. The
p-T cent, of convictions was .'12.
Ily comparing 1800 with these years
It will be seen that there ia no increase
of the cases of homicide or decrease in
the number of convictions.
During the last fourteen montha
there were only 14 cases of rape disposed
of in the courts. Of tills number
there were 5 convictions and 8 acquittals
and 0 no bills. Thero has been a
commendable decrease in the number
of cases of burglary and larceny during
tho last ten years. There were 41
cases of highway robbery. 30of fo g -ry.
24 of perjury and .'10 of obtaining goods
under falao pretenses, which shows a
considerable increase in thoso crimes.
It will be observed that in the consolidated
statement it does not appear
that in the fourth circuit any person
convicted wasaentenced to jail. I presume
ull those convicted wore sentenced
to the chain gangs, the solicitor
has not included in his report such
sentences.
From information reoeived from all
the circuits tho law authorizing judges
to sontonco to the county chain gang
ha* been productive of great good In
uotcrring from tho commission of crime
and in improving tho public highways.
During tho last fourteen months
thero were 18criminal cases brought to
tho Supreme Court by appeals. Of this
number nino wore alilrmed, in six cases
| now trials were granted and three
cases have not >ot been hoard.
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Highest of all in Leavening l'ow
A U iiSSSsJS?s
AWSOIAJT
TI1K STATU PKNITKNTIAIIY.
IIhn a Hood Surplus and is in Kino
Condition?lit port of tlio Htiporlntondont.
Tho following is tho annual report
of Superintendent W. A. Noal :
Coi.UMiUA, S. (J., Deo. :il, IMitiJ.
To tlio Honorable Board of Directors
of tho South Carolina Penitentiary :
(jentleinun : I horn with submit this
my fourth annual report uh snperintondont
of tlio South Carolina pnnlton- 1
t iary for tho lineal year ending December
:il, 181K1:
Wo hud routined in tho penitentiary,
us shown by tho 'ast report made one
year aj.'o, 1100 prisoners ; received from '
the courts during tho year 18i?li, 127H ; I
recaptured, 2H; total, I ''lit; lost by ex i
piration of sentenco, 1155; hydeatii, II ; j
escaped, 12 : pardoned, 82 : transferred
to jail. I ; lost l?y ord''r of court. 2:
total, 170 ; leaving in confinement .lanuary
1, IHU7, H|s; making 172 prisoners
h'ss than wo hod twelvo months ajfo.
For a more complete prison statement
vou will pleaso examine tlio report of
Captain Westliold.
You will iiml lost by death during
the past your II, beinR .'I loss than the
previous year. This record wo think is
food, considering the fact that wo Ret j
nil tnuitned. diseased and refused from
nil tho county chain gangs in the State.
Under the law, the county super
visors may take or refueo all prls ?rters
whos sentence does not exceed two i
yout s ; beinR Riven the ripht, they <lo ;
not of course take unsound prisoners, j
To the health of the prisoners, cure I
of the sick, we five careful attention,
as well as all the money necessary
without stint.
In this connection I would state, and
heR to call the attention of the hoard to *
the fact, that the chemical analysis of j
the drinkinR water at the prison shows j
that both well and sprinR are heeominR
more and more unsafe year by year.
The last analysis shows the well to he
decidedly unsafe and the sprinR barely
so. We oiiRht, in my jndRincnt, to
take some steps toward RottinR a pure
water suppiy.
With our lino sewerage and other
sanitary improvements, and pure
drinking water furnished, the heulth
of the penitentiary would he Rroatly
unmoved. For a more miiuile nt.ni< -
mont of tin: health anil sanitary comli- ,
tion of Hie prison. I would refer you to
the report of Dr. I). S. I'opo.
The ehurch and Sunday school room
has been overhauled and put in good
condition, with a now organ furnished. (
We have church services each Sunday ,
morning, conducted hy the chaplain,
also Sunday-school services in the '
afternoon superintended hy Messrs.
Stanley and Adams with heir lauy
friends.
I will call your atten .on to the report
of the chaplain, Uev. A. 1'ope
Morris. The prisoners seem to he better
satisfied, which f think is in a measurn
til t plhllt.nhln 1i\ t.Kn ?rl/?uu '
I ~ ? - - ??v lv..h../UOVA<;| - j
<1 ises, in which many of thorn tako J
much interest. I am glad to state that '
u good supply of religious literature is j
being furnished at small cost to tlio i
State, being donated by friends and
religious societies.
Now barn for cattle, wagon sheds,
cribs, stables, silos, lot fence, slaughter
pens; in fact everything entirely new
in the lot has been built this year, at a
cost of $f> 000.
The prison building has boon cemented
inside the cells, new iron bodsteads
with springs, for all tho pris- j
one rs ; church overhauled, and some
other minor improvements in the yard,
costing about $1,000.
UKKD FARM IMtMtOViSMBNTtt.
New larfl,u prison buildings, guards'
quarters, cook shed, cattle barn, etc.,
at a cost of about $2,f>00; and 1"?0 acres
of land cleared and ditehed.
DKSAKHSUKK l-'AKM l.Ml'ROVKMKNTS.
Two now bridges, prison building
improved and made more secure, now
guards' quarters, large and complete,
new dining and cook room for the managers
and guards, new smoke liouse,
hay sheds, grist mill, engine, boiler
and saw mill sheds; all at a cost of
about $1 .r>00. Also a guano house on
railway track for Heed and Dessaussuro
farms, 20 feet wide, 80 feet long,
good brick pillars, strong and sunstan
tial, at a cost of $000. This building
will be used for storing guano in bulk,
direct from tho cars, which can lie
sacked and hauled to the iields.
The crops have not been good at any
of our farms and especially short at
some of our siiare farms.
DKSKAt.'SSUUK FARM?30 MUF.K CROP.
313 bales of cotton, tit $30 per
bale $ 9,830.00
7,82.") bushels of cotton need
tit I ">(' 074.25
300 tons of hay and fodder,$10 3,000.001
3.100 gallons molasses, tit 20c 080.20
4.OH bushels of oats, at 40o 1,977.00
800 bushels of sweet potatoes,
tit 25o 200.00
100 bushels of Irish potatoes,
at 40o 100.00
5,000 lbs of pork, at 5o 25C.00
5,000 bushels of corn, at 50c 2,500 (HJ
Total value farm products
made on Dessaussure farm
(1800) $10,001.05
(which is $035 per mule.)
UEKD FARM?30 MULE CROP.
313 bales of cotton, at $30 per
bale $ 9,390.00
7.825 bushels of cotton need
at 15c 974.25
4.800 bushels of corn '2,400.00
2,500 bushols of oats at 40c.. 1,000.00
300 bushols of peas, at 00c... 180.00
225 tons of bay and fodder at
i $10 por ton 2,250.00
? 1 ..'100 bush, of potatoes at 25c 1125 00
i 2,674 lbs. of pork, at 5c 133.70
i Total value of farm products $16,652.95
i ^ (or $505 per mule.)
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LKXINUTON FARM ?10 MULB CROP.
82 billon of cotton, at $.'10 per
halo $ 2, UiO.OO
.">00 bushels of corn, at 50c.. 250.00
1,250 bushels of oats, at 10c. 500 00
2,500 bus. of cotton seed. 15c U75 00
25 bushels of peas, at <>0o... 15.00
250 bun. of potatoes, at 25c.. 02 50
I'Vdilor 75 (X)
Total value of crop $ 2,737.50
(or $373.75 per mule.)
The four share farms wero very un- %
satisfactory this year, and I am jflad to
say that the contracts have all expired
and will not be renewed, hence wo will
not havo any share crops next year ;
will only have crops on the land owned
by the State, and under our full control,
r I N A N < I A I. ST A T F M K N T.
Wo fully intended to sell the entire
cotton and out crop during tho month
of Docomlnr, but toe price of cotton
has been so much depressed and each
day expecting the market to react Wo
havo samples in the coinmissury building
and will sell the same in the next
few days. I am glad to report the financial
condition of tho institution is
uu?i>ui iiuuu ui. ?ny muo lur too iuhv lour
yours.
Wo will ho sihlo to pay ovory dollar
the institution owoh, Including the
$5),000 for tho purchase of the Reed
farm, bought lant year, and pay <uish
for our next y< ur's ^uaim supply, which
ha* boon houirht aoino time a^o at a
vo' y low price.
Total liabilities $18,1170.93
ASSKTS.
7111 hales of cotton, at $30 per
halo $22,020.00
Amount duo from contractors
and other sources 5,108 4(1
2,500 bushels of oats at 40c.. 1,000 00
$28,128.40
which will loavo us after paying all
demands against tho institution $0,757.53.
Wo have on hand food supplies, j
which will not be olTorod for sale (at
low cash value), $24,707.
For a further statement of tho money
transactions connected with tho institution,
I would r spectfully call your
attention to tho report of our hook
keeper, Mr. K. 1?. liurrlsn.
Allow mo, through you, to thank tho
manayem t?f our three State farmn for
tho punh and energy whieh they have
rthown during tho pant year ; Mr. S. A.
Miller, of the Lexington farm; Mr. W.
T. MoOill, of tho Ih'unuuHHuro farm,
and Mr. .1. J. Cooley, of the Heed farm.
Thanking the board of directum for
help reeolvod from them and courtewy
dIiowii during tho year.
All of which I hey roopectfully to
Huhmit. W. A. NKAL,
Su perintendent.
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