The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, November 20, 1902, Image 1
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VOL XVII.
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h ' GOV. HEYWAR1) i
Has Well Defined Policies About the
Affairs of State.
DISPENSARY ENFORCEMENT.
Tlio Law MuM ho ltcnpoctcd by All.
!
Appoint tnonls to Oltico Can
Walt. At Work on His
Mchniiko.
Following 11is nomination in tlic'
Democratic primary in September
last, Capt. 1). C. 1 ley ward, who was
chosen at that time as the nominee of
the party gave expression to the
opinion that inasmuch as he had not
been formally elected Governor, being
only the candidate of the. party,
he felt that it was premature for him
to give any definite expression as to
Ills purposes or plans and that he felt
that it was more within the bounds
of propriety for him to await, the election
of November I before giving his
attention to those, matters which
come within the sphere of the Governor.
Tiiis course on the part of the
Democratic nominee was entirely proper
and his determination to abst ain
from any public announcement of an
oflicial character or to take up the
consideration of those matters which
pertain to his olliee was appreciated
and endorsed by the public. Although
it is generally recognized that the
nomination in the Democrat ic primary
in South Carolina is tantamount to an
election and has almost become to he
so regarded by our people, nevertheless
such is not actually the case and
the indelicacy of a candidate of one of
the political parties planning his
course of action and giving public
utterance as to his purposes before he
was actually elected will readily be
seen and the wisdom of the course
pursued by Capt. 1 ley ward appreciated.
The election of last week, at which
time the unanimous vote of the State
was cast for him, however, removed
these restrictions of propriety and inasmuch
as he is now legally the Govenor-elcct
requiring only the oath of
olllcc as necessary to make him in
truth the Governor of the State it is
natural and proper for him to he giving
his thoughts aod attention to the
manifold duties which confront him
and to be planning to put into execution
those ideas and purposes which
he trusts will materially advance the
interest of the State in every branch
agriculturally, mechanically, educationally,
morally and industrially.
^ In the hope of giving its readers
< some suggestions as to what t lie Governor-elect
purposes doing the correspondent
of the Charleston Post called
upon him at his home in AValtcrboro
and solicited from him some information
along the lines indicated above.
Gov. Heyward conlidingly Informed
your representative that the returns
of the evening of November t were
not as anxiously secured its were those
of Augusta 2(ith or September tith
and, strange as it might seem, lie was
not in the least nervous as to the result.
1 fc felt grateful, however, for
the way his friends had turned out
and cast their ballots for him, even if
it was merely a prefunctory matter.
"I realize already," said Governor
1 ley ward, "t hat the ollice to which I
have been elected is no sinecure. To
faithfully and honestly discharge the
duties which devolve upon me will be
my constant aim. but it will call for
the exercise of unceasing and earnest
efforts, and 1 am relying on my
friends throughout the State and on
all patriotic citizens to support me in
my efforts, letting past differences be
forgotten and each and everyone contributing
to the bettering and upbuilding
of the State we all love so
dearly. I -can not hope to escape
criticism nor can 1 expect to have my
administration lie devoid of mistakes,
but when it is remembered that the
Governor is called upon to make appointments
in localities witli which
lie is almost altogether unfamiliar and
has to depend on the recommendations
which are handed to him it will
be seen just how likely it is for a poor
appointment to oc made, especially
when lialf of a community will some
times sign the application of parties
they personally know to be unlit for
the otlice to which they aspire. It
will be my purpose as I have already
publicly announced to rely upon the
ihetl "ommendation of the several county
u ?atlons in making county appointments,
violating this rule only for
good and sullleient reasons. Should I
lind that the recommendation of any
delegation Is such that it is clear that
they arc not acting for the best interest
of the community but are using
the trust reposed in them for scltish
purposes or to advance their own Interest
at the sacrilice of their communities
welfare, 1 will not feel bound to
accept their recommendations then or
^ereafter my sole object being to
give to each community the otlicials
and appointments most desired by
them and best calculated to aceoid
them the most acceptable service,
and I l>eliove, as a general rule, the
will of the people can best be attained
through this medium than by attempting
direct appointments on
knowledge which may be given to me
by the means of petitions and otherwlw."
The bettering of the common school
facilities is a matter which is giving
f
the Governor-elect some eonsideration
ami he is endeavoring to devise
means by which I lie opportunities of
placing a fair education within the
reach of every hamlet may be facilit
uted and atfeeted.
Reared in the country and familiar |
as he is with plantation life, ('apt.
Ilcyward is thoroughly conversant
with the need of improved educational
facilities, and while an advocate of
higher education, he realizes that
there are able exponents in and out of
the Senate and Legislature who will
look after the interest of colleges and
universities, so tie will devote himself
for the present to fostering and aiding
| the schools in tiie rural districts.
TUB lMSCENSAUY LAW.
The enforcement of the dispensary
; law has lieen tlie subject of much con-1
| sideration b> the (iovernor-elect, and
j lie is hopeful that under Ids adminis-j
trution much of tin; friction which;
has existed in the past may lie obI
literatcd. The law Is on the statute
hook and 75 per cent of the people of
the State arc advocates of it, and as:
| law-abiding citizens t hose opposed to
! it should abide by the law and support
it. lie is not unmindful of the hardships
which confront him in the discharge
of his duty in regard to this
law in certain localities, and he can
only depend on t he public spirit of the
people to sustain him in his efforts
not to have the law wantonly violated.
lie believes that the wishes of a
community should be recognized, but
he has not power to exempt any community
or section of the State from
the operation of the law, and under
his oath of olllce lie will have to carry
i out the law without favor to all parts
and portions of the State. lie does
not expect to be able to absolutely
prohibit the illicit selling of liquors
in t he larger cities it will lie almost
impossible to do so but he is determined
that there shall be a res poet
shown to the law and that gross and
llagrant violat ions shall lie unknown.
I IIIIM II Will.- Ill ? IM >11 Mil I I'll II Will IIC
done in so surreptitious a manner as
i to elude (he viglanee of the city police
| and State constables, and can not.
I therefore, be offensive to (he (Joelfearing
and law-abiding people of our
State and he a menace (<? (lie growing
youth of our cities, who, l?y seeing
laws openly violated, simply because
they are distasteful, will soon learn to
hold our whole system of government
in contempt.
lie did not anticipate serious
trouble along that line, as the law is
not now as objectionable as it had
been, and there is a stronger feeling
prevalent to give the law a fair trial
which in some places it has never had,
and besides, the public in general are
not unmindful of the serious results
of wilfully trampling a law in the
dust, just because it was objectionable.
The factional feeling having subsided,
the patriotism of the people is asserting
itself, and the blind tigers will be
made to go way back and sit down. It
is evident that the Governor-elect is
determined to select as his constables
good and true men who can be relied
on to see that the law is respected,
hut to do so in such a manner as not
to arouse any unnecessary friction or
to occasion a bitter feeling.
He believes that much can be effected
through the medium of local
milUvrlllnu S.. ? ? ? 11
IIUUIK'Ml. 11^1 <11111 1.1 HI t'A TL 111111sclf
to that end. lie believes that the
justice of the position which lie takes
will lie appreciated by those to whom
the law may be personally oliensivc,
and that they will he among his warmest
advocates in maintaining the law
and. keeping true to his oath of oiliee
and campaign pledges, lie will be
disappointed if his expectations along
tliis line arc not realized.
AS TO AIM'OI NT.M KNTS,
lie has l)een giving the matter of
his military stall some attention and
has his eye on those whom lie wishes
to make a part of his olllcial family.
These appointments are of such a
character as to exclude them from the
list which is usually applied for, as it
rarely occurs that personal application
is made for a stalT appointment, it
being generally accepted that the
Governor should be hands free in selecting
those who are to become his
body guard. 10veil the selection of
those who arc a source of much
thought and care has to be exercised
so that all sections arc recognized and
given representation as far as practicable,
and thus il is that frequently
the best of friends have to be overlooked
In order to make place for another
because. of the locality he hails
from. It is safe to say that the personnel
of Gov. I ley ward's stalT will be
exceptionally tine, and lie representative
of the best and brightest of the
young manhood of the State.
He has been deluged with applications
for almost every appointive office
in the State, but beyond selecting
his private secretary in the person of
Mr. .1. E. Norment, which he Is gratified
to know was so satisfactorily received,
he has abstained from giving
such applications any very serious consideration.
Very few of these positions
can be filled until some time after
his inauguration, and probably
itin ti i> /?f * G/\*v? A - 1
kihj wi uiiviii ihh, 11111 11 ill ter MIC UU- |
Journment of the Legislat ure, and j
therefore there is no necessity for liisj
time and attention to be devoted to
their consideration at this juncture,
when so many more pressing and important
matters are under consideration.
The many applications, therefore,
are simply belli# acknowledged
and tiled away for future reference.
The inauguration date has not been
definitely determined upon, although
it is propable that the usual precedent
will be followed and the momentous
event occur the second week of the
legislative session. The Governor is
now giving some thought to ills inaugural
message, In order that the consideration
of that important document
may be disposed of.
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CONWAY, S. C
A SAD CASE.
A Young Man Driven to Suicide
by a False Charge.
LEFT A PATHETIC LETTER.
lie Was Cliar^oil With a Crime
Ul I I KM lit* n?IU ll?*
Was Innocent in 11 is
I iCllei'.
\ liable longer to stand ignominy of
being branded a criminal and haunted
from homo by fear of the law, yet not
strong enough to die until he had
again seen his loving lather stud
brother, Olin llagood. son ot a justice
of the peace and prominent man of
Lawrencevillc, (?a., catnc back home
Monday night, bade, his family goodbye,
and was found Tuesday morning
by his brother hanging from a limb of
a great cedar tree in front of the court
house, in the shadow of the home of
the law he feared so greatly. Mis
brother, Jasper, who found the body,
was on bis way to ids work, and was
horrified to see a man's body hanging
to a great tree in front of the couit
house door. lie approached it and
saw. in the dim shadows of the early
morning, that it was his own brother,
cold and still'in death, lie cut his
brother's body down and gave the
alarm.
Deal li was due tostrangulat ion and
the body was cold when found. It is
not known at what time young llagood
committed suicide, but he was
dead when found Tuesday morning at
daybreak by hisown brother, who was
(iii mis way 10 ins work in rue iNewsllcrald
otllce, of Lawrenecville.
Voting Olin llagood killed 1 ilmself
rather than lie compelled to stand
trial for a crime of which lie claimed
he was innocent, and it was his own
brother who found the body and who
cut down the mortal remains of a
brother who had been both kinsman
and chum. The note found on the
young fellow's body was pathetic and
tender and called upon 11 is family to
do bet ter, and to love like he had loved
the Kill to whom he was engaged to
marry.
Olin llagood was twenty-elghtycars
of age, the son of S. A. Ilugood, a justice
of the peace, ex-clerk of the superior
court of the county and one of
I/.iwrenccvillc's most prominent men.
lie had, it seems, from a letter
found on his person, intended to kill
himself far away from his home, but I
the love of his father and father's
family was stronger than he could I
overcome, and he could not die until
he had told them goodhv.
Monday night, Just at the time
court was adjourning, he came home,
went to his father's house, and there
tearfully bade his father goodby, telling
them that ho was going to commit
suicide and end all his troubles,
lie met a number of his friends and
associates and. also bade them goodby,
telling them also of his intention to
do away with himself. Shortly after
dark he left, and was seen no more
until Tuesday morning.
A more dramat ic climax to a life of
trouble could not be imagined. Swinging
from the limb of a great tree in
i rout ui tne court nouse near which
lie had lived, and found by-tho brother !
wno had loved him better than any '
one else in the world, .ill this made up
a picture which would make an artist
famous.
Olin llagood was dead when he was
cut down by his own brother.
In the pocket of his coat was found
a letter which explained it all, tender
and pathetic, and yet deadly real.
The letter uracil a better life for his
father and brother and bended them
to love Ids sweetheart as lie had loved
her. Underscored on the letter were
the words, "I am Innocent."
The voung man was indicted in the
early part of last week for it peculiar
crime, it being alleged that he had
held up it negro who had robbed his
father. A negro had been accused of
robbing young llagood's father. lOvl-;
deuce was lacking, but every one sus- !
pccted the negro of the crime. The
negro was seen in a store a few nights
ago by young Olin I lagood and another
man, and they are alleged to have followed
him to the Seaboard Air Line
depot. At this place the negro was
held up and rohbed, all of his money
being taken away from him.
Shortly after he heard of the lindingof
the true hill againsthim, young
llaygood went to Atlanta, thence to
llirmlngham, and then to Anniston,
going back to Atlanta and coming
from Atlanta to Lawrenceville.
As soon as he arrived in Lawrenceville
Monday night lie went to his
father's home and bade him a last
goodby, averring bis innocence and
stating bo was going to kill himself,
lie met several of bis former friends
and associates and told them of his intention
to kill himself. He left, late
and was never seen again alive.
Tuesday morning* while on his way
Lo ids work, .Jasper II ay good found
the dead body of ids brother swaying
in the wind in front of the courthouse
door. On Ills person was found a letter,
in an envelope of the Kimhall
house, in Atlanta, and the letter was
written on a letterhead of The NewsHerald,
of Lawrenccville.
The letter was addressed: "To my
entire family to he opened by no one
else," and was as follows:
"To My Entire Family:
"1 have not reached the decision to
commit tills rash act all in a second.
I have contemplated It all for the past
three or four days. The first words I
want to say are these: ' I am not guilty
of the terrible crime I have l>ccii accused
of.1 I know i did one thing that
caused my people to Isdicve me guilty
but that was an error of the brain. 1
THURSDAY, NO'
| (lid not. realize what 1 was cluing when
I paid that baililT that money, lie
came to me., representing himself as a
friend to me, but I found afterwards
that be was not tlie friend that I
, thought him to be.
"I dislike to put an end to my existence,
hut from tile way I have felt
; for several days and 1'ccl now, death
! will be sweet and the grave will he a
S resting place. People who have always
been my friends and have stood
by me through all adversities have
turned their backs to me, and when
1 t hink how badly they arc deceived,
and that 1 am not the criminal they
1 think me to be, it is more than 1 can
'stand. 1 realize that I have a few
friends in town, and I hate to do this
for their sake, but the majority think
I am guilty and have not gone to the
! trouble of investigating the matter
for t heiuscl ves and ascertaining the
possible chance that I am innocent.
"There are some that it seems
have made it a life business to carry
: me as low to the ground as possible,
and now that they think they have
got. me there, 1 hope they arc satislied.
"The worst part about leaving tills i
world is on account of my love for1
you and for one other in this world :
(referring to his sweetheart.) I love i
you all, hut I love her, too, and i1
want you to love her for my sake. 1
have loved her for a longtime, and
would have married her in a short 1
while hurl 1 lived.
"All of you try to live better lives,
and especially do I say thistomy dear
old fat her. You are get ting old now
and can't live much longer at best, so
try from now on to live a life that
{ will he pleasing to (Jod and man.
"It is my desire that I be buried in
the new cemetery, and that l>r. Timj
merman conduct the funeral services.
I want for my pallbearers the following
boys: Jake Pentecost, Tylei
Peoples, Tan James, Hob Uohinson. !
Itob Summon and Joe Ilolbrooks.
I k ?t i
"To my brothers and sisters I say I
ftl ri'VVpIl fllwl ! luoi ??g I'OOiAlul.nM
V, ?. V?| UIIM IU n uj il I ( lll\;illiR I 1*11(11
you had a brother driven to the grave
by the slandderous tongues of enemies
who had no cause to be enemies.
"It is with a heavy heart that. I say
farewell to Jasper. We have worked
j side by side for many years, and I
know that no brothers have had a
more agreeable time. I know you
will miss me, but try to (jet along as
best you can. Continue to live the
I consecrated life you are living now,
and I know that you will reach heaven
, when you die.
"Tell Mr. Moreock (the editor of
The News-I I era Id) that I thank him
for the kind and gentlemanly way he
has treated me. With these few words
I leave you I am innocent.
"Own."
On the opposite side of the letter,
which was typewritten, is written the
following short note, with a lead pencil,
and not signed:
"Some may think me guilty because
I left home, hut that is not the reason.
I was so greatly bothered that
I did not know what I was doing, and
1 thought I would go oil' somewhere
where no one would know me, and
there end it. all, but everywhere I
would go the. sad faces of my father
and Jasper would follow me, and I
could not stand to die without seeing
t hem again, so I came home to die. I
have been to liirmingham and other
places."
Olin llaygood had been employed
for many years on The News-IIcarld,
and was regarded by his employers as
an excellent young man.
A Prog Poisoned.
A frog was poisoned in court at.
Camden, N. J., Thursday, to show
the jury the agonies of a human being
dying as a result of being poisoned
with strychnine. Paul Woodward,
who is alleged to have lured two boys,
I trice Jennings and Paul Collin, from
this city into the woods and having
caused their death with strychnine,
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uun Mil I/1IIII mill I (III. .H (II SI lit 11, Ul
the University of Pennsylvania, was
testifying- 11c took some of the poison
extracted from the liver of Paul
Collin and forced it into a live frog.
The Jury and all others in court became
intensely interested and in a
few minutes the frog went into convulsions.
The professor explained the
action of the drug as the frog, writhing,
exhibited all the agonies the boy
had suffered as lie died. The experiment
caused a sensation in the court
room.
I.ell Tlieir llappy Homes.
Two boys ran away from their happy
homes at Greenwood on Thursday,
and inquiries of the police of many
towns have as yet resulted in nothing
as to news of their whereabouts. < )ne
of the lx>ys ran away several months
ago. He was one of a party of four
and they were captured two days later
at Whitrnire. One of the boys, Fred
Hancock, is about 1<>, light, hair, blue
eyes, has crepe band on hat, knee
pants. Is a good wood workman. The
other has dark hair and eyes, about 1"?
years old. His name is Hugh Cummings.
The chief of police of Greenwood
asks that any information as to
tlie runaways be sent to him.
Volcanic Activity.
According to advices received from
Apia, Samoa, via Tonga, a volcanic
eruption has broken out in Savaii, the
westormost and largest Island of the
Samoan group. Six craters are report
v.i UW Iw runvung NIIIOKG ilMd IlJimCS.
in one village In the vicinity the
earth Is covered two inches deep with
ashes.
Terrific lOrtiptloii.
The volcano on Strom boll Island (olY
the north coast of Slclty) has commcnnced
a terrible eruption. A '
clossal column of tire Is rising and incandescent
stones are being emitted
from the craters. Many houses on
the islands have been destroyed.
/EM hew i>o. UH)2.
GROVER CLEVELAND |<
<
Done With Politics as Ho Expects
Nothing More from th? South. <
i
PUNCHES US ON SORE SPOTS,
"Arinoil Itohclliou" anil "Dolinard '
CiiriTiicj'" Worked Into Speech
at Dedication New York.
V
('handier <'oinmeree. t
i (
With the president and a former i
president of the I'nited Stales as the'1
quests of honor, and wit h representa* '
lives of foreign governments and ot tier
(list inguishc I persons present .t he New j.
York chamber of commerce formally i
dedicated its building in New York '
Wednesday. I v
Tiie proceedings were opened wit h j'
a prayer of dedication l?y the Itev. ; *
Morgan 1 tlx,rector of Trinity Church. i 1
An address of welcome, hy Morris K. 1
Jesup, president of t he chamher, fol- '
lowed, and the oration of tho day was 1
delivered hy former President (}rover 1
Cleveland. Jl
Conner President Cleveland said in
part: '
"it, need not surprise us if the pop- 1
ular estimate of this business orgunl* '
/.at ion should fail to take Into account 1
all that it has done to promote high '
and pat riot ie purposes not always re* '
lated, in a narrow sense, to commerce. '
No associated body of our citizens fell c
more deeply and ell'ectively the throb- '
tiing of patriotism and devotion to
country when our government was '
threatened hy armed rebellion: its pro- :l
test and aid was immediately forth* '
coming when, afterwards, an insidious 1
attack was made noon limuichii iiito.r. a
* I
illy 111rotil;11 an attempted debasement
uf our currencyjl'roin no quarter t:
lias a more earnest, and insistent de- "
maud ljeen heard for the adjustment I
of international disputes by arhitra- '
lion; its espousal of the cause of tuisi- a
ness education among our people lias ''
been hearty and practical; if lias advocated
enlarged reciprocity of tmsi- t!
ness relations between nations and t he I
removal of their vexat ious hindrances, '
and last, hy no means least, it has ('
promptly and with an open hand, re- 11
lieved distress and alleviated disaster. '
''It we justly appreciate what these 1
things mean, we shall realize that "
commerce has done an immense serv- '
ice to humanity, hy enlarging within
its wide inlluence the acceptance of
the laws of honest dealing among civilized
communities, and hy curbing
man's besetting sins of seltisbncsi: and
greed.
"What, I have said must, not he understood
as in the least intimating
that commerce should he sin altruistic s
or benevolent alfair, managed on lines v
of amiability and concession. Sucli a ,s
conception would be absurdly at fault, 'j
('ommcree is horn of enterprise, and (l
enterprise In t his husy, hustling age, 0
is born of struggle and competition. '
I'ait the struggle and competition need
not he to the death. Alertness and "
keenness in securing business opportu- lJ
nities do not by any means import s
unmiiidfiilness of all else save ruthless- ('
ness and ravenous snatching. v
"As the pioneer of colonization and ('
expansion sordidly undertaken in its
Interest, commerce has In other days 1
had Justly laid at its door cruel ag- c
gression and ruthless disregard of hu- 1
man riglits in regions, to use the Ian- ''
guagc of an apologist, 'the welfare of s
the inhabitants of t hese possessions is '
subordinate to the strategic or com- <:
mcrcial purpose for which they are v
held. If any measure of restitution or c
compensation has fallen due from com- (
mcrcc to humanity on this score we '
know that its full acquisition has been (:
made or is forthcoming and we cer- c
tainly should have no cause to fear '
that a like guilty responsibility will 1
I>e i n ine.n r mil "
When Mr. Cleveland rose to speak v
lie was greeted with loud cheers from '
the assemblage and several times in (
his speech he was interrupted hy ap- !
plausc. '
A CAM. KOU ROOSKVKLT. r
At the conclusion of Mr. Cleveland's
address Morris K. Jcsup, president of ^
the chamber, announced that President
lioosevelf, although reserving his
address for the banquet this evening,
had consented to say a few words. As t
President Itoosevelt stepped forward ?
to address the chamber t he whole, as- ?
semblagc rose and cheered, lie spoke
as follows: s
"Mr. President and (Jentlemen: As I
I am to speak to you this evening, 1 >
shall now simply say a work of greet- ?
ing to you and to your guests. I have I
been asked here as the chief executive 1
of the nation, and so I can speak not '
merely on your behalf but on behalf >>l f
our people as a whole in greeting and i
thanking for their presence here these <
representatives of foreign countries i
who have done us the honor and pleas- I
ure of heing present today. (Ap- t
plause.) I greet the ambassador (turn- I
ing to Mr. Carnbon.) whose approaching
departure we so sincerely regret,
the ambassador to whom, on his advent
we extended shell hearty greetimr
finrl i?Anrotioi?* -.f i
iv|'i'i" uvumun wi >
those tfrcat friendly clvili/.ed nations 1
witii whom we intend to he knit even 1
closer by ties of commercial and social '
Kood will in the future, (turning to I
the iviissian and Hrltlsh ambassadors <
and Prince Henry von Pleas.) i
"And now gentlemen, having greet- '
ed your quests on helialf of you, I I
Krcet you in tlie name of the people, '
not merely because you stand for com- <
mercial success but liecause tlds Inxly 1
lias been able to show that the #reat- '
est commercial success can square with i
the immutable and eternal laws of
T
lecent and ritflit living and of fair
iioaliiiK between man and man."
TIh? demonstration as the president
concluded ended with three cheers.
Mayor Low made the concluding
uldress and the ceremonies closed
with a benedict ion hy the llcv. Morgan
Dix.
A GIRL ROUTES A BRUTE.
Willi Her lliitpio a** a Weapon She
I'iuhlH Her \HNallant.
As Miss Maude TomMin, a young
till, l.*> years of age, who works at
lie Itihb mill, ?hi North 11 Ighlauds,
'olu tubus, (Ja., was going to her home
hi Rust Highlands early Thursday
light, following a roadway in a rat her
onely part, of northwest Itose Mill,
ihe was accosted by a strange negro.
The girl ran and 1 he negro followed.
>he warned him to let her alone, sayng
her unele a policeman, lived in a
muse lust a short distance ahoad. lie
vas not frightened and ran in front
I't he girl, blocking her path. She
iried to escape him by turning aside,
ail lie turned to the same side of the
<>ad, and kept her back. The negro
hen advanced upon her, making a
lesperate attack upon the girl with
he evident intention of committing
issault.
The plucky girl drew her hat plu
ind lunged it at the negro, and, she
lelieves. stuck it In him lie struck
ier in i lie breast, and also caught her
ound the neck, trying to throw her
o t he ground. The girl is strong for
ier age, however, and resisted stouty,at
the same time making desperate
Hurts to stick the negro with the
liu.
finally alarmed by her cries and
allied by her stout resistance, he ran
way. lie carried the hat plu, either
a bis hand or sticking in his llesli,
he girl did not know. The negro was
stranger. The alarm was given, and
iloodhounds were procured, while a
rowd of nearly two hundred men is
ii tin* scene aimed with guns and
iisl,<ils, looking I'm* the negro. So far
lie hounds have made no progress,
nd it seems doubtful at this hour if
ie will he caught.
At 10 o'clock Thursday night the
il l went to the scene and showed the
lace in the hushes where the negro
iad hidden In wait for her. She is the
laughter of .lames Tomhlin, a hacknan.
So violently did the, negro grasp
icr around the neck that the skin was
ubbed oil' in several places, the marks
if his lingers being indicated hy
loody scratches.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
0
'our Men Killed mid filly Wounded,
Many ol? lull ter llndly Injured.
The explosion of a large boiler In
crap puddle furnace No. .'I, at the
vest works of the Ainerlcan Iron and
iteel Manufacturing company's plant
lite Wednesday afternoon caused t he
loath of four workmen and atsait hi
tilers were more less seriously Inured.
The calamity is the worst that ever
ccurred in Lebanon. The boiler exiloded
without warning, and in an intant
the entire place was black with
oath dealing dealing debris. The
vrcck and the ruin of the nine public
furnaces was complete.
Thousands of persons were attracted
o the scene and weeping women and
hildrcn crowded about the placemakng
frantic eforts to obtain tidings of
heir loved ones. The excitement was
o intense, however, that considerable
ime elapsed before any information
ould be given them. Physicians
vere called from every quarter of the
Ity and the hospital ambulances and
ither vehicles were hurried into survce.
The olllccs of the works were at
rice converted into a hospital and a
lorps of nurses from the; Good Kumartau
hospital were brought to the
lace. Into this temporary hospital
in; iiiaiiiicii aim seamen worKlTICIl <
vcrc carried and given attention,
iome'havo their eyes burned out,
(tilers their hands blown oil", it is
in possible Co learn the names of the
njured. Many of them, it is believed
annot live through the night. Woncn
and children thronged the enhance
to the works crying and begging
to be allowed inside.
Hwh I lowed a Watch.
'I'lie advertising Ingenuity of the
Jieatrlcal star Is a perpetual cause for
idmirlng wonder. The latest is tlie
xploit of the prima donna of the
Sultan of Sulu" company, who, It is
laid, while asleep at Keokuk, la.,
Friday afternoon, swallowed a Swiss
vatch ai>out tlie size of a silver dime
md did not know it. After the Keo(uk
performance a search was made
'or the missing timepiece, but it could
mt be found. The next 'lay the lady
'elt a pain, which tlie physicans were
inable to diagnose without the ass is tuice
of an X-ray apparatus. The
watch lias been recovered but it is
lardly probable tiiis method of advertising
will become popular among t he
rootlight favorites.
A Mixture.
One of tho Chicago districts, the
Fifth, lias elected ; legislative ticket
omposed of a Jewish rabbi nominated
11/ 1 l?n IlimiiKH/innu .. ....... \ . I.. - I
,J v..v. >U|>IOM>v<llin1 Ik K<VIIMII<"1 IKHIlllatcd
by the Democrats and a proldtlonlst,
who was endorsed by the Legislative
Voters' league. The prohibitionist,
Oliver W. Stewart, Is ehairmati
of the national party organization,
whose organ, The. Voice, says <?f
Ids campaign: "Stewart was out on
tho war path every night, with tents,
Automobile band wagons, megaphones,
banners and oratory. lie had the
liquor managers on the run from the
itart and kept them dodging till election
eve."
NO. 17.
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY.
'
Three Patients Burned to Death in a
Charleston Hospital.
ORIGIN OF FIRE A MYSTERY.
Ilcrolc Work of Mm. Illuck, Who
Helped to Kohciip Tona It row ii
ItotllcH Horned Hryoml
I loc* ?k?i 11 loll.
Three colored inmates of the Charleston
(JlLy Hospital were burnt to
(loat h in the insane ward oil Wednesday
morning. Tin; Investigation made
tiy tho coroner failed to throw any
light on the origin of the hla/.e, which
will perhaps never lie definitely known.
The lire started in Calne's compartments
and it is supposed that in some,
way lie procured a match and applied
it to his lied clothing. At the inqulsition
Coroner O'honnell heard the
testimony of several witnesses and a
verdict was rendered by the Jury in
accordance with tlu: evidence adduced
that the victims came to their death
from accidental burning.
Night Watchman ()vin testified that
it was Ids duty to make a round of tho
hospital buildings and grounds every
hour and that aliout half an hour l>cfore
the discovery of the lire in the insane
pavilion lie found everything as
it should lie. lie said lie went through
the house and detected no sign of
smoke or llatnes. < )ther witnesses gave
tlic details of t lie horrible tragedy, a
full account of which was published
in the NeWs and Courier Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. 10. .1. I flack, a nurse at the
City Hospital, displayed rare presence
of mind and courage In rescuing Tena
Clark, tlie insane, negro woman, from
t he burning building. The brave lit
tie woman was awakened liv the agonized
screams and cries of the luckless
maniacs and without stopping to dress
herself, she rushed from her bed room
and out through the court yard to the
insane ward. The key to the front
entrance, which hangs on the wad la
the main corridor of the hospital, had
somehow fallen to the lloor and In the
excitement It could not be found.
Night Watchman Ovln and a colored
orderly, William Fraser, hurst open
the doors barring entrance to the negro
woman's cell and Mrs. Mack
drugged the Insensible form of the negro
woman to safety, painfully burning
her own hands and feet. The
nurse's heroic act was generally commented
on at the hospital Wednesday.
She told her story to Coroner ()'I)onnell
modestly, but the facts of the
thrilling rescue were brought out by
Ovln and Craser, who were eye-witnesses
to the young woman's noble
act.
"The unfortunate beings were human
beings," said Mrs. Illack, "and
when 1 heard the pitiful cries of distress
I had no other thought but to
make an elTort to save them." The
watchman and the orderly made the
rescue of the insane patient possible
by beating down the doors.
Shortly after the llames were extinguished
by the lire department Coroner
O'Donnell had the remains of the
three victims removed from the wreck
and debris of the building, .fames
Calne, the lunatic, who Is thought to
have applied the match that did the
work, was very nearly incinerated.
i * "
i in: uuuy was ourneu oeyona an possible
recognition. While Holmes and
Scott were scarcely as badly distlgured,
the corpses of these two unfortunates
presented a horrible spectacle.
The btxlies were placed in a row
on the lloor in one of the apartments
at the Morgue, where they were subsequently
viewed by the jury preparatory
to holding the inquest.
The signs of t,hc shocking manner
in which the maniacs came to their
death were revealed in a measure by
even what portion of their charred remains
were left behind to tell the tale
of the horror. Their arms, or rather
the blackened, half-burnt stubs, stood
straight up from the body and their
tongues protruded far from the ghastly
hole in their faces. The horrible
tortures they underwent before death
finally came to their relief could never
lie adequately pictured by mere words,
but the attitude and the agonized expression
on the charred faces left the
dreadful details to the imagination.
The hospital authorities regret the
unfortunate tragedy, but It was one
of those accidents that sometimes occur
in spite of the most rigid precautionary
measures. Madmen, as a general
thing, are extremely cunning and
It is very difficulty to maintain a
watch over them so strict as to preclude
the possibility of accidents.
Attempted Train ltobbory.
Four men attempted to hold up the
southbound Monon express at Cyclone,
Indiana. The train slackened speed
Ion striking torpedoes on the rails but
when tiie enigineer faced four revolvers
lie ti)rew open the throttle. The
four men ilred rapidly and often but
<iu trainmen ana passengers escaped.
Sheriff Corns and deputies afterward
caught the men who gave the names
of Chas. Johnson, James Mock, Frank
Smith and IlerryGray, all claiming to
live in Cincinnati.
A Fatal Qunrrcl.
John Southern was shot and killed
Thursday at Kogersvllle, Tenn., by
11. h. McCullough, a deputy sheriff.
MeCullough is in charge of the long
distance telephone at Kogersvllle
Junction and Southern went to McCullough's
store to use the telephone.
The men became involved in a dispute
as to the toll due for the telephone
service, and the shooting followed.
McCul]ough claims the shootlug was
in self defense.
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