The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 13, 1905, Image 1
VOL. 14.
FAMOUS FLAGS.
Captured Banners ot the South
that Have Been Returned.
ONE OF THIS STATES
Has Most Tragic History of All in the
Collection, Being Held in Place by
a Pile of Dead South Carolln- (
ians at Malvena Hill.
Captured July I, 1822. (
The WaRhlogton Star describes some
of the Confederate battle Hags which
have been returned to the Seuthern
States, among them noting the following
as of particular Interest:
A Hag in the collection that has peihaps
the most tragic history of all Is
numbered 32 in the list. It is the battle
Hag of the famous Palmetto regiment
of South Carolina, atfd the War
Department records show that It was
captured at Malvern Hill, near the
James Itiver, Va., July 1, 1882, by '
Sergt. W. J. Whittrlck of the Eighty- ,
second Pennsylvania Volunteers, Buttcrfleld'H
brigade. It is recorded that 1
the South Carolina regiment held an (
advanced position under a withering !
enlllading Hre from the Union forces '
until nearly all its men had been kill
ed or wounded. When the Union line '
aovanceci tney round but a hand full '
of the brave South Carolinians defending
the position they had been
oidered to hold to the death. These
had piled up their own dead as uncanny
works, behind which they stubbornly
resisted the assault of Mutter
field's brigade. The llag was found up
right, being held in position by a pile
o< the dead soldiers In gray. A foreign
attache who witnessed the grim work
of the Palmetto regiment of South
Carolina said it deserved to bo recorded
among the most gallant achievements
of war In the world's history.
Another South Carolina battle tlag
was captured after desperate resistance
at the battle of Antictam, September
17, 1 H?2, at the stone wall In
front of the First Brigade, Third 1)1
vision, Ninth Army Corfs, by Private
Thomas Hare of Company 1), Thirtyninth
Now York Volunteers. After
capturing the Palmetto colors, Private
Hare was shot down by a South Carolina
ritieman.
A hand-to hand struggle resulted at
the battle of Five Forks, Va , before
the colors of the Sixth South Carolina
Volunteers were finally captured
from the gigantic colorbearer by Capt.
J. W. Scott of Comaany I), One Hundred
and Fifty-Seven Pennsylvania
Volunteers, and several men on both
8iae? were Kineci or wounneci.
The battle Hag of the heroic Sumter
Flying Artillery, a famous South c
Carolina military organization, was .
captured at Sailor's Creek, April (J
1806, by Sergt. George J. Pitman, of
Company C, New York Lincoln Vol
Tinteer pavalry, under Gen. Custer
The ilag had been carried throughout
the war by the Sumter battery, which
at the time of the capture of the col
ors had been reduced to a bare corporal's
gaurd, in size.
The battle Hag of the Tenth Ala
bama Infantry was captured at the
battle of New Market Cross Roads
The origiual bearer of the oolyis was
killed and a second, who atteLpted to
recover and raise It, was takeu pris m
er.
A United States Hag, stars and
strips, was captured at the same bat
tie from the Eleventh Alabama Regi
ment. This Hag was carried by the
Confederates to deceive the United
States troops, it is stated.
There are several of the Confederate
iligb that were found wrapped
about the bodies of their bearers, who 1
stripped them from their staiTs to
save them from capture. Two of the>e
are stained by the life blood of the
bearers, who were shot while attemping
to get away with their emblems
Private John M. Hays, of Company
F, Fourth Iowa Cavalry, ^credited
with the capture of a Confederate bat
tie flag of the stars and bars design
at Columbus, Ga , April 16, 18(56. It
is stated that Private Hays captured
the standard and its bearer, who tore
it from the staff and tried to escape,
firing his revolver and wounding one
man belonging to the Fourth Iowa !
f in ?* n 1 ??rr I
unvan jr.
A Confederate flag captured by Pri
vate Warren Dockum, Company II,
One Hundred and Twenty-First New
York Volunteers, at Sailors creek, is
Inscribed "For Our Altars and Our
Hearts. Savannah Vol. Guards, 1862."
The Hag of the Second Georgia Battery,
captured by the Third Maryland
Regiment, U. S. Volunteers, had
twenty-eight bullet holes in It and
three through the stall. +
A desperate hand-to-hand tight In
the trenches, with several casualth s
on both sides, resulted, before the
battle Hag of the Eighth Louisiana
Regiment was captured at Uappahannook
Station, Va., November 7, 1863.
The colors of the Benjamin Infantry,
organized April 14, 1861, in Clay
ton county, Ga , captured during the
Kilpatrick raid on the Macon railroad,
bears the inscription: "Strike for Your
Altars and Your Firesides."
Among the colors of famous Confederate
organizations in the list is
tb&t of the noted Washington Artillery
of New Orleans, which was taken
&| few days before the close of the war;
the flag of the "Wigfall R iles. Jeff
Davis"; the battle Hag of the TwentySecond
North Carolina Infantry whloh
was inscribed "Seven Pines, Mechanicsville,
Cold Harbor, Ok Hill, Harpers
Ferry, Chanoellorsville, Sharpsburg,
Frazlers Farm, Cedar M< untain,
Manassas, Fredericksburg." Tnls was
taken at the time of Gen. Lee's surrender,
It is said.
The flag of the Fourteenth Virginla
Cavalry is inscribed, "God Armeth
the Patriot." The battle flag of the
Fortieth Virginia Regiment is a
"Southern Cross." The colors of a
I
are Inscribed: "Presented by the ladles
of Path, Va. God protect the right."
Another battle Hag, a Virginia caval
ry standard taken in a charge at Williamsburg,
bears the name of the former
colorbearer, written In his blood
after he had been mortally wounded.
Another Virginia Hag bears the Inscription:
"Our cause is lust; our
rights we will maintain." The Confederate
garrison Hags of "the Citadel
of Charleston, S. C.," and that of
Fort Moultrie are iu the collection of
rare relics.
Arajng the United States colors
which were captured by the Confederates
and recaptured by the Union
forces at the close of the war was the
battlo Hag of the famous Tammany
regiment (Forty s:cond New York
Volunteers), which was captured by
one of Gen. Hood's Texans, it Is said.
Also the State colors of the Ninth
Vermont Volunteers, Inscribed "Freedom
and Unity"; the regimental Hag
of the Fourth New Jersey; Hag of the
Flr*t Michigan Volunteers, Inscribed:
"Michigan daughters to her sons?defend
it," captured by a Virginia reglrnont;
Hag of the First Main Infantry;
lhatof the "Excelsior Regiment" of
New York; the Wadsworth Guards of
New York, and many others.
AM INSANE MAN
Wanted to Kill Governor liooh, ol
Kaunas, on Tucnday.
aTi ropeka, Kansas, an insane man
who gave his name as J. Everest
Worthlngton, whose former place of
residence the police have been unable ,
to learn, was captured within a block i
)f the State House, where he said he
was going to kill Governor E. W.
Hoch. The man was unarmed, but
ie Is of a powerful build and undoubt- i
idly would have bandied the Chief >
Executive roughly had he not t>cen
ntercepted. Tho news of tho cap- i
Lure was withheld by the police un- !
Lil Wednesday, though the capture I
was made Tuesday.
Worthlngton is now in the count"
lail and will be sent to an asylum.
Jommunlcation with the man is held
jy means of written questions, and
mswers, as he pretends to be deaf and
lurab. In answer to a question in i
egard to what his purpose was with <
Lhe Governor, Worthlngton said: <
"1 was inspired by Pyrus, the God
)f Fire, to come here and kill Gover <
lor Hock. 1 have sworn eternal ven I
? >ance against all statcsm?n who pre- <
Lend that thev are self-made men. if <
t had not been for his otllcer who i
;aptured me, Governor Hoch would i
lave been no more, for when I was i
ir rested I was on my way to the Cap- <
tol to kill him. () .e who has risen I
'rom obscurity to a high place is the I
worst enemy of the impecunious gen- ]
eel. Therefore, I hate Hoch."
Worthlngton dresses well and has 1
,he appearance of a man of Intelli I
fence. He is tall and strong, and lias I
eci Hair and blue eyes. lie was ar- I
cBted by C. I). Miller, an clllcer of 1
.he Juvenile Court, whose attention
van attracted by Wortbir.gton's pe- '
jullar actions. 1
A Romantic Mari-lago.
An interesting romance growing ,
)ut of university settlement work |
imong the tenement population on j
,he E ist Side in New York, was re- ,
sealed Wednesday when announcenent
was made of the engagement of \
f. G. Phelps Stokes, millionaire and {
jhilanthropist, son of Anson Phelps (
Stokis, to Miss Rose Harriet Pastor, ,
'ormerly of Cleveland, O , and later a ,
vriur on the Jewish Daily News of |
Mew York, from which she recently |
esigned to a o pt a clerkship in the .
mlversity settlement in Kldrldgc '
itreet. M'ss Pastor, who is an at.ractlve
young woman, has for years
>een one of the foremost workers for ,
ihe betterment of the conditions of |
ihe poor on E ist Side, and it was
while thus engaged that she met Mr. ,
Slokes, who has always been actively
nterested In settlement work. Miss (
Pastor was born in Augustowo, Rus
Pa, in 187U.
Took Too Muoli Morphine.
Edith Turner, 22 years old, who 1
went from Savannah, Ga., to Norfolk,
Va , and bad been living under the
lame of EHth Anderson, died sud- 1
ienly Wednesday from the effects of
morphine. The girl had recently received
a telegram announcing the '
ieath of a id iter in Savannah and
Wednesday night swallowed a mor- 1
phlne powder. She was found unconscious
in her room Thursday, hut
physicians revived her until she could
talk. Her recovery seemed certain, i
but as a precaution the girl was
taken to St. Vincent's Hospital.
While the doctors were working on
her. with seeminirlv irnnd roonhu oho
r n-/ n wv? w?4lVO| OLIO
died.
Itet'uBed To Nam? CoimnlHHion.
Solicitor Timmnrman has refused to
recommend and Governor Heyward
refused appoint a commission to examine
Into the question of the sanity
of Marlon Parr, the cotton mill operative
who is 10 hang In Columbia next
week, for the murder of Clarence
Shealy. Answering a petition which
was referred to him Sollol tor Tim merman
says that Parr gave no evidence
at the trial of insanity; that on the
oontrary he constructed a very plausible
excuse and stoutly denied his
guilt until hope was gone, when he
freely confess d, fully substantiating
the charge and that Inasmuoh as not
even a prima facie case is made out
he must refuse to endorse the petition.
Found a Pot ofUold.
T. A. Ledbetter has dug up a pot
containing nearly 12,000 In gold coin,
20 miles of Mount Pleasant, Tex. The
coin is all United States money, except
one or two pieces, whioh are
either Spanish or Mexican coins.
Years ago an old Indian said that
some kind of a treasure had been burled
near the spot, and searoh was
made for It at that time, but without
sucoess. Several trees near the plaoe
had Indian marks on them.
Huit liang,
Mrs. Anna Valentine, whowasoonvloted
at Lodl, N. J., a vear ago of
the murder of Mias Rosa Salza?on
aooount of Mrs. Valentine's husband
was resentenced on Tuesday and
will be hanged the 12th day of May,
her attempts to get new trial having
failed.
rh?
CON
WARM WELCOME
Extended President Roosevelt by
the Kentucky People.
THE BLUE AND ORAY.
Gov. Beckham Welcomed Him as the
Man to Whom We Look During the
Next Pour Years to Obliterate
All Seetional Differences
Between Sections.
A dispatch from Louisville, Ky.,
says President Hoosevelt's welcome to
Old Kentucky was typical of the
State, and his reference In his speech
to a united country, his greeting of
Confederate veterans as "ray com
rouwi ami ins anusion tt> ine wearer
of the grey who bore aloft at the
head of the procession of escort the
"Hag of one united country" greatly
pleased those who could hear him.
The President was in Louisville but 1
two hours, but not a moment was
lost. Ills reception in the residence
section of the city was cordial, as he j
passed through the business section it
was thoroughly demonstrative of good ]
will, and at the speaking stand and
on the short drive over the business
section it was an assured ovation.
Everywhere the cowtls were enor- 1
mous, but orderly, and, barring a little
confuslou in front of the speaker's 1
stand the police arrangements were
excellent. The President was greatly 1
pleased at the cordiality of the crowds
and was much touchod over the pre
sentation of three magnillcent souve- 1
nlrs reminiscent of Abraham Lincoln. 1
These souvenirs were given him a few
moments before his train departed for 1
the Southwest. The President was '
welcomed to Louisville by acting J
Mayor Paul C. Boetli.
The President responded briefly, 1
and was then escorted to iris carriage '
a few steps away, where he was seat '
ed with secretary Loeb, Governor (
Beckham and Mr. Murray. PrceeeiBd
by a detail of mounted police and '
Oy a mounted civilian escort bearing J
the President's colors, the President's J
carriage moved forward, the proces- 1
don being under way in a few moments
with Gen. John B. Cestlemati
acting as grand marshal. The Presi- '
lent was cheered at frequent Intervals J
by a continuous line of people from 1
Lhe time he loft his train until the
party neared the business section, I
where the greeting grew into a popu- 1
lar ovation. He was compelled to lift \
Ills hat often during the drive, but as
tie neared Broadway he removed his 1
liat and was kept busy bjwtng from j
right to left.
Drawn up on Broadway between '
Third and Fourth Kt.rpAts wnra t.hn I
lieorge 11. Kastin Camp, Unl.ed Con
Federate Veterans, two.posts of Grand 1
Army men, and the Spanish War Vet- '
raiis' Associations. L luisvllle has (
Out a single camp of Confederates but J
it is a large one, and its members s
were out in full strength, with Gen. *
John 11. Leathers in command. As I
the head of the escorting column (
moved onto Broadway the oivilian es 1
sort with the President's colors moved (
rapidly forward and the representa 1
Lives of the blue and the gray swung 1
into line, in columns of fours, directly '
In front of the President's carriage, 1
and acted as his Immediate guard of (,
honor for the remaiuder of the parade.
At Fourth and Broadway about a 1
thousand pupils of the boyH' and girls' '
high schools were banked along the J
walls and terraced lawns of the Y. M. *
0. A. Home. Flags waved a welcome
to the evident pleasure of the Presl- '
dent, whose carriage a moment later (
turned into Fourth street. The retail '
district was black with people. Every '
window along Fourth street had Its '
occupants and the roofs of buildings '
were occupied while the street below 1
was a mass of humanity. The decor- 1
atlons on Fourth street were lavish,
the beautiful Government building at (
Fourth and Chestnut streets, being (
especially attractive.
The President arrived at thesfpeak- ,
er's stand in front of the Court .
House, at Sixth and Jefferson streets, ,
at 10' A. M. He was introduced in a 1
few words, by Governor B.ckman, who '
said: "Not only the people of Louis
vllle, but the people of all Kentucky
rejoice today in welcoming among us
the President of this great republic.
Regardless of all political differences .
we are here to do honor, not only to
the Chief Magistrate of this great ,
country, but also to Theodore Roose ;
veil, the man. (Great applause.) ,
"We reooguize his eminent patriot (
ism, his Integrity, his ftarlessne-s, and
we all believe him to be a friend of the ,
great common people, throughout this
country. We also look forward to him (
during the next four years as the ruler
of this republic, to obliterate the last
faint line of sectional differences that
may exist in thisouuntrv. (Applause.)
I hftllAVA thuf. If. In In "*
_ ....... .V y >U una inmci Ui
this great man, who more than any
President since the big brained and
big hearted Lincoln, holds the alTeo
tlon and the confidence of the people
of this country; 1 say, L believe-it Is
more in his power than In the power
of any oth< r man to establish beyond
question the fact that there is no
North, no South, no East and no West
In this country."
As the President stepped upon the
platform and the crowds saw him a
prolonged cheer went up. The President
tried to speak, but good naturedly
waited until the applause had died
out. Then he said:
"God bless Reokham and you, my
fellow Americans. (Applause.) Surely
any man would indeed be gratified to
be greeted In this way by such an audience,
and be Introduced as pou have
Introduced me, Governor Reokham.
(Applause.)
"As the Governor has so well said,
upon all the important questions, the
questions that Infinitely transcend
mere partisan differences, we are fundamentally
one. (Applaase.)
"For,-in the question of foreign and
Internal politics, the points upon
| which there can be no proper division
lion*!
[WAY, 8. C., THUP
on party lines, iutlnitely exceed in
number those upon which there can
be such division and, Governor Beckham,
I shall do all that In me lies to
justify the hope to which you have
given expression, and to try to show
myself the President of all the people
of the United States. (Prolonged applause
)
"And, naturally, 1 feel particularly
gratified as seeing here, to-day, joined
In this procession, the men who wore
the blue and the men who wore the
grey. (Laughter and applause.)
"In the dark days?now, keep just
as quiet as you can; you won't be able
to do anything more than see me anyhow
(Laughter and applause)?In the
dark days, each of you fought for the
right as it was given him to see the
right (A voice, 'That's right!') and
each of you has left us the right to
feel pride not only in your valor, but
In your devotion to what you conscientiously
believed your duty. (Great applause.)
"And now we are all one (cheers and
long continued applause) and as a
united pe >ple, we have the right to
feel the same pride in the valor of the
man who conscientiously risked his
life in the Confederate uniform that
we have in the man who fought in the
blue. (Applause.) And as I passed by
your ranks, oh, my friends in grey,
to-day, and saluted the II ig of our
common country, held up by a man
in the grey uniform, 1 felt that indeed
we are one, and that we have been
able to show mankind the greatest
war of the century can be followed by
the mast perfect union that any nation
now knows. (Great applause.)
"And in coming to this great and
beautiful city of yours. 1 wish to con
rratwlate you upon the historic spirit
that is found here." (Pointing to the
datucof Thomas J efferson thatstands
In front of the Court House, the President
continued: j
"1 am glad, as I say, of the spirit
that makes you wish to dedicate statues
like this of Jefferson, and like the
<reat statue of Clay Inside of this (
Jourt House. It is a tine tiling to keep
lo a sense of historic continuity with
tdie past, and there is one statue that
I wish the member in the National
Jongre>s from Kentucky to see Is put
jp by the National Government, and
that is a national statue of Andrew
Jackson, and the victors of the battle ,
)f New Orleans. The light at New Oreans
was one in which the whole na- ,
lion has a care, as far as the glory and
the prolit went, and the whole nation.
Mid not any one State, should join in j
putting that Htatue up. (
"Now, 1 am going to say good-bye, ,
because there is a little movement, (
there, and it will be better for the women
and small people If I let you get
,vay. Good-bye." ,
As the President descended to the
platform from the speaker's stand the ,
voices of two male German slrglng so- (
tietics burst fcrth with the strain of (
'My Old Kentucky II me," the Pres- ,
dent remaining uncovered until the ,
'aranus song had been concluded. ,
Then he spoke to the singers as fol- |
ows: , ,
"Gentlemen: I want to thank you
'or coming here to sing to day and I <
want to say Just one thing suggested |
ay your presence. We as a people are ,
jomposed of men of many different s
itocks from the {Old World. Each ,
itock can contribute something of ,
;reat value to our national life. The <
people of German origin who have j
some here have contributed much in ]
many different ways, and not the least ,
if what they contributed has been the ,
power to know what the joy of living
means. (Applause.) There is one word
L wish it were possible to translate,
jut as it Is not possible I wish ws
jould ad pt it absolutely as it Is?
gemuthllohkeit'?for gemuetbllchcelt
is a mighty valuable asset. I only
lope as missionaries you will be able J
io teach us what it means and how to
practice it all through. Good-bye."
.Laughter )
The President and party then en- 1
iered their carriages and after a short i
irive through several streets In the
business district arrived at the Louis- '
ville Hotel. The streets were massed
with people and the President stood
jp in ills carriage, bowing from right
to left in responce to the cheering, 1
which was hearty and continuous.
In the parlors of the hotel occurred
jne of the prettiest incidents of the
lay -the presentation of souvenirs to
ihe Executive. These consisted of a
massive silver tiagon containing water
From a spring on the old Lincoln
homestead in Larue County; an inkitand
of oak that shaded the spring
it which Lincoln drank when a lad,
md a beautiful silver vase tilled with
erchlds. The President was visibly
touched by the gifts as it was a complete
surprise. The presentation was
made by Col. R. T. Durrett, for
twenty years a friend of the President
ind in whose library Mr. Roosevelt,
years ago. spent many hours gaining
Information as to the history of Ken
Lucky and data as to the Lewis and
Clark Expedition. The group surrounding
the President when the pre
sentation was made Included G >ver
nor ILckham, Senator McCreary,
Congressman Sherley. the Hon. Logan
0. Murray and a few invited guests,
numbering altogether not more than
tiity. The President made a feeling
response, saying that he felt more
than ever that he was the President
of all the people?North and South,
East and West.
A hurried departure was taken, the
President arriving on board his train
at exactly 11 o'clock. A minute later
with the Executive standing on the
rear platform of the car, with cannon
thundering a farewell salute, less than
a block away and to the mug c of deafening
cheers, the train moved out of
Seventh street station, and a half
hour later was speeding aoross Indiana
on its way to the Southwest.
Demoorau Won.
Elections were held in the larger
cities of Kansas last week. The democrats
carried Kansas City, Kans.,
and Leavenworth, this being a revolution
and entirely unlocked for in
each oase. Topcka and Wiohita elec
ted republican tickets. Wm. W.
Rose, democrat, was elected mayor of
KansasiClty, Kans., Tnursday by probably
1,500 plurality. The election
was notable because of the activity
of the women voters. Of a total registration
of 18,000 voters, 5,000 were
women. Leavenworth elected Peter
Everhardyi democrat, mayor by 200
majority.
tSDAY, APRIL 13,
BLOWS ON GANG.
I
A Bank Robber Confessed to
Many Robberies in this
AND OTHER STATES.
He Implicates Two Charleston Merchants
in the Different Robberies the Gang
Committed in South Carolina.
Chris Rabens and II. R.
Rabens are the Two.
A story that causes the operations
of Rallies, ''The Gentleman Burglar,"
to appear tame and suitable for the
nurserv; a story that made the Nick
Carter and Diamond Diok series to
pale Into Insignificance; a tale that
held the throng of spectators breathless
with attention, was told in the
United States Circuit Court, of Charleston
Friday afternoon, when John
F. McCarthy, alias John O. Danrell,
nnw onrwlnrt o onr?f 1 ** v r ? *
>n/> nuK a ocuboumi in vennont
State prison, was put on tlie stand to
testify in the Latta postoftlce robbery
ease. When District A ?torney Capers
asked McCarthy if he knew John King
and Edward Morgan, alias Murphy,
he replied: "Oh, yes, I know them.
I co-operated with them in the robberry
of the postcfllce at Latta on
February 25, 1904." On further examination
McCarthy gave a full ac
count of the movements of the gang
which Infested this State some two
years ago. In part McCarthy said: "1
met the two Kabens, Rudolph and
Chris, in Charleston in 1903, and saw
King and Morgan at the house of
Ribens frequently."
When asked to give an account of
the robbery at Latta McCarthy, in
part, said: "Well, after a conference
with several members of the gang it
was decided to have a try at the p< stolllco
or bank in Latta. Two of us
went up there to look over the ground,
and then the rest of us f illowed?
Morgan, King, myself and one other.
We weut to Dillon and got breakfast
In a house In the factory district. Morgan
and Shorty, who had been over
to Latta, came up to us and reported
that it looked good. We cooked dinner
and supper In the woods, near the
track, between Dillon and Latta, and
after dark set out for Latta, halting
on the eJge of the town until midnight,
when we entered. We broke
open a carpenter's chest in an unfinished
house, endeavoring to And the necessary
tools; we Anally went to a blacksmith's
shop and got a sledge hammer,
crowbar, chisel, brac3 and other
Instruments. We went to the bank,
and King and myself kept watch,
uiKllo Iho * -.? V- -> - *
ttiiiiv vu& unu uiutus UIU 1116 WOTK.
The bank, whioh was in the same
building with the postutllce, was blown
ill right, but the forc3 of the explodon
Jammed the door and there was
nothing doing in the swag line; so we
tried the postotlice safe. Morgan and
Shorty were inside, and pretty soon I
beard two explosions, following closely
upon each other. The stamps, monjy
and letters were put in a sack and
the two came out."
"After coming from the building
we all tixed for blood hounds?that Is
we tied a string or cloth to the
'lapels' of our shoes and sprinkled it
well with mustard?a dog cannot follow
such a track. We went down by
the depot and across the country to a
branch track and when about four
miles from Latta went in the woods
and divided the swag. We had about
>180 in money, a large number of
itamps, two pocket books and a lot of
letters. I lost one letter from Win
nie Lewis and tore up another letter."
Inspector Gregory then produced
two letters, one of them Intact and
the other put together on a pane of
glass. McCarthy identlticd both as
the ones left in the woods. One of
the missives, which must have been a
very tender one, began "Sweetheart
Johnny." The contents were not
read.
The papers, said the witnesses, were
left in the woods. When asked what
was the character of the papers referred
to McCarthy said they were
newspapers and religious peril dicalx.
District Attorney Capers wanted to
kn^w if the gang had read the religious
papers in the peaceful seclusion
of that quiet and sequestered spot.
The witness said that they had not.
"We buried about 200 pennits, as
Ih^y were too heavy to carry, and
they went down the track about two
miles, keeping under the cover of the
woods constantly. We skirted Dillon
and then the gang separated.' 1 went
on to Fayettevllle, N. C., with Shorty.
We stopped at the Davis House and
the next morning Morgan and King
showed up at the breakfast table.
We then went over to Hamlet the
next mcrning, which was Sunday,
and King hid the stamps under a
freight shed."
Gulag back a bit, McCarthy said,
"I first met the two Itabens in the
fall of 1903 at the Star Theatre.
Shorty was with them and I met Guk
DeFord either at the theatre or at
Llabens's house DeFord brought dynamite
to city ?nd the glycerine was
extracted, so that the pure glycerine
might be obtained. The operation
was carried on In Rabens's house.
Shortly afterwards Shorty, Morgan,
DeFord and myself began discussing
a good Job, and we decided on Denmark.
An Investigating committee
was sent out and It reported that
Denmark was all right. We worked
it safely and camebaok to Charleston,
taking the money to Rabens's house.
We had about $800 between the four
of us. We all oounted out our part,
and Rabens went out and had It
changed Into paper. I spent most of
mine at the Star Theatre.
"We thought we'd try Mount Olive,
N. 0., next. We got. the tools from
Rabens's house and started out.
Didn't know ezaoti? where we were
going, but were going up against the
first thing we came across. We
blowed a bank, but the inner doors
Jammed and then we went into the
postoffloe and got abaut $600 in oash,
imld
1905.
besides stamps. I came back to
Charleston with the stamps and saw
Rabens the next morning and delivered
to liim the stamps which he put in a
safe in his store. The money in
stamps amounted to about $305. 1
1 planted our tools In Rabens's back
yard.
"Morgan had left me and 1 had Instructions
to come whenever 1 received
a telegram to that effect.
Shortly after 1 had returned from
Mt. Olive, Chris Rabens received a
telegram form Morgan which he gave
tome. In effect it was: "Send Johnny
to Greenwood."
"1 dug up the tools in Rudolph Ra
ben's yard and after securing some
fuse from Ribeus, went up to Greenwood,
where 1 was met by Morgan
and Shorty. We went over to Seneca
and robbed the Uourtenay Rank, securing
some $0,000 or $8,000; wo got
about $500 worth of diamonds in the
haul. We hid about $2,000 in silver
in the ground and put the paper
money in a satchell. 1 came on back
to Charleston and was met at the
depot by Rabens and another man.
Wo went to Chris Rabens's store, and
1 gave him all the money burnt and
torn by the explosion. 1 told Rabens
all about the robbery, and he and 1
went back after the burled silver, but
It could not be found. Rabens and
myself then went up to Baltimore to <
get Shorty, and lie came back with us
and the sliver was located. It was .
shipped to Charleston in a dress suit \
case and a trunk.
"One night after we came back I
with tho Hllver, 1 went over to the I
Star theatre and burned about $50 for ;
champagne. Then 1 went up to a
jewelry store and bought s >me
diamond garters, diamond earrings,
s;veral diamond pit s, a watch and
ohaiu. Then we all went over to a J
clothing store on King and Ilasel
streets and we all dressed up. 1 gave
the diamond garters and earrings
to \
"Rabetis said 1 had l>etter let him '
have some of the money as Detectives
Brcnnan and Hogan had been about
the theatre, and It would not be well
for me to be caught with much money
on my oerson.
"1 went to Baltimore from here,
taking the stamps whieh had been
placed in R&ben's charge with me. I v
went broke and telegraphed for $50 r
frtm Habeas; Ned Morgan was broke. 8
too, and 1 wired for $75 for him. Moth 1
of the telegrams brought quick re- 1
sponscs and I and Morgan came down *
to Charleston, and went to Raben's *
house. We had a conference at *
Riben's house, and decided to sec how
tilings stood at St. Georges. The mem- H
bers of the gang that went up to look k
over the situation reported favorably, (
and we started to St. George's *
Shorty and King went on the train. '
Morgan and myj-elf were driven out to 1
Seven mile ltuu by ltabens. We broke H
up so as not to attract attention,
though wo were ah together on tho 1
tram. Up about PreguaU's a truck ^
broke or something happened to the 1
train, and we were delayed aoout an '
hour. When we got to St, George's a f
posse got after us, and many shots s
were lired. We seperatid and lied to c
the woods. I started to board the H
train and come back to Charleston, c
but noticed that the same conductor 1
which had taken us up to St George's,
was on the train, and as 1 understood 1
that he had given us away and ciused
the formation of the posse which *
chased us out of town. 1 didn't git '
on the train. 1 came back to Char- 1
leston later and put the tools in a *
bureau drawer in Riben's hous3. The 1
others of the gang came b ick later,
and we all met at lUben'sstoro. We v
discussed J dinston's and Monk's Corner,
but Morgan sild thatLatta look r
ed good to birr.
While the district attorney still had 1
a few questions to put to tiie witness, '
and so stated to the Court the witness c
was turned over to the cross-examlna 1
tiou. lie said that he had been sen- \
tenced to serve a term of sixteen years
i i North Carolina for burg.ary, but
that he had escaped after sixteen *
months in Jail. lie Is now serving a
sentence In Vermont for robbing a
post clllce, and was brought from the
State prison to this place and Friday
faced his alleged old comrades and
gave the above testimony. Of course
he was often Interrupted and many
objections were made to questions by
the defendants' attorn ys, but the
story as given aoove is substantially
the most interesting parts of his narrative.
McCarthy told his story in a quiet,
j listless fashion, displaying no emotion,
and with a half smile playing about,
his lips most of the time. He looked
once or twice at King and Murphy,
but for the most part kept his eyes on
the district attorney, Postofliice Inspector
Gregory was sitting beside the
district attorney and assisted him In
directing the questions.
A queer Caho.
A rather queer case has been commenced
in Greenville. J. E. Mclntyre
nas sworn out a warrant for the arrest
of Charlie Schafer, whom he alleges
defrauded him to the amount of
20. The two men were before the
mayor several days ago charged with
disorderly conduct. They had a per
sonal difficulty and were arrested. Mclntyre
says he paid Shafer $20 to keep
iiiin irora icsurying to certa'.n things
Id the city court and It is alleged by
Mclntyre that Sohafer did not carry
out his agreement and defrauded him
by giving damaging testimony. As a
rebuttal to the warrant for defraud- '
lng, Sohafer is out with a warrant
complaining and alleging that Mclntyre
made an assault on him with a
deadly weapon, the same being named
in the warrant as a 38 callibre re vol
er. The oase is set for trial on April
11th and counsel has been engaged by
both parties.
Hanjced at Fayottevllle.
Walter Partridge, a negro boy 20
years of age, was banged at Fayettevllle,
N. C., Thursday for a orimlnai
assault upon Mrs. Llllle I. Hales, a
white woman. The negro's nerve did
not desert him. He died from strangulation
in 10 minutes. Shortly after
Partridge's crime a special bill was
put through the legislature allowing
a civil term of oourt jurisdiction so as
to hasten his trial.
With a Hake.
Thos. Austin was mortally wound
ed with a rake by Thos. Ross on Sunday
in Greenville, dying on Wednesday.
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Fields and Cotton.
V llGBolution l>y IIuuho ol
Commons lor Uncom-aging Cot- '
ton UtlHinK in ItritiBli Colonies.
A dispatch from Lord n says the
louse of commons Thursday night
vas the scene of a remarkable denonstratlon
based upon the defeat of J
l government candidate In the bye- '
lection for Brighton, a constituency
which for twenty years had not failed
,o return conservative or unionist
candidates for parliament by majorizes
of two thousand and upwards.
The house had been engaged In conilderatlon
of a resolution olTered by
>1 r William Tomlinson, conservative,
leclarlng that ' in view of the peril
A) which the industries of the United
Clngdom are exposed by too great delendence
on the United States as the
ource of supply of cotton, and the ,
food results of the operations already
mdertaken by the British cottonjrowlng
association, the house desires
o express Its appreciation of the beneits
derived by the encourgement afbrded
by the government to the association
and looks to a continuance
if the good olllces, as essential to the
peedy development of the resources ?
>f the colonies, dependencies and proectorates
for the maintenance of |
employment in one of the greatest
national industries."
A number of the members spoke In
upport of the expansion of the Brit
sh cotton growing territory. Mr.
Ommett said the cotton growers of
.he United States already were jeal>us
of the success of the experiments
n the West Indies. While a some- <
vhat desultory and uninteresting de ;
>ate was dragging on there was a ,
ush of opposltlun morni ers from the (
obblcs shouting wilh joy over the ,
iheral vletory In Brighton. "Villiers
s in!" was the cry, which was revived
with grcat?cheerlng. Premier
dalfour, who was Just then entering
the house, was greeted with shouts of
'resign," "resign."
Colonial Secretary Lyttleton, whp
tad been speaking when the inter'uptlon
came, after the demonstraiion
had subsided continued, saying
that since 1902 the production of cotton
inside the British empire had
trebled. The government, he added,
rad not relaxed its efforts looking tc
i further increase. lie trusted that 1
Lancashire would assist the work
more liberally in future. The resolution
was adopted unanimously.
Mr. Balfour quitted the house almost
Immediately. Oi a motion to
adjourn, an extraordinary scene oc
5urred. Mr. Lloyd George (Advanced
Liberal,) said he had intended t >
luestion the premier on the fate that
aad befallen a member of the admlnstration
at Brighton. He complained
that on receiving notice that the question
would be raised the premier had
ieliberately left the house. The premier's
discourtesy to the house, he
laid, was becoming absolutely often
live.
Several members spoke, supporting
Mr. Lloyd George and declaring that
the government ought to resign.
arinotAn nhHMklll I J ?*. 1 ??-?
tt iiiniA/u-vjLiuiv^iiiii nam It lUUKCU 1IKC
the beginning of the end. The house 1
idjourned amid loud opposltiou laugh- !
ber.
Case ol Hulctde.
Mrs. Ruby Larned, wife of Wm. ,
Livingston Larncd, an illustrator,
who died a few days ago.'Hn New
York, under circa instances whloh
were considered susp'cious, came to
her death by poison, self-lnllicted with
suicidal Intent. This conclusion was
reached by a coroner's Jury Thursday.
The dead woman's husband test!lied
at the inquest that Mrs. Lamed had
been unhappy on account of his fre
quent forced business trips; that she
was nervous and excitable, and had
threatened to commit suicide. Both
Lamed and his wife were from Georgia
and were quite young.
Ktllied l>y Oa?.
At New York four persons were
killed by illuminating gas Thursday
In a tenant house in the upper East
Side. They were Marry Rogers, 7 f>
years old; Helen Clark, 12; KateClark,
10; and Elizabeth Clark, 7. Their
bodies were found by the father of the
three oiildren, Samuel Clark, a truck
driver, who with bis wife and young
son, ocoupled an adjoining room.
When Clark awoke he smelled gas and
traced It to the next room, where he
found his three ohlldren and the woman,
a friend of the family, dead.
The gas had escaped from a defective
gas stove.
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PUTTING IT STRONG.
A Lnily'H 1'unKont IlefiiarltH About
MarrliiK* h and Divorce.
Miss J? anctte L. Gilder, editor of
The Critic, places the morals of divorce
in this lucid manner before the
readers of the New York Globe: "An
honest man does not repudiate his
business responsibilities nor refuse to
pay Ins gambling debts. Then why
should he bo considered honest In repudiating
his domestio liabilities or
refusing to pay a debt Incurred in
the great lottery? It is not considered
honest for a woman to have children
and nq husband. Then why
should it be considered honest for a
woman to have children by two living
men? They cannot both be her husbands.
And surely the fact that
some words have been said by some
licensed officer over one does not make
her more virtuous than the other, for
apparently they have not bound her
any lirmer. Neither does a trip into
a complaisant state legalize these connections
or alter the moral aspeot of
the case. These are perhaps ugly
facts to look in the face, but they
are none the less true, and if the
sweetness and sacredness of American
homou arc 11\ Ho oinf% ?
..VUWO u>u >u uu Uiainuaiuoii IUU U|(iy
facts of these progressive marriages
must be envisaged."
Badly Bamagod.
At Salisbury, N. 0., a violent tornado
Wednesday afternoon did great
damage to Livingston College, blowing
down Ilallard Ilall Auditorium
and the laundry. Two students in
the printing shop--L. Ilall and Ernest
Uoblnson?were seriously injured.
The loss is about $7,500. Andrew
Carnegie reoently gave the Institution
$1*2,500 for a library. Twoohurches
were destroyed by the wind storm.
Hilled for HIn Money.
Samuel Spencer, a prominent contractor,
was found dead in an alleyway w 1
n Fort Smith, Ark., on Tuesday
morning with a bullet hole In his head
and his pockets tuimedwrong side out
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