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? i Confederate Soldier's Escape si <*' d? from Prison and Death, fl w f ???81 M * WHEN THE CIVIL WAR ? b 1 ei h Was Gnlng On, as Told by His Daugh- w F tar In the Confederate Veteran Mag- r< 84 azine. He Was Under Sen- u n tence of Death, but Gave II II Sherman the Slip. P o The following interesting sketch t from the diary of the late Capt. M. K A. Miller of how he made his escape ^ from "Irving Block" prison at Mem- f, phis Is furnished by his daughter, r Mrs. Wm. R. Vawter of Richmond, t Va. "I have one man under sentence 0 of death for smuggling arms across r the lines, and 1 hope Mr. Lincoln will approve it." The above is a quotation u ? from a letter of Gen. W. T, Sherman 11 to hla brother John after the capture ? of Memphis, Tenn. And herewith is ( a sketch of how that "one man," j Oapt. Matthews Amos Miller, made j, his escape from prison. Capt. Miller, j was assistant city engineer of Mem- f phis at the commencement of the war: A number of the engineers and ar- ( ohlteots formed a company of sappers u and miners of whloh we were the otll H oers and some of our best mechanic* . t.hn nrl voi no HHhIn a-v. - >uv J.1III1 bUlU(ItlU/ OUIOW up the tlrst works of fortlticatl ms on the Mississippi river, beginning four , miles from Memphis, then at Fort Pillow Island No. 10, New Madrid , and Columbus. At the latter place . we had our first infantry tight. t Memphis was captured by Gen. Sher-' man in June, 1802. At that time 1 was home on sick leave, having just passed through a serious spell of ty- . phold fever. It was true, as stated in Gen. Sherman's letter to his brother John, that the mercenary spirit of his people enabled us to buy anything \ we wanted for gold or cotton. When Sherman tirst took possession ' of Memphis he Issued an order declaring gold, medicine and salt, con ! traband, and as such prohibited their . sale to our people. Hut his orders were practically reversed, and we got 1 anything we wanted. So greedy were they for money that they actually , sold us arms. The people with whom we dealt were mostly camp followers , and merchants. Finding that arms could be easily prooured in this way, and knowing our people needed them 1 badly, 1 determined to get a quantity ( of them. I represented no one but myself, and all that 1 purchased were paid for by me out of my own funds j I was the means of equipping the best part of two companies of cavalry before my operations were discovered by the enemy. It was rather ditlloult to get the arms to the southern ROldiers after I bought them, for in addition to the gunboats, the river was closely patrolled by picket boats. My plan was to put my goods mostly sabers and pistols, on board a skiff and carry them over to the Arkansas side, where the cavalry would get them. For a month 1 was steadily supplying our soldiers with arms and met with no serious difficulty. Hut one artorncon, in the latter part of July, my good luck deserted me. I was carrying over two boxes of officers' swords, and was In the middle of the river, when a ploket boat, that I did aot see when I started out, ran up6n me. I at once knew that danger was ahead, and, jumping on the gunwales of my boat, I tried to sink It; but It , was too heavy and would not "dip," ^ The CffiiSer In charge of the picket boat arrested me, and the skiffman also, and took us with the two boxes to a gunboat nearby. Here the boxes ( were opened, and as soon as the nature of their oontents was disclosed I was ( at onoe carried to the military prison in the "Ji.ving block," in the centre In two or three days there was a court martial. The evidence was, of , course, conclusive, and I could make ; no defence. What the verdict was I i did not learn, as It was not pronounced; and it was not until some live weeks afterward that I became aware of it. I was first made aware of the seriousness of my position in a sensa- i tlonal way. Late one afternoon in 1862, a friend, a Miss Gibson, < whoftod been calling on me, after i glanolng around cautiously turned and 1 whispered to me: "Captain, you are t under sentence of death, and are to be ( shot at an early day. Take my ad- i vice; get away from here before they < put shaokles on your ankles and < wrists, for then you can do nothing." ; My idea Is that the officer in charge i had no authority to carry such a vcr- t dlot Into ezeoution without the ap- ] proval of the president, pending which I was kept in Ignorance. I Later, the same day on which I was told I was to die (I think it must have < been about August 13) Gen. Sherman | came into my cell, accompanied by < two members of his staff, whose name j I did not know. 1 knew the general , _ as soon as 1 saw him. He sat there i ^ Sbtnff lO or 15 minutes talking to me. * He was very polite, but still his man- i ner was positive. In the first part of his conversation he said that I was probably aware that the sentence of oourt martial was death. 1 told him * I had no way of knowing, as that was ' the flrst omoiai nouucauon 01 10 coal < I had received. As we talked on Oen. Sherman told me that in the discharge of his official duty it would be neces- < sary for him to have the sentence of J the court executed, which he propos 1 ed to do on the Friday following.,,J S- This was Monday. t Although I knew the sentence had ' been passed, it did not impress Itself ( on my mind as something that was l aotually going to happen. Looking 1 Gen. Sherman straight in the face 1 > laughed, not boisterously, but in a > manner that 'suggested Incredulity, f The general did' not resent my bcha f lor, remaining perfectly silent and 1 courteous. One of his staff officers, a 1 major, spoke up ourtly; saying, "Sir, t do you know whom you are address- i trig?" X replied in language quite i forcible, with the Inquiry as to what < he had to do with It. Soon after the 1 offioers left I put my wits to work to arrange for an escape. I had any number of friends in the city who were trying to help me escape. Sev- 1 eral plans were suggested; one was ] that 1 should, get on the roof of the 1 prison, then go down through an ad- i joining building. It was arranged 1 that one night all the gas was to be \ cut off from that portion of the city, < but the scheme failed. My wife j * aJ . i le other "boys" did get away id I still have the rope In my possesdo). Another night the guard on ity was drugged, but that plan Jled, too. After considerable work, I finally icoeeded In bitting on a successful (heme. In the prison cbere were, bedes the regular guards, what were own as "supernumeraries," whose usiness It was to aocompany prison re to various places In the oity. I ad gotten on quite friendly terms lth one of them, a Canadian named Ledmond, who belonged to an Ohio ?glment. lie did not know of my antenoe. 1 told him that my child ras sick, and 1 wanted him to go to \y house with me so 1 could see the ttle one, as It was not expected to ve. This was true. The man relied that he, too had a wife and bildren, and if they were sick he cerainly would like to see them, so ranted my request. 1 had seut word o my family that 1 would be home ud they must make arrangements or me to get away. It was quite easy or me to get a message home. As he prison fare was unfit to eat, some f my friends always brought me my seals; so when 1 got my breakfast text morning 1 sent the message. When 1 had been home a few mlnites, Mrs. Miller asked me if 1 would lot like to take a bath and change ny linen. She had prepared a bath In he adjoining room. The guard took ils position at the do >r. The room nto which 1 went, after taking olT my lat coat, vest and boots, had a second loor, which Redmond could not see rom where he was standing. In the ncantlme the young woman who was turslng my child attracted the guard's ttentlon by showing him some handome pictures in a Ijook. 1 was not rile, and quickly stepped In oa second uit of olothes which my wife had pro 'Ided in the room In which 1 was bathng, or supposed to bo bathing, for in eality my wife was splashing the waer while 1 was getting away. 1 left he house at once. To do this 1 had o jump out of a window, and to ny consternation landed right In the nlddleof a company of federal cavaly that was camped in a lot near my louse. LiUCKiiy, uiey iiOOK 110 notice >f me, and a vicious bulld< g, which same up ab jut tliat time gave me a rood excuse for breaking into a run. I crossed the street In a hurry, and it a bound cleared a six-f< ot fence, which cITectually hid me from view. \ carriage was in waiting for me In front of my house, but in such a post Lion as to be in plain view of the ruard. Willie I was crossing the itrect 1 signaled the driver, an intimate friend of mine, who was acting In that capacity, and by the time 1 reached the alley on the other side of the high fence he was there waiting for mo. I shall always think that Jump over the fence saved my life. Once in the carriage, 1 was rapidly driven a short distance outside of the city, where 1 stopped at the house of Judge WoodruiT. 1 wanted to keep on that night. There were three linrs of pickets to be passed and the Judge advised me to wait uutil morning, which 1 did. Toe next morning my host put a pair of navy sixes in my hands, with these 1 made my way safely south. It was a ease of life and death, and 1 would have fought a regiment. 1 rej lined the Confederates under Gen. Holmes. Subsequently 1 was transferred to Gen. E. Klrbv ..J ?I 1 1 l o 1111r? iXiujinmm, win're i remumeu until the close of the war. Mr. Redmond was still Interested In the pictures, but tinally said to M-s. Miller who had just returned to the room, "Mrs. Miller you had bet ter call your husband " She replied, "He Is not there.'' Mr. Redmond said, "1 did not think that of you." My wife said, "He is my husband." Mr. Redmond thought a moment, then looking up, said, "I don't blame you. My wife would have done the same for me." Redmond was suspeoted of having been Instrumental in aiding me to escape; but it was never proved against him, for no one noticed when we went out or paid any attention to Redmond when he returned. Thecxict hour of my escape was not known, and the guards were changed so often that it could not be found out who was on duty at the time. When my escape was discovered, I had been gone several hours. The strange part of the affair was that when Redmond was tried one of the witnesses swore that he saw him return with me. At the time of my escape the newspapers stated that, having had access to the city engineer's off :e which Oen. Sherman was using, 1 had carried o(T plans of all the works around the city. Dn the strength of this, a reward of 12,000 was offered for my capture. This statement was not, however, true; for although I was at liberty to go in and out of the engineer's oilice it will, I did not carry off any plans with me. 1 was able, through memDry, to give Gen. Forrest some information as to the location of the enemy's works, which proved of great service to bim in making bis rain into Memphis. I learned after the war was over that by the intercession of Mr. Mcpherson (who had been a college mate Df mine) and some of my relatives and prominent friends In the north, President Lincoln was prevailed upon to pardon me. The papers, though, were ant received until after the day upon which I was to have been executed, to it was lucky for me tlpit I did not wait for them. A Fatal Fight. A dispatch from Houston, Texas, iays Edward Calhoun was shot and tilled on board an incoming San Anx>uia and Afansas Pass train at Wallis Wednesday by W. T. Eldrldge of San Antonio, Texas formerly vice president and general, manager of the Cane lielt railroad. Calhoun is a brother inaw of Capt. Wm. Donovant, who was tilled by Eldrldge about three years igo on a passenger train on the same oad, Eldrldge was recently acquitted )f murdering Capt Donovant. The iragedy grew out of the murder of Donovant and subsrquent attempts nade upon the life of Eldrldge. Eld'idge was shot through the lungs by in unknown party but recovered. Dissension over the control of the Cane Itelt railroad In whioh Eldrldge and LKmovant were jointly Interested resulted in the killing of Donovant, since which time a feud Is said to have exsted between relatives of the deceasjd and Eldrldge. All of the parties are prominent. Murder and Hniolde. At Richmond, Va., mentally un>alanced by 111 health, Frederick W. [1111 machinist, killed his wife early Wednesday morning and then comxiltted suicide, maklog orphans of the eight children of the oouple. Illll Aged a revolver, and before ending his >wn life attempted to shoot his twelveyear-old son. The boy was uninjured. r Fury Sets the Men Free Who Were Held for Murder of Bookhard. rho Famous Hutawvlllo Gaso Which Has Attracted Much Attention Knded Friday. The trial of the tive white men oharged with the murder of Keltt Hookard at Eutawvllle was commenced In the court of gei oral sessions at Orangeburg on last Wednesday and ended Friday afternoon In an acquit tal. The men accused of the crime were J. H. Palmer, S. A. Eadons, Andrew Martin, Henny Martin and Penny Martin. The followlrg gentlemen oomposd the Jury: D. N. Smith, fore man; W. (J, Prickle, G. 11. Holman, It. P. Baldwin, It. S. Wllllngham, E. Grady, George It binson, C. M. Dickson, Ileury Kando), G. T. Ayers, W. J. Whetsell and It II. Itlley. Mr. J H. Gasklns was drawn on the jury, but was taken sick and was excused. The State and the defence exercised great care In the selection of the jury. There were many challenges on both sides. The prosecution offered three objections and the defense objected to six of the regular panel. When the name of A. S. Sallcy was oalled and Judge Dantzler was catechising the Juror as to whether or not he was in any way Interested In or connected with the cate, Mr. Salley stated that a friend had expressed the wish that Mr. Salley would he drawn on the jury so that he could vote to acquit the defendants. Solicitor Illldebrand smilingly accepted the juror, but the defense objected. When the regular panel had been exhausted there were 10 Jurore; the State had off .red three objections and the defense six. When the extra ] panel of 12 jurors was called and as ] serabled after about an hour, no juror \ was obtained, the State had used one of Its two remaining challenges and ( the defense four. Another extra panel of 12 Jurors was summoned, and from < this panel the jury was completed as i above named. I After the Jury was drawn the tak- i ing of testimony was commenced. The State put up Magistrate Wiggins and others to Identify the body found with the weight tied to It as that of K'tt Hookhard. W. E. Jackson, a white man, who conducts a store at Eutawvlllcstated, that among others In his store the afternoon of July 11th were: II. C. Ed wards, Andrew Martin, Benny Martin, Adger Ihitler. John Palmer, j S. A. Eidons and'others. They had some packages which were left In the store, among other things two bottles of whiskey. lie gave them permission to take a drink in there. T. S. Gel/.er, a prominent merchant, who served on the ooronur's jury stated that J. II. Palmer was on the coroner's jury the night they went down to the river, but did not serve on the Jury subsequently. E. P. Winter, another merchant and member of the jury, declared that Palmer had been a member of the Jury the tlrst night, but was not subsequently. Solicitor liildebrand wanted to brh g out a deciaratl in made by Pal mer when the foreman of the coroner's jury called for a private conference of the jurors. The statement of Palmer was admitted. lie had said that the jury must excuse him a minute as it was more than lie could b;:ar. Peter Ulbbes, colored, was working for S. A. Eidons at the time of the Eutawville alfilr. At rt o'clock the morning after the disappearance Mr. Eidons was not up. The buggy was out In front of the buggy house. Tnere was a lantern, a piece of cotton rope a foot and a half long, and a hatchet. He stated on cross examination that Mr. Kadons was always up except when sick. At that time Ead ons had a carbuncle, had had it for t wo weeks. THE HOHUIIILE CRIME DESCRIBED. Henry C. Edwards was then sworn. The principal witness Is a youth of 22, small and pale in appearance, with sharp features but a not unattractive eye. He gave his evidence in a labored manner as if he feared that he is despised and was cautious against belug trapped. Is a native of Orangeburg, 22 years of age and an orphan. Worked near Eutawville last year for Andrew Mar tin, a d fendant, for six months. The week before July 11th he went tishing with the defendants, Lewis Martin, Eugene Washington and Keltt Hooka, rd (kimlno hank in Mm u/nnAn he and Kcltt Hookard got into a dispute. The negro cursed him, he cursed back. He said lie was unable to defend himself against the negro and the other white men were not disposed to help him. That night slttii g on the piazza Andrew.Martin started the talk about having a war rant sworn out for Iveitt Hookard. They kept on after him Sunday to have the negro arrested because he should not talk that way. The next day Andrew Martin went with him to Eut&wvllle and had the warrant sworn out for the arrest of Kcltt. After the trial they sent him to get some whiskey, a quart and a pint, some of which they drank up in Jackson's store. The men there commenced to talk about "putting the negro away." The men in the crowd were: Palmer, Ea Ions, Piney Martin, Adger Butler, Penny Martin, i Andrew Martin and Benny Martin. i He went home early in the night and was In bed when "Old Man" Lewis Martin came to his window. < (Conversation not admitted ) Witness then got up at 12 o'clock at < nlghtl and rode his mule to Eutawvllle. There he met In front of Cau- I sey's store lienny and Penny Martin, about 100 feet from the public well They said they were going for buggy. 1 He moved on over to the well aud there was J lined by Eadons and Pal- < mcr, who were talking about putting < the negro out of the way. In a few I minutes Benny and Penny Martin i came with the buggy. Eadons said lets get away from here. Benny (rot i out and ploked up a piece of iron like i the grate bar placed in evidence, and i put it in the buggy and Eidons and Palmer went to the guard house, i Benny and Penny went toward the road and told htm to follow, which he did. When they passed Eidons house i they were jolued by Andrew Martin, i who came out of the house and got in i the buggy with Benny and Penny, i They were Joined down the road by Palmer and Eadons, who had the negro with them in the buggy. Keitt i was handcuffed. When they had proceeded to a point near the river, i about a quarter of a mile, they stopped and Eadons and Palmer and Penny took a drink. Benny stood by ! the buggy in whloh the negro was. When they arrived at the river bank, 1 Eadons said, "We have arrived at the river Jordan your time has oome." The i imm 111^1 Keltt was made to get out of the 1 >uggy, and Penny aud Penny tied i dm to the grate bar. Palmer had tone up the bank a little ways and i toon came back with a boat. Penny rot into the boat. Radons threw Keltt across the bow, face downward, ind Palmer made a tltrt with the x>at> when he had got out in the itream about 25 yards. The second ;ime that Palmer illrted the boat wit. icss turned his back and heard a iplash. He then got on his mule and went back to Lewis Martin's. He stayed at Lewis Martin's until Monday following when he went to Charleston, having been sent at Lewis Martin's suggestion. Lewis Martin ;ave him money to go and took him [O PrcgnaUs in a wagon. Lewis Mar iln gave him $15 in part payment, of cotton crop. Stayed in Charleston 'rom Monday to Thursday, came up to Itidgeville and stayed with his aunt intil the next day when Mr. Pins Martin came and took him to Augusta it Mr. Lewis Martin's suggestion. Pink Martin carried him to his son's In \ugusta. Pink Martin's son gut work for E iwards at Pugg's sawmill at Dunjarion, Parnwell county. There he itayed until the 14th of October. He went by the name of Allen at Dunlarton, at tho suggestion of Lewis and Pink Martin. In October he came to Craugeburg to see his cousin, J. It. Mc Cants. After seeing his relatives he nade a statement to Mr. Dimalo. At Jackson's store, when they were i^lklug about putting Keitt away, lome wanted to hang him; Palmer was me who wanted to put him in the iver. Kidons and tho others wanted :o hang him to a limb. They talked ibont half an hour. lie left Eutaw y 1 lie to go home between 7 and 8 i'clock l'iuey Martin and Adger Put er were with him. He and Penny Martin ocoupied the same room. Penny Martin did not come home until after Lhc negro was put in the water. The solicitor then led the witness aver the whole story, which was told without any conlliot of evidence. The course taken as described by the wit. ncss was the same as that described by Isaiah Ellis. It was a rather dark night at the river. Nobody had a lan tern that he saw. He got on his mule then and rode home. Lewis Martin gave him the money to go to Charles ton. and put him on the train. He met Andrew Martin in Charleston. Andrew told him tiiat Lewis Martin told him to come to Itidgeville. Lewis Martin also came to uharleston. Mackey Martin is the name of the brother in Augusta. He stayed there Friday night and until noon Saturday. He paid his railroad fare out of the $15 Andrew o wed him for his work on the farm and had not paid him. He stated that the reason he had come to make a state ment to the solicitor was that he wanted to clear his conscience. The cress examination was conducted in a very skillful manner by Mr. Wolfe, who was unable to break the witness down. This cross examination mQl! f Ln t til rn <\ f 11\ t ?I ?1 ? * ^ L '" nwi uuv ivauuiQ UI Ull'J LI1.11 Up tu lilia time. Mr. Wolfe endeavored by a multitude of questions to show that Edwards gave himself up through fear of the detectives and that ever since he has been putty in the hands of Mr. Diraalo. This wits a strong play, as there is so much resentment here against the Plnkerton man. Mr. Wolfe made the witness report the vile lan guage applied to Edwards by Keitt Bookhard and he asked when he would ever be a man. (The oITenslve language is such as to make the jury think rather unkindly of a white man to whom it would be applied by .a negro wi hout resentment.) Oa another point Mr. Wolfe worked hard to m ike wit ness declare what was the m >asurc of force used by Lewis Martin to make him get up out of bed to take part in a lynching instead of running away to ills (Edwards') uncle who lived three miles from Lewis Martin. As none of h?s bojs had gone home from Eutawville, how did Lewis Martin know of the plot, asked Mr. Wolfe. Witness denied having any conversation with Lewis Martin between Sunday and the night of the lynching when Lewis Martin came to his window T1IK DKKKNHK 11KOIN8. The defence then introduced their witnesses. Among the number was Lewis Murtln. He is a very large man, white haired, (>l years of age. He has two sous under Indictment, L. Andrew Mn.rt.ln anrl I tun K* M a rt.ln Pa n n u l-> Martin is a nephew and S. A. Eadons is a relative by marriage. Witness has lived near Eutawviile all of his life. II. C. Elwards has been living around there for about four years. He was working for L. Andrew Martin, who had a position with Kalinski on Young's island and was at home then on a visit. He declared to be "utterly false" Edwards' statement to being called in the night. He stated that Edwards came to him during the day Monday and asked about the wording of the warrant. (Elwards had stated that he had not talked with Lewis Martin Monday ) He went to Charleston to see his son Andrew and saw Edwards but did not advise Edwards to leave there and change his namo. He explained his interest in getting. Edwards to leave Eutawviile because Edwards lived in the house with Henny and he was afraid from threats he had heard that the negroes in trying to hurt Edwards might do something to Henny. So he moved Henny up to his own house and sent Edwards away, as the latter was an orphan and his mother in the asylum, the old man declared naively. He paid Edwards $15 on his crop but the crop did not bring that muoh. He told on cross examination that he went to Charleston to see his son Andrew on private business, although Andrew had been at home just the week before. Denied saying to I)r. Gilmorc at Holly Hill that somebody's neck would 1)C broken. Mrs. Carrie E. Eidons, wife of one of the defendants and aunt of two others, was next sworn. She remembered the 11th of last duly because of the disappearance of Keltt Hookhard, whom Mr. Eadons had arrested that afternoon. Andrew Martin came to supper with Eadons. The latter carried supper to the prisoner. Eadons went| hrt hpfl In t.llA rnfim in Otitinh alia nan i ? ... -..w .... uiiivu nug wan sleeping. ller daughter, Mrs. Coleman, was in the same room with a sick baby. Kidons was suffering with a carbuncle and while giving medicine to the baby *he poulticed Eidon's neck several times. At 3 o'clock she woke him so that he oould go to Moncks Corner with the prisoner. lie was not out of the house all night exoept to get up at 3 o'olook. He went to the guard house in a buggy and was gone about half an hour. He had gone to Moncks Corner lots of times and always left at 3 a. m., for it is a 60 mile drive. Andrew Martin slept at her house that night, no was up until nearly 12 o'clock playing games in the parlor and then went to bed and slept in the i rTii . Many ot Them Bought and Scatter in the Care. That la the Charge Made In Many betters to the Secretary ol the Cotton Aaaoolatlon. A dispatch from Atlanta says additional letters received by the Southern Cotton association show that the fertilizer tags, the sale of whtoh has been reported in large quantities of late, are being scattered over the country by putting them in cars In whloh fertilizers are shipped and by placing two, three, four and live tags on each sack of fertilizer. These letters are from people who are acquainted with the situation and who have seen th&se things with their own oyes. This wholesale distribution of tags is not con lined to any one section or State, but extends throughout the whole ootton growing belt. The following are some of the letters: W. P. Ga fluey, LaGrange, Oa.: I notice that much has been said re gardlng guano tags that have been sold. Did you ever stop to think that the tags may have been sold, but not the guano? 1 have been investigating Troup county and find more guano on hand than last year by several thousand tons. L&Grange is heavily overstocked as 1 heard several parties who know say Chlploy has not sold to date more than 25 to 30 per cent, of last >ear. West Point and llogansville are way behind last year. This probably explains the guano question?that tags have been sold, but not tho actual guano. 1 know my seotlon around Troup factory has reduced both acreage and guano and nm lAfti.h hnllcvo f v door to wake him up. When Kadons came back from the guard house he took o(T his shoes and coat and laid down across the bed. Andrew Martin went back to her bouse In oompany with Mr. Jeff D. Wiggins and Mr. Coleman to get her statement as to Kadons' whereabouts the night of the 11th. She had not seen any writ* ten statement, Mrs. Kadons has a good face aod her evidence made a marked Impression. Mrs. L. A. Coleman, daughter of Mrs. Kidons, corroborated the testimony of her mother as to the time her lather was called and his return to the house. No other buggies passed there that night, if there had been any*passlng she would have heard it. Miss Maud Owens of Mantling was at Mr. Kidons* the night of July llth. She also corroborated the testimony of Mrs. Kadons. She Is a nelce of Mr. Kadons. Between 2 and 3 o'clock she went out to get peach leaves with I which Mrs Kidons was to make a poultice. Mr. Kidons was in the bed then. Mrs. J. II. Palmer, wife of one of the defendants, testified that her husband, who was town marshal came In that night about 7 o'clock and went out again on duty. He came in between 9 and 10 oclock and did not leave the house until Kidons came for him about 3 o'olock, for she heard the clock strike. She testified that he was gone not half an hour. She said that after Palmer's arrest 1)1 rualo had come to her house and had said that he wanted to say something In her husband's behalf, but she defined to say anything to him. She had b3en married just one year to the day that her husband was arrested. On cross examination she denied having l>erated Mr. Palmer In Weatherford's store for being out so late at night and that he had replied that he had been fishing. She stated that her mother was at her home on that day and she did not leave the house. She said it was customary for Palmer to go with Kidons to the guard house when the latter had a prisoner in there to be taken to the county Jail. Mrs. Luella Martin, wife of Penny Martin, was next sworn. She swore that she was living at Eutawyllle and her husbaud was at home all night after having come In at 8 o'clock for his supper. She went to bed about 12 o'clock. Her mother slept In the adjoining room. Her husband could not have gone out that night, for she was awake nearly all night. Her husband has been away live months and she has had to depend upon her father for support. Mrs. Katherine Martin, mother of Mrs. Luella Martin, corroborated the testimony of her daughtor as to Penny Martin's whereabouts. She Is a sister of Lewis Martin. Mrs. S. C. Martin lives about live miles from Eut&wvllle. She Is the wife of Piney Martin, who was at home plowing all day until late In the afternoon, when he went to Eutawville. Came home that night about 8 o'clock. Ilennle Martin and H. C. Kd wards spent the night at her house. They came together at 10 o'clock. The two stayed iu bachelor's quarters just across a little branch, and stayed at her house almost as often as they did at their home. Benny Martin was drinking a little, Just enough to make him sleep good. K Iwards was horribly drunk and she could hear him vomiting in the ad joining room. They had breakfast a little aft?r sunrise and K1 wards could I. i\. 1 J l_ _ -M ? tjiiu ii iuiiiik, uraiiK a cup 01 conee. I'iney Martin corroborated the teatlmony of his wife. (J. Ii. McOan's of Charleston, a first cousin of Edwards, said that they hive always been friends. He and L. A It ;ok met El wards at the corner of Line and King streets. He swore that Eiwards had told him that lie knew nothing about how keitt Borkird came to ills death. This was a direct contradiction of Edward's testimony, the tlrst and only contradiction. L. A. Rook was called to verify McCant's story but Rock did not answer. After the testimony was concluded speeches were made for tire defence by Messrs. Baysor, Dennis, Wolfe and Haynes and try Solicitor Ilildebrand for the State. The charge to the Jury was then dellbered by Judge DanUler. He ap pealed for the jurors to rise above any prejudice and to arrive at a verdict upon the evidence. His charge was that of a high-minded man and conscientious jurist and made a marked impression. A little after five o'clock the Jury, after being out sixteen minutes, returned a verdict of not guilty and the defendants were discharged. Htriotlv Uonnlnd. Most of the patent medicine testimonials are probably genuine The following notice recently appeared in the Atchison (Kan.) Globe: "doe Tack, a well-known engineer, running on tlie Missouri Pacific between Wichita and Kiowa, lately appeared in a big one, with a picture, and when he was in his ofllcc to-day, we asked him about it. lie says he had terriiic pains in ills stomach, and thought lie had cancer. His druggist recommended Kodol and he says It cured him. He recommended it toothers, who were also cured." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you cat and cures all stomach troubles. Sold by Dr. E. Norton. Horilo of Immigrant*. Oo twentv-two steamships arriving In New York last week from Great Hiltain and the continent is the biggest crowd of emigrants ever scheduled to enter during such a period of time. The horde numbers nearly 25,000. Figures for the past wtek were close to 22,000, showing that the rush has kept up for a longer period than ever before, and it Is likely that the total immigration for the spring has far exceeded any previous year. There liyft Difference. The difference between Kennedy's Laxative Ilo.icy and Tar and all other Cough Syrups is that it moves the I. .... m ?-? * - uunbi>i| uni'suApuiiiiiK it com irom LUC system. This relaxes the nerve-tlssues and by 1 healing and soothing elTeet on the throat and lungs the cough Is relieved?cured entirely. Kennedy's is the original Laxative Honey and Tar. ltcontuins no opiates. Good alike for young and old. Hold by Norton. It Was "lilaoult Morning." The cadet mess hall of the Virginia Military institute was destroyed by tire at 4 o'clock Thursday morning. The building was a large stone structure, used as a dining hall and for office purposes by the authorities of the institute. Nothing was saved from the building, which was completely gutted by the flames. It is partly oovered by insurance. The only regreat expressed by the oadets over their loss was that the ball burned down on "biscuit morning." .vnavo ?v> uvilbl? UUIIV CItlJ DCUblUH of the county and State wilt not do 1 kewlse. John G. Key, Welsh, Ala : Cotton acreage here (Chambers oouuty) undoubtedly reduced about 20 per cent, and fertilizers under cotton reduced 30 per cent. More corn planted and more fertilizer used under It than heretofore. It is also a notorious fact that thousands of unused tags are in fertilizer cars in bundles, this in ad ditiou t) those on the saoks. Oae small dealer says lie has half a bushel. Two other dealers whom I have heard upon this matter make the same reports. There Is fraud or collusion somewhere W. II. King, Weston, Ga.: You will please find enclosed fertilizer tags that were sent here loose In car. You will notice that they have not been separated or broken loose. These tags are extra ones, besides all the bags being properly tagged. Other people are having cars shipped in same condition. Seems that lots of tags are being used besides those that are required. G. W. Everette, Lumpkin, Ga : The big Increase iu the sales of guano tags may be accounted for in a very different manner, and an unexpected one, as well as unusual. There have been several cars received here in which there were several huudreds of tags other than tho>e attached to the sacks?some in bundles of 50s, some in boxes and many scattered about loose in the car. This to me is something new and startling. There is no use to read between the lines to llnda cause. There is something dead up the creek. G. II. Laramore, Leesburg, Ga.: Mr. Jordan, 1 think that the guano tags that are claimed to have been sold ought to be looked into. Mr. Tomp McDonald, at Sumter City Ga., found 25,000 tags in ODe of his saoks of guano. The same is reported in do In mn \? ?*. i 111 111/ UUllit] to WII. What Is more shameful than that every effort* Is made to keep the poor farmer down? If it can't be done honestly they will dc It anyway. F. W. Traylore, White Oik, S. 0.:| The reduction In the cotton acreage Is far greater In tht country than the man sitting on a dry goods box in town is aware. Now, as to commercial manure: In this section there has been less bought and less used In the cotton crop of 11)05. Lots of guano has been and will be used until corn planting and working Is over. Q. 0. Williams, Empire. Gv: Now, Mr. Jordan, about the tags: Mr. Horsford said there were 390 or 400 to come to Empire loose In a car and had never been on a sack; and it was said that one half peck of them came to Dubois in a car and some came to Yonker, four and one half miles from Empire. F. B. Doyle, Bowersvllle, Oa.: A very large number of tags can be accounted for on account of unsold guano now in hands of dealers, and most of It will remain unsold for this season. The sales for April this year will be lighter than any year which I have been in the business. It Is no exaggeration to say that there are not less than 7000 tons of guano between Toccoa and Elberta now stored In warehouses that will not bo sold this Qpaonn T l'nni?? /\t ? L--1 . M. ?uun Ui til I CO lUitUOU CUTS right here at Bowersville that dealerH are trying to get the company to take back. I have sold 20 per cent, less than last year, and believe that this has not been exceeded by any other dealer. The sales of guano here are less than last year, It don't matter what the bear crowd say, and there Is trolng to be more carried over than ever before. II. Y. Brooke, Luverne, Ala.: T. W. Shows, Luverne, Ala , informed me that all the cars he has received contained a number of loose tags In addition to those on the sacks. L. 0. Williams, Sr., of Luverne. Ala., bought a carload of fertilizer, every sack of which contained two tags. G. W. Bo wen, of Mooretleld, Ala., writes me that a carload of fertilizer came to his place with six tags to the sack. At Union Springs, Mr. J. M. Ellis showed me 160 tags that were picked up loose in a car of fertilizers, and he uuuea tD&b ne n&n a bushel bu?ket of them in his oflice which came in the same manner. These cases come from different portions of the State and lead me to believe that the prao ice is general Last in March the Virginia-Carolina Cnemtcal company pur ohased 66,000 tags; this year they purchased 160,000 tags for Alabama. Last year they oould not get their stuff hauled by the railroads, this year they buy nearly three times as many tags. How is that for trying to rob the farmers? S. H. Christopher, Buena Vista, Ga.: A gentleman told me that some where In his travels he had noticed a large number of loose tags scattered promiscuously on the floor of cars. I was talking to a representative of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company a few days ago, and he says the output from that ooncern in Georgia will fall far short of last season. My indivliual guano bill will be about 13 less than last season, and nine out of ten farmers will tell you that they I V I ! The Guinard | COIvlJMH x Manufacturers Brick, Fire Proof' X Flue linings and Drain Tile, l'rc or millions. I mFYRETlmiFYi That is exactly what it Is. aFi day at the State Fair showing its tin Every Farmer, Oil Mill, Saw Mi property should have them. For sal COLUMBIA St Columbia, C The ina< Whisks | Morphine | Clgaret Hal it, | Habit | Habit CCured by Keeley I 132 i Lady St. (or P. O. Box 7ftf (Jolu so ottd. have made a cut both as to cotton acreage and guano. Hon. O. 11 Stevens, in an Interview on April 27th, siys: ' If we aro . to Judge by the sale of tags, it st ems that the farmers have not decreased their purchases of oommerclal fertili7,ets. It ports, however, c >me to this otlice to the efftct t hat a considerable amount of the fertilizers stripped out have not yet been sold, and may be left on tiie hands of the agmts. We are also Informed by letter from many sources and conversations with per sons representing every section of the State that a much greater percentage of fertilizers than ever liefore Is being applied to crops ether than cotton, | and that the farmers are standing hy the!r pledge to reduce the ootton acreage." Hot Weather I'iIch. Persons atllicted with Piles should be careful at this reason of the year. Hot weather and had drinking water oontribute to the conditions which make Piles more painful and dangerous. De Witt's Witch Hazel Sai\r stops the pain, draws out the soreness ati(1 cures, (let the genuine hearing the name of E. C. De Witt & Co. Dr. K. Norton MIhh Fii/. Struck It itich. Miss Francis Fit/., who left Bjston, Mass., five years ago and went with a party to Alaska sent out hy a New York syndicate, lias returned to her home in Medford with a fortune estimated at over $500,000. She hai been United States deputy recorder, owner of a newspaper, keeper of an Insane woman, laud staker, land owner, mine owner, and Is now at the head of a big mining company Billious Bill was getting bloated, And Ills tongue was muchly coated. Patent "tonics" wouldn't cure him, Companies would not insure him. ! All his friends wore I) idly frighten, But their spirits soon were llgbtnea For Bill said-and they believed him EARLY RISER pills relieved him. l)r* E. Norton. Statu Kquiiablu Policy. Emil II. Neumer, a clerk employed by the Euuttab.e Life Assurance so clety, and Taomas L )bley, .lr., have been arrested charged with complicity with Samuel Lobley, who was taken into custody at Spraguevlll , l'enn., a few days ago, charged with fraudulently obtaining a $27,000 loan on a policy which Is alleged to havo been st/dcn fr?m ?ht sooIr^v's v Mills. ^pE9HR9HB^E9BHES^B^^ Because the liver Is ^ff^ J neglected people milTor Iff with constipation, biliousness, ^Bj; headaches and fevers. Colds attack H I the lungs and contagious diseases H 1 take hold of the system. It is safo I to say that if tho liver were always B I kept in proper working order, ; I illness would l>? almost unknown. Tbedford's Black-Draught is so I successful in curing such sickness I because it is without a rival as a I liver regulator. This great family I modicino is not a Btrong and I drastic drug, hut a mild and I healthful laxative that cures con stipation and may he taken by a I mere child without possible harm. H The healthful action on the liver ,1 cures bilioueness. It has an in: I vigorating effect on tho kidneys. I Because the liver and kidneys do ; I not work regularly, tho poisonous : I acids along with the wasto from i I tho bowels get hack into the blood ( I and virulent contagion results, t j Timely treatment with ThedI ford's Black-Draught removes the _ nmtniuin 111 wnHUpilllOn. ! 'I liver and kidney troubled, and will I '-I positively fore?tall tho inroads of H I Bright's disease, for which dis- I j easo in advanced staves there iu H I 110 euro. Ask your dealer for a I: 25c. package ol Thedford'a Black- H I Draught. ' i WITCH HAZEL SALVE THE ORIGINAL. A W?U Known Cura for Pilet. Curea obstinate eoree, chapped hands, soMma, akin diseases. Makes burns and scalds sinless. We could not Improve the quality If paid double the prtoe. The beat salve that experience eee preduee er that money eaa buy. Cures Piles Permanently DeWltt'a ta the original and only euro and (anulno Witch Hazel Salve made. Look for the name Da WITT on ovary box. All others are oouaterfelt. mrAuon a. ?. Dswinr a co.. Chicago. Dr. B. Norton. Codi ij-SMihore R R DAILY SOBBDULB. Lt Kfttl* BsMh T a.? At Ota**?., 1:40 *..? , Lt Ooosraj ?io a. a At Kpnto Baacn 9:45 a. ? Lr Myrtle Beaab 1:10 p a | At a??*?., .t:tl y. at t Lt Qnn; 6 10 p. * Atlffla Beach 9:10 p. * ?? ' * Brick Works, | l Af $53. o. * Terra Gotta Building Blocks, for ;; pared to till orders for thousands ETT^ilfymTM ^7 re Killer. Oe every "m b fighting qualltlr<? Asst^^ ^ M 11, Ginnery andvftn forTfcnlng le by ippT y pp*r citizens. "Y.^ ^ our cuslomerH^Vl ^ ?hinery Hi?ff eceived in the pafct^fpB'' mbla, . V vASHIER 1| ???ACs?X?>5OSOO0OC=50V, Hones. WiUctM.T,m*Jm , Weak iKY, M Worthlc 125,000 Most^ ^ W. R liowis^fe 2."> ^ ears lv\|Wieneo. MEDICAL BOOKS FREE, Write for Them. IHI IIAT11AWAY, llRCnjcnlz ?d as tin Oldest KttabUah* ml and >1ohi Unliable Hpeclallnt. If you are a nmn suffering from unu <tural discharges, emissions, premature diBchargo, or from a complete loss of your manhood, do not throw your money away on the many worthless t roatments from fake medical companies, "institutes," etc., but sit right down and write to l)r. J. Newton Hnthawny, 88 Inmnn Hldg., Atlanta CI a. This physician has perfected a method of treatment after over 25 years of experience that will positively sostore any weak, wornout, disc airagod man to a type of perfect llisiihood, whether tho patient is young, old or tniddlo-agec. Heady made medicines cannot possih y cure this condition, hut each and every case requires specially prepared treatment administered by an expert physician who is competent to understand just what your I on o requires. Tho vast experience of Dr. Hathaway has given him a knowledge of this condition in men not possessed by any other physi inn; and every man in this condition should write hiiu without delay. Nverything is kept stiitcly confidential, and all medicincs. which are prepared in his own laboratory, are sent in plain packages. During tho years and years iie has been established in Atlanta he has condu ted his business in an honest, stmi .htforward manner, and his reputation is known to all. lio will s nd to aach sufferer his hook for men, entitled ''Manliness, Vigor ard Health." He also cu.oa all othet disease of men tuch as Strioture, Varicocole, Oloet, etc., and if you aro liiici d write iiini for a book on vnnr 11 ~ I him i\ number of th m. Have no hoc't noy in I writing him. The nddrotu is J. NKWTON IHXTMAWAY, M.I), 88 Inman Bldg., Allanta. (la. J> A Proposition of Interest To all readers of this paper, who eall or write for treatment within the next 30 days I will cure them of the following diseases for ONE-HALF my usual charge: LOST MANHOOD, SYPHILIS (blood poison), GONORIIE, OLEET, STRICTURE, VARICOCELE, RUPTURE, CATARRH and all CHRONIC DISEASES, of l>oth sexes. Diseases of women cured without operation. PILES cured under guarantee without the knife or any tying or burning operation. Consultations, Examination, Advice Free. T. S. HOI LEYMAN, M. D., TIIK SPECIALIST. Rooms 421 and 422 Leonard Building, Augusta, Oa. N. B. Catarrh of worst form cured quickly at home. S Pianos \ Organs f j You want the Best. We have ! j a exactly what you want. Don't ! wait to feel exactly ready. We I 1 a can make you able. Our prices | ! o are LOW?our terms are EASY, ii u w rite us at once for catalogues, 1 1 n prices and terms. Address < ' ' . . . . - J.. !" . . j; MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE, ;; || COLUMBIA, S. C. UK AAA BANK DtPOSl Rallied Fare Fmo ' ^ 7 FHKK Court-. ?*?t CtfH R nrdatCoa* *>ite , LEARN TELRQRAPHY ^ X And R. R, A ( E"NCY?We ?l?o train yon for The U. 8. HIONAL CORPS. School aaUblishcd 17 yo&rn. Choau board. Idw tuition. And Our Plan INBl'RKS position. Catalogue freo. GA._TKLKOUAPH OOLLKOR. Baroia, Oa. At the annual meeting of the Southern Publishers Association In Chart**ton this week, Major J. Calvin Hempbill, editor of the News and Courier, was elected president to suooeed Major H. H. Cablneas, recently business manager of the Augusta Chronicle The Charleston folks treated the newspaper men royally and the elee,lon of Major Hemphill was a proper oompllmoot to him, to his paper and to his city. ___________________ Tiib St. Paul Dally Olobe has suspended publication. The Globe waa a "democratic" organ that almost Invariably supported republican policies. a.