The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 12, 1905, Image 9

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TURNED LOOSE. Convicted of a Crime of Which They Were Innocent. SERVED OVER A YEAR In the Penitentiary, and Was Pardoned on Wednesday by Governor Hey ward. They Were Convicted of a Crime Which They Did Not Commit. Convinced that three Innocent men have been serving a sentence in the State prison for a crime committed in a town in which they claim they had never been, Gov. Ilovward Wednesday issued a pardon setting at liberty H. Cunningham, George H. Waring and Leonard Ilinkey. Ths three mon were arrested iu Smithfleld, N. C., on the 17th of March, li)J4, were taken to Marion, S. C., and there, within three weeks of their arre t, were convicted ot having broken open and robbed the bank and the postctlk'c at Latta, S. c. The State Says Gov Hoy ward has had this matter under advisement since i"e firstof July. He submitted the eve to S lijllor J. M oi.ioe Johnson and to Judge Lt. C. Walts, and e ch of these made au unfa vorable rep >rt on the petition for pardon. But Gov. H yw..rd was convinced tuat Innocent men were being puu isoed, and he authorized Mr. H. T: Gregory, the p i.stotll^e inspector, to s.' e Judge Watts in person and to lav before the j ilge fcbe statement, of facts whion liad so impressed Gov. Iley ward. This statement of facts, remarkable as it in ay seeoa, is to the elf/Cu that t o ofv he parties actually guilty of com p'Icily In the Litta robbery liave 1 een c >11 v luted of that and other c irn s an > are serving a sentence in tb federal prison in Atlanta, and a t iid member of the really guilty p ir y will be tried in Lancaster next v.ea.; on t ie c'lar o of having robbed a, p s: til/: at lloa'h Springs. Tills n.,".u pai'iy, J j.'u L'bsaer, aiias ' Goti r oot u i Shon.y," was arrested the very ?iay that OanQiugh&oQ, Waring U1 i flii key were b- iug tried la Marl The gr u i ou which lusp^c t r Gi'.gor; recommended the paid m t f t?n.so three ra< n was uo^ ro muob i hey'.a be:n falitly convicted, ui .../it o.. cos had beta convicted, as t':u" i<o h c* had bt m couviotei of tlic i ime < if .'uoe, one of t Vie party, now in pr: on in Vernrion ; having confessed to the whole affair and having ix o vto the three men In prison In Co u.ti ill. T o man, McCarthy, dkl n <.v i r cogi i/3 their photographs w- u pre .ected to him, but designated without hesitation the llkenossns of three afterward* convicted in C a l vston as his associates in the Hi.cmslon of crimes ia the neighborh ) d of L ata. /.ooo ding to the statement, of Mr. Gregory th so ra n when convicted in C 1 ,r:es on, Ktugaid Johnson, admitti-d that th' y had been tne ones who hadf-'oboec the ban* and the postcfllco at L diia. There has been no proof to show i'.f^D there wore more than the four men at Lat a, nam .ly MoCirtr.y, K ig, Johnson and t-fcih ?rty". and the i .in-, men who were released Wednesa y deny stoutly thai they were eve. at MaDon; Latta <r Dillon he ore they woio taiten to Marion for t 1 The prosecution was pushed by two other inspectors, M'. F. J G. Pulsipaer and Mr. W. J. Maries. These firmly believed the three men under Indictment guilty and it was largely U rougn ihe tenacity or the postoflloe inspectors that Cuuningham and the iCher twow reconvicted. Dot since that time L ioector Pulsipher heard tne evidence which convicted JohnBon, KiD^aud Radons in Caarlestou, and hls/uow satlstied that the throe o i' vie ed In Marlon are Innocent. Uoder date of October 1st, Mr. Pul Sip .er wrote a so/cog statement which no doubt influenced Judge Watts very much in his deter mi nation to recomm nd to Gov. Ileyward that the three men be paidoncd. Wodnes' ay G >v. II?yward reoeived ? 1 - f U/f?f f*a rtrvrvi m 11 k i 0i ibbOtr 1 1UIIA o uugc ?T ai/bo ui/'-uuiuui* caoiug the fact/ .toat the trial Judge had c muged his opinion as to the guilt of the parties, and the pardon was issued immediately. In his letter Judge Watts says: "There is soncuch reaouible doubt in my mind that if I were governor I would at once paidon Cunningham and the others." The pardon was turned over to a reporter of The .State to be handed to the superintendent of the penitentla ry. Toe three m^n were found at iheir daily routine, llinkcy is the only onesof the three who is disposed to ue re^llious, and he has suffered, lie was found in the kitchen where he has been employed %s help. Cunningham and Wari^g^are painters a><d were endued in work on the new building for prisoners suffering with ti *i rculosls. Their outdoor work in the sunshine had given them a better a colori but Hinkey has a pale, anaemic S ook, and evidently is not well. Cunf nlngham is limping as a result of a recent fall. Cunningham is the most intelligent man of the three. Waring is also a \ s ?^r very Intelligent workman, hnt not as talkative as his companl^ . H. E. Cunningham 1? 31 v^arsoM a native of Petersburg, V j,, a sign painter by trade, aid member of the Catholic church. M j is a married man, his wife hax <g teen Miss Mo Henry of Lexington, Va. Waring is a native of Mansfield, O , is also a sign painter-said to be one of the finest in the country. L. J. ilinkey is a native of Philadelphia, his home being at 329 North Twenty sixth street. He is a marine copperRmit.h by trade, and is 29 years old. When arrested ho was engaged in making stills and worms, to be uied by turpentine and whiskey distillers in eastern North Carolina. "Yes, I was traveling with Ilinkey when we were arrested," said Gun nlngham. "I knew Waring alwo, but had not seen him for bix years uuti' just two days before our arrest. I was to paint the sign for the bank at Dunn, N. C., and when 1 w< at there to start the job I found Waring a> work on It,. I told the cashier that he had given my j >b to another man. He had not noticed that it was a new man until I told him. Waring did a beautiful job for him. We went on In company from that day until we were arrested. No, wo were not'hoboing,' as it Is c unmonly called: Wo were', working the small towns In the country, for there is more money in painting signs in the country than in cities for there are always a lot cf sign painters in cities, whereas by traveling through the country we can make from $5 to $35 a day." And here the narrator of the strange experiences told the saddest part of all. We were traveling nro p; rly and stopping at the best hotels la the towns we visitrd. Way, I had my wife with me. But the people who caused my arrest were so malig- i no.nt they cau a d the chief of polico at ; Suoithtield to make my wife leave the , town and 1 have not heard from her i until this day." Cunningham does not even know his wife's address, and scorns to be very much distressed on i that account. The men who were released were given their suits of clothes and trans- 1 portation to Marlon, this b?lng a cus- ' torn set by Gov, James L. O r, In 18(50. Not wishing to goto Marlon, '< the place of their conviction, the 1 pdsioners took the alternative, cash. * T lelr tools, valued at 420, have been ? taken by the authorities la Marlon, 1 although they see no reason why < their property should have been conthcited by the StJ.te. The prlsiouerrt 1 therefore have nothing hut their lib- f erty, their new suit of ciothes, lu < which they present a very neat apif'.arance, aud less thau 4*5 In m mey. 1 They stated that they will be grate- < ful for any work which can he given them until they can get money enough to roach their respective j bonus. Waring and Cunningham 1 aremndoubtedly very skillful painters. '< The ex-prisoners are not disposed I 'o rail at the p ;oplc of Marion ccuaty i for having convicted them, but thoy arc very bittsr in revard to tbn Pink- i erton detective agency. They insist that they are arrested more on account of tho size of the reward than for any other reason, They complain of the treatment accorded prisoners at the State prison, and one of them has (le- i olared his intention to write ?. bo >lt on the mode of prison life. They gave evidence of some familiarly with the relative merits of prisons, but this may bo on acoo"^t of their peripatetic lives. Their r t; rib C*1 the South Carolina prir u oxs 17,0111, 17,0.12 and 17 II 1 moriths ago they weic b* *,T c ;0 serve seuteuces of six y*.a... They feel that tho Si ate of South Carolina has received free their services for this length of time and they have bjen furoed to suffer the humtlatiou of prison life and felons' cells when they v.er.?. innocent of the charges. The men state that they were con vlcUd because they were not given a chance to prove their innocence and they now have ample evidence to prove an alibi for each man of the three. That evtdencs they could not produce in Smlthfleld, as they had not the money. Tacy are sure that they would have been released without a trial but for the efforts of the deteo tlve, J. W. Craig, who had them photographed and then took the photographs back to Marion and in a way had their identity established as that of the robbers, although the woman who had seen them, as she swore, cculd not Identify an> one of thr m In a crowd In the courthouse. The three men do not know exactly how to get their bearings, but will look around a day or two with the hope of getting work to do, and will wire their relatives of their release and ask for money to get home. One thing which worries them very much is the fact that their photographs and adecriptijn of each have been sent all over the CDuntry and as each one is plentifully tatooed. thev are afraid that the moment they step into any city of size they will be confronted with their photographs in the rogues' gallery arid they want to get such papers as will p*ove their parole, so that they will not be arrested on sus piolon hereafter. Work of a llruto. Presenting an appearanoe ghastly in the extreme, Mollie Spencer, wife of Charles Spencer, a well known looal caterer, of Greenville, S. O., was found In a house near the Brandon mills, with hair and eyebrows shaved off. The wife says that while intoxicated Spencer held a pistol to her head while be wielded a razor and clipped her eye lashes with scissors. He was arrested on a city warrant in the afternoon, retained an attorney and gave $100 ball. A State warrant is also out. DONE TO DEATH. A Camden Merchant Murdered in the Street by Robbers. A. DESPERATE CRIMES. Mr. R. A. McDowall. a Prominent Merchant,Way!a!d and Assassinated in the Heart of the City by Footpads for the Purpose of Robbery. Mr. R. A. McDowall, a merchant of Camden, S. O., was waylaid and foully murdered on his way home on Tuesday nltfht of last week about U o'clock and robbed of his watch, ke>s aud ad the money he had with him. He was struck in the back of the head presumably with a heavy club. The spot selected was near a lar^e tree opposite Hampton park. As he Wilis Into f>/ir?itnir hn.no VT .n .MW wuaiiiys 11VUUU JLTllOi iTIU l/U VV' all, his wife, said to her son, ltobbic, who Is about 13 or 14 years old, that be had better go and seo what was detaining his father. lie had not gone far before he stumbled over his father who was in the last throes of death. The city is thoroughly aroused and all streets are heavily guarded to prevent the escape of the assassin. The bloodhounr s will ho immediately scoured from the State farm, which Is about 12 miles dlstaut. Chief of To lice Ilaile Is very active and Is leaving nothing undone to capture the guilty party. The State says: It is natural that Camden should bo deeply stirred over the bold and terilblo murder of a peaceable citizen in the heart of the town. It seems that if there is not & gang of desperate thugs and high waymeu in this State, that a wave of v new form of lawlessness has taken hold here, as robberies of this sort, iucii as have occured in Columbia rec antly, are not common in Soutn Carolina, whatever else may he the shortJoinings of the Swate. Mr. McDowall, the murdered man, was abOut 48 years old and was a re peeled, sober merchant of Cam Jen. He leaves his one s >n and his wife, who was Miss iiaiie. lie is a brother of Mr. W. M. MoDowall, the aditor. It was stated that Mr. McDowall was carrying home his nooks to post and that the books were found near his body. His wile, becoming uneasy ibout his delay in corning home, scut her sun to see what was the matter, and the son found his father not more Ulan a half bioek from his homo. The spot whore the murder was committed is on DeKalb street, between Main street and the Southern railway depot, opposite Hampton park. It Is riot known how much, if any, money Mr. McDowall had on his per iuii wnt-n Kinea, and a peculiar thing Is that his keys were taken, as wa . the case when the highwayman held up Judge Ernest Gary In Columbia a week ago. It is said that Mr. Mr Dowall was not known to have enemies and tnat robbery is the only motive for the murder. A telephone message from Camden at 1.40 o'clock this morning stated that ine bloodhounds from the State farm had then Just arrived and were being taken to the scene, which had been carefully gutrdeel In order to prevent the obliteration of the scsnt. It seems that Mr. McDjwall wa, struck on the side of the head under the left oar a powerful blow which must have felled him at olcj and porhaps prevented any attempt on Ills part to fight for his life. It is thought that there was only ono robber but tnere is said to be absolutely no clue or suspicion of his lndenlty. It is stated that the robber secured, be sides the kejs in Mr. MoDowall's pockets, the amount of $25 in cash and his watch. A large crowd was at the scene until the dogs arrived. At 2.15 this morning a message from Camden was to the elfjct that the bloodhounds had been on the ground for some tHne, but had failed to take the scent, and wore waudering arcund the park, where 25 or 50 men were still gathered awaltlnir developments. There was said to be no solution of the mystery, no light yet on the death of Mr. MoDowall. THE MYSTEK7 INCREASED. Another Man Knocked Ineonglhle When MoDowall wm Killed. Another chapter of Tuesday nights dastardly murder was unearthed at Camden early Wednesday morning when Mr. Tom Ammone, coming Into town from West Waterce, found Mr R. W. Porter, a substantial farmer of that section, at the bridge with his skull fractured and very weak and dazed from the lots of blood. When it became known that Mr. Porter was walking home with Mr. R. A. McDo wall when the latter receive^ the mortal blow and when be himself was knocked into insensibility, excitement ran high. A dispatch to Tho State says Mr. Porter, like Mr. McDow&ll, was struck in the head, the only difference in the w )unds being that the fracture of the former's skull seems to have been the result of a blow with a sharp instrument, while the latter's wound has m ire the appearance of having been delivered by a blount instrument. Mr.| Porter was wearing a derby hat when he was attacked and this was out al* most in half. All day little groups of men could be seen on the streets earnestly dis iCUHBlng the various theories ad/ancvd ! as to the motive for the atl.uk. The faot that Mr. Porter was a Juror en gaged in the trial of ?T. E. Glllls for murder caused considerable rumor of a sensational character, bub this Idea was given little credence the citlijns. As the matter stands now no one Feeras to be able t-o suggest a consistent theory and the case remains enshrouded in mystery. Mr. Porter makes the following statement: "After 1 got my supper last night I went to Mr. MoDowaU's store on Main street and waited for him to close up. Ho had given me a bed at his house and I was going to spend the night there. He shut up about half past 8 o'clock and we walk ed toward his house along the north' side of DtKalb street. When we read ei Hampton park I remarked to Mr. McDowall that 1 had seen stiring times there On one occasion, referring to the oecas'on of Hamnidn's visit thoie during his campaign. Aud we wore about the centre of the square then. "1 have, absolutely no recollection (if anything that happened after that until this morning. 1 did not see anyone at all strike him or me. The lirst thing 1 remember after 1 wat hit was going up to an old tree in I)r. DeSaussuro's li.-ld near the river and sitting down. Liter 1 got up and walked aero is the river bridge to i> pump and washed out a bloody handkerchief I had and tried to wash the blood olTof my face and bands. Then it was Mr. Tom Ammous came along In his buggy and told me to get in and he brought me to tov/n to Dr D.um." WILL BRAV8 THKFliVfR. President KoosGvolt Will I'ay New Orleans * Visit. The President will go to Now Orleans, despite the yellow fever epidemic. An olllolal announcement to t.lds effect was made at the White House by Secretary L >eb today after a conference with the President, at which arrangements for Mr. Loosevelt's t.rip through the South wore arranged finally. In order to avoid complications over the quarantine regulations of the various States the President lias decided to make New Orleans the final .slop on his trip, lie will he in No.y Orleans October 20. After the ceremonies in that city he will go abroad a cruiser of the Cl eveland typo and make the journey from New Odeans t^ Washington by water, lie is expected to arrive here on either the 30th or the 31st. The President will leave Washing ton oil the 18oil, As far as b.j. Augustine the trip will bo made as ore vlou.lv arranged. fCrmn n. Augustine the President will go to I Mobile, Instead of Birmingham as previously scheduled, thence to Tuskt-gee and Birmingham. From Alabama, he will go to Little R jck and there the party will be disbanded, the President and Mr. Leob to New Orleans, for the cuemonies 011 the 20tb, and the remainder of the party returning from Little Rock to Washington. It hos not been determined what vessel the President will r->o on .a is return, but It will prob'?.o-v mm v/v. Cleveland, the Taooma or t .e e? U v? * ton. In deciding to come to vy,.,?v legion by sea, the President whs in fluenced by a desire not to cora-i into ooDllict wit!) quarantine r^guiatious. II^IplCMS ,tv> HltV'J Hill), At New Yor' -otwithstancing a lesparate Strug,;'*-, his wife and son to hold him by u, ' ' i after hu had fainted and topp.ea > r 13 slil of an open window, Geooge F. Krivpp c vsh lcr cf the C;oper Exchange Bank, fell to the st eet from the fourth iloor of his home at No 209 West 97th street today and was killed. Mrs. Krapp and her son, Herbert, saw Mr. Krapp who was in ill health, suddenly fall over baokwards. Both mother aud ion jumped to the window In time to seize the falling man by the feet. They held him safely for a few seconds, screaming for help, but the assistance was slow In coming, and Mr. Krapp's weight began to slip away from his rescuers. The realization cf this terrible fact caused the wife's strength to leave her completely and the son, with his mother helpless at his side, compelled to hold his father alone, was too light for his father's superior weight. Exhausted and on the point of being dragged over the wlodow sill himself, the boy lost his grip and Mr. Krapp fell to the street lie died soon afterwards. Klopert With Three Women. Adolphus Snowden, a nineteen year old youth, living near GosheD, ind,, has developed remarkable hypnotic powers, if the story of Mrs. Mary Burleson, Mrs. Sarah Snowden and Mrs. Alice Snowden are true, for the three alleged that they were so hyp notlz.d by him that they deserted their families and went with him to Ifolkstown, Dekalb county. When found it was discovered that Mrs. Burleson was living with Snowden as his wire, and the other two, who are sisters-in-law. were known as his sisters. They were all living in the same house. Snowdeu was placed under arrest, and the women, when taken to their homes, told practically the same story. They said that they did not understand the intiuenoe that the young man oxercised over them, for they loved their husbanas and ohiidren, but when Snowden suggested that they elope with him, they could uoi resist. BANK OF OON W, CAPITAL STOCK, $20,000.00 TOTAL A SSL OFF J B. G. COLLINS, Prksidknt. C. P. QUATTLEBAUM, V-Prks. 1 'if Bank, being a local institu building of Horry County and for t.l suing this policy wo tako pleasure i accommodation when consistent wit With gratitude for the liberal cordially solicit your future businos Respect! D A SPIV Robt. B. Scarborough, II. President. ViceBANK GI Conwa Capital Stock DIRE Robt. B. Scarborough, Hal L. Buck, (Jeorgo.J. Ilolliday, Wo will pay you 5 por cent, int ish Havings banks to those wishii Try our plan for saving your nieklet these little banks and the interest w 1 I neip yon. THE "HU flWM Tliis brand on a slioo meane I'll 10 BEST for your money ca j. xc. 'is Wine of C&rdtti ^ I Cured llzz. J 213 South Prior Street, ^ Atlanta, Oa., March 21,1903. I Buffered for four months with u| extreme nervousness and lassitudo. ^ I had a sinking feeling in iny stomach which no medicine seemed k to relieve, and losing my appotito Ltaj I became weak and lost my vitalKj ity. In three weeks I lost fourteen i H pounds of flesh and felt that I must L* find speedy relief ta regain my fc I health. Having heard Wino of Uq Cardui praised by eovcral of ray friends, I sent for a bottle and was ?3 certainly very pleased with tho F results. "Withia thrco days my py appetite returned and my stomach Jt5| troubled mo no inoro. I could o'J digest ray food without difficulty and the nervousness gradually p.jji diminished. Nature performed j j her functions without difficulty h ^ and I am oneo more a happy and ? vrcll woman. . sj OLIYE JOSEPH, |?j Treaa. Atlanta Friday NlfflU Clab. W? r? *3 M Secure a Dollar Dottle of w| j|~ Wine of Cardui Today. J?| D raying and Hauling I have secured all the Board ends tit the Conway Lunibe] Company, and 1 will furnisli them cheap on short notice Best cook wood you can get I have headquarters at 11 it store of the Hal L. Buck Co., and orders for d raying and hauling left with me will bt promptly attended to. C M T/\?v\ v\ 1 r 1 v* n O. 111. Sea-shor R. R. Ccuwaj DAII Y bOHEPTLfci. Lv Myrtle Beach 7 a. m Ar Conway 7:10 a. m Lv Conway 9:00 a. m Ar Myrtle Bear? \ 9:45 a m Lv Myrtle Beach 1:30 p m Ar Conwa< 2:15 p. m Lv Conw iy.... 6:30 p. m Ar Mvrle Beach 0:10 p. rr Waa It Kftia? Strange noises beln# heard from 1 e hind a picture In St. Anthony's oburrl in the village of Scurcolla, provlnoeo Aqullla, Italy, the parish priest re moved the panel and discovered : beautiful fresco, representing St Francis of Assist, evidently the worl of an old master. Most of hl^ c , "v "Miracle!" A few sk' let "Batst" 1 CONWAY. \ AV, S. O. SUURPLUS FUND, $20,000. \ TS, $180,000.00. 1 !(1FRS* D. A. SPIYEY, Cashier. M. \V. COLLINS, Asst. Cashier. ition, has always striven for tlio upio hettonnent of hor citizens. In peril extending to our customers every h sound banking, patronage received in the past, wo 8. 'ully yours EW ASH1ER L. Buck, Will A. Freeman, Preside tit. Cashier. ? HORRY, ty. S, C. $25,000 CTORS: W. R Lewis, \V. A. Johnson,1 Will A. Freeman crest on yearly deposits. Will furnig to open small accounts with us. 4 and dimes, and you will find that o will pay you on your savings will r TT>k * * /TN TT V x-v "W?l a Siiuii. yvv'y y5 i *.s()111<'111 i 11 *_*:!". "j I f you want 11 for "The Hub. For sale by J V icliolw ! Professional Cards. lScC^iTMcCorJ7 SUIU1EON DENTISTS, Clou wav, S. C. */ 7 H^yOvor Hank of ITorrv. H* M- Burroughs, Physician and Surgeon, Oonway, S* O* R BT^ajrbrougpT CONWAY, S. G\, ATTORNEY AT LAW ! H. H. WOODWARfiT" Attornev and Counsellor at Law, CONWAY. S. C. G. Fred. Stalvey ! Attorney and Counsellor at Law, CONWA Y, S. C . Woffoid Wait, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Conway, S. C. Office in Spivov Building. 1 jJJr. (J, 8. Deitz, .DENTIST <6 OPTICIAN. Conw. y, C. . Kooru No. 4, Sjnvey Building. ! Spivey ft GoUins CT" L I'Fire Insurance. ^iimokicuaoe:. i). a. sivey, President. M. VV Collins, Secretary. > Conway Market Fresh Meats and Sausage always on hand. Orders are taken and promptly delivered r every day. jLi* iviai oitf Propretor. Shingles! I ha ve opened a j Shingle Yarcl and i can till your or; ders promptly. ; HBL L BUCK. a Livery and Drayage. ?. 'Phone 36. ? Horry Tobacco Warehouse, J. E. Coles.