The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 21, 1909, Image 3
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u>Gov. Ansel Gives His Views on
State Matters
IN ANNUAL MESSAGE
Document Not Churueterizcd l?y I nusual
Vigor Hut Many Improvemeats
Are Advocated?Iteiterates
Necessities in liegislation and I'ublie
AlVairs.
*sc Columbia, S. C., Jan. 13.?Cover1
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nor Ansel's annual message, read in
the two legislative branches today,
is brief and while It is not characterized
by vigor touches on several subjects
of importance. We print below
the most important facts of the
document:
"To the Honorable, the Members of
the Ceneral Assembly of the State
of South Carolina:
"Another year has come, another
inile-stono in the history of he
State has been reached, ami you are
* gathered here in the capitol of South
31,Carolina to discharge t lie high and
^ honorable duties laid upon you by
the people. It becomes my duty,
in the discharge of the mandate ol'
the constitution, to give to you such
information as I have as to the condition
of the State and to suggest
and recommend such legislation as
to me may seem meet and proper.
"Providence has been hind to us
during the past year. Peace and
prosperity have reigned within our
borders. We have been free from
famine and pestilence and widespread
epidemics. The fields have
yielded reasonable harvest and the
people generally are prosperous and
contented.
"Great responsibilities rest upon
your shoulders in the discharge of
the duties of the high and honorable
olllces that you hold. I ask your
careful, earnest and wise consideration
of every measure that shall
come before you, and let only sucn
laws be enacted as shall be for the
best interest of tin' State.
"With these few preliminary
words, 1 respectfully ask your careful
consideration of the following
message:
State Finances.
"I must once more call your attention
to the important matter of
our State's finances. At your last
session, you Rave authority to the
governor, the State treasurer and
the comp'roller-general to borrow,
not exceeding five hundred thousand
dollars to meet the obligations of
the State to become due during the
year 1908?such as Confederate soldiers'
pensions, interest on ] ublic
debt, appropriations for the institutions
of learning and other appropriations
made by your honorable
bodies.
"It became necessary for us to
borrow, during the year, the full
amount so allowed and provided for,
wl.ich amount will be repaid our. of
the State taxes being collected. 'I bo
interest, on said sum amounted to
$13,098.20. This will have to be
continued year after year unless
, some plan is devised to catch* up.
I bring this matter to your attention
in orler that, you may give the same
your earnest consideration and
adopt some measure that will remedy
the matter.
"In my last annual message, I
recommended the levying of a special
tax each ye: r for several years to
provide a sum so that we would not
be required to borrow. 1 again call
yoi most careful attention to this
veryfJmportant subject with the hope
that some action will be taken by
? /???? l./o.Avihln lio/linu t i\ hippo tllf
State, in the near future, on a casli
basis and thus strengthen our financial
condition.
Dispensary I tail. ling.
"At your last session your lion
orable bodies passed an act providing
for the sale of the state (lis
pensary building and lot in the citj
of Columbia by the commissioner!
of the sinking fund, placing the upset
price at seventy-five thousam
dollars. The sinking fund com
mis-eon, in obedience to sain act
oadertised for ninety days the sanu
for sale, in the Charleston New:
and Courier and the Columbia State
statins in the advertisement the up
set. price set out in said acts. N<
bids were received for t ho same.
"The property was turned over t<
the sinking fund commission bv th
commission appointed to wind up th
^ State dispensary on the 11th day o
March, 1908, and the same has bee
and is now in tlie possession an
under tlie control of the sink in
fund commission. Application ha
been made by several parties t
lease it, but no power was give
the sinking fund commission to mak
a lease. They desire that authorit
lie given them, either to sell or leas
sai^building on such terms and fc
such length of time as to your hot
orable bodies may seem best for th
interest of the State. This is va
liable property and should be brinj
ing in something in tlie way of ren
until it Is sold.
Dispensary I/aw.
"Since the last meeting of yoi
honorable bodies, four coHnties <
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tho State have voted out county dispensary,
to wit: Chesterfield,
Chester, Clarendon and Laurens,
leaving twenty-one counties in which
there are county dispensaries and
twenty-one counties in which we
have county prohibition.
"The commission appointed to
wind up the State dispensary were
proceeding with their work during
tho past year until they were enjoined
by the United States circuit
court from paying out any of the
funds in their hands. Receivers
were appointed by the United States
court to take charge of the fund
and an order was made providing
that the same be administered in
that court. From this decree an appeal
was taken to the United States
circuit court of appeals, which court
affirmed the order of the circuit, and
the case was then taken to the
United States supreme court, which
court granted the writ of certiorari
asked for. 'Idle whole cause is now
liofnro lh.? I'lMftnl n I nu en neonot
court and is to be argued on the 2 3rd
?!av of Kobruary of this year. We
fully expert that a decision will bo
made in favor of the State, and that
the commission appointed will he
allowed to wind up the affairs of the
State dispensary in the near future
and in accordance with the act under
which they were appointed. A full
and detailed report will then he
made by said commission of all its
actings and doings as such commission.
Tor a history of the litigation in
the 1'nitod States court 1 respectfully
refer you to the report of the attorney
genernl.
"I recommend that provision be
made for the per diem of the members
of the commission for the year
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Department of Agriculture.
"This department has spent much
time during the year in the agricultural
interests of the State. It has
been instrumental in having the agricultural
department of the I'nited
States establish several demonstration
farms within the State, and
much good has been accomplished
' . that way for the farmers. Little,
if any, attention has been given to
the matter of immigration, except
to furnish information about the
State and her resources to any who
would inquire for the same, and io
encourage homeseokers and homebuilders
to come to our State.
"It seems to me that this department
should do vote it< tlmn > tut ??n_
orgy to the agricultural and commercial
interests of the State, and that
it should he maintained and supported
mainly for this purpose, at the
same time giving to all honieseekers
and homebuilders such information
as to our climate, resources, etc.,
as they may desire. The duties of
the commissioner of lahor could also
be placed on this department and
thus stive the expense of this oflice,
should it. be established. In this
connection, 1 call your attention to
the matter of the establishment of a
department of labor. A bill looking
to this end was introduced at the
hist, session of the general assembly
and will likely be introduced again
this session. 1 bespeak your earnest
consideration of it and recommend
that some conservative measure be
adopted with such power:; and duties
as to you shall seem wise and prudent.
Criminal Assaults,
"There are some amendments to
the criminal statutes that I consider
of great importance and which 1
think should be passed by your honorable
hnrlb-k at this session. They
tire in tlie interest of the good order
and peace of the Stall'. I railed titlent
ion to them in my inaugural address
in January, lh'iT, and, as they
have not been enacted into law since
I that, time, I wish to repeat the ree.
ominondations now and to say that
. subsequent, events in this State have
continued niv opinion that the roc,
onunendai ions were right and j)ropet
i .National Guard.
"Tito citizen soldiery is a very important
arm of the State government
and should be sustained ami
- enocuraged by till lovers of pc:ic<
- and order. it has been niv duty *.c
- call on some of them on more th i.
t one occasion during the past year
3 and they have always responded wit I
- promptness and performed the du
1 ties for wliich they were called will
- fidelity. I call your especial atten
. ?tion to tlie needs of tlie Nationa
t> Guard and recommend a liberal ap
s propriation for its maintenance.
Penitentiary*
"This penal institution, tinder tin
a 1
wise administration of cite super
[> intendent and directors, is one of th
e best and is self-sustaining. Mtiei
o damage was done to the State farm
f and the crops thereon hy the Hood
n of August last. Fully one thousan
d acres of corn were overflowed an
K washed away, and this with the loi
s price of cotton, will show a decreas
o in the income. The health of th
a convicts has been reasonably goo
e and the death rate very small,
y "The seven white hoys under th
[O age of sixteen years Who were on th
Lexington county farm, called th
f- 'reformatory, were transferred i
ie November last to tho Industrii
1- School for White Hoys at Florence
as provided in'the act establisliin
ls tho same, and they are now boln
. well cared for and taught by ocn
potent persons at this industri
ir school. Right principles and habl
of of work and labor are taught thor
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and it is hoped that when they leave
the school they will make good citizens.
"There were on the first day of
January, A. 1). 1900, eight hundred
and eleven prisoners in the penitentiary,
as follows: White males,
152; colored males, 598; white females,
3; colored females, 58.
State Hoard of Health.
"This board, through its oillcers
and members, has done a good worn
this past year. The secretary has
visited every part of the State when
called on to examine into any cases
of contagious or infectious disease,
and. by quick and intelligent action,
lias prevented the spread of these
diseases. On one or more occasions.
the entire board has responded
to the call of their chairman and
did good work in examining the
causes of threatened epidemics an 1
preventing their spread. Thel.
work is a labor of love for thenfellow
men, and should be commended
and sustained.
"The preservation or our game
and fish from unlawful destructi >n
is a matter in which every good citizen
of the State feels an interest.
The Audubon Society, chartered by
the general assembly in 1907, has
charge of this matter and is diligent.
and persevering in carrying out
the laws on the subject. The second
annual report of this society will lie
laid on your desks, and I ask a careful
reading of its contents.
Haih Oi els.
"On the first day of April last, the
Southern Hallway Company, the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway Cotnpanv
and the Seaboard Air Lino Railway
Company put on sale a two and onehalf
cent passenger rale on their
several roads; a one-thousand?iui!e
mileage book for one person at two
cents per mile; a two-tbousand-ini'e
mileage book for four persons belonging
to one firm or corporation,
at two cents per mile, and a live-bundredlmile
family mileage book good
to be used in tbis State at two and
one-quarter cents per mile.
"The different roads promised to
continue tbis rate for one year with
a view of ascertaining if tbo roads
could maintain tbis rate and earn
a reasonable amount for the service
rendered. It is required that those
using these mileage books shall procure
tickets from the agents of the
companies when traveling from one
point to another in tbis or any other
State, and tbis rule, in many cases,
works an inconvenience to the traveling
public.
VThe salaries of our Sfate ofllcet s
<11111 M I J I M <1111 clllll I III nil rUll I L .11111;^os
should be raised to at least whai
they were a few years since. Ii
costs more to live now than former!y
and the officers should b said a
salar ycommensurate with iue wore
they have to do, and the dignity of
the positions they hold. Compare
the salaries of our officers with tnoso
paid by other States of the South to
its officers of like rank, and the difference
will be manifest.
"The increase will not affect me
or the other officers now holding office
under their present terms, hut I
feel that it is due to those who come
after us, and I, therefore, recommend
it.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
"It was my privilege to attend a.
conference of the governors of the
States of the union at the Whi.o
House in Washington last May upo i
the important, question of the conservation
of our natural resources.
Many valuable suggestions wort*
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nated. Since t hat conference, I
have appointed a committee of gentlemen
lo Ret. up information upon
this subject, so far as it concerns
our State, in order that I may, at
a later date, make such recommendations
to you as to what should
he done along these lines. These
1 gentlemen are doing this work
without fee or reward.
"I recommend that, a commission
be appointed to enquire into the cost
and feasibility of ending a new
mansion upon the lot on which the
I present mansion stands, and reite;
? tii? ? IKI i i n<ini in IUJ 111 *71. nicooa^v ,
which is as follows:
"The present, mansion was erect '1
more than fifty years ago, and has
served tlie purpose for which it was
built. Since 1880, it has been us< d
as a home for the governor. While
it is comfortable, yet it is detoriora".j
in?; and will soon require many repairs.
The lot on which this building
stands is one of the host in the
city of Columbia. A new mansion
built in the center of the lot, front'*
ing on Richland street with side
- entrances from Gadsden and Lincoln
,, streets, would be an ornament to
} the capital city of the State, and an
s ideal home for your governor."
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I Cost 11 ill) His liife.
d Chicago, Jan. 13.?Paul Zaaho?,
rv member of the house tit Springfield
e who while ill, was carried Into the
e house to vote for Speaker Shurt*
1 leiff, died early today at his hone
in this city. He was one of the ?*ep.
e resentatives from the Second genu
c torial district,
e
n Stabbed Seventeen Times.
*1 Atlanta, Jan. 13.?While hot'
were riding on the same mule, Wil
" liam Nix, who sat in front was eu
to death hy his brother-in-law, Rrigh
Gllstrap, two miles south of Clew
*1 land, Ga., on Sunday night. GRs
trap stabbed Nix seventeen times
n(/ Roth had been drinking.
MONKY IS S!o|.i:\.
Ily Thieves \\ ho (i?(!KCMl and As.vaulted
Three People.
Pittsburg. Jan. I V Itindinc. gagging
and assaulting Solomon l.ough
iter, eighty years old. and his two
sisters, both of whom are between
seventy and eighty years of ag'
sacked the bouse, secured about w
six masked robbers a few nights ago
ransacked the house, secured about
$ 1.500 in cash, ate their supper and
then disappeared.
The liOuehners live on an is 1lated
farm midway between Jeannette
and Harrison City. Louglunr
and his sisters were seated at a
table esiting supper when tin* men
suddenly broke into the house. They
sereamed and were given bard blows
in the face.
Then they were bound ami gagged
the robbers with drawn r? voIv?m>
threatened to kill, also to burn the
house and eremate them. When |
LoUghtier opened the safe the fobIters
took the contents, $l,;"0o, ;m!
fled. 4
Vi chArsi-; in land it. i:i>.
( ranter lvxpected to lie I Join on
IJarth Again.
New York, Jan. l~?.?This curious
clause litis Iteen discovered in an
ancient deed just unearthed at the
county eh rk's otlice. It relates to
a few acres of land in New Jersey,
which William Patterson deeded to
his sons in Isr.L', and reads ;s follows:
"If at any time the grantor shall
he horn on earth again the within
described parcel of land shall revert
to him. In the event tiiat he
is not horn again or that the second
coming of Christ is delayed more
than ! ! !> years, then the said William
l> and Samuel Patterson shall
he possessed of the property," etc. r
The Wages of Sin.
Washington, Jan. Id.? Pecans
she had returned to her husband
from whom she had separated, Mrs.
I ivvii. II....r.wl .4 1 I .v. ? .l
liinr.n i Kii (Mil, ?\ < * * l *? I , ?t I III 1111 M 11 ? I
of seven children, was shot and killed
at her home in this city today
by Frederick Kraminer, painter, L'years
old, employed in the navy
yard, who then turned the weapon
upon himself and indicted wounds
which proved fatal.
Takes Long Itide.
Washington, Jan. Id.? President
Roosevelt rode ninety miles on
horseback today, and when he dismounted
tonight at the White House
door, more than seventeen hours
after having departed therefrom, he
did not show any marked signs of
weariness. He said he wanted to
show that army and navy odicers
could obey his orders without hure
to themselves.
Republican Prosperity.
Roanoke, Vn., Jan. Id.?After b?ing
in continuous operation for
years, the twin iron furnace of th"
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company,
located here, went out of
blast today and will remain shut
down indefinitely. The reason for
suspension is said to be general de
prcssion in ino iron mano r and anoverstock
of product.
Kewanbul I! is lira very.
Ashville, Jan. 1 2. ? Itecause John
ny Dixon, colored, aged 1 J. cane
to his rescue when lie was attache I
and bitten by a iu.il dog. and, ah
i bough it took .all bis savings. Arthur
Wiley, a fatherless and lord
working boy, has sent Johnny tc> Kn!
eigh Pasteur Institute, going then
on the same train to be treated I'oj
his wounds.
Vorder a * ' Suicide.
Hamilton, Ohio, Jan. 12.? Fran!
Donnelly, years old, after killin;
his wife with a revolver, shot hiie
self and then slashed his throat am
wrists with a razor and walked fron
Oxford, his home, to Hamilton, i
distance of 15 miles. He is nov
(lying at Iferry hospital here.
Jap. I*'leet Coming.
San Diego, Cab, Jan. l.'b?Accord
itig to T. I. Isliida, who is a reprc
sentative of Mitsui & Co., one of th
mggi hi m fiinissii i p corporal ions 1;
Japan, and who is now in this < i;
on a business trip, a Japanese squad
ron will visit California ports th
latter part of April or early in Mu\
Killed by l<all.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 13.? Chas
J. Locke, 75 years old, for man
years employed on newspapers i
this city fell on an icy pavement her
today and struck his head, dyin
soon afterwards.
Only Two lOscaped.
Zieglor, 111., Jan. 14.?Of 29 worl
men in the mine owned by Josep
Loiter, 2G were killed by tne e\fi!<
sion recently, according to ofllel
information given at the mining o
fice. Tho last of the bodies was r
covered.
( Prisoners Burned.
? LI tie Rock, Ark., Jan. 13.?In r
_ attempt to escape from jail tod.
. prisoners at Tillar set fire to *\
structure, George Lacey and Lass
Collins were incinerated.
GIRL KNOCKED DOWN
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STUliLT.
Criminal Assault Attempted Lpnii
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A Voting laidy in llcart of Pushtu
al?lt' Iticliiiioiid Di-tiiet.
Richmond, Ya., Jan. II.-- In 'he I
heart of the most fHshiuahp' district
in this city at an early !i.>.%r
ycsterday morning. Miss Mai.<
Louise Stunipf, lit year of aim.
daughter of A. I*]. Stump!', a business
man of this city, was severely b, nten
and only saved of being erinti ;tall.\
assaulted by the tint* ly appearance
of 11 via Pool, who was altraeted to
the scene by her cries. The perpe- (
trator of the crime was Chaib-s
(iillespie, a negro 'wentv-llve veais
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of age, wlio is now under at test ami i
will be given a heating as soon as
.Miss Stunipf is able to appear befop 1
a sptcial grand jury.
The crime occurred at C>:30 yes
terday tuorning when Miss Stunipf
was on her way to mass. The negro
sprang at her, dealing her a b ow
with his list, knocking Iter down.
Tills he repeated win n she am ?
and he then ondea\'?ted to acr ?mplish
his purpose, wounding h<T in
tii.. t i....a,- it), i.e.
.Miss Stumpf fought nn it xi .he 11 < s| .erado.
Sin1 finally succeeded in i *?: linin
h< r feet and started to ran. 11";
screams had ait ranted 'It' alien
tion of Pool, who was > sport in- a
voting lady telephone operator to I ? r
work. and when the negro saw Pod
approaching he tut > d and Med
Miss Stumpf fell tit the feet of P > n
and the young lady, who carried !c ?
to a nearby residence. from whence
she wits removed to her home
About two hours after the crime
detectives Plournoy and Tiller discovered
a negro at the cornet o!
Heech and Main streets, about a mile
from the scene of the crime, having
his shoes polished. He answers!
the partial discription and upon ?ing
arrested and searched was found
to have a ring and bracelet in his
possession which had boon torn froin
Miss Stwmpf.
When tin1 crime became known
there was consideranle excitom mp i.i
tliat neighborhood of the city which
was soon dispelled by the prompt action
of Judge Witt*1. The judge
came in person to the police station
and emphat ieally announced thai
there would he? a sp<" dv trial of tin?
negro and that he would summon a
special grand jury to indict him an
soon as Miss Ktumpf is allowed hy
her physicians to testify.
I >yiiami (e li\ plotted.
I.endville, Colo., .Ian. 13.?Mrs.
Richard I m uterbaeh, wife of a prospector.
was killed, and Miss lOstlier
Schuster, a guest of tie- former, at
her home, near Mitchell, 1 ~> mil".,
west of here, was badly injured wh i
a mysterious lire iu the Lauterbaeu
eabin set off several sticks of dynamite
today. Tin? explosion ble.v
Mrs. I.auterbaeh to atoms, wrecked
the leg cabin and severely hurt li
woman companion.
Another IN>\\ 1 Spewing.
Washington, Jan. I J.- Another
pliase of the controversy between
' congress and the presi lent developed
today when it lv-ame known at I
ti?.. (Mi.itni 11... t 11.? '
...v w. ill (I 1111 ni iMi liMlKlhl"
' tee on public buildings soon will
start an investigation into the demolition
of the old Pennsylvania delict
whirl) war torn down by ord :
of the president, apparently in the
absence of legislative aunt hority.
Shoot -i Himself.
Wilmington, X. ('., Jan. Id. 1
i. Shoit. a wealthy and prominent
' (dti/en of I.; 1 Waccaniinv, X. v1.,
1 near 'his city, committed suicide
x at his home today by shooting himv
self through tlie head with a pistol.
Mo was a meniher of the board of
directors of the Athr.itin Coast (.lac
and of the Murchison National bank.
Ill health is given as the catiso for
- iiis suicide.
Prosecute Newspapers.
N Atlanta, f I a.. Jan. 13.?The f.eor*
gia Anti-Saloon league today announced
that it will prosecute newspapers
of the Suite for printing
whiskey advertisements on the
ground that these papers are hired
hjomuk him koiickoik ior wnrjki'y
' houses, in violation of the State prohi
bit ion law.
Quakes oil This Side.
Rellingham, Wash., Jan. 1ft.?
Reports from the San Juan islands
state that Tuesday's earthquake
<- shock was severe there. Ttuiidin^s
I; were damaged to a considerable e\i
tent, but no casualties were repjrril
ed.
f
e- Copper Tank Kxplodcd.
Quincy, Mass., Jan. 13.?One nian
was killed and three injured by the
explosion of a copper tank, whim
in was being tested by compressed air
\y at the works of the Electric Ilout
tie Company, situated in the yards oi
no tiie Fore River Ship Building Company,
lato today.
MURDER SOLVED
Minister Committed Murder and
Then Killed Kimseif.
rr LLS OF HIS CRIMF
In n l/4'tlcr to tin* Sherilf of Adair
County, Mich., Winn* llo Had
Committed the llorrihle Crime,
lie Told AM About It. and How Ho
Did It.
Carthage, III., Ian. II.- The Rev.
lohn II. ('arinichael, pastor of three
Methodist churches in and rear
Adair, Mleh., confessed slayer of
Jideon Browning, a oejghhor, whom
ie slew with a hatch ?f and erein ited
last Tuesday iiirdit in Rattle Run
hureh, committed suicide today in
(he toilet room of Miss Miranda
Hughes's hoarding h< use by eu'ting
Iiis throat with a pocket knife.
The preacher left ; letter to the
sheriff of Adair, Mich., giving details
of the murde", dismembering
mid iitciii* x:iti?> 11 ( itro\vning, : n?l
ascri 11 i ng tlm not of self ?! f? n< and
moral cnwii nlice I msc of the hypnotic
influence that Ui'owniiij;, an
i!'i! rate <"?cpmtor, hol<l ov? r liiin.
While the confession of the church
rid? : is re,5 her x' "ii.- ive and on
some points minute, if leaves many
'| ;se. I ions in regard to the tiuge.ly
unsolved, admitting tliat t lie s atcments
: e ;r..e. Sunn of t lie lety#
tends to ci onto the impression that
tiie confession is really the production
of an unsound mind.
The preacher does not explain satisfactorily
how he and lirowicnj;
ea tin* ; (* < o t (i t lie I tat t1 linn chur< h,
or why l?oth seemed lent on keeping
their presence them secret. exc-?])t
to say that Hrownhi; wanted :lm
preacher to oftieinto at Brownings
wedding that night. This account
does m t ? xplain the fact that 'ho
preacher evidently knew that Browning
already had one wife, if not
we..
Nothing more than CarniieiueTs
letter to tiie Michigan sheriff has
t iitm far I tee n uncovered in Carthago
lending to explain the mysterious
i rngody.
Carniiclne 1 died without regaining
consciousness. lie lo.il mmii.'i roil f<?
leave (V.rthage this morning, n n?I
went to tin- toilet room in the yard
before starting for the railway station.
There several hours later Miss
Hughes (Iiscovend him bleeding and
frozen. lie ha<l ru' his throat, but
the wound was not fatal except that
long bleeding and the zero temperature
had sapped his life.
The suicide left a letter addressed
to his wife in Adair, Mich., bir it
has not. been opened. The preacher
was unknown to any one in Carthago
and gave his name as John Klder
After a long rambling and disconnected
recital of his meeting with
drowning, C ;* 111 i I describe I tiio
act i ve killing and incineration as follows
in the letter for I lie sheriff:
"I saw he was holding a weapon
of some sort up his shove. Instantly
I made a grab for ;t, and 1 got. ilie
hatchet from him and asked what,
he menat to do with that, lie slid,
'I'll show yon,' and trom his overcoat.
pocket drew out a knit} in
each hand. lie came at me, striking
with both hands, while I hacked
across the church, (town the side
aisle, and across the front, hut I
did not dare to turn about to open
the front, door. Then I throw tho
hatchet and struck him, and ho fell.
I thou turned to open the door,
when lie grabbed ine by the log and
threw me down, wtiore my hands
I came upon the hatchet. Them was
| a desperate struggle, in which I used
th" hatch* t until It - laid ?| 11 io? ant
still. 1 cannot t? 11 a ) that happened
after that. I was w.M to dispose of
the body. I was in a honlble terror,
go I began pulling ? f?" his garment.*
that I might <1 rag the body away
somewhere and hide if Then .vhen
mv eves fell upon tnoso knives [
j IK*w into a rage an I b-gan to cut
him, when lie woke i.p and grabbed
me again. Then for a while I used
that hatchet until I was sure he
was dead.
"Then 1 saw that the fire was hot
enough to make the stovepipe red
marly to the elbow, so I grabbed
i him by the feet and dragged him
1 down there and cut him to pieces,
putting in each part, as it was dismembered.
Then I began to put
the garments into the front stove,
End I rememharoft ?? i? r. . ......
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draft and tho things might not hnvn.
Than I saw that my clothing was
torn and hloodv, wh'le some of his
wore yet whole, and I exchanged,
and then took all hut a few of mine
and piled them in rlong with the
body.
"I then wont lip nearly to Tumuli
Station, where I turned my rig
about and started on the Welt
track*. My great coot hid my torn
and bloody garments until I got to
Chicago, where I purchased others.
I am tired of trying to hide, thougn
; I have succeeded in eluding the de|
tectives so far. If you get this while
| I am yet alive come ind got me."
Carnegie says "millionaires sol
' dom smile." However, he imported
two casks of pure Scotch last year.