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VOL XX111. a mm crime Young Lady School Teacher Attacked by a Fiend. FAILED IN HIS PURPOSE. Wlillc Rldliiy: Along a Puhlic Road in Waccamaw Neck a Younjr I .a?l> wa* I Criminally , Assaulted l>y a Ncjrro llrutc. wlio Pulled Hep Prom Her Buggv and Made a desperate Fffort to Accomplish Ills Hellish Purpose hut was Foiled. A Heroic Struggle for Vlrtuc--The Nejrro Captured, Identified, and Is INow In the Penitentiary for Safe Keeping-. Some excitement was created in Con way last Friday evening when a lolegratn was received by Mr A. E. Cold (inch from some person near Georgetown asking Mr Gold (inch to notify Mr Geo W. Watts that a rape had been committed by a negro upon a young white lady, a school teacher in the lower part of Waccamaw Neck, in Georgetown county. When the news reached her father it is stated that a party was made up and went down tho river in a gasoline tug to help hunt down the negro. The sherill' of this county and two other gentlemen ieft Conway for the scene of tho trouble and returned on Sunday bringing news which shows that when the Horry people arrived there, the matter had l>eon very satisfactorily handled by the authorities of Georgetown county As soon as the news of the outrage reached Georgetown it seems that the shcrilY went to the place with good blood hounds. Going iuto Muddy Hay where tho crime was committed, t'lio dogs took the scent and at last came to three negroes sitting on the steps at a church. All of them were arrested. Two of them taken before the young lady u,. ..." nu.'_ tu \j\s tuu wiuii^ |juruii3St jl uu third was carried before her and she stated that this one very much re| sembled the one, but his color was *f too dark. Upon examination of his face it was found to be coated with burnt cork. Tie was compelled to wash this from his face and he was then positively identified as the young lady's assailant. After this the sheriff did not wait, but taking the negro into an automobile he was hustled olT to the nearest station and was safely lodged behind the walls of the penitentiary before an angry mob could learn of the negro's capture. j The story of this most atrocious crime is revolting in the extreme. It is stated that the young lady in company with a little girl was passing in a buggy through Muddy Hay through which they passed each day on their way to and from the school. When in a very dense part of the swamp a hurley negro sprang into the road and held up the horse. He took the young lady from the bugg> and made the child drive on. The child drove on to its home and when her father readied the place the negro had gone The young lad3' bested her assailant and showed the unmistakable signs of a most despe-1 rate str uggle and the fiend did not succeed. Her clothes were in tatters and she was bleeding from scratches. It was only the quickness and prompt action of the sheriff that saved this fiend from instant justice at the hands of lynch law The horrible nature of this bold attempt vyas calculated bo enrage the people as nothing else in the world ever could. But thanks to the thoughtfulness of the officers of the law, the majesty of the law in this case will no doubt be respected. After the first telegram was received, two other messages wore received by Capt C. J. Epps, stating first the capture of the negro and next that he had been safely carried off to the penitentiary. The name of the negro is John Jenkins alias '"Slippery Jim." He is a verv bad character and had iust returned from serving a sentence in the chain gang in Charleston. Sheriff Scurry was sharp enough to get the negr > into Columbia on Saturday night, although it is said that u a body of men made an attempt to take him from the train. When the sheriff * of Georgetown made the capture, he had the man identified by the young lady, but he kept this a secret or at least as uncertain until ho could get the fiend protected in Columbia. On Sunday the young lady with her father went to Columbia and saw the negro. She made oath that Jenkins was the right man. She also carried a written statement of the facts and J filed it with the oovernor's secretary. J, The statement bears out what has y 1< already been said, substantially. iWhen she was shown jenking she f begged her father to kill him and ' was prostrated as a result of the shock. Arrangements are being made for a speedy trial of the negro. NK<JROORIMINAI. BROUGIIT TO CITY Columbia State John Jenkins, the negro charged with criminal assault near Georgek Wat town, was brought to the city yesterday afternoon by Chief of Police Rowe. There wns considerable excitement when Gov. Ansel received news yesterday morning that the assault had been committed, and the governor at once took steps to prevent any violence that might be attempted when the negro was oaucht. Gov. Ansel, on receiving notice from Sheriff Scurry that tho suspect was in jail at Georgetown, at once wired the sheriff 10 keep the authorities posted, and to keep tho prisoner protectee at all hazards. It was impossible for the lady to como and identify the suspect and it was decided to bring him to Columbia. There was no dangor of violence, according to Sheriff Scurry, but it was thought best to bring the negro to the penitentiary, Later, a full investigation of the case will be made and the trial arranged for by the authorities. NEUUO IDENTIFIED Special to The State. Georgetown, June 19. ? It was learned that John Jenkins, alias "Slippery Jim," is the guilty party ' who attempted a criminal assault on a young lady school teacher near Socastee Landing yesterday afternoon and was privately identified 1 last night, immediately after the ' arrest was made. Tho sheriff ! did not make this known un- | til this morning, after the prisoner had been taken out of town, about 1 lla'clock. An automobile was se creted in the jail yard and as soon as ' convenient arrangements had been ' made tho officers placed the prisoner ' in it and left the city. It is suppos- , ed that the automobile party will ! meet the passenger train at some 1 point between Georgetown aud { Lanes, where the prisoner will be \ transferred to the train and taken J to Columbia for safe keeping. rn \ir nro thrnn ?\n?d i/\n I jl iiv ft v> *? v/i v> hi i t-i; | Hi I IICO cU I'ca I ed lust night in connection with j the crime and one other this morn- ' ing, who will be held as witnesses, i Jenkins was secretly identified last 1 night, although this was not known until after he had been carried out of town. It was rumored on the streets here also that in the coin- 1 munity where the crime was committed three parties had been arrested, but until today r.o one except the ofticers knew positively who the guilty party was. SherilT Scurry said when he 1 brought the three parties to the city that he did not know who the ' guilty party was and that they would be kept in jail until they could be identified some time today by the young lady. However, this was to avert any lawlessness that might have taken place, had the public known positively that the guilty party had been apprehended. The other parties now in jail will be held as witnesses. SENT TOWARDS COLUMBIA. It is hoped that Jenkins was landed safely on the train for Columbia, though this is not known to be a fact at present. SherilT Scurry is to be highly commended for his conduct in regard to this matter, as only for his coo) head and steady nerve possibly Jenkins would hav?> never seen the jail house. It is likely that an extra term of court will bo ordered for the trial of Jenkins at once. Sheriff Scurry is now in ionmunieation with Gov Ansel regarding the matter and will probably go to Columbia to advise with him. Jenkins is said to be a notorious villian in this section and has been at this work among his color for some time. The young lady comes from one of the most promiuent families of the county and is about 18 years of age. THE NEURO'S CRIME. Georgetown was terribly shocked yesterday afternoon when the news of the commission of this, one of the of the most horrible crimes that has ever stained the history of this section of the State, was learned. About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, near Socastee Landing, on Waccamaw river, just a few miles above Georgetown, a young school teacher belonging to one of the most prominent families in the county, while on her way from her schooi to her boarding house, was attacked by a negro brute who attempted a criminal assault upon her. While the particulars relating to < n - ? this crime cannot as yet be stated J positively as facts, from what can l be learned by your correspondent it < appears that the young lady, aftor : school was out, in company with a ( little girl whose parents the school i teacher boarded with, started for j home in a buggy. After they had ( gone a short distance the nogro ( brute halted the buggy and by ( force took the school teacher from 1 the buggy and compelled the little i girl to drive on towards home. I After the buggy had left the young r lady was thrown to the ground and \ part of her clothes were torn from 1 her, but it is not said that his pur- i pose wa9 accomplished, though it is \ said that the lady was horribly scar- i red and bruised up. j About 4 o'clock yesterday after- i noon SheritT C W.Scurry received |< a phone message requesting him toM P on CONWAY, S. C., THU Mr llryant Replies. Editor Horry Herald: Junius, while a brilliant writer aud seems well up in newspaper ethics, seem* to evade letting his article appear over his true name, I must confess that 1 am in no way competent to write for publication and did not intend to do even what [ now attempt but seeing Junius' first article in your paper 1, with others, was curious to know who in Horry county would advocate the most rotten and damaging insutuiion ever thrust on our people, State or county? one which had all the evil features that demons could add to it, devoid of any law and order. Junius says he ho is of the feminine persuasion.Now I am fully persuaded to go to the divorce courts to find a feminine of his persuasions according to his attitude to dispensary article signed by him in your paper of June a. Of course he is entitled to his opinion as much as any one else, but he looks on prohibition, according to my views, through a hard luck glass and uses the same fanaticism as all of its enemies do. If the state of affairs in Conway are as he sees it the officers of the law are much to blame. While we have not yet advanced far enough to prohibit the importation :>f whiskey into our prohibition territory. we are making rapid strides in this direr'ion and Cod has hoard the cries of <me fathers and mothers and is si It hearing them for the youth of urland that they may be freed frcui the temptation of drink, and away with the idea that they are fanatics because they rjo not want a dispensary and will not have it. Let t. ie officers of the law punish illegal v "afllc in liquor and druuk3nncss as t?.o law directs. Put them 3u the streets and roads to build Ihem and the prohibitory law will be obeyed as much as any other, and will prevent many a murder and theft. It is true that some liavo gone so far in the drink habit as to ruin them for time and eternity?only the grace of God can save them. These may boil a little molasses in pots or oil tanks to keop thepi still drunk, or get jamacia ginger, pain killer, etc., to keep them fired up. The difference in the people of Horry county now and when the dispensary was here is obvious. No man nor woman who loves their offspring will dare vote to establish a dispensary in Ilorry. I do trust that many counties in this State aow cursed with them will be freed. First of August let us all aid them with our prayers and not have them believe with Junius that the prohibitory law is not obeyed as well as any on the statutes, the offenders of the county have been dealt with in the courts tho same as other crimes, see court records for 11)09, the law against theft, murder and all the c atalogue of crime are broken. This will no so as long as whiskey is allowed to be shipped in the territory, for it is at the bottom of most all crime, because it debases the man or woman who drink it. Respectfully, J. C. Bryant. Proifrcs*ivfl Advortiaing. Tho attention of the readers of this paper is called to the half page ,1(1 VPI'lifi'mfnt. nf IJlinrlnu llfAo r\ f Boris, S. C , appearing in this issue. Messrs .r o and W B Rhodes of this firm were in Conway on Tuesday arranging for their largo sale which will begin on July 10th as ad vertised. A buyer for Rhodes Bros , recently spent a week or so on the northern market purchasing most of the goods which will be ottered at this sale. Not only new goods, but the old ones and their stock is very largo, will be ottered on this sale, and at very low prices, the firm having decided to sell out their stock on hand and till up the store building with new goods for the fall trade. They are among the most progressive firms at Boris, and they will carry out all of the promises which they make in their advertising matter. Tlic Alford Case Tn the matter of the Alford case, which was heard Saturday before last in the Magistrate's couit here, the two magistrates rendered their iecision last Saturday, finding in favor of Addie Rogers, who was trying to obtain possession of a shild from its grand-parents, Mr ind Mrs Arnold B. Alford. An appeal will be taken to the court of Common Pleas. iome to the scene, bringing necesjary aid to apprehend the guilty jarty. Immediately upon receipt )f the message Sheriff Scurry secured s everal gasoline boats and a jrowd of probably 50 or more left ^ oi?n ci Baii A -'Ri /* ? \y i w uuuu t "* .?*\/ u UIUUI\ IUI nuuus IUU L'he crowd returned this morning between 2 and 3 o'clock having ar ested three negroes near Socastee, vhoaro now in j ul h ?re awaiting to )e identified by the you ng lady, who s expected here today for this purpose. Sheriff Scurry seemed positive that one of the three is the guilty part y as stated, though the lames of those arrested were not Uvulged this raorniug. No trouble is anticipated just at present. wyy ' i'Vff'j'r:^:r' -fi r^jsnUR/'JA" s 9* RSDAY, JUNE 24, 1909. SCHOOL. IMPROVFMIIINT. A Prize lo boGiven to the County Hural School |Y<oinjf tlto Mont Improvement Between January I at, anil December 1stI909. A prizo will be given by the County President and Organizer to the rural school in Horry county doing i too #reatest material improvement, I both internal and external, between Januarv 1st, 11)00, and December Lst, 11)011. 1st. Under material improvement are included a local association for the improvement of the school, special tax levy, buildin# and painting house where needful repairing and painting old ones, libraries and read in# rooms, or table, planting Mowers, trees and shrubery in yards, decorat in# walls with pictures polishin# stove or stoves, keepin# Moors scrubbed, havin# pans, towels, etc. Anythin# done in the way of improvement will be counted. 2. All who w:sh to enter this contest for a prize please send name of school to the County Or#anizcr bv November lst, 11)01). 3. Two (2) full descriptions of each < school tryiu# for this prize must be * written out plainly, one(l) describ- 1 in# school just as it was January 1, 11)01), the other just as it is December 1st, 15)01). The chairman of the j board of trustees of an v school com- j potin# for this prize must si#n his i name to each description before and after improvements are made. All descriptions must be sent to the County (Irgani^er by November 2(1, < 11)01). * 1 4. The prizo must belon# to the 1 school vvinnin# it, and will be a suitable prize benelitin# the whole \ school as a body Prize will be ( awarded at the semi annual ineetin# \ of the County School Improvement i Association to meet not earlier than I December lst, 11)01), time and place of moot imr tn Im tfntnJ 1< ??..? A.-... w - vv> V^v OIWVW4 UVIUI I I V . one wishing information about this work addross me Knoxville, Tenn., 1210 Highland Avenue. 1 shall be glad to help what little I can while . {iway, and I expect to be home again by {September 1st, 1900, to begin work in real earnest., I Lottie Harrelson, . County Pros and Organizer. The South Carolina School Improvement Association oilers thirty- | live prizes to the schools of theStato for the most decided improvement during a given length of time. Five ' of the prizes are to be $100 each, and thirty are to be $50 each. Ueg- I ulations concerning the thirty-live ' prizes that are to bo awarded by j this association are as follows: 1. Improvements must be made between November 1st, 1008, and December 10th, 1000 3. Prizes will be awarded to jschools where the most decided material improvements have been made during the time mentioned 3. Under material improvements are included local taxation, consolidation, new buildings, repairing and painting old ones, libraries, reading rooms or tables, interior decorations, beautifying yards and bettor general equipment. 4 No school can compete for any of these prizes unless it is a rural school. No town with more than 400 population shall be eligible to the contest. 5. All who wish to enter this con- , ....4 1 1 1 buoi inuau auiui nuiiius uiiu (inscriptions of schools before improve ments are made to the President prior to October 1st. 0 All descriptions, photographs and other evidences showing im provements must be sent to the President before December 15th 1909. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of any school that is? competing for a prize must approvi all descriptions before and after im provements are made. 7. Blanks will be sent to school? competing for the above prizes with questions to be answered relating to the conditions under which tin improvements have been made. 8. Prizes will be awarded in check? at the annual meeting of the Soutl Carolina Association, December 91st, 1909. The prizes are to be used foi further improvements in the school? receiving them. Address all communications t( Miss Theodosia Dargan, President South Carolina School Improvemen Association, Dalzell, Sumter county. S C. The First Cotton Bloom. The first cotton bloom of the sea son to be received at the Herald ol (ice was one received last Saturde; from John M. Sarvie, of TuddvilW The bloom was picked from a 4sixt acre held on the day before wbici was June 18th. The Keysfield faru has shown decided improvementdur iDg the last few years since it ha been in charge of Mr Sarvis. II has one of the finest crops evei grown on the place. Our st^re will In closed fo several days before July 10th foi the purpose of marking down oir entire stock f goods for the bij. sals. Rhodes ISros., Loris, S 0. valiU ilili Gathered by a Herald Man on llis Rounds. CAUGHT ON THE BOUNCE. Strav Hit* of New* Gathered |by tlie Waysiilc for tlie Information uit?l ln*truction of Herald Keadcrs- Happcnliitf H of Interest Aliout the Cliv. F. L. Oliver was in Conway last Friday. S. M. Stevens, of Fldorado, visited Conway last Saturday on business. GO-FLY I <r?-ps Hies oil Horses and Cattle. line. and fiOe.-atHll drugstores. ju a lOt. Tho cement pavements for the sidewalks will soon bo completed lown to tho corner of J. K. Nicholas. M. 10. Graham and C. H. Graham, if the Lor is section of the county, spent last Saturday in Conway on busi ness. I). M. Floyd, of Kissimeo, Fla , lfter spending several weeks in Horry eo 1111 ty on business relating to lis property here, returned to his loino the llrst of the week. Col C. F. (^uattlcbaum and Hon It. H. Scarborough returned from Columbia last Thursday where thoy iad been engaged in arguing a ease jefore the supreme court. 'I\ l |?ill l?HO% 4 " 1 IV. IV 1UVI- I IIIir>i 11 lid l< >1), C I Oil II f H1T T!|C xnvels, tone >m<l s!lengthen till) digestive irgans, put them in u natural condition villi I lollRter's Rocky Mountain Tea, the nost reliable tonic for thirty years. 35c L'ea or Tablets. Conway Drug Co. A. K. Booth, one of tho industrious fanners of the county, spent i day in Conway recent iy. Mr loot!) is ingaged in the raising of obacoo this year, and is said to lave a very line crop. Some of the best goods that could jo bought on the northern markets ire now in stock at Doris, S C , and we will oiler them beginning on July 10th, atlho lowest prices ever known in Doris. Rhodes Bros. The manager of the Horry Warehouse, J. R. Bowles, arrived in Conway several days ago to make preparations for the opening of the tobacco season. lie is better prepar I'd this year than ever to obtain the highest prices for the farmers who will sell at his warehouse. Sale Under Foreclosure. Under and by virtue of a judg ment for foreclosure, and sale made by his uonor John S Wilson, 1'res id ing Judge, in a suit brought for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage executed by the defendant W B Graham to the linn of J Stackhouse & Son, dated the 25th day of February A. I) , 11)07; the said action brought against W B Graham, N Q orainger and N n Allsbrook and J R Allsbrook, Co-partners as Allsbrook nros., and the said judgment therein bearing dale the Lib lh day of May a i>., lbOb; notice is hereby tfiven that it J Sessions, SherilT ol the County of Horry, ?vi 11 soli to ihe highest bidder, before tlie Courthouse door at Conway, S. C , during le^al hours of sale, on salosdav in July next, it bein^ the 5lh day of said month, all and singular the following described lands and premises, to wit; "All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situated in Simpson Creek Township, Horry County, South Carolina, bounded on North by lands of Samuel Todd, 011 the Hiast by lands of Simon ltoyd, on south by lands af Ellis Mishoe, on the west by Kingston Cake. This piece, parcel of lands contains fifty acres, more or less, and is known as Alve Thompson place, and deeded to me (W 10 oraham) by S 1) Todd there is no claim of any kind against said tract of land." Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for papers. B J Sessions, Sheriff Horry County. Dated June 5th., 100'J, H. H. Woodward, t'lain ti IT's A t torney, Mr* Norton Dead. A message was received yester lay convoying the sad intelligence ?f the denth of Mrs ft P. Norton vife of Dr ft Norton, at the home )[ her daughter, Mrs ft. VV Crouch, it Saluda, S. C. All of the family voro present at her bed-side The emains are expected here today or Interment. The entire coinnun ity is saddened by the death ol .his estimable lay. Cirniid Rally Day. The grand rally day of the Mt Tahor hindny school will be next Sunday. .June :7th. All Sunday school workers are In dted and a special Invitation 1m given to he general odicers ol the Mt TaOor ins tltute to he present VV. J. Purvis, SSupt. S. S. No. 11 I I CT % % / r' ... .1: HAKDWICKr. I'lie Wcdtlinjf ol4 .MIhs Sweet to Mr llinlwi kt Is tlic Social Event of tlic Sva?on. On Wednesday evening of last week at the hour of !? o'clock, Miss Sweet was mart led to Mr W. I'orcy llardwieke, at Conway Methodist Church, the llev (}. 10. Kd wards, pastor of the church performing the ceremony. More popular youiii( peonlo are not to bo found in Conway and the occasion had been looked forward to by their hosts of friends, not only those who live in the town but many friends and relatives in the country. The weather was rainy during the evening but this did not keep baek the people, and lonj{ before the hour all available space in the church was taken up l>v interested spectators. 10von the windows were crowded by those who could not find room within the building. At the hour sot for the ceremony the church oryan under the skillful hand of Mrs I). A. Spivcy, pealed forth the soft strains of the wedding march and the little garland tfirN, Misses Kathleen Sessions, Ailoeu Syivey, Sadie (loldlinch, Minnie Collins and Kvelyn Collins inclosed the pews alono the aisles with brilliant garlands of <pven and white. After thev hud p^su-lwwl - ... v. uiiwi i [Maces, l)r F. 1). Rogers and Mr John llardwicko came in and inarched down the left aisle, while Messrs L\ud < jnattlebaum and William (Joldlinch marched along the right crossing and taking their places near the chancel. Miss Stic Martin then marclied down the left aisle followed .dong the same aisle by Miss Ella Sessions, a cousin of the bride, and by Miss Corric Sweet, a sister of the bride, and Miss Eolle Powell, who passed down tho right aisle, rheso were the brides-maids and after them came the maid of honor, Miss Sadie Sweet, a sister of the bride, and the bride herself leaning on the arte of her father, Newton Sweet, Esp At the altar the bride was met by the groom who came along the aisle with the best man, Mr A. E. Goldfinch, The bride and groom were in front of the arch where stood the minister, the Rov G. E. Edwards. lie pronounced them man and wife during a profound silence which was only broken by the solemn words of the ceremony and the vows of the contracting parties, At the close of the ceremony the wedding party inarched out of the church and went to the residence of the bride's parents where a reception was given. At the house the many beautiful wedding presents wore displayed and the great number and costliness of ihese is the best attestation of tbe esteem in which this young man and young lady arc held by the community. The church was tastefully and elarorately decorated about the altar for the happy occasion. The organ isi was million from view by a perfect lattice work of evergreen stretched just behind the arches of ivy. 1'he great beauty of this work of art was greatly enhanced by the electric lights. The bride was gowned in white satin and with the bridal veil, orange blossoms, bride's roses anil lillies, made a vision of beauty indeed. The maid of honor woro a costume of white suosine silk {anil carried carnations The brides-maids wore becoming gowns of white silk and each carried bouquets of white carnations. The little garland girls were very pretty. The groom and his best man and also the ushers wore the regulation black. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Newton Sweet. She is a pretty and lovable young lady, ar,d has ever possessed a lovable character. Her friends are many and true, who wish her every happiness. The groom is among the successful young business men of Conway. By his truth and integrity he lias won a high place in the estimation of those who know him Ho is at present connected with tho Bank of Conway. His many friends rejoice with him in winning such a bride They are occupying their pretty new residence on Bcaty street. St a I vcy? Tu rh evil Ic. The home ot Mrs J J Turbevillc naar Socastee was tho scene last Sunday < f a quiet home wedding, ne loutr.iciiiig parties being Miss l J 'ii -i 1 ^ " tjuuus i urucviiti! uiui i)r ttdgar A Stalvey. Tuc ceremony was performed in me pre?Ouco of only a few intimate friends who had been invited and the I lev Mr Jones, pastor ol Socastee Cuu.ch otlioiated. Dr Stulvey is a young physician who began the practice of liis profession in that section of thoCountvseveral >ears ago, and he has been quite successful. Miss Turhovillo is tho eharming daughter of the late J J Purbevillo, and *he is ono of the most popular young ladies of the town-hip j'hev will reside at Socasteo, Don't fail to attend the big salo at Lores, 6 C., which is advertised iu this issue by Uhodes Bros, The sale will begin on July 10th, and will continue for 10 days.