The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 12, 1909, Image 7
V
SPREAD TERROR
Lunatic Barricades Himself in
His Father's House
V AND DEFIES THE LAW
*_ ?! ? v From
*it" n?a itiii|>u.u..w
tlie Insane Asylum, Goes Violently
Insane, Defles and Attempts to
Kill the Ollleers of tlie Law Who
Attempted to Take Him.
It. E. Dunniugton, a young white
man about 27 years of age, and a
former inmate of the State Asylum
for the Insane, wo is now serving
a furlough at homo with his relatives,
about four miles from Augusta,
Ga.. bocamo violently Insane Satmvinv
afternoon and is now barri
caded at his fathor'a home, defying I
the officers of the law. Aa a result
of an attempted arrest Saturday
afternoon, Deputy Sheriff M. Gary j
Wlttle of tho county constabulary
was fired upon and several bird shot
took effect in hia body.
Dunnington was let out on a 90days'
furlough and at the expiration
of the 9 0 days seemed to be getting
along all right. That was about 20
days ago. Saturday one of the negroes
on his father's farm failed to
saddle his horse, and ho became violent
and chased tho negro with a
shotgun in hand for about two miles.
His brother made application to
the ordinary for a writ of lunacy,
and tho sheriff sent oilicers to his
placo Saturday morning to make the
arrest. Tho insane man warned
them not to approach the house,
threatening death to tho first man
who came near. As certain death
stared the officers In the face, they
n,fomnt to make the arrest.
Q1U liUl aiv.vu>|'? ?
A strong guard was maintained
over Dunnington all Friday night
and there was not a way for his
escape without being detected. His
father remained in the house with
him, but was unable to aid the officers
in making his arrest, for the
insane man never closed his eyes
one minute during the night.
* His father kept in communication
with the oiilcers, and Saturday
morning notified them that the insane
man wanted to leave the place,
and wanted him to go too. The officers
agreed to this, after the aged
man had promised to aid in making
an arrest. After they left the
? tiouo Tint hooil
place, nowovui, mtj
seen since.
The people In the vicinity are
wrought up to a high state of excitey
mnt. The ladies and children are
\ remaining indoors and the men are
going armed. Sheriff Clark hopes
J. to be able to land the insane man
some time shortly.
LOCKEIt CLUB MEX FINED.
A Police Judge Who Takes Prohibition
Seriously.
At Birmingham, Ala., Judge Feagin
of the police court plunged into
the locker olub cases with vigor
a few days ago and did not conclude
until 18 mon had been brought
\ before him. Thirty-five cases are
* - r.?^
^ still pending. in eaen t*asu u nu?
of $100 and 30 days in jail was tho
penalty imposed for violation of the
prohibition law?.. All of the defendants
made an appeal bond except
three who were placed in the
city Jail. Birmingham Friday night
was one of the dryest cities in the
United States, as a result of the expectation
that tho new Carmichael
prohibition bill would become law
Saturday.
Judge Feagin seems to take prohibition
seriously, and is determined
to enforce the law. Ho treats
locker clubs as blind tigers.
BEER FOR THE CLUBS.
Ono Whole Car Eond Seized in
Greenville Friday.
The second primary for the nomination
of municipal ofheors at Greenville
will be held today. The race
for mayor is between Mr. John it.
y" Marshall and the Incumbent, Mayor
G. H. Ilahon. The race, according
to tlio opinion of local prophets, is
to be a close one, and it is a hard
job to pick the winner. There was
some little excitement in the city
Friday over the report that a carload
of beer had been seized, the
shipment, it was reported, being consigned
to ono of the candidates. Investigation,
however, showed that
tho packages were assigned to ttio
several clubs in the city. The police
took charge of the beer.
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Died From Itubiea.
At New Orleans John Hoggins, an
English sailor Saturday night escaped
from the local Pasteur Institute.
Eater in tho evening he went mad
at the sight of a glass of water on
a bar In a saloon. He hurled the
glass out of a window, fell to the
floor in convulsions and died on the
1 way to a hospital.
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BOOZE JUG TRADE
IS DANGEROUS IF NOT DONE ACCX)HDING
TO IjAW.
Any Railroad or Express Agent Soliciting
Business is Subject to a
Fine of $.">,000.
Sinco the prohibition law went
into effect it is probable that the
"jug trade" in dispensary counties
will increase to a great extent, as
it has done in the heretofore dry
counties. The United States laws
in referenco to the shipment of
whiskeys into the State and the receiving
of it are very strict.
Literature setting forth the seductively
low price at which the stuff
that cheers can be bought in "plain
packages" in Jacksonville, Louisville,
Richmond and other places, s
pouring into the mails in a steady
stream thirst looks happy if he still
has the price.
Since the prohibition law went
into effect the United States laws in
reference to the shipment of whiskey
into the State and, the receiving
of it will prove very interesting.
The delivering of whiskey to any
omor tnan the consigneo or upon a
written order from tho consignee
is punishable by a heavy fine. It
is generally understood that many
order whiskey under a fictitious
name. Tho following is the law:
"Section 238. Any officer, agent
or employe of any railroad company,
express company or other common
carrier, who shall knowingly deliver
or cause to be delivered to any person
other than the person to whom
it has been consigned, unless upon
the written order in each instance of
tho bona fide consignee, or to tiny
fictitious persons, or to any person
under a fictitious name, any spiritous,
vinous, malted, fermented or
other intoxicating liquor of any kind
which has been shipped from one
State, territory or district of the
United States, or place noncontiguous
to but subject to tho jurisdiction
thereof, into any other State,
territory or district of the United
States, or place noncontiguous to but
subjected to the jurisdiction thereof,
or from any foreign country into any
State, territory or district of tho
United States or place noncontiguous
to but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, shall be fined not more than
$5,000 or imprisoned not more than
two years, or both.
"Sec. 2S9. Any railroad company,
express company or other common
carrier, or any other person who, in
connecton with tlie transportation of
any spirituous, vinous, * malted, fermented
or other intoxicating liquor
of any kind, from one State, territory
or district of the United States, or
place noncontiguous to but subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, into any
other State, territory or district of
the United States, or place noncontiguous
to but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, or from any foreign
country into any State, territory or
district of the United States, or place
noncontiguous to but subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, shall collect the
purchase price or any part thereof,
before, on or after delivery from the
consignee, or from any other person,
or shall in any manner act as
the agent of the buyer or seller of
any such liquor for the purpose of
buying or selling or completing the
sale thereof, saving only in the actual
transportation and delivery of
the same, shall be fined not more
than $5,000.
"Sec. 2 10. Whoever shall knowingly
ship or cause to be shipped
from one State, territory or district
of the United States, or place noncontiguous
to but subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, into any other
State, territory or district of the
United States, or place noncontiguous
to but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, or from any foreign
country into any State territory or
district of the United States, or place
noncontiguous to but subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, any package of
or package containing any spirituous,
vinous, malted, fermented or
other intoxicating liquor of any
kind, unless such package bo so labeled
on the outsido cover as to
plainly show the name of the consignee,
the nature of its contents,
and the quantity contained therein,
shall be fined not more than $5,00;
and such liquor shall be forfeited to
the United States, and may be seiz
imi una condemned by law for the
seizue and forfeiture of property imported
into the United States contrary
to law." *
Saves tlio Baby.
At Marion, Ohio, lightning struck
Charles Kitsemiller's homo Friday
night and ignited the bed-clothing in
the crib of sleeping baby, who was
not even awakened. The bolt do- 1
scended by way of the chimney, traveling
along ihe iron framework of
the child's crib and passed down a
gas pipe to the cellar. Mrs. Kitsomillor
found the infant still sleeping
with" the fire creeping toward
its feet.
Many Were Killed.
El Mondo, a newspaper of Madrid,
Sp?1n, places the number of killed
at Barcelona during the rioting of
last week at 2,000 and the wounded
at 2,600. J
GOOD ADVICE
Things that Should Be Done to
Help Along the
FIGHT ON HOOK WORM
A PhjrNltina Itoports That Cases lie
Has Treated Have Responded to ,
IIIs Method?Thinks Worse Case !
Can lie Cured in Several Weeks.
Several Cases Cited.
From what has been said on this
point by an eminent physician, it
Ic nloa I* f liol t Kn <1 lu/thn ??nr/\o ' ? P '? "
to vivui i * <11 inu viioviwii ftvo ui a pui"
son affected -with hookworms are
very dangerous to himself and to
all persons n his immediate vicinity.
It is equally clear that if these
stools are proporly disposed of, the
spread of hookworm disease will l>o
prevented. In speaking further on
this subject this physician says:
Of 366 farm houses which 1 have
recently seen in four Southern
States, only 115 houses, or 31.5 per
cent were provided with any sort
of privy, while 251 houses, or 68.5
per cent had no privy.
Of 73 houses occupied by whites,
56.2 per cent, or 4 1 houses, had
privies, while 43.8 per cent, or 3 2
houses, had no privy of any fort.
Of 73 houses occupied by whites,
56.2 per cent, r 41 houses, had privies,
while 43.8 per cent, or 32 houses,
had no privy of any sort.
Of S3 negro housos only 20.4 per
cent, or 17 houses, had privies,
while 7 9.6 per cent, or 66 houses,
had no privy.
Right here, in this frightful
amount of soil pollution, we have the
groat source of hookworm disease
and the consequent anemia among
the farm hands of the South.
If you wish to prevent hookworm
disease and thereby to bettor the
health and increase the efficiency of
your family and your farm hands,
put a stop to this frightful soil pollution.
Build good privies. Keep
them clean. Compel every person
on your farm to use them. Insist
upon laws against soil pollution, insist
that such laws be rigidly enforced.
If farmers in the South will carry
out this principle, the death rate
will be decreased, the health will be
improved, and an Important contribution
will be made toward decreasing
the labor scarcity. Further, the
typhoid death rate also will be greatly
reduced.
Even on the farms on which privies
are found, some of these outhouses
are in frightful condition and
not much better than no privy at
all. In many cases they aro open
at the back and the chickens and
swine scatter the soil pollution.
Recall that this means sickness and
death, especially to women and
children.
In fact not only thousands, but
actually the majority of privies in
the South are of a poor style and
should be rebuilt or burned up. Soil
pollution occures hero, and ohtc.W
ens, dogs, and swine have access
to the discharges. In 110 case should
this be possible.
A much better privy which will
practically eliminate the soil pollution
and thus greatly reduce hookworm
disease and typhoid fever.
It is best to put itno the tub or bucket
some cheap fluid disinfectant, in
order to repel the flies, decrease
the odor and kill the diseaso germs.
Crude crbolic acid will do, or any
standard sheep dip, used in double
strength, will answer the purpose
to a great or less degree.
The tub should be emptied regularly
every week and a layer of
sand sprinkled on the bottom beforo
t is put bacn for use; then All
tlie tub, say one-fourth to one-third
full, with the disinfectant or sheep
dip.
The night soli best be buried some
distance from the won ^ < ?
.. v,. 0|I1 lllft
(so that the drinking water will not
ho contaminated), or it can be
burned.
If night soil is used as fertilizer,
it should first be thoroughly disinfooted
or it should bo put into a
water-tight tub or vault and should
be allowed to ferment thoroughly
before It is used.
To us0 night soli as fertilizer
moans to run the risk of sickness and
death, especially on the part of the
women and children.
ICvory boy and every girl on every
Southern farm should he taught tho
following three elementary principles
of preventing disease:
First. Do not spit on the floor,
for this habit spreads tuberculosis
and diptheria.
Second. Do not pollute the soil
for this habit spreads tuberculosis
and ground itch with its resulting
hookworm disease.
Third. Protect against mosquitoes,
for mosquitoes spread malaria,
yellow fever, dengue and elephant,
foot.
Hulletin Hubbies.
We do not condemn pillows Just
because they oicourago shanis.
If wo all practice what we preached,
we would not have much time
for preaching.
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SERIOUS AFFRAY
TWO MUX SHOT IN A HOTEL BY
A POLICE OFFICER.
I The Olllcer Was Called by the ProI
prietor of the Hotel to Stop a How
in the Hotel.
A dispatch from Ashevllle, N. 0.,
says Paul Cameron ( cashier of the
Hank of HUlsboro, N. C., and John
Hill Hunting, a traveling salesman
of Wilmington, N. C., wore shot in
their room at the Gladstone hotel
of Hlack Mountain, 1 I miles from
that city, ahout 2 o'clock Saturday
morning by Policeman F. (J. Watkins,
of that town, and are now at
the Mission Hospital, Asheville.
Hunting is expected to dlo from the
effects of a wound in the abdomen,
while Collins, though shot under the
heart, is expected to recover.
Policeman Watkins, who came in
Saturday and surrendered to the authorities
of Asheville, and was placed
under a $1,000 bond, pending
developments, claims that ho was
called from bed by the proprietor
of the hotel, who stated that the
men were creating a distubrance In
their room, cursing and threatening
the guests of the hotel.
When he reached the hotel, the
I policeman claims that he heard the |
men using tho language attributed to
them, that on entering the room he
was attacked by Collins and Hunting
who upset the lamp, and that he
drew his revolver and shot in the
darkness to protect himself. Watkins
says that he fired twice and
the men fell away from him. A
light was secured and Collins and
Hunting were seen lying on the floor
of the room, both bleeding protuscly.
The wounded men are responsible
citizens, and of high standing In
their respective communities. Telepohne
messages to Hlack Mountain
developed many conflicting rumors
about the case. Friends from tho
section where Collins lives say that
when his condition warrants it, ho
will make a statement which will
throw a different light on the case.
At the Mission hospital it was stated
that Hunting could not recover. He
died later. The two men were drinking.
WILL BE STATE WIDE.
Sueli a Prohibition Law Will bo
Passed Soon.
The Columbia Record says Representative
John O. Richards, Jr., of
Kershaw, prohibition floor leader in
the house and who got his bill
through that body last year after
a most memorable contest with a
stubborn filibuster, will reintroduce
his bill at tho next session. and
though it will ho Identically the same
legislature ho is confident a Statewide
bill will pass both houses with
ease.
"We are going to pass hero this
time as sure as gun Is made of
iron," ho said to a representative of
The Record. "There will hardly be
two counties in the State 'wet' when
these August elections are over and
we will complete the job next winter
in the legislature by passing a
State-wide act. Those spasms they
dro having in various parts of the
State about the last act being unconstitutional,
about how soon after
the election the dispensaries shall
be reopened and all that sort of
thing, are not worrying the prohibitionists
who know the situation.
We have got liquor beat in this Stato
and that had as well bo accepted."
RITCHIE KILLED BY TRAIN.
Run Over by Blue Ridge Special
Near Anderson.
Robert M. Ritchie, a white man
of 15f> years of age, was run over
and killed by a train near Pendleton
on the Blue Ridgo railway at
an earlv hour ? ! ?
? ... . MIKI jr 1IIUI II 1 l)K. "1110
train was an excursion train on its
return trip from Ashevllle.
On Ritchie's body was found $I4S
in money and near him was a satchel.
His body was horribly mangled,
being cut nearly in two. ife was
unmarried and lived near where the
accident occurred. * 1
I
Man Drowned.
The family of Mr. \V. K. Kohler,
who resided at Columbia for a fhort
while ropnlvo/i Ul- 1
, Ul 11 1H (lOUUl 111
I.aurendale, Ga., by drowning a few
days ago . Mr. Kohlcr Is survived
by liis wife and five children. No
details of the drowning wero received,
except that Mr. Kohler was
out boating when he met his death. *
Kills Ills Undo.
As a result of a trlval dispute at
Butler, Ga., a few days ago, M. C.
McDanlel, one of Taylor county's
best known planters, was Killed by
his nephew, A. J. Peacock, a young
farmer. I
Peacock's father and McDanlel bocamo
Involved In a petty quarrel.
The son Interceded for his father
and assaulted McDanlel with a post;
hole digger.
PIRATES' MONEY
Louisiana Man Claims He Located
$90,000,000 in Cave
NOW IN PRISON
T!??Mt l*>?e Faith in Joseph Clients
mid Say Ho Is I/ending a Wild
Coos? (Invso?Will Continue tin*
Search Later?Have to Serve Sentence
in Penitentiary.
Tho search for a cavo near Abbeville,
La., which is supposed to con- |
tain $90,000,000 in gold has been
called off temporarily by tho sen- 1
tence of Joseph Choato to a term
in the penitentiary. Ilo is accused, (
by backers of his project of load- i
ing them nion a wild goose chase and <
of spending $12,000 In roads and !
canals which will never he used In
| bringing out his "chest of gold."
There are many who believe that
Choate is sincere and that tho treasure
is hidden where he says it is.
They do not believe ho should ho
punished.
"Suro the money is there," declared
Choate before starting to the
j penitentiary. "Several years ago I
I was hunting in a district near Lit
| lie ijJikc. Tho marshes wore thick
I and 1 got lost. I had heon groping
and stumbling through the high
grass for hours and had almost fallen
down In exhaustion when I ran
I upon the cave. 1 penetrated It and
found great chests of gold and silver
coins and jewelry.
"I had almost decided T would
lie down and die, but the sight of
the treasure stimulated me. I
J plunged hack through the marshes,
I and after a few hours' walking came
to the road. I marked the place
where I crossed the highway and resolved
to organize an exploring party
to return and obtain the treasure.
"I took a few into my conlldence.
My statements were received witli
incredulity by most of those whom
I approached. I then resolved to
go into tlio marshes again and obtain
some of the treasure. I brought
back as many Spanish gold doubloons
as I could carry. After that
1 hud no trouble in seeking co-operation.
"I raised about $12,000, which
was devoted to building roads and
canals through tho dense swamps.
It was my plan to bring the treasure
by means of boats and barges."
"How do you know tho treasure
was valued at $90,000,000?" he was
asked.
"Why, the treasure was contained
In 180 chests in a tomblike apartment
within tho cave," replied
Choate. "[ examined the contents
of every chest, and I'm sure there
was not less than $500,000 in each.
However, tho treasure may bo worth
more than $100,000,000."
Choate, known in Louisiana as the
"Pirate Treasure King," received
his sentence without complaint. He
declared that he had cheated no one
and that once he has served his term
he will search again for the hidden
treasure.
"I know you think I am guilty,"
he told the court, "but I am not. I
am going to bo a model prisoner and
have my sentence reduced. I will
send you some doubloons as a
souvenir." 4
OPIUM SMUGGLING PLOT.
Prominent American Charged With
Implication.
The Government is pressing the
Investigation of what appears to be
an extensivo opium smuggling plot,
which was brought to light by the
discovery and seizure of 4GO pounds
of opium and 72 ounces of cocaine
ingeniously concealed in a shipment
of mining machinery, sent from
Hongkong, China, to Manila, Cuba.
Louis Hrant, an American business
man of considerable prominence in
Manila, was arrested, charged with
implication In thr* am.. i? - ?
... piOl.
Since tho prohibition of the Importation
of opium into Cuba went into
effect, the price of tho drug had
advanced rapidly. *
Bloodhounds Wound Aged Man.
P. C. Butts, an aged farmer, is
said to be dying at his home neat
Douglas, Ga., as the result of a savage
attack made upon him by two
bloodhounds owned by a neighbor.
The man's neck, body and arms and
legs were lacerated by tho teeth of
the animals. The aged man's cries
for help brought aid almost too late.
The dogs were finally beaten off, but
the wounds they inflicted are said to
be almost necessarily fatal, when the
farmer's age is taken Into account.
Coin Kills tad. ;
At Now York, on obtaining ono of
tho now Lincoln pennies, John Nlcito
gavo it to hla nine-year-old son
James, who placed It In his mouth.
When ho laughed tho coin slipped
half way down his throat and stuck
there. * <the boy died before ho
could be Ufken to a hospital.
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GIVEN TWO YEARS
SK.MINOIiK AOKNT CONVICTED
AM) IMl*ltl SONKl>.
Agouls Who Operuted in Tills Stato
Are Likely to lx> Prosecuted if
TIll'V I'll II II
Muc*i interest Is felt over tho
State in a special dispatch sent from
Monroe, N. to the Charlotte Observor
to the effect that T. C. Whedt?ee,
an ex-agent of the Seminole
Securities Company was convicted in
Monroe on Saturday of obtaining a
not? from W. C. Heath in payment
of Seminole stock under false pretenses,
and had been sentenced to
two years for tho offense.
The Columbia Record says so far
no such such criminal proceeding has
been instituted in this State, but
this has not been on account of lack
of evidence, and it is not unlikely
that tho result of tho North Carolina
case will inspire a number of
similar criminal cases in this State.
There are two strong difilculties in
the way of such a courso at present.
Ono is that practically all of tho
agents who operated in this State ar</
in the West, and will bo very difficult
to locate, though there are a few
still living in South Carolina.
The other is that tho stockholders
organization, which was formed in
Columbia a short time after tho
crash came and which appointed a
president and a board of directors,
is practically defunct, the court placing
the practical management of tho
company in mo nanus or receivers.
This organization requested the attorney
general to institute criminal
proceedi ngs.
The receivers, It is understood,
have much valuable information and
evidence on which to base criminal
proceedings, and they would cheerfully
go after the agents and officers
of the concern in this way,
but they are given no authority to
employ council for such work. A.
circuit judge was applied to for a
special order authorizing such a
course, but declined to grant the
order, it is stated.
It is hardly likely that individual
stockholders would feel justified In
going to the expense of prosecuting
the agents, particularly if they had
to employ a detective to hunt for
the alleged criminals, and it is possible
that another meeting of the
stockholders may bo held so as to
raise funds for tlio prosecution,
which could be done so much more
economically by concentration ani
organization.
Following is the special from
Monroe: "Tho jury returned a vurdic
of guilty at G o'clock this evening
in the case of tho Stato vs. T. G.
Wheel bee, charged with false pretense
In obtaining a note from Major
W. C. Heath for stock in tho Semi
nole Security Company. The Judge
sentenced Whedbe? to two years in
tiie State's prison. The defendant
took an appeal to the Supreme
Court.
"Thus ended one of the most important
cases from a legal standpoint
that has ever been tried in
Union county. The trial of the case
consumed throe days. Major Heath
claimed that Whedbee represented to
him that $100,000 In securities had
been deposited with Insurance Commissioner
Young for the protection
of the stockholders of the company.
The defendant further represented
to Mr. lleath that the company was
being organized on a very economical
basis; that (Jen. Wiley Jones and
Mm % t t * ^ *
mi . w. /v. uiark, of Columbia, the
promoters of tho enterprise, were
werklng without jsalries, paying
only $25 olllce rent and buying stationery
from hand to mouth.
Honor Both Armies.
To commemorate the valor of both
Union and Confederate soldiers at
the battle of Gettysburg, a monument
to cost approximately $150,000
will be erected on the old battlefield
by a Chicago business man, C. N.
McConnell. Mr. McConnell, who
imrucipnteu in tho battle, says tho
first day's fight at Gettysburg was a
decided Union defeat.
How to Keinovo Them.
Dishes that hav? brown marks
from use can bo made as good as
new by putting them In a pan with
one an done-half gallons of cold water
and- one half cupful of soda, put
on tho back of the range, and let
boil about fifteen tniniit""
.. ......w 1.^3, men rinso
well, and the marks will have entirely
disappeared.
T.aiincli Capsized; Three Dead.
Two men and one woman were
drowned and seven men were rescv.eMt
with dinicnlty, when a launch
containing a gay party of merrymakers
capsized in Maumeo Bay, BOO
feet off the Casino, a summer then
tro, at Toledo, Ohio, at 1 o'clock
Sunday morning. All were residents
of Toledo.
Minister Heavily In<lh-te<l
Thirty-one indictmonts against the
Rev. John J. Holtgreve pastor of the
Catholic church at Plaquemine, La.,
were returned by the grand jury of
Iberville parish.