The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 28, 1909, Image 3
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MOURNS HER SON
South Carolina University Takes Action on
Death of Dr. Carlisle
HER GREATEST ALUMNUS
Prof. Moor? Bays I>r. Carlisle's Life
is "Worth Mor? to the State ot
Booth Carotin* Than All the
Mom>y Spent on the South Carolina
University.
The State says the names 01
great won emblazon the pages of the]
recorde of the South Carolina university.
Of these nam??b there ia
none more revered than that of Carlisle?Jas.
H. Carlisle, who fell
asleep In SpaTtanburg after a long,
long day of life filled with effort
and of self-denial.
So pure was he, bo lofty in his
principles and his conception of life
that many had thought of him a.s
a minister. But a minister he was
' not, although it is said that at one
f time an effort was made to get him
to become a minister so that he
might be made bishop. It 1h also
declared that he could have been
president of his alma mater, but he
preferred to live on at Wofford,
where the salary was but little more
than half what he could .have received.
The Method&t denomination of
this tSate revered . him, and it appears
that he was well worthy of that
confidence and of that esteem. It
is recalled that oace when there was
talk of vacancies In the United
States senate, the people of this
^ State clamored for the uppointruuut
of Dr. Carlisle to one of those places
?iv<v? Waiim he uaw trained for
that kind of service, but because they
wished his n^ble lite to be perpetuated
more broadly in41 State history.
Rev. 8. C. Mitchell, I). D., president
of the South Carolina university.
went to Spartanburg Friday to
convey to Wofford Dollego the love
and sympathy of the alma mater of
this great and good mau. Dr. Mitchell
had had for weeks an Important
engagement which he canceled.
The student body of the university
was Saturday morning addressed
by Prof. Andrew C. Moore, a native
of Spartanburg and the vice president
of the university.
The following telegram was sent
Thursday:
"President H. N. 8nydor. Wofford
College, Spartanburg, S. C. 1
"The University of South Carolina I
mourns her illustrious ftlumnim, [
whose soryicee and example have
blessed all our people. President I
* Mitchell will attend the funeral on
behalf of the university.
"For the Faculty,
"Edward H. Joynes."
Prof. Andrew C. Moore, Friday
night in speaking of the deceased
great Carolinian, said:
"In the death of Dr. ium^ It. Carlisle
the University of South Carolina
has lost a distinguished alumnus
and devoted friend. No man has
ever been sent out from the old college
who haa had bo great an influence
in raising the Intellectual
and moral standards of the State.
At a time whea all young men of
promlso entered one of the learned
professions, young Carlisle chose a
calling which gave no promise of
pMtferment. That was characteristic
of the man.
i h a an I Un (/ ! r% il'h l/>h
11U CUV*7l^\i V**u ?M ?' U?vt?
ho couM bo of great Horvice and
forgetting hlmttelf 'In that service
grow groat la apito of himself.
Humility and uaselflahuoea a ere his
chief characteristics, but bigger still
In heart, I)r. Carlisle was a giant
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"One the 23rd of February, 1812, '
James Henry Carlisle entered the 1
sophomore class of the South Carolina
college from Kershaw district.
He became a member of the Kuphradian
society and after tho lapse of
0 years of the centenial celebratlon
of the college held ii\ Charles- 1
ton. December ID. 1DOO. his portrait
was unveiled as that of the society's
nost distinguished alumnus.
"lu 1K4 4 ho received the degree
,)f A. H. v, tt_h the second honor of
uls elasH, the first honor hoi or won '
by Patrick Henry Nelson. Th?> dis- 1
tlnpulshed professor of history tn
the University of Berlin, Frederick 1
von Haunter, who w;n> visit Ins Columbia
ot the time, attended the coui- 1
ineneeirunt exorclM'b of the college '
and in hi? 'Letters' making mention
of the speakers, one "of them belli'*
Mr. Carlisle. An old and yellowed
program, dat^d. the Oth and I Otli of
May, 184 4, shown that the seventh
and last speaker on that occasion was
J.II. Carlisle, irfcoso aubjoct was "The
Causes Which Have Ltni to the Decline.
of Practical Power in the United
Provinces.'
"Yourik Carlisle taught ,school( In
Columbia from 1843 till 18o4. when
| ho was called to the chair,of m^th|
eitoaticfi In the young Methodist college
at Spartanburg. From that tljne
till his death the career of Dr.- .CarUhIo
was synonymous with the hlsto
ry of Wotford college. In I87f> he \
bK'anio president and la 11102 president
emeritus of thy college. In un
| article prepared by him upon the oe[
can Ion of the celebration of the centennial
of the South Carolina col!
tyigd. Dr. Carlisle says of President
it. W. Barnwell and Hev. Steven El!
Liott:.
i " 'The young men ptivlleged to
i bo under these in?t motor* u.'?m r
have been groatly Impreased, partly 3
by what these men taught, but ohisf- r
ly by what these mou wore..' c
These words may bo aptly used in 1
speaking of I>r. Carlisle himself '
The young men who enjoyed the priv- 1
liege of Hitting r?t. biH foot wore
l most deeply impressed by what he
; was. ltyipjrej by him some choice
I young men wore directed into distinguished
careers in the fleld of t
scholarship, but all were made bet- i
tor men. His ideal was to make men .s
tlrst and scholars afterwards. His (
great sympathy tor and faith in o
young men gave him a hold upon v,
jthein for life. ?i
"Dr. Carlisle's work was not con- r
lined to the clans room nor to the I
college walls. lie was a public c
spirited citizen, always taking an
active Interest In every movement <]
lirwilf t r? tr t/> J ..1 I ? *
.rv.....n vw iiiwii'Tvum ana moral
improvement. His activity was not v
oonllend to bis own communtiy, not I
even to hfl? own fSlato. For many t
yearn he was associated with the b
great chautauqun movement. Though 1
not a minister, his own church rec- u
ognized him as a leader. He was ca
member of the lirst general con- m
fercnco of the Methodist Kplscoprl t
church to which laymen wen* adniittod
and was elc-ct?xl to each sue- !i
ceedlng Ion fere nee.
"Ho was a member of the Seees- n
slon convention and haves behind n
only one survivor of that memorable d
convention, Mr. Itobt. A. Thompson f<
of Walhalla. After one of (ieorge n
McDutne's brilliant speeches before p
the State legislature Judge Hugor 'I
sold that if the South Carolina col- d
lege had done nothing but produce n
that man, she would have amply re- ii
paid the State for every dollar ex- u
pended by the State. Dr. Carlisle's v
life Is worth more to the State of c
South Carolina than all the money u
which has boeu expended on the v
college." *
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The democracy of the country has r
no nnrtl/>i?1nf ..u.. n>
, tui iiiiiiinany, out i
It Is amused at thoso assumptions t
of virtue from the Republican ring I
that has halved thlm?H up with old r
Tlge for many years. I
iRIBE Nl
WON'T ATTEND
enator Tillman Refuses to Participate in
the Taft Luncheon.
WOULD NOT BUY TICKET
.n Ho IVoon Not Bolk^To in That
Kind of PuJd*for>in-Advum'e Hok*
I>utility, aau intimates That J
Columbia Should l'uy for the Frolic
or Cut It Out.
The following correspondence exluina
itself:
Secretary's Office,
Columbia Chamber of Commerce,
Columbia, H. C., Oct. 22. 1909.
Ion. II. H. Tillman, Trenton, S. C.
Pear Sir: In order thnt the comii
it tee In charge of the arrangements
or the visit of President Tuft may
ompleto plana now pending, will
*ou kiudly Inform this olflce If you
vlll be present on that occasion and
f you expect to attend the luncheon
o bo given in his honor.
Yours very turly,
(Signed) C. YV. Moorman,
Secreta ry.
Trenton, S. C., Oct. 23. 1909.
Mr. C. W. Moorman, Secretary Chamber
of Commerce, Columbia, S. C.
pear Sir: I have vour letter of tie
:ober 'JU. I replied yesterday to a
previous letter explaining the slumion
in regard to my acting on th?
"i oeption committer on November tj.
ind I await your answer to that before
deciding whether 1 will go to
Columbia fit all or not.
As for attending the luncheon, !
*eo? ived au invitation acme days
igo, signed James A. Hoyt, to attend
ho luncheon, accompanied with an
nvitatlon to send a check tor $10.
PhiH may be a ne w way of Conduct tig
entertainments in South Carolina
hat- will find favor in the future. bn?t
t Ih wholly contrary to nil ideas
>f courtesy and Self-respecting hos>it?lity
that I have ever heard of In
he State, and I do not propose to
end any aid or countenance to it
f the city of Columbia is too poor
o entertain the president decently
t ought not to attempt it; If it wants
o ask contributions from outsiders,
hat is a different thing; if It wants
iptfilders to bear the expense and
nslders ertjoy the glory, ' that is
mother thing. I have known Mr.
Tat't very pleusantiy some eight or
en years, and I have dined with him
juite often, both as a guest and us
? host, and i do not feel like encouriging
the departure from South Car
mion s reputation for decency unci
lospitality which thin transaction In'olvos.
I did not respond to Mr.
loyt's Invitation, but treat<xl it with
.ilont contempt. Hut Inasmuch its
ou have asked the point blank
inestion, and it scomfl to bo the;
dticial scheme to ask men to moot
ho president and huvo them pay the
iXpeusea, I tell you emphatically;
^o. I will not attend the luncheon.
Very respectfully,
(. S1 n -ci) It". K. Tillman.
The central committee, arranging
or the reception in Columbia for
'residt nt Tuft, consists of Gev. An el,
Mayor Reamer and William E.
ionzales. The governor Is out of the
:lty, und Mr. Gonzales was luto Satirday
night called up at his r?*silonce,
Senator Tillman's letter wsus
end to him over the telephone, and
ie was naked for a statement of the
ommitteo's position.
"The committee will engage in no
llscitselon of this matter," he said,
'until the guest of honor on Noember
6 has coroe and gone. Couruhln
will welcome the president,
>ut Columbia Is not assuming to tells
ho-.t at luncheon. The identical
nvitntioQ wua sent by the chairiu?n
of the invitation committee to
lenator Tillman as was sent to the
;overnor and the other members of
he central committee. There is no
free ikimh' for the hosts; the dendiead
list i? suspended.
"The letter from Secretary Moornan.
to which Senator Tillman has
irade this answer, was sent at the
llrectlon ot' the central committee .
or the excellent reason that the oora- J
ultteo, In recognition of his otlicial !
oaition, planned to have Senator |
MUman accompany one of the presi- j
lent's party In an automobile ai.ul J
ci as nw eocort Into luncheon, and j
i could not perfect its arrangements j
intil It know whether Mr. Tillman j
would t*< proHent. His right to de-t
lino In unquestioned, and the decli- j
ifttlon will cause uo embarrassment j
whatever.
"Neither the pooplo of Cola in hi a j
tor the people of South Carolina who ,
Imrish the honor of city and State .
irtHl have any fear that lu the en-j
ertalnment of Mr. Taft In Coluiu-j
da thei" will bo locking dignity,
food taste or evidence of good breedug."
IW TO
FOUND GUILTY
Bighara and Avant Convicted of Maoslaughter
and Sent Dp for
THREE YEARS AND A HALF
It Will be Remembered That Avant
and Hicham Stud and Killed
Hi^hum's Who ou the Kvcnlng 01
September I IuinI, at Murit'll'M
Inlet.
Throe years and hIx months Imprisonment
in the State penitentiary
was the sentence passed hy Judge
Watts Friday afternoon at Georgetown
upou W. It. Avant and G. C.
Bighatn, for the. killing of Mrs.
Ruth Crisp Itigham. the jury having
rendered a verdict jf guilty of manslaughter
after two hours' deliberation.
Thus ends the story of a d?-ed
that has shocked the people of the
entire State.
The correspondent of the State
| says the majority of tin* people are
indued fo think the sen ten c extremely
light. In spite of the verdict,
though, the killing of Mrs. lllghajn
has not been explained, mystery
still enshrouds the affair. The
light tor the accused men centered
II Tomtit tl\4? fillet lll.'ll lllllf A/lllolrl..Piwl
the "object," which proved to t>e
.dl's. liigham, si trespasser and that
there wan reason for suspicion. This
was ably coin bulled by the State,
although the prosecution wus ut disadvantage
in uol having reply to Mr.
Ragsdale.
Considerable surprise was created
when the defense permitted the case
to go to the jury without offering
any testimony.
The State touched another phase
of the case when in the testimony of
M. J. I'earco of Waterloo, Uun'un
county, it was shown that Mrs. lilghuro*
while on a visit to her old hopiv
in August had received a letter and
telegram from her husband, the contents
of which caused her to weep
The matter of unhappy married r??Isfions
was merely hijit*nl at in this
manner. Mr. I'earco had seen this
letter and the tears of the deceased
w orn an.
Mr. A. C. I^onard, one of the
Htato's witnesses, was on the boat
to Georgetown, with Mr. and Mrs.
Avnnt, after the killing. . Avant had
told him "It was a sad occurrance,
but. i believe any one else would have
done it under the excitement and
fright. Dr. Dlgham doesn't blame
me; he told ine to shoot." That
word "excitement" played a great
part in the argument by counsel,
particularly in that of Mr. Ha^sdale..
Attorney ?!. W. Wingate opened
for the defense, speaking but 10
minutes, dealing 'largely with the
duly of jurors.
i Le was followed by Solicitor
Cooper of Laurens, who spoke for
30 minutes. Mr. Cooper dealt somewhat
at length with the law on trvBpUHB.
Mr. Cooper pointed out that according
to the testimony Mrs. Hicham
whb Hitting on the bench when
Hhot, tha.t there wua no suspicious
action or moveuiout, that t?he men
did not hoil h?*r as she passed tiehouse.
He argued the complete absence
of any circumstance that
would v arrant suspicion; he showed
an intention on the part of the defendants
to shoot and contended that
they weis* therefore guilty of murder.
Solicitor Wells argued that sino<?
the defense was baaed on a specific
statute, section 2. the burdou of proving
the fitness and applicability 01'
this statute rested on the defense.
Then he attacked this plea with
muli vigor, making a tilling impression
ou the Jury, fie endeavored
to show that because these men were '
frightened was no sufficient excuse
for the act. "The law doesn't exempt
theui because they are arrant
cowards," said he.
Mr. U?. gsdalo, for the defense, closed
the arguments, making a powerful
appeal to the jury iu behalf
of his clients. He endeavored to
show an absence of any motive for
the kiliiug, a fact which the State
has not attcjupled to establish. Me.
ridiculed much of the State's t<-s
tiniony and sought to discredit some
of its witnesses.
While the appeal wan eloquent,
moving the Uonrts of many In the
audience, strong and forceful, in
terms elegant and refined, Htill It 1
was sear oly more than an attempt
to play ou the HyropathleH of the
jury. He attempted to show that
by the tuHtlrnouy, It wan durk when
the shooting occurred, that Avant
and Hicham seeing thin auspicious
looking person on the premises were
only acting in defense of their homes
and loved one*. Several times duriug
Mr. Kagsdnlo's Hpeech both the
defendants, Avant and Higham, wore
moved to tears and sat sobbing,
THE Hi
GROOM SLAYED BRIDE
WOMAN HKKLKTOX I-Xil'ND HAS
0
IIKKN 1DKNTIF1KD.
I*c>lic? Think th4> Murder Wiw Committed
Mure Than Vcar Ago and
Are Searching for the Murderer.
Followlug tho receipt of diypatchen
from Hamburg, Ckrmany, saylug
that tho young woman whose
body way found at Islip, Long Inland,
last Sunday night was that of Anna
Latter, of Altonu, a suburb of Hamburg.
a number of points In tho mystery
have been cleared. Tho Identification
la conaldered correct and
tho police are now seeking to locate t|
Otto Mueller, who la aaid to have
married the girl in Newark. N. J..
on February G, 190H. r
For Hcvoral mouths previous to t
that time It is said that Anna Latter v
had been employed an a maid in the t,
home of Isaac Seligmnn, u New York j
banker. Shortly after the wedding f
Otto Mueller took his bride to 10u- (
rope, whe&e they visited her rela11
yea in Germany and then hurried t
back to Now York. They apont a (
few days in Newark visiting friends, d
while Mueller made excuralouH to (
New York to find an apartment. ,
Suddenly the couple wan lost track |
of. and although inquiries were made f
by many, the mystery of their dls- ,
appearance wan aoon forgotten and
remnlped ^o until the disclosure of ]
the fact that the' Bkeleton found at j
Irtllp might >>e that of Anna Latter. t
It has been the belief of the po- t
lice that the murder waa committed
more than a year ago. The girl could
then have boon but a bride of a few f
months when she met her death, t
Mow she came to it is still a myw- ^
tory. The discovery of a pair of j
automobile goggles near the skeleton
strengthens the theory that the j
girl was taken to the woods in a j
motor car. A rondhouse-keoper near- \
oy nas told the poliV; that two men \
ind a woman came to Iuh ho?ho In r
an automobile lust fall, and after (
quarreling ov^r money and real es- j
tate they hurried away, and the two ?
tneu returned to the house later \
that night without jlhe woman.
Anna letter was said to have been ^
a pretty girl. She had worked as t
-\ maid In wealthy families in Den- r
ver. Chicago and New York. In the p
Seligmun household, where she work- j
(d for two years, who had been con- a
sidered a girl of unuauul good taste \
and refinement. Mueller met her at r
Faf Uocknway Beach while she was
enriug for nu invalid there. He had (
represented hiinaelf to Anna Latter i
and her friends as an architect and i
had said he owned twelve lots in j
Jamaica. Long island, where he plan- t
ned to build n home. The police are ,
looking for Mueller for further In- .
formation. *'
? ? (
Mysterious Shooting. 1
Although he has a bullet wound H
in bis abdomen from which the hos- (
pltal physicians say he probably will f.
die. Frank It a nose will not tell the r
police who siiot him. He was found i
In Fast Fourteenth street, New York, t
' arly Friday suffering greut pain, but V
would not say a thing about the r
circumstances of the shooting. >
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Vesuvtous iu Kii u|>tiou. I
The cruptlous of Mount Vesuvious,
which became alarmingly active
Thursday, apjH'ara to be decreasing.
The villages in the vicinity of the c
volcano are filled with strangers. c
uroatly foreigners who had hasten t
ed tliere to witness the phenomena. I
' r
their faces buried in their hajids. >
Judge Watts' charge was short <
but to the point, touching only those v
phages of the law that might apply
In thla case. On murder and manslaughter
the Jury were thoroughly
Instructed and section 2 was especial- t
ly brought to their attention. Crlm- c
inal carelessness or negligence, u dia- f
regard of human life, were also u
touched upon at the request of Bo- 1
licilor Wells. \
Judge Watts told tho jury that t]
If the testimony satisfied them that
the "persou" were acting in a suspicious
manner and tied when halted,
then tho defendants were acting ^
within their legal rights, as indicated
in the section.
Tho clause "floes when halted,"
which hud been fc*Cr<*ascd by Solicitor
Cooper was defined ?>v In/ii/.i
hh not necessarily "running uway, j
Nut that a person might H*hj and yet j
not move faster than in a walk. I
Many havo questioned th?* matter ! .
of both defendants being principals
In the commission of the cimal, some
thinking that Avunt, who admitted
dring the shot, was or ought to be
morn responsible than I)r. lllghnm. 1
Judge Watts cleared un the mat- ?
tor In his definition of principals uiul J r
accessories. "A person who Is pros- {
ont when h felony is committed, en- c
eolimbing, Hiding, inciting or ain't-{ f
ting is equally guilty with the per- ?
son who aUualty commits the crime," (
said Judge Watts. 3
IBRY HE
COOK'S STORY" i
?f Going to the North Pole Confirmed by
Noted Explorer
COOK IS NO SWINDLER S
.iiKinusMfn, tho Dttuish-Ksklmo K\*
plorvr, Has Talkixl to Many Rskiinos
and Tlit*)' All TfHtlfy as to
th?? Movi'iiHMitM of I>r. Cook m
Told Tliom by Ills Companions.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says
lie Greenland stumer Godthaab, !n
omnuiud of Capt. Sohobeye, has arIvod
them. Capt. Schobeye reports
hat Kuud Kasmusscn, the explorer,
k'ho Ih now in Greenland, after examining
IIG Capo York tOnkimos who
tad Been Dr. Cook'a JCskinio toinmnlons,
Ih quite convinced tliat Dr.
'ook r*mch??d the pole.
He H.ay? that Kuhimuhhoti is willing
o coino to the L'nlttyi States with
ho two KalciinoH, ItukaHhoo and
\helah, who were Dr. Cook's sole
om par ions in the latter port of his
xpedltlon. UaBtuuHson. however,
ho captain Htates, had not hluiself
mhmi ItukaHhoo or Ahelah, who are
low hunting.
The steamer brought a letter from
Itasmusaen to his wife at Copenhaten
In which ho contlruia what Is
mid above and gives details of his
:alks with the lOskiinoa.
I
The letter "is quite long and go**?
Into dotuiltv, find ends by Haying
he Eskimos think that Cook reached
he goal, and that he, during the
royugo, showed great uerve and oner<y.
They are at the same time very
troud of 1-took-u-shoo and Ah-p*uh
us it is their conviction that Cook
vould never have reached the goal
vithout thom. The above facta
nust l>e looked upon aa strong conirmation
for Cook. UrtsniusBcn says
>ersonally he wants to express his
inreserved admiration for Dr. Cook,
vho. he says, can call a swiudlo.
HasinuBseu half Eskimo. He
?ns made extensive researches into
heir ethnology. Kasmussen was a
nember of the Danish lltorary fcx>editlou.
whikh left Copenhagen eary
In 190U and ap^nt two yearn
iroong the surviving tribes of Eskinos
for the purpose of studying tbelr
acini history.
In August,. 1OOC, Rasmussen left
Copenhagen for Or?M?nland, intend*
ng to be gone six years to complete
?is researches into the ethnological
md social hahita of the Kaklmoa,
he tour as originally planned to cov r
the entire north coast of North
Vmorica as far as Alaska.
For this work Katunusaen is pr??'ulinrly
fitted, as he is part Eskimo
ilmself. HJh mother U? ft South
aroenlnnd Ksklmo. 11 1h father is
Jhristlan Tt.lflTnusKen. a Danish cier:ym?n,
who spent over twenty years
ih a missionary among the natives of
Southwest Greenland. The results
>f his early association with his
iluHfolk, Hupplemented by his more
nature studies of 1902 and 1903.
vore published in Danish under the
itle of "The New People" and "The
?a?h of the North Wind."
Klrown's Bad BrOak.
An Atlanta dispatch says the final
ihapter In one of the most noted
rlmlnal trials in the history of O>orria
wus recorded today when Gov.
Irown commuted to life Imprisonment
the sentence of John Harper,
vho was to hsng for the murder
>f Sheriff Keith of Murray county,
vliich occurred two years ago.
Caught at Last.
After twenty-two years of biding,
oflowing an alleged murder comultted
near Hendricks, Ky., in the
all of 1887, Alox. McFarlund, was
rrested Friday close to the RaleighCanawha
border lino by a poese of
Vest Virginia and Kentucky ofIcers.
*
Shortages >lodo Good.
A compromise was effected on Krilay
between the Attorney General
>nd the National Surlty Company
/Ith reference to the alleged shortRe
of ox-County Treasurer Iwvneord
t?f llajnptou,* whereby the Surety
'ompany paid the State $20,000 ?*d
4 to be reimbursed by what U can
ocover from Lungford and any banks
hat may be .sued in connection with
he shortage.
Hlibd ?im1 in Prison.
At Patterson, N. J., when Wiliani
Fuson, a blind negro. was deilod
a drink In a saloon he drew a
evolver and fired promiscuously
trouud the barroom. Although he
ould see nothing, hie bullets kill d
two men and wounded two others.
As a penalty, the court has Just
tv-?? ? ?
mm r i?,wn must spend forty
o4?r8 hi Stato's prison.
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