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I Vol. XXIX i JESSE 0. WALKER IS I ARRESTED AT LAST L May be Tried This Week in the j I Brunswick Court for Killing t Sheriff | ESCAPED FOR SIX YEARS IS Says That During This Time his SLifc Was Worse Than 4 Death. ) ..Handcuffed and shackled, and with r his arms bound behind his back with | ropes, Jesse C. Walker, who, after six m years of liberty following his escape B from the jail at Southport, where he ^ was confined awaiting trial for killing I Sheriff Jackson Stanland of Bruns wick county in the fall of 11)09, was I arrested by the police and county ollifj cers on Sunday March 7th, was remov V. 1 f KTaih II '" ' 1 " ' 1 " 1>? ? mm i/H*.; Aitr? l lillU'Vt'l' Jclll clIHl Ulon to Southport in the automobile of heriff Jno. Robertson, of Brunswick, wo deputies, Messrs. It. D. White nd Dan Hewitt, accompanied Sheriff 'obcrtson and his prisoner on the trip l one week term of Superior Court egan at Southport Monday and Waler may be placed on tria at this term ?>lorc than 100 people had gathered n front of the jail to get , glimpse of the man who six years go led armed posses and bloodhounds hrough the mazes of the Green swamp for nearly two weeks, finally haking off all pursuit, and who since hat time, with a price of nearly 11,000 on his head eluded arrest unil Sunday. The crowd was so thick [round the jail that the officers had to lear a way to get their prisoner to lie automobile, and Walker took occasion to make a short 1alk to the peo-; >le assembled, warning them never to arry guns ascribing his plight to he fact that he had carried such veapons and telling his hearers that I such a habit is fiure to got one into, trouble. Walker talked freely to officers and [others when seen at the jail. One ofhis first callers was Sherill* .Jno. E. Robi ertson of Brunswick county who |^ith Sheriff Stanland when the latter mrrestecl Walker, being fatallly wound led by him, at his home at Shallottc. [At that time Sheriff Robertson was Ka deputy sheriff, and it was he who first placedn hands on Walker who j Jfii'st placed hands on Walker when the I ft.hooting occurred. He had grabbed Walker by his mans from la-hind, but ykvas unable to prevent him from drawing an automatic pistol, which he ; mIptiecl at tiio officers. Three of the bul Bets entered Sheriff Stanland's: Body, and with his v/eap almost em- j 1^. Walker twisted his arm around Bi d fired at Sheriff Robertson, behind P.irn, through the officer':** coat and ft,.. i i i. ||frr>c ami i ihi.I.}, ?;i 11. J Accompanying Sheriff Robertson | I hen he went to the jail were sheriff Jowan, ex-Sheriff J. ,J. Knox, of Bruns rick county, chairman of the board of Commissioners, who led the memorial Ian hunt for Walker followed his esgipe from the Southport jail; several pputies and others. I Walker greeted the officers very nlmly and without any show of anl?r or resetment, though he told them lankly that he did like the idea I' being taken back to Southport to I jailed. He asked Sheriff Robertijn why he couldn't stay in the New Jpnover jaili until his trial, but the Rlccr told him that he would have to I back to Brunswick assuring him Ifeit he would get justice there. If'You had better let me stay here," Icer answered. "I'll be all t here, but take mc to Southport there is liable to be trouble, alker told these ofTicers with n he conversed that he cmc back osely to stand trial, and he also a newspaper man that his arrest ay afternoon was prearranged, the officers, though he would not lto details about this. He stat> Jailer John Branch that he reeled the ofTicers when they appro1 him Sunday afternoon, but that as tired of being a fugitive and ot care to resist. ve been in hell for six years," he Mr. Branch, "and I'm tired of it. jome back to stand trial and all is a square deal." denied all the rumors as to his ig been in trouble elsewhere since scape from Southport six years and that he had killed one or two since that time. He declared he had never hurt any man pt Sheriff St a n 1 a nd and ot then on the impulse of the mo, and believing that he was with i rights in defending himself in "HOKKY C< ? his own home. He said thai he had been in many different Stac. * during the past six years, also in South America and Australia. Walker retained Wm. J. Bellamy & Son to defend him, and the alter. neys say that he has a good defense. Wm. J. Bellamy, Esq., discussing the case yesterday, said that while he had not investigated thoroughly, it appeared that there was a strong probability that when Sheriff Stanland andj his odicers went to arrest Walker in in 1909, when the shooting occurred, no warrant had been drawn for his arrest, and that if this was the case the officers entered Walker's li runs* !11n?r?lKr On the occasion referred to, it will be remembered, Sheriff Stanland and his officers went to the home of Walker's father-in-law, Mr. Leonard, at Shallotto, to arresst him on a charge of being a deserter from the United States army, and also on suspicion of being* involved in a number of storebreakings. The shooting of Sheriff Stanland and Walker's esecapc later on following probably the most sensational man bunt in Wnotom has over known, gave to this case at the time a Statewide interest, and this has been revived by Walker'> arrest. The outcome will be awaited with interest. The matter of the reward for the local officers for Walker's arrest has not been settled as yet. Chairman J., J. Knox, of the Brunswick Board of! Commissioners, told the officers that} ho would take it up at the meeting* of i his board. At the time of his escape the total rewards offered for Walkers! capture dead or alive, amounted to! about $850. Most of these offers so far as can be ascertained, are still standing. ________ I DEATH OF C. B. HARDEE Basses Awav at His Adopted Home in Milton, Florida. Mr. C. B. Hardee passed away at Milton, Fla., March 5lh, 1915. The citizens of this town were shocked last Wednesday morning* up-j on hearing* of the death of one of its; prominent citizens, Mr. C. 13. Hardee,; who passed away at 12:50 a. m. at the home of his son, L. T. Hardee on Broad St. Mr. Hardee was born in Horry County, S. C., on April 20th, ISM. served four continuous years in the Confederate war and was an honored i>oiisionor of this State. He was married in his native county on Dec. 28th, ISO.*), to Miss Martha Caroline Gerrald, who died in this county January 1st, 1900. Mr. Hardee leaves three children, A. P. Hardee of Roy, Ala., L. T. Hardee of this place, wit'a whom he had made his he. tie for the past seven j years, and Mrs, W. J. Skipper of Jordanville, S. C., besides eleven 3P;r:'.:"?i-1 children, nine great grand children,! and a large number of relatives and j fri nds in several different states. He spent his life until twenty years ago in his native state, then moved to Holmes County, Florida, and spent eight years, after which he moved to this county, and being pleased with this country, settled here for the balance of his life. Mr. narciee nas been a consistent member of the Missionary Baptist Church for over forty-five years, taking an active part in Church work. He was stricken with Paralysis on July 2nd, 1913, and had been in feeble health from that time but able to be up most of the time until last Friday when he was confined to his bed from which he never arose. Mr. Hardee was particularly noted for his soberness and honesty and the close careful way of closing each trans action as he went along through life, and when he saw that his time was about L'pent, arranged all of his busi ness aiiairs. Interment was made in the Milton cemetery at four o'clock Wednesday, afternoon, the following gentlemen acting as pall bearers, Messrs. J. D. Smith, F. B. McGraw, R. A. McGeachy, H. A. Ray, D. H. Melvin, and T. W. Jones. Rev. R. Wyche, Pastor of the Church of which the deceased was a member , conducted the funeral services which were well attended by a large number of friends who had known and esteemed the deceased during the years of his residence in this locality. Acquaintance. The time to make the fight against filth and flies is now and even before now, for it is a mistake to wait until th weather is warm to start a campaign of cleanliness and sanitation. COUNTY AND HEIt PKO " ?v I ' e>nway,~sr 6.7 Thursday; m mio-MMiuummim inn w??<>wj*?.>aK????>.wibhn imihiwihi ANNUAL MEETING OF v 5 ft a ? fi :< A * J? ??v 0 : i: a !v, i'.'jV Jv'lit ii SJsi School Teachers of South Car(Tina Wii! Meet March 24th AT THE CITY OF FLORENCE "ooial Features cf the Convention Will be np to Previous VT _ 1 l*J | A 1 x cars 11 is On the 21th or March more than cie thousand of the 'leading1 teachers of SouthCarolir.a, r* presenting schools and Colleges, will gather at Florence to attend the forty-third annual meeting of the State Teachers' Association. The president of the asssoeiatica. A. Jh Rhett, Supt. of the Charles ton City Schools, lias prepared for the general meetings a program of extraordinary interest and value to all concerned in the promotion of public education. Those attending will have the privilege of hearing discussions of live educational questions among them being Dr. J. Y. Joyncr, State SupcrinI .. i* XT.. ..i.1 /' TV Tv . T A Aslujt..ii/ 01 rsorwi u:roi;na, ur. j. i\, Chandler, Supt. of the Richmond City Schools, State Superintendent J E Swearing-en, President W S Curroll and other wc.il known teachers, The departmental programs of the City .superintendents, the County Superintend,cats, the Elementary Teachers, and of the School Improvement Association present vital problems in >;;pervi:;ien, management and teaching Thai the social features of this convention will be up to me standard ol prr vicus years is guaranteed by the well known hospitality of the city oi Elcrcneo v. hose citizens and chamber f commerce have* fully prepared to entertain this great convention which has taxed the capacity of the largest . it.ios of the State. Everything possible will bo done to contribute to the ore fort and entertainment of the visitors. h\;0 railroads have no-anted a loWer rate even than that of last year. Tound trip tickets will be on sale on 'are li d'-l, and do not require certiii :.i'e of validation. Persons residing at non-coupon stations are required to notify their agents, three days in a.-h unco, of intention to purchase. There has been a keen rivalry anion:? the counties for the honor of having: the largest percentage of teachers at the annual meeting! This year a handsome silvi r t"opy cup will be awarded to the county that sends h- :i\re;cst percentage of its enrolled teaching force. ! _ is customary for trusties to grant !< >re of absence, wii'icut deduction firm salary, to ail fetichers who attend .re annual meet n i > * * Among flie attr: ctions of interest u-d proi . not tin- ; r . ' ill he the exhibits of work and gaipment to be shown b\ several of the progressive schools of the State. The book companies and supply houses also will have exhibits. A now feature in this department wil be the Audubon Society Exhibit on Bird Study which will be of practical help to teachers who have introduced this valuable study in their schools. The secretary has received an uring invitation to the association to hold its next annual meeting* in the city of Charleston. This and other invitations will be presented to the association at Florence. COURT CONVENES MARCH 29th. Roster of Civil Jury Cases Set Down for Trial on Monday March 29th. Judge George E. Prince will preside at the next term of the court of common pleas March 29th. Following is the roster of cases to be tried at that term: Palmetto Grocery Co., vs. E. E. Johnson. Elizabeth Johnson vs. J. B. Valley. Holliday vs. P. P. Tyler. Allsbrook Bros., vs. B. M. Stevens. McDuftie Soles vs. Avery Floyd. L. K. Rodgers vs. G. M. Fowler. J. M. Sarvis vs. D. C. Duncan. N. C. Barnhill vs. G. Edwards. J. R. Gerrald vs. A. D. Jackson. Simpson Creek to Close The closing exrcises of the Simpson Creek school will be held Friday night March 19th, 1915. Mr. S. H. Brown County Supt. of Education, and Hon. Hal L. Buck is expected to be present to make addresses. Everybody is invited to come. L. M. Hardee. The Rev. A. D. Bctts of Clio, S. C. spent several days here last week in the interest of the Horry Industrial School. LKS#j\ LAST. NOW AND FOREVER." >TAmy www ?nwr<i?> ?a - ? ? i t-m ? - --? [ARCH IS, 1015. iMWtftWW??iM? t mmm wm,m m m <?vMMWMMramNWMtnuarmHM j LETTER I'KOM MBS. GOIGH ! Field Worker of Woman's Baptist Mir. nonary I'nion of South Carolina. | Tuesday, March 2nd, found me back ' in Kerry County. 1 can't tell yen how glad \ am to be v/ith you people again. Mr. J. E. Edwards met me at Fair Bluff. Tuesday and Wdncsday niglits were spent at the homes of Mrs. A. T. j jermgan and Mrs. Bradley Williamson. VV ha<l an all day meeting at Spring Branch Thursday. It was very t cold, but wo had an earnest band of < women there. After dinner the school 'chidv -n were with us. We organized , J a W oman's Missionary Society with .' seventeen members. Miss Janie Ty. | ler was elected prcsdent. Miss Mis. j souri Wlliarnson consented to lead the i new Sun Beam Band of forty six i members. We arc looking for good . work from these two societies. It rained so incessantly Friday that .; we did not get to Wannamakcr. Two i1 nights and a day we enjoyed the, hosf pitality of Mrs. J. E. Edwards. 11 Miss Gertrude Ayres deserves | much credit for her faithful leadcr, | ship of the Sunbeam Band at Mt. I Olive. While in t hr-? Mt Olive enm ; i ; ; ~ : munity I was entertained by Mrs. A. L. Phillips, Miss Gertrude Ayres, and . Mrs. Daniel Causey. We had a large j; crowd at Pleasant View Sunday after | noon in spite of rain, wind and hail. ! Tho Society was reorganized with : j Mrs. I. A. Bell as president. Sunday i ; night was spent at tho home of Mrs. Shelley. Monday we dined with Mrs. Holmes, and spent Monday night with Mrs. Kd. Harrelson. Mrs. J. P. Dorham was my hostess at Money Camp. This is one of tho homes visited on ; my former trip through Horry, and was enjoyed accordingly. 1 The Green Sea school closed and: ' came to the church in a hody. Three Missionary Societies were organized as follows: A i'oung Woman's Auxili' avy with twenty five members, Miss , Essie Dcrham, leader; a Sunbeam j I Band with sixty members, Miss Eva j Lee and Miss Doliie Johnson, leaders; A Royal Ambassador Chapter for 1 boys with twenty two members, Miss Eupha Leo and Miss Dove Vann as 1 leaders. Just think what these one ' hundred and seven boys and girls will 1 mean to the Church and community i if well trained lor service. ! Friday, March PJth, we held an all day Missionary rally at Loris. Only Conway, Pleasant View, Beulah and ' Loris Churches were represented, hut we had splendid services all the same. I The morning session was a demonstration meeting, showing just how to ; conduct a missionary society. This II was conducted by Mrs. Snider, the heloved Superintendent of the Waccamaw and Carolina Associations. Mc! thods and Foreign Missions were dis: cussed in the afternoon. We arc to bold another rally April 4th at Tilly j Swamp Church. I hope all tho clnir, dies who can possibly do so will arrange to attend. I suppose it will be | an all day meeting, j Saturday March 13th, 1 held a meet ing at Macedonia Church (Carolina As so) This Soccty is new, but under ; the leadership of Mrs. Jno. Brinson is pressing forward. Sunday 1 made my second visit to Beulah. This Church has a splendd Missionary Society,, led I by Miss Agnes Stroud, Associate Supt ! of Waccamaw and Carolina Associa! tions. Mrs. H. W. Boyd took charge of me while in the Beulah community and we visited around Monday and Tuesday. The following is my itinerary from now on: Wednesday, March 17, Hickory Grove. Saturday, March 20, Bethlehem. Sunday, March 21, Mt. Lebanon. Tuesday, March 23, Mt. Leon. Thursday, March 25, Buck Creek. Sunday, March 28, United Church. Wednesday, March, 31, Union Valley. Sunday, Aril 4, Tilly Swamp. Monday, April 5, Conway. Tnocdov Artril (\ flvnrrn wr*A#1 Thursday, April 8, Bucksport. Saturday April 10, Pauley. Sunday, April 11, Cedar Grove. Monday, April 12, Aynor. Death of Mrs. Addie West. Mrs. Addie West, widow of the late Joseph D. West, Sr., of Socastee, departed this life last week, March 9th, at the age of 05 years. The interment took plac at Socastee on the following day. She is survived by her sons Messrs. Jos. D. West, Jr., of Socastee, Walter West and Willie West of Florida, Mrs. Hallie Stalvey, Mrs. Mclver Owens, both of Socastee, and Miss Agnes West. HARRY X, THAW HAS SCORED ONE VICTORY Cleared of the Charge of Conspiracy Brought by State of New York "PPPMP! IPC A I CO A or OI IT nwuwiru liul ml o\J M11 L. Kj U i Jury Out All Night and Far Into the Morning Before Reaching Verdict of Not Guilty. New York, March 13.?Harry K. Thaw was acquitted today of a charge of criminal conspiracy growing out of his escape from Mattcawan in 1913. The jury also acquitted the four men indicted and tried jointly with Thaw. Thaw's co-defendants were Roger Thompson, Richard J. Butler, Eugene Duffy and Thomas Klood, who assisted him in his spectacular flight from Mat tewan. The jury labored all night and until 12:20 this afternoon in an effort to reach a verdict. mi . ? * * i naw was given into tne custody of Sheriff Grifenhagen of New York county. The four co-defendants were discharged. A motion to have Thaw committed to Matteawan asylum as an insane person was made by Deputy Attorney General Cook. Thaw's counsel objected that inasmuch as he was brought here from New Hampshire on the conspiracy charge and found not guilty ho should be returned to that state as a sane man. A formal motion that he be so returned was then made by Thaw's lawI .vers. I Justice Page announced that ho would hear arguments on (his motion next Monday afternoon, March loth. Meantime Thaw was remanded to the Tombs. The jury was still deadlocked at 11 o'clock. Deputy Attorney General Kennedy turned over to the police an anonymous typewritten letter bearing a Hoslon postmark of yesterday which read: "I am leaving for New York this morning and will be in court tomorrow morning. 1 am chief of the black hand band that has defied the police all over the world. 1 need not make any signs or drawings to show you what this means and what will happen to you if H. K. Thaw is convicted. 11. K. Thaw is sane and must be sot at liberty." SCARBOROUGH IS MADK CHAIRMAN. Recently Appointed Asylum Regents Held Initial Meeting:. Columbia, March 11.?The board of regents of the State Hospital for the Insane held its initial meeting in tlvte ofiicc of the governor this afternoon and organized by electing R. 11. Scarborough of Conway, as chairman. The board went over the general situation with Gov. Manning and then recess ed until tomorrow morning, when it will inspect the Asylum. All of the members of the board were present. News From Savannah Bluff The health of the community is not very good. Mr. D. M. Allen is very sick. We hope that he will soon recover. Miss Martha Singleton of Toddville is spending some time with her sister, Mrs.. D. B. Causey. Qnixinnnk T)li.fV CS,U.r>~l Xitv; uUTtilliUUI 1MIIII KJVIIIMM IS I nil" ning very nicely under the skillful management of Miss Gertrude Anderson. We think she is a very fine teacher. We have a very fine school house r at this place. There was a wood sawing and a candy pulling at Mr. D. C. Causey's last Saturday, which was enjoyed very much by those present. The people of this community have organized a Sunday school at Savannah Bluff school house with Mr. W. Causey, Supt. The farmers arc busy preparing for another crop. We don't think that there will be much cotton or tobacco planted in this section this time. Mr. John Dunn was hurt by a falling tree some time ago and does not seem to improve very fast. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Elks of Socastee was seen in our section a few days ago. Mr. Vereen of Conway spent some time at this place recently. We would like very much to have a mail route in our section. No weddings to report at this time but are listening for the bells at any time. A Subscriber. ______________ """ No. 48 LIST OF PETIT JURORS. Drawn Last Week to Serve at the Approaching Term of Common Pleas* March 29th. Below is the list of petit jurors drawn to serve at the next term of the court of Common Pleas which will convene hero on March 29th. None but civil cases will be heard at this term, and there arc but few cases on the dockets. Should the members of the bar make up a roster of cases to be tried at the term, in time, the same will be published in this week's issue. The jury list follows: G. W. Grainger, Albert C. Floyd, J. W. Sasser, Sam S. Anderson. B. H. Vcreen, ~ W. Hamilton Jordan, J. H. Strickland, W. J. Edge, W. P. Williams, I. T. Cook, . ,i W. H. Vaught, 1 ~ Henry J. Fowler, \ Thos. A. Harrclson, -f L. M. Ludlum, B. F. Boyd, W. Percy Butler, John W. Edwards, R. J. Beverly, Geo. W. Cartrettc, I. P. Mincey, }% James M. Sarvis, John W. Gerrald, Willie E. Pitman, Samuel T. Johnson, G. B. Gillispie, C. S. Soles, . F. E. Fee, James Muggins, J. B. Edge, ; Glennie W. Cannon, Y.C. Thompkins, Fred W. Hucks, John Daniels, Bethel H. Hinson, W. Bryant Clardy, Hill King. Judge George E. Prince presiding. W. L. Bryan, C. C. C. P. COOPER IS RELEASED FROM THE HORRY JAIL. W. L. Cooper, a tobacco buyer of After Effecting Compromise With Peoples Warehouse at Aynor North Carolina, after remaining; in the county jail here for several days, was released from custody last Friday about noon, a compromise having been effected between him and the business men at Aynor composing the Peoples Tobacco Warehouse that bad brought the charge against Cooper. When Cooper was placed in the jail here he wired to his nephews, Messrs. W. W. Warren and Pen P. Warren at Mebane, N. C. One of these k \mien, Mr. W. W. Warren, came to away on the late train last Thursday night and at once interceded in his uncle's behalf. The warrant under which Cooper was arrested and held charged him with making away with the pro coeds ol lot ot leal tobacco which had boon shipped to the markets in North Carolina for the Peoples Warehouse, and which was shipped for the purpos of protection in the name of Mr. C. K. Gerrald. The bill of lading was turned over to Cooper to go along with the tobacco and make the sales and return the proceeds here. This it was charged lie never did. Mr. W. W. Warren went over the settlement between Mr. Cooper and the representative of the warehouse company, and paid the sum of $602.00 which squared the accounts between the parties. As a result of this compromise Magistrate Chestnut looked into the matter and discharged Cooper upon settement of the costs and jail fees. It was stated that this tobacco buyer had had bad luck and business reverses which was no doubt responsible for the unfortunate circumstances related. State Sunday School Convention at Newberry, April 20-22. The thirty-eight annual convention of the South Carolina Sunday School Association will be held in the citv of Newberry, April 20-22. This convention bids Tair to be one of the most unique and helpful conventions ever held in the State. Then theme of the convention is "Religious Education.'* The convention will be characterized by the gathering together of the best educational and religious talent of the state. Newberry is preparing to entertain in her usual hospitable manner four hundred delegates. A number of social functions in connection with the convention are being planned. 11. S. Butler was among the business men visiting Conway on business last week.