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ASPIRIN Name "Bayer" on Genuine Warning! Unless you see tho name "Bay or" on pack ago or on tablet* you Wo not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for twenty-one years and nroveil safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer package for Odds, Headache, Neuralgia, Klioumatisni, Karache, Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tabletsof Aspirin cost few cewts. Druggists also acll larger packages. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayw Manufacture of Monoaooticaucid sier of Salicylioaeid. MARION A. WRIGHT Attorney at Law. CONWAY, s. c. Office in Spivcy Builtlmg WILLIAM 6UGENE KStMC;.. h Physiciau atid AYNOrt,. --- S. t or. j. d. THOMAS Phys'ioao an'J b>ui yw> LOUIS, 3. O. ~ BRJB.!. If WIS dental surgeon OAoe Ovor Ncrt-aii Drug CONWAY. S. G d. a. SPiVEY & co. W. B. King, Sccty. BONDS AND INSURANCE ?Office in? UGinDl VC M A n^mXT A ? a ?.r.. I ? u\yi jjujO i\ A i I 'JIN A JLi DA IN ^ BUILDING I HARRELSOM & HARRELSOfo Attorneys-a t-Law Practice botfc in the States an4 Federal Courts. MULLINS, ? ? S. C 1 H. bi. WOOlWA&i* Att^rv.cy &n<i CtmiiftctAw us CON WAV, a " fe. ji. bOAJttiii/liUOGtli txi aw, CCNWAY. 8. C. T. B. LEWIS. fc'iivt ^O Uii C (Sii.O ? ?A g CONWAY. - .. - &? c J. M. JOHNSON, GIV11. fc I\ G i *v A'Ji'i '< XttAB-IOM, S. C. &?y Eiigineerixi's ami Surveyiij office wiil be op .n during ruy iv> ?ui;ce, and prepared to Uii;.o c?.r> nf anv wnrlr m<~ ikjuoI all communications as bereu> foru. S. C. DUSEPJBURY Attorney-at-Law Spivey Building CONWAY, ? S. 0. f ? ********* * VULCANIZING * * * * We Do It * * * * Why throw away a tire * * that can be made practi- * * cally as good as new? * * All work guaranteed. * * ? * Milton Piltman~ * * * ********* J. I. ALLEN, Jr. Attorney-at-Law Office in Bank of Loris Ridg. LORIS, S. 0. F. J. SULLIVAN & CO. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (Ut.) Telephone So. 796. Murchison Rank Bldg. WILMINGTON, N. C. ? HORRY KILLING ! NOW RECALLED By Reports of Wholesale Murder; in Florence County Recently. Readers of this paper will recall; tho awful tragedy that took place at Murrell's Inlet about five years ago, when Dr. Cleveland Bigham, who was living with his wife at that place, was reported to have shot and killed her. According: to tho story of the affair, he had been near the strand when he saw someone approaching that he took to be an intruder, as t^here had been trespassing on the property, and as this party, which he claimed was unknown to him, still | advanced, he shot. The intruder proved to be his wife, who had gone out in a bathing suit to take a bath lie the surf in the early morning. 1 Bigham told this story when he was tried iti the Georgetown court, but the jury would not believe him and he was convicted and sentenced to a long term in the penitentiary, ilis attorney appealed the case to the Supreme Court and he was granted bail while the appeal was pending. His mother, sisters and brothers, all of whom v/.ore wealthy by reason of the estate left him by their father, the late Senator Bigham, of Florence county, put vp the bond, which Bingham jumped, lie has never served the sentence and proceedings are pending to enforce the collection of the large amount of the bond. Interest in this affiar ' was rga?n awakened in Georgetown and Horry county by tho recent murder of almost the entire Bigham family in Florence county. Recently, three I members of tho family and Uvo adoptoM children were killed on the same day. Our readers may obtain the facts and circumstances from the following account which appeared in the Florencr Daily Times of last Thursday: Word has been received from Pamplico this afternoon that the coronor's I jury in the Bigham case had been ca'led together by Coroner Smith, who remained in Pamplico last night, and that witnesses whose testimony is regarded as important would be hoard. It is understood that four negroes were arrested this morning suspected of "knowing something about the crime, and that they would be held indefinitely as material witnesses. It is not thought that the jury of inquest will render a verdict for possibly several days yet. Coroner Smith is determined to exhaust every possible source of information before permitting the jury to consider the case rrj the light of a verdict. It was stated at the Florence jail this morning that Mr. Edmund Bigham, who was arrested yesterday afternoon charged with the murder, tho arrest having been made on a warrant sworn out by John W. McCracken, tv,o father of the two murdered children, had j communicated with Hon. J. Monroe Spears, of Darlington, and that the attorney would arrive in the city some time today to act as his counsel. It i:i' t 4 K..4 :n i:> vui j iiKfij iiiui j * i iiciiii wiii application for bond a.; soon as ho completes a conference with his attorney. 1 ft the meantime Hicham is con finer] in a cell at the county jail. Th\ tragedy near Pamplico last Sri. rrday aft;i noon, which cost the live:', of three members of the I$ip;ham family and two adopted children, took a sensational turn lato yepterday afterternoon when FOdmuuil Hicham, ono of the two surviv'members of the family, the other being a fugitive, md the ('ii t i.;> appear on the see no o'' the tragedy* acccrrding to the statement, was arrested in the palatial homo and {brought to the couilty j.".i' here, |charged with murder. His wife accompanied him to jail. "lvlmund Bbvham wns arrested by Deputy Sheriff M. B. Burch on a warrant sworn out by John W. Mc Cracken, the father of the two chi'drer killed. Coroner Smith and M. C. lio: e, an officer of Pamlico, accompanied him. Bi^rham submitted to the arrest quietly and manifested little or no concern. "Kd'nund Hicham, when seen at the jail, said: '1 have no statement to make.' "Coroner Smith stated that several negroes would he arrested and held as material witnesses. It is his opinion, -now that Bigham is under arrest, other testimony bearing on the case may he forthcoming. Coroner Smith remained at Pamplico last j night to confer with the jury em1 paneled for the case and to arrange for the detention of certain witnpesses "In making the arrest of Bigham on the warrant of McCracken, the affidavit of Phillip H. Arrowsmith, an | attorney of this city, was given great i consideration, it i* said. In his affidavit Mr. Arrowsmith declares that he had been the attorney for Mrs. Black and for L. S. (Smiley) Bigham since the spring of 1020, and that therefore he had become intimately acquainted with their affairs. At the outset of the affidavit which was sworn to before the coroner, Mr. Arrowsmith declares that Edmund Bigham has no interest in the estate of the late Senator L. S. Bigham, having conveyed same to his mother and brother. He also declares that the payment of the bond of Dr. Cleveland Bifthain, who was convicted for the minder of his wife and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary, had been provided for by a deposit of an amount sufiicient to cover tne bond j in the First National Bank. Threatened Mrs. Black. "The money was the proceeds of a j mortgage on the estate lands and that Solicitor L. M. Gasque, of this judicial circuit, had in his possession the certificate of deposit. "Mr. Arrowsmith also avers that he has in his possession all of the or iff-1 inal deeds relating to the Bighani j lands. Continuing, the st:;te?r.c:':t says that on January 8, at night, L. S. Bigharn end Mrs. Margie Black came to his home and at their request he accompanied them to his J office, where Mrs. Biack, who was greatly agitated, made the following! statement: " 41 signed three blank deeds in the presencce of witnesses and left them with Smiley, so that if anything happened to me my father's estate could he hurdled, as my mother and Smiley desired. All these papers were stolen from Smiley, i tound them in Ednund's possession. When 1 attempted to procure posses ion of them Edmund flew into a passion and threatened to take my life as well as that of my mother. 1 gave up all hopes of getting the deeds back and his conduct is such that 1 am afraid he will ki:l me at anj moment and I want you to prepare my will giving' all of my property to my brother Smiley, and charging him, as 1 know he will, to take care of my mother and my two iittle adopted boys.' "Mr. Arrowsmith further declares that lie drew the will as instructed a"d t'tuu it was witnessed by himself, G. T. Bi.xce and Marshal W. Bridges, and that he incorporated in the will tho statement Oi i'-irs. Lilaok to hii'i. rc^.rding threats against her life. Search for Papers., At the Bi^ham home yesterday afternoon officers made a search for papers relative lo the estate lands and or the will mentioned in the Arrowsmith affidavit, but did not find then). V!igham stated that he had a will, bin after looking over his papers remark ed that he could not find it 'now.' It was first believed that L. S. Bif, ham, while supposedly insane, h;** shot and killed his mother, Mrs. M. M. Bigham, his sister, Mrs. Margie Black, and the hitter's two adopted nildven, I.eo and .John McCrackcn. and had then jror;> into the woods. ? Y;]f mile from the house, and shot himself to death. "Ono witness was found who said he, had heard a shot in the direction heis said to have taken. His body war found crumpled up on a ditch hank, a bullet hole in the head and the right hand still grasping the pistol tightly. "There was some doubt in the minds of tho coroner's jury that S. Big ham was tho perpetrator of the crime and it was decided to delay rendering I a verdict until additional evident I could 'be taken, and the arrest of his| brother, Edmund Bigham, has givci j iho case an interesting aspect. S "With reference to the estate lands it appears that a few days before liedeath, Mrs. J. Bogan Cain, a sister, is -Tilerred to have signed deeds, transferring certain of the lands to Mrs. Margie Black. This is said to have been after the Cleveland Bigham bond had 'been arranged for. "In view of the facts, as presented n the Arrowsmith affidavit, that L. S. Bigham had not only been made the beneficiary of Vfr^. Black's will, but that he also ii id i.i his possession d:>eds signed in olank which he could have used as he desired, it is stated that the question of motive for the 'imrders on the pai't of L. S. Bi^ham as far as property considerations were concerned, hail been removed. "The affidavit of Mr'. Phillip Arrowsmith, an attorney of this city, taken hy Coroner W. Marvin Smith, is as follows: ' 'I was attorney for Mrs. M. M. Rjgham Mr. L. S. Bigham and Mrs. largie A .Black, and have therefore been rather intimately associated with tbem since the opening; of the sprier of 1020. IVTy employment was wit! regard to the estate lands of 1/. I:> ";].aai, Sr., deceased, an ! in which r.'dmund Die,ham had no int'rert, ha\ ' 'V conveyed to his mother a a/ brother. w 'Persuant to n* ' mploymcr.t I ar r:\nged with the First National Ba.nk Florence by ir.ortfvap**. oi i P-''-P eriy for this bank to issue c<?i* of depc sit for an amount rfioient ;*;.V to the State of ,c\ -ia Ca> >'.!. a t1. judgment wham had brer lVTiccf vhe bond estreated upon the default o! Dr. Bigham in 1910. This mortgage is duly recorded and the cevtihcau* 1 I/-. <Un Un ,^/l />f n'.' ; lOJ.Kj:- I L I."> III Lin: I 111 I IVI.-> \/i . wiivi^v . G'ISLyilO. "'During; the last term of the crirr!nal court, as county attorney, in con iioction with the investigation I hen being conducted by that body irite. the nuitilation of the county record . I was requested to appear before them which 1 did. As county attorney i had no information in regards to the the matter which they were investigating, "but as Mr. Higham's attorney it was my pleasure to advise the grand jury that I had in my possession the ordinal deeds, the record of which was alleged to have been torn from the box, which I would be very happy to display to the grand jury or any one else upon request. " 'Subsequently some members of the body called at my office and inspected the orginal deeds. I ventured the opinion to the grand jury that Mr. Bigham could hardly be guilt j of destruction <flf the record and tlu retention of the orginal deeds, as con; r.ion sense and pvudonce would have dictated the destruction of the original deeds and the preservation at all cost, of the record as a matter of fact 1 have in my possession all of the or ginal papers relating to the Bighan lands. M 'Although I was frequently in conference with Mr. Bigham, who wa ratlver inclined to discuss frequently and at length matters affecting him, he never at any time mentioned the post office affair to me. " 'On Saturday night, the 8th of January, 1921, between half past eight and nine o'clock, Mrs. Maggie A. Black and her brother, L. S. Bigham. came to my home and requested me to go with them to the oflice, as thev wished me immediately to handle a matter of great importance to them. At that time Mrs. Black appeared to be greatly agitated. 1 was already preparing to leave home to go to tlu ofiice with W. Marshall Bridges an ! G. T. Bryce, Therefore, 1 accor. panicd Mrs. Black and Mr. Bigham t. I Ti ; Do you s 5 know I why ^ | it s toasted J To seal In the I deSicbyss SSurEey I Hobacco flavor. j LliCilY^ 1 CIGARETTE ] QP X,TCZj?Sfs& j m Ml II?I Mil mm m m\ ?i m j the office and Mrs. Ulack then made this statement to me. "'Slv s;?i'i in w :rds to this effect * " "I signed t'Vreo blank deeds in the n'c..enco of wi.ix" cx and left then" :ith Smiley, so that if anything; j honId happen to pio, my father's es- 1 l.atn could bo handled as my mother ' id Smiley desired. All these paper? vero stolen from S .liley. ( four.d 1 jC:"i Kd .nond s po:--*c; ion. Whoa attempted to secure >c don cl ! fho"", Edmond flew into a passicn and threatened to take my life a? well as that of my mother. 1 gave I up all hopes of getting the deeds I I back, ard his conduct is such that 1 j i am afraid he will kill me at any mo-jj ment, and ' want you to prepare my j will, giving all of my property to my i! *nmner, Smiley and charging him, as know ho will, to take care of r.iy mother and mv two little adoptee! boys." " 'l said to Mrs. Black that it was j ncoiveivable that her lilo was in I 'Ururer and at the hands ""of her brot- ! her, and Smiley, at that tisaid if tho matter wore left to him he had no doubt but that he could prevail upon Edmund to ]L>ive up the deeds and the whole matter would bo thereby settled. Mrs. Black, however, insisted that her life was in danger and requested me to draw the will. It was after office hours -?nd there was j no stenographer present, so I there-1 fore wrote out on three sheets of our correspondence stationery, a will, by which I gave all of her property, of every kind and description, wherever situate, by her owned, or to which she mitfht be entitled at the time of her death, to her brother, L. S. Biphum, in fee simple, chaining him with the duty so to use the property as, to provide a home for his mother and the Itwo little adopted boys, naming vhem. I also wrote in the will the reason, as , ' ?luecu, wny it was made, andl when the will is produced, il it is, it will afford the evidence of thr threats which had been made against iho life of Mrs. Black by her "brother }J(h iund. This will was re; d over to Mrs. Black in tho presonvo of Mr. Ur.'dycs and Mi*. Eryce. She sijrnod :t and we throe witnessed it, endorser: the margin of ea-di p;\:v> w?th our initials. Tho will was then turned over to S'viiley, \vhalac > ! i:. in a red ard'ooard envelope. and pa' .:r;.v i< in his pockets, he and Mrs. Black v il.h!r w, and hava neither seen nor h?ard n t'vA v::and only of ?:'C:nj !* )v * iw,p m*v- r'::vi ha. r ;r,ao to ! a a oi* t .'C horril.-'e l;-n:?edy. " 'Philip K. Av/:nvi111.' " j ? STOCKHOLDERS* MF.ETING. Pursuant to a resoluti n of the J 'loard o1* Directors of tho Cox-Lundy' ' >rir,nr * a corporation < ' 0 nwa\, S. C., passed at a mc?V'n^ of the Hoard (> January 20th, li-'.i1. a meeting of the stockholders of tho said ! Cox-Lundy Company is hereby called,! o be hod in the office of the said i Corporation on Friday, Fei.ruary 1-Ill, j 1.021, at 8 o'clock p. m., tne purpose of said meeting beinj* to consider the j induction of the Capital Stock of said Corporation from $.r>0,000 to 0,000. COX-LUNDY CO., By J. B. Cox. Conway, S. C., Jan. 20th, 1921. Advertise in The Herald. yswr mmgm$? Y^y L' m i l? imn Mi?nnuMi ? i f nri'i * I WILL BE IN DR. ULAN TON'S OFFICIO 10VERY FIRST MONDAY AND RVICKY THIRD MONDAY OF I EACH MONTH. OFFICE HOURS a ro i. L, A. WOODRUFF EYESIGHT SPECIAL 1ST | To Caro a Cold in Ono Pay ike LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE (Tablets ) li ops the Cou?h and ?t ht* oi*d \#ork". cff the aid. E. W. OKOVL'G bi?^*tuie ca ^a*;. u x. ">Jc. Program for Week Con TUESDAY ROBERT 1 ?ii "TOLD IN T1 WEDNESDAY " I BILLIE I "AWAY GOEi; I THURSDAY | "ADVENTUR1 % A ISO I FRIDAY | DOUGLAS I I ?ii | "GOOD B. 1 SATURDAY jft ' WESTERN ? COMING ? Monday, ra DeMi lie's Production PAMETTO Palmetto College offers thor Secretarial, Typewriting, Be kindred branches. A scliol Ies yon a membership in ov ment. We receive more cal all other colleges in the old established business col nal instruction. Now couii - 1 *" 1 iDay and Night school. Po! complete the prescribed coi lege in less than half the t school. Our student- body r< | south and as far east as Pei Palmetto College is known < Address Box ! (Motht or ilex 173, Orangeburg, S Charleston, S. C. jp) ,y f J J,;- 5 ? sic tf. Fi'.c school that's We pay your railroad fare tXtrr*0<*K rw 0MM A. rnonum for your $ IPnF^ HERE ia in &, yJ} sion of your \ II (/vmv iii Iyiu-Lj] acaa ? mot brothers, cousins? eternal ctonc of rar I nm the direct mi! the largest monumental and can offer you n sele I oijna ut u v/iwle range in H. D. CRA\VF< i2S30|3mo Represen i l Ori;/ r-p j !:?!?iccxtt AX ATI YE H?vOMO QUININE *l?MeU vcraoHthc 1 us?. There Is only ?iu> "Biomo Qalalbe.** K. Vt. GROVE'S $UUu.t oie oo box. 30c. lmencing Feb ruary 27 th I WARWICK I HE HILLS" I MMjnnuuMMani wmmmM?mmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmm?mmmmmmmmm WM BURK I ? PRUDENCE" I US OF RUTH" I COMEDY 1 FAIRBANKS 1 AD MAN" I ind COMEDY 1 February 14th, Cecil B. 3 , %4Male and Female." | COLLEGE o courses in Stenography, okkeeping, Accounting and larsliip in Palmetto College givir Free Employment Departs for trained executives than ; South. We furnish all the 'eges with teachers . Individnnent. Experienced teachers, ntions guaranteed. YTni can J irse of study in Palmetto ColTine required in any other 2presents every state in the uvsylvania. The reason is 3 very whore. 55. Vantvillc. S. C. 2V School) . 0., or 57 Went worth St., fO ? 7 f' k , <f* ' k iP V#.- I. C-'X, "lU known evorywhorc. to F.ihnetto College. J -jm joLUMttnxyr amv ? J I ??**# PJB/* ___ ent | loved ones > -> more fitting exprc3 love to those'honored here, sisters, fathers, -thr.n a n\onumcnt of e beauty. j 1 representative of one of I manufacturers in the South, fction of lr.any beautiful dc k price. 3RD, Aynov, S. C. ting the Roberts Marble Co.