The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 24, 1922, Image 8
CHURCH WOMAN ij
KILLS SPOUSE1
Tries to Lay it on Burglars 1
But She is Not
Successful <
POLICE UNRAVEL SCHEME '
Posed Under Guise of Religion, J,
Blackest Criminal of <
Recent Times
Her nervous potterinjys about fur- |
niture in the house where her hus- j
band lay. slain by a bullet, and her <
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iici|uc:iii l(t it 11 UUli'UIKllIlg It'll ^
to the aiTest last week of Mrs. Wil- j
Jiam Richmond Ciiberson : 11 her home '
at Lakehurst, N. J. She was for- \
mally charged with the murder of j
William Giberson, fortyfive, to whon <
she was married twenty-one year? j
ago. t
He had a monopoly of the taxi
service at Lakehurst and enjoyed
large trade in traffic between Lake- ,
hurst and tHe naval air station a few j
miles away, and to and from Pine j
Tree Inn at Lakehurst. t
Mrs. Giberson often drove one of .
her husband's taxicabs. She was \
a leading member of the local Meth- t
odist Episcopal Church, a vigorous >
champion of all its reform work \
and leader in its social activities.
Golds Cause Grip and Influenza i
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NOTICE OF DISCHARGE 1
Notice is hereby given that the un- \
dersigned administrator of the peison- '
al estate of G. C. Butler, Sr., deceased, i
will apply to the Judge of Probate of l
Horry county at his office at Conway,
S. C., at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, 1
on the 28th day of August, A. D. 1022, '
for a final discharge af -.uch adminis- :
trator. 7 27-tfpd 1
D. J. BUTLER, Administrator of (
G. C. Butler, Sr., deceased. j
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She often led the opposition to I
granting saloon licenses before prolibition.
Takes Arrest Calmly.
She is thirty-eight years old, of
attractive appearance and sprightly
though she is tall and weighs about
170 pounds. She took her arrest
:almly and summoned counsel, William
H. Joffery, formerly of the New
Jersey bench.
Police Lieut. McDonald went to {
Mrs. Giberson's rooms and pulled a
table clear from the wall, opened a
Irawer and found in it more than
fifty letters which the prosecutor described
as love letters.
They were addressed in endea:in..
terms to Mrs. Giberson by a man not
identified except that he is one seei.
)ften with the accused woman recently.
One of the letters said the
writer had an engagement in the
Hotel McAlpin at 8 o'clock one night.
The New York police were requested
:o watch for this man at the hote.
md arrest him. Prosecutor Jayne
stated his belief that Mrs. Giberson
lad two accomplices in the killing i
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Blamed Burglars.
Mrs. Giberson telephoned at 5:10
5'clock on the day of the killing, to
Sheriff Joseph L. Holman, at loin s
River, the county seat of Ocean County,
that her husband had been shot
ind killed in his bed by one or two
burglars who had entered their home
,wo hours previously, bound her
vrists and ankles and placed a gag in
ler mouth.
Her story later to Lieut. McDonild,
Prosecutor's detective and fornerly
a New York policeman, rented
that she had been ill and vp
)ften Sunday night. She said tha'
;oon after she had heard the clock
strike 3 she had risen from bed
ind gone toward a room near where
ler husband lay asleep. The burgars
grabbed her as she entered the
)ther room, sticking a gag into her
nouth.
Then they tied her, she said, and,
though they had tried to be (|uiet,
hey had aroused her husband and i
is one oi the robbers went to his!
bedside Giberson raised his head and |
houlder*. The thief shot and killed !
lin . hi" wife told the detective, and
then took from beneath the slain
nan's pillow $700.
Immediately the two men fled with
their loot, according to the report of'
Mrs. Giberson, but she overheard one
ask the other why he had killed the
nan.
"Because the fool woke up," was
the answer Mrs. Giberson reported.
She said she managed to twist and
roll herself to the stair and dowi to
the first f'loon where she got th*i
[jag out and screamed for help.
Giberson was possessor of a comfortable
fortune. He owned the threestory
brick house in which he lived
across Union Street from the Lakehurst
station of the Central Railroad
df New Jersey. The screams of his
wife were heard by three detectives
of the railroad who were in tHe station
and they ran to the house. The
Sheriff and other officials instituted a
search and investigation which continued
all day.
The railroad detectives, William
Vyers and E^rank Peterson, found
klrs. Giberson with arms and wrists
tound behind her back and her an:les
tied.
She told the men that about 1
'clock her husband, sitting; at the
:itchen table with her, had counted 1
?ut his takings of Saturday and
Sunday, about $700. She later exnessed
the opinion that some one
aw him doing this and had enter- <
d the house to rob him. <
All day long Prosecutor Jayne, j
Jeut. McDonald, Sheriff Holman and 1
leputy sheriffs were in and about the
liberson house, where Giberson re I
nained. They could not find the wea- '
ion with which Giberson had been ;
:illed nor any clue left by the burgars
his wife described. The trail
roved so blank her actions attracted 1
iotice, and very soon aroused sus- i
licions of the Prosecutor and his <
etective. j:
v\.?cjcver the detective went Mrs
liberson went and when he settle I
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down to any one examination she1
went out in the yard. Presently the
investigators became watchers ot
Mrs. Giberson and they counted her
trips to this spot. When she had
made fourteen, two men were sent
to search the place. They found u
.38 calibrje.
The shot had been fired so closo
to tne buctc ot Giberson's head that
the flash had burned his hair. The
bullet pierced his skull and tore i?
wiue \\ouik1, where it passed out bei\
n his nose and his left eye.
There was no cartridge, loaded or
discharged in the revolver tound. Its
holster was discovered later hidden
with another revolver in one of Mrs.
Giberson's closets.
All of the yard of the place was
then gone over carefully. At one
spot there was evidence of receni
digging and the earth was spaded
to a depth of three feet. They found
the pocket wallet of Giberson at the
bottom of this hole. There was no
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muiic.N in 11 uui me automobile
ucen.se ot Giberson unci other papers
were there.
Mrs. Giberson had told Prosecutor
J ay lie that the robber had shot and
killed her husband had taken the
pocketbook as well as its contents
Meanwhile in the house one of the
investigators had been keeping Mrs
Giberson busy watching him while he
made pretended searches, but really
watched her.
He noticed her return to a dressing
table in her room. Whenever sluentered
she hovered about this table
and often pushed it as it' to get it
out of the way. Finally on some
such excuse she moved tne table
against the wall.
Suspected as she was he)1 action
aroused keen interest in the detec
tive who noted at once that the
table had been so moved that the
side tfrom which its drawers opened
now faced the wall and the drawei
might easily be overlooked. He reported
to Prosecutor Jayne and Mrs.
Giberson was tolled off to another
part of the house to hell) in some'
pretended search.
Then the table was pulled and
the drawer opened. Mr. Jawie read
a hall dozen of the lettei>:. They j
told their tale of lovemaking by the
writer and Mrs Giberson.
The arrest followed and did not
seem to shock the woman in any degree.
CO-OP FARMERS
CLAIM SUCCESS
Enthusiasm of the organized to
bacco farmers increased last week
with every delivery day at the Association's
delivery points in South)
Carolina.
In spite of heavy rains throughout I
the week, membeO> of the Associa- I
tion delivered between three and
four million pounds of the Bright
Leaf to the Cooperative Warehouses
in the South Carolina belt during the
first week of marketing.
So eager are the Association mem-'
bers to carry their tobacco to the
Cooperative warehouses, that another
day has been added to tne weekly
schedule of deliveries which will take
place on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays, hereafter.
The success of cooperative marketing
at its first trial in South Carolina,
and last week's powerful drive
through Eastern North Carolina, have
brought in another regiment of new
members to the cooperative ranks.
Twelve hundred new contracts reached
Raleigh headquarters last week
ind pushed the Association across it?oal
of an 80,000 membership in the
three States. (
In spite of this fact, America's
l)iggest Cooperative will continue to
welcome tobacco growers in Virginia ,
and Western North Carolina until
the markets of the old belt open.
A great mass meeting 01 tjo^co
farmers in Durham, with Oliver J.
Sands, general manager of the Association
;is nriiw?ii?lr? <no?ilrov ?fill lw. _
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**i 11 the final campaign in Western
North Carolina August 19. j
R. J. Works and J. R. Blanks,
members of the Hurley pool from .
Kentucky, Dr. J. Y. Joyner and Senator
J. A. Brown( directors of the ,
Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
from North Carolina, and J
H. Quisenberr.s, District Agent >f
Virginia and leader of the succe> j
Ful sun cuied pool will hold 25 '
meeting.--, in the West, beginning*
Monday at Aberdeen, Vass and Hills- i
boro.
As the advance guard of the alalanche
of contracts which is coming1
in from Kastern Carolina where the .
farmers siezed their last opportunity
to sign, 208 contracts were sent in
from Mr. Claude McGhee, of Franklinton
in a single day.
AUTOMOTIVB AC TIVITIKS
There are 10o automobile factories
in operation in this roint.
Thei'e are 20.000 motor buses now
in operation in the United States.
A Milwaukee power concern has
IS motor buses feeding its "fir ''' ?<?
"Be a good felloe," says the wheel.
"Keep cool," says the fan.
Never turn off tbo isrr'*;on ?
hilj^ or the car will drag the engine.
Don't blame the tires if you skid
after jamming the throttle too soon.
A TONIC
{trove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores j
Energy and Vitality by Purifying and
Enriching the Blood. When you feel its i
strengthening, invigorating effect, see how
it brings color to the cheeks and how i
it improves the appetite, you will then 1
appreciate its true tonic value. *
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is simply *
Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So (
pleasant even children like it. The blood ,
needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to (
Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and {
Grip germs by its Strengthening, In vigor- \
feing Effec? i
(WAT, SO, AUGUST 24, 1*22
MARION COUNTY |l
GANG AFFAIRS
Investigation by Governor
Harvey Through the ?
Grand Jury j
COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT 1
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Turners Who Were Tried for 1
Killing Edwin White I
Figured in Matter j
The Marion County way of hand- ^
ling convicts has caused no little in- . 1
, terest in other parts of the State.
Articles in the Marion Star first! '
called the attention of the public to i
what was termed as slack methods of 1
guarding; and keeping the convicts v?n (
the Marion County Chain gang. 1
Reports reached the office of j s
Governor Harvey and he orded a.i ^
investigation by means of a letter ,
that he addressed to the foreman of
the grand jury of Marion County ,
The grand jury appointed a committee
of that body to investigate the ,
conditions and make a report. Their ^
report was sent to Governor Harvey J
last week. It reads as follows: j
"In pursuance of a letter fio.n Governor
Harvey to the foreman of the
grand jury for Marion county, call- j
ing attention to the manner of handl- i
ing convicts, a special committee ol s
the grand jury, composed of J. N. 1
Martin, W. E. Stanley, F. M. Boat- ^
wright and W. L. Reeves, made an
investigation of the matter, and sub- (
mitted the following report: |
"We had a personal talk with Mr. ' .
Harmon Wiggins, the one in charge v
of the chain gang, and he told us (
that only three prisoners had es- 1
caped during his management, but t
otner citizens including the Deputy I v
Sheriff for Marion County, have! c
given us the following names who i
they claim have escaped from the ,
chain gang to wit: iviayo Carmich- ^
ael, Ernest Howard, Lhartes Daws, s
H. B. Parker, Sam Leonard, John c
Wakefall, Frank Owens, Joe McAte,
George Blackwell and George Mc ^
Dufl'ie. The above Sam Leonard j
having returned himself to the gang ,
and above named John Wa.eiui. r
having been killed by another r.egro ?
who was trying to prevent his es. ape j
"As io tne rumors aoout certain ' ?
prisoners being given liberties, we b
have nad before us Mr. K. A. White,
Mr. J. M. McLendon, J. F. Capp>,
and Mr. Evander Hewitt, and find
from their statements which they
state they are willing to give in c
open court or by affidavit, thai j
Alack Turner and Tom Turner were ^
seen working in a tobacco crop on (
Mr. Sloan's place where Mack Tur- s
ner's wife resided, and at other times < ]
seen on the road at perfect liberty, p
and Mr. Evander Hewitt stateu tha i
one, Joe Smalls, a convict who was a f
trusty, was caught by him stealing \
watermelons and onions, and that a t
c'ozen or more convicts are allowed r
to roam as they pleased Saturdu., ft
nights and {Sundays. Mr. Hewitt I s
aso stated that he personally re- s
ported this to Mr. Page, supervisor f(
and the county commissioners. i t.'
"A member of the grand jury in- t;
formed us that he himself saw a
convict going fishing 12 miles irom n
the camp, and Mr. Edwards, Depu.y
Sheritttf, stated that lie had recovered NN
from the chain gang a bicyc e. r<
which had been stolen from Mr ' ^
Phillips, a resident of Marion, asu. G
said bicycle was carried t.uere b\ i
one of the convicts. tl
"Mr. Roy Baker, a citizen living 11
within a few miles of the chain gc-ng "
has made complaint that the con- **
victs on the gang had poisoned S1
streams of water which passed
through his pasture, and at one time 11
killed a lot of hogs, which matter he a
had also reported to the county commissioner.
"We also find that Mr. Wiggins
in charge of the chain gang, pur- "
chased from a merchant in Marion, a
hat, a pair of shoes, and other clothes .
fi n/\>\ i f? Ai ?i.U A - ' - - *
iui a I.WIIV Itl, w hum; tllllt; WclS UOOUl
to expire, at exhorbitant prices, the P
whole amounting to $15.00. whereas
$4.00 or $5.00 would have been sufricient.
"
"We find that some of the con- '
victs are dressed in overalls and not
stripes, which is a means of allowing
the convicts to escape, wherea-* t
their identification would be known
by having on stripes, and we have
also been informed that the facili
ties at the chain j^ang are not ade
quate to handle white prisoners separate
from the colored, which should
be remedied or all wlvt.? prisoners
be sent to the penitentiary.
"In addition to the statements
given us by the above parties, we
constantly hear rumors about tho
slack manner in which convicts are
governed at the chain gang, and
this condition is brought about no
doubt on account of incfTLient
management of the gang.
We therefore recommend and
offer as a suggestion the following:
"That all convicts be required to
wear stripes as the badge of identification,
and that all white convicts
be transmitted to the state pcniten
tiary.
"That the county com "issioners immediately
take such steps as will
relieve the situation as herein ex
~,) ?i ? -
anu cause me chain Kan#
Lo be run in a business-.ike mantier,
so that all criticisms may be
m evented.
"That a copy of this report be
filed with the Governor, as an answer
to his communication to the Foremar
the Grand Jury, a copy to be served
upon the Chairman of thrt board
>f Commissioners that he, with said
ommission, may thoroughly inves?;rate
and make their ret'.im to th^
[Trnnd pf t
Sourt, 1922, and a copy to the Solicitor
that he might investigate ami I
report to the Grand Jury."
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WEEVIL MOVING
NOW GOING ON
Fall migration of the weevil had befun
on August. 15th in some sections
tv?? cotton croo is not v<w*y
?ood and where fruit formation has
practically discontinued. Otherv'00
situation during the past week
showed no important change, squ?re
nfestation continuing .to vary in different
localities from very low to 95
percent or more, according to reports
received by Prof. A. F. Conradi. Entomologist,
who therefore advises continuation
of cultivation where possible
tnd of thorough square collecting
troni the plants and the ground.
Whether poison application should
je made after migration depends on
conditions. Migration is not yet
^le.ivy enough at any point to warrant
iiscontinuation of poisoning. When
migration becomes severe and gener
il. no profit may bo expected from
poisoning.
During the past week there have
jeen breezy and dewless nights
especially in the Piedmont section.
Poisoning on such nights is not rec^mmo??Hf?d
tho application should
?e made during the first favorable
lights though it be a week or so late
according to the schedule.
)ld Methods and Customs No Longer
Dependable.
Farmers are urged to use good
judgment and not to become panicky.
AMien the weevils become numerous*
;o that all squares are punctured and
,'oung bolls are attacked, one or even
wo applications of poison may be recommended
in order to protect as many
)f the young bolls as possible.
The attitude of the farmers is not
ilw.ays encouraging. Some have k'*p*
jp cultivation and square co'V'-Hi-"
tiligently while others "laid by" about
August 1. It must be emphasized
hat these old methods and cuslonv
vill not l>e satisfactory under woevil
:onditions, and those who have not yet
jecome reconciled to more diligent
v?ethnds of farm management
hroughout the entire growing sea111
t)ccome so convinced if they
ontinue their efforts to grow cotton.
Again this season there *ire many
striking illustrations of the great imjortance
of soil building as the fundanental
operation in weevil control.
Phe success and profit that may remit
from poisoning, square collectng
or other direct weevil control
is based on efficient soil
uilding.
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W EKK LY C()TT()N LETTER
Following the August 1st reports
?f the United States Department of
V.irricultlll'P thorp wjk n lot t\t nmivi.
fanda circulated discrediting the
government's figures, and a wave ?>
hort selling followed, for 'in" p?,;' "s
lown some 3 cents per pound. This
dayed into the spinners' hands and
uey dropped out ol' the market.
excessive rains continued to
risit the Eastern section of the coton
belt and there was little or no
elief of the drought west of the
lississippi. "Bears" ?*ot scared and
tarted coverimr. Exporters who had
old cotton for August shipment
Dund it almost impossible to cover
'Tii* r^Mi'ren^'-ts. This combinaion
forced prices up rapidly and
lutuies touched 22.90 this
lorning.
Continuous rains have interfered
'ith pickinir and ginning, causing
eceipts to he lighten than last vear.
leports from reliable sources in
leorgia and portions of t'ic aronas
are to the effort t^"* n'e^<
he weather improves immediately we
iav expect a yield no larger than
lat of last season. It wil' bo ha d
) produce enough cotton to fill the
pinners' requirements this season,
nerefore wo repeat that it would
ot seem advisable to sell much if
ny cotton for less than 25 cents.
Tho avprayp lifp tin untAmnl Jl?
n the United States is estimated at
ve years.
Extra tires not in use on the car
hould be stored in a coo), dark dry
lace.
A motor bus with a glass inclosed
[>p proved a curiosity in New York
ecently.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day
ake LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets). It
tops the Coutfh and Headache and works off the i
old. E. W. (JROVE'S signatory on each box. 30c. J
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Z ADRIAN NEWS |
The people of this community is not
near done selling their tobacco. It
has been so rainy that ,a large quantity
of it is damaged.
There was, a ball game between the
Adrian and Maple teams on the Maple
diamond Saturday P. M. Adrian won
by a number of five score.
The Epworth Le.ugue of Poplar
Church met Saturday evening August
12, the weather was very rainy, but a
very large crowd was present and a
very nice program was carried out.
Don't miss the program, which is to
be carried out at the regular meeting
of Saturday night August 19.
Messrs. W. T. Dorse\ and M. B.
Anderson two of Adrians most prosperous
merchants, are the best marhie
players that the Adrian section affords.
This is due to the fact of this
practice.
Mr. Connie Jolly of the Maple section
visited Miss Georgie Powell Sunday
afternoon.
SUBSCRIBER.
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.The production of automobiles in
1921 required 1.4(54,000 tons of steel,
Six million gallons of varnish and
paint were required.
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MARION A. WRIGHT
Attorney-at-Law
Offices Spivey Building
CONWAY, S. C.
S. ~C. DUSENBURY
Attorney-at-Law
Spivey Building
CONWAY, S C.
F. J. SULLIVAN U CO.
Certified Public Accountants (lit.)
Telephone So. 796.
Murchison Bank Bldg.
WILMINGTON. N. C.
T. B. LEWIS
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
CONWAY, S. C.
J. I. ALLEN, JR.
Attorney-at-Law
Office in Bank of Loris Bldg.
LORIS, S. C.
D. A. SPIVEY & CCX
W. B. King, Seety.
BONDS AND INSURANCE.
Office iD
Peoples National Bank Building.
FORD & SUGGS
Attorneys at Law
Offices at
Conway, S. C. Loris,S.C.
C-l-13m
R. B. SCARBOROUGH
Attorney at Law
CONWAY, S. C.
WILLIAM EUGENE KING
Physician and Surgeon
AYNOR, S. C.
H. H. WOODWARD
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
CONWAY. S. C.
ENOCH S. C. BAKER
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Offices in Taylor Building
2-9-3m Conway, S. C.
HARRELSON & HARRELSON
Attorneys-at-Law
Practice both in the State and
Federal Courts.
MULLINS, - S. C.
DR. G. I. LEWIS
Dental Surgeon
Office Over Norton Drug Company.
CONWAY, S. C.
Dr. J. D. THOMAS
Physician and Surgeon
LORIS. S. C.
EBB N. JOHNSON,
Auctioneer of Heal Estate
and all other property.
R. F. D. No. 2, Box 41,
Gallivant'** Ferry, S. C.?l-19-3m
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