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SLAYER OF CHARLES ROBERTSON FREED READILY W. THE TESTIMONY Showed That Robertson Had \, Made Threats Against Whit lock's Life. After deliberating for less thaii *.ye minutes tho jury in the ease of S. H. Whltlock, the Pendleton police chief charged with the murder of Former State Constable Charles W. Robert son, at Pendleton, on December 7 last, returned a verdict of ''not guilty." But one ballot was taken among the ju rors, it was stated, all 12 members of the tribunal casting their votes for the acquittal of the defendant. An nouncement of the jury's decision was received in the partly filled court room in silence and with little if any show of emotion on the part of Whlt lock. Immediately upon the giving of instructions for the adjournment of court friends of the man who had been acquitted of the grave charge of mur der crowded about him and pressed his hand in congratulation. Within the few seconds the; court room had been cleared and the doors closed and that chapter of Whitlock's. life be came a closed book. Trial Lasted All Boy. The trial of Whitlock consumed ex actly one day of the hours net by the court. The defendant was placed on trial upon the reconvening of court at 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning. The usual recess for dinner wan taken and almost simultaneously with the an nouncement of the verdict 7.aBt even ing the clock struck six, the regular yhour of adjournment for tin. day. Void of Sensations. The trial of Whltlock waB void of Sensation?, though the teutimony at no time failed to interest the vast throng who packed the court room from morning till night. There was no marked conflict in any of the testi mony, either that offered by the pro secution or that put up by the de fense. In fact, the testimony of the defendant himself corroborated in part testimony of various witnesses for the prosecution. Substance of Testimony. Summing up all 'testimony, from both the prosecution and the defense, it might be stated that the following tact s were brought outt That there had been ill feeling between Whltlock and Robertson of some years' Stand log; that several days prior to the killing of Robertson he ' bad made threats against the life'of Whitlock, and the same had gotten to Whitlock's ears; that on the day of the killing Whltlock had been drinking and that he and Robertsou had had some worde during the day; that when Whitlock entered Campbell's store, where the killing occurred, Robertson was standing near the rear of the store with an.axe handle in his hand; that Whltlock stopped midway between the front and the rear of the store te have some conversation with the pro prietor of the establishment; that he had his back turned to Robertson In the meantime; that without warning and began beating him over the head end body with the axe handle; that while in a more or less dazed condi tion Whitlock drew his pistol and fired several shots, some of which took, effect in Robertson's body and caused bis death; that Whltlock was not aware be had killed Robertson until he was so informed in the office I of the physician who dressed his wounds; that In the meantime Whlt lock repeatedly expressed the hope that he had not killed Robertson; that whe nhe was definitely advised that Robertson was dead lie was greatly affected and exhibited evidence of be ing deeply grieved over the affair. Addresses to Jury. Beginning ut 9:30 o'clock a. m., the s?"tc vested Its case at 12:30 o'clock. The offering of testimony for the de fense begun then and continued until the hour of recessing for dinner, 1:30 o'clock. Reconvening at 2:45 o'clock, the taking of testimony continued until 3:40 o'clock, the arguments be ing made immediately thereafter. Arguments were opened by T. Frank Watkins, of Watklns and Prince, counsel for the defendant and were closed by Solicitor K. P. Smith. The court then charged the jury briefly, giving them the law with ref erence to murder, manslaughter, etc. The Jury retired to their room about 5:50 o'clock and after deliberating less than five minutes reached their verdict of "not guilty." jurors nn Case. Juror3 charged with the cuse tferc as follows: F. E. Alexander, foreman; J. B. Massey, J. C. Shearer, E. Lee Owens, J. H. Wright. Guy H. NorriaB, S. B. Bratcher, R. H. Trlpp, W. II. Harrison, S. R. Parker and A. W. Spearman. In tho selection of a jury tho following tallsmen were rejected: "Y. P McClellan, by the State; M. A. Sullivan, by the defendant; B. M. Aull, by the State; T. K. Eloper, by the State; R. W. Parker, by the de fense; J. H. Johnson, by the defense; 3. F. Kay, by the defense; C. D. John son, by the State; B. A. Wilson, by the defense; R. E. Spoon, by the de fense; W. L. Perry, by the defense. Those Testifying. With the Jury organized, the taking of testimony began. Dr. R. B. Day of Pendleton, a practicing physician who made an examination of the dead body of Charles W. Robertson, was the first wjtness sworn. He gave testimony as to the nature of the wounds; inflicted by Whitlock'a pis tol. / The second witness was L. J. Stew art, who is employed in Campbell's store, where the killing occurred. He was an eye witness of events immed iately preceding the firing of the fatal shots. The glBt.of the testimony of fered by him was that Robertson was standing in the store near the rear end; that Whltlock walked in and met the proprietor, Mr. Campbell, near the center of the storr and engaged him In conversation; that w.hlla Whit lock's back was turned Robertson-ad vanced upon bim and struck him over the head with an axe handle. Other witnesses put up by the State were: J. J Stewart, O. C. Foster, J. C. Hall, Sr., J. C. Hall, Jr., Dr. H. Mc Lesky, James Allen, J. W. Simpson, W. O. Simpson,- and M. M. Hunter. Practically all of these witnesses tes tified that they had seen Whitlock on the day of the killing and that, he had made the remark that he was "drunk as hell and didn't give a damn." Off ers testified as to the relations he Robertson advanced upon Whltlock 1 tween Whitlock and Robertson and told of Blighting remarks which Whit lock had made to Robertson in a bar ber show previous to the killing. Witnesses for the defense were: N. H. Campbell, Minus Whitten, Walter Sears, Dr. H. If. Acker, W. H. Davis, Tom Williamson, Carl McConnell, Lucius Stevens, Paul Brock, Dr. W. W. Wntkins, S. H. Whltlock and Sheriff Joe Ashley. By these witnesses it was established that Bobertson had threatened the life of Whitlock on sev eral occasions prior to the day of the killing; that when Whit lock entered Campbell's store Rob ertson advanced upon him while the defendant's back was turned and without warning.began striking him over the head and shoulders with an axe handle. Witness Recalled. Dr. R. B. Day was recalled to the stand to give additional tostimony as to the course the bullets followed af-1 ter entering the body of Robertson. In reply the prosecution called to the stand O. P. Worner, who gave tes timony to the effect that one of the witnesses who claimed to have been I in front of Campbell'B store when the killing occurred and stated he knew j a good deal about It had later said | that he knew nothing about the mat ter. Defendant on Stand. Probably the input interesting tes timony was that offered by the defend ant hlmaolf. Upon taking the stand he testified that he was 40 years of age; had been a resident of Pendle ton for 11 years and police chief tar greater part of that time; also serv ed as magistrate's constable; was married and the father of six chil dren; had known Robertson some six or seven years; bad never had a per sonal difficulty with htm; had been advised by several persons that Rob ertson had made threats against his life; described his movements on the day preceding the killing and on the day he killed Robertson; that he was standing in Campbell's store and was talking to the proprietor of the estab lishment when some one struck him from behind with a club; that the blow dazed him and that without be ing conscious of what he was doing be drew his pistol and fired; that he knew nothing more until some min utes after that when the attending ! physician was stitching up the wound ! made in his head when Robertson Btruck him with the axe handle; that he had been drinking previous to the killing but had taken none after day light on the day the tragedy occurred; that he and Robertson were not on good terms and tbat he was not drunk on the day the killing took place. Testimony Imshuken. As stated previously, there was no marked conflict In ary of tho testi mony offered by the prosecution and that put up by the defense. Whitlock's story. In tho main, was unshaken by the cross examination. W. ?. GARRISON Has Been Named Farm Demonstrator Agent of Anderson. According to advices from Anderson W. D. Garrison has been nnmed farm demonstrator agent of Anderson Coun ty. Mr. Garrison Is well known here, having been, for many years in charge of the demonstration work at the Clemeon; coast experiment station near Summerville and later with the North Charleston Farms Corporation. He recently severed his connections with the latter and moved to the up-coun try .-^-Charleston Evening Post. Prominent Tobacconist Bead. RICHMOND, Va., Feb., 3.?Alexen-: der Cameron, Sr., 82 years old, died at his home in tills city this evening. Mr. Cameron was widely ' known throughout this and other countries as a tobacco manufacturer, having been the organizer of several com panies, all bearing his name. About ten years ago he disposed of his hold ings to the American Tobacco com ' nan v. Did it occur to you that most of tho worries to which wo dally sub ject ourselves are over things that never occur? The keenest anguish that sometimes we endure la In an ticipation and never crystallzea Into fact. Have you evi;r dreaded for days a certain encounter; a certain un pleasant meeting; a certain business necessity and find when you bad fln-^ ally steeled yourself for it, bad final ly shut your eyes, gritted your teeth and reached out to .tussle with it? that lo! It had turned into a friend? What you feared and shrank from and dreaded was a creature of your own imagination, and afterwards you won dered how you coui? evw?- have had better not be aaid. It is wrong for an old man to mar ry a young fool." Hut how is he to know that shu is a fool?" When she says yes to Iiis proposal, ho ought to know It. Teachers should not jolu the chorus | of whiners and kickers and stockers. They should realize that in some ways they liavo great advantages over workers In other fields. They have a lore vacation during which they can rec .perate, while the ordinary work er i ust keep pegging away the year .01 ad. If they imagine as I said to thought otherwise. Yet out of this very condition of things grows the. difference between success and fail It is tho thingB w$ make ourselvos do that in the doing conquers, and after a while a series of them resolves itself into whut it called success. There Is nothing beautiful about the bull dog?yet the world over he is admired for his tenrtmnw to "hang hn." If success could be carried out with nothing to do but to Bmile, those who succeed would be greatly aug mented in numbers. There are no machine-made successes. They are only found down tho path whore we urged our feet to carry us. Not where Inclination led. They aro found awuy on past the unpleasant encoun ters, the pleading of our own case, the convincing others of our views, the ability to hold on?to hang by?until conviction Is wrested from the re cessea of unbelief, and Ilnal victory walks forth to remain thereafter a constant trophy. Many of ub are able to go ahead for a little while with an undertaking because, when first tack led, enthusiasm Is a big assistant. We can endure a few knocks and console ourselves that we are heroes and our ability is boundless, but by and by the billows come oftcner, the ill wind In creases to a roar, advice is offered on ovVry side but no assistance, the gen eral tide is threatening io engulf us and it begins to look dark to our selves. We are passing through the criais now, and our "bang on" ability will mean success or failure. Right here Is where men fall-- whore man kind fails. A little longer and the tide must recede, the shoal must disappear and the deep clear water float our craft without a danger or a star. With indefinite sailing of the snm > kind ahead. Now the men who wiu can always tell you that they passed through this crisis and they aro ahead of their fellows today. The other ones, those who grew faint hearted, who let go. Well, you will never know from them j whether or not the thing they clung1 to had the elements of success: "They let go." It was a \s? of the man and not the deed and this procedure is true of every individual in this world, be it carving out a one hundred acre land or building a transcontinental rail way. Apply the stick-to-lt plan, and brain and brawn will bend.to your will and assist In carving out a succcbb euch au it is hoped can be the lot of every reader of The Intelligencer. I une a tew uays ngo?mat stenograpn- I ers or store girls get their living eas ier, they should try one of these po sitions, for they would discover that after all teachers are pretty well paid as it is. We should be satis fied with our work and loyal to It, whatever It Is; better bo a worthy and thankful ditch digger than a schem ing and carping highbrow. When is a newspaper like a deli cate child? When it appears weekly. Tal Phillips says it is impossible | for n man to make a success In poll tics and keep In good standing in church and on good terms with his neighbors. "A beginner," he says, would have no more chance to whip a real live politician than a dog with tallow legs chasing an usbestos cat in hades. j We never miss tho water until tho well runs dry. In some parts of South Carolina?there is a feeling that they wl<sh tho water would < dry up a little. In some localities the wells are floating above ground. Don't send your children to Sun day .school : go yourself and take them. The man who thinks that tho world or town he lives In, could not get along without him, would be . surpris ed 'if hu only knew how little he would be missed, even among his every day associates. Wo were nuked if wo thought it an advantage for a young Binger to go abroad to study? I don't know as its any advantage?but its mighty consid erate of the home folks and the neigh bors. Lawg and lawyers make me think of a story I heard of two farmers v. ho were travelling and hud run out of food. One saw a walnut and got It They were quarrelling over it *hen a lawyer came along. He took up the ciiae to settle It vlery careful ly. He took the nut, cracked It, put the meat In his mouth, leaving each farmer one-half the shell. The maa who has an Impression that stock does not need bedding should be made to Bleep a few nights on the slats without any mattresB. When a man Is young he Is living in the future. It Is then he builds and plans for the future. When be gets old ho lives in the past and likes to go back in memory and bring up old time incidents. The hen that, has just laid an egg cackles almo&tas much as the woman who has juBt been told a secret. A country store is a public place, and much 1b often said thoro about nenplfi; by thoughtless farmers, that Every time that some people, open their mouths they throw away an op portunity) to appear wise. Tho greatest happiness: To consid er oneself wiser than the tnass. The greatest misery: To be wiser than the mass. A flirt is a rose from which every body takes a petal; the thorns re frain for the future husband. Men that-can afford an auto should not run down those that can not. Never Judge people according to Sven a man who wears IIUIl W1UIUCO. a red necktie can be a human being. The man who practices what ho preaches before-he preaches it shall experience no dilliculty in getting others to practice what he preaches. The difference between a man's opinion and tho facts in the case is generally the truth. Thoro is too much religion and too little Christianity, too much fault find ing and too little charity in the make up of Anderson County people, Be lieve me! There is a great difference between egotism and knowledge. There Is a great satisfaction In knowing a thing, but it is poor satisfaction in think ing you know what you don't know. Don't be a hypocrite?I have moru re spect for a black negro?than a wiitte hypocrite. Col. Robert G. Ingersnll Bald: It takes a hundred men to inako an en campment, but one woman to make a home. I not only admire woman as tho most beautiful creature that was ever created, but I reverence her as the redeeming glory of humanity, the sanctuary of all virtues, the pledge of all perfect qualities of heart and head. It is not just nor right to lay the ein of man at the feet of woman. It is because women are so much bet ter than men that their faults are considered) greater. A man's desire is born of her love. The one thing In this world that Is constant, the one peak that rises above all clouds, the one window where the light forever burns, the one star that darkness can not quench is woman's love. It rlseB to the greatest heights, It sinks to the lowest'depths, it forgleB the most In juries. It is perennial to life and grows In every climate. Neither cold ncBS nor neglect, harshness nor cruel ty con extinguish it. A woman's lovo is the perfume of the heart. This Is tho reul love that subdues the earth; tho love that has wrought all miracles of art; that giveB us munie all tho way from the cradle song to the grand closing symphony that bears the bouI away on wings of fire. A love that 1b greater than power, sweeter than life. UNCLE DAVE. o oooooo o oooooo o o o SIX AND TWENTY o o ? oooooooooooooo Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McAlister of the Lebanon section spent last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Sara Hicks. Mr. S. R. Rtchey made a business trip to Pendleton last Thursday. , Mr. RufuB LolllB has returned home after spending a pleasant week with friends and relatives at Belton. Mrs. J. R. Timms spent last Sun day afternoon with her sister, Mrs. S. I. Richey. Mrs. J. N. Kay and Miss Birdie Kay spent last Tuesday in "My Town" with Mrs. Will McClenan. . ... Mr. Bub Hicks spent last Sunday morning with Mr. S. I. Richey. The small grain crop In our section Is looking will despite so much dis agreeable weather. The farmers In our section say that they don't intend using as much ferti lizer as they did last year. Mr. Paul Kay made a busnleBS trip to Sandy Springs last Tuesday. Mr. Lee Shad of Prlncetown sec tion was in our section last Sunday afternoon for a short while. Messrs. J. S. and Preston Richey spent last Saturday in ''My Town" on business. From all reports of our farmers they expect to plant less cotton and more corn. Dr. J. W. Hollis of Pendleton was visiting hlB aunt, Mrs. J. L. O. Kay last Friday and Saturday.' Despite being in less than one halt mile distance of Messrs. B. F. Whit-, uker and S. R. Tlmm's grit mills,' Mr. F. S. Richey ground two hundred and eighteen bushels of corn during the month of January. Don't beUsTe it can he beat in the county. Mr. Henry Hicks and Mr. T. C. Mullekin attended the union meeting . last Saturday at Whito Plains. Mrs. Walter Owen of "My Town," \ who has been spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. . Pieke.-*.8 has returned home. Misses Eva and Lola Richey spent last Tuesday with their sister, Mrs. R. B. Stegall of tho Mt. Pisgah sec tion. Mr. Will Rogers of the Pendletoni section was in our midst last Saturday for a short while. Missen Sudie and Birdie Kay spent last Tuesday with Mrs. J. H. Siens. ' To survive a long and endless friendship subscribe for the Dally In telligencer and Btop borrowing your neighbors, you will find it the best. Hero's best wtsheB and BucceSs to Tho Daily Intelltgencar. oooooooooooooooooooo o ? o LOWNDESVILLE NEWS O o ooooooooooooooooooa Mr. George W. Speer, a prominent citizen, died at his home In Montoroy community lust Sabbath. The funeral; was conducted at Rocky R4ver church ; - by Rovb. Spires and Clatfel er. He la, survived by his wife, four sons and two. dajjghtero; also by a biother, Dr. Speer of this place, and by t ulster, Mrs. Miary McCord of Birmingham, Ala. He was a Confederate veteran; and belonged to Co. B, Orr'a regi ment. ^ Mrs. H. A. Tennent passed away last Sabbath after a lingering Illness. She was a demoted wife and mother, a woman of good deeds in the church and community and will be great!?. missed. The funeral and interment'M took place here Monday. To the bo- : reaved ones we extend our heartfelt oympathy. ; Miss Birdie Boll has returned home after spending some time in Elberton, Ga. Little Isabel McAdams of Iva was. the week-end guest of her grandpar ents, Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Fennel. Mr b. Leonu ClInkscaleB visited Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Speer Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Blake of Green wood, Mr. Wilbur Blake of Calhonn Falls, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tennent of Atlanta and other relatives from a distance attended the funeral of Mrs. H. A. Tennent'Monday. , Mr. C. B. Hutchison weht to Ander son Tuesday on business. The roads in thla section are boipg widened and ditched. As soon as wo have sunshine and wind, we will, have very good roads. And O, how, ; we will appreciate them! - Increase In Bread. CHICAGO Feb., 2.?A threatened., increase from 5 to 6 cents a loaf Jh>. bread prices, if it becomes effective, ; iwlll cost consumera here about 910*-. tl 000 a day, an la crease of 13,060,000 4 t jyoar Frederick Fox. municipal li brarian, today began an lnvestlgctlott into the expected Increase. 1? J SA7BE k BALDW?H |j ( " ABCHITECT8 SlecUsr Bids. Andsrse% 8. C. ". Cltlzeas NftUonal Bank Bldg. B?Usgh, K. C * ' . ! ?e-eeeeeeeeeeeeeee o.e. ? -. m . IL * rrii ' m '-. v To take The Anderson Daily Intelligencer at a Special "War Price of only We desire to increase the number of our readers, and to do so we are willing to make this reduction in our subscription price. In order to show no favoritism, every subscriber, whether new cv old, who pays his subscription 3 months in advance during the month of February . will be entitled to this remarkably low rate of 75 CENTS. 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