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NEARING THE END.
Bristow’s Report will Soon
Be Ready.
efforts to secure congressional action,
(or any change means that some pet
of a congressman loses a job, and
I ^hat is the milk in the cocoanut.
The remedy for the present situation
i is an act of Congress providing fora
delegate from the Indian Territory
elected by the people to legislate for
I the people,and the complete abolition
i of the carpetbag regime.”
Charles A. Edwards.
MORE TROUBLE BREWING mcKORY HAPPENINGS.
The Fotttofllce Has “About” Been Inventl-
eateii and the Fourth Assistant’s “Report"
Will Soon he Ready—Another Investlga
tlou About to be Fulled Off.
<Corr«SDOtidence of The .Ledger.)
Washington, D C., fc^ept. 9.—It
will be remembered that at the be
ginning of the Post Office Depart
ment Investigation the Postmaster
General, Mr. Payne, said with a lofty
air that there was ’ nothing in it,”
and dismissed all the charges of ex-
Cashier Tulloch with disdain. Well
the general pub'ic no* knows how
much there was in it, and how the
deeper they dug into the muck heap
the nastier it got. The Post-Office
Department investigation is now
nearing the end a.d the report of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow will soon be ready for
the public, but the chances are that
the general public will soon forget all
about the Post-Office matter because
it will be eutertained with another
investigation chat is now about to be
pulled off, the noise of which will re-
verbrate from Tadmor-in-the-wilder-
ness to Yuba Dam. It is now up to
the Interior Department to take a
turn at the investigation grindstone,
and the storm ceuter of this inves
tigation will be in the Indian Terri
tory. Mr. Hitch lock, the secretary
of the Interior, had no idea, when he
summarily dismissed from office with
out a hearing Mr. Clarence B. Doug
las, a olerk in the land department of
the Indian Agent’s office at Musko
gee, that 'the situation down there
was loaded with dynamite. I have
known Clarence Douglas ever since
we were barefooted boys together in
fc 1875, and there is no man of higher
character or cleaner manhood in the
Indian Territory or anywhere else.
He is oot the man to rest under an
imputation against his honor, and he
has proceeded to get busy. He de
manded a hearing, and a recitation
of the reason for nis dismissal. He
cared nothing for the measley job,
but be wanted justice. He has got
nothing, and now there are whole
“♦gobs of trouble pestering the Secre
tary of the Interior. Toe dismissal of
Douglas was a signal gun that started
the rucus. Douglas is a fighter from
the headwaters of Bitter Creek, and
is camping on the trail of the man
who is at the bottom of a whole lot
of nastiness in the Indian Territory,
like a hungry coyote camping on the
trail of a corpulent jack rabbit. He
is now in Washington, where he is
well known, and stands high among
the newspaper men, in the fraternity
of which ne is an honors 1 member,
and he has been cutting loose a lot of
facts anenb the Indian Territory sit
uation that has blown the cap off the
crater and let daylight into some cor
ners that some people hoped never
would be uncovered. The newspaper
boys are printing what Douglas says
because they know be knows what be
is talking about, and they also know
that he will not lie. He has been in-
MerclisutH Anticipating Good Fall Trade.
Store Robbed.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Hickory Grove, Sept. 7.—Things
around the Grove are quiet. The
merchants are acticipatiug a good
trade this fall and are already re
ceiving their winter goods. We are
minus a school at this time, but pros
pects are good for one at an early
day. Whooping-cough is in almost
every family around here, but none
has proved fatal up to this date, as
far as we know
Mr. Jno. D. Whitesides and Mr.
Morgan Letch, merchants of this
place, had their stores broken into a
few nights ago The glass was broken
out at a window and the iron rods
bent in Mr. Letch’s store, and the
door of Mr. Whitsides’ store was
broken open. No goods of any con
sequence were missing. A small sum
of money bad been left in the cash
drawer,and there was a five-dollar gold
piece taken from Mr. Letch’s drawer
that told the tale in a day or two. It
was spent at Sharon and the thief
was captured and jailed. One other
that was implicated made his escape
Farmers are gathering fodder and
picking cotton. There have been sev
eral bales ginned and sold here on
the 5th for 11.15. The farmers are
expecting a better price for the staple
and we hope it may be so and no one
hurt.
The Baptist congregation at old
Unity church have had quite a revi
val, forty-two members being addet
to the church, twenty-six of whom
were new converts. That speaks wel
for the church, and we wish them
God-speed. Rev. Van Moss conductet
the meeting and all went on smooth
ly-
Rev. P. B. Ingram, pastor of the
Mt. Vernon Metjiodist church, has
had a few days’ meeting and several
have professed and been added to the
church Bro. Ingram has been with
us for three years and we are fearful
that he won’t get bactc again for the
fourth. We are more than anxious
for him to be assigned to this part of
the vineyard again. The music at
Mt. Vernon church is just splendid—
surely such music as they have there
is heard in Heaven.
Rev. J. L. Oats, pastor of the A. R.
P. church, has been, and is still doing
a splendid work at his churches. He
is a young man, sincere, and a noble
preacher—a man loved by all who
koow him
Toe gold mine ats Magnolia are
working a number of bands at present
and shipping a quantity of ore. The
machinery has not all been placed
vet; when that is done they expect to
work a larger force of hands. I bear
their expenses at present are about
fifty to sixty dollars per day. They
pay off once a week and that means
more business all around in the
country.
Our townsman, J. N. McDili, is
thinking of retiring from the mer
cantile business, as he says he has
served his time (forty-six years) at
MROUGHOUT THE
PALMETTO STATE.
Items of Interest of Passing
Events.
ALL OVER THE STATE.
1TERBIBLE WBECK
NEAB YOBKVILLE
Trestle Goes Down with Pas
senger Train
FIVE PEOPLE KILLED.
while broad smiles are settling on
sour faces.
Two of the Misses McConnell, of
McConnellsville.who are visiting Miss
Bessie Howe,attended the meeting at
Salem last Sabbath,
Mr. Vaney C. Comer, our accom
modating ferryman. went to G*ff»ey
last Saturday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. R A. Foster and
I family spent Saturday night with Mr.
and Mrs. S. F. Estes.
The young people, we learn had
Events that Have Taken Place from One
End of the State to the Other Culled from
Kxrhangofl for Quick Reading; by Scores
of Busy People.
Clemson College has opened with
576 students.
The case of Prof. R B. Pitts for
the killing of Eddie Foster, one of
his pupils, at Inman last February,
will come up in Spartanburg court
next week.
Capt. W. S. Hall’s large and beau
tiful residence at Mitford, Chester
county, with the surrounding out
buildings. was totally destroyed by
fire on Sabbath morning about 2
o’clock. The fireTs thought to have
originated in the boxing between the
main building and kitchen. Loss
$2,000, with no insurance.
As the result of a negro fight at, or
near George Mack’s store at Clifton
No. 1 on Saturday night, Felix Dew
berry, colored, was killed, and Asa
Littlejohn, his slayer, is lodged in
the Spartanburg county jail. Felix
Dewberry received a fatal wound
from the hands of Littlejohn Satur
day night, and lingered until early
Monday morning, when he died. The
two had been on bad terms for some
time.
There was a $90,000 fire early Mon
day morning on Main street in Col
umbia, which destroyed the business
of three firms and seriously threatened
the up town ticket office of the South
ern Railway. The blaze started in
the building owned by Capt. J. S.
Wiley and occupied by N. J. Xep-
apas’ candy store. The blaze started
about 1 o’clock and it was nearly six
before the firemen stopped work and
announced the fire out.
There was only one serious accident
incident to the hurry and rush of re
building the Fishing creek trestle
near Yorkville. The victim was Mr.
Henry Hardin, a railroad employee*
from Shelby, N. C. While he was
employed on the ground, an axe in
the hands of one of the workmen
above slipped from its handle and
struck him a glancing blow on the
head. His skull was laid open and
he was knocked senseless.
Tlie Hattery Spreading; Out.
Mr. J. C. Ratliff, proprietor of The
Battery, intends to open up another
establishment in town in a few days.
He is still in the northern markets
“scooping up bargains” for both
places of business. A message from
him to Messrs. Coffee and McAllister
announces that he is “buying a heavy
stock” and authorizes them to rent
immediately the storeroom on Lime
stone street recently vacated by Car-
roll, Carpenter & Byers.
Mr. Ratliff is a mover, and we wish
him all kinds of success in his new
venture.
terviewed.not only by the local papers this place. He is quite a gentleman
here, but by the correspondents of in every respect and we hope if he
papers in 8t. Louis. Kansas City, and does quit selling goods he’ll stay
nearly all the big New York dailies, around and give us a word of comfort
I saw Douglas and talked this mat- all along the line. ’’Ran ”
ter over with him. What he said to
me about it is substantially as fol
lows: “It is only just to eay that Mr.
Hitchcock is honest and that he is
doing what be believes to be for the
best interestsjof the people of the Ter
ntory. The trouble is that he is af
flicted with a serious case of too
much J. George Wright, and it is a
question if any satisfactory result
will ever be attained by the Interior
Department in tbe management of
Territory affairs so long as Mr. |
Wright officiates as the white Czar,
defacto governor and personal poobah
of tbe administration in that country.
As the official ice man for a north
pole supply company, Inspector
Wright would be a frozen su6cess, his
presence alone being sufficient to pre
vent loss to stock by rising temper-,
ature. He has administered misin-
^formation to tbe Secretary in large
Vaiopathic doses, and tbe Secretary,
acting on this has made himself very
ridiculous at times. Until there is a
radical change in the management of
affairs there will be no relief for ths
six hundred thousand people in tbe
Indian Territory from tffe deplorable
conditions existing at this time.
From information received since I
have been In this city my opinion is
a radical change is imminent and
H^at tbe pulse of tbe people of tbe
Territory will no longer be taken
from tbe wrist bitberto used for this
purpose. With almost a thousand
appointees placed by tbe Secretary
on tbe recommendation of tbe House
and Senate members having in
charge all Indian legislation, it can
jreadily be seen wbat opposition a
Territory man must encounter in bis
Macklen’H Arnicit Salve.
Has world-wide fume for marvelous
cures. It, surpasses any other sulve.
lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts,
Corns, Burns. Boils, Sores, Felons,
Ulcers, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Fever
Oscar Wicker, brother of Mrs. J. P.
Kinard and Mrs. J. C. Witherspoon,of
Rock Hill left on a bicycle on Tues
day of last week for Hampden-Sidney
College neat Farmvllle, Va.,and while
on the way was killed by a train at
Drake’s Branch, near Farmville, Sun
day morning. He was 15 ytars of age
and would have been in the Sopho
more class at Hampden-Sidney. He
spent the summer in Rock Hill with
his sisters. No particulars further
than this. Mrs. Wicker, mother of
the young man,and Mrs. Witherspoon
left Monday for Farmville.
John Dixon, colored, who in the
past has been a familiar figure at la
bor on tbe Spartanburg county chain-
gang, and who was recently released,
decided that life was too short not to
have all tbe fun his way that “was
coming.” Accordingly on Monday
night be broke into the store of Can
non AO’Shield, at Laudrura/in Spar
tanburg county.and stole $5 in money
and a number of |articies of clothing.
Tuesday he was arrested for his
thieving devilment, and taken to
Spartauburg and lodged in the county
jail. He is regarded as a bad negro.
The large three-story company
store of the Laurens cotton mills was
completely destroyed by fire at mid
night Tuesday, together with the en
tire stock, fixtures, tbe regalia of
two or three lodges, and ail other
contents of tbe building. The origin
of the fire is unknown. The stock
carried by tbe Company was valued
at, about $20,000, and tbe handsome
brick building was worth at least
$6 000. Nothing was saved. The
building and stock were fully covered
by insurance. Tbe fire originated in
in the grocery department, where
some changes and repair work had
been going on in the past few days,
but how tbe fire started is a mystery.
On Monday Policeman R. G. John
son of Fort Mill with his :ounsel,Ma-
The Railroad 'tridge Over Fishing Creek on
the S. C. & G. E. Division of tlie Southern
Fell in Thursday Morning Carrying a Pas
senger Train with It.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Etta Jane, Sent. 3.—Mesdames
Jane Carroll, of Chester county, and
Amanda Lee spent the day with Mrs
J. L. S. yesterday.
Report has just reched us that Mrs
Lizzie Mitchell’s little daughter
Jemima, is very sick but is getting
better.
Mr. IJempbill Bigbam and family,
of Sharon, who have been spending a
few days with Mr. and Mrs, T. J.
Estes, returned home this morning.
The people of this and the lower
section of Cherokee county, are very
anxious for the bridge at Skull Shoals
to be put up again. Id’s a great .in
convenience to be without it. The
ford at that place is not, by any
means, a good one, and often it is too
deep to cross.
The weather has been cool for the
last few days and cotton is opening
fast. A few persons have commenced
picking it out.
A rain is very much needed to
bring up the turnips and help late
corn.
There will be several changes
among the farmers in this neighbor
hood next year, so we understand.
Mr. J. E. Foster left yesterday with
his saw mill for the south side of
Pacolet river, where, we understand,
be has a large bill of lumber to saw
for Gray Gault,
We are having a first rate time for
making bay. •
We are always anxious to get items
of neighborhood news to fill out our
letters and trust that our friends will
remember that when they have any
thing that will interest our readers.
Dr. and Mrs. Mason W. Smith, of
Gaffney, are visiting friends and rel
atives in this and York counties
The North Pacolet S. S. Conven
tion will meet at Mesopotamia on the
fourth Sabbath of this month.
Mr. W. R. Walker was at his farm
at Sunnyside last week. He has been
spending some time at Hot Springs.
Ark , where he has been under treat
ment for rheumatism.
Crops are generally late this year,
but with a fair season and no disaster
there will be a fair yield of both corn
and cotton, we think.
an ice cream supper at Mr C. F In
man’s last Saturday night
Mr. C. F. Inman and Dr L. R.
Black went over to see the wreck at
Fishing Creek trestle on the 3 C’s
railroad last week.
Our people will begin making up
their molasses this week. The cane
crop is fine and of an extra quality.
Mrs. Sallie Whitesides, of Hickory
Grove, came over to Salem last Fri
day to visit the graveyard and see the
newly repaired church building.
More than three-fourths of those
buried there are York county people.
Mr T. Jeff Hughes passed here this
a. m. with a load of chickens for the
Union market.
Mr. Jimmie Strain went to Gaffney
today on business.
We learn this a. m. that Mr W\ T.
M. Beard died last night at his home
at Hoodtown, in Yo.k county.
j L s
THBOUGHOUT THE
TIB HEEL STATE.
From the Mountains to The
Sea.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE GAME LAW.
Etta Jane, Sept. 8.—The Union
county authorities have taken out
their part of the Skull Shoals bridge
which was thrown into the river by
the June freshet. This has been done
a month or more. Tnere is nothing
done towards putting tbe bridge back
that we know of. It’s a great in
convenience to be without it. A
prominent citizen of the fork section
of tbe county, |in speaking of it said,
“I don’t think they need fear our
breaking out of the new county, even
if a few of us did oppose it at tbe
time it was organized. We are recot*
oiled now and expect to live in it and
do our duty as a citizen, and will be
thankful for any and all favors shown
us.”
o j it j ui . , jor Jas. F. Hart, appeared before Ac-
Sores. Chapped Hands. Hk.n Lrup-• sociilte Juatice Ira B Jone9 at Lan .
lions; infallible for 1 ^ ure caster for bail, which was granted in
25c at Cherokee the8Umo( jj; 500 Johnson it will be
Piles. Cure
at Cherokee
infallible
guaranteed. Only
Drug Co.
Flour Higher.
The late government report makes
the wheat crop thirty-five million
bushels less than last year.. This
means very much higher flour until
another harvest in 1904. AM flour is
higher now, but the advance on
Bransford’s “Clifton” baa not yet
been as great in proportion to other
flour. However, it is a mighty good
time to but a supply betore it goes
still higher. Fresh flour constantly
reoeived. W. J. Wilkins <fc Go.
—Where to The Gaffney Drug Co.
opening up at?
remembered, is the Fort Mill officer
whose blood bound ran Hoke Nor
man into the Catawba river on the
10th of August and who followed tbe
dog,to tbe river. Norman’s dead body
was found in tbe river next day.
Johnson was arrested upon tbe find
ing of the coroner’s jury, bolding
him responsible for the pursuit of
the dog beyond the town’s limits and
for tbe consequent drowning of Nor*
man in the river. Mr. Johnson will
be tried at the approaching term of
court.
—Who and
Drug Co?
what la The Gaffney
Messrs. Blackwood & Hughes have
completed the work of putting up tbe
approaches to the Owen’s ford bridge.
The job seems to be a very good one.
Mr. “Bud” Neal, who has been
gone from this country for more than
thirty years, and is now living in
Mississippi, is here on a visit. He
spent the night with his cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Inman, last night.
The farmers are getting ready to
gather cotton which is opening fast
on account of the dry weather There
is a good deal of speculation as to
what tbe price will be this season. If
it should hold' at ten cents, or up
wards it will be a considerable relief
to the farming communit7 and en
courage the planting of a larger crop
next year.
The dry spell has been against the
turnip, crop aod if it continue long
the crop will be a failure, completely.
The young people’s picnic last Sat
urday at Thompson’s mill did not
materialize for the want of patronage.
What’s wrong? Nobody was fooled.
Rev. T. F. Boozer, of Gaffney,
preached at Salem last Sabbath and
Sabbath night to large congregations.
Mrs. Boozer and son, Master Johnnie,
came down with him and returned
yesterday morning.
Mr. S. F Estes’ folks are putting
up a new crib.
From the way things are stirring
about we are more than ever impress
ed with tbe idea that there will be
some wedding* on hand tome time
in tbe not far distant future. So
mote it be. Tbs matrimonial fever is
running pretty high at present and
seems to be spreading considerably.
Ah Applied to Hunting and Trapping in tlie
State of Soutli Carolina.
Some time ago we gave the law in
this State against killing birds,
catching their young and robbing
their nests. Birds and game of all
kinds are becoming scarce, and it
might not be amiss for hunters and
sportsmen to read up on the game
laws of the State and adhere to them,
thereby giving the birds and other
game a chance to increase, as well as
kteping themselves out of probable
trouble:
“Non-resident« tire required to pay
a license ol $25 to ti e county treas
urer of the county where the visitor
may be for the privilege of bunting
in the state Not obtaining said li
cense before hunting or shooting,
they shall be deineed guilty of a mis-
cemeauor. and on conviction fined
not more than $50. This act does
not apply to persons who kill game
on their own land.
It is unlawful to kill deer or worry
them with dogs between the first day
of February and the first day of
September, except in the counties of
Clarendon, Georgetown, Colleton,
Williamsburg, Marlboro, Kershaw,
Horry, Darlington, Marion and Berk
ley, in which counties it shall not be
lawful between the first day of Febru
ary and tbe first day ofJAugust. Fire
hunting is prohibited.
It shall not be lawful between tbe
first day of April and the first day of
November to kill any wild turkey,
partridge, quail, woodcock or pheas
ant; or between tbe first day of
March and the first day of August
any dove or at any time during the
year to fire-light any of tbe birds
named.
It shall not be lawful for any per
son, except upon ’bis own lands, or
upon the lands of another with the
consent of the owner thereof, to net
or trap a partridge, and it shall be
unlawful for any person to sell, offer
for sale, or ship or export for sale,
any partridge, or quail, or deer, or
wild turkey for the space of five years
from the approval of this act; pro
vided that nothing in this act shall
prevent the importation for sale of
any partridge, or quail. Any per
son violating this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be punished by a
fine of not exceeding $30 or by im
prisonment in the county jail for a
term not exceeding 30 days.”
Interesting Items Concerning Oar Neigh
bors Beyond the Line Which May Prove
Entertaining Reading for Hundreds* of
Ledger Readers
The Charlotte Chronicle’s Raleigh
correspondent says that the corpora
tion commission is to inspect the dan
gerous Saluda grade and also the
bridges aid trestles on the-S. C. & G.
road from Marion to the South Caro
lina line.
r .
After a stubbornly contested elec
tion held at Elizabeth City Tuesday,
that city went dry by 170. The
women prayed in tbe churches while
tbe men worked at tbe polls. The
church bells were rung every half-
hour to remind the voters that the
blessing of God was being invoked on
the battle against the sale of whiskey.
Everything passed off quietly.
George Stewart, a crazy negro, con
fined at tbe Durham county home,
attempted suicide Tuesday morning
by cutting his throat. Three gashes
were made, all painful, but none seri
ous. Tbe negro has not been danger
ous and was allowed more or less free
dom. He borrowed a knife from an
inmate of tbe borne and began to
slash bis throat. Dr. N. M. Johnson,
county health officer, attended him
and sewed up the wounds.
A deputy sheriff arrived in Raleigh
from Cumberland county Tuesday
morning with three negro prisoners,
Ed McLean and Will Bethen, to serve
ten years each for murder in the
second degree, and Icaiab McLean to
serve five years for burglary. The lat
ter was an esesued convict who com
mitted another crime in Cumberland,
was arrested hii.I had five years added
to his unfioisii*-u term. The sheriff
demands a reward from the peniten
tiary authorities, but Supt Mann de
clines on the ground that the negro
now comes under the head of new
convicts. The matter will be tested-.
King’s Creek Items.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
King’s Creek, Sept. 7.—Mr. Hugh
Caldwell,who has been on an extended
visit to this place, has returned to hi«
home in the Lone Star State.
Mr. Haskell tVhiaonant is visiting
his father and other relatives here.
Mr. M. B. Smith, of Georgia, is on a
brief visit to his father, M. M. Smith,
and family. Mason is a fine young
man of splendid reputation and we
wish him success.
Mr J. A. Cooper has returned to
Lincolnton, N C. He has been j
visiting Mrs Cooper and little son,
Charlie, at th* residence of Mr. T. P.
One of tbe Southern’s fast freights,
No. 74, going north, met with an ac
cident at Concord Monday, but no
considerable damage-was done, be
yond wrecking two or three cars and
damaging the track. No one was in
jured. The train was running in two
sections. The first section stopped
at tbe water tank, near the station,
and tbe engine was taking water,when
the second ran into it. The caboose
and tbe two rear cars of tbe first sec
tion were practically destroyed and
the track was torn up for the distance
of a few feet. The accident delayed
No. 36, a north bound through pas
senger train, over an hour.
Tbe first case tried for violation of
the game or bird law in Guilford
county, if not in the State, was heard
before Esquire Collins in Greensboro
Tuesday afternoon. Game Warden
W. J. Weatherby caught two colored
men, Tom Wilson and Sen Borning-
ton, on Monday shooting bull bats.
They had killed two apiece when ar
rested. Justice Collins fined the men
$1 per bat ea:h, and cost; The tines
and costs were promptly paid, and
the defendants discharged, with a
warning Warden Weatherby has in
formation that two young white men
of that city have been shooting bats,
and is on the lookout for them.
Ten miles from Raleigh Monday,
while Rommey Poole and Herman
Kirk, white boys about fifteen years
of age, were playing with pistols, tbe
weapon in the hands of Poole was dis
charged, the bail entering Kirk’s ab
domen. As Kirk staggered back from
the shot Poole attempted to shoot
himself. He then took a gun, placed
the muzzle at bis own bead, and again
attempted to kill himself, but Kirk,
terribly wounded as he was, seized
tbe gun and prevented Poole from
committing suicide. When the peo
ple near by ran into the house, they
found Kirk lying on the floor entirely
naked, the gun uoder-his body, and
both pistols beside him, while Poole
sat weeping in the corner. Kirk told
the wnoie story. His condition is ex
tremely critical.
“Silver Creek” Sam Pearson
was
shot and killed in Tate’s bar room in
Wbisonaut.
c. Morganton at 6 o’clcok Tuesday even-
Hernoon to the Youi)Qfl^o|ile.
The evening 8erv *L‘^^ Buford
S’reet (Methodist c')ujKo|fc{l begin
at 8 o’clock on next SutnK^evening,
Rev. Mr. Steauman will preach, spec
ially to tbe young people, though par
ents are also invited to be present.
Death of an Infant.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
D. E. Mcllam, of this city, died Wed
nesday night and wai buried yester
day in Oakland cemetery.
We deeply sympathize with tbe
bereaved parents.
—When will The Gaffney Drug Co.
be ready for business?
ing by C. F. Campbell There had
been bad blood between the parties
for a year or more, and they engaged
in a fight last Saturday, in which
Pearson was badly worsted. In the
mayor’s court Monday Campbell was
bound over to tbe next term of tbe
Superior Court, and Pearson was dis
charged. Late Tuesday afternoon
Campbell entered Tate’s bar, where
Pearson was drinking and a few mo
ments later two pistol shots were
beard io rapid succession. [.Camp
bell walked from tbe bar to tbe street
with bis smoking pistol in bis band,
and remarked, “I have killed Sam
Pearson; where is Sheriff McDowell?”
He was taken in onetody and locked
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