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YOUTH SHOT FATHER TO SAVE HIS MOTHER Jesse V. Fuller, Well Known Farmer, Meets Violent Death SEQUEL TO SERIES OF FAMILY STRIFES Terrible Tragedy Knurled Early Fri day Hornng at The Fuller IIo>ne FollOWIlg (he Father's Con duet the Day liefere. "I am badly shot I believe I'm killed; can't you do something?won't you pray for me?" These were the words and the pite ous aiipeal that greeted .lohn L. YVhlt o k as he rushed almost breathlessly from his cottage in tho early dawn ?it it new day to the side of Iiis brothor tn-ltlW, Jesse \'. Fuller who. In Iiis ??oni/.i.i': helplessness, was struggling ' i . ? himself from the hallway | ' ? or el his homo whore, mortally I . oUU'.itd ho hud Collapsed only a pio? j i ?in (i; i bo fore. "Thfti cbwardl) hoy. irb, shot uie .1.. I'm /oim; id die," continued the denth-striek< n i urn as ho was support ed ami led back Into his room and placed cm the bed by Mr. Whillock. j This was shortly alter live o'clock in. i iho morning, and a little- Qvor four. Vi'.r.s later Josse Puller breathed his ? last, the victim of a lorrlflc gunshot wound Inflicted at the hands of his eighteen year old son. John Irby Ful ler. The hoy used a cheap Bhotgun and he claims that he fired on his fa iher to save the life of his mother. The former elegant country home of the late L. \v. Rnmngo was the scene last Friday 'morning of n terri ble family tragedy, the enactment of whirh resulted in the untimely death if Jesse V. Fuller, a substantial and hardworking farmer who with his' i family has lived at the Itamage place, now owned hy Mr. K. I!. Hell, since Thanksgiving day 1903. This unfortunate affair was, it seems, the culmination of a series of domestic troubles, invariably precipi tated, it is claimed, by the head of Iho family himself, who possessed a vi olent, temper and when aroused ap peared to have little or no control of his passion. The beginning of Fri day's fatal <dash was on Thursday the day before, when it is alleged Jesse Fuller, tho father, brutally assaulted his eldest son. Hen Tlllmnn Full, r, out In tho Held where tho latter, together with others was engaged In plowing. Tlie father found fault with Hen's work and upon receiving from the youth the reply that he was doing the best he could in such rough ground, Jesse knocked the boy down and oth erwise cruelly assaulted him. Bon was sent from the field and put to picking cotton in another part of the farm. That night Hen told his mother he was going to leave, that he was 20, and that he could not longer stand his father's treatment. He carried out his intentions without the father's knowledge, it seems. Somewhat earlier than usual, Jesse arose Friday morning and aroused the entire household, giving orders that everybody get busy, lie appeared to be in an extremely Irritable frame of mind. After getting Irby and Wash, the second and third sons, off to the barn to feed and water the stock, Jesse returned to the family living room to finish dressing. As Mrs. Fuller was about lb leave the loom for the kit chen. Jesse brought tip the subject of Hen's disappearance during the night, having discovered his nbsOUCO, ami charged his wife with encouraging tho boy's having home. Site denied the accusation, whereupon the hus band flew Into a rngO and alter using language (hnt cannot be repeated here ho struck Mrs. Fuller several blows on the head with' his shoe, indicting 0110 or niOI'O ugly wounds Which dazed Mrs. Fuller and c aused her much pain afterward. About this lini" the boys. Irby and Wash, returned to iho house, having heard the screnim; of their mother and tho cries of some of the smaller child ren. Wit h stopped 111 the hall while, irby rushed up iho stftrlway, got a shotgun thai lie had left (ho night he fore III the head of tho step::. ah(l re traced hlM steps to about half way the sl.'iicrse. Heholdhig Ills father flour ishing a pistol end in the act of Iqvil Ito it on Ids mother, with the threat ' ::nd dec.urntion thai he, Jesse, would exterminate the whole family, begin ning with his wife, Irby rained his gun and fired, after wan.inf. his lathe' not to shoot or strikt; his helpless mother another blow. The entire charge of No. i". shot took ? ffect in his abdomen and the wounded man fell out hlto the hi.II. Mr. Whit lock heard the report of the gun and harried to the scene. Besides assist ing the wounded man to his room. Mr. Whltlock told I t hy to go for a doctor. Drs. Bailey of Clinton and Walker of Watts mills were secured and both re mained with .Mr. Fuller until the end. Neighbors and friends hurried to the beclouded home ami offered sympathy ami assistance. Meantime I thy. after getting Dr. Walker to his father's bedside, came directly to the city and surrendered to the sheriff. requesting that he he allowed to attend the funeral in the event of his lather's death which had not occurred at that lime, in the af ternoon, acsofimunnied by Hie sheriff, young Fuller Wen( .hack homo and got a change of clothes. Sheriff Ow htgS, While there. fteCUied the {-Of; Slid pistol which played their par: in tin tragedy; (>n Saturday morning the young man was released on a $1,000 bond. At 3 o'clock Saturday after noon, hi,- joined the other members of UlC family, including Men who had returned home, and a largo concourse of friends and neighbors around the grave of hint whose life had come to a sorrowful close the day before. The burial s^vvice was held at LeesvlllQ church and was conducted by members and officers of Oak Grove lianp Wow which is located within sight of his laic home. .lesso PullOV Was only <I3 years of age. -He married Miss Alice Whltloi k '!?> years ago ami to them were born nine .children. Coroner R. O. Hairston conducted ,u inquest Friday afternoon. The testimony was taken of Mrs. Fuller, Wash Shell Puller, ami .lohn I.. Whit lock. The verdict was in accordance 'with the facts as testified to by these eyewitnesces, nothing more. U The Second Baptist. At tin- Second Baptist church Thurs day night at 7:30 o'clock, Rev. .1. F. ! McOIll, of Clinton preached a very in teresting Thanksgiving sermon, after which an offering was made by the I congregation for the Connie Maxwell orphanage. Hew Mr. McClllI has jus! closed a re vival meeting at the Lydia mills at which he received about seventy mem bers into his church at that place, fif ty of whic h are lor baptism, in connection with the Lydi'i church and Clinton Second, he will also preach at Holly GfOVO church, begin ning in January next. TUESDAY WAS MOVING BAY. Mini) Changes of Residence Made in The Cltj Yesterday. Tuesday of Ibis week was moving day, there having been a number of changes in places of resilience in the city. Mr. .1. C, Shell has rented his house to Mr. William Solomon, who moved on Tin day. Mr. Shell will re j tain a room in iiis old residence ami lake his meats at his father's. Mr. .;. M. Shell's. Mrs. Lena M. Moore. Mr. Shell's mother-In law, who has hin living with I.im, has gone to Lallford to live with her son. Mr. H. il. Moore. .Mrs. Lytlie W'ntkin . has 111OVeil from her former residence on West Main st re t to the house vacated by Mr. Fdwal'd Barksdale on Sullivan street, while y\y. Bnrksdnlo moved to Mrs. W. It. BramlctLS on South Harper Street. Mr. S. 10. 'Honey will occupy the Garrel! residence on West Main street Mrs. W. II, Garret! will continue to reside at her Old home, Mr. Sani L. Sa\on. a former resi dent Of this city will remove to Lau renn in abou! (en days, taking the I house now occupied by Slierill OwingS Mt Is not known yet where Sheriff Ow ings will move. Oyster Supper at Gruj Coiii'i. The ladles of Gray Court will serve an oyster supper, and go horn I ''hot Slipper' oil Friday evening, of I'm;. week, December 3rd., in (Hay's new store r.>t.111. H.eiyLody is COi'dhtM.v invite 1. MISS JULIA CLARK IS CRITICALLY ILL Clinton, Nov. 29- Much sympathy has been rroused in Clinton by the serious illness of Miss Julia Clark tit the Thorn well orphanage. The Phy sicians hold out no hope for her re covery. She is a graduate of Thorn woll Orphanage, In widt h her mother held a position as matron until her death last January. Miss Clark is very young, not much over twenty. She had accepted a po sition to teach in Abbeville county and up to a few weeks ago hoped to be able to till her engagement. Another caBe of illness which has aroused interest in that Of Mr. B. C. Briggs. His condition is not regarded as critical, but he is unite sick and luts been for some time. Mr. Crane of KtiriniiAi Preached. .?'r. I. I). Crane, a JAiruian univer sity ministerial student, prenched for the congregation of the First Baptist church last Sunday at both (he morn ing and evening service-;, iho pastor, Itov. \V. Ii. Thnyer, being absent from the ein. Mr. Cranes sermons were earnest, helpful discourses. While in tho city he was the guest of Mr. M. il. Fou l * r. tjO\ ERROR'S ORDER STOPS COCK FIGHT Tl.?1 following ColUinbln News IIud Courier on Saturday wlfl Interest Ad vertiser readers. Some folks up in Luurcns county were :i little disappointed today. They were planning a big old time. What else could ihir be but n chicken tight! But ? The telephone rang in the Gover nors office tlos morning. "Hello, who's that?" asked Secretary llethea. it was an officer In Cross Hill to tell of the cock light that was to he held this afternoon, Secretary Bethen Informed the officer of Ids authority to Stop the fight and then sent n telegram to M g istrate Culberston ;it Cross Hill, t-11 ing him that he would be expected to put a stop to the light. There Is a law on the statute hooks prohibiting cock fighting in this state. True they Ket away with 'em some time. But it c mighty seldom, and never when the governor's office know of i< In nd vanCe. <>u those occasions ho puts tin law to head off tho bout( and i'? the Performance is pulled Off ib -co is trouhl for someone beeuui>c ;'. someone 1st responsible. - ^ ^ V ? "V V ' ~ "V ""V X<J^NC^>V"' '?JJ^jJ'v^' <M be Given Aw**" *? Christmas is coming, and The Advertiser is going to give four little boys and girls a present each. How to get it? Write us a Christmas story. By December 18th have the story in The Advertiser office and a committee will judge the papers, award the prizes and the four stories will be published in The Ad vertiser, with the names of the writers. Any subject that bears on Christmas time, an essay on Christmas, what it means, the story of Christ, or any thing that pertains to the season?that is what we want you to write about. Note the following Instructions: 1. All children under 14 years of age are en titled to enter the contest. 2. The story must be in the office by Satur day, December 18th. 3. The story must not contain more than 1000 words, and must be written in clear hand, using one side of the paper. 4. The writer of the best story will he given $2.00 in silver; the-writers of the three next best will be given $1.00 each. Now, children, try for one of these prizes, have your story printed in The Advertiser. Think of it, there will be something like 120(h) people t<> to read your Story. What say sou? To the school teachers in the county, we di rect an urgent appeal that they endeavor to have a? many of their pupils enter the contest a3 possi ble. What say you, Prof. Culberts?n? And you, Prof. Jones? And you, Prof. PatTOtt? And you. Prof. Martin? And you, Prof. Hall? And all'the teachers in all the schools of the county, what say you? It will be beneficial to your pupils and to your school. Urge the children to begin today; tell them some subject upon which to write, and see that they send the stories to the office by Sat urday, December L8th. The time is short and de lay will hurt or hinder. Begin today, $?.0() to be given away. Why not gel part of it? [t will help yo? g?l some pretty present for some friend. (Jet in the contest and win. MISS T. CRAIG HUNTER WINS THE FIRST PRIZE A HO CT T1IK TBOI.l.i: Y LINK. Lnarcas Claiiiins littvc Beeil Sei Be? fore Dukes Syndicate. As announced last week, (he Lau- I rens ehnntber of commerce will not 1)0 found lagging in the matter of get ting the claims of this city ho fore the Dukes syndicate who contemplate constructing a great bell line In the Piedmont section of the state. A few days ago. Dr. II. K. Alken, I president of the chamber of commerce. J mailed to ('apt. IClllson a. Smyth, a , member of the new trolley company. J a copy of the prospectus recently got - . ten out by Mr. .1. 13. Sit'i'lnc of Green ville, Of the line from Clinton to Lau rena; also the prospectus made by Mr. J. l"\ Jacobs of Clinton some years ago. ('apt. Smyth ncknowlegos the re- i celpt of these and states thai, ol course, nothing definite can yet be sitid regarding the intentions of the company, except that it will build an electric line from Helton to (Sreonvlllo and on to Spurtuuburg. The other j lin .- v ill come lati r. I; is the hope of Laurens that the line will he extended I'nioii. He m e over the l'hlnn .V GlCliu Springs road, iheuce to Clhitoh. thence Mi Laurchs ami on to lieHou, thus forming a inosl excellent belt. , I il VMiSHH INC CHI HC II SKKVH I'.. Sermon nj Dr. Itopcr Contribution For Connie Maxwell Orphanage in conformity to a long established custom, Thanksgiving services were held Thursday evening by the congre gation of the First Baptist church at the graded school autilorium. By In- | vitatlon, Dr. L. M. Iloper, [instor of Hie , First Baptist church, Spnrtauburg, <><? cuplcd the th-sk, preaching an e)o<|UCIil | ? and inspiring Bermoll, abounding in beautiful and practical thougtllS lit-! ting the occasion. As usual, the collection, amount ' lug to $27.12, goes to Connie Max veil '? ' orphanage, Greenwood. Shell Defeats Leak Par Mayor. In the election ycsicildity for iiiayot j ' of Gray Court, Mr. 10. T. Shell defeated Mr. i. N. Leak, the incumbent, by a Vote of 21 to 10. Messrs It. I.. Cray. <;. T. Dorroh. and c. I lodgers wor< elcch .1 nldertneu, anil Me. r.. .i w. i Wells and I.C I lorroll . Uli Hie c< oml i race Mir that posit loll. Hiss KKN\V.\)\ \\ ItI I !.s PL. h'mlorseil Bj t lintoii I . I>. < V IMuj Hi" (Cr.i't ileraej. Clinton. Nov.2!l The Stopfen I? l.ee (chapter I . I) Ci iii-t ycsterda> after 1 noon et the residence <>f Mrs. \\. II > Shnnd's to give certain I'm a I just rite i lion to the delegates to Newberry, J Among other thlngf they passed rOso ; lutlons endorsing an entertainment * called Secession" Just published by ' Miss Fronde Kennedy, The endorse ? men! of the state convention will be , nsked for at \ev. berry. Tliifi entertahiiueni wns presented here lAsl spring for Hie hem m of t|io nioniiineiit I'm.-I by the pupils of ' Tho'i'iivvoll Orphaiingb uijul wits (julje ? > \< ?in ( nufen m e VI I Union. c ? IhiOi VI.. re arc four of 11?* - I'. I an ists t.f great skill. 'I jie p<< ance will begin at K:*5(t o'clocl Cr of. Jones and secure ticket Work ( ii Coiirt House I* Second Award In Great Con* ' test (iocs to Roland Mose Icy ON EVE OF I IINALS Bid VOTE WAS CAST Misses Smith iiml Mial.i l> the Winners ?t' third ami Fourth Premiums, Itcspectiul} Over -'(Hl.tMMt fur Loud I iik Contestant* Miss T. Crtlig 11 II 11 tor uf Ol'll wins the IIrut pri*/.c in The Advert ism 's (?rent |io|nilarll.v contest, her majority ovor the second contestant being "?2,'tdO. Roland Mos ley Wins the so eoud, tii" handsome buggy and hai ? ness, while Miss Mary Smith and Miss: Hollo Lilnkcly win Hie third and fourth |iri'/.e:i, respect holy. Miss H?ntel' w Ihn the piano. During tlte lit t week <>r iti" oontesl Miss Hunter has polled I'T.OiM) votes, ilio uiosls relnnrknhlc svork iuiagina M.\ v. i He the other < nittcstnntH worked hard mid fulllifhlly, this work by Miss Hunter and liei; tri. ? Is is phenomenal. ItdUiml doidey polled during I he we.i l< |?,ni u \ ol<.-. Allsh Itunler, who vviitm i!.- pretty piano, is (hi! h urt -en ; . ar old dailght ? i r of Mr. and Mrs. <>. I. Hunter ol Orh; slio is a bright, and attractive little lady, :-1 ill in her "teens" and :.|ill at I'.nlUMll. The reader.^ Ol' TIlH 'Advertiser will so? her picture in noxL week's Issue; it was Impossible to Se cure it for todays paper. 11 was not exactly tl merry sceuo ai Tho Advertiser ollb < Ia.~t night. The hitorosl was loo intense; conver sation rather lagged at times, poopll keeping their thoughts to themselves, Tln re was a large crowd on hand, ami a good deal of fun was had - this chiefly, though, i?y the friends ol the contestants. Mr. Oscar Hunter Of Ort?, lather of Miss Craig HulltOt' was on hand: Mr Music) and Itoland woi'o there. In fuel "wo Were all there". And everybody wjiH waiting; lor the hist count: ii '? somewhat delayed owllip lo t'.- lut'tieSs of lllO I t rain from ('liliton. It i all | "Croat popuh'.i It; Cbnt? ivblcli ha . . io . Close a happy c'o: ? for I'.:?? v, inner.-.. i I ineniber the lob? t nd i sird 'bottle oi i- ; 1? incidents rnuubcHu > .1 '.lilt ebbtest and it w ill hO nit:I > <! ' ? Uu'ti it i The Adv. rtiser ful|.\ ap|ireelates all the work thill has Inen none it ha. woi ked lot tin- in?, re t oi the paper. .ami now the management are en Icournged to make a bettor newspaper liiid 10 bettor boi vo 'Ik- public; Tito 'paper has, now. a circulation, that, it Is eonlidcntty hol loved Is nneipihllnil by any other! in tht entire state, This fact is deeply appreciated add the et' ; forts of the paper Will now be lb civ better son lot? ib nil t!.'- people, Tlio Advertiser .ii.'-''-!:- thanks its lhatiy ! Ill I