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TWO MURDERS IN A SINGLE NIGHT Too Much Thanksgiving at the Bottom. ALL THE PARTIES Gene Davenport Killed Lewis Allison in Trlnity-Kldgc Section and Itculy Owhms Killed Jasper Stoddnrd near OwlngsStntlonn Her a* General Row. Thanksgiving was marred in this county by two homicides, both of which occurred among the negro pop ulation. Both of the men charged with murder are now behind the prison bars and will be tried at the March term of the Court of General Sessions. Jasper Stoddnrd Killed. At Owings station, on the DuPree place, one of the killings occurred. Bealy Owings, coming home from his work, found Jasper Stoddnrd in his home and ordered him out. When Stoddnrd ,r; n cut of the door record ing to Owings he turned to shoot hut OwlngB got in the fatal shot. Owings says that Stoddnrd shot first hut miss ed. Owings claims that he had order ed Stoddnrd to remain away from his home before, hut thai Stoddnrd per-' sisted in coming around and paying attentions to his wife. The trouble came to a head Thanksgiving night when the killing occurred. Lewis Allison Killed. The other murder occurred on the Dial place, in tho Trinity Ridge sec tion, and resulted in the death of Lew is Allison. The killing was the re sult of a general row at the home of James Davenport, who did the shooting. Two other negroes got in to a row and others Joined in. Daven port brandished his pistol and told the whole crowd to get out. As they ran out Davenport fired his pistol hit ting Lewis Allison. Davenport claims that ho really did not intend to hit anyone and that the killing was an aocldent. DEATH OK Dil WILBUR. ''r?iniucn1 Citizen of Cross Hill and ? Well Known all out the Count). Cross Hill, Dec. 4.?Dr. J. Q. Wilbur died last night after several day's ill nofis. lie was about SO years old and a man of prominence in Cross Hill. He was twice married and his Becond wife who was a Miss Qriflln died this yonr. His (list wife was a Miss Wal drop and three daughters ami several grand children survive. Dr. Wilbur was a man of strong conviction and was a brave soldier. He is one of the last who went from Lauren 8 county to Kansas in IX.">X. He served through the war between (he states, in a cav alry company. His body will bo laid to rest in (lie Presbytorinn cometory tomorrow. His postor, Rev. (!. M. Hollings worth will conduct tho ser vice. The passing of such a man de serves a more lengthy account of his lifo and it is hoped that some of ins follow Boldh i'fl wirr ftrlto it up. APPOINTED C0MM.1 N'DANT. Mr. J. R. Cnldwell of this Count, p pointed Comnmndnnl of (ho Jld Soldiers Home til folltmhhi. ' Mr. .). B. Caldwoll, a citizen of this coutny, has been appointed command ant of t!"> Old Soldiers Home, located at Columbia. Mr. .1. T, Crews, a di rector of the Home, went down last week to attend one of the meetiiiKs and placed Mr. Caldwell's name in nomination. Mr. Cnldwell fought throughout the war and brought back a record of bravery and gallantry which he could well be proud of. Mr. Caldwoll will go down at onco to take charge of the work. MaJ. H. _ w. Richardson has been managing the ome since tho death of Col. Mixson. Entertainment by Woodmen. , "Friendship Lodge. Woodmen of the World, entertained a large number ot friends Thanksgiving evening with n bountiful sftpper. About three hun dred guests were present and the ov o/Wng was greatly enjoyed by all who were present. The table was loaded with good things to Oftt, including jro'possums, ronst beef, .oilier sub utantials and delicious deserts. Dur ing the eventing short address s were made by Mcc?f? P W. Nash and C. A. Power, ARE NEGROES I NEGRO NARROWLY ESCAPES LYNCHING Foresight Used by Sheriff mid Assist ants Saved Negro's . I><*ntIi . Last Tuesday Muht. I.aureus county barely escaped a lynching last Tuesday night when Sheriff*Owlngs and his deputies per suaded a mob of infuriated men to give up Walter Moody, a negro hoy, whom they held on a charge of at tempted ; ssr.uk with criminal Intent. ! The ncgl'O hoy, who is about 10 years of age, was finally turned over to the Rh or Iff und now rests bohlnd tho bars. I t orlff Owlngs was warned that a mob l.fbuld storm the jail Wednesday night -ml take I'm; negro out, but nothing! onma of the threat after the sheriff I had g,v; n out that tho negro would bo protected a! all hazards. it is stated flint n young girl nnd her younger sister were returning home last Tuesday evening from town when the negro jumped out of tho road and demanded that the older one get out of the buggy. When the ne grn made a move to pull her out the girl screamed and the negro ran. The girls drove rapidly home and told what had happened .".ml soon a mob had gathered. Circumstances sur rounding (bo ease pointed to Walter Moo'y as the guilty party and he was .soon caught and Identified. About this time word was received at the sheriff's office of the state of affairs. The sheriff accompanied by Deputy Roid and Rural Policeman Sullivan, hurried to the sein.- They found a largo crowd around the negro house and in the vicinity, but nothing could be gathered as to the negro. It was stoutly denied on all sides that any negro had been taken in charge by the mob. but the sheriff thought differ ently and awaited the turn of affairs. Finally by talking and reasoning with t,he men, the officers persuaded the mob to tell where the negro was be ing held and to give him up. The sheriff was carried down the road a short distance and there he found a large crowd of men with the negro in the midst of them. Tho negro had his coat and shoes ofi' as if the mob were ready to put an end to him, but after some protestations he was turn ed over to the sheriff and the sheriff brought him to the jail. Conclusive evidence has been found which shows that Walter Moody Is tho negro wanted. He will moot trial at the March term of the Court of General Sessions. Sheriff Owlngs nnd his assistants have been highly commended for sav ing the negro's life. Unless they had acted as they did, it is doubtful wheth er the negro would be alive today. I As it is tho county is saved the dls I grace of a lynching. A THANKSGIVING DINNER? A Most Delightful Time Spent at (he Home of Mr. G. P. Moore. One of the most delightful dinners imaginable was that given at the home of Mr. (5. K. Moore last Thanks giving Day. Among tho first events of tho day, and a most beautiful ono, was when all too children and grand; chlidven and others present gathered before dinner for a thanks giving prayer. Mr. A. o. Allison led tiie pray er nnd was assisted by Mrs. W. A. Moore, Mr. .1. M. Mooro and Mr. (1. B. Moore. Following (he prayer all gathered around the bountiful dlnnor, Which was servod by Misses Lucllo and Claudio Moore. Seventeen children and grandchildren were present, (hough there were twenty three in all. Those besides (lie family wore Mr::. M. C. Compton and Rev. and Mrs. A. ', (). Allison. Protracted Sen ices. Rev. .1. Andrew Smith, the evange list of Fnoreo Presbytery, began a so ries of meetings at the Presbytery church Sunday morning and will con tinue them throughout this week. The services nry drawing large congrega tion;, and Mr. Smith will doubtless Ii'IVO a deep impression. The sub ject of the sermon tontfflU will ho "Tho Ideal Mother." (?nick Work. Divvcr Pros., tho hustling tinner? made a record last wjook In (ho art of replacing roofs. When tho fire de stroyed tho roof on tho homo of Mr. Philpot last Wednesday about. 11 o'clock (he owner was air.lous (o get It bnek before night nnd (hat Was the very thing the' DIvvor outfit did. It was certainly a i? dy tlnsli to <? ?vor. Magistrate of Mountville Suspended. GENERAL IM ESS OVER THE AFLAIR Itcsult (?i* Two Trinis of Kurnl l'olicc man Madden for Solling n Pistol He longhfg (o The County In One of Which lip wild Convicted ami in tin* otlu-r vas Acquitted* In the News ami Courier of Sunday, under a Columbia date line appeared the following: Governor Bleaso has suspended J, M. Goodman, magistrate at .Mountville. in Laurens County, on the strength of affidavits from \V. C. Hipp, Doc Brown and Hoss i). Young, county treasurer of Laurens, that Magistrate Goodman failed to remit all of the mon ey from two lines to the county treas urer, as required by low. On the Ill ing of tho affidavits Whloh contain the above allegations, Mnglstrat< Goodman was suspended from ofllce and forbidden to perform any of the duties of such officer. Copies of a lot \ tor addressed to Goodmun were Clod today in the o?leo of the Secretary of State, reading as follows: "it having been shown to me by af fidavits of W, C. Hipp, Due Hrown and Doss D. Young, county treasurer of tho county of Laurens, (copies of said affidavits having heretofore been serv ed upon you,) th.it you have been guil ty of misconduct and neglect of duty as magistrate, in that you did on or about April 4, 1911, collect a line of $20 from one Johnnie Jones, ai d that on or about .Inly, 1011, did collect a tine of $20 from one Doc Brown, and that you have only made return to the said treasurer of $10 of tho money col lected from Johnnie Jones and $lf> of the money collected from Doc Brown, in violation of the statutes and in open violation of tho law, which re quires that you shall turn over all amounts collected by you to the county treasurer of your county; Now, in view of your violation of your oath of ollice and of misconduct and neglect of duty, as above set forth you arc hereby suspended from the Office of magistrate, and are forbidden to perform any of tho duties as such officer. This action is taken in ac cordance with Section 982, Volume 1. Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1002. Copy of this order has been tiled with the Secretary of State and clerk of Court of tin- county of Laurens. Cole L. isioase, Governor. W. P. C. This action of tho governor is tho outcome of a state of affairs that has existed for do past foW weeks around Mountville and which grew out of the trial of Rural Policeman Madden for disposing of a pistol hohad taken from a prisoner. Mr. Madden was first tried before Magistrate Goodman, the I deposed officer, and found guilty. In this trial Mr. Karle Bryson went on I tho stand and swore that he had bought the pistol from ti e rural po liceman. Mr. Madden States that be cause he did not think that ho could get a fair trial at this time, he refus ed to put up any evidence to Ci Ihr him self. Instead ho later asked for a new trial and a cht llgo of Vonuo. This was granted ami Mr. Madden went bo for Magistrate Campbell last .Mon day. At this trial Mr. Madden put his son (Ml tllC stand and he testified thftt ho it was who had sold the pistol. Mr. Madden was thereupon acquitted. Mr. Bryson still contends that the pistol was sold to him by the rural police man himself. To all outside appearances the trial last Monday ended the case, but wheels had begun to turn elsewhere. Mr. Madden had laid his ease before Gov. Bleaso, submitting at the same time affidavits mentioned in the above dispatch to the effect that Magistrate Goodman had received certain fines ?and had failed to turn them over to the proper authorities. On recoiving these affidavits, according to Mr. Goodman,.Gov. Bleaso wrote him nnd" called on him to send in his re-.igna j tion. Instead of doing this, Mr. Good 1 man prepared affidavits to snow that the Charges made Orfamsl him weye : not true. He curried these to Colum bia himself last Tuesday an I ; ppoarod before Gov. Please with them. Ac (Contlnued on Page Twelve.) Rev. L. P. McGee Returns to Present Charge. REVEREND P. F KILGO PRESIDING ELDER A List of the Other Preachers who are j to PHI I lie Charges of This Circuit in which Few Changes were Made, I Delegates from this City Itettii'ii cd Home. The delegates from the different churches in the city and county of I.aureus have returned to their lionies after Cue annual Conference of the Methodist church, which was held in Benncttsvillo this year. The appoint ments for the coming year were read out Monday night and the following appoitinents were made for this dis trict: Greenville District?P. F. Kilgo, presiding elder; Clinton, .1. s. Ma haffey; Easloy, l'. B. Ingraham; Fountain Inn, S. T. Blr.c!<inr.nj Gray 1 Court, J. P. Attawoy; Greenville. Buncombe street, M. L. Carlisle; Greenville, St. Paul's, E. S. Jones; Greenville, Hampton avenue, J. M. Rogers; Greenville, West Greenville. I.. L. Inabinet; Greenville, South Greenville, J. T. McFarlane; Green ville, Bethel and Poe, D. W. Keller; Greenville circuit, J. G. Hugglns; Greel's, P. T. Hodges; Lnurens, First church L. P. MeGee; Laurens cir jcuit, J. c. Davis; Liberty, D. it. Ruff; North Pickens, B. L. Thomason; j Dickens, G. F. Kirhy; Piedmont, W j L. Wait; South Greors, W. M. Owings; Travelers' Rest, Joe D. Hell; West Basley, a. a. Merritt. Rev. W. M. Duncan, who has fleen presiding elder for this district for the past four years, goes to the Co lumbia district and will make his home in Columbia. Rev. R. M. Du Hoso will return to his charge at Princeton, which is in the Cokesbury circuit. Rev. J. T. Miller will have the charge at Waterloo, also in the Cokesbury circuit. NEW RURAL POLICEMEN I Two Young White .Men Arrested for Impersonating Ofilccr and llighwnj Robbery. Wright Fuller and Jim Hill, two young white men of the I.aureus mill Village, were arrested the early part of this week by Rural Policeman Sul livan on tlireo different charges of impersonating an officer, false arrest and highway robbery. The charge was that they baited a negro in the road j near the homo of tho late Cnpt. John j Moore and pretending to bp rural po licemen took a bond of $5.00 nwny from the neuro. John G. Pitts. They trumped up a charge of selling wills- ! key against him and frightened him so that ho handed tho money over. The negro later reported the two men and . they were arrested. Wright Fuller lias been released up- ' 011 $1,000 bond. Jim Hill has not as yet been able to raise Hie amount of ? he bond and Is still in jail. Sunday's Sermon. Rev. w. H. Thnyer has announced that the subject of ids sermon for next Sunday Will bo "Moms." Tai. Is another of a series of sermons which Mr. Thftyor has been preach ing for several weeks. Mr. Thnyer nlso Wishes it stated that no services will he held in his church Sund :y ev- j Oiling on account of the protracted sorvlcos being carried on in the Pres byterian church. Mr. Thnyer left yes terday for Greenwood, where he will attend the annual Baptist Convention. He is on the program for the annual , Convention Sermon which was preaoh j ed last night. To Muh School Conference. Supt.. B. L. Jones, Principal H. F. Kxell and Misses I.ucia Harksdale and Fannie Crelgbton will attend the high school conference which will begin n< \t Monday at Greenwood. The high i school teachers from all over this seo ? tion of the slate will be there at the same time. Partnership Dlsssolvecl. Messrs Motes and Hrownlee, who for a long time have run a successful !\ ncy grocery store at Watts Mills, lave decided to dissolve partnership and to go into business separately. GOV. BLEASE REFUSES TO INTERFERE NOW Garllugton and Young Must Servo Their Sentence in tho Penitentiary. According to reports in yesterday afternoon's papers, Gov. I Mease has refused to take any action at the pres ent time on the petitions for the par don of .lohn Y. Garlington and Slobo J. Young, of this city, who we re sen tenced to confinement in the state penitentiary for three years and one year respectively for their operations in connection with the ?emlnole Se curities case. This means that the two voting men will have to serve the sentences imposed upon them. Messrs Garlington and Young have been in the city for the past week and most probably they will go down to Columbia today to begin serving their sentence. WILLIS II. DULL A MS. . Death of an Old I,aureus Count) (On federate Veteran in Spnrtuilhtirg. Another one of the old Confederate veterans went to his reward Saturday, December 2nd. when Mr. Willis n. Mel lams died at the home of his son-in law in Spartanburg county. Mr. Hel lams was horn and raised in this county and when the war broke out he enlisted. He foiighJ bravely during the your years ana came hack home to take up the work of restoring Iiis home. Up until a few months ago he had lived in this county, near Barksdale station, but when his health began to fail him ho went to the home of his son-in-law, Mr. Marcus1 Patterson and it was there that the end came. He was brought to the cemetery at I-.au ford Station Sunday and that after noon he was laid to rest, the services being conducted by the Rev. .1. K. Mc Cain. Mr. Ilellams is survived by his wife, his brother, Mr. Y. C. Ilellams of Lau rens, ihreo sisters, Miss Mattio ilel lams, Mrs. s. l). Terry of Greenville county, and Mrs. Nannie Truman of Texas; and one daughter, Mrs. Pat terson of Spart an burg. PIRK DESTROYS CLINTON IIOMK. Other Items of Interest from the Town of Clinton New Pastor Called. Clinton, Dec. 4.?A lire broke out here about '?'< o'clock Saturday morn ing that alarmed the community, be cause it threatened to spread to the business section. Had it done so the destruction would have been fearful, as a high wind was blowing and there was a low water pressure. The house burned belonged to Mr. M. S. Bailey and was occupied by Mrs. Pollard. When the Inmates awakened t!ie kitchen wsih falling in They escaped from the house without w aiting for clothes (hough some things were saved later. Tho pitiful fea ture of the ease was that two members of the family were convalescing from typhoid fever and were In no condi tion to stand so dreadful a shock and the necossary exposure They were red Ivcd by sympathizing neighbors. The house and furniture worn |n Ritred. The house Was that, once oc cupied by Mr. M. s. Bailey's family and Inter by Mrs. Moris. '?? '<< ? lire \yafj e.i : nd out. The wind \\ it blowing awaj from 1 Is house, a strong wind, that hove sparks jnh<? oven bunt ing shingles across to the roofs of stores a block or more away, An out house was not on Uro in tho Adnlr yard and the Volunteer fir compnnle were kept busy lighting the brands that fell on tho'roofs of the near-by store buildings. The First Presbyterian congrega tion held a meeting Sunday morning for the election of a pastor and voted unanimously to "invite the Rev. Mr. Hoggin of Greensboro, N. C, to accopl the charge of this church. He is very highly spoken of and it Is hoped ho will sec his way to come to Clinton. Thanksgiving week W08 greatly en joyed and was the occasion of a num ber of merry-rnaklngs On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. W I. Loako entertain e.d the Halcyon Book club. Wednes day evening, Mr. Hall SI.amis enter tained nt a stag dinner. Friday even ing Mr. and Mrs. J, A. Copeland gave ft turkey supper to a number of fri-nd Thursday evening Miss Gssio Young entertained a number of couples In honor of her visitor, Miss Kclloy of Savannah. ? that the pan . Vance's ho I in Charged With Misappro priating Money. DEDMOND REMEDY CO. BONE OF CONTENTION Slock Holders of the Company Ask Tim! Receiver be Appointed und tlutt ,f. Archie Willis mid Others he Unjoined from Further Interfer ring with the Hooks. The following dispatch upponrcd in tho Greenville Piedmont ycstorday af ternoon. .1. Archlo Will'.-, tie party most concerned in the case, is ;: native of tliis county and is at present a rop resentntlve of this county in the Leg islature: Sensational charges against .1. A. Willis, .-is stockholder and officer in tin- Dodmond Remedy company, a firm recently commissioned by tlu state to manufacture und sell n euro for pellagra and which rece ntly open ed ?fllces in this city, have been brought by .lohn W. Bridges and K. yv. Dodmond stockholders in the company, in which tho deft ndant, J. A. Willis, is charged with broaching his trust, with not giving account of monies received as secretary and treasurer of the company, that ln? lias denied receiving certain monies ( which (he plillltifiS Claim they be lieve he has received and with not administering the business of the ; firm in ways agreed upon by the stockholders when the company was formed, and a receiver is asked for the company and the rennest made that the court dissolve the linn. This complaint has boon served upon the defendant ami has been re corded in the sheriff's oillcc as has an order which was issued by Judge Shrumnn at this term of court or dering the defendant to appear in court on Saturday, December '.i at in o'clock and show cause why the injunction asked in the complaint should not he granted. The defend ants in the ease are J. A. Willis, (!. K. Willis, W. K. Stringer. Leon L. Rice and I). A. Grcor, while the charges of mismanagement and the like in handling the affairs of tho Dodmond company are made against the defendant, J. A. Willis. The order issued and signed at the term of court of common pleas now in session in this city by the pre siding judge, Mr. R. M. Shuman, or ders first that the defendant, J. A. Willis, show cause Saturday, Decem ber !? at 10 o'clock in tlie court liOUSO in this city before Judge Shuman why an Injunction asked for in tho accompanying complaint, should not be grained; second thai J. A. Willis show cause why a receiver to the Dodmond R< medy company should I not be appointed; third (bat J- A. Willis and all ethers on whom tlie order may be served he "restrained and enjoltied, until ?he hearing above required, from entering Into the of Tee of tho business Uno" u II? the Dedmod Remedy Compnnj and from handling, removing or interferrlrig' with any oi th< I.>??*?. records <>:? oth or property or assets Of !"??' said firm." Fourth, iin t :? <bpy of the complaint bo served upon the de fendant. J. A. Willis, with all con venient speed. Accompanying the order Issued by Judge Shun.an i- the complaint filed with the county author!ics by tho at torney for the plaintiff?. Mr. J. J McSwnln, In which the honsotlorial Charges are made againsf Mr. WJllis as hct.lv ? In tlio managt rn ml of I;" Dednioiul Ri inody company. There are four different charges hi the complaint, The II Ird Chart;: i* as follows: ? sldei'nbre.fUfin. (if tlie, ebnipaa:'* it i and that Ic ha i falb d \>, :.? m ? ? In ;! o plaintiffs ? their l> profits of i he ( it inoss, I jiougli i' was understood thai division hould lie made once .-? ipfuifh; tlpif the '?p'ahi' tiffs pre informed and believed ilia I the d 'fondant, J. A, Willis, Is not i nan clally l'i upon ilblfl and dial ii" is iiu der no bond to the said business and that the ofllco of Hi'- said Iiu si m ; at Greonvllle, s. ()., in which county and city, the defendant C K. Willis, resides, lias been closed and the Btonograpbcr of said business ids charged; and thai Hie plaintiffs an informed and hellt vo Hint tho do fondant, J. A. Willis, expects t<? re move the said Offlcd, with the books and other assets now at Greenville. S ('.. which has ?? 'reed to be the principal place of business, to Owing s. ('., in the county of Lnurens, where tho defendant, J A. Willis, re Hides;" that the defendant. J. A. Wil lis, received tlie sunt of $I.ftC0 to $2.000 from the business for which he has not accounted to t; <? plaintiffs; that If tl-.e buflncsi is i loved from Ort on VlilO it will b0 wrecked. Its standing destroyed and great Injury done f? Hie plaintiffs. JIVork Pul Ort. Tl c holoa that were dug on<th? m\w post office ibl some lime last week ? . .,. i. nu< ' ?< i They wllPnf op ined up r. ? ;!i due next s'-!ng. If the we t' or |< ops Rood.