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C.w VOLUME XXIX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1914. IS UNAL TO AGRI C urt Orders Mistrial and Case Goes Over to Another Term DEFENCE ENTERS PLEA OF SELF DEFENSE (.ontrary to Expectttion the ('use was Easily Edned in Two Ilays, the Jury Doing to Its Room Saturday Even ing. Understood Ihat Seven Stood for .Murder, Three for Manslaught er and TIwo for .Aequittal. . After remaining out all Saturday night the jury, in the case of Jos. G. Sullivan charged with the mardt,r of .kohn M. Cannon, reported early Sun ddty morning that. they were hopeless ly disagreed and Judge Gary ordered a mistrial. And thus a case which has attracted statewide attention Is prolonged until the September term of court. It is understood that the jury stood seven for conviction of murder, three for manslaughter and two for acquittal. This alignment is said to have been formed early in the night and to have remained approxi nately the same until morning. The case was called Friday morn ing with an immense attendance upon the court. The attorneys for the de fense asked for a continuance of the case to the next term on the grounds of unpreparedness and illegality of the court's continuance into a sec ond week in case the trial should go over Saturday night. Judge Gary took the practical view of the case stating that . ti situation as to the trial lasting over until another week would be met when it arose. lie the. fore ordered the trial to pro ceed, no objection coming from the stat:. Judge Gary, of Abbeville, was pre sidi;g and the other officers of the court were in attendance except Sheviff Owings, who was very ill at the hospital. Solocitor Cooper, who had been wit h the campaign party, had arrived the night before and took charge of the prosecution, lie was assisted by F. Harron Gfrier, of Greenwood. W. R. Richey, of the lo cal bar, and Alvin H1. Dean, of the Greenville bar, conducted the defense. Though the brilliant array of attor neys stoutly contested every inch of ground, both sides sumaed to be anx ious to confine themselves to the rules of the court, making possible the expeditious disposition of the case. Testimony in the case consum ed about one even day, selection of the jury, addresses to the jury and the charges of the court consuming another day. The case was given to the jury a few minutes before six o'clock of the second (lay. One hour was consumed in select Ing a jury. That the plea of self defense would be set up by the de fendant became apparent when the first venireman presented himself to beo sworn, Attorney Richey requesting the court to ask him whether or not. "he believed ip the law of self de tense". .Judg3 Gary refusedl to put1 the qluest ion just in this form, but did agree to ask the followving ques tion "If the courat shioul d tell you that self (defense, wvhen prop~erly made out, is a perfect dlefenste are you in a frame of mind~ to heed the instrue tion of the egurt " IUesidles being re iiuiredl to answer this in the ailirma tive, echcl veniremnan was sworn on his voir dire and several were r'e jected because of having proviously formned or' expressedC~ opInions as to the guilt or innocense of the accused andl that it woutld be with some dhii culty to dislodge that opinion. The followig juirors were dIrawn, eight being f~amers, oune a lverymnan, one a barber, one a lIank emaployee and one a clerk. TIhg following ,geitlemen :omnposed ihe jury M. I". WVorkmnan, foremran, .Johan L. Ba gwell, Geo. W. P'rofitt, Frankh Abercrombie, La. . Mfartin, T1. Li. Moyc, W. Clyde Fowler, D. R. Simpson, S. J. Davis, J. Wofford .Anderson, W. F. Medllock, 1U. W. D)av enport. Thea jtury was secur'ed from 26 veniremen. Defense's Plen. - In making out the plea of self de fense, which the defendant set up, the case revoived larelvy around the ALL NIGf JURY f ON SULLIVAN CA8[ question whether the Sullivan boys left the waiting room purposely and "maliciously" to attack the deceased attorney who had just preced,:d them from he room, or that it was merely by chance that they struck up with him outside. The state's contention was that judging from the actions of the Sullivans in the room while Col. Cannon was there, that they purpose ly followed himt outside to accost hin. It was agreed by both sides that Col. Cannon was in heated conversation with at neighbor of the Sullivans when the Sullivan boys emer ged from the waiting rooim and that .Josph (1. Sutl livan took up the conversation which his neighbor, Air. Levi Wood, had let drop. On the stand, Joseph Sullivan testillied that he mildly remonstrated with Col.- Cannon about his severe treatment of the Sullivan family, say Ing to Mr. Cannon "You haven't shown any respect for the Sullivan family, you haven't treated us right", and that Mr. Cannon replied "You're just a lie". Sullivan said lie replied "You have made false statemeints" and Cannon replied "You're a G 1)-- lie" and drew his walking cane with which he struck Mr. Sullivan ov er the forehead. S'ullivan, according to his testimony, staggered from the blow and as he partially recovered commenced shooting. The defense contended that Mr. Sullivan had the legal right to "mildly" remonstrate with Col. Cannon about ti etrial in the court room and that it was fol lowing his remonstrance that Col. Cannon called the defendant a ( D- lie and struck the blow with the walking cane. The defendant testi fled that he then shot in defense of his life. 'rhe state denied that Col. Cannon ever called Sullivan a lie and that he was the aggressor, having Introduced testimony that when Sullivan accused him of making falst statements Mr. Cannon replied "Don't call me a lie" and that Sullivaoi replied "You're a -- I}-- lie" and that following this the blow irom the walking cane and the shot 1r0111 the pistol were so close together as to appear simlllltan cous. An interesting point in the trial whi(1h 1 neither side attempted to lay much stiess upon was the conflicting testimony as to the number of shots. The at'endcing physicians found indi catio:.s of ilve bullets in the body of Col. Cannon, four of which were pick ed out of the wounds and clothes and the fifth lodged in his body. One loaded shell 'was found in the gun of Mr. Sullivan after the shooting, ac counting for six bullets, yet, Mir. Ar thur Willis, standing to the side of the combatants, received a bullet in his leg, making seven in all. Solicitor Cooper asked "Where did this bul let come from ?" initinlg thait 0110 of the Sullivalns staing near' the deo fendant thad a hlandi in the shiootiing. Dr. Rogers, who 'exainled tihe (d eansed immiiediately after thle t ragedy, testified that Inl all Ilikelihioodl the dIlate causes of death, thlough It would have been1 tpossill for' one of the front wvounds to, have been uiltlimately' fatal. 'Testlimony. Dr. C'. E. Ilogers who attIended the dteeased immelldilately a'fteir the( sho0ot lng testifled thalt ttheire wer'e eight woudilfs iln thle body two of 11triane and two of exit in the front. Tiwo of entranice In the baclk and one of entranlce in the back of the (elbow~ and1( 0o1e of entrlance in the0 front. indieat. ing five shots in all, two ini front which did nodt l)enttraite the body13, two inl tthe reari tint did penlet ralte and1 one ini the elbiow. Hie said 1it w'outld have bleenl possIble foir one of the shiota fromn tthe front to cause decath 1but1 Ithat it was mlost likely thai the shiot d ini the backt weire thie mnortal Iw~ounidsa Dr. Rlogersn also testife'd to at td( tig the de'fendiant inunllediately' at teir tihe shoot ing, stating Itihat he fouind a gash abou0t3 I I-? iiaches long oil th for'ehiead a tpjarently (:aused by a luniit inistrumenit. Thec stick witth wich~t .1 r. Ca:nnion at ruck 31ur. S I ight wal1kl1ug ('anii ablout 3-i of ai I nei ini dtiame101te brokenI nar' a knaot about eight1 inchles firo:n1 the tin td t. IDr. C. P'. VIncent testified thaot Mr!. Cannon w~a s weakeneud phbysical ly bie cause of a br'oken leg which hadi' not enitirely healed. Hie gave it. hh, opinion that Mr. Sullivan was a stronger man than Mr. Cannion. Preacher Testifies. R1ev. T. W. Munne'tyn testified to) (Continued on Page Four'.) MRS. R. A. COOPER DIED MONDAY MORNING Wife of Solicitor It. A. Cooper Sue enbls to Brief Illness. M1rs. Manic Machen Cooper, wife of lion. R. A. Cooper, S0olicitor and aspir ant for governor, d"d1 at her homse in this city Monduy mho. ning after a very brief illness. Si(( bid heen in disposed for several wceks at Sun day afternoon her con(titioni began to take on a serious aspect. Sie reitain ed in a very precarious condition throughout the 1j,!i!t ad .\ltndlay morning about 1I ::W lI:med away. IHer husband, who had lef the cam Z paign. party a few days tetore to at tend court, did not leave the city when her condition he; n:a serious and he was at the bedside when the (ud came. A little girl, about five years of age, is the only child surtviv ing, live childrent having di-l in in fancev and buried} at Princeton. Mrs. Cooper was in th( tIirty-eighth year of her age. Wh was the daugh ter of Air. and .\l s.. Ja1us T. .\lachen, of Princeton, the fo0 I(c r of whot 'is still living. Besides her father, hus band and little child, she is survived by the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. A. J. Monoe, of Princeton; A1rs. 0. 1). Riddle, of Greenville; Messrs. 1:. B. and 'Ernest Machen, of Laurens; Rev. J. Hi. Machen, of Yorkville; and Mr. John Machen, of Princeton. Mlrs. Cooper was a most estitaable Chris tian woman, a member of the Baptist church and a woman of many excel lent traits of character. The bereaved husband has the sympathy of the en. tire community in his great loss. The funeral services were held yes terday morning at the Laurens ceme tery, Rev. M. L. Lawson, assisted by Rev. W. E. Thayer, conducting them. Many beautiful flowers were placed over the mound as a token of the high esteem in which she was held. Numerous friends and relatives of the deceased and her husband came from surrounding counties to attend the last rites. The following gentlenten eited as pall bearers: Active-Ross I). Young, C. A. Power, T. B. Rabh, W. L. Taylor, C. I). Moseley, C. I). hIarksdale, C. W. .\Martin, J. F. Talbert, 10. P. Mlinter. 'T. C. Switzer; Htonorary--Col. If.y Simpson, It. L. Uabb, N. B. Dial. A. C. Todd, F. P. Mcowan, I l. :ie(;owan, C. ). lIarksdale, V. It. }?ichcy, Sr., W. it. Knight, J. WV'. Fergutom, Ii. S. Blackwel, .f. II. Sullivan, A. (. Iart, J. S. .Bennett, V. 1. Bobo, Dr. A. J. Christopher, J. A. Franks, Dr. l. E. Hughes, Dr. W. D. Ferguson, W1. 13. Culbertson, Coo. T. Bryan of Green ville, J. K. lenry of' Chester, h'. It. Ilttff. CHAUTAUQA WEEK IN NEARBY CITY Clinton PeOplo to inatug-unrte ('hau. taIuquaa Week Monday with Booster TIrlp to Lanrens. 'Clinton, Jlunc 2.-TIh~e Clnton Chiautatuqua wi'll openi Ont July 6th andl contind'e thbrouigh the 11thI, w ith ani enttertainiment1 aich night as well as two afternoon mati nees. A sp)irit of i unaniity 13 is be lng created thItroughtout the (:1ty over' the f'act that the town is h ti havye a secondl chauttauqutt, and1( irt pre0jlisenti Indications It is going to lbe a big sue cess In ever'y par'ticuilar. Tfhe umove ment has the endo rsement and1( skup lort of the busIness mten of thle (ity, andi those In char'ge have suceceded ini securinl g ana arr'ay o1f entertainmnt Ithat will please5 even the miost cr1itical1. .ictinday the C.th of .in1ly, will b' obI ser'ved htere as hiolid(:' y intt <:ttl (of Sat - urday the 4th. It will be "'i,((pteri IDay"' for the Chautauquaa. Prompj~itly at ntine o'clock, a parade o auitOto biles, dec~ked In chiantamnina Penancts anid advertIsIng liter'ature, will waave Clinton for' a little booster trip lo the( chlauittata biefore th Ipeopi't; o: ouis Wattliitionls. It is I'ope:II !.at ii o ILauiretrs tp(opii '' I hr le~ t1 <u tatt~inmets wvhich' legln at 8:3 u1 . m. TIckets for the tiret weeck arie being sold at. $2.00), whl 1double0011 adutlt tick' el s ar'e prIced at $!i.50. KIigle at tra tin baiIckets wIll Ihe flIty ce n. Those' in Laur'ens who maly detsirei to 13ur chase a season ticket for' the chiattau quia. can secur'e thema by call ing ut theq Advertiser omeie. BIG DAY ON FOURTH AT LAURENS MILL Two taumes of laselall, Morning and A iternoon, Suck iaces, lobble Skirt liares, ('llimin - Greasy Pole, e. 'There will be big doings at the L~aureus .\ill on the Glorious f'ourth. Instead ofI the usual very quIlet hol2 clay they 'halve decided to stir things up a bit in honor of tlie birth of Old liry. 11 h1- itlrinlg and after'noon there Will be a ball game betweeni L.aurens .\lill's (rack outlit and the hutsk~y W1aterloo tribe. The vi.iting team has mopped up with mnost, of the teals that i1 has tackled so far and the home team is getting in Class A form. The fray is bound to pro1date plenty of excitement. The iiiut-ning game wiill begin at 9::o and he af' ternoon game at -1:00. 1lesides the baseball g;anmes other excitin g outdoor sports will be pulled off. ''hey have schedluledl so far a few sitan ias of sack 'aces, 8-leg laces, 110bble skirt races, pout to races, l)0 yards dasl, climbing the greasy pole, and the peanut scramble. All of these are c'alcuIntel to produce pIlie ty of fun if not to break any world records. RliEAT FE'ITItE TIH UR)AY. The Idle Hour Promises a Fine En tertalnment for T'hursaly. .Afternoon and Night. "The Daughter of the Hills" is the title of a three reel feature film to be shown at the Idle Htour Thursday af tcrnoon and night. This great picture was secured by the management from the Famous Players Film company and is one of a series that will run for the next few weeks on Thursdays. The producers of these plays are the lending men of their profession, Dan iel Frohnan being the producer of "The Daughter of the hills," and the actors are among the most noted on the stage. James K. lackett will be among those to appear at an early date. Y estel-day afternoon the happy idea was conceived of making an opening underneath the stage of the picture house so as to create a draght from the rear. In addition to this Improve ment, a large fifty-t wo inch ceiling fan has been installed within the past few days, so everything is being done for the convenience of the patrons. TO Bi1LIl) N-:W S('(11001, HIOUSE. ('itiens of Eden (ommunity keepluig A breast of the 'T'ines. At an election hel din the Eden com munity Saturday an additional tax of o11e mIll and bonds to the amount of $2.000 were voted. The tax of one :,lill is to be added to the special tax of throe mills already voted to be used for general school purposes. The bond issue of $2,000 is to be added to a sum of about $500 already in view with which to build i new and Comn miodious school building. The people of that vicliity already have a suc cessful schoo1l t for somec timle have felt thle ne(ed oif bietter facilitIes. fly votin~g thle extra one muI tax they se ('ure $200 fromi thle state. Last year thiey' had ia one teacher school, lbut nlext year ex ptet. to empllloy Iwo teachi ers. M. W. Gray, L,. A. Armnstrong and (C. A. 1 labb are tile trusteces. Thiiis is (one oif thle m1ost lprogresive~ commuiiini ties5 ini the county. Diedl after UrIef Illness. The home (of Mrs. John .\. Hudl~genis was Hsaddiened Wednesday ighit whieui thirt little grnd-sonl, son of .\r.'and .\rs. J1. llroadus l2iill, (if Ware Shoals, dlied a fter' a v'ery brief illness. The little boy's serious 111lness was firs't dliscovered at tihe home of its rela lives, Mr. anid Mr's. Irving 11111, near' Cold P'oinlt, Tluesday and1( was brouight to Laurens where there were better faellitiles for Itreatmlent. Nothing Ithat 1h1s uhyiIlan iicould (d0 availedl muich' anad the (1( chl passed awvay surirouinded by Its fonid iiaren'lts andi relivi's. Th'le body'~ was cairrd to .\lt. O)live wh2erei it .1 r. I omtfalls5 .21 i Ol les, 'The Auiveuiis.''er iaries t|-he anm the I louse of U('lirereintivf's ini to day's laper' ini thle piersoni of .\r i . hi. (oggansw. Mr. Goggan 15Is at suib sta u ni andil progressive farmel(r or he C ross 12111 sectionl, a trustee of his sch lool (listict aiid a hi1gh-toned and honorable gentl1eman11. D~oubtless his (anldidney will mleet with general ap pruoval whierever hle Is known. CAMPAIGNC RCUS Senatorial Campaign Open, tween Blease and Smi Quiet Affair. St. .latthiiws, .lane i7.-The long' awaited and mleh talked of contest for" Untited 'tateos senate w\as official ly opened her today, when Senator l. ). Smith, Governor Cole L. }:lease, the lion. W. I'. lollock, of Cheraw, and Mayor L.. 1). . ennings of Sumter. "the big 1four" aspirants for the seat iii the uiper house of Congress now bel by the Ii1st. naiied, spoke before a crowd of about eight hundred. proh ably t'iw hutndrod of whomt were Ia. dies of Calhoun county, and11 citizens froth several adjoining counties. ('ottn ly (lutirmian T1. 11. Direher presided, and ,etty good order was ptesCved throughout the meeting, witich was held otn tile sclool goinds. Each can Idiate wsaccorded a respectful hear ing, and while it. was evident that Iae Smith adheret s were in the majority, Stlppol ters of the go veinor were not lacking. The crowd was ectmiugly inpresseld with Messrs Pollock and .Jennings wai, are making their debut In politic'; of a state-wide character. Although the meeting was devoid of anything like enthusiasm, the audience manifested considerable interest in all the speeches. Smith Denies .Alegntions. The only incident that gave promise of any real excitement occurred when Governor fllease, who spoke first, re ferred to .tames L. Sims, United States marshal, and William E. Gonzales. minister to Cuba, as having secured their appointments through Senator StmitI. The senator interrupted with the remark, "I had no more to do with the apopintment of Gonzales than did Cole L. please." When the governor declared that ".lames I,. Sims, another Smith ap pointee, aditted lie helped to get out a nigger paper," Senator Sinit h again interrupted with "Simes was Tlillmian'sj appointee.' The governor then read a letter from Senator T1.illmani to W. .J. S'itelitn, which sa:id, "Senator S-mlith and I have ag reed about the U'nited States matt shall, and Mr. Sims, of Orangeburg, will he appiointel"--the governor add ing "If it s a lie, lien Tilltnan wrote it, and I don't believe Old Ben would lie for a liepublican." Senator Smith again arose andt alvanecd to the front of the platform, and standing by the governor said he supposed the latter wanted to be fair, explaining that lie and Tillman had agreed on the mar shal and that each would have a man for district attorney, and, declared the Senator vigorously, no man living in the image of God can call me a liar. Chairman )roher interfered. Senator TO CLOSE MONDAY. Mercehant s D~ec'ide to? (lose Montdaty, ,1 uiy (, 1 usteadl of Friday Preedlinig thle Four thI. The mieirchants of the city have (Is cldedh to close their stores on -the Alonday following thle Fourth of .1 uly r'atIher' than iday(11 priecedinig. A pe titioin was gotten uip last week to ('lose idalhy, b~ut anothIer one was~' ciricul atell Alonday to close Afondal~y Sisteadi. As the sameI inmes were~ signied ont thle liltter' petit iotn as was sined on the firmst, It is liresumediC that. t he last one will lie obser'ved. 'Te following is the pet ititotn and the list, of signet's: WeC the undle rsig ned Al erchiants (of the city (if L aurenlits, do he rebyv agree to c'hange the dale of clositng tile stortes fromi IFriday . ily :ird. utilI Alondlay, ,Jutly 6th, as this (liy is to1 be1 Obiservedl by thte iierhtaitls of' (i "en yille, Splartanhullrg and otheri citis ats a legal holiday, andi we helle' c it to0 ! 't' ('or . coV enientl th.an .\rbh . S..\.' () -:.is . IIt ' Wilk. & Co., (lary &Wlilsan, .1.M.W.ihisL !lierson, 'llayes .waid 10o. lte. Slo mon,'c,~.W 310iI Ie is liohi. ~l.so C. I)lrs, & o.,r .,n ter'od , S w site & (o. A. . \l ahaff', ey. enetdy~i ro ie ., iiA. ('ran lianynet To. Simlp&son. o,1.TerL~ B[GAN VEN8A V With a Smart Brush Be th---Gubernatorial Party a ;in:!ithl returlied to his seat, an1d w i'it "Well, AI r. Tlillmain wr" ote the 11-1 r, 1"1 n1 tile 14'vern'Ior, ther int ILe: -.;;a closed. nmt er,.l Ine 17.:grEntl, the ilaw\' ali iniCrlea1'sled e nticalone ! fa-.. 'iiiti(s wire the issues deCV(loi'i by the cadlidateits for goveuor h.:-.(' day in Ilie initial meeting of the ' iun.. t'-to-coulnty calvas of the canli: t's for st::tc odlices, which met wi':a t h enthiusias is Support of the m11a joitV of the( audience of twelve hu'ln Ireid peole:, who crow"ded the eourit ::ouso;n and utilized (er ('1y inhe' of a..iM: io standinlg moon, .judIging fi'om t."' "a plals~e wh'lich mtet the sentimet ex. ('X-si by Johnt (i. C'linklsealc and I. A. Cooper, when Ihey termeel' t:ee the paranIIOun)t issues. Richard I. Mlanning was giv" :: an ov IIon by the people, this bein g h is <:.c4'. lie did not make a regula r speech, but gave his time to the other candidates. Chas. A. Smith cnme out for State-wide prohibition, and .lohn G. Clinkscales, besides advocating stripes for blind tigers and pistol "to ters," said if elected governor ho would do all in his power to break up race track gambling in Charleston and suppress the blind tigers in Columb+ia. Race Track Gambling. R. A. Cooper also denounced the race track gambling and stressed the need of enforcement of the law. John G. Richards came out flat-footed against compulsory education and stated that he was not a coat-.ail swinger. Charles Carroll Snnims denouncerd personal enrollment required of vot ers under the new rules as outrageous and as an attempt to disfranchise :ho poor man. '. C. Irby, Jr., flayed Northern -on trol of cotton mill:; and banks and a(lVocated regulation of cotton :Hill mergers. Lownd\les J. ilrowninig audvoca.ed ' te aid to assis;t tenant white famlt-+ ers in llying and owning their own. farms. \l ndel L. Smith (re w applal -e, which vied with that for Clinksc.les and Cooper. when he vigorously pro t"stedl against. indiscriminate use of the pardoning power and antnouni'd himself in favor of local option c:'n pmlsory education. .ohn T. 1)nncan denounced wh' 'o calls the "system." .1. It. A. Mullally was not prr-.:t. Several of the candidatos took fthihts at "coat-tail swingers," much to tho delight of the crowd, which che ' every such reference. '') lat e ('omin-mnity Fair. Cross 11111, June11 22.--A commI)iiuty; fai fort0l Cross5 . lill townably has bh. sulggested( to be hl dtLh is sumimerto d'arly3 fal. A c'omflittee of ('itizen'I has inadie sulggestions 0n tim :.nta i ed for' comm IIittee to'S1 got up exhibhits on horses andl mules, cat tie, piouitry3, hogs and( udogs, field andl garden pro ducl(ts and school to haLvo txhiitt. Al so) a comm iittee for labdies' de~.parit mtlI it those wVho areo agitating t ho subijec(t get enlcoluagemuent we umyV dcidte to hia vu it. I believe we a get up3 good (exhibits and1( spend1( a : i! day3 pleasantly. Sleek uplylu 3:1.1' ('s and1 ('ows anld get ready. W. TP. Austin for Citize:. Pi 'arIes P(st Par'ty Potp~onied. to) have beeni~t~ given 01n thle lawn :,fI Dr1. and1( Mr s. 11I. K. Al ken TPhuru.iny ('ven ig, hals biern indetiiItely .. lIonedi onl alc('ount of thle deahth of :'ss Youmel4 i.adies' go iio Iork Hill 11 .M sseis Margiarlet D)n)11 and ~ 1111 1 in have been0) awardedI the 'Iomn heih schlashi'ij ps to *Winithirop ('o1lh'-. d1( wll leave niext weekd to keo meu en (days (coiurse which thle schoi hips) gularant c teem101. TIhiese yo-o:'g adhies made sleundid records ini thel omalto) grow ing anld dennnin i ens ('1 t..