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VOLUME XXXIII. LAUIFENS9 SOUTH CAROLINAq WEDNESDAY, AUGUS'F 1, 1917. U~IA
SrF D[F[N[
MAY 01 BURN
D0[1['S -FJI
Granted'Ball in the Sum of
$3,000.
HEARING BEFORE
JUDGE WATTS HERE
311rs. Dee ilnuyly Witness of!
the Tragwedy, 3140dilies her .Testfimon1ly
inde at I iquesf wire She Avers
She was Unoler Nerious Strain.
Mr. Stoddard turned. still cu rsing
and stooped over reachin.g I Vowards the
gro*.tud and 1Pobert .)hot once," swore
Myr. Wee 11tll in he aIllba Vit she niade
and placed in viden(e befor .Jludg
R. C. Waitt, al C11hrern, Frid".- whenl
R~obert 11lurdeltv, :0layer or Stoddard,
made appliention for hail. At the in.
quest hetld1 at the ti me' of lit kill in
Mr's. Ilolt had test iled that her brother
shot 9-toddard without wvarning, ilt in
lier allidavil read befiore .1uld, \all,;
she states that sh'e tesRiifled then tn
der excitelit iatd distre and ''stat
ed the Iatter then accordin g. to theo
bcst way in li,er mind in her list ressed
Condition to save her ovwn1 replita;io''
Counsel fori the deevnoe viII no d(oll
jake advantage or tlib testlimony on
whili to base :I plea of slf feni'vise
at the trial which will" comle up1 in
Sept em her. 11u rdett. was ropresented
inl the hearing by I Simpson, Coopel S.
Pahh, the State beig represenled b-v
Solicitor Diackwell.
1 ollowing the hearing riday lall
wam gianltd In the sum of .8 ,Oli
which was readily. fi I'll ished. In ai
lition to ,tlie state nil t of .\tr;. D ee
Volti, no other testimtony wasi heard ex
cept alfiuavits affirming Ile defeid
ant's rolmtaton for law aid old 1'.
The fololwing i.s the stal.men of
Mrs. )!t ro:ul at te heariim before
PoIrs Ihm it, b dueglly sworyn,
say' that she is a ister of lobhert
Burdell who is phalrgedl with tho %ilk
iug of I). I). stoddard on .ulv 21lh.
1917. That on that morning she left
her father's house to go to a neigh
hor's, 3' . W eek s, to wndi, I I o (ni, a , I .
8,h14 went hy .1 road thr1olulh the fioehls
which pas:sed a dtnse piee oi woods
filled with unde1tr.-rowth. A\ negro wo-.
main w1.1eIt with her a parl of ile way.
tullng bik before the I oi etlds
were passedl and the woodrls realched.
On r"aching. a point besides the wood.
31. . ). Stoddard in thr edge of th
xoodts spoke to lt' and afeir oms
conversation as to the whereabouts If
h1(,r brother Riohert and ;)bom lit, fa'1
I1y and ther miiIters, Nir. Ntoddard
asked her to stepi aside with him to
which she replied, 'No ind[d, I
havenI im't t .' lie iisis d, -aid sh'
would not. he treating 1 1 hi right and
kept begging; and herging; that she
then Starled toward .\ i. Stodd8ard.
Sile totld111 himlaoult litiet heaving t he
house wiith his gun. lIe said ' iloherr'
not abouiit her(e1.' II was thleu tIas~a
star1ted towards .\lr'. S'toddardil. Ils I
111e1 stepped in the bushies anid 2aid
to .\r. Stoddard 'Wh'tat aie you dloini
hole? .\lr. Stlddardl began (1ursin
here for thios mornine! ?i'll tearn you(h
how to walt'h.' .\d r. StilddardI'l tillnedi
ls till rsn an5 sto pp'eiid ave reach-i~'
shot on1ce. I hiollowed'I D't))1' shioot anly
more1' anid .31r. Slo~biard saht 'Don't
shoot any more1'. You've kci Ill mle.'
and( w('nt off thiR'oughi 11 the ooids, Inl
a short time he waS dtead; neveri slpoke
anfy more1. 1 le(ft afe he d''11 iled anid
wen'Rt to) .\lr . Wreeks' tol get him1 and12
Mr 1. .Jeni' :S to o) (Iv'r 'ther22. Ili'ert
went f hers. 'T'hat sinc2e thle (ic
011rrenC~ce .shte had beeni lab orng unde(21IR'
greatI excitoeent an d11(istrles of m12indi
have been con2lined to lbed under1 1rea1..
nitent of a phll~'ani, anid Is still in
bed. Thalit she IOI lestile at the0 inere1(st
Under exc'itemen~it and (listre'ss andi~
sitatedl the miatter then1 accorinifg to
the best way) ini her1 mind~c in tier dtis
-tressed~ conitionI to save 110r ownR
reptt'tt t~i." ".\itrs. D)ee lloit."'
,Testlimony at InquesICt.
?ollowing Is tile tesitimnony of wit
meuses who W~ero& examined at the ini
quest last Tuesday:
Mrs. Dee Bolt being dulty sworn,
9ays~
"I Was going fromn my home to air'.
Weeks' and carr'ied a negro woman
part of the way with me1 and oni the
d0ontintie on X'age Four.)
(I OSS HILL PEOPl TO
ENJOY 11.0 CIIAUTAUQUA
lonster (hiaiutautia to be 141d Next
I'uesdaiiy, Wednesday and Th'l irsda y.
.arge (rowds Expeeted.
(rosau fll, July 30.---lveryboty i.s
111(ilkng preparatioll til- week for thI
:t -lIliffl Chauta qtjna. which Is comiig
Ixt week, begilllilg oil 'I' .ulay,
7 ih. Three big <lays are :('tred
with tlit hie sessions each <day, Inorn
is:, at'ternoon and ovenling. Se as on
WONet are nlow onl salet atS..,ch
drt- n, 75-,(. The various coum iltov.;
at' at work and all t1111hink% will he
remuly for a weekt of enljoyinentl afld
rofil. Thlm'0 who woul intake sur
of ilt! best will sweluro tickels 'at
.it.I avoid anly risk. Noboly wai's to
ml. -i Ilh raro opporltilnity.
The Illionl incvtilia all, ilethal !-tla
,. urlaty antl .Iunilay w ; lakely it;
trailed all was goii:l :n1 cvery wA Y.
i;eo a nuh r ib Il o lwlam tttfu _ 1n
hp:*ill si.merhos onl ;Ihe va ou opil ;
o t he progrlainl tl h ody ( n1joye d t iw
M: xi Of IWOoNCellen1t er~n, one
Saturday tmorning by v. .. ' --
; i It N i y -ix alil thIe o1her i u In
la ioringl by Noev. K. . Itirof
I t t vi IlC. .\I . W ilson ': Iru hjet I S
CIh. Io\ 4 of, ( ;od, w il . v \1r. !,'uller
ke of iW' isins ! ii Iiseh k tir'i
-c ch-ar, 1(actlical It hElpful. Ihe
'h ie Itwap le 0 f t Ih a a tnt. trtie
(tI tiemwerts t atl visilors ilt th1c u -
ul! bounitifu'l anld hospitable nnnr
a i tv wartt-hyAtea hwip wi'h
iring. W No -pe i t e in. Ioi <(it b
Ilm, i t n trta i igth i ( it IlE't thaEn'
il-ll
(hi te people of to Ihah a ra. , Inte
dio ely after 'iho tlo.te of th Ilnion ,
P'astor \\. E-. Filteronl annomunl( Ilie
he!!innIinl of a 'wrios of reviva inlt
ina whchwill likelIy 1-un1 thr-olgh
thewek.The -rvieo; "alurdily af
wc' :no ee arrsn l interriupted
tI'w mit11111 s bI y Itl e inarllria.' of a
ytag colph- Who atli for that piur
po . \\'ithout anly pr viou\ llotit I1n
11e. part ( of tl- vongre ation, .\r. Frel
A. 1-'ulle:No .\ f loun ille :uni .\lis., ( u y
'~ n , te l lf tau el wallwil 17 I frot
anl'i were spoon joinetll inl tho holy I Inis
of m tritony by 1l r :1|i:; .\. V-;! r
,th olev brother of Iterllvo . The
li oni' ly ou len le t inIll Itlit ly for I
. w:, n to thed give toe tbos brie's
re gt o Iohr auY I .\lr.. - . '. H1 ill,
\ t' the clm -) -,Ifil 1.a1it of frwi*
1,, itors retacieI Illelo ca rly Ubs
nuornling. froml ('orpl. ('lerksl; iy ,
'ul,,1r-iso fnil[ h r u S li s n iu
ihe.t will lteave ('haleston001 tomIos nu..
Tel..\Itr. ('ulherts"on will b.. onclt
tl (1"hatt. N. Q'. while .\ir. 1'inFOnl
roe; to .\u iuma. (;a. .\lost lif 1the
lo1 11.! (11" (if ;hr. iiartorni.: ter ,. :larl
11u m at ('harbf-ston will be s int ito the
it - for I' , i few weel:s- %ihi.i : rela
ti.v at Abbe'lville i ImIe \\es.-I
\i!.!. ('o vay lliall !a ,, g onl to
('lu lir lto ') ,:11 lit) few <!ays; wvith
rr 11h1.4ba1n11 who is- ti-o 'for spIecial
;,-Ilioal t e ti e t
CHAIRM[N APPOITN[D
FOR D[f[NS[ OUlNCIL
Dr. R. E. Hughes Named
County Chairman.
AROUSING PEOPLE
PRINCIPAL WORK
'l 4 U. it. otir of art liti l is Statili
f hair nl of fliv, Connfell of Dlei'se
and '''' I ''I 1 -'. Iu he i s (''tnniy
11 irman,
Dr. t oll Nt . I u he4 s, apoinit t e in hair.
mlanl for 1-illurens ('oull y of the S
I'ot il for' :8 .4n::, a:P'' ''slit~ia
iia o - r w I I I he
1t :l : t l V : I :t t- m -: - 1n 1f
vt W tt I w i .1 lit ''mii
I ' ,: I a 1-1'1 \V a t .v 1 4 . i
i Io l -wi. r,1' I h'l-( ' kI I bI y
- 'i.; 11 'o tk, 1'ountain 4n.
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1) . 1. i I .\l ill ( a 1t 111.
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AIe !l f rdI . c ob , 'lintI
l \\'. it I r r I. ant.
l'. \\tl'. .\ Iire l riae o (l)e 11nstrator,
I I I re I
.\!i'in yoI u kdiv 1r of The .\l sfi'
(r h1( "mren.. iI
w.i lI.oet . ! to !) loig. I'hal:i
ba efoplsre to ('have{ o I)fns (as
I r oh, N e. ' I
vi- 1 :u I -r~n~ I n r:snip o
en ~ ~ !2a 11. -lu ,\ rI. i m oad
unl~a the u~n~h' na'itn an oii
In ie ; v - it e t ' ib i~ n i
p ro v. 1a1 fr th u c r f m l
to rain . T th te lw. w h
you to evenr~~~~ - esup ot.fala :i.
One Hundred and Fifty Are
Called Daily.
TEN DAYS iN WiCHd
. CLAIM M1AY B~E F-ILED
*'ounl&" 1-:emtli ont~ hlai i.iilit ()iaa
Unlinitato aT omo~atrrowl
alI'' aa. .~ .\ 'aaa,,aa t. -a I.
a: a.- -..
I 'iaa - a..
i l i a-| t. a.-; -, tr .o a
.a il'a l'I'atI.\aiaa\ ;'.
bh ''have aa a 'a I a - a
t- a b -ana di .a b arI a .. .
a l s ah- xaa ' 'an\-x'.]
aat .\ ! :a ! a'I 1
a K ii-a
a a'
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a ' a n e t
n ruh bal ii..
noa. a'a are' 'antinead . -i's IlayAs a
I lip ir' mtathinal: aaaolonh~t'dly
* ' Ia,-': a-l a 'iei 'lhy.''al ''an
S at f hi wif' aini al hlibien
'a h 1i I a I ta n o he'f I ta-en. .\l
a''l.iltr in \. hieh'l Itaa'y areat
a a t' d is. a i'a I 'a aa W the ayan ona taf
a: 'A war induI .:r.ial ' a' m i tt-ns will
)aal'y a-a',a',s a r la .a !'' aa io'n a na i .
a '.-'a :ad. ]'a;-n -!: -. the \\.'ar 1) -
'a -I b' ta!! :a' r al' 'V saohlir alae
a- daal but thaea rali -a that I te re'- -
-'- iaa till a aIr lial''a at saatry.
A . .' '. .1. I) nI .ix :h h : 'l mt. farnle r
anda ta'an-aral a ::<ha!, w aith a a'alriitersa
at hi: larm fli (a thea ('t'ay ('tal- r'oad,
haonaa in htis armaa bat w('tien the wr'i:'i ad
tlbow~x last weckI- whilefa ('ranikingt~ (rat'd
terupltinag to ankail his automonllbile. Theia'
atte.ldt . was thae resul t of the ustal
"klk" w~ h Idah' omesu as thle r'esult of
too free aippflient Ion of gas' to the
eartr'etor. WVhile the break Ia heal
ing as well as could be expected, Air.
Dondy has boon suffering intenro nnin.
)M1'N TV ILIl :NTI-ITAINS
S'NDAY SClHOL, WORKE'lls
Proifable 1111 Enjoy abple Session Ili
'Iourth 1 District ('I(ention l [.ld
There.
The .Annual District SundI~ay So'hool
convernlionl 1, f the folrth di rict ll
;In the firs-t 14z0t i~t civir.-h of .i e -
v (!e 1 \'.dInc.-!y, .onJldy I Thn
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h. a To (hre n. b~(eie '
\i wne on i a I3(fn( 131( h Q (a
(i.' n ('allg (-'fif I .3( (1131 gondsa
upo k-a Iet'am hresly on Fly Aug wur.
W.el pleao with ih(ea IitS 0nd hoicn
ib rod hred.r Thyrg red ,ta per
Mo SHOW SIGNS
Of SR[ NGIH
Making a 5'and on Some
Fronts.
GiERMNANS FOLLOW
IN HEAVY FORCE,
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nti . ; e .
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he turn i
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''hteker
414)m i ;n ';;arra- ah
with fiailur ie t4o 4 f~iMh 4 ! r .
Civ:. Ile wa si r/l): I a te :
reI iistredI nt 14hat had1 12d i ll
tax for' 191', an!!'; A 70\" F en-.
aly 'oes wI h 441. MIn am I.this
crjflim and besidesI t ih' Il he ~e iC s 11' re
leise froma Te'. e a Cc Io Ti:1So
i COmflh)uCl.