The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 18, 1900, Image 9
THE LEGISLATURE.
Doings of Our General As* !
sembiv.
SENATE.
Kirst Day.?it was proi. pt)\ at o"1
'<a k that the ;*>? nate was >1 to ( r"'?
and t V" tail *.%:> trail "1 l?v the
< UtK, Gen. R. li Momp'ull. The
aentees were Mor-i. Row. n. IV in, !
^' nn's. liderton. A!?u:'.T:'.ti. Ragsaalc.
fulkcr. Wallace i.ii-1 (
The chanlaiu. T{ c. (I. II. WacideJl, j
?c-ned the s ssion vita graver, thank- I
iug God for tho blessings of the year
and invoicing divine guidance upon the j
work of the body.
The two new Senators were escorted |
to the bar of the Senate by Sergeant- \
at-Arms Gaston, and they were sworn j
in.
Senator Appelt introduced his bill j
providing for the submission to the !
?e;;ple of a vote upon the question of ,
dispensary, prohibition or high license
The Senate, on motion of Senator j
tienaer.-on, men j ujournru.
Second Day.?The Senate w.n.* call- i j
to order at noon by Lieut. Gov. Scarborough.
and the evening prayer was '
tnade by Chaplain Waddell. Senator ,
Graydon introduced a bill to authorize '
an election in the city of Abbeville up- i
on the question of i.-suing bonds in ai:i
of the Black Diamond railroad and to !
provide for the issuance of the bonds. |
Senator Livingston, to authorize the j
-inking fund commission to loan men
ey to the county of Marlboro and to j
jil'dge a special tax in payment of the !
loan. Referred to committee on finance.
The concurrent resolution from i
the House providing for an investigation
of the dispensary was referred tc i
the judiciary committee. Mr. Caugh- !
man's House bill to amend the jim j
crow ear law was recommitted to the j
committee on railroads, which had reported
the bill without recommendation
at the last session. Senator Al- !
<1 rich's resolution to investigate the
lispensary was referred to the judiciary
committee.
Third Day. Thp Spnate's session
was short and uneventful. About an
tour was devoted to the introduction
>f :i"?- hills, of which there were 10
v.ul to the consideration of the calcnl:sr.
A number of bills of minor im
srtance passed second reading.
Fourth Day. Among the bills introduced
were the following: Mr. (,':nnor To
provide for the sale or lease
of the penitentiary farms.
The Senate agreed to the house resolutions
providing for a special joint :
committee to consider the plan to !
drain the low lands. The committee
on agriculture was relieved of further
ons id (ration of the matter. I'ni'avorable
reports were adopted on the following
bills whi di wpre thereby killed"
Makling stenographers' notes cf trials
final ar.d conclusive evidence of what
was sworn and charged and a biil
""""'linf craini . srovprnmrr.' law in
.^reference (o roads and highways. t'n^Lfavorable
reports were made on Senator
Gnydon's bill to provide a uniform ;
system of registry, and his bill relating j
o service of summonses of magistrates. |
These two bills were placed on the I
calendar. j
On Mr. Gordon's motion, the enact- j
ing words were stricken out of Mr. j
Stevenson's House resolution to make !
;t a misdemeanor to swear falsely or |
commit fraud in a primary election. I
The same disposition was made of j
Mr. "Mower's bill relating to municipal '
flections.
Th--? following bills pa-sed the sec- i
Ctrl reading: Mr. Blakcney's bill to ;
give landlords and tenants liens
agai'nst the shares of laborers ami
-croppers after division of crops for
advances was recommitted to the ju
dieiary committee. .Mr. Barnwell's bil! I
In amend an act approved 11th Febru- j
nry. A. D. ISPS. ami entitled "An act to
amend an act entitled 'An act to out- J
power the Wappoo Bridge Company to <
construct a bridge across Wappon '
cut.'" approved February l!th. A. I>. :
1SS7. was pasted over in his absence, j
Mr. Barnwell's hill to further amend '
Pointer XCIV.. article 1. of the Revised
slutcs of South ''arolina, volume I..
1*93. relating to jury commissioners, as 1
row amended hy law. was passed to a ;
third reading. T.;e Senate. having |
disposed e>f the calendar, adjournou j
until noon.
On Tuesday tmxt at o'clock p. m..
ihe juditi'ary committee of the Senate j
will com-ider a hill in relation to roin- I
svrance and the transaction of business !
I?v fire insurance companies or asso- J
. infions otherwise than through res:deat
agents, and a bill regulating
pawnbrokers and providing a license
Parties interested in these
cities and towns.
Senator Henderson?Granting to the I
United States the title of this State
the jurisdiction of this State over
.certain lands on Sullivan's island in
Charleston county for military purposes.
Senator Stanland?To alter salaries
of Dorchester county officials.
Senator Talhird?To amend the act
nrcscrPinne the ocrc.nec.saticn of the
clerk of court frr Beaufort so as to reduce
the ecru per. nation.
?*::.;ter Marshall?To prevent chilli
1 ra uu' r 12 years of ::%? from worki:.;r
The judiciary committee made a
favciable report on Senator Stan1
tad's bill to amend the law providing
for the appointment of magistrates so
f.'r as it relate- to Dorchester county.
Th* fame coair: ittec made an unfavorable
report on Senator Mower's
bill relating to the granting of pardons.
The report was adopted and
ihn bill rejected. A favorable report
was made on Sjnitc.r Hay's bill to
amend the law as to county treasurers
compensation so far as it relates to
I\ :> haw count v. The rennrt was
rdopted with cmcr.dments. The favora
hi;* report with amendments 021 Sena- !
tor Grulur's hill to require clerks and 1
resistors to satisfy records of certain j
mortgages of real estate was adopted.
The same committee submitted a fa- !
vorahle report with amendments 0
Senator Graydcn's resolution to re- .
quire the attornc-y general to investi- ,
gats the Virginia-Carolina Chemical j
company. The report was adopted. A
favorable report v.as made cn the bill
in reference to the judgment of magis- ;
trates. Messages were received from
the governor transmitting the reports
cf thrt adjutant general and the State
librarian. The rouse resolution in ie- 1
gard to the election of officers during !
una session was reierrea 10 me com- 1
mittee 011 privileges and elections. Mr.
Sawyer's house bill t> validate the.
grand jury of I'nion county was passed
and ordered enrolled for ratification. :
On motion of Senator Oravdon. Mr.
Suber's bill to amend the school law
by adding a provision preventing
teachers heing members of boards of >
trustees was recommitted to the com
mitteo on education in order that the
superintendent of education, might be j
hoard thtreon. Stnator Barnwell's
bill ;o amend the statutes rtlating vO 1
jury commissioners was given its third j
reading and passed. It is a local
measure cf inures: to Charleston. Tht
only second reading b!l considered
was Senator Waller's hill to amend
title XI. chapter XXXVI. artlclt 3,
a'ifiitca r,e 1Xf|?. cr-1 fivinc thA wpiirhr i
of a boiht! of bolttd corn meal at 40 j
pounds. At this point a recess vas |
taken until 12:4in order to allow
committers to hold sessions.
When the Senate reconvened, a reso- ;
lut:on was passed inviting the house ;
to a joint tssion at 1 o'clock ^o ratify
acts. The invitatcn was accepted, and
the house came to th? Senate chamber
a: the hour stated, when the bill vali- !
dating the Union county jury was ratified.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
First Day. The House of Repre- j
sontatives assembled at noon. Col. T. j
C. Hamer, the clerk, called the roll and
f *Ka 1'>1 I?Anr0cnfittifivoc mcnu.r.- I
ded. Several of the absentees came in
late.
The proceedings of the House were |
opened with prayer by the chaplain, j
Rev. J. C. Abney.
Hon. Frank 1). Gary, of Abbevnlle,
the sneaker, then addressed the mem- i
hers of the House, congratulating the j
body upon the conditions existing in 1
the State.
The following new bills were intro- j
duced:
Mr. Mehrtens A hill to amend the i
ae^ relating to jurv commissioners.
2'r. Wharton A hill to extern! the
time for payment cf taxes until .March
1st.
Mr. Jeremiah Smith A bill to amend !
the county government act as far as
same relates to terms of county super- i
visors.
Mr. Means A hill to regulate game
and hunting.
Mr. Gadsden presented a bill to re- I
fund lost or destroyed ante-bellum j
coupon bonds to the late corporation .
known as the State bank, ete.
Mr. Bacot A bill to amend act re- 1
lsting to recording marriage settle- j
monts. dowagers, etc.
The Honse then adjourned.
Second Day. A great deal 01 work |
measures can appear before the committee.
riv ?T!>(s Senate convened I
r iuu . . . ?
promptly at nocn. Lieut. Gov. Scar- j
hcrc-ugh in the chair. The usual j
pnjvr was offered by the chaplain. '
several rew bill? were offered as fol- j
lows: "Sec-ahcr \\\ A. Brown?To re
quire parents or guardians to compel J
their children to attend school fo: i
eight weeks in the year. Refarred to
rormnitvoa on education.
Seaafcor McCcrmott?To amend
county government law so as to include
Horry among counties wherein
townships assessors are appointed by
A. the auditor.
jU. Senator Henderson?To further prowaterworks,
sewers and drains of
was accomplished l?y the House of Hep- j
rescntatives. The calendar numbers ;
14 pages, each page containing the li- '
ties of eight bills on an average. The i
House took up the calendar system at- j
ically and worked through the first 10
pages.
The following , were introduced:
West, to amend pension laws so as to
include the maimed, irrespective of i
ago; E. B. Rag?dale, to limit the num- i
her of acres of land which an alien or
a corporation controlled by aliens may j
own in this State; Bacot. relating to ,
the transportation of dead bodies: Ha- !
ban Mauldin. to amend law relating to
working convicts on private farms;
C. E. Robinson, relating to examination
of teachers for certificates; Blease, i
to require one disinterested witness to j
bills of sale and to mortgages; also, to :
amend constitution cb as to place in j
State treasury for general purposes the I
State's pro rata part of dispensary pro- i
fits; W. J. Johnson, to make rates of j
milroail trnnsnnrtntinn 2 :i-2 and 2 I
cents; Richards, to exempt graduates I
of South Carolina Medical college from
examination for license; Rogers, to authorize
building up new jail in Marlboro.
Third Day. The house of representatives
worked steadily. A number of
new bills were introduced, among
them Mr. W. J. Johnson's to prohibit
the formation of trusts in this State,
and Mr. Harvey Wilson's providing for
an appropriation for a Confederate
monument at Chickazaauga. Mr. Eugene
13. Gary was unanimously elected
to succeed himself as associate justice
af the State supreme court. Mr.
Tease's proposed amendment to the
onstitutlon to make length of terms
of representatives four years was
killed. Mr. W. J. Johnson introduced
f
a bill to prevent trusts, etc., from being
formed and operated in this State.
Quite a number of bills passed third
i reading and were sent to the Senate.
Fourth Day.?House passe! Sonator
timber's bill providing for county
courts, after about thirty counties had
i been exempted. Mr. Mess introduced
' r. bill providing for two additional judicial
circuits. Mr. Winkler introdmrd
his bill designed to reconstruct the
dispensary law. Mr. Epps introduced
, an anti-cigarette bill and Mr. Stevenson
a measure to prevent children under
12 from working in manufacturing
esiuoiisniuems. i nc* iiim uiii uisniao!
od was Mr. Winkler's. 10 provide for
| round-trip tickets on railroads and at
reduced rates. Mr. Gadsden moved to
strike out the enacting words. Mr.
1 "Winkler disclaimed that it would work
p. hardship on railroads and would
benefit the people. It will encourage
travel and benefit both parties. The
tickets are not transferable and scalp*
er.s will net be benefited. Mr. M. I?.
"Woodward opposed the general assembly's
interfering with a railroad company's
private business. There was
now a law fixing the rate of transpoc
tntion. and whv should that rate he
cut down one-'half for round-trip tickets?
There was then a colloquy between
himself and Mr. K. 15. Ragsdal.r
as to the rai'roaWc HeM and the justice
of making tickets "not transferred
By a vote cf ol) to 31! the Hou.-s
killed tile bill.
Mr. Wood's hill to forbid persons
Jti.llWtlK (I'l) JIIITB t-?II lit 1IO Wll tlWJia IV
take other collatera was indefinitely
postponed on motion of Mr. Magill.
Tfie House passed Mr. Sanders' It'll
to change the scholastic year from the
1st of July to the 30th of the succeed- i
ing June, as the law now is, so that j
the law shall read. "The scholastic ;
year shall begin on the first day of
January of each year and end on th-a
31st day of December following."
This does not affect the terms of
schools, but simply makes the records !
conform to other records.
Fifth Day.?The legislature finished
t?AAl.V ~ VT/^til.
no iiirt w rcn a wuikv. .ui . .ui v. ur
lough's bill providing for an extra
term of court passed. Mr. Bacot introduced
a resolution looking to the '
conversion of Sullivan's Island into a
I'nited Stages government station. Mr. |
Montgomery introduced a resolution
that January 18th at noon be set apart
as a day on which the Senate and
house of representatives should meet \
in joint session in memorv of the late
Gov. Wm. H. Ellerbe. The resolution
provided that the governor. State su- i
premo court and State officials be invited
to attend, and that a committee ;
of three representatives and two Sena
tors be delegate! to prepare a pro- i
gramme. !
The resolution was adopted unanimously
by a rising vote. Twelve third
reading bills were passed, all but one.
having been passed by the Senate, are '
row in the engrossing department be- |
ing enrolled for ratification as 1 aw?.
Thefirst bill brought up was Rogers'
requiring marriage licenses in this j
State. Mr. Rogers stated that South
Carolina was the easiest State fn the
I'nion in which to get married, and 1
the hardest to get cut of it. The issu- ;
ing of marriage licenses will be of bene
fit in many ways. Mr. Weston spoke
in favor of the bill. For a fee of 1T> |
cents a man may, under this bill, hare
the record of hi3 marrage perpetuated.
There is a need for such a record to
aid in establishing the rights of parties
to deeds, titles, dowers, etc. Mr.
Williams opposed the bill. There
might be marriages by officials ignorant
of the license law and such marriages
would be illegal and entail
great confusion. Mr. Wharton thought
licenses would be of great value in preventing
unhappy marriages and in
preserving the peace of the home. Mr.
K. B. A. Robinson?Let's give the
vcung folks a showing. Let's give
them a chance. Marriage is a fine institution.
I don't see any use in this
bill. Mr. Woods thought this would
be but a stepping stone towards a divorcement
law. Mr. Jeremiah Smith
thought it reflection on the preachers
and law ofticers to say that there I
would be illegal marriages by officials
ignorant of the law requiring licenses.
If a $1 license is an obstruction to marriage.
then there ought to be no mar- j
riage? of such people. Mr. Stevenson !
favored the bill. A man may know
that he is married, as the law now is. j
DUl IUTiy years nemo II:? nt-irs win
have a hard time proving it. for there
would be 110 records. The house re- j
fused to strike out the enacting words
and Mr. C. E. Robinson introduced an 1
amendment making the bill 'become '
operative Jan. 1st. 1900. The amend- j
ment was rejected. Mr. Magill moved
to indefinitely postpone the bill. Lost !
by a vote of 33 to 61. The bill passed j
its second reading. The measure pro- j
vides:
Section 1. That from and after the '
approval of this act. no marriage shall
he solemnized or contracted in this
State without a license therefor issued 1
by the judge of the probate court of j
the county wherein the ceremony of ,
m o o o>Q c Ra.lt i>prfr>rmpfl a reeord
of which license shall be kept in said
probate court, always open to public
inspection. For such licenses shall be
charged a fre of ^5 cents, to go to the
probate judge, except in counties where
the probate judge should be a salaried ;
officer, when the fee shall go to the :
general county funds.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of
the judges of probate to issue marriage j
licenses on application of any person, j
whic-b license shall contain the date of
the intended marriage, the names and
ages, race and color, of the contracting
parties, and the facts as to whether
they are respectively bachelor,
widower? widow or maid: Provided,
No such license shall be issued fcr tha
marr:a?? ef a?y fern ale wnose rnr- '
i
%
riage would be contrary to the laws of
j this State.
See. 3. That any person, either a
civil magistrate or a clergyman, or
minister cf any religion, church or
1 sect whatsoever, who shall perform
the service or ceremony cf marriage
for any person without first having
such license exhibited to him. shall he
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction.
shall b? punished by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment not exceeding one year.
; in the discretion of the court.
Senate bill to provide a uniform time
I for payment <>f municipal taxes was j
re :<1 in th? house for the first time
yes to relay. Also the Senate bill relating
to Marlboro's new jail.
Mr. Martin introduced a bill re'.aiI
ing to the making of highways.
Mr. Bacot Relating to the board of
I trustees of th^ Citadel.
Mr. Jerr-miah Smith To put Ilorry
county tinder county government law.
Mr. Thetis Relating to the hunting
i of deer.
Mr. Ashley to change county line of
Anderson so as to include a part of
Donalds' township in Abbeville.
Mr. Gaatt To declare the rights of
certain corporations.
Mr. fatton To protect partridge,
i quail, ('.per and turkey.
Mr. Lock wood To relieve certain
Beaufort taxpayers from nulla bona
taxes.
The several committees have been
working cn the new bills introduced
at this session, and a number were renorted
tmon
i Favorable with minority report on
Mr. Moss' bill to increase number of
judicial circuits.
Favorable with minority report on
; Mr. Epps' anti-cigarette bill.
The judiciary committee returned
the Winkler dispensary bill without
recommendation. Unfavorable on Mr.
Blcasc's bill to require chattel mortgages
and bills of sale to be witnessed
by at least one disinterested party.
Favorable cn Mr. Patton's bill to
declare in what manner city and town
boundaries may be changed.
Unfavorable on Mr. C. E. Robinson's
bill to regulate the bond* of county
dispensers.
Favorable on Mr. Wilson's bill to
erect a monument at Chiekamauga.
Favorable on joint resolution to auo
; *1 1* : rr ftirwl * r\ 1/?rwl f 11 n /I C f A
r. .iii\.a^ iuuii 11/ ivnu iuuuw vw
Marlboro with which to build jail.
Favorable on hill regulating the
working of convicts on private farms.
Favorable on bill amending Charlesten's
harbor commission law.
Unfavorable on bills proposing to
charter the Winston-Salem anrl Carolina
and the Carolina and Southwestern
railroads.
Unfavorable on bill reducing railroad
fares.
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OVERRUN BY RATS.
Enforced Cloning of the lllittlcictt*
office in London.
Something like twelve months ago
an important district postoffice in London
was closed. It had been opened
for stamps, money orders and postoffice
orders and telegrams till midnight,
and it was in the center of a
thickly populated district. One day,
without any previous notice, the doors
oIaooH an/1 f> P(ir/1 ftffivorl Qtfltinf* I
that it was closed for repairs. Weeks
passed and it was not reopened. The
postmaster-general received complaints
by the score. But the weeks
became months, and still the doors remained
closed. And the people around
wondered why. The murder is at last
out, and some of the families residing
near know it to their cost. The postoffice
in question had to be cloeed because
it had become the happy hunting
ground of vast hordes of rats who
consumed letters by the bagful, and j
many postal orders, money order forms
and other official papers. The rats
forced the postoffice to be closed, and
after numerous attempt*, to rid the i
place of the rodents it was found possible
to do so only by putting down entirely
new cement foundations and entirely
retimbering the place. As nearly
as possible the postoffice had, but for
its mere shell, to be rebuilt. That done,
-*t_ _ * 1.1? ~P Immnrlintp TlPlffh
me irouoies ui mc 0_
borhood became accentuated. Driven
from the postoftice, the rats have journeyed
to the surrounding houses,
which are now infested with them. The
correspondent from whom this information
comes has had several cats in
his place, and they have done something
to keep things down, but, to use
his words, "to go home is to find the
wife and the maids with flying petticoats
rushing up the stairs; servants
won't stay in the house except for a ;
very short time; mats and pictures, j
some of the latter several feet up the ;
walls, have been consumed. My wife
is terror-stricken, and when I reach
home at night I often find her locked
half starved, in an upper room afraid
to move about and too nervous even
to go near where tne iooa is Kept
until I come in." The informant states
that his experience is similar to that
of many residing near him. London
Daily News.
British strategy has consisted mainly
in coming on just aa their opponents
desired. The succession oi
disasters, with the heavy losses even
when an advantage has been gained,
will not make the war, or the government
responsible for bringing it on,
highly popular in England. But,* oi
course, there can be no question oi
the British determination to see the
thing'through nt any cost.
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NEWJERSEYOUTOF DEBlt
Tho Legislature Convenes and f.D-f
eeives the Governor's Message.
In Splto of 1'nnsaal DUIiumementi',
State Has the Greatest Cash
balance in Its History.
| Trenton. N. J. (Special). The Cno Hun'
<1 red and Twenty fourth Now Jersey Legis-j
j laturo convened at 3 o'clock Tuesday}
afternoon. The corridor?, galleries and!
floors of both Houses were crowded, andj
thers was a profuse -floral display. Tha
two Houses organized by the election off
the officers recently decided upon by thai
! republican caucauses. Senator Johnscnj
of Bergen, taking the chair in the Upporj
House, made a short spoech thanking thai
members for the honor. Assemblymanj
Jones, of Essex, Speaker of the Assembly,]
also thanked the members of that body.
After the two houses had been organized
the annual message of Governor Foster M.
Voorhees was read. Governor Voorhees
calls attention to the fact that the State
was out of debt, and had, notwithstanding
extraordinary disbursements, the greatest
cash balance on hand In its history. This
state of affairs is believed to be partly dne
to the many incorporations in the State in
tho last flscal year.
In discussing the protection of tho oyster]
bods, tho Governor says the annual value
of the oyster crop of " the State 13 nearly
52,060,000, a sum equal to the value of the
yearly wheat production. The industry
gives direct employment toabont 600 boats
nnd over 3000 men.
He calls attention to the fruitless joint
efforts of New York and Now Jersey to interest
the Federal Government in tbo
preservation of the Palisades of the Hudson
from defacement and depredation, but
expresses the belief that the two States
will succeed in acquiring the necessary
land to insure the inclusion of the Palisades
In a public park scheme.
The Governor devotes considerable space
to the attacks on the management of the
State Industrial School for Girls, which he
declares were UDju3t. On this subject he
saj's, in pari: s
"Tlii3 school has, (luring the last year,
galued an dnpleasant and unfortunate no-i
toriety. Exaggerated and sensational accounts
spread broadcast over the country,
have created a deeply erroneous impres-j
siou as to the purposes of the school, thej
methods of its management and the results)
there attained.
"At no time has the claim been made
that ihe school has reached the full measure
of perfection, but under tho management
of the trustees, aided by the intelligent
and suggestive help of the Board of
Women Visitors nnd of the officers, decided
and, under the circumstances, astonishing
reforms and advances havo been made."
i ue uovernor uas, in regaru ro iud wis-*
ntlon of franchises, the following to say: J
"The question pressing upon your attea-j
tion and demanding answer is, Do tho)
franchises of corporations of a quasi pub-1
lie nature, enjoyiug special privileges in
the use of public property, possess a value
which should be tho subject of taxation,
nnd, if so, are the laws defective in not
subjecting them to such taxation?
"I fully realize the importance of dealing!
with this matter in a conservative spirit'
The prosperity of a State depends largely)
upon the security which it affords to in-j
vested capital. Those who have been, and(
who still are, willing to take the risks inn
volvod in such enterprises, hazardous and)
uncertain in the beginning, are entitled to
encouragement and considerate treatment.
"In my judgment, the fairest and jnost
practical way to deal with the problem is
to classify by legislative enactment theso
special franchises for the purpose of taxafir\n
Kw nnn nf f hn Wl of a Hnarrfa
"Tills subject Is probably tbo most Important
that will engage your attention
during the present session, and I suggest
that it be taken up fur consideration as
early as practicable, to the end that something
dellnlte and satisfactory, may be accomplished
before adjournment." <
After the rending of the Governor's mes-|
sage the presiding officers of both houses!
announced tboir committee appointments^
FOUR MEN SHOT IN COURT.
Litigants Take Law Into Their Own
Hands at Oakridge, Bliss.
Vicksbcro, Miss. (Special). A desperateand
deadly pistol duel, in which three ofi
the best known residents of Warren County)
were killed, occurred in Oak Ridge, eigh-J
teen miles from here. The dead are A. D.j
T> . I T> n an,I T? a Othal
Austin.
The light occurred In the courtroom of
Justice B. E. Griffin, before whom Dr.
Austin had been called for trial on an affidavit
sworn out by Itoland charging him
with having whipped one of Boland's
colored tenants. Dr. Austin was accompanied
to the court by his father, Dr.
James Austin, and his brother-in-law, Mr.
Stephenson.
As near as can be learned, the trial had
been in progress only a few minutes when
the shooting began. Once started the desperate
battle only ended when all three of
the men were stretched lifeless on the door
of the little courtroom. When the firing
had ceased the spectators, who had bolted
at the first shot, entered the building.!
Overturned and broken furniture., bloodl
covered walls nnd floors, and in the mldst|
of ull the three dead bodies were seen.
DOUBLE HANGING IN MONTROSE.)
Murderers of.! J. Pepper, a Pennsylvania)
Farmer, Pay Death Penalty.
Moktbo3e, Penn. (Special).?Cornelia &
Shew and Jamas J. Eagan, the murderers)
of A. J. Pepper, were banged here a fewj
days ago. Over one hundred persons, in?l
eluding the jury, witnessed the execution.!
The crime for which the men suffered)
death on the gallcws was the murder otj
Andrew Jackson Pepper, a wealthy Sus-J
quehanna County farmer, living in Rush!
Township, on the night of October 19, 1897.J m
for the purpose of robbery.
The men were tried separately. Aften
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them their cases were appealed (our times.
Murderer Wasco Hangod at Pittsburg^
Pittsbueo, Ponn. (Speclnl). William,
Wasco, u Hungarian, was hauged ia th?
yard ot the County Court Hojse. The$
crime (or which Wasco was executed wasl
the murder ot Aunie Sestak, a youDH
Huugariau girl who had refused to marryj
him. lie snot himself at the same time,)
hut soou recovered from his wounds.
Typhoon In the Caroline Islands.
Mail advices received ia iierlin from tha,
Carolines say that a typhoon destroyed!
much property in the islands, especially in)
the Island ot Yup. The German warship)
Jaguar narrowlv eacaned destruction. j
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