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VOL XIX K1NGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 7, 1905. NO 50 J
. ON TRIAL FO?s
THfi LIVES. I
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WILSON ARRAIGNED?PROGRESS OF A 1
NOTABLE TRIAL-WILL LAST
THROUGH TODAY. j
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The special term of court to *
try the alleged murderers of Mr '
Julian Wilson, .vho was killed '
\ at Cooper postoftice on the night 1
of October 13, 1905, convened 1
l here Tuesday morning-. Judge 1
Ik i/Bydrick, of Spartanburg, hav- 4
ing been appointed t<* preside, (
was promptly on hand, as were 1
Solicitor W;lson and Stenogra- 1
pheV Lathan, and the machinery
of the court was set in motion |
with the least possible delay.
In charging the grand jury 1
Judge Hydrick congratulated *
the county of Williamsburg on
B setting an example to the State, .
and the community where the c
** crime was committed for its ex- \
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IV IUC 1E3I. VI Wil\. LUUUt-jy V
in restraining the natural inc.ig- (
nation excited by so atrocious a 1
murder and allowing the law to
take its course. His Honor also
^ ^ clearly defined the difference
between murder and man-slaughter
and, in a general way, indi- <
y^K'afecTtlve duties of the jurors j
nT who were to pass upon the guilt
or innocence of the prisoners j
U; .. at the bar.
The grand jury found true
bills against the three negroes j
charged with crime, viz: .fen- s
1 kins Burrows, Arthur Williams I
and Robert Scott, who were *
arraitnied and DleadeJ. "not _
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guilty." The prisoners being
without counsel the court appointed
the following attorneys
to conduct the defense: For
Arthur Williams, Gilland &
Gilland; for Jenkins Burrows,
Kelley & Fairey; for Robert ,
% Scott, Stoll & Stoll. Messrs Lee
? & Askins were retained to assist
the So'icitor in the prosecution.
The trial opened with the tes
* timony of three physicians who (
were present at the coroner's 2
v inquest, Drs J R Brockinton, W r
V Brock; nton and W F Haselden,
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who testified as to the position 1
and the nature of the wounds, *
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[j which were four in number? j.
' "three being on the head and c
one on the neck at end of the spi- c
nal column. Ttiese wounds, three
of which were described as fatal, t
were evidently inflicted by a j
f*\ heavy, blunt instrument, such
as the blood-stained wagon-jack j
found near the scene of the kill- '
ing and which, according to the ! i
State's theory, was the deadly
implement employed by the j
murderers.
The main points of evidence |
against the prisoners are tracks j
found near the store where the
murder was committed, which;
were traced to within a short I
distance of the houses of the ne- jv
groes implicated. These tracks j x
* made by old, broken shoes, | [
ber nines, which is the size
/Oe worn by all three defen- v
?<fants, and measures taken of
i the tracks corresponded to the f
W shoes of each of the negroes. |
Moreover,there were found in a ^
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thicket nearby, a gun,three box- j j
es of shells and a new hat, all' ^
stolen from the store, and in a
shanty occupied by A rthur Wil- y
liams, a pair of pants also missing
from the store. When Jen- 1
kins Burrows was arrested his 1
"over-alls" were stained withi^
blood and in his pocket were found :k
bloody shells like the ones stolid
en and hid in the thicket. On
Robert Scott's hat were also J
found the tell-tale blood-stains. s
At a hot supper in the neigh- I
btfrhood on the night of the [
f riSirder Arthur Williams and i?
Jenkins Burrows were present t
spending money freely, when J
it was known that during the '
day the two were "dead-broke.'*
By far the most sensatio
^ evidence yet |dduced was
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given by Messrs II J McFadden
and Myers Hanna, who testified ;
to a confession made to them
by Arthur Williams
in the jail, acknowledging his
3\vn guilt and that of the other
Jefendants. In graphic language
Mr McFadden related the
story of the crime as told to!
tiim; how it was planned and j
:arried out and all the revolting
details. The actual blows,
le said, were struck by Bur- j
rows with the wagon-jack fur-;
lished him by Scott.As the first
:>low fell he (Williams) ran out
it the back door. Later 011,his ac-!
:omplices rejoined him and the 1
itolen money and merchandise
vere divided.
In all, thirty-nine witnesses!
:or the State have testitied. I'
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Witnesses for defendants will!1
testify today and this afternoon
)r tomorrow the arguments!1
ivill be made. h
Tuesday the court room was i1
lensely packed and many; i
ould not get in at all. Yes-'
erday though the crowd was j j
liminished, it was still filled to p
iverttowing and the keenest and j'
iveliest solicitude is manifested 1:
it every stage of the trial. ij
NOTICE j
All persons wbo bold keys to the '
Money Box" will please bring them ;
0 promptly W.T. WILKINS. I'
12-7-lt.
Lines From Lambert. ,
Lambert, Dec. 5:? Harvest- {
ng time is about over in this ;
ection and the young folks ;
lave begun to gather to gether
ind enjoy some grand enter- ]
ainments, one of which took <
dace at the Muddy Creek grad- ?
d school building on last .
Thursday night. This was the (
nost enjoyable event that has <
aken place for some time in ]
his vicinity.
Rev J E Carter preached his '
arewell sermon for 1905 at 1
lohnsonville Methodist church >n
last Sunday. Mr Carter has
>een a faithful minister, and we
lope that his circuit will not oe '
hanged for the year of 1900. 1
Mr Robert Baxley and sister
>f Choppee have been spending \
i few days with friends and '
elatives near here.
Mr 11 P Snowden of Church i
md Miss Lizzie E Wall of Eu 1
onia, S. C., were happily marled
on last Thursday, Xovem
>er 30, All wish the jroung
:ouple a pleasant and prosper>us
voyage through life. j
Mrs J T Baxley and daugh- i
er. Miss Reck Tina, are spend- :
ng a few days this week in1 ]
jake City.
The young- folk of this localty
are rapidly petting mated.
This is as it should be and we
ill like to see the pood work go ]
>n. I wonder if my time is too (
ar ahead to be overtaken by j
December 25? ,
Hay Coon. <
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Suttons Sittings. <
Reivivcfl loo late for la*t week'# issue. i
Suttons, Nov. 18:?Mr John M '*
31akeley went to Georgetown last 1
reek. . s
Mrs H E Ogburn and Miss Ruth
linuant visited friends in Manning
ast week.
Mr W C Ogburn went to Greely- f
ille last Friday on business.
Miss Clara Blakelev visited <
riends at Saaipit last week.
Mr W C Ogburn, Misses Annie (
)gburn and Clinnie Henderson, Mrs
1 E Ogburn, and little Miss Dodie
linnant went to Kiugstree Mon-|
lay.
MissFlorie .stubbs visited friends
,t Taft last week. 1
Little Miss Minnie Walters of
Berkeley is visiting relatives at this
dace. (
MrS J Altman visited friends at c
Sampit last week. Rosebud. \
FURIOUS FIGHTING. t
"For seven years," writes Geo ]
y Hoffman, of Harper, Wash., "I t
tad a hitter battle with chronic ^
tomacn and liver trouble, tiut at
ast I won and cured my diseases c
>y the use of Electric Bitters. _i(
inhesitatingly recommend them to c
ill and don't intend in the future | r
o be without them in the house, t
rhey are certainly wonderful 2
nedicine to have cured* such a bad ,
ase as mine." Sold, under guaran- *
do the same for you, by Dr ;
Brockinton, druggist, at 50c a (
. Try them today
tC? TO THE MB
ITEMS OF INTEREST
AROUND SCRANTON.
BURGLARY (7 STORE-LOCAL AND
PERSONAL NEWS.
Sckanton', Dec. 5:?The store,
of Mr J M Parker was broken
into on last Wednesday ni^ht.
The thief ?,rot in by knocking a
hole in the side of the chimney
and raising the bar from the
back door. He found but little
mnrmv in flip (Inner, which lie
tore away from the counter. Mr
Parker says that there were only
a few "brownies" left in the j
drawer on that night, but there)
were several articles of mer:handise
missing. No clue to)
the thief has yet been found.
Miss Estelle Coward spent
Thanksgiving with her parents
:it Cowards,
Mr W J Wi Hough by and family
paid his brother, Mr T C"
Willoughby, near Florence, a
pleasant visit last Thursday,
which of course was Thanksgiving
Day.
Mr () 11 Carter has purchased
the beautiful lot adjoining the
Methodist parsonage,on the corner
of Dickson and Church
streets, and he will soon erect a
nice residence thereon. We all
know what this new resilence
means and those
that don't know will soon find
nut?eh, Mr Carter?
Dr W S Lynch and Mr R E
McKnight went to Kingstree
Tuesday on business.
Mr P M Lee of Conway was a ;
visitor in town last week.
Mrs Frank Cannon returned
dome Sunday morning after
spending a few days very pleasantly
with relatives and friends
it the North.
M iss Lillie Graham left last i
Friday night for Columbia,where
die will take in the Baptist
State Convention.
Mr and Mrs F W Stackley, ac:ompanied
by three children,
spent last Sunday in town with
Mr S O Byrd.
Miss Olive Lavender returned
tome one day last week after a
week's visit to jier sister,Mrs R
VI ( 'nnvspr
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Dr It G Gregg of Florence and |
Mr Wbisnant, the popular sales-1
nan for F W Wagener & Co.,1
tvere in town one day last week.
I)r Covington Lee and tamily
>f Warpers passed through town
Sunday morning going to visit j
the Doctor's parents near town. !
Messrs E L Hirsh and R K
Wallace of Kingstree were noted
in town last Friday.
Mr John E Godwin went to
Kingstree this morning on business.
Mr D P Spell leaves tonight
For Charleston, where he will
be placed at some point as operator
for the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad.
M KM.
Important Notice.
We need Sow on suoscripnon
by January 1. Now, we do not
expect a cent of this amount
Prom those who have already!
paid; but there are about six or i
?even hundred subscribers'on
)ur books who have not paid a '
rent for a year or longer, and |
:hese are the ones to whom we (
ippeal. Are you one of them? I
[f so, either call at this office or
.end us a dollar on subscription. 1
Notice to Teachers.
All white teachers of Wiliamsburg
county are cordially j
nvited to meet at Kingstree, in
he graded school building, on j
Saturday, Dec. lt)th,for the pur- j
>ose of formally organizing a
ounty Teachers' Association.
P P Bethea.
12-7-2t.
FIRE AT GREELYVILLE.
wo Stores Burned Belonging to Mrs.
Keels.
Greelyville, Nov. 0?Special: j
)ur town was visited by quite a
lestructive tire this morning, in '
vhich Mrs Keels lost two stores,'
me occupied by H H Brown and
he other by J T W McDowell.
Mr Brown's store was discovered
on tire about 0 o'clock ajjd.
r- /a Vki/11ir f ti f nnf B imr
;ui lieu. iuimui) uuu iiuuhu^
:ould be done to save it or the
>ther adjoining, which was oc:upied
by McDowell. There was
10 insurance on the buildings,
>ut I understand Mr Brown had
ismall policy on his stock of
foods. Other nearby building's
vere only saved by the heroic
;fforts of our bucket brigade.
B E Claukson.
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&RCHANT: If you haven't
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mil n
simp MOM.
! R PARIS McALISTER SLAIN BY J M
SPORTS.
J M Sports,white.was brought
I in yesterday by' 'unstable Moore
ami lodged in jail for the killing"
1 of R l'aris McAlister. another
' white man, near Suttons postioff.oe,
on Kridav evening. Re
jcember I. The particulars of
the tragedy are rather meaner
up to this time; but from what
can be learned it seems that several
men were gathered at
Sports* house, McAlister a 'ong
the number, and that whiskey
was at the bottom of the trouble.
The row began in the yard and
Sports was cut with a knife by
one of the men. He then went
into his house saying that he
was going after his gun. When
he returned with the gun only
McAlister remained, the others
having business elsewhere.
Sports advanced within close
range of McAlister and shot
him in the groin, inflicting a
fatal wound.
Whether or not McAlister was
the man who had cut Sports, we
have not been able to learn.
After the shooting Sports put
the injured man in a buggy and
took him over to his home near
by. On Sunday night shortly
after TJ o'clock, McAlister died
from the effect of his wound.
On Monday an inquest was
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Held over tne ooo.y or ueau
man by Magistrate W P Moore
and the verdict rendered tha..
the deceased came to his death
b^, a gun-shot wound at the
hands of J M Sports.
Mr McAlister leaves a wife |
and tive small children. The
remains were interred at Sutton* i
church on Tuesday following the- j
homicide.
A Thanksgiving Dance.
Avery pleasant dance was!
given on Thanksgiving even-.!
ingat Mr ET llamer's residence i
near Salters Depot. The music j
was furnished by Messrs Alton
Salters and Manson Hrown on j
the violin, and Miss r.mmie:
Brown on the guitar. The large j
crowd present found the occasion
highly enjoyable and the
Terpsichorean exercise was i
kept up until the small, weej
hours. Among the participants;
were the following from Kings i
tree: Missis Bessie and Alma!
Kelly, Emma Wilson, Kate i
Saunders, Lillie Cunningham,|
Massey Estes, Mamie Jacobs;:
Messrs P II Stoll, H T Mc'.'lary, |
Tom McCutchen, R K Wallace,
A C Swails, Burrie Epps and
F \V Fairey.
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Hot Supper at Benson.
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The Ladies' School Aid society j
of Cedar Swamp will again serve j
a hot supper on Wednesday the!
13th inst at the home of Mr J '
G McCullough. Besides the supper,
there will be other features j
of novelty and interest. The I
proceeds of all are wanted for !
the new school building.
Thank you, Mr Wolfe, foryOtir i
kindness in giving us space.
Thank you, all those who came|
before. Won't you come again? |
Dec. 5, 190."). A.
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CHILD FATALLY BURNED.
Shocking Accident Near Central!
Church Yesterday.
As we go to pi-ss we lean; that J
jon yesterday. < Wednesday) about!
i 11 o'clock Mollic McCiva, the,
seven-year old dai.ghte?- of Mr Tom
McCrea, who li?es eleven milesj
least of town near Cen'ral church,
] was burned to death. The child was
istanding near the lire when her :
j dress caught. She lingered until
1 12 o'clock Wednesday night and I
! succumbed to lu-r injuries. The.
! funeral services will beheld today j'
; at Cedar Grove church.
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Attorney at Law
LAKE CITY. S. C.
Dr SJ McCabe
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Kingstres, S. C.
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