Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WW WW ' NE6M WILL PAY DEATH PENALTY FOR COMMITTING ASSAULT ON WHITE WOMAN AT FLORENCE. The twelve men that sat on the case of the State against Herman Kelley, the negro charged with an attempted criminal assault on a lady in Florence, on April 19. 1913, returned a verdict of guilty Thursday, and Kelly was sentenced to death in the electric chair by Judge Wilson, his execution to be not more than twenty days nor less than two days prior to August 3, 1913, between the hours of 6 a. m. and 6 p. m. The ease against Kelly was called Thursday morning and at the request of the prosecution the court room was cleared, except for the court officials, witnesses and attorneys. The jury was out only a few minutes. There were no new points brought by the State, other than what had been published in the newspapers at the time of the attempted assault. The lady assaulted, Dr L Y King, Dr D H Smith and Chief of Police Harold M Brunson, and Dr Wl- ?on ovnort wpre nlac riuuiauii\x,oo wi vnr>..., ?. ed on the stand for the State. The lady testified as to the negro having copie to her door to purchase milk; that she loaned him a pitcher to carry the milk in, and that when he returned to bring the pitcher back she opened the door and the negro took hold of her by the arm and forced her. She told of the blows on the head and face and of the child awakening while she was screaming and the negro turning to attack the child. Shp Raid she recognized him when he first came for the milk and when he brought the pitcher back and having identified him when the chief of police brought him to her room later to 9ee if she recognized him. The physicians testified as to the wounds and the condition in which * they found the lady. Dr Smith said that the consciousness of the patient under such blows would depend on the power of resistance, and that the lady had shown great power of resistance and that her mindjwas usually clear. The chief of police testified as to having examined the premises, the back fence over which the negro had tried to climb and his having torn his arms and hands ill attempting to climb over the boards. He told of . having arrested the negro at the house of Black and to having the spots on the hat and shirt micro" ? * - ?fJ r scopically exaimnea ior eviaenw ui human blood. Identified the wrench with which the blows were struck, and the clothes of the negro, which were in evidence. Dr Fitzraaurice testified as to the examination made by him of the spots which he pronounced to be that of human blood. The defence was represented by Messrs Charles W Muldrow, J Wilbur Hicks and Mr Page, of the firm - * ^ - fkntr ko trir>rr Konn Oi uaaquc at a o^c, uitj appointed by the court to defend the negro, he having no attorney. Solicitor Singleton was assisted by " Mr D Gordon Baker. A Governor With a Poise. > The Constitution offers Governor Joseph M Brown to the country as anx antidote for Governor Coleman Livingston Blease, of South Carolina. The two men are executives of adjoining States, but proximity is about the only thing they have in common. Blease typifies the sinisiinmantB in Southern statesman VC1 CI?;III\.UW ship; Brown, the more sturdy and, we believe, the representative. Governor Brown's action the other day with regard to executive clemency is a pertinent illustration. Blease will go out of office with the soubri- j quet of the "pardoning Governor," ? probably having to his credit a more dangerous misuse of the pardoning power than any other executive of South Carolina since Rconstruction. Governor Brown is going out of office with a reputation for thorough and consistent clemency, but clemency never tainted with maudlinism or subverted to the manufacture of personal political capital. As the terms of all Governors approach completion they are swamped with pardon applications. That happened recently with Governor Brown. From misdemeanor convicts on up to life-termers, they ! clamored for leniency. These applications had, of course, first gone through the mill of the prison commission, which sits as a board of pardons. In some cases they had sent the applications to the Governor with favorable recommendations. Into each one of these applications the Governor made exhaustive personal investigation. He waded I through court records and other evI idence. Only two cases out of the batch gained executive favor. Some were refused outright. Many were returned to the commission with a request for more complete information. Many Governors would gladly have shirked the labor and responsibility.accepted the recommendations -c wvo?r1 or>rl icqiipH nftr U1 IIIC ptisuu uuatu , dons by wholesale. In declining that easy recourse, Governor Brown has done a service to law and order in Georgia. He ha:, established a healthy precedent. Heaven knows society now works against a heavy enough handicap in its war against the criminal. Its burdens are too often increased by injudicious use of the pardoning power, abused in answer to hysterical or political appeals. The deterrent effect of the courts is too often lost by a breakj down in the offices of executives. *11 If Governors ot otner aiates win uevelop the backbone shown by Governor Brownr the entire country will be the gainer.?Atlanta Constitution. TOWN CAN'T HOLD THEM. Gettysburg Too Small to Entertain 45,000 Veterans. Philadelphia, June 14:?Forty-five thousand veterans of the Civil war, wearers of both the blue and the grey, have asked the Gettysburg anniversary commission to provide ac commodations for them during we celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the famous battle next month. These figures were given out yesterday at Harrisburg by Dr Samuel C Dixon, of the State department of health, as a final estimate. Under the most favorable conditions there would be many cases of illness among these old soldiers during the encampment, Doctor Dixcn estimated. But a much greater number, it is feared, will suffer because of the heat, the excitement and the strain of travel. Among svtkni. tvvAtnginne fnp paring for the V/U1^& vr ? iwivmw W? ?Y sick, arrangements have been made with hospitals in cities within a radius of forty miles to receive cases from the emergency hospitals to be installed on the field. Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, Chambersburg and Hagerstown, Md, will give aid. An estimate of the accommodations which Gettysburg's five thousand inhabitants can offer to the crowds of visitors indicates that 25,000 at most can be given sleeping ouarters. Food, perhaps, will be I available for more, but the pressure of passenger train service probably will limit the amount of food which can be brought into the town. To provide against famine among the veterans the anniversary commission has arranged that all supplies for them brought in for them before J they arrive. ~ Take Plenty of Time to Eat. There is a saying that "rapid eating is slow suicide." If you have I formed the habit of eating too rap| idly you are most likely suffering^ | from indigestion or constipation, nrki'/?Vk will rocnlf pvpntnallv in ser ious illness unless corrected. Digestion begins in the mouth. Food should be thoroughly masticated and insalivated. Then when you have a fullness of the stomach or feel dull and stupid after eating,take one of Chamberlain's Tablets. Many severe cases of stomach trouble and constipation have been cured by the use of these tablets. They are easy to take and most agreeable in effect. Sold by all dealers. adv Piles Cured la 6 to 14 Days Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to 14 days. Jhe first application gives Ease and Rest. 60c. | Colds I A should be "nipped in the Yvl 17 bud", for if allowed to run Ul unchecked, serious results lYl I may t o 11 o w. numerous iuu cases of consumption, pneu- III monia, and other fatal dis- Iff eases, can be traced back to III a cold. At the first sign of a ||| cold, protect yourself by ||| thoroughly cleansing your IIV system with a few doses of ||| THEOFORD'S BLACKDRAUGHT the old reliable, vegetable II 11 Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, c |||j II Madison Heights, Va., says: IIU IS "I have been using Thed- ||fj M ford's Black-Draught for jUH il stomach troubles. indiges-F/Il tion. and colds, and find ittoMJJ A be the very best medicine jRAQ jA ever used. It makes an oldM^ \T man feel like a young one." |Trl Insist on Thedford's, therOI ErU original ipd genuine. E-67 SMn Rivals Helen Keller. A riyal of Miss Helen Keller has been found in Chicago in the person of Dr Jacob W Bdlotin, whose appointment as attending physician at the tuberculosis hospital at the Dunning asylum has just been announced by President McCormick, of the county board. Dr Bolotin, who is only 25 years old, has examined 3-,500 patients at the Municipal Tuberculosis hospital in the last 14 months and less than 50 of them knew he was blind. His diagnosis is made wholly by touch. Hp ran cive the exact temDerature by feeling the skin and an exact pulse count without the aid of a watch. He uses the touch system of typewriting, but cannot write his own name with pen or pencil. He is the first blind man who ever took the full four years' course in medicine and passed the present Illinois examination for medicine and surgery. When he was graduated from the Chicago College of Medi cine and Surgery he named nearly 500 out of 600 men in his class just by shaking hands with them. Dr Bolotin was graduated from the Illinois State Hospital for the Blind at Jacksonville when he was 14 years old and traveled all over the country selling typewriters, finding his way without assistance and and making a good living. When told of his appointment he said: "This means a great incentive to blind people, as it opens another avonnp nf nppunatinn." Dr Bolotin says he can take his raised type books to bed with him and read all night in the dark, giving an advantage in studying. Ulcers and Skin Troubles. If you are suffering with any old, running or fever sores, ulcers, boils, eczema or other skin troubles, get a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve and you will get relief promptly. Mrs I Bruce Jones, of Birmingham. Ala, suffered from an ugly ulcer lor nine months and Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured her in two weeks. Will help you. Only 25c. Recommended by Kingstree Drug Co and M L Allen. adv It is said that the ACL corporation will erect at Georgetown a concrete mill to be run by electricity to take the place of the steam mills destroyed by fire April 21. Most Children Have Worms. Many mothers think their children are suffering from indigestion, headache, nervousness, weakness, costiveness, when they are victims of that most common of all children's ailments?worms. Peevish, ill-tempered, fretful children, who toss and grind their teeth, with bad breath and colicky pains, have all the symptoms of having worms and should be given Kickapoo Worm Killer,a pleasant candy lozenge, which expels worms, regulates the bowels, tones up the system, and makes children well and happy. Kickapoo Worm Killer is guaranteed. All druggists or by mail. Price 25c. Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co, Philadelphia and St Louis. adv i Store of j The place to . need at prices yoi teresting. When get my prices. line of Summer G \ I am still at tli H. D. E Kingstree, r I THE PEOPL Hides, Furs H. A.MILLE I I Wmsml U?: mmf/. IT/iqr North. Florid 1 A passenger serv I andcomfort,equipp Dining, Sleeping an For rates, schedu Ition, write to WM. yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyi 11 GfeOW t DY means of a mutui 1 At _L ? ana a tnorougn needs, coupled with a de { on the part of those in cerns in this immediate | the extensive service of! j building for themselves I for the larger business o n a vw nr 11; ioatlu \*k vt Kings C W Stoll, President. F Rhem, Vice-President I Wedding Presents ? From a $1.50 Sterling Silver Suj Don't forget the ever so popu ; leiCH CI Our stock of Glass has never t t present. Also a large line of ? in Sterling, Pearl, Bi | CLOCKS AF a irill nav 5 tn visit iu vui om/iv ?... r~j . S. THOI4 | QUALITY 257 King St., - ; ; ; watcT ' ' For Southern Railway, Seors J | Charleston Consol / - - ? - -'rffi;-. I .rafct I I , . Low Prices buy the things you ! l'll find unusually in- t > '? t aaII !vi mill L in tun ii iuii in auu I have a nice, new oods, just arrived. te old stand. LEDDICK South Carolina * I * j i E'S MARKET I DEALER IN Kinds of Fresh ileats and Fish. ghest Cash Price Paid for ; and Poultry. R, PROPRIETOR iEipFlPI ipUGHFAj^orTR/iVEL een [tie? ind South a?Cuba. ice unexcelled for luxury *fusith thp Ifltpcit Pullman d Thoroughfare Cars, le, maps or any informs* J. CRAIG, ieneral Passenger Agent, Wilmington, N. C. NVTVfTTTfVTTVffVyyyfffffff** WltH US 11 ally profitable co-operation | understanding of business 1 sire to "live and let live" 2 teres ted, many young con- 3 vicinity are making use of 1 ered by this blank and are | a solid financial foundation 3 f the future. 1 ILLIAMSBURG, I tree, S. C. t E C Epps, Cashier. 2 C W Boswell, Asst. Cashier. 4 AA*AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAJ i to Suit Everybody, | ?ar Spoon to a $600 Chest of Silver. i lar J> TT GLASS. | >efore been so large and varied as at ^ :3>ra- sets s ickhorn and Ivory Handles. * JD BRONZES. ? /ou before purchasing elsewhere. C.A.S dz CO., JEWELERS, _ | Charleston, S. C. X INSPECTORS I jetown and Western Railroad and J idated Street Railroad. X -* - 1 ' r Wh ' I'l l * riTiVi." -it'^ mM vv. | I]X9hMV?^J59E&9^^^Hr *" BURNED OUT ' ? and nearly a total loss, but the wors\ all is, they carried no insurance. It could not happen to you if you were | '- ? ? ?? J Cl ?IA ilisui cu ggaiitat ? in one of our reliable companies. Wher you iearn how small a sum is required. to pay the premium on a policy for one year.you surely ought never to take the chance of the troubles of this poor family. Kingstree Insurance, Real Estate & Loan Co R. N. Speigner. Manager.. FIRE! 1866 1913. J I am pleased to nnnnnnopr t.nmv old patrons and th e ' public at large that After the ioth inst. I will be fully prepared to carry on the practice of DENTISTRY I 4 in all its departments. Call on me if you ' want Y* I * First Class WorK f. J at I # Prices to Suit. # I I A. M. Snider. I ? U. Y Office over 6tihle k Jacobs' Dreg Sim, ? n.***!? Tk. DiuiJ niflM uppuauv Hie novum winwi 9-7-tf k The National House, 266 Meeting Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Rates reasonable; centrally located on two car Unes; parties wishing to go to the Island daily find it to their advantage to go to The National; ten minutes walk to the boat; special rite* to par* ies and families. Mas WB OgLAND* 8-29-tf Proprietress. . >: < 4": I ] r- ... . . .:w . iM-au.'i" I Acetylene Lighting I Systems To those Who contemplate the installation of a. system of Acetylene G2s Lights for their store buildings,churches i school-houses or dwells fi ings, we will be pleased to show our line of generators and fixtures and and prices for complete installation. All work guaranteed. - IHamer-Thompson Company Kingsfree, S. C. Why Scratch? { * "Hunt'sCure"isguarJ&M\ anteec^?to st?p ^ permanentlycure that \J terrible itching. It is ""^3-JcomPoundt,d fcr that tif vf tiJfiali PurPose a"d your money * Jf m. M *>e promptly refunded 1 Mi ?!te\ WITHOUT QUESTION yjtoflm if Hunt's Cure fails to cure $lLlk*wMlm 'tch' Eczema, Tettafc Ring . c R?H m Worm or any otWer Slrin m h? mail ?. B RICHARDS KEUCmt CO.. Sturm!. Tim %