The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 14, 1913, Image 1
PW? . -V _
?r, -v"
*
We Are Sending The Record to 2,000 Paid Subscribers Every Week 1
' fpjc Cnuntn fteforfi.
VOL XXYII. KIXfiSTKKK, SOI TH CAROLINA, THOSDAY, AUGUST U, 1913. ~ YO. 23~ j
?????????? i
A Visit To Kln?
A visit to
that you give
Remember that prese
burners. Call and see th<
t
Coffins and Caskets
'
aiviipua nr nvr niTV 1
WllitNiUf Hit (ill I
' REPLY TO J. D. KING,
I '
CLAIM THAT OPPOSITION TO HIS
FIRM IS BASED ON MORAL
GROUNDS.
* . Editor County Record:?
In a recent issue of your paper
under the cantion. "An Open Letter
in Defence of My Business,"we note 3
!: that Mr J D King has charged a '
number of citizens of Lake City I
with a deep-laid plot to injure his <
tobacco business. Therefore, we Iv
feel that the public should judge; s
this matter, and draw their conclu-11
r - eions from the facts, which are a j 1
f matter of record. 11
As a matter of fact, there is no j *
J D King doing a tobacco warehouse t
business here, but there is a J D j1
King & Company; and, we presume, j I
that Mr J D King, in his wily way, I
proposes to defend the company by
putting himself forward as the whole
firm. But you cannot fool all the
people all the time, and the sooner
Mr J D King finds this out the
w^other the troubled waters will
Mr King says that the people
have seized upon the acts of his
brother, and through his wrong-doing,
are trying to ruin and destroy
his business. Who is his brother?
^ Why, fellow citizens, he is the Com<>any
when J D King is here. Except
when the cash is to be handed
lo T n Vincr anrl P.nmnanv
UUWj lie IO V 4/ ikli<5 WMV. ww...r?v .
It reminds us of Lot trying to es- (
cape from Sodom. But why should 1
the good people here condemn his i <
brother? For the following reasons: 1
First: That R H King's iife and 1
manner of living became so repul- I
sive and reprehensible to all loversof <
decency as to cause an uprising of 1
the best people of our town, solely 1
on moral grounds, and in defense of i
our homes. s
Second: That he was arraigned, i
tried and convicted in the Mayor's i
L court on the following charge: "Be- i
ing in, visiting, frequenting and in- 1
habiting a bawdy house," upon the j t
evidence under oath of some of the i
best people or our town. He was !
nH|
wr,f"iiy"fffl%iT*,,M g
If a good business chance
. shape of a piece of propert
htialness. it wrould be very
I J for the amount. If sicknes
I I home,It would be nice to hi
L ] would be nice to hare morn
I" I what migbt happen, bee,
ii. against possible old age or
p Do YOUR bank
We Pay 4 per cent intere<
f' FARMERS & MER
fesOLUTELY SAFE"
.1
[Stree Will Conv
store convinc
us a chance t
rving time is here ana we
em at "The store,you will
~~1 King
1 }
ater arrested by a United States
narshal, charged with violating the
vhite slave law and is now under
>ond.
Third: That after his conviction,
tfr J D King was notified by one of
he ministers of our town, in order
hat he, an innocent party, might
lot suffer financial loss on account
>f his brother's conduct,as we knew
le must inevitably do unless he got1
* H King out of the business and i
>ut of the town. We leave it. to j
rou, kind reader, to say whether or j
lot this was fair and just to J D j
ting. Mr J D King came here at j
>nce on receipt of this letter, and
vas thoroughly advised as to the
sentiment of our people. He stated
hat he knew how his brother had
>een living; that he did not blame
he good people here for their ac-'
ion. He further assured them j
hat his brother would not bring
mother woman in his home unless j
egally married to her; and that |
;here would be no gambling, nor
jelling of intoxicating liquors on the
iremises of his warehouse. We
hought he meant what he said; but,
das. ereloncr the feelings of our
jeople were outraged by the com-1
ng of another woman into the home \
)f R H King for a three days' stay.
Mow, this man, R H King, is a partler
of his brother, J D King, in the
:obacco business and as such shares
;he profits of the business.
You cannot patronize J D King
vithout patronizing the other,neith?r
can one be injured without loss to
:he other. J D King had two months
before the tobacco season opened to
iissolve the co-partnership with his
>rother. Why didn't he do it? Many
)f their best friends in the country
lave deserted them, and are urging
:heir neighbors to do eo; not because
Ko mtiTons r?f T.ake Citv have lied
)n him, as he would have you beieve,
but because they are lovers of
lome and righteousness; and, there:'ore,
will not patronize a man of
such gross immorality as his brother.
This is a fight for righteousness
ind is proving a triumph for God
md morality. The injury of their
jusiness is simply an incident, not
:he object of this fight. Lot lost
noney by the destruction of Sodom;
so Mr King is losing by aligning him
K/|fiTwA
rTPif
-2- X '
on me your way, in the
y or a share in a thriving
nice to write outji check
or fire in vat d your
ive money in tin bank. It
3y in the hank, no matter
ause it is a safe-guard
sickness and POYITRTY.
ing with US.
>t on savings accounts.
CHANTS RANK.
LAKE CITY. S. C.
\
s
ince You That I
;es you that v
"o show you w
have a complete stock of
eventually patronize."
fstree Hi
Wholesale and
self with his ungodly brother? Who
is to blame?
Now Mr J D King appeals to the
country people to sustain the business
of J D King & Company. He
seems to assume that vice and immorality
are less offensive to the
country people than to town people.
Is such the case? We do not think
so. The Kings are in business for
the money that they can get out of
it. We have made this fight solely
for the protoction of our homes and
the virtue of our women. Fellowcitizens,
are we right or wrong? We
are making this fight on the fact
known to us, depending for support
only upon the moral sense of the
eood DeoDle of the country.and they
have responded as the facts became
known to them. We appeal to the
good people everywhere to judge between
us. "If Baal be God, serve
him; if the Lord be God, then serve
Him." J H Blackwell,
E P Easterung,
D Moultrie Epps,
M D Nesmith,
A H Williams,
H S Blizzard,
B Wallace Jones,Jr,
Arthur L Jones,
T J Rooke.
Lake Citj, August 12.
Man's Body Found In Swamp.
Walterboro, August 11:?The body
of Aquila Blocker, a young man of
21 years,was found in a small swamp
_i * nr.u?.kA.A
ttUUUl BIA III I ICO XI UIII IIOIICIUUIVJCOterday
with a gunshot wound in his
head. I M Lemacks, another young
man of the same community, has
been committed to trial charged with
the supposed crime.
Blocker left home on Saturday, it
is said, with a considerable sum of
money to purchase cattle. He did
not return that night, but his people
were not alarmed until his mule and
dog returned on Sunday morning.
A search was immediately instituted.
A lady in the community, it
is said, remembered seeing Lemacks
and Blocker enter a small swamp
nearby and later heard a gun fire,
which, at the time, she paid no attention
to.
=Cades!
Com
ATTENTION
We have just
Deering Mowers ai
Corn Sliellers, Cot
Harrows, Meadow
stskil /lui 11 rl a i?ti ITr
1'CCU ill
If you contemi
Harvesting Mach
future, or any kii
this line, it will j
prices and terms
THE CADES IRC
Cade
It Is The Best'
7C have the g"o<
rhat \ "G have t<
Fruit Jars, Rubbers, Caps, 1
ardware
Retail Dealers.
LYNCHED BY MOB OF 2,000.
La urens Cit I zensTake Vengeance
on Negro for Heinous Crime.
Laurens, August 11:?A mob of
O AAA man tn.niffht flf 1 1-SO AVlnpk
^|WV IIIC11 wvui^iiv MW v _?
lynched Richard Puckett, a young
negro charged with criminal assault.
After overpowering the Sheriff and
his deputies the mob broke down
two doors of the jail, one to a steel
cage, and securing: the negro,carried
him to a railway trestle near the passenger
station, where he was strung
up to a beam. Several hundred shots
were fired into his body. The mob
then quietly dispersed. Just before
he was killed, the negro denied his
guilt. Sheriff John V Owings said
tonight that the negro had confessed
to him during the afternoon. The
confession, it is said, was not made
known to the attacking crowd.
I \ * r, UnnliT or?/-?f r?n a (>nnntrV mad
at a iuucij opuw un m
two miles from Laurens,at 11 o'clock
this morning, the negro attacked a
well-known young woman of the
county. He dragged her from a buggy
as she was driving to Laurens.
The negro was crouched under some
bushes and after she had passed, he
ran and ordered her to halt. She
called to her brothers, who were following
in another buggy. The negro
fled. She drove on to Laurens and
stopped at the home of R A Cooper,
Solicitor. No general alarm was given,
but a search was begun by the
officers. Going just beyond the place
of attack the officers found several
negroes at a house. Richard Puckett
walked away from the house and So1
* '* ^ ? -j u a ka
Iicitor uooper airecwru ui?i uc ^ |
held. When taken before the young I
woman she could not possibly ident-!
ify him. The negro was carried to j
Laurens and placed in jail under a '
heavy guard.
At 7 o'clock to-night bloodhounds
from the State penitentiary were
brought to Laurens and placed on
the trail. The dogs trailed the negro
from the scene of the crime to
the house where he was found by
the officers.
At 9 o'clock about fifty men ad
i ii 1
utile
pany
!
????
J, FARMERS!
unloaded a car of
wl Rakes.Ponv Steel
7 - v
ton King and Disc
s' Grist Mills and
ty Presses, etc.
)late investing in
inery in the near
id of machinery in
voxr xtaii fn nrnf nnv
KXy JKJKJL IW gVb vui |
; before you buy. I
ANTILE COMPANY,
B, S. C. I
Tobacco Market
Dds, and. all th
o offer.
Preserving Kettles, Oil Sto^
CO. We L
vanced on the jail. Sheriff Owings
refused to give up the prisoner.
They broke down a wooden door in
the rear and proceeded to the second
floor, where the negro was confined
in a steel cage. The door was soon
battered down. The Sheriff and his
Hpnntips wpi-p nvprnnu/prpH
The body was left to-night swinging
to the beam of the trestle and
the inquest will probably be held tomorrow.
OFFICER ASSAULTED.
Three Negro Men Attack and Beat
Deputy Sheriff McCants.
On Wednesday evening of last
week, between 7 and 8 o'clock, Deputy
Sheriff L W McCants, while attempting
to arrest Dave Cooper, a
negro,at his home near Rough Branch
church. 4 miles from Cades, was assaulted
by Cooper and two other negroes,
Lewis Broom and Harrison
Witherspoon, and severely beaten.
It is believed that he narrowly escaped
being murdered. A warrant
had been sworn out for Cooper by
Mr W E Nesmith of Cades charging
him with fraudulent intent and Sher
iff Graham sent his deputy, Mr McCants,
to arrest the negro.
Cooper had been to Lake City with
a load of tobacco and had just returned
home loaded with liquor, accompanied
by Brown and Witherspoon.When
Mr McCants placed Cooper
under arrest all three negroes at
f WE WANT YOI
IF YOU HAVE MOl
5 IF YOU NEED MOI
fdj-j /\/\ starts an ac<
*p 1 UU pay 4 per c(
terly, in our Savings Dep
"AT YOUR
iJL 11^ uaim
Cades
W. B. WILSON, V. 6. ARN
President Vice-I
I fhe
I treasury
of the
world's fk?
best music '
That's what the Victor
really is. It holds in
you the best music of tl
world?the musical gen
great masters, the latest
music, everything you v
All yours to enjoy ^vhene^
Doesn't that interest you?
vour favorite selections on
/ ?
in at any time.
Victor-Yictrolas $15 to $20
Mr. Samuel D. C
SS^at?Aj^L7i5l ' ,<? >.
In The State! I i
_ V 1_?
eiz we eiisit is
;7i
/es, one, two and three
"4;
'13
ead?Others Follow, j
tacked him, taking his revolver and
throwing him to ground, Cooper getting
on top of the officer. Kelley
Brown, a more peaceably inclined
| old negro,appeared on tne scene ana
took Cooper off Mr McCants.
Cooper snatched the officer's revolver
from the hand of Witherspoon
and ran behind Mr McCants, who
heard Witherspoon cry out to Cooper
not to shoot. The most painful
injury received by Mr McCants was
! caused by a blow across the back of
! his right hand with a large stick,
which broke several of the bones.
Mr McCants returned to Kingstree
without his prisoner, who is still at
large, but Brown and Witherspoon
were later arrested and are being
held as Darties to the assault.
I The negro Cooper was disposing
of his crop preparatory to leaving
the State and defrauding his landlord.
Impeachment proceedings against
Governor Sulzer of New York were
instituted yesterday.
. ? ?.
Minister Praises Tbis Laxative.
Rev H Stubenvoll of Allison, la,
in praising Dr King's New Life Pills*
for constipation,writes:?"Dr King's
New Life Pills are such perfect pills
no home should be without them."
No better regulator for the liver and
bowels. Every pill guaranteed. Try
them. Price 25c at Kingstree Drug
Co and M L Allen. adv.
I BUSINESS! T
*JEY, WE WANT IT.
tfEY, WE HAVE IT. 1
;>
;ount at our bank. We ,;
int., compounded~quai1-'" , i,
artment. ?
SERVICE" I
of Cades, I
3, s. c. f
ETTE, J. HOYT CARTED, f
President Cashier {
-Victrola
store for
he entire L !
is of the
popular *
,rant.
rer and as often as you wish.
Wouldn't you like to hear
the Victor-Victrola? Come
). Victors $10 to ?100. And
:erms to suit, if desired,
(T MifdV Hniioa
^ 1 1VUOV I
arleston, S. C. 1
Uurr, Representative, King (tree, SC. I
\
^