The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 10, 1916, Page TWO, Image 2
CASEMENT MEETS
DEATH BRAVELY,
FORMER BRITISH KNIGHT ANK
CONSUL GOES TO GALLOWS
APPARENTLY UNCONCERNED.
Roger Casement, former Britisl
knight and consul, was hanged at J
o'clock last Thursday morning ii
Pentonville jail for high treason
He was convicted of conspiring t<
cause an armed revolt in Ireland anc
with having sought German aid t<
that end.
Before the execution a great crowc
of men, women and children gather
ed before the prison gates. Twentj
minutes before Casement mountec
the scaffold the great prison bel
commenced to toll. The sound wai
greeted with cheers from the crowd,
mingled with some groans. At one
minute after 9 o'clock a single stroke
of the big bell announced that the
trap had been sprung. It was the
signal for a mocking, jeering yell
from the crowd which suddenly died
away into silence.
Casement met his death with calm
courage* according to eyewitnesses.
Early in the morning two priests of
the Roman Catholic church adminised
the last rites in the cell of the
condemned man and shortly after*
ward a little procession headed by
the clergymen with Casement following,
a warden on either side, proceeded
to the execution shed, only
five yards away.
The priests recited the litany of
the dying, Casement responding in
low tones:
"Lord have mercy on my soul."
According to one of those present
Casement's last words were:
"I die for my country."
As the party reached the shed
where the gallows was erected the
t special executioner, a hair dresser
named Ellis, approached Casement
and quickly pinioned him. The two
chaplains, the under-sheriff of London
and the under-sheriff of Middlesex
then took up their positions in
front of the scaffold. Casement
mounted the gallows steps firmly
and commended his spirit to God as
he stepped on the trap. A moment
later the lever was pulled. Ellis was
paid $25 by the British Government
for doing the job.
Immediately after the trap was
sprung the prison engineer and physician
descended into the pit where,
after the application of the usual
teats, Casement was pronounced
dead at nine minutes after nine.
According to the custom in the case
of prisoners hanged for crimes similar
to that of Casement his body
wis buried in quick lime in the
prison yard.
FARMER SHOOTS ANOTHER.
William Waters Surrenders After
Tragedy Near Clio.
Bennettsville, August 7:?William
Waters, charged with having shot
and killed Neal Mclnnis, came to
Bennettsville this afternoon and surrendered
to the Sheriff. The tragedy
occurred this morning about
eleven o'clock near Clio in this
county. Waters has a wife and four
children and Mclnnis was not married.
It is understood that there
had been more or less friction between
them for several months or
account of the way in which the
work on the crop was being done
The shooting occurred in the house
and was done with a shotgun, it be
ing stated that Mclnnis was trying
to shoot Waters at the time with j
pistol.
The Best Laiallve.
To keep the bowels regular tlu
best laxative is outdoor exercise,
Drink a full glass of water half ar
hour before breakfast and eat ar
abundance of fruit and vegetables,
also establish a regular habit and tx
sure that your bowels move once
each day. When a medicine is needed
take Chamberlain's Tablets
The> are pleasant to take and mile
and gentle in effect. Obtainable everywhere.
Spoiling a bad egg is an interest
ing pastime provided you do no
operate upon yourself.
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up Systen
rit* old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives on
Italaria.enricbea the blood, and builds up the syi
xn- A true toak. For adolta aad children. SX
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BUTCHERED BODY FOUND. .
Remains 1 Colored Woman
Discovered In Tronic.
Columbia, August 3:?The body
I of Jennie Wee Williams, a negro
woman, was found butchered and
the remains locked in a trunk this
afternoon by some negro men who
1 had been searching for the woman
* for several days. The gruesome
I find was reported to the police who
* took charge of the body and held it
* for Coroner Scott, who is making an
II incpHtication. The trunk contain
} ing the body was found at 1504
Gadsden street just in the rear of
' the city jail. The negro woman was
identified by the searching party as
' about twenty years of age. The un'
known party or parties who are re'
sponsible for the horrible affair did
1 their work well and the body was
> hacked and chopped up into several
1 pieces. The whole affair is now sur5
rounded in mystery and the city po
lice and county officials are assisting
' the police in a rigid investigation.
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[' A GOOD MONEY CROP.
South Carolina Cantaloupes and
1 Watermelons Bring Big Returns
Clemson College, August 6:?The
cantaloupe and watermelon growers
in the southeastern part of the State
are just winding up their movement.
The growers and shippers received
unusually good prices for this year,
both fob and in the markets. As a
result of these good prices there is
every indication of an increased acreage
for next year. There is also a
movement on foot to perfect an organization
among all the growers for
next year.
Blackville is the heaviest shipping
point for cantaloupes in the State.
Considerable quantities of cantaloupes
have been shipped from the
following points: Barnwell, Estill,
Williston, Ulmers, Guvan and Sycamore.
The total number of cars
shipped out of South Carolinn this
season was 75.
The green meated cantaloupes are
grown in these parts. They are put
up in flats holding 9, 12, 15 and 18
melons, and in crates holding 45 average
sized melons or 36 of the larger
or Jumbo sized melons. The growers
received an average of about 35
cents for the flats and 75 cents for
' the crates fob. In the earlier part
of the season 50 centa were paid for
the flats and $1.00 for the erates,
fob.
The watermelon crop is shipped
out of the following points: Allendale,
Fairfax, Barton, Estill, Furman.
Goette, Lena, Leea, Luray.Gifford, Appleton,Cave,Thoma8,
Siegling, Kline.
Yenomie, Barnwell, Snelling, Dunbarton,
Meyers MiP, Millettsville,
Blackville, Elko, Wflliston, Denmark,
Bamberg,Govan, Olar, Ulaoers, Sycamore,
Brunson and Baldoc.
This year nearly 1,400 cars were
' shipped out of these points. The
growers averaged between $75 and
i $125 per car fob, as against $45
; and $50 for last year. There are
1,000 of the 20 to 25 pound melons,
. 700 to 750 of 25s to 35s and 650 to
nAA ? ? 0?.? 4a 4Kn in Ana norlaof?
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; COLDS AFFECT THE KIDNEYS.
Many KIngstree People Have Found
This to be True.
! Are you wretched in bad weather?
Does every cold settle on your kidi
neys?
? Does your back ache and become
weak?
Are urinary passages irregular and
f distressing?
Inese symptoms are ca^ se to susr
pect kidney weakness,
j Weakened kidneysneed f;uick help
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
prepareu for weakened ki.laeys.
Kingstree people recommend them
Mrs S A Nettles, Mill St, Kings5
tree, says: "I suffered awfully from
disordered kidneys. My back was so
1 sore and lame I could hardly do any
1 sweeping or other housework. The
kidney secretions passed irregularly,
} and when I caught cold it settled on
* my kidneys and made me worse. Fi
nally I got Doan's Kidney Pills at
the Kingstree Drug Co's, and they
I relieved me of all signs of kidney
" trouble."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get
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Mrs Nettles had. Foster-Milbum Co,
, Props, Buffalo. N Y.
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; j Suffering in silence is commendJ
i able, but it is a dinged hard job to
:. pull off. ;
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$387.75 f.
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advance in pric
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to motor service
cars on hand an
sold for $387.7!
and buy a necess
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