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m - ?ljc Countu llecatfi. i P VOLUME 27?NO. 14 raE CX)UNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922 PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANC1 j HIGHES WILL NOT OFFER. Marion Man Says People Like to Be Humbugged. I _______ Marion, June 5.?To the great dis| appointment of his many friends, E. I T. Hughts of this city, candidate for congress in the approaching race, an- j ! nounced last night that he would not4 meke the run. He declared that he was timf of politics and wished to I devote his entire time to his personal and business affairs. Mr. Hughes stated that he had not withdrawn from the race because he BIGHAM CASE ARGUED TOMORROW NEW TRIAL WILL BE ASKED ON GROUND OF NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE. i (From The Florence Times.) The next big chapter hi the Bigham case will be written Friday, when Judge S. W. G. Shipp, in criminal [ court, will hear a motion of A. L. i King, attorney for the defense, to; give Edmund D. Bigham a new trial on the charge cf having killed his brother, L. Smiley Bigham. The mo- ^ tion irill be on the ground of after J discovered evidence, which would tend! to show that L. S. Bigham killed himself, instead of being killed by Edmund, and further that L. S. Bigham killed, their mother, their sister, and her two adopted children, for whose J " ---? -i? ?i murder jeximuna is aisu jmuticu. Formal notice was given by the de-; fense Monday morning to L. M. Gas-1 que, solicitor of the court, of the ap-1 preaching contest. At the same time,! the defense filed with him a copy of the letters, affidavits, and other data, which will be offered to the court as after discovered evidence. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, is expected to assis: the defense in arguing the motion for a new trial. Chief among the letters, all of which are contended by the defense to have been written by Smiley, at Pamplico, to Edmund in South Georgia, is the following: "Mother and Margie and the two signed deeds that had disappeared in their possession. Causing trouble seems to be their pleasure. They took ! the money that the P. O. Department had me charged with and were the j cause of Cleveland running off. And j I h id to pay the bond. For years I have had to leave home and pay board to be in peace to make my calculations j and ^lans. i They poisoned father and tried to J poison Leatha's child, after her deatn when I found them with the deeds I decided to kill the last one of them and leave no one to tell the tale. I am writing this to explain why I did this, act. You will never see, me again alive. L. S. Bigham." j This letter is one of a series which were written during the summer and the early fall of 1920, leading up to the return of Edmund to Pamplico in the fall of that year. This particular letter does not bear any date though all the others bear dates through Jur.e, July and August, possibly some of them being in September also. All of them are typewritten and signed in ink, as L. S. Bigham. At the same time, the defense is offering a number of affidavits, which would tend to substantiate the letter s and the statements contained in them. As to the genuineness of the signature of L. S. Bigham, compared to signatures of L. S. Bigham on his paid checks, the defense has the sworn opinion of C. W. Wilkinson, agent at Pamplico for the Seaboard Air Line railroad, who says also that Smiley frequently used his typewriter at the office; E. M. Singletary, clerk of county court, who says he believes that the person who wrote the signature on the checks also wrote signatures - vi _ 1-11 - i 1 i 1. 01 cne leuers; u iocui imun. vim-icu, who passes the signatures as genuine; J. B. Connatser, principal of the commercial course in Draughan's business colleje in Columbia, who says unqualifiedly that the signatures of the letters appear genuine to him; William. M. Gibbs, cashier of the Palmetto Xational Bank in Columbia, who says he would give great weight to the opinion of Mr. Connatser; H. M. Pleasants, cashier of the Farmers and ^ Merchants Bank of Pamplico, who says the signatures on the cancelled checks are genuine. H- In support of the sentiment express ed in the letter, which is published W herewith, Mr. King has an affidavit * from J. G. Miller, formerly of the Pamplico section but now of this vicinity, to the effect that in the fall of 1920 Smiley cursed all his family and threatened to kill everyone of them. He recites that he had bargained with Smiley tq buy a sawmill 3^^ and met him in Florence a few days later. On meeting Smiley, Mr. Miller says that Smiley appeared greatly agitated and angered and without waiving for any preliminaries, said, "I can't sell you that mill, Mr. Miller. My people are trying to steal everything I have and I am going to kill every one of them." Mr. Miller Cautioned him and admonished him, he says, but says further feared ttie oui-come. i navj nuvci been more optimistic about my chances of election as I am now." lie said, "but I am sick and tired of politics for I believe the people had , rather be humbugged than represented. Besides my affairs here in Ma- j rion need my attention. I have reached the conclusion that my duty is j there rather than in running for congress." The record of Mr. Hughes in the state legislature won for him many! admirers and staunch supporters in this section. Many of his friends undertook to dissaude him from withdrawing from the race, but he made i up his mind on the subject and re-1 fused to reconsider. Mr. Hughes is. a member of the law firm of Mullins & Hughes of this city and enjoys a eiiKefaritial nrflrtire. that Smiley showed he was deadly in earnest and under stress enough i to carry out his threats. Mr. Miller j did not volunteer this information and j affidavit to the defense, but the in- J formation came through another j source and Mr. King hunted him up. I Also there an affidavit from Jim j Cain, brother of Bogan Cain, who i married the sister of Edmuifd and Smiley Bigham. He relates that just after Edmund had returned, he met Mrs. Margery Black, the murdered sister, and she told him, "Oh yes we had to send for Edmund to come back for protection" from Smiley, whom he swears was addicted to the use of intoxicants and in his sprees was very dangerous. Bigham was brought back to Florence Saturday afternoon. He is now in the Florence county jail. When called upon by a Times reporter, Edmund said: "Well, I am like the little boy was when the calf run over him?I don't believe I've got anything to say." On being reminded of the interviews which had been published in Columbia papers from him, he said they had reported a lot of things which ! he never knew of till he read the papers. He is looking in the prime ! of health. If he has worried over | his sentence of death, he does not 1 show it. i The finding of the. letters was explained for the first time in the af; fidavit of Mrs. May Bigham, wife of ' Edmund. She related that they had been packed in their furniture when | they moved from Georgia to Pampli- i co. They were never unpacked till the furniture later was shipped to Taylors, in Greenville county. There, ih casual cleaning up of the furniture, she found these letters last winter | and sent them to Mr. King. Mr. King said this morning that Edmund had told him, during the trial, of those letters, but that they had been unable to find them and therefore did not mention them to the court. The letters were not taken care of and happened to survive merely through chance than for any ! other reason, as Edmond says in an affidavit. All the letters reflect a muddled condition of affairs at the Bigham home near Pamplico about ! the time they were written. Most likely the order of this case will be for the motion for a new trial to be made before the court resentences the defendant. In case of denial it will be appealed, presumably. Should the court elect to resentence the prisoner first, as is not likely, the motion would have the effect of staying the order of execution by the: court. In either procedure, quite! likely, unless the court grants a new trial, whether Bigham must be elec- j trocuted or will get a new trial uo^er order of the supreme court, wi^not be settled for several months.! After receiving the notice J. the defense in Bighorn's case^^ry for a new trial, the solpiii^rnmediately associated witiy^mia number of Florence attorney^ whom he has asked to assist hjfl in handling the hearing Friday of the motion. He has indicated that he will make the bitterest fight yet to sustain the verdict which the state has procured against Edmund. One of the attorneys, as HON. W. P. POLLOCK DIES SUDDENLY DEATH FOLLOWS STROKE OF APPOPLEXY AT HOME IN CHERAW. The Hon. W. P. Pollock, former United States senator from South Carolina, once a prominent candidate for governor of the state, and one of the leading lawyers of tl,e South Carolina bar, died at his home in Cheraw at 7 'oclock last Friday morning from appoplexy. His death was sudden, according to reports, and came as a 4^/v Lin ^omiltr nnrl "fvi ?Il'UL MiUtlY IU HP lauuij ctuu . Mr Pollock was well known and extremely popular in the state and there will be general regret here over the news of his untimely death. He was an orator of great force and was considered one of the brightest and most accomplished men of the state. Mr. Pollock had been a leading citizen of Cheraw all his life. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1890. On December 5th he entered the United States senate where he served for a short time in succession to the Hon. Christie Benet. Mr. Pollock spoke in Kingstree several times while in political campaigns for governor and senator. He was highly esteemed in this county. sociated with Mr. Gasque, made the following statement this afternoon: "The solicitor states this is the poorest attempt ever brought to his attention in an effort to get a new trial on after discovered evidence since he has been solicitor. As a matter of fact, the record shows the desperate efforts of the defense to obtain a new trial and the affidavits show on their face it is not after discovered evidence in any sense as alleged. The letters alleged to have been written by L. S. Bigham were in the possession of Edmund before the trial. They were mentioned to his attorney and they apparently made a half hearted search for them. MIn the opinion of the solicitor, there is really nothing whatever in the record to indicate the letters are genuine when every circumstance in connection with the matter negates this idea. The requirement of the law that a man desiring a new trial upon after discovered evidence is that he should exercise due diligence in nkfm'ninn ovi/fon/'o anrl nroc^ntinc* it VVVOltUllg V f 1UV11VV M?V* to the court and in this connection. Mr. King's affidavit is to the effect that he received the letters April 12 and his notice of intention to move for a new trial was served only Monday on the solicitor?at a time when he is confronted with the heaviest criminal docket on record. The solicitor further says that the defendant, Bigham, testified on trial in substance what he now contends his deceased brother wrote him and this evidence is purely cumulative. He expressed his confidence that the judgment of the lower court, already affirmed by the supreme court, will not be upset by any showing which the alleged after discovered evidence may make." o Miss Marks Married in Columbia. The marriage of Miss Nellie Spann Mtu-ks to the Rev. Henry Benson Der.dy in Columbia last Thursday was one of the chief social events of the season. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride's parents in Shandon. The decorations for the occasion were artistic and the scene presented one of unusjj&POf beauty. The bride, who is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with the degrees of M. A. and B. A., taught for a while in the Columbia city public schools and for several years has been one of the leading social workers of the city, having had charge of the social work at the Glencoc miHs and recently at the Coiumbia Children's clinic. -The Rev. Mr. Dendy wac graduated from the Columbia Theological seminary and now has charge of the Presbyterian church in Wee.verville, X. C., to which town he will take his bride after a 'sho:-t honeymoon in Askevijle. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Wells, D. D., of the Theological seminary, assisted by the Rev. Thcrnton Whaling, D. D.. former president of the seminary, and the Rev. W. H. Boggs, pastor of Arsenal Hill Presbyterian church. Among those from a distance attending the wedding were Mrs. Bertha S. Wolfe and daughter, Miss Stella, wh<- are related to the bride, o Send us your order? for job printing * "' \ iiriA'ffl"' i ^ i HENRY FORD'S FINAL OFFER . MANUFACTURER WOULD SAVE | MUSCLE SHOALS FOR BENEFIT OF PUBLIC. Two committees cf congress Friday resumed study of plans for develop- j ing the government projects at Mus- \ cle Shoals, Ala., with a view to presenting completed proposals to the house and senate for final disposition. In the house -military committee i developments pointed to a quick decision by that body, delivery there of Henry Ford's final proposal and i the presentation of a letter from him! to Chairman Kahn calling for early ! acceptance or rejection or tne tenaer i as a whole, stimulating action among 1 the committeemen. After an executive meeting during which the new ; language added by Mr. Ford to the 1 committee's counter offer, was carej fully studied, another meeting was 'arranged for last Thursday when W. ' B. Mayo and J. W. Worthington, rep1 resenting the Detroit manufacturer, ! will j'oin the committee in what may 'be their last joint efforts to adjust 'existing differences. That the meeting tomorrow might 1 result in the committee acceding to : Mr. Ford's request, .agreeing to in! elude the Gorgas steam plant among ' the other properties to be disposed of at Muscle Shoals and formally ap; proving his modifications of the cora1 mittee's plan, was predicted by some i members. Others, however, remained firm in their opposition to such an agreement. Before the senate agriculture committee today, Secretary ! Weeks declared -his belief that speedy ' action could not be had in congress while the house and senate continued to move along in what appeared to him to be opposite paths in seeking , to find a solution of the problem. 1 The war secretary suggested that the two executive bodies get together, ' work out a proposal acceptable to b.)th and find a person who would i urdertake its execution. He said he j believed the task could be better per-1 . forned by a federal agency. ! Chairman Norris, of Nebraska, later j j introduced an amendment to the army supply bill in the senate providing $7,500,000 for the "continuation of the work on dam No. 2 in the Ten- j nessee river at Muscle Shoals, Ala." j il.-. Ford's reply to the counter-! proposal drafted by the house mili- j tary committee for development of' the government projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala., was presented to the j committee by J. W. Worthington, i representative of Mr. Ford, immedi- j ately upon his arrival here from j Detroit, where he conferred with the j mctor manufacturer. Mr. Ford's answer, made in the ! form of a letter to Chairman Kahn, .lofinitoiv rpiprterl the crovision in the ......... J - -J > committee plan, which eliminated the j steam plant at Gorgas, Ala., from the | properties to be disposed of by the 1 government with the Muscle Shoals properties. Insist on Gorgas Plant, j "I cannot consent to eliminate the j Gorgas plant," the letter said, "be; cause it is necessaiy to the econom! ical operation of the Muscle Shoals properties. If my revised offer for Gorgas is rejected, then I must understand that the acceptances of my offer for Muscle Shoals as a whole and not in part, is refused." Mr. Ford's reply further stated j that if congress votes acceptance of j "my offer we will get on the job at Muscle Shoals at once; but if congress rejects, that will be but the beginning of a more determined effort on my part to save Muscle Shoals for the : benefit of the public." 1 Miss Cox Showered. Cades, June 6.?A lovely shower j was given Thursday afternoon when Miss Eugenia Roper entertained in honor of Miss Rosa Cox, a bride-to-be. The home was made attractive with FWlish ivv and a variety of garden i flowers. Soon after the guests arrived little Miss Mable Thomas invited the; honored guest to go into the hall and j investigate a faint tinkle-tinkle com-, ing from that direction; there she found a large bell of.ivy and roses! filled with beautiful and useful gifts, among which was an artistic bride's i book, the gift of the hostess. The hostess assisted by Miss Mattie Roper, Mrs. Fred Thomas and! Misses Grace, Mable and Blanche | Thomas served a dainty salad course followed by ice-tea and old-fashioned pound cake. KI.MrSTKC.tt LAUittS AilttXMV j Woman's Missionary Society Meeting at Hemingway Last Week. The Woman's Missionary Society! of the M. E. Church South of the K:ngstree District held a most interesting meeting in Hemingway May 31-June 1 with Miss Ossie Epps, district secretary, presiding. We were very fortunate to have with us Mrs.j W. L. Wait, president emeritus; Mrs.' W. L. Glaze, conference superintend-! ent of mission study and publicity;' and Mrs. B. J. Guess, conference! superintendent of young people's j work. Wednesday afternoon was given over to devotional services, special prayer being offered for Miss t Belle Bennett, our council president,: who is very ill at her home in Lex- i ington, Ky. In the absence of Rev. J. P. Inabinet," who was kept away on account of sickness, Mrs. Wait and Mrs. Glaze addressed the meeting Wednesday night. Thursday morning Mrs. Wait conducted an old fashioned love feast. 'After nrcrflnizatinn ouite a number of auxiliaries gave good reports. Miss Epps' report for the year was splendid in spite of the financial depression. Adjournment for lunch which was served cafeteria style in the Sunday schcol rooms by the Hemingway society. Afternoon session was one of interesting addresses by Mrs. D. P. Frierson on "Shall we teach our children the Bible?" Mrs. A. G. Eaddy, "The Ir.ter-Racial Problem;" Mrs. G. K. Way, "Bible and Scarritt Training School and Missionary Voice;" Mrs. Guess, "Young People's Work;" and Mrs. Glaze on "Mission Study and Publicity." The choir rendered splendid music throughout the entire meeting. Rev. B. J. Guess, pastor in charge; Rev. P. B. Ingraham a superanuate, and Rev. G. K. Way of Rome; also' Mrs. Lee, president of the local Bap- j tist Society were with us. After singing "Blest be the tie; that binds," we were dismissed with! the benediction' by Rev. B. J. Guess.' Miss Rosa Baxley, Secretary.j o Newsy Notes From Salters. i Salters Depot, June 5.?We have been having some hot weather for the past few days, with considerable rain. Crops in general have improved! owing to more seasoned weather. I Beans have about all been gathered and shipped. The crop has been a very large one, and while prices were not as good as was expected, the crop has been of much benefit to farmers and labors. A large quantity of cucumbers have been shipped from here during the, past week. The water melon and cantaloupe crop is very promising, ] and shipping will begin soon. What, few acres of cotton there is planted in this section is anything else but promising, owing to the very unsea" * ? -AfA^ sonabie weatner ana sman quanuiy ui fertilizer used. Quite a number of the Salters folks attended the Chautauqua in Kingstree last week and enjoyed it very much. It was good.* Miss Mary N. Sparks is at home' for vacation from Coker College. Cadet C. N. Shepard is at home for, vacation from Bailey Military Insti: tute. Mr. J. G. Lifrage spent last weekend in Washington, D. C. He was accompanied by J. G. Lifrage, Jr. Mrs. T. E. Salters is in Clinton this ! week at the bed side of her mother wbo is quite ill. Mrs. Mattie Ferrell and Mrs. J. M.1 Sires, Jr., spent several days in Charleston last week with friends. Miss Lula Ferrell is at home for vacation from the Olanta school where she taught the past session. Miss Lou B. Ferguson has returned to Renno. Mrs. Gandlock of Union is visiting her daughter, Mrs. LeRov David here. o Club "Enrollment Books. Enrollment books for the various Democratic clubs in the county are at the office of the County Auditor and may be secured by applying for; them. These books should be open nqw for the enrollment of voters and club secretaries are urged to call or send for them at cnce. o | Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore, wife of Alexander P. Moore, publisher of the Pittsburg Leader, and noted stage beauty of a score and more years past died at her home in Pittsburg Monday morning after an illness of several days. 9 : feasa&i .. [ -1, DR. W. C. HEMINGWAY 3 BURNED TO DEATH | GASOLINE TANK EXPLODES WHILE HE IS STERELIZING INSTRUMENTS. >3 Hemingway, June 6.?On Friday, June 2nd, about 10:45 a. m. Dr. W. C. Hemingway went into his office j in the rear end of his drug store "to jj steralize his surgical instruments, in i a few minutes after lighting the gas vJ coil the tank that held the gasoline ^ exploded and saturated his clothing J with gasoline. As quick as he could ^ he rushed from his office to the front > of the' drug store. The noise and blaze of fire drew a crowd to the ^ store just in time to keep him from Vtj| coming out on the street. The flaaar'^P were extinguished by _ tearing his *3 clothes off and wrapping him in a ijj blanket. 3 Friends and a local nurse did all they could to relieve his pain until Drs. Eaddy and Cockfield arrived. ur. &.euey 01 jungsiree ana ut. xocLeod of Florence were called and in jS less than two hours were'by his bedside?but all that medical aid could JjjJ do was of no avail?beloved Dr. Hem- Jfl ingway passed to his reward at 6 p. m. The funeral sendees took place /jj in the Methodist church at 9:30 Stm- m day morning and interment was made at Rome cemetery at 11 o'clock. At the funeral the church was filled , and hundreds stood on the outside ^ to pay the last tribute of respect^ to MB their much beloved physician and friend. {9 The floral offering was so great that part of the flowersrwere sent 16 ^9 the cemetery early in the morning, | The number of both white and color- 5^ ed that attended the funeral attested the popularity and esteem in which "dfl the deceased was held. ^ ;.2mj Dr. Hemingway after graduating in medicine, practiced his profession here until the death of his father, at which time he gave up his practice to assist his brothers in looking after the large M business interest of W. C. Hemingway^j|U & Co. He was president of the of Hemingway and was. connected^^B with various local enterprises . He again took up the practice of his fession the first of this year. Dr. Hemingway was a promoter of * church and school work and took '? >. V j lively interest in all movements that^'l were for the betterment of humanity and the advancement of civic right- j ousness. He was kind and gentle to ? all and will be greatly missed both white and colored people in this section. Dr. Hemingway is survived ^ by his wife, who was Miss Pauline - */ Baker before her marriage; xwo JOB daughters, Misses Mildred and Belle, - y* and one son, Walter; also two brotlfc^&S ers, J. E. and G. S. Hemingway. . Active pall bearers were: J. M. *s Eaddy, D. G. Huggins, G. B. Ingra- f ham, W. H. Andrews, L. F. Rhera, 4 W. H. Thomas, Dr. E. W. DuRant and J. B. Bushardt; honorary: W. v D. Mouzon, H. W. Fraiser, I. MeG. Carraway, Tliomas McCutcnen/wDave S McCutchen. J. I. Hazzard, Herman * Schenk, Dr. R. L. Cockfield, Dr. A. G. Eaddy and Joe Doyle. i The funeral service was "conducted > by the pastor, Rev. Guess, and form^j| er pastors Rev. Hulson of PampHf^jj^H Dr. Atkinson, Conway; Rev. J3K9Mn| Campbell, Gibson, N. C.; Rev. Mb Ingraham, assisted by Rev. Way Rome, Rev. Pritchett of Indiantown and Rev. Thomas, local pastor of the First Baptist church. Special music ^ v/as furnished by a male quartete. The burial was in charge of Un- "ha dertaker Stackley of Kingstree. , , ) Sales Day Monday. Monday was sales day and there r. were three sales, one by Sheriff Gamble and two land sales by Clerk of Court Britton. Sheriff Gamble sold a Ford touring car that was seized "j some time ago while engaged in the liquor trafic in violation of the pro- . hibition law. There were more bidders on this car than there were on ; the two tracts of land offered. The ja car was somewhat worn, and had undcrgone bad treatment, but it was - ^ sold for $160.00, worth the money to cnc in need of a Ford. It was bought by Deputy Sheriff Frierson. The tract of land belonging to the . * estate of the late Jno. P. McElveen, ? 125 acres, was bought by Mr. H. J. McFadden for $1,500,000. The tract * adjoins the lands of the purchaser in the Cades community. The twenty-acre tract sold under ' ,-j. foreclosure proceeding, S. B. Poston against Amos Cyrus and Farmers and Merchants National Bank was sold to C. C. Cannon for $400.00. '