The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 28, 1922, Image 8
MURDERS BOY;
CONFESSES CRIME
IN JEALOUS MOMENT DISCARDED
WIFE UNFOLDS STORY
TO OFFICERS.
It was a well-known woman writ-1
e: -of popular fiction who coined the |
the phrase, "Hell hath no fury like i
a woman scorned," and a desire for,
revenge, born of scorn and ill-treat- j
n:ient, brings to light a murder mystry,
the details of which have surprised
the officers of the law and |
shocked beyond expression the citi- j
zens of the Marietta and Lake View j
communities.
It was on or about the beginning'
of the present year that Manning
Ford, the 18 year old son of John
Ford, well-known to the citizens of
Dillon and Dillon county as a peddler
of chickens and eggs, disappeared
from his home near Lake View. The
boy was in the habit of leaving
home for a few days at a time, but
when he did not return after a lapse
of many days his parents became
apprehensive and made diligent but
fruitless enquiries as to his whereabouts.
No trace of the boy could
b<; found. He had disappeared as
completely as if the earth had openeel
and swallowed him up. 1
In a modest cottage near Mariet- J
ta Frank Summers and his wife lived
the quiet and uneventful life of '
rural folk, and it was here on the !
night of February 18, 1922, that a 1
stcry in real life almost stranger '
than fiction had its origin in a tragedy <
that blazed a trail to a remote Geor- 1
gia town and thence back to the 1
scene of its beginning.
On this fatal night Manning Ford, '
the victim, was a visitor at the home '
of Frank Summers. An altercation 1
arose and the two men began to
fight. They fought out through the i
door and into the front yard. Ac- 1
cording to Frank Summers' side of 1
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tne story tney reacneu mc wwu
and Manning Ford stooped^to pick ;
np a piece of lightwood. As he was
leaning over Summers snatched up 1
an axe and struck the boy in the 1
back of the head, killing him almost
instantly. Realizing what he had
done he took the body upon his shoulders
and cast it into some underbrush
a few hundred yards from the house.
The wife was not an eye-witness to <
the tragedy itself. t 1
But killer must have been haunt- <
ed by the spirit of the killed. For i
several weeks Summers continued to '
live at his home within a few hun- i
dred yards of where lay the body of 1
liis victim, but whether through fear 1
or superstition or some other reason
which has not been explained he did
not revisit the secluded spot where the
body of young Ford lay exposed <
to the elements and the vultures of 1
??? Mrth Rummers was a 1
man of iron constitution, but living 1
daily in such close proximity to the
body of his victim began to tell upon <
his health and strength. Conscience 1
pursued by an avenging j
spirit mere terrible than any punish- *
meiit that could be meted out by the (
law itself, Summers fled to Georgia. <
Here he once more took up the thread 1
of life, hoping in a measure to for- 3
get the scene of the fatal night of J
VnKniarr 18th Tt> ft few weeks his '
wife followed him and there they *
lived, keeping the dark secret locked 1
in their bosoms, until Nemesis like *
another figure appeared upon the 1
scene in the form of a woman who
won Summers' affections away from 1
rthe faithful wife who had stood be- 1
twetn him and the shadow of the 1
electric chair. 1
And the unholy alliance thus form- (
ed in a wicked moment was the 1
cause of Summers' undoing. The ?
faithful wife upbraided him for his *
conduct, and he not only scorned her 1
but turned upon her and beat her 1
unmercifully. In a spirit of revenge *
she told the story to the officers of {
the '.aw and when confronted with *
the crime Summers confessed to his
guilt. Georgia officers wired North J
Carolina officers and the reply was 1
that Sumn.e..- \.as not wanted in 1
Marietta for the alleged crime. There t
was of course no record of it as ru-11
nor had not connected Summers witn *
the f crange disappearance-of the Ford 1
boy. But Summers insisted that his
Story was true and he was brought '
back to the scene of his crime. ^
He conducted officers to the spot (
where he had concealed the body of 5
his victim and there they found in *
the form of a skeleton the remains ^
of the boy who had disappeared so ^
mysteriously six months before. All
that remained were the remants of <
half rotted clothing, the shoes and '
a belt buckle on which were engrav- 1
ed the boy's initials. In the back 1
of the skull was a hole as large as '
a man's fist showing where the fatal
-btyw had been struck.
The minor details of the tragedy
have not been told. What carried
young Ford to Summers' home on
tb? m'ght of the tragedy and what '
causes led up to the fight are not
known. Ford was a ^uiet, inoffen- .
aive bty and Summers is a man -10
years of age. That there were under-!
lying causes cannot be doubted. I
Rumor has it that Ford was not Sum- ;
mers' first virtim. It is said that 1
once before he murdered a man, cut |
the body up and cast the pieces into
a stream. There may or may not be
ny truth in the rumor.
Later reports from the Marietta.
section state that officers have an
affidavit made by Mrs. Summers in
which she says that Ford was murdered
by Summers while he was
asleep. She states that Summers told
her he was going to kill the boy
and as she could not prevent him
from murdering' Ford she left the
house and was out in the yard when
the crime was committed.?Diilon
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IilG DELIVERY OF COTTON
.Made to South Carolina Cotton Growers'
Cooperative Association.
Columbia, Sept. 25.?The largest
delivery of old cotton yet made to
the South Carolina Cotton Growers'
Cooperative Association was made
last week by Josh Kirven, of Darlington,
who turned over 1200 bales old
long staple cotton to the association.
Delivery of this cotton under the
terms of the contract was optional
but Mr. Kirven decided that he would
sell the cotton through the association.
Officials of the association say that
old cotton is pouring in from every
section of the state. Members of the
organization are delighted with the
advances which they are receiving,
according to letters which are being
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nation is now making an initial advance
of 12 cents a pound on short
staple, old and new cotton, and 18
:ents a pound on long staple, old and
^ew.
The first fire to occur in association
rotton was in Lee county Monday ;
ifternoon when some cotton belonging
to L. D. Welch, of Elliott, was
jurned from the gin to the depot.
Mr. Welch notified the association
Tuesday at noon of his loss and Wedleaday
at noon the association had
x check from the insurance company
"or the cotton. - ]
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A Blanket of Green. "
Let us put a blanket of green on ;
ivery acre of our cultivated lands
:his fall. It will keep thousands of
lollars worth of fertihlity from be- ]
ng washed away by the winter rains, i
ind will increase oar production next
Tall, besides adding to the attractiveness
of our country. Bare, desolate
fields are a poor advertisement. I
Read carefully what Dr. R. Y.
Winters, plant breeding agronomist, (
S'orth Carolina Extension Service, has ,
to say about this crop, and then ask
pour county agent to assist you in
getting a supply of good ^Abruzzi rye
seed.
"Abruzzi rye was introduced into
)ur country from Italy more than
fifteen years ago. From its earliest
introduction it proved to be better
than the common winter rye through>ut
the South. When compared with ,
ximmon winter rye at our Agricul- ;
:ural Experiment Station, the Abruz- .
si has been much earlier furnishing ,
nore and better grazing and produc- ;
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>ther winter cover' crop will give ,
nore grazing or more organic mat- 1
?r to torn under on poor land as 1
will Abruzzi rye.
"Ten years ago the State Experinent
Station started seed selection ,
vork with this crop to further im- '
Drove its seed yield and grazing qual- ,
ties. The first lot of these seed were '
iistributed to growers of the state
ast year. Recent reports from grow;rs
who secured seed show that the ,
;ime spent in its improvement was
veil spent. Several growers who ,
;h'ought they had grown Abruzzi rye
:'ound that they had been growing (
lommon rye sold as Abruzzi. A few ,
lad purchased Rosen rye for Abruzzi.
The Rosen rye was originated in the
lorthwestern part of our country and (
s not at all adapted to our state,
[t is very late, making only a small
jrowth by spring and later badly ,
iamaged by rust. The common win- ,
er rye is better than Rosen rye at !
i price.
"On account of the difficulty of securing
true Abruzzi rye seed the State
Experiment Station has grown a small
juantity of select seed which will be '
supplied growers who are prepared
5o save it for seed purposes. A list
las also been made of growers who
lave good Abruzzi rye seed.
"Remember, Abruzzi rye will proluce
the greatest amount of grazing,
>r organic matter lo turn under of
my winter cover crop that can be
grown on poor land. It will yield
better than, wheat and the seed is
worth more."
Seed Oats for Sale.
Red Rust Proof Seed Oats, lot price
80<* per bushel; single bags 85<* per
bushel.
9-28-2tc. Kinestree Grocery Co.
Subscribe for khe Record now.
STEAL PRISONER
IN COURT ROOM
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERIM
BETWEEN DISMISSAL OF WRIT
AND SIGNING OF ANOTHER.
New York, Sept. 21.?Walter Socolow,
19, wanted in Baltimore on a
charge of murder in connection with
payroll robbery, was the center of
a football rush in the supreme court
today when three Baltimore defectives
grasped what they seemed to
think was the psychological moment
between the dismissal of one writ of
habeas corpus and the signing ojf
another and hustled him away.
Justice Martin protested vigorously
against such action and ordered court
officers to stop the Baltimore detectives,
but before anything could be
dene Socolow and his captors had
sped away in an automobile. Ferry
terminals and railroad stations were
being watched by New York police
with orders from the court to intercept
the prisoner and the detectives.
"1 never saw anything like it in a.
supreme court," said Justice Martfn
from the bench. "It's an outrage.
They can't pull off that rough stuff
m my court room."
isocolow was in court Wednesday
in habeas corpus proceedings when
Assistant District Attorney Driscoll
asked that the writ fsocolow's counsel
sought be dismissed on the giound
that it had been committal by a
magistrate and before the arrival of
the warrant of the governor of Maryland.
Justice Martin granted the two attorneys
until today to argue the matter.
Today Socolow's counsel asked
for a week's continuance and Justice
Max-tin dismissed the first writ. A
new writ, based on the governor's
wari-ant, had been prepared and was
about to be handed to Justice Martin.
It was just at this moment that the
Baltimore detectives seized the prisoner
and dragged him away.
Justice Martin immediately signed
the writ, served it on the representative
of the district attorney's office
and declared to a New York police
lieutenant:
"You have that man here at 2
o'clock tomorrow or I shall holcFthe
police department responsible for the
scene enacted in this court room."
Baltimore, Sept. 21.?Walter Socplow,
wanted here in connection with
the holdup and murder of William
B. Norris, contractor, August 18, and
who was rushed out of New York by
Baltimore detectives pending decision
by Judge Martin of the New York
supreme court on habeas corpus proceedings
arrived here tonight at 9:30
o'clock under guard of the detectives.
Socolow was taken in an automobile
to Jersey City, where the party took
a train to Baltimore.
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Furman University Opens.
Greenville, Sept 18.?With an enrollment
fully up to expectations, the
1922-23 session of Furman University
got underway Thursday morning.
With several students yet to be
matriculated, it is believed that the
attendance will finally come up to
last year's figures, which were 416,
the largest in the history of the institution.
One gratifying feature of
the enrollment is that a wider dis
tribution of students over the state is
shown. Every county except two?
Beaufort and Lexington?is represented
in the student body. Several
states and one foreign country are
also represented. The enrollment
from North Carolina alone is more
than a dozen.
Important announcements made at
the opening exercises were that the
James C. Furman Hall of Science,
which was badly damaged by fire
last July, will be ready for use by
Christmas and that a portion of ft
will be in use within two weeks; that
the new $80,000 gymnasium will be
completed before Christmas; that the
college opens for the first time this
foil a mndam ofoom lannHrv for thp
ion u wvuvtuj svvtMM j ?
use of the student body; a change in
the management of the library; the
addition of three new professors to
the faculty; and the creating of two
new courses and addition of other features
in the college curriculum.
The new professors are A. M.
Arnett, Ph. D., Columbia Univertity
head of the department of history;
R. I. Allen, M. A. of the University
of Georgia, assistant professor of
physics; and John L. Plyler, alumnus
of Furman and graduate of the Harvard
Law School, who will be assistant
in the department of law.
Succeeding Miss Alberta Malone as
librarian is Miss Eva Wrieley, form
erly librarian at Emory University.
She will be assisted by Miss Lottie
Crossland, of Lake City, a graduate
of Coker College.
A new course in biology is to be
given this year, to be less technical
than the course given heretofore.
This is intended primarily for premedical
students. A course in health
and sanitation, compulsory for freshmen,
is to be given this year for the
I first time. The university has also
added a director of music. Mr. Jud- e
son League, an a -alumnus of Fur- s
man and a professional musician, i
will have charge of the training of, f
the college glee club, band, orchestra c
and will give instruction in piano, i
The freshman class is particularly s
pleasing to the university authorities, \
it being readily admitted that this t
is, on the whole, the finest set of i _
new men that has ever been matri-;
culated at Furman. They are more '
mature than previous first-year men, j
and the great majority of them are
graduates of 11-grade and recognizeed
preparatory schools. *
"There is every indication," stated
President McGlothlin, "that we are
going to have a remarkably fine ses
suon at r unnan uua year. i ,
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$125 Cow Paid for Herself in 125 Days ?
"The boll weevil made it necessary J
to change from cotton to dairying ?
and live stock growing, but the ,
eradication of the cattle tick made J
the change possible," said A. L. James ?
of Darlington, a recent convert to ,
purebred cuttle. )
"We had ticks on our farm," he
said, "and at that time our 12 cows were
worth about $500 for the whole ?
lot. Now we ha\e 44 Guernseys, including
young stock, and they are
easily worth an average of $$00 a
head!"
Soon after -the fever ticks were
cleaned out in this section of the
state, Mr. James bought a good cow
for $125, and in 125 days she had
paid for herself in addition to paying
for her keep. The price of milk is
not so high now as it was immediately
following the taking off of the last
tick, but still the making of milk is
profitable. One factor that has had
much to do with it is the feed, which
is largely home grown. Cottonseed
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I Hay is made of oats and vetch and g
alfalfa. |
But the best crop of all on the =
James farm, not excepting cotton and |
com, in the owenr's opinion, is the
velvet bean. I? is easy to grow 60 |
bushels of the beans in the pod to die ?
acre on land that will grow 30 bushels |
of com at the same time. When the |
com has been gathered the cows can 1
be pastured on the beans and cornstalks
during the fall and winter.
Cover-crop rye is also used for pasture.
The cows on this farm are now
making up for what coton does not
do. In 1920 Mr. James was getting
on well, but the price of cotton took "
a drop and only a good production ?4
of milk kept him going. The cows J
enabled him to hold his cotton for <
better prices without danger of a vis- !
it from the sheriff. \
Formerly it was the custom on this <
farm to grow 20 acres of cotton to !
the plow. Now cotton is still grown ;
in spite of the weevil, but the acre- <
age has been cut to 5 acres to the ]
plow. Milk is the important crop \
now. Besides producing /direct re- ?
turns, the cows, with the help of ,
velvet beans and a reduced cotton j
acreage, have cut down the fertilizer <
bill. In 1920 the farm used 160 tons !
of commercial (or purchased) fertil- ;
izer. This year only 21 tons were <
used. !
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Statement of the Condition of
THE BANK OF KINGSTREE, ;
Located at Kingstree, S. C, !
at the close of business September <
15, 1922. ;
Resources: . ,
Loans and Discounts, ?$563,697.47 ?
Overdrafts, 10,763.85 \
Bonds and Stocks Owned <
by the Bank, 150.00 I
Furniture and Fixtures, _ 15,083.10 Banking
House, 6,155.71
Due from Banks and Bank- j
ers, 13,875.26 J
Currency, 9,645.00 <
Gold, 22.50 ?
Silver and other Minor J
Coin, 3,582.55 <
Checks and Cash Items, _ 11,745.13 J
Exchanges for the Clearing
House, 5,792.53 ?
Other esources, viz.: '
Undivided Profits, 758.26 !
Total. _ $641,253.36 |
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock Paid in, __$ 60,000.00 ?
Surplus Fund, 15,000.00 \
Dividends Un- ,
paid. $ 48.00 <
Individual Depos- J
its Subject to ?
Check, 178,221.48
Savings Depos- !
its, 202,852.36
Cashier's
Checks, 1,339.22 382,461.06 ;
Notes and Bills Redis- <
counted, 3,000.00 '
Bills Payable, including \
Certificates for Money ?
Borrowed, 100,792.30
Other Liabilities, viz.: !
War Finance Corp., 80,000.00 ?
Total, $641,253.36 ;
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ?
County of Williamsburg, s& ;
I Before me came F. W. Fkirev, |
Cashier of the above named |^nk, I
wno, being auiy sworn, saya mamuc .
above and foregoing statement iVa j
true condition of said bank, as sho^N J
by the books of said bank. '
F. W. FAIREY, .
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 26th day of September, 1922.
R. D. MILLS,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
D. C. Scott,
John A. Kellev, (
A. C. Hinds, Directors. >
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80e per bushel; single bags 85tf per
bushel.
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