The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 27, 1897, Image 9
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{WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27, 1897.
The Lynching in Sumter.
The horrible events io Sumter Coun?
ty last week make a fearful addition to
the long list of bloody crimes and swift
retribution in our State. Who can
measure the fearful coosequeoces of
these revolting deeds? The redbanded
murderer for a whole week .was defiant
and aggressive, and ended bis saturna
lia of crime with one of the most hor?
rible butcheries that was ever known in
a civilized comojuoity. Simon Cooper
was a fiend beyond comparison, and bis
cruel, relentless career bas not a paral?
lel in our Stale There is not the
shadow of an excuse or a palliating
syllable to be uttered in his behalf.
He was a demon incarnate, aod he de?
served instant death at the hands of
the infuriated citizens of Sumter
County, who were justified in taking
his life, if there was ever an occasion
in the world wheo lynch law should
prevail io any community. While all
this is true, it is a grave and deplorable
fact that the manner of Cooper's lynch?
ing, under the circumstances of his
. surrender on demand of the sheriff's
posse, is not at all creditable to the
manhood and obivalry of Sumter Coun?
ty. Let it be said that there "were
urgent and emphatic protests against
what was done, and that there were'
brave and honorable men oo the ground
who recognized the appalling character ,
?~t of the work thal waa done io spite of
their protests. It is not a pleasure to
* condemn an act of our feilow-citizens
wheo they are ridding the world of a
foul and incestuous beast, bot eveo
the defenders of life and home should
'. have sufficient regard for themselves, if
tot for the sake of decency and mao
ood. to discharge what they conceive
te be a duty io at least a semi-respecta?
ble manner. We make due allowance
for excitement and the disturbed con?
dition of the surrounding soontry, but
even then we oannot condone the coo
duct of the mob in Sumter Couoty,
who were acting under the regis- of a
sheriff's posse, aod to that extent they
were representing the majesty of thc
law.
The facts are as follows : Ooe hun
dred men had a single, brutish fieod
completely surrounded in a house, with
arms and ammuoitioo, and every op?
portunity to secure re io force me a ts of
men and arms. They were making
fair headway at a distance io the re?
duction of his citadel, and there was
little chance for his escape, with the
whole day befofe them. Their repeat?
ed fire caused him to cry for succor ;
a parley ensued, andi he was promised
immunity if he came out Afterwards J
he emerged from the house, aod was
taken in charge by the posse. A
wraogle took place, the mao was shot
time and again, and the advice of the
.deputy sheriff and others apparently
prevailed, which was to carry the
wounded ptisooer to Sumter. This was
not dooe, but OD the way be was again
shot, then swung to a tree, and when
life was extinct, the body was riddled
with bullets until the rope by which
it was suspended had been cut: io two
by other shots which missed the man?
gled body of their victim.
Cao anything belmore repulsive?
There was lacking every element of
genuine courage io the capture aod
killing of the monster, aod wc would
be derelict to every sentiment of honor
and true valor not to put on record
our detestation of snob conduct. It
was shameful enough that one hun?
dred men stood off aorf parleyed with a
single villain, that the sheriff and
coroner acted so as to suit the conveni?
ence of the mob, that uoder pretence
of an arrest he was fearfully wounded
and then hung to a tree, but the climax
was reached wheo the infuriated .and
insatiable mob fired into tbe dead
body of the bleeding wretch. It is
only another stain opoo the Dame of
our State, already deeply dyed in the'
crimson' gore of such victims, but even
more revolting in its nature than ?ny
of the long catalogue of disgraceful
precedents. What will come next?
Greenville Mono tato eer.
Uphold the Law.
It is said that the white people, or
the officers of the law around Magno?
lia refused to do anything towards ar?
resting Simon Cooper, because he was
threateoing only negress aod was cot
troubliog the white people. They
found out later, however, that Cooper
did not to confine his murders to the
negro race by acy meaos. Had the
law beeo enforced after the first mur?
der, the Wilsons and the last neg! o
would not have been killed. There is
a disposition among some people to
look upon negroes as nothing but brutes j
and not entitled to the protection of the
law. The weaker a man or a race are j
the more are they entitled to ail the
protection which the law can give
them.
It made oo differeDce who Cooper j
threateoed, he should have been an est- i
ed as sooD as possible and placed in !
jail, where he could injure nobody else
and await bis trial.
The Sumter Item should be com?
mended by ali law abiding people for
the stand which it bas taken as regards
the lyDching of Simon Cooper. There !
are a great many people, who thins an 1
editor is defending a criminal and con?
doning his crime, because he bas the |
boldness to protest against lynching
Generally speaking, the crimes of
which criminals are guilty, are more :
revolting to newspaper men than they 1
are to those who take part io lyucb
iDg, and, for that very reasoo, editors
are paioed when they see mobs plac
ing themselves on a level with murder?
ers by seeming to take pleasure io
j shedding their blood, after they are
helpless and in the the hands of the
officers of the law
It was a great pity that Sumter
county, aft<?r having made such a fioe
record a9- to lynchiogs, should have had
a killing of the fiend Simon Cooper
placed to ber credit. As far as Cooper
wa? concerned DO kind of torture would
have been too severe to punish him
j for his dibolioal crimes, but the Sum?
ter people brutalized themselves when
wheo they took him from the officers of
the law half dead-ind strung bim up
to a tree aod riddled him with bullets.
Had any of their number slipped up
bebiod bim anywhere aod shot bim io
the back, oe ooe could have protested,
because Cooper was ati outlaw aod a
target for any. body's pistol or rifle.
Nothing can be said agaiost killiog
Cooper, bu; it was the baogiog and
shooting bim after be was helpless aod
in the hands of the law.-Darliogtoo
News.
The Anti-Trust Bill.
Sectioo 1. Tbat from aod after the
passage of this act all arraogemeots,
contracts, agreemeots, trusts or combi
oatioos between persoos or corporation?
made with a view to lessen, or which
teod to le8seo, full and free, competi?
tion io the importations or sale of
articles imported into th is State, or in
the manufacture or sales of articles of
domestic growth or of domestic raw
material., and all arraogemeots, coo
tracts, agreemeots, trusts or combioa
tioos between persoos or oorporatioos
desigoed, or which tend to advance,
reduce or control the prjee or the cost
to the producer or to the consumer jof
>a?y such product, or article, are here
by declared to be against the public
policy, unlawful aod void
Sec. 2. Any corporation, chartered
uoder the laws of this State, which
shall violate aoy of the provisions of
this act shall thereby forfeit its charter
and its franchise, and its corporate
existence shall thereupon cease and
tsrmioate. Every foreigo corporatioo
, which shall violate aoy of the provis
ioos of this act is hereby deoied the
right to do, aod is prohibited from
doiog business in this State. It is
hereby made the duty of the attorney
general of v.this State to enforce this
jprovisioo by due process of law.
Sec. 3 Aoy violation of the provi?
sion of this act shall bs deemed, sod is
hereby declared, to be destructive of
the full aod free competition and a coo
spiracy agaiost trade, and any person
or persons who may engage io aoy such
coopiracy. or who shall, as principal,
manager, director or agent, or in any
other capacity, knowingly carry out
ai# of the stipulations, purposes, pricer,
rates or orders made io furtherance (f
such conspiracy^ ^ball, on conviction,
be punished by a fine of not less than
$5,000 and by imprisonment in the
penitent!iry not less than sis months
or more than 10 years or in the judg
men: of the court by either such fine or
imprisonment.
Seo. 4. Tbat the provisions <^f this
act sba'll not apply to agricultural pro?
ducts or live stock while in the posses
sioo of the producer or raiser.
Sec. 5 That any persons or corpora?
tion that may be injured or damaged
by any such arrangement, contract,
agreement, trust or combioatioo de?
scribed io section 1 of this- act, may
sue for aod recover io aoy court of
competent jurisdiction io this State,
of any person, persons or oorporatioos
operating such trust or combioatioo,
the full consideration or sum paid by
him or them for any goods wares,
merchandise or articles the sale of
which is cootrolled by such combination
or trust
Sec\ 6. Alli aots io oooflict with
this act be, aod the same are kereby.
repealed.
The Englishman Abroad.
It is astonishing to note with what
obstinacy English travelers on the con?
tinent maintain English habits, how?
ever unsuited they may be to their sur?
roundings. Under the broiling sun of
Italy or Spain wc find English travelers
asking for a grilled steak cr roast beef.
Of course the steak is tough, tasteless
and indigestible, the "rosbif" raw in
the center, though burned outside, nasty
in flavor and leathery iii substance, thus
constituting ^he most unsuitable article
of diet thar could be taken under the
circumstances. Then the Englishman
will pay ls. 3d. for a 4d. bottle of Eng?
lish ale, which is far too heavy and
alcoholic for the climate, instead of
drinking the pure wine of the country
that is supplied without stint and gra?
tuitously at all meals. These British
peculiarities have done much to destroy
the advantages of foreign travel and to
render the better known hotels, which
are frequented by English families, as
expensive as the hotels in England.
The experienced continental traveler
who has learned to do at Rome as tho
Romans do very carefully avoids the
hotels frequented by the English. He is
consequently treated with much great?
er civility, is fed on dishes which the j
natives know how to cook and which !
the experience of centuries has proved 1
to be better suited to the climate and j
economizes something like 00 per cent
on tho cost of living. On thc other
hand, ho may have to content himself
with a very small washing basin-the 1
introduction of English habits in the
matter of personal ablution is much
needed-and the drainage of the hotels
may leave much to be desired. Never?
theless, even i:i this last particular im- ?
provements are being ei?ected every j
day.-London Lancet.
c
orn
is a vlp-orous feeder and re
sponds well to liberal fertiliza?
tion. On corn lands the yield
increases and the soil improve?
if properly treated with fer
not undei
containing
o
tilizers
7% actual
Potash.
A trial of this plan costs but
little and is sure to lead tc
profitable culture.
All about Potash-the results of its use by actual ex?
periment on the best farms in the United States-ii
told in a lkile book which we publish and will gladly
mail free to any f*rmer in America who will write for it
RM AN KALI WORKS,
- * 93 N?_sau St., New York.
Manhood
DR. E. C. WiST'S
NERVE ?ffB BR?? TREATIES]
TSSE OR?GlfJ.U, .O. OTHERS FmiTATfONS,
Issoldur.dcr positivo Written fSasranfec.
by authorized ajronts only, to cur" Weak Memory,
L?izzi:ioi6. Wakefulness, Fils, Hysteria, Quick?
ness, Nicht Loss??. Evil J>rearas, Lack of Confi?
dence. Nervo noss. Lassitude, :i ll Drains, Youth
Jul Errors, or Excesivo ?3.-e oe Tobacco, Opium,
or Liquor. whi?di loads to Misery, Consumption,
insanity and lM-.th. \$ s?on? or by n.ail, $1 a
boz; six for ?*;\ri;h -writ* cn acarante to
cure pr refteid m^Rpy. Sample pack?
age, ccntoirii-.- ?7.3 clays' treatment, with full
instructions, tb cc-nis. Or e san;pie only cold to
each parson, ?r. c?oro or ty mail.
Mgm Extra Strewth ? SR
?Wrmj Tor Isipotaasy, Losa oV8%&
i#7 rower, Lort ?>?a;;hood.^fc
Sterility cr B?-rr^TmessAN\
feSi a box; sis for $.\ tvith? v
"written guaran teepjj
%_ to cure in 30 days. At store d ,
?E-FOREorbyma?. AP
J. F. W. DELORME, Sumter, S.C.
-Tl
HARB Y # CO.,
WHOLESALE BROKERS,
-AND
Cotton Storage Warehouse
PROPRIETORS.
UP-TOWN OFFICE:
COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
1,000 Tons High Grade Am
inoniated Fertilizer,
1,000 Tons Acid with Potash
500 Tons Dissolved Bone.
500 Tons German Kainit,
400 Tons C. S. Meal,
For Sale.
We are prepared to meet
any and all prices for STAND?
ARD GOODS. Get our prices
before purchasing.
Respectfully,
HARBY & co.
Dec 16.
TAX RETURNS
FOR 1S?6-97.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER
COUNTY.
S?MTBR, S. C., Nov.|27, 1896.
RETURNS of all Personal Property and
Poll Taxes will be received at this
office from January 1st, 1897, to January
12th, 1897, aod at the following times and
places:
Mayesville, Tuesday. January fl2tb.
Reid's .Mill, Wednesday, January 13.
Mannville, Thursday, January 14tb.
Smithville, Friday, January 15rh.
Mechanicsville, Saturday. Jan. 16:h.
Kiugman's Store. Monday, Jan. 18.
RerobertVStore, Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Hagood, Wednesday, January 20ih,
Stateburg, Thursday, January 21st.
Wedgefield, Friday. January 22nd.
R. I. Manning's. Saturday, Jan. 23d
J. M. Tindales, Monday, Jan 25th.
Bishopville, Tuesday and Wednes?
day, January 26th and 27th.
Magnolia, Thursday, January 2Sth.
Lynchburg, Friday, January 2Pth.
Concord, Saturday, January 30th.
Johnston's Store, Monday, Feb. 1st.
Shiloh, Tuesday, February 2od.
And at Auditor's office ?ri tbe City
of Sumter from February 3rd, to Feb?
ruary 20th inclusive.
The law requires that all persons owning
property or in anywise having charge of such
properly, eiiher a? agent, husband, guardi?n,
trustee, executor, administrator, etc , return
the same under oath to the Auditor, who re?
quests ail persons to be prompt in making
iti-;r returns and save the 50 per cent, pen?
alty whtc-h will te added tn the property
vniuatioti of all persona who f.iil lo make re- ;
turns within the time prescribed ny law. ** j
Tax ? ayers return what they own on the j
first da v of January. 1897.
Assessors ac.d taxpayers wisi enter the fi mi j
given name of ihe taxpayer i;i full, ??so make |
a separate return for each Township where
thc property is loc?i ed and also in en<.'h a?>d j
every case ibe No o: i; e School Disuic mus? I
be given.
Every in?le citizen r.etwe**n the JIL:" of
twenty-one Rod sFxti \e?rst?n l!:" ti:~: da\ !
Of JrttlUHry 18C>7, tXCrpt t:,,i-c p.r- :;i ?bl?; (J!
earning -i support from being lantmed or I
from Oii;?r causes, ?rii>ili he deemed taxable j
Polls, ar: ! es'.ept ConiVderate Solders f<0
years ci ?re, ( n Jan. !??', 1>'.'7
All re'urus mus? be m<ideo!! or he'ore the <
20th'da; of February nexi I caria?.*! !.tke
r tutus nf?er thai date and all retaros made
H'.UT the 20th tl-y of Fi bmary are subject to i
M>pf*--tnliv ot H) per ceut.
A. B STUCKEY,
Audiior Sumter County. '
Atlantic Coast Line.
j WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND AOGCS
TA RAILROAD.I
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated Jan. 13, 1896
Leave Wilmington
Lea/e Marion
Arrive Florene-"
Leave Florence
Arrive Sumter
Leave Sumte.!
Arme Columbia
No. 55
P. M.
*3 25
6 05
6 45
P. M.
*7 15
8 42
P.M.
8 43
10 05
No 51
A.M.
*3 25
4 3o
No.52
A.M.
*9 35
10 55
No. 52 runs through from Charleston ia
Central R. R., leaving Lanes 8 26 a. m., Man
ning 9 05 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Leave Colombia
Arrive Sumter
Leave Sumter ^
Arrive Florence
Leave Florence
Le&ve Marion
Arrive Wilmington
No.54
A. M
*5 50
7 12
A. M
8 25
A. M.
8 55
9 34
12 15
No. 53
P.M
*5 15
6 3S
No.50
P.M.
*6 40
7 55
'.Daily. yDaily except Sunday.
No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C.,
via Central R. R., arriving Manning 7 10 p.
m., Lane9 7 48 pm, Charleston 9 30 p. ra.
Trains on Conway Branch laave Chad
bourn 10 40 a? m., arrive at Conway
way 1 CO p. m., returning le^ve Conway ai
2 25 p. m., -?ve Chadbourn 4 55 p. ra?
leare Chadbourn 20 p' m., arrive at Hub a'
6 00 p. m., returni c leave Hut 8 30 a. ra ,
arrive at Chadbourn 9.15 a. ra. Daily ex
cent S i oday.
Trains on C. & D R R. leave Florence
8 55 a ra, 9 10 a ra nnd 8 00 p ra , arrive
Darli; ?ton 9 28 a rn, 10 20 L rn, and 8 30 p
ra; le*ve Darlington 9 31 a rc, and 10 4f)a
ra, arrive Cheraw 10 40 a m and 12 30 p rn,
leave Cheraw 12 45 pro, arrive Wadeshoro
2 25 pm. Returning leave Wadesboro 3 00
p m. arrive Cheraw 4 45 p ra, leave Cheraw
4 45 p m, and 5 15 p ra, arrive Darlington
7 10 p m and 6 23 p ra, leave Darlington 7 45
pm, 6 27 pm and 7 45 a ra; arrive Flor?
ance 8 15 p ra, 6 55 p ra, and 8 15 am.
Daily except Sunday. Sunday trains leave
Floyds 7 30 a ra, Darlington 7 45 am, arrive
Florence 8 10 ara. Returning leave Flor?
ence 9 00 a ra, Darlington 9 30 am, ar?
rive Floyds 9 40 ara. Trains leave Gibson
6 15 a ra, Bennettsville 6 41 a m, arrive Dar?
lington 7 40 a m, Sumter 9 25 a ra. Return?
ing leave Sumter 7 20 p ra, .Darlington 9 10
p ra, arrive BeBnettsville 10 01 p ra, Gibson
10 25 pm.
JOHN F. DIVIN?*. Gen'! Supt..
J. K KEN LY, Gen'l Manager.'
T. M. EMERSON, TrafFe Manager.
tfl E CHARLESTON LIE"
SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
Corrected to April 79:.h, 1896.
Lv Charleston
Ar Summerville
" Prevails
.l Georges
" Branchville
" Rowesviile
" Oranaehurg
" St Matthews
" Fort Moite
Ringville
*' Columbia
Lv Columbia
Ar Ringville
" Fort Motte
" St Matthews
*! Oraogeburg
" Rowesviile
" Branchville
" Georges
" Pregnalls
" Summerville
" Charleston
DA If.v.
7 10am
7 46 a m
8 18am
8 30 a m
9 00 a m
.915am
9 28 a m
9 48 a ra
10 00 a m
10 10 am
10 55 a m
7 00 a m
7 40 a ra
\1 51 a m
8 02 a m
'8 24 a m
8 38 a m
8 55 a m
9 35 a m
9 48 a m
10 22 a ra
10 00 a m
DAILY
5 30 p m
6 10pm
6 50 p ra
7 Oi p ra
7 50 p ra
8 07 p m
8 24 p ra
8 48 p ra
9 03 p ra
9 20 p m
10 10 pm
4 00 p ra
4 44 p m
4 55 p m
5 09 p ra
5 27 p m
5 42 p ra
5 55 p ra
6 37 p ra
6 50 p ra
7 22 p ra
8 00 p m
Lv Charleston
" Branchville
" Baraoerg
,; Denmark
" B'aekville
?. Williston
" Aiken
Ar Augusta
Lv Augusta
" A;ken
,c W?llistoo
" Blackville
" Denmark
" Bamberg
" Branchville
Ar Charleston
7 10
9 15
9 41
9 52
10 10
10 27
11 09
ll 51
6 20
7 08
7 49
;s os
8 20
8 33
9 10
ll 00
a m
a m
a m
a ra
a m
a m
a ra
a m
a m
a m
a ra
a ra
a ra
a ra
a m
a m
5 30 p m
7 50 p m
8 19pm
8 31 p ra
9 50 i> ra
9 10pm
9 57 p ra
10 45 p ra
3 20 p m
4 07 p m
4 44 p ra
5 03 p m
5 17pm
5 29 p m
5 55 p ra
8 00 om
Fast Express, Augusta and Washington, with
Through Sleepers to New York.
Lv Augusta . 2 35 p m
Ar Aiken 2 15 p m
" Denmark 4 19 p m
Lv Denmark 6 25 a ra
"Aiken 7 23 a m
Ar Augusta 8 10 a m
Daily Except Sunday.
Lv Camden '8 45 a ra 2 25 p m
" Camden Junction 9 .S5? a ra 3 55 p m
Ar Ringville 10 05 am 4 3"; p ra
Lv Ringville 10 25 am 6 00 am
" Camden Junction ll CO a ra 6 40 a m
Ar Camden , 11 55 a m 3 15 a ra
E. S BU WEN, L A. EMERSON,
Gen'l Man'g'r Traffic Man'g'r.
General ofiices-Charleston. S C
Choice Extracted Honey, by j
the gallon or less quantity.
For sale ai my residence, or ;
i
orders may be left o??ice of the
Watchman and Southron,
N. G. Osteen.
k
ii
5 Well Broken young
Horses and Mules at
Epperson's Stables
FOR SALE.
This stock will be sold at private sale
and guaranteed as represented. Prices
as low as any dealer on the market. 26
Head more good young Mules to arrive
December 31. Call and take a look.
Prices are right
ARTHUR BELITZER,
The # Furniture # Man,
IMMENSE STOCK. ^
Prices to Suit Everybody. g
Machinery
SEE THE EATEST
DEEBING BALL BEARING MOWING MACHINE
uy none but the Deering ; it is the
best up-to-date Mower.
MACHINERY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
H. B. Bloom.
Sumter, S. C,
JlMJ?LM?lM/lM
Hardware.
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Hardware.
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Let us Sell You!
We have had years of experience in the business, and think we can sat
isfy you in quality and price. For
Table and Pocket Cutlery
COME TO US.
For-Buggy and Wagon Material
WE KEEP IT.
For Best Cook and Heating Stoves
OUR STORE IS THE PLACE.
For Engine Supplies, Farm or Shop Tools. House Furnishing Goods, Har?
ness, Razors. Scissors, Guns, Pistols, Cartridges, Etc.,
Come right here. -
Rufe an? Leather-Bellina:, Paints an? Oils are Specialties.
CAN'T WE FURNISH YOU WITH SOME?
ANT & SON,
Oct.
232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C.
STATE AGENTS FOR SALE GF
Wholesale . Tin Plate/
Stoves, ^^^ffW^f^^ Sheet Ir??:
Tinware" tu?dJ?iK hiTinners'
Tm * ?re., ? g UffKTOSM ? f? ^J^?^W Sunplies,
Bouse- V^W?^A^ ?^^1 .' V^i?Ct?r^-? * ? Zte?SnSsS^
Goods, \?^m^w
. it . l , Y < *?c V?: i?#y
Heate-3 V T?^^l Z^i?Sv f '\?and
^%gn?iai^ \^^^ Pire.
Over 200 diff?rent stales of Cooking an i Heating Stover. Also Oil Cookers and Heaters.
We want the leading merchant in every town in the State to sell our Hoes cr
Stoves. We guarantee full protection in his ttrritory to each r.g< ct we arpoin?
If no* sold in jour town send direct to us for cuts and prices. MMri
Oct ,27, AHI