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Breastplates Were Made For J. Dudley Haselden. One Was Shipped to Colum? bia and Another Deliver? ed in Marton. LATEST THRILLING SIZZLING DISCLOSURES IN DOUBLE JOINTED DISPENSARY DRAMA. (Copy ) Marion, 8. 0 . Nov. 23, 1899. To Whom it May Concern : Having; been requested by Mr. B. B. Sellers to state what I know about tne manufacture of breastplates by the Marion Iron Works for Mr. J. D. Haseideo, I beg leave to state that I am emplyed in said works ; that on or about the 14th of November. 1899, Mr. J. D. Haselden came to me and placed an order for two breastplates. He directed them to be made so as to fit over his breast and stomach, with holes at the shoulders and near the bottom so that they could be tied on They were also to be oval in shape. He stated that some one bad threatened his life and he wanted to be prepared against bim. I made the two breastplates out of tork steel, and one of them was sent to him that evening and am informed that the other was shipped to him next day to Columbia. They weighed 12 pounds each and were made out of tork steel. J. F. Spears. (Copy ) Marion, S C\ Nov. 23, 1899. To Whom it May Concern : At the request pf Mr. B B. Sellers I state what I know about the manu? facture of breastplates by the Marioc Iron Werks I am employed in the iron works On or about the 14th of this month Mr. Spears, the black smith of the iron works, made two breastplates out of boiler steel at said works for Mr Dudley Haselden. I saw Mr. Haselden in the shop while the woik was being done, and heard him say to Mr Spears that a certain piece of steel would answer. One of the breastplates was delivered to him that day and I packed the other the next day and shippeci it to Mr. Haselden at Columbia His Enos X Poweil Attest : Mark H E Duford (Copy ) To Whom it May Concern : At the request of Mr. B. B. Sellers ? will state what I know of the man? ufacture of breastplates by the Ma? rion Iron Works for Mr J P Hasel? den. I am employed in said works On or about the 14th of this month I saw Mr. Spears at work on what he said st the time was a breastplate I saw Dudley Haseiden at the works that day. I do not care to state what I heard from others at the time Carl Mathews. CARD FROM THE SELLERS. To the Editor of the State : In your issue of the 17th instant, we made a truthful statement over our own signatures of the attempt of the "iron clad" assassins, J. Dudley Hasi^Men 3nd hi? pals, to murder us Wc have no desire to add to or take anything from that statement, as we told the truth, and nothing but the truth We had thought, from a prorcoiiior. coming from them, that the matter was to b? allowed to rest in statu quo, at ?east until we recov ered from our wound?, hut we notice in y?;ur issue of the -2i instant that there are lengthy communications from Dudley Haselden and "H A Edwards. M. D /' which are nothing; more nor less than a tissue of false hoods fro:;> beginning to end Io the ?r*z p ase. the *rareme.ot is mai" ?"h':C Ha* Shiers never reeeivsd aoy coe^aga from J Padiey Ha*sidea abo cf- his cortoij eeed or aoytbiog else B-1:? Se?ers rei'ly doe? ont know woo Irby H. exsep: that he his heard tba? a enan named I^oy \s ? cooviot gaari at Kase:d?n*H He never cuide any ooo .?rao: wirb tum ar>oa> ginning hia oottoo and vjuld ar that rime hardly have kno*n him if be had met him io the rrad T?O message Beo Sellers did recela BJ- frora the mnuth of Sam Eiwcrd?. a ^ucg bro'bf-r io law of Dad?ey Sadden, and sDokeo io the present?s of i fambnr of people, and wa> : 4 Tell Mr Sellers that Mr Ha&c deo srs to erne uo and move his corro*? s?d cat of the way. ann petrie the bs?auce co ginning " No, Mr. Haseldeo:. rbe rca! cru*h is, and you know and every body believe* it. you i:.vi:cd BJO Sellers to your bou*e for the purpose of taking advantage of bia?, aod ;.cu evered every indignity a.d insult to bim that ycu could heap upon an unarmed ?*Q? defenceless mao, a: y ur own gite, backed, as you were, by iou: of your whiskey samplers, ai! cf you armed to the teeth, your breath r^kic?7 with thc foul odor of the free whiskey sect ycu to get your vote for dispensary supplies. When Ben Sel? lers did leave your vile presence you and your whiskey samplers followed close behind him to the depot -five stalwart mea armed to the teeth with pistols and a rifia owned by the State, ;Q pursuit of one lone, unarmed, defenseless man, not weighing more (baa 135 pomds. That was ao exbib itioo of cowardice never before seen ia Sooth Carolioa. After a public exhib? ition of their weapoos and swaggering around the depot, walking and peeping about with their pistols io their hand-?, this valiant crowd proceeded on to Marion, where they were seen reeling oo the streets, and, after reloadiog with "80 proof," they take themselves away to the Marion Iroo works, where they had some of their crowd encased io steel armor. While the armor was being made Dudley was heard to say io a maudlin way that he bad slapped a man's face up the road tbat moroing aod, by G-d, was goiog back that eveoiog to shoot it oat. The proprietor of the works did not dare deny that at least two breastplates were made at hi9 shops for these brave defeoders of the free b&mpliog busioess io South Carolioa. Why, Mr. Valiat Dudley, will you deoy this in the faca of the overwhelm? ing proof that you did have them made, the positive assertion by at least three of the employes of the works that they worked on them that day, the refusal of the proprietor to deoy it, and your own repeated admissions to your friends that you did have thom made, and last, but not least, ia tbe face of the faot that two cf your nearest aod most respectable neighbors eaw them takeo efl of your persoo after thc shootiog, when you arrived, by way of a negro's j privy, at your house ? After ali this I publia exbibitioo of bravado and blus? ter at Seiiers that morning, at Marion that day and along the road coming back that evening, wheo they were mistakoD fer a party of returning hunters, Dud? ley has the unparalleled effrontery to say io his statement today, "Before my God, I did not assauit, nor iotend to aesaait, the Seiiers " It is hard to say whether he excels in fleetDess of foot or in glibness ia taking uablusbicg liberties with the truth. We do not know whether the valiant ex Capt. Haseideo had on a breastplate or not ; perhaps he did not, as be managed to put the depot building cn himself before tho firing ceased. We are very sorry to learo "the oaptaiaV7 eide was injured io his wriggiiog uodsr the depot. We did not fire at "the captain" at ail. We do oot believe that Dudley wasted aoy money in providing poor little Aubrey Evans with a breastplate. He made a breastwork of bis drucken body, baviog bim oo the side next the depot After the shootiog was ali over Aubrey was so drunk he could scarcely taik intelli? gently. Aubrey is a weak young man who dearly loves whiskey, and wheo in liquor will do anything the Haseideos rei! bim to do. We co not know, but we believe "H. A. Edwards, M. D.," had co a breastplate. His clothes were literally shot to pieces aod we have been informed that one of bis atteodiog physicians jokingly toid him he ought io indict us for ruining his oiothes. We maoaged to bit Dudley while he was rucoiog, as he say?, "twenty" yards away, and we fired repeatedly at . H A Edwards, M. DV' at very close range aod did bit him io the ooiy vulnerable plaoes-bis face aod his back. No, Dudley, you had OD a breastplate aod now you have the j brazen impudence to iie about it io tbe j fa^e of tbe uoimpeaohed testimony of some of the best people of the county Who has lied? Emerson McDo?&>, the proprietor cf tbe iron wotks ; J F. Spears, Carl Matthews and Enos Powell, the men who made toe breast plates ; Dudley's nearest neighbors who saw them on him, or this scared man who too late realizes in what ao awful predicament his owo folly has placed him. If Dodley has lied about the breastplates, as is shown conclusively, why nothing that he has said in his whining, oringicg statement is worth? of belier, and his statemer t ! that there were some armed men ia the i depot and that Sellers fired the first j shot is a lie out of the whole cloth, a:id Carl Matthews, two hard working, honorable white men. and Eoos Powell, the oldest employe cf the iron works, and a respected colored man, speak for themselves. The original, signed state? ments, are in our possession. Now, a few words as to the state? ment of 'H A. Edwards, M. D " We have a lingeriog of lespect for "H. A Edward*. M. D.," because be wa* tbe only mao of his party who showed a particle of grit or pluck He did stand fire for awhile, aod ooly left the field wheo deserted by bis oowardly associates However, simple statements of cold faots will brand bis statement as false, as Dud? ley's bas been shown to be. "The rifle I fired was a 54 calibre ; I fired ODly once with it." The bullet holes through tne depot building, the cumber of empty cartridge shells we have io our po&sessioo aod the wound through Jobo C 'Sellers' breast are mate but eloquent witnesses that your statement is ma lioiousiy faise. ''Falsus in unum, falsos lia omnis!" That one delib?rate faise ! hood which the Haseldens make you 1 say bracC3 the whole statement of "H. A. Edwards, M D." as a tissue of falsehood?. Ia conclusion, we desire to say that wc, neither of us, fired a shot untii wc were s?iiously wounded; that John C. Seilers is postmaster at S- Hers ; that he was in the depot, where tho office wrp kept, ia thc discharge of his duties as p os::na>ter, v:hen t h s firing began ; that neither cf us has ever owned cr carried a pistol since . were growo men ; that we were cold sober, while the would-be assassina rcero drubs John C. Sellers, B:n B. Sellers. Seiiers. S. C , Nov. 23. 1890 To purify aod enrich the blood, strengthen the nerves ana invigorate the system, use Di Dr M ? Simmons' Liver Medicine \ I DEWEY CUT TO THE QUI! The Admiral Protests 1 His House Was His Ow Washington, Nov. 22.-Adi Dewey is out in ac interview t< complaining against what he cl to be the unjust and unpardon condemnation of his course in tr ferring his house to his wife, subsequently transferred the prc ty to the admiral's son, George, displays considerable temper in condemnation of the newspapers the public for criticising his act and declares he would not 1 accepted the house had he un stood that a string was attache< it He claims the right to dis? of it according to his own ideas, he believed he was doing an which would meet univ.rsa! appn by giving the house to his wifc she might have the pleasure of stowing it upon his son The admiral is reported lo b made the following remarkable st ment : "Whiie I was a hero two mor ago I am now reduced to such a p tion that certain people cannot things too villainous, too scum! about me ; and no one defends i If I was so much of a hero then ; the American people thought v enough of me to give me this hoi why do not some of those people fend me now '' ' If I had known how much tr ble, how much villainous abuse v I to come upon me as the result accepting this house I would ne haye taken it at the hands of American people When I sai into Manila bay over danger? grounds, with death and even wo in front of us, I little thought tl in such a brief period of time af I returned to my native land I American people would countenar such monstrous attacks upon because I was doing what I consid ed to be the most gracious thing Cuuld do, to present my home to i bride I do not intend lo arraign t entire American people for the at of a few, bot I am hurt ; I am cut the quick. I have never felt so bac in all my life I want the Americ people to know it 1 want them know that if I could I would retu to the contributors to the fund t house purchased with it. I won never in the world have accepted it I had known what it would cost m If I should feel tomorrow as I feel t uight I would cut it all, throw t everything, go on the ?etired list ai go abroad In fact I feel so discou aged, so worn out tonight that scarcely know what I will do. hardly feel like living in a count: where I can be attacked in 6uch s outrageous manuer without bein defended by any one " Tonight Admiral Dewey confira the interview millions Given Away. It ii certainly gratifying- to the public : know of one concern in the land who t?re n< afraid to be generous to ths needy and suiFe ing. The proprietor; ot" Dr. King's New Di; covery for Consumption, Coughs and Cold have given away orer ten million trial bottle of this great medicine ; and have tho saiisfa< faction of knowing it bas absolutely cure thousand? of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron chitis, Hoarssncss and ail diseases of th Throat. Chest and lungs are surely cured by il Call on J. F. W. Del.orme, Druggist, and ge a trial bottle freo. Keguiar size 50c and $1 Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. 3 -m*MM>--ill ? - Route of the Southern. Columbia, Nov 21 -The Southert Railroad has in a neat way estricatec itself from the dilemma io which ic wai placed lase spring when the Scab ?arc acquired the Southbound division o the Florida Central aod Peninsular which tho Southern had been using foi its Florida connections. Its leas? expires January 1st, but the Southern bas focod a parallel outlet from Colombia to Savannah. Trains are now running over a new link, 32 miles io leogth between Columbia and Perry. At this point the Southern's Florida specials will use the Carolina Midland, which bas been bought and practically rebuilt by the Southern Thence 46 miles to Allen? dale oa the Charleston aod Western Carolina, whiob ia operated by the Coast Line and will be used by thc Southern to Yemassee, 35 miles. Fmta I this latter point the Southern enters Sa j vannah over the Plant system, 53 miles. I -iv thi* arrangement, the Southern I bciit but 32 roilcs of road and obtained j a rou'e of 1G6 miles between Columbia j and Savaunab, which is but a little ? longer than the Seaboard's acquisition, j the Southbound 143 miles Chief Engineer Weil supervised the j construction of the Perry br&reb, built j by T. ]$. Joros & Co., of Baltimor?. j This completion of this 32 miles was j accomplished in czactly four ?nd a half ; mouths, a ph?nom?nal record censid critig thal thc road cuts ?::ri;u?h a sand m mouin ?od thence across the -w:aps of fee H?-to, r-quiring difficult w<:k eight aod day The 'rack is of very ; heavy rock ballast and heavy vestibules ! over this routs will be inaugurated j December 10 h ----mmmm- ? ? ? .? -- i , i Tt.e girl's friend, Simmons' Squaw Vine . ! Wine or Tablet?, Ciuse natural appearance j and regular montiiy return of metises The Victor Blue Medal. Columbia, Nov *2l -The band some medal to be presented to L'eut Victor Blur, U S. N., bas arrived and is on exhibition at Lachicotte & Co 's Rtore The Association for Patriotic Award was formed Jan 31. 1899. with Mrs Eiiison Cspers as president, and Mrs E W. Sere ven as secretary and treasurer It object was to procure a suitable testimonial to Lieut Victor Blue, and it was then and theie decided that the testi monial should take the shape of a handsome gold medal The secre tary was instructed to write to a iady in each town and considerable vil? lage, informing her of her appoint ment as collector for the association and requesting her to gather funds for the medal In four months over $300 was sent in A medal commit tee was appointed, consisting of the Hon. Wm A Courtenay, chairman, and the Right Rev Ellison Capers and the Hon' Leroy Youmans Mr Courtenay undertook the lebor of love with the greatest care. The devices on each 6i'de are his (selec? tion, as also the inscription in Ecg hsh The beautiful Latin inscription is furnished by Gen. Youmans. The workmanship was done at the United ?tates mint in Philadelphia Lieut Blue is attached to the United States ship Massachusetts It is probable that the presentation of the medal will take place in New York at an early day at the hands of a distin? guished South Carolinian. The dies were engraved by Mr Charles E Barber, of the United States mint, Philadelphia The medal is two and a half inches in diameter and one fourth of an inch thick. The obverse presents in its upper half the coat of arms of South Carolina; it is in high relief, delicate in its outlines, elaborate in its details: the figure of ihe Continental so'dier, usually seen knock kneed and with a sacred look, here stands erect and soldiery, Barber's female figure really looks here like a human being-a Carolina matron The shields, pal metto tree, etc are presented "en regie," and the State mottes are in readabie form, and not bottom up, as seen in most of the blocks in use. The inscription, "The woman of South Carolina to Lieut Victor Blue, U. S N., in high appeciation of hi? courage, enterprise and distinguished service in the Santiago de Cuba cam paign, 1898 '' The reverse of the medal is symbolic of the United States navy thc basis of the design being the great seal of the navy de? partment-a ship under sail, an anchor in foreground, upon vshich an eagle with outstretched wings is alighting. All this is in high relief, nad as illustrative of the engraver's art wili compare most favorably with the numismatic work of any nation The rim or border displays the emblematic stars cf the Union and this motto : "Explorator Fortis8mus in Ponto Sylisqne Floruit." The medai has been pre? pared at ihe United States mint at Philadelphia There it is desired to leave rhe dies on deposit, in order to have replicas in bronze supplied to numismatic societies, and collectors in the United State and in Europe at a relatively small outlay -News and Courier. Ti) regulate rbe oense?, 3top flooding and leo frequent appearance of menses, take Sim? mens' ?q'iaw Vine Wine or Tablets. :- mm - <m* - The Greenville News finds one eflecr of cotton factories in this s^a'c which seems to have attracted little attention It is that the factories have ?topped the usual annual emigration to Texas and elsewhere "Until the last ten years,'r says the News, "it was a regular thing ev?ry fali for the news papers of upper South Carolioa to announce; the departure of famiiy after family for Texas. After every bad crop year there was usually an attack of 'Texas fever,' which oarried away whole coloDie8 of people we could not spare. Now we hear DOtbiog of 'Tex? as fever ' " People who are dissatis? fied with oonditioos oo the farms DOW go to the factory towos, secure employ meot io the mills, aod "as a role stay there." The Presbyterian Church is trem bliog oo tho precipice of another heresy trial. Prof. MoGiffert, cf Uoioo Theological eemioery, refuses to take the same view of tba Bible that a committee or the presbytery wishes him to and, consequently, the majority of the committee have recommended that the case be referred to the general assembly for action, which is practically a request that Prof. McGirlert be placeo oo trial co the charge of heresy Thofe who believe that a heresy trial is worse than heresy itself are ^trying hard to have the charge against Prof ? McGifTert dropped. All concerned are j now taking a mooth to think thc oiat ter tv??.-Springfield Republican. - ??JO- mmm - The A. C. L's New Route to Augusta Washington, Nov 21.-On and I after Decembe r i?t the Atlantic Coast Line trains willi run imo Augusta, (ia . over the newly constructed ? branch road of that company. This j new read runs from Den rn ark, S. C , via Barn wei! to Robbins S C , tk:ere connecting with the Charleston a;id Western Carolina railroad, which is the property of the Atlantic Coast Line By this arrangement a nu<ch shorter route is secured. MR. EDITOR : You may have had us in mind when referring in a recent issue of your paper to the peculiarity of merchants in regard to advertising, in which you quoted them as saying that "ii good times it was not necessary to advertise, and in hard times it did not pay." While we have always found that advertising paid us, we must confess that for the past sixty days r"ny in? crease of business that we might secure by that means, could not have been Satisfactorily waited on. as our clerical force has been taxed to its utmost capacity. Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have an opportunity to say a few words to our friends in the country, we desire to acknowledge, through the columns of the Watch? man and Southron, our grateful thanks to them for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us, for which we can offer nothing in return except our promise that their interests will be as care? fully guarded by .us in thc future as they have been in the past. It is particularly gratifying to us to acknowledge a very liberal trade during the months of September and October from our farming friends, to whom it was our pleasure to extend a credit during the summer. It proves to us that they appreciate our endeavor to be just and reasonable with them, when they need assistance, as we have always tried to be-our motto being LIVE AND LET LIVE Although we tried to anticipate this season's wants by buying a heavier stock than ever before, our trade has so far exceeded our expectations, that we have been obliged to re? plenish frequently and freely every department of our store. n Dry C5-o?d? Wc bought a very heavy stock of staples, a fair percentage of which we still have on hand and are selling at old prices, Those j Tar Heel Blanked Which you have been waiting for so long have come at last. It was not our fault that they were not here sooner as our contracts were made in May for September delivery, but the mill has been so crowded with orders it was impossible to deliver them sooner. These goods are made in A Southern Mill. From Southern Wool, By Southern Men and there are none better. They are improving on the finish every year. We are selling at the same price as last year; but if we have to duplicate we will be obliged to charge an advance. We only have about FIFTY PAIRS, so don't put oft' buying, or you may get left. SHOES. Why the advance in cotton should have affected the price of shoes, but strange to say they too have gone up. We cloirt know whether it was judgment or luck, but our purchases for Fall were nearly double our usual contracts. We are buying now for Spring and paying 10 to lo per cent more for the same class of goods, but those on hand will go at the old prices while they last. In our write-up about Shoes last Fall we had something spe? cial to sav about The H. 0. Godman Line for Women and Children. Our increased sales for these goods prove that we told the truth. Bear in mind we are still the SOLE AGENTS FOR THEM AXD GUARAXTEE EVERY PAIR THE L. M. REYNOLDS LINE OF MEN'S SHOES, sold exclusively by us, are trade-winners. The prices range from $1.75 to $3.50, and every pair warranted. If you want the best $3.00 shoe buy a Reynolds. CLOTHING. This has certainly been our banner season in the clothing business, and if there are any of the men or boys in the county who have not bought a suit, it has not been our fault ; but fear? ing there still may be a few unprovided, we are keeping up our stock by telegraphing orders for shipment by express. If you need an overcoat see us before buying, as we have some great values. In our Hat and Furnishing Goods De? partment will he found some values that compare tavora bly with the balance of our stock. This announcement would not be complete without a word al ?out our GROCERY STOCK. This department is uo to the usual standard, and that is saying about ail that is necessary for ii. Our MILLBURNE FLOUR, ol' which we believe there is more sold in this county than other brand, is pronounced ly those who usc it, unsur? passed. 9 Donnell & Co.