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4?tatc?maa at? ?$o??|roii. -? ?? -- WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1905. The Sumter Watchman was founded in ^850 and the True Southron in 1868. The ^Watchnm? and Southron now baa the com . %ined ci reola tioc and influence of both of %be old pap?is, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. Weather and Crops. Co&sabia, July ?5.-The week end ? ^ag i?onday,? July 24th had a mean temperature about 2 degrees per day .^tewe normal. The extremes were a Maximum of 100 degrees at Black? ville and Florence on the 20th and a ^minimunt of; '67 degrees at Charleston Cae l*th and at Greenvale on the : ^?tb. lt wa* somewhat cooler at the Tdose of the^week. ; The sunshine was formal, or slightly above,. and was ^highly beneficial. There were a few &ecal high winds, but ho serious dam? site -was done. There were practically no rain over *She eastern half of the Sate; in the <fcentral counties there were numerous ^ocai showers, some of which were *fceavy; there were also scattered light ??shovrers over the western counties, ^hat rain fell, was .highly beneficial, 5&s iz cccurred in localities that nee:"K d Over the greater portion of tne j v entral and southern counties the Aground has become very dry and rain %s needed. " WhereV the rainfall was 3beavy last week, ' "crops did excep l tonally well, but where it was light $L&st week.and none fell this week, Barops suffered sud generally deteri? orated, cotton "by wilting under the ^sigh temperature, and rusting, turn? ing1 yellow and shedding; corn by fir %ng and wilting. Cultivation made ^air progress and over a large portion the State, crops have been laic although this work will not be Completed, for several weeks. - ^Cotton continued to make rapid ^growth generally and has too large a i ^areed and too little fruit over the ( greater portion, while a number of Areports indicate that growth has stopped, and that the plants' are ?blooming to the top. There -are ^ewer reports of damage-from insects, j -sand more of rust and shedding and plants turning yellow. Cotton is r5*ega*m?ng to open in lower Barnwell ^?sonnty. -?CSaere is a general improvement in ^both old and late corn, although the ?ormer is too nearly ripe to be great? ly benefited by the recent rains. Fod <?er pulling- has begun. Some old ?om "fired" to the ears. Bottom ?ands that were flooded are recover 5asg slowly. The heat and insects have JinxedV growing tobacco; select- j] ing and curing are active. Peas ?or forage are promising. Rice is ^e^niiing to head in the Colleton dis? trict; Jane rice being cultivated in the "^Georgetown district. Pastures ex? cellent. Peaches are fairly plentiful felt many are rotting on the trees. 3LeConte pears are rippening. Sweet potatoes and cane are doing well. Weekly Crop Summary. ' "Washington, July 25.-The weekly'? Orop report of the feather bureau to <fey says: ] Although improvement is indicated < j parts of nearly all of the cotton j < ?S, it is neither general nor { rket. While the staple has grown ' < -rapidly,, and is generally fruiting well j] $tt portions-of'Georgia, Alabama, Tex- j .33ts acd Missouri, complaints of unsat- j ] ?Sssfaciory fruiting are received from j j "She Carolinas, Mississippi, ^Alabama, j i ?tennessee and Oklahoma and rust or p Shedding from ali sections. Insects j i -?re causing considerable damage to 11 ?cotton in localities in Texas, but gen- j ] -??xa?ly no great-injury is reported. Thc | ?*trrop is opening in the southern por? tion of the belt, and picking is uxider ^ray in southern Te-ia5?. Tobacco has ma^^ raf. id growth .?&lld is generally in -;^tisfvictory con? mixti?n. The crop is weedy and some 3&as been drowned o.it in Kentucky, Managed locally by rain; in Virginia saucd is poor on li^ht sod in Maryland, bopping is in progress in New Eng .Sa&d and Ohio, and caring is beeoid kag general, with good results in iCoxth Carolina. OFF FOR COLUMBIA. From the Daily Item, Jujy 21. ? .guard from the State penitentiary <S?gfc over from Columbia this morn .iag; for the prisoners who were tried ?35?firicted and sentenced during the '?Sipe-seiU term of court. They were 35arJaed over to him by Sheriff Epper and they were taken to Columbia ?he 9.S0 train. Tire prisoners were Jane Williams ?2fe sentence for murder. Willie Fraser, housebreaking, two ^?ears in the Reformatory. William Lawrence, housebreaking .sat?d larceny, two years in Reforma Jefferson Wilson, housebreaking ?ifcad larceny, two years in Reforma ^Sary. Joe Davis, placing obstruction on ^??read track, two years in Reforma Jesse Nelson, assault with intent to -?ztsx?jsh, thirty years in the peniten NELSON AT THE BAB. TRUE BELL RETURNED AND HE PLEADS NOT GUILTY. -- ^ The Court Appointed L. D. Jennings, Esq., to Defend the Prisoner-The Solicitor Was Assisted by Marion Moise, Esq. ft From the Daily Item, July 19. When the - hour of 10 o'clock ar? rived this morning Judge. Purdy sus? pended the business of the Court of Common Pleas, the case o? Cain vs. the Atlantic Coast Lone Railroad Company being on trial, and had the grand jury called. Thirteen mem? bers responded to their names. Solicitor Wilson, who arrived in the city from Manning last night, had in rea?iness the bill of indictment, charging Jesse ?^elson with an as? sault with) intent to ravish, and it was turned over to the grand .iury after Judge Purdy had made a very brief charg?. He defined the duty of the grand jury in the premises, saying that all they nad to do was to exam? ine the witnesses for the state to as? certain if the facts sustained, the in? dictment. If the evidence indicated a probability of the guilt of the ac? cused a "true bill" should be return? ed; but if the evidence was^ not suf? ficient to make out a case, their duty would be to return "nobhill." J. The grand, jury had the case un? der con&der&t?on; about a half. hour,, during whicfr. time the . young lady upon whom the attempted assault was made, the little giri, who was with her-at the time, and three men, were examined. Returning to the court room the grand jury returned a true bill and was then discharged. The prisoner Jesse Nelson, was brought into court by the regular deputy and without and extra guard. At the request of Judge Purdy Mark Reynolds, Esq., acted as coun? sel for the defendant while he was being arrainged. Nelson was placed^ In the dock, the indictment was read by Clerk of Court Parrott, and he entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. When questioned by Mr. Reynolds he stated that he had no witness and was ready to go to trial. Judge Purdy announced that it would be necessary to conclude the trial of the Common Please case which had been temporarily suspend ad before the trial of Nelson could be ^mmenced. This case would be con? cluded this afternoon and he would set the trial of Nelson for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Witnesses and ?urors were requested to be on hand promptly at 10 o'clock,, Judge Purdy ilso directed Sheriff Epperson to noti? fy Olivia Nelson, of Manning, the mother of the prisoner, that her son ?vould be placed on trial tomorrow, so mat she may be present if she so elects. During the proceedings the Court Eouse was crowded, the audience be? ing composed of almost as many ne? groes as whites* The crowd was luiet and orderly and there was no semblance of excitement. During the trial tomorrow Judge Purdy will very properly exclude the public froth the Court House, only the 20urt officials, jurors and witnesses ind' others necessady to the conduct >f the $rial being permitted to be present. Jim Taylor, the negro who was ar? rested as a suspicious character be? fore Nelson was captured, and who ?vas sent to Columbia Sunday night vas brohght'back this morning. Af :er court convened and the true bill lad been found against Nelson, Judge Purdy directed Sheriff- Epperson to -elease Taylor, there being no crarges igainst him. From the Daily Item, July 20. The trial of Jesse Nelson for as? sault with intent to ravish, was taken ip this morning quite unexpected y, as the Common Pleas case of Cain rs. the Atlantic boast Line Railroad Company, which has been on trial for ?everal days was not concluded. yes ;erday and the indications were that t would take up the greater part of :he morning session. When court convened, however, Mr. J. L. Jackson, 5ne of the jurors sitting in the case, j ivas too ill to sit and Judge Purdy | suspended the trial until 3:30 o'clock. The case of the state vs. Jesse Nel? son was then called. Mr. L. D. Jen? nings, bv appointment of the court, I 3efended the accused while Mr. Ma- , rion Moise assisted the solicitor in the j prosecution. Tho state put up some witnesses. I The testimony was brief and little- ; time was lost in examining them. The young lady, who is not yet 1& years old and her sister. 10 years old, were the only eye witnesses of the attempted asault and they relau-d the circumstances briefly but clearly They were positive in their identifica- '\ tion of the prisoner as the guilty man. The other witnesses testified to- cir? cumstances following the attempted assault, thc search for the negro, the capture of Jim Taylor as a suspect, the final capture of Jesse Nelson and his identification. AU the testimony was to the effect that the search was for a negro of Nelson's general ap? pearance and wearing precisely the sort of cloths that he had on when cuptured, this description having been given by the young lady imme? diately after she was attacked. When she was on the stand she ex? pressed no doubt of Nelson being the man, and there was no hesitation in her manner. One of the other witnesses stated that he saw Nelson in the vicinity of the Betts Lumber mill Sunday morn? ing. Another said that Nelson said to him that he had stopped at a flow? ing well near an old barn to get a drink of water. Another stated that Nelson denied ever having seen the place before where the old barn and flowing well were pointed out to him, but admitted having told the other that he had stopped to get a drink-^f water. Supervisor T. C. Owens of Claren? don county was the last witness for state. lie stated that Nelson escaped from the chaingang last Thursday, ana was shot with No. 3 shot by one of the guards when he made the break for liberty. He produced the convict's striped coat which he found in the woods near Manning where Nelson made the change of clothing. ; Nelson was the first witness put on the stand for the defense. He told of his escape and of his movements from the time he left the gang until he was captured about three miles from Mayesville Sunday night. He stuck to th? story that he never left the railroad between this city and Mayes? ville exceptio get water from the well at Bett's mill. He denied the at? tack on the young lady and said he had never seen her until carried be? fore her Monday to be identified. Policeman A. H. Weeks was put on the stand as an expert on identifi? cation. He said that from the descrip? tion telephoned him from Betts' mill Sunday afternoon he would never have arrested Jim Taylor who was much blacker and heavier and was dressed much different. On the other hand if he had mei Nelson in the road he would have arrested him on the spot because he fitted the description in every respect In the meanwhile Jim Taylor had been sent for so that the jury might see the two men who had been ar? rested. There was a long wait, but as he had not been brought in from the mill at 2 o'clock Judge Purdy ordered a recess until 3:30 o'clock. THIRTY YEARS FOR NELSON. JUDGE PURDY IMPOSES THE MAXIMUM PENALTY. The Jury Rendered a Verdict of Guilty After Only Nine Minutes " Deliberation. From the Daily Item, July 21. When the trial of Jesse Nelson was resumed at 3.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon Jim# Taylor, the suspect first arrested was brought into court. Mr. Jennings did not put him on the stand but merely presented him be? fore the jury for comparison with Nelson. The defense the* closed its case. The State in reply put several of the witnesses back on the stand and they were briefly examined to bring ? out certain points more clearly and | forcibly. Maj. M. Moise opened the argument for the State. He was followed by Mr. Jennings for the defence and Solicitor Wilson closed for the State. Judge Purdy charged the jury on the law, consuming only a few min? utes. The jury retired and in nine minutes returned a verdict of guilty. The maximum sentence of thirty years at hard labor in the penitentiary was then imposed, the sentence to commence at expiration of the sen? tence Nelson was serving at the time he escaped. As he was sentenced on July 6, 1904 to serve six years on the chain gang or a like period in the penitentiary, he has thirty-five years lacking a few days, to serve. In ordi? nary cases this would be the equiv- i aient of a life sentence, but as Nelson is only about 17 years old he may live out his sentence and regain his liberty when a middle-aged man. Mr. Jennings, who conducted the defense at the request of the court, performed his duty with marked abil? ity. He made the strongest and best fight possible for his client and if ?t had been possible to save Nelson the argument made by Mr. Jennings would have- done so. But the evi? dence was clear and convincing, his guilt was too plainly established and the jury could not do otherwise than find him guilty. Solicitor Wilson, in beginning the closing argument for the State,spoke of the proud record of Sumter coun? ty for the respect for law and order, referring to several instances that had come within his personal observation during his sixteen years term of office, where they had, in the face of the greatest provocation, refrained from mob violence and had come into i I court for an orderly administration J of justice. The men of Sumte county, he said, had done no moi than their duty as good citizens ri quired, but this respect for law an self-restraint is so unusual that th record of Sumter is one to be prou of, an example that other countie would do well to follow. Ke sai he could, understand and sympathiz with the feeling that prompts me to avenge a wrong to their womer but the courts were here for tha purpose, and the people of Sumte county need never fear that a guilt man would escape his just punish ment when brought into a court o Sumter county. He also referred t Mr. Jenning's cheerful, conscientiou and able performance of a disagree able duty at the request of the courl When Judge Purdy come to sen tence the prisoner, he said tha the dreadful situation which Nelso: occupied should serve as a lesson an< as a warning to others. That Nel son's fate showed what would be th? result of disregarding the lessons an< example of good parents. That Nel son had good parents he knew of hi: own knowledge and that had he ha< the reputation that his old mothe: and father had in Manning he wouh have been able to come into cour with many witnesses to testify in hi: behalf instead of coming as he hae come, friendless and alone, with a bac reputation, a fugitive from justice He said also that the sentence h( would impose should serve as a warn? ing to all men that to lay hands on 2 woman will bring punishment, swift sure an severe. It makes no differ? ence what the race or color. may bc the punishment, is certain. Only s short time age he had sentenced 3 white man to the penitentiary for life for an assault on a white woman Any jury and any court would enforce of themselves an act that would have the law and punish the guilty mar with severity. The men who had captured Nelson and brought him into court for a legal trial had acted wisely and as good citizens they had performed a duty and had strengthen? ed the hands of those whose duty to enforce the laws and administer justice, had they dipped their hands in the blood of Nelson when in the heat cf passion they would have violated the law, outraged justice and made murderers destroyed their peace of mind for all time and left them with an uneasy conscience from blood guiltness.* In this case the law had been respected and justice vindicated. The prisoner had been given a fair and orderly trial and he had had the benefit of able defense. His guilt had been es? tablished beyond doubt and he would now receive the punishment prescrib? ed by law. The docket of the court of com? mon pleas was scarcely touched dur? ing the term that closed Saturday. As usual very slow progress was made and few of the cases were reached, but in addition to this the trial of Jesse Taylor broke into the Common Pleas term and brought the business to a standstill until it was disposed of. Puts light in the eye, tints the cheek with nature's bloom, loosens the tension of life, brushes the cob? webs from the brain, that's what Hol? lister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. Esia'e of Mrs (atheriaeR Frierson DECEASED. I WILL apply to the Judi;e Probate of Sumter County. S. C.. on A rgust 'IC, 1905. for a fir:al Discharge *s Executor of aforesaid Estate. J. T. FRH.RSOF, July 1:6-it. Executor. Wofford College. HENRY N. SNYDER. LL. Dv Prest. Two degrees, A. B. and A. M. Four courses leading to the A. B. Degree. Nine professors. 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Next session be- ' gins September 20. \ \ For Catalogue, etc., address \? A MASTYN' DuP13^. H>a.d Master. 1 July l?-Int Sp;<na?ib.:rg, S. C./ ? The only department in our s ores that shows any surplus or summer goods is our shoes, and this is the result of a little extravagance on cur part in reordering, and partly due to some of our factories being ^low in shipping, the goods arriving when the season was too far advanced. We are deterniiLed co un? load this surplus . . . . Let The Loss Be What It May. There is not an old or shopworn pair of Shoes in our offering, all this season's goods and our standard brands. If you do not need a pair of Oxfords now it will pay you to luvest in these and carry them until nest year, it would pay us to do so rather than sacrifice them as we are doing, for every pair sold repre? sents An Actual Loss To Us But we need the room and are obliged to haye it, for our Fall Stock which is now beginning to arrive. E. P. Reed & Co's. Oxfords in Tan and Black. $3.00 and $3.50 grade at - - - $2.25 $2.00 and $2.50 grade at - - - - - $1.50 Irvin Brew & Co., Oxfords in Black Only. The $2 00 Quality at - - - - $1.25 The H. C. Godman Oxford. The $1.25 grade in Canvass at - * 85c The $1 25 and $1.50 grade in black and tan - $1.00 There is no better wearing shoe on earth for the price, than THE GODMAN. fIEN'5 OXFORDS. King Quality and the Celebrated "Just Wright" Brands. $8 50 and $4 00 grade at - - - $2.50 $2.75 and $3 00 grade at.$2.00 The assortment of styles in the above is very complete, all the new toes being represented in black and tan. While our line of sizes at present is quite full they are liable to be broken very soon at such sacrifice prices and those inter? ested would do well to make their selections as early as possi? ble Be*r in mind there are three months yet in which you e-m wear Oxfords eU g Company THE SUNTER IRON WORKS Phone 237. JOHN I. BRUNSON, President. W. E. BRTJNSON, General Manager. E. W. 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We also make a specialty of repairing engines and boilers from 1 to 100 horse power ; also machine shop work ??nd mould ?hop work, oasti: gs made from 1 to 3,000 lbs, such a* iron sills, columns gratings, ventilators, andirons, fire backs, etc We also hand'e The Deering v^j3j?^. ; ' Harvesting Machine, including ^??^5^^^r^^^^^ Reapers and Binders, Corn ?i^l^^y^^^tf^^^^^ Harvesters and Threshers, ^^^^^^^^i^^S^PW ^owers an<* Rakes, Peg Tooth ^k^????^^^^^^^zr^L and Disk Harrows, Hay Balers. e^g^gs^^^^^^S^^i- Tne aDove machinery being ^^m&S2?^' - *" " the best sold, the only bail bear? ing machines on the market. We are also in a position to offer the public the fo lowing wagons: The Weber Four Wheel Broad Tire, and The Colum? bus. And to the Mill men we offer the Hattiesburg & Lindsay eight wheel wagon. Come and see us, Corner of Washington St and Oakland ave