The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 22, 1908, Image 1
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Cmt . T, A PVMcr, of Atlanta, Is As*
Attorney tienrral Lyon In
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Lrraats so Feflon.
News and Courier.
Jan. If.?The meat In*
and Important feature of any
Investigation that South
PJ pet seen wee developed
before the commission to wind
Use tUte dtepeaeary. As a result
proceedings M A. Good
a leprcerutative of Uli man * Co.
lee frtacrptaasd under errt-sf and war
Hun are oat for other whUkcy men
I taf former members of the State
Me *f control. This mean* that At
Qenoral Lyon Is beginning tc
the fruit? of three years' hard
which be baa deae for the State
Carottaa at the risk cf his
ea a bvwver and an official,
at Uasee at the risk of Ills .Ife.
Mr. t?ja?a has demonstrated 10 the
enskmbsnon that, under the Act
:og their sppomtmeut, they
ra to Ineeeleate, not only th?.
of >vor-ch*rgee to the State
the mdJMi tawhieh
tfepen
AM ta develeidnf this featuro
fea^^ftaat he has reached the
where warrants should be rworn
mow
id served aad the parties Impli
fneuld be brought Into Court t->
so the charge of violating the
of the State
ta the work of developing this teett
Ttsaay Mr. L?oa has, during the last
meat be, bed the aasirtanee of one
the ablest lawyers in the South. Col
%%> Felder, ef Atlanta, Oa. and aaeo
with him wan Oen Clifford L.
and Mr. Hill, also of Atlanta
hvrcstig.'ttlnu today was conduct -
Mr. Felder and he showed very
jshuUy that he was thoroughly famli
W urtth the whole story of dispensary
Me had at his finger'* end the
between certain whiskey
aad certain members of the bo?
ne *h t question after question
ai Mr Goodman, which took the Ilq
mm dealer oft his feet.
Goodman was a most unwilling wlt
fl|ge and Information was extracted
him with great difficulty, but
th*? day's hearing was conclud
the Attorney General and his nsso
tee were fully satisfied with their
Goodman denied the cxtftanco
ef certain d xumnnts Which were af?
terwards produced and with which
Goodman wss confronted. He had no
recollection of a Water which he hat.
written to Mr B. Ehrlich In the sum
Mar of I mm. but this letter war bro
aght forth and he had to admit that
ft Was gsuuine. He also denied that he
had a eontr o t in writing with Ullman
m Co but the e mtroct Itself was later
produced.
The letter y> Ehrlich was used to
sH?iw Ibat ?.Mir.i?n had influence*
here which n-.nde him a very valuabk
man t> eny whiskey hou?*. nnd 'hat
before closing his doal with Mllman t\
Co. ho caused the State beard of di?
rector* to p ?tpone the purchase of
whiskey la August until the September
meeting, by which time he had mad"
arrangements to r*pre*ent Mlmen.
May* ftlmi'i Bocae Involved.
In th% letter It was stated that U
the ttim- of writing he was unable to
pay th? commissions, and he esked
that Major J? hn Black communicate
Ihtx fact to Meears. L. W. Boykln and
John M< li Tow ill At that time, tat
summer of 1*44. Major Block was not
e member of the board, and Mr.
Goodman did not deny that he Intended
to pay Maj ?r Black commlMlons on
business which th+y secured from the
dispensary. :><vkin and Tewlll were
members of the board at that time,
however, aad Goodman denied very
emphatically that he had any idea of
pacing them eomintsstons. The letter
and Its wordlag I* susceptible of cither
Interpretation.
shed April, ISM.
'Be Just er
SUM
(.uoilr.iau I'IhcxI Under Arrtvt.
Thf ??xan.iiintion of Goodman b ??
gan about 11 o'clock this morning
?nd was not concluded until 4 o'clock
this afternoon. He had come ther-;
with his attorney. Mr. P. 11. Nelson,
who repieserts Lllman St Co., bat he
left the board room this aft. moon un?
der arrest nnd in t'*c custody of H F.
Strickland, the marshal for the com
mls?lon. A warrant charging him
with eons pi rue.\ was sworn cut today
before Magistrate Fowits.
When the commission met this
morning Mr. Letter, the Now York at?
torney, v. ho represented the syndicate !
of liquor houses having claims against
the dispensary, asked to bj hearo. He
said that two of iho creditors had re?
fused to comply with the commit:lor.'*
hvders f??r two reasons. First, there
is only ?ine questic n Involved, the
amount of nwmey due the creditors
The correspon ience between th<? -cred?
itors and the dispensary Is in posses?
sion of the board. His house was will?
ing to admit the accounts as set forth
by tbe American Audit Company.
Attorney General Lyon objected to
Lester's proceeding to argue his case
at this time and requested him t*>
stats whether he proposed to comply
with the commission's order
Mr. Lyon insisted that the com?
mission proceed with the roster al?
ready set and declared that the com
Ms*1 on is not ready to take up Lester's
case. Mr. Felder sold he was In?
formed lister had said If his case was
not taken up this morning he would
go to Ashevllle and appeal to the Uni?
ted States cfurt. Lester replied that
he had nnlv stated Ik would go to
the United States court
Mr. Fatton thtn stated that the
cmmlssl-m would proceed with the
roster.
Mr. Lester thin made forma) de?
mand for the payment of his claim,
and Mr. Patton replied that the com?
mission would bo afraid to pay any
claim under Judge Prlt- hard's order.
Mr Lyon then said he would make a
formal demand f >r tbe books and pa?
pers of Fleisch man A Co., represented
by Mr. J>*ter, and Mr. Lester refused
to produce them. The commission
then called the case of Ullman ft Co.,
wsjch was *et for today, and Mr. Las?
tet retired m ire or 1*** gracefully
from the room, and It Is presumed
that he had 11ms to catch the 11.30
train ftr Anhcvlllc
TO FATHOM SECRETS.
IMd Jap* lltd L??w Just to Get at the
United States Secrets.
Washington, Jan. 11.?The war de?
partment has not been'Informed ns yet
of the reported withholding of the
contract for the construction of the
fortifications In Hawaii for the alleged
reason that Japanese were really the
lower bidders.
Investigation here shows that only a
limited amount of fortification work is
now In progress there, nnd
the offlcllas see no reason why any
lint should be drawn on account of
the nationality of those who are to do
this work, the nature of which cannot
be concealed, so that thev would not.
hesitate before they decided th* low?
est bid on that account.
The principal work now on hand in
Hawaii consists in the construction of
two sets of mortar batterles; for which
congress has specifically aprpoprlat^d
$300,000. One of the batteries is lo?
cated at Diamond Head, the great
promontory commanding the entrance
to the harbor at Honolulu, und the
other on the point at the entrance to
Pearl harbor.
In addition to these large work?
there arc some rifle gun emplacement,
near quarantine and along the watei
front of Honolulu. This year's estl
mates contemplate the expenditure of
Il.l10.0r1) to perfect the fortifications
of the Sandwich Islands, and for the
amount it is said an-.impregnable na
val base can be secured on the Island
of Oahu.
A break water is under construction
In Hllo bay, on the Island of Hawaii
but as this is not complete, Honolulu
and Pearl harbor are the only bar
bors which now could be u.rfed by na
val vessels.
FLOWF.lt SEED FItEE.
Hon. A. F. Lever Has a Limited Sup
ply on Hand to Give Away to Any
one Wanting Them.
The following letter from Hon. A
F. Lever will Interest all these en
gaged In raising flowers:
Washington. Jan. 14, 190?.
Dear Mr. Editor:
Will you kindly say for me that
hav on hand some flower seed a
that I shall be glad to send a packag
to any one who may write me so
as the sjpply lasts. Very truly,
A. F. Lever,
M. C. Sevnth S. C.
id Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alna
PER. S. 0 . WEDNEE
POLICEMAN CLYDE KILLED.
Tl 11 It HILF TR AGEDY NEAR BOS
SAItDS MONDAY NIGHT.
OHicor \Y. A. Chile Shot and Killed
by loney Mcses, Escaped Negro
Coin let?Went to Arrest Moses and
Was Brutally Murdcied In House*
Where Nej-i-o Was Hiding.
Fr-?m the Daily Item. Jan. 21.
Policeman W. A. Clyde of this city
was shot and killed by Toney Moses,
colored, an escaped convict, Monday
night about 11 o'clock, near Bos
sard's.
The circumstances of this deplora?
ble tragedy are as follows, as well as
can be gathered:
Toney Moses was placed on the
chalngang of this county several
months ago. Officer Clyde arrested
him at the pasesnger station for
drunk and di3ordely conduct and
Moses pulled a pistol on Officer Clyde.
Officer Clyde was compelled to U3e
his pistol to protect himself and sub?
due the negro and shot him in the
foot.
Moses escaped from the gang about
two months ago and has been in
hiding since. He was located at a
house near Bossard's, and Monday
night Officer Clyde and Constable
Nunnamaker went to arrest him and
bring him to the city, as a reward had
bcon offered for his capture. They
went to the house and called for
Moses to admit them. Mr. Clyde was
at one door and Mr. Nunnamakcr at
another. Admittance was refused
one* Officer Clyde, calling that it was
an officer who wanted admittance,
forced his way Into the house. He
saw M"*os utider a bed and called to
him t> come out and surrender. At
this Moses fired a shotgun at the offi?
cer, the laad taking effect in the ab?
domen. Mr. Xunnumaker ran to Offi?
cer Clyde's assistance and the officer
fell into his arms as he came through
the door, cryinr. "I am shot. I am
killed!" Mr. Nunnamakcr carried
him a short distance from the house
and finding the serious nature of his
wounds, ran to Mr. Marion DornV
nsarby, for nsntstanee. Mr. Clyde was
taken to Mr. Dora's home and medi
cai help summoned. He lived until
about 2 o'clock this morning about
half an hour after the physicians or
rived.
The above story was gathered.from
Mr. Nunnamaker, the only person
who could tell the story of the terri?
ble tragedy.
The negro fled immediately aftei
the shooting and Officers Barwiek.
Grady and Pierson were sent fc) cap
ture him as soon as the news of the
shooting was received in Sumter. Eai
ly this morning a good sized crowd lett
for the scene of the tragedy.
Officers Farwick, Grady and Pier
son returned to thth city about 11
o'clock this morning and reported
that Moses could not be located or
the direction In which he went foure
out when they left the neighborhood
The sheriff, his deputies and posse
.sere in pursuit, 'however, and the
tearch was being vigilantly pushed.
The tragedy is a very sad one, ar
Officer Clyde was one of the mos
popular officers of the Sumter polic
force and he leaves a wife and child
to mcurn his 'oss. Only a few weeks
ago one of Mr. ard Mrs. Clyde's little
children was burned to death anc
now his untimely death comes as a
most severe blow to the stricken wif
und little child. The entire ottJ
grieves for them In this great time of
sorrow and will do all in its powe
to console and aid them in any way.
The clly >f Sumter has offered a re
ward of $ino for the arerst of Toney
Moses and telegrams describing him
have been sent to all neighboring
towns. Vp to press time, no news hs
been received of his whereabouts o
of the posse In search of him.
Mr. Clyde's body was brought t
the city about 11 o'clock this morning
Xhi funeral arrangement nave not
yet been perfected.
The coroner's Jury at the inquest
returned a verdict In acooreluneo witl
the facts and, alac, implicated Daphr,
MeDanlel, one of the negro women ?
the house at the lime of the shooting
as an accomplice before the fact. Sh
was brought to the city and placed i
the covnty Jail. All of the testimony
at the lnqvo*t was practically in ac
cordance with the ubove facts.
SUICIDE AT COLUMBIA.
Columbia, Jan. in?G. B. Promt, a
young draughtsman, committed sui?
cide this morning by taking a large
dose of laudanum. Frofflt was em
ployed In the office of D. G. Zeigkr,
? he architect, and his father Is said to
reside at F.lberton, Ga. He has a
brother In Spartanburg Li G. ProflU.
who is also an architect.
ist at be thy Country's Thy GeuTs an
JDAY. JANUARY fc2
ASSAULTED IN THE GUY.
Mit. I.VeYRKNCF DuBOBft ATTACK
ED ON HARVIN STUFET.
skull crushed by Brick Thrown by
Xegro About 7 O'clock Monday
Night--Xow In Suiiiter Hospital ii?
C ritical Condiiim?Negro X< t Yet
Apprehended.
While Mr. Lawrence DuBoj-e, of the
Mechanicsvill-* ^sctlon, was going
down South Iiarvin street about *?
e'e'ock Monday night, he was assault?
ed by a negro, and his skull crushed
with a brick. Hu was taken to Llu>
Sumter Hospital and todtt) has been
in a very grave condition, the skull
being crushed so that it rests on the
brain and a delicate operation had to
bo undertaken
F.om all I hat can bo leanrtd of the
t-ffair, Mr. UuBoae was in company
with a man named Eaitorling and
they were presumably going to the
passenger depot.
It is said that the negro ran against
Mr. DuFose on the ttreet end that
probably caused the former to at?
tack Mr. DuFosc. This Is merelv
supposition, though Eu-;terPng went
to the residence of Mi. P. P. Finn and
told of the <i?sault and asked ihat a
physician be called, which was done
at once, Dr. Walter Chcyne respond?
ing. Mr. DuB ise lost a great deal of
fclo id while lying on the street and
bef ire l?r. Clmyne could reach him
Ensterling left very mysteriously
before Mr. Finn and othors g;?t to the
wounded man. after asking that a
doctor be called. He is said t'j have
taken the trair. ana that h?- is from
the Dalzell section. He stated that he
could Identify the negro, however
This morning It was learned by the
cheers that tne Oar. Robins?.n, who
ii?ii. on the NorthwesN-rn Railway
between Sumter and Camden, hod
committed ;h" naeatfH? lfc did not
return on the train us usual this
morning and the Camden a-ithorities
were notified at once to capture him
The evidence against him soomB to bo
?strong for it is alleged that he tol
isomc other negroes at the depot about
his assaulting a. white man, som?*>na
standing near overhearing th?i conver?
sation.
Mr. DuBosc is a son of Magistrate
W. R. DuBose, Sr., of Mechanlesvillc,
and a brother of Miss Addle DuBose.
of this city.
Mr. DuBose'r condition this after?
noon was more favorable and the phy
seians held out hopes for his recovery '
This Wan the information received
lrcm the hospital just before time for
this papir to go to press.
?SOUTHERN WAR POET DEAD.
.lames Ryder Randall, Author of
"Maryland. My Maryland." Dies
in Augusta.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 14.?James Ry?
der Randall, cittern of Augu?ta, native
of Baltimore, died here at 4 o'clock
this afternoon after an ll}ne?a of only
a few days. Col. Randall was perhaps
the most famous of all the war poet*.
While going to church in inclement
weather several days ago, he contract?
ed a old which developed Into con?
gestion of the lungs and yesterday
morning he was found in his room
unconscious He never rallied.
He was born in Baltimore in 1S43.
Among other famous products of his
pen was "Maryland, My Maryland," of
whioh Olive;* Wendel Holnus said:
'My inly regret is that 7 could pot do
for Massachusetts what Randall did
for Mar\ land. '
For 20 years he was editorial writer
of 1hc Chronicle, severing his connec?
tion here in 1SS6 when he became con?
nected with the Paltimore press. He
graduated f.-om Georgetown and re?
ceived his LL D. from Notre Dame.
CHICAGO RANKER CONVICTED.
Each Count C.irrles Sentence of From
Fi.e to Ton Years.
f'hienifo. fan 18.?John R Walsh
former president of the Chicago Na
tlonal bank, which oloeed it<* door-? in
December, 1905, was found guilty to?
day on 64 counts of the indictmcnl
against him charging misappropria?
tion of the bank's funds. The verdict
was returned by a Jury in the federal
district court here. Walsh was per?
mitted to remain at liberty under the
bond furnisbed by him after the in?
dictment had been returned against
him one year ago pending the hearing
of arguments on Jan. 28 on a motion
by his counsel for a new trial.
The penalty fixed by the statutes for
the offense of which the aged financier
was convicted is Imprisonment for not
lesh than five years or more than 10
for each count upon which his guilt
was established.
d Truth's."
THE TRU;
1908. New Se
FUGITIVES NOT ARRESTED.
OFFICER CLYDE'S MURDERER
STILL AT LARGE.
Also Negro Who Assaulted Mr. Ru
Rose Still Missing?Mr. DuBosc's
Condition Better?Correction in He
port of the Bossard's Tragedy.
From the Daily Item. Jan. ?2.
The negro, Toney Moses, who shot
and killed Policeman W. A. Clyde on
Monday night, has not yet been
caught, although a diligent .-search
was made for him all day yesterday.
The negro had a good start, of course,
on the officers and others and proba?
bly got far away by daylight yester?
day morning before many people
knew of the terrible crime that he
had committee.
In yesterday's account of the trage?
dy, it appeared that Mr. Nunnamaker
left Mr. Clyde near the negro house
and went to Mr. Marion Dorn's for
help. This was incorrect as Mr. Nun?
namaker got Mr. Clyde into the buggy
they had left some distance from the
house and then took him to Mr. Dora's
residence where he received medical
attention, but died about 2 o'clock in
the morning.
The county of Sumter today offered
a reward of $50 for the negro, mak?
ing $150 In rewards now standing for
b's arrest.
The negro who is charged with as?
saulting Mr. Lawrence DuBose on
Monday evening has not been appre?
hended, either. The Camden author!
ties hunted for him yesterday, but his
whereabouts could not be ascertained
and it Is supposed that he made good
his escape on Monday night after he
reached Camden on the Northwestern
Railway train.
Mr. DuBose's condition today wns
reported to be still more favorable
and the hospital authorities stated
that there were very favorable chances
ofr his recovery from present indi?
cations.
I "HAB" DARGAN SUICD3ES.
Darlington's Chief of Police Dis?
covered With Bullet Hole in His
Forehead.
Darlington, Jan 19.?This morning
at IC o'clock the dead body of Mr. A.
E Dargan, chief of police, was f .und
in a room adjacent to his sleeping
apartments.
Th?! body, when discovered, was or
the floor, a bullet hole was in the
?orehoad, a revolver with one emptj
Chamber was near and death
seemed to have occurred s*?Uli h>uTt
before,
Mr. Ii. Appelt occupies a room ad?
joining Mr. Dargan'c and he sa' s Mr.
Dargan was with him when they went
te? their room.*- last night. About 2 or
3 o'clock In the Morning Mr. Appelt
thought he heard the rspoti ;f a pis
t-.l. but thought nothing nt ?t.
The pistol found belonged to Mr.
Dargan and v/us a Smith .t Wesson
4 4 calibre. Altnough lh? attendant
circumstances suggest that this was
suicide those who know Mr. Dargan
cannot reconcik themselves to such
an opinion. The coroner's jury at the
inquest this afternoon carefully con?
sidered all the facts and the autopsy
has been held by Drs. Edwards and
Coggeshall. The jury announced no
verdict, but adjourned to meet again
Thursday in order to have full pos?
session of all available information,
before announcing the conclusion.
EXPRESS GRAFT EXPOSED.
Many Complaints Made That Pack?
ages Arc Cedlectcd For From Rotl:
Sendee ami Receiver.
Columbia, S. C.. Jan. 19.?There If
much complaint, not only here but
throughout the State about messen?
gers, agents and other employes of
the Southern Express Co., collecting at
both ends on all classes of shipments.
The company has a rule whlsh re?
quires employes to plainly mark paid
in advance packages, but not only is
this generally disregarded, but messen?
gers are constantly collecting or at?
tempting to collect from the coriign >e
even when the packages ar? so
stamped. From inquiries made of
Visitors to Columbia it iooks as if
there is hardly a county in the State
where the express company's patrons
do not suffer from this sort of thing.
The matter has been called to the
attention of the railroad commission,
and Commissioner Sullivan says the
commission will take prompt action
if it can get at the facts. Individuals
seldom lose enough to maKe 1 forma!
complaint to the commission worth
while, but the commission will wel?
come any facts in this connection.
Another member of the cotnmlssloii
was told by an ex-messenger that he
has known of a number of fellow em?
ployes who cleared up from $50 to
$60 a month In this way.
eVe?
E SOUTHRON, Established Jane, IMS
ries?Vol. XXVII. n<?25
RECEIVER FOR DISPENSARY.
Jl DUE PRITCHARD SIGNS OR?
DER CITING COMMISSION.
Complaint Filed by Flciselimaitn &
Co., New York, Alleging That Com*
mission Plaeed Money in Ranks In
Which They Were interested.
Asheville, N. C. Jan. 21.?In Uni?
ted Stat?s circuit court today Judge'
J. C. Pritehard signed an order citing
the dispensary commission of South
Carolina to appear here on Wednes?
day, Jan. 29, and show cause why the
relief prayed in a bill of complaint
filed by Fleischmann & Co., of New
York, creditors of the dispensary
sheaild not be granted and a receiver
appointed to take charge of the funds
held by the dispensary commission,
and the affairs of the commission
wound up.
The bill of complai.it filed by attor?
neys, representing Fleischmann & Co.,
is interesting and in parts sensation?
al. The complaint in effect charges
that the dispensary commission has
failed to pay the claims of the credi?
tors because the commissioners are
financially interested in the banks ir.
I which the great sum of almost $1,000,
000 is deposited. The bill alleges that
the commission has violated its trusts
and a receiver should be appointed to
take charge of the monies and affairs
now under control of the dispensary
commission.
The bill in part recites that said de?
fendants are abusing the trust re?
posed in them by wrongfully and un?
lawfully failing and refusing to carry
out the terms and provisions of said
act of 1907 of the general assembly of
the State of South Carolina, and that
the greater part of the money which
the defendants have received, as afore?
said, has been on deposit for many
months, and is now on deposit in cer?
tain bonlts in the State of South Caro?
lina, in which banks the said defend?
ants, or some of the m, are respectively
interested, either as officers, stock?
holders or directors; that a large sum
of said money is now in the National
L*>an and Exchange bank of Colum?
bia, in which bank the defendant.
Murray, who is the chairman of the
dispensary commission, is a largo
stockholder and director; that another
large portion of said money is depos?
ited in the Bank of Timmonsville, in
which said tank, the defendant, M>
S ween, is a stockholder and director*
and is also its president; that another
large portion of said money is on der
pesit in the Popple's banft of Union,
In which bank the defendant. Arthur,
is a stockholder and director and also
its president; thut another large por?
tion of said money is on deposit in tht
Bank of Alken, in which bank the de?
fendant, Henderson, is a stockholder
and director; that another portion of
aatd money is deposited in the Pied?
mont Savings and Investment compa?
ny of Greenville, in which the defend?
ant, Patton, is a stockholder and di?
rector, and a portion of said money is
deposited in the Merchants' and
Farmers' bank of Cheraw, in which
tank one W. F. Stevenson, who re?
sides in the said town of Cheraw and
who is the attorney for the defend?
ants constituting lhe State dispensary
commission, is af stockholder and di?
rector and also its president.
That the said defendants have
wrongfully, unlawfully and fraudu?
lently declined and refused to make
distribution of the said money among
the creditor- of the said State dispen?
sary or to pay the claim of your ora?
tor or any i*f ihr other of said credit?
ors, for the rearjn, as your orator
verily believes and alleges the fact to
be, that there has been formed and
new exists an unlawful understanding
or agreement between the defendants
by which it has neen decided thut the
money deposited in the banks above
named shall be held and allowed to
reman as long as possible in said
banks and be used by them for their
own benefit and profit.
Attorney General Lyon of South
Carolina was present in the interest
of the dispensary commission. Thot
side contends, in effect, thai certain
claims of creditors are not genuine;
that unduu?influence was used ir. the
purchase of goods and too great a
price was paid. H is understood that
there are claims aggregating about
$600.000 against the dispensary com?
mission and these creditors, allcginc
that the funds in the hands of the
commission aggregate about $800,000.
demand that their claims be paid. It
is- probable that there will be an in?
teresting hearing here on Jan. 2V
when the dispensary commission will
appear to show cause why a receiver
should not be appointed. Garrlck &r
Barnard of Asheville represent
Fleischmann & Co.
There is !n this world for any of us
what we see In It and no mere.