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' Cetvolldated Aug. 2,188 C? Sfllattbman aitii Soutbron. Pah* erteil Evhry We<tneeday, ( ~BT OSTI Ell PUBLISHING COMPANY si MTEK, s. a $1.10 per annum?In advance. AilvortlsfWKXiU: Square (trat Insertion.$1.00 pnt| eibe*< uent Insertion.SO ' Contncts for three months, or longer a 111 be made at reduced rates. All communications which aub eerve private Interests will bs charged fee as advert loo men to. Oettnaiie* and tributes of respects ha charged for. HKRHIN HANGED AT SAIA DA. ef Emsnad Carver Pays Death for His Crime. > Saleda. Nor. 17.?At 12 o'clock to ? day Will Herrin paid with his life the nenatty of the law for the murder of Besann??) Carver In September. The ?aaacutlon was without a hitch. Only a eery ftw minutes were con* earned In preparing the prisoner for! the drop. After sscendlng the scaffold I Sheriff Sample asksd Herrin If he de tired tc eay anything. He merely mum hle4 a word or two to the effect that he ha* nothlag to say. At no time did he ecem to realise what was swatt? ing hits, and he met his fate without the least emotion. He was pronounced I'dead In ten minutes after the trap was i?f rung, and hit body was laid in a chiap coffin, furnlalu d by the coun? ty j a fed carried to the poor house for bur HI. The Rev. D. H. Croasland wem to Herrln s cell title morning anc$] coadv ted a littls ssrv ce. The con f damned man manifested absolutely no tats*a*t In it While an effort was made to ehelld the exeutlon from the pnhlle. scores from positions of van k tage ^Mtnassad rt There was a large crowd about the Jail and on the streets, but the beat of ierder prevailed. TU f PARIS SCANDAL. ?a a Vkxaaof Paris, Not. 17.?-The case of lime. L Stelahell. who was irreeted In this elty yesterday after i. day of sensa? tional developments In the matter of the murder of her h is band and her step-mother, alms. Jtpy. In this city teat May. was today taken out of thef hands of M. Lsydett the examining eaagiatrata who has been in charge up to the present, snd turned over to Magistrat? Andre. Bsrrlng this change of magistrate*, there have been no de? velopments since last night. Madame Stelahell Is still under arrest on the charge of aiding and shotting In the murder of her huahtnd snd etep aaother. Export physician* have declared that Meae. StolnhoU undoubtedly la ?offering Irom a kind of hysteria pe eallar to a cer'afn claaa of neurasthen? ias which manifests ItssK in the in? vention of the wlldnoss accusation*. Count Darlon. whoso name has been mentioned with that of Mme. Stoln? hoU, and at whoso houoo In Porta Mm?. Hteinhtll stayed for a foa weeks after the murder of her huobsnd. de? clared today thst eh? waa an hon-at and honorable woman. The count oald however, that ne was convinced that Mme. fttelnhall was no longer poaeosoed of her mental faculties and ho characterised tie atory thst she was present St the death of Felix Paare as a base calumny On the other hand he declared tiere waa am? ple evidence to prove that ahe woo at fhls time 111 In her own home. Ooorgo Berry snd Dennla CocJIn. Conservative membera of the cham? ber of deputies, have announced their Intention of Interpolatln r the govern? ment on the attltud" of the magistracy In ths Htelnhell csse. Thla action la designed to ralae the political aide of ths a,T*Jr. ? * Var! j? new theories on the crime have beef Vlvtinixl *lnce the arrest of Mme. vlnhell and tonight there gre many r\ yrta in circulation of Im? pending lmt\rt.?nt tryagtg |fp t?, aajglght. hosJkrer, nobody had ' ? Magietrste Entire has begun a new ang completer) Independent Investiga? tion of the wh>lo case, atattinj- with a lengthy examination Of llrmy Couil hind, who wsa srrested ln*t Saturday, charged with the murders, hut aub eequently released, and all the events connected wlih rio> dloeoven ,,r UM crime, particularly the position of the ly of Mme. Japy when it waa found the manner In which It waa bound to ths hod. New Orleans. La., Nov. 21.?The Times-Democrst's eetlmae on the cot? ton crop for ttOS le 12,800.000. shed April, 1850. 'Be Just an I. SUMTER k mm ALLIANCE. UNITED STATES AND JAPAN j MACH AGREEMENT. Document. Given Out by Reliable Sources, Plexlges Two Countries to Stand Together In Matters Affecting East. Washington. Nov. 27.?Despite offi? cial reticence, information from relia? ble sources has been obtained of an agreement of far-reaching Importance between the United States and Japan, covering the policy of the two coun? tries In the Pacific. The agreement is based upon the Idea of encouraging and defending free and peaceful commercial develop? ments In the Pacific. It contains not a mutual guarantee to respect each others territorial possessions there, but defines the attitude of the two countries towards China, binding each to defend by every peaceful means Chinese Independence and Integrity, and to give equal commercial oppor? tunity In the Chinese Empire to all nations. But, more Important still, the agreement, In the event of com? plications threatening the status quo, binds the United States and Japan to consult each other with a view of act? ing together. The agreement has been drawn up in the form of a declaration and con? sists of five articles, of which the fol? lowing Is an accurate and faithful des? cription: ? The flist article gives expression to the wish of the two governments to encourage the free and peaceful de? velopment of their commerce In the Pacific. The second Is a mutual disclaimer of an aggressive design, and contains al?o a definition of the policy of each gov? ernment, both as directed to the main? tenance of the existing status quo In the Pacific and the defense of the principle of equal opportunity for commerce and Industry in China. The third article contains a state? ment of the consequent "firm" recip? rocal resolution of each government, each to respect the territorial poses slons in the Pacific of the other. In the fourth article the United States and Japan express their deter? mination "in the common interest of all powers" In China to support "by all peaceful means at their disposal" the Independence and integrity of China and the principle of equal com? mercial and Industrial opportunity for all nations In the Pacific. The fifth article mutually pledges the two governments, in the case of "the occurrence of any event threat? ening the status quo, as above describ? ed, or the principle of equal oppor? tunity as above designated "to com? municate with each other for the pur? pose of reaching mutual understand? ing with regard to the measures they may consider it useful to take." HOUSTON MAY SUCCEED ELIOT. Alumnus of University of South Caro? lina Named In Connection with liar 4 vard Presidency. Boston. Nov. 27.?David Franklin Houston, president of the University of Texas. Is prominently mentioned for president of Harvard University to succeed President Eliot, resigned. An- >ng the many candidates mention? ed he jtands out most prominently as having within a week been given most earnest consideration by Presi? dent Eliot and the university authori? ties. President Eliot expresses him? self in terms of the highest regard for President Houston. The latter lived In Darlington, S. C, In his youth, and l> a graduate (class of 1887) from South Corollna College. He Is an A. M.. of Harvard and an LL. D. of Tulnne University. While a graduate student of South Carolina College he was tutor in an? cient languages. The next year he filled the position of superintendent Ol schools In Spartanburg. S. C. He has been president of the University of Texas six y.-ars?dean three yiars and president three I ? ars.. AT LEAST i:iH MINERS PERISHED. I'ittsburg, Pa.. Nov. 29.?Twcnty flve bodies, nil but two of them hor? ribly mutilated, were taken today from the mine of the Plttsburg-Buff alo Coal Company, nt Mi.rlanna, forty miles south of here, where an explo? sion oc( unvd yesterday, killing many men and casting Into gloom what was until then considered the model min? ing town of the world. There Is no doubt that the death list will reach 138 men. Officials of the company, who last night stated that not over 125 had been killed, tonight admit that 138 men went down tho shaft to work yesterday morning. id Fear not~~Let all the ends Thou Atn ,. S. G . WEDNESDA" WILLEFORD'S DOUBLE LIFE. It. P. WILLEFORD ARRESTED FOR IMG A MY IX COLUMBIA. He Was Known as Carl Davenport In That City and Had Other Names Besides? Married Young Woman In Savannah Last April, Secured Her Money and Then Deserted Her? She Finally Found Him in Colum? bia and Caused His Arrest?Ills Lawful Wife In Suinter. From the State, Nov. 29. At 1 o'clock this morning Sheriff W. H. Coleman conducted to the coun? ty jail a man who has been going under the name of Carl Davenport here, the charge being In the nature of a civil suit for obtaining money fraudulently. The action is brought by Miss Kssle Mobley of Saluda, who further claims that e?he and Daven? port were married in Savannah on April 3 and that she was defrauded of $1,600 by the man who is now un? der arrest Recently the Fairyland place was closed and Mr. Davenport assumed management of the Little Grand. Davenport has gope under several names, according to the information received here regarding his dealings with Miss Mobley. The two* were married in Savannah, Ca., on April 3 and at that time Davenport went un? der the name of Frank Wlntereth. This case is a most peculiar one. It should be understood that Davenport Is not arrested In a' criminal case now, 'but the suit Is civil. In certain cases, though, a man can be placed under arrest in a civil suit, one of these being for fraudulently obtaining mon? ey as Is the suit against Davenport. Davenport's method of getting the $1,600 as stated by Miss Essie Mobley is that she mortgaged her home in Saluda when the two were married In Savannah and turned the money oveg to Davenport In order to set him up In business. Her understanding of the matter was that the money should be used for their mutual support. This was not done, she claimed, and Dav? enport used the money for his own personal needs. ? I Later on Miss Mobley found out I that Davenport, as he has been known In Columbia, was married to another woman, and she alleges as a matter of fact, that his name Is R. W. Willi ford. and that he, up to a short while ago, resided In Sumter; that he has three children by this wife, who was Miss Ida Jones of Santuc. I When she found out that Miss Mob? ley Instituted proceedings against Davenport through a local firm of lawyers. Sheriff Coleman placed Davenport in jail at 1 o'clock this mordrng. It was necessary for Davenport to wind up his business at the theatre for the day before he was placed under arrest. Davenport gave cash bond and was released from jail at 1.30. He called at the State office and declared that he Is the victim of circumstances. He denies that he has any other lawful wife and denies that he ever lived In Sumter. He admits that Davenport is an assumed name, but declares that It Is assumed, as hftj is a stage singer, and nearly all "professional people" have stage names. Accused of Bigamy. From the State. Nov. 30. Carl Davenport, who, under bond but 18 hours before, walked out of jail where he had been placed under a charge of obtaining money fraudu? lently, was arrested at 7 o'clock last night by Sheriff W. H. Coleman on a warrant charging him with bigamy and adultery. Miss Essie Mobley, the same woman who brought the action against Davenport for obtaining mon? ey fraudulently, went before Magis? trate G. W. Beushel yesterday after? noon at 6 o'clock and swore out the warrant charging him with the crimi? nal offenses. Within one hour after the warrant had been placed in the hand, of Sheriff Colemnn, Davenport was seen by the officer and placed under arrest, Th" Story Of Davenport's Wander IngS Is very interesting and cover- ? period Of 10 years, during which time It Is said that he has traveled undei many names and has been Involved In Mandats Of various kinds. In 1887 when hg Wli a young man Roheit F. Willeford ' Isited the town of Santuc. Union OOUnty, and those who knew him in those days tell of his sinking in the choir of the village church. It was there that he met the lady who Is Mrs. Robert F. Wllleford of Sum? mer. Her maiden name was Miss Ida Jones, she being the daughter of a very wealthy man of the community ?Mr. Terrell Jones. MISS Jones?now Mrs. Wllleford?is the sister of W. T. Jones, who is now in the Union county jail charged with ns't at be thy Country'9, Thy God's an r. DECEMBER 2, 19 the murder of his wife, who was Miss Marion Porter. Those who know Mrs. Willeford sympathize with her all the more because this Is the sec? ond great trouble that she has had recently. With her brother in Jail on the charge of murdering his wife and with her husband in jail on seri? ous charges, Mrs. Willeford is said richly to deserve this sympathy. And those who are acquainted with her say that she must have known noth? ing of Davenport's career, for she is regarded as a thoroughly good wo? man. Three children are from this union, all of whom are now living In Sumter. Following this marriage Willeford is said to have disappeared, later turning up under the name of Mor? gan. With his pleasing manner he 1? said to have attracted a palmist by the name of Madame Garcia who re? sides even now close at hand to the scenes of Davenport's other ventures. He Is alleged to have traveled exten? sively with this charming woman. Up to the past two years Willeford lived In Sumter, where he was engag? ed In business which would take him out of town often. Within the last few months he had been engaged in business with a local music firm for which he sold pianos throughout the State. But prior to his coming to Sumter he lived in Florida. A town of that State is named after Wille ford. He was engaged in business in tho town of Wllleford for some time before he came on to Sumter, where his family now resides. The latest venture?with Miss Essie Mobley?occurred in April, 1908. On the 3rd of the month he was married to Miss Mobley In Savannah, Ga., ac? cording to her claim. The life that she pitcured was far different from what actually occurred later on. To come back to Saluda county, her home, and live peacefully upon the farm was the Maud Muller dream she had. But such was not to be the case. When the two arrived in Saluda Miss Mobley states, she was prevailed upon by Wllleford, who married her under the name of Frank Winteroth, to mortgage her place for $1.500. "We'll go abroad, visit Rome, Venice and other beautiful cities, then return to live here on the farm" were Wln teroth's promise. The home of Miss Mobley was mortgaged to the well known Columbia firm, John B. Pal? mer & Sons In the sum of $1,500. It was at this point, with only two or three sweet weeks of married life, that Miss Mobley states that Winter? roth disappeared. He left her in Spaitanburg and come on to Colum? bia, although she did not know at the time where he was going. Winteroth (as Miss Mobley knew him), alias Willeford (as Sumter knows him), alias Davenport, (as Co? lumbia knows him), went Into the theatrical business here this year. All this time the bride of two weeks wait? ed in vain for the return of the man she married. But he came not? nothing came except the postscript to the letters: "I will come and see you soon." . Saturday Miss Mobley arrived in Columbia. She happened to go into the Grand theatre on Main street. Were her eyes deceiving her? Was the man on the stage singing "Red Wing" Frank Winteroth, her hus? band? The rest of the performance was hardly seen by Miss Mobley. She sat it through until the curta'n drop? ped after the comedians had finished their act. She approached an usher. "Please tell Mr. Winteroth I want to see him," she said. "There is no one here by that name." "But, didn't he just sing 'Red Wing?' "No, that was Carl Davenport, manager of the theatre. But I will call him, probably he can tell you whether a Mr. Winteroth works in the building." To the meeting between Miss Mob? ley and Davenport there ^;is no wit? nesses. Perhapi there wore stormy words. But she heeded not h\< ad vlce to keep in thf dark and pay whenever she came Into the theatre. Instead shr went to Messrs, You mans & Blgby and brought an action for obtaining money fraudulently agalnet Davenport, He a/a*" arreeted at l o'clock yesterday morning on this charge. Later ho got out on bond and yesterday afternoon was again placed In arrest under the charge of bigamy and adultery. A prominent business man of this city who is financially reeponelhle stated last night that the Grand thea? tre would he open On time this aft? r noon. Also that Davenport had em? ployed legal talent and would be out on bond today after waiving prelimi? nary hearing this mormug. He be? lieves that Davenport 1b the victim of prejudice. d Truth's." THE TRU 08. Sew Serii HS IS GTJT ON BOND AGAIN?HE BLAMES ills ENEMIES. Carl Davenport, arrested Sunday upon a charge of bigamy and adul? tery, was yesterday afternoon released after furnishing bail in the sum of $2,000 to await trial at the January term of court of general sessions. The bond was furnished by Mr. D. M. Caldwell. Mr. P. T. Youmans, coun? sel for the plaintiff, protested against this, arguing that Mr. Caldwell has a part interest in the Grand theatre. The application for bond was firs: made before Magistrate Beuschel yes? terday morning, the amount being fixed at that time. But later in the day Mr. Beuschel left the city and the matter was arranged before Magls rate James H. Fowles yesterday af? ternoon. No preliminary hearing was held in the case. To a reporter of The State Miss Mobley yesterday morning told the story of her dealings with Davenport, whom she alleges that she married under the name of Winteroth last April. She reiterated all the charges contained in the warrant and in the complaint and claimed that she had been wronged very much. It develops that she married Davenport under the name of "Miss Mobley." although 3he is a widow, a Mrs. Mobley, having two children by her former marriage. She was formerly a Miss Coleman, ?.nd it is said that her first husband eloped on horseback under exciting circum? stances. The property upon which she al? leges the mortgage now rests is just about two miles from Saluda cn the road to Johnston. Miss Mobley states that the property Is worth $4.500 and that the mortgage of $1,500 still rest, upon it. This is the amount which she alleges Davenport secured from her on their marriage. "I feel very sorry for him," said Miss or Mrs. Mobley, "and if I could only get my $1,500 I would not push the case against him. This whole case has greatly upset me and I would like to get rid of the matter. But the mortgage remains upon the property and I would have to sell it at a sac? rifice in order to realise some money which I need." Miss or Mrs. Mobley stated that she met Davenport In Augusta just after the death of her husband when she was running a boarding house. "He seemed to be such a nice man and was so loving with the children that I fell in love with him," she said, "and con? sented to the marriage. He deserted me in Spartanburg and came on to Columbia. I want to live right and support my two children and all I ask is the $1,500 which I gave him after our marriage." Miss Mobley feared that Davenport would leave town under the $500 bond by which he secured his release from jail after the suit for obtaining money fraudulently had been entered against him. So she swore out the warrant Sunday afternoon charging Davenport with bigamy and adultery. It. is said that the co-respondent in the adul? tery case has left town since the arrest of Dav??nport and his release from jail Sunday morning early. As the matter now stands Daven? port Ie out and is to appear at the January term of court. It Is probable that under the present warrant the case will not stand In the courts. Miss Mobley claims she was married to Davenport in Savannah and the of? fense not being committed in this county seems to make the warrant and charges of no standing in the courts. However, the whole matter will be threshed out at the January term of court. Davenport claims that there is a scheme against him in this case and said last night: "I have found out some information that this whole case is the work of de? signing people, enemies of mine in this town, some of whom are jealous of my success and h-?ve sought to .n jure me. "Mrs. Mobley, who brings these charges against me. is under the si ell -if a so-called fortune teller. Mrs. Mobley is entirely under the control of others and but for them 1 have nO idea that any trouble would haw tTSf been in this case. My case will come up in January and there It not a shadow of i doubt, as exp vssed by some of the city's leading Attorneys, that I will he entirely vindicated. 1 make this public statement in order to place myself right before my friends throughout the State, and 1 ;i*k my friends and patrons of this city to suspend judgment until they have an opportunity Of hearing the other side of the matter."?The State A young white man was arrested In Charleston on the charge of attempt? ing to get shoes on forged orders. The residence of Lewis I Meyer, In Summerville, was destroyed by fire. E SOUTHRON, Established June, 18C4> ??Vol. XXVIII. i\V> dayenport-willeeord scan? dal. The Columbia Sensation Excite* In? terest in This City as the Alleged Bigamist's Lawful W ifc Lives Here. From The Daily Hem, Nov. 30. The marital and financial en? tanglements of Carl Davenport, of Co? lumbia, who is better known in Sum ter as Robert F. Willeford, his real name, the story of which was publish? ed in the Columbia State Sunday and Monday, have aroused considerable interest In this city. Willeford is very well known in Sumter. having resided? here for varying periods off and on for the past twelve or fourteen years. He first came to this city about twelve or fourteen years ago from La mar? Darlington county, where he had been engaged in the mercantile busi I ness on quite an extensive scale. After I living here a year or two he removed I to south Georgia where he was en? gaged in the turpentine business for I several years, part of the time being in partnership with Capt. George Lor I ing of this city. Since his removal to> I Georgia he has not been a resident of Sumter for any length of time, al I though an occasional visitor, as his mother, Mrs. M. M. Willeford, lived I here, and his wife and children have I spent a great deal of their time here. For the past six or eight months Mrs. I R. F. Willeford and three children have boarded with Mr. John B. Raf fleld. and Willeford has visUed them occasionally. It is stated that he was in the city on a visit to his wife or* April 1st, and if he was married to> Mis9 Mobley in Savannah. 6a., on April 3rd, as alleged, he must have gone directly to that city from sum? ter. If the Carl Davenport of Columbia is Robert F. Willeford whose wife and children now reside here he is in a serious plight, supposing, of course, that Miss Mobley can substantiate her charge that he went through the form of a legal marriage with her in Sa? vannah, Ga? on April 3rd. There are hundreds of people in this city who Can Identify Willeford on sight and there will be no trouble In proving that he has a wife *nd three children living here. Mrs. Wilieford was shocked when she was informed of the charges against her husband. She says he hat always been a good husband to her and has provided generously for the support of herself and children. Future developments in the case a.e awaited by Sumter people with a great deal of curiosity. BRUTAL MJURDER AT BARNWELb Perry Ussery, a Young White Man Slain from Ambush. Barnwell, Nov. 29.?Last night a* little after 10 o'clock Perry Ussery 1 was shot and instantly killed by am unknown assassin at the carnival' grounds in this city. It is stated that: Perry Ussery and Marvin Holland were standing in the shadow of a building just on the edge of the car? nival grounds when, out of the dark? ness, there came a load of slugs and buckshot, which took effect in the back of the head of Ussery, who was* Instantly killed. Holland was only slightly wounded. Immediately after the shooting a man was setn running towards the swamp, which is only at few hundred feet away, with a gun Ira his hands. Outside of this fact there is no clue as to the party who did the shooting. Four bloodhounds from the Peni? tentiary were put on the trail early this morning. They found no trouble in following the trail across the swamp but it was lost In the road on the other side. It is almost certain that the party had entered some conves ance and so escaped. columbia OmCEK KILLS ne? GRO. Shoots Prisoner Who Meg to Brafr* Ham Columbia. Nov. 29.?In a des;>eraf?? midnight struggle with a pow rfuJ negro, in a lonely part of the city, Polteeman t. j. Yon shot and ku?o<f Iiis assailant, Calvin Bowers. after Bowers had wrested the policeman's hilly from his hands, heat the afRcrr over the head and bit him in thr Cheek. The negro's dead body was found several hours later thirty <rr forty yards from the spot of the en? counter. Dr. H. E. Beeves, a prominent - r; itdan of Orangeburg died stiddcuTv Thursday. State Superintendent of Edt ration O. B. Martin, in his next rer>ort ts> the legislature, will recommend a. change in the school laws.