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n DOE WATTS AM) JONES CASE. In <.ranting Hcsvnt Order, Ho Fol? lowed l.nte?t Decision of tho Su |iii'iiir Court. The position of Judge Richard C. VYutts In the matter of his recent or<l?>r In the celebrated Jones case Is thus stated by the Columbia Record : The fact that Judge R. C. Watts on circuit recently granted a motion of the attorneys for W. T. Jones, the wealthy Union farmer under life sen? tence for poisoning his wife in most revolting circumstances, for a stay of sentence pending a further motion before the circuit court at Union for ? ri.".\ tri.il on alleged after discover? ed evidence, which will have the ef? fect of keeping the noted prisoner out of the penitentiary for perhaps anoth? er year, even If he acts no new trial, seems to have the weekly press of the State badly pussled. Some of the papers are disposed to criticise se? verely Judge Watts, while others art sending up the usual cries about the delays of the law a rich man can eas? ily secure through shrewd attorneys. There have been n imerous stay* and delays In this case, and the su? preme court Itself having taking three different positions on the question ot after disco--ered e\ hi. n. e within re? cent years, there Is small wonder that there Is confusion In the minds of laymen. Investigation here. however. re? veals that Judge Watts was following the latest decision of the supreme rourt. although there Is reason to be? lieve that personally, he Is of the opinion that In a case like the Jon?s case, which was passed upon by the supreme court after Jones' sentence at Union, the supreme court alone ha*? Jurisdiction over a subsequent qes tlon of after discovered evidence. At an en branc meeting of the Judges in which he sat when a ques? tion came up. he held with the mU I Tlty that such a matter was with? in the Jurisdiction of the supreme court, solely; but the circuit court en banc decided gf a large majority the other way. On circuit, therefore, there was nothing left for Judge Watts to do but follow the latest de? cision of ruling majority. There has been much speculation even among lawyers as to the effect of this latest position of the supreme bench, some taking the position that this opens the way for any prisoner in the penitentiary to move for a new trial on after-discovered evidence? and Judging from the statements in the average pardon petition there are many plausible pleas of this kind. However, in view of the supreme J court's position In the case brought up a few years ago from Sumter, in which a white man and a negro, both belonging to a circus, were convicted of murder, there seems to be no ground for this alarm. The white man. who, had not begun service of " sentence, was freed, but when at? tempt was made to get the supreme court to act on the case of the negro, the court promptly announced that j the negro he Ins: begun sentence', was In the hands of the governor alone. The negro was pardoned on a clear I showing of after discovered evidence. The fireman of the State had bet? ter send In a petition to the weather bureau to give us fair weather next week. It will be rather disagreeable for It It rain during the tournament. Mayor Fred. ri. k W. Plalsted, of Augusta. d. lares that whoe\?-r 's nominated by the Democratic State I 'invention w ill hi the next Fovernor ( of Maine. In ordinary times such a de'!,irat|..n would attract n-? atten? tion, but coming this year eevryhody won.brs whether It may not bi prophecy.?Sprlngtb Id lb-publican. It Is better to live rich than to die rl h?Johnson. Satisfaction Guaranteed We aim to hold our trade, not * alone by llM most reasonable prices ?nd square dealing, but by enstirin^ your satisfaction with every piece of furniture bought <?t us. H KM IURE To -mt every home?for decora I live purposes and for every-day ! hard IM U'r Shop here. Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. (OFM) NOT BE ELECTED. Strong Men In Business Who Art' Wisely Not Seeking Office For They \\ "iii,i Suffer Defeat. Colombia, Juno 14.?Now that someone has risen up and nominated Col LiTO) Springs of Lancaster, for tiovernor and that gentleman has hastily hut nrmly declined, one daily h its mention on the streets here of Other hig husiness men who in the opinion of various persons would make good Governors. Mention has been made here in the past few days, for instance, of Johll L Mimnaugh. the millionaire ('.?in i bia merchant; of a. j. Mathe son. of Marlboro. of R, P, Hamer. Jr.. also of Marlboro, and of H. D. Wheat, of Cherokee, none of whom has he? n In politics or Is likely to be. CALLED IN EXTRA SFSSION. < mint.v ( onmiisdonns to Consider Cotton Platform Situation. Fr an TIN 1 fcllj Item. June 1 I. The Cotton Warehouse Company has given notice to the County Com? missioners that the cotton platform cannot bt tiasd any bmger as a public platform, in eonseuqence of this an? nouncement tho Board of County Commissioners have boon called to m . t in extra session on Friday, June 17th. At that meeting there may be some legal opinions given as the county contends that there Is a ten contract, a contract the com prOM company held them to some? time ago. It is a pity that the.*e should be frLtlon in this matter, for the busi? ness of the town suffers from it. The County Board may decide to build a platform and put a stop to all con? troversy. It would be money well spent to put in the platform and the law allows It to be done. The meeting on Friday will be watched with a great deal of interest. SCRAP SUNDAY AFTERNOON. Two White Men Have Difficulty at Cost Iii'h Place. P. E. Andrews and one Broadway, both white, had a difficulty in Will Costin's place at the depot last Sun? day afternoon and the whole thing was aired In the police court this week. From the evidence it ap? pears that Broadway was following Andrews up and Andrews hit him o? the side of the head with a bottle of soda water, cutting him so badly that Dr. Cheyne had to sew the wound up. As Broadway seemed to be the ag? gressor the Mayor threw the cas^ out. BLOW AT THE BEEF TRCST. < mm eminent May Erect Its Own Cold-Storage Plant. Washington, June 13.?A blow at the Heel Trust will be struck to? morrow, when Representative A. O, Stanley, of Kentu? key. will Introduce In the House a bill appropriating $1, 300,000 for the erection of a cold storage warehouse In Washington for the Storage Ol supplies Intended for the army and navy, soldiers' homes and Other Institutions to which the government now furnishes food sup? plies. MOS account of lack of cold-storage t o llltlea." Mr. Burnley says, "the <i >\eminent has hitherto been com? pelled to purcha ? meat supply for the army and navy, soldiers' homes, StCM almost entirely from the Beef Trust. It will not soon " -gotten "?it our brave boyi were ii. more danger of being poisoned by Impure beef than shot by Spaniards in the late Spanish-American War. The Government has refused to buy to bacco from the Tobacco Trust or powder from the Powder Trust, and there is no reaBOB why it should not mike every effort to obtain its gup ply of meat <roin some other source than the trust which has been time and again indicted and convicted. "It is not intended to have the Government go into the meat busi? ness, but the Government itself is leeeaaarlly the largest purchaser of meats and like products on the con? tinent, i?uring the last fiscal year more than Il.tee.ftM was expended for meats and like supplies for Sol diets' bom. <. The army expended more than $ 1 7?.*? o0 for lard, nearly ts.Ott.ttt for bacon and mole than If.oee.ttt for fresh meats. The navy expended for butter alone $3tt,f2l.? :?'>. or l.ttl.tts pounds, for which it paid nn average of nearly cents. It spent MlM4l.ll for hams and M1.394.t0 for bacon, The navy pur? chased IS.tlS.4ll pounds of fresh meat, aggregating $l,t?i,tit.lT, We purchased also thousands of pounds Ol poultry and other like meats." The Masons of the city are expect* a great time nexl week when the de? legates lo the Grand Chapter. Bast? ern Star, come By the way, a few more homes are needed, if you can i ?mmodate any, communicate that fa. t to Mr. Bartow Walsh, If we wish ourselves to be high. w-> should treat that Which Is gVOff us ns high.?Troilope. FAVORS USE OF A TAH BINDER. Rhode Island Has Adopted This Meth? od of Construction With Much Sue- j eess. The use of a tar hinder in the con? struction of roads is urged by Mr. Bdwln H. Brownley, of the Haiti more bar, who has seen the advantage <>f this mode of construction as com? pared with the old style macadam road. Mr. Brownley says in the Bal? timore Sun: "Qood roads to a State are as much a net easlty ai are terminale to a rail? road or proper harbor facilities to our city. In other words, good roads are one of the most important ave? nues to the commercial prosperity of any State. ' No goo 1 ran be accomplished by the Qood oad RCommlsslon unless it builds roads tht will stand under modern conditions and can be used as well by the farmer's wagon as by the tourist's car. "Throughout the North most of the States have given the question of roadbulldlng serious thought, and In almost every instance with good results. Macadam, of course, has been used to some extent, but the modern road, to my way of thinking, Is that of the tar binder construction, properly sanded. Rhode island has to a large extent adopted this, and in every case with success. Some of the roads. I am told, have been down for five years and yet look as good as new. "OH, of course, can be used to good advantage, bill inless propertly sand? ed has no las) rig qualities. The use of sand on ai l road gives it a crust of conslde durability, otherwise, the use of i l more of a nuisance than a bencht "The use Vehicles with wheels of narrow tr< d has a tendency to cut into a road surface and at times do considerable damage. It would not be a bad idea if people could be induced to discontinue the use of narrow wheels and encouraged in the use of wider wheel treads. If this could be brought about, no doubt the life of the ordinary road would be extended. "The Good Road Commission, to carry out successfully its plans, must look to the future by adopting mod? ern methods of construction and get away as far as possible from obsolete ideas. In the construction of the roadbeds it should see that the grades are established without regard to the wishes of individuals. It should also see that the foundations are properly laid down and the roads built up ac? cording to modern science and neces? sities. "No good can be accomplished by building inferior roads. In point of fact, the people do not want them. Good roads are what they want. In? ferior roads, or cheaply constructed I ones, in the long run are dear and a useless waste of the people's money. "No reason can be given why this State should not have as good roads as can be found in some of the other States. The people are looking to the Good Road Commission for them They are entitled to them and expect to get them." Distributed Lingerie On Subway. _ i Scores of shop and factory girls and pretty stenographers boarded a Bronx express at the Fourteenth Street station of the subway last night at 6 o'clock. So did a number of clerks and other mere men. In the crowd was a man about 32 years old, finely dressed, who carried a sample case, on side of which was stamped "A. C. P.. Providence, R. I." He carried also a load of "strong .vaters." After the usual scramble to find seats and when the crowd had braced itself to withstand the rush at the Grand Central Station, the happy salesman began to address the pass? engers. "Ladies." he said, "I am carrying in this sample case the finest line that there is on the road. You arc ail good looking and I am going to give each one of you a sample of my line to remember me by." Then he opened the sample case and began to unpack an especially fine lot of lingerie. It was the finest lot of goods of its kind that any of the girls had ever seen, and it was the first of that kind of wear that S' lne of the men had ever seen. Then the drummer, smiling his best smile and steadying himself as! well as his condition would allow, be? gan to hand herlbhoned chemisettes, corset covers and other things. Some of the maids began to titter, others blushed and others got mad. One a/irl slapped the drummer in the face as he handed her an especially fine sample of his lingerie. Others, highly insulted, declined to take the presents, but many of them wrapped up what was offered, 'blushing the while. Every man wore a broad grin. Ella Jackson, Lizzie Mouzon and Blanding Heriot, citizens of color, got mixed up in a family row last Sun? day and proceeded to use language not becoming to print, and for the of? fense were fined $5 each, or given the alternative of ten days each. Dillard Williams contributed $2 to the paving fund on Tuesday for reckless riding, and Daisy Green got $10 or 20 days for stealing some clothes from Ethel Palmer. Daisy was for going to Columbia ,and need? ed some more clothes, so appropriat? ed them. She'll spend a while with Mr. Owens at the corner of Canal and Sumter streets. There Is no chance in results.? Emerson. tiii: jones cask. Lawyers Are Using Every Expedient To Keep Convicted Man From the Penitentiary?Delay Not Granted. Union. S. C, June 14.?At the eourt of general sessions here this morning with W. B. Gruber of Wal terboro, special judge presiding, the case of W. T. Jones was brought up in the form of a motion for a new trial on the ground of after-discover? ed evidence. Efforts were made by the attorneys for Jones to postpone the hearing on | account of the illness of one of Jones' attorneys, Stanyarne Wilson, who was operated on over a month ago for I appendicitis, the point being raised by the attorneys presents that Mr. Wilson who was ill had looked after getting up the affidavits In the case and that he was better acuaqinted with the facts regarding the evidence. They requested the judge to continue the case until conference could be had with Mr. Wilson. The attorneys for the State took the grounds that the attorneys for the defendant had had ample time to have made all their arrangements and to be ready at this term of eourt. Fur? ther, that by the delaying of the case it caused a further delay in justice and that if the case would be continu- j ed this morning it would most prob- i ably mean that the case would not' come up until the September term of j court. Judge Gruber, after hearing arguments from both' sides in regard j to postponing the motion, decided j that the hearing must be proceeded with today. Attorneys for the defendant then proceeded to hear the petition for the new trial and the affidavits in support thereof which were numerous and voluminous and the hearing of them occupied the morning hours. When court reconvened in the afternoon the State presented its affidavits for the purpose of showing why the motion j should not be granted. Counsel for the defendant as each affidavit was read, objected to such portions as was considered irrevelant or incom- j Petent. In this way the whole after? noon was consumed. The privilege of printing the offi? cial program for the tournament has been sold to Mr. G. A. McKinney. Mr. Parish is assisting him in getting the program up. There are others, It is said, who are endeavoring to get up j programs, but there is but one official i program. The magnificent bell at the Catholic Church has been placed in St. An? thony's tower, the one on the right and the bell from the chapel of St. Joseph's Convent has been put *.n St. Anne's tower, the one on the left. Riches are able to soldier up ab? undance of flaws.?Cervantes. XFAVBFRRY WILL ENTER. Coming to Firemen's Convention De term ine<l to Carry Baek Prize. Newberry, June 14.?The Xe wherry Excelsior Hose Company, Xo. 1, will attend the Sumter tournament 20 strong. Chief H. B. Wells and As? sistant Chief J. W. Earhardt, Presi? dent W. J. Swittenhurg and W. C. Waldrop, delegates to the Firemen's State convention, will go to Sumter Monday to be present at the first meeting. The hose wagon and the reel teams will go over on Tuesday. The Xewberry firemen have entered every tournament, with but one or two exc eptions, for 20 years, and have always carrio<] off some of the prizes. A charitable Englishwoman who insists on a personal acquaintance with all her pensioners in an account of some of her amusing experic ices says that a' small girl of eight celled at the house soon after Christmas With a bundle under her arm. "Please, yer ladyship/' r.ho began. "Please, mum says thank yer kindly, an' says tell yer that down our way capes is worn now, an' if she was to wear this shawl yer sent her all the neighbors would think she was one of them ladies what sells flowers in the street; so please, yer ladyship, mum says will yer sen 'er a cape 'stead of the shawl? "Or, if yer ain't got one, a pick sher '11 do. One in a gold frame for the front room; an,' please," conclud? ed the child with delicate insistence, "mum says she 'opes it '11 be of Bob? bie Burns and gentle Mary." Two Irishmen were in a city bank recently, waiting their turn at the cashier's window. "This reminds me of Finnegan," re? marked one. I "What about FInnegan?" inquired the other. " "Tis a story that Finnegan died, and when he greeted St. Peter he said, 'It's a fine job you've had here for a long time. M 'Well, FInnegan,' said St. Peter, 'here we count a million years as a minute and a million dollars as a ' cent.' "'Ah!' said FInnegan, 'I'm needing 1 cash. Lend me a cent.' I " 'Sure,' said St. Peter, 'just wait a ' minute.' "?Cosmopolitan. Lampley Hodge, Rembert Britton and Shelton Reid were each re-arrest ' ed Tuesday. They had fines out? standing that they had not" paid. When they got into trouble the time for paying the fines was extended. 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