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FIVE YEARS FOR BLACK. to\\i<Tn> i.raftfr m\ii \< r.n to i i m i l n i i \ n\. Motion li.r \.\\ Trial Refused Mud < n?.e \|?|h nl>'d m supreme i ??ui l ? Hl I- k Release,' on $10.000 Holl? I Chester. N"\. 11.? Five youm i" the p^nlt. nti u v without labor." v%a* the sen ten. ??? p i .?*? d i?n John Rlack Judg?* Moor?* this morning. The JuiIk i il.d a motion f<?r a n? w trial. Notice of appeal to Suprcin" ?'.?>>rt was made Immediately by de? fendant's coons.-| .hoi pcning this ap? peal Black was releaeed on $10.. bond. I \FT in CHARLESTON'. Presitleui Makes Brief Stop F.n Route to Panama * anal. Ofcarleston. Nov. 10 - l?resIdem! William Howard Tuft did not hu\< to "see Charleston first." having visit id this rttv several times already, so that, while a short time was sp- ni by Mm and hin party In sight-seeing, the greater part of his short stay ? three hours In the city this morning was taken up with speech-making and preparations for his departur. . The President and his party arriv? ed In the city this morning at about ? o'clock In a special over the Coast Line. They Here met at the station by Mayor R. Goodwin Khctt. and ?Irlvn to Mayor Rhett's reslden? e. where breakfast was served the party. Immediately after the ggg elusion of the meal. President Ti ft waa driven to Marlon Square, where he made a abort address. Of course, presidents are not In town every day. so that the usual crowd was present to view Mr. Taft's expansion smile, and Incidentally bear what he had to say. The school cttlldren were especially in promi? nence, sections of the square being aenlgned to each of the schools, and the President? remarks were directed ctilefly to the children. He told them how clad he was to see so many bright faces present to greet him. aast gave them some good advice as to bo~< to grow up to be good Ameri? can titlxens. telling them to "work bard while th?-y worked, and play hard while they played." He refer? red to the numerous flags waved by the children, and stated his pleasure at seeing such a display of patriot? ism. He spoke only for about five minutes. At the conclusion of his ?pee< h Mr Taft was presented Sftth numerous hoqueta of lovely flowers. Mr. Taft was carried from Marlon Square to President street, where he addressed the students of the col > ed Industrial school. Both of Mr. Taft's short speeches were In a happy vein, and If he still felt any discontentment over the election returns. Mh Jejg|g] count.' nance did n<>t show it. At 10 o'clock the President's party wae transferred to the battleship T. nneeeee, which with her sister ?hip, the Montana, steamed out of the harttor at 10: SO on their way to Panama. PlwrTF.ST BY BICYCLISTS. IMVyctUt? Protect Against \etlon of CRj < on net I In Forbidding Them on Broad street sidewalks. Kdltor I hilly it n. As a bicycle rider we desire to en? ter a protest against tie- ictlog of Ctty Ostraetl in prohibiting hlcycle riders from traveling on the north? ern pavement ?>f Broad Street, i* they have been doing for many months The street is narrow and h traveled by automotdles mi ether vehicles, pructhnllv f..r< ing the lea Into the cutters. In wet weather the street Is unfit for use snd It 1? a sreat hardship on those of us who it... too far out to walk to and from huslness. Only yesterday a lady rldlnc a set on Broad ?SfOOt was so crowd? ed out ?>f th.' r..ad bv automobiles and wagons that *h?? was compelled to get off and push her wheel. There ins been no demarnl. far as we can learn, for putting the bicycles Into th* street and there Is absolute, ly no good reason for It. We want relief f^r MGTCL1 sUOMIU ?Chamberlains Stomach and l.lsar Tablets do not llgfMel or gripe, and may be taken with perfect safety by th* moat delicate woman or the rest child The old and feeble will also And them a most suitable remedy for aiding and strengthening their weakened dlgeatl >n and for retaliating the t ( wei*. l or sale hy ill dealers. A man has as much right to be a Republican as to be a democrat In ?Ii- IS -I i\ i hu rio in m h is i r bjtlt to be both ? I'urham (N. C.) Sttr.. Will Promote IW>aiit>. ?Women desiring beauty get wonderful help from Bucklen's Ar? nica Hal\e. ft banUbm pimples, shin eruptions, sores and botta M aaakea the skin soft nnd \?-lvety. It glorlfles the face. Cures sore eves, eold sores, cracked Mps. chapped hands. Beet for burns, scalds, feref sores cuts, bruises a"d stieg, lie, at Sibert's Drug Store. ONE GRAFTER CONVICTED. HI,UK UVWT\ JOD1K M. haw - |.l\>0\ \M? II. I I I. Mll.ll. miNn NOI t.rii/i I. tttOfSSB] UtipjCfgd L> on VN ill*1111> 1 on uuuiiland on Rosult?Uena] M,o? don lot Now Trial Will Ik- Hoard rhiis Pluming?\hio Arguments Itedt nj Lbwyen in Caap, * busier. Nov. 11.? Not guilty an lo Jodle M. Rawllnoon ami 11. Lee1 Solomons; guilty us to John Bho U on second oonnt; nut guilty on Aral I ;nt." was the verdlcl of the Jury i in the onot of Kaw linson-Black-Solo mons. charged w ith conspiracy, at j It SI o'clock tonight. Immediately on announcement of \erdict, counsel for John Black ask ed court to note on minutes a mo? tion for a new trial, which motion; w ill he heard by Judge Moore on the ( omening of court tomorrow morn-' tng at 10 o'eloc*. Tie- case went to the jury at ti: 10 O'clock and the verdict was returned at 1:10 o'clock?3 hours 20 minutes Of deliberation. The verdict was reoelvsd with mach interest. Black's counsel immediately, on' tlM announcement of ?he verdict, ga \ notice Ol a motion for a new, trial anil this will be heard when court convenes tomorrow morning. In the meantime Black is out on bond, and Is spending the night ut the ho? tel. The attorney general, Mr. Lyon, is receiving the congratulations of friends on the outcome. When seen tonight and asked for a statement he bald that he had nothing to give out now. There Is much speculation on the next step In this case. People on the street and especially in the lobby r the hotel are discussing the prob? able result. The result of the verdict is a triumph for the attorney general. A ireat many expected to see a mistrial st best while others, from the evi? dence presented at the trial of this rase, were of the opinion that Black would be convicted. WThat the sentence will be will de? pend on the court, as the matter la left to it. Last Day of Graft Trial. Chester, S. C. November 11.? The evidence Is In; the arguments have been made and the case of the Alleged dispensary grafters Is in the hands of a Jury of Chester county men. I'p to today there] has been much Impendence placed upon the rumors that the issue would be not guilty or i i mistrial. But after the powerful tnd In fact, convincing, argument of W. F. Stevenson this afternoon, a great many have been hard to say that they believe that the Jury will not dare to acquit. Mr. BtSVSnson left for the North at G o'clock this evening and he declared his llrm i eiief that at b ast one of the defend? ants would be convicted. Never has a case been fought on such lines Kvery wile known to the legal profession, every kind of special pleading and specious argument has boo! made in behalf of these defend? ants. There are on all sides evidence or a regular political campaign dur? ing the months, preceding and the attofnoy general, the commission to Wind up the affairs of the dispensary .nl the witnesses for the State hav all been pilloried, ridiculed and abused m advance of this trial. The settling of the Issues in the court room has been an uphill tight, and If tin- verdict be for the defend? ing t her. will be no surprise. The j most powerful man on the jury is variously reported to have said onli ? few days ago that he would not convict any of tie defendants, and iiu- local attorneys for the prosecu* tb?n have by some persons been criti i is. d for allowing ins attorney goner*I a) to permit certain men t>? go upon the Jury. But the aria\ of ? \ id, m c produced by Mr. LyOfJ and Mr. Stewnson. the wonderful argument of Mr. Annoy on the law ol conspiracy and the power? ful address before the jury by Mr. Ptevenses should bo sufficient to cre? ate a reaction in favor of the pros. - i ottoa? The attorney geneml'i argu? ment before the Jury was the best . ffort of that kind that h< has made, no oratory, but g convincing preseii tattoa Of for, but it was not such a rivet-clinching speech ai that Of Mr. atevenson. The local attorney, Jos. U. McLure, representing Solicitor Henry, in a quiet ami unlmpassloned manner, made an argument t ? the pn\ this morning which carried gn il weight, Me did not denounce the al? leged grafters, ai thieves and ecoun? drels, but he showed by homely illus? trations how the fay t? proved the e*> Istence and operations of the plunder* bund. The attorneys loi tax defense ln? dulged In earnest appeals lo the ju? ror* iml trom th? ir viewpoint, with no*evidence submitted hj their side on which to argue, the laywers made effective spec, hes, A* samples ot ors lory those addresses were compll? III' tiled. The speakers on tin t> >p?c ties sides in the ordei m which they ipponrod were: Tor the defense, P, If. Nelson Opened Thursday with a HALLET 6 DAVIS PIANO COMPANY'S Piano Publicity Contest Beautiful Upright P;ano Absolutely Free 1 st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize And Over $365 Piano . $125 Credit Certificate . $ 100 Credit Certificate $5,000 in Additional Prizes The |M5 piano will be given away absolutely free to the person writing the four words. Hallet and Davis Pleno?, the largest number of times In ao or uanca with the simple condition! belOW, Second prize next l>est, etc You Have the Same Opportunity as Anyone Else to Win. Having demonstrated in ours?-lves the merit of this advertising contest [botbto the prize winners who secure a piano at a tremendous Saving, and to onrsel rei In ' he vast number of names *e secure of people who do not own ? piano and the extensive publicity and widespread Interest aroused], we hei ?? secured fer the fall campaign the biggest-best contest of all. Start today and send your list in early. 1 n the contest we have t he combined cooperation of the Hallet A; Davis Piano Co. and the Ton way Co.. whose combined wealth equals 0X500,090. surely a GUARANTEE OF THE WORTH and real merit of the contest. This contest puts us in direct touch with piano buyers, as we reach only tin people Interested In pianos. It saves us thousands of dollars of advertising and canvassers' expenses and It saves this money, and more. too. to the fortunate prise winners direct* THE CONTEST is AS FOLLOWING : Priaee will be made as and disinterest will be selected announe names no A wards follows: Prominent ed judges and their ed. Prlie winners will b titled: FIRST PRISE?A line new gfjfg Piano. si:coNi> PRISE?A credit certificate for $125.00. THIRD. PRIZE?A Credit certificate for $100.00. Each of the contestants sending in the next five highest lists will be given a credit check for $90. Fol? lowing these in groups of five or more, each of the contestants sending in the next highest lists will be given a credit check for $1 less than those previous (first five at $90; 2nd five at $89, etc.) until the en' tire amount is awarded. How Many Times Can You Write the Name HALLET AND DAVIS PIANOS On a Card or Sheet of Paper, Measuring 3 x 4 inches. This space within black border is supposed to be exact size. Use any plain card or paper, size as indicated by border. Contestants must fill out coupon or exact writ? ten copy and attach to or enclose with card. CONTEST CLOSES NOVEMBER 26, 1910. These credit checks are flood on the purchase of any new Hallet A Davis. <'onway or any piano or player- piano in our warerooms at regular retail price. Time of credit check Is limited. Credit checks cannot be applied to any purchase made pre? vious to November \M 1910. Only one crealt check may be applied on the purchase of one piano. The one price Hallet A Davis. Piano Co. plan of selling is the bulwark of our suc? cess. It Is the plan that saves you money, save your patience and has torn away the mystery of buying. We have definite object in Impressing this plan on your minds, hence Its.use In this contest. We know that this contest will arouse wide? spread interest. It is the greatest opportunity ever presented to people desiring a piano. To any home without one. It Is of vital Importance. Some one will get a fine piano free, or one of the other valuahle urlr.es. Why not you? Nothing could be fairer than tIds great contest. It Is conducted on a fair and open hasis. Promin? ent men will act as judges, and every prlr.e is well worth striving for. Mall or bring your answer to our office. ADDRESS TO .HANAUER OF CONTEST. Start now and send your answer at once. SIMPLE CONDITIONS. The W?rde ? Hallet and Davis Pianos?must be written plainly. The per? son sending in the highest list in accordance with these conditions will be awarded lirst prizej the second hest list the second prize, etc. Number consecutively each time you write the words, as Hallet and Davis Pianos 1, Hallet and Davis Pianos 2, Hallet and Davis Pianos 3, etc. Contest closes at 5:30 p. m., November 26, 1910. Write on one side of the card only. No words can be written across each other. Only one card may be submitted by one family. In the event of a tie the value of prize offered will be equally divided between those tyinfe or a prize identical in character and value of that offered awarded to each of said persons. S. I. TILL, DISTRIBUTOR. SUMTER WAREROOM, 18 W. LIBERTY ST. SUMTER, S. C. COUPON Head this coupon carefully and write plainly. Kin this on the out? side of your list, as no list will t>e accepted unless coupon or exact writ? ten copy attached. I suhmit herewith my card, on which I have written the words "Hallet and Davis Pianos" .times, subject to all conditions of the contest and I hereby agree to abide by thedeeistoaof tbe judges. NAM f.. STREET. CITY.STATE. Have you upright or square piano or organ'.' State which brief and effective statement of the cage in live minutes; John If. Wise of the Chester bar today spoke 45 min? utes; If, it. Howell of Walterboro, it. H. Webb of Columbia and A. L. Qaeton Of Chester were the other speakers. For the prosecution B. L. Abney, In tin hour and 55 minutes, ex? pounded the law in such an ablress as tbe court house of Chester has not The matter is very simple. There may be a conspiracy to rob an ap? ple orchard as well as to rob r State or to end a kingdom. Mr. Howeii of Colleton then made what was regarded by many as the principal speech for tbe defense. He attacked the methods of the prosecu? tion in granting immunity to some and pushing bo vigorously the cases heard In many a year; he was follow-1 of others. He also flayed the wlt ed by Jos. c. McLure, J. Frager Lyon ' nessea for the prosecution, in reply and W. F. Stevens?.n closed 'n an Attorney General Lyon said he would' hour and 15 minutes' address. The not be sidetracked by such an ad defendants' attorneys who did not dress, but he stated that there was ?nook wore! F. H. Weeton, W, T, no foundatiin In fact for the lnnu-j Aycock. W. S. Nelson! T. Team Get- endoes against himself. Mr. Lyon powerfully of the manner In which Buveu tin Iowa Man's Life. Wylle had "betrayed bis friends." "The very grave seemc* io yawe Mr. Welch's adress no doubt made ai':''^ H(;'Hrt Madscn, of Went Bur lington. Iowa, when, after seven strong impression on the jurors, but (reeks in the hospital, four ef the after the dinner intermission W. V. i ? st physicians gave him up. Thea Stevenson took up the debate for the urea shown the marvelous curative power of Electric Hitters. For, af? ter eight months of frightful auffer Inch by Inch Mr. Stevenson fought! in* 'Pom llv?' trouble and yellow , Jaundice, getting no help from other over the testimony. He was panicu- Ivnu.,lirS or doctors. (Ivo bottles ef larly savage In denouncing Black's this mat- bless medicine completely banking methods. He declared that? cured him. Its positively guarantee* for Stomach, Liver or Kidney trou? bles and never disappoints. Only 50c. at Slbert's Drug Store. pr< isecutlon. whole Mr. Welsh had admitted the < ase when he ba?i said thai Wylle had betrayed ids associates?In crime: Mr. Stevenson redlculed the There is still a great deal of cot idea thai Black could nave made ton In the fields and farmers are $11,000 in one summer on the live having difficulty In obtaining cotton There are farm laborer* tvs. made a powerful presentation of i , stock business, for live stock is not pickers, mere are Mr. Abney started in Thursday uf- some ol the facts in the case, espe , i ? i ,i paid ,or until the tall oi the year enough In the county to pick the t. i noon to speak about ::?> minutes, etaily tim manner In which the com-1 confining Ids remarks entirely to the plaint as to the price of Bud weiser law, He had carefully prepared 19 '"'cr was handled by the dispi nsur\ requests to charge and by the time board. He defended with warmth the be had concluded in- had spoken testimony of Col. Dudley, a man tot nearly two hours. This morning the terlng on the brink of tin- grave, who defense opened tin- reply with John would not lie about the matter now If, Wise addressing the court. Mr. and who under fear and stress and Wise made a clear and earnest ad- the advice of bis attorney had lied to dress in which he commented upon the dispensary commission two years] the fact that this case ought not be :>g" Mr. Lyon in reply to the state brought to Chester county and put men! about granting immunity stated th.- taxpayers of the county to the that In trying the Republican grafters expense of bearing a trial which be- for their frauds in radical times the longed to Rlehland. He grew ex- attorney general under Gov. Hamp reeding wroth at the idea of a ' red- ton, (Jen. James Conner, granted inl? and yet Black had a check for $5.- cotton and perform all other work. 000 for "live stock" sold to M. A. but they cannot be induced to work Goodman In August. And this was regularly. the Goodman to whom Clack bad _ paid or claimed to have paid the $2,- Mr. tut?? Paul. Milwaukee, ?Ms^, 500 he grafted from John Early In says Foley's Homy and Tar le etil! March. Mr. Stevenson mingled hu- ?OPe *han *h? 4- He W.rUJ* ^ "All those that bought it think it Is mor with satire and excoratlon of lke ,? st for coucha aml coXtlB tner persons with denunciation of par- ever had an 1 think it is still more I ticular ( rime and his logic swayed tn;m tn?' beat. I hir baby had a bad c?ld and it cur? d him in one day. Please accept thanks." Sib it's the jury. He appealed tor tin- con? viction of all three of the accused. The last speech in the ease was made by Arthur L, Gaston <>f Ches? ter, i.ike some of his predecessors, it !1 N ">'-?' '? liK" ?'"??' 1 " l' 1 "im,l, V l" { nspn ato, . In . rder j v m(M ,MV<> ,mm.,||t |o h:m. (oU, who was on trial, th" attorney gen* Ing down lore and testifying against to catch the third, and that this bad Rome of our promlnenl cltlsens, Thai attack on John Larlv gave the prose? cution a cue on which to hand a powerful argument, namely, that In liquor drinking and money borrow? ing limes .lohn was a line fellow, all light, and it came with bad grace from the attorneys ot Enrly's bene? ficiaries to call him names now. been done on other occasions. As to j why the ease had not been tried In Itlchland, he <it? d the manner in > which the ease had been handled by a Itlchland county jury. The venue >?! this case was in Chester as well as in Itlchland. Mr. I.v?.n said that the work of the last tour years had, been a burden and a very distasteful homely Btyle and duty, and he was glad that he was i allowing tin manner of his partner. Solicitor Henry, now ill at home Mr. McLure pro? ceded to tak?- the jury Into bis confidence, He explained Hint this Whole matt? r was new to him ami his only knowledge of the case was the testimony as it developed from day to day, and it had convinced him thai the charges In the Indictment wer?i true, He urged the Jury not t<? get the lack of morals excited over the word conspiracy. ? motherless moral now ithle to place this burden upon t he heu i t of t Im jurors. in n remarkable piece of word i painting, lt. II. Welch made a horH-j hie carlcnture' of Joe B, W> le, I le culled the State's witness a Judas, < said he hoi ol deliberate purpose ? mal ot the stat?- ami the dispensary commission or men acused nt graft, whom he was defending. He spoke of Dr. W. J. Murray of that commis? sion as a hypocrite In the garb <-i n saint, who had conn- before tin- jurv lying and a party to this dlabolcal scheme hatched up against his clients, j He denounced Dudley and Boy ami Rarly an spoke of Samuels as a white-livered coward. it was als?? quite evident thai he did not like his fellow townsman, Joe B. Wylle, whom he denounced severely. ; 1 >rug Store Buutter is unqueationobty the best : cotton market in the state and the I farmers who sell here receive high? er prices than those who sell on any of the Other markets. A com? parison of the market prices re ported daily In the N.'Ws and Cour? ier, from all sections of the state, with the pricey current on the Sum ler mark? t m - ' ? - beyond < oubt thai the ilaltti thai Susateff cotton buyers pay high? r prices than are paid elsewhere is founded on fact. The receipts on the market are also greater than on any other interior market in the stat?'. Judge Moore charged the Jury hi hour ami a half. Isctlssing tie for sum and to a level ?. had the gre? I ? common thief requests made by Mr, Vbney. uf a monster with judge was impartial hut under his if a fatherless and charge it would be difficult Indeed to waif. He spoke render n verdict of not guilty. Drrewrd in "Blurb ami Yellow " ?Not "Football Colors" but the col? or ot the carton containing Foley's Honey and Tar the best and safest 19 cough remedy tor all coughs and ?he eolds. Do not accept a substitute but s?? thai you get the genuin? Foley's Honey ami Tar In a yellow carton with black letters. Slbert's Drug Store. \