The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 18, 1911, Image 3
fbi Mlatebman mm Soatbrmi
ftatertxt at the r?>*tof1lcv at Suuiter, S.
C, k\? S*t oml ('Um Matter.
HBMKMf AI*
alias Zaxby who has been spending
the winter In the city has returned
to her home in Illinois.
Mr. J. K. Olenn has been In York
vllle for several days.
Mr. H. II. Pick, who was recently
appointed consular assistant, has re?
ceived orders for him t > come to
Washington gl MSjftl as possible, ami
;?e left for that place Tuesday night.
After * ?"bort sti.y in Washington hi
will leav* for some foreign country
to take up his work. but exactly
where Mr. Pick does not yet know.
Mr. Bernard Manning, who passed
the consular examination some time
ago and was appointed to the con?
sular service at that time, has also
received orders to report in Washing?
ton as soon as convenient. He will
leave here for Washington some time
about the firs' of April, but where he
will be sent from there has not yet
been decided.
Mrs. W. 11. Taft and Miss Kthel
Taft passed through the city Sunday
morning on their way to Augusta
where they Joined President Tafl.
Mr. D. W. Cuttino was called *o
Charleston Wednsday by a tep
gram from Superint? ndent Hand 01
the Citadel telling him that his son.
. was seriously 111 with ap
\. tts and that an operation was
i . , ry at once.
Mr. John Fleming went to Charles?
ton inesdav r" ?thaw the examina?
tion before the State board of phar
utlcal examiners.
William M? Kagen, formerly ot
tbi Ity. but for the past several years
a resident of Bkshopvllle. has been
~d chief of police of that town.
Mr. A. H. Sanders of Hagood was in
town Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. English (.'handler, ot
Mayesvllle, were in the city Wednes?
day.
Mrs. Edwin Wilson, of St. Charles,
?pent Wednesday in town.
Mr. Edward Scarborough, of Dal?
sen, was in town Wednesday.
Mr. R. M. Cooper, of Wlsacky, was
n c cit> Thio ,
Mr. J. M. nVfkey. of WahepvUb
. wan In the dry Thursday
Mrs Keid Ard a: d mui
Thursday for
the wedding of Mrs. Ard's niece at
that place Wednesday evening.
Mine Mannte Strange has returned
home after a very pleasant visit to
friends In Manning.
Mra r. C. Hlnson. of Vance. S. C,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. N.
Strange of this city.
Miss Edgerton. of Hendersom lllc.
Is visiting Miss Beatrice Sumter.
Judce W. J. Hees, of Wedgen. Id.
was In the city Thursday.
DFATH.
Mrs. Joseph M. Chandler received
n telegram on Tuesday announcing
the death of her uncle, Mr. F. t*
Rodgera of Charleston, 8. C.
Mr. II. Manheim passed away at
11 p. m. Wednesday at his residence
on Oakland avenue at the advance.|
age of H3 after an Illness of several
weeks.
Mr. Manheim moved to this city
from Tl.wmonsville In 1890 and since
that time has conducted various busi?
nesses here until the last few years
when he retired oa account of hie age.
Me was born In Germany and came to
this "ountry In 1857, landing In New
York from which plnCS he later came
to South Carolina.
The funeral was conducted from
the residence. \. ?; Oakland avenue,
Thursday sfte.noon at 4 o'clock.
Mr. Manheim leaves the following
living ehih'r-n Mr. Mike Manheim,
of Marion. Mrs. J. Pavld. ,,f Colum?
bia; Mr. k'otris II. Manheim, of At?
lanta; Mr. L hV Manheim and Mr.
Adolph Manheim and Mis* Hlnda
Manheim of this city, all of whom
w?r,. srsth him at the ?.m?. 0f n|?
death.
i - .o ral Mimier \< ademy Borncil
A telephone message from State
burg Thursday afternoon Until that
"Actoa." the old ante P Mum mansion
that hau been occupied 'y the Qgg
eral Sumter Memorial Academy for
the past five years, was destroyed by
Are that day. The building and con?
tents were a total loss. The origin
of the fire wan not stated.
It has been s?sseste 1 by se\
merchants who now keep their
stores open until other stores < loon
that six o'clock closing begin this
year the tint of April and not at the
Mr*t of May as has gang the custom
heretofore,
The most common cause of Insmn
ola is disorder* of the. stomach ChUffl
herlaln's gtrmnch srd Liver Tablets
SOfr#H?t It ?t? d's ?r*1er?? a*?d sne^'
For sal* h? ail dealer
REPORT OF POLICE COMMITTEE
h>M( i: COMMirm LABI NIGHT
M \i>i ptJBUC its REPORT
on i:st aim: OY BAR
VKU.
oihccr II. <i. McKugon BBOW rated of
Mmm i>> OommOi Repoti Heid
Huck on \i * ?uiiit of < oniiicting Tes?
timony.
TlM Pollot committee Tu?day night
j ina.l.' public its finding In the investi?
gation of the . scape of J- W. Harper
liter IM gad killed Bd Possard at the
p i . ggOf sti t ion on Christmas night.
Tin report of the committee is here?
with given in full:
To the Ilonorahle Mayor and Council,
Ol the City ?'f Sumter S. C.
\V? the undersigned memhers of
d the committee, designated by your
honuralde body, to investigate and
report upon the circumstances sur?
rounding the escape of one J. W.
Harper of this city. In so far as said
escape bring? into question th>e dil?
igence of th<? police force of this city,
or any member thereof, lug to make
the following report:
We have carefully examined upon
oath such persons as appeared to
have any knowledge d4 arlng upon the
question and, after thoroughly con?
sidering the ?nin0| we Und that Mr.
J. K. Hroadford. Chief of Police, had
tain information that a felony had
n Oommlttoed by the said Har
d4 r that Mr. Bradford tent two of
his policemen to the home of Har?
pes for the purpose of having him
arrested, that the said Harper was
at that time in hi ? hut th'? po?
licemen failed to . rch said h>use
and went gWO] I ing Informed
hy a daughter f thfl mid Hi.rper
that he was nol then and that said
policemen retur lb this infor?
mation to Mr. l i. who failed
thereupon lo have any warrant is?
sued for the search ->f Harper's home.
If the house had been searched
then, or within a reasonable time ,
thereatfer, we believe the said Har?
per would not have escaped. Mr.
Bradford testified that he was of the
opinion, and we are sure that it was
honest with him. that a member of
his force had no right as a matter
of law to search a dwelling house
without a warrant. This was a
wrong idea on his purt, as an officer
? ? ' ne law has the right t > -n
bicak Into a dwelling houss th?
purpos< of searching (01 >r arresting
a person upon certain informal"
that .-???41. i>v.uoi. ...
felony, and this can be done without
any warrant.
We think the Chief of Police
should have been better informed as
to the law of search and arrest in
criminal cases, and that he should
have Instructed those under him in all
of their duties, as they are Important.
Wo are also of the opinion that
Mr. Bradford was derelict of duty j
when he failed to arm his policemen
with whatever warrants he thought
necessary to enable them to search
for and arrest the said Harper in any
place where they might reasonably
be expected to find him. \
The evidence regarding the action
of officer McKagen In this matter be?
ing of such a conflicting nature that
wo herewith hand your honorable
body the testimony In this point for
\our c nslderat.cn.
(smgnod.)
The fact that the report was held
back a month longer than it would
otherwise have DOSS held was due to
the fact that evidence was brought
to show that Officer McKagen had re?
turned to Mr. Harper's house after
tho first visit when he stated on ex?
amination that he had not been back
to the house. This evidence was
that Mr. McKagen, after his arrest of
Mr. It. M. I'.ateman, while bringing
him to the guard house, had stopped
Harper's residence a'.u, leaving
Mr. Batsman on the sidewalks had
K -ne to the front door and ipokeu
to Mr. Harper's daug nr. This Mr.
M1 stages denied.
The tvldence gl taken in the ln
? llgaUoa Of the charge made upon
the grounds against the veracity of
Officer McKagen was as follows: Mr.
W? I>. Hatlhdd stated upon examina?
tion that he had been In tho porch
of Harper's house when Mr. McKagen
passed by and that he (McKagen)
had Sloped t,, speak to his (Hatllelds)
hither and brother S/hO were waiting
f->r him on the sidewalk. Ho said
that Mr. McKagen did not go into
the house or upon the porch. Mr. I*
H. Hatneld testified to the same thing.
Mr. I'.at ?man made the same state?
ment to Mr. Wright over the phone
last night during council meeting.
1 >n the Other hand Messrs. Waverly
B. Levy and Julian II. Levy. Jr.. both
?hltOd UpOfl examination that they
?i id seen Mr. McKagen leave Mr.
BatSmaS On the sidewalk and go up
on the porch of Mr. Harper's r.-sl
drnco and Spaas] to Harper's daugh?
ter. Mr. h. <?. Oat sen teatlflod thai
'??? b o| Mr. Mi'Kaifrii pass hlv
b om. with Mr. Batojnan und 1
It. L. WRIGHT.
JAS. V. GELNN,
J. P. BOOTH.
Main street. The time that elapsed
between the time that they passed his
boUM ami the time that he had seen
th. tn again was about live or ten
min lates.
Council went into executive eas?
el m to discuss and decide upon this
matter, the result of their deliber?
ation! being that Mr. McKagen was
exonerated of blnms,
The testimony upon which the com?
mittee mad ? its report as to Chief
Bradford's conduct was his reply iii
answer to the question, Had he given
any instructions to have Harper's
residence ?earchted? lie stated that
he did not think that a police of?ccr
had the right to search the house
for Harper as the murder was not
witnessed by an ofllcor and was only
reported to an officer. lie also stat?
ed that he did not think that an offi?
cer should have S< arched the house
without a warrant giving him author?
ity to do so.
John W. Slckelsmith, Greensboro,
Pa., has three children, and like most
children they frequently take cold.
' Wc had tried several kinds of cough
medicine," he says, "hut have never
found any yet that did them as much
good as Chamberlain's Cough Reme?
dy." For sale by all dealers.
SIGNALS OP PISTKPSS.
Burnt er People should Know Host to
Hand and Heed Them.
Sick kidneys give many signals of
distress.
The secretions are dark, contain a
sediment,
Passages are frequent, scanty, pain?
ful.
Hackache Is constant day and night.
Headaches and dizzy spells are fre?
quent.
The weakened kidneys need quick
help.
Don't delay! Pse a special kidney
remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sick
kidneys, backache and urinary dis?
orders.
Sumter evidence proves their mer?
its.
F. G. Copleston, 8 E. Bartlette
street, Sumter, S. C, says: "I have
taken Doan's Kidney Pills and have
found them to be a remedy of merit.
Backache and pains across my loins
annoyed me and I knew that my kid?
neys were at foult. Doan's Kidney
Pills, which I got at China's Drug
Store, brought me prompt relief and
In return I give them my heartiest
endorsement."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
SUte i
Remember the nam Doan's?and
hike no other No.
?1#M>*?, . M> ?????????'??II
Does Your Baby Suffer
From Skin Disease?
He would be u heartless father in.
deed, who did not allay baby's suffer?
ing as did Mr. EL M. Bogan of Pinter
prise, Miss.. He ki>h:
"My baby was troubled with break?
ing out, something Hike seven-year
itch. We used nil ordinary remedies,
hut nothing seemed to do any good
until 1 tried Hunt's Cure and in a
few days all symptoms disappeared
and now baby Is enjoying the. best of
health." Price 50c per box.
Manufactured ami Guaranteed by
A. It. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO.
Slvrman, Texas.
Sold by Blbert'f Drug Store.
W. K. Tavel
CIVIL BS
ENGINEER,
and fg
LAND SURVEYOR
OfRoa over Bunk of Sumter.
Uniform excellence and reliability,
excluslvcnesN and refinement, latest
designs, variety of ( boh e, price ad?
vantages. These facts together with
unique store methods make this the
jewelry store of satisfaction and
economy.
W. A. Thompson,
IS. Main $1 \m\t\ nt9 0 til
POLICE REPORT FOR FEBRUARY.
The following Is the polic i report
for the month of February which
was handed In Tuesday at Council
meeting by Chairman of the Police
Committee it. L. Wright:
Arrests. Fines
K. i Bradford ? .
M. Harwick . .
Sallagher. .
P. Ward.. ,
1>. Owens. .
J. Williams. .
O. McKagen
$4.00
18.00
days OH
gang.
10
. 0
.6
. 3
?
W. A. Trlbble
! 111.7
1 7.50
5.00
28 209.75
.2 10.00
A fellow-feeling makes us won?
drous kind.?Qarrtck.
MONEY MAKER COTTON?Improve
ed and selected by T. J. Kirven is
the best. Seed at one dollar per
bushel. T. J. Kirven, Providence,
s. C. 3-8-lm-W
roll SALI-:?Pure Oarlck Prolific
seed corn at $2.00 per bushel. Sup?
ply limited. L. I. Parrott.
3-7-10-13-17-W.
for sali:?Improved Money Maker
Cotton seed. $1.00 per pushel. Seed
carefully selected. L. I. Parrott.
3-7-10-13-17-W.
cor SALE?Pure Rhode Island Red
eggs for sitting; $1.00 for IS. A. C.
DuRant, Su.mter, S. C. W3-7-3wk |
MONEY MAKER COTTON SEED?
Will pay you, If you are raising
cotton. If you are not posted, it
Will pay you to investigate. We can
furnish a limited quantity of pure
seed, raised on our farm where
there has never been any blight.
$1.00 per bushel. Let us book your
order at once if you Intend to plant
Money Maker. C. P. Osteen Co.,
Sumtcr, S. I !. 2-1-tf
6 CO.
WE have watched our sales on E. P.
Reed & Co.'s Shoes and Oxfords grow
from a few hundred dollars a season
into thousands, and have determined to
make the Spring of 1911 the greatest :n our
history. With this in view we have put in
the largest and mo?t carefully selected stock
of Oxfords we have ever shown. See a few
of our styles in window display, or better
&ill, come in and let us show you through
our $:ock.
See this instep strap san?
dal with short vamp
and turn sole, in Pat.
Colt or Kid? A happy
combination of beauty
? j comfort
Just buy a pair af these
Button Oxfords in Pat,
Colt or Gun Metal and
you will have that sat?
isfied feeling of being
well shod.
Now look at this Rid
Welt, with Pat tip. An
ideal Young Lady's
walking shoe.
Are you one of the for?
tunate Ladies who are
able to stand all day.
Then try this Soft Kid
with medium heel, and
standing will be a pleas?
ure.
Do you belong to that
class known as "tender
feet?" Then Reeds
cushion sole | is just
what you need.
o
UR S TYLES are too numerous to describe, but we take
great pleasure in showing our goods.
O'DONNELL S CO
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