The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 22, 1912, Image 2
FLOYD ALLEN CONVICTED.
ntsT of iiu.i >\ u 1,1 h.\m>
?.t ii/ty of Mt mu tt.
Hot I'm II Lato In MomliiK I- Verdict
Brought In? IVUonoi- Much sliook
Wythex.llc. V.i. Ma] 17.- Floyd Al
en. first of the lllllsville mountaineers
rled for the I'urroll county court
?ousc muni. iv. U(S oij..dgcd guilty
? ore today and will pay the penalty
f hi? crime In th< electric chalv at
tlehmond. The jury was out all .tight
nd It wns not until after 1?) o clock
Im morning that the 12 men had
ecn brought int-> agr. u r.t. Wien
our* open I ti I iv th? in was i VI
d In "T..1 the for.-man uueationed by
udi, i iplea. The Juiors dec'.ar rd
'here were a number of points of dif
fareace existing, and It was doubtful
nether a \erdlct eoubl be renchod.
Uds?' Staples declared the .\>?.e \>a>
? f eurh magnltud, that he foil l?S
' ie Killing of five person*?Presiding
n i.. Mas-ie, Prcaoeu?
r I .riff L. T. Weh'?. Ml-im
i and Juror Augustus
ow ?cr
i hi u i?eOy created a panic In th.
tie mountain side town of Hlllsville.
nt* bad always held the
en In deadly horror. Ar
ral of the Allen? followed
' but five of the principals
t ua>t *tnu ihe Jury hack with caution
id advice.
The jurors igiin retire 1 and it was
aly h short time before they an- (
ounced they had agreed. Court re
- seem bled and the foreman read the .
erdh t of "guilty as charged In the
idlctmelit."' Judge St iples held that
kvea not the r roper form. The fore
i in then explain..I that the verdict
?as one ..f gull t v in the first degree,
he pt n ilty being electrocution
Floyd Allen was charged specifically
t this time with the murder of Com?
?aaaerealth's Attorney William M.
\wrtc prosecutor in the Carroll
ountv curt at lllllsville last March j
vhen the trial of Allen culminated In <
<eeap<d la the mountains, lb-w ard i
for thi lr arrest rcsuted In three of
hem being taken hut Sidna A.I u.
eade ad the clan, and Waste? r.d- 1
srards. his nephew, still are at Urge,
rhe other prisoners, it is expo-red.
srtll ??e tr . at once.
Sentence was not pr ?nouneed on
^ v
tnrn ?i h
rt>i i f ? i v < b *
the verdict Armed detect h rch?
ad pi ?von ? nt? ring the court room
rr- * A sp irsley filled court r m heard
the end of the tri il. Some thought
that f-ar of an euthVeah such as
mark? I the , d er \ a d ? t at NUav
vir?- ailaht b Roen today, It was
impo- ? ?? b w ? v. r.'? *'*.Wi r?* searched
?M u? aler d th ri om.
The other prisoners pfohahl] Will
??c trb I lmm? Hat? ly,
The verdict c ime m i dlatln t sar?
i?r?' It - - tl .tight th- bay t
hop* 1 fsly dl 'd. ??ne >t the \ 2
me*n ? irmwn to tint ? sold, previous
tu Ua'* ?.et?..?! r lury duty, ib >t
' \ on n*t - i .1 vt ?''?.< i r'
md ti ? ; he \' ? f r
vrong.'* a ml th.- ?r i ????
?ommoi?\v? 'Itli i .? i .......
neats in arrest htm ? n s charge of
?erjor- hi uid h ? rti Ii mi ?i;s
0.. ? ? ? '? hi i?? he .-reed
o ,? I rd?et.
TV e me ? t, nnno n d
h inv Im tlx j I . Claud
ad Victor Allen jointly and that they
? |l| ? i . 5 . .i,. , . ? i 'i , i .1 .
. n ih.' led-ctn ? ? hat gin i hlru a ;,M
?ht? i . ird< t of Judgt *v' Th<
?rj?i a it I.? im, M. nday,
rr?-il county.
Th. guards ?< f. arfui that Allen
may rei ?t hN attempt I.ramtl
I
putrid* and ? i ? or mor< i ? le \y
!??? k. .1 n ?h. 'I w 1 !i l.iffl
I |f.%1 ?5t' M tl n r.MM
4 oiin . i I i t on\ iet o I Mil \. Vim -
ling I Im^ \\ in i lb- Ui ie nl l i
rnr
liri-t..' Vt. Mai 11 F d Allen
f?ki . ? : ? ? ? i Int I Judge X. P,
??gi? srha returned t< Hi ol Ihl
afi? m e f r ' . id . v . I
m d?*f? ? "t ib? I 'ario'i . nuat) rl ma*
mm lodgi- Staples aras fair In the
aV sac ?hrout;hoiiv"
i i. < ajteahy i id ihat i \m >t ol
.-rft.r v. a,id at aaee ho aaked, Under
the Vlrv'nln pracil.-e an aid" ll does
not eaase ? a malt? r af rigiii. ?? >t
on'y bv p?-rmbslon of the blgb? r ? . art.
ifier if has eoaalderod Ihe grounds
I i ippeaJi
lode- I I. bv ia|,| thiit |*|i yd Al?
len's ease was prejudiced bv the f i
that daring ?he trial I.- >- >? her ally
suinb d .??? to gi\,. th. Impfeesion lo
the jury that ho was a d ?sperado, that
even though his leg is broken tie was
likely to shoot up another court.
Judge < ?g|esby is more hopeful of
saving young Claude Allen, whose
trial w ill bagill Saturday,
rttiNm m iKtoi, closing.
Phase id ami Knjoyahlc Isny at Trln?
M| ? Large Crowd Present nod
l ino \ililrc-e? on l.dueai.on l>o
Ihend.
The *losing exercises of Trinity
school, ghlloh township. Wele llel.l
I'm!.iy and the day was. made the m -
i aal on of i big neighborhood picnic,
whbh was attended by eavaral htm?
dred people rcprcaentlni the patron*
of ihe school with manj othen from
other icctloni Of Sumte?-. I.ee ami
?'lareiab.n counties.
The Trinity School Ig Dtp of thO best
rural ichuola in this section of the
State and and or lha prlnctpalshtp of
Mr, W, H Koon for the four years
p iet in- done excellenl worn for ths
? duration 'i b? itermenl of thai section,
While t?ie Trinity School Ml nol OH tie
ceredlted list of Stats High schools,
owing In lack of sufficient number of
pupils of the I igh school grades, high
School work has heen done and two
pupils this year completed the tenth
grade course. The school has the
hearty support of the community and
their substantial interest i- demon*
strated by the faet that ; IthOUgh they
have been paying an extra ?"? mill
school las for several years, a petition
has been unanimously signed by the
freeholders of the district asking for
an election to levy an additional tax
of one min. making b total extra
sehoo| i i\ of I mills. The people < f
Trinity school believe in a good
school and are willing to pay for it.
Herein lies the success ami excel?
lent woik of the Trinity school, Mr.
Koon ,,j assisted by Mis- May Prldgen
who has charge of 'he primary
grades.
Judge Ii i lb Jone- wii invited to
attend the closing SXt "eist I and fl< liver
an educational address, hut was un?
able to accept on account of previous
engagements. It Wei a great dlsap
pclntment to the crowd that Judje
Jonei 1 Did > i * * t be pres. nt, but th
were neverthelem entertained with
Interesting spec hat ? > Rev, Going,
.Mr. J. K. McKiveen Mr. Jos. Sander?
und Uev, I?. K. Fmluok,
Tin dinner which was one of \\
? . mm ty and hom -it" UCf d v lit)
Is at Idom found i Isen bore,
In t"' afternoon several of the \ .ti?
re?-there were i nombei of ?-am h
i >r
speech* i,
Capt. !'. B, ? auei . Capt, Goo.
Wan i. Mr, r. M, Pitta, Mr, U i
i*irrott M.. lohn II, ?tu n r, and \\r
D, Del r. m dt brl< I I tike,
Or, Mc?lveen was also Invited |:o
forcible i*lk along educational lln
freely unnn uu personil
r< minis' ? ncet of old Ilm? chords and
cn making w
h an Infnlrlm
Ii fcHHOW Mus IN t ,\\ N t m \|
* on d Lawyer 'Hikes i Irsi .\< live fttii
in ,v ? i e on < hau? ol Cd iurv.
'tleiputii a of * 'iar< s. i ?a
trial for ulleg< d jury bribery i ? ? :ra .
ted iy, ,\r?. r se n Juroi l had l.
ueeepted fleetly by both sides, Mlv I
I air row ? jtesl Ion? d them. t f II
Ulli Ions to serve,
?When adjournment wai taken h\ j
.r? pi -i" etb ? Jurors had i ee >
I - i ? ? lath ely, it Ii b diet ed Iho
i y s 'M i.>mph ted tomorrow.
Tht
pi i - f| oiii t la ho us ! where l h
' "'I I.nil ? d. 11. \? ,i Slll? to h.
imvellns with a inu]lato woman, n
himself ?- .-m ill hi it !. nt gro and wlis
v . aiing overalls and had i red hand
keichief ai ollllll his t > I. wie n ial I
11 v ottld ? urprlsi you to i. now (
? I??? grenl good lhal la heltis. flon< ky
'?'ii.imi" 111InV Tit blets liiirius
I iViwne? of N?wberg Junction, N M?
I writes, "My wife has been using
I Chamberlain' Tablets and llnds them
<i ell ? i 11 i ml do ng h< t !..( ?
?.d.*' If von nnvs any trouble with
!\oiu to?,. o h or bowels give them n
trial, l or sale by all d< alers.
INDIANA M\\ NOMINATED FOR
PRESIDENT BY SOCIALISTS,
Milwaukee Politician, Named for Vice
Provident, Bays Ho Will Make Hot
Campaign.
Indianapolis. Ind., May IT.?Eugene
Victor Debt of Terr,. Haute, Ind., was
nominate.! late today ai a candidate
for the piosldency of the United
States by the national Socialist con?
vention.
Knill Sei,i.i. former mayor of Mil?
waukee, was named for thi vice pres?
idents i no nlnatlon.
Mr. Dehi was not In the hall When
the result < f the ballot was announc? d
but M?*. Baldol promlaed he would
make the campaign "as lively ?'?.-? the
capitalist i arties h id even seen."
Mr. Debi was opposed tor the nomi?
nation by Mr. Seidel and Charles Ed
Ward Russell "f New fork. After the
result of the Brat ballot, which was:
Debs 68, Beide] 5fi and Rusel] .*.!. had
been given out, Mr, Seidel moved that
the nomination be made unanimous,
and it was seconded by Mr. Russi II,
Aside from the nominations the
only other business of the convention
ut th,. afternoon assembly wai the
adoption of .1 section of the constitu?
tion wh'n h places the party ai mking
?? decided rtand against violence as a
weapon of the working classes.
Tim session was the most heated of
the conference,
PERSON Ali M \\s PROM WE DUE*
FIELD,
Wcdgcflcltl Coircspondcnl lake- i?
sue with correspondent from Tin?
dal on Restricted Primary Qtn?i<
lion.
(This article is reprinted for th
purpose of correcting several typo- '
graphical errors.) I
Wedgefleld, May i t.?Your Tlndal
correspondent in lust Friday's Issue
of tile Item in his remarks abOUt the
candidates f< r the house, made the
following statement in reference to
the candidacy of [>r. F, M. Dwlght:
'Some think that through action ol
the Wedg< Held ''In' in passing .1 reso?
lution desiring only qualified voters to
vote .it ihe primary Injured him."
i must confesi I aril not politician
enough t?> see why anyone should an
tertaln nny such idea thai it is niak
rouched, I guess conditions at oth?
er clubs, "especially out of the coun
tj s? :tt." are practically the same.
.\ majority nie registered, but thore
arc always those who tor various i ? -
ns to wit; "Indifference, to dodge
the poll : I\, and jury duty," fail
register. VV? have nothing t ? f'jur
11? in a I' nubile M in a Doniocvutic
pl< .
turn
I . ? ape-, \ ii > w i a! Full
a i hotu aid tongtti could noi ? ;
press t a grain i d.- . f :,i i s. ,i. ii ?,,.
of Jolh t. in., for h r uonderful ti.
Ilvernncc from an awful fate. 1 r>
pic - -I pnuemonia had lefI me with i
dreadful cough." she writes, "Sonic
time- I had such i.\ful cotighini
pi I thought I would the. i couh
gel n>. help tit in doctor's treat men
or "iher m< dlelnes till I used ?1
King's Vow Discovery, Cut ! owt, m
i I- tf this a.iii fni remedy for
si ireel) cough at all now." Quick an?
iafe, Its the mo. i reliable of all thi u ?
and lung medicines, r. ei y bottl
guaranteed. r?ac and f 1.00, Ti I
ibottle fi at Albert's Drug Htore,
A Chase After a Cahhagestalk.
Cassle Cabhngestalk was today giv-'
en a term of days In the county
jail on the charge of petit larceny,
whh h added t>. days which she had
suspended against her during her ?
good behaviour will give her free room !
rent for the next two m< nths. I
Thursday afternoon Policeman Mc
Kagen was Infori ed that Cassle was
be found In a house on West Lib- '
I
erty street and he at once set out for
that place, Cassle had gone to work
t'or some one of the city n few days
previous and after a half day of la?
bor had left for parti unknown, tak
?
tng, with her a very valuable breast!
pin as n momenta of her visitation, j
Thursday afternoon when Mr. Mc
K gen rrlved at the house and enter
d the front tloor, Cassle went out thai
1 ek and taking a good loud on him
si e made for the tall timbers. Tie
followed "li his wheel and finally -sue- t
?' d >d in catching up with her In the j
A'oods near tl e cemetery,
Cassle at first denied having the
pin, hut Inter confessed to having it;
and turned :t over to the policeman!
whin -he was taken back to the]
house she hail left.
P< ? r i peiho ;.- a sure iign of Im- i
paired digeFtlon. A few doses of
'Ji i n !??:',';, 's mach a nd IA\ er
ai lets will strengt! en your dlges
?U?i and Improve your appetite.
Thousands have i?een benefited b;
takln, these Tal t?t*. Sold by all
Debtors* and Creditor*' Votlcc.
All persons having claims ogainat
the estate of Oeorge G. Cooper, de?
ceased, will (lie the ? me, duly ot*
tested, with the undersigned, and M
persons Indebted to laid estate will
make payment to her.
ETHEL F, Ct M >PER,
Administratrix.
St. Charles, s. C, H. v. D.
Now- is the time to jet rid of your
rheumatism. I'ou can do it oy apply
ng Chamberlain's Liniment and mas
saglng the parts freely at each app?
? ition. F( r sale by all delers.
ACT QCH KLV.
..clay Has 1* en ? ?:;! g? .??;?,. in Sum
lor.
Do the right thing al the righi
Mine.
Act quickly In time ol danger,
Backache U kidney danger.
ney and dadd< r trouble, i rested
; i "i ?. and i grew week and lame,
: noticed that the kidi oy secretions
a eie uunatura) and accordingly doc
ton ! i ir kidne) ci mplaint, but noth?
ing hell d m n .' l l used I >oan'a
K du y i'ims. The) uto ? a?d the trou<
bit" with ? e k ilney secretions, rellev
>l I)? in und tu I tlie ? 1 kaeho.
I cou ii l . Iiis r med worth) of en
i i m? ? . ten ein ,.\ en March
i rr
is. Mat?
in's K! I
nnot say
for kid- I
t ?
Live Stoc
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