The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 30, 1912, Image 7
TAaUM; OF TKHTIMONY IN C \si
TO BFt.IN FRIDAY.
Wt' m nil < ImII? ?iv*<?i? Ft ha uwtc?!
\\er> Patton Im Called a* l-'ih Ju?
ror and i omphtcw I'hiu I.
Greenville, Oci 24.?The three
days' Interim automatically allowed a
defendant from the time i f his formal
arraignment until his trial having ex?
pired this morning und the defense
falling to show legal cause why the
cause should ??<? continued further,
Judge Purdy this morning ruled that
the case against Thurston 1'. Vaughan.
Indicted last Monday on three charges
of assault, stood for trial.
Soon thereafter the drawing of a
Jury began and continued throughout
the day. each venlreman being sworn
on his volr dire. When court ad?
journed tonight at 1.30 o'clock the
panel of 12 Jurors had been complet?
ed snd when court meets at &.30
o\ lock Friday morning the taking of
testimony In the will begin.
The moat spectacular feature of the
long da> cams at the closing minutes
of ths sssslon when A very Patton, one
of ths leading cltrssil of the city and
u man well knows throughout the
?tats for hla integrity of character
-was aworn as the 11th and last Juror.
The defense had exhausted Its ten
challenges, the prosecution had ex?
hausted Its five. 11 Jurors had been
Impanelled out of 3S veniremen ex?
amined, but one man waa needed to
complete the tribunal that will de?
cide ths fats of ths accused. The
child at the Jury box drew the 37th
venlreman and ths clerk called aloud
ths name oi Avery Patton. A per
csptlbls thrill went through the as?
sembly throng as this name was
called.
Judge Purdy put the venlreman
through a starching examination. The
solicitor questioned h' n rigidly and
tha prosecution hurled Itself against
him wltn all force. The venlreman
?came out unscathed and once more
ths gruelling examination was under?
gone. Ths Judge was unable to find
any flaw In the venlreman. The pros?
ecution raised no objection to him
but the dsfenss laid on with renewed
seal. The only hope of getting the ve
run nan out of the way was to show
Judge Purdy that he should be re?
moved for cause.
In an effort to show this. B. F. Mar?
tin of counsel for the defenae quea
ttoned Mr. Patton as to his relations
with Joaeph A. McCullough of counael
for the defenae since Mr. Patton ran
for mayor aeveral years ago. He
asked If the warm friendship before
Mr. Patton made this race had not
dwindled, and If he did not now feel
some resentment toward Mr. McCul?
lough. Mr. Patton replied that while
they wars no longer as warm friends
as before, he entertained not the
sllghteat malice toward Mr. McCul?
lough. Mr. Patton was then asked
concerning the part he took some
years ago In the Investigation of the
affairs of a county supervisor whom
Mr. McColluch had represented. Mr.
Patton replied that he was only
member of a committee appointed
Int e?tta;at? the affaire of the office,
and ttx>k no part whatever either for
or agalnat Mr. McCollough. Counael
for the defenae then played another
card, contending that the venlreman
wa ? a brother of one of the members
of ths firm of Pride & I'atton, and
that Mr Pride waa a fargggf trustee
of the odd Fellows orphanage, and
that for this reuaon he should be ex?
cused. This and other objections the
defense hurled against the VSg4fe*J?ll
In thrlr efforts to xhow that he was
not qualified for jury duty In this
case.
Asked If he had ever been ap?
proached by Mr. Pride on the sub?
ject < f the Vaughan case, Mr. Patton
replied. "No. and be ..r anyone else
would dare to appn>a< h me." Asked
If he had formed an.' opinion aa to
ths caae from reading 'be "newspaper
stuff." Mr. Pat on replhd that the
newNpuperw had n? t attempted to pub
llah any of the evidence, that th?I)
had merely printed news Items to
Va'Jk'han'? nrr? st. his ? s. ape. his cap?
ture, arol that he waa charged with a
certain sdfeggej "I d?? not know what
th?- e\Idem e In,' he eopeluded.
Listening patiently la the skirmish.
Judge Purdy brushed aside the ggsj
Igsjtlons of the defense with the state?
ment that Mr. I'atton was the only
.?ne ..f the v?nlr? rn#n uhom he knew
per*??n illy ?nd Half front what he
knew of lag man he was eminently
qunlifbd to alt on the ease. With that
he took the oath and as urm-d his Se it
MeSna the Jurors. With the ? x- . ptlon
of n broker and a mill man. all the
other Jurors ggf Turners of various
?e- fl.-r, < of the eonntV
Gentlemen Ire n the i mntrv tM
visit nur mi t date HARBER
s?
on cort.op'. ros i officf
CHILD'S HORRIBLE STORY.
ORPHAN GlliL rusTirir.s IX T. I*.
v.\l t.IIAN CAME IN GREKN?
VILLI..
TcHtiuioiiy i.h on the Whole Uaprtnt?
able and thily t huractcri/ation of
lUxitai Im Urreav
Greenville, < >< t. 25.?A pretty 17
year-ohi orphan girl of Gruniteviiio,
Alken county, prose cutrix in an in?
dictment handed down by the grand
jury last Monday against Thurston U.
Vaughan, firmer superintendent of
the South Carolina odd Fellow s or?
phanage, assistant superintendent of
the largest Sunday school in the city
and teacher of a college for girls'
ltlble clasa, took the witness stand
in the court of general sessions here
today and for eight hours told a story
that tonight is upon many tongues
in Oreenvllle and tdls twice as many
earn. VVlth one day of testifying
shifted behind the scenes of time not
half of the witnesses summoned in
the case have yet been put on the
stand. What testimony they will of?
fer no one knows and the people
stand aghast and wonder what the
morrow will bring
As a whole, the testimony offered
is unprintable. A general character*
ixatlon of it Is, however, permissible
The witness stated, beginning in June,
1908, illicit relations with the de?
fendant extended over a period of four
years and ended only this spring,
when she was removed from Vaugh
an's private home in the city and sent
to her sister's home at Granlteville.
In December, 1908, she testified, she
submitted to an alleged criminal op?
eration to relieve her of her embar?
rassing condition.
Revolting stories of barbarous treat?
ment which she alleges Vaughan
showed her were woven into her testi?
mony. This treatment, she alleged,
consised of beatings administered
with sticks, boards, switches, his hand
and "most anything else." Tho last
beating which she said Vaughan gave
her was last spring after Vaughan
had reslr.ned at the orphanage and
had brought her to live with him at
his home in the city. On this occa?
sion, she alleges, the defendant beat
her until she fainted. A physician was
sent for, she alleges, and Vaughan
told Mm that the girl had received
a severe fall, from which she fainted.
Though the cross-examination was
grilling, the girl's story was unshaken
In the main when she was taken down
from the stand.
Two well known physicians of the
city were examined. One gave expert
testimony along the line of what
would bring about relief for one who
was in the condition which the girl
alleges she found herself. The other
physician had treated the girl after
the alleged operation had been per?
formed, but neither took any part in
nor had any knowledge of such un
operation having been performed. He
testified as to the condition In which
he found the child.
A tiny child, sister of the prosecu
itrix, was the f urth witness called,
he little girl sat on the edge of the
witness chair, her feet scarcely reach?
ing to the floor, and told what she
knew. The witness appeared too young
to realize what was going on. She
was asked a few simple questions
which she answered in a child's way.
She stated that she had slept with her
sister at the orphan home, that some?
time- at night her sister was taken
out of the room and carried some?
where, that she sometimes returned
the same night and sometimes remain?
ed out all night. Kyes glistened with
moisture gl they beheld the pitiful
spec tacle in the dim light of the few
flickering gas Jets that disturbed the
gathering darkness in Greenville's
crumbling temple of justice.
Court receded for the night, and
wll! meet again tomorrow at 9.30
o'clock ami reSUOli the tuklng Of tes?
timony.
RVNAWAI SATURDAY MORNING,
M?h- llcloim i ng to W. It. Hums Throw
Saturday morning ahout 9 o'clock
s>nv sgeltemenl was created among
psraons on Weal Liberty ami Main
Street by the running away of a big
black mule belonging to Mr. W? it.
Turns The mule was stopped in
front of stubbs Bros store, before it
had done any damage, further than
breaking ? number of pans of the
buggy to which it was hitched.
Mr. h. Cottlngham, who lives on
Mr, Burns' place, was in the buggy ai
the time las mule became frightened,
at a gsh carti It is supposed, ami start*
ed to run. The l uggy hit a cotton
Wagon and wai thrown over on the
side. Mr Cottlngham being thrown
out on Die street, but fortunately he
w is not InJUFl d.
T o street gam is doing some good
' work these days cleaning the grast
j off the sidewalks and out ol the gut?
' ' where Is has grown during the
; summer. The work Is a great im?
provemeni le the streets where it his
been done.
I>rl\er iToin Hogg).
GREENVILLE LAWYERS FIGHT.
KNOCK DOWN AND DRAG OUT
?CRAP.
(<mrt House I ho Scene of Furious
Fisticuff D?ring Vnughan Trial?
Judge Pnrdj Threatened to Jail
RelUgerents Before Order was ito
stored,
Greenville, <?ct. 36.?Hot blood
flowed at the trial of T, U. Vaughan
In ths general session! court today,
when Attorney John J. McSwain, as?
sisting in the prosecution, and At?
torney B. F. Martin of counsel for !
ths defenasi engaged In a furious fisti?
cuff resulting from a dispute as to the
admission of certain evidence. For j
several minutes the crowded court
room was thrown into a state of hys?
teria and a half dozen officers at?
tempted to separate the combatants,
and it was by the narrowest margin
that a riot was averted. The disturb?
ance was quelled for a few minutes
and then threatened to break out
afresh when a half dozen attorneys
inter* sted in the case became engaged
in a heated wrangle.
Judge Purdy, who had retained his
composure throughout the excitement,
realized that the situation had grown 1
extremely critical and at onco brought
into play the power of his station, by
threatening to put the next man to
open his mouth In anger In jail. Order
was restored but it was some minutes
before the decks could be cleared for
action.
The first of the prosecuting wit?
nesses in one of the cases against
Vaughan was on the stand at the time
the altercation took place. Counsel
for the defense was questioning the
girl as to whether or not Mr. McSwain
was her attorney in a damage suit for
$10.000 which she had filed against
Vaughan just after his escape from
Jail. This question was the begin?
ning of the trouble. After a dramatic
wrangle, a low muttered growl was
heard, there was a sound of some one
rushing across the floor, disturbing
chairs and table. In the twinkling of
an eye Mr. McSwain was upon Mr.
Martin and to all appearances had
dealt him a blow which knocked him
to the floor. The next instant Mr. Mc?
Swain was upon the attorney, and
things were In such a state of pande?
monium that It Is difficult to state
Just what transpired.
The court room was thrown Into a
state of panic. Sheriff Poole, who was
standing nearby, rushed upon the
combatants, but was powerless to get
them apart. A number of officers and
spectators took hold of Mr. McSwain.
Who Is Of splendid physique, but they
were tossed right and left. Finally
more officers and spectators sur?
rounded Mr. McSwain and bore him
to the floor. For several seconds the
scene resembled a bootball scrimmage
first Mr. McSwain being on top and
then the half dozen more who were
trying to quiet him. In the meantime
Mr. Martin was taken out of the room
and into a hallway in the rear of the
Judge's bench, Mr. Martin was bleed?
ing profusely from several scratches
on the right temple and Jaw.
The court room was crowded to
overflowing. The excitement spread
to the audience and many fled the
building while others rushed to the
front and took some sort of part in
the affair. With difficulty the mob
was beaten back behind the bar rail?
ing. When order was restored Judge
Purdy made a brief statement in
which he deplored the incident, but
stated that It was an occurrence which
neither he nor the sheriff was able to
foresee. He stated that at the proper
time and In the proper manner he
would dispose of the matter. Mr.
Martin and Mr. McSwain then asked
to be allowed to make statements to
the court. Permission was granted
and Mr. Martin explained his side of
the dispute.
At this point other attorneys be?
came engaged in the discussion and
when It appeared that hostilities were
about to be renewed Judge Purdy
arose and In a very emphatic st- 'e
ment brought order out of chaos "I
have managed to keep cool during this
trouble as becomes my position.* said
Judge Purdy. "but I am getting
pretty hot myself now. I don't want
to hear another word about this mat?
ter and if it goes on I will put the of?
fender In Jail and keep him there."
Within a few minutes after quiet
I w is restored the court onb ra d a re
< e?s for lunch. Ths afternoon session
w;is held behind closed doors, only the
members of ths b;>r, witnesses and the
I press being sdmltted.
The committee arranging the Rum*
ter celebration <?f the coming of the
Hen board ?fter a prise of $2 cash for
the b?st name proposed for Me- day.
Ail proposals ?>f names must he sub?
mitted In writing or In person to the
Chamber of Common.n or before
November 1st
The plasterers are now nt work In
the Claremont hotel, starting their
work at the top and coming on down
ward There Is Ntui a great deal
of work about the place to be don< b<
lore ths building will be completed
COTTON MAKES ADVANCE.
DULLISH FACTORS PI sil PRICES
UP l\ NEW YORK.
Continued Active Demand for S|x>t
in South? Fear of Colder Weather
in Belt ami Considerable Covering
by Recenl Sellen l aus*' Derided
Klee, Part of nrlilch was Lost Later
in Session, However.
New York, Oct 24.??eports of
a continued active demand for spot
cotton In til** S-.uth, apprehensions of
cold weather in the belt, and a dispo?
sition on tile part of Some recent Sell"
era to cover for over the week-end,
or the ginning figures expected at the
opening tomorrow, caused quite a
?harp advance in the cotton market
today, with prices making new high
ground for tin movement. Realizing
became active in the last half hour,
however, and several points of the im?
provement were lost, the close being
barely steady, although bust prices
still showed a net gain of 7 to 10
points.
The opening was steady at an ad?
vance of la? point! on the steady
show ing of cables and over-night buy?
ing orders. Rather favorable view of
the earlier weather reports, which In?
dicated higher temperatures in the
wa stcrn belt and only light frosts east
of the river, may have accounted for
?ome Irregularity after the call, but
reactions were -.imited, and the mar?
ket soon developed renewed firmness.
The official forecast for further frost
in the eastern belt tonight and cold?
er weather In the West, combined
with the fact that later detailed wea?
ther advices showed lower tempera?
tures last night than suggested by
early reports, helped the advance,
while reports of a continued active
trade demand were considered quite
as important a factor.
The market gradually worked high?
er and during the middle of the af?
ternoon became more active and some
what excited on a Hurry of covering
for over the ginning report. A few
stop loss orders were uncovered above
10.60 for December and the market
sold up to 10.65 for that position, or
about 17 points net higher. Profit
taking checked the advance at this
level and the close was 6a7 points off
from the best on active deliveries.
Cotton futures closed barely steady.
CONSUL DYE DESIGNED.
American Consul was Valuable Olli?
cor in Mexico.
Washington, Oct. 23.?Alexander V.
Pye, who has resigned as American
consul at Nogales, Mexico, has been
regarded by State department offi?
cials as a valuable officer during the
recent rebellions in Mexico. Mr.
Dye Is leaving the service to join a
large commission house in Arizona.
Smothered Child with Pillow.
Atlanta, Oct 25.?That Dr. S. W
Merritt, superintendent of the Battle
Hill tuberculosis sanitarium, smother?
ed a little girl patient with a pillow
to make her stop crying, is one of the
charges that will be probed by the
special committee of city council ap?
pointed to investigate the institution.
"It is perfectly true that 1 put a
pillow over a child's lace while she
was screaming, to make her stop, '
said Dr. Merritt over the telephone
shortly after 1 o'clock Wednesday,
when informed that this was one of
the charges against him and asked if
he cared to make any statement.
M] have nothing to say further than
that," said Dr. Merrit. ,MI am not
trying my case In the newspapers. It
will all come out at the hearing be?
fore the committee next Friday af?
ternoon."
Marriage License Record.
A marriage license was granted
Thursday to Thomas Kasley of Sum
tor and Isabella Moon- of Stateburg,
colored.
If yon arc thinking of buying
\ DIAMOND, wo Im*jjj to have the
honor of your Attention to our
gome of purred ray.
We aii* always in a position Ui
tiMV? yon dinniowls of iiu* mont
exquisite ulnnin. Ii i. Quality gems
only If. our way. We ba\e them
at i U*l?t |wb*e* ami will give a
guarantee with cacti Mtoiie a* to
quality and slso.
VV. A. Thompson,
JEWKLUIt \M> OITIOAN.
Gave Up Hope I
"I suffered five years, with awful pains, due to wumao
ly troubles," writes Mrs. M. I). McPherson, from Chad
bourn, N. C 'They grew worse, till I would often faint
1 could not walk at all, and I had an awful hurting in my
side; also a headache and a backache.
I gave up and thought I would die, but my husband
urged me to try Cardui, so, 1 began, and the first bottle
helped me. By the time the third bottle was used, 1 could
do all my work. All the people around here said I would
die, but Cardui relieved me.*
Cardui WomanSTcmtc
For more than 50 years, Cardui has been relieving
woman's sufferings, and making weak women strong and
welL Duringthis time, thousands of women have written,
like Mrs. McPherson, to tell of the really surprising results
they obtained by the use of this purely vegetable, tonic
remedy for women,
Cardui strengthens, builds, restores, and relieves or pre?
vents unnecessary pain and suffering from womanly troubles.
If ycu are a woman, begin taking Cardui, today.
Writ* to: Udlei' Advftory Dept. OurtiAOOf* McdkjM Co.. Chattanooga Twa,.
lor Special lruti-uotu. and (M-pifc book, "Hume Tnuto?at tor Woota." MKlm. J#
IP YOU HAVEN'T YOU OUGHT TO,
IF YOU OUGHT TO YOU HAVE TO.
That's, briefly speaking, the truth
about keeping a bank account. You
can't afford to pay your accounts
otherwise than by checks, therefore
the logical conclusion Is that if you
are not already one of our depositors,
you must become one.
W e invite you?we need you.
The Peoples' Bank.
4 per cent on Savings From Day of Deposit.
That Feeling of Comfort
You like to havo n thai
winter eveniggJO
\. hen you nit down w ith
had without a nice heater
in the room.
WE HAVE THEM
in all sizes, kinds and
prices, and they are all
good values. Now is the
time to get your heater.
Come in today,
The DuRant Hdw. Co.
WE SELL LIME, CEMENT AND PLASTER.
SUMTER'S GROWTH
Has convinced Ul that there is a fine opportunity for opening an
other hardware store, and according to our conviction! we have
opened up a full line at store room formerly occupied by V. H.
I'hclps, next to China's Drug Store, where we respectfully so?
licit the patronage of our friends and the public.
Don't fall to see our line of heating stoves, grates and oil heat?
ers, etc. You will find our prices interesting. Our line of Wiss
scissors and lb'ker pocket cutlery can not be excelled.
If you ail* contemplating building, or ?n need of any line of
haul ware it will be to our mutual interest to get our prices be?
t?re purchasing.
Try the new store.
Burns-Lowry Co.
! MOLES am) WARTS
Removed with MOI.ESOFF, Wltkonl |<aln ?>r danger, no rrwwtrr
how large, or how far rnlecd above ib.- -iiif.i.. of i Ut nktn. And
i j
they will never ret lint, and m> jra^? or newr wdl N? lcfl, MOMS*
OFF is applied directly to flu? MOU! or WART, which entirelv
j j thinner** In about six days, killing the gvroi und leafing th<> tkOM
j smooth and natural.
MOIJCSOFF ir. put up on I) In One Dollar bot (Sees
Kach bottle 15* neatly packed in a plain man, accompanied by full
direction!*, and contain! enough remedy lo remove ?*igi ; or ten
ordinary IIOLKfl or WARTH. We ?*|| mom.soit under i poattlve
QUA RANTER if it falli to remove your vi? ?!.??: or WART, we will
promptly refund the dollar.
Florida IMxtHhuting Fompanj i viwnmrni r? n-a?>>in.