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DYNAMITE GASE GOES TO JURY
ion*. \m? \or\mi (itiMisxi,
i in u m: \hin<. im).
Nuiu'ht oT H< r. inland, t.reat Mu*s
of l \UI. n. c |o Im? He\ lowed and
Spevlfh Instruction* id Court In
dfcwe length) Deliberation He
forv \onlh.h lioturmxl ? Trial
Ham Il??en in IVogrc** \houi Four
Month* ? liimlnic Argument for
(.o\?m iiinonl and i .Mil l - C harge.
Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 2?.?
Whatever In to be the outcome of the
three months' "dynamite conspiracy"
trial, In ^w hu h forty labor unloo offi?
cials are accused of conspiracy In the
Mc Samara plot! to destroy prupfiiy,
Including the wrecking <>f the |,on An
teles Times* building when twenty-ore
persons weer killed, now rests wifbCAt
Jury. i
Federal Judge All., rt I". Anderson i
few minutes after .*? o'clock this even
ins; Instructed the jury and ordered It
to retire The ?'ourt then adjourned
until f.30 a. m. tomorrow, thus pre?
cluding the return of the verdicts be- |
fore that time should they be found.
All the verdicts, while separate as
to each defendant, are to be returned
at one time.
How long will the Jury be out?" was
the question asked as the Jurors filed
out. A buMtn for a belief that verdicts
would not be reached when Court
opens tomorrow, and that the JtffOfl
may require a much longer time, was
found In the Court's Instruction to
"carefully weigh all the evidence In
the case." It has required a'most
twelve weeks to introduce the evi
i
tu .?ce.
The defendants who await the out?
come include Frank M. Ryan, presi?
dent of the International Association
of Hrldge and Structural Iron Work?
ers, of which John J. McNamai \. the
. c*?reweed dynamiter, was once secre?
tary; varlouH executive hoard members
of that union, Herbert S. Hockln. a -
cused as an accomplice of Ortle K. Mo
Manlgal. another confessed dynamiter,
Olaf A. Tveltmoe, secretary of the
^allf^rnia Hulldlng Trades Council;
Eugene A. Flanoy, 8? n Francisco, and
J. F Munsey. Salt Lake City. Utah.
The three last named are charged with
promoting the Los Angeles Times ex?
plosion.
These men ar*? not charged undei
the Federal law with personally caus?
ing any explosions. They are charged
with conapltacy to violate Federal
laws and with aiding In an Illegal
transportation of '*-'n^,-,*e and nltr"'
?.....? .,1 passenger trains.
In closing his argument to the Jury
District Attorney Miller ugain referred
to the argument of Cnlted States Sen?
ator Ken., eounnel for the def.ndaMs
Senator Kern hi J left the city, saving
he was going to Washington
"The Lai Angeles Turn s hull-ling
explosion was - ilbd the crime of the
century," said Mr. Miller, "but the real
crime of the century was this damna?
ble conspiracy. It will be an Everlast?
ing disgrace to our country and to our
civilisation If these f'.riy conspirators
sre not con . i< ted.
"Oentlemen of the Jury, a Fnlte I
'fates Senator, sworn to uphold the
laws of his country, has dared to s:?md
befor? von In defence of these en-.nics
of |1m Republic. You HhouPI Bad th.
conspirators guilty and put your seal
>f condemnation up r. such conduct
by ? I 'nlted Statea Senator. ?
After stating the MlhatassN of th?
various offences charged and mention?
ing the nation-wide strike of the, Iron
Workers" t nl m. which, the QoVSfR?
met t chart - d. was the m<<tl\e for on>
hurdred explosions on the work of
contractors v bo refused to rc-o^nlse
the uno.n. Judge Agsfftfeofl |sj hM in?
structions said:
?'ft was not unlawful f<?r the struc?
tural Iron \s-ukers to organize the
union to whe h th? y belong It is not
unlawful for the defendants to be
nomher? ef that or any other lahor
orir iniaatlon, men have the right to
iloo combine.I p..*?r through
such ortfanr/ttion t<? advaaee i hen
Interest* In any lawful way; hot they
have n.? right to u*e their power in tin
violation of the law Qfgaatard lahor
Is not on irtal her.. n..r || tin fight
of labor to or?nnl/' <fi Issue, but
members of labor oi .ranlz itions < wc
the same obedien--. t<> the lav. end
ar? Iiabb to the Jiirnr pomshmeftf f??i
Ha \io|atloii as sjaffgOM Who are i '
members of *uoh orgaalaatioaa,
? Th* ib f- adaats ar< n.-t on trial !??
??ansing I he \a:l"us ? xplosions. and
the conscpo nt loss of life and pi"p
erty throughout the Fmt. d Mali
phnwn by tb. evidence They aft Oi
trial for IIm eaTssjcea charged la the
Indietm* nt Evidence od Ihesf ???
plosiorH. i. ?. tn.r with t?u r.n is and
clnunista Ii-es surr.o; m.I lug them, WOtt
permitted to go in ? \ Idesjes before
IteCaUSe th? \ ten.i ... -lew ' i.m
munlty of pui p."*.. ? io . dg ei I ?
mP.d in I a. I "ii. w h* b I iu Sfl ? n
Mai Ingredient ai the offer* > - 1
i and tlo v should b. . on |.|. I'M i
*UV i t h .' , -.ii .i 'on
I?Tie* . .b n? ?< In this ? .i ? /1
that la August, I ???!, there was <
tro^ ersy bet a .. n the laternatiognl \
gaetation of Krida** und rUruci ral
"Werk, f . ?nd b \ ?i? ? ; .i
Company over the open and cloned
shop question; that in said month, the
Intel national doclnred a general strike
against the American Bridge Com?
pany; anil that this strike has never
bfgg settled.
"if you tind from the evidence that
in order to tarry out the purpoeei of
the International, the defendants, or
two or more of I hem entered Into a
oonoplracy to destroy with dynstnite
or nitro?glycerine the property of the
.\nu rican Bridge Company ami other
? pan s*m j? concerns, or the structures
which th'-y wer?- erecting In various
States of thi Union, and it you lind
such conspiracy to destroy su h prop*
erty included, as a necessary step in
j the accomplishment of BUOh destruc?
tion, the unlawful transporatlon uf
dynamite and fA7^>?g!ycertne up. n the
\ehieh s of common ca.Tivrs fjggajged
aj the time in the transportation </
sjsjggsjgfefi from a Ohus In one state
to a nines or places In another, or oth?
er States of the I'niteiJ States; and
if you further find, that sie h destruc?
tion of property was accomplished by
. xploslons of dynamite and nitrogly?
cerine in various placet throughout
the United States, and that the dyna?
mite and nitro-gl vcerim, with which
gnCh explosions WOrt produced were
as a matter of fact transported from
State to State upon the vehicles of
common carriers, engaged at the time
in the carrying of passengers, as
averred, then you will be authorized to
find that a conspiracy was formed to
transport dynamite and ntiro-glyec
rine unlawfully, as charged in the in?
dictment."
Calling attention to the charges of
Illegal transportation, the Court said:
"You may find the defendants guilty
upon all of the counts of the indict?
ment upon which they are now upon
trial. If you are satisfied beyond a
reasonable doubt th.at the proofs jus?
tify It. Or you may tlnd the defend?
ants guilty upon any one or RlOfC of
the oountS of the indictment and not
guilty upon the others. You may lind
! any defendant guilty or not guilty,
or you may find one or more of them
guilty and the others not guilty. Be?
fore you can find any of the defend?
ants guilty you must OS sat idled of his
guilt In mann- r and form as Charged
In someone of the counts of 'he in?
dictment upon s/ht< h they are on trial,
beyond a reasonable doubt."
of McM.mlgal and Cdward <Mark,
Cincinnati, both of vv horn pleaded
(guilty and testified for the govern?
ment, the Court said their testimony |
"should be received with caution ami
scrutinlred with cur. ," and added:
L "The witness, William Burns,
while on ik| witness stand, detailed a
i onversation fo%j he had ?Ith the de?
fendant, Hechln, Is which he made
statements to Hoekin about the de?
fendant. Tvsltmoe, having been In
prison ami nvrlng a prison roord.
!Buch statements mads bj Burns are
not to bt.nsldersd by you in any
1 iy in determining the guilt or In
noosnce of the defendnnt, Tvoitmoe,
as to the charges laid in this Indict
msntt"
Judi ? And. -s.n concluded:
"<' rofully weigh nil the evidence in
the ase. and from it, under the rubs
of iaw. s/hlch l have given you, de?
mile the guilt or Innocence of the
ib ferulrin's With you and not with
the Court rests the responsibility of
t ndlng and determining the facts. The
tiejsjg of the Court on questions of
fact ar? not controlling upon you. Vou
[hive nothing to do with the case c\
( ept to determine the single question
? of the guilt or innmi nee of the de?
fendants if you should return n
rsrdhrt of guilty, the measure of pun?
ishment to be inflicted upon the de?
fendants Is committed lu the Court.*'
i The testimony of Burns about
Tveltmos, referred to by the Court,
wa-i that Burns had numerous conver
satlons trlth Hoekin shortly after the
I. ? Angab a Times explosion and that
Burn* reflated lu Hoekin l ow he eg
pected Tveitmoe would "blow him
up.' because he (Burns) hnd obtain?
ed ? photograph of TVeltmoe in the
gar', of a Minnesota penitentiary
prison* r and had published i' in a
San Ki ancuiee newspaper.
HlntM tO| I loll-' I, ilJK'l
Keep KoleyV Hone.? and Tar Com
pound always en hand, and you can
< iij kl) h' id off a cohl b) Its prompt
usi I? < ontalns no oplob he >ls and
k?i then ih' Inda med all passages,
ti.ugh i nd mny save n big
doctor's bill. in .h. \, ||ow pack -
,?,'??. Sib.it>, hriig st..>. \.i\t.
BnhfK - hi Mjuirtaiiburg
; Cratae is ii ii rn. d at the race sui?
cide of thai countr) Thl* count) Is
sound on I bat uu< lion The pur
I e nt> 11 v I ii m i ?? lbs rountj ? ? i ? lnt<
I i en ? d ia it w ? ei; I re i reported ?
I chttdren Mpnrtsnburg Journ 1.
I I < ISUgll Medieine tor ( lllllln II,
? I ata \ ? r M I d t.. *fl . ? f. M v. o| ds |
! in p- a i- ? <??? i 'bam berlall Collgh I
I Itemed) " "nr. - Mi lad.- hewey,
I MllWaUki ? W . "I b i\ e ii*. .! it fot
, \. nrs both rot my ? hild en ai
I ?. j |f f|l , falls to reliev< ? .i ir<
I a ' oogh or ? old Xo , v h
children ho It <?? wtfthoul
i 14i\a m atmo ' imm< d i< rviici a.
cases of croup." t'han ? :. Collgh
I! e III *< d V b I' ? ID III a III I t ? lake,
i w id' h h ol gr< i< lm|Hj in- h n n
<ii < ? I* or sah i? ill * ? ? ?*i '
SOUTHERN TR AUK OPENINU,
President Philo) of Southern lluilwa)
See?! in Pailtimn 4 .mal (.real <>p
portunll) for south.
Washington, Dec. 26.?President
Ftnley of the Southern Railway Com?
pany and the Mobile A * 'Iii" Flailrond
Company( referring today to the or?
ganisation at Atlanta, <?n the 11th in?
stant ol the Southern Panama ''an?
al Conference) with a permanent or?
ganisation to work for the develop?
ment of trade between the Southeast?
ern states and the markets that will j
be brought Into closer relations with
the South Atlantic ami Qulf ports by
the opening of the Panama Canal,
said:
"It is the hope Of those who par?
ticipated in the formation ??f this or?
ganisation that it may prove to be an
efficient agency for co-operatb n with
{manufacturers and merchant!
thVougout the Southeastern states and
with ail of tin- South Atlantic and
Gull" ports lor the building Up of a
large and profitable business with the
i.atin -amerlcan countries,
"Thg people of those countries pro?
duce large quantities of commodities
consumed in the United states and
are constantly buying increased quan?
tities i f commodities that can he suc?
cessfully he produced in the South
??stet n states.
"As Illustrating the fact that this
traffic < an succ< ssfully be moved
through Southern ports, i may men?
tion that there are now regular steam?
ship sailings from the port of Mobile
to Montevedlp and Buenos Ayrea and
that tin s. vessels carry full cargoes
on each trip. At present these ves?
sels carry return cargoes from South
America to the North Atlantic ports,
h it efforts, are being made to deevlop
the handling of retain cargoes through
Mobile. It is egpected that this ser?
vice will he expanded to cover the
principal Pacific Coast ports of Cen?
tral and South America as soon as the
Panama Canal has been completed.
"The possibilities for the develop?
ment of trade w ith the Latin-Ameri
oan Countries are so great as to open
opportunities to other Southern potts
as well as to Mobile, and it is the
purpose of the Southern Panama
Canal conference and the railways i
have the honor to represent to be
helpful as far as practicable in the
building up of this business."
ANOTHF.H lit 'NTIXt: ACCIUENT.
Weil Kn?\.o Columnist Aw hl? ntaDj
Killed lVida.v.
Columbia, Dee. 28,?An accidentinl
gunshot wound self-lnfjlcted caused
the death of George Wfilmol Davll
yesterday afternoon about 5.30
o'clock. The accident occurred about
two mih s east of the city at the end
of the shan-ion Annex ehr line, where
Mr, Davis, who was returning from n
hunting trip, was waiting for o ear.
The details of Ihe accident were un?
obtainable, because tinie were no
eye-witnesses, but an investigation
made by those who In aid the shot
and arrived a few minutes later .-bow ?
ed that Mr, Davis had laid his gun
aside and w is pfaying with his two
hunting dogs, lie evidently picked
up his gun with tie muasle pointed
toward him and one barrel "was dis
charged, lh< entire load entering his
side
There It more Ctatrh In this section
of the copntry than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years wni supposed to be Incurable.
For ii great many years doctors pro?
nounced it tl local disease and pre?
scribed local remedies, and )? con?
stantly fall ng to cut 6 with local
treatment, pronounced it Incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to bo B
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cute, manufactured by
F i Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohle, i?
the oni> constitutional cure on the
market, it Is taken internally wa
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful.
it nets directly on the blood and mu?
cous surfaces of the system. They
offer otic, hundred dollard? for any
case It fails to cure. Send for circu?
lars and testimonials,
Address: F, J, Cheney A Co.. ^o
b do, *?. Sold by druggists, 75c
Take Hall's family ruis for constl
I p it ion.
ni l' u\ S-'.ono |p
Just Ire r'rnscr tJruiits Hull t" Neuro
< hurged mith Killing.
Blshoje up , ie. 87, K?hn Slater,
colored, wie. ..hot Willie McFerson,
ills.lored, near Lamar hot Friday,
and who died ul the Sumter Hospital
Sunday, was rejea ed from |all here
Inat night 11 i a 11? >t n? y, the Hon. B.
Frank Kellcy, appeared before Asso
t .i >tU e t i:. Fr?ser In Sinnt, r
? si) i i u l ? ? .1 tlatei rele ise
on I i 00(1 bond
Negro Ih Shot.
i ri' il qi ? i ? I ( b m Mint, \\ nc|
lid V,
n? gni bl the u.mi. ol Ilinki?,
WOt'LD UAH CONVICTS .
Georgia Governor Would Exclude
Those Paroled on Condition Tliat
Tho\ Leave South Carolina.
Atlanta, Ga? Dec. 26.?Qov. Brown
will bar from Georgia the convicts
treed by Qov. Blease of South Caro?
lina it' it is possible f?u 'him t<? do j
so.
The Georgia executive, who is!
I
known for his stand against the too
free use of the pardoning power, to?
day severely criticised the action of
<Jov. Rlease in freeing convicts on
condition that they go to some other
State. By this course Gov I'.lease pro?
tects his own Slate but at the same
time menaces the pea. ,, and the wel?
fare of other communities, the Geor?
gia executive said.
"I don't know," declared Qov.
Brown, "whether anything can be done
but it is my opinion that nothing
can be done bo long as any of the
convicts who may move to this state
conduct themselves in'an honorable
and upright manner and maintain a
standard of good citizenship.
"The action taken by Gov. Blease, i
1 think, la to say the least. ? ue of
great Impropriety."
La Follette's < at Talc.
New York Ttmea J
Senator La Folletto. apropos of the '
campaign contributions investigation
said to a Washington correspondent:
"It used to be that the party bribed
the voter. N")W, it seems, the voter
bribes the party?and not with a $5
bill or s<>, but with quarter million.-'.
"I suppose that vicissitudes like
that of the Nola Chucky cat no longer
happen to electioneers.
"An electioneer, you know, visited
a Nola Chucky man to get his vote.
The man hims.lt' was out, but his
wife said:
"'I can't promise you nothing
about Jonathan, sir. He's independ?
ent. He'll vote as seems best to him?
self.'
"The electioneer, after being as
agreeable as possible, rose to go. But
first he patted a wretched, mangy
kitten on the woman's lap.
" 'I'm very fond of cats,' he said. 'I
shouldn't mind giving you $5 for that
one.'
"The woman jumped :\l the offer.
She locked the $.r> in a drawer, she
put the cat in a basket, and, as she
ushered the man out with his pur?
chase on his arm, she said:
" ':'ll do the best 1 can fur you
f ,,o? that vote, rAr. A.; I told you be?
fore, Jonathan won't be influenced by
anybody. The gentleman that's elec?
tioneering lor your opponent spent a
full ot acre with me uselessly yes?
terday, and by the way, he bought
the brother of that kitten of yours
tor $10.* "
The Honor System.
Changes of the mosl unexpected
character are always being made, an l
the world stands willing and waiting
for nsa movements by most every?
body. Recently one of th-- leading ed?
ucational institutions in th.- south has
been stirred consltjeral ly by the tu?
mor of the abolition tin- honor
system, which has been in vogue there
for ?iui;c> a while. For many months
the country has been clamoring for
the honor system for the peniten?
tiaries and cnvict camp, and the pa
role is now a common occurrence.
To the uninitiat. ?I it seems more
than passing strange thai the highly
educated college youth can ret !?-?
trust- d to do equally as much, or
more for honor's sal., than the man
who has gone down, They say thai
it is easy to keep coing until you fail
in hogor, and at. r that tin dark, so
t.. speak In educational Institutions
there l.' no doubt but \. | on.' if the
great fundamental and underlying
principle}' should be honor, li nor is
one of the greaU-si wor^a^nlang
of any kind, :<n<I from it . v^th<
Innumerable high ideals that
the very life of our people. Aroun*.
that word the songsters of time carol
music that blends with eternity ,and
the harbingers of home are garbed in
it-- rad ant white. In its rhythm is
found the essence of motion, and If it
is on. o abolished, all elsi falls to a
lower standard, for it means placing
one in position to do whai he may, as
long as he can get away, as it were.
l:< forms n n<l progi i - - and nil the
kindred things thai besel the folk of
today are distracting t>. many, it is
strange thai people who clamor for
I he honor system and its extension to
I he uttermost ends ol earth should
want i.. have it abolished right where
th. highest principles of life und Iheir
Incept ion. It Is going ju to 11111? too
fai in "it. direction or another, und
i hen ai. but few pi ople v. bo can not
arrive at 11>< conclusion u> to which
i ib. right way to solve I he probb nis
in both i -' ineos. - Vugust i chronicle
si.oo |?er I Mate
\- p ;ii a banquet i?? Henr\ Clay,
?li \'. w Orleans In IMS M Igbty
... i, \ f oi those v It h Stoma? h troiibb
idi ? Hon Tod i\ peopb < erj
hi ii
. i 11 troubles as well as liver, kid
und h w I ilisbi del Kasy, i
governor propped i i* in bed
dc ring ( OM I HI M e.
Distinguished l*uti?>nl llmosf Rccov
ered from La Grippe?Saw Only
Two Visitors Ycsterdaj? 11< iml;
Preparatory to starting on Trip to
Staunt on tili? Morning to Receive
Honoris Accorded by City of Hi*
\ati\it.\?Elaborate H an- for \\ il
son Day*' < olobrution.
Princeton, x J.. Dec. ?Propped
ii I> In bed| President-elect VVoodrow
Wilson sat for two hours today talk?
ing about currency reform with Rep?
resentative Glass, of Virgina. . hair
man of the House sub-committee on
banking and currency reform, and Dr.
11. P. Willis, of New v ?rk, financial
writer.
"The conference concerned gener?
alities," said Mr. Glass afterwards.
"The Governor has s<?n\e positive
views about currency reform and dis
i issea tin m mere decisively and more
(dearly than any < ne I have ever met."
Mr. Class said he was not at liberty
to disclose what was discussed in the.
conference. "That's whl . we talked
about," In- said as he exhibited a hand?
ful of five dollar gold pieces. He
remarked, however, that none of the
lulls supposed to be before his com?
mittee in Congress were authentic and
that the committee had not yet draft?
ed any measure. He added that pub
Hi- hearings would begin January 7.
The Governor had almost recover?
ed tonight from his attack of la grippe
but in accordance with the physician's
orders he remained in bed and saw no
one but Messrs, Glass and Willis. He
i will leave at 10.UO o'clock tomorrow
for Staunton, Va. his birthplace, there
to celebrate with the townsfolk his
56th. birthday on Saturday. Tiro
train will reach Washington at 3.15 1*.
M. and will be there for fifteen min?
utes, while the two special cars car?
rying the Governor ami a party of Vir?
ginians living in New York, who wilt
accompany hin;, will be switched from
he Pennsylvania Railroad to the Ches
apeak and Ohio. It will be the first
time, however, that the President-elect
will have stopped in the National Cap?
ital since election.
A coincidence of the journey is that
Richard 11. Taylor, one of the secret
service men detailed with the Govern?
or since election also hails from Staun
ton, from which place as a boy he ran
away to sea ami Won a medal of hon?
or from Congress for safely navigating
an America)i a*ar ?cksel and saving it
from d< structlon in a hurricane off
th<- Samoan Islands in 1889.
Mrs. Wilson wdl go with the Presi?
dent-elect. She said tonight that
I w hile his health h oi improved, she
I had thought it a bit risky for him to
j make the trip to staunton on account
' of the cold weather,
j Dr. J. M. Carnochan, the family
physician, saw the Governor a few
I minutes early in the day. but did not
think another visit necessary until
early tomorrow. It is unlikely that
I the Governor will make any mi re au?
tomobile trips to and from Trenton in
the cold weather, though his indis?
position is believed to he a- much the
result of tin quick change from the
warm Bermuda climate to frigid lati?
tudes as to exposure.
His digestion has not been of the
best, either, since his return, and. cou?
pled with tie- effect of his b>nur hours
at the state House, it was feared at
first that he was on the road to a se?
vere breakdown.
Chronic Const I potion Cured.
I "Ki\o years ago 1 had the worst
lease of chronic constipation I ever
knew <i and Chamberlain's Tablets
cured me." writes S. I' hTsh, Brook
! 1> n. M ich. For s ? le b> all dealers.
?Advt.
_
Jana s s. Ca mum of Charleston,
when in N'.w York recently hoi his
ooo automobile stolen.
C?oapcd \ln-r fifteen Year*.
I' Broyles made a successful
i sc:., v,m fifteen years of suffering
from ki. *s4ind bladder troubles,
r'olej Kidm. Hills released him and
will do just the same for others. ll<
says: "They cured .. most severe
hnckach. with painful I ladder irreg?
ularities, an.i they do all you claim
for them." He fuse substitutes.
Sil ert's I >rug Si ore.- Advt.
Mat! ii Widemnn was killed at Iva,
Anderson county, Christmas I'ay by
Sam Starke* l ?of u negro? s.
Tals-' tin- "d.rect !.,ad" health
and strength bj using Knlej Kidney
Pills tor b.o ku< he, ile umatism, weak
u?re kidneys and bladder irregulari?
ties, Wach ingredient is chosen foi
iis positive heating and curative qua I
ities. Fob". K -In. . Pills an the bcsl
in-db ine you can bu> for kidney and
bladder I rotibb h Mrs .1 M K ndh >,
l.\ nns, i la., snj "I took Koh \
Kidne) Pills and the) entirely cured
...
The W.I ward McCutchen Co of
Hlshopvllb has l?cen ch 11? n > 1th
i
< humbiTlaiu's < otigh Remedy.
Th renuMh 1 rior :...
?
take, it contains n< piunt oi i
nureotii It alwa; cur? - V* sab
by nil d< ilers. Vd?t.
Inn. I IIII Kl Ix.l AT LEKSVIIXE.
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|*owdble Kettfesncnl of Hank Affairs
on Saturday.
Lexington, Dec. 2?.- -Much Inter*
est centres in the meeting of the dl?
rectors and stockholders of the Peo?
ples' Bank, of Leesville, to b% held
[on Saturday . r this week. The Peo*
( pies' Hank closed its doors on tho
. L'Tth of November, after its president?
Dr. B. .1. Etheredge, iiad absented
himself from the town for severnl
days. Dr. Etheredge owed the insti
tutioi something like 120,000, it is
Ktated, having violated the State bank?
ing laws in loaning to himself nn.ro
; than is allowed by the statute. Tor
the loan% h? had secured Dr. Ether
edge deposited with the hank a great
deal of paper, much of which is said
to be totally worthless.
It is gem rally believed now that Dr.
Etheredge is at his home in Leemille?
where he remains secludi d from the
public, and where in- has been raging
an ho lest effort to secure funds to
square himself with the hank and to
clear his other outside Indebtedness.
He has b? ? n addressing letters to his
friends in different section! of the
State, dating th. m at Leesville, but
having them posted on the train. It Is
believed that, if the o!h- indebtedness
i of the president?vhtch i- said to
reach up into the thousands, far in
excess of his obligation! to the Peo?
ples' Bank?can be amicably adjusted
so that no criminal proceedings will
be instituted against Dr. Etheredge,
his relative! and friends will make
good every dollar that is owing the
hank. That is they will offer a com?
promise, the understanding being,
however, that the bank will release
I >r. Etheredge from further liability
and agree that no action will be
brought in the Criminal Courts.
In the event that the stockholders
and directors at the joint meeting
Saturday refuse to accept a compro?
mise, the next stei will likely br? to
place the affairs of the bank in the
hands of a receu'er, and this step will
be taken at once,
it is an established fact that the
depositors will be paid off in full, there
being sufficient collateral held by tho
bank to raise funds enough for this
purpose, besides the stockholders, un?
der the law, are liable to the depos?
itors. Whether the directors and
st( ckholders will be willing to submit
to a loss themselves, if any there be,
and relieve Dr. Etheredge, remains to
be seen.
TU.I.MAX CHILDREN
ER.
Will Remain Oxer New Ye
atoi's Home.
t:?1 i_? tab! 11.-.-, v.- In e.
with the re. ? nt temporary H
the S lpteine Court, the lit .j-.-. ,
I'ouschka Pickens Tilltvan a
? i* - stf
Star f..- Ti?man. w - i ,? , ,t
ton this morning to remain w :tn "their
father, at the lmme of Senator Till
man, from now until after New Year's
l >ay.
i;. K. Tiliman, Jr., accompanied by
hi* brother ami attorney, Henry C,
. illman, Esq., came to Bdgefleld this
morning in a luggy ard the children
w? re delivered to them at the st?re of
Penn A Holstein, and Immediately the
? ntire part) departed for the Trenton
home,
Mrs. i >ugas, mother of the little glrbi
and former wife of B. K. Tiliman, Jr .
was not present when the children
were given over to their father, they
having he n brought in from her home
by a friend. After- Sew Year's Day
they will '??? s. nt back to their mother.
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TKlH IMIVslilW IS KHLIH.
!>;?. < ha. lev kenn, dj Han do r by
t hai I* Mou and Western Train.
Troy, l ?ec. 87.?Dr. Charles Ken
nedy was killed near here last night
at 7 o'clock by a Charleston A West?
ern Carolina passenger train while
crossing the ti ck near his home.
He was a 2 years of age and was well
known throughout this section of tho
Stat. .
The work on the concrete bride at
Dingle'; Mill h progressing nice!} at
present. The . was sonu delay for
.i while on a< > i ant of 1 n k of mater?
ial, but with Ibe arrival of the mater?
ial tlo work l been pushed and the
.. w bridge v M probably lie com?
pleted some Ilm nexl week. The
new bridge will Ih> a great Improve
m< id o\. r ihe old woodi ti ? i . which
fot mei l\ spanned lh? ' ? ? in at this
\ Me;o |M a I4f do llottM*.
i.t \ .-at?- 1 s, i Nma hue. So Ha ? i
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but >iuoer fact he n igh/i hav<
: i wreck hime< it I '< ? i i< 11
. s had not prevented ' j cured
me of kidnej a ' ? ? hi
Write* "l 111 ? i had)
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