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'.ELEVEN MEN PICKED TO THV CASE?PANEL WAS EX* lLW'STEl). Twi Witnesses, I>r. Holman ami J. I' Hninium, Brother of A. M. Ret email, Put ?>m stand Wednesday Morning ? Many S|icctatorw, and Much Intercut Manifested. - The trial of the rase against T. H. Caughman. charged with the murder of A. M. Bateman, a former rural policeman of Sumter County, was commenced In General Sessions court Wednesday morning. Only two wit ????es had been examined up to the time that court adjourned for dinner Wednesday. These were Or. F. K. Holman, who had examined the Wounded man at the hospital and J. V Bateman, a brother of the de? ceased. The drawing of the Jury com? menced about 11 o'clock and con? sumed more than an hour, the case finally going to trial with only eleven nten sitting In the Jury box, both the defendant and the State having agreed to try the case with this num? ber of Jurors? The eleven men who, with Judge Sease, will try the case arts: D. M. Dick, foreman; W. O. Mc? Coy. H. J. Windham. J. B. Allsbrook, Blanding Anils. C. K. Ardts, F. B. drier. C. E. Stubbs, Jr., A. J. Moses, W. O. Mows. II C Tucke**. In drawing the Jurors the panel was exhausted when the eleven men were settled upon. The defendant in most cases ashed \jo see the registration certificate of the Jurors as their names were called end when they were not signed by at least two of the alleged qualified supirvlaors of registration, upon motion of the defendant they were told to step aside by the court. One witness stated that he had form? ed an opinion and was therefore set aside by tho court, others stated that they had talked of the matter and expressed their opinions from hear? ing and reading of the etise, but were not biased and could give the State end the defendant a fair and im? partial trial. In most of these cases the defendant objected or the court set the Juror aside. The State used Ite 'hallenges In the case also. The first w tnees In the case was Dr. r. K. Holman. He testified that he had been called to the hospital to examine A. K. Bateman and found him dam, led. He de scribed the pe*>-Jt?u Iks allste, ene having struck Ha*.??m*n im ?hg back to the left of toe rj leal column and ranged upward, stopping near the nktn on the right of the abdomen. The other bullet struck In the abdo? men and stopped under the skin near the eplnal column. Either wound, he stated. In his opinion would have been mortal, as the Intestines were punctured In several places. J. F. BeSeman. a brother of the dscsascd. who conducts a furniture store at Camden, was the next wit? ness. He told of having seen his brother en the Sunday morning, the day following the shooting, on which he died. He stated that his broth er told him of the shooting, after the operation when he thought he was dying. His version was that Bateman had stopped Caughman In the* road and told him that he would have to y*k,- the liquor from him. Caugh? man told him to go ahead, if he con? sidered that to be his duty. When be was placing tho package In his bug? gy he heard the first ehot and felt something like a hot iron in his back. He turned and O-AUghman had his pistol levelled with both hands. Caughman shot again and then both commen<ed shcotlng until Caughman got In his bugiry and left. On cro?*? examination an effort was made by counsel to show by the wit? ness that Bateman was a bully, hut the witness* stated thut he had known little of hin brother for the past ten years end could not say. 1 At one time a tilt occurred between special counsel for the State and for the defendant, when a reference was made by Mr. Jennings to the State's special counsel. M. L Smith, one of the special attorneys fox the State ob? jected to such reference to his tudng a special attorney In the case and stated that he would not put up with any aspersions from counsel on the other side. The State Is represented by the Solicitor. Harmon D. Molse and Med? i Is Smith of Camden. The at? torneys for the defendants are L. L\ Jennings. J. II. Clifton, It. Frank Kcll\ and It IX Kpps. Judge Sease at recess informed the Jury that as so much Interest was taken In the case by the public, he felt that It was bin duty to keep them shut up from the public. He therefore! charged the sheriff and clrrk of court] to nee that tbev had all possible at? tentions ami courtesies gates led IS them and that they be allowed ev? er hing that would make them as comfort ible as possible under tin < ir ? umntancs*. forbidding them the use of alcoholic hexernges while the\ were trying the case. The case of the State ?galnst T. B, Caughman barged with murdel was Jftft with the jury Thursday afternoon at ?wenty minutes alter one o'clock, all of the evidence having been taken Wednesday and all of Thursday morning having been occupied in the hearing of arguments by the attorneys for both skies and the charge of Judge Sease. The court room wuh crowded all the day with interested spectators who had gathered to hear the argu? ments and to await the outcome of the < ase in which much interest has been manifested. The evidence, as taken Wednesday on the examination of witnesses, was practically the same as was pub? lished in the Item at the time of the! killing. All of the facts were gone, over carefully, the defense trying at every point to establish as far at) pos? sible their plea of nelf-defense. Nu? merous witnesses were put up to tes? tify to the good conduct of the de? fendant and the former bad reputa? tion of the deceased, A. M. Date man. The circumstances of the case seemed in the main to bo against the defendant, as they seemed to bear out the statement of State's witness i ea tha; Caughman shot Bateman first when he was putting the keg i f whis? key down in his buggy, bending over, and the second wound was received when Bateman turned to Caughman. Brilliant arguments were made by the attorneys on both sides. Dr. Holman testified to the. wounds and direction in which the bullets ranged, one entering at the back and ranging upward and the other entering at the side and ranging I dowward. J. F. Bateman testified to a statement made to him by his brother before his death, after he though that he was going to die, as to to the occurrence between himself and Caughman. Sheriff J. K. Bradford, Deputy Sher? iff Epperson, Messrs. Boykin. P. S. and C. J. Oaillard, R. L. Burkett, E. W. Parker and others testified to the fact that Caughman had told them, when he was arrested at Hmith and frightened on the stand, made a very halting witness. He failed to answer some questions and seemed at a loss to answer other., frequently asking that they be repeated. His story of the shooting was that on the day In question Bateman stopped him in the road, saying that he had some? thing to say to him. Bateman then came over to his buggy and told him he would have to take the whiskey.1 He stated that he told Bateman he did not have any right to take his whiskey. Bateman then took the whiskey back to his (BatemaaVs) bug? gy, placing it in the foot of the ve? hicle. Caughman then, he says, told Bateman he had served him wrong and Bateman turned on him with an oath, saying that he hud taken the j whiskey and he would take him too. As he said this Bateman drew his gun and held it on Caughman. Caugh? man then says that he reached down in his buggy and grabbed up his pis? tol out of the foot of the buggy, catch? ing It in both hands. As he raised it, | Bateman fired, the first shot taking j effect in his finger. He then fired and Bateman fired again. Caughman then, he nays, jumped or fell out of his buggy, from which the two 11 rut shots were fired, and fired twice more from the ground. Bateman ran vllle or later at Dalzeil, that he shot Bateman because he lost his temper when Bateman took his liquor from him, One witness stated that Caugh? man told him that Bateman had treat? ed him like a dog and he wouldn't stand* for it. On the stand Dr. Carson testified to the fact that Caughman's mother was in bad health and he had rec? ommended that she take whiskey three times a day. He had dressed Caughman's wound at Smithville and tes Hied to the fact that the ball en? tered the index finger between the middle joint and knuckle and came out behind the knuckle. Mrs. Cuughmun, the mother of the defendant, testified to the fact that she had asked her son to order the whiskey for h?r, as it was prescrib? ed for her by her physician. A large number of witnesses were put on the stand to testify as to the character of the defendant, all of them stating that it was good. Others testified that Bateman had had a bad r<'putatioi at Smithville. In his own behalf Birnie Caugh? man, who seemed very much unnerved around behind his horse and was be? hind the horse, when the second shots were fired. In reply to a question as to what ho was doing with the pistol In bis bug? gy, he stated that he had it in his pocket about the house before in- left and. rather than go hack to the house, after he was ready to leave, he had Just thrown it down in the foot of the buggy. The arguments were hegun Whan court convened Thursday morning. I Mr. IL D. Moiee making the first ar? gument. He WfMI followed by Mr. Clifton for the defense, titter whom the h?h? itor spoke. Mr. Jennings than spoke ami Mr. M. U Smith for the state cloaed tbc eaat? All ofl tha argumenta were interesting and for? cible supreaslnna on their respective Rides ol s/hy the defendant should ha cleared or why a verdict <>f murder BAKER WINS FIRST GAME. HOME RUN BY ATHLETICS AIDS BENDER IN BEATING GIANTS. Philadelphia Players Outliit and Out? field New York Team by Score of SU to Four?Many Hits on Both Side**?Immense Crowd Sees Gunic. New York, Oct. 7.?Outhitting and outficlding the New York Giants in the opening game of the world's series, tho Philadelphia Athletics to? day defeated tho National league's representatives at the Polo grounds by a score of 6 to 4. So complete was the surpemacy of the American champions in the initial contest that the game seemed but a continuation of the 1911 series, when the Athletics won the title of that year from the Giants by four games out of six. It was a home run by Baker in the fifth that won the game for the Ath? letics, just as it was a triple by Behang that put the Mackmen far In the lead in the preceding round. Baker, hero of the previous world series, came up with his team lead- i ing by two runs?what later in the light of the Giant's fifth inning assault, proved to be an insufficient margin. The big third sacker found Collins on second as the result of a pass and a stolen base. Two were out. A terrific swipe and the ball sailed far out into the right field stands near where the Trappe terror's former world's series home run drive had found a resting place. The two runs thus garnered strengthened the Athletic surplus enough to permit the Bank of Mack to weather, a severe run when the Giants came fast in the fifth and scored three runs. The game was witnessed by a crowd that taxed the capacity of the New York stadium and swelled the coffers of t he financially interested to the ex? tent of more than $75,000. The exact number of fans who paid admission to the stands was 36,291 and the day's receipts amounted to $76,255. These figures, furnished by the national commission, occasioned surprise, for the attendance fell short by more than 2,000 of that of the first game of 1911. The scenes both inside and outside the arena exceeded those of any pre? ceding world's series. Including those who witnessed rhe games in an official capacity, the attendance crossed the 40,000 mark arid fully half that num? ber failed to gain access to the park. So great werctthe throngs that sur roun Jed the Polo grounds that it was necessary to call out the police re? serves and discontinue the elevated railroad service to the Polo grounds gates In order that the thousands might not be augmented and sweep beyond the cjontrol of the police. Much as the local contingent of fandom was chagrined at the defeat of the Giants there was none who could gainsay the right of the Ath? letics to the fruits of their victory. The Mackmen outbattcd the Giants, driving both Marquid and Crandall from the mound with fusillades of long hits. In fielding, too, the stand? ard bearers of the American league outshone the representatives of the older association. Each team gathered 11 hits from the delivery of the rival twirlers but the Athletics' drives were more time? ly and of greater length. The Giants gathered 12 bases from their 11 hits, while the Athletics' total was 2A. The breaks that occurred in the fielding tested the mettle of the Philadelphia club to a greater extent than they did the New York players, for their chances were harder than the Giants. It was Shafer's misjudging of Schang's drive to deep centre that really paved the way for the Athletics' victory. It was one of the few hard chances offered the Giant fielders and when Shafer failed to gauge the (light of the ball, the Athletics secured the opening and took the lead, nev>?r to be headed. The Giants started a rally in the fifth inning, wich netted three runs, but he Mackmen came back with another in the eighth and el ach? ed the victory. It has been said that every world's series develops a hero, and the Ath-| cities lost no time in seeking the I laurels in this direction. Eddie CJol* Uns played S remarkable game at second base, making four putouts and six assists without a semblance of an error. He also figured with Barry and Mclnnls in the lone double play of the game, which stopped shoit. a Giant rally in the seventh inning and caused McQrsw to jump up am* should be arrived at. Judge Sease took up most ol his Chafge In telling of the powers ami duties of a rural policeman, explain? ing the law fully in every case. One of four verdicts call be returned by the Jury, murder, murder with rec? ommendation to mercy, manslaughter or not guilty. VEHICT Of MANSLAUGHTER. In the ease against T. it. Caughman the jury this afternoon returned n verdict of manslaughter. Sentence has not yet been passed* MATTY BUNKS ATHLETICS. NEW YORK GIANTS WIN SEC OND GAME OF WOHLD S SE? RIES IN PHILADEL? PHIA. Wilts? and Matthewson Stars of Game? In Tenth Inning Rally Ginnt? S<*ore Three Times?Wind? ing up Game 3 to 0?Smaller Crowd Than in New York. Philadelphia, Oct. 8.?Christy Mathewson, master manipulator of the baseball, today led the New York Giants to victory at Shibe park when! he shut out the Philadelphia Athletics j in a 10-inning battle by a 3 to 0 score in the second game of the world's series. Hero of a decade of league and world's championship play, the fa? mous veteran rose to a higher pin? nacle by an exhibition of all-round play that wrung volleys of applause from the 20,000 Athletic supporters who were massed in the stands and bleachers. Box score experts will point to their figures to prove that 11 other Giants were instrumental In winning the second contest of the se? ries, but the Philadelphia fans who filed sadly out of the Athletics ball park spoke only of Mathewson. For a trifle over two hours and 20 minutes the man whose requium was sung by thousands of fans after the final game against the Boston Red Sox in the world's series of 1912 turned back the hard hitting Athletics without a semblance of a break. Then, when he saw that his team mates could not wrest victory from Plank, he drove in the run that won the game. Spv -ed by his example, the Other Giants added two more to clinch the contest, but they were not needed Mathewson was the master to the end, Oldring, Collins and Baker being unable to drive the ball outside the| diamond in the 10th and final inning, [ although 20,000 adherents pleaded for! a hit that might start a winning rally. As a result of Mathewson's prowess the Giants went back to New York to? night on even terms with the Athletics and the strugdgle will be reenwed at the Polo grounds tomorrow. Regardless of the disappointment over the outcome of the game as viewed from a, Philadelphia stand? point, not a single one of the thou? sands of spectators who witnessed the game regretted the hours , spent in stands or bleachers. As an exhibi- | tion of high-class baseball and sensa? tional play the game was all that an ideal world's championship contest should be in fiction or reality. For nine innings the rival clubs battled without ad\antage, brilliant fielding shutting out runs that appeared as? sured. In the 10th, with the shades of darkness- settling over the park, the hero of the game terminated the contest just as the dramatist would have staged the final scene. The Athletics had a chance to win in the ninth and many thought poor general? ship on the bench and coaching lines threw away the one opportunity that te fortunes of baseball cast their way. Aside from the brilliancy of Math? ewson the two teams were evenly matched. Plank was not quite as steady as Ms rival in the box, giv? ing two bases on balls and hitting one batter to Mathewson's solitary pass. The Oiants secured seven hits off Plank to the Athletics* eight from Mathewson, who struck out five bat? men to Plank's six. New York had eight left on b<ses to Philadelphia's ten. Fletcher, McLean and Mathew? son secured two hits each, a total of six out of the seven recorded by the Giants. Baker was the only Athletic player who got to Mathewson for more than one hit, the third baseman down in rage and disappointment. Collins, however, had no monopoly Of glory for John Franklin Baker and Chief Bender did yoeman work. Baker made history repeat itself when he drove a home run into the grandstands back of right field, scor? ing Collins from second ahead of him. The situation and hit were much the same as in the second game of the 1911 series when Baker lifted the ball over the fence on, Marquard's offering and paved the way for an Athletic victory. To Bender goes the credit for out pitching both Marquard and Crar dall and showing skill and nerve in several trying places when the Giants appeared about to break through his delivery and take the lead. The tall Indian had both speed "and a "break" on his hall and mer? ited Connie Mack's confidence. While the game, considered as a whole, seldom touched the high spots of sensational playing, the incidents to the gathering Of the spectators were worthy of reproduction by the brush of a great art ist. The Hoiking of the fans began at midnight Monday and as dawn chancgd Into the gray li^lit of a sunless day, the waiting , lines grew from hundreds to thous ] amis until When the gates were open? ed at ? o'clock there were fully 5,000 ' of the faithful In the first rush for the i l?#c seats In the unreserved sec [tlons of stands and bleachers. being credited with tv/o. Had] it not been for Mathewson's remarkable exhibition in the box and at bat, George Wiltse would have been hailed as the star of the game. ?Subst tuted for Snodgrass first as runner and then as f.rst baseman in the third inning, he played a game that equaled anything that Merkle. the Giant's regular, has shown this seasori. As if to test his courage and stamina, baU after ball was flashed his way during the next inning. Not an ei ror a flaw marred his work and t ie climax came in the ninth inning when he cut two Athletics down at the plate and took Mathew son's throw at first for the third out. According to the figures of the na? tional commission, 20,563 persons had admission to witness the game, the receipts amounting to $49,640. Com? pared with the records of the first game here in 1911 the attendance was approximately 5,000 less but the re? ceipts $6,000 greater, due to the in? crease in prices for seats this season. ::ews from d alz ell. Mail Carrier* Meets With Accident? Colo'exl Woman Hit en by Mad Dog- -Ashley Moxcy Loses Horse? Etc. Dal?-11, Oct. 5.?Mr. J. M. Parker, the rural mall carrier from this point, was rather painfully, but not serious? ly hurt a few days ago. While com? ing in from his trip, riding his mo? tor cycle, about three relies from Dalzell he collided with Mr, Upshun of .Sumtcr who was in his automobile! going the other way. Mr. Parker was going ( own a considerable hill, the road Jm a pretty deep cut as well as quite a sharp curve. They were both making very good time, when all at once, before thinking of meeting anybody, they were so near each oth? er they could not stop before collid? ing.. Mr. Parker's cycle ran into the side of the automobile and he was throwrf bff, of course, and, after re? covering from his surprise.found that he was right painfully bruised about his feet and ankles. He ^seems to be rapidly recovering ?nd will.be all right in a few days. Mr. L'pshur kindly took him in his auto and brought him to his home. A colored woman on barker Bros plantation was bitten a few days ago by her own dog. It was thought the dog was mad and he was killed ; the head sent to Columbia for exan nation which proved that it was. On laft Saturday night Mr. Asl Maxcy of Lee County in the Smitn ville section, while on hie way homo from Sumtcr, had the misfortune to lose his horse. It was getting rath? er late and pretty dark, as the moon had gone down, and about one mile from Dalzell his horse went into a ditch, cut by the county road force and died before he could be gotten out. The weather remains fine and th? people are ousy gathering. Some say they are just now beginning to realize how short the cotton crop will be. Well, we wish Messrs. Dabbs, Coop? er and Co., would hurry up McAdoo and Co., so they would send some more of that money down here. Win? ter is coming, you know the Dutch Prophet has promised to send us frost around the 23rd of this month and we need some winter shoes and a winter hat and winter several other things. We hope Mr. McAdoo will not spend all that money going to hear Col. Bryan lecturing. Mr. Wilson prom? ised to take care of the people if elect? ed and you know we are some of them. If he and Mr. McAdoo will send us a little money down here, along as we need it, why. we will stick to them as long as they have got a dollar. The lightning rod man was in our neighborhood not very long ago and I haven't heard anybody complain of having been struck by lightning since. I heard of one fellow the roH? man went to see, and the fellow told him that he was not afraid of light? ning, but he was of thunder and if he had any thunder rods he would take some of those. 1 did not want any myself, as I got enough of this roddlng business, when a boy before I got too big to whip. I hope we will all be able to go to the State fair and see all those nice exhibits they will have on the grounds. I guess we will see some? thing, besides the exhibit, such as pick pockets, gamblers, fakers, etc. I don't know whether those pick pockets have any respect for promi? nent people or not, but yon may rest assured If one of them runs his band In my pocket, he will feel like a fool when he takes it out. To the Friends of Tonipcrnnoe. _ 1 went to Sumtcr on Thursday, but was physically unable to be pres? ent at the meeting called to assemble at the court house at II M. Have no information as to what was done or not done. Am Indeed sorry of my Inability to attend. H. t\ Bethca Rembert, Oct, 4? COMMITTEE OX CURRENCY UN? WILLING TO BE COERCED INTO SPEED. Wilson Repudiates Reputed State? ment and l?det Statesmen Then Be? gan to See Light?Hitchcock Inti? mates Quick Action is Impossible. Washington, Oct. 8.?Attacks on members of the senate banking and currency committee and effor s to force action by the committee on the administration c urrency bill were se? verely condemned in an informal exec? utive session of the committee tonight. Senators O'Gorman and Hitchcock, singled out as individual objects of two attacks within the past three days, demanded that the committee take up the matter and for an hour the criticisms were discussed. After the meeting Senator Hitch? cock said that the members of the committee unanimously and individ? ually had expressed the opinion that any organized effort to coerce the committee or to circulate unfounded criticisms of members of the corimit tee was to be commended. He also de? clared that the members had con? demned the criticisms of himself, made public in a statement by Rep? resentative Carter Glass, who piloted the administration bill through the house. Senator O'Gorman said that, the meeting resulted in a general expres? sion of good feeling among the mem? bers of the committee, and an under? standing that (no further efforts to force the committee to act premature? ly would be tolerated. The letter of President Wilson, published today, re? pudiating a quoted statement attrib? uted to him characterizing as "reDels" the Democrats opposing the curiency measure, was read in the comra ttee, and in connection with statements made by members of the committee was accepted as a disclaimer on the part of the White House of an ex? traordinary effort to force action by the committee. Chairman Owen, who has led the support of the president's bill in the committee, was not present during the discussion. He left shortly after the committee went into executive ses? sion. Senator O'Gorman apparently was greatly arc J over a criticism of his >un ir ie eemmitte as publish* d ? lay. r . did not reach the conamtttee room until late in the afternoon, *nd I few mM.ul. I after w?k;ns his plaoi ai. v..^ table .iv. Intarrupict} the mony of Frank A. Vanderlip of the National City bank to remark: "I do not exaggerate when I say that no member of the committee is in favor of enacting this bill as it stands today." Before the committee adjourned Senator Owen declared that he wished it understood that Senator O'Gorman's statement merely meant that there were amendments which should be in? corporated in the bill, and not that the bill as a whole was objectionable. Senator Hitchcock then exprei-sed the opinion that the committee would find it difficult to hasten consideration of the bill so that it could be passed by the senate before the beginning of the regular session in December. He said he expected no interfernce with the committee's course. The committee adhered to its de? termination, to hear all witnesses de? siring to discuss the bill up to Octo? ber 25. { General indorsement of several lea tures of the bill was voiced today by Mr. Vanderlip, w ho also suggested nu? merous amendments, which, he said, were necessary to make the measure a working success. He will continue his discussion oj the bill tomorrow. SAVANNAH DROPS CUP RACE. WiU Have Nothing to Do With That Event this Year, Club De? cides. ? ______. Savannah, Oa:. 6.?The Vanderbilt cup race is off as far as Savannah is concerned. The Savannah Automo? bile club, which has stood sponsor for the event, tonight adopted a resolu? tion offered by Harvey Granger, its president, declaring the race would not be held here. Mr. Granger, who has just returned from the East, where he conferred with automobile manufacturers, blamed them for the failure "to enter ears unless monetary concessions were made." That Savannah will not be a ern? tender for automobile races in the future became certain when the club decided that the grandstands on the I course be advertised for sale. |?*gg Ig jUotf ..." "\ ?'i Xf^J::!\ Geo.H. Hurst, i- <*>agjM CTNDliRTAKKR AND EMHALMER, Prompt attention to day of night calls, v ^ AT OLD J. D. CRAIG STAND, Mt N. Main tittteari? eg**** ? Day Phone Mt. Night Phone ft-.