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THE UNION TIMES.
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LVI NO 32. . UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1906. $1.00 A YEAR.
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THE MOSE hUGHES CASE
V> THE PRELIMINARY HEARING WAS
HELD LAST TUESDAY.
David L. English and J. R. English
Are Discharged But John Renwick
and'John Sartor, Both Negroes, Are
to be Placed Under Bond to Appear
as Witnesses. Some Letters and
a Pass Book Put in as Evidence.
The preliminary hearing of the
cases against Messrs. David L.
and J. R. English, John Renwick
and John Sartor, was held last
% ' Tuesday, at oni o'clock, in the
Union County Court House, before
Maj. i *trate Johnson. Solicitor
Sease, oi Spartanburg, represented
the State. . Messrs. C.
P. Sims, of Spartanburg, and B.
F. Townsend, of Union, represented
the four defendants.
The first witness for the State,
was Laurie Hughes, wife of the
deceased, Mose Hughes. The
substance of her testimony was as
fpllows:
"Mose is older than I am. The
last time I saw him was on Friday
afternoon, June 3rd. He left
home to bring some clothes to
.1 Clarence, who was in jail. Mose
fij \ was to come baek Sunday. He did
not return. I have not seen Mose
since Friday. John Renwick's
wife came to see me Monday. I
talked to John Renwick at about
twelve o'clock Tuesday morning.
He lives about a mile from me.
He said he saw old man Mose
walking between two white men,
one of them was Billy Gilliam.
He did not call the other man's
name. Mose said something, I
(John Renwick) couldn't underA
stand what he said. John said
Billy Gilliam shot Mose. Then
Gilliam said, "Mose, you are not
shot bad, I believe I will shoot
you again. Mose's body was
found Thursday. I told no particular
one about Mose's death,
Mr. HilUiwd was the first white
man I told aboutHr.^-a^ii Sartoi
told me nothing."
Shelt Henderson, a negro, was
the next witness examined. Th<
substance of his testimony wa
as follows:
a I live in Goshen Hill Township
* / about four miles from the killing
John Renwick told me that Jittl
Billy Gilliam shot him ^wos
Hughes,) when I told himlwanl
ed to know where the blood wa
shed and who did it. Mose wa
led away by Gilliam and Dougla
English. This was on Tuesda
that he told me about it. W
went to th3 place where he w?
killed and John said, "This
Mose's blood, he will be shot i
the back of his neck, and we w
not find him on land." Whe
we found Mose he said, "Wh:
did I tell you?" He was tied wit
a rope and some overall suspen
ers, his hands were tied behir
his back and his feet were ti<
idk together. Several rocks were
his pockets.. He was found
this county. I told Mr. Hillia
the same thing. John Sartx
more commonly known as 'Re<
told me nothing. I told ft
TT 1 TrkVtrt tnlrl me M<
nugney tuot wa??? .? _?
was shot in the back of the nec
Mr. Sims asked him, "why
did not testify at the corone
inquest?" He said, "Becai
John Renwick did not test
like he told me it had happene<
The next witness was Woodi
WKitmire. He said, "All I kr
about it is what John Renw
told me. Thursday morning J<
Glenn asked me to come and h
look for Mose Hughes. I w<
We joined John Renwick and i
era! others. We came toa gr
yard. John Renwick asV
\ L "Who are you looking for? 1
f ? Hughes?" We said "Yes. "J
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i said, "well here is his blood, and
jyou won't find him on land. After
Mose was shot he said, "I
don't think I am shot bad, and 1
think I will get over it, I have
stopped bleeding.'' Gilliam said,
"Mose, you are not shot bad, I
think I will shoot you again."
We went to the ferry, some of
us went down the river, some
went in a bateau. Didn't find
him, then we went down the river
and headed the rest of the
party off. We went on to a
spring and sat down on a log and
talked about the matter, then we
went back up the river. We
came to a pla'ce that looked like
somebody had been scuffling.
There were three nigger head
r jcks on the ground, one had
blood on it. Near this place we
found mule tracks. Some of us
went in the river. We saw a
buzzard down the river, so we
went down to see what the buzzard
was after. We found Mose
Hughes on a little sand-bar tied
in the manner as stated above.
Yes, this body was identified as
being Mose Hughes."
Mr. Sims asked him if he testified
at the inquest, he replied;
"I didn't testify."
Mr. Sease asked him about a
buggy that was there. He said,
''Joko Renwick said it waa Rod1**
buggy and some one suggested
that they carry Mose in this buggy,
but Red didn't want his bug
gy full of blood. Jonn KenwicK
told me that the white men were
in their shirt sleeves and that
they, as well as Mose, had mud
spattered on them, when he saw
them together."
, Mr. Clarence Sanders, Deputy
Sheriff, was sworn in order to
. put some letters and a pass-book
I in evidence. A copy of the lett
ters is given below.
. Magistrate Johnson dismissed
J the two English brothers, and
5 put John Ren wick and John Sar.
tor under a $200 bond to appear
I as a witness against Douglass
j English and W. R. Gilliam.
\ At the preliminary hearing before
Magistrate Johnson the fol,
IoWWK-w.. j an o AT
a Railway employees^ & jrj
" were put in as evidence;
pass-book had the name: W. D.
Smith, flagman," written online
for name of employee. Justove:
' these words there had been ai
erasure of a name, the secom
. initial having been left. Thi
letter is "D." These letters wer<
delivered to a resident of Atlan
ta named W. D. Smith, and b
him turned over to the police an
g thorities in Atlanta, who foi
warded them to the officers i
g Union.
in Goshen Hill, June 12, 19(
ill Mr. W. D. Smith,
m Dear Sir:
at I will give you the most in
th portant dots from this plaa
d- guess you have saw the accoui
id in papers of the finding of a n
ed gro in river who had been miss*
- ? J kw
in i lor several aays was xuunu uj
in I searching party lodged on sar
rd Bar one mile below ferry inque
>r, held Thursday evening, Doct
d,' was unable to say whether
Ir. wound in head caused his dea
>8e or whether he was alive wh
;k. put in and drowned so there w
he nothing definite brought out
r's inquest, But the officers with t
jse help of other white people a
ify negroes are now making a rij
i." investigation the matter has b?
son put in Seases hands sheriff Sai
iow ers was at J-R- Sunday, and s
rick down and had R-S- Bound o
>hn to appear at Union Monday mc
lelp ing as it seems that he had
int. another negro something ab
lev- it, also Sent for J-R- and sc
ave other negroes last night who
ted, also said knew fome thing so t
[one went today and as publip opii
ohn issp down on the affair and
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parties implicated, the chances
are that they will issue warrants
as boon as they get the slightest
evidence which they will probably i
getf rom negroes at Union today j
several white people claim to have '
some damaging evidence which
they will also tell. So I truly
hope the parties implicated in j
this affair will use every means :
of precaution and good judg-|
ment in taking care of number
1?it seems they have been too
regarding this matter,
1 as this is no plhy thing but tr"
serious affair. Remember what
I told you when last we parted, I
and exchange as few dots asj
I possible, and only in the wfcSnl
I told you, Do you read the!
Columbia State? It contains;
lot ^ of information also the j
Journal. Answer no signals
only the high-ball. With best:
wishes to you, Bye, Bye.
The following, without date, i
as will be seen, was among the
letters that fnunrl thpir w,nv in-i
to the hands of the officers of
! the law in Atlanta and was for-;
' warded to Union by them.
"Dear Sir:
In reply to your postal ro-''
ceived to-day I am enclosina-you
l a circular and application Dlank. |
The men we enlist now go either I
to Columbus Barrack, 0., or
Fort Slocum, N. Y. The term
of enlistment, as you will see on
circular, is for three years. No
one enlisted for a shorter term.
Any other information relative
to the army will be gladly furnished
on application."
"Yours very truly.
W. P. Gilbert,
Sergeant in charge of Station."1
The following was post
marked, Hartsville. S. C., and
had enclosed one stamped enve-'
lope addressed to D. L. English.
Hartsville, S. C., June 11, 1906
was the post mark date.
"Dear Sport:
Ynnr letter received and real
advice he^gave you
proper thing so if you ever did,
use your head you must do it now.
It will never do to be caught
| as it would mean to hang or life
sentence, so listen, don't write
; home or to anyone in that
! county, in fact the least writing
you do the best it will be for
you. Write me and I will al|
ways let the folks at home know
how you are. Mose was found
Thursday. You all worked the
case very carelessly indeed. No
don't go in the Railroad shops,
'tis too close, for you will be
see by too many people. Bill
will write you about it. Keep
sober and your head on your
' shoulders and you will be safe.
' I To be caught would be tough on
you and disgrace to family.
: i Today's State had a long piece
'' maffel yesterday's paper. The
' Solicitr SeaseTgu^^iiQWfias
r been arrested by this time. He
J should have left his 'happy
* home: too. Sign your letters W.
s D. Smith so .there will be no
e chance, as it will never do to
" take chances now, Am sending
y stamps. Will write longer next
time." "D ."
' i The letter that follows had enclosed
two envelopes stampec
and addressed to D. L. English
>6 Hartsville, S. C. These and tht
following letter were inclosed ii
envelope dated Hartsville, S. C.
1- June 15th, and addressed t?
r. Mr. W. D. Smith, Atlanta, Ga.
"Dear Sport:
e" A letter just received from P
, says Vinson was at home yestei
J I day to arrest you. Pa says don'
1C* write to any one but me & onl
!St use envelopes that I send. Th
or Union & Delta mails are watcl
a ed, leave Atlanta as Vinson asl
th ed if you use to run on S. A. I
en & they are sure to search Atlai
a? ta. Sport if you are caught y<
will suffer & the officers are a
;he ter. Keep sober, keep a co
>r?JJ head, keep away from publ
?id piaCe. Keep your secret & dor
5?n tell anyone about your past lif
Above all don't write or go ne
ent Delta Don't write to Union.
ver am the only one to write to I v,
,rr{- let the homefolks know wher<
to" how you are. Take our adv
out & you are safe if you don't y
>me w|}| be caught & that mean hi
it >8 luck. This is no childa play t
hey is > s serious' matter Work
51pn honest & ttutyft friends and :
the will do weU?^ fceave Atlanta
Rings Stolen From Mrs. Trefzer's
Jewelry Store.
Satnrday afternoon two coloured
men came in Mrs. Trefzer's
jewelry store and asked to
see some silver rings, Miss
Trefzer showed them some and
then they asked to see some gold
ones, Miss Trefzer did as requested
and then the negroes
snatched some of the rings and
ran out. One of them threw a
Mirer ring into the street. One
of these negroesT^Chas. Sims, ,
]ia$ b ?en arrested, but the other
lajstill at large. The jewelry
Iftplen amounted to $22.75.
v y Arcner speaks in tnion.
As President E. D. Smith
could not be here Saturday to
speak at a meeting of the Southern
Cottoi Association, Hon. E.
L. Archt , President of the
Spartanburg Association, spoke
in his place.
Mr. Archer is a good and successful
farmer: this being true,
he knows how to spe&v. oU thjs
subject. He emphasized the.lm-\
portance of educating the farmers'
child instead of letting him
grow up in ignorance. He said
that it is far better to live off
the grain crop and then to plant
cotton as a surplus. The poorest
man in the country is the
man who with his wife and chil-1
dren go the field and work all
the time and do not spend
enough time in their home and
at school.
Mr. Archer said that some
people farm to make cotton,
some to make money, and it
would seem that some of them
f*rm for the sole aim to make
slaves out of their children.
This organization is a Southern
one and its purpose is to
teach the farmers how to take
4?i?.of their cotton -after they
hlflkfi vk-* M f A VnVinx ?-V.? 1
Building and Loan Association Meets.
A meeting of the Building and
Loan Association was held last
Tuesday night. It transacted
its business and loaned money as
usual. Everything is running
smoothly. Nothing has been
heard from the bondsmen.
Rifle Company Goes to Chicamauga.
The officers and members of
the Johnston Rifles, Company M
First South Carolina Regiment,
will leave today for a ten day
encampment at Chickamauga.
About forty of the members "*;p'
go. We wish
time
gcfurther St. Louis is O K
& \ ours D
The following was also enclosed
with one stamped enve.1
i :i?Uoi'tcvillu nn
l(ije ana nwiitju at iiai >.a> %>
? June 15th. The enclosed stamped
envelope was addressed to
; D. L. English, Hartsville, S. C.
I)(ear Sport,
Your letter just received &
I rfal glad to hear from you. I
, hhve just received a letter from
i ( Pa & one from Bill. Doug you
1 must keep your head on youi
, shoulders. Don't get caught,
o Don't write to any one but me a:
the Delta mails are watched now
Bill Gilliam is in jail & a war
a rant out for you & we fea:
Gilliam will tell all, though w<
t hope not. Ma is almost heart
y | broken. The low down whit
ie folks & negroes are pushing th
case for all it is worth Yo
know Pa has lost lots of his ir
, j fluence & if you are caught
will mean me seiitcntc w *.
>u r?Pe as this is no childs pla;
,f. Money or influence will do y<
iol no good if you are caught. Tal
ic care of number 11 will keep y<
j't posted. Above all don't wri
:'e. home or go back for they w
ar sure get you if you do & Sport
I you are caught 'tis all up wi
rill you If you take my advice y
?& are safe I would stay out
jge army awhile yet I will wr
ou you once a week & you may
urd the same as too much writ
big will catch you All are * v
be Take my advise ,for your o
/ou good and to save family ft
* Si disgrace ,. 1
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| F. M. FARR, President.
THE MERCHANTS & PD
TH K "? >I-I>
Is Siill Doing ftusines
During the thirty-tour years ot its
Dividends since its organization an
times its Capital Stock, and now I
Account equal to more than halt i
Department in which Deposits are
paid on ail amounts left in it forj
otters to Depositors prompt and Cc
treatment consistent with safe and
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CHANGE IN LAW FIRM.
Scaife and Hamblin Dissolve Parner*
nership?Mr. Scaife Gives Inter
esting racts About iviexico, tspecially
Her Mining Industry.
The law firm of Scaife &
Hamblin was dissolved last
week, Mr. H. L. Scaife withdrawing
from the practice at
Union. Mr. Scaife, when seen
hy Times reporter, stated that
other bu3\ne?a connections required
his entire time, making it
necessary for him to give up his
law business at Union. Mr.
Scaife has recently been elected
vice-president and general counsel
for a large mining company.
He has also become a member of
the law firm of Deith, Barrios
Gomez & Scaife, 13 Calle de
Cordobanes, Mexico City. This
firm makes a specialty of mining
law. Mr. Deitch is from Indianapolis
and is a lawyer of national
reputation, being the author .of
several well known works on the
law of insurance. Senor Barrios
Gomez, who will be the resident
member of the firm in Mexico
City, is a member of the Congress
of Mexico, and is considered
one of the brightest law
yers in the Republic.
Mr. Scaife does not expect to
give up his residence in Union,
UUC v? tit xa< . * .... .j _ - - " ""**
this place and the Indianapolis
office of the company when not
in Mexico. Mr. John K. Hamblin,
who has been a partner of
Mr. Scaife for several years,
will succeed the firm of Scaife &
Hamblin, and will continue the
practice at Union, where he has
built up a fine reputation for
application and ability for so
young 2 man.
The following interview by
Mr. Scaife in an Indianapolis
paper last week will be of interest
to his friends:
"I see by all the newspapers
that all Americans are to .b*
I driven out of J^flifan'' indepencPence7
I was at first surprised
and then amused at these alarming
reports. I have just returned
from Mexico where I visited
the principal cities anc
travelled on horseback for mam
days in remote parts. I saw
nothing in all my trip to justify
or even suggest these alarminj
reports. On the contrary in al
parts of Mexico Americans ar
treated with the greatest consiu
eration by the government an
by the people.
"The stories of the plots t
overthrow President Diaz ar
1 ridiculous. Porfirio Diaz is n(
* only the idol of the whole Mex
can people but also of the Ame
3 cans living in Mexico. T1
Mexicans not only love Diaz b
-, fear him, for his law is "an e;
r for an eye and a tooth for
e 1 tooth, and there is no sentime
- wasted on criminals in Mexic
e A former official of the Unit
e States government stationed
u Mexico, in a recent book saj
}* "Today Mexico is?and I say
it deliberately?the safest count
a \ mawAQ T.ifo nronert.v a
IV III uici iv?. r- ^ /
human rights are more secv
>u than even with us.''
<e "It is absurd to talk ab
>u Americans being driven out
te Mexico when the records of
ill State Department at Washi
if ton show that we have m
ith than a billion dollars invested
ou that country. The Mexi
of government is very liberal
ite in many ways encourages
do investment of capital. Mos
>ng this money has been investe<
'ell irtinihg.
wn "An idea of the great mil
om wealth of Mexico can be
3 from the government's recoi
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J. D. ARTHUR, Cashier. I
INTERS NATIONAL BANK, \
UKI.IAHI.K." C
s at the "Old Stand." |
existence, it has paid Semi-Annual j
counting to $21-1.800. nearly four I
lias a Surplus and Undivided Profit 1
ts Capital Stock. It has a Savings 3
received, and 4 per cent interest B
six months. It solicits accounts and 5j
ireful attention and the most liberal K
I profitable banking. R
the production of some of the . ^
famous old bonanzas. The
mines of Zacatecas have produced
$1,000,000,000.00. The
Trinidad yielded $40,000,000.00
in ten years. The Pabellon de
Sombrete paid its tbree owners
$10,000.00 per day for five years.
La Luz yielded $80,000,000.00 in
ten years. The Santa Eulalia
has a record of $700,000,000.00.
producing $100,000,000.00 between
1894 and 1905. The
famous cathedral at Chihauhau
was built by levying: a tax of a
real on every mark of silver
mined from the Santa Eulalia,
which Humbolt over one hundred
years ago predicted would |
prove to be the richest area of \
| mineral deposit on the face of
the globe.
"While in Mexico I visited the
San Toy mine, of which Mr. Yv.
K. Bellis, of Indianapolis, is one
of the principal owners. This
mine is situated in the heart of
the Santa Eulalia and in the immense
under-ground workings
more ore has already been developed
and blocked out than
three generations can remove.
At this mine a tramway with a
capacity of 1500 tons per day ,
will be in operation by the first
day of October. I might add
that not a dollars worth of the
stock of this mine is for sale.
"
hundred doliars per shar<s ^
today the stock is worth ten
thousand dollars per share.
However, it must not be Opposed
that all Mexican mine*
[are like the ones I have mentioned,
for there are as many
fake mining propositions in
Mexico as anywhere else.
I "I am now on the wa'- to my
home in South Carolina ~nd after
resting up a while return will
i to Mexico where I will be for J
several months opening up some '
mines for Mr. Bellia^JiauiTg
> vicinity olfouerro and Mexico.
1 XfVese mines were discovered by
a Spainiard to whom they had
been shown by the Indians.
! Mr. Bellis bought the mines
about five years ago, but it was
- not until last summer that they
I were carefully examined and
r prospected. Mr. J. P. Hutchinr
son and myself visited the prop1
erty about a year ago and I was
l so impressed with the possibil1
ities of the country that I made
e another examination this sum(
U/A R9W
i" nier. un uui mot ?
d only one white man in the whole
country, but during my recent
o trip I found that in the meane
time half a dozen mines had
>t been opened up in the vicinty,
i-1 showing how rapidly the counr
try is being developed, although
ie! there is not a railroad or a
ut1 smelter within a hundred miles,
ye the success of the mines being
a i dependent upon high grade ore.
nt I Three of the mines which I
o. found had been opened were in
ed Bonanza, one of them being the
in Corona, an old Spanish mine,
rs: i while the other two were being
it worked by a Swiss, who is rap*y
idly taking out a fortune. On
nd the property owned by Mr.
ire Bellis there are several old Spanish
mines, yet unexplored, one
outi of them being walled up with
of solid masonry, when redisthe
covered. On the mountain tops
ng- in the vicinity we found a numlore
ber of Aztec graves and buried
in with them are found ornaments
can of gold, silver, copper and vari
and ous other metals, the mines navthe
ing no doubt been worked by the
t of subjects of Montezuma."
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leral Don't forget to atteud the
had State Campaign meeting to be
d of beld at Union, August 11th.
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