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T>' ' ' ,-.. THE UNION TIMES. i \ ' . *. .;, i , !?i i ?j 1 1 ffir VOL LVII NO. 22 UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1907.*.: ... >"; ' $1.00 A YEAR. ?rru -I? !!? , ' f"f ' 'ff, -ia tLAKENCE C. GIST h KILLED BY NEGRO! * One of the Most Dastardly Murders Ever Committed in Union County. Young Man Shot Down by Assassin While on His Way Home?Negro Arrested by Sheriff and Posse and Brought to Union and Lodged in Jail?Union County Deserves Commendation for This Action on the Part of the Sheriff and His Pos&e. . A tragedy occurred at Carlisle last Thursday night in the killing of Mr. Clarence C. Cist, town I marshal, by Arthur Davis, The afltaiT happened at the Sealxmrd depot early Thursday night. During the afternoon Davis had been put in the Lookup for disorderly - 1 i l.u ? . 1 1 eonuuei out rasier was reieaseu. Mr. K. IK Bailey was with Mr. Gist at thedeport, when the shooting occurred. Me testified that the first he heard was a succession of pistol sheets and the statement of Davis that he would square up for arrest He also testified that some one wire with Da*'is at the time. When 'the firing began Ixith MrGist said Mr. Bailey pulled their pisto&s-aind Itegan shooting. Their shots went wild, sione of them taking -eflfeot on 'the fleeing negroes. Ernest "8artor -sand lie heard N'iawis make threats against Mr. 'Gist. (Davis said that after being Godked fup for disorderly conduct ;a!t the hall gaim?in rtEic afternoon, fhe was bailed out by Mr. Pitts, tfhe Seals >ard agent at Carlisle, and 'by his father. On his way home he heard that Mr. GtfK had four pistols and was goingitu kill him. Xear the railroad he met his brother, who asked him tto wait till lie had fixed the switch Cights. He dietaded not to wait 'hut to go 'huutu. When there he:t???k a pistol ftxwi the wall and rrttuxring saw Mr. <5ist and Mr. Bailer coining. M<r.*Gist. said r "You mid I would not 4T?t to tin*| Lyles place tonight.'' Ehis place is where )Cr. Gist lived; at is the place.forneerly owned hx ^fr. A. C. Lyles, ?mnv deceased- Ofavis, according to his testimonyv d *nied saying anything t?f the kind.. "Thinking he.wee going to kili Ui3, I tired at once." Other wittteeae? testified that they theard Davis threaten Mr. Gist. Th' jury brought in the verdict That the decease!' came to his death from gunshot wounds at the hands vf Davis. Frum .The evidence brought out at the trial it seems that fl)avis perpetrator? one of the coldest (blooded mur<ion- in the annals of rthe history Union county. When . tbx news of tl* billing reached 11 iron Thursday .night, about 10 unlock, it the wildest excitement. It was tit first -said there w*r a race riot jip full operation at Carlisle. This, it was soon learned, was a mistake, but the least thing would have precipitated such an <* urrence. The eh^ritf with an ariniHlp os.se went down on the 10.2M train. At Carlisle many citj/ens joined if. with the shenifC* party.. In smalt . squads a seaa'clt,, covering almost <ti e entire eastern -section of the couiiTy, was Is-guu. Deputy sheriff, ?(J. C. Sandore, with Messrs. Richatff Gist, brother of the cnurdered tr.-an, and Jas. Sprouse, of I'niotj,, located tl*e j fugitive }?rf?ut four imiV-s east from Carlisle at a negro settlement, at ;r).<40 o'elodt Friday turning. He! was arrested by Deputj sheriff, C. .Sanders and taken <it once to Carlisle. Although Gist, brother of the murdered -jwan, was one of the three in the prrty that located and .captured D?.*is, no violence was douc him. Th* negro was foujjd in the attic of C&Arner Hawkins, a n<;gro living* near Pvi/lotl 1 Lt ii- lr . ?\o 1 ? ? >?^ ? ? j i ivun, # wjji >\ rv 11 a ^iMNj n*putation among the people of ih.it section. When Deputy sheriff 8241-1 ders asked if the negro Davis wa* j in his houue he was told that lie was, that ne had come in during the night and asked to allowed to spend the night there. Deputy Zanders placed Mr. (list atone door and Mr. Sprouse at the other. He then walked up to one of the attic* rooms where he found Davis dressing. The negro made no resistance and told Mr. Sanders he was ready to go. The negro was securely tied and placed in a. hand ear and brought to Carlisle. The crowd of searchers rapidly assembled and here the inquest was held early L VvarAN'r-*-" ^ ^ Wr 1 NEGRO WOMAN SHOT BY R. EMMETT SANDEF Died of Wounds Wednesday Aftc noon?Jack Askew and Marion Gallman Witnessed Killing. Coroner's Inquest Held on Thursday. Henrietta Pass, a colored wotm living in the house of Cordoza I Iain ton, was shot Monday shot Month night about one o'clock by Mr. En mett Sanders. The woman dit Wednesday afternoon from the < fects of the shot. The pistol ust was a Smith and Wesson, HHcalih revolver. The bullet entered tl abdominal cavity above the hip at on the right side, and lodged in tl muscles about half way between tl spinal column and the left hip. At the coroner's inquest H< Maxwell and Cordoia Hamptx testified that they were not eyewi nesses. These were in the houe but claimed to be asleep, and d not hear the shotting. Mr. M. 1 Gallman testified at the inquef His testimony was to the effect tli Sanders had invited him to go search of blind tiger whiskey; til he (Sanders) said he was goii down titere to see if he could cat Henrietta i^iss selling whiske When he got there a bottle of be had been divided into three pari He drank -one glass, Eminent Sa tiers drank one and Jack Askew t other. The woman l>egan cursi Sanders. Sanders said: "Dot ouTse me-" The woman reach over tmd blfew out a lam?) and the name time appeared to be reac ing for =a weapon conoeahid a be hcrporsen. Sanders sbtft her. Tl is aboct the substance of W. ] Gall man's testimony. Jiidk Askew testified that Siuul< invited him to go to Cordoza Ham ton with him "to see about soi whtdbcy." They w*?at there a both f ried t</. buy vfinskey. T requests were refused. lie 11 Ms well <hr<>ught a lKittleotf beer fr< A si wi lie, N. C. This was dru by .Jfcskew, Sanders nnd (1 all mi according to the former's testiinor He -corroborated the, statement (Jailman as to the cruising. Sj Hensietta Pass curectflZanders, told filer not to do fch's. It was pea^vd, and he agauijn rUild her not curse-him. Sanders "offered to j for beer; she still oiawed him. ? bicwrithe light out am A leaned o' jis if v.o pick up sonaeft't ing. Att point the shot was ffi&H-l by Emm Sanders. Tins is in part the (testimony file tarvo eyewitnesses. The jury found a 4 rdict as I lows:: '"'Henrietta Pass.came to 1 | death ri'oni a gunshot wound at' ! hands o?f Em mett Sanders." fihlO! nf fJantiir ^tlnnnl i The rinsing exercise* ilhe S; tu?- school will be hebl totUvy in 1 I Baptist <<<hurch at that place. 'J ; session toaa been a very' -Hm'eess one. l"n(kr the managou-ent i Mr. W. Z. Dantzler, .principal | the scIum*!, the selnxd l*ac d< : good work. There wil1 be a picnie Cep. I grove surrounding the ehurdb day. Miss ClariLri J^ant, a memlxa ?he ninth grade, is the winner (!the medal whinl a'ill be present! htwloy. iKitivEay morning. -jtfrJ the prison along with three .others arrested suspv ion of Uing mixed in 1 affaiir. One of them iw the fatl of -Ji)iuvis, another'}* iilMf brotherlaw, <fcb? other his brother. Of fifoe five shots fired by ])av but, one itook elTeet- Thia nwiut ted U?ib the heart an<l iix? lun producing almost insiamianef death. After U?>- inquest the prifcom were brought to Union on the eai train Friday and lodged in jail. The coolness. of Sheriff Sand* and those who assisted him v largely the cause of the lawful en tug of the tragedy. It is a mat of deep thankfulness that the h was allowed to take its course a that no rapb violence was added the already horrible crime. The body of Mr. Gist w brought to Union and buried in t Presbyterian cemetery Friday aft* noon. He was married aliout t1 years iigo to the daughter of \! Sanford VVilburn, a prominf planter living 8 miles west Union. Many hearts are sadden by this untimely death. t/ JUNE TERM OF COURT. IS1 ? Court Convenes Monday, June !r. With Judge R. 0. Purdy, of Si ter, Presiding Judge II. O. Purdy, of Su judge of the third judicial ci will preside over the court t convenes here June 10. One in will be given to the criminal p- and one week to the civil < ly Both the criminal and civil d n- are unusually heavy. A numl 3d murder cases will come up. ,f- FIRST WEEK. ^ BC Baldwin Kay Gregory re C C Betenbangh AV A Tweed tie J C Bevis J C St>ear9 wi S F Sumner Kobt Gavin , H J Thomas B L Filer 'ie AV AV Finley S B Sims lie J T Bailey AV G Fike J S Going 1> J Gault Uj LB Lee John Fo-ter R G Gregory F K Mabin )n II C.Miller C A Jeter it- J FBetHill AV M Farr ie, PTTLowe B F AArebber :.i l.l U Vinson TJ Barlier . J G Robinson D II Miller * * 11 fi Coleman J I. Heine >t. B F Gregory W H Farr at Frank u ix .1 B Young in SECOND WEEK, at J -Mobley Jeter J (5 1 Lancaster lll? J 1* Holeomb J T Meador l C L Graham L H Davis J J Cooper A S C'osby y. W D llollis Ben Jolly ior T L Carter Jaek Mobley (u D A Boyd J M Dukes * W F Bentley G D IVake, Ji H R Coleman T A Scott he C A Betsill llayden Sinit ng B F Mabry l^evi Bobo HG H Jeter J X Fowler i D B Free, Jr N F Fowler Kichd Adams S H Wllburn at Stephen Crosby Jt II Riley :h- J C Betenl*ugn J C Crocker Jack F.iiluuiks W G Coleinar j W P Bogan W P Bennett 118 ? ? ? . Sotfhern Railroad Buildin; 3rH The South now has (>4,()H"> 'P" of railroad, exclusive of < track, side-track and terming J1" Licatkwts. Since 18S0 there b? built in the South 4$, 423 m lX~ new railroads -or exten sio "J1 existing lines, the rate of ii nx in thatt [period having been 2 Ln' oent. in ddie -South, :?gainst 1 ?y- <>ent. in the rest -ef the on ^ ju?1 (the Youth's added i ! .aftnne is greater ithu* the tjotai nge in'the whole country in iv-iniie'inilenge inthe:South liai *** increased-during'tlw past ten eft tlhe crate of 1B00 iKiiles am >he. uwJ,during the.past ^ years J;*:1" irate ofimore than JdXX) mil m* jimatlly. flThe cost of this hi ict4 Laud theseiismprovera*?its duri | jM> gears 'has approaoiied a tx wore i than ^U,7.'?0,OtM,0(X). r I wtiher, parts ?of the country, tl vHrtaiient.ot .cash ami the 'Ier jduutentevpuise of raikoad in &*' I ttkonta have mot been suflici meet the. calk of the -South 1 temel 'transportation. <>r to tl?etg'owth atvtimes of a.puhl timnnt, more often v? ?rea m- tluua creasonabU., finding .exp the in U^slution, national au,id ""he tending to e.ripjtfe still fuff li ful efforts <<jf ithe lraikoads to atr of section ioi whose prosperity ii\ of vitally interested. Deacon to e .Ordained. the to- A deaeot: will he ordained a . view Baptiot eJmroh on the of noon of the eoeond,&uj*day in of, Itevs. J. C, Lawson, ii. K. ed I and Thos. will likely j the pastor of tlx' church *11 t ? jdination. There will be pre w ;$n the morning l>y the paster, OJj! dinner will he served on tliegi ^pj iutid these other parties will c< Ver ^1C a'terrKX)n ordination Be in' | Death of Miss Harvey's Motl Miw Julia Harvey, one teachers in the Graded School ^ called home last week on acco the serious illness of licr in Mrs. Harvey was carried to til , pital in Charleston for trea! y but without successful results, died in the hospital in- tha ^ Thursday of last week. Her Jl was Pinopolis, S. C. ^ Card of Thanks. nd to Camp Boyd U. C. V., of ville, wish to express their t ras to Camp Giles, of Union, foi he hospitable and bountiful enU it- nient last Saturday at the un\ wo of the Confederate monument. Ir. j old-fashioned barbecue dinr >nt something every veteran c of Again we return thanks, ed W. H. S. Harris, Cnpt. W. T. Ward, Adjt. ,. ?i-;t,JWvr>SV : RESULT OF CONTEST. | l ' 10th, The Following Shows Total Numbec i Jm. of Votes Cast?Also the Sjiccessful Contestants. , 1 - t TUPtqrs. rpiiit' Mi^'Ue Moorhoftd , 6900 ' hch " "WO*. \ " AlbaW?r 4fKW , urt " ^rY * Frances H. Whitmire... v 4200 , ;T; 44 - Mahalii Smith 2500 , Zrk]\ " Flora High.... ....; 1000 Blanche Garner.... 700 ( Ixmise Bonneau...., 300 i Cornelia Greer 300 . \r % - 'x" ' rnary vunningnam 1UO ^ SCHOOL GIRLS. 1 Mis? Annie Kelly 5*200 i " Mabel Goudelock 3300 i Clarilielle Fant 3000 f '* Maggie Mangum 2*200 i 44 Ruth Wilborn 1000 1 " lionise Long... 1500 ( Lena Bobo 1000 44 Vera Mvirrah 300 1 AureeSie, Wilburn 700 < 44 Ertuvces Nicholson 100 1 % SCHOOL ROTS. J. D. Arthur, Jr 5100 1 Joe Free ? 2100 1 *,r J. K, Eze.ll 2100 Joe Sneers 1100 IhurrJ Shaw 1000 i Ar.gus Littlejohn . . . K900 i F'erdj>aw90Ti ?.. '800 k^sborne Williams ... 700 . I tDe\Vitt Whitlock... 000 h ;'Omeia Brock 100 , StewArt Smith 100 Earle Sanders -r.U-.. ...... 100 Willi! Alversojii 100 Mifeeti BeRe Moorheafi, Carrie i Hawkins, Alba WaHcee, Vlary Mea-j dor, and Fran (Tift 39. ^Vkfitniire are" the successful c<mteataxtfe. among the 2- teaclj^rs. lEedh boy h?0 girl who has 500 tit -more. .'votefUU) his or ;bsr writes credit V*" a ?Yieet*8sfwT This dosee^tlv^^^sU ht v.' ]Uf. ^WS?tf:i>Wing features is *** 'A the L**k! *lf follows! r?p between the as of Tiiu*-8 ao? these-corthistants Which increase has growe? -strongs as the -eontest !* per wslXed warmer. 'Thanks, kind L per | friervds. Sow f??r -iJamestown July Kiavlrv. ! a ?' * ;?v . n c wme-ea.cn one 01 ^?u a liii ^ige pdr^iuail iletter. ifr <>0.j Meetings at First Baptist Jfturch. s ?ibeen years Evangdiet Martin, who 'lias been tuai'ly, I preaching twice each day nnd four at the times <m Sunday at the iFiret Rapes? ;an- Jtist church for Ahe .past two weeks, itifcfiing left Wednesday might for .his home ngdiiejin Blue Mountain, Miss, itai of | Mr. Martin endeared himself to As un I many hundreds .of .people during his lis iin-! .stay in Union. Me .is an .earnest coiiiei-1 and fearless preacher, .and he ana#s~ preaches with great fervor. There ent U was a number of young people reJor in- ceived for l*aptis?i, n.nd a uutnbcr i allay .of others who m&i&ifested deep inic sen- iterest in religion. The ineudliers of soning ^he church and Christians of -other ression denominations were greatly revived. state, The meeting will continue through er the Sunday. Rev. Mr. lialdy, of Mauve the cheater, Ya., will carry on the meeticy are: ing. ttose of Clifford Seminary. The commencement exercises of itFtir- Clifford Seminary will Ixgin on after- Sunday icorning, June 2, with the June, j haecalureate sermon by Rev. I). M. Ezell,; McLeod, pastor of (?race Methodist \ iiBBim, ifcjnircli. The sermon will l>e preach-! he or- <*l in the First Presbyterian church. ! aching <>n Monday evening at 8:30 the Then musical concert trill la; given at the rounds Seminary. me in The graduating exercises will l?e rvic-s, held at the Seminary beginning at j . v 8:80 Tuesday evening. Rev. A. (j. J j Ward law, I). J)., will deliver the 'address. Degrees will he conferred j of the | upon three graduates, Misses Louise s, was ; Hr<)Wning, May 1). Miller, and Sallie Hint of Atkins. 'Other. The Nicholson medal will 1m> 10 h?s- awarded to the first honor graduate. ,merit, After the graduating exercises a . e brief reception will be held, t city on Wednesday evening the young home 0f the Seminary will entertain their friends, cards having l>een issued by them. Will Go to Newberry Jones hanks Dr. P. D. Simpson, f??r a year or p their more with the Rice Drug Co., has jrtain- resigned his position to take effect veiling some time in June. He will then That take a position with Messrs. Cildev ier is and Weeks, of Newberry. Dr. Simpnjoys. son has made many friends during his stay in Union. He is a capable Com. druggist, and is an all-round good man. 1ASTARDLY CRIME / IN CHESTERFKLO k * ' * * ./M leo Cash, Colored, Attack* Young White Girl, but is Caught and ., * Put in Jail?Assaulter is Shot in Head hY Father . /of the Girl. v . 'a .. ChesterRt'ldi }fay 2n;-tp^u>t 12 o'clock,, within two and a hXlf piles of this towq, on the planta.iOn owned by Dr. A. M. Redfern, >ne of the most dastardly crui.es cnown to man was attempte<l upon ;he 15-year-old daughter of Mr. J. IV. Thrdatt, Dr. Redfern's overseer, jy Ned Cash, a big, burly, black legro. The girl was hunting eggs vh$n accosted by the negro. He prabbed her and had he not been in i ditcbiwhile she was oij the bank tie might have accomplished his! lesign. As he ran off the father of the jprl, Mr. Threalt, shot at him, part at the load taking effect in his head. Officers started in pursuit with blood-hounds, but on their way met another negro who told them that Cash would be along in a few minuted, and even while they were talking they looked down the railroad and saw him coming, and he was promptly cut off and arrested. He is now in jail. Nothing wrong had been heard .of him before and he has always been known as a quiet, peaceable and polite negro. Tfcin is the first attempted 'crime ol the kind in this section. Every thing so far is quiet and no attack tbe jail is anticipated ,tonight.? The State, i Shoots Farmer SwMthaart. -T* Xvt 7* Laurens, Msy'JU.?A sensation*] shooting afbur ' occurred today al Goldvitfe, when John Anderson at kCleWe ftTflge fired throng times upor his erstwhile .sister-in-law and for mer sweetheart? Mrs. Will SulnmeWj, aud it is gyigtilar that^ahe escapee sb'llghtty, iiS" one l*tfl ' hrough her brooch of hair and' tlife oLflti two through her clothing. Mrs. Summers was a Mrs. Anderson until last Sunday, when sht married Will Summers. John Anderson had !>een an unsuccessful suitor for her hand. All parties are mill operatives and board at tht same place. Today, just after dim er, according to reports telephoned here, Anderson asked Mrs. Summers to gc on the piazza for a moment. Upon reaching the piazza, Anderson de clared to Mrs. Summers that lie had rather see her dead "than wife ol another,'1 and drew his pistol and shot at her three times in rapid succession. The woman collapsed and at first it was thought she had been fatally shot. Anderson made otT immediately but was captured at one of the Clinton mills a few hours later. Atsoon as the shooting occurred, Superintendent Wright of Coldvillc mill offered a reward for Anderson's arrest.?The State. Judge Purdy. Judge Purdy, who presides over the June term of court here has voluntarily resigned the judgeship, the resignation to take effect in September. His successor will be Solicitor Jno. S. Wilson, of Manning. Judge Purdy as a man who has shown himself to be held in the highest esteem by all good citizens and one that the law less greatly feareel. One hour spent in the court room where he was presiding \yas sufficient to prove the above assertions. He makes one feel that he is trying to do his duty, his whole duty without regard to consequences. There is a distinct loss to the cause ? - in riKiiuMJUNiittw in tne retirement of Judge Purdy, the fearless, conscientious and stainless gentleman. Graded Schools Close Today. Today, Friday, the closing exercises of the Union Graded School will \w held in the grove surrounding the central school building. Professor Hand, of the South Carolina University, will deliver the address. The public is invited to attend the exercises. Death of Mr. Hicks Vaughan. Mr. Hicks Vaughan died at the home of Mr. Bird Vaughan, near CJ A ^ - * * ... oniiuic, i uesaay ana wan buried at Hebron Wednesday. Hewasal>out f>.r? years of age. He was a brother of Mrs. Bird Vaughan. UNION'S CONFEDERATE MONUMENT UNVEILED Grandest Occasion in Union's History Was Witnessed by Thousands. Our City was Crowded With Visitors to Witness the Unveiling of the Beautiful Shaft, Which is a Lasting Uamantn nf tho Plllint OanHr n< itiwmwniw v? iiiv muiiaiil uvouo u the Noble Sons of Union County. Col. Asbury Coward, Orator of the Day, Made an Eloquent Address. Saturday, May 25, was a groat day with the people of Union and Union county. Thousands of people, clad in holiday attire throngedthe streets of our little city. Even on Friday afternoon numbers came in and spent the night with relatives or friends. The morning train going north brought up scores of people. So with the one going south. From East and West, North and South the p<-ople came streaming into Union by private conveyances Saturday morning. tang l)efore the hour set for the l>egi lining of the cefemonies the streets were fined with people. At 12 o'clock the old Veterans, 200 in number, were lined up in double column in front of Hotel " Union. The Union Cornet band , was there, also. Then came a procession led by 14 young ladies bearing a garland and ' walking single file, followed by 60 school girls dressed in white and carrying each a wreath of flowers? These led by Chief of Police Long led the way up Main street to theI monument. They were followed by ^ the band, and these, in turn, were ^ followed by the double column of k old Veterans. They wore a smile and gladness was in their hearts as they inarched to the monument. | Here they were stopped?near thm . shaft of granite that rears its head ;) towaV'ds hea^en. Out some 50 feet, and just at the ?v . . corner of tlic court house was the '* , speakers stand. Seated upon" it " >. . were Col. Asbury Coward, the orator > I of the occasion, Mayor Young, Dr. and Mrs. B. (i. Clifford, Capt. J. T. Douglass, Dr. A. G. Wardlaw* Rev. \V. B. Justus, Mr. V. K. De-? Bass, Rev. A. A. James, Mrs. J. L., McWhirter, Mr. Banks, the State representative and others. Mayor Young, who was chairman of the assembly, called upon Dr. B. G. Clifford who led in prayer, aftjir which the hand play<>d "Dixie." At this point in the proceedings there was a very interesting feature. Reveille' was sounded,, first at one point, then at another in the vast host of people. This was the signalfor the unveiling. Four old Confederate soldiers, Messrs. Charner Greer, J. C. Shuttlesworth, J. I). , Epps Sr., and \V. T. Betsill, pulled the covering away from the granite . I shaft, and, lo, a thing of beauty stood before the gazing eyes of thous- , | ands. Glistening in the sun, and j proudly lifting its head heavenward there stood the work of faithful ! hands, a monument to our Confederate soldiers, living and dead. It was an inspiring moment, and a j heart nnist have been callous and i dead to all high resolve and holy j purpose to he able to look without (\ feeling the pulse quicken ami the ? , j eye kindle with enthusiasm. Now come the fourteen young I ? ladies ami march arouml tlx- nmnu- y^ mcnt, wrapping ahout its base the \N garland thrty carried. Then follow y the school girls and cover its l?ase J ' with heautifuL Mowers and ever- J greens. ? >./ I Mayor Young delivered the ad- - J4 1 ilress of welcome. He said: C, Hail! Confederate Soldiers?and Welcome! Of all the days that have come * and gone since Appomattox! When footsore, hungry and heartbroken; you turned your faces homeward to sadder hearts?desolated homes and ruin; this day of all that have gone j before, is given over to you, by noble j women and noble men and, to your ; sad memories!! I fTL!- J - ? ' ' 1 " * * I mis uay is set apart to unveil the monument tliey^ have erected in commemoration of your patriotism, your manhood and your immortal fame! Here it BtamlH, upon the very apex of this high hill; pointing to j Heaven!! Standing erect by day, I under the great eye of God! by night illuminated with electricity! and (Continued on Page 2.) J