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Ml THE UNIC^N TIMES M VOL. LXII. NO. 48. UNION, S. ., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1912. ~ ^1.0() A YEART^ FOUR GUNMEN TU DIE IN JANUARY Without Visible Signs of Feeling, Prisoners Accept Doom as Assignor!?Past Vacant Cell in Sing Sing Death House Filled? Becker in Same Building. New York, November 2G.i?"Gyp the Blood," "Whitey Lewis", Lefty Louie" and "Dago Frank," the gunmen convicted of the murder of Herman Rosenthal, were sentenced by Justice Goff today to die in the electric chair at the Sing Sing during the week of January 6th. Each of the prisoners was sentenced separately and in each case Charles G. F. Wahle, their counsel, moved that the verdict be set aside and the judgment be arrested. Each motion Justice Goff successively denied. One of the grounds for Mr. Wahle's motion was that the verdict was the result of passion, prejudice and other influences." None of the condemned men gave any visioie sign 01 nis ieenngs. Accompanied by Sheriff Harburger and twelve deputies, the four were forced through a big silent crowd outride the Criminal Court's building, thrust into the prison van and taken to the Grand Central station, where they boarded a train for Sing Sing. There with Charles Becker, former lieutenant of police, condemned as instigator of the Rosenthal murder, they will await execution. Arrival at Death House. Ossining, N. Y., November 26.?The four New York gunmen, convicted of kiling Herman Rosenthal, reached i,n.? i,;? i i?.] i ncic una <utciiiuuii <&iiu were iuuk^u in the death house in Sing Sing in cells near the one occupied by former Police Lieut. Charles Becker. The wives of "Lefty Louie" and "Gyp the Blood," and a sister of "Whitey" Lewis were permitted to walk with their relatives from the train to the prison. Sheriff Harburger and ar heavy guard of deputies escorted the gunmen and hundreds of Ossining people joined the procession. When given over to the warden . each of the gunmen shook hands with Sheriff Harburger. Each promised to call on him in New York "as soon as we are released," they said. The four men filled the last vacant cells in the death house, where there are now seventeen men awaiting electrocution. They are not on the same tier with Becker, but can talk to him if they wish, as words spoken in an ordinary conversational tone can be heard throughout the death house. Memorial to General Booth. The B. Y. P. U. of the First Baptist church held a very interesting meeting Sunday evening in memory of General Booth of the Salvation Army, who died on the 20th of August. His life was discussed and at the conclusion of the service, a collection was taken which will go towards the fund being raised by the American people to build a memorial to General Booth. This memorial will he in ea. tablishing training schools for the great army of workers. A violin solo by Mr. McCravy, a talented violinist from Laurens, was a much enjoyed part of the service. House Burned. The house occupied by Jim Kennedy and family and their grandmother, Nellie Hobson, was burned last week and everything they had was destroyed. The house is near Mr. J. T. B. Vaughan's home at Carlisle. Union Visited by Snow. On Wednesday evening about 10 u ciock snow Degan ianing here, and the flakes were unusually large. On Thursday morning the ground was white, but it was not long before Old Sol put it out of business. The following ministeVs of the county left Tuesday for Anderson, where the Methodist eonefrence is in session: Rev. J. L.Daniel, Rev. D. 1). Jones, Rev. J. H. Danner. Rev. W. H. % Ariail, Rev. J. H. Manley and Rev. O. N. Rountree. Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Harris and little son, of Union, spent a few hours between trains here on Saturday. Mrs. Harris is a sister of Mr. Frank Sanders of our town.?McBee Courier. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Carlisle and children of Greenville, spent Thanksgiving Day visiting relatives here. DEATH OF MRS. CATHERINE STOKES She was the Widow of the Late Robert M. Stokes, for Many Years a Resident of Union and Editor of The Union Times. (Saturday's Charlotte Chronicle) Mrs. Catherine Stokes, widow of tko 1.. f ^ M ct.~l 1 r VUV IOVC AW&SCl V 1U. UVUACS) ttliu iur nearly 20 years a resident of this city, died suddenly at her home 1800 South Boulevard at 3 o'clock this .morning at the ripe age of 90 years. Mrs. Stokes had been apparently in her usual health and her death was altogether unexpected and sudden. Her son, Mr. Robert F. Stokes, who was hastily summoned when her condition was ascertained, was unable to reach the bedside before the end came. In the death of Mrs. Stokes the city loses a woman of unusual and most exemplary traits of character, a mother whose chief interest had always been in her family, and a life whose aim had always been first the welfare of others. Mrs. Stokes .is survived by three children, Mr. Robert F. Stokes, Mr. Sam Stokes and Mias Lora Stokes, the deceased making her home with fVtn 1 q of furA "Hil %*?/% V? quite a number of years prior to her death. ^ Mrs. Stokes was the widow of Capt. Robert M. Stokes, who was in his day one of the leading newspaper men of South Carolina. Mrs. Stokes came to this country from Liverpool, England, while still quite young. Her hus- ' band was first engaged in the news1 paper business as editor of The Her- ( aid, published in Laurens, S. C., and ' later moved to Columbia, where he , was in charge of the Farmer and ( Planter. Mrs. Stokes moved to Charlotte from Union,* S. C., about 1ft ' years ago. Captain Stokes, her hus- f band, died in December, 1898. The deceased wafr a member of the j Church of the** HolyComforter, Dilworth, and* much of h?f interest frty. her declining years centered about" the church to which she was greatly devoted. The hour for the funeral exercises 1 has been set for 3 o'clock Sunday af- 1 ternoon from the residence, 1800 ' South Boulevard. Rev. Francis M. Os- ' borne, rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter, will conduct the fun- 5 eral exercises, and will be assisted * by Rev. W. Hooper Adams, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. ! The interment will be at Elmwood 1 cemetery. * i / Mrs. Stokes will be remembered by the older residents of Union, her husbang having been for many years s the editor of The Union Times. In ' fact, it was under the able manage- 1 ment of Mr. Stokes that the paper J was thoroughly established and put 1 upon the solid foundation that enHtirPQ tn tViia /low Mr. and Mrs. Stokes lived in the ' home now owned and occupied by Mr. ^ and Mrs. E. L. Clark on Main street. Mrs. Stokes lived a long and useful life and was a devout Christian 1 Thanksgiving Holiday. The City schools closed Wednesday ' afternoon for the Thanksgiving holidays and will open again ftlonday 1 morning. As has been the custom in Union ' for several years, the children went to 1 school last Saturday to enable them to have holiday on Friday after Thanksgiving. ADDroDriate exercisps wpfp HpIH ir a number of the rooms on Wednesday and both teachers and pupils are f?oinf? to enjoy this little holiday. Death of Confederate Soldier. Mr. Mills Sumner, aged 84 years, died at Buffalo on November 19th, und was buried the following day at Mt. Lebanon church. Mr. Sumner wa^ a faithful soldier in the Confederate army. Death of Miss Maggie Lee. Miss Maggie Lee, of Buffalo, died Sunday morning and was buried at Core's gi ?v# yard, near Glendale, the following day. Messrs. B. A. Whitener and Ed. Green spent Sunday with Mr. Whitencr's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Whitener, at Hodges. They made the trip in Mr. Green's Ford machine. GOV. BLEASE LE Murderers, Thieves, and Ev< man, are Released From ! Young Among the Nu Jack Horton are A1 Executive's 1 Clemc Columbia, Nov. 26.?Thirty-three prisoners were liberated from the penitentiary and jails in Soutfc Carolina this afternoon by Governor Blease. James Stobo Young, former secretary of the Seminole Security com- 1 pany, serving a sentence of one year, ' was given a full pardon. W. H. Mills, '1 who was convicted in Cherokee coun- <i ty on the charge of killing Frank i Deal in 1907, was paroled. A parole was granted to Plumer Ashley, con- < victed in AbbeyiHe county in 1911 on l the charge of manslaughter and sen- . tenced to seven yfefrrs. He is a nephew 1 of Josh Ashley of-Anderson county. Record fofr^One Day.. i This is the lartoest number of pris- i oners ever liberated by a governor \ of South Carolina in one day. l The list of those paroled and par- i doned follows: A full pardon was granted J. Stobo < Young, convicted of breach o^ trust, J court of general sessions and com- I mon pleas for Richland, January t term, 1910, before Judge Prince; sen-/ ^ lciicc-u 10 one years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. * s-vl | Elbert Wallace, con^^Br of at> I sault with intent to kill, covt ql gen- s cral sessions and comtqpn pies* for i Aiken, June teOm, 1907, before Judge ] J. C. Klugh; sentenced to 12 years te Plumer Ashley, convicted of slaughter, court of gerieral sessional 1 and common pleas for Abbeville, fallU term, 1911, before Judge George W.H Gage; sentencedTt<^ seven years' im-l . Jim Lewconvicted .'of|nan-L daughter, court of general Laurens County Casta o Sam ^angfotd, convicted of assault s iiiu uaiiery 01 a ni^ii unu aKKravuveu c nature and carrying concealed- weap- ? ins, court of general sessions and fl lommon pleas for Laurens, June t term, 1912, before Judge F. B. Gary; c sentenced to twelve months on chaining. Travis Bright, convicted of man- c slaughter, court of general sessions r md common pleas for Cherokee, fall t term, 1911, before Judge Ernest Ga- t ry; sentenced to two and one-half a years' imprisonment. James Boulware, convicted of man- r slaughter, court of general sessions a ind common pleas for Fairfield, Feb- t ruary term, 1909, before Judge ^ Klugh; sentenced to ten years' im- s prisonment. t J. F. Horton, convicted of highway t robbery, court of general sessions and :ommon pleas for Spartanburg, November term, 1905, before Judge R. W. Memminger; sentenced to ten /ears' imprisonment in the penitentiary. Hamie Fields, convicted of murder, with recommendation to m ircy, cour* of general sessions and common pleas for Barnwell, March term, 1903, before Judge Ernest Gary; sentenced to life imprisonment in penitentiary. G. C. Summey, convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill, court of general sessions and common pleas for Greenville, May term, 1910, befoie Judge R. C. Watts; sentenced to four years' imprisonment or fine of $800. Charles Huger, convicted of manslaughter, court of general sessions and common pleas for Dorchester, April term, 1910, before Judge Geo. W. Gage; sentenced to six years' imprisonment. Another "Lifer" Free. < Will Dunlap, convicted of murder < with recommendation to mercy, court 1 of general sessions and common pleas i for York, April term, 1908, before Judge R. C. Watts; sentenced tJb life < imprisonment in the penitentiary. < Alon/.o Camack, convicted of man- 1 slaughter, court of general sessions and common pleas for Fairfield, Sep- 1 tember term, 1911, before Judge R. 1 C. Watts; sentenced to three years' imprisonment. 1 Wiliam II. Mills, convicted of mur- * r with recommendation to mercy, ' court of general sessions and com- ^ mon pleas for Cherokee, July term, 1907; sentenced to life imprisonment. S. M. Bull, convicted of man- < rs BARS DOWN ;n Man Who Attacked WoPenitentiary?Jas. Stobo mbef?-Will Mills and so Beneficiaries of rhanksgiving . i slaughter, court of general sessions and common pleas for Oconee, March term, lyiU, before Judge John S. Wilson; sentenced to three years' Lnrmrisonment. .1 ' hert Duncan, convicted of larai' court of general sessions and [co?"o^ pleas for" Greenville, Septekk'i./'Wjih, before Judge George W. Gage; ser^tenced to six years' imprisonment. Rufus Jones, convicted of murder, court of general sessions and common pleas for Orangeburg, May term, 19t0, before Judge W. C. Bennet; sentenced for life. ?.H. Hope, Jr., convicted of manslaughter; court of general sessions. ?ntf common pleas for Hampton, fall ^ terfti, .1906} before Judge Ernest Ga- ( rvf|fctei.4"Ti1<5*d. to ten years' imprison- ( WylieAlford, convicted of larceny, ^ shttt, of general sessions and common )l?Mfor Florence, spring term, 1911, , leoteneed to two years' on county t KBtoton Davis, convicted of man- j ildnter, court of general sessions ^ mfjjbummon pleas for Richland, HHEterm, 1908, before Judge John sentenced to five years' im- ( im^jjjhder JBroolcs, convicted of ^ sentenced to * ^wnd sesions and^corti- ^ Lonnie Hicks, C| Evicted of larceny! ions and con^naon pleaB fof Yore ^ ounty, July term, 1910, before Judge a >. W. G. Shipp; sentenced to pay a 0 ine of $5 and three years in reforma- 0 ory for colored boys in Lexington ( ounty. ? v Bigamist Goes Free. * t Will Johsn, convicted of bigamy, v ourt of general sessions and com- a non pleas for Union, February, 1911, a lefore Judge John S. Wilson; sen- r enced to three years' imprisonment a md fine of $500. s J. C. McElorne, convicted of im- t norality, court of general sessions ind common pleas for Richland, June f erm, 1910, before Judge J. W. De- a /ore; sentenced to pay the plaintiff v um of $25 annual for the main- <; enance of the child until it reaches 0 he age of 12 years. 0 Bishop Bradley, convicted of lar- c :eny, court of general sessions and ( :ommon pleas for Abbeville, March v ?rm, 1910, before Judge Dantzler; ^ lentenced to five years' imprisonment ^ n state reformatory. r Betsy Calhoun, convicted of arson, j :ourt of general sessions and common fc >leas for Abbeville, September term, v .910, before Judge John S. Wilson; c lentenced to ten years' imprisonment n penitentiary. John Elrod Liberated. \ John Elrod, convicted of obtaining j roods under false pretenses, court of t general sessions and common pleas f :or Spartanourg, January term, 1912, t jefore Judge George W. Gage; sen- ? .enced to one year's imprisonment s sither on the public works of Spar- , ;anburg or invthe penitentiary at hard ( .u. auui j James M. Center, convicted of as- j sault with intent to kill, court of gen- ( iral sessions and common pleas for j jreenville, before Judge James Al- j irich, January term, 1906; sentenced { ,o one year's imprisonment or to pay , i fine of $300. 1 William Brown, convicted of mur- ( ier, with recommendation to mercy, { iourt of geneial sessions and com non pleas for Greenville, March term, 1898, before Judge James Aldrich, j sentenced to life imprisonment in the ( penitentiary. ( Robert Daniel, convicted of assault , with felonious intent, court of gen- | iral sessions and common pleas for Fairfield, February term, 1909, be- ( fore Judge Klugh. ( I Everybody but newspaper men eel- i ibrate Thanksgiving Day. i SPARTANBURG COPS [i RAID SOCIAL CLUBS Beer and Whiskey are Seiz- J ed by Wagon Load and Four Men are Placed Under Arrest?64 Barrels of Beer Confiscated. (Spartanburg Herald.) Raiding squads from the police department, acting upon orders from ti Chief of Police Moss Hayes, Tues- t< day afternoon swooped down upon p four social clubs and one restaurant, j arrested four men on the charge of 61 retailing and seized whiskey and beer tl by the wagonload. It was the biggest p, haul ever made by the local police rri fource, something like 64 barrels of p beer an da dozen cases of whiskey be- T ing seized. Some of the barrels, it is rn said, contain empty bottles, but just hi how much is not known, as flhiof ... Hayes has not checked up the stock. pi Clubs That Were Raided. ri The clubs visited by the police were the Shamrock, on Magnolia street, of jperated by Roland Parris; the In- hi lustrial, on North Church street, of le; which Jim George and Will Tinsley di ire said to be the proprietors; the he feomans club, on Wofford street, dr >aid to be conducted by George and it Tinsley, and the Hampton club, near di he Southern station, said to be con- er lucted by J. V. Worley. B. F. Bry- fie int's restaurant on Magnolia street vas also raided. Arrests Are Made. te omi ueur^e was arresiea at ine in- fo lustrial club, Alex Rice was taken in- til o custody at the Shamrock, Brown m, vas arrested at one of the clubs, and wj Jryant was placed under arrest at his vo estaurant. All of the men were es- mi orted to police headquarters, where all hey gave bond in the sum of $100 th ach. w) At the Shamrock club 24 barrels of an eer and several broken cases of trhiskey were seized, at the Hampton lub 22 barrels were confiscated; 17 fa artels wwre found at tha^mstrial, mi y?c- ih| The'Wid: at all four of the clubs he Hit* ttMtde at 3 o'clock and was pulled M< ft simultaneously, thus preventing ne club manager from informing the thers that a raid was in progress, dj; ireat confusion prevailed in clubdom W chen the officers walked into the es- th< ablishments, showed their search jn] warrant and began rolling out beer Mi na whiskey by the barrel. As fast s the beer was rolled from the club je( ooms they were leaded into wagons fid ,nd hauled to police headquarters, ch everal wagons being required to haul foi he goods. Ti Chief Hayes had much difficulty in inding storage room for all the beer su ,nd whiskey, for after filling his pri- ho ate office with Four Roses, Silver M Iprings, Paul Jones and other brands ch >f choice goods, he stored the beer, sh r as much of it as possible, in front ac if the entrance to the police station, wi )fficers kept close watch on the Bud- Pa veiser and Schlitz all last night. All M< he stuff seized is the real article in Ti ng Deer ana wnisKey line. There was ro lot a bottle of near beer to be found br n any of the barrels that happened to w< ?e open. The beer was addressed to rarious individuals in care of the lubs of which they are members. T1 Police Secured Evidence. gr In speaking of the raid, Chief of se Jolice Hayes said that he had been ch banning a visit to the clubs for some p* ime. About two weeks or ten days a < igo he put his jnen to work securing ag vidence against the social clubs that ire violating the law. His men, he said, worked up sufficient evidence igainst the Shamrock, the Industrial, he Yeoman's club, the Hampton club ba ind against Bryant's restaurant to te justify him in raiding the places. No fa svidence, he said, was secured against se he Spartan City club, the Ben Frank- de in and the Merchants and Farmers Ei luns. These clubs were, therefore, wi lot visited. He stated that cases will ca ie made out against the proprietors th if the clubs on the charge of selling wi ind storing whiskey and beer. Grand Jury May Act. It has been reported that the grand jury will take some action with ref- ol jrence to the operation of some of the pi dubs in the city. Whether there is hi *ny truth in the report is not known, w 3ut it is given for what it is worth, a Worley and Parris have been fre- ht luently raided by the police of the in :ity. Before the social clubs began fo to flourish in the city they conducted d< near-beer saloons and were visited in very frequently by raiding squads. fii JAY TILLMAN WAS \ DRUNK THIS MONTH tfew Affidavits Cause Postponement of Habeas Corpus Proceedings ? Wife Says She is Not Likely to Remarry Since Joining Catholic Church. Columbia, Nov. 26.?Affidavits in^oduced before the supreme court )day by atorneys for Mrs. Lucy 'upas to the effect that B. R. Tillman, r., had been drunk within the last ) days caused a postmonement of le final hearing of the habeas corns proceedings brought by Mr. Tilllan to gain possession of Douschka ickens Tillman and Sarah Starke illman from Mrs. Lucy Dugas, forlerly Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr. The earing of the case will be resumed ext Monday iporning in the sureme court room, according to . a iling by Chief Justice Gary. The main contention in the petitipn a. K. Tillman, Jr., for a writ of ibeas corpus was that he had been ading a sober and industrious life iring the past four years and that s was competent to care for the chil en. In the answer of Mrs. Dugas was alleged that Tillman had been unk within the past 60 days. Seval affidavits from citizens of Edge>ld were introduced to this effect. Important Point. Following the introduction of this stimony, Henry Tillman, attorney r his brother, asked the court for ne in which to refute4the charges ade. He contended that the point is most important, in that it inlved the capability of B. R. Titian, Jr., to care fo rthe children and SO his chftrncUp Mo olon "" ^ _? ??v u4uu oaiu Wliat ere were several other matters to lich the petitioners desire to make swr. DePass & DePass, attorneys for rs. Dugas, contended that the wfclre of the children was the parajunt issye and that they were willg to withdraw the affidavits. The |Ut held that time should be given answer the mm m* aring was postponed untllnfjct >nday morning. Furnished Voluntarily. "The affidavits relatives to the con;ion were furnished voluntarily and ;re submitted to the court for what ey were worth, and we are Willie for them to be withdrawn," said p. DePass. The attorney for Mr. Tillman ob:ted to the wthdrawal of the afavits. "We want to clear the urges maae. it goes to the very undation of this case," said Henry llman. The hearing was held today in the preme court room at the state use. There was a large attendance, rs. Dugas, accompanied by her two ildren, arrived at the court room ortly before 10 o'clock. She was companied by several friends. She is represented in the court by Deiss & DePass, of Columbia, and $. cG Simpkins, of Edgefield. B. ft. llman, Jr., was present in the court om. He was represented by his other, Henry Tillman,' of Greety )d. _ Union Thanksgiving Service, le Presbyterian and Baptist con-egation held a union Thanksgiving rvice in the First Presbyteri^ urch Thursday. The sermon wai eached by Rev. W. D. Wakefield ani^ collection Wtia taken for the ornkni :es of the thjrtee denominations. ; Firemefi Give Banquet. i1 The Union Fire Company had ia inquet Wednesday night. The exit rtainment was a most enjoyable afl ir. A sumptuous supper waj& rved and speech-making was the 01;;r of the day?or night, rather, /eryone hrfd a good time and good ill and fellowship marked the o<;sion. Union has a fire company at may be relied upon. They are ide awake and devoted to the cause. A Bold Hawk. Belton Robinson, a fourteen-year d colored boy who lives on the Gault ace four miles above Union, was out .anting rabbits last Saturday and itnessed an exciting battle between nine-months old puppy and a large iwk. The hawk attacked the puppy an old strawfield. The puppy >ught with the hawk until another >g and a boy came up and joined r the fray. The greedy hawk was nally killed in the struggle.