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m the unJon times m I : 1 \v. W. Johnson, Cnmp. VOL. LXin. NO. 8. ~ UNION, S. C., FRlllT, FEBRUARY 21, 1913. $1.00 A YEAR. GREENVILLE AND SI "SOCIAL CLUi GREENVILLE "TIGERS" ! GIVE ABOUT $9,000 IN BONDS. Seven Cartloads of Booze Captured in Spartanburg and Many Old Offenders Caught in Net?From Greenville's "Hundred Thousand Club" They Get 150 Quarts of Booze and 300 Bottles of Beer. (Tuesday's Greenville News) A sensation was created last night shortly before ten o'clock when four "clubs" were raided simultaneously by the police deartmenlj, resulting in 24 arrests and the seizures of n large quantity of beer and whiskey. After the dust had cleared an examination of the police court docket showed the largest aggregate bond ever put up in this city as the result of a raid. This bond amounted to approximately $9,000, $7,200 of which ' was put up by Tom Harrison, for * Kimenir nn*l mnwtr s\f +U/\oa lllillOVIi UIIU I IICI IIJ VI mvac ill I t'nU'U in the Hundred Thousand club. The places raided were the Hundred Thousand club, on East Washington the Athletic and Physical Culture clubs, on South Main, the Olympia on Laurens street and the Saluda on W. Washington, near the Southern depot. Among Those Arrested. Those arrested at the several clubs, exclusive of the men accused of gambling and the amount of bond put up in each case were as follows: Tom Harrison, $1,200; W. J. Goodlett, $500; Belt Powell, $100; Jones . negroes arrested at the several clubs $300; and H. E. Batson, $300. The i| Blakely $200; W. B. Jqnes, $300; ' John Walker, $500; John McTindal, KDinsv wmnn cnBiges were aieo preferred -were: Jim Booker, $600; ? Jesse Booker, $506; Chas. Williams, $800; Lee Willis, $800; Yancy Lester $500 and Freeman Gambrell $300. The large amount of these individ- C ual bonds is accounted for by the fact * that several charges were made ^ against the men, and bond required ^ in each case. Tom Harrison, as was stated, gave bond for the majority of those arrested in the Hundred Thousand club. Raid Carefully Planned. This systematic raid was carefully planned by the police department and j executed with splendid success, as the results will show. At the Hundred Thousand, a gambling game was * raided and ten arrests made. Sev- ^ eral of those engaged in the play, or looking on, escaped through the c doors before the police could prevent. L Bond in the case of each man arrested was $100 and in each case was . r put up. The Spartanburg Raid. (Spartanburg Journal) s Armed with warrants issued at the command of Chief of Police Moss j Hayes against several alleged viola- t tors of the city ordinance in refer- ^ ence to selling and storing whiskey, i six squads of police officers with three men under each command, sim- , ultaneously at 10 o'clock Wednesday, . raided four of the city's so called so- . cial clubs and two other places op- , erated by individuals. The places raiut-u are as ioiiows: j. u. uiance's cafe, on Magnolia street; The Yoeman's Club, Wofford street; The In- 1 dustrial club on North Church street; < Will Bowen's place, near the depot, j which was formerly run by J. V. 1 Worley, and known as the Hampton i club; C. F. Younger's meat market, on East Main St.; and J. II. Brown's i rendezvous, where he does business j under the name of "The Cafe," sit- < uated near the express company on ' WofFord street. i Charging them with selling and ] storing whiskey, the following wero placed under arrest: C. F. Younger, i I. R. Glance, J. H. Brown, Will Tins- ] I,... m i? ??- ? ^ u-.v, wmries iinsiey, ana will sum- ; ford of the Yoeman's club; J. W. i Wilson and Walter Billington, of thu Industrial club; Will Bowen and Bud i Willis. Most of these names are new on \ the tiger list. Some are not, how- I ever,and among these is Will Tins- ! ley, who was convicted before Judge 1 Memminger in January and fined I $500, all of which was suspended dur- i intf Kood behavior. A summary of the Koods seized I from the several places is as follows: From Will Bowen's place, 135 , "ARTANBURO BS" ARE HIT HARD SENATE DEBATES COMPULSORY BILL Senator Strait Attacks Educational System and Says This Country is Following in the Footsteps of Rome?High License Bill on Third Reading. Columbia, Feb. 19.?Debate on the , local option compulsory education , bill occupied a large part of the time ( a- ? l>i me suniiti; mis morning. senator Lawson wanted to substitute the < measure already passed by the house, j and Senator Verner moved to strike j >ut the enacting words. In opposing c the bill, Senator Strait made a bitter attack on the whole educational , system, denouncing the following of , 'commercial gods", and the concen- j ;ration of education. He paid his re- r spects to "educated fools" and pre- s iicted that the United States would c rollow the fate of Rome if the com- ] mercialism continued. He bitterly 5 ipposed the compulsory idea and said 2 t was undemocratic. 4 Other senators favored the bill and { Inally it was made a special order of { omorrow at 11 a. m. t r, High License Bill. The bill giving Charleston high li- g ;ense went to third reading, but not g vithout a protest from Senator Crouch, who gave notice that he was 1 roing to do everything he could to kill 1 t. The argument of Spnator Sinklei 1 succeeded in getting the bill advanc- 1 :d. 1 No action has yet been taken on i he matter of final adjournment. The i dea now seems to be to pass the ap- i iropriation bill and recess from Fri- ] lay until next week and then com* 2 >ack and take final action on those 2 >arts which the governor may veto. 2 It looks now as if the two-cent 2 ate bill will be left on the calendar. 2 !ts opponents are alive to any sug- 2 jestion to bring it up and always 2 tucceed in getting m ahead with some 2 >ther measure, which blocked the rate till. Veto is Overridden. 2 The governor vetoed the joint res- 2 dution providing for payment of sal- 3 iry for last year to R. H. Mitchell, V. I. Jones and Jas. H. Harris as the c >oard of supervisors of registration e ui i <ji rv t'uuiay. oenaior nail ex- p ilained the matter, and the senate p iverrode the veto, 31 to 0. On this neasure no vote was cast to sus- J ain the veto. 1 The Nicholson bill to tighten up the j, irimary laws came up again tonight ^ ind caused another extended debate. \ fhe Clifton amendment was rejected, o !9 to 11. Another amendment by the * Ci Sumter senator was rejected, 23 to j .5. A motion to adjourn was voted \ [own, and the senate finally contin- s led the bill until January 14, 1914. 51 The house bill providing a one mill * evy for the free public schools was t eported favorably with amendments, c a Death of a Little Child. Harry Rlease, the two-year-old " ion of Mr. and Mrs. Jas G. Long, Ir., died Monday morning after a jrief illness and the burial was lw c "VlO PrncKtrt neio r\ J?" c / .V ? IVOUJ VVIIUII V-CIIICICI y 1 UCMIUy, k ,he services being conducted by Rev. ( IV. I). Wakefield. f The sudden death of the little child t >vas a great shock to the parents, I md their many friends deeply sym- z lathize with them in their bereavement. t ( Musical Concert. j The music class of Miss Beatrice s Wilburn will give an entertainment ? >i> Friday evening, Feb. 28th, in the j auditorium of the High School , miming. The public is cordially in- | vited to attend. Miss Wilburn is an accomplished musician and a teacher of splendid abilities, and her classes have made sxcellent progress during the year. ' rhe patrons and the public generally ' may expect a worthy entertainment 1 Friday night, a week. pints of Silver Springs whiskey, HO ' pints Sterling corn, three barrels of * Schlitz beer, and one barrel contain1 r.ir inn ~e e ( ...fs iww ptui/n ui wiuaivey; I rom ine Vocman's club, two barrels of beei and six pints of corn whiskey; from ' The Cafe, three barrels of beer; from the Industrial club, four pints Hoi- ' land gin, two pints of Gordon gin, * 20 pints Deep Springs corn and six barrels beer; from J. R. Glances, one c barrel of Sweet Marsh corn, 14 pints apple brandy, one barrel of half | pints of Millwood whiskey and six ** barrels of beer. In all told there were seven one-horse loads of the joy ^ juice seized. I HARRY COLEMAIfM CHARGE W Intense Interest is Ceni red of the Most Brutal Sird? the County?ThlNe to Its Capacitl?O Were Displed Criminal court convened Moftay, Judge Memminger presiding. |?ii:itor A. E. Hill was on hand rire^ senting the State. Judge Memminger delivered a :harge to the Grand Jury which was ? masterful summing up of the aites and responsibilities devolving ip>n this very important body. The case of Harry Coleman, chargjd with the murder of his father at Jonesville a few weeks ago, was be*un Thursday morning. He was arraigned at 11:10. Oath administered ind drawing of jury. Put on voir lire: .. Con Allen; defendant objects. !. M. B. Summer, defendant objects, t. C. H. Norman; sworn in. 1. B. F. Mabry; defendant objects, i. J. M. Worthy, sworn in. i. Sims Lybrand; sworn in. '. Wallace Burgess; rejected, related to deceased. I. F. P. Williams, State objects. ?. J. A. Hollingsworth; defendant objects. 0. J. A. Wilburn; defendant objects. 1. J. T. Bobo; sworn in. 2. G. C. Harris, defendant objects. 3. W. E. Green; sworn in. 4. John H. Puckett, State objects. 5. W. O. Nicholls; sworn in. 6. L. S. Townsend; defendant object 8. C. N. Lawson. sworn in. .9. J. G. Noris, State objects. !0. W. W. Wilbum; sworn in. 1. J. F. Bishop; sworn in. 1 f 12. A. J. Bailey, defendant objects, t !3. D. F. Gilliam, defendant objectfc !4. Boyd Cathcart; State objects. 15. D. H. Miller; sworn' in. r*' 16. E. L. Spears, defendant okptf&B. tributed to prosecution. :8. R. J. Alexander, State objects. 9. R. E. Sanders; sworn in. 0. A. R. Morris; sworn in. Harry Coleman arraigned and harged with the murder of his fathr, Robt. D. Coleman. The defendant deads not guilty. C. H. Norman aptointed foreman of the jury. The first witness called by the >tate was Dr. H. B. Hames, who beng sworn, testified that he was ? thysician residing in Jonesville. Wa? ailed to see Robt. 1). Coleman Fnnnrl lim lying on floor, on stick of wood; voundcd in right hand, wound jusl ver right eye, wound in face, wound hat produced death was over right ye. Injured all over right side of ace and right hand. Ran finger into vound over right eye. Slugs and mall shot. Got two slugs out of face ind several small shot. The twc lugs offered as evidence. Did not renove many shot from face. I stayed here two hours. Left him in a dying ondition. Deceased must have beer itting at an angle before fire place vith head slightly turned. (Here Safe in Mexico. Friends in Union received a copj >f a telegram from Secretary ot Rate Knox to Mr. H. L. Scaife, al Clinton, announcing that the consu, general of Mexico had telegraphed ol he . safety of Miss Mildred and Mr toland Scaife, both of who are in the :one of war in Mexico. Grave fears were entertained foi hoir s.'ifotv 11 r* tn f; - - ? - - ^ ~ j ?jy w v * i v nine Ul UI1C I C ;eption of the message. Mr. and diss Scaife left here several years igo and have since been residents oi Mexico. Their friends here will bi )leased to learn that they have mi aculously escaped death in the turnilent war times 1 aging in Mexico. Farmers' Union (o Organize. A local farmers' union will be or *anized at the court house Saturdaj it noon. Mr. John It. Mathis has al eady secured about 20 names foi he organization; the necessary num ?er, to get in at the lowest rate, is 15, although a local union can be or canized with five members. All those who wish to go in as barter members will have to be or land Saturday, or may give in theii lames to Mr. Mathis. There was a preliminary meeting it the court house last Saturday, and here were representatives from th< 'our unions now operative in th< :ounty. If you wish to join the union foi his township you may do so at the Saturday's meeting. Mr. T. M. McNeace has returnee 'rom a visit to his brother, Mr. Louii VlcNeace, at Levy, New Mexico. IIS JURY DTK KILLING FATHER on This Case, as it was One ers Ever Committed in w Court House Filled ther Cases Which of This Week. showed exactly position wounded man wqs found in when he arrived.) One window pane, broken entirely out; another slightly broken. Pane q v in t., 1,1 ? ?... ouvuv u a av/ 111V.11CO. i auic waa iucated on left of position in which wounded. I found Ed Mabry, Eleazer Mabry and Smith Cook. Had no talk with Harry that night. This was in Union county. Did not see Harry anywhere. Answers to defendant's attorneys: Used warm water; Harry Coleman offered to put up my horse. Answer to State: Found money in Mr. Coleman's pocket, and some papers. Dr. M. W. Chambers was next witness sworn. He testified that he was a physician located at Jonesville. Was called to see Mr. Robt. D. Coleman. Found just what Dr. Hames testified. Was in buggy with Dr. Hames. Defendant J.': We dressed the wound as best we could and put him to bed. T. A. Littlejohn, next called and sworn. Testified that he lived one mile above' Jonesville. Not related to R. D. Coleman. Lived about 1% miles from Mr. Coleman's. Known him all my life. He was an old man, perhaps 66 yfears old. Was in good health. Was often with him. Am familiar with the house, surroundings, locations. I was born and raised ,1% miles. Mr. Coleman had about feOO acres of land, worth $35 or $40 *per acre. Had money. Home right "on road; creek right back of house. Upstairs to house. 30 or 40 yards to another branch. Had barns and outhouses and shop. Shop about 100 yand? from house. Frequently passed thir fhop, always found it locked. ^Have been in ^shop^wifch Mr. Cole-^ , about 225 yards; about one-half mile to Mabry's. (Witness explained map to jury.) Witness examined bv defense: me fense calls upon witness to further 1 explain map). Shorter way from Mr. Coleman's house from Jonesville would be up by Littlejohn place. ; Shorter way around by Gillead church. Going through by Wilson Tally's would be considerably short, er. There are about four ways, [ counting two main roads and oaths, t that one could go. There are two ! branches, one right back of the house, j Never heard of any disagreement. Next witness called was Smith Cook, i a young man about 15 years. Sworn, [ testifies: Live about 300 and oda ; yards from Mr. Coleman's. Was at ' home night Mr. Coleman was shot. , Was at home all day. About 7 | o'clock ^ve heard a gun. Miss Lizzie ? said: "That sounds like it was down , at our house." 1 could not see any . light at Mr. Coleman's. In half hour I Harry came in. Later we went to Mr. r Coleman's with Miss Lizzie and two | little children. Miss Lizzie went in , behind the two children. She held (Continued on pafe 5) Exchange Positions. r Mr. H. L. Poole, who fo.' more than a year was mail carrier on route I No. 2, has resigned the position and > accepted the agency for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., in' Union. , Mr. Claude Hix, who has been agent for the Metropolitan Company has . received the appointment as carrle> . on route No. 2; in other words, tl)e 1 two men have exchanged places. 5 Mr. Poole requests that we express f his thanks to the patrons of route > No. 2 for the generous kindness . shown him while he was mail car. rier. He says he was treated with uniform kindness. He says he wishes each one to know that he is deeply grateful for the many kindnesses. Mr. Poole will occupy an office ovei the Itice Drug Company, the same office as was occupied by Mr. Hix. Mrs. Hames Loses Sight. 5 Mrs. Lizzie Hames has hundreds of friends in Union and throughout the county who will be grieved to ' learn that she has lost the sight of 1 her right eye. Mrs. Hames has had r a deal of trouble with her eyes for quite a while, but did not discover j until Wednesday afternoon that th? sight was gone. Her friends sympa' thize with br?r /Inonlv Sr. 5 tion. [ Miss Fannie Clark will leave Friday for the Northern markets to study the spring and summer styles I of millinery. Miss Clark will return to } Gibson, N. C., where she has been milliner for several seasons. GUSTAVO BY ORDERC BLOODY AFFRAY AT PARR SHOALS. One Man Killed and One Badly Wounded?George Hen singer Carried to Newberry County Jail After Havnig Killed Orr Henry and Wounded A. W. Booth. Winnsboro, Feb. 17.?News has reached Winnsboro that Hensinger, the foreman of the construction camp at Parr Shoals, shot and killed Orr Henry, the stewart of the camp, yesterday morning. The sheriff when interviewed regarding the matter, stated that on account of the telephone being out of order between the western side of the country and this place it had been impossible to learn many of the details of the shooting, but the facts that can be gathered show that there were some opprobrious words between the parties before Henry was shot by Hensinger. The sheriff had been advised that a stray shot struck A. W. Booth, a bystander, piercing the lung. Hensinher has been, arrested by Sheriff Blease of Newberry and is now in the jail at Newberry. Sheriff Hood of this county is arranging to have the prisoner brought to the jail here, the killing having occurred in Fairfield county. DANGER OF LYNCHING. Newberry, Feb. 17.?Sunday evening about 8 o'clock a telephone message reached Newberry for the sheriff to come to Parr Shoals on Broad river, J. 7 miles from here; that there was trouble there. Sheriff Blease was in Columbia, having gone to see his wife, who was very ill in a hospital in 'that city. Deputy Sheriff Tom Berley responded immetjiately to the call, going down alone in the Sheriff's auto.^Croasing the river .by means to the river bank theV crossed to the island in the steel cage and thence to the Newberry side. There was u great deal of excitement in the camp and danger of Hensinger being lynched. The deputy told his man tha* he had no right to bring him without his consent, and he replied that he would go readily anywhere to get out of that place. Mr. Berley made the trip down to the river in an hour. It took some time to get across the river back and forth, and he spent some time on the other side, and got back to town about midnight. The facts in the case of tjie Parr Shoals trouble, as far as could be ascertained from Hensinger, are about as follows: Sunday at midday llensinger had a row with one of the white laborer, a foreigner whose name he does not know. He got the best of the fight, and the man said he was satisfied. But at night, when Hensinger was sitting at the supper table, the laborer came up behind him and struck him a stinging blow on the side of the face. Hensinger jumped to his feet and drew his pist nl t? nrl firprl tu/a chnt g nnn nf tViom killed his assailant and the other penetrated the lung? of a bystander, producing what is supposed to be a mortal wound. Fearing more trouble, and knowing that the two policemen ol the incorporated camp would be helpless against a large mob, officers telephoned to the sheriff of Newberry The killjng was on the Fairfield side but it was thought help could come quicker from this side. Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff Ro rloir u/irn/1 i a o eVioviff n f field telling hirn that the man who die the killing was in jail here. Hensinger is a man of pleasant and intelligent appearance and good address He says he lives in Chattanooga Tenn., where he has a home and a wife and child. He was superintend end of the dining room for the whites at Parr Shoals; had been there little more than a week.?The State. Mr. Booth Resting Well. A. W. Booth, who was shot Sundaj , at Parr Shoals, was resting wel when inquired for at a local infirma ry last evening.?Thursday's State. Mr. J. M. Rison, who is ninety-tw( years of age, has been quite sic! for about two weeks, but is slowlj improving. Mr. Gison, so far as w( know, is next to the oldest man in th< i. iel i5rnn"tt, aee< ninety-four, being the oldest. Mr Rison is the father of Mr. Theo, Rison, and is Held in the highest es teem by all who know him. EXECUTED )F GEN. FELIX DIAZ BROTHER OF DEPOSED PRESIDENT WAS A POWERFUL MAN a jl voivtvitt/ iviauviu tt as i/c" posed by His Own Generals ? Gen. Victoriano Huerta, Commander of Federal Troops, Who Have Been Fighting Diaz, Proclaimed Provincial President. Mexico City, Feb. 19.?Gustavo Madero, brother of the deposed president, was removed from the penitentiary at 9 o'clock this morning and executed. It is presumed that this was done by order of Felix Diaz under the notorious "fugitive law." Former President Madero was taKen under a heavy guard from the palace and lodged in the arsenal. Had Madero succeeded in defeating Diaz, there is little doubt that bloody reprisals would have been made. "These Who Should Die", is the caption on an official Maderist document found last night. In this list of proscribed ? were twenty-two names of prominent men, including Francisco Delabara," Jesus Flores Magon, Manuel Calero and Dr. Casquez Gomez. For some days Delabara has believed he was in danger of being assassinated. He hid in the British legation, where he heard numerous inruuis nau oeen maue vo capture , him. Rebel troops will not be lejnoved from their positions for several days, as disorders are feared. , 4' ^ ** Gustavo Madero was generally regarded as a more powerful man than v the president himself. He was one ' ( time minister of finance and visiteo ' % the United States early in 1911. Madero, arrested in the national pal- ~ ace this afternoon by General Blanquet, one of his own commanders, was forced to sign his resignation , from the presidency. General Victoriano Huerta, com. , mander of the federal troops which have been fighting Diaz, has been proclaimed provisional president. Gustavo Madero and all the cabi net ministers, with the exception of Ernesto Madero, are under arrest The vice president of the republic, | Jose Pino Suarez, still is at liberty, i but in hiding. The American ambassador and the other foreign diplomats held a con ference at the American embassy this evening to discuss re-establishment ; of order and further protection of foreign residents. Tonight the Zocalo, the great plaza in front of the palace, was jammed i with a delirious crowd, with banners inscribed, "Peace" and "Liberty," i shouting for Diaz, Huerta, Blanquet and Mondragon. Women members of the Madero i family who were in Chapultepec cas tie, were whisked away in automo. . biles by friends, who had learned i of the coup at the national palace. Telegrams have been sent to the . governers of the states notifying . them of the proclamation of Huerta | as provisional president and also to the military commanders, assuring . them that general elections will be . held to select a president. Genera' Huerta made a speech , from the balcony of the palace to . the assembled crowds. He declared he had no personal ambition and an' nounced himself as military governr% r nnrl Hpnovii' Rlonnnot oa m ilif o I commander of the federal district. It is fully believed that a definite . agreement will be reached between , the rebel forces and General Huerta. , The negotiations will be conducted i through the American embassy. Huerta received a commission from i the diplomatic corps. He said he . had assumed the provisional presidency and would deliver it to whom, ever congress designated. General Felipe Angeles, refusing ' to support the movement, was placed I under arrest. Fire Loss and Child Burned. A tenant house belonging to Mr. F. > M. Adams, of Adamsburg, was dec stroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon [ about 5 o'clock. Norman Giles, a > colored man and his family lived in 1 the house. The youngest child was horribly burned. The house and con'm tents were totally destroyed. There was no insurance.