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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25

branch of the next general assembly
shall, after such an election, and be-
fore another, ratify the same amend
ment or amentmeDts by yeas and
nays, the same shall become part of
the Constitution: Provided, That such
amendment or amendmentsshall have
been read three times, or three several
eral days, in each house.
Sec. 3. If two or more amendments
shall be submitted at the same time
they shall be submitted in such man
ner that the electors shall vote for or
against each of such amendments sep
arately.
Sec. 5. Whenever two thirds of the
members elected to each branch of the
general assembly shall think it nee
essary to call a convention to revise,
amend or change this Constitution,
they shall recommend to the electors
to vote for or against convention at
the next election for representatives
and if a majority of all the electors
voting at said election shall have vot-
ed for a convention, the general as.
sembly shall, at its next session, pro
vide by law for calling the same; and
such convention shall consist of a
number o. members equal to that OF
the most numerous branch of the gen.
eral assembly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25
ARTICLE XIV.
EMINENT DOMAIN.

Section /. The State shall have con
current jurisdiction on all rivers boz
dering on this State, so far as such
rivers shall form a common boundary
to this and any other State bounded
by the same; and they, together with
all navigable waters within the limit:
of the State, shall be common high
ways and forever free, as we'll to the
inhabitants of this State as to the
citizens of the United States, without
any tax or ilnpost therefor, unless the
same be expressly provided for by the
general assembly.
sec. 3. The title of all lands and
other property which have heretofore
accrued to this State by grant, gift,
purchase, forfeiture, escheats or other
wise shall vest in the State of South
Carolina, the same as though no change
had taken place
Sec. 3. The people of the State are
declared to possess the ultimate prop
perty in and to all lands within the
jurisdiction of the State, and all lands
the title to which shall fail from defect
of heirs shall revert or escheate to the
people
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25
ARTICLE, MI.

CHARITABLE AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Section /. Institutions for the care
of the insane, blind, deaf and dumb
and the poor shall Away be fostered
and supported by this State, and shall
be subject to such regulations as the
general assembly may enact
Sec. 3. The regents of the State hos.
pital for the insane and the superin,
tendent thereof, who shall be a ply.
sician, shall be appointed by the gov
ernor, by and with the advice and
consent Of the senate. All other ply,
sicians, officers and employees of the
hospital shall be appointed by the re,
gents, unless otherwise ordered by the
general assembly.
Sec. .. The respective counties OF
this State shall make such provision
as may be determined by law for all
those inhabitants who by reason OF
age, inirmities and misfortune may
have a claim upon the sympathy and
aid Of society.
Sec. i The directors of the beneCo-
lent and penal State institutions which
may be hereafter created shall be ap,
pointed or elected as the general as
semoly may direct.
Sec. 5. The directors and superin,
tendent of the penitertiary shal. be
appointed or elected as the general as
sembiy may direct
Sec. 6. All convicts sentenced to
hard labor by any of the courts IN
this State may be employed upon the
public works of the State or Of the
counties and upon the public high
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25
ARTICLE XIV.
MPEACHMENTS

Section l. The house of representa-
tives shall have the sole power of i'm
peachment. A vote of two-thirds OF
all the members elected shall be re-
quired for an impeachment. Any Of
icer impeached shall thereby be sus-
pended from Office until judgment in
the case shall have been pronounced
and the Office shall be filled during
the trial in such manner as may be
provided by law.
Sec. 3. All impeachments shall be
tried by the senate, and when sitting
for that purpose they shall be under
oath or affirmation. No person shall
be convicted except by a vote of two
thirds of all the members elected.
When the governor is impeached, the
chies justice of the supreme court, or,
if he be disqualified, the senior JUS
tice shall preside, with a casting vote
in all preliminary questions.
Sec. 3. The governor and all other
executive and judicial officers shall be
liable to impeachment; but judgment
in such cases shall not extend further
than removal from office. The per-
sons convicted, shall, nevertheless, be
liable to Indictment, trial and punish
ment according to law.
Sec. 4. For any willful neglect Of
duty, or other reasonable cause, which
shall not be sufficient ground of i'm
parchment, the governor shall remove
any executivive or judicial officer on
the address of two-thirds Of each house
of the general assembly: Provided,
That the cause or causes for which
said removal may be required shall be
stated at length 10 such address, and
entered on the journals of each house:
And provided, further, That the otii-
Ger intended to be removed shall be no
titled of such cause or causes, and
shall be admitted to hearing in his
own defense, or by his counsel, or by
both, before any vote for such address
and in all cases the vote shall be taken
by yeas and nays, and be entered on
the journals of each house respective.
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ways.
Sec. T. Provision may be made by
the general assembly for the estab-
lishment and maintenance by the
State of reformatory for juvenile Of
fendors separate and apart from hard,
ened criminals.
Sec. S. The governor shall have
power to fill all vacancies that may
occur in the Offices aforesaid, except
where otherwise provided for, with
the power of removal until the next
session of the general assembly and
until a successor or successors shall be
appointed and confirmed.
Sec. 8. The penitentiary andthe con,
victs thereto sentenced shall forever
be under the supervision and control
of officers employed by the State; and
in case any convicts are hired or farm,
ed out, as may be provided by law.
their maintenance, support, medical
attendance and discipline shall be
under the direction of officers detailed
for those duties by the authorities OF
the penitentiary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25

thirds of the qualified electors Of this
State, voting on the question. shall be
in favor of increasing the debt, guar
anty, endorsement or loan of its cred
it, none shall be created ormade And
any debt contracted by the State shall
be BY loan on State bonds. of amounts
not less than $50 each bearing interest,
payable not more than 10 years after
final passage of the law authorizing
such debt. A correct registry OF all
such bonds shall be kept by the treas
urer in numerical order, so as to al
ways exhibit the number and amount
unpaid, and to whom severally made
payable And the general assembly
shall levy an annual tax sufficient 10
paw the annual interest on said bonds.
Sec IL. Suitable laws shall be pass
ed by the general assembly for the
safe keeping. transfer and disburse-
ment of the State, country and school
funds: and all officers and other per-
sons charged with the same shall keep
an accurate entry of each sum received,
and of each sum received, and of each
payment and transfer and shall give
such securi y for the faithful discharge
of such duties as the general assembly
may provide. And it shall be the
duty Of the general assembly 10 pass
laws making embezzlement Of such
funds a felony, punishable by fine and
imprisonment. proportioned to the
amount of the deficiency or EN- bezzle-
ment, and the party convicted of such
felony shall be disqualified from ever
holding any office of honor or emolu-
ment in this State: Provided, how
ever. that the general assembly, by
two-thirds vote, may remove the dlsa-
bility upon payment in full of the
principal and interest of the sum en-
bezzled.
Sec. 13. The general assembly shall
provide for the assessment of all prop
erty for taxation; and State, county,
township, school, municipal and all
other taxes, shall be levied on the
same assessment, which shall be that
made for State taxes; and the taxes for
the subdivision of the State shall be
levied and collected by the respective
fiscal authorities thereof.
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ARTICLE XIII.
MILITIA

Section l. The militia of this State
shall consist of all able-bodied male
citizens of the State between the ages
of is and As years, except such persons
as are now or may be exempted by the
laws of the United States of this State,
or who from religious scruples may be
averse to bearing arms, and shall be
organized, oficered, armed, equipped
and disciplined as the general assem-
bly, may by Law direct.
Sec. 3. The volunteer and militia
forces shall except for treason, felony
and breach of the peace be exempt
from arrest by warrant or other pro
cess while in active service or attend,
ing muster or the election of officers,
or while going to or returning from
either of the same.
Sec. 3. The governor shall have the
power to call out the volunteer and
militia forces, either or both, to exc,
cute the laws, repel invasions, suppress
instructions and preserve the public
peace.
Sec. 1. There shall be an adjutan;
and inspector general elected by the
qualified electors of the State at the
same time and in the same manner as
other State officers, who shall rank as
brigadier general, and whose duties
and compensation shall be prescribed
by law. The governor shall, by and
with the advice and consent of the
senate, appoint such other staff officers
as the general assembly may direct.
Sec. 5. The general assembly is
hereby empowered and required, as its
first session after the adoption of this
, onstitution, to provide such proper
and liberal legislation as will guaran
tee and secure an annual pension tc
every INDECENT or disabled Confeder.
ate soldier and sailor of this State and
of the late Confederate States who are
citizens of this State, and also to the
INDECENT widows of Confederate sol
diers and sailors.
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ARTICLE XVI.
AND REVISION OF THE
CONSTITUTION

Sec. /. Any amendment OF amend
ments to the constitution may be pro-
posed in the senate or house of repre-
sentatives. If the same be agreed to
by two-t thirds Of the members elected
to each house, such amendment or
amendments shall be entered on the
journals respectively, with the yeas
and nays taken thereon and the same
shall be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State at the next gen
eral election thereafter for representa-
tives; and if a majority of the electors
qualified to vote COR members of the
general assembly, vcIing thereon, shall
vote in favor of such amendment Or
amendments, and a majority of each
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25
FINANCE AND TAXATION.

Section 1. The general assembly
shall provide by law for a uniform
aud equal rate of assessment and tax
alton, and shall prescribe regulations
to secure just valuation for taxation
OF all property, real, personal and
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Evening star., 1895-06-08

never sent. There was suspicion and the
letter was found in a pocket and read
Then there was meeting, and Gerard was
confronted with his; letter. He could say
nothing but 'Je la ne'-found no explana-
tion but that. There was much noise and
she had observed from a staircase from
which one might see through ventilating
hole. Gerard had much fear-very much
fear. His face was white and it moved; he
prayed for mercy, and they talked of kill
ing him. 1t was discussed how he should
be killed, and the poor Gerard was more
terrified. He was made to take off his col
lar, and razor was drawn across his
throat, though without cutting him. till he
tainted. Then water was flung over him,
and he was struck in the face till he
Vived. He again repeated "Je la ME, je
Ia nie"' and nothing more. Then one
struck him with bottle and another with
stick. The point of a knife was put
time he did not faint, but cried softly, as
man who is drunk, "Je la ME, je la nie,''
So they tied handkerchief about his neck
and twisted it. :ill his face grew purple and
black, and his eyes were round and ter
rible, and then they struck his face and he
tainted again. But they took away the
handkerehiefs aI having fear that they could
not easily get rid of the body If he were
killed. for there was no preparation. So
they decided to meet again and discuss
when there would be preparation. Where
lore they took him away to the rooms of
Jean Pingard in Henry street, Golden
square But Emile PinGard had gone out,
and Jean was drunk and slept and they lost
him. Jean Pingard downstairs-the
taller of the two. The other was but le
pauvre Pierre, who, with herself, was not
of the club. They worked only-they were
the keepers of the house. There was noth-
ing for which they should be arrested. and
she would give the police any information
they might ask.
"As I thought, you see,'' Hewitt said to
me, 1.-The mans nerves have broken down
under the terror and the strain, and
aSphaSia is the result. j think | told YOU
that the only articulate thing he could say
was 'Je Ia nie!' and we know how
tho Sc words were impressed on him till he
now pronounces them mechanically, with no
idea of their m eaning. Come we can do
no more here now. But wait a moment"
There were footsteps outside. The light
was removed, and a policeman went to the
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lowed one another all around the paper
which means preoccupation and uncon-
sciousress on the part of the man who
made them
But" 1 asked, "suppos!ng those loaves
to contain bombs, how We're the bombs
put there? Baking the bread round them
would have been risky, wouldn't it2'
Certainly. What they did was to cut
the loaves, each row down the center.
Then most of the crumb was scooped out,
the explosive inserted and the sides joined
up and glued. / thought you had spotted
the joints-though they certainly were
neat"
NO. I didn't examine closely Luigi of
course. had been told off for daily visit
to feed the horse, and that is how We
caught him.
'One suppcses so. They hadn't rearrang-
ed their plans as to going on with the
outrages after Gerard's detection. BY the
way, l noticed that he was accustomed to
driving when l first saw him. There was
an unmstakeable mark on his coat-iust
at the small of the back-that drivers get
who lean against rail in a cart
The loaveS were examined by official
experts. and, everybody now knows,
We're found to contain, as Hewitt had sup
posed. large charges of dynamite. What
became of some half dozen of the men
captured is also well known-their sem
terces were exemplary
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"Ah. then there's nothing in that.
don't think he lives there; by the bye, I
fancy he comes from more in the Seven
Dials CT Drury Lane direction. Did you
rotice anything about the man that gave
you clue to his occupation, or. at any
rate, to his habits?"
Cant say I did,
well, just take a look at the back of
his coat before he goes away-just over the
AS have said, Hewitt's messenger was
quick. 1 happened to be in, having lately
returned from latish lunch when he ar
rived with this note:
my Dear B.: meant to lunch with
you today, but have been kept. 1 expect
you are idle this afternoon, and 1 have a
case that will interest you-perhaps be use
full to you from journalistic point of view.
If you care to see anything of 1t, cab away
at once to Fftzroy Square, south side, where
IN meet you. 1 will wait no later than
$50. Yours, NJ. H"
1 had scarce quarter of an hour, SO
l seized my hat and left my chambers at
once. As it happened my cab and HeWitts
burst into Fitzroy from opposite sides al
most at the same moment, so that We lost
no time.
Come" said Hewitt taking my arm and
marching he off, I'VE are going TO look for
some stabling. Try to feel as though you'd
just set up d brou ,nam and had come out
to look for a place to put it in. I fear We
may have to delude some person with that
belief presently
Why what do you want stables for?
And why make me your eXcuse?"
LAS to what 1 want the stables for-real-
ly, I'm not altogether sure myself. AS TO
making you eXcuse-well, even the
humblest excuse is better than none. But
ccme. here are some stables. Not good
enough, though, even if any of them were
empty. Come on
We had stopped for an instant at the
entrance to small alley of rather dirty
stables, and Hewitt, paying apparently but
small attention to the stables themselves,
had looked sharply about him. with his
gaze in the air.
II know this part of London pretty well. y
Hewitt observed, "and | can only remember
one other range of stabling near by; we
must try that. AS matter of fact, I'm
coming here on little more than conjecture,
though l shall be surprised if there isn't
something in it. Do you know anything OF
arhasia?
Il have heard of it. of course, though l
can't say l remember ever knowing a
case
q have seen one todayzvery curious
case. The mans a Frenchman, discovered
helpless i'll the street by a policeman. The
OF ly thing he say that has any mean
ing in it at all is 'Je IL ME- and that he
says mechanically, without in the least
knowing what he is saying. And he can't
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Hewitt wished the man good day, and
made his way to the inspector.
''Well!' the inspector said. Not much to
be got out of him. is there? The doctor
will be sending for him presently"
Il fancy" said Hewitt. that this may
turn out a very important case. Possibly
quite possibly-I have not guessed correctly,
and so L won't tell you anything of it till
now is a messenger. Can 1 send some body
at once in cab to my friend Butt at his
chambers?'
Certainly; I'll find somebody. Want to
write a note?'
Hewitt wrote and dispatched a note,
which reached me in less than ten minutes.
Then he asked the inspector: Have you
searched the Frenchman?"
'Oh, yes; we went all over him when we
found lie couldn't explain himself, to see If
we could trace his friends or his address.
He didn't seem to mind, but there wasn't
a single thing in his pocket-not a single
thing, barring rag of a pocket handker-
chief with no marking on it,
You noticed that somebody had stolen
his watch. l suppose?"
.Well. he hadn't got one.'
But he had one Of those little vertical
butte onholes in his waistcoat used to fasten
watchguard TO. and 1t was much worn
and frayed. So that he must be in the
habit of carrying watch, and it is gone"
"Yes, and everything else, too, eh? Looks
like robbery. He's had knock or two in
the face-notce that?'
saw the eS anu llle cut, OF course,
and his collar has been broken away with
the back button-somebody has taken him
by the collar or throat. Was he wearing a
hat when he was found?'
No"
THAT would imply that he had only just
left a house. What street was he found
in?"
Henry street, little off Golden Square.
Low street, you know"
Did the constable notice a door open
rear by?''
The inspector shook his head. Half the
doors in the street are open," he said,
pretty nearly all day.
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CHAPTER II.

At a sign from Hewitt the loaf was re-
closer to the Frenchman, and pushed the
pen and the sheets of paper toward him.
The maneuver had it's result. The man
looked up and down the room vacantly
once or twice, and then began to turn the
paper over. From that he went to dipping
the pen In the inkpot, and presently he was
scribbling at random on the loose sheets.
Hewitt affected to leave him entirely alone,
and seemed to be absorbed in a contempla-
ton of a photograph of police division
brass band hanging on the wall, but he
saw every scratch the man made.
At first there was nothing but meaning
less scrawls and attempted words. Then
rough sketches appeared of a mans head,
a chair or whatnot. On the mantelpiece
stood a small clock, apparently sort of
humble presentation piece, the body of the
clock being set In horseshoe frame with
crossed whips behind it. After time the
Frenchman's eyes fell on this, and he be-
gan a rude sketch of it. That he relin-
sketches and scribblings on the same piece
Of paper, sketcning and scribbling over the
sketches in & half mechanical sort of way,
as of one who tries with pen during a
brown study. Beginning at the top left
hand corner of the paper he travelled round
It till he arrived at the left-hand bottom
corner. Then, dashing his pen hastily
across his last sketch, he dropped it, and
with a great shudder turned away again,
and hid his face by the fireplace.
Hewitt turned at once and seized the
papers on the table. He stuffed them all
into his coat pocket, with the exception of
the last which the man had been engaged
on, and this. fac smile of which is sub
joined, he studied earnestly for several
minutes.
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allowed to scribble and sketch as he
pleased, sooner or later he would do some
thing that would give me some sort of a
hint. I left him entirely alone and let him
do as he pleased. But l watched.
After all the futile scribble which you
have seen he began to sketch. First a
mans chair-just what he might happen to
see in the room. Presently he took to the
piece of paper you have before you. He
observed that clock and began to sketch it.
Then went on to other things, such as you
see, scribbling idly over most of them when
finished. When he had made the last of the
sketches, he made a hasty scrawl of his
pen over it and broke down-it had brought
his terror to his mind again-somehow.
II seized the paper and examined it close
ly. Now, just see. Ignore the clock, which
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Copyright 1925. by the anthorl

Copyright 1899, by the authorD
I have already said in more than one
place that Hewitt's personal relations with
the members Of the London police force
were of a cordial character. In the course
of his work it has frequently been Hewitt's
hap to learn of matters on which the po-
lice were glad of informa tion, and that in
formation was always passed on at once;
and so long as no infringement of regula-
tions or damage to public service was in
yolved Hewitt could always rely on re-
turn in kind.
1t was with message of a useful sort
that Hewitt one day dropped into Vine
street police station and asked for a par
ticular inspector. who was not in. Hewitt
sat and wrote note, and by way of max
Ing conversation said to the inspector on
duty: Anything very startling this way
today?'
Nothing very startling, perhaps as yet"
the inspector replied, but one of our chaps
picked up rather an odd customer a little
while ago. Lunatic of some sort, / should
think-in fact. I've sent for the doctor. to
see him. He's a foregner-a Frenchman,
1 believe. He seemed horribly weak and
faint, but the oldest thing occurred when
one of the men, thinking he might be hun
cry. brought in some bread. He went into
fits of terror at the sight of it. and wouldn't t
be pacified till they took 1t away again."
That was strange.
odd. wasn't it? And he was hungry,
too. They brought him some a little while
after, and ne didn't funk it bit. Pitched
into IL, in fact like anything, and ate it all
with some cold beef. It's the way with