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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-22
MURDER MOST FOUL!
TWO APPARENTLY HARMLESS
MEN KILLED NEAR HERE.
Both the Murderers and the Motive
UnknoWn,-Three Negroes
Arrested on Suspicion.

. OnknOWT,-l HTee NeSfSco
Arrested on Suspicion.
Perhaps the mo das'ardly deed
ever committed Oil Williamsburg
count V soil was the double muruer
causing the death of two appar'
emily harmless Italians, which oc-
CURED about four miles below
kingstree, near SaiterS, last Sat.
rrday night. Both The murdered
men and The murderers are un
known.
The murder was discovered by
Mr.. Ed. McClary, a young farmer,
who lives near Salters> about Z
o'clock Sunday morning. Mr.. Nc
Clary was passing the scene, total
~ unaware of any terrible crime
having been committed, when his
dog began a loud barking and
bowling near ditch. Mr. Nicola
ry went over to the ditch to see
what was attracting the dogs al
tentior, and was horrified to see
lying in the ditch the body Of a
white man. cold and stiff in death.
Wr. McClary hurried toSalters and
reported his discovery. At once
a large crowd went to the scene
and viewed the remains OF the un-
fortunate foreigner. The crowd
rapidly increased in numbers, al
most every one being armed. One
Of the party strolled into the edge
Of he woo:.s near by, and there
found another dead body, that of
an old man, with gray beard. I'm
mediately a search for more bodies
was Instituted, but, OF course, none
were found.
BY this time all was excitement.
No one seemed TO know just what
| to 10. The murdered men were
total strangers, and seemed to be
tramps and no motive could be
found for The murder. 1t was af-
terwards learned that the men
were peddlers and had been
seen with peddler's pack.
In the search for more bodies, a
valise was found. This was de-
scribed to us by Magistrate LiiraSe,
who held the inquest, as ga can
vass covered telescope, about fif-
teen by twentyfour inches in size."
This was near rait fence, in
thick portion of the woods. The
valise had been opened and nearly
everything taken away. A coat,
a pair of gloves and one or two
other little articles were found
near by. A certified copy of nat
uralization papers was found in
the vallse, bearing the name Terge
Viregeneo, which probably was one
of the murdered men, bit there is
nothing whatever to show which
of the men the papers belonged to
About four o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon Magistrate j. q. Lifrage
summoned jury and held an in
quest. The atopsy was made by
DIR. l. N. Boyd. His testimony
was all that was brought out before
the coroner's jury. The examina
tion showed that the young mans
throat was cut in three places, his
skull was fractured, and rifle ball
had passed through the body,
piercing the heart. The old mans
throat had been cut from ear to
ear. the head being almost severed
from the body The jury returned
the following verdict:
ave, the jury, find that two un
known men came to their death,
one from a gun-shot wound, and
the other from having his throat
cut, by parties unknown to the
jury"
In the meantime, posses had
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-22
ITEMS Of LOCAL. INTEREST.
ACOlUMN OF M WS PICKED
UP AROUND TOWN
And Put Into Short Paragraphs
For Quick Reading BY
Busy People.

S"NeIai Gays III hdbHihS 'HI'
week.
Editor W. David Shaw. Of Lake
City, spent Saturday in Kings
tree.
DR.. r. j. McCabe returned last
: Saturday from an extended trip to
Georgetown.
Mr.. Willie Dunlop visited his
parents, near Indiant0wn, last
Friday and Saturday. !
Messrs. S. NJ. Beatty, and J: G.
Carson, Of CadeS, were in town
on business last Saturday.
The Rev.'J. E. Dunlop condue-
ted services at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ii. Edwards,
of Timmonsvitle, spent Sunday
with the la:ter's parents in Kings
tree.
Old man Seeby w9s carried to
Columbia and placed in the State
Hospital for the Insane, last Sat
urday.
Several people from Fowlers,
Indiantown and other places came
i'm Sunday TO attend services at
the Episcopal and Presbyterian
churches.
The Rev. Robt. A. Few, pastor
OF the Methodist church near In
diantown, was married last Ties
day to Miss .Tryphosa Davis, of
Manning.
Col. =. PRESLEY Barron, Of
Manning, spent day or two in
Kingsiree last week, attending to
legal business.
Mr.. Tom Sudlow, the superin-.
! iendant of the electric light plant
7 sat Florence, was in kingstree last
Friday putting up new 'ele-
phone line from the Coleman
Hotel to the depot.
Mr.. w. Z. Cook, of Scranton,
was in Kinystree several ,ayS
this aud last week. Mr.. Cooks
numerous friends were glad to see
HIM on our streets again, and he
was equally as pleased to meet
them.
Why send off for your job print
ing when you can get it done just
as cheap and get as good work
right at home2 Patronize home
industries and get the work on
shorter notice. Give US a trial.
DR.. Liston Johnson returned
from the Baltimore (Md.) Midical
College last Friday night, a full
fedged "M. D." DR.. johnson is
young mano great ability and
will no doubt earn a position of
high rank in the medical profes-
sion.
Misses Hattie Kershaw and
Mabel Rollins, of Lake City visi-
ted the family Of T. NJ. Gilland
ESQ.,, last week. Miss Kershaw
returned to Lake City Monday
morning, but Miss Rollins remain
ed in kingstree and attended the
hopsTuesday night.
Joe Hamlin and Willie Young,
two ebony-hued youths, were
arrested at Cades last Saturday
charged with burglarizing the
store of Mr.. E. S. Sauls, near
Fewlers. The negroes were given
a preliminary hearing before Mag
istrate j. II. V. Gaskins, at Lake
City, and were committed ia Jail
to await TRAIL at the coming
term of court.
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and he wired to Florence for blood
hounds, but, for some reason, did
not get them.
AS soon as the news of the hor,
rible murder reached Kin&stree.
scores of our citizens went to the
scene and viewed the bodies. AL
most every man in The enormous
crowd around the murdered men
was heavily armed. Suspicion
was attached to three strange he.
groes, who had committed other
criminal acis around Sallers, and
a description of them was tele-
graphed in every direction. Armed
men watched the streets OF Salters.
Kinsstree and Lake City all of
Sunday night, but The murderers
then had a iwenty-four hours start
on their flight, Three negroes,
filling the description Of the sup
posed murderers. passed through
Lake City early Sunday morning,
but no one there knew at that
time anything. of the murder.
About two o'clock MnnGiay af-
ternoon operator Grimsley, of Lake
City, wired Mr.. Ii. A. Graham
that three negroes had just been
arrested there. on suspicion. AS
soon as the.fact was made known
to sheriff Daniel ..he wired mayor
Severance TO hold The prisoners
until he could send for them. MIR.
Daniel, accompanied by Mr.. H. G.
Askins, "A special deputy, and q
reporter for The County Record,
went to Lake City Monday eve
ming, and the negroes were brought
to Kingstree Monday night. A
large crowd met the sheriff at the
depot upon his return with the
prisoners. Threats of lynching if
the negroes proved to be the right
parties were heard here Monday,
but the crowd at the depot was
very orderly and quiet.
Our reporter interviewed sever
al prominent men in Lake City.
and was told by all Of them that
the prisoners were not the three
men seen there Sunday. Opon
being interrogated, the negroes
gave us their names, ages and ad
dresses as follows: Oscar Sim
mons, age II, 10 Short street; Nat
Phelphs, age II, 26 Burns lane.
and Joseph Richardson, age 19, 16
Market street, all of Charleston.
They all told pretty much the
same tale, which was. prepared
for publication, but was left out
after an interview with Mr.. NJ. j.
McMarus, of the Charleston detec-
tive force.
Sheriff Daniel received a tele-
gram from. Mr.. j. Elmore Martin,
chief of Charleston's police force,
telling him that the negroes were
wanted in Charleston. Mr.. Nc
Manus was sent.up Tuesday after
noon, and interviewed the three
boys. When seen by The County
Record man, Mr.. McManus said
that Simmons was wanted for rob
bing a house on Savage street, in
Charleston, two months ago. Rich
ard and Simmons have not long
been released from prison in Rich
mond, Va. All three boys are
we'll known to the the Charleston
police. When questioned as to
what Phelphs and Richardson did
| in Charleston that he should want
them, the detective smiled and
replied dryly that he did not want
them, they were only. "needed
there at times. While the detect.
i've talked freely on some points,
he was non committal on others.
IN evidence discovered Yesterday,
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don't fail to call and ex.
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buying elsewhere. We
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

fly at each other's threats. There is
truce. Each says the other is regular
peach" and both are more than anxious
to have harmony prevail. Mr.. Hanna
holds the purse;strings. 1t is said that
he had nearly SlDO0.O0O left over from
the national campaign. and that half as
much has been subscribed since his can
dldacy has been made known. With
this vast sum at ,his disposal to start, he
hopes and feels assured that he will be
returned to the' senate, there to con-
tinue his labors for and on behalf of his
brethren Of the trusts. Mr. Foraker
knows that Hanna owns Mckinley, and
that no patronage can be doled out or
distributed in Ohio except by Hanna's
direction. So he is willing to submit
for the time being. He knows also that
Hanna could defeat him for reelection
three years hence, when the legislature
that will choose his successor is to be
elected. All factions are gradually COM
ing together under the influence of
Hanna's money and Mr.. Mckinley's pat
ronage. Meanwhile Mr. Hanna is going
up and down the state telling the people
how good and patriotic he is. We hope
the people OF Ohio will not allow them
selves to be fooled again. If they do,
they will be entitled to no sympathy.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

there were passages in it and occasional
estness upon the part of the speaker
that warrant the inference that he is
capable of the highest flights Of oratory,
and that when his intellectual powers
are fully aroused and his combativeness
set on edge that he would sweep an
audience along with him with the
powers OF veritable cyclone. He APP
pears to combine religious with political
enthusiasm. At times one would think
ne was not politcian-he talks so
much like one of those pious old elders
of the Methodist Church, who in his
quarterly visltations from place to place
prefaCed his sermon at each appoint-
ment with the same remark: Once
more. my friends, I've come among YOU
MIR. Bryan uses this familiar and fra
ternal expression. my friends, very fire.
quently and quite unctiously, and thus
places his audience In full sympathy
with himself He thus secures a place
III their esteem-in their affections, we
might say, and holds these confidential
relations to the end, and departs or
separates from the audience bearing
with HIM their good wishes and earnest
hopes for the gentleman's success as q
candidate for the highest office in the
gift Of the American people. This at a
first glance and first impression, is
the way w. j. Bryan appears He
doesn't excite animosity, heart burnings,
hatred, envy or malice; he doesn't an
tagonize by his speeches; he attracts,
amuscs. interests and instructs by both
conservative and radical statements, in
terspersed and embelished by simple
and apt illustrations Mr. Bryan is a
man who would make friends even in
an 'cnemy's country Our opinion is
that Bryan, in addition to his we'll
known abilities. native and acquired
has an excellent knowledge Of human
nature and knows just how to touch its
springs. making it respond to his touch
as we'll rs the most adroit politician be-
fore the American people of today"
That is the impartial opinion of an
honest opponent of William Jennings
Bryan. How different from the biased
opinions expressed by the New York
Sun (Which claims to shine for alD, by
the Chicago Tribune, and by the Mime
3nolS Journali
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25
WILLIAM J, BRYAN.

Since the day that William J. Bryan
was nominated by the national De-
mocracy at Chicago for president Of the
United States the putocratic press of
the country has poured torrent Of
vituperation on his devoted head. He
has been abused, ridiculed and misrepre-
sented by the subsidized organs Of the
trusts and corporations. so that a Eli
ropean who reads the attacks upon him
Is led to think that he was the standard
bearer OF the lawlcss and anarchistic
elements of the American population.
The champion of the people has not
been disturbed by the animadversions
of his political opponents: his equanim-
clsm; he pursues the even tenor Of mis-
way, and never retallates upon his de-
famers. No wonder that the man who
maintains such mastery control Of his
temper under great provocation has won
the admiration Of those who honestly
differ with him.
There are undoubtedly many Rcplb-
leans and Democrats who are sincere
in their adhesion to the single gold
standard, and who would gladly favor
the reconciliation of silver did they
think it would be for the best interests
of the country. Such men are open to
conviction, and will not question the
patriotism Of fellow citizens who hold
contrary opinions from themselves.
They are willing to hear both sides OF
the case with their minds Invested CT
prejudice and bear testimony to the
honesty of others who differ widely from
them in their views.
When on his recent lecture tour in
Montana William J. Bryan had among
his audience at Livingston the editor of
the Post. Mckinley organ, and The
estimate he formed of the idol of the
Democracy does him infinite credit
Among other complimentary things he
said of William J. Bryan. editorially:
Ills address In this city was not what
could be called an eloquent one. but
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

Referring to the extraordinary an
nouncement Of Clothing by the T. M.
Roberts Supply House in this issue. we
wish to state that we have had the oppor-
tunity of going through this immense
stock, housed in sky-scraping ware
houses, big as little farms, filled to the
brim from cellar to roof with all kinds
of goods. Our relations with this firm
have always been pleasant, and while
we are satisfied that they are able to,
and will do you good, we wish to call our
readers attention to the fact that we
are making this test ad whereby we
want to convince the firm that The
Irish Standard is doing them good
Therefore, dear reader and friend in
ordering always use the letter S as this
after the number suggests that you
you to send the sheet to have the
samples pasted on and returned We
know a great many Of our patrons keep
a file of The Standard and would rather
lose suit Of clothes than to have their
file broken, SO send in your sheet, for
the samples, send us a postal card and
we will send you an extra copy free.
We feel that this page is an opportuni-
ty for all concerned and we will be very
much disappointed If our patrons don't
take advantage Of it. And this all the
more when big money can he saved NV
SO doing.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25
Public Pulsations.
Editor Irish Standard:

Editor Irish Standard:
l have got into little discussion with
a friend Of mine over the bond issues
of the last Cleveland administration.
My friend holds that the said bonds were
payable in gold coin, and my contention
is that they are payable in legal tender
money of the United States. How is it.?
p. H. McGovern, Rochester, MINI.
The bond issues of the last Cleveland
administration are payable in COIN
gold or silver. President Cleveland
strongly urged upon congress to insert
the word gold" claiming that il this
were done he could get much better
rate of interest from the bond syndi-
of dollars, but congress rejected the pro-
position for the reason that all former
bond issues were payable in legal tender
and it was the opinion of a majority
of the members of the senate and house
that if these last bond issues were made
payable in gold coin it would be a dis
elimination against the holders Of our
bonds of prior issues. Congress there
fore enacted that they be made payable
in "coin," even though a higher rate Of
interest was charged. AS matter Of
fact, however, all United States bonds,
as fast as they mature. are being paid
in gold coin If demanded, this precedent
having been established by Secretary Of
the Treasury Foster during President
Harrison's administration, although
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

The men who are going to Ireland from
the United States in 1898 to celebrate
the centennial of the Irish rebellion
are willing and ready to cooperate with
the Irish parliamentary leaders in
averting the threatened calamity to
their kith and kin in the old land. Let
the Irish people themselves attend to
this grave matter. The base, brutal and
bloody British government will be only
glad to see a repetition Of the disas-
trous famine Of fifty years ago when
over million of the Irish people died
Of hunger and were buried In coffinless
graves. No confidence should be placed
in British statesmen, and the Irish
Celts ought to be we'll convinced of the
fact by this time.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

F. Allen McQuary, a former news
paper man in Mountain Grove, Missou-
ri, left that town May 20, attired in
purple plush, wearing helmet and
sword Of ancient style and riding a
charger, to ride around the world and
win wife and $4,000 on the side. He
must make the trip in eighteen months
CIR lose the wager. He must secure the
signature of the postmaster in every
town he visits, the governor of every
state he passes through and the ruler
of every country he enters. This young
man fell in love with pretty Arkansas
maid and her father compelled him to
sign the above agreement. The pro-
spective father-in-law furnished two
large dogs. If the young man returns
with both he is to receive the girl and
$4,000. If one dog is missing $4,000; if
both are gone, $4,000. But if he circles
the globe he will get his sweetheart at
any rate. He will visit Cuba and must
obtain the signatures of General Gomez
and General Weyler.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

Some time ago Rev. G. A. Lambert,
Ill. D., the renowned editor of the New
York Freeman's Journal, wrote an edi-
torial on the blue laws of Massachu-
sets and Connecticut, in which he quot
ed some sections from them, showing
their Puritanical nature, as for instance:
A mother was forbidden to kiss her
child on Sunday; husbands and wives
were forbidden to kiss each other under
severe penalties; men were forbidden to
walk in their gardens or on the street
on the Sabbath, and SO on. A corre-
spondent wrote to the editor of the
"Notes and Queries department of the
st. Paul Pioneer Press, asking if such
laws were ever enacted, and the man
of universal knowledge answered in the
negative, saying that it has been often
demonstrated that there never was 4
code Of blue laws in either of the states
mentioned. DR.. Lambert undertakes to
prove from recognized authorities that
the encyclopedia man Of the Pioneer
Press is greatly mistaken, and that he
needs to revise the information given to
his correspondent on this subject.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

Though the gold-bug organs try to
belittle William J. Bryan and ridicule
his utterances. the leading Republicans
of the country. including Thomas
Bracket Reed, Lyman ]. Gage and Con-
gresham Dingley. deem it necessary to
attempt reply to his famous letter in
the New York World of Sept. S. In COM
parison with Bryan's letter, the replies
OF his critics appear at a great disad-
vantage.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

In sermon last Sunday, at the
Church Of the Redeemer, DR.. Shutter
said he did not believe that persons
for the reason that they don't recognize
each other on earth. He declared that
persons occupy adjoining pews In church
from the beginning OF the year to it's
close without speaking to one another.
That is the case in the Catholic churches
more than in the Protestant temples OF
worship.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

ancestors, through long line Of Irish
kings, date back to B. c. $50, by more
or less ascertained chain of descent,
till we arrive at Heremon, king Of
ireland. Without doubt our Queens
pedigree carries us back to long line
OF Irish kings, who. one thousand four
hundred years ago. naugurated the
Scottish and English chain of descent.
and it is plain that the reigning dy-
nasty of today was Irish at one epoch
of it's existence"
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

A writer in the London Spectator
from the German hive" but descend
ant of Celtic kings. This Is what he
says: "The most ancient blood flowing
in the veins of the Queen is Irish blood.
King James I. OF England and vi. Of
Scotland James pedigree can be
traced back to King Kenneth II. of
Scotland "a. d .S54) and to King Fear
gus More, OF Argylshire GA. D. 4S7.
The latter came from Ireland and his
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

Gen. Goblin. commander of the militia
at Hazleton, Pa, graciously condcscend-
ed to allow warrants to be served on
Sheriff Martin and his deputies charg-
ing them with the murder of "a miners
at Latimer, ON Sept. 10. They were
given preliminary hearing before
Judges Lynch and Bennett and gave
bail in $4,000 each for their future APP
pearance in court
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

Arthur ]. Balfour recently lectured in
Scotland on Robert Burns and in his
eulogy of the national bard declared,
amidst shouts of applause. that four
such geniuses as Scott, Burns. Carlyle
and Stevenson cannot be found in the
literature OF any either country. Upon
which Labby in London Truth has The
following comment: | think that Eng
land can more than match this quar-.
tet with Shakespeare. Milton, Defoe and
Byron. Then in other countries how
about Homer Sophucles, Plato, Thucydl-
des, in Greece; or Goethe. Heine. Schil-
Ter, and Kant, in Germany: Rabelais,
Montague, Moliere, and Voltaire. in
France; and Virgil, with Aristotle aud
Catullus and Dante, in Italy.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

Attorney General Joseph j. Mckenna
has rendered a decision on the notorious
section % of the Dingley bill which i'm
posed discriminating duties on goods
coming from abroad by way OF Canada
and upon foreign goods arriving in this
country in British vessels. In effect he
denies the Interpretation sought to be
put on the section in the interest OF
monopoly. The conspiracy of Steve FL
kins has been defeated by the decision.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

G. 8. Kilgore, the famous Texas con-
gresham, is on his death bed. He made
himself national reputation by defying
Speaker Reed and breaking down door
in the hall of representatives. He was
appointed United States Judge of the In
dian Territory by Grover Cleveland.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

The London Times and the New York
Sun have the unique distinction of up
plauding the murderers Of the Pennsyl-
vania coal miners. We are not sur
prised in the least at the London
"strumpet," but what is the matter with
the New York luminary which formerly
boosted OF Shining for sill' Charles
A. Dana's paper is not what it used
to be. 1t Is now a Republican sheet.
out-and-out, and is the subservicnt
mouthpiece Of the syndicates and trusts.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

A typographical error crept into a
Minneapolis evening paper in its &c
count of the conservation of Bishop
Trobec, in which the word notorious"
was placed before the name of an cs-
esteemed ecclesiastic for the word mo
tarius." The intelligent operator of the
machine used his own judgment in the
matter and the weary-eyed proof reader
let it pass uncorrected.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

the Chicago platform cannot be blinked
at even in New York. In Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska, and every other
state where conventions have been held,
the Democrats shouted for Bryan and
16 TO I. National and state committee
men from all quarters of the Union, in
response to inquiry by the World, re.
affirm their allegiance to Bryan and his
platform"