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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-06-27
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
ACTED FOR SELF PROTECTION.
Negroes lynched Because They Were
Avowed Enemies of the Whites.

Negroes lynched Because They Were
Avowed Enemies Of the Whites.
The lynching of Prophet" Smith
and F. D. LELAND at Benton for con-
nection with the murder of John Gray
Foster, caused no commotion in
Shreveport The two negroes were
regarded as dangerous characters. and
there Is little comment on the mob's
action.
Evidence was discovered SC clearly
establishing the identity OF Smith and
McLand as enemies Of the white race
and dangerous elements among the ne
groes that their extinction came to be
regarded as essential to the preserva-
tion OF order in the parish.
AS it became the general belief that
Prince Edwards, the negro accused OF
the killing Of Foster, would never be
captured, the mob determined to act
without further delay.
Smith confessed, just before he was
lynehed, that he loaded the gun with
which Foster was killed.
Many letters OF an incendiary tenor
written by Smith and his followers,
we're found. Indications OF conspira-
cies against Cnier Lake, Of the Shreve-
port police, Foster and others ran
through the missives, and In connec-
ton with the minutes Of meeting Of
the Church of the Living Cod" OF
which Smith was the head, precipita-
ted the lynching.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
CALLED ON THE LORD
Negroes Prayed While Meeting
Death at Hands Of Mob.
ACCUSED OF FOSTERS MURDER
Mob at Benton, La, Finally Sati- :
ates Pent Up Anger BY Hang
ing "Prophet" Smith
and McLand.

A special from Shreveport, La, says:
Frank, better known as Prophet
Smith and F. D. McLand, held at Benz
ton for completely in the murder OF
John Gray Foster, were taken out by:
mob Wednesday night and strung
up to tree. They we're left dangling
side by side.
The lynching occurred on the Arkan-
sas road about one mile and a halt
from the Jail. Both negroes made
statements before death, denying that
they had anything to do with the kill.
ing.
Smith, who was the head Of the
Church of God" movement In that
! section, and was blamed as being re-
sponsible for the sentiment against
the whites which led to the death Of
Foster, died praying. McLand was
silent as he was swung up.
AS Smith was being led from the.
Jail prior to the execution he was
heard to say:
Lord. you promised to be with me
now"
There were about 200 men Ia the
mob and they oyerpowered the sher-
If and jailor, taking the keys away
from them. The lynchers claimed that
the execution of these negroes WIS
necessary to the preservation OF the
| lives Of white men In this locality.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
WILL ISSUE MORE STOCK.

Plant System Lines to Be Consolidated
Under ). r. and w. Corporation.
4 special meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railway Company was held in Sa-
vannah thursday, and 1t was decided
to issue 1851 additional shares OF
stock. The par value will. be 500 a
share, and $4,000 shares will be pre-
ferred, without voting power, while
the remaining shares will be common
stock, with full voting power. The
meeting was held in accordance with a
plan reached some months ago to con-
solidate the lines of the Plant system
under the corporation OF the Savannah,
Florida and Western. The roads to
be consolidated are the Savannah.
Florida AMI Western, the Charleston
and Savannah, the Brunswick and
Western, the Alabama Midland, the
Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf and
the Tampa and Thonotosassa. All have
long been under the Plant system,
with the stock owneo by the Plant In
vestment Company. Another meeting
of stockholders will be held on July
1st, when further details Will be COM
pleted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
Macarthur Reports.
MANY THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
Details Of Flood In Pocahontas Coal
Region Shows Terrible State
of Affairs.

Advices of Monday from Bluefield.
w. Va, state that details of the flood
in the Pocahontas Flat Top coal re-
gion fully bear out the worst fears Of
the extent of damage done. The work
of repairing railroad tracks, telephone
and telegraph lines is being pushed
with the vigor that the occasion de-
mands.
Thousands of people are homeless
and it is feared are without food, or at
the best with only food enough to last
several days until railroad communica-
ton is established. Men are at work
clearing away debris, recovering the
bodies of the dead. The dead are be-
ing augmented hour Relief trains
are running between Bluefield and the
stricken district and everything possi-
BILE is being done to relieve the suffer-
ing and restitution.
The latest estimate is that it will
take ten days to repair the Norfolk
and Western track Information from
the Tug river district is tc the erect
that the damage to the coal operations
in that region is not great, but that
the lumber interests have suffered con-
siderably.
Over 100 miles of track belonging to
the various operations are practically
a total loss. The rails are bent and
twisted like wires. Even the heavy
iron girders of the collapsed railroad
bridges were rendered useless. The
force of the flood is better understood
when it is explained that by reason OF
a long fill and a low iron bridge the
food was damned and a monster body
of water accumulated, probably as
large. a volume as was contained IN
the famous dam at Johnstown When
this obstruction gave way it let down
an immense volume of water on the
village and mining camps below.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
MET BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
coroner's Jury Investigating Brutal
Murder of Little 6erta Jaeiso1
Holds Fourth Session.

The fourth session Of the eoroner's,
jury, investigating the murder Of Berta
Jackson, was held behind closed doors
at Decatur, Ca, Wednesday afternoon,
the newspaper representatives being
excluded as well as spectators.
When the Jury fled from the ROOM
after four hours Of work. the an
nouncement was made that nothing
had been done which could be given.
out. The only matter that Attorney
Hooper Alexander made public was
that the jury would meet again Juae
2Sth.
Judging from the Witnesses who tea.
titled before the jury, the same old
ground was gone over for the fourth
time. The witnesses were r. S. Flow.
ers, Berta Jackson's adopted father;
Mrs. Flowers, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Flow.
ers' sister; the negro boys, Gathro EN-.
giish and Matt Willinghan. and Lewis
Gillian, q negro who works on q farm
adjoining Flowers dairy.
All OF these witnesses had been be-
fore the -coroner's jury, and they mnds'
substantially the same statements
that were made at prior sessions OF
the jury. I.
The iury seems to be out cunning.
without any ammunition 1t is the
concensus Of opinion that II skilled
detective had been placed on the case
Immediately, he might have been able
by now to furnish the jury with some
thing more tangible than suspicious.
Outside. wsrk by a detective has been
needed as well as inside work BY 9
jury.
It seems now as II suspicion Is being
directed to Matt Willingham. He y
the one witness who was caught IN 2
number of contradictory statements
as to his whereabouts on the day OF
the murder.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
Georqians Anxious to Exhibit.

Georgians Anxious to Exhibit.
That the commissioners of our sis
ter state of Georgia are working hard
to obtain an exhibit for the Charleston
show is evidenced in the following ap-
peal issued by them:
To the People of Georgia: The leg.
islature at its last session appropriated
$1,000 for an exhibit of Georgia's pro-
ducts at the Buffalo and Charleston ex-
positions. We went ahead and made
the best display we could under the
circumstances at buffalo. While other
states had t,:eir thousands for this
purpose, we had only few hundred
dollars. The matter of transportation
and installation exhausted nearly all
of the appropriation.
We find that it will be impossible to
make a proper exhibit at Charleston
unless the liberal hearted citizens of
Georgia come to our relief. 1t will
take $1,000 to make any exhibit at all.
It is not necessary to prove to you
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
Gaffney Criminal Court.

In the court of general sessions at
Gaffney, Judge Gage presiding, Jim
Jeter, tried for murder and convicted.
was sentenced to hard labor for life
in the state penitentiary. Nero Little
johns jury agreed on verdict OF
manslaughter and he was sentenced to
hard labor for three years.
Eliphas Dawkins, for burning his
wife to death last January, spends the
rest of his life in the penitentiary. Five
white men have been arraigned for
riot and assault and battery Of high
and aggravating nature with intent to
kill. At the calling Of the case their
attorney, G. w. Speer, made chal-
lenge to the array Of jurors on the
ground that there was no law in the
state for the drawing of juries. and If
there was then it was unconstitutional
in that it was local and special law.
Judge Gage practically admitted that
the law was unconstitutional, but pre-
ferred that the supreme court decide
the mater and overruled the motion.
The defendants were convicted of riot
and the case will go to the supreme
court. There were eight murder cases
at this term of court, but five Of them
were continued till next term.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
DR.. KERFooT DEAD.

CORRESPONDING Secretary OF Baptist
Home Mission Board Passes Away.
DR.. Franklin Howard Kerfoot, cor
responding secretary OF the home mis-
sion board of the Southern Baptist con-
yention. died Saturday night at MS
residence in Atlanta, Ca. after an ILL
ness covering a period of eight weeks.
DR.. Kerfoot went to the Southern Bap-
list convention which met In New o.
leans May 9th against the advice OF
his physicians, and, being too i'll to re-
main to the end of the session, return
>ed to Atlanta on the 11tn, since which
time he was unable to leave his bed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
PROFITABLE LAND DEAL.

vaIdosta Citizens Make Big Money
Handling Florida Real Estate.
The Georgia and Florida Land Com
panv had a meeting in Valdosta the
past week to divide the profits which
Inc company has earned since 1t was
organized a little lass than two years
ago. The dividend amounted to $685.
900, making a profit Of something over
s75 600 since the company was organ
lied with $4,000 capital two years
ago.
The company invested In timber
lands in Florida which were held for
awhile and then resold. Half OF their
holdings brought $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
SAYS BROTHER IS MURDERER.
Negro implicated In Assassination Of
Atlanta Police Officer Makes
Startling Confession.

Monday afternoon Ike Hammond
made a confession to the Atlanta de-
tectives in connection with the mur.
der Of Oflcer DeBray, which occurred
in West End one night last week, i'm.
plicating his brother, Tom Hammond.
as the man who fred the fatal shot
and Oscar Hammond and Jim Erwin
as the two men who were with Tom
when the policeman was shot to death.
Isaac, however, did not go so far as
to say anything about his being in the
plot or about decoying the officer into
the death trap.
The three negroes wnom he accuses
deny any knowledge Of the affair. Ike
hammond is the negro who was with
Officer DeBray when the latter was
murdered, and he was held by the po-
lice on the suspicion that he was con-
nected with the killing.
Harry Baker, a white boy Of 256
Decatur street, makes a statement
; that may furnish the last link in the
line Oh evidence pointing to the guilt
OF Jim Erwin and the three Ham
moads. Young Baker says he over
heard the plot to kill Policeman De-
3ray-heard the four negroes whom
le later identified in earnest converse
zion on Lee street and distinctly heard
them instruct one Of their number,
isaac Hammond, to 60 back and get
he policeman in order to lead him into
he trap.
The statement of the youth Is clear
and straightforward, leaving no doubt
in the minds of the officers as to the
.uilt of Tie men under arrest.
Hammond's Confession.
81 want to tell the TRUTH" he said
% the detectives, FOR am not going
to etay in here and maybe get hanged
ior somebody else, even though 1t is
my brother. Tom killed Mr.. DeBray.
| saw him and Jim Erwin and my
brother Oscar together going down
Gordon street. l met Mr.. DeBray and
told him about three suspicious ne
groes. 1 knew two Of my brothers
we're there, but I wanted to help the
police. l knew them niggers were up
to some mischief. Mr.. DeBray locked
his bicycle to a water plug with his
handouts and we walked together
down Gordon street. The three ne
groes were ahead of us and they went
beyond the city limits. started to go
home, when Mr.. DeBray asked me to
stay with him to see if the negroes
would come back. We hid under
tree, and soon saw the negroes COM
ing back. They went into the middle
of the street and Mr.. DeBray stepped
out and called to them to halt. Jim
Erwin and Oscar stopped, but Tom
kept going sorter sideways across the
street l saw him keeping his hand
his side cost pocket and knew ne
meant to do Mr.. DeBray harm If he
could. l saw Mr.. DeBray's pistol In
his hand and 1 thought he would be
able to take care Of himself. Sudden
t. Tom whiled around and shot at Mr..
DeBray and then he ran. AS he was
running off Mr.. DeBray shot at him
twice. Tom then wheeled and shot
again and that shot killed Mr.. DeBray,
for he fell in his tracks. That is the
truth and the whole truth.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
Road Made a Mistake.

A Columbia dispatch says: The Sea-
board Air Line management seems to
realize that they made a mistake in
coming into Columbia as they did. The
road, wishing to get near the heart OF
the town, purchased Sidney park from
the city or the almost nominal sum OF
$4,000. 1t cost about $50,000 more to
cut down hills and I'LL up valleys In
the park. Then at least another $780,
900 was spent in buying valuable prop
erty for rights Of way through the city.
and the construction in getting into
and out of the park cost probably $75,-
900 more than If the road had come in
with the Southern and gone to the
union depot Now the old park is an
immense clay hole. The Lil sides are
caving in with every rain and will
have to be held up by retaining walls.
1t will require heavy expenditure to
make the place slightly. And the Sea-
board has yet to build passenger sta
ton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
vAsr COLONIZATION SCHEME.

Officials Of Santa Fe Railway Send to
Italy For Co!onists.
A Chicago dispatch says: The man
agement Of the Santa Fe railway has
begun to carry out vast colonization
pan, which will result in bringing
many thousands Of Italians to this
country and in locating I4.em on lands
in Southern California, New Mexico,
Oklahoma and :4exas. Agents Of the
road have been sent to Italy with lit
erature for distribution. These books
are in the Italian language and are
plentifully illustrated with views taken
from picturesque spots along the line
Of the Santa Fe in the states and ter
ritories mentioned.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
BIG REWARD OFFERED.

Seven hundred Dollars Will Be Paid
For Murderer Of Atlanta Policeman.
Chairman English, Of the Atlanta,
Ca, police board, and Chief Ball held
conferences with Governor Gambler
and Mayor Minis Friday looking to the
offering of rewar-s for the capture OF
Policeman DeBray's slayer. The gov
ernor agreed to offer a reward Of $500
and Mayor Minis recommended to
council that a reward Of $500 be Of
fered. The council voted unanimously
to offer the reward. This makes the
rewards 500.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
TO ASSIST FLOOD SUFFERERS.

West Virginia Authorities Take Prompt
Action to Relieve Homeless People.
"A Charleston, w. Va, special says.
Secretary of State Dawson, in the 3D.
sence Of Governor White, sent a mes
sage Sunday night to Colonel J. Z.
Hewitt at Bramwen to take full charge
OF the situation in the food stricken
district and to wire the governor MS
needs. The company OF national
guard at Bramwell was ordered out 10
assist in guarding the property, and
more troops win be sent as soon as
possible to get them there. A supply
Of tents at Bramwell was ordered to
he given out to the suffering.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
GOVERNOR ASKS AID.
West Virsinians Are Asked to eener'
.veIv Hsjn Flood Sufferers,

West Virainians Are Asked to Gener'
ousIy Help Flood Sufferers.
Governor White, of West Virginia,
issued an appeal to West Virginians
only asking for generous gifts OF
money with which necessary supplies
can be purchased" for the food suner'
ers.
= The governor also sent reply to a
telegram from Governor Nash In part
as follows:
THE suffering probably will be
great. Aid must be sent via Bluefeld,
which requires roundabout circuit
through Virginia. Any outside aid had
best be in money and can be sent to
the adjutant general at Charleston, or
to any bank cashier In Bluefeld. Thou
sands of miners are homeless.
"A. B. WHITE, Governor.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
FOUR STORM .iCTiMS.

Storm Near Pittsburg, Pa, Causes Fa-
talities and Great Property 0amage.
A special from Pittsburg, Pa, says:
The storm and food which broke over
Allegheny county on Saturday after
noon besides causing much damage in
every part Of the county Is known TO
have caused at least Iour deaths be-
sides bringing injury to others.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
PREsAGES CONVICTION.
Ga'Iows or Long Sentence Faces Jessie
Morrison, Slayer of Mrs. Castle.

Ga'Iows or Long Sentence Faces Jessie
Morrison, Slayer of Mrs. Castle.
A special from Eldorado, Kas, says:
Thus far the second trial of Jessie
Morrison, on the charge Of numbering
Mrs. Clara Castle, is very much
against her. The defense has not In
troduced evidence Of any consequence
to support its claim Of self defense.
What is considered very important
point was gained by the state Thurs
day morning in the refusal of Judge
Aikman to admit as evidence the cloth
ing worn by Jessie Morrison on the
day that she gave the mortal wound
to Mrs. Castle. The clothing is cut
and blood-stained. At the first trial it
was all admitted to the jury, while the
clothing Of Mrs. Castle was excluded.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
FIRED ON NEGRO sALEsMEN.

White Employees OF a Mississippi Rail.
road Draw Color line.
A report reached Jackson, Miss,
Thursday that Gulf and Ship Island
freight train was tagged down by.
white men near Magee and FIVE negro
statesmen in the eaboose were fred
upon and one was instantly killed.
The other negroes aboard escaped BY
jumping and taking to the woods. The
affair is the result of a declaration by
white employees that negro statesmen
SHAH not be allowed to work for the
read. and this is the method taken To-
get rid of them. !,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
DIPLOMAS LONG DELAYED.

Princeton University Recognizes TWO
Students Who Graduated in 1861.
Captain J. H. ODeal and Thomas
Helm, prominent citizens OF Jackson,
Miss, have received from Princeton
university the degrees which should
have been conferre~ on them forty
years ago. They were members OF the
graduating class Of 1861. but left the
university several weeks before COM
mencement and returned home to join
the confdrate army. Thursday they
received their diplomas for the B, A.
degree.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
Ex-cONSUL HAY KILLED.

Supposed to Have Accidentally Fallen
From Window of New Haven Hotel.
Adelbert S. Hay, son of Secretary
Hay and former consul to Pretoria.
was found dead on the sidewalk out
side the New Haven house, at New Ha-
ven, Conn, at 2:30 sunday morning.
Mr.. Hay retired to his room at l
o'clock after spending the evening
with friends in apparently excellent
spirits.
At 2:3e O'Clock a passer-by noticed
the body of a man lying On the side
walk by the hotel. The night clerk
recognized the young man as Adelbert
S. Hay.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
PLAGUE INFECTED SHIP.

Arrives at San Dieso-Five Deaths
From Bubonie Occurred on soaro.
Surgeon General Weyman at Wash
,ngton has been informed by DR.. NC
Kav quarantine official at San Diego
CAL, of the arrival at that port Oh d
plague infected ship. >,
The vessel is the Carlisle City, sail
ing from Hong Kong May 18th and
coming via Yokohama and Honolulu
reaching San Diego late last Saturday
DR.. Mckay reports that there were
s,x deaths en- route, FIVE Of which were
certainly caused by plague,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27

Rockefeller Donates to Cornell.
At a meeting Of the board OF trustees
of Cornell university at Ithica. N. Y,
Wednesday, President Schurman pre-
sented a letter from John D. Rokefei'
Ter donated s25O,o00 to the university
on condition that an equal amount is
contributed by others.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
-,,.,. Salary Nof Rsi.e6-

Governors Salary Not Raised.
The Alabama constitutional conven-
ton Friday refused to increase the
governor salary from $4,000 to $4,000
per annum, but adopted resolutions re-
questing, the legislature to do so.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27

the importance of Georgia being repre-
sented at the South Carolina and West
Indian exposition. South Carolina is
our neighbor and We ought to be will
ing to show them the same courtesy
that this great state has always ex-
tended to us. We, therefore. appeal to
the citizens Of Georgia to contribute
for this purpose.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
RAN INTO OPEN SWITCH.

Five People Killed and Forty Badly
Hurt In Wreck Of q Train.
By the wrecking of train No. %
north-bound on the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie railroad, which ran into an open
switch an Monaco, Pa, twenty-si1
mile. from Pittsburg, Monday evening
and went over an embankment twenty
five feet high, two persons are dead
and three fatally injured and forty
others more or less hurt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-27
Institution Is Sectarian.

JhSteIutI0N u oCSSAtta''s
Joseph BradfeIu has begun suit IN
Washington against the treasurer OF
the United States to enjoin him from
paying s50,00o appropriated by con-
eress for erection of nurses home at
Providence hospital, Catholic insti-
tuition, on the ground that it Is Sec
tartan institution.