The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-04-18

at this term of the district court.
The evidence, as brought out in
Mrs. Martins trial as published in a
local paper here, points to the fact
that she was involved in the murder.
The jury who sat upon her case
thought so because they decided she
was guilty of murder in the second
degree and assessed the punishment
at hard labor for a period of eleven
wears in the State prison. This is
he first instance in the history of
Fannin county of white woman
being sentenced to the penitentiary.
Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia,
was in Bonham last Saturday and
Saturday night. 1 called to pay nv
respects to the General in the after
noon at the hotel Alexander where
he stopped. Quite number of the
old soldiers were sitting chatting
pleasantly with him. He had a cali
at the long distance telephone just
when [ called, so L saw but
very little of the distinguished gen.
tleman. He lectured here in the
opera house Saturday night, his
subject being the "Flrst Days of the
Confederacy," and while l was not
able to 60 to hear the lecture myself l
understand that General Gordon en-
tertained the audience who were out
to hear him very much and delight
fully. General Gordon begins to
look somewhat aged but withaI he
looked hale and hearty and 1 think
he is good for many years yet.
Not much has been heard of the
Confederate Reunion until of late.
You hear people talking about it and
you see much in the newspapers
about it. No doubt one of the largest
crowds will assemble at Dallas that
has ever gone to any reunion for
these reasons: First, the regular
quota of representatives of the diff.
ferent camps throughout the entire
country will 60 as usual. Secondly,
great number of our people will 60
there in order to make trip to Texas
thus taking advantage of the low
railroad rates, and thirdly, Dallas
being located in the midst of the
most populous section of the State
great numbers of the Texans will at
tend the reunion. The crowd at
Memphis was dense and immense but
look out for the Dallas assemblage,
it will be the biggest one yet.
Mr.. Editor, anent the Tillman-
McLaurin episode in the United
States Senate sometime ago, allow
me to remark that all South Caro-
linians, regardless of their individual
opinions, should be grataful to the
junior senator of Texas for the de-
cided stand he took for Carolina 8
rights, and having her represen ;ation
restored to an equality with the other
States. You understand that l
freely admit that Senator Bailey's
grounds in the premises were well
taken, but why did it remain for him,
young in years and young in the
service of the Senate, to take the in
itiative in the matter? l answer be-
cause he is statesman of marked
ability and fearless and aggressive
in the cause of right.
I would judge from what I read
about the Charleston Exposition that
it is not only success as an exposi-
tion but must be cause of gratula-
tion on the part of writer's throughout
the United States. / have noticed
two very complimentary editorials in
the New York World, one or two
in the Dallas News and others about
it, while it is the subject of more
magazine articles than any other
one of the late expositions. I am
pleased to be cognizant of these
facts.
Since writing the first paragraph
in this letter the jury in the Hudson
case mentioned above returned q
verdict of murder in the second degree
and named the penalty 20 years in
the penitentiary.