The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-04-23

towns through which the proposed line
would pass in worse plight than ever
as great hopes are based on the pro-
posed route by which we will be COLI
rected with the Electric City.
= Life Sentence for Myers.
A notable murder trial was conclud-
ed at Kingstree, Williamsburg county,
the past week. The case has attracted
much attention because of the rela-
tionship of the defendant and the dead
man and their prominence in thu
community. s
The homicide was due to family
fcuds brought about by dispute over
a line fence, which resulted in the
killing of Samuel W. James by his
brother in law, Lonnie C. Myers, the
tragedy occurring last June.
The trial resulted in verdict OF
manslaughter, with a recommendation
to mercy, which carries life sentence
in the penitentiary. Myers is about
the sixth or seventh white manslayes
to be convicted in this state since the
1st Of January
The jury is~said to have stood ten
for murder, with mercy, and two for
acquittal.
McLaurin May Move to Georgia.
The following news item is from
Brunswick, Ca: Ex-United States
Senator John L. McLaurin, Of South
Carolina, it is rumored, will shortly
remove to Brunswick and become
citizen of this city. Mr.. McLaurin has
been elected president of the Bruins
wick and Birmingham Construction
Company and vice president OF the
Mohawk Valley Steel and Wire Com
pany. and it is stated that he will be
here in the course of a few weeks OF
short visit to familiarize himself
with the work Of the construction com.
pany, and will return later with his
family to make this his future home.
Colonel e. c. Machen, who is in
New York, wires that Mr.. McLaurin
viii hereafter devote all of his time
to the work of the construction CON-
pany, which is building the Bruins
wick and Birmingham railroad, and
he will assume the active management
of the company, succeeding Mr.. Ma
chen, who has been elected president
Of the road.
Safe Blowers Given Five Years.
William Mckinley. Thomas Nolan,
Edward Duggan and Charles Howard.
members Of the gang of safe blowers
that operated in three states last win
ter! were convicted in the federal
courts at Charleston and were sen
fenced to FIVE years in the Atlanta
prison To- 80 ,sRs'r
The case on which the safe-blcwers
were convicted was the blowing open
of a safe in postofice at Enoree,
where they secured $4,000. The men
were first suspected when they arrived
in Charleston and began to spend
money like millionaires. When "a
rested they had about $4,000 in cash
on their persons.
1t is said that the burglars operated
in several southern states and num-
Der. of robberies are laid to their door.
The prisoners were considered such
desperate characters that it was deem
ed necessary to place them under
three guards while being transferred
from Charleston to Atlanta.
Belmont Given Historic Relics.
The city of Charleston has present
ed to August. Belmont, Of New York,
the historic gate posts which stood for
more than a century at the main en-
trance of the old Washington race
course in Charleston.
Mr.. Belmont wanted the pillars for
the entrance of the lve-million-dollar
track, which will be opened two years
hence under the name Of Belmont
park. and when an offer was made
the city decided to present the prop
erty to Mr.. Belmont, rather than sell
it to him. The gates are massive struc.
lures of brick, and every effort will
be made to preserve them intact for
shipment. They will be handsomely
ornamented with brass and bronze
and tablet will briefly tell of the rec.
ord made by the old South Carolina
Jockey Club previous to the war.
In late years several attempts have
been made by prominent turfmen to
purchase the race course for regular
winter meetings. This was not posi-
Bile, however, for the reason that the
property could not be sold. The track
is now owned by the city, and there
are better possibilities for the con-
sunni. lion of this scheme.
Wife Asks Relief from Contract.
Mrs. Emily Brainovitch, of Charles
ton, who was married several months
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