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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
THE GoEBEL MURDER.
xou.aey savs Gov. Taylor Said peath
Plan Was Good.

The evidence brought out in the
trial of James Howard for the murder
III Governor Goehel, uf Kentucky. at
Frankfort in that State. fastened thr
guilt for the dastardly decd upon the
Republican Governor, who was in Of
nee when 1t occurred, as much as it
does upon any. one else. Henry Yout-
Sey, who confessed the other day that
ne planqed the assassination while on
the witness stand, WAS recalled on
Wednesday,.
YUutScy was Il ked If he did nnt re-
fuse 10 tell Assistant auditor Frank
Johnson where he was when Cuebcl
was shot. He said Johnson asked hltn
The question, and he told .JuhnstIi's he
was In safe place. Johnson said tlat I
was not sufficiently definite, rs the de.
tectiycs had called for particular data
as to where all employees of the Office
were when the shot was tired.
IoutSey then told him he was In the
toilet room in the basement of the
executive building. Youtscy denied
that he had ever told General a.
Leads, prior to the shooting, that G Goe-
bel once beat him out uf fec and
that he dcpiscd him. lie admitted
that he told Il. IT, Witlerspoon and
other Relatives that the newspaper
reports that he had named Jim How.
ard as the man who fired the shot were
Without foundation.
1t was my defense at that time"
said Youtscy, ''that Howard and me
were strangers, and | told everybody
had never seen Howard till we met
in jail"
Further along in the Interrogation
lOutscy declared that from and after
the shooting or Goebel, all Of the
others engaged in the killing conspired
together to clear themselves and
throw the entire responsibility OF the
crime upon him.
Responding to questions aS to ne
gotiations With DR.. Johnson 10 kill
GOobel, iUutsoY said ile vent ta see
Senator Deboe, aud told him Johnson
and others were willing to do it. Sena-
tor Deboe, according to witness, re-
piled that enough Democrats were go
ing to vote with Taylor to retain him
In office and It would net be necessary
to kill Gocbel
Deboe said 1t must not be done.
Witness went back and told Johnson
what Deboe said. Johnson told him
not to pay any attention tn .Deboe,
but to go and see what Governor Tay-
lor said about It, He went to see
Taylor and told him him what John
son said, and Taylor raised no objec-
tion to the plan of shooting from sec.
retary OF states office.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
EIOund DcRd In Rcd.

A dispatch from Charleston to The
State says William Alexander Blair, a
travelling man Of Asheyille, N. c.,
was found dead In his bed at the
Pavilion hotel Tuesday morning. lie
had been here about n week and 1t is
said he had been drinking heavily. a
half-tillcd bottle Of whiskcy was found
In his room. 1t was at first thought
that he had committed suicide, but a
post mortcm examination showed that
his death was due to, natural causes.
His body will be shipped to Asheville,
of which city he was once mayor and
q well-tO-do citizen.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
THE TILLMAN CASE.
Considerable Surprise ut Its HeinE
Continued Is Exprcsacd.

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There has been some surprise
throughout the state at the some.
what unusual manner In Which the
trial Of j. H. Tillman for. the mur.
der of N. G. Gonzales was continued
to the July term or court for Rich.
land County. 1t is customary to give
he defendant the benefit of any
doubt that may exist as to the pro.
priety Of continuing u case OF sucl
gravity as u murder case, but this
one seems to have been continued oi,
remarkably poor showing, ii indeed
the rules Of court have not been Who'll
ly disrcgardcd.
shows that q continuance was grant
ed on the statement that two wit
neSses were absent. One OF these
witnesses, j. A. White, made affidavit
that he saw a man talking to one
1Iolsonback and heard him say he had
made Tillman show tile white feather
and would do SO again. White did
not know the speaker, but Hulsonback
asserted that the person who made
the alleged threat was n. q. Gonzales.
The defense showed by alidavit
that White was i'll. Nothing was
produced from White to indicate
when, If ever, lie could appear as !.
witness. but counsel, by contending
that the rule had been complied with
and that it was their desire to have
thacn
timated the purpose of the defense 10
produce them. The court, howevci..
did not require the usual showing IN
this vital point.
Ihc other witness because Of wtItISe
absence the CONTINUANCE was asked
was Miss Roper, ynnng klnswuman
OF the prisoner. who is trained
nurse. Miss Roper, according to aill-
daviG, is willing 10 testify that While
employed in her professional ca apacity
by MIR. Gol.za!cS TO minister at the
death bed Of his uncle, she heard Mr..
Gonzales say to his stricken relative
that he had made Tillman show the
white feather or would make him do
so. The defense demonstrated that
Miss Roper was not at her home in
oFeta tlilN III MdS
known that she was at il hospital in
New York, there was no exhibit to
show that she had been communicated
with by her relatives or that she mad
received u request to be present Ia
Columbia when the case was to be
called, and only the counsel's belief
that she would be present at the next
term.
In order that there might be no de-
lay, the prosecution, as usual in such
cases, agreed to admit that these alb.
sent witnesses would, Il present, swea,
to the allegations set forth in theil
atlidaylts, but 5.t O this the sg.def efepst
would not CONSENT declaring that boLf
witness had further declarations tc
make to the jury.
On this showing and against the
protest Of counsel for the prosecution
who cited the rules Of court as cyi.
dencc that the whole proceeding was
unusual In practice and violation oil
| those rules the continuance was
granted. -Spartanburg Journal.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
Mint u Mess.

~ dispatch from New York SAYS
Oliver Harrisman, Jr. brother Of Mrs.
Lewis Norris Ruthford, admitted
Tuesday at his residence that his sis
ter win marry VIM. X. Vanderbilt,
but refused to state the time. ''Nrs.
Ruthford is going to marry Mr.. Van
dcrbilt," he declared, ''and that's all
l care to say" Mr.. Vanderbilt has
gotten permission from Justice Geige-
rich to wed. The decree of divorce Of
his cx-wife, now Mrs. 0. II. Z. Bel
mont, prohibited his re- marrying.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
Wanted to Lynch Him.

Henry Scruggs, colored, OF Frank.
lin, Tenn, charged with numbering
Simon Jones, another negro, near
Franklin, Saturday, had a narrow es-
cape from a mob of his own race Tues.
day night. Sheriff Tucker Of William
son learned Wednesday afternoon
that mob was rapidly forming the
the purpose Of lynching Scruggs. The
negro was sccretciy removed last night
to the Jail In Nashville. The murder
of Jones is said to have been IA most
brutal one.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
A Town Pillnucd.

A dispa tch from Tangicr, Morocco,
says tribesmen have attacked and
pillagcd Mequinz 'rhlrLy-seyen in
habitantS Of the town and 13 tribes
men we're killed in the fighting
McquinZ Is about So miles west by
south of Fez. 1t has population of
about 30, 600. Some months ago q
number Of American missionaries were
located at Mequinz, but during the
recent disturbances In Morocco they
are reported TO have left there fo1
Fcz.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
Chinese Horror.

Advices by the steamer Express OF
China, tell Of the crucitlction OF a
Chinese desperate in kwany Tung,
who confessed to sixty murders. When
he confessed 1t was decided that de-
caption was too lcnient as punishment
and he was cruciiied. He was nailed
by his hands to wooden cross and
placed in g public place rs a warning
TO malefactors. Tie fingered for three
days before lie succumbed to his terri
bic suffering.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
Read This, Girls.

1t is stated on the authority OF the
head OF the Chicago board Of charities
that during the year 1922 four hun
drcd deserted wives, who applied to
the bureau OF charities for assistance,
and later obtained divorces, admitted
that they could neither cook nor keep
house. and, of course. could not keep
husbands. Bad cookery and slovenly
housekeeping were the direct causes
or these marriages being failures.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
Touched Him Heavily.

Il. J. Kennedy Of Greensboro, N.
O., who arrived at Norfolk on Wednes-
day on a Roanoke and Southern train,
Claims lie was robbed Of a wallet con
tanning Sl,761 in cash and railroad
ticket from Winston to Denver, Col.
Kennedy recently sold out his mercan-
tile business at Greensboro and start
ed Tor Colorado. So far there is no
trace of the missing money. a
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
Oniccrn Suicide.

Gen. Davis cablcd the War Depart
mcnt Wednesday that Lieut.. Col.
Henry w. Sprolc OF the First Cavalry
committed suicide at Manila shooting
himself through the head. Sprole was
appointed from New York.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
Murder md Suicide.

Daniel Dove, a prosperous farmer
Of Columbus, Ark, Tuesday shot and
killed Mrs. Fan Dove, the wife Of his
brother. Immediately afterward he
rode to his home and killed himself.
1t Is thought that difficulty over q
land matter between Dove and bis
brother caused the killing Of the wo-
man.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
INTENDED NOTHING WRONG.

After being notified of Postmaster
General Paync's action Mr.. Tyner
called into consultation r. Ross Perry
and l.. II. Michencr, who are intimate
friends, regarding the matter. The
gentlemen later made Il statement
saying that Mrs. fryner had no
thought Of wrong doing in opening
the safe, that the papers removed
were the private papers of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tyner, with the exception Of one
bundle not relating to department
matters. These papers, the state
ment says, will be placed at the dis
posal Of the proper authorities of the
government
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01

by the assistant attorney general for
the postolflce department.. The
chnrges involving the office Of the as
slstant attorney general and a lawyer,
formerly connected with that office,
were ventilated very generally at that
time and an Investigation was ordered
by the postmaster general. 1t was
really the inception OF the invcStlga-
tion that has spread into every part
of the department.. The complaints
cryStalized into nation, signed by
Postmaster General Payne, on March
9th last. Mr.. Ty ner had been in ex-
ceedingly bad health for long time
and had visited the office at only rare
intervals, leaving the office entirely
in charge OF his assistant for months
at time. He is suffering from an
unusually severe case of paralysis,
and in consideration Of this fact the
request for his resignation was based
on his i'll health. Mr.. Tyner then sent
in his resignation, to take effect May
lSG, and it WAS accepted.
Thh announcement OF these develop
mentS were made by Postmaster Gen
era! Payne late Thursday afternoon to
a large number Of newspaper cores
pOndentS. In voice that trclnblcd
With emotion he said he regretted tt
have to say tllat he had found it ncces-
sary to remove from oillcc the assls-
tant attorney general for the depart
lncnt, and after speaking In Il general
way about the facts that had develop
ed said the story was best told in the
correspondence, which he then read
in IL most feeling tone. Then he an
nounced that lie would say nothing
further OH the subject and that lie
preferred MT to be asked any ques-
tions. lie was asked If any arrests
would be made AS Il result of the alb
stractiOn and IL any one else in tho
Office was involved. He said that
this he could not discuss; that it rest
ed with the attorney general, to
whom tho papers would 20 as soon as
the record OF the case could be copied
and submitted. The case, however,
he added, will be in The hands OF the
department Of Justice Friday, and
what further steps will he taken will
be decided BY The attorney general
He did not care to venture any pre-
diction rs to the outcome.
Mr.. Tyner has been in the govern
nent service, in various important
capacities, for many years. He is
from Indiana. lie was at one time
postmaster general. lie is one OF the
best known men in official life in
Washington. lie and Mrs. Tyncr and
President and Mrs. Grant were inti-
mate friends.
Mr.. Tyner is in a very weak and al
most helpless condition from b is long
sickness. He remains In his room
most Of the time and sees very few
callers.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
sanoyER BETRYED PARTY

Cleveland had the best opportunity
to redeem the Democratic party ever
offered to any man since the time Of
Andrew Jackson, but instead OF being
true to his party he disgraced himself.
AS 4 party, we must stand true to
Democratic principles and If we do
believe that Democratic victory will
some day come and it will be here to
remain when it comes.
He Is Of the highest service to his
fellows, who can give the highest ideal.
There has been lowering of ideals in
this country. Money is talked about
morning, noon and night CONNER
cialism is the curse Of the country to-
day, and 1t has dcbauched our coun-
try. The foreigner has come to re-
gard the American simply as money
maker and we give cause for the belief
that we put nothing beyond wealth,
and that money is ruling the country
with an iron hand.
MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONEY.
The manhood and womanhood OF
the United States are more important
than money. Jefferson set a higher
ideal for us than that of the worshir
OF money, and nothing but the IDEAS
Of Jefferson will ever lift us out Of the
slough Of despond. The Democratic
party Is not the enemy Of honestly
acquired wealth.
have heard 1t said that Demo
Gratis believe that Il man can not have
money and be honest. deny that as
being false.
y man can have money and be Il
Democrat, but if money has him he
has TO be Republican. Jefferson be
licved that money should be sub.
Servicnt to the man, and Jefferson wa.
an educated man. There are people
to-day who think that the educated
man should be separated from the com.
mon rabblc. Jefferson believed that
the man who was too good to take part
In politics was not good enough to live
in Il land like this. Jefferson did not
create the principles OF the Democ.
racy; they existed long before Jefferson
lived. lie simply put the principles
into living form. There never was a
time when the people were more ready
TO accept Democratic principles than
today.
MUST APPEAL TO CONSCIENCE.
We must appeal to the conscience
of the people. Three remedies for
existing evils have been suggested tc
me. First, an appeal to the conscience
of the people; second, by legislation,
and third, by revolution. But revolu-
tion Is not to be thought Of. Rcvolu-
luton is not n remedy in Il country
where people can vote.
People can vote themselves free in
this country and If they could not dc
that, they could not fight them
selves free. Jefferson stood for the
people and their interests and IIamil.
ton believed that the president and
the senate should be elected for life or
during good behavior. The Rcpubli-
can party today Is forming not ,Jcifer-
son clubs but Hamilton club.
Never swcrve in your loyalty tc
Democratic principles. I would not
give one Democrat who really believes
III Democratic principles for whole
barn yard full Of trimmcrs and com.
promiscrs who pretend to be Demo
Gratis.
MANY.LETTERs OF REGRET.
Letters Of regret from Richard
Olney, Senator German, Senator Car.
mack, w. b. Hearst, Tom L. johnson
Edward M. Shepard, d. B. Hin. Scna.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
II. G. Payne. .
Postmaster General
Safe.

IIsIrltl- OoliuuSLcI NrCllcTdl.
Mrs. Iyncr came to the Office of the
assistant attorney general on the fifth
floor OF the pOStoilicc building, at 3. l5
o'clock Tuesday afternoon and remain
ed there exactly an hour. When she
arrived Acting Assistant Attorney
General Christiancy, who has had
charge OF the Office for months past
in the absence Of Gen. Tyner, who has
been In poor health for long period
was in the Office The clerks were at
their desks. Mrs. Tyner passed from
the public room into the private Office
and closed the door behind her. BE-
ing then alone in the office she stepped
to the door opening into the public
corridor and, by previous arrangement
admitted Mrs. Barrett, mother Of
Harrison J. Barrett, the former law
clerk o. the post0ilice department, and
/, 6. G. Hammer, safe expert.
An inspector discovered Mrs. Tyncr
! in the Office and reported her presence
to his supervior officer, Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Briatow. POST
master General Payne was also noti.
: fed. Mr.. Brstow asked authority to
have Mrs. Tyncr elected from the
'onlcc. The authority came too late
When the inspector returned Mrs; 1y-
her and her party had left. The safe
on being examined was found to be
empty. The affair created much cx-
.citcmcnt among the Investigating Of
ticials, but the news was concealed
carefully from the public. Two in
spectors were dispatched to the ~
ner residence TO recover the papers
Mrs. Tyner refused to give them M,
Saying that she was acting under tic
direction Of her husband. She told
the inspectors, 50 they reported, that
they had a right to the papers as Mr..
"Tyner was still assistant attorney gen
'cral, and, moreover, insisted that tile
papers were all OF :: private charac-
ter. The inspectors reported that
Mrs. T'yncr declared the papers be-
longcd solely TO them and She an
nounccd cmphaticaly that she did
not propose to have Iicr papers sub
mittcd to the scrutiny Of the lnspcc-
tors.
1t Is suspected at the department
thai the papers have some connection
with the recent conduct Of the Office
Some weeks ago turf Investment
concern, whose affairs were aired in
court, alleged that its operations and
working methods haG been sanctioned
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
MANY.LETTEns OF REGREo,

Letters Of regret from Richard
Olney, Senator German, Senator Car
mack, w. b. Hearst, Tom L. Johnson,
Edward M. Shepard, D. B. Hin, Scna-
tors Daniel Clark, Of Arkansas, and
Bailey were read The letter OF john
son and Hearst raised tumult OF ap-
plause.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
FLOWERS FOR STONE.
ENOUau or CLEVELAND.

We have had enough OF Cleveland
Ism in the Democratic party. We had
four years OF Cleveland, nnd after bis
adminlstra tfon was over we found our
selves weaker than we had ever been
before because we had been. betrayed.
These so-called ha ymonizers, Cleve-
land and his followers, showed their
nearness TO Repubulicanism by DESERT
ing us thG our hour of greatest need
and supporting the Republican party.
The Democratic party won great
victory in 1892, which gave our party
a great opportunity, but Grover
Cleveland betrayed the Democratic
partyiand 1t carried the burden of his
administration through two national
campaigns and there was not plank
IN eithet platform that was such a
detrinVs1ts tome; ;in those campaign as
~
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
ls|IllAE.RION 9! CALL.
Bryan pFgess Democrats to : Stand
Square tor Honesty.
HEfAppLAUDs SENATOR STONE.
lnsteal or Being True 10 His Party
nrS On: Declares Cleveland Dis-
and Betrayed
Democrats Applaud.

II At.Kansas City, Mo, last Tuesday
week William j. Bryan speaking to
the toast Democracy at the BANQUET
givcnV BY the Democratic Jackson
County club and the newspaper men
Of Missouri complimentary 10 William
j. Stone, bitterly arraigned Grover
Cleveland and his supporters who are
mlkina the plea for harmony among
Demo,Tdts. The assembly was made
up OF Missouri Democrats and the re-
markstpfs Mr.. Bryan met with cnthu-
siastics favor with his hearers. Ho
said ini part.
WHAT we need in this nation is
moral courage among men. We need
moral courage moro than ability and
we wart;to have the kind Of moral
courage that will fight for honest
Democratic principles.
FLOWERS FOR STONE
I'm your Junior senator, William
Joel Stone, you have in Missouri mau
who possesses both moral courage and
ability.I am glad that you have
harmonyin this state. believe the
Democrats OF Missouri give the hest
idea Of how to secure harmony among
the Democrats OF the nation. | be-
licve in harmony.
'The!Denocrats' bed Is wide enough
for all who want to come in, but we
don't'tiave to sit up nights to keep
neutrality-suspicious. from picking our
pockets, We Invite all WIN have
straycd from tho fuid Il, C0iio back If
they so desire, but wc want them to
stay in53Sfter they come.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13

the reverse way. She carried her hanos in her huff behind her back, the hat she wore was hind part before, and her veil was carefully arranged about the back of her head. Several persons gave evident signs of embarrassment when she stopped them on the street and firmly insisted on backing their shoes.
 Another requirement. for member ship is that the candidate for initiation must ''cut her sweetheart dead" when she meets him on the street and re- frain from uttering a single word to him during three days period of pen ance.
 The "Owls" are an exclusive order and entertain elaborately. Their most recent affair was Saturday evening. when, to celebrate the initiation of two new members, they entertained the Theta Nu Epsilon, similar oganiza- tion of male students.
 The latter fraternity is even more surprising in it's requirements. The neophytes appear on the streets in convict clothing and are required to climb the nearest tree whenever they meet another member. They are obliged to indulge in other eccentrici- ties that rival in absurdity the antics of English social votaries during the first year of the nineteenth century, when young men achieved distinction by going rounds' drawing-roomso on the furniture without touching the hoor,Awore their neckties around their knees, and got into society by attaining a sensational reputation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13

able proportions, which means, to reach the average, some very tiny farms, mere garden plots in perhaps the majority of cases. Now add to this the fact that those who have occupied the land have not been allowed to own it. The whole of the Emerald isle was originally farmed out in great estates. The great landowners surely would not sell when they so clearly saw that the only limit to renting values was the difference between the gross annual value of the farm and the cost of mere subsistence on the part of the occu- piers. The Gladstone land bill of 1881 took from the landlords the privilege of fixing the rents, and partially cured the abuse. The present act goes fur ther, indeed right to the root of the matter, and aids the tenants in secur- ing the fee to their lands. It will cost England something. It is estimated that it will be a matter of a sum just under $2,o00,000 per annum. This, how ever, will be partially compensa ted for by the reduced cost of Irish administra- tion, perhaps to the extent of quite two-thirds of the cost. But peace, con- tentment and loyalty on the part of the Irish people would more than re- pay the entire cost if all had to come out of the treasury without hope of being reimbursed.
 MAURICE CLIFTON