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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
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be subdued tbyths fash 81 f;stse ir Tiis
most Conser seryatiye5 men j Who say The
revolver is hnt Necessary Will add,
nWell I must admit that every won.
an who lives out OF the city limits
should GO armed. !. 7. White Winch afe
never safe fromhthe brutality OF these
black beasts. p The most intellirent,
men and women deplore the fact OF
the carrying Of firearms, and really
believe. themselves when they say the
impression that it is q custom is erro-
neous. Yet they will tell you OF a
time when they really needed q re-
volver,," or; else Of "a time sac was
lucky they CHANGED to have Il frevolv.
er!'' ST. r
Two or three years ago, q repreSen-
tative man met an acquaintance ON
the train who said, Il am going to
stop in Columbia if.you think / won't
run into shooting; declare am
almost afraid to stop there, your bull.
let's fly SO easily" i #
you have an entirely wrong idea;
you people of the North are always
filled with wrong ideas Of the South.
just get off the train and 1 will show
you the most peaceful law abiding lit
tie town you ever saw"
The acquaintance decided laughing
ly to run the risk. He went to the
hotel, started out to see the town be-
fore supper, and at the first corner
ran into tine worst shooting affair Of
the year. So lie returned to the hotel,
took his satcllel, went supperlcss to
the station and left on the first train.
I arrived here at night. The next
mornings paper had in the first col
umn the killing of a father and. son
by a nefghbor, for some dispute over a
dog, in suburban district. Each day
there seems to be an. n.affair that values
human life very cheaply, shut these
dear, good people don't nutice it. Ii 1
speak Of 1t they Immediately remind
me of the cold-blooded murders, horri-
bile butcheries, trunk discoveries, man
hole concealmcnts, dis1nc1nbered bod
les, saloon death bluws and few
other killings we Lave in the North,
and they have the best Of the argu-
mcnt. The murders here are clean
cut and sure, not distiguring; IL meth
DDS must be considered, these seem
the most respectable. There are lot
of things these dear Columbia people
refer to about the North II try to
get at conditions here. So I am being
led to believe seeing oursel's as itherS
see u.s." that the South is much more
neutrality-suspicious. or no problems
than the North. Anyway l am culti-
waiting humble and neutral spirit,
and trying to have no prejudice, nu
favor
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
The Number Of Cases Tried in Our
Courts last Year.

The annual report Of the attorney
general of South CAROLINA, which has
been prepared, contains interesting
statistics Of the state for the year gO2.
Between the ages Of 10 and Is
years tlcrc were IL white, 81 blacks,
IS males and female offenders.
Between - and 20ycarS there were
23 white, 220 colorcd, 23S male and
10 female offenders.
between 20 and 30 years, there
were l20 white, $50 colorcd; ia male
and A female Offenders.
Between 40 and 80 years there were
90 whitr, Jog black, | 80 male and 6
female offenders.
Between the ages of 80 and 60 years
there were 40 white 5-i black, 81 male
and 3 female offenders
The covictions we're 202 white,
l.05l black: acquttals, 10 white,
800 black.
The various crimes are thus classi-
fled; Against the peace, 2o5 white,
i75 black; against property, 105
white, 757 black; against morality, %
white, 26 black; against the dispcn-
sary, 33 white, 80 black.
The total number or cases were
l,73l.
The several circuits given total of
223 cases of mansiaughtcr during the
year. The vcrdicts in the cases that
went to trial were guilty" of murder
or manslaughtcr, in all cases except
l02., which resulted in 4 verdict OF
guilty.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
"A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
seven schoo, Children Killcd in u
Collision.

at Newark. n. D., u fast express on
on The Lackawanna railroad cat
through trolley car crowded With
school children at the Clifton avc..u.
Thursday. Eight Of the c!,i'dfe,i
wcrc>killed and score or more uf lie n
injured. Both the express anu trolley
were on steep grades, going at right
angles. The express was signalled
aud the crossing gates were lowered
while the trolley car was yet half way
down the hill. The motorman shut
Off the power and applied the breakes,
bnt almost Immediately the car. began
to slip along the icy rails. 1t gained
trcmedouS momentum at the bottom
Of the hill, crashed through the gates,
directly in the track of the oncoming
train. The locomotive plunged its
way, through the trolley, throwing
the children in every direction. The
accident happened within three blocks
of the high school building and in the
car at the time we're nearly one hun
dred pupils. AS many as thirty others
had managed to throw themselves
from the car before the crash came.
The trolley was one Of the specials
which every day bring the children to
school. 1t had more than its ordinary
load Thursday owing to the cold. 1t
contained every child that could
squeeze inside and many others stood
on The rear platform. Because this car
had been SO crowded, many who, were
waiting foE it before the hill was
reached could not get on although
some climbed on the front platform
with the motorman. A:score or. more
children were compelled to walk and
they followed the car afoot. Within
five minutes as many dead bodies had
been laid side by side in the snow
alongside the track. One Of the
bodies, that Of a girl, was found a
block beyond. 1t had been carried
there on the pilot of the engine. Load
after load Of the injured was sent
away in patrol wagons and ambu-
lances. Within short time there
was no injured person near the scene
of the wreck and the dead we're. on
their way to the morgue.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
The Negroes Franchise

The Augusta Chronicle. says Judge
William Il. Eve, of that city, has re-
ceivcd a letter from citizen OF New
York which indicates the growing
political sentiment with reference to
the negro at the North. Though GER
tain Republican leaders, for partisan
purposes, are .agtating the question
OF negro suffrage in the South, 1t is
evident that public sentiment in.
dorScs the course OF those Southern
states that have provided in their
new constitutions for the disfran-
chisement of the great majority Of
the negro votes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
Cloak Room llflre.

at Washington some little excite
ment was crcated-in the house OF rep
resentativcs just before tlat.body con
vened by the discovery Wednesday Of
q slight blaze in the flooring of the
east reserved gallery. The flooring
had BECOME ignitcd from Il defective
iluc In the Democratic cloak room and
when discovered about IS feet Of the
moulding was ablaze4 The doerkccp-
ers. and attendapts rushed INTO the
galleryand the blaze was. soon cXtin-
guished. A few wisps Of smoke which
arose from the fire filled the hall with
the odor of burning wood, but other
wise the members suffered NO incon-
,enic nee :whet1:4he house met,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
a, AN 1NTERrsT II II q u Il !
SaA1btsontythe Discovery q. Laws pf9nul-
gated b cf6rc SIoses lived

91s f-.-s-s
gated Boforc Noses Lived "a
An interesting story from Yienna
is gotng, the rounds of the press. It
is to the effect tbat the well.kno,y,,nl, g,
Assyriologist, Dr. Hugo Wincklcr,
has published uhoaccount Of the lepIs.
iation promulgated by King Amrraphel
OF Babylon, which, SO far us Is known
at present, was the first book Of 10 rvs
ever given to the world King Amra-
phel lived 2,25O years before Christ,
and is mentioned in the Bible as Il
contemporary or Abraham, so that
Ills statutes were drawn up fully live
centuries before the laws OF Moses.
They number 2S2, and contain the
following: IF a. woman who sells
beverages gives bad value for the
money paid to her, She shall be thrown
into water" $'Ifa wife commit adul-
terry, both she and her lover Shall be
thrown into water" ''If "a wife be a
spcndthrift, or If SHE 9th. .wisc neglect
her duties, her husband may put her
a"aJ without c0mpenSu ton; but II a
man put away his wife for no other
reason than that she has no children,
he shall return her whole dowry.''
IF u bctrotllal bcrescindcd, the man
shall pay the woman compensation. !"
~ widow with grown-up children
mayn marry again without pcrmis-
sion from Il judge.'' "If a doctor
opens Il swelling Of the eye and there
by robs a man Of his sight, both his
hands shall be cut off," King Amra-
phel's laws also defined which classes
Of society were to receive salaries"
and which wages a doctor was a
day laborcr and received wages, but a
builder was IL worker who had to be
paid in the form OF a salary. The
rate Of payment III all occupations
was fixed as well as the rent to be paid
for Il house. At the conclusion of the
laws, Amraphel Inserted high praises
OF his own work in promulgating them,
together with terrible curses on those
who should dare 10 destroy tile tab
lets.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
SEVEN BAPTIST GOVERNORS.
That Denomination Has Been Sue
ccssful in Southern Politics.

ccssiul in South crn Politics.
Seven governors of southern States
have been invited to attend the an
nual convention Of the southern l}ap.
lists, which will be held in this city,
beginning May s. LII The list Of
celebrities that will attend will be
many or the cX-goyernors Of southern
States, President Eagle OF Arkansas
being one and Ex-Governor Northern
or this State, who is vice president OF
the convention, being another.
The governors of the south who arc
Baptists rule over the following States
at this time: Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Georgia. FLORIDA, Arkansas and
Louisiana. The governor of Alabama
is not Il churchman; but his family
are members Of Il Baptist church. The
conventions Of the Baptist church are
always noted for bringing together
many OF the brightest minds OF the
south, as it always includes in it's
makeup many Of the leaders Of
thought.
The meetings CT the convention will
~ 'tO'N Az VIZ ltibCi tilSiS w DS JUL U
in tile pirk extension soon, il Ca - : .
sired permission can be secured for
its use. t is quite proba BILE that the
permission will be granted by the city
council and {; monster tabernacle erect
ell which will be able to accommodate
the great crowds that will come
1t is estimated tha + at least $500
visitors from Il distance will be pres
ent, and in addition hundreds more
from all OF the nearby territory can
be counted on to attend. The meet
ing will be Il great one and there Is no
church IN the city that could begin
To hold tho crowds, as hundreds and
hundreds OF all denomina lions will be
on hand, for the occasion will be one
OF the big events in church life in the
south during the year
All around Savannah is Il large Bap-
tist population and these will swell
the crowds to very large extent, and
the fact that there is II population of
nearly 200,O commandments in the
State, means that Savannah will have
to prepare for Il crowd. Savannah
Press.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
Takes the Cake.

Kansas is claiming the mcancst
man, but we are still inclined to rely
upon that firm Of New Englanders
who came down TO the Georgia coast
and engaged the negroes far and near
to gather Spanish moss for thcln for
half of What they collected" When
there was enough on hand for half Of
it to I'LL their ships they divided
loaded up and sailed mcrily away.
leaving the darkics their promised
Share
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
Mother aud ChLld Killed.

a dispatch from Rldgeway to The
State says a heavy rain and wind
storm passed here Monday afternoon
about i.3O. Not much damage tc
property In town was done. a negro
woman and child we're killed in Long.
town 10y a -'fulling house. No other
casualties are reported.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
"A Costly Tree.

The Atlanta Journal says Fan Or
chard near Lebanon, Mo-, produced.
81 100000 worth Of apples last year,
That's nothing. a single tree in the
garden OF Eden bore fruit witch has
cost the world more than $4,000, 0O0,-
,000, 900.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27

is Il pleasure to note the success
OF the Bobbitt Chemical Company, OF
Baltimore, Nd, manufacturers Of
hhcumacidc, which is said to be very
superior remedy for rheumatism and
ether blood diseases. This Company
mas grown from a.small beginning un-
W IL IS now one Of the most extensive
advertisers inthe United States. using
newspapers itiq other methods, also. =
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
Tragedy III i.Crowied'sttcctt:.

The greatrst ,Ssjcial, :ind criminal
sensation " "Raltlelf;' N.9'tt.'.4 his ever.
known developed at ,2O.u'cluck :satn-
day dfterhCon-when, On Fayetteville
street; Ernest Haywood. shot and
killed Ludlow Skinner. The promin-
ence of both families is marked. Hay
wood is agrandseif of the hlte State
Treasurcr..JQ Haywood aDd. son of
the-latc. Dr.. e. Burke Haywood and
one. of Raleigh's. leading lawyers.
Skinner. was "a grandson OF. the late
:Mr. LUDLOW OF New York, and a SO n
Of Rey..Dr. Thomas e. Skinntr,,o
/ Raleigh; o1e OF the best known Bap-
lists in the south: At least Il hun
dred persons must have seen the
shooting, certainly THAT number saw
the victim ofsHay woods revolver as
he rceled and fell upon his face on the
car track ip front Of the postollcc
and Marlborough house and not 10
rumOr there is that the tragedy grew
out Of reported secret marriage in
the family of one o, sthe wen con
carpp6 f.tfa p 49, - ''l +ft -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
!. !1sIl.n,,n,s Lisn pnlintalsa,,.

], COmnlentfIlS aoF the -rcccption of
thcfrulinH OF 81 ustice Pope in refusing
Jim 'fillnan bail, tile Columbia
Record says: If.the decision. w:is.
by great ajority o. the
people. e.:;it,certainly was "A deep and
bitter rdfaappuitament to Tillman. So
confident was fey, that he would be
allowed bail, that lie had his bond
already signed. by good suri,i, s., and.
all that remained to be done was to
insert the amount, and oppose the
Sureties., 1t is said that Col. Tillman
had submitted his securitlon TO Clerk
of Court Walker, who had to'apptove
them iii order that there should lie
no delay in furnishing the bond and
securing. his relea'sc.- lie is, very tired
Of confinement and firmly expected t?
be set at liberty The decision Of the
|chief justIte' Completely Upset. his
DlaflS. - r. ..al.t's -. ~. 49, ? ts,i!
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
NJ. W. Clark,
w. j. Huict,
Mark Toney,
II. r.. Denny,
G. j. Terrell,
Lewis Holmes,
q. B. Boatwright,
j. Fl. a. Williams,
Willie Clark.
February, 1903
VIM. Toney,
Notoary Public for S. G.
SOnbackc

Personally comes William Toncy, Of
Johnston, S. g., in the County of Edge
field, State Of South Carolina, who,
being duly sworn, says: That lie is
personally acquainted with Richard
Iiolsonbake of county and State above
named; that on or about the 17th day
of January, he, Lewis Holmes, and
Richard llolsonbackc engaged in con-
vcrsation in the store of O. III. Pech-,
man, in the town Of Johnston, in the
county and State aforesaid, late in the
relative to the shooting of N. G. Con
zalcs by Lieut.. Gov. j. II. Tillman.
That the said Richard Iolsonbaclle
said he was an eyewitness TO tile affair.
That he heard Tillman say, II got
your message" and then pulled his
pistol and fired. That when asked for
further particulars, he, the said Rich
ard IIolsonbackc, replied, "That's
every damn thing l know about the
case. William TOncy.
Before me personally appears Lewis
Holmes Of Wards township. in The
duly sworn, ssys: That he and Richard
lIOls0nhacke reside III the s;tine town
ship; that he has known said Richard
lI0lsonbackc for over twenty years;
that on or about the 10th day of Janu-
airy, 1903, at Thomas Holmes place
(new housc) in said county, at about
the hour Of 3 D. m, tlcponcnt engaged
in conversation with Q. B. Boatwright,
Thomas Holmes, Willie Clark, and
said Richard IlolsOnbackc; that dur
ing said conversation said Richard
HOlSonbacke exhibited a letter and re-
marked that he had been given ten
Ia I h.,f "a
money was given him to pay his eX-
pcnscs TO Columbia, S. c.; thai he was
going to get Il job, but did not think
he would get it, and that he had some
other business in view that would pay
him much better, or words to that ef-
feet; that said money consisted Of two
live dollar bills. Lewis Holmes.
Personally comes William j. Clark
of Wards township, in the county of
Edgciicld, S. c., who being duly sworn
says: That he has read the attached
ailidayit Of Lewis Holmes and That the
matters and things therein stated are
substantially true. Willie Clark.
Personally appears O. d. Black,
who, being sworn, says: ! am the flag
man between Columbia, S. c.. ani
Jacksonville, Fla. / was formerly on
the run between Columbia and
Augusta, Ga. At the time Hon. James
II. I'illman was coming to Columbia
TO count the Official ballots, about
tnrcc weeks before the shooting OF n. !
G.. Gonzales, | was ilaginan between
Columbia and Augusta, and heard the
said James III. Tilman say, in the
smoaking car, that nc was going to
whip or kin said n. G.. Gonzales. Along
in November was in the Albion hotel |
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27

words spoken by either Gonzales or
s STillman. ssS Y @. M. Lide.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27

iIillman; SdFed lie raised 8liis pistol,
hgal1, ,as If he INTENDED to repeat the,
shot, when MIR soi1zale said }some1
thing to him which depo ponent did not
understands and lat theresWas a gem
fsman fna That time linn WhS got be
but deponent did not. know him; that
Mr.. Gonzales held himselfIp after the
shot and If armed had plenty OF, time
in which to use his weapon but he
made no effort of that sort. 81
August Schiedeman:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27

II.a g Augusta, witt satis sHi rllman
aiid isid Snsa sd R5us sfSsl
led to me that was the pistol 8he9 III.
tended to kill NJ G.. Gonzales with Ii
said 70 Don't t kill him, whip him. y
Tillmant replied, by God I am going
to kill him. Said Tlllman pulled the
pistol above referred to out Of his hip
pocket. 0. D. Black. S.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27

Drs. D. S. Pope and Hubert Clayton,
Of Columbia, testified that any one
who las had Il severe stroke OF paraly-
sis is necessarily affected mentally, and
such one would be more easily in
duccd from such mental weakness, and
ito SCI We the purpose Of any one who
would do him kindness) could be, led
as Il child would be, induced to aid
such a person in any way that the pa
ralytic would not lend himself TO if he
had not had the stroke.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27

Personally comes August Schiedc-
man, aged II years and a Western I'm
ion telegraph messenger, who says on
oath: That the afternoon of the shoot
ing Of N. G.. Gonzales he was on the
street crossing between the opera
house and the transfer station. on the
corner of Gervais and Main streets,
city of Columbia, $. c.; that Just as
deponent got just beyond the street
car track near TO the pavement where
the transfer station is and While he
was going to said station, he heard The
pistol shot and saw Lieut.. Gov. James
II. Tillman when he raised his pistol
and fired at Mr.. n. c.. Gonzales, who
was only Il few feet away from the
muZZlc of the pistol when the shot was
fired; that Mr.. Tllman had been up
to the time of the shot walking. up the
street with two other men, Tilman
on the outer edge OF the pavement
near the station that Mr.. Gonzales
was on the inside Of the pavement
near the station door when the shot wls
fired, with his side to Tilman as if he
was going around the three men walk
ing abreast: that Mr.. Tillman said
nothing unit! ne fired, when just as he
fired he said, ''li received your mos
sage" or like words; that as the shot
was fired a lady very near to Mr.. Con
Zales, almost ntouching distance.
screamed and ran or, WhereupOn one
of the gentlemen who had been with
Mr.. Tillman ran after III. and took
her across the street; that when Mr.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-14
B.. v. p. U. CONVENTION.
Five Thousand Delegates Present
From Every Section Of the United
STAKES and Canada-A Praise Ser
vice Led by Six Hundred Voices.

Atlanta, Ga. July 9.-With an at
tendance estimated at 5000 and dele
gates representing almost every section
of the United States and Canada me
18th annual convention of the Interna-
ton Baptist Young Peoples Union was
called to order in this city today for q
our days session, by President John
H. Chapman, Of Chicago. The Cpen-
ing session of the convention was pre-
coded by a praise service which was
led by a grand chorus Of six hundred
voices. The delegates of the V
ton were welcomed by Governor Ter
rell in behalf of the state, Mayor Il. z.
Howell, in behalf of Atlanta, n form
er governor w. j. Northern, in behalf
Of Georgia B. Y. P. Z.
Emery w. Hunt, president OF the
Dennison University, Granville, o., re-
sponded to the address of welcome In
behalf of the board of managers OF the
international union. The morning ses-
sion of the convention was devoted
principally to the appointment of varI-
Gus committees and general routine
work and organization of the body. AT
the . afternoon session, Spencer NJ.
MeeZer. .. D., pastor of the woodward
avenue Baptist church of Detroit. spoke
On The Call to Service"
An address on The Motives for Ser
vice" was delivered by Rev. W. I.
Stackhouse. superintendent Of the
Baptist Missions, Winnepeg, Manitoba.
State. provincial and territorial meet
ings were held by the different organi-
cations during the afternoon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-14
COUNTY'S FINANCES
Monthly Session of Board Of Audit
Yesterday afternoon.

The county Board of Audit met yes
terday afternoon and performed it's
usual work. The monthly report of
Treasurer H. Mel. Green was audited
and a~rnroved. The report made the fol-
lowing showing:
MISUNDERSTANDING on hand, genera
county fund, Sc, 533.64; special fund, "a
319; county road fund, $19, 304.31; special
o a fund, $3,544.66: sale of old court
house property. $3.50; return Of war
rant by w. B. NcKoy, ESQ, SIS; error
in warrant, 80; rents, s29; back tax
s227.31; marriage licenses, $3.50. Total,
1913, 1884.
Disbursements-Roads and bridges,
Sl18.88; superior court, 1903, As: Jail,
1885, 30; county home. s173. 20; hospital
5000; out door poor. 1858. 48; public build
ings, s134.90; tax listing, s28O.35; mag
istrates. s26.75; stationery and adve-
Using, s25.45; county commissioners.
s133.50; attorney, $50; register of deeds,
$3.50; superintendent Of health. 500;
clerk, $50; janitor, s45; roads. 81, 282. 55:
~treasurer'S commissions. general fund,
s42.21; special county fund, s53.12. To-
tai, s4,537.94.
Balance OF Hand-General county
fund, SO, 699. %; special county fund, So
1888; county road fund, $18, 021. 76;
sinking road fund, SO, 544.6 S. Total. s33,-
781. So.