Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-05
South Carolina Items.

Gov. Hayward Tuesday forwarded
sthesreqnisition papers asking for the
return to this State q the person of
James BfsWn, charged with an at.
tempt to burn the tobacco barn of the
Dixie warehouse In Florence. The
crime was cosnmittsed ON the 9Th of
August aaa ..he negro made his escape
to New York: via Georgetown and a
steamer But upon arrival at New
York he was arrested, his destination
having been discovered. It is due to the
efforts of Mayor W. H. Malloy, of Flor
enee, that the fugitive was arrested.
Gov. Hevward has written the gover-
nor Of New York to the effect that the
right man is: in';custcdy and asks for
him, to be delivered to the. officer from
this tState.;i There is.a lot OF red tape
to be COMPLIED with before q, requisi-
stioa ssst be- granted, emo matter how
agnts9gs sasS Sslal@ for Il i@@ @gaIats ass
met last year and formed a regular
code OF procedure in accordance with
the recognized ethics in such matters.
E& .EategSaturday afternoon Wiley j..
sBaldwinaWas found in Crooked creek in
Marlboro county, in semi-conscious
condition, and&tfle circums stances indi-
cate sthatShes Eadssattempted to drown
himself. Hes1eft .his store several hours
before and. mote left#pn his ssdesk
addressed to his wife, said that his
body would be found in the creek. He
was found by negro, who called for
help and Baldwin was pulled out OF
therwater. He. had been caught by some
projecting roots OF a stump and his
head was held above the surface, al
though the. water was about ten feet
deep at that point. He seemed crazy
and frantic. when taken out, and ;was
taken to. Jail for safety. He was placed
In confinement, but the mayor, acting
upon thes advice of physician, releas-
ed him We ednesday. He talks. rational.
ly, but says he has no; recollection OF
the eYentsiof Saturday afternoon.
Ben Bennett was to have been
brought back to-. Columbia late We'd
resday. night, itsSis thought. and So
licitor Davis is expected there in a
day or so to counsel with Governor
Haywood ! in: regard to; his trial in
Hampton. county on the charge of wife
murder &c: s;;-sSs,si5 ssiiaitsS sSls.'~'
:coldmbia VII have As 4 boat on nth the
flyer again seon.9:'At an enthusiastic
meeting 81: merchants in that city
Tuesday merel than ss;o0oswasssusscrib-
Led in a little while and there are many
yetto.beseen:: @rhe; meeting was large,
ly attended however, and tie discus,
sion showed that back Of itsthey meant
business. There was not much tall'
and what was said was to- the point.
Deputies Clanton and Scarborough
went over from Darlington to Column
bia Tuesday and secured the person Of
Sam Marks swanted@ins Darlington on
the charge Of murder. The negro struck
Mr. Hillary Langston, OF Timm onsvilie
I'm The head d*with aSrock, from the re-
|ssult sof. which thex injured man died
Sheriff Scarborough avoided" possible
trouble by taking the man to Columbis
and putting him in the penitentiary
The Darlington, Guards had been or
dered out to protect the prisoner while
in Darlington. It:has been stated tha
there was no danger Of lynching at any
time. Gov. Hayward turned the prison
err oyer to the deputies on the oraeI o
Sheriff Scarborough and Soncltol
Johnson. The two deputies who wen
for: Marks: had no written soTder ant
Gov. Hayward declined to release the
prisoner 8 Ltiiii S<