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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-01
A SALUDA HORROR.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Burn Three
Negroes Asleep In Their
Home.

One of the most villainous at
te!npts at wholesale murder that this
section Of the country has ever
known occurred in Saluda county at
about three o'clock Tuesday morning.
a negro tenant house on the prop
erty OF Mr. Jacob Long, about three
miles from the steel bridge on the
Kinards Ferry road to Saluda, was
soaked with kerosene and set on fire
when the three inmates were suppos-
ed to be in bed and asleep. A negro
woman, Sallie Ready, was living in
the house with her blind mother and
a small child. One of the women
was awakened by the blaze in time
to summon aid and check the head
way OF the flames before much dam
age was done. On investigation it
was found that the murderous
scheme had been carefully planned
and that only good fortune prevented
tte death of all three inmates of the
h"Ise. The building was solid. we'll
put together, and very small, having
a single room with one door and one
window. The door. had been
thoroughly saturated with oil and
sacks OF shavings had been placed
outside Of and under the window.
These shavings had also been soaked
IN kerosene and the stuff was poured
over the structure at other places.
AT about three o'clock this completed
dea;h-trap was set on fire. From the
facts OF the case it is evident that the
woman must have been aroused by
the very first sound. She scattered
the shavings. called for help. and the
tragedy was narrowly averted.
>cry' early Tuesday morning meet
Ing ot the white men OF the community
was held Al Mr. Longs and the en-
tire section was aroused. They tcle-
phoned for blooGl:ounds but because
the ground was too dry ior them -
be Of ':Se they were not sent. Suspi-
cion pointed strongly to negro wo-
man named Corric Green and later
that morning She was taken into Gus
f"dy and carried to 'Saluda and
lodged in jail.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-01
been successfully nullihed."
The Color Line.

Judge Speer declared that the ar
g"me:t had been advanced by road
commissioner and that while SEN
tence to the chaingang would forever
ruin a white man previously respect
able it had no such effect a a re-
spectacle negro. He held that such
considerations do not appeal to a
court charged with the equal enforce
ment of the law, and he did not be-
lleve they met the appreciation of the
best people OF the southern states
nor were they conducive to the well
fare Of the south or hopeful for its
future.
Judge Speer concludes with an ar
gument made by him 20 years ago
and which he reafirms. In this he
said that though the color line ex-
peri may so declare, this is no color
line case. 1t is a negro today. 1t
will be white man, aye a white
child and a white woman tomorrow.
In this court the law is equal and for
all"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-01

Across the street was the home OF
Matthias Miller, who. like all the
North Carolinians in the village, was
IN industrious. energetic and pros
porous man. He married Miss Whit
mire. who. like all the Whitmires.
was full OF energy and spirit. | re-
member their two boys, who had
the qualities OF their parents They
were in my Sunday School class il
the 4. R. P. church.
In the Lone Sar State.
Every day I see my friend, Sam
Kennerly. who is still expanding. He
is a candidate for county judge with
good chance of election.
In Houston I met few people
from Newberry. At church I saw
Prof. c. w. Welch, a typical south
ern gentleman. with the vigor and
bon hommie belonging to that char
acter. I saw also R. 4. Welch, an
earnest and successful business man;
Housen Kenner, jolly and fat. and I.
G. Martin, pleasant-faced and pleas
ant-voiced, with a touch Of the
Scotch-Irish look and accent; Dr..
Hayne Leavell, an intellectual man,
a leader in the councils of the church
and now a delegate to the Pan-Pres-
byterian Council; Mrs Maggie Tar
rant and her daughter. Mrs Smiley
We all had delightful meeting. We
remember Mrs. Tarrant when she
was a sprightly little girl. Now she
is a dignihed, elegant, intellectual
matron. Ny wife was much pleased
with Mrs. Smiley. She has spark
ling eyes with attractive sweetness.
Her husband is the principal OF the
Houston high school, a gentleman
who by his learning. intelligence and
energy is we'll adapted to his respon-
sible position. One OF our grand
children, Helen J. Miller, attends that
school.
This visit recalled to us vividly
Col. J. R. Leavell. his amiable wife
and large and interesting family. I
was proud to know that Col. Leavell
was my friend. j remember him we'll
as handsome. neatly dressed. eie-
gantly-mannered young man. He was
type of the pure Christian man, OF
rich and gracious nature; he was
as unwavering as the pole star in the
path of duty. I had the pleasure Of
meeting him twice: once many years
ago while he, his eldest daughter-a
most interesting and lovable young
lady-and Rev. Thomas H. Pope, who
went to school to me, were attending
a Baptist convention; and again at the
Confederate reunion in Houston.
These are bright stars in my men,
ory. We thought, too, of Mrs.
Leavell. who was friend of my wife.
She was gentle and kind and had the
fine qualities OF her father, that
grand Christian gentleman, DR. 4.
w. Chalmers.
In my next III take an excursion
into the country among the Rem
wicks. and then return to the village.
Wonderful to think that ''by these
ways we used to walk we shall not
walk again" When I think Of my
boyish companions this stanza comes
into my mind:
oh. for one hour OF my youthful
JOY!
Give back my ch;Id-likc spring:
FL rather laugh bright-haired boy
Than reign 4 gray-ilaired king.
Goodbye.
J. NJ. CroSSOn.
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Week End Rates From Newberry.

Special round trip tickets via the
G.. :. & l.. are HOW on sale every
Saturday. good 70 return the follow
ing Tuesday at the following rates:
From NcWhar-r to
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-01
THE NEWBERRY OF THE
DAYS THAT ARE PAST
INTERESTING LETTER FROM
TEXAS.
Judge Crosson Writes Of the Days
of His Boyhood and Manhood
Spent in Newberry.

Woodville, Texas.
Days of my youth, ye have glided
away:
Hairs OF my youth, We are frosted and
gray;
Eyes Of my youth, your keen sight is
no more;
Cheeks OF my youth, ye are furrowed
all DER;
Strength of my youth, all your vigor
is gone;
Thoughts of my youth, your gay
visions are flown.
Days of my age, ye will shortly be
past:
Pains of my age, yet awhile you can
last:
Joys OF my age, in true wisdom de-
light;
Eyes OF my age, be religion your
light;
Thoughts of my age, dread ye not
the cold sod:
Hopes OF my age, be ye fixed on your
God"
was feeble when in Houston and
hence did not write to you, but since
my return to this place l am in the
condition OF an old hard-shell preach
er friend of mine when he said to
me, I'm hearty as brandy, but not
so we'll beliked."
The School Boys.
In my last l was with the school
boys, "a bowling horde OF undiluted
mischief" l forgot to say that Mr..
Diver. good old man, would occa-
sionally turn us loose in his fine Or
chard.. much to our enjoyment. I
had also forgotten Daniel Brooks, of
whom O'Neall writes so kindly in the
Annals; also the beautiful grove
where Joel Stevenson lived when I
first remember. and afterwards Mr..
Vashti NIcCracken l was surely
like the old darkey said OF the Patri
archs of old-the forgetfullest peo-
pie on the earth-"for." said he, "Abra-
ham forgot Isaac. Isaac forgot
Jacob, and Jacob forgot whole lot
, OF boys"
Quote All ancient sage. Boys will
be boys" Dr. Bobo. notwithstand-
ing his fine sense. was as eccentric
in manner and appearance as
comets blaze" and very full OF odd
tiles. Near by the school house he
started to build a house He had it
framed. weatherboarded and covered,
but no doors nor window shelters
nor chimneys: he had a few rough
edge plank on the SleeperS. 1t was
so standing rough and dingy in the
iortieS. Here the ''howline horde"
had some fun. \ gentle. kind-heart-
ed old fellow 1--WE will not name him)
on his occasional visits 10 the village
w"rli camp in he B"bo house and
rise up carly III the morning 20 iol
low strong drink and he would
promptly catch rp with il at tie
Tupp>c hru>". = licensed trap OF
flaming temptation. and be LET. 10 the
tender :ncrci"> ~ thc Gr"" seller.
Ma: here make :; suggestion. with
"t:t seeming 10 teach my grandmoth
e. hnw !" suck eggs" I'rohib;, The
>al -: ':u,,"-. M'i?cn :rli this 9en:,c-
man Of whom I was speaking would
retire to the Bobo house and sleep
oo tie rough-edge. At one time the
boys discovered him fast asleep.
They bombarded him with cobS,
slowly at first and then in showers.
When he reused up he was greatly
amused and broke OK ii Jolly
laugh. The thicker the cobs flew the
louder laughed he. Finally rock
SmOtc him in the breast and the more
hilarious he became. When his pro-
tractcd spree was over he returned
home and threw his hat in the house
and ii his wife kicked it out he
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-01
JUDGE SPEER SCORES
CHAIN GANG SYSTEM
HAS NO PLACE IN POLICE
COURTS, HE SAYS.
He Says That Under American Sys-
tenn One Man Can Not
Judge Infany.

United States District Judge Speer,
OF the western division of the south
ern district OF Georgia, will this
week render an opinion OF far reach
ing importance. involving the author
ity of municipal courts all over the
country to sentence violators of nlu-
ncipal ordinances to local chain
gangs. The case came before Judge
Speer on a writ of habeaS corpus ap-
piled for by Henry Jameson. ne
gro. for release from the custody of
E. 4. WinbiSll. superintendent OF the
Bibb county. Ga. chain gang. Judge
Speer in lengthy opinion decided
that the superintendent was without
authority to hold the prisoner and d.
rected his immediate release.
In passing upon the case Judge
Speer called attention to the fact that
the commitment from the recorders
court was a sentence and nothing
more" and that there was no find
ing OF guilt or innocence by the re-
corder.
The question involved,' said
Judge. Speer. is whether the record
er of Macon can, without any sort
OF criminal pleading and without
the intervention OF jury, convict a
citizen twice for the violation OF
municipal ordinance and sentence
him to seven months at hard labor
on the public chain gang, the pun
ishment to be suffered in a branch of
the penitentiary." Continuing, he
said:
Can it be maintained in the light
OF the constitution that one man,
under any form of procedure devised
or to be devised by legal legislation,
can conSign men. women and child
rem to chain gang for such trivial
! offences as are within the jurisdiction
Of a police n1agistrate:
Invective INDUCED.
Judge Speer severely scored the
chain gang method and said:
Indeed it may be with entire ac-
curacy declared that the voluninous
aid exhaustive preparation OF the
city attorney and the subsequent ex-
animation by the court has evoked no
shred of c,.thority either American
or English. where a sentence by
police magistrate to public chain
gang. with the ;gncminous accessor-
ics OF letters. the stripes, lash and OF
the degradation Of convict life has
been sustained or even palliated.
Under the American system the
chain gang has no place in the juris-
d;c;;nn ard protcd:.rc OF police court
where trial b.; jur:: s not right "i
to accused"
''e hon declared ;hc sentence q:
! the recorder void, i"r want OF dne
presses ,: 4" a"d Aeca;;:c one maa
! camn"' hc Judge II iniamy Like
=: 49, g.. 'p!."> e! aid 1ow~-
/ d~oddcn." lie said. Through all the
/ centuries since that glorious day in
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-01

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-30
GRAND CIRCUIT RACING.
Major Delmar Trial Postponed, Con-
ditIOns Being UnfavOrable.

ditiOns being UnfnNOraDies
CINCINNATI, O., Sept 30.-The
largest crowd of the meeting attended
the grand circuit racing at Oakley park
here. Major Delmar was carded to go
against the worlds trotting record Of
2:02A, but did not make the attempt
on account of strong wind.
The surprise Of the day was in the
2:07 class, In which Red Bird, hot
favorite, was distanced after winning
two heats and finishing close second
In another. In the first heat Pauline
G.. came with a rush at the end and
won the heat by nose from Red Bird.
Red Bird won the second and third
heats handily. In the fourth heat Red
Bird broke at the first quarter, and be-
fore Walker could get him going right
the entire field had passed him.
Sphinx took this heat easily, as well
as the fifth, Pauline G. being the only
contender. Pauline G. and Sphinx,
the heat winners, fought it out in the
sixth heat, the latter winning by a
length.
Sixteen horses started in the 2:17
class trot, which was won by Red
Lace in straight heats.
In the 2:1O class pace Robert Nc, the
favorite, was nosed out by John Nc.
in the first heat. The other three
heats resulted in easy victories for
Robert Nc.
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Kings Daughters Convention.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Sept. 80
The triennial convention of the Kings
Daughters in the United States was
formally opened at st. Psuls church
by the celebration of holy communion
and the welcoming address to dele
gates by Right Rev. Brewer, bishop
Of this diocese. The charge to the con-
vention was made by Right Rev. Gle
land Kinloch Nelson, bishop Of Geor-
gia. He asked the Kings Daughters
to direct their earnest work toward
remedying the divorce evil.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-30
COLLECTORS SALE.

10 whom IL NAV concern in the Town OF
RS adsboro and County OF Bennington, state OF
Vermont or elsewhere, are hereby notlhed
that the taxes assessed In the said town Tor the
wear 1919 remain wholly unpaid on the foilow-
ING described real estate, to VIII -
Commencing at an iron pin driven IN me
Ground on the southeTly side OF MAN street. III
the v illage OF Readsbor0, said IRON pm Oelng II
a line two feet easterly from the easterly 81 Q
of the piazza on the easterly side oil the SOL
building built by I. j. G0odell, thence SCUM
erly in a line parallel with the easterly sue on
said store building to the highway occupied y
the II, T. s w. Railroad Company 70 an ~ .,
mn In the ground. thence vest Fly on the NORM
eerIv line Of said highway As feet TO an IRON ? n
driven in the ground, thence northerly ~ ~
ma aliei with the westerly side OF sald sto
building and u feet distant theretrOm 10 u .
soltherly side of said Main street, thence east
erIv on the southerly side OF said Main street
AZ feet 10 the place OF beginning, also right OF
wav over and across a strip OF land 10 feet VII
living and beinR on the eaSterly side OF ana al
ioinino and parallel with the premises above
conveyed said right Of way TO be USED IN com
mon by said grantees, successors ana assigns
and said T. b. GOodell, his grantees, helrs' eX-
ecutors and administrators now SET IN the
Grand List OF the Town OF Readsboro 10 inc
DeeIfeld Valley Benevolent Association as
NAV be found In Land Records OF keadsooro
Book Is, page 4, and so much OF said premises
viii be sold at Public Auction at the dwellinl
5th dav of Noven Der, 1904, at IL O'Clock In th'
forenoon. as shall be requisite 10 discharge "a
taxes with costs unless previously pald,
pDated at ReadsbOro this 2Sth day OF Septem
'e'' a. - '''' ]. S. PIKE, Collector.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-30
Policeman Was shot Six Times.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Sept. 30.-Police-
man S. F. Hurst was shot and In
stantly' killed by ]. F. Anderson at
Mayesville. The officer was shot six
times, all Of the balls taking effect in
the chest and abdomen. 1t is said that
Hurst drew a revolver first, but that
Anderson was too quick for him. The
shooting is said to have been the re-
suit of q personal matter. Anderson
surrendered and was placed in jail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-30
Big Ben Won Pulled Up.

CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-With track
as sticky as a quagmire Big Ben, car
rying top weight, beat good field in
the third and feature event at Worth.
The winner was pulled up almost to a
walk at the end and finished five
lengths in the lead. Katie Powers
barely got up in time to capture Sec
ond place from Mamie Hodge. Big
Ben was the only favorite to win.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village To
Briefly for BUSY Readers.

brieuY TOT BUSY heNuoTss
Mrs r. w. Bennett returned Thurs
day from Boston.
DR. and Mrs L. II. Ross left Friday
morning for Boston.
A valuable horse belonging to S. c.
Lyons died Tuesday.
Miss Daisy Horbour was at Wal
lingford fair Wednesday.
Ward Lyons was at Wallingford fair
Wednesday and Thursday.
Edmund Carrigan returned Friday
from a visit in Amsterdam.
Circle No gives supper at the
Me church parlors tonight.
Edward Murphy is spending his va
cation at the st Louis exposition.
Mrs H. j. Potter returned Friday
from a several days visit in Walling-
ford.
The sophomore-freshman football
game was not played yesterday owing
TO the bad weather.
Rev n. B. Mcneil of Manchester
Center was the guest of Rev Phillip
Schuyler Thursday.
A. j. Cooper has been engaged as
organist at the NE church. He will
begin his duties Sunday.
Rev Frank r Morris has returned
from Newport where he attended the
annual Baptist anniversaries.
Mrs Z. B. Sanford and son who
have been visiting at Bert Willard S
returned to Belchertown Friday.
Holden, Leonard & Co., began work
ing on the winter schedule Thursday.
They work until 4,30 p. m. on Satur-
day.
The regular meeting of the Benning-
ton County Medical society will be
held at North Bennington next We'd
nesday.
All Fortnightly ladies and their
friends are requested to remember the
date of the opening meeting, Satur-
day, Oct /.
At the state convention OF Kings
Daughters, Mrs j. NJ. Burt was re-elec-
ted state treasurer and Mrs Emma
Harwood county secretary.
The circle Of st PETERS guild which
met at Mrs Archie Rice's on the
SALISBURY road Wednesday, had a
pleasant time. About 20 we're present.
Mr. and Mrs VIM L. Hall, who have
been spending the summer at sara
toga, have returned to their home in
Troy. Miss Mollie Stark Childs is
with them.
Charles f. Patterson of Troy who
has been spending several months in
Europe returned home yesterday He
has formerly spent the summer at Ben
nington Center.
w. H. Sibley, who recently under
went delicate operation has so fal
|. recovered that he expects to soon re-
sumo his duties as engineer for the
Rutland railroad.
The IOOF will give card party a
their rooms in the opera house BLOCK
Tuesday evening, October 4th. Al
odd Fellows and families and Rebek
abs are cordially invited to be present
The funeral of Mrs Henry Silver
was held at her late residence thi'
afternoon. The Rev. Frank K. Morris
and Charles w. Rowley otficiated' Tit
attendance was large. The intermen
was in the village cemetery, the bear
ers being Charles Harbour, Georg'
Townsend, Samuel Holt, Frank Hol
lister, F. E. Greenslit, Edward Kelly
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Fire Followed Joiner's Death.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Sept. 30.-F.
A. Joiner of Leroy, fifty-three years Of
age, an agent Of the Standard Oil
company, was struck by freight train
and instantly killed while driving over
the New York Central tracks at Der Der
gen. near here. Oil from the tank
wagon dashed over the engine and
caught fire, causing fierce blaze.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-30

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 30.-Gasconne at Z
to 10 was the only winning faverite at
Delmar park. Worthington cut across
the field from the outside in the fifth
race and caused jam at the first turn.
The horse finished second, but was dis
oualifed
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Dolly spnnker mt Gravesend.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Dolly Spank
er, the Z to 10 favorite, easily won the
Oceanview handicap, one mile and a
sixteenth, at Gravesend. Leonidas
made the running to the stretch fol-
lowed by Dolly Spanker, who took
command in the stretch and won by
FIVE lengths. Mineola beat Leonidas q
head for the place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-30
NOTICE: COLLECTORS
SALE.

To whom 1t may concern In the town OF
ReadsborO and County OF Benningi on, Statc OF
Vermont or elsewhere are hereby notifed that
the taxes assessed in said Town for the year 1908
remain wholly unpaid on he following descrlo.
ed real estate. to wit: Beginning at point az
the southeast corner OF lands OF Herbert A.
parsons, on the south end of stowe FIAT SO
called and the southeast corner OF lands OF A.
G. Niles's estate. thence 300 feet on landstoccu-
pied by d. Byron Wheeler IN nee eat az gnu
angles with said Wheeler's line to the highway
leadi1g from Readsboro village 70 Monroe
bridge, thence northerly on said highway 10
lands of Herbert A. Parsons, thence westerly
along the south line OF said Parsons land 70
the place Of beginning Win das5 5es 20 e PsaeS
TaFrancis nv Hattie aud Ernest Baker man
LaFrancis, and so much OF the SAID premise; ,S on
lands will be sold at public auction az the
dweIling hhuse Of j. s. Pike in said Reads6oro
on the 9Th day OF November, 1904, at ! O'clock
In the afternoon as shall be requisite 70 as
charge said taxes and costs unless previously
paid. Att. ,e,h dow ~ santem.
-...--'s. II 1914. j, S. PIKE, Collector.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
DRINK AND CRUELTY.
Grounds Alleged by Mrs Recs Stock.
dale in Her Divorce Complaint

Aurella Reos stockdale today filed
suit for divorce in the district court
against W. H. StoCkdale on the
grounds OF cruelty and failure to sup.
port They were married at Spanish
Fork on oct. 3, 1899, and have one child.
the custody Of which plaintiff asks. on
various occasions 1t is alleged that de-
PENDANT has used vile and abusive lam
guage towards his wife. on or about
August |, 1900. while plaintiff was sick
IN bed, her attending physician pre-
scribed certain medicines for her. but
II rs alleged that defendant refused To
get them for her, and on another occa.
sion during her sickness he left his
home, saying he was going after some
medicine, Instead OF doing 80 IL Is
charged that he went to a saloon and
became intoxicated and did not return
until o'clock the next morning and
when he did return he vllely abused
his wife, Several times plaintiff al
leges that she has been compelled TO
leave her home on account Of the
threats " her husband to XIII himself
and others, Shortly after the death Of
their first child defendant said that Il
was a good thing that II was dead. Mrs.
Stockdale asks that her maiden name
be restored TO her, that she have the
custody Of their child and that part OF
their PROPERTY be- set aside for her, as
alimony and that defendant be re-
strained from dIsposlng OF the same
pending this action.