The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-12-13

Marion county merchants. have been
convicted in the United States court
in Charleston OF violating the bank
rrptcv act. There has been much
complaint in many sections OF The
violation OF the bankruptcy laws
in the concealmcnt Of goods.
and every effort was put forward
by the government 10 secure
the conviction OF the merchants for
an object lesson if nothing else, it is
stated.
Mr.. A. B. Rabon, of Camden. has
obtained a verdict against the Sea-
board railway for $1,000 damages. The
suit was brought for $4,000 for al
legged discourteous treatment Of Mrs.
RADON by the conductor while return
ing from the state fair year ago.
State Superintendent Of Education
O. B. Martin has given out state
ment in which +, says that the sug-
gestions in his annual report. includ-
ing the ones in regard to the colleges,
are the result of his own study and in
vestigation Of the school systems Of
this and other states He says that
he made them in response to his con-
ception of his duty and altogether On
his own responsibility.
Eugene Stancill, son of C. ". STAN
Gill, OF Sumter, shot himself twice
with pistol in front of bowling
alley in Sumter on Thursday night.
He was under the influence of whis-
key. 1t is not thought the wounds
are serious.
Robert w. Terry died at an infirm-
ary on Thursday morning as the re-
suit of self-inhicted wounds. He shot
himself in Sumter on the night Of
November 80 while under the in
huence of whiskey. He was young
man popular throughout Sumter
county.
Mr.. T. B. Bailey, Of Edgeheld,
son-in-law of the late G. D. Tillman.
met with a tragic death while out
hunting last week. Having shot a
squirrel which lodged in the limb of
a tree he climbed the tree and fell,
striking the ground and crushing his
skull He told a companion just be-
fore falling that he was sick. and it
is thought he was seized with apo
plexy.
Herbert Pitts, the Io-year-old son
OF J. NJ. Pitts. leading merchant of
Clinton was run over by shifting
engine. his foot and leg being injured.
4 police officer Of Greenville was
in a quandary as the result of the ar
rest by him of a negro lettering
around the depot, upon whose person
a concealed weapon was found. 1t
turned out that the negro had
corpse in his charge, which he was
to take away on the next train. and
he claimed the pistol was the prop
erty of the dead man. 1t was case
of detaining the negro. and taking
care of the corpse or letting the ne
gro take the corpse out of town with
him on the train due in a few no
ments, and the police officer decided
to let the negro go.
Sam Dunlap, colored, was shot and
very seriously wounded by his boy,
Sam Dunlap, aged IS, at his home
near Laurens, as the result of a quar-
rel between the two.
\ Greenviile deputy who was sent
over to Liberty 10 take charge of
.Alonzo Smith. negro who is want
ed by the Greenville authorities on
the charge of having attempted to
crirninally assault a negro woman
some weeks ago, found that the ne
gro had made his escape from the
Liberty guard house by burning out.
The b11ildinp was wooden struc-
ture. and it was comparatively an easy
matter to burn the wood around the
door hinges and walk out.
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