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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-10-19
CONFESSIONS OF A PRIEST.

Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake,
Ark, writes, "For 12 years l
suffered from Yellow Jaundice. |
consulted number of physicians
and tried all sorts of medicine, but
got no relief. Then l began
the use Of Electric Bitters and
feel that l am now cured of dis
ease that had me IN Its grasp for
twelve years. If you want re.
liable medicine for Liver and Kid.
ney trouble, stomach disorder or
general debility, get Electric
Bitters. Its guaranteed by Craw>
ford Bros, j. +. Mackey & Co. :,
and Fuuderburk Pharmacy. Only
Soc.
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Mr.. b Harris. president of the
Anderson county Farmers Pro-
tective Union, has issued q call for
meeting of the farmers of the
State to be held in Columbia on
the 26th. The object is stated as
strong and concerted effort on
the part of the farmers to secure
better prices for Gotten than those
at present prevailing.
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A LOVE LETTER

Would not interest you If you re
looking for guaranteed Salve
for Sores, Burns or Piles. Otto
Dodd, of Ponder, No., writes: 81
suffered with an ugly sore for a
year, but box Of Bucklen's Ar
bica Salve cured me. It's the
best Salve on earth. csc at Craw-
ford Bros, j. F. Mackey & Co., ,
and Funderburk Pharmacy Drug,
Stores.
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Attorney general Gunter has
written letter to Senator Brice
giving as his opinion that there
shall be sparate box for each
amendment at the approaching
election.
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Notice to the Public.

will hold all inquests in the
county. Phone to my residence
at Pleasant Hill for me when
needed.
j. Montgomery Caskey,
Sept. 20-tf Coroner l. g.
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Real Pious Lynching
Solicitor tienry's View Of Ker.
shaw Case. Report To Gov
ernor-Pertinent CUES,
ton Asked Promi-
4 nent People.

oi'0i'oi u ~. Henry has re-
ported to the governor his investi-
cations of the Kershaw lynchlng
u rev weeks ago. The report
IL the result of his inves-
tigatlons for several days and
In the slasg of the day is "hot
stall. " 1t is as follows:
Governor D G, Hayward:
Sir: In obedience to your re-
quest, l arrived at Kershaw, S.
e., at noon on Monoay, October
3D. to investigate the lynching of
John L. Morrison for the killing
OF William Floyd, on the Saur>
urday previous. After confer
ring with the Sheriff of Lancaster
Jno. L. Hunter Esq, who had
preceded me that morning, | con-
ferred with aud interviewed the
mayor some of the aldermen
the town marshal, several, of the
citlzens the wife and son of Nor
rlson and two of Morrison's i
nelghhors. From them learn
ed that the attitude of the entire
town and surrounding country
was, hy.hand or heart, "His blood
be upon us and our children. -
Not one single man among them
out deplcrei lynching, and ex-
cused this one. "if ever u.s
excusable.' Everyone with
wbor- | cnnversed seemed to lc-
Dor to impress me with th,. fact
that this was the most orderly,
qnlet and sober lynchiug that ever
occurred "a real picus lynching
with the preachers in the back
ground nlm1st audibly saying
amen. | d not get to to see any of
the i"cLl pr' achers; but several
spoke to me after leaving Ker-
shaw, on the subject of this lyn-
ching, and to my entire astonish-
ment, they.~voiced the sentiment
elf there ever was an excusable
lynching this was IT," Where
are we going to end up those hor
rlble midnight murders by lynch
law on all hands aud public sentl
ment fast heading the same way9
A sense of paralysis came upon
me with the darkness of Monday
night.
On Tuesday morning l called
u special meeting of the town
council. Every member, with
the town marshal, met with us
(Sheriff Hunter and myself) in a
special meeting. l explained
that the governor had sent me to
investigate the lynching; they
were sworn officers, like myself
| wanted their help; Morrison had
been taken from their custody
they were somewhat responsible
on this account; wanted them to
deal with me in perfectly honest
and straight forward manner; l
would try to do the same with
them there was no use in my
wasting ffeort if they were in
sympathy with the lynching or
would obstruct or refuse to help
me In tho investigation. My ap-
peal for help was in the interest
of the law, the name of the state
and our Maker.
After this l asked each and
every one of them the following
questions:
Ale you In sympathy with the
lyuchingl
Will you help the States Off
GERS in ferreting out and bringing
to trial these lynchers, honestly?.
Was that lynchlng dcno by
town folks or from the surroun-
ding county9
To tbo.o khroo .,..
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ing and would not help to ferret
out the lynchers The mayor
and one aldermad answered that
they were not in sympathy with
the lynching snd would help the
state officers, provided, it did not
interfere with their business both
of these had much buslness). One
alderman had done all he could to
prevent the lynching md would
do nothing more. The clerk was
in sympathy with the lynchers and
would not help ferret it out, and
would cover up evidence if he
knew any.
The town marshal was not in
sympathy with the lynching, did
all he could to prevent it and
would help all he could to ferret
it out; but was busy with collect
ing taxes.
AS to the third question, the
opinion of three of those present
was that the lynching was done
by country people, and of four
that the crowd that did it was
mixed; but by four that the couu-
try people predominated, because
nobody could he missed from the
town after Morrison was taken
from the guard house. This last
is the opinion of the great major-
ity Of the townspeorle to whom |
talked. After Interviewing the
'Tr "N:cers,l requested the town
marshal to 90 to every business
place and announce that would
remain at the council chamber
until 5 o'clock Pm. (takipg 80
minutes for dinner) and wanted to
confer with anyone who would
give me any assistance. | urged
the marshal not to pass by sin
| gle man. if possible. AS result
six persons called on me, one of
them member of the jury of in
quest on the lynching of Morri-
son. This member of that jury
had taken hand in a lynching
bee TO the extent OF voting to hang
the ulprit; but this was for the
usual (?) crime. Of all six none
knew anything except "They
say"
| ] tried The States correspon
dent, sent word to him and went
to his Office. He was out of town.
| asked for and tried to find
friend of the dead man, outside of
his own family. If there was one
he would not own it. One man
spoke kindly of Morrison, and Il
man who had known HIM longest
and best.
The following are my conclus-
ions: William Floyd was a good,
average citizen, sober and popular
and of popular and influential
family. Jno L. Morrison was
cross grained and killed two ne
groes (axcusably or lnexcusably),
had been acquitted and had troublo
with several other people, drank,
had no famil, or influence. His
killing Floyd was an awful mur-'
der and the community's murder
of him still more awful; in that
the conscience of the community
Is dehauched with his blood which
Will not be wiped out for half a
century. Morrison was a bad man
but not bad rs painted. The
jury of inquest is from the coun,
try. From the foregoing facts if
the jury does not take it into its
head to vindlcate the law by fer
reting it out, the state is power
less. There is nothing, it seems
tc ma 4, ho oooop,nI;cbaJ hy th n
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Hayes Escapes the Death
Trap.
Gov. Hayward Commutes SEN
tence of Wife Slayer to Life
Imprisonment in Penitentiary
special to Greenville News.

Columbia, Oct. 13.-Had the
verdict OF the jury been carried
out Hoyt Hayes would have been
hanged today at WalhaIla. In
stead of this being his day of
death, it has been his day of hope.
A seemingly hopele IS fight for
life has been won, and instead of
going to the gallows the shadow
OF doubt sends the young man to
prison for life.
The case of Hoyt Hayes, The
young farmer-factory operative of
Oconee, has attracted considerable
attention and interest throughout
the entire State. The most intense
Interest anI feeling exists in the
county of the killing. A petition
with more than thousand names
is on file asking that Gov. Hey-
ward spare the life Of the pris oner
and half that number are on re-
cord as protesting against an III
terference with the death sentence.
1t would have been much easier
for Gov. Hayward to have closed
his ears and consented to allow
Hoyt Hayes 60 he hanged and
rested upon the verdict of the
jury. No doubt he felt it his
duty TO probe ~ the bottom of
the case, and many a restless hour
has he spent on the case.
!, The lack of family, however,
made no difference, and Gov. Hey
wards sole aim has been to do
Justice.
Hayes and his wife lived to-
gether in a cottage. AT 4 o'clock
ON the morning oe April 26, the
young wife called her husband
and told him there was something
wrong In the lot. He went out.
and while outside, be claims his
wife committed suicide, and the
State claims there was no suicide.
, bat that the husband was the
murderer. -
The whole story of the crime
more or less hangs upon a note
found after the killing, which was
signed "Lula."
81 am treated we'll by Hoyt,
but l had rather die than TO have
the pain and sickness of mother
hood, therefore L write to let you
know l did It,"
The prosecution pressed the
idea that Hoyt Hayes wrote this
note and left it where it would be
found, while the defence insisted
that Lula Hayes wrote the note
and then committed suicide. If
the note was not written by the
husband, then there would be lit
tie doubt of his guilt. The blood
and brains of the woman were
scattered and went upward in the
rafters, and bent poker was
found beside the gun when found.
The State showed that part of the
bed was not used, but Hoyt Hayes
says that he slept close and on the
outside of the bed. The more the
case was studied the more impor-
tance was to be attached to the
note, and, therefore, Gov. Hey,
ward decided to submit the all-im-
portant note with other SAMPLES
of Lula Hayes writing to David
Carvalho, the we'll known expert
on handwriting. A careful and
detailed study was made of the
handwriting, and Carvalho says
that Mrs. Hayes wrote the note,
and accepting that opinion. Gov
Heyward commuted the sentence.
/
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
JEWISH NEW YEAR.

September 10 being Jewish Ne.
Year, we hav eprinted stock Oh ~
years cards with Hebrew letterlns'
ADAMS PRINTING CV'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
THE BRITON LEARNED
IRREVERENT YOUTHS SLANG
MADE PLAIN.
How Vale Dolan, Irrepressible, Ex.
piaineI the Difference Between the
Gszook and the Gazaboo.-And Still
the Briton Wondered.

There are some pleasant things to
contemplate in New York, and on Ger
.ain days one of these pleasant thing
IS Yale Dolan.
Yale Do'2n is a rich young Philadel
phian. the son of ,nUlti-ln illionaire
trolley n1asnate, ;ie separates his
'ea.la .1to - - ID divisions, oae oi
which he SPENDS i'll Philadelphia, one
@a!road,' AMI one III New York
When he was "abroal7 the last time
re found himself IN the same railwaH
commandment. travelling from Loadot.
e Liverpool 10 taIse ship home. with :;
aG:.afy Wa@2 ;-ll.H@1ac!leQ Briton, pos
lily .o.se Oh lfia way to America
after an heiress. N1=lau sized Up his
MAJ. joa}atl opt 81 the window and
t4e2 addressed the Hritca.
! dc.ny Ting cat there" he said.
sei;iat Y. Iii the gazaboos seem TO
have wiHss, and there are Greas
many more gazools' s than ever saw
before
TIE Briton merely pulled his waxed
mustacbe and looked straight thrau@n
Dolan. without cracking smile. That
vas what Dolan expected. aud he
reIapsed into silence Half an hour
later he looked out of the window.
It's different here" he said, look
ing straight through the Britbn. Here
tEe gaZooks are not SO numerous, and
a very few Of tie gaZaboos have
wings
This time the Briton couldn't qui;e
maintain his wooden demeanor, but
as before, he remained silent Dolan
subsidized again. Just before the train
drew into Liverpool he again aged
to move his fellow passenger.
Its all right here" said Dolan
with sigh of apparent relief. "1here
are no gazabocs and gaZoohs here al
ALL"
This time the Briton appeared dis
t,actly alarmed. When the train
came to halt he hastened away from
the American as if he might be dan
gerous lunatic. They met again ON
the ship, however, where they were
properly introduced" At first the
Rriton fought shy, but later he became
quite companionable. On the second
day out he said ,e wanted to speak to
Dolan privately about something
Fire ahead" cried Dolan.
What I want 60 find out, don't cher
know" said the Briton, ''is this: What
is a gazook?"
"A gazook?' answered Dolan. why
a gaZook is female sazaboo."
"Ah, yes, quite So, returned the
Briton, pulling at his waxed mustche,
but what in the name Of heaven is a
gazaboo?"
"A gazaboo," replied Dolan, els a
male sa7ook. kansas City Star.
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Row Croker Came Across.

That IS one Of the Most et$raor-
dinarg men have ever met. You
may have noticed that was nervous
when | left the house. N ell. I was.
couldn't get started on what ! want
ed 10 say even after We got il The
carriage and it is an actual fact, hc
SAID, with a laugh, that neither Of MS
said word until We reached sash
oGton square. Then turned 10 HIM
and said. Croker, , am in the most
uncomfortable position I have ever
been III In my life. The people think
nominated Cleveland. and suppose
he thinks | may have had something
t. De With H. That being SO, ! have
got to eloc} him. and don't sco how
am going 10 do it. know | can't
do If uuless | can convince The coun-
try right away that New York is in
line, and The only man that can help
ne is YOU There is no use talking
about it, we both understand the sit
u&1ion. All I've got TO ask is, Will
| You do it," While was making my
| speech Croker sat there looking
| straieh, ahead as inpassive as a
craven image and not giving the
slightest sign Of what he was think
| ing or what he intended to say and
he didn't breathe a word for full
minute. Then he took his cigar out
of his mouth and turned around to me
and in the most matter Of fact voice
imaginable, said: "Mr. Whitney, I
have been waiting fifteen years to
find you in hole. You needn't worry
about this. l guess it will be all
fright Well Mr. Whitney contin-
ued, after momentary pause, L sup
pose ! thanked him. I don't know
ANYHOW, that was all that was said
and maybe I don't feel better Now
let's go and get something to eat
THE next mornings newspapers
lcontained positive assurances of Tam
|many Halls determination to support
the national ticket with all it's Nigh,
and main and within twenty-fouI
hours thereafter it was definitely
known throughout the country that
!Mr. Murphy had joined hands unre.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01

TWO SMALL HOUSES FOR SALE.
On Third and Tennessee. Houses rc
be moved off at once. Give us al OF
er.
COTTON BELT SAVINGS ANIL
TRUST co. d,f
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
Cmens in Tea.

When the tea is made and the lid
OF the teapot is forgotten for min.
ute or two, it is a sure sign that some
one will drop in for the meal Two
spoons put by chance into the saucer
OF maid or a bachelor denote that
he or she will be married within a
year Putting cream into your tea
before you sweeten it will bring you
love troubles. A tea stalk floating in
girls teacup is beau" She should
stir her tea briskly and then hold the
spoon upright in the center. II the
beau be attracted toward the spoon
and cling to it gentleman visitor
may be expected some time that even.
ing. II, however, the beau" goes to
the side of the cup the visitor will not
come that dsv
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
Pine Bluff School OF
Music,
CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND
SIXTH AVENUE.
MIR. Nj. o. Mcneil. pupil of sbrigIia, of
Paris, Director; Miss Cora 3.
Martin, Assistant.

instruction given in all branches
of music from beginning to the high
est perfection. The methods for voice
and piano are after the best European
Conservatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
The Staying Sex.

Do women live longer than men.
During the past year TO fewer than
flfty-six persons have died who were
centenarians. In several cases they
have been considerably over a hun
dred years Of age. and it is remark.
able that OF these persons thirty-s sin
were women. Men and women alike
belonged to all stations Of life, but 1t
is noticeable that by far the greater
proportion OF the women were mar.
ried.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01

scrvedly with his friend Croker in an
effort to carry the state of New
York. The effect of this announce
ment upon the workers OF the party
throughout the country was electrify-
ing. 1t was the beginning OF the end
Of Republican rule for at least four
years
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
HOW DICK CROKER HELPED
PULL CLEVELAND THROUGH

the most casual way. Now he, OF
course. remembers that, and he may
feel a. sense of gratitude that would
enable me TO appeal TO him on per
sonal grounds, and I have become so
oppressed by this feeling of RESPONSE
blity that brought upon myself that
/ AN ready to do it unless you can
show me some reason why | should
not
Called Up Croker.
There seemed to be no such rea-
son. and Mr.. Crokers house number
was Immediately called UP on Tn"
telephone He was just leaving The
house. but returned 10 answer the
call. This conversation onsued:
".14ello. Croker Is that yod'''
Yes
- an Ar. Whitney | want 10 see
YOU
MI right
can YOU stop he1e Oh Eo.tr wa
down town .
,saYes.'
HRisbt away:
Yes
Mr.. Whitney hung pp the Vrans
mitter. walked across the room
Hshied a ciear. turned around 10 hi.
friend ana said with Il laugh: I
wish could tell the meaning OF the
~ he said All right" bat might
as Well try to decipher an Inscription
on an Egyptian monument, 50 We viii
wait and see
Ten minutes later Mr.. Croker vas
shown into Mr. Whitney's library. Al
ter the usual handshaking. Mr.. trok-
er lighted cigar, dropped into an
armchair and smoking meditatively,
gazed at the mantelpiece. BY tnat
time Mr. Whitney had become so ner-
vous from overwork. lack OF sleep and
a troubled mind that he could do
nothing but walk back and forth.
Not word was said for perhaps five
minutes: then Mr.. Whitney stopped
in front Of Mr. Croker and said
Croker, I've got something | want TO
say to you and ! don't know how t.
begin. Are you going down town.
Yes Mr.. Croker replied. without
taking his eyes from the mantelpiece,
How would you like to ride down
with me. and perhaps we can talk it
over on The way
".All right Mr.. Croker replied, and
that ended the conversation. With a
word to his friend TO meet him at his
office in the Mutual Life building. Mr..
Whitney followed MIR. Croker into the
waiting carriage and away they went
"Three-quarters OF al hour later
Mr.. Whitney came swinging into his
Office looking twenty years younger.
He greeted his friend like long LOST
mother. threw back the lapels OF his
coat tipped back his hat as he might
have done in his undergraduate days
and paced the length OF the room
three or four times with the gIeeful
spirit of a boy; finally he stopped and
said:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
ThinGs to Be AVoiGen.

The late Sir Frederick Bramwei! Of
Eneand was famous both as a wit.
ness and arbitrator in eneineerice dis
putes. 1t is recalled that his brother
the late lGrd Justice Branv veil or civ.
lag advice tt d young barrister, told
him to be careful Of fuur tiuds of Wit
ncsses: First Of a liar; second, of
the liar who car oAly be adequately
described BY the aid Of powerful al,
5eetfFe lhird. q the expert witness,
nd. finally. of ny brother Fred.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
VIII Erect Statue Of Georoe sac,

VIII Erect Statue Of George Sand.
The people of Paris will honor
George Sand by erecting statue of
the great writer to stand in the Place
des Vosges, near the Victor Hugo mu-
scum. 1t viii represent George Sand
in ter youth and She Will be shown
standing holding sheets OF manuscript
and pencil. This year is the cen.
tenary OF her birth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
The Pro jecti,es We Use.

We have now armor piercing rro.
iectiles, deck piercing projectiles,
semi-armor piercing proiectiles, com.
men forged and cast steel proJectiles.
cast iron projectiles. shrapnel and so
9.l. in endless variety, As the work
he gun, whether ashore Or atloat, viii
have 20 DO can be pretty clearly nre-
dioted, ii would ap; ear as though one,
or at most two, kip6s OF projectiles
We're enough. These two would nat
urally have. the one high peretra-
tive power and TIE other large
capacity for internal charge, giving
great destructive power Waen the
shell is burst No one who has not eX
amined carefully the effect of bursting
a shell in q closed space can have all
idea Of its destructiveness. A small
sjxpounder shell, Of about PA inches
diameter containing three or four
ounces OF pow<ier. burst in an ordinary
coeln and breaking into twenty or
thirty fragments, would probably des-
,roy everything in the roon..--Scien-
Sc American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
NOTICE OF PAVING DISTRICT
NO. 10, WEST SIXTH
AVENUE.

The tax books for the collection Of
the special assessment upon the real
property in paving district No. 10 for
the purpose of grading, curbing and
paving. have been placed in my
hands. All owners OF real estate in
that district are required to pay their
assessments to me on or before th<
nth day of September, 1909.
ii such payment is not made, ac.
tlon will be commenced at the end O
mat time for the collection of said
assessment and for legal penalties
and all costs.
Given under my hand this 11th day
of August, 1904.
RALPH ROBINSON,
Collector.
Nep'' I'LL so,,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-01
Fall Term Opens
September "A.

Tuition fees are six dollars per term
of eight lessons from the director and
five dollars from the assistant. Har-
mony, theory, etc, free to all regular
pupils. Miss Martin will have charge
until Mr.. Mcneil returns from Europe
about the twentieth Of September.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
CARE OF. CHICAGO CHILDREN
Provision Of the City foe the Offspring
Of Parents Incompetent
to Raise Them. %.

Parental incompetency is the most
hopeless incompetency on earth. 1t
Ia something that cannot be cured or
even made much less, yet its colsse-
quences reach into the very heart Of
the nation. It seems a little odd that
Chicago, whose crop Of crime has been
greater than was ever harvested in any
other city, should have been first to rec
ognize this truth, says the Reader Mag
a2ine. ss&g&
. Yet so 1t was. Upon the pages of his
tory the supposedly most corrupt and
mercenary city is set down as the 1rst
municipality that gave to her children q
court Of justice, in which all their little,
crimes and heartaches are kept strictly:
within the limits of childhood. Chi
cago's Juvenile court had been perma-
nent and accepted feature of the city's
life for three years when New York was
still sandwiching the hearings of her bad
boys and hayward girls in between mo-
torious criminal cases. When Chicago's
boys were brought into court" New
York's boys were "arrested;;" and while
boys and girls in Chicago were de
tanned" in good homes, New York's chill
drep were still thrown into Jail in COM
pany with all sorts of evil-minded grown
up criminals. .55Sg@a