The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-30
IN THE PALMETTO STATE.

In THE PALMETTO SlAlE.
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Punssnt Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
James Horsey, asixteen-year-old boy,
was drowned in the reservoir OF the COT
ton mill at Winnsboro last Sunday night.
Il is supposed he was bathing in the res
ervoir.
A magistrate in Berkeley county has
written to Governor Hayward asking that
a reward be offered for the capture OF a
negro who killed his wife because she
went to church.
MI. c.. W. Gossett, a prosperous farmer
Of Pacolet, aged 81 years, committed sui
eide last week by cutting his throat with a
pocket knife. III health is supposed to
have caused him to commit the act.
State constables raided some illicit dis
tilleries in the dark corner of Greenville
county last Monday. They destroyed
three large distilleries and 1000 gallons
of still beer. No arrests were made.
Mrs. Agnes schiever, an aged lady, was
knocked down by a team on the streets OF
Greenville last Saturday. Her leg was
broken and she sustained other injuries
Her recovery is doubtful, owing to her
extreme age.
The government expert employed by
Governor Hayward has rendered his re-
port as to the unsafe condition OF the
State house, in which he says that there
is no danger of the building collapslng
from the weight Of the dome.
Col. NJ. P. Tribble, after announcing
his candidacy for Secretary of State and
fling his pledge almost at the last min
ute. has withdrawn from the race. de
withdrew only two days after he filed his
pledge, and did not attend any OF the
campaign meetings.
The State Supreme Court has confirmed
the verdict of the circuit court in the case
of Hoyt Hayes, a young white man from
Walhalla, who was found guilty OF the
murder of his wife and sentenced to be
hung. This means that Hayes will be
resentenced to be hanged at the next term
of court in Walhalla, unless the governor
commutes his sentence to life imprison-
ment, which he ought not to do.
The trial of Lee Green, a white man,
for the killing of Jewish peddler named
surasky, took place in Aiken last week
and consumed several days. Green and
his wife testified that Surasky attempted
to assault Mrs. Green, and that was the
reason Green shot him. The jury re-
turned a verdict of not guilty. Many
people are of the opinion that it was a
cold.blooded murder for the purpose OF
robbery.
DR.. Arthur Thomas, well-known den'
tbs. of Spartanburg, was assaulted and
robbed last Monday night. He was re-
turning home in his buggy, and in the
suburbs of town was struck With bludg-
con or piece of iron. His gold watch and
ss5 were stolen. The dentist was rem
dered unconscious by the blow, and his
horse went on into the city. There is no
clue to the assailant. DR.. Thomas was
not seriously hurt by the blow.
Lewis Flowers was shot and mortally
wounded by Sampson Brown in Marion
county last Friday afternoon. The shoot.
ing occurred at the home of Brown, and
Flowers died last Monday. The men had
a difficulty the day Of the shooting, but
it was supposed to have been amicably
settled. Later in the afternoon Flowers
passed Browns house, and the ante-mor.
tenn statement of the dead man was that
he was shot without warning, Both par
ties are white.
Last Monday morning about four
o'clock the huge boiler Of the saw mill
of M. Murdaugh, near Brunson, Hamp'
ton county, exploded, completely wreck
ing the building over it and destroying all
surrounding machinery. The shattered
boiler, Notwithstanding its great weight,
was hurled fully 125 yards from its former
place. The cause of the explosion cannot
be explained. The night watchman, a
white man by the name OF Baker, who
was standing near, lmiracuously escaped
with only severe scalding. Fortunately
the workmen in the mill had not assem-.
bled.
THROWN FROM A WAGON.
Mr.. George z. Babcock was thrown
from his wagon and severely bruised. He