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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Confessed to by a Negro Who Is
Now in Jail.
OTHERS PUNISHED
For Some of the Crimes He Says He
Committed. He Claims to Have AS.
sauIted Young Woman in
Virginia for Which Another
Man Was Lynched.

In letter to the police authorities
or Chester, w. Va, man signing
himself "A. Johnson" and claimjno
20 be a partner Of Henry Williams.
Who was recently executed in Roa.
1oKe' Va, has confessed to five MUIR
ders and numerous robberies.
His reasons for writing are that
other men have suffered for bis crimes
and his conscience troubles him, He
says he has been converted. The
oates and manner in which the diff
ferent crimes we're committed as fur
oished In Johnson's letter are more
complete than the police records, and
ehe authorities believe It's authentic.
ity.
According to Johnson he killed a
woman at Chester, W. Va, two
Italians at Uniontown, Pa, man at
Hyndman, Pa, and woman at Mar
tins Ferry, Ohio. He also claims to
nave assaulted a woman at Staunton.
Va, for which crime, he says, an
other man was lynched.
TELLS CONFLICTING TALES.
A dispatch from Cincinnati, Ohio.
'ays Albert Johnson, colored, was ar.
rested In Newport, KY, Thursday for
sending threatening letters through
che mails The officers express the
oelief that he Is the same man who
@rote to the Chester, w. Va, chief
II police, confessing various crimes
Tor which other men had been or were
.bout to be punished. A postal card
Q James Mooar, son Of Capt. Luke
MOOar, threatening him with death
vas turned over to the United States
1ostal authorities and led to Johnson's
.rrest. Johnson acknowledged writ
ng the postal and was then asked:
Did you write that letter to the
Chester, w Va, chief of policep"
Yes sir, l did and every word in
hat letter is true" he responded.
Why do you make these voluntary
.)nfesSions?"
Because am now converted and
intend TO lead a better life.''
/ had three other men spotted to
kill In Cleveland, but since my con-
version 1 have abandoned that idea.
l informed the men that they had
lose calls fof their lives and thought,
eligion was all that had saved them"
Later johnson retracted his state
amt that he had killed five persons.
have been bad," he said, but I
ever killed any one and don't know
.nything about that letter."
Johnson's record in Newport In.
;iudes an attempt to kill Amos Phil
lps by shooting, but Johnson claims
hat he acted in self defense.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
A DRINKING PLACE
Not Authorized in the Establishment
of heer Dispensaries.
Law Allows Pay by Royalty In Lieu
of Salary and Dispensers May
Bottle Their Beer.

Attorney General Gunter In 6
lengthy opinion Wednesday answered
three questions propounded by the
State board OF dlspensary directors
with regard to beer dispensaries, but
it is not thought that the board itself
will make an announcement until
Thursday.
The question whether the law al.
lows pay by royalty In lieu of salary is
answered In the affirmative as Is the
question as to whether beer dispen-
sers may bottle their own beer.
The definition of premises" Is
lengthy and somewhat complicated,
but In brief it may be said that the
opinion defines premises" to be
whatever the county board designates
as premises" IL. other words the
opinion Is all that the most fastidious
beer dispenser could desire.
Says the opinion: In regard to
your third request for definition Of
the word premises, it occurs in sec.
tion SCI above quoted, is fraught
with difficulty for it involves to a
great extent question Of fact, differ
Ing In each particular case. From
such an examination as L have been
able to make OF this subject in the
legal authorities, lam unable to lay
down precise definition for in such
cases where the matter has been dis
cussed so much depends on the techni
cal statutes and circumstances the
reasoning Is Of but little aid here.
From a perusal Of the dispensary
law 1t Is manifest, however, in deter
mining the limits OF the premises,
recourse must be had to the action or
the county board Of control, in select
Ing place for dispenser to operate.
Section sos directs: The county
board of control shall designate or
provide suitable place In which to
sell the liquors. and section 564,
authorizing the county board to ap-
point dispenser: Says every appoint.
ment so made snail specify the build.
ing, giving the street and number or
location in which Intoxicating liquors
may be sold by virtue OF che same. )
When the county board has designat-
cd or provided a suitable place in
which to sell liquors that suitable
place becomes premises on which
liquor can not tie opened nor malt
liquors drunk.
We're provision Of the nature di
rected to individuals, premises under
such circumstances would be limited
TO some place over which such indi.
vidual had the legal right to exercise
authority or control. This rule ap
plies to the governmental agency hay.
ing the selection aud control OF the
place where liquors are sold and OF
course, can not apply to places over
which the county board has no au
thOrity. There is no law authorizing
the county board or any other officer
10 provide drinking place; II sucn be
attempted 1t is without warrant OF
law.
1t follows that premises is such
place as is provided by the county
board for the sale Of liq.ors and over
which the State agencies have con.
troll. This trust is devolved upon
that body to be performed according
ly to the expressed meaning and pur-
pose OF the law"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
winthrop Commencement.

Invitations have been sent out for
the annual commencement exercises
OF Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College at Rock Hill, on June 4, 5,
and 8. Fifty young women will re.
ceive their degrees. On Sunday
morning, June 4, the sermon will be
delivered before the Young Women IS
Christian Association, and at night
Rev. E. w. Smith, OF Greensboro, N
O., will preach the bacalaureate ser
mon. On Monday the joint celebra-
tion OF the literary societies and an
inspection OF the buildings and de.
partments will take place. On June
6, the schedule provides for the
alumnae reunion, address to the
alumnae by Hon. e. d. smith, OF
Sumter. Daisy Chain Procession, F"
address to the graduating class by
Hon. M. r. Ansel, OF Greenville, and
the award OF diplomas and certif
Gates.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Gets Big Paw.

The Philadelphia Enquirer says that
Nan Patterson was in this city today
and signed a contract to appear on the
stage OF the Harlem Music hall, New
\ ork, at salary OF $1,000 week. 1t
Is said she arrived here In the after
noon and returned to Washington
Immediately after the negotiations
had been closed. Miss Patterson, 1t
Is understood, was represented by
Attorney DanielJ O'Reilly. Accord.
Ing to the Enquirer, she is to appear
IN an act at the head of six other
chorus girls. The length of the en-.
gagement Is not known,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
NnYnr Had Anx

President Hadley Of Yale Univerlty
was one OF the speakers at the dinner
OF the Cornhill Alumni, OF New York
city. DR.. Hadley told a story OF a
little boy whose mother had died and
whose father had married again, hav-
Ing iwo sons by the second wife 81
had mother and I've got a step.
mother" said the boy, but Billy and
Harry, all they've got Is astepmothcr
They never had anv mother -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Last week a vessel brought 776
Italians from Palermo TO New Or
leans. All but about 20 we're permit
ted TO land. Those refused were
afflicted with disc asc or did not meet
the requirements OF The law in some
other particulars. The immigrants
we're landed at New Orleans at the
suggestion OF The Italian ambassador,
through whom southern planters
made an app, al for Italian laborers.
They will be employed largely on tie
plantations cf Louisiana and other
Southern states.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
A LITTLE kum a n CE.
Sends for His Sweetheart and Will
be Married Soon.

Sends for His Swcc,h art and Will
be Married Soon.
The Columbia II cord says the first
incident In the romance line to occur
in Commissioner Watson experience
with his new q, pirjn cnt OF ilnmi.ra
tion and agriculture VIII take tie
form Of double wedding OF Scotch
couples, the Ger. mrny to be perform.
ed in Commissioner Watsons nicc in
the capitol building within the next
week or ten days.
One OF the happy groom to be Is
James Reid, a handsome young fel
low whom mr. Watson brought here
last Ootob3r and who inspired by the
bliss awaiting his successfully estab.
fishing himself in this country has
been carving out q business career for
himself at Georgetown. Through ar
rangements made with the depart.
ment's agency in Glasgow Mr Reds
bride to. be, Miss Schoteld, sailed on
the 11th from Liverpool on the An
chOr liner &C, lumbia. " She Is ex-
pected to meet Mr. Reid in Columbia
the latter part OF this week.
CCCi l'u|hhl 10 ~ ciioi lhCh Will
the prospects Of this country that he
has dett rminod 10 take a wife before
he has been here sixty days. He
came here In March from Gate Head,
Scotland, bu b5iug au expert dairy
man he readily found work on farm
right here in Ricnland C, unity. His
tiance sailed on the White Star liner
Baltic" from Liverp lOl about the
same time that MiSs Schotield started
out for happiness and a home, and
the two are expected here on the
same day or within day or so OF each
other
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Killed Himself.

It. r. Tullos, formerly town mar
shal OF Philadelphia, NJ iss and one OF
the most prominently connected young
men In Neaboha county, has commit
ted suicide by firing bullet through
his brain After bting married for
five months, domestic troubles are
said to have arisen, and husband and
wife agreed to separate. AZ The wifc's
effects were b ing loaded on wagon
preparatory to moving, Tullos went
to her room and a'ked TO kiss her
goodby. a ter doing 20, he retired
at once TO the rear OF he house and
fired the fatal shot.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
A Would-Be Assassin Dies by Its
Accidental Discharge
ON HIS OWN PERSON.
Two Detectives We're Also Blown to
Atoms and Twenty.three People
Were Hurt. The Man Was
Carrying the Bomb to Use
on Another Man.

a dispatch from Warsaw, Russian
Poland, says workman who was try.
ing to avoid the observation of two
detectives on Miodowa street at noon
Friday stumbled on the curb of the
sidewalk and a b,mb which he was
carrying In his pocket exploded killing
the workman and b 9TH detectives and
wounding % persons. It is bell, we'd
the bomb was intended for Gov. Gen.
Maximoyitch. who was expected to
pass the spot on his way from the ca.
thedral, where he was attending the
service in honor of the czar's birth.
day.
The bodies Of the victims were lit.
orally blown to pieces. A cafe near
the scene OF the explosion was entirely
demolished, all the windows in the
neighborhood were smashed and a
lamp post was torn out Of the ground.
The number injured by the explosion
includes three women, one student
and two school boys. One Of the lat
ter Is detained at the police station,
having been noticed warning people
against going into Miodowa street.
The man who was carrying the bomb
has been identified as Polish shoe
maker named DobroHolski, a member
OF the violent section OF the Socialists
Many arrests have been made since
the explosion and the police are busy
making domiciliary searches.
The authorities are convinced that
the bomb was intended for the COVER
nor general. He was attending the
services at the cathedral which is
situated at the corner Of Dluga and
Miodowa streets, few yards from the
scene of the explosion. All the high
officials and members of Russian So
ciety there also was present. The gov
ernor general had recently been thrt at
ened With bomb attack particularly
since, the May day disturbance. The
police accordingly exercise the great
est vigilance whenever he leaves the
castle After the officials had ente ed
the cathedral detectives observed a
poorly dressed man lettering on Mio-
sdowas street, When the man saw the
de- siys- issiys- : ssssT = ran towards the entrance
or q confectioner's store, when he eth
er tripped or threw the bomb back.
wards at the detectives.
The explosion occurred only min
ute before the people commenced to
pour out Of the cathedral.
Three minutes later the governor
general would have passed the spot
Cossacks who were hastily summoned
soon cleared the streets and the gov.
trnor general drove by another route
TO the castle. Fridays outrage is tue
sixth OF similar character In Warsaw
since the January disturbances. The
editors OF Polish papers there have de-
cided to publish, Ii the censor will
permit 1T, strong articles denouncing
such attacks. 1t is stated that Gov.
Gen. Maxim witch recently received
an anonymous letter threatening that
as he had allowed men, women and
ildren to be sn Il wn on May day,
O he would be killed with his wife
md CHI dren, the writer adding that
even remaining within the castle
would not save them from that fate.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
AGood Law

The whipping post lawr for wife
beaters went into effect Thursday in
the State of Oregon. The law provitl-
es that man Convicted of wife beat
Ing may be punished with whippil q,
not exceeding 20 lashes, but this ls
only an additional punishment as the
Old punishment by fine or imprison.
ment is still in effect under the new
Law.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
YELLED MURDERESs DEAD.
Confined Over Fifty Years. She
Claimed Royal Blood.

Si1tiiicu hoyal iSlOOu.
a dispatch from Newburn, N. Y,
says Mrs. Henrie ia Ro ,inson, known
as the yelled murderess," diei at
the NJ ttt"awan state hospital Wed
neSday She was convicted OF the
murder OF Timothv flanagan and
Catherine Lubee in Troy in 1853.
During Tile trial she wore a heavy
veil. Judge Harris, before whom she
was tried, asked her to remove the
veil. but she refused, saying that she
would rather have any verdict pro-
nuunced than to remove it. Her
counsel, Martin l. ToWnsen, stated to
the court that he could not prevail on
her to remove it. Finally she drew
the veil for an instant and smiling to
the jury, replaced it. She was sen
tence' to be hanged on June 10, 1853
Her sentence was afterWard c0mmu.
ted. Sne was sent to the Auburn
state hospital for the insane in 1873
and later tran>ferrtd d to Matteawan.
Mrs. Robinson was SO years old.
When, a few days ago, it was certain
she must die, the physicians at the
hospital eDdeavored to have her re-
veal her identity, which she had hid
den since her c. mmitment. She re.
fused, saying that she had kept the
secret for 80 years and might as well
let 1T die with her. Only once in hcl
long confinement did she ever revt a
nyihing about herself, and then she
told physician that she came from
the English royal family. Then, as
If she had forgotten herself, she re
fused to say anything further She
has employed her time in recent year.
in making lace, which she wore
Some time ago she made a set OF false
teeth out Of buttons and wore them
large share OF the time.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
HIRED ASSASsINs.
To XIII Her Husband And Got Into
Much Trouble,

muCn IEOuDIc,
Oa May 3, at midnight, masked
men entered the home Of Henry Black.
shire, at Brook Vile, Calhoun county,
and shot him dead in the presence OF
his wife and son. Wednesday night
Mrs. Blackshire Is In the Calhoun
county jail. Her neighbor, Robert Nc
Closky, is in the same prison and Loui.
Hendricks Ia in the Parkersburg jail -
all charged with completely in the mur.
der.
The arrest Of Mrs. Blackshlre Wed.
nesday was brought about by tn.
statement Of Hendricks. He said he
was at McClosky's home several day.
bsfore the murder and heard Mrs
B!ackshire offer McCloskey money tt
kill her Husband, and say that II h,
refused she would get some one else
to do 1t. He says he told Mrs. Black
shire after the murder what he heard.
and she offered to give him $1OO
8 on IS she collected her husbands
LIE insurance II he would leave town.
He and Nc 0loskey left together ths
day following the murder and remain.
ed near Parkersburg till McCloskey re.
turn to Brookvllle on Sunday to get
his pay and while there he was placec
In jail. During their absence Mrs
Blackshire ATTEMPTED to collect tn
Insurance, amounting to 81 900. Pub
lie sentiment was 80 outraged over tn
reports OF her completely that she was
threatened with lynching, but no a,
n
on her. McCloskey admits being at
the house at the time OF the murder
and also says Mrs. Blackshire wanted
her husband out Of the way, bul
charges Hendricks with the murder.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Two tisher CA,s Oaught.

G.. w. Streeter Of Bolton, N. Y,
caught In traps In the Bolton noun
tains recently two fisher cats, animals
rarely seen in this part of the country.
The animals have heads which resem.
BILE that Of a bear. They weighed
about ten pounds each. They possess
a fine black fur, which is valuable
Mr.. Streeter says the animals arc
ferrous and will put up q gooda fight.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Tho Last Survivor.

The body Of Hiram Cronk, the last
survivor OF the war of 1912 was car
ried to New York from Boonyille,
and laid away In the Cypress Hills
cemetery with full military hoDors.
Accompanying the body were Cronk's
three survlvi 1g sons and one daughter
-Philander Cronk, aged 81, William,
aged 81, John, aged 66 and Mrs. Sarah
Rawley, aged II.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Water After lGxerotse Fatal

AT Lancaster, N. Y, DR.. a. w,
Martin, aged for eight, died this ev-
ening from neuralgia of the heart
produced by drinking large quantities
Of water after violent exercise.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Bryanin The pulpir.

President Southern Cotton Asso,
tiOn.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-30
THE RETURN OF THE FLAGS.
A Patriotic Letter From Governor
Terrell of Georgia.
CIV the Associated Press

Atlanta, Ga, March Ex-Governor
Terrell today replied to Secretary of
War Taft, acknowledging the return
of Georgia's battle flags. In this letter
Governor Terrell says:
II beg to say that this action of the
general government was, in my judg-
ment, most wise and gracious, and can
but rebound to the complete unifica
ton of our great and common cause.
1t will be greatly appreciated by the
people of the State. and of course, es-
pecially by those who fought beneath
the tattered folds. and by their sons.
Let no man who followed the stars
and stripes in the brave days of old,
believe for moment that those who
stood beneath the stars and bars are
today less loyal to our common coun-
try than they are themselves. So long
as the flag of the Confederacy fioated
they would have died gladly that it
might live, and they love it yet as they
love the sacred memory of their heroic
dead who fell in its defense, but now
they are loyal to the flag of their fa-
theirs, the flag of their children and
the flag of their country"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-30
INDICTED FOR PEoNAGE.
The City of Louisville and Superinten-
dent Vetter of the Work House.
(By the Associated Press.)


Louisville, Ky, March ZS.--The Fed
eral grand jury today indicted the city
of Louisville and !. N. Vetter super
intendent of the work house, for al
legged violations of the Federal statutes
against peonage.
Mr.. Vetter is indicted on two counts.
He is charged with unlawfully, will
fully and knowingly holding in custody
Jerry Cook.
The city of Louisville is indicted
on four counts, charged with holding
under conditions of peonage Jerry
Cook and Bob Price. negrpes
The indictment against Mr.. Vetter
was against him in his official capacity
only and does not imply any personal
wrong doing.
The negroes mentioned in the indict-
ments are Federal witnesses in the
election cases against seven police otii-
GERS and others whose trials are for
May 8. Both were arrested on alleged
trivial charges. fined and placed under
bonds to keep the peace. They have
already worked out their fines at the
statutory rate Of ST per day. Late to-
day the negroes we're taken out of the
workhouse by Federal Judge Evans
and given into the care of United
States Marshal James lending petit
ton for habeaS corpus.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-30
POWDER MILL BLOWN UP.
Three Men Killed Outright and
Another Fatally Injured.
(RY the Associated Press

Troy, N Y, March 2S.-Three men
were killed outright and another so
badly injured that he died a few hours
later by an explosion at the Schagh-
ticoke Powder Mills near this city to-
day. The men killed were:
James White and Charles Colburn,
of Hazardsville Conn.,, and James
Sprague and Albert Burlett, the latter
being new employees. The men were
at work in the corning mill when the
explosion occurred and the cause is
not known.
The bodies of three of the victims
were blown to fragments. The fourth
victim, which was found 800 feet
away, alive, but he could not recover.
1t is a remarkable fact that no, fire
among the buildings at the time of the
explosion. The explosion caused a
great amount of damage to windows in
Valley Falls and Sschaghticoke and
the shock was plainly felt in this city
The buildings destroyed were practi-
cally new, having replaced the blown
up May 10 of last year, at which time
two employees were killed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-30

ter the hands had stopped work for
the day. and there We're no people IN
the factory except the Waterman, John
Sykes Dennis Etheridge, the aged
president of the company, and two
other men. These four began des-
perate struggle against the flames that
were devouring tons of the oily pea
nuts. They escaped from the building
with difficulty. Fire companies from
Portsmouth answered calls for assist
ance, but were unable to render much
service for lack of water.
The glare of the fire drew thousands
of people from Portsmouth, and the
roads and fields surrounding the
buildings were damned with people
when the first explosion occurred.
The first warning was deep roar
from the center of the building. This
" as almost Immediately followed by a
terrific report and the wall of the
structure seemed to leap into the fire
and to dive forward. Instantly the
crowd became panic-stricken. Shrek
ing women rushed into bitches, be-
came entangled in vehicles and We're
pushed down by mad rush of fright
ened people. Horses became unman-
ageable and a state of terrible confus-
ion existed which required some time
to calm.
Many thousands sacks of peanuts
were i'm the burned buildings and were
completely lost. Dennis Etheridge was
suffering with nervousness when the
fire started and was unable to esti-
mate the total loss, but it is known
to exceed fifty thousand dollars, al
most, if not entirely covered by insur-
ance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-30
ALAS FOR FAME.
Hunters-May Land in Sheriff's
Clutches.

Manchester, N. H., March 2S--Win-
ston Churchill. author of 1.-THE Crisis
and Representative in the New Hamp-
shire Legislature, is on the verge of
being arrested by Nathaniel Doane,
high sheriff of Hillsborough county.
The high sheriff has tried to be nice
about serving a subpoena on the cele-
brity, sending the paper to him sew
eral times by registered mail, but in
variably the package has been return
ed unopened. An investigation show
ed that Mr.. Churchill was an involun-
tary "side-stepper," and all because he
is suffering from being famous.
Pursued by autograph hunters who
have adopted the registered package
dodge by which to procure his sigma
ture, he directed his secretary to re-
turn all registered mail Now the
high sheriff is on the trail, and says
that if Churchill doesn't assist in the
matter he will be held UP like an orr
binary person. The suit concerns a
defunct newspaper in which Churchill
was interested.