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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
Stukes Convicted and Sentenced to
Hang August IS.

Saturday afternoon the trial Of COL
clough Stukes for murder was con-
tinued. When the court was convened
at $3.50 O'Clock Colclough Stukes, the
defendant, returned to the stand and
continued his testimony. On cross
examination he adhered to his state
ment that he was talking with Cap
tain Wells about the assault by Wells
on his wife and related his story Of
cutting Wells when he collared him
and began beating him.
Maria Stukes, wife Of the defend
ant, stated that Captain Wells broke
into her room about 1 o'clock on the
night proceeding the killing and at
tempted to assault her and that again
on the morning of the killing he came
to her room and made an attempt to
rape her, of which occurrence she
told her husband She denied having
signed any affidavit, relating the facts
of the killing, in the presence OF
Magistrate Ingram, w. G. Wells and
J. r. Wells. She said she signed 2
paper in their presence which they
told her was a release from the labor
contract with the late D. E. Wells.
Sarah Stukes, the mother of the
prisoner, told of his being at her house
until II o'clock the night before the
killing of Captain Wells. She also
stated that before Captain Wells went
on Stukes bond, Captain Wells had
proposed to her that she go On the
bond with him and they could defraud
Levi Bros. out of all Colclough Stukes
telling him that if her son owed Levi
Bros. he must pay them.
In reply the state put Magistrate
Ingram, w. G. Wells, ]. r. Wells and
w. S. Cherry on the stand
w. G. Wells and ]. r. Wells reiter-
ated their former statements in ref
erence to the affidavit Of Maria Stukes.
Magistrate Ingram related the cir
cumstances under which the affidavit
of Maria Stukes was taken and con-
frmed the Statements made therein.
w. S. Cherry verified the statements
J contained in the interview with Col
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company. Such concern would be
patronized, and the South would take
pride in promoting irs success. Such
a company woul3 do just as much for
it policy holders es auy other. and at
the same time help, Though its high
class Soutber" investments every
legitimate Southern industry. A
numSer of prominent bankers and
bu>in, ss men are already deeply III
teresteo in the matter. and may take
it up definitely some DAY soon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
JUDGE PURDY

Comments on the Evils Of the Dispen-
sary System.
In passing sentence on young
white man at Kingstree recently
Judge Purdy expressed himself forci-
bly, on the dispensary. He made
several remarks as to the evils Of the
dispensary and in conclusion said:
eve have put this liquor under the
operation Of this law into the hands
of the defendant, and we prohibit any
one but an officer selling it. Yet
when a man under these conditions
assaults another as in the case before
the court we punish him for it,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
Murray's Iron 3IiXttll g.

Now is the time to talzes spring
tonic. BY far the best thing 20 take is
Murray's Iron Mixture. It makes pure
blood and gets rid Of that tired feeling.
AT all druggists so cents bottle or
direct from the Murray Drug Co., Co.
lumbia, S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
The Trial of Colclough Stukes Contin
ued-Stukes on the Stand.

The trial of Colclough Stukes was
continued Friday afternoon until
ar unusually late hour, Judge Purdy
not ordering an adjournment until
7.3O o'clock.
That afternoon the first wit
ness was little boy Leslie Burrows,
who said that he saw Stukes in his
room sharpening his knife when he
passed the door on his way to the lot
to hitch a horse to the buggy, having
been sent to do so by Captain Wells.
About Is minutes later he heard an
outcry at the house
The other witnesses examined dur
ing the afternoon were Elladora
Farmer, Sam Hudson, Fraser Gibbess,
Nathan Washington, Robert Dallas,
Nathan Amos, Lucius Epps. Mr.. j. A.
Hodge, Mr.. L. I. Parrott and Mr.. G.
G.. Rowland.
The most important witness was
Fraser Gibbes, a young mulatto farm
hand who was the only eye witness OF
the killing. He was sitting on the same
bench with Stukes while the conver-
sation preceding the murder was go
ing on between Captain Wells and
Stukes. He gave clear and graphic
account of the tragedy from the be-
ginning of the talk during the noon
hour while they were resting in the
back hall of Captain Wells house to
the fight of Stukes after his victim
was dead. Omitting the details he
swore that Stukes attacked Captain
Wells when his back was turned, he
being in the act Of getting his pipe
and tobacco from the top of safe in
the hall. Stukes first stabbed or cut
Captain Wells on the back Of the
neck, and as Captain Wells turned,
he continued cutting him until he fell
10 the floor on his face. Stukes then
stopped or knelt over him and stab
bed him in the back. Gibbes went out
of the fornt door and around the
house. Stukes went to the front door
and called his wife who was not in
sight. He then turned and went into
CAPTAIN Wells bed room. Gibbes then
went to the back of the premises
where he saw Stukes' wife with her
children and then across the field to
neighb:'s house, being afraid OF
Stukes. While going across the field
he saw Stukes going across the field
on the opposite side of the house in
the direction of his mothers place
across the branch.
The next most important witness
was Nathan Washington, another
farm hand who was lying on a bench
on the front piazza of Captain Wells
house. He could not see Captain
| Wells and Stukes but heard their con-
yersation. Heard Captain Wells say
he was going to get off Stukes' bond
!! and send him to the chain gang, and
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Oyerworked Kidneys.

Murray's Buchu, Gin and Juniper is
prescribed and endorsed by eminent
nhysicians. It cures when all else fails.
Prevents Kidney Disease, Dropsy,
Bright,s Disease, etc. At all drug
stores $500 a bottle or direct from the
Murray Drug Go. Columbia, S. G.
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heard Captain Wells call him to go tor
Magistrate Ingram and tell him to
come for Stukes with a pair of hand
cuffs. Next heard a scuff1e and some
thing fall. Jumped up and looked
down the hall. Saw Captain Wells
living on his face with Stuhes leaning
over him stabbing him in the back.
He then ran off.
The other testimony was principally
cumulative and in confirmation Of the
testimony of Gibbes and Washington.
Mr.. Rowland stated that Captain
Wells sad drawn $50 from the Farm
ers' Bank and Trust Company few
days before the killing.
Mr.. Hodge stated that he had paid
Captain Wells $50 in cash in the pres
ence of Mr.. L. I. Parrott a few days
before the killing.
Saturday court convened at 9
o'clock. The following witnesses for
the state testified:
J. D. Jones, L. I. Parrott, A. H.
Weeks, ]. E. Gaillard, J. R. Wells,
Ben Wilder, W. G.. Wells The state
rested when Mr. W. G. Wells testified.
The states case was strengthened
by the evidence brought out. but no
new evidence was brought out except
the statement Of Stukes to Policeman
Weeks that Captain Wells had no
weapon.
For the defense the first witness to
cot on the stand was Cain Burrows
but it was ruled that his testimony
was irrelevant.
Colclough Stukes, the defendant,
was then put on the stand and told
his story of the killing. The cross-ex-
animation had not been completed
when a recess was taken at 1880
o'clock until $3.50. Stukes stated that
the trouble arose over an attempt on
the part of Captain Wells to break in
to his (Stukes) room on the night
previous to the killing, during his alb
sence from home and an attempt
to assault his (Stukes') wife on the
morning of the killing while he was
at work in the field and Wells and
the woman were alone in the house.
He was talking to Captain Wells
about it and asking for satisfaction
and Wells finally told him he would
get off his bond, put him on the
chain gang and do what he pleased
with his wife. Captain Wells told
Nathan Washington to go for Mag1s-
trate Ingram to come for him
(Stukes) with a pair of handouts
Stukes told Captain Wells not to do
that but give him time to get some
body else to go on his bond, and then
release him and his wife from their
contract. Captain Wells said he would
not do it, and jumped up, collared
him and began beating him on the
head. Stukes was sitting on the shelf
and had to hold on with one hand to
keep from falling out. He drew his
knife with the other hand, opened it
against his leg and reached up and
cut Captain Wells until he (Welis)
released him and fell to the floor. He
then went to his brothers house
across the branch, got him to hitch
up his buggy and started for Sumter
to give himself up. He met Mr.. Pritch-
ard on the way who told him the
deputy sheriff had come out to Cap
tain Wells, so he went back to the
house and surrendered.
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She Old pape,s. and is manifestly the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
Colonel Watterson wrote ecstatic-
ally about Munich beer, and lot of
his constituents on this side really
think he drank some of it.
should there be a few more mis-
haps the Panama Canal will be as
long building as the waterworks in
Secretary Tafts home city.
Mr.. Rockefeller is not the 'slow'
man he has been taken for. He is a
patron of the sports. He has just
given a million dollars to a university.
Secretary Taft delivered an address
aasey in which he disparaged the jury
system. He probably had an inkling
sof what the Chief Engineer of the
Panama Canal was going to do.
The patent on chloroform is about
TO expire, but the breaking Of the
monopoly will not be of much practi-
cal benefit. War is now the means
of putting thousands of people to
sleep.
At the encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic at Denver there
VIII be an American flag one hundred
and fifteen feet long and ffty-fve feet
deep. And there will probably be
enough blowing of brass horns to keep
1t afoat.
Governor Herricks cannot be justly
blamed for his expression Of pleasure
at fhe nomination Of Mr. Pattison By
che Democrats. No doubt Mr.. Patti
son is equally congratulatory over the
denomination of Governor Herficks
by the Republicans.
England has no fear Of war with
German in>which France" would
have to do most of the fighting.
It will not require e. telescope to
see Governor Folk when the Dernoc-
racy begins to look around for can
dIdates for 1908.
Oyama fgures>that the most practi-
cal way to make the Russians cease
hostilities'' Will be to take them all
prisoners.
That convention Of Indiana poets
will be sustained by public sentiment
&c it adopts a plank viewing with
alarrn'' the work of the Indiana prose
writers.
AS & trustee OF the Equitable Gro
yer Cleveland will hold himself ready
60 crush under the weight Of his
heaviest adjectives' anysohicial who
may resort to improper business
methods.
AS the United States has become a
world power Castro now feels that he
can visit it without loss Of prestige.
If those New York trains were to
ay the track, somebody might go in
to eternity in even less than eighteen
hours.
II somebody does not call oyama off
there is likely to be no Russian army
when the time comes for arranging
the armistice
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SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY
ACADEMY.

CHARLESTON, S. c., July 6, 1905.
One vacancy in a State Beneficiary
Scholarship to be filled by competl-
tive examination exists in Sumter
county.
Application Blanks may be obtain
ed at once from Col. c. S. GADSEN.
Chairman, Charleston. S. c., or from
the County superintendent Of Educa-
ton. These applications, fully filled
out in every particular. must be in the
hands of the Chairman on July 81, III
order to receive consideration.
(Signed.) c. S. GADSEN,
Chairman Board of Visitors.
July 12-3t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Hayward Smith Acquitted-True Bill
Against Geo. W. Murray.

The grand jury reported on the fol
loving bills:
The State VS.. Colclough Stukes
murder. True bill.
The State VS.. Sam Howard, OBJ
structing a neighborhood road. True
bill.
The grand jury returned true bill
in the case Of the State VS.. George w
Murray, perjury made the final pre-
sentiment and was discharged Wednes-
day afternoon.
The trial Of Heyward Smith for the
! murder OF his wife which was in prog
ress Wednesday, was concluded in the
afternoon with verdict Of not guilty
The trial of Jane Williams for mur-
der was concluded Thursday after
noon with verdict of guilty with 8
recommendation to mercy motion
for a, new trial was made by hel
attorney.
The trial of Colclough Stukes fol
the murder of Captain David E. Wells
was commenced last Friday. Consid-
erable time was consumed in the Sc
lection of the jury but when finally
# was secured it was composed Of as
good men as the county affords. Hon
z I. Manning was foreman.
Solicitor Wilson was assisted in the
prosecution by r. D. Lee, Esq, anc
H. D. Noise, Esq. Stukes was de-
Tended by j j. Cantey, Esq, Of Sum
merton.
The examination Of witnesses was
conducted by Mr.. Lee for the state
Up to the hour that the court
took a. recess for dinner only foul
witnesses had been examined, VIZ:
John 3. Rafield, ]. D. Jones. Corone,
S. F. Flowers and DR.. C. P. Osteen
None of these witnessed the killing
and the case developed no sensa-
tional features then. The only
important testimony Of the morning
was that of DR.. C. P. Osteeu, who de-
scribed the wounds that caused the
death of Capt. Wells, and that Of Cor
cner Flowers who testified that Stu'les
admitted to him that he killed Cap
tain Wells and identified the knife
with which the deed was done.
Messrs. Rafield and Jones testified
to one fact that had an impor-
tant bearing on the case-the finding
of blood stains on the door facing OF
Captain Wells's bed room and bloody
finger prints on the cash drawer Of the
iron safe in the bed room.
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Uye vl1.tl=yl.i..l dl,y SJiilDlGi,
WEDNESDAY,. July l2, 1905.

The Sumter Watchn;am was founded IN
1850 and the True Soathron in 1866. The
WatcAmoas and Sopthroa now has the COM
bined c;rculaticl and influence of both Of
She Old pape,s. and is maaifestly the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
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We are now in position furnish you Engines Boilers,
Saw Mills of the following makes (Engnes Liddel and Wa
tertown Boilers) Lombard, Nage Erie City Iron Works
and ALSO Bers manuf ctured The Sumter Iron Works
The Chattanooga Machinery Co. improved Drag Saw
The Case Traction Engine and Treshng Machines and
all other machinery necessary the OF the people kept
in stock at al times.
We also make specially Of repairing engines and boilers
100 horse power; also machine shop work and mould
shop work castrgs made from 5000 bs such iron sls
columns gratings ventilators andirons fire backs
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We also in position to offer the public the fo lowing
wagons The Weber Four Wheel Broad Tire and The Coum
bus And the Mill offer the Hattiesburg Lindsay
eight wheel wagon.
Come and U.s. Corner of Washington St and Oakland
One block north of the Southern Railroad Depot SUMTER
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Colonel Watterson wrote ecstatic-
ally about Munich beer. and lot Of
hss constituents on this side really
shink he drank some of it.
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We also handle The Deering
Harvesting Machine, including
Reapers and Binders, Corn
Harvesters and Threshers,
Mowers and Rakes, Peg Tooth
and Disk Harrows, Hay Balers.
The above machinery being
the best sold, the only ball bear
inc machines on the market.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
WOOL AND COTTON
Prices Strong in Boston for DeIaine
Wool and Other Qualities
BY Associated Press.

by AsSocldttu IIess'
BOSTON, Jan. 10.--There is a strong
market for wool, with trade quiet be-
cause of the small offerings. Large
and small mills have been buying, but
not in large lots. The most important
movements have been in delaine woods
and the closing out of some Montanas.
The trading in territory wool has been
distributed with prices maintained.
Pulled wools are steady Foreign
grades are firm. Quotations follow;
Territory Idaho fine, 1Sh@19c;
heavy fine, 16@17c fine medium, 1SA@
19c; medium, 22@23c; low medium,
23@24c.
Wyoming-Fme, 171s@1SAc: heavy
fine, 15@16c; fine medium, 17hQ1S1sc;
medium 23@24c; low medium, 23@24c.
Utah and Nevada-Fine, 17@1Sc;
heavy fine, 15@16c; fine medium, 17h@
1Sc; medium, 22@2Sc; low medium,
23@24c.
Montana-Fine, average, 2S@24c; fine
medium, choice, 21@22c; average, 100
zoe; staple, 22@23c; medium choice, %
@D25c; average. 21q22c.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 10.-Wool nominal.
Territory and western mediums, 21@
22c: fine mediums. 17@1Sc; fine, 16@17c.
NEW YORG, Jan. 1O.-Cotton fu-
lures closed barely steady at net de-
cline of 21@23 points.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
Pacific Coast Trade
By Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1O.-Beans
Pink, $3.00@3.50; lima, $4.00@4.15; small
white, $3.15@3.3O; large white, $3.50
2.60
Potatoes-Early Rose, s1.OO@1. .25;
Oregon Burbanks, $1.O0@1.20 River
Burbanks, 55@S5c; Salinas Burbanks,
$1.OOQ1.45; River Reds, 5O@6Oc; Merced
Sweets. 90c@$1OO.
Onions-Fancy, 1925; common, $1.75,
Various-Green Peas, 4@6c; string
Beans, S@10c; egg plant, 4Q7c; green
peppers, 5@Sc; tomatoes, 75c@$1. .25;
Summer squash, 60@75c; rhubarb, 50c@
$1.OO: garlic 6@Sc; mushrooms, 10@15c.
Flour-Family extras, $4.S005. .05 ;
bakers extras, $4.75@5O0.
Wheat-Shipping, $1.45@15O; milling,
$1.52k@1.65.
Barley-Feed, s1.1SA A@1.16A; brewing,
$117k@1,2 20; chevalier $12O@1.25.
Oats-Red, $1.40Q1.55; white, $1421a@
1.571s; black, $1.35@165.
Millstuffs - Middlings, $25.O0@2S. 90;
mixed feed, $2S.OOQ23.5O; rolled barley,
$24.50@25.50.
Hay-Wheat, $1OOO@14OO; wheat and
oat, $10.o0p13,00; oat wild, $8.O0@10. 90.
oat (tame), $8.00@13,00; barley, $4,000
HOO; alfalfa, s9.OO@11.50 clover, $500
Q9.00; straw, 45@55c.
Receipts-Flour, 1906 wheat, S4;
barley, 1910: beans, S92 corn. 500; po-
tatoes. 1868; onions, 697; bran, 775;
mlddlings, 460; hay, 294; hides, 312;
wine, AZ, $50
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
You Can Wake Up at viii

1--WE hear 1t frequently asserted ina:
il persons will impress the thought
firmly upon their minds and continue
thinking about 1t until they have fallen
asleep that they desire to awake az
certain hour In the morning they
will do so without fail" Or. Joseph
7. Boehm tells me, but how many
people have tried this method OF IN
suring a prompt awakening at a given
hour in the morning only to md their
rest throughout the night disturbed
and uneasy?
"The brain will usually respond 10
the will and awaken one i'm the morn
ing near the desired hour under any
circumstances, but to prevent the nn-
broken, uneasy sleep the adoption OF
only a simple device is necessary The
last thing before getting into bed take
a watch or clock and turn the hands
TO the hour at which one wishes to rise
and gaze at this just long enough 70 NIX
the hour firmly ON the retentiye MEM
ory. Then, II no other absorbing
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
BY Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 10.--Today's un-
important stock market was very
similar to that of yesterday, except
that today the neglect was even more
pronounced. the early rise less Wig
orous and the reaction not so sharp.
AS trial of speculative sentiment on
the part of the professional element,
1t followed yesterdays lines almost
exactly and demonstrated quite clear
ly that momentary advance in prices
has no power yet to attract public
attention. There was apprehension,
indeed, that the advance in prices was
made to afford basis for selling of
the present speculative holdings, but
the character of the market did not
offer much intrinsic probability for
this view.
Dealings were much larger on the
advance than on the decline. That
is to say, in the phrase of the board
room, the market bulled hard but
there was no notable pressure to sell,
and such as there was was not pushed
at the lower level of prices. Such a
condition serves to dissuade the bears
from making short sales in the market.
The trading is so narrow and of so
high professional a character as to
lend itself to description only in tech
Iical terms.
The appearance of a published in
terview by an active speculative leader
protesting extremely hopeful views of
higher prices aroused but tepid inter-
est on account of some of the market
precedents as to former responses to
similar outgivings.
Attention was given to the active
discussion in the political world of the
Z prospect for tariff revision and the
probable period for the undertaking,
andt the activity of this discussion
modified to some extent the feeling
caused by yesterdays conviction that
no action would be taken at the pres
ent session of congress.
: A reduction in the German bank
rate, while it marked the cessation of
the drawing of gold to that center, was
obviously designed to prepare the
/; money market for the placing of the
& &Russian loan and the reports received
cess of that loan relieved some ap-
world due to earlier reports that the
issue would prove unsuccessful. Mean
time the strong attraction for gold at
Paris continued, as did the prepar-
ations for further large shipments
from New York.
Professional attention centered in the
Pacifics. Not much of the early ad-
vances was left at the close, which
was heavy.
! There was much variety in the bond
market but prices moved irregularly.
Total sales, $3,755,0 600.
United States bonds were all un-
changed on the last call.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
Financial Record

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Close: Money
on call was steady at 2A@2h per cent.
Closing bid, 2A per cent; offered 21a
per cent.
Time loans were steady, with Co
days at 2% per cent, ninety days, 8
per cent and six months, 3A per cent.
SPrime mercaptile paper, 4@4h.
Sterling exchange was strong, clos
ing easy with actual business in
bankers bills at $4S75O@4.S76O for de-
mand and at $4.S5@4.S5O5 for 60-day
bills.
Posted rates, $4.S5k@4.SS.
Commercial bills, $4.S4A.
Bar silver, 6Osc.
Mexican dollars, 47hc.
Bonds-Government steady, rail-
roads irregular
LONDON, Jan. 1O.-Consols, sS Is
16; silver, q 1916.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-Today' 8
statement of the treasury balances in
the general fund, exclusive of the $780,
100000 gold reserve in the division of
redemption, shows: Available cash
balance, $141, 1887, 1897; gold. $71,SS5,S5S.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
PRIME ORANGES In GOOD DEMAND
Special to Tho Herald.

1O.-Fifeen Of navel
Of
While the quality of offerings
expected
ferng ncase A car Of
Pricesfo
to
large S955
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
Sugar and Coffee
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-Sugar: Raw,
strong; fair refining. 4Rc; centrifugal
SO test Sc; molasses sugar. 4Ae; re-
fined firm; crushed. 6.65e; granulated,
,95c powdered, 6.05c.
The market for coffee futures closed
steady. net unchanged TO points
higher. Total sales S4,205 bags. includ-
ins March at $780, July, $780, Sept,
$S.50@S.55; Dec. SS75.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
For Good investments
CLOSE IN, SEE
Bowen & ChamberIin
440 Douglas Bldg.

thoughts intervene between that ana
the moment one is locked in slumber,
broken, and promptly at the hour in
the morning, as a rule. one will find
oneself released from sleep and wide
awake. There Is no need to keep think
ing of the hour continually for num-
ber OF minutes, nor need to repeat IL
over and over in the mind; all this
makes the brain uneasy and results
in the disturbed slumber; simply
look at the watch or clock as i have
Indicated and the influence OF the mind
over matter will be clearly demon
strated In the morning. Try II some
night and observe how smoothly this
psyehological fact works"-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.