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Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-06
TUCSON IS FOR
 STOPPING GAMBLING
MAYOR MANNING SAYS so n STRONG MESSAGE TO
 COUNCIL.

Says People of the City Have Express ed Themselves in Manner Net to Be MsstsiJsn-Suegests Renedie, For Evil Prevalent
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-07
One Man Shoots Three.

Mobile, Oct. 4-Price Baker,
aged TWEEN eight, member OF Il
prominent family, was shot and
killed and Hamilton Mexican.
aged twenty SIX, and Joseph
Hart, Jr., aged twenly-eighr
wounded by John Fischer, an en-.
gineer on the SeabOard Air Line,
with headquarters at Rlleigh.
The shooting occurred in saloon,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-07
In Our Neighboring Town of
Camden---Merchant M c =
DoWall Brutally Murdered
and Juror Porter, in the Gil
lis Case, the Victim of a
Deadly Assault by an Un-
known Assassin.
Special to The State.

McDowall, a merchant of this
city, was waylaid and foully MUIR
dered on his way home tonight
about nine O'clock and rob bed of
his watch, keys and all the m money
he had with him. He was struck
An the back of the head ,presumab
ay with heavy club.
The spot selected was near
large tree opposite Hampto on
park. As he was late coming
home Mrs. McDowall, his wife,
said to her son, Robbie, who is
about l3 or IA years old, that he
had better 60 out and see what
was OBTAINING his father. He had
not gone far before he stumbled
over his father, who was in the
last throes of death.
Mr.. McDowali, the murdered
man, was about As yeary old and
was respected, sober merchant
OF Camden. He leaves his one
sons and his wife, who was Miss
Halle. He is brother of w M.
.McDowall, the editor.
1t was stated that Mr. Mellow
ada was earring home his books to
post and that the books were
found near his body. His wife,
becoming uneasy about his delay
lncoming home, sent her son to
see what was the matter and the
son found his father not more
than half a block from bis home.
The spot where the murder was
committed is on DcKalb street,
between Main street and the
Southern railway depot opposite
Hampton park. 1t is not known
how much, if any, money Mr. Nc
Dowall had on his person when
killed, and a peculiar thing is
that his keys were taken, as was
the case when the highway m an
held up Judge Ernest Gary in
Columbia II week ago. 1t is said
that Mr.. McDovall was not
known to have enemies and that
robbery was the only reasonable
motive for the murder.
Later-A telephone message
from Camden at l 40 this morn.
ing stated that the bloodhounds
from the State farm had then ar.
rived and were being taken to
she scene, which had been care
fully guarded in order to prevent
the Obliteration of the scent.
1t seems that Mr.. McDOwall
was struck on the side of the
head under the left ear power.
fu! blow which must have felled
him at once and perhaps pre-
vented any attempt on his part
TO fight for his life. 1t is thought
that there was only one robber
but there is said to be absolutely
no clue or suspicion of his iden.
uty. 1t is stated that the robber
secured, besides the KEYS in Mr..
McDowalps pockets, the amount
- AnS =. - Il
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executive has had to deal, and
has attracted attention in police
circles all over the country.
AN EXCITING INCIDENT
A Visit to Kershaw by Law
yer Newbold Came Near
Resulting in Serious Trou-
BILE.

There was considerable excite
ment in KerShaw last Tuesday.
Ii seems mat Mn. w. Ii. Nev
bDld, of Chester, one OF the law
yers for the plaintiff in the dam
are suit recently brought against
the county by the estate OF Nor
rison, the man who was lynch
ed IN Kershaw about year ago, ,
and his client, Administrator
Castles, went there L u e S d a V
morning, presumably on busi-
ness connected with their case.
AS Mr.. NewLold alighted from
the train, we are told, he was
accidentally met by Mr.. Frank
Hough, who hal gone to the de
pot to meet his sister, a passen.
ger on the train. 1t will Ee re
called that Mr.. Hough was one
of the young men who was un-
fairly treated, it was alleged, by
the prosecution in the case in
slituted some time ago against
mum ber OF parties charged wi: h
being implicated in the lynching.
When, therefore, Mr.. Hough and
Mr.. Newbold Unexpectedly met,
some words passed b e W e n
them, and parties near by, see
ing trouble imminent, called the
attention Of policeman to what
was going on. The officer ap
preached the two men and final
ly induced Mr.. Hough TO accom-
pany him away from the scene.
Mr.. Castles, evidently taking
IN the situation, did not get off
the train, but continued on to
Camden. After the train left
the depot Mr.. Newbold, at his
request, was shown the way to
the home of the intendant, Can't
Welsh, where he remained un
til in the afternoon, when he
went to the water tank below
town and boarded a freight
train going south. 1t is said
that Chief of Police Bateman
and others advised Mr.. New.
bold not to venture in the
streets, in view of the feeling
existing against him.
The pc 'ple of Kershaw, it is
stated, are not embittered
against Mr.. Newbold on account
of the damage SUIT referred to,
but the feeling of antagonism
has its origin in Mr.. Newbold' s
alleged connection with the
prosecution growing out of the
lynching, in which case, it will
be remembered, the states
prosecuting officers were charg
ed with using improper meth
DDS to implicate prominent cit.
izens in the killing of Morrison.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-07
Innocent Men
Turned Out Of Penitentiary--
Convicted of a Crime They
Did Not Commit, Cover
nor Hayward Gives Them
Their Liberty--History of
The Case.
Columbia Record.

COlumDla RECORD.
III. E. Cunningham, Leonard
Hinkey and George II. Waring,
the three men who have been
serving sentence in the peni
tentiary on the charge that they
robbed the postoiice and bank
at Latta, have been pardOned by
the Governor. This action was
taken after letters had been re
ceived from Judge Watts and
Inspector Pulsipher setting forth
the fact that these men had
been unjustly imprisoned OH
that charge.
The story of the conviction of
these three men constitutes one
of the most peculiar construc
tions of circumstantial evidence
ever brought out in court.
Cunningham, Hinkey an d
Waring were convicted of safe
cracking, the specific charge be-
ing that they robbed the bank
and postoffice at Latta on May
25, 1904. They were tried and
convicted and sentenced to six
years imprisonment in the State
penitentiary. Last spring one
of the postofhce inspectors, in
walking through the peniten-
tiary, noticed the men there,
and on learning the history of
their trial he stated that they
were convicted of a crime they
did not commit. Their attorney
MIR. j. H. Wells, of Florence,
then took the matter up. Aft
davits were obtained from par
ties in that section of the State,
saying that the men were sign
painters, and two of them alb
solutely proved an alibi.
Governor Hayward decided to
wait, however, until the case
was thoroughly sifted. Inspect
or Gregory came TO Columbia
and gave as his opinion that the
men were innocent. This was
proven afterwards when James
Johnson, Joseph King and H.
Rabens were convicted in the
Federal Court in Charleston for
the same Offense. The latter
now has an appeal up, and the
other two are serving a sentence
for the crime the three men are
charged With. Later John Nc
Carthy, who is now in prison in
Connecticut, came to this State
to testify in the Rabens case.
lie said he wanted to lead a bet
ter life and was willing to con-
fess to all the crimes in which
he had taken part. His confes-
sion absolutely cleared Hinkey
and the other men, and Inspect
or Pulsipher has so written the
Governor. After these papers
were referred to Judge Watts,
who was at first opposed to the
pardon, the Judge at once re
commended favorable action on
the petition by the Governor,
and accordingly this was done.
The case is one Of the most
interesting with which the chief
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The GiIliS Case.
Notable Homicide In Ker-
shaw County---Testimony
OF Eye Witnesses Of Trag-
edy Given at Trial in Cam
den This Week.

INV ti"i VI i uOiu!CiuS case OF
more than local interest was be.
gun in Camden last Tuesday.
that OF j. E. Glllis for the killing
OF McRaa WuiJaker the Oh OF
April, 1904 Tne testimony Of
three eye witnesses as reported
for The News and Courier is az
follows:
J BARFIELD,
the first witness, was, a moment
or so preceding the difficulty, in
conversation with j. b. Glllis.
when Whitaker and Aucrum Bow
KIN drove up together. Whitaker
said he could not fight two men,
meaning defendant and his father
who was also present Tney re-
piled that he would have TO do
that. Whitaker spoke about fight
ing Glliis tar fight, aud Gilns
said damn 1t, we will baLlle lI
out or shoot it out" With tnat
they both pulled off their coats
and Whitaker again said he would
fight hlm taIr. About that time
witness saw Gillis's pistol, and
Whitaker pulled out his. Ancrum
boykin told them to stop, not to
shoot 1t out ; and Whitaker said
he would give up his pistol and
fight fair, and he reached over as
if to hand his pistol to Boykin,
and j. E. Gillis shot. Heard
two shots and saw Whitaker fall.
Did not see Whitaker shoot.
The testimony of Mr.. S. Bow.
kin and his son, Ancrum Boykip.
who were the next witnesses
was listened to with intese inter-
est, for they were the most i'm.
portant witnesses for the State.
and their integrity aud high So
clal standing III this county is re-
cognlzed Dy everyone.
MR. SAM BOYKIN
was first sworn, and said that he
had OCCASION TO 20 to BOykin de-
pot, to his son Aucrum's store.
AS he got opposite the postoffice
he saw j. h AM J. A. Gi;lis
standing in a very threatening
attitude, with their hands i'm
their hip pockets. He saw that
difficulty was impending. His
son, Ancrum, Mr. Mere Whita.
ker and Mr., BlrfeId were pres.
em'. He drove opposite the plat.
form and got out of his buggy
d'lN "ChI "'VI Z JucN were. Ills
son was telling them not to use
any pistols, but fght fair fist
fight. If they would tighl. Whita-
ker said he would fight any wav.
and so did ellis. Ancrum told
them II they we're going TO have
talr fight to hand up their pis-
tolls. and he would take the pis
tolls. Whitaker put his hand
back to get his pistol, aud turned
to hand it to Ancrum, and J. E.
Gllii5 moved suddenly across to
WnlIaker's left and said, "No,
damn i; we Will battle it out "
But Just before that, as he under.
istood il, both had pulled off their
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large crowd was at the scene un-
til the dogs arrived.
At 2.15 this morning mes
sage from Camden was to the
effect that the bloodhounds had
been on the ground for some time
bat had failed to take the scent
and were wandering around the
park, where 25 or SO men were
still gathered awaiting develop
ments. There was said to be no
solution of the mystery, no light
yet on the death Of Mr.. Nc.
Dowall.
FURTHER PARTICULARS-IT WAS A
DOUBLE ASSAULT.
Camden, Oct. 4.-The news of
the horrible murder which spread
over Camden late last night and
early this morning has been
eclipsed by new and even more
sensational development, which
has caused discontinuance OF
the Gillis case.
In the early hours of the morn
ing, Mr.. r. w. Porter, of West
Wateree, awoke to consciousness
at the Wateree bridge, some two
miles from Camden and Hampton
Grove, where Mr.. Porter last
recollected being, between s and
9 p. m. yesterday, as he was ac-
companying Mr. Robert McDowall
to the latter's home.
Mr.. Porter was found near the
bridge with fracture of the skull
He was Immediately brought to
town, where DR.. Dunn examined
the wound and attended to it.
Mr.. Porter stated that he was in
Camden as a juror in the Gillis
case and was to spend the night
at Mr.. McDowall's. When the
latter closed his store at 8 O'Clock
the two men walked down Dekalb
street. They kept on the sidewalk
that runs on the south side of a
thick, dark grove of long leaf
pine, known as Hampton Grove,
the sidewalk in that place being
shaded by these giants of the
forest.
They had travelled about halt
of the square and he was just re-
marking to his companion about
the hot times the old grove had
seen in '76, when he received "a
crushing olow on the back of and
right side of his head and when
next he awoke he was lying in
the weeds on the roadside at the
bridge some two miles away.
How he got there he knows not.
Whether he unconsciously took
the road hom ward or was carried
there he cannot tell. His pockets
were robbed of some change and
a knife.
The daring and boldness with
which the double assault was ex-
ecuted is amazing, as just at this
hour, when thsstores close many
of the business men either trav-
erse or pass along the outside
sidewalk OF the grove.
1t appears that Mr.. Lawrence
Whitaker and another gentleman
met Messrs. Mcdowell and Porter
at the corner of the grove. Both
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Continued cn 7th p2se.)
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28

Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Definace Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches r put up in %-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you
q 1907. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
tiers and figures "16 ozs." Demand De-
fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
ing. Defiance neve sticks.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28
SENATOR is DEAD
PLAT OF CONNECTICUT PASSES
AWAY SUDDENLY.
WAS LONG IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
A Man Peculiarly Representative of
New England ldeas-FuneraI VIII
Probably Be Held on Tuesday, April
25th.

WASHINGTON, Conn. - United
States Senator Orville Hitchcock
Platt of Connecticut, died at his sum
mer home in this, his native town, at
1853 Friday night from pneumonia.
The end came almost Unexpectedly,
the immediate cause being the break
ing of the abscess which had formed
in the right lung and which produced
strangulation. Only a few minutes be-
fore, DR.. Ford, the family physician,
had prepared a bulletin from the sick
room to the effect that if the patient
did not have another sinking spell,
such as had come to him during the
forenoon, he would probably live
through the night.
The funeral will probably be held
next Tuesday, though the date has
not been conclusively fixed.
By both temperament and feeling
Senator Plat vas peculiarly the rep
resentative of New England ideas and
of the old Puritan integrity and con
science.
Senator Platt's last public ~utterance
was at the state capitol on March 21,
when before the general assembly he
delivered the eulogy over General
Hawley, whose body lay in state in
the corridor below. He spoke as if
from a heart that vas overlooking
with grief and in words that touched
deeply all who heard him, telling of
the personal side of his long relations
with General Hawley, rather than of
the political battles they had fought
with varying fortune for the party to
which they both had lifelong adher-
ence. At the time it was noticed that
Senator Plat seemed to be of impair
ed health and this was attributed to
his arduOus labors in the senate and
added responsibilities thrown on him
by the recent death of Senator HOar.
Senator Platt succeeded Senator
HOar after the latter's death as chair
mar of the judiciary committee of the
United States senate. Later he was
made chairman of the special commit
tee of the senate appointed to conduct
the Swayne Impeachment trial and
this was followed by his appointment
as presiding officer of the senate, sit.
ting as a court during the impeach-
ment trial. That was his last high
public duty before returning to his ma
tive state to assist in paying honor to
the memory Of his late colleague in
the senate, General Hawley.
He was elected to the senate in
1890 to succeed Senator w. H. Bar
num-, a democrat who had been elect
ed to the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Orris Ferris. His last re-
election was in 1903.
Senator Plat was born here July
10, 1927, and was nearly rs years of
age.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28
LIFE SHORTER IN AMERICA.
German Doctor Compares Longevity
Of Germans and Americans.

WIESBADEN - Americans are
shorter-lived than Germans" was the
conclusion reached by DR.. B. Lacquer
in his paper on social hygiene in the
United States. submitted to the Inter
national Congress of Medicine, now in
session here.
although more temperate in the
use of alcohol than the Germans, and
working an average of 10 per cent
shorter hours, the Americans are"
said Dr.. Laquer. exhausted earlier in
life"
The doctor gave these figures for
each thousand Of the population: The
number of persons from so to so
years of age are, in Germany, 179; in
America, 10; persons over so, in
Germany, rs: in America, Go.
DR.. Lacquer did not undertake to
explain the facts. He simply gave
them as the result OF inquiries which
he made during a visit to the United
States in 1904.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28
Airs. IN. WiQhf

Mrs. Pinkham claims that there is "a
kind of dyspepsia that is caused by a
arrangement of the female organism.
and which, while it causes a disturb
ance similar to ordinary indigestion,
cannot be relieved without a medicine
which not only acts as a stomach tonic,
but has peculiar uterine-tOnic effects
also.
AS proof of this theory we call at
tention to the case of Mrs. Maggie
Wright, Brooklyn, N. Y. who was
completely cured by Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound after every
thing else had failed. She writes:
For two years 1 suffered with dyspepsia
which so degenerated my entire system that ]
was unable to attend to my daily duties. L
felt weak and nervous, and nothing that late
tasted good and it caused a disturbance III my
stomach. l tried different dyspepsia cures,
but nothing seemed to help me. / was adj
vised to give Lydia f.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial, and was happily surprised
to find that it acted like a fine tonic, and in q
fewcays began to enjoy and properly digest
my food. My recovery was rapid, and liz
five weeks | was a well woman. l have rec
ommended it to many suffering women
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquaIi-
fed endorsement, or has such a record of
cures of female troubles, as has Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28
President Sends Renrets.

WASHINGTON. Gonna message
of coincidence and expressive of his
grief over the death of United States
Senator Orville H. Plat came to Mrs.
Plat from President Roosevelt Sun
day afternoon. 1t was sem from
Glenwood Springs, Colo. The mes
sage also contains an expression of
regret at the inability of the presi-
dent to attend the funeral. The text
of the message will not be given out,
in accordance with the wishes of Mrs.
Plat, who also says the body will not
lie in state.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28
AT ~JEFFERsoN's HOME.
Actors Pleasant Ways Endeared Him
to T~oWnspeopIe.

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass.-The prog
ress of Joseph Jefferson's last illness
was followed anxiously in this. his
Cape Cod home, and the announce
ment of his death was received with
genuine sorrow by the townspeople, to
whom he had become a familiar fig
ure during fifteen years of summer
residence here.
The usual spring preparations at
the Jefferson summer cottage, at the
head of Buttermilk bay, have been in
progress for some weeks, it being Mr..
Jefferson's custom to take up his resi-
dence here about the middle of May.
The house which the distinguished
actor occupied is the second which
he built here, the first having been
destroyed by fire April 1, 1893.
Mr.. Jefferson's pleasant ways en-
deared him to the people in every
part of Cape Cod, who were always
proud of his residence among them.
His sons, Thomas and Joseph, built
cottages here and Mr.. Jefferson also
built a cottage here for his daughter
Josephine.
So popular was Mr.. Jefferson on
Cape Cod that he had served for
many years as president of the Old
Colony club, the summer driving club
of the cape, whose annual repasts,
principally of clans and other sea
food, have been attended by many dis
tinguished men.
With former President Cleveland he
enjoyed many fishing excursions down
Buzzards Bay and along the brooks of
Bourne and Sandwich. His principal
pastime, however. vas painting. He
took deep interest in the affairs of
the town.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28
MUST STAY OUTSIDE LIMIT.
Rule That Will Apply to Rojestven.
SkV'S Squadron.

ST. PETERSBURG-The AssOciat-
ed Press is informed that no repre-
sensations have been made to Russia
through the French embassy here on
the subject of Admiral Rojestvensky's
stay at Kamranh bay. There is no
direct telegraph line to Kamranh bay,
and the fact of a violation of neutral
ity would have to be established be-
fore any definite response could be
given to Japanese or French repre-
sensations on the subject made to
Russia. Admiral Fe ~Jonquieres, the
French naval commander at Saigon,
has already sailed from there for the
purpose of Investigating the matter.
The following statement on the sub
ject was made IF Rojestvensky is
still at Kamranh bay, or contemplates
remaining there until NebOgatoff joins
his ships, he will remain outside the
three-mile limit, as he did during the
long stay off Madagascar. Naturally,
Japan will file a caveat, just as she
would file with the United States
if Ro~jestvensky should approach the
Philippines. Japan's protest is in the
nature of a warning. The facts yet re-
main to be established"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28
No News of Russian Fleet.

LONDON-Beyond the report that
from Kamranh bay the Russian sec
ond Pacific squadron proceeded
northward, there is no further news
of any kind nor confirmation of the
reported firing off Kamranh bay.
There have been rumors recently that
a portion of R~ojestvensky's squadron
was at Hainan, lee the promontory
of Liencham. If these rumors are
true it is supposed the whole squad
ron nay reassemble there and en-
deavor in Chinese waters to continue
coaling.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28
E~piurammatic Description.

A forester stood n day at a ium-
Der camp in West Virginia to inquire
his way. The "strawboss," or assist
ant foreman, a lumberman from Min
nesota, told him the road he must
take, but warned him that it was so
rough a wildcat couldn't travel it."
Seeing the look of perplexity on his
face, he qualified his statement thus:
81 reckon he might get over it, but
not the way the wildcat would like
to 60"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-04-28
NINE PENSION EXAMINERS OUT
designations Called for by Commits
sioner Warner Are Accepted.

WASHINGTON-Nine of the ten
pension examiners constituting the
Board of Review were separated from
the government service. Commission
er of Pensions Warner referred the
the nine designations to Secretary
Hitchcock with the recommendation
that they be accepted, and Mr.. Hitch
cock took the desired action without
delay. The resigned examiners assert
that representation were made to
them, p%urpOrting to come from the
commissioner. that should they hand
in their designations matters would be
relieved and r~estOratiOns would be
made at some date in the near future.
Commissioner Warner, however, made
no such representation 10 the secre-
tary. The difficulty involving the
Board of Review was its approval of
several pensions to applicants whose
only claim was enlistment in a Penn
s~ylvania and q New Jersey regiment
of volunteers for service in the civil
war. but the services of whom were
never availed of by the government.