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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
FIENDISH OUTRAGE
QUICKLY AVENGED BY RELA-
TIyES OF TIE VICTIM.
Swift and Sure Justics Eeeted Cut
to a Brute for Eeinous
Crime.

4 special dispatch from Atlanta tc
TO The News and Courier SAYS In, the
presence OF Annie Laurie Poole, the
beautiful fifteen yesr.old daughter OF
a prominent Atlanta family, whom he
oad assaulted, Floyd Carmichael, q
negro, WAS literally shot to pieces
about 4 clock Tuesday afternoon by
the male relatives Of the girl. When
5he negro fell, cut and torn bV a hun
ired bullets, 1t was proposed to burn
the bleeding remains and steps we're
taken to k:ndle fire, but the rela-
tiVes Of the outraged girl decided not
20 60 to this extreme. The girl was
outraged in 100 yards # her hom9, OF
South Pryor street, aud her assatlsnt
paid the penalty Of his crime in front
ot the Pools residence.
The girl was sejzcd by the negro
shortly before noon as she vas return.
Ing from visit to neigh 3or. As she
passed an alley she felt a7hand grip
Der, and she was dragged f1cm lht
street far up into the alley, which
sas deserted and rank with weeds.
The girl struggled desperately, but
vas checked almost INTO insensibiltty.
The negro kept her Ia the slley for
oearly an hour, and as be left threat
ened to murder her family If she told
what he had done. The girl had been
20 badly Injured that she could not
move, and was found bruised and
bleeding In the alley by her mother,
who. alsrned at ser absence, had
gone in search Of hsr rae girl was
almost nude, all her c:oft ;pg having
b en- torn from her by ths; o.
Ms. Poole Immediately III ,rmed
ner husbsnd, AND he, after E Erg
reward OF 81. 900, summoned Is 5 ms,
orothers and nephews, and Started in
pursuit OF the negro. BiJodhcuods
we're used and the dogs led the aveng.
ing relatives to a caoin in the south
ern portion Of the city. In the cabin,
1idipg under a bed, Floyd Carmichael
Sas found. His clothing vas bloody
and ne bore eYideIc s of struggle.
The negro denied that he had o ons
:nything wrong. Well take him TO
Annie" said the girls father, ano
see II she can identify him"
The negro was taken to TIE Pole
residence, and the girl was borne in
the arms Of her father to the front
porch. That's th, negro" cried the
child Historically. 20, why didn't
sou In mercy kill me?" she screamed,
as she pointed her finger at the assail
ant. A dozen pistols were out ere the
girls voice died away and in a few
minutes the negro vas shot to pieces
Not 3 shot was fred save by relatives
Of the girl. Off ;ers arrived and re.
moved the body shortly after the lyn-
ching. Tie feeling against negroes
in this section CT the city is nov e1.
ceedingly bitter and there are threats
OF forcing a general exodus.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Three Hundred Passengers ] ost
by Sinking OF Steamer
OFF COAST OF SPAIN.
The Captain Took All Blame for ths
T. rr.ble Disaster Upon Himself
and Committed Suicide. The
Rescued Passengers Are
In a Terrible Plight.

A dispatch from Cartegena, Spain
says terrible marine disaster occur.
red Saturday evening off Cape Palos
The italian steamship Sirio, from
Genoa for Barcelona, Cad:z, Monte
Video and Buenos Ayes, with about
800 persons on board, was wrecked of
aormigas Island.
Three hundred emigrants, most of
them Italians and Spaniards were
drowned. The captain Of the steam.
81 committed suicide.
The Bishop OF Sac Pedro, Brazil,
also was lost, and 1t is reported that
another Bishop is among the missing.
The remainder Of the passengers
and the officers and crew got away In
the ships boats or were rescued by
means OF boats sent to them from the
shore.
A number of fishermen who nads
attempts to rescue were drowned.
Those rescued from the vessel are now
at Cape Palos in pitable condition,
being Without food or clothing.
The Sirio struck rocky reef known
as Bsjos Horntgss and sank soon
after, stern first. Hornig Island
lies about two and a half miles to the
eastward OF Cape Palos. The Sirio
was owned by the Navig lzlon Italtana
Of Genoa
Before he committed suicide, the
capt.in declared the steamer had 545
passengers on board, and the crew
127 men. T ie Sirio had III
passengers when leaving Genoa, bu,
additional Spanish passengers were
taken on board at Barcelona, where
the vessel touched few hou,s before
the disaster.
The disaster occurred at o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The steamer was
treading a difficult passenger Though
the Hormigas group, where the Bsj's
Hormigss reef is continual menace
10 navigation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
BRlDEGROoM SLAIN.
Supp :sad to Have Wropged Sisyer's
Sister.

W. M. Brown, a bridegroom OF an
hour, was shot and killed bs John NJ
z K:ncaid at Bessemer, n. Q. Wednes.
morning. Brown was married at 8
O'Clock to Miss Betsie Perry, a Besse'
ner City girl, and they were escort
ed to the depot by number OF friends
and intended going to D.oVllle,
where the honeymoon wss TO have
been spent. AS soon as the bridal
party arrived at the depot K:ncsio
called Blown aside and walked with
aim to nearby room. a moment Ia
ter FIVE pistol shots rang out, a num-
Der OF people rushed to the room and
found Brown dead, with Kinca!d
standing by holding a smoking pistol.
Death WIS instantsn ,ous.
Kincaid Immediately gave himself
up to the authorities. he ss!o
B.own Was to have married Ktncaid s
sister, whom, it is alleged ne besray-
ell some months ago. Both men
worked in the cotton mills here. K,n-
csid has wife ard thEee children.
His father is q farmer and lives neal
Bessemer City. Browns people live
at GoWpens, S. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
TILLMAN WANTS MARNISG.
And Dispenssry Legislature Will
b Elected.

b. Elected.
The Washington correspondent o.
the G lsrlestcn POST says Col. b. z.
Simpson, one OF the most prominent
lawyers Of the Laurens bar, is In
Washington with his family on hls
way to Atlantic City.
While In Washington Col. Simpson
stopped his routine Of sight seeing
long enough to tell something about
how politics are going down in South
Carolina. Senator Tilman was IL
Laursns short tiae ago and spoke
20 the people there" said Col. SInp
son. While from the crowd that
attended the meeting be appeared to
have q good many followers still,
there is not nearly the same enthu.
siasm noticeable that there once was
when he appeared in public.
The future OF the dispensary and
the question Of who Is to be the next
Governor Of the State are the two
absorbing topics OF interest. Senator
Tillman may be able to pull Manning
into cf1ice as the next Governor-that
seems to be what be Is trying to do,
though he has never said out and out
that Manning Is his choice. Il is
generally conceded, however In the
State that Manning ishis favorite.
Whether OF not tee Seuator's influence
together With that possessed by the
Sumter man will make the latter the
successor of Gov. Hayward, can not
be told at this time.
Sometime ago the people OF Lau-
rens voted out the 6ispensary, but Its
advocates took the matter into court,
and it was held that the election
under which the vote was taken was
invalid, hence the dlspensacy should
not be closed. 1t is still open, but !
think 1t only question Of time when
it will receive q majority OF the votes
OF the people for IL to close. Many OF
the counties in the Stste have already
voted the dispensary out, the people
OF those counties believing that the
dispensary was not the best solution
Of the liquor question.
while it has not generally beer
known that Manning was the choice
Of Senator Tillman, I think there II
no question Of that being the case. ]
also think that perhaps the futur,
operation of the dispensary depend!
somewhat on whether o. not Manning
is elected and his ideas adopted. On
less be Is elected the dispensary ma!
have 8 hard fight though I dc no
doubt that the coming primary cleo
lions in TIE diff srent countie
throughout the State will send dis
pensary men to the Legislature.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Two Negroes Lynched.

John Black and Will Hagin, negroes
were lynched by mob OF 200 men
near Fort Gardner, Polk county, Fla.
Tuesday night. The negroes killed
I'd. Granger, white turpentine op
orator, without provocation, anc
were captured by Sheriff G. Virgins
and three deputies near the scene OF
the killing few hours afterwards at
a bridge crossing Peace river, two
miles from Barlow. The mob halted
the sheriff and posse and took poses
sion cf the prisoners. Both c}nfesseo
and were hanged to nearby tree, be-
ing afterwards riddled with bullets.
The mob Immediately dispersed and
The bodies were found Wednesday
morning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Murder and Suicide.

At Kingston, Mass, because the
father OF Evelyna Vezzsni would rot
allow her to marry Enide q 3cchi, her
ardent lover, the latter fatally shot
the girl and then sent bullet into
ais own head. He ran a short dis
sarce, again shot himself and die6.
The girl was only nineteen years old
and one Of the most beautiful In the
village. She is not expected to live
but q few hours.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Killing in York.

A sisp2t tch to The State from York
says Mr. W. J. Whitner, superinten.
dent Of Glenn andA]lison's at Fishing
creek killed Minge Armstrong, color
cd, Tnursdoy morning. The negro
came late to work and Mr.. Whitner
asked him the cau'e, when be thre"
4 shovel Of dirt on Mr.. Whitner, VINO
asked the meaning OF that. Iie
negro then attempted to strike MIN
with a shovel and Whitner went 20
yards his house the negro loi'
loving. Whitner and his Little
brother held the door to Keep
the negro out and the negro t11eo
10 break down the door. Whltner got
nis shotgun and went around the
ho17se and asked the negro what he
.neant BE then advanced. on Whit
neT With tie shcye] drawn. After
5elnq told to stop he kept on coming
and Whttner shot him In the neck,
kiIling him. York is dry county.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Strong Drink In Newb srry.

Senator Tillman spoke at Young's
Grove Newberry county last week to
about 800 people. During his speech
ae referr+d 10 Maine, Iowa and Kan.
sas, socalled prohibition States. At
this point J. Il. Chappeu, Of New
berry interrupted him and said:
"There was more drunkenness In the
town. Of Newberry last Saturday than
I nave ever seen before, and I have
bean here for thirty years, and tns
prohibitionists who spoke against the
dispenssry in the campaign Last sum.
mer two years ago Is selling the cider
now that makes many Of these drunk"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
PRISONERS ESCAPED.
Three White Men Work Clever
Scheme on j Tailor.

Frank Burlington, J. W. Mahan,
and Geo. Collins three white prtsone S
in the Sumter jail overpoWered Jail
er Hancock Thursday night, took the
keys and escaped. Two Of the men
we're playing cards in large room in
the jail. Mr.. Hancock unlocded the
Gig iron door to walk in. As he did so
Buff lgton threw chair into the
openlng, and ran to the door. The
other dashed the cards into the jail:
er's facs, and the bunch Of keys open.
ming the cells upstairs were taken
from him. Buff ,gton held the jail
er while the other prisoners went up
Stairs to release Collins, who was
locked in a cell. The three then
broke away from the silor and made
good their escape.
The police department. Was imned.
lately notified, Mahan and Collins
we're caught near the wsterWorks,
more than a mile from the city. But
ington was not in the company OF
these two.
The plan to escape was evidently
prearranged, and was well carried
out.
Burlington is the fellow awaiting
trial al the higher court for passing
spurious money on colored people here
oWo weeks ago. The money is q
clever imitation Of Uncle Sans 1t
did not bear his endorsement. The
name OF the ''Richland County Build.
ing and Loan association" was printed
on one side. He is well dressed and
MAKES good impression as prosper.
Gus business man. The police are
eager to capture, this fellow, and have
invoked the aid Of sister towns.
Collins was awaiting trial for steal
Ing drumm=r's sample case Of Ia
rs and knives from the Atlantic
Coast Line In this city. Some OF them
we're sold in Columbia. Through the
Efforts OF Detectives Wheeler, Broom
and Du7n!ng be was arrested ano
confessed. Ee had az accomplice,
but he escaped.
J. W. Mahan is a Wife.beater anc
notorious character from O,Hego
ibis county He was arrested to!
uttering threats against his wife
MAGISTRATE Hsrley found him guilty
and he was sentenced to a $1,000
peace bond tor a year. He could not
furnish it, and WAS committed tt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Hiding in . Swamp.

special frpn M.lle6geVille, Ga,
GAYS that ice Morris, the negro youth,
who recently attempted to assassi-
nate the fsnily Of Gacrge Blood-
vorth. q farmer living a few miles
rrcm Macon. is riding in d swamp
near Mti,e6gevills. 4 posse Of men IN
hnories, on horses AID afoot, all arm
ed surround the swsnp. a report
~ q lynchirg has reached Millsdge
vile. but Is uncoufEmed, Blood worth
is in a crittcle condition from his
wounds.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Negresses rs Tigers.
NEtsXO1S s"D z y h7'
In speaking OF the acuteness OF the

In speaking OF the acutenesS OF the
servant problem in G:eenville the
other day, a citizen remarked to a
reporter Of The News that many OF
the negro women were conducting
blind tigers, and that they were able
to support entire families on the re-.
venue derived the,errom, and that the
blind tiger was in part at least re-
sponsihle for the reluctance with
which negroes consent to wash and
cook and TOR the Joy With which they
relinquish such positions. 1t was stat.
ed that daily many orders Were sent
out to whiskey houses By negro Wo.
men who conduct blind tigers and
that the business was increasing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Wet and Dry Counties.

Senator Tillman in bis speech last
week at Young's Grove in Newberry,
stated that be had spoken in Abbe-
vile and Laurens to crowds OF 3 900
IN each county and had not seen a
drunk man. They are dispensary
counties. In Saluds county he ad.
dressed a crowd Of about half the
abova number and he saw rs or 80
drunk men and he was ''told that
there was enough blind tiger liquor in
ths bushes to make the balance
drunk
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
SersGps Charge.
M:n.

Jerry Tollerson, q negro nan about
As wears old, living on Capt. A. b.
Fosters place rear Jonesville in
Union County, was arrested and
brought before J. ". Bates, nagis-
t,ate ct Jonesvi!le charged with com
nitt,rg rape Dpon Arlmicta Foster,
a married woman, last Sunday on the
va7 from church. He was given q
preliminary hearing and bound ove'
- court. The case exiteo considers'
hle interest among the negroes and 9
l.-oe crowd attended the hearing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Two A:Iie

Vengeance for the mu~de he had
committed was visited swiftly upon
an Italian named Salvatore Shannon
90 Tuesday after be had shot and
nortally wounded bis countrynan,
Salvatore Carodone, on South street,
nsar Fulton market, New York.
Hardly q minute after the shooting
Siam nonco vas stabbed In the heart
and instantly killed by Giuseppe
Tocco. AL three were peddlers who
were buying fish at the market and
engaged in an alteration.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Four Men Killed.

The Louisville. Ky, Post has re-
csived q dispatch from San Lick,
Knott county, saying four men we're
killsd there Friday night IN a fight
between the Martin and Hall factions.
No names are given. Taose factions
have been at war for some time and
tha authorities have been trying, IN
successfully, to end the trouble. The
Martin faction is said to number
sixty men.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
WgAr Influenced president RoOs

WHAT Influenced President Roose-
Velt 10 allow Secretary Boneparte to
give the armor plate trust such Dig
slice Of that contract, when the Ao-
ministration has been trying TO make
us all believe it was tghtlng tne
trusts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
aShOt TO Death

At Shreveport, La, man wa
killed by his divorced wife who In an
insane condition went to bis house
and demanded he, children.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08

a negro man in Aiken shot and
killed another Whome be found in 3
omrrcmirg position with bis vile.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14

The regular meeting OF the town
council was held Tuesday evening, Nov.
6, with President J. B. Neale in the
chair. Members present: j. V. Young,
F. S. Hoffman, Jacob Deible, G. M.
Dinger and DR.. Neale.
On motion the president and clerk
were instructed to make application
to the state department for permission
to empty sewer in Soldier Run on Brad
ford street.
On motion the light committee was
instructed to have an arc light placed
at corner OF jackson and Eighth streets.
Tax Collector William Coping re-
ported 1924. "a taxes collected since last
meeting.
Bills and interest amounting to SS73.-
"a was ordered paid.
On motion the street committee was
instructed to enforce the construction
of sidewalks.
On motion the street committee was
authorized to hire a competent man to
build sidewalks at such compensation
as approved by the street committee.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
Criminal Court.

Criminal court is being held at Brook
vile this week. Court convened Mon
day with Judge John w. Reed on the
bench. w. II. Adams. of Puuxsutawney
was appointed foreman OF the grand Jury
and Perry B. Love, OF Reynoldsville,
was appointed constable in charge OF
grand jury.
A. ]. Truitt, Esq Of Punxsutawney,
called attention of the Court to a report
that the Jefferson County Fair associa.
tiyn allowed gambling on the fair
grounds at Brookville during the fair
recently. held, and Mr.. Truitt requested
the court to instruct the grand jury to
make investigation OF the matter.
The c%onstables acting as tipstaves
this week are: Andrew Barr, G. G.
Aaron and w. "A. Nautilus.
There were forty-ive cases on the
criminal docket, including two murder
cases, when court opened Monday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
(John c. Keller Dead,

BY an oversight last week we failed
to the death of John G. Keller
who was a shoemaker in Reynoldsvil.e
ten years, going from here to Sykesville
ten years ago. He died at the home OF
his sister, Mrs Fred Zimmerman, at
Sykesville on Friday forenoon, Nov
ember 2, 1906. On the afternoon Of
November 1st be had a stoke of paraly-
sis and the following morning he had a
second stroke which ended his earthly
career Deceased was bern in Germany
December 26, 1924, and would have been
80 years old next month. When the
wal broke out between the north and
south he enlisted as a drummer boy
and served until the close OF the war.
Six members from John G. Censor
Grand Army Post Of Reynoldsville
acted as pail bearers and six Sons OF
Veterans Of Reynoldsville Camp acted
as escorts to S~ykesville cemetery where
three salutes were fred, giving the old
soldier military burial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
Visited Punxs'y Aid Society.

The parlors of the First Baptist
church we're the scene last evening Of
an extremely interesting and pleasant
gathering, the occasion being the
entertainment OF the members OF the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Reynoldsville
Baptist church by the Ladies' Aid
Society Of the local church.
The company, including about twenty
ladses Of the Reynoldsville church,
ch%aperoned by DR.. A. ]. Meek, DR.. B.
] E. Hoover and William G. Murray, were
received by the President OF the local
society, Mrs. George G. Brown,
assisted by the pastors wife, Mrs. G. Fl.
Fitzwilliam, and we're at once welcomed
to the beautiful church home.
After the routine business Of the
evening had been concluded, the en-
tertainment committee, Of which Mrs.
Anna Young is the chairman, served a
sumptuous lunch, which was voted
splendid" by all present.
The visiting friends were then es-
escorted by the pastor, Rev. Charles
Fl. Fitzwilliam, through the new edifice,
after which they left on the 1920
o'clock car for home, declaring that
they had spent n of the most enjoy
able evenings Of their lives.-Punxsu-
tawney Spirit Nov 8.
The following Reynoldsville ladies
composed the party Mrs. B. E. Hoov-
er, Mrs. A. j. Meek, Mrs. w. G. Muir
ray, Mrs. John Fl. Murray, Mrs.
Amelia Murray, Mrs. H. E. Phillips,
Mrs. Anna Hendricks, Mrs. Cora
Mitchell, Mrs. A.. H. Bowser, Mrs. John
Mcpherson, Mrs. J.. r. Milliren, Mrs.
w. G. Mealing, Mrs. A. NJ. Woodward,
Mrs. G. G. Williams, Mrs. Tompkins,
Mrs. r. H. Wilson, Misses Edith Har-
ris, Flo Siple, Leanna Siple and Miss
Kroh.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
Funny Burlesque.

The entertainment given in the
Reynolds opera house last Friday even
ing under the auspices of the ladies of
the Presbyterian church, called the
Union Depot" was full Of amusing and
interesting incidents, which If we at
tempted to describe would make a long
story. There was no plot to the play, it
was a reproduction of funny incidents
that occur at large union depots
in the cities. II was a home talent
play and some Of the characters
are deserving of special mention,
but we will not make special
mention Of those who helped to make
fun for the large audience. Everybody
did nicely, There we're 80 people in
the play. The opera house was packed,
people were turned away because they
could no even get standing
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
United We Stand.

No town will become a good business
center so long as its business men rely
on a few merchants to make the effort
to bring trade to town. Too often the
men in few lines Of trade are about the
only ones that reach out after customers.
Other merchants wait until these men
induce the people to come to town and
content themselves with the trade that
naturally drifts to their place. A pub
lie spirited man should ask himself il
he is doing his part to attract people to
come to town to trade in helping the
entire business community, and no town
is a success unless all lines are working
to extend the trade as far as possible
and trying to bring a large territory in
the circle In which the town is the
business center.