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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
HONEA PATHS VIGILANTES
They Have Vanquished the Ashley Clan and Vindi-
Gated the Good Name of Their Town..

| early death Thursday afternoon. The
town deplored the tragedy, and no one
regretted 1t more than Chief or Police
white, who fired the fatal shot, but
everybody Is thankful for the radiance
Of Ashley.
1t Is the opinion here, backed up by
the affldavits Of five reputable business
men, against the testimony Of two Ash
ey clansmen, that Mr. White did not
fire until his club had been shot from
MIS- hand and two big men, one with
the smoking pistol raised in both hands
were advancing upon him.
Honea Path is determined that its
orderly and Industrious citizenship
shall not again be disturbed by row.
dies Of the Ashley or any other clan,
For some time every fragrant breach
of the peace has been punished by
lines ranging from $40 to 800. and the
Ashley clansmen have been made to
realize that their heyday Is past.
Twenty years ago no man dared ar
rest one of them. for fear Of the ven
5eancc that would be meted out. Now
Honea Path has police force, and
/ good one, backed up by an intend
mt who has decreed that Ashleys or
any other people who violate his ordf-
nances shall be arrested and punished
II 1t takes military company and
bloodshed to do 1t.
Mayor J. B, Humbert Is an ideal man
TOR the place. Behind him are such men
as the Monroe brothers, C. E. Harper,
?. w. Sullivan, ]. r. Callahan and
NJ I. Brock.
Mr. J. c. Milford, now OF Greenville,
was formerly one Of the nerviest OF
the vigilantes, and he still holds him.
self ready to help in the good work.
He was summoned by telegraph after
the tragedy, Thursday. anu went on
the first train. ~ .. ~
AS he stepped from the car, tall,
stalwart, confident and commanding.
there was whisper and & sudden
movement in the crowd. Nearly all Of
them were Ashley 71:en, and their be-
havtor showed that he was a man
marked for their enmity But they
opened their ranks ana stood aside.
while he strobe carelessly through
them. -..''''. - - Ei..i':'.T:t-''
He and all the others mentioned ha re
been notified: that their tenure of life
would be short. Chief of Police White
and Officer 8. a, Haynes were? also
bla enlisted, but no man fears the Ash
leys any moro. ~ ~. s ~ ,a
Their claws ,have been clipped, it is
believed. Certainly they viii never
shoot up, Honea Path again. The
town has optgrown that sort Of thing,
and the lesson,: enforced by repeated
rebuffs at point Of pistol, was fully
t!,nressed whan their chieftain was
slain Thursday by the very official who
had been married TOR slaughter HIMSELF.
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gent selfshness to bring about the de-
sired results. II q majority OF the peo-
PIE had riches they would be fools to
| support Socialism. The majority of
| 1he people, though are poor. II, they
don't win better, more eauable condi-
| fault"
Robert W. Patterson disagrees With
his son.
My son is OF age" the editor de-
c!ared, land has q right to an opinion
or ms own. He has served ono term
III the Legislature and part or q term
as commissioner OF public WORKS. 1
am & 1trm believer in letting every
Dody think as he pleases, including my
son.
Personally I believe that Socialism
IS the widest kind Of fanaticism, ana
tnaI T., municipal ownership. as practiced
III chicago, Is q fat failure. Why they
cant even run the city pound with
out graft. Joe got a taste of practi-
cal politics as commissioner. He
aldn't like 1t and got out. PolItic-
ians asked him to do things for which
ne, ne Eould co. nave been indicted, and nat
uralIy he didn't do them.
III your son runs for office on the
port him?"
1T most certainly will not, II T am
sun on TIE paper. 1t. didn't support
the municipal ownership ticket when
ne was occupying a place on it."
"A story was sent out from Chicago
last night to the effect that the ex-
commissioner would be the candidate
10, LOT mayor on the Socialist ticket.
Lnere was another story, also Of Chi
caso origin, that they proposed to
round a magazine in New York for the
spreading Of the doctrine Of Socialism.
am really undecided as to my fu-
ture,. ne said, when asked to say
nnna. wm,en or the stories, if either, was
correct. L do not know that I will
re-enter politics. I do not know. how
ever. that I shalt not make INV home
IN New York. For the pres I shall
probably rest. I have been working
very hard for long time and think
l have a. rest coming to rneD
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him. .i5hlcy's pistol fired immediate-
iy. White, in quick succession. shot
at hshi"y around jim Bob Ashley s.
/ t;'"k. There were several reports
c.ns, together.
'"Ii!r next / remember Ashley was
lying OH his back, with his pistol in
his right hand. trying to work It,.
White WIS standing near the door
Of TraynliAmS . store. and threw up
his pistol 10 shoot again. 1 hollcred
TO him not TO shoot. He seemed to
I.iSto! 1T his side.
Ihrcc men were standing against
ii" well while Ashley was lying on
| his back. with his gun in his hand
one Of them Stnpp,I down, took the
pistol out of John Marion Ashloy's
hand and dropped il i'm his own over
cont packet. ! think this WAS jim Bob
Ashley. Policeman Haynes came up.
showed White into Traynham's store
;illh rl"Sr.i The door.
"SW"'n and subscribed to before ME,
this ninth lny OF March. 1906"
Policeman :. ~. Haynes, when uues-
TONED about the shooting. said:
L. VAS on the street Il hundred yards
''Way. negro ran UP and said
'chitf White is about to get into
trouble down yonder.' So ran down
th'''' When I had gotten within
about thirty steps, three shots. as well
As can rccOllcct. were fired. John
Marion Ashley fell. and was holding
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14

his pistol up In his hand, nointiny
across his chest and trying to fire #
White stepped back to the door OF
1raynham's store. I pushed him back
some trouble with the AshIeys and
Moores, and asked for protection.
White and the negro went on down
the street together and / came alcng
Dch1nd them and crossed to the other
slde. l saw White and Moore meet
John Marion Ashley, Josh Moore and
several others nearly in front of the
Citizens Bank. They talked there for
several minutes and seemed very
much excited. John Marion Ashley
turned and walked up the street two
or three steps and turned. AS he
turned I noticed the pistol In his
right hand. He advanced on White.
who raised his billy as though to
strike someone. While he had It
raised the first shot was fired by John
Marion Ashley. 1t looked as If the
b1ily or his hand had been struck, for
he dropped his hand and the billy
dropped to the ground. He then pulled
his pistol and reached around Jim
BOD Ashley. who was between them.
There were two shots In rapid success
sion. John Marion fell to the ground.
still holding his pistol He reached
across his body in the direction of
White. who raised his pistol to Are
again, when some one hollered at him
to stop. Then he dropped his pistol to
his side and started up the street."
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ri Providsnce, n. r., March 10. "a rs,aRs!
Son Borglum. the 3sculptor !. ana d aoi,s
irtisslpned ! by, Ianss III tiIiraan, ,Ss pFasfs
dent oi .ths Nati tioaai city BanE Eof
New Ycrk, has Just been: :fcoInpiet
/ III the works ot tthss Gorh ham ITnnus
/ fantu ring connpany nys N tthisS q ty,5 THE
ofs pionedes, y 'ttA o. & Intend dad ss BY hIr.
aullnanT 90 Esal kgtft 4 to L the 1aatrOppYs'
tam Museum Of 2i<ft An New Y0rksss The
lsssSsss:iss e Nork oT
~ feet Z an 3 Inch, s 81 nva3 iees
tsttt naked the back tt of,S os hfs
EdeyonTinS Btesda its 81 the ains hopa Spf
apangs skspni sk hA 1t thara. i've fii NUM-
|s6erss9 that 4tpseas cl6Sn behind aIld sties
! sIside lilsts Eeari,is boots anu oEais
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The Chinese Crisis.

~ London, March 10.--According to, the
coFTtsp ponaent st Pelin OF The Tribnne
the Chinese crlsta is entering, upon q
4onstttutionai phase. Yuan' Shi KAT. the
perFespo dent aaya, I, commands ali. the
anpraae ehea to Peklns and yesterday de.
:spatched by train tho seventh army
division: to Shuntefu.it 7: His, SON COM
nlands the army outside the wall op-
posing the, baAtftss. ~ -. ;y s. q 4 u : ];
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
HONEA PATH IS SERENE
AFTER TRYING ORDEAL

ho5Stunrss and triIriiy. fi,: side.
thin-lipped mouth bore Il Ehlstly, d"-
r.sIve grin.
In the chest, magnificent "f hrraitlI
and depth. wer" t"u !i;t'' hlu"-ritn-
med holes that told the story, Either
would have proved mortal.
JOSH ASHLEY El'SY.
When the jury returned to the IN ~
ors office. tn" inquest Was taken up.
Aided by tin. uL'-tirninE OF Mr. Green
aud the rrr.s-.,'xarIiIatirn OF Capt.
Watkins. Coroner I'rultt carried the
nta,r along carefully but without los.
"f time. Josh Ashley WAS tie. I,r,7t
interested !n,krron. He Dril:.,c,i w,.ii
today believe that his presence had
tarh"r uuIeting effect upon his ad-
hrrrt,s. Tie CLINT Of the bayoncts
may hive convinced him Of the Wis
dom Of this p0lf.y.
When arrived on the morning
train from Grcenville. I went uptown
with Mr.. ]. &. Milford, who had Eeen
summoned to aid the townsmcn AM
his nerve and well known prOwcSS. and
Mr.. w. Is. Jones. OF this city. who was
needed AZ an officer to take the place
OF Chief OF Police White.
Mr.. Jones WAS soon sworn in and
within twenty minutes had convinced
the disturbing element that he was II ,
joker. His quiet, confident bearing
made a most helpful impression.
The Ashley gang" Is IL sore point
with Honeu Path people now. They
say that they were determined to put
up with no more invasiOns OF their
town and that 1t was fortunate the
soldiers arrived and spared tncm the
necessity Of a riot to expel the gang.
John Marion Ashley was about AZ
or so years old. He leaves u large
family, most OF them being grown
He was q quiet enough citizen when
sober, but was addicted to drinking
key was disposed to be troublesome
Policeman White is about 23 or 30
years old. He Is Il native OF Ninety
Six, and served on the police force
there before coming to Honea Path
He Is well liked by those who know
him. and Is said to be q fearless, ef-
ficIent officer.
An elderly man named Ricketts, was
standing near when the shooting took
place. = bullet struck the pnvemen;
and glanccu and struck Mr.. Rlckett-
In the foot. His shoe was torn open
and the skin on his foot was broken
but no other damage resulted. Tho
bullet rebounded and fell to the ground
some distance away.
While the town iss still full Of people
I do not apprehend any trouble to.
night.
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AsHLEY's FUNERAL TODAY.

After the postmortem examination
this morning. the body Of John Marion
Ashley was prepared for burial and
taken to his late home. three miles
from Honca Path. The funeral will
take place at 10 o'clock this morning
at Keowee church.
BAIL FOR WHITE.
Application will be made to Judge
Prince in Anderson today for an Or
der admitting White to bail.
Only two witnesses besides the threa
physicians were examined. One Of
these was a nephew Of the dead man
Charles MECinin. sworn. said: 81
live three miles from Honea Path. In
Anderson county. I knew John Mari.
on Ashley and saw him yesterday af-
ternoon. He, with Jim. Bob Ashley.
who Is his son, Jap Ashley and
Moore and myself were coming from
the livery stable toward the Citizens
Bank. We met Chief White and Il
negro-I think his name is Charlie
Moore-at the bank corner.
"M:. White says to John Marion
Ashley.
"'What's your trouble?'
John says. Nothing. what's yours?
"Chief White says, you hit this ne.
gro
"Jim Ashley says. I have not. /
have nos bother nobody
white says. You are drunk, and you
must get out OF town right now.'
He says, ! a!nt drunk, and I amt
bothered nobody
white says, Yes. you got to 60
he will go till he gets ready
"Chief White struck at Jim Bob
shen. Jim Bob threw up his arm and
knocked the billy out Of his hand. and
John Marion Ashley caught hold OF
Jim Bob.
White stepped back and shot John
Marion. then run to Traynhanl's store
door and shot back at John Marion,
| as John Marion was laying on tho
ground. Three ahots were fired. Chief
White fired two. I don't know who
fired the other. Chief White was fac
Ing John Marion when he shot. He
was ten steps away when he fred
the second shot. I didn't see John
Marion shoot ut White"
Cross-examined by Capt. Watkins:
"When the first shot was firea. :
was standing about four steps to Jos.,'
went oK about the time I saw ~ tie
shoot last. ! don't know wiz. dred
the last shot. It came from, John Ma
rlon's' right side. was looking at
!. White VIXEN he fred tho first ard
second ssots. but can't say whether
he fred the last shot. saw no cause
at all for White 70 shoot ..,m. I could
not swear that more than three shots
were fred. John Marion fell on his
back and was lying there when shot
tho second time. -:
Il was not drinking. l.. can't say
whether any Of the others were drunk
saw John Marion Ashley have his
pistol In. h!s -Igght Aena :sss :sss he !e:s ;..a
the yround--saw It then for the. first
time: don't know what became OF
1t. '. 'sf;%.'t 80 T.. >,
Several persona were on the street
nearby, but ;did not recognize any
Others. Jim Fob Ashley was doing
nothing when White hit him: with the
billy. I don't know whether White got
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
SWELLS AND STICKS.
hohoons Silly Sets New Styles in
Canes

London Mail. ( -
The sticks that Beau BrurnmeI and
his brother beauxs whlrled with such
VerVe and grace q century ago are
again appearing In the hands OF our
modern dandles. -
It is just that touch that finishes
the perfectly dressed man, giving him
an air OF distinction ad grace Of
gesture that Iuere empty hands cannot
attain. 1t Is as yet only d recant 70
vival in London, but for some time
continental dandies hav flourished a
1alhty evening cane with all the grace
OF famous beaux OF Bath and Tun-
bridge Wells. - -. :. -.
The cane is CT iiiii iisht naiacca, with a
boss GELD or silver on tbs head.
though often 1vor or Jewels are set in
fsold instead. It Is, curiously, almost
oent1cal with the stick that our Eng
lish dandy twirled with such gay and
i1sht-hearted' grace up till sixty yeRrs
tEo, ~ hne tnoush some very curious fash
There was in early Victorian DAVIS
the impressive but feather-weight
palm-leaf stalk with q studded head
and tassels, in appearance dixie an
lnteddluvian saw in q museum. -.
s,r lhen' again; the plain malacca
ssreet-this time with a little clinging
snake or gold curling round it's length.
fash1on, carefully selected for perfect
shape and surface, but without tl1e
glitter OF polish that the earlier dan,
dY Haunted. IN. =; ...".' ,,'5r.,I *..TT'... I;
The, crutch handle came In thirty
years ago--a species which has pro-
duced by far the most expensive sticks
aver made. An. Indian prince ordered
some: from a" fashionable jeyyelIerf NOT
long ago; studded with stones and
worth at least 5000. which he presented
70 various members OF the royal fam.
ily as graceful token of loyalty, q 4:
Then the light&Talacca resumed it's
reign. flashing along: Pail Mall with
Its golden boss In the sama graceiuH
circles as It did about 100 years ago.
ANA noWEtt Is sliding into ssoireas and
theatres as the necessary finish OF the
fashiona blRe man, e Il ts$ Il NJ.
i The greatest luxury is q cane of. rhi-
nocerous horn which through the far-;
lty Of sufficiently s. long nd perfee, )
horn .demands fancy prices: Is much
Of four-foot length at the present time.
oS s,astI uctiv5 tts tssSS s;S r rrHiil y
what. women think 'of these prjS Ses----.
women who II have for so ijs lons; been
preached? at for a1tTavaE "a ;dresy!
But the dandyism OF tho %rnpd dern man
He: Is adopting many og s the / beautV
reatn1ents SO Far reserved FOR women
nv ~ a g, ~ fSs
teristii@ that women j. despiEeB. AZ Her
Ideal sa.c u - =. being who too ss:sa Her
own, expression, .is fa bpva., such spal-i
like aina ana
n s. n.
, ~ 3 no III; ine sto-s
IA he Il t.Isa now
" Il
x,,a - :, ;1 !, u:
81 IS ss9hnas anftag aeh s, /, aare reaa-
nIsvenS fnSs @, rscnrrel. 8 the yelow
,ssI p.nsg asS 4, tne south ern State
asna am Il aiS s,srgson ~ s1s,s
hx SsSa ass's sl sto yisit the
Us 81
hes ao pssysns
Ia
sssaseas has q, ssslIs
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After the postmortem examination
this morning. the body Of John Mario
Ashley was prepared for burial an
taken to his late home. three mile
from Honca Path. The funeral Wi
take place at 10 o'clock this mornIn
at Keowee church.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14

YsS:A&,
&.&M
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-15

The boys are preparing for
their basket ball team and ex-
pect to challenge the girls in
the days to come.
A number of the High School
pupils attended the play,
Richard the III Tuesday night,
for it's literary value.
This years senior class is the
largest in the annals Of the
Wahpeton High School num-
bering about "a or 25.
Miss Ruth Sheeks, of Nit
chell, South Dakota, but form
erly Of this cfty,is. continuing
her school course here.
The. Senior class sent Prof
fessor Wanner, former Princi-
pal of the Wahpeton High
School, a bouquet of flowers
last week. owing to his con
valesence. The class are all
pleased to learn tha. Mr.. Wan
ner is improving rapidly.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-15
Sudden Disappearance.

There has been quite an ex-
citment in the vicinity of Fair
mount the past week over the
sudden and strange disappear
ance of a man whose name we
are unable to learn but who is
a brother-in-law of August
Fuss who lives about two miles
from Fairmount on the Mime
sofa side. The man has been
living in Canada and recently
sold his farm there, he arrived
in Fairmount one day last
week with the proceeds of the
sale in his pocket and started
to walk out to the home of his
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-15
High School Notes,

dlgn Soh00l Notes.
Class periods were rearrang-
ed last week.
Edda Albrecht is taking a
course in Virgil at the High
School.
The Eighth grade will give
their eemi-monthly program
Friday, Nov. 16.
A special feature of Fridays
program will be a vocal solo
by Miss Mary GILES.
The advanced Algebra class
is quite large this year, having
four members, all boys.
The High School chorus has
been practising of late for the
senai-monthly programs.
The second year German
class have prospects of organ
izing a German Literary So
ciety.
New apparatus for the labor
tory arrived last week much to
the satisfaction of all the
chemists.
Music selections for the pro.
grams are in demand. Any
one volunteering will be hear
tily welcomed.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-15
LOCAL NEWS.

August Hoefs and wife were
in the city. Monday.
v"''r credit is good at
Springs. Furniture Store.
The 1906 800" club meet
with Mrs. Murray this after
noon.
Brown is making a $500
photograph now for $500 per
dozen.
Editor Falley spent a few
DAYS at Minneapolis the first
part of the week.
A bargain for you while it
lasts at Browns Art Studio
-&.O pl otographs for $500 per
dozen.
IF you need Furniture, call
at Sprungs. If you haven't
the money to pay cash your
credit is good.
d. S. Ouderkirk, the popular
landlord of the Kent Hotel at
Kent. was in the city transact
ing business, Saturday.
The NJ. B. A. lodge held their
regular meeting Monday even
...s ...d officers were elected
for the ensuing year.
Den Ford who has been ill
with typhoid fever at Grand
Forks, returned home the past
week and is rapidly regaining
his strength. =
e. A. Anderson returned from
Steele, N. OAK, Monday morn
ing. l1r. Anderson had the
misfortune to lose eight head
o. ..s best cattle, by thieves
opening his pasture fence and
driving them out during the
night.
Wagner & Nowka bought
out the City Bakery last week
and are now the sole proprie-
tors of the only bakery in the
city. They are busy this weeh
enlarging their building and
making other necessary i'm.
provements.
The lecture given at the NJ
s. church last Wednesday
evening, by Rev. 8. Olin Eld.
ridge was we'll attended and
thoroughly appreciated by ali
present and realized a neat
sum towards payment on the
new church carpet.
VIM. Wagner has started q
new deal in the oyster trade
He now gets his oysters. guar.
anteed New York Counts
direct from New York City, ii
Ave and ten gallon sealed cans
packed in ice. These oyster,
are free from water, Ice OF 9th.
9er impurities, and are aold n
the regular price 60 cents q
quart sones fAo. -.-7.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-15
Science School vs. Mayville
Normal.


The foot ball game at May
vile last Saturday between the
Mayville Normal and our
Science school boys proved to
be an interesting contest. Al
though Mayville had the heavi-
er team the Scence school boys
had more speed and it was a
spirited battle from start to
finish the score at the end of
the game standing 5 to 5. We
are sorry that our report reach
ed US too late for a more ex-
tended write up as there were
several plays made which de-
serve special mention but time
and space will not allow it.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-15

Mesdames Sylvester aud
Valentine Dietz went to Hank
inson, Monday. for a few days
visit.
Mrs. Frank Braun entertain
ed a number of young people
at the Commercial club rooms.
last Thursday evening in honor
Of; Peter Getzinger. Dancing
Was the principal amusement
of the evening, and those .pres-
ent enjoyed most delightful
evening.
Piles quickly and positively
cured with DIR. Shops Magic
Ointment. It's made for piles
alone-and it does the work
surely and with satisfaction,
Itching, painful, protruding or
blind piles disappear like magic
by it's use. Large, Nickel Cap
ped glass jars, 50 cents. Sold
and recommended by Henry
Miller.
Marriage licenses were issued
the past week to Herman
Weber and Miss Wilhelmina
Wendt both of Mantador,
Richar Haase of Lidgerwood
and Miss Hattie RUM of Hank
inson, Vim. Bladow and Miss
Lizzie Stach, Hankinson; I;
Oscar E. Johnson and Miss
Caroline Hendrickson, Gall
chutt; VIM. Hemenway and
sMiss Eeteiia Height, .:,nuea-
polls.
EssyrHe has achieved success
Who has lived well, laughed
eften and loved much; who has
iG06ed the trustof pure women
5l6.Ahe love of little children:
gho has filled his niche and
Fac eeom plished his task; who has
left the world better than he
found it, whether by an inn
proved poppy, perfect poem
or rescued soul; has never
lacked appreciation of earth's
beauty or failed to express it;
who has always looked for the
best in others and given the
best he had; whose life was an
inspiration; whose memory q
benediction. *.
The new Pure Food and Drug
Law will mark it on the label
of every Cough Cure contain
ing Opium, Chloroform, or any
other supplying or poisonous
drug. But it passes DR.. Shops
Cough Cure as made for 20
years, entirely free. DR.. shoop
all along has bitterly opposed
the uss Of all opiates or narcs-
stics. DR.. Shops Cough Cure
10 absolutely safe event for the
epngest babe and il cures. il
| ldcssEo. SIS 81 p,y5 sapprsss. &c.
and reliable congh cure,
IS sianpiy ting on having
ly) alpF II Doors. Let the law BE-
as q "a & III .s'as, '.'ss, re che ecssfu,
l!5sommend and seIl i.
! q ,rsj;f,s y; I'd I'll
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