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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
Finds His Sweetheart, Marries
and Then Kills Her.
CAME FROM GERMANY
To This Country i'm Search of Her.
Accidentally Meets Her i'm the
Street and They Are Married.
After IA Two Months Honeymoon
They Quarrel and He Shoots Her
and Himself to Death.

lnsanely jealous of his attractive
bride OF two months julius Teich, q
SILK weaver of New York Thursda,
shot her throug-. the head and .ner
sent bullet into his own brain
Botn died in few minutes later al
hospital where they were taken.
Neighbors in the Harlem apart.
ment house where they lived said the
couple had quarreled violently for
the past few days. When shots were
heard in the apartment Thursday af.
ternoon police were summoned and
wien the doors were forced Teich
and his wife were found unconscious
The couple were married in June
Teich was 35 years old and his wife
was 80.
1t appears that it was after q
search which lasted five years, and
covered $4,000 miles on two conti-
nets, that julius Teich found the girl
he loved and persuaded her to marry
him, only to kill her after two months
or welded life, and then, repentant
to take his own Iife.
Emily Herter lived in GERMANY
with her parents when she first met
Teich. who was a silk weaver. Teich
fell in love with the girl and wanted
her to marry him, but he was possess
ed of violent temper, and Emily
feared him. Her parents also OBJ
jected TO the marriage, but Teich
was insistent, so that Emily left Ger
many secretly to escape him, and
came TO America.
This was five years ago. For two
years Teich searched Germany for
her Then her parents admitted to
him that she was in America, but
vefused to tell him where.
Nothing daunted the young man
came to America and renewed his
search. He hunted New York for
months and failed to find her. He
then went to Minneapolis, st. Louis.
Philadelphia and Scranton, where he
thought the girl had relatives, but
without result.
He returned to New York two
months ago and accidentally met
Emily on the street. She was living
with an aunt, and in spite of her
aunt's objections, she finally consent
ed to marry the man who had been so
III hio SD iOI ntT. nSN
were married two months ago.
Thursday morning they quarrelled
because Emily refused to get up and
partake of the break fast which Julius
had prepared. There were sharp
sharp words, and a pistol shot; then
pleading words for forgiveness from
Julius, followed by another shot The
police then broke in the door and
hurried the unconscious couple to a
hospital where both died
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
FACED DEATH FOR FAITH.
"A Catholic Girl Refused to Marry II
Protestant.

Facing the suitor who had given
her the alternative of becoming his
wife or being murdered, Helen Tiska,
an 1S-year-old Hungarian girl and d
Catholic, at New York last week. with
with her gaze fixed on a large cruel
fix, rejected James Dallog, Protes-
tant and was shot twice. Ii is antici-
pated that@a bullet that entered her
breast will cause her death. Turning
: the revolver against his own breast
Ballog tried to commit suicide and II
Is thought he will die.
The tragedy occurred In the house
of Anthony Tiska, the girls brother,
1S5 East Seventh street where Ballog
boarded. Ever since the girl came
to America two years ago. Ballog had
been trying to persuade her to marry
him. The only barrier between them
was their difference in religious faith
and for long time she had postpon-
cd decision.
Say you will marry me, or I'll
Kill you" he told her.
This Is your last chance. If you
don't marry me j will shoot you"
On the wall in front of her hung
a crucifix and pictures of several
saints. Looking at them instead OF
Ballog the girl decided.
III not marry you,' she told him.
Instantly Ballog, who is II years
old, drew a revolver, and fired twice
the bullets striking her in the right
side of the BREAST and In the right
wrist. Mrs. Julia Tiska, the girl S
sister-in-laW rushed In and tried TO
wrest the revolver from Bailog.
Both BalIog land his victim were
taken To- BefleTne, the former as a
prisoner. by Policeman FrG-,,-- Ma
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
FOUND AT LAST.
\ Cure for Meningitis Discovered by
New York Specialist.

a man. a girl and a three-year-old
boy, all of Castalia, Ohio, whose lives
were given up as hopeless on account
of meningitis in April, have entirely
recovered from the disease. Their
health is as good now as a month be-
fore the disease affected them. The
cure was affected by the new serum
discovered by Simon Flexner, head of
the Rockefeller institute in New
York, doctors declare.
A scourge of meningitis swept Cas-
talia last spring, nineteen cases being
reported. All but three of these
were fatal. Jack Mack, aged twenty
three Miss Barbara Kraft, aged g,
and Frederick Wahl, aged three, have
been cured.
These are the first scientific cures
of the disease. The serum which was
tried at Castalia was obtained from
New York by DR.. George r. Ladd, OF
the Wetsern Reserve Medical college
and administered by him in the way
of an experiment.
Within a few hours after the ser
um was injected an improvement was
hOlcu ne improvement was plo-
nounced as the days went by. With
in week it was almost certain that
the three patients would recover.
Meningitis hitherto unconquerable,
had been conquered, physicians an
nounced.
Since then a record of the cases
has been kept and many reports made
to DR.. FleXner. The doctors carefully
watched the development of the cure
to be certain that no other disease
had been introduced by the injection
of the anti-meningitis serum. 1t is
now absolutely certain that the cure
has been complete.
Freddie Wahl plays with his toys
Just as he used to. Miss Kraft and
Jacob Mack are as healthy today as
! they ever were.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
HELD UP AND ROBBED
Almost in Sight of His Place Of
Business.

William IL. Hicks, paymaster for
the Scahoum and Ohlinger company
textile machinists of Philadelphia was
held up and robbed of 5000 within
a short distance of the machine shops
Thursday by two highmen, one of
whom shot him in the right arm
Hicks, accompanied by Walter H..
Mcdonald, was on his way to the
shop with a satchel containing the
$4,000 when he was waylaid, it is
charged, by John Posachi and com
panion.
The highmen held pistols at the
heads of Hicks and Mcdonald, and
demanded the satchel containing the
money. Hicks drew revolver when
chel and fred at Hicks, the bullet
striking him in the right arm and
compelled him to drop his revolver.
The shooting attracted crowd and
men from several mills in the neigh
borhood chased Posacni, who jumped
on trolley car and commanded the
motorman to run the car as fast as he
could but the pursuers pulled the
trolley pole from the wire and stop
ped the car, capturing the fugitive
Later Anton Mojeski was arrested
on suspicion of being one of the high
waymen. The stolen satchel was
found in lot. The money was moi
recovered.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
POISONED MELON KILLS.
Youth Dies After Being Caught by
Farmers Trap.

The dead body of an unidentified
young man, apparently aOout seven
teen years of age. was found Tuesday
in Pearl river at the mouth of Halo
days canal near New Orleans. La.
The young man had gone into a
farmers watermelon patch nearby,
where stychnine had been put in the
melons to trap trespassers. The
youth ate part of one of the poisoned
melone and when he went to the
river to quench the thirst caused by
the poison he fell over dead.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
SAVED INFANT
n Remarkable Rescue by the Man of
the Throttle.

James Brown, an engineer on the
Baltimore a. Ohio road, is being en-
We'd by his fellow employees and con-
graduated by his many friends as the
result of remarkably brave act of
his while on his engine Wednesday
Brown was going east on his train,
and was passing Kanawaha Station,
w. Va, at forty-five miles an hour.
He saw an infant on the track, whis-
tied for brakes and reversed the big
engine, but saw he could not stop in
time.
He rushed out on the engine board
down on the pilot and caught the
child in one hand while holding on
with the other.
The infant proved to he the twenty
months old son of G.. l.. Jackson, and
It's miraculous escape was witnessed
by its mother and sister. The child
received a hard blow on the head, but
will recover.
Engineer Brown was entirely un-
nerved by his experience, and is un-
der the care of IL physician.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
TEXAS COTTON CROP
Said to be I'm Very Bad Shape At
Present.

Private advices received in Savan-
nah from Texas confirm the state
ments in Augusta that the cotton
crop in that state is in very bad
shape. Last week Mr.. p. ID. Daffin
received letter from Meredith Sulli-
van of Waco, a former resident of
Savannah. Among other things Mr..
Sullivan said:
II am glad to know that Feorgia
is in such good shape for cotton
crop. Sorry | cannot say the same
for Texas. We haven't voted every
thing dry, but we are dry-very
dry-and and have been for now 60
ing on thirteen weeks. Cotton is de-
terirating rapidly and | don't think
Texas will produce within % per
cent. OF last years crop right away.
About one half of the crop was plant
ed late and this is hurt bad. Central
and South Texas have suffered
much "
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
FIEND RUN DOWN.
Young Man and Young Lady At
tackled by a Negro
Who Is Run Down and Captured by
Blood Hound I'm Very Short


Time.
A dispatch from Asheviue, n. c.,
says posse of sheriff's deputies and
citizens with guns. led by the city's
blood hound, "Hoke," is the after
math of muderous assault by an
unknown negro on Charles Sullivan
and Miss Mollie Elkins in the Chunn S
Grove section near that place just
before dark Thursday evening.
Sullivan's recovery is doubtful
his skull being badly fractured over
the left eye; but Miss Elkins. who
was struck across the chest with q
stick in the hands of the negro, and
later half choked to prevent her
screaming, is not seriously injured.
The assault was made Just after
Sullivan and Miss Elkins had eaten
lunch on the pathway leading to the
Cove. Miss Elkins first saw the ne
gro, and called in her alarm to her
companion. who challenged the in
truder.
Sullivan had scarcely spoken when
he was hit full in the face with a
large rock held in the negro's right
hand and fell to the ground Miss
Elkins screamed and the negro at
tackled her Will cane. striking her
across the chest and following up the
blow by attempting to choke her.
The girls cries had evidently arous-
ed the people in farm house a short
distance away and their answering
call frightened the negro, for he
turned and ran along u pathway
whence he had come.
Sullivan was removed to the farm
house and medical aid was summon
ed from the city. The police were
also notified and posse with blood
hound was quickly formed. The dog
picked up the trail readily and head
ed in the direction of Biltmore.
AT midnight word reached the city
to the effect that the bloodhound was
following "a hot trail.
a negro is reported caught near
Buena Vista, eight miles from Ashe-
vile. Talk of lynching If he is
brought back
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
FORT MILL, G., THURSDAY, AUGUST 90 1907.
EMERSON ESCAPES
A Thousand Dollars Reward for
The Anderson Murderer.
He Murdered Thos. +. Drake, Who
Attempted to Protect the Honor of
His Home.

DtSupteu tO IrOcCt the Honor of
His Home.
A dispatch from Anderson to The
State says J. Allen Emerson, who was
convicted of the murder of Thomas
f. Drake at the February term of
court and sentenced to life imprison-
ment, escaped Wednesday night from
the county Jail, where he had been
confined pending hearing by the
supreme court on an appeal for new
trial, and has not yet been captured.
The escape had been carefully plan
ned and the prisoner had aid from
outside. Some of his friends had
made key which would unlock the
door to the cell and after the cell
was unlocked the escape was made
without difficulty.
The sheriff has offered a reward of
$500 for the capture of the escaped
prisoner and the sons of Drake have
offered Ike amount. Solicitor Boggs
has wired the governor to- increase
the amount.
Emerson is about five feet, in
SuSS tdll, d6eu 90, anu his TlS0J leg
is shorter than his left. He is des-
perate fellow and it is thought that
IL he is captured he will have to be
killed first.
The killing of Drake by Emerson
caused big sensation in this State,
for both men were we'll known and
both stood well. The trial of Emerson
was attended by large crowds and
there was much excitement. Emer-
son killed Drake on the night of Aug.
IL, at brakes own home.
The murder was shocking one,
Emerson having invaded brakes
home for an illegal intercourse with
his daughter. He was discovered by
Drake and Emerson claimed that
Drake was fixing to shoot him when
he fired and killed him.
A strong effort is being made to
capture the escaped prisoner and an
effort will also be made to learn who
the allies are who made the key and
who assisted in the escape. The es
cape of Emerson has caused a small
sensation I'm Anderson.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
BIG POWDER EXPLOSION.
One Man Is Killed and Two Fatally
Injured i'm Racine.

At Racine, Wis, Wednesday, in an
explosion in the coming mill of the
Latin g. Rand Powder Plant Nor
man Billups, of West Virginia, So
years old, was killed, and Walter
Harris and Jno. holland, fatally burn
ed. The cause of the explosion is
moot known; the damage to the build
ing is slight This is the same mill
that exploded several months ago.
killing nine men and injuring others.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
Preacher Who Ran off With a
Mans Wife Says
1.-THE VOICE OF GOD"
Told Him To Bring Her Back To
Her Home After Being or With
Her Several Days-He Says He
Took the Woman Away Because
She Told Him Her Husband Was
On Her Nerves.

VII Iter nerves.
1t is astonishing the variety of
tales men hatch up and tell to cover
their meanness. One come, from
New York that takes the cake. II
Is told by so-called minister of the
gospel to hide his rascality. Here II
is:
The Rev. Ashbury A. Wheedon. n
Methodist minister, aged fifty-seven
years, and Mrs. Anna Moffett, the s.
year-old bride of Charles w. Moffett
or 545 Beraen street. Brooklyn. re-
turned to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Moffett at II O'Clock last "Wednesday
night after having been missing since
last Thursday week
Mohett had asked the police to
send out general alarm for his wife
and the minister. When the couple
returned the husband was at the Life
Line Mission in Brooklyn conducting
religious services The minister and
Mrs. Moffett waited in the parlor for
the return of the husband
I'VE were ordered by the voice of
God to return home said the Rev.
Ashbury Wheedon, to u reporter.
I'VE did not elope, as was generally
believed. took Mrs. Moffett away
because she said she was unhappy
with her husband. She told me he
was cruel to her
I'VE have not lived in the same
house since we went away last Thurs
day, but we have been within easy
communication of each other. Mrs.
Moffett did not leave her room on
Thursday night as was supposed. For
two nights she slept in an empty
room at the top of her husband $
house.
She did not wish to be near him
Then she told me that she could not
stand such life any longer and ask
ed me to take her away. | did so,
and am sure I can give satisfactory
explanation to her husband why we
went away.
1T was a remarkable thing the
way in which God told us to return
called Mrs. Moffett up by telephone
and -told her that God had directed
me to tell her to return to her hus-
band. She said that God had also
sent like message to her. instant
ly went to heI, and we have return
ed"
To reporter Friday afternoon
Moffett said his relations with his
wife were merely platonic. and eX-
pressed the belief that Weedon's re-
lations with her were of like char-
nCter.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
COTTON HAS NEW ENEMY.
Peculiar and Unidentified Insect Do
ing Damage in Arkansas.

new cotton worm which Is caus-
ing much apprehension among cotton
planters In Crittenden, Cross and CT.
Francis counties, Ark, has been dis
covered within the last ten days.
The insect bores its way into the
cotton stalk just above the ground
and eats its way to the top through
the pith, killing the plant
The new pest has appeared in ter
ritory not heretofore affected by the
boil weevil. In Crittenden county, it
is said, as much as one-third OF the
fields has been killed in some places.
Specimens of the worm will be sent
to the agricultural experiment sta
ton at Fayetteville for examination.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
Negro Carried from Charleston to
Wisconsin Is Locked Up.

A dispatch from Found-du-Lock 4,
Wis, says a nee 49,. years old
picked up in South Carolina during
the Spanish war by Captain Zeeve. of
the second Wisconsin infantry and
supported by the regiment as mas
cot, and since by Mr.. Zeeve was ar
rested today, charged with maAing
attackes last night on his benefactor
aged mother. ana choking her into
insensibility for the purpose of rob
berry
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
PAID THE PENALTY.
Ficnd Hung For Assaulting His Step
Daughter.

At Asheville, n. c., James Rucker,
negro, was hanged in the Jail short
ly after noon Thursday. Rucker was
convicted of criminal assault on his
step-daughter. 1t is said that this is
the first time in the history OF that
State that a negro has been hanged
for such crime against one of his
own race.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
STICKS TO BOOZE.
Bamberg County Refused to- Vote Out
The Dispensary.

Bamberg County voted on the dis
pensary on Tuesday. The dispen-
sary won by a small majority. Inc
vote was very light.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
Farmers Wife and Her Servant
Victims of a Brute
WHO HAD FIRED BARN
While the Men of the hamily Were
Fighting Flames the Negro Tried
to PiiIagc the House, pnd When
the Women Came ON the Scene
the Brute Attacked Them With
An Axe.

the Brute Attacked Them With
An Axe.
The people of the North are fast
finding out the vicious negro, aud in
consequence they are loosng their
sympathy for the whole race. They
must not Judge the whole negro race
by the black fiends who committed
the crime described below. We are
glad to say that such robbers and
murderers does not fairly represent
the negroes of the South. large
majoritJ of whom are haid won king
honest citizens. But still we can't
blame the people of the North for
judging the negro race by those who
go up to live among them.
dispatch from Camden, N j.,
says Mrs. Frances Horner, aged 81
years, wife of Edward Horner, a far
mer on the Browning road near Mer-
chantsville, and Mrs. Victoria Napoli,
servant, were chopped to death
Wednesday in their home, 1t is charg-
ed, by Charles Gibson, a negro who
was formerly employed on the farm
The assassin first set fire to the
Horner barn. While Horner and
Mrs. Napoli's husband were trying to
rescue some of the horses from the
barn Mrs. Horner and her servant
came upon the negro in the act of
robbing the house. The robber at
tackled the women with an axe and
practically cut them to pieces.
Mrs. Horner's head was severed
and Mrs Napoli's head was crushed
In and her body covered with gashes.
Horner and others, who were at the
fire returned to the house, found the
body of Mrs. Horner lying nearby in
pool of blood, and Mrs. Napoli still
alive was lying nearby covered with
blood. She died without regaining
consciousness shortly after being ad-
mitted to a hospital in the city.
Two gold watches and sum of
money had been taken from the
house, and the police located the
watches in pawn shop in Philadel-
phia. where they had been pledged by
Il negro. The pawnbroker. according
to the police, identified Gibson as the
negro who pawned the watches, and
uC WAS dlIcSttu ilChSlS lOI the
time pieces were found in his pos
session.
Steven Dorsey. another negro, who
was with Gibson when it is alleged he
pawned the watches, was also arrest
ed, through the police do not believe
he had anything to do with the mur-
der. Gibson, who was discharged by
Horner some time ago, applied for
work at the farm yesterday and was
told he could sleep in the barn and
start work in the morning.
Early this morning the farmers
who were running to the fire declare
fthat they saw the negro fleeing from
the Horner home. Gibson refused to
make any statement regarding the
murder. and his supposed connection
with II, but when U,.e OF the watches
recovered from the pawn shop, and
which was marked with the name
"Horner" was shown to him, and he
was asked If he knew the owner. ne
is said to have replied: Yes, I'm
sorry for him."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
DOUBLE KILLING.
Ohio Man Kills His Wife and Then
Shoots Himself.

AT Columbus. o., Clarence Haines.
went to his wife's sitting room Thurs
day. shot her to death and then fatal
Iy shot himself. When the horror
stricken parents of the woman rush
ed into the room they found both
bodies on the floor, while the 3-year-
old baby of the couple was caressing
the body of the mother and crying.
Domestic trouble was the cause of
the tragedy.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
ROBBER Killed.
Was Caught in Al Store and Shot to-
Death.

At Pocahontas. Va, Wednesday
morning John Wii.Iams negro, with
several aliases, was shot and killed
by c. A. Howard, Jr.. while robbing
a store. The coroner's jury found
that the negro came to his death by
Howard. Howard was arrested on a
warrant charging him with the kill
Ing, and at trial before the police
Justice was acquitted Howard was
covered with two guns held by Will
liams when he shot him.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-08-29
TURNES OUT BADLY.

Total sales for month $2O4,964.4S