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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
FACED DEATH FOR FAITH.
a Catholic Girl Refused to- Marry
Protestant.

F.c;nr the sritor who had given
her the alternative of becoming MS
wife or being murdered, Helen Ilsha'
an s-vear-old Hungarian girl ana d
Catholic, at New York last Week. WIN
with her gaze fixed on large cruel
fix. rejected James oallog, a Protes-
+,n+ sn6 was shot twice. 1t is anllcl-
mated that bullet that entered nel
breast will cause her death. turning
The revolver against his own oFeaS'
Rallog tried to commit suicide ana u
is thought he will die.
The tragedy occurred III the nous
Of Anthony Tiska, the girl S 0ro1nei
7S5 East Seventh street where oalios
hoar6ed. Ever since the girl came
70 America two years ago. Ballog nao
been trying to persuade her 70 niat
him The only barrier between tnen
was their difference in religious lalOl
and for a long time she had posepon'
ed decision. . ~
Say you will marry me- OF !
kill YOU" he told her.
This is your last chance. II you
don't marry me will shoot you.
On the wall in front OF nef huns
crucifx and pictures OF severa
saints. Looking at them instead o
Ballog the girl decided.
..Ill not marry YOU, she tolo MIN
1nstaptly Ballog, who is u year
old s.ew a revolver, and hreo Twice
the bullets striking her IN ene rig, h
side of the breast and in the Eisn
wrist. Mrs. Julia Tiska, the s,ri
s;ster-in-law rushed in and tired I
west the revolver from Bailos.
:" Both Ballog and his victim weF W.
40, 70 bellevue, the former as
"r;snner ,S by Policeman Frank Ma
gee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
CONVICT CAPTURED
North Carolina Manslayer Caught
in Greenwood.
Had Settled at Hodges Under
Another Namme and Stood Well
With His Neighbors.

a dispatch from Greenwood to The
News and Courier says Sheriff Nc
MILAN captured Thursday afternoon a
man very much wanted in North Car
Dina. This man, J. B. Watson, was
sent up from Vance county. North
Carolina. fer twenty-five years. for
the killing of Joe Baskins in 1904.
Watson served only six months of his
sentence in the penitentiary and then
made his escape. The North Caro-
lima authorities offered rewards for
his capture, but he was never located
About year ago atson went to
Hodges with his family. He was
known as J. E. Brooks. He has
been living near Hodges ever since
and has made a good reputation
among his new neighbors Sheriff
Mcmillan located his some time ago
and Thursday, when he came in with
a load Of watermelons, he and Deputy
Sheriff Dukes arrested him.
Watson offered no resistance. He
was said to be desperate and dan
gerous man, but he made no move to
escape. He acknowledged his iden-
tity and is willing to go bacA to ~
Carolina. He has wired an uncle in
Elberton, Ga. and another in Roys-
ton, Ca, and asks to remain here un
til these two men can come.
Sheriff Mcmillan is a very alert
officer and keeps a lookout for escap-
ed criminals as much as he did when
he was the efficient chief of ponce of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
EMERSON ESCAPES
A Thousand Dollars Reward for
The Anderson Murderer.
He Murdered ThoS. +. Drake. Who
Attempted to Protect the Honor Of
His Home.

A dispatch from Anderson to The
State says J. Allen Emerson, who wa:
convicted of the murder Of Thomas
F. Drake at the February term OF
court and sentenced to lie 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 a Ike amount. Solicitor Boggs
has wired the governor to increase
the amount.
Emerson is about five feet, S in
ches tall, aged So, and his right leg
is shorter than his left. He is a des-
perate fellow and it is thought that
if be is captured he will have to be
killed first.
The killing of Drake by Emerson
caused a big sensation in this State,
for both men were well 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.
II. at brakes own home.
The murder was shocking one.
Emerson having invaded brakes
home for an illegaz intercourse with
his daughter. He was discovered by
Drake and Emerson claimed that
Drake was fixing to shoot him when
be 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
he allies are who made the key and
who assisted in the. escape. The es-
,ape of Emerson has caused small
sensation in Anderson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
FOUND AT LAST.
A Cure for Meningitis Discovered by
New York Specialist.

A man, a girl and three-Eear-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 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.
\ :ourge 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 10,
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 T. Ladd, OF
the Wetsern Reserve Medical college
and administered by him in the way
of an experiment
Within few hours after the SER
um was injected an Improvement was
noted. The improvement was pro-
nounced as the days went by With
in week it was almost certain that
the three patients would recover
Meningitis hitherto unconqueraole'
had been conquered, physicians an
nounced.
Since then a record of the cases
has been kept and many reports mace
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. IL is
now absolutely certain that the cure
has been complete.
Freddie Wahl plays with his toys
inst as he used to. Miss Kraft ana
Jacob Mack are as healthy today as
they ever were.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
TEXAS COTTON CROP
Said to be In a Very Bad Shape At
Present.

Private advices received in SaVan-
nah from Texas confirm the state
nents in Augusta that the cotton
crop in that state is in very bad
shape Last week Mr.. P. D. Damn
received letter from Meredith Suill-
van of Waco, former resident OF
Savannah. Among other things Mr..
Sullivan said:
81 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 drE-FerE
drv-and and have been for now 60
ing on thirteen weeks. Cotton is de-
terirating rapidly and | don { thlnh
Texas will produce within % PEI
cent. of last years crop right away
About one half of the crop was plant.
ed late and this is hurt bad. Ceh'ra
and South Texas have suHeieo
much.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
FIEND RUN DOWN.
Young Man and Young Lady At.
tackled by a Negro
Who Is Run Down and Captured by
a Blood Hound In Very Short
Time.

A dispatch from Asheyine, n. c.
says posse of sheriff's deputies ano
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 a
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 win a 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 short
distance away and their answering
call frightened the negro, for he
turned and ran along a 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.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
, Remarkable Rescue BY the Man OF
the Throttle.

James Brown, an engineer on the
Baltimore & Ohio road, is being en-
Wed by his fellow employees and con-
graduated by his many friends as the
result of a remarkably brave act OF
his while on his engine Wednesday.
Brown was going east on his train
and was passing Kanawaha Station
". Va, at forty-five miles an nour'
He saw an infant on the track, Wnls-
tied for brakes and reversed the pig
engine, but saw he could not stop IN
time.
He rushed out on the engine board
down on the pilot and caught tne
child in one hand while holding on
with the other.
The infant proved to lie the twenty
months old son of G.. L. Jackson, ano
its miraculous escape was witnessed
nv its mother and sister. The ch1io
received a hard blow on the head, bu'
will recover.
Engineer Brown was entirely un'
nerved by his experience, ana IS un'
der the care of physician.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
STAKE FOR ASSASSIN.
Bands Of Armed Men Search for S'av.
er of Mother and Her Son.

Bands of armed men are searching
for the assassin of Mrs. John Bond
and her five-year-old son. James. VIII
resided near Homer, La. Bloodhounds
have been placed on hot trails and
the hunters declare they will hang
the murderer on the stake. if he is
caught. No trace of his identity can
be found.
The cruel assassin committed his
cowardly deed about midnight. 1ndl-
cations are that he walked up to an
open window. leveleld his double
barreled shotgun, and fred. killing
mother and son as they slept.
The tracks left by the assassin lndl.
cate that he IS white man No motive
for the crime is known. Mrs Bond
husband died a year ago and since
that time she has been living with
her fatneI.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
FIENDISH TRAMP.
Burly, One-eyed Monster Brutally At
tacks Small Girl.

A powerfully built, red-headed
tramp, with one eye missing, Ian
euishes in the Crawford county jail,
in Meadville, Pa, as the result OF a
feodish crime committed on the per-
son of little Anna Whitehead. the IA
year-old daughter Of the Rev. and
Mrs. R. 8. Whitehead, Of Turner's
vile, Pa. That the cnlprit is living
and has not dangled at the end OF
a rope for his dastardly crime is not
the fault of the posse of 500 men who
secured the surrounding country for
an entire day, after the assault, eacn
party carrying a rope and heavily
armed.
Miss Whitehead was on her way
nome after going to farmhouse IN
the evening for butter, wnen ap-
preached by the tramp. He graooeo
her, and, holding a knife against ner
throat under threat that If she caileo
he would kill her. carried her three
miles into the woods. There ne
made the small girl strip off ali her
clothing and, tearing her underc.otn-
ing to strips, made ropes with Whlcn
he tied the girl 10 tree. He re-
peatedly assaulted the child.
In the morning the tramp lett the
girl and told her that if she cried 1or
help within half an hour he would
return and kill her. TIE child man
aged to get loose, returned home ana
related the story Of her atrocious out
rage. Searching parties soon hileu
the surrounding country and brought
lie criminal tramp to jail. MISS
Whitehead is in critical condition.
rhe result of shattered nerves.
Later the brute. who gave his name
as Henry W. Wagner. made 1uil
confession of his crime. bearing out
Miss Whirehead's s terrible story IN
every detail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
Finds His Sweetheart, Marries
and Then Kills Her.
CAME FROM GERMANY
To This Country in Search of Her,
Accidentally Meets Her i'll the
Street and They Are Married.
After a Two Months Honeymoon
They Quarrel and He Shoots Her
and Himself to Death.

1nsanely jealous of his attractive
bride of two months Julius Teich, {
silk weaver Of New York Thursday
shot her throug44 the head and Lien
sent a 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
when 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 a
search which lasted five years, and
covered $4,000 miles on two CONT
nets, that julius Teich found the girl
he loved and persuaded her to marry
him, only to kill her after two months
OF welded life, and then, repentant,
to take his own life.
Emily Herter lived in Germa~v
with her parents when she first L
Teich, who was a silk weaver. Teicn
fell in love with the girl and wanted
her to marry him, but he was possess
ed of a 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
refused 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
faithful in his search for her. They
were married two months ago.
Thursday morning they quarrelled
because Emily refused to get up and
partake of the breakfast 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 theu broke in the uoor and
hurried the unconscious couple to
hospital where both died.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
SHOOT EACH OTHER.
Fatal Mistake Made While Surround
in" AIoonshine Still.

A dispatch from Washington to
The State says Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue Capers Friday re-
ceiyed a telegram from Internal Rev
enue Agent Surber. at Greensboro, \.
G.. dated that day, saying:
Deputy Collector Hendricks, with
posse from Raleigh, \. c., and Dep
uty Collector Henry, with posse from
Durham, met at moonsiline still
last night. Each took the other Tor
moonshiners and fired on each other
Deputy Marshal Jordan was mortaliH
wounded and Deputy Collector Hen,S
and two possemen were seriously
wounded .,,os
Commissioner Capers telegrapheo
instructions that no expense De spar
ed in caring for the wounoeu'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
POISONED MELON KILLS.
Youth Dies After Being Caught by
Farmers Trap.

The dead body of an unidentified
Young man, apparently about seven
teen wears 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. Inc
youth ate part OF one Of the poisoned
melone and when he went to the
river to quench the thirst caused oy
the poison he fell over dead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
TURNES OFT BADLY.
Negro Carried from Charleston 10
Wisconsin Is ocked Up.

\ dispatch from Found-du-Lock'
Wis, says nea. ~ Il Seois oto
nicked up in South Carolina during
the Spanish war by Captain ZeeVe, OF
tho second Wisconsin infantry ana
supported by the regiment as Mas
cot. and since by Mr.. Zeeve was ar
res-ed today. charged with making
attackes last night on his benefactor
aged mother, anu choking her into
insensibility for the purpose OF rob-
| ba1v
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
LOTS OF BOOZE SO4.D.
Interesting Figures Given Out by
Dispensary Auditor West.

The total sales for all county dis
pensaries during the month uf July
amounted to over 100000 according
to a statement issued by Dlspensary
Auditor West. The statement is an
interesting one in that it shows
Richland county is still in the lead
in sales by over 100 per cent. This
does not mean, according to Chair
man Cain of the ------and board, that
there is more whiskey sold IN Colum-
lia than anywhere else, but that the
law is rigidly enforced, both as to
dispensers and violations Of the law.
The Richland board is now busy with
plan to stop all sales to those VINO
have been raided by the Rlchland
constabulary and are suspected OF
conducting blind tigers.
The figures given below will be
studied by all county boards and are
of general interest throughout the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
PAID THE PENALTY.
Fiend Hung For Assaulting His Step
Daughter.

At Asheville, \. c.. James Rucker,
2 negro. was hanged in the jail short
,v after noon Thursday. Rucker was
convicted of criminal assault on his
s1ep-daughter. 1t is said that this is
the first time in the history of that
State that negro has been hanged
for. such a crime against one OF his
own race
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
RIG POWDER EXPLOSION
Ono Man Is Killed and Two Fatally
Injured in Racinc.

At Racine. Wis, Wednesday, IN an
.,,o.ion in the coming mill of the
Ianin & Rand Powder Plant Nor
,,,a, Billups. of West Virginia, 50
Years old. was killed, and Walter
Harris and Jno. Noland, fatally burn
Cd The cause of the explosion Is
moot known: the damage to the build
ing is slight. Fhis is the same mill
that exploded several months ago,
killing nine men and injuring others.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
ROBBER KILLED.
Was Caught in Store and Shot to
Death.

At Pocahontas, Va, Wednesday
morning John WilIlams negro, with
several aliases, was shot and killed
by C. A. Howard, Jr., while robbins
a store. The coroner's jury found
that the negro came to his death oy
Howard. Howard was arrested on a
warrant charging him with the kill
ing, and at a trial before the police
Justice was acquitted. Howard was
covered with two guns held by VIII
lians when he shot him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
Preacher Who Ran off With Z
Mans Wife Says
THE VOICE OF GOD
Told Him To Bring Her Back To
Her Home After Being Off With
Her Several Days-Hc Says He
Took the Woman Away Because
She Told Him Her Husband Was
On Her Nerves.
On Her Nerves.

1t is astonishing the variety O
tales men hatch up and tell to cove,
their meanness. One comes from
New York that takes the cake. L
is told by a so-called minister of the
gospel to hide his rascality. Here il
| is:
The Rev. Ashbury 4. Wheedon, &
Methodist minister. aged fifty-sever
years, and Mrs. Anna Moffett, the / s.
year-old bride of Charles w. MoffetE
of 545 Beraen street, Brooklyn, re.
turned to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Moffett at IL o'clock last Wednesday
night after having been missing since
last Thursday week.
Mofett had asked the police to
send out a 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 fer
the return of the husband.
We were ordered by the voice of
God to return home, said the Rev.
Ashbury Wheedon, to reporter.
I'VE did not elope, as was generally
believed. l 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 S
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 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
" went to he,, 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-
la1ions with her were Of like char-
acter
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-28
DOUBLE hlLLANo.
oh;o Man Kills His Wife and ihe'
Shoots Himself.

At Columbus, o.. Clarence hsineS'
went to his wife's sitting room InurS-
49, shot her to death and then ia'ai-
y, ebot himself. When the hoIrol'
stricken parents OF the woman so+h a
cd into the room they 1ouno oo.n
,,odies on the floor, while the 3-Eeai
ol6 baby of the couple was caressins
tho body Of the mother ana CRY sihs
Donestic trouble was the cause o'
the tragedy.