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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02

IIMpoR1A, VA, Juno 1.-The silver
wedding of the Rev. Hugh c. Smith and
Mrs. Virginia Ivey Smith. of Emporn,
was celebrated last Thursday night at
the local Baptist parsonage before a
large assemblage of friends through
out the State and from this immediate
vicinity. Rev. Hugh Smith Is a ma
tive of Petersburg and was educated
at Richmond College and the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary at Louis
vile, Ky. His initial passionate was
Hicksford, now Emporia. lie has had
pastorates In Boykins. Martinsville,
Roanoke and West Appomattox. For
sixteen years Mr.. Smith has been secre-
tary of the Baptist General Association
of Virginia.
Mrs Smith was Miss Virginia Ivey.
the only daughter OF Mr. John Cato
Ivey and the late Mrs. Person s..
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He Relates Incidents Not
Heretofore Published
to the World.
STILL LIVING
IN VIRGINIA
Walter Edward Harris Picks Up
Threads OF Great Case from
Martin and Describes
Scene in Jury Room.
History OF Strange
Man.

The Judge who presided at the trial
Of John Brown, the clerk of the court.
,be sheriff and all his deputies. copn-
Vel on both sides, the jailer, and eleven
members of the jury. have Ions been
dead. The solitary survivor of those
Tho PLAYED such prominent parts in
tne prologue to the great drama of
she Civil War Is still living in Nir-
Einia, not many miles from Charles
town. where he sat in Judgment on
Old Osnwatomie, and voted with eleven
associates to send him to the galiows.
81 believe the world thinks / am
dead" said Mr.. Mathematician
I abrams Martin is the name of this
lone survivor of the John Brown trial.
found him only after long drive
Through the Fauquier hills, living with
his wife in a tree-hidden. vine en-
powered cottage, in the little village of
Hard Scrabble. Hard Scrabble is stu
ate at the foot of long HILL the
descent of which in n vehicle strains
the nerves of the traveller who is I'M
used TO dcclivitous roads, and such
bad ones as that which stretches away
from Delaplane to the struggling set
Element where Mr.. Martin has just
celebrated his seventy-hfth birth ami
Nersary. .
Eyes. this is Hard Scrabble" said my
host. as he wiped the sweat from his
brow with his apron, and gave me n
seat on three-legged stool In his
~heelwright shop near his cottage 1T
IS n good name for it. 1t is hard
scrabble to get here. hard scrabble
to get away. and hard scrabble TO
make n living while you are here
1t was matter of more or less DIFF
ficulty to induce Mr. Martin to recall
the trial of Brown. He is a constant
talker when ont in his shopwav, away
from Mrs. Martin, but he has evidently
talked the celebrated trial so much
that he has tired of the subject
Yes he repeated, II guess people
think ] am dead. Nobody ever comes
this way. Hard Scrabble is at the end
OF the road. You don't have to pass it
to get anywhere else worth going to.
Besides. it is near half century since
Che trial of Brown, and everybody
who had anything to do with the trial
ought to be dead by rights
Didn't Look Outside.
Mr. Martin shook his head so Sc
riously and spoke with such apparent
solemnity that was constrained to
think he was weighed down with the
Brown 10 his death. l expressed my
thought in n question.
'.No. l have never regretted my part
I'm hanging John Brown" was the
ready reply. II believe he ought tc
have been put to death. The jury
Under their oaths could not have
found any other verdict.
".rhe truth of the matter is he
went on. I'VE members of the jury
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02
Myers Against a Verdict.

"Wo had occasion to remember that.
When we went to the jury room Myers.
one of the jury, who was not q man
of much general intelligence, al
though he had managed to get together
d good deal OF property, began to de-
clare, as soon as we got into the jury
room that he did not think there would
be verdict When some of US asked
him why he thought that way. he said
that what the Judge had said about
Saying SO. and no more would hang
the jury. He talked on further. and
indicated that he thought tho words
Of the Judge meant that tho court was
to be allowed to fix tho punishment.
which meant that Brown would prob
ably be fined. Several OF the jury
spoke at once, asking him what ne
would agree to.
..1,ll stay here till rot said Myers,
before I'll agree to anything but hang
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02

Thomas, of Southampton county. Twen-
ty-ilve years ago Mr. and Mrs. Smith
were married by the Rev. DR.. VIM. Il.
Hatcher. president of the board of trus-
tees of the Five Fork Academy. DR..
Hatcher was expected to be present
Thursday night to add his benediction
and ofliciate at the ceremony which
marked a quarter OF q century in the
married lives of the pastor and his
wife, but did not reach Emporia In
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith received large
and beautiful array of presents and the
occasion was made one of much enjoy
ment to all In attendance. Mr.. Smith
was called to Emporia as its Baptist
minister in July, 1906. Mr.. Smith is
not only highly regarded as divine
here, but throughout every section of
the South. In 1880 he published in
this county the first newspaper. The
Culver.
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n.ntn Of m Old Joke.

The meeting Of the Governors Of the
Cerolinas was recently the occasion OF
the discovery that both of them were
total 1bstainers. This ends a long
chapte~ in the history of bibulosity.
Tho old Joke Is dead. Long live tho
now, The Governors OF the Carolinas
have both been active temperance adj,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02

Drown. f1OyL did not nave credentials,
hut the judge allowed him to proceed
as tho associate counsel for the do
Tense He was very young. and think
he impressed every member OF the
jury az being fresh.
Il remember how the Jury Joined
in the general laughter which follow
ed the statement of q man named ALL
stadt. one Of Browns prisoners in
the engine house, that the negroes
among the conspirators did not do
much work. but slept most Of the
time.
Witnesses for Dcfsnse.
The defense put on several wit
nesses. Every one of them had been
held in the engine house by Brown. 7
recol'ect how Brown wept when one
of them described how one OF his
men had been killed There must hay
been some good in the old man. All
the witnesses testified to the fact that
Brown had treated them humanely
while he held them prisoners. NL/uun-
ter objected to testimony showing that
brown had treated his prisoners well.
remember that he said this had no
more to do with the case than the dead
languages had.
After several witnesses for Brown
had been heard, two or three were
called. but did not answer Brown
then asked the court to postpone fur
ther proceedings until morning. He
limited that his counsel had not sum
rioned the witnesses whose names he
mad given them. Bolts and Green
lcined in asking for postponeme,,t.
but Mr.. Hunter opposed the request.
Il am sure the sheriff said he had
given the subpoenas to the witnesses,
as Mr.. Bolts had asked. and that he
could not account for their not being
present. / think the Judge allowed the
case to be continued until the follow
ing day. But before court adjourned
both Mr.. Bolts and Mr.. Green an
nounced that after the slur cast upon
| them by Brown they could not remain
longer in the case They declared they
had tried to do their duty by their
client, and 1T looked to mo they had
done all lawyers could do. Brown did
not appear to notice what they were
saying while thoy We're telling the
court they could not defend him an,
| longer.
Counsel for Prisoner.
When court convened the next
morning. Samuel Chiffon, Virginian
living in Washington. and Henry Girls.
void of Cleveland. Ohio, were intro.
duced as counsel for the prisoner. The,
arrived during tho night. They were
good lawyers Griswold impressed tic
jury especially favorably. He seemed
to look on Chiffon as leading counsel
but we thought Griswold the LEADING
lawyer. Young Hoyt did great dca
OF talking. even after the older lawyers
arrived. Brown was allowed to pu
many questions to the witnesses.
The argument began Saturday at.
ternoon. The Commemorative attor.
ney made a speech of less than ar
hour, and tho court adjourned until
Monday. The Judge allowed US to gt
to church on Sunday, and tho denutie.
took us to hear Parson Dutton, Mt tho
presbyterian Church. On Monday morn
ing, Mr.. Griswold made tho argumen,
IN behalf OF Brown. 1t was a good
one, as good as could have been made
he did not deny the crime. and he salt
he did not blame the people of IIar.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02

From the statement of visitors re-
Gently returned from Egypt that at
least 10000 camels over there have
been named after Mr.. Roosevelt 1T is
evident that the Teddy bear has q
formidable lot of lively rivals In that
corner of the niverse,-Baltimore
American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02

~
Naturally, we all felt relieved a.
nobody knew how anybody else but
Myers Myers felt about the case. We rung
the bell for tho sherir, who took a
message to the Judge to ask him 10
explain what was meant by saying 80,
and no more and pretty soon tn ~.
guilty on any ono OF the counts would
Carry with 1t the death penalty.
ut was solemn moment when we
proceeded to ballot. never felt Us
solemn in my life. Wiltshire; VINO ha a
ba,iots Ho emptied the hat and read
the vote. Every one Of US had voted
Guilty
nm hour. You could have heard a PIN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02
"Guilty," He Said.

"'Guilty.' he said.
."rhe clerk asked him II the verdict
meant tho prisoner had been FOUND
guilty on all three counts, ana WIZ
shire replied yes.
'"rhere was not a sound in the court
ROOM The silence was complete ior a
minute, 1t seemed to me. linen SOME
man we'll back toward the door clapped
his hands and yelled. :. i.u.
Judge Parker cried, and the sheriff
started down through the Jam to get
the man who had applauded. I think
the man managed to slip outside:
Brown did not pay the sllghtest a.
tention to the announcement OF me t Vea
dict. I remember very distinctly that
lust as it was announced he half-raised
on his elbow, and adjusted the pillow
on which no rested his head. Then he
dropped back and closed his eyes.
"rho Judge then thanked us. ana , the
jury was discharged. did not waiI
about the courthouse. Brown had not
been brought out when hurried away
home. There was no excitement IN tne-
town, and while many people STOPPED
heard one of them abuse Brown or
show any more than the amount OF
feeling you would expect to pc SHOWN
by man discussing the conviction OF OF
called for death. This lack OF feeling
against John Brown at the time Of his
trial was striking feature of that
day. 1 believe the feeling of southern
people toward him was ton times
stronger after the war begun than It
was when he was convicted and hanged;
IT did not sec Brown hanged.
nevcr wanted to see him executed.
He did not Impress mo as, as being s,ch
desperate acts. Tho evidence convicted
him, and not his appearance or man nan,
nor. The Commonwealth need not nave
called but one witness. The witnesses
Cor the prosecution and the defense tes-
titled to the same thing. | have never
regretted having voted to put Brown
to death. l would have violated my
oath had voted otherwise"
maybe Brown was crazy sus-
NO" said Mr.. Martin, removing his
pipe from his lips. and speaking with
great elaboration, evidently having
given this suggestion much thought in
the past fifty years. Brown was not
crazy. But tell you, If we had had
that word In those days, we would
have called him a crank"
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pers Ferry for trying to kill Brown.
He said Brown had no exception to
take to the testimony, and thought it
strange that the truth had been so
well brought out. Griswold tried to
get his client Off on technicalitles lie
said that the location of Harper's
Ferry had not been proven. nor the
location OF the country for which the
papers. and offered in evidence, was
intended.
''1e said Brown could not be found
tho State against which the treason
was alleged. 1t was about as good a
speech as could have been made on
that side Of tho case
"Mr. Chiffon followed Mr.. Gr!swold.
He spoke along tho same limo, as I
now recall, but my recollection Is that
Griswold made a much ADLER argument,
Certainly, after the lapse OF so many
years am more impressed with Girls
wold's speech than with rhilton's.
But the best speech was made by
Mr.. Hunter, who closed for the prose-
cutlon. He was an orator as well as
an able lawyer. I think there was no
doubt In the minds OF tho jurors about
what our verdict would be when Hun
ter closed at about 1880 o'clock, as
remember. l do not recall but one
thing that Judge PARKER said in his
charge to the Jury-perhaps they ought
to be called Instructions. He said
something about II you find the
prisoner guilty OF murder In the first
degree, say So and no more
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02

ter We had been questioned, and then
counsel for the prisoner struck off
eight, and the twelve were drawn by
lot from the sixteen that were left.
! was the last man drawn. I remem-
Der the names OF tho other eleven OF
the jury. They were Wiltshire. the
foreman, and Rightsdale, Timberlase,
Myers. Mcclure, Dust, Watson, Tapp,
Boyer Osborne, Miller and myself. 1t
seemed to me to be u good jury.
II do not think we were sworn, but
Judge Richard Parker, the judge of
the Circuit Court Of Jefferson county,
who presided, told us not to talk about
the case, nor to permit others to talk
to us about it. The clerk of the court
was named Moore, who has been dead
for years. The questions put to us by
the Judge as I remember, were the
usual ones. as to whether we had
formed or expressed an opinion con-
corning the case, whether we were
opposed to capital punishment. and SO
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.yVe were out about three-auarters OF
=, hour You could have heard n pin
dron n.s we tramped back downstairs
to t the courtroom and took our seats
Tho clerk and the sheriff polled the
iury. and then the clerk asked the fore
nan II we had agreed on Verdicl'
Wiltshire stood up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24

The largest number OF votes at the
election Of delegates to the consti.
Ntional convention, shall constitute
the county board Of election commits.
sioners. II is made the duty of this
board to prepare and distribute bal.
lots and election supplies for all OF
the county officers except members
Of the legislature, and to certify the
nomination OF the names Of the can
didates for such Office to be put ON
the ticket to bc voted for AT the
election on August 9th.
THE board of county commission.
crs and the board Of county election
commissioners must not he confound-
cd in reading the new ordinance, or
In reading the Oklahoma election
laws which they are required to put
In operation. The duties of the two
boards are separate and distinct.
They are important and embrace
every detail IN connection with the
lldtlib VI Ni' UtUl'h VI lilf Ndlul-
dates on the tickets. the printing and
distribution of ballots. the canyassing
of the return, the appointment, oi IN,
necessary officers TO hold the elcc.
tion, the fiXinJ boundaries of the
election precincts. the location Of the
voting places therein. and finally the
canvassing Of the returns.
"Thc judges and clerks of the pri.
mary election which viii be held on
June Sth, will be appointed under the
direction Of the Democratic central
committee OF this county This pri.
mary will be conducted strictly In
conformity with the Oklahoma stat
ute, and specific instructions will be
given by the central committe in am
pie time.
owing to the fact that but few
people will have the opportunity to
thoroughly study and understand this
ordinance, and the Oklahoma Itat-
utes, which will govern in holding
the primary election on June Sth, and
the general election on August 9th. /
feel It my duty to the voters Of this
county to render them any assistance
in my power in connection with these
matters"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
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PERSONAL MENTION

f. G. Nelson OF Durant was here
last night.
f. l.. Ryan of Ryan. |. T., is a Wis
itor in the city.
Miss Bette Black of Marietta was
in the city last night.
II. H. Walker of Marietta was in
Ardmore Tuesday night
a. Lowenstein has returned from
a business trip to Dallas
Col. A. V Doak has returned from
a visit to Mineral Wells.
Mrs o. Love OF Marietta was an
Ardmore visitor last night.
II. S. Thiers was visitor to the
metropolis from Marietta.
DR. Frank f. Tul Of Quincy ILL.,. is
the guest Of DR. Philip stephens.
Mrs. T. u. Conrad of Marietta was
an Ardmore visitor Tuesday evening
J. p. Rierdon. a business man OF
Madill, was in Ardmore Tuesday
night.
II. T. Blont, a prominent citizen
of Milburn, is in the city on bus
mess.
Mrs. II. NJ. Hcittncr has returned
from a short visit to relatives in East
Texas.
j. r. Taylor, ch,Vr clerk Of the
Indian agents Office at Muskoge-, ~
in the city on business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. A W. Sullivan and
little daughter have departed for
Caldwell. Texas. where they win visit
few days before gOing to Austin,
Texas, where they will reside. Mr.
Sullivan has been connected with the
Postal Telegraph company in this
city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
PREPARATIONS AT JAMESTOWN.
Norfolk and Vicinity Busy With Trans
portation Problem OF Magnitude.

Norfolk, Va, April 23.-Norfolk and
vicinity are now busily engaged in
meeting the great problem of transpor'
tation to the jamestown Tercennlal
exposition ground and in providing
for the accommodation at hight OF
thousands Of bisitors expected here
for the opening on Friday next Ho-
tells are installing extra beds and cots
and It is said that majority Of the
citizens of Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Newport News and suburbs have ar.
ranged to open their homes to Wis
itors
Several new hotels are about ready
and II is believed there is little danger
that the visiting public will suffer
many discomforts. Transportation to
the grounds was one Of the most ser
ious questions. 1t has practiclly been
solved, however, as great crowds com
ing by the boat will be landed direct
~ at tho exposition grounds and in
addition to street car lines, arrange
ments have beer made to use the
tracks OF the New Tidewater Railroad
and RUM trains directly TO the man
gate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24

ucts. Salvador rejects both these de-.
mands, the first because It is I'M
scemly. and the second because 1t
has previously been rejected in time
Of peace. Salvador. however. is ready
to make with Nicaragua treaty Of
peace and friendship that does not
wound the dignity or injurc the inter
ests Of either party concerned.
The refusal Of these demands has
brought in It's train more or less
strained relations between Nicaragua
and Salvador. There is possibility
that open war may result or that
the president Of Nicaragua will
lend his aid 90 the numerous enemies
Of the president Of salvador.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
BLIND TIGER RAIDED.
Last Night and Several Gallons o,
Booze and the Proprietors Cap
kured-A Relentless War 10
Be Wased on Tigers.

The deputy marshals made a raid
on blind tiger ON East Main street
last night about II o'clock and as a
result several gallons of booze were
seized together with number OF
drinking glasses and the proprietor
The booze went the usual route ana
the proprietor was sent as boarder
to Hotel de Nichols to await his pre-
liminary examination.
The marshal's force has begun to
wage relentless war on those who
sell the forbidden spirits to their fel
low man in this city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
CONTINUE TO PLEASE.
Payton Sisters Company Continues
to Please the Theater Goers.


The Payton Sisters, who opened a
three nights engagement at the Rob
ison opera house Monday played to
a full house both that and Tuesday
evenings. Last night The Princess OF
Patches" was the play on the boards,
Miss Lucy Payton as the princess,
has few roles in which she is seen
in such captivatiSg light as in this
She is pretty. petite and has just
enough self determination to carry
her point.
G. A. Beach, as a Kentucky colonel
played his part admirably and Mr.
Val Barnes as the octoroon," was
equally as good.
Mr. Albert Russell. a Northerner
did justice to his role, and was as
cunning and apparently as abashed
In asking the colonel for the princess
as a school boy. The specialties be
tween the acts were worth the price
of admission.
Miss Jessie Troy. the most mar
velous contortionist o, the age, en-
aertained the audience for awhile
The Irish comedian was excellent
and his burlesque on Home, Swee
Home" deserves considerable space
This brilliant comedy company
needs no commendation to our city
folks as they have played here before
and its coming Is always heraldet
with delight by our amusement seek
ers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
NOTICE..

Let us install telephone in your
residence for three and one-third cents
a day.
Our new 4 party line system so ar
ranged that your bells ring only when
you are called, giving you the same
service as an Independent line. and it
costs you but on dollar (sl.O0 per
month.
For full particulars and explanations
call the local manager.
CHICKASAW TELEPHONE co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
NOTORIOUS BRIoANp CAPTURED
Lis Is Mortally Wounded When Cap
tured by Pollc:.
nv Associated Press

By ASSOCldteu fIeSs.
Warsaw, Russian Poland, April "a
The notorious brigand Stanislaus Lis.
WHO is the author Of many crimes, has
been captured in Lublin, near here.
mortally wounded.
After the house In which he sought
refuge was blown to pieces by the ar
tillery fire. Lis, when he saw the po'
lice advancing, barrlcaded himself
within the house and opened fire Kill
ing several Of them.
Troops were summoned and turned
their guns on the building, which was
demolished. The soldiers then storm
ed the ruins and found Lis, desperate
ly wounded, trying to reload his re.
volyers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
At the Jail.

The following prisoners were lodged
in Jail today:
J. F. O'Brien, from Tishomingo
charged with assault to murder and
aggravated assault
j. l.. Maddox, introducing and sell
ing.
s. b. Carson, INTRODUCING and sell
ing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids win be received at my
office until o'clock p. m, Wednes-
day, April cath. for the erection and
completion OF fye room cottage.
reserve the right to reject any or all
bids. Plans and specifications can be
seen at my office. w. NJ. RIGGS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24

The Ladies of the Leaf will meet
in regular session Monday with Mrs
Westheimer. All the members are
requested to bring their annual dues
and make nominations for the Off
GERS of the club for next year.
MRS. A. w. DUNHAM. Cor. Sec
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
This May Interest You.

No one is immune from Kidney
trouble, SO just remember that Foley's
Kidney Cure will stop the irregular.
tiles and cure any case Of Kidney and
bladder trouble that is not beyond the
reach OF medicine. Hoffman Drug Co
and City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
RECEPTION POSTPONED.

On account of the Illness of some
OF the members the reception which
was to have been given tomorrow
afternoon at Elks hall in honor OF
Mrs. A. w. Durham has been post
poned until the afternoon of May 9.