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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
St. Petersburg 0yeTrun by Gangs
of Young Robbers.
LIVES SACRIFICED
Desperate Characters Shoot Down
Citizens if Money Is Not Given
to Them Misunderstanding En-
counters in Crowded Streets Are
Daily OccurrenccS.-St Petersburg
TerroriZcd.

Thieves are terrorizing ST. Peters
burg, the capital Of the Russian en-
pire. The typical figure of the Rus
sian revolution has become the 'ex-
| proprietor. AS a type he is well
known IN America as bad man.
and such has been immortalized in
the spring exhibition Of the St. Pet
ersburg Academy of Science, where
a model Of him appears. 1t is that
of young mechanic. unkempt, sin
lister looking. thin, with revolver
pointed full in the face of the spec
tator. The omnious type has the in
habitants Of the capital at its mercy
A recent holdup in which five persons
were killed, is fair example Of What
is happening daily.
The holdup occurred in pawn
shop. A young undertaken had just
entered the shop. The store was
crowded. The young man refused to
give up his money and paid for his
refusal with his life. a second later
g revolver shot in the stree, told OF
the death of another man who had
tried to sound an alarm TO the po-
lice. While the robbers were pre-
pairing to depart there was a CRY
from the upstairs. The owner OF
the shop opened window. and.
leaning out. bawled for all he was
worth. A general rush followed. The
robbers soon cleareu a the way and
escaped from the building.
Then they divide into two bands
each choosing different line OF re.
treat, and each pursued by crowd
of storekeepers. policeman and others
A porter managed to overtake one
of the gang. He threw him. Anoth-
cr member of the gang shot the por-
ter in the leg and knocked him sense
less. A watchman who got in the
way was killed outright rs was also
a police inspector The MEN were
finally rounded up at the barracks.
but not until they had killed one OF
the soldiers.
The "expropriato:s are al Young
men between the ages OF is ana :"
years. They are bold and brave:
Added to this they all dress in red
and blue blouses. They are crack
marksmen. The hinder pursuit as
much as possible by firing backward
on their pursuers. Frequently peo-
ple are wounded in these pursuits.
Once a memler of the gang IS cap
tuned it goes hard with him
Generally the "eXpropriators are
not looking for blood. They want
money. II the person they attack
holds up his hands at command there
is no further trouble. If he does
there is a shot and all trouble ENDS
for him. In flight. it is said, the
gangs do not snoot to kill except
wnen some one attempts to prevent
their escape. Then shot means
death.
The gangs are usually fortunate IN
ascaping without the loss of any OF
their members. capture is GER
tain the pursuers are more likely 10
find their victim dead than alive
Thousands of rubles nave been car
rie6 off in the last few months oE
these daring raiders.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
DOSED WELL WITH SALTS.
Woman Will Pay Two Hundred Dol
lars For Doing 1t.

If Justice Young's judgment stands
on appeal to the higher courts, Mrs.
Annie Bennett, of Shippenville, Lake
Hopatcong, will have to pay Sam
Mcconnell 5000 for having dosed MS
well with rochelle salts. They are
relatives. ~
One day recently McConnelis
daughter saw Mrs. Bennett throw a
white powder into the we'll. her
father sent sample to chemist
He also put some on piece OF meat
which wandering dog ate ana oleo.
Mcconnell boarded the well over:
A neighbor then told him that
Mrs Bennett had boasted of having
dosed the well with five pounds OF
the salts. Chemical analysis con-
frmed the story. Suit was brought
in Justice Young's court, and the
$500 judgment resulted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
DARING RASCAL.
Chester Runyan, Teller of a Trust
Company Walked Off
In Broad Day Light With Nearly One
Hundred Thousand Dollars OF the
Company's Money.

A reward Of $4,000 is offered by a
New York surety company for the
capture of Chester B. Runyan, pay
ing teller of the Windsor Trust COM
pany Of New York. who, it is charged,
on Saturday, walked out of the trust
company's Office with S96,S17 of the
banks money stuffed away in his
dress suit case. The theft was de-
tected Monday. 1t had been execut-
ed with a boldness as startling as
the deed itself was surprising to
those who had known and trusted
the Young man.
Runyan had announced his inten-
ton of spending last Sunday with his
mother at Rochester. and no surprise
was expressed when he brought his
dress suit case to the bank Saturday.
Though the paying teller cage is in
plain sight from the working posi-
tions Of other employees the paying
tellers vault was literally emptied
during the afternoon.
At 1880 O'Clock, Runyan locked
the vault doors and leaving the dress
suit case filled with money in the
cage went out to lunch. In forty
FIVE minutes he returned and pick
ing up the dress suit case, left the
Office. No trace Of his subsequent
movements have been discovered.
Runyan's wife is prostrated. at
their modest four-room apartment
uptown She, too. had understood
that her husband was to spend Sun
day at Rochester.
Runyan. who is 8 l years old, lived
never gambled, it is said,
had no interests outside his Office
and home and was considered a most
matter-of-fact. level-headed person.
Mrs. RunyaI's brother, John Car-
nev, bookkeeper, who lived with
the couple declared that his sister
had been left penniless. His brother
in-law, he said, earned s1,S0O a year
and the family lived simply.
Runyan was born in Rochester.
where he worked for a time in
drug store Later he got a place
with the Traders Bank of that city,
and then with the Alliance Bank.
where he was bookkeeper for five
years. He went to New York about
nine years ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
A FEARFUL RECORD.
The Number Killed and Wounded
Celebrating the Fourth.

Thirty-seven men, women and
children are dead and 2,1o3 are
manned, lacerated or burned as a re-
suit of the Fourth's excess of pat
riotism in the United States. The
number of dead does not include five
drowned during the day.
The roster of dead is four more
than last years mortality. A year
ago thirty-three persons were dead
on the morning after the Fourth, not
including FIVE drowned. =,
Unfortunately, the death roll Will
increase day by day, and even the
late days of August will witness addi-
tional numbers. Tetanus, that grim
aftermath of gunpowder wounds,
claims it's victims by the scores and
even by hundreds for weeks. after the
Fourth.
New York leads the cities of the
United States in the number OF killed
and injured. Ten persons are deaG
in that city. while six more are SO
seriously injured that it is expected
they will die in a few hours.
Pittsburg, Pa, ran close second
to New YORK III tuS SIlA loSS' AAHS
persons yielding up their lives on the
altar of frenZied patriotism.
Chicago, although the second city
in the union, had only two deaths.
Springfield. ILL.,. supplied three VIC
tins, Chatham, H., two and Aber-
deem, S. D., two.
The following places furnish one
victim each: Des Moines, Efingham,
ILL.,, Greenup, Ill. Harrisburg, Pa,
Hartford, Conn.,, Kansas City. Kan,
Montpelier, VT, Spokane, Wash, and
\. Y.
The total number of injured, 2
1873. is under last years figures,
which were 2,7S9.
The causes Of the 2.153 injuries
show that fireworks we're responsible
for 1,046 cases; gunpowder for 81 !:
and firearms for 292. Cannon added
222, while toy pistols came next with
205, and runaways,. caused by ex-
plosions, made up the other forty
one injured on the list.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
BUILDING NREChED.
nv Rag of Powder Thrown Over the
TranSOm.

Mysterious explosions partly "tech
cd two buildings. one in Manha'odil
md one in Brooklyn "Wednesday. IN
he former case a bag OF gun po"oei
VAS thrown over the transoM o!
Winghing's Chinese laundry:
4 fuse was evidently attached, LOT
;he powder exploded, damaging tne
landry and Rosenthal restaurant au-
;o;ning. The laundry and restaurant
sre under a five story apartment
A panic followed, though NOD; no DAM NJ
ace was done to the upper hoors OF
rbe building. The explosion was esi- !
3entlv carefully planned. Nlnghlhs :
saws he is at odds with none Oh l. tne
Chinese tongs and Rosenthal oenles s e.
thai he has received any tnreats lloi'
Black Hand or, other similar orsani-
cations. u..s ,,n-
der a Broadway tenement. IT IS 1neA, me sHo
NAMED. The explosion d1o .t;[is nt
damage but a fire followed WHICH
was quickly extinguished.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
BORAX RESTORED SIGHT.
Blind Horse Sees Again Through His
Masters Ingenuity.

By bathing it's eyes for 80 houIs
With warm water and borax. Cornel.
ius Nolan, driver OF engine ~, o.
the New York Fire department, sIo ~
coded @ in restoring the sight OF the
comnanv's favorite horse, Dan. Inc
oohle animal had been injured oy
;, not cinders when the fire engine col
ii5ad H1t ~ with q trolley car. The veter-
marian said he would never see
again. ,a,.+ bolieve it
possible that those soft eyes eSd IH light.
never again shine with the ola DC !ef sa1 to
re re bought box of boraX ,orse:s ano Sight. si
HGFe Hs efforts We're rs%srSsda ss ID discern xasn e op
once again was aoie ~
iee,s before him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
SHOT 70 DEATH.
A Young Man Meets UntImely
Death In Darlington
Apparently accidentally Shot l"
Store of j. Wiley Rhodes, Who
Had Difficulty With Negro.

A special dispatch from Darling
ton to The State says the fourth OF
July celebration was marred that
night by the unfortunate killing of
Lide Kilgo. aged Is, of Bishopville.
The killing Of young kilgo was a
most unusual affair. 1t seems that
young Kilgo had gone to the fruit
store of j. Wiley Rhodes for the pur-
pose of making a purchase. While in
the store it appears that negro
named Sam league was there also
and. it is alleged, had insulted the
wife of the proprietor.
Rhodes came out with pistol IN
hand. with the intention, it is said,
of resenting the insult to his wife. In
the melee which followed Rhodes
pistol was discharged, the ball strik-
ing the negro in the forehead. the
bullet glancing, entered kilgo's head
Just between the eyes, killing him in
stantly.
The negro, who was only slightly
injured, made his escape, and at ~
O clock Thursday night was being
searched for and his arrest is expect
ed, as a witness before the coroners
jury.
The unfortunate young man, ac-
companied by mis- father, Mr.. ]. P.
Kilgo, came over from Bishopville to
attend the Fouth of July celebration.
The elder Mr. Kilgo left in the after
noon foc Bishopville, leaving his son
with some friends to return later.
Mr.. Rhodes. from whose pistol the
fatal bullet was discharged, is re-
garded as a good citizen, and is a
singer in the choir of the Baptist
church.
The affair is greatly derlo:ed in
Darlington.
Young Kilgo had just graduated at
The Bishopviile public school and eX-
oected to enter Furman University
at the approaching session.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
Millions of Dollars iii New New York
No One Claims.
HEIRS ARE UNKNOWN
Disappearance of People
Who Have Left Cash or Have De-
posted it in Safes-Lawyers Look
ing for Eeirs-About Six Million
Dollars is Left Unclaimed in New
York Alone.

Millions of dollars in unclaimed es-
tates are in the hands Of the cham
berlain of New York city and the
state treasurer. Lawyers are work
ing on the task of finding heirs.
Sometimes they succeed, oftener
fail. Another peculiar thing about
New York city is that many of the
most valuable properties are without
owners. They are. occupied by ram
shackle buildings, because their
psuedo owners are afraid to invest in
Improvements for fear the heirs will
lay claim to the ground. They are
satisfied to collect low rent rather
than run any risk of losing every
thing. A lawyer who is engaged in
seeking the heirs to estates told re-
Gently of some odd cases.
A Belgian artist named Jean van
der Stosk arrived in New York city
in 1888. He was 80 years Of age. His
paintings were acceptable and his
business soon became paying one.
One day he deposited $4,000 in Sc
curities in a vault in safe deposit
box of a Broadway company. Next
day he disappeared, nobody knows
where Not a word has been heard
of him since. His aged mother was
found. She is in need Of help, hut
the money cannot be given her until
the fact of the sons death is estao-@
lished.
The largest fortune that is waiting
an owner is that of William A. Kin
ely, a wealthy wholesale grocery
dealer, who died in 1868. He had a
brother, Edward, with whom he had
fought. When William died he will
ed everything to Edward, but the
later was nowhere to be found. He,
was traced to Michigan, and there
all trace of him was lost. Evidently
Edward had made up his mind taat
ne would not take the money OF the
dead brother with whom he did not
speak, changed mis- name ana ignored
all advertisements.
James J. Pomeroy, of Joplin, Mo-,
and Missoula, Mont, is an heir to
fortune, but he cannot get the money
that was willed to him on account OF
a auirk in the Montana law Ponle-
row left his wife in Missouri ard
went to Missoula and married anoth-
er. She divorced him. When Pome-
roy died he willed all he had to the
son of his first wife, but the boy has
never been able to get the money.
A touch of human sympathy at
tends the story of the disinherltance
of the grandchildren of Peter knell.
He married Rhoda Whitehead,
daughter of an old merchant OF New
York. When the wealthy father died
he disinherited the daughter. Later
her brother shared the fortune, but
the children Of Rhoda, who had died
in the meantime, could not be found;
They are known to be living on Long
island, but no result has attended et-
forts to discover them.
Another case of mysterious dlsap-
pearance is that of pretty Alsatlan
widow named Fanny Celier Sne
taught German and French IN wells
college about 1860. A legacy of Sl0,-
900 awaits her or her heirs II tney
ever turn up. but it is likely that the
money will always be without claim
ant
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
The DirefuI Results of Too Much
Patriotism in the
STATE OF new YORK
Seven People Killed, Half Dozen
Dying ana Hundreds Being Treat
ed at Hospitals in New York Days
Record.-One Man Discharging Re
volver Killed His Aunt, and then
Committed Suicide.

A dispatch from New York says
Independence Day. ushered in Nh
much noise, went out tonight ir a
blaze of pyrotecnics. the most i'm
posing that New Workers have ever
witnessed. A deafening roar main
tained throughout the day by the
burning of millions of dollars worth
of powder, gave way after nightfall
to the exhiblllon of fireworks ex-
perts, who lighted the skies with eff
fects Of surprising beauty.
Viewed from its brighter side, the
holiday was truly glorious A smil-
ing sun and moderate temperature
brought the tens of thousands to the
beach, the public parks and amuse-
ment resorts and everywhere there
was noise and fun making.
In the background the police and
.ospital surgeons went grimly about
their work Of removing the dead and
ministering to the wounded. Tonight
the police We're reckoning the cost in
casualties of the days celebration.
At q late hour the celebration had
cost seven lives, a half dozen per-
sons were dying and hundreds of
others were being treated in the hos
pitals for injuries, ranging from
slight burns with the possibility of
tetanus developments, to bullet
wounds and lost limbs.
Of the dead three died in prema-
ture celebrations. The others were
killed during the day. In an ecstacy
of patriot tism Arthur Carraro rapidly
discharged a revolver in his, back
yard.
One of the bullets entered the head
of his aunt, Mrs. Alfonzo Fucarino,
and she fell dead. The next bullet,
by design or accident killed the cele-
brator, who fell dead over his aunt's
body.
Fucarino was prevented from i'm
mediately committing suicide by by
ISLANDERS.
Eighteen year old Nimpa Grizzanti
was struck by bullet as she stood
near the open window of her room
dressing her hair Several Italians
were arrested. No motive is known.
Henry Englehardt, aged four years,
was killed by bullet while looking
out of the window of his home.
Jesse Guseviter, 21 years old, is
dying from another stray bullet
wound
John Graham. 10, was mortally
wounded by charge from a toy
cannon.
James Beneso, 6, was all but burn
ed alive, when a fire cracker igniied
his clothing.
Arthur Carfoot, 25, is one of a
dozen, who had a hand blown off.
Lost eyes and fingers and scar
leaving wounds added to the total OF
emergency cases.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
SOUGHT CLEOPTRA'S FATE.
Kentucky Woman Courted Death
Through Snake Bite.

Mrs. Rose bloom, of Paducan, KY,
is at deaths door, with the upper
part of her body swollen to frightful
proportions, as the result of an at
tempt to emulate Cleopatra, the
Egyptian queen, who, in ancient his
tory, is credited with clasping the
deadly cobra to her bosom as balm
to wounded feelings after a love cpl
sode with Marc Anthony.
Mrs. Bloom went to Obian, Tenn,
several days ago from Union City,
accompanied by her husband, MI:
Bloom has been missing for several
days, and when the doctors were call
ed in to attend Mrs. Bloom for convul
sions, they found a live reptile in her
room and the woman in seml-con-
scious state.
She said she did not care to live
longer, and that she had driven into
the country for the express purpose
Of obtaining the poison-spreading ad-
der, a species of native snakes. whose
bite is considered fatal. The woman
had placed the snake in her corsage
and the snake bit her many times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
NAVAL DISPLAY
To Be Made in the Pacific by the
United States.
Twenty or More Battleships to As
semble in San Francisco Harbor in
the Winter.

SemDle IN San FRANCISCO f1arDOr LIZ
the Winter.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf in
an interview at Oakland, CAL, where
he is visiting confirmed the report
that large part of the United States
navy will be seen in Pacific waters
next winter. Eighteen or 20 of the
largest batleships will come round
Cape Horn on practice cruise and
will be seen in San Francisco harbor.
Many false impressions have gain
ed circulation about the movement" ;"
said Secretary Metcalf II have held
all along that there was practically
no significance to this movement
from military standpoint. l might
have stated before leaving Washing
ton exactly what I am saying now.
But l thought that as the news con-
cerned the people of the Pacific
coast, today would be an appropriate
time to announce the plans.
"It is the policy of the, navy de-
partment to keep the fleet in Amer
lean waters as much as possible. It
is also our policy to keep as large a
number of battleships together as
possible. We might as well spend
the money in American ports as
abroad. In the past we have sent
squadrons to- various European ma
tions with less advantage than by
keeping them at home,
II have planned this cruise around
Cape Horn for the practice OF the
squadron How long the ships will
remain here I cannot say. can prom
ise the people of Oakland and San
Francisco that they will see one of
the finest naval spectacles ever wit
messed in Pacific waters.
''I hope the talk of Japenese trou-
BILE and Of international differences
may be dropped by the newspapers.
There is nothing to produce any feel
ing except this talk of the newspa-
pers. The story that Ambassador
Aoki is in disfavor with his own gov
erpment. I believe, is purely an in
vention. I know of no reason why
Japan and the United States should
not be on the friendliest Of terms.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
xIHED on BALL FIELD.
LIGHTNING Strikes One Player Dead
and stuns Eight Others.

A. ST Anthony, Iowa. hghenlns
4.,,cL one man dead and shocked
s;aStA SIM others Sunday afternoon while
thev we're playing a game ot ,ose oee, was
Nbert Laplant, on secono pass hslI msI
killed as he was catcnlhe ''''
brown to him by the catehei: ,.s
binding fash OF ilsnInaes ,bmn9 ~
followed by deafening pea ors o, 'nap cav
der, and the startled spee5S;td9:s sa;d snnar- oa r
nH nine PLAYERS lying on the f'ed e1I appao p1un-
nntlv lmI.r lifeless. Eight we're onIs stani dead
eeds eed hut Young Laplant was oe"u
wneu help reached him, serious
"A Al of the others are in aasr.,wo a set.Uu9
condition Laplant was hnndred
years old. More tnan ous ar
neonle witnessed the tfaSsoS'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
THE HANDY PISTOL.
Sensational Killing Over Baseball
Dispute in Georgia.

Near Grovetown, Ca, while getting
ready to settle by isticuf a dispute
over a Fourth of July baseball game,
R. Younge got into a second argu-
ment with a young man named "a
pers. by whom he was shot and IN
stantly killed. Capers fed, but was
captured and is now in jail.
The ball game was being played
near Grovetown In its progress
Young got hit with ball thrown by
q man named Hoffman. They GUAR
relied and agreed to fight the thing
out with their fists. 1t was Whl.e PIE
parations for this scrap were IN pro.
gress that Capers came up and got
into the fatal row. Capers CLAIMS
that Young was drawing a knlie Oh,
hj,,o
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
THE KENTUCKY WAY.
Slew Man Before the Judge and
the Jury.

a dispatch from Pamtsvllle, KY,
saws while listening to Attorney F.
A. Hopkins argue a case IN the Fres-
tonburg court house, Joe Fitzpatrick,
it is alleged, walked up behind Andy
Coburn and shot him three times IN
the back, killing him. Ccburn was
sitting near the bar and knew moth
ing of the mans movements until he
was shot.
During the panic which followed,
Fitzpatrick and a crowd of relatives
quietly left the court room and went
home. No attempt was made to ar
rest him. Coburn was lately indict-
ed upon charge of killing cousin
of Joe Fitzpatrick, and the case was
set for hearing this term.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
SLICK ROGUE.
Hated Cafe Cashier Skips With Five
Hundred Dollars.

Hundred Dollars.
Charles Duncan, the cafe cashier
of the Hotel Knickerboker. OF New
York has disappeared with $500
The Knickerboker has lost so many
cashiers since the ocean resort open
ed this Summer that Duncan was
snapped up five days ago, without
even the usual formality of an IN
demnity bond.
Wednesday he was given the usual
bag of $500 in bills and silver with
which to make change during the
day. When night came the bag was
turned over to the manager with
rocks. rivets and couple of paper
weights. Not suspecting it was lock-
ed in the safe with the rest OF the
cash overnight.
Next morning, when the bag was
united, the substitution was discover
ed but Duncan hasn't been SEEN
since in spite of the efforts OF the
Pinkertons. He is said to come from
New Haven. where his father is a no
tel man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10
SHE MAS A HEROINE.
Daughters of Confedcracy Cnvcll
Monument to Emma Sansom.

Under the auspices Of the Gadsen.
Ala, chapter. United Daughters OF
the Confederacy. a marble monument
was unveiled at Gadsen to Emma
Sansom. heroine of the civil war
period.
During Gen Forests pursuit OF
the federal army raiders IN April:
1863. the federal officer Colonei
Streiehr burned the bridge over
Black Creek behind him and neaoeo
for Rome. Ga. to destroy the con-
iederate factory. :,
Miss Sansom riding on General
Eorast's horse behind him pointed
ont the way to ford few miles
above the scene Of the burning bridge
Forest, $ troops then overlook the ted
erals and captured them. 1t IS the
third monument i'll the south ever
erected to a woman.