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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-10-08

SENATORIAL TICKET.
For State Senate.
Z CHARLES G. COLEMAN.
Harrison County.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-10-08

For Clerk Of Circuit Court.
i. WADE COLEMAN.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-10-08

CHARLES N. HART.
MARCUS L. RIBLETT.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
Court at Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, Oct. 2.-The case Of,
Henry Fowler, colored, charged with.
killing Boyce Stone, white, at Greer.
on the evening of May 25, and that.
of his wife, charged with being an
accessory, was tried here to-day. The
case was given to the jury at 8
o'clock and at O'Clock verdict had
not been reached. Fowler set up the
plea of self-defence and defending
his home.
It will be remembered that Stone
and two friends went to the negro'a
home on the afternoon of May 20.
Fowler was working in field. Stone,
it is said, was drinking. Mary Fowler
was ordered to cook them food. Stone
Is said to have attempted to assault
the woman and she screamed, her
cries bringing her husband to her as
sistance. A fight took place and
Stone struck Fowler over the head
with a bottle. The woman handed
her husband gun, and he fired with
deadly effect. Fowler came to the.
city and surrendered.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
TOM LAWSON BADLY HURT.
Thrown from Carriage and Kicked
by His Horse.

Egypt, Mass, October 4.-Thomas
w. Lawson, the well-known financier
was thrown from his carriage while
driving near North Scituate late to.
day and severely injured by the fafl
and by being kicked by the horse. Mr.
Lawson was picked up unconscious
taken into a nearby drug store and
attended by local physician. Later
he was removed to his home, Dream
wold, in this town, in an automobile
He did not recover consciousness un'
til late tonight.
He was badly bruised about the
head, having a long scalp wound. One
eye was injured and it was feared al
first that he was suffering from inter
nal injuries.
Mr.. Lawson was driving with his
daughter, Miss "Bunnie" Lawson, in
a basket phaeton, behind his chest
nut cob, GLORIOUS Dougle." A pass
ing automobile frightened the horse
and Mr.. Lawson and his daughter
were both thrown out. Miss Lawson
escaped injury.
At Dreamwold tonight his son, Mr.
Arnold Lawson, said that, while Mr.
Lawson was badly bruised, his In
juries were apparently not serious.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, Oct. 5.-Cotton seems
to be moving slow. Most OF the sta
pie has been gathered and ginned,
and sold also. The crop Is going to
be short and the price seems to be
getting shorter.
Cool weather coming on now has
made some of our farmers look after
their hay.
Mrs. ]. L. Copeland and Mrs. Frank
H. Copeland went to Charleston last
week.
Mr.. Adam King, who has been sick
for some time, is able to be on our
streets again. Glad to see him out.
Miss Elberta Hill, of Sanford, Fla,
is spending some time with Mrs. S.
M. Brown.
Mr.. Tom D. Jones left for his work
in Augusta, Ca, last week.
Mr.. J. D. Dannelly took a lot of
his mules down to Walterboro, to
sell, last week.
Several parties are having addi-
tions made to their houses in the way
of piazzas. -"
The members of Carter's Ford Bap-
tist church gave Rev. E. w: Peoples
on yesterday a fine gold headed cane,
with the following engraved upon the
head: "Presented to Rev. E. w.
Peoples by members of Carriers Ford
church for "a years service. October
4, 1908" This was his last sermon
to them. He will now retire from
the charge on account of his age.
JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
Republican Electors Appointed.


A committe of the South Carolina
Republican party, selected for the
purpose, under the craftsmanship OF
John G. Capers, has named the nine
electors for which the few hundred
party will vote. According to the
statement given out there was
no friction at the meeting and
the white people are urged to
vote the ticket without fear of ne
gro domination, as is stated by
Capers. The leader also stresses the
fact that the Bryan Democratic com
mittee has three negro bishops, and
twenty-five negro preachers urging
the election of Bryan and Kern.
The electors at large are: l.. w.
G. Blalock, of Goldville, who has been
associated with the party for years,
and A. G.. Kaufman, of Charleston,
who has taken a part in the affairs
of the Red Cross Society. The dis
trict electors are: Isaac H. Norris,
Yorkville; George R. hatfield, Green
Vile; Thomas F. Bremen, Columbia;
James Powell, Aiken; L. D. Melton
Columbia; T. S. Grant, Charleston
and J. A. Baxter, Georgetown.
The name of Bremen was sub
stituted for that of E. J. Best, re-
Gently of Asheville, who was private
secretary for Judge Pritchard fol
some time. Baxter and Grant are
negroes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
Negro Kills His Wife.

Williston, September 30.-Andrew
Washington, negro, killed his wife
last night in a most brutal manner.
The family lived just beyond the cor
porate limits on a farm of DR.. w. c..
Smith. Just after o'clock those
who were attracted to the negro's
house by the shots and cries, found
her weltering in her blood. Physi-
clans were called in at once, but she
died in an hour and a half. In some
manner the muzzle of the gun was
placed against her abdomen when
fired and the charge not only blew
away that part of the abdominal wall,
but entered into the pelvic cavity,
causing hemorrhage 1t seems that
he had asked her for the key to the
trunk in which was some money and
she wanted him to wait till morning.
In the quarrel she started to run and
he caught her and brought her back
into the house, where he first choked
and then shot her in the presence OF
their children. After getting the
money he armed himself and left for
parts unknown.
1t will be remembered that several
years ago he killed negro at White
Pond, and served two years on the
chain gang for the offense. The cir
cumstances in each case being SINH
lar in certain respects, both were kill
ed after they had run from him. He
was one of the best behaved and most
respectful negroes to white men in
all this section. His wife, however,
bore a most excellent reputation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
Death Of q Little Girl.

On Sunday, September goth, the
death angel visited the home of j.
H. Hartzog and claimed his eldest
daughter, Virginia, aged ten years
She suffered long, though patiently
with typhoid fever.
Virginia was bright girl of much
promise. She loved church and Sun
day-school and when possible always
attended. She seemed pleased when
her parents pastor visited the home,
and never failed to invite him to
come. Virginia loved to work for a
good cause. She left one of Browns
albums for aged ministers partly fill
ed. She was buried at Double Ponds
in the presence of large company
of people. The pastor, S. P. Hair,
conducted the burial service.
A FRIEND.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
THE KILLING OF MAGAHA.
Five Negroes Held in Greenville
CHARGED With Murder.

Greenville, Sept. 28.-Five negroes
were brought to this city to-day and
locked in Jail, charged with the muir
der Of. John Magaha, white, in the
lower part of this county on Saturday
night. The negroes claim that they
were at hot supper and that Ma
gaha came in the house and began
shooting. There was a fusillade OF
shots and Magaha was shot in the
breast and died about three hours
later. It is not known who fired the
shot that killed Magaha. He was a
desperate character and had been
tried four times for murder. All OF
the negroes protest that they did not
fire the fatal shot.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
was that the deceased came to his
death at the hands Of unknown
parties.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
BLOODY AFFAIR.
Mean Liquor Cause of Bloodshed In
Tennessee.

Jellico Tenn, Sept. 2S.-One Of
the bloodiest affairs in the history OF
east Tennessee occurred north Of An-;
thras postofice yesterday. The scene.
was a Baptist church, within fifty
yards of which a blind tiger" has
been operated for months. Services
had closed, and nearly all the con-
gregation had emerged from the
church, when a crowd Of drunken
men, who had visited the blind tiger,
began firing into the worshippers with
pistols.
John Bonnet, ]. w. Mckinney
and Edward Thomas were shot down
at the church door and died almost
instantly. The preacher was mortal
ly wounded. Another worshipper
was also shot down in front of the
church; but is not dangerously
wounded.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
The C1ansman at Blackville.

On account of the burning OF FOLK
opera house in this city Tuesday
morning, The Clansman will not be
presented in this city next Monday
night, but will be presented at Black
vile on that date. Soon after the
fire Col. Jno. F. Folk got in commun-
ication with the proper authorities
and secured the Blackville opera
house and wired the manager of the
Clansman company, who has agreed
to the arrangement, as the following
telegram will show.
New York, October 5, 1908.
To J.. F. Folk, Opera House,
Approve Blackville arrangement
You assure theatre goers this produc'
ton positively equal every respect to
previous Clansman production.
GEO. H. BRENNAN,
Manager Clansman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
Stories of Magaha's Death.

Anderson, Sept. 2S.-No less than
a dozen different tales have been
told Of the tragic death Of John Ma
gaha, Anderson county's bully,
which occurred in Greenville county
Saturday night, but the following
facts can be accepted as being fairly
accurate. They are the boiled down
facts of the several stories:
John Magaha and Jap Ashley went
into Dunkfin township in Greenville
county to arrest two negroes alleged
TO be under contract with Magaha. 1t
is not believed that they were armed
with a warrant If they were it is
unknown to the people at Honea
Path. One of the negroes was ar
rested on the Augusta road. The
other darkey was at Alex. Chapman g.
colored, house attending hot sup
per. Magaha and Ashley proceeded
there and Chapman objected to their
effecting an arrest on his place. Ma
gaha forced an entrance into the
house.. while Ashley remained with
the negro prisoner in the buggy
Magaha arrested his man and was
carrying him to the buggy when some
one in the direction of the house fired
on him. AS many as II shots were
fired and when the smoke of the
melee cleared away it was found that
Magaha had been shot in the abdo-
men.
After the shooting Alex. Chapman
went up"to Magaha and asked the lat
ter if he recognized him and with an
oath Magaha hotly replied, eyes, you
are the damned scoundrel that shot
me-" Magaha was taken to the home
of Mr.. Coon Ware and there died
three hours later.
Magistrate Chastain held an in
quest and a verdict was returned
that Magaha came to his death from
gunshot wounds in the hands of un-
known parties. Five negroes. includ-
ing Alex. Chapman and his son hav"
been arrested and lodged in the
Greenville Jail, against whom indict.
ments charging Magaha's murder will
be made.
Magaha killed three persons in his
lifetime, and it is thought that he
killed another, the murderer OF
whom was never learned. His known
victims were George Clinkscales, col
ored, Josh Bigby, white, and Bud
Sweat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
CHLOROFORMED HUSBAND.
Young Woman From Newberry Ar
rested in Columbia.

II gave him chloroform, two tea
spoonsfuls. I put it on a piece OF
cloth and held it to his nostrils, but
did not do it to kill him, only to get
my child"
This is the statement that was
made by Mrs. Marie Lake, of New
berry to a Record reporter this morn
ing as Mrs. Lake was in the custody
of Chief of Police J. G. Adams, OF
Newberry, who was taking his prison
er home on midday train.
Mrs. Lake was arrested In this
CITY about II o'clock last night, hav-
ing come here from Newberry on the
Greenville train which left Newberry
about 9 o'clock. The chloroform was
given about o'clock. Mrs. Lake
brought with her a two-year-old baby
for the possession of which she de-
clared that she gave her husband
chloroform.
Chief of Police Adams made the
following statement to a Record re-
porter in reference to the Lake af-
fair. Mr.. Adams stated that Mr.. j.
Robert Lake is mill man in New
berry, that he was born in Newberry
county and is of a good family and
is highly respected throughout the
county. That Saturday last one
month ago Mrs. Lake became dis
satisfied with the life she was leading
and separated from her husband TAX
ing the baby with her. Mr.. Lake
went before Chief Justice Pope and
the latter ordered that the child be
turned over to the husband. Then it
was that Mrs. Lake decided to live
with her husband again and a-recon-
ciliation followed. For the past sew
eral weeks, they have lived together
apparently in perfect harmony. How
ever, last night about 8 o'clock when
the couple retired, Mrs. Lake, accord
ing to her own statement, gave her
husband chloroform, for the purpose
of getting the child.
Besides taking the baby, Mrs. Lake
is said to have taken $40 in cash and
a pistol. She then boarded train
leaving Newberry at 9 o'clock and
came to this city.
A warrant has been ISSUED charg-
ing Mrs. Lake with grand larceny.
This warrant was in the hands Of
ClleI ADAMS. Culel AudmS dloo
brought with him here copy Of the
original order which is said to have
been issued by Chief Jusice Pope, de-
manding that the child be turned
over to the father. The father, by
the way, came down to this city with
Chief Adams this morning and the
child was turned over to him and he
Immediately took an early train out
of the city.
Mrs. Lake is a native Of the town
of Newberry. She is young woman,
we'll dressed and of pleasant manner.
She wore a long white sweater, a
Merry Widow" bonnet, blue veil
and dark skirt, and was quite tasti1
ly attired. Her eyes were red from
crying and she stated to the police
that her husband beat her and mis-
treated her.
Chief Adams recovered $50 Of the
$50 that was taken. He is showing
his prisoner every courtesy and the
two drove to the union station in a
hack about 1890 o'clock to catch
a train for Newberry.-Columbia Re-
cord, Thursday, Oct. 1st.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Governor Ansel has refused to
pardon J. M. Way, white man OF
Orangeburg. Way killed young
man named Palmer few years ago,
this being the second man he had
killed.
A Juror was excused from serving
at court in Aiken last week, as he
stated that he believed criminals
should not be punished by the courts,
but that their punishment should be
left with God. He was given a good
lecture by Judge Wilson.
Geo. M. Stalvey, a white man, was
tried in Aiken county this week for
bigamy and was found guilty.
Stalvey married Miss Eta Lightfoot
in Orangeburg several months ago,
and a woman who claimed to be his
first wife brought the suit against
him. The testimony showed that he
had travelled around with the woman
and passed her off as his wife, and he
himself admitted it, but said he had
never married her. The couple spent
some time in Bamberg year or more
ago, and passed here as man and wife.
Mrs. M. B. Warn and son, Herbert, at
tended the trial as witnesses, Stalvey
and the woman having boarded with
Mrs. Warn while in Bamberg.
J. H. Garrison was tried in Lau-
rens last week for the murder of a
young man named J. L. Williamson.
The case was a very sensational one.
Williamson had gone to visit Gar
rison's daughter, to whom he was en-
gagged, and the testimony was that
he was intoxicated, although Gar
rison carried him to his home. While
in the parlor that evening, it was
testified by the girl and her father,
that Williamson attempted to take
undue liberties with her and Gar
rison came to the window and shot
him. The jury found a verdict OF
manslaughter with recommendation
to mercy, and the judge sentenced
Garrison to serve two years in the
penitentiary. The case will be ap-
pealed to the State Supreme Court.
The testimony seemed to make it
clear case of murder, but it is q
victory that Garrison was even found
guilty of manslaughter. A few years
ago he would have been cleared with
out trouble.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
CONFLICT EXPECTED.
Sheriff's Posse Ready to Disperse
Gang of Outlaws.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 30.-The
news from Avonia, Va, tonight,
where the law-abiding element has
been for several days arrayed against
a gang of law-breakers, Is most
disquieting, A late dispatch states
that Sheriff Williams arrived In
Avonia tonight prepared to lead a
posse Of 100 or more deputies and
others against the outlaws. The
sheriff announced that the start
would be made at daybreak to-mor-
row and as the rendezvous Of Zim-
merman-Thomas gang Is between the
Snake and James rivers, only a few
miles distant, the most stirring event
in that locality since the War Be-
tween the States probably will be
witnessed early tomorrow.
The forces of outlawry are strongly
posted, it Is believed, but Sheriff VIII
liams feels confident that upon the
approach of his superior force they
will break ground and disperse. He II
determined, however, to run them
down and effectually rid the commu-
nifty of their presence.
All kinds of rumors are rife aS TO-
the preparations by the outlaws to-
resist an attack upon their strong
hold, the most fanciful being that
they have cut down trees in dense-
ly wooded spot in the wilderness and
formed abattis similar to what Gen.
Lee was wont to post his army be-
hind in the face of Grants approach
upon Richmond. The hilly and
wooden country to which they retired
after the shooting of Gregory last.
Saturday is only matter OF I've
miles from Avonia, and If the start
is made early tomorrow, as Sheriff
Williams has tonight planned, the
battle or retreat ought to ,be on a8,
quickly as the ground between tha
Snake and the James Is gained.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
PROHIBITION A FARCE.
Rock Hill Man Tells How Georgia
Liquor Law is Ignored.

Columbia, Sept. 27.-Mr. John G..
Anderson, president of the Rock Hill
Buggy Company, here to-day on his
way home from an extended business
trip through Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee, being Jealous temper
ance man and lifelong prohibition
ist, closely observed the operation OF
the new prohibition laws of those
three States. OF course, business
prevented his making a thorough inz
vestigation into all the phases of the
problem, but he kept his eyes open
and asked many questions OF trust
worthy business men and others as
he went along. The net result is that
he is rather disappointed. Not only
was he told that the law was fragrant
ly violated or absurdly evaded at ev-
cry town or city he visited, seeing
evidence to that effect himself, but
everywhere he went his observation
was that prohibition was drag to
business.
"At most of the towns I visited" :"
said Mr.. Anderson, 'so-called near
beer was the principal thing sold
and great guns! how the crowds of
young men and others did line. up at
the old bar counters to guzzle that
stuff. AS a matter of fact you could
get most any brand of the real stuff
that you called for. And all other
drinks were almost as easily obtain
able through the medium OF fake
clubs-and I was informed could also
be had from violators of the law.
'I couldn't say that the law, in
spite of all this, does not accomplish
something in the way of making it
effectively more difficult for negroes
and a certain class Of whites to get
at intoxicants, and in time, if public
sentiment is brought to bear more
generally, results may become more
satisfactory for the cause of tenn
perance, thrift and respect for law.
but, according to my observations,
the outlook Is not encouraging, es-
pecially in the larger centres"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
Two-Day Bride Shoots Husband.

Franklin, La, Oct.3-Jessie Bout
erie, aged 10 years, daughter of a
lumberman at Patterson, near here
is in Jail, at that place, while A.
Sydney Bouterie, editor of the New
Era, of Patterson, her husband of two
days, is lying at the point of death
in a sanitarium here with five bull
let holes in his body.
Bouterie was shot by his bride while
seated at his desk. Rushing in with
three young men attending her, she
used a revolver, and coolly submitted
to arrest after she had almost emp
tied the weapon. One of the cart,
ridges snapped, and she drew this out
and cast it in the PROSTATE body o1
her husband. Mrs. Bouterie asserts
that Bouterie, who is ten years hel
senior, refused to live with her.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
Death of Tommie Clayton.

On Sunday morning, September
18th, 1908, the angel of death enter
ed the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Clayton and claimed for it's own their
youngest son, little Tommie, aged
five years. All was done for him
that medical aid and kind and loving
friends could do. He was laid to
rest in the Colston grave yard on
Monday. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev D. L. ROTOR. May
the one who said: "Suffer little chill
dren to come unto me and forbid them
not, for of such is the kingdom OF
Heaven" heal their broken hearts
and feel that they are nearer to
him than before.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
OHIO GOING DRY.
People of the Buckeye State Voting
Out the Liquor Shops.

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 29.-Twelve
counties voted to-day under the Rose
law and all went dry by majorities
ranging from few hundred to more
than 1000.
The number of saloons affected is
289. Most of the counties which vot-
ed to-day are largely agricultural,
but Scioto and Lawrence counties
have a large urban population in
Portsmouth and Ironton respectively
Altogether 16 of the 8S counties
in the state have held local option
elections and all have gone dry.
The total number of saloons voted
out in $50.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-08
DENOUNCED BY BANKERS.
Delegates at Denver Opposed to Guar
anty of Bank Deposits.

AMY OF bdnk DcpOSlCS.
Denver, Sept. 30.-To-day the
regular business sessions of the
American Bankers Association open
ed here in the Auditorium, and the
vast hall which echoed with the
cheers of the Democrats when in
national convention they adopted the
platform favoring the guarantee OF
bank deposits by national law, or II
this is impossible, establishment OF
postal savings banks, witnesses the
scene of body of men representing
the wealth of the nation, repudiat-
ing these ideas as dangerous to the
prosperity of the Country. .
The keynote was struck to-day IN
the speech of President Powers OF
the association, who decided the
bank deposit guarantee was danger
Gus fallacy
A vote on these tv propositions
will probably not be taken before
tomorrow, but feeling is so intense
among the bankers that there will
be scarcely a speech made during the
convention with the exception OF set
addresses that will not be likely to
refer to them.
President Powers in his annual ad-
dress devoted practically his entire
time to the recent panic and his op-
position to the proposition to the
guarantee of bank deposits which he
said would not have been heard OF
in the present political campaign had
there been no financial panic. OF the
panic he said that few financial
storms occur without attending bene-
fits, frequently greater than the
disaster wrought. Unhealthy condi-
tions that surrounded many banking
institutions in New York required
Just such heroic treatment to allay
the money mad fever which had con-
trolled them.