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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17

tol on him and it went off, and JEFF
ferson fell to the ground mortally
wounded.
Neither ''thc detective nor his
white friend made any explanation
OF their action, but securely tied the
wounded man and put him In the
buggy and drove off to the residence
OF Magistrate Icigler, III Bamberg
county. He was kept there until
Tuesday afternoon. when be was sent
to the Bambcrg Jail in almost a dy-
ing condition, where he remained un-
til death relieved his suffcrings Sat
urday morning. TO say the least OF
it the magistrate acted very strange
~. He should have investigated the
matter when he found the prisoner
SO desperately wounded.
Williams, the detective" admit
ted to Mcssrs. c.. Is. Free. j. b. Hun
ter and others that he did the shoot
inc, but claimed that the deceased
arrest him and took hold Of his hand,
and that his pistol went off. but he
did not know how. This is a lame
tale and should not be believed for
one moment. If an innocent man
can be called out of his home and
shot down as jefferson was by a So
called detective there is a defect in
the law and il should be remedied
at once
The above are the facts in this very
strange and outrageous case as was
brought out at the Coroner's inquest
at Bambcrg on Saturday. Most of
the testimony MAS Givc! by the wife
of the murdered preacher, who says
she vas a eye witness Of the whole
AFFAIR. The body was shipped to
Branchyillc for intcrment, accompan-
led by the wife Of the murdered
preacher, who had been nursing him
since he was first put in jail on Tues
day, April Z. The deceased is said
TO have beer a resident of Branch
vile for the last six or eight years,
and a preacher OF the Gospel.
Williams, hearing OF the death Of
jefferson, and having been made to
believe that the act that he is n de-
~tectiye will save him from perSecu-
ton. went to Bamberg Saturday and
surrendered to Sheriff Hunter. Sher-
if Dukes, having been notified, no
sent over to Bambcrg and had VIII
liams brought to O%rangcburg and
lodged in Jail, where he will likely
stay until he is tried, and wo hope
convicted, If the cacS is like 1t Is
reported above.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
KILLED HIS son IN LAW.
Man FABRICATED Himself but Finally
Surrendered.

AZ Fort Worth, Texas, enragcd ov-
er domestic troubles, Isaac knight,
q teamstcr shot and killed Edward
Harmon, his Son-in-law Saturday
night, and thon 10 evade capture,
shot and mortally wounded Oscar b.
Montgomery, captain Of police Of
North Fort Worth, and seriously
wounded Richard Howell, Il former
city marshal.
Pursued BY armed men and wo-
tage in the Stone creamery, where no
had been employed. He finally agreed
TO surrender to any unarmed citizen
who would guarantee his protection.
j. f.. Bryant, Il citizen, accepted tho
proposition and walked behind the
wallis Of The creamery where Knight
surrendered. The prisoner was TAX
nor was married ten days G TO
Knights s~tcp-daughtcr.
Domestic trouble, it is statcdA pre-.
vailed in Knights home and the mar
riage widcncd the breach. After
Harmon and his Wife had been Or
dcred from the knight home, knight
followed them to their new home,
armed with a shotgun. Entering the
house he killed Larmon. knight en-
deaVorcd to escape, followed by Off
GERS and citizens. lie fired at his
purSucrS as he ran, Wounding Mont
gomcry and lowell. After Knight
had sought refuge in the creamery
he fired several shots into the crowd
but 40 others were hurt. "
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
Killing NJ Bndham's

Ben Thompson, a negro employed
by Dorchester Lumber Company, was
killd at Badham on Tuesday by an
other negro named Tom Middleton.
Thompson entered the cabin of Mid
dlcton early that morning and short
ly after a fight started between the
two and the ending as stated. Ed
Lee. another negro, supposed to be
mixed up in the affair, was captured
about five miles from the scene OF the
killing. Thompson's throat was cut
from oar % ear. AS yet the posses
sent out after Middleton have not
been nbbla to locate him. Badhams
is located between Reeyeaville and
st. George on tho Southern.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
DIED IN JAIL.
THE COLORED PREACHER WHO
WAS ARRESTED
And Shot by Another COlorcd Man,
Claiming to he Il United States De-


t%cctive, Dies OF Wound.
Rev. James Jefferson, the colorcd
preacher who WAS arrested and shot
by a negro named Is. w. Williams,
who claimed to be a United States
Detective, died at Bamberg on last
Saturday from the wound inflicted
by Williams. After arresting Jeffer-
son and shooting him Williams took
him TO Bamberg and committed him
to Jail under the name of w. H..
Blackman. When carried to Bam-
berg Jefferson was suffering from q
pistol shot wound in the abdomen,
inflicted by Williams, and at an ear
ly hour Saturday morning he died
from perotinitis as Il result Of the
wound. A jury OF inquest was en-
panellcd by Coroner Zcigler, which,
after hearing the evidence of Jeffer-
sons wife, DR.. 81. f. Hoover, j. s..
Hunter, shcrir, and G. b. Free, rem
dercd Il verdict to the effect that the
deceased came to his death from "A
pistol shot wound inflicted by b. w.
Williams, Jr.
From the evidence adduccd at the
inquest it would seem that a most
uncallcd for murder has been com
nittcd by this man Williams, and
he should be made 20 pay the en-
tremc penalty for his foul crime. Will
liamS, who murdered Jefferson,
seems to think that his claiming to
be a detective should have shcilder
him from arrest and punishment for
his outrageous crime. II was also
brought out at he inquest that Will
liamS, who did the shooting, saw an
advertisement Offering a $500 re-
ward for an escaped criminal from
Alabama and concluded that Jeffcr-
son was the man wanted. He ac-
cordingly went To Magistrate Xeigler,
Of Bamberg County, and Sworc out
Il warrant charging him with MUIR
der.
Armed with this warrant he went
to Branchvillc, accompanied by
Quillie Drawdy, a white man, and
drove up to the residence OF the de-
ceased at about , O'Clock Monday af-
%ternoon. April 9Th. Jefferson was
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
LEVERS SPEECH
IN SUPPORTING THE BILL MAX
ING AUTHORIZATION

VI O'ci EicSeh NllliOn Dollars for
the Department. OF Agriculture Was
n Good One.
In supporting the bill making an
preparations Of ~$11,431,346 for the
department of agriculture. Renresen-
tat1Ve Asbury f.. Lever made an ex-
cellent speech. 1t was extended and
thorough, and as the agricultural do
partment is now doing by Ear the hest
work since it's establishment. and 40
1t is doing at least as much for the
oouth as for n other section, and
as the South stands in greater need
or that assistance than any other sec
tlon, Mr.. Levers speech in the house
OF representatives very approximately
particularly directed attention to the
opportunities in the South. and tho
tremendous undeveloped
or the South. More addresses in on
gress and in the North along similar
lines would bear rich fruit.
we quote an extract or two from
Mr.. Levers speech:
The true measure of the industrial
greatness of any country is the size
O. the bank books IF tho arricrs. and
thelr natural, inherent conservatism
is the true gauge OF the character.
stability, Ii morals Of its citizen
ship.
TWO hundred and six million acres
CLASSIFIED as unimproved farm lands
ana millions OF acres of unclassifed
land in the South await the elixir Of
mans intelligence to lay at his feet
their UNNECESSARILY rick treasures.
(~Applause.)
And in conclusions:
Such, Mr.. Chairman, ire our Dossi-
%bllities, such are our opportunities,
such is the record we have made. and
today we stand upon the threshold
OF a great future, the greater tri-
jumps lie before VS.. Nature has
smiled upon this fair land, and tho
smile has brought JOY to the hearts
Of its people and strength to their
arm. The celebrated poet, Emerson,
said; America is another name for
opportunity" and that unique char
acter, Greeley, enjoined. Young
man, go West and grow up with
the country" but If the great poet
and the great philosopher and editor
could see he South as she Is today,
with her erov-- n-'|- ~ r.iIln. hnp
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17

hamburg was held here several hours
awaiting the clearing of the tract.
"The explosion, it is believed, oc-
Cured while the train was making
between 80 and 35 miles an hour. 1t
made Il frightful noise and aroused
farmers in the Hillgirt section for Il
mile or more around, who came
docking to the scene to learn the
trouble. The boiley was literally
blown to pieces, while the great mo-
gul Of the rails was almost converted
into scrap iron. The drivers were
blown n way and the entire engine
lifted and blown SO feet or more from
the tracks. Four Of the seven cars
constituting the extra freight we're
derailed. two of them. it is said, be-
Ing hurled clear of the right Of way.
THE brakeman Of tho freight had
a morrow escape. He had, just a few
seconds before the explosion occurr-
ed, left the engine or near h en-
CINE and gone to the rear Of the
train. Had he remained near the
engine another minute or two a third
victim would have been added to the
list. The engineer and fireman were
hurled a great distance through the
air and their bodies almost blown to
pieces.
when picked up Fireman Kemp
was disemboMled and n leg and
an arm were missing. These mem
bcrs were found, however, some dis
tance from the body. Engineer Laud-
erback was also terribly maDgled.
"That death was instantaneous Is
certain. The men never knew what
struck them. Conductor w. C.. Bry-
on was in charge Of the extra freij hit.
lie escaped uninjured. The freight
was headed for Ashevillc and was
just turning the hill at Hillgirt, 10
miles from Ashcyille, when the ex-
plosion occurred. In discussing the
affair one railroad man declared that
an accident almost SIMILAR occurred on
another division Of the Southern
some time ago. a boiler exploding
while the train was in motion n re-
sultlng in the death OF he engineer
and fremen."
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
MUST BE CRAZY.
Was Told in a Dream { o Kill Her
Husband.
Husband.

AT New York actirg under a COM
mand which she said had beer given
to her by st. Joseph in a dream.
Mrs. Telma Sardonia Friday, in the
presence Of her five children, at
their home, gashed her husband,
Salvatore, with a big bread knife
deeply in the neck, in what she de-
clarcd to be an attempt to cut of
his head.
The fren2ied womnn's attack was
proceeded by most elaborate prepara-
lions Of n religious nature. The man
was taken, apparently dying to the
New York hospital.
The wife's frenzied attack occurred
in the presence Of the couples five
small children, nj OF whom, Mich
'ael, ~ years old, probably averted
what would have been instant death
by screaming and arousing his faith
er, who thus had time to partly avoid
a thrust of the knife aimed at his
throat. Mrs. Sardonia was said to
have been acting ~Quecrly since the
birth Of her child two months ago :"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
] Y MEN KILLED
by Big storm in and Around New
York City.

A dispatch from Now York says:
"I'ive men are known to have lost
reported missing, and dozens Of per
sons were injured Saturday in Il fur
iouS wind storm which set in that
afternoon. The wind velocity, ac-
coTding to the local weather bureau,
ranged generally between 40 to SO
miles an hour, but at times vas as
high as 60 miles. Pedestrians suf-
fcred much discomfort besides being
in constant danger from falling signs.
shutters, awnings and other articles
which wer0 torn from their fasten-
y
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17

to law, but the condition of the
wounded man may not warrant his
removal at this time
This seems to have been an out
ragcous affair, and shold be siftcd to
gro, who shot the preacher, should
be ~apprehcndcd and made to answer
for his crime. Did he have IL war
rant? If he DID, where did he get it,
and on whose affidavit was il issued?
These are questions that should be
looked into.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
BOILER EXPL0DES
On Locomotive While the Train
Was In Slow Motion.
TWO MEN ARE KILLED.

The Accident Occurred on the Ashc-
vile Line Of the Southern Railway
Near HiIlgirt, N. c.. The Accident
Was Not Due to Low Water. The
Big Engine Was Blown Into Scrap
Iron.
me explosion of a locomotive on
the Asheville division, a brief account
OF which was published, was o most
nnuasuai as well as most shocking
casualty. The Asheyille, Gazette
News has the following O of
the explosion:
"The remains Of Engineer George
Lauderback, one of the victims of a
terrible accident lea Hillgirt, on the
Asheville & Spartanburg line of the
AsheVille division, about Saturday
midnight, when the boiler Of engine
No. 62S blew up with frightful re-
suit, were shipped to Augusta, Ga.,
Tor interment. The remains of Fire
man w. M. Kemp, the second vic
tim Of the accident, were sent to
Gambler, ten miles from Asheville,
where the jnterment occurred.
THE frightful accident east a
gloom over the railroad boys Of the
division. The remains of the two
trainmcn were brought here and Civ
en- in charge of Browns undertaking
parlorS, where the bodies were pre-
pard for burial. During the morning
many trainmen and others visited the
undertaking establishment. The ac-
Cident was the II topic of cOnverSa-
ton, while much speculation was in
dulged in relative to the cause Of
The explosion.
THAT the explosion was not due to
low water is certain because it has
been established as fact, according
to %trainncn. hat Engineer Lauder
back stopped at Hen~dorsonville, just
six miles from the scene Of the acct
dent, for water, filing up before max
ing the run from Hendersonville into
Asheville. It is said hat the accident
may have beer due to a defective
boiler. Such an accident as that Of
Saturday night v before occurred
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
Must Not Dcfacc Postcards.

AS a result Of numerous complaints
OF postal postcards being defaced by
.postmarking. the Postmaster Geheral
has ordered discontinuance Of the
postmarking OF cards at the office Of
addhess. Tho postcard fad has reach
cd such enormous porpotions tina the
ruling will be received with in
forest by tho thousands OF postcard
collectors, '
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
KILLED HIMSEI4F.
a Lexington County Farmer Takes
His Own Life by Shooting.

The Columbia Ltccord says Mr.. Il.
Is. Edwards, the middlo-agcd LcXing-
ton county farmer, who at an early
hour Tuesday, Respondent over the
sale under foreclosure Of HIS home
place. shot himself in the head with
suicidal intent, died in the Columbia
Hospital. MIR. Edwards leaves sever
al children. He lived about three
miles out OF the town Of Lexington.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Eight Break Out of Prison Mt Gull.
fort, n. c..

A dispatch from G%uilfort, N. c.,
says all OF the surrounding country
for miles is being secured by armed
men searching for a lot OF negro des-
.poradoes who escaped from the coun-
ty Jail Tuesday, Among the escaped
prisoners are several charged with
murder and others convicted OF man
slaughter. burglary and various
crimes. Night prisoners In all escap-
ed and up ~ NOON Only ? was can"
tured. He Wag lYipce Alfred,
young negIu, wb9 lAzpne,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17

street had been broken into dur
ing the excitement OF the fire and a
from The cash drawer. The police
believe the fire was set to draw off
their attention and give the ROBBERS
a chance 70 break into the store. =
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17

eu 20 pay interest on land and
taxes. So we would have Mr.. Moot
n cotton 20 cost him about 9h
cents. We are satisfied this is IA
fair estimate Of the cost Of The crop
for 1890, for labor and everything
else was high
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
BLIND MAN WANTS OFFICE.
Prof. j.. IL. Swcaringcr q Candidate
for Superintendent of Education

Prof. j. Il. Swcaringer Of the Cedar
Springs Institute, who has announced
his candidacy for state Superinten-
dent Of public instruction, says he
will issue within tho next few days
q statement OF his views and an out
line Of his platform. Prof. Swearin-
ger Is a nephew Of Senator Tillman.
He is totally blind and has held the
osition OF professor at Cedar Springs,
the State institution for tho blind,
for nine years. He ia a mar OF rec
ogn4zed ability and has "a wide ac@.
a~uaintanco and connection through
out the State. He is q native OF
EdgefelA. 81.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17

uent, ana ~conquerlnG' people, the
conclusion Of the one would be. "The
South is another name for opportun-
ity" (%applause), and the Injunction
Of the other, Young man, go South
and grow up with the country" Cap
plause.) Mr.. Chairman, We read in
Holy Writ of a 81,
good land, a land of brooks OF wa
ter, Of fountains and depths that
spring out Of valleys and hills; q
land of wheat and barley and vines
and fig trees and pomegranates; a
land Of olive oil and honey; a land
wherein thou shalt eat bread without
~scarceness, thou shalt not lack any
thing in it; a land whose stones are
iron, and out Of whose hills thou
mayest dig brass"
And to me it reads like an inspir-
ed description Of the South fronting
the future. confident, bouyant.
thrilled by an all-pervading spirit Of
progress. cloud %applause.) %
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17
WHAT 1T COST
TO RAISE A POUND OF COTTON
BY
Actual Figures as Work Was Done on
IL Georgia Farm and Reported for
the Cultivator.

Mr.. b. j.. Wooten, a Georgia far
mer, furnishes the Southern Guilt
vator with the actual amount it cost
him to raise his cotton. He says he
started in January, 1907, in q rough
way to see what his cotton cost him
per pound to raise it. He had eight
acres planted and here is what il
cost him to make it:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-17

Amount Of cotton made, four bales;
weight Of all together, 1850 pounds;
cotton seed, $500 pounds.
The Editor Of the Cultivator, in
commenting on the above figures says
I'VE often see estimates Of growing
cotton; but W. have never seen Il
full itemized statement OF the Whole
expense from January to January. or
course IL would beb a difficult account
70 keep. There arc SO many incidcn-
tails and indirect expenses. But two
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-08-12
$50, 3o7.s4 is IDAHO's SHARE

Announcement has just been made
of the amounts which each state con-
tanning National Forests will receive
under the new law giving Is per cent
of the gross receipts from forests to
these states. The total amount to 90
to the states, from the receipts of the
fiscal year which ended June 80,
is SAT-, O63.79.
The amounts to go to each state or
territory are: Alaska, 81, o84. 70:
Arizona, 42,610.44; Arkansas,
S313.68; California, S52,437.7S;
Colorado, S2O,955.67: Idaho, $780,
3O7. "a; Kansas, S643. S.; Montana,
S75,807.41; Nebraska, 81, 349.H;
Nevada, S4,577.95; New Mexico,
SIS, 464. IL; Oklahoma, 1854. 81;
Oregon, S32, 331 81; South Dakota,
SO, $50. 90; Utah, S32, Isl. OF (includ-
ing Uinta Indian refund of IS, 348.-
07); Washington, S18, 032.7o; and
Wyoming, Sal, 400. 38.
The law requires that this money
be expended upon public roads and
schools in the counties which contain
national forest land. In this way the
counties are compensated for the re.
duction of taxable area brought abou
by the existence of the forest. Before
this year these states have received IL
per cent of the gross receipts, bu
congress voted last winter to increas,
the amount to Is per cent.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-08-12
Grangeville Markets.

The market prices on livestock and
farm products are given as follows by
local business concerns:
Wheat, o0c per bushel; oats,
81. 90 per cwt. barley, CSC per cwt.
Beef cattle, on foot, cows 212c,
steers 312c per h.; hogs &c pei
h.. sheep &c per ID.
Spring chickens SO. so per dozen;
old hens, SO. SO per dozen.
Ranch butter, 30c ID. /; eggs Zoe
per dozen.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-08-12

prominent factor in increasing the
vote, but the growth of population is
chiefly accountable for the difference
between the electoral vote of 1903
and that of 1908.
1t, has been 100 years since James
Madison was elected to his first term
as president. Madison received 122
votes in the electoral college and
Charles c. Pinckey of South Caro-
lima received At. George Clinton of
New York received 8. In century
the votes of the electoral college have
increased from Us to 483. Not
withstanding Madison's ''overwhelm-
ing majority of the electoral vote in
1912, it still lacked Is of as many
in the electoral college as Parker re-
ceived in 1904, and Parker was
Overwhelmingly defeated.
The greatest increase in the cleo
toral vote, however, was in the first
quarter of the century. From 1903
to 1882 the gain was Ill. From
1882 to 1856 the vote in the electoral
college increased but 10-from 286
to 2o6. From 1856 to 1880 the in
crease was 73, and from 1880 to
1904 the gain was 107.
In these four periods the same
number of states have been admitted
to the Union. From 1903 to 1882,
Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, IL
linois, Alabama, Maine, and Missouri
were authorized to vote for the presi-
dent. From 1882 to 1856 the cleo
toral votes of Arkansas, Michigan,
Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin
and California were added. From
1856 to 1880 the admissions were
Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, West
Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska and
Colorado. From 1880 to 1904
North and South Dakota, Montana,
Washington, Idaho. Wyoming and
Utah were given the right to suffrage
in the presidential elections.
The vote in 1908 will be increased
but seven over that of 1904. The
reappoitionment is made every 1C
years, so that the only change from
the electoral vote of 1904 will be the
seven votes from Oklahoma, admit
ted last year.