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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
NEGRO HANGED.
JOHN WESLEY SHEDD PAYS PEN
Atty FOR DOUBLE MURDER.
His Crime Was the Killing of George
LaWhone and Alice White in May

The first capital execution since
1898 in Winnsboro was held in thu
county jail Friday The victim o.
:, the execution was negro. John Yves
ley Shedd, who al the June term 0.
court was convicted Of murder ii
the first degree and sentenced by
Judge Gage to be hanged on Friday
July II. Shedd was convicted Of the
murder, near Ridgeway, of two 9th,
er negroes. George Lawhone and
Alice White on May Is, this year.
Shedd has never throughout the
entire time, since he was imprisoned
betrayed any visible signs Of trepida-
ton and up o the time the trap
door was sprung hemaintained that
same composure. He addressed the
| immense crowd which surrounded
the Jail in a few words Friday morn
ing. telling them to never touch
whiskey. to which he attributed the
source of his crime, and to live s:s
good men should He confessed to
the murder some weeks ago and
again Friday morning he stated to
his audience that he felt he was pre-
pared to meet his God and that he
believed God would have mercy on
his soul
He was then led back into the Jail.
where the cap was put over his head
and face, his hands and feet were
tied and the rope fastened around
his neck. He stepped upon the trap
door and Sheriff Hood shook his
hand and told him goodbye. At
exactly 11.O4 o'clock Sheriff Hood,
with clean cut Of a hatchet, severed
the rope which supported the trap
door Shedd's body dropped six feet
into space. The fall, however, was
not sufficient to break his neck and
ne struggled vigorously for several
minutes before his muscles relaxed.
The examining physicians pTonounc-
ed him dead In 13 minutes after the
trap was sprung. His body was
taken down and turned over to re-
latives who carried it to RidgeWay,
where it was buried
It has been Is years since Wlnns-
boro has been the scene of hanging
In 1893 two white men, Jasper and
John Atkinson, uncle and nephew.
we're hanged by the late Sheriff
Ellison in the Jail yard.
Another prisoner, Starks Means
is now in Jail awaiting the Septenl-
Der term of court when he will be
resentenced. as the supreme court
few days ago affirmed the verdict OF
the lower court, which was murder
in the first degree. Means will doubt
less be hanged in October.
The hanging Friday seemed 10
have depressing effect upon the
immense crowd of negroes who had
assembled from all parts OF the
country. They were very quiet
throughout the entire affair and no
disturbance was brought about at
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
SHOT THROUGH WINDOW.
Son of superintendent of Methodist
Orptanase in Georgia Badly Hurt.

At Atlanta, Ca, Hirman Jameson
he eisht-vear-old son Of Superlnten-
lent Jameson. of the Decatur Ne
bodist Orphans Home, and MIS-
amieson We're perhaps fatally wound
ID late Tuesday While on SUBURBAN
ar returning to their nome aitel
r. outing given to the orpnahs u
3ulton County.
As the car was speeding along
hot was fired from passing frelgh'
rain on the Georgia Railroad, Whlch
,arallels the trolley line. the oulle'
,assinc through the head OF lne
,ov and entering his mothers neck
Who fred the shot is not known. nu
ater the entire crew of the frelsn
rain was placed under arrest. AZ
ending physicians say the boy can
,or recover and that Mrs. Jameson
condition is critical.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
PLEASURE LACNCH LOST.
Twenty-Five Of it Seventy-Fise Pas
sengers are Drowned.

4 pleasure launch. bound from
Manila to Correligdor Island. carry
ing about seventy-five passengers
was caught in q typhoon THURSDAY
and foundered.
II is believed that twenty i've OF
the passengers. including three
americans. were drowned. The 9TH
ers numbering about fifty. were
nicked up by the British steamer
s,re,ic which was passing close to
~bs launch when it .foundered.
The suveric lowered its boats I'M
mediately and those. together VIII
the boats from other craft that came
10 the rescue. picked up the nl'S
oassengers with much difficulty.
II is reported that an army O
surgeons is among zae lost. De
-ai,s of the disaster have not yet .e
ached Manila.
corregidor Island is at the entrah
% Of Manila Bay. thirty ml!es lroi,
The city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
DISGRACE I'M OLD AGE
VENERABLE OREGON POSTAIAST.
Err E,IBEZZLED FOR FAMILY.
Stole First to Pay Mortgage Then
He Stole That He Might Live Be-
yond His Income.

: witnesses, spectators, lawyers anG
others drawn to Bend, Ore. bv the
recent land fraud cases were called
upon to witness an unusual spectacle
when Federal Judge Wolverton sen.
fenced Alfred H. Grant. the vener.
able postmaster of that place, to
serve three years and six month in
the Federal prison on a1cNeill's is
land and to pay fine Of s3.261.76,
Grant had pleaded guilty to a charge
OF embezzlement of Government
funds through the conversion OF
money orders to his private use. For
more than 25 years he had been a
highly respected citizen of Cook coun-
ty, and had for years been post master
at hay Creek. Five years ago he
was promoted to the more important
Office at Bend and despite the increase
IN business which enabled him to
embezzle over $4,000, Grant was so
trusted that his bond had not been
raised above $1,000 It does not ap-
pear that he used a cent of the stolen
money on himself c. spent it extrava-
gantly. He stole first to pay a NOR
tgage on his home. then to furnish
his house and make his wife and
only child comfortable. Living be-
yond his income opened the down
ward path to ruined character and to
prison in shame and disgrace.
It was about 10 a. m. when Mr..
Grant was brought before Judge
Wolverton. AS his name was called
a pathetic figure. crouching as much
as it could in the shadow of huge
deputy marshal. arose and walked
hestitatingly toward the center of
the chamber. His face was bronzed.
and his whitening beard emphasized
the darker lines of his seamy face.
The man had always borne a good
reputation and showed no trace of
anything that would arouse suspi-
cion to the contrary. Grant bowed
his head when facing the bench that
he might hide his eyes that were red
with weeping. The district attorney
explained the extenuatipg circum-
stances. 1t was with some difficulty
that Judge Wolverton passed sentence
on the man who is a few years his
junior.
1T is the judgment of this court"
continued Judge Wolverton in low
and measured tones, that you pay
a fine of s3,11S54 and be confined
in the penitentiary on McNeills island
for a period of two years and six
months on the first count; that you
pay a fine of s14322 and Re con-
fined for a period of one year upon
the second count
This made the total fine s3.261.-
76, the amount Of the embezz!ement,
and the Imprisonment 42 months.
The imprisonment may be reduced
three months, upon good behavior.
And then after this time has expired
about Is months, or tc tive years and
Grant can, after further confne-
ment of go days. take the pauper,s
oath and be released The sentence
was a comparatively light one as
the limit on each count is ten years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
SEVEN MINERS KILLED.
Terrific Explosion Of Gas in Penn
sylvania Coal Mine.

At Pottsville, Pa, on Thursda!
seven mine workers were killed ant
ten others injured by a terrific ex
plosion of gas in the Williamstow1
colliery of the Summit Branch Min
ing Company, in the lower part o;
the anthracite coal fields. The mine
was wrecked and set on FIRE.
The dead are: John Riley, Ar.
thur Hawk, Charles Ricourt, John
White, Anthony Frelas, James
Bowman, Michael Stakum.
The explosion occurred in No. /
shaft of the colliery and is believed
to have been caused by one of the
men lifting the gaze of his safety
lamp just after an explosion of a
shot which brought down large
body Of coal.
The explosion shook the entire
colliery. The work of rescue was
Immediately begun and when volun-
teers were called for almost every
man at the workings offered his SER
vices, which meant a hazardous trip
into the burning mine.
Near the foot of the shaft the in
jured were found, they having rush
ed toward the entrance only to fall
over unconscious. All of the dead
were found short distance from
the shaft battered and burned into
an almost unrecogDiZable mass.
Physicians from Williamstown and
nearby villages treated the injured,
while number of women volunteer
ed their services as nurses. Several
of the injured were removed to their
homes, after receiving temporary
treatment, but others were in too
serious a condition to be moved un-
til night, and cots were provided for
them. The doctors say three Of the
injured may die
One Of the injured was taken to
the morgue, and it was not until
an Identification of the bodies was
made that it was found that he was
living.
He was badly burned and batter
ed, but probably will recover. The
fire in the mine probably will be
extinguished before more damage is
done.
The Williamstown colliery is
operated by the companies controlled
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
PRESIDENT PLANS.
Roosevelt Getting Ready for His
Hunting Trip Next Year.

There is very little Government
business being transacted these warm
days at Oyster Bay On the broad
veranda of his home at Sycamore
Hill, President ROOSEVELT sits with
books to the right of him and books
to the left Of him, books In front OF
MIN and a book in his hand. He is
uot stu.::y,ng campaign literature nor
economic methods Of government
either. but examining charts OF the
wilds of Africa and reading treatises
on how to shooting big game. In
deed. these seem to be the Presidents
happiest days, sitting in a big chair,
examining a big album containing
pho tographs Of scenes in British
Africa or the Congo, and forming
plans for his great hunting trlp 70
the dark continent next year.
During the week the President mas
had number of callers who, from
exnerience, were able to give him IN
teresting details of the manner OF
hunting in africa. Among these
visitors were Mr.. and Mrs. a. Saund-
erson, who recently returned from
hunting in Africa. Among these
two lion cubs which they gave to
the New York Geological siclety.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
RAILS CAUSE WRECK.
One Woman Killed and Several Other
Passengers Hurt.

One woman was killed, two we're
perhaps mortaily injured and nearly
= dozen persons were seriously hurt
when the White Mountain express,
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford was wrecked 100 feet west
of Greenwich. Conn, THURSDAY.
Spreading rails caused the ten-car
train to leave the tracks while II was
crossing bridge over steamboat
road, and five of the passengers
cars. including four Pullmans, were
hurled into ditch, where they col
lapsed like paper bbcxes. That less
than fifteen of $50 passengers were
Ekilled or injured seems little snor'
of miraculous, as the tram was going
fifty miles an hour.
The most tragic incident of the
wreck was the death OF Miss Mar
saret Armstrong, of Wayne, Pa "no
was seated beside her mother IN one
of the Pullman coaches when the
train left the tracks. Miss Armstrong
sprang from her seat and leapeo gu.
of window just as the car toppleo
over and she was ground to oeath
as her mother looked on. Mrs. Arm.
strong tainted from the shock, an
when she recovered Consciousness
| in the hospital she was out of ne,
mind The doctors administered
|opiates to quiet her. They say mel
condition is serious, and that she
NAV die. although she was not III
iured in the wreck.
The other woman who may de
is Mrs. A.W. Drake of II East ST.
street, New York city. who wa
crushed in one of the cars. An I'M
mediate Investigation as to the caus'
of the wreck is to be made. I'M
coroner has had the engineer ans
both conductors Of the train place'
under arrest, and he is having tn
work of moving the wreckage watcn
ed This action was taken becaus
of a report that reached the corne
that a rotten tie on the bridge caus
ed the accident. There is evloenc
Eal]eged that the tie wcs in sucn
worn1-eaten condition that the spike
holding the rails were pulled out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
FELL INTO DEEP WE'LL.
GafYney Lad Has Thrilling Experience
While at Play.

GafYney Lad Has Thrilling Experience
While at Play.
For remarkable occurrences Gaff-
ney is still in the lead. A lad i've
vear-old son of Mr.. Boyd Sarratt'
who lives near Limestone College.
was playing over an old well with
his little brother Monday afternoon,
when the covering, which was rotten
broke through, with the result that
the boy went to the bottom, dis
tance of seventy-five feet, into seven
feet of water.
The younger child at once gave
the alarm, but it was some three
hundred yards to the house. me
father Immediately started for tne
we'll, expecting to find his son at tne
bottom, but before he reached tne
scene of the accident he met the boy
coming to til house. The little fei,
low who was barefooted, had climec
out without assistance none tne
worse for his thrilling experience
except a slight abrasion on the BACK
of his head.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
GOES FROM ASYLUM TO JAIL.
Alleged Embezzler in Florida Arrest
ed and Will be Tried.

G. C. Scudamore, former cashier
of the Pensacola Bank and Trust Co..
and charged with embezzling large
sums of money from that institution,
was brought to Pensacola TUESDAY
and placed in the county jail, being
arrested b. deputy as he walked
from the grounds Of the Florida In
sane Asylum at Chatahoochee.
He will be arranged for trial at
an early date. Scudamore. "heh
arrested a month ago on the charge
of embezzling and set free on the plea
of insanity. and after many commls-
sions had passed on him ne was de-
clared to be insane and committed
to the asylum. The asylum authorl-
Ties recently decided that ne was sane
and his discharge followed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
FIRE ANSWERS PRAYER
Blaze Consumes Park Preacher Pray
ed Might be Removed.

Twelve hours after the Rev, Geo.
Edward Lewis, in a public prayer,
asked that the amusement resorts OF
Irving park. Chicago, where lquo1
is sold, might be burned to the
ground Excelsior park was consum.
ed by fire. The prayer was offereo
within three blocks of Excelsior PARK
in a revival meeting il the Emman'
uel Congregational church.
Proprietors of the park state tnen
loss will reach $4,000 and that they
had taken extra precautions agalns'
FIRE owing to the preachers prayer
It is believed the blaze was caused
by crossed wires. The police ars
looking for two men who were seer
in the park just before, the nre.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
Kills His Wife.

Robert Wright aged 80. cut ms
yi+e.s throat and then attempted ''
COMMIT suicide at their home. fou'
n,;,es vest of Mckinney, Tex. tues,
dav. When discovered his wife was
lvine dead on the floor with ne
windpipe severed. and Wright. "l'n
several gashes in his throat, "as
wandering about the house. oegs'ns
for some one to kill him The coupie
lare survived by three-year-oio chlio
who vas found sitting on the -oeo
near where its dead mother was "
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
GIVES JOY 10 BRYAN.
Defeat of Taft Man in Western Town
Causes Satisfaction.

The defeat Monday Of a Taft man
for Mayor of Walla Walla, Wash, a
Republican stronghold, was the cause
of much juoilation at Fairview,
Neb. With unfeigned delight, Bry-
an announced the receipt Of this
telegram from ". H. Murphy, De
mocratic leader of that city. "The
Democrats of Walla Walla, Wash,
send greetings. AS the first favor
able augury of victory at Mondays
election, tie home of United States
Senator Ankeny, heretofore Re
publican stronghold, elected Eugene
Taustic, Democrat, Mayor over w
P. Mexican, Republican, by ma
joritv of nine hundred and forty
two. Mr.. Mexican is president OF
tie local Taft Club
Bryan declared that the election
was significant, in that it showed to
the country that the Democrats have
been justified in their forecasts OF
the trend of political sentiment
throughout the country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
4 STRANGE ANIMAL.
p.ople OF Cottageville Stirred Up
Owe, Nature Freak.

) dispatch from Walterboro SAYS
for some days past the people OF
Cottaeevi!le have been very much
exercised over the appearance IN
that neighborhod Of strange AMI
nal. 1t is described by those VINO
have seen it as being entirely oil
ferent from anything they have ever
seen before in the animal Kingdom.
# is about the size Of yeaTling calf
has head shaped like a Dog
screams like a peacock and leaps IKE
p kauagroo. Some persons VINO
have seen it say that it is afrlgnteo'
others that it is vicious ana SHOWS
signs of attacking them. On 1ne
whole it IS & most peculiar ANNA
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
HURT IN FIRE.
Woman Jumps From Second Story
With Fatal Result.

In a fire at Memphis. Tenn. Tues
day which destroyed the fashionable
jefferson flats. Mrs. F. B. James
formerly of Chicago. jumped from
second story window and is now in
critical condition at the PresbF'
terian hospital. Mrs. J. J. Stein
was carried from the building by hre'
men.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mcdonald, living
on the fourth floor, did not awake
1ntil she was hemmed in on al
sides by flames. Her cries attracted
drenen who carried her through
window and down an extension lad
der. :,
a few minutes later the roof fel
in over her room.
A number of other occupants O.
the building were rescued by firemen
most of them clad in their night gar
ments.
Diamonds valued at $4,000 wer'
recovered from Mrs. James room
1urng the progress OF the fire b:
Policemen Crosby and Smith. Loss
$4,000. covered by insurance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
Rrick Mason Kills Himself.

Paul Eichelberger, brick ma
son. committed suicide at Orlando,
Fla. Tuesday by taking poison. HIS
bodv was found in an alley. Eichel-
berger was recently sentenced to the
nenitentiary for cruel treatment to
his wife, and tho humiliation is evl-
IDENTIFY what caused him to take MS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
poWEDER MAGAZINE EXPLODEs.
Nine Lives Snufred Out Suddenly II
Washington Town.

At Cleelum. Wash, an explosion
THURSDAY in the powder magazine OF
the Northwestern Improvement Co..
killed nine persons and seriously in
iured a number of others.
The dead: George Mead. manage
cf Northwestern Improvement GO s.
store: Clifford McDonnells, clerk;
Andy Grill. clerk Mrs. Perry Aol-
fatt, wife OF brickmaker; infant cnilo
of Mrs. Moffatt Joe Rosie, miner
Joseph Pogriaphi, miner; two MIN
ers.
Shortly before 5 o'clock Manager
Mead and the two clerks from the
store went to the powder house to
assist io unloading a carload Of pow
der. How the accident happened
is not known.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
difficulty About u CeW'

At Lancaster on "eoaesoas
difffculty occurred between Two ne
~roes Bart Frazier and harvey
eIsssev on the Nitherspoon planta-
+;on on Carawba river, in which "a,
-i,r vas slot n she abdomen was,
sev ,a:nc a shotgun, The at5end'ns
.,h,.e;c5ao saws the wounded man VII!
s;a The trouble was about COW.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
DROVE NEGRO FROM COUNTY.
YorkvilIe Black Given 100 hashes
and Told to Leave.

About ten days or two weeks ago
p report gained currency in nelgh-
horhood about seven miles northeast
Of Yorkville. near Clover. that a
horrible assault had been mace on
the perscn of little white girl An
immediate investigation proved 1t 10
he utterly false and without founoa-
tion. Citizens of the neighoornooo
made careful inquiry as to the au-
thor of the report, and finally faseen-
ed guilt on Bob Howard, negro
On Monday night number OF men
visited his home. took him out. ap-
piled 100 lashes to his back and ao, q.
vised to leave the State. never TO
return. by noon. He went It is
claimed that he started similar re-
norts in several other neighborhooos
in which he had lived in the county
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
sws,,owed a Ten-lnch Knife.

Charles Henry underwent anopera-
ZION in the hospital at Hazelton. Pa
on Friday. in which ten-ineh Shlle
uas removed from his stomach. ne
u.s entertaining number OF friends
81 knife eating. when one OF the
knives slipped and went down ms
throat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
Vhite-Haired Tiger" Convicted

Vhite-Haired Tiger" Convicted
n. Parker. an old white-halreo
srav-bearded man, pleaded guilty IN
the Court of Sessions at Spartanburs
TUESDAY morning on the charge OF
selling liquor. He looked like Alex.
andar Dowie. Judge Hydrick en-
deayored to get the defendant to pro
mise that he would not sell any more
yhiskev, but the old man would moi
:nromise. He was sentenced TO serve
three month or pay fine OF 500. :.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
pa-se,der Charged With Murder

Bartender Charged VIII NurUVf-
Charles King. who served as bar
tender in the East Varick hotel. ID
Seneca Fails. y. y, is under arrest
on charge OF numbering his employ
or .Tchr Steinbacher, who was IN
iure6 in barroom brawl. Otnel
arrests will be made.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22

Etna Again in Active Eruption.
Mount Etna is in actlye eruption
and lava is flowing down it's sides.
Earthouake shocks are frequent IN
the vicinity of Milo and Santeramo,
Italy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22

Girls Life is Cost of One Light.
4 match, used in lighting cigar
and then thrown carelessly from
window, lighted the fimsy dress
worn by dve-year-old Christina
stironi. Of New York, and caused net
death She was frightfully burned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
r,oat Near Honolulu.

The American fleet Of battl esh'ps
arrived at Honolulu about l O'CLOCK
THURSDAY afternoon, according 70 q
late wireless dispatch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22

Non-Union Miners Resume.
All coal mines in the Alabama held
not recognizing the union have start
ed up without any apparent short
age Of employees.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
Religious War.

Within a week two miners nave
heen killed from ambush at BinS-
ham, Urah as the result OF religious
war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22

Pork Breaks Record for Price.
Hogs touched high mark at Chico
90 last week, When they solo al
sos per 100 pounds.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
Commits Murder and Suicide.

afrer shooting his wife to death
a. St. Louis, No, Nartz Martini on n
--;dav killed himself