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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
MANY STARVING.
New York Children Without Food
to Sustain Life.
FUNDS VERY SH0RTr1

Report the Hebrew and Other he.
nevolcnt Observation-Disclosures
Reduced, aud the Worst of the
Winter Ahead.--There is Worse
Distress Than Has Been Known in
Twenty Years in New York.
Twenty thousand children In the
city of New York are starving, not
starving to death. but living on less
food than il; necessary to sustain
life. This declaration was made re-
Gently by Cyrus Sulzberger at a
meeting OF the jewish Communal
institution. Inquiries that have since
been made reveal that conditions are
evn worse than he indicated, that the
calls on public charities are greater
than In 20 years and that the con-
tributions are less by one-half than
ever before. The result is that all the
charitable organizations are able to
do is to keep the roofs over the
heads of the poor, but not to furnish
them food.
The deficit in funds has SO Grip
pied relief work that thousands Of
needy persons must be turned empty
away and New York, one Of the
wealthiest and most charitable cities
in the world, is called upon to wit
ness distressing conditions on all
sides.
Lee X Frankcl, secretary Of the
United Hebrew Charities, declares
his society has nothing to give.
Among his people 10000 children
are being supported, the offspring Of
ablebodied men who have been
thrown out Of work, the children of
widows and those whose parents are
He says the budget of the society is
too small and is alrady 100000
short, with worse conditions to face
as the winter advances.
The Chidrcn's Aid siciety is feed
ing 5000 children daily. All agree
there are thousands who are never
reached Mr.. Brace, the secretary
declares the distress is general and
not confined to any one class. Mr..
Hruere, general agent for the I'M
3royement OF the Condition Of the
Poor is equally worried over pre-
---7.s - >s.I
He declares that families ~
never before sought aid are now
compelled to depend solely on char
ity on account Of the lack Of en-
ploymcnt Continued lack OF work
will cause the most dire kind Of
hardships as the winter advances.
The municipal lodging houses have
been doubled. but, while the home
less and employed can be lodged,
they cannot be fed. In such times
The children suffer first, Mr. Bruere
says, and should he provided for i'm
mediatcly
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
PRETTY BOOK AGENT.
a Miner Came Near Marrying His
Own Sister.

A dispatch from Englewood. S. D.
says Albert Jackson and Miss Minnie
Hurton discovered just before tho
day set for their marriage that the
we're brother and sister, and thel
have gone north to northern Mime
sofa to make 4 search for their moth
~, whom they have not seen since
they were little children
Jackson is a miner and has bec,,
in the Black Hills for several years
Miss Burton came to the hills six o.
seven months ago as book agent
The young woman sold the youne
miner some books. Jackson fell IN
love with her and a few weeks age
asked her to marry him. She con
sonted, and they set a day for the
nuptials.
1t came to light iut before tho
date set for the wedding that Miss
Burtons real name was Worthinp
ton, and Jack sons real name was
also Worthngton. They had beer
adopted when children. taken tho
names OF their foster parents. an(
lost track Of each other, neither ever
knowing the names of the other un
til the developments which interrupt
ed their wedding plans.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
PRIVATE BANKERS
BE in Jail Says Attorney.
General Jackson.

81 have never met, in like per-
iod, SO many men who ought to bo
in Jail, as in my recent investigation
Of the affairs Of banks that got into
difficulties in the recent panic" said
Attorney General Jackson, Of New
York, in addressing the annual din
ner Of the Brownsville board of
trade, in Brooklyn, Thursday even
ing.
Comptroller Metz, Bird S. Coler
and Senator McCamen We're among
the 200 Brooklyn business men who
heard him,
"The lawless methods Of those pi-
rate bankers" Mr. Jackson contin-
ucd, through deliberate and nag
rant violations OF the trust repOsed
In them by depostors. the reckless
use OF other mems money for the
promotion Of their own speculations.
constitute chapter in the history
of high finance in this city which
properly can be compared only to the
operations Of the Tweed ring. or the
Traction gang, and which throws q
great light upon the question as to
who is responsible for the financial
manic Of 1907 -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
A DIABOIICAI CRIME.
Woman is Murdered and Tier Babe
Left to BE Buried.

One Of the most diabolcal crimes
ever committed in Gwinnett county.
Ga, was pcrpetrated in Cater dis
trict, and as a result John Hudson
and Henry Campbell. two negroes,
are in jail at Lawrenceville, Ga,
charged with murder and arson.
The house OF John Hudson was
found to be on fire, and when neigh
bors came in they discovered the
bodies Of Hudson's wife and-three-
months-old baby in the flames.
The bodies were removed from the
burning building, and it was seen at
once that the woman had been mur-
dered by blow on the head. She
was also stabbed through the heart
and then also dismembered.
The child was not killed, but was
left 20 die in the flames. Coroner IL.
]. Moon was notified, and after in
vcStigating the case ordered the ar
rest OF John Hudson and Henry
Campbell as the murderers.
Sheriff Brown brought the two
negroes Immediately to Lawrence
vile and placed them in jail,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
3 FIVE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
In "a Head On Collision Out in Ala.
t bama

a. pecial from Vinegar Bend, Ala,
tells of "a disastrous wreck on the
Alabama & Mississippi railroad Fri
day, caused by head on collision
;betwJen passenger train and n
logging train Five persons were
ksilieit outright and two were serious
y5ilslured. The dead are w. 3.
PAIN, merchant, Vinegar Bend;
Cha IS G. Busbee. a section fore
map nee negroes, names unknown.
s,{ 5,{, 3st OF injured 10 as followa:
frank Marks, engineer OF the paS-
senger train, will die; Henry Hall,
fireman Of the passenger train, SER
iously injured; several negroes slight
ly injured.
Twelve miles west of Vinegar
Bend, the road turns sharply and
the greater portion Of this curve is
made up Of trestling that spans a
ravfne and small brook at the bot
tom. Running at fair speed, the tres
senger train took the curve anJ tres
the trestle gave way and both en-
came on the opposite end Before
Engineer Marks could bring his
train to stop the trains met head
on in the certre Of the trestle.
simultaneously with the collision
the trestle gave way and both en-
gines and trains fell to the bottom.
On the logging train were a number
of cOnyicts
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
RIDAY,, JANUARY IL, 1908
SOLUTION OF MYSTERY
New Jerseys LampbIack Swamp
Case to Be Cleared Up.
Hett Husband, With Whom She Is
ySiown to Have Quarrcled, Has
Is i Charged With Her Death.

Aeodore s. Whitmore, of Brook
ElynplN. r., has been formerly charg-
ed Sbf tho new Jersey courts with the
MURDER OF his wife. Lena Whitmore,
whofaFsdead body was found half
st3brS Ssrged in the Lampblack swamp,
at Harrison, a surburb Of Now York,
and which case. until the identity Of
the woman had been established,
was Yne Of the most sensational New
YofEScity has ever known. 1t took
ten Nhys Of ceaseless work upon the
partgbf the entire police and detec-
tive Force OF the metropolis before
theSgead body was identified as that
offMss Whitmore, hundreds Of clews
betnEgrun to earth and several iden,
tifications made. But with tho one
great mystery as to who the woman
was cleared away, the authorities can
now, set to work to find her slayer.
Al hough Theodore Whitmore, her
hush3nd, Is in jail charged with the
crime, yet 1t was only by stretching
the Jaw point or two that he was
held He was known to have quar-
reled with his wife short time be-
fore her dead body was found Christ
mas Nay, and 1t was known that 9TH
eramhn were paying attention to her.
Bst as sure as the police are that
Wmtmore knows something about
hefneath Of his wife, they are Just
ascertain that he had an accomplice,
but The great question which con-
IRON ,3em is, who is it? The pris-
oner3 had several mysterious visitors
at that time OF his career, between
Dec. "a and &c. which the police are
trying to account for every minute
of, but there is q great deal OF spec
ulatiou as to who these men were.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
NEGROES LYNCHED.
They Assaulted Farmer and His
Wife MurdcrOusIy.

A dispatch from Hawkinsvile, Ga
says a murderous assault was made
on Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Livingston
at their homo at Goldsboro in the
upper part Of the county Thursday
night at 9 O'Clock by two negro farm
hands on the place
Mr.. Livingston was struck on the
head with hatchet and his wise's
throat was cut. Both were danger
ously hurt. and at last accounts wero
not expected to live. Tho deed was
committed. 1t is supposed, for the
purpose of robbery
Sheriff Rogers started at once for
the scene, but was notified that the
negroes had been captured and shot
to death
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
NEGRO MOB LYNCHEs NEGRO
The Victim Had Sold Them Ticket
to Fake Show.

A message from Selma, * c., re.
ports the lynching at Pine Level
Johnson County. OF a strange nesTo
at the hands Of negro moo. The
strange negro, purporting to he an
advance agent Of a big show faxed
the negro residents into what turn
ed out to he one-man performances
by the strange darky himself Gov
oring their heads with 9uano sacks.
the mob entered the ncGro's board :
ing house early neat morning, and
took him forcibly to the woods. His
body was found at daylight on tho
Southern Railway tracks. His iden-
tity has not been established.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
For Seats at Entertainment In a
London Hall.
TRAMpLED TO DEATH.
Sixteen Children Under tho Feet OF
Excited Mass Of Human Beings,
Who Became Panic Stricken and
Rushed for the Exits OF the Build-
ings, and Forty Others Moro Or
Less Severely Injured.


At Barnsley, England, sixteen
children were trampled to deatl
and forty others, several of whom
can not live, were injured in mac
rush for better seats at an enter
tainment given in the public hal
there Saturday afternoon.
There was a great rush to secure
admittancc to the entertainment
and when the show opened every
seat was taken and tho gallery was
literally packed with children, who
filled the aisles and were danger
ously massed against the lower rail
ing
With view 10 relieving this
crowding in the gallery, the attend
ants decided to transfer some Of the
children to the body Of the house
8and one Of the ushers called out:
81 Some OF you children, come
down stairs"
within a few seconds hundreds of
children were being trampled under
foot. Even those who had seats in
the gallery, doutlcss being panic
stricken by the screams and strug-
giles Of the crowds fighting to reach
the staircases, joined in the STAN
pede.
The scene was terrible one. the
cries of the injured and means of
the dying causing the greatest ex-
citement among those gathered in
the body Of the hall.
Police and ushers rushed to the
head of the staircases, which were
literally strewn with dead and dying.
and by the most. desperate efforts
managed to drag scores of the strug-
Cling children to the corridors below.
&}sIt was with the greatest difnculty
INC tu%vli7fsl,T oi-eirnH f,.o,.ts! az
avertcd, all Of these being eventual
ly being taken to the street in safe
ty.
When the reserve police arrived
they found the narrow stairway prac-
tically blocked with bodies which
We're crushed in some cases almost
beyond recognition. Scores Of chill
dren were forced by the pressure
by the crowd behind them to scram-
Bile over those that had fallen. wheth-
er living or. dead, and many Of The
injured children were found later to
be suffering from fractured bones
and severe decorations, caused by
the understandable manner in which
th|v had been trampled upon.
Soon after the accident the ap-
Droachcs TO the hall were crowded
their missing children.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
Fire at Nincty-six.

Ninety-Six was again visited by a
very disastrous fire Thursday night,
The alarm was sounded about 2,30,
O'Clock, when II was discovered that
j, G. Hutchison's store was on fire,
The flames soon spread TO the 4sls
Joining stores of Rev A. D. Caut
and Or. Nv. H. Holland, together
the Ninety-Six telephone exchs
the X OF p. Hall and fixtures. y
J. McAlhaney's dental Office 5ssl
lures. s,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
FIRED THE AGENT.
Railroad Officials Must Be Care
fu! How They Talk.
How the Southern Railway Punish.
ed an Employee for Discourtesy
Towards Its Patrons.

Towards Its Patrons.
Generally citizens who have rea
son to complain against tho rail
roads or the teiepnono or telesraps
companies do plenty Of kicking ant
Incidentally roast tho railroad com
mission pretty thoroughly for no
requiring better service, instead Of
taking the proper course and imme
diately notifying the commission ir
writing. SO that the proper remedy
may be applied" says the Columbia
Record
Not so, however, with five well.
known travelling men who happened
to be at Blackville one night durine
the month OF November. They prov.
cd gratifying exception. The par.
ty were waiting at Blackville for a
Southern Railway train, and the
train was late. though posted upon
the bulletin board as on time. The
Southern's ticket agent and operator
was asked for information but de-
clined to furnish 1t, his replies to
the travelling mems inquiries being
couched in ungracious language and
delivered in a most discourteous
way.
Instead Of going their way and
grumbling all up and down the diyi-
sion about the arrogance OF railroad
agents toward long-suffering pub
lie. etc, these gentlemen promptly
complained in writing to the Rail-
road commission. Each OF them
signed the letter to the commission.
The Railroad commission took the
matter up with the Southern at
once, and the following letter recent
ly received from Division Superinten-
dent Fl. A. Williams. OF Columbia,
shows that the Southern acted upon
the complaint without delay:
my. b. l.. Caughman. Chairman,
South Carolina Railroad Commis-
sion, City.
Dear Sir:
II have your letter. together with
complaint OF several travelling men
OF the services performed at Black
vile by our ticket agent and opera
tor. | had Train Master King go
to Blackville and personally investi-
gate this matter and apply the prop
er remedy to this agent. The inves-
tigation developed the fact that the
wires on the Charleston division
were in trouble and were not work
- -. = fa' Z z, ftvx 81
this could have been explained to
these gentlemen, which would have
been satisfactory, am sure; but on
account Of no effort having been
made on the part Of this man at all
to satisfy these people, am going
to relieve him from the service. It
is. however, a fact that the agent
could not post the board correctly
on account OF wiro trouble, and in
stead of making an effort TO satisfy
these people, he posted the train on
time. yours truly.
"H. A. Williams, Supt."
This is not by any means the first
time that superintendent Williams
has disciplined his employees for
failure to treat the Southern's pa
irons with courtesy. 1t is n known
fact that he will gladly entertain and
patiently investigate any reasonable
complaint that may come from any
patron OF the road, however, humble
the person may be. This is directly
in line with the Southern's policy to-
ward South Carolina. as outlined to
Governor Ansel recently by President
EinlpV
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17

and for dastardly or wilful murder,
death.
81 venture the assertion that had
the 158 persons who killed their
fellowmen during the last half Of
last year know positively the penalty
for homicide was certainly two, pos
sibly fifty, years imprisonment, not
one-fourth of the number Of homi-
cides would have occurred in this
state.
81 know / will be met with the
case OF person who kills unquestion-
ably in defense of himself his home
or his family. My reply is, we u.s.
ually have man of integrity and
honor in the governors chair, in
whose hands Is the 'prerogative OF
pardon.
~ stated at the outset that drastic
measures should be adopted, re.
peat 1t. Louis J. Bristow.
Williamson, Jan, 8, 1908.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
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SCHOONER WRECKED.
And All But One OF Her Crew
Perish.

a dispatch from Norfolk, Va, says
the schooner that went to pieces OF
Diamond Shoals last week has been
positively identified as the Leonora
from Round Point Maine, loaded
with fish scrap, and bound for Char
lesion. S. c. The rescued cook re-
gained consciousness and confirmed
the identilication. Wreckf9 &c wash
ed ashore bore the name I.conora.
Four bodies wero washed ashore
during the day and one OF the crew
is still to be accounted fov. The lite
savers declare that not even a spar
OF the wreck remains to show where
the vessel struck
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
-FOUR FIRENiEN KILLED
by a Failing wall in New York City
Friday.

At New York four firemen were
killed by falling walls in a confla-
grafton which destroyed the Parker
building, n 12-storv structure, locat~
ed on Fourth Avenue between Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth streets. T%en-
ty-six others we're more or less SER
iously injured by the falling debris,
The fire was never under control
and finally burned itself out being
with difficulty confined to the build
ing in which it originated. The loss
is estimated at $t,5O0,000. The fire
was one OF the most spectacular as
we'll as disastrous OF recent years.
being marked by heart-rending
scenes, sensational escapes and
flashes Of heroic daring.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
STORES ROBBED.
Part Of the Goods Recovered and
Three Negroes Implicated.

Thfee Negroes implicated.
The stores of half dozen mer-
chants at Conway were entered ono
night last week and $40 or $50
worth OF goods stolen. Part of the
stolen property was found in sack
underneath the Office Of Magistrate
Jalor Bruton.
Three negroes, brothers. were I'm
plicated, two OF whom have been az
rested. One was discovered by some
small boys, the other came to the
jail to see about getting his brother
out The second negro fought hard
against arrest and tried to shoot
Jailor Brunton
When searched quart of whis
key and a pistol were found on him
After his trial by the town and sen
tence to $45 or sixty days, proof o.
his conviction with the burglary wa.
found.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
7's-.''7l-s7'7as-ls--a-.
ENTONIBED ONE MONTH
But the Three Miners Are Still Wcll
and Hearty.

a dispatch from Ely, New. says
the six inch water pipe through
which air is famed TO the three
miners that have been cntombed for
month became bent by the pres
sure OF rock and earth at the 600
foot level and for a time no air could
be sent 10 tho men. Rescurers. BY
rcdoubling efforts, reached in few
hours the break and repaired the
pipe The men are still well, but
their rescue Is yet far off.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
KILLED HINISELF.
Said lie Had More Children Than Hc
Could Support.

Despondent because Of his inabil-
ity to provide for his family, JOS
eph u. Sheppard, of Millerville, n.
j.. Killed himself by firing a bullet
into his brain.
Sheppard compltVned often he had
more children than he was able to
properly support and several times
This week seventh child was added
to the family and the man became
distracted
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
SHOT THEM BOTH.
The Murdcrous Act OF Jealous
Young Man.

AS the result Of tragedy at Mar"
ion, N. c., which occurred in front of
the First National Bank building,
James Patterson was killed outright
and Alfred Patterson, his br ,ther,
was picked UP in the street in dy-
ing condition.
The shooting was done by Graham
Finley, a well-known young man OF
Marion, and was over Miss Patterson
a sister Of the two men shot. Fin
ley met Miss Patterson in company
with Henry Moore, his rival, as the
two We're returning from church. He
demanded that Moore surrender the
girl to him and was met with a
prompt refusal.
a personal encounted ensued, and
the girls brothers, who were also
returning from church with a party
OF ladies, appeared on the scene and
took their sisters escorts part,
whereupon Finley drew his revolver
and killed one OF them outright and
mortally wounded the other. He
was arrested.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
Killcd at Crossing.

Mrs John r. Rcigcl OF Kendall.
y. y, was instantly killed and two
children riding with her were injur-
ed whic crossing the Lehigh Valley
railroad tracks at Kendall. Their
two horses were also killed They
were struck by an extra engine run
ming lipht
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
Fatal NIiStallr

In Jacksonville. Fla two Young
men VINO wore cousins got their piS-
los and wHai %: the ho;s porch 80
look for burglar and III the search
one was mistaken for the burglar
and was shot aud instan - killed by
tGc other.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
WnntS the Old Vets,

At meeting Of the Confederate
Veterans and Sons Of Veterans Of
Greenvlle Thursday night an invi-
tation was extended to the Confed-
crate Veterans OF the State to hold
their next annual reunion in that
riiu
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
DR.. Joynes Resigns.

Dr. Edward s. Joynes who for
many years has had the chair of
modern languages at the University
Of South Carolina has sent In his
resignation. He is ono of the most
distinguished educators In the South.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
MANY Idle Men.

Tho committee Of the Central
Federated Union which is investiga-
ting the laying off Of men by the
national, state and city authorities
reports that there are at present
100000 men out Of employment IL
New York city alone.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
SNvINDLEK CAUGHT.
Man who Collected Money Under
False Prctenscs Held.

: IHISc PFctcnScS Held.
G. a. Thurston, who operated in
Sumtcr last summer, representing
himself as an agent OF the Knights
n Honor, and who got a good little
N 3e OF money and beat his board bill.
been caught in Louisville, Ky,
6asS in jail there. A photograph
rston has been received il
by Sheriff Gppersou for iden-
< rs Warrants have been sworn
ASt Thnrston. and whom the
< 3 authorities are through
Sumter county courts
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-17
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Man and Wife Buuued,

At Auburn, N, H., James Moulton
and his wife, each aged more than
70, were burned to death inrd fire
that destroyed their home lass week