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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
GYNCHING AT DOTHAN.
Masked Men String Negro to Tree and
Riddle Body with Bullets.

Dothan, Ala, Jan 20.-Cleveland
Franklin, a negro employee of the
Southern Cotton Oil company, was
lynched here Sunday night by a mob
of masked men two hundred strong.
The negro's body was riddled with
bullets, where it had been swung
from a limb of tree ia the northern
part of the town e
Franklin shot and seriously wound
ed A. c. Faulk, secretary and treas
urer of me oil company here after
he had been caught in the act of rob-
bing the cash drawer at the mill.
About o'clock Saturday night. af-
ter an absence from the office of a
few minutes, Mr.. Faulk returned and
found the negro on the floor under
the cash drawer fumbling with tne
combination. He asked the negro,
who WAS in the employ Of the mill i.
what he was doing and was informed
that Mr. Rabb, The superintendent.
had sent the negro in to do some re-
pair work and began to make other
excuses.
Mr.. Faulk turned to call the super
intendent and ask for an explanation
The negro seeing that his ruAe would
not enable him to escape, pulled a
gun and fired five times at Mr.. Faulk
two of the shots taking effect
The sheriff was notified immediate
ly after the shooting and a posse was
organized A diligent search was
made for the negro but without result.
Sunday morning the sheriff learned
that the negro was at Webb, Ala. and
later he was captured there Frank
lin was brought back to Dothan by
private conveyance After putting
the team up at the stable and just as
the start was made for the Jail, a
mob of two hundred men, all masked,
swooped down on the sheriff and ais
posse, forcibly took the prisoner, and
carrying him to point shortly above
the mill, they strung him up to a
limb and riddled his body with bull
lets.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

Scarborough, who killed Ed Bragg
Dec q, in a street duei, ended las
night with his release.
During the afternoon the deferst
/ examined six witnesses, whose tes-
/ timOny corroborated the testimony
of the state witnesses.
The general trend of the testimony
was that any man would have done
what Sharbrough did. He was told
to get his gun under threat that
his life would be taken He got a
gun, but seeking further to avoid a
combat, approached his antagonist
from behind, and touched him with
the palm of his hand, as if to reason
with him. Bragg whirled around
siezed Sharbrough's gun and fired
four shots.
The men separated six feet and
took deliberate aim. Bragg fired
first Then SCARBOROUGH fired the
fatal shot.
The state attempted to prove that
by the separation Bragg had declared
peace and when shot in the arm had
raised his arms in surrender.
The defense argued that Shar-
brough was net in a position by the
very nature of the circumstances to
know but that Bragg had other shots
or another gun, besides he had
sought to take SCARBOROUGH S life,
and hence SCARBOROUGH was justified
in shooting as he did
AT the conclusion of the testimony,
counsel for the defense proposed to
submit the cas-. &c the court, but
counsel for the state objected, where
upon c. S. Street opened the argu-
ment for the defense followed by
Devious and Habell The state was
led by the elder Scale, of the law
firm of Scale & Scale, of Livingston,
Ala. Thinking his argument suf-
ficient the young Scale and Gavin for
the state declined to talk.
attorney Scale attempted to show
that the affray was a duel, previously
agreed to between the men, since
Bragg had commanded Scarborough
to get his gun and since SCARBOROUGH
had said, "Wait until come back.
The court ruled that Scarborough
had done what any other man would
have done, and that right, though
done by might, should stand.
He hence declared that the accused
should be free.
The little Brown boy, accidentally
hit during the fight by one of Shar-
borough S bullets, is still in u precar-
carious condition.
Scarborough s trouble is not over,
as the grand jury will doubtless take
action. Laurel Special, JAN IL to
Memphis News Scinitar.
The currency commission of the
American Bankers association met in
Chicago Saturday. Improvement in
the nations currency system was the
keynote of the conference.
Saloon keepers in New York are
much excited over the threatened raise
Of 81 a barrel in the price of beer,
although one prominent brewer has
stated that there will be no increase
VIM. J. Bryan leaves soon on an ex-
tended tour. Mr.. Bryan will visit
Chicago, Covington. KY. Nashville
Tenn Birmingham, Ala, and Wash
ington, d. e. At Washington Mr.
Bryan will attend the banquet of the
Glidfron club.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
WALSH FOUND GUILTY
Was President Of the DefunCt
Chicago National Bank.
WAS GUILTY ON 81 COUNTS
Penalty Under the Law for the Crime
For Which the Former Bank Official
Not Less Than Five Years.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-John R. Walsh,
president of the defunct Chicago Ma
tional bank, was Saturday found gull
ty of misappropriating the funds Of
that institution.
The jury reached an agreement
shortly after 8 o'clock Saturday
morning, but the verdict was not
announced until after court reconvened
at 10 o'clock.
The penalty under the law for the
crime for which Walsh is convicted is
imprisonment for period of not less
than five years. 1t does not per-
NIT of the substitution of a fine for
the prison term.
Walsh was found guilty on fifty
four counts.
The original indictment contained
1872 counts. Demurrers were sustain
ed as to thirty-two counts which left
$50 upon which the jurors were re-
quired to pass.
Walsh was present in the courtroom
and received the verdict with little
snow of emotion On the contrary
one of the jurors, Elbert Palmer, of
Harvard, ILL.,, burst into tears as he
took his seat in thejury box and was so
overcome during the proceedings that
he was scarcely able to answer the
clerk when asked If the finding repre-
sented his view as to the guilt Of the
defendant
The charge against Walsh grew
out of the closing in 1905 of the Chi
cago National bank, of which Walsh
was president, and its allied institu-
tons, the Home Savings bank and the
Equitable Trust company. Walsh
was accused of having loaned funds
Of these institutions aggregating some
sixteen millions of dollars, on ficti-
tious and insufficiently secured notes
to nearly a score of struggling enter
pr1ses which he himself had founded
and practically owned. Many of the
notes, it developed at the trial, were
signed, without authority, in the
names of various employees of Walsh,
The directors of the bank testified
that they were not consulted by Mr..
Walsh as to the making of these loans
and that they knew nothing of them
Twenty-six of the notes were described
as memorandum" notes and they
formed one of the chief features of
the trial. They represented more
than $4,000, 600.
The defense took the ground that
all the Walsh enterprises were built
up in order to save and protect orig
inal loans made by Walsh in good
faith.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
MINERS FACED DEATH
Forty Men In CatSburg Mine
Have Thrilling Experience.
WERE GIVEN UP FOR DEAD
For Hours They BattIed Through the
Dark Windings for Distance of Sew
en- Miles, MomentariIy Expecting
Death from Suffocaton.

MOnongahela, Pa, Jan. 18.-Escap-
ing death by cremation or suffocation.
OF being blown to pieces by an ex-
plOsion. forty miners employed in the
Catsburg mine of the Mononganela
River Consolidated Coal and Coke
company, made their way through the
dark headings for a distance of sew
en- miles and finally reached the open
air
Mo Lights to Guide Them.
Without lights to guide them and
given up as dead the. men batued for
five hours with fire, and wnen they
reached the surface their faces were
blackened, clothes were torn, and all
were severely bruised from stumbling
in their flight for safety.
Fortunately, the mine contained very
little gas or another mine disaster
would have been recorded in western
Pennsylvania.
The mine was fired some time dur
ing the day by blow out shot and
when the fire was discovered at 8
o'clock Friday night by the forty men,
all escaped to the surface though the
Monongahela entry was cut OH.
Momentarily expecting an explosion
with its horrible consequences, the
men started, panic-stricken. for the
entry at Charleroi, seven miles dis
tant. In their frenzy they stumbled
and fell but only to jump UP again
and continue their mad rush for
safety.
Men Sobbed Like Children.
The experience was probably the
most frightful a body of coal miners
has ever had. When the men reach
ed the surface at a. m Saturday
morning, a majority of them we're sob
b1ng like children. A large force
of men are bratticing the part Of the
mine which caught fire and it is be-
lieved the damage will be small
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

The plan Of the Mobile, Jackson
Kansas City K. r., to extend its liUS
from Beaumont, Miss. to New Or
leans is one of tbs foremost eater
prises inaugurated for the dsvslep-
ment of Southeast, Miss TAars 10
every evidence that thi. uadsresking
will BE- consummated in tee near
future. To keep up the progress Of
the South every enc ouragemARt
should be given to ths e~asrs Of
the Denny railroad for nm sxtsasioa
from Hurley to Donovs1 statisa %
M. ]. & *. G. r. z. This wsuld
afford another route fren eur port to
the interior. The opportuaity is surs
let us grasp it. The slosaa for lsee
is the Denny Road to D0aovoR, aad
don't lose sight of it. -Pascaxouls
Chronicle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
SATURDAY,.

Colonel John L. Handley supreme
vice president of the Fraternal Union
of America, died of appendicitis at
his home in Denver, Colo
Pope Plus was visited Saturday
morning by his physician, who found
him in better health. but the physi-
clan insisted that the pope continue
to rest
The James Donovan company, shoe
manufacturers OF Everett, Mass. have
assigned for the benefit Of creditors
The assets are placed at $500 900 and
the liabilities at $3.50, ,000-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Fatal Fire at Scranton. Pa.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 1S.-Two girls
were killed and seven others seriously
injured in fire Friday in the build
ing occupied by the Imperial Under.
wear factory. About two hundred
girls were employed in the building
and there was a panic when the
alarm of fire was sounded. Florence
Watrus was caught in the burning
building and she met horrible death
in the flames Marie Buckley, with
a number of other girls, jumped from
the fire escape, and broke her neck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Mississippi Chances.

A desire had been expressed by
Governor Vardaman to see the
Statutory Prohibition Bill pass both
houses before the expiration of his
term Of Office, that he might have the
pleasure of afixing his signature to
tide measure We regret that it
could not be hurried up to accommo-
date the retiring Governor, but hail
with appreciation his broad open
honest expression in the matter.
A very high end deserving tribute
was paid to a newspaper man in the
organization of the Legislature,
when Albert C. Anderson was elect
ed temporary speaker of the House.
Anderson has sat in the Representa-
tive Halls before and is from Tippah
County. He owns and edits the
Southern Sentinel, one of the clean
est and best journals in the State.
He is one of those born orators and
has brains and tact along with it.
The appearance of the new paper
that is to be published at Jackson
with Ex-Governor Vardamau at the
helm, is being awaited with consider
able expectancy by the people of
Mississippi. 1t will appear so says
Mr.. Vardaman, within the next few
days, and until arrangements can be
completed for its issuance as daily
will be put out as weekly. but one
of the very best of its size and nature
the state affords, he adds.
The tremendously enthusiastic
Prohibition Meeting held at Jackson
on Jany. 9Th. was demonstration of
the sentiment of the State upon this
cues ton 30 clear to be mistaken by
the most hardheaded. The waves of
influence which went out from that
assembly have not yet ceased. The
overwhelming verdict seemed to be
.'PROHIBITlON" by this Legisla-
ture, both Statutory and Constitu-
tionai Amendment.
Some of the papers of this section
contain paragraphs saying that EN-.
Barper has announced against e. ].
Bowers for Congress from this the
Sixth District. This paper does not
make any such announcement as we
have department devoted to that
business which requires an entrance
fee,
The new Governor of Mississippi
Hon. e. f. Noel, of Holmes County,
was inaugrated into Office Tuesday
the 2lst with military pageant and
pomp. Justice Whitfield admins
tered the oath.
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The HERALD, Biggest, Brightest,
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Dies Of Ptomaine Poison.

Atlanta, Jan. 1.-THE young son
of DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Rice, of 21O
Grant street, died Thursday morning
after a short illness The deceased
was only four years of age, and came
to his death, so it is thought, from
eating some food which contained pto-
maine poison.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

We know certain ysusg K9itOr
who needs some ORe TO keip him
with his mailing liet. A aiss yeHHg
lady who understands house kss piag
preferred, address box II Care Of
Wedding Bells. - -Riehtoa Review.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Men sobbed Like Children.
PHOTOGRAPH POLICE FORCE.
Order Issued by Police Commissioner
Bingham, of New York.


New York, Jan. 1S--The entire
police department. Of the city will be
photographed Orders to this effect
were Saturday issued by Police Com
missioner Bingham A complete pho
tographie record Of the force is desired
for convenience in Identifying patrol
men against whom complaints may be
lodged.
Another order issued BY the commits
sioner, aboiishing long leaves Of abb
senee. will have the effect Of keeping
UP numerical strength Of the force
during the summer months, when the
commissioner believes more men are
needed to protect the empty residences
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
EDITOR CHARLES SMITH DEAD.
Was Former Minister to Russia and
Postmaster General.

Postmaster General.
Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 20.-Charles
Emory Smith, editor Of the Press. for
mer minister to Russia and postmas-
ter general, died suddenly at his
home in this city Sunday, aged 65
years Death was caused by heart
trouble.
Mr. Smith had held several impor-
tant editorial positions. He was ap-
pointed minister to Russia in 1890.
In the spring Of 1898 he was Civ
en- the portfolio Of postmaster general,
in the cabinet of President Mckinley
a pest which he held through the pc
riod of the Spanish-American war and
through part of President Roosevelts
administration.
The practical establishment Of rural
free delivery and the creation of the
mail service in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines marked his tenure OF
office as postmaster general.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
HIS DYING SENSATIONS.
Described by a Man Who Had Taken
Poison.

New York, Jan. 20. Samuel r.
Wingheld, member of company G.
Seventy-first regiment, who is said to
be member of a well known Balti
more family, was found dead in his
room from poison.
Wingfield after taking poison, wrote
several short letters in which he de
scribed his sensations as the poison
oKercame him. Lack of funds and
less Of employment was the cause giv-
en- for his act
Watch the HERALD grow. It's COY.
cring Greene County like 4 blanket.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Continued from third olumn)
Alabama Agricultural Association VIII
Investigate the Matter.

Montgomery Ala, jan 20.-At a
meeting of the Alabama Agricultural
association held Saturday it was de-
cided that the alleged shortage of the
1906 fair management would be fully
investigated
A movement for the sixty directors
to make good whatever shortage that
is in the end found, met with general
favor, and a plan agreed upon by
which the bonds are to be sold and the
fair put on a firm financial footing.
A. G. Forbes was elected president.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Judue simmons Dropped Dead |.

Ozark, Ala, Jan. 1..-Judge John
W. Simmons dropped dead here while
sitting in chair He was for years
probate Judge of the county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
TEXAS NEXT.

LOHt SIdT STATE HTteT oeaI on Int
Water Wagon.
Dallas, Tex, Jan. 17.-At confer
ence of the leading prohibitionists OF
Texas here it was decided to ask the
next legislature for prohibition
amendment prohibiting the sale of in
toxicating liquors in the state
4 primary campaign vii be begun
at once with a view of electing mem
bers to the legislature friendly to pro-
hibitiOn.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
BRIEF DISPATCHES.
THURSDAY

I The, senate has passed joint reso-
luton reducing from S24, 44O,07S to
$11,655,492 The war indemnity of the
United States from China, growing out
of the Boxer disturbance in 1900.
Cardinal Satollj formerly papal
delegate to the United States, has
been nominated protector of the Sis
ters of Loretto, or the Friends Of
Mary at the Foot of the Gross, whose
mother house and novitiate are at Ner-
ink, Marion county. Kentucky
S The WISCONSIN Anti-Prohibition asso.
citation has completed its permanent
organization. An aggressive cam
paign is promised throughout the
state
Owing to a decrease in business all
division superintendents of the Michi-
gan Central railway have been ordered
to lay off as many employees as busi-
ness will permit.
The Maple Leaf mills, belonging to
the Hendley-Shaw company, at Ken
ora, Ont, were burned Thursday. The
loss will reach $1,OOO,O 900; insured.
Daniel J. Sully, who engineered the
most gigantic cotton corner ever at
tempted some years ago, and VINO
failed for something like $4,000, 600,
is reported to have again entered the
market
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
THE NEW COUNTY BILL ISIRasueEp

This paragraph iacised frem tas
Legislature proceedings last weeks
Jackson Daily Evsaiag News,
shows that the NEW County bill Ia.
been introduced and is in the haads
of the COMMITTEES, wkich 50 tels
gram from Representative Brsland
states will pass upos it Tuesday
next Jany 26.
IL M LED: q ,lrs
therizing the crcatios Of aeu
county to be called George. etc.
Local and private legislatiea.
Scarborough Given Freedsm.
Tie nrelilninag-v LsAf4a- .f Va
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

or wealthy New YorKers as well as to
deal with a possible recurrence of the
crime epidemic of last summer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

Good Morningl Have you read the
HERALD?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

The HERALD, Biggest, Brightest,
Best country weekly in this section
OF the State Take Il, its pleasant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

FRIDAY.
Another suspected case of yellow
fever has been discovered at Santi-
ago. The new case is Spaniard of
three years residence.
Abraham ]. Sidders of Chicago,
who conducts five. restaurants in the
down town district. fled a petition in
bankruptcy in the district court scned-
uling his liabilities at 1894 1928 and his
assets at S2.515. ~
James r. Keene has reported to the
Jockey Club the death Of his famous
breed-mare Ben-My-Chree. dam of a
number of we'll known horses. includ-
ing Cap and Bells. the only Ameri-
can-bred horse that ever won the Oaks
of EPSON, England, cup.
Owing to an attack of gout the
pope mas been reluctantly obliged to
suspend his audiences. He was visit
ed Thursday by his private physician.
DIR. Petacci, who insisted that the pom
tiff go to bed, and to this the patient
consented.
Archdulxe Ferdinand. grand duke OF
Tuscany, is dead Helw was the father
of Countess Montignoso, formerly the
Princess Louise, and the divorced vito
of the present King of Saxony, and
who last year was married to Signor
Tosello. musician.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
ALLEDGED SHORTAGE

CONTINUED in 9th columal
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

These shoes are made on lasts that confor
the natural shape of the foot and will not cramp
toes in any way This is an important feature in
ing children Shoes as it allows the foot to grow
nature intended it,
Box Gal and Wei Kid, Girls sizes to s $12
Si27~ t. l34, 1.50. Sizes 10 to , rs. Box
ana Vici-Boys sizes to Sl.75. Sizes to II l
Sizes 49, to ,, 200. Box Calf, Wei or Pat
leather to 5, 1925 4.5o Vici leather to 5, >
Box Calf to 5, 2.25.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
WE CAN SHOE THE WHOLE FAMILY !:
e Dollar spent HERE will BUY more actual Quality
nv Ot1er store in town

store Fl Leakesville can equal the values we are
rchase our goods in large quantities. thus getting
:. his enables us to buy at the lowest figures
fgures: Another advantage is that we own the
pay lake proportionate amount of rent off
that we are selling you better pair of shoes for
we mean it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

TIE preliminary hsafips q W A,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-27

Senator Foraker baked at tbs com
bination Of train % and track ls. He
was on the program Of a meeting held
In Cleveland the other day. Of which
the Merchant Marine league was Ia
charge. A member OF the league ar
ranged for the trip, which was taken
by a party Of representatives and
senators.
This man called up Senator Foraker
on the telephone
Hello senator. are you ali ready p
he said Our train leaves at ave
o'clock. It's train %, on track 1s."
What's ihat2" said the senator
Train 2S on track 1872 Not for me.
my friend. Now that / think it over.
/ don't see how I can make the trip :
Friends Of the Cleveland man
thought he had been the victim Of an
electric shock. He recovered himself
with a gasp and saw the significance
Of the combination of numerals.
Not at all, senator, he sala, you
misunderstood me. Our train Bill Be
found on track H."
Very we'll, came the answer, 4
viii 20. Washington Record.