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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
BOLD THIEVES.
Bound and Gagged Mcsscn.c,. and
Looted the Safe

"hb NtsSEsNN T1CSNt'i8th anu
Looted the Safe.
After a desperate battle with two
robbers. the messenger in charge Of
the express car OF the New York-St.
Louis express of the Pennsylvania
road, was bound and gagged. tossed
into a corner. and left there. while
the intruders looted the safe in the
car of four bags of currency and gold
and then signalled the engineer To
stop. When the train slowed down
the men jumped off the car and es-
capped.
In trying to ascertain the cause OF
the signal to stop, the train Grew
found the car door open and the mes
senger inside. According to the mes
Senger's story, he was busily engag-
ed as the train left the union station
at Pittsburg, Pa, at 1915 p. IN.
Without warning he was attacked
and at Carnegie. eight miles from
Pittsburg, the stop signal was given
and the men got away. :
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
AS II BY MAGIC.
Blind and Deaf Man Has His Hearing
and Sight Restored.

Il At Chicago a supposed deaf and
blind mandicant. who had been q,
rested was fined $40 and costs by
Judge Wells. AS If by magic the
mans hearing and eyesight were re-.
stored and he took $50 from one Of
his pockets and counted out the a
mount of the fine. He was then
searched by the police and n bank
book showing deposit of s1,452 was
found. You won't need these cards
which tell of your lost hearing and
poor eysight since both have been
restored" the court remarked, and
the pasteboard was destroyed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
HANGED Az DARLINGTON.
Gaddy Graham Pays Penalty for Kill
INK FuiTnan Moody.


Gaddy Graham, colcred, was hang
ed AT Darlington Friday for the mar
der of r'urman Moody on the night OF
Nov. IS. 1907. The hanging took
place at noon md thore were feN
persons present. Among those who
Witnessed the hanging were the faith
er brother and uncle cf tie murder
ed man. Just before the lrop fell
Graham made a statement, admitting
that he was guilty of Sealing and iy-
ing. he said that he hated to be
hanged foI murder hut that he was
prepared for the inevitable.
On the night OF Nov. is, 1897,
Furman Moody, who had been en-
ployed as manager on Mr.. Willian-
sons plantation. went hunting. While
passing by n corn field on the place
he heard what he thought was some
one breaking corn. He hailed aud
was answered. II am Isaiah Bosticx
don't shoot | surrender Imme-
dately he was fred upon. the wounds
causing his death some days after
wards I'm Charleston, whittier he had
been carried in order To get medical
attention at the hospital.
Isaiah Bostick was afterwards ar
rested and SO was Gaddy Graham,
who was put in Jail to answer to tho
charge OF having killed Moody. II
was found that Bostick was not IN
any way implicated; his name was
given Moody by Gaddy in order to
deceive bin as to who was in the
field. Gaddy had tried to cover his
tracks IN every way but was caught
and at the trial the testimony of q
woman who had gone with him In
the wagon TO steal the corn corrobo-
rated other testimony and Gaddy was
convicted and sentenced TO be hanged
on Friday, May 1,~190s.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
THEY WERE HUNG.
ToIand Brothers Pay Death PEN
atty for Awful Crime.
AN ORDERLY CROWDI

or About Four Hundred Witnessed
the Execution i'm the Lexington Jail
fard-Iioth We're Hanged From
the Same Scaffold.-Thcy Held
Firmly To Their Former Story OF
the Murder.
Al Lexington on Friday Ned and
Brack Toland paid the penalty of
death for the murder of Mrs. Paul
Ellison on February &c. They died
at few minutes past twelve O'Clock.
both being hanged from the same
gallows. II am ready to die and tell
everybody to meet me in heaven. -
were the parting words OF each. To
the last they held to their former
story of the crime as they told il on
the witness stand at Lexington on
March 10
The negroes met death with scarce
ly tremor. The eyes of Brack. the
younger of the boys. displayed n
slight moistness. The cunning. in
stinctively criminal Ned shed not a
tear and he met death with apparent-
N rs little concern as if it were the
most commonplace thing. The bows
stood erect while the black caps were
being adjusted and very calmly held
their heads in position for the sheriff
to arrange the ropes about their
necks.
ignorant, depraved, they died with
out possibly true realization of the
horrible and atrocious crime which
they had committed. The hundreds
who Witnessed the execution from
housetops, trees, fences, etc, firmly
believed that justice was being meted
out to them, but not one would have
deigned deny them the privilege of
feeling that ''all is right with God"
The trap was sprung al I! 80 L.
m, and in IL minutes Neil was pre-
nounced dead and In two minutes
more the last bit Of life left the bcdy
of Brack. They died from strangu-
lation. AS the bodies dropped they
swung around for u fe wseconds and
o. thHn all was still
II was thought that Brack was Fill
ed instantly, his body hanging per-
fectly motionless. with not twich
of the hands or feet Ned's feet and
hands drew up and relaxed repeatedly
and he died with struggle. Full
six minutes had elapsed when Brack
showed signs of life and then his fin
gers began to twitch and once or
twice his feet drew up before his
body again became motionless.
DR.. E. p. Derrick, country physi-
clan. DR.. j. p. Drafts OF Barre. DR.
l.. B. Etheridge of Leesville and DR..
X. r.. Methias Of Irmo. constantly ex-
amined the bodies at at l2.06 Ned
was pronounced dead. At 12.0S
Brack was pronounced dead. They
were allowed to remain suspended in
the air until 1920. when both bodies
were cut down and placed in CHEAP
pine collins furnished by the count.
No one claimed the bodies and at
o'clock Sheriff Corley turned them
over TO Mr.. B. ID. Clark, coroner, and
Mr.. Geo. III. Koon, county supervisor,
and they were taken to the potters'
field and buried without ceremony.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
THREE SAFES BLOWN.
safe Robbers Made Good Haul at
Hartwell, Ga.

Safe robbers visited Hartwell. Ga.
about one O'Clock Thursday morning
The postoffice was opened and robbed
OF 500 in money and about 81. 600 in
stamps None cf the mails were were
molested. The safe was blown open
with nitro glycerine. The Southern
express Office was also visited and the
safes blown. The express money or
ders were tosstd about the place. 1t
Is believed about $500 was secured
there.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
WAS REFUSED BAIL.
Decision Of the Supreme Court in
Grover Welsh Case.

The supreme court has refused To
grant bail to Grover C. Welsh. who is
now in the Lancaster jail charged
with the killing of Berry b. Mobley.
The killing took place last February
on train near Heath Springs and
was the outcome of shooting affray
in which Moblev killed Stephen
Welsh. brother Of Grover. and Thos
Claybourn. The attorneys in their
argument for bail claimed that Mob
ley was the aggressor, but this was
denied by the prosecution.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Nine Persons Killed i'm Trolley Acci-
dent

Two large trolley ears on the De-
triot. Jackson & Chicago railway, a
part OF the Detriot United Railway
system. running from Detriot to Jack
son, collided head on Wednesday af-
ternoon while running at about a.
miles an hour. near Ypsilianti. Nine
men were killed and about 80 meu
and women injured, some OF them
seriously. Four of the injured are in
a critical condition. A mistake in
orders on the part OF Motorman Fay
of the limited car, who was crushed
TO death beneath his vestibule. is al
legged to have caused the collision.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
Dispenser short.

Wednesday afternoon, the Aiken
board of control of the county dis
pensary visited the North Augusta
dispensary and checked up the ac-
counts OF that institution. finding a
shortage of some s4O0. The dispen-
sary was ordered Immediately closed
and will not be again opened until
the matter is straightened This is q
heavy blow on the thirsty at Angus
Ia
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
GREAT STORMS.
Eight Hundred People Reportsd
to Have Been Killed.
NARROWING DETAILS


I'm China Show That Whole Towns
Were Wiped Out of Existence and
hundreds of Lives Were DESTROYED.
thousands Are Homeless and ia
Want.
rms part of the world is not the
only place where there have been prsat
storms in the last few weeks. Chin,
has been visited by devastating tenn
pests, which destroyed many lives
and doing much damage to propertv
a dispatch from Hong Kong saws
1t is now believed that hte death list
from the tornadoes which swept over
the Hankow region will roach nm
wards of 500 persons Meagre reports
from outlying districts add only bar-
rowing details to the information al
ready in hand. Means of commup,-
cation are poor, owing 10 the damage
by water and high winds.
recent report from Hankow esti-
mated the death list there at 500.
but this does not include those who
perished on numerous foundered YES
sells. The violent tempests which
ravaged portions of the southeastern
coast left death and destruction IN
their wake for miles
Small hamlets were almost entirely
Destroyed and in rural communities
it will require many days to estimate
the loss of life and the loss in values
accurately
Many vessels of the coast in the
China sea were unable to weather the
gales. The fragments of sloops have
been drifting in upon the beach car
ricd by the he avy swell. Although
there are no definite news from the
coast towns. the loss of lire is thought
to be heavy.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
BOAT TURNED OVER.
Two Men and One Woman Get
Drowned.

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Stone and
Boyd Ward were drowned in Muske-
gon Lake about IL o'clock Wednes-
day night when their boat was over
turned by the high waves. Msis Eth
el Stewart clung to the boat and
drifted a mile to the shore. All four
of the party belonged at Lakeside, a
surburb of Muskegon. Mich.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
TILLMAN TO RETURN HOME.
The Senator Left the Sanitorium on
Last Saturday.

Senator Tillman's condition is so
much improved that he has returned
10 his home at Trenton. He will con
tinue To rest, remaining quietly at
home until about June I, when he
expects 10 sail for Europe. This will
he good news TO the many friends of
the Senator who hope that he will
soon be entirely recovered so as he
will be able to return 10 his dutise
in the Senate. where he is 80 much
missed. "
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
Will Leave Hospital.

Thomas McCreecy. who was shot
accidentally some time ago by Repre-
sentative Heain. has about recovered.
and will soon leave the hospital.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
FAMOUS OUTLAW CAUGHT.
John Harper Surrounded by IA Large
Posse and Captured.

special from Copper Hill. Tenn,
states that a posse Of Teruessec and
Georgia citizens and United States of
fcers have captured in the noun
tains of Fannin county, Tennessee.
the notorious outlaw john Harper.
Harper murdered Allison ENGLAND
near Blue Ridge over year ago.
He was arrested and incarccratd ia
jail in Atlanta February |. ices
pending his appeal to the supreme
court for the murder of Sheriff Keith
OF Murray county. Georgia in July
1907. Rewards amounting to near
ly $500 dollars were out for his ar
rest which was accomplished by max
ing him believe that the house in
which he was concealed was being
burned down
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10

|cording to reports made by different
members.
Rev. Edward C.. Brink, pastor Of
the church for the past three years.
offered his resignation to the con
gregation Sunday morning.
When the annual church meeting
was called Sunday morning lively
session resulted, according to the
statements of some of the members.
There appears to be two factions
in the chItoh, one stempefance, the
other anti.temperance.l The latter fac.
ton are very much dissatisfied be.
cause the pastor has been ,pranchine
against the saloons. When the call
for the election Of Officers of the
church organization pane mp the anti,
saloon faction decided Ut is said. that
they would keep the other faction
from, becoming officers. Mr.
THE aQuestion whether or not Rev.
Brink, should preach against the sa-
looms was taken up after consider.
abls discussion over thesofIlcefs., Each
side Is said. to have declared thatNthe
would leave the, church II he were
permitted to preachi contrary to their
wises. Rev Brink tifereupon said he
would not be pastor OF church
where two factions would fight as
they had and rendered, his reslgna.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
FIGHTING SCHOOL soYs.
Cairo. III. Jan. 9. 1870!

Cairo, H., Jan. 8, 1908.
Editor of The Bulletin. | am deep
Interested in the peace and we'll
eing OF our fair city, therefore, call
attention to a condition that II not
sradicated | feel sure will eventually
end in serious trouble. Sir, It is an
Utmost daily occurrance for white and
eolored boys to and from school to en-.
gage in battle with stones and bricks,
II seems to me very dangerous for
the city authorities to permit thfs'
laily warfare which must eventually
snvolve parents and thereby open the
way for bloody race conflict which
no law abiding citizeR;desires to sae
Dur beloved city can't afford0ft. I
have seen more than half a dozen
times five to fifteen white boys at
1ne time chasing and pelting two or
three negro boys and then I have seen
ave to ten negro boys chasing and
pelting two or three white boys.
These things are of almost daily oc-
currance either morning. noon or
afternoon. from Twentieth and Wash.
ington. to Poplar to Twenty-fifth, and
from Washington and Twenty-sixth.
to Elm TO Sycamore and back TO the
court house square. Yesterday morn.
Ing shout ten or twelve white boys
ranging from 8 TO Is years. attacked
four little negro boys at Sycamore
and twenty-second and chased them
back to their homes on Twenty.thfrd.
between Poplar and Sycamore streets
and full grown white man passing
by struck one OF the negro boys a
blow for no other cause than because
the white boys was chasing him and
the negro picked up rock and hurled |
at the whites. The female relatives
Df the boys had to escort them To |
Twentieth and Washington streets
hat they could go 20 school. At noon /
The same crowd attacked the little
negro boys again and chased one of
hem to Twenty-eighth and Elm
streets where his aunfie was employ
ID. think policemen dressed In plain
'ifikeH's clothes 10 place all these
'ombatants under arrest regardless
4 color OF standing Of parents and
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
.DURlESQUE SHOW
AT OPERA HOUSE.
MONTE CARLO GIRLS" WILL APs|
PEAR ToNlaHT IN vAuDE.
WILLIE AND SPECIALITY Per-
sa FoRMXNcE-oTHER sHoWs.|

The Monte Carlo Girls Big Bur-
lesdue company which comes to the
Cairo opera house this Friday even
Ing is one Of the best companies OF Its
kind on the road, consisting of TWEEN.
ty-hve people most OF whom are
pretty girls. and a number OF well
known clever fun makers, who know
how to present comedy such as yon
like to hear The opening burletta is
named Military Maids" and will
please you; then there are a number
of vaudeville acts, that will interest
you In more ways than one. The
closing burlesque rs called THE Fe.
male Seminary" There is where the
fun runs riot, there also Is where
Nell Meonto introduces her famous
"Mariutch" dance assisted by four,
teen modern venrscs. The show Is
for men only
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
DETAILS ARRANGED
For Presentation OF Silver Service BY
Paducah Citizens to Gunboat
Paduoah at New Orleans.

Paducah, Jan cit has been de
cided that the silver service to be
given to the gunboat Paducah by the
City of Paducah will be presented at
New Orleans. This decision was made
at meeting of the gunboat commit
tee at the city hall Wednesday after
noon and further details of the pre-
sentation we're arranged this morn
ing,
Miss Anna May Yeiser, who chris
tened the fighting Paducah. is going
to be sponsor. Mrs. James Peterson
Smith, is going to be the chaperohe.
Miss Yeiser is the daughter of ex-
Mayor Yeiser Mrs. Smith is the wife
of Mayor Smith
The presentation committee WHO
will accompany them Will consist CT
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
INDICTMENT VOID.
Abe Rlef pu Former Mayor schnitz
/ 81 san francisco Affected sy Y
Decision Of Court.

San Francisco, Jan s.-The appel
late court oiscalifornia today. gave Q
DECISION which declares the lndicts
1,ent Of ex Mayor Eugene K, Schmidt
on a charge a. extortions void The
decision ttpbabaiy also effects the
case 81 Abe Rleft n
District Attorney Langdon sail that
Bchimtz and Ruef win be prosecuted
III other indictments that are public
oirenses. because of various court
proceedings likely TO be taken Ruei
and schmitz cannot take advantage
or the decision for sixty days. conse'
alently they WIN stiff be kept 10 fall
fol- two months at least.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
zine show romorroM.

II royal MARY Tudor" was prin.
cess as charming rs Anna Day por-
trays her in Ernest Shipman's gorge
Gus production OF When KnighthO0tl
Was in Flower" which comes to the
Cairo opera house Saturday matinee
and night, jan IL. then small wonder
that Charles Brandon should have
risked his plebian head to win her.
And by the same token. If Brandon
was a cavalier as courageous and
chivallic as Joseph Cobun makes him,
what excuse has history to offer for
overlooking persons so engaging
Though customs and costumes may
change with the centuries, fair women
and brave men, even In these prcsalc
days OF Edward will on the altar OF
love make the saree sacrifice they did
In the more romantic times of He.ry
the Eighth.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
.caIro Man EIteted..

Giobe1Denocrat st. f9al,is Harbor
No. 20 Of the American AssociatIon
q Masters and Pilots, with headauar-
tiers .ln. the Hoiser building. Broad.
Wy and Chestnut street. held It's an.
huai election OF officers yesferday
with the following results: .apt John
e. E'iebben OF st. Louis. president.
Capt Henry partee Of Cairo. M. fifst
vice president; Capt. PARK cole Of
Paducah. second vice president Dan
lei KefvinB secretary. The affairs Of
the organization were reported On q
aohrishing condition. Many new
metnbefs have been added can,
LaebbeH Is. one of the best Known
pilots IN the ST. Louis district Mr.
kerwin is at present bookkeeber Tor
the pefrichson.R Ray Boat store Com
patiy and has a vide acquaintance
among river men The other officers
are well known and popular steam.
boAtmeH. ls s
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
WINTER BASEBALL.

st. Augustine, Fla, Jan. 9.-The
Florida winter baseball season opens
tomorrow and from now until spring
the soiourners at Ormond Beach, Sea
breeze and other coast resorts are
promised good sport Among the big
league players who have signed for
the winter season are Hoey of Boston
Mitchell and Mclean Of Cincinnati
Murray and Apologize Of Buffalo
Flick and Clarke OF Cleveland. and
Ffeffer and Lundgren Of the Chicago
Nationals.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10

assess them heavy fine would do
much to avert this evil which can
but end In bloodshed II permitted to-
go unchecked. | hope to see this
evil properly eradicated before very
long. i am yours, sincerely.
FRANCIS JAMES DAVIDSON,
$40 Twenty-third street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
We Are kino.

Mr.. Lawrence Fvart to be seen In
this city at the opera house Wednes'
day, Jan. 18th. stirring for the sec
ond season in We ire King" Is one
Of the few actors who possess a de-
'ishtfnlly flexible and resonant voice
md uses IT to the best advantage at
all times, which when coupled with
his easy pres me- and magnetism,
causes hiH' II BE- favored by the audi
ence am st upcn his first appear
4nra,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
The ieart Of An indian.

A play TO please everybody. A
Western story writ h around the OBJ
,ieations OF one lodga member to
mother. Not a blood thirsty kind
but real play, by q real company.
list story Of real home folks and
home scenes, such as are lived In
eour own homes every day. Don't
forget the date, Monday night Jan.
9Th. at the Cairo opera house.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
70 HOLD BOWLING TOURNEY.

Fort Wayne. md. Jan. 9.Arrange-
lnents have been completed for the
big bowling tournament to be held in
this city next week, beginning Mon
day and continuing three days Nearly
every important bowling center in
this section Of the country has sent
entries, including Cincinnati Grand
Rapids. Chicago, Detroit, Lansing, To-
ledo, Columbus. Cleveland, Lima,
Dayton. Akron, Indianapolis, Terre
Haute Muncie, Anderson, Marion and
Button.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
OFFICERS ARRESTED.

Warsaw. jan 9.-The discovery Fl
a revolutionary plot among the on
GERS in command OF the artillery al
the fortress has led to the imprison
ment OF seven officers. The pole
are now carrying out domieiiarv
searches of, the quarters of the chi
GERS throughout the garrison.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
CHURCH SPLIT
BY PROHIBITION
PASTOR or MURPhYssoRO CON.
oREoATioN RESIGNS WHEN
L MANY MEMBERS oppose. HIS
PREACHING.

There Is serious trouble In one
church In Murphysboro over the Pro
hibition question The Independent
tells the story, as follows:
The anti-saloon question has caus-
ed serious division among the
members OF st. Peters German Evan.
gelical church In Murphysboro, &C.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
NORTHWEST BOWLING TOURNEY

Sioux City, Ia. Jan. 9.-A large
number of bowlers are hee from
Omaha, Des Moline, st. Paul Sioux
Falls, Minneapolis and other points
10 compete in the tournament of the
low aand Northwestern Bowling as
sJciation, which opens here tomorrow
and will continue for one week. The
events are five and two men contests,
and are for the Northwest champion
ship. Prizes amounting to $500 will
be distributed aIsoag the winners.
The association was recently or
ganized and this IS its first tourna,
ment. !,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10

ex-Mayor Yeiser, Mayor Smith, c
H. Chamblain, of the aldermen, Ern
est Lackey. of the council, and City
Auditor Alex Kirkland
Communications are passing be
tween Mayor Smith, Commander
Griffin of the cruiser, and Col. John
c Wickliffe, president Of the Ken
tucky club. of New Orleans, to make
arrangements for the visit of the
committee. 1t is be-
lieved that the trip will be made
early next week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
BLACK Patti.

The Black Patti Troubadours are
coming to the Cairo opera house On
Tuesday night, Jan. 18th. II is one
a. the popular and successful road
companies in America and 1t can al
ways be relied upon to give q tiptop
show. All the speeialties are new
this season, and the fun and comedy
IN Prince Bongaboo' has new laugh.
provoking sayings and situations.
Plack Patti appears in a. condensed
version CT Bates popular onara
THE Bohemian Girl" tnneful
operetta. also in a new stage novelty
conception.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-10
| NEWS Of the aIVERs


L The river marked sss.s feet III the
Gaito gauge last evening. showing .
fail of 0t2 n d foot III IA hours. Y.
Rising rivers werr reported from
points above here Yesterday as fpI-
lows Riverton 0.3 Kansas City 0-2.
The Peters Lee cleared fof Mem
pitts At q, q. yesterday having been
here ten hours adding freight for low
er silver points.
The Gardner with barge Of logs
for Mound CITY passed UP the Ohio
yesterday morning and returned light.
|. The n. H. Davis took . barge of
lumber ID Ioppa Yesterday for the q
Ia r.. T. railroad.
The Scotia came out Of the Tennes-
see river with railroad Ties.
The Three States wenf south after
cbfh Yesterday.
i The Fred Hartwes went south yes
tetday With eight empty hafkfa ana a
derrick boat. TO load logs SHE came
nn THE day before with three barses
Of lumber one, each for Iopna the
Chicago MIL and the Ashley Lumber
Company
The Charlotte E3oeckler Il broaght
two barges Of wood from tho lower
river. II II
The John s. Summers "a on her way
south with an ernpty narEe, III
!. The Sadie LEG ii coming In sfrnn
Memphis, !. she. x.ill No, M port TO-DAY
and return from hers II n L. VI. I.
The Georgia LIN lAav4s cipcinnRti
| today 3 fof y. Cairo AT Ara enphis,