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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
"Sheeney Mikes" Companion.

Laurens, April 24.-Messrs. Steve
Owens and L. K. Willis, of Laurens,
have returned from Atlanta, where
they were summoned by Postof1ce
Inspector H. T. Gregory to identify
one James Martin, now In prison
there on the charge of robbing the
Bombay, Fla, postoface. This man
Martin said he was in Laurens on
January 2S with ''Sheeney Nike"
and Messrs. Owens and Willis, who
saw the two men and talked with
them, went to identify him. Upon
returning to the city both these men
state positively that Martin was the
pal of "Sheeney Mike" who was
killed by Officer Walker. 1t is re-
called that the two yeggmen were at
Watts mills on the afternoon preced-
ing the tragedy and that Owens talk
ed with Sheeney Mike.
AS stated in previous dispatches
from this place, Solicitor Cooper,
who has kept up thoroughly with all
the proceedings, holds that this man
Martin cannot be handled at all by
the Laurens authorities, and that 1t
will be useless to bring him here for
trial. He was in no way implicated
in the killing of Officer Stone, and
there was no robbery in Laurens.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
Another Wreck on S. A. L.

Abbeville, April 24.-Seaboard Air
Line local freight train No. Z, in
charge of Conductor J. R. Nickles
and Engineer Horton, was wrecked
to-day nine miles north Of AbbeVille,
near Long Cane siding; II cars left
the track. The colored brakeman
was seriously if not fatally injured.
Three white tramps were caught un-
der the cars and badly injured. This
train was wrecked at the same place
several weeks ago and Engineer
Moore and Fireman Nickles lost their
lives. Conductor ]. R. Nickles and
the injured brakeman were also IN
that wreck. Through passenger
train No. 80, for the North, was de-
layed here four hours until the
wreck was cleared.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
Editor Shot by Teacher.

Warrenton, Va, April 24.-As the
outcome of a long standing feud
Prof. J. D. Harris, principal OF the
Warrenton high school, shot and, 1t
is thought, fatally wounded W. A.
Thompson, associate editor OF the
Warrenton Virginian, on Main street
tonight. The excitement is intense
and reports are conflicting. Thomp-
son was removed from the scene OF
the tragedy to the Warren Green ho-
tel, where he is being attended by
doctors. He is shot through the body
three times and his recovery is
doubtful.
Prof. Harris gave himself up and
was placed in charge Of an officer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
Duncan Made Reply.

Mr.. John T. Duncan appeared be-
fore the supreme court this morning
and made formal answer to the
charges of contempt of court
brought against him by the attorney
general for practicing law in viola
ton of the order of the court dlsbar-
ing him. Mr.. Duncan's answer was
seven and a half typewriter pages
long. He contended in it that in the
case referred to he was not attempt
ing to practice law, but had merely
offered to pay the fine of $40 against
the negro and let him work this out
on his farm; that he had returned
the IS paid by the mans wife and de-
stroyed the mortgage she gave him
for $40 on her personally.
When he had finished reading the
return the attorney general directed
the courts attention to the fact that
Mr.. Duncan had not denied that he
had advised the woman as to the le-
gal rights of her husband and that
he was to get pay 'for his trouble y
He offered to allow Mr.. Duncan op-
portunity to amend his answer in
this respect, but Mr.. Duncan evil
denced no desire to do so.
The court took the matter under
advisement and will render its de-
cision later.-Columbia Record.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
Jury "Tied Up"

Greenville, April 25.-The jury
which is hearing the charges Of peon-
age in the federal court here against
Joshua w. Ashley, member OF the
house of representatives from Ander-
son county, reported to Judge Braw-
ley at 10 o'clock this morning that it
could not agree upon verdict. The
court ordered the men to be held to-
gether through the day and night and
to report again at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning.. A report was current
in the court room that the jury stood
10 to 2 for conviction. The foreman
is reported as having said that while
there was a possibility Of an agree
ment there was scarcely any proba-
bility of it. Ashley to-day appears to
be greatly worried. He has appar-
emily given up hope of an acquittal
and is now hoping for hung jury.
In the event of a hung jury the
charges will be heard again in the
fall, in either Columbia, Charleston
Florence or Greenville. A convic-
ton means that an appeal will be
taken to the court of appeals at Rich
mond, Va.
George Barton, the safe-blower
who escaped from the Jail here by
blowing a hole through the rock
floor Of his cell, and who was cap
tured near Asheville, N. c., and has
since been in jail at Asheville, will
be brought to the city tomorrow
morning and this week he will be
tried in the federal court for the rob-
berry of the postofice at Pelzer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
Confesses to Killing Lover.

Harrisburg, Miss, April 22.-Mrs.
Minnie Crosby confessed late to-day
before the coroner's jury here that
she pulled the trigger which sent the
contents of a double-barreled shot
gun into the head of J. R. McShane,
whose decomposed body was yester-
day found in secluded spot near the
Bouie street bridge in Leaf river
swamp.
She sobbingly admitted that she
had. been intimate with McShane.
having met him upon numerous oc.
casions close to the spot where he
was killed. She said her husband
had intercepted the correspondence
between McShane and herself and by
threat of death if she disobeyed, had
forced her to assist in decoying Nc
Shane into the swamp, where he
might be slain. ..
When McShane kept the appoint
ment he had made with Mrs. Crosby:
near the bridge on Easter Sunday, his
greeting was interrupted by the order
of the husband, emerging from a
rlump of bushes, to throw up his
hands. Mrs. Crosby says her hus-
band then leveled his gun upon Nc
Shane and compelled her to pull the
trigger.
The full charge Of the gun struck
McShane in the mouth. He ran a few
steps, moaned pitifully and fell, ex-
piring almost instantly.
Mcshane recently came here from
Alabama. He was a young brick
mason.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
Wanted in Denmark.

Bud Owens, colored, was arrested
in this city this morning upon infor-
nation received here from Southern
Railway detectives. Owens is belleV..
ed TO have been the negro who stole
the satchel at or near Denmark some
time ago, which it is alleged, con-
tanned $4,000, or papers represent
ing that amount. Owens is an old
resident of Orangeburg, and has been
at Denmark for sometime past. The
detectives were expected in the city
to-day to investigate the matter
Orange5urg Evening News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Last week in the city Of Orange
burg an organization was formed to
fight for prohibition In that county
at the coming election on the Ques-
ton of dispensary or no dispensary.
A. W. Summers, Esq, is president,
and Rev. B. NJ. Foreman secretary.
Hon. E. J. Watson, commissioner
of agriculture, and Prof. Ira w. Will
liams, in charge of the farm demon
stration work in South Carolina for
the United States government, were
at Lexington Tuesday inspecting the
demonstration farms which are un-
der the supervision OF G. A. Derrick.
Both were agreeably surprised at the
progress made on these farms. Com
missioner Watson took photographs
of several patches of vetch, which
crop is said to do better in Lexington
than in any of the other counties in
the State. Mr.. Watson took snap
shots at a bunch of beef cattle also.
Mr.. James F. Jenkins has about
five hundred acres in cultivation in
Cherokee county, preparing his land
for cultivation by the use of the
steam plow. He has 22-horsepower
engine, with which he pulls. two
large ploughs, which cut seven feet
and in this way he can break about
ten acres of land per day. Mr.. Jen-
kins says that quite lot of his land
is rough and hilly, but that this fact
did not prevent his using the steam
plow, he having broken nearly all of
his land both this year and last with
this plow. As a labor-saving de-
vice this plow is the greatest inven-
tion now in use on the farm.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, April 26.-Had regu-
lar trash mover in this section yes
terday. Weather cool; nearly frost
this morning. Farm work is prac-
tically stopped.
The young men and ladies are wish
ing for fine afternoon so they can
20 out to witness the ball game this
afternoon between the Carlisle Fit
ting School team and the Ehrhardt
team. They expect pleasant time
If it don't rain.
Mr. I. J. Zeigler has the contract
of moving the seed houses belonging
to the Southern Cotton Oil Co. They
will be moved below Mill street and
placed on outside of switch, and not
between switch and main line as
they now are.
DR.. J. L. Copeland will go to Char.
lesion to-day on professional bust
ness.
Rev. D. B. Groseclos, I'D Mr.. Sam
w. Copeland attended Orangeburs
conference last week,
School picnics are in order now.
One at Clear Pond Saturday was
well attended. Must have been en-
joyable, as young merchant here
did not return until Sunday after
noon.
Watch for Mount Pleasant picnic.
Talking about it now aIi making
preparations for speakers and other
amusements for the occasion. As
cension day will be the day.
Dr.. J. H. Roberts has purchased
an auto. He has been practicing
with it so as to know how to work
its machinery. He has been getting
on very well-only had to scratch
the sand from the road once to get
his machine to start off.
Mr.. Durant and an agent from Co.
lumbia came in town this morning
with two automobiles with higher
wheels than most of them have. The
party from Columbia claims to have
run from there to Cottageville and
back to Lodge Sunday and come
from Lodge this morning, so Mr.. Du-
rant says. The wheels are about
the size of an ordinary buggy wheel
in height, but stouter.;
JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
TUNNELED INTO A BANK.
BOLD PROFESSIONALS COULD
NOT OPEN SAFE.
Passageway Beneath Ground Lined
With Tools-Booty Secured
Amounted to 81, 400 in Change.

Suffolk, Va, April 22.-After
tunneling under four buildings,
wareroom, grocery store, insurance
Office and drug store, burglars picked
their way through several feet OF
concrete and cement, gaining en-
trance to the Bank of Suffolk vault
through the floor.
They secured all the loose cur
rency, gold and silver, but finally
failed to open the inside safe, the
wheel and other parts of which were
blown away in the attempt. They
then made their getaway with the
booty. -
The robbers, who evidently had
been on the job for weeks, finished
theip work Sunday or Sunday night
The theft was discovered Monday
morning, but bank officials gave nc
hint of the loss to the public or po'
lice until yesterday, although the
Pinkerton agency was notified and
now has men on the scene. =.
The booty, which consisted of loose
money placed about the vault Satur.
day evening after the time lock had
been set, included $500 in currency
$500 in gold, and the rest in silver
totaling $1,479.54: Packages con-
tanning s125 in nickels were opened
and left, the contents being strewn
about the floor.
A Pinkerton detective entered the
hole. in vault floor, and followed the
tunnel, the sides of which were worn
slick as rat hole, to its beginning
which had not previously led to a
hole one hundred feet away, which
had been cut through the floor of
wareroom adjoining a grocery. The
dark passageway was lined with mod
ern burglars tools, candles, cigar
cites and cigars, newspapers and the
remains of many repasts.
Food and soft drinks were secured
from the grocery, whose shelves had
been mysteriously depleted. A sub
terranean bed had been made of bags
and boards. The thieves, who may
have been at work month, are be-
lieved to have slept by day and
emerged from their work scene but
rarely.
As long as ten days ago clerks in
the drug store, which is next the
bank, heard strange sounds, as the
men were attacking the cement OF
the vault floor. The robbers entered
the wareroom by climbing a tele-
graph pole and entering window.
This is the first visit of bank bur-
glars to Suffolk since 1876, when
"Big Frank" Mccoy, Tom McCar-
mack and another were run down
after chase through the Dismal
Swamp.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
FIRE IN ASHEVILLE.
Flames in Battery Park Hotel Drive
Guests Into the Streets.


Asheville, N. c., April 25.-Fire
which broke out in the laundry room
of the Battery Park hotel here at 4
o'clock this morning caused about
20 guests to leave the building clad
only in night garments.
During the excitement following
the discovery of the fire the electric
lights went out, adding to the con-
fusion. Trunks were thrown out of
the windows and some of the guests
carried their clothes down the stairs
in armfuls. The fire was soon extin-
guished, the damage amounting to
only a few hundred dollars:
Among the guests were Mrs. Van
Wyck, wife of Former Judge Angus
tus H. Van Wyck; Mrs. James Os-
borne, wife of a prominent New
York lawyer, and Mrs. Olive Grem-
sted, of the Metropolitan opera
house.
The Kenilworth inn, another large
tourist hotel here, was destroyed by
fire about two weeks ago.
It is said tonight that the damage
to the Battery Park hotel laundry,
which was partially destroyed by fire
at 4 O'Clock this morning, will
amount to more than $1,000. The in
surance on the entire laundry is
placed at $1,500. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
The damage to the engine room OF
the hotel proper will not exceed
$500.
The 200 guests of the hotel were
awakened when the alarm was turn
ed in, but all returned to their rooms
later, when it was seen that the hotel
itself was in no danger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
-Four Arrests in Scranton.

Scranton, April 22.-As a result OF
an investigation held. here Tuesday
and Wednesday by Deputy Insurance
Commissioner Wharton relating to
the burning of P. M. Lees store last
December, the following men, were
arrested by Sheriff Geo. J. Graham:
P. NJ. Lee, c. P. Johnson, Bert John-
son and c. F. Kamrow. The two
Johnsons are brothers and acted as
statesmen for Lee. Kamrow is Lees
father-in-law. They were taken to
Kingstree Jail tonight to await trial.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
A friend in Florida, who has

A friend in Florida, who has re-
Gently become a subscriber to The
Herald, says he enjoys the paper
very much, and that all his friends
think it is the best county paper they
ever saw, and they are astonished
when he tells them the size Of the
town and county. They wonder how
such a small county can. support a
newspaper such as The Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
Fairfax News.

Fairfax, April 24.-Now don't,
please, sister Bambergians say,
"Why, where is. that place; it isn't
on the map, is it," Though not so
old as your town, we certainly
claim to be the most hustling and
bustling town between here and
Augusta venerable Allendale may
be excepted).
A series of entertainments and
plays lately show the strides we are
making.
With q fine new brick school
house and a new Stieff piano on the
rostrum, we are better prepared for
a crowd now than formerly. Just a
few weeks ago our town entertained
quite crowd, who attended the play
here given by local talent, conduct
ed chiefly by Miss Annye Moye, Mr..
and Mrs. Talley, and Prof. Campbell.
Bamberg being the former home of
Miss Moye, she induced the ''Kearse
Amateur Club" an organization re-
Gently established in the Olar and
Kearse neighborhood, to visit Fair
fax and give their play, miss Fear
less & Co."
Twas a beautiful sight on the
evening of the 23rd to see such love-
ly, fresh, animated girls giving their
time and talents, delighting Fair
fax audience and helping good
cause in their town. A large crowd
greeted them and the hearty ap-
plause showed appreciation. Those
girls certainly did we'll. They were:
Miss Ethel Kearse, her chaperon
in the play, Miss Cres Breeland,
Misses Edna Chitty, Pearl Breeland,
Evelyn Brabham, Nell Kearse, Vena
Breeland, Salome Brabham, Alice
and Ettie Kearse. Two gallant
youths acted as escorts. Come
again, girls, you will ever have
a warm place in the. hearts OF
Fairfax folks. Bambergians are
familiar with this play, so we
will not repeat.
Our little prospective prima don
ma as usual won all hearts when she
sweetly sang, Zone Little Girl.
Truly, Sadie Harter is a wonderful
child. At this writing the Kearse
Amateurs are still taking in our
town, and some of our youths will be
inconsolable when they leave. AS
they have cousins and aunts" in
our town, it will perhaps bring Bam-
berg and Barnwell counties nearer
to each other.
Our amateurs in Fairfax are in
vited to give their play at several
neighboring towns, and possibly
they will accept. Prof. Campbell
and Mr.. Sam Talley being so oblig-
ing are called upon often to do for
the public here what half a dozen
men generally do in other places,
but may be others will rally to
their help soon, or we will have to
dress up a dummy man. like the
Kearse company did.
OBSERVER.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29

Among those attending the Sun
day-school convention here this week
we noted Mr.. C. F. Rizer, of Olar;
Capt. J. B. Guess, of Denmark; Rev.
D. B. Groseclose, Mrs. W. B. Moore
and Miss Leila Epps, Of Ehrhardt;
DR.. J. r. Mccormack, of Govan.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29
NEGRO KILLS POSTMASTER.
Pursuer Slain by Pursued and Lynch
ing May Follow.

Sparks, Ca, April 26.-While
searching for two negro men, who
had in succession robbed the postof'
fee, a bank, dry goods store and
drug store at Lenox, this county
early this morning, Assistant Post
master Clifford Rutherford, of that
place, was shot twice through the
head and was instantly killed by
Marshall Lewis, one Of the negroes
who had taken refuge in the rail-
way station.
Lewis's accomplice was caught,
but Lewis escaped and was later
trailed down by dogs at Adel and was
taken towards the Nashville, Ca,
Jail. The negro confessed and beg
ged not to be taken back to Lenox. A
hundred friends of Rutherford went
to Adel late this afternoon with the
intention of intercepting the sheriff.
It is admitted that lynching is i'm
minent. Indignation over the muir
der is deep and if the sheriff fails to
reach substantial Jail, the probabil-
tiles are that his prisoner will be
hanged.
Rutherford, while seeking the rob-
bers, put his head in the door Of the
depot waiting room and struck a
match. At that instant two shots
rang out and he dropped to the
floor.
Valdosta, Ca, April 26.-Follow-
ing an approaching crowd of ten, Of
ficers at Nashville, Ca, made fast
trip in an automobile from that
place and brought Marshall Lewis,
the negro slayer, here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-04-29

Don't fail to see my big arm rock
er at $3.50; she's beauty.
G. 0. SIMMONS.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-11-11

II AIlulAs Ill MT.
IL Id i morning Il arked
cne sr At events IN the
h lri i.y College NAM
] r,fa visit from Mr.
B am assador 70 the
tn 49, from the ri. Sd
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al I me ; .n,n lon " ish ad
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slsction / nr Trough Dnilia
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49, f I;i' &C was to have
c,ae Up, - lie special train
l.reaelad Durham cary in
the VI rnu bnt bel g tired out
b tn IL MAKING tive
sp. els tie day before he waited
VI u Raleigh, coming 10 Oh
III X u train II nire fifty
f media;ely driven q
the csinpis il an automobile and
Il lie entered the MemOria
Hall. the large crowd which had
assembled to hear him rose to its
feet 10 cheer him. Still
sanding the crowd sung God
S4ve tie King closing the song
with t first and last verses 9
NJ Country IT'S Of Thee"
Pc ident John G. Kiiz i
Introducing Mr. Bryce sad: Il
is a great privilege to Us to hay'
in our midst to-day one q tn
most CONSPICUOUS figures III ,ha
small number Of men Of WHOM
il may be said they are wor (
men, in scholarship, u statesman
ship, a man Of world influence
! take pleasure in presenting L
you Mr.. Bryce, Ambassador i
our country from the Gfea
British Empire, who will ad
dress you
When Mr. Bryce arose lie wa
again ~ ted with prolonged al
p ause and spoke IN part as 70
lows: Alr President, STUDENT
u 1rniy College, Ladies an
Gen len u: thank you for tb
vel, sisceful compliment whic
you Lave paid me 10 singinI
So E :. is verses Of that poem
or Il T.. which il England v
cansi..r associated with on
nAli q lie. Aud ] am delight
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-11-11
AMBASSADOR BRYCE

I'd 10 SCI that YOU associated II with
some words Of your OWE national
yam, both b,ii,g sung i'll the
,lme tune. In the sony We sing
md what we call our national
| see the similarity, in
une and in words, and the same
sort cf music as III tile words of
your natl nal HYMN. ! see also
a continuation and all expression
Of those feelings Of attachment to
tie privileges Of liberty which
are the common possessions OF
the races, whether in the United
States. or whether scattered i'll
those places to which the En-
giish tongue and the British flag
is drawn, as in Australia, New
Zealand, etc. All over the
countries tie some principles of
freedom are he'd, and in that one
,ees an instance Of the unity
ST. icll belongs 10 our race and
especially that best kind Of unity,
which is typihed and expressed
III The at'achrn, nj Of all English
speaking people TO those princi-
pl,s Of liberty that arc older than
our governmeni,or your govern
ment in lis present form, because
it reachec back to the days when
the English people was a small
nation. Not more than two OF
three million people living OH an
is and which the outhr world did
not know.
These principles Of libert!
which You cherish and which We
cherish are very ancient. and
wha,eter studies are cultivated
in English and American college.
I hope that tie study Of the prin
ciples Of liberty will rever b
omitted, --how.they came 10 b
rediscovered in England, how
they came to expand, and hoy
they came to take form and shap'
in certain institutions nhicl
people became attached to an,
from that time have gone on
growing until now their bles e
effects here and in old E2glan
have gone out over the WORLD
II IS a part Of the history that y
body Of our language ought eve
to forget TO study. You stud
il here in the history Of your ow
, institution aud in the history
j your own state Of North Carolini
( but YOU ought to study it il u
: first days that ,gave il form an
character.
5 Ladies and gentlemen and ST.
: dents, there are SO many topic
! that occur to one who is asked
) address a student body that il
hard to choose among them. Or
e thing. however, presents itself |
i me when I see this college, as
: Is presented 70 me wien ! $,
i some Of the smaller colleges
E the northern part ofyour countr.
T and that Is The value of What al
: comparatively small colleges |