Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-22
South Carolina News

BEAUFORT. s. t.. oct Is.-The grand
jury has brought in a bill OF murder
against S. J. Sanders, who had been ar
rested for the death OF II. T. Newberry.
OF Newport. y. G. who was shot TO
death Saturday night at the door OF his
home there Judge GuiOn ordered the
sheriff TO summon 80 talesmen in order
TO get Jury. The case is set for Friday
al 10 a. m
sanders was locked in the Csrtsret coUn-
" Jail here. while his brother. B. F. San
ders. also is under arrest. held as an ac-
cessory. The prisoners were brought here
Sunday night by Sheriff Hancock, after
q coroner's jury at Newport had return
ed a verdict that Mayor Newberry's death
resulted from gunshot wounds inflicted by
:. j. Sanders and that his brother also
was implicated in the shooting.
The assassination OF Mayor Newberry
vas the direct outcome. 1t is said, Of the
prosecution OF blind tiger" cases. The
mayor recently had had several persons
arrested for illegally selling whisky and
four OF the men. including the two San
ders brothers. were bound over for court
at Beaufort next Monday. II is alleged
threats have been made against the may
or's life and after his assassination Sat
urday night suspicion was directed to
the Sanders brothers
Great excitement prevailed in Newport
after the tragedy occurred Saturday
night Requests for bloOdhounds were
sent 10 TarbOro and the road in front Of
the mayors home was roped off in hope
that the dogs might be able to readily
pick up the scene and lead the authori-
ties 10 the aSsaSSins.
The dead mans wife was IN in bed at
the time Of the murder. and his little
daughter stood by his side when he was
shot.
Word OF the shooting was sent to Beau
fort and yesterday afternoon County So
1icitor Abernethy. accompanied by Sher-
If Hancock and a corOner's jury. went
10 Newport in a special train.
Upon arrival OF the train at Newport
the Sanders brothers were arrested and Ia
ter the coroner's jury ordered them held.
RENNETTsvILLE S. c. Oct. "a
Thomas r. Lacy. alias Newark Tony
said 20 be one OF the most noted cracks
men in the country. was convicted here Of
house breaking and larceny and safe
blowing and sentenced to u years i'm
prisonment in the state penitetnisry.
Lacy conducted his own case.
Lacy recently had finished serving a
6re-years' term in the Atlanta peniten-
tisry for cracking the safe in the post
once az MeCoH, s. C
TRENTON. s. C. Oct. IA. S. Dorm,
. prominent South Carolinisn, was hit
and instantly killed here this morning
~ the Edgshsld train.
Mr.. Dorm mad just came in on the
Southern train from Augusta and was
waiting to change cars for EdgefeId when
the train struck him.
His bodily was horribly mangled.
He was prominent figure in state poll
tics.
COLOMBIA s C.. Oct zu.-Dr. James H.
Carlisle. the venerable president OF wcfford
ecllege. sbove1 signs Of re=aining consciotsnesS
ro1av. srd his pulse stronger. but physI-
eisns say no hoqs o. recovery can re enter
rafrsd-
list before IapsInE into coms. Dr. Csritsre
oeeame irrational ard delivered with all DIS
Accustomed vigor address witch ne made
&c the stu1suts a Wofford college IS years ago.
ABBEvILLE. S. g. Oct. ao.-L.ittIe I.e-
Roy Simmons. the 2-months-old son OF
Mr. and Mrs r. 7. Simmons, died at
their home last Saturday morning at 10
O'Clock. He had been ill for several DAYS.
The funeral services were held AZ the
house Sunday AFTERNOON at $50 o'clock by
Rev. Henry Stokes. The interrnent was
IN Long Cane cemetery.
COLUMBIA. s. c. Oct 2o-L. B. Do
xisr. a local capitalist. president Of the
National Hygienic Manufacturing compa-
ny and director Of the National Rivers
and Hsrbors Congress. died today at his
home here