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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
Roy CRUSHED UNDER ROCK.
Lad Upsets Park Feature ana is
Killed Instantly.

Middletown, n. Y, March IA
balanced rock, weighing two TONS
which has been one of the curlosl-
ties in Tuxedo park, was upset by
a small boy yesterday afternoon,
crushing him beneath its great
weight and causing practically IL
stantaneous death. The victim was
Frederick Cox, the fourteen-year-
old son Of William Cox, PARK
policeman.
Frederick attempted to CLIMB. 10
the TOP of the rock while MS niue
sister looked on and laughed. SUD
denly the immense stone rolled over
and pinned his body underneath IT,
It required nearly an hours WORK
10 move the stone so that the crush
ed form could be taken from under
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
TWO BRAVE Men
AFTER BENG SEPARATED FOR
FORTY-FOUR YEARS
Meet for the First Time Since the
War and Talk Over Their War
Experience.

Newherry, March 17.-Mr. Samuel
Dixon, Of Florence, came to Newber-
ry recently to visit Col. D. A.Dickert,
and thereby hangs a tale, says the
Observer, which it relates as follows:
In the closing days of the Confed-
eracy, during the spring Of 1865,
Gen. Hardee, then approaching Che
raw in his retreat before Sherman S
invading army, sent for Col D. a.
Dickert, of Newberry county, Of the
famous old Third regiment, and told
him he had dangerous and impor-
tan work to be done, that was to
carry a message through Sherman's s
lines to General Hood, who was then
down toward Savannah, and tell
General Hood where to meet Har-
dee's army. The general knew of
some Of Col. Dickert's secuted the
mission and was permitted to select
his companion. Captain Richard
O'Neal recommended to him a young
man in his company by the name of
Sam Dixon, saying that he was quiet
and cool and not afraid of danger
Colonel Dickert selected Mr.. Dixon,
and he accepted without hesitation.
They knew that they would have
to disguise themselves to get through
Sherman's lines, and that if caught
their lives would pay the forfeit;
but that did lot deter them, and
they set out on their mission
strangers hitherto, but now strong
friends, bound together by a common
cause and common danger. They
fulfilled their mission, passing twice
through Sherman's lines.
Some time ago Mr.. Tom Harrel,
Of Newberry, was in Florence and
was talking with Mr.. Dixon, who now
lives there, though at the time above
spoken of he was from Richland
county. Mr.. Dixon asked him if he
knew a man from Newberry named
D. A. Dickert. Yes, he said, he
knew him well; saw him very often.
From that correspondence ensued
between the two former comrades
in-arns, resulting in cordial and
pressing invitation from Colonel
Dickert to Mr.. Dixon to visit him in
Newberry. On Tuesday Mr. Dixon
came, and the two men, who had
braved death together forty-four
years ago, stood face to face for the
first time since then. Both men
have held their own well, Mr.. Dixon
being particularly active and bright;
tall and as straight as an Indian; of
quiet demeanor, but cheerful and
full of life-like young man but
for his gray hair; and gray hairs
have ceased to be a sign Of old age.
The men are now 6H, there being
three months difference in their
ages. When they performed the
dangerous feat Of carrying General
Hardee's message they were little
more than boys, and yet had seen
four years Of hard fighting.
Speaking Of Mr.. Dixon, Colonel
Dickert said that he was the bravest
and most cheerful man under hard
ships and dangers he ever saw.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
POETRY PARTS A COUPLE.
Wife Tried to Force Husband to
Print Her Writings.

Des Moines, Iowa, March 19.-
She insists on writing poetry, which
somehow the general reading public
does not appreciate, but it takes lots
of my money to have the stuff print
ed and put out in book form"
This is the charge made against
Elizabeth Morris by her husband,
George Morris, in cross bill filed to
her petition for divorce.
Since their marriage, ne asserts.
she has led him away on "wild
chases'' over the United States, al
which times she sought to be close tc
nature, occupying all her leisure mo-
ments in writing pages of poetry.
These equsions, Morris says, ne
was forced to put out in book form
for her. And he says it was an a"fu
drain on his patience and his pock
etbook.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
JURY SHED TEARS
SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL
ENDS IN CHICAGO.
Defense Was an Aiibi-Jury Took
But One BaIlot-Women Specta-
tors Hysterical.

Chicago, March 18.-Luman G.
Mann, was today declared not guilty
of the murder Of Mrs. Frances Gil.
more Thompson.
Several members of the jury shed
tears when Mann, between choking
sobs, thanked them and promised to
lead better life. Attorney lcrb.
stein, who defended the case, was
fairly mobbed by dozens Of wearing
women, who have been constant at
tendants at the trial, and who in
sisted upon kissing him.
The evidence against Mann was
circumstantial; his defence an a}ibi.
The jury took but oae ballot.
With the words not guilty" from
the lips of the foreman, the scene
in court became one Of e1citeme ment
bordering on hysteris.
Tive been 4 bad man, but years
from now you will hear Of me as
an honest citizen Mann said in
thanking tho jury. Tears were roll
ing down his cheeks and his sobs
made it almost impossible for him
to speak.
eve knew you were innocent" "
said one Of the jurors, his tears
flowing freely. Other Jurors filri-
lively applied handkerchiefs to their
eyes as Mann returned to his moth
er, throwing his arms about her neck
and crying like a child.
Under cross examination the de-
dendant was compelled to relate a
sorrow story at which his mother
hung her head. He told of drinking
bouts, during one of which he spent
$1,000 in a single night of gambling
and Of low associates.
Fanny Thompson. bound, gagged
and the finger marks Of stranger
on her throat was found dead II: q
rooming house at 1912 Michigan
avenue, July 1st last. She Lad
been dead four days, and this period
Mann was compelled to cover in
minute detail to establish his alibi.
Besides himself, he produced more
than score of witnesses.
The evidence against him consist
ed chiefly Of his acquaintance with
Mrs. Thompson, when she was ser7-
ant in his fathers house, the fact
that he wore a cap similar to the
one which Mrs. Hamilton, keeper Of
the rooming house, said was worn
by the man who accompanied Mrs.
Thompson to the house, and state
ment made to his sister prior to the
tragedy that he "knew woman
whose diamonds he would get If
he had to choke her." This state
ment Mann explained on the stand
was purely a thoughtless jest made
in the course Of conversation in a
light vein.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
BRINGS DOWN THIEF.
omcer Shoots Negro Store Robber
Laden With Booty.

Chester, March LIKE Feaster'
colored, was shot and perhaps rat
ally wounded at o'clock this morn
ing bv Officer J. G. Howsee, OF the
city police force. Feaster had oroh-
en- fato the store of T. H. Ward, col
cred, and was coming out OF the
rear with his plunder, when Ohcer
Howsee, who had been attracted BY
the noise, endeavored to halt him
Feaster refused to stop and the Oh
fcer sred in the darkness, striking
him in the head. He was taken TO
the Magdalene Hospital, where be
has remained in critical condition al
Say.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
.saW AWAY" SAYS WATCHoRN.
Gives Lion Tanner at Ellis Island
ss Means Of Escape"

New York, March l8.-Fraac1s
Louis Bessanade, a lion tanner VINO
escaped from the detention pen at
Ellis Island in August, 1907 was
arrested recently in San Francisco
and returned to the Island, with a
prospect Of deportation.
He told Commissioner Watchorn
that ne escaped by cutting the bars
of his cage with a saw made OF
three butchers knives. Mr. Watch
orn. who suspects collusion oy some
Ellis Island enploye. has given Bo1s,
sanade three more kitchen knives
with these instructions:
"Ii you can saw your way out
I'll do what I can to save you IRON
deportation"
Louis is now raising blisters OF
his hands.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
GIFTED GIRL STRICKEN DUMB.
Falls Into Coma on Hearing Her Fl
ance Has Married.

Syracuse, n. T., March 1S.-
Stricken dumb when she learned on
Friday that her fance had married
another, Miss Belle Raum, OF NO.
424 Harrison street, II years DID,
has not been able to speak word
since. Dr.. J. S. Heiman attributes
her loss of speech to hysterla. IN
til this morning she was N state
of coma. This morning the physlc-
ian questioned her, and although she
was unable to speak, she could Wrlte
answers. The man who Tilted he1
IS William Meyer, of Liverpool. Or
Thursday he and Miss Ann King were
married. in Buffalo.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
DEPOT DESTROYED BY FIRE
Flames Consume Union Station In
Louisville, Ky.

Louisville, KY, March 1S.-By
the destruction here tonight at loss
of 100000 of the union depot, the
local terminal for five of the coun-
try's leading railroads, louisville
will probably benefit by new union
station.
Crossed wires in the attic of the
big structuer, which was erected by
the Illinois Central in 1890, caused
the blaze, which made al empty
shell of the depot before the entire
fire department of the city, which
was called, had arrived. ". G.
Roach, chief clerk to Superintendent
Egan of the Illinois Central, fell
through skylight. All other oc'
cupants escaped unharmed.
Using the depot were the Illinois
Central, the Big -Four, the Southern
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
and the Chesapeake &, Ohio.
The rescue of a woman telephone
operator from the fifth story by fire
men and the great height to which
the flames rose made the fire unusu
ally spectacular.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
Superintendent Swearingen Favors
Local Option.

Columbia, March 1S.-State Su-
perintendent of Education J. E.
Swearingen gave out a statement
tonight touching his views on the
compulsory education question. Mr..
Swearingen said in part: While
compulsory education is neither need
ed nor desired in many localities,
in others it is eminently desirable.
School districts, county and incor-
porated towns should be allowed to
decide the question for itself. The
passage of a law allowing each school
unit to decide this question for itself
will soon show whether the people
wish compulsory education.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
WHOLE TOWN CRIPPLED.
Dangers OF numbering Jobs Shown
in Washington Settlement.


The little town CT Hoquiam,
Wash, with 5000 inhabitants, has
more manned, SCARED and crippled
people than any other town Of the
size in the world. There are 500
men who have either lost leg, arm,
hand, foot, finger, toe or ear. There
are many more who will carry to
the grave ugly scars.
None of these men has ever been
in an Indian fight, nor have any
participated in battles. They are
loggers and sawmill men, who have
met with accident in one Of the most
dangerous occupations. Not day
passes in the sawmill districts Of
this State but that someone Is killed
or injured.
The city officials recently took a
census and the tabulations now in
on file with the town clerk show:
Fifty-six men with one leg each.
Five lsgless men.
Two men have lost both legs and
one hand.
Twenty-three men have no feet
Three handless men.
Four men have one leg and one
arm.
Nine men have lost one ear each
One man lost nose, and ears.
Eleven men have but one eye each
Two men have been scalped.
One hundred and fifty men have
scars on faces.
One hundred men have other in
juries that have MANNED them fo'
life.
All these accidents have been me
in the woods or in the sawmills II
the Grays Harbor district.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
And Holds Him For Ten Thous-
and Dollar Ransom
father WILL C0MlPl
The Lad Is Son Of Attorney Whitla,
of Sharon, Pa, and Was Taken
From School by Stranger-The
Boys Hat Found in Buggy in
Ohio.

Sharon, Pa, March 18.-Ten
thousand dollars ransom is demanded
for the return Of William Whitla,
Attorney James P. Whitla's eight
year-old boy, who was spirited away
from school here this morning by
an unknown man, furnishing mys-
terry which the detectives of the coun-
ty are being asked to solve. Ac-
comparing the demand for ransom
is covert threat that the boy will
be killed unless the money is pro-
duced.
Hundreds Of kilograms and tele-
phone messages have been sent to
the police of various cities asking
their assistance in the search for
the boy and his abductors. The first
fruit Of these came tonight when
Chief Of Police Grain, of this city,
received word that rig, in which
the lad had been taken away, had
been recovered at Warren, o., with
the child's hat on the seat Of the
buggy.
At $3.50 o'clock this morning a
stranger drove up to the east ward
school house, where young Whitla
is a pupil in Room No. 2, and told
the janitor, Wesley Sloss, the lad
was wanted at once at his fathers
Office. Sloss conveyed the message
to Mrs. Anna Lewis, the boys teach
er, who dismissed the child. AS she
was helping him put on his overcoat,
she remarked, half jokingly, 81 hope
that man does not kidnap Willie"
The man in the buggy had dark
complexion, dark hair and stubby
mustache. He was stockily built.
He spoke excellent English and was
evidently American-born.
When Sloss appeared with the boy.
the stranger smiled and helped him
up to the seat beside him. He then
drove off in the direction of Mr..
Whitla's Office. Several persons to-
night say confederate Joined the
kidnapper before he had left town.
Little was thought Of the incident,
and there was no belief that crime
had been committed until the lad
failed to appear for his noon day
meal Becoming worried, Mrs.
Whitla began search, and at the
school she learned Of what had oc-
Cured there three hours before.
At 1 o'clock letter directed to the
mother, was delivered to the house
by mail carrier. Mrs. Whitla at
once recognized the handwriting on
the envelope as that Of her son.
Opening it she found the following
communication written in strange
hand.
I'VE have your boy and will re-
turn him for $4,000. Will see your
advertisement in the papers. In
sert in indianapolis News, Cleveland
Press, Pittsburg Dispatch, Youngs-
town Vindicator: a. A.-Will do
as requested, J. P. w Dead boys
are not desirable"
The penmanship and spelling of
the note indicated 1t had been written
by a man of fair education. MI.
Whitla decided to comply with the
conditions of the letter, and sent for
publication to each Of the newspapers
specified the note it directed him to
insert
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
sLAsHER SCORES WOMEN.
Unknown Culprit Cuts Up Clothes in
Subway Station.

New York, March 18.-Complaints
which are reaching the police indi-
cate that a "slasher" Is again at
work In New York. Several women
have reported that their garments
have been cut in the subway station
at 42nd street.
All cases bear a striking similari-
" which makes it appear as If the
work were being done by one man,
using the same sharp knife. In most
instances the garments cut have
been women's coats, slashes e little
to the left of the center of the back
about - inches from the bottom.
One woman's handsome coat OF
broadcloth was badly mutilated In
the subway yesterday morning Two
years ago a "slasher" cid similar
work and while detectives were put
specifically on the case, Ehe culprit
was never captured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
HUGE FORGERY PLOT
SPOILED BY THE Suspicious OF
A LITHOGRAPHER.
The Arrest at Milan Of Four of
the Rinsleaders Reveals an Inter-
national Company,

Rome, March 17.--Speeial dis
patches from this city to Columbie
Record says startling development:
| connecting the extensive operations
of the international gang Of forgers
and of checks and banknotes, four
ringleaders of which are under ar,
rest at Milan, continue to come tc
the surface as a result Of the inter
national police Investigation now in
progress. AS stated at the time OF
the arrest a week ago the operations
of the gang were confined chiefly
to New York and London.
The capture Of the four leaders
was due to the misgivings OF Sisor
Polotti, very ski!lful photographer,
whom the forears had entrusted with
the engraving OF an immense number
OF checks, varying in value from $40
to $500 apiece. which they represent
ed were required by the American
Express Company for its branch es-
adjustments in Rome, Genoa and
Naples.
signor Polotti conhded the affair
to the police. who directed him to
proceed quietly with the commission,
while they prepared a surprise for
as many as possible Of the gang.
which during the past two years has
given untold trouble IN America,
England. France and Belgium.
In Italy last December, after
series OF frauds at Genoa amounting
to 100000, they presented q letter
Of credit Of the Commercial bank OF
Milan for $4,000 on firm of pri-
vate bankers in New York. The cul-
prits have again and again exploded
the New York bank, and the Milan
police are convinced from a mass
of documents and stamps now seized
at their lodgings that this criminal
gang must have had one or more
accomplices in the employ OF the
bank itself.
Four members of the gang we're
caught red-handed. They are all
niddle-aged, though considerable
part OF their career has been spent
IN tho United States and Great Brit
ain. They had in their possession
nevly-made banknotes and checks OF
The total value Of ever s2,0OO,ooo.
which they were about to forward
20 contecera IN New York and
London for circulation.
Oreof Origoni, one Of the ring
leaders under arrest, comes Of well
knows Naples family and formerly
was an artilley officer in the Italian
army. He is nephew Of the Ia
nous General Matterassi. He has
been a consular agent and representa-
tive of various commercial firms IN
japan and North America.
The Milan police are elated at the
capture, but regret that many mem
bers of the gang are still at large
though they have clues which are
expected to prove useful to the po-
lice Of New York, London and Paris.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
DEATH OF DIR. JONES.
The Great War Chaplain Of the Con
federacy Gone.

New Orleans, La, March 1S.-By
command of Gen. Clement A. Evans,
general commanding, Adjutant Gen
eral and Chief of Staff William E.
Mickle issued from the headquarters
of the United Confederate Veterans
today an order giving official notice
of the death of Chaplain Gen. j..
William Jones, which occurred yes
terday at Columbus, Ga. After re-
citing his achievements in military
and civil life the order concludes:
''His devotion to his work and his
people. his ability as writer, his
eloquence as speaker, his amiabillty
as a companion, stand out with con-
spicuous brightness, and he has left
record free from stain and worthy
of imitation
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
THREE WERE KILLED.
Coast Line Train Leaves Track at
Pikeville, n. G.

Charlotte, n. c., March ia
fast passenger train on the Atlantic
Coast Line jumped the track at Pike
Vile, a flag station between Colds
boro and Wilmington after midnight
killing the engineer and fireman,
and Brakeman Ofert. Conductor
w. H. Newell and several passengers
we're seriously injured. Details OF
the accident could not be obtained at
this ,ur.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
OF a Train Cuts a Railway Sta
tiog in Canada
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED
Blowing Out Of Wash Pipe Oh Lo-
comotive, Near Montreal, Forces
Engineer and Fireman to Jump,
and the Train Dashes Into Station,
Tearing it Up.
Tearing it Up.

Montreal, March 17.-Four per
sons are dead and thirty others were
more or less seriously injured ss
the result of the blowing out OF s
wash pipe on the locomotive hauling
the Boston Express Of the Canadian
Pacific Railway this morning, three
miles out from the city. Scaldins
steam filed the cab and the engineer
and fireman were forced to jump.
The train, without g guiding hand
at the throttle, dashed into the
Windsor street station, through the
granite wall into the women's wait
Ing room, and then into the rotunda,
where the locomotive, after demol-
isbing one massive granite pillow.
was brought to standstill by anoth-
er
The four persons hilleewd -?
The four persons killed were sit
ting in the women's waiting room.
They are:
Mrs. w. j. Nixon. Montreal.
Her 13-year-old son and S-year-
old daughter.
Elsie Villiers, 12 years old, Of
Montreal,
A score OF men were Knocked
down when the train dsshed through
the rotunda.
An investigation of the cause OF
the accident by General Manager
McNscoll disclosed that the break
in the boiler was on the freman's
side. Fireman Craig jumped at once
ead landed in snow drift, practi-
caIly uninjured. He ran down the
track after the train. Half a mile
from where he jumped Craig found
the engineer lying unconscious by
the rails. His skull had been frac-
tured. Why, before jumping, the
engineer failed to bring his train to
2 standstill may never be known,
for Cunningham has not regalned
consciousness, and is not expected
to live. The train crew had no IDEA
there was anything wrong until the
train was nearing the station. Then
She conductor, noting the excessive
speed at this point applied the air
brakes. They were not strong
enough to hold the train with the
locomotive pulling against them' but
they did check the speed somewhat
The husband Of Mrs. W. J. Nixon
Is g train dispatcher Of the Canadian
Pacific at Medicine Hat, Alberta
He had secured leave Of absence TO
come to Montreal to get his family
and they were all at the station to
greet him after six months separat-
ion. Nixon's train arrived a short
time after the accident. The man
gled bodies of his wife and children
were lying or the platform when he
stepped from the train.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
THEY SHOULD PASS.
Two Bills Before Congress to Help
Rural Carriers.

Washington, March l7.-Rural
,.trer carriers will come in for lit
lie extra compensation during the
sixty-frst Congress if the two ollls
recently introduced by Representa-
ives Bates, of Pennsylvania, and
humphreys, of Mississippi, are en-
acted into law. The bill introduced
~ Representative Bates provides an
additional allowance Of $3.50 per an
nun for subsistence, and that lntro-
,uced by Mr.. Humphreys provides
that $3.50 per annum additional be
allowed each rural carrier for the
,nrcbase and maintenance Of neces-
sary horses, wagons and equipment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
ROBBED ON TRAIN.
Passenger Claims He Lost Ten
Thousand Dollars.

Philadelphia, March 19.-Ihe de-
tective bureau here last night re-
ceived a message from Wilmington,
DEL, that a passenger on the Penn
sylyania railroad express train had
been robbed of $4,000 prior to the
trains arrival there.
The passenger, who was on his way
to Philadelphia from Aiken. S. c..
informed the conductor that he had
been robbed of travelling bag con-
tanning $4,000 in money. He said
that he left the bag in the chail
car while he went to the smoking
compartment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
Murderer Lynched.

Elkin, W. Va, March 19.-Joseph
Brown, said to have been an ex-
convict, shot and seriously wound
ed Chief of Police Scott White at
Whitmer, near here, was taken from
the Jail by crowd of men early
this morning and lynched.