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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
Foot Mashed or.

While on his way from Savannah
to Tybce beach on train crowded
with Independence day celebrators.
Henry SchwarZ. aged -. son of
George C. SchwarZ. fell from coach
platform and rolled under the train.
his right foot being cut off. 1t was
said the boys hat blew off his head
and he lost his footing in an Of
fort to catch it.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
SignerS Meet

In the room whore III" Dcciara-
ton OF Independence was signed in
Independence hall in Philadelphia
several scores Of descendants of the
signcrs gathered Monday. RcsOlU
tiOns we're adopted providing for a
general meeting of the society Of
he descendants on October 70 next
at Yorktown. Va. to take part in
the 12Sth anniversary Of the sur
render of CORVALLIS.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
PREACHER FATALLY SHOT.
Minister Wounded Trying to Scpa-
rate His Son and Another Boy.

\ dispatch from Grayson. Ga.
SAYS: Much excitement prevailed IN
that community over the fatal in
Jury Of the Rev T.. l.. Langley, who
was Monday shot while trying TO sep
aratc his son. Bose Langley. and J.
T.. Webb. who were engaged in a
fight.
Webb and young Langley fought a
desperate duel with pistols. Each
received two wounds of serious ma
ture.
The minister in attempting to act
as peacemaker, came within the
range of the flying bullets and fell
at his sons feet mortally wounded.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
LEG SHOT OFF.
Aged Stcpmothcr Placed in Prison
to Await Trial on the Charges.

Mrs. Mary de Marco. eighty years
old, is in the Jersey City jail. chars
I'd with shooting the left leg Of her
stcpdaughter, Mrs. Margaret Carlo,
off, with a shotgun.
The two women had quarreled
about the division of certain proper
ty. and Mrs Carlo, who is twenty
four years old, declared that her
aged stepmothcr had awaited behind
the door until she passed and then
had fired an oldfashioned, single
barreled shotgun at her, carrying her
leg off at the knee.
Mrs. de Marco, who declared it
was al accident, had been arrested
before on one occasion for biting
a policeman's hand. When the pO-
lice arrived at Mrs. Carlos home
they found her diSmcmbered leg
sticking in the plaster Of the wall.
where it had been lodged by the
force of the explosion.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
I.inunr in Dry Sections.

At meeting of the Texas Brew
ers' Association Tuesday at Galveston
a fund of 100000 was set aside to
he given to a public charity if they
could not prove that more liquor is
consumed in the prohibition. or dry
States and sections Of the United
States than in the free or wet sec
tons
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
CRUSHED UNDER ENGINE.
Engineer Meets Horrible Death Near
Anderson.

Mr.. Stoney Bouchillon, Of Bor-
deaux, engineer of a hosting engine
on the A. C.. and w. C. wreck train,
operating near Barnes station, was
probably fatally injured when the
engine overturned Monday morning
The engine and one of the work cars
turned over, and Mr.. Bouchillop was
caught underneath the engine. His
fellow workers jumped to safety.
Mr.. Bouchillon was quickly placed
on special train and was carried to
the hospital at Anderson.
His condition is precarious, and
his death is expected almost at an
moment
His right leg was almost crushed
to a pulp, his hips were also crushed
and other internal injuries are fear
ed. He is severely shocked, and is
getting worse. His condition has
prevented any close examination.
and, of course, no amputations have
been made. 1t is doubtful whether
he will sufficiently recover from the
shock to even permit all examination
The cause of the wreck is a mys-
terry. 1t blocked the track for some
time and several trains had TO trans
fer. Several persons employed on
the work train were more or less
injured by jumping, but no other
than Mr.. Bouchil!on was seriously
injured.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08

ey.
The office Of county supervisor,
says the report, being one of the
most important of our county offices,
should be filled by a man of tirmness,
good judgment and business talent,
but unfortunately, 4these qaulifica-
tions are not often taken into ac-
count by the average voter. We found
the papers relating to one years
in very much the same condition as
were those in the auditors Office
the papeds relating to one years
transactions mingled and mixed up
with those of another, in the most
indiscrimate manner conceivable.
The occupants of this office have
been ]. o. Jacques, whose term last
ed four years; lie was succeeded by
]. E. Moore, who was succeeded last
year by J. o. Griffin.
The report finds that the board of
which Mr.. Griffin is chairman had or
dered claims paid which were not
properly sworn to as required by law
and that claims amounting to S2O6.53
mad been twice paid. The county
would have been short to this extent
but for the investigation.
Ex-Supervisor Moore's accounts
were correct. but Joe Jacques had left
lot of Jury certificates not con-
ceded.
The present clerk Of court is con-
ducting his office properly. but en-
Clerk L. r. McTeer did not keep a
book for recording fines and for
FIXTURES" as required by law, except
for last three months ofs his term.
term.
The superintendent OF education,
Dr.. n. w. Black, is conducting his
Office all right.
The manner in which the offices Of
master and Judge Of probate are run
are highly commended.
The magistrates are strongly con-
demned for not making regular re-
ports.
The present sheriff is doing all
right, but Of eX-Sheriff l.. G. Owens,
who held office about IL years. the
report says:
In examining his tax execution
books for several years back. we
found that in the case of quite a
number of taxpayers who had return
ed lands. running from an acre up
to l9G acres. aggregating over 800
acres in 1905. who failed to pay the
taxes thereon. that executions were
issued against them and put into
the hands of the sheriff for collection.
In his return. made to the treasr-
rer. is this report, Can't find. when
in 1906 these same parties paid the
taxes on these identical lands. show
ing that with proper effort these
lands could have been found. The
same or worse is true as to executions
for 1906 and 1907.
"It occurs to us that there might
be some profitable gleanings had by
the sinking fund commission in this
field. were they to look into the mat
ter"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
OFFICER SLAIN
Attempted to Seize Alleged
ContrabaDd Whiskey.
ASSASSIN AT LARGE

j. ID. Altman, Il Man 81 Years
Old, Also Wounded i'll the Aldo
men.
One man dead, another pdobably
mortally wounded, and third at
his home where il is feared that he
will peer be taken alive, is the
situation at midnight following a
shooting af1ray at Ravenel at 1850
o clock TUESDAY evening when Con-
stables c. Pinckney Fishburne and
j. u. Altman attempted to prevent
John ". MesServey from taking from
the railroad station keg OF whis-
key, which was alleged 10 be con-
traband.
Fishburne, the dead man, was the
regular constable, land he had call
ed Altman to his assistance, when
Messervey, standing in his wagon
bed, shot them both, using a Smith
& Wesson revolver. FiShDurne was
shot in the breast and died about
an hour later, while Altman was
wounded in the abdomen, the ball ,
ranging downward. Physicians have
been attending him since soon after
the shooting, and his condition is
regarded as very critical, the in
testines, it is said, being perforated.
Fishburne was about SO years OF
age, and is survived by a wife and
several children. Altman is nearly
81 years of age, but has wonderful
constitution.
Immediately after the shooting
Messervey left for his home, and up
to the last repot, has not been ar
rested.
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DASHED TO DEATH
PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN
PROPERLY.
Before Horrified Crowd a Balloon
ist Cuts Loose Too Soon and is

Killed.
Mistaking the promlscous firing
of reyolvers as a signal for the eli
max of his aerial act, James Corco-
ran, aeronaut, 90 years old, Of Low
ell, Mass, cut loose with his para
cute when but few hundred feet
from the earth at Portland, Me-,
Sunday, and was dashed to the
ground, meeting almost instant death
at the feet Of 5000 Mortified spec
tators.
Three parachutes were attached to
the balloon for triple jump. 1t
was arranged that Corcoran should
drop with his parachutes when he
heard a certain number of revolver
shots after the balloon had reached
a height of approximately 5000
feet.
Corcoran had barely left the
ground before promiscuous firing he
gan, but the man to give the signal
called cut to him to keep on up.
Above a few hundred feet it is hard
for an aeronaut to Judge correctly
his exact height, and so when Cor
coran heard second fusillade it is
believed he was certain the signal
had come. He was seen to drop, al
though he was barely SEQ feet in the
air.
The distance was too short for the
parachute to open properly, and the
man dropped like plummet, strik-
ing the ground about 1000 feet from
where the ascension was made.
He sustained a fracture Of the
skull and other injuries and he soon
died
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
GAS EXPLOSION KILLS NINE.
Miners SufYocatc i'm Pit at TOllcrvillc,
Near Trinidad. Colo.

Nine men were killed Tuesday by
an explosion of gas in the Cedar
Hill Coal G. Coke Company mine at
Tollcrvile. near Trinidad, Colo. All
but one were foreigners.
The men were descending in the
cage. The explosion partly wrecked
the shaft and those who were not i'll
stantly killed were suffocated by gas.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
MISSING BOY FOUND.
Murder Mystery ut Clinton Proves
to be a Canard.

The boy, Ben Deane, who was re-
ported missing from Clinton since
Saturday a week ago, has been found
at Ware Shoals. This puts an end to
the sensational rumors which were
flying about of murder at the Lydia
Mill. The police found on close in
-estigation that the reports about
Joe Franks and his friends were
based on facts, but they were greatly
exaggerated, and there is no reason
to make any arrests in connection
with the matter.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
Committed Suicide

A dispatch from Aiken says Jo-
seph Crews. the negro who Killed
his wife at Warrenton Thursday.
committed suicide Saturday by plac-
ing himself in front OF train and
being run over The body has been
identified.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
Suicide" Coroncr's Jury Verdict.

The posse that surrounded George
w. Bush in the woods, finding that
they could not secure dogs, went IN
lifted Bush. They found him lying
on the ground dead. with bullet
hule through his brain and -
calibre S. and w. pistol in his right
hand. The coro3er's jury. summon
ed by Magistrate j. r Blackwell
found that Bush came to his death
from a gunshot wound inflicted by mis-
own hand.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
Prof. Ordway Dead.

Prof. John Morse Ordway. mp TO
three wears ago professor Of metal
lurgv at Tulane university, New Or
leans. died at his home in SalSus.
Mass, Monday. aged Sc years.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-08
Tillman to the WOOdmcn.

At St. Louis Monday United States
Senator Tillman was the principal
sneaker at the national conference
of the Modern Woodmen of America.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05
STATE ALIENISTS DECLAR]
THAW TO Be DANCERO
Three Physicians Testify That Stanford White'sS s
Is Still Insane. .-IhaW on Stand.

WHITE PLAINS. n. Y. Aug. A.
Three OF those medical men known
Is alienists. who have become such
a familiar part OF modern criminal
court procedure. united In the Su-
prcme Court yesterday to make Il un-
pleasant for Harry X. Thaw. who kill
ed Stanford White and VAS adjudged
insane. but now demands his release
rom the Matteawan Asylum as a
mentally normal man.
All three testified that he was In
sane, and when Thaw took the stand
briefly, after some disconcerting tes-
timony, he was plainly ruftied and
nervous, but Mr.. Jerome dismissed
MIN after a few comparatively unlm-
pOrtant questions.
OF the alienists who testified. DIR.
Austin Flint. Dr. William IIirsch and
Or. Amos T. Baker. the last gave
testimony of the most importance.
He is acting superintendent Of Mattea'
wan and appears as n witness with
out compensation. the only alienist
n the case with this distinction.
Justice Mills called attention to this
fact and took a hand In questioning
him.
Dr. Baker said that In his opinion
Thaw was not only insane now, but
4 dangerous person 10 be at large.
Shortly after this. Mr.. Jerome call
d Thaw to the stand. He was pale
and apparently shaken. The district
attorney put some ratkcr fncoherent
notes written by the prisoner in evi-
dence and asked him TO explain
them. After parties back and forth
and laborious explanations by Thaw
as to the meaning OF certain writings.
ne said'
And I want you to know, Mr.,
Jerome, that many OF these notes you
call suggestions were written nj the
request OF my lawyers"
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05
CITY OF OSAKA, JAPAN,
IS REDUCED TO ASHES
CONFEDERATION Eats Out Heart Of Great Manufacturing
City and Destroys Twenty thousand Houses.

twenty-five hours. and the burned sec.
tions present a deplorable sight.
The streets of the city are very mar
row and the houses were mostly OF
wood construction. Under a strong
breeze. therefore, the buildings we're
easy prey for the flames which jump
ed from one TO another with great
rapidity. Once hope was almost
abandoned that the confiagration
could be arrested. The firemen fought
valiantly against the odds of lack Of
water and the high wind. and many
OF them fell unconscious. while work.
.ng bravely at their posts. Had not
the water supply been curtailed by
the existing drought. 1t Is believed
the fire would have been Quenched
without great namage.
During the fire the greatest cOnfu.
sion prevailed among the spinning
girls in the factory quarter. but for.
tunately no serious loss of life occur.
red there.
The belongings of the people who
were able 20 save anything from
their burning homes are piled in great
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05
JoNESVILIE NEWS

JONESVILLE, Aug Airs. c. o
Greene and daughter. Miss Marion
and Miss Glenn Pickett. left Monday
for Lake City, where they will visit
friends for a few days. after which
they will visit their sister, Mrs. J
r. Fowler, at Greenville.
Miss May Kirby of Gainesville Wis,
tied at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
.J |. Griffin last week.
Miss Cena Hamilton is at Sanford
visiting her sister. Mrs. J. c. Fortson,
who has lately moved there from New.
berry.
Rev. Griffin delivered two interest.
ing sermons To attentive congrega
tions Oh last Sunday morning and
evening These were the first s"ryi
Crs We have had In our new building
The church Is not finished yet. but
We hope 10 hay" il completed 10y next
SUNDAY. when We will begin our pro
trl'i"d moctiug.
On Thursday night. Aug. 18th. We
will have box supper AZ JOncsyillD
school house. All the ladies are r..
nuestcd to prepare box with supper
for two These boxes will be- sold
md The proceeds will 70 toward
buying organ for our church AZ
readers are cordially invited
J. J Jones. VINO was injured hy
falling from hi- horse some few
weeks ago. improves N.r~ SLOWLY
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05

heaps along the railroad t.LCss from
Osaka to Kobe, where they were re.
moved early Saturday morning when
the fire broke out. In the gray of
the dawn OF Saturday thousands OF
persons heavily laden with house.
hold effects. were to be seen fleeing
across the numerous canal bridges,
and away from the fire zone. When
they had reached places OF safety the
burdens were laid down, and the able.
bodied members of families returned
TO the city TO assist in fighting the
hames, leaving the old people to
guard their effects from thieves. All
day long Saturday. and far into the
night the people assisted the firemen
and the troops In quenChing the con
iagTation.
An area OF over four miles square
containing some Of the city's hand.
soonest structures, including the Budd
hist Temple. the largest in the world,
wds C..iirely burned. The Stock Tx
change. one OF the most important
in this country. was entirely destroy.
ed. This loss. 1t is believed, will teno
considerably to dislocate the business
Of Osaka. which. with its manufac.
turing concerns, Is one OF the CHIEF
commercial cities of Japan.
Many touching sights were to be
seen during the fire. The women
were terror-stricken. and fed hlther
and thither with their children. sonic
of whom later cried piteousIy for food
that could not be obtained for them.
The emperor Is deeply concerned
over the disaster, and IL is believed
that he will make a generous dona.
ton to the relief fund, and that his
action will be quickly followed by
gifts from charitable people and insti
tutiOns.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05
PrOhibitiOniStS Again Win
a Victory in Santa Rosa

majority for them. Only three pre-
ciuct- in the entire county were car.
rl,d by the WITS" aud Two OF these
gave maioT,dc~ of only two. while
tl, other had only eleven more votes
than cast by the prohibitionist- Some
OF thy precincts are located far into
the interior. and viii probably not be-
heard from until today but these are
All admittedly dry" and when the
VOTES ar. cau,a-sod it il believed
,he proh,b,Ioni-t- will have q major
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05
Brother and Sister Met
As Strangers, and Mari

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. 4.-The
story OF a romance which ended In
the marriage of brother and sister
was revealed In Police Judge McGan-
mons Court yesterday. II had to do
with the early separation and eonse-
luent reunion of August Resehke.
aged 90. and Augusta Reschke, aged
~
Three children that resulted from
the marriage are now in the care OF
the Humane Society.
The woman wept n she told her
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Aug Caught
fast ia "a pump I'm the No. u colliery
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa.
ny al Plainsville Robert Taylor. the
night ,n2iu,er. wa, held while the
water slowly rose about him II had
reached bis chin as he stood on his
toes whom r..cucrs found him. A few
minute a-rr hr would have been
drowned
Tayl1r vent into the workings early
|u o.. morning 10 repair the pump
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05
FUNERAL OF MR.. NEweERN.


The funeral services over the re.
mains OF the late W. c. Newbern will
be held today at Evergreen Cemetery,
where the interment will be made,
and all friends of the family are in.
vited to be present.
The following gentlemen have been
asked to act as pall-bearers: +. J.
Baird. J. r. Bunch, II. c. Roth. s.
VI. Mixson. NJ. b. Saunders, w. ID.
Dickinson, and they are requested to
meet the train at $3.50 at Atlantic
Coast Line depot.
Mr.. Newbern was for a number OF
years section foreman here and has
made Gainesville his home on and on
for the past twelve years, only re-
Gently removing to Leroy. where he
has a son-in-law and Other relatives
In business.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 2.-Confusion
still prevails here as the result OF
Saturdays disastrous fire. Thousands
of people are homeless. and hunger
Is staring many Of them In the face.
A system OF relief has been organ
lied by the municipal authorities, but
1t is inadequate to supply all needs.
Outside cities aud towns are goncr-
ously sending in contributions to be
used In alleviating the suferinss Of
the homeless and destitute.
The number OF casualties has not
vet been determined. but hundreds OF
persons are crowding the hospitals.
The latest estimate is that 10000
buildings are destroyed. these inClud-
ing banks, the stock exchange. the
museum. government edificcs and
factories. While at present Il i, iGl-
possible to approximate the losses.
they are given at around several mill.
ion yen. It Is feared that some of
the insurance companies will fail as
a result of the heavy losses they will
have TO pay.
The Con!lagratiCn lasted more than
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05

DO you mean 20 tell us, |
served you In both homicide
asked Mr.. Jerome. that you
believe you did not know mor|
the case than your lawyer Id
Il do" was Thaw's quick
He admitted that he did Old
suggestions TO his lawyers.
Thaw was excused after a n
Of this ordeal and Dr. Austi'
was called. DR.. Flint desc
paranoiac as a person dominl
certain delusions. whose mem
physical state might not other
affected. except In 90 far as ID
lusions influence him.
"Paranoiacs," he concluded
sively. never recover"
DR.. Hirsch varied the gene
dict by declaring Thaw a "dea
parsnoiaC.'
Charles Morschauser. Thaw1
new. attacked this testimony
cry legal expedient. In Drl
case be endeavored to show
had given contradictory testid
two previous cases. where he|
ed as an expert. He cad
Hirsch some unhappy momend
quiring about a book he Is vi
DO you In this book. cIa|
Jesus Christ was a paran0|
asked. ~ .--al-- "a !.
The alienist's reply was 4
would not like TO give an opa
The alIenists yesterday 4
their opinions of Thaw In ar|
Jerome's hypothetical questid
a small part OF which was I
The States alienists win 4
occupy the center OF the sd
two days more.
Mr.. Morschauser will contij
cross-examination OF Dr. Flint
Hirsch. DIR. Carlos r. McDoul
vet TO testify. He will be Cd
Mr.. Jerome.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05

PENSACOLA. Aug. With returns
from other precincts reaching there
during the day advice from Milton
Yesterday are 20 rhc ofoct that th"
prohibitionis'- have scored even "a
larger and more decisive victory than
they did Two years ago. when santa
Rosa county went dry Tn" election
ot Saturday on the wet" ar dry
question APPEAR to have been q land.
slide for the dry" element. notU.th
standing the claims of th, saloon
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05

story on the stand. When
girl she played with her bro
Germany. She was given TO a
for adoption.
The girls foster parents
her to America. She went AN
name Of Lena RObeck. When I
ID she met In Cleveland a youl
three years her senior. There
cOurtship, she fell In love az
married. Humane officers lat
the pair they were brother a
: g-s
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05
Important Item Omitted
From Appropriation Bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Aug. 2-The
general appropriation bill which pass,
Cd both houses OF the Legislature OF
1909 contained an item Of $1,000 for
ihe repair of the roof OF the capitol
fur certain minor alterations la the
interior of the building. and for the
Improvement of the capitol grounds.
u was estimated and understood that
about $4,000 OF this amount would
be needed to put the roof In good re-
pair. II has recently been In bad
shape.
Unfortunately, the general appropri-
action bill was left by the Legislature
10 the last day of the session. and
after the bill. containing the said
item OF $1,000 for capitol repair and
Improvement. was passed by both
houses the one line carrying this par.
ticular item was left out of the en-
rolled bill, due without doubt to the
great haste In which the enrolling sec.
rotary of the Senate had to do his
work on the last night OF the session.
The bill got 10 the Governor in Z pile
~ l2O measures which were sent to
him on the Hast day of the session.
and there was no chance 10 detect
tie omission.
Meantime. during the recent con.
tHued rainy weather, the condition
of the capitol roof has been gcttins
worse and worse. and giving more and
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-05
Man Held Captive While
Water Arose About HI

chinery. As the pump stopp
water began TO rise. His CT
help were not heard. and no
four hours later. when some
men entered the mine. was he
cred and rescued