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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
ATTEMPTS TO LEAP
OUT OF A WINDOW
Frank R. Larkin While Drunk
Endeavors to Commit Suicide

In. drunken frenzy Frank r. Lar
kin, who says Larkin street was named
for his grandfather, attempted to jump
from a window on the third story of
the Sultan baths Wednesday night and
hattIed desperately with three attend
ants before he was overcome and taken
to the detention hospital.
w B. Prindie. Larkins attorney and
guardian, said yesterday that he would
sign a complaint charging insanity.
Larkin is said to be a wealthy So
noma county rancher.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
MRS. GOULD WILL ASK
FOR INCREASED ALfMONY
Millionaire's Divorced Wife
Says $4,000 Yearly Too Little

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-Justice Dowl-
ing in the supreme court today passed
upon the finding submitted to him by
counsel for Edward Gould in the suit
brought against him for separation
June, when, after an exhaustive trial
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
Your Credit
Is Good
at
BREUNER'S
Going some!

When located is Breuners-away Van Ness
aonethe only big left the avenuewlen that
still do THE of the Breune
doing then that's what call going some Don't think So
bargains furniture carpets prior removal
down the known-l1ese
the magnets that pulling people Breuners from
section OF San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
New Train 10 stockton via Southern
Pacific

Commencing Sunday, September 49,
FTnder this new service passengers may
leave san Francisco Ferry Depot at
lao %. m. daily, arriving Stockton at
s-s0 o. m Returning. leave Stockton
-.1R %. m daily. arriving San Francisco
1a-ss %. m Northbound train will run
via port Costa and Lathrop; south
to,snd via Tracy. Pieasanton, Niles and
Frnffrale. Ask Agents Ticket Offices:
Flood Building, Market Street Ferry
Streets, Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17

Mrs. Gould was granted the separation
and $4,000 a month d1imony-
Some 200 findings were submitted and
most of them rejected
1t was suggested by one of the law
yers Identified with Mrs. Gouid's inter
esrs at the time OF the trial that what
ever further action might be taken by
her husband she would ask the appel
late court to increase her alimony cor
siderably more than the $685. 900 a year
now allowed her.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
GETTING THE BOOZE.
How the Game is Worked Over in
Georgia.

In Georgia city recent traveller,
approaching the clerk Of the best
hotel, said: II would like room.
Responded the clerk: ("You want
a dollar or dollar and half room?"
"a dollar and half room"
The guest was given the key to
his room, and upon having been
shown to it by bellboy, unlocked
the door and found upon the table
conspicuously in the middle of the
room a quart Of the best whiskey,
which proba bly, would have cost him
about a dollar and half anywhere
i1 America. This he put in his pock-
ct and demurely went his way.
It seems that some time later the
prohibitionists of the city, having
gotten wind of this evasive method
of circumventing the liquor law, en-
ployed a detective to so through the
same process. He did so, obtained
his whiskey and had the proprietor
of the hotel arrested for selling the
lioour without a license. In court he
admitted that in the first place he
had not purchased any liquor, anc
that in the second place he carried
away the liquor ne found upon the
table he had hired-whereupon hi
| promptly was arrested for petty lar
! ceny.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
DAMAGE WROUGHT
DEVAST ALTON IN WAKE OF RA1N
AND WIND STORMS.
Crops Over Wide Territory Are AL
most Destroyed, Towns Under Wa
ter and Families Take to Roofs.

A dispatch from Memphis, Tenn.
says reports from the surrounding
country bring advices of devastations
bv the recent rain and wind storms
Mississippi and Arkansas seemed to
have suffered most.
The Arkansas river is out of bank
and food warnings have been sent
out that other rivers will rise above
the danger point.
In both States crops are said to
have been almost totally destroyed
while numbers of towns are under
water and families have been driven
to the roofs OF their homes and the
only means of transit is by boat.
Great damage was done to the
railroads and in several places trains
are tied up.
A tornado passed over the north
ern portion of Mississippi, wrecking
many houses. No deaths are re-
ported.
Practically every stream in lower
Alabama and Mississippi is at food
stage. They have practically Destroy
ed all the lowland crops.
Destruction of cattle and loss of
timber has occurred. The Mobile
and Ohio suffered serious inter-
ruption of traffic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
WEALTH TO POVERTY
NO MONEY IN SIGHT, AMERICAN
KILLED HIMSELF.
Had Been Living in Affluence, But
the Tide Turned and When Wife
Refused Help, He Died.

There is a sad story behind the
suicide at Versailles, France, of Ed
ward Sandford, we'll known lawyer
ward Sandford, well knowl lawyer
of New York. AS a young man ne
married Ella Hoffman, daughter OF
the late Gov. John T. Hoffman, OF
New York.
From the beginning his married
life was unhappy, and several years
ago he came to Paris, where for a
time he was one of the leaders OF
the American colony. His brother,
Lewis, lived here with him. Edward
Sandford often rode in the gentlemen
races at Longchamps and he was one
Of the founders of the fashionable
Laboulie Golf club.
Mrs. Sandford was rich in her own
right, but the couple were unhap-
ry, and several years ago Sanford
secured a divorce and obtained the
custody of his daughter. Since that
time he had kept up appearnces, but
he led more or less precarious ex-
istance.
Mrs. Sanford, who resumed her
maiden name and who is living in
Paris, has claimed that Sanford
pursued her for money, while Sand
ford alleged that his former wife,
who is said to enjoy an annual in
come of $4,000, did not keep to
the arrangement by which she was
to provide for the daughter.
The daughter is at present at
Of recent months, Mr..
Sandford had beer living il seclusion
III the hotel at V. .es where he
killed himself. -. pAovigIng for
himself and his daughter his re-
sources had become completely ex-
hausted.
A few days ago the proprietor OF
the hotel, to whom he owed $3.50,
threatened to put hi mout into the
street unless he paid. Appeals were
MADE through third parties both to
his former wife and to his brother,
Lewis, but no response came, and
IS is presumed that in a fit of desper-
alton Sandford decided to take his
OWN life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
Being WATCHED
BECAUSE HE THREATENED DIR.
BABCOCK'S LIFE.
For Pronouncing Him Dangerously
Insane While They Were Both


The Columbia Record says a sen
sational and partially inaccurat
story is published in Wednesday
issue of the Augusta Chronicle t
the effect that the State Hospita
for the insane is being guarded b,
the Columbia police in order t.
protect the superintendent, DR.. Bao
cock, from personal violence at tn
hands Of young physician, wh'
was formerly in the United State
navy.
The story has a foundation In thu
fact that the life of Dr.. Babcock il
said to have been threatened by thi:
young physician, who has for sew
eral days been under the surveillance
of the Columbia police, but there
has been no extraordinary precau-
ton taken to guard the State Hos
pital for the Insane, and DR.. Bah
cock has gone about his usual duties
both inside and outside Of the
grounds, without any fear or inter
ruption.
It will be remen bered that last
summer this physician, who was for
several years a surgeon in the navy,
was placed in confinement in Paris
and committed to French asylum
for the insane. 1t happened that DR..
Babcock and Senator Tillman were
in France at the time and they in
terested themselves in the young
mans behalf. At the request of the
American consul. Dr.. Babcock exam
ined the surgeon and regretfully
made report that the surgeon was
dangerously insane and should not
be released.
Later the friends Of the surgeon
brought him to this country and he
has since been at his former home
in the upper portion Of South Car
olina. 1t is said that he now pro-
poses to bring suit against the
French government for his confne-
nent and that the certificate given
: he American consul by DR.. Babcock
is considered by the surgeon to be
a barrier in the prosecution OF his
case. He is, of course, no longer
IN the naval service.
When he came to Columbia some
days ago and it was learned that he
had made threats against Dr.. Bah
cock, the friends of Dr.. Babcock, who
instructed the patrolman on the asy-
lum beat to keep watch out for the
and that is the extent to
which the asylum has been guard
ed by the police, and the story pub
lished in the Augusta Chronicle has
this much foundation in fact.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
CARELESS sHOOyNG.
Torkville Hoctor Came Near Be-
ing Shot By 1t.

On the 18th instant, at night,
while Dr.. Jno. I. Barron was driving
to see patient several miles east
of Yorkville, he was shot at twice
from the roadside, one ball going
between the legs of his horse and
the other just back of his buggy top.
He is satisfied the shots were not
intended for him, as the party, evi-
dently being out of ammunition,
threw rocks at negro in buggy
just behind him. A negro named
Jas. Crawford was arrested, charged
with the shooting, and taken before
Magistrate R. B. DeLoach and gave
bond in the sum Of $500 for his
appearance at a preliminary hearing.
The negro he was after is named
Henry Jones, and there is woman
in the case.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
JUDGES OPINION.
Railroad Mileage Regulation Upheld
by Hines.

Upon the request of the Georgia
State Railroad Commission, Special
Attorney James K. Hines has given
an interesting opinion in regard to
the complaints made by the travelling
public as to the exchange Of mileage
book coupons for straight tickets
at railway agencies. Attorney Hines
holds that the railroads regulation
for the preservation and exchange Of
coupons for mileage is entirely rea-
sonable
Attorney Hines was asked by the
Commission to furnish an opinion up
on the right of common carrier
to exrel a passenger, who had failed
to comply with its regulation, re-
quiring the exchange Of mileage cou-
pons for ticket.
Attorney Hines says that carriers
of passengers may eject from their
conveyances all persons refusing to
comply with reasonable regula-
tions. He says that the present
mileage book arrangement is rea-
sonable, because the purchaser en-
ters into a contract with the railway
company selling the mileage book.
One of the terms of the contract is
that coupons from these mileage
books will not be honored on trains
except at non-agency points or at
station agencies not open for the
sale of the tickets.
The purchaser, says Attorney
Hines, gets a reduced rate and he is
bound by the terms of the special
contract He says in conclusion that
the arrangement has already been
submitted to and approved by the
State Railroad Commission Atlanta
Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
CLOUDBURST DOES DAMAGE.
Track Washed Out, Bridge Damag-
ed, Mines Flooded.

Over two miles Of track Of the
Virginia Anthracite were washed our,
bridges were damaged and the Mer-
rimac Coal mines near Blacksburg,
Va, were flooded by cloudburst
a few days ago. Officials of the road
say it will be at least five days before
the track can be put in shape for
traffic again. Meanwhile all mail
and passenger service between
Blacksburg, where is located Virgin
ia Polytechnic institute, and Chris
tiansburg, must be carried on by a
hack line. The cloudburst extended
over three miles between these two
places. An early report Indicate.
much damage to crops by high water.
Many telephone lines are down. The
storm at Blacksburg was the heaviest
for many years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
FIVE PERSONS DEAD
And Many Injured as Result Of
Heavy Rains.

AASSsJ As1oSs
Five persons are dead, at least 10
seriously injured, several acres of
crops are inundated and every stream
in the northern and eastern part of
Oklahoma is raging as a result Of
heavy rains during the last few days.
A number of houses were washed
away. The dead are:
Mrs. W. W. Brown and three child
rem Of Foraker, and Matte Jones, a
negress. Mrs. Brown and her child
rem were drowned on Salt Creek
while attempting to escape from high
waters. The negress dropped dead
from fright when the waters Of Bog
gy creek near Enid surrounded her
home
A small tornado struck Morris, de-
molishing the Methodist church and
several residences, including that of
Ernest Scott. He and his wife and
child were seriosuly injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
Entire Family Wiped Out.

John Carter, aged Is, an old sailor.
and three children of Mrs. Leila
Shaw, his daughter, were burned
to death early one morning a few
days ago in a fire which destroyed
the Shaw home in Eldon, Iowa.
Carter was helpless with old age.
a lamp was overturned in the room
and all perished before aid could
reach them
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
STRANGE
OF PELLAGR.. TO BE DISCUSSED
BY CAROLINIANS.
Drs. Babcock and Williams Asked
to Address Scientists on the
Deadly Malady.

Deadly Malay.
The Columbia Record says a paper
upon pellagra is being prepared
jointly by DR.. J. W. Babcock and
Dr.. C. F. Williams and will be read
next week by DR.. Babcock at the
meeting of the Asylum Physicians as
sociation at Atlantic City, and by Dr.
Williams at the meeting of the State
boards cf health in Washington.
This paper will give the statistical
and geographical history of pellagra
in this country. It has been found
that the disease exists not only in
South Carolina, but in Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama Mississip-
pie Louisiana and Tennessee, with
isolated cases in New York, Texas
and Arkansas.
It is estimated that not less than
1,053 cases have been recognized in
TINS country, and Dr. LaVlnder, OF
the United States marine hospital
service, who is now in Columbia
with headquarters at the State hos
pital service, estimate that there
have been 1,500 cases in the South
ern States in the last two years.
The paper being prepared by Drs
Babcock and Williams will give a
thorough review Of the investigations
concerning this disease in the South.
Dr.. Babcock, superintendent of the
State Hospital for the insane, leaves
early next week for Atlantic City to
attend the meeting of the asylum
physicians, and DR.. Williams, State
health officer, leaves about the same
time for the meeting in Washing
ton of the State boards of health.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
MURDERER KILLS SELF.
Man Who Shot Sisters Sweetheart
Commits Suicide.

Irwin Carter, of Huntsville, Mo-,
out on bail, who scarcely year ago
shot down Thomas R. Bagby, who
was keeping tryst with Carter's
sister, committed suicide this week
in the house from which the fatal
shots were fired into Bagby's head,
a few days ago, Carter said that
he was going away and would never
be seen again. 1t was supposed that
he intended to flee the State and es-
cape trial for the bagby murder
Later his body was found, with bull
let holes through the head.
When the coroner viewed the body,
a revolver with all the chambers
loaded was found in his breast. His
mother explained that in her excite
ment she had removed the revolver
and placed the wrong weapon on her
sons body. Fem an adjoining room
- got another weapon, with onc
chamber empty.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
SEVEN DROWNED

By the Upsetting of Gasoline
Boat in a Storm.
The gasoline boat Doris, with ten
passengers on board capsized in
the storm at midnight few
days ago and seven persons are
believed to have been drowned. The
known dead are: Ed. Mandy, Reit
McElroy, Charles Murphy, Eddie
Tickle, B. Alexander, Joe Page, ne
gro porter. The boat was returning
to Vicksburg, Miss, from one of the
saloons on the island. The waves
were about four feet high on the
lake and it will be impossible to
recover any Of the bodies until
late in the day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
TERMINATES IN TRAGEDY.
Two Brothers Shot by Foes in North
Carolina.

Arthur and Andy Franklin were
shot to death Monday night in Laurel
township, remote section of Madi-
son county, N c., in a four-cornered
duel, in which the Franklins were
arrayed against the Tweed brothers
Robert Tweed and Arthur Franklin
met at the store of Arthur Frank
lin, and resuming the quarrel sew
eral days old, both opened fire.
And Franklin endeavored to stop
the fight, but Major Tweed interfer-
ed, and both drawing pistols the fight
became general. And Franklin was
instantly killed; Arthur Franklin
died later of his wounds and Major
Tweed received serious wound in
the thigh. Beverly Stanton, by
stander, was shot in the thigh. No
arrests have been made. The parties
concerned were among the best citi-
zens of the county.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
stated generally that Mr.. Lever see

stated generally that Mr.. Lever sees
justification for the action of him
self and those of his colleagues who
voted for protected lumber in the
house, though Ar. Tillman's explana-
ton will probably disappoint him.
Perhaps Mr. Lever finds additional
justification in the fact that Senator
Bailey not only voted for protected
lum mber-on the grounds OF Eeve-
nue., to be sure-but spoke for It.
But in speaking Of Grover Cleveland
and in spite OF his vordy declaration
OF respect for the last Democratic
president in the abstract, he lef'
the defense to Senator Aldrich. Be
Sides Senator Bailey has been play
ing so close to Senator Aldrich ant
the Republicans through all thi:
fight that his support must be graded
below par, from Democratic view
| point.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
Drummer Commits Suicide.

John W. Hill, drummer for a
wholesale drug firm at Chattanooga,
Tenn, committed suicide near Kappe
Mill, Surry county, \. c., Tuesday,
by shooting himself through the
head. He received letter an hour
Or two before he shot himself, and
it is believed that the contents of
the letter were responsible for the
suicide.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
Killed Himself.

MI. David ]. Young Of the StoEer
of Chester county CON-
mitted suicide a few days ago ty
cutting his throat with razor. He
started to where his BROTHER was
at work near the horse, and When
found was dead The cause is az
teibuted to poor health. He was 81
years Of age.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
Flash Light Blinds.

The premature explosion of mag
nesium powder used in taking a
fashlight picture of a carnival in
Odd Fellows hall, at Washington,
D. c., this week, so severely burned
the photographer, Lee Van Fleet,
aged 20 years, Of Washington, that
he will probably lose his eyesight.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
Dances to Death in Jail.

Charles Hill, negro of Richmond,
Va, danced himself to death in the
iail at Suffolk, Va, this week. Hill
was sentenced for 60 days, but, be-
ing a happy-go-lucky fellow, it mat
tered very little to him, and he gave
performance before the other in
mates of the jail. After most as
founding dance, taking all his Ell
ergy, Hill paused and fell worward,
dead
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
FIEND HUNG TWICE.
The Rope Broke in Two But They
Swung Him Again.

At Pinebluff, Ark, Lavett Davis,
negro charged with attacking a
sixteen-year-old white girl. was taken
from Jail by an unmasked mob OF
two hundred men and hanged 70 a
elegraph pole in one of the principal
streets. Just as the negro was be-
ng raised above the street. the rope
broke but he was raised again and
eft hanging. a number of armed
deputies were on guard but were
3verpowered and the door broken
with sledge hammers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
Gets Two Years.

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Bingham, Of
Springfield. Mass, was this week SEN
fenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary. after pleading guilty to the
charge Of manslaughter. She shot
and killed her husband because, she
said, be had habitually abused her. +"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02

D. F Meredith, fireman OF the
Augusta department., says that not
only was Humphreys residence
searched by the detectives several
DAYS ago, but also was Thomas L..
Hutto's. the express messenger who
was found locked IN chest when
the robbed car reached the depot
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
KILLED IN WRECK.
Collision on New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad.

The northbound Norfolk express
on the New York, Philadelphia &
Norfolk railroad ran into a freight
train standing on a siding, two
miles south of Salisbury, Md,
Wednesday,. Edward T. West, en-
gineer Of the passenger train, was
killed, and William w Guthrie, bag
gagemaster, and ". w. Wright, eX-
press messenger, were slightly in.
jured. All the victims lived al
Delmar, Del
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
ARRESTED LONG AFTER CRIME
William Brown Held for Completely
in Murder Case.

Seven years almost to day since
the alleged crime was committed.
William Brown, a hard working man
who has been a citizen Of Macon,
Ga, and provided we'll for his fami.
ly for two years, was Wednesday
arrested, and, upon requisition Of
Gov. Conner of Alabama, will be car
ried back to Tuscaloosa, where he
will be tried for completely in muir
der. Brown made no effort when ar
rested to conceal his connection with
the crime. He said that he, in COM
pany with George Moore and War
rem Fuller, killed negro in diff
ficulty at Dadeville, Ala, and that he
escaped. The other two men served
sentences in the penitentiary, he
said.