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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

O'Niell handles double disc
records only Csc.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

The customs officials are find
ing all sorts of crookedness in
the administration of the New
York..c custom house. The sugar
trusts smuggling is aim ost a ma
tional scandal and innumerable
instances of a minor character
have been unearthed. The diff
Guilty in preventing smuggling is
that few men believe in their
hearts that the government is just
when it imposes tax on imports,
and therefore, few have any
conscientious scruples about
violating the customs laws.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

On and after Monday June 7th.
no more contestants will be allow
ed to enter the contest, nor can
those who have entered transfer
their votes to any other cotestant.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

When you want good delivery
01eon made call on G.. S. Brenn.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

A man was recently killed at an
eastern college by the hammer
thrown in athletic exercise. Then
the college proposed to abolish
hammer throwing as a part of it's
sports. Now the young man, who
is an expert hammer thrower,
complains bitterly. He says he
has invested time and muscle in
learning to throw the hammer, that
he has paid his tuition, invested
money in books and has even
attended some lectures in the hope
that he might win fame as
hammer thrower and that if the
college abolishes this form of
sport it will be an Injustice to an
infant industry. Evidently that
young man has been reading the
tariff debates and taken his cue
from the Republican statesmen.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05
O'Niell has indestructible CYL
inder records, they fit any ma
chine and last forever.

The Morgan City Review says
"Capt. Will T. Jones, the old
Teche steam boatman, is working
hard to organize a company to
run to New Orleans through
the Plaquemine locks, and we be-
lieve is meeting with encourage
ment from the planters and bus
mess men. The Capt. has large
experince in the business, and We
hope will establish the line.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

II you want a good set of har-
;neoe call on G. S. Brenn.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

Freshen up your rooms with
Alabastine. ALI shades at
O'Niell's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

Australia is perturbed by the
discoveries of Mr.. Bachelor, the
commonwealth Minister of Exter-
nal Affairs, who has been inquir-
ing into the illegal influx of Chi.
nese. There is a wealthy organ
ization in China with agencies in
all the principal Australian ports
and with connivance of ships
officers the systematic smuggling
of Chinese into Australie HAS been
carried on for q long time.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

complete line OF wall pa.
Wn st Davis.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

Double dice Columbia records
y 0'Niell's, CSC.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

A plan has been prepared for
increasing the recreation facilities
of Singapore. The proposal is to
form an Enclosure somewhere on
the reclaimed land between Beach
road and the sea, and to construct
therein a swimming bath 90 feet
by q feet, 8 feet, 6 inches deep at
one end and 10 feet deep at
the other. Round the outside of
of the bath there would be q rink
for roller skating, the length of
which wouldsbe 1870 feet and the
bredth 80 feet, while, as an outer
ring, there would be cycle and
racing track giving IA laps to the
mile, and finally there would be
raised stands and seats for spec.
tators and beyond them dres1ang
rooms for bathers.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

nlIfLK & aDBEyILLE RAILWAY COMPANY
TINE TiiLE.
~ TAO a. m. AT. 200 p IN.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

VIZ UO
There being no further business, the
Jury adjourned.
Jos. BIRG, President.
CHAs. A. BIBBINS, Secty.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05
'..tI,,. Pacific Railroad Time Table
WEST BOUND.

CYPaEMonT BRAECH.
r,v.t:O0 p. M. A.. 9:3O a. m.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-05

Linoleum rugs, the thing for
your bath room, at Davis. Prices
right.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
YOUNG MAN GONE WRONG.
Robs the GranitviIle Bank of Seven
Thousand Dollars.

The Augusta Chronicle says the
Bank OF Granitville is short $500,
and the shortage is charged up to
Z. e. Burnett. q son of Dr.. ii. j.
Burnett, OF that town. Mr.. Burnett
was a bookkeeper in the bank, hav-
ing charge of the personal ledger.
When confronted with the accusa-
tion he admitted most of IL and his
people have promised to make the
amount good.
1t is stated that young Burnett
has been extracting money from the
bank for some time but 1t only be-
came known to the bank officials
while the young man was away on.
summer trip. On Friday a war
rant was Issued for the young man.
but he had left the community.
Sunday Mr.. w. A. Giles. president
OF the bank. received information
that led him to believe young Bur
nett was in Chattanooga. He COM
municated with the police OF that
city and Monday Mr.. Giles was in
formed that Burnett was being held
In Chattanooga awaiting identifica-
tion. Mr.. Giles at once delegated an
officer qualified to identify Burnett
and also to bring Burnett back to
Graniteville, IL the prisoner proves
to be he.
Mr.. Giles denied that the Bank
of Graniteville felt any embarrass-
ment from the shortage of $500.
charged to young Burnett He says
that the statement that a State bank
examiner will try to prevent n run
on he bank Is absurd Whatever
loss the bank may sustain from Bur
| nett's alleged misconduct may he
readily absorbed by the banks sur
plus.
A dispatch from Chattanooga saws
F.. G. Burnett. formerly teller OF the
Bank OF Graniteville. s. c., was ar
rested there on telegram from
Graniteville stating that he was
wanted there for embezzlement
Burnett is in Jail awaiting the ar
rival of officers who will take him
bacq to South Carolina.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
KILLS HIMSELF AND WIFE.
Chester Negro the Principal I'm o
Dual Tragedy.

Jack Davis, colored. shot and kill
ed his wife. Belle Kennedy Davis.
early Monday morning on the plan
tatlon of Mrs. f. p. Jamison, near
Blackstock, Chester county. and go
ing into the woods near the house.
where he killed the woman, ended
his own life. The body of the Da-
Wis woman was found early Mon
day morning, when ANOTHER hand
went to summon her to work.
Word was sent to Sheriff Colvin
and Deputy Sheriff Dye. and others
went down from Chester to pursue
the fugitive. but later in the day
telephoned back that Davis dead
body had been found In the woods
where 1t is supposed that he put
an end to his own existance shortly
after killing his wife.
The two had lived apart since
June. and the dual tragedy Is sup
posed to have been The outgrowth of
domestic unhappiness.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
PEARY FLUNKS.
Instead Of Making Good His Charge
Secludcs Himself.

dispatch from New York says
the sudden determination of Com
mander Peary to remain in seclu-
sion at his summer home at Eagle
Island, Maine. indefinitely, has caus-
ed considerable conjecture. 1t was
believed that Commander Peary
would hasten to New York and sub
nit to tho public the proofs which he
said he possessed that DR.. Cook
had not reached the pole While
IL is not known just how long Com
mander Peary will remain in Sc
clusion 1t is believed that he will
wait until DR.. Cook has submitted
his data to the University of Copen-
hagen, and 1t is made public. DIR.
Cook Is at work on this data now,
and II is understood that II will he
on its way to Denmark within two
weeks. Peary's action indicates that
he is not so sure OF his ability to
prove his charge against DR.. Cook
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
FRENCH AVIATOR KILLED.
Capt. Ferber, of the Army, Crushed
Under Aeroplane.

At Boulogne. France. Capt For
ber, an officer of the French army.
was killed Wednesday morning.
while testing an aeroplane. While
In the air the machine turned com
pletely yover and then dashed to
the ground. Capt. Ferber was crush
ed TO death by the motor.
After making a short flight the
captain attempted to alight. A wing
of the aeroplane touched the ground
however. and the aeroplane turned
somersault and crashed to the
earth.
Four years ago Capt. Ferber was
In the United States to examine the
Wright aeroplane on behalf of the
French government. He opened ne
gotistions for the purchase of tn,
American machine, but without sue
cess,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
COMMIT FOUL CRIME
SIX PERSONS ARE MURDERED BY
BAND OF ROBBERS
AT Hurley, w. Va, Who Burn the
House of Their Victims With
Five of the Bodies.

An entire family of six persons
were murdered and the bodies of
all but one of the victims were burn
ed with their home at Hurley, Bu-
chanan county, Virginia, early Thurs
day. The motive was eveidently
robbery, as the owner of the house,
an aged woman, known as Aunt
Betty Justis, was supposed to have
kept large sum of money about
the place.
Mrs. Justice, her son-in-law,
George Meadows, his wife and their
three children were the victims
Meadows body, badly mutilated.
was found lying In the yard of his
destroyed home, the funeral pyre of
his loved ones. Two bullet holes
Through the body and a CHASTITY
wound in the neck. which almost
severed the head from the body.
gave the discoverers their first evil
dence Of the extent OF the tragedy.
A search of the ruins of the house
disclosed a sickening spectacle. The
blackened masses of half burned
flesh and charred bones of two wo-
men and three children were found
beneath the debris, each body bear
ing evidences of murder committed
before the house was destroyed by
fire. evidently for the purpose of
hiding the crime. The elder woman's
skull was upturned some distance
from the remainder OF her half
burned body amid the smouldering
ruins.
Another daughter OF Mrs. Justis
told the police that her mother had
a large sum of money buried under
the sill OF the house, and they sue
ceeded In digging up $3.50 In gold
and silver. The murderers are sup
posed to have secured the 5000
which Aunt Betty" always carried
on her person.
Bloodhounds were rushed to the
scene and in a short time they took
the trail of the supposed murderers
In a cornfield which joined the JUS
tbs home. There the foot prints OF
three men were found impressed in
the soft soil. A posse Of citizens.
heavily armed. are following the
bloodhounds. bent on lynching the
murderers IL they are captured.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
THEY BUNCoED HIM.
Maryland Farmer Loses Big Sum
I'm an Old Came

I'm an Old Game.
William A. Moffett, prosperous
Maryland farmer, is out $4,000. the
victim of the Spanish hidden treasure
swindle, which has been operated
for many years. He is at his home.
near Hanover, having just returned
from Spain. bewailing his fate and
seeking some plan whereby he may
recover his lost money.
Mr.. Moffatt some seven weeks ago
received a letter bearing the post
mark OF Madrid. Spain. The writer
claimed to be a Russian nobleman,
who had robbed the bank of which
he was president and fled to Spain.
The money was hidden in a satchel
While In Spain the Russian was ar
rested for political reasons and
thrown into prison at Madrid. &
Suspecting that he was In danger
OF being arrested, he had previously
hidden the satchel. The letter pro-
posed that Mr.. Moffatt come to Spain
with as much money as he could
Use TO secure his release and the
recovery of the money, one half of
which was promised him for his
goodness.
Gathering all the ready cash he
could lay hands on and borrowing
from few friends, who were taken
into the secret. Mr.. Moffatt journ-
eyed to Boston and thence to Eu-
rope This was six weeks a1o
What happened after he arrived
In Madrid is not known. as Mr.. Mof-
| fatt refuses to tell. He handed
$500 over to the man designated
In the letter, and never saw him
again. After waiting in vain fol
some days. he realized that he had
been swindled. and set out for home
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
Murderers Executed.

At Valence. France. three men
we're gullotined on Wednesday for
series of atrocious crimes in the
department of Drome which created
a reign of terror. No less than
twelve murders and 200 robberies
are laid TO the doors of these men.
They often tortured their victims
with red hot irons. A great crowd
witnessed the executions and sp-
plauded wildly every time the knift
fell.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
"A Creenville Man Kills His Wife and Blows
Out His Own Brains.
MAN USED A SHOT GUN
The Tragedy Took Place in the
Woodside Mill Village Near Green.
vile and There Were Only Small
Children In the House When 1t
Was Enacted.

A dispatch from Greenville to The
State says one of the most horrible
domestic tragedies that has ever
taken place near that city in a num-
ber OF years, occurred at Woodside
village Friday morning when G. w.
Galloway. a mill employe. shot and
instantly killed his wife. and then
blew his brains out with the same
weapon. a double-barreled breech
loading shotgun.
The crime was committed about s
o'clock, and there were no witness
es, save two small children, who can
not give a coherent account Of the
terrible happenings.
1t is supposed that Galloway and
his wife had been on unfricndly
terms for a long time, having had
sharp words about their son, Ben.
There is also a rumor that the
husband was suspicious of his wife.
When found by Deputy Justice of
the village the two bodies were ly-
ing cuddled up on the bed, side by
eide.
The woman was shot through the
back Of the head and the entire
face of the man had been blown in
to mass Of bloody flesh. In the
arm of the man lay the weapon which
had been the instrument of the trag-
edy. short double-barreled breech
loading shotgun. in which were two
discharged shells.
A lamp was burning in the kitch-
en-. Tiny clots of blood and brains
were scattered over the bed and over
both bodies.
Neighbors heard two shots In the
early morning. one within minute or
two of the other. No notice was
taken Of them. however. until about
o'clock, when the older daughter
of the Gallaway's came frightened
and crying to Deputy Justice saying
that her father and mother were
dead.
The officer Immediately went to
the house. took in the situation, and
notified the coroner.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
FRAUD ALLEGED
AGAINST THE DORCHESTER
BOARD OF REGISTRATION.
Governor Ansel Makes Rigid In.
vestigation and Issues an Order
to Show Cause.

to Show Cause.
Charged with malfesance in office.
general misconduct and negligence.
the board Of registration of Dorches-
ter county has been summoned by
Gov. Ansel to appear in Columbia
to show cause why they should not
be removed. A dispatch to The
State from st. George gives the fol-
lowing about the matter:
The board OF canvassers took cog
nizance of the discrepancy aud made
report of their findings to the gov
ernor. AS the result of this report
Solicitor Hildebrand, at the request
OF Gov. Ansel, came down to st.
George couple OF days later I'm
order to conduct an Investigation in
to the affair. He made a thorough
and complete examination, going
through all of the records in the
matter and his report confirmed that
OF the board Of canvassers.
One day this week Mr.. w. Fl.
Towsend Of Columbia, former as
sistant attorney general, was here for
the purpose OF further looking into
the matter. He secured number
of afiidavits as to the handling OF
the books Immediately prior and
after the election. Immediately after
Mr.. Townsend returned to Columbia
the sIimmons uara cont 81 CLotc
owens for service and they were SER
ed on Wednesday OF last week.
The board OF registration is com
posed OF Elias Doar OF Summerville.
Bunk Limehouse OF Beech Hill and
A. w. Rumph of Grover, the first
named being chairman. Mr.. Doar
is cashier OF the Bank of Dorchester
and Mr.. Limehouse is a prosperous
farmer. Mr.. Rumph. who is abou.
20 years of age, is an cx-Confederate
soldier.
An effort was made to secure an
interview from Mr.. Doar over long
distance phone but he could not be
got on account of tho fact that tho
wires between St George and Sum
merville are down. The alleged false
entries are supposed to have been
made on the first Monday in August.
this being the last regular meeting
OF the board before the prohibition
election.
AT this meeting Mr.. Limehouse was
not present and Mr.. Rumph accord
ing to some of the aflidavits, author
lied o. b. Limehouse to act in his
place. Mr.. Doar, II is claimed, was
the only member of the board in
position to issue the certificates. II
is claimed that the majority OF the'
additional names We're negroes anC
that they did not appear in person
to get the certificates as is required
by law. but that they were secured
by other parties.
The precincts where the irregulari-
ties are alleged to have occurred
are all in the lower section of tn.
county. The affair has cseated nc
little interest in Dorchester county
and the action of the governor. il is
understood. will employ attorneys Ir
order to defend themselves against
the charges preferred against them
'All three members maintain thci,
innocence.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30

gin" He was paid $3.50 a month
and expenses and Farnum had set
tied up promptly at the end of thre,
| weeks.
Farnum represented q number o.
houses. including the Richland Dis
tiilery Company. Lanahan, the Biz
-Four and others. When workinf
for Farnum he visited the dispensers
induced them to order the stun
He sent copy of this order to Far.
mum and another to the State dis
pensary.
Under the cross-examination Sam.
uels said he came here very often
several years to visit a woman oil
Ill repute. He gave this woman
money to build house. He also
played cards sometimes for money
Il got no rakeoff on this draft" he
cause l got my orders and made
my money on these commissions paid
me-"
The witness got checks from
Farnum in 1907 and 1908, the larg-
est being for $500. In 1906 the
only check he received was for 5000.
This was for work of three weeks
but Farnum and Wylie fell out over
the manner OF shipping Long Horn"
to dispensers.
He paid Wylie on $50 cases of
goods one-half OF the commission
amounting to 5000.
Nobody could get any business
down there unless they paid COM
missions to the board" said the wit
ness.
The witness evidently had consid-
erahle trouble with the dIspensary
commission. He was summoned to
appear. according to his statement,
and at once consulted an attorney
now connected with the defense.
This attorney said there was no oc-
casion for lawyer In a case where
Samuels had been summoned as a
witness. The witness after consid-
cradle questioning finally admitted
the testimony brought out above.
He said that he had been advised
by his attorney, Mr.. Paul Hemphill.
to tell everything and 1t would prob
able be to his advantage.
And you are not going to be
prosecutor" queried the defense.
Il understood that's what II meant
but j have never been told so. NV
attorney told me not to worry"
was the response.
Samuels produced little memo
raudum book showing the commits
sions paid and the schedule required
by the board.
Wylie had prepared the schedule
and he. the witness, always paid the
rate fixed by Wylie.
The book was introduced in evil
dence and then there was a pleasant
little spat between the attorneys on
the admission OF the book. Judge
Memminger ruled that it was evil
dence. The commissions paid were
given to Wylie. He was also paid by
Farnum for work done among the
county dispensaries but this amount
ed to little.
j. A. V. Schmidt OF st. Louis was
then called and testified that he is
employed by the Anheuser-Busch
brewing association. This was all
asked the witness.
Mr. Stevenson then announced that
the State rested its case.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
Doing Much Damage.

1t has been discovered that an
insect known as the Red spider is
doing much damage to the cotton
crop in Lexington and the Depart
ment OF Agriculture will send an ex-
pert to investigate the trouble.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
Tigers Pay Big Money.

Thirty-one alleged violators of the
dispensary ordinance have been
pulled" by the Charleston police
since September 1. the failure of the
defendants to appear for trial in the
Recorders Court netting the city
treasury the sum OF $1,750. each
owner of an alleged blind tiger for
feiting bail to the amount of fifty
dollars.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
WILL SERVE HIS TIME.
Murray, the Former Congressman
Arrested in Chicago.

Geo. Washington Murray. colored
who In the nineties represented the
Sumter district in Congress, and
being held In Chicago at the request
OF the South Carolina authorities
to serve q sentence of three years
for forgery, refused to return here
without requisition papers. Appli-
cation for requisition was made
to Governor Ansel. Murray fled
while the jury was celebrating up
on his case and the sentence was
Imposed In his absence. He has
been in Canada since his flight. Muir
ray has divorced his negro wife, II
is said, at his home, and married
a white woman.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
GIVES TEN MORE YEARS.
To a Man Who Has Spent Thirty
Years Behind the Bars.

1earS beh1nd the Bars.
After serving nearly thirty years
OF his life In prison on charges of
counterfeiting and passing bogus
money. James O'Learey, alias Jack
Mulvey." an aged man, was sentenc-
ed In the United States District
Court at Philadelphia on Wednesday
to ten years in the Government pris-
on at Atlanta. Ca. on a similar
charge. He pleaded guilty. but ask
ed for clemency on account of his
age.
Judge Mcpherson In passing SEN
tence said that he belived OLeary
to be beyond reformation. and In tho
best interest OF society thought he
should be given a long term. The
only witness at the trial was a Sc
cret service operative, who recog-
nized the prisoner as an old offend
er from photograph taken score
of years ago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
Burned to Death.

At Redding Cal. Mrs. J. E. Hard
ing. nurse. was burned to dea III
and Miss Constant Rainsberry, the
matron. was seriously injured in 4
fire that destroyed the st. Carolina
Hospital Sunday. Seven patients
leu. pua uoI1vm sul so peuoseI sIaA
assistant, Miss Bertha Lampkin.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
Lay in State.

Gov. Johnson's body was carried
to st. Paul, the capital city of Min
nesota Wednesday and is In state
in the capitol building. He was the
frst native OF his state to become
It's chief executive.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-30
Now In Jail.

Young Watson Burnette. the man
charged with emhezzling the bank
at Graniteviile and who was arrest
ed. in. n.Chattanooga, was brought back
and landed In Aiken Jail.