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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12
THE LEXINGTON LYNCHING.
A Mysterious Affair-NeTo's Body
Cant Be Found-Sheriff to
Make Report.

The excitement in the vicinity of
Providence. Lexington county, which
was wrought up to the highest pitch
Wednesday night by the dastardly
attempt Of a negro to criminally as
sault Mrs. Thomas Wingard, wife of
most highly respected farmer, has
subsidized. All during Wednesday
night posses were going to and fro.
some seeking vengeance, others seek
inc the facts in the case.
The attack Of the brute was one of
the most daring ever attempted in
this part of the State. Mrs. Wing
ard was in her back yard, between
sundown and dusk. Her daughter
was on the back porch, only a few
yards away. Her husband and son
were at the barn yard feeding the
stock for the night. Just as Mrs.
Wingard stepped from the door of
the toilet the negro, who had evident
ly been hiding in the Shrubbery,
which over-covers the building, made
a dash for her with outstretched
arms, barely missing her body. Miss
Wingard, who was watching her
mother. saw the negro as he made for
her mother, and the two screamed al
most simultaneously. Their screams
attracted the attention Of the father
and son at the lot. and the negro ran
off without accomplishing his fiend-
iSh purpose.
Realizing what had happened the
son gave the alarm in the neighbor-
hood. the father sent for physician,
and a gentleman, who chanced to be
passing by, was sent to Lexington
for the sheriff. All kinds Of rumors
were current, and for time the
greatest excitement prevailed.
The question on every tongue next
day was where is the body Of the
negro? Every one is certain that he
is dead. but the body has not been
found. At any rate if it has been
discovered only these who found ii
know where it is.
Mrs. Wingard is about So years of
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12
MESSAGE TABLED.
House Refuses to Consider Secret
Service Message, Holding It Is
Disrespectful.

Washington, Jan. 8.-Having given
consideration to the president $ fur
ther views regarding the secret ser
vice contained in his message to the
house of representatives Monday. the
special committee appointed to deal
with the subject today brought III its
final report.
Accompanying it was a resolution
which declared it to be the sense Of
the house that it should decline to
consider any communication from any
source which is not respectful, re-
ednmcnding that the objectionable
portion of. the presidents annual
message be laid on the table and that
similar. action be taken with respect
i, the message Of last Monday be-
cause of tits being ''unresponslve to
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12

age. and has been all invalid for many
years.
Nobody knows who the negro was
or where he came from. and so far
as is known, none of the negroes are
missing in the immediate vicinity.
Sheriff P. II. Corley. when inter-
viewed by the News and Courier cor
respondent talked interestingly and
freely about his experience with the
would-be rapist on Wednesday night.
He stated that he reached the Wing
ard home about three-quarters of an
hour after the attempted assault. hav-
ing run his horse the entire distance.
The dog took up the trail near the
house, carrying it for a distance Of
about three miles through the Seays,
ROBBERS and Fox plantations, never
letting up a second. He kept in hot
pursuit of the dog, and when he ar
rived near large swamp the faith
full hound came upon the fleeing ne
gro, bringing him to bay just at the
edge Of the swamp. When the sher-
iff cot within about fifteen feet of
the man he was fired upon. At the
first shot Sheriff Corlev raised his
gun and fired as rapidly as possible.
The negro fired four or five shots,
but Of this the sheriff is not sure,
but the second shot from the negro S
pistol struck the sheriff in the right
groin, making a slight flesh wound.
While not serious, it is causing a
great deal Of pain. Feeling sure that
he had fatally wounded the negro,
and that he could return to the scene
next morning and find his dead body,
Sheriff Corley hurriedly left for
home to ascertain the extent of his
wound and secure medical attention.
Soon after the sheriff had fired
upon the negro a posse Of about twen-
tv-five arrived on the scene, armed
to the teeth with all kinds of wea-
pons. The negro's hat was found on
the ground, the top Of which was torn
completely into shreds, showing con-
clusively that at least one load from
the sheriff's gun had taken effect in
the hat. Part of the rim was gone
also. Sheriff Corley, as stated above,
left the scene, the posse remaining to
continue the chase. When Sheriff
Corley returned to the field Of action
next morning no trace Of the negro
could be found, and it is his opinion
that the negro was captured after his
departure, the job finished and his
body made away with. Certainly no
sign of the supposed dead man could
be found next morning.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12
TAX ASSESSMENT FOR 1909.

Notice is hereby given that the Of
flee Of County Auditor will be open
from the 1st day Of January to the
10th day of February, 1909, for the
purpose Of receiving returns Of tax
able property for fiscal year CON-
mencing January 1st. The following
named places will also be attended as
required by law:
At Whitmire, Monday, Jan. 18th.
At Maybinton, Tuesday, Jan. 18th.
At Glymphville, Wednesday, Jan.
18th.
At Walton, Thursday, Jan. 18th.
At Pon1aria, Friday, Jan. 18th.
At Jolly Street, Monday, Jan. 18th.
At Little Noun lain, Tuesday, Jan.
10TH
At O'Neall, Wednesday, Jan. 10th.
At St. J'1kes, Thursday, Jan. 2lst.
At Prosperity, Friday and Satur-
day, Jan. 22nd and 23rd.
At Longshore, Monday, Jan. 25th.
At Chappells, Tuesday, Jan. 26th.
The law requires tax on all mort
tgages, moneys, and credits, also on
incomes over and above $2500.00
All male citizens between the ages
of 21 and so years Except those in
capable Of earning a support) are lia-
BILE to poll tax.
There shall be assessed on each
dog a capitation tax of so cents.
Dogs not returned fur taxation are
not held 10 be property of this State.
Be careful to note each transfer Of
real estate since last return.
". ". Cromer,
Auditor Newberry County.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12
Sheriff Will Report to the Governor.

Sheriff Will Report 10 Jne GoVernor'
Lexington, january 9.-Sherift
Corley will very likely make report
to Governor Ansel Monday in re-
gard to the alleged lynching or kill
ing of 1.-THE would-be rapist, who on
last Wednesday afternoon attempted
to oriminally assault Mrs. Thomas
Wingard, near this place.
The sheriff has been making an in
vestigation today. In fact he has
been investigating ever since the
night he had a duel with the negro
but so far he has been unable to find
out where the body Of the negro is,
or where it was carried to, or the
names of the parties who concealed
it. Sheriff Corley states that ne Will
give a reward of $50 for information
that will lead to the finding Of the
body, and it is safe to say that he will
leave nothing undone that will throw
light on what is to all mystery,
Sheriff Corley's report will cover the
entire case from the time he left his
home tc go to the scene Of crime, un-
til he caught the negro near the
swamp, and his return home to give
his wound attention, and his later re-
Turn to the scene of the shooting.
The sheriff says that lre has MOTH
ing to conceal so far as he is concern
ed. He is satisfied that he killed the
man. and will exercise every effort
to find his body. The wound from the
negro IS weapon is giving him consid-
cradle pain, and is becoming inflam-
ed. It is feared that the wound may
cause further trouble. It is still not
known who the negro was. 1t is said
that none of the negroes in the COM
munity are missing.
Mrs. Wingard, the injured woman,
is said to be sitting up today, al
though she is still suffering from the
effects of the shock.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12

| the president : charge. Senator TIL
man has failed to find 4 number Of
papers bearing upon the Oregon land
case in connection with which the
present controversy arose. These pa
pers were, he says. enclosed in a large
envelope and left in his private desk
in his committee room at the capitol,
when he left Washington last March
on account Of his illness. but they
cannot now be found.
The senator does not charge that
the papers have been abstracted by
a government detective, who may
have been shadowing him. but he does
say that it would have been possible
for any such official to gain access
to his room and to his desk, both Of
which were fastened with only ordi-
aary locks. The papers, he says, are
very important in the preparation Of
his case, and would 60 far to sub
stantlate his defence.
Notwithstanding the loss Of this
data, Mr.. Tillman expresses his con-
fidence in his ability to make salts
factory reply to the PRESIDENT:
"He will be hoist by his own pet
ard," declared Mr.. Tillman, senten-
tiously.
Senator Tillman devoted the entire
day to the preparation Of his, reply,
which will be made in a speech in the
senate Monday. His speech will be
about 1000 words in length, and will
be delivered from manuscript.
Senator Tillman is affording an il
lustration of the old adage "that
troubles never come singly." In adz
dition to the difficulty about the Ore
gon lands. Postmaster Barnes is try
ing to collect from him a bill of $l6
for carrying through the mails a
government typewriter which the SEN
ator had "franked" from his home
in South Carolina to Washington.
As the typewriter is government
property, Senator Tillman replied to
mir. Barnes by saying, in effect, that
he could collect from its owner. Fol-
lowing is the full text Of his letter:
"I have your letter notifying me
that the typewriter mailed at Tren-
ton, S. c., under my frank and ad-
dressed to me here is held for post
age. During my service in the senate
typewriters have been franked to and
from the same as public documents,
and was not aware of any new law
or ruling on the subject. The type
writer belongs to the senate and not
to me, and has been used in my pub
lie correspondence. I cannot under
stand why this demand is made on
me for postage. Under the circum-
stances, T decline to pay the sixteen
dollars demanded, because it is not
justly due. You may sell the type
writer, or deliver it to the sergeant
alarms Of the senate as you see fit.
Had I known that it was not frank
able I could have shipped by express
or freight. But in this case it would
be one of the departments Of the gov
ernment selling the property Of an
other department. Of the government
for the collection Of postage on mat
ter that has always been franked
heretofore. -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

T will sell at the late residence OF
J. NJ. Wicker, deceased, near Prosper
ity, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1909, at 10
o'clock, the personal property of said
deceased, consisting of two mules, two
wagons, two buggies, farming impte-
ments, corn, fodder and hay, etc.
Terms cash.
Sallie Wicker,
Administrators.
Jan. l, 8, Is.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12
A-styp-to-dyn.

Cough remedy for colds and coughs,
pile ointment for piles, pneumonia and
Group salve for pneumonia or Group.
For sale at Mayes' Drug Store.
l2-l1-O8-1taW-tf.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12
TILLMAN PREPARES REPLY.
Postmaster Trying to Collect SIG
Postage on Typewriter Frank
ed' by the Senator.

Washington, january Gin the
preparation of his speech in reply to
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12

Jan. l., 8, Is.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
MISS LINDSAY RETURNS.

After. an absence of three years in the
east, where she has been following the
dramatic profession. Miss Ruby Lind
say has returned to salt Lake City.
She is the daughter of the late John
Lindsay, the we'll known actor. Her
return home, which was a surprise to
her mother and friends. was due to
her company suddenly breaking up on
account of the hot weather at Daven-
port. Ia, where she has been leading
woman Of Il stock company for several
months past.
During her absence Miss Lindsay was
a member of stock company at the
Peoples theater in Chicago for over a
year. She also travelled through the
New England states during two sea-
sons. She says she is glad to get
back home again, though it is n little
hard to recognize salt Lake, as 50 many
changes have taken place during her
absence
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
FINDS BAD MILK.
City Food and Dairy Inspector Puts
New Ordinance to Work.

j "a
In the first days crusade against
milk dealers, Walter j. Frazier. city
food and dairy Inspector. secured sew
eral samples of milk yesterday which
he took to City Chemist Harms to be
tested Ona sample contains formalde-
hyde and the dealer will be prosecuted.
There We're several other samples taken
out oflnilk wagons Where the milk was
above the maximum temperature all
lowed by the new ordinance.
Frazier condemned a nine gallon can
of milk consigned to Salt Lake City by
j. ii. Wilcox Of Pennington yestcr-
day. He found that the milk had been
watcred and SKINNED. Last Thursday
Frazier and Deputy State Food In
.spector Smith went to Park City to
investigate the conditions of the milk
supply there. They found that the
shippers We're not careful enough In
having the milk covered while it was
being shipped The railroad and eN-
press companies also delay the ship
1mtnt OF milk and do not unload it as
soon as it arrives in the city. Much of
this milk is above the normal temper
.ature. Mr.. Frazier advises parents who
are feeding milk to children to get
Il milk thermometer and if it registers
over 60 degrees the milk should not
be fed to babies
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
FEDERATION COMMITTEES.
President Nciss Assured Gathering
That Labor Temple Will be Built.

= isg|gsss Il iitlfs n
At the regular semI-monthly meeting
of the Salt Lake Federation of Labor
which was held last evening in the
hall, the standing committees We're ap-
poinetd to act for the present year, and
the reports of committees We're received
President a. II. Neiss referred to the
proposed Labor temple. and stated that
1t would be an assured fact In the near
future.
The committees appointed were those
on organization, legislation and arbitra-
ton, as follows:
Z or-anization-p 10 Hart, ". T..
5Thurston, ]. G. Wicks, II. Stcinert
Legislation-A. T.. Harvey, S. A. Bur-,
banks, r. w. Jones, Il. a. Westerlund,
A, n. Neiss.
Il Arbitration Is. Williams, r. L..
iCurrie, l.. j. w. Winter.
The Labor day committee reported
that owing to the absence Of a num-
Der OF members of the committee, no
action was taken in regard to the cele-
bration at the last meeting. This is
expected to be considered at a meet
ing to be held on Sunday morning il,
Federation hall
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10

opened at Brighton this week. The
hotel Is ready to receive visitors again
under the management of Davis "
Brighton. and the smoke is beginning
to emerge from the chimneSs OF many
of the cottages.
Maj. Richard w Young and eN-MaY-
F or Morris are already settled. and the
Gates. Grants, AIoyles. Terrys. Brooks
and others will be here within Y few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Brighton have all
ready opened their indispensable store.
Mrs. G. P. Brooks has had the wate.
from the Great Western miro tested
and founditto be absolutely pure lilss
likelihood is that II will be piped down
to the cottages during the present seq
son.
Mrs Lucien RAY Will occupy the Fssi=s
per cottage.
Marriage licenses We're issued this
week by the county clerk 70 the tol-
lowing persons
Ernest H. Jcpson and Mrs. Laura
Van Bergen both Of Grand JuilStloh I,
Larsen, both Of Salt Lake.
Chcster8J. 5Wortiing and Emma AZ
Davis. both of Oplliit
Ny,8C55 Henderson ana susan j.
WraY. both OF Salt Lake.
John Mitchell Of Butte, Mont, ana
Lille Webb of Salt Lake.
G. NJ Carpenter and Alice Anucr-
son, both of Salt Lake.
JOSEPH IIoiechell and Bessie Thom-
son, both of Boise, Idaho
F. II. Rouec1e of Meadville, Ia,
and Grace BEETLES Of salt Lake:
Frederick G. Collins and Fanny 2.
Sill both of Salt Lake.
k. u. Knudson of Toosle City and
F'riedl ,rhelandei of Anaconda. Mont
ID. C. Williams and Florence NJ .iIfiy-
lor, both Of salt Lake.
w. j. Hutchings of Beaver City and
Bertha AnthonNSof Soda springs, Ida. <
Y W. III. Coltharp of Salt Lake and
Dorothea Icldman of Denver, Colo. y
Charles j. Gillen, Reno. New ana
Effic NJ OSler, Denver, Colo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
HIS MIND NOT ON HIS WATCH.

So Interested was he in his converse
ton with q friend that D. y. Gould a
5laborer in the employ of Raleigh &
Harmon, failed to be disturbed by the
work of a Mexican as he WAS ritltnG
his pockets and stealing his watch Itch II l.
his watch that he found 1t had disap-
peared from the end of the chain. and
he then remembered that while talking
listened to the conversation. This hap
pened at the corner of First South and
West Temple streets, and although he
en- the watch Gould could give the po-
lice no definite description of the stranS-
or.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
HIS VIEW OF UTAH.
.Dick" Little OF Chicago Wrilcs About
Tic Trip West.

Dick" Little of the Record Herald,
Chicago. writes Of the trip Of the Chi
cage Association of Commerce to this
city two weeks ago in the following
phrases:
In travelling the last leg of the jour
neY homeward the trade extension del
egatos went eastward from Boise, Ida
no. to Salt Lake City. 1t was Sunday
in Salt Lake City, but there
is neither sunday or Thurs
day orr Tuesday or Saturday
or night or day III any town in the
ton from the East comes in sight The
local committeeman We're out in force
and came aboard the train at Ogden
to give the Chicago delegation safe
conduct into Salt Lake City. The
Salt Lake committee had q
song Which they sang all the
way to salt Lake city, in the
automobile ride around the town, at
papajay, 5ucr 5es-, BchickenfnSL
the luncheon in the Commercial club
and all the way back to Ogden. 1t was
not the greatest song ever composed,
but it was beautifully rendered 1t
went this way:
They say MS Mormon bays hain't got
no style;
Got style all the while,
Got style all the while.
They say us Mormon bays hain't got.
no style;
Got style all the while,
| All the while.
The Chicago visitor, did the conven-
| tional things in Salt Lake City. The.
| delegates heard the big organ in the
Norman tabernaclcEplayed and took u
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.

lsl III .
WasstaT Rcnnion--Tho descendants
z the INagstafIs Will hold a family
reunion at Liberty park, ThtIrsdaS,
( duly 49,.
Wheat Held on Dollar Bitl-W. w.
4 Ritter has returned from q northern
business trip. He SAYS Cache valley
ID farmers have refused offers OF dollar
for their wflcut2crop in advance.
Present For Pastor-The members
4 OF Phillips Congregational church pre-.
sented Rev. and Mrs, T.. A. Simpkin
f last evening with Norris chair ana q
Ecut glass set at yesterdays picnic at
Liberty park DR. Walter G. Veazie
/ made the presentation speech.
Henry IIirsching ANanted-.an in
5folliry from Germany has been rcceiN-4
cd at the Deseret News asking IN
formation regarding Henry Hirsching,
Who came to Utah IN 4 ~ ana, lol '-'
merly published the Free Press here.
Ne or any member Of his family is
requested to communicate with this
office.
children And Matclirs-rhe fire de-
pnrtment was called out last night to
eXtinguish small fire at the one
story brick residence Of G. j. Rice.
n III south Third West street The
Z blaze, which resulted in about S25i
damage, lis thought to nave been
q caused by boys playing carelcsslS with.
f matches.
Utah Party Ncnrs Port-A cable
gram received at the Office of the first
presidcncyan that the steamer.
= '.Magenticy was sighted off Fastnet,
being due at Liverpool Sunday morn
4 ing. Among the passengers were: H..
w. Young. Jr., Don G. Young. l.. Il
& Chamberlain and Bishop and Mrs.
William McRae.
Y BlacISfoot Judge Leavcs-Judg &c Lor-
emo II. Thomas and Mrs. Thomas, Of
& Rlackfoot, idaho, were In the city yes
terday. leaving last evening for an
extended pleasure jauiit over the
United States and Europe. Judge and
Mrs. Thomas decided upon this trip
suddenly while here and spent a busy
Z day in preparation.
Living Flas--A MI the children be-
longing to the 5.slivinE flag, who are
from 4 feet to 81 feet 6 inchfst,, will
meet MI. Wetzcll and his as 5tants
at the High school building Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock. All children,
who are from feet to 5 feet. will
meet Mr. Wetzell and his assistants at
the High School building Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock, All boys and
girls, who are from 5 feet 1 inch to
S feet 6 inches, will meet Mr.. Wetzell
and his assistants at the High School
building Wednesday afternoon at .
o'clock.
3JMne Postui Reccipts-Thc postoffice
receipts for the month OF June show
an Increase oI s and one-half per
cent over those of the corrsEond-
Ing month of last Year In June 1903
The total sales was S22,s10,52. divided
IS follows: Stamps. sls,0s1.1o; cards
$3.50; envelopes s4.25S.42. In June,
3 800 the total went to 2G,2s1.S1. di-
3seided as follows: Stamps S21,S49.S0;
cards $500; envelopes $3,769.Ol, max.
Ing n total increase of s3,402.29, or
y Ia and one-half per cent. The in
crease for the three months ending
June 80, is s11,0g3gT4 compared with
The same three months of last year
or 16 percent. The record compares
very favorablY with that OF any Of
z. The cities in the United States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
PARENTS CLASS TOPICS.
Subjects TO be Discussed In Ensign
Stake Tomorrow

The High School Curriculum for
Girls is the subject for consideration
at the parents class of the Ensign
stake tomorrow morning. The speak
ers are:
1'welfth-,rhirteenth ward, Mrs. susa
Young Gates.
Eighteenth ward. DR.. Jane w. s.
Sl>olfield.
Twentieth ward, Professor Maude
May Babcock
Twenty-tirst ward, DR.. Ellis X. Shipp.
Twenty-seventi ward, Prof Joseph
Peterson of the B. *. university.
Eleventh ward, Sunday school
conference will be held.
Pioneer "reminiscences" will be the
subject discussed one week later.