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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
Portions of Government Troops
Are Making Stand.
FIGHTING IN STREETS
The Nationalist Forces Entered the
City and the Fighting Started at
Oucc-Thc Citizens Of Teheraa Arc
Wildly Jubilant Over Sncce>, Of
the Nationalist<.

One thousands Nationa!ists enter
ed Teh-.au. Persia. at Sre O'Clock
TUESDAY morning by three gates.
says dispatch from that city. TIE
CosSacks occupied the c~nt.a. square
and surrounding streets. Fighting
started a, once and vigorously pro-
ceeded 20. some time The Shah IS
aaomen,a-;ly expected 10 take refuge
IN a foreign legation.
tn. ROYALS; troops. particularly
he cossacks. have taken Up po-
si,!on IL he central square and SUI
rounding the streets. and Il Is BE-
iieved :he Nationalist vii! attack
,hei. position in full :o:ces x they
DO not surrender.
Sa:.;y 0: foreigners does not ap-
pear at this writing 20 be seriously
threatened.
S!pahdar and Sardaaa. Nationalist
leaders. are IN possession OF tie par
liamer, building A BODY OF local
Nationalist under the leadership OF
Young Seyed have taken possession
OF the residence OF Saad-Ed-Wo~!oh.
tie foreign minister. Many OF the
Royals, soldiers. iac!ud!ng num-
Der Of cossacks. nave deserted 10 the
National;sss.
The populace Of the city IS enthusl-
as,!c over the adven; OF the Nation
aIist forces. They throag the streets.
wearing red badges and Offering en-
couragemen: 10 the revolutionary SOL
die7s.
There was sharp outbreak OF !!ss
| FIRE Tuesday morning near tie British
legation. but il did 40: last long
and the casualties among the Nation
a!.sts were Slight The Sauoualists
are in possession OF :he central Of
fees o. the Persian internal te!e-
graph system Iudo-European ;eie-
graph line. the outlet 70 London. is
still working. but with difficulty.
| The Royalists and Sationalists are
fighting in the square IN front o:
the Offices Of the company. which are
under FIRE.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
DEFERS SUICIDE
TO EAT ONE MORE BATE OF
THE GEORGIA FOWL.
Abbe.illc Man Planned TO Kill Him.
self Before Breakfast. but Waited
Until After Metal.

w c. Hamilton. Of Seville. Wilcox
county. Ca. killed himself Sunday
morning aoou, $50 O'Clock oy shoot
lag h!nse!. through the head with
q pistol He told Mrs. Fountain who
keeps house for him. that -. was
going 20 XII! himse!: before break
fast She jok;ngly told him not 20
DO that. as she was going 20 have
chicken to- breakfast.
Ate. breakfast Hamilton went into
ais room and shu; ,ae door. Soon
afterwards a p:s,o! sho; rang out.
Mr and Mrs. Fountain went 10
the window o: the room and looking
in found M.. Hamilton washing his
: face. Re told III, Fountain that d.
had not done anyhsrm. and M7. and
Ms. Fountain LETT.
In q few minutes another pistol
sho, was heard in the room. M..
Fountain. against went 20 ascertain
the cause T:is time he found N..
Hamilton dead On the bed. With a
pistol hole through his head. the
ball passing through his head. The
| pistol vas clutcheG in his r!gh:
| hand.
He laares wife and ave children.
three boys and TWO girls.
a le,,e, from bis wife dated from
Griffin. Ca. vas discovered at his
side The cause OF the suicide is 40;
known. but It is believed 70 have
Been domestic trouble.
Fo, seve.a! years Hamilton had
been a resident o. Cordele. where be
bad extensive mercantile interests
He also owned and operated farm
Ing lands nea. Seville. where his
paia;:al country home is situated
He was for many years wholesale
merchant OF Montgomery. Ala.
Edga. S. Hamilton. OF Abbeville
county school commissioner OF VII
cox couaty. and Elnore Hamilton
cash.e. OF tie Bank OF Rochelle. are
sons OF the deceased.
| He vas prominent Mason. acd
was buried from the Union Baptis,
church. He was prosperous farm
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
OFFICER IN JAIL
Wyatt Iasram. Jr.. OF New Orleans
Under Charges.
Oeiciai OF Hibernia Bank, Acuused OF
Beins Detaulter and Forser. Taken
70 Prison in Ambulance.

Wyatt, II. Ingram. J-.. trust Of
Ace. o. The Hibernia Bank and Trust
Company OF New Orleans was az
rested az bis home. ls40 State street.
Ia ,ha; city. shortly before S O'Clock
"wednesday evening on The charge OF
being cetaul;er and !crge!. II
is alleged that be is between $4,000
and 100000 shor; in his accounts.
Il is declared thai Ing:am's desal-
cations have extended over a period
o. Is months.
Ingram was said 70 De too III when
the a..est:ns officers reached his
home 10 accompany them 20 the DO
lice station. but District Attorney
Adams. upon being communicated
with insisted shat the accused be
brousb. 10 prison without delay. He
was carried 70 police headquarters II
al ambulance.
Il was reported that Ingram had
made al attempt az sel.-destcuction
late Wednesday. but this IS W!thou,
confirmation. II is believed rather
tha. the strain under which he had
!abored and the recent excessive
heat resulted il his oart!a! collapse.
The trust officer is said to have
confessed 10 Vice President Poo! o!
the E.be.nia bank that bis detalca-
ton would approximate 100000 Il
Is stated that check 20: $4,000. on
which Ingram forged the signature
of a prominent business man OF New
Orleans. led TO the disclosure OF the
enbezzlements and forge.ies no"
charged against him.
Ingram for a number o: years ha:
stood high In business and socia! e.r'
c!es OF New Orleans. He Is a pron!
men. club man and has been lead
ing member Of commercial organiza
tioas. He married six month ago
He is a native o; Henderson county
Kentucky. and is 81 years old. HI
has been a resident Of New O-leauI
saouc s years. eE!s family coanec
tons IN Kentucky. Maryland and 9th
e. Southern States are prominent
Omce,s OF the H!bernia bank stat'
that the loss Is not sufficient to al
feet the institution in the slightest
j. is regarded as one OF the larses
and strongest banks IL the South.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
Saiooes Close in Texas.

Az midnight Saturday more than
thousand s2iooas 10 Texas ceased
operations: because o: :he coming into
:Sec. OF the law enacted q: the re.
cent session OF ;he State legislature
regulating tho sale Of liquor The
principal provision Of the enactment
icvsi;da;es a.! !;qro. licenses issued
after February 30. 1853. limits the
cunbe7 0! saloons ic each coua-y
20 one tor every fve hundred ?opu-
!st:on and bars the issuance OF new
licenses except where the saloon is
conducted u conjunction vi:b : TO-
tel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21

A dispatch from Port Huron. Mich.
says Louis Rosenberg. c:ga!-nakes
OF Cleveland. Ohio. vas murdered
early Thursday morning on 4 lonely
island "a the ST. Cla!. fats. just
above the Joe Bedore summer re-
sort
4 .ew hours late. Frank EloeTa.
also OF Cleveland. charged with the
murder. was also found dead from
dose Of poison. se!s-adn!nissered.
when be found arrest was imniaent.
A ;hi.d Cleveland man. Sam F..so!e.
is held a, the county Jail as an &C
complice 70 the murder. aod hss
made 4 confession 70 Prosecutor
S,ewar, OF the details Of tie cold
blooded killing.
The three men ne: at Bedo:e.s
Hotel. where they had gone for a
vacation. Wednesday night at a
dance Rosen berg showed large sum
Of mones. Thursday morning his
body was found lying face downward
in the rushes on the shore OF lone
~ .slet abou: Ave hundred feet from
! the dance hall. a deep cash n the
back OF his head When officers ar
rived they found the dead nsn had
been stripped OF every cent.
AS the officers returned 10 she ho-
,e! with the BODY. they beard = Osa
,ns;d. scream: I've taken dope
help"
The man. who proved 20 be Frank
Elbera. died in few minutes IL
his room was found revolver and
some bloody clothes. With nearly
$500 in money The officers re,
ga.ding robbery as the motive. TOOK
into custody E!bera's roommate. San
Frisbie. also Of Cleveland.
Fr!sbie, who vas hurried 70 tee
iai! and examined By Prosecutor
Stewart. told a sickenins story O
the cold-blooded fashion IN ws!cs
Elhera Knocked Rosenberg :c th'
head with :he butt OF his 1evo!ve'
and then held the c!gar-nake' unde'
seemed to enter into Elbera's attaci
water until he was drowned. Frso!'
said tha: race hatred as we'll as sTee<
or Rosenberg.
"Ill &c, that Jew yet" be say
E!be-a frequently remarked dur!n'
the several days the men had bee'
together.
i During the dance Wednesday nigh
Fr:sb!e declares that Elbe-a coa1c<
Rosenberg out Of the hall and Owe
to the island oa the plea that d
would meet some girls there
Frisbie says be accompanied tsen
At the head OF the island. E!oer:
suddenly attacked Rosenberg. III
cigar maker screamed 70. help ant
ran toward the river. Eloera. &C
cord!ng to Firsbie. chased him ou
into the water. struck him with t.:
; revolver and then forced his hea<
under the surface where he held hin
unit, Rosenberg vas drowned.
F.!sbie says that his only part Il
the murder was 10 assis: Eioera j.
dragging RoseEberg's body out OF sa'
water into the rushes whe.e II va
rornS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
TRIPLE KILLING By NEGRO.
Sersh Carolina Black Stays wife
Brother-in-Law and Himself.

A special to the Star 0: Whining
ton. y. C.. from Burgaw. \. c. says
TIA. early Tuesday Walter Williams.
colo-ed. a5 years old. living near
that place. shot and killed Henry
HAYES. his bro;her-in-!aw. his wife.
Mary Williams and then himself.
Williams and his wife had not
lived happily and three weeks ago
agreed on a peaceful separation after
dividing :hei. personal effects. the
latter leaving for Georgetown. S. c.
He returned Sunday. however, and
a.tencted = reconciliation. and upon
It's failure Tuesday morning. tanked
up on a so-.ailed prohibition beve.-
age and repaired to a brick yard.
where his brothe7-in-law vas at wo:x
and 6red upon him. killing him in
s,an,Iy. Then going to the home o.
nj. wife ae shot her 20 death through
the rish. breast; ReloadiaG his gun
he e,:o:ied the contents Of both bar
-els into himself. dying two hours
later.
Williams charged his bTothe--!n-
law with undue interference il his
domestic affairs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
BEES STING KILLS WOMAN.
Dies Quickly After Poison is Injected
in Her Right Temple

Killed by the sting OF bee was
the :atc OF Mrs Mary J. Buck. a
resident o! Garrison. Iowa. a hive
o! bees belonging 70 a n"ighbor had
s~armed and lii on ;.ee on the
Buck premises.
MIS- Buck ~as sitting on the
porch Of Der residence when one Of
the bees stunS her on the righ; tenn
Pile. She called !oE help and was
carried into the house. Physicians
Were summoned. but before they
could reach her she was dead She
only lived about twenty minutes after
being s:unE.
Doctors who were called state tha.
i uas the first instance. so far as
they knew. Of death resulting so
quickly from the sting OF bee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
ADMITS KILLING EMPLOYER
Bakers Helper Pleads Guilty OF
Murder ut New Orleans.

Carl Bo-;uaa young German.
charged with the murder OF George
kaecht. a baker. plead guilty when
arraigned Monday afternoon !a the
Second City Criminal Court OF New
Orleans. Knecht was killed IL New
Orleans last Thursday morning and
Bor;una. his helper. disappeared aad
vas arrested in Mobile Saturday
night: The State cannot accept a
plea Of guilty &c me charge Of nu!-
der and Bortuna was committed 10
prison TO await TRIAL by jury.
Dor:una says that Ave years ago be
killed his sweetheart in Pta!se. Ge.-
many. as a result Of suicide pact.
He had agreed TO commit suicide az
ter killing her. bu; lost his nerve.
He says he served three years az a
result. Then be came 70 th!s eoun-
try.
Knecht charged Bortuna with be-
ing too attentive to his wife and the
quas-el that followed resulted n the
killing Of Knech:-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
Heat Unprecedented.

Sh:1masters OF the Ja!ted F.ui:
COMPANY and other lines ,rafick!ne
in the importation Of fruits from Cen
:ral America into New Orleans. re-
1o.; that tho heat Of last week il
tropical waters was unprecedented
Several ships reported temperature
10 have. gone ahov. 1h5 degrees. The
condition IS said 20 have enta!!ed
much suffering among sailors and
"a bore:s IN the engine rooms
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
NEGRO sEooTs NEGRO.
Woman tho c.z>e OF Probably Fatal

Sheriff Busch. o. Florence. way
:al!ei out o. Saturday a.sas TO tAe
,laa.a:ios OF Nj. N S. Ea!nesEo.,s
,ea- that town 70 arrest Archie
Jackson 20: tie shooting OF another
ses.o by the name OF Wright. I:
Gems a woman was the cause OF the
.hoo,ias. For some time they had
,eeo rivals for tie affections OF the
conan in question and when they
ne. OF Saturday evening Jacksoa
,lloade6 shotgun IN W.;sh;'S
.es. Jackson claims that Wright
<as trying 20 saoo: him when he
oo& tie qua from ham and dc ;ae
>hooe;cs himself Wright is very
Ie.iously wounded. aad IL is doubt
'ui IL be will 1--we. Inflammation os
be wound having set IN. Jackson IS
Tow il jail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
Cave-ln Kills One.

AS result OF cave-!n in the
Lone Star LiSn!'o COMPANY. az Como.
ten miles east OF Sulphur Springs.
Texas. Tuesday. one man is dead and
several others injured :. number
Of miners ~era AZ work in one OF
the runs cigar foot bclos tte sur
:ace. Ta.1 eight teet OF slate fell.
k!ll!cs John Cadellas and iDju.!n:
several, one seriously
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
STEAMERS COLLIDE
DISASTER MARS LAKS VESSELS
MAIDEN TRIP.
Two S,eei-Hulled Ships Nee, Oh
Lake Superior and oae Of Taem
4, Sent to Bottom.


A dispatch from Saul. Ste Marie.
Nica.. says .A!ee minutes a:;er the
steel steamers Isaac Scoe: and John
3. Cow!e Sad coI.6ed /. Lake So
pe-:o. ea.:y Noacay Doss:as. aoou:
mile xsG a Sal: OF Waite Fish
poss, nss: house. :ne Cow!e hat
sooe 20 .Ae eo::on II s:.y tataons OK
~a:s-. carrying With Der fourteen
members 0: be: crew. The Scott. a.!
though BADLY damaged. pu: back 70
Saul, Ste Marie. where sAs arrived
Monday afternoon. WITH pa: CT The
crew OF re Cow!e.
4 heavy tos vas responsible 20:
.he collision. Tae Scott. aev Soa..
vas oo Sc. maiden t.!p 70 tbs bead
OF .ae lakes. Tie cosie vas doxs-
Sound. with 5000 tons 0: i.ce
o:e n the hold.
Wseo :ac crash came. 70, s:teea
zee. :se Sow 0; :he Scos: peoe:rste!
BE side cs the Co~!e. IN three .2io-
u.es ,se Corie Sad settled 70 :"e
! oosou o! LAKE Superior.
. A !!se was thrown from the deck
.. ,ae Scot: 70 ;he forward deck ot
ce COVE and ;s.ee members ot sae
-ex escaped by sh;s means.
The e!ss: os the crew rso S.ce
Sared jumped :a,o sse lake. soGe
without !::e prese:vess. and were
,.caed uo by ,ae Scot; aad :se s:s1is.
= Goodbye. which vas short dts
arce 2see.z ot ese Scot: Ebea ne
! ,ou.sioa occurred.
Capt Rogers. OF The Cow!e. ~2s
,re Of shose vso we're rescued
Cn,il Capt. Rogers returns 20 :ae
ooct 1: is impossible - tel! tie
! ,anes Of .Ae aea who oe-!shea VIII
| Sc cow!e
The Scot: received serious injuries
Ia the collision. which voald pos
.l,y hsve seat BE. % the bottom Lis:
she bad been Loaded.
| The John E Cov.e was &ss sc~:
oas, SO feet bean aod vas oxEe-
~ the Cowle Transit Company O
Cleveland. Tie Co~!e weat :na
commission "a 1902.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
OLD BARGE AE1RE.
Endansers Water Front at Provi-
dence, Rhode Island.

A drifting barge. sending forth
frequent explosions from he. cargo
OF burning OIL. and quarter OF a
square mile o! the nar5or waters
ab;aze from the same cause. endang.
cred the entire water front and ship
ping OF Providence. r. l.. Saturday.
Beginning shortly after midnight.
the Texas OIL Co,npaay's barge. Ha--
,isoa. loaded with $4,000 gallons
OF o.! burned fu.iously. destroying
:he company's wharf and several OF
its buildings besides scorching sew
e-al OF the craft in the ha.bor. The
danger was over at sunset Monday
only when :he OIL had become ex-
hausted. and the bark was burned
TO the waters edge The loss is
estimated at $4,000
Capt, Frederick May and A!oe::
De Posse. who were oc tie Harrison
a, the time Of the explosion and were
severely .aju.ed. were reported 10 be
improving.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
Farmers Held for Peonase.

w. S. Kcnp anc son. ". 3. Kemp.
both prominent farmers Of Wilmer.
Ala. were arrested a few days ago by
Deputy United States Marshal Gates.
the charge against them being bold
Ing persons n state o! involuntary
se-r!tude. Four negroes. alleged
victims. were carried 20 the city OF
Mobile with the defendants This
is the second arrest OF farmers oa
charges Of a similar nature. The ar
rest o! the men created excitement
a; Wilmer and at Mobile. where both
are vel! known
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
ROBBED THE GRAVE.
Electricity Revived Man Listed for
tho MorSue.

Electricity saved the HE o: Joseph
Remii!a.d. baker 40 years OF age.
OF worcester. Mass. He was pros
:rated by the heat wave in that city
several weeks ago. taken 70 the hos
p!ta! and within few hours decla.-
ed dead This week be walked from
the Institution. literally from the
grave. The case Is regarded as oae
Of the most remarkable ever brought
70 the attention OF physicians.
Renil!a!d gave all the signs OF
dissolution from heat pvostra.!on.
and his apparently dead body vas
placed oa a truck to be taken 70 the
norsue Instead Of taking hin to
'he norgue. however. the doctor il
charge wheeled him IN the electrical
room. where the physicians
tried tests on him with electrical
currents F:e was revived and great
care Tas taken 20 nurse the spark
Of life. until Remillard walked out.
this week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
PARTIES ETRE on NEGROES.
While Playing Cards in Corr rieid.
Ono Was Killed.

Ed. Ma!tzsoa. one OF tie negroes
.hot il tie back last Saturday ai:h:
- uakaown parties vs!Ie playing
ards n co.aSe.d oea- Rus!edse.
Ia. died from the wounds Monday
morning.
Al inquest held bS the co-one.
I'VE: the body OF tho dead negro.
Saos that the deceased died O.!
rouads inflicted by . qua IA the
hands OF unknown parties
Four other negroes who we're also
>Ao. a: the same time received only
Sigh. wounds and will recover
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
ENSIGN AIKEN KILLED.
Officer on the North Carolina Meets
Violent Death.

Ensign Hugh X Aiken. o. the
Un.,ed States navy. died aboard TIE
armored cruise! North Carolina at
Naples a few nights ago from in
juries resulting from Goa! gas e1-
plosion. He was born IL New Or
leans in 1854 aad entered the nava!
service IN 1902.
Pete. Mul!an. OF Brooklyn. \. Y.
also was injured slightly a, the tine
OF ,he explosion.
Ensign Aiken was one OF the bes,
known mem 5ers 0! the foot bal! team
while 4; the Naval Academy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
20 NILES AN HOUR
O. NRlGHT NAMES ANOTHER
SUCCESSFUL. FLIGHT.


Order.
Orv:!!e Wright Monday evening
made a very successful aisht IN ;he
Wright ae.oplsce a, For: Mye-. Va.
oea. Washington remaining in the
~, Eve minutes and thirty seconds.
during which tine ;h- u:ach!a. al
,a!ned ,se exceptions! speed 0. forty
miles az hour and circ!ed the parade
grounds hal: dozen Cnes. total
distance Of about three and hal!
miles
A strong breeze prevented the
T.:sh, brothers ::om starting ,ac
aeroplsae :nm.d.s;e.y axe. j; was
eroush, from the shed While walt
:ns 70: favorable conditions. they
exan!aec :Ae nach:ar carefully an!
cha;ted with proninea: persons WHO
aad goce over from Washington 20
witness tho trial.
With Count Won Verus,o-T. Ger
man ambassador. the N:!shts talked
a. Length explaining the working OF
tie machine M-s Nicholas Long
worth. daughter o: E1-P.cs:den;
Roosevelt. enthusiastically examined
the ae-op!aae. as cid Secretary OF :ae
| Na.T Meyer
When tie sigma! finally was given
70 start. the machine shot forward
and mounted gracefully into TIE light
breeze. Orv!!!e Wright guided the
| aye. 20 :he lowe: ead o: the large
| parade ground and ci-c!ed around
toward tie starting point. gradually
rising higher from the ground.
Six times he rounded the course.
! ,Ae machine attaining an average
speed Of abou: forty miles an hour,
according 70 Mr.. Wright.
A::e- passing the crowd the sixth
time the aviator decided 20 make a
landing because the motor occasion
ally vas missing spark. He de-
scended early and lighted with nc
laoparen. Sa.. the machine s!idins
smoothly owe. the ground. unit! Il
came 20 stop a, a po;n; near ;ht
shed.
Roth Of me W-igh,s expressed
themselves IS pleased with the per
:o.mance. They intend 20 make on!!
sho,. ssgh:s unit! the new bearing;
haye become wo:c down and the pro
pell.cs no.o: IS working perfectly
When these things nave adjuste<
themselves 20 the satisfaction OF th'
aviato5s they intend 20 attack tae!
main task. 20 which these n:ino
s!shts are prel!n:na.y-,hat o
satisfying the conditions prescribed
oy the Government 10. the osicis
test
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
Made a Business of Making
Love and Marrying.
B!GAmIST CONFESSES
Christian c. johnson Said to Havs
Admitted That He is "Jos,a Mad
SON. Wanted in Many Parts Of
the Country for Matrimonial Ven
,ures. Courcing Ten at Time.

Christian c. johnson. sentenced
Monday at San Jose. Cal. 10 seven
years in tie pec:teat:a.y Cor big
amy. is reported 10 have confessed
,ha; he Is the mysterious "Joha
MADISON" wanted IN many parts Of
the coua;.y for matrimonial ven
,u.es and systematic sw!cdl!ns o: q
number OF women under promise OF
marriage.
Johasoo's alleged confession. how
ever. IS full Of Inconsistencies greatly
at variance with statements be has
made siace lis arrest N that city
las. week. He declares that be has
been married 20 so many women that
be cacnot count them o1-hand-
'la 1906" he says. II ou!t my
business o: buying horses. and from
that day 10 this time ! have been
making my living oy marrying ana
making love 20 won.n. getting their
money and then desert!ag them"
Ooe OF bis most amazing feass. se-
| cord!rg 70 bis own confession, vas
| making love 70 ten women at o1e
time IN Portland. Ore. While he
admits that be got money from most
o, saem aad that his marriages ~e.s
part Of "get-r;ch-ou;ck system"
Johnson declares that IN every IN
stance he speat the Eaoney he re-
ceired upon the victim herself.
Johnson declares that be was born
in Germany. and coming to this eoun-
ny IN the '7os. securing d post With
the United States government buy
irg horses for the army on eonmss-
sion. THIS took him all over the
country. At A-st. he says. he was .
woman-ha.er. because be had been
separated from a sweetheart in Ger
many, who died later. He married
the ars: OF his many wives in Spring
Geld. Mass. N 1908. She was Yrs.
Mary Brown.
II married eniy one woman under
the name OF John Madison" johnson
declared. "Eer name was jones'
| II remember .tght!y-Ada Jones. I
got $500 from her because she said
she loved ne. could have got
$4,000"
From most OF the women. John
son says be obtained money or jew
4iry. or both. Johnson left Sen jose
Tuesday. in custody Of deputy
,sher!f. sor San Quentin prison. where
BE is 70 serve sevea-yeav sentence
OF eighteen women whom john
son married. according to the con-
fession. seven are from California.
four from Missouri, two from Ore
gcn and one each from Kansas.
Arkansas. Tennessee. Illinois and
Massachusetts,.
The woman from Tennessee vas
Mrs. Bertha King. OF Memphis. aad
,he one from Arkansas, Mrs. Birdie
King. OF Hot Springs
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
WOMAN AND CHILD MISSING.
Wife and Son Of St. Stephens Man
Gone Since Saturday.

Mrs e W. Rhodes. vile OF a J.
Rhodes. OF st. Stephens. mysterious
y disappeared from her home Oh
last Saturday night. and no clue as
20 her whereabouts has as yet been
obtained. Her little son. Jennings.
aged abou; i2 years. Is also missing.
S:nc. Sunday all efforts on the par:
OF her husband and others TO locate
them have failed.