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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-20
LEGAL ABSURDITIES.
Fine Distinctions That Are Found In
the Criminal Law.

Burglary is the crime Of breaking
IN and entering In the nighttime or
anOther's dwelling house with an in-
tent to commit felony therein. ms
means precisely what II says. III a
door or window is broken open, or the
knob Of an unlocked door Is raised, or
an unlocked window Is raised, IL ls
burglary. But II the door or window
is left slightly open or even raised as
little as an inch and Il thief pushes or
raises II entirely open and enters IL Is
not burglary. 1t means. too. dwell
ing house" Therefore If family Is
sleeplng in a tent or booth and q
thief enters il is not burglary. III all
the other conditions are met ana IL
happens that the dawn has broken,
there can be no burglary. for that part
of the definition specifying the night
time is strictly adhered TO.
We meet another of these fine dis
tinctions in larceny" the stealing Of
personal or movable property. which
requires that the thief must get COM
piete control. Thus if n thief in at
tempting TO steal a watch lifts 1t out
of Il mans pocket and it is not attach
ed to the owner by a chain. II the
thief gets It into his hand for mo-
ment only it is larceny and felony.
If. however. the watch is attached TO
the clothing. even though the pick
nocket cannot see the chain. as might
bo,no,, i'm crowd lp has not had
complete control. and the act Is not
larceny. but only a misdemeanor. Inc
difference of the two terms relates
only to the length of the sentence.
But If ii is your watch and you wish
to see the trial of the would be thief
proceed you will do well to see that
the indictment does not choose the
wrong word. Charles b. Brewer in
McClure's Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-20
FRIDAY. MAY 20. 1910.
CITY SHOULD AID IN THE FIGHT.

Newport News is relieved of the
necessity of making considerable
outlay of money 20 test the legality
of the existence of combination
through which certain insurance cor
pora4ions are able TO bulldozc mun;-
cipal governments and dictate terms
upon which fire insurance politics
shall be written In Virginia. The
action of Commonwealth Attorney
Berkeley in causing the arrest OF the
leads OF the Southeastern Undcrwrit-
er's Association on warrants chare
ing them with entering into aud main
tanning a conspiracy to control rates.
puts the burden of the fight upon the
State of Virginia. II is now the com
monwealth against the officers and
members of the Insurance Trust, and
whatever may be the result. the cost
will be paid by the Sta.e, not by the
city.
However, Newport News just at
this time, is more vitality interested
in this proceeding than anyone else.
Therefore 1t is proper that the city
spend some money and do anything
else that may be necessary or advis-
able to assist the State officers in
making the fight. The city should
provide counsel to support the com
(santai., nark a.
ley is able and an interchangeable
worker, but two heads are better than
one in any case. and the insurance
magnates will come here for trial with
an array of the finest legal talent that
money can secure.
1t is gratifying to note the unanimi-
ty with which the people of the city
are disposed 10 support their officers
in a determined effort to resist the
arbitrary oppression of the Insurance
Trust. and the failure OF the insurine
public to scare al the warning of the
agent that the combination is likely
to withdraw from the local field and
leave our people without insurance. #
is recognized that many people ar,
compelled TO carry insurance. especial
ly those whose property is mor,gagcd
hut practically everybody seems to bt
confident in the belief that 80 long as
Newport News has something over Z
hundred thousand dollars a year {,
pay TO somebody in insurance prem
iums. somebody is coming here after
Il.
The message from President or
cult. OF the Newport News Shipbuild
Ing and Dry Dock Company. to thu
paper is an important development il
the situation. Mr. circuit SAYS tina
rather than submit TO unfair insur
snce rates. his company will carry H.
own Insurance in the future. And m,
shi7yard carries a considerable yer
oentaee OF all the insurance writtcl
In Newport News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-20

Under the law, his failure to testiiy
could not 1T the trial be used against
him: but, bound by no rule except
that which justice requires nave
the right TO consider il. and his faii-
ure to testify has great weight with
me-
The evidence in this case is pure
ly circumstantial and while ! would
have no hesitatirn in sustaining YER
verdict upon such evidence, 1t would
have to come up TO the requirements
Of the Supreme Court Of Virginia.
Holding these views. ! have de-
termined TO commute the punishment
of Samuel p. Hardy TO Imprisonment
for life.
WILLIAM HODGES MANN,
Governor of Virginia.
May 10, 1910
Tears Of Joy.
At the penitentiary ii was said Har-
dy had abandoned hope of escaping
the electric chair and was resigned
to his fate.
Immediately after his sentnece had
been commuted Assistant Superin-
tendent Lamb inf rmed him, and
Hardy broke down and wept for some
moments and then laughed almost
historically. 1t was undoubtedly the
happiest day OF his life. and the pris-
oners at the peaitoniiary. with whom
he has become popular. shared in his
rejoicing
This afternoon Hardy WAS trans
ferred from murderers row to the
shoe factory. whore he was put to
work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-20
CLYDE LINE
PHILADELPHIA

Steamers leave Mondays a. m.
Thursdays and Saturdays
Leave Philadelphia Tuesdays
Thursdays ard Saturdays.
Freight received and delivered daiiy
AZ &. & o. Pier s. Odicc, River
Road.
clyde STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
James W. McCarrick.
General Southerr Ae1st
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-20
a Regular rom Boy

was Susie climbing trees and fences.
Jumping bitches. whiting. aiwsys
getting scratches. cuts. srrains.
bruises. bumps. burns NJ scaids Ruf
laws, Tier mother jnsf applied Huck
lens AruicS Saivc and cured her
quick. Heals everything heaisbic--
liniis. tlccrs. Eczema. Old Sores.
COINS ~ F3ics. Try IT, 30 al Aradc
NY Pharmacy Co. rcizoid D-ug 60.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-20

Past steamer roKONOKET ieavcs
Pier 4 every Monday. "Wednesday and
Friday - =. m. Tor Petersburg and
Iamcz River landings. Every Tues
dav. THURSDAY and Saturday for NJ
frik ~ ~ .. m. freight md pas
acuFer soii-iicd. - CHRISTIAN.
Asst
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-20
HARDY ESCAPES DEATH
(CCntinued from First Page.)

mediately after he was shot he was
killed for telling the truth, aud that
in consequences OF the darkness he
could not 5 ~ anyone: that he did not
hear anyone, but he thought Lake or
Sam Hardy had shot him. This state
ment shows that. in the cp.1ion Of
Mr.. Jones, here was at least two
parties who might be suspected u The
crime. an not. however. coming IN
20 the evidence further than 10 con-
ment on the abb. which was partially
proved by one witness for the M
monwealth. and quite fully proved by
three witnesses for the defense: that
is. il these witnesses are entitled to
belief. Hardy was in his room az the
residence Of Mr. Gus Holland. where
he lived, about 10 O'Clock or little
after On the night of the murdef Of
7. G. Jones. which took place abont
1890 o'clock in his yard. which was
nearly mile from where Sam Hardy
lived. II must be remembered thai
Mr.. Jones went to Suffolk on the CeN
he WAS killed and returned on train
which was expected and actually
reached Holland 1t 9:13 that night
that the person or pers MS who kllled
him were lying in wait, and in all
human probability were in the posi-
tiOn occupied when the shots were
fired before or about the time of the
arrival OF that train The record does
not shcw-at least to my satisfaction
that any one of these three wit
ncsses were impeached or contradict
cd, or that the evidence of either one
of them was shaken by cross-examina-
tiOn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-20
Young Lady's Evidence.

ton.
Young Lady's Evidence.
1T is evident, however. that the
jury could not have believed these
witnesses tr their verdict would have
been different After the trial re-
ceived the affidavit of young lady,
the daughter of Mr. Gus Holland. who
was in the house at the time VINO
was not examined at the trial. but
who coIrobOratcd the evidence of the
three witnesses who were. | read
her affidavit with care. but not beng
willing { trust to it, asked friend
who was a minister of the gospel. ana
high man 10 bring the young ady
to my office, which he did. and in his
presence crOss-eXamincd her, and
she stated substantially that on the
night of the murder she had vlsl
tor: that she came upstairs about 10
u'cl ok. and as the rvle of her mother
required her TO come up at that hour.
and some one looked at his watch
and said ii was about 10 O'Clock, that
they then talked a little while about
VITAL lutN tAl'NltO " bNN tiN hNNN
day, as she and her mother intended
10 20 TO Norfolk by the early morn
ing train. and that wishing to write
letter. she inquired of her mother
where the writing paper was, and
was told it was in Mr.. Hardys room;
that she went to his room 10 get It;
that the bed was placed at an angle
and the door opened against 1t, so
when she went in she could see that
some one was in bed. but could not
tell who il was: that the desk IN
which the paper was kept was at
the foot OF the bed and when she got
il and started TO return to her moth
er's room she could plainly see Mr.
HARDY in bed and il was then about
fifteen or twenty minutes past 10
o'clock The manner of the young
lady. who is not Ove- eighteen, was
perfectly frank There was no hest
tation in her answers, no conceal
ment of anything. and after question
ing her for the purp- Sc of testing the
trUthfulness of her statement. | couid
not find any reason to doubt wat
she SAID If. therefore her state
ment is taken in connection with the
statements of the other witnesses 60
the alibi. which it confirms. Sam
Hardy was in bed at Mr. II Hand :.
about a mile from the residence OF
MIR. T. G.. Jones. about the time che
murder occurred. With this evidence
before me. am unwilling for Samuel
Hardy to be electrocuted.
VoIuminous Petition.
II stopped here the logical re-
suit would b. pardon. but this is
not asked for by but few people. al
though some twenty-five hundred peo-
pie. citizens of Nsnsemond county.
and other parts OF the state. includ-
ing petition signed by several law
yers Of Norfolk. and letters IF m
three OF the jurors. ask for cOmmuta-
ton Of sentence. And just here u Is
well 10 state that under the law con
trolling this case verdict OF murder
in the fIst degree must be punished
with death. and neither court OF jury
E MD change Il. As the governor Of
Virginia. I can change il. and my in
Vc.tigstion Of this case has produced
The conclusion upon INV mind that
ought 20 10 so
He testified before the coroncr's
inquest. hut did not testify before ;hc
urt The evidence against him.
while not conclusive. required cXpls-
nation which he Ought TO have gwen.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09
OPPOSED TO Q. II. AGITATION.
Feeling Time InOppOrtune, Westmin.
ster Will Present Claims Later.

Westminster, March 9.-Special:%
At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Westminster Board of Trade, held
in the City Hall yesterday evening,
the following resolutions were Offer
ed by W. p. Anderson and we're
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the question Of the
change of the county seat Of Oconee
county Is now being agitated by one
Of our sister towns; and
Whereas, this Board Of Trade feels
that movement of this kind dur
ing an election year Is to be greatly
deplored, for the reason that a ques-
ton of this kind will overshadow
other questions Of greater and moro
vital Importance: Now, therefore,
be 1t
Resolved, That we, The Board OF
Trade of the town of Westminster,
desire to put ourselves on record as
being opposed to the agitation of this
question at this time.
Resolved further, That II the peo-
pie Of Oconee county desire n change
In the county seat, we wish, at tho
proper time, to bring before the citi-
Zens Of the county the claims Of
westminster as the place for the
county seat, feeling sure that the ad-
vantages of location and environment
OF our town will appeal to the wis
dom OF the voters of the county.
Resolved further, That we hereby
assure the citizens Of the county that
Westminster stands ready to meet
any reasonable proposition as to fur
nishing the proper buildings and
grounds for the use Of the county
that may be made by any other
town.
Resolved further That a commit
tee. consisting OF Dr.. G.. NJ. Walker,
NJ. S. Stribling, J. S. Carter, Jas. G.
Breazeale and J. II. Stonecypher. be,
and are hereby, appointed to keep in
touch with this question, with power
to call this board together to fur
ther consider the matter whenever.
they may deem 1T wise and expedi-
ent so to do.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09

End Came Suddenly for New York's
Former United States Senator.

New York, March 6.-Thomas Col
lier Platt. formerly United States
Senator from New York, and for
many years a national figure in poll
tics, died at Gas o'clock this after,
noon In the apartment Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gustav Adele, from whom he
had rented three rooms for the last
four years. Mrs. Adele had been his
nurse. The cause of his death was
chronic and acute Bright's disease
The end was startlingly sudden.
An hour before the Senator died his
two sons, Frank and Edward, with
their families, and his widowed son.
Harry, with the latter's daughter and
son, had left the house after their
usual Sunday visit. The Senator said
at that time he felt very we'll At 8
O'Clock he was taken with a fainting
mt. The family was notified and re-
turned in haste.
There could not be a better in
lance of Platt's skill in persuasion
"a manipulation, or of the irony
that Knocked his ripest wisdom. Nc
Kinley was shot, Roosevelt became
President. and the days Of Platt's
domination in the State laDsed into
sensility. His bodily strength rap
Idly declined. He made a second
marriage, which ended in the courts,
and he was sued by Mae Wood, for
merly a clerk in government employ,
for divorce on the strength Of q
third marriage. never proved to havo
taken place.
Platt was first elected to the Sem
ate in 1881. In 1897 he was elected
second time, succeeding David b.
Hill. He was born in Owego, Tioga
county, New York, on July Is, 1888,
OF Puritan ancestry. lie entered Yalo
College with the class of 1S49, but
left In the middle of his junior year
because OF i'll health.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09
Hcad-On Smashup i'm Gcorgia.

MonteZuma. Ga, March Tn a
head-on collision early yesterday
morning between Passenger Train
No. -, north-bound running from
montgomery 10 Macon, and freignt
train No. I3, south-bound, on the
Central Of Georgia railway, four
miles above this place, Will McGee, a
negro express helper. was Instant,
killed, fifteen passengers were pain
fully hurt and both trains we're al
most completely wrecked 1t is stat
Ell that the collision was caused by
the freight train running on the lime
or the passenger train. Both engines
were demolished. The engineers and
hremen saved themselves by jumping
from the engines.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09
GrucSOmc Find Near Anderson.

Anderson, March 6.-Bones form
ing a skeleton of human being, ap-
parently a woman, were found buried
In box beneath a tree in the woods
near the Gluck cotton mills here to-
day. A party Of boys walking in the
vicinity made the discovery. a stick
was thrust into the soft e. "th, and,
striking the box. decided them to
further investigation. Practically all
OF the bones of the skeleton were
found. They had been placed in a
small wooden box, after having been
wrapped In paper and then in tow
sack. The box and sack were in a
state Of good preservation, though
the bones were entirely dry, leading
to the supposition that they had been
before buried. One Of the papers I'm
which the bones were wrapped bore
the date Of August, 1906. The coro-
ner Is investigating the matter, but
so far has learned nothing.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09
How Good News Sprcads.

81 am 70 years old and travel most
OF the time,' writes B. f.. Tolson, Of
Elizabethtown, Ky. '1Gverywhere I
go | recommend Electric Bitters, be-
cause ] owe my excellent health and
vitality to them. They effect cure
every time They never fail TO
tone the stomach, regulate the kid
neys and bowels, stimulate the liver,
invigorate the nerves and purify the
blood. They work wonders FOR weak,
rundown men and women, restoring
strength, vigor and health that's q
daily JOY. Try them. Only soc Sat-
isfaction IS positively guaranteed by
all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09
The Sunshine Shower.

The following readers OF The Cou-
rier contributed to the Sunshine
stamp Shower: Mrs. Ludie Cole
man. Washington State; Misc May
S.ibling, box Of nice paper; Mrs.
Hunt, Townville; Mrs. Shanklin;
Return Sunshine Society; Mrs. G. r.
Pike, Salem; Mrs. W. II. Hnghs.
Richland; Mrs. J. Y. Werner, Miss
Harriet Werner, Retreat; Miss Lou
ise Sheldon, Fair Play. with the
stamps the large number OF pack
ages and letters left over from Christ.
mas were sent out, but debt Of SIS
Is due yet. Who will help pay ii:
Marye II. Shelor.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09
CONNEROSS AND VICINITY.
Samuel ROthcll Painfully Hurt Near
TOCOci,--LOcul News.

Conneross. March t. Special:
Miss Annie Abbott left yesterday for
Seneca, where she will spend this
week with her sister, Mrs. Sallie Cox
B. d. Breazeale had the misfor-
tune 10 receive painful cut on
one of his hands last week while
splitting wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Adds, Of West
Union, visited In our community re-
Gently
Mr.. Boggs, of Clearmont, was a
recent guest Of A. n. Prichard and
family.
A. S. Beacham, of Greers, has re-
turned to his home after an extend
ed visit to relatives here.
Roy NJ. Abbott was welcome vis-
itor In our vicinity last week.
Misses Burt and Jane Hunsinger,
Minnie and Lethia Barker spent the
past weekend very PLEASANTLY with
relatives and friends in Walhalla.
Miss Lucy Patterson Is with her
cousins, Misses Selma and Jessie
Doyle, near Pleasant Ridge, this
week.
Mrs. Henry Arve spent several
days of last week with her brother,
Sam Rothell, near Toccoa, who is
suffering from Il severe cut In his
face, which was caused by an acci-
dent, he having been thrown from
a buggy. Mr.. Rothell has mauy
friends here who wish for him a
speedy recovery. Mrs. Arve was ac-
companied by her two children, Es-
ther and Otis.
Misses MADEIRA and jamie Alexau-
der, OF this place. spent the latter
part OF last week in Fair Play as
guests Of their cousin. Miss Ethel
Marett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson. Of Return.
were at the home Of Mrs. Simpson 9
sister, Mrs. j. S. Abbott, last Friday.
Our pastor, Rev. |. e. McDavid. is
expected here tomorrow as a visitor.
He Will fill his appointments at Con-
neross Saturday at 3 y. m. and Sun
day It II a. m.
R. II. D1lworth was among rela-
tives In our section last week
Ed. Julian and family. OF Clear
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09
Well known in OcOncr,

Samuel Stribling was well known
IN Oconee county, being a son of w.
David Stribling, who resides at SEN
eca. He was young man, possibly
80 years OF age, and had been mar
rled about six or seven years, his
wife being Miss Florence Hunnicutt,
daughter Of Mrs. NJ. E. Hunnicutt.
Of the High Falls section. There are
hosts Of friends Of the two families
who will be grieved to learn of this
horrible tragedy, and who will ioin
us in extending to the bereaved ones
the sincerest sympathy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09

SAMUEL sTRIBLING MURDE1sBD.
Shot and Instantly Killed by Negro
at Palmetto, Fla.

Tampa, Fla, March 6.-News has
reached this city Of a shooting ARRAY
which occurred near Palmetto, about
forty miles south Of here, late this
| afternoon. Sam Stribling, superin-,
tendent for a prominent contractor
| of this city, had dispute with a ne
gro employee about wages, resulting
| in the negro drawing a pisto3 and
killing Stribling instantly. The ne
gro then escaped into the woods.
Telephone messages brought Sheriff
Wyatt from Bradentown with a
posse and bloodhounds. Later the
| negro was chased into the house of
another negro, who had Winchester
| rifles and supply OF ammunition.
In an exchange OF shots which fol-
lowed, Deputy Sheriff Matthews, who
led the chase, was shot and killed.
AS the posse was a small one the off,
GERS left for reinforcements and the
negroes escaped from the house. To-
| night the chase is being continued
by several hundred irate citizens, and
II the negroes are captured 1t is prob
| able they will be lynched
Wrath of Lynclcrs is Appeased.
Tampa, Fla, March i--With three
negroes dead as Il result of race riot
Ing In the neighborhood of Palmetto
yesterday, The wrath of the residents
in that section seems to be assuaged
The sum total Of deaths Is three ne
groes and two white men, with one
white man In the emergency hospital
here with bullet hole through his
head.
The last of the three negroes i'm
plicated In the murder of the two
deputies and the fatal wounding OF
the third, was lynched at dusk this
afternoon in The palmettos on the
banks OF the Manatee river. He had
fallen asleep, and when he awoke
was gazing into the barrels of a
dozen rifles and shot guns. Even
then he showed resistance and reach
ed for his rifle. In second he was
riddled with bullets.
1t was not known until the sheriff
and his exhausted deputies returned
10 Palmetto tonight that three ne
groes were implicated in the murder
OF Sam Stribling and Ed. Matthews.
From the information brought by the
sheriff neither Of the Ellis brothers
was implicated in the killing of Pay
master Stribling. but another negro
who was killed by Henry Wasgame
early last evening The sheriff was
notified ny Wasgame this afternoon
he had Geen on the lookout for the
slayer Of Stribling and had run him
TO cover in clump of palmetto trees
near his house. The negro came out
and attempted to fire. When Was
game discharged both barrels Of his
gun the negro fell back into the pal
mettos. Wasgame said he did not
care to risk following the negro in
the growing darkness. When a
search was made to-day the body of
the dead negro was found at the
spot indicated by Wasgame.
The two Ellis negroes, 1t Is alleg-
ed, took hand in the trouble grow
Ing out OF Stribling's murder, when
they attempted to interfere with the
running OF the bloodhounds with
which the murderer was being chas-
ed. They reached their house later,
where they barricaded themselves
and fired on the possee which sur
rounded the shack, killing Deputy
Sherif Matthews. They made their
escape when the posse departed to
secure reinfOrcements
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09
An iWful EIuInfiOn

of a volcano excites brief interest,
and your interest in skin eruptions
will be as short If you use Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, their quickest cure.
Even the worst boils, ulcers or fever
sores are soon healed by it. Best for
burns, cuts, bruises, sore lips, chap
ped hands, chilblains and piles. 1t
gives instant relief. Csc. at all drug
giStS.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09
Vcsuvius Is Active Again.

Naples, March S.-Vesuvius has
suddenly become active again. There
mas been continuous eruption for
the last "a hours Of red hot stones
and ashes, this being accompanied by
internal detonations. Several fis-
sures have opened from which gas
and lava are emerging in great quan-
titles