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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
THE AUTOMOBILE LAWS
STATE HAS SOME STRINGENT
REGULATIONS.
Provide for U>c of Cars on Country
Roads.-Sp.cd Limit is Fifteen


Magistrate g. F. Wilson. Of An
derSon. said :he other day that
there we're many people who owned
automobiles and who did not know
The state laws regulating them while
on the country roads. /, scems 20
be the impression o! most people that
tn: can operate their cars as fast
as :hey want 20 once out OF the city
limits. but this IS mistake. Fol-
lowing are few interesting bits Of
law from the acts Of the general IS
sembly.
NO person shall operate motor
"ehicle on a public highway at
rate OF spesd d greater than IS reason
able and proper al the time and
place. having due regard TO The traf-
&c and use OF the HIGHWAYS as 10 the
condition or 80 as 20 eadanger the
life. limb or property 0! any person
or in any event at q rate greater
han ff;ea miles an hour.
Upon approaching crossing.
bridge. step descent. or curve 4
person shall have their machine un-
der control and operate il al rate
OF speed not greater than six miles
an hour. and in no greater than is
reasonable and proper. having due
regard 10 conditions.
The driver Of motor vehicle
shall give notice by blowing a horn
bell or othrwise SO as not to fright
en- tn. animals and 70 use precau-
lions TO insure the safety OF persons
and property. II is also necessary
20 bring the car 70 stop i it is seer
that the horses are frish;e ed.
y, is necessary 10 stop the car al
signal from one who is in the high
way an! who is driving a wild ami!
nal. The raising OF hand may bt
considered a signal to stop. II is al!
so necessary 10 remain stat.onar,
until such an animal could be re
moved. II is necessary for ar au
tomob:!.st 20 give the right OF va,
! 10 the driver OF a horse or mule
and he shall go TO the right Of hs
road.
"vio!ators of these acts shall b.
saed from ten TO one hundred dollar:
or imprisoned not more than thirt!
days"
| Before operating q car in AM
count: I. Is necessary 10 secure from
the clerk Of court certificate saying
which is numbered and this namoe
must be placed OF the back OF tht
car. The owners address and :
br.ei description OF the Car mast *
given. The registration fee is 81
Ten days are allowed an owner i:
which 10 register his ca.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
ONLY a BLIND.
Actors in Paris Kep, Proeucirg For
Fake Play.

TO much realism IN the yehear-
sais Of scene n new riaJ. Ban
co. caused police raid at a small
th"ater In Paris recently. The play
had been advertised = scme time
bat the :ehearsals draged or Glow
!y and very evening seemed 10 30
devoted 20 ACT II. TIE scene of this
act was laid IN gambling saloon and
II. OuponnoIs. police som m!ssa.r.
who happened % call in at the ,hea,-
or vas struck By the fact. A quss-
ton 70 the manager brought ,hc &C.
ply
i. is mes! important tha, the fac
ial play CT all "a. actors in this
seen" saould j" ,,xpc'. They o.e
supposed 70 rcp.esen; keen gam
5lers. We must get The by-play sa
rea! as possible
AZ the end OF another fortnight.
however. the facial play diGn'; seem
TO have improved much. as Act II
vas still -shearscd a. great lengths
each evening
Dscree, inquiry showed ;hat the
were a blind. tha, :he
play. "Banco." had never been
written. and ;ha: all the actors were
hardened gamblers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
KILLS HIMSELF.
Drinks Quantity Of "Bus-killer.
Which Kills.

Alfred Poole an aged negro pris-
oner confined to the county jai! al
Garney to await trial at the next
term 0. court. committed suicide BY
drinking 'bug-killer" in his cell. dy-
Ing from the effects at about one o
clock Thursday night. He had been
arrested about two weeks ago charS-
ed with being Al accompl.ce in the
killing OF negro baby At his home
near Cowpens. he Was about 80
Years Of age.
II has been the custom OF The jail
IT 20 supply The prisoners with u"
"bug-kil!er" al intervals When the
d;s;nfec;ant was given TO Poole he
saved il until night. and then took
it. becoming paralyzed at once. AL
though there were two other pr;so-
ne7s in the same cell both OF them
disclaim any knowledge Of the TAX
ing Of the juice and claim that they
knew nothing about the affair unt!!
they became suspicious Of his loud
breathing and when they at
tempted 20 wake him un they found
him dying. Medical aid vas sum
moned and although everything pos
sible was done Poole soon died.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
SECOND IN SHOOTING.
The South Carolina Ranks After the
BattlcShip Idaho.

The bat,icship Idaho is TO enjoy
for year the coveted ofsc!.! honor
Of being the best hitter in the Amer
lean nav*. a comparison OF the
shooting performances OF the battle
ships this year was made public az
Washington on Tuesday at the navy
department. The Idaho made q
score with her guns OF i6121. The
South Carolina gets second place
with 4 score OF i25S5. and the Wis
consin third with a score of i0.41S.
The ba;;leships are ccalpeiing for
z trophy. their rank depending not
only upon the hits Of the guns hu;
upon thei.. work with mines and tor
pedoes. While the target practice
has been concluded By the battle
ships. only Few have done the re-
qu!red mining CT these the Wis
consin stands AZ the head OF those
which have completed the compe:i-
ton with score Of iai94. the
Maryland second with 1857 and
the West Virginia third with 22.26i.
OF the vessels competing for me
cruiser trophy 70: sunnery the Char
lesion now leads with score OF
2l.0.J. In the competition for the
gunhoat trophy. The Mayfower stands
at the head Of The lis, OF those that
have fred with score Of 6.5l2
Among the vessels competing for
the torpedo trophy the Preble is the
victor with score Of 9o.92S. One
OF her competitors. the Rowan. is
credited with score OF only 0.0J5.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
FLEEING CONNECTS SHOT.
ConvictS Make Break for Liberty
But are Downded by Guards.

Two young white men. Ga-fel5
Eu;chi.s and Lindsey Huffman
were shot while attempting 20 se,
away from convic; camp on the Lew.
Monday morning. and i, is said :ha;
HUtchins may die The men slipped
away from convict camp near Wins
ton-Sa!em Monday. and it is said
ran into co-nseid distance abou,
forty yards when Guards Griffin and
Dull fred on them. dropping them
instantly
HutchinS. who is rather we'll
known hereabouts and VINO was on
= thirty months tern, for robber: on
the street while impersonating an
officer. was struck il the back o.
the head by a load Of bucksho,. He
was hurried to the Twin City hospi-
tai a; Winston-Sa!em and d.. <. P.
Gray attended him. The physician
said the man would scarcely recov-
e-.
Huffman. who ~as serving a II
months term for forgery. was Slight
ly wounded about the head and will
recover.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
Fined For Retailing.

In The recorders repor; Friday
Judge Sykes fined Mrs r. 4. Car
rincton. OF Durham. y G.. whose
husband skipped IN ;hc m!dS' o: 4
retailing case. $50 and costs Tor the
saEa oTens". later reducing j; hal..
Mrs. Darlington IS twice Caring
ton 5 wife. the two celebrating their
ple:ed his sentence on he roads Tor
retailing iast fall.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
SNELTER AND SlZZLE.
Hapless New Workers Cringe Beneath
the Hot Weather.

Hap!ess New Workers sizzled and
swe!tereG Tuesday while the me.-
curry climbed steadily unit! /, at
tained maximum OF so degrees by
official readings al 3i5 y. NJ. a high
mark for the year Thermometers
OF the street ragged as high as IS
and three deaths directly due TO the
heat were recorded More than 80
persons were prostraied.
Excessive humidity added TO the
;ortures OF ;he years hotties; day IN
the cong ste: districts the suffering
vas intense and hospital ambulaaces
were kept busy caring for the c;r!ck-
en-.
In Baronne. y. J.. Ave men were
;rostra;ed. two Of whom are e1-
pscted 10 die
At Minolea. l. l.. durt:S a par
ade and contest OF Long Island VOL
unteer fremen. half dozen freme.
were overcome and several spectators
Were prcStrated
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
PECULIAR TRAGEDY.
Woman Accidentally Shoots Board.
er in Her House

Dennis REED. aged 25. a boa7de-
l. the hom 60: J. J. Flowers. a:
B!uefelG w Va. was accidentally
shot and killed By Mrs Flow rs az;
her res!denc. Noniay Ms. Flow
ers was talking 20 Reed and said she
intended getting 4 gun 20 kill SOM
chickens When she returned with
n. weapon, Reed threw up his hands
II jes;ia@ manner saving 4 am
not guilty The gun was discha-s-
&c and Reed tel! dead Mrs Flow
eTs said Sne did not kaow the gun
was loaded I'd is frantic over the
affair The womaaS husband was
asleep ic ID. house a: lie tine
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
SERVING LONGEST TERM
HIGHLY EDUCATED BLACKS IN
THE PENETENTIARI.
Ignorant Negroes Serving shortest
Term. in >onth Carolina Peni.en-

Figures tha; should caus. All
thoughtful advocates OF he SOCIAL.
q h!gae: education among the ne
gro race 90 ponder Vet little NOR.
have been complied showing the
startling conditions tina: o! the ne
sroes ;acarce-ated within South Car
olina State p-ni.eG;iary those mos:
high;S .-ducated are serving the long
est sentences The poo: !gno!an,
aegroeS are i'm prisoned for the m!uo!
crimes and osenses while III. negroes
who hav- had school or cui..S.
owe: :eI year prisoners.
That this is the condition also IN
the county chaiagaags and on the
| public works o: the counties and !a
he iai,s throughout the stat" is
The opinion Of Commissioner Z. J.
Watson. o: the department, of asr!-
; culture. commerce and Industries.
by which department, the figures
We're compiled.
Asked for an explanation OF the
compilation and the possible rea-
sons for the condition shown 20 exist
Commissioner Watson stated Tues
day tha: ;he Sgu-eS showed beyond
| reasonable doub; tha: :he academic
| education IS no; The thing !o7 the
negro. Commissioner Watson adro-
| Gates educc ION OF the negro along
| Industrial lines and thinks that the
| negro should also have suficien;
| schooling 20 ae able 20 keep the ac-
counts on the farm Summing up
the situation the commissioner said
that the proper education Of the ne
sco is to turt5e. his usefulness in
the industrial wo5ld by means OF
proper instruction in subjects that
tend % Increase his manual etti-
cheney.
The commissioner and his assist
ants had wide field 70 base their
compilations upon :o- there were
SIS negro prisoners examined. OF
this number 41s beiaa males and ).
oei2g females.
! The tota! number o! male life
prisoners is 25s OF the negro race.
or this 2umber 10 read and wit.
without attending school, One hun
dred ard seven attended the common
schools from one 20 ten years. Sew
en.een attended school less than one
year. Six attended college. The
summary shows lo3 who canno,
read and write ad 1873 @ho can read
and write
OF the female colored prisoners
who are serving life sentence. the
total IL. None read and write
without attending school. Five At
tended common sc.oo! 70 10 years
and none OF those who attended
schoo! did So for one year or less,
Two OF ;ae lie prisoners among the
colored women attended college.
There are four who cannot read and
write and who can read and write
A further analysis Of these figures
shows that there is altogether 267
life termers Of the 53S negro priS-
oners at the peaisentiary. retorma-
tory and state farm. That OF this
number 40 can read and write.
attended college and less than one
half Of the total number cannot
read and write
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
SHOT INTO CROWD
ONE RECEIVES PAINFUL WOUND
WITH SLUG.
Two OF Posse Fired at Him But it
Is Not known That He Vas Hit.
Wnrnnn l. Arrested
Woman l. Arrested.

4 dispatch from Wa!terho:o says
4; 10 o'clock pr S. +. N!nse" WAS
Sho; AID seriously wou"dr. ~ Joe
Ereen!ta a negro.
Saturday afternoon Dr. k:mSey )
son Was standing =: :he door OF .he
Store OF Quinn Hrcs whrr L.ma
Freeman. 4 negro woman. cam. up
the steps 20 ea,-: DE store doc:
and SAID 20 Mr. kinse:: Some o:e
wants 20 come in N.. k!asey step
ped cut oi the NAY and looking back
saw This ZERO WOMAN.
Il! expected 20 see son.e white
woman enter. and jok:nG-y relna:sed
that :!e though; i, was somebody.
The negro took out a hn!ie from Ger
pocke: and began 20 abuse NJ. Kim
S-y. who insisted ,ha. she hush and
stated 10 hev iha, he did not mean
any harm by the remark. which was
ioking!y made.
She continued her abuse and lef:
the store shortly. and going 20 her
home. returned with h"r husband.
Joe Freeman. she carrying gun.
w. kinSey was informed OF ;h's
| fact and went 10 his home and re-
| turned with his gun. which he put
. IN Mr. Bra5ham'S store. HIS father
hearing OF this CAME OYER 10 the
store and instructed his son 20 put
the gun up and go 10 Magistrate Viii
SON and take out wacran; for the
cegrces and have them arrested.
This Mr. kinSey did and turned the
warrant over TO Constable Maxey.
who wen, over 10 Williams 70 make
che arrest. Maxey appointed DR..
k!asey and others as special con-
stables TO aid him in making the
arrest
The party proceeded TO the home
Of the Freemans but just before
reaching il. they were informed that
Joe Freeman was back at the sior.
Of Quin Bros. with his gun. They
returned 70 the store and attempted
TO arrest h!m. who seeing the party
approach ran. They went back to
the home. where the woman was ar.
rested. After securing he. they
started 70 leave and Joe Freeman
appeared behind clump Of bushes
near the house crying: Get out OF
there
AZ the same time he shot into the
crowd. the shot taking effect just
above Dr. Kinsey's hip. The negro
then made his escape into the dark
ness Dr. K!nsey was taken back
home and was attended. Il was
found tha, the gun had been loaded
with slug. but fortunately the load
produced on!y painful flesh wounds
! Efforts were made Sunday morn
icg 10 catch Freeman and he ~as
seen several times by the pursuing
party. but owing 70 the thickness o!
the underground in the bays lear
Williams. he has so far eluded cay
ture.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Farmer Stays Tenant and Wounds
the l-a;,crs Mother.

Asbu-v Sp:cer. 4 w.l!-,o-do farmer
ct Hreathi,; county. TIM. aad once
4 prominent figure in the Harg;s
ieuG Monday shot and killed Judge
Fusaic. tenant or AsDury's farm
and wounded Eucate's mother The
killing occurred in HI. country and
III. irS; known OF il WAS when Sp.c-
= ;elephonel in that he had killed
Fuea;. and had shot his mother and
was coming 10 Jackson 10 give him
self up Neither the extent Of Mrs.
F'uSat"S injuries or n. cause *
the trouble is known
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
DYING HE ISSUES ORDERS.
Switchman Shows Nerve After His
Legs Arc Severed.


George c. Briley. aged twenty
three Years a Swi;chman for the
South m railway. AZ Birmingham.
Ala.. after being run over Monday
mor"inS. both OF his legs cut OF
and otherwise hurt gave instructions
=. 10 the disposition 20 be made
OF his body asking tina; i, be shipped
TO Columbia. Tenn. where ~ has
relatives. While cutting a striag
o! cars his foo; WAS caught in
switch fro: and before he could ex-
tricate il he was knocked down and
He died twenty minutes after The ac-
Cideut. but WAS conscious 20 the !as'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
SHOOTS AT INVALID.
Negro Enters Sick WomaE's Room
and Fires When Seen.

While the family OF Mrs. C. V.
! Adamson. Of Macon. Ga. were seat
ed Z; supper. Mrs. Adamson's daugh-
ter. who had been sick for SOM.
line. WAS eating her supper il bed
in a aearb" room. !. She happened TO
glance upward and saw big yellow
negro standing 4; the side OF h--
bed tcnla.irg between the mattress.
She screamed TO a.arm the house
hold. and the burglar. instead q
making his escape AS quick: rs pos
S!b.e. pulled out 4 pistol ;ha; be
had found under the Mattr. SIS and
deliberately shot at her Th- bu.-
let passe,i through her hair and bur
led i,Sel: i: 49,. head OF her bed. acd
the negro hastily s3r;nginS o"er III.
he'd Gil naica ;he sick wom" VS.
lying. jumped oui o: The wi::..oW a,.:!
M2 his escape 'T:!, D..c": ras
found on the grass near "a: Ioua..
wher.- he had thrown x.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
Killed by Lightning.

IN ;he pgcsenc. OF his wife. Burt
Crangoa. farmer. !!I-:ng about
Cree. |as struck by BOLT o! light
ming Thursta: aad killed Gran
&on'S cloths "e-. burned from his
body and ;hc hand OF ( zoe with
which H.. xas working "aS -u;:rr.y
consumed - n" heat o: -. las
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
Hurt by Automobile.

!Georg" Heasl.r. Z white man. Nv
iay aca. S:a'e>horo was -. victim
of painful a15 Ser:n:s accident
as \ -csu.; ct 4 runaway. caused rs
! passing au,om bile. MrBeas:ev
~as thrown from his wagon and his
sEui! "Aa fractured .!- VAS
5-ought 20 the san!tariurl and is re-
Io.ted % be improving.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
NEAR ELECTROCUTION.
Mill Operative u, Hock Hill Has n
Close Call

". F. Lrcus. an operative a; the
Highland Park Mil. barely missed
being electrocuted Tuesday morning.
He was carrying join; OF l-a inch
iron piping TO water tank. 20 fish
out something which had gotten
there. and had the pipe owe. his
shoulder. the free end elevated con-
s!3erab!y and the lower end g.aSped
tightly with both hands He to-go;
aboU; the naked wire Of The South
e-0 Power Compa2y's line running
in % supply ;!e mi!l and carrying
ll.oo0 volts Of electricity. and the
upper end OF the pipe came into
contact with i; as he passed under.
After The coatacttaosew.hosaI r-aod
After the coa:ac: those who saw i,
thought Lucas was dead. as they
could Sad no heartbeat. but the
physician. who came quickly. found
him still alive and a, once applied
rcsio-a;ives. He states tha: Lucas
x!lI recover
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
LIGHTNING STRIKES NEGRO.
Strikes Shoes from His Feet but Ne
gro is Cnharmed.

t-!Eh.ning struck the sharks o!
William Graham. Z negro. Sunday
afternoon Al W!nston-Salem and
stripped him Of his shoes and socks
not !nju-iag him. however. in any
way. outside Of mental anguish. so
70 speak. for William was surely
scared His wife. who was in the
room a, the time was also un!njur-
ed The lightning ran down th>
chimney during the severe electr:-
cal storm which swept through tha,
city. and tore up the bureau. before
It di.es;ed William Of his shoes and
stockings. besides ripping his draw
evs also from the ankl. to n. knee
Many persons n n. neigh bo-hood
visited the scene and William show
ed them co-robo-atins garments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
FALLS INTO HOT METAL
Ho Was Slowly Consumed Before
the Eyes of His Companions.


John Mitchell. steel worker a;
til. West Pennsylvania stee! plant al
E-acke:ridge. Was suddenly prec!pi-
;ated into Il soaking pi; containing 4
white hot inSoi on June - AID be-
fore his HELPLESS nal mats. tac
body yas consumed hy ;hr meta. IN
20 w.aich :, slowly sunk
Mitchell was Al work al ;ht. soar
lnS pits wher. the ;.go:s We're ;-.a;-
I'd. Standing on the door of on.
which was covered. he gave the sig
aal !or opening OF another pit
Through mistake the wrong lever
WAS pulled aaG Mitchell .cll Is: Il
70 the hottom OF the p!;. a!!sht!aS
on the ;nSot
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
Robbers Fire Earn.

Fou. mules and thousand dol
lars worth o. -four. implements AID
supplies We're buried Monday night
IN the barn ot g Hobcood. AZ Gar
ner. near RaI-ish. y c.. there beia :
every indication tha, the barn was
burned 20 cover the stealing Of a fae
horse a26 buggy. no trace OF which
could ne found in the ruins Hob
good IS Z we.l-;o-6o farmer and con-
ducts tobacco warehouse a, Clay
ton
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
REFUSES TO EAT
Has TASTED Fourteen Days and Seems
Determined TO Sta,ve.

W a. McGianis. white man Tho
has hce.: serving 3 months Sc
;.ncc in the county Jail :or o.samy.
according 20 the warden. has eaten
no food for 4 period o: fourteen
days. Th+ facts in the case became
known tonight
4 Week ago III. warde.'s attention
was called 10 McGinnis condition
and n. county physician was SUM
mcn"d He made AZ examination
and reported that :here ~as nothing
;he matter ~i;h the mans condition
He appears aocDa. y very par;icu-
lar and seems ben; on starving HIM
SELF 20 death IIe even refuses milk.
and has only taken Two or three
drinks o. water ;his week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
Tailor Is Murdered Ia His Store In Br.;-
ness Section Of Charleston.
ROBBERY THE MOTIVE
assailant. and Suspected Robber,
Makes Good His Escape After At
lacking Storekeeper in Middle OF
Day.-Eictim Carried to Hospital
Where He Died Little Later.

Max Lubelsky. Of 543 King ST..
Charleston tailor and c!oth;er. aged
3 years. was found in a dying coz
dt;!on a: his store Tuesday morn
ing at about ll45 o'clock. BY Ma.
PosncT. Of 5s Line street. WITH three
ugly wounds il the Back OF the head.
evidently inflicted with a large slat.
found lying IN the vicinity OF the
body. in tae hands O, party or par
ties as yet unknown. The desperate
y wounded man was rushed 70 the
nosp!;a! IN police ambulance. but
died from hemor.hase and a f.ac-
trsed skull a; lls o'clock P. u. A
7ifled cash drawer found in The rea,
OF the premises. and the disappear
ance Of several articles and yalua-
oies from the store. led the police to
believe that the motive .or the mu7-
der was robbery.
The killing caused sensation
throughout the city. especially among
the Jewish population in the upper
part OF town. A number OF friends
os the dead man have offered a re-
ward OF $500 for the capture o. the
guilty party.
Max PosneC. q pedd!er. was the
first came TO discover Luoelsky lying
on the Goo. OF his own store. He
stated TO the police that be entered
the establishment AT about Il.3e
O'Clock. in company with his little
! daughter. to whom he w!she! 70
show some chickens and pigeons
which he had sold Lubeisay
seve.a! weeks ago. Finding the
store apparently deserted. Posner
walked into the yard in search o.
his friend. He came back and took
sea: in the middle Of the store.
Suddenly his eyes beheld a steady
stream OF blood running towards him
from beneath a counter on the op-
pos!te side OF the store. and upon
examination be found Lubelsky in
half sitting posture between the sec
onc and third counters. He tried
TO get the wounded man TO talk. out
Tas unsuccessful. and Immediately
went in search OF assistance. 4 ply
sicsan arrived OF the scene In ans
~er TO q hurry summons. and vas
followed Immediately oy officers.
The wounded man was sen, TO the
hospital in police ambulance Sew
| sra! doctors took UP the work OF at
tempting 70 save his lie. but all et-
forts proved 20 be useless. and be
| died in about one hours time with
out having -egained Consciousness.
John Cross. driver for city e1-
press concern. delivered a box @. dry
goods 10 the Lubelsky Establishment.
a, ebout Ills o'clock. placing the
box in front o: the store Cross then
went Inside for "a. purpose OF hav-
ing his book receipted fer the goods.
and vas met by negro. who told
him that he. the porter. had been
left IN charge OF the establishment
while Lubelsky had stepped across
The street. After a severa! minutes
wait. Cross left. stating that he would
De in again for the purpose OF hav-
Ing the book signed. TIE police be-
l!eve that the unknown negro had
already overpowered Lubelsky when
Cross entered the store. and on being
interrupted by the latter. had bodily
declared himself as being the por-
,e: OF the esta bl!snmen,.