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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
DEAD MAN CAME TO LIFE.
And she Mourners Are Frightened
Nearly to Death.

Near Carthage. n. c.. Uncle Virgil
Jones. t typical fore DE war" dar-
key who was recognized at pa
triarch among the negroes OF the
surrounding. died Following the
custom prevailing among the negroes
in the country. especially. big
crowd sat up with the old fellows
body all Sunday night They went
TO put bis body in the coffir Monday
morning. the room being crowded
with negroes. r1ourners and others.
one hundred and fifty or more in all
being in the house and waiting in
the yard.
Suddenly as one OF the watchers
went to reach for the body. ind!cat-
ing 10 his aides to lay hold and help
lift it. the old fellows eyes opeEed.
his withered arm went out and cp
in warning pose and yeritable
voice from the dead exclaimed in
sepulchrai tones that struck terror
to the heart o. every negro specta-
tor. Not yet"
It is said that there was never
more complete stampede known.
Instead OF being ov-rjc:ed at the
manifestation OF returning life for
the old partriach. whose departure
they were mourning. the anrighoed
screams were heard for miles about.
the negroes piled out OF the place
through every conceivable crsrice
Some leaping right UP through the
roof of the low cabin. carrying tle
boards OF as they forced their way
out
Il was asserted in letter from q
most reputable citizen that 1t is or
tain that some Of those negroes have
no, stopped running yet The iet'er
did not say what the extent OF the
resusci,ation OF the old negro was
or whether he is still living.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
JOIN MATHIS FOUND GUILTY
Slayer OF Dr.. c. W. Hickman Mas
Serve Life Sentence.

John Mathis. q negro. was con-
yicted Of the murder Of Dr.. {. ".
Hickman. at Augusta. Ca. on wed
nesiay. The assassination OF Or.
Hickman has been a sensation IN
Augusta for weeks. Ae was one "f
the most prominent citizens OF mat
city, and practicing physician &:
acte. He called at the home OF bis
brother, in SImmsTv!ile. on Eehiu-
ary ., at night. Leaving there. IN
his return to bis residence. sa"Ft
distance away. he was shot TO oea'n
and his pockets were rifled.
Among the articles stolen f'oo
his BODY was his watch. Two months
later this negro Mathis. offered this
watch n pawn. With this clue TO
guide them. the police threw a com
ple.e chain e circumstantial evi-
dence about Mathis.
During the trial the Court gave
to the accused. as counsel. EA-Con-
%ressnan w H. Fleming and A. l..
Franklin. well known criminal
LAWYER. These attorneys by EVIL
dence il which no name was mea-
toned. set It up that mysterious
man" was seen to leave the scene o..
the murder the night c: the assas-
sinatio0.
The counse! held that this "mys-
ter!ous parsonage was the murder
er. In this way sufficient doubt was
raised to secure from the jury the
Recommendation to mercy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
WHERE TIE VICTIMS
SOLD IN WHITE SLAVE TRADE
ARE PROCURED.
New York Trader in the Awful Bus
mess Tells of the Inside Workings
Of the Hellish Game.

Harry Levison. white man. wht
is under arrest in New York for Sci
ing young girls into ives of shame
told the district atto-1"! Friday tAa:
there are at leas, three 's,ockades'
in New York. in each o! which 90 D1
FIVE TO ten young sir;s az k pt
ready night and day To-: ins;ant *
livery wherever they ma: De wanted
little effort. said Levison, is
made 10 recruit womel from the
street. The stockades are fillel from
the tost OF young girls r'an are ,.n
happy at hom-, or who live narrow
lives on their own earnings. and
long for leisure. good clothes. saiety
and freedom from restraint.
Well-dressed women make it a
business to frequent cheap restau-
rants. moving picture theatres. sent!-
mental ra:::~scs and the bargain
counters to single out such case..
and. first winning attention with an
invitation to dinner. then describe
the ease and pleasures OF the alter
native they propose.
The girl delivered to the stock
ade. it then become the business NJ
the proprietor to place his merchan-
disc. II was in this end OF tie
traffic, Leyison told the district at
torney, that he was a specialist. The
business was to find house where
the girl was wanted. The house paid
the stocate-keeper lump sum and
showed Levison a ten per cent COM
mission on the girls earnings.
He and others like him kept in
touch with the charges. be said. and
often transferred them from house
to house. He had little to do with
That was almost wholly
in the hands Of women. who foan.. Il
easier to get hearing. Lev!son and
others arres:e1 with him for en-
gaging in this hellish business. will
soon be tried and it Is hoped he
will get what he richly deserves. q
long term in prison.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
Some Petty Spite.

BRYAN was booked 10 deliver an
address at Nebraska City. Neb.. on
Thursday night in favor Of the ini-
,iat;ye and referdum. but /; had TO
be postponed. because the county
Of Otoe County. two
or three Of whom disagreed with
BRYAN on the refundun idea. refused
TO allow him TO speak on tia; sub
iect in the Court House.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
WILL SOON HANG.
Men Who Committed Murder Near
Atlanta ConfeSscs.

Charles Walker. one OF the three
negroes arrested in connection with
the murder OF Motorman S. 7. Brown
and the desperate assault upon Con-
ductor W. H. Bryson. made a fu!!
confession to the police on SATURDAY.
morning. He implicated Jim Black
and Ed Weaver as his associates in
the crime.
All three negroes are now in Gus
toGy and it is not unlikely that all
:hrse will be hung on the same ga!-
lows. When the ocnfesSion was
made. Weaver had not yet been ar
rested. but detectives in an auto
obile. made hurried trip to the
grading camp where the man was
employed and secured him.
Mixer. tn, ",ner negro 'nvol1:; !
in the crime. was identified sev.%a!
days ago by Conductor 8Tyson as
one OF his assa!lants. Will John
son. another negro OF whom paT;ia!
Identification was made by Conduc-
tor. has proved an alibi and has been
. released from custody. The police
feel assured that they have the guilty
parties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
HAD ROW on TRAIN.
Mob of Four Hundred Negroes Is
Awcd With Guns :.

The Journal says from Line Creek.
Ga. to Atlanta. the crew OF Atlanta.
birmingham and Atlantic train hac
its hands full in keeping order
among 800 rioious negro p!cnickers
late Monday afternoon.
During the course OF the larger
mart Of the s5-nile ride the crew.
seven men in all. faced the negroes
with loaded guns. The train crew
on the morning train going to the
picnic had much trouble with the
same crowd Of negroes. but manaset
10 quiet i, before Line Creek was
reached.
On the train at the start OF the
return trip. several regroes started
a crap game. which quickly resulted
IL a fight. Will Root. well-knowH
character OF Pittsburg. was shot anc
instantly killed by VIII johnson. al
.as The Soldier" During the melee
negro woman was shot In the ie;
and slightly hurt Juhnson vas cap
tured after ae returned to Atlanta
4 negro named Burley is being held
az an accomplice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
IMMORTAL DEN RAIDED
BY THE POLICE AND IT'S Sc
CRETS MADE PEBLlC-
A Young Man. Who Claimed to Be
From India, Is Charged With Alb
ductiny New York Girls

It was a strange story which De.
rective Callahan told in the New
York police court Thursday in de-
,crib!ng the raid on Sunday on the
Mystic Temple of On. youcs
man who is entered on the police
records OF Pierre a. Bernard. aa-
tive OF India.
ON" was arraigned on the charge
OF abduction after the detectives had
found him in his lu1uriously ap-
pointed house. where he taught ply
sical culture and languages. sur
rounded by number OF pupils.
mostly young women. Some OF his
girl pupils said Bernard represented
himself as a swami" from India.
Miss Zela Eopp. 1s-year-old
milliner. who had been one OF 5er-
nard's students" told the police
the secret signal at the door to OBJ,
tain admittance.
when pushed open the parlos
DOORS callahan testified. Il saw
Bernard. 1se was standing on q
glass globe that was on hair mat
tress IN the center Of the room He
was going through some peculiar
motions and syrations as he stood
on the globe. Five girls and ssv-
eral men. all in bathing suits. were
gathered around him trying to re-
pea. the movements
Miss Hopp said she went to Ber-
oard's place last October and COZ
suited him about method of cur
Ing hs- OF heart weakness. Beg
nard told her she must come TO the
place and stay for a time. which che
cid. frse paying him. she testified.
a fee OF 500.
Miss Hopp told the magistrate
tha, Bernard had a peculiar infu-
ence over her and that she believed
he had hyplotized Der. She de-
scribed things which perhaps hap
pened after she went to the house
and made grave charges against
Bernard.
While she was in the place she
met Miss Gertrude Levy. OF Tacoma,
Wash. another studeat". and when
she got out she thought she ought
70 advise Miss Levy's sister. a Mrs.
Of Tacoma. Of what vas
soiag on. Her letters brought Mrs.
aantord to New York and the two
women complained to the police
Bernard was held in $4,000 bail for
another examination.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
BURNED WITH THE HOUSE.
Younc Man Refused to Jump from
Window and Is Lost

AT Hickory. y. c.. Mr.. Clarence
Seabcch, a 20-year-old youta. was
burned 10 dtath Friday night In a
second story room Of his father $
huse. The boy went home at II
O'Clock and at 1910 the alarm was
turned in. The old man went 10
the window and cried TO his son.
who was screaming for help. 10
jump.
l. was only about fourteen feet to
the ground. but the young man SEEM
cd 10 be dazed. He went back into
the room and not long after his
asonized parent saw him. fall TO his
knees and the flames blotted out
anv rourther vision. A man Climbed
on an improvised scaf1orld to the
window little later. but was too
late.
The charred and unrecosnizab!e
remains were found In the ashes.
Young Seaboch went home at IL
o'clock. and. as BE- smokes it Is sup
posed that he may have dropped
spark or lef, lamp too near some
;nNamable material The city Is
shocked over the holocaust and
there is general awakening to tas
import ance of fire escapes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
4 STRANGE ACCIDENT.
Blasted Stone Falls ON House hdi.
ing Two People.

A 500-pound blast Of stone from
an overcharge Of dynamite used Ia
blasting at the Evals quarry. miles
from Murphy. y. c.. on the L. anc
y. road. landeS on the roof Of Caas-
Guthrie's dwelling Saturday about l
O'Clock. crashing through the light
rc.. instantly killing Mrs. Guthrie,
and her S-year-old child. The Guth-
rie home stands near the place 0.
blasting and frequently through the
day large qualities OF stone have
fallen upon the housetop. Mt. Guth'
-;e and wife had jus; finished CAN
ner when they entered the bed room
next door. and sat Gown for resi-,
The heavy mass OF granite seemed
to have kept compact in the air.
/, made splinters Of the roof. Mr.
Guthrie and one Of the children es'
caped with thei. lives although they
were only few feet from the vic
tins.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
The EoyC-Bruck Row.

The Boyd-Brock row continues TO
excite a certain measure Of interest
at the State House Thursday Ad1t.
Gen. BOYD sent Coz. Brock COM
mun;cation stating that his resiSna-
ton would be accepted. Col. Brock
declares that he will not act upon
this request. and be does not con-
sider that Cen. Boyd is qualified to
make it. holding that such q re-
quest should come from the Govern
or. and for cause.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
DEATH OF G. u. BELLINGER.
Prominent Columbia Lawyer Passes
TO the Other Side.

The Hon. G.. Duncan Beliln2ef.
formerly Attorney General OF the
State, died al $3.50 o'clock Wednes-
dav nigh, at his home in Shandon. a
suburb OF Columbia. Gen belllnSeF
had been sick for some time. but fol-
lowing a trip to Florida. it was
thought that his condition was mucn
improved. However. last Sunday ne
was taken suddenly i'll and his re-
covery was despaired Of. Showing
a sligh, improvement Wednesday
his condition became grave tha, al
t.rnooa and death came that night
Chronic dyseatery and liver trouble
was the cause Of his death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
WASTED PUBLIC MONEY
GEN. BOYD MAKES THIS CHARGE
AGAINST BROCK.
And Calls for an Investigation OF the
Expense Account and Action OF
that Gentleman.

A statement issued on Wednesda!
at Columbia by Adjutant Genera
| Boyd. asks that Governor Ansel ap
point court Of inquiry to investi
gate the expense account OF Col. w
T. Brock. the assistant general. tha
was incurred by inspecting the mil
itia OF the State.
It is charged by General Boyo
that Colonel Brock has wasted the
money Of the State. II IS asked thai
Colonel Brooks other actions as an
officer OF the State be investigated
Both are IN the race for adjutan'
general. General Boyd recently at.
tackled Colonel Crock IN a statement
with reference to politics. Colonel
brock Immediately asked for court
OF inquiry. Governor Ansel refused
TO discuss the situation. The state
ment follows:
To the People Of South Carolina:
wv. T. Brock, my assistant dur
Ing the past several days, has spent
several hundred dollars more than
was necessary In making the in
spections Of the State militia
lie has wantonly wasted the
States money, and I hereby call upon
him to give proof that he spent s1Z
and $3.50 (tor two days) for hotel
bills at at any hotel In South Car
olina.
The United States has made the
inspections Of the State militia for
the past several years His e1pen-
ses travelling over the same route as
Colone, Brooks wore as follows:
1907, $40; 1908, s144: 1909.
s15s.s2. The nrst year that Col
ONE, Brock made the inspections OF
the State militia he spent $500. Last
year he spent s42o. This year he
drew out $500. His accounts on the
surface appear to be in tangled
condition.
81 would like :or him TO explain
the matter Of lending the Unfea
States army officer who accompan-
led him the sum OF over $3.50.
By what right did the State OF South
Carolina have to defray the expense
OF a regular United States army Of
fcer. His itemized accounts show
that he claimed to have Purchased
four mileage books. would like
for him to show to the public OF
South Carolina where he Travelled
: 900 miles In making the inspec-
tons.
He has extravagantly spent the
money OF the State aud his i;enized
statements o; expense will no. bear
Il hereby call upon Governor An
sci to appoint court OF inquiry TO
make an Investigation OF the e1-
pense accounts and other acts Col
onel Brock has committed while 70
the service OF the State as assistant
adiu,ant general J. c. Boyd.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
Furniture Factory Burned.

The Ramseur furniture factory.
located at Ram seur. y. c.. was en-
tircly burned By FIRE Thursday. tn"
fire originated in the dry kiln. The
loss is about $4,000 with insurance
OF $4,000. This is one Of the larg-
es; woodworking plants in :he State
and was operated by Mr.. E. c. Wat
sins. as secretary and treasurer. who
had been very successful in manaS-
ing tie business.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
Made Big Haul.

At Charleston on Friday the dis
p-nsaTy constables captured three
barrels OF half pints and 80 quarts
Of whiskey. hidden among a lot OF
meat in the market. The constables
also captured about so gallons OF
LIQUOR al a farm house in suburbs OF
the city. making tota! OF about
100 gallons which the fore has pick
ed up In TWO days.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
Made a Quick Change.

Immediately after Susie R. Har-
oldson was granted divorce from
her husband. Samuel Haroldson. IN
Muskogee superior court At Column
hus Ga. Thursday. she was married
in the cour, room to Joseph DebTa-
bant, who was in waiting. license IN
hand. The judge who signed the d.
vorce decree performed the wedding
ceremony
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
Fifteen Hundred People We're Crushed to
Death at Carriage by
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE
Citizens Caught BY Hundreds and
Slain.-Thousands Panic Stricken.
Troyo, the Great Costa Rican Poet.
Among the Dcad.-People Pinned
Under Tinrbers Died Horribly.

The terrible earthquake al Car
tago. Costa Rico. was more destru
c;ive than at first reported. Tn
list Of dead now numbers not les
than 1900 The city was destroyed
by an earthquake which lasted fou
seconds.
1t was a tremendous movemen
which followed few minor shocks
during the day II occurred at sever
O'Clock Wednesday evening. No ont
had time to run out OF the houses
which 1eu crushing to the streets
Had the great shock come during
the sleeping hours hardly any could
have escaped. The railroad and tel
egraph lines were broken and The
electric light wires fell. leaving the
city ia darkness.
Thousands ran pauic-stricken ir
all directions. in an effort to save
themselves. Every house was total.
ly destroyed, including four churches
and the palace Of the American
peace court. the gift OF Andrew Car
nege.
Some Americans are reported to
have been killed, but Identification
even by the records. is at present i'm
possible. The foreign colonies Sc,
about at once to organize rescue
movements and worked strenuously
10 save those who were pinned down
by the wreckage.
No medical aid could be obtained
and the survivors suffered greatly
from the lack Of food and water.
Many died, suffering terribly. En-
tire families have been wiped out.
Rafael Angel T7oyo. the Costa Rfcan
poet. whose works are known In
many countries, is among the dead.
Tht college OF the siiesian priests
fell while the priests and children
we're at prayer. Two priests and
ten children were killed.
The earthquake, which brought al-
most total drakness and great clouds
Of dust from the falling buildings.
was followed by roaring which
came apparently from deep down in
the earth and for six hours the dis
du,t,ance continued No greater
disaster has occurred in the history
Of Costa Rica and perhaps in ali
Central America.
President Gonzales v:qiez and
Richarde Jimtnez are
personally in charge Of the rescue
work. but there Is little hope that
those under the runs can escape.
Some days must elapse before the
reas situation can be determined.
The monetary losses reach into the
millions. Help is needed badly and
must be prompt. il good is 20 come Of
it Thousands are homeless and
without food. Fires that broke out
Immediately after the destruction Of
the town added to fhe horror OF the
situation and heavy rains that have
fallen since have made the conditions
almost unbearabIe eTen for those es-
Gaping.
Hundreds OF survivors are camped
around the ruins OF their homes
which they refuse to leave. Some
reports place the wounded at sew
eral thousand. Nearly all Costa Rica
is afflicted as more or less damage
has been caused by earthquakes at
San Jose and other points.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
ASoTEHR GEORGIA KILLING.
One Prominent Farmer Shoots
Another About Oats.

a special to the Augusta Herald
from Milledgevil!e says Edward Ma
pier. one OF the most prominent
farmers and business men Of this
section. living - miles from that
city. was sho, and killed by William
Deason. al an early hour Thursday
morning. Mr.. Napier. who is an es-
tensive farmer. sold Deason q guam
ti,y OF oats last fall. about which
the dispute arose and Napier went
10 Deason's home 20 collect the bill
and quarrel resulted. Both men
used pistols. according 70 the re
port. and information al hand. Dea-
son is in a dying condition. Ma
pier is member OF prominent
family and we'll known over the
state
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
Elephant Kills Trainer.

One circus enploye was killed and
another fatally injured as the .esul;
Of an outbreak OF an elephant al
Marietta. Ohio. Monday. Samuel
Montgomery. an animal trainer. was
trampled by the infuriated beast and
fatally hurt; VIM. Evans took re-
.uge on top OF a wagon b0: fell from
it during the excitement. suffering a
chushed skull. He died :. few min
utes later.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
acecS With Bryan.

II believe Atty per cent OF the
seats in the United States senate
can be said 10 have been pTactcasi!
purchased. This statement was
made recently by former Cnlto
States Senator VIM. E. Mason IN an
interview in Chicago urging the
election OF United States senators BY
direct vote Ct the people.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
As tie Result Of an Earthquake at the
city Of caItaso, Perta Rico.
A FEARFUL DISASTER
: Large Part Of the City Was De.
stroyed ard Five Hundred or
More People Were Killed, and
Many Hundreds More Were More
or Less Injured.
or Less Injured.

"A dispatch from San Juan De-
Sur, Nicaragua. says large part o!
Cartago. Costa Rico. was DESTROYED
Wednesday night by powerful! seis'
mic movement.
Details are very measre. as the
telegraph wires have been lerelled
between San Jose and Cartago. The
operators at the latter place were
killed.
The dispatch says it IS known that
at leas. Eve hundred persons are
dead and many hundreds are in
jured. Scores OF buildings were
thrown down. among them the Pal
ace OF Justice. erected BY Andrew
Carnegie.
The wife and child OF Dr.. Bocan-
egra, the Guatemalian magistrate TO
the Central American Arbitration
Court, have been killed. Panic reisns
as the earthquake continues.
San Jose has also been shaken,
some OF the buildings being danas-
et. but no deaths are reported in
that city. Some persons were slight
" injured
Earth shocks were also felt at
several points in NicaragIa, near the
Costa kican frontier.
Reports reaching here state that
there Is much suffering and cestitu-
tioa at Cartaso consequent upon the
disaster.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-11
CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT.
State Senator Clifton Clashes With
Magistrate.

State Senator John II. Clifton. "f
Sumter County. Is under $4,000
bond, on an appeal 10 the supreme
court. following ruling ~: cor
tempt by magistrate in mis- homo
county. The fine for contempt was
IS and the cause was the ai!eS q
conduct of the Senator in arguing a
case before the magistrate.