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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
LIVED A DUAL LIFE
MAN PLAYED THE JEKYLL AND
HYDE ROLE FOR YEARS.
He Was a Highly Respectable Cen
tlemen by Day But Burglar and

uemen Dy lay But burRIaf anu
Murderer at Night.
The trial of Bertram G. Spencer,
who is charged with numbering Miss
Martha G. Blackstone, a Springfield,
Mass, school teacher, has begun.
The killing took place on March 81,
1910, but the trial has been delayed
in order that the prisoner might
be watched by alienists, for the de-
fense will be insanity Of a CDR.
Jeiyll and Mr.. Hyde" type.
Spencer has admitted to the police
that he was responsible for a series
Of hold-ups and robberies, which for
nearly two years kept the city almost
panicstricken. He was known among
his acquaintances as an honest, hard
working young married man.
About three years ago, while en-
ployed as railroad man, Spencer
fell in love with an attractive young
woman from highly respected fam
lily and not long afterward they were
married and went to housekeeping.
A baby was born, and the couple
were to all outward appearances hap
py and devoted.
Yet during all this time Spencer,
according to his statement to the po-
lice, was terrorizing the city by bold
robberies. Most Of these were COM
mitted in the early evening, so that
by s o'clock he might be at home
with his little family.
On the night of March 81, 1910,
Miss Blackstone was visiting at the
home of Miss Harriet Dow when a
man entered and shot both women.
Miss Blackstone was killed, but Miss
Dow was only slightly injured. After
the police had exhaused every effort
to run down the murderer and had
about lost hope, locket which had
been found in the yard Of a home
robbed several months before was
turned over to them.
The locket bore the initials "B. G..
S." and by a coincidence the only
name in the Springfield directory
with these initials was Bertram G.
Spencer. Pictures in the locket were
identified as of his wife and a rela-
tive. Spencer was arrested. He ad-
mltted, the police say, every crime
laid at his door and told remark
able story of his dual personality.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
Killed in Wreck of Train.

Engineer W. A. Kinney was killed,
Fireman Ed Townes, colored, serious
ly injured, and the mail clerks and
passengers were badly shaken up
when Southern railway train No.37,
from Washington to New Orleans,
was derailed between Benaja and
Reidsville, about 20 miles north of
Greensboro, N. C. This is one of the
finest trains in the South.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
Benttie Will Have to Hang.

A Richmond, Va, dispatch says
the supreme court of appeals denied
the petition for writ Of error by
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., convicted OF
his young wife last July.
This decision on the appeal from the
judgment of the Chesterfield court,
which sentenced him to die in the
electric chair November "a, Is final.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
Buried Dog in Flag.

Muggsie, the little terrier mascot
of the aeronautical corps of the army,
is dead and buried at College Park
at Washington in a United States
flag. Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball Of the
Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to
the Grand Army Of the Republic, is
highly indignant and has appealed
to the Secretary of War, demanding
an investigation.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
Must Serve Their Time.

John /. Darlington and James So
bo Young, officers Of the Seminole
Securities Company, must serve pris-
on sentences of three years and one
year, respectively, on the charge of
appropriating to their own use the
sum OF s55,596, the property of the
company. The supreme court af-
firned the verdict secured "a the
Richland county court over a year
ago. |
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
MIrnloaded" Pistol Kills Boy.

At Chattanooga, while playing
"jaip' Tuesday evening, Dewitt
Clarkson, IS years old, a son of A.
Clarkson, a prominent real estate
dealer, was shot and killed by Dennie
Hughes, 11-year-old son Of ]. N.
Hughes. a contractor and builder.
The pistol was not supposed to be
loaded.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
CASE SETTLED AT LAST.
Bottom Of the Maine Was Blown In
ward by Explosion.

Exploration of the bottom Of the
Maine Wednesday at Havana, Cuba,
about 14O feet raft Of the bow, re-
vealed a plate identified as forming
a portion of the outer hull of the
ship on the port side near the keel
and under the magazines as having
been blown inward, the upper part
being folded inward. This appar-
emily could result only from an eX-
ternal pressure. The engineer in
charge and the other officers are
maintaining reticence, but the dis
covery is strongly confirmatory of the
theory of an external explosion. One
body was recovered from the boiler
room. 1t was that of an unusally tall
man.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18

rJSClS III Lue ground WHICH, c0ulQ nave
produced the injury, but that the
land at the place was quite open.
Mary Harris was then placed upon
the stand. She Is 21 years old, and
lives with her aged father near Mr..
Tuten's house. She testified that on
November 29 Langford came by her
house, where she was cutting wood,
and asked her to go with him. She
said that the two then went out
in the woods together. Tuten walk
ed up. the girl testified, and struck
Langford on the head with his gun;
and then told the girl that If she did
not say that Richard Williams had
hit Langford he would kill her, as he
had already killed two men. The
girl says she Their ran home, and
went into the cotton field, about 100
yards from the scene of the killing,
passing a colored man in a wagon on
the way. The witness said that she
was afraid of Tuten after this, and
that this was why she told Herman
Lightsey, J. G. Bowers, and a detec-
tive. in the penitentiary, that Will
liams had struck the blow.
The witness said that after she
had been taken to the penitentiary
she told several men that Tuten had
killed Langford. She stated that Tu.
ten had been intimate with her for
three or four years, but that the ne
gro, Richarde Williams, had never
made any improper remarks to her.
1t was brought out on cross-exam-
ination by Mr.. Welch that at the
coroner's inquest, a few days after
the killing, Mary Harris swore that
Williams had struck the fatal blow
with a stick. The witness admitted
having made this statement at the
inquest. 1t was shown that she had
made similar statements to Mr.. Dowl-
ing, Mr.. Harter, MIR. Gray, and in the
penitentiary to Capt. Roberts, Mr..
Griffith, DR.. Butler and members Of
the penitentiary board.
Some testimony was also brought
out that Mary Harris had told sew
eral men that Richard Williams had
been intimate with her. The witness
admitted having told j. P. Bowers in
the Hampton Jail that no one struck
Langford but that he had died from
natural causes. In addition it was
shown that the woman had told the
solicitor at the penitentiary that Tu-
ten had never been inmate with her.
The girl testified that Langford had
been attentive to her for about two
years.
Three negroes were placed upon
the stand in order to throw light up
on the whereabouts of Richard Will
liams at the time of the killing. E.
w. Rouse testified that on the morn
ing Of November 20, as he was driv-
ing into Brunson, he met Williams,
near the Cossawhatchie swamp, and
took him in his buggy. John Hill
lard swore that as he was driving
two-horse wagon out from Brunson
on he Matthews Bluff road, he pass
ed Mary Harris near her house, walk
ing fast and looking back several
times, AMI that later after driving
two miles further down the road he
met Rouse and Williams in a buggy,
coming toward Brunson. In passing
near he scene of the killing, he saw
a horse and buggy in the woods, and
it was between this place and Mary's
house that he saw her. John Preach
or stated that he saw Williams get in
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
John Duncan for Governor.

Mr.. John T. Duncan OF Columbia
announces his candidacy for the gov
ernorship. The announcement is
made in Saturdays issue Of Mr.. Dun
cans newspaper, THE Reporter"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
WE MOVl; ON
many New Enterprises 10 ihe State in
!he Past Nine aoDlhs
REPORT BY COUNTIES

Over TWenCy.uVe NAiifo"
vested in New Concerns, the Park
er Merger Included in the Total
CAPITAL, which is a Most Excellent
Showing.
Twenty-Five million dollars Is a
very large amount Of money and 1t IS
approximately that much thai Eas
been put into new enterprises IN
South Carolina during the first nine
months of the year, according to the
reports on file in the Office OF tho sec
retary Of state, says the State.
This amount is much larger than
for the same period last year. The
charter fees for the o. .ce this year
are several thousand dollars IN ad-
vance of the fees for the same period
In 1910.
Greenyille county leads the State,
with S16,211, 1000, and Charleston
comes second, with 2,122,e00, and
Richland county third with $1,o12;-
500. Charleston county really led
the State as SIS, 100000, the capital
stock Of the Parker mill merger be-
ing included in the return from
Greenville.
The following shows the amounts
thss have been invested in the va
rions counties of the State:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
TerSe Telegraphic Tips

LOS ANGELESl-Shriekin my
babies they are all have In the
world" Miss Louise Friedrich. rush
ed into a burning apartment house
and throwing a basket Of four white
anRora kittens out Of the window. fell
back and perished.
CLIFTON. Ariz After being
fatally wounded In a fight with a pris-
oner. John u. Garnett. chief deputy
sheriff. Of Clinton. shot and killed Ben
PalamOnia. his assailant today. Gar.
nett expired a few minutes later.
CHICAGO-A few hours after re-
ceiving notice that his wife had begun
suit for divorce. William -. Hechler.
~ years old. Of Pittsburg. committed
suicide In a down town hotel. by
shooting
LOS ANGELES Baron VIM de
Geer. Of the Netherlands who claims
he owns a castle needing repairs 500
years old. is here and announced he
r. willing 10 we'd an American
heircss
MUSKOGEE- Seven men were
killed and several injured here this
afternoon. when a deep sewer ditch
caved In. burying the workmen.
-Four bodies have been recovered.
PoRCUPINE. ont--Belated sup.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
Howl Down
The Premier
Asquith Unable to Speak in House OF
Commons Because Of
Disorder.

LONDON. July 24.-Scenes OF wild
disorder marked the session OF the
House OF Commons today. Half a
dozen times the premier rose to move
consideration OF the Lords amend
ments at the parliamentary bill. and
each time he was howled down by a
din so terrific that the speaker had
difficult in making himself heard as
he appealed to both sides to observe
parliamentary decorum. Again AS
quith essayed to speak. but was un-
able TO prevail against the uproar
After trying vainly for three
quarters of an hour to get a hearing
Premier Asquith cut short his pro-
jected speech and amid a hubbub de-
clared that IL the Lords would not
consent TO restore the veto bill even
with reasonable amendments, to
substantially its original form, the
government would be compelled to in
woke the exercise OF the royal pre-
rogative for the creation OF new
peers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
Hunq Up On Bars.

Special Dispatch TO the rnteliiEeLcer.
NEW MARTINSVILLE. w. Va.
July 24.-When the Kanawha left the
Wheeling wharf boat at l o'clock this
morning, she had only gone a shor,
distance when she ran her nose into
:snd bar. She finally freed herself
and started towards Cairo. At Cap
tina Island. 30 miles below Wheeling.
the boat went aground again about 1
O'Clock in the morning. and IL was
more than an hour before she was
released
AT s o'clock the boat was ahead OF
the water and tied up at Clarington.
o.. 10 wait until the water caught up
with II. The delay at Clarington last
ed half an hour. While at Clarington,
Stephen Wilson, son OF Congressman
w. W. Wilson. of Chicago, ILL.,. sprain-
ed his ankle in going down stairs on
the boat. At 9:15 o'clock the boat
was obliged 20 tie up 10 the bank
eight miles above New Martinsville
TO wait until the water caught up
again and enable her to get over
Opossum bar The Kanawha arrived
at New Martinsville at 1 o'clock when
stop was made long enough to take
on and send off the mail.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25

plies for the victims Of the dres are
coming In with a rush and " the re-
lief committee ever had fears OF
serious shortage. none exists now.
Los ANGELES-Dr. Samuel BalIa
has renOunced his claim TO a fortune
OF ten million left him in Germany
and asks that II be used TO establish
hospitals In Australia.
BOSTON-Hls second weekend AZ
Beverly over. President Taft left
Boston tonight. for Washington.
where he IL due 70 arrive tomOrroN
morning.
BUFFALO Blue pike which form
lerge part Of the catch FISH In Lake
Erie. are threatened with extinction.
A mysterious plague is Killing
thousands
WESTON. W. Va.-Mrs. Dorsey
Flint. OF McWheter. thrown from a
buggy I'm a runaway sustained In
iuries that were fatal an hour later.
ROME-Pope Plus has taken cold
and Is suffering from a sorc throat
as well as experiencing the incon-
venience Of hoarscness.
HU Min N-Thc towboat
Alert. Cincinnati bound. sank in the
Ohio opposite This city. The loss IL
$4,000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
FREIGHT CUT
ISSWEEPING
COMMERCE COMMISSION RULING
AFFECTS COAST TO COAST
RATES.
Practically Wipes out Back HauP'-
Roads Cannot Fix Arbitrary
Market limits

WASHINGTON. July 24.-In what
are known as the Spokane Reno Pa
ciiic coast cases. the interstate com
merce commission. today ordered ma
terial reduction in freight rates from
the east to points between Denver and
tho western terminals OF the great
trans ccntinenta Railroads
For many years the railroads have
exacted from the shippers 20 interms-
diatc points. such as Spokane and
Reno. figher rates on eastern freights
than was charged for the much longer
h1uls to seattle. san Francisco and
other Pacific coast points The theory
ha sheen that the railroads must meet
water competition TO the Pacific coast
The higher rates to interHediate
points. arbitrarily fixed, have been de-
ferdcd by acomparison with the coast
rates. plus theoretical back haul
from the coast to the inland stations
along the line
Wipe out Back Haul.
The commission recognizes the right
Of "a railroad to meet water competition
to Pacific coast points. but practically
v ip's out the back haul rates. To in
tc~-roCky mountain territory. IL lays
down what II considers would De fair
and just to various freight zones In
tho vest. and gives the railroads until
october ~. TO adjust their tariffs ac-
cordingly.
Th' commission also lays down tho
important principle that thereafter
railroads Will not b. permitted To- fix
arbitrary market limits and that here
after. commercial conditions. rather
than the will OF railway traffic man
ayers. shall control rates on trans
continental transportation.
The decisions announced late today
are ~ far reaching Importance Thoy
affect directly all freight rates between
the Atlantic ocean. and the Pacific
coast. Particularly they affect the
rates In the territory lying between
Denver and Pacific coast points. Here
after the rates paid By shippers will
ho governed by "a strict Interpretation
Of the long and short haul clause.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
KANAWHA
Is LOST
Steamer Bearing Rivers and ?:
bOrs Committee Cannot =
Located On Ohio. So
~ AT " .GHr.
Reception Committee its Some
Time and Then Go e%Sand
Bars Impede Jgress.

Special Dispatch to the Intslligencer.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va, July a.
The steamer Kanawha, bearing the
distinguished party of congressman.
forming the rivers and harbors COM
mittee and their friends, is lost SOME
where on the Ohio. Just where is
not known. and the last definite trace
Of the boat was New Matamoras, o.
A delegation of the board OF COM
merce OF this city, went TO Marietta
this evening on special interurban
car TO meet the rivers and harbors
committee at that point, but owing TO
the uncertainty of the time of the
arrival of he boat there the party re-
turned home at 1880 and abandoned
the idea of meeting the congressional
party tonight. At IL o'clock the
kanawha had not made its appear
ance at Marietta.
A report that the boat was aground
on sand bar above Matsmoras for
time. was received here as the
cause OF the delay.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
Arts Faces
A Sensation
DEFENSE CLAIMS THEY HAVE
WITNESSES WHO SAW HIM
STRIKE MRS. HALL.
Ailese Weapon Was an oar-Work OF
Securing Jury for cabeu
Murder Case Begun.
Special Dispatcn to me 1n,e,lissnc.r

Special Dispatcn TO me InteIligencer.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va. July "a
Elbert Arts. a young man of this
city. was placed on trial here today
for the murder of his paramour. Mrs.
Elizabeth Hall. the wife OF a respect.
ed citizen OF Huntington. The body
OF Mrs. Hall was found in the Ohio
river near Catlettburg, KY, last
August and circumstantial evidence
pointed to murder. Arts was the
last party seen with Mrs. Hall, and
ne was arrested charged with the
murder.
He admitted being with the woman
on the night she was last seen and
i've hundred dollars in gold, which
Mrs. Hall had when she left her
home was found in the possession of
Arts. The prisoner claimed that he
was given the money by Mrs Hall.
but the theory of the prosecution is
that Mrs. Hall was drugged and
robbed by Arts and her body thrown
into the Ohio River.
Today was taken ND with the
selection OF jury and the examin-
alton OF few unimportant witnesses
by the prosecution.
Tomorrow, IL is expected that the
prosecution will spring a sensation
by the witness. who 10 is claimed will
testify that he saw Arts in a skin
with Mrs. Hall and saw him strike
her with an oar and then throw her
into the Ohio river. The trial Of
Arts Is attracting more interest than
any other murder case i'm southern
West Virginia for years. IL is ex-
pected that the case will continue the
greater part OF the week as there are
many witnesses to be examined
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
NORTHCOTT
OUT OF RACE
Huntington Man, Now Minister
to Nicaragua, Is Not Can
didate For Governor.
URGES SELECTION
OF POPULAR MAN.
Believes Republicans Can Win,
But He Himself Is Not
Seeking ANY Office.

special Dispatch to the InteIligencer.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va, July "a
Elliott Northcott. United States min
lister to Nicaragua. arrived in Hun
tington to-day. and was interviewed
by representative OF the Intelligen-
Ger in regard to the rumor published
that he would be a candidate for the
Republican nomination fo- governor
next year.
Il have returned to the United
States on leave owing to the frail con-
dition OF Mrs. Northcott's health and
my coming had no connection directly
or indirectly with politics. | am not,
nor will will be a candidate for gov
ernor." said Mr.. Northcott.
III you can use any language that
VIII emphasize that statement, please
do so. Moreover. / wish to say that
In my opinion there should be no
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor next year who does
not carry with him the unanimous
support OF the Republican party. He
should be some big strong. able man.
upon whom the whole party. without
respect to former factional differ.
ences can unite.
There are number of sucn men
in the Republican party. and any ef-
fort TO open up old wounds and keep
alice old factions will inevitably lead
TO the same disastrous defeat that
overlook the party last fall. When
Wen into the diplomatic work." con-
tinurd Mr.. Northcott, II knew It
me ant complete divorcing from
politics. I like the work very much
and have not the slightest desire to
become a candidate for any office"
Mr.. Northcott expects to remain in
the United States about sixty days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
Mac COrkle COnferS With Chiffon

prohibiting pelaglc sealing and regu
lating the killing of seals on land
~as ratified BY the senate today on
motion Of Senator CullOm. There
Was no discussion Tho treaty dooo
not take effect until accepted by the
rignatOry powers
Herbert Fitzpatrick. ~ Huntington
N Va. De- here consulting officials OF
The Interstate Commerce commission
relative 20 the White River Coal com.
pany case. al present pending before
Tho body
The senate Saturday confirmed tho
appointment Of James = station sa
postmaster at Oak InI. ". Va. tho
ofce becoming presidential one
July O.
Senator Watson has introduced a
hill granting pension Increase IN
Josiah " POorman and 10 Andrew D
BOARD
Willis Arborast has boon rein
stated as rural carrier ~ Freemans
burg. vice Columbus VI. Francis.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
Sail Past sistersxiIle.

Special Dispatch TO the Intslligencer.
SISTERSNILLE, W. Va, July "a
With the members of the rivers and
harbors committee and a large num-
ber OF invited guests on board. the
steamer Kanawha steamed past the
city shortly after . o'clock enroute
TO Parkersburg. where il makes its
next stop.
There was a large crowd At the
wharf. which was disappointed when
the boat did not stop. Because OF the
low water the Kanawha was laid up
for some time at Possum rifle wait
ing for the rise which was caused by
the lowering of the McMechen dam.
The boat was alec held up for the
same reason at shallow place be
low this city several miles. Quite 4
number who did not travel with the
boat on the trip from Wheeling 10
Parkersburg. passed through here on
the afternoon train. They will join
the party az Parkersburg
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
Girls Death
Holds Mystery
Autopsy Reveals Traces of Poison.
Young Man Wanted Has Strange
" Disappeared.

y DtAappfaFeus
MBERLAND. Nd. July 2f=Evi.
dences Of mercurial poisoning we're
found late last night when an auiopay
was made on the body Of Miss Herfha
Evans. aged ~ years. who died az the
home Of her father. Frederick Evans.
IN Railroad street. Mt Savage. near
here. under mysterious circumstances.
The girl was taken 900 while vlsitins
In FrOstburg and returned 10 her
home Saturday she showed signs OF
convalescence. but the symptoms re-
turned later
States Attorney RObb last evening
took statements Of members of tho
Evans family and then. with sherin
liendley. proceeded 10 FrOstburg 10
investigate
The dead giri was a pretty blonde.
slender and of diminutive stature A
young man Who is said 10 have called
on her IN FrostburR. cannot be-
located
Tho girl gave little Information 70
rarding her case until 10 was seen
she could not recover Then she do
clared that she had taken a blchlorido
Of mercury tablet