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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24

The Bamberg Herald seems to
think the public service corporations
are about to take the State. In re-
cent issue it said 'tthe greatest men
ace which confronts South Carolina
at this time is domination of our
politics by public service corpora
tions." We do not know how it is
over in Bamberg, but we are sure
that no public service corporation
dominates the politics of Orangeburg
county. The Herald ought to expose
the politicians of it's county if they
are being unduly Influenced by pub
lie service corporations.-Orangeburg
Times and Democrat.
No reference was made to county
affairs in our article, and none was
intended. Bamberg is, we believe,
free from corporation control, but
the same cannot be said of the State
as a whole.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
LEVER GETS WEDDING PRESENT
Handsome Gift from Congressn1an's
Colleagues on House Committee.

Washington, Aug. 21.-Chairman
Lamb, of the house committee on
agriculture, called special meeting
of the committee for the purpose Of
presenting Representative A. F.
Lever, of the 7th South Carolina dis
trict, who is the ranking member Of
the committee, with beautiful cut
glass and silver vase, by way Of con-
graduating him upon his marriage.
The presentation speech was made
very neatly by Representative Beall,
Of Texas, who threw a little humor
into his remarks by saying that all
the other members Of the committee
on agriculture felt grateful to Mr.
Lever for letting some of the balance
in the treasury go to other States
than South Carolina. Mr.. Lever ex-
cused himself, ON the ground of his
recent illness, from making an ex-
tended reply, but thanked the COM
mittee very feelingly, in behalf of
Mrs. Lever and himself, for the hand
some gift.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
KILLING IN SUMTER COUNTY.
Allen Mccoy Charged with Murder
of Tommy Heneghan.

Sumter. Aug. 21.-News was re-
ceived in the city Sunday morning
of the killing Saturday night OF
Tommy Heneghan, colored, on the
Plowden's Mill road, about four
miles from this city. From the evl-
dence that was cleaned and from an
alleged confession made this after
noon by Allen Mccoy, another negro,
it seems that Heneghan was killed oy
Allen Mccoy, death resulting from a
blow delivered from shovel. Tes-
timony was taken yesterday by Coro-
ner Flowers and the jury brought in
verdict that Heneghan had come to
his death from blow delivered with
a. dull Instrument by Allen Mccoy,
and that his wife, Georgiana Mccoy
was an accessory to the act. Both
of the parties were arrested and
lodged in Jail.
This afternoon Mccoy was stripped
IN the COuuly jail W oe@AASA
and his underclothes were found TO
be splotched with blood. He then'
it is said, confessed to killing Hen
eghan, and stated that he had done
it because he had heard that Hen
eghan threatened to kill him. He
stated that his wife had nothing to
do with the killing and she stated
that she had not seen him Saturday
night. Georgiana Mccoy was held
on the testimony of her mother, that
she had said that her husband had
threatened to kill her if she did not
help him bury the body of the slain
man.
Heneghan was killed Saturday
night, when he was accompanying
Georgiana Mccoy, Allen McCoy's S
wife, home from the lodge, where a
crowd of negroes had spent part OF
the night, and his body was dragged
almost half a mile and buried in a
pile of sawdust.
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Magistrate Must Pay Fine.

Spartanburg, Aug. 19.7As re-
suit of his fight with R. G. Gibbs, in
Thompson & billiards. store yesterday
afternoon, during which he fired a
revolver four times, missing Gibbs
but slightly injuring Mrs. Jones F.
Thompson, saleslady, Magistrate T.
o. Fowler, Of Reidville, in police
court to-day was fined $1O0 for dis
orderly conduct, 500 for carrying
concealed weapons and s25 for dis
charging firearms in the city. The
evidence was that the attack on
Gibbs was unprovoked and Gibbs
was discharged. 49,.
A charge of transporting whiskey
has also been made against Fowler
but this case was continued. Fowler
has also been bound over for general
session court on charges of assault
and battery with intent to kill and
carrying concealed weapons.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
TWO KILLED, OTHERS INJURED.
Fatal Collision on Atlantic Coast

Lumber Corporations Road.
Kingstree, Aug. 21.-The Atlantic
Coast Lumber Corporations train
No. 1O1 was wrecked this morning
at Cooper's siding, five miles east OF
this place, and T. Blakely, white, OF
Trio, and Willie McCrea, colored
we're killed outright and four others
badly, if not seriously injured. The
train left Andrews early this morn
ing, with the logging and track crew
for Camp No. 7. AS it approached
Cooper's siding, running at about
twenty to twenty-five miles an hour
Engineer Smith saw the open switch
ahead, when he Immediately reversed
his engine, and he, with the fireman,
jumped. The engine and crew cars
rushed into the open switch, collid-
ing with a car of logs that had been
placed there Saturday night.
Blakely, it is said, was riding on
the pilot of the engine and was fear
fully mangled in the collision. Nc
Crea was on one of the log trucks
and when the momentum of the train
was checked was thrown under the
trucks and mashed to death. The
engine and cars did not leave the
track. The injured are: J. H. White
general woods foreman; John Smith
engineer; D. Long, fireman, and j.
J. Barwick, timekeeper, all white.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
Dies at Hands of Thugs.

Boston, Aug. 20.-Lieut. A. Whit
tier, executive officer of the United
States revenue cutter Androscoggin,
died at the relief hospital to-day
from injuries received at the hands
of thugs last night. Lieut.. Whit
tier with another officer of the ship
and two friends were returning to
their vessel from the theatre and
were set upon and all beat to un-
consciousness while passing through
North street. A small crowd gath
cred but the assailants escaped.
Lieut.. Whittier did not recover
consciousness and was taken to the
relief station where he was operated
upon early and blod clot removed
from his brain. He did not revive.
A widow and one child survive.
Lieut.. Whittier was 80 years old and
was appointed to the revenue cutter
service from Maine, his home being
at Searsport.
Up to late hour tonight the po-
lice had secured little information
about the assault.
All of the party were struck down
from behind with no opportunity for
self defense. Walking with Whittier
was Lieut.. Horace Reach, chief en-
gineer of the Androscoggin. Behind
were George H. Farwell, and Harry
G.. Gleason, both of Boston.
The murder adds one more to sew
eral of like nature which have oc-
Cured in the North End during the
past few years, the victims being in
almost every case connected with
some department of the navy. 1t is
believed that slugshots or clubs were
used in the assault. Lieut.. Whittier
had high reputation in the service
for character and ability.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
THREE HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
First Degree Murder Charged
Against Alleged Lynchers.

First Degree Murder Charged
Against Alleged Lynchers.
Coatesville, Pa, Aug. 19.-Three
men, alleged to have been members
of the mob which last Sunday took
Zack Walker from hospital here
and burned him to death, are behind
the bars of the county jail at West
Chester, charged with murder. They
are Joseph Swartz, who came here
recently and is wrigger for Worth
Brothers, iron and steel manufac-
turers; Capt. E. G. Berry, a para
chute jumper, and William H. Gil
bert, a Philadelphia and Reading
railroad fireman. The two latter
were arrested yesterday and sent to
Jail in default of $1,000 as material
witnesses. They were later released
on bond, but late this afternoon, al
ter the district attorney had ques-
toned Swartz for long time, Berry
and Gilbert were rearrested and held
on the charge of murder in the first
degree.
All three of the men were taken
into custody late this afternoon and
rushed to West Chester, where they
are held without bail. These are
the first men to be held on direct
charge of the murder. Other arrests
are expected Monday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
Thinks Crop Reports Colored.

Atlanta, Aug. 17.-Alleging that
Southern crop conditions have been
grossly exaggerated, T. G. Hudson,
commissioner of agriculture of Geor-
gia, has written to all similar officials
in all the Southern States, asking
that they meet and devise plans to
correct what he calls wrong impress
sions of the outlook.
He asks that all farmers organiza-
tions cooperate with the State COM
missioners. 1t is declared that crops,
especially cotton, will not have as
large yields as have been reported,
and that such alleged false reports
! will tend to hurt prices.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
Published every Thursday in The

Published every Thursday in The
Herald building, on Main street, IN
the live and growing City of Bam-
berg, being issued from a printing
Office which is equipped with Mer-
genthaler linotype machine, Babcock
cylinder press, folder, one jobber,. a
fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by
electric power, with other material
and machinery in keeping, the whole
equipment representing an invest
ment of $4,000 and upwards.
Subscriptions-By the year, S1.00,
or 10 cents a month for less than
one year. All subscriptions payable
strictly in advance.
Adyertisements-S1.00 per inch
for first insertion, subsequent lnser-
tions so cents per inch. Legal ad-
yertisements at the rates allowed by
law. Local reading notices 10 cents
a line each insertion. Wants and
other advertisements under speclal
head. / cent word each insertion.
Liberal contracts made for three, SIX,
and twelve months. Write for rates.
Obituaries, tributes Of respect, reso-
buttons, cards of thanks, and all no
tices of personal or political char-
acter are charged for as regular ad-
yertising. Contracts for advertising
not subject to cancellation after hrst
insertion.
Communications are always
glad to publish news letters or those
pertaining to matters Of public inter-
est. We require the name and ad-
dress of the writer in every case.
No article which is defamatory or
extensively personal can find place in
our columns at any price, and we are
not responsible for the opinions ex-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
CAROLINIANS SHOW UP WE'LL.
Doing Some Fine Shooting at Camp
Perry Meet.

Camp Perry, O., Aug. 21.-The
presidents match began to-day, with
the Palmetto team participating
Each man fired ten-shot scores at
200 and 600 yards, also making one
skirmish run.
The shooting of the South Carolina
men to-day was excellent, Capt. G.
w. Boykin making 100 per cent. on
the 6OO-yard range. The match
closes tomorrow with score at
rapid-fre and 1000 yards slow fire,
only the 100 men making the high
est scores shooting. It Is expected
that several South Carolina men will
get in on the finals.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
Chicken Roasted by Auto.

Thomaston, Conn.,, Aug. 20
Roasting chicken on the radiator OF
an automobile going so miles an hour
is the latest method of preparing that
delicacy in this State, autoists say
to-day.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Cyler, of this
place, were returning from Thomp-
sonville in their automobile, they
smelled roast chicken, and thought
for a time that every family along
the road must be preparing it for
dinner. The problem was solved
when a fine broiler was found en-
tangled in the radiator, which had
roasted the chicken to a delicate
brown during the 80 mile drive.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
Thursday, August "a, 1911

No movement heretofore started
in Bamberg is so popular as the
sewerage proposition. Every citizen
that we have talked to is in favor OF
it. That our people want a sewerage
system seems to be certain, and they
all, say that nothing would be OF
more benefit to the town. 1t is up
to our legislative delegation to have
the proper bill passed at the session
I'm January, so that the constitutional
amendment can be submitted to the
voters of the State at the election IN
November of next year, and then to
the voters of Bamberg.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
TWO WIVES IN SAME HOUSE.
Female Enoch Arden Unable to Stay
Away-She Has No Redress.

Female Enoch Arden Unable to Stay
Away-She Has No Redress.
Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 19.-"1 love
him and I cannot stay away from him
even if Louisa is also his wife," de-
clared Mrs. Anna Catherine Sharp,
first wife of Peter c. Sharp, of this
city, who returned here yesterday
from New Orleans, where she went
following a.quarrel with Sharp's Sec
ond and younger wife, Louisa.
The first Mrs. Sharp last night was
guest again at the Sharp home.
"She can stay as long as she wants
to- said Mrs. Louisa Sharp last
night, "but I am to be the boss"
Sharp and his first wife, Anna
Catherine, were parted in the great
Chicago fire. Nine years ago he
came to Pittsburg and married his
second wife, Louisa. Anna Catherine
located Sharp through the United
States pension bureau. She came
here but found him married. AS
she had been legally dead many
years, she had no standing in court.
Sharp, however, took her into his
home and for several weeks the two
wives lived in the same house, the
first one as a guest. Quarrels caused
Anna Catherine to go to- New Or
leans to live with a son over a month
ago
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chief lawyer. At 1920 the sheriff
opene'. court.
The tiny room was jammed as the
proceedings began, and to discourage
the curious and idle, the court order
ed that all disinterested spectators
stand up and remain standing. Two
women newspaper writer's were the
only white representatives of the fem
inine sex in the yard or court build
ing. The clerk formally called the
case for the commonwealth and the
prosecution asked that the prisoner
be arraigned.
Hears Indictment Read.
! Hill Carter, for the defence, then
asked for further delay, saying the
defence was not ready to go to trial.
His plea was that the case go over
until next Monday. The court de-
MED the arguments for postponement
and instructed that the trial proceed.
In denying the requests OF the de-
fence for a postpofement of the case,
Judge Watson said that the matter
of continuance might be considered
after the trial proper had begun. The
defence moved that the indictment
be quashed on the ground of error.
The motion was overruled.
Beattie was arraigned at II,
O'Clock. He stood steadily, but with
eyes closed as the indictment was
read. He entered a plea Of not guilty.
Beattie did not seem to realize when
the reading of the indictment had
been concluded. It was necessary for
his lawyers to prompt him. Then in
clear voice he said, "Not guilty"
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ASK PARDON FOR HAINES.
Jurors Petition Governor Dix in Case
of Army Captain.

New York, Aug. 21.-The jurors
who convicted Capt. Peter G. Haines,
United States army, of the murder OF
William E. Annis three years ago
this month, it was learned to-day,
have sent a petition to Gov. Dix, ask
ing the pardon of Haines, who is now
serving a sentence of from eight to
fifteen years in Sing Sing.
Aaron Barnes obtained the sigma
lures of other jurymen, he says
"who express the greatest sympathy
with the captain and his aged par
ents.'
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The matter of primary elections
is again receiving some notice by
the newspapers. Something should
certainly be done to insure fair and
honest elections, and we trust that
the press of the State will take up
the matter and not cease the agita-
ton until the general assembly is
forced to throw proper restrictions
around. the primary. We don't want
anybody disfranchised, but no per-
son should be allowed to vote in a
primary who is not qualified. The
system now is entirely too lax and
gives room for fraud.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
JOINT REUNION PROPOSED.
Memphis Ex.Confederates to Invite
Union Veterans.

Memphis, Aug. 21.-With an es-
pecially engraved invitation to the
commander and members of the
Grand Army of the Republic, in an
nua1 encampment this week at Ro-
chester, N. Y, Judge J. M. Greer, W.
G. Dullinger and N. B. Forest LETT
tonight to invite the old soldiers 10
Memphis on the occasion Of the tirst
attempt to hold a national reunion
of the blue and gray.
The joint reunion is set for tnls
city on September 27. The parade
and reunion will be followed by va
rious events in behalf Of the veterans,
including a barbecue cooked by ante
bellum slaves. The Confederate Vet
erans and the Sons OF Veterans have
endorsed the joint reunion OF the
blue and gray.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24

Miss Lucille Gunter of the Odd Eel
lows orphanage, Greenville, won the
scholarship in Winthrop college Of
fered by the Daughters of the Con-
federacy.
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ness in the family, he would be on
hand to convene court.

ness in the family, he would be on
hand to convene court.
Eager to See Accused.
It had been given out that the dap
per young prisoner might be brought
here as early as 8 o'clock and the
shadows of dawn had scarce been dis
sipated when the crowd began to
gather. Court opened at 10 o'clock.
Beattie was up with the sun, ready
for the fifteen-mile automobile ride
from Richmond to the jail here. His
jailers say he slept well-as he has
done since his arrest more than a
month ago. He dressed carefully,
glanced at the morning paper, ate
light breakfast and sat waiting in the
Jail corridor for his first trip in the
open air since his Imprisonment.
There was slight prison pallor on
his face, but the wholesome routine
of Jail life has healed his hard-earn-
ed scars of boyish dissipation and on
the whole he appeared the we'll
groomed, clean-cut boy of a good
family that he is.
Beulah Binford, the pretty IT.
year-old "girl in the case," made no
preparations to leave the jail In
Richmond, where she has been held
as a material witness, but Paul Beat
tie, the prisoners cousin, who has
sworn that he purchased the gun with
which Louise Wexford Owen Beattie
was shot, was instructed late last
night that he must be ready to make
the Journey by automobile to Chester
field. -,
State Depends on Cousin.
The star witness for the prosecu-
ton, Paul, has said little since his
Incarceration, but on his testimony
the commonwealth hopes to send his
26-year-old cousin to the electric
chair. The Binford girl may be call
ed as a witness as the trial pro-
crosses. -: :<..
The strictly formal proceedings of
Beattie's Indictment drew more than
500 persons to the court house here
last Monday and with prospect of the
actual beginning of his fight for life,
Chesterfield county has a prospective
spectator or. auditor in every family
with a male member more than IL
years old.
TO Virginia's credit, it was noted
that not one white woman was in
court when the prisoner was indicted
and, barring those who may be call
ed as witnesses, it is believed that
few, if any, women will attempt to
crowd into the little court room dur
ing the trial.
Henry Clay Beattie, Sr., father of
the defendant, probably will be in
almost constant attendance at the
trial, but few members Of the Owen
family are expected.
Victims Parents Stay Away.
Thomas Owen, an uncle, will be al
witness, but the father and mother
of the murdered woman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Owen, are now in Dover, DEL,
and will not attend the proceedings
unless their testimony is considered
absolutely necessary by the common
wealth.
Judge Watson spent several min
utes talking with special newspaper
correspondents and arranging seats.
Beattie leaned over the walnut
railing and talked lightly with those
near him. The old father sat silent,
stroking his gray hair. Dark circles
showed under the prisoners eyes,
but otherwise he looked trim and
cool. Counsel for both sides took
their seats at 1915 o'clock. The
prisoner entered into an earnest con-
yersation with H. V. Smith, Jr., his
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
SEEKING NEGRO PREACHER.
Two Hundred Men Hunting Slayer Of
Marshall.

Marshall.
Donaldsonville, Ca, Aug. 1.-two
hundred armed men, with track dogs,
are securing the woods across the
Chattahooche river in Florida, in
search of Charles West, a negro
preacher, who last night shot and
killed Marshall Newberry while re-
sisting arrest. Should the negro be
caught it is believed lynching will
follow.
Newberry was attempting to arrest
West on the charge of wife-beating
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mot GUILTY." BEATTIE'S PLEA
Motions for Delay Denied and Pris-
oner Arraigned for Trial.

Chesterfield, Va, Aug. 21.-Quick
action marked the opening to-day OF
the trial of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.,
charged with the murder of his wife
while on a motor ride a month ago.
The jurors will be chosen from a
special venire Of twenty.
Beattie, when arraigned, pleaded
mot guilty." The jurors, all but two
of them, are farmers from the coun-
ty. The two exceptions are quarry
man and druggist.
All motions of the defense for post
ponement were denied, and the pre-
liminary steps were taken this morn
ing at the opening session of the
trial. .:
The afternoon session moved more
slowly. A second venire Of twenty
men was examined, but five more
Jurors, subject to the four peremp-
tory challenges Of the defense, were
added to the list. Judge Walter Wat
son then adjourned court, giving the
sheriff until noon on Wednesday to
assemble the additional venire.
Binford Girl Not Present.
The majority of the onlookers
came from Chesterfield Court House,
and about two hundred of them-all
men-crowded into the court room.
Beulah Binford, the 17-year-old "girl
in the case," did not appear at the
court house. She is held in jail at
Richmond as a material witness, but
it was not deemed necessary to bring
her here to-day. Paul Beattie, the
prisoners cousin, and one OF the
commemorative chief witnesses, also
was left in his cell at Richmond.
Mrs. Claude Powell, sister OF the
Binford girl, appeared and attracted
much attention. Henry Clay Beattie,
Sr., sat beside his son and followed
the proceedings closely. Few words
were passed between him and the
prisoner, who showed no nervousness
when the Indictment was read,
though he fretted about being con-
fined. He scanned with interest the
newspaper reports giving the details
of the proceedings. Sheriff Mills took
Beattie back to Richmond to-day.
The Prisoner Arrives.
Bareheaded, chewing gum and
smiling, Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.,
swept up to the Chesterfield county
court house in an automobile at 10
O'Clock to answer the charge that he
killed his wife in an automobile on
Midlothian pike, near Richmond,
more than a month ago. Judge Wat
son arrived before the prisoner to
convene court. Beattie's aged father
had reached Chesterfield half an
hour earlier. In court father and son
sat side by side, and exchanged whls-
pers. Beattie then began to talk
with his lawyers.
There were all sorts of rumors OF
possible postponements or continu-
ance, but, with more than sixty wit
nesses subpoenaed by the common
wealth and venire of 80 talesmen
en- route to the court house, the
crowd began to assemble early, hop
ing to catch a glimpse of the mer-
chants son charged with shooting his
young wife as they motored near
Richmond on the night of July 1S.
W. T. Tinsley, the aged father-in-
law of Judge Walter Watson, of the
Chesterfield circuit court, whose ILL.,
ness gave rise to reports of possible
delay in the case, spent a compare
lively good night and the Judge let
it be known that, Notwithstanding ILL