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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
's1 SUMTER O. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 70 1a,
At HANDS OF MOB Three DIE,
SMALL CROWD IN SHELBYVuJE
LYNCHES TRIO OF NEGROES.
Takes Out Prisoner, Two Charged
With Assault and One Sentenced to
Die for Wife Murder.

Shelbyville, KY, Jan. 15.-Storm-
ing the Shelby county Jail here early
this morning a mob composed of
less than 100 men seized and lynched
three negroes, two charged with as
saulting white girls and q third sem
fenced to be hanged for the murder
Of his wife and held in Jail here un-
til the day for his execution could be
set. The three were lynched in diff
ferent places and what first seemed
to have been a single lynching was
found to have beer a triple one, only
with the finding Of the three bodies.
The body of Eugene Marshall, SEN
fenced to be hanged for the murder
Of his wife, whom he had beheaded,
was found hanging to a bridge over
Eminence pike only a short distance
from the Jail.
Jim West, who had been employed
as a chauffeur here for several
months, was one Of the victims. He
was charged with an assault on a
white woman, the daughter of a Shell
by county farmer. He, too, was hang
ed to the bridge.
Wade Patterson, the third negro
lynched, was also charged with as
saulting a white woman. Patterson
attempted to escape from the mob,
and was shot and his body thrown
into a creek.
The mob which attacked the Jail
went about it's work quietly, and few
persons knew Of the triple Iynching
until the bodies were found several
hours later.
Few Of the mob were masked. The
Jail lock was smashed with a sledge
hammer, and there was little diff
Guilty in getting to the prisoners.
According to the deputy jailer,
Edward Thompson, the jailer. hid the
jail keys when the mob approached
and later when the mob became more
insistent Hornback let the men into
the Jail office.
They said there were three ne
groes here they were going to get or
else blow up the JAIL" Hornback said.
They kept yelling for the dynamite,
while some Of the mob started to
beat on the cell locks with d sledge
hammer. About IL men had their
guns pointed at ne dem anding the
keys, but I insisted I die not know
where they were. Finally at 1926
they broke open the cell door and
took out West, Marshall and Patter-
son."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
DEATH OF CHAS. A. CALVO, SIR.
Announcement Received i'm Columbia
With Regret - Funeral Arrange
ments Announced Later.

Columbia, Jan. 15.-The announce.
ment of the death Of Charles Angus
tus Calvo, Sr., was received in Co.
lumbia yesterday with regret. The
body will arrive in Columbia tomor-
row morning from New York. The
funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later. The interment will be
at Elmwood.
He was the founder and publisher
Of the Columbia Register and was 69
years Of age.
Mr.. Calvo was born in Charleston
i'm 1S4S. but when very young his fam
lily moved to Columbia He was mar
ried in Chester to Miss Angeline Efie
Thompson and has lived in Columbi
until within the past three or four
years. At the time Of his death he
was engaged in New York. He was
a skilled printer, as well as an able
writer and editor.
Mr.. Calvo was a member Of a num-
Der of secret orders, including the
Masions. He was a member of Trim
ity church of this city.
Mr.. Calvo is survived by a brother
II. l.. Calyo. of this city, his wife and
10 children.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
Court House Repaired.

The work Of repairing the court
house has about been completed. The
portion OF the floor which was inse-
cure has been strengthened with brick
pillars and iron stringers and the
wall has been put back with a graf
ing In II so that there will he plenty
Of ventilation. The steps which were
taken down are completed and the
banisters have been put back and
everything being left In good condi-
tion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
COTTON HOUSES SUE RAILROAD
OUTGROwTu OF KNIGHT, YAM
CEY 4 co. FAILURE.
Louisville aud Nashville and South
crn Railroad Companies Defend
ants in Actions Brought by For-
eign Firms to Recover Losses on
Alleged Fraudulent Bills Lading--
Two Million Dollars sum Involved
suit Flied I'm Alabama Courts.

Birmingham. Ala. Jan. 1.-THE
first suits against the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company and the
Southern Railroad Company. brought
by English and German creditors Of
Knight Yancey & CO.. we're begun
today by the filing of a complaint by
Alexander Eccles & Co., OF Liver
pool, and by Knoop and Fabarius
and several other merchants Of Bre-
men, Germany and the Morgan Coun-
~ Law and Equity Court OF Alabama
The other English creditors of
Knight. Yancey & Co. are expected TO
file similar suits within the next ten
days. The total sums for which act
ions will be brought Is more than s2.-
900. 900.
The papers are voluminous and
present the allegations In eleve- diff
fcrent legal aspects. The gist of the
actions, however. is included In the
following allegations I'm the complaint:
The firm OF Knight. Yancey &
ca. Nd ~haeR snztte shah,t Of obtains
inx money or drafts secured by spd-
rious bills OF landings. similar to
those upon which the present actions
are brought for the past Ave years.
A month or two after each bill of
lzding was issued Knight. Yancey &
Co. would buy cotton similar to that
called for by t..e bill and ship II for
ward under the same marks as those
described In the nili Of iading. When
the, cotton arrived at its destination
abroad II would be delivered upon the
surrender OF the spurious bills of
lading. despite the fact that the spu-
ious bills differed In date and num-
ber and In other respects frora the
ships manifest"
IL Is further alleged that this prac-
tice Of knight. Yancey & Co.. was
wen known to the railroads. and was
connived at by the officers OF the rail-
roads and that. upon questions aris-
Ing az to the propriety OF delivery
OF cotton upon a draft secured by a
spurious bill OF iadlng. the matter
would be referred to the railroad con-
cerned. and the road would direct de-
livery. thus preventing the discovery of
forseries and enabling knight. Yam
cey a Co. to continue the course OF
dealing which led to their sensational
failure.
IL IL said that more than 400. 200
bales have been thus delivered on
forged BILLS
The creditors suing maintain that
this connlvance OF the railroads make
them equally liable with Knight. Yam
cey q Co. for the losses sustained by
the latter's customers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
Many Persons Vaccjnatcd.

Special health officer for \Sumter
county T.. ]. Reardon, together with
Dr. Hay and DR.. Kirk have vaccinat-
ed about 1000 persons at Rembert,
Hagood and Borden. SO far there
have been only 3 cases of small pox
in three houses. and it looks at pres
ent as IL there will be no further
spread OF the disease.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
ON the Governors Stan.

From The Daily Item, Jan. 16.
Mr.. w. G.. Stubbs of this city has
received a letter from Governor-elect
Cole l.. Blease appointing him MEM
Der of the Governors staff. Mr..
Stubbs has accepted the appointment
and will go to Columbia tomorrow to
be initiated into the duties OF the Of
flee, meeting Of the staff being call
ed for tomorrow at the Wright Hotel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18

Had Back Attack To- Acute Indigestion
Last Night--Bctter Today.

Columbia, Jan. 16.--Governor- -ele ct
Cole l.. Biease. who is to be inaugural
eded as governor OF this State in Co
lumbia tomorrow. suffered an attack
OF acute indigestion last night and II
was early today before he obta ned
relief. Reports just received say ne
is much better. He Will come To CO.
Iumbia tonight to be on hand for the
inauguration ceremonies tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
COUNTY TEACHERS MEET.
DIR. &. "A. WAUCHOPE LECTURI.D
ON TIMROD.
Large Number OF Teachers and Many
Persons Not Teachers Present
Report of X. 5. L. Association Conn
mttee.

The Sumter County Teachers asso-
citation met Saturday at noon in the
Hampton school building with the
largest attendance Of the year pres
ent to hear DR.. Wauchope of the
University of South Carolina deliver
his initial address to the association,
the lecture being on the poets of
South Carolina, chief among whom
was Henry Timrod.
The meeting was opened with mu-
sic by Mr.. Clifton Noise after which
song was sung by Miss Mary Purdy
accompanied on the piano by Mr..
Noise. After this DIR. Wauchope gave
his lecture.
DR.. Wauchope gave an outline of
what work must be done by the
teachers in their study of South Caro-
lima poets, and he also outlined what
parallel reading they must do along
with his lectures in order that the
greatest good might be accomplished.
His lecture was on the poets of South
Carolina and, as Timrod was the chief
Of these poets, most of his time was
taken up in telling Of Timrod poetry.
The lecture was an eloquent one
and delivered in an interesting style
that kept the interest Of his audience
throughout.
The next meeting will be held on
the first Monday in February and 1t is
desired that every teacher in the
county attend. An invitation is also
extended tc the public at large to
whom the lecture will be both inter-
esting and instructive. The meeting
Saturday was large but it is not as
large as 1t ought to have been and the
president Of the association wants to
impress upon the teachers Of the ru-
raj district especially what good will
be accomplished by these lectures
and that 1t is their duty as teachers
to attend. 1t is impossible to make
me lectures a. success unless the
teachers from all over the county at
tend and take an interest in them.
The committee appointed by the r.
S. /. to arrange for the Field Day ex-
ercises some time In the spring made
its report as to what they had done
about securing prizes for the meet.
This committee, which consisted OF
Mr.. w. NJ. Scott, Miss Agnes Richard
son and Mrs. II. W. Beall had appoint
ed Mr.. Scott a committee Of one TO
see what he could do in the way Of
raising subscriptions from the mer-
chants Of Sumter towards the prizes
that were to be offered.
Mr.. Scott in two hours had secured
promise for 25 of the 80 prizes which
were needed by the association. This
shows the great interest taken in the
matter by the merchants Of Sumter
and the spirit manifested by them is
much appreciated by the teachers
who are working up the plan. The
day for the Field Day meet has not
yet been decided upon, but it is al
ready assured that it will be a sue
cess whenever it comes off.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18

There appears to be something
more than mere coincidence I'm the
fact that tho shortest day i'm the year
comes in the shortest time of the year
to "a great many people.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18

Poor old doc" Cook seems to have
caught those magazine fellows both
comm and a-goin.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18

Fred Seeley seems to be the only
man in all Georgia who takes Tom
Watson seriously.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18

If the Mexican revolution is really
dead some one should tie the corpse.
Leader.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
Very respectfully.
Voler V. Viles,
Acting Director.

II Lewis Parker keeps on he is
going to he a Cotton Manufacturers
association all by himself.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18

It's never too late to do your
Christmas hinting.--Detroit Free
Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
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KELLOGG FLLY$ STANDARD.
ASKS FEDERAL SUPREME COURT
TO DISSOLVE TRUST"

Attorney Generals Special Assistant
Opens Governments Arugmer i'm
Suit Against Alleged nIcga' .
bine-POints Out Wherei Is
Opinion, Sherman Law xaen
Violated - COmpan' . ed, but
not Praised, Says ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05
Negro Assaults
Woman; Husband
Comes to Rescue
Offender Caught by Enraged Man and
Nearly Killed by Husband
Police Arrive.

But for the timely arrival of Officer
sanko at 1878 Pierce street about l o'clock
Saturday. Joseph Peril, an Italian laborer.
would likely have killed william Brown,
negro. who assaulted Mrs. Pearl Peril
while she sat at a window of her home
AS it was the negro was badly used up
and PERI was restrained from further vio-
lence with the greatest difficulty.
Mrs. PERT was sitting in an open front
window OF her home when without warning
Brown, seeing her from the street, rushed
up and tried to drag her to the ground
Her screams aroused the nelghborhood
PERI. who had~not yet returned to work,
was the first TO reach her side
The negro was tearing and pulling at
Mrs. PERI with insane fury when the hus-
band arrived. With only his bare hands
he started upon the negro and would have
killed him but for the police. crowd
quickly gathered and there were cries of
lynch him." bit these soon died down as
the negro was whirled away to the station.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05
Cavalry Will Arrive
in Omaha Sunday on
It's Way to Mexico
Six Troops from Fort Meade Now En-.
route to Scene of Border Dis
turbanoe in Mexico.
turbance in Mexico

Six troops Of the Fourth cavalry ordered
out Of Fort Meade, 5. D., to maintain neu-
trality at the Mexican border are expected
to arrive in Omaha some time Sunday
afternoon, They left Fort Meade at noon
Saturday over the Northwestern.
The battalion composed or Troops l. X,
l. and NJ is in command OF Captain John
OShea. and with his men he will proceed
to FL Paso. Tex Troops b and are in
command Of Captain Frank l.. case, and
they are to report to the commanding
general at Fort Hauchuca. Ariz. The men
will spend several hours in Omaha and
will then proceed to the southwest over
the Rock Island arriving at their destna-
lions about Wednesday or Thursday.
The War department today sent tele-
graphic instructions to General W. S.
Schuyler OF Fort Riley to proceed to Fort
Hauchucs, where he wiz be in command
of the troops.
STURGIS, s. D., Feb. 4-CSpeclal Tele-
gram)-Six troops Of the Fourth cavalry
OF Fort Meade, ordered to the Mexican Dor
der, are loading horses and camp equip
ment on special trains today.
The troops that 80 are /. X, L. and NJ
Third squadron, and and b, First squad
ron, all in command OF Captain John
O'shes. Troops A and d, band and ma
chine gun platoon, remain at Fort Meade.
Troops c and b left here this afternoon
at 1 o'clock for Arizona. Troops l, X, L.,
and NJ will leave about o'clock for El
Paso, Tex, by way of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05
PLUMBERS CONVENTION PLANS
Two Hundred Master Plumbers of the
State to Attend.
IOWA MEN ALSO TO TAKE PART
Mayor DahImRn and David Cole 60
Make OpeRinE Address--MeetinE
60 he at the Rome-Vis-
itOrs wtII Tour city.

At least 900 members Of the Nebraska
Master Plumbers association are expected
to attend the second annual convention at
the Rome hotel in this city on February s,
3 and 10. j. 3. Cunningham of this city,
who IL secretary OF the association, is now
putting the finishing touches on the pro-
gram. which will be especially attractive
to the master plumbers. Not only will there
be a good attendance from the state, but a
number Of Iowa masters will be guests
al the convention.
on Wednesday. the opening day, there
will be an address Of welcome by Mayor
Dahlman. David Cole of the Commercial
club will also talk briefly. welcoming the
guests to commercial Omaha. Responses by
the state president, T. c. Phillips OF Lin
coin and others will be made, after which
routine business will be transacted and re-
ports OF officers heard. On the evening OF
the opening day the visitors will make up
theater party at the Orpheum.
The second day will be given over largely
TO executive work, the entire morning to be
consumed in attending to business. To re-
lieve the routine there will be several ad-
dresses Secretary Watts OF the Missouri
Plumbers association will be here from
Kansas City and he will talk on The Cost
of Doing Business" Mr.. Mueller OF the
Mueller Manufacturing company will also
talk. his subject being Credit from the
Manufacturers Standpoint" City Engineer
Craig and Dr. Connell of the city health
department will also deliver addresses. This
will be followed by election Of officers and
banquet at the Rome hotel at night.
VIII Tour the city.
! on the closing day there will be a tour OF
/ the city in conveyances to be provided and
all unfinished business viii be transacted
! The Nebraska Master Plumbers associa
ton was organized in this city last July
with about eighty members The object /,
to advance sanitation and encourage law,
! on sanitation and the enforcement Of them
to educate the members of the craft II
sanitation and in all that pertains to tn,
furtherance of plumbing and the best meth
DDS Of conducting business; to establish
harmonious and equitable relations be
tween master plumbers, journeymen plumb
ers and other employees and the manufac
turers Of and iobbers in supplies used il
the plumbing, heating, gasfitting and drain
age business.
The present officers of the association
are F. c. Phillips Lincoln, president r. L
IIingsbury. Grand Island, vice president
+. &. Barclay, Beatrice, treasurer: j. E
Cunningham, Omaha, secretary; board q
directors, r. d. Kingsbury, chairman
Grand Island; e. p. Russell, Columbus
w. j. Chambers, York; +. c. Phillips, Ar
coin; B. Grunwald Omaha; ]. c. Bixby
Omaha L. G. Barclay, Beatrice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05
No Clue to Be Had on
Mystery Of Death Of
G. H. SlOcum by Gas
Police Incline to Theory Man Found
Dead in Newly Rented House
Was Accident Victim.

whether c. II. slocum, found dead Fri
day afternoon. In his newly rented house
at 252g Davenport street, with the gas
pouring from the open jets Of q gas stove,
came to his death through suicide or by
accident, IL still a matter of doubt.
Coroner Crosby Is making an investiga-
ton OF The circumstances in the case, but
has little hope Of definitely fixing the
manner Of death. The inquest will not be
held before Monday.
Slocum's body was found shortly after
4 O'Clock by J s Bayless, who had gone
to the place to install a telephone. Evil
IDENTIFY slocum had prepared to sleep, for
an overcoat was found spread out on the
floor beneath him and a coat was wrapped
over his face The body was cold and
the man mad evidently been dead for some
time
slocum was lying in a little hall be-
tween the dining room and the kitchen
with his head extending into the kitchen.
Il is thought that he had come here for
the purpose of establishing himself i'm a
house. expecting TO bring his family later,
for lease on the house from February
3 to March was found in the dead man 8
| pockets.
slocum came from the east evidently
with another person, for on his person
there were two tickets partially used that
read from where they were torn off from
/ Council Bluffs TO Omaha The police have
so far been unable to ascertain the identity
Of the second person.
/ Neighbors say that he was alone in the
house from Il o'clock. Some said that a
man was with him. but this fact was de-
MED by others.
slocum registered at the Paxton hote
J Thursday lie gave It out that he was in
the employ OF the Standard OIL company
| in the capacity of an investigating agent
sent out by the central office A. H. Rich
ardson treasurer and secretary OF the loca
branch OF the company, says that they
know nothing whatever Of the man here.
The police are inclined toward the acct
dent theory. Two empty bottles which had
contained whisky were found In the room
and they think that Socum was merely
sleeping with no intention Of suicide. Tht
gas jets, they say, were probably left oper
when the stove was installed in the morn
ing and we're not turned off when TIN
gas was turned back on by the men,
kilograms from w n. Slocum of Chicago
asking for a description of the body, hav,
been received by the police and Corone
Crosby He Is thought TO be the fathe
Of the dead man.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05
Woman Who Opened
Grave Says She Had
Vision from God
Mrs. Amanda Harrison of Stanford,
KY, Makes Confession that Indi-
Gates She is Insane.

STANFORD, Ky. Feb. 4--The general
belief expressed here today was that Mrs
Amanda Harrison. pursued captured and
returned here today on a charge Of desc
Grating the grave Of George b. Saufley
the attorney, will not be imprisoned. The
remarkable statements made by her in
her confession, the authorities believe, is
evidence that she has suffered mental
affliction.
"A vision from God told me that he would
rise again" said Mrs Harrison before Judge
Bailey yesterday afternoon. She said she
worked all Tuesday night digging into the
grave and removing the casket containing
the body Of the attorney, which was found
above the grave in the cemetery early
Wednesday.
Mrs. Harrison, who was arrested in a
remote part of Adair county, nearly 100
miles away, today readily admitted her con-
nection with the attempted grave robbery
and said she had no accomplish.
In explanation Of the weird scene in
which she says she was the sole actor, Mrs
Harrison said that on last Saturday morn
ing she experienced a vision from God in
which she was assured that the attorney
would arise from the dead IL the earth
covering him should be removed. Confiding
her intentions to no one, Mrs Harrison
went about her plans for freeing the body.
! Before leaving her home on the night OF
her quest she prayed fervently and stealing
into the cemetery about midnight began
her task With hands unused to a spade
she shoveled the dirt from the grave, con
fident the end of her task meant the re-
storation TO life Of the man who had Sc
cured her a divorce. After she had re-
moved all OF the dirt from over the casket
and had lifted It above the earth she was
unable to remove the lids. Lights in the
distance warned her persons were being
aroused and dawn was near. Thereupon
she abandoned her task and, having pre-,
viousy requisitioned the services Of the
son Of one fof her tenants departed 10,
Adair county. II was at the home OF reIa.
tives that she was found today by officers
accompanied by Rowan saufley. brother OF
the dead attorney. The warrant against
Mrs. Harrison charges her with desecratins
a grave.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05
SIXTY NEBRASKA LUMBERMEN
TO TRAVEL TO MEXICO CITY
BiE Party VIII leave Lincoln Tues
day and Make Tour Through
Southern states.

All preparations nave been completed
by the Nebraska Lumbermen's association
for the forthcoming trip to Mexico City,
which will have its start next Tuesday and
end with the return to Lincoln March 2.
sixty mmbermen and members OF their
family will comprise the party which shall
undertake the excursion.
Bird S. Critchfield is to be general super
intendent OF the trip with J. A. Aspergren
and Don Critchfield as assistants. No
member Of the party is to carry any sort
of luggage larger than a large suitcase.
From the start in Lincoln the train will
go to Kansas City and from thence make
complete tour to Mexico City. Mexico
stopping frequently at points OF interest
along the way.