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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
The BATH. Of the crater.

June 80 was the for~ty-5erenth an
niversary OF the battle OF the Crater"
which wac one of the most remark
of tho few battles in which tho men
fought hand-to-hand. using the bayo-
net and clubbing muskets. 1t Is called
the battle OF the Crater because OF
the explosion of a mine under the
Confederate breastSorks. hat caused
a large hole 1876 feet I'm length, 81 in
AZ heretofore atated. lighting began
around Petersburg about the middle OF
June, 1884. and the C%onfederates had
successfully repulsed all assaults made
by h FederAls. SO that the latter
determined to attempt other methods
OF breaking the Confederate lines. Ac-
cordingIy Il was decided to dig a tun-
eral breastworks. where the two were
not a apart, and to blow up tho
Confederate works by placing a large
Quantity Of powder and exploding 1t
under the fortiications.
The place selected for the explo.
sion was under Pegram's salient. about
140 yards distant from the Federal
east OF the sold Blandford Church, on
the eastern suburbs OF Petersburg. Ac-
cordinsly a tunnel Cor gallery, as II
was called). was dug $40 feet long
and then at tho end under the Con-
f%ederate works two more galleries
were dug. extending out on each side,
one thirty.seven and the other thirty.
Of powder Vera placed. making paf :
total OF 5000 pounds. This mine or
tunnel was dug by members OF. the
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania Regiment.
who were experienced miners
While. Of course. tho C~onfederates
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The cIortnn HnsnIt,l.

This old Confederate lsrhmaiE 4
being torn down, -
the house, sis Gast Traakli7 srSSt.
was tho "Clopton HOSPITAL" exclusive.
~ for the wounded officers Of the Con
fsdsratc Army. y was established by
dohn B. clopton, and tho sursepn In
tum, of Richmond. Va. l,is 's sssI.t Int
oeIns young Or. Patterson.
na't hborhood. :he bcau,'ns anu ]l,nllns
o. the confefe-l %c.nlt41. many q
sner, from Marylald rnrk:d
the suffering and wounded. Amons
THESE young volunteers was tho brill
liant Constance Cary. who later was
won by President pavis's private Soc
recently published. has alluded to this
experience of hess.
When the %wohnded we're taken TO
the poor fellows would beg TO be TAKEN
to the "clopton Hospital" Tor The
tame OF the practice of the geo in
charge there was that he saved the
limb which others would have ampue
tated Gas a quicker method of heal
ingl, a reputation he had gained the
previous year In his %nrastic.i Mt the
Warm Springs Hospital"
cable. transferred TO the roomy, cool
and clean old house. and carefuliy re-
stored TO health. Among these ii the
late summer was a young officer. his
tered between the shoulder a nd eibcw.
and the nat had gone forth that IL
must come off. He impiorad % be
taken TO his mncle's hosrita! to lie
treated. which was dom. Nine 1jeces
OF the shattered bone were reunited
as in nature. and healed beauiifully,
and In good time the gallant youth
was on his horse. n volunteer on
Stuarts stan. This indom.tabie spirit
wes Charles Augustus Bovd. son Of
James Magruder R1yd. of the wen
known firm of Boyd, Edmond & Day-
enDort.
The -"Clopton Hospital" was pub-
licly comDlimented >by Conzrass for
having the smallest percentage al
deaths II comparison with ali the
others.
In the fall Of that year ire surgeon
In charge. overworked. was Stricken
at his post. while on duty there, ard
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SasgHTF IN, Y Ct}

insham. May :, 1925; was sent TO IN.
rover May 10 or II, 1926; but was
released within n few days; was again
Imprisoned for a few weeks in 1897,
NJ. r. Tor the count OF Kent, t62s-.o
In le2? ho was mentioned as a late
commissioner for Virginia I" granted
the reversion of master of the rolls
November IL. 1890: entered Grays Inn
bencher, 1880. master in chancery,
January %. 1881. May -. 1891. At
torney-General Heath was instructed
10 prepares bill appointing many, In.
Guiding Sir Dudley Digges. commis.
sloners for advising upon some course
Tor establishing the Advancement OF
me plantation of Virginia. This bill
was prepared. and was signed by King
Charles on June 81. 1881.
He Was appointed one OF tho com.
m~issioners for Virginia tobacco June
~ 1851 was master of the rolls,
April is. 1886: spoken of as one of
the committee in ~organizing the pro.
posed English West India Company in
1857. He died March is. l63s, an,
was buried al Chilham. nea. Canter-
bury.
AN accomplished scholar. traveller
statesman and author. n PATRIOTS
member OF Parliament and a princeIy
merchant; his understanding few
could equal: his virtues fewe, could
equal. and the wiscst, men r~cclsoned
his death among the public calamitics
oil those times. He married Mary,
youngest daughter and |colc!r of Sir
Thomas Kempe, OF Olantign, by whom
he left eight sons and three daughters
The oldest son. Thomas. succeeded 10
chilham. and married Mary, daughter
Of Sir Maurice Abbot. Edward. an.
other son, settled in Virginia. was :,
member OF the Council; Governor OF
the colony in 1856; died March IL.
1916. AL was buried in the oil
churchyard at Bellhcld. about eight
miles from Williamsburg. on james
River
OF Faversham. second son of Sir bud
ley.
Thomas Dleges. 3. Sub. -: pd -
OF Chilham Castle. eldest son OF Sir
Dudley. His son, Sir Maurice. was
created a baronct March e. 1866.
iEses Arms In William and Mary Col
iegc Quarterly Historical Papers,
Editor Lyon g.. TYLER, VI. A., william,
and Mary College, Williamsburg, yn.
PnGc IIa.
CoATs-oF-ARMS IN VIRGINIA.
Coats-of-arms were in the Middle
Ages the distinctive signs of the gen
ueman" In English society. TIL rigid
etiquette observed in the county rec
ords of Virginia for the seventeenth
century shows that these distinctions
prevailed here as well.
None TO my knowledge at this early
period assumed the name OF 'sentlct
man" without a claim 10 arms, and the
bearer of arms was a gentleman ac-
cording to the original definition of Sir
Edward Cooke.
Below will, be found n partial list
only of families ia Virginia entitled to
arms. The editor expects 10 add to the
number as the opportunity occurs. In
the compilation Of the list he has bocn
greatly assisted hy n. a. Brock.
.Unquestionably. . reasonable pride
in ones ancestry is as natural MS a
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In ten days his useful career had
closed. Not many days after his death
the door of the hospital was clio, cd. +,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
FIFTY YEARS AGO

september. tT-DHtue of MnuntoMn, Mo. tE{
Battle of Blue iIns anding No. fF.e# Ef
September S-SklrmI>h at nrbours,Iuc, k. aN>H
september: 0-CoIoncl nulISan urrcndc Il "a TO- 70 Cen
eni Sterling Price, {. s. A..
september 1-Dntuc % PapnsvUle, ao. AH- .f
September :2-Skirmish mt EIicotrs MIL, Ky
September %3-Betuc of Homney, "a.
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reasonable pride in ones father. Per
haps he virginians have been entirely
too democratic on this subject.
/. instances OF tho use OF arms in
Virginia previous to l7Is:
Observation-Disclosures of william. OF
the Revolution.
Colc-Tomb OF William, a, Boil
thorpe" Warwick. dated 1884.
Cole-ftichard, of wcstmoroland. his
will dated 1873.
Digses-Totnb OF Dudley. at Bellncld,
York county. dated 1910. Descendants
OF Sir Dudley Diggcs.
Harrison - Tomb of Mrs. Mary
tDiggcs) Harrison. in i1il, at Dcnblsh
church. Warwick county.
Further Investigation shows that
when Elizabeth. wife of Governor Ed
ward Disges, died, there were only
three children out OF tho thirteen men
toned on his tombstone. surviving N
1891. only II of the dead children
had a living descendant. This WAS
Mary GG55-l69il, who married Cap
tain Francis Page and LEFT u daughter.
elizabeth. \ on, living In 1892, not
hitherto known, was I:dWar Digges.
On November "A. 1851. Captain Francis
rage. in behalf OF his daughter, Ellen
beth Page. 'as legally representing her
deceased mother. Mary. We daughter
or the said Mrs. Elizabeth Digges. Pc
titioned yc court for a division OF Mrs.
Dtsse's estate" which was ordered.
accordingly on the 10th OF December.
1851. Joseph Hing, Thomas Barber ana
Martin Gardiner reported the division.
ana the inventory was entered In the
YORK records, August -, 1892. 1t
amounted TO f102 1ss. l0d. The rooms
enumerated as furnished with goods
at the manor house were the hail par
ior.' we low passage" yellow roomc.''
the large roome against ye yellow
%rooinc." .'Sc back roome against ye
large rome the red roome.'' "the
garretts." the back roome,'' the sell
lar" the k~itching."
In addition to the Manor planta-
lion" there were the Indian field
Quarter" "new-ground quarter" and
the 'house Quarter"
Among the Items of personality were
los slaves.
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fcontir"ad to Next Sahday3
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
KILL GIRL IN JEALOUS RAGE.
Enraged Because She Accepted At
tentions From Another.

Crazed by jealousy, Ed J. Brazell,
white cotton mill operative, forty
two years old, shot and killed Carrie
Belle Duncan, a sixteen-year-old girl,
in the presence Of Brazell's sick wife,
Thursday morning.
Before the man could reload the
single barreled shotgun. and turn the
weapon on himself, his wife, though
weak and feverish from illness, wres-
tied with him and prevented him
from accomplishing his purpose. Of
fcers soon arrived and placed Brazell
under arrest.
Brazell and his wife and the dead
girl and her family lived in the same
tenement house. He was enatnored
with the girl and was insanely jeal-
Gus because of her alleged acceptance
of attentions from another man.
While the Duncan girl was in the
room with the wife and just after
she prepared breakfast for the Bra
zells, the husband seized gun and
blew the girls brains out.
The wife is prostrated and Brazell
refuses to talk, although letters
found in his pocket stated that he
loved the girl, was jealous of other
men and that he intended to kill her
and end his own life.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
SLIPPED ON PEEL OF BANANA.
May Result in Gripping for Life OF
Man Who Stepped on 1t.

The Greenville Piedmont says tes-
timony to the fact that the city ordt-
nance against the throwing Of ba-
mana peels on the sidewalks of the
city's streets is not enforced as 1t
should be, and that failure to en-
force the law puts pedestrians In a
precarious situation is borne by a
sad incident that occurred recently,
barely failing to cause death to a
Greenville resident.
Mr.. Robert Nash, man who has
lived here for about eleven months,
having come here from Virginia,
was walking down Main street near
the postoffice building week ago.
Near the corner of Main and Broad
streets he slipped on a banana peel
and fell to the sidewalk, the base OF
his spine striking the pavement. The
foot that stepped upon the peeling
went high into the air and he suf-
fered a hard fall.
Persons on the street came to the
aid of Mr.. Nash and he was taken
to the Salvation Army citadel where
he was given medical attention and
DR.. Black and Brown have been at
tending him since. 1t was found
that the base of Nash's spine was
fractured and that the nerves were
badly deranged.
Nash has suffered terrible pains
and it is likely that he will never
walk again. The attending physician
said that the injuries may heal, but
the chances are that he will never
again have the use Of his limbs.
His legs have been numb and feeling
less since the fall. 1t is thought that
the break in the spine will heal but
that his nervous system will never
be whole again and that this will
prevent further use Of the legs.
Nash is a young man and rather
tall and it is believed that his height
made the fall more serious. 1t is
thought that if it had been an old
mean to suffer the fall death would
have resulted. However, Nash, be-
ing a young man, the wounds will
not, it is thought, prove fatal.
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the buggy with Rouse.
After argument the Court allowed
the Introduction in evidence Of what
Mary Harris said to her sister when
she reached home just after the al
legged killing, for the reason that the
girl should be permitted to explain
her conflicting statements.
Florrie Harris, the sister of Mary,
swore that on the morning of the
29th of November Langford came to
her house in his buggy and entered
into conversation with Mary, who
was >inthe yard cutting wood; that
soon after he left Mary followed him
into the woods, and that in a short
time Mary hurried back to the cot
ton field and said to the witness:
"Florrie, Roy has killed Mr.. Lang
ford"
Soon after Langford had left the
house, stated the witness, and before
Mary returned, Tuten passed by, and
after a talk with Robert Harris, he
went in the sar'e general direction
Langford lad taken. On cross-ex-
animation it was shown that Florrie
had said nothing about Marys state
ment until 4 very short time before
the trial.
At this point Mr.. Davis announced
that the tSate rested its case. After
q conference of the defendants a.
torreys, Mr.. Welch stated to the
court that the defense would put up
no testimony, but would rely upon
the weakness Of the States case. 1t
was agreed that each side have three
hours for argument. Col. W. 5. Ill
linghast made the first argument for
the defense followed by Solicitor Gun
ter for the State.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18

Centre, Kansas Plead Guilty to
Centre, ansas, Plead uilty to Tar
Tarring Girl Teacher.

pleas of guilty were suddenly an
nounced in the circuit court at Lin
coin Centre, Kansas, on Thursday, by
three of the prominent citizens ac-
cused in connection with the tarring
Of Miss Mary Chamberlain, the Shady
Bend school teacher. These announc-
ed pleas of guilty: Everett G. Clark,
president of a Shady end milling
company; Watson Scranton, Shady
Bend farmer; Jay Fitzwater, Shady
Bend farmer.
A food of affidavits was let loose
in court at the beginning of the hear
ing of an application by Everett G..
Clark, the wealthy miller of Shady
Bend, for a change Of venuc in the
case, in which he with eight other
men are charged with assault and
battery" in connection with the tar
ring of Miss Mary Chamberlain last
August. Miss Chamberlain was in
court, accompanied by her mother
and brother.
Since Miss Chamberlain was de-
coyed to lonely spot on country
road, seized by a band of dozen or
more men, her clothing torn off and
her body coated with tar, she has re-
mained in close retirement in her
home in the little Shady Pend COM
munity, where she taught school and
where it is said her popularity with
the men caused jealous wives and
sweethearts to inflict on her the tor
ture which created storm of indig-
nation throughout the State.
Another confession of guilt IN the
tar party case came on Thursday
when Edward Ricord, barber, ad-
mitted he decoyed Miss Mary Cham
berlain, school teacher, to point
near Shady Bend, where she was
"tarred" on Aug. 7. He went before
Judge Cover and entered plea Of
guilty. Sentence was suspended ur-
til after the trial of the other accused
men.
R'cord has been in jail for the last
three months, awaiting action on an
appeal of a justice court sentence Of
one year for completely in the attack
on Miss Chamberlain. He was the
first man arrested in connection with
the "tar party" case. 1t Is alleged he
received SIS for his part in the; affair.
According to Miss Chamberlain
she accompanied Ricord on the night
Of. the attack under the impression
that he was taking her to dance.
Ricord expects leniency as the result
of his confession.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
JUDGE SPEER ON COTTON.
Tells Jury, to Investigate Conditions
Causing Low Price.

Judge Emory Speer's charge to
the Federal grand jury Wednesday at
Savannah was featured by his refer
ence to the present low price of cot
ton and the probable forces that are
alleged to be at work holding the
price down.
He read newspaper interview
with the Attorney General of the
United States, touching upon a DOS
sible prosecution by the government
of cotton bears" holding the price
Of cotton so low.
The judge charged that it would
be the duty Of the grand jury to in
vestigate such conditions, If any are
found in the southern district of
Georgia. He said that it would not
be necessary for any instructions to
be received from the Attorney Gen.
eral before that body could proceed
in this district.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
SEEKING HEART BALM.
Austrian Officer Demands $2o,O0O
From American Girl.

A breach of promise suit for $780,
600 was filed against Miss Helen NC
Murray Of New York by Lieut.. Ed
ward Stars of the Austrian army. He
alleges that Miss McMurray prom
ised in Vienna, in 1910, to marry him
and that thereafter he did all he
could to make himself pleasing In
her eyes, taking years leave OF
absence from the army and losing his
opportunity for advancement, sell
ing his racing stables and taking up
the study of English. He also claims
to have given Miss McMurray many
OF his family heirlooms, wreaths and
punches of flowers, and that he pur-
chased "at enormous cost" a civilian
outfit and evening clothes. When he
came to New York in July last TO
claim his bride she saw him but once,
he alleges, and then only long
enough to discard him.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
GAVE IT ALL TO CHARITY.
Woman of the Underworld Disposed
of Fortune That Way.

Anna Wilson, woman of the un-
derworld, who died recently in Oma-
ha, Neb., left her fortune Of $780,
900 to charity. Margaret Alice
Piatt, lived in st. Louis with her pa
rents until she was seventeen years
old, when the family removed to
Memphis. Three brothers were
steamboat engineers. Margaret
eloped soon after they went to Men,
phis, but was followed by one Of her
brothers and forced to return home.
In 1867 the family removed to jack
son county, Illinois, but Margaret re-
manned at Memphis, where she was
employed as a maid in the family
of DR.. Thomas. Anna Wilson was a
character of considerable notoriety
in Omaha for forty years. She died
four weeks ago and objections were
raised to accepting her bequests on
the ground that the money was
tainted"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
WARM ROAST FOR TAFT
IDAHO EXECUTIVE INDIGNANT
AT MANS PARDON.
Attorney General Wickcrsham's
Agents Usurp Functions of Reg
ular Officials in State of Idsyho
WiCkcrs,Ilam'S

Governor Hawley, of Idaho, We'd
nesday gave out at Boise a signed
statement, addressed to the people
of Idaho, in which he condemns the
action of President Taft in granting
& pardon Wednesday to Clarence w.
Robnett, bookkeeper in the Lewis
ton National Bank of Lewiston, Ida
ho. He was convicted of embezzling
funds of the bank and was sentenced
in the federal court at Idaho Springs
to ten years imprisonment. F[e new
er entered upon service of his sem
tence.
II feel that the pardon of Robnett
is fitting sequel to the proceedings
in the United States court during the
last four years, while the special as
sistants to the United States attorney
general have been usurping the func-
tions of the United States attorney
general and his assistants and have
been running the cases in which the
United States has been interested
with a high hand, regardless of JUS
tice or decency," the statement sets
forth
Il am not surprised at this par
don. In fact, no act ever done in
connection with the courts of Idaho
has brought justice more into dis
repute and weakened the courts more
in the estimation Of our people. For
more than four years, in every i'm
portant case in which the United
States was interested, the regular
prosecuting officers have been retired
and these special assistants to the at
torney general have been given full
control.
Without the slightest interest in
our State, caring nothing for our
people, simply desirous OF establish
Ing reputation In the department
of justice, these special prosecutors
have done more to injure Idaho and
retard its development since the fall
CT 1907 than all other causes COM
bined.
"The injustice of This action of
President Taft, inspired without
doubt by the special prosecutors, will
long rankle in the minds Of our citi-
zens and will inspire them with a
wholesome contempt for such dis
graceful methods.
~ IT Is probably unfair to severely
blame President Taft directly for this
unspeakable action, as he undoubtedL
ly acted Oh the request of Attorney
General Wickersham, who evidently
had been In collusion with his asso-
ciates In charge of this prosecution. u
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
KILLED BY ENGINE
UNKNOWN MAN FATALLY HURT
BY LOCOMOTIVE.
Died at the Union Station at Colum-
bia rs the Train that Struck Him
e
Il L..

The State says unknown and ap-
parently far from nome, young
white man, about 21 years of age,
was sruck by south-bound passen-
ger train of the Southern railway
coming from Charlotte, near
Chappels, Richlaud county, Thurs
day morning and was fatally Injured.
He was brought to Columbia, but
death came as the train rolled into
the union station.
Acting in the absence Of R. D.
Walker, coroner, Jas. H. Fowles,
magistrate investigated the case ant
deemed and inquest unnecessary. It
Is alleged that the unfortunate man
was sitting on the crossties, SEEM
ing asleep when passenger train NO.
35 rounded a curve and struck him.
He never regained consciousness. His
skull was fractured and left leg brok-
en-.
The dead man left little clue as to
his identity. He was dressed In a
pair Of blue overalls with black
coat, and carried as his only baggage
small bundle Of underwear. On
the inside of his coat collar was the
name "H. M. Lewis, Staunton, Va"
The name was sewed on little tag,
and was evidently the firm from
whom the coat was bought. The un-
derwear was wrapped in paper mark
ed in two places, &c. A. Carter,
Smiths Turnout, S. &C." Smith's
Turnout is on the Southern railway,
between Chester and Rock Hill.
Judge Fowles is doing everything
Smiths Turnout Thursday in hope
of getting some information as to
who the man was, but secured no
news. On the mans coat were a few
cotton linters, and the presumption
is that he may have been cotton
mill operative, going to some manu-
featuring town in search of work. He
was seen at Ridgeway on Wednesday,
and asked an old negro the distance
to Columb mbia.
Juge Fowles is doing everything
in his power to identify him. He was
five feet, nine inches in height, had
blue eyes and rather light hair, was
clean shaven, and looks as If he part
ed his hair in the middle. A promi-
nent side tooth is badly decayed, and
ne had at some time been operated
on for appenicitls. The body is be-
ing held at the undertaking parlors
of J. w. Mccormick on Hampton
street for identification.