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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02
CONFIDENCE IN GILREATH.
Some Declare Charge is Part of Con-
Spiracy.

Greenville, Oct. 2S.-There was lit
'le II any abatement today of the in
tense feeling engendered here Sunday
night by the treatment accorded one.
or Greenvilles most highly respect
ed citizens, eX-Sheriff Jeff d. Gilreath,
and the other two men, both of whom
are men Of integrity, when they were
arrested on warrants charging them
with assisting T. L. Vaughan to escape
from the Greenville Jail last June. The
affair is openly declared by some to
be conspiracy designed to bring
about the official decapitation as DO
lice Inspector of Mr.. Gilreath, who
has been making blind tigers and op-
orators of gambling dens sweat blood
since his election to that office Oc-
tober /.
TWO of Vaughan's brothers stated
today that they did not believe any
of the three accused men had any
thing TO do with the prisoners escape.
They went further and stated that
they had serious doubts as to their
condemned brother making a confes-
sion duplicating the three men.
The three defendants will be given
preliminary hearing Wednesday af-
ternoon before Magistrate Stradley.
A dozen or more Of the leading mem
bers of the bar have cIamored for the
privilege of representing the de-
PENDANTS.
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FOUND himself on the other side. Near
the top OF the bank, where the Gov.
ernor's daughter had now the grace to
await him, he rejoined her, disap-
proval on his face. reproach in his
eyes. Yet still did the girl remain un.
conscious Of her lovers wounded SEN
sibilities; her own eyes. like stars be-
meath the furry Of hair, were turned.
not to the young man. but away, to-
ward a gaunt-looking ruin that had
suddenly upllfted itself, as II by magic.
through rift In the forest. But few
hundred yards distant, the black
crumbling walls bristled with rough.
Jagged edges-big, broken teeth that
snarled at the rim Of the ever-young
wood. The very brightness Of the day
seemed only to emphasize the omin-
Gus aspect Of the place; to reveal more
plainly the solitary character of its
w1ldness.
ITO BN CONTINUBD)
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they are hurt or killed they must
abide by it.
The brave, black bull .s now be-
coming exhasuted. He has NOT the
power he had when he first entered
the arena. He has been made in
sense to defeat himself. There are
times when he stands and waits.
And bull fighter approaches him
with sword. The bull looks at him.
but does not move. And the man
stands directly in front Of him. He is
on but four or five PAGES. And he
waves red CLOTH
The bull charges at the cloth. and
as he charges he steps quickly aside
The bull has followed the waving red
cloth and missed him.
This man is the matador. He is
here to give the bull the thrust that
will kill him, and a dead silence
comes over the thousands of specta-
tors. The climax Of the fight has
come
The matador is a man of middle
size. His figure is alert and power
rul, and his face is hard. He is gaily
and fancifully dressed, and his dress
but heightens the look of deadliness
he gives out.
He stands sword flashing sharp
ly in the light. His part of the fight
is the most dangerous Of all, for he
must kill the bull as the bull charges
upon him. He must stand absolutely
in front Of the bull and kill him with
thrust as he comes laundering upon
him. And the thrust must be to the
shade of an inch. If it is above or be-
low or to the side Of the exact spot
II VIII be futile. And the spectators
will shout out against the matador.
Again he waves his red cloth. But
the bull does not charge. He waits.
And suddenly he charges as the
cloth stops waving But the matador
was on the watch. He steps in to
meet the bull and the blade Of the
sword flashes.
The blade is home! Only the hilt
of it is to be seen on the neck of the
Dull. The thing has happened so
quickly that the eye does not follow it.
The charge Of the bull and the thrust
and the stepping aside Of the matador
are as one movement
For an instant the bull stands rigid.
AND then it sinks down to the sand
And the air is rent with the shout
ings of thousands.-Philadelp Pub
lie Ledger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02
Violated the Sunday Law.

In following out recent instructions
of City Council to the effect that the
police must be more active in their
efforts to enforce the Sunday laws
against the sale of certain articles
from drug stores and restaurants on
sunday, the police on sunday succeed
cd in making one arrest for a viola
uon of the sunday law. Charlie
Macheras. the proprietor OF Charles
Cafe was the offender lie forfeited
bond of $40, which he put up for his
appearance for trial in the recorders
court
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02
MAY WITHDRAW WARRANTS.
III Request for POstpOnement OF Pre-
liminary for Gilreath, Phillsp and
GOsnell Is Not Granted.

Greenville. Oct. EFF the request
ternoon for a postponcment of the
preliminary in the case against Police
Inspector Gilreath, Policeman Phil
lips and Constable Gosneii is lot
granted the warrants against these
men will be temporarily withdrawn.
The attorneys for the defense declare
they will oppose vigorously any post
ponement Of the preliminary. 1t is
understood that the grounds upon
which the prosecution will ask contin-
uance is that it has not been able to
secure witnesses. Just what the pros
ecution means by its statement that it
has not been able to secure witnesses
is somewhat probe lematical, as it was
generally understood here that the
warrants We're sworn out on the testi-
mony OF L. L. Vaughan, who is said to
claim that these officers assisted him
in breaking Jail here in May, and who
is now in Columbia under sentence
OF death. 1t is the consensus of opin-
ion locally that the with drawal Of the
warrants tomorrow or the refusal of
the magistrate to continue the hear
ing ill mean the end Of the matter
unless the defendants decide to bring
civil and criminal suits against the
men who engineered their arrest
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02
The Need Of u Play Ground.
Florence Times.

Florence Times.
There Is one great and growing
need in Florence just now for an ath-
letic field: 1t ought to be in the CEN
ter of the city where the boys can
gather from all sections and be under
good influences in their plays and be
under some one who can teach them
to play. We viii need .. for baseball
and football games and for any
amusomcntS that will offer to the
public. This piece of ground should
bc owned and not leased, as have been
The other athletic fields that we
have had In Florence. and now is the
time to get it before property goes
so high in price that it cannot be
considered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02
MURDER IN LEXINGTON.
Lester Gunter Shot and Almost In
stantly Killed by Levi Gunter.

Lexington, Oct. 2S.-Lester Gunter
a young white man of the Steadman
section Of this county, was shot and
almost instantly killed in the public
road about dark last night by Levi
Gunter, his third cousin. The tragedy
occurred in front Of the home of Levi
Gunter, and five shots were fired. A
ball from 3S calibre revolver enter
ed the side, ranging upward and lodg-
ed about two inches below the nipple
causing instant death.
From the evidence adduced at the
corners inquest this morning and
from what can be learned from the
accused, it seems that the trouble had
its origin about a week ago, when it
Is claimed, Lester Gunter and two or
three companions went to the home OF
Ed. Gunter, father of Levi Gunter,
and acted in very ungentlemanly
manner in the presence of the sis
ters OF Levi Gunter. The trouble was
renewed at the Baptist church at
Steadman yesterday and, according to
the statement Of Levi Gunter, he was
attacked by seven young men. Levi
Gunter says that he ran, being un-
armed. Lester Gunter was in the
party all Of whom were under the in
f1uence Of whiskey. Last night Lester
Gunter, Glover Hall and Clinton Cor
ley in a buggy, drove by the home of
Levi Gunter
Glover Hall testified that when they
were about in front Of Levi Gunter's
house Lester Gunter said: Boys, I
shoot" and gave three yells. At this
juncture, Hall said, Levi Gunter,
came to the door Of his house and
fred four or five times. None Of the
party in the buggy returned the fire;
and after driving a short distance
Lester Gunter said that he was shot,
and he expired a few minutes later.
The two companions carried the
body o. Lester Gunter to the home of
his brother, four miles distant, where
the inquest was held this morning.
The testimony Of the other young
man who was with Lester Gunter at
the time Of the shooting is substan-
TALLY the same as Halls.
Levi Gunter, according to his
statement, did not know that anyone
was injured until he reached Lees
vile with his father this morning,
and was apprised Of the fact by
Some friends who had seen Sheriff
Miller and Coroner B. d. Clarke pass
through on their way to hold the
inquest. The young man boarded the
first train and came to Lexington and
gave himself up at the Jail. He does
not hesitate to talk about the crime,
although he was very visibly affected
He said that he shot in self-defense;
that the young men in the buggy
stopped in front of his home, began to
curse and make all kinds Of threats.
He said that they told him he would
either have to shoot or be killed At
the time the buggy drove to his home
he said that he was sitting around
the fireside with his wife nursing his
two-year-old child. He said that when
he went to the door he believed that
he was going TO be instantly shot
and that in defense of his own life
he bagan fire. He heard nothing
further and did not know that he had
injured anyone until this morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02
BRUNSON CONSTABLE TAKES HIS
OWN LIFE.
Frank Brown Shoots Himself Through
the IIcad-DcSpOndcnt for Some
Days.

Hampton, Oct. 2S.-Frank
Brown, constable of Magistrate J. c.
Bowling of Brunson, committed sui
eide this morning by shooting him.
self through the head with a 3S-cali-
bre pistol, the muZzle OF the pistol
having been placed in mouth, from
all appearances. No one knows what
the cause was.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02
MAN COMMITTED SUICIDE.
bolivar Aiken Shot Himself in Pres
ence OF Family Early Monday Morn
ing.

Columbia, Oct. 2S.-Bolivar Aiken
shot himself in the head early yester-
day morning with a pistol, dying from
the effects Of the wound. X. d. Walk
IT. the coroner. made an investigation
IF the case, but decided that an in
quest was unnecessary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02

The commission Of w. r.. Mcbride.
as rural policeman, has not yet been
sent i'm by the governor and sccrc-
tary Of state. there being some un-
cNplainable hold-up I'm the Office Of
one Of these officers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02

An Of the trains coming into town
Tuesday morning were loaded 10
overlooking with negroes coming TO
the circus
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leaves touched lightly tho bent ngure.
My lord. however. they struck sharp
ly. and at the sudden smart and a
quick realization of falling behind,
frowningly he drove his horse harder.
Tho tete-a-tete he had naturally ex-
pccted from her request to pursue The
lonelier way promised now not to mate.
rialize: the idea that she was fleeing,
no pursuing. possessed him. The for
est. tangle OF shrubs and strange
creepers. was tho scene of the idyl;
she. sprite OF the greenwood. danced
illlsively through the maze. At length
when my lord had begun to grow
weary OF vainly endeavoring to over
take her. fate favored his efforts:
brought to a standstill, at the edge
or a torrent. the object OF his pur-
suit.
Are you mad. Elisc?" A shadow
on his brow. the Marquis rode down.
She made no reply; regarded only
tho water.
Il hope II is not In your mind 10 at
OF petulance In his accents.
She urged her horse forward; It
stopped.
Elise! beg OF you! II is danger
Gus; better go back. and around!"
But the girl set her red lips. raised
her whip. and brought II down hard.
Tho animal sprang into tho foam;
breesting tho current, II slipped once
or twice. recovered. and. after an Of
Tort, managed 10 reach tho bank op-
posite. My Lord-less bllthely than
he had first embarked on tho adven-
ture-followed; the cold waters surged
around. and no almost expected TO DO
swept away. At length. however,
chilled By the Icy touch OF the torrent
and somewhat more out OF humor. ho
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02

ON account Of the cold weather n
number of warm winter blankets were
being sent out to the chain gang
Tuesday for the use of the conVicts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

Well, that day following Halloween there were six very repentant little boys, whose very bad conduct of the previous night had to be settled for, and six irate mothers attended to the settling. And each of the six mothers paid their respects to Della and thanked her for what she had done.
 Its this way" said one of the six mothers, "our boys do not realize that people have feelings on Hal lowe'en, and it's high time some one made them know the enormity of their mischief. It Is all well enough to in dulge in innocent fun on Hallowe'e en, but their fun must not terminate in wickedness. I think you have cured our boys of their naughtiness. If not, we have"
 And as the mothers left Della. Grandmother Thompson asked for an explanation of what she had over heard. When Della told her, she smiled and said Tt takes a long head to set the better of my girl. And as she's always on the side of justice, I am proud of her. My good rest last night did me world of good. l will be up in few days, for my aches and pains are all gone"
 Then I'm glad, Granny, that I turned the hose on," smiled Della.
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Little Delio's Holloween G8pepienee

understood their intention, and when they got close enough together for tke spout of water to drench each, she opened the nozzle and let the water go.
 She could not help lg---g when she saw the band of boys scatter. They each gave one howl of rage and defeat, as well as of chill from the unexpected cold bath. And they dis appeared down the street like flashes of lightning, parting at the corner and going their sever. ways.
 Six homes that Halloween night held six little culprits who crept into the back doors and to their rooms, not letting the home-folks know of their dilemma. And six suits of clothes We. spread on chairs and in windows to dry, where six mothers found them on the following morn Ing. And one mother got from her son enough f a confession to cause her to pay Grandmother Thompson a call. Della saw the good woman, and explained the whole thing to her, and If ever an angry mother started home to have a settlement with a very bad son, 1t was she. And she called each of the other mothers of the six offenders over the telephone and let them into the secret.
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sat beside the window watching the coming night Her grandmother had fallen into a light doze, and Della kept very quiet on ner account. The doctor had called in the afternoon and said that quiet and rest would produce a good, natural sleep, and that would help the old lady more than medicine.
 Towards nine o'clock, as Della sat watching beside her grandmother who was sleeping like a child-she heard a shrill whistle in the street in front of the house. This was fol- lowed by a chorus of cat-calls and the imitation of dogs barking. The confusion of sounds caused Grand mother Thompson to stir and half open her eyes, but she dropped back Into slumber again.
 Della quietly and quickly left the house by the back door and ran round to the front yard. Half a dozen boys-boys, Della knew-were grouped in front, loading bean-shoot- .ers for pelting the Thompson win dows. When they saw Della they ran off down the street, but they heard every word Della said to them
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HALLOWEEN

this little mirror trick" every Hal lowe'en, and some will not admit that they failed to see the future hus- bands face. And they have a great deal of sport over the game of See ing the face. of ones future husband in. the dark"
 Halloween is very popular day for the young folks to come together of an evening and go serenading, not in a rough, loud way. but in quiet. artistic manner. A couple cs gui- tars. a mandolin, two or three girls with good soprano voices and one who sings alto, and as many boys to add their bass and tenor, make a charming chorus and is relief after some noisy urchins with bcan-shoot- CTS have tortured the grown-ups for hour. Indeed. in many towns now a-days, the noisy element of mischief makers has had to give way to the more refined and law-abiding chii- dren who go serenading instead of raising a general unwelcome disturb ance.
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Biographical Sketch of Bernord Poliss9

could be the first to make such ware in France?'/ he asked himself. But he had little knowledge of clay, and no money with which to go to visit Italy to learn the sdcret of the fine enamel on the rare pottery made by the Italians.
 Bernard continued in his occupa- ton of painter on glass, married at an early age and soon had little family growing up about him. It required more to feed three or four mouths than to feed one, and living about at inns and taverns was cheaper than paying rent for a house and garden; so it was that Bernard became very poor indeed, and was obliged to work very hard to make both ends meet.
 But during these hard years he never abandoned the one idea. He meant to learn the art of fine pottery
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as they went. 'If you persist in dis turbing my sick grandmother" she called out after them, "I'll have to give you as good as -,ou send. So- beware!'
 Then Della returned to the house and watched from a window in the dark hall. Not long had she to wait, for pretty soon up clme the group in front of the house, creeping along like thieves. They came in through the gate and passed round to the side of the house, going towards Grand mother Thompsons window. Della flew to the kitchen, turned on the water In the kitchen sink and car ried one end of the yard-hose to the open window which she had pre- pared for her defence. The nozzle of the hose was so arranged that 1t could be opened or closed. as the case might require. Della kept it closed till ready for use. She pointed the md right towards the group of mischievous boys who were fastening something onto the side of the house. This something proved later to be an old tin washboilo-. which they meant to beat upon with stones and sticks fro.n a distance.
 But the rascally little fellows did not get their work completed. Della
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
THE SURGEON ANT

"A N CERTAIN islands in the South ern Pacific there is an ant that " is in great demand by the na- tiVes. This ant might be called the surgeon-ant for it serves the wounded native in the capacity of surgeon or doctor.
 When the native gets bad cut or flesh wound which bleeds profusely he catches one of these little ants, and holding the edges of the cut together with one hand, with the oth- CT hand he holds the ant close to it. The creature has very long and pow erful mandibles and these ho inn mediately thrusts through the two lips of the cut, making stitches with them, one set of mandibles being beneath the cut and the other on top. As soon as the ant has done this which is really a bite of the flesh the native hips off it's head. and the mandibles remain, holding the wound as closely together as a surgeon s stitches could. After the cut has healed, the mandibles are withdrawn without pain or difficulty. Some times where a wound is very severe dozen or more of these ant-surgeons are used to sew it up.
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that anyone seeing them would have thought they had wings.
 Soon Georgie reached his own home and caught hold of the rope and climbed up to his own room. As he entered he saw Katie was still asleep, so he undressed and got into bed very quietly. T must get up early and run over and ask Arthur how he ever happended to go up that grape yine," he said f. himself. And then he fell asleep.
 The next morning Georgie went over to Arthur's house and said: We almost got eaten alive by the lion last night, didn't we?" And Arthur look ed. at him with a surprised look. What do you mean?" he asked. "I didn't see you last night. I went over to Grandma's and stayed all night"
 Didn't you hand me a, dagger in the cave--to kill the lion ?'. asked Georgie.
 What cave?" asked Arthur. Say, you had dream, Georgie." And he laughed at his little friend.
 "WelL it was a great dream, then. said Georsie. "But-I thought 4 really and truly killed huge white lion. And--I wonder if the rope still hangs at my window"
 A little later he looked for the rope and none was there.
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der and spread upon the pots. Then he built furnace in which to bake his ware. When the firing had been done a sufficiently long time, so far as Bernard knewA he removed his earthen pots. The experiment had been a failure. Instead of the glisten- ing white enamel surface on them, which he had hoped to see. there was muddy. rough surface. Bernard's wife flew into rage. Was 1t not worse than madness to spend what little money they had on foolish att tempts at invention?
 But the artist in Bernard knew no failure. He tried again and again. each time meeting with a bit more success. He almost starved during these weary weeks and months of ex- perimenting, for his share of food was divided among his hungry family. He ate only scrap now and then and i drank draught of sour, home made wine. But the fire of his genius burn ed stronger and stronger, and he knew that after while success would crown his efforts.
 So many years went by, borrowing money, staying in debt, his family suffering untold privation. Once he was forced to give up his great de- sire and go back to glass painting again. But soon he was enabled to return to his experimenting on pot tery.
 At last came his discovery. The enamel was brilliant and hard as marble! His pottery and his wonder ful designs on it placed him very high as an artist His fame grew and his wealth expanded, and his pottery became the most desired of his time. Kings and nobles became his patrons, and the members of his family who still lived enjoyed the fruits of his genius.
 In the Louvre in Paris preserved among the almost priceless gems are several pieces of Palissy's ware. Thousands examine and admire these exquisite pieces of art. but few know of the sufferings of the man and of his wife and children, during the years of his experimenting, and his ultimate discovery
 This wonderful artists life ended very sadly, for he was imprisoned in the Bastille on account of his relig- ious faith. There he died at the ae4. of eighty years, after a long term O. | cruel Imprisonment.