The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-15
Confederate Home Embroglio.

Confederate Home Embroglio.
Columbia, Aug. 12.-Old soldiers
quartered there and the officials Of
the Confederate home are busy writ
ing articles to the papers explaining
the pros and cons of the recent diff
Guilty resulting in the whole State be-
ing aroused over the situation; fierce
resentment being expressed at what
is said to have been hint" to one
of the old soldiers that, unless he
voted for Blease, he would be dis
charged; the suspension of veteran
from Lancaster county, the home Of
Judge Jones, for thirty days, and the
charge by Mr.. Jno. J. McMahan that
the chairman of the board, Major
Richardson, in allowing himself sal
ary is violating the law.
The controversy begun over the
publication of a statement coming
from an old soldier to the effect that
an employee of the home, Edward
JONES', a supporter of Judge Ira B.
Jones for governor, had been given
hint" by Major H. W. Richardson,
the chairman of the board, that un-
less he voted for Gov. Blease he
would be fired" The matter was
aired in the press and Major Rich
ardson denied any attempt at coerc-
ing the old soldiers or attempting to
influence them to vote for Blease.
It seems that Major Richardson made
a speech to this effect at the home
and denied Veteran Massey the right
to reply, at least that is the charge.
Subsequently more charges and de-
mails passed and then Veteran Mas
sey was suspended from the home for
thirty days on the charge of being
drunk. and in a card Major Richard
son stated that he had petition
signed by a number Of the veterans,
asking that Massey be barred from
the old Soldiers Home.
1t should have been stated that
Major Richardson is an ardent sup
porter of Gov. Blease. Former Rep
resentative J. J. McMahan, who is
running for the legislature in this
county, wrote letter to the press
in which he stated that the records
showed that Major Richardson had
been drawing a salary and pointed
out that the act creating the home
allowed the members of the board
no salary. He called for light.
In his reply Major Richardson
stated that he had drawn the salary
as treasurer of the home, saying,
LAS chairman 1 draw no salary. The
money 1 earn is for my services as
treasurer, bookkeeper and general
manager.
The last card was signed by thirty
of the old soldiers at the home and
declared that they have no knowledge
of the petition which Major Richard
son says he holds from a number OF
them asking for the permanent dis
charge Of Veteran Massey.
The whole matter has caused in
tense interest throughout the State
and the people are stirred up over it.
1t is said that out of about thirty odd
soldiers who reside at the home all
favor Judge Jones but about six.
Four-Year-Old Boy Kills Brother.
Auburn, N. Y, Aug 11.-Imitat-
ing what he said he had seen in NOV
ing pictures, fouryear-old Leo Avery,
son of Merton Avery, picked up re-
yolver he found lying on a mantle
piece in his home to-day and fired
bullet into the brain of his two
year-old brother, Floyd, killing him
instantly.
The father of the two boys, who
is night watchman at factory, left
the revolver where he thought it out
of reach. Leo, however, climbed on
chair, and spied the weapon. AS
his little brother toddled into the
room, the boy playfully pointed the
revolver at him and pulled the trig-
ger. The child stumbled into the
kitchen and died almost instantly in
his mothers arms.
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