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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-07-04
SWUNG FROM TREE.
Brooks Gordon Lynched by Pickens
County Mob.

Greenville, June 29.-Chargeo
with having attempted to ravish the
wife of highly respectable farmer OF
Pickens county, and with shooting
her twice in the back with single
barrelled shotgun, as she ran through
the fields to her husband, BROOKS
Gordon, a young negro, was taken
from the custody of the sheriff by &
determined mob late this afternoon
and lynched.
The woman is reported to be rest
ing well, and her chances of recovery
are favorable, unless complications
set in
The crime of which Gordon was &C.
cused is one of the most atrocious
of the kind ever committed in this
section of the State, and the portion
of Pickens county, where the offence
was perpetrated was in terrible tur-
moil from the time the deed became
known until the thirst for vengeance
had been satisfied.
Attacked in Field.
According to reports from Easley
tonight, Brooks Gordon attacked the
woman as she was at work in the
field at 10 o'clock this morning. She
broke loose from him and ran through
the fields toward her husband, who
was about half mile away. The
negro carried single barrelled shot
gun and demanded to know of the
woman if she intended reporting the
matter to her husband. She replied
as she ran that she would tell her
husband, and then the negro levelled
the gun at her and fred. The wound
did not deter the woman in her pur-
pose.
1t is stated that the negro ran af-
ter her, reloading his gun as he ran.
Her assistant demanded of her the
second time if she intended telling
her husband, but before she could
reply he raised the gun and fired
upon her again. Having fired the
second shot into the back of the flee
ing woman, the negro turned and ran
toward the mountains.
Mob Starts Search.
News of the outrage quickly spread
throughout the surrounding country
and a mob of angry men gathered
and started in pursuit. The chase
continued for several hours, but
Sheriff .Roarke, of Pickens county,
beat the mob in the race, capturing
the negro about fifteen miles from
the scene of the trouble. The sheriff
started toward the Pickens jail with
his prisoner, but was overtaken by
the mob and the prisoner taken away
from him.
The negro was carried back to the
scene and put before the wounded
woman for Identification. AS the ne
gro lived on her husbands farm, she
had no trouble in identifying him.
The negro was carried some distance
from the house and strung up to
tree, denying his guilt to the last.
Three volleys were fired into his body
and the crowd dispersed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-07-04
The Curious Mob.

why all this crowd?"
They are gathered together to see
the tied go OUT
'The tide? Why, we are hundreds
of miles from the ocean,"
Il know it, but there is q fashion
able wedding taking place in that
church on the corner.-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-07-04
FARMERS UNION MEETINGS.

The local Bamberg Farmers Union
meets at the court house in Bamberg
on the first and third Friday morn
ings in every month. Meeting at
IL o'clock. Applications for men,
bership received at every meeting.
Let all members be present.
]. w. STEWART,
J. P. O'QUINN, President.
Secretary
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-07-04

The new $4,000 passenger station
at Rock Hill, built by the Southern
railway, has been completed and Is
now in use. 1t is up-to-date in every
particular.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
JOHN DOE HEARING
NOT TO BE HALTED
FOR LACK OF JURY.

Before he took the train for Albany.
early to-day. District-Attorney Whitman
told what his mission WAS and explained
the necessity for II. lie said
our failure yesterday to select .
full twenty-three from the extraordinary
panel for tho John Joe proceedings
necessitates my Ming IA twenty-day no
tice OF an application for another term
with Gov. Dix. and II 10 for that am
making tho trip to-day. am following
tho letter. Of Gov. Dixs notice OF the
extraordinary term II tho Supreme
Court. with It's attendant extraordinary
Grand Jury.
The new designation OF an extra
ordinary term Will not In any way de-
ignaiion' viii be made ana completed
before the Becker trial Is much more
than started. The discharge Of the ex.
traordInary Grand Jury yesterday does
not interfere with the Becker trial
Mr.. Whitman was asked concerning
the truth of the report that he was
anxious to transfer the John Doe pro-
ceedings to Justice Vernon NJ. Davis
instead of having Justice Com preside
over both the Becker trial and the John
Doe action.
1T never entered my mind to seek
another Justice than Con-" Whitman
replied. II think II a matter of con-
graduation for the city that We will
have such man as Justice Con pre-.
| siding at SO important an occasion IA
the John Doe proceedings"
The evening world., 1912-09-04
How T. RS Cut in Vermont Vote
FOreShddOWS Election of Wilson

The Bull Republican vote
Vermont 3 The Democratic increased spite of IT,
II THE SANE PERCENTAGE PREVAILS IN DOUBTFUL STATES
IN NOVEMBER THE ELECTION OF WOODROW WILSON TO BE
PRESIDENT Is CERTAIN.
The change taking - per
cent from their Republican
the following figures:
In 1908 the NEW YORK President was:
Democratic. Republican. Rep Plurality
eS7,4Se s7097O aoaS0a
With Roosevelt taking ~ per Republican
vote It would be:
Democratic. Republican. Progressive.
es7,es lsSS4o s741SO
Wilson's plurality this would be 17152s
In 1908 the vote Of PENNSYLVANIA for President was:
Democratic. Republican. Rep Plurality
44S77s 74S77s fs7O0l
Roosevelt taking 4S Of the Republican
vote 1t would be:
Democratic. Republican. Progressive.
44S77S 42hOeS 8s0os4
Wilson's plurality this would be $685.
In 1908 the vote Of ILLINOIS President was:
Republican. Rep Plurality
lS070S 629S29 17sl29
with Roosevelt taking 20 cent from the Republican
vote It would be:
Democratic. Republican. Progressive.
45079S 8Ss,9eO 270sss
Wilson'S plurality would be 91,735.
In 1908 the vote Of INDIANA President
Democratic. Republican. Rep Plurality
sss2es sissss 107s1
taking 43 from the Republican
I would be:
Democratic. Republican. Progressive
S3S269 1eS9s7 1saO67
wilson's plurality 1885.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
The vote OF the cities for the three
Leading candidates was as follows:
BIG DEMOCRATIC VOTE
IN VERMONT PLEASES
GOVERNOR WILSON.

sEAGIRT. ". J.. Sept. 1.-THE fact
that tho Democrats more than held
their own in Vermont. a Republican
State, and also made substantial gains
means business throughout the coun-
try" said Gov. Woodrow Wilson to-
day, commenting on the election results
In Vermont.
The Governor said the big Democratic
vote was Every gratifying" It wat
difficult, however. he said. to analyae
the results In Vermont on any COM
parative basis because the total vote
was so much larger this year than two
years ago and II was hard to trace the
sources OF the gains At any rate. he
said. the Vermont election indicated a
heavy vote throughout the country In
the coming election. and he said that
ne regarded II as significant that the
Democrats had carried the citiei
throughout Vermont
"Ons thing Is sure" added the Gov.
ernor. the Democrats did not lose any
votes 10 the new party. and tho Re-
publicans lost. The results are certain
iy encouraging"
The Governor said he was greatly
pleased" TO notice the favorable vote In
Ohio on the Constitutional amendment
proposing the initiative and referen'
dunn. lie also manifested much inter.
est In tho primary vote In New Hamp.
shire and Wisconsin.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
GREATLY RELIEVED,
SAYS ROOSEVELT OF
VERMONT ELECTION.

OTTUMWA. Ia. Sept. t.--On receiv-
ing returns to-day from the Vermont
election. Col. Theodore Roosevelt said
hs was greatly pleased with the Pro-
gressive vote.
Il am greatly relieved at the result
IN Nermont." he said, while on my
three-days tour In the Safe ! became
seriously concerned lest there should pc
practically no supper, whatever for the
Progressive safe ticket, because a
third or q half of the men who spoke 10
me stated ltheir belief In the Progressive
national ticke., but did not intend 10
vote the state Progressive ticket. This
was the reason why In my speeches
practically dropped all the appeal for
She national ticket and urged the sup
port OF the 3 ate ticket.
while In Vermont ! became con,
WINGED that the Progressive party was
growing and that we would IN all proc.
ability carry the STATE in November
but also became c"uslnced there wa,
danger OF corr Breakdown 30 far
as the sta Il - ct ncerned. am
relieved al skD 30,
The evening world., 1912-09-04

terms under which It was rendered.
Col. Roosevelt received the offer when
he reached ST. Louis, and was led to
believe that IL he accepted II some Of
the most influential members of the
Republican organization would be be-
hind him In his fsht for the Presi-
dency. His refusal was made pub
licly when he was addressing the State
Progressive Convention. although the
delegates were not in position to
know the full significance of his
words.
The terms OF the offer were that II
Col Roosevelt would induce the Mis-
souri, Progressives TO refrain from putt
ting a full State ticket in the field and
would indorse the Republican candi-
dates the support from Republican
sources would be given.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
ROOSEVELT WINS
CALIFORNIA ELECTORS;
PROGRESSIVE SWEEP.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 4.-Yestsr-
days primary election. which gave the
Progressive party Its f,rst opportunity
In California to test It's strength. as
suroi the ACKNOWLEDGMENT organtxa-
ton control OF the state convention
that 10 to be composed OF the iesis.
lative nominees. This means that Re-
publican electors pledged to Roosevelt
will be named by the convention and
will go on the official ballot as the Re.
publican candidates. The Taft leaders
IN order to get their electors on the
ballot. will be forced to resort to pc.
titions.
In the local contests for superior
judgeships. Miss Lucy doode White. q
socialist newspaper writer. was nomi
mated.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
AVIATOR BEATTY BEAT HER,
SAYS WIFE, BLAMING WOMEN.
Trouble Started When She Found
"Mash" Notes in Pocket, She
Asserts, and Gets. Warrant.

Mrs. George W. Beatty. wife of an
aviator. got a warrant at Mineola. l..
l.. to-day for her husbands arrest on
a charge OF assault. When Mrs. Beat
ty appeared before Justice of the
Peace BUTLER. she showed several
scratches on her face. which she stated
were made by her husband. who. she
said. shook her. dragged her around
and attempted to choke her.
The trouble began several days ago
said Mrs. Beatty. when she went
through the aviator's pocket and found
several notes from admirers. When
Chief of Police Appleby called at the
Beatty home with the warrant he wa,
told the aviator was In New York.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
VERMONT VOTE
SHOWS WILSON WILL
WIN NEXT FALL


nounced they would not stand for a
Democratic Governor. but would cast
their ballot for Wilson or Roosevelt IN
the Presidential contest In November.
INDICATES DEFEAT OF TAFT
IN NOVEMBER.
The result Of the election II greatly
encourag cling to the Progressive party
of the state. Both Progressive and
Democratic leaders professed to see
in tho result a good prospect to defeat
tho Republicans In the Presidential
election In November In Vermont. Many
political observers also claimed the re-
suit in Vermont yesterday indicated an
oyerturn OF the Republican national ad-
u,inixtration. This claim was based on
the belief that a falling on In the
Republican majority In Vermont indi-
Gated the defeat Of the Republican party
In November.
The Rev. Mr.. Metzger carried the city
Of Barre and a score OF small towns.
The Democrats carried four more cities
and another score Of towns. leaving
only the little city OF Vergennes and the
remainder OF the towns In the hands OF
the Republicans. ...
The vote OF the cities for tho three
leading candidates was as follows:
The evening world., 1912-09-04
Minister From Panama R~six.s.

WASHINGTON, Sept. i.--Senor Don
Ricardo Anas. Minister from Panama
20 the United States, TO-DAY forwarded
his resignation to his Government an
will leave Washington as soon ms he l.
relieved. His successor probably WI
be DIR. damon NJ, Delve, member of the
Panama Cabinet under several al.
ministrstions. The overthrow OF tn,
Arosemena Administration In the re-
cent election made Il necessary fos
Ainistsr Arlas 20 sivs up bis post
The evening world., 1912-09-04
Upstate Forces Trying to
Down Prendergast In Tus-
sic for Govemorship.
TO HELP HOTCHKISS.
Many Candidates for Places
on the State Ticket-Wom-
en- Prominent.

SYRACUSE. N. Y. Sept. A bittei
night over the oubernatorial nomination
was precipitated among the delegate,
TO tho Bull Moose State Convention to.
day when the upstate aggregation
combined to prevent domination by the
New Workers.. As result the situation
was badly muddled ana tho men from
the Metropolis accused State Chairman
william H. Hotchkiss Of secretly en-
couraging boom for his own nomina.
ton while at the same time he was
publicly proclaiming that under 10 cir
cumstences could he become . candi.
date for Governor.
Friends OF Comptroller william A.
Pfendergast of Brooklyn. declared that
he had been ''doubIe-crossed," and the
New York and Brooklyn delegates were
working to line up delegates for him.
WOODRUFF LEADs FIGHT FOR
PRENDER0Asr.
Former Lieut.. Gov. Timothy L. Wood
run was leading tho fight for the New
Yorker and was insisting that he mus;
10 HhHieus WoOuTuu tTItu Ndlniy tO-uHy
to force Hotchklss to como out openly
for Prendergast. insisting that the
Comptroller was really the choice of
Col. Roosevelt. but the State Chairman
refused. insisting that because of his
Office he could not interfere In favor Of
or against any particular candidate
The display OF millinery In the lobby
Of the hotel has been eQualled only in
the convention Of the ID. A. r.. or such
women's orgahizations. and the old ex-
perienced politicians openly expressed
their admiration at the speedy manner
in which tho women got onto the ropes
The women delegates we're young for the
most part and generally prepossessing
and they were able to got an audience
with any Of the mere man delegates at
any time.
The convention will meet at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning. The State
Committee will this evening select
u temporary chairman. who will prob
ably be Dean Herbert II Cook OF Can
ton. There will be three sessions to.
morrow. and II Is hoped that the decks
can be cleared SO that Friday can be
devoted to the nominations and listen
ing to an address by Gov. Hiram John
son OF California. the candidate for
e-President on the Progressive
ticket
The evening world., 1912-09-04
Jailed for Kissing the Kaiser

ZURICH. Sept. A-For Kissing the
Kaiser. who is here 10 ace the Swiss
army manoeuvres, two Italian Socialists
were arrested to-day. They will he
held. charged with disordorly conduct,
until after his Majesty's departure. and
then probably freed.
The evening world., 1912-09-04

PANAMA. Sept. +-President Arose
mena. having yielded TO his demands
for Police Capt. Delaossa's dismissal,
Minister Dodge said to-day he would
soon leave for the North. Delaossa
was accused OF mistreating arrested
Americans.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
ROOSEVELT REFUSES
MISSOURI COMPROMISE.

KEoKUK. Ia. Sept 4.-An offer Of
support from Republicans of Missouri
was rejected yesterday by Col: Roose-
velt 1t was learned to-day. on the
The evening world., 1912-09-04
HAYES HAS A BoNDsMAN
READY FOR EMERGENCY.

yya., Gan, JI.vaa annsar red Mt the
""en az $50 I.,,na IN
i%'ehy'Ho s'Apo" y" -.
Register thit lnorhuE ne
to say anything cohcrh'hs tho '"oo'eu
topic o.
Just what provision t'-les has mace
for himself against The tPihl and pos
slbl. results arising tiisrefrom IL still
,,.,,., az La.n.st speculstion In the
d.na r,,,.,t ON. r.port ia seized upon
s,,ng co,.,d.rabla slsnlfeance. and
,h', .n.c, ,a., moi many
80, -, h .,as a.mntea nv Waldo
usy' .I,,.aI, ,,1, = bonds.
.ss ~ -, g. 80 a, contingency
..sn, W 49, aav or rIyh, com.
a. any no'. 20 Nv, rhon. mi. wa,
ihe4.a'o. 80 ann
merely ,o'o""s ", 49,
wise pohs'an .
one uhaers.a"uihs u "' a., ~
was the nrst Ok se.,vs. wa w.
lot the purpoSe 1l ".."s ~ y
ponce o"'e,A' ousi,"s n ,n Nv pIs,r,e,'
The evening world., 1912-09-04
tAfee SAID TO HAVE Occurred
TEMPORARY IMMUNITY.


One story. protesting to come with
authority. of the meeting last night
between Hayes and Whitman, was that
friesds. OF the former had arranged It
and that Hayes desire was that
Whitman should not seek an indict-
msnt axainst him for extortion. n such
ives his purpose until after the COM
pistion of his trial on Commissioner
waldo,s. charges. Hayes 10 said to
come Of his trial. there would be far
less chance OF finding an Indictment
against him after the evidence adducsd
At ths trial
This report continues TO have Il that
whitman Assented to Hayes's PROPOSE
tion only after exacting that certain
information should be given In return
This Information was OF a general
character and did not involve any
single Individual or set OF individuals
Under that stipulation. Hayes 10 said
10 have given the desired price OF hi
temporary Immunity.
Before he left for Albany. early TO
day. 10 confer with Gov. Dix and Al
tornsy-oensral csrmody upon the mat
ter OF appealing for q new sxtraordi
nary term Of the Supreme Court. Mr.
Whitman refused TO talk about tn,
substance and possible results OF hi
momentous consultation with Hays
list night But It was q signincan
circufbstance that even before tho Dis
trict-Attorney and taken his seat II
the Empire Express the tip had passs,
through, al the channels OF. the Polls
The evening world., 1912-09-04
CONSULATE ASKS
PROBE INTO WILL
0F.MRS. SzABO
(Continusd from First PaSs.)

maiden or family name was Menschik.
and before her marriage her name was
susena Menschik. The name 'Susena'
Ia also occasionally pronounced and
spelled vusena' and 'Suxenya.'
Among other assets the deceased ief,
an account In the American Savings
Bank standing In the name OF ''sussns
Menschik." one in the Excelsior Savings
Bank standing In the name Of ''suzena
Menschik" and one In the Franklin
Savings Bank standing in the name OF
'suzenya Menschik" I therefore ask
that, the letters Parliamentary be award
ed by inserting after the words "susena
Menschik Sxabo' the words "aiso
known as susena Menschfk. susena
Menschik and suzenya Menschik."
BURTON w. GIBSON.
Sworn before Benjamin A. Jordan,
Aug. .. 1912
SAYS SOLE HEIR IS NOW IN
CHICAGO.
In his petition for letters tesla
mentary. Mr.. Gibson. whose signature
Is attached. states that he lives at No.
$50 East Nineteenth street. in the
Borough of Brooklyn and testifies
that the document presented 10 the last
will and testament of Susena NJ. SEabo
and properly witnessed by Agnes T.
Boyd. who lives at No. Gil West One
Hundred and Seventy-sevcnth street:
William X. Petze of No. 623 Linden
avenue. Brooklyn, and Soda Lesseur OF
No. les West Ono Hundred and Forty
third street lie further designates
Petronella Menschik OF Chicago. ILL.,,
as the decedent's sole heir and swears
that she has no other kin living. The
affidavit Is dated July 81. 1912.
The Austrian Consul-General showed
an Evening World reporter a cablegram
received to-day from the Chief Of the
Vienna police. which read:
Mother Suzenya Menschik was Pet
roneila Mcnschik. She died here Feb.
!. 1910. Suzenya Menschfk has fve
brothers and three sisters alive"
He also produced a long letter writ
ten by Or. Ladislaus Menschtk of VI
emma under date OF Aug. II. 1912. The
letter In part read:
MY sister has disappeared and ask
that steps be taken to find her. She
was to have sailed July q from New
York and was due at Trieste. Aug. IL.
She wrote us In May OF her intention
to return and remain in her country.
She has not arrived at Trieste. Her last
letter TO US was dated July s. She asks
II We received some photographs which
she mailed. We answered we had no,
received them. She told us she had
some $4,000 In New York banks.
IT do not know her present address
In New York. She has had business
dealings with George Teichmann Of No
$50 West Fifty-eighth street. My sister
could not write. and this man wrote
her letters to US. He wrote US on July
% that my sister had left his house or
July 10 and since that ne knew moth.
ing of her."
The letter was written. the Consu
pointed out, before her death became
known to her family The will wa.
very short and merely stated thai
after payment OF all debts. I give tt
my mother. Petronella Menschik. al
property" and appointed Mr.. Gibson
executor.
HER HUSBAND HAD CALLED
HIMSELF COUNT.
Mrs. Sxabo was the wife Of Hungar.
ian who called himself Count Szabo. II
was learned before his death that h,
had no right to the title. The couple
came here ton years ago. lie posed
as a banker, but after his death. fouI
The evening world., 1912-09-04

Department that consideration OF these
two appearances OF Hayes In the
capacity OF n witness against the "sys-
tenn" was already In Whltman's mind.
SYSTEM" FEARS HAYES HAS
TOLD SECRETS.
The whispered report OF these two
facts. astounding 20 the system"
whose members protect themselves and
tho organization whose membership
they constitute automatically. were
based on the assumption that Hayes
had "sauealed" to whitman Mt tho two
and a half hour conference In the Bar
Assocdauon's rooms. Those who have
followed Hayes in his career OF twenty
I'VE years IN the Police Depa r'rnent
checkered with difficulties even before
his present quarrel with Comni ssioner
Waldo. refuse TO accept this premise.
Cornelius Hayes Is not tho man. they
argus TO play into the hands OF the
District-Attorney by revealing the inner
workings OF the System" OF which he
must have knowledge. no matter how
badly he may feel about tho charges
brought against him by Commissioner
Waldo. II he was no minded he would
certainly not have chosen to meet tho
District-Attorney In 40 public a place as
tho Bar Association. Is the argument
adduced.
But even those whose hopes are
father TO tho belief that Hayes has
not given up 10 Whitman fnd that
. certain tip. passed around in tho Do
partment through secret channels, 10
disconcertlng. This IL to the effect that
Hayes has been thrown down" by q
certain inspector upon whom no had
been relying to corroborato his fiat as
sertlon that as inspector In the Fourth
District he, Hayes. had received posi-
tive orders. from Waldo not to raid dis
orderly houses except upon Waldo's
Hayes intends to stick 10 this story
when he Ia called to the stand in his
own defense at his police trial on Fri
day. Tho. report has II that. through
a close friendship OF many years
standing, Hayes was relying upon this
inspector to, take the stand. to testify
that he. too, had Interpreted Wsldo's
orders ne Hayes had. One such slate
ment from another inspector than
Hayes was counted upon to save the
denoted Officials head
The evening world., 1912-09-04
DESERTED az THE SYSTEM
HAYES STANDS ALONE.

But since the adjournment OF the
trial last Friday word has come to
Hayes. 80 the report has 1t. that this
inspector won't stand up for him. lie
pnds himself utterly alone. deserted
by tho System"
That eTconstance might ve sum-
Client to break down Hayss's ingrained
sense of loyalty to tho people ne has
worked with for twenty-five years
That fact alone misht account for the
deposed inspectors meeting with
Whitman last night
Both MIR. Whitman and Lawyer
Thatcher reafflrmed early to-day their
determination not to say q word con-
corning the meeting.
We pledged ourselves not to mem
ton any thing concerning tho meeting
or its results" said Mr.. whitman as
he was leaving his home. No. 81 Madi-
son avenue, for the Grand Central sta
ton.
"of course the fact that We had such
q meeting 10 undcnihble." was the way
Mr.. Thatcher answered questions In his
ONCE, No. 81 Cedar street But beyond
that admission I will not 10. l Wish
you would correct for me = statement In
morning papor to the effect that
Hayes lawyer let 1t be inferred that
Hayes thought the time wac ripe FOR
him to protect himself. and that the
meeting with the District-Attorne was
OF his seeking. ! gave no such INFER
ence; I made no statement from winch
such inference could DO drawn. l re-
fuse to DO held responsible for Infer
ences drawn as the result OF last nights
meeting"