The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-08-22
| STATE and GENERAL
I! TOPICS

Coroner in Florence county,was sud-
denly stricken by death Friday af-
ternoon just after making an address
to the voters in attendance at the
county campaigning meeting at
Lake City.
Thursday night of last week a
train on the Southern road was held
up near Ashville, N C by lone rob-
Der who forced the express messen-
ger at the pain Of a pistol to hand
over $4,000. The daring robber
made clean getaway.
Drastic measures have been de-
clared against the Tigers" in Or
angeburg and the police are instruct
ed to raid every minute in the day
if necessary. AS a result of this
edict the most openly operated
blind tiger" joints have voluntarily
gone out of business.
xxx
The Governor has granted a re-
spite until August 80 to Isaiah But
ler, the Charleston negro who was
to have been electrocuted Tuesday.
The execution of Butler was post.
poned upon request of the peniten-
tory officials so as to prevent two
executions in one week.
The crumb of comfort to be toss
ed to William Lorimer has been def
nately fixed by the special Senate
committee at S35. 200. This sum is
to cover the expenses incurred by
him in twice defending his title to a
seat in the Senate. 1t is a shaving
down of 800, 900 the sum MIR Lori
mer declares he expended.
xxx
Assistant Jailer Clarence Levy,
shot and wounded w E Wingate,
superintendent of the city chaingang
guards of Charleston, Saturday morn
ing. 1t appears that the shooting
is a result of hard feeling existed
between the two men on account
of political views existing among
the Martin-Perry factions.
xfx
Former Governor j j Montague
of Virginia has been chosen TO rep
resent the Third Congressional dis
trict of that State in Congress, de-
feating the present incumbent, Capt
Jno Lamb. This is intimated to mean
that Congressman A F Lever ofSouth
Carolina will become chairman Of
the house committee on agriculture
in the next National Congress.
The celebrated labor leader and
attorney, Clarence S Darrow, whose
trial has been going on in Los Angles
for the past two months or more
for attempting to bribe jurors in
the famous Mcnamara case, was on
Saturday declared not guilty by a
jury of his peers whose deliberations
only required IS minutes after the
case had been given them for disposal.
Representative Theron E Catlin.
of Missouri, Republican, has been
unseated as a member of the
House of Representatives and his
Democratic opponent, Patrick F
Gill was seated. The charge against
Catlin was that he and his family
had spent $4,000 to elect him to
Congress. The Missouri law pro-
hibits an expenditure by candidates
of more than 1862. Other charges
of fraud were made, all Of which
Mr. Catlin denies knowledge OF.
xxx
General William Booth, the foun-
der and venerable Commander-in-
Chief of the Salvation Army died
at his home about 8 miles out Of the
city of London Tuesday. During
his life he enjoyed the friendship OF
Queen Victoria and was close per-
sonal friend of the late King Ed
ward. Gen Booths and his great
religions work is known throughout
the world. Only a few years ago
this great and good man was dis
tinguished guest of the United
States.
Mr. John Rose, a popular and be-
loved citizen, died at his home near
Cartersville on Wednesday Of last
week. He was in his 80th year and
had never suffered any serious ILL
ness until a month ago. up to which
time he was actively engaged on his
farm. He was a man endowed with
honor, judgment and constitution
,,,b;ob r,odo him holm tO his COM