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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The four-year-old child of Curry
Gilchrist, of Nichols, Marion county.
was burned to death on Thursday, its
clothing having caught from the fire
place.
Harvey w. Mitchum has resigned
as dispensary auditor of the State,
and Moses H. Mobley of Columbia,
has been appointed by the governor
in his place.
Senator E. D. Smith has accepted
the invitation of the faculty of Wof-
ford College, of which he is an alum
nus. to make the commencement ad-
dress there next June.
There were 169 fires reported to
the State Department Of Insurance
during December with a total loss
of $170,43446. During the same
month last year there were 210 fires,
with a loss of S172,S07.08.
Mary Gibson, negro woman, was
instantly killed in Columbia Sunday
morning when she fell down the
steps from the second story at her
home, 1905 Pulaski street. Coroner
Scott was called but decided that an
inquest was not necessary
A coroner's jury sitting at Lykes-
land Sunday morning exonerated
James Johnson of the charge of kill
ing Alley Long. Both are negroes.
The jury held that the killing was
accidental and the negro was releas-
ed from the Richland county Jail.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
NEGROES DENY CHARGE.
Death of Mr.. Griffin Due to Accident,
They Say.

Greenville, Jan. 19.-All mystery
in connection with the head-on COL
lision Saturday afternoon Of two bug
gies on Greene avenue, resulting IN
the death of William Aiken Griffin
and the severe injury of Rufus Raw
enel, the negro driver, was cleared
Yesterday morning when three ne
groes, arrested by the posse of OFF,
cials, confessed to having been the oc-
cupants of the yellow buggy. Seven
negroes constituted the total num-
Der of arrests made, but four were
released after being carried to the
police station and examined. John
Baskin has admitted being the driv-
er of the yellow buggy while Andrew
Barbery and John Dreher have con-
fessed to being with Baskin when
the buggies crashed together.
Coroner Black held an inquest ov-
er the dead body yesterday morning,
the verdict being in substance that
civilian Aiken Griffin came to his
death as a result of reckless driving
on the part of John Baskin and that
Dreher and Barbery should be bound
over to a higher court together with
Baskin as acoomplices." The inquest
was held at the undertaking estab-
lishment of Jas. F. Mackey & Sen.
The negroes deny being under the
influence of whiskey at the time OF
the collision, and stoutly maintain
that the accident was purely un-
avoidable. No excuse for running
away was given, neither would they
90 into any details of the collision.
John Dreher and Andrew Barbery
are we'll known to the police, having
been arrested nearly two years ago
on a charge of murder. The ne
groes were accused of putting anoth-
er negro to death and throwing the
body into Brushy Creek. They were
later dismissed for lack of evidence
but not until they had served sever
al weeks in Jail.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
Established 1891.
YoUNG's MURDERERs CAUGHT.
Confession Gives Details of How Geo.
F.. Young Was Shot

Laurens, S. c., Jan. 20.-Sheriff
Owings and Deputy Sheriff Reed
made two more arrests to-day in
connection with the murder of
George F. Young, at his home at
Stomp Springs, week ago last
night.
The negroes taken today are
Greenwood Rodgers and Junk"
Caldwell, both of whom lived IN the
vicinity of the springs. Their arrest
was the result of the voluntary con-
fession of Tom Young, who was i'm
plicated by the coroner's jury, along
with his brother, John, last Tues
day, and both of whom. were COM
mitted to Jail that night.
Early to-day Tom Young asked to
see the officers and to them he told
the story of the tragedy, duplicating
Rodgers and Caldwell. In his con-
fession Young said that Rodgers,
Caldwell and himself instigated the
murderous plot, and executed it late
Monday night. That Rodgers shot
Mr.. Young through an opening
through a window and then Cald-
we'll applied the torch to the cottage.
A week ago this morning the char
red body of George F. Young, we'll
known citizen of the county, and an
extensive planter and landowner, was
found in the ruins of his cottage at
Stomp Springs, twenty miles east of
the city, and it was concluded at once
that he had been the victim of foul
play. The conduct of Tom Young led
to his immediate arrest, and later his
brother was taken into custody. Since
then Sheriff Owings and his deputies
have been working quietly on the
case, using no coercion whatever in
handling Tom, the prisoner, but at
the same time encouraging him to
talk about the case at different times
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
Fathers ElOquence.

Reference was made to the elo-
quence of certain great speakers, and
Representative Horace NJ. Tawner Of
Iowa, remarked that he was remind
ed of the beautiful flow Of language
OF the esteemed Smith, says The
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Recently Mrs Smith asked her
husband to open a can of tomatoes,
and then leaving him to work. out
the problem alone, she proceeded to
some other duty in the adjoining
room. A minute passed, and then
she suddenly paused and glanced to-
ward the kitchen door.
John" she called out, what are
you opening that can of tomatoes
WITH"
81 am opening it with a can open
er," came back the peevish rejoinder
OF John from the kitchen. what
do YOU suppose l am opening it
WITH"
Il don't know answered little
wifev in a reproachful voice. but |
have every reason to believe that you
are not opening it with prayer.
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and girls are working hard for the
prizes offered by Mr.. RoWell, the
county superintendent, for the best
general averages. They seem deter
mined to bring the county prize to
Ehrhardt.
One of the greatest hindrances to
the school is its lack of a decent
building. The bonds for the building
have been voted. but it seems that
the hardest job is vet to come. that
of selecting place for it. There
is a division among the patrons on
the question, which cannot be set
tied. 1t would certainly be step
progressward for Ehrhardt if de-
cent building could be had for the
school.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
Early Telegraphy Without Wires.

Comment was made some weeks
ago upon the fact that an Eastern
railroad had experimented with wire
less telegraphy in the operation of
trains. Some of its fast trains had
been fitted with apparatus permitting
constant communication between the
moving train and wireless sta
tions scattered along the division. 1t
was considered something new and
promising.
Now comes veteran telegrapher'
to say that the idea is not 80 new as
it, appeared. He claims that more
than, rs years ago another Eastern
railroad established atelegraph sys-
tenn to operate between its moving
trains and it's stations and that the
system worked we'll. That was, Of
course, before the day of wireless
telegraphy. 1t was called "indue-
ton telegraphy.'
This induction telegraphy, the old
operator suggests, looks now like the
ancestor of the wireless. It operated
without the aid of directly connected
wires or other metallic circuit con-
ductors. Why this system was aban-
doned is not explained. Patented de-
vices have a way of disappearing at
times in ways the public understand
but poorly.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
CONFESSES KILLING WIFE.
Did it for Love of Stepdaughter, Who
Urged on the Crime.

Galesburg, ILL.,, Jan. 19.-Robert
Higgins has confessed that he muir
dered his wife at New Henderson,
ILL.,, January 5, so he would be free to
marry his stepdaughter, Julia Flake,
Is years old.
He was arrested after the girl told
States Attorney John NJ. Wilson, of
Mercer county, of her infatuation for
Higgins and that she importuned him
to dispose of her mother who, she
said, was the only obstacle between
her and happiness.
The prosecutor hesitated to be-
lieve the girls story of the pact she
entered into with her stepfather, but
she told how they had schemed to
devise a plan which would make Mrs.
Higgins death appear accidental.
She said she was in the next room
when Higgins fired the shotgun
which brought instant death to her
mother. She told how Higgins raw
ed and struggled with neighbors for
possession of the gun saying he
would end his own life. Then, when
the excitement somewhat subsided,
she said, they explained that Higgins
had been cleaning the gun and it was
discharged accidentally.
Their story was so convincing that
the coroner's jury returned a verdict
of accidental death. Later G. w.
Ernst, a maternal uncle of the girl,
took two letters written by Julia
Flake, one to himself and one to his
daughter, to States Attorney Wilson.
In these letters the girl offered part
of legacy of $1,000 she is to receive
when she becomes of age, provided
they would help to kill her mother.
Mr.. Wilson thought the letters were
written in a fit of anger, but he in
vestigated. He called in States At
torney A. J. Boutelle, of Knox Coun-
ty, and Sunday they went to see
Julia, who was at the home of anoth-
er uncle, A. J. Ernst, at Herman.
They were astonished by her story.
Higgins who is 26 years of age and
several years the junior of the wo-
man he killed, was found at New
Henderson. He broke down after
several hours questioning.
Il can't stand it any longer he
moaned. ''I'll tell everything.'
Higgins signed typewriter con-
fession. He gave what he said were
all the details of the murder plot
and asserted his infatuation for his
stepdaughter was the cause of it all.
He said Mrs. Higgins became sus-
picious of his relations with her
daughter and they planned to get rid
Of her.
The girl became hystericaf on
learning of Higgins confession.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
Dots From Ehrhardt.

Ehrhardt, January 1.-THE two
brick buildings that have been gcing
up in town are rapidly nearing COM
pletion. If there is anything that
would help our towns at all, build
ings like those surely will. They
are beautiful buildings, an ornament
to the town and proof against fire,
that, if started, would most assured
ly wipe out the business section OF
Ehrhardt
Mrs. Alma Taylor, of Newbeiry.
was called to the bedside of her
daughter, Mrs. Herbert Ehrhardt,
last Saturday. Mrs. Ehrhardt has
had a very severe spell of illness,
but is much better now, and is rapid
ly recovering, We are glad to state.
Miss Esther Farrell, of St. Angus
tine, Fla, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
J. L. Copeland, and also her brother,
Mr.. J. J. Farrell.
Mrs Edwin Chassereau, Of Lake
City, Fla, who has been visiting rel
atives in town, has returned to her
home.
The enrolment of our school is
still on the increase. 1t has reached
and passed the 100 mark. The total
enrolment to date is 100. Three
teachers have quite a job keeping
that many straight and doing what is
justice in recitation work. Our boys
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhhrdt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, Jan 19.-Mlss Viola
Breland, of Lodge, spent short
while with Misses Jessie and Ef1s
Ramsey.
Mrs. Tom D. Jones and daughter,
of Augusta, Ca, are spending some
time with mother and sisters and
brothers.
Mr.. J. NJ. Dannelly and son, Bert,
have gone to Tennessee to buy car
of mules and horses and have sent
Lord Curtis to. exhibit him at <he
Tennessee State fair.
There is a quantity of patients
suffering with severe colds now IN
this section, some bordering on
pneumonia and keeping the doctors
busy going and measuring and
weighing out medicine all the time.
From what 1 can learn our banks
are making more loans to the far
mers so far than last year this time.
The borrowing money business, II
properly used, is good thing to do'
but to spend it to forward the dis
pensary receipts is no good and no
good can come from such uses OF
money.
The result of the comparison of
our sales, with other dispensers sales
should make us feel that too much
money has been spent for whiskey
for our good and that less should be
our motto from now on.
Haven't heard of any of our young
men intending to stand civil service
examination for any of our mail
routes from Ehrhardt. Don't think
it's a bad idea to be prepared for
mail carriers or any other public
Jobs of the government, whether you
think of applying Immediately for
one or not.
Mr.. J. D. Dannelly has let the con-
tract for his brick store, to be ready
in 80 ninety days Cant say what
day this contract begins.
Mr.. ]. B. White, secretary of the
Hacker Manufacturing Co., has pro-
missed to be at their plant here with
instructions whether or not the force
of hands will put their mill to work
at an early date or not. Our town
folks are getting anxious to hear the
hum of the machines. Think it will
add life to our little town.
Shook hands with Mr.. Dock Moye
one day last week. Says he is still
N good spirits, but his dog business
is somewhat losing game since he
quit his ad. in the Herald.
Mr.. ]. Ben Ehrhardt has taken the
position that Mr.. L. G. Mckenzie held
last year in the Ehrhardt Grocery
and hopes to serve all the former
customers with honest, prompt aud
courteous service, and extends an in
vitation to his friends to give him
a call and encourage him in his new
work. Ben does the buying and the
selling and hopes by this method to
know just what his customers want,
and will do his utmost to please.
Farmers are thinking about COM
mercial fertilizer, quantity and quail
ty they intend to use for this seasons
crops.
Mr.. Jacob Ehrhardt requests his
neighbors to stop the habit of haul
ing straw, wood, and the like from
his land, as they have been doing
heretofore.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
BOLIVIA CONSUL IN JAIL.
Held on Felony Charges; Accused by
Two Girls.

Two Girls.
San Francisco, January 2O.-Car-
los Sanjines, Bolivian consul at this
port, tonight occupies cell because
of his failure to put up $4,000 bond
to insure his appearance in police
court tomorrow for a hearing on a
felony charge growing out of an a'-
cusation made by two young girls.
Sanjines, indignant over his arrest,
declares the police have no authority
over him and threatens to make an
international incident out of his ar
rest.
While Sanjines was in a moving
picture theatre last night two 13-
year-old girls told the manager of the
house that he had insulted them.
Sanjines's arrest followed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22

Editor Knight of the Bamberg
Herald has been highly compliment
ed. The government authorities
have forwarded to his address in
come blanks-Spartanburg Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22

the staggering horse. The guards
poured a merciless fire into the bug
gy.
The horse fell and the convlcts
ceased firing. The three mutineers
lay in a heap in the bullet-riddled
buggy, dead.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22

The only men of worth to town
or community are those who forget
their own selfish ends long enough
and are liberal enough in their ideas
to encourage every public and pri-~
vate enterprise, who are ready with
brain and purse to push every project
calculated to build up the town and
enhance it's importance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
TO PROTECT NORTH AUGUSTA
BylneS Wants River
Leyee Built There.

Washington. Jan. 20.-Represen-
tative Byrnes, of South Carolina,
speaking before the house rivers and
harbors committee to-day declared
that if Augusta. Ga, was to be pro-
tected from the Savannah river floods
by a levee, similar work should be
authorized at North Augusta, S. C.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22

H. w. Johnson will offer for sale
at public auction, Monday, February
2nd, during the legal hours of sale,
son Hotel.-ady.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
7KILLED IN PRISON BATTLE
CONVICTS IN OKLAHOMA ''PEN''
MAKE DASH FOR LIBERTY.
Three Men in Stripes Get Outside,
But Are Chased and
Killed.

McAlester, Oklahoma, January 19.
Seven persons were killed and a
telephone operator injured during a
pistol battle at the State penitentiary
here late to-day when three prisoners
with revolvers made dash for liber-
ty. The dead are: John R. Thomas,
Muskogee, former United States dis
trict Judge; D. C. Oakes, deputy war
den; F. C.. Godfrey, store house ser
geant; H. H. Drover, record clerk !;
China Reed, serving two-year SEN
tence for murder; Charles Koontz,
serving forty years sentence for MUIR
der; Thomas Law, serving six-year
sentence for larceny.
The men, armed with two revol-
vers, which had been smuggled into
the penitentiary, broke from the
ranks while the prisoners were be-
ing marched through a court yard. AS
they ran through the Office they fired
several shots at random, one of the
bullets striking Miss Foster.
Next they encouraged Judge M
Next they encountered Judge
Thomas, visitor to the penitentiary
in the corridor, and both of the men
carrying pistols opened fire, several
of the bullets striking the attorney
and inf1icting mortal wounds.
Oates and Drover intercepted the
men as they left the corridor and
were shot to death, the prisoners con-
tinuing their fight. BY this time half
dozen guards were in pursuit, and
in a running battle Godfrey and the
three men were killed.
At End Of Days Work.
None of the other prisoners at
tempted to escape. The attempted
mutiny occurred at the end of the
Gays work. Reed, Law and Koontz
worked in the tailor shop and when
their work was ended they approach
ed the back door of the Office in the
administration building. There they
met John Martin, the turnkey. They
told Martin they wanted to see the
parole officer. AS Martin opened the
door Reed struck him repeatedly
with a large revolver, shot him
through the cheek and robbed him of
his keys.
The three prisoners, all armed
with revolvers, shouted to Others to
follow them, and ran towards the
warden's office. There they met
Oakes, the assistant warden, and be-
fore he could defend himself Reed
shot him through the heart.
The greatest confusion ensued.
Convicts ran about, shouting words
of encouragement to the mutlneers.
By this time the guards were alert
and began firing. A random shot
passing through door in the office
of Drover, the Bertillon officer, kill
ed him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
Guard Killed.

GuafU hllicu.
Godfrey. the guard, sprang direct
ly into the path of the mutineers,
discharging his revolver at them.
He. too. fell a victim to Reeds dead
ly aim.
John R. Thomas, formerly United
States district judge and widely
known through Oklahoma, was sit
ting in the wardens office awaiting
the return of Warden R. w. Dick,
with whom he had business en-
gagement. Apparently mistaking
Judge Thomas for the warden, the
mutineers fired volley of shots at
him. He sank to the floor mortally
wounded
Fearing an alarm might be given
by the telephone operator, Mary
Foster, the three men next gave their
attention to the telephone switch
board. They turned it over and tried
to disconnect it. "You come with
u.s. they shouted as they dragged
the girl into the prison yard, holding
her before them to keep the guards
from shooting.
Girl Wounded.
Shielded by the girls presence and
cheered on by 1900 convicts, the
three men made their way across the
prison yard. Only one shot was fired
at them and it struck the girl. AS
she sank to the ground wounded the
convicts sprang to the prison gate.
With the keys they had taken from
Turnkey Martin they unlocked it and
were free Outside the gate the
horse and buggy of the warden was
hitched. The three men sprang into
it.
You'll never take us alive, y
shouted Reed as he stood up in the
buggy and fired at the approaching
officers. The other convicts bent low
to avoid the scattering bullets. Reed
fought the fight alone. Fear
stricken, the others crouched behind
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22

JEE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Items for this column may be phoned
to 1915 or the State Journal Officer
Mr.. and Mrs r. NJ Slawson of Nc
Louth, Kan, are visiting relatives anu
friends here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Barnes will en-
terrain guests for two tables at caros
Thursday evening at their home in
Taylor street.
Rev. B. A. Shut of Burlingame. for
mer pastor Of the East Side M. r.
church, came to Topeka Sunday to at
tend the services at his former pas
torate.
Mrs. Della Stafford will entertain the
members of the Belleview Literary clup
Wednesday afternoon at her home IN
California avenue.
Mr.. Benz. Kuster and Mr. John Kus-
ter returned to their homes in Elgin,
ILL.,, yesterday after being here a short
time called by the death of their broth
| Miss Nellie Botern is spending few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Cas- Litchen-
! berger at Morris. Kan.
! Mrs. Ed Stitt and children, Gladys
and Elmer. have returned to their
home in st. Joseph, after a short visit
with relatives here.
! Mrs. C. E. Cox will entertain the
members of the Vesta Embroidery CLUB
Friday afternoon at her home In Free
man avenue,
The Tecumseh Working society will
have an all day meeting Wednesday
at the church.
| The reorganized choir composed of 81
voices of the East Side NJ. E. church
gave their first concert Sunday eve
ming at the church. which is worthy OF
special mention. Mr.. John Lungstrum,
leader, requests all members to meet
for practice Wednesday evening at the
church.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor society
of the Third Christian church will be
held tonight with Miss Minnie Bucha-
cher. 1919 Kansas avenue.
The Mission Study class of the Third
Presbyterian church met this afternoon
with Mrs. John Weaver in Lake street
An all day meeting Of the Tecumseh
the school house. A lecture by r. w.
Mitchell on Agriculture will be CIV
en- at 10 a. m. Dinner served by the
ladies at noon in the church. A band
concert and the annual election Of Of
ficers held in the afternoon.
The Mizpah society Of the Third Pres
byterian church will have a meeting
Wednesday afternoon at the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Wilson of Topeka
and Miss Houser of Emporia were
guests Sunday at the Frank Beterf1
home in Tecumseh
The Ladies Aid society of the Third
Christian church will have q meeting
Wednesday afternoon at the church.
The Tecumseh Working society Will
have an all day meeting Wednesday at
the church.
Miss Jewell of Kansas City is the
guest of Miss Helen Kuster in Tecum-
sch for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Edw Bower Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur H. Allen. Mr.. and Ms