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The Washington times., 1919-04-27
Reward of $1,000 Offered
For CLanSn1an Who Shot
And Killed Magistrate
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rocks through the windows. He car
rtes q big scar on his face today that
him.
"Dashing into the church, they
leAped from bench TO bench. all the
while firing their pistols and terrify-
ing the congregation.
Deserted BY COngreEatIon.
Edgar was leading the raid. 1
cried out for volunteers who would
help me arrest him. but my cong-e-
cation deserted me. The meeting
broke, up-and the clansmen moved on.
-One attack on the church followed
another, but there were some loyal
members who stuck 70 the church" Z"
The minister stopped speaking. He
looked over his interviewer's shoul-
DER. His eyes began to fash.
What's the trouble?" he was
'Lefs move on" he said in a
whisper. Sthere is one of EdEars
pals trying TO hear what I am say
ing"
An uncouth young man. with a
scowl on his face was gIaring at the
minister. He was Newman Morris,
half-brother OF Edgar.
He had come to the courthouse
with the crowd that expected Edgar
20 show up to answer an indictment.
Moving to another corner OF the
courtyard the narrative was resumed
after this interviewer and the min
lister were seated on the grass.
Target for Morris.
You see, Norris and his gang have
been after me. They have rocked
me many times.
Morris himself has shot at me
eight times"
The minister was asked if he ever
shot at Morris.
Yes, have, i've times" he replied.
Il was forced to do so to frighten
him away from my house"
Il cannot say that 1 tried to hit
him." the minister said in answer to
another question, "but I shot in the
general direction from which heard
his shots.
Some time ago I had a visiting
minister I'LL my pulpit. When he
started to exhort, Morris and his
gang rushed into the church, Ieaped
upon the benches and began waving
their pistoIs-
''Up in the mountains, we are not |
surprised at little incidents like that, |
but when Morris pointed a pistol at |
the minister and said do you want /
one Of these bullets right between /
the eyes?-weIl, then it was time to 1
take the matter seriously.
when the visitor did not reply to /
this insult, Morris dared him say !!
ing, II you do, just Try to preach
He then began swapping an empty
pistol.
Men Are Frighteued
Morris had been Drinking and was
wild. The women became hystericaL
Some Of them fen on their knees and
Logan to pray aloud. The men were
too frightened to raise a hand.
"Of course. we couldn't go on with
the meeting. We turned the place
over to Morris and his gang.
when we got outside, Morris fol-
lowed. He knocked the visiting min
ister down and, using a pocketknife
cut of most OF his long whiskers.
Some of them he jerked out with his
hands.
Early this year, believe it was
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Fear His Followers

1t is feared that his followers may
be present to prevent the court from
taking action. Should trouble be
looked for, It is probable the court
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Were he to fail to show up. his bond
made by his father. would be for
feited.
/ A few days before April 2l. when
court convened, there came from the
outlaw this def, which terrified the
little county seat:
Tell 'em I'll be there to release
my father from that bond. but I'm
going to shoot up the court. II they
try to arrest me-"
Warned OF Trouble.
Judge John W. Fishburne (the
(folk in the county all know him as
Judge Jack" Fishburne), received
numerous letters from the mountain
folk at his home in Charlottesville.
They told him of the threats of Ed
gar Morris; they warned him to pre-
pare for trouble.
The judge took no chances. He
remembered how the Allen clan had
shot up the court at HillsviIle, Va,
in March, 1912. and defied the law.
An appeal to Governor Davis for
aid brought an order for the State
troops from Charlottesville to pro-
cede to Stanardsville to protect the
court.
On Sunday afternoon, just one
week ago. the company OF troops
fifty-three of them-started out from
Charlottesville in automobiles to wend
their way through the hills to
Stanardsville some thirty miles
away. Capt. Joel w. Cochran. presi-
dent of the Virginia Horse Show As
sociation. was in command.
l.
Of business and professional men of
men-they were settled men, not
hot-spirited youths who might cause
trouble.
Zach Carries Gun.
Each man carried a-SpringfieId rifle,
ten rounds Of ammunition. a change
Of underwear. and some lunch.
Arriving at the courthouse at dusk,
they were bflIeted in the little court
room, which is about forty feet
square
Their presence stirred the little
town. 1t was the first time uniformed
troops had been seen there since the
civil war. when Gen. "Stonewall"
Jackson. made that same courthouse
mis- headquarters.
There are still to be seen tscars and
holes made by bullets rained on the
Confederate leaders headquarters by
Union soldiers.
1t was from Stanardsville that
"StonewalI' Jackson directed tna
strategic move from the Shenandoah
valley toward Richmond, the then
capital OF the Confederate States.
General Jackson moved toward
Richmond and with 10000 men al
ministered a crushing defeat OF Gen
eral McClellan's army of 10000 mer,
In the famous Seven Days Battle.
This defeat cost Mcclellan the con:-
mand OF the Union forces.
1t saved Richmond from capture for
two years.
This historic site was about to see
another battle-a clash between tine
law and the outlaw. 1t was believed
thaS Morris would have with him a
band Of followers ready to protest
him at any cost.
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Rheumatism
Remarkable Home Cure Given by One
Who Had It-He Wants Every
Sufferer to Benefit.

send No MOney-Just Your Address.
Years OF awful suffering and mis-
cry have taught this man, Mark II.
Jackson, Of Syracuse, New York, how
terrible an enemy TO human happiness
rheumatism is, and have given him
sympathy with all unfortunates who
are within its grasp. He wants every
rheumatic victim to know how he was
cured. Read what he says:
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ing while in his cell at the Green
county Jail. He was arrested two
days after the shooting.
Are you a detectiVe?" he Queried
His keen dark eyes looked at the
reporter suspiciously.
Assured that he was not. the youth
finally agreed to discuss the tragedy,
81 reckon you think 1 did some of
the shooting because John Henry Nor
ris said l did" he began. We'll, ]
didn't. 1 didn't even have a gun with
me.
after the killing, John Henry
swore out a warrant for me. He
claimed I shot at him.
Shifflet has been indicted, charged
with shooting at John Henry Morris.
with intent to murder.
After detailing how Edgar Morris
had walked into the courthouse and
shot the magistrate dead, Shifflett
continued:
Edgar backed out of the court
room as he fired and 1 followed him.
I didn't do any Of the shooting.
"They claim 1 used two guns to
keep them from following Edgar.
didn't have a gun.
1--WE walked on off together. Ed
gar had his pistols in his hands as
we went away. but he did not fire
them outside nor attempt to shoot
at anyone.
Back to Mountains.
mo one followed and we just
walked on down the road to Bacon
Hollow. up among the mountains.
"On the way We met some people.
Edgar told some of them about the
shooting and 1 told others.
Edgar said, 4 just killed Son
Sullivan up at the courthouse. He
won't be bothering me any more.
He's been troubling me long enough.
1 got John Henry Morris. too
1--WE both thought John Henry
had been shot"
I asked If anyone tried to place
either Of them under arrest
mo" the youth said and smiled.
"Did they ask for details as to
why and how the killing took placer
he was asked.
mo. but some OF them asked il
anybody else was hit" he replied.
Asked If he and Edgar had other
words with the passersby and noun
tain IOlk, ne SdlO.
We'll, we told some of them not
% say anything about it"
Shifflett said he left Morris and
went to his own home. Morris went
to wyatts mountain. about eighteen
miles from Stanardsville.
No Attempt to Hide.
"On Monday pa was sick. He car
ries the mail up in the hollow"
Srifflet detailed. 81 carried it for
him. / saw a lot of people, but no
one bothered me about the shooting.
and 1 made no attempt to hide"
Can you read and write?" the
youth was asked.
Not much" was the reply.
Can Edgar Morris read and
write?"
We'll. he claims he can write his
name, but l don't think he can"
Shifflett declared.
Magistrate Sullivan was not un-
prepared for trouble when he went
for the last time to the little Greene
court house.
He carried two improved automatic
pistols when he was shot. He was
regarded as one of the most fearless
men in the county, and no one dared
lake chances with him when he was
1n his guard.
The bullet that entered his brain
was not removed. The four that en-
.ered the body were taken out, and
With several that were picked out
,f the benches in the court room, were
placed on exhibit in the sherifrs office
n a little brick building a few yards
rom the court house.
Most of the population in the vicin-
ty OF Stanardsville has seen those
outlets.
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Story In the Cell

Young Shifflett, who is only seven
teen, but talks with the wisdom of
forty, gave his version of the shoot
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Visit the Courtroom.

Hundreds Of persons haev also gone
into the little courtroom and raised
the sheet of white paper that COVERS
the blood stains on the floor where
the magistrate fell.
1t was not the first time the mag
istrate had been shot.
Eight years ago Sullivan had
trouble with Sam Holly, another
mountaincer, over the formers wife
One day while hauling a load Of
bark to the tannery up in the noun
tains, Sullivan met Holly, who fired
a load of buckshot from his shotgun
at him.
Sullivan's left eye was shot out.
Holly was sent to the penitentiary
for two years. but good behavior got
him out in twelve months.
In the meantime, Sullivan divorced
his wife. Holly on his return from
prison married her.
Shortly after this union. Sullivan
married a sister of James Morris.
She lived only a few years.
James Morris, the magistrates
brother-in-law, has also stopped bull
let from a gun in the hands Of Edgar
Morris. These two MorTises are not
related.
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Guard the Pump.

On guard at the pump. which is
located near the fence, was Private
Ivey Lewis, who back in Charlottes-
Vile Is professor of bacteriology at
the University of Virginia.
Scores Of persons halted when the
troops started to search them. They
turned back and stood leaning against
the fence, Hundreds, who came from
all parts of the county, remained out
side rather than submit to being
searched.
To some the searching was highly
entertaining.
The St. Johns herald., 1919-04-03
LIVER DIDN'T ACT
 DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says 65 year Old Kentucky Lady, Who Tells How She Was Relieved
 After Few Doses of BIack-Draught.

Meadorsville, Ky.-Mrs. Cynthia Higginbotham, of this town, says: "At my age, which is 65, the liver does not act so we'll as when young. A few years ago, my stomach was all out of fix. I was constipated, my liver didn't act. My digestion was bad, and it took so little to upset me. My ap- petite was gone. was very weak.
 I decided I would give Black Draught thorough trial as I knew it was highly recommended for this trouble. I began taking it. felt better after few doses. My appetite improved and became stronger. My bowels acted naturally and the least trouble was soon righted with a few
The St. Johns herald., 1919-04-03

friend opened the door, 1, in jus tice to myself and friends thought 1 would enter a little ways. Now in conclusion will say that in past history there has been such things as street ornaments becoming town nuisances and 1t could hap pen in this enlightened age.
 Respectfully,
 w. H. GIBBONS.
The St. Johns herald., 1919-04-03
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy

The great benefit derived from the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been gratefully ac- knowledged by many. Mrs Ben jamin F. Blakeney, Decatur, III. writes, "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is by far the best medi- cine for colds and coughs we have ever used in our family. 1 gave it to my children when small for croup and have taken it myself. :"
The St. Johns herald., 1919-04-03
doses of Black-Draught."

doses of Black-Draught."
 Seventy years of successful use has made Thedford's BIack-Draught a standard, household remedy. Every member, of every family, at times, need the help that Bllck-Draught can give in cleansing the system and re. lieving the troubles that come from constipation, indigestion, lazy liver, etc. You cannot keep well unless your stomach, liver and bowels are in good working order. Keep them that way Try Black-Draught. It acts promptly, gently and in a natural way. If you feel sluggish, take dose tonight You will feel fresh tomorrow. Price 25c. a package-One cent a dose All druggists. J. 6s
The St. Johns herald., 1919-04-03
APRIL 3, 1919.
April 1st, 1919

EDITOR HERALD,
 Dear Sir
 1 have your paper of last week ba- fore me, in it there appears a piece written by my friend Sylves- ter Peralta in which he seems personally peeyed toward me be- cause 1 voted against paying out of the peoples money S360.00 per annum for services that had been rendered the county on an aver age of less than $50.00 per annum since the county was divided up until two years ago, when my friend was pensioned at $50. 00 per month. Nov, 1 do not be- lieve there is a man in the cour ty that would go down into his ind vidual pocket and say now i can get this same service for $50.00 per annum, but because you are a great big good natured fellow 1 will give you $360.00for the same service. Now MT. Taxpayer and voter you can draw your own conclusions as to why this was done. 1 find that our adjoining  county, Maya jo, does not hire a salaried interpreter, but pays by the day as they need them, and 1 presume that they do double the court business during a year that We do and it costs them on an average of about $500 per month. Now my friend has taken the op- portunity to refer to Greenlee and Gila counties and 1 take it for granted that the most of the people that read know that those mining counties have a very much larger population than we have and that large per cent of these laboring men speak a fore ign tongue, the result being that a large part of their court busi- ness has to be done through an interpreter, but 1 will not accuse my friend Peralta of knowing this. Now 1 will refer to the f. nancial report of the clerk of the board of supervisors of Greenlee, Santa Cruz and Pinal, all mining counties, and of course have a heavy foreign population. Now, In Greenlee county, in the super for court for 1918, it cost them for interpreters $197.5O, and in those large mining justice pre- cincts such as Morenci and Met calf and others all over the coun- ty cost them $1128.00. This would not apply to my friend here in any manner. Now in Santa Cruz county for 1918, in all of the courts it cost them $234.5O. This county is right on the border, the result being that 8 large part of their business, court and ether wise, has to be transacted in the Spanish language through an in- terpreter. Pinal county in this respect is similar to the counties referred to above in 1918it cost them in all of their courts SAP. 50.
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We have not received as yet the financial report from the oth CT counties of the state but pro bably will later and from the in- formation I have feel sure that Apache county is paying more for that kind of service than she needs and receives less than any other county in the state.
 Now in regard to that great big $29. 15 that worries my friend, that was for attending two sep arate sessions in January and was just the same as the other member got, less mileage. Now I refer my learned friend to para graph 2458, page 858, Civil Code, which reads something like this: ''AIl expenses incurred by boards in attending their duties shall be a county charge and shall be aud ited and paid as other claims are paid" 1 have talked with sev- eral able attorneys on this law and the consensus of opinion
 as I get it, is that under that law if one member gets 1t they are all entitled to it, or else you have got to assume that it does not cost the resident member any thing to live during the days ke is meeting Wltb the board be- cause he eats al home, as there is no distinction between the members but includes them all. Now in passing will just say, judging from my experience since the first of the year, that if the chairman of the board does his full duty that he gives value re- ceived and a little more for every dollar of his salary.
 My friend Peralta has made the statement that if he had been a democrat that 1 would not have said a word. :" This state ment is not true and no one knows it better than Mr. Peralta, because he is familiar with my official record years ago and it will not bear out his statement. 1 do not see why he should have the go down on this position as we would have uO trouble in find ing others among the Spanish American people that could at least equal him in the court room. Now Mir. Editor 1 do not like per sonalties in newspapers, but as my
The St. Johns herald., 1919-04-03
In The Superior Court County of Apache, State Of
 Arizona.
In the matter of inc
 Estate of DAVID PULSIPHER,
 Deceased

In the matter of ,h 3rdsr s AopoifRs @ time s DAVID FOfS55sS 6afsassd Ratiss Sss '
 TT IS HEREBY ORDERED, That Saturday the 18th day of April. 1919. at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day. at the Court room of said Court, at the Court house in the County of Apache be, and the same is hereby appointed the time for proving the last Will and Testament of David Pulsipher, deceased, and hearing the appIi- cation of Harriet E. Pulsipher for letters testamentary; and any interested may appear and contest the said Will, and may file objections in writing to the grant ing of letters testamentary to said petitioner.
 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That notice be given thereof by the Clerk of said Court, by pub lication not less than 10 days be- fore said 18th day of April, 1919, in the Herald, newspaper print ed and published in said Apache County.
 Dated March 31, 1919.
 ANDREW $. GIBBONS,
 Judge.
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Order Appointing time for Pr obsSe of WI. and D.reciiu PUb ticn of Notice of Same.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-05
CHINA HAS 4 VERY
IMPORTANT ROLE
PRACTICALLY ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND COOLIES
SENT TO FRANCE.

What optimist a generation ago
would have thought that backward
China would have a hand in the settle
ment of world war? But China is
having very important role in the
great war that is just being brought
to close. Not as soldiers-fighting
men-but as laborers behind the front
line trenches. And just so many al
lied troops have been released for
other duties. Practically one hundred
and fifty thousand of these coolies
have been transported by way Of the
Suez to France. This work has been
done under the direction of the British
Government and Church Missionaries.
Among these missionaries are many Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
which is just finishing the details Of
its campaign May 1926 to secure $685.
100000 to further work of the kind that
is being done in France and other
places.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-05
GIRLS! LEMON JUICE
is SKIN WHITENER
How to make creamy beauty To-
ton for a few cents.

The juice of two fresh lemons
strained into a bottle containing
three ounces of orchard white
makes a quarter of a pint of the
most remarkable lemon skin
beautifier at about the cost one
must pay for a small jar of the
ordinary cold creams. Care
should be taken to strain the
lemon juice through a fine cloth
SO no lemon gets in, then this To-
ton will keep fresh for months,
Every woman knows that lemon
juice is used to bleach and re-
move such bIemiSheS as freckleS,
sallowneSS and tan and is the
ideal skin Softener, whitener and
beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces
Iof orchard white at any drug
store and two lemons from the
grocer and make up a pint of this
sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and
massage it daily into the face, neck
arms and hands. or95
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-05
BANDING TOGETHER TO SPREAD GOSPEL

Nashville, Tenn.-One hundred and
forty thousand Southern Methodists
have signified their determination to
pray for the success of the missionary
work Of the M. E. Church, South, and
for the spread Of Christianity through,
out the world. These people have not
only decided to do this, but have band,
ed together in league known as the
Fellowship Of Intercession, each sign.
ing a small card which it is thought
will make the cause for which they
pray more definite in the minds Of the
signers of the cards.
DR.. s. A. Neblett, secretary OF the
Department Of Intercession of the de.
nomination, stated to a reporter that
the way in which the prayer cards
were coming in was an inspiration
From two thousand to five thousand
Of these are opened in the mail every
morning, the number Of 100000 rep,
resenting the complete total up to date.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-05
Annual S. S. Convention.

The fortieth annual State Sum
day School convention will be
held in Minden, La, April 9TH to
10th inclusive, and, according to
announcements, promises to be
the most interesting ever held.
The Revs. "AIf." Waite, of Chi
cago, and S. w. Hutton, of Fort
Worth, two national students Of
boy Work" will lend their able
assistance to the conduct of the
convention.
The Minden reception commit
tee announces that all who come
will be entertained and need not
i take the trouble to send their
names in advance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-05
SOLDIERS GIVEN PREFERENCE
IN RECONSTRUCTION WORK
DR.. W. B. Beauchamp, Director
General of Missionary Cente-
nary, Says Methodist Church
Will Use Soldiers In Rebuild
ing Program.

"Our first duty Is to give the return
Ing soldier a job" declared DR.. w.
B. Beauchamp, DireCtor-General OF the
Centenary Campaign Of the NJ. E..
Church, South, to group of neWspa-
per representatives. THE boys com
ing back will not be nearly so thrilled
over flag-waving and shouts from the
sidewalk as they will be to feel the
grasp of a friendly hand and the
words, We've got job waiting for
you, old fellow All over the country
men are using their best wits and en-
ergies to find places for the boys who
were willing to face death when the
need came.
THE Methodist Church can do its
part in giving work to the boys who
are coming back, and we are going to
do that part to the best of our ability.
From May Is to % we will conduct a
drive for S116,000,OO0, Of which our
own church, the M. E. Church, South,
will be responsible for $4,000, 900. The
success of this campaign will mean
tie immediate erection Of churches
and schools and the opening of jobs
of all kinds.
MANY Of the returning boys may
pot be adjusted to the after-the-war