The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-11-24
STATE NEWS

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vile county, who was shot in pistol
fight with Policeman Cannon and 70
hceman Crawford, the former beng
instantly killed and the latter wound
ed, died on Thursday.
Bois Ammons, negro, shot and KILL
ed Bertha Williams, negro woman, at
Kingtree recently. He then turned
the gun on himself and shot his own
head off. Jealousy is said to have
been the cause of the double tragedy
There are in South Carolina, ac-
cording to the census figures, 3S9, Ivy
males over 21 years of age. Of these
3S7.149 are citizens native born.
There are 197,542 white males of
voting age, and 1873, Ala negroes over
21 years old. -
B. J. Mixson, for several years a
merchant of Orangeburg, has been
appointed postmaster in that city. 1t
is stated that Mr.. Nixon is an ad-
herent of the Tolbert faction of the
republican party. The pdstofice car
ries salary of $4,000 per year.
While making an arrest recently,
Sheriff j. II. FAINT, of Union, resorted
to the butt of his pistol in an effort to
subdue his prisoner. The pistol was
discharged in the act, and the bullet
entered the sheriff's abdomen, inflict-
ing a wound from which be died a
day or two later.
The Fairey Seed company's store
in Orangeburg was destroyed by hre
Friday. The concern carried a stock
>of about $4,000. Insurance of SlO,-
900 was carried. 1t is thought that
the fire was of incendiary origin, but
there is no clue to the perpetrator
Of the deed, if such was the case.
The hunger strike has struck South
Carolina. Mrs. Efie Hudgins, in the
York Jail for completely in the kill
ing of her husband, J. Pink Hudgins,
the last heard from had refused to
touch morsel of food for three days.
Albert Zimmerman is alleged to have
done the killing, and Mrs. Hudgins is
charged with being accessory.
Arrangements have been made to
reopen the Enterprise Bank, of Char
leston, which recently closed its
doors, on the condition that deposl-
tors may not expect to withdraw any
funds deposited within year. 1t is
said that many Of the customers OF
the bank have agreed to the arrange
ment, and that the bank will be open
ia q few days.
The body Of dead negro infant
was found in an Orangeburg well
recently, according to the Times and
Democrat The body was badly de-
composed, and persons had been US
ing water out of it until the discov-
cry. A young negro girl was ar
rested and admitted it was her child.
The girl alleges, it is said, that the
father of the child took it away from
her and she did not know what dis
position he made of it. The girl was
a student of one of the colored col
leges.
Killing for sport is meeting with
opposition in York county, where
steps are being taken to oppose the
reckless killing of the "bob white,
purely for sport. The partridge has
been an ally of the farmers in the
fight against the boil weevil, and it
is being agitated that the birds should
not be killed for sport, and it is
pointed out that many persons, good
shots, will kill hundreds of the birds
in a days hunt purely because it is
good sport.
A vest button and bit Of cloth
found beside the dead body of ]. Pink
Hudgins in York county led. to the
arrest of Albert Zimmerman for the
alleged murder. When Zimmerman
was arrested in North Carolina his
clothing was examined, and it was
found that button had been torn
from his vest. The button found by
the dead man corresponded to the
buttons on Zimmerman's vest, and
the cloth was also evidently. the same.
Zimmerman refused to discuss the
matter.