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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-18
INDICATIONS POINT
TO OTHER KILLINGS
Eizhteen or Twenty Negroes May
Have Been Slain On Williams
Farm. Names Of Three Others
Giyen-Charges Of Kid
mapping

Atlanta, April l4.-Annouace-
ment that indications pointed to IL
or 20 negroes in all having been
killed on the John S. Williams farm
in Jasper county through a period
extending as far back as 1910 and
Of their intention to widen the scope
of their investigations into alleged
peonage in Jasper and other Georgia
counties was made here today by
agents Of the department OF. justice.
Names of three. more negroes al
lesed to have been killed, were made
public.
Jasper county is in the southern
district Of the federal district court
Of Georgia and simultaneously with
the announcement by department OF
justice agents, Hooper Alexander,
federal attorney for the northera
district, said it was probable. ne
would turn all evidence his office has
gathered over to John W. Bennett,
federal attorney for the southern
district. Mr.. Bennett said tonight
over the long distance telephone that
az soon as he received an official re-
port from federal agents he would
arrange to place the evidence before
the grand jury which meets in
Macon, May 2. Indictments in the
nothern district would be for "kid-
mapping charges" where negroes
we're taken from towns in: that dis
trict. The federal grand jury here
meets April rs and Mr.. Alexander
indicated "kMnapping' charges
would be placed before it.
Since the conviction of Williams
and his sentence to life imprison-
meut in the state court az Covington
on a charge of murder of one Of the
negroes alleged to have been taken
from his farm into Newton county
and drowned, and indictments
against his sons and Clyde Manning,
negro farm boss, negroes who form
erly worked on the farm 1T more
communicative, according to Vim
cent Hughes, in charge Of the de-
partment of justice bureau Of inves-
tigation here.
Newspapermen were allowed to-
day to listen to stories told by sew
eral negroes with the proviso that
they would not reveal names. Three
witnesses declared they knew that
Aleck Dyer, Nick and Mamie Walker
all negroes, were killed on the Will
Hams farm in 1910 and 1911.
'Dyer was killed because he ran
away twice." one of the negroes de-
cared.
ut was said, though, that Nick
and his wife, Mamie, were knocked
off because they were too old to do
any more work.
Another negro declared about 40
farm hands were worked on the Will
liams farm back in 1910 and that
they YER kept locked up at night
and had balls and chains fastened to
their legs in the day. One negro
said he was kept on the farm for
six years and was we'll fed and
clothed, but given only 81. He also
charged that negroes were whipped
when they Jagged at their work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-18

to Mrs Ellen Vorone DuPre, and be-
ing same lots owned by H. T. Tusten,
deceased, and conveyed to him by
Ellen Verone DuPre on the 9th day
of September 1902, said deed being
recorded in Office of Clerk of Court
for .Abbcville County in deed book
No. % at page 4.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur-
chaser to pay for stamps and papers.
THOS. P. THOMSON,
Master A. c., s G
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-18
M A S T E RS S A L E
The State Of South Carolina,
COJINTY Of ARREVuJE

COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE
Court of Common Pleas.
MRS. ELIZA T. GARY, Plaintiff
against
WILLIAM w. BRADLEY, JR. ct a..
Defendants
By authority of a Decree of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleas fo"
Abbeville County, in said State, mad"
in the above stated case, I will offer
for sale, at Public Cutlery, at Able.
Vile C. H., S. c., on Salesday in Ma:
A. D, 1921, within the legal hours o.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-18
STRIKE IN ENGLAND
MAY BEGIN FRIDAY
Llyod George Gives Chance for Re-
newai Of Negotaitions-Wosld
Know Why Offers Rejected.

London April 14.-Premier Lloyd
George has provided the leaders OF
the triple alliance with another
opening for renewal of negotiations
in the miners strike and the gener-
al strike Of railway men and trans
port workers in supporting Of it, by
asking for the grounds of their re-
fusal Of the governments offer. And
any influence the labor leaders who
are outside the orbit Of the actual
conflict may be able to exert on the
~disputants seems for the moment to
be the remaining slender thread up
on which industrial peace hangs.
That such attempts at mediation
! viii continue and that there r still
two days before the general strike
becomes operative r the only
hopeful signs.
After the receipt Of the announce
ment Of the triple alliance" that its
members would be called from
their work Friday night, Premier
Lloyd George sent the following re-
ply to the alliance:
"Dear MI. Thomas general secre-
tary of the railway union) and Mr..
Williams ~(secretary Of the trans
port workers federation):
81 am in receipt of your letter.
The decision you report is a grave
one. You threaten Friday night to
dislocate the whole Of the transport
service of this country 80 essential
to the life of the nation.
I should like to know the grounds
on which you are determined to in
flict such a serious blow on your
fellow countrymen.
yours falthfully,
(Signed) Lloyd George"
The triple alliance sat until a late
hour tonight and it was decided to
send a reply to the premier's letter
Thursday morning when the deliber.
atoms of the triple alliance are re-
sumed.
A manifesto issued by the miners
federation tonight seems to render
any possibility of renewed negotia-
tions hopeless, apart from such
yielding on the side of the govern
ment as the miners themselves say
they can hardly expect. The govern
ment yesterday met the miners
half way by agreeing to give such
financial assistance as would be
necessary to start the regulation of
wages on a national basis. The
miners, however, insisted on &C.
ceptance also of the pooling Of prof
its, which the government through
out had declared to be impossible.
This irreconcilable attitude is de-
priving the miners of any support in
the press and apparently Is tending
to ALLEVIATE the sympathy Of a large
section of the public who had been
impressed during the course Of the
dispute with the justice Of the
miners claims for greater consider
alton than the owners had given in
recent wAge offers.
Organized labor, however is stead
lily consolidating on the side of the
miners. The Amalgamated Society
Of Locomotive Men and Fremen,
whose attitude previously had been
doubtful, decided today to strike
with the triple alliance. The execu-
L. - H. D.s1--- 11--1- 5000
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ANA<AS LIN ~
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
Court of Common Pleas.
ABBEvILLE SAVINGS & INVEST
VENT CO.. a Corporation,
Plaintiff
against
JAS. S. COTHRAN, JR., and others
Defendants.
By authority of a Decree of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleas for
Abbeville County, in said State, made
in the above stated case, I will offer
for sale, at Public Cutlery, at Able
vile, C. H., s. c., on Salesday in
May, A. D. 1921, within the legal
hours Of sale the following described
land, to wit: All that certain tract or
parcel of land, situate, lying and be-
ing in the City OF Abbeville, In the
Abbeville County, in the State afore-
said, containing Three (3) Acres,
more or less, with the three dwelling
houses thereon, the same being
bounded by lands of W S. Cothran
on the East (Hodges lot), on the
South by Seaboard Air Line Railway,
on the West by lands formerly of Bob
Farrow, and on the North by Mosely
Ferry Street. This tract of land des-
cribed above will be divided into
three (3) lots and sold as divided.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur-
chaser to pay for stamps and papers.
THOS. P. THOMSON,
4, 1,21 Master A. c., S. G
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Man Shot, Wife and Three
Patrolmen Hurt i'm Fight
Straitjacket and BcIlevue End
Art Criticism Of West 9th
Street Resident

Something about the pictures on the
wall of his home at 20S West Sixty
seventh Street offended the taste Of
Michael McEnroe yesterday and he
began to throw them out Of the win
dow, to the accompaniment of his wife's
screams of protest.
Patrolman Tully, of the West Sixty
eighth Street police station. finding
the door bolted, reached the McEnroe
apartment by the fire escape and tried
to soothe the rampant critic. Nc
Enroe, however, had broomstick and
got in the first whacks in the soothing
process.
Tully erappled with him and his re-
volver dropped from his pocket in the
struggle. Both men seized the weapon
and it went off just rs two other
patrolmen climbed through the win
dow. The bullet hit McEnroe in the
thigh, but he continued to fight, al
though now opposed TO three adver-
saries.
By the time he was subdued all
three patrolmen required the attention
Of an ambulance surgeon and a tailor
and Mrs. McEnroe had a sprained
wrist. McEnroe went to Bellevue Hos
pital in straitjacket, the three patrol
men reported sick and Mrs. McEnroe.
her wrist bandaged, started in Quest Of
the despised pictures.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Purse Snatcher Rescued
From Crowd by Police
Brooklyn Youth Captured After
Woman Victim Pursues Him
From Subway to Street

Mrs. Ellen Garvin, fifty years old,
of East Fiftyseventh Street, whose
purse was snatched from her by a
youth at the exit gate of the Atlantic
Avenue I. r. r. subway station late
yesterday afternoon, recovered 1t few
minutes later, after her pursuit had
resulted in the capture of the thief.
AS Mrs. Garvin was leaving the sta
tion g youth who had followed her
from the train crowded her between
the exit gate and the wall and seized
her handbag. She frightened her grip
on the handle and screamed. With a
jerk the youth pulled the bag from the
handle.
During the tussle a second train came
into the station and crowd came surg
ing toward the gate. The youth ran.
Mrs Garvin, with second shout, pur-
sued him. She was Joined by num-
Der Of men.
On gaining the street the youth ran
into a cigar store at 148 Flatbush Ave-
nue. and dived into a telephone booth.
The crowd followed him into the store
and dragged him from the booth and
out into the street, where cries Of
Lynch him!" were raised.
Detectives Downs and Coffey, of the
Bergen Street station, took the youth
from TIE crowd. They recovered Mrs.
Garvins handbag, which contained $40,
and in the telephone booth they also
found g. revolver.
The police said that the prisoner gave
his name as Charles Carlson, machin-
ist, twenty seven years old, of 44O3
Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, where he said
he occupied a furnished room.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Legislature
To Rush Bills
For Economy
CONTINUED from page enc)


vors in the shape of denomination and
reelection" said Mr.. Glynn. Gov
ernor Miller was coaxed to take the
nomination for Governor, and he is
absolutely foot rec with reference to
obligations to leaders or cliques. He
can afford to drive through q drastic
economy program because he does not
care what happens to himself politi-
cally."
Asked about wage schedules in the
state service, Chairman Oynn said:
ut would not surprise me to see the
schedules somewhat reduced. The eco
ncmic trend is downward. 1t would not
surprise me to see the Legislature
bring about a downward revision Of the
wage schedules There is no good rea-
son for raising the wages of man or
woman in the service Of the state above
competitive commercial level just
because that man or woman is~on the
state pay roll
"The State of New York has busi-
ness man in the Governors chair, and
when he gets through with his re-
trenchment program the business of the
comm onwealth will be on much better
ha isr
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
I,a1nar Gives Himself Up,
Then Is Freed on Bail
Attorney Gets Habeas Corpus
Writ for the ''Wolf of
Wall Street"

David Lamar, "Ihe Wolf Of Wall
Street" surrendered himself yesterday
to United States Marshal Mccarthy.
Thereupon his attorney. Stephen Bald
win, obtained from Judge Martin Man
ton in the United States District
Court a writ of habeas corpus, and
Lamar was released in $4,000 bail
Lamar was at liberty pending litiga-
tion in the Appellate Divisions of the
United States courts. He was con-
ylcted on May 21, 1917, of conspiring
with Won Rintelen to obstruct the ship
ment of munitions to the Allies by
fomenting strikes here and was SEN
fenced to a years imprisonment in
Mercer County, N. j., Pententiary.
" The United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals affirmed the conviction in
June, 1919, and in October of that year
the United States Supreme Court de-
clined to review the case. At the time
Of hia conviction Lamar was serving a
term in the Federal Penitentiary in
Atlanta for impersonating Attorney
General Palmer, who was then a Repre-
Last December the Supreme Court
dismissed writ Of error obtained by
defendants counsel and ordered the
defendant 10 report to the United
States Marshal before January 10 to
begin his sentence.
Lamar surrendered himself before
the date stipulated 80 that a writ of
habeas corpus could be argued.
Argument on the writ will be heard
Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Inquiry Into Injury of
Cycle Policeman Likelv
Patrolman Said to Have Told Of
Being Ordered to Ride Ma.
chine. Though Tnexnert

:, ! An n investigation probably will be
the result of the serious injury suf-
tered by Patrolman Gustave Reich, Of
the 112th Street Precinct, Elmhurst.
l.. l., While driving new police motor
cycle and sidecar last Tuesday after
noon.
Reich is in Flushing Hospital with
his left leg fractured in two places, and
1t is doubtful, physicians say, if he
will be able to do patrol duty again.
He will be in the hospital at least six
weeks.
The injured patrolman's version of
the accident has caused much comment
in Queens. 1t is said he told physicians
that although he knew nothing about
driving motorcycle he was assigned
to the task.
According to Reich, the reserves In
the police station were assembled on
Tuesday afternoon by Captain John Il.
Rcith, who told them a new motor
cycle and sidecar was at Long Island
City police station and that he wanted
a volunteer to bring it in. There was
no response to this call, it is said
Then, according to Reich, Captain
Reith selected him for the task.
Reich lost control of the machine at
Seventeenth Street and Queens Boule-
ward and crashed into fence after
leaping the sidewalk. The machine was
dom Olicbod
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Driver Finds Horses at
Trucks Front and Rear
And Another Driver Dives Into
Hudson in Haste TO Trail
Lost Team az

Henry Wern, of 99S First Avenue
who had charge of two horses aboam
Chambers Street ferryboatslast night
tied the animals to q truck and went
nto the cabin for forty winks. When
he woke up the boat was starting on
its return trip to the New Jersey shor.
His horses and his hitching post vera
gone.
Seeing that much at a glance, wern
made flying leap from the stern Of
the boat. An Erie Railroad employee
fshed him out of the slip with boat
hook, and, pausing only to shake the
water. from his face, he set out afoot
in search of his horses. He found them
at the West Twentieth Street police
station, where Martin Harmon, a driver,
had left them when he discovered, f.
his amazement, that two horses were
hitched to the tail of his truck.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Home Destroyed, 2 Dead
In Mysterious Explosion
Son and Daughter of J. W. Shef.
fer, Indiana Stock Raiser,
Killed bv Blast

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 6.-Two
persons are dead and two others are
injured, one probably fatally, as a re-
suit of mysterious explosion which
destroyed the home of j. w Shelter,
nationally known fancy stock raiser
at Auburn, Ind, twenty miles north of
Fort Wayne, at O'Clock this evening.
The dead d-Ebber Shelter, twenty
four years old, and Ellen Shelter,
twelve years old, son and daughter of
Mr.. Shelter
Mrs. Shelter is believed to be dying
suffering from internal injuries. The
extent OF Mr.. Shelters injuries has not
yet been determined.
The explosion occurred while the
family was grouped about the table
after supper. The blast shattered win
dows for several blocks and was heard
several miles away.
Mr.. Shelter declared he had nc
known enemies and secuted the idea
that bomb had been planted under
the house.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Robbed of $3.50 in Hallway
Plumber, Invited to Card Came,
Held Up; One Arrested

Waicek Szeling, forty-one years old,
plumber, of 439 East 121st Street,
appeared in Harlem Court before
Magistrate Bernard Douras yesterday
as complainant against William
Storychachi, of S41 East Ninetyfourth
Street, who he charges was one Of q
party Of men who stole $3.50 from him
in the hallway of the defendants homo
earlier in the day.
According to Szeling he had been
invited by the defendant to card
game, He said that when he reached
the hallway two men jumped out, one
of them saying, whats the use Of
plyaing cards for his money? 1t will
take too long. Let's take It now"
Then Szeling says he was struck and
lost consciousness. When he regained
his senses the two men were gone.
Storychachi, who was later arrested at
his home, denied the charge. He was
held in $4,000 bail for examination
SATURDAY.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Taxi Drivers ssBandit''
Holds Him Up as Speeder
Chauffeur Finds Man in Cordu.
roy Suit ons Motorcycle Is
Armed With Summons

Andrew Fuca, of Thornwood, N. Y,
drives taxicab and owns a diamond
ring. He was wearing the diamond
and riding in the taxi yesterday after
noon when he heard shout behind
him on Gramatan Avenue, Mount
Vernon.
He was being pursued by a man on
motorcycle who was wearing cor
duroy suit. Bandit" thought Andrew.
He looked at his diamond ring and put
on more speed. Near the Bronxville
line the motorcycle overlook him.
"All right" said Andrew, "you got
me Take what have and be damned
to you
Talking kinder funny, ain't you,
son? Pm a motorcycle cop. My names
Shier. Just wanted to give you sum-
mons for specdin'."
:, ooh thanks!: And say, Happy New
Year!" quoth Fuca.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Three Masked Women
Beat Anti-Vice Preacher
Pastor, Lured by Fake Call and
Attacked With Pokers, Is Not
Expected to Live
specsa! Dispatch to Tho Tribune

Specs0! UtSpofch to The Tribune
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Jan. g.
The Rev. A. c. Jacobs, pastor OF tho
De Long Memorial Methodist Church,
was lured to the outskirts of Council
Bluffs by a fake telephone message
late last night and beaten with stove
pokers by three masked women dressed
as men and one man, armed with
knife. The pastor is not expected to
live.
The Rev Mr.. Jacobs has been waging
campaign on vice. Last nigh, he
was asked over the telephone to come
to see a man who was dying. As he
alighted from his automobile his as
sailants ran from vacant lot and
with a cry of We've got him!" they
began beating him. AS he fell under
the attack, the male assailant said:
If this doesn't keep you from preach
ing against poor starved men and
women who are out of jobs and have to
make a living in crooked ways, we'll
burn you alive the next time"
The assailants left their victim lying
unconscious.
The Rev. Mr.. Jacobs has been here
about six months. Formerly he lived
at Industry, n Y, and for time was
connected with the Salvation Army
in New York City.
The Rev. D. f. Cleveland, pastor of
the Dodge Memorial Congregational
Church, who has been aiding in the
antivice crusade, was lured to the
scene Of last nights assault about
three weeks ago, beaten, tied in his
automobile and the car set afirc.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Seven Indicted for
Alleged Fraud at
The Last Election
August Grand Jury Saws
Many Poll Officials Are Ie.
norant and Unfit and All.
vocates Voting Machines

The August grand jury, which hs.
been investigating alleged election
frauds in the recent elections, yes...
day handed up indictments aea,pss
seven men to Judge John F. McIntv-s
in General Sessions. The names of tga
indicted men were not disclosed and
will not be until they are arraisnea
Accompanying the indictments was
a presentment from the grand iurv
advocating the use Of voting machiSes
and urging that the election law n
so amended that higher type Il
citizen can be enlisted in the work 4,
canvassing ballots. The present elec.
tion system also was severely criticizea
in the presentment. "a
Declaring that the laws govern;ns
the conduct of general elections in M
city gre loosely drawn and inads.
quate," the presentment goes on to ';ss sss
that "tfe men who are appointed else.
ton officials in the various election
districts in this city are. In many
Eases, unframed, ignorant and sbso.
lutely untitled for their very imm-
portant duties" r.s
The presentment says that In MANY
districts the ballot boxes are abso.
lutely inadequate for use, either hss.
cause the boxes are too small or tba
number OF voters is too large, and rec &c
ommends ito the court and to t,a
proper legislative authorities that ,sws
be enacted to remedy this stuat;ona
which, owing to the size of the citv 7
becoming more complex every yesr
And the grand jury wishes to suspes,
that voting machines be installea !"
New York City as they have been in IN;
stalled in districts throughout the Stat
Of New York outside of New Yors
City" -'iA i.S
Higher compensation Is also. nross
for election officials. Judge McIntSre
dismissed the grand jury with thanks
after assuring it that copies of the nrJJ,
sentiment would be forwarded to tho
proper authorities.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Sing Sing to aid Miller
In Program Of Economy
No Salary Increases This Year,
While La,cos Also Announces
Some Jobs FIJI Be abolished

OSSINING, N. Y, Jan. 6.-Warden
Lewis f. Lawes informed employees at
Sing Sing to-day that there would be
no salary increases this year, because
Of the economies which the new ad-
ministration is seeking TO accomplish
Instead, there probably will be a re-
duction in the number of employees at
the prison. For the last three years
the prison staff has been larger than
it was four years ago, although at that
time the prison had 1900 inmates. Now
it has only 1,100.
It is thought that the Office of chief
clerk will be one of those abolished
and that other Offices will be consoli-
dated so as to eliminate several en-
ployees. A saving probably can be cf-
fected also in the travelling expenses
attendant upon transferring prisoners
from one prison to another. Alto
gether it is believed that at least $780,
600 will be saved this year in the State
Prison Department.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Prison Fired in Fatal Riot

MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, Jan. s.-A
tailor shop in the West Virginia peni
tentiary here was set on fire tonight
by several convicts who tried to es-
cape. The prisoners cut big belt in
the engine room and when 1t snapped
the lights in all sections of the peni-
tentiary went out. They then attacked
several other prisoners in the engine
room. One OF these men, Henry Du-
cas-, of Kanawha County. died from
knife wounds shortly after the attack.
prisoner. man serving a life term,
had escaped during the trouble.
A few minutes after the lights went
out armed guards started roundup
Of the prisoners, escorting them to
their cells. and Warden Terrill re-
ported that there was little trouble ex-
perienced in this work.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
MIR. Cinsberg Pays SIS
To Learn 'sCops Is Cops

Since Hyman Ginsbergs been read
ing about thieves and things he has
ifme to be Of somewhat distrustful
nature Hymap was in one Of his dis
trustful moods yesterday while stand
ing on Third Street. between Second
and Third avenues, with several other
men.
A stranger nudgsd Hyman. "Move
on" said the stranger "Y're blockin
traiHc."
Whore you7" scowlet Hyman.
"OAlcer. Ses my shield?"
>"Oh, gee," gruntcd Lyman. He
seized the mans shield and shouted
@Policei"
A short Tina later Hyman found
himself before Magistrate Max S.
levine In Essex Market court. The
Magistrate identified the stranger who
rad nudxed Hyman az Policeman Dem
MS Wright, OF the Is. Inspection Dis
tf5ct.
."Weli, he had no uniform, Your
Honor" muttered LYMAN, "and
tbere're so many hoid-ups these days
and 50 many with police badges you
can't tell who's cop and who's not"
Hymsn paid IS fine.