Barnwell Situation Han About Cleared
Observer Bureau, Hotel Jefferson,
_ Columbia, 8. C? _D??. 4.? "They are
going to lynch 40' negroes," was the
message that came to Governor Blease
this morning from Barnwell, S. C.,
where E. J. Best, a prominent mer
chant was shot and killed last night.
This message came from Senator Pat
terson of Barnwell County, who ex
citedly Informed the Governor that the
posse had already formed. He called
on the Governor tor aid.
Governor Blease got. busy at once,
\ telegraphing the sheriff to preserve
fcporder and to organize a posse cornl
btatua to keep the peace; to the captain
'of the military company at Barnwell
to .bave his command g?t under arms,
and to Charles Carroll Simms, fn in
fluential citizen of Barnwell to do
what he could to relieve tbe situation
that was so tense. ' n.
All night long the posse scoured the
byways In Barnwell County and
brought to the county jail many neg
roes. By this morning fully 40 had
been rounded up and were charged
with complicity in the killing of Mr.
Best. It was these negroes that Doc
tor Patterson phoned the Governor
there was danger of lynching. J3ov
ernor Blease, after dispatching the
telegrams, awaited news from the
scene of the trouble.
An interesting fact in connection
with the matter is that the military
company at Barnwell is one of those
companies ordered mustered out by
the Government on failure to come up
to reinspectlon requirements recently,
"If that company Is disbanded I don't
know what I can do," said the Gover
nor tills morning. "There is no other
company in close touch."
The Bambery company was also
one of the companies that the War
Department has ordered mustered
out A conference, however, will be
held here soon with a view to bring
ing these companies back into the re
quirements. ?
Scott Madison, charged with the
killing. Mitchell Story and Gilbert Mil
ler, three Barnwell negroes, were rush
ed to the penitentiary this evening in
an automobile from the scene of last
night's murder and placed In the-pris
on for safekeeping.
This course was taken for fear of
lynching. A dispatch from Barnwell
this evening is that the militia held
in readiness was not called out.
The coroner's jury held Madison for
the killing, and the other two negroes
as accessories before and after the
fact. ?
Mr. Best, who was killed, came out
of a restaurant last night, and pushed
| a negro'*)ut of the way. A soda
water bqttle was thrown at Mr. Best.
Then hertook if up with Madison, but
Madison said another negro did the
throwing. Just as Mr. Best walked
away Madison shot, lilm, according to
the evidence at the inquest.
The grand jury will immediately be
summoned and a .trial will be held
right away, is the report from Barn
well tonight.
Freight Rate Resolution.
At a meeting of the officers and ad
visory board of the Just Freight Rate
Association for North Carolina, held
December S'-at the office of the Cham
ber of Commerce of Greensboro, the
following resolution J. C. Forrester,
was unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, Richmond, Norfolk, Pet
ersburg and Roanoke', Va., through
their respective chambers of com
merce have appeared before the inter
state Commerce Commission in an at
tempt to prevent the establishment of
reduced freight rates from Cincinnati
' and other western points of origin to
North Carolina (joints of destination,
as agreed upon between the railroads
and the North Carolina Legislature
and
"Whereas, the petition of these Vir
ginia cities pray,p that the carriers be
denied tjW right to establish the pro
posed rates, because proposed rates
are In a few Instances lower to North
Carolina destinations than to destina
tions In Tennessee between Cincinnati
and points In North Carolina via same
routes and because proposed rates are
higher to some points In western North
Carolina than to same otiper points in
eastern^ North Carolina, while they
make no mention of the fact that ajl
rates to all points in North Carolina!
are much higher than to Richmond,"
Norfolk, Petersburg and Roanoke, and
that hundreds of these North Carolina
points arc between points of origin
in the west and the Virginia cities
named, and
"Whereas, if Hi?aii_-Vlrginla cities
^believe as they charge that present
Prates discriminate- In favor of North
Carolina points against these Virginia
cities, their remedy lies In a straight
forward, dignified complaint covering
that point and not In an Ignoble at
tempt to prevent this readjustment by
hiding behind the alleged Injustice
which might be done some unimport
ant points'ln Tennessee, and
"Wheroas, the petition of these Vir
ginia cities is not made in good faith,
but is cleverly devised to mislead the
commission in the hope that present
rate* which are outrageously discrimi
natory in favor, of Richmond, Norfolk,
Petersburg and Roanoke, Va., and
against the entire State of North Caro
lina, mar be continued in effect to the
end that the commerce of North Caro
lina aliall continue to pay unjust trib
ute to these Virginia cities.
"Resolved, that we heartily con
demn the chambeers of commerce of
Richmond, Norfolk, Petersburg and I
Roanoke, Va.. for their quibbling petl- 1
tlon In an attempt to defeat an adjust
ment that grants North Carolina only
partial relief from unjust conditions,
we commend the manly position so
far taken by Lynchburg and other
Virginia cities who have not become
parties to this Insincere petition, and
we call on every loyal citizen qf North
Carolina to show their righteous indig
nation against Richmond, Norfolk, and
Petersburg and Roanoke for their at
tempt, through the statement of half
truths to retard the development of the
entire State of North Carolina in; the
Interest of a few jobbers In Rich
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By virtue of an order made bv the
Superior Court .of Franklin County, in
the case of J. R. Debnam vs. Hi JI.
Dickens, I shall on Monday, the 1st <W
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door in the (own of Loaisburg, N. C.,
sell at public auction to the highest
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ing the lands of J. G. Murphy, T. C.
Collins and others, and bounded as fol
lows: On the Sorth.by the lands of J.
G. Murphy; on the East by the land of
Fenner Leonard; on the South by the
land of 3. K. Collins, and on the West
by the land ot T. C. Collins, containing
seventeen and one-half (17 J) acres more
or less, being the home place of the
late Sim Debnam. Terms of sale cash.
This Oct. 27th, 1913.
W. M. PERSON, Comm'r.
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Entrance
NOTICE.
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the estate of W. D. Perry, deceased,
late of Franklin county, this is to noti
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said estate to present the same to the
undersigned on or before October 14,
1914, or this notice will be plead in bar
1 of their recovery. All persons owing
slid estate will come forward and
make immediate settlement. This Oc
tober 14. 19)3.
H. Morton, Adm'r.
Bert. T. Holden, Atty.
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Mapleville, N. C.
NOTICE
' Having qualified as administrator in
the estate of the la'e B.' H. Freeman.
This is to notify all persons holding
claims against said estate to present
the same to me on or before Oct. 8,
1914, or this' notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery. All persons indebted
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Adm'r. of B. H Freeman.
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