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he Monroe Journal VOL. 19. No. 35. t1 MONROE, N. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1912. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. Hl";il I-UXU SHOT A MAX. Disaster Come in Young Union County .Man Ah lie suit of Politi cal Tension Mr. I.:ng in a Fight Shout His Antagonist, is Then Attacked by a Mob and Finally rts Away In Aiken Juil. Mr. Hugh Long, son of County Commissioner W. G. Long, in a street fight last Saturday night, shot, and perhaps killed his antago nist at Yagener. in Aiken county, S. C. and as a result was attack ed by a mob, but was finally got to safety in the Jail at Aiken. Mr Long Is mayor of the town of Wag ener, and has Just been nominated as a candidate for Aiken county lor the legislature. Squire Long received a telegram Sunday saying that his son had gotten into trouble, and he and Mrs. Long left on Sunday for Aiken. No accurate details of the affair can be had. but the friends here of Mr. lxmg hope that it will be found true that he is not to blame In the distressing affair. He has Just passed through a very hot cam paign, and the wonder is that there fcss not been more bloodshed in tnat State. Mr. Long has been practicing law and editing a news paper at Wegener for some time. He is a man of determination, and though he does not seek a difficul ty, he will not run from one. The following are extracts from the Columbia State's specials: Wagoner, Sept. 28. To-night the little town of Wagener, Aiken coun ts lica within th throes of a dis orderly and turbulent condition nev er before experienced In its entire history. The condition arises from the fact that In a personal encoun ter this afternoon about 6 o'clock, on the business square of the town. Hugh Long, representative elect of Aiken county, shot and probably mortally wounded Pickens Gunter, president of the Bank of Wagener and one of the county's oldest and most prominent citizens. The wounded man Is a first cous in to R. L. Gunter, who is prosecut ing attorney of this, the Second, (mllr-lnl district. No clear connected story of the difficulty can tie obtained ai mis time. All reports are conflicting and no two reported details coincide with each other. Rva wltnPKHMi to the traeedv are silent and suslpcious and refuse to discuss the matter. But this much is clear. About 6 o'clock this af ternoon, the two combatants, who were bitter political enemies, met in front of the local branch of Western Carolina and bitter evect Iih wr hurriedly exchanged and lefore anyone could realize what was transpiring the two men had clashed. A relative of the wounded man, Ray Gunter, a political friend of Un riiuhoH In and RDDarentlV en- "rt - - deavored to separate the combat ants. And it was at this time that HrVona Hunter was shot. Some claim that Long shot while Pickens Gunter was on top or him wnne others state that it was not Long uhn foil in the cround In the clinch but the two Gunters and that Long stood off and fired twice ai me wounded man. However, all wit nesses agree that two shots were fired. The first missed; the second found Its mark, penetrating at the left and lower portion of the abdo men and making its exit through t ha bnrk. having caused cleurly through the body. The instrument used was a 38 calibre revolver t.nnir then hastened from the scene not going to his own house, but in thot nf a neiehhor. where he re mains barricaded at this time. Of the twelve or more persons inter viewed on the matter all agree In venturing the opinion that tne (in ference between the two men arose from a peculiar and strained politi cal situation which has been exist ing in this county and particularly In this section for some time. Briefly two men from Wagner, Hugh Long and J. C. Lester Bush bee, were In the raec for house of representatives. The lines were closely drawn In the immediate vi cinity. The factionalism was bitter and personalities were Indulged in indiscriminately. The election of Long in the second primary fanned th hatred to an unbelievable de giee and Long was sent numerous messages wherein his life was threat ened in the event that he should return to Wagener, bis home. But upon the election In the third pri mary of last Tuesday of Mr. Bush bee, Long feeling himself safe vent ured to return home. All this after noon the trouble was precipitated. THE RACE THROUGH THE NIGHT. Aiken, Sept. 29. After eluding a mob of determined men bent upon wreaking vengeance upon him after he bad shot Pickens H. Gunter, president of the Bank of Wagener, on the streets of that town yester day afternoon, and after suffering niand hardships and traveling under serious difficulties more than 25 wiles through the rain last night. Hugh Long, mayor of Wagener and representative elect, was brought to Aiken this morning by two rural po licemen and placed In Jail. Muscoe Samuels and 8. E. Holley. the offi cers who accomplished one of the cleverest ruses ever worked in this county to protect a prisoner from violence, arrived In Aiken, haggard and worn out with the hardships of a wild nigtt, at 7 o'clock. When Sheriff Rabon and his dep uties reached Wagener last night they found an angry mob surround ing the house In which Long had barricaded himself. Long, who was apparently ve.-y tlad to see the offi cers of the law, was stationed en the second floor of the house, at the head of a narrow stairway, arm eti with two loaded revolvers and k shot gun, and holding his ground v. 1th a determination that convinced officers beyond doubt that if he d been attacked by the mob he would have sold his life dear. PREPARE!) FOR BATTLE. According to the sheriff. Long had taken up a position which he could have held against the on slaught of the crowd until his am munition was exhausted, and before he could have been killed. It was apparent that he couuld have shot down at least a dozen of the at tacking party. Cpon his arrival Sheriff Rabon acV dressed the crowd, but bis words ot advice were unavailing. In a gin house a few yards away were gath ered a large number of men. These Long could see through a window from his station at the head of the stairs. Their dark forms were mov ing about continuously, and occa sionally the glow of their cigars and clrgarettes resembled the dis play of so many fireflies. Other men formed a cordon around the house in which Long had taken refuge, and the mob kept their eyes upen the big black auto mobile in which the sheriff and his men came from Aiken, think ing that the officers would attempt to carry him away In the machine when they would have a better op portunity to make an attack. The sheriff, however, had no such intention. Realizing that to attempt to carry Long away in the face of the mob would mean, at the very least, the death of the prisoner, he ttsked the leader of the mob what they demanded. They answered that they would be satisfied If Long were kept in Wagener until daylight presumably to await word from the beside of Mr. Gunter, the desperately wounded man. When the sheriff Informed these men that he had no intention of trying to carry Long away In the automobile, many of those compos ing the mob were satisfied and left the scene, but enough remained to keep a pretty close watch out. Once when the driver of the automobile ran the machine across the road, a 'Olley of shots was fired over his head. Long was anxious to get away to a place of more security. At last, about midnight, one of the deputies found that the giard at the rear of the house had relaxed Its vigilance, he reported the mat ter to the sheriff, and the sheriff realizing that this was his opportun ity, told Long to go with the two deputies. A CLEVER RUSE. Long kissed his wife goodbye, and In the custody of the officers, who themselves were heavily armed, slip ped out of the back door and into the woods. For 12 miles the three men walked through the rain and the darkness, keeping away from the public roads and following by paths through the woods. They lost their way, and were near Sa'ley when one of the officers realized their location. Thirteen miles from Aiken they secured a buggy, and vet to the skin, worn and fatigued, they drove the remainder of the way. At Wagener, however, the sheriff and his other deputies maintained their guard of the house In which the mob supposed Long to still be held. This guard was kept up all night, and this morning when those of the mob who had been watching the big, black automobile all night asked concerning Long, they were told that he was probably In Aiken by that time. As it developed, the mob had guarded doubly against the officers of the law taking Long away by automobile. On every road leading out of town barricades were placed to stop or hinder the prog ress of any conveyance. Telephone poles were felled across the road In several places, and in others logs were piled up as barriers. Late last night before the main body of the mob dispersed an attack was made upon the office of the Wagener Edisto News, a weekly newspaper, which Long established about a year ago and which has been edited and published by him during his resi dence In Wagener. With brickbats, sticks and stones the windows and doors of the shop were battered in, and the front of the office completely wrecked. TWO OTHER ARRESTS. The sheriff this morning arrested Dr. O. B. Portwood and Hays Gun ter of Wagener and brought them with him to Aiken, placing them in Jail with Long. These men are charged in the warrant on which the arrests were made with being acces sories to the crime with which Long Is charged, it being alleged that Dr. Portwood, who is a prominent citizen of Wagener and who oper ates a drug store there, gave Long the pistol with which he shot Pick ens Gunter. Hays Gunter, It Is al leged, had hold of Pickens Gunter when he was shot by Long. With his shocking feet against a smouldering fire in a waiting room at the Aiken county Jail this morning, Hugh Long whose stormy career since he took up his residence In Aiken county a little more than a year ago, led to the sensational events of last night, this morning greeted two newspa per men who called upon him. He was smoking a corn cob pipe when his visitors entered. What he had passed through dur ing the previous twelve hours told plainly upon him he was haggard and worn, still a little nervous; but he smiled pleasantly and introduced his fellow prisoners. Dr. Portwood cud Hays Gunter. to the newspaper men. Long said that he had no statement to make at this time. When told that the mob had practi cally wrecked his newspaper shop, he remarked. "1 am not surprised." Hardly bad the sheriff reached Mken this morning when he receiv ed a telephone message from Wag ener stating that the situation In that troubled town Is still bad and growing worse. The sheriff was re quested to return to Wagener at once and bring with him the entire tural constabulary to preserve order. Two deputies were sent at once to the scene and in another automo bile went Robert L. Gunter, solici tor of this circuit a cousin of Pick ens Gunter end Mayor Herbert Gyles of Aiken. No definite word lias been received here today from Wagener as to the condition of Pick ens Gunter, who, however, is so des perately wounded, being shot through and through, that the phy sicians entertain not the least hope for his recovery. The fight between Long and Gun ter occurred about 6 o'clock Satur day afternoon on the main business square of Wagener. KxMct Bureau Report This Week. New Orleans. Sept. 29. The chief cents In the cotton market this week will be the bureau reports on condition and ginning. Both re ports will carry the crop down to Peptember 25. They will be issued Wednesday. At the close of last week opinion concerning the reports was very conflicting and It may be that the trade will be unable to get together on a common ground of expectation, especially concerning the condition figures. Many traders look for percentage ot from 68 to 70, but probably no one would be surprised tc see figures over 70 or under 68. Probably the conservative element in the market looks for decided deterioration. A month ago the condition of the crop was put at 74. 8. What the trade has heard of gin ning leads to the belief that the figures will be between 2,750,000 and 3,000,000 bales. According to reports coming in, ginning has been very heavy In Texas In excess of lust year, but has not been as heavy aa last year In other sec tions of the belt. A year ago, up to September 25 there were gin ned 8,676,594 bales. After the re ports are out of the way the trade will pay more attention to weather conditions. The date of the first killing frosts Is being awaited with great interest as it is generally fig' ured that they will have an import' ant bearing on the total out-turn of the crop. Signs of tropical storms and frost warnings will, of course, have an immediate bullish effect on prices. The spot markets continue very quiet and featureless and give no indications of develop' menu that will strongly affect the future markets. Young Man kills Himsrlf. Concord, Sept. 28. .Mr. Fred li. Fowler, proprietor of the Fowler Market of this city, tooK his own life .this morning at 9:4 5 o'clock by means of two shot with a 38-cal'.-ber pistol, both balls taking effect in his brain. A small colored boy employed by him returned from a trip just in time to find him barely alive; but before a doctor could be summoned from across the street, he was dead. Coroner Isenhour and Sheriff Honeycutt entered the room where his body lay, but it did not require empaneling a Jury to determine that the act was suicide, for the hand ot the dead man lay the pis tvl with the empty chambers. Stuck in between the door of the safe and the safe itself were a post card and a letter. On the postcard was written: "L. P. McKenzie. Charlotte. X. C. Destroy everyhtlng. 1 am in a hur ry. The letter was opened by t oroner Isenhour and read as follows: J. H. McKenzie, Charlotte. X. C. 'Dear Mack: "I would like for you to come over and look after my business. Any mail coming to me take charge of it, for when I am gone I don't want anything made public. ou can make this a statement. "I have missed In this life what I wanted most. "I would like to be buried by the side of my brother. Tell father and mother to forgive and forget. See that all my debts are paid out of what I have here. "Mr. Mack, this a cowardly act. Isn't it? But 1 must do it. Good bye to all. 'Respectfully. "FRED HIAT FOWLER." Mr. Fowler moved to Concord from Charlotte last year and open ed a mraket. He conducted the business here for about six montns, when the building he was located in caught fire and damaged his stock to such an extent that he closed out his business during the summer and only opened again about ten days ago. So far as Is known his business was In good condition and it is understood that his patronage was increasing. He made a number of friends during hie residence here and his tragic end was a shock to the town. The body was taken to the Bell & Harris undertaking establishment and peprared for burial. The pa rents of the young man, Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Fowler, live In No. 10 township, having moved there from Mecklenburg county about a year ago. (Mr. Fowler is a native of this county, his father having moved from here some years ago. The Journal.) Col. ItooHcvelt Visits Home of His .Mother. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 29. Colonel Roosevelt made a pilgrimage today to a quaint old house In Roswell L0 miles out of Atlanta. It was to the building In which his mother Martha Bulloch, was born and spent the early years of her life. He left Atlanta early that he might attend the church that his mother was a member of. When he reached the church he found that no service was to be held there to day. He returned to Atlanta for a few hours rest, then left for Chat tanooga, Tenn., where he speaks tomorrow morning. On his way to the station he stopped to see the cradle in which his mother was rocked to sleep. Colonel Roosevelt Bald that he en joyed his experience of last night at the Auditorium, where part of the crowd made an unsuccessful attempt to break up the meeting. He had one of the hardest nights of the campaign to obtain a hearing, but he said he had come to Atlanta with the determination that he would speak out his mind. Krlde of a Day Shot Dead. Lacrosse, Wis., Sept. 27. Tester day Ella Thompson, belle of Desota, Wis., became Mrs. Sever Vttrl through a wedding ceremony consld ered one of the most notable in the village. Today she was shot dead In the Burlington Railroad passen tier station at Lacrosse, and John Peterson, a disappointed suitor, who later inflicted a slight wound on his head, was arrested on a charge of murder. The shooting occurred In a crowd ed waiting room. Mr. and Mrs. Vttrl were to take a train home when Peterson approached and, nc cording to witnesses, bgan to fire The bride was shot through the back and fell dying to the walk. Peterson then turned the revolver upon himself. ID. Bryant Harrison, a Wake coun ty farmer who some month ago as saulted with a knife C. R. Sorrell, a ministerial student of Wako Forest College, charging that Sorrell had aided in the elopement and mprrlage of his daughter, was fined Snuo and sentenced to 60 days In jail when he plead guilty in Wake Su perlor court. C. T. Croom, a former deputy sheriff of New Hanover county charged with the murder of Magts (rate Sykee of Wilmington, whos death Is alleged to be the result of a blow on the head Inflicted by Croom, has surrendered. Man Mi-il to Deutli Saturday Xifcht. John Suther, an operative of the Iceiuorlee Mill, was shot Saturday niaht et the home of J. M. Gray, a mile above town, and died .-'und.'.v morning. The shooting occurred rbout eleven o'clock. Gray is in jail charged wilh the deed, and does not deny it. John st, an other operative, who went to the house with Suther, Is held in jail as a material witness. Gray's home does not bear a good reputation. It seems that some half dozen men ir.et at the house about the same lime, Suther and West going to gether and others going in pairs. Gray says that Suther demanded admittance and was refused and then swore that he would go in any way, and claims that he was actual ly trying to force an entrance into the window when he put his gun through the doer crack and fired upon him. As to how it was is not really known. The load of shot went Into the side of the man and passed through the body, carrying the gun wad and a button with them, and all rolling up in a ball just under the skin after passing entirely through the body. Some of the men who were about carried lnm home and some notified the olficers. Constable Fowler and D:-puty Sheriff Griffith quickiy went to the scene and arrested Gray, after a considerable struggle In the house with the man's wife and two daugh ters who sought to prevent the ar rest. At one time they locked the door on the officers and had them prisoners. Gray and West were placed in jail as mentioned above. The dead man has a wife, who is away in Concord, and several chll- Idren, who are at Icomorlee with his mother. His wife, when notified, phoned Chief Laney that she would not come here. MIL l.l'XTLIC HEAD. Unlonville Items. Correspondence of The Journal. Miss Bertha Price returned last week from Charlotte where she has completed a business course In King's Business College. Mrs. I. A. Williford, who spent several days with her parents in Bostlc has returned home. Mrs. Llllle Price and daughter have gone to Marshville to live. They will be missed In Unlonville. Mrs. A. A. Secrest. who has been right sick for several days, Is im proving. Mr. W. A. Cove spent Wednes day in Laurinburg on business, Mr. Alvls Baucom left last week for Hamlet, where he has bought an Interest In Mr. X. C. Price's mar ket. Mrs. Hargett has bought Mrs. Price's residence and will move to our village at an early date. Mr. Alfred Helms leaves in n few- days for Gastonla. where he has accepted a position with the South ern Power Corapnay. Mrs. Aisle Preeson, who is In a hospital In Charlotte, where she had an operation on ber eyes, is getting on nicely, and Is expected home soon. Messrs. Smith Bros, have pur chased' a new pinning machine for the Unlonville Manufacturing Com pany and they are now doing bus iness for the public again. A layman's conference will be held in the Methodist church the second Sunday In October. A num ber of able speakers will be pres ent and a large crowd Is expected. Speaking In Cincinnati the other day Governor Johnson, the Progres sive candidate for Vice President, said Taft Is entirely eliminated from the fight; that he had visited 18 ftates and had found no sentiment for the President. Asserting that he fight was entirely between Wil son and Roosevelt, the Governor said: "Wilson may be a very fine gentleman, but he Is untried. EV' erbody knows what Theodore Roose velt has done. He has won every fight he has entered." A !k on the Track of the fast express mean serious trouble r.head if not remmed. so does loss of appetite. It meins iHCk of vitality, Joss of strength and l:crve weakness. If appetite fails. take electric bitters quickly to over come the cause by toning up the stomach and curing the Indigestion. Michael Hesshelmer of Lincoln, Neb. ?!ad been sick over three years, but tlx bottles of Electric Bitters put Mm right on his feet again. They have helped thousands. They give pure blood, strong nerves, good di gestion. Only 50c. at English Drug Company's. Two Days for County Fair. The county meeting of the Farm ers' Union last Saturday decided to follow Its success of List year in holding a county fair wl'h one this fall embracing two whole days. Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 16th, are the days set. The peneral lines set last fall will be followed, only it Is intended to make this year's fair much more elabo rate and more successful in every way. Among the big attractions will be speeches by Mr. Clarence H. Poe, editor of . the Progressive Far mer, and Dr. D. H. Hill, president of the A. A M. College, if they can be secured. It was also decided to ask the agricultural department of the United States to allow Messrs. Schaub and Hudson, who are con ducting the demonstration work, to be present and act as judges of the exhibits, also that a lady be seut from the department to be judge of the exhibits made by women. Mr. T. J. W. Broom was appoint ed to solicit funds, and the follow ing committee of arrangements ap iointed: T. F. James, H. M. Green, J. W. Snider. W. E. L. Williams. J. P. Boyd. J. C. Griffin. W. A. Eu banks, R. B. Cuthbertson and J. R. Eason. The Union is going in for a big and useful occasion and The Jour nal desires to say that they should have the hearty co-operation of the business men and all other citizens An additional feature this year will be that Saturday will be education al day and the co-operation of the school people is desired. Death of Mr. .1. MaNsey Terrell. Mr. J. Massey Terrell, one of the oldest citizens of the county, died at the home of his son, Mr. W. H lerre.1. last Friday morning, Sept. 27th, 1912. He was seventy-seven years of age. He was a native of Lanes Creek township, but lived In Monroe for many years. The remains were buried at Phil ndelphla Baptist church In Lines Creek township on Saturday, Rev Braxton Craig conducting services. He Is survived by four children three daughters and one son. The daughters are Mesdames E. J. Mor ton of Monroe, Mrs. Duffy of John ston City. Tenn., and Mrs. A. C Landom of North Dakota. Mr. Terrell was a Confederate soldier, and was a magistrate for many years. He also served sev eral times as mayor of Monroe, lie was a member of the Baptist church and a good man. He had been In bad health for some time but was confined to his bed for only one week. B. F. Vann, charged with killing Oliver Layden, u youth, in Perqul mans county last summer, was con victed of second degree murder at Elizabeth City and sentenced to 25 years In the State prison. The boy's body was found In the woods weeks after he had been killed and fool ir.g was strong against Vann. He claimed self defense. After a chase through northern Sor.ora by Mexican Federal troops, following his raid on mining camps and the line of the Southern Pacif ic railroad. General EmihaP. Catnpn, the rebel Mexican leader, and his stuff rrossd the American line houth of Tuscon, Arizona, and are now prisoners of the United States. Saved l g of Buy. "It seemed that my 14-year old boy would have to lose his leg. on account of an ugly ulcer, caused by i bad bruise," wrote D. F. Howard. Aquone, N. C. "All remedies and e.octors treatment failed till we tried Ttucklen'a Arnica Salve, and cured him with one box." Cures burns, l.oils, skin eruptions, piles, etc. 25c. at English Drug Company's. Tin' Mitn Mn: li) Mr. Muli I.'.iik litd Ijt-t Viglii Miiiv Aim. ut the Tragedy. Wagener. Sept. HO. Picked X. Gunter. president of the Hank of Wagener and an extensive planter, died tonight at 7:45 o'clock from the effects of a gunshot wound in flicted last Saturday ufteruoon just lcfore 6 o'clock by Hugh C. Long, iutendeut at Wagener and representative-elect from Aikeu county. Long, in company with two consta bles, escaped a violent mob and is now in the jail at Aiken with Dr. 0, B. Portwood and Hays Gunter of Wagener. who were later arrest ed on warrants charging them with being accessories to the shooting which has resulted fatally. The death of Pickens Gunter lias been hourly expected since he was shot. The local physicians and al so three surgeons from Columbia v-ho attended him, held out abso lutely no hope of his r?coery. -Howls Pickens Gunter?" was the ques tion on the lips of every citizen of Wagener today. The late Mr. Gun ter was a man of considerable 1. '.eans who lent himself to every movement for the welfare of Wage ner. He established the Dank of Wagener, was associated In other local commercial enterprises, and owned two large farms. His fel low citizens held him in the highest esteem. Hewas 4tt years of age and had lived In Wagener nil his life. Mr. Gunter leaves a wife and three children, two daughters and one son. Three brothers. Dr. Wil liam Gunter of Gaffney, Dr. X. O. Gunter of Wagener and Dr. Samuel Gunter of Alabama, survive him. The funeral services over the re mains will be held tomorrow after noon at 4 o'clock. In Wagener today It was diffi cult to Imagine that a vengeful mob could have Inaugurated a reisn of terror there last Saturday night, defying Sheriff Rabon of Aiken and forcing him to resort to a ruse to get Hugh C. Long, the intendent of the town who wounded tho late Pickens Gunter, to Jail. The little town was busily quiet today, it is , true that groups of men on the public squaro were still discussing the shooting, the eye witnesses and the near eye witnesses found ready audiences; for the affair stirred the surrounding country to Its depths. The only visible signs left by the mob were the broken show win dows in the office of the Edisto News, of which Hugh C. Long was editor It was openly stated in agener today that the sole reason for the escape of Long Saturday night was the fact that he took refuge In the house of his neighbor, Henry Gard ner. Consideration for Mrs. Gard ner, an Invalid, Is said to have pre vented the mob from storming the house and dragging Long out at any cost. The house in which Long lived since coming to Wagener is about a hundred yards down the same street from the home of Mr, Gardner, In which he took refuge after hurriedly leaving the scene of the shooting. Mr. Gardner's res idence Is in a cotton field on the outskirts of Wagener. Lone and the two constables who accompani ed him must have spent some tense moments In the open field after they left the house, guarded by the mob Saturday night, before they reached the comparative shelter of the woods about a quarter of a mile distant and started on their long walk for the Jail in Aiken. The existing conditions In Wagen er last Saturday night were epitom ized by a down-lipped stripling of the town when he said today, "Ev erybody had 'cm a gun." CAUSES OBSCURE. The causes which led to the dif ficulty between Hugh C. Long and Pickens N. Gunter are buried In n muddle of local politics and were not all related to the question tt is sue last summer In the Stat.? pri mary. Mr. Long came to Wagener in September, 1911, s'arted the Edisto News to boost primarily the movement for a new county for i's. court house town. He moved to Wagener from Bennettsvllle but is a native of North Carolina. He is nn attorney, a man of boiik pirts and a forceful speaker. Mr. Long; was elected Intendunt of Wagener and ran for the legislature last sum mer. It was during the lat'er cam paign that the situation In Wa-;ener became acute. Long was warned not to return to the town, after he was elected to the House In the s-jcond primary, but did so Inst Wednesday when his opponent from Wnsener tor the House, J. C, lister lltish lice, had been declared elected in the third primary. Accounts of the nffair between Mr. Gunter and T.ir. Long Inst Sat urday afternoon differ In several particulars. Hays Gunter, distant ly related to the late Plcketia N. Gunter, was nrrcsted .n a warrant charging hint with having a share In It. Dr. O, B. Portwood was ar rested on a similar chnrge. The facts In the case will not bf known until after the coroner's inqii?.-it to morrow. LIKED IX BENNETTS VI LLE. A telegram received by the State last night from Bennettsvllle said that the many friends of Hugh Lona In Marlboro county regretted the affair In Wagener and that never I hundred prominent citizens of the county where he formerly made his home would gladly certify to his high character. A good excuse Is a bad reason. If the morning after came first there wouldn't be any night before.
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