JESTABLil?HEU 1JN
PLAIN TALK
Indulged in]by Senators Tiliman
and Bailey on
THE SENiTE PLOOS.
, ?
Bailey Deaooaced Certaio Newspaper]
Articles as Lies and the Person
Who Inspired Them *s s Liar,
I
> Tiilnsao Also Talks Pfalp
1s About the Matter.
Tie rao^n; eff >rts of the president
aal the Djmooratio senatorial lead
. ere to raaoh an agreement on the
rratiroai bill received farther notice
in the senate Wednesday from Sen
ators Bliley and Tiliman. The mat
ter was referred to by the Texas sen
ator in the o jurse of a parsonal expla
nation called by a . Washington' dis
patch in the Chicago Tribune charg
ing Mr. Bailey with the. failure to fi 10
-common ground, and by Mr! Tiliman
.in a speech in support of Mr. Bailev
and in presenting a further statement
Irom Farmer Senator Chandler.
In an address Mr. Bailey denounced
the article as a lie and the author
and insplrer of, it ?8 liars. The charge
In the Chicago paper was to the ef
fect that Mr. Bailey had been respon
sible for the failure of the agreement I
between the president and Senator
Tiliman. Former Senator Chandler]
was given as authority for the state
ment that Tiliman had been suspic
ions of Bailey, who it was also stated
was really opposed to rate legislation
xnd ?as a?so in ctcstact corifereice
with Senator Aldrica, with the pur
pose of defeating the rate bill. After
'this statement had been read by the
?clerk Mr. Bailey took the floor and
said deliberately:
"I have taken no part in the ques
tion of the veracity l>etweeu the presi
dent and Mr. Chandler,and I had not]
?even given any public expression oo
the question of good faith, because I
knew nothing about either question.
.1 bad never conferred with the presi
-dent directly or Indirectly or with
Mr. Chandler. It was, therefore, a |
matter of great surprise to me when
my attention was called to tbe extract J
which I have read. Tiiat correspon
dence, it was understood, was sent by
a correspondent who is very close to ]
the White House, and is presumed to
speak with some degree of authority
concerning transactions there. I do
not kr ow as to the truth of that, and
I do not charge that his statement
was made with authority. But I
denounce the publication as an un
?qualified, deliberate and malicious
bar. I denounce tbe man who In
spired the statement as an unqualified
deliberate and malicious liar, or who
ever he may be and however high he j
holds.?
ttt.t.maw TAKES TELE FLOOR
The statement was made in a de- j
liberate monotone, but it was none j
the less impressive on that account
It was rtcaived with absolute silence,
and the silence continued for a few j
jnoments, until, indafd, Senator Tili
man bad taken the floor on a ques
tion of personal privilege, because the j
article quoted had stated that he had
been buspiclooB of Mr. Bailey. He]
bad read the part of the correspon
dent's letter which Mr Bailey had
omitted, and proceeded with his
statement, saying: "This correspon
dence is undoubtedly a much rake.
Into whose house the handle goes or
what hand holds it I will not attempt
to say."
Mr. Tiliman said he counted eight I
distinct falsehoods in the article, but
he desired to address hlmselr first bo a j
denial that he had ever been susploi
cus of Senator Bailey. He declared
bis great esteem and admiration for j
the Texas senator, and that their
cordial relations had always existed.
Articles of this character were being
sent broadcast over the country, said
Senator Tiliman, at the Instance of I
tbe Republican machine, to 'befud
dle' the [situation. As to tbe state
ment by Attorney General Moody
that he could see no hope for an
agreement on aar amendment unless
it were drawn by the senators them
'"""selves, Senator rill man said that waa
an adriot effort to give color to tue
president's retreat behind the Allison
amendment.
' I do not care to pursue this sub
j ct further," said Senator Tiliman,
"but that future historians may be
able to g-t at the truth as to who lied
I snail make aootner contribution
He then had read the letter sent him
by former Sena,or Chandler in re
spouse to Senator Lodge's denial for
the president of Senator Coandler'a
former statement This letter is print
ed In another column.
BAILEY TALKS AGAIN.
When Senator Tii'man oonoluded
Senator Bailey again took the floor,
and said that his attention had been
called to another article, printed in
the New York Tribune of today. He
said it was of the same cnaracter as j
that printed by the Oaicago Tribune,
and evidently they had been timed to
bring them both to Washington at
the same- time. Pointing to the press
gallery he said:
"I intend to put in the record upo
the statement of more than one repu
table newspaper correspondent in tha
gallery, and as a rule they are as hon
orable as senators on this floor, on
their autorlty I state that the two
chief cucoos of this adrninlstration
are the correspondents of the New j
kTork Tribune and tbe Chicago Trib
one.
"And therefore it seems to me coo
elusive that this slander proceeds from
the white bouse. I iiope; for the hon
?or of my country, that it does not
proceed from the president himself.
"Bat if be be a man of high sense
of honor, he will see to it that sena
tors are not slandered by his Bubordi
onates and the miserable wretch wh
communicated to these newspapers
and who sought through them to
communicate to tbe country a slander
on me which people might discuss,
rather than these issues that have
been raised, he is unfit for his high of
fice, and the man who perpetrated
that infamy will pay for it with bis
position; and it the man continues to
nold bis office it is to bs assumed that
what be has done has been with the
approval of his chief."
TILLXAX SPJSAKS AGAIN.
In the Senate on Thursday Senator
T-.hman, in replying to the letter of
President Roosevelt said:
''There are only two points in the
president's letter which I. deem
worthy of notice. His attempted ex
planation is ingenious, but not lngeuu
oos. He calls in question tne integ
rity of purpose and utterance of Mr.
Chandler by deolarlng:
" 'Ha was asked wee ex-Senator
Chandler as representing Mr. Tillman,
who was la charge o: the bill. Ho
stated to me the views of Mr. Till
man with seeming authority.'
"Mr. Chandler has declared most
positively in a written statement that
?be. president sent fur him for the
purpo&e of getting into communica
tion with Senator Bailey and myself
md he has produced the letter of Mr.
Loeh.
! I now d clare most emphatically
that no human being have I ever
given authority or even expressed a
?ish to have any conference with
Tieodore R osevelt in regard to the
Dill now under consideration.' On
the contrary I have expressed tne
opinion in more than one public in
terview that be had nothing to do
with it and that it was the business
of the senate and while I did,.at his
w q lest, enter Into negotiations with
the attorney general, it is well known
to every senator on this floor what my
attitude and. feelings have been, and
it is most remarkable when the presi
dent Bent for a Democrat to confer
with bim about this measure that he
undertake to assert under the circum
stances that I sent a man to him to
oegin negotiations. Tne statement is
absurd as it is unfair.
"The other point to which I shall
refer is the cavalier way in which Mr.
Moodv discusses the idea of the presi
dent not being bound.
"While contradicting in no in
stance, .-however slight, my statement
of what occurred, the attorney gen
eral seems to think that tbe code
aonorammg gentlemen is not bit d
lug upon the executive cad , hi*
cabinet. . , A
' 'The president ask?.d him to see
Mr. Bailey and myself. We met by
appointment made by Senator Chand
lei and talked over tne vital question.
He wrote and sent to Mr. Bailey his
understanding of our views and when
we met subs: q iently we reaobed an
absolute agreement both as to form
and the substance of a proposed
amendment to which he said the
president would assert and help get
votes for.
"Of course he was not bound not to
change, but he was bound under such
circumstances to give notice and that
was not done. Even the attorney gen
eral himself was not notified. The
charge 1 made and still make is that
the rate bill, which will be when en
acted into law, a muaa better and
stronger measure than we hoped to
get, h?s been emasculated of one
of the most valuable and essen
rial amendments by the president's
action.
"I am ready to leave the whole
question to tbe thoughtful and hon
orable men and women of this coun
try." _
Killed bj a Fail.
Attired as a bridesmaid Frances
Graboski, of No. 113 Tonnelle avenue
Jersey City Heights, met death Wed
nesday at tbe wedding ceremony by
falling down a flight of stairs at the
home of Miss Talka GathlnskI, of
Allen street and Germania avenue,
who was married at Arpath M .leski.
At an early hour the ceremony was
performed, with Miss Graboski as
bridesmaid. As she went into tbe
hall her high-heeled shoe oauaht to
the long train of her dress as the
stumbled. She rolled down a fl.gut
of stairs and landed on her neao
When picked. up she was oleedlng
"rom cuts and diel aloaoso lmm
d.atel/ from a frao u-"rt skull.
Wl'Dt lO B illulli
At Naw York the big doubled deck
ed ferryboat Baltimore of the Peon
sylvanla Railroad company sank in
her slip at the foot of Desorusses
street, North river, Wedoesdaj night
after having been ia* collision with a'1
dteam lighter In midstream. Follow
ing tbe crush the captain of the Bal
tlmore ordered full speed ahead and
rushed his boat into the New York
slip. Tne vessel had begun to settl e
before the last of the 150 passengers
and several teams on board bad reach
ed the landing stage. All got ashore
safely however, and the crew was
summoned'to the upper deck before
the Baltimore finally settled on tue
bottom.
Two Pair Twne.
The almost slmlltaneous arrival of
two pairs of twins in the families of
Michael and Philip Schytt, of No. 115
Waverley place and No. 321 Spring
field avenue, Newark, N. J., has
aroused delighted surpise both in ih*
neighborhood and among the member
of the Fred Wagner Camel Club, u
which both brothers are mem >ers
The club has already purchased twiu
perambulators. By the advent of
Michael's twins, the sex equillbrlu n
is maintained in both families, f >r
both his new children are boys aad
I his brother's twins are girls.
NOT AN ISSUE.
I . -
The State Dispensary Was Not
Mentioned in The
STATE CONVENTION
By Either Faction of the Democratic
Party. This Was the Result of
a Common Understanding
Among the Leaders of /
the Two Sides.
Harmony was the keynote of the
Demoer i tic Btate convention which
met m Columbia last ? Wednesday and
was called to order at noon in the
nail of the h(.u?e of representatively
State Chairman Wllie Jones. The
delegates had caucussed and conferred
in the friendliest way and with prac
tical unanimity reached the conclu
sion that, as the liquor questi n is to
be fought out In the campaign this
summer and d -elded by the Demo
oratio host? in tie white man's pri
mary, there was no us"? in pinnging
che convention into a useless wrangle
on th's vexatious qiestion and pro
long its session without benefit to
either side.
Rev. S M. Smith made the opening
invocatt )D, asking the Almighty guid
ance for the deliberations of che con
vention and coocludfng with the repe
tition of the Lnid's Prayer, in which
the delegates joined.
J. W. R^gsdale, of Florence, nomi
nated Col. Bobb. Aldrioh, of Birnwell
for temporary chairman, paying a fit
ting tribute to his worth and abdlty
and referring to his soldier services,
when a mere youth, for the Cause
which is baing honored by the reunion
here this week.
He was elected by acclamation and
escorted to the obair bv Messrs J. W.
Ragsdale, H. H. Watkins and C >le L
blease. His speeob of acceptance was
short but very appropriate. He es
pecially appreciated the fact that h's
election was a tribute to his service
when he was too young to do anything
but fight f or his state. Ha referred
to the divided views of the people as
a matter to be settled by the arbitra
ment of a vote of the whole people,
a sentiment which was loudly ap
plauded.
Messrs. J. T. Parks and Ceo. R.
Koester served as temporary secreta
ries.
I The roll was prepared by amend
ment of the printed roll of elected
delegates.
J. P. Bwn. of Elgefi'ld, nominated
J. Wm. Thurmond, of E lgefield, for
permanent president of the cmven
TiiOD, referring to him as a man whom
those who knew loved to honor.
The nomination was numerously
seconded and the election was unani
mous.
D. S. Henderson of Aikeo; T. S.
Dunhar. of Barn well, and J. P. Bean,
of Edgr-field. escorted Mr. Thurmond
to the ohair.
In his speeoh of acoeptanoe he
spoke of Democracy as the party of
white supremacy and to the G. O. P ,
as the iparty of trusts, though not to
he trusted. Ha. referred to the domi
nation of the Republican party by the
corporations, to which domination he
a?ortbed the recent pitiful spectacle
of the presidents breaking a solemn
agreement to stand by a measure of
relief to the people from railroad ex
aotions.
He referred to the gathering of Con
federate veterans in Columbia and
said the Demrcracv would never for
get the men who fought for the stars
and bars and who were the mudsills
of the part.v.
He u rged a pnlloy of moderation, as
Wt for the interests of the state
Democracy--ani this sentiment was
loudly sipplauded.
A *ice president from eaoh con
cessional district was eleoted, as fol
lower
Flrt?J. E Tindal. of Clarendon.
Speond?D. S. He" dT'on, of Alken.
Third?Frank B. Gar?, "f Ahbe
vlUe. G?o. B Croraer of Newberry,
w?8 nominated but withdrew
Fourth?T. S. Sease, of Sp?ftan
burg.
Flf<"b?J G R'chftr^s, of K-m-shaw,
W F. ^tpvenson, C ^terflald, was
nr mlna^. nn*i ?Hhrirew
.?Jx h?W. E. Ja*n?i, <->f Darllnp'-on.
W. W Rrfcs, of MarlMr^; T I. R-.jr
pre. of Marlboro, ?nd J. W. Rigsda1*.
of Florence, were nominated, but
withdrew.
S?v--ntb?R D. l>e. of Sumter. T.
G. McL^d of Lee, was nominated,
hut. w'th^^PW.
J W. Gray, of G-eenvOl?: J. T.
ParkR, of O'angfburg and D. L. Sink
ler, of Charleston <vpre elpctpd ppcp
rarles. Gpo. R Koester was nomi
nated, on* declined
J S. Wilson, of Lancaster,
emoted pArirp.ant-at.ftrm. and T. C.
Hammr, of Marlb-iro, treasurer.
1 R^Rolvpd, Thr.t the convention
bavp two standing committees, one on
plat'orm and resolutions and one on
constitution and rules, to whioh
should be rpferred. without reading
all resolutions and proposed plat
forma.
"Resolved, That thes^ committees
nhould eaoh be composed of one mem
ber from eaoh oounty. to be selected
by the county delegation, and that
e-ich committee elect its own chair
man "
This resolution was unanimously
adopted,
The convention adjourned till the
afternoon after aopolntlng commit
tees on resolutions aid platforms and
rales. The afternoon session was
onlled off as if it had been greased.
The business was all over and the
? ?. CU THURSDAY. MA
delegates ware filing out of the ball
of the house of representatives in half
ah hour. It was the smoothest, most
harmonious and shortest state con
vehtlon in the history of the party.
The r^lntlonsof^the morning were
? all repoi through the committees,
. and thet^ reports . were adopted
throughout, with- the exception of
changing the rules of the party, pro
hibiting county organizations from
assessing candidates for congress, state
offices or solioitorships. By an amend
ment adopted, these candidates are to
be assessed by the state executive
committee alone. One of the counties
cbarged-some of these candidates to
the tune "of 8500 in the last cam
' palgn.
Through the committee a resolu
tion was adopted favoring a "single
ring circus" in the county-to-county
campaign speech making. Hereto
fore, candidates for congress and solle
Itorshlp had been having separate
meetings. Now these and all candi j
dates for otner offices as well will
speak at the same meetings.
A resolution introduced by D A. Z
Ouzts, looking to the state executive
committee providing separate boxes
at the coming election to decide the
liquor question, was promptly Osleriz
ed by tne convention.
Resolutions were adopted request
ing the South Carolina representatives
to warmly endorss the proposed de
naturalized alcohol hill.
Tne following resolution was Intro
sli ced Into the committee by Ci tain
Richards was reported unanimously
aad favorably, and was adopted by
the convention:
"Whereas, The Hon. D. 0. Hey ward
has for two terms discharged the du
ties of governor of the state of South
Carolina with ability and distinction,
and to the satisfaction of the people
of the state, be it resolved,
' By the Democratic party in con
vention assembled, That we do hereby
record our endorsement and approval
of bis public service. And be It re
solved further, That he be presented
with a copy of these resolutions."
The following resolution was also
passed:
"Be it Resolved, That the very able
and consistent course of our senior
senator, B. R Till man, in the United
States Senate, commands our appro
bation and approval, and that we
tender to him this expression of our
confidence."
Tne new executive committee met
Immediately after the afterm.on ad
journment to provide for the State
campaign speech-making, etc. The
Itinerary and other details were left
to a sub committee.
General Wille Jones was elected
ohalrman of the main committee.
The sub?tauce of the general plat
form whioh was adopted without de
bate, is as follows:
"The Demooracy of the State of
South.Carolina by their duly constitu
ted representatives hereby renew
their pledge of fidelity to the funda
mental principles of Jeffersonian De
mccraoy as heretofore repeatedly an
nounced In the State and national
Democratic-' platform. We believe
that the legislative, executive and ju
dio'al departments of the government
should be forever seperate and dis
tinot from each other, without the
right of any one to usurp or encroach
upon the rights of the other. We be
lieve that honesty in the publio sar
vice and economy in expenditure are
essential to good government; no tax
should be levied or tariffs Imposed
upon the people beyond the actual
oeoassltles of government economl
cally administered. We, therefore,
urgesuob revlsloa of existing tariffs
that manufacturers shall not obtain
higher prices for their products at
nome than they can get for such pro
ducts abroad. Is is absolutely essen
tial to the material interests of the
people and to the development of the
natural resources of the country that
thereshall be no unjust restriction
upon healthy competition. We there
fore demand the rigid enforcement of
all laws on this subj eot.
"The rights of labor and capital
are identical; they are each' entlthd
to protection under the law. Evi
d moes exist in other parts of the
country of a crowing hostility be
tween these two great forces, and We
believe that suoh situation uhouli be
ameliorated."
Went to Bouo'ii.
At New York the big doubled deck
ed f^rryb'at Baltimore of the P?nn
slyvanla Rillro&d omp\oy sank lr>
ner slip a* the fcoi of D sbrosses
street, North river, Wednesday night
after having been in collision with a
nteam lighter in midstream' Folio**.
ang the crush the captain of the Ba -
utmore ordered full speed ahead and
rushed his b at Into the New York
slip. The vessel had begun to settle
before the last of the 150 passengers
and the several teams on board had
reached the landing sta?e. All got
ashore safely, however, and the crew
rvas summoned to the uoper d"ok be
fore the Baltimore finally settled on
the bottom.
b'tvo Drowned.
Five persons, all connected with
one of the prominent families 01
James county, Tenuessee, were drown
ed Saturday afternoon In the Tenues
see river. The catastrophe occurred
near Norman, a village aoout 12 miles
north of CoattanoogA. Tae dead
are:
Mrs. Eigar Miles of Chattanooga.
Mrs. Sim Eidridge, Miry E.dridge,
Dewitt E.dridge.
Abel McGlll.
All but Mrs. Edgar Miles are of
Norman.
Jesse Eidridge, a lad of 19 years es
caped oy clinging to the overturned
boat
He Has Skipped.
A special to The State from Spar
tan burg says that W, W. Hughes of
Union, who was found to be about
830,000 short in his building and loan
accounts some time ago, has left that
city, and will not be prosecuted.
Y 24? L906.
SHOT TO DEATH.
A Man Crazed by Mean Whiskey
and Foolish Jealousy
TEBR0IZSS4 TOWN.
Clark Thought Airs. Porcell Had Kept
Qirl He Loved Away Piom Hla and
He Started Oat to Be Re
venged, and Pays the
Penalty.
Crazed by drink and with his jealous
heart inflvmed with revenue, James
H. Clark, the night telegraph opera
tor at Cnamblee, Ga., ran amuck Tues
day night, May 15, killed one man,
shot five others, threatened the lives
of several women, including the
young girl with whom he was in
fatuated madly, set fire to a house
crowded with women and children
who were seeking safetv from his
bullets and then fled into Dunwoodle,
five miles distance, left death in his
wake and escaped to the woods, where
he is defying all who seek his capture.
While it is known that whiskey had
much to do with Clark's frightful
tragedy, It Is also certain that wild
Infatuation for a little girl?sister of
Mrs. Will Purcell, where be, boarded
?is responsible for the terrible climax
that was reached as above stated.
Clark, twenty-seven years of age, a
vlotim of white swelling for years
aad more recently near death from
meningitis, had followed the insane
and abnormal hallucination that little
Annie Gay, fourteen years of age,
was in love with him.
Blinded to reason by bis madness,
he clung to his falsa theory, slowly
but Bui.Iy weaving the awful tragedy
upon whoso very threshold he warned
his viotlms?but too late. Return
ing to the home of Will J. Purcells,
where he had been a boarder since
last fall, Clark told Mrs. Pureell
Tuesday morning that nhe had in
ter ferred with his love affair.
Clark was llvied with rage.
Mrs. Purcell, alone in her home,
stood aghast at the delirious insanity
of her accuser. She was speechless in
her terror.
"You have prevented me from be
ing happy," cried Clark at the Purcell
home.
"For your interference into my
?ff dre i will kill you, your husband,
your father, your m )tber, your sister,
your sister-in-law and your children."
Mrs. Purcell listened in silence?a
silanoe she could not hreak for her
power of speech was gone.
"If you tell this," and Clark stepp
ed closer to the transfixed woman, "I
will blow your bralus out: promise or
I will kill you in youv tracks.V
Mrs. Purcell summoned her strength
and fled to her father's home, the
next door. She gave the alarm.
Qilckly Captain ?. S. Purcell, the
father, who was at one time deputy
sheriff of DeKalh county, and is now
one of the most prominent cit zans of
Cbamblee, called the members of his
family together. A few neighbors,
who were passing, were called Into
the bouse for protection in meeting
the man who was soon to make good
bis threats.
In the home when Clark arrived
were ten men, women and children
besides Oapt. Purcell. Clark ap
preached the house firing a perfect
fusilade of shots. He had three re
volvers and a shotgun, all of which he i
kept going. As he stepped on the
porch he stopoed firing.
Inside the door were Captain Pur
cell, his married son, Will Purcell,
and his three neighbors, Pearce
Reatty, W. S. Mask and B Frank
Bol ton.
These men on the inside had deter
mined to defend their lives and the
lives nf the wom^n and ohlldren be
hind them ?Ith pistols and clubs.
Clark gave a terrific knock upon the
door with the butt of a revo!v?r
"What do vou want" asked Captain
Purcell, calmly.
' To see you," was the quick ao
swpr.
"Go to the station, then." said
Pu*c*ll, "and I will see you there."
Clark answered with a shot from
his piatol.
Then C'ark flrpH volloy afbe" vollev
into the door, u>ing his piste Is and
shotgun.
The door was shot into splinters,
but the lock hPld firm.
"Good bve to all nf vou " be cripd
In his fronzv, as he rushed from the
door, return? the next Instant with
an axe. whloh he had taken from the
woM pile In the yard.
RtolrHv be dr<->ve the b'a'lelnto the
wnd-work o* the door and fram?.
Caotaln Purcell saw the demon
would soon enter unless checked.
The vnllev went crashing through
the wr^ck of the d"or.
Olark? screamed, his cursps as he
clight his 'eft arm, howling in rage
\r\* pain. He had b?en shot In thp
wri?t, the ballet going up the arm
and coming out at the elbow.
Again the bullets answered from
the party in the hall and Clark reel
pd from the porob with a bullet in bis
abdomen, and sought refuge behind a
tree, where he reloaded bis guns and
poured a murderous fire into the
bnuae.
In the darkness Clark then quietly
slipped from behind the tree, retreat
pd to the station got a half gallon can
full of oil and returned to the Purcell
home.
He came back so quietly that none
knew of his presence until the rear
portion of the house was wrapped in
flames.
Clark lad soaked the hide of toe
house In ker sene and then" piled rags
and trv,h against the weatherboard*
irj7, setting It on fire.
Captain Purcfdl rushed to fight the
flames, which were gaining headway
ever? moment.
dark, biding In the shrubbery,
fired point blank with a double-bar
reied shotgun.
Puroell was shot cn the hand aad
the neck, but fought the fire until it
was extinguished, while Will Purcell
fir-i repeatedly upon Clark.
Clara* retreated again to the frobt
of the house, whore he sought safety
behind a tree, firing all the time.
Will Purcell started towards Clark
but was shot down and sought cover.
The shooting continued until Clark
withdrew In the darkness.
The tragedy had its beginning, so
far as the public was aware, late
Monday afternoon when Clark began
shooting indiscriminately down the
railroad track, almost in front of the
h^rre of the Purcell's.
Clark soon grew liredof shooting
in the suburns, where tuere were none
to be terrorized, so he started towards
the telegraph station, which is locat
ed in the center of the town and on
the main street of the village.
He created consternation as he
walked through the street, shooting
at everything aad everybody. It was
then about dark and people saved
themselves by blowing out the lights
and barricading the stores.
He poured a volley into a passing
freight train, but it is not supposes
that any one on the train was struck,
as the train did not stop.
Beaching the store of Wallace &
Warncck before it could be barricad
ed. Clark rushed in.
''Bunch it!" he cried to a orowd of
negroes who were crouching in the
rear.
They fled, pursued by a fusllade of
bullets.
The store was quickly cleared and
Clark rushed on, s weeping the street
with his pistols and creating the
wildest consternation and havoc in
every direction.
Tne theory that the shooting was
premeditated gains strength from the
fact that Clark resigned his position
as night telegraph operator Monday.
He had made threats to others in
the town that he was getting ready
to "Go to hell." He said hel wished
to go there as a person whom he loved
would soon be there and he wanted to
stay with them.
After holding the town at his mercy,
Clark went to the telegraph office,
where an operator was working who
had been sent from Atlanta to re
lleve him.
"I want a pistol and more cart
ridges," he said.
But the new man had no pistol or
carcrldges.
Clark then went to the cash draw
er,., touk out $.3,. left.his watch as.
collateral and bald:
"I guess, by God, I can buy some,
then."
He left the telegraph tffioe and start
ed to the southern part of the town,
where he began his murderous assault
upon the Purcell home as described
above.
About two o'clrc'c Tuesday morn
ing he abandoned che attack on the
Purcell home and started for Dun
woodie, tire miles distant.
About six o'clock Wednesday morn
ing he entered the store of Nish &
Cheek, and shot the latter dead be
cause he would not Bell him cart
ridges. He also shot at Nash. Hero
Clark seems to have lo<it his nerve.
He put his pistol in his pocket and
ran to a pasture and was soon lost in
the woods. Hare his pursueis lost
sight of him. When he reached the
railroad track he to^k down that.
After shooting Cheek and Nash at
Dunwoodie, Clark took all the am
munition from the shelves that he
needed.
Leaving the store, he threw the
money down in the street for pay
ment, saying:
"I guess that will pay for what I
bought."
A man named Satterfi ild passad by
the st uro at the time, aud Clark walk
ed up to him and Raid:
' I guess that 75 cents will pay for
the c ?rcridges 1 bought. They would
not sell them to me I killed a man
for them in there, but I suppose that
the money will pay for them."
Clark made no attempt to molest
Satterfield, but started bick down
the rvlroad towards Chamblee.
When aoout one hundred yards from
the sicre he met W. J. C <ker, whom
he assaulted, sorikiag him over the
bead with the butt of his shotgun.
Clark then continued down the
railroad for about 300 yards until he
reached a deep cut. He climbed up
the bank, dragging his shotgun with
him. He disappeared into a large
tract of woods ou the right hand Bide
of the out, and nothing has been seen
of htm since.
When leaving Chamblee Clark said
he would go to Dunwoodie, buy all the
ammunition he needed and then re
turn, when not a living person who
frustrated his love affairs would be
left to tell the story.
Just before 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, the posse guarding the road to
Chamblee sighted a man slipping
through the edge of the road darting
bacx and forth from fenoe corner to
fence corner, hiding momentarily be
hind trees.
Not a word came from the posse as
pistols, Winchesters and shotguns
Hashed in the broiling light of the
sun. There was no command to fire
now. Every man acted for himself.
A volley rang out. Clark reeled,
floundered In the road and then fell
face downwards in the dust, bleeding
from a score of wounds?dead.
The news of Clark's death was hur
riedly carried to Cnamblee and then
telephoned to Dunwoodie, where all
breathed easier. For the first time in
eighteen hours the great strain under
which the people had been laboring
was relaxed and pistols and shotguns
were put down.
Si.OO PER AN .NUM.
BRUTAL MURDER.
An Entire Family of Nine Killed
and Cremated.
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CiilME 13 A MYSTSEY.
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A Minister. Ills Wife and Seyen Cniidrea
Are Slain Near Milton, Florida.
Their Heads Were Crushed by
Heavy Blow, and the
House Burned Down.
An entire family, consisting of the
lamer, Es v. Mr. Ackerman, who is an
itenerant preacher, his wife and
seven children, the oldest being about
14 y?ars of age, was, murdered and
their bodies oremated in their home,
whioh was fired by the assassins hi
Santa Rjsa county, 10 miles north of
Milton, Florida, Sunday night.
The orime was discovered the day
after by parties with whom Ackerman
had an appointment, who fouad the
noose a mass of ruins, and the charred
bodies of Ackerman, bis wife and sev
en small children among tho wreck
age. Examination of the bodies by
Dr. H. G. Eidrldge disclosed the fact
that Ackerman and his wife nai been
struokon the head with some blunt
instrument, their skulls being crash
ed in. Tne bodies was scattered aootu
in different parts of the ruins.
Datails Indicate that the father,
mother and each of the seven child
ren were murdered before the build
ing was fired, as the skull of each
was crushed. The body of Aokermaa
was found near the location of the
door leading from the bed room in
which tie slept, and by his side was a
revolver. Tne body of Mrs. Aokermaa .
who gave birth to a child on Friday
before, was found with that of her
infant child outside of the sill at the
front of the house. The oldest chiJd
was found near the door leading oac
to the front porch. All of the bodies
were badly burned, practically only
the trunks remaining. The bodies of
three boys were found practically
where tne bad upon which they slept
stood pievlous to the coufljgratloo.
When a party from Milton reached
the scene about 11 o'clock the sills of
the building were atlll burning, v/uicn
seemed to indicate that the lire had
been stai .ed several hours after ru'd
nlght. The country near by is spar
sely settled the nearest neighbor re
siding about one quarter of a mile
away. This nelghoor says he knew
nothing of the fire until early the day
after when he saw that the bunding
had been destroyed and notified ocher
neighbors before trying to ascertain
the damage. Tne feeling throughout
Santa Rosa county is, high over the
dastardly deed and every effort is be
ing made to apprenend the guilty par
ties.
Investigation brought out the fact
that the crime was one of the cost
brutal on record and has not a parall
el in the criminal annals of the state.
It appears tnao tne six children were
murdered while in bed, while the par
ents aud one cold met death outside
of the houae. Toe cnarred b >oies of
six children were found in tne ruins
of the house, whioh had been ?r d
soon after the murder. While the
bodies of the parents and one child
were found outside of the house, and
not burned at all, they were batcher
ed beyond recognition. Taese bodies
were tne ones wblob developed the
fact that murdsr had proceeded the
act of arson.
Officers of two oonnties are endear
ing to get a due to che miscreants,
but so far cney nave been unsuccess
ful. Tnere is a suspicion la some
quarters that the family was murder
ed by negroes who mike a living
traveling from one turpentine camp
to another, as if tnis suspicion is
founded on facts and toe miocreants
areciugnt, there could be no salva
tion of the prisoners by any number
of officers, judging from the feeling of
the populace of Santa Rosa count?, in
which the crime took place.
Ackerman moved co the settlement
which was known as Allentown, from
Opp, Ala., about three years ago, and
teas always been considered a good
and peaceful citizen. Mr. Ackerman
was a Methodist preacher, and while
he had no regular charge it was hlf
custom to preach occasionally through
out thac seociun of Santa R>sa coun
ty, fie was not known to nave any
enemies and the motive for the atro
cious crime Ida mystery. A fuod of
o?er 31,000 has been raised by the
citizens of Milton, whlon will be offer
ed as a reward f _>r the apprehension
of tne murderers, and tbe governor
has been appealed to to offer a reward
on behalf of the state.
Scrub Tainted. U?uQ.
Because the college trustees have
accepted gifts from John D. Rjolre
feiler and Andrew Carnegie, Mar/ E.
Bird, for nineteen years an instructor
in the astronomical department of
Smith College at 1 nampton,
Mass., resigned Wednesdt . Miss Bird ,
says that she will prepare a formal
statement, to be read at tbe com
meucenent exercises in June, when
the ms.tter of changes in the faculty
and staff are considered.
Now Ulahop?.
The G?oeral Conference of tie
Methodist Episcopal Church, Souta,
which recently met at Blrm ngbam,
Ala, la t week elec&ed turee new
bishops as follows:
Dr. Seth Ward, assistant mission
ary secretary of the churc o.
Dr. John T. Tigert, book editor.
Dr. James Atkins, Sunday soioai
editor.