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?~ ? ; vrMKKK <m ~ ^EWBEKKY, S. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1916. 1W1C? A $U6 A TEA* m VOLUME LiXL, AUMBEJt 90 . H THREE MEN KILLED, FOURTH MAY SUCCUMB t'harley Laquire Fires Fatal Shots Into Bodies of Two Men and i Wounds Tom McCombs Before L Taking- Own Life. Sy JL lie oiaic. I Greenwood, Oct. 8.?iTJsing threo bullets from a 32 calibre pistol Giarley Laquire, a chaingang guard, last night killed three men, including himself, and with two shots probably f fatally wounded a fourth. The trage' <dv occurred at the county farm about four miles east of town. j The dead are: JDlton Townsend, manager of the county farm and alms house, Pamp Davis, his father-1 in-law, and Chiarley Luquire, the guard who killed tliese two men and then killed himself. Tom iMcCombs,1 I 4-:- *0 a -oponcrQ an/1 3:1 vi uuc wuutj QWUQU _?? _ % brother of Supervisor J. B. McCombs, was shot twice through the right lung and although still alive this evening, Jris condition is regarded as mighty precarious and his chances of recovery are very sligfat. I Charley Inquire, the guard who J ran amuck, came to town yesterday! ^ to attend the circus. He was told by ' iMcCombs to be ;back at the farm 5 o'clock. Luquire 'began drinK**_, wihen he reached town and was In an ugly imood all the afternon. He started a row in a pool room and 4 once or twi^e pulled out his pistol and threatened to "shoot <up" somebody. . He did not leave town until late, reaching the farm a little after 7 o'clock. Tom McCombs was sitting in a buggy in front of the residence occupied by Manager Townsend. He was expecting to come to town him self and was waiting for Luquire to | return. He says re remarked to Lui quire that he was late and was about i to keep the others from going to f the night performance of the show. Without a word in reply but with an oath Luquire pulled his pistol and fired twice at MoCombs, both shots taking effect in the right lung. As McCombs crumpled up on the buggy seat, Mr. Davis, who lives with Townsend, his son-in-law, and who ( ? noar remarked. "Why 'V> <XO OUVuuiu,^ mvm> , ? Charley, you have killed Mr. Tom." Without a word Luquire fired at (him, one shot piercing him in the (abdomen. Just as he fell, Townsend, Who was eating supper, rushed out of the ihuose and started down the front path, calling out to know what was the matter. Luquire fired once at Sum 30 yards away* He too fell with a wound through his body. T-nnuire then walked in the house j where Mrs. Townsend and children were, went into the room he occupied, remained about a minute and walked back down the front path. y McCombs saw him returning and i3 said to have said to him. "Well, j Charley, you have killed tnree or us.' Answering that was what he started ou tc do, Luquire placed the pistol against his own temple and fired and with that fifth bullet ended his own life. t Townsend, Davis and iMcCombs were rushed to the Greenwood hospital. Davis and Townsend lived only two hours. McCombs is still living but his chances are very slight. McCombs is a brother of supervisor Jim McCombs. He has a wife tand two small children. Townsend leaves a wife and three small children. His father-in-law, Mr. Davis, s been living with him for the past few years. His wife is dead. Ivuquire, who did the shooting, leaves a wife and two children. All are natives Of this county. Luquire was reared at Callison. Townsend / | and Davis are from the Cokeshury! section of the county and McCombs! I has lived near town most or ins me. It is believed that Luquire had a1 grudge against McCombs, fearing that re was about to lose his job. It was I reported that Luquire had been very *-- ?* -c >-A?iV>nK active in oejau ut ilUUtUCl \^UU&VkV> WW for supervisor against McCombs brother tand as McCombs was elected liiiquire thought be might lose bis job. He was regarded as dangerous when drunk and having become ^ crazed with whiskey yesterday be > went wild and in the last bours of the day placed on county the # i / *< $> <S>! \? SCHOOL >OTE.S <S> | vs> <? Do it for Newberry. Do what? Yo>u naturally ask. Always and ever anything tb.it will j make Newberry a bigger, better, more i beautiful town to live in. But right now, on the twentieth I nf the month, do a man's part or a woman's part to make the first entertainment given this year by the Newfccrrv schools a real success. The j details of this entertainment will be j published later. The public schools of a city are one ; thing that belongs to everybody. Stores j I belong to merchants, homes to indi1 viduals, but the schools to everybody. Twenty years from today the working citizens of Newberry will be com-' nospd r.hieflv of the girls and boys j now being trained in the public schools of iXewberry. Whether the> will be working for a good town or a poor one will depend on the train-! : ing the citizens of Newberry give j them now. Realizing that parents should know I wihat the schools tare trying to do, j ihow they are hampered, and what their j needs are, the teachers and parents j ihave formed associations. At present there is a flourishing Parent-Te^ciier's association at Boun-! dary Street School. Both schools have j god, well equipped buildings, but at1 each school some things are needed.; Boundary Street school has an audi- j torium, but it is not furnished with ; seats. This means that the school cannot assemble as a wttole. The: - - - - i. A ? A ^ ' school ought to oe a unit, ougui UJ UU I things together. Assembling the chil-! dren in one room for opening exer- j cises would help them catch the spir-j it of working together for the good of' the "whole. They will he better citi- j zens in the future if they learn this j lesson in school days. The two associations will divide the proceeds of the entertainment, and j i each will apply its share to what it need most now\ Mr. Wallace Prior, the principal of tile iilgn scnooi, was uvi "11 ill X' KAJ V/b(.V j ville, X. c. iWthen lie was a small boy his parents moved to Belton, S. C. where he attended the graded school for five years. He (attended the Anderson hi^ih schol for ne year, after which he won a scholarship to the Citadel. He took'a high stand at the 1 - Citadel, being chosen,. on we completion of his course, to represent his class as the commencement orator. /Was interested in the library society, serving as its president for several terms. His interest in the other features of the institution was no less keen. He was lieutenant of his com pany, and took an active part in an forms of athletics. On his graduation from tre Citadel, Mr. Prior was principal for one, year of the school at Monetta, S. C., The next year he went to Virginia, where he served as instructor and assistant commandant of the Black4 5 ? stone Military Acaaeinv. ?nc OUmiuvi i of 1915 he spent at Nashville, Tenn., attending the summer session of the George Peabody College for Teacners. Mr. Prior is a men^ber of the Pr.sbyterion church. Dr. Kinard is in correspondence with the War Department and hopes to have guns for the cadets of the high school as soon as tey are needed. I * l _ I Last year the State of Indiana appointed October 7th as "Riley Day" in tat tate. On Thursday morning at the high school Dr. Kinard told the story of Riley's life, and read severa. selections from is work. On Friday the children of the Speers street school devoted one period to Riley. Severa! interesting papers were read, and I three or four of the children gave re-1 citations. Mrs. R. D. Wright read the famous "Bear" story. Another pleasing feature of the entertainment was the recitation in concert of "Little Orphant Annie" toy several members of the sixth grade. Some of the grades are very full; greatest tragedy in its history for wbicb. one man can be held accountable. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION MEETS IN NEWBERR1 The 'Wfoman's Missionary union 01 j the Second presbytery of the A. R. P. synod held their annual meeting in the Newberry church October 4th and 5th. The attendance was good and the spirit of interest and enthusiasm was manifest in all the sessions of the union. The delegates were entertained in the homes of the city with J lunch at the church on 'Wednesday and Thursday. The president of the union is Mrs. M. W. Rhodes of Louisville, Gaand the secretary, Mrs. C. E. Miller of Atlanta. These were most efficient and kept the business of the union well in hand. The words of welcome were spoken by Mrs. W. Y. Fair, to which responce was made by Mrs. ^Rhodes. in addition lo tae regular vuoiucm of the union a number of interesting and helpful conferences were held. On Wednesday morning a conference was held on the thank offerings with Mrs. J. M. Cuddy of Troy, S. C., as the leader. The thank offerings are devoted to the Mountain mission and nets a goodly sum for this encouraging work. Mrs. J. I. Brownlee of Anlod the conference on the Jour uv* kj V** *vv nal of Missions, the magazine publish-! ed 'by the union. It was the unani- j mos testimony that the journal is a great help to the societies in keeping in touch with the work and arranging their progress. (Arrangement was made to double the number of copies at once. The conference on tithing was under the direction of Mnh. R. D. "Bryson of Clinton and proved a very interesting discussion. Mrs. W. 3. Lind-j say of Charlotte who is the synodi- j o:l secretary of junior work was present and led the discussion Fri-1 day morning on this department of! work. The Ladies societies are charg-! ed with this work and the splendid possibilities of this kind of work were set forth bv a number of speakers. The dscussion of the Orphanage work led the union to create a special department to look after this part of the work. Mrs. I. H. Hunt of Newberry was made secretary of this department and will edit a page in the Journal of Missions in the inter est of the orphans. Mrs. R. D. Bryson gave a demonstration of Mission Study class. She spoke of the importance of missinary instruction, and said that the study class was one of the most effective means of imparting missionary inM >T-^ Drvc/vn ma^P Rliosres LOrJildLlUJU. .1110. ui ; ouii w tions as to textbook to be used and how well the book fits the present world situation. The evening sessions were devoted to popular addresses on missions. Mrs. J. G. Dale who was the first medical missionary sent out 'by the A. R. P. church, and who did a most telling work in iMexico till the mis +/-\ rAfire* from sionanes wac ivn/^u ? that field spoke on Wednesday even, ing. Her message was full of heart and sympathy and moved the whole congregation to a deeper interest in Mexico and the people who have not had a chance to know the true way of life. Dr. G. G. Parkinson of the Erskins Thpnir.fnml seminarv delivered a strong missionary sermon on Thursday evening on the text: "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!'' Rom. 10:15. This sermon was vigorous in thought and presented in his clear <nnd forcible style. The ladies were well pleased with f ' e fine hospitality; shown by the Newberry people, and many expressed the opinion that all things considered this was one of the best meetings ever held by the union. ?n foot, too full for comfort and good m thp fiftrh erade iat both Lcauuaiiif,. in ? w Boundary and Speers has an enrollment of 50 each. Newberry is growing and it will be necessary to do something very soon to make proper provision for the increased number of children in the schools. GER3TAN SUBMARINE ARM TOUCHES I'M TED STATES Four British, One Norwegian and One Dutch Sleamrrs Attacked by Under Sea Craft. Boston, Oct. 8.?The Submarine arm of the imperial German navy ravaged shipping off the eastern coast of the 'United States today. Four British, one Dutch and one Xorweieian steamers were sent to the bottom or left crippled derelicts off Nantucket shoals. Tonight, under the light of the Hunter's moon, the destroyer flotilla of the United States Atlantic fleet was picking up passengers and crews of the destroyed vessels and 'bring ing them into Newport, R. I. So far us is known there was no loss of life though at a late hour the crew of the British steamer Kingston had not been accounted for. IA1 submarine held up the American steamer Kansan bound from New York for Genao: with steel for the Italian government, but later, on establishing her identity, allowed her to proceed. The. "Rnst/vn harbor late I i\aiioan v A*?W ?? ? tonight for "her usual call here. The hostile submarine is Relieved to be the U-53 which paid a call to .Newport yesterday and disappeared at sunset. Some naval men, however, declared that at least two submarines j are operating close to fhe American shore, though outside of the three mile limit. ? vArimuD vrnDft VTT T.VT1 A.AUin?,n , WAiS AT SOCIETY MEETING Spence AYerts, principal, and Henry Scurry, accessory, are in jail for the , killing of Clinton Sims at the meet-j ing Friday night of the Union Bene-! fit society at James Hopewell church. | A full account of the tragedy Is to be gathered from the muss of evidenci * " Ll* - n-VnV'h l's mih Deiore me cumu s jui j, "WW* x? lished below. 1 l-iie tirst intimation here of the killing was a message to the sheriff's! office Friday night. Sheriff Blease was absent, in Fernandiana, Fla., whither he ad gone with Magistrate Henry Dorroh to bring to Newberry { Mars/ill Vance, colored, wanted here | for the killing of his wife sixteen years ago, an account of which may be found in another column. Upon receipt of the information 01 the row at Hopewell Deputies Dorroh, Taylor and Melton, with Policeman, Stone of the city department, went to j the scene, a short distance from Eb-' enezer church. They arrested Spence Werts and Henry Scurry and brought, them to jail, arriving here about daybreak Saturday. Corner Lindsay went down and held the inquest, which began at nine o' clock Saturday morning, ciueme ?i. one p. m. The report is 3.S follows: Ccpy of Testimony at Coroner's inquest of the dead body of Clinton Sims colored, Oct. 7, 1916. iCterence 'Butler, sworn, said: At James Hopewell church on the night of the 6th of October, 1916, I was door marshal in the lower door in the So ciety Union Benefit. I heard such a J fuss up there upstairs, I went upstairs to hee, what wus the matter. When I got up there Spence Werts was talking some rough talk to the secretary, Sylvester Reeder; something concerning about money to pay to a sick 'lady; and then Lizzie Werts she goes in and starts the fuss; and then one word brought on an * cs-rvic- Via nomP I other, ana men vuuluu guuo ^ t-here and tried to quiet her, and he could not quiet Tier; and then he told Spence Werts if "he did not be quiet here he would put him out doors. T.?77i" Werts told him. Clinton Sims, rough, he Tvas not going to put him out, because he paid as much money as any one. Then Clinton Sims said. "Yes, I will put you out." Then I said to Clinton Sims, "Don't you push her or hit her, Lizzie "VVerts; liaoie 10 be a bigger fuss than it is." Then T went on away from there?about two or three steps from there. I heard Henry Scurry say, "I want you all to stop this fuss. If you don't I will j vou afire." Clinton Sims. Spence i iWerts and Lizzie "Werts and Henry Scurry went back toward the steps. t^at pistol fired Spence Werts, Henry Scurry, Lizzie Werts and Clinton Sims were the only ones List of Nomina Is Pul Every Reader of The Herald courage Their Friends by 1 Great Circulation Campa Vote Early arti The Herald and News today presents t the first published list of the ladies j who are nominated in the Great Circulation Campaign. There Is published the names of ladies who liave been nominated by their friends for the (honors and awards that will .be made by The Herald and XewB on December 2nd. iNo doubt every one of the ladies < whose names are mentioned, deserve to receive an automobile. Of course not all of them can do so, and it is up to j, the patrons of the Herald and News i to decide who will be awarded the Maxwell Touring Car, the Columbia i Crapihonola, the Diamond Ring, also the other prizes and cash awards. , However, every one who participates ^ in this Campaign will positively receive a reward. , Now, Mr. Keaaer, loox over me nsi : and see if the name of your favorite < is included in this first published list. ] If it is there, it is up to you to com- < municate with them at once and assure them of your support throughout i the campaign. If you do not find the l n-ame of your favorite, you should,; < at once, send in her name so it may j i be included in the list that will be j < published in our next issue. Your j j single word of encouragement, even j i though it is not at once, accompanied I \ by the all important subscription, may i .fussing. Spence Werts, Lizzie Werts ] and Henry Scurry went at once for < or bcme ofther parts unknown. < Clarence Butler, (His Mark.) Clarence Butler, recalled, says: I heard Spence Werts said he beard Clinton Sims shot himself. CUrence Butler. (His Mark.) Hamp Butler, sworn, says: JWhs at ] James Hopewell c&urch on the night 1 of October 6, 1916. All I saw was ' Spence Werts, Clinton Sims and ' Henry Scurry got into a fuss. Clin- ^ ton Sims was trying to stop the fuss between Spence Werts and Henry | Scurry?to be quiet. Then the presi-1 ^ dent ordered me to sing a hymn, and 13 then he dismissed. No one was fuss- j. ,v spence Werts and Henry Sour- j ry, both were fussing at Clinton Sims, j Spence Werts and Henry Scurry got ^ their transfer cards from this lodge < that night of the killing. Spence , Werts, Henry Scurry and Clinton Sims r were at the stairway going down the i steps when the pistol fired. Hampton Butler. Jeff Goldman, sworn said: Was at', James Hopewell church on the night!' of the 6th of October. I joined the' ( lodge last night for the first time. After joining the lodge there were 18 . members of our lodge resigned and. cransferredi to Rock Hill lodge. Henry j o ? ?^ Onon/io raised a row ! OUUI I V C.I1U V. V, TT V* VW - __ _ _ with Clinton Sims. Clinton Sims was : the marshal in to through fussing. ' Clinton Sims was trying to keep down : the fusfe. Then Clinton Sims pushed Spence Werts and told him to be quiet. Spence iWterts said, "Let me alone." Then Spence Werts' wife, : Lizzie Werts, said to Clinton Sims,; "Keep your hands off of him." Then Lizzie Werts pushed Clinton Sims. Clinton Sims pushed Lizzie Werts away. Clarence Butler said, "Don't push, her; don't hit her; do there wlh be a bigger fuss.'' Jeff Galman went to a table pretty short miter that, to- i ward the steps. 1 heard a scramble md a pistol shot. I heard no one I "ussing hut Spence Werts, Henry Scurry and Clinton Sims. When I went down the steps Clinton Sims was ly- 1 ing on his hack dead. Then I saw a pistol on the floor atout his feet. < ! Some one said that he shot himself. < I picked up the pistol and unbreached : ! it, there were all the halls In the pis- ? tol not shot. I gare the pistol to Mr. ' Dorroh. : Jefferson Graham. ! George Reeder. sworn, said: I was'' ?1* 4* l . | t James Hopewell caurcn on iu? j, tions \lishpf! Tck-Aav and News is Invited To En~ Voting For Them in the ign---Clip the Coupons, J Vote Often. have the effect of giving your friend just the lift that she needs to help her on the road to success. At any rate it will not cost you anything. The extremely high mlue or tho prizes given in this Campaign, ara well worth the little effort that will be required of those to whom they will be awarded. The ladies who will get them will start at orce with a spirit of determination that will be produc Live vi icauius m yi civ/n lkj uulv amount of encouragement they receive from their friends. Nominations Open, Nominations will not close with the publication of this list. The 'Campaign has just started, so there is plenty of time left for anyone to enter. At this stage of the Campaign, those who have entered have mainly been busying themselves with becoming familiar with the rules and conJitions under which the Campaign J 1 _ A _ 1 T A 11. crrusi oe conauciea. mier mey win commence Hie work of Vote getting. The list that is published today contains only the first group who have been nominated and have considered entering the Campaign actively. Many 3f these will drop out and many others will start later on. In fact, it is probable that the second publication will bear a very considerably al tered aspect as the result of ne* lomiantions during the coming weefc [light of October 6, 1916, I heard the evidence of Jeff Gallman; tha.t is the same wiay I would, testify. George Reeder. William M. Dorroh, sworn, said: Last night Mr. Taylor and Mr. Melton ind I arrested Spence fWlerts and Hentry Scurry; both of them denied knowing that any one was killed last night, md did not know that any one was sven hurt, and just thought some one :iad shot a pistol. Wm. M. Dorroh. John Gilreatih, sworn, said: Was it James Hopewell church on the [light of Oct. 6, 1916. I was at ttus cooking of tc fourbecue last night, and [ heard a pistol shot, and I went to :lie lodge, and met Spence Werts and Lizzie Werts, Henry Scurry and Mina Scurry leaving the hall just after the pistol fired. I asked Spence Werts who was shot up there. Spence Werts said 'Clinton Sims shot his own self.'* John Griffith. (His Mark.) 't Svlvester Reeder, swK>rn, says: fWfes at James Hopewell church the night of Oct.1916. I 3~ave heard the evidence of John Gil'breath, and -would state the same that John Gilbreatfc has stated. Sylvester Reeder. Thomas Houseal, sworn, says: Was at James Hopewel! church the night of Oct. 6, 1916. I was in the hall and heard a pistol shot. I heard Spence Uonp,. SrMirrv and Clinton VV CI LO, ^^ ^ Sims fussing just before the pistol fired at the top of the steps. I did not hear any one else fussing. Thomas Houseal. (His Mark.) This is to certify that I have this day examined the dead body of Clinton Sims, colored, and find a gunshot wound entering the body at the right shoulder, just above the armpit, and coming out at the exit wound at two and a half inches from the chest bone, between second and third ribs, on left side of chest. I removed the bullet under the skin at the exit wound. W. E. Pelham, Jr., M. D. October, 7, iyie. The coroner's jury was composed of J. M. K. Bushardt, foreman; J. P. Summer, F. P. Cousins, W. P. Lathrop, M L. Cousins and J. H. Willingham. They rendered s verdict that 'Clinton Sims came to : '? -'eath from a. pistol sht and wound inflicted by tbe bands of Spence Werts on the 6th day " ~ r? f ni /> t-Tati T-V f^nrrv C. LrCiooer, 1310, as (accessory before the fact.'