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EXCITEMENT RUNNING HIGH IN CITY OF GREENVILLE J. D. Gilreath and Others Charged With Assisting Vaughn to Escape. T. U. VAUGHN CONVICTED RAPIST IS THE ACCUSER Following the Conviction of T. r. Vaughn on the < harge of Criminal Conduct Toward Little Girls under his (arc in Odd Fellows Orphanage, the Kapist is Vlleged t?> have Made Sensntionnl Charges, special to The Dallj Fledmont. Columbia, Oct. S9, Governor Blense llatlj refuses to mal e nnj statement a^ to the T. I". Vaughn case. He Uns been asked if he bad an) statement to make in connection with Hector's statement that lie ordered the urresl of Gilreath, but be said he did not linvc a word to say, Yauglm is in the penitentinr) lure but when newspaper men asked to see him the penitentlurj oftieinls stat ed that thej had received positive in structions from Governor Blense not to let nnybod) see or talk to Vautrhn. This is an unusual order for the penitentiur) oftieinls seldom refuse to allow newspaper men to talk to pris oners when accompanied bj a guard, unless there is some verj evident rea son wh) the prisoner should not talk to visitors. Greenville. Oct. 2S.?I'pon an alleg ed statement of the sclf-confcsse.1 rap ist, Thurston U. Vaughan, and at the instigation of Governor Cole L. Bleuse, Ex-Sheriff Jeff D. Gilreath, inspector of police; ex-Jailer A. A. Phillips, of the city police, and Reuben Gosnell, a magistrate's constable, were arrest ed last night on warrant" charging them with assisting Yalughan to es cape from the county jail last June. The three men were taken through the streets of Greenville to the jail, where they were incarcerated for an hour or more. Five substantial business men, commanding more than a million dol lars cash, lated rushed to the jail from their respective churches, together with hundreds of other citizens, wno crowded about the prison and clamor ed as to who should be the first to sign bonds of one thousand dollars for each of the parties. Feeling was in tense and excitement ran higher than it had at any time during the past few days of sensational happenings in [ Greenville. 1 Rumor spread like wildfire on the fctreets about noon that arrests were to be made in connection with the escape of Vaughan from Greenville jail some months ago. Warrants were drawn up late In the ivtternoon and just before night wttfo signed by Magistrate Samuel Stradley and placed In the hfthds of Sheriff-elect llenrlx Rector for service. The deputy set out to apprehend his men and located Policeman Phillips first at' Greene avenue and Pendleton street as the officer wasL going from his home to the police station. He was arrested and conveyed to the jail and locked In a cell. Rector then set out to locate Mr. Gilreath, finding him at the point near the Grand Opera House. Roth got in a hack and started toward the jail. As the two came through Main street a tremendous throng gathered and raced behind the vehicle, shouting and mak ing the night ring with their cries. Mr. Gilreath was placed In a cell with the common prisoners, after which the deputy set about to find his third man. Leave 'Churches. In the meantime news of the ar rest spread through several of the churches of Greenville and many of the most prominent men of the city left their pews and rushed for the jail. They insisted on Magistrate Stradley being sent for so that he could take bond for the prisoners. A messenger went to church after the magistrate, and brought him to the prison. By tho time he arrived the deputy had returned with Reuben Gosnell. his third prisoner. Bonds were drawn up and signed by Avery Patton, Henry P. McGee, J. M. Greer, AleBter G. Fwrinan and C. O. Allen. The prisoners were released and left the jail at once, while the crowd that jammed the street in front of the jail dispersed. Some believe that political animosity of years standing, fanned into flame again by the inci dents cf '.he past few days, is at the bottom of the trouble, while others who claim to be on the inside declare that there is no truth in the allega tions. I Last, night at the county jail iu the presence of the prisoners and a score or more of prominent citizens of the City, Sheriff J. Terry Poole pave out a statement in regard to the alleged confession of Vaughan. He stated that he, Deputy Sheriff Hunsinger, Sheriff-elect Hector and J. B. Wasson wore carrying Yaugh an from the court house to the train hue Saturday afternoon for the pur pose of taking him to Columbia, the prisoner mace an open confession to how he escaped from the jail last June. Sheriff Poole said. in. part, as follows: "We were going along Hud son street when Vaughan made his confession. 11?. said that his brother gave Jailor Phillips $10 to transfer T, I*. Vaughan from the main cells to a cell used for women which has a barred window opening on the jail yard. The night before he escaped. Vaughan said. Reuben Qosnell came to the jail window for the purpose Ol sawing the bars, but that conditions were unfavorable for the job and he went away. The follow ug night, he said. Mr. Qllreath came to the win-! dow and did the actual sawing of the bars, handing the saw through the window to the prisoner just before! the last bar was severed. Vaughan said he finished the job. Vaughan further said that he would sit in the electric chair Itself and make the same confession as to who helped him escape." The confession made by Vaughan must have reached the ears of Gov ernor Please, for the officers stated last night that the chief executive telephoned here yesterday and order ed the warrants sworn out at once and served. It was repeatedly stated at the jail last night by the arresting ofllcers. the prosecutor and others in terested in the ease that Governor Please had ordered the arrests to be made that day. The three warrants were sworn out by Dr. W. I.. Mauldin. and each one charges the respective defendants with "aiding a prisoner to escape". The specific charges in the warrants against Gosnell and Phillips are that they "did aid and assist one T. U. Vaughan, charged with rape, to es cape from the Greenville, county jail, Wherein the said T. IT, Vaughan was then confined." The Warrant against Mr, Gllreuth charges that the defend ant "did convey Into, the Greenville C?Unty jail tools adapted or useful to aid a prisoner to make his escape, with Intent to facilitate the escape of a prisoner confined, one T. U. Vaugh an, charged with rape, and did aid and assist Raid prisoner to escape from said jail." The witnesses In each case are J. Perry Poole, Hen drlx Rector, .lohn S. Hunsinger and T. C. Vaughan. In an interview lnsl nigh:, Mr. Qll reath gave an account of the manner In which ho was arrested. He said that he was apprised early In the af ternoon that a warrant was to be sworn out on him and later learned that It had been planned to arrest him in the Pirat Baptist church, where he was to attend the evening service. Hearing of this. Mr. (Hl reath sold he started home for the purpose of getting an early supper so he could go down to the Jail and save the ofllcers the trouble of lock ing him up. As he was nenr the Grand Opera House, he said, he heard Sheriff-elect Rector call to him from behind and state that he had a warrant for him "I turned around and went back to meet him," continued Mr. GUreath, "and after he arrested me I asked to be allowed to go to a telephone, but was refused this modest requeet." After being brought to the Jail, Mr. (Jllroath sold, he was not allowed to use the telephone there, but later on Sheriff Poole came down and let him out to go to the telepnone. At this juncture a reporter wan admitted to the Jail and upon enter ing one of the Jailer's private living rooms observed Mr. Cllreah coming through a door loading from the cells. He went to a telephone and called up (Continued on Page Eight.) MRS. W. H. WASHINGTON HAS PASSED AWAY Devoted Wife of Pr. w. H. Washington Bird at the Count) Hospital Satur* da) Mo mi nc. Mr<. Lutte Washington, wife of Dr. W, H. Washington, died very sudden ly at the county hospital Saturday morning. just as she was looking for ward to a return homo after an Ill ness of several weeks. Mrs. W;.s:i Ington had boon operated op n few weeks before Rnd was apparently get ting much beuer. an early recovery being expected, when death suddenly overtook her. Her sudden demise was a shook and a source of grief to a large number of friends and relatives. The funeral services were held Sun day afternoon, a short service be ing held at the home of her parents, Mr. and M.s. \v w. Jones, and then a short service at the cemetery nearby Itev. C, F. Kankin. her pastor, assist ed by Hey. W. E. Thnyer, conducted the services, which were simple though Impressive. A large number of sor rowing friends and relatives follow ed the body to the grave and an un usually largo number of (lowers were strewn over the grave after the ser vices, both attesting to the Jove and, esteem in which she was held by those who knew her. The honnry pall bearers were: J. W. Todd. Sr., C, H. Roper, M. L. Cope land, s. m. Wllkes, T. 1). Darlington, Dr. W. C. irby, F. K. Spratt, J, D. Watts. Dr. B. F. Posey, Brooks Swy gert, A. D. Gray. the active pall bearers were: U. F. Fleming, It, C, Fleming. Albert C. Todd. J, \V. Todd, Jr., Dr. U. R. Hughes, W. R. McCuen, Dr. w. D. Ferguson, C. M, Miller. .1. W. Dunkltn. Messrs. W. H. Anderson. Job Little. Armstrong and Dr. Bearden bore the flowers from the home to the cemetery. Besides her husband and one little girl Mrs. Washington leaves her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jones and several sisters and a brother to mourn her loss. They are as follows: Mrs. (). H. Mayer. Newberry. Mrs. I). \V. U'on ard. Spartanburg. Misses Willie and Ollnthin, of Lnurcns, and Mr. Fleming Jones, of Laurens, and a half sister. Mrs. J. w. Wootcn. of Greenwood. TLA (IIKRS TO ME KT, Count) Teacher's Association to Bold Meeting Saturday, Nov. 2nd. The regular monthly meeting of the Laurens County Ticnchors' associa tion will be held In the ocurt house Saturday, Nov. 2nd. Every teacher In the county is urged to attend for Im portant plans will be discussed In which you are Interested, it was de cided nl the last meeting that the teachers should bring lunch, and af ter the regular business, a social hour would be enjoyed. Program for the Meeting. Lecture. Subject rending, discussion based on Mr. Tate's manual. Demonstration reading, first grade. Miss Annie Put man. Demonstration reading, fourth grade. Miss Lutle Young. Rottnt table discussion on reading. leader. Mr. W. P. Culbcrtson. Business. Article 10 of the constitution -Any teacher who will attend five of these meetings and perform all duties as signed and will read three books so le'tod by the executive committee will be put on an Honor Roll to be posted In the office of the county superin tendent. A copy of this roll will also be published in the county papers l.ct every '.encher In the county make the Honor Roll. Death of a Child. Anr.fi Rutledge, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McChee, died at the residence of Mrs. Tucker, on South Harper street, where Mr. and Mrs. McGhee have been boarding, Sunday morning at nine o'clock after an Ill ness of only several days. The body was carried to Greenwood, the former home of the parents, where It was in terred Sunday afternoon. The child was Just ten months old. The parents have the sympathy of a large number of people In the city who have come to know them during their short resi dence here. Meeting of l . D. c. A meeting of John B. Kershaw Chapter. U. D. C, will be held with Mrs. B. W. Ball Mondny afternoon, November 4th All of the members are expected to attend. The meeting will be at 3:20 o'clock. ITEMS OH INTEREST AROUND CLINTON Rr. Thoritwell Jacobs Vtnonv Homo People, who arc Proud ?>f lib Sue* cc>> with Oglethorpe I'nherslt} Pro? ioct. Clinton, S C, Oct. ?Ono of the biggest dreams that over came to a Clinton man is thai of Thoruwell Jacobs *.o revive Oglethorpe Culvers! ty. For a yea: or more he has de voted his energies to making his dream come true and has mot with remarkable success, His idea is to re build the old university on the OUt? skirts of Atlanta and make it the Princeton of the South He has se cured Hedges In Georgia of sunns ag gregating nearly a half million il oil or a and is preparing to carr> the cam paign Into other states. He made a very earnest and con vincing statement of the scheme In the First church Sunday and asked for the support of his home town in ir.s efforts Considering the many burdens on the business men of Clin ton now the response was all that Mr, Jacobs expected and this town will certainly have one and innybo two members on the hoard of trustees nt Oglethorpe I'nlvorslty. each member representing a girt of $1000, Aarulvnl in ('own. Clinton is great on carnivals and the tiays and nights this week are made festive with brass bands, steam pianos, ferrls wheels, and the other attractions of (he usual amusement company. Social V flairs. The three social book clubs hold last week their regular October meetings and all wore dcllghtfuilx entertained. On Tuesday afternoon the Frlendl) Dozen enjoyed a delicious luncheon with Miss Connie Pailoy. On Friday at noon Miss Fllone McCualan charm ingly entertained the members of the Actneon book club at luncheon. On Saturday afternoon Mrs. YY. .1 l.eake entertained the Halcyon book cluh and and a number of invited guests at a lovely party. Saturday afternoon Miss Clara Ducket) entertained n number ol young holies, who compose the dill ing room committee for the Presby terian Mn/.aar. Thursday the ladies' aid society gave a vory successful turkey dinner and Ice cream supper for the benefit of their parsonage repair fund. The Ma/.aar which had been an llUUnced for the f?th and Oth has been postponed l the 12th and loth Of No vember. Personal Mention. Mrs. F.. M. Harnotl of Atlanta will conic next week to visit her daughter, Mrs. a. v. Marlin, A number of Cllhtoninns attended the state fair this week. Misses Marlon anrt l?mmle McCror) arc It) Atlanta with friends. Mrs. Charles Little and little daugh ter of Nashville are Visiting Mrs. J, F. Jones. Miss F.Hzabcth YOUUg. Who recent ly recovered from a prolonged Ill ness, has had a back-set and Is quite ill. Dr. Douglas and Miss Kll/.abeth Douglas have returned home from a trip north. Mrs. Jack Norman and little Kdwln Hall Norman are visiting relative?' here. SK(OM) WKKK Jl'KOltS. Court of Common Pleas Will llegln Monday, Nov. Ith ami last two Weeks. The following have been drawn OH Jurors for the second WOOk: Damons J. It. Kills, J II NcHbltt, J. C. WosHon. J. It Davis. J. J. Adams, W." P. Sullivan, John If. Peterson. Diois - Andrew ackson, K. M. Hart rett, M. M. Drnmmond. M. P. Vowphn. W. P. Owens, R. K. Moore. W. M. Nash, It. W. Willis, J. A. Cilrry ( Youngs?J. fl.,C00k,%W. B. Hobo. Bcuflletown?H. E. Goodwin, W. I). Byrd. ? Hunter?W- P. 8mlth.yi. M. Bryson. R. P. Adalr, M. F. Workman. Cross Hill?D. O. Heeder, J. T. Hill. Waterloo?B. 1^,.' Martin.1 J. C Pin son. J, L. Anderson. P. W. Madden. Sullivan - -W. H. Pitt?. C. O. Mnddrtn. M. L, McDanlel, J. A. Coats W. F. Tumblln, T. J. Mahon. The Cotton .Harkct. The best cotton was bringing 11 1-4 to ll.'l-X on the streets of Dnurens yesterday. The market Is a little up, though It does not rise as faM as some I think that conditions justify. SON MURDERS HIS FATHER ON MAIN STREET OF CLINTON POWER COMPANY TURNS ON CT RRLIN1 Vn> SitlUvuu IV?wer Conipnnj Plant Completed und Rend) t.> Produce "In Irr". The povver /?im ut the Sulltvau Power Company, located at Tumbling Shoals Uns been completed and tho current was turned on tho wires last niu'.it. The plant has tye'en under ?on> struct.h n now for a number of months, the Rcit) Fortune Construction Com pnny, oi Spnrtanbnrg, having done the construction work und the Installation of machinery having been done by the force of the company; first under the direction of Sir, Helton IMvvor. who was killed in the spring, and later tin iior Mr, Jas. IV Hrtruo). ?ivo U still superintending tl o - 'The new plant, run In connection with the'Heed) Rivet Power Company.' will give itn added r.Ort horse power in it. Tin* Watts Mills are using the j l.uuruus Mill will use It very soon The total horse powet generated bv the two power companies can no\V re.uii 2,700. lly n small initlii) an additional r?00 horse power ?.m bo gen orated at the new plant. JOHN II. PINSON in vi?. Honored Cltl/cu ?.f Cross IItil. a Con. j federate Veteran, Hies nl V thane cd tue. Cross Hill, Oct. 20 Ml .lollii H Pinson died last Tuesdn> und was bu rled Wednesdu) Mr Pinson win SS years old. lie was twice man led mill leaves three -ons and two daughter! by the first wife and Iwo daughters and one sun by the second Marriage Ills second wife died .1 few yom nun Mr, Pinson was n soldier in Ihe Wm Met ween Ihe States and was true Southerner Hi:, bod) was I it hi lo rest in the family burying ground, where his llrst wife ind his parents were buried. Itcv I A Martin conducted the service, Pallbearers: mi Ivo VV II V.e.unan. Ho)i Coli man. Ilenr) Smith. MaeU Mutes. II It Ctlhlllilg ham and Irhy Cole Honour) (Mar ence Cunningham, It, I, Cole, \u Coleman. Vhe Motes. T II Carter and lt. S. Turner, KI.OWF.lt s||(i? AT OWINUS, Annual Kveill of That Colllllliinlt) I i peeled lo Prove an Vttrurthc Vunlr this Year, The seventh annual Floral Show, held every year at Owlligs, will be held Friday. November Nth. Ill thai place. An attractive program lifi ?? been distributed over the county and It Is expected that a large number of I dower lovers will be present the da)' I Of the exhibition This annual event is looked forward to by n large mini her of the ladles, ns well ii? Ihe men. and Is greatly enjoyed bv many who gO to See the Mowers and lO Olljo)' Un social features ??r the <iav As Is the usual custom, dinner and supper will be served h) the Indlci. The proceeds from the differ en I d ? parlmeptH go'toward defraying ehurl? ty expenses, I.\M> SVI.I MOM) V\. November Snlpsdii) Ulli be Hu?.) One 'lu/lteal Ksfale Market. * 'Cm Moiplay. November 4th, -ales day, ov.i'r olovoil hundred acut; of Lailroils county land will be sold nt public auction 'I'llIm being also op Olflng 'day of court, Laurens will, no 'doubt, look like "circus day" The following land sales are advertised for sain: 2nr. acres belonging to the estate of Mrs. Talulah I, Jones. This land Is lo cated just on the outskirts of the city and will bo divided In tracts from 2 to (0 acres. fill acres belonging to Mrs. F. A. Sullivan will be sold In lots varying In size from f. I to l!?S acres. There will be six tracts of this in all. 90 acres located In l>lal township belonging to the estate of Mrs. M F Putnam, only one tract. 111! acres belonging to the estate of James Wham, Bold as a whole. 42 acres, known ns 11)0 A. I?. Roll place, will be sold ns one tTACt. W.l. Lawson, a \ ?inner of I anford, Shot.b) Robt. I mvson, His Son. TROUBLE RESULTED \\ TER \ QUARRI I 01 SEN i RAI > i ARS PullllIU out tiIm>tit il ll.il?- of totlou. Ni'ino: Mini Shoot* Iiis Father lit the Unk I ?Ice it ml nun Stoops u\n .iiiil SltOOta I '? .1 M?'.? l inn s thfOUgll Di?- Head Mini t ool) Picks up l Im s mill Urhrs (Iff. \ shocking lion Loltlo ? 0Ur,'t>d on tin- main t'n ; <>. thorough fit re of Clinton \i. n,:..> aftvnunui about two ?>', '>-? ;>. w . :? i;, ' , : \\ I iw ?in. about > car- , ? i.Ium mid In saintly kill oil hit) rat ??-.. \\ Finns l<nwson. shooting hjtu twice in the back and '-.'.?':> two iuo i tunes in iii>? head .. (ot t'u old !-. ii had fallen i>> lho bottom of tlic wagon In which hot.h llnu i' . unbridled pivstilou of a sop,, letting Itself k>?? ?? upon ii father \vho hud allowed hf- bp> to grow up un (might in the hlghoi things >?! lifo liml reckless \n hin regard ol others. Tint lroub)>t dales back foi several yours Tho i wo htnl not got ton on we'll for >?>ni?- t.mi Prank Luwsou, tin t.r. hot Its? ,1 in I unfoi <i und hin son roniod from lilni on Knnroe rlvoi \ dispute this \,-.ii w gotten Hill? ovor tho i rut According i?< (hoso familiar with iho principals In ihn tragedy, it ?a Iho agreement ho tWClMI tin- two tll.it thi> lll'Hl bub- of cotton front ins vein ornp should g?< ti> Hob t.i appi> ??Ii hin itohts und thut the second bulo should go to tin' filth it im ri*?ni Tho Ursl halo lititl lioon got I on out und thr i, .Hi.i hnlo won Ullgllinod at I (Oho I i house MoildO) morning, when tin itithoi onnic ami gol it Hi- carried it t?> Clinton, fol lowimI b,\ Iiis on in a ilelltinl mood, Itlld II glllliod ami "hi to M i W?lfl In tin1 .nii i mi. In \\ i?\ i Itoboi t luul pa ? I ?Ul'ds with i" hoi o\ or Un cotton Thr two wore .-.tiii wrangling when Iho) pin-tn-?) Iho PI rut No Ilona I It.ml, hnljdiiiM a"'l wore turning to u ..i il t In- w at ehoti < to weigh tin cotton dolor, on im a few t. i't und lusl a- thoy rot in r ion I o ( .i \\ Copeliiinl Company't< hni'dwiirn ami grocer) ntoro. two shod rinnt out tuul tin- u|d man. who Wilti driving, fell In the boltOIII i't the Wllgtlli Wobei; Lawson, who won standing hohlod, reached uvei mid ?hol |wo more (linen in hi ruiher, bolh hulloti oiiloi lug hi lieml, Then picking up iIm* Much ho drove sullehl) up iho Ml reel, turned linlde lllto a vacant lot ami MtoppAll, A crowd i'tmhed up ami hooii ho iviui under nrresl allowing himself to hn carried to the loch up lie was plan oiled in oii?< of t he celln ami Iii ? filth - er wiik hooii hrotight illlo the HtllllO hullillng ami laid ulongi Idc the cell occupied hy the intirderei The prox ?? I in II y of his father's bod) did not fleolli (o have Mil) effect upon the roll, hut uiiotliei youugi*I son wan appiiroiitl) hen it in liken ovet I be affn I r, Two pi slnl \seii l ii It mi away from the minderet One win a calibre Ivel ilollllHOII ami the othei a HlitlHi and We on ot tl.i aine enllbro Tile Ivor lohim n wiih 11 eii ,n killing hi. lathei. all ??: the eiirtrldgei being ox plodod, tin .im adinlttliig Unit four had been In it The Smith ami WOl h?h Is i laliped by the hoii In huve in i ii inkeii awny from bin fuihoi i> III iii at the time of the ?? hoot I up, an.I Unit the lather wan trying lo im?? H sshen the HllOOtlng hllgllll Whether thin Ih tin* case or not will be brOllghl mil m the (rial, but thr fllfltH BH ?tat od I it Iho?e who have HOOn tin- bud' and hy those who were neaient flu NOOnO al the time are Hint the obi rnan wan Hhot In the hftck and I hilt 0110 of the bullets continued through bin hod) and t-iilereil that or one of Hn- muh-1 hitched to tin' wogen, i Pollcomoii Mnaon and Holland Diode the nrrofll in Clinton Voung Lawson told Policeman Mason thai ho would have hIioI IiIh father al home I lift t morning if n had nol heen for his wire Sheriff OwlliKX woo! lo tllO ?Celle imme^iaiv^v ariei the tragedy and in a few hours had ihn murderer be hind harn. Coroner llalrston hold lfm impp1 ; Monday aftornoou and a vei diot Was roturnAd In occord with tho nuovo fAClM,