EST A S. 4.N W E R .O, US.Y PI TWN IAt4t manav Soi T3HIS AD. is full of t the temptation o but this is not a i same tempting offer o1 EDNESDAY MC APRIL 15t WEDNESDAY 10 rolls of Matting for 124e., worth 2 10 rolls of Matt-ing for 171c., worth 2 10 rolls of Matt-ing for 19c., worth 30 5 rolls of Matting for 29c., worth S0c 50 Japanese Hugs for (9c , worth $1. 50 Larger Htugs for 98e , worth $1.'( 50 extra larger Rugs for $1.49, worth Another shipment, of yard wide calnbi finer than lonsdale, worth 121c. an 13 yds. for $1.00, only a dollar's t< LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN PENITENTIARY. VERDICT IN STROTHER RAPli CASE REACHED LATE FIDAY EVENING. The Testimony Concluded --Able Argu ments of Counsel for State and Defense -Sentence on Saturday. "Guilty with a reconnendation to the mercy of the Court." Such was lie ver dict in the George Strother rape case, brought in by a jury of his country late Friday evening. Strother was sentenced on Saturday morning and on Saturday afternoon was taken to the State Penitentiary, where lie will spend the remaining day,M of his life. TII; JUDGI; TO TilE PR ISONER. Judg' Bellinger, in sentencing Stroth er to life inprisonient in the State Pen itentinry, told him that he might con sider hiniself very fortunate in the out come of this case. It was left to the jury to say whether you were guilty of using any force in this case. There was room for reasonable doubt, atd there are niany who, had they been on that jury, would have voted to find you not guilty. Vet at the sane tite there was enough testi nmony to justify the verdict, and having reached the conclusion that von were guilty, it took a very merciful jury to recomtumend you to mercy. Judge Bellinger said to the prisoner that the main reason he was found guilty was because the wonian in the car e was a white womnan, and whenci th is was takent into consideration, Strothier mnight coni sidler himnself (ortunate in being allowed to comne before his country and v'indicate himnself. Even whent only white p)eople are coticernied in such cases, the inian guilty or illicit intercourse carries his life si his own hands in this State, iiot that it is alwKiys takeni by what I consider the cowardly tuode of lynchi ug, but the rela tives anmd initinediate friends of the young womnan snake haste to put htiti out of the way, and 1 (1o nt know of a single case int this State, said the sp)eaker, where a mnan has wreaked v'engeance upon1 thme other mant whlo has wrecked the fsnuily has beeii pun ishted when brought inito court. Y'ou will nt be senitected~ to pay the death penalty, hut your liberty will be takeni away front you. I do not be Ileve there is a negro ini South Car-ohlina who had a muaster or boss whoi woul be grility of the deed which youm confess you Ave been guilty of. oum helong to a tseration which k niw nto tuaster. iad 'yO on the stand here sa id you did nt k lw to whoni your father belonged. You 16Otig to a race that has furntishied all the t9f that the South has sufTeredl fromt :vitbin this last generat ion There is a ~erginm class of citizens at the North who av attemuptedl to school yout in the he lef that all the Southern people are your eetWiles amnd that your on\v' friends are at tiae North. Now you have recei vedl fronm the hiand1s of the State the very best that shte could give you in this case. You hnd 9,called a special termt of the court ini order to prevent violent hands b,einev nlailuon you. You had a dhefenise as good, as strong, as conscientious, as ellict, as eloquinent, as any imill ioniaire in ti s coun~ try' could have b)ought You had a fair trial ar.d your defense has been honestly and conscienitiouisly coniducted Judge f3ellinger said it was the first time in his life lie had1( bleen calledl upon to sentetice any one, but lie dl not be lieve lie would see any cause afterwards to regret having nassed( sentence upon at violator of the law. The sentence of the court -I have no dliscretioni ini the matter, the law prescribes it-is that you, George Strother, be confitned in the Slate Pen i tentiary at hard labor dluring the whole p)eriod ouf your natural life. MOTIoN F~OR NEw T'R IAl, OvERnIitig. The Judge's charge to the jury was con eluded at about half-past three o'clock ont Friday afternoon,. The jury were absent for over three htoure As sooni as thme ver (dict was reached the at tornteys for thme (Ie fendant, Messrs. 0. 1, Schmumipert anid F. 11. Donmintick , entered a motion for a new trial, which was renmewed ont Saturday mtoriing. IThe tmotion was promtly overruled by Judge Hellimnger and the sen-. tince .)a,se.h Terr emptations, and it will i F buying of us your Spri iew temptation to you f 'former seasons, but th )RN I NG, '1'his is only for v h. ONLY Ribbons an 100 doz. Ladies' La On- yd. pair in the lot tha 5v. yd. and $1.25, for one (I. yd. pair, only two pail yd. 500 bolts RibbOII, al JO. worth 20c. yd., foi 1000 bolts All Silks $2 and $2.50. Taffetas, all colors -ic, 4 threads and 80, your cboico d 15i. yard, the world 25c. yd. > a customer. day only. This will GIf i'RIDAV'S SB:SSION. The crowd which heard the case on l0riday was not as large as on the day pre vious, but every seat in the court rooti was taken during the morning hour, and the evidence and the able arguments of counsel were heard with close attention. h'lie prisoner (luring the entire day sat in the dock apparently calm and unmoved. This manner he mtaintained to tl"e end, even while sentence was being passed upon him. The special court, after a ;ecess fromn the evening previous, reconvened prompt ly at 9 30 o'clock Friday morning, and the defense proceeded with the taking of its testimony. The first witness for the defense was OSCAR COUNTS a little boy of 9 years of age, the son of George and Ella F Counts sworn, who tes tified. Know Miss 1;ninia Bowers. She is my aunt. Do you recollect (lay she was helping your mother to quilt? Yes, sir. Brother Ilbert and myself went piece of way home with her. Mother told us to go. Where was your father? Was he at home? Father was at saw inill. Have seen father this mouing. Saw him st Jim Shealy's. Stayed all night with hin. Saw him this morning. le imet us out on the street. Did you tell inc yesterday after noon that your father sent you home with your aunt? Objected to by solicitor and objection sustained. What did your father say to you this morning? Objected to. Did your father say anything to you this morning about being at the muill? No, sir. Did he say any thing to you a hout it last night? The little boy shook his head negatively. Mr. Dominick stated that counsel were taken entirely by surprise because Oscar had stated entilely different to hin and Mr. Lcinpe...l).rt yesterday. D)IZFENSE Ci.oSES. The defense then closed its case. IN RiCPLY. Mr. 0. A Couiits was p)lacedl oni the standl. Mr. Domninick objected to his testianony being entered on the ground that while his absence the (lay befoire was excusab'e, yet on Friday niornting lie had been told by the Solicitor that lie would be nieedled and still in v'iolation of the or dler of the court passed preCviouisly lie had gone to tieet his childrent td had brought themtn to the court rooni. Objection wuas overruled Counts testified that oni the 19th (lay of February lhe w~as in his fiel cutting biriars. D)id not know Miss lmimia llow ers was at his house till lie went hloie toi dlinnier. On the afternlooni was at Jimu Sbealy's saw mill L4eft saw muilt about siundcowii and wvent straight honie. Uot hone about dusk. l,ee Kemlpson and~ ILat Shealy went piece way home with mie WVent to) saw illh walking to see about getting sonic cedar posts. At sa'w inill were Frank Shealy and Clifton Shiealy and a negro. WVien I got home two little bovs were at hoiii. D)id tnot see Georuie Strother that evening. D)id not see Miss Emmna lBowers that day after I left home. Saw her at church tile next Sunday Have never seen George Strother anid Miss Inina Blowers to gether Cross-examninationi by' Mr. Schiumpert: The mill wvas moved there ini Februnary I hauled logs there ini February, can't give any day of month or- of week hIlow (1o you happen to remlemlber themi that this p)artic ular day you went to the mi ? Ile cause 1 be ped put up sciTloldinig. Got homie f romii cutting briars about 120o'clock . WVith reference to path leadir.g to D)r. Blowers' house was about a ile away. Saw Miss Ilowers at ehurch following Sunday for first tiime after Thiurs;day. She was with her umother. Stayed last night ait Jim Shecaly's. Met "chdren comling to court this morning. First heard of occurrence on Tuesday before Strothuer was arrested. WVas at saw amill WVhat were you doing there that day? D)id I say I was there i uesday before he was arrested? asked Coun:s. I can't ex actly remnember thcise dhates I found out Tuesday aft er the crimie was comtmiited It was Thuesday I went to saw mill WVas that cday you heard it? No, sir. I heard It on 'Tuesdhay lIn cle \Vahter Counits told mme A nd( you had talked with si.ster in law on Sunday following the alleged crime? Ves, sir. And yet yodu did not find out anything about this alleged crime until the Tuesday following, notwithi stancdiing that y ou had talked with youir sister-in-law on the Sunday before? No, sir. Redirect: Counts denied Strotlimr' i ptati :ax every ounce of your s ng and Summer Mercha or you have already test< is time our lines are larg ednesday and Thursday. d Ladies' Mitts, 3e Mitts, elbow lengths, not a 's not not worth less than $1 th day only, Thursday 48c. a ra to a customer, th [ silk, No. 40 and 50, all colors, 200 u Thursday only to. yard. for Ribbon, Liberty Satin and me white and black, Nos. 40, o 5 'hursday 17jc., worth all over Remember this is for Thurs. for chc be MIMNA The NeU statement as to Counts seeing the affair and whipping Miss Iiowers, claittiing he was at saw mill Cross examination: Isn't, it a fact that you whipped your sister-in-law, that it was you that nade those scars on her neck? No, sir. Isn't it a Cotnltuot rumor down in that country that 3 on are keep ing this woman? No, sir. L,AT SH1AI,1' sworn, testified that he rernemubered day George Counts came to saw mill to see about cedar posts. Left saw mnill with Counts that afternoon and went piece way home with him. That was Thurs. (lay, the m9th day of February. Did not hear of alleged crime till after Strother was arrested. Cross-examination by Mr. Schamnpert: Live about a mile from Dr. fowcrs. Was at home during month of February. You went about in the commiunity, did you? Don't think I went any in February You went to church, though, didn't you? Yes, sir. And you didn't hear of this alleged rap, till two weeks afterwards? On afternoon of day Strother was arrested. Where were you on the 16th day of Feb ruary? Was at home. Where were you on the 23d day of February? Was at home. On 24th? I)on't know. On 25th? Don't know. Witness couldn't tell var ious dates when lie was at mill. Well, when did you reuiember that you were there on the 19th1 (lay of February? Well George Counts told ne it was on the 19th day of February. Did George Counts also tell you that was the day you were at the mill? No, not then. Did you and Counts have any ta.k about day you were at the tuill? No, sir. CI,1 FF SH1AI,V testified that on afternoon of 19th day of February lie and others were at his saw taill and that Geeo-ge Counts was there; got there abost x :3u o'clock and left about sun-down ini coinpany with Lee Kenupson and Lat Shealy. Heard of alleged crime about a week afterwards. Counts had been to utill two or three tines before. Cross-exanmined, said lie lived one and1( a half tuiles fromn Dr. Bocwers. Was tnot going to attendl trial unless sent for. First heard of al leged1 crimne ab)out timne Strothier was arrested. sworni, corrobated testnony of Cliff anmd bat Shealy. Said lie heard of alleged crime ab)out eleven day's after it occurred. WVas not cominug to trial, but was sent for. FR ANK SIIRAT,V sworn, corrobateud Lat and( Cliff Shealy andi Lee Keiupson Said lie lived about one mtile from D)r. Hlowers' andu in sight of. George Counts'. H[eard of alleged crime while at saw mnill day Strotlier was arre -ted., Just got to court this tuornitng, wa.s not in Newberry yesterday. M ISS EMMA nOwVRS was asked ab)out the note mentioned in Str:other's testimony and dleniedl having written one. Did not know negro Roland Mayes anmd did not know a negro had beeni run off the place oun account of rep)ort that she had written him a note. Cross-examiination: You say you dhidnm't write t t note last July? No, sir. When did you write it? D)idn't write it You didn't write a note and1 when Strother told you lhe couldn't readh didn't you write something on a p)iece of paper and show it to himi ini order to test if lie could read? No, sir. Miss ltma, have you any of those scars on your neck now? No, sir, ildoin't think so. This closed thieevidence, and the argu - muents of counsel were begun. HION. P. II. DO)MlNICK miade tl'e openinig argument for thet de fense, lie said hie had beeni criticized for taking this appointment but lie had 110 apologies to make and( intendedu to do his duty. This is a remarkable case, a case which should cause any commnunity to blush51 with shame munch less 'a county with Newherr-y's great pride. Mr D)onuick reviewed the testi mony1) Thiere were only two wit nesses George Strothier implicates an. other, but that other (denies it flant footed Where was this crime, as told by the womian, coimmiitted? On the top of a lill in the open. Gentlemetn, have you ever heard of a miore p)r:posterous story! She went on hoime wherc she found her imothier. D)id she tellI her mother? 0. not, peOPle in trouble iiever go [to there mother for solace! She w.aited till next miotting atid ' ian, tnok ,a he ro Du Ca to resist them. Why sh cent. less than you woul prices. It's only a gentlt her in qualities and poor YN Our Ready to Weai YE be Thrown Open kind the Saturdi ig sale, 200 doz. ready made Shirt wl the latest styles 49c. each, l w 200 ready make Skirts, all c $1.98, worth double. 300 ready made Mereeriz t $1.00, hoicoe 98c., worth $1.00. custo 50 nt general printci pIes? Von are swo rn toi bring ini a verdict ini accordanice with them testitnommy. ini imy httiic way I hacve dischtargedl niv dhuty as I saw it. antd I apphea,l to vou .s tmeni to discharmge youir dutty, let the ( coutisci eueces be whatt t hey ttay. SOI.tToa slti miclressed thle juiry fort thle State. Coutnsel tor the cdefenise have totld you there is tji ividletce cof rampc, and thact is till they have ;id except onie or t wo reasontts for say itng it Count tsel wht firist add ressedh you too0k t ucpont hiiniself to maicke ani attack frcicc ,.t:n t to finiish upont IDra flcwers' cinctmti . toi this affirti. I,ook at thce test imonity anid see whet her you cani pIlace you ciintger on asiingle syllable otf te,tititouv thtat will l )'iiou tic the cone;tioatStt hli e ithler ple went wild over during our last. 10c. and 121o. kind for 5e. ) yds of Eml roidory and Iisertion ox 20o. kind for 9. yd. iore of thoso Appliquo (ollars wortl Friday only 43t eh, only n)Il(2 to i r. yr. How era held a peacable conversation with the negro after the alleged heinouns crite! Gendetnen, the reason for this and for Dr. Bowers no taking action sooner, the reason, gentletnen, I hate to say it, is that I)r. Bowers himself did inot believe the story. Mr. Dontinick referred to the length of tinte that hae elapsed before any of the witnesses heard of the afait . If I )r. Bowers believed this story, lie coitnitted a critne upon that cOntnluu;ity by allowing the negro to remain foi tw- Ive days On the very day Strother was arrested he was cominig on Walter Counts' wagon to Newberry to inove Walter Counts' sister to Prosperity. And yet Walter Cotits is the uncle of a brother-iu-law of Miss Bowers, and the negro is il 1rute, an as sassin, a ri,pist! I know it is an awful thing for us to stnl hl...e and ask you to take that negro's word in pre ference to that white wotnan 's, but we so ask you. George Strother tol the truth and all the circunustanices hear him out . The speaker s-tilt lie did not upld4 any poliey which wvill ptut the negro Oin termns of e(pnality witn tihe white, but, he saidc, if yovon'4))'t believe that negro is guilty it is svour dut) v to find ta verdict of not guilty , let the eon sequenices be what they nmay. MR. SCrti'wir asked that the Judge charge that in all cases of rapie wher-e prisoner :ahit s Cot) ntectiont, that is not ant afirat 221i ve dleflense and( the state iust go forward ando prove its case as though that wer nc ot in it. that the defense is not requniredl to prove the COtnniectiout by the p)repoilelr:uice of the evidence. Mr. Schiunpert thieni adIdressedl thle jutry. lIe cal led attenition 1t lhe facet that lhe ando Mr. D)ontiik wer-e not paid at tot neys. It is the b ast of the p)rofessioni of our state thwt whetn thle court1, as it alI ways dloes in felotny calsees, where t lhe dle fendanut l)e white or black, is tiutaile to etnp)loy-coun tsel in such-1 eases it is thle boait aiiil pridle (If the 1har2 of Soluth Car olina that cotutsel who are app)jointedl a - ways resp)and( proitinptly. WVe are here the friend of the eonurt, thle friend Io(f thle prosecutrix, the friend (If the jnti y, the frienid (If the prisoner, to see t hat thle pIris onier gets justiee 11u1ler- thle ha vs (If Sonu th Caurolina.- We ate simy d111 Iischtargintg a soletin (lilt ,-. That is no(t ;nr- -ljint, I 2a2n sinily hier- to assist vo4i2 to tttike that verdlict respotnsive to tin1 tsttimony andi otne that wi I mee-t with the c,inutnendla liti (of the best Cletnentt oft therCit i.i-ushtip of South Carolinta If vou t hink that prisonler is no(t gudtty thent it is you2r soletin y as c'iti. tts and as, ju rorts to littd a verdict of not guiiltyv and I beleieve you w1illt I 1.kert to the facts; with s:il ness andu withI sorrn. w. The wi21 ntesses in this case are nieither mty friettds to love nor1 my~ tieemies to hteo. I nievet saw that good woman nt 21il sheo wen2t on2 thie standi(. I adovert withI saolness to t testitinony becau e it is algaint my 2)Vownt pe-ople and( tuy own ciolir those whlo ate here int tmy lieart. It wtll tnot avail tne onte iota if t hat man2 i gioes free save thait I will bow mty head itt soIrrow~ t iflndt tis ~'Ievtece thi ittunt goes to the gallows for it wi:l be~ ai blow to this granl ol state i, South Carolitma whose nroudiest boa,st it is that shte eniforces the l;t;w withloutt re-gard toI the conItsequ tentces. Raope is ai htinou2s (eritte Ititmakes our blood tintg;e ini iur ve-ints whetn we hear that the santltity' of a womttan htas been inivadled Yea, we go~ fmit her ando take the law tuto ouri oIwn hauis Andto what's the sentimuenut that tunderlies it? It is that no( white wottani shtall go on thle stand( and( lbe requlir-ed to dlishi (lit this bitter alk to a vata, gupi .,i, ....ic. in't ould you? You will be d have to pay for the v a reminder that we are er in prices, making re Jepartment will and $1 -9, to the Public )0 do:- Ladi 1y. 100 )r' lad list, whito anti colorttd, worth $1 2 worth 75e., all1 sizs. 100 prH. Lad ilors 98e., $1.- t atl worth $1. 20) prta. Lad td Utlrskirt, your worth $3.0 skirH, t tieht p'ro ve I its r.tse beyoitl a rea>:oultl tlt tbt, :1111I : nt guingi tt tleal :tlotl" with thy tt' t iit u t , for that is Ill with which we have t tt' say that 1bet'attst" w iIs which atre sitilftl were i)ket ty he ie ilei t i testify that shie is ntnworthi yI If e lit"f' 1it. Se se then wtent into) the tletails of the testiniont ad itf the testintony ealetilei to yOu. liss iwers w as eritieisetI for not telling her ruothtel, 7) y"ears of age, antil then for tot elliig a yottntg wotna"tt lint, gentlinett, NyiLe you ate Coilelritug this, eoisiilC' Lhose seaus out her neck, whihei have not 'et beret ei(xplainef corro)oratitt, and if there is anyh'cly i, this ease who neert)CtiClittingse l the Itt'r o es hetriti h (;hltest. i het. .A \ u coiito 'liti' eter n A45.11b IltlieIheld aftert, thete, ( oitfot itt,iMa 2Une ch:f .ue d,h jtu y. the oih'Int'i wan |in ane ilel Thces ur tr firedt I',' t'( :in' tnten' e tofI t htgIs ia slift ni ndntI brnght ii a7 vei isa e i tate f . senl Asstemblyt') of the' PretsbyitrinaiI Churi in athet' S A.eit ('A.,t ehl tIo eleso, S.Calfr es 1st! only too glad to fall into ,ry same goods in town, ready for you with the sistance impossible. worth $2 00 and $2.50. on' Sailor Hats 23c. each worth 50c. ios' Oxfords and Strap Sandals 98., iea' Oxfords and Strap Sandals $1.25, ioa' Oxfords and St rap Sandals $1.95, 't Low (it Oxfords, all sizes $1.25, 's Low Uot. Oxfords, all sizes $1. 50, 's Odd P'ant s 98c., worth $1. 50. '. Odd Pants S I.89, worth $2.50. Itsols 3Uc. each, worth Tc. SOUTH CAROLINA NIiWS. Itenis of More or Less Interest Condensed In the State. The Anlerstonl city Kcholols kayv Mntgagd ia place for an oxhibit at the St.. Louir Exposition. M1r. Shepherd Nash, the popular Clork of (.mrt of Sumter county, died at his home in Snter last. woek. 'T'hn t rustens of Andoerson county iinvo dterinined to cun8olidat.o the rural schools and to arrange for tho transportation of pupils living at a distance. It, was reported from E Igelield on Iriday tiat Ctptain Ois Vhite, on whoso account the Tilluan trial was po'stponed, ham e,ntiroly recovort d Mil was oi t I1e1 st roots. John MAlt-on, ia whito farmoer fromn A1tbbevillIt, was arrteste'd at. Anderson, l<'ridlay cbargod with atoalmng $ll< froI 1. A. JByson, of Atihovillo, With Whorn he roomed th iiight. before. TIhoI pHon, theo labor agitator, wh1o was in NowbOrry som3nw tim1o ago, is mO Spart.anh11 urg. H~le has a ronseod 8sympathy1) alImong t he operat i ve, b)ut so far 1n0 action11 hbeeni taken. A whlite man30 and a1 negro, both1 of whmwere (drinlking, engaged inI a (c113ontlrry hII Spartanbn)Irg OI F'i