Abernathy Found Now Guilty of Murder Return
Spartanburg December 1 Richard Abernathy was found not guilty of murdering William Abbott in Spartanburg county in 1879 The trial spanned the day with Judge Gary delivering the charge and the verdict at 11 pm Abbott a printer was found dead on the old Avanta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad Later the case centered on circumstantial evidence and Abernathy s own boastful past The jurors did not convict and Abernathy attracted attention as a rugged chair maker from Blacksburg with a storytelling habit
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Cor. News and Courier
Spartanburg
Richard Abernathy
William A. Abbott
Smutsville
Spartanburg County
Criminal Court
Gary
William Abbott
Avanta and
Charlotte Air Line
Southern
Abbott
David KR
Duncan
Eivenit
Node
Blacksburg
Abernathy
Is Dedmond Company Dying
Sensational charges against J A Willis a stockholder and officer in the Dedmond Remedy Company involve breach of trust failure to account for funds and mismanagement. Plaintiffs seek a receiver and dissolution of the firm with a court appearance set to show cause, while Willis a Laurens county legislator is named among defendants and awaits the court’s action with interest.
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Greenville
Shuman
J. A. Wills
McSwain
J. W. Bridges
Willis
Laurens County
Verdict Not Guilty Brightens Prisoner’s Eyes
A court clerk announced the verdict of not guilty. The man told a correspondent that he would likely move back to Spartanburg, his eyes shining with the moment.
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Spartanburg
McNamara Confessions Prompt Global Labor Reactions
In Los Angeles Clarence Darrow outlines the McNamara case conclusions, asserting the aim was to save the accused, aided by a Los Angeles committee chaired by Steffens. Contemporaries weigh the confessions, with unions urging extreme penalties for the dynamiters and critics questioning motive and higher-up complicity.
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Los Angeles
McNamara
Clarence
Darrow
Associated Press
McNamaras
McNamara Brothers Sentenced in Times Case
James B. McNamara was sentenced to life imprisonment for the Los Angeles Times bombing. His brother John J. McNamara drew a 16 year term for the Llewellyn Iron Works dynamiting. Twenty-one people died in the Times blast. no fatalities were tied to Llewellyn. McNamara issued a confession asserting his intent to injure the building, not kill. The case ends the state’s drive to isolate the McNamara brothers from society. The article also notes Burns and McManigal discussions and threats to destroy the city if unions failed to rise.
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Los Angeles
Steffens
McManigal
Ortie McManigal
J. J. McNamara
Lewellyn
California
McNamara
James J. McNamara
Albert 5. Osborne
New York
Istrict
Labor
John Dh
Wd Dames
Central Labor Council of
Spokane
Wash
Philip Colley
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Colley
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
McNamaras
Folk
Missouri
Organized Labor
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles ‘Times
Lfe
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Llewellyn Iron Works
Times
San Quentin
Los Angeles Times
Ik Rend “I
Ink Alley
Burns
Shawn James
W. J. Burns
Jim McNamara
Dec
M Namaras
Otto McManigal
McNamara Brothers
McMani
Lilewellyn’ Iron Works
Noted Attorney Teases Prosecutions After Major Visits
The speaker hints sensational disclosures will follow his Los Angeles visit in about a week after a New York trip. He implies future prosecutions or arrests may extend beyond Indianapolis, and asserts that Kaplan and Smith are not yet located but will be captured soon.
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Los Angeles
New York
Indianapolis
Kaplan
Smith
Methodist ministers hear 1912 conference appointments
Bennettsville Dec 4. A South Carolina Conference session focused on board reports and church appointments for 1912 read by the bishop. Bethel church Spartanburg won the conference Sunday school banner. Anderson hosts 1912 session. Names of presiding elders and numerous circuit and district appointments across Greenville Laurens Pickens and other districts listed.
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Bennettsville
South Carolina
Bethel Church
Spartanburg
Anderson
Greenville
P.P. Kilgo
Presiding Elder
Runcombe Street
M. Carlisle
St. Paul's
E. S. Jones
Hampton Avenue
J. M. Rogers
West Greenville
L. J. Inabinet
South Greenville
J.T. McParlane
Bethel and
Daniel
Presiding
Yon
Bethel
BRB
Duan
Trinity
Truesdale
Spring Street
G.T. Harmon
J Lodge
W. P. Meadors, Jr
Cokesby
W. P. Meadors
Abbeville
T. Duncan
Cokesbur
Greenwood Street
J. W. Kiewberry
Central
J. EB. Cavisie
Princeton
No Rehearing Granted in Seminole Case
The Supreme Court, after consideration, dismissed the petition and revoked a remittitur for John Y. Garlington and James Stobo Young who were sentenced to three and one year respectively for breach of trust in the Seminole case. The remittitur was mailed to the Richland county clerk for delivery to the sheriff to begin penitentiary sentences. A pardon petition had been filed with the governor, awaiting action.
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Columbia
Ira B. Jones
C. J
Eugene B. Gary
A. Ju
C. AL Woods
A. J
D. W. Hydriel
AL J
Supreme Court
John Y. Garlington
James Stobo Young
A. R. Brooks
Court
Richland County
Coleman
Garlington
Young
Carlington
Ming
SH declines to pardon Garlington and Young
Governor Eleasa released a statement saying he sees no reason to interfere with the sentences of Garlington and Young, wreckers of the Seminole Securities Company. He urges confession and hints later action if new evidence appears, suggesting others may have been shielded.
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Columbia
Eleasa
Garlington and Young
Seminole Securities Company
Meeting of Oconee County School Trustees
The Oconee County School Trustees Association met at the Court House last Saturday to discuss teacher shortages and funding. They urged higher taxes to raise salaries, urged the county to aid legislators in high school amendments for rural school benefit, and proposed legislation to curb frequent text book changes.
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Oconee County
General Assembly
County Board of Education
Gin Burned At Pair Play In Anderson Weekly News
Spec Tom Dooley and Richard Grubbs returned from a two weeks Florida trip. Mrs Isbell visited in Anderson. Ola Grubbs of Walhalla High School visited her parents Willis Grubbs. Laura McAlister and Laura Marett in Seneca as guests of WH Waton. Gin burned down last night. origin unknown. Callaham and Lindsay spent Friday in Lagonia. A son, W. L. Dobbs, was born December 2 in commerce. Blanche Isbell of Tokéena and Bonnie Thomking of Oakway visited Mr and Mrs Morris Shell. E P Callaham improving after pneumonia. Marotts visited relatives in Martin, Ga. A 7-story 90-room hotel contract let in Greenville at Washington and Richardson.
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Tom Dooley
Richard Grubbs
Florida
Howe
Db. i Isbell
Anderson
Ola Grubbs
Walhalla High School
Willis Grubbs
Laura McAlister
Laura
Marett
Seneca
Miss McAlister
WH. Waton
Callaham
Ruth Lindsay
Lagonia
Horn
WH. M. Lovinggood
W. L. Dobbs
Commerce
Blanche Isbell
Tokeena
Bonnie Thomking
Oakway
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Oconee
Alurder
Dedmond Company
Salk Lake Ity
Munsey
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Chicago
William Burns
Milton A. Smith
David M. Kaplan
J.B. McNamara
James B
Thore Show
Newark
N. J
Anstriet
C. J. Smith
Anderson Johns
A. Dohoe
Orrville
Toxaway
J. W. Neely
Antreville
R. K. Rhoad
Clemson College
P. A. Murray
Monea Path
G. W. Davis
Lowndesville
J. C. Chandler
McCormick
N. G. Ballenger
Pelzer
Columbia District
W. M. Duncan
Washington Street
B. ©. Watson
Main Street
T. G. Herbert
Green Street
A. J. Holler
Leesville
Driggers
Columbia College
W. W. Daniel
Epworth
W. B. Wharton
Vanderbilt University
W. Lewis
W. A. Massabeau
L. , Beaty
Kingstree
R. L. Holroyd
Cades
J. I. Mullinix
Rome
T. J. Clyde
South Morence
J. M. Gasque
Marion
R. H. Jones
Brownsville
J. J. Spinks
Centenary
R. R. Doyle
Clio
C. G. Herbert
Latta
D. H. Graves
Loris
S.v. Creech
H. L. Singleton
Orangeburg
M. L. Banks
St Paul's
Wes Rauden
Virgins
Advocate
J. L. Ray
Anti-Saloon League
J. J. Harley
Cuba
H. L. Powell
Industrial Institute—D
Jarlington
Pho
Brid
Washington and
Richardson Stycotyy
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