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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
1
Pennsylvania reports show John King, known as Swipes, convicted of a Marion offense and sentenced to a two year term. The case details the conviction and sentence pursued by local authorities.
The report outlines a 1904 Latta burglary case involving John L. Dew’s store and Bank of Latta, with multiple suspects convicted or pardoned by Gov. Heyward. It notes linked robberies in Kenly and Smithfield, trials in Marion and Charleston, and later pardons affecting local juries. The narrative follows John King alias Pennsylvania Swipes and others, including connections to the Baltimore and Charleston prosecutions, and mentions subsequent acquittals and mistrials through 1909.
An old Floridian visiting New York describes Florida gator hunting at night with a bullseye lantern and shotgun. Fishermen locate a gator hole, tease the animal from the den, and haul the creature to higher ground before securing it for transport.
A county convict serving a two year gang sentence drowned in the Little Pee Dee near Harllee’s Bridge Saturday afternoon after attempting to swim across to retrieve fish. He was a trustee and reportedly a good swimmer but appeared to have cramps and disappeared beneath the water without raising an alarm.
Dan Hamer, tried at Marion for the murder of Pate Walker, was found guilty of manslaughter after an earlier conviction was overturned on appeal due to juror access to The Herald. He shot Walker with a magazine pistol at the home of Jnc. E. Creech, following a dispute over Creech’s daughter. Hamer fled to Texas, was recognized, and returned with sheriff's involvement. Sentenced to three years and five months in the penitentiary.
A Richland citizen recalls the incident after Hampton's deer hunt injury when a mule bolted and broke his leg. A North Western seller offered up to $500 to exhibit the animal, but George W. Davis of Columbia refused, telling the inquirer the mule is not for sale.
A description recalls a woman near Manitou Park who was approached by a large grizzly bear while combing her hair. The bear did not bite, the maiden whispered “O Still tighter dear,” and the incident caused an old suitor to abandon his pursuit and retreat to the mountains for a year.
A fragment notes a Native man from Marion missing since a train incident. The body is reportedly under guard awaiting relatives as investigators seek details of the event and its circumstances.
Key West reports a hurricane strike causing about 2 million dollars in damage. Martial law is in effect as guards patrol, with troops requested to aid. City left wrecked with many injuries and possible loss of life, banks and firehouses damaged, looting responded to, and most utilities down.
The barn and stables on the Ellerbe place owned by Mr Jas H Mannitg of Latta were destroyed by fire about two oclock yesterday morning. A small quantity of feed was destroyed at 0. The livestock escaped just before the building collapsed. The loss is about 1000 dollars.
Dr. Edwards of Latta was tried in Marion last Saturday for the killing of John C. Kirby. After short deliberation the jury found him not guilty, with public opinion largely approving the self defense defense given the circumstances surrounding the attack on the doctor.
After several weeks of typhoid fever Mr S L Page aged 55 died at his home near Campbell's Bridge. He was magistrate from 1891 until his death and a leading farmer. He leaves a wife and several children and a plantation high in cultivation. Funeral at family burying ground attended by many relatives and friends.
Oct 9 report from Keytesville Maryland describes a large spider seeming to fish at the pond edge. The spider dips a leg into the water, waits as a minnow rises, and then grabs the prey, dragging it ashore.
An antebellum era Black cotton merchant in Wilson sold his cotton at a high price and sought cash for a $100 bill. He faced refusals from most merchants unable to provide change. Frustrated, he walked to aross man bh and questioned the bill's authenticity as he tried to change it.
Developers W. T. Bethea and J. B. Gibson plan a full-scale modernization of Reedy Creek to make it the state’s most attractive summer retreat. Thirty workers will lay out walks and avenues, enhance the spring with a concrete basins and wasteway, and remodel the hotel with modern amenities. A manager will run the season and cottages are planned, aiming to draw visitors from across the Pee Dee region.
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