Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-05-27
A SHOCKING PLOT.

The Macon Journal of Saturday, without reveal
ing Names gives an account OF a domestic conspl
racy of heinous character, which has just come II
light in neighboring county Of Georgia:
1t seems that a young lady from an adjoining
State was visiting the county town last year, anc
while there was courted by, and engaged hersel
to, a young lawyer of the place. All was smooth
sailing until she returned home. Then she Learned
that her parents had other plans for her future
She was told that her hand was sought by very
wealthy old man, and that she must prepare to re
ceive him as her future husband To her remon
strances and disclosure of her love for and engage
ment to another, her parents turned deaf ear
They had determined she should marry the ole
man, and at last, by arguments, threats and i'm
portunities brought her to the point Of writing II
her lover and breaking off the engagement. I'm
mediately upon receiving her letter he left for he
home, and, on arriving there, soon had an inter
view. Then was concocted the horrible plot. il
was settled between them that she should marry
the old man. aud after getting him to settle his prop
erty on her, the young man was to have hlm mur
dered Back home came her lover and commenced
his preparations. He soon found willing tool
who; for the sum of one thousand dollars, to bt
paid when the guilty pair were married. agreed t.
90 to the old mans house and murder him. Tht
marriage, in the meantime, had taken place, anc
the would-be assassin found the old Benedict il
the first flush of the honeymoon. The assassin
from some cause, did not or could not find an op
portunity to do the deed, and finally either relent
ed or became doubtful as to the safety of the JOB
He then sought an interview with his intended
victim and told him Of the plot, first binding tht
old man to pay him four hundred dollars in gold
and to hold him harmless The feelings of the ole
man can be better imagined than told in words
He hardly knew what to do; but at last concluded
to 90 home and confront the young wife with tht
terrible revelation He did was met, ofcourse
by an indignant denial The old man was staggereu
but not entirely convinced and fearing that he
would invoke the laws aid and have the matter
thoroughly sifted the wife wrote at once to he,
lover all that had happened. He realized his peri
and made preparations to fly. In day or two hi
disappeared, and there the matter stands at pres
ent What the old man will finally do is not knowr
at present. All the parties are highly respectable
CROP PROSPECTS AT THE WEsT.-A Chicago
dispatch, few days ago, stated that the crop ac
counts from all sections of the West were highly
favorable. The Illinois State Journal published
prospects at this period of the season have moi
been so favorable as at the present time: Las
fall the weather was exceedingly favorable to-
planting wheat. Crops were put in early, and
owing to the lateness of the season, the plants OBJ
tained vigorous growth before. cold weather sci
in. This saved the crops from the usual mishap:
of winter, and complaints of ''freezing out have
consequently been rare. The late spring has also
been favorable, the cold, wet weather preventing
q too rapid growth Notwithstanding the sprng
has been late, farmers have been able to make
good progress in getting in grain, potatoes ano
corn.