Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-13

sale, when Cheek said to me-"you have the
money 90 get something to 'liven US up this
morning" l went to Monroe Smiths and
bought quart of corn whisky and returned
to the wagon, and Cheek, Smith and I all
drank. Mr.. Cheek then went back into Mr..
Smiths house, where he remained until got
breakfast ready. After breakfast, we har.
messed the horses, and Smith asked Cheek if
he would be at the fork of the roads at 3 oclock
that afternoon, to which Mr.. Cheek replied
that be would. Mr. Cheek then remarked
that DR.. Hunter lived in Dallas, and he
wanted to see him that morning, as he had
known him in York county.
We then left the camp Mr.. Smith for the
paper mill, and our wagon driving into the
town of Dallas As soon as we started from
the camp, Mr.. Cheek laid down in the wagon.
1 drove into town and stopped the wagon near
Mr.. Lewis store. saw DR.. Hunter on the
street some distance from the wagon, and after
passing a few words with him, he asked if
that was Mr.. Cheeks team. told him it
was. He then asked if Cheek was with me-
I told him he was in the wagon asleep. He
said he would like to see Cheek, and while he
was walking to the wagon I stepped into
Lewis store. In short while came out
from the store and met Dr. Hunter returning
from the wagon. T asked him if he had seen
Mr.. Cheek, and he replied that he saw him,
and he seemed to be resting we'll and he did
not wake him. l told the Doctor that Cheek
had been drinking, and then asked him if he
knew of any land for sale. He told me Of
two plantations for sale. 1 told him that
was Mr.. Cheeks business to that section, and
that we would remain in town three or four
hours, by which time Mr.. Cheek would finish
his sleep, and he could then talk with him.
I then drove to blacksmith shop to have
shoe frightened on one Of the horses, which
the smith could not do Immediately, and 80
went across the street to wood shop, where
stayed about half an hour. 1 then returned
to the wagon and found Mr.. Cheek sitting up
in it. I told him that DR.. Hunter had been
to see him while he was sleeping. He said
he did not care if he was asleep at the time,
and. told me to get up in the wagon and we
would 90 back to Shelby. I asked him why
he wished to return to Shelby, and he said it
was none of my business, but to get in the
wagon and drive on. again told him that
DR.. Hunter wanted to see him, and he re-
plied-"D-n Hunter and Dallas, too !; l am
going back to Shelby" I then reminded
him that he had promised to meet Mr.. Smith
that afternoon. He told me to get into the
wagon and 90 on. l then drove in the d.
recton of the fork of the roads, and about 8!
or miles from Dallas We met Joe Paysour
driving toward town. He asked me if was
peddling. I told him no that we had come
up into North Carolina to buy land. He
said he did not believe t-that he thought l
was blockade runner. I told him | was
not. He said need not be afraid of him,
that he was one. l told him did not follow
it now, but had done the like in time. He
said he wanted to sell me some whisky-the
best that was made in North Carolina. told
him if thought there would be no danger
from the revenue officers would like to have
few gallons. He said he was going down
to Dallas to see about them, and for me to
drive out to his fathers and he would be at
home by 2 o'clock. He then gave me direc-
tions for finding his fathers house, and drove
on to Dallas. [ went to his fathers house
and remained until after dinner, when l told
them that had to meet wagon at o'clock
at the fork of the roads. Mr.. Cheek did not
get out of the wagon at Mr.. Thornburg's
house.
After we had taken dinner, Mrs. Thorn
burg asked me if "that other man" would
not.have something to eat. 1 told her that
he was drinking, and would not eat. About
half past 2 o'clock, I asked Mrs. Thornburg
for the best way to get out to the main road,
telling her that on meeting Smith, l would
get him to turn in, and we would both come
back and stay that night. She sent one Of
the little boys with me, and on reaching the
fork of the roads, I found that Smith had
passed. l then turned up the road toward
Cherryvlle, and when we reached the road
that leads to Mrs. Thornburg's, told the
little boy to get out of the wagon and 60 on
home that did not know how far the other
wagon had gone
While speaking to the little boy, Mr.. Cheek
raised up and wanted another drink. gave
him the flask and he drank, and then / and
the little boy drank UP what was remaining
in the bottle We then drove mp the road.
Mr.. Cheek was now sitting up in the wagon.
l told him Smith had gone on. He replied,
"Let him Co." We then drove on about half
a mile, when Mr.. Cheek told me to stop, and
he asked for more whisky. l told him it had
all been drunk up He said there was whis.
ky in the wagon and he intended to have it.
l told him there was not. He said l was
lying, and seized the reins, turning the horses
into an old road. / asked him where he was
going, and be replied, "down this road
meaning the old one. I told him it was a
road never travelled, but he said he would
travel it, and after going the distance of
twenty yards he stopped and again called for
whisky. l told him I had none, and showed
him the empty TASKS. also told him l in
tended to turn the horses back into the main
road. He told me to let his horses and wagon
alone; that he would drive them where he
pleased.
He then laid down in the wagon, while l
was sitting in the fore end with my feet on
the doubIetree. He drew up his feet and
kicked me off the wagon between the horses.
I got up and asked him what he meant He
replied that he meant just what he had done.
told him not to do that again. He then
called for more whisky. Again, told him
l had none, and he said l was id liar. l
told him he was another; that had no whis-
ky. He kicked me again, and l cautioned
him not to repeat it-that enough of anything
was enough. I got into the wagon again,
and he kicked me for the third time. When
got up after being kicked the third time, he
was sitting in the wagon with his open knife
in his hand. He drew his knife on me, and
said-"I helped to kill your id old father
and | intend to kill you, when will be salts
fed" told him if he did kill me he would
have to be ID smart to do it, and drew
the pistol and fired on him. He fell back in
the wagon and made an effort to rise, but did
n,t 7 than askad hin, If he had helned to