Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-01-21
DEATH or r. J. O'CONNELL.

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some of the property for claims due him.
DEATH or r. J. O'CONNELL.
We learn that P. j. O'Connel died at his
residence in CASTOR county, N. c., on Monday
of last week. Mr.. O'Connell was a. member
of the Legislature from this county for two
terms, having been first elected in 1868 and
serving until 1872, when he failed to receive
a nomination at the hands of his party, and as
an independent candidate was defeated in the
election of that year. Soon after, he married
in CASTOR county, N. G., whittier he removed.
Mr.. O'Connell had the advantages of a splen-
did education, which he received in Rome, and
in coming to this county in the days Of recon.
struction, unfettered by test.oaths or political
disabilities, he joined the Republican party
and had no difficulty in gaining the conf
dence of many of its adherents, which, for
while, he retained as one Of the prominent
leaders in this county. Mr.. O'Connell was
native of Philadelphia. Since his residence
in North Carolina, we believe he was engaged
Ill Tile oCCupaIlou VI i"i h'nS'
THE CASE OF MISS CASTLES.
On the morning of the 18th of November
last, Mary J. Castles, young woman living
in the family of j. Albertus Hope, in the
western part of this county, died soon after
giving birth to male child. Circumstances
connected with the death Of the young woman
gave rise to suspicious in the neighborhood,
and fterinformation had been given to W.
B. Williams, acting coroner, that officer, on
the 25th of November, impanelled jury Of
inquest, which commenced an investigation,
and continued the same from time to time
until the 14th of this month, when the follow
ing verdict was rendered:
"SoUTH CARoL1NA-YoRK COUNTY.
"An inquest, indented, begun to be holden at
SMYRNA Church. in York county, on the 25th day
of November, A. D. 1871, before w: B.. Williams,
Trial Justice, acting as Coroner Of said county,
upon view ofthe body of Mary j. Castles, of same
county, then and there being dead, and continu.
ing by adjournment and holden on the 18th and
9th days of November OF said year, ana ending Hig
Williams, Trial Justice, acting coroner OF said
county, by the oat Is of James A. Wallace, Fore
man, Miles Wallace, James NJ. Cain, John L.
Davis, james X. Hambrght, Minor r: Nichols,
Robert w. Smith, Samuel l.. Smith, D. w.
Brown, j. A. Dickson, r. j. Love and r. j.
Brown, benga lawful jury of inquest, who being
charged and sworn by the trial justice first named,
and by what means the said Mary J. Castles came
to her DEATH upon their oaths do say that the said
Mary j. Castles came to her death on the morn
ing Of the 18th of November, A. D. 1874, at about
ty, State aforesaid, after giving birth to male
child in the yard of the said j. A. Hope, and that
the said deceased came to her death from the in-
territorial mistreatment of J. A. Hope and Eliza
the jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do
say that the said Mary j. Castles, at the time and
place aforesaid came to her death from the causes
aforesaid"
After the rendering of the above verdict a
warrant was issued for the arrest of each of
the accused, who were committed to Jail on
the same day. On the day following, Mrs.
Hope appeared before Judge Mackey on
writ of habeas corpus, and on her petition was
admitted by the Judge to bail, giving bond to
appear at the April term, at which time the
case is set for trial.
Pending the investigation of this matter we
purposely refrained from alluding to the cir
cumstsnce, preferring to await the action of
the coroners jury. Much testimony was
taken by the coroner, but as it is not our pur-
pose to prejudice the case or to provoke com.
ment, we have decided to produce none of it
in our columns until the trial takes place,
when it is our intention to give full report
of the proceedings.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The January term of the Circuit Court
closed on Saturday afternoon last. The fol-
lowing cases were disposed of subsequent to