Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-10-07

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folly. Walker and his accomplices in cor
ruption and rascality were tried and convict
ed of acts that were committed three or four
years ago. Now the public Offices are, for
the most part, in the hands of better men, and
reported by the grand jury to be in more
satisfactory condition. The small amount of
criminal business before the late Court OF
General Sessions certainly justifes me in re-
porting the tranquility that reigns through
out the limits of Chester county.
The grand jury reported 6s public schools
in the county of Chester, and 4,OOS children
attending these schools, of which s2O were
white and 3,1SS colored. The total number
of children in the county between six and
sixteen, were $500. The grand jury reported
that 81 ,99S.74 of county funds had been de-
posted by Treasurer Yocom in the South
Carolina Bank and Trust Company, of Co.
lumbia, and in consequence of the failure OF
that institution, the Treasurer was unable to
meet "the expenses of the present session OF
the Court" The grand jury recommended
that hereafter the county funds be deposited
in some safe institution within the limits OF
the county. They also recommended that an
investigation be made into the financial con-
dition of the President of the S. G. B. q L.
Company, Hardy Solomon, Esq, who is one
of the sureties on the bond of Treasurer Yo-
com, and that if he be found insolvent, that
B. G. Yocom, Esq, be required to give an
other bond. They also recommended that
hereafter the Board of County Commission
ers refuse to take as sureties on the bonds of
public officers, any person who lives beyond
the limits of the county, and whose financial
condition cannot be fully known by the
Board.
The grand jury reported that the Board of
County Commissioners had refused to grant
lceuse for the sale of Intoxicating liquors, and
recommended the continuance of this course Of
action in the future. They state in their report
that "cotton stealing is the great curse of the
county," and also state that they will do all
in their power to stop this demoralzing and
nefarious practice. Their efforts will be di.
rected toward finding indictments at the next
sitting of the Court against persons who have
bought or received stolen cotton at night. The
attention of the grand jury was called to the
matter by the presiding Judge, who expressed
his determination, in his charge, to stop this
business of cotton stealing and cotton selling
at night. All persons, therefore, in the coun-
ty, who have been in the habit of buying cot
ton or other farm produce at night under sus-
picious circumstances, had best stop their ras'
cally operations of their own accord, or the
mighty arm of the law will most certainly do
this good work by closing their stores and send
ing them to the penitentiary. They would do
we'll to hear and heed the voice Of the peo-
pie, the grand jury and the Judge Of this cir
cult, or they will inevitably come to grief.
The grand jury reported twenty.one paupers
at the poor house, fourteen of whom are
white and seven colored. They state in
their report that at this place there will be
produced about twelve bales of cotton and
five hundred bushels of corn. The Offices of
the various public officials Of the county were
found to be in good and satisfactory condi-
ton.
l closed my report of the Court proceedings
of last week with brief statement Of the
main points and the finding of the jury in the
case of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad Com
pany vs. General E. M. Law and others,
President and Directors of the late Kings
Mountain Railroad Company. This case was
followed by that of H. G. Pride u.s. w. W.
Worthy. The plaintiff was represented byS.
P. Hamilton, ESQ.,, and the defendant by G.
S. Brice, Esq, and Captain John Wither-
spoon, of Rock Hill. While this case was of
great Importance to the parties concerned.
and consumed considerable time in its trial,
there Was no principle involved that would
makea statement of the chief points of any in
terest to the public. The jury found in favor
of the defendant.
On Thursday case was tried, in which
principle of great Importance to the farming
community was involved. This was an action
brought by D. G. Wallace to recover from j.
O. Hardin damages for hiring laborer while
the laborer had contracted and was in the
employ of the plaintiff. Gen. W. A. Walker
appeared for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Patter-
son and CASTOR for the defendant. The coun-
sci for the plaintiff endeavored to establish
the enticing away of the laborer by the de-
fendant by the offering of higher wages, while
the efforts of counsel for defendant we're d.
rected toward showing the incorrectness OF
this allegation. The important point made
by the Judge in his charge to the jury was
that they must render verdict in favor OF
the plaintiff if they found after reviewing the
testimony, that the defendant had, by money
or other inducements, euticed the laborer away
from the plantation of the plaintiff. The ju-
ry found in favor of the defendant which
showed that the testimony in the case did not
substantiate the charge brought by the plain
tiff: The Court adjourned sine die on Thurs
day.
Major S. P. Hamilton delivered his lecture
on the "Confederate Soldier on last Wednes-
day evening. The audience, while it was not
solarge as the lecture and the cause for which
it was delivered, merited, was appreclatlVe,
and listened with pleasure to the recital OF
facts connected with the eventful period of the
war. Major Hamilton, in opening his lecture,