Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-11-25
CROSS.TIES WANTED.


on the 18th instant aged 43 years.
CRoss-TIEs WANTED.
DIR. A. H. Davega, the President of the
Company, requests US to say that he desires
to receive proposals for the delivery of cross
ties along the line of the Chester and Lenoir
Narrow Gauge Railroad between Yorkville
and the Richmond and Atlanta Air Line
Railroad. The delivery of the ties must be
commenced on or before the 10th day of De-
cember. Specifications can be obtained by
applying to Dr. Davega, at Chester, S. G.
cow STEALING.
On Monday night, Joe Leech and Alec
Barry, negroes, were committed to Jail on the
charge of cow stealing. The former is an old
penitentiary convict, and is charged with
stealing steer from VIM. Thomasson. The
same steer was stolen from Mr.. Thomasson a
year or two ago and sold to citizen of Rock
Hill, causing afterwards vexatious prosecu'
tion of the purchaser Alec is implicated i'll
the theft of two COWS from Erwin Shedd. The
cattle were driven to Chester and sold, but
we're recovered by the owners, and the thieves
are now awaiting prosecution for the ofense.
SELLS CIRCUS.
By reference to our advertising columns it
will be seen that Sells Circus and Menagarie
is advertised to exhibit at this place on Sat-
urday the 9TH of December. We have seen
frequent notices of the exhibition in our ex-
changes during the last few weeks, in which
the entertainments given are invariably spo-
ken of in the highest terms. The Floyd
(Va.) Reporter speaks as follows Of the per-
formances:
"On Sunday last the Great European Show
arrived in town and pitched their tents. On
Monday morning the people came pouring in
from all directions, and by noon we had the
largest crowd ever assembled in the place
About eleven o'clock the grand procession,
which was an imposing affair, made its ap-
pearance on the street. At once the doors
opened, and never have we seen such a rush
10 get IN any Pfucc' cu'w0rHoH ur1e4 -otrff'
dren were crammed and jammed together so
closely that there was really danger of the
little ones being hurt. We deeply sympa-
thized with one old lady with an infant in
her arms, who, after vainly begging not to be
crowded, broke out in tears, saying-"For
Gods sake keep back or you will kill my
baby" At last, all got inside. The menag-
arie contained a good collection of animals,
and the circus performance was excellent in
deed-a good deal above the average of trav-
cling shows. The riding was good, and the
bareback riding unexcelled by any we ever
wtnessed-Jim Robinson not excepted. The
performance of Willis Cobb with his trained
goat, monkeys and dogs, was in itself worth
the price of admission
HOMICIDE.
Between midnight and day on Saturday
night last, Amos Mcknight, negro, was cut
with a knife and killed by Ross Mcknight, a
white man. From the evidence elected at
the inquest, held on Sunday by Trial Justice
j. B. Williams acting as coroner, who i'm
panelled jury with R. A. Latham as fore.
man, it appears that on the night in question
the deceased and Ross Mcknight stopped at
the house of VIM. Burris, freedman, living
on the plantation of S. E. Carroll, (about 8
miles southwest of Yorkville.) They were
both somewhat under the influence of liquor,
but appeared to be on friendly terms. Soon
after their arrival at Burris house, discus
sion arose between Ross and Amos on the
subject of religion, and from that theme
Amos branched off on slavery, and, having
formerly been a slave of Ross Meningitis
father, he commenced abusing Ross for al
legged bad treatment he had received while a
slave. The abuse was accompanied with
threats, and to such an extent did Amos con-
duct himself that William Burris elected him
from the house, and while outside endeavored
to pacify him. The effort was unavailing, and
Amos endeavored to force open the door.
Ross then stepped out of the house, when, as
the evidence of William Burris goes "The
deceased approached him and said, 4 want to
reason with you To which Ross replied,
Go away don't want to have anything to
do with you The deceased insisted on fight
ing, when Ross Mcknight went back into
the house.. The deceased followed him to the
door. When Ross Mcknight was in the door
the deceased jerked him out and dragged him
to hickory tree, which is about rod dis
tant When Ross got loose from the deceased,
he told him to stand back-'if not, will hurt
you He told him three. different times to
stand back. The deceased swore he would
90 to Ross, threatening to kill him. The de-
ceased then made at Ross, when Ross plunged
his knife into him."
Two other witnesses were examined, whose
testimony was to the same purport as that
above quoted. In accordance with the evil
dence the jury rendered the following verdict:
"That the said Amos Mcknight came to his
death by an incise wound upon the right side
of his neck, severing the principal arteries, at
s. E. Carroll's plantation in York county,
about 2 o'clock A. NJ, OH November 21st,
1875, by pocket-knife in the hands of Ross
McKnig ght; and so the jurors aforesaid, upon
their oaths aforesaid, do say that the said
Ross Mcknight, the said Amos Mcknight, by
misfortune and contrary to his will, in manner
and form aforesaid, did kill and slay."
Immediately after the perpetration of the
deed, Mcknight, in company with the two
men present at the killing, came to Yorkville,
and he delivered himself to the sheriff, stating
what he had done, aud expressing great sor-
row therefor asserting that he intended only
to infict sight wound upon his adversary, in
selfdefense.
On Tuesday, Mcknight appeared before