Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-03-09

month, which be thinks will have an import
ant bearing on the. gold premium. ~ No
less than 1,446 petitions, containing q, 900
signatures, from all the States and Terrific
ries, have been presented to Congress, pray
ing for the repeal Of the two-ceht cheek
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Correspondence of she Yorkviile Eaqhissf.
|"cr@ sd LETTER FROM CHRsrERs! y 'n1iI
., CHESTER, March 8, fS76jp
Tie preliminary examination Id ctase in.
volving considerable interest t0athe public,
was held before Trial Justice! Sanders od1a
Tuesday. 30 The defendant, Pleasant. .Noslapd,
colored, was charged With an nnlasfnl ,sb-
stractiont Of school claims from the Office of
County Treasurer on the night Of 18th May,
1875. C. 8. Brice, ESD, conducted ttfHes piSs-
ecution on behalfof the State, and MajorS.
p Hamilton appeared for the defendant.
James KiDard, colorsd, the principal sifuess
for the State, testified as follows On the night
Of May 18th Of last year, he was at;Johp Lii
ley's house, and at . late hour of the night
was awakened by Lilley, and requested BY
him ID assortis lot of teachers pay eefti6cates
that were in his (LiIiey's3 possession. iniHe
was directed by Lilley to select from tthiD]dt
the uncanceiled certificates for ttbe yearaaS aS71t
and 1872, ,ias Ihe could draw the money upon
them. By way Of explanation; i may say
that these certificates had been paid BY Tbs
County Treasurer, but this official hsd fsiied
to cancel them: The witness 'alsoj testified to
his asserting the heguncancellsd csrti6caeess TO
his giving them to sLilley, aud to the drawing
of the money upon them ,afterward by lLillsy. q
The witness testified to bis. asking Lillsy the
way in which be had obtained the certi6cateA
but received the answer that "this Was none
Of his business. However, He was Xfte erWard
told BY 1Lilley that he (Lilley Jhad sgot them
from Pleasant Nowland, - aud that; ;hanhs6
given ten dollars for them! ,Lilley alsp yt9ld
witness that Nowland had gotten the ceEti6-
Gates from the office Of the County Treasurer,
which he had entered at night by 'hieans of,a,
key in bis possession! Major, Hamilton, lid
his argument held tehat,nDi larceny hadabeena I
-sase.
the certificates were without value, i1ssmpch
as they had been paid. The preliminary ex-
animation was held in the Court House for
the accommodation Of the large number Of
persons who desired to be present. 'fhss CAFE
will come up for trial before Judgeo TaJ:s
Mackeyiat the next 3tarm ofothe aC0nrsy0f
General Sessions, 70 be, holden here op. I'd
Monday in March, when some interesting de.
velopments may be expected. The defendant
gave bond for his appearance for trial dt the
Sessions Court, and was discharged. 'pi}Fl2a
The Treasurer's Office was we'll filed With B
taxpayers last week, who were! anxiousNt6'!
settle their claims with the State before the
close Of Friday, which was expected to have
been the last day, without the attachment OF
the penalty. Our merchants aud business
men generally postponed the, agony Of paying
taxes as long as possible t As each zmandsas
playing the rDle of collector With the eyiexof
gathering upa the required, amount, for1she
Treasurer, and making no disbursements,
money was probably as scarce an article Id
this town last week as it could we'll be, How
ever, as the pressing demand for money has
been met and the claims Of the tar. x.gstheser
have been satisfied, the financial condition
will become easier and people viii breathe
more freely. On Friday r, morning n the 4ap,
nouneement was made that the time fof tor the
payment of taxes had been extended @ the
10Th instant. -
On last Thursday morning tie store Of MI
ior John Sanders, which islocased at Carmel
Hill in this county, was broken nopen,i aud
robbed OF, a considerable amount ioflg mbuey
and goods Mr.. Sanders had looked snd,isa
the store for a short time for the purpose of
taking his breakfast, and while absent the
burglary was committed Money 70 the
amount of seventy dollars, and different srti
cles Of merchandise we're 'stolen.' = The pefpes
traitors of this bold and outrageous act are uns
known, but they will hardly succeed in escap-
ing the detection and srrest eopseqp upoln
the strenuous and unremitting efforts that will
be made to effect their discovery. As they
are walking in the footsteps Of their illustrious
leader and ex-lawmaker, John .Lilley,s they
will; doubtless arrive at the same destinasi0ns
the State penitsntiafy!iiY - II ltiszsr bnssrI
Wade Roshorough, William Caldwell, Per-
ry Rosborough, Robert McCrofy, all eploreas
and D, 81. Corder, white, were brought TO
town on, Thursday ana committed 10 Jail.
charged with stealing cottooant = from Sin MI. VII
liam Caldwell! . aAliap parties are from Ross
vile township, and the offence is alleged 70
have been committed inf December, 187A
The supposed perpetrators of the theft ap,
peared before Trial Justice Sanders for a
hearing on Thursday, but as the warrant for
their arrest was still in the possession of
Trial Justice 'Ragsdsle who HAD issdea R
they were recommitted to Jail, with the e'sxs
ception of D. H. Corder, who gave bond for
his appearance at the preliminary examine.
tion to take place, at an early day. t,sd,I taa,
DIR. Richard Furman delivered . very inr 2
teresting lecture at tie Court House, on
Thursday evening, upon the life and services
of General Robert E. Lee. The Suaience
was not such as met the jnst requiremdnte.of
the lecture, The Clara Wildman Troupe
performed here several evenings ia succeasa
sion, and each performance was greeted with
full house. This shows tie appreciation lof =
our people Of theatrical entertainnentss
Their want of appreciation ia htefarystpeat
was strikingly displayed; on Tbursdsy ievens
ing. SThose present were amply repaid .fM
their attendance. The splendid achievements q ge
and noble. character of that great and good
man whose name Is embalmed in the heart Of
every true Southern ttDan; were portrayed Ia
a forcible and mastery manner. Beginning
%lea Bis birth on the 18th Of january 1907,
be TRAN his history through the successive
staees--Hs career at West Point from whence
be graduated at the head Of hiselsssi 1921
his Lisuaitaenaqcy Of Engineers, and knief 81
Engineers unSer General WOOL ID the Mexi.
can !wsr = his YisnteusntiC Colonslcy id the
4 "a l.