Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-08-23
Correspondence of the Yorkvilie Enquirer
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, August ~, Ie

LETTER EKUM ChESAEns
CHESTER, August 20, 1877.
was unable to give full report of the
election last week in this county, upon the
fence question, in time for the last issue OF the
ENQUIRER, and as the readers of this paper
desire to know all the prominent facts res
pecting it, I will proceed to give them. 93z
votes were cast in Chester Township-52o in
favor of fencing stock, and 4O7 in favor of
fencing crop; 565 votes were cast in Lewis
willie Township-4S1 in favor of fencing stock,
and "a in favor of fencing crop; S32 votes
were cast in Hazelwood Township-2l9 In
favor of fencing stock, and 1l5 in favor of
fencing crop; lSl votes were cast in Carmel
Hill Township-175 in favor of fencing stock,
and in favor of fencing crop; 325 votes
we're cast in Blackstocks Township-1S2 in
favor of fencing stock, and 143 in favor OF
fencing crop; 2OS votes were cast in Ross.
Vile eTownship-11I in favor Of fencing stock,
and 81 in favor of fencing crop; 90 votes
we're cast in Halsellvlle Township-all IN
favor of fencing stock: LAG votes were cast
in Landsford Township-l45 in favor OF
fencing stock, and against it. so Chester
county has given her voice for the stock law.
The beneficial effects from the enforcement OF
this law will be so apparent in the course OF
a year, that its present opponents will become
its warm friends.
A consider ,ble party left this place on last
Wednesday, in private conveyances, on a
trip to the mountains. Their journey will be
by the way of Cleveland Springs, Ashevllle
and Warm Springs, and it is their expectation
to be absent several weeks, if their hopes OF
a good jolly time are not disappointed.
Among this party are our worthy Sheriff. Mr..
J. w. Walker and daughter, Mr.. Robert A.
Love and wife, Mr.. Moore Wylie, Mr.. j. A.
Walker, and Mr.. William McCandless.
On Friday morning preliminary examin-
alton was held before Trial Justice Bradley,
in the case of the State Us. Benjamin Michael,
charged with grand larceny. Julius Steven
son, upon whose affidavit the warrant for the
arrest of the defendant was based, testified
that he had no personal knowledge of the
larceny alleged against the defendant, and
had made the affidavit upon hearsay. D. l.
Walker, the owner of the stolen COW, testified
that the defendant had told him that he (de'
fendant) had bought the COW from Fred.
Boyd, and would pay him (witness) for it.
w. A. Sanders, Esq, counsel for defendant,
made brief argument, showing the failure
of the State to make good the charge against
the defendant, and asked for dismissal OF
the case also on the ground that nolle pros
eoui had been entered in the case, which fact
the records of the court would show. 1t will
be remembered by some that the defendant in
this action, Benjamin Michael, became wit
ness for the State two years ago in the cele-
brated case of the State vs. B. G. Yocom,
charged with issuing fraudulent school GER
ti6cates, and in consideration of this favor
the Solicitor mol pros'd the case in which he
(Micbael) was charged with grand larceny.
The preliminary examination on Friday was
in reference to the same case, which, for some
reason, had been revived. The Trial Justice
said that he had observed an entry of mol.
pros. in the case in the court records and &C.
cordingly dismissed the case. The defendant
was discharged from custody.
The agricultural prospect is quite promising
at the present time. The cool nights of late
have been ofsome injury to cotton. Itis pre-
vented from "6lling OUT as we'll as it other
wise would. Corn is looking splendidly,
where it has been worked we'll. In some
places it presents an inferior appearance from
the inferior character of the work received.
On Saturday, W. H. Castles brought suit
before Justice Bradley against - Coleman,
colored, for trespsss. The testimony showed
that the plaintiff had posted notices, forbid
ding trespassers upon his place; and it was
also shown that the defendant was unable to
read the notices, and consequently was igno'
rant of his violating any law in committing
the trespass alleged. In consideration of this
fact, the Justice tempered mercy with judg-
meut and fined the defendant one dollar with
costs.
Trial Justice Bradley was also engaged for
a while on Saturday in trying civil action
in which Mr.. Ephraim Abell was sued by two
colored men to recover the value ofsome ditch
ing done by them. Evidence on both sides
corroborated the fact that the work had not
heen done according to contract A decision