Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-06-26

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hours of intense suffering death came to his
relief. When the funeral procession of Mr..
Palmer was about to start from the house, his
mother.in-law, Mrs Kelly, aged about 62
years, who few moments before appeared in
usual good health and had been active in as
sisting the family, suddenly dropped dead
while talking to member of the family.
Thus, while the body of Mr.. Palmer was on
its way to the graveyard, his mother-in-law,
who was apparently in perfect health when he
died. was lying corpse in the house, await
ed the same sad rites.
- An alteration occurred last Sunday
night in Columbia, between John English, a
we'll known planter, and policeman William
Rose, resulting in injuries to the former, from
which he died Monday morning. At noon
Monday, Joe English, brother of the de-
ceased, met Rose, when several shots were ex.
changed without effect The coroner's jury,
which was in session all Monday afternoon,
arrived at the following conclusion That
the deceased came to his death by blow in
flicted by some person unknown to the jury.
There is considerable feeling in the commu-
nifty over the affair." Officer Rose waived
an examination until his counsel, Judge Mel
ton, who is at Glenn Springs, arrives. Officer
Daniel, who was also engaged in the affair,
was bailed in the sum of $500, to appear when
wanted.
-Dozier Finn, negro politician who was
arrested some time ago, charged with being
concerned in conspiracy to burn the town
of Darlington in 1868, appeared in open
court at that place on Wednesday of last
week, and pleaded guilty of the charge. He
was sentenced by Judge Mackey to ten years
imprisonment in the penitentiary. The Dar-
ligton Ne,us publishes copy of his statement
as read to the court, from which the follow
ing extract is taken: Il was induced to join
the organization about August or September,
1876, called "The Working Club" the gener.
al object of which was to advance the inter
est Of the Republican party, and especially
to elect to Office those who were known az
the working men of the county, as opposed to
persons who came here from other States and
counties. At that time there was no unlaw-
full object or means contemplated by the or.
ganization, &C far as. l know. A rule was
adopted by the organization that whoever Of
its msmbers should divulge any of its pro-
ceedings, or refuse to obey its orders, should
be shot by a member, to be appointed for
that purpose. After this, I became aware
for the first time, that unlawful objects and
means were in contemplation. After this
endeavored by every means to furnish plaus'
ible excuse to absent myself from the meet
ings ; but found it impossible to do so, from
their vigilance and my fear Of placing myself
under their suspicion. I was at the time %
years of age. The organization was gotten
up and chiefly managed by Joseph Douglas,
man about fifty years of age, and was lead
ing and trusted man of the party. He was
at the time jailer of the county. He had al.
ways been the right-hand man of B. F. Whit.
temore, and we always considered that he
spoke something like the authority, or at
least the assent, of the men in whom we had
every confidence. knew of the conspiracy
to burn the town as charged in the indict'
ment, but dared not make any active oppo.
sition to it for fear Of my life. l did none
of the actual burning, although I was in town
on that night"