Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-11
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER. 8. c.. March lO.-The Circuit Court
for this county was convened Monday, MS
Honor Judge T.. j.. Mackey presiding. Ills Hon
or delivered forcible and able charge to the
grand Jury and then proceeded to the dispatch OF
business.
Several offenders were arraigned for trial in the
Court of Sessions, and the following pleaded
guilty, to.wit: Berry Robins, colored, larceny OF
on the store of Wylie & Agurs; Green Stuart,
colored, larceny Of live stock. After pleas OF
guilty were entered in the above cases, the case
of the State vs.. Robert B. Sloan was called. Mr..
Sloan was charged with buying or receiving sso-
len property, the alleged offence being the buy
ing of stolen cattle from negro. There was
no evidence showing Mr.. Sloan to be crimi-
nally guilty, and the jury speedily rendered
verdict of not guilty. At the hour OF ADJOURN
ment Monday evening, the case OF the State VS..
Ben Cousar colored, was in progress. .Ihe o.
fence charged is larceny of corn from the field.
This is the same negro who was shot by Mr.
Robert Mcdowell late last summer, while IN the
act of stealing the corn for which he is now un-
der prosecution. AS will be remembered, Mr.
Mcdowell was sentenced to one years imprison-
ment in the county Jail for the shooting, on the
techncality that he did not hail the thief before
firing. Mr.. Mcdowell was afterwards pardoned
by the Governor.
On Thursday last there was very interesting
case before Trial Justice Mcdonald in regard to
the loss Of bale of cotton. D. McCauley Go.
were plaintiffs and the G. c. u A. Railroad 70.
defendants. 1t resulted in mistrial.
most brutal assault was made last Saturday
night upon Mrs. Hunter, an aged lady living
near the Court House. It seems that she came
down stairs to look for her dog, which slept in
the house, and on returning found the room IN
darkness, and she was grappied on the throat by
some unknown person, who made his escape as
soon as the lady gave the alarm. Robbery is
supposed to have been the motive Of the intruder.
The widow Of the late j. s. McLure, of South
Chester died last Saturday. She had been IN
delicate health since the death Of her husband.
One son, about lS years of age, survives the pa
rents. So -ses-...... 49, ,
sales of cotton last week were light but the
market was strong. The highest price paid was
l21.
A negro named Gilmon Caldwell tried the
sneak thief game last Monday on several stores
in town. He wore a large over coat under which
a sack was concealed. From Wylie u Agurs'
store he stole two or three pairs Of shoes and
bolt of linsey cloth. AS the negro left the store
he attempted to steal the hat Of one of the clerks,
which led to his capture, and besides the shoes
and cloth, his sack also contained pair Of pants
and shirt stolen from the clothing store of Hood
i Woods.
Mr.. James R. Stroud, who was shot week ago
last Saturday, by Scott Hopkins, colored, died
at o'clock this morning. .......
There is some excitement in East Chester over
mad dogs which it is said do there abound. One
was killed in that locality last week.
For the past few days we have had a cold north
east rain, which still continues. CHESTER.
"Facts are stubborn things" and so are
coughs and colds, but the latter will invaria-
bly, yield to DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, which
costs but 25 cents