Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-07-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

j. Crawford Nelson, of Baltimore, has
been elected architect of the State house to
succeed Mai. Niernsee, deceased.
The Rev. Dennis O'Connell, former
citizen of Fort Mill Township, in York
county, has been appointed Rector of the
American College, Rome, Italy.
At the recent Court in Marion, Judge
Hudson made an order which is worthy OF
commendation, and should be emulated by
Circuit Juges. He permitted no one to oc,
cupy seats in the bar but the lawyers and
their clients.
-TheNRev. DIR. Latham, of Due West, has
sent Mr.. James r. Magill, of Kershaw, a
walking stick which he cut during recent
visit to Ireland from within the crumbled
down walls of the old homestead of the fa-
ther of Mr.. J. R. Magill in that country.
"A colored boy named Wyatt Patterson,
aged about seven years, who lived on the
plantation of Mr.. L. j. Perry, in Lancaster
county, was accidentally killed on Monday,
June Is, by falling from wagon and hav-
ing the wheels pass over his body.
The town council of Lancaster have fin
ed Col. j. D. Wylie, five dollars for shooting
within the corporate limits of the town and
Mr.. P. L.. Melton, of Columbia, one dollar
for hitching his horse for few seconds to the
gate Of the village cemetary While ne step
pGu WlCnlu W CdlIy ooiAlO ho"SAo'
On Thursday morning of last week,
Dave Darby, convict, sent to the peniten-
tiary from York county for one year, who
was detailed to do some work on fence,
made a break and ran three miles along
the river and got in a swamp, but was close.
ly pursued by one of the guards, who fired
at him in the swamp and Darby surrender
ed. He was returned to the penitentiary.
In the Barnwell Court of Sessions, last
week, Rebecca Samuels, twelve years old,
was convicted Of the murder of Lucy Gra-
ham, six weeks infant which she was
nursing. She soaked the child in pot of
concentrated lye. The only theory for the
crime is that the prisoner killed the child to
escape the duty of nursing. it: This is the
second crime of the same kind she has COM
mitted within two years. She appeared to
be totally unconscious of what was going on
during the trial and twice went to sleep in
the dock, with her head resting on her
hands. She has an innocent face, and is
not apparently in the slightest degree affect
ed by the result of her trial.
spARrANBURG CoURT OF SEss1oNs-In
the Spartanburg Court of Sessions, the jury
in the case of Ed. Bundy, colored, for the
murder of a white woman named Annie
Hickman returned verdict of guilty.
They remained in consultation 30 minutes.
Bundy was sentenced by Judge Wallace
to be hanged August 9th. The evidence
on the part of the State proved. beyond
dispute, that the prisoner killed Annie
Hickman, March 5, 1885, by shooting her
five times at her house; and there was no
plea or evidence of self-defence.
The defendants plea was partial intel
lectual insanity, popularity known as men
tai delusion, and also homicidal mania, gen
orally known as emotional insanity. At
the outset in this case, an extraordinary
motion was made by defendants counsel,
and granted by Judge Wallace: That un-
less the solicitor would admit in evidence
affidavits on behalf of the prisoner made by
persons absent in Virginia, commission
should issue from the court to take their
testimony. The Solicitor-Duncan--there-
upon admitted the atfidavits as evidence-a
new thing in this State, but emlnently
right. ~
Bundy was represented by Stanyarne
Wilson, ESQ.,, who in an eloquent and pow
erful speech of three hours retained the at
tention and interest of the jury, and many
hearers who crowded the court room. The
case will be carried to the supreme court
GreenuiUe Ners.
In THE INTEREST OF LAW AND LIFE
Judge Witherspoon's vigorous utterances
in Chester have had marked effect in pro-
noting the enforcement of the liquor law.
Two convictions under the law were had at
the term of the Court last week, and several
persons who were presented for its violation
fled the town without ceremony. The fact
that bench warrants are out for the appre-
henson of the fugitives will probably en-
sure their continued absence for the good of
the community.
The grand jury were also earnestly urged
by Judge Witherspoon to present persons
who were known to be guilty of carrying
concealed weapons, but made no present
ments on this account. The Judges of the
several circuits can do much, of course, to-
wards arousing public opinion, and holding
the grand juries to the line of their duty.
Judge Witherspoon's earnest efforts in this
direction deserve the highest commenda-
tion.-Ne,us and Courier.