Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-25
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Correspondence of the Yorkvillc Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
When 1 closed my correspondence last
week, the court was engaged in the trial OF
Sauney Fowler and Jerry Paul, both color
ed, charged with an assault and battery of
an aggravated nature. They were found
guilty and sentenced -Sauney Fowler to
pay $25, or be confined three months in the
penitentiary. Jerry Paul to pay $40, or be
confined six months in the penitentiary.
Richard Summers, colored, charged with
an aggravated assault, and intent to kill.
The prosecutrix was Amelia Hemphill, col.
Ored. The accused was found guilty and
sentenced to the penitentiary for seven
years.
Richard Shurley, colored, charged with
disturbing a religious meeting, was found
guilty and sentenced to pay fine of $40, or
be confined four months in the penitentia-
ry. Jerry Baylis, colored, charged with
and was sentenced to the penitentiary for
three years. The prosecutriX was Mrs. A.
A. Holley.
After the trial and conviction of these
persons, motion was made by Major S. P.
Hamilton and Mr.. J. J. Hemphill to quash
the indictment. against, parties charged
with selling Intoxicating liquors without
license, on the ground that there was no
law in the town of Chester to prevent the
sale of spirituous liquors therein. Their
argument was briefly to this effect: Judge
Cothran held at last October Court, that
person could not be convicted under the
general law, as special law for the town OF
Chester, and section 1749 of the General
Statutes excepted from the provisions of the
general law all towns where, by Legislative
enactment, the sale of liquor was prohibit
ed. The Legislature, at its last session, at
tempted to cure this defect by amending
section 1749 so as to make it read that Sec
tions 1746, 1747, and 174S should not apply
to towns wherein the sale of liquor was pro-
hibited by law. These three sections were
the first three of the local option law. 1t
was supposed that the Solicitor would take
the position that by this amendment the
general law was revived by implication, as
liquor was prohibited. Upon this theory
the defence argued the case with great force
that no penal statute making that unlawful
which, before the Act, had been perfectly
lawful, could create an indictable offence,
with heavy penalties, by implication.
The Solicitor did not pretend to contro-
vert this position, but took the bold ground
that since the enactment of the General
Statutes in 1882, the general law was appll-
cable to the town of Chester, section 1749 to
the contrary Notwithstanding, because the
Chester special Act never had any pro-
hibitory clause against selling liquor, and
the town was not within the exception Gre
ated by section 1749: in effect that Judge
this position Judge Witherspoon sustained
the Solicitor.
On Tuesday morning Robert McCrorey,
colored, and J.. J. Cain, both charged with
selling spirituous liquors without license,
were tried and convicted. McCrorey was
sentenced by the Court to pay a fine OF $500,
or be confined in the penitentiry for six
months. Cain made his escape before SEN
tence was passed upon him..
The grand jury presented the following
parties for selling intoxicating liquors with
out license: d. r. Reid, Spencer Marshal,
w. A. Moore, William Gore, Augustus Lille,
and Charles Whitus. After hearing the ae-
tion of the grand jury, these parties, with
one or two exceptions, left unceremoniOusly.
If they return they will be at once arrested
on warrants issued by the presiding Judge.
On Tuesday afternoon. Ami White, alias
Ami Ingraham, charged with arson, was
tried and convicted. Her sentence was
twelve years in the penitentiary. She is
the colored girl that outrageously abused
Mr.. Randolph Jordans child, and after
wards confessed to burning his dwelling
house.
On Wednesday morning the court grant
ed an application for bail in the case OF Gun
ningham, charged with the murder of Pow
ers at the Halle gold mine in Lancaster
county. The bond was placed at $4,000.
On Wednesday morning the grand and
petit Jurors were dismissed, and the Court
then devoted it's attention to equity busi-
ness. An adjournment sine die took place
on Saturday.
On last Wednesday morning shooting
affray occurred in this county between two
colored men, Lem Atkinson, and Brown
McKelvey, the latter was shot and now
lies tn critical condition. His improper
relations with Atkinson's sister caused the
trouble. Atkinson has been arrested and is
now in Jail.
The Youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. G. f.
Cobb died on last Wednesday morning.
The remains were taken to Rock Hill the
same day for burial. These afflicted pa
rents have the warmest sympathy of their
friends, especially, as Mr.. Cobb is at pres
ent in very feeble state of health.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday OF
last week were devoted to the examination
of pupils of the Chester Graded School.
The primary classes were examined on the
first day, the intermediate on the second
day, and the higher classes on the last day.
The attendants on the examination were
highly pleased with the proficiency OF the
pupils in their different studies. The sit
ting of the Court prevented large attend
ance upon the examination.
The teachers and scholars of the Metho-.
dist tSunday-school enjoyed the pleasures OF
a picnic on last Friday. The fair grounds
were the scene of the enjoyment. NJ.
WOMEN TO OPPOSE FoRAKER.-At Cleve-
land, on the 10Th instant, the State Con-
vention of the Ohio Women's Christian
Temperance Union unanimously agreed to
oppose the Republican party, and partlcu-
tarly Mr.. Foraker, who won their dlsap-
proval by running on the liquor tax plat
form two years ago and consenting to run
on a similar platform this year. Forty
eight of the delegates, although voting to
oppose the Republicans were opposed to
the resolution committing the union to lend
its aid to the Prohibitionists. The Repub-
licans are very indignant and have dubbed
the union the Democratic Aid Society.
Several of the union delegates who were
opposed to going back on the Republicans
were actuated by the fear that it would cut
off much of the revenue which the organl-
Zation has heretofore obtained.
ave realize that such will be the result"
said Miss Pugh, the Secretary and Treas
urer, "but if we are to get anything we
must get it through votes The represen-
tatives of the old parties who 60 to the Leg
slature, be they ever so ardent temperance
men, will not dare 60 beyond the platform
of their parties, and hence we have decided
to go to our utmost to lend our aid to the
Prohibitionists and to oppose the Republi-