Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-01

greater than for the year previous
possibly twice as many. In the new
county of Saluda there is a record OF
FIVE homicides during the year. This
county heads the list, unless Sumter
exceeds it by reason of the wholesale
butcheries by the desperate Simon
Cooper. That was an unusual condi-
ton of affairs and probably should not
be considered in making comparisons.
Judge Townsend, in conversation,
speaking on the subject, expressed the
opinion that the granting of bail on a
low basis has much to do with the in
crease in the number of homicides, or
at least that it may possibly have.
Granted Bail.
State Detective Newbold. charged
with the murder of J. H. Turner, in
Spartanburg, on November 10, ap-
peared before Judge Townsend, in
Union, on last Monday, on a writ of
habeas corpus, and was granted bail
in the sum $4,000. 1t is reported that
Newbold has quite number of friends
who are anxious to do what they can
for him, and the probability is that he
will be able to raise the required bond
without difficulty. After hearing the
testimony, Judge Townsend said that
manslaughter was the gravest con-
struction that could be put on New
bold's case.
Incendiarism In Chester.
Within the past ten days, says the
Chester correspondent of The News
and Courier, writing under date of the
25th, something like half dozen de-
structive fires have occurred in as
many different sections of the county.
1t is thought that all have been from
the torch of the incendiary. Last
night another burning took place in
the Wellridge neighborhood, some 10
or 12 miles from this city. Mr.. Nc
Dill Westbrook was the unfortunate
victim, and he lost fine barn con-
tanning his entire crop of corn. 1t
was undoubtedly the malicious work
of the incendiary, and Sheriff Corn
wells bloodhounds, that happened to
Le near there with the chaingang,
were put on the track of the hend
supposed to have set fire to the crib.
The hounds kept trail for nine hours,
a portion of the time running it along
the bed of stream and finally stop
ped in a thickly settled settlement in
the Torbet neighborhood, where four
or five Negroes lived close together.
One Negro was arrested; but the evi-
dence against him was not considered
suf ,cient and he was released.
Judge Cothran Seriously Ill.
Greenville Mountaineer: "Every-
ore in Greenville, and great many
people throughout the state, will regret
to learn that Judge James S. Cothran
is not improving. Some three weeks
ago Judge Cothran, accompanied by
his wife and son, James S. Cothran, Jr.,
went to New York for treatment.
Since he has been in that city his con-
dition has not improved, and while the
physicians do not regard his sickness
as necessarily fatal, he is considered as
seriously i'll. He is now confined to
his bed all the time, and his friends
are more apprehensive of the outcome
than they have been before. There is
no man 10 the state more widely loved
and respected than Judge Cothran.
As soldier, statesman and jurist, as we'll
as private citizen, he has commanded
the respect and admiration of the peo'
pie, and all will join in the hope that
he may soon be restored to health.
Since Judge Cothran has been living
in Greenville he has been regarded as
one of the foremost citizens and the
undoubted leader of the bar. His
pleasant salutations, as he was accus-
toned to walk to and from his office,
have lately been missed by those who
had occasioned to meet him on Main
street, and he will find warm welcome
should he be spared to return to Green
vile in health and strength"