Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
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The State, Thursday: Yesterday
morning Sheriff Dean, of Spartanburg
county, having had good nights rest
at the Hotel Jerome, called carriage
and at 8 O'Clock drove up 70 the county
Jail. In few moments he emerged
and had State Detective Newbold with
him as his prisoner. The two drove
to the union depot, and at $50 O'Clock
took the train to Spartanbnrg. New
bold looked pale and sick but did not
feel the slightest uneasiness about 60
ing back to the county in which he
had killed J. Henry Turner. Sheriff
Dean treated Newbold just as be
would any other prisoner charged with
murder. He had him handcuffed.
No one else accompanied the sheriff,
Mr.. Thomason, Newbold's attorney,
was aboard the same train. The scene
of all further developments in the now
Justly celebrated Newbold case, has
thus been transferred to Spartanburg.
Death at winthrop.
Rock Hill correspondence of the Co
lumbia Register: At II o'clock Wed,
nesday night, Miss Fannie Roques,
who had just entered college this fall,
died at Winthrop. She had been sick
for about two weeks with fever, con.
tracted at her home during the sum
mer. She had the very best attention
from the resident physician, DIR. Eliza
beth K. Miller, assisted by trained nur-
ses, and for several days past her faith
er and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Roques,
have been at her bedside. This is the
second time that the happy family cir
Gle at Winthrop has been saddened by
death, the first having been that Of
Miss Hutchinson, one of the teachers,
last spring. The remains of Miss Ro-
aues were taken to her home at Socie-
ty Hill, in Darlington county. Many
hearts are wrung with grief at the
death of one who left home just few
weeks ago, in apparently good health,
with her heart full of happiness and
her life full of hope and promise.
Death Of Major s. r. Hamilton.
Columbia State: This Tuesday,
morning, a gloom was cast over all
Chester when it became known that
Major S. P. Hamilton was no more
His death occurred last night about
1890 o'clock after lingering illness
of five months. Only two days age
his physician was very much encour'
aged by what was considered change
for the better, and, therefore, death
came very Unexpectedly. He would
have been 72 years of age in January.
Major Hamilton was member of one
of the most illustrious and distin-
guished families of South Carolina.
His father was Governor James Ham.
ilton and his great grandfather signed
the declaration of independence. He
was educated partly in New Haven
Conn, and partly in Charleston, S. c..
and was the possessor of brilliant
intellect. The greater part Of his
youth was spent in Washington, D. G.
During the time of his fathers con-
CdISCI was WOh hho"
all over South Carolina and widely
known outside of the states borders
He was one of the best soldiers South
Carolina had in the civil war. He com
manded abattalion of artillery, com
posed of three batteries, and ranked
as major. He was in the fiercest con
flicts of the war and lost his arm while
fighting for his country's cause. Aftel
the war Major Hamilton settled in
Chester and has practiced law here
ever since. He represented Chester
county in the lower house of the state
legislature for two terms. For 1e
months prior to his taking sick he was
busily engaged in preparing his book
on the Life and Times of James Ham
ilton, and it is to be hoped that chis
valuable book will yet be published as
it is now ready for publication. He
leaves son and brother and friends
here and all over the state to mourn
his loss.