Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Meets Next Tuesday.


State Chairman Tompkins has called
a meeting of the state executive com
mittee to be held in Columbia next
Tuesday for the purpose of taking ac-
ton in regard to the proposed sena-
torial primary.
President Craighead Resigns.
Prof. Craighead has resigned the
presidency of Clemson college, to take
effect in September. He has been Of
fered the presidency of college out
west. A meeting of the board of trus-
tees has been called for the Goth in
stant, to consider the vacancies caused
by this resignation, and also the resig-
nations of Prof. Thompkins and Mr..
Wright.
Poppenheim Acquitted.
The trial of John F. Poppenheim,
who killed Stephen Mazyck and L. F.
Brown, on January 6, last, in Berkeley
county, for trespassing on his lands,
was concluded last Friday with ver-
dict of not guilty. The only witnesses
to the killing were Negroes in the en-
ploy of Poppenheim, and their testi-
mony made out case of self-defense.
About all the facts that have developed
have already been told in THE EN-
QUIRER.
According to Chief Constable FAINT.
Mr.. J. R. FAINT, chief constable for
the upper part of the state, was inter
viewed few days ago, and when ask
ed to say something concerning the
work of his force replied: 81 have
twenty-one men under me, covering
territory of nineteen counties. They
are all kept pretty busy. The deci'
sion of Judge Simonton is based upon
the interstate commerce law and my
men are instructed to obey to the let
ter the law as expounded by him. We
are making no seizures. But this de-
cision does not apply to liquors and
wines manufactured in this state, nor
does it give the citizens of the state
the right to engage in the liquor traffic.
Neither does this decision define "orig-
inal package" We have recently
captured several loads of illicit whisky
which was being transported through
the state in wagons and buggies. One
of the parties, so arrested, was an ex-
constable. He had forty gallons in tin
cans made to exactly fit the body OF
his buggy. The constabulary is very
necessary yet and will continue neces-
sary until the legislature solves the ex-
isting problem"
Hacked to Pieces.
While conducting service at Waver-
ly, Georgetown, on Sunday of last
week, colored evangelist made a
savage attack on Wade Jackson, a
member of the congregation for i'm
morality. Jackson rose Immediately,
and advancing to the pulpit, demanded
an apology, which being refused he
got ready to give the preacher whip
ping but the preacher proved the bet.
ter man of the two, and in sight of the
congregation gave sound thrashing to
his assailant, who then withdrew, while
the interrupted sermon was continued.
Euraged by defeat, Jackson returned
a few minutes later with hatchet
and rushed savagely at the preacher.
The congregation was on the alert,
however, and rising en- masse, men
and women together, attacked the
would-be murderer with knives and
razors. cutting him literally into strips
and finally splitting his head with his
own hatchet, which had been snatched
from his hand. Nineteen of the men,
bers of the congregation were arrested
but all but two or three were subse-
quently released on bail.