The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Of TIE STATE.

colored man who lives on }. ". Baker S
place, near Batesviile, was IN town re-
Gently TO swear out warrant Tor VII!
Sprouts, white man, whom anderson
accuses of having committed a criminal
assault on his daughter, Rhody Ander-
son, half -witted girl, 10 years OF age.
Frank Anderson was at work on the
farm, and his wife, Lizzie Anderson,
with another daugeter, were some as
tance from hehouse. The girl, hho9y,
was left IN the house alone. AZ
Sprouts and Will Foster, two white
men, drove up to the house IN wagon
Foster is net known to have been I'M
plicated directly, but Sprouts, 1t Is
said, went into the house and locked
the door. He then attempted to carry
out his purpose on Rhodv Anderson,
who resisted'him and struggle en-
sued, in which the girl was overcome
Lizzie Anderson and her other dauSn-
ter were attracted to the house, ard on
running there found the door fastened
on the inside. BY another entrance
they got in and Sprouts threw oren the
door aud escaped. The condition OF
Rhody Anderson was such that ~
White was called in TO sec her. His
examination confirmed the girls story
and that of her parents. Dr.. White
found unmistakable evidence OF the as
sault. Sprouts is q man Of middle age,
and has q family. He lives about a
mile or two from the scene of the as
sault. and is well known in the COM
munity. Frank Anderson is an intel.
lieent negro, about - or 80 years OF
age. He is regarded as good negro:
and Mr.. Baker states that he has found
him reliable.
PEbzER. Clardy. colored, a
farmer by occupation, induced by the
exceedingly low price of cotton, and
hard times generally, concluded as he
was helping to gin a bale OF his own
cotton at Frank Davenports gin In
Greenville county, that he would add
few hundred pounds to the weight OF
MIs bale by dropping rock IN the
i,..ss occasionally, and so he proceeded
to execute this plan, with the result
that when his little bale Of cotton was
suspended upon The company's scales
at Pelzer, Cotton. buyer Blake was as.
tonished to see that the beam was tipped
at the S29 figure, and suspectinS that
there was surely something heavier
than cotton in the enclosure, Mr.. Blake
ordered the bale unlocked and Mr.. A:
P. Long, chief of police, ordered Will
Clardy to keep quiet and watch the In
vestigation which only lasted few
minutes. when $50 pounds of rocks, i've
In number, were separated from the
cotton, the largest one weighing 10
pounds. Mr.. Long, after pauslng a
few minutes, came to the conclusion
that any man who could enhance the
value OF flint rocks from nothing to
AZ cents per pound, would do to take
along, and he accordingly invested his
man with bracelets and escorted him
to Anderson jail. Will did not confess
his crime but only said ''it's de stranS.
est thing lever seed how dem rocks got
into dat bale OF cotton.
SENECA. - Policeman Hopkins ar
rested George Mauce and his wife Nan
for fussing on the street and locked
them up in the guardhouse. Later some
of Nan 8 friends got up sufficient cash
deposit to get her out, but left George
in. Next morning George was found
dead in his cell. There were rumors
of threats made by Nan against
Georges life and other suspicious cir
cumstances which seemed to justify an
inquest. Coroner Boggs was notified
and a jury impaneled. The coroner
had Drs. Gray and Doyle to make a
thorough examination and theiI con-
clusion was that his death resulted
from acute gastritis which might have
been caused by poison. After hearing
what evidence they could get hold of
the jurors decided that he came to his
death by foul play at the hands of his
wife, Nan, and one Charlie Brown, a
Georgia negro. who has been seeming
Z ly rather intimate with Nan.
CHARLESTON. The case of the State
VS.. S. Giaretti, dispensary law viola
ton, finally came to trial in the Court
of Sessions in this city and resulted in
o mistrial. The Sessions jurors were
discharged for the term. The. Giaretti
case was warmly and ably contested
by Mr.. B. H. Mathews, defendants
counsel. Twelve jurors were made up
from the special venire, being carefully
selected, each one of the opinion that
he could render an opinion according
to the law and the evidence. The evil
dence was all on one side, none being
introduced for the defence, but it
seemed to affect the members OF the
jury in different ways, and they were
unable to agree upon verdict. They
were given four hours for dellberation
and and at the end of that time their
foreman stated that it was unlikely they
would ever agree. Solicitor Jervey has
certainly done his duty.
SUMTER. The smallpox epidemic just
across Green swamp, which is about
two miles from this city, is about at an
end. Only two cases are under treat
ment now and these are rapidly recov-
ering aud will be dis smissed next week.
About 400 people have been vaccinated
in the immediate neighborhood of the
infected houses aud all of those who
were in any way exposed to the disease
were arrested and put under 'shot'
gun" quarantine and then vaccinated
consequently there can be no further