Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
A Spartanburg Election Bet.

Spartanburg Herald, Thursday :
Yesterday afternoon the conditions OF
the novel wager on the election, which
was mentioned in Tuesdays Herald,
were carried out. The wager was
made on the outcome of the race for
alderman in Ward 2. Promptly at 5
o'clock, Mr.. P. J. o. Smith appeared
at Becker's corner with substantial
wheelbarrow, and Mr.. George Cofeld,
Jr., was soon on hand. Mr.. Smiths
bet was that if Mr.. Erwin beat Mr..
Walker, he would roll Mr.. Cofield from
this corner to the opera house in the
wheelbarrow. He proceeded to carry
out his contract in good style and
spirits. The event attracted consid-
erable amount of attention and was
enjoyed by large crowd of spectators.
South Carolina officers.
The State, Wednesday: Yesterday
morning Governor McSweeney was
notified by wire that Captain Craw-
ford, of Chester, has accepted the ap-
pointment of first lieutenant in the
volunteer army. Those that have
accepted lieutenancies so far from this
state are Messrs. Mobley, Nettles,
Woods and Crawford. Captain Claude
Sawyer has been assigned to the
Twenty eighth infantry and ordered
to Savannah, whittier he has gone.
For the present Mr.. Townsend will
discharge Captain Sawyer's duties as
solicitor, as the captain has to 60
through an examination before he reg
ularly enters the army. Lieutenant
Nettles has been assigned to the For
ty.6rst infantry. None of the other
appointees have been assigned so far
as known.
The Case of Colonel Neal.
Colonel w. A. Neal was arrested in
Pickens last Tuesday and taken before
Magistrate Smith, of Columbia, for a
preliminary hearing. As already sta.
ted, the arrest was made on warrant
charging failure to turn over the funds
of his Office within 80 days after the
election of his successor. Subsequent
ly afidavits were made charging en-
bezzlement and breach of trust. There
was considerable trouble in securing
bond. The Columbia State of Thurs
day tells the story as follows: "Col-
onel Neal waived the preliminary ex-
animation and the bond was fixed at
s. 500: of this $4,000 was fixed on the
original case, which is regarded as
most important; $500 on the second
charge, and 81 900 on the third. When
it was found that Colonel Neal had
not secured bondsmen, Magistrate
Smith agreed to let him remain in At
torney Nelson's Office during the day
in custody of Constable Roach, and
from there endeavor to secure bail.
None of Colonel Meals former politi-
cal friends came near him during the
day. A year ago things were very
different, for Colonel Neal was man
of political influence. The weary
hours rolled by and still no bondsnen
appeared. Colonel Neal made a pro-
position to Magistrate Smith to allow
Constable Roach to accompany him to
the up-country so that he could in per-
son secure bondsmen; but this was
declined. The magistrate, however,
consented to allow Colonel Neal until
this morning to secure the necessary
bond, permitting him in the meantime
to remain in Constable Roach's GUS
tody. But this proved to be unneces-
sary, for about 2.3O o'clock, Captain
w. B. Lowrance and Captain George
A. Shields, of this city, both staunch
business men who do not mix in poll
tics, consented to sign Colonel Meals
bond. They repaired to the magis,
trate's office, where the bonds were
promptly signed up and the ex.super-
intendent was set at liberty. Colonel
Neal declined to talk. He quietly
went to the depot and in few hours
was speeding homeward via Charlotte.