Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24

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in good practice, several were ira"
recruits" and the team work, of course
could not have been what it ought to
have been. About two dozen of us
went along to root for Gastonia and
we shouted 10 the last that our boys
would make 25 runs. They did, but
twas after balls the other fellows bat
ted. .'..'..."During the week just past,
Gastopia has had the unusual expert
ence of a defalcation by one of her
business men, and we hope that in the
towns history such experiences may
always be unusual. Many sensational
stories, however, have been afioat, and
we will seek TO state in few words
the essential facts in the case. Not
satisfied with the bookkeeping of MIR.
w. M. Jones as secretary and treasurer
of the Beal Manufacturing company,
some of the directors made an inves-
tigation week before last. They found
Irregularities indicating not only bad
bookkeeping, but shortage of few
hundred dollars, and told MIR. Jones
what they had found. He admitted
using some of the concerns money
from time to time, gave the directors
from Friday to Monday morning to
estimate the shortage, agreeing TO
make it good. They first thought $500
would cover, but later named 5000 as
the amount that would satisfy them.
Mr.. Jones paid the $500 in full, took a
clear receipt for all claims to date
signed by the directors of the compa-
ny, resigned, and went home. AS the
books were further examined, the
widest rumors went about the "stock
paying SO cents on the dollar" and
about it "going into the hands of re-
ceiver"- ''shortage running into thou
sands" Some of the directors grew
nervous. Hearing that Mr.. Jones was
intending to take his family to the
mountains Saturday, Mr.. Beal swore
out warrant for Mr.. Jones on Satur.
day morning. But Mr.. Jones had
gone the evening before. Mrs. Jones,
intending to join him on the Narrow
Gauge Saturday morning, decided not
to 20, under the circumstances. Mr..
w. N. Davis was elected as secretary
and treasurer. He asked Mr.. l.. e..
Cathey as disinterested party to bal
ance the ledger. In going over the
books Mr.. Cathey found errors both in
favor of and against Mr.. Jones. We
asked Mr.. Catbey: "How much is
the shortage? He said: "Nobody
can tell from the books" Yesterday
afternoon We called upon Mr.. Neil
Davis at the company's office and ask
ed the same question. To this he gave
the same answer. We further asked
Mr.. DAVIS: "Would you take so cents
on the dollar for your stock p mo-"
he answered promptly, II would not,
for, to be honest with you, the matter
is not as bad as we once thought 1t
was" "Will the 5000 paid by Mr..
Jones cover this shortage in full"
we asked. II don't know" was Mr..
Davis's answer, ~ have no way to
tell" Mr.. Jones told his friends that
the $500 would cover and more than
cover his entire shortage. .'.''.''''''The
boys set out for good time last
Tuesday morning and we sincerely
hope they'll have it. 1t was just the
sort of crowd to give dull times the
black eye. They were going to Ninety
Nine islands, alias Thousand" islands
of Broad river, 8 miles below Blacks
burg. They were equipped with three
tents, two stoves, cooking utensils, two
or three seins, 400 pounds of ice, and
the other necessary appurtances and
paraphenalia for the old-fashioned
frolic out of doors. A string of bug:
gies and covered wagons formed the
caravan which rolled out of town
early Tuesday morning. We under
stand that there were to be about 30
in the full party, of which we were
able to take down the following names: :
Colonel R. N. Wilson, J. L. Falls, Il.
M. Fayssoux, Frost Terrence, Wiley
Rankin, Henderson Long, Dave Lebo-
vitz, J. R. Shannon, Meek Crawford,
John Crawford, Jim Falls, Labe Groves,
w. l.. Robinson, Sam Robinson, Blake
Boyd, Tom Henry, John Blackwood
and son, J. w. Gamble, Judson Huss,
Jim Adams, Lamar Pegram, Frank
Hawkins and Pink Lineberger. They
will report today or tomorrow on their
return home, what luck they had fish
ing.