Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-23
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Death of Samuel Lord.

D6atn OI Sduuci AohN'
Hon. Samuel Lord, one of the old
est and most highly esteemed members
of the Charleston bar, died at Summer
vile last Sunday, aged 70 years.
In the Hands of Attorney General.
The penitentiary directors, on last
Friday, adopted the following: "Re-
solved, That the attorney general be
and hereby is empowered and directed
to collect the amounts due by the va
rious parties as set forth in the report
of the investigation committee to the
governor and in connection Herewith,
to bring such suits as he may deem
proper and defend such as he may ad-
vised may be brought against the peni.
tentiary authorities and, in general,
to take control from legal standpoint
of all matters in connection with this
report" Governor McSweeney called
the board together and it met in his
office. The attorney general has not
vet decided when he will act or exact
ly what course he will pursue, but he
will give the matter immediate atten-
tien.
After the Guilty.
The lawabiding citizenship of Green
wood county is determined to put an
end TO the terrorizing of the Negroes
in that section by depraved, brutal
whites. A public meeting was held at
Mount Moriah church, five miles from
Greenwood, last Friday, and the Ne
groes from the surrounding country
were called in as witnesses. They
were induced to tell all they knew,
with a guarantee that they would be
fully protected. Some of them told
blood -curdling tales of criminal assault
of Negro women at the hands of ruff
fianly whites, and to whippings ad-
ministered to inoffensive men. The
meeting was convinced that the stories
told were true. In some cases the Ne
groes gave names of guilty whites,
and in others they were unable to give
out such information. The lawabiding
whites are determined that the guilty
parties shall be punished to the full ex-
tent of the law, and that peace shall
be restored throughout the county.
Murder or Suicide.
The Fort Lawn, Chester county cor
respondent of the Columbia State, tells
of horrible tragedy that occurred at
that place last week. On Thursday
morning the wife of S. w. Reep was
found dead in bed. She had been
shot through the head, and parlor
rifle lying beside her suggested case
of suicide The husband was unable
to give satisfactory particulars, and on
account of certain suspicious circum-
stances that had existed previously,
the neighbors arrived at the Conclu-
sion that the situation was not exact
ly as he described. Further investi-
tion developed more excitement, and
finally the people were almost in a
humor for lynching party. Reep
was arrested and sent to Jail at Ches-
ter. 1t is believed that he had formed
a criminal intimacy with another wo-
man, and that the two were accom-
plices in the murder of Mrs. Reep.
AS to whether the murder of Mrs.
Reep was committed by Reep or his
partner is matter Of doubt. In fact
it is also a matter of doubt as to
whether any murder was committed
at all. But still the case is most
horrible one, and the Fort Lawn peo.
pie are determined to probe it 10 the
bottom.
Faith Cure In Darlington.
Darlington special to The News and
Courier Much space and large "scare
heads" have been given to recent
very unfortunate occurrence here, the
death of Roberta Lide, l2-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James H
Lide, now of Darlington. The fact:
are that the mother of the child re
fused to have any physician in attend
ance upon her little daughter, who
was critically i'll with typhoid fever
nor would she give it any medicine
The mother looked for the child's res
toration to health as result entirely
of her faith in God, and until the very
last she resolutely adhered so this con
viction. Death did not shake he
faith, nor could any persuasion alte
her determination. Mr.. and Mrs. Lid
moved to Darlington about four year
ago and are highly thought of by th