Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-17

taste to most people to drink sufficient
to bring about intOxication. IL is not
known what will finally be done about
the matter but the board will consld-
er all these preparations at one time.
Important School Law Opinions.
Columbia Record The superinten-
dent of education has submitted a
number of important questions to the
attorney general for his opinion on
school matters. In reference to one
Mr.. Gunter has decided that school
board cannot change the lines of spe-
cial school districts after they have
been decided upon and after the school
has actually been in operation. The
act of the legislature gives the trustees
the power to map out the districts
none to change them. In other words,
once school district always one, un-
less the legislature otherwise decides.
A circuit judge recently decided that
the legislative act requiring electors to
return 500 worth of taxable proper
ty before they could vote on the ques-
ton of increasing the constitutional
3-mill tax in a special school district
unconstitutional. The assistant attor-
ney general decided that this app1ys
only to the particular countys inter-
ested.
Entered Lady's Bedroom.
Greepville correspondence Columbia
State: Henry Williams, colored, the
proprietor of a small store on East
Washington street, was arrested on
Monday for entering private resi-
dence and stealing therefrom but the
facts in the case are interesting beyond
those in an average case of robbery.
The arrest was a great surprise, as
Williams is one of the best known Ne
groes in this vicinity, and has hereto
fore borne an excellent reputation.
The crime for which Williams was ar
rested was the entering of Mr.. e. w.
Peigler's residence on Brown street.
Sunday night daughter of MIR. Peig-
ler went to her room about IL o'clock,
and in the full glare of the light she
saw a Negro man. Both were abso-
lutely dumbfounded for a few mo-
ments, until Miss Piegler recovered
sufficiently to flee from the room and
raise an alarm. The Negro escaped in
the necessary confusion that ensued
when she aroused her parents. The
young lady described his appearance
in detail, and Henry Williams is the
only Negro that fills the description
so far as the police can recall. She
positively identified Williams as the
man who was in the room. In the
search for the miscreant an axe was
found under the window of the young
lady's room and Henry Williams's
name was on the handle. The window
had been let down by the prowler. A
pistol, watch and several articles OF
clothing were missed from the room,
and the clothing was found in the
neighborhood of Williams's store and
dwelling. Williams says he will be
able to prove an alibi by his wife and
some boarders but the statement of
these parties are very damaging to
Williams, who claims to have been at
home asleep. One of the witnesses
says that shortly after II o'clock Will
liams, with all his clothes on, was ly-
ing on cot tanning himself, and Will
liams has already damaged his case by
some stalwart lying. The case has ex-
cited considerable interest, and there
is fear that an offense worse than bur-
glary was intended. The young lady
and a friend saw the prowler in the
alley just before he was seen in the
room. He evidently made two trips
to the room. Magistrate Mauldin
bound Williams over to court and ad-
mitted him to bail in the sum of $500.