Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11
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CHESTER-The Lantern, Novem-
ber. Z: Mrs. w. ]. Cherry, of Rock
Hill, is visiting her mother, Mrs. M. J.
Boulware. ......""Miss Mayme Steele,
of Rock Hill, has been spending few
days with Miss Marion Leckie. ''.'''..'
Miss Lizzie Leslie, of Bethany, York
county, who has been visiting relati. es
about Wellridge, left for her home this
morning. Rev. J. S. Mills, of Louis.
vile, Ga, passed through the city this
morning on his way to Blackstock to
visit his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Shannon,
and other relatives. ."'..'.'"'The case
against S. w. Reap for the murder of
his wife, came up yesterday morning
according to appointment, and the
court has been engaged thus far in
taking testimony for the state. 1t
promises to be long trial. .''.''""About
midnight, Sunday, the barn of Mr.. W..
d. Fudge, with contents, was destroy
ed by fire. Mr.. Fudge received some
injuries in trying to save his horses.
1t was thought to have been an act of
incendiarism. The property was in
sured for $3.50. Mr.. Samuel Keenan,
has fiddle which was given to him
that doubtless has an interesting his
tory not known to him. He noticed
only short time ago Latin inscrip-
tion on the bottom of the case, giving
the date of the manufacture, which is
1922, making it III years old. He
cannot trace its history, except that
he thinks it was brought from Ireland.
No doubt it has been at many an
Irish wake. Reporter, November 9 :
Samuel W. Reep, the defendant, tes.
tilted that between 8 and 4 o'clock, the
morning of the 18th of August, be
heard noise and called his wife ask
ed what it was. He arose, went to her
bedside and heard her struggling.
Couldn't find the lamp. He ran at
once to Mr.. Simpsons house near by,
told him he believed his wife had shot
herself. He and Mr.. Simpson return.
ed quickly to the house. Both of them
called his wife but failed to rouse her.
In short time she was dead. Had
several times recently seen his wife
handling the gun; she told him that
she wanted to learn to shoot. She
had the gun Tuesday evening before
her death. Heard her up at IL o'clock
that night; said she had misery in her
tooth. Since February he had bought
three bottles of morphine for his wife.
Cross examined-When returned from
Mr.. Simpsons found the drawer open
and gun taken from its usual place.
Didn't tell Mr.. Simpson that his wife
had shot herself in the head. The re-
lations between himself and wife were
kind and pleasant except when she
was under the influence of morphine.
Recess till Wednesday morning when
argument began.
LANCASTER-Ledger, November
8: Married, on Sunday, October 20,
by Rev. T. A. Dabney, Mr.. Rochel
Morgan and Miss Elizabeth Blackwell,
daughter of J. F. Blackwell, all of
Flat Creek township" .'"..'''...M Married
by Rev. VIM. c. Faile, on Sunday night
last, Mr.. Sanford Starnes and Miss
Mollie Gardner, both of Flat Creek
township. ......""Jas. Edy, an old viola
tor of the revenue laws, was arrested
by Deputy Marshal Swaringen, near
O. K. postofice, last Sunday morning
and committed to Jail at this place.
'..''''..The pair of fine trained blood
hounds, recently purchased by Lancas-
ter county, arrived last Saturday.
They will be tested the first opportu-
nifty that is offered. Look out thieves,
burglars, incendiaries and all classes of
criminals, and all ye convicts had bet
ter stay with the chaingang now.
Once put on the trail they will not be
long in running down criminals. '''''''''
In a difficulty last Monday morning,
in the store of Mr.. J. ]. Blackmon,
Mr.. R. J. Mackorell, of the firm of
Knight & Mackorell, commission mer-
chants, was seriously shot. Mr.. Mack
orell had gone into the store to attend
to some business for his firm, when a
difficulty he had had with Mr.. Black
mon, one day last week, was renewed.
In the difficulty several shots were
fred at Mr.. Mackorell, one taking ef-