Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12

Columbia State Saturday Satur-
day next Judge w. G. Benet will sail
from New York on the Etruria for
Scotland, whittier he goes to visit his
mother, who is now 80 years of age. He
does not expect to return until Septem
Der.
Stuclsey Convicted of Granddaughter.
In the case of the State vs.. John
Stuckey, charged with the murder OF
his clerk, John Sewer, last winter, a
Spartanburg jury on last Saturday
night returned a verdict of guilty OF
manslaughter. Judge Gage overruled
motion for new trial and sentenced
Stuckey to 10 years imprisonment in
the state penitentiary. Stuckey was
apparently very we'll satisfied to escape
with his life. The case, of course,
will be appealed to the supreme court.
Sheriff Long Kills Deputy Gallman.
Columbia State: Sheriff John G.
Long, of Union, on last Saturday, shot
an instantly killed his trusty deputy,
Mr.. J. G. Gallman. The awful affair
happened about 7 a. NJ, and in three
hours the coroner's jury had rendered
verdict of justifable homicide. From
the statement of the sheriff, Gallman
went to the Jail this morning and OBJ.
tained the keys to make his usual
round of inspection. Sheriff Long ill.,
uuired pleasantly what Gallman would
do during the day. The latter replied,
"None of your business" in an angry
way, totally unexpected. Sheriff Long
made some reply and Gallman drew
his pistol. The sheriff, knowing the
dangerous temper of his deputy, step
ped behind the door, secured his shot
gun and poured two loads of buck shot
into Gallman's body. One load took
effect in the side, and the other in the
throat, tearing great holes in the poor
mans body and killing him instantly.
The two men had been associated for
four years and were good friends.
Gallman was drinking, it is said, and
that caused his death. Friday night
he is said to have been on debauch
and this probably made him irritable.
The Malt Extract Question.
Spartanburg Herald: The state
board of control adjourned last Satur-
day. The malt extract question, which
may be included in the beer troubles
of the board, remains yet unsettled.
Malt extract of various brands and
kinds is being sold by druggists
throughout the state. Malt extract,
as usually advertised, is medicine or
tonic which builds up the system
generally. 1t is not advertised as d
beverage, but nevertheless some beer
dispensers have complained that its
sale had materially interfered with the
sale of beer, their contention being
that the various malt extracts are a
first class article of beer and conse-
uuently should not be allowed to come
in competition with them. Numbers
of conscientious druggists who have
been selling the malt preparation have
asked the board of control to construe
whether such articles come within the
prohibition present in the dispensary
law. The board has asked the attor-
ney general to pass upon the question
from a legal standpoint, and Mr.. Bel
linger and Mr.. Gunter are searching
authorities to see what really is the
situation so far as the law is concern
ed. 1t is a knotty question whether
these extracts are beverage or med
icine. Many other proprietary articles
come under the same category and the
attorney general wishes to give the
question the most thorough considera-
ton before rendering an opinion. 1t
may turn out after all that jury and
not the legal department of the state
government will have to decide wheth-
er the extracts or any other prepara-
tions have more alcohol in them than
the law allows as far as beverages are
concerned.