Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-18
Wednesday, October Is, 1899.

thinking that none would recognize
him or know of his past but he reck'
oned without his host. He had not
been on the stree, long before be was
seen by one who knew him and of his
escape and who informed Sergeant
Swearingen of the police force. The
sergeant promptly took charge of the
Negro and took him to the prison,
where he was promptly identified.
The customary reward was paid for
the return of the convict, and last
night Alexander began anew the SER
vice of his interrupted sentence after
81 years of freedom.
Ostracism In Chester.
Chester correspondence Charleston
Post, October 8: The most remarka-
BILE election since the time of Aristides
is reported from Judges store, in the
ha Met of Landsford, this county. Its
object was to determine which citi-
zens should be invited to leave the
neighborhood to improve its moral
tone. An invitation to leave in this
country means "leave!" and is never
disobeyed, the man to whom it is
given choosing whether he will 60
over the state line or "through the
gates aiar" There has recently been
much illegal liquor selling about Lands
ford, and the presence of some unde-
sirable women was supposed to be en-
couraged by the persons conducting
the liquor traffic. Last week Consta.
BILE J. l.. Rape seized a buggy and
mule and Is gallons of liquor, which
he intercepted in the night. Under
the state dispensary law, property
used in conveying liquor unlswfully
| is con6scated. The man in charge OF
the outfit escaped. A night or two
later an attempt was made to kill a
mule which belonged to a prominent
citizen, who was supposed to have in
stigated the constable to the seizure.
This brought matters to a point.
Every white man in the neighborhood
was summoned to meet at Judges
store, and they gathered to the num-
ber of fifty. All their names were en-
rolled, and the secretary then an
pounce ed that there was to be an elec-
ton, and put the question as follows !:
"It you conscientiously believe there
are any persons whose presence is con-
taminating to the moral and social at
mosphere of this community, then
write his or their names on a piece OF
paper, fold, and deposit in ballot-box.
On the contrary, if you conscientiously
do not believe there are any such per
sons in the community, then so write
it," A box was opened, ballots were
distributed and managers were appoint
ed. The voting proceeded quietly,
and there were no quarrels or threats.
The man known to be the owner OF
the whisky laden mule which the con.
stable had captured was present, and
voted like the others. When the box
was opened it was found that he had
carried the precinct by majority that
did not crafty him. His name was on
most of the ballots. 1t is not known
whether he voted for himself or cast
courtesy ballot for some other man.
Several other men of those present
received such liberal support that they
began preparations next morning to
finish picking out their cotton in
hurry. 1t was understood that those
invited to depart will do so "as soon as
practicable" and the only limit put
upon their destination by the sense of
the meeting is that it shall be "else-
where"