Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11

who followed Lee, hampton, JACKSON,
Johnstone, Longstreet, and other lead
ers of whom we are all justly proud,
in the armies of the Confederate states
and who will be in Charleston in May.
LANCAsTER-The Ledger, March
8: Mrs. Queen Adams, wife of Mr..
w. G. Adams, who lives near Kershaw,
and daughter of Mr.. J. J. Roberts,
died at her home on Tuesday, Februa.
ry %, after protracled illness. She
was about 33 years of age. .'''''Mr. A.
M. CASTOR, of Pleasant Hill township,
died at his home near Fork Hill
church on Tuesday of last week, Feb
ruary %. He was about 73 years OF
age and leaves his wife, several chill
dren and a host of friends TO mourn
his loss. .........Mr. R. L. Orr, who was
an engineer at the cotton mills here up
to seven or eight weeks ago, when he
accepted a similar position at the Eu.
reka mill in Chester, died last Friday,
of pneumonia. He was about As years
of age and leaves a wife and several
children surviving him. 1.-The sheriff
sold the Billings plantation, 400 acres,
and the one-third interest of the late
K. G. Billings in a town lot last Mon
day under judgment against the late
K. G. Billings. The Billings children,
through their attorney, R. E. Allison,
Esq, made specific objections in writ
lug to the sale of the plantation on the
grounds, among others, that K. u.
Billings had no title in the land at the
time the alleged judgment was obtain
ed and that the judgment was irregu-
lar, void and not binding on the chill
dren of K. g. Billings, etc. c. D..
Jones, Esq, gave notice on behalf OF
Mr.. A. J. Clark that he had leased a
portion of said lands for three years
and that he would hold till the lease
expired. There was but one bid for
the 400 acres, that of SIS, by Il. Y.
Williams, Esq, :, and it was Knocked
down to him. R. E. Wylie, Esq,
made objection to the sale of the QUE.
third interest in the town lot on behalf
of his client, Mr.. Wardlaw T. Wither-
spoon. 1t was bid off by Mr.. D. A.
Williams for 0.....''".The court of
general sessions convened here Mon
day, Judge Ernest Gary presiding.
Solicitor Henry and Stenographer Nc.
Cav were at their posts. The grand
Jurors all answered to their names, ex-
cept John A. Kell, who was excused
on account of sickness. The petit
jurors were all present. Leroy Springs
was excused. His honor charged the
grand jury very fully as to their duties
and several bills were handed out to
them when they retired. The follow
ing cases have been disposed of: In
the case of Ephram Mellow, colored,
who was tried and convicted at the
last term of court of assault and bat
terry with, intent to kill, a sealed SEN
tence was opened and read as follows
That Ephram Mellow serve q term OF
one year on the county chaingang or
pay a fine of 500. r. c. Crockett,
assault and battery with intent to kill.
Verdict, not guilty. Claude Hancock,
entering house with intent to steal.
Verdict, guilty. Sentence, 6 months
on chaipgang. Everett Cureton, col.
ored, house breaking and larceny.
Verdict, guilty. Sentence, 6 months
on chaingang. Robert Crockett, col
ored, pleaded guilty to the charge OF
larceny and was sentenced to 6 months
on the chaingang. VIM. and Mary
Nathans, colored, injuring railroad
property. Verdict, not guilty. A. 4.
Hough, carrying concealed pistol. Re-
manded to magistrate for trial. Geo.
w. Jones, colored, plead guilty of lar
ceny and was sentenced TO 4 months
on chaingang or pay a fine or $50.
He paid up. Emanuel Catoe, charged
with murder. Verdict, not guilty.
The following additional cases, in
which true bills have been found, will
he disposed of at this term: Shift
Moore, colored, house breaking and
larceny; Henry Clinton, colored, lar
ceuy Jas. Adams, colored, dispos,
ing of property under lien; Lee
Clinton, colored, murder; Leander
Roberts, VIM. C. Roberts, Robert Rob.
erts, and Morgan Roberts, assault and
battery with intent to kill. No bills
were found in the following cases
Robert Witherspoon, colored, entering
house with intent to steal Lewis A6.
solom, colored, larceny; Jas. McMan.
US, assault and battery with intent to
kill ; John Rollings and VIM. Trues'
dale, assault and battery with intent
kill Augustus Armstrong, assault and
battery with intent to kill. The case
against Jas. Blackmon, colored, arson,
and the case against Lee Clinton, col.
ored murder, have been set for trial
today. The court was engaged in
bearing the case against Leander, VIM.
c., Robert and J. Morgan Roberts,
charged with assault and battery with
intent to kill at the hour of adjourn