Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-14
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
r of Cassie Boan.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
For the Murder of Cassie Boan.
After sensational trial lasting sew
eral days, Harvey and John Jackson
were convicted at Chesterfield last
Thursday of the murder of Cassie Boan,
Young woman Of Indian descent
recently. The men are said to have
burned the woman alive. For some
reason the jury recommended the muir
derers to the mercy of the court aud
they will 60 to the penitentiary for
life instead of to the gallows.
The Lockhart Railroad.
Jonesvllle correspondence Of the Co.
lumbia State, Wednesday: Mr.. R.
Soutbgate, general engineer of the
Southern railway, came over last week
and met Captain John G. Carey, presi
dent of the Lockhart mills, and they
went over the Lockhart railroad and
inspected it. Captain Carey expects to
have the trains running to Lockhart
in a short while. About two depots
will be established on the road, and Il
regular train will be put on as soon as
the road is completed, making round
trip each day. The head of the road
will be at Lockhart. Connection will
be made with the Southern at Lock
hart junction, two miles south of
Jonesville.
The State Executive Committee.
The state Democratic executive com
mittee met in Columbia last Wednes-
day night, and was called to order by
Mr.. Willie Jones, the chairman MIR. j..
C. Wilborn representing York county.
The only business that was transacted
was such as was outlined 10 the open
ing address of Chairman Jones as fol-
lows: "Gentlemen of the committee {:
You are assembled here tonight for the
purpose of calling state convention of
the Democrats of this state to meet
Nav 10th, in accordance with the con-
stitution of the party, for the purpose
of selecting 18 delegates to represent
South Carolina in the national Demo.
cratic convention to meet July 4th, 10
nominate candidates for president and
vice president of the United States" !"
The question of doing away with the
campaign by counties was not discuss
ed, the committee evidently preferring
to leave that matter for the state con-
vention. One of the delegates wanted
to pass a resolution declaring Mrs.
Dewey the Mark Hanneress of the
Democratic party. The proposition,
of course, created some amusement.
The Custom House Blind Tiger.
Says Washington dispatch of We'd
nesday: The secretary of the treasury
has received q report from the special
agent who has conducted the investl'
CATION of the reported use of the custom
house at Charleston for the storage of
contraband liquors for illict sales. A
number of officers and employees of the
custom house were asked for an expla-
nation of the finding of the liquors !;
but all disclaimed having any knowl-
edge concerning it except one OF the
night men who admitted having allow
ed some of his friends to keep the
liquor there. Other testimony disclosed
information which led the officers max
ing the investigation to believe that the
liquor belonged to certain individual
in Charleston who has wholesale
liouor dealers license. The conclusion
of the officials is that certain deputy
collector is responsible for the storing
of liquors in the custom house and that
several employees had full knowledge
of it. The report is accompanied by
copies of the testimony taken. The
treasury officials have taken no action
in regard to the matter; but there
seems to be no doubt that the guilty
parties will be Immediately brought to
justice.