Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-13

miles southeast Of this place, near the
home of Mr.. W. D. Mobley. He was in
the railroad business, as conductor and
agent at Chester for number OF
4 years. Then he moved to his late home
and farmed with remarkable success
until his health failed, few years
ago. We suppose his death resulted
from paralysis, from which he had
been disabled for some years. He was
about 62 years old.......On the first
Monday, the county commissioners
were given a little surprise when they
found on Sheriff Cornwelrs bill the
item Of something over 500 back pay
for dieting prisoners. It seems that
some years ago, when the pay was 20
cents a day, the Charleston delegation
got the legislature to pass a bill allow
ing the sheriff Of that county 80 cents.
In the process Of engrossing, or by
some means, however, the law was
made to read in such q way that 1t
seemed to apply to all counties; and a
case came up from Clarendon county,
we believe, in which the supreme court
sustained the sheriff in. charging 80
cents. Some months ago, Sheriff Corn-
we'll began charging 80 cents, and the
commissioners, on the advice Of r.. B.
Caldwell, Esq, county attorney, ap-
proved his accounts, as sustained BY
the decision Of the court on the law as it
stands. We believe there is a law bar
ring claims not presented during the
year in which the service is rendered
or the following year. We do not know
whether Sheriff Cornwell's claim runs
back to the time the amended law
went into effect or not. The commits
sioners are now looking into the case.
GASToN-Gastonia Gazette, October
II: The friends of DR.. and Mrs. w. p.
Crowell will be sorry to learn that they
have decided to leave Gastonia. DR..
Crowell has been here nearly year
and has made many friends They go
to Cheraw, s. c., from here. We trust
they will be pleased with their new
home. DR.. Crowell sold his house and
lot back to Mr.. John F.. Love-. .Mr.
w. T. Mclean, Of Collettsville, passed
through the city Tuesday on his way
from Charlotte. He had with him his
little son who had been bitten by a
mad dog. Mr.. Mclean had the mad
stone applied in Charlotte and 1t stuck
for about two hours and a half. DR..
Cottrell was also with the little boy.
>. The county school board met In
Dallas on Monday last. All the mem
bers Of the board were present. The
treasurer's books were examined and
found to be correct. Mr.. ]. r. Corn
we'll, who had been elected commits
sioner offered his resignation, which
was accepted, and Mr.. r. K. Daven-
port, Of Mt. Holly, was elected to fill
the vacancy. ......A Negro by the name
Of Charles Gill, was painfully hurt at
the Loray mill, Tuesday about gun
down. A plank fell and struck him in
the face MASKING his nose to a pulp.
He was carried to Charlotte today.
On last Monday coal car on the
Southern ran of the track, near the
Narrow Gauge water tank. The wreck
ing crew arrived Tuesday and had 1t
on the track In a little while. Not
much damage was done.
CHEROKEE-Gaffney Ledger, Octo-
ber 9: The proceedings in the court OF
general sessions since Thursday have
been interesting in the, nature Of the
cases. The forenoon Of Friday. was oc-
cupied by the attorneys in speech-nak-
ing in the case Of Nero Little5ohn for
the killing Of William Tally. Thurs
day afternoon, at the conclusion Of the
testimony, Mr.. J. C. Jeffries addressed
the Jury on behalf Of the prosecution.
Friday morning Mr.. H. K. Osborne
opened In behalf of the defense. He
was followed by Mr.. J. B. Bell for the
prosecution, and was in turn followed
by Mr.. Butler for the defense. Mr..
Henry closed for the State The
speeches were all able and to the point.
The case went to the jury about l
o'clock and a verdict of manslaughter
was reached between Z and 8 o'clock.
When the verdict was read Mr.. Butler
gave notice that motion for a new
trial would be made. Yesterday after
noon Mr.. Butler asked that new trial
be granted because Of newly discovered
evidence. Judge Klugh granted the
motion. While the jury was out In the
Nero Littlejohn case, the case of Jim
Jeter, for the killing Of Santa Anna
Tate, was called. There were but five
witnesses in this case and when these
were examined, Mr.. Butler addressed
the jury on behalf of the accused. while
Solicitor Henry spoke for the prosecu-
ton. The jury remained out all night
and until nearly noon the next day and
finally sent word to Judge Klugh that
they were unable to reach verdict.
The Judge ordered mistrial apnounc-
ed. In both these cases Mr.. Buffers
examination of the states witnesses
was most crucial. yesterday morning
the court Of common pleas was conven-
ed. The first case to come up was that
of Cally Perry VS.. the Gaffney Carpet
Manufacturing company. In this case
Mr.. Perry seeks damages because the
carpet mill empties the refuse from Its
dye watts into branch that courses
through his land. The entire forenoon
was occupied in the examination OF
witnesses for the prosecution. The case
promises to be the most interesting
one on the civil docket and there will