Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-30

tionary war. 1t makes no reference
whatever to the claims of interest or
account of the war of 1872 and the
Seminole war now being pressed by
Senator r. B. Tillman in Wash
ington, nor is there much light
thrown by it upon the Mexican
war claim. However, it establishes
the fact that the total Indebtedness to
date, aggregates over a million and 8
half dollars, although it is not reason
able to expect Senator Tillman to re-
cover the large sum. Accompanying the
Exhibit A. is the report of Mr.. Black
to the general assembly of 1860, giving
the history of his efforts to collect the
amount due the state.
Fought Dogs With Knife.
~. Guion, superintendent of the
Bennettsville Cotton Mills, attended
an entertainment in in the country last
Friday night. Returning home afoot
he was attacked by pack of hounds.
Guion was armed with bowie knife
and made fierce fight for his life. He
killed two dogs and put three more
out of action before the rest withdrew.
By that time Guion's clothes were in
rags and he was covered with blood
from the many bites received. He
was almost exhausted.
Eleven Murder Cases In Greenville.
Greenville News, Sunday Judge
Buchanan will convene the May term
of the criminal court tomorrow with a
docket before him of about the usual
length and Importance. There are
seven new murder cases and four others
that came over from the last term to
be tried. Four white men will be tried
for killing Negroes but as the plea of
self defence is already we'll established
in each of these cases, none of them
will attract more than passing notice.
The defendants are John q. Babb for
killing VIM. F. Lincoln, on the 11th of
February Henay Bell for killing Har.
rison Webb on May 1; Homer Ward
foy killing Earle league on March I;
and Luther McBee for killing Pliney
Hill about the same time. Lincoln
met death while advancing on Mr..
Babb with knife, Webb was shot down
in the act of Draining Mr.. Bell, league
was creating a disturbance at Mr..
Wards market, and Hill was killed al
ter he had entered Mr.. McBee's room
ut midnight and shot at him. The
three defendants in the other new
murder cases are Jesse Moore, for kill
ing his father.in-law, T. j. Reynolds,
on the 9Th of March Robert Austin,
for killing John Minis with an axe on
February %, and Thomas Odam, for
killing Jas. Israel at Mills's mill few
days ago. Mrs. Matte A. Hughes is
making herself tiresome by being tried
so many times for murder. She will
be tried the fourth time this week for
the murder of her husband. To those
who are not familiar with the case, that
sentence might look ambiguous, and it
may De we'll explained that it is not
intended to convey the impression that
she has murdered her husband four
times, or four husbands one time each,
or vet four separate husbands in one
week. She has had three mistrials
for murder and is to be tried a fourth
time this week. The case has been
set for Wednesday morning, and it is
likely to be the first murder trial Of
the term. The case which promises
to attract most attention is that against
James Sudduth, the young mountain.
eer accused with the murder Of Ed
Hayes, whose headless body was
found in badly decomposed state near
Sudduth's home, on North Tiger river.
The evidence is circumstantial /; but
this is supplemented by alleged con-
fessions and boasts on the part OF
Sudduth, said to have been made be-
fore it was known, aud probably be-
fore the defendant knew, that Hayes
was dead. Tench Cox is to be given
another trial for the murder of Prio-
leau Sutherlin, and James Marshall,
colored, is to be tried for killing a
Negro at hot supper.