Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-24
LOCAL LACONICS.

The rain of the past few day have put
the public roads, which have been in
unusually good condition all the fall
and winter, into the old familiar fix of
time gone by. That the farmers are
going to have disagreeable time get
ting their fertilizers home now seems
pretty certain. But if the roads will
only get bad enough, and remain bad
enough to make the recollection Of
them stick in the public winds until
next summer, possibly the results will
be more good than bad.
Ben Lay Re-Captured.
Charlotte News: Ben Lay, white,
who escaped from the penitentiary at
Columbia, was captured Thursday
afternoon of last week, at 5 o'clock, by
Chief Orr and Officers Pitts, Irvine,
Thomas and Taylor, of the city force.
Lay was sent to the penitentiary for
stealing some money at Clover, S. c.
When he escaped he took so of the
guards money and two pistols. His
brother.in. law has charge of the Gre
matory in Charlotte, and he went
there to see him. The police learned
of his being there, and surprised him
that afternoon. Officer Pitts took him
to Columbia Friday
Death of Mr.. James Mallard.
Mr.. James Mallard, formerly of
Yorkvi and brother of Mr.. John
Mallard, of Rock Hill, died at his
home in Caroleen, N. c., last Saturday
morning at o'clock. He was in his
usual health up to a short time previ-
Gus to his death, when he was attack
ed by something like vertigo, or appo-
plexy, from which he died within a
few hours. He was aged about 4S
years. He leaves a widow, two sons
and three daughters. He had policy
for S3, 900 in the Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Association of New York, and a
policy for $3.50 in the Equitable AS
surance Society. The interment took
place at Shelby on Monday. Mr.. NAL
lard was well.known in Yorkville and
was held in high esteem here.
Accidental Killing.
John Clark, colored, killed Bud For
sett, also colored, on last Wednesday
afternoon. The killing occurred on
Mr.. S. w. Inman's place, on the west
ern outskirts of Yorkville. 1t was ac-
cidental. The two boys-they were
aged between II and 20-were en-
gagged in target practice with an old
revolver, the hammer of which would
not stand. They had fred three shots
alternately, and the pistol had been
turned over to Clark. He began to
handle it with the idiotic carelessDess
so common under such circumstances,
and it was discharged. The bullet
struck Forsett in the breast and passed
into his heart. Death followed within
a few minutes. Coroner Brian held
an inquest and the jury decided that
the killing was accidental.
Here Is Good Law.
The following, passed at the session
of the general assembly just adjourn
ed, has been approved by the govern
er and is now law: Be it enacted
by the general assembly of the state of
South Carolina, That from and after
the approval of this act, when any
magistrate commits party to Jail for
a bailable offense, such magistrate
shall state on commitment the amount
of recognizance required, upon enter
ing in which the party shall be releas-
ed from custody, and upon entering
into such recognizance before any
magistrate, or the clerk of the court
of the county, such party shall be re.
leased from custody. Any magistrate,
or the clerk of the court of the county
in which the party is imprisoned,
when demanded by such party, shall
take the recognizance without extra