Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-07
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary Of the News That Is Being Pub
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Mrs. Jennet Boyd, relict of the late
John Boyd, died at her home, near
Cornwell, Saturday night, June 80.
She was born June 26, 1916, and was,
therefore, S5 years and 4 days old. ''''''
Mr.. Will Horn will leave for Washing.
ton today to take place in the agri.
cultural department of the census Of
fee. He was appointed by Congress-
man Finley. ....'.....A first mortgage OF
$75, 900, 900, given by the seaboard
Air Line railroad to the Continental
Trust company, of Baltimore, Md,
was recorded at the clerks Office last
Saturday, June 80. The maximum OF
mortage is $75, 900, so years, four
per cent. gold bonds. The mortgage
is pamphlet of 80 pages. Internal
revenue stamps to the amount OF $l9,-
217 have been affixed to same. and
cancelled. It is necessary that this
mortgage be recorded in every county
Through which the road passes. '..''.'''
Court was called yesterday, Judge
Benet presiding, and the other regular
officials being in their places. Judge
Benet did not deem it necessary to in
struct the grand jury in their duties at
this term. The solicitor handed the
grand jury two indictments; one
against Ed Miller for larceny, and the
other against James B. Lindsey for
murder. This is the case that happen.
ed at the springstein mills, in which
Walter Weathers was the victim. The
Iiury brought in true bills in both cases.
Miller is sick in Jail and unable to
come to trial. Lindsey's case was set
for 8 o'clock. The court proceeded,
however, to get the jury ready. On
suggestion of the solicitor, each juror
called was put upon his voire dire.
The first was John M: Simpson, who
was challenged by the defence. o. Il.
Kee was sworn. Geo. B. Foote was
challenged by the state. W. NJ. Stoll
was objected to by the defense. E. ID.
Hardin, in response to the question
whether be was opposed to capital
punishment, answered that on circum-
stantial evidence he was, and the court
told him to stand aside, Mr.. Glenn,
of counsel for the defense, suggested
that there might be some misunder-
standing as to the meaning of the ques.
ton. While man might be opposed
to the law inficting capital punish
ment, yet he might conscientiously find
a verdict under the law. Judge Benet
said there is no statute in this state ap-
plying in this case, that we are guided
by decisions of the supreme court based
upon the New York statute, and it was
made to apply where the law already
existed. Decisions also show that the
objection is to man opposed to capi.
tai punishment, and not to one opposed
to the law for that penalty. The
statement was made-by the solicitor
we believe, and assented to, at least by
silence on the part of Lindsey's coun.
sel-that the plea of the accused would
be self.defense, and, therefore, would
not involve circumstantial evidence as
to his guilt, as the killing is not denied.
The Judge cited a decision of Judge
Fraser which seemed to exclude the
Juror. However, with some reluc-
tance, he allowed Mr.. Hardin to be
presented, and he was challenged by
the state. #. NJ. Saunders was objec-
ted to by the state. E. w. Carter was
accepted, and 30 was A. N. Grant.
Lucius Howe admitted that he had
expressed some opinion as to the case
and was stood aside. Jas. Hamilton,
Jr., J. R. Estes, J. s. Anderson and j..
Id. Glass were sworn. W. G. Agnew
and H. J. McKeown were challenged
by the defense. s. NJ. McDill, Jr., and
s. J. Curry were sworn. The state Oh
iected to W. A. Latimer. E. J. Dye
was accepted. The defense challenged
T. B. Bell. w. T. Ligon and ]. Q.
Thomas completed the IL good and
true men. As the taking of testimony
was not to begin then, Judge Benet
spent some time very pro6tably, in.
structing the jury in their duties, hav-
ing special reference to the plea of self
defense. The taking of testimony be-
gan at 8 o'clock. Court adjourned at
at 5 O'Clock on account of the funeral
of Mr.. Joseph Wylie.. AS we 60 to
press the testimony is about closing,
the defendant being on the stand.
NANCAsTER Ledger, July a:
Married, on Saturday last, June 80,
1900, at Flat Creek church, by Rev. I.
A. Dabney, Mr.. John J. Phillips and
Miss Matte Byrd, daughter of Mr..
John A. Byrd. .''.'""Mrs. Mary Clifton,
of Fort Lawn, died at the home of her
son-ln.law, j. G. Long, in Charlotte,
Monday night, after an illness of three
weeks. Besides Mrs. Long she leaves
two other children, Mrs. W. 81. Finch,
of Fort Lawn, and J. W. Mellow of
Columbia, a son by her first husband.
......".Miss Anna Remington, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Geo. w. Remington, died
last Sunday afternoon at the Lancaster
cotton mill. She had been in general
bad health for a long time and her
death was not unexpected. She was
about 80 years of age. '''''''''Mr. ].
Wren Tillman brought'in sample Of
grass from his cotton field last Satur-
day afternoon. The three tufts Of