Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-06


will no doubt be brisk with the mer-
chants during the week. The resr:tu-
rants and eating houses will do good
business. The following is list OF the
cases continued from the October
term The State VS.. Clifton Smith tor
assault and battery with intent 10 KILL
This case resulted in a mistrial before
and was continued until this term
Smith is represented by Messrs. Butler
& Osborne The State VS.. w. Ellis
Ray, for assault and battery with in
tent to kill. This was also a miStrial.
Messrs. Bell and Willis are the defend
ants attorneys. The State VS.. E. B.
Wilbur for assault and battery with
intent to kill. Mr.. J. c. Jefferies rep
resents the defendant in this case. At
ter these comes the case Of Nero Lit
tlejohn for murder. Nero was arraign-
ed at the October term and found gull
ty Of manslaughter. Motion for a new
trial was made and the case was con-
tinued. Messrs. Butler & Osborne rep
resent the defendant in this case. A
case that will very likely attract a
great deal Of attention Is that Of Geo.
L. Wilson for killing Charles Hughes,
at Blacksburg several months ago.
The details of that killing are already
familiar to our readers, and the public
generally. in this section of the coun-
try, and friends of both sides will be
on hand to hear the evidence and
watch the progress and course Of the
trial. The next murder case is that of
the State against James Jeter. This
resulted in a mistrial at the October
term and will therefore be the second
trial for Jeter. Jeter is defended by
Mr.. T. B. Butler The State VS.. J. L.
lien. The State VS.. William Robinson
and Thomas Quinn for using abusive
language to an officer. The defendants
in this action are represented by Mr..
VS.. N. Lipscomb as county supervisor,
rule to show cause, etc. An order was
issued at last term to carry out the in
structions Of the grand jury, or failing
therein, to show cause why he should
not be attached. r. c. Clary, ap-
pellant, against Town Council of
Gaffney, respondent. At the last term
of court judgment was reversed in
this case and case remanded for new
trial. Capt. J. B. Bell represents the
appellant. Messrs. Butler & Osborne,
Of this city, and J. A. Mooney, Esq. of
Greenville, have been engaged to de-
fend Perry and Gaffney, and they form
a strong combination. They will, in all
probability, have the case put off until
the fall term. The docket is so heavy
that it will hardly be cleared up during
the two weeks allotted for the holding
of this session; and some Of the cases
will either be continued till fall, or an
extra session will be called to dispose
of them.
GASTON.
Gastonia News, March 1: R. w.
White was in a screech owl chase the
other day. His attention was attracted
by the incessant chattering of jay
birds. The owl flew to his stove f1ue,
and went right in. An oil blaze caused
the nightbird to seek another flue in
a house near by, then another and an
other until the owl found safety in an
unoccupied house at the Loray. The
jays were left perched on top Of the
f1ue, watching for their enemy, who
was black with SCOT. &c. w. How
ell returned from Lincolnton yester-
day. He reports a huge robbery there
Wednesday night. Burglars who were
experts, and yet who knew Lincolnton
well, priced open the doors at H. S.
Robinson's and r. F. Beal's stores pre-
sumably between midnight and day,
and blew open the safes in both stores.
At Robinson's $1,000 in cash and $4,000
in notes were taken. Mr.. Robinson
kept money and cashed vouchers for
the county treasurer who lives in the
country. Mr.. Robinson does not
usually keep much money in his safe;
but had neglected to make deposit in
the bank. Mr.. Cauble lost $4,000 in
notes. At Mr.. Beal's, $500 in cash was
taken. No one seems to have heard
the report and the burglary was not
known until Thursday morning. The
plan Of getting in seemed to be to
knock off the handle. pour in the pow
der and touch if off. The rivets in
Robinson's safe had been located care
fully and loosened with a punch so that
the door would burst open easily The
burglars stole the section masters
dump and went in it to Conover. 1t is
reported that two suspects have been
arrested in the Conover section
Vaccination has no effect on a deter
mined CASTOR county man. Bessemer
is quarantined against Gastonia. But
Charley Polk is hauling lumber to
Gastonia all the same. Has he been to
Gastonia? No. He just comes to the
town limits and turns over team, lum-
Der and all to a white man, waits till
it is unloaded and the team returned to
him. If he should come to Gastonia
himself he could not return to Besse-
mer.
CHESTER.
Lantern, March 1: The standpipe Is
hard to get painted. The shocking fate
of the man who started the job is we'll
known. Another painted sundry spots
and stripes, then gave it up. 1t is said
he was afraid. 1t must be admitted,
though, that it would require a tough
citizen to go up against cold, smooth
boiler iron. 100 feet from the ground,
with the low temperature and high
wind prevailing the last few days..