Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-23
Misfellanfons Readina.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.


fields Of West Virginia and other
states, an effort is being made to i'm
port southern Negroes to take the place
of the striking miners. Two weeks ago,
81 colored men left this section for
West Virginia under the management
of R. B. Colbert and white man, j.
w. Taylor, Of Maybury, w. Va. Col
bert returned a day or two ago ana
will leave again Saturday or Sunday
for the coal fields, taking with him 15
or 20 additional laborers. Representa-
tions are being made to the Negroes
that they will be paid from $l.5O to
$3.50 per day for their services. The
solicitation of laborers to leave this
state to go to another is a clear viola
ton of the state law and the officers
ought to be on the lookout for the white
man in question, who Is now in this
state. Colbert says he is not an agent
of the company, but when he returns
to the coal fields, he expects to go to
work there-that he only returned to
Rock Hill in order that he might set
tie some matters of business. The Ia
borers who have left this city have gone
to the Caswell Creek Coal and Coke
company, near Bluefield.. IA very un-
fortunate affair occurred on the road
from this city to Leslie Monday morn
ing, in which Mr.. Walter Simpson, son
of DR.. Isaiah Simpson Of this city, re-
ceived injuries that are painful and on
whose account he is still confined to his
bed at the home Of his father. The af-
fair was between Mr.. J. T. Thomasson
and Mr.. Simpson and grew out of a
matter of school discipline, In which
Mr.. Thomasson claims that his son Tom
was being imposed upon by the sons OF
Mr.. J. w. Belts and by the teacher
The school is located at Leslie. five
miles east of this city, and since Mr.
SIMPSONS return from Due West
where he is a theological student, has
been in charge. The trouble had its be-
ginning two weeks ago, when young
Thomasson and two sons of Mr.. j. W.
Belts had some words which 1t SEEM
ed might lead to a fight. Mr.. Simpson
asserted his authority as the ruler OF
the school, and which Mr.. Thomasson
saws he sustained after having had an
interview with the teacher, but when
Mr.. Simpson threatened in school to
whip his son or send him home because
he disclaimed in school that he had
called one of Belts boys liar, and be-
cause his son reported to him what
had occurred, he felt in the interest OF
peace that it was better to keep his
boy at home. He did stop him, feeling
that his son had been imposed upon,
but said nothing whatever and drop
ped the matter. Monday morning when
he was coming to town riding his bi-
cycle, he met Mr.. Simpson on the way,
also riding a bicycle. They met on the
railroad and in order to allow Mr.. Simp-
son to pass, dismounted, leaving room
for the latter to pass, but when within
a few steps of him, Mr.. Simpson also
dismounted, and after some remarks
about the condition Of the roads, Mr..
Simpson inquired why his son was
not at school. Mr.. Thomasson replied,
because his son had been imposed upon
by the older boys and his teacher. I'm
what way?" Mr.. Simpson asked. Mr.
Thomasson explained the manner,
when Mr.. Simpson denied the truth OF
the statement. Thomasson cursed him
for "a id liar" Simpsons reply was,
20, you're a great bluff" whereat he
struck Simpson and they passed several
licks and after following Simpson, gave
him a pummeling, using, as he claims
nothing but his fists. We have not seen
Mr.. Simpson, but answering for his son
DR.. Simpson says it is not true that
his son threatened in open school to
whip Young Thomasson or send him
home, except that he threatened to
whip the boy if he engaged in fighting,
and that he also threatened the Belts
boys of what they might expect If they
should fight. DR.. Simpson also main
tains that according to his sons state
ment when Thomasson dismounted
from his bicycle there was not room fol-
his son to pass without dismounting
also, and he also says that it Is incor-
correct to say that his son either hit,
kicked or choked Thomasson, as Thom-
asson maintains he did, but that his son
being in i'll health and not at all strong,
attempted to avoid Thomasson, who
struck him a number of blows, con-
fusion on the head evidently being the
result of a kick while his son was lying
on the ground, where he had fallen af-
ter attempting the second time to avoid
Thomasson. The affair Is very much
deplored, and at the same time there
has been a great deal of indignant COM
ment on Mr.. Thomasson's action. This
eliminated Monday afternoon in his
arrest by Constable Wingate, in whose
hands warrant had been placed,
charging Thomasson with assault and
battery with attempt to kill. He was
taken before Magistrate Beckham, but
not being ready for a preliminary, was
bound over in the sum of $500 to ap-
pear for a hearing next Monday at
12 o'clock. AS a further outcome Of the
affair, we understand a petition will be
circulated requesting the governor to
remove Thomasson as a member Of the
force of state constables.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, August 16: Mrs.
f. F. Glenn spent last week with rela-
tives and friends at Guthriesville and
Yorkville. returning Saturday. 1.-THE
latest addition to The Gazette's museum
of curiosities is in the shape of a freak
spider. for which we are indebted to
the kindness Of Mr.. M. L. Mauney. 1t
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