Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-01
Straps and facts.

went into what is known as the En-
pire restaurant and imprudently dis
played large sum Of money. A waiter
named Thomas Tobin, knocked him
down, and afterward the waiter, assist
ey by the barkeeper cut his head of
with a meat cleaver and undertook to
burn the body in the furnace. The po-
lice were attracted to the scene by the
odor of burning flesh and they dis
covered the nude body Of the man on
the floor. The head had been burned
beyond recognition. The clothing had
also been destroyed. The body was
identified by the mans son. Tobin and
the barkeeper, Alexander McEnery, be-
gan to accuse each other, and they, to-
gether with several other people of the
place, We're arrested.
"A London cable of Saturday, brings
developments in the modern trust ques-
ton. The American Tobacco company
of the United States, and the Imperial
Tobacco company of Great Britain,
have consolidated. For the past few
years these two giant trusts have been
engaged in what was considered by the
general public as a death struggle.
The American Tobacco company in
vaded the territory of the Imperial To-
bacco company, and by way of retalia-
ton, the Imperial Tobacco company
began the establishment of branch fac
tories in the United States. But now
the two great octopuses are one and
the same. Under the agreement reach
ed, the American Tobacco company is
to have full swing in the United States
and Cuba, and the Imperial Tobacco
company is to have a monopoly in
Great Britain. For the trade of the
balance Of the world the allied trusts
will compete under the name and style
of the British American Tobacco COM
pany.
Ex-senator William v. Allen says
the outlook for the National Democratic
party Is hopeless and that the time has
come for Hon. William ]. Bryan and
his wing Of the party to unite with the
Populist party. Senator Allen is now
practicing law and editing paper
called The Mail at his home, at Madi-
son, Nebraska. He says, editorially:
1.-The outlook for the National Demo-
cratic party was never more hopeless
than it is at the present time. The
action of the conventions Of number
Of the Middle Western states and some
Of the eastern states in utterly repu-
dating the Kansas City platform, its
reputation by the Iowa Democracy a
few days ago and finally the refusal of
the Democrats of Colorado to fuse with
the Populists Of that state, precludes
the possibility of defeating the Republi-
can party in 1904 A strange political
blindness seems to have fallen on many
Democratic leaders just at the time
when, by the exercise of ordinary COM
mon sense, it was possible to bring
about a complete coalition of all the
elements that oppose Republican sue
cess. THE reputation Of the Kansas
City platform makes it impossible for
the Bryan wing to remain longer in the
party. AS a mark of self-respect, Mr..
Bryan and his branch of the Democracy
must either herd by themselves Of form
an alliance with the Populist party.
That time is at hand. 1t is impossible
for the gold wing of the Democracy to
hope to dominate"
Tom Clark, alias Will Gibson, was
burned at the stake, in Corinth. Miss,
last Sunday for criminal assault and
murder. On the 10th day of August
last. Mrs. Carrie Whitfield, the wife, of
a prominent citizen, was found dead in
her home with her head almost severed
from her body. There was not the
slightest clue to the perpetrator of the
crime. Corinth and the surrounding
country were secured without result.
The matter was put in the hands Of
twelve prominent citizens to continue
the search, and they employed detec-
tives from Chicago. The detectives
could get no clue. Last week Clark had
a quarrel with his wife, and the woman
was overheard talking about what she
could tell. She was arrested, and told
enough to warrant the arrest of Clark
The Negro was taken before the COM
mittee Of twelve, and upon examina-
ton, broke down and made a confess
sion. He also told of his having muir
dered two men on an excursion train,
of having outraged a Negro woman,
and of having robbed physician OF
$1,5OO. He had not been suspected of
any of the crimes, and had covered his
tracks so as to deceive the officers of
the law. He admitted that he ought to
be put to death; but asked for two days
in order that his mother and brother,
who lived in Memphis, might have time
to come to see him. The time was
granted; but the mother and brother
could not be found. Meanwhile the Ne
gro's arrest became known over the
surrounding country and the incom-
ing trains brought hundreds of people
into the city to witness the execution.
The crowds became so great that at
midday the main street was ordered
cleared and the announcement was
made that it had been decided to burn
Clark at $50 o'clock in the afternoon.
This statement caused much excitement
and surging crowds began to gather
about the place selected for the enact
ment of the awful tragedy. At o'clock
pine fagots and larger pieces of wood
were carefully laid about an iron rod
which was driven deep into the ground.
Half an hour later it was announced