Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-21
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ny, and DR.. Frank Bright, Of cherry
tree fame, which resulted in DR.. Bright
receiving a severe licking before by
ISLANDERS could intervene and separate
them. Mr.. Bell was unhurt. This is
the sequel to a controversy growing
out of the cherry tree swindle. No
weapons of any kind were used except
the fist. Mr.. Bell submitted his case
at once before justice of the peace.
George Smith, 15-year-old boy, is
under the care of a physician, suffer-
ing from one Of the most peculiar cases
known to medical science according to
a dispatch from Ogden, Utah. He and
three other boys were playing together
when one of the lads, much the Oldest
of the three, suggested to young Smith
that ne open his mouth and he would
blow him up" with bicycle pump.
The lad assented and the threat was
fully carried out, the boys stomach be-
ing literally converted into balloon.
The boy was taken sick as the result.
The stomach was relieved Of it's sur
plus atmosphere, but the boy did not
get we'll. This went on until several
days ago, when the physician was
called in. He made a thorough exami-
nation of the case and made the as
tonishing discovery that the pressure
on the boys stomach had peen so
strong as to dilate the walls thereof,
and that the lads food receptacle was
nearly a third larger than 1t should
be. The enlarged stomach necessarily
encroached on the other organs of the
lower abdomen, and the walls, weak
ened by the stretching, do not contract
sufficiently to perform the duty of di-
gestion. The lads condition Is very
critical.
There was a bloody fight in Allan
ia last Saturday morning between Ne
gro desperadoes and white police off,
GERS, as the result Of which four officers
and three Negroes were killed. While
going to his home in the suburbs. FRI
day night S. A. Kerlin, ex-policeman,
was waylaid and almost killed by hve
Negroes under the leadership of VIII
Richardson. The attack was made be-
cause of an old grudge that Richardson
had against Kerlin, and had it not been
for the passing of a trolley car, 1t is
probable that Kerlin would have been
killed before his assailants left. Dur
ing the night the police were advised
that Richardson and his four compan-
ions were to be found in certain house
in the Negro quarter. A party Of off,
GERS went to the place, and as they ap-
preached the Negroes opened fire. Po-
liceman Owen Heard was shot through
the thigh. Then regular battle COM
menced, all the Negroes being within
the house and out of view. Officer
Battle was shot through the head and
instantly killed. Next Officer Grant
was killed. ABOUT that time, Negro
named Will King stepped out armed
with a shotgun and looking which way
to run. The officers covered him and
made him come toward them. He said
that there was nobody in the house
but Richardson. Under threat Of death
they made him go back to the house
and set it on fire. About this time Of
ficer Crabtree was killed, and few
moments later Officer Ozborn fell dead.
All of the officers were killed by the
same Winchester in the hands of Rich
ardson. It was now growing daylight,
and a thousand or more people assem-
bled with guns and pistols. The mill
tia came out, as did also half COM
pany of United States troops from
Fort Mcpherson. A whole block OF
buildings was burned. Two Negroes
emerged from sewers and started to
run. Both were shot dead. Later a
Negro said 1T was too bad to kill COL
ored people that way" and he was
shot down. Two Negroes, believed to
be members of Richardson's gang, were
arrested and taken to iail, party Of
officers guarding them with drawn re-
volvers to prevent lynching. Besides
the dead, five white men and one Ne
gro were wounded. The whole block
of buildings adjoining the one in which
Richardson had taken refuge, was
burned. When the heat permitted ap-
proach, the charred body of man,
along with the barrel and metal frame
work of a Winchester, was found in
the house occupied by Richardson.
There was no way to make certain, but
it was supposed that the remains were
those of Richardson. 1t is also SuppoS-
ed that Richardson did all the execution
that was done against the attacking
party.
There was considerable information
al excitement last Thursday and Fri
tional arrest of Colonel John F. Gay
nor and Captain B. D. Greene in the
city of Quebec. Greene and Gaynor are
citizens of the United States. They
were mixed up with Captain Oberlin
M. Carter in the Savannah river i'm
provement swindle. Captain Carter
got $4,000 from the government, and
of this amount Gaynor and Greene got
$345, 900. 1t is understood that Greene
and Gaynor, who were the contractors
dOlllS Tic NOlh, NSiS III pal lACi SAiP
with Captain Carter, and after the
conviction of Carter they were prose-
cuted on the charge of conspiracy with
intent to defraud the government.
They gave bonds for their appearance
at Savannah last February; but becom-
ing satisfied that conviction was fore
gone conclusion, just before court con-
vened, they packed up their traps and
left for Canada, which country they sue