Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-15
LOCAL LACONICS.

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Accidentally Killed. S
Coroner Louthian went To Broad
River township on Monday to hold an
inquest in the case Of Arthur Smith,
colored, who was shot by Martin Rob-
berts on Tuesday of last week and who
died on Sunday night. The testimony
showed that the shooting. which was
done with pistol. was accidental, and
Roberts was exonerated.
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Killed By the Train.
Blackburg special Of Friday: AS the
northbound passenger train Of the
South Carolina and Georgia road was
crossing the trestle just beyond the fer
tilizer works, some children were COM
ing meeting the train, walking on the
trestle. One Of them, the 9-year-old
daughter of Henry Black, colored, Of
this place, was knocked off the trestle
by the engine and almost instantly
killed. The engineer was. Mr.. ]. 8.
Phelps, and on account Of the sharp
curve at that point Of the road 1t was
impossible for him to see the children
until his engine was almost upon them.
Escape of q Trusty.
A short term Negro convict from
Rock Hill, named Sam Younghouse, es-
capped from the chaingang on last Sun
day evening. Younghouse was sent up
from Rock Hill thirty-three days pre-
vious on two sentences Of thirty days
each, for violation Of the liquor laws.
He came with good recommendation
as to reliability and was made a trusty.
During the first thirty days he behaved
very WELL and there was no reason to
believe that he would run away. On
being sent to slop the hogs on Sunday
evening, he kept going, and 1t was a
half hour before his absence was dis
covered. Superintendent :Whitener got
on his trail with big bloodhound and
followed him hot race for an hour or
more into Bethel township, but lost
him at a Negro campmeeting. If the
Negroes had any information as to his
presence or whereabouts, they would
not give it away. -
Death of Mrs. orthrValdwelI.
Rock Hill special Of October 12 to the
Columbia State: Mrs. Caldwell, the
wife of Rev. A. Shorter Caldwell, Of
the Presbyterian church at High Point,
N. c., died at their home Friday morn
ing at o'clock, and was buried In Lau-
redwood cemetery in this city yester-
day at II o'clock. Mrs. Caldwell, who
was about 81 years Of age, was Eliza
beth Hutchinson, the eldest daughter
Of Capt. A. Eugene Hutchinson, and
as a gentle Christian woman was
known and loved by large circle OF
relatives and friends. She leaves to
mourn her, her husband, one daughter
and two sons. Her eldest daughter,
who was teacher Of music in the Rock
Hill graded school, died three years
ago. Besides these are left her venera-
BILE father, Capt. Hutchinson, her broth
ers, Messrs. David and w. c.. Hutch
ison, Of this city and her sister, Mrs.
George w. Dick, Of Sumter. The fu-
neral was conducted from the First
Presbyterian church by the pastor, the
Rev. Walter L. Lingle. The pallbear-
ers were: Messrs. w. M. Steele, ]. b.
Johnson, Thos. L. Johnson, ]. E. Rod
dey, Robt. H. Hope and Col. ]. ].
Waters.
No Circus This Year.
II this, from the Charlotte News, Is
straight, there Is no probability that
there will be circus in Yorkville, this
fall: 1.-The cities and towns along the
line of the Southern, not touched by
other railroads, will have to make up
their minds to do without the circus.
The Southern has fatty refused to haul
this character Of business unless the
show people subscribe to the new made
rules laid down by the officials at
Washington. 1t Is useless to add that
circus owners will not, under any con-
dition, agree to risk their belongings
unless the railroad will give them some
kind Of protection. This state Of af-
fairs is due to the big smash-up or
Buffalo Bills train near Salisbury, N.
c., last fall. Owing to the oversight
of an operator in designating the num-
ber Of trains en- route for the Buffalo
Bill movement, one of the specials ran
into a freight and was literally torn to
pieces. A great number Of damage
suits resulted and the cost to the
Southern was in the neighborhood Of
s1OO, 1000. The Southern figures that 1t
is best to steer clear Of this class Of
business, especially as traffic is heavy,
both in freight and the passenger de-
partments."
The Fort Mill Bank Robbery.
Fort Mill letter to the Rock Hill Her.
aid Of Saturday: The pile Of mutilated
greenback bills which were scattered
over the bank by the blowing up Of the
safe, were on Saturday shipped to the
treasury department at Washington.
The money was so badly torn up that
it was impossible to tell the amount,
and the exact loss of the bank by the
robbery will not be known until the
treasury department is heard from.