Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-07
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Heavy Verdict Against Southern.
The case of Mrs. M. A. Koon, admin
istratrix, against the Southern railroad
in Spartanburg, came to close last
Wednesday with a verdict for the
plaintiff in the sum Of $4,000. This,
says a correspondent, is the largest
verdict on record as received from
corporation by plaintiff in Spartan
burg county. The suit arose from the
death Of M. A. Koon, an employe OF
the Southern, who was killed In the
year 1900, while working on a trestle
on Little Thickety creek in Cherokee
county. A derrick used in construc-
ton by some means was out Of fix and
a Negro employe went up on the tim
bers to adjust the matter. While there
he let a heavy missile fall and it struck
Mr.. Koon, who was standing on the
ground underneath, on the head.
Death was almost instaneous.
Death Of H. e. Bonner.
Due West Special of Tuesday to
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. H. E. Bon
ner, who had a stroke Of appoplexy
yesterday morning, died at o'clock in
the afternoon, without regaining con-
sciousness. His funeral will be held
at the A. r. P. church this afternoon.
Mr.. Bonner leaves a wife and seven
children, FOUR of whom are small. One
son, John, Is in business at st. Louis,
and will be unable to arrive here in
time for the funeral. Two brothers,
Rev. o. Y. Bonner, pastor Of the A.
r. P. church here, and Mr.. j. B. Bon
ner of Pelzer, with two sisters, Mrs,
r. C. Brownlee and Mrs. j. D. Brown
lee, Of this place, survive the deceased.
Mr.. Bonner was the second son Of DR..
J. I. Bonner, first president Of the Due
West Female college, was himself vice
principal of that institution for
number Of years, and was a ruling
elder in the A. r. P. church here. He
will be greatly missed in this commu-
nifty.
Killed BY His StepsOn.
Mr.. N. G. Heape was shot and In
stantly killed at Branchville last We'd
nesday morning, by his stepson, F. w.
Fairey. It seems that Mr.. Heape had
been on a spree for several days and
had become delirious. He had threat
ened to shoot his wife, Fairey's mother,
and had run the whole family or the
place. Mr. Heape and young Fairey
had always been good friends and the
latter started to go and quiet Heape,
who had been shooting at Mrs. Heape
and others passing the place. AS soon
as Mr.. Fairey entered the yard,
Heape drew his gun and Fairey had to
shoot to save his own life. The verdict
of the coroner's jury was that Heape
came to his death from wounds inflicted
by a gun in the hands Of F. w. Fafrey,
and we believe same to be justifiable
homicide. Mr.. Heape was one of the
oldest and best engineers on the South
ern railroad, and a member of several
fraternal orders in Columbia.
Charged With Theft.
Rev. C. w. Clifton, who says he lives
in Hartwell, Ca, Is in Jail In Green
vile, charged with grand larceny. He
claims to be a Baptist minister and
that by adverse circumstances he was
forced to earn a living by selling. "The
Life and Letters of DR.. Broadus,"
book for which he has secured many
Mr.. G.. H. Mahon, of the
Mahon & Arnold company, was one OF
the first persons to buy book from
Mr.. Clifton. Subsequently articles,
consisting of pair Of fine shoes. pair
of suspenders, a pocket-book and many
other articles, all belonging to Mahon
& Arnold, were found in Clifton's room.
He claims he received them in exchange
for books. But he has. still more
against him, for with Mahon & Ar
nold's property was found six pairs OF
rubers, four towels, two dozen doylies,
one yard of dress goods and ten pairs
of gloves, all valued at $40, besides
many articles not yet identified. The
minister-bood agent, ETC., always cara
ried a grip in which he is supposed to
store his ill-gotten gains. Chief of Po-
lice Kennedy arrested Clifton and go
ing to Clifton's boarding house on Nc
Bee avenue, found the articles mention
ed above. Mr.. Mahon sometime ago
sent a letter Of inquiry to Hartwell,
Ca, where CLIFTON is supposed to be
from, and was informed that Clifton
family lived there, that Mr.. Clifton was
rarely at home, that his family always
had plenty Of money.
REASON OF THE EXTRA SEssIoN.-The
president on Thursday sent the follow
ing message to the senate: