Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Columbia special Of Monday to
Greenville News: 1t Is like that Gov
ernor Hayward will call a meeting Of
the attorney general, comptroller gen.
eral and state treasurer to consider the
matter of appointing state bank ex-
aminer, about which he has received
number Of letters. The attorney
general has been asked to render an
opinion upon the appointment and the
salary, the office having been created
by the legislature several years ago.
It Is thought that the intention Of the
act was to provide for the salary for the
Office by the assessment Of each bank,
Just as the railroads are assessed to
pay the salary Of railroad commits
sioners. Should the Office be estab-
lished 1t Is not thought that the banks
would raise much objection, as the
amount placed upon each bank would
be very small and the institution
would hardly 60 to the expense of test
ing the act unless some common agree
ment would be made among them to
bring it into the courts.
Money Came Too Late.
Spartanburg Journal A sad incl
dent in connection with the recent flood
developed here today in the announce
ment by the attorneys for the plaintifr,
that the supreme court Of South Car
olina has this week sustained the ver-
dict of the lower court in $4,000 dam
ages for injuries received on the South
ern railway, some eighteen months ago,
to Fletie Gosa, drowned in the flood
of Pacolet river and now, after months
of anxious waiting, this money on
which she had based many hopes Will
go into other hands. The case was
tried the first time in the court of COM
mon pleas in this city a year ago and
the court allowed $4,000 damages to the
plaintiff for injuries received as the
result Of an engine on the Southern
colliding with a vehicle in which the
plaintiff was riding. The accident hap
pened at Mount Zion station, few
miles north Of Spartanburg. An appeal
was taken to the supreme court OF the
state, and while this was pending the
plaintiff met her tragic death by being
drowned when the long to-be-remem-
bered flood on Pacolet river occurred.
The money will be credited to the es-
tate of the deceased and will be divi-
ded among relatives.
Murder In Aiken.
Aiken special Of August 1 to News
and Courier: Abram Surasky, Jew
ish peddler, living in Aiken, was mur-
dered near Hawthorne, in Aiken coun-
ty. on Wednesday evening, by two
white men, George Toole and Lee
Green. The body was not discovered
until Friday evening and Suraskys
family were not notified until Friday
night. The murdered man was thirty
years Of age, and one Of five brothers
who ran small stores in Aiken, all quite
peaceable citizens, harming no one, as
is characteristic Of the race. On last
Tuesday Mr.. Surasky loaded his wag-
on with his packs and started on his
rounds. He is supposed to have stop
ped at Green's house to sell his wares,
as it was his custom to do, and 1t was
then the two men carried out their
plan Of robbery and murder. Surasky
was shot twice in the back with gun'
one arm was almost severed from his
body and his head and body were
hacked horribly with an axe. When
the body was discovered 1t was impos-
sible to recognize any semblance or
human being in the face, as decompo-
sition had set in. Buzzards flying over
the spot attracted the attention of men
passing by. Sheriff Alderman and the
coroner went to the scene of the muir
der early this morning. On searching
for clews the officers found pool or
blood in the yard of Lee Green's
house, and other blood stains were dis
covered on melon rinds, and the bloody
axe was found under the house. At
the coroners inquest 1t developed by
| the clues found that Toole and Green
shot Surasky twice in the back and
then cut him up with an axe. The
shots evidently did not suffice to sub
due their victim and the axe was used
to finish him. After their work was
accomplished they loaded the corpse in
the victims own wagon and drove to
a lonely spot in the woods and tied
the horse to q tree and left 1t. The
horse becoming hungry broke loose
and pulled the wagon with it's CHASTITY
load away from the spot where he was
tied to within mile and half or
Hawthorne, when it was discovered.
A Negro man Is suspected of being an
accomplice in the crime, but so far
the Negro is free. Lee Green is a bad
character. He attempted to kill a
peddler named Levi, from Augusta,
Ga, some time ago. Levi was wound
ed, but escaped. Surasky only had
about So in money. This was taken,
but his watch and pack not disturbed
by his murderers, possibly because the
chances of discovery would be great
er If such goods were found in their
possession. The man Toole testified
at the inquest that he found the body
on Wednesday night. but was afraid
to say anything about it. The au-
thorities are confident that they have
the right parties.