Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
New Krags Received.
Columbia State: Gen. John d. Frost
and Col. ]. M. Patrick spent most or
yesterday at the depots shipping the
new Krag- -Jorgensen rifles to the mill
tia companies throughout the state
The rifles are now being sent out as
fast as is possible as Gen. Frost IS
desirous that the companies shali
have them. Mr.. Burroughs of the ..
A. l.. passenger office, will instruct
the local companies in the use Of the
new rifle. Mr.. Burroughs has seen ac-
tive service having been shot In the
China campaign.
Murder In Chester.
Chester special of Thursday to
Charlotte Observer: On Mr.. J. >.
GUYS plantation, a few miles from
town, Tom Kirkpatrick shot and in
stantly killed Sam Sanders last night
about 9 o'clock. An inquest was held
today and Kirkpatrick was committed
to jail on the charge Of murder.
There was only one eye witness to the
tragedy, a small Negro boy, and from
his statement 1t appears that the mur-
der was cold-blooded and premedita-
ted. The two Negroes were returning
from church, and on reaching kirKpa-
tricks home, Sanders was invited to
come in and rest awhile, which he did.
After a short conversation, Kirkpa-
trick said to Sanders: II understand
YOU have been talking about me, and
I am ready to settle with you.' Be-
fore Sanders had time to reply, Kirk
patrick reached for his gun over the
door, and pointing it at Sanders, fired
the load entering his left side and lit
orally tearing it into shreds.
TiIIman and His Passes.
Columbia Record: At a barbecue
given in Lexington yesterday, Senator
Tillman was present and made
speech. Naturally the people expected
him to say something about his free
pass experience, but he did not pre-
tend to make any denial of the fact
that he used them nor did he attempt
To explain how it was that he accepted
free transportation from railroads. He
contented himself by saying that the
whole thing was an eagerly grasped
opportunity to attack him on the part
of his enemies, especially the newspa-
pers, adroitly avoiding any explana-
ton of his violation Of the law OF the
state in having passes forced on
him. Otherwise the senator talked on
national politics and disagreed with
his colleague, Senator Latimer, on his
scheme to have large appropriation
from the government for good roads
building because it was impracticable.
Caught Tarter.
There is an ugly mess over at the
White Stone hotel, in Spartanburg
county. For some time guests had
been losing jewelry and other articles
of value. There were stories to the
effect that a Mrs. Bayson, who was
stopping at the hotel had been seen In
the rooms of various guests while the
Of the room were out, and
for this and various other reasons sus-
picion fastened on her. She at length
became aware that she was under sus-
picion and she went to Spartanburg.
Proprietor Harris followed and pre-
vailed on her to submit to an examina-
ton Of her trunks. The trunks con-
tanned, among other things, some pis-
tolls, razors, mems cuffs. collar buttons,
and several pairs of kid gloves. rang
ing in size from 81 to 7a, all kinds OF
slippers, ranging from Is to SIS, and
various other articles that seemed
strange: but none Of the missing jew
elry. The trunks had been opened
with the woman's consent: but shortly
after the search she turned upon her
accusers, and is threatening damage
suit against Proprietor Harris. Be
cause he has not been able to prove
anything, he is in somewhat Of an en-
barrassing position: but the suspicious
of his guests have hardly been allay-
el with regard to the matter.
Lee Green Arrested.
Lee Green. the young white man
who killed Abram Surasky, the Jew
peddler, recently. was arrested on the
premises of his father near Hawthorne
about twenty miles from Aiken last
Friday. 1t is said that Lee Green shot
at a Jew peddler, named Levi, from
Augusta, not long ago. and stated at
the time that he did 1t just to see MIN
run. He is also said to have threat
ened to kill the next peddler that came
to his house. as they always sold his
wife goods, and he was never able 10
keep Il cent of money in the house.
Abram Surasky is said to have been
killed while performing an act or
courtesy for Green. On the day OF the
murder, Green had been to the mill
and was at his house on his horse
with his sack of meal and his double
harrelled shotgun across the saddle
Just about the time Surasky drove up
in his wagon. This was about z
o'clock in the afternoon. AS the men
alighted they shook hands, and Su-
rasky walked over to Green's horse ana
threw the sack of meal across his
shoulder. and told Green that he would
carry it to the house for him. Surasky
walked towards the house and when ne
was about twenty-five steps away
Green shot him twice in the back, but