The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-17
Palmetto Briefs.

Gov. Hayward for the pardon Of Jacob
Singleton, Joe Sheppard, Jr., VIM
Holmes, July and Willie Cuyler, all
colored boys, convicted Of manslaugh-
ter and sentenced to two years on the
county chaingang. The crime Of which
the boys were convicted occurred about
a year ago. At small station on the
Plant System in Colleton county they
were part Of crowd which engaged In
a scuff1e, in which boy named Beach
was struck in the head with an iron
bolt, receiving injuries from which he
died a few days later. Owing to the
darkness at the time of the crime, and
other facts, the application states that
the fury convicted all OF the defendants
not knowing which had done the deed
Mr. Frank Stewart, a young man who
was raised few miles south Of YORK
Vile, and who has been at Huntsviiie,
Ala, for some time past was killed IN
a barroom in that town Saturday
night. From such information as can
be gathered, Mr.. Stewart was the In
nocent victim of crazy drunkard. Tne
drunkard came into the bar and began
firing his pistol at everybody In sight
bullet struck Mr.. Stewart In the
heart and killed him instantly. The
crazy man was shot by the barkeeper
and was taken to the hospital seriously
wounded. The body of Mr.. Stewart was
brought home and entered In the York
VILE cemetery on Wednesday.
An Investigation into the books OF J.
r. Long, deceased, late treasurer OF
Horny county, reveals the fact that
there is a shortage Of $4,143.73. This IS
divided as follows: State tax $1SS.56S
county, s1,51O,22; special, ses3.6s, and
school s1,390.25. The bond OF the treas
urer is good for the amount anu action
will be Instituted on it to recover. NO
explanation Is given as to how tee
shortage occurred, though Mr.. Long is
claimed to have believed at hrs deatn
that the office had been robbed, anu
this may account for 1t.
AS the result of an inquest held
Friday by Coroner Black over the
dead body of Ansel Arnold, who was
found dead in the woods near MS
home in Granville, Thursday nlgnt'
the Jury returned the following ver-
dict: "The deceased, Ansel Arnold,
came to his death as the result OF q
gun shot wound inflicted BY Perry
Butler, with John Carter, Jesse Har-
rison and others as accessories tnere
to-"
In the Supreme Court In Columbia
the appeal Of Adams white man
of Colleton county, was argued.
Adams killed another white man ana
was sentenced to be hanged put tne
sentence was stayed by an appear.
The case possessed unusual interest
from the fact that a white man mas
been sentenced to death in this State,
that has not happened In
South Carolina for many year.
On Thursday almost the entire reai
estate of the late Col. John L. Young
was sold at auction, in order that q
proper division might be made between
the children, this being considered oy
the administrators as the best and most
convenient way to settle the estate. In
deed 1t proved most excellent way for
they realized something like $4,000 out
OF the sale. This is probably the biggest
estate ever put upon the block tnere
and on account Of its locauon II
brought good price.
The boiler and shaving room at tno
olant of the Carolina Lumber ana
Manufacturing Company in Chestel-
field county was destroyed Friday al
ternoon. BY heroic effort on the part
of the employees the fire was confined
to that part of the plant alone. Ine
loss will be about $1,000, and Is cover
cred by insurance. This will cause q
shut down for a week or ten days.
The case Of NJ. NJ. Turner, who was
to Jail in Yorkvine some
time ago because Of an attempt 10
wreck a southbound train at CatawDa
river, has at last been settied 80 iaI
as that county is concerned. AFTER tns
of Turner 1t developed
that he was Of unsound mind and also
that he was from another State. The
could do nothing wath him
but send him back to North Carolina
In the Court Of Common Pleas In
Laurens the jury rendered Verdlce
of $4,000 in favor Of S. G. McDanlei
against the C. & VIC. Railroad COM
pany. The suit was for $4,000 damage .
alleged to have been sustained IN the
wrecking of a crank car at Fountain
Inn while Mcdaniel was in the en-
ploy of the company.
By the will Of the late Charles Logan
The c,ty of Columbia receives legacies
no less than $4,000. Ine
Cojumbia hospital and 6t Peters Cath
olIc church each receive &s,ese.