Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06
LOCAL LACONIcS.
For HOUSEKEEPING and Larceny.

For Housebreaking and Larceny.
Charles Stokes. a Negro boy Of fif-
teen or sixteen, was committed to Jail
last Wednesday by Magistrate r. L.
A. Smith Of Broad River township, on
the charge Of housebreaking and lar
ceny.
Compromised For $4,000
The Spartanburg Journal reports
that the claim Of Marvin Morrow
against the Southern railroad on ac-
count of injuries sustained at the Fish
ing creek wreck, has been compromis-
ed for $4,000 and other considerations.
not made public.
Recovery of tho swas.
Mr. c. r. Simmons, manager Of the
company store at Forest City, N. c.,
was in Yorkville Wednesday, having
come from Wright's ferry, where he
went to identify the safe-cracker who
had been shot at that place. He had
no trouble in Identifying the man. and
during his stay he caused further ex-
animation Of the lining of the mans
coat, with the result that about 5000 in
currency was found sewed up therein.
Although Mr.. Simmons knew the ex-
act amount Of money that was missing
he was unwilling to give out the infor-
nation to the public. It is variously
estimated at from $1,000 to $4,000. OF
this probably 500 has been recovered,
and a portion of this amount must have
belonged either to the robbers or to
some one else, as Young exhibited at
least $40 in the Forest City store the
day before the robbery.
Wreck on tho Southern.
There was another disastrous wreck
on the Southern railroad last Wednes-
day morning. It was a head-on collis-
ion between the southbound passenger
train No. %, and a material train, and
occurred about three miles north Of
Chester. The material train crew had
forgotten the passenger train and had
started up the road at the rate or about
ten miles an hour to do some work
near Smiths Turnout. There was
flat car ahead Of the engine Of the ma
terial train, and the engineer could
not see very we'll ahead. A heavy fog
prevented the engineer Of the passen-
ger from seeing very we'll. The engin-
eers did not realize their danger until
they were pretty close to each other.
Then both reversed their engines and
jumped. There were a number Of la
borers on the flat car. Some Of these
were frightened out of their wits, and
the white bosses threw them off before
jumping themselves. There was par
ty from Fort Mill on the passenger
train. 1t was composed Of DR.. ]. H.
Thornwell, Mr.. Thomas Spratt .and
Misses Mason Harris, Rhena Caldwell
and Isabella Grier. They were on their
way to Chester to attend the marriage
of Miss Clara Sledge to Mr.. Hartwell
Wood. DR.. Thornwell was standing up
when the shock came. He was thrown
down and knocked insensible. He re-
covered pretty shortly, however, and
was seen SOOH dlleI giving Ills o~'Sioe
ance to the wounded. Later, however,
he found that he had been hurt more
severely than he had thought, and ne
had to give up. He was taken to the
Nicholson hotel, at Chester. His in
puries are not thought to be serious.
The other members Of the Fort Mill
party escaped with trifling bruises.
George Poston. Negro laborer was
pierced through the head by a steel
rod and killed. Engineer George w.
Fetner, of the passenger train, had
three ribs broken and may be fatally
wounded. His fireman, Jesse Wilson,
colored. was badly cut about the head.
Engineer Wall and several other white
men on the material train escaped
without injury. Six Of the fifteen Ne
groes on the material train were more
or less seriously injured. Several had
bones broken.