Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30

- Engineer UT, VINO naQ DUH leSs
crushed in the wreck near Belmont,
N. c., few days ago, died on Tuesday
afternoon in the Charlotte hospital
where he was taken after the wreck
The story Of the brave engineers death
is most heartrending. When he saw
the detached cars approaching he or
dered the crew on the engine to jump
he remained at his post. When the
wreck was over it required half an
hour to dig the injured man out from
under the debris and earth that COW
cred him. At the same time hot steam
was being thrown over his lower limbs
and a stream of cold water was run
ming over the upper part Of his body.
The legs were so badly crushed that
the bones protruded. The engineer
lived about fifteen hours after the
wreck.
Washington dispatch Of May II:
A. w. Machen, superintendent OF free
delivery, who was relieved from duty
sometime ago, was arrested today at
the instigation Of the postoffice de-
partment, charged with receiving
: bribes from contractors. The bribes
are supposed to aggregate $4,000. It
is understood other arrests are to fol-
low. Machen will Immediately be dis
missed by the postmaster general
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow this afternoon issued the fol-
lowing statement: "A. w. Machen,
general superintendent Of the free de-
livery service, was arrested today. He
is charged with receiving bribes In all
to about $4,000 in connection with
contract held by Croft Brothers for a
patent fastener used on street letter
boxes, known as the Croft fastener.
The postoffice department in the past
ten years used about $4,000 worth OF
these fasteners and it Is shown by
ample evidence that for the past three
years at least, Machen has been re-
ceiving 40 per cent. Of the amounts
paid to the Groffs. The transaction OF
business was conducted by Miller b.
Croft, who controls the patent Of his
brother Samuel NJ"
Washington dispatch Of May 81:
In all probability a captain Of cavalry
away down in the Moro country has
won a brigadier's star. Capt. John J..
Pershing of the Fifteenth cavalry, Is
man who docs things" and that is a
sure passport to the admiration of
President Roosevelt. Pershing was in
Washington for a time, and conducted
the bureau Of insular affairs In the
days before 1t became great colonial
department Of the government But
he wanted more active service, and
was sent to the Philippines. Getting
into the Moro country with a small
command, he demonstrated that he
knew how to handle those people. He
became acquainted with them and
their customs. After serving more
than his allotted time, he asked to
continue, and each succeeding COM
nanding general in the islands has re-
tained him in command Of the forces
in the hostile country about Lake
LdIldO. AS doQlllOidl tiooPo "SAS
needed they were sent, but officered by
men who were his juniors. He has
had in his command several troops Of
cavalry, a column Of infantry and a
battery. He has really exercised a
command that belongs to a brigadier
general, and the probabilities are that
some time when promotions are made
to that grade, Pershing will be given
one Of them. The high officers who
selected the junior members Of the
general staff named Pershing, although
it was known that 1t would be many
months before he could even meet
with the board. Pershing wanted to
stay in Mindanao and work out the
Moro problem, but ill-health has over
taken him just as he was doing his
best work.
"A dispatch from Raleigh, N. c., Of
Tuesday says: The appeal in the case
Of James Wilcox, sentenced in March,
1902, to be hanged, and on appeal, sem
fenced in January, 1908. to thirty years
in prison for the murder Of Miss Ella
Cropsey, at Elizabeth City, N. c., was
again heard by the supreme court to-
day. The appeal was prosecuted in
forma pauperis. E. ?. Aydlett, Of
Elizabeth City, and w. M. Bond, Of
Edenton, appeared for Wilcox and At
torney General r. D. Gilmer for the
state. The plea for a new trial was
based mainly upon the point that there
has never been evidence enough
against Wilcox for the case to 60 to
the jury and that the judge should
have so directed. Other contentious
were that there was enough evidence
tending to show suicide, thus wrap
ping the matter in doubt as to mur-
der having been committed, and that
the expert testimony Of certain ply
sicians was improperly admitted in the
trial Of the case, on account Of the
fact that the said physicians had not
qualified themselves as experts. An
other question discussed was the ad-
instability Of certain map or dia-
gram showing the harbor Of Pasquo-
tank river, the Cropsey home and the
point in the river where the body was
found. The state contended that Will
cox killed Ella Cropsey by a blow on
the left temple and threw her body
into the river. and in the appeal the
attorney general argued against all Of
the contentious Of the defence. The
supreme court has the matter under
advisement and it will be some days,
perhaps weeks, before the opinion is