Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02
LOCAL lAcoNicS.
Sutton Va, Power Company Affirmed.


The supreme court has affirmed ths
court below in the case Of Sutton vs
the Catawba Power company. This II
the case In which A. E. Sutton !.
suing the Power company for damage.
alleged to have been caused as the re-
suit Of the Catawba dam. The origi'
nal trial Of the case resulted In
small verdict for the plaintiff. Th'
defendant asked for new trial which
was granted by Judge Dantzler. Th'
plaintiff then sought and obtained
leave from Judge Townsend to amend
the complaint. The defendant appealed
to the supreme court and Judge Town
sends order was sustained. Maj. Jas
F. Hart represents the plaintiff and
Messrs. Wilson & Wilson the defend.
ant. The case will come on for tria
on it's merits again at the spring tern
Of the court.
Homicide In Fort Mill.
Coroner Louthian was called to For
Mill township wednesday to hold al
inquest over the dead body Of San
Henry, colored, who was killed at {
negro party near ,Griffln's store Tues
day night. The testimony was tina
several negroes left the house ant
called to Henry to come: after Them
Henry did not start until they haf
gotten some distance. and after N
had gotten few yards from TIT
house, there was 2 gunshot from
point nearby and the man fell to th'
ground. Somebody called to the ne
groes who had gone ahead to CONF
back; that Henry had been sho
down, and was dying. They gave NJ
heed to the call, however. Henry hat
been sprinkled with shot, and hi
death was caused from the effect OF :
shot that penetrated his jugular vein
The verdict Of the jury was to the ef
feet that the deceased came to nj
death from a gunshot wound at tn
hands Of parties unknown to TIT
jury.
The Notary Question In Fort Mil.
Columbia State, Wednesday: Shal
Squire Bales have Nemesis? Ant
shall his name be Bales? This Is TIT
question which is puzzling Governor
Hayward. Willard o. Bales, the mar
riage artist Of Fort Mill township, wa
not a magistrate, as his self-assumet
title might imply, but notary public
The commission Of Willard o. Bales
was revoked by Governor Hayward be
cause he learned that there was muci
In the accusations against the notary
And now comes a petition from For
Mill township asking for appointment
of another notary in the upper part o.
the township. And the man suggested
is ]. w. Bales. Governor Heywart
yesterday received the following lettel
from Mr.. ]. r. Halle, q member OF TIT
general assembly from York, and ont
OF the most highly respected citizens
in that part Of the state: II enclose yol
a petition from citizens OF the nppe'
part of Fort Mill township (the neigh
borhood Of w. o. Bailes) that ]. w
Bales be appointed a notary public FOL
South Carolina. Mr.. Bales is q rel
ative Of w. o. Bales, but a man o.
good character. and he Is endorsed foi
the position by the citizens OF the
neighborhood, almost all Of whom were
opposed to w. o. Bales. I myself take
pleasure in endorsing him." This Pc
tition is signed by number Of fami'
lies prominent in York county, Blank
enships, Crooks and Kimbrells. partic-
ularly. But the question is whether
or not a notary is needed In that part
Of the county, and would 1t not be
playing with fire to appoint another:
A gentleman who arrived here from
Fort Mill yesterday stated that the
services Of a notary are never needed
there to attest papers.