Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-29
aAistrllancons &eaains.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF Moro
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.

CHESTER.
Lantern, March 25: Mr.. John Knox
was lightweight years of age Wed
nesday, and his daughter Mrs. ]. II.
MCDANIEL, at whose home he lives, in
vited a few relatives to spend the day
with him, and gave dinner In MS
honor. Rev. John Bass Shelton
has been waited on during the past
week by two committees. one from
prominent church in Georgia and the
other from one Of North Carollnas S
best churches, to see if he could be
moved from Chester. We are relia-
bly, informed that he gave negative
answer to them both. .Messrs. Lewis
Henry and Bell completed their tele-
phone line srom Rodman to this city
last week. Mr.. Bell, who is the eff
ficient manager of the telephone ex-
change in this city, put transmitter
in the pulpit at the A. r. P. church
here and with three receivers at their
home at Rodman he, Mrs. Bell and Mr..
Lewis listened to DR.. Moffatt's sermon
and the other exercises at the A. r.
P. church last Sabbath.
LANCASTER.
Ledaer, March 26: Just before the
grand jury was discharged, but arter
It had rendered its report last We'd
nesday morning, Judge Gage announc-
ed that the Solicitor desired to call
their attention to matter, whereupon
Solicitor Henry said to them that Mr.
w. T. Gregory had reported to him
current rumor that attempts to tamper
with and fix jurors had been made at
former sittings of the court and per-
haps 1t had grown to be somewhat or
a custom in this county. He hoped
such was not the case. but he urgently
called upon the grand jury to make
dilligent investigation into the matter
and to report any person guilty or
such to the court at its next sitting.
Judge Gage also impressed upon them
the gravity Of the offence to which the
solicitor had called their attention ana
urged investigation. The grand jury
is an intelligent and honorable body
Of men, and we believe they will dis
charge their duty in this matter con-
scientiously, fearlessly and fully. These
rumors may prove to have no founda-
ton in fact, but if there is man IN
Lancaster county with so little regard
for the institution Of justice as to
seek in such a contemplate way to
pervert its ends, we would delight TO
see him exposed and punished. All
Justice loving and law-abiding citizens
should help in this investigation by
informing the grand jury OF any facts
which may aid them in ferreting out
the guilty. .... The court of general
sessions was adjourned yesterday ana
the court of common pleas was open
ed. At the time Of going to press
Tuesday the jury was out In the Ply
Ter and Dees case. This jury failed to
reach a verdict and another mistrial
was ordered. Thompson watts
charged with murder was found guilty
of manslaughter and sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary. Walter Nc
Manus, charged with the murder or
John Leech, colored, was found guilty
of manslaughter and recommended to
mercy. He was sentenced to four
years imprisonment. The indictments
in the cases against Anderson Caskey
Robert Dunlap, charged with trafhc-
ing in seed cotton, were quashed on
the ground that the act Of the legisla-
ture under which the defendants we're
indicted is unconstitutional, null and
void as special legislation, it applying
to some counties in the state and not
to others similarly circumstanced.
Clyde Crawford, charged with attempt
to poison, was found not guilty. JACK
Tillman pleaded guilty to the charge
of maliciously injuring mule ano
was sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment and pay a fine of 81, or
one days Imprisonment and pay a
fine of $50. The case against Frank
Perry, John Williams and Jim Moses,
charged with breaking into the South
ern depot was remanded to magistrate
for preliminary hearing and continued
to next term. Braxton Leech, charged
with murder, was found not guilty.
The State VS.. John Young, murder,
was continued to October term and
Young admitted to bail in the sum OF
$500. The State VS.. G. B. Skipper,
charged wi I murder. was also con-
tinued to the October term.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, March 25: Ed
Hanna, the negro who was shot by
Mr.. Mack Pearson early Tuesday
morning in Pearson's store at West
End, was tried before Mayor Wilson
Tuesday morning ar6 was bound over
to court on three charges, under 500
bond in each case. The charges
were housebreaking, larceny and car
rying concealed weapons. In default
of bond he was committed to Jail.
AS related in Tuesday mornings s
Gazette. Hanna broke into Pearson's
store and was shot in the thigh as he
was trying escape. He confessed hav-
ing entered the store on the Friday
night previous. The death of Miss
Bette Carroll at Bowling Green on
the 18th of this month caused feeling
of deep sorrow throughout the COM
munity, where she was much admired
and very popular. She was eighteen