Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-21
SOUTH CAROLINA. NEWS.

In Saluda county on Wednesday, a
fury found verdict Of manslaughter
against Simon Miller and Russell Nc
Cormick, two young white men for
killing negro. ~...# &c..
l. M. c.. Oliveros, an alderman Of
Aiken has been indicted by the grand
Jury Of Aiken county for receiving pay
for the exercise Of his influence In Sc
curing increased pay for policemen.
The first annual meeting of the
State Temperance Law and Order
league will be held in the Main Street
Methodist church, Columbia, Thurs
day, Oct. 9th, at p. m. Captain J..
w. Hamel of Kershaw, president OF
the State Temperance, Law and Order
league, has issued the following call:
TT Is desired that at this meeting
there will be representatives OF all
leagues, temperance organizations,
churches, communities and individ-
uals, who sympathize with the efforts
now being made to restore, establish
and maintain law and order In this
state. And an invitation Is hereby ex-
tended them to meet with US on this
occasion. The purpose Of this gather
ing will be to complete such an organ
ization as may be efficient In stem
ming the flood tide of lawlessness
which is sweeping over our beloved
state" .......
- Bishop Isom C. Clinton Of the A.
M. E. Zion church, died at his home IN
Lancaster, Wednesday morning, aged
seyenty-four years. The funeral Will
take place in Lancaster, the home and
birthplace Of the dead bishop, FRIDAY.
Bishop Clinton was one Of the leading
men Of the "A. M. e. Zion church, ana
was held In the. highest esteem py
members Of both the white and color
ed races. He was elected bishop IN
1892 and presided over the western
North Carolina and the Florida con-
ferences. He had been preaching the
gospel since the days Of slavery and
was a minister Of great piety ana
strength. He was ever thoughtfub
conservative and painstaking. Bish7
Oh Clinton was we'll known through
out North and South Carolina, where
he spent his entire life, laboring LOT
the best interests Of the people OF his
race. He accumulated good deal OF
property in Lancaster county. The
death of Bishop Clinton Is a great
loss to his church and the coloreo
people In general. He will be mourn
ed wherever he was known.
= Governor Hayward has secured the
arrest of a half dozen white men VINO
killed Keitt Bookherd, negro. at Eu-
tawville on July II. A lynching, the
killing was called; but murder, the
synonymous term, sounds better. Tne
negro was going fishing with party
of white men. On the road he got IN
TO trouble with one Of the men, ana
the party Joined forces and killed him.
The murderers included ]. H. Palmer,
then town marshal of Eutawville; 3.
A. Eadon, constable to Magistrate
Virgins; Piney Martin, Benny Mar
tin. Adger Butler and H. G. Edwards.
The murder was committed In most
atrocious manner, and the murderers
were as Indifferent as II their Victlm
had been a sheep. People about Eu-
tawyille knew who they were; but no
body dared show too much interest IN
the matter for fear OF the humans
Governor Hayward employed the Pm
kerton detective agency to look INTO
the matter, and the detectives have
been working on the case ever since
LIT was only last week that the situa-
tion was considered ripe enough for
final action and the accused men were
arrested and taken to the penitenti.
ary. Owing to the rotten condltlon Oh
public sentiment in Berkeley county
with reference to the enforcement OF
the law, there is little reason TO De-
lieve that these men are In any real
danger of punishment; but the action
of the governor has at least resulted
in giving the party certain amount
of uneasiness that may develop into
practical trouble.