Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-18


large number Of continuances in this
county we have a better record along
that line than the majority of the
counties in the state. 1t must be re-
membered, however, that Cherokee in
herited five cases Of murder from the
old counties of Spartanburg and York.
and that there have been but twenty
six killings in this county In seven
years. ...... Court convened Friday
morning at the usual hour, and at once
began the trial of the case Of the State
vs. Isaac Phillips and James w. Allen,
for murder, the killing Of George
Brown. All the parties were white
men. Solicitor Henry appeared for the
state and Butler & Osborne for the
defense. A jury was soon secured and
was composed of M. c. Swofford, fore
man, R. c. Burgess, ]. T. Patrick, w.
w. Hoard, C. L. Hopper, John 5.
Brown. - Gardner, Kinyon Blanton,
M. P. Hammett, w. T. Montgomery,
NJ. J. Hicks and Robert Harris. Fri
day was consumed in taking the tes-
timony. Saturday morning when court
convened J. B. Bell, who had moved
for a new trial in the case of the State
VS.. George Camp, colored, for arson,
argued the motion, after which the ar
gument in the Phillips-Allen case was
begun. Mr.. Osborne opened for the
defense. followed by Mr.. Butler for the
same. Mr. Henry closed for the state,
and Judge Gage charged the jury fully
as to the law in such cases, when
about 1.3O p. m. the jury took the
record and retired to its room and re-
mained there till $50, when by direc-
ton of the judge Sheriff Thomas car
ried it to the Parish hotel, gave the
members supper and placed them in
room till Sunday morning. During the
night this room was strictly guarded
by the sheriff and Bailiffs Moore and
Smith. Sunday morning the jury was
furnished breakfast. and between and
|1O o'clock was carried to the court
house and placed in the jury room.
At this time it was generally believed
that it was impossible for the jury to
make a verdict. But to the great as
constituent of all intelligent people In
few minutes it returned to the court
house with a verdict of mot guilty
and the prisoners were discharged.
Yesterday morning court convened at
the usual hour, when McCombs. who
was convicted of manslaughter Thurs
day was carried before the court and
sentenced to five years In the peniten-
tiary or on the county chaingang. The
court of common pleas was then open
ed and the case of Phillips VS.. the
Long Distance Telephone company
was taken up and occupied the time
of the court till it adjourned for din
ner. The court re-convened at 3
o'clock and proceeded with the consid-
Grafton of the same and was occupied
with it most of the afternoon.
LANCASTER.
Ledqer, March 16: A special to the
State from Lancaster. March 13, says:
Sheriff John P. Hunter says that he
hears many complaints from different
sections of the county of whisky SELL
ing and that he would be glad If he
could always apprehend the violators
of the dispensary law and bring them
to justice, but that he cannot neglect
his other work in the sheriff's office.
But he says he is perfectly willing to
give his spare time to looking after
the violations of this ,asswell as all
other laws. He says shssif a good
active mar was appointed state con-
stable in this county whose duty 1t
would be to look after blind tigers and
nothing else they would soon be run out
of business and many other violations
of the law would cease. We have not
seen nor heard of q state constable be-
ing in this county in quite a While,
but we have been informed that the
appointment Of a most excellent man
of our county as n state constable has
been asked though the appointment
has not been made. 80. Minnie Ander-
son, a negro woman on the Springs
Green place." was shot last Friday
evening Dy JOnn JdckSoll, coioIeu' anu
died from the wound on Sunday. Jack
son had a pistol and playfully told the
woman he was going to shoot her
when she grabbed the weapon and it
was discharged, the ball passing into
the abdomen and through the bladder.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
of accidental homicide. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. c. Hicks returned from Balti-
more Saturday. DR.. M. P. Crawford,
who accompanied them, returned sew
eral days earlier. Mr.. Hicks many
friends will be glad to know that an
X-ray examination Of his leg showed
that it was knitting together nicely and
that in the course of time he will be
able to dispense with crutches. 1t has
been about seven months since he re-
ceived his severe injuries in the Fish
ing creek railroad disaster.
MANY .cANNlBALS REMAIN.
Human Flesh Still Eaten In Different
| Parts Of the World.