Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Sumter, for many years prominent in
South Carolina politics. died last FRI
day at Sumter Of pneumonia, COM
plicated by Bright's disease. He was
fifty years old. He was chairman
Of the house ways and means commit
tee, member Of the state sinking fund
commission, and member Of Clemson
College board of visitors. He was
formerly senator from Sumter county.
In point Of service he was the old
est member of the general assembly.
He was one iof the leaders who kept
Sumter county against Tillman from
the beginning.
Columbia special of Saturday to
the News and Courier: AS soon
as Secretary Of State CAN'T heard
that he was. wanted by the legis-
lative committee to give his state
ment regarding the missing cash and
receipt books Of Mr.. Cooper's admin
istration he presented himself. The
committee examined Mr.. CAN'T and
Mr.. D. H. Means, clerk Of the sinking
Fund commission. The evidence will
be submitted to the general assembly
to show why the committee did not
feel warranted in making an inves-
tigation Of the books Of the time in
volved as 1t did not feel that It
could do so with certain books con-
tanning records of transactions miss
ing. The books were not found
and the evidence taken before the
special committee threw no light on
the whereabouts Of the desired rec
ords, neither Is there any conclusive
evidence that the records in ques-
ton were destroyed in the 1904 fire
in the office Of the secretary Of state.
One of the cash books in particular
the committee had in its possession
for a few days, but this special book
may have escaped the fire entirely.
Columbia special to the Augusta
Chronicle: Among the young Black
stones o. KID today by the supreme
court after the usual examination
was Mr.. Henry C. Tillman, the son
of Senator B. R. Tillman, who has
so frequently poured his vitriol over
the law class generally and those Of
charleston particularly. The young
man is engaged with prominent
charleston law firm, and has the
reputation of being a capable and de-
serving young man with bright
mind ana will OF his own, two Of
the usual Tillman qualities He Is
said to be anti-Tillman in at least
one respect, however. His friends
quote HIM as in vigorous opposition
to the dispensary as at present adj
ministered, and they say this Is not
due to any Charleston influences that
have been brought to bear on him
ny social, business or other kind OF
environment in the city by the sea.
he frequently has little tits with his
rather on the subject, telling him
that the people won't stand for the
dispensary, and that he Is injuring
himself by his course In favor Of II.
The father argues with force, and
also when other members Of the fam
lily are not present uses some "cuss"
words, but generally concludes by
saying that as he. believes that he Is
right about the. matter the expedi-
enoy Of the matter may be blanked.
The other young men who passed
today's examination were Proctor
Barrett Jones, VIM. E. Cook, Richard
F. Watson and s. J. Holiday.
-Kingstree special of Dec. s, to the
News and Courier: The trial Of three
negroes, Robert Williams, Jenkins Bur-
rows and Arthur Scott for the muir
der of Mr.. Julian Wilson on Oct. 13.
was ended here today. After an i'm
t-t 81 A1.axf oil fN-
ted Of murder and sentenced to be
hanged on Jan. IL next. No trial In
this county in recent years has excited
such general interest, both on account
of the prominence Of the murdered man
and of the horrible details Of the crime.
The three condemned men are OF the
lowest stamp OF the Eegro and as far
as appearances go are all three degen-
crates. The story of the crime has al
ready appeared in this paper and the
testimony Is even more shocking In its
small details. 1t was shown that while
Mr.. Wilson was. in the act Of getting
some medicine for one OF them, and
while his back was turned, he was
knocked down from behind and then
while he was on the floor they stood
over him and beat him to death, crush
ing in his head in three places. They
then robbed his body of what money
there was upon 1t, and with this money
and with blood stains on jenkins Bur
rows clothing. they went to a negro
dance and danced and frolicked away
the rest of the night, 1t Is hard to
believe that In this enlightened twen-
tieth century such fiends In human form
live and have their daily being among
us. OF course there were the crimina-
tions and recriminations usual In such
cases when the guilty are brought to
bay. William charges Burrows with
the actual killing and Scott with aiding
and abetting him. He admits that he
himself was there in the store at the
time, but that when he saw what they
were going to do he broke and ran.
Next morning however, a new pair OF
pants and a new hat were found In his
house and identified as belonging to
the store. Burrows and Scott both say
they were not there at all. and Scott
attempted to prove an alibi. On the
whole testimony as brought out the case
was plain and the jury took just one
hour and ten minutes this morning to
find them guilty. Williamsburg Is to
be congratulated that in the face OF
most trying circumstances her people
have stood for law and order, and that
these negroes, wretches though they
he, and undeserving Of any sympathy
have been given a fair trial with the
advantage of every protection which
the law says they are entitled to-
Judge Hydrick In a most impressive
manner pronounced the sentence OF
death upon them and on Friday, jan
uary 12, the law will avenge Julian
Wilson.