Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-12
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.

dealers In whisky are crouching In
their dens almost afraid to stir.
The home Of Monroe Miller, colored,
In the vicinity Of Ebenezer. was visited
just before daylight Sunday morning
by Messrs Jenkins and Hoy. They
found Miller in q bed which was drawn
up to a window, and underneath the
quilts were a number Of empty bottles
and a funnel. A two gallon jug also
stood In easy reach Of Miller, who
could serve his customers at the win
dow without getting out Of bed. The
jug contained about gallon OF whis-
ky. This was seized by the constables.
Miller Is an old and experienced hand
at the business and the officers hope to
work up q good case against him.
After the cons;ables had left Millers
house and were returning to the city,
they heard the report Of two pistol
shots and In an instant later the bull
let's whizzed by clipping twigs from the
bushes near them. They left their bug
gy by the road side and started In the
direction from which the shots came
and after proceeding q short distance
low 'mumbling voices were heard In the
thicket ahead Of them. On going
little farther the officers came In sight
of bunch of some twelve or thirteen
negro gamblers. The negroes were TAX
en- by surprise and seven Of them were
captured. They were all Rock Hill ne
groes and were recognized by Mr.. Jen-
kins. He also recognized some OF those
who escaped A deck of cards and $3.50
In silver was also found by Mr.. Jen-
kins. There were a number Of empty
bottles scattered over the camping
ground and other evidence that there
had been some blind tigers mixed up
In the crowd during the night. Mr..
Jenkins was told by the wife Of one OF
the negroes that her husband had been
In the woods all night with the gamb-
lers. The negroes were In a piece or
woods near the residence Of Mr.. Sam
Fewell and repeated complaints have
come to Mr.. Jenkins and Constable
Wingate Of late from the people OF that
neighborhood that crowds Of negroes
gather In the woods and gamble and
drink whisky every Saturday night and
Sunday. After taking the names Of the
seven negroes captured. In view OF the
manner In which similar case was
disposed Of In the circuit court at
Yorkville this summer when presented
by Constable Wingate and himself, Mr..
Jenkins decided to let the negroes go
and not bother with the case. 1t VIII
DC TeIIleIIlUcTcu liidt SChnh's w.
accused Of "tampering' with the fore
man of the Jury in the case referred to
and the negroes were granted new
trial after being convicted and were
released without bond. The negroes
were caught In Ebenezer township and
Mr.. Jenkins said he would give their
names and all the evidence he has
against them to Magistrate Glenn OF
that township In order that that offi-
Ger may take up the matter and prose-
cute the negroes.
On this same trip the officers search
ed the house Of another well known IT,
ger, but he had sold out and there was
nothing doing at his place Of business.
On last Friday night Messrs. Jenkins
and Hoy accompanied by Police ON
GERS Miller and Eubanks visited the
home of Bob Edwards, another tiger
Of many years experience, and founo
here three gallons OF blackberry wine
and one quart Of whisky. At the trial
before Mayor Roddey Monday evening
Bob proved by two witnesses that the
whisky was left at his house In his aD-
sence and that II did not belong to him.
and the wine was made by a woman
who lived with him and was for per-
sonal use. In the hearing OF the case
It developed that Edwards was living
in open adultery with the woman re-
ferred to, and in dismissing him May
or Roddey took occasion to warn Ed
wards against this open violation OF
the law and gave him to understand
that II would not be tolerated under
any circumstances. Edwards was fined
$40 last Thursday for transporting con,
traband whisky by Mayor Roddey ano
was warned at the time that II ne was
ever found guilty Of dealing In whisky
again he would be given the limit ol
the law-$100 or 80 days.
Mr.. J. w. Belts Of Leslie, was at
tackled and painfully, II not seriously
injured by his fine Jersey bull last Sat
urday. Mr.. Belts was leading the bull
from the pasture by a rope attached 70
a ring In his nose when the animal
suddenly became vicious and attacked
him. He was dashed to the ground
and gored repeatedly by the maddened
beast before help arrived. He had sew
eral ribs broken, a painful wound In the
stomach and has other bruises ano
wounds from being trampled upon and
gored by the infuriated beast. The
physicians are not able to say as YET
what the result Of the wounds will be
but I understand that none Of them are
thought to be necessarily fatal.
Work on the new municipal building
is still progressing rapidly. Contrac-
tor Starr says with favorable weather
he expects to finish the brick worn
within two more weeks.
Work has been resumed on the gov
ernment building since the arrival ol
brick and other material that was de-
layed on the road. The work OF laying
the cement foundation was begun
Monday.
Mr.. Dolph Nicely Of Newport, had q
fine. and valuable horse to die SUNDAY
night Of collie.
Capt. J. D. Cozby has resigned his
position as one Of the instructors al
the Catawba Male academy. The va.
cancy thus created in the faculty Will
be filled by Prof. Sawyer. a graduate
of the Citadel in Charleston. Captain
Cozby, / understand, has not fully de.
cided where he will locate. Rock Hill
will be sorry to lose him and his val
liable services at the c. NJ. A.
Manager w. ]. Roddey left last sat
urday, accompanied by Mrs. Roddey TO
attend the annual Equitable convention
to be held this week at Manhattan
Beach.
Mr.. ]. P. C. Boyd, of route No 5, Is
critically Ill with typhoid fever. de
has been sick ten days or two weeks
and Is in a precarious condition.
Mr.. T. A. Matthews Of Old Point, has
accepted the general agency OF the
Carolina Mutual Life Insurance asso-
tion in district No. l, embracing the
counties of York, Lancaster and Ches-
ter.
Mr.. Buford Matthews and sister.
Miss Jessie. of Smyrna, are visiting Mr..
T. A. Matthews and his sister, MISS
Matte Matthews Of Old Point.
DIR. A. S. Lynn is still confined In the
Rock Hill hospital. He does not I'M
prove very fast,
Miss jamie McFadden and Messrs:
Ralph Oates and William Bagley OF
Old Point are attending Bethany High
school this session.
The new mayor, John T. Roddey. has
already shown a disposition to take
firm stand against lawlessness In the
city, including the sale Of whisky In
violation Of the dispensary law, and for
this he Is being highly commended by
all law abiding citizens.
MERE
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