Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-24
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CONDEMNED TO DEATH.
Seven Murderers Awaiting the Hang.
man In South Carolina.

Seven Murderers Awaiting the Hang.
man In South Carolina.
Juries In criminal cases in this state.
says a Columbia special to the Angus
ia Chronicle, have been notoriously
lax for the past quarter Of century
with the result that murders and 9TH
er forms of violence have Increased
steadily and the state has gotten an
unenviable reputation abroad. But
owing to the good work Of pulpit and
press there has been substantial evil
dence recently of the pendulum swing
ing the other way, not only In those
counties which have always had an
unusually large number Of homicide
cases, but throughout the state gener-
ally. Spasmodic change Of sentiment
has manifested itself In this matter
through juries in particular sections
in Pickens, Greenviile, Oconee and
Spartanburg counties, for instance
number Of times. But general change
of mind throughout the state has just
begun to show itself.
There are just now seven men un-
der sentence Of death In this state with
the strong probability that four OF
these will be hanged within the next
few months. Four out Of the seven
are white men, and two Of these are
men of means and influence.
The first hanging will be that Of
Marion Parr, the cotton mill operative
Of this city, who, while his case was
about to be taken to the supreme
court. confessed freely to his preacher,
acknowledging that he was guilty Of
murder, and saying he deserved to and
was ready to die. Parr Is to be exc
cuted here on the 14th Of next month,
and It will be the first legal execu-
ton Of a white man this county has
seen in forty years.
r. A. Adams, the Colleton white man
who escaped jail after the supreme
court refused his appeal for a new
trial, but who was recaptured after
the governor offered reward OF
$1,000, is to be resentenced at Walter
boro next week. He Is an ignorant
but rather influential and we'll con-
nected man In his county. He killed
Jacques in a rage after looking him up
to quarrel with him about a piece OF
property. Adams will hardly get a
Communication.
There are two hangings set for May
at Florence, and 1t Is not unlikely
that both of these will take place, al
though the supreme court has not
passed on the fate of the, white man
convicted there a few days ago Of the
murder Of a negro. The time in which
he had to perfect his appeal having
expired. 1t Is presumed that nothing
will be done to- save him. Sam Marks,
the negro who had to be brought here
pending his appeal to the supreme
court to prevent him being lynched' Is
to be hung at Florence on May for
the murder Of the white man, Hill
Langston.
The most important case Is that out OF
Oconee county, where the noted Hoyt
Hayes case, whose Communication Great
ed so much feeling there against the
governor, originated. Earl Rochester,
a leading Oconee farmer Of that sec
ton, and considered a fine citizen. Is
under sentence Of death for doinS a
l.eighbor to death with a shot gun.
He and this neighbor quarreled about
the neighbor's cattle getting In Koch
ester's crops, and matters went from
bad to worse until Rochester met him
IN front of his (Rochester's) home and
waited for him with shotgun. The
matter Is now pending in the supreme
court. 1t is said that on the morn
ing OF the trial as Special Judge
j. A. Mccullough Of Greenville'
who presided at the trial was
making his way to the court
room after the verdict had been rem
dered against Rochester he met and
STONED to caress a beautiful child
playing joyously with light heart In
front of the court house. He Is very
fond of children and pained and
shocked look came into his> caressful
eyes when he asked her who her faith
er was and she lisped. "Mr. Earle
Rochester" The night before ne
passed sentence he did not close his
eyes. and it Is said that he volunta-
rily promised to assist the attorneys
for the defense before the supreme
court or the governor or both.
The case against the two desperate
blind tiger negroes, who killed Magis-
trate Cox when he went out to arrest
them from Fountain Inn last May as
they were hauling a load of liquor In
q buggy and who have been In the
penit entiary for safekeeping Is still
hung lid in the supreme court The
appeal came near being abandoned FOL
want of funds, but in the eleventh
hour a negro preacher scraped ul
enough to base a promise OF more up
on and the negroes have a good law
yer. The appeal Is to come up for q
hearing at the April term and the de-
cision will therefore not be out until
sometime next summer. The negroes
have small chance Of escaping the
gallows.
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Told of Ex-President Cleveland.
y1,ha, president Cleveland was a