Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Gowan Bennett and Christy Bennett,
sons of Ex-Judge w. c. Bennett, and
r. Beverly Herbert. The three
young men are partners In a law
firm. Judge Bennett was among
those who left the theatre In disgust.
In the case of Barksdale VS.. the
Seaboard Air Line railroad, tried at
Abbeville this week the jury found
for the plaintiff in the sum OF $1,000.
This case involved the responsibility
of the railroad for the death Of En-
gineer Barksdale at the Catawba
Junction wreck. Engineer Barksdale
was running the engine Of the freight
train. His administrator was suing
for $4,000.
Columbia Oct 18: Justice Woods
has signed an order staying the re-
mittitur in the case Of George Wash
ington Murray, colored, convicted or
forgery, until the court can decide
whether II will grant him a rehearing.
The ground for rehearing Is that the
records do not prove intentional wrong,
and the petitioner pleads that he has
committed no moral wrong against the
laws of God or man."
- Spartanburg Journal: Governor
Hayward, upon hearing the report OF
the chief state constable who inVesu-
gated conditions in Pickens county,
ordered that officer to place consta-
bles In that county. They Will De
paid out Of the half mill tax as pro-
vided by the Brice law. The cniei
constable also recommended that
constables be placed in Newberry as
the dispensary law is being violated
there.
Charleston special to Columbia
are concerned over the number Of dead
deer found In the woods, five being
discovered in the past week lying dead
apparently without any reason Tor
their deaths. Some Of the hunters say
that paris green used on cotton plants
to kill caterpillars Is Responsible Tor
the killing Of the deer, which have eat
on the poison and died from Its enects.
None Of the deer had black tongue.
= Columbia State, Thursday: Earle
Rochester, a white man Of good famiiy,
was brought down from Oconee coun-
ty yesterday and was placed In the
penitentiary to begin a life sentence.
Rochester was convicted OF having
killed a neighbor, Walter Mills In
May, 1904. The supreme court saved
his life by granting a new trial ana al
that trial last week Rochester was
again convicted and received a life
sentence. Oconee county has juries
which seem to take a pride In convict
ing white men. Hoyt Hayes, Earle
Rochester and other white men have
been convicted of murder. 1t was a
case Of circumstantial evidence In the
Hoyt Hayes case, but win Earle
Rochester II was proved that there mao
been bad blood between himself and
Walter Mills and the homicide grew
out of the shooting Of a trespassing
cow.
Gaffney special Of October 16 to
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. 2. I. Ev-
ans, a mining expert Of California
who has been in Gaffney and Chero-
kee county for several weeks max
| ing examinations Of the various min.
erals in the county. has announced
| the discovery of platinum In paying
quantities on the plantation OF cap.
| tain w. P, Love. 1t is rumored tnal
| ARRANGEMENTS for mining this valu.
| able deposit are being perfected anc
that work will commence in the
near future. The appearance o1
platinum in this place may indicate
| its being In other parts OF the coun'
| ty and, IL such proves to be the case
| II will be a great thing for Cherokee
| county. It Is known that deposits ol
| several valuable minerals have beer
| discovered at various times In Chero'
| kee, 1t being a county that possesse:
quite a little wealth In Its mineral
| deposits. -
- Columbia State, Oct. 90: The con-
stitutionality Of the "Brice law" ha'
been attacked in the Federal courts
Messrs. Bellinger & Welch OF this ciG
have applied, In behalf OF client. fol
a writ Of mandamus to require tnt
board of control Of Union county tt
| restore to ]. G.. Howell his job as dis.
penser at Union. A dispatch from
Asheyille, N. c., to the State last might
| summarizes the case as follows
"Judge J. C. Pritchard Of the United
| States circuit court today signed al
order returnable before him at cham
| hers here October 81, summoning th'
board of control Of Union county
south Carolina, consisting Of r. NJ
Fincher, w. D. wilkins and Elaie Kel
lie to appear before him and show
cause why mandamus prayed for D!
]. G. Howell, relator, should not b'
granted requiring them to reopen
dispensary In the town OF Union, 3. Z.
and reinstate the relator in his formel
| office as dispenser. The dispensar!
was voted out of the county Of Unior
under a law recently enacted by tht
legislature of South Carolina known a!
the Brice bill, which law the attorney
| for Mr.. Howell allege Is not only con
trary to the state but to the Fedora
| constitution, and 1t Is on the grount
that II Is contrary to the rourteentr
amendment that Judge Prttchard geti
Jurisdiction Of the case. At the hear
| ing that is to be before Judge Pritch
ard the attorneys for Mr.. Howell VIII
allege that the Brice bill causes al
UNEQUAL distribution OF taxation among
the people Of South Carolina.
The question as to who handled the
bonds for Daniel Zimmerman Is an IN
teresting one just now. The Coiumpls
correspondent Of the News and Cour,
Ter sent the following under date o.
day to trace the handling of the bonds
| Most of the bonds were sold In Char.
lesion. and no one could be blamed ol
course for buying a valid and proper
bond Of the state. The brokers u
| Charleston state that they do not care
to give information as to the parties
from whom the bonds were purchased
unless officially required to DO SO
There appears to be a general opinion
here in State House circles that tne
broker who handled the bonds ls
| known, as ne mas Sldleu lHdb ho "oe.N
handle a valid and good bond Wnen,
ever offered to him and that he mac
no reason to suspect that any Donds
ever handled by him had been stolen
He stated that he would not handle
bond he knew to have been stolen, Du,
that he had had considerable bono
dealings with the state treasurers, al
most all being with the treasurer II
the sale Of bonds to the sinking funo
This broker also stated to one OF the
former treasurers that Mr.. Zimmerman
had put him on to" considerable
bonds, and that Mr.. Zimmerman ofter
helped him In bond transactions II
suggesting where they could be bougn,
and sold, and that he never suspected
that there was the least thing In the
world wrong. This particular broker
also takes the position that when ne
is made a witness will be ample time
for him to tell what he knows aboul
any bond transactions. The genera
expectation here has been that Mr.
Zimmerman will yet report to the
sheriff. .,.t. .....r.. .....-- X
| Sixteen thousand five hundred
| 80