Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-21

J. B. McCarter.
Messrs. D. Hutchison, ]. r. Nee
lands, ]. N. McDill, ]. N. McElwee
and D. M. Ford, Jr., were excused from
further attendance as jurors.
The first case taken up was that Of
Joe Kennedy, charged with house,
breaking and larceny. The jury re-
turned a verdict Of guilty and he was
sentenced by the court to serve one
year on the chaingang.
Alexander Cook plead guilty to the
charge Of obtaining money under false
pretenses and was fined S..
Pink Barber plead guilty to the
charge of larceny.
Will Gaines, the negro who raised
such a disturbance on the Southern
train between Ogden and Rock Hill
some weeks ago, was tried on the
charge OF resisting an officer. Conduc-
tor Pritchard was the principal wit
ness. He told the story about as 1t has
already been published. Hearing shots
in the car he went in and asked who
was responsible for the shooting.
Circumstances threw suspicion on
Gaines. Gaines denied the shooting
The witness accused him Of having a
pistol. Gaines rose In his seat and the
pistol was lying under him. Witness
picked up the pistol and Gaines grab
led for It, During the scuffie that en-
sued a passenger who came to the as
sistance of witness got possession or
the weapon. Gaines struck witness In
the face several times, bruising him
painfully. Finally with the help OF
passengers and train crew Gaines was
overpowered and with the pistol point
ed at his head he submitted to being
tied with the bell rope. He and the
pistol were delivered to- Magistrate
Beckham at Rock Hill. Witness said
that his first intention was to arrest
Gaines on the charge Of disorderly con-
duct; but as the result Of further de-
velopments he saw proper to make. the
charge resisting an officer instead. ].
c. Wilborn, Esq, appeared for the de-
fendant. The jury returned a verdict
of guilty.
Patrick Barber plead guilty to the
charge Of larceny and was sentenced
to the chaingang for period of six
months.
Cases against John w. Moten and
Robert McGraw. charged with assault
and battery with intent 10 kill were mol
pressed upon the payment of SIS by
each defendant,
Albert Miller, charged with murder,
was allowed to plead guilty to man
slaughter and was sentenced to fifteen
years in the state penitentiary,
Joe Kennedy was sentenced to the
chaingang for three years for house,
bre aking ard larceny-one year on
one count and two years on another
count. ..
Pink Barber plead guilty to the
charge Of larceny and was sentenced to
the chaingang for two years and six
months.
D..
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses and was sentenced to pay a
fine of IS or to spend twenty days on
the chaingang,
The solicitor mol pressed the case Of
the State against Saye Love charged
with assault and battery with intent
to kill, on payment Of $50 by the de-
fendant.
Nolle prosequis were entered this
morning In the following cases: Jos,
hua Dickson, obtaining goods under
false pretenses; N. M. Martin, assault
and battery; John Wilson and Nancy
White, living In adultery
Arthur Mcdowell, charged with as.
sault and battery with intent to kill.
was convicted of assault and battery
of high and aggravated nature,
The case against West Robbins
charged with assault and battery with
intent to kill was tried this morning;
but the jury was still out when THE
ENQUIRER went to press
The next case taken up was that Of
Wash Robinson charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill.
Indictments were given out today
against the five apple wagone~s who
were arrested In Yorkville last Satur-
day, charging them with selling, trans
porting and keeping and storing liquor,
Among the defendants to be tried In
connection with violations Of the dis
pensary law are P. A. Workman, r. +.
Thomasson, S. M. Cash, Joshua Hin
son, Martha Hinson and Job Stowe Of
Rock Hill.
Notwithstanding unusually rapid
progress the outlook Is that the ses-
sion court will run on into next week.
The grand jury will get through
with its work this afternoon or tomor-
row morning.