Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-26
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

was fOund 0eaQ In .lne pupnc rOdu
near Wakefield, n. c., last Friday.
He was travelling In q buggy selling
patent medicine and his death was
due to heart failure.
Mrs. Louise Pressly, wife Of DR.. F.
Y. Pressly president OF Erskine college,
died at her home at Due West, yester-
day morning. She had been In falling
health for some time and the end was
not unexpected. Her brothers from
Texas had been, summoned to her bed
side several days previous to her death.
Considerable excitement was cre-e
ated in Columbia last Friday night
by the sensational raiding Of three
Of the largest gambling dens In the
city. The police made thorough and
effective work and the loads Of para
phernalia attracted quite crowd,
which followed the stun as 1t was
hauled through the streets. Quanti-
ties of poker chips were included In
the plumber cpnflscated. The three
dens raided were rooms over the
Crescent restaurant rooms opposite
Mimnaugh's store, rooms opposite
Ben David's restaurant. No arrests
were made. The stuff captured Is In
the hands of the police and 1t Is pre-
sumed. that II will be destroyed.
= Lancaster special Of Tuesday to the
Columbia State: Fisher and O'Day. the
two white men charged with bursiariz-
ing the safe of the Springs Banking
and Mercantile company at Heath
Springs on the night OF March 31st last,
and who were subsequently arrested
near Wadesboro, N. c., and brought
back to this county a week ago and
placed in jail, were given preliminary
hearing by Magistrate L. ]. Perry,
agreeably to their demand. today VIII
liams & Williams were their attorneys.
Col. Leroy Springs. assisted by u. 8.
Government Inspector n. T. Gregory,
managed the case for the state. The
case was made out and remanded the
prisoners to jail Their case will come
up for trial October 9th prox. when
court convenes. ts3 5a5Stf 4
- The facts are developing In con-
nection with certain rumors that
have been floating about for several
weeks with reference to the big cot
ton mills at Union and Newberry. II
was rumored several weeks ago that
It. c. Duncan, president OF the Union
and buffalo mills at Union, had lost
some $1,000 or 100000 by specu-
lation. A prospectus has been In
circulation during several weeks pro-
viding for the Issuance OF S3,000.000.
worth OF bonds on all the properties
managed by Mr.. Duncan. AT, "a
meeting Of the directors last week.
Mr. e. w. Robertson, Of Columbia
was put In charge OF the properties
and will manage In accordance with
different plans. The Newberry mills
have lost some 100000 by specula-.
ton. but 1t Is claimed that they are
still solvent.
- Unknown thugs perpetrated some
bold outrages in Spartanburg last
Friday night Upon the arrival of
the local freight at the junction from
Columbia, Engineer Win Clark got
down from his cab as usual: but be-.
fore he had taken two steps in the
dark he was felled by q blow from
heavy pinchbar. Steve Hart the
negro fireman. followed and was al
so knocked down. A switch engine
passed about that, time and, the as
sailants OF the two men were
frightened away. 1t developed after
ward that Engineer Clark was not
seriously hurt: but the probability Is
that Hart will die. Later In the night
two men jumped into the cab or q
freight train that had just arrived
their pistols ordered him to make q
hurried run to Melrose. Then one
of the men went back toward the ca
boose. The conductor went forward
to see what the trouble was and was
met by a man with a pistol who
ordered him back. The conductor
wrote and dropped out Of the win
dow at a nearby. station note adj
vising the agent OF the situation. The
agent telegraphed ahead to clear the
line, and asked that officers meet
the train at Melrose. Officers were
on hand when the train stopped and
one man was arrested. The other got
away with the officers following. It
is thought that II was these two men
who assaulted Engineer Clark and
Fireman Hart. y.
The hold up man is doing bust
ness in Columbia. He has robbed
three men within a week, all under
similar circumstances, and last Satur-
day night he had quite a distinguished
victim In the person Of Judge Ernest
Gary, Of the circuit court. Judge
Gary was on his way to his home
at 1920 Geryais street. It was about
IL O'Clock. Suddenly somebody laid
a hand on his shoulder from behind
and told him to stop. The judge
turned round and the stranger step
ped back and presented six
shooter, telling him with an oath to
hold up his hands. The stranger had
q white cloth over his eyes and wore
q long white beard supposed to be
false. Judge Gary was a little slow
about obeying this order and the rob-
ber pressed the muzzle OF his pistol
to the back Of his head and assisted
the Judge in raising his arms. Then
the robber deliberately went through
the judges pockets, keeping the pis-
tol tightly pressed to his head all the
while. The robber got s2S in cash
and a gold watch During the hold.
ing up process a man and woman
were seen approaching. The robber
said "They won't interfere with u.s."
and as they turned of into another
street he remarked '"They are gone
anyway" The judge grew very tired
holding up his hands and let them
down; but as he felt the pistol press
ing all the closer to his head he
raised them again. The Judge asked
the robber to hurry and said that
he was glad he would get only a
small haul, but the robber replied
that was all right. After he finished
with his work the robber told the
Judge 10 f1ll tie Biit. AAS $500
whistled and a moment later another
man came toward him on bicycle.
The two got together In the dark
as the judge hurried along to the
police station. The police sent
man to the scene: but he saw nobody.
Later In the night another robbery
was committed, a young man named
Price being relieved Of $3.50 In the
same manner.
- There was an unusually warm
political meeting at Batesburg last
Saturday Senator Tillman and For
mer Senator McLaurin were among
the speakers invited. Mr.. McLaurin
was not there, explaining that he
was unable to get there In time.
Senator Tillman was very angry at
the invitation Of McLaurin, saying
that II was an insult to him, as this
was a Democratic affair and McLau-
rim Is not a Democrat. Senator Till
mans speech was about the same
as he has been delivering. 1t In
cluded a roast OF the dispensary and
of the newspapers. Batesburg Is the
home of John Bell Towill Of the
state board Of dispensary directors
and the invitation to Tillman was
signed by Towill with his name heav-
iH underscored. Tillman's speech
was along the lines followed previ-
ously with but little variation. When
he said that the members OF the
hoard were advertising that they
would receive no bids OF less than
81 20 for x whisky, Towill said that