Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

There was Brice law election
| in Darlington county last Tuesday.
The vote was quite small; but the dis
pensary went out by a majority OF
| about two to one. trt4EE fE%
49, The body of a negro, about 40
years of age was found uErrr u
shed on Boyce's wharf, Charleston,
last Tuesday The negro had cen
dead for several days. "a
Mr.. L. U. Campbell. mineraiogist
and mining man Of Gaffney, has what
he thinks is the largest amethyst In
this country. The stone was found
| In a monazite mine a few miles above
lGaffney, and was purchased by Mr..
Campbell there Saturday. 1t Is octa-
gon shaped, the sides being perfectly
smooth as II cut by hand. and weighs
seven and one-fifth ounces, without
a flaw inside. Mr.. Campbell intends
to take the stone to New York. with
him In q few days and have 1t ex-
amined by an expert.
| - Says a Columbia special of Oc-
tober IL: There are strong indica-
| tions that the prohibition executive
committee will break out here at the
fair week meeting with a state ticket
with JOS. A. Mccullough for governor
/
governor. At the conference held
| here q few weeks ago both these men
opposed nominations being made, but
| in today's issue Of the Baptist Press,
edited at Greenwood by Mr.. Bristow,
he nominates Mr.. Mccullough for gov
ernor and advocates putting out q
ticket II Is significant that the
editorial favors county control Of the
question. Let US have q prohibi-
ton law. but. where 1t will not be
enforced let II not be q farce" says
the editorial where a majority of
men are willing to write their names
on. a petition asking for the privi-
lege Of selling whisky, the best thing
| to do Is to allow them to sell under
stringent regulations" 80
| Lancaster special Of October II, to
Columbia State. The court has been
engaged the entire day In the trial Of
A. Jefferson Gregory. charged with the
murder Of w. Thomas Catoe in the
! own Of Kershaw on the night OF Aug,
| Sth last. Catoe was shot IN the bowels
by Gregory on the pavement In front
Of Catoe's store. From the testimony
l. appears that several years before the
men had personal difiiculty In which
Catoe was shot. Gregory was tried for
assault and battery with intent to kill
a ID was acquitted. The defense Offer
cd testimony to the effect that Catoe
had said several times that he had not
| received justice and would get even
with Gregory. On the night or the
fatal encounter Catoe had been carry
Ing gun II company with "Huddje"
Watson, but had gone TO his store and
nut the gun inside, leaning against
the door; about this time Gregory, who
/ was night policeman, came along. u.
T. Davis, an eye witness for the state
| tes' flied, that Catoe had. put his; gun
behind the front door of the store pre-.
paratory to closing the door At this
time Gregory came by and az he
was about to pass Catoe holler.
ed "Hurrah for Kershaw." That
Gregory turned around and shot
catoe. 'Ruddie" Watson, an eye
witness, was put up by the de-
passed by Catoe hoIlered "Hurrah for
Kershaw," and reached for his gun,
and Gregory turned and shot him. Ca.
toes dying declarations were offered In
evide- ce and were to the effect that
Gregory shot him without cauae. aFd
ran of and then came back, beat him
over the head with O. pistol and then
carried him. to the guard house, The
defense established the fact that when
drinking Catoe was a dangerous, quar-
relsome man, that he was drinking
freely that night and as stated above
had made threats against Gregory.
Gregory testified that he was going his
regular round az night policeman, and
was trying to arrest Catoe, that an he
passed Catoe's store Catoe reached for
his gun and the same time leveied
la pistol and snapped It at him and Just
before doing 30 hollered In bolster
Gus tone, "Hurrah for Kershaw;" that
knowing Catoe's reputation for violence
when drinking and remembering the
threats and being as he. believed In
danger Of losing his life, he shot TO
save his life. ,E, D. Blakeney, ESQ, OF
Kershaw represented the defendant,
Solicitor Henry was assisted In the
prosecution by Green q Hines. The
Jury after celebrating about an hour
brought in verdict Of mot guilty"
-Columbia State, Thursday: Mr.. r.
w. Porter, the Kershaw man who was
struck in the head and so dangerously
injured at the time Mr.. r.. A. McDow-
| ell was foully murdered. and who. was
brought to the Columbia hospital with
| his life hanging In the balance one
week ago last night, Is now regarded by
| his physicians as being out Of danger
and his recovery Is only q matter or
days. For the first time since he has
| been here, a representative OF the
State was allowed to see him yester-
day. Mr.. Porter was eating his sup
per when the reporter was admitted.
Mrs. Porter was with him and tender
ly waited upon him during the meal.
The wounded man was reclining on his
cot, but was strong enough to raise
himself upon his elbow while he took
his supper. His head was swathed In
bandagesf that cover it entirely above
fthe ears and eyes. There are still
black bruises around both eyes, which
Mr.. Porter thinks were received when
he fell after being struck. Mr. Porter
Is entirely rational, but was no more
able to recall, anything of the at
tack than when he awoke at the Wa
teree bridge the morning after the
tragedy. Speaking slowly and In a
voice that sometimes trembled from
weakness, he related how he remem-
bers as II In a dream that his first mo-
ment OF memory was when he was
walking along the road toward the
bridge. He was daZed and had no
pain or sensation Of injury, but felt
that there was something wrong with
his head. He can now recall that one
Of the first things he did was to take
off his hat and look at the place
that had been: broken in 1t by the
blow. He does not know, but feels
vaguely that some one called his at
tention to the hole in his hat. He
has no impression Of who this was,
II 1t really happened. He was con-
scious then that his face and hands
were covered with blood and all
night long he could feel the blood
dripping from the ghastly wound in
his head, but never once did he real
iZe what II meant or feel the necessity
Of calling for help. When he grew
faint from the loss Of blood he sat on
an embankment on the side of the
road for awhile and then walked to
several trees that grow in a pea field,
bordered by the embankment on
which he had been sitting. Here he
remained until daylight, when he
was slightly more revived and then
went to the house Of the bridge keep
er at the Wateree river bridge, and
was washing the caked blood from his
face at pump when Mr.. Ammons,
the rural mail carrier, took him In his
buggy and carried him to DIR. Dunn's
office in Camden. The hat worn by
Mr.. Porter when he was struck was
seen In his room at the hospital 1t is
new. black stiff hat. There Is hole
about half an inch in width and about
two inches long, where the blow was
struck through II, on the right side in
front The hrim ia brOken across the