Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-31

There are six murder trials pending
for the approaching sessions. Five OF
the defendants are negroes and one is
white. ..
State vs. Kiser.
hearing In the Kings Mountain town.
ship road case, the case of the State
vs.. Daniel Kiser yesterday, but the
matter had to be postponed because
of the absence Of material witnesses
Committed to the Asylum. d..
Mr.. Peyton B. Love, who attempted
to commit suicide near Gaffney re-
Gently, has been committed to the state
hospital for the insane. The wound he
inflicted in his attempt to kill himself
was Of but little consequence.
Low Water In the Catawba.
The water in Catawba river Is lower
than 1t has been for years, and Is now
insufficient to turn the wheels Of the
Catawba power company. The compa-
ny has found 1t necessary to fall back
on its auxiliary steam plant at Char
lotte, which was put in operation for
the first time last Friday.
Death of Mrs. Hugh Nichols.
Mrs. G. H. O'Leary received dis
patch last Friday announcing the
death Of Mrs. Hugh Nichols, at her
home at Wildwood, Fla. The dispatch
contained no additional information
Mrs Nichols, who was Miss Sallie
Corrie, went to school in this section
and has visited friends here. She
leaves a husband and four children,
the youngest child being about four
weeks old.
Mort Williams Surrenders. e..
Mort Williams, the negro who is al
legged to have fired the shot that killed
Wash Blair recently, surrendered to
the sheriff last Friday, and Is now In
jail. He has had nothing to say about
the killing 1t Is understood that the
two negroes who engaged In the fight
that Is alleged to have been the cause
Of the killing claim that they were too
drunk to know what was going on.
Annual D. A. r., Convention.
The state convention Of the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution Is to
be held in Greenville on November Z
to inclusive. York county will be
represented as follows: Catawba
chapter, Rock Hill-Mrs. Hugh B.
Buist, regent; delegates, Mrs. w. L.
Roddey, Mrs. Jas. Thornwell; alter
mates, Mrs. T. L. Johnston. Mrs. B. M.
Fewell, Miss Mary Pope. Kings Noun
tain chapter, Yorkville-Mrs. s. M. Nc
Neel, regent; delegate, Miss Leslie D.
Witherspoon; alternates, Miss Ella
Love, Mrs. G. H. O'Leary.
Dead and Alone.
The dead body Of Stephen Burton,
a well-known old negro Of Yorkville,
was found last Friday afternoon in a
cabin that had been occupied by him
for some time past. The old man had
given out on Monday to those with
whom he was in touch that he In
tended to go into the country for a
few days. and no more attention was
paid to his house until Friday. A wo-
man whose business 1t was to straigh-
ten up things about the cabin discoy-
cred that the door was barred from
the inside and 1t was decided to break
in. Entrance was affected through q
window and Burton's body was found
inside. The body had already become
very offensive and 1t was evident that
the old fellow had been dead for sew
eral days.
Shorter Game Season.
Referring again to the subject Of
partridge shooting the other day, Mr..
w. S. Neil. game warden for York
county said: II would be very glad
to see the game law changed so as to
allow only two months for the open
season, say from the 18Th Of December
to the 18th of February. That Is plen-
ty long enough for the sportsmen and
then 1t would protect the birds. Most
Of the birds shot in season are shot
30 nd hn
18th Of December. The majority Of the
birds are still young then and 1t Is
easier to kill them. Later after the
birds began to get stronger and better
able to take care Of themselves they
are in very little danger of complete
determination"
Case of Sealy vs. Southern Railway.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: In the
United States circuit court In Green
willie Thursday morning, the case Of