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

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Lee Loeb, prominent citizen OF
Charleston committed suicide at his
home in that city last Sunday. having
lost his reason as the result or a bus-
mess deal.
j. M Whetsell, treasurer of Dor
chester county, has been found snort
in his accounts and the governor has
suspended him from Office pending
further investigation by the grand
jury.
Governor Hayward has offered a
reward of $500 for the arrest Of the
parties who waylaid and killed II.
A. Mcdowell on the streets of Cam
den last Wednesday night, and at the
same time inflicted dangerous wounds
upon ]. w. Porter in the attempt to
take his life. A reward Of the same
amount had been offered by the city
council Of Camden. Gov. Hayward
received an appeal from Sheriff
Trantham and this was endorsed by
a number Of the most prominent and
most reliable men in Camden, among
them Mayor. H.. G.. Garrison. Capt.
w. M. Shannon. Mr.. B. B. Clarke, Mrs
C. c. Moore. Col. T. ]. kirkland. Mr..
w. r. Hough. DR.. A: w. gurnet. Mr..
Tresckow, Mr. l. T. Mills, Mr.. Josf
Hough, Col. w. D. Trantham, Capt.
M. L. Smith, Capt. A. d. Kennedy
and Senator J. T. Hay. Jfy
Spartanburg Herald, Sunday: The
alleged yeggman, ]. M. Marcy mem
ton Of whose escape from. the Laurens
Jail appeared in yesterdays Herald,
was arrested in the Spartanburg post
office yesterday by Officers Brown and
Cooksey, Of the police force. The ar
rest was attended by no unusual incl
dent, the man quietly submitting.
Subsequently he acknowledged to the
police that he was the man who .eScap-
ed from the Laurens jail. He Is q
young fellow. a Canadian, and fs re-
garded as a very smooth artist by the
authorities Recently he was arrested
I'm Laurens. on: charge of vagrancy, and
when being searched there was found
on his" person map Of the town OF
Clinton and diagram Of the Bailey
bank In that town, Chief OF Police
Dean has notified Sheriff Duckett or
Laurens, of the arrest, and that omcef
is expected to come up today and car
ry Marcy back to the Laurens prison,
Columbia dispatch Of October q:
It Is evident that the prohibitionists
a state ticket despite opposition TO
this movement on the part Of some
Of the members of the organization
who do not think that this Is the best
way to win. Two meetings have been
held in Columbia this. week and at
both the members Of the state organ
ization formed several months ago
were present and discussed the out:
rook for a state ticket. Among those
here were John L. McLaurin, Joseph
A. Mccullough, c. c.. Featherstone, L.
]. Bristow, Sam M. Grfst and others.
II Is regarded rather Significant that
at least three Of these are spoken OF
as possible nominees should the party
decide on a state ticket, McLaurin,
Featherstone and Mccullough. 1t was
stated afterwards that the majority
Of the members Of the conference are
opposed to the putting out Of state
ticket.
- The Standard Warehouse compa-
ny of South Carolina has been organ
lied with capitalization Of 100000.
The following directors were elected
night: Gov. d. C.. Hayward, e. A..
Smyth, of Pelzer; L. w. Parker and
w. E. Beattie, of Greenville;. R.. e.
Lgon and J. A. Brock, Of Anderson;
]. K. burst, Of Greenwood; e. w.
Robertson and August Kohn, OF CO.
lumbia. The directors will meet: In
Greenville tomorrow to elect officers
The Headquarters. will be in Column
bia and all reports will be sent from
the other warehouses to the head
quarters. This company has acquired
the standard warehouses at Green
vile, Columbia, Anderson and Green
wood, the aggregate capacity being
$4,000 bales. There are half dozen
mill presidents on the board of di-
rectors. It Is said to be the inten-
ton Of the company to establish
warehouses in other parts Of the
state.
Darlington, s. c., October s:
The Interior Telephone company, Of
Darlington, was chartered last week
with a capital stock Of $4,000, with
L. s. yelling, w. M. Haynesworth,
N. L. Hanel and others as corpora
tors. Darlington will be the head
quarters and for the present 1t Is
likely the most of the business done
will be done here. but II Is proposed
to extend the system to Florence,
Timmonsville, Lamar, Society Hill
and possibly other places. II Is not
the intention Of the new concern to
try to drive the Bell system out of
this territory, but to compete with
them, believing the business profit
able one, and that the competition
will result in giving the people OF
this section better and more salts
factory service. For some time past
the Bell service has not been salts
factory to the people Of Darlington.
1t is true the system has been prac-
IN n
but that has been the cause Of COM
plant, for several years. that Is.
that they are always rebuilding and
do not seem to ever build one suf-
flcient to meet the growing demand.
The noted Gillis murder case,
which has excited and stirred Ker-
shaw county for eighteen months and
which has attracted attention through
out the state on account Of the
prominence Of the principals, came
to a conclusion after three trials. last
Saturday at noon with verdict OF
mot guilty" The killing occurred
IN the public highway, near Boykin
Station, the men having met In their
buggies, Gillis' father being with him,
the defendant, and McRae Whitaker,
the dead man, being accompanied by
his friend. Ancrum Boykin. The two
men renewed quarrel ABOUT WnelHer
Gillis had set fire to O. piece of woods
belonging to Whitaker. Whitaker
died where he dropped, Gillis stand
ing over him and firing into his body
after he fell. The states evidence
was to the effect that after the two
men met and agreed to disarm them
selves and fight a fair fist fight,
Whitaker was in the act Of passing
his revolver over to his friend, muz-
zle down, and that Gillis took advan-
tage Of this unguarded condition to
fire into his side Gillis carried Whit
aker's revolver away in his own pock-
ct, remarking that two shells had
been exploded. The defense claimed.
however. that Boykin and his friend
were the aggressors throughout over
taking them after they had previously
1uarreled and Whitaker had apollo
gized for cursing Giilis. and that the
firing began simultaneously, Gillis
being wounded in a finger.
-Spartanburg Herald, Sunday: Mr..
Milliken and his interests are having |
heir inning in the litigation, which In
volves the control Of the Laurens COT
.on' mills United States District