Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-21


Rochester, N. Y. His escape Is espec-
Tally provoking to the officers because
they had hunted him two years before
affecting his capture. The officers
hsd been warned that De Ford was
the slickest criminal they had ever
iealt with; but Notwithstanding this
warning they allowed him to go into
the toilet room OF the car unattended.
= Columbia State, February q:
Friends In Columbia were shocked
yesterday to hear OF the drowning OF
two young men In q freshet on the Sa-
vannah river, Mr. William Martin
and Mr.. Ben Bostick were out hunting
near Brighton, In Hampton county,
boatman managed to get out, but the
young men were drowned. The negro
saws that each struck out for himself
to swim to the shore. When he got 70
shore and looked back he discovered
that the young nlen had disappeared.
They were weighted down with heavy
hunting coats and with boots and rub
ber coats The bodies were not recov
cred until Sunday afternoon. Both
were married and leave families. Mr.
Martin was a son of Col. Alfred Mar
tin, and Mr.. Bostick Is SOP OF REV.
Joseph Bostick Mr.. Martin was Q
Grandson OF distinguished jurist OF
ante-bellum times, Judge Evans. Mrs.
II. w. Richardson and Mrs. r. II. Col.
cock of this city attended the funeral
of the young men. A sister Of Mr.
Martin was In New York on her bridal
trip, and was wired the sad intelii-
gence.
Lancaster special Of February Is
to News and CDy1rier: Lancaster 10
considerably interested In the court or
sessions, which convenes In Winnsboro
next Monday. II will be recalled that
at the last term Of court held here an
important homicide case, that Of Mr.
Charles B., Skipper, charged with the
killing of Mr., James B.. Caskey, waa
on motion OF DEFENDANTS counsel.
transferred by Judge Watts to Fair
field county for trial. The understand
ing here. which Is probably based on
some agreement between counsel on
both sides, Is. that the Skipper case
will be called for trial on the zSth m
stant. The hearing will likely consume
several days, as about one hundred
and fifty witnesses have been bound
over. II Is est lmated that the trial
will cost Lancaster county about one
thousand dollars. The defendant. Mr
Skipper Is superintendent OF the Ian
caster Cotton Mills, which position no
has held for several years. He Is re-
garded as one Of the best mill men In
the south and the marked success OF
the Lancaster .rgiill is no doubt due IN
large measure TO his excellent man
agement. He is also interested IN the
Eureka Mill IN Chester. being y con-
siderable stockholder. Mr.. Skipper u
man of pleasing address and mas
many friends iri this community. He
is man of faIniiy, having wife ana
several children. The killing OF Mr.
Caskey occurred on Christmas Day,
wear before last. and grew out Of some
trouble the night before at o dance IN
hall at the cotton mills. For obv1-
Gus reasons your correspondent does
not undertake.-to give the particulars
of the homicide itself. The weapon
used by Mr.. Skipper was q shot gun,
and the shooting took place on the
porch Of Plyer & Deas' store, IN the
mill village. THE deceased was q
Young man, about twenty-eight years
old, and unmarried. He was son OK
Mr.. John III. Caskey, a well-known
farmer of thiq. vicinity. He at one
time acted as constable for his uncle,
Magistrate w. P. Caskey. and was also
member Of the state constabuiary
force for awhile. He had large ana
influential family connexions ana q
number of friends. He Was naturally
Of agreeable disposition and was aDove
the average In intelligence. He was
great newspaper reader and kept fui-
ly posted on all current events.
- washington special Of Sunday to
the Columbia State: The prospect OF
passing the bill creating another Fed
eral judgeship for South Carolina and
organizing the western district court,
has brought about sharp competition
on the part of various towns that are
desirous Of obtaining the court. SEN
ator Latimer ig being flooded with tel
egrams and letters from the friends OF
Rock Hill, Chester and Spartanburg.
urging him to name these places. The
situation Is just this" said the sena-
tor. 'I introduced the house bill In
the senate providing for an extra judge
md Greenville, Spartanburg and ROCK
Hill as the places Of holding the court,
without amendment. AT the hearing
before the judiciary committee Mr.
Johnson and myself urged the adop-
tion of the house bin In toto with the
exception that / requested that Green
wood be named as an additional place
of holding the court. The committee
took the position that only two places
should be named at present, and thar
as a Federal building is already at
Greenville, that place should be one
of the two. The committee would not
consider Spartanburg. holding that II
was too near Greenville and objected
TO Rock Hill on the ground that II was
not a county seat and was In the ex.
treme corner of the district and would
therefore be inaccessible. Inc COM
,rittee instructed Senator Nelson to
-eport the bill favorably after putting
II In proper shape, and instructed him
to allow me to name the other place
at which the court should be held.
named Greenwood for several reasons.
No town I'm the state has better rail-
road facilities. 1t Is centrally located.
and by naming II I will be able to
ret a Federal building there, thereby
Nrinping that much money and i'm
provement into the state. Further
'rore, I am OF opinion that the bill can
he easily amended so as to provide Tor
another place at future time. anu
then the eastern section OF the district
can secure term OF the court: ROCK
Hill has a public building. which was
largely instrumental In securing, and
Greenwood has none. For the best IN
terest of all parts Of the district
Thought Greenwood the proper place,
particularly as II will give US a pub
lie building there, and Rock Hill will
have another chance to secure the
court later. The committee have IN
sisted on amending the bill so as to
provide for a marshal and district at
torney. I have accepted the amend
ment, believing that the only way to
secure the passage Of the bill now. 1t
will not have to go again before the
house, 1ut will go to conference. and
II the South Carolina members will ac-
cept the senate bill there Is no doubt
that 1t will go through at this session."
Representative johnson is at home on
account of sickness in his family. and
Representative Finley is managing the
thing in the house. He Is understood
to be still inclined to fight for Rock
Han. Any factional trouble Of that
kind will kill the bill for this session.
Senator Latimer still hopes to secure
the public building for Anderson at
this session. He thinks the bin will
pass the house II sufficient pressure is
brought to bear on the leaders. s.r