Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Fire broke out in the warehouses OF
the Eureka mill Chester last Sunday
night at o'clock and destroyed about
1.500 bales Of cotton. The Eureka mill
Is situated on the outskirts Of town
and the town fire department could be
of no service In fighting the fire.
The city Of Charleston will tomor-
row present a punch bowl to the on
GERS Of the cruiser Charleston. The
presentation is to take place In
Charleston harbor. Secretary Of the
Navy Bonaparte Is to be present to ac-
cept the present in behalf OF the crui-
ser. and a great time is to be made Of
the occasion.
= Gaffney special Of January to CO.
lumbia State: Rufus Byars, who has
been In jail here for some weeks
charged with the shooting of c. J..
Hughes, near Grover, was released last
night on bond. Bond for this man has
been pending for some time, being
held up, however, on account Of the
condition of Hughes. Certificates,
however, have been given by physi-
clans stating that all danger has
passed from the wounds in Mr..
Hughes case, upon which bond was
allowed.
Spartanburg special Of January
s, to the Columbia State: II. Frank
Wright, a young white man from
No. 40 on the Southern main line
under the overhead bridge in the
Spartanburg yards tonight He had
boarded the train and Is supposed to
have fallen from the coach steps and
his body swept under the cars. The
wheels passed over his stomach. al.
most totally severing the body at
the middle. On his person were
found letters revealing his identity.
He carried a pocketbook containing
$3.50 He also had a pistol He was
about 20 years old, and a tall, well
built youth. Wright was one Of three
men who spent today in the city, one
of whom was arrested and Is In the
lookup. The other left on train No.
40 for Gaffney. The third, accord
ing to the police, had been drinking
and having good time, and their
conduct at the depot tonight was So
hilarious that. Martin Roberts, one
Of them was arrested. When seen to-
night at the lookup, Roberts was
too drunk to tell anything about his
unfortunate friend, Wright; his talk
was at random. The body Of Wright
establishment, and the inquest will
be held tomorrow. No. 40 was In
charge of Engineer Ed Smith and
Conductor Roseborough.
= Mr.. ]. Hazel Witherspoon, manager
of the Lancaster Mercantile company,
was shot and dangerously wounded by
DR.. E. 8. McDow last Saturday morn
ing. The shooting occurred In Lancas-
ter, opposite the store Of the Lancas-
ter Mercantile company. Mr.. Wither-
spoon was standing talking to Mr..
Samuel Roberts, when DR.. McDow
came up. DR.. McDow wanted to know
why a lamp he had ordered had not
been delivered. Mr.. Witherspoon In re-
ply referred to misunderstanding
that had previously occurred between
DR.. McDow and the Mercantile COM
pany with reference to baby carriage
that had been purchased by DR.. Nc
Dow. AS the result of few hot
words, DIR. McDow struck at Mr.. With
erspoon; but was unable to get to him
because of Mr. Roberts. Mr.. w. Mod.
Brown, an employe Of the store ran up
and knocked DR.. McDow down. DR..
McDow arose with pistol In his hand
and fired three shots before anybody
could interfere. Two bullets struck
Mr.. Witherspoon, one entering his
lungs and the other wounding his
wrist. The third bullet hit Mr.. Browns
finger Mr. George Heath and others
came to the rescue, Mr.. Heath placing
himself In front of Mr.. Witherspoon
and begging DR.. McDow not to shoot
any more. Sheriff Hunter appeared on
the scene within a few minutes and
with the assistance Of policemen took
DR.. Mellow to Jail. Mr.. Witherspoon
was removed to his residence as soon
as a reasonably comfortable convey
ance could be had. Mr.. Leroy Springs,
president Of the Lancaster Mercantile
company who was in Fort Mill at the
time Of the shooting. hurried over to
Lancaster on a special train, taking
with him physicians from Rock Hill and
Chester. Mr.. Witherspoon spit up con-
siderable blood during the first twenty
four hours after he was shot; but the
splitting Of blood ceased Sunday after
noon. His condition is quite critical;
but the doctors said Sunday that 1t
would probably be several days before
they could make any definite predic-
tiors. DR.. E. s. McDow is brother
of the late DR.. T. B. McDow who killed
F. w. Dawson, editor Of the News and
Courier He has long been regarded as
quite a desperate man and very quick
with his pistol. He has shot several
people previous to this affair; but none
of them fatally. He had two pistols
on his person when Sheriff Hunter