Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-09-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


Clemson college last Friday for haz-
ing newcomers.
= David Gist of Union, has been
for congress from the
Fourth congressional district as the
Republican candidate for congress. He
is son of Ex-Governor Gist Of Union.
Cadet ]. z. Reaves of the Clemson
junior class, died last Saturday as the
result of a fall from the window of
the barracks the night before. He was
son of Mr.. ]. r. Reaves of Latta,
s. C.
: Mr.. Logan Gaffney Of the Spartan
burg fire department. had a narrow es-
cape from suffocation at fire last
Friday. He fell behind some boxes IN
a burning building and was discovered
only In the nick Of time to save MS
life.
Robert C. Buckingham, the young
bank messenger of Columbia, who dis
appeared a few days ago with $4,000,
belonging to the State bank, was ar
rested in Jacksonville, Fla, on FRIDAY
He still had in his possession all the
money he had carried off except about
S90
The Edgefield County Democratic
Executive committee has ordered q
primary for the nomination Of sheriff
to succeed the late w. II. Quits, who
died recently. The election will be for
the unexpired term Of two years
There are half dozen or more candt-
1ates in the field.
Augusta Herald: Parties who
came in from Mccormick. 8. c., to see
'1The Clansman" last night told OF q
difficulty which occurred at that place
Yesterday afternoon, in which negro
porter on the Pullman car was the re-
cipient of a severe whipping at the
hands of the white citizens OF McCor-
mick. It Is stated that, on the previous
evening. when the train was enroute 10
augusta, the porter assisted two young
ladies on the train and in doing SO ne
clutched the arm Of one OF them rain
er rudely. She asked him what ne
meant by such conduct and he replied:
'T like to catch hold Of pretty arms.
The story was given out and when the
train reached Mccormick on Its way
back Il was stopped and the negro was
taken off and given a good whipping
and told not to come through the town
any more. The affair was the sub1ect
of much comment In the little town
and the feeling aroused by the appear
ance Of "The Clansman" lent q more
horrible aspect to the matter than
would probably have been added otn--
erwise. II 3
Columbia special Of Friday to
Charlotte Observer: Chief Justice Pope
today issued an order calling a meet
ing en- banc of the supreme court and
circuit court Judges of the state to be
held here on the. 2Sth of this month Tor
the purpose Of passing upon the appeal
If r. A. Adams, the Colleton county
murderer, for permission to apply TO
circuit court Judge for new trial on
after discovered evidence, the supreme
court having failed to agree on the
matter. This Is the first en- banc meet
ing in a criminal case in the history OF
the state. The law provides that, In
case of a tie in the supreme court, the
Judgment of the lower court stands but
In this case there is nothing to go on
below, this being an original proceed
ing. In fact this Is most remarkaple
Ease in many particulars. adams mas
had a most remarkable run for Two
years between the sheriff, the courts
and the gallows. After his first con-
yiction and while he was under sem
tence of death, the supreme court hav-
ing passed upon his appeal and denied
N. he broke jail and roamed at large
for many months. He was convicted OF
Killing his kinsman, simple sort OF
fellow named Jacques. He hunted
jacques down with shot gun and
shot him to death in field where
Jacques was at work. Then. with
sheriff and his deputies to look out for
one side and members Of Jacques fam
Nv on the other and wife and family
TO be taken care of, Adams brayed
all dangers and made crop for his
family with q shotgun constantly Dy
him in the field, sending word to his
neighbors that he would kill the oficer
or citizen who attempted to take
him. At night he hid ont in the
swamps. Finally sheriff's party sur
rounded him in his house and, after q
short struggle, Adtass was captured
x kinswoman, who had sworn on the
states side in the first trial, and who
was an important witness, gave Ad-
ans attorneys an affidavit to the effect
that in the first trial, she was COM
PEELED by threats Of the jacques side
of the house to swear falsely that
member of the Jacques family whom
she named sat in the court house wniie
she was testifying and prompted her
how to testify by signs. Judge Townsend
granted a new trial on the strength OF
this affidavit, but the state appealed
and the supreme court sustained the
appeal on the ground that Judge Town
send had no Jurisdiction, that the case
was before him only on the remittitur
from the supreme court for him to re-
sentence Adams. Then Adams attor-
neys appealed for permission to apply
for a new trial, and 1t is on this ap-
peal that the supreme court has failed
to agree.