Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-20
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assessed against the three defendants
a short time ago by Judge Landis in
the United States district court on
charges Of granting illegal rebates to
Schwarzschild G. Sulzberger, meat
packers. This is a friendly proceed
ing, as both sides to the case are anX-
ious to have a decision of the higher
courts on the rebate question.
La Libertad cable of 18th: The
United States Cruiser Marblehead
leaves Acabulla for San Jose, Guate-
mala, tomorrow carrying the Ameri-
can Minister Merry and the peace
commissioners of Salvador and Hon.
duras. American Minister Abo, Will
represent Nicaragua and Costa Rica
by permission of the United States
authorities. At San Jose Prio, the
commission from Nicaragua, the
charge d'affairs of the United States
and Mexican minister will be taken
aboard and the treaty of peace be-
tween the warning republics will be
drawn up and signed. An armistice|
arranged for daylight tomorrow. when
the fighting ceases.
- Salisbury, n. c., July II: The
special term of the Rowan county
superior court will be held on Mon
day, August 9Th, for the trial of the
five negroes who are charged with
the murder of the Lyerly family.
The board of county commissioners
of Rowan held a special meeting today
and drew thirty-siX jurors, twelve
of which will sit on the case. There
is only one of the thirty-siX from
the immediate section where the crime
was committed. The greater portion
of the number are from Salisbury and
southern Rowan. The order for this
special term of court was received by
Sheriff Julian this morning from Gov
ernor Glenn, who is at Atlantic City.
1t was thought that the special term
would be held July 80 but under the
law this date was impracticable.
Beattysville, KY, July II: The
jury in the Hargis-Callahan trial re-
turned a verdict of not guilty after
being out 22 minutes. The case was
one of the most stubbornly contested
a Kentucky court has held for years.
The men were charged with the muir
der of ]. B. Marcum. James B. Mar
cum was a Republican and a lawyer
of excellent standing. He was en-
gagged three years ago as attorney
against James Hargis and Edward
Callahan respectively Democratic
county judge and sheriff, to oust them
from their offices on an allegation OF
corrupt election. Much bitterness was
aroused and frequent open ruptures
occurred In May, 1903, Marcum was
shot in the back and killed in the
Jackson court house. Curtis Jett
and Tom White were convicted and
given life terms for the murder. 1t
was charged that they were the tools
of Callahan. Hargis and others. Jett
after his conviction, confessed that
he shot Marcum, and that his act was
inspired by Callahan and Hargis.
On the witness stand, however, he
repudiated the confession and said he
alone was responsible. The acquittal
followed, largely on this reputation.
New York World, Wednesday:
Harry K. Thaw will never be placed
on trial for the murder of Stanford
White. An application will be made
for the appointment of commission
to inquire into his sanity. There is
no doubt that he will be declared in
sane and sent to the hospital for the
criminal insane at Mattewan. This
authoritative statement was made to
The World last night Immediately af-
ter the conclusion of a conference at
the Hotel Lorraine by one who had
been present. At this conference
were Mrs. William Thaw, mother of
Harry Thaw; Lewis L. Delafield, her
personal counsel; William NJ. X. OIL
colt of Black, Olcott G. Bonynge,
young Thaw's former counsel; Josiah
Thaw and Geo. L. Carnegie, son and
son-in-law of Mrs. William Thaw.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was pres
ent, but took no part in the confer
ence. Mr.. Olcott gave Mrs. Thaw in
formation he had collected which
convinced her that her son was men
tally irresponsible on the night of
killing White. He said that a num-
ber of the greatest alienists in the
country who had been retained by
the defense were convinced that the
young man was irrational"
W Washington, July II: 1t is stated
at the treasury department that the
investigation of the accounts of the
late Major George A. Bartlett, dis
bursting officer of the treasury depart
men shows a shortage approximate
ing $4,000. About $4,000 are said
to have been innocently paid out on
fraudulent vouchers, presented by
James w. Boyd, clerk in the marine
hospital service, who in September
last was arrested and is now in Jail
pending trial for miSappropriating
government funds. Although Bart
lett was technically responsible for
the payments on Boyd's fraudulent
vouchers, the shortage in his own
office will probably not exceed $19,-
900. The treasury officials have no
means of knowing how long the
shortage has been standing, but are
inclined to the opinion that compare
lively small amounts have been taken
from time to time, during the several
years Bartlett was taken i'll. and
died while his office was being inves-
tigated. His shortage was fully COW
cred by a bond of the surety COM
pany, which has been notified of the
defalcation, and the demand made
for reimbursement.
New York Commercial. Wednes-
day: The trustees of the Mutual Life
Insurance Co. yesterday nominated
the administration ticket of trustees,
which by law must be filed with the
superintendent of insurance today to
be within the legal time. The ticket
had some surprises Henry II. ROg-
ers refused to be a candidate for re-
election, as did William Rockefeller.