Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-19
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
chieora Mill to Resume-Attempted
Suieide-Polieeman johnson Wounds
Himself and May Die.

Sulcloe-Pollcemah johnson WOUNDS
Himself and May Die.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
Rock HILL, January 18:-Mr. Will
liam H. Harris of the Bellevue Mills
company is in the city this week and
1t is his intention to start the wheels
of the old Chicora Mill. 1t will be
remembered that the Chicora is one
of the five mills in North and South
Carolina and Mississippi which were
put into a merger known as the
Southern Textile association. At a
sale some months ago in New York
the Chicora an9 two others. one at
Burlington, n. c.. and one in Moor
head, Miss, passed into the hands of
the corporation which Mr.. Harris
represents, the Bellevue Mill COM
pany with main offices in Atlanta
and of which he is the general mana
ger. Mr.. Harris was here late in the
fall looking over the plant and deter
mining what was needed to put the
property in good shape. He finds
the machinery, much Of which Is
new, in fairly good shape and while 1t
cannot now be stated just when the
repairs and installation of new ma
chinery will be, completed, 1t is GER
tain that the mill will be run and
that as soon as possible. Mr.. Harris
spends one week at each Of the three
mills mentioned, giving them his per-
sonal attention. The superintendent
Of the Chicora will be Mr.. David
Clark, young man who knows his
business thoroughly. He is a son Of
Chief Justice Clark Of North Carolina,
The equipment as 1t now stands Is
made up OF 5000 spindles and 200
looms. These will be added to. The
product will be white goods only.
As the Rock Hill Cotton Mill" this
mill was built by the late Capt. Eu-
gene Hutchinson and was one Of the
first built In the state. 1t was run
by Capt. Hutchinson for more than
twenty years when II passed into
other management as the Crescent"
Later on 1t was sold and became the
"Chicora." 1t will give the citizens
OF Rock Hill great satisfaction to
again see 1t in operation.
Tuesday afternoon, at about 6
o'clock. Ezra Long, a young married
carpenter of this city attempted sui
eide by drinking laudnum. At that
time he walked into Friedheim's sta
BILE and said to the young man there,
well. am going" Going where?"
he was asked. "Going to die" he
said. Pulling from his pocket two
ounce vial full of laudnum he said he
had just drunk one like 1t and now
I'm going to drink this and die. I'm
no good anyhow" Before he could
be prevented he had drunk half Of
the contents of the bottle. He was
seized and the rest taken from him
and he was taken to his home In
West Main street while a physician
was called.
1t was fully half an hour after he
had swallowed the poison before
physician reached him, but when one
did arrive he used the stomach pump
vigorously and an enormous guam
tity Of the deadly drug was secured
before 1t had done its work thorough
ly. Long gradually came around and
was soon out Of danger though he
had an exceedingly close call. Long
Is one of the most expert Workmen
here and can always hold a good job.
He was not out of work, except vol
UNFAIRLY, when he made this attempt,
but had been drinking heavily for
several weeks.
Policeman R. G.. Johnson, Of the
city force, was probably fatally shot
Thursday morning early by the acci-
dental discharge Of his pistol. He
was In the police headquarters max
ing a fire in the stove and while
STOPPING over, his pistol, Al calibre
Colt, fell from the holster to the floor
and the hammer striking dlschargeo
1t, the ball piercing his neck. A
young man who was in the Southern
Power Co.'S office on same floor, hear
ing the shot and the fall, ran in and
held the wound as best he could until
the arrival Of physician. The
physician in charge did all possible,
stopping the discharge Of blood by
pressure, but the chances Of his re-
covery are slight. 1t is thought that
the jugular vein is cut, though 1t
Is impossible to ascertain accu-
rately. The ball entered the left side
of the neck In front and came out
under the left shoulder blade. Mr..
Johnson's home is really Fort Mill
and his family resides there although
he is in this city most OF his time
He was later taken to the city hos
pital where everything that can be
is being done for him. He is about
IS years old and has made a good
officer.