Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-17
sou1H CAROLINA NEWS.


MIR. Michael Anderson died at his
home in Gloverville, a few days ago,
aged 103 years.
There was a riot at the negro
Baptist association at Shiloh, An
derson county last Wednesday, as
the result of which seven negroes and
a mule were shot. Three of the ne
groes and the mule, 1t is thought will
die. The trouble grew out OF one
negro cursing another.
Manning special Of August IA, to
the News and Courier: There has been
an invasion of army worms In several
sections of Clarendon county during
the past ten days, but so far as learned
the cotton crop has not in any instance
been attacked, the worms limiting their
devastation to young corn and grass
A negro named Bob Davis was
lynched in Greenwood last evening
in the presence Of Governor Hey
ward. Davis made murderous as
sault on Miss Jennie Brooks young
lady of Greenwood Monday night.
Miss Brooks was in her fathers
bought a pair of shoes. Then he at
tackled Miss Brooks with knife,
stabbing her about the body and al
most severing the fingers from one
hand: She defended herself with
bar of iron and also got possession
of mis- knife. The negro was fright
ened away by passerby. He a1ter-
ward assaulted a little negro girl.
The whole county was Immediately
aroused and a search was instituted
for the negro. 1t was understood
that he was to be lynched II caught
and the governor was requested to
send troops; but he neglected to do
so. The negro was finally found yes
terday laying in q creek and covered
with mud. He was at once taken be-
fore the young lady lying on her ped,
swathed In bandages. She recogniz-
ed the fellow instantly. In the mean
time Governor Hayward went to
Greenwood, arriving shortly after the
capture of the negro. The crowd
erected a platform for him and he
begged that there be no lynching
promising that the negro would be
would be possible to go through the
necessary forms Of law. The crowd
listened to the governor a decent
time, and then taking the negro
some distance away, filled his body
with bullets. Governor Hayward
was a witness from a distance. The
crowd numbered several thousand
people and was gathered from
Greenwood and several adjoining
counties.
There was an exciting incident at
Newberry last Tuesday, and for lit
tie while II looked as If there was go
ing to be some fighting The New
berry people had been looking for
trouble all along. Newberry Is the
home of Hub Evans, Cole Blease, A.
c. Jones, c. G. Davis and others VINO
have figured prominently in connec-
tion with the dispensary revelations,
and naturally there Is a great deal OF
feeling there. Just how the trouble
would develop, nobody had definite
idea, but II was thought that maybe
Hub Evans might start 1t. However,
IL did not come that way. Messrs.
Lyon and Ragsdale were the central
figures While Mr.. Lyon was speak
ing, Mr.. Ragsdale asked him ques-
ton like this: If you have unearthed
corruption in the dispensary, why Is
It that no member of your committee
has yet brought a single indictment
against the corruptionists? By way
of reply Mr.. Lyon said that Mr.. Rags
dale "knows II is not the duty of the
committee to bring indictments" and
went on to charge that the assertion
of Mr.. Ragsdale had the flavor Of
demagogism. 1T is the duty OF the
courts, to do the prosecuting" said
Mr.. Lyon, land when he stands there
and says it is the duty of the commit
tee I charge him with attempting the
trick of the political demagogue and
he knows it," Mr.. Ragsdale, who was
standing near, said he knew nothing
lit nd or
Lyon. Turning to face Mr.. Ragsdale,
Mr.. Lyon went on TO say: "If he or
any other living man can point out
one word in the law that presumes
that the committee shall prosecute
these cases, 1 am willing to quit this
race. He knows 1t and everybody
knows it." BY this time Mr.. Rags
dale was getting good mad and ad-
vancing toward Mr.. Lyon with clench-
ed fist asked, KNOWS what?" Mr..
Lyon clenched his fist and stood on
his guard. Hub Evans commenced
swearing and started toward the
stand and friends of both sides began
to surge forward. Mr.. Cole L. Blease
and Fred H. Dominick, county chair
man, got between Lyon and Ragsdale,
and Mr.. Blease begged the crowd to
be calm, stating that he had chance
to be governor and if there should be
a row at Newberry his chance would
be ruined. Quiet was restored and
Mr.. Lyon continued his address. He
said that he regretted exceedingly
that his presence had been the cause
of any tumult or disturbance. II
don't bring any charge against any
man." he said. $50 far as my COM
ments in this campaign are concern
ed they have been based upon evil
dence which has been sworn to by
men in whom l have great confidence
and in others in whom l have no con-
fidence whatever. / wish to say this,
that if a member of that old board
of control wished to say anything or
to eXonerate his character, IL he re-
garded any mud being put upon 1t,
he had the opportunity to come be-
fore the whole people of South Caro-
lima and speak just as he might speak
before that committee and it would
be a part of the permanent records OF
the state of South Carolina. My
friends" he concluded, II have very
little else to say to you today, but 1
want to repeat again that l don't be-
lieve that any CRATER in South Car
olina will vote for j. Fraser Lyon
At the conclusion of Mr.. Lyons
speech Mr.. II. II. Evans, who was
standing in front of the platform
said that any man who said that he
(Evans) was a CRATER was something
unprintable. Speaking of Mr.. Lyon
he said: He said on the other stumps
5o,o l,iro to coIy Nr EVanS WAS