Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

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Carolina convened in Anderson last
Wednesday with 1872 delegates present.
The opening sermon was preached by
Rev. William T. Hall Of Columbia, the
retiring moderator Rev. B. Palmer
Reid Of Reidville, was elected moder-
ator and Revs. G. G. Mayes and F. D..
Jones were elected clerks. The bus
mess of the synod includes very little
out Of the usual routine.
- Walter Allen, the Greenville life
convict who, with Jim Sudduth recent
ly escaped from the penitentiary, gave
himself up last Tuesday, as he had
written the. superintendent few days
before that he would. Allen presented
himself alone. He said that having
learned that his wife was desperately
Ill he was overcome with a desire to
see her again before she died. He
went to Greenville county to sec his
wife, and then, when he got ready
went back to the penitentiary. The
penitentiary authorities were very
much surprised.
- Spartanburg Herald: ]. L. Hood, a
white man employed by the Southern
railway on construction work between
Gaffney and Blacksburg, was held up
Tuesday night on his way to Carney
from Blacksburg by a negro named
Wesley Wilkins, also an employee OF
the Southern railway. According to
the account given here. Hood was held
up at the point Of gun by the ne
gro while he was walking through a.
deep and dark cut. He proved himself
an equal to the highwayman and his
gun. The two men fought for solid
hour, the negro trying to wrench his
gun arm free and pour in the hot lead,
and Hood trying to beat him up as
much as possible while he held the gun
out of reach. The two men beat each
other 80 badly that they were COM
pletely exhausted from the loss Of
blood. Finally Mr.. Hood knocked the
negro down, or rather shook him on,
and left him lying on the ground. He
struggled and got little distance
from the place, but was so weak that
he had to lay down by the way. While
he was resting the negro came on him
again, he too, having recuperated suf-
fciently to peregrinate on q small
scale Mr. Hood gave his guest
warm welcome, and for a second time
they went at Ii tooth and claw, fight
ing most desperately. Finally, they
both sank down from mere exhaustion,
and were found lying side by side
when discovered a little later In the
night. The negro wilkins is under
arrest and in jail at Gaffney. He did
not succeed in robbing his man.
- Columbia State, Wednesday: The
state dispensary commission yesterday
decided to withhold payment OF claims
Of liquor houses. This indicates that
the commission intends to go into the
Investigation in accordance with pow
ers vested in the commission by the
legislature. These claims, 1t Is said,
will be paid whenever, the liquor
houses establish the rightfulness OF
their accounts. This can be done by
presenting correspondence and books
Of record. The commission thus hopes
to fasten the charges Of graft upon
some who have been under suspicion.
At a meeting Of the commission, held
yesterday in the Office Of the attorney
general, the following was adopted as
the text of a letter to be mailed the
liquor houses holding claims: Con-
stituting a court Of investigation and
acting under authority Of the power
conferred upon us by the act OF the
Legislature Of South Carolina, approved
18th of February 1907, which gives US
the right as a winding-up commission,
to withhold payment Of any amounts
Que any parties Dy llS Stdlc oioPSh
sary until such parties have placed
themselves with all books and papers
within the Jurisdiction Of this commits
sion for examination under oath, and
such examination Of the books and pa
pers as the commission deem proper,
these books must include the books or
original entry, journal, cash book. led
ger, ETC., covering all the transactions
with the state dispensary as well as all
other parties and covering such dates
as the commission may require, you
are hereby notified to appear with your
books and pabers. Pending this ac-
ton your claim is held up. Should you
have any good reason why this action
should not be required Of you, you may
submit 1t and II your reason Is In the
Judgment Of the commission a good
one we will arrange a date with you
when you can be heard" This letter
is signed by DR.. w. ]. Murray, chair
man of the commission, and Is to be
sent to all alleged creditors Of the late
state diSpenSary.