Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

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L. G. Holloman, state bank exam
iner gave out his quarterly statement
last Wednesday. 1t shows the follow
ing: Total resources Of two hundred
and thirteen state and private banks
$49,43l,55250 as against $46,S70, 900
for the last quarter ending December
30, 1906. Individual deposits, subject
to check, $17,S13,0OO. Saving depos-
its $12,611,OOO. This shows an in
crease of three quarters of a million
dollars. Capitol stock paid in $S,449,-
OOO Loans and discounts, $34,72S,O0O.
The capital stock shows an Increase of
more than a million dollars while the
leans and discounts increased over
four million.
Columbia special OF May 2 to
Charlotte Observer: Another murder
mystery with no clue to work on has
the city and county authorities wor-
ried and suburban residents partic-
ularly disturbed. While on his way
to his meat market on Taylor street
from his residence in Waverly, Mr.. R.
T. Wescott was shot through the head
and instantly killed as he passed be-
tween two schoolhouses at the corner
of Lady and Oak streets in Waverly
at O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Wes-
colt had. just left his residence two
blocks away down Oak street, but his
body was not found till half an hour
later, when his sixteen-year-old son
stumbled over the corpse. Mr.. Wes-
colt was lying on his back with his
feet toward Lady street, in which di-
rection he was headed. His revolver
which it was his custom to carry in
his hand to protect his money which
he carried In a shot sack between his
residence and his store was found ly-
ing by his side. There were only two
loaded shells in 1t, and these appear
ed to be faulty, but he told his wife
last night that he was out of cart
ridges and the only two in his revol-
yer might not fire. He said he would
get new ones today. There are a doz-
en- houses within 200 yards of the
point, but nobody has been found who
heard any shooting. The assassin's
bullet entered Mr.. Wescott's left tenn
pie Just above the ear, ranged upward
and came out above the right ear, the
murderer evidently knowing Mr.. Wes-
colts habits and laying in wait for
him at the corner of the schoolhouse.
Mr.. Wescott's shot sack was found in
his left hip pocket with 60 cents left
in 1t, and a handsome diamond ring
was missing from his finger He gen.
orally carried $40 to $50 in the shot
bag, but it is not known how much he
carried this morning. The coroner's
Jury went to the scene this morning
but in the absence Of any evidence ad-
journed until tomorrow. The killing
is a complete mystery. They do not
seem to be able to get even a start
toward a solution. The well-trained
bloodhounds from the penitentiary
were put to work as promptly as pos
sible, but by that time hundreds OF
people had tramped over the ground,
and the dogs would do no continued
trailing at all. III view VI lll0 lOSSilt
Marshall-Gree killing in another su-
burb, when both the highwaymen and
the murderer were killed after des-
perate encounter, and on account OF
about fifty hold-ups and several mys-
terious murders that have occurred in
and around the city in the course OF
a year or so, the feeling is itensified
The county and city authorities seem
equally pOwerless to cope with the
situation. \ suspect was arrested this
afternoon in the person of white man
named Jim Gardner, but so far there
is no evidence worth while against
him. He was arrested on warrant
signed by Jesse Thomas, father-in-law
of the dead man, who says Gardner
has made a contradictory statement
about how the news reached him.
Gardner held up Constable Lorick In
Waverly a few months ago. When he
looked at the business end of the con-
stables revolver he apologiZed and
said he vas only joking. Sherif Cole
man says WescOtt's revolver was
freshly shot and he thinks the factS
so far obtained as strongly support
the suicide theory as they do the MUIR
der theory.