Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Columbia, Feb. IL: The house this
morning killed the bill appropriating
sixty-five thousand dollars for the new
industrial school at Florence. The bill
provided that the amount was to be
paid back in five yearly installments.
The vote was SO to 43. Friends OF the
institution say that the only hope now
to prevent the reformatory failing en-
tirely Is TO provide for 1t In the gen.
eral appropriation bill, which appears
70 be a forlorn hope. The Women's
Federation of clubs has backed the re-
formatory, securing the pas age last
year Ct bill establishing the institu-
tion. Getting II started was the life
work OF Mrs. Martha Orr Patterson,
the federation's president, whose death
was followed by the passage OF the
act by her son, then serving as q MEM
ber OF the legislature.
- Charleston, February IL: Com
missioner E. j. Watson filed his ofti-
cial report of the distribution OF the
newly arrived immigrants with United
States immigration Inspector Renick
and completing his business connected
with the arrival Of the second load or
immigrants from Bremen, he left here
this afternoon for Columbia. The i'm:
migrants are largely mill hands and
agricultural people, and the mill hands
were distributed in small lots to sew
eral of the mill districts Of the state,
while the agricultural people were
placed also to advantage. The distri-
button is interesting as follows: Pei
ger. 55: Greenville, 20: Anderson, 1;
Mayesville, 5; Orangebrrg, /; Rich
land, s: Columbia, s: Charleston, ID;
which with the family Of five detained
on shipboard, pending the treatment
Of the child whose eyes are afflicted.
aggregate the 121 immigrants OF the
vessel.
- Sumter Item: A few days ago a
young man, well known In Sumter, al
ter day of carousing, returned to his
home In a very much inebriated con-
dition. or course the. fond mother was
stricken with grief to see the pride OF
her life In this hell-ward flight, there
| fore she wept bitterly over her son. II
was too much for the young man and
| he too. began to spill tears as copious
as they were .disgusting-and as only
a drunken man can shed. Later his
| father came in and took his wayward
| ,on To his room. The fathers patience
was soon exhausted and when the
young man grabbed bottle contain
] ing over an ounce OF laudanum and
guggled It down the father left his
L
off," When the father reflected few
moments, he returned to his son to
| find him with his arm half way down
/ his throat trying to relieve his stom-
ach of the deadly draught. The much
desired end on the part Of the young
ster was accomplished, and within o
few minutes he soberly remarked, TN
never try II again!" There Is a NOR
al in this story, and doubtless many
| ,,o,,rcr x,,a, xx,fll r,y.of7f fharahv
- Columbia, February IL: There was
dramatic scene in the senate today
during the debate on the Toole bill to
Senator Toole said that there was EVIL
dence that members Of the senate had
been improperly influenced by the
| railroads against the bill. Senator
Yancey Williams, who has had per-
sonal clashes before In the legislature
was seated near Mr.. Te1le and he I'M
mediately arose and demanded that
Mr.. Tooie specify the members so In
luenced and expose them. Mr.. Toole
did not respond and Mr.. Wniiams
| leaned forward at him and as his eyes
| flashed with anger said: "As the sem
ator does not answer denounce him
| and his statement as false so FAR as I
am concerned" Senator Crouch fol-
lowed with similar statement. Mr..
| Toole made no reply to either. After
Mr.. Toole's argument the senate took
recess without acting on the bill;
but tonight killed 1t by vote 70 to II.
= The house yesterday passed with
out division q bill to abolish the state
dispensary and wind up its affairs by
the sale of all It's property. including
It's real estate and stock In county dis
pensaries. The winding up Is to be
through commission of five to be ap-
pointed by the governor. II IS pro-
vided that the county dispensariea,
where the people decide to continue
them. may buy stock from the state
dispensary.
Anderson special Of February 10.
to Columbia State: The testimony In
the Rabens case at Walhalla this week
by John F. Mccarthy, the reformed
safe blower, was thrilling and there
fore interesting. H. Rudolph Rabens
was being tried for receiving part OF
the money taken from the safe OF the
Courteney Manufacturing company at
Newry, when Il was robbed by yegg-
men in 1901. Mccarthy once was q
notorious safe blower, and only In the
past two or three years has he reform
ed. He did business in all parts OF
the United States and many were the
rewards offered for his capture, he,
with his confederates, cracked many
safes in South Carolina, one being the
Courteney safe at Newry In lsoi' ana
the trial at Walhalla this week was
about the Courteney safe, Rabens hav-
ing been one Of the confederates. When
Mccarthy took the stand he testifed
In detail how the Courteney safe was
cracked. He told how q spy was sent
In advance to investigate and how
the gang of three finally succeeded
In making away with $1,000 or $4,000.
He told Of other safes they had crack
ed in South Carolina and In other
states. When Mr.. st. John Courteney
took the stand to tell what the robbers
took, he said besides $500. there was
a diamond brooch taken. This brooch
had been placed in the safe by his
mother for safe keeping. When Mr..
Courteney came down of the stand,
Mccarthy went to him and told him
that he had that brooch In his safe
In Baltimore and would take pleasure
in sending II to him just as soon as
he returned to his nome In Baltimore.
This brooch was stolen In 1901 and
1t is right singular that It should again
come into Mr.. Courteney's possession
and the way that 1t comes. Mo-
Carthy Is a man of twenty-six years,
He is handsome and intelligent
He was sentenced twice In North Car
Olina, one sentence being Tor sixteen
years. He escaped from the peniten-
tiary and was later captured and SEN
fenced in Vermont. Postoffice In
spector Gregory heard Of his capture
in Vermont and went to the Federal
penitentiary in Vermont to talk with
Mccarthy because he knew Mccarthy
was In position to tell Of the safe
crackings in South Carolina, which
were numerous several years ago. In
the meantime, Mccarthy had deter
mined to lead different life and turn
ed states evidence. He came to Char
lesion with Mr.. Gregory as convict
and there took the stand in several
celebrated cases. and II was due to his
testimony that several notorious safe
crackers wore convicted and given
long sentences. When he went back
to Vermont to continue his sentence,
Mr.. Gregory, without McCarthys
knowledge, began to work for par
don for him, because he was convinced
that the man would lead different
life II he had another opportunity.
His turning states evidence went O.