Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 40, 1907.

Magistrate Bridges charged with un-
mercifully beating one Of his pupils, a
boy of about IL years named Clarence
Jolly. 1t Is alleged that Cash whipped
another boy with switch; that the
large switch which he used was brok-
en-. and that he whipped the jolly boy
with the large end so severely as to
break the skin and cause blood to flow.
Mr. Cash denies that he inflicted any
unnecessary or brutal punishment up
on the boy. Owing to the absence OF
"a material witness, the case was con-
tinued until the Sth Of October. The
state was represented by ]. c. Otis,
ESQ., while the defendant was repre-
sented by Messrs. Butler and Osborne.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian:
Due West: Our institutions have open
ed splendidly. 1t Is taxing the capac-
ity Of these Institutions to accommo-
date the pupils In the class room and
in the boarding departments. New
faces, Of bright young men and wom-
en-. are to be seen on all sides. The
opening exercises of Frskine were of
more than ordinary interest. Short
addresses were made by DIR. Moffatt,
Rev. M. B. Grier, Mr.. Pringle Clink-
scales, Rev. C.. NJ. Boyd and Rev. l.. l.
Echols, DR.. F. Y. Pressly and Mr
Lewis White Of the present senior
class. These addresses were timely
send off for the college. At the open
ing exercises at the d. w. F. c. ad-
dresses were made by the president,
Rev. Jas. Boyce, Rev. o. Y. Bonner,
the chairman of the board, and by
Rev. Mr.. Beard, the pastor OF the
Methodist church at Donalds. A fine
| feeling prevailed at the opening OF this
institution. All the\new teachers were
at their post and things moved Off well
in the class rooms. The new dormi-
tory that accommodates over one hun
dred boarders is full and the overflow
will be taken care Of in the main COL
lege building.
| Another petition for a pardon has
been presented in behalf Of Robert
Jones Of Edgefield, who is serving a
sentence Of twenty-five years for KILL
| ing three members Of the PRESLEY
family in 1885. The petition this time
Is before Gov. Ansel and has been con-
sidered by nearly every administration
since 1891, the date Of the last conVic-
tion of Jones. The circumstances of
Jones' crime have passed from the
memory Of thousands of those who
followed the successive trials with
much interest at the time and 1t was
undoubtedly one Of the hardest fought
legal battles recorded In this district.
Robert Jones killed, with shotgun,
Charles PRESLEY over a dispute ABOUT
land boundary sold the parties by
the land department Of the state OF
South Carolina. His brother, Edward
PRESLEY, he killed with knife and
then deliberately shot the aged father
of the two, Edmund PRESLEY, saying
at the time, well, old man, / guess
Pll have to kill you" He then sur
rendered to the sheriff Of Edgefeld
One Of the peculiar situations In the
case was the fact that Jones had mar
ried a granddaughter Of Edmund
Presley and both families were wide-
ly connected In that district. Jones
was tried several times in Edgefeld,
each trial resulting in the jury not
agreeing, with the exception or one,
when a sentence was imposed by
Judge PRESLEY and on appeal the su-
preme court sent the case back 1or
another hearing. Finally the state OBJ
tanned a change Of venue to Lexington
county and a verdict Of guilty being
brought in, a sentence Of twenty-five
years was imposed, the four years
spent in Jail in the meantime being
deducted. Should Jones serve his SEN
tence out he viii be released in about
three years and will then be about 90
years of age. The strongest argu-
ments have been used for the release
of the man and the case has attracted
much attention throughout the state.