Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


- Union special Of January 80 to
Columbia State: ~ incident that
caused considerable excitement last
night occurred at the Hotel union
between Messrs. p. d. Barron and G. d.
Barron and J. M. Clardy, hotel clerk.
II seems that during the afternoon the
ladies Of the hotel complained about
the conduct OF several male guests oil
the hotel, and Mr.. Clardy, as clerk,
was instructed to have Ii stopped. In
pursuance OF this duty he had some
words with Mr.. G. b. Barron last
night. After he had thought every
thing was amicably settled, Mr.. r.
d. Barron with his brother, Mr.. u.
b. Barron and Mr.. l.. l.. Motto, came
into the lobby, and Mr.. r. ID. Barron
at the cigar stand cursed Mr.. Clardy.
who took up a glass tumbler at mana
and threw 1t at Mr.. P. d. Barron,
striking him over the left eye and IN
ficting quite a cash. Mr.. G. b. Bar
ron then came to his brothers assis-
lance, and drew a pistol which he
fired twice at Mr.. Clardy but missed
him, and came near striking Mr..
Mote: in fact singeing his hair. Both
the Messrs. Barron and Mr.. Clardy
were brought before Mayor Young
this morning. Mr.. G. b. Earron was
fined 500 or 50 days and p. D. Bar
ron's case. on account Of his having
court duties this week, was held over
until Feb IL. Mr.. Clardy was SEN
fenced $25 for assault, but In view OF
his carrying out instructions he was
dismissed and the sentence suspended
as he was acting In accordance with
his duty.
- Union special of January 81 to
the. Columbia State: A very sensation
al hold-up in which e. ). Tramell,
superintendent OF the spinning ae-
partment Of the Excelsior knitting
mills, was attacked by ]. d. Fore, a
North Carolina mountaineer, and his
l7-year- old son, occurred In South
Union last night and, as the outcome
Of life and death struggle alone In
the dark, E. $. Tramell disarmed
and overpowered both his antagon-
lists. 1t appears that Fore had been
in the mill under the influence OF IL
auor. During the afternoon he had
insulted one of the female operatives
who appealed to Mr.. Tramell, and
when Tramell demonstrated with
Fore, Fore drew knife on him but
Tramell managed to get box be-
tween them and then knocked Fore
down. He then ordered Fore to leave
III,
geance on Tramell. He then returned
to his home, where he armed himself
and his son with shot guns and pre-
pared to waylay Tramell as he re-
turned home. When the mill closed
II seems that the son was reluctant
| to do this, but he did as his father
commanded. Mr.. Tramell having al,
intimation that Fore might give him
| trouble, went home about dark and
somewhat sooner than usual and as
| he was nearing Fowler's store he saw
two figures in front Of him and
voice from one asked, rs that you
Tramell?" to which he responded
| Yes" Immediately the elder Fore
stepped forward and levelled his gun
at Tramell's breast. AS quick as
a spinning roll, which weighed about
a half pound, the only weapon he had
and threw that with great force at
Fore, striking him in the forehead
and causing him to lose the gun. Then
Tramell jumped forward, caught the
gun and showed II between his legs,
| when one barrel discharged. Fore
commanded his boy to shoot and he
placed the gun against TramelPs side
when, with the other hand Tramell
secured the other gun and by a
supreme test of strength broke the
gun in two, and with the other hand
pulled the other gun from between
his legs and in attempting to point II
| forward the other barrel was dis
charged, the load singeing Tramelps
| hair and blowing his hat from his
head. Part of the gun wad was later
found in Tramell's hair. With the
bows gun Tramell then struck the ell
der Fore and knocked him uncon-
| scious and the boy ran away. Tram
ell then coolly walked off and inform
ed persons at a nearby store that they
had better look after Fore. Both OF
the Fores were arrested and placed
in iail last night and this morning
| were fined 500 or 80 days on the
chaingang, the extreme limit the city
council is allowed, but the case will
be carried to higher courts by Tram
ell. The incident has caused great
excitement and interest and Tramelis
wonderful strength, nerve and CAIN
ness have been much commented on.
| Charlotte Observer, Wednesday:
Mr.. j. NJ. Dempster, Of Kershaw, .
IC.. q native of Mecklenburg county
and q former resident or Charlotte,
was arrested in his room in the Cen
| tral hotel yesterday morning at four
|
with the abduction OF Miss May c.
Foster. of Greenville, S. c. Miss Fos-
ter, who was occupying a room just
across the hallway, was also taken In
charge and placed in the Charlotte
hotel under the care Of an officer. The
warrent for the arrest was sworn out
by Mr.. ]. c. Rager, who accompanied
Mr.. Dempster and Miss Foster to
Charlotte and who shared Mr.. Demp-
ster's room in the hotel. Shortly af-
| ter daybreak the authorities in Green
ville as we'll as Miss Fosters parents,
were notified of the action Of the local
authorities. Chief H. G. Irwin was
ordered to hold both until the officers
from Greenville arrived. Yesterday
afternoon at two o'clock Patrolman
j. w. Head, of the Greenville police
force, accompanied by Mr.. Guy b.
Foster, appeared and last night they
returned with Mr.. Dempster and Miss
Foster in custody. The warrant sworn
out in Greenville charges Dempster
with seduction, as we'll as abduction.
A Mr.. George B. Barron, OF Spartan
burg, s. c.. was also named in the
warrant, but he has not yet been ap-
pretended. Mr.. F. NJ. Redd. OF the
| local bar who was employed by Mr..
Dempster yesterday to represent him.
decided not to resist the return Of his
client and he accompanied him to
Greenville last night. The case will
be called before Magistrate Samuel
Stradley this morning. If sufficient
evidence is produced to bind the de-
fendant over, the case will be tried
Immediately, criminal court now be-
| ing in session there. Nothing has oc-
CURED in Charlotte in months which
created such a stir as did the arrest
OF this man, a former resident, and
this young woman, a girl of tender
years Mr.. Dempster is about 40 years
Of age and is married, having a wife
and family in Kershaw, S. c. He was
| formerly connected with o. P. Heath
& Company. cotton merchants, and
resided in Charlotte. For some time
past he has been travelling for a we'll
known shoe house in the north Miss