Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-22

long sentence in order that some influ-
ence might be brought to bear upon
the negroes in the neighborhood who
are believed to have continued the
tice sentenced Castles to Imprisonment
in the state penitentiary for fifteen
years.
No Danger Of lynchins.
Mr.. jeff d. Whitesides of Hickory
Grove, was in Yorkville yesterday, ar
ranging for the purchase Of some mules
for his nephew. Mr.. Luther Whitesides,
who lost so heavily in the recent In
cendary fire. Referring to the stories
that were circulated during Tuesday
and Wednesday as to the alleged in
tention of people OF the neighborhood
to lynch Jim Bryan, Mr.. Whitesides
said that there was never the slightest
danger Of anything Of the kind. while
we are all morally certain that Bryan
Is one Of the guilty parties. and while
we realize how difficult 1t Is to pro-
duce convicting testimony in an arson
case. still we had no idea Of violence"
Mr.. Whitesides probably did more
than any other one individual to catch
Bryan. He spent several days around
Marion. n. c., looking for him and in
one way and another Is probably out
several hundred dollars in connection
with the affair. But people who know
Mr.. Whitesides very we'll understand
that when he says he would not stand
for a lynching that is exactly what he
meant.
An Ingenious Dairy Contrivance.
Mr.. w. C. Mcclure. who lives in the
neighborhood of Sutton's Spring, about
two and a half miles west of Yorkville,
has a dairy contrivance of his own
making that takes remarkably good
care Of his milk and butter in the hot
test summer weather at very little
trouble or expense. Very simple and
plain in construction is this dairy.
The body OF 1t is four feet long by two
feet wide and two feet high. 1t sets
on legs. There are two partitions, one
above and one below. The sides are
enclosed with screen wire and the
ends are solid. The lower partition is
used for butter and the other for milk
and other articles. On top there Is
box OF water, and this water is used
to keep the contents Of the dairy cool
30 Of ht,f
end Of the burlap lies in the water and
other end falls down across the face
of the dairy. The water is absorbed
through the burlap as the oil through
lamp wick and trickles through the
cloth over the face of the dairy, cool
ing the air sufficiently to keep the
contents in class condition. Mr.
Mcclure says that even during the
hottest days Of summer he finds about
three buckets of water placed In the
box about sufficient for the day, and
he thinks. that his contrivance Is every
bit as good as an ordinary spring
house or anything else except refrig-
orator.
Capture Of Jim Bryan.
Gaffney special Of Feb. 20, to Spar
tanburg Herald: Chief Of Police T.
H. Lockwood Of Gaffney, captured Jim
Bryan, the negro who Is charged with
burning the barn Of Mr.. ]. w. White
sides in York about ten days ago. The
capture was made in the upper part
Of the county about 6 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Chief Lockhart had infor-
nation that Bryan was In hiding near
Mr. r. E. Linders store on Saturday
in consequence Of which he and the
sheriff went to the place where Bryan
was supposed to be, but when they
reached the place they found that the
bird and flown. The sheriff was forced
to return to Gaffney: but Mr.. Lockhart
held the fort all night Saturday night,
and in the meantime Bryan had re-
turned to the place where he had been
staying; but upon learning that the Of
ficers were looking for him, he took to
the woods. Chief Lockhart, however,
was camping on his trail, and after
following him all day through the
woods finally captured him. Bryan
has been taken to the Yorkville jail,
and will be tried there at the next term
of court. Your correspondent does not
think that two more efficient officers
can be found in the state than Sheriff
Thomas and Chief Lockhart; they will
come as near finding fugitive as any
other two men and when they find him
you may bet dollars to doughnuts on
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