Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SpartanDuTB 81 gclal OI august -
to Charlotte Observer: Nineteen gyp-
sizes, men, women and children, were
arrested this morning by the police
and locked up in the station house,
The charge Of film fiamming the
public has been entered against them.
Steve John, who figured in the police
court in Columbia several months ago
because Of family troubles between MS
son, Theodore John and Theodore
father-in law, is the leader OF the Dand
of gypsies that were taken into custody
this morning. John is not the least
bit disturbed over his arrest and Is
confident that he and his party Will De
dismissed tomorrow morning. The ar
rival of the gypsies at police head
quarters created much excitement.
The women and children, when they
saw the stone walls of the building,
commenced to jabber like monkeys
and not q few threw up their hands
and screamed and walled. Their
screams attracted great crowds or
people from the business section OF
the city.
-Laurens Advertiser: The first Of a
series of meetings Of the Farmers
Union to be held throughout the state
was held in the court house here yes
terday. These meetings are not In any
way secret sessions, but rather for the
benefit Of the public; they are rally
ing occasions and are educational IN
their nature. The meeting yesterday
was addressed by Mr.. B. Harris Of
Pendleton, who was introduced by
State President o. P. Goodwin.
Mr. Harris stated that he was no
speaker, but a farmer, and since talk
ing was harder work than plowing and
the weather was hot he apologtZed
to the audience and asked permission
to remove his coat In his shirt sleeves,
Mr.. Harris showed that he was at
home and he also showed that he knew
what he was talking about. He made
a few general remarks as to the or
ganization of the Farmers Union and
proceeded to get in his educational
work He showed where there were
more than a million and quarter Of
dollars spent in Anderson county alone
for mules and horses, flour, corn and
bacon and showed where these could
be produced at home for q great deal
less than half that amount. He show
ed where the dairy products OF the
state OF Wisconsin were Of greater
value than the cotton crop Of South
Carolina and declared that South Car
olina was e better state for the dairy
business than Wisconsin, and further
sell as much dairy products as Wis
consin and the same cotton she does
sell with the same amount OF labor. He
declared that one material disadvan-
tage to South Carolina was shortage
in live stock, and stated that when ne
found that he was short a hand he
added a mule (that he had raisedD and
was benefited by the change. Mr.. Har-
ris made a plain talk with no attempt
at oratory and was listened TO atten-
lively for more than an hour.
Union Progress, July 80: A sensa-
tional move was made in the case Of
Arthur Davis the negro charged with
killing Clarence c. Gist at Carlisle on
the night of May 23rd, when Davis
attorneys presented an affidavit to the
court to the effect that they had strong
evidence that Davis was not the man
who shot Gist, and asked that the body
be exhumed, the exact course or the
ball be certified to by prominent ply
sicians, as they stated that in this way
they believed they could establish that
another man had done the shooting.
Acting under the order Of the court,
Drs. s. G. Sarratt and r. G. Hamilton
this morning performed the autopsy
on the body Of Mr.. Clarence G. Gist,
who was killed on Thursday night,
May 23rd, the body being eXhumed
with the consent of the family, and at
the special request Of the attorneys for
the defense. The body had been in
TERED at the old Presbyterian ceme-
terry and placed in what was thought
to be an air tight, water proof vault,
but through some fault Of the con-
struction 1t was not water proof, and
the coffin was filled with water. The
work of disinterring it was finished
about 10 o'clock, when Ii was taken
across the street to small building
owned by the Union Iron Foundry COM
pany, where Drs. Hamilton and Sar-
ratt made the examination. There was
a crowd of about one hundred or more
persons near the scene wishing to get
information and view the body, but
this was strictly prohibited by the
courts order, as the physicians are
sworn not to divulge anything until
next Monday when the case comes up.
Two policemen were stationed at the
doors in order to keep back the crowd.
1t is understood that the body was not
removed from the coffin, and that there
was comparatively little difficulty in
tracing the course Of the bullet. Ev-
erything is unauthoritative. but 1t is
said that the ball entered through the
left arm, across on to the right
breast. and then down, and was readily
extracted. There are several stories
about the character and condition OF
the bullet, but none Of these will be
given as they cannot be verified. At
ter the examination, which hardly oc-
cupied over fifteen minutes the coffin
was again sealed, being placed In the
vault. 1t is understood that Mr.. d. G,
Gist. father Of Mr.. Clarence c. Gist
requested Coroner Hames to have a
regular inquest held over the remains
today. but after realizing the condition
OF the body. he withdrew this request
A great deal Of interest centers In the
case. and much speculation is INDUCED
in as to the nature of the bullet, and
phases Of the tragedy which can alone