Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1907.

yez), has just been concluded in the
Richland court, with the result that
the negro got 5000 worth OF justice,
tor being overcnarged 1886 on Dill
Of furniture which was sold to her late
father by the Eagle concern for $3s.
Judge Prince, in refusing a motion for
a new trial. reduced the verdict to $4OO.
provided 1t Is paid in full in cash
within the next ten days. II Is
thought Lifchez will pay up, as a sim
liar case has just come back from the
supreme court, which puts its seal of
approval upon juries soaking" INSTALL
ment furniture concerns for over
charging. The case passed upon by
the supreme court was that Of a ne
gro who sued the Drake Furniture
company of this city, and who got a
verdict for 500 for having her So
cent tablecloth seized wrongfully. The
verdict was for 800 in this case, and
the costs ran the total expense Of seiz-
ing that tablecloth up to about $3.50.
In the Lifchez case the collector al
legged $7.65 due, but Lifchez himself
claimed there was $40 due and pro-
ceeded against the goods. The wo-
man employed Logan & Edmunds, who
rendered $765, which was refused.
Receipts were introduced to show that
the bill had in reality been reduc-
ed to 81.
There was considerable excite
ment at Rheims, on the line between
Georgetown and Williamsburg coun-
ties during several days of this week
because Of threatened race war. The
governors Office In Columbia was con-
stantly on the lookout for trouble. II
appears that on Saturday a negro boy
rode up to Rheims store and hitched
his mule to an upright post supporting
a shed over platform. The animal
jerked away and pulled the upright
post down. Lows Rhem, son Of the
proprietor, rebuked the boy and the
BOY becoming impudent, young Rhem
slapped his face. Shortly afterward,
Toney Scott, the aged father of the
boy made his appearance with large
stick in his hand and started toward
young Rhem. Several men in the store
interrupted and took the stick away
from Scott. They may have also used
him rather roughly. That night Scott
lied. Excitement grew as news Of the
matter spread among the negroes and
On Sunday several hundred Of them,
men, women and children, from all the
country around collected about Scott's
house. The women melted the men
and danger from violence began to
grow. The whites also collected In
considerable force and the sheriffs Of
Williamsburg and Georgetown coun-
ties repaired to the scene with posses.
The governor was kept In close touch
with the situation, and was looking to
be called upon at any moment to or
Ter out a large force of troops. He
did authorize the sheriff Of Georgetown
to call out the Georgetown company.
It is claimed that the old negro Scott
sid not die from violence at the hands
If the men who took the stick away
from him in Rhem's store; but that
his death was due to heart failure
brought on by excitement.
= Orangeburg, May II: Last Sep
tember John w. Fairey, cashier Of the
Edisto bank, of Orangeburg, left
town on Sunday afternoon and a few
days later letter from him, mailed In
Chicago, told the president Of the bank
that he had found his accounts hope
lessly involved and could not tell what
was the matter. He declared that he
lad not taken a cent Of the banks
money. Fairey has now returned to
lOrangeburg and his assertions have
been proven true. He went to New
York, then to Chicago, Denver, Salt
Lake City, San Francisco, Honolulu,
back to California and then to El
Paso, Texas. He met number OF
persons from South Carolina whom he
recognized, but none saw him. In Ell
Paso he took work as a laborer In q
packing house and one day was asked
to temporarily superintend the loading
If car and the checking Of the bill.
His rapidity with figures attracted the
attention OF the management and he
was made an offer Of an Office Job. IL
he would produce references. This he
h. 1ntt11 1n hrff orl q
was honest and could look any man
| In the face. He got the job. He was
recognized by Samuel NJ. Deal Of Co
lumbia, who Is in Ell Paso for his
health. Deal and Fairey had served in
the Spanish American war together
and knew each other well. Deal wrote
back to South Carolina and started the
effort to get Fairey back Fairey's
family had searched for him In vain.
He was assured that his integrity was
admitted on all sides In his home town
and he would be welcomed home. He
came and Is now at work on his old
accounts. 1t has turned out that In
handling the large cotton business
during the early fall, one large draft
was incorrectly entered and caused the
discrepancy.
Charleston special Of Tuesday to
Greenville News: A meeting Of the
board Of visitors Of the South Caroli-
ma Military academy was held today
for the purpose Of hearing the petition
Of four cadets, who were expelled from
the institution in March. There was
considerable CONSERVATION among the
attorneys for the petitioners, when 1t
was announced at the hearing that the
superintendent Of the academy, Col.
Coward, had not approved Of the hnd-
Il - l@4 L.. or.I
| to Alexander, Sloan and Mahon, who,
| II will be remembered, were charged
with making false statements before
| the board. This was practically what
| the parents Of the cadets had been en-
deayoring to obtain all along and was
the main object in view when the at
torneys were retained to represent the
petitioners. The parents Of these boys
regarded the findings Of the board OF
visitors as exonerating their sons from
the charges of perjury according TO
Messrs. Mahon and Alexander, who
were seen tonight. The wording or
the findings Of the board or visitors in
part is as follows: "The findings or
the board Of officers as to cadet Alex
ander, Sloan and Mahon were not ap-
proved by the superintendent Tor the
reason that no charges had been pre-
ferred against these cadets and that
they had not had an opportunity 10
answer those charges. Thereupon the
superintendent ordered the board OF
officers to reconvene for the purpose
Of investigating the charges preferred
against cadets Sloan, Alexander and
Mahon and these cadets were placed
under arrest, pending the investigation.
Before an investigation Of the charges
was had these three cadets broke bar
racks, and deserted the academy and
rnder the provisions Of general orders
No. 29, Cadets Mahon Sloan and Al
exander were dismissed from the acad-
emy for breaking arrest and breach
Of garrison limits" Further on 1t says
that in view Of the fact that before
the charges were investigated the ca
dets deserted and were expelled there-
for, and therefore have no standing at
the academy and without its jurisdic.
ton, there Is nothing for the board OF
visitors to act upon in respect to them
and their appeal is therefore dismiss
ed.
THE New SPANISH PRINcE.-From a
source regarded as unquestionaDle, IL
is learned that the necessity for aban-
doning her intention to nurse her child